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12 CLINTON STREET, I
JtiHSSTOWjr.FA.
' then atiK t Jbxw xk1 lcctMbrr, ad if H
i iii:rMwu u uracil t ut" tlkpuMi liiasoomja-
wrmcaiiur
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Kft't iirtc. eivn u Njmra
tlUt llif- Hilt itu ucirtr.i. vrni'
iMact'rju--uixc.aj4ety SaTinp Bank.
No c-.'iimit-n :t dejcwit wviva i. tv u.KxmuU
tu&:e. Nv tioJ m jwrn-xriAi security,
t'li-ry :ius blu fi-ial law reUtiiif to lue
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Accounts cf Merchants ead oA-
. er Easiaess People Solicited. vnis
s";! I negorable in all parts of the Coun
?:a. n ii. i try for sale. Money loaned and
Coilcc:io33 made.
Carnbiia Co. Bank.
M. W. KEHHVI & Go.
JY. 'ii,; jTtin St., Johnstown.
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Interest raid a: C per cent, on
Time Deposits.
Loans Negotiated.
Drafts Sought find Sold.
T&xo d Giprs,
it X(; J. II. Ziiamrrwan,
So:::errl, l'rnna.
f 'l'ir Ciflfrrm 1-;:rx'". ir.it&r?-
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TK.'it to iiEcrs-et. It-tce
tv r..t lb
Gcok & Beerits'
FAMILY 6R00ERT
Flour and Feed
STOilB.
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friTr:? arl the pv irer-rjU";.. in :l.e Vr-z and
i. rr.iTV ol 8CE.rr;. i.ial v i.v open-d our , i.
; NewSt os ic
AIAiy CROSS STREE1
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Actloun,
Tebarfo. Clgairn. A.,
vivleavor.at aU Ucaes, awp.y our cas-
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' 2EST QUALITY OF
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FAMILY FLOUR,
CORX-MEAL.
OATS, DUELLED CO EX,
OA IS 4 COF.X CHOP,
LT:AX, MIDDL1XGS
1 An-' eve-j.alnj; partai-irr to t! F4 Iepart
; it the
I ISSST PQSSIELE FEICEi
CASH ONLY.
A', a well ftrfeMJ Jtotk i!
, .ll-vare: Stonewre. TCjodenware, Brn.-iee t
ai ei&ii. aad
STATIONERY
T"!ilea wc will sell as c!mp aa the cheanet.
pessr examhie eer r.!. f aU kinds, ana
V- saii.lu irvai yosxr ewn jfciiterai.
U.a'l I.TTats where we siay
n IX OK' "! Street, Smerwt. Pa.
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NAUGLE HOUSE !!
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FliEI) NAUGLE, Pro'p.
-i"t4.fr has larely pwerhiserf ai rreaily
... ... ' t :.i iesin?e pr-eny. rorctfauia: k
entire new fwrsnare thsts nsist U - of
;w com: S3 ir places far transiesit ;
i Ta!- are i'ti-' rer-plied wi;a tac ehoit i
viaBrja the nrs.rsi aSur-s. !
e--l e,rr--ir Ktar ! a:laehed
a. : h:a: aiMl attenve heeiiert always ia at-
t-.e.carsre. I
T--arl9rs takes by tke week. day. sr ami.
Uar aIw. r, raj.pued witk Lb cxotcrsjil;mvr
' Jkl; :.' M
i CriT-ia K Gxt.
Arsni Eainswsj
Grove &Deiiisoii
IMaimiactnrcs of
C'urriasrris
BuSSieas
SpriBjrrwa'QBM, '
Uaraefw. etc. j
Fa:?;ttc6 Taret f ILaet.
.Somerset, Pa.j
JlisrrUnncoue,
fillS.
HSiLTH AND ffiPUiSDEES
en
SIDissass with its Agcniss:
CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM.
ervou DUorder.
U'hkt IB fearful than bmklox itoii of
theucrvuup .ylfm lu te excitable ur Dervvulo
reueuT be kaBti : Tnere i on. ; ormK but utu.
w.oe.ier,uf pirit or Ur better, nuoe: ukel
noe,nrr, weik le tein prelt-ratue; crelall tl;e
frvfh air Toa ma: lake turce or four r'll. every
n.acbt ; eat jicw'y oi ii. arutiiiiic the use i,f
. !..! : aiui 11 Lhee u
Qi u thew jruicn rcieaare i..nwrj, you -
mul be l)aiv iu mibi ana irAg mNjdy, ar.U fvr-
et yoa Have aij nerce-
Mothers and Daughters.
If thrre Is one ibmir more man anmher fr
whu-h lUe r"lllf arc mUmatir. h l there purily
iim roiw;rti, especially uielr (tuwerof elmtiamg
tne iioKt iruui all impuritiea, ami reuiovmir laa
frertKii aut tmpentK-U ecreumia. l'niverMy
alpteil a the oue tcmnd remeay tor female einu.
pliunla, th- never ia!L never weaken th. y?teia,
auu aivay.'ttriu attouivnatu required.
