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vVhittemore and ButIer.


Whittemore was expelled from Congress
for accepting bribe for West Point ca.
detship. While he admitted the charge, he
pleaded in extenuation of his offeuse. that
he had expended the money for educational
purposes anong the negroes in his district.
Butler, OF Tennessee. was convicted by the
Military Committee OF having pocketed a
thousand dollars in the sane way, and makes
the plea that he spent the money for roliti-
cal purposes in his own State. The differ
ence between these two Radical scoundrels
is simply this: Whittemore firms that be
spent the bribe in teaching the young idea
of the negroes in South Carolina ho,o to shoot,
while the patriotic Butler invests his green
backs in teaching the negroes in Tennessee
hote to roie. Butler has been cenS1ued for
his conduct by vote of the House. whereas
he richly deserved expulsion. 1t follows
from this, that if Radical Congressman
corruptly accepts money and then applies it
to advance the interests Of the "God and
morality" party, his offense will be con-
doned but If he appropriates it for any
other purposes he is guilty of high crime
for which he must suffer condign punish
ment-Covode voted against the resolution
for Buffers expulsion. Why not2 a fell
low feeling makes US Hondrous kind.
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made to minister to such vile uses, that it
has become a stencil in the nostrils OF the
people. The word signifies fidelity to a
prinee or sorreign and is totally inapplica-
ble-in a republican form of governmeEt.-
an Englishman may be loyal TO his Queen,
but it can never be said, that an American
is loyal to his President or to the govern
ment. A few days ago, Mr.. Eldridge, a
democratic member of Congress from Wis
consin, in speech delivered in the House,
referred to this whining, as follows:
The word "loyalty" have always despised
| despise " hat is called loyal" man / hate
him from the crown of my head to the sole of
my feet. undertook to illustrate to the House
by y story the meaning of this word ''loyal
tY - and as the House may have forgotten the
incident / wish to repeat it for the benefit of
nv friend from Massachusetts. The question
was asked why friend OF mine could not get
the contracts out of which he could make
money during the war, and one who was able
to get contracts and max money, loyal man
told him the reason why he could not was be-
cause he WAS "truly loyal" My friend says,
Now, what 90 you mean by loyalty p
Mean P' he says why it is feeling which
pervades a man, that influences his whole con-
duct, that make him really what he is not
But" said my friend. "what does that
mean r. He replied, "It is feeling" We'll,
then, how do you feel 2" 81 feel loyal -
But what is that feeling Z" He then replied,
81 feel as though wanted to steal something
or kill somebody" [LaughteI.l And this is
loyalty. You have made that word take the
place of the true and noble old word, the foun-
dation principle of the republic and of the ma
tion--to take the place Of patriotism l am
patriotic, but am not "loyal." 1t is word
which does not belong to this country; but
only belongs to Massachusetts, Laughter
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TIE Judiciary Committee of the United
States Senate has made report adverse to
the right Of Gen. Ames to seat in that
body as a Senator from Mississippi. It is
impossible to see how the Committee could
have arrived at different conclusion. As
Ames resigned his position in the army in
order that he might become Senator. if the
Senate should adopt the report of the com
mittee, Ames will be in the predicament Of
the greedy dog who, when crossing the
stream with bone in his mouth, grasped
at the shadow and lost the substance. -
Mr.. Conkling Of New York, who made the
report, referred to the case as follows:
Eenntor Conkling. who reported on the cre-
deatials of General Ames. as Senator elect
from Mississippi, called attention to tie con
stitutional requiI emeEt that person to be eli
gibe rs Senator of the United States must
be an i:ihabitant of the State for which he is
chosen, and must be such inhabitant when
elected. The election in this instance occurred
the 18th of January, 1870, at which time
Ames was military officer, stationed in Mis-
Bissippi 10y order of superior military authority.
and was acting as Provisional Governor, by
appointment from General Mcdowell In the
opinion of the judiciary Committee his presence
in these two characters did not constitute the
requisite legal residence. Notwithstanding his
declarations when consenting to become can
didate for the Senate, that he intended to leave
the army and reside in Mississippi. and not
Rithstanding hrs subsequent resignation, which
accepted by the President before signing
the bill to admit the State.
