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nay A terrible instance of child abuse

sar A terrible instance of child abuse
has come to light in Columbus, Ohio. A
little girl seven years old has been systemat-
ically tortured by her father and stepmother.
The little victim hands have been nearly
burned off by the fends, and she is a mass
Of tester in scars from head to foot. Her
skull has been also fractured BY blow
Some Of the details are too horrible for re-
lation. The parties have been arrested.
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Da% Where do we find Raymond, Doolit-
tie and Dixon, on the reconstruction qucs.
ton? Voting along with the Radicals! It
will be remembered that these men we're
the moving spirits in the great August Con-
vention at Philadelphia. Raymond deliusr-
ed the address. .on the occasion! How do
those Democrats feel who were willing last
fall to take these men into their ranks and
make leading lights of them? How would
they look now leading the Democracy2
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I@ The Democratic party has no reason
to feel any other than encouraged. 1t
will succeed in the next campaign beyond a
doubt. Move along the column. :
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Wednesday, February ~, 1867.
Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Committee, ut its
meeting on January Goth, at Harrisburg,
adopted the following resolutions:
lst. Thakthe regular Convention Of the
party, for nominating a candidate for the
Supreme Bench, be held at Harrisburg, on
the Second Tuesday Of June, 1867, at twelve
o'clock NJ, and that said Convention be COM
posed of the usual number of delegates.
End. In addition thereto, it is recommend
cd to the Democracy of Pennsylvania to
forthwith elect, in the usual manner, two
delegates, of recognized position and inau-
ence in the party, for each Representative
and Senator in their respective district who
shall meet in Mass Convention, at Harris
burg, on day to be fixed by the Chairman
Of the State Central Committee.
BY order Of the Democratic State Com,
WIN. A. WALLACE, Chairman.
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GRADED SCHOOL,
ON THIRD STREET,
BLOOM SRURG.

GRADED SCHOOL,
ON THIRD STREET,
BLOOM SRURG.
The echool is In two departments. First noor fvr
Primary Scholars. tee0na ior NOR. advanced
The rooms arc well furnished with mans, char IL.
&c, for the bcneAt or scholars. Every exsrtk will
be made 10 facilitate the ancemsn of those placed
under our In ,tructi0n.
ELEV EEKS
constitute oHo TeriA, and no deduction viii 10 mnds
on ncconnt or lost time except In ease Of proraccd
sickness.
PUPILS RECEIVED
nt Intervals for one or more terms ~ parents or guar
dions may think proper.
Rates Of Tuition from o. 10 o., 10
Primary Scholars. 800
Heading ana Writing with Geography nnd
Prinury A fithn,etic, 40
oral, Writen Arithmetic and Geography, $50
Primary Grammar including Arithmetic
aid Geography. 500
Higher elsssr. of Grammar a.d Geography s,GI
History, familiar Science nnd Algebra. $50
Phiio.o .ophy, Fhysi,osy. Astronomy &c, 7,,O
Lessons given In Painting on Tcns0nnb,r terms
r. W. WYNKOoP 4 TO.
Bloonsburg, Feb %, 1867.
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and placed at the bar by Marshal Gooding
and his deputies His zouave uniform had
been removed, and the prisoner was attired
in suit Of black. When brought into
court his hands were manacled, but by re.
quest Of his counsel the court ordered them
removed, and the Indictment to be read to
him by tho Clerk Of the Court. N
At the close Surratt entered the plea OF
mot guilty" The Clerk then asked, ''How
will you be tricd?' to which the response
officer added, MAY God send you a safe Dc. de.
liverancc. y. Tho handouts were then re.
placed and the prisoner remanded to Jail.
during the time Of Surratts presence in the
courtroom.
Sanford Conover, who was recently con-
victed in this court Of perjury before the Mil
itary Committee Of the House Of Rcpresen-
tatives, was also present awaiting sentence
the two prisoners side by side at the bar.
No day has yet been fixed for Surratt's
trial.
BILLS APPROVED.