Sick Headaches and Wantof Appe
tite. Tht-e feellac mbkh to fa'Men w, frequently
ariw trooi aiu-vant-e vr inu!le, fn tu t.iructe4
eriiratiio.or'ir, eatiix anil drtnkinz what le
uLtbi lor na. tbuvoiauraeruHr uie liver aial ilocv
a-n. l!,ef oritan iu.t le reKiiUiei It yoo wi.b
to be well. 1 u rllU. U lakea aeeonlinK to the
pnulevl lutrucuona, wiiltjuirkly reiore a beaitby
anion to tiMtn liver ani .tnacu. vbenee iullw,
a a aA:ural oouniuenrt-, a tr wt ipetlte and a
ciear liea.l. In tte it and Wet luctt-i suan.-c!y
any whermwieine i ever nM for these oi..r-
How to be Strong.
xerietthbowei?bee.)nfrceinr nn-iniy net- j
el upon, li ztaj up(ar siua.ir tnt M.JWir.y i ,
i U'weie, many persiba sn;ipluic Uat bej joid
i lore.!"- rctuaiion. Ti.ia i a rent mivULKe. how
ever : for thert fills will ImiueJiate'.y crrect the
; liver an-i .tofi every fcitwl ol Dowel complaint. In
warm ciiuiairi uojii.ioi ii? w-ru iu
c tuewoi ihl meiiivine, whivh in all r.wl
aiv une and viaor to tbe whole onMnie yleu.
b,wi-Vfr iti jft-u. health ami tn.-i.aiiitoiiowin)r
ai a uatterut course 1 he ajeltle, itmk. is wi
ueriuliy nr-reaceil by the ue l tbo ein
1'ioe.l lii tbe u ol s.lil in prelerence In ilLii.i Uitr.
Auiuiai twl is better tban orj4iw anil Hj
rviucwiix. aoriit, leruiented. or otber impure l.n-m.-r
miu the liver, strtmaeh. r blor.d, ttte cau.
oi Oacnierv, oiarriw. and other bowel eo
puiiiif is ei;!lei. The reall ia. lUal the ituv
lai.aoiT is arm 11. ami the action of tbe bowel
kfXHl refuiar. Notblnswill ruf the relaia
uiof the ta'welaauqnirkiy atau ane mrrectint:
Bieitcine,
Oisardersof the Kidneys.
In a'.l .li?eje aSeeting these xnrans. whether
thvv at-xeie too ianen or t. little water: or
whether they be athete-1 wMb sujne or gravel, r
with ache and pain., settled la tbe l.n ver the
rrat vi Ui. kidneys. the fills stmuld be tak
en a'-cjnlitiM' to the p railed tlirrt-tiotiA, aud toe
tnntraent s'.'ald t Weil rnr.bel IntotTie smail.f
llie Ixm-k at bedLitoe. This treatment will xtve ai
ai'x initne;ia:e relief when ail viber means hae
ixile-l.
- For Stomachs Out of order,
N'o nwiieiae will so effeetnally Improve lUe twne
ol tltestaiach as tneae Pilia : tbey remove all
a.-Kity. uxas?intl eiuier by iniemireranee or in
prViier diet. Titeji reach tb3 liver and regure It o
a iiralthy ainlon : they are wun-iertuUy e!L..-a-l"OS
In cases ! spasm u iaet tiiey never tail meisritts;
ail disorders el the stontaeh,'
llSilcttray't Fill art tj.ebtut rtuiuykhotth
in Vi trorU'f'jr the foV.oaing dittate
Acne.
Female lrrearo- t'rine
Unties. Scr.raia. m
As:
biiious Com
Friers of all Kinit's Evil
plaints, kinds,
.-t-bor. the Ftia.
k.n. ;'joot.
Bowel Com Headaehe,
plAinta, lndia-estioa.
C-di . lLfiaminatjon,
C'ttstipatlon of Jaundice.
the ij.i. Liver Cotn-
S-Te ThPAL.
jSc trimry
ttIITt''Bll.
T ie-1 -1UT ttl.
C-wmpin.n, plaints.
et'4lly.
Luanx'a,
Kli-matiaE,
KeteciK-n iti
iWtirnin of ail
kiti9,
Dj cause, .c
j Lrjs:j(riai,
I r il TKI' ! V-oe ar (tenuin nnles. the
I siaa nre d J. Hayuotk. as aent frti t nlled
Siates, snrroonds eaeh box of Kills and lltntsnent.
A h.-ui,lsme reward will be given to any ie reav
drniia- KBh in(onra-.ion as may lead to the delee
ti,.i ay party or p.rtie'kwnterfeiilnif the
B&eiicaines r vending tuesasie, knowing tlicul to
be spuriona,
,SJ.l at the Xannlaetory of Pr.fessor Hn;.
tnwAV A t4i.. New i ur. and by all respetablw
loTii-ji-.t ant leal-rs in Meilicinetlin'aiEiHHlt the
civinxed W-JT..1. ia boxee at &, trail, t- eentii, and
ItlKica.
; ftl.T'm is eorcideraUe mvins: by takin: tbe
targcr s.ses.
TT. B Ihreetlons for tfc raliai! "T puienu
in everr ui- nler are a fixed u eicn rxix.
Jane ii. E. O. TV.
E. H.
with
EOUSE, HEMPSTONE & Ca
2S5 lklt. St., Baltimore, M. D.,
W!i rejeet rui: j asi the mere ban Is' of Somer
set roonty. tc seo.i him tueir orders sue
IBTICSS. niMISHUE
FANCY GOODS.
zfTMTrt tfcta tLinio. both s retrarU prW
LATE ROOFS.
IIkm who are an ha fid tea- feowsew howld kaew
tha is tt ene-Aper in the sec- ran t ytl on Slat.
Kuois than tin or sbicrtem. Siaae will ias fiirever.
aod aw repairs are reotured. Stale rives ihe por-
est waier loeeister6s. late is are pnjf. Every
nwsM nave aviate ruoc l be mnner-
located in v:usaeriad, whew M has a
Peachbottom & Buckingham
SL A
T
E
ierfiaaCinr h vrrr btrt rtK-l.
take to xal riiate K4s on H-saseSL taiblsr ana Kt-
He wHt erwlee-
r-weet pneea. and u srarrant the xl t'ail'aM see
osai or a4dres him a; fcla 0e. no. 11 isalttnxw
--rt--riaavA, . raert may or ern wi
UAH CASEBEEk.
AareK. Suaamet, Pa.
A pel th, 1?T-
FOLLAKSEEE CO.
lUlt
Merchant Tailors,
Axid MannlaiXBr
Eeat't. Youth's and Boys,
jFiUHEe Riffisi and
121 Wawal Mj-t, crer FliU Ireaae,
PITTSBURGH.
