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3Scrirgn -oolitnittr. CARLISLE, PA. SaXMBDAT, JJJTUABT 0, 1873 . MieooHimeoTis. —Oregon fanners are plowing. —Paris contains 3785 candy stores. —Elk City, Kansas, lifts a jowaharp band. —An unsatisfactory meal—A domestic broil. —Water is sblllag for 52 50 a barrel In Peoria, 111. —Now cropj watermelons Is announced In Florida. • —There Is a “corner” in snow shovelling in Now York. -Large numbers of Chinamen are working on railroads in Texas. —lllinois has 37 murderers penned up lor life; or till they break out. -A Colehrook, N. H„ cat bus aeon 25 winters, but’ Is still death on mice. —aallaUn, Tenn.. Is parting with Us pork at four pence per pound. -Great complaint Is made In many parts of the State of over-crowded pnbllc schools. -There Is sleighing throughout the entire country north of the Carollnas and Tennessee. —Rattlesnakes With hair overcoats and fur on their teeth abound in the Yellowstone Valley. -The Massachusetts Insane Hospital, at Taun ton,, contains 400 patients. An enlargement Is proposed. —Variety la the aplce of life. A family at Pe tersburg, Virginia, baa bad clgbty-IWe cooks during the past year. % —Tbo announcement la made that the Society of Friends have begun mhslona'ry work at Matamoraß, Mexico. -Ebenezer Childs, of Farmington, Me., was wounded by a bayonet In 1814, and has since drawn 813.350 In pension money. —A aloe batch of roasted opplea was produced the other day, by the burning In Michigan Ota freight train laden with the fruit. -An Indiana man la’ naming hla ohUdren af ter the New England Stoles. Rhode Island la the last, it weighed three pounds at birth. —Within a year the consumption of opium In this country has Increased about 1.000,000 ounces por month; —Six big girl* banded together the other day and thrashed an lowa schoolmaster so severely that he had to have a doctor. The Chicago Times publishes on article which claims to show that there have been nearly one hundred murders In that city within seven years, “and not a neck stretched. -Borneo has a tree, the nnt of which yields taUow. The trade in this article promises to become.one of great Importance. -FerS inand Hahn, nine years old. was killed m Now York, ■Wednesday of last week, by a snow-ball thrown by a playmate. the hews ih beief. At New York on the Ist inst., the Fifth Avenue Theatre was destroyed by fire. Kx-Qovbbnob Andrew G. Curtin is giving lectures on his Russian expe rience. Gov. Cardwell was inaugurated at Beleigh, North Carolina, on New Year’s day. Hon. John A. Dix was inaugurated Governor of New York, at Albany, on the Ist inst. All the prisoners confined in the jail at Frankfort, Ky., escaped on Monday night by cutting through the roof. adevoutKomauAJatnono. ———■V-"-'- In New England the recen t cold term was pronounced the longest and sever est that has beep experienced for forty years. It is reported that the steamship Charuca which left New York for Lon don last" November, has been lost at sea with all on board. John Q. Hall, delegate in the Con stitutional Convention from Elk coun ty, proposes to resign his seat in favor of Ex-Gov. Wm. Bigler. A Contributor to the conscience fund from New York sends sixteen dollars to the treasury department, be ing the amount due for customs. Great irregularities and frauds in the management of the Freedmen’s Bureau,at Washington,are reported by Gen. Vincent, who will lay the mat ter before Congress. A large number of citizens of Alba ny, irrespective of politics, have invited Governor. Hoffman to a public dinner, which however he declines, owing to pressure of official and private business. If It be true all the anthracite coal mines in the State ate about to become the property of certain railroad com panies, the people will realize the power of corporations, in another shape, before the close of the present year. B. W. Mackey, State Treasurer, has purchased a two-thirds interest in the Pittsburg Daily Commercial, for $lOO,- 000, and It is understood that Hon. Bussell Errett, of Philadelphia, Chair man of the Bepnblican State Commit tee, will be managing editor. By the explosion of a coal oil lamp in a tenement house at Third and Ful ton streets, Chester, Pa., recently, two children of Mrs. Holland were burned to death, and a third was fatally burned. At Springfield, Ohio, on the night of the 2d inst., Nancy Northington was murdered by her husband, and her son tearlbly mutilated, his skull being crushed with an axe. It is supposed the husband was intoxicated. Miss Cox, formerly a San Francisco belle, who was left with a large fortune by the death of her lover, Is now an Inmate of the insane asylum at Black well’s Island. Miss Susan B. Anthony and four teen other ladies who voted illegally have been held to bail in $5OO each, to appear before the United States Dis trict Court at its next session in Alba ny. John A. Brown, one of the oldest bankers and brokers of Philadelphia, died recently, aged eighty five years- In 1871 Mr. Brown gave $300,000 to tlio Presbyterian Hospital of Philadelphia. The cock tight which was prevented bom taking place atSaratoga last week, came off at