The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 1

VOL. IV. -NO. 115. WILKES-BARRE, FRIDAY, AFTERNOON, MARCH 9, 1817.

NO. 1040. THE STORM. gailroadiS. FIRST EDITION.

THE STATE CAPITAL. coiUuuu iii iljfc rctition of of t'jis w.lictm-. Mr. (IrosVcnoi Oregoij auain.i his admissioa; thirt-forc tatd such prcposHion Us4 lnn-. nfy-t tin- of Cro- ir.it it-' to Lim, ac -iisiipanu'd' by tin vur bt; lakt-ti iri.m the lah'f the i titniM n.iaot lhat i'.

ht; accented. lit- judications Tor Tbls Afternoon. jlicnlim' forth iliddl rit-, i jitter, eouOterly, thifting-fo in colder, partially clouiy ami clearing trcrpt UqM rain or tnoir at NEWS SUMMARY. Jispenril 'ast jear abou' in clarity. ipecial uisFStcfces 'rorn I'aris I'sat Mar-.

If Cii-r-jbtrt snl M. Rouher an terlous was astureil that the necessary eleven iiepuiilifan votes could surely be all that was asked of him was to to the plan and kccp.ijuiet. lleiu'nl that he toldlhe persons tiiis ipiet that he would not t'oitik of beito; jiaity lo such a scheme; that ilm Senatorship w.is a prize to be n.ii 'ht tt it was not worth having whtn in older lo got il a man was forced SECWpEDmO PEOM WASHINGTON. Tb Prcasuro of Visitors at the Executive nanslop. liy Telegraph to the Record.

Washington, March 0. There was a large number of tailor 3 at the Executive mansion this morning, including a Nebraska delegation, aud among individuals of prominence weie Senator Davis of Illinois, Je-hu Sherman, Stcrttary of the Treasury, aud Messrs. Key, EvarU, aud Schuiz, Geneidl Sickles, General Lew Wallace of Indiana, and several ex-members of Congress. In order lo relieve himself iu prt fiom the severe pressure of vhitors ihe President will, on cabinet days, (Tuesday and Friday) recei ve only such call to pay their respects, between tho hours of and iwc-lvc- in the motning. CENTRAL RAILROAD OP NEW JERSEY.

LehigB and Susquehanna Division, ALL KAIL ROUTK TO LONU BKAKCH. stations In New York toot of Liberty street and foot of Clarksca street, up rmn TiiiuoK jas. iu, lr.r Wilkos-Bane, New York 4 Philadelphia Trains leave tikes-Bar re for Nrv York. Pniiadelphla, ICaston, Jlauch Chunk, and in tt-rmediate nations at 11:40 A.M. HetumLL? Leave New Vora.

foot ot Liberty atreet. North river, at 8:45 a leave Philadelphia, comer Third streets, -at txui K'uton, at i. from JtaucL- Chuck, at AtiD fJCRAHTOH. Leave Wllkea-Earre for Seranton, stopping si Btalloii3, VJ.ZJ a. 2.J0, b.U.

f.H. Hiituruia L( avu Scra-tou K-tftf, li.I r. H. NA.Vl'ICOKE BRANCH. Lcavo 10:25 A.l iM) r.u KeLuriiu Ltiiva Waamie at p.h a.

Ncoitloukcct 6 r.a PASHK.N'UEltH FUIt LONG BRANCH CHANOfi CAlts AT LIZA-BKTH. H. P. BALDWIN, elaueral Paasencer Aiiei JaUIIUH VALLBI IsAILttOAL. AKHANGKMKMl Of PASSENGER 'lKAlNrf Commencing Jan.

1st, 187T. Leave Wilkes-Barre as follows: L'p Trains Westward: at 1.15 a night ex daily for Elmlra, Buffalo, Niagara Falla ochester, Ithaca, Auburn, and aU points North West, with Pullman sleeping cars attached At a m. for Pitta ton, Towanda, Waverly Elmlra, and all intermediate stations. At bi5 am. for Plttston and Borantoa.

At 1 2.40 noon for Plttston and Seranton. At 1.56 p.m. tor Pittston, Towaada, Warerlv and Intermediate stations, Ithaca, Aabaru, Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara Falls, and all pari the North aid West. At S.06 p.m.

for Pittston and Seranton. At 8.3" m. for Pittston and Seranton. Down Trains Eastward: at 130 aJn. algal express dally tor White Haven, Mauch Chunk, Allentown.

Bethlehem, Easton, New York, and Philadelphia, with Pullman sleeping cars at tached. At am. for White Haven, Mauch Chunk, Allentowa, Bethlehem, Kaaton, New York, and Philadelphia; Uazleton, Beaver Meadow, Ma nanoy City, and all points In lialloton aud Beaver Meadow Coal liarrUbur Reading, At 3.45 p.m. for White Mauch CLuk AUentown, Bethlehem, Kastoa, New ora, an Philadelphia; Uazleton and Mahanoy City. ty For further information Inquire or Tick Agent for Pocket Guides.

W. U. SAYttK, USirl Uoa'l Ag't. DHlLADELPHIl AND BKAD1NU RAILROAD. ARRANGEMENT OF PASSEXeiXR TRAINS Deckmbek 18, 1876.

Trains leave Allentown as toUows (Via Perkiomen Brancuj For Philadelphia at 11.U0 j.lSaod 5.55 p. m. srcOTAYS. For Philadelphia, at 3.10 p. m.

(Via Penna. Branch.) For Beading. t2.30, 6.10, a. 15. 4.30 aad 9.0U p.

m. For Harrlabuxg, 5.5U. S.55 a. U.lj, 4.x, and S.06 p. sn.

For Lancaster aud Columbia, 5. So, S.S a and 4.30 p. m. Does sot run on Mondays: SCHSATS. Fer Beading, S.SO a m.

and OU For Harriaburg, 2.30 a. aiid 9.00 p. si. Trains for Aiientown leave as follow (V 'ersiomen Branca.) Leave Philadelphia, 7.30 l.Oo, l.Su aud 5.15 p.m. schBiva.

