QEO. A. Jt ATI! DUN,
, Attorney-nt-Law,
Main Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
IJALL & . M'UAO LET,
Altorneyi-s.l-L'iw.
Offloe In New Brltk Building, Main Si
Ridgwuy, F.Ik Co., '. 8n2lf.
L UCORE & HAMBLEN.
Attorneys-at-Law, ltidgway. Elk
County Fa. Office across the hall from
the Democrat eHtablinhment. Claims
for collection promptly attended to
Jne. 16 '70.
CLIAtiLES HULKS,
WatclimaViT, Engraver anil Jeweler
Main street, Ridgwny, Pa. Agent tor I lie
Howe fiewinp Mooliine, and Morton Gold
Repairing Watches, eto, Uotewilh
l tame ooouraoy as herotoforo. Pntis
faotfon guaranteed. vlnly
J, O. W. BAILEY,
ATTOnSEY-VTLAW.
tId1. Ridgway, Klk County, P.
Agent for the Traveler's Life and Acoi
Jent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
JAMES U. FCLLERTuN,
Burgeon Pentiet. baring permanently lo
eated in Higway, offers his pvofcssionsl ser
vioes to the citizens of Ridgway ana sur
rnunding country. All work warranted
Office in Service 4 Wheeler's DuiMinjr, up
Hairs. Brat door to the left. 73-D-8J ly
G. O. MESSENGER,
Druggist and raimaceutisi, N. W. eornei
of Main and liill street, Ridgway, Pa.
full assortment of carefully selected For
tigu an J Domestic Drugs, Prescription
art fully dispeosed'al All hours, day or
eight. "lu3y
T. A. tl ART LEY M D.,
riiysician atta Surgeon.
Office in Drug Store, corner Id old aud
Maiu in. Kesiclencs corner Broad 81.
jpponito the t.'oll .ge. (Jlhcs hours Irom
8 to 10 A. M. aud from 7 te 8 P. M.
tln2yl.
J S. H OK DWELL, it. D.t
Bsleolio Physician and Surgeon, h remov
ed his office Irom I'cnire stieet, to Mail st.
Kidgwsy. Pa,, iu die second story of the
OSS' brick building uf John Q. Hall, oppo
iito Hyde's store.
Olid uours: 1 It 2 F U 7 to 8 F II
HYDE no USE,
Kinowjir, Elk Co., Pa
W. II. SCHltAM, l'roprictor.
Thankful for the patronige heretofore
so lilmrally Ijeutowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the cumfort and convenience ol
guests, to merit a contiuuauce oi the
same.
Oct 80 I860.
E. o. fa r.
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COM
MISSION BROKER,
AND
BJERAL COLLECTION AGENT
No 2C6 Walnut Place,
(816 Walnut Street,)
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
n 41-ly
P. Y. AYS,
DEALS IN
Goods, Motions, Grrceiies.
and Gsnaral Variety,
FOX ELK CO., PA.
Earietf O-
1
vlu47if.
I . K. GRESH.
I Dealer In all kinds of cabinet ware,
wood and oi lip MPHt -hnir L it.-lii.n
And extunlion tables, wood and marble
iOp stancia, wood ami marble top
ureaus, wnatnois. jookinir tr asses.
ivood and marble top chamber suits,
mattresses, sprintr bed bottoms, bed
steads, cribs. Lafertv'a metal lined
jwooa pumps, rc, &e. Cnne neats re-
nlaeed with nerl'nriitprl wnrwl auntu
Weed sewing machine reduced from
$8 to $45, the best machine in the
market, and picture frames made to
order. Also a large assorted stock of
ready made coffins constantly on hand
and trimmed at shortest notice. All
the above good are sold at panic prices.
Ware Rooms In masonic building,
juugway rn.
v7n51t.
VTEW LIVERY STABLE
IN
RIDGWAY .
DAN PCRIBNER WISHES TO
Inform the citizens of ltidgway, and
I be public generally, that he has
tarted a Livery Stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES
and Buggies to let upon the most
reasonable terms.
JC""He will also do job teaming.
Stable on Broad street, above Main
All orders left at the Post Office will
receive prompt attention.
Aug:W1871tf
JF YOU WANT TO BUY
GOODSCHEAP
GO TO
(
JAMES H HAGERTY
Main Street, Ridgway, Pa
DBY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS
- SHOES. HATS AND CAPS,
GLASS AND QUEENS
WARE, WOOD AND
WILLOW WARE.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
A Large Stock of
Groceries and Provisions
rhe BEST BRANDS of FLOUR
istantly on hand, and sold as cheaD
be CHEAPEST
JAMES H JIAGERTY
Erf
2i ,
V- HI
sa . ' W.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1878.