WARDWELL
" . . . : 4 . .
ooiililit
SOMERSET,
INAUGUBAL iD!IIH.It?ariarS-S
OF
, PRESIDENT- UAYIvS.
FfUttr CHiu-nt
We have assembled to repeat the
public ceramouial, begun uv Wash
iogton, observed by all my predeces
sors, and now a time-honored custom J
woicn marits me commencement of a
Inewtermof the Presidential office.
Called to the duties of this great trust,
I proceed, in compliance with usage,
to announce some -of the leading
principles on the subjects that now
chiefly tngage the public attention,
by which it is my desire to be guided
in the discbarge of those duties. I
(hall not undertake to lay down ir
revocably principles or ineaiores of
(jmiQirtraiioD, but rather to ppeak of
. u:t .i,j
the ruourps which eboa'd aotmate us
ttiid to suggest certain iroporiaut ends
xo oe aiiaioeQ in accoroasje with oar
iostitotioDs and easentinl to the wel
fare of our coo ntry. " " '
At the ou'set of the dicafflioos
which preceded tier econt Presiden
tial elections, it seemed to me fitting
that I should fully make known mj
eciimeots in regard to several of the
impurtaot questions which then ap
peared to demand the consideration
cf the country. Following the ex
ample, and in part adopting the lan
guage of one of my predecessors, I
with now, when every rrotive tor
misrepresentation has passed, away,
to repeat what was said before the
election, trusting that my countrymen
will candidly weigh and understand
it, and that ther will fell assured that
the sentiaieaw declared in accepting
the ominaion for the Presidency
w;jj tje standard of OT Conduct in
lue iiaiu ueicre uje, cui pu, s i now
am, with the grave and dificult task
of carrying them out in the practical
administration of the Government so
far as depends, under the Constitution
and laws, on the Chief Executive of
the obtioa.
?AClHCATIOX CF THE COl XTRT.
The permanent pacification of the
country upon aocb principles and by
such measures as will secure tbe
complete protection of all iu citiaens
in tbe free enjoyment of all their con-'
stitotioDal rights, is now tbe one sub
ject in our public affairs which all
thoughtful and patriotic citizens re-
gard as of supreme importance. Many
of tbe calamitous effects of the tre
mendous revolution which has pass
ed over tie southern btatea still re
main. The ianme aeurable benefits
which will surely follow, sooner or lat
er, tbe hearty and generous acceptance
of the legitimate results v. that revolu
tion havaaot yet bees realtred. 3i-fS
cult and embarraisBing questions meet
us at tbe threshold of this subject
Tbe people of those States are still
impoverished, and tbe inestimable
blessing cf wise, bonest and peaceful
local seif-covernment is not fully en
joyed. Whatever difference ot opin
ion may exist as to tbe cause of this
condition ot things, tbe fact ia clear
that in tbe progress of events, tbe
time baa come when government is
the imperative necessity required by
all tbe varied interests, public and
private, of those States. lat it must
out be forgotten that only a local
government which recognizes and
maintains inviolate the rights of all is
a true sell" go vers men t. With re
epect to the two distinct races whose
peculiar relations to each, other have
brought upon us tbe deplorable compli
cations and perplexities which exist
in thoe States, it must be a govern
ment which guards the interests of
both races carefully and equally. It
muet be a government which sub
mits loyally and heart ly to the Con
stitution and the laws, the laws of
tbe nation and the laws of the States
:henirflvee accepting aod obeying
taittfjiiv the whole Constitution as
It 13.
Resting upon this sure and sub
stantial foundation, the superstruc
ture of beneficent local governments
eaa be built up and not otherwise. In
furtherance of such obedience to the
letter and the spirit of the Constitu
tion, and in behalf cf all that its at
tainment implies, all so called party
interests lose their apparent import
ance, and party lines may well be per
mitted t) fade into insignificance. The
question we lave to consider for the
immediate welfare of those States of
the Union is the question of govern
ment or no government, of social or
der and all tbe peaciul industries and
ibe happiness that belongs to it, or a
return to barbariem. It is a quenioo
in which every citizen of. tbe nation
is deeply interested, and with respect,
to which we ought not to be, in a
( artisan sense, either Republicans or j
Democrats, but fellow citizens, and
feifow mea, to whom the interests of
a common country and common
bumani'y are dear. Tbe sweeping
revuloiios of the entire labor system
of a large portion of our eoontrv, and
the advance of four millions of people
from a condition of servitude to that
of citizenstrp, upon an equal footing
with their former masters, could not
occur without presenting problems of
the eravest moment, to be dealt with
by tbe ema-cipa:ed race, by their j
former masters, ana or tne tieoerat j
Government, tbe author of tbe act et
emancipation. "That it was a wise.
ju.-t aod providential act, iraognt
wita good for all concerned, is now j
e-eerallv conceded throuzhoat the;
country. Teat a
moral obligation
rests upon .ne .auonai uomnmtBii
Government
to emoloy its constitutional power I role noninterference ia the af
and influence to establish tbe rights i fairs of foreign nations has proved of
of the people it has emancipated, and great valoe in past times and ought
to protect taem in the enjoyment of j be strictly observed. Tbe policy
their rights when they are infringed , inaugurated by my honored prede
or assail-d, s also generallr admitted. , eesajr, General Grant, in so braining
Diwrv irn iisirj-.nvtRvyivr I
t
The evils which afflict tbe booth-'
e A ,J ,!...U.,w.k f ,- I
remedied bv tbe united and harmoni-'
oqs efforu i oiooitj races, actuated t.
motives of rnatual sympathy and re-
gard and while in doty bound and
folly determined to protect the nghu
of all by every constitouonal means
at the dpoa cf mv administration,;
Iams-'acerelyanxncnsto use every ;
legiumateiafiaence infavorofbonert
and eneient local lf-governmeat as .
tse true resource ot tooee sutes wr j
tbe promotion af tbe contentment and j
' prosperity of tieir citizens. In the
'effort I shall make to accomplish this
PA., WEDNESDAY,
welfare of the errantry, trusting that
party ties and the prejudice of races
will be freely surrendered ia behalf of
the great purpose to be accomplished.
