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4DE4pBE4T ARRANGEMENT
rHE AMERICAN COMMISSION TO PARIS
FRIGHT AT $500 4 TON.

Froa4 the Detroit News.
Washington, MaFck 2l.-Ihe manage
ment of the American eGG.A.t a. the
Paris Exposition promises 70 pan Sai
with the usual amount Of corruption,
iiiotic extrayagance, and extraSHgant
idiocy. Twenty commissioners have
been appointed. each with a salary OF
81. 200, aud 100 honorary commissioners
without any salary, all of whom are
nopularlv supposed 10 bS charged with
the duty of attending TO the Am9s,S-p
exhibit, and the business connected
Herewith. OF the commissioners ap>
pointed, not one, 30 far IS ] have been
able 70 ascertain, understands the
French language. end many of them do
violence TO the English. Not only DO
lhey have clerks 10 do the roGtiEs work
OF the commission. but men are employ
ed 10 attend the duties which the COM
mission Was specially selected TO per-
form. For instance, in the art depart
ment a special corps of men is employed
in New York to solert pictures 10 be
sent TO Paris, and a superintendent to
take charge of the pictures ana ta&s
tnsm TO the Exposition. What bothers
n mao Of q common understanding is 10
know what are 10 be the duties Of the
100 commissioners ifit is not 10 perform
the work that belongs 70 them 10 do.
But the worst part OF the i.-'Ficrmance
coBEists in the freight department.. @,I
the dsadbeat passenger system estab-
lished. 70! instance, one OF the ships
employed by the Secretary Of the Navy
70 transport goods intended for the ex-
kib;t is the Constitution. TIE expense
Of ittiag her out was $4,000 SIZE is
manned by IS officers and $50 seamen,
aud was loaded with q freight Of 10
tons-about AS muaL ~ an Erie canal
boat would carry. The wh1i2 cost Of the
cruise Of this ship cannot be is~S Than
500 600, which will bring the freight ~
10 $500 per ton. In the case OF the other
fTe ships TO be employed, the rate will
be about in proportion. The amount OF
freight to be transported IS set down 81
about 900 tons, for which six ships are
TO be employed, manned By ITO officers
and over 900 seamen, the whole cost Ui
which is set down at not less than $780,
600, or about $3.50 per ton for the freight
transported. The infamy OF this ex-
traVAgance can only be fully appreciat-
81 Ehen it is known that RESPONSE bic
shippaEs baye offered to transport that
freight, fuiIy INSURED, for s. per ton, or
s., 600 for the whOLs. %Rsjpst three-quar~
tiers OF million. which it gI!l actually
cost the Government. The fact is, iL.e
whole scheme Of employing Govern
nent ships to transport this freight Was
got up to give horde OF supeEnumera-
ry deadbeats in the navy an opportuni>
~ N visit fhe Paris ExpOsitiou at the
expense of the people.
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ETTRATAGANCE ~ THE ST47E
GOIERNMEN1

In tho debate upon the Rank Conn
missioner Rill, Hon. A. II. Dill made
some very interesting rcmalss In favor
~ greater economy in tho State govern
ment. from which We extract the follow
inc 10 show some Of the increased cN-
penses that the party in power has inn
posed upon the people; =.
In 1860 Just before the war the ordt.
nary expenses Of the State, excluding all
extraordinary expenses, such as tho
payment Of loans or interest on the
public debt we're 81, 600, ,l4S.SS. In 1866.
amer the war, amer initiation had PRO
dured tho rise in prices they. were - J.
SS7,7sS sc. Two dollars then scarcely
purchased as much rs ono dollar now.
