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Pennsylvania LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. Feb. 24.-BWs CoRsileref.-
House till authorizing he Commissioners
Of Highways TO appoint their supervisors.
Passed by party vote III Republican yeas
to II Democratic nays
House bill regulating the management of
the State Treasury; requiring the State
Treasurer TO give bonds TO the amount OF
$5O0,000; fixing his salary at $1,000; re-
quiriug him To keep the State funds in one
or more banks 10 this State at the best rate
of interest that can be obtained, with power
to change the depoSiteS, but not to place
more than one-fourth Of the aggregate in
any one hank at any one time.
Mr.. Billingielt moved to amend by re
quring proposals to be received each month
for the redemption Of the State loans, re
quiring the best proposals to be accepted,
and providing that the monthly proceedings
Of the commissioners shall be published.
The bill was discussed until the hour Of
adjournment
An the departmental appropriations pass
ed without objection until the House reach
ed the Common Schools 1880, 0,000l.
Mr.. Elliott, Of Philadelphia moved to re-
duce TO $500 600. Not agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Davis the appropriation
for public printing was decreased from $35,-
UOO to SO. 900.
Mr. j. idig opposed the section giving the
Media Training School $50, 600 for eighty
pupils. The inmates were not properly
treated He moved TO amend by reducing
the appropriation to $4,000
Mr.. Niles moved 10 amend by increasing
the appropriation 10 $25 GOO and the pupil:
TO 100, giving one pupil to each Representa-.
tive. Agreed to, aud Mr. Leidig' amend
ment fell
Mr. Bum moved to amend the section
appropriatng $4,000 to the Northern
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miscellaneous.
A YER'S CATHARTIC PILLS.
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Perhaps medicine Is so universally re.
quired by everybody as eathartic, nor was ever
any before universally adopted into use in
every country and among all classes, as this mild
but efficient purgatiYe PILL. The obvious rea-
son is, that il is more reliable and far more ef
feetual remedy than any other. Those who have
tried it, know that IL cured them those who have
not, know that IL their neighburs and friends
and all know that what it does once il does al
ways-that II never fails through any fault OF
neglect Of lts composition. We have thousands
upon thousands Of certificates Of their remark
cures Of the following complaints but such cures
are known in every neighborhood, and we need
not publish them. Adapted to all ages and con
ditions in all climates containing neither ealo
mel or snv deleterious drug, they may be taken
with safety by anybody. Then sugar coating
preserves them ever fIesh and makes them pleas
ant 10 take, while being purely vegetable no harm
can rise from their use in any quantity.
They operate by their powerful influence on
the internal yiseera 10 purify the blood and stimu-
late it into healthy action---remOye the Obstruc.
tions of the stomach, bowls, liver, and other or.
grns Of tte body, restoring their irregular action
to health, and by correcting, wherever they exist
such arrangements as are the first origin Of dis
ease.
Minute directions are given in the wrapper on
the box, for the following complaints, which
these PILLS rapidly edre:-
For DYSPEPSIA or INDIGESTION, LIST
TITE, they should be taken moderately to stim-
ulate the stomach and restore its healthy tone
and actor.
For LIVER COMPLAINT and its various
symptoms. BILIOUS DACHE, SICK
HEACACHF, JAUNDICE or GREEN SICK
NESS, BILIOUS C0LIC BILIOUS FEVERS.
they should be judciously taken for each case, to
correct the diseased action OF remove the ubstrue-
tions which cause H.
For DTsENTERY or DIARRHGA, but one
mild dose is generally required.
For RHEUMATI NJ, G0UT, GRAVEL, PAL
PITATI0N OF THE HEART, PAIN IN TIE
SIDE, BACK and L0INS, they should be con-
tinuously taken, as required, to change the dis
eased action Of the s. stem. With such change
those complaints disappear.
For DR0PSY and DR0PSICAL SWELLINGS
they should be taken in large and frequent doses
to produce the effect Of drastic purge
For SUPPRESSION a large dose should be ta-
ken as it produces the desired effect by sympathy.
As a DINNER PILL, take one or two PILLS
to promote digestion aud relieve the stomach.
An occasional sse stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, restores the appetite
and inyigorales the system, Hence it is often
advantageous where no serious arrangement ex-
lists. One who feels tolerably well, often finds
that a dose Of these Pills makes him feel decided
iy better, from their cleansing and renovating ef
feet on the digestive apparatus.
