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^OnAj&n- ^ V 1 WESTFIELD, CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, JANARY 25, 1839. No. 21. <l.r:^-rs^il-^<l^ BE2ST BOUL.T. f>f>«>Of>r>fM^€>t I THE ALBANY E MLOE Or OUH GOODS MAKES PRAISE OF TJIEM USELESS. H LEGISLATURE. ^ £ •'• ii /=*>. £ II 1 fljf II rnany in Ropaiiican Banks. i'lL &-E ^ WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN AUCTION. Buy Dry Goods of us and make youp oujn Prices. FIRST LET IT HE RECORDED. W • hai f i'in'1 in MII store, phi sto< k i, etc , etc ard stock o r ; ml Lii-. i iv i:i ia bs to close out. Oir goods are bought with such care and circumspection that o! 1 \has beens* are never inl ' in times overbuy, the result is an accumulation of brokei i 1 :~. oils and ends, s 111!. ACC ! M ULA'J IONS are what we propose to get into ACTIVE CAPI fAL through the medium of an A L TL UCTION. • •(• .III 01 r aci !> immer: •it come with the crowd and M UCE YOU It O.VX PRICE. Hsra'i a pirtial li3t of such goods as will , THE PLtflCE TO BUY CONTRAST BETWEEN TWO PARTIES' Acts in Voting for Unil&d States Scnstor. DentenitM Attempts to Return t<» the Old CxciMe Law* !ni- portsiit Legislation. Albany, Jan. 18.—The opening of th<- legislative a ssion this year with all iturs I'y precede thi Ladi< \M ises' and Children's Gapes and Jackets. Underwear tor Men, Women and Children. teSJ^VwS^^Su : 'dies' and Children's Mackintoshes. Ladies' Calico and Plannette Wrappers. Bed diaii*- i P „biie an ,,„,>• m thi* Comfortables. Remnants of Carpets and Matting. Dress Goods anu bt« mna nts. Ladies' Fascinators. Kid and Yarn Gloves and Mittens. Towels. Furs. umerous sm ill articles, not enough o f a ki id to specify, w ; ; h will be p it u J > ii o ir it J i Rf-siHf-s the abi vn t her AS I I FORE REMARKED, we have no • or seconds, all the goods off red are taken lb-- ,, pi,, , ,.: .. the past season, AND UtE NOW OFFERED TO YOU AT ifOUR OWN I'KICK fr h nit special advertising. an 1 have neon on sale at r PPIIH DATE, J±. D, 13© 3. A r ana moay, FROM 2 Tu 5:30 p. n. PI. AC ary 26th and 27iti, c: The Carpet, Cloak and U i lerwear D :partment of our stor; AND FROM i;30 TO N i 11 1 Satorifey. Jnm nru ? 8ih, and Iron: 6:30 TO 0:33 p. • V.-JtfislJ, H. Y. Special Notice to Wines, Whiskies and Brandies IS AT THE NOW RECOGNIZED HEADQUARTERS, THE OFFICE OF 5 ! ;' lies. The red rit tins AU • l- icul trly your kind, i • '> S i TSOIN SP i 3'.r^i h . nucTiO] . i\ L TO AT 1 END every sale. AUCTIOjH! >ULT, INo. II B. L. HARRINGTON, Auctioneer. B -a Your presence is mosl earni AUCTIOJ Main Stx-«M»f, Westfield; N. Y. Dress Patterns i»n~\i™ • • ']• •••' j 1 \: '•;•;'; n< n tor many years, rh e selection 01 offki i i, speak r, clerks ai •'• all the oth- ers of the working E >n e was aci i plished without the shadow of a con- test, and there are no uglj t< flings and disappointmi nts to l patch* .1 up tx - Core « oi k may begin. Tu important work of making np tin cornmittei s and th • • •', rtion of a United B iti s senator ha> e been i ompleted u-ii:i as little friction as was 11 *• - or- ganization, and i •'• ything giv< a ise of a session in \ hich there will i>< no shadow i E iny fai tional Rghl i The committees w ere i adi i:i> with a view of putting th e most experienc d men In • harge of the most Imptirtanl work. Thej hav organized and ai now- ready to ci nsider business. The early 'lays of thi s ssion to the surfai •• many bills « hich an familiar to th« ' Bs I he oldi -t mi mbi i s of eithi r bodj. hut the really important m asures have n> I put In app •\ ranee. I 'n i;. v i nor R ^evi It is kn i to h very pron unced op nions, and th s . . tns i\ he a dispi sitii n on thi part of Hi-- members of hi th housi s to ascer ISE LIKE HE I North Portage St., Westfield, N. Y. ri quested •4 f\ PLEASED CUOTOiVlER (S OUR BEST AD\IERTS8:^EfiT. ]3 one-third ol .'.!-. o t +tJ£Wjei>*~S*. •| »^,• ritieii :tT..S lowsi received >^*.- 304.1B2.4K. ronfn»ina In the Democrat!* Cnmp. The • ! • : ••ii . : a L'nited Stati s sen at: r h is ho« n hoM uttei : is the • . tain pom thing of his vii ws before at- tempting an j legislation on these pa r LiCUlui I it.;i«»rt«; mi >1 »>.