West Troy, N. Y., on Fri day night. In the brutal performance twelve birds were killed and several others 11 rendered permanently worth less.” Blxty-flve spectators were pres ent, Including, it is said, V a number ot prominent business men from New Yoj-k, Albany, Troy and Saratoga.” BEAD, BEAD! We mean the “Address to the people of the North, by the Northern Resi dents Doing Business in New Orleans,” which wiji he found on our first page. We have the authority of the New Or leans Picayune , a neutral paper, for saying that more than two-thirds of the signers to this Address voted for Grant, and quite a number of them contribut ed thousands of dollars to the Radical National Committee in aid of his elec- tion. We say to our readers, give this very short but pointed Address a careful perusal, and our word for it you will arrive at the same conclusion we have, and that conclusion is that the unmitigated viliaiqs who have seized the State Government and Legislature of Louisiana are usurpers and scoun drels, who, if justice could overtake them would he hanged to the-corner lamp-posts of New Orleans. The im pudent, audacious and corrupt negro who now occupies the Gubernatorial chair of tlw once sovereign State of Louisiana, was not even a candidate for the office of Governor not any other office. He is a clean usurper, and was foisted into office by the order of a mercenary, perjured partisan Judge, backed by soldiers called United States troops. The so-called Lieuten ant-Governor is a negro U. S. Collector of the port of Shrevesport. The Presi dent of the Senate is the nigger Sur veyor of the Port of New Orleans. The speaker of the Rump Souse, is ■ the Postmastei' of New Orleans , (a carpet bagger.) The State Auditor is the Assistant Treasurer of, the United States, (a scalawag.) For Senators and Members of the House, sixty-eight ig-, norant and corrupt negroes, a majority of whom hold offices in the Collector’s and Assessor’s Departments of the United States Government,but of course perform no duties, for out of the whole sixty-eight, but seven of them know their A, B, C’s. The majority of these scoundrels, we repeat, wore not even candidates before the people at the recent election in Louisiana, and those who were candidates were ignomini ously defeated. And this is the gov ernment which has been forced upon the people of the State of Louisiana, through an order in chancery of a petty judge, enfored by the arms of the fede ral government; and these are the facts under which this outrage has been consummated, upon which the Ameri can people must now declare their con [ victions and judgement. And Grant, the miserable tyrant and would-bo Dictator, recognizes this patched-up and usurping so-called State Government, and sustains it at the point of the bayonet. Ah, it is not much wonder that even Morton, cold hearted, unfeeling and venomous as he is, turned pale when he witnessed this stride toward despotism and brute force. No wonder, we say, for Morton, notwithstanding his partisan character, is a man of talent, who was unprepar ed to see Grant assume the powers of a tyrant, despot and traitor quite so Soon after his re-election. Grant 1 If ever there was a man who deserved im peachment tor high crimes and misde meanors, he is the man. Aye, he der serves to be not only impeached but stoned to death for his unheard of wickedness and treason. —TJieJlNorthern residents doing busi- “policy ’ r~is revealed, cry out in despair, and stigmatize this usurpation “the greatest outrage ever attempted to be carried out in. our country.” But their lamentations will not avail them, for Grant desires it “to be understood by all” that the usurpers in office in New Orleans are “recogniz ed by my .Government,” and that the officers elected by the people of Louisi ana are to be defied and kept out of office by the paid troops of the United States. How long, oh, Lord! how long must the people coulinue to suffer under this superlatively ignorant, wicked and treasonable man—Grant? Pussy's Vigtpry, The Commissioner of Internal Reve nue, with a liberality unusual in the officers in that department, has decided a tax question against the government. This extraordinary event would not have happened, perhaps, if its necessity had arisen upon the beneficial claims of a human being. But the object of the present kindness is a "cat.” A lady who died some time a’go in Boston kindly made provision in her will for the support of pussy. A sum of money was left to her executors, with direc tions that “Grimalkin” should ho daily furnished with milk, meat,- catnip, or any other delieacy which her dainty stomach might desire. The executor, who is a just man, was anxious to know whether the legacy and succes sion tax was chargeable upon that be quest. The Commissioner answers "no,” and Tabby will her get milk even to the last penn’orth. The United States does not tax legacies to cats. Let this fact be understood and re membered. The Commissioner says with great astuteness that the legacies which are taxable are those which are made to a person or persons, and to a body politic or corporate, and he ad judges solemnly that a cat is neither a person or a corporation. Pussy ought to be proud of her triumph. Her case is the first in which any living creature ever came out of the Internal Revenue Office, upon a dispute upon a doubtful point in taxation, with a decision in his, her or its favor. The New Orleans limes has been suppressed by order of Judge Durell, of the U. S. Court. Another paper is now issued in its stead. We need not in quire, “ What are we coming to,” or “Whither are we drifting?” Sup pressing newspapers was a favorite pastime in France a few years ago, but it was generally believed that the “Freedom of the Press” was secured by the Constitution in this “Land of Liberty.” Ohio furnishes the nation with quite a number of great men. The President is an Ohioan.