The President has signed the bill appro-
priating ten millions for the payment Of in
valid pensions; twenty three millions for
pensions to the widows, children, mothers,
fathers, brothers and sisters Of soldiers and
two hundred and eighty thousand dollars for
navy pensions to the same class Of persons
just mentioned.
The President has also approved the bill
abolishing the Office of Superintendent of
Public Printing, heretofore appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and con.
sent of the Senate, and providing for the
election Of Congressional Printer by the
Senate.
Mr. Defrees, who was removed to give
place to Mr.. Wendell, will undoubtedly be
elected to that Office.
The President has also approved the bill
to establish and protect the national ceme-
teries
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. -ITous. B. f.
Wade, John b. Alley, B. f. Boyer, j. "
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p Buckland, Wm Lawrence, Martin Welk-
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Durant, n. P. Willis, with Portraits, Diog-
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Mental Telegraph; Woman's Rights and
Woman's Wrongs; Plain words to big
Boys; The Teacher; Hints to Travellers !;
Visiting the Sick Health at Home; A Trip
to Omaha; Flogging Parental Influence
Going to Paris Popc's Essay on Man, ETC.,
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Only 90 cents. or So year. Address Fow-
lcr and Wells, $50 Broadway, New York.
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Murder In q Court Room.

A German named George Ellar was ar.
rested in Philadelphia on charge Of com
hitting rape on Louisa Leis, q little girl
thirteen years Of age. The accused enter
cd bail for his appearance ut court, but alb
scondcd and forfeited his bail. About four
weeks ago, Mr.. George Rankin, who had
bailed him, by some means asccrtained that
Ellar was in Harrisburg, went there and had
him arrested and taken to Moyamensing
prison. On the Goth the accused was to have
been tried in the Quarter Sessions Court, in
Philadelphia. The Bulletin says that at
10 o'clock the prison van was driven up, us
usual, to the Sixth street entrance Of the
Court House, and one or two prisoners had
been taken into the Court room and placed
in the dock, and officer David Banks follow
ed with Ellar in his charge.
The Court room was crowded as usual.
Mrs. Leis and her daughter occupied seats
upon the south side of the room. Lcis was
seated on the end of settee near the west
ern entrance of the Court room. AS Officer
Banks entered the door with his prisoner,
Leis arose, and drawing a revolver from an
inside pocket of his coat, he deliberately
fired at Ellar. The shot took effect in the
region Of the heart, and the prisoner falling
back into the arms of Officer Kritzer, utter
ed the exclamations. "Oh! Oh! Oh!"-
The wounded man was at once carried into
the Office Of the Clerk of the Court, where
he died in minute or two.
Leis made no attempt to escape. He was
instantly seized by Mr.. George U. Taylor,
one of the tipstavcs of the Court. Officer
Silverthorne wrcstcd the pistol from his
hands. 1t was six -barreled revolver, and
five loads remained in it.
The murderer was Immediately placed
before Judge Ludlow, who was upon the
bench ut the time, and he expressed de-
sire to make full statement of tho affair
but the Judge refused to listen to him, and
after hearing evidence of the fact Of the
murder, he committed the accused to an.
swer. He was Immediately removed to Moy.
amensing prison.
Although Leis made no formal detailed
statement, he admitted that he had com.
mittcd the deed to avengc the wrongs of hi.
daughter, that he had done it deliberately
and that he was prepared to take the con
sequences.
Ellar was small man, not more than five
feet six or seveHinches in height, and about
thirty years Of age. He had German cast
of countenancc, with rather high and broad
forR head, q fiat nose and large mouth
4 through which bis teeth showaa very plain
ly. His hais was thin and jet hex he
wore a dark moustache dMd mrial. Ell
was dressed very respectably6 a complete
suit of black. His face was neither repul
sive nor prepossessing; it was such one al
is seen a hundred times a day upon thu
street, indicating neither very bad nor al
unusually good character He was tailo
by trade
Leis is also German He is about fort,
years of age, and he has the appearance o
being respectable man. lie is saddle
| by trade.