Fropl that time money constantly ap-
nrcciated. and vet in 1876 the eNtraordi-
nary expenses amounted 60 S3,6Ao, ia %
80 being two hundred and NNN-hrc
ner cent. above the expenses oI lenV.
| This too az a period when dollar woNld
purchase nearly ~ much rs IN 4S''.
lake the items Of these expenses ana
YOU will see how they have increased,
In 1850 the Department expenses were
S47 ,ql06 90. In 1866. notwithstanding me
increase Of business occasioped 10y 'hr
war they were only S19.l4SS9' vet ~
| 1870 they are Sl66, ,9A44S, being "tS per
cent. over 1850, and 90 per cent over
/ 1866. Take the Judiciary. 10 when !
more particularly directed my S'eh'
\ ton .,,,.,
Take the judiciary. In lS6o the Judi
riary only cost $l4a,09S u, IN 1880 S-l4,-
OS-. rs. in 1876 SIS. .SHa W, being 80 per
cent. over 1870, and IL, per cent over
| lS66. Now II is true only thirty
Judges were required under the old con
stitution. which numoer has been IN
creased 20 seventy judges aud nNe
orphans' court judges under the new
| constitution, but whatever may be The
occasion ofthe expense II has certainly
been incurred,
In 1850 the Senate expenses were SoS,
| a)7. 50; the House expenses were Sl-4,
OF. .aH A senator cost 81 ,6l2 and
member Of the House 1910.
In 1866 the Senate expenses wereN =
$50. %, and ofthe House Sl9&,Ai.Oo. \
senator cost g., ,S9i and u member OF the
4 House &L $50.
In 1874, the yeag hainTp the increase
in the number ol members, tue senatt
expenses were SlS4, ,l6O16 aud the
1 House expenses were soy OS+ IL, \
senator cost 81 4,O74 and 4 member OF the
House s., 900.
Now, strange 10 say, for the first legs
llAtaFs amer the increase Of members me
expenses II The Senate were Sll6, 50 80
and OF the HoGss SS6S, ,5ol72. \ Sena
tor then cost ouly 3, So. I'D = member
OF the House 81 ,Sl7. IL is tue ~ ~.
session OF 1874 the salary paid was 81,
500. on account of the length Of the ses
sion. But see the difference. The ex
pens-l of the legislature oftwo hundred
members SEi tiily Senators and onll
about $4,000 moS5 IhqD they were II
1874, and the average 10 s~~a membe
. lls nearly what il was in 1850. say :,
every Senator, il he will take up tn
subject and make the comparison, h
. wii and q steadily increasing rat o o
pubic exaaGses instead Of any decrease
which the cooast,2p Of the people de
mAnds. And here ~ > proposition Z
create q new department, u ne an ad
ditinual permanent expense Gn ~
state.
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THE VAST iRRil or 'iFl'i
SEEKERS PASS ~ GRAND NJ
VIEW.

Washington, April 6-Thc u,N ulu,
book Is out. and contains ~umr statistics
which "Ihe masses would du Wei. 800
consider. The volume Is u cumhTuu>
and costly one. and contains the name
~ ever, 3s-son employed ia Federal
service. gives s., $50 AS tue iutai number
OF Federal otbre-hoIders Of all kinds and
degrees. This is about I IN 400 ul thr
total population, or one for every ~
voters The vast number of Office seek
ers ceases 70 excite surprise when these
figures are known, for II there were but
Eve appiiO4A,y % every place thl-
would make one ia every eighteen OF
the voting population a Federal pla. e.
hppter. But when the State aud local
officers are added 10 the Federal the
number Of persons who are paid for a.
tending 10 the business OF ruling the re
majader becomes irighttul 10 conlem
plate. Counting school officers, consIa'
bles, and juslict5 Il The peace HiIh Iht
more important placemeA, u - Rlgsab!i
| that the State and local Office holden
are at least as numerous as those lG
| Federal employment, and az that rai'
one man in fUrty-hye voters would b'
drawing his support from the publI'
pprse. or in other words, every Cullec
lion o. f0rly-fye voters throughout Ih'
country . obliged 70 support one mar
hv their labor III osdss 20 u.s.niE!n suci
government as We have. But'ifWe aitog
| i've plner.huuters for every State ana
local place, as well AS for the Fedora
Offices. the result would show that eve
~ ninth voter in the entire Republic d
an otfice.seeker. And vet the cry !,
oga.-pgoiurtion and hard times.