-: I ••-.-!, demoraliz- mung the Demo (_.,-,( S _ It api II the moi •• l>j i on- trast with th : ' ! consist • ni course nf th ! if I ).--,.ii. i s M • ' '- 1 r^rD n r^ Tt ri^^rj BEN SOUL.T. e>C^ O W ^r>--^. &>&>£\>& cora, tag i \| 1 J \ \ \ \ K \ r \ u receives $1,800 a .war for drivtai IAJIJSA^ i 0 HA v *%£\ P ropsrty Valuation Increased limost Half a Billion Dollars. » THC TAX RATE SENT SKYWARD, While Taflnnanj S ,! s by anil Appro- priates tha Cash In (he TniMiry to Salary Cor tin- 5 The Taxpaj t-ri ^•;i!:*:;i.— I roan. •i tmmanj Hall is making the m i audacio.us public raid on the city tr as - ury which has ever b en seen on Man- hattan \> To make necessary public im] r v •- ments the assi ss ! •• tor pur- taxation • •'• by the ad- dition • Th . i s?d \• • po nts, so that the ta x K vy wi i I I 60 en each -SI I. r n thi this \i m many is reach- ing into the i ty trei sui y, thus • • ' ished, and drawing out large nan 1 >r « li.ii ? To transil facilitii : \ i Jerta Inly n t. To build the prrcat S^-hich tl Ko ; • undi r sky BCr , . - ) in- • easury -has 1, vied on to - thi sals rii s of Tammanj i - ' than 1.001 have been presented with sui.^s ranging from $100 I H ia since New Tear's day. Ii is a win 1 sale j ^> that T immany is • • Tl faithful to Tammany in all thi di part- j ming in for the plums. .Ma.MM- Van Wyi k started it in his .•Hire by increasing salaries of his en- tire staff from $100 to $300 • ach. p there 1 thirst for \more\ ry wmen tne state lays an assemoiy- Tnan or a senator. The total increases in the mayor's of- fice amount to $1,600; in th e depart- ment of corrections to $10,200; charities, |7,000 law, -\ \• ' board \f estimate, l, and mist • llan ous, $5,000. New lists ire being made every day, ami it is the declared intention to dis- tributi favors In all the city depart- ments. The men who are the beneficiaries have the • ne pssential qualification that Tammany men. No pre- !, nse is mad • that thi y were under- paid N ' have thi y b< en BO l\ng in their that they can fairly be cl xp rts. They came in with Mayor Van Wyck's administra- tion one year ago and without excep- ti,,] were willing and eager t \ tak«- the 1 ;.i. e at the s n tix. d. Nor is there any claim ma le that they were overworked. They keep the usual Tam- many ''.!'• '• •'\'*• Thi whole raid is simply Croker's method of ' - himself solid\ with his Ii >al subj cts. Tin re is 'ii ii all a n apparently studie 1 att mpt to give a Tammany slap to t;,.\ ernor Roi sevelt. In his mesra to th e legislature he spoki issible necessity of reduc- ing . D s.i.ue of the city de- partments. The very next day Mayor Van Wyck Ii 1 off by raising the sal- arii - if th six oi Bet i n men employed in his Th>- Ni i 1 Vork World, which support- ed Mr. Croki r in his attempt t.. send the mayor's brother to Albany in th. recent campaign, is calling, in double ; editorii Is, U] m i; ivernor i;..ns.-- proved Its If a n a s • rpii • • Bta tesmt i • p .. ... , .., p a ynf repn =ents tl ty-eighth congr ss district ••' thi state of Ne« Vork Hi as born at Hamilton N. \ Jun • 26, 1843, anl was gradual d from the • Diversity of' Bo 'hestei In '•'•''• ! He was a Imit I d ti the practice of 1: v. In ISf>€ and was •' ct- ed to the Forty- i-i 1 ' h ••' 1 r -elect d to the Forty-ninth, Fifty-first, Fifty-sec- ond and Fifty t! rd conar sses. He Is a practicing lawyer in Auburn, .•.•'•! his first political ••: '••• was that of citj clerk In IS6S, in v hich 'apacity li- ed three yi ars. Inl trlct attorn y of < i vuara ci unty, and following that I m pr< s di nt ol the b iard of edti atl .n and «a s th n nominated for ci neresi and el cted, and so well liked that he was t • party nominee fi m 1882 up t.. the pres- ent timi . Mr. Pajm is a v'gorous speaker and ins ; - n heard on t! cam- paigns In this state (<•!