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Summer storm,

Heavy showers Sunday nicb, ...,.
day morning in Connecticut esn..' Nv Non.
in Mad river, at Winsted ws1.,a,l'e'Ael
streets badly aud causing eonsia !Ae
damage The dam Of the ,L's'uerabs
works gave way. The Nang.tppaSlu qst
Pennington rivers are very his I'll and
dam Of the Washince Mills a, Sn, The
gave way on Saturday. ''oaT,
Beloit, Wis, WAS visited bv
storm Monday morning Tho sn;. ~islee
First Presbyterian Church was dpS ~u ~ The
and that Of the Second Cons.
Church was badly damaged. Nsss,
aud chimneys were blown down ' .,
same storm swept over consider,Ll. iae
and serious damage is reported n Hare Hare,
Illinois. ~ ''VHand
The gale in nothern New YorL :. .
day overturned number of sm. ~ , oua'
on 0nondaga lake. SO far ~ Ino,' ooa'a
boy was drowned and another i w one
Much damage was done in Syras"sa
the wind many houses were unrass y
chimneys and other structures wero OO,ea'
turned. Reported disasters on 20 o V'el'
lake are discredited, as the storm An glslua
reach there. WV ''o'
A dispatch from Albany, New Va.
says The tract Of the Susaueban0sl O' a
road was washed away at several no Sa '1l'
the storm Sunday. AT East WarcSs',oy
several houses and barns were CARED l''S 81
by the giving way Of dams. Noljyas -. "a
lost. ''S we've
A whirlwind passed over Komr,;n
Ontario, Sunday, unroofng a numb. :
houses and leyeling several buildin~s
large amount Of property was desi,ov,al
and several persons injured but no Nv ~
were lost. S
During thunder storm east of po,.l
keepsie, New York, Sunday nigb, n
tracks of several railroads were w,.s ~
away.
The Martinsburg West ya1 I,d.0,
dent says violent storm passed ova, Il.
lower part of that county on Frid,v l..
and the hail was quite severe. Tbcubs.,
crops on several farms were entirely A.
stroyed, and barns, fences and timbe, W. =.
blown down, the loss falling heavily y
many farmers who were renters.
A heavy rain storm, ACCOMPANIED b,
hail, ragged at Norristown, on Tuesday ~:
ming. Some Of the hailstoncs vera ~,
inches in circumference, /; is feared,b,
the peaches in this section are ruined
The storm of Sunday, at Syracuse \
Y. unroofed many houses and blew dovn
number of chimneys and sheds Seye,,l
small boats on 0nondaga lake were can
sized, but only one boy is known to (.
drowned, and another missing.
The town of Tampico, in White,ia,
county, Illinois, was demolished BY tor
nado on Saturday night. Twentyop.
buildings were destroyed and every hons
more or less damaged No lives lost
\ violent hail storm swept over Freler.
lex county, in the region of Liberty. on
Monday last,
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ne Radical Administration Arraignsa.

The New York Tribune, Republican
paper, says that "a constant, ineessanl
series Of Illegal, dishonest, sordia and
vulgar offences against the moral sense d
the country, have Destroyed the enviable
prestige Of the Republican party, and made
is management rspsoacA and a shame
-andeoncludes with the following arraigu-
ment
I. The violation Of law in abetting an auda-
cious conspiracy BY which the State Of LOUISE
ana was given over 10 band Of knaves who
had plundered the public treasury and had
been defeated n popular election.
2. The systematic dehauching Of the poll
tics Of several Southern States, BY which they
have been rendered bankrupt, and the very
idea Of legislative government made odious
and coutemptibles
9. The creation and support Of combina-
ton for plnnder IN the District Of Columbia,
which has loaded the city Of Washington with
an iniolerable load OF debt, enriched cabal
Of politicians, and dscredited tie Capital
4. The steady, persistent, and STAINLESS
persecution Of the merchants Of this metropo-
lis BY an army Of spies and extortioners,
assisted BY United States officers, who divide,
with thieves and inforners the price Of their
degradation.
8. The recent unheard Of conspiracy be-
tween the Treasury department and an OBJ
scure politician, BY which the latter was
enabled to steal ont Of the public revenue
some hundreds Of thousands Of dollars, and
the officers Of the government were ordered to
assist him in these depredations.