— Forney’s Press. Does Forney intend this ns sarcasm, or is it a premeditated insult offered to Grant? Had we written the para graph, we would have worded it thus— Ohio furnishes the nation with quite a number of great mules or jackasses, The President is an Ohioan, Grant was invited to attend an ox roast up in Lehigh county the other week, and as be could not come he sent word that the ox should be shipped to him by rail. THE VAT THEY MAKE RADICAL SEHATOBS. We copy the following significant article from the Philadelphia Ledger of a late date. Nobody can charge the Ledger with disloyalty to Gen. Grant during the late contest, or antagonism to General Hartranft; therefore, what it says on the subject of Senatorial cor ruption deserves to bo seriously con sidered : How They Get Into the Senate. There was a time when an election to the Senate' of the United States was regarded as next to the highest honor the country could bestow —when none but the ablest and most honorable men were sent there to represent their States, and when none but honorable means were used at the elections. But how all this is changed now I. There are no less than four Senators m that body who are directly charged with having got there byjiorruptlon, and at least two of them on trial upon charges of having bought their elections with money. Another,under like charges,is on his way to the Senate waiting for the reassembling of Congress, and at least four more will make their appear ance on the coming fourth of March. In several of the new Western States there seems to be but one way of set tling Senatorial elections, and that is to settle in cash. .In the pocket State of Nevada they have a canvass on hand at this time, and so bitter is it that one party threatens to make it " a conflict so memorable and terrible” as to deter all future attempts to buy the Legisla ture. But that Legislature will be bought all the same. The people of the State are lost sight of in the contest, the whole business of who shall bo Senator from Nevada being settled outside of the State, in San TTancisco, by a few. individuals. The next Neva da Senator will probably bo the imme diate personal representative of the San Francisco owner of a silver mine, just as the new Oregon Senator is the immediate personal representative of a great builder of subsidized Govern ment railways. Anybody may be represented in the Senate now—who will spend cash enough. Ah, we are arriving at a pretty pass. Leak at our United States, Senate! Twenty years ago and always previous to that time, it was, for its size, one of the most intellectual bodies in the world. With but, few exceptions, its members were all men of preeminent ability and honor, and the few who were not so great, in intellect, were great in something else, and all, with scarcely a single exception, were- re garded by the whole country as “hon orable men.”' It made an American fell proud of his country when, from the gallery of the Senate, he looked down upon the giants who occupied its floor. Look at the Senate now, we repeat! With the exception of some fifteen or twenty, its members are drivellers, “scurvy politicians,” most of whom have foisted themselves Into the seats they occupy and disgrace, either by brute force or the free use of money. Miserable carpet-baggers and thieves . are accredited to most of the Southern States. John Patterson, of Juniata county, this State, will soon be sworn In as the successor of Calhoun and Hayne! , The old sinner, Brownlow, misrepresents Tennessee. Ames of New Hampshire—“ Gan. Ames” —who as military Governor, certified to his own election, is accredited to Missis sippi- Ha is in Hubert J. Walker’s seat 1 a buzzard in the eagle’s nest, a skunk in the lion’s lair.. But, we.need not mention the names of all who occupy seats in the Senate, that at least one-third, perhe—- —‘ half of the members of ‘ue U. S. Sen ate obtained their seats by bribery and corruption! Of the character of the men who obtain position and power in this way, we need not speak. It is enough to know.that the Senate, as now constituted, is a miserable body of drivellers, only about fifteen or twen ty of the whole number being men of character and ability. Such is the U. S. Senate now. And what has brought this great change from good t<> bad about? Radicalism—Grantism. God help us!, The Tendency of Times. None can escape the