• the past •.' ,1 yeai s. He is well versi d in tarit making and his promotion t.. the head of the waj - ind m< ns tee will be a deserved honor to Mr. Payne him- self as well a s a credit to the Empire State. EXJOYIXGJ THE1K UlvST DAYS. CKE1MT TO STATE, PEOPLE Ni» PARTY. Ttis- '<;>•!! In \«--.v lork. 11 m' i Iphia Press.] Theodore Roosevi It for governoi Cha ui seph ' z -... . the I • tit. , ;,] !,. pew fi • si nar a- and Jo- :.. standing for th • citi .ii il-..- state and representing Stat s at London in th fori Ign post in thi ; n si . nt! All thes • n n a« n th - -t ite, its v, ;t to come to the rescue of the city court Of St. .1 tl an ! Cl ll«M>ut>t!e:ilis of >«•« t«rli \•«!;!<• I)e - afrvc Ilia \U-. For lt » Tulilie Scrv- llll IN. [Washington !•:• i Ing Star.] The Republicans of New Fork are enjoying th e best days they have known in some years. They are u after a king period of wranglings and divisions and ar e putting their \ rj best men into Important commissii n, it promises w< '.1 for the state an the country, for their vi ry '•• st rank with the v< rj best anywhere to b< found. Theodore Roi si i ; t in tl • - ernor\ « chair a t Albany, Joseph H Choate in th< embass idor*s chair at thf M people and ; i ~ citizi ns ot both p and ii.\ i f all of the R< publi in pat - ty > which tlj and indin • tly chosi ./:, ,.,• them. Ail ir honorabli men. .'. ;, a ,i :j\,.. above repro ich. All stare'. for the best of An • ; ' an citizi i and ch >ic i an a p;>roved bj ,.,.- • able man. It is a tl IbuU to inl grity, ability and high publh sei vice. II- la It-.utiiMl t o Do ISiiiiit. Ii, (i ;ov< • nor Roosevelt i is resolved •.• .,, any • vi nt, but a> a ; oli- tician ^v ho \;' , ' l undoubtedly ex- ;,.,,.- i the executive mansion at 1, desii es t\ k ep on go »i terms in th ' • v. . ution of this purpose witli t- : political eh mi nts that control Re- B tati cont entions.- Syracusu Herald. >.II Joke For THOIMIIIIIJ. Colonel Roosevelt began his term a^ gover : New Fork with a joking re- ; d ministration will be nc joke for th Tammany element in the •ta te.—Chic ago Tribune. A Keen. P>: :!<>>< jihienl S(u<l€-iil. I. ,. veil is tin- ki en. philosophies ; lUdent, with a wide range i t [n his i treer he has h fi u? - by w hich the quality of h : t ;.. _ ion ma j be anticipated.— Ctica i ibsei ver. •^ — TO THE POINT. take some action which' Depew a s a member leel of t ; : I is of taxation. States senate, all aci i and if i may lessen 111•. . — Increase in assessed valuations, $421,- i .'. [ni n ase In tax rate, '<') points. Tammany officials, numbering thou- -. •;!• .1 with fat checks at the city's ex] ii--. What would have been the possibility of reliei if the voters in the \up stat.-\ counties 1. ' urii .1 Mr. Croker's Love ..iiii TS a til.lis. Cora] arii • DS are w u-. in in t lie affec Till i:\\ VKIFF MAKER. Serena B. :•--. m- <:>.-.i to n<- ••!•.•••> id' < iiuirituiii Diuiilcy. Schem ctady tTnlon.] The death of thi H..n. Nelson Dingley of Maine advances the I)..n. Serena E. Payne of this state t.. the chairmanship Bpr( ad to all the departments. In some instances salaries have been of th e ways and means committee ot raised secretly, th e official publication the house , \ayne required by law tailing to show that any in: pas,, has bei n made. Some of the increases for the faithful i be ridiculous if th e who sal raid were not so audacious and ta e urdi ii t.. the taxpayer. On. expressman, who d i a rs pach nonths, are contributions t.. t;i i public service of unusual i xcellenc. : The Kmpire State, without regard • I politics, is heartily to be thanked and i oversnaa congratulated. Even the I «••, .- Poets are born, I , who lost the battle in Novemb r, will , ni l . e t o order. i reap rewards in results so creditable tc the reputation of tie co • alth. A re! t i vei in the world. II roll ii l-riielieill I'olil ieie.ii. Theodore Roosevelt is. of all prai tical politicians, one of the most prai t\- believes in doing right; in holding public office to be, in the fulli st and l.est sens,-, a public trust to be execut- ed to promote the greatest g 1 for thi public: he believes truth to be betl i than falsehood: that promises should i>t made with a view to performanci : that service to all the i pie is the best serv- ice that can he rendered to a party.