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IHURSDAV, MAY 27. 3876.
Evangslieal Lutheran Chrch-
REV. I. BRENEMEN Pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 A. M. All are in
vited to attend.'
ii. s. cmracH.
REV. WM. MARTIN, Pastor
Sunday Sohool at 0:30 A M Morning
Service at 11 A M Claps Meeting at 12
M Evening Service at 7:80 P M Prayer
Meeting Thursday Evening
gbace czuzzu.
Service in Grace Churoh Su nday next at
the usual hour, 11 A. M. and 7 P. M.
AU are cordiuljj invited to attend. Skats
Free to all.
Car, Time at llldgteay.
Mail East 4:45 P: M.
do West 2 6 P. M.
Through Local, East 8:20 A. M.
ao no w eat 4 P. M.
Local East 4-50 p. M
do West . 8:20 A. M
The Mail and Through Local carry
passengers, the local does not.
ELK LODGE, A. r. M.
The stated meetings of Elk Lolge, No.
879, are held at their hall, corner of Main
and Depot streets, on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month-
W. C. TIEALY, Sec'y.
Subscribe for the Auvooatb
The apple trees are now in bloseom.
The garden makers are very busy.
Strawberries will soon be on the tapis.
Brandon of the Gazette is on the jury
this week.
The boys have commenced li go in
swimming.
We will give the court proceedings in our
next issue.
We invite correspondence from all parts
of the county
Company II, will be Inspected next
Saturday
There was a very refreshing shower
here last Sunday afternoon.
Dr. C R Earlcy is building a bay-window
on the west side of his residence.
There lias been more shade trees Bet out
in town this spring than for several years
1 ifore.
John Rouse, Esq., a colored man, has
been remitted to practice law in Bedford
county.
The Centennial Base Ball Club will have
dance at Rhines Halljto-morrow evening,
tickets $1.00
We are prepared to do all kinds of Jab
work clteap,- all inquiries by wail will bo
answered promptly.
Bargains it) ladies and childrecs hats,
Jlonuets and Mllliuery goods at MAST &
SILVERMAN'S Williamsport Pa
Jacob MoCauley, of Centreville, is spo
ken of as the Democratio candidate for
bounty treasurer.
We have booked the names of several
new subscribers this week, yet we still
have room for more.
Potatoes are selling here at $1,10 a
bushel, butter at 30 cents a pound; tggs ot
520 cents a dozen; flour at $6,50 a barrel
A'ev A B Field (Presbyterian) of Brook
ville will preach in the Lutheran church
next Sunday Miy 30th at HAM and 7 P
M.
A novelty in costume is a fan, the handle
cf which forms a handkerchief holder.
Some fans have also a tiny eceut bottle in
serted at the botttom of the fan handle.
Wedding and mourning outfits for
ladies at MAY & SILVERMAN'S
Williamsport l'a.
S Hon. Geo. Jenlts, of Brookville, Ex. JuJgo
SGeo. R- Barrett, of Clearfield, and Mr.
Newton, of Emporium, are attendiug court
Uiete this week.
St. Mary's presents three or four candi
dates for the Democratio nomination of
ounty treasurer. And were a bet in order
kre would venture a new hat, nomination
r no nomination, St. Mary's will have the
reasurer if she sets out for it.
I Mrs.: M. E. Malone has the ageocy
boulder Brace Corset Adjustable Skirt
mnnrfii full init.aod it Alafk tnt.
v i - oi 1 1 rt l ni
The case of the Commonwealth vs. Al
fred! & Pierce, the engineer and conductor
who were arrested for killing a man a few
weeks ago near Rathbun station, bas been
dismissed because Elk county has nojuris
diction. The prisoners were discharged.
The ) illiamiport Gazette & B Mel in says:
On the 12th or 13th of July, 1816, Mr.
acob Weis, of Rocktown, distinctly re.
embers that the frost was so heavy in the
orning that when the harvesters went
to the field they wroU their names on a
oard, covered with frost, with their fing-
h-sr is 1810 to De repeated in ibot
The 0:e$oa Fires.