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Freight transportation.
COMPLETE REvoLUTIoE-TEA FROM JAPAN
To NEW YORK IN FoRTYoSE Days
VALUE OF THE PACIFIC ROAD.

Commercial people cannot have failed to
remark the complete revolution not only IN
the method of Transporting freight from one
ocean to another, hut in the time occupied
in the transport. by the facilities supplied
in the great railway lines now spanning the
continent. An instance in point occurs in
the conveyance of the cargo of tea brought
from Yokohama by the ship Benefdctress to
San Francisco. The owners, Messrs. A.
A. Low & Co., telesraphed her captain to
sail from Japan, after his ship was fully
laden, to San Francisco instead OF New York,
as had been previously arranged.
Arriving at the metropolis of California,
the entire cargo, consisting of eleven thou
sand packages of tea, was Immediately
placed upon the California fast freight line,
and despatched to New York. being par
TALLY distributed at Chicago and other
points by the way. A glance ct the time
occupied in this matter will be instructive
and give occasion for some reflection. Tine
ships passage from okohama to San Fran
cisco was made in 26 days; the time from
San Francisco to New York was 15 days :;
allowing in all only 4 days for full cargo
consigned in japan to be delivered in New
York.
From New York to London is. say twelve
days, which would make the time necessary
for cousi gnment to reach England from
Japan but fifty-three days all told. Such
| sgures demonstrate more powerfully than
anytreatise the marvellous progress of science,
the immense saving of time, and the great
revolution in Chinese and japanese trade,
effected by the construction of the Pacific
roads. The annexed telegram still farther
shows how near Boston is TO the California
cities. it being stated that a consignment
has been received at Sacramento in fifteen
days from that city. 1t reads as follows ::
Copy "SAoRAMENTo, March 9, 1870.
ITO g. T. NUTTER. Agent California Fast
Freight Line, No. 229 Broadway, n ew York
Freight is coming through from New York by
your line in seventeen 40 and eighteen (lS)
days. One consignment for Levi Strauss &
Co. received i'll fifteen u5) DAYS from Boston.
"a. N. TowSE.
"Genl Superintendent Central Pacific r. r -
The above is proof sufficient of the capa-
city and inestimable value of these roads.
Seventeen days from New York and fifteen
from Boston bring California almost within
hailing distance, or at least make it practi-
cally suburb of the East. instead of dis
tant country requiring passage around the
Horn or transit across the Isthmus.
Arrangements have been made bv which
all foreign goods arriving at New York or
Boston are taken through to the Pacific coast
in bond. The California Fast Freight Line
makes the regular transit, with only one
transfer, via the Chicago and North western
Railway and Union and Central Pacific Rail-
roads,
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WEEN the question Of the admission Of
Reves, the eolored Senator from Mississippi.
was before the Senate, Simon Cameron re-
iterated the old Radical slander against the
white soldiers who put down the rebellion,
and said that she believed the tide cf war
would have gone against US had not 200,-
900 negroes come to the rescue" To this
atrocious calumny. Gen. w. w. Il. Davis,
the editor OF the boy lestown Democrat, who
commanded regiment during four years of
the war, makes the following pertinent re-
ply:
"As an ex oGcer of the war we deny the
truth Of Cnmercn's assertion. The back bone
of the rebellion was broken before negro v as
put into the field Not a single victory OF the
War w.s won by negro troops nor were they
engaged in any successful enterprise that would
Dot have been equally successful without them.
II is not complimentary to the 2 coo 900 white
troops to be told that they and their cause
we're saved by the negroes nor is it to the
credit of the country TO have ii said that
twenty millions could not whip ten millions,
without calling upon the slaves of the latter
TO help. Mr Camsron's statement would be
highly creditable TO the South If correct but
It is falso. false in every particular. The ne-
EroEs never fought G successful battle during
the war. They are not fighting men. and
Cameron knows it."
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A Young EEerOIne--Three Lives
Saved by q Little Girl.