conviction that the tendencies of the times have cov ered our highest legislative body with suspicion. Thirty years ago no such thing was known as a Senator being elected by money, or as a citizen going into the house poor and coming out neh. Our statesmen at Washington from 1800 down to 1846 were generally incorrup tible. Men were sent to Congress not because they had brains. Nominations were neither engineered nor bought. There were contests and conflicts, but purchasing voters at the primaries or at the polls, or corrupting members of the Legislature, was as unusual as a white crow or a black dove. — Forney’s Press. True enough. Thirty years ago we had no Radical, negro party—no party that attempted by fraud, corruption, brute force, ballot-box stuffing and all sorts of devilty to grasp the offices of the country, State and National. We did not, thirty years ago count rascals in as Governors, Senators and members of Assembly, after they had been defeated. Thirty years ago we had two great patriotic and honest parties —the Democratic party and the Whig party. What have we now ? The same old Democratic party, and the Radical party, composed of all the thieves and ignorance of the country— a party of adventurers and niggers. When this party organized, corruption commenced, and the places formerly filled by men of honor are now occu pied by scabs and pilferers. Until the people rise in their might and erect a wall of brass against the scoundrels and pretenders who now wield the affairs of this Government, we can hope for no relief. Delaware ought to be ashamed of itself. They are actually reorganizing the white man’s party there.— Forney's Press. Why should Delaware be ashamed ? The Radicals have formed a nigger party all over the country, why then can’t white men form a white man’s party ? The fact is, the day is fast ap proaching when white men everywhere will bo compelled to band together for their protection. The rumor comes across the sea tbat Louis Napoleon, the ex Empress Eu genie, and the former Prince Imperial of France, Intend coming to the United States early next spring, and traveling through the length and breadth of the continent during the ensuing summer. Babaii Hill, a young woman of Mll lerslown, Lehigh county, had her cloth ing to take tire at a kitchen stove the other week and was so badly burned that she died. A SEPEATEE WMTB A PABDON A atrouuouß effort la icing made to. prooure 'a pardon for thetono man woo was convicted in Phiiadefohla as a re peater. It ia the strangest'event of our times that he ever was convicted. But for the inflexibility and incirruptiblflty of Judge Cadwalader before', whomi ho was tried, it ia extremely probable pat ho would have been taken out o\Cou|t in triumph to hla employers. \ \ ( If Geary had the chnnosUo pardon lam, the opportunity would not be allows to pass ,unimproved. It would be anitber of the atraugeat things of our tlmea/if be were not pardoned, if the power py in his hands. But the opnvlotlor having been obtained in a United Staes, Court, it is the President only who cat open the penitentiary doors for this priacter. , If civil Service .Reform meins aoji- thing, it means that it is high ime that a salutary lesson should betaugitin this particular direction. Philadebhia has become notorious as a sink of political niqulty. Elections ore regardd theifo as a perfect farce. The majority is made at whatever figure the Ring nanagers demand it. The men who hwe betb hired to do this work feel that bey asp do it 151 th perfect Impunity. Tley hade never labored under any wtolesonje dread of the laws, because the lavs not been enforced against them. In the conviction of this mar, a step Was taken in the right direction Rp deserves punishment and be cugbrt lb suffer it, not only to correct him anl keep him from further mischief; but that his punishment may be a terror lo other evildoers of the same class. Preil dent Grant's pretentions about Bofom will become the laughing-stock of tie nation if he unbolts the doors which »- strain this convicted repeater of his Ib erty. On this subject Forney’s Presi of Friday said; "The frauds perpetrated at the October.election in this city, in ex tent and enormity, were unparalleled, The ballot-box was never staffed so full before, or popular suffrage made such a farce.. All this iniquity was planned weeks in advance of the election day. S> many election officers- and partisais were purchased, so many repeaters wire to vote at such-and-such a poll, and so many wards were to give a certain ma jority. The whole thing to use a certain phrase of which politicians are /end, “was cut and dried” long before the memorable eighth day of October, 1872, dawned. The men engaged in tins bad work were not novices, and their tracks and those of their hirelings were well covered. There wore a number cf per sons arrested for illegal voting, but only one case came to trial and only one man - was convicted, although there was plain proof of fraud in a thousand eases. 