In the importact work of restoring the
South, it is notfhe political situation
alone that mints attention. The
material development of that section
of the country has been arrested by
the social and 'political : revolution
through which h has passed, and
now needs and deserves the consid
erate care of thy 1 National Govern
ment within taaijust limits prescribed
by the Coaptation and wiee public
economy. BntM tie basis of all
prosperity, for that as well as for
every other part of the country, lies
the improvement -of the intellectual
and moral conduioo . of the people.
Universal suffrage should rest upon
universal education. To this end
liberal and pet j 13 -at provision should
be made tor iu upport of free schools
by the State governments, and if
need be, supplemented by legitimate
aid from national authority. Let me
assure my countermen of the South-
em States that if is my earnest desire
to regard and fro mote their truest
interests, the interests of the white
and of the color ad people both, aod
equally, and to pat forth my best ef
forts ia behalf of a. civil policy wbicn
will forever wipcout in our political
affairs tbe color 4ine and the distinc
tion between Notts and South, to tbe
end that we may have not merely a
united North, or a united South, but
a united country
CI Via. SERVICE.
I ask attention- of the public to the
paramount necessity of reform in our
civil service a rtrform not merely as
to certain abusea-and practices of so
called otticial pa Ro a age wbich have
come to have the sanction of nsare
in tbe several dslpartments of our
Government, bntfa change in tbe sys
tem of appoinimeot itself, a reform
that shall be thorauErb, radical and
complete; amort to the principles
and practices of tM founders ot tbe
Government. - Twsy neither expect
ed nor desired team public officers
auy partisan service. Tbey meant
that pablie officers shonld
owe their wide service to
tbe Government fad to the people
They meant that abe officer sbeuld
be secure in bis tafaore as loo as his
personal character remained nntar
nUbedaod tbe partormance of bis
duties satisfactory r They held the
appointments to See were not to be
made nor expected .merely as re
wards of panisaoraervioes, nor mere
ly on tbe nomination of. members of
Congress, as being entitled io any re
spect to control sscb appointments.
The fact that bota tbe great political
parties of theaooatrj- in declaring
tnerr principal prior to tbe election
gave prominent place to the - subject
of reform of oor civil wervice, recog
nizing anasirootriy urging its . neces
sity in terms almost identical in their
specific import with those I have
here employed, must be accepted as a
conclusive argume-it in behalf of
these measures. It most be regar
ded as tbe expression of the united
voicv od will of the whole country
upon this fccbject, and both political
parties are pledged to trire it their
uareserred support. ; Tbe President
of tbe Uuited States of necessity
owes bis election to office to the suf
frage aod zealous labor of a politi
cal party, tbe members of wbich cber-
isn witt ardor and regard as ot es
sential importance the principles nf
their party organization, but we
should strive to be alwavs mindful
of the fact that he serves bis party best
who serves tbe country best. In
furtherance of tbe reform we seek,
ana in otner important respects, a
change of great importance. I rec
ommend an amendment to the Con
stitution prescribing a term of six
years for the Presidential office and
forbidding a re-election.
FIXAXCTAL C05PITT0 ftp THE COCNT-
2T.
With respect to the financial condi
tion of tbe coo ntry, I shall not at
tempt an extended history of tbe em
barrassment and prostration which
we have suffered during the past three
years. Tbe depression in all our va
ried commercial aod manufacturing
interests throughout tbe country,
wbich began in September, 1313,
still continues. It i very jrratifvinir.
however, to be able to say that there
are indications all around ns of a
coming change to prosperous times.
L'pon the currency question, inti
mately connected as it is with this
topic, I may be permitted to repeat
here the statement made in my letter
of acceptance, that in mr judicment
tbe feelings c f uncertainty insepara
ble from aa irredeemable paper cur
rency, with iu fluctuations of values,
is one of tbe greatest oostacles to a
return to prosperous times. The only
safe paper currency is one which
rests open a coin basis aod is at all
times promptly convertible into win.
I adhere to the views heretofore ex
pressed by me in favor of Congres
sional legislarion in behalf of an early
resumption cf specie payments,- and
1 am satisnea not only tbat tbis is
wise, but that tbe interests, as well as
the public sentiment of the country.
imperatively
demand it
EILATIOX WITH OTHER LAM) -4.
Passing from these remarks upon
the coodiuoBoJ our own eoootry to con
sider oar relations with other lands,
we are reminded br international corn-
plications abroad, threatening tbe
P6 r.arope,taai oar tradition-
to ar jitratioa grave questions
.. . . 1 .
eri.iuua id .
dispute between.oarselvea and foreign j
powers, points to a near
ana
j - I
ineom-,
tbe preservation of peace, and will.
aa loenere, become a DeneScietu ti- n a fc f
amp e of tbe conrse to be pursued in mad Kndlj sane for a
s.mdar emer-enesby ether naOona. Democmie nd by Gen.
If unhappily. qaestHm of dt fference CrMt win ubi
should at aay time daring rtepenod WOfd j btongue of the
of mr administration anse between j trried d ers and
the Called States ;and any tnu&mmtofmY8i.WMi.
Government, it will eertauAly U my Lrittr U LyncUnrn, YirjimZ.
disposition and mr nope to aid in i v ,. . .
ineir eetuemeat iu ue same peaceioi
and honoraoie way, una seeoxing
to oar country the great blessings of
peace and mutcal good offices with
MAltCII 14, 1877.
all the nations cf tbe world.