Leave 8.15 a. m. (via nut enna. Branch.) Leave Reading, 7.40, 7.46, 10.S5 a. (u 4.00, 6.1-, and 10.30 p.

m. Leave Harrlsburg, S.SO, 8.10 a. 2.00, 3.5 and 7.56 p.ra. Leave Lancaster, 8.10 a.m., 1.55 and 3.45 p.m. Leave Columbia, a.00 1.00 and S.S5 m.

SUNDAYS. Leave Reading, 7.90 a m. Leave Harrlsburg, 5JS0 a. m. Trains marked tnus (m) run to and from debol Sth and Green streets, Phiiadelplua, other tralas to and from Broad street depot.

The S.SO am. and i.ii p.m. trains from Allen town, and the 7.30 a.m. and 5.15 trains from Philadelphia, nave tnrougn cars to ana rrom Philadelphia. J.

K. WOOTTEN. O. HANCOCK, General Manager tieneral Xiektt Agent. 1177 1A8 DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA 4k RAILROAD.

BLOOHBBuao Division. Trains on this read run as follows, commencing Not. 27th: Trains leave Northumberland, going north, at 8.45 and 5 12J5 and 6.00 p.m. DanvlUe7T.ll and 5 5 a.m., l.iU and (L7 p.m. Cetawiasa, ft.) and 6.45 p.m.; Rupert.

6.38 and 7.S5 1.44 and 6.50 p.m.; Bloomsburg, 6.45 and f. a. 1.50 and 6M p. Berwick, 8.06 and 7.22 a. 7.37 p.

Shickshinny, 8.2S and 8.46 2.40 and 7.56 p.m.; Nanticoke, aad a 12.30, 3.00 and 8.19p.m.; Plymeueh, 8.56 and 9.40 a. 12.40, 3.06 and 8.30 p. Kingston (Wilkes-Barre by street railway), 9.U4 and 9.55 12.50, 3.16, 5.10 (arrivo), and 8-e p. Wyoming, 9.14 and 10.50 a. nu, 1.07, S.iff, 5.

and 8.52 p.m.; West Pittston, 9.19 aud 11. DO 1.13, 3.3,o.31 and 8.58 p.m.; Plttston. 9.34 and U.15 1.1a, 3.37, 6.37 and 9.04 arriving in Seranton at 9.40 and 11.56 L47, 6.05 and 8.30 p.m. Trains leave Seranton, going south, at 7. it and 9.88 a.

14.30, 2.15, 4.06 and 6.40 p.m.; Pltt8ton.tt.00 and 10.o3 a.tn.,1.), 2.41, 4.36 and 7J5 p.m.; West Plttston, 8.C6 1.30, 1 47, 4.40 and 7.10 p. Wyoming, 8.11 and 10.U a 1.40, 2.53, 4.46 and 7.15 aUngaten (Wllkes-Barrt by street railway), 8.35 and 10. a.m., 8.06, 8.03, and 7.30 Plymouth, 8.44 and 10.3 a. 3.15, S.0 and 7.45 p.m. Nautiooke, 8.65 (arrive) and 10.4a 6, 5J15 (arrive) and 7.57 p.m.; Shickshlnny, 11.04 3.49 and 8.25 p.m.; Berwick, T.ouand 11 30 a.m., 4.18 and 9J00 (arrive) D.

Bloomsbure. 7.52 and 11.67 a.ia.. 4.49 p. Bupert, 8.00 and 12.02 4.56 Uatawiasa, 8.10 a. 12jD7 and 5.00 p.m.; Dan ville, liaa ana 5.

IS p.m.; arriving in Northumberland at 9.05 12.50 and 5.45p.m. W. V. HALLbiKAA), bup'U W. F.

HOLWILL. Geo. Ticket A'U 1191 SOVTHEKN CENTRAL SL. It. Trains leave Peuarvlvania and New York HaUroad Junctioa, a Sayre, Pa, srerj day ex cept sunaay, tor Barton, amitnDoro, iioga, Owego, Xrie Junction, FlscaingviUe, Nerwaik, Berkshire, Richford, South aad Kortfc Barford, Oryden, Freevllle (Ithaca Junction), PeruvtUe, Qroton, Locke, Moravia, borpia, Wyo-koff'a and Auburn, N.T.

(N.T. Central i unction), making mrecx connecuans lorvrswegwmsKi pomvs in the Northeast part ot New fork Stale. At 4.55 A.M. (PhihWeiphla Sight at Auburn at 8.65 ajf. and Fair Haven at 19.40 a.m.

At 6.40 p.m. (Philadelphia Express), arriving at Auburn at 9.30 connect with New XockCaa tral Railroad forpolnts Bast. At 8.15 i.a. (Way Freight and Aeoonunoda-UonX airtvlng at Auburn at 4.35 and Fair Uavee at 7.80 p.m. Betumlsg, tralas arrivo si Pa.

A si. Y. Ban road Junction trom Auburn and. Intermediate stations, leaving Auburn st 4.00 A.M. (Phlia.

press), arriving at Sayre at 11.88 P.M., oenneotlns with the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Philadelphia Night Express iearas Fate Havea at 4.15 and Auburn 6.45 F.M., arriving at Sayre at 9.44 p.m. Leave Fair Haven at tM and Auburn at 1190 A.M. (Way Freight and Acoommoeation), arrlv lag at Sayre at tM P.M. mb a.

sknsLX-r. ss DELAVABB HODSON CANA' ciiMP NY RAILROAD. The most dlreo. route trom the Wyoming aad Lackawanna Vaf- leys to Boston, the White Mountaiua. Saratoga, the Adiroadaeka, Lake Ueorge, Lake Uhamptaln, Moutnal, Ao, On and after June 26, 1878, trains going south ward leave Saratoga at 7.90 Albany 8 40 Nineveh 9.36 A.M.

and IM r.M., ai riving at Carbondato at 8.60 and 8.18 r. a. Leave Car-bondaie at t.M and 8.80 AJt, 12.30, 3.20 aad S.88 p.m Seranton 7.66 (arrive) and 9.17 A.M., 1.86, 4.00 and 26 P.M., arriving In New Tork(D. L. A at 9.1S and 3.40 p.

raiiaaeipaia iu. i A and 4.66 P. (U A 8.) 8.06, 6.36 and 8J.9PM. Moving northward, Ualns leave Pauadelaala (L. A and 9.45 A.M..

