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THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT.
TEE.

The Speaker of the House has an
nounced his committee of seven to meet
with similar committee Of the Senate,
to confer upon disputes regarding the
Presidential election, and of the other
committee of seven, authorized bv the
House, to consider and report upon the
constitutional and legal prerogatve of
that body with respect to the counting
Of the electoral vote The committee
of the House is composed of Messrs.
Payne, Of Ohio; Hunton of Virginia :;
Hewitt, of New York: Springer, of
Illinois; McCrerv, of Iowa: Hoar of
Massachusetts, and Willard, of Mchi
gan The committee is STRONG one.
particularly in the ability and disposi-
ton of its Democratic members to adj
here to any measure, however unreason-
able or partisan. While impartial men
are not disposed to discount the COM
mittee in advance Of its action, or to
impute to its Democratic members any
predetermined disposition to AVOID
agreement, yet in candor it must he
acknowledged that very little is to be
expected from Messrs Hewitt, Hunton,
Springer or Payne. Mr. Hewitt has
been SO intimately and personally den-
titled with his political chief, Mr. Til
den, in all the intrigues and plans of
the Presidential canvass, as to preclude
any reasonable hope of his suddenly
changing his role Of partisan into
that of the calm dignifed and impair
tial statesman from whom alone any
practical or satisfactory result can, un-
der existing circumstances, be expected.
Scarcely less can be said of the other
gentlemen named. Their selection does
not seem satisfactory to the Demo
Gratis themselves, and why Hewitt and
Springer should have been put upon
the committee, intense personal and
partisan friends Of Mr. Tilden, is one
of those things which, as Lord Dun,
dreary says, ono fellow can find out e
The Republican members Of the com
mittee are well chosen and satisfactory
and it il one source of Democratic com,
plant, that the three Republican mem,
bers combine more ability and states
manship than their own majority on
the committee So far as is now known
all their proceedings, as a joint body
will be strictly confidential, since it is
! thought that whatever chance NAV eX,
list Of satisfactory agreement would he
very much lcssened by the publication
of the suggestions and propositions dis
cussed by it. The Senate branch OF
the committee consists of MeSsrs. Ed,
munds, Frelnghuysen, Logan, Morton
Bavard, Thurman and Ransom.
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THE PRESIDENr-CLERICALLY
CRITICIZED.

cat a recent revival meeting in New
York widow Van Colt detailed an effort
that she recently made to convert more
etfectually President Grant. She said she
visited the Executive Mansion with trep-
datiou. and feeling akin to awe filled
her as she entered his presence. She told
Grant that she had come to talk to him
about religion. He arose from his chair
and bowed coldly. She reached out her
hand to grasp his and wish him God speed.
lie took her hand in a cold and diSinter-
ested manner. She wanted to talk to him
of Jesus and the goodness of God, but he
would not talk with her on the subject.
Mrs. Van Colt continued: | turned away
from the apathetic President of the United
States, and as went out from his presence
my heart turned to Jesus, who is never
cold, but always has a welcome for those
who approach him"
We are orthodox generally, and not
skeptical on the subject of female preach
ers, cherishing no prejudices against
women speaking either in church or
elsewhere, if good can be accomplished
thereby. And we prefer at this par
tcular season, when kindness and
good will, forbearance and charity
should characterize us all, to consider
Mrs. Van Colt most excellent widow,
whose dramatic efforts in the pulpit are
as entertaining to tie sinner as her
prayers are eloquent and inspiring to
him who abounds in grace 1t is true
that the lady in question betravs too
often a dictatorial manner, and is sub
jcct to periodic tantrums even in the
pulpit But even these failings are
those of nature, and are misfortunes
due rather to the fact of her sex than
to personal weakness for nature has
blessed erwith a splendid "physique =
and endowed her with wonderful pow
ers Of endurance Unfortunately, how
ever, our acquaintance with this gifted
lady began when she was not in one of
her " sweet moods. Not that she was
then, as she describes the President, to
have been cold " and apathctic. On
the contrary she was fiery and aggres-
sive. Our experience recalls the recol-
lection Of a crowded church in Balti-
more, in the vcstibule of which, be-
lated like ourselves, we met highly
respected clergyman of this town.
Through the courtesy of the pastor we,
with several ladies and gentleman OBJ
tanned admission to the audience room
of the church by door closed and
locked at the lady's own request The
opening of it however, contrary to her
express instructions, proved too severe
a strain upon her habitual mental equa-
nimity, and in a temper and tone, both
strikingly NATURAL, she chastised the
unwilling disturbers of her service, and
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REUBEN HAINEs. solicitor in CHANGER

