V: She ovcM gcpulrt'mw. w pfm.rpuRn i-vr.uv wednkhdav, uy V. U. DUXN. orrioE in Ror.nwoN a bonner'h mjiluinu FXM STREET, TION IOTA, PA. T I : I'. M H, f 2.00 A Y K A U. Ho Bubserlptions rceei ved for a shorter pld than throo month:!. Correspondence solicited from nil parts of the country. Nono'.k-n will lie taken of mionyinniiH common icn! ions, BUSINESS DIRECTORY. m mm VOL. IX NO. V,h ANNUM. nomvuiuwH"1"' mm iml I .Mil. tM HI .in . I I -.iii i.ii.i a-tnlUlWWum - 1 " . - - . - ( IllO H' 0:1. ' (iioH'tnnio " One Hqiiaro " j Two Squares, oim year - quarter Col. - , , - Half ' " ' ,'" . - Ono " '.-.- T.csaT not ir"H,t esUblishf-d rut-. Marrinee n,ui ilwll uotiecK, icftiUH. All bilis for yearly advertisement col lected quarterly. Temporary aolvortlso mcntu must 1)0 paid for in advance, Job work, Cash on Delivery. loo to TIONESTA LODGE - y i y-v T n I HIKKTH every Friday evening, ft T j iVL o'clock, in the Hall lorniorly oc.eiipn r UioGood Templars. T. J . V AN 01 ES E N , N . O 1. W, Cf.AUK, My'y. TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342. j ST O. TJ. .A-. IMT. EETH nl Odd Fcltown' IhIj itonui, pvrv fucsilnv evening, m ; J . t M. CEAUK. O. A. VAIINEE, TE S. ;!1 31 US. C. 51. UK ATM , DRESSMAKER,.Tioiiesta, Ta. m ti ii--tr. Al .t. 15. a.c; is i:av ATTony i: Y A T h TIONESTA, I'A. 1 ATTENTION SOI.IWKKS! T bftve Iwrn adinitto l to mucth:o fis im Attorney in the Tension Ollico nt A nsli ItiKton, I. O. All ofllrei-H, soldifiH, r Knilors who were injur.nl in U;e late war, cun obtain pensions to which they may be .,fin.l. hv enlline on or addressuiji me lit 1 ionenta, t'rt. Also, ebunis for armings ofp.lv And bounty will leeeivo prompt t tention, , .... . , IlnviuK 'w 'v01' f"1,r vrius a ,"1''pl ths lAto war, nn.l having for a numbor l Tenrw mgnw'd in Uo pro-reutlon ol Hol ilierH' claims, my experience will anro th rnlleetion 0i claims in the hoi M p; Kibletinw. .1. li. A(.NKW. 41tf. W. K. L.i thy, k TTMUNEY AT liAAV, Tionesla, V omoa next door tn I,uwreiieo ttr ATII Im-j rnrnntlv moved to this nlaeo tor M purpose oi i.u--k.iiir a wrn.twfiirh tho ladies ol llu' town am eodntv havo for a loh-r time known, that of having n dresM-.iakev r o.tporlfnee nvnoiv' tli'.-m. I flirt prepared to make nil kinds of dresses in the la?ot Htylew, nnd rrnranleftsatiriu-tlrtn. Kt.tmp1K fo1' ''"d-,.,i-i,i,.it it,nr iii the liesr man- nor,' with the newest pidterns. All J ask is a fair trial. Hi.xMenec on l.lin street, in the Aeomb lJnildinf,'. , TIME TRIED AND TllK 'oiltdlNAI. f ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF llARTFOKD, CONN, ASSETS Dee. I'd, IRVli, w r , r ;s n , i r . t s. Ml LES W. TATil, Sub" Agent,- " 4.5 ', . -i ' . ' ' r $ T'DiiesUi. Fa. Frasuli Eisi?Ias, PHOTOGRAPHER, (sn.'cKssuii in nnsis.) Pictures in every styleol'thc art. Views of the oil regions for sale or taken to or der. . 'T J'Z CENTItE STREET, near 11 R. ero'ssins we wrnnr. STltKK'l'. near Union De- p.it, Oil City, I';t: CABINETSK ETCHES. WM. M. KYA llTrt. 'Hon. William JI. Kv4rl?. tlio new ,Sere!ui'y of Jstute, hus lieptl so pronii. netitly before tlsn public in ono way and another for several yeara tlmt uy extemloil notico of him would scarcely j seem to be necessary. Mr. Kyarts wan born at liotton, February G, 1H1G ; ho wits admitted to the bar of New York in 1841, and soon took a promi nent noeition. In the impcuchmtnt trial of President Johnson, in the tpriti"; of 1833 he was the leuding counsel for tha defendant, and from July of tint year to the close of Mr. Johnson's ndinitiitratioii lie was At torney General of the United htatca. u 1872 he whs counsel lor tne unueci States before the lieneva irumnai, and to his ability before that body is anrely aitributablo the signal success of thi Government iii the case, lie ia filled no public office wn.li the ex ception of a seat in President John soii'b Cabinet, but ha3 been frequently spoken of in connection with high ot- selbn tha lvcpubliean iid.i before the- Electoral (Jouut (Jonimission. no-tf l'a. House. K. L. D;ivis, TTrtnw liY ATiiAW, Tionesta, . . ...... A Collections wane in lm$ newntie. thin I'A. and ndjoin-10-lv PHOTOGRAPH CMLLEIiY. 