Relief for the sufferers by the Osoeola
e is badly needed. Hundreds of people
e homeless and destitute of clothing and
ovisions. The fire is reported to be
ging still in the vicinity of Osoeola.
teat praise is due to Mr. D. D. Wood,
ainmaster of Tyrone, who through his
roio conduct and presence of mind, saved
great many lives fie got a lot of box
rs. After loalinjr them with men.
men and ohildren, be sent them through
burning forest at extremely fast speed
Fhillipsburg. Four such trips were
de and about 1,000 people taken to a
tioe or safety. Uoutidale. a town of
put 900 inhabitants, six miles from
eola, is reported entirely destroyed,
e fire is spreading rapidly through the
ods beyond Houtzdale, and at latest
ounU bad reached Parsouyille, a small
n six miles distant from Hoatidale.
ties on the Pennsylvania Railroad
ot from Osoeola to lloutida'e are
ned ao that no coal can be shipped for
Lie Im9.Pittilurg Tulejfrapk,
tStTEZETTEtLOCALS.
The locals of last week gave to Pat
Sweeney a boy, but he says its a mistake
his boy is a girl.
On last Sabbath evening some person
entered the residence of Mr. Salterlee. by
the way of the dinning room window,
going to the room where Mr. S. was sleep
ing, taking his pants the pocket containing
a pocket book with twenty-eight dollars;
also taking what ham they had cut for
breakfast and getting away without being
uiscovercd.
On Monday last our publio school com
menced under the tuition of Miss Ferman
from Williamsport. Our sohool is getting
quite too large for one teacher to do it
justice.
Wm. E. Johnson has just returned from
the city with lots of new goods.
May 20th Newton Johnson's barn was
burned; the day being very windy it
caught flora fire in the woods close by.
Mr. Geo. Snyder is quite busy hauling
fire-clay, loading three cars a day, B. J.
Jones oversees the mining of the olay.
Miss Mary .Sheldrake has just opened
a millinery shop on water street where
she is prepared to wait on customers. She
is also prepared to do dressmaking.
Thomas Tosier and son Fred, were in
town one day last week.
Mr. Meon'ey's family have just returned
from a visit over to Brockwayville.
Sheriff Scull and Deputy are very busy
over this way just now. They make some
of them "git;' some hide thinking to es
cape judgment, but its no use they can't
escape him any m ore than they can the tax
collector.
Mrs. Doctor Bryant is agent for the
Weed Sewing Machine.
-The fruit tree man has been here and left
a good supply of trees.
And last though not least we have had
hree warm days which makes the farmer
ook pleasant; the crops are in generally,
and now we would like some rain.
STATE NOTES.
The Lochiel iron-works are again in
operation.
Fishing at Connenut starts off finely.
The last Rrporler speaks of a couple thous
and pounds at one haul.
Ice and snow can be seen between the
Pennsylvania 7failroad depot and the oaual
Harrisburg. For the 20th of May the ex
istence of suck things is rather remarka
ble. Ralph Price, the oldest inhabitant of
Armstrong county, died at Parker a few
days ngo, at the age of 104 years. He is
thought by some persons to have been the
oldest person in the State.
There ii apparently no abatement of the
interest displayed in'the new oil well near
Titusville. Several large tracts of terri
tory have changed hunds, and a cumber of
wells have been located on the line of the
new parallel, whether for immediate or
prospective development is not stated. It
is believed among experts that when the
new well is drilled deeper she wlil yield
quite a houdsome dividend to her owners,
the pebble rook being of a very superior
quality,
Mauch Chunk. May 24. It is rumored
that the miners at Summit Hill are going
to work next Monday, but the conditions
have not been made publio. The mines
are owned by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company. By the 1st of Jnne a gen
eral resumption is anticipated to take place
at least in the Lehigh region, and will be
under a reduction of the 1874 basis. The
miners seem ready to resume as a general
thing, and all say they are heartily tired ot
the long strike.
500 Ladies and children's neatlv
made dresses from $2 to $5,00 per suit
worth double the money at MAY &
SILVERMAN'S opposite the Court
house Williamsport Pa.
QUOTATIONS
or
WMe, Powell & Co.
BANKERS AKD BROKElid,
No. 42 South Third Street.
Philadelphia, May 25th. 1875.
BID. ASKED
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do do '01 do 18 18 J
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do do '65 J and J. 2'.' 22
do de '07 do 24 24
do do '68 do 23 24
10-40, do eoupon 18
do Pacino 6's cy Int. off 24 26
New 6's Reg. 1881 lb J 10 J
" " C. 1881 16 lb'5
Gold . 16 ltij
Silver... .....107J 109
Pennsylvania 60 50
Reading 64 54J
Philadelphia & Erie .20 J 61
Lehigh Navigation 'Div. off- lo 51
do Valley.....!.,. 62? 62
United R K of N J Ex. Div........ 129 130
Oil Creek 9J t'f
Northern Central..- 29 2!