THE UTI VOtlTICAL tOTTEST.
Fellow citizens, we have reached
the close of a political contest marked
by the excitement which usually at
tends the contests between great po
litical parties, whose nnmbers es
pouse and advocate with earnest
lakh their respective creeds. The
circumstances were perhaps in no re
spect extraordinary, save in the close
ness and tbe consequent uncertainty
of tbe result. For the first time in
tbe history of the country it has be-n
deemed best in view of tbe present
circumstances of the care that ob
jections and questions in dispute in
reference to counting tbe Electoral
vote should be referred to the decis
ion of a tribunal appointed for this
purpose. That tribunal, established
by law for this sole purpose, its mem
bers, all of them, men of long estab
liehed reputation for integrity and
intelligence, and with the exception
of those who are also members of
tbe Supreme Judicary, chosen equal
ly from both political parties, iu de
liberations enlightened by tbe research
and the arguments of able counsel,
was entitled to tbe fullest conSdence
of the American people. Its deci
sions have been patiently waited for
j and accepted as legally conclusive by
the general judgment of tbe public.
For tbe present, opinion will widely
vary as to tbe wisdom of the several
conclusions announced by that tribu
nal. This is to be anticipated in
every instance when matters of dis
pute are made subjects of arbitration
ut.der the forms of law. Haman
judgment is never unerring, and is
rarely regarded as otherwise than
wrong by the unsuccessful party in
the contest Tbe fact that two great
political parties have in tbis way set
tled a dispute in regard to which good
men differ as to the tacts and the law,
no less than as to the proper course
to be pursued in solving the question
in controversy, and is an occasion
for genera! rejoicing. Upon one point
there is entire unanimity in public
sentiment, that conflicting claims to
the Presidency must be amicably and
peacebly adjusted, and that when so
adjusted the general acqniescence of
tbe nation ought sorely to follow.
It has been reserved for a govern
ment of tbe people where the right of
suffrage is nnirersal to give to the
world the first example in history of
a great nation in tbe midst of a strug
gle of opposing : parties . for power,
hushing iu party tumults to yield tbe
issue of tbe contest to adjustment ac
cording to the forms of law. Look
ing for tbe guidance of that Divine
band by which the destinies of na
tions and individuals are shaped, I
cail upon you, Senators, Representa
tives, Judges, fellow-citizens' here
and everywhere, to nnite with me in
aa earnest effort to secure to our coun
try tbe blessings not only of material
prosperity, but of justice, peace and
onion, a union depending not upon
the constraint of force, but upon tbe
loving devotion of a free people, aod
that all things may be so ordered and
settled npon the best and surest foun
dation that peace and happiness,
truth and justice, religion and piety
may be esublished among ls for all
generations.
Tha Aaweer of Ksahfar.
The Ameer is represented, when at
his capital, as in tbe habit of toing
about incognito, after the manner of
Uaroon-al-Raehed, and he has sever
al,tirnes been taken npas a vagabond
by bis own Police. Oa such occa
sions be tests tie probity of his cap
tors by offering a bribe for his release,
those who accept it are seized aod
brought before him on the following
day, and the lightest punishment
they are made to undergo is a severe
whipping, while those that have
withstood the tempution are promo
ted The Ameer, in conformity with
Oriental usage, aiu daily at the gate
of bis capital receiving petitions, hear
ing complaints, and administering
justice. The first object that meets
the eye of a traveler on entering the
City of Kasbgar is the gallows, and
that instrument of punishment has
not been in such activity in Central
Asia for centuries. In no part of
the world is life more safe or property
more secure. All serious crimes are
r-unisbed with death, and even petty
theft with loss of hands; and woe be
tide the dishonest shopkeeper; tor
any tradesman convicted of using
false weights has the scales tied
round his neck, his shoulders bared,
and he is conducted through tbe
streets of the city by the Police, who
mercilessly scourge him with leather
thongs. It Ls greatly to tbe credit of
this Asiatic ruler that he has sup
pressed the slave trade throughout
tbe whole of his dominions. AVw
Quarterly ilagazine.
Isssi At
raem mm tmm FreaMraL
We met on the floor a bright-eyed.
tea year-oia, nanasome little boy. a
son of Hon. John loong Brown, of
Kentucky. Impelled by tbe push of
uia iioocct uginia oiooa, ne deter
mined to fee everything he could at
tbe capital, aod attended on bis own
hook a matinee at tbe National Thea
tre. Vt bile gazing on the brilliant
ubleaax, new to bis eyes, there was
a commotion and the announcement
that the President of the United
States and bis family had entered a
box. Tbis was a new sight to tie young
American, and io tbe self possession
and independence of innocent curiosi
ty be determined to interview all tha
majesty of this great Republic By
himself, he opened and entered tbe
box. and introduced himself as John
louog Brown, -Jr, of Ken tuck v.
General Grant received him Terr cor
dially, introduced him to all tbe fam
iir present, and rave him a presainr
j inviuuon to visit him personally and
aa;t.
. " rT'Lj
lie woks oa tbe matter as
Deasant enlarge -tent of bia
-,,.;,.- ;.r i v..
r
, -U- SAAB AJAAIt
er teat ne desired to par tbe visit
The child may have beeo doing bis
A maaaAoaid always c within t
bis income, even if he has to borrorr
to do it
:Herak
or SEW TASK LETTER.
New York, Mar. 18,
A SEXSIBLE WOMAN.
It is not often that a woman, rich
and charitable, is not also weak.
Not so was Miss Mary Dancer, a
rich maiden lady of this city, who
died a few weeks ago. Miss Mary
was well endowed with this world's
goods, aod she had lots of relatives
who loved her with all tbe devotion
that poor people always love rich
relations till the will is read. Miss
Mary considered their feelings. ' She
divided up a portion of her p-operty
among tbem in such a way as to make
them all comfortable, so that they
would not feel aggrieved, and go to
disnutinir the will, lf a relative ba&
left yon thirty thousand dollars, you
are not going to go around and swear
she was insane because she left the
same amount to a charity. After
doing tbis she made a clean, clear
will, leaving the rest of her estate to
ten of the best charities in tbe city.