Notes.
--II. It. Wensel will move Into the Jail In a
few fays
Daniel Scull, ex-8tierlfl,wlll move to Cen
trcvllleond keep the M'Caulny houso.
The wenther yesterday moderated con.
slrferably and now the snow seems likely to
go.
D. C. Oyster was sworn In ai High Sheriff
of Klk county on Monday lust, and at once
entered upon the discharge of his dutlos.
' Tho Presbyterian Social will behold next
Wednesday evening at tho residence of Q.
O. Messenger. A general Invitation Is ex
tended to all.
Groceries, fresh and good, and the
best crackers at Hagerty's.
The County Auditors are In ses
sion, and their report will be ready to
print first of February.
No one complains of a want of
snow in this section now, although
the sleighing is a little rough, but will
be good after a few days travel.
Company H paraded on New
Year's Day, and fired.several volleys
with their new breech-loaders. The
number actually present was twenty
nine, several members being absent
f rom various causes.
Hon. C R. Earley, representative
from this county, has Introduced ''An
act to permit any inmate of any insti
tution supported in port or iu whole
by the State to choose such religious
advisers as they may determine upon.
An act has been introduced by
Stewart, of Lawrence, "to permit
electors of the City of Philadelphia,
and of each county in the Common
wealth, to vote every two years on
question of granting licenses to sell
intoxicating liquors."
The Cameron County Press comes
to us under date of January 3, in a new
dress, and brighter than before the
fire. This Issue contains a long list of
the fires in Emporium Kinee Decem
ber. 11, 1802. which shows that the
place has suffered an usual number of
losses from tire. We wish the Press
and its editor, continued success.
Postal changes in Pennsylvania
during the week ending December 29:
Otllces Established Glenshaw, Al
leghany county, Nancy Shaw, P. M ;
Kilbuck, Alleghany county, P. Slater,
P. M : Medix Run. Elk county. S- M.
Dai ley, P. M.
Postmaster Appointed J. R Stover
Welsh Run. Franklin county.
Ridgway township is now sup
porting a class of able bodied persons
on the plea that they can get no work.
Tn this connection we suggest to the
supervisors the idea of furnishing this
ilass with snow shovels and putting
them at work cleaning the walks of
snow. If the class referred to are not
willing to do the work let the town
ship support eease. We further sug
gest to the citizens ol Ridgway the
propriety of electing, at the ensuing
spring election, two persons as over
seers of t he poor. The fact Is evident
that our supervisors fall a long way
short of doing their whole duty in
this respect.
New Meat Market.
Mercer Brothers have moved their
meat market fromD. D. Cook's, build
ding to W. S. Service's hardware
store, where they iuvite all wishing
beef, pork, veal and sausage to give
them a cull.
v7n47tf.
. A fard.
Tho Christmns tree at the Lutheran church
on Christmas Day was held In tho afternoon
for the reason that, many of the children lived
In the country and wore not able to attend
latter lu the day. The tree was well laden
with frlfw for thechlktrc-n, pastor and family,
and others, for all of wliiuh the people who ko
kindly assisted will please accept my thanks.
I. lUtKXE-MAN, Pastor.
A Card.
The new church at the Hewitt ap
pointment, Toby charge, will be dedi
cated (Providence permitting) on Jan
13th, Rev. J. R. Lyon former Presid
ing Elder or the district will conduct
the Services. Prof. Excel I of East
Brady, Pa. will be present and enter
tain the audience with his delightful
solo singing. Revs. Martin, Hunt and
Ylngling are expected to be with us.
Preaching on Saturday 12th at 2 P.
M. ; also, on Saturday evening. Sun
day at eleven A. M. and 7 P. M. All
are Invifud to attend aud enjoy the
services, as you will find them enter
taining throughout.
II. M. BURNS, Pastor.
gftarriafl.
Nkilso.w Johnson At the resi
dence of the bride's parents, on Mon
day January 7. !878 by Rev. I. Brene
nian, Mr. Agnus Neilson, of Portville,
N. Y. to Miss Emma C- Johnson, of
Ridgway.