Central Transportation 45 4o
Nesquehoning 55 66
A It A Mortgage 6's '89 102 102
Millinery goods, hair goods, Jewelry,
Fancy goods, notions, Ladies and chil
dreos cloaks.dresses and undergarments,
wholesale and retail at MAY Jk SIL
VERMAN, Williamsport Pa.
Charles Harris was a few days ago,
convicted at Hudson, N. Y., of arson in
the second degree iu setting fire to the
Shaker buildings in Mount Lebanon,
Febuary 6th by which property to the
amount of $100,000 was destroyed.
The prisoner was also tried on a second
indiotment charging him with setting
the fires of the 27th of February, in
the same place, by which 850,000 was
lost.
Manchester N. II., May 22 Colonel
A M. Eastman, of this city, of the Di
rect United States Cable Company be
tween Rye Beach and the coast ot Ire
land, is in receipt of information that
the completion ot the line may be ex
pected at any hour. The cable is
laid from Rye Beach to the easterly
banks of Newfoundland, one thousand
miles, the buoy at the end of the cable
being three hundred miles from land,
in fifty fathoms of water. At last ad
vices the ofher end of the cable was
laid within twenty miles of the buoy,
but could not be completed, owing to
immense fields of ice. The Faraday is
at Sydney, taking coal and waitiog (or
the ice fields to elear away. She is
not expected to land at Rye as this end
of the cable is in perfect order. Not
more' than half s drv's work remained
when the Faraday p tit into Sydney oa
acooint of the ioo,
John C. Ereeklniidge.
John C Breokinrldge died last Monday
May 17th aged 64 years. The
Philadelphia Timet very properly says "he
leaves the saddest history of all the men of
bis time Others have hoped, and erred
and failed, but none climbed so high in the
morning of a life of brightest promise, to
fall so hopelessly Of proud Kentucky line
age, gifted and cultivated to a degree that
distanced common rivalry, and entering
the councils of the nation when scarcely
thirty, after having vanquished Oovernor
Morehead and Leslie Coombs in the old
Whig district of Henry Clay, he was
greeted by his parly as theooraing man,
and at once took the highest rank in politi
cal leadership. When but thirty-four years
of age he was the nominee of the then
dominant party of the nation for Vice
President, and entered the chair of the
Senate as the second officer of the Rcpub.
lie before he had reached the nooutiine of
life. And when the eventful days of the
Buchanan administration had ended, he
stepped from the ohair to the floor of the
Senate, to wear the honors of Kentucky as
her leading Senator Even when war came
he was steadfast and sat in the extra sea,
sion of tlieJSenate that accepted the inevita
ble arbitration of the sword, and mar
shalled the loyal people for the struggle
It was in the capital of the country that
had so highly honored him, sitting as one
of its Senators, that he heard of the disas
ter at Bull Run in the first conflict of arms,
and it cast his destiny against himself,
against his hopes, his patriotism, his
honor He was next known as a Confeder
ate commander, but ever distrusted and
subordinated, and his stars were never
brightened by victory Not until the Con
federacy was tottering and hopeless did he
command recogn.lion, and then he became
the Secretary of War when the armies
were wasted, aud all resources were en
ded. After a few months of vain effort to
retrieve an utter hopeless cause, he sat in
the last Confederate Cabinet and council of
war at Charlotte, and witnessed the death
throes of rebellion and the disipation of all
the fond dreams he had bo dearly cherished
Since then, broken in hope, in health and
in fortune he hat patiently waited for the
night that should close a lite so full of min
gled prom ise and bitterness. Like most
brave soldiers of the South, when he sur
rendered his cause he gave a manly obedi
euoe to the new duties he accepted, and
has been faithful to the govetuient that
triumphed over him in the held. While his
death will be widely regretted throughout
the South, in the great North There will be a
generous judgment for the brilliant,
chivalious and fallen Vice President of
the Union and soldier of the Confederacy."
Tress on Boundary Lines.
The New York Court of Appeals, no'
long since decided that a man has no right
to the fruit growing upon branches of a
tree overhanging his laud, where the trunk
of the tree stands wholly upon the land of
his neighbor But the law regards the
overhanging brandies a nuisance, and
they may be removed as such; or the
owner of the land shaded may remove them
if he is careful not to commit any unneces
sary destruction in doing so Where the
truuk of a tree stands on the Hue the
owners of the adjoining land have a joint
ownership in the trees and fiuit, and
neither one has a right ti remove it with
out the consent of the other
A Sterling Kuu correspondent of the
St Mary's Gazette, under date of May
15th, gives the following particulars of
the death of Mr. B. J. Earl.