The object Of this su is to procure decree for the
sale of certain real situate. lying and being in
Cecil county, State of MaryIani. and owned 10y the
defendants
The Hill states that heretofore to-wit the 18th day
of March in the year l>1+ certain Robert Sergcut OF
Chester county, State Of Peunsy lvania being indebted
unto certain John c. poNicy. also citizen Of Chcst
county aforesaid made and delivered unto him, the
said John C. Powry a Judgment bond to secure the
payment of tn OF $50 OD with interest. the
3lst day of March, in the year ls6l.
That the 18th day of February, 1876. the said
Robert Sergent conveyed said real estate to his life.
said real situate, living and being in the
Of Chester and aforesaid and upon which tho said
judgment bond lien That tn, 18th day Of
August in the year lS.3 the said ebert Sergent
vcyed certain other real cstte in Cecil county, Mary
land the said John Srrgent consideration OF the
OF 81 and with the expressed undvr> ;aning that
John Sergent should a.sum" AMI agree t. pay in fur
tI"r consideration for said farm th' debt due 10 John e.
fowley. Your tor further that John Powlcy
departed this life in the Spring at the year 49, he
tween the ist of April and Sth of May. leaving last
will and testament, appointing his widow Esther Pow
ley. his eXccntriN Tint the said John Scrgent prom
isc in consideration Of the conveyance ot the land
him. to pay OIL the balance u. said judgment bond
from hi father Robert Scrs"nt to John C Powcv and
did pay certain portion thereof that is 10 = 40
in full of interest the 2>th day of March, l,72 and
the day paid the further sum OF 81 90, part
of principal and in the years 1873. 1874 and 1875 Laid
the further Of 81 03 interests each of thosr
years leaving the balance due thereon still due and
unpaid That the said john Sergont has promised To
secure the debt due by mortgage upon his READ estate in
this ,unty but declined to pay tn expenses incident
TO the mortgage. The bill seeks to enforce payment.
1t is thcreupon ordered this l4th day of December
1875 by the Court, that the mplan cans" a copy
of this Order together with the obi and substance Of
the bill he inserted in spapor puI Shed in
Cc il county, week. for four successive weeks
before the 10th day of Janutry 1871 giving notice to
the defendants in said bill, and warning them appear
in this Court in person or 10y solicitor, before the
18th day Of April, 49, 10 show cause ifany they have
why decree shall not pass as prayed.
A.. W. MITCHELL. Clerk
True copy. test. A. W. MITCHELL,
Dec 10, lS16-lm Clerk
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threatening a discontinuance of her ora
tory, should the oFFENsE be repeated, the
irrtated priestess closed her unexpected
interlude with this scathing peroration:
"There are some people who have souls
scarce worth the saving. | could put
"a thousand such upon the point of
cambria needle" (where, probably, she
had often impaled Van Cott). q de-
"spise such people" So utterly con-
trary to, and out Of keeping with, the
sweet temper and humility, the patience
and long suffering displayed by Him
whose gospel she preached, was this
really impious TRADE fan angry woman,
that despite her eloquence and her I'M
pressive defamation, we left her pres
enee with serious misgivings as to the
usefulness of her miniStrations, and to
paraphrase her own language concern
ing Gen. Grant. we turned away from
"this passionate apostle, and as We
went out from her presence our
"thoughts turned to Him who never
g lost His temper however tired, who
rallied not, and who always had a
welcome for those who approached
" Him" Whether the President had
enjoyed an experience similar to our
own, we know not, but we are inclined
to believe that Mrs. Van Colt, in the
interview above described with Gen
Grant in her blind selfsufliciencv, mis-
took for religious apathy the inditfer-
ence he felt towards her personally.
She evidently went to see the Presi-
dent, to impress him. She failed in
her object, and now displays her pique,
as on the other occasion she did her
temper We do not believe the Presi-
dent "snubbed" her: he is not in the
habit of doing such things. lie is uni
formlv polite, even to disagreeable peo-
pie, either of clergy or laiety. We con-
fess we do not admire Mrs. Van Colt
or her ways. She might, at least have
manners, if she has not grace, and her
reported criticism on the President does
not indicate that she possesses either.
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oRsoN D. ForLKs. MAE FoULKs HIS WIFE AND
WILLIAM II. ABBOTT
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chaucery
December q. 1876.
HNHE object of this suit is to procure a
4 decree Tor sale OF certain gagged premises in
Cecil county, which the eth day Of December.
in the year 1866. mortgaged by Charles T. Foulks and
Martha D. tonlks his wife of the city of Philadelphia
and State OF Pennsylvania to the complainant.
The bill states that the 9TH day of December in
the year 1866 the said Charles T. Fouks and wife con-
vcyed certain real estate which described in the hill
and Its accompanyin exhibit, unto the mpaiuant by
way OF mortgages to secure the payment Of the of
eight thousand dollars, with from the first day
of january, in the year sG. which then due and
owing from the said Charles T. Fouks To- the complain
ant before the first day of January in the year
1879. The bill admits the payment of interest accrung
prr to the first day of December. in the year 1874
also the payment OF five hundred dollars OF the princi-
pal sum of SAID mortgase debt.
The bill further that the said Charles T. Fouks
and wife. 10y their deed dated 18th of December i'll the
year 1873, conveyed their equity Of redemption in the
said morgaged property IL Orson D. Fuulks. of Cecil
county, and that afterwards the 18th day of NOven-
ber in the year 1874 the said Orsnn D. Fouk and Mae
toulks, his WIFE by their mortg age deed of that date
conveyed their interest i'll the said property certain
William IL. Abbott, who is "A resident of the city of
Philadelphia, in the State OF Penns ylvaa the
payment of the sum OF five THOUSAND dollars. The bill
then claims that the of thous tnd five hum
drcd dollars and Interest thereon from December lst
1874 has not been paid 10 tn" complainant, although
the time limited for payment has passed.
1t is thereupon adjudged and ordered that the
painant, 10y causing copy of this order to he inserted
some newspaper published i'll Cecil county once a
week for one month before the 2}rd day of January
next, gve notice to the said William H. Abbott. who is
NONRESIDENT, aforesaid, of the object and substance
of the bill and warn him appear in this Court III
person or 10y solicitor before the BIRD day Of
April next. To answer the premises and show cuse
any he has why decree ought not To pass prayed.
A. W. MITCHELL. Clerk.
True copy: test, A. ". MITCHELL,
Dec Is, lSI6-lm Clerk.
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CONGRESS will count the electoral
vote on st. Valentines day, February
14th. This is ominous for so confirmed
an old bachelor as Governor Tilden.
He has passed that day so many times
without it bringing him valentine, it
is too much to expect that his luckwill
change now.
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THE MARKETS.
ElktOn Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY.
RY II. SCOTT q RRO
MARRIED..