Joiinson. On Monday morning, January
7. 1S77, in this place Kobblo C. only child of
Sir. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson, aged about
twelve years. Tho funeral took place at the
Methodist church on Tuesday, 9th, and was
largely attended. The body was Interred in
the ltidgway cemetery,
Moykk. Matle only child of B. W. and
Olive Moyer, of Toby. Elk county, Pa., on
January, 4, 1S7H, aged seven years and two
niontns.
Mutie was a gentle, lovely child, whom to
know was to love. She was one of those ten
der plants destined not long to live on earth
and better fitted to dwell with Him who
when on earth took children In his anus and
ble8ed them. This to brother and sister
Moyer Is a heavy stroke, ye they sorrow not
as those who have no hope. May Ood by his
grace sustain tbera until they shall be culled
to meet little Mutie in that land where flow
ers never fade and die. The funeral was
preached by the writer from "Suffer little
children and forbid them not to come unto
me for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
Mutie darling gone to heaven
On earth how short her stay,
Yet fond parents you may meet her
In those realms of endless day.
II. M. BURNS.
List of Jurors.
Drawn for January Term 1S7S.'
OHAND JURORS.
John Mulroy Oenesette township,
D. II. Wlnslow, " "
John Oahn ..Denln(rer "
George Docker, " '
Joseph Illopsel " "
Joseph Young " "
Patrick Jordan Fox "
K. lloveneamp Highland
Joseph Chnmberluln Horton "
Hiram Howard Jay "
Jnmes M. Hrookinn... ...... ' "
John Nlst Jones
Owen Hit fly " "
J. B. Wells "
Adam Zimmerman, Millstone "
John Vanorsdall, Hldgwuy "
Adam I'lstncr "
r. A. Mead "
Hiram 101 sen man Spring Creek "
W. A Irwin
Michaol Stchlah .St. Mary's Borough.
Patrick KoKan " "
Charles Wels,. " "
George ImhofY, ' "
TK.tVKRSE JURORS.
Jnmes W. Wlnslow Benczctte towhshlp,
Timothy Gullfoyle " "
George Hnyder, ' "
Geo. T. Hothrock " "
Christian Kreckel, Benzlnger "
George Fritz "
Joseph Krleg, Jr "
John l.anzel ; "
Anthony Ooetz " " .
August Kleilurman ' "
Philip Krcukel
William M'C'auley Fox "
Eplirslm Morey "
Samuel Brown
Andrew Cross '
H. H. Moyer, " '
Thomas Kurehflel.l, Horton
Jaraes Trumbull, , "
Geo. V Clinton, -
Ollvln Iod(ie Jay "
William G. Thomas "
John Krnhout Jones "
John Weldert "
Sterling Holeoinb '
George Markert " ' ' "
Campbell lllalr Millstone
Louis Garrett Ridgway
H. A. Parsons "
Jerome Powell...... ' "
K. T. Grant " '
James 1). Kuilerlon " "
Jacob Kraus St. Mary's Borough.
G. 0. Brandon '
Thos. J. Burke "
.1 nines Koiran, ' "
M. t Froy, " "
Greenback Meeting. Pursuant to call a
number of the citizens ofRldgway met In the
court house on Saturday evening last and or
ganized a Greeuback Club. W. S. Scrvlco
was elected permanent Tresidont and W. W.
Mttl8ou and Geo. C'lOley, temporary secre
taries. The committee on resolutions re
ported as follows : Hbsolvru, That wo, tho
undersigned agree to support none but green
back men for National, State, County, and
Township Offices." A working committee
was appointed und also a committee to
procure a room to meet in. After tho sign
ing ofthe roll the meeting aijourncd. Since
the meeting the working committee have not
been Idle, and the list yesterday contained
the names of ninety voters of ltidgway town
ship who have signed the resolutions, and
thereby agree to support the Greenback
ticket. The next meeting will bo held on
Saturday evening next.
We have received from County
Superintendent Dixon "Our Common
Schools. An Historical Sketch of
Education in Elk County, Pu." The
history contains a portrait of State
Superintendent Wickersham; history
of growth of education in the State;
nature of school system; formation of
the county of Elk; of townships; de
rivation of name of each township
interesting facts concerning, the first
settlers and first schools, also of the
first teachers, flrjt directors, County
Superintendents, County Institutes,
&C, &c. 2ot) copies were printed, 100
copies have been given to directors,
etcr., 40 copies have been sold, and
about forty copies remain to be sold at
25 cents each, which is less than the
cost of printing. Those who wish
copies must apply at once to the
County Superintendent.