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pRT4TI.N or THE MJRbER 9 = IN
nm or EITRTN. ms 'IfRN
iND DRTIEk.

Iopdon. March 3Thr iohowl.f
further details Of the assassination ei 'he
Ea,I Of Ieitrim and his clerk nhd dtiNer
have been JclerraphCd rom 'uouh
The Earl of l.eitrim len hls residence ~
N,lfor1 shortly before o'clock Ncrltr~
aay morning. accompanied eN his clerk
AMI wns driving on an outside car l"
harry In mect his solicitor. lie always
,,arriea arms Il is supposed that TIC
,ss,satns concealed themselves hohihd
low cmhaukmCut between Inc I"Au an"
plantation, and that having hIHt Hnv'
The Earl Of lcitrim, they shot ihn "'i@
and tho driver 50 there might be noNlt
ness. The driver Was shot ~ INC mn"'n
the hull ranging upward, and the clerk
behind the ear, both probably at close
Quarters. HIS l.ordship.s valet Was any
INC about Il ililr behind, aud oh coming
nm tourd his master aud III" CLERK lflul
dead on the road. life Vas suli tn TIC
driver The nSsassius meanwhile csvHp'
lima boat across Mulrov kaN, lh,
,,lrt drove back 20 Milford and alarmed
,hs n,lt,e who. coming - the place
| oupA the driver still alive, hut uuCon
srious lie died shortly Afterwards
| There IA no doubt that the murder wa'
.rrarian. The relations between the
/ Frrl VI I.eitrim and his stenants were nm
| Friendly. His lordsh,p vac Kind and
/ liberal 10 the poor, but was very partic
ular and exactine ia his dealings with
| his tenantry, visiting with unSpannl
seventy the slightest infraclion of The
rules ofthe estate. The Ribbon Socic
a. has a strong hold upon the country
owing. ia = great measure. 10 his harsh
ness. lie had AZ iron Nill which dlsfe,
sarled alike appeals or menaccs, and he
| possessed extraordinary courage and
! perseverance, in pursuit Of his purposes
| The Times, in an editorlU, on the assas'
sinatinn, says 1T is no exagsrratlon
70 say that the news ofihe murder nftht
| Earl Of l.eiirim. which caused pro-
found sensation in the House Of Com
mons Yesterday, when confirmed by the
Irish Secretary, has struck this country
with as much pain and amarement ~
an unprovoked declaration Of war
Two men named McArgart and Fr,rI
have been arrested on board u steamer
going from Rathmullen 10 Lnudoudvrr
on suspicion of cumpliritY iuthr wurtr'
of Lord lei,nm.
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wha, Montgomery Blair thinks Of
his resolution which passed the Mary
land legislature last week. is given IN
the following Washington intelligence
Of . inst:
Montgomery Blair was on the door OF
the House, this afternoon, and attracted
general and widespread attention on
both sides Of the Chambsr. 4 number OF
members had short conferences WIN
him, and nearly every one had sane
question TO ask in regard to the resolu-
tons proposing 10 proceed TO proper
decision Of the last Presidential election
This evening Mr.. Blair summed up the
impression which these rapid eonfesen'
ces had left on him, by saying thAt he
was convinced that q majority OF The
House would certainly be- in favor ofany
legislation which might be needed to
make effective the resolutions passed by
the Maryland Legislature, and opeu The
way for the appearance Of the Attorney
General ofthat State. in obedience. be-
fore the Supreme Court. or the result
OF such an appearance Mr.. Blair said h'
had no doubt whatever, and he express
ed il as his opinion that Mr.. Iilder
would be in the White House sixty days
amer the case was opened in the su
preme Court.