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The friends of the Sherman military gov
ernment bill expect that the President will
send in his veto message tomorrow, although
it is possible it may not come before Tuesday
or "Wednesday. 1t is understood that the
document will be brief, pointed and firm,
and will take substantially the same ground
hitherto maintained by the President on the
question of restoration.
GOVERNOR SWAN.
1t is rumored that leading radical Sena.
tor will next session move to refer the crc-
dentials of Hon. Thomas Swami, Senator
from Maryland, to the judiciary Committee,
with power to send for persons and papers
and make general inquiry with reference to
the enforcement Of the registry law in Mary
land at the election last fall, when majori-
ty Of the present Legislature was elected.
and pending this investigation, MI. Swami
will be denied admission TO his seat. ~
ORGANIZATION OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
The Radical members elect of the next
House Of Representatives will hold eau.
Gus about tho close Of the present week for
the purpose Of nominating officers of the
House tor the FOrtieth Congress. Speaker
Coltax will be renominated. 1t is thought
the other officers will also beretained Hon.
James Brooks Of New York, will receive
the compliment Of the Democratic vote for
the Speakership. ~
THE ARRANGEMENT OF sURRATT.
John II. Surratt was to-day arraisned be.
fore the bar Of the Criminal Court Of this
District. The fact that it would be breneht
before that tribunal SO early was not gener-
ally known, and the crowd in nattendance was
not very large. 7'''Vf l
The prisoner was brought over from Jail
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Wentworth's special committee, appoint
cd to inquire into the particulars of the al.
legged bargain between the President and
certain Radical members of Congress, met
this morning, but transacted no business be-
yond ordering the Sergeant-at-Arms to sum
mon few witnesses,
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TELEGRAPHC CHANGEs.-George B.
Prescott, former Superintendent OF the
Northern Division of the Western Union
Telegraphic Company's wires, has been
appointed to the general management of
affairs on the Middle Division, embrac.
ing the territory between New York city
and Utica, in connection with his former
duties as superintendent of the Northern
Division, making the most extensive if
not the most important division within
the limits Of the corporation.
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Washington Etens.
Cameron denies that he is in favor
of impeachment,

Cameron denies that he is in favor
Of impeachment.
The retrenchment committee is
about to resume it's Investigations.
The lawyer friends Of Mr.. Bradley
met on Tuesday, but adjourned to Octo-
Der without action.
commissions Taylor OF the Indian
bureau leaves Washington to-day to re-
ioin the Indian commission at Omaha.
Secretary Seward denies that he is
trying to settle the Alabama claims by
cession OF British territory on the Paci-
fC coast.
General Sully and Col Palmer, sent
by the Interior Department to inquire
into Indian matters, have returned and
are ready to report.
Gen. Grant has telegraphed to Gen.
Howard, who is at Providence, R. l.,
that he is to retain his position at the
head Of the freedmen's bureau.
George C. Whiting, chief clerk Of the
Department OF the Interior since its Or
ganizstion, died at Washington on Tues
day, at the age OF so. He was grand
master Mason Of the District.
"A proposition is being discussed in
the revenue department to do away with
detectives, inspectors, &C., by granting
monthly licences to whisky distilleries
on basis Of the capacity Of stills.
The President has appointed Thomas
n. Stillwell OF Indiana, and an ex-mem'
Der Of Congress from that State, minis
ter resident to the republic Of Venezuela
in place of James Wilson, deceased.
A dozen officers in Kansas, insteat
Of lighting the Indians, are about TO ST
in court martial at Fort Leavenwortf
on General Gustav, for going to For
Harker without leave to see his wife
when he heard she was dying witt
cholera.
The troubles multiply inIthe way o
the immediate departure OF Gen. sheri
dan from New Orleans. Gen. Griffil
.elegraphs that he has no officer abov
the rank Of brevet lieutenant colone
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Miscellaneous items

Gen Thomas has Returned 20 Nash
vile in improved health.