Our enterprising townsman, Mr.
J. S. H)de, intends dedicating iiis
new Hall, which is just completed, by
a series of first class Dramatic perfor
mances, ho having secured Messrs.
Connelly & Wood's Dramatic Com
pany of Philadelphia for that purpose.
The Company cm-Tut of seventeen
artistslncluding a fineorchesira, who
make a specialty ofthe plays they will
perforin, and are said to have no su
periors in their Hue. The grand
opening performance will be given on
Tuesday Evening January 2Uth, when
they will produce the well known
drama of "Uncm: Tom's Cabin."
January 80th, they will perform the
popular drama, "Three "Yeaksin a
Man Trap." Thursday Evening,
January 3rd. they will give ''The
Octoroon." Aside from the fine
scenery which lias been painted for
the hall, they will bring special scenery
adapted to the plays. Messrs Connelly
& Wood have the reputation of per
forming everything advertised, and
assure the public that everything on
the programmes will positively be
shown.
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE NEW YORK STATE
TEACHERS ASSOCIA TION.
Dr. Fenuer's Improved Cough
Honey does not dry the cough but
loosens and heals.
Its action is upon the entire system,
stimulating the glands ofthe skin to
increased action, opening the jiores,
softening and relaxing the dryness
and constriction of the skin aud pre
vading the lungs, even to the remotest
air cells, removiug obstructions, equa
lizing the capillary circulation, allay
ing the hacking, tickling of throat
and cough, inducing easy breathing
and movement of the chest, aud rap
idly healing and reducing to its con
dition of health every irritated nerve
and fibre.
From Prof. 11. R. Sanford, President
of the New York State Teachers' As
sociation, Supt. of Public Schools at
Middletown, N. Y., eto.
From repeutcd aud present use of Dr. Fan
ner's Improved Cough Honey In my family,
I am free to say that I consider it the best
remedy now known for coughs. Its action is
prompt and reliable. In the frequent colds
so common among children, the use of the
Cough Honey will prove a great boon.
H. R. SANFORD.
Will you continue to endanger your life
and annoy your friends with tbul cough.
For sale by dealers lu mediclue.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
LADIES CLOOKS, at Mrs. N. T.
Cummlngs, also ties, collars, cuffs,
hosiery, gloves, and a general assort
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Re
member the place over It. I. Camp,
bells store, Main street. Call and ex
amine before purchasing elsewhere.
A new line of dress goods at J. H.
Hagerty's. Call and seethe elegant
new stock. "
State Note.
" There were 83 lew oases of bank
ruptcy In Allegheny county last year
than in 1879. The total number in
1877 was 78.
At Hazelton five . Hungarians at
tacked J. C Cannon .with kulves.
He slipped away from them and had
theni oil arrested.
George W. Creagh, a Pittsburgh
Ledger newsboy for ten years, died
from fright last week," produced 'by a
fire in the neighborhood, In which he
was sleeping.
John Helprick, of Cambria county
aged about seventy-five years, was in
stantly killed near his home, while
engaged in chopping down a tree. He
ran in the wrong direction to get out
of its way.
Six weeks ago Laura Deseh, of Ma
cungie, Lehigh county, was bitten in
the finger by a pet maltese cat, which
died the next day. The wound in
flicted on the girl's finger healed, but
a few days since she grew woi-se and
after suffering several hours died from
hydrophobia.
Auburn, Pa., January 1. A son of
Abraham Mayer, proprietor of the
Delmonlco Hotel, of this place, while
celebrating the last of the old year last
night shot part of his face and head
away by the accidental dUcharge of a
gun Strange to say the boy' still lives,
though suffering terrible agony. The
case baffles scientific ahflily, and the
spectacle is presented of a hurttan be
ing living with half a head.
On Saturday morning Samuel J)
Heifers, horse dealer, from Ashland,
while on his way home , from Poets
vlllc, after collecting" considerable
money, was stopped near Wadesville,
a mining village, by four men. who
demanded his money. Not" comply
ing at once he was knocked off his
horse with a club, terribly beaten and
left for dead after his ponkets had been
rifled of a large sum of money, to
gether with a gold watch. A man
was shot at the same place four weeks
Norristown, Ta., January 4. Last
evening, George Bush, a practicing
attorney at the Norristown bnr, and
some years ago a democratic politi
cian of influence, jumped from the
second story of his residence on
Marshall street, this borough and sus
tained severe injuries. He lias been
insane from strong drink, and it is
doubtful whether he will recover his
reason. Bush was fleeted district at
torney in 1800, and displayed consid
erable ability in the office, giving
promise of a brilliant professional
career, which was subsequently
blighted by drink.