(D. A (.66 and ll.W A.SU, New York (l). aad U.6S a.IM Seranton 6.33. 8.20 and 10.04 A. aU9 and arriving ta CartMstdata si T.pS, ta.

and 10.58 a.tu, 3.10 aad 1.18 p.m. aav Osarbpn-dal at T.13 a. M. and 3.26 p. Ninvvah 9.30 A.

M. and p. sl, Albany 2,10 PJs Bra0( 2.46 p.m., arriving In Montreal at 11.30 pjl OoHmtcnoMa At Nlaerali with the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad. At Csrhosiasla with theJeseraon Branca ot in arte nauway. At Greea Ridse wlU th sV IMtWm acta Damage on the Dudson Plrs and Docks Submerged.

Bj Tele-graph to tho Beoord. Peekskit.t., N. March 9. A gale of wind prevailed at points on the Hudson last night aud it is still blowing heavily everywhere. Docks and piers arc submerged a mile north of Pvekskill tie west tiaek of Hudson River Railroad id washed to au extent lhat trains cannot pas ovc-r 1..

The t.eat track is UL-ed. Il is feaied damage. p.rii.ni.Ni. hal to-nii'ht'- tide will cause DOWN AN!) liik.lt IiAX AelE UONU. New York, March 9 O.i th: East river and sound the gala blew with violence up lo ten o'clock this morning At Hart's island, Grovest nd bay and other inlets small vessels sought a harbor from the storm and considerable damage is reported.

All the sound steamers were delayed from two to five hours. Officers of those boat i report the gale to have been the severest of the winter. Die wind we.s strongest about day light. number of vessels at their piers on South street broke their mooiings, and were driven against tbe docks or other vessels. Ou Ward's islands a part of the Inebriate Asylum was blown All ferry bouti experienced difficulty in reaching their slips.

The Staten Island boat Castilon was driven l.road-side in and was slightly damaged. The gale this morningdid considerable damage houses, in Brooklyn. A large four-Story frame building belonging to the Pbcvaix Chemical Works was demolished. contained a larce amount of stock and Unachinery. The loss will not fall Blurt $30,000.

PANIC AND DEATH. cveu Persons Trampled lo Death nd Many More Injured. New Yobk, March 9. A panic in the church of St. Francis Xavier, at Six teenth street near Sixth avenue, last night, caused a rush cf women from one tbe galleries and in the tumult which ensned six women and one -boy were trampled under foot and killed.

The aulience was composed entirely of wo men and children, It being "women's week" in Lett The number of persons injured could not be ascertained. The bodies were taken to the 2Zih precinct station house where they remained awaiting Identification. The church was crowded to excess, the galleries filled to overflowing. Father Lau-genke was preaching the sermon and had been speaking about ten minutes when a woman went into a hysterical fit in the gallery on tho Bide of the church towards Sixth avenue. This created quite a stir and the commotion increased in the endeavors oT the crowd to find out what was the matter.

At this juncture a cry of fire was heard and a rush wai made an exit from the gallery. The door- ay was blocked for a moment by a very large woman and this check caueed the panic to increase ten-fold. The crowd hurled the woman down the steps, and in the rush tbat followed seven persons were crushed to death and many others were injured. The Injured were taken home before their names could be learned The bodies of the dead were taken to the police station and there identified as follows: Mary Casey, 220 West 18th; A an Sgencer and Michael Spencer, 80 Ninth avenue; Mary Coughlan, 203 West 25th street; Eliza Masterson, 405 7th avenue; Ann Forbes, Ci West 19th street. At the station house a heart-rending scene was presented.

Coroner Flanigan and President lirennan or the bouse or charities and corrections, rendered great assistance to the police who were inde fatigable in their efforts. Senator Sherman' Successor. Columbus, Ohio, March 8. A joint meeting ot the Republicans of both houses ot the Legislature was held to exchange views and ascertain as near as possible the feehng of members in re gard to the nomination of a successor to Senator Sherman- The meeting was of an informal character, and the general sentiment seemed to be in favor of Stanley Matthews of Cincinnati. Only Messrs.

Matthews and Garfield are prominently spoken of as Mr. Sherman's successor. Gen. Garfield would doubtless be elected were it not for the fact that the Republicans desire him to remain in the house, where the; are confident his services will be of more benefit to the party and Administration than as Senator. There was some talk of; bringing Judge Taft to the front; but the idea seems to have been abandoned, at least for the present As Senator Sherman has not resigned, nothing of a definite character can be arrived at.

As soon as the cabinet appointments are confirmed, a caucus will be helel, which will probably determine upon the candidate at its first meeting. Mr. Matthews arrived here from AVash- nzton this afternoon In the Legislature to-day Air. xsruner celebrated resolution, reflecting on the Almighty, which wa9 passed during the absence ot Republican members at Wash ington, was expunged from the Journal by a vote or ra to a. XTOTICE TO ALL WHOKI IT MAY 1 concern That having purchased the following named articles ot personal property now iu the possession ot John Hawk, the same belong to me vis: Two horses, two setts harness, one two-norse wagon, one norso-raae.

one tannine mill, one cow, one belter, three pigs, two plows, one barrow, one cultivator, one lumber wagon, one cooking store, one heater, four beds and one bureau, one cuppard, one table, sixteen chairs, one sewing machine, one iron kettle. 8. P. liKORQB, 11B3-46 Nanttcoke DISSOLUTION OF COPAHTNKR SHIP. Notice Is hereby given thst the copartnership heretofore existing between! A.