-Gui,ford c.. Gains the oldest
house in the United Sralts-une built in
1910.
The pub&c teo. has been reduced
during the two years ending Aug. y
1867, two hundred and .orty mnlur
dollars.
The New Orleans Times SAYS the
cotou crop o. the South will, H. Vie
aggregate fully equal if not exceed 'nn-
Of last year,
Andrew Johnson was burned in
ch]gy, with much circumstance and
ceremony, in Mouuose Pa, on Thursday
evening last.
james Arnold Receiving Teller Of
the Tradesmens National Bank, New
York, who was arrested for embezZing
S34 600 Of It's funds, has been admitted
to bail in the sum Of $4,000.
The Indians have penetrated to the
very outskirts Of San Antonio Texas.
The Northern redskins are crowding
into the State, and q complete devasta-
ton Of the frontier is feared.
The Soldiers Monument at Deerheld,
Mass, was dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies Wednesday, including an
address by Congressman Henry L. Dawes
o. Pjttsfeld, and a poem by Z. NJ. B.
Corning Of StOCkbridge.
A young woman who stated that
She had been seduced by a scoundrel
who promised to marry her, went in the
Manchester. y. H., cars on Monday,
where she gave birth to male child,
and threw il on the track near AndOyer
The woman left the cars at Melrose and
walked haU a mile before she reached
the house Of friend, She was arrested
in the evening and taken to AndOver.
The child when picked up was alive, but
diet lew hours &tterward.
The dedication Of the Boston statue
o. The late Edward Everett, which was
cast in bronze in Berlin after the model
made by W. W. Story, will take place
I early in October The programme will
! embrace bries address by the Hon
George S. Hiuard on behalf of the Sub,
Committee on Design and Execution
/ which will be followed by remarks from
/ eX-MayOr Lincoln and Mayor Norcross
and the dedicatOry address will be de-
/ iivered by eX.Goy. Andrew. 1t is prob
( a0le -hele will be procession anC
( o'ter appropriate arrangements,
The rapid increase of business in the
/ Money Order Department Of the United
! $fqrEg n1stq1 ..ry-iCa ic sLorrD hv fhl
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GEN. GRANT.-The Boston Advertiser
truthtully says Of Gen. Grants admins
tration OF affairs at the War Department
In spite Of the painful impression
which Gen. Grants accession to the
War Office undoubtedly produced in the
minds Of many Republicans, the pres.
enCe Of that officer in that department
is to-day one Of the few grounds Tor
hope and confidence in the present con-
dition q affairs at Washington. The
public have begun to feel that Gen
Grant stands as faithful guardian Of
the interests which are seriously threat
ened. The stand taken by him with ref
erenCe to subordinate military com
manders has proved that Congress did
not mistake when it trusted the whole
work of reconstruction to his hands.
The powers Of the War Department are
safely managed while under his charge,
and while other members Of the
Cabinet stand at the Presidents mer-
cy, everybody feels,--even Mr. Johnson
himself, we suspect, now feels,-that
Gen. Grant is to-day much too impor-
tant man to be managed or hustled
into or out Of Office as an ordinary pol
iticial Secretary may be"
1t has now become apparent to all
that Gen. Grant is in decided opposition
to the Presidents course, and that so
far as his temporary acceptance of the
War Department being occasiOned by a
sympathy with the policy Of the admin
istration, it was probably the result of
an entire distrust of Mr.. johnson and Of
a desire to save the Office from falling
into the hands OF q politician Of the
Presidents school.
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1850, Glass windows first used for
light.
ll36, Chjmneys first put into houses.
ll52, Lead pipes for carrying water
1890, TallOw candles for lights.
1893, Spectacles invented by an
italian.
1902, Paper first made from linen.
I34l, Wooden cloth first made in Eng
land.
141O, Art Of painting in oil.
l440, Art OF printing from movable
types.
1477, Watches first made in Germany.
1910, Variations in the compass first
noticed.
1543, Pins first used in England,
1890, Telescope invented by Porta and
Jansen.