1 The prosecution, of course, was in a United States court, and conviction followed, it. The repeater was sentenced on Saturday last by Judge Cadwalader to eighteen months’ imprisonment in the Eastern Penitentiary. A report of the proceed ing says: ‘His honor expressed his regret that he had not before 'him, instead of Brown, some of those who had induced hi m to vote illegally, strongly intima ting that in such a case he would have punished them rather than one whom they had made their tool.' 80 far, so good; but mark the sequel. Mr. Brown’is barely immured in the penitentiary when the men who planned all the villainy of the election, and em ployed such as be to 0 ommit the gravest . crime against free institutions, and whom his Honor had so strongly inti-. ,1° secure his pardon from the President, and we know .that an attempt is being made to win public sympathy in .his be half. Whatever may be urged, in exten uation of the man’s guilt nothing but his punishment will atone for it. He was at the time he committed the crim© amem her of the Fire Department of this city and a public servant, possessing almost police powers, and was doubtless a mem ber of the general official organization for the purpose of defeating, the will of the people by fraud. The power of par doning this man is in the Presidents bands. We do not believe that he will obey the dictates of the chiefs ol the criminal classes of Philadelphia, what ever may be their ‘political influence. 7 The only other man convicled of election frauds in this city in the last ten years did not stay in .jail more than a month. There is a general desire that Mr. Brown stay their eighteen months and. that some of hia friends join him in his in- I voluntary exile.” Cobpobations Against the Peo ple.—A war upon a tolerably larger scale has broken out between the Wes tern merchants and the railroad com panies and freight lines. Some time ago the business men of Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and other cities, impelled, as they, allege, by excessive charges, formed what is known as the Merchants’ Freight Union, and pro posed to offer their entire business, which amounts to, millions of dollars annually, to that railroad company which would offer them the lowest rates and best terms. This offensive move caused the railroad companies and freight agents to assume the de fensive, and at a meeting in Buffalo, December 4; they drew up and signed a declaration to use all means in their power to disperse the merchants’ unions, and further resolved to make no reductions from the regular rates in favor of the organizations, nor allow any rebates to the members thereof. Thus stands the fight.— Ex. . It is about time that the people should rise en masse against the power ful corporations that now rule and ruin the country. They are soulless tyrants, and must be curbed. Their charges are so villainously exorbitant that they amount to direct robberies. Look at the charges of our own little Cumber land Valley railroad—just double what they should bo. When more at leisure we shall refer to this subject more at length. Learn Trades.—There la an unfortu nate tendency among the youth of the present day to neglect the acquiring of some useful trade, to go into business which means the coming into the town or city, to go into the store at a small salary with smaller chances of advance. A large majority of our young men seem to feel that it is not honorable to be carpenters, - blacksmiths or machinists. No greater mistake could be made— Young men from the country, do not be too anxious to quit the paternal roof. Do not be allured by the glittering induce ments of large cities or towns to turn your backs upon the experience and ad vice of your fathers. Above all things, before going forth to encounter the vi cissitudes or fortune, arm yourself with a thorough knowledge of same branch o labor. Many young men of promise and talent become failures, because they start odt in life without any specific pur pose, and drift around without rudder or compass until they are completely ship wrecked, NO matter how fair your pros pects may bo, no lime is lost which is spent in the learning of a good trade, and no greater a mistake was ever made, than supposing that there was anything dishonorable or undignified in the call ing of the carpenter, the shoemaker or he cooper, STOKES OOBmOTED 1 Contrary to expectation, Stokoa has I ion convicted of murder In the first de c e.o I When a brutal murderer gave ut t ranee to the declaration, “ hanging is ]ldyed.out In New York,” the seeming ruthfulness of the remark startled the Vhole country. The'records of the orlm /inal courts of that city stamped the as sassin’s boast with theseal of truth. The disagreement of the jury on the first trial, 1 and the ability displayed by the eminent counsel in the second, created the belief that Stokes would never be convicted.