1'. I, 31 SOUTH OE KOIUNSON STOKE. H T II Kli'f i t HON NEKS M. Tionosta, CARPENTER, .' - Pa., Proprietor, T T. and Notary tv, Co.'s rc.i-iv ATTORNEY AT LAW, F. W. Hay. 4 rroKXKY AT I-AYv; J JTbli", KeyniiM .!,: si.'. Oil City, l'a J . KisyKAiiAHmiy, )4KACTICK in tho several llourts of Ve nMS, Crawford, l'.ret, und adjoui h eounliofi. ' . J Lawrence House, ru 10NK.STA, PE-NN" A, V. . K. M t CKVY. l'lK.riUKiou. Thi h;,a" l ,.nU-allr located. lOverytUli now and furnished Superior ;im'J''J" ,, strict ttent,.on Kiyen to ..,i vru nf nil Kinds nerved PJHWiilwi mi1 ....v.. -- In tlteir neiMoii. naiupw Kicrrial Agents. i.- - rietures taken in the art. m u!l tho latest ntylns m .-nxiiiiiBi & co. KKTA1L It. V. TIIOMI'SON. llichard W. Thompson, Secretary of the Navy, i a Virginian by birth, anil a Whig politician of the old school, lie was born in Culpepper county on Julie 9, 1809, and received a gooil classical education.' He was fond of ailveuture, and long before he was of age he set his face toward tho wilds of Kentucky. In 1831 he settled in Louisville as a clerk in a small store. Subsequently ho remov ed to Lawrence county, Ind., where he taught school for a few months, and then went into a store selling gi.ods by, day and studying law by night. "In 1834, he was admitted to the bar, and was almost immediately elected to the Indiana Legislature, lie was re-elected in 1835, and in the following Year went to the Senate where he served two years, being Vrf-sident nro torn, of that body. Jn 1853. While holding Ihn latter of lico he offered to p.ty the sum demand ed for (he freedom of Sim, a fugitive 'slave "who bad ' ho en returned from ! Massacluuelts. Lydia Maria Child i relates tho ' rireumstanco3 clearly: "Some months," she says, 'bclore the war broke out, a friend ' bliowcd me letters from Thomas Sims, expressing an earnest desire to obtain his freedom. I lis master had nromi-nd to let him buy himself fur fcl.800. It was a large sum, but I tried to raise it liy writing many letter?, most of them to persons more or loss interested in the rendition of Sims. A short timo after I commenced thee operations, L was astonished by the following note from Worcester, Mass: "Mr3. Child, I have heard that 'o" are Irvine- to raise money to redeem Thomas Sims from "slavery. If' you have received any contributions please return them to tha donors, as I wish to contribute. tba entire- Eum" mysef. Yon rs rpsnectfullv. Chas. Devcns, jr." Tn iiviLimr mv si nnlications I had ehiineeri to overlook Mr. Deven thoiisb I knew he had acted as United States Marshal at tho time of the ren dition of Sims. According to Ins re quest, I returned the contributions I had received, and in writing to thank him I informed him ot the high price demanded. He replied that 'the sum not invalidato the nets of a public of ficer (lone before the ca?e is determin ed. Mr. McCrarJ ban been regarded as ono of the : most trustworthy and nble members of the House on the Republican side. . He has been a care ful and laborious worker, and few Congressmen have been thought his equal in their knowledge of election laws. Helms published a book on the subject. . . j Missouri, Interior, Cologne, He was was subject to my order , whenever I fchould call for it.'" Mrs. Childs took steps "to securo Sims' freedom, but tue outbreak of tho civil war frustrated her for Com- CENTIAL HOUSE, mvvvil .V A el N r. Iinivix. ifii.