She distributed $33.!,000 among tbe
charities that are known to be well
managed, and fixed it so that tbe
money goes to them without at,y in
terference of lawyers or courts.
Tbe curious thing about it is, that
her father who made all this money
was a noted gambler, aod every dol
lar of it was made by gambling.
Tbe gambler's wife and daughter
were, however, not only exemplary,
but devotedly pious women, aod it
was tbe wish of the mother, as well
as of the father, that tbe money
should be applied to a good use.
Tbe managers of tbe charities bad, at
the beginning, some scruples as to ac
cepting mosey so acquired, but it
was finally decided that tbey could
sanctify it. After taking Daniel
Drew's, I don't see why they thouM
hesitate about Dancer's. A great
many people will, for a great tcany
years hence, riee up and call ber
blessed. Tbe lawyers who lore fat
estates are gnashing their tfeth be
cause she gave them no excuse for
getting their long fingers in ber pie
An acute as well as good woman was
Miss Mary Dancer.
II0;iIS.VESS GETTISO ITS REWARD.
Vanderbilt, before he died, wanted
to get bold of tbe Western Union
Telegraph Company, that he might
bleed that monopoly as he has every
other one he got his claws on. He
did get enough of it to control it, and
his estate is reaping iu reward.
Scott, Hewitt and Garrett, tha other
railroad magnates, turned about and
put a million of dollars into the At
lantic and Pacific, and turned over
their especial lines to that company,
and are pushing new lines in every
direction. Consequently, Western
Union, wbich was an eight per cent
stock, notwithstanding it has been1
watered a dozen times, goes down to
sixty, and tbe Atlantic and Pacific
goes op proportionately. Telegraph
ing is tbe most outrageous swindle in
this century. Tbe Western L'nion
is, cr has been, a monopoly, and the
people have been compelled to pay
whatever it should exact Conse
quently the cost of telegraphing has
been four times what it is ic any
other country. Now that the new
company has been bolstered, down
will go the prices. It is a good thing
to throw patronage to weak compa
nies, to sustain them. Tbey are tbe
only safeguards we hare against im
position. Tbe prices have already
been, reduced a half, at competing
points, and they will go lower still.
Would that there could be found
some relief from tbe express swin
dle. THE ORASD KTKE.
I
When the Grand Duke Alexis was
here a few years ago. New York
went wild over him. He was feted
and danced and balled and ridden ,
and photographed and belles quar-
reled lor tbe privilege of dancing
with h'm. He is here again, hot
alas! his Royal Highness doesn't
excite as much sensation as old Cro
nin, the fraud with the nose. He
walks about tbe streeu followed by
an English bull-dog, the same aa
any other man, and the crowd scarce
ly turn and look at him. He is a
good fellow, and rather likes tbe be
ing let alone. New York needs a
new prince every time it don't gush
over an old one worth a cent It is
said that his business is to marry a
jcu miu w. uviu 1 -1 sis iviu rr lArju
he was here first She is tbe daugh
ter of a wealthy mechanic np town,
and is beautiful and accomplished.
Tbe Grand Duke met her at a big
ball given in his honor, and was so
smitten that be demanded permission
;,k -v.nn. v.- r..!i i a
of bis father to marrv ber. Tbe old j
Emperor suggested that possibly it
might be well to ascertain whether
tbe lady woold marry him some
thing that hadn't occurred to Alexis.
So, after worrying the imperial fam
ily for four years, he got permission
to come over and roar his court in
person. The girl wiil marry him,
never fear. The New York airl who
ould marry a penniless fraud if he
had a title, will not stop at taking an
actual Grand Doke, with revenues
eooogh for a dozea German or
French Counts. She has already
signified her acquiescence, and now
comes a aew trouble. Tbe Emperor
never supposed that he .meant matri
mony he presumed that his boy
was struck with a pretty face and
figure, and that be wanted ber for a
sort ot left-handed wife, such aa all
German Princes are allowed. lie
was wiliinz to receive the American
girl ia the eapacitr of bis soa's mis- erallr a trustworthy aod truthful peo-i and that of his eo-patriota, towering
tress, bat as bis wife that was pie, being mostly Christians, having! ia majestic grandeor, far beyond that
another thing. He might want to been instructed by Bishop Barrsga, i of any other ia ancient or modem
marry his sob to some one of tbe j ot pioaa memory. Hence, when they j history.
reigning families to strengthen his i informed me of tbe custom among' At the age of Hxta le surveyed
empire after the fashion of kings and j the Rabbit Indians of eonaJgeingj tbe tbonsaads of acres of land be
e coper or, who make no more accooatJaboQ tone-third of tteir tribe to a kind ! longing t Sir Wm. Fairfax, across
of love in such matters than they dojof tomb for six months, in order that; the Eioa Ridge, and after his rotors
of whippinaMopa. So he has poai- the other two-thirds miRbl be saved I was appointed paWie surveyor ef
tivelr forbioden the ryaoz man to do!
anything of tbe kind, and sent oat f regarded what I heard as almost ia
royal officers ia any number to pre-(credible, I could sot bat par some at
vent the match. And the rooug i tentioo to a statement x frequently
man is under orders to either give op made by so many persons otherwise
his mad design or come home. And
Alexis a wears, ia aoeieetioDaOie .