8. A management Of the finances so made
up Of dishonesty, incompetency, and gross
earelessness that nothing ike it has ever been
seen in history touching one day the criminal
and the next the burlesque, vibrating between
the idiot Asylum and the Penitentiary.
7. A contemptuous disregard Of the solemn
pledges Of the Convention Of the party in
reference to retrenchment, honesty in dis
bursements, and the reform Of the Civil
Service.
s. And finally an open and cynical interfer.
ence with popular elections in every State
where the Republican party is divided, in ia.
vor Of the corrupt and immoral elements, and
in bitter hostility to those who stand by the
ancient ways and desire to give TO their States
a capable, honest, and reputable administra-
ton.
We think no intelligent person can candidly
deny that the administration has been guilty
Of these acts, and that in most Of them It has
had the support of the majority in Congress.
We hold that they cannot be excused or con
doned. Il passes our comprehension, there
fore, how any Republican, if he has consum-
ed enough to take the trouble to inform him
self Of the truth, can support such an Admin.
istration in course which can only lead to
the gravest evils for the country, and the
utter and shameful ruin of the Republican
party.
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Reproof of Ritualism,

II would seem that the next Gene,l
Convention of the Episcopal Church viii
be compelled to take some decisive action
in the matter of ritualism, either permit.
ting or forbidding the same. Peace can.
not be preserved unless the inharmoniou,
elements are made to respect canon passed
by the highest council Of the Church. The
following is u synopsis of Bishop Clarks
address to the Rhode Island Diocesan
Convention It certainly is calculated to
give offence to the ritualistic party.
The Eighty-fourth Annual Convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church Of thi,
diocese met at Providence, Rhode Island
on the 9th. Bishop Clark, in his annual
address, referred at some length to seees
SONS from the Church aud To rituasn
Concerning the latter he says it cannot Be
denied that in certain regions doctrines
are taught and practices introduced, which
are not only new and strange, but also
foreign to the genius and spirit Of our
branch of the Church, and sometimes these
performances and attitudes border upon
the ludicrous to such degree as TO disturb
the gravity of many worshippers, Certain
forms aud usagcs may be tolerated when
they are associated with an ancient ritual,
and are inherited from the remote past,
but become simply puerile when they are
cngrafted upon the simple order Of the
Protestant worship IL is within the pro-
vince of the Bishops and the General Con
vention to clear the Church of all reprOaeh,
by giving, in unmistakable language, their
testimony is regard TO these matters. The
true and ciiectual remedy, after all, is in
the establishment Of sound, healthy, IN
telligent, Christian sentiment Throughout
the length and breadth of our communion
sentiment which will repudiate with scoro
the re-iutroduction of medieval dogmas
puerile rites that have been long discarded
by the best intelligence aud most genuine
piety of the most advanced Christian ma
tions; sentiment that viii turn mind away
from tribes and the fopperies of dress and
gesture and bowling, aud fas.en ii upon
solemn, eternal realities, which pertain to
religion, and direct the energies Of men
towards the accomplishment of those great
ends, for the furthera nee of which Christ
established His kingdom on the earth.
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The Radicals in Congress held caucus
in Washington on Monday night. The
main question was--not how they should
maintain public virtue, and advance the
honor and prosperity Of the country by
wise and judieious acts--but how they
should hold on to power and keep the as
eendant. There is great tribulation in
the ranks of Radicalism. The late Prosi-
dental veto, the substance Of the Presi-
dents memoranda on financial matters,
and the alleged declaration Of a purpose
to veto the Civil Rights Bill, should it be.
come a law, has set the whole political
hive into violent eommotion. They feel
that power Is slipping from their grasp,
and how 10 strengthen their hold upon il,
i now their chief concern. The closing
hours Of the present session, now rapidly
drawing 70 close, win be full Of interest,
especially to the dominant party, whose
leading members have keen sense Of the
perils Of their position as q party.