O. Riley and Geo. B. Morgan, under the firm name of Riley and Morgan, at is this dsy hereby by mutual consent dissolved, and the business will hereafter be car rled on by A. O.

Riley individually. A G. RIXEY, ORO. B. MORGAN.

Wllkes-Barre, Pa. Feb. 13, 1877. 124346 EtTATK Or HEHBI BOBUB, of the city of Wilkes Barre, deceased. Lat-tars tastamentarr upon the above named estate have been granted to the undersigned.

AH persons indebted thereto wilt make lsimsdKte payment, and thoss having oiauna against us Sams will present them for settlement on or before May 1st, 1877, or bs forerer debarred rWtuf sine. G. S. RIPPARO, J94S-80 Executor. A all A.

r. and of et oath ef cfb" n-w a lrr.iiri- tv. to him. JittvlccJ, That tho petition of. tire citizens of Orewn Containing churgi.3 against lt nn (V.

I rv. iil yj w- muii, until lilt. tee on 1'rivlU'Lvs and Electicnr. organize when luey shall be referred to such Coin-mitief, together with the credential, wilh instructions tf investigate the charges an 1 report to heir truth cr falsity. Mr.

-pied i.V, when moved ninecil by inserting in the preamble r.ili-r tin "no contestant for the seat," ua i- "And tbeie bein in said It ite but oni body claiming to bz the LegUlatiae but one person claiming to be Governor, and there beiug no doubt or dispute lo the existence of one legal, rightful Slate government." The umenduieut wu't cepted by ilr. Hurgent. Morton spoke of the facts r. emissary to cocstitute a prima facie case, aud claimed that the i wt.s on its fare. Thurman he ruse fur the put-pose of refyrriag to the charges Grover.

They verv' genctal in character, and as vague ssible, but Grover. debited him to bay he courted allest investigation, ti 1 he would vt is for the iuvfstigation. Mr. Whyte object-d to th': lution in regard to thj investigatioti of the charges against Grover, saying it had nt been the practice where charges were so general as in this case. Mr.

Conkling said he had heard affirmed thuMbe reascn which entitled (trover to seated on a piir.ia facie case cntUiOd Kellogg lo h-j sealed on a prima facie case yerterday. If that position was sound ia 1 iw aud sound i.n truth, it proved conclusively the caprice of those who voted to refer hiscicden-lials yesterdayi Ho denied that there-was any analogy or resemblance between the two In Oregon there wa-s only one duly prganized Legislature and Governor, while in Louisiana there were rival Governors and rival Legislatures. In Mr. Gonk'dug again alluded to tbe Louisiana case t.ntl said he thought it was consistent to refer the grave aud serious issues ia that case to the Committee on Privileges and Elections and to r-Iuse to icier the of Grover, v- lvin entirely principles. Mr.

lliatnc senl to ibe dcs uu.l had read tho following: Washington, D. March 8, J. Li. Blum Dear Wm. il.

Krarts bogs me to say to you that he did not endorse the letter ot Stanley IS alt haws to Governor Cham, bt-rlalti, to lbs extent implied by tbo telegram of Governor I'lmmberlatn to me. Thtt letter was jireaeDte.il to Lira by haskell of South Carolina, aud he wrot upon it substantially as follows: "That he. Lad read tho foresrolne letter. That be desired the troubles in South Carolina be composed, and be desired to hear from Uov. Lnarnberlain upoa the Btibject.

i ery KrpttullT. I). T. Curbix. Alio the foljoAing telegram roccn'td by him to-dayi New CRLEasn.

fllareh 8. IIox. J. (i. Blaise.

Senator I'ayard mistaken. Iu every parish outside of the city, except tho rive bull-dozed rarlshcs, in one of which our tax collector has ust been murdered, my government is by ailfeave a fe.r pretended Nlcholls ofilcials. b. B. Packaho.

Mr. Thurmau aked if the Senator from Maine Would not give tbo Senate the Stanley; Matthews' lelter in "regard to South Carolina, aud Mr. Blaine said he would be glad lo do so if be ba it, but it was in Deffiocratic ban-Jj. It was procured by Haskell, who is chairman of the Democratic of South Carolina, llej understood a similar letter had been sjnt to New Orleans. The firstjresplution and preamble submitted by Mr.

Sargent in the case of Grover, was agreed to without division. Mr. Bayard Uaid he was authorized tp stat; il wjis (he purpose of Grover to offer a resolution, if be should ba admitted, calling for the fullest investigation of ail! ch-ir-es against birn. Mr. SargeuUtben withdrew the second resolution, anl Qrcver wns escorted to the disk and tie oath of cilice administered by the Yifjc-f ilr.

Thurraan said at the i former tt-ision of the Seuitc the credenjliafe of J. B. Eustis, claiming to boj aS Senator from Louisiana, were refefred to the Committee on Privileges (indi The committee reported against the right of Euatis to a seat, oin tbe ground that thoMCiucy had been tilled by the election of l'iuch-back; subsequently the Senate decided tbat l'inchpacje was not elected, and be therefore submitted a resolution that the credentinlsof Eustis bf taken from the table -and ricfeire(l to the Committee on Privileges and Elt'ctions. I.id over until to inilrroHv. TLc Senate llu a wci.t into ex ctttive session, aiid iwhen the door were re-opened, adrjotirnca.

OHIO SENATOESHIP. Lively Contest an to Senator her-. imsn's Successor. The following is telegraphed -from Oliiq. "John Sjicrinan's as 1'nited States Sentjtor is expected hereon Friday, and the taSk as to his- successor is getting lively, btanley Congressman GarilelJ, t-jt-Govcrnor Noycp, Aaron 1 1, ry, and Samuel Micllnbarger, are all min'iontd in this connection.