Russian, that his imperial father may
go to blazes, aad that be will follow
tha dictates of his ewa heart, which
be claims aa bis personal property and
not a pan oi the Great Raaniaa Em-!
ipra. He ha a doea or two mtUions
ia ais own riarht and ae rather taa-,
eiea tha aatian ot aettliar dawn as a '
oniet res 'Jems a ia America, aad
WHOLE NO. 1340.
t dodging the cares of royalty. How
lit will result no ono can tell. If tbo
Grand Duke is as stubborn aa the
irest of his familv be will do it. He
is a good deal of a Derawrat, and
cares very little for the forms of roy
altv. The attendants that his state
imposes upon him are irksome to him,
and be enjoys nothing so much as bis
liberty.
TALMAGE.
No man who ever made religion a
bbsiness does so touch that might be
called advertising of himself as tbe
eminent sensationalist who sails un
der tbe name of T. Do WittTalmage.
He bad built for bitn a church that
looked more like a theatre than any
thiog else, aod be fitted it up solely
for effect He is a long, cadaverous
man, with a sepulchral voice aod
a
brimstone manner; and he got up
his place of meeting with a vie
solely to its fitness for biro lie has
the best organist andcornet-plajer in
tbe city to lead the congregational
singing, and as five thousand voices
are upraised tbe effect is wonderful.
Talma ire aims censtaatly at sensa
tion. Jutk now he is preaching to
the different professions, and bis ser
mons, as he calls them, are singular
mixtures of pathos, cant, and what
in any one else's mouth would be
blasphemy. Last Sunday he preach
ed to the insurance people, and what
do you thick of these as sample
bricks:
"If I did not think that God insti
tuted the life insurance organizations,
I would not take op your time aod
my own on this Sabbath morning in
discoursing on the subject Life in
surance provide for our families when
we are gone.
'If we do not pay the premiums
we have no right to expect mercy ;
we are wore than infidels. After
the certificate of death is made out.
and the tbirtr insurance davs have
passed, and the officer of the compa-1 of No ga-nop, tbe chief, a son of the
ny pays down the hard cash, that'Bea(I medicine man, Ma-co-day-be-offieer
and the company are per-' nos, and A ntoine Dave, a half-breed,
forming a religions rite. 'Set thy
hnn in order.' Ia onr dav that
woold mean make Tour will. Do
not deceive your beirs with railroad
stock or Jay Cooke's Nonhern Rail
way bonds ; do 'not deceive them
with "deeds for Western lands that
never will yield any crop. Dot levers
or second mortgages on property that
won't pay the first.
m t ,
"There is coming a conflagration,
compared with which that of Chicago
in llll.or that of Ioston in 13. i, or
that of New York in 1337 or 152.
I've forsrotten which, is as nothing.
Brooklyn on fire, "New .York on fire, j tree under iu weight of snow, or tbe
Vienna on fire,. Canton on Sre, Paris i thud of the fall of a large maa from
on fire, London on fire, tbe Andes on the pictures-quo arches formed by tbe
fire, the Appennines on fire, the Him-I interweaving tops of huge pines,
alayas on fire-f-And wbat wiil-be- Ken tbe barking oi pec ai hna
peculiar about that day will be that I gry wolves, tbe growling of a bear,
tbe water with which we put out; or the roaring of a lion would be pr
great fires will itself take flame. Tbeiferable to the stillness of death which
Ubio and Hudson, and Mississippi J prevails in all that region,
and trembling Niagara shall with red I Tbis article woold be too long were
tongues lick the heavens. The geo-t I to describe the details of our jour
logical beats in tbe centre of the j oey to the region of the Rabbit, or
earth will burn oat toward the eir-IUwassoe, Indians. But to sum np,
enmference, and this world will be ajl must say that we found the state
living coal, tbe living coal failing in-, :ment of our Indian informanu con
to ashes, the ashes scattered by thej firmed in eery particular. Tie Rab
breathofthe last hurricane, and all 'bit Indians sotTer severely from 'am
that will be left of tbis glorious plan-fine. They enclose the youth of the
et will be flakes of ashes failing on j tribe in air-tight tnveiops, called
other worlds. On. on that dav will ! Mokocks," shaped somewhat Lko a
you be fireproof, or wni yon be a
total loss : ill too be rescued or
will yon be consumed; hen this dosed all but a few say 2 per cent
world in iu baptismal font of the1 are aiive and well after their resus
sea shall blaze, will yon gr oot on i citation.
the fire ecape of the Lord's deliver-) There can be no doubt about the
ance Ob, on that day, for which ifans here stated San f'ranrvv-o
all ether davs were made, may it be j Cail.
found tbat'this life insurance man! We publish the above somewhat
had a paid-up policy, and that this I remarkable story precisely as it comes
fire insurance man' had given him, from the writer, who is evidently
instead of the debris of a consumed ! more accustomed to the practical de
mnr'.A . hnni not mad with hand. ! tails of lite on the frontier than to
-t,-,i : th heavens "
j And after tbis turgidity he sta nds
! for moment, aa it overcome by bis 1
i ri,nm. tv;nr, i;ir nt nf hi le'ti
iirs.
eve to note tbe effect upon the throng,
and with a let 03 pray"' utters what j
he calls a prayer,
bis sermon, aod
hich is verrlike'
a J,!jsr,hemou.
bull tbis bomor draws
more peopie
every Sunday than
other preacher in
Beecber or any
twn -;.;
Curious thing, human nature.
Bl"-iIMF.S.
is somewhat better, aod shows siges
of permanent improvement Buyers!
from all paru of the. country are j
here, and, lam happy to say, are ;
purchasing freely.
PlETRO.
a Wavrvclswra lry.
IJEDIASS WHO SI5K THEIR CHtLPREX
15 AIR-TIGHT ESVELCPS DCRI.VJ
WltTER.
I Havintr meet more ihan two rears
'amooartbe ChiDoewa Indians fivinr
'on the northwestern shores of Lake I
I Superior, around Chan-wo-mi-jrae !