— rtica Herald. Iloua when the\ e waiter girl i- Is the most fetching thing is admirably equippi i for the place. A protectionist of the type of William Mc- Kinley. Nelson Dingley and William D. Kelly and a master in the study of po- litical economy, he is pen-rally regard- ed as the natural BUC 'essor of the man who mad. i II ii a k of h's times in the f,-s,.i.i.ij. of the taii:. !;\v which, has Beeeoaary i:ieni<-ni- of • Rea«Mle. The governor is light in saying that in a repnbiic it is peculiarly necessarj to combine efficiency and morality principle and common sense, justice and courage and that a republii ci n- n.it long • i dure \if it becomes eithei corrupt oi cowardly.\—Buffalo Couiier A hare cupboard always fumislies food for thought I: irrowed money eansea a great ilea! of near-sightedness. The telephone giil has an extensive calling acquaintance. The medicine l»ottle usually lias a had taste iii Its mouth. The path of ambition leads to a great many political graves. A good many heroes are made of wood .pu'p and printer's ink. iVIn-i: a mail 1ms nothing to d • he al- ways attends to it personally. It isimpo—il.'e to convince ;• 'pider tliut tiieie is honey in , 4 rose. A civil service bill which will put th« cities of all • lass is and the state n; n the same basis in making appointments to public office is regi id -1 as one of th> measures likely to be presented. Th reorganization ol the national guard R.nrt anmp overhauling of the ta x laws .ue certain to ri ve aiii ridon governor. He is thon ughly familiar with the eivil servii e and the guard and has by experienci and study become ac- quainted with all the details oi thi lav\ s undi r \. bich they ar e a t pi a nt administeri d. I >n all thi topii governor's first mi ssage spoke plainly, though thi subji ct of taxation, I mitti i. was mi st on V\ hat he •i that t. : ; . Is n . i a hint th it he will give his att ntion ti it with a view t - - revision of tax lav ^ : \ hii h ••• Ill deal justly wit h the hoi Ii : ' proper ty |n thi gn at citi s as well as the y tow ns. Thi re are , f a Si- ; :ii • :: .-. igsil 11 tO i ii. has hi n and -• i i, and a r eai h in' 11 im e uns; I irtory situal ion is found existing, fi n reason for this is that it is har I t o get exact plete informati n as to city p i perty. Thi re a r millions ui on mil- ||< ns of dollars wot i ly taxabli personal property untax d : '. New Tork city. Bi for a law can h w hich will r. • . !'. tl Is condition the Intrii a- cies of .vasion must bs fathomed, and ;, committ i of invei tion (tads this as hard as the officials of the ta i parti: \ joint resolutii n to submit to pop- ular vote the on stion of biennial ses- sions of tin- legislature has been intro- ,l ! h ,p it seems liki ly that it will !» favors bly - onsider* d. Mill !'iutilii'« ll»e l.xeive l,n«. Th-- Democrats ar e still keeping tu the fight against th e excise law. Ap- I rentiy th- \ learned nothing by theii defeat in November. On the ea opportunity a] eared th e Tammanj bill, whii h is supposi I to ri pn sent t tie ideas of Rii I ard Croker and his asso- ciates. It proposi s to « ipe out i hi magnificent revenue now accruing ti the a..;! • ounty tr 'asuries and re- turn to the old styli of regulating oi failing to regulati the saloon bus n ss Tammany pr i to abolish the stati t-x.i;-- bureau, and the local excisi boards are to be n ston d. All the cor- ruption an d vii which existed undei thi old system and a cutting down '•( revenues are a part of the Democratic plan. All measures of this sort will fail. The- ,., p ui Hcan !• • • - ird the fight or that point settied. Th e state super- vision, tin price of licenses and the dis- tribution \f the fees accruing undi r th. law an- ln-re to staj so long as the Re- publican majority is returned to thi legislat ure. That was one Issu • which was fought ou t in October last, and I lemocratic at- tempts to sei'-lie a heavy Increase ol taxation on the rural counties when Republican majorities are rolled up wil fail as surely a s the threat to do so ir the last Demoi ratic platform E tiled un- der the ballots ol the on. Whnt the lU'iiinci-.