The facts of the case arc as follows:
On Friday morning a party of pleasur e
seekers left the village with a team and
wagon, for the head waters of the Sio
neniahoniog, about twenty-five miles
distant, aud fully bent on making a
rich harvest on the "speckled beaut'es"
of those streams. They arrived at the
scene of their operations and put up ior
the night. The next morning they all
got into the wagon and started for a
certain point up stream, arriving there,
all got out and went fishing except Mr.
Earl whom they left sleeping. In the
course of half an hour the party re
turned to the wagon to arouse their
companion, but found alas! his sleep
was that that knows no awakening.
That evening the patty returned with
his tcmaibs, to the residence of his al
most distracted family, where coroner
Craigan M. D., held an inquest and
post mortem examination Ilesult
death from reputure of a blood vessel
in the region of the heart. Another
occurence of Divine power, that brings
to our mind the terrible fact that such
an ordeal is constantly belore us, and
how illy prepared we are to meet the
final summons.
Anotiieb Oil Will in Wabren,
The Bell well reached the sand rock
last Saturday evening about 10 o'clock,
being down about 700 ieet. There
was a first rate show of oil. Gas hat
been coming strong for several days
The drilling was stepped at once till
tankage can be procured when it will
be drilled further into tLerock. As
we go to press Monday noon it is im
possible for us to say this week what
the will do. But there is not much
doubt that it will be a ucces6. and
perhaps a gusher.
All the indications are favorable for
this new t erritory. We understand
that Mr. Bell and Mr. Beaty of War
ren Mr. Grandin and Mr. Hague oi
Tidioute, Mr. II arrington of Titusville
and other good judges, ore leasing land
wherever they can across the Creek;
and Mi. Hague bas a rig up just be
yond Sheffield on the P. &. E. Railroad
to test that part of the belt. Conse
quently the exoitement is rapidly in
creasing and much activity is mani
fested among the operators. Land
owners very properly conolude that
such men would not want leases nn
less they have full faith in the new
territory.
Mr. Yerback's well is not deep
enough to show np yet. Two wells
down and both i strike, is a pretty
good start for any territory. Farren
Mail,
Gams Laws.
There is no law so quickly forgotten
as the game law. Following is a short
summary:
1. No nighthawk, whippoorwill, spar
row, thrush, lark, finch, martin, swal
low, woodpecker, flicker, robin, oriole,
redbird, tauagcr, cedar bif acat bird, or
other insectiverous birds can be shot or
killed at any time of the year, under a
fine of five dollars.
2. Pheasants, squirrels, plover and
red birds cannot be shot between Janu
ary 1 and September 1; partridges be
tween January 1 and November 1;
woodcock between January 1 and July
L aud rabbits between January 1 and
October 1, nor at any time to be hunted
with ferrets under a penalty of ten dol
lars. 3. "No pheasant, partridge, woodcock
or led bird is allowed to be taken by
means of any bliud, trap, snare, net or
device whatever under a penally often
dollars.
4. No person can buy game out of
season, possession being prima facia
evidence under a penalty of ten dol
lars. 5. Shooting or hunting on Sunday is
prohibited under a penalty of from ten
to twenty-five dollars.
The Pride of Great West. The
Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine is ex
tremely simple in its construction, ela
borately finished in its de.-ign and orna
menting, combining great capacity and
adaptation to every variety of family
sewing and maufacturiug. It embiaccs
all tue important and essentia! elements
embodied in sewing machine's patented
within the past twenty-five years,
together with the late important im
provements and patents of eminent me
chanical experts and inventors in the
bmploy of the Wilton Company. The
West bas reason to be proud of the
Wilson machine. Machines will be
delivered at any Bailroad Station
in this county, free of transporation
charges, if ordered through the Com
pany's Branch House at 827 and 329
Superior bt. Cleveland Ohio.
They se'id, an elegant catalogue and
chromo circular free on application.
This Company want a few more
good agents. A. Cuinmings, llidgway,
Elk Co., Pa. is the agent of the Com
pany at this place to whom all orders
should be addressed.
Ai'it-etons American Cyclopedia
that the revised, aud elegantly illus
(rated edition of this work, now being
published, a volume of 800 pages once
in two months, is the best Cyclopedia in
America, is certain. No library is com
plete without it. It is a complete one
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Madam Demorests Patterns
We are agents for Madam Demorests
Patterns. Catalogues free, send for
one ratterus sent by mail MAY S
SILVERMAN opposite the Court
House Williamsport Pa.