Bay, and the month of the River
Mas-ke-ziba, I often' heard of thei he not discouraged the idea oi going
secluded tribe of Indian north cf i to sea, his name very likely would
Vermillion Lake, who in winter sink! remain unwritten aod a a used ; and
tbeir children under the deep waters I ret had he followed it he would have
of the lake ia tbeir vicinity, aod ia j become a tinsmith with parhapa o
the spring raise them np "from the! better prcspecu as to the fame which
bottom of tbe lake alire and well, j still so brightly ill aminatea toe great
after being six months dormant and nesa of tbe oaeqaaled history of the
unwORscioua. j eaa whoa achievemeau are a syno-
Tk. rhmroa Tnithan mhn rola'ari ovm with the CQDaTsUled record wf
this circumstance to me were all re-
isoeetabie in tbeir war. and are rea-
from death br starvation, tbouza 1
erexl.uwe.
The manner ia which the thing is !
; done, as tbey stated, is ia this war : '
j The children from the ae of three !
;year to that of foimeea, at the ap-
j p roach ef winter, are isdosed within f
sir-tight reteel vr bars, made oat of .
tM urk of the biren-tree, or re
i. and after the -isokoek. as it is
n '.rA i sati ore? aad made im-
pervious to water, it is sunk w-.:ti rts
living freight into the bottom of the
i.aae uwas, where it remains ontil
spring, when it is drawn od. and tha
dormant papoose found sound and
well, and after a little sbakinog the
ch.Id is soon restored to eonscioas
nw. The Owassoes live chiefly on
rabbit3, the skins of which animals
are their only cbtbiog; and ia the
winter, when the snows are deep and
the rabbits scarce, this low tribe
would starro if necessity had not
Uogbt tbem to have recourse to the
desperate plan of disposing of their
children in ortltr to t: tb ir provi
sions. The writer ot this narrative re
garded the statement as fabuloos at
first ; for. thooab everr tnHi.m k.
eoosulied expressed bis bi;f that
the children of the wild trilw were all
j buried ia the lakes during the win
ter, and bo. ked op again, safely, in
the spring, yet none of thoye who so
confidently narrated tbe atory certi
fied that any one of them had been
present when th ope ratio a of seal
ing np the children in the "Vokocks,'
or their enlargement therefrom, took
place But the writer happened to
be present at a wedding nf the head
chief of the Cbippewas, N'o-ga-oap'g,
daughter, Lady Louisa, to one
Bo vie, a scion of one of tbe tribes of
Gal way, and at this marriage feast,
lasting a whole week, were present
two trappers from the rabbit-eating
Indians aforesaid, who, apon being
a-ked if the story a boat the sinking
of children into the lake to save tbe
food they would consume waa fabu
lous, answered, gravely, "Kawin."
"No." Tbey assured ns that 3f0 of
their young people were then under
the water since November, aod that
they expected they would be all safe
and well about the middle of May,
when they would be abla to supply
them with food Tbey then describ
ed how the "Mococks" were Dreoar-
ed bow the air was excluded by the
borniog of dry leaves within them,
bow tbe children were ordered to in
hale a full breast of air, how tbe ves
sel or sack of birch-bark was sealed
and rendered water-proof by a coat
ing of gum aod rosin, and how they
were sunk into the lake, to repose
there till spring!
Not sad-Sed with the testimony of
these two witnesses, confirmed by the
solemn piles of smoke arising like in-cen.-e
from their large stone pipes,
your correspondent came to tbe reso
lution of testing in person tbe truth
of tbee straoee narration of so
many respecuble Indians, Christian
and Pagan. Accordingly, next day
bein? the " Ji of January, H72, your
correspondent, accompanied bv a son
toot tne oest six dogs we could pick
op. witn P'enty or dried
meat and
provisions for men and dogs, and
started under the guidance of the two
Rabbit-Indians for tbeir home in the
far North. In less tban four davs
we made the joarney of over 300
miles, for the surface of tbesoow wis
j'lo'te solid, a mist having prevailed
! fur two or three days, and, under the
I influence of the frost teeame ire.
j Not io all nature ia there anything
' more desolate aod melancholy than
j traveling in those savage regions.
where I t miles aod miles not a living
thing is seen nor a son nd heard, ex-
' cent the crash of the limb of some
large egg. Tbey fish op tbeserases
1 in tbe spring, and most of thoe en-
' describing them in print It is not
the work of a professional writer of
sensations Ed. fa. 7.
,
A BUaf Hlaawry
"hen aLington was a mere
lad of fourteen aummers he was
about to enter the English navy aa a
' midibipmao. He was poaseved af a
!tate of adventure, wbich became
tbe more intensely incited by the
thrilling incidenu related by his
as
sociates that surrounded him. JI.
inclinations were encouraged by his
brother Lawrence and Mr William
Fairfai , and hi mother's consent
having been reluctantiv obtained, his
basgage was placed on board a maa-
!of-war, May 10th, 1T4T. liul tor
itoaeateiy for Washington, wh!
1 highest ambition was the happiness
I of mankind, upon the same date his
mother received a letter from her
brother who resided at Stratford by
Bow, England, sayirg: "I nisder
staod that yoa are advised and hare
some thooghu of potting your son
Georze to sea. I think te bad bet-
ter be pot appeoiiC to a waaer.
Bat Lr his node, Joseph Eail, the
memory of Washington woold not
now be revered as the greatest man
this eoontry ever prodoced, and had
in eoantry whose system of govern
ment is a monument to his memory
CnarrfT COGDtV. a. 170X10 UVS
wboie'eftte seven years war he was
home bat twice, and one of these
octieions was while oa kia way to
Yorktowa to afterwards receive th
word of the crond Corawaiiis.
"
Teacher Vo little boy) "Well, my
9t)jf do yoa know yoar tabi?"
rapH "Yes ma'am ;breakfast table,
dinner table, aad sapper table."
je boy goes to the head of tbe boli-
, cay
cj daes.
Tii maa who keeps his word-
Tie maa wto never speaas.

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