— The case In his favor seemed to bestrongth ened upon the second , trial, but there was reason for doubting the credibility of some of the now witnesses produced for the defense. In our‘Judgment, the tes timony would not have warranted any other verdict than the one given, and the jury have discharged a solemn and Important duty in a proper manner. This conviction of Stokes will be calculated to strike terror to the hearts of the criminal classes. They will see In It a stern position to vindicate the majesty of the laws of the land, and will be made to feel that neither money nor the ingenu ity of the most skillful counsel can insure escape from the hands of justice. A Terrible Warning to Everybody-A Well Known Citizen of Chicago Comes to Life in His Coffin. A few days ago, says the Chicago limes, Mr. Muhlbesch was taken sud denly ill at his residence. His disease was of a very acute nature, and in spite of all the efforts of his physicians he died after, a brief illness, and his sor rowing friends made ready for tne iu neral. An undertaker was summoned, and the body properly laid «“*> an f “P yesterday the funeral services took place from his late residence. After the customary services had been per formed, and the sorrowing relates I had taken their last look of the de ceased, the coffin lid was screwed down and the funeral cortege moved slowly toward the quiet confines of Gtaceland cemetery, where the body was flnafiy lowered sadly into the grave which had been prepared for it. The last prayer had been offered and the last solemn service repeated when, just as the sexton seized his spade and was about to drop the first shovelful of earth upon the coffin, a sound some thing like a stifled groan, followed by a scratching noise, as if the dead man was trying to release himself from .tne confines of his narrow house, was heard proceeding from the still, open gray®. ; For an instant every heart stood still, and the blood of every listener seemed to curdle in his veins. The women screamed, and hastened toward the car riages, while the men were not stow in following them. In an instant tne sexton was the only man left at tne grave, and he too trembling at hearing what he had never heard bqfore. Fi nally he recovered presence of mind enough to descend into the grave and "break open the rough box in which the coffin was encased. Then-the noise was repeated and he knew that the oc cupant of that grave, who in a few minutes more would have been con signed to a horrible death, and whom his friends had already mourned as dead, was still alive and anxious to be set free. A screwdriver was soon pro cured from the undertaker present add the coffin lid removed, when its occu pant, instead of being cold and dead, as he had appeared when last seen, was found to he once more alive. His friends who had by this time re covered courage enough to return to tne grave were of course, almost overjoyed fit this strange and unexpected turn of affairs, and hastened to rescue the late deceased from his unpleasant quarters and to remove him to one of the car riages in waiting, where he was rolled up in a plentiful supply of blankets and lap robes, and the Inends who had man was so overcome on being rescued from his perilous position that he was for a long time unable to speak; and what his feelings were while undergoing burial, or whether he was conscious at all or not until the last moment when he was still alive is not known. [For the Volunteer. THE NEWBERRY CATASTROPHE. Impressive and Instructive Incidents, WILLIAMSPOKT, PA., JaD. 4, From the Gazette and Bulletin of this city, I extract the following incidents connected with this terrible and .heart rending disaster. As most of them are descriptively lengthy to be brief, I must give them mainly in my own language: A Christian mother, who had providen tially escaped.death and injury, was ob served kneeling in the snow, hands clasped, and eyes upturned, giving praise to God for her merciful deliverance from death. Her husband, several children and a sister were still in the building. Bhe asked in prayer that her loved ones might be spared. Che by one they did escape or were rescued. When this glad tiding was made known to her, as each escaped,she exclaimed, “Bless the Lord, one more saved!” The last to embrace her wafa little son, and, throwing his arms around his mother’s heck, he said, “Mother, thank God we are safe I” What a happy meeting, typical of that joyous greeting in the world above! The Chris tlan mother had been badly bruised, now faint and weary, and almost helpless, she was conveyed to her home on a sled. Mrs. Duncan Campbell, a few minutes before she expired from fatal injuries, having a pblld in her arms crying, said to it in a low tone, "Hush, angel, it will soon be over,” and her spirit took its upward flight. A little boy of some 6 years, familiarly named “Johnny,” clambered up the fallen flooring to the second-story win dow and reached the sill. His father, noticing him in this perilous situation, called to him to “jump.” He hesitated. His father assured him of his safety, as he would catch him, but a ladder was brought, and he descended to find him self in his father’s arms, and was soon on his way homo. Here was. another prov idential deliverance. A husband and father who had escap ed, passed around the building to see if he could find any of his family, and fall ing, exclaimed in agony: ‘‘Wifeless and childless 1 ” “Not my will but Thine be done,” said he, submissively, when af terwards, to hia glad surprise, his family were safe. Another Joyful meeting. At a residence, was lying cold in death a beautiful young woman, who died of suffocation. A Christian man entered, and found the mother and sis ter.in Inconsolable grief, the father hav ing gone out to seek help to perform a sad office to his dead child. 