Pottsviile, January 4 Fire was dis
diseovered yesterday in No.' 4 slope,
operated by the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre coal company, at Panther Creek
valley. Up lo noon to-day the fire
was still rngiiHr and a largea'mount of
coal has already been consumed.
Pottsviile, January 4 During the
afternoon an immense-quantity of
water was turned into tho burning
mine. The fire continues to spread,
as the men are unable to reach it, be.
ing kept back by a dense smoke. The
latest reports estimate that 300 feet of
coal lias been ignited, nnd it is feared
that it will be necessary to flood the
mine with water.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Historical 1'uiniues.
In addition to the devastiug famine
which lias recurred thrice within the
last twelve years In British India,
there have been several others. The
most destructive of these was In 1771,
when nearly the whole population of
a largo district in Bengal was swept
away. In Europe numerous instan
ces are on record. In Rome, B. C
430, it was so great that thousands of
people threw themselves into the
Tiber.. Again, A. D. 42, there was a
like visitation in the "Eternal City."
attended by plague. In Italy, A. D.
400, in the last days of the Empire,
parents ate their children. Europe,
A. D. 1010, was devastated by a great
famiue- The British Islands did not
escape. In England. A. D. 272, the j
people nan to eat tho bark of trees.
Thousands were starved to death in
Scotland, A. D. 806, and 40,0'jO thus
crished in England four years later.
There was a famine iu England from
the year 954 to 957. In England and
France a famine led to a pestilential
fever, which lasted from 1133 to 1105,
and there was so deplorable a visita
tion of this sort in England in 1305
that the people devoured the flesh of
horses, dogs. eats, and vermin: in
1438 they were reduced by the same
cause to eat bread that was made of
fern-roots. There were three ereat
famines in England in the last cen
tury. Ireland has particularly suf
fered In this respect, from the failure
of the potato crop in the years 1814,
lain, i3, 1831, and most of all in
1846. Parliamentary rrrants to the
amount of $50,000,000 were voted by
Parliament In 1817 to relieve the suf
ferings of tlie Irish from famine and
fever. During the siege of Paris,
irom the 18tb of Senteraber.
1870, to the 29th of January, 1871,
there was a terrible famine in the
French capital, which conti nued in n
mitigated form for five weeks later,
nut this was rather caused bv the fe.
rocity of "men arrayed for mutual
slaughter" than by the visitation of
uoa. we have to thank Divine
Providence that as yet there has been
nothing like famine in the United
States. We have had deficient har
vests, followed by some Increase in
in price of food, but nothinir that
even exaggeration could call famine.
Shipping tags, with or without
Btrings, at the Advocate office.
Paper Rags taken In exchange for
goods 42 Main Street
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
A CAR PIIXKD WITH NITHO Ql.YOKR
INB EXPLODES AND KILLS SEVEN
MEN.
Chicago, January 2. A special from
Marquette, Michigan says: While a
Chicago and Northwestern box car
was being loaded with nltro-glycerine
at the Jackson mines near Negaunee,
at ten o'clock this morning, the mass
exploded, instantly killing seven men
and demolishing the car. The loco
motive was lifted Into the air and
thrown fifty feet and landed a con
fused heap of wood and iron. Of the
killed, S. A. Wheeler and his son
Walter and Ira Kenekley were em
ployed at the nitro-glycerlne works.
Kenekley being superintendent
These three were blown to atoms, no
piece larger than two pounds being
discoverable. The other four were
railroad employees, and were in the
cab of the engine when the explosion
occurred. Their - blackened and
mangled remains were there, with the
flesh stripped from their faces und
limbs and their bones broken. Their
names were William Myers, William
Shcllman, Charles Ruiller and Jerry
Foley. The people of Ishpemiug,
three miles away, plainly felt the
shock and some persons iu Negaunee
are reported seriously injured by the
concussion.
From the Warren Ledger.
Warren, Bradford sad Olcan Railroad.
As we stated last week, the narrow
gauge road from Bradford to the New
York State line, will be completed
about the first of February. That por
Hon from the State line to Olean is
already iu running order. The next
link will bo from Bradford to Warren.