-itii' IHil Meaaa. It chanced that the I lemocral - tall ,,f rep. aling the Raines law began just a day or two before Excise C sioner Lyman made public his repori for th. last year, and it is thus easy t. see just what the Tammany measun means or would mean if there wen the ffhost of a show for passing it. The lotnl amount ni'iinil •»•< >enr lor linuor lux eerl ili< nlcs trallNt'el-K mill tines H\ » Sl^.lttO.- 71S.OI. TBlla K«ve « we t lialiinee. nfter Ue- ilnctiitK eimiity treiisiirerH' fees, o l • ii nun t— Tw The slnle ni'iisiirj was rielier l»5 ritinlifiatf, i r-» .r bei n ! s ' i - • .\ men bavi Bryaiis doctrines in ine n.-yt presiaen- tial election. Their actions are as bar- ren of principles as Is the vote they gav« Senator Murphy barren of results. \ I OMNIUM |»tit es* llf»sl»illll. A special senate committee which in- vestigat d the advisability of establish- ing a state hospital for consumptives in the Adin ndaoks has reported favorably *,. ti n proji t. snppoit i.-. i a: - a una nine us ;•• : ublican In .i uc and upon th e s, !-•(,• ' 'ti.- Republicans one who 1 : ' usly and c. mtinual- I rti Republ n position on thi • ' and stat u v. - I- i one? Can any on. tell wl it i • i fs thej hoi.1 from I \ I •'. r can. us j .;, hard i ' t;: ve out iv in n hich h C;III Spear Mascallonjre. Chautauqua Like is the only body of water in the State in which the spearing of muscallonge i s permitted b y law. This lake is very well stocked with these fish and a special law was secured last ' winter permitting the us e of the oki r, In Ni W York, • ' ° pear to a limited extent. Th 1 J pan \ spearing nits: be done through the r at 16 to l| .' & . b If there i s n o ic e there is t o And for only te n lion. Hi decli .. • -. ma- I ICC joritj of th :\•..: bers. Mis th dr la w. li e is ,. . . , them who days in the year is the spearing hails • eh ,,f Manhattan. No s loner had Mr. i 't ! - r ! divered hims If tl Jr., the vnles for the use of the spear on pr sent senal •'• t'.,n. IP - • XI sail, and . no that he was weeks, beginning the lirst Monday any : and re- he voted for the Tel A nd thi n on the i rhurs- day, and t v-t- .! fni Pen- atoi Murphy- as the party's candidate miles off thee lakeake forr thehe opening for ' - .i. Now, 'v. rj 'I immany man ta th Ii \- islatun . i .• y, r Croker's to Mr. ry .ii\ of them did vot •• Is opinions i xai i ly ;. t, Mr. Croker's Two ••,- three quest . i • ditical • Did M . Croker r ally Inti nd to be • -I for I I • fig] i fi n a r ? !• the Tan its d to be im : Mr. Murphy nursery on the lake in connection leader in nat'. ma I nu st be no spearing, days in th e ye: permitted. The special ac t pro- vides fo r th e use of the spear on Mondays and Thursdays for five >i. _ j weeks, beginning the in February of each year. Great preparations ar e already being made within a radius of many i o th l fo t o] of th e spearing season, and i t i s estimated that at least 1,00 0 fish houses, with a s many spearmen, will b e o n the lake on the opening day. ii th e ice continues good. The Legislature will probably be asked during th e present ses- sion for an appropriation of about $5,000 for the establishment of a in supporting Mr. Mu tpa n and antiex the front as thi issue n- xt Do thej int--;: : •i ti ' No on • 'an ti !1 whether t ; - ! ' mi natioi ex- ,„ . .. „,,.,,.. M ,, , „, s „,,.„„.,! vame t o the hatchery with th e State hatchery which has leen in operation here for several years. It i s thought that such a n tttachment would prove of great h RESTAURANT i SAMPLE ROOM. HEALS AT ALL HOURS. I )ys/ers in Ev rv S'y/t DELICACIES IN SEASON. '•it?, Quart or Gallon. F INE OLD Wi IISlvlBS, Fine Assortment of Wines, Conemaugh Rye, Crawford County Rye Old Mountain [Jew Bourbon, Extra Quality Blackberry Brandy, Lac d'Or Cognac, Fine Old Holland Gin- White Rock Candy Syrup, Port, Sherry, California Angelica. Imported and Domestic Cigars. STOP IN AMI ::i:\:t wuvs rtMNUH. I HOT WKINEK WITH UCI URIXK