'The sister requested the man of God to kneel down and pray ; said she, “it will do mother and me so much good.” The promise was fulfilled, “I will not leave you com fortless. Miss Sadie A. Mafflt, who was Instant ly killed, was a Christian lady, a Sab bath school teacher, and one of our ex cellent city teachers. Before leaving home, she desired the family—father, mother, sister and others—to tarry; when seated at the instrument, she played and sang the fallowing hymn : OVEH THE TIDE. Dear mother, don’t think of me ae in the tomb, Fori shall not sco its dark shadows and gloom; And 1 shall not fear though the river bo wide, For Jesus will carry me over the tide, You’ll know where to flud me, dear mother, in hcavoD, Though every fond tie you have cherished bo riven, You'll follow mo homo to tho land of tho blest, Whore sighs are not hoard, and the weary ones rest. I am going to live with tho angels so fair, I*ll look for you, mother and wait for you there, Where tears cannot flow, and where death can- not come, Together we’ll dwell in that beautiful home, Yours, truly,' A BAD OOOTJEEENOE. A Young Lady Tails Dead in Ohntoli a ' Tew Minutes After Being Confirmed. Tho Savannah News says On Christmas morning one of the saddest and most appalling Incidents occurred at Christ Church, that has been known in this city. The morning ser vices had been concluded, and the can didates, ten in number were invited to tho altar. Of these was Miss Lizzie Spencer—a most estimable young lady, about sixteen years of age, daughter ol Captain W. H. Spencer-who was oc cupying a seat in the middle of the gallery to the right on entering the church. She came down stairs and moved up the aisles with the others, her young face revealing the deep seriousness which her heart felt. She approached the altar with the o-here, and was confirmed according to the rites of the church by tho Bight Eev. Bishop Beckwith. After the confir mation ceremonies, Miss Spencer re turned to.her seat in the gallery, and' had scarcely taken it when her head sank forward on the railing. Those in the vicinity attached no significance to this, imagining that it was merely an act of devotion, when suddenly the young lady sank from her seat and would have fallen upon the floor but for the promptness of Dr. W. H, Elliott (next whose pew she was sitting,) who caught her in his arms. Three or four gentlemen immediately approached and assisted in carrying her from the church. Considerable interest was oc casioned in the congregation, whose attention was attracted by the commo tion in tho gallery, but the general in ference was that the young }Bdy over come by her feelings had. fainted. Alas! such was not the case. The gentlemen who were tenderly carrying tho almost lifeless form noticed ©n go ing down the stairs that the gasps which now and then shook the frame grew fainter and fainter on reaching tne vestibule. ' . “ There life gave way, and the last rosy breath %yeut in that deep-drawn sign. A conveyance was at once procured and the lifeless form of the y9ung lady was taken to her father’s residence on Liberty street. , . , The announcement of this sad and melancholy ending of a life Juat dedi cated to the service of the Lord sent a thrill of solemn grief through the congregation. IWtwto. local ixlms. The streets are resonant with sleigh bell music. Berks county has never been anything but Democratic. Counterfeit fifty cent notes are now in circulation. The sleighing has been excellent for the past week. The livery-men are ready to take out sleighing parties. Heading wants its court house clock illuminated. The farmers of Perry county shoot corn-crib robbers. Donation visits are just now seasona ble amusements. There are twenty weekly papers print ed in Lancaster county. Fourteen partridges were killed at one shot by a Shippensburg gunner. The United Brethren of Mechanics burg are engaged in a great revival of religion. Alii, over our suburbs, when the sun la low—full knee deep .lies the untrodden The dearest object, to a man should be his wife, but it is not unfrequently her clothes. It is difficult to preserve a decent re spect for old age when antique poultry comes on the table. To make a good . broil—leave a letter from one of your old sweethearts where your wife can And it. Money was " tight” again last week. Tile temperance men ought to look.after this thing. Pabting 1b such sweet sorrow, partic ularly with a cracked looking glass and a toothless comb. 