-r l'ronriotor. nse, aui iia-jo""- !."- " ii oi inn (jiiimi. . is n now f ir the portion llll'"'"'"" ' , ,. " . u ,,.ln,l f tho patronage ol uie pumu; 5-tT ' peinniodatiou 1 8. . FOREST HOUSE, A. VAKNKR ruoriuwoK. Court Housf, Tionosta, Opposito P. Jit . l l ..neuMi nir niV :11U ClCilll imvj frch. The best of liquors kojt e)nstnntly H hnd. A portion of th,; public P n; truiiysoiii-ue.'.i.' -- iijio la r?Kpoetfiilly WHOLESALE Deukrs in IIarlwnrc, Iron ami "Sails, Staves and Tinware. i ; ' ", . '- v. ' . . ' .-'.. 1 " BELTIKG OF ALL SIZES Constantly on hand, at low prices. Alrto.MaiinitUetaiers of Smolcc Staoks,IBroooli iiij, Slicofc Iron, "SVcll Casing, itc, etc. W. C. COBUKN, M. D., n'iYSICIAN .t SURGEON offers hm 1 n.rvices to tho people of l orrst o h.i.. mi Avneiieneo ot iwi.ne Yram in constant practice. li. . hi1 iwl.Kt IOM. ciiaiauu'CB ui h' - : - --- burn makes a epeciauy nl NaI, Throat, Coburu 11 r. Co- of tho treatment IjUivjt ana ail oi uoi ' . . .1! Ilnl'livr rhionio or unarms 7 ' f UvohI lulled all Hcicntiijc. methods o owi tuir disease and sel-ctod tho Bood lrom all ivt.cms, he will guarantee relief. or acme i,t all cities wht.ro a e.ura i possible. No 'i.:L,J,.r Consultation. All fees will be ...liable. Professional yinits nil hours. Parties at a distance mi It him by letter. iifi;., oftW miU Kosidence secon.1 1. uldi. m . -i .u.. ..,rt i innsn. Tionosta. l a, oi- Voilnosciays ana reuuiu.v. KMXV. the campaign of 1840 ho workod zeal ously for Vl'ippecanua and Tyler too," being a 1'residential elector ana speak ing constantly fro in the stump. In 1841 ho was elected a Representative in Conm-css. In 1844 he was asaiu chos en a Presidential elector, and in' 1847 reappeared in Congress. President Taylor offered him the appointment of Charge d' Affaires to Austria, and President Tiltaore the office of Record er of the General Land Office, but he preferred to practice his profession. In 18G4 was elected a presidential elector, at'd iu 1SG8 lie was a delegate I to the Republican National Conven ! tion. In political circles he has the reputation of beingan excellent, plat form maker, ana ins irienas say mm he has constructed moro party plat forms than any other polit'cian in th West. The resolutions adopted by tho Chicago Convention in 18G0 were drawn up and read by him. He was chairman of the Indiana delegation at I tho Cincinnati Convention last year, i and voted for Mr. Morton until tho EOnSAI.E--(lneSeeoud-lianIte horso j . lk wag mRtle fr r Tayea. He ,ower Woodberry Stationary Loiler and . fl)1.wa,J to place Mr. Morton plans. Immediately .before tne war Uen. Devens was one oi uie ablest and most promising young law yers of Worcester, and liaa aircntiy . - 11 1 tf . . X . distinguished linnseii as an oruior. In the spring of 1861 Gen. Devcns cntftred the army with the rank of major. Somi months later he took part , in the Peninsula campaign. While before Yorktown he was -appointed Brigadier General. lie sub sequently served with great credit in the Armv of the Potomac, nn:l lost a limb in battle. Since the war he has been most of the time un the bench, and is now a member of the Supreme G)iirt of tho State. Gen. Devens rep- reseuls the best element iu tnelvepub lican party of bis State, and is regard ed with confidence by the reformers. He has, however, been so much re innvml from active politics aa not to have pUccd himself in open ' antago' nism with Gen. Ii title r and others ol. like character. ' CAUL SCIU JiZ. . Hon. Carl Schurz, of chosen for Secretary' of the was born