The Republicans will hold a caucus tomorrow night to. cevnsider tbe Senatorial questien. ir is prob able lhati each of the gentlcmcd named above will have some votes, but the real fight already practically Ear-rowed down to Matthews and Garfield, who bothfhave warm friends and shrewd managers looking after their interests, and it will, be ip and tuck between, them at the tt iri; Ijut it looks now as if, when Noyes trieuustuiu ho cannot be nominated, they will go to The break once started will give Matthews such a lead tliat the admirers of candi d-ales whoicjttircl but few votes will tie- sire to be (n tjho v. tr.ping fide and. elect Matthews.

"It is jictly that Matthews is Presideiit Haves' first choice. not at all likely that Hayes will u-e bis personal influence to secure tbe cieclioa of any particular man, but there is no doubt that as Matthew? is his warm personal friend his cletation to the Stna'e would be particularly gratifying to tbe President. It looks now as If Matthews was the coming irian. "The beiug iu a minority, are of criurse'wnhout hope of electing a man oHheir political choice, and so hope to induce Charles H. Grosvenor, Speaker of tbe House, to consent to run as an independent candidate.

The Democrats agreed on this plan, and leading members of the Jiarty waited on Grosvenor, laying that if he would agree this scheme he could be elected without a doubt, as i would only require eleven Republican to bring about tbls re-, suit. I "A correspondent called on Mr. Grosvenor to-day to learn what he knew re- I i i a 1 Tho Statue of William Fenu and Bcnjasuln l'raaklln to Grace tbo Capitol at AV anliliijrt on Govern Yonng. F-oui our Correspondent. IIaukisbubo, ilarch B.

This moTnint; quite numbtr of bills passed second rtading in he Iiour, ibis afternoon iii both st-rutc nud house tbit lima was occupied in cons'uleratiini of appropriation bills lioal pasage. seventeen billa Of Ihis charufttt-r have now passd, find Ibere- re lifty-four in all, tbe biliiicc of vvhioh will cotuo up next week. This evening win devoted to first reading tills, and it was the last occasion of that kind for this session. The last bill was read in place several days ao riio more bills can now be reported from committee, and cow there will be no; more first bills so tbat the future work of tbe session par-lakes of urifinishcd business. Of course the very large proportion of would fail of enactment under any circum-stmccs.

and the dilatory pcogramme adopted by tbe Democracy maris the fats of much thai might pass. STATUE BILL. The UuUed Stales Congress has invited each of tbo states of tbe Union to have esecuted'aud placed in the old Llall of Representatives at Washington, statues of once eminent and now deceased citizens of each state. A resolution was introduced early in this Eesiion accepting the oiler as to. this state and providing tbat the Governor and others should be a committee to select subjects and have the work executed at a cost not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars.

When the bill came up to-day it was amended by inserting the names of Wm. Penn and Benjamin Franklin as the persons of whom statues should bo executed. I APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriation bills which have passed the house and are now undergoing the scrutiny cf the dignified senators are being: pared down pretty liberally, tut not think unjustly. These appro priation bills are frequently passed through the house rapidly without much investigation.

Tuey arc considered sort of priviteged bills and generally go through with a rush just as they come from committees. Some times there are covered sp in the3e litlla snakes that oudit to: be taken out and killed and we are giafl to seu tl at the senate hus tbe courage to apply the Knife. TUK rJHEST COUNTY ELECTION CASE jlOStW VS. FOREST. The case is thf fust of kind, under the new constitution, and the facts which surround it way be particularly intendi ng for that, if for no other reason.

Forest coiinly was mapped out, oiuio- ally, by resolution of the Legislature, in le43, end the resolution was made to provide that tbe old places for holding elections should Temaiu unchanged without reference lit all to the county lines, and that tbe returns should be made tD JtSerson county until Forest county should be organized for judicial ana county purposes. In tho Legislature had established the house of a man named Murray, Eituated in Burnett township, Jeflarson county, the legal place for holding elections. In 180-1 this franchise mansion was blown away by a strong western wind so lhat another place had to be designated. In 1857, Forest county having then been organized for, judicial ar.d county purposes, Ue couuly lines were designated, and tbe late bouse of voting was left in Jefferson county. The people of Forest were then cornptlled to seek pastures now for their balloting, and accordingly selected a school bouse in the villae of wherein, without cit her act of assembly or decree of court, they deposited their votes for.

more than twenty years. The 'court has now decided tbfit the voting at this place not having been directed by law, the poll must be thrown out. The township gave Mr. Agnew fifty majority, which would have elected him. liazlett came here the first day of the session with the certificate of election, was sworn in, but was run over by a railroad train, by which Occident he lost a toe and has not besn able to attend to his duties.

DISTINGUISHED GUEST. Gov. Tfcos. Young, of Ohio, has been stopping over iu 1 his city a few days on a visit to hh twin brother, representative Hugh Young, of Tioga county. These men arc remarkable for their great resemblance to each other, it being almost impossible for their nearest friends to distinguish one from (lie other, and again, for their popularity aud sturdy 8cotch-IrSsh character which exhibits itself in a close, faithful and honest attention to business.

The courtesy of the house wah extended to Governor Young, who is last now brought into special prominence from the fact that his imme- diate predecessor uovernor Hayes nas just been Snaugurated President. Dom THE SENATE YESTERDAY. SENATOR MOHCAX. On assembling the Senate resumed consideration of Mr. Bayard's resolution! that the credentials of General trom Alabama, be taken frora; the table find that he be sworn in.