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The Tribune Lord saiisbury's circu'
lar TO the European Powers is enc oil
the most interesting documents tue
Eastern question has produced. IL "a
intended 10 explain why the British
Government refused TO enter the Con-
gress, a d to defend the attitude il has
assumed. In brief Lord Salisbury 's
reason is that he could not allow the
Russians reservations" 10 D1lllfy prac-
tically the Treaty Of Paris and the dBc-
laration made at London in 1871. Tax
ing. then, the Russo-Turkish treaty a.
his text, Lord Salisbury contends that
the new Bulgaria would overslaugh the
neighboring provinces that the propos-
ed Province would be essentially Rus
sian, and that Muscovite influence would
perrueate Thessaly and Epirus to the
prejudice Of Greece. He paints in
gloomy colors the general effea Gf the
treaty, and discovers great wickedness
In the indemnity which might be com-
muted for more territory or made the
means OF entirely subordinating Turk
ish 70 Russian policy. The grayest OBJ
lection, Lord Salisbury finds. apparent~
ly, is that a nation which exercises for.
mal authority over Egypt, should be 30
closely pressed by the "outposts OF a
greatly superior Power that its inde-
pendent action. and even existence, is
almost impossible" II will be seen that
the new Foreign Minister exalts the
Rdasian triumph to degree which has
not been attained at Si. Petersburg
where the people consider that the
Gar might have made better terms. Bot
Lord Salisbury could hardly do other
wise since his dispatch 10 intended to
elicit Austrian and Greek approval in
view Of coming events. The general ef-
feet of the circular must be to widen the
breach between Russia and England,
and to make the former feel that she
will have TO defend with the sword the
rights she has woa on the battlefield.
With England so irreeoGcjlably opposed
to the treaty, We shall probably hear no
more of the Congress. Diplomacy Geems
TO have reached its limit. England
must now sullenIy submit TO the Turk
sh settlement or openly resist 1t.
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The Saa SAYS that Theodore vas to see
Elizabeth recently. II says:
Some few weeks ago, for what reasSG
no one seems 20 know, Mrs. Morse
yielded 10 Tilton's desire 10 an extent
and brought about a meeting between
her daughter and her snn-in law with
outthe consent connivRnce or knowledge
Of the former. or the details Of that
meeting it would be absurd TO pretend
10 know. The fact Of a meeting is all
that is known, save that then and there
Mrs. Tilton told Mr. Tilton distinctly
that she would never live with him
again. There were no lawyers, no
friends, no children made parties to the
consultation, and all the reported going
and coming OF this, that and the other
child is simple fabrication. When the
parties separated il Was distinctly un-
derstood that the children were-all OF
them-common property and subject TO
q common discipline, free TO be called
BY one or the other, as seemed beat for
them. And such has been the constant
habit.
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Appointments Of the Central Penn
syivania Confsrezle eC the Methods
Episcopal Church, held In Lcwisburg. Pa
March 27-April l, 1878
Altoona District.
5. c. SWALLOW. Presiding Elder.
Altoona Church-B B Hamlin.
do S,h do Nj X Foster
do Chesin't Av IT Sherlock.
HuiiIRysburg-J A Demoyer.
DunoRnsgille-I NJ Clarke.
Marunsburg-WmG Gwynn, J Wos1 IT,
Williamsburg-R II Wharton
Logan VHlley-Geo Guyer.
Tyrone-E II Nncum.
Pcr, Matlda--J w Haughawout
Milesburg and Unionville-J B Shaver
Howard Is Akers, one 10 bn suppl q
Penn's Valley-W X Whitney.
}cllefonte-A D Yocum.
PleasRnt Gap-J Y. Craig.
half Aoan-G W Bouse.
Pine Groya-Hdgh Linn.
Warriors Mark-Isasc Hickman.
Birmingham-A w Decker
PhiIipsburg H Pardos
GrAhamton-J + Brown.
OsceOla and Houtzville-J A Wood
cock.
Ciearfeld--J s McMurray.
Clearheld Mission-W II Dill.
Woodlaud-R p Campbell
GlearGrld Circuit-W 5 Wilson.
Curweasvlle-Geo Lsidy.
Lumber City-Furmgn Adams.
New Washington-G b ARuo.
Glen Hope-W w Dunmirc.