at Livlar, near Vniwmi. March 2d. 1821). odunatftd at thGvmnatium of Cologne and the Uuiversitw lionu.. At me outbreak' of the revolutiou of 1848 he conducted a Liberal newspaper, but being concerned in an unsuccessful at tempt to promote au insurrection at Bonn, lie lied to the Palatinate- and took part in the defense of Rastadt. On tlie surrcuder of that-fortress he escaped to Switzerland. In 1850 he returned secretly to Germany aud ef fected the escape of hia compatriot Gottfried Kinkle. Mr. Schurz came to this country in 1852, and noon af ter took an active part iu the anti- o hi vprv mo vement in the Northwest. Ha wn nn influential member of the TW.nhlirnn" Convention of 1860, and took both' in German and English dnrint the canvass which followed. President Lincoln appointed hiiuMin ister to Spain, but he returned there fr,m in December. 1861. in order to llo took nart in the iiIp. of the son ond P.ull Run, Chan nnllomville. aud Gettysburg and retlr erl at the close of the war with the rauk of Maior General. In 1867 he became editor of the Weetliche Post, a German paper published in St. Louis. Iu 1869 he was chosen United States Seu- ator in Missouri for the term ending in 1875. He opposed leading meas ures of 'General Grant's administra tion and took a prominent part in the . . . -v i 1 i.. organization ot tlie J,iueriu party, presiding over the Convention iu Cin cinnati which nominated Horace Gree ly for. the Presidency. - He visited Europe in 1873 and .again in 1875, being received with much considera tion in his native countrj, , He took nart .in the Ohio 'contest in 1875, speaking in behalf of Governor Hayes, aud lie labored last year ior me elec pow Emiinc II. G. TINKER & CO., OIEC1TY, PA, mado at can eon- I'.ee dH.ys ' H II. HIT. jm- r. I'll'K MA Y, VAlUi .0 CO., JIST K B B S Comer of Elm .t Walnut SW. Tioncsta. lliuilc of Iliscount ami Deposit. Interest allowed on Timo lM'.sitH W.llct.ionmadeon:ill the Vrincipal points . of the V . r3. Collections soiicited. THE LARGEST FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE OH KEOIONS? - - HILESSMITH, Jienler in CABINET AND UPHOLSTERED TURIilTURB!,- I'KANKEIN, - - - TENN'A. Consisiins ot l'arlor, Oflieo and Common Furintuie, Mutt.-esses, Pillows, Window Shades, Fixtures, Look- in Glasses, Av, Also, atront for Venango county tor the Colehiated Manhattan Spring Rod and Combination Maitrcsss, niaiiuiaetiirea a.id for hale at mv Kurnituro Waierooms, j iUtli Ktretrt, near Liberty. Cull ! sample lied. and nee i ly - ' ls-lv. MKADV1LLE, - ' RENK'A., TAXIDERMISTS. -OIKDS and Animals stulTed and mount -l-v ..i . a i tiiciil F.ves kept m Mock. ly NEBRASKA GRIST MILL 1 town,) Forest county, has been t w.r-. uguly overhauled and rented m ..t-1 rla order, and is now runiun aud d.nny; ( all kinds of ; CUSTOM fi It I .MS I Dr. J. L. Acoinb, . 1)11 YSICTAN AND SURf.'EOX, who has L hail lifteen v ears' experience in a largo Hiid succosfui practi-e, will attend all Professional C:l!s. Otlice jn his Dru? and (iroeery Store, located in Tidioute, neur Tidiouto llou.-.e. .IN HIS STOKE WILE KE FOUND A lull assortment of Medicines, Li-mor Tobu -o, Cigars, Sbitlonery, Glass, 1 aims Oils, Cutlery, all of the best quality, and .. ;ii i,n u,.i.l'nt rBisoimlile rates. UK. i'UAS. O. 11 A Y, an experienced I'liviclan ami Pruir :lst from New York, has char-o of the Store. All pi uscriptioi put up accurately. nut forward to place Mr in nomination: and bis speech, with the exception of Col. Ingersoll"s was probably the most effective of any made on that occasion. Mr. Thomp son is a man of exceedingly fine pre: sence, tall, straight, with white hair, and a countenance denoting great de cission of