Spencer moved to amend the resolution; so as to refer the credentials to the Com--mittee on Privileges and Elections. Morgan said be would not vote to refer; Mr. Morgau's credentials, because he was? entitled to be sworn ia on his He believed he had a prima facie caseH eq ul to that of Pinchback or Kellogg, whllt. -tier. Mr.

quoted from tbe remarks of K-y whilt! in ilie Senate nominated for Postmaster i.tral In regarel to the case of the Oregon thclor to the effect tbat be reta ueil the action of thj governor of Ortgon as wrung, but it was not: more reprehensible than the action of tbe. Returning Boards in Louisiana and Klor-ida, and re suming his remarks Mr. Blaine, said Key then veut on to hay he supported Tilden and lien'iricks and believed them to fcave been honestly elected. i The amenJmeut of Spencer to refer Morgan's credenta's was unanimously rejected, without a division. The origt inal resolution, lhat Morgan be sworn was then unanimously r.grccd and General Morgan whs sworn in I HkMATOR OEOVEK.

Mr. Wallace moved the credentials of Grover, Senator from Oregon, bs taken from the table and he be 6worn, when Mr. Sargent submitted a substitute-: Wqersas, Under the constitntiou and laws and practice of the Senate, Layfay- eltc Grower, claiming! to be a Senator from Orwon. his credentials beins? regu lar aud in due form and there being no contestant for his seat ia entitled to admission to a seat in this body on the prima facia case presented by such cot withstanding tbe objections 5 lli; Virginia llouie has pal; el a revenae i' ls of one "en' on 'scb driuk so'd -o ieriniu's aomiaatiea ai SecrcUry nb Treasury was 'nfirmed yesterjay by th negroes are said to bo la trjiuing fa .0 eViegJ of the Propaganda, Rome, as Caili- to their Dative country. It is reported that almost all the laadboruer- ion ibi Allegheny, from Condersport to i'eia has been leased for oil purposes.

liic i.bacco warehouso of D. J. Bradford, llraliord, Kentucky, was burned Wednesday 'tther with 15,000 pounds ot tobacco. The 0 Lut be ascertained. lb? trial of Joseph Lapaju, fur the r-r Langiniiid, resulted last nibt of murder ia the first degree, He to hs hung Maroh 1 5, lS7a.

A lrj' anl enthusiastic meetiug'of business L.ea i -diog bankers of New York, was i ia Wall street, to give expres-. to t-entiuieaisiaToriES the policy of Hayes 1 rileotiun of a cabinet. Iso large barns belonging to Franklin ia Wctherslieli, wero burned tight by an incendiary. FUteen head st'ici ani eonciJerablo grain were consumed. in insurance UwiJeaeei are reaching the Internal Revesuo lo trr-ta uriocs points, that illicit disttila- sr.

on the mouataio regions of Jforth-t'ni Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and iNcivUcre is gradually becoming lesj. Afisr an altercatio at Earn 8 ton, Province Quebec, Wednesday, between two brothers r.iaiei llii. one them returned to the bouse ani tired at his brother through a fatally Houniing him. Tba iiuracrer is in at Sherbroke. An explosion occurred yesterday in Worcester Coliiery, near Swansea, Eoglund.

All the mines wore at work at the time. The number of lives lost is not yet known. Sixteen bodies bars already been taken out. It it thought ii more are in the pit. A temperance sanitary colony has been organized in Fresno county, Cal.

The members to preserve the ssaitary cob-Jition of the colony by maintaining the purity of the air, to sell or make no intoxicating liqors ai to belong to no secret organization. The most violent mow of the winter prevailed at St. Louis yestrrJay. Iru! ia liua impeded. The itorm or 3nated in and has extended over Kjaa, Indian Territory, part of Arkansas and Missouri, and now (raveling eastwardly and northeastwardly.

A vices from Mazittan state that the schooner "Montana," from San Francisco, ha; been forcibly held by the collector at that part, who holds that having on board guns resigned to Guatemala, she must land these it and obtain the duty on them beforo ob timing clearance. The matter will be lobmit- to the State department. Passengers by coieh from theBouthera part A Wyoming Territory report having passed a a A numbering from twenty to thirty late LojtiSe Indians on Indian Creek, who said they were on their way to the agency to snrrsnJer themselves. They also declared that from two three hundred more Indians would be coin-in; along in a few days for the came purpose. General Crook, who is now in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, received intelligence that, un the id instant a runner reached lieu Cloud trom the party of friendly Indians who left Red Cloud about six weeks ago to induce Ciaiv Horse" to eome tn.

The runner reports that he left "Crazy Horse" on the Little Powder river preparing to come in with one hundred and twenty lodges. Fifty lodges of other lately hostile Indians were also on their way by another route. Qeneral Sheridan arrived yesterday, and will start East to-day. 'ieneral Crook will return to Fort Larmie on FriJay. Captain Roberts, of the ship "Fannio 'which arrived at Boston yesterday from Calcutta, reports that on the 22d of October in latitude 6 north, long.

85, east, he fell in with the English ship "Kate Gregory," from Calcutta to Poins De Gaul, on fire. Captain refcocd the entire crew numbering Ailwent wcil until the 11th of November, when the rescued crew attempted mutiny, tea-Jed by the Captain and mates, the former Jemacde Captain Roberts to change bis course the Ile ot to land himself and i.e-.i. This Roberts declined doing and intici-i n'-Djt trouble placed guard on watch and then ceased their demonstrations. At '-e cad of fifteen days the English captain de-liati inl t'ueand bis crew be set adrift, which li'-Urts declined to do. He talked with the captain warning him of the conse-(Uenaes if he persisted, and kept him under 'stra nt until the vessel arrived in Algoa Bay, tf Good Hope, when on the 20th of De-aibsr the re-caed men were landed.

Cap-'iiq Koberts rstaincd tho boats as the property the ship until salvage was jiaid. While Ituherts was on shore the EaglUh captain went oa board with some men and took away the boa rby force. The tacts were reported to the Elector who stopped the of the boats, and they were left in charge of the United Stites Consul. STATE ITEMS. were sixty-eight death ia Pittsburg ia-i we.ii.