'The late census gives the cash value of farms in Pennsylvania at, over one hundred thousand millions of dollars. A good drain on a farm—heavy mort gage at ten per cent, will drain it about os rapidly as anything. Rabbit hunters should bear in mind that all shooting of “ cotton tails” must cease, according to law, after the Ist of January. A stabbing affair at York on Tuesday nigh a week, in which Jacob Cookes cut Jacob Christian with a knife, is likely to prove latal. Tukkey thieves did a good business in York county last week. One farmer had thirteen lifted from their roosts in a sin gle night. Govebnob Habtbanft has expressed an Intention of introducing female cler ical labor in the various departments of the State government. A sausage measuring 40 feet in length and weighing 250 pounds, was made in Manhelm, Lancaster county, lust week. A cotempobaby says it is a sure sign of an early spring to see a oat attentively watching a small bole in the wall. A guileless man saw a beautiful ohromo advertised “for fifty cents,” and sent on the money and received the jack of clubs. Ho matter how cold the weather is, the young ladies say it is never too cold to go sleighing. Knives and forks are very little talk ed about, but are nevertheless in every body's mouth. Those who aro in the habit of writing letters should begin to practice putting 1878 upon the date line. If we cannot speak well of our neigh bors, |t becomes us to mould them so we Can—they never grow better by abuse. A proposition is under consideration to extend the Peach Bottom railroad to DUlsburg In York county. Many of the most respectable Journals of the State call upon the Constitutional Convention to abolish the militia tax. Deer Shot.—Quito a number of doer were shot during the holidays, says the Oakville Enterprise. Among the lucky hunters, we are Informed, are‘‘Boas” Shover and Adam Seirer, of Shippens burg, who each shot one, and Mr. Will MoClure, of the same place, two. A young man named Helm, of Leesburg, shot two or three, and. a number of oth ers were successful la securing a “ sad dle” or two. The animals are said to bo very plenty, and tho deep snow inter fering with their locomotion, they are easily captured. Unluckily the time for killing deer expired on the Ist Inst, and tho fun Is noyv over. W. Mires, BKI PP& Gaylor’s Minstrel Troupe gave an entertainment In Harrisburg on Saturday evening. Oub own 101 l ladles will be happy to hear that Hartranft favors tho Introduc tion of female clerks into the various Government departments nl Harrisburg. The printers of Easton contemplate having their annual slelgh-ride during the coming week,now that snow is plen ty. But where is the money to come from, ' Robert Bbjson will hereafter attend to the duties ot. the Assistant United States Assessor for Cumberland and Perry counties. Thomas Moobb, an old citizen of Franklin, lately attempted to end his Hie by cutting his throat, but bungled the job, so that be still lives. Mr. George Colvin, of the Franklin House Restaurant, treated his patrons to an excellent free lunch on Hew Years day. As a caterer, George Is equaled by few and excelled by none. , ON Christmas, William Windemaker, of Mt. Holly Springs, was imprisoned in our county jail, on a charge of disturb ing a religious meeting,.and assault and battery. He was committed until the approaching Quarter Sessions. Rev. J. A. McCauley, D. D. will preach in the Emory M. B. Church on Sabbatb morning next. A prayer and experience meeting, under the direc tion of the students of the College, will be held at six o’clock on the evening of the same day. Union Fire company’s Benefit.- Prof. B. D. Hillman, of Dickinson Col lege, will deliver the second lecture of the course for the above Company, in Bheem’a Hall, January 9th. The Pro fessor’s subject \ylll be “Our American Boys.” The Professor is a pleasing speaker, and will no doubt entertain his audience in a splendid manner. Turn out, citizens, and encourage our firemen. To Hive Bonds.— The Harrisburg Mate Journal says that an order has been issued by the Penna. Railroad Company that all passenger and freight agents on that road will be required to give bonds for the faithful performance of their du ties. The rule has been In practice for some time, so far only as conductors are concerned. ' ATTEMPTED Sdioide.— We are In formed, says the Chambersburg Opinion, that a young man named Conrad Falk enstlne, a barber doing business in Ship pensburg, but who was spending his Christmas at his home in this'place, at tempted to commit suicide, last Thurs day night, by means of laudanum. His Intentions were frustrated by the timely arrival of a physician, who succeeded in relieving the stomach of the young man of the deadening drug. The cause of the rash act, wo understand, was a misun derstanding between the would-be-sui cide and hia .father. Lincolnshire and Leicester Sheep. —By reference to his card published in another column, it will be seen that Mr. John Campbell, of Canada West, offers for sale a lot of these beautiful and prof itable sheep. By invitation of Mr. C. we took a look at the sheep on Monday. They, are at “Happy ■ Retreat’’ farm, a few hundred yards west of our town, and, boy9 Q< LTl < tl tio lb. al L ( l. t i lo .^ oa lL° tof vn. I ,o®P- They were raised in Canada West, and' are the pure breed. Their wool is long, fine as the spider’s web, and curly. Our farmers should pay a visit 10 “Happy Retreat” farm aud see these due animals. ,A hake literary entertainment will take place in Bheem’s Hall