Interesting to Township
asi Soroush
A u tutors.
Chapter 40 of the general laws of
this State for 1&74 reads as follow;
Section 1. lie a enacted, &o , That
the auditors of the several townships
and uorouuus witbin tuts Common
wealth shall meet annually on the first
Monday ot June, and oltener, it necess
ary, and shall audit, settle aud adjust
the uccounts of the supervisors, road
commissioners, school borough aud
township treasurers, as may by law be
referred to them.
Section 2. That the auditors of
the several townships and boroughs
witbin this Commonwealth are hereby
authorized and required to publish, by
posting hadbills, either priuted or writ
ten, iu at least five publio pluces within
their respective townships or boroughs,
an itemized annual statement of the re
ceipts and expenditures of the borough
councils, road cotnniissioueia, supervis
ors, ovetseers oi the pcor and school di
rectors for the year piec-tditig the u
Dual settlement for their respective dis
tricts; said handbills to be posted within
ten duys after such settlement; and fur
ther, it shall be the duty of said audi
tors to file a copy ot the same with the
town clerk in their respective districts,
and also with the clerk of the Court of
Quarter Sessions, which shall be at all
times subject to inspection by any cit.i
lec thereof." Provided, That where
any two ot Baid office shall be exercised
by the same persons only one statement
shall be required; Also provided, That
nothing in this act shall construed to in
terfere with the present law which re
quires annual statements of the receipts
and expenditures of the borough coun
cils, road commissioners, supervisors,
overseers of the poor and school direc
tors to be advertised in the daily and
wetkly newspapers published in the
respective localities.
Section 3. In case of neglect or re
fusal to comply witn the provisions of
this act, the auditors to neglestiug or
refusing shall each pay a penalty of
twenty dollars, to be recovered in the
same manner as debts of similar amount
are by law recoverable, by suit in
stituted in the name of the school dis
trict upon the comprint of any tax-paying
oitizen of the same and the proceeds
thereof to be paid into the school treas
ury of said district.
Section 4. All acta or parts of sols
inconsistent herewith are hereby re
pealed. A large lot of Parasols, Ladies ties
Handkerchiefs, Hosiery and Gloves
Trunks and Satchels at M.4Y & SIL
VERMAN'S Williamsport Pa.
THE DESTROYING FLAMES.
TERRIBLE DISASTER AT OCEOLA, FA.
NEARLY THE ENTIRE TOWN BURNED
TWILVB HUNDRED PE01XE HOME
LESS tOSS $2,000,000 DKSTRUO
TITI MOUNTAIN-FIRES ELSEWHERE.
Tyrone P,. May 20. A fire broke
out at 11 o'clock this morning at the
Moshannon Lumber Company's mill,
west of Osceola. Fifteen million feet of
lumber were burned. The wind was so
strong that fire brands two feet long
were thrown to moat all parts of the
town of Osceola. Fires aro breaking
out at every place. . All the public
buildings except the Catholio and
Methodist churches were burned
About two hundred houses are also dis
troyed. Twelve hundred people are
houseless; people were driven to the
race course where they were surrounded
by fire from all sides communication be
ing cut nlf by the fire. The fire de
partment here left at 2 o'clock with
their 3teamor and hose carriage, but
could not reach Osceola co acoount ol
the railroad track being burned. The
railroad between Osceola and Powelton
on either tide is one blaze of fire. The
members of the Tyrone Fire Company
fought their way through aud rendered
all the assistance possible. About 200
houses are standing yet. Some hall
dozen houses were burned between
Osceola and Powelton. Powelton was
not destoyed.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS LOSS 82,-
000,000.
Tyrone, May 20. -Sheriff McPher
son left Houtzdale at 4 o'clock P, M.
The reports at that hour were thut
fourteen houses were burned and the
conflagration is raging terribly. There
can be no escnpe for the town. Every
communication is cut off by the fire
through the woods. At this writing
Hoops, Humes & Cos'., Taylor' Mos
hannon lumber companies, lleill's Bill
and Elliot and Cadewell lumber saw
mills are burned; also Jesse Crawford's
new foundry; also about thirty millions
feet of lumber destroyed. To'al loss
about two millions of dollars. The in
surance is generally light. No lives
were lost up to last report. Many ot
the people are in destitute circumstan
ces. They have lust property and
everything else. The miners who are
on strike are reported as working dilli
trently to save Houtzdale. '1 he woods
between Tyrone and Phillipsburg arc
on fire.