DIR. J. C. AVER CO.,
Practical Chemist,
B. F. HARRY, Agt. lode Lowell, Mass.
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GEN. oUESADA AND HIS VIEWS.
FRIGmTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
!Serea Ki7ed-fhirty Uounded-A Thou
sand Nqrro1oy Escape

OXFORD, Miss, February ga fearful
railroad accident occurred about two mile,
south OF this place Yesterday afternoon. Il
appears that a trestle bridge gave way, pre-
cipitating an entire train down a precipice
Of fifty feet. The train consisted of an en-.
CINE, tender, one freight, one express, and
four passenger cars. The latter contained
about a hundred passengers, seven Of whom
were killed and about thirty injured in va
rinus ways
The train was Just ahead Of long ex.
cursion train, with about 900 passenger,
from the North, en- route for New Orleans,
TO attend the Mardigras festivities. For
tunately the latter stopped in time to save
it FROM destruction. The mail train would
not have gene ahead, had not the excursion
ira been detained some twenty minutes
at Humboldt This little delay saved a
regiment OF lives probably.
The wounded By the accident have been
brought to this city, and surgeons are ar
irving from the surrounding county, to at
tend them Our ci,izens will do everything
in their power to make them as comfortable
as possible. The engineer, fireman and eA-
press agent we're killed. The other four
killed were pa3seDgers-a lady. two gentle
men and a lad
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DEmOCRATIC ECONOMY.

New York city is perhaps the best speci-
men Of the effects of Democratic rule to be
found in the whole United States. There
Democracy has reigned supreme aud untram-
meled for years, and there we End in per
fection the ripened fruits of purely Demo
cratic rule. The corporation, manual giving
the legislation expenditures, &c, for the
whole city government, shows thatthelawe1-
penses Of the City Government for the year
1868, we're 81, ,233, 5s4 The law expenses of
the Government of little place known as tbs
United States for the past year amounted to
but $3.50, $50 or less than one third. What
will the tax payers of Pennsylvania say to
such an exhibit? Do they want Democratic
rule here! At the same rate, under Demo-
cratic rule, we might expect our state ex.
penses soon 70 exceed that Of the general
government. After the same style we fnd
the expenses of Justices salaries. The
salaries of all the judges of the Supreme
Court Of the United States amount ia the
aggregate $40, 500. The same number Of
Judges 10 Democratic New York receive for
salaries just sos, 500, nearly twice as much
as the Supreme Court of the United States.
These are but two items of the workings Of
a SIMON pure Democracy, but the ether
branches t.I OF the city expenditures show a
hAe extraVagance. It is but little better
'han highway robbery Yet that is the
party that breaches economy and charges
the Republican party with extrayagance
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

On Saturday last, gold fell to ll5a in
New York. More than this, last week, for
the frst time since the beginning Of the war
in 1861, our bonds stood at par in the
money markets of the world. This is mat
ter of honest pride and one in which all
good citizens will rejoice. The occupation
of the Gold Gamblers is evidently gone and
the finances Of the country bid fair to be
benceforth free from the raids of unprinei
pled gamblers But there is in this low
rate Of gold practical refutation Of that
class of fnanciers known as conrractionists,
At whose head stood Secretary McCulloch.
At the close of the war McCulloch at once
declared that the only way to arrive at spe-
cie payments was to adopt rapid contrac-
ton policy. Every student of history, who
drew conclusions from the facts of history
rather from fine spun theories, opposed the
the policy Of contraction. The opponents
ofcontraction argued that few years time
would bring us safely TO specie payments
without any contraction and without inan-
cial crisis. MeCulloeh tried his contraction
policy until he had twice or thrice brought
the country to the verge Of bankruptcy,
when public sentiment compelled him to
desist Then only, was begun the work Of
thoroughly revising our revenue laws
and levying and collecting taxes, so as
to, not only, meet all our expenditures, but
begin at once the redemption of our bonds.