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The curative qualities Of he waters Of
Massancsa Springs, located near Harri-
sonburg, in Rockingham county, Va. are
proverbial Their Sekknown sarsssss sir-
tues have induced certain citi1ens Of that
locality, chief amongst whom i Hon. John
+. Lewis, to make an effort to insluce the
Governments Of the United States to estab-
lish at that point, Military and Marine
Hospital. It is ALREADY the resort Of many
summer tourists and ingalids, in search Of
health, pure air, and invigorating lifa-gisi
ing water. The oLD COMMONWEALTH,
published at HarrisOnburg, within three
miles Of these Springs, says
The waters Of M9ssanetta Springs have
cured all malarial affections Of an intermit
tent type, all renal diseases, all urinal, scor-
butte, diptheritie, cachectic, raehitic, dis
peptic, dysenteric, and ulcerons affections.
The facts are testified to by scores Of peo-
pie and physicians, both here and abroad,
by grayhaired octogenarians, whose
memory Of the beneficial effects Of these
waters runs back for fifty years-by brig
ade and regimental surgeons, Confederate
and Federal, and by private physicians,
aud honorable Senator'S and Representa-
tives. The president the Company own
ing the springs, who is physician aud
who has been resident physician at some
Of the sulphur and chalybeate springs--at
Rawley the purest known chalybeate, whose
waters are conceded to possess rare and
extraordinary yirtues-says fatty hc does
not present his claims to the United States
clandestinely, but challenges a comparison
with any and all the Springs ofthe Union,
aud asserts that it is the duty of sworn
officials to give the sick of the army and
navy the benefit Of the best medicinal wa
tiers Of the land.
Above we have enumerated few of
the diseases for which these waters are GER
tain cure, but half has not been told--they
are a panacea in the widest sense, having
cured nearly all the ills flesh is heir to, in
Guiding Bright's disease of the kidneys.
We have heretofore spoken Of the sit
uation ofthe Springs, Of the beautiful seen
cry and healthful climate, and so proven
bal is the Valley of Virginia for its ro-
mantle and picturesque scenery and salu-
brious mountain air, that it would be use
less to dwell upon the subject, The place,
it seems to US, is an eminently proper one
for government hospital, and superior to
any we know of within the confines of the
Union.
These Springs when once generally
known will be the resort Of thousands of
people yearly Coming among us they
would naturally become cognizant of the
great fertility of our soil, of the vast min
eral resources, of the fine timber aud wa
ter power, &c. with which we are favored,
and would settle aElong Us permanently
and invest their capital here.
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THE NEW BRooM IN THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENr.-The Washington cores
pondent of the Baltimore San, under date
Of the eth instant, speaks of certain re-
forms set on foot in the Treasury Depart
ment by the new Secretary. He says;
Secretary Bristow has already put on foot
several reforms in the Treasury Department,
and with a determination that indicates that
he means to carry them out One Of his first
official duties was to send for the chief Of the
appointing bureau, and ascertain from him
how many persons drew pay and rendered no
services in return. The long list of sineeures
was shown him, and he directed the clerk to
strike every name from the pay roll immedi-
ately. Eighteen females were found to be
among the number drawing pay from the de-
partment, and the appointment clerk went so
far as to say that they did not even take the
trouble to call for their salary, that it had to
be sent them regularly, and that he had no
information that they ever did cents worth
Of work in return, some Of them being incapa-
bic of doing the duty. The new Secretary in
tends to put a stop to many other abuses, such
as clerks taking European trips with their fam,
lies at government expense on imaginary
inspections or business, and of absenting
themselves from their desks, in some cases as
much as three.fourths of the time. He in
tends also to weed out, without regard oper-
sons, in all cases where there are more than
one in family employed in the department.
Secretary Richardson made several attempts
to stop this, but on account of the great pres
sure brought to bear in individual cases al
4 \.