character. Hois consider ed one of tho best stump orators in In diana. His appointment seems to be satisfactory to every interest in the TJpimblieau party in Indiana. Sena tor Morton and "his friends are well with the selection, and the nnti-Morton Republicans make no op position to his entering tho Cabinet. Tfthn Republicans of Indiana were ,r.tiiltpd in rei'ar d to tho selection of a man from their State a largo major ity would undoubtedly name Gen Honiimm ii. uarnson. canuuiaiu ioi lvi'j , tho Governorship at the last election . i i .. hut the personal rivalry oetween uuv xtnrtrtii and the friends of Gen. Har rison has caused President liayes AND O AT: FLOUE, FEED, Constantly onhatid, and sold at the very .. ,- A i". ... V .kU wrlU3"" ' ir V. EEDEIU. K. R ir. w. Ei m PI.OVMENT. Male ami tcmai Hila ry or commission. " i- r".' . ., Conn. : t sularv of a week anlcp"n-. kn Aianufacturin Co., Ihuti'io. l'artlcn'.ar-f free. ADVERTISING ;., Tt.,n.ri,,iw nn. r Agricultural weeklies - " .. i... n- ..,!,.,. K.-H.1 ibr eiitalotriio on the List Plan. For information, address . GEO. P. i:oVVE,E A CO., . . 1 ... V j.j j j-,irK icj , . I JiVl.KrisrUSsi.lid -' ceil is t Geo. ! A P. Kowell .1- Co., -11 Park Kow, N. ., I f..r their Eiirlitv-p.V' P.u.i bb t, nhowii.ir I ..i a ! !' 'u to oiVcr u seat in the Cabinet to another Indiana man. While the t resident is not governed in making his Labinei appointments by the claims of promi nent politicians, yet ne uoes sec, wherever it i possible, not unnecessa rily to offend the influential party leaders by giving especial recogni tion to their rivals or personal enemies. Gen. Charles Devens, Attorney General, h one of the best known men in Massachusetts who has not been in active politics. He was born at Charlestowu, Mass., April 4, 16JU, en i -i it..: :.. 1 K-M (JKOllOK W. M CltARY.. Mr. MoCraiy, Secretary of War, is a Western man by birth and life-long residence; be passed the first year ol his life in Indiana,- but has since lived in Iowa. 4Ij was born at Evansville in August', 1835, and in tho following year removed to what was then Wis consin Territory. .He studied in the public school, and was graduated from an academy ; then took up law as a profession, and in 1856, when 21 years of age, was admitted to prac tice at Keokuk. He took a proteinic- t-ioKinnn anion? the "peoiila of that citf at once, and in 1857 was sent to . J r,. . X I '' T 1S!l l,n ,i a the State legislature, ju iuunm elected to the State senate, where Ho served until the close of the war tak ing an active part m the legislation incident to that period.. . Ho gave tha remaining years-untu lobb to tne practice of his profession, and was then elected to Congress. He was there appointed one ot the Committee on Naval AHairs, and also serveu on the committee to revise the laws, ol which Mr. Poland was chairman, lie was re-elected to the succeeding Cam- eres, receiving iu 1874. 11.SS4 votes -' . - ,-.-. T ... .. I ... I it n i. against J,ozi ior ieioy vr. numu, th Anti-Monopoly candidate. He . i : i . . r . ..... ,.i ,.i i was not a cauuinaiu 101 it ncuivu last Fall. In tho XLI Id Congress the familiarity he liad shown with elec tion laws recommended him fir the chairmanship of the Committee- on Elections. Iu the following Congress he was chairman of the Committed on Railways and Cana.