Ever since this policy was adopted, our
credit has continued to improve until our
bonds are to-day at par aud the pet faneial
theory Of McCulloch and Greeley, that
only contraction and a financial crash could
bring US to specie payments, stands com
uletely exploded. With almost the same
amount of currency as in 1865 we have gold
at 1854 and our bonds at par. We are now
proving By demonstration that it was not
the excess Of currency that injured our cred
it, but lack of faith either in our ability or
our will to pay our debt Now that our
ability has been proven and our will proclaim
ed in both word and deed, the volume Of
currency is left out of the calculation. With
these facts before them we hope Congress
will at once pass the funding bill and then
fit is thought the business of the country
requires it also pass the bill increasing the
national bank circulation $4,000 O00 We
believe the country requires 1t, and the
sooner we get it the better Or better still
give US free banking law with per cent
government securities. But let us have no
more croakiug about an inflated currency.
That nonsensical and mischievous idea is
now effectually exploded.
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whether the voter was Democrat or a Re
puhliean-if the former the vote was ad
mitted, if the latter, rejected. The present
indications are that the result Of the in
vestigation viii be to allow Mr.. Watt to re-
tain his seat by an increased majority.
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION
by the Finanee Committee Of the Senate
has developed nothing Of particular imnot
tance not previously known, aud is getting
TO be somewhat tedious farce to the mem
bers Of the committee Last night Thomps
B. Nicholson, the present Cashier, was on
the witness stand After answering various
questions in way to talk good deal and
say but litte Senators White, Wallace and
Bnhngfelt who have each pet schemes and
have introduced bills in reference to the
Treasury, went into long desutory cross
examination to endeavor to elicit something
from Mr.. Nicholson in f4vor of their spe
cial projects. II is generally Acknowledged
that the whole thing viii amount to nothing,
and the rambling say in which the com
mittee last night conducted the examination
shows that they themselves are not far from
the same opinion.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Senator Whites bin to provide for the
calling of Convention to revise the Con
stitution does not appear to have many
supporters, An effort on his part the other
day to make it a special order was not sue
ce>sful, and the indications were decidedly
unfavorable to the bill. Several propositions
to amend the Constitution, introduced by
various members, are not at all likely to re
ceive a favorable consideration.
LEGISLATIVE SNAKES.
Several measures in embryo that are lke-
ly to come before the Legislature, wear a
very Shiny appearance. A number Of lob
byists, whose presence here is indicative Of
suaky legislation, have lately been very ac-
tive about the Capital, and the results Of
their efforts viii probably soon appear.
Their schemes will receive proper notice in
due time,
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Home. Philadelphia, bv adding 5000 for
the Jewish Hospital Not agreed to.
Mr.. Davis mored to increase the appro-
priation TO military claims from Eve TO fifty
thousand dollars. Lost.
Various items oil the Appropriation bill
we're agreed 10, as published last week, ex-
cept the appropriation for the Chester
County Experimental Farm, which was lost.
Mr. Cloud moved to give the Teachers
Institute $4,000. Lost.
Mr.. Davis moved 70 give the School OF
Design $1,000 Lost.
Mr. Thomas, 20 give $500 TO repair the
powder magazine in Philadelphia. Lost
Mr. Bum moved 10 give $1,000 to the
,Jes ish Hospital. Lost.
The Bill was passed through the COM
mitfee Of the whole, and will be considered
by the House tomorrow. Adjourned.
SENATE. Feb 25, 1870 Among the
bills reported iavnrably from committees
were those providing general insurance
law, Incorporating the Saunders College,
House bill changing the name of the Board
Of Controllers of Philadelphia TO Board Of
Education.
Bills Introduced. Mr.. Conuell, supple.
ment 10 the act providing for the appoint
ment of interpreter of the courts of Phila
drlphia. Also, providing that no person
shall be exempt from jury duty unless be
files an affidavit setting forth the ground ol
exemption) with the clerk Of the court prlor
to the first day Of July, which affidavit mus,
be approved 10y the judges,
Adjourned antil next Tuesday morning.
HOUSE Tie House was engaged during
the morning session in completing the
general appropriation bill, the principal
items Of which have been already published.
An effort was made by Mr.. Miller, OF
Philadelphia, TO increase the salary of the
Supreme judges to ST 600 each. Which
was lost
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Wiz rHe FleuREs ILL.