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Moses, of South Carolina, has escaped
the meshcs Of the law, and his case isncw
RENTED 70 the Legislature, over which, he
exercises paramount authority. Judge
Graham has decided that Moses Is not
subject to indictment by the ordinary
criminal process, because, II guilty OF the
charges preferred against him-being Coy
ernor Of the State-his action was Ofhcial
action, and he Is not, therefore, ameuable
to the civil tribunals. The indictment
found against him has, therefore, been
quashed. So Moses may rob the sta's
with impunity, and can only be reaeneu
BY impeachment Sixteen other South
Carolina officials have not Jared 50 well
Six County Commissioners and one Coun,
" Treasurer have been found guilty ana
sent TO the pcnitentiary. A Sherlh,
School Commissioner and Ave more Conn
~ Commissioners are yet awaiting trial
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PosTAGE ON NEwsPAPERs.--0n Fri
day, the 9Th inst the House Postal Com
mittee agreed to report favorably bill to
provide for the prepayment of postage on
printed matter. The bill provides the
following charges On newspaper and Pc
riodical publications issued weekly and
more frequently than once week one cent
and five mills for each pound or fraction
thereof; aud on those issued less frequently
than once a week, three cents for each
pound or fraction thereof. Upon the re-
ceipt Of such newspaper and periodical
publications at the Office of mailing, they
shall be weighed ia bulk, and postage paid
thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and furnished by the Postmaster
General, which shall be affixed to such
matter, the sack, containing the same, up
on memorandum Of such mailing, to be
made, or otherwise, as the Postmaster Gen
eral may from time to time provide by
regulation. Newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber residing in the county
where the same are printed in whole or in
part and published, shall go free through
the mails; but the same shall not be de-
livered at letter-carrier Offices or distribu-
teddy carriers unless postage is paid thereon
as by law provided; and newspapers and
magazines reciprocally interchauged be-
tween publishers, and not exceeding sixteen
ounces in weight, Co be confined to sin
gle copy Of each publication, shall go free
through the mails.
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information has been received at Army
Headquarters an Washington, that the
Comanehes and Cheyennes "cyinee de-
termination to move towards the Fort Sill
reservation and agency, and after commit
ting depredatioBs there to move forward
on raid into Texas The information
comes from Mr. Fox, interpreter for the
Kiowas, who couples it with the statement
that there win not be Kiowa on the
warpath this summer
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INCREASE IN RAILROAD TRAvEL-
The following from the Baltimore Sun,
win serve as an illustration Fifteen years
ago only three ears were necessary to bring
all the passengers from York to the city
on Monday mornings Last summer the
morning train from Parkton, half the dis
lance to York, frequently required twelve
cars to bring il the passengers on Monday.
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The Assessment Act.


We received the following telegram from
Annapolis on Friday, the 9th instant, too
late for our last weeks issue, though the
decision was given in our'columns.
Special Dispatch to Tie 4drocate.
ANNAPOLIS, June 8, 1874.
Judge Bartol fled this morning the opinion
of the Court on the Assessment Law, declar.
ing the Law imperative; Judge Stewart dis.
septing.
The Court decid-l that the Act could
not be construed with the Revenue Act
passed by the same Legislature, but must
be construed to itself, and that the first
section which exempts what was intended
to be taxed is plain, and the Court cannot
alter, destroy or amend, strike out or in
sert, and that it is impossible for the Court
to enforce its execution, because it would
be in violation Of the fifteenth article of
the Declaration Of Rights, which declares
that every person in the State, or holding
property therein, ought to contribute his
proportion of public taxes for the support
of the Government, according to his ac-
tual worth in real or personal property,
and the law in exempting all but small
portion of the property of the State is I'M
constitutional. The Court, therefore, re-
versed the pro torma order of the Supe-
rior Court and dismissed the petition. The
present revenue system of the State there
fore remains in force,
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The Judiciary Committee Of the House
OF Representatives have presented a report
upon the legal relations Of the District Of
Columbia to the Federal government
The conclusion is reached that il i upder
the absolute control Of Congress. and tia,
at least one-half Of its public expenses
should be met BY the Federal g Government
by appropriations to be made regularly
and upon some wcll-defned principle.
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GA SUBSCRIBER" should know that
synonymous communications are never ad-
mitted 70 our columns re writers are
ashamed to leave their names with US, we
are ashamed to put their commune
cations into print. This standing rule
of every newspaper Office has been made
public for the thousandth time, aud ought
70 be understood by everybody, yet, ever
aud anon some one is sending nameless com
munieations to publish. They have their
labor in vain.
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An EXTRAORDINARY Cow.-The Har-
risonburg, Va. papers, The Old Common
'eealth and the Register, both make men
tion Of COW in Rockingham county, Va.
which yields three pounds Of butter per
day or twenty -one pounds per week, with
out extraordinary feed, or more than that
yielded BY an ordinary pasture. They
aver that the fact can be substantiated BY
abundant testimony. This is the largest
yield Of butter we ever heard Of. Such
COW is worth as much as the celebrated
Duchess Cow, which sold in the State of
New York, some months ago. for such an
enormous sum. The cream Of this Yir-
ginia COW does not require ehurning, the
butter may be gathered from the pans in
few hours after milking.