--, and' in the XLIVth served on the Judiciary. To Mr. McCrary belongs the credit of having taken the lint sup iu the legislation which created the late Fipptnml Tribunal. On Dec. 7 last he introduced a resolution providing for a joint committeo of the two houses to consider a mode of counting the electOi.l vote. The resolution was referred to the Judiciary Committee, of which he was a member. They reported it prompt ly, aud it was passed. .Mr. McCrary was one of the joint committee on the part of the House, and when the Elec toral bill was finally laid before that bodv for action ho was the first speak er in its support. Ho also fippeared before the Tribunal. He and Mr. k',wjnn nlso of Iowa, wero the first who supported the Republican posi tion of Governor liayes to the Presi- dener although strong efforts were made td win Jiim to tho support of Mr. Tlldeiv. ' ' - ';." . JOHN fcUEHMAN. Hon. John Sherman, to whom has been assigned the Secretaryship of the Treasury, is better known in public 1 i (p than is Mr. Evarts. It is there fore oclv needed to say that he is a 1 native of Ohio having been born in Lancaster, in. 1823, and is now in his fifty-fourth year. He is tha eighth child of a family that is well kuown in the history of the country. He adopted the profession of law and was called to tha bar in 1844. In 1848.hc entered political life as delegate to the Whig convention that year and in 1S52 occupied the sarua position. In 1854 he was elected to Congress' from the Mansfield district and at once be came noted for his ability on the floor and in the committee rooms. Iu the two following Congresses he -was-, a mem ber.lmd in the Thirty-sixth Con- rri-PIS Was the Republican candidate for Snea ker of the later, and after an unprecedented contest wanted only one nf III' n vottfs to securo his election. nnfin that Congress he was Chair mun o f the Committee on' Ways and Means'. In I860 ho was elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress, but in 18G1, on tho resignation of Senator Chpse, he was elected by the Ohio Legisla ture to the Uuitcd States Senato aa jduced upon its most important com ,mit' th;U oi Finance. He intfo dned and led the debate on National Rank bill and Legrd tender acts. He was active iu providing money to car ry on tho war and in maintaining the public credit. In 1S63 li9 delivered decisive- speeches against the continu ance' of the State banking system , and in favor of the National bauks. In the Thirtv-ri'mth Congress ho introduc ed a bill to fund tho public, indebted ness. In tho Fortieth Congress, nc became chairmau of the lunance com mittee. He reported a bill for fund intr the National debt and converting tho notes ot the unueu Platen, jk 1 I....!.. l.lr. t '.m irfituiiin (1 1 ML. serveu uuriug nn ""b1 .... reer on the committees on Agriculture, Pacific Railroad, Judiciary, and Pat ent Office, besides the Finance com-mittee. Vcstcrn Correspondence. Lone Rock, HiemANp Co., Wis.,' , . - Mar. 10, 187G. j Yak Rkpuhucak : . . , . The people of tha Northwest in common "with the inhab itauts of the Eastern Slates, feel more at, ease rsince the great Presidential contest has been decided ; but although President Hayes was twice elected, once by the suffrages of the people, and once by a joint commission appointed by both parties, yet we still find grum blers. but such characters are to be found in all localities, i ..,- Wo have had one of tho roost pe culiar winters on record in the North west this season. Cold weather closed in upon us about the 25th of last No vember, and continued extremely cold, with very little variation, mercury scl dom comiug up to zero, Ad. dropping several times to 30 below ; but about the 26th of January last wo had a sud- den ehango in the atmosphere the suu tame out warm and of over two feet of snow that we had on the above date, nearly all disappeared in ten days' time. During the month of Feb ruary the Bun was not overcast' by clouds more than twd hours at a time, and mercury never dropped to ier ; in fact we enjoyed mild April weather