Policeman Henry Lucas, of Philadelphia, rured Tuesday in the railroad collision, died neonesoay. Mr. Samuel Wolf, a wealthy aai eiteemed lily, in Danville, hung herself on Saturday, cause is assigneo lor tne terrible act. The thirty eighth annual scsaion of the Central Pennsylvania conference of the Evangelical church met at Wilyamsport yesterday. Ike Shaffer, a veteran horse thief, aged 71, been put is Bedford jail for having horses his possatsion that belonged to owners in irnia.

Ibe P.na cotton mill, of Allegheny, has "Sk' by a stocn company with a coi-t will resume upcratiuus, alter bn-j idle spell. The Permaneat Exhibition in the Min lulling on the Centennial groand wit hi ed oa the first of May next, with ceremonie3. The Lehigh Vallev railroad has refa-el to My a tax of $1,300 on the bridge between bai on aud Phillipsburg, and the case is to li is-r. to the supreme court. 'arge wolves were recently sees near --Ier-s Cambria county.

Tire deep drove these animals frm their usual tia-tts iu search of fool. tl'iim Howard, of Emporium, who has ji- returned from a trip through the Western laaoer country, reports that the stock of logs ttii winter is greatly below the average. ''er 4,000 boxes of oranges and lemons fM 6t Arch street wharf, Philadelphia, a Wednesday, the oranges bringing from tl.60 24 per box, and the lemons from $2.3 per box. iiella MeClaln, who was convicted of poi-s aiag a CenUnnial exhibitor named Canfield, the Fish boose, at Philadelphia, last sum-tier, died on Wednesday, at the Eastern fettentiary, where she was undergoing sen- A woman was robbed of her norVtt honk ptblio street of PitUbnrg on Monday by a "an who put his hand ot her moath leiling iierlio must hare her pooket book and at the time taking It out of her pocket. The wuaclty 0r the act so overcame the lady that bs forgot t) scream.

to out and practically to go buck ai uii his parly associates, aud thus disgr i.i h.m-eli and bring lishoner on bis frie-n-'s. lie iosis'cd that the RChrme bo at once, which was promptly done- "A ce with another iUrpubucaii nifcinher, biit will am t'tv nothiog, is chosen wili.be Ut publican od ilfccted by The. Dotuofiati. ive not yet decided who they wiU with tiu-ir votes. Pendlit in' and Frank Ilurd have been suggdstttd'j'but thu honcsr at best ib an empty -ent, cau-didatis are not pressing." A LEAF OF A UemliiUcence'of the Old Slave Days.

List Saturday the rrinr.lrrs tf old Samuel Green were laid to rest: in the South E-iltlmnre ccmtlery (Irrenwas emly an old colored man wtto, since tbe close of Ihe war, 11:13 led the tpiiel -life of servant, but who previou-vto that bud undergone experiences which probably have no parallel in tbf. hUtory of any oth-. man. He was years ol 1 at tbe lime- cf h-. rk-a'r), was a member cf Ihe GieUuid liita Cbujch, axd a character for.

fuitlrtulncss honcMy for whis oltl inan is pcrhups now r-- npinjj bis re-wufd. In lS-W he wa-i iiviiif? in Dorchester couaty, wU-ru be had juuviously been ued by a wliao fatnily are still living in that, section and names are well known. It was a period, when ali f.r.vts of luinuis were prevalent of a revolt mnong the tit.d the: great-e-bt care was taken not to allow any con. tiderable number of negroes to congregate together either for religious or social purposes. Naturally, any slave that" could read was luoked upun with considerable suspicion, and it was not tin-frequent tbat searches were made of the negro quarters for seditious pamphlets or papers, any quantity of which, Jor so the ahli-flavery documents were con sidered, were Uk-q Hosting thrtitgh the country.

Unclu Sana, belli a free man, had the mi -fortune to know how to read, and so bis cabin as one searched for literature of an iL.tl.ini mat ory nature, which was found, the tame being the novel of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It can be jixl how this story of Harriet Beecber Stowe was regarded at that time, when it is stated that had an infernal machine for blowing up the while folks' church btn found instead, the excitement coujdhave been, no greater. Oid Uncle Sam was arrested, a tf.i-: was found against hiin, and oa au indictment for havintr in bis possession "seditious and incendiary 'iooument calculated to disturb Hie public' peace and destroy the welfare," or words to tht effect, he was brought to trial. The evidence in tbe case was to the effect that Uncle Sam bad this eiaogerouis book in his possession. That fact was not denied by the old man, who stood up in the dock and attempted to juuify his possession thereof by trying to show that there was nothing hurtful in the volume, ilt was shown! that Uncle Tom, had de-tied Legreo and let a. bad example by dying tor principle, and lhat George Harris had made gond his escape and was happy ia Canada, and that Cassy had held her mastet's word at open defiance and ruled hini, too; all of which, il was said, mu-t have a bail effect upon the slaves, who would thereby be iuduccd to emulate the example- and foUowfin the foctv.eps of thete uclilious characters.

And to Uncle Sam, then three-score yeais old, was found guilty, sentenced to five years, in the stale penitentiary, to which place Ire was once conveyed. and Dorchester county was at peace, for it had rid itscU of a dangerous () man and taught a lesson to all negroes that could read not gainer lnlnrmation or pleasure from the pages of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Uncle Sum a convict displayed the same traits of character which had distinguished him previously. Faithful to his duties, obedient to discipline and re spectful and corirlfciis to the Ulcers in charge, he won the contldenesi of the keepers to such an extent that be was allowed more liberties than his companions in misfortune, and Independent of the stigma which utiached lo the stnped suit be wore, he has always spokeu of the two years ho sfjpstin prison -as comparatively 1: a ontfJ. A movement was then made to oltiia his pardon, and accordingly when in hL sixty-second year, executive clemency was extended lo him upon tbe provision that he would go lo Canada. ThH was accepted by the old man, and a -purse havina been subscribed, the old fellow with his wife, who survives him, and who supplied tbe writer the details of this history, left for London, Ontaiio, where, they remained until tbc limancipaUOJi Proclamation put iho affairs of life in a different light for Uncle Sam, and ho came back to Maryland and settled in His wife, eld Aubt Eliza, lives in tnt northwestern part of the city.