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President Gran, has taken high ground
in favor Of a resumption Of specie pay
ments, and The Banks are in iribulation
over il. fearing that their ten and fifteen
per cent profit Is in jeopardy. Theywant
no resumption, and would rather things
should continue rs they are, because they
are gathering a rich harvest from the hard
earnings Of the people, which resumption
would materially lessen.
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compLETE DEnocHArlc VIcroRY IN
0nreos.-The latest dispatches from
Oregon indicate that the whole Demeeratic
State ticket Is elected, and that Iadow,
Democrat y chosen for Congress. Eigh-
teen ceaniies give Grocer, for Governor,
58f majority
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Miss Emily Mason, whose Popular Life
Of General Lee" was received with such
marked favor, is at present visiting her
sister, Mrs Rcbeeca a. Rowland, in Raj
timore.
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We understand that the dedication of Wes
tern Chapel, NJ. L. Church, on the road from
Westminster to Stone Chapel will take place
on the 18th OF June. Rev. John Leggins is
pastor. The Church is connected with Wash
ington Conference, colored, Of said Church.
Donations toward the debt will be thankfully
received by the Pastor. There yet remains
to be paid about four hundred dollars.
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OaPHASs CouRr. Adam shower, Esq,
Chief Judges Isaac G. Bale, and L. 7. Sling
lntf, Esqfs., Associate judges; DIR. Henry Z.
Beltz, Register Of Wills, George NJ. Parke,
Deputy Register.
Monday, Jaae 8, s4.-,Iosiah crowl was
appointed and bonded as guardian TO Levi T.,
Elizabeth s. and Josiah D. Crowl.
Letters Of administration ON the estate OF
Nachel Hammond were granted to Charles y.
Hammond and Francis 4. Davis
VIM. III. Selby, administrator Of VIM. +.
Selby, returned list Of sales Of goods and
chattels.
Susan Case was appointed and bonded as
guardian 10 Elizabeth, John, Mary and Sam
uel Case
George NJ. Parke was appointed auditor Of
the Orphans Court of Carroll County, sitting
as Court of Concurrent Jurisdiction in
Equity.
Tuesday, June Plus j. Babylon, execu.
tor Of Elizabeth Stansbury, deceased, returned
list Of sales of goods and chattels and list Of
debts.
Rose jackson was bound as an apprentice
to Asbury Miles
VIM. H. Selby, administrator Of Vim. I.
| Selby, settled LIST and final account.
John l.. Nicodemus, surviving executor OF
Nathan Nicodemus, settled 9th account.
| James W. Troxel, executor Of George T.
Snyder, deceased, late administrator d, b. N.
C.T.A. of Peter Snyder, settled LIST aud final
account for said deceased administrator.
1 James w. Troxel, executor Of George p.
Snyder, deceased, executor Of Elizabeth Sny.
der, settled LIST and final account for said de.
ceased executor.
| Edwin +. Fisher, administrator D.B.N, G.
ia. of Peter Snyder, settled LIST and final
account.
Edwin F. Fisher, administrator ID. b. N. C..
I. A. of Elizabeth Snyder, settled LIST and
final account.
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EXCURSION TO THE MouYrAlSs.-Remem.
Der that on Wednesday next the excursion of
the Lodge of Knights of Pythias, of this city.
will take place. They will leave here on the
9.SS A. NJ, train for Williamsport. The tick
cts have been placed at half.rates, and are
good for two days. This will be delightful
trip, and will afford fine opportunity to see
some of the finest scenery in the country.
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Soon after DE adjournment 81 cougrezs
re President win visit bis family relatious
o. he kanawha, West virgiaia, then re-
turn % Washington, and win resuma bis
summer residence Il Long Branch about
Jniv (
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A son Of DR.. Grove, IS years Of age,
was killed by falling tree, on the 4th inst,
10 HOpewell township, York county, Pa.
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Three young ladies by the name o.
Welsh, whose ages range from sixteen Z
nineteen, have purchased a piece OF iana
eight miles west Of Dallas, Texas, and ID
tend cultivating Il themselves. Nota mau'
old or young, good or bad looking, Is per-
.mitted 70 come on their promises.