So far there is no organization for the
building of this end of the road. All
seethe necessity of it, but all hesitate
probably for the waut of means.
The distance is about 38 miles, cost,
ing, we are informed, not more than
$8,000 per mile. This is a small sum
even in these time of depression, con
sidering the amount of business the
road will do the day the road is ready
for tho rolling stock, it is so certain
that the investment will pay, that if
properly set forth to capitalists, it
seems that there will be no difficulty
in raising the money necessary to
build this end of the road. Our peo
ple are even more enlisted in the build
ing of this road than they were In that
of the Dunkirk and Warren road, und
it will prove of even more benefit
than the other, and that has been con
siderable ; and should our capitalists
be called upon to subscribe, we have
no doubt they will do so with less
hesitation than they ever have to any
other previous public work. It only
remains for somebody with enterprise
to start the project, and wo will have
the road built by the middle of next
summer. . The land owners along the
route will no doubt be liberal in giv
ing the right of way, and will other
wise aid as their means Will uliow, for
the road will be of incalculable value
to a region of country new shutout
from the rest of the world. Every
man thus owning laud can be ap
proached with almost a certainty that
he means to aid the enterprise, inas
much as each knows that the day the
road is completed the value of his
lands will be doubled. Who has the
nerve to move in the matter? and
what men owning property in War
ren, or along the proposed line, will
fail to aid in some way? Probably
not one. This is not a propitious time
to engage in railroad, projects in geu
eral, but in this one, now is the time,
forthe road is needed, and will be a
paying enterprise. Who are the men
with enlarged business capacity, and
a knowledge of railroads, who will
take hold of this project now? Let
Miem come forth. If there are such,
long before another year rolls around
weshall have a road that will add to
our population, to the value of our
city property, and which will open up
a semi-wilderness to the commerce of
the world.
The Dandelion and Mandrake Pills.
made by E K. Thompson, are a verv
mild tonic and duretic, stimulating
the liver to secrete the bile and acid
which forms about the tomid oriran.
passing from thence into the blood,
affecting the heart, stomach aud di
gestive organs. We recommend tak
ing one pill every night for 20 or 30
days, as a tonic and cleanser) ofthe
stomach, without regard to "moving
the bowels, for when we produce a
healthy action of the stomach, we
have overcome the great cause of
r.hronio constipation which afflicts so
many middle-aged people, brought on
by over-eating, or improper and in
digestible food.
Prepared by E. K. Thompson,
Titusville, Pa. Price, 25 cents per
bottle.
For sale by Dr. T. S. Han ley.
A Columbia, 8. C, special says:
"On the 27th Inst. Special Deputy
Marshal William Durham and three
subordinates arrested a tobacco-peddler
iii-med Hill, from North Carolina,
and his wagon-driver, for having in
their possession eight boxes of tobac
co improperly stamped, besides several
loose revenue stamps concealed. A
local rifle company, over one hundred
strong, surrounded the revenue squad,
and compelled the officers to remove
the liand-cufl's from the prisoners, and
to release them."
A Bad Record.
New York, January 1. One hun
dred failures and assignments were re
ported in this city in December, with
aggregate liabilities of nearly $8,000,
000. Eighty-nine failures, in which
the assets and liabilities have been as
certained, show liabilities amounting
to $7,704,341 and assets $4,118,777. This
is the heaviest record for any month
of the year, and is an Increase of
twenty-five per cent. In amount over
the record forthe month of November.
Kor the AnvocAi K.
A Second Review of the Rer. Mr. Oil
etta's Thanksgiving Sermon, and Ills
Ilefenpo thereof, Communicated to
1he "Democrat" of llhigwnr, Pa., In
tbe Issne of January 8d, 1878.
Mr. Editor: Again Mr. Gillette
staggeringly figures In the Democrat
In his vain efforts to regain the ground
which he lost by the review of his
Thanksgiving Sermon, and must re
mind any one of the old adage "and
though conquered he will nrgue still."
In the review referred to I called the
llev. gentleman to account for many
false statements put forth by him In
his locally famous sermon, and it is to
be left to the good sense and Impartial
judgment of the reader to decide
whether or not ho has defended, nay,
even attempted to uphold them. He
falls back into the old slippery tracks
of all defenders of tho so-called ''Ref
ormation" when attacked on. and un
able to defend one point will drop it
and jump to another. "One fool can
ask more questions than ninety-nine
wise men can answer." His last com
munication no more meets the objeo
tlons brought against his sermon than
do the extremities of the north nnd
south poles meet. Indeed, it is such a
feeble attempt at a defence that I
should let it pass as unworthy of no
tice, were it not that he still continues
(in his last communication) to slan
der and misrepresent the Catholic
Church. He evidently believes in
Luther's favorite expression, "Cal
umniare audaclter; semper aliquid
haeret." boldly calumlnate; there
will always something stick.