THE FIRES NEAR SNOW SHOE.
Bellefonte, Pa , May 20 An extra
train left here this morning for Snow
Shoe with a large body of men from
Valentine's works to aid in checking
the fires in that region. Mine No, 4
at Snow Shoe, is burned. About
seventy-five feet of trestle work of rail1
road has been destroyed. W atcr tanks
and several bnildings along the road ore
ou fire, and great excitement prevails,
About thirteen cars have been
burned at Snow Shoe and about eighty
or ouc hundred tons of coal, and all the
houses about the mines destroyed. Crei
der's mills and a large lot of lumber are
destroyed. AIfo a lot of timber be
longing to the liellctonte car works.
AN ATTEMPT TO BURN SHENANDOAH.
Pottsville, May 20 This morning an
attempt was made to burn Shenandoah.
At Piles hotel it was discovered that
coal oil and lighted matches ban been
thrown in the windows. In a few
minutes after the discovery was made a
second alarm was sounded in another
direction, and a dwelling house and car
penter shop were burned to the ground.
W lnle the bromen were working on an
adjoining building a third alarm was
given up town A lumber yard had
been fired and partially destroyed.
The citizens aro very much alaimed.
Vigilance committees and committees
of safety have been organized. Charles
Hays was arrested this afternoon,
charged with being connected with the
incendiaries and was held iu f 1,000 bail
to answer at the next term of court.
The fires on the mountains continue,
and the heavy winds have spread them
rapidly in all directions The citizens
of Middleport telegraphed to Pottsvillo
tire Department for assistance to-day
Before transportation could be had,
they again telegraphed they had fires
under control, lhe people of Gilber-
ton telegraphed to the Mahonoy City
l'iro Department tor help, the large
Drapery Colliery being in great danger
It was finally saved,
mahanoy city :n danoir.
Pottsville May 20. Whistles and
aiarms were given during the day sum
nooning men to protect the coal breakers
'J'he fire is advancing on Mahanoy City,
Mahanoy l'lancs and Maiseville, where
citizens are out in the woods fighting
the flames. Shabtowo, a small mining
village, was entirely burned out The
dwellings of fifteen minera were burned
at Lanigan's and eii.ht at J'eun colliery
At 4 o'clock this afternoon a portion of
the rottsville lure Department weie
called out, and they immediately lelt
by special train tor Uilbertown.
mountain tires in carbon county,
Mauch Chunk Pa., May 20 The
mountain fires in this neighborhood still
continue burning and new fires are re
ported in different parts of tbe county.
Washington, May 23 Tbe Court
of Claims to-day confirm th reports ot
Special Commissioner Eveleth, with
several amendments. These reports
cover a number of claims involving
large amounts of cotton The first fund
consisting ot Vicksbnrg and Natchez
cotton, which was so intermingled as to
destroy its identity, was ordered to
stand at the sum of (948,000. In ad
dltton to the above, judgment was
rendered in about thirty-eight seperate
cases, covering 0,510 bales of cotton
which as the sum fixed by the Court
gives a total of nearly one million doll
ars. Col. Bobert M. and Stephen A
Douglass, sens of the late Stephen A
Douglass of Illinois, received an award
for 1,457 bales of cotton or about
$250,000, seized in the State of Miss
issippi on the maternal plantation The
Elgee cctton claim was discussed on the
motion of the Government for new trial
If the Court should reopen the case it
could not be tried before the fall term,
A Household Treasure.
We welcome, with nndisinhed
pleasure, the advent of the first number
of a new illustrated serial publication,
ntitied "A Century After, or, Piotur-
t. i- In 'i J t I i
csque Ulunpsea oi i niiaacipnm auu
Pennsylvania," which is published by
Allen, Lane & Scott and J. W. Lauder
bach, No. 233 South Fifth Street,
hiladelpbia,
"This imperial work," as we learn
from tbe prospectus, '-now being jxtued,
Iter years ot caret m preparatory euort,
will oonsist of abundant and magnificent
iews, completely illustrating Philadel
phia and its surroundings, and tne
finest scenery and most interesting
cities and towus of Pennsylvania, with
copious and entertaining descriptive letter-press.
Tne enormous advance made,
uring a century ot self-government, in
civilization, the arts and scicuccs, will
be illustrated in the case of a selected
metropolis. No city in the whole woild
as ever beeu celebrated in a work so
mugoificent as this will be."