Snow Shoe-I Edwards.
Congress nill-,J X King.
J ; w. Dean, Professor in Pennsylya>
mia College. member Of Bellefonte Quar-.
terlS Conference.
VIM. Earnshaw Chaplain Of the Ma
tionHl Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, at
Dayton. Ohio Member Of Warriors
Mark Quarterly Conference.
J K. Hykes and A, j. Cook, Misslona.
ry 10 kiu kiRng, China.
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DOGS IN TAE GREAT STORM
Although Starving. they Carry Meat
given them TO their Starving
Master.


rom tue bmAhA uofhl4.
The recent storm upon the plains ~at
perhaps, the moti soVerc ever known. Ot
Tho moFntEg 81 the storm, two fre'ghte1
Mr.. Jane. McDcrmou nnd companion
starred from Camp Robinson for Sidney
with their teams They soon were lost
and became separG,ed. and on les, SAiur
day Mr.. McDrrmoli wAs fonhd under The
following circumstances Hehad wander
cd for Twelve days. accompanied by tive
dogs. without food Of any kind. exposed
10 the storm day and night ElsRplhE RAE'
oaI shelter ar covering on the cold
ground, and had wasted away TO a mere
skeleton To add to bis sufsrings, ons
day he sAw near him some COW boys. but
was too weak 10 call loud enough toat.raci
their attention. and like a thipSrccked
seaman who sees sail approach. but be-
fore il comes within hAiling distance bears
away again and diGsppoArs. be saw ,hem
pais from bin. On last Saturday these
same COW boys heard a faint barking or
yelping like that Of dogs, and. following
tic SOUND, they came TO them. The dogs
we're also reduced 10 skeletons, aud scarce
ly bad strength 81 stand, being in the last
stages Of starvation. The COW boys threw
tnem some meat. bet instead Of eating IL
themselves. they picked il up in their
mouths, got on their trembling limbs, and
tried 10 carry il 10 their master. And thus
he was found. The fact thAtihe dogs re-
fused 70 eat the meat given them, al,
though they were dying Of starvation, but
attempted 10 carry IL 20 their fsmishinK
master. Is testified to by men Of unim'
pcaehHble vcraciiY.
Mr.. McDermott WAS carried to Sidney,
where be is under the care Of the Post
Surgeon, with fair prospects Of recovering
although badly frozen, while the doEs
have been cared FOR at a camp near where
they we're found. McDermoil in bis weak
state talks constantly Of his dogs. and beg
for them TO be brought 10 his bedside.
which wish will be EratI6ed soon. Many
things connected with the great storm will
doubtless long be bored, and the
stores told around many camp fire; but
ve predict that the one longest remcm.
bcrod and ultenest repeated will be the
ory OF the two dogs. who, when dying
with hunger, and the food In their mouths
refused tu eat. bat tried 10 carry tito their
starving master.
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We notice in one of our exchanges q
litigAnt claims the value Of railroad
track laid on his land by . trespAsser.
In 1869 the Sesquehouing Valley
Railroad Company entered upon lands
Of the Bunting family, q mile or two
from Mauch Chunk, and proceeded to
build their road through IL. No pro.
ceedings were taken under the railroad
law 20 secure the land, and consequently
the Buntings brought an action ofeiect>
ment against the company. When the
case came on for trial judgement was
confessed, and the railroad filed petit
ton to have viewers appointed to assess
che damages suffered by the owners OF
the land. Viewers were appointed &C
cordingly, and fixed the amount at ~
SS5,94. No; satisfied with this the own
ers appealed from the viewers to the
Common Pleas, but the secopd jury cut
down the award 10 $l,074,4l. it was
contended by the Buntings at the trial
that as the company were tresPassNers
upon the land previous 10 the fling OF
their petition everything erected upon
il belonged 10 the owners, consequently
the ties, rails, etc, laid across the land
should be estimated by the jury in as
sessing damages as if they formed part
of the land taken. The Court WAS in
structed to charge the jury to this effect,
bat declined and instructed them that
the measure of damages was the market
value Of the land as the time Of its oecu-
pancy by the railroad. A writ Of error
was taken by the Buntings TO the Su-
preme Court. and yesterday on the argu-
nent they eontended that this charge OF
the Court was erroneous, because what
ever was affixed to the land by . tres
passer Immediately became q part Of it
and was the property ofthe landowner.