st point on the East Branch of Black
River, near the intersection of Fourth street
aud East Avenue. is place where it has
been convenient for pedestrians to cross the
river, when bridged over by ice. The thaw
of last week had a weakening feet upon
the ice previously formed over the river ani
rendered it an unsafe passage.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Breeze,
woman who has reached the declining age q f
life, in company with two boys aged about
ten years, started for their home on the east
side Of the river, taking the usual route
After reaching the river at the point above
designated, they ventured to cross, notwith-
stanGing the unsafe condition of the ice
Having proceeded almost to the opposite
shore, the ice suddenly gave way, and in-
stantly pTecipitated the three into deep
water. The unfortunate trio made every
effort to save themselves, but these efforts
were unsuccessful, as it was impossible for
either of them to rise above the ice.
At this juncture little Mary Sudro, aged
eleven years, whose parents reside on the
west bank, close to the river crossing, hear
ing the cries of the distracted woman and
terrified children. quickly raE to the water s
edge, and perceiving at glance the peril
Gus position of tue struggling trio, with re
markable presence of mind in one so young
seized long pole that lay near by, and he
roically ventured upon the weak ice to their
assistance. At every step the ice bent and
cracked, as if to warn the little heroine back
from her brave purpose but still with the
hope of saving their lives, even at the immi-
nent probability Of losing her own. she
bravely kept on her way, and finally sue
ceeded in placing the pole in reach of the
now almost exhausted woman. Here the
child remained for some time, reaching the
pole to each of the sufferers, and thus afford
ing sufficient support to keep their heads
above water. At this juncture a number of
men who were passing by came to the re
lief of the distressed persons. A boat was
dispatched to their aid, and after much diff
hcuty, the sufferers were rescued, not, how
ever. until one of the men who had gone in
the boat had narrowly escaped drowning
himself.
The woman was taken to a neighboring
house, where she was carefully attended,
but so serious had been her fright and SO
exhausting her exertions to save herself, that
1t was several bours ere she could be re-
moved to her home. The children did not
seem to be much exhausted Had it not
been for the heroic presence of mind of the
little girl, painful calamity would unaues-
tienably have resulted.-Elyia( 0 Consti.
tutiondL 18th.
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General News Items.

"A coloyed lady named Highteke. viii!
il is said, take high station as State Liorsri
an Of Mississippi.
The irst coin made in the Philadelphia
Mint was copper cent. in 1.e0. The trst
liver dollar was made in lI94, and the hrSi
golden eagle in 1895.
There is a man confined in'the Allen
.ou,n ;,;I who has read the bible through
tuentv three times during the last two years
He mutt be in iail for reading the billie.
General Grant has agreed to lease Sama'
ma Bav for $3.50 900 year. This lease "a'
goiLg abegging only year ago Tor Sloo'ooo
a wear. Who is it that Is to pocket the nice
little difference =,
General B. Boynton, of Ohio, says that
after careful examination that he has como
to the conclusion that it would take As many
Gen. Grants to make one Gen. jackson, as
would blue flies to make an elephant.
DIR. s. P. Townsend. The well known
maker of sarsaparilla. who for the past ten
wears has resided in Feltville. New jersey.
where he possessed some eight hundred acres
of Land. died at his home on Tuesday last.
A German baker named Jacob c. Ma
ole was beat to death in Philadelphia on Sat-
urday night week, by two negroes, and on
Monday night a negro attempted to cut the
throat of a policeman with razor. The
looming man. is coming too fast
The Fifteenth Amendments of Conesto-
ga Centre, Lancaster county, held meeting,
a few days ego, and after thanking Congress
resolved to use the ballot as they used their
muskets. This, as we understand it. that
they intend TO throw away the ballot and
take TO their heels.
Gen. Logan, the other day. in advocs
ting the bin to reduce the number of OH
r in the army. said that the Staff Of the
American army of 1000 is as large as the
Staff Of the French army Of 800, ,000 men.
and as large as the Staff Of the Russian
army of 500 10000 men!
The new gold discoveries at San Diego
cause an emigration Of several hundred per
sons daily from San Francisco, and are
almost depopulating the towns in Southern
California 1t is reported that the China
men have been driven from the new mines,
and several of them killed.