Her husband left her a little sum, which will keen her from want during the re-maimjer'of her days. "Yes, sail," said she to the reporter, "he war a good ole man to me, and his semi's In glory suab It's clad ia a coat of shinln' gold, and lie's an ole man, but thaUtbar stml's as, sprigfct'y and chipper singiu' around de throne and the Lam' of Good nesa as piccaninny's." Baltimore AvieriC'in FINANCIAL. Philadelphia Storks. of White, Powell kr.i Biokars, No. ii South Third St.

PuiulDKLrini, March 9, 1W. Spccla: to th" Dully KevorA of Ihe tioid Pennsylvania 4tailfeli-r, t. 1H Reading Lenlgh Valley Northern Centre.1 rhlladelphls iad Lehiga Navipatlon UatawlKsa Preferred 11 Now York Stack aad Money Market. KIT TOBK, Marci 9, 1977. The totlrrwlng ar priced of loading stocks at the New Tork Stoek New Tork Central and Htulson 87 ej New lorkand 7v Lake Shore .1 ltoci uiaoa i i Si ueiawart anuaauson ox Pennsvlsanla Coal Comnan 1M Delaware, Laokawanaa and S4U Morris and Kasex.

84 uentrai K.it. or rew Jrsey. Western Onion Telegraph tS Tbe Senate Committees. Washinoton, March 9. In the Senate tc-day the select and standing committees were announced.

The following re the most impor'a-jt of the commit tees 2V(cy2M und MkctiunaMr. Morton, chairman; Mitchell, Wadleigh, Cameron McMillan, Hoar, Saulsbury, Mer-rimon and Hill. YtH-eign Heiatii'ti -Mr. Cameron chairman; Motion, Hamlin, Howe, Conkling, McCreery, Bogy, Eaton, and Johnson. Finance Mr.Morrill,chairman;Dawes,; Ferry, Jones, (Nev.) Allison, Bayard, Kernan, and Wallace.

Appropriativna Mr. Windom, chair man! harccnt Allison. IJnrsev Itlainp Davis, Va.) Withers, EUou and Beck. Cjiniiurci Mr. Conkling, chairman, Spencer, Burnside, McMillan, Patterson Gordon, Dennis, Hansom, Randolph.

Manufacture) Mr. Booth, chairman, Bruce, Rollins, Johnston, and McPher-son. Agriculture at. Paddock chairman, Sharon, Hoar, Davis, (W. Va.) and Gordon.

Judiciary Mr. Edmunds chairman, Conkling, -Howe, ChrUtiancy, Davis, Thurman, and McDonald. lost Office ami IU RoathUi. Hamlin chairman, Ferry, Jones, (Nev. ,) Paddock, Conover, Klrkwooel, Saulsbury, Majttf, and Bailey.

Graver of Oregon Demands an luvca- tlKatlon. Washisotok, March 9. In the Senate to-day Mr. Thurman called up the resolution to refer credentials of J. B.Eus-ti.?, claiming a seat in the Senate from the state of Louisiana, to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, and it was agreed to without a division.

Mr. Grover, (Oregon) submitted the following: RarfteJ, That the hit teen memorials heretofore presented to the Senate by Hon. J. Mitchell, purporting to be signed by 309 citizens of the state of Oregon, reciiing lhat it was currently reported and generally believed lhat the election of F. Grover as Senator of the United States was procured by bribery, corruption aud other unlawful moans iu the legislature of the state of Oregon, and that said L.

F. Grover did corruptly and fraudulently issue a certificate of election to one E. M. Oouin as a Presidential elector, on Dec. 137U, and tLat ihe said L.

F. Grover did bear false witness before the Senate Committee on or about January 0,1877, be now referred to tbe commit tee on Privileges and Elections, who shall thoroughly investigate and report upon tiie foregoing charges, with power to send for persons and papers. Agreed to without division. THE ASHTABULA HORROR. Verdict of the Coroner's Jury The Cotupauy Held Responsible.

By Telegraph to the Record. AfciiTABCLA, March 9. The coroner's jury rendered a verelict to-day on the Ashtabula railroad bridge disaster. The jury find that the bridge was very faulty in its construction, and censures the railroad company for not having it frequently inspected by a competent engineer, and the verdict declares the Company responsible for the bad loss of lite occasioned by the accident. Tbe Supreme Court.

Fuii.adei rniA, March 9. Iu the tu-pie-ms Court yesterday the following cases were argued Ueermans vs. Van Storcli. Errr to Common Pleas of Luzerne county. Williams vs.

The Noilh-ern Ctntr.il Railroad Company. Error to Common Vleas of Bradford county. CASES TO-DAY. AYadduli'a appeal from Common Pleas Luzerne county, was argued in tbe Supreme Couit to day. The case arose in the court below, on a bill filed by the Pennpylvania Coal Co.ti.cainst Waddell Schorter.

The appelants contend tbat under the power exercised by the legislature ia taking private property for a private road without compensation, the present act was constitutional, their argument being that t.be railroad laws of the itite cannot bj supported by reason of the public right to travel over them. The court below held that on that and their connection with public highways and places of necessary public resoit, their constitu tionality depended and applied the same testa to the act ia question. They also contend that the facilitating of the production aad use of the mineral resources was a quasi publie use and tbat th, 'ooBBtltutioBaHty of the lateral ralircMul law which, the Judge below held, the act lu question, tp in pari mataiai doea not depend entirety on the right 61 the public to use such roads. A off. to It ft of Osntral Railroad pt Now Jsrsay.

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