during the whole month of February. Farmers commenced their spring work, aud plowing and sowing wheat was the order of the day, uutil the first of. tho present month, when we again experi enced a 6udden change; fiva inches of snow fell on that day, and the weather ' has continued cold and blustering every day during the present month. At present writing wo are enjoying a "blizzard," and the wind howls across the prairie and snow is falling in large quantities ? trains are blockaded, and everything denotes tho "dead" of win ter. , t ; .. ; . ; '''"J ... The Iudians have mada large qua- tities of maple sugar thia spring on the Chippcway and Black rivers. ,..v ; Times aro dull, not on account ofia lack of produce among the farmers, but ou account of the scarcity of cash. All wo ask here is plenty of soft raoucy, but this we cannot get. .-.? .-.- Au attempt was mado some thre weeks ago to wreck an express train, a few miles west of here. As alli)Ur railroads are fenced, aud at each cross ing a ditch is dug under the track as a cattle guard, the inhuman wretches placed some ties under the rails, leav ing ih cuds to project so as to c'itcli the western bound train, lortunately tho obstruction was discovered in time to save the train. ' i . i - '. The Black Hills fever is - taking ouite a number of our able young mn , ,i 1 l:... U,.. ..1, Uv. irom mis jocimy. i3cii vruu . gone from here send back" favorable reports, aim as soon as grass comes wo may expect to sea pieuiy oi emigrant trains 1 moving westward toward the land of gold. . Some of the emigrants ; will undoubtedly got their hair lifted by Sitting Bull s imps. N. B. Hoon. tered Haivard Lmversity in loo-i, and after graduating a', its law school began legal practice in Franklin comity, Mass., in 1841. He served in tha State Senate iu 1847-48, and was fhitsd Stau-.-! Marshall frora !' l ' tion in the l loiua caso. ne aiueu aj.iitiat th nower ot Congress to go behind the returns, ajid gave a great deal of attention to the law of quu uhirnniiit r-i till lt authorities t .-how that proceeding-- on- budi a writ "Si) there's another rupture of Mount Vociferous," said Mrs. Part iiiTton, as she put down the the paper and put up her specs. "Tho paper tells us about the burning lather run ning down the mountain, but it don't telfhow it got on fire." Bl'ie glass windows are s-iid ti G'ind a Jamil v fight fiit rate. Tho other afternoon-as a Michigan avenue man was rushing up that street in a great hurry, a woman pushed a baby cart on both sides of hita at once. As ho roso from the gutter it could plainly bo seen that he felt hurt sin his miud. . . - ,!j "When I was a child !" he shouted, l'lnmincr urouiid. "they didn't haul n-J around in one of them confounded leg breakers!" ' "You must remember," sweetly: 're plied the woman, "that times havw greatly changed, aud I'.ow peopla .u?: baby cabs instead of ox-carts !" "I wasn't hauled in an ox cart I ho exclaimed. ' 3 v "Beg pardon, but perhaps the prlc of mules was down!" she courteous! answered, as she pushed the cab another man. Detroit Free iVm. . , f . A Pittsburgh paper speaks or young man "who shot himself in ti West" End ono evening last wee' There is nothing like being expU i The young man is severely but not ' tally wounded; but if ho had nhot hi- I ..tW'ln Ihn southwest. Plld. and a lit: northerly, veering southeasterly, thi would have been no hopes of hU r covery.; Xorrintou'H JlerulJ. She Baid it was a very bright iO He said ho knew u bn'gliter one, s when she aked him wliat it wai. answered, 'Vour eye, dcar!' "T; was silence for a moment, thn. hid her bend upon the rim of ld and ept.
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