S-BROUGHTON.- December
2lst, at the residence of Mr.. Buckley,
Oxford, Pa, by Rev. Orr Lawson, JOHN
r. EVANS, of Lebanon, Pa, and r. E.
BRoUGHToN, daughter of the late Dr. Ii.
B. Broughton, of this county.
OR-MARCUS.-In North East, on
December 18th, by Rev. J. A. B. Wilson,
JOSEPH B. PRYOR and EMMA J. MARCUS
both of this county.
CHAMBERS-DANI December %
1876, at the residence of the brides
parents, BENZ. F. CHAMBERS and SARAH
r. DAVIS, both of North East.
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In consequence of failure in connection
of trains, at Philadelphia, on Saturday
morning last, no mail went south until the
two p. NJ. train. This will explain to all
those of our subscribers, who failed to get
their papers on time, the cause of the delay.
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HEWITT should write book about
the campaign, and call it "From Crow
to Cronin.r An inside view of Tilden's
skillful campaign would bring back some
of those missionary barls cast upon the
waters.-Cincinnati Commercial.
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HAYES received ZIG, 29S more votes
than Lincoln in 1860; l,S26,623 more
than Lincoln in 1864; l,G39,662 more
than Grant in 1868, and 44S, GAL more
than Grant in 1872.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

REUBEN HAINES, Administrator Cum Testmt
AnneNo of John {. Pnw:ey. deceased.
JOHN SERG ENT AND MARY ANN SERGENT, HIS
WIFE.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chlncery'
December II, lS16.
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