" these be brave words, and if the
glorious promise of the first number be
maintained in those wlncu ate yet to
come, the publishers will havo proven
their claim to the favor andthauksof
the public for he who produces a really
good book is a publio benefactor.
As an earnest and conscientious euort
to attain tbe highest standard of excel
lence, not alone in the department of art
id literature, but in the presentation
of'a book which, in typographic bcaury,
a credit to toe city from which it
macules, "A Century After" may fairly
rank with the fiuest illustrated publica
tions ol tne day.
lhe complete volume, we understand,
intended to coutaio about two
undred aud fifty superior wood engrav-
ngs, which will be produced with the
ureal est care aud withouc limitation of
he expence necessary to make them
perfect specimens of their kind.
It is a commendable feature, in con
nection with this work, that the pub
lishers huve thoughtfully limited the
umbers to be issued, so as to place the
book within reach ot all.
It will be completed in fifteen semi
monthly parts, at titty cents euch,and is
tor sale only by subscription.
Sau Krunciaco, May 24 Jas. J
Marx, cx-State liarhor Commissioner,
was couvictcd ot embezzling Stute
f'uuds, and was santcticcd to seven vears
n the Penitentiary.
Iowa City, Iowa May 24 The crops
are proi;ie-.tin rudtdly. There will be
nly a quarter of a crop of cherries.
Puais arc uluiost destroyed There will
e a small crop of apples.
Council Bluffs. Muy 2:5. Dispatches
from a large number of towns in the
State received here Bhow undoubtedly
bat theie aie no grasshopper ravages in
this State, nor is there auy danger an
ticipated. -
Crops weie never in better condition
nor the prospect lor ao immense yield
more auspicious. The despatches sent
rom heie by ccrtaiu parties thut grass
hoppers were devouring the crops are
whol y uutrue.
St. Louis May 23 Three children
of a family named Fiitdlay, residinir
ear Scdaltu, died on Friday last from
starvation, lhe family have been in
cstitute circumstances all the winter.
Many of the peoplo in that neighbor
hood are suffering for food, and a meet
ing of citizens has been called to obtain
relief for them.
West Troy, New York has a mathe
matical prodigy, Minnie Hipwood, six
eats ot age, who has not learned to
rend, and has no apparent knowledge
of figures, can mentully multiply large
numbers accurately and iiuickly.
When asked how sbo di it, she re
plied. ' God tells mo."
Washington, May 23. The war on
the Whiskey Ring is still progressing
iu a lively fashion. A large uumbcr
of promiucot whiskey men are in the
ity striving to find some way out ol
the difficulties they are involved in.
They do not receive much encourage
ment aud are much cast down. The
lo;al proceed inus a 'uiust them are be-
ng pubhed forward as vigorously as
possible, aud Attorney General Pierre-
pont is acting iu entire harmony with
Secretary Btistow. The investigations
re also being pushed in new fields.
The force ol clerks iu the Internal
Revenue Bureau are now engaged ex
amining the returns ot rectifiers and
comparing them with the books of
wholesa'e dealers in the Southwest. It
is not giveu out yet what success has
attended these inquiries, but it is inti
mated that Interesting discoveries have
been made in that direction.
Sates of Advsrtisinj.
One column, one year $75 00
40 00
" 25 00
' " " 15 00
Transient advertisements per square of
eight lines, one insertion $1, two inser
lions, iu.bU, three insertions. $2.
Businees cards, ten Hues or less, per
year ao.
... - -
AdverWiamMM payable quarterly.
Hair Switches ei.OO 82 00 f 3,00 &
$4,00 worth double the money, lluchps
0 cents upwards, bhawls $1,00 upwards
tints lrom zo cents upwards, best and
cheapest trimed hats in the city at
MAY & SILVERMAN'S opposite the
Uourt House Yiiiianifpnrt J'a. -
AGENTS WANTED TO SELL
The Political, Personal, and Property
Rights a Citizen,
Of the LniicJ Statetllou to ezereu and
how to periervt them. By Theophitu Pat'
tone, l.L, I).
Containing ft commentary on the Fed
eral and State Conatilulions, giving their
uistory ana origin, sua a run explanation
oi ineir principles, purposes and provis
ions; the pow rs aud duties of Publio Orti
oers; the rights of .the peoplo, and lhe
obligations incurred in every relation of
lifei also, parliamentary rules for delibera
tive bodies; and full diraetions and legal
lorms ior u Duemtsa transactions, as nak
ing Wills, Deeds, Mortgages, Leases
Notes, Drafts, Contracts, eto. A Law
Library in a single volume, it meets the
wuli or all eia&sea and sells to everybody
vasa stviBtna s w.f roua. fa.