There Is no use, Mr Gillette, In
your jumping on to those stale and
hackneyed accusations, which are
long since refuted so thoroughly that
they are never referred to now-a-clays,
except by some illiterate and unprin
cipled gospel-monger, who tries to
pawn them off as genuine in the remote
aud somewhat . benighted districts
of the world. Useless it is for you to
try, by such means, to cover up the
false and malicious statements of
your Thanksgiving Sermon. I mean
to hold you to that sermon, and when
you swallow it not even allowing
you the savory taste of salt-I shall
review the subjects referred to in your
last communication. Let us finish
one question before going on to
another. Such is always the mode to
be pursued in the defence of any thesis,
such must necessarily be the mode in
order to arrive at any definite conclu
sion. To answer a question by ask
ing another is too nhlklish for a man
of any ability, as Mr. Gillette does in
his attempt at defending his Thanks
giving Sermon. Ask me not, Mr.
Gillette, to be thus explaining to you
the first principles of logic Ac
knowledge your errors, do penance
for the false, odious, and uncharitable
light you thought fit to represent by
way of giving thanks to God on our
natural holiday, your Cacholic fellow
citizens, and apologize for the insult
offered to the public Intelligence by
your false assertions, then I will talk
with you on the "past crimes and
errors of the Papal Church," as you
modestly put it.
Allow me to recapitulate tho blun
ders of his Sermon, which he should
have der'euded in his last production
in the Democrut, but slides over by
introducing fresh slanders. First, he
said the Protestant Church was "hin.
dered" In France Is not t.lt la filiate
now, Mr Gillette and did I not prove
it to you in my review? With com
ptinction, now do strike your breast,
and say you were guilty of a falsehood
by thus representing Catholic France.
Why did you not try to defend it in
your last communicat ion if von nmilrl'
I call this slander No. I. You also
said Protestant Prussia, in contrast
with Catholic France, "Attempts, to
Protect all." I proved, in my review,
it was false to say so. Why net defend
it? Again make au act of contrition
andacknowledge before the public you
were guilty of falsehood by such a
statement. This Is slander No. II.
You told your audience that "Protes
tant churches, ask no privileges" and
that the Catholic did. I proved to you
that you had all theprivilege, you re
quired, and needed none in a word,
that you had everything, why not
contradict my statements proving
yours false? you also told your audi
ence that Protestant countries were
Tar superior to Catholic Countries in
"intelligence, enterprise and moral
worth," and stated that a "recent
Papal" writer acknowledged it. I
called on you to give the name of this
Papal" writer and you did not at
tempt to do it. Furthermore, I
proved to you from the testimony of
Samuel L ing, a Protestant historian
ofthe highest order, as the Edinburgh
iieview" remarks, that Catholic
countries were superior in every sense
to Protestant. Why not prove the
contrary and not teli us, a silly bosh
story, about the students of Maynooth
College. Since I have proved the su
periority ot Catholic Countries on even
Protestant authorities, and vou. in
your reply, could not even question its
irutu, 1 put down this, and your re
ference to the statements of a "Popal"
writer, whose name vou could not
quote, as slanders No. Ill, and IV.
By the way Mr. Gillette, I must tell
you, that whatever possibility there is
for you to calumiuiate those of the
early Centuries. It Is useless to try to
misrepresent Maynooth College.
You may try to pawn off. on the uni
educated, old stories about tbe middle
ages, but when you come to gabble in
such a manner about what is. and has
been for years, one ofthe finest lit.r.
ary institutions in Europe, you really
display your true colors. Mr. Glad
stone did not hesitate to express his
wonderful admiration of Maynooth
College and everything connected
with it. This has been plainly re
ported Jn all the prominent newspa-
nowned for learning, uanctity and
seal, to hear of misrepresentation
nmong a community of Hindoos.