Our copperhead Contemporaries are con-
tinually charging General Grants admins
tration with extravaganza, but fail to give
the facts so that their readers may see for
themselves. Let us see what the facts and
figures show. In the last year of Andrew
johnson administration, the only one that
can 10 any way be compared to Grant S FIRST
year, because the one follows the other di-
rectly, the receipts 10 the United States
Treasury we're $36s, ,O00, 900 in round mum
bers, and ali this was spent and the debt
increased six millions in addition, making
the expenditure in Johnson's last year
1874, 600, 600. The Congress Immediately
preceding Grant inauguration reduced the
internal revenue tax very considerably.
Grant immediately inaugurated reform 10
the internal revenue department, and even
with reduced taxes brought into the Treasu-
~ $20, 900, 600 more from internal revenue
than johnson collectors had been able to
get. Under Grant administration, the FIRST
years receipts amount to 1894, 600, 600,
out of which $50, coo, 600 were paid on the
public debt, leaving $Sl4,00O,OoO for cur
rent expenditures or $50, 600, 600 less than
the current expenditures of Johnson's last
year. The facts may then be summed up
as follows: Grant collected $20,000,0 600
more revenue in a year than johnson, and
expended 500, 600, 600 less 10 carrying on the
government, and vas thereby enabled to pay
of $50, GOO, 900 ofthe national debt instead of
increasing it Sc, 700, 600 as johnson did,
The country therefore saved 5000, 600
the first year Of Grants administration,
The work Of economizing is still going on
and we may confdentially look for much
greater reduction in the public expenditures
the ensuing year, and a still larger reduction
Of the debt At the same time it must not
be forgotten that the internal taxes are to
be reduced $50, 900, 900, thus Tightening the
burden of the taxpayers. Will any one ask
for better exhibit of one years work than
this?
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SCHOOL APPROPRIATION the ap-
preparation bill reported to the present
legislature of this State, we are gratifed
to see the appropriation to the public
schools increased from $5O0,000 to $3.50,
600. Some ninny proposed to reduce it to
the old figures of $500, 900, but it was
promptly voted down. We presume the
increase reported is due 10 great part to
the efforts of Prof Wickersham, the State
superintendent, who has persisrently urged
an increase every year since he has teen in
Office. An increase of the appropriation Is
the only way to relieve the poorer districts,
many of which are oppressed with school
taxes. The Sta'e Superintendent is aware
Of this hardship, and is laboriDg indus
triousIy to remedy the evil II our repre-
sentatives from the poorer counties and
rural districts took the interest in the matter
that they ought, and eo-operated with the
Superintendent we might long ago have had
the appropriations increased to two or three
millions. 1t is the best expended money
the State appropriates, and intelligent legis-
Iatiou cannot fail to steadily increase the
amount from year to year, until the burdens
of the rural districts are relieved and our
public schools are raised to the highest
efficiency.
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SALE OF CADETsHIPs.-Theg greatest sen
sation since Johnson's impeachment, was
created last week by the trial of White
more, member of Congress from South
Carolina, for selling his appointments of
Cadets to West Point. The vote on his ex-
pulsion was postponed and he took advan-
tage of it to resign. The voice of the House
was unanimous for his expulsion. Quite a
number of other members are charged with
similar disreputable performances and sew.
eral viii be brought before the bar of the
House to answer. Mr.. Whittemore charges
one of the Committee engaged 10 the inves
tigation Of his case, with being guilty of the
same crime for which be has been driven
out of Congress. We sincerely hope that
every one will be ferreied out and punished
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The Cops are badly disappointed in their
expectations in the case of the Hon. Fl. L.
Dawes. His late speech in Congress led
them to suppose he was about to join hands
with Democracy. They are still unable to
understand independent Republicanism.
They think man faithless to his party ii
he Fas the honesty and courage to point out
and endeavor TO reform abuses in his own
party. They cannot appreciate honesty and
uprightness 10 politics. Dawes opened the
New Hampshire campaign on the 26th
ult,, with a powerful speech 10 favor of
Grants administration and the whole Re-
publican party.