Decision reserved.
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The House Of Representatives Of this
state was a regular mob on Friday last
the most disgraceful confusion and dis
order reigned for nearly an hour. Yell-
screams, bawls, fists. slEmming desk
lids, &c, &C., were the order. Shame,
oh shame, and all this at the rate Of SIC
per day for each son ofa hickory in that
body. A little buck-shot war, that would
drive some of these rowdies out of the
back windows, q la Thai Stevens, would
be in order lust now.
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Francis W. Engle, who cut down Pat
rick Hester ct Bloomsbury and atler>
ward appropriated ring belonging To
the dead Mollie, has been arrested for
larceny on oath Of Catharine Hester
widow ofthe deceased.
We have known just as mean men a.
Engle elected 10 Offices. A man who
will cut down another that was hanged
and steal ring Off his finger is--Well
we ont express ourselves further.
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THIRTY BUILDINGs BURNED.

Harrisburg. Pa. April Thirty frame
houses in the lower part Of the city. own
ed by the Lochiel Iron Company, were
totally destroyed by ere this evening. Loss
$l2, 900: Insurance unknown. About one
half ofthe hoa1as were unoccupied.
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The Greeuback state convention meets
May s at PHILADELPHIA.

Tie threatened war in Europe vii!
have an effect upon the horse market as
well as upon bresdstpHs irthis country,
A Chicago despatch inst, says II Is
stated that two English gentlemen are
in this city and have agents through the
West for the purpose of buying 10000
horses, ostensibly for stree, cars IN Scot
land and England; but judging by the
character OF the animals they Sc
lect, they are intended rather for active
movements than for draught purposes
They have brought 500 here, and vii
pecin 70 ship within two weeks.
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OLDEST MAM LIVING
\ Half Breed Indian in Bogoia $50
Years Old.

falh btAs
Ala recent meeting Of physicians ia 10
gotta, Or. Luiz Hernandez read a paper o.!
unu,usl Interest. II sas an account og a
Fisii he had paid to one Miguel Soils. =
half breed farmer living Ia the foot hills o!
the Sierra Me.illa, The remarkable ihing
about Miguel is that be gives himself out
a. $50 years old. more or less, aud al
his neishbors believe {, is good deal more
rather than less. Gray.headel men told
the Doctor that tlfoy remembered Miguel.
as repuicd ceuienHriAn when they we're
boys also that the namc Of Miguel Soils,
eolored farmer. appeared In lisi, still pre-.
served, OF the contributors TO the building
fund OF franciscan monastery near San
Sebastian. which was founded IN lTl2. and
that tho present Abbott is positive il is the
same man. The Doctor found the old fcl.
low ai work IN hts orchard parchment,
skinned, robust, his snow-whito hair tvis.
ted turbAn fashion around his head. and
his eyes So bright that the Doctor tcll un>
comfortable when they were turned upon
him. Questioned as 20 his habits, Miguel
told the Doctor that the secret Of living a
century or two was very simple-mereiy
never getting drunk and never over-feed.
ing. Il eat only once a day-A big hearty
meal. which it of(en takes me half an hour
TO get through with but, you see, it is not
possible In a haitian hour 20 eat more than
you can digest in tho next twenty four.
He went on to say that he hadn't made upI
bis mind about meat, but did not cat much
oft; be tasted on the fret and middle
days Of each month, eating nothing, but
drinking all tho water he could swallow
he aIways let cooked food cool before tast-
ing Il that was why his teeth were As
sound as $50 years ago. Il was hardly
necessary 20 add that all the Indians Of
the neighborhood firmly believed that old
Miguel mas sold his soul to the devil.