Since, this Rev- Gillette, does not
hesitate to represent, iu a false light, "
this famous literary institution, never
before attempted by nny, and, in our
own day, we can all, as living wit
nesses, testify to the contrary,
should there be then, I say, tho
slightest shallow of credence placed in
ills statement, referring to past ages
should It be wondered at, that he
prowls around, through obscure and
bigoted authoiii and ungodly pamph
leteers, in search of some foul and un
founded story, aud lay it down, before
the unreflecting, as gospel truth. I
am mistaken by saying he searches
them out or gives any authority.
They are simply Mr. Gillette's own
opinions, and exists only In his own
uranium, though he gives them out as
purely matters of history. He some
times attributes to authors, whom he
quotes in support of his assertions,
statements never made by them, as I
intend to show further on by the say
ing he fathers ou Lafayette; or gives
as an authority some author of as
little note or truth as if soino writer,
iu centimes to come, anxious, of
course, to find truth through tho
right avenue, would happily alight
on the "Sermon preached by the Rev.
Gillette on the great National holiday
of 1877" and quote it as an authority
that the Catholic church, in such a
century, endeavored to overthrow the
Public Schools; that Prussia pro
tected all In. those bygone days, that
France "hindered" Protstanisin, :o ,
&c. Of course, t,a writer would
argue I must be truer for it was en
dorsed by, and published in, the
Democrat, one of tho niof.t Influential
and reliable papc-rs oi' those happy
days, and Mr. GilleHe mutt be a man
worthy of belief, because selected by
the general community us the best
and most truthful orator for the grand
occasion. So it goes, Mr-Gilietto. in
every age tilings are misrepresented,
you trust the stories of Luther, Cal
vin, etc., &c-, which are a? little
worthy of credence as your own. If
Mr. Gladstone ever, as 1 doubt very
much used the language, ascribed to
him by tho Rev. Preacher, it is to the
credit of the College that such a rule
exists. There Is t oo much of this shal
low, nawspuperand dime novel educa
tion in America. The alarming cata
logues of crimes, love-stories and false
rumors, &c with which the newspa
pers team, would, think you, Mr. Gil
lette, be fit subjects for the young
students of Philosophy and Theology.
No doubt, it would enlighten the
young mind of a divinity student to
read the trial of Henry Ward Beecher,
by way of preparation for study, be
fore his breakfast every morning I
At any rato, it is not the first time
Mr Gladstone made false statements,
which like you, Mr- Gillette, lie had
to swallow with repentance, as when
his pamphlet, on Vaticanism, was re
viewed by Dr. Newman and Cardinal
Manning.
(Concluded next week.)
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
In the Court of
Common Pleas of
Elk County, Sept.
Term. 1877 No. 107
DIVORCE.
Philip Wilhelni
. vs.
Mary Ann Wil-
neim.
To the Defendant above named:
Subpoena and alias subpoena having
issued in the above entitled caso and
returned "not found in the County,"
you are hereby notified to appear be
fore said court on the fourth Monday
of January, A. D. 1878, to answer said
complaint.
DANIEL SCULL, Sheriff,
per W. S Horton. Deputy.
Sheriff's Oilier, ltidgway, Pa.
Dec. 22(1, 1877. f
HYDE'S
NEW OPERA HOUSE,
Ridgway, Pa.
GRAND OPENING
PERFORMANCES,
January 29th,30th, y 31st.
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF
Connelly & Wood's
Philadelphia Dramatic Co.,
Who will appear In the following highly on-
toi Lululug Dramas:
Tuesday Evening, Ja n. 29,
The World Renowned Drama of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin,"
With Great Scenes of
The Freeman's Defence
in the Mountains,
Eliza's Escape on the Ice,
Legreo Plantation, &c.
Wednesday Eve. Jan. 30
Connelly & Wood's Great Specialty Drama,
as performed by them over 600 times, entitled
Three Years in a Man Trap,
With Its grand scenic representations of
Glenn's Home Destroyed by Fire,
State Houso, Philadelphia,
A Snow Storm by Night, c. .
Thursday Eve. Jan 31-
Soucicault's Successful Drama of
''The Octoroon"
With scenes showing
Destruction by Fire of
Western Steamer,
Banks of Mississippi,
Southern Canebrake, &c.
Tn Airilflnn tn tha-naur u.A nt emin..u t . . . t.
painted for the Opera House, Met-sra. Con
nolly Wood will bring several Special
bcenes of the above ploy s.
Admission 50 cents.
Reserved seats ,.. 65 cenU.
Children under 11 years..... .., 25 cents.
Children unaccompanied by their narent
Dot admitted.
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For full prticulars bo progamme.