The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Tax and Tariff bill has been passed
by the Uuited States Senate, just as it
came from the House. The bill only
awaits the Presidents signature to become
u law. There is now no necessity for an
extra session of Congress, as the adoption
of the above bill relieves the adminstra-
ton frcm all anxiety and embarrassment.
The Senate passed bills for the ad-
mission of Colorado and New Mexico as
States this week, but the House refused
to suspend the rules and pass the bills,
though that motion received large ma
jority vote. Afterwards the House took
up and passed the bill for the admission
of Colorado.
A Blairsville correspondent of the
Pittsburgh Commercial announces that
General Harry White will be candi-
date for State Treasurer in the ensuing
Republican State Convention. The
General has had aspirations to fill a
place on tbs Republican State ticket
for some years, and we have no doubt
he would make a strong candidate be-
fore the people of the Commonwealth.
Those who have devoted most time to
bullion statistics estimate that the "stock
of coin and bullion in the United States on
the first of January, 1875 (not counting the
supply in California in 1860, must have
been about $25O,000,OOO, or say fifty mil
lions more than in 1860, with the prospect
of receiving about seventy-six millions
from the mines this year." These calcu-
latlons, of course, include silver, which for
than oae-hslf Of the annual produ ct of the
mines.
Washington, March S.-The Seretary:of
the Treasury will issue g cell this week for
thirty million dollars of bonds on account
Of the sinking fund, under the act of
March Sd. last. The interest on the called
bonds is to cease at the end of ninety days,
hut it is understood that the bonds, with
accrued interest," will be paid on pres cnta-
tion any time after the date of the call.
The demise of Congressman James Buff
fngton, Of the First District of Massachus-
etts, which occurred yesterday morning a t
Fall River, by hemorrage of the bowels,
in, lo, ncL> L., 1.
makes the sixth death in the Massachu setts
Congressional delegation in two years,
One ct the best arguments in favor of
compulsory education, is that of the
statement of the chaplain Of the New
Hampshire State prison, who in re-
polt, covering the experience of more
than twenty years, says that Of 5000
convicts who have been under his
charge, one out of six could not read.
aud that in the whole number there was
not single lawyer, physician, clergy
man, editor, printer Or school teacher.
The conclusion is that education is
safeguard against crime, and that in
the same proportion that learning is cx-
tended crime will diminish
The Legislature has fixed the 18th
of this month for adjournment, and up-
less the Democratic members of the
House succeed in extending the session,
much important Legislation will remain
unacted upon. Up to Saturday Of last
week the House had passed finally upon
six bills, while the number in the Sen
ate was seventy-fve, leaving on the cal
endar of the House 237 bills. This
tardiness is looked upon as a studied ef-
tort to profit by their present temporary
power, and by dilstory action necessitate
a long session next winter, when each
senator and member will be entitled to
SO per day,
The influx Of Menonite immigrants from
RUSSIA to this country is on the increase.
Nearly one thousand families are soon to
arrive in Canada to settle in Manitoba.
There are already about 5000 Of these
people, or 1.200 families in the United
States. OF these 230 families have settled
in Manitoba, 200 in Dakota territory, Is
in Minnesota, so in Nebraska, 3l5 in
Kansas, and so in other states. The re.
naming 800 families have arrived recently,
and their destination is unknown. The
Kansas Menonites have bought 10000
acres Of land, upon which they will settle
in the spring. A meeting of delegat es
from those new here is to be held at Elk
hart, Indiana, next month, to m AXE or.
rangements for the immigration of the
present year. They are superior class of
immigrants, and will bee ONE thriving and
industrious citizens.
The act defining the offense of kid
mapping in this State was signed By the
Governor last week. 1t imposes fne
of $4,000 and Imprisonment for
period not exceeding twenty-five years
on all persons found guilty of kidnap-
ping children. Heavy penalties are
also provided in cases where persons
harbor or conceal stolen children. A
nrovision in the act saws. HTbis act