BUSINESS CARDS.
,
O. A. RATUBVX,
AUorney-at-law,
RUItway, P. 1 J if. '
lil'FUS LVCORE,
Altontay-al-La
Ridgwajv Klk Co., Pa. Of6o lw
ITall'S new Brick Building. Claims Ut
collection promptly atttcUeil to.
8nl1y.
Jl ALL A JWCAULET
Attorney s-t-Lw.
Office in 5w Brick Building, Mala 11
Ridcway, Elk Co., l'a.
v8n2lf.
J, O.
n. B A1LEV,.
ATTORNEY
AT-LAW.
Tln..1. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Traveler's Lifo and Acol
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Couni
JAMES D. FULLERTON,
Surgron Dentist, having permanently lo
cate.! in Kigway, offers 1 is professional ser
vices to tlio citizen! of Kidgway and sur
rounding country. All work warranted.
Office in Survice & Wheeler's Building, up
Btairs, first door to the left. Tit-n-SlMy
CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler.
Main street, Kidgway, Pa. Agent for th
Howe Bowing Machine, and Morton Gol
Pen. Repairing Watches, eto, doc witb
e same accuracy as heretofore. Salis-
action guaruuteed. vlnly
G. G. MESSENGER,
Druggist and Paraceutist, N. W. cornet
of Mam aud Mill street", Kidgway, Pa.
mil assortment ot carefully selected For
eign and Domestio Drugs. Prescription
ureluliy uispensed at all hour, day or
night. vln3y
T, S. HARTLEY. M. D.t
Physician ana Surgeon.
Office in Druir Store, corner Broad and
Main Sts, P.ii!ence 'corner Broad St.
pposite the College. Ollice hours from
to iu A. .u. auu from 7 to 8 I'. M.
vln2y 1.
J. S. BORD WELL, M. J?.,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeou, hasremov-
cu.ms omcc lrom Ceulre street, to Main st.
Hidgwny, Pa,, in the second story of the
new brick building of John Q. Hall, cddu-
bito Hyde's store.
Qthce hours: o to 9 a- in: 1 to 2 p. m. 7
jan 9 73
HYDE HOUSE,
Riuowat, Elk Co., Pa.
W. II. SCIIUAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
so liberally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the comfort and convenience of
guests, to merit a continuance ol th
same.
Oct SQ 1800.
BUCK 1'AJL HOUSE,
Kane, McKean Co., Pa.
K. E. LOOKER, Proprietor.
Thankful fur the patronage heretofore a
liberally bostowed upon aim, the new pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention
o tne comiort ana convenience of guests.
to merit a continuance of the same. Th
only stables for horses in Kan and well
kept night or day. Uall attached to the
"otei. vlu23vl.
KERSEY HOUSE,
Ckntbsville, Elk Co., Pa.
John Collins, Pioprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretoiora
so liberilly bestowed upon him, the now
proprietor, hopes, by paying striot at-
entiou to the oomtori and convenience
of guests, 1 1 merit a continuance of th
same.
R. V. HAYS,
DtALBu IS
Dry Goods, Notions, Grccerieav
and General Variety,
FOX, ELK CO., PA. .
Earley J. O-
vln47tf.
RAILROADS-
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division.
WINTER TIME TABL8.
ON and after MONDAY, NOV, 18, 1874,
the trains on the Philadalul.i t.
Lna Railroad will run as follows:
WBSTWARU.
ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11.66 p ah
Renoo .....11.101 a
" " " Emporium l.lu a n
Bt. Mary's 2 ix ..
" Ridgway 2.33 i d
" arrive at Erie 8.05 pm
EASTWARD.
ERIE MAIL leaves Eri ...11.00 a nk
K'dgway... 4.45 p m
t. Mary's...... 6.10 n m
Bt.
" " " Emporium.. 6.0a p ta
' Renovo 8.25 p m
m i p ." M "Phia... 6.50 a n
withl a m s uw U
WM. .
BALDWIN,
tten'l Bap'i.
JOBTT70RK.W.m now fr.iar.4
ff to do all kinds of JOB wOBK,
tnveltpoa, Tags. Billheads, Lettsr heads,
neatly and eheaply executed. Offiaa li
Thayer 4 Hagorty's Mv fcMiMinft. Ksi
stmt IM7i