1901, Tea first brought from China.
1903, Theatre erected in England by
Shakespeare.
1909, Jupiter's satellites discovered by
Jansen.
1910, Thermometer invented by Sane
torius
1913, Circulation o. blood discovered
by Harvey
1925, BRICK first maze o. any required
siz-.
1926, Printing in colors invented.
1929, Newspaper first established.
1880, Shoe buckles first made.
1885, Wine made from grapes in Eng
land.
1889, Pendulum clocks invented,
164l, Coffee brought to England.
l64l, Sugar-cane cultivated in the
West Indies.
1643, Barometer invented by Tori
cell, in Italy,
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within reach, and he cannot well turn
over his command TO him.

Mllnlu kCdSuI auA AS NedhOS NSAA NNAA
over his command TO him.
The First National bank OF Wash
ington has withdrawn its advertisement
for the purchase OF confederate bonds,
which IL put out at the instance OF
parties in Europe. The only offers Of
the bonds for sale came from New York
city. The bank proposed to pay $3.50
for every thousand.
-Messrs. Van Wyck and Melcher, OF
the committee on retrenchment and
reform, resumed their investigations at
the treasury department, Wednesday, OF
malfeasance in the management OF the
cotton and other property abandoned in
the rebel states during the war. The
committee expect to resume their inves'
legations in New York, next Monday.
The charge de affairs ad interim OF
Venezuela has notified Postmaster
General Randall that contract has
been made for the conveyance Of the
mails between the United States and
Venezuela, which will leave New York
on the fifth Of each month and will stop
at the islands Of San Juan, Port Rico
and st. Thomas, The first steamer will
sail, Saturday, and the rate Of postage
will be 10 cents per half ounce, pre-
paid,
Congressman Burton c, Cook, OF
Illinois, aud J. P. c. Shanks of Indiana,
had interviews with Gen. Grant Tues
day, and Congressman Schenck had a
like interview Wednesday. 1t is under
stood that these interviews were sought
for the purpose of ascertaining Gen,
Grants status upon the political ques-
lions now uppermost in the public
mind. 1t is further understood that
these gentlemen are now satisfied that
Gen. Grant is not only loyal himself, but
that he is very DESTROYS Of carrying out
the expressed wishes and desires Of that
great body Of the people who were loyal
during the war, and who supplied him
with the men and the money wherewith
to conquer the rebellion.
"A grand encampment Of the ma.
tional Union Johnson club " met al
Washington yesterday, Mr.. N. P
Sawyer its grand commander, who is
editor Of the Pittsburg (Pa.) Republican
has been in Washington several days
in close communion with the President
He tells the President that there is 6
tremendous reaction in his favor, thai
Pennsylvania is sure to give big
democratic majority in the fall election
and that if he will remodel his cabine
and make a stout fight he is certain t.
be reelected President. Mr.. johnson
listens with pleasure to such nonsense
and is stimulated by it to some new &C
Of folly daily.
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The WAY TO PUNISH THE FoRMosA
PIRATES. The New York Evening Post
says that Admiral Bell did not take the
proper method to chastise the Formosa
pirates for their murder OF American
sailors, and tells O. this more effective
way:
Admiral Bell had no forts 10 attack ::
but it appears to US he ought, under the
circumstances, to have shelled the saw
ages from his ship. Even If he had
killed none, the destructive effects Of
thirty or forty shells upon the shore and
forest would have made a salutary i'm -.
preston on the inhabitants. To send a
party Of men into an unknown Jungle,
to hunt savages who were known to
have firearms and who were pretty sure
to make an ambush, does not appear a
very shrewd piece Of generalship. As
the case now stands, the Formosans
have the best OF US; they have been en-.
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have grown very large of late, are under
the exclusive management of Mr., Seward.
The Secretary despairs of making the
administration Of Johnson respectable,
but he means to do something to redeem
his own name from the bad odor Of his
present official association, The Rus,
sian disinlectant secured, he is now after
the aromas, spices, oils, and bams of all
the islands of the sea.