Letters were received, March 18th, an
nouncing the death of Rev. Father Wheeler
Of St. Louis. at Munich. Bavaria. while en-
route from Rome to Ireland. Father Wheel
er resided in ST. Louis twenty-five years. and
was well known throughout the west a
warm hearted. generous and devoted ecclesi-
aStic.
A paper in Natchez, Miss. reports that
some negroes have dug mp. near that city. q
queer looking. dirgy. rusty old square box
so bound about with metal as almost to re-
sembIe an iron box, and contained coin ard
valuable ornaments. which. its suggests. was
buried by the great Fernando 'e Soto and
his followers about the year 1910.
Another false rumor If the safe arrival
of the missing steamer Civ NJ Boston pre-
vailed on Wednesday. The Associated
Press ffers $500 reward for the detection
and punishment of the author Of the hoax.
The Boston left New York Jan. 25th. She
had over sixty cabin and over fifty steersge
passengers. The officers and crew num-
bered more than one hundred.
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SHERIDAN AND THE PIEGAN BUTCHERY.
General Woodford, in repeating his lee
ture on Sheridan last night, alluded to the
Piegan massacre, and asked for a suspension
of opinion in regard to his hero. General
Woodford is super services bic in his cham
piUnshp. Sheridah himself has not asked for
any suspension Of opinion ION the contrary,
he has brazenly defed public opinion in his
order endorsing the butchery. and congrat-
ulating the officers who perpetrated it, on
the thorough manner in which they. had
done their bloody work. He endorses and
approves the work, not as an act justified
by special circumstances, but an incident of
a policy of determination. Sheridan puts
it as simply question whether white men
or red men should be killed, and giving the
preference to his own race, he would exter-
inmate all Indians in the shortest way. The
fact about Sheridan is that he is simply
soldier, brave and successful fighter. not
troubled with the ordinary weaknesses Of
humanity, hard headed, cold blooded, and
utterly heartless. The crushing out policy
is the only one he knows. In anything but
lsading charge or directing military move
ments in the field his Judgment is not to be
trusted. He has the qualities Of neither
head or heart for anything else. He is a
mere fighting animal, with instincts but lit
tie above those of the savages he is butch
ering. Instead of a suspension of opinion,
in Sherdan's case, his suspension of COM
mand would be more in accordance with the
current public sentiment-Brooklyn Eagle.
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arithmetic, by 100 votes. The is as neat
and well executed an operation as could
have been reasonably expected. This shame
less outrage will be endorsed by the Radical
majority in the House. and Michael Ryan
can return to his disfranchised constituents
after this, who can wonder that Henry D.
Foster was swindled out of his seat2 The
case Of Gen. Sh ields will soon be disposed of
and We await the result, no. with any hope
that Justice will be done, but with feeling
Of curiosity tc see whether Ryan's case can
be improved.
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MICHAEL RYAN, Democratic member Of
Congress from Louisiana, was elected over a
carpe.6sgger by the meme of Newsham. by
a majority of sereR thousand votes, and the
Radical Governor of the State certified to
that fact. Newsham contested Ryan's seat
and the case was referred to one of the sub
committees on elections. consisting Of two
Radicals and one Democrat. 1t would be
difficult to conceive by what process the
majority of the committee could cypher
Ryan out of his seat and smuggle Newsham
In. Bat the committee has proven itself
equal to the emergency. They threw gut
the parishes or counties of Caddo, Bossier
and De Soto, in which Ryan had majority
OF 5000, and also Sabine parish, wh:ch gave
Ryan noarly 1000 of q majority. and make
a report awarding the seat to Newsham.
wh0 wss elected, socordins 10 thOir Radical
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The many Baltimore friends Of the new

The many Baltimore friends of the new
bishop of Chicago. Rt. Rev. Thos. Foley,
have presented that prelate with large
number of very valuable and beautiful pres
ents, some of which were used on Sunday at
the conservation. The aggregate worth of
the presents is estimated at upwards of thir.
ty thousand dollars, and the gifts include
rich vestments and insignia pertaining to the
sacred Office of bishop. a magniicently
wrought crozeir of gold, two solid gold crosses
and chains. six large episcopal rings, and a
large number of golden cruets, ewers, basins,
&c.