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carrier pigeon il held not TO exceed thirty
miles an hour. But the bird could hardly
maintain this speed for more than four
hundred miles, because, while its powers OF
dipesfing food are rapid, It's loss of strength
when deprived OF food is equally 30, and
unless its supply Of rice could be replenish-
ed on the way, il would break down. The
experiment, however, is worth the trying,
and as the expense of maintaining pigeons
on passenger steamers would he incnnsid-
cradle, it should certainly be made Beyond
all question. in case Of disaster within souu
dings or on the coast. pigeons would convey
inreligencein the quickest way TO the nearest
land, and enable expeditions to be fitted out
immediately for the relief Of the sufferers
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The FREE TRADERS are making a despe
rate effort to GARY their measures through
Congress. Every Democratic member from
Pennsylvania votes with them and
against the vital interests Of his own
state. Should the men, who vote
to sacrifice the people they represent to
the greed Of foreign manufacturers, and en-
deavor to reduce the wages of their constitu
ents to the level of foreign paupers, be per.
mitted to remain in Congress? Let Demo
Gratis consider this matter Their own or
gans war upon their prosperity. How long
will they be thus duped? Are they willing
to sacrifice themselves, their children, their
state and their country upon the altar of
party?
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Zeal estate.
ORPHANS COURT SALE
nE
VALUABLE FARMS.


VALUABLE FARMS.
In pursuance Of an order Of the Oryhans' Corr,
OF Bedford County, the undersigned Aduiuistra-
tor OF the estate Of Christian Albright. late or
Londonderry tp.s deceased, will sell al public ale
on the premises, situate in said township. on
TUESDA Y, the 22d day Of Mqrch, A. D. 1870
the following described valuable Farms, 10 wi,
No. l. MANSION PLACE. containing Iss
acres and ~ peFches, about l25 acres cleared
and under cultivation, having thereon erected a
DWELLING HOUSE, bank barn, bIacks.sitb
shop, spring house, and other ontbnildiBgs, adj
joining lands Of James Mattingly, John sturts,
Alex. King and others.
No. 2 Containing 2s2 acres and 50 perches,
about l5O acres cleared and under cultivation,
with DWELLING HOUSE, bank barn, and
other outbuidlngs thereon erected. adjoining
isnds Of Jacob Wilt, john Low.y. Wm A. Por
ter'S heirs, John N. Buchanan and others
These very desirable properties are favorablv
located on the line Of the PITTSBURGH 4
CONNELLsYILLE RAILROAD, near the Cum
berisnd market, and in a very pleasant neighbor-
hood, Convenient to churches and schools, with
facilities Of springs and running water
IERMs.-One third in hand at confirmation Of
sale, and the remainder in two equal annual pay
nents thereafter.
Persons desiring information, OF view Of the
premises, are invited 20 call epon the gubscrjber
or inc. P. Reed, Of Bedford.
JACOB L. ALBRIGHT.
2ofeb4t Administrator
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The subscriber ohers at private sele. good
improved fsrm situated in Snake sprin1 Twr.
Bedford Co.. Pa, two miles from Mount Dallas
station, on the Huntingdon and Broadtap rail
road containing 230 ACRES Of good limestone
land, about $50 acres cleared and under good
fence, over 500 panels Of which are post fence
the balance Of the land is well timbered Tho
improvements are GOOD LARGE FARM
HOUSE and Large Bank Barn and all necessary
out buildings, Never Failing Springs, Orch
ards, ? TENANT HOUSES and good Sswmif
The above Mansion Farm is in a good stsre uf
cultivation and is well calculated to make TWO
FARMS. For further particulars address,
HENRY HERSHBERGER
7jan Bloody Kun, Bedford Co, Pa
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DIVISION OF TExAs.-A bill has been in
troduced in Congress to divide the State of
Texas into three parts. That portion east
OF San Antonio and Trinity river, containing
by the census of 1860 about 230, 900 inhabit-
ants, to be called the Territory of Jefferson;
that portion between those rivers and Colo
RADIO river to constitute the State of Texas,
which space IN 1860 contained about 200,
600 inhabitants, black and white, and all
west Of the western boundary line of this
State, embracing By the census of 1860
about Il5,0O0 inhabitants, to be denomi-
mated the Territory of MatagOrda. These
divisions are considered necessary in view Of
the present exceedingly extensive area of
the State and the incongruous character of
the population. The assent of the State
will be insisted upon to this arrangement
before its admission to representation. The
bill was referred to the Committee Of Ter
ritories
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T. S. FIVE TwENTlEs of 1867 are at par
in Paris and 81 in London being per cent
higher than English consols. With gold at
lis in New York, there is surely great cause
for qualification at the prosperous condition
Of our finances. Paying off our debt at the
rate of a hundred millions year and with
our credit in London better than England $
own. There ought surely to be little diff
Guilty in funding our debt at and Al per
cent