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A pine tree, twenty feet in height and
ten inches in diameter at the base. has
grown upon the solid rock at Beverly, Mass.
and, as it grew. unable to obtain moisture
and support from the rock or to penetrate
its surface. sent out its roots for supplies.
These travelled twenty or more feet over a
rocky ledge until they reached swamp. and
from thence the tree has been built up. The
roots, where they run over the ledge. are
three or four inches in circumference and oI
the same color as the rock. so that they can
scarcely be distinguished from it.
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"A lone woman passed through st. Paul,
the other day, on her way to a homestead,
some two hundred miles from that city.
She had previously pre- empted farm under
the Homestead law. and built house, aud
had returned for her aged mother Her
mother being unable to travel, she started
alone, with her household goods on sled i.
hauled by an OK team, COW being tied
alongside. The woman, who is a Swede.
did not appear to be at all appalled, by the
prospect of her many days journey to her
lonely home.
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ORPHANS COURT SALE :


~ vir.ue of an orde. of the 0rphsls q
Of Cambria county, The unde,sg1ei
pose to sale, At the Shields House, IN i,,i
ough OF Loretto, on SATURDAY, iii
DAY or APRIL MKT. st , O'Clock, rTl
follow ing Real Estate of which Geo,g.A
died seized, situate in Allegheny .OSh,,,
Jig Purparts Nos, and ;. mentioned Al
cribed in eli inquest had pursuant to =
inEs in partition
PURPART No. 2, containing 21s
and % PERcEFs adjoining Parparl Ma
of Michael MEG IiLe Bernard NsisLAI
on 4 BaileY-about 50 Acres clears:
pURPART No. 3. containing Il q
and Al PEKcHEs, adjoining Purpsr 5.!d
of Bernard " els, Michael EoGg:s u
Sanker, Henry Sanker, and o.6es
The above lands are well iimbtrst
TERMS-One third OF the pu-ctaaI1
to he paid On confirmation Of sale saI
third IN cne yeas thereafter. with i.ss
be secured BY the judgment bonds Al: 4
cages of the purchasers and the oiIr
to remain a lien Oh the premises, Iegii ir
on said sum to be paid by the Purtii,s
Amelia Bruce, widow of the said Cs0. 4
annually from the date Of the eonhFni'
sale. during her life time, and the priHsFF|
her decease 10 his heirs and legsl TsEs1
uves, or to the parties who may I1el q {,
ly entitled to the same.
MICHAEL MCGUIRE. "a.
CHARLES NCMANAMY,
March 10, 1870. 81.
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The funeral Of Commander Williams, of
the Oneida. took place at Yokohama. Japan,
on the 9Th ult. The ceremonies were very
imposing, and were attended by the diplo-
matte corps. the Admiral of the British fleet,
and large number of officers and civilians
of all nations. The American Minister and
Lieutenant Commander Muldaur were chief
mourueVs,
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"A little daughter of Martin Frantz,
aged about two years, was burned to death
at HELEN. Elk county. in this State, on the
4th inst. 1t appears that Mrs. Frautz. the
mother of the child, had gone to the next
neighbor's, few rods distant, and on her
return found the child's clothes almost en-
tirely burned off its person. 1t lived a few
hours in great agony, when death came TO
its relief
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.JUsr THE DIPrERENcE-Roger r Fancy

JUST THE DIFFERENCE.-Roge B. Taney
was U. s. Chief Justice for 25 years. He
entered upon the duties of the office poor
man, and died leaving his family of daugh-
ters literally without penny. Two of them
are clerks. and thus earn livelihood. Mr.
Stanton left wife and son in full health,
life insurance of SIS. 900. to say nothing of
500, 900 raised by private subscription.
Radical newspapers, with all their clamor
for economy support a gift of $4,000 for the
Stanton family. Had ii been Taney's poor
daughters instead of Stanton's well,off fam
lily. they would have '.died first" and such
is the difference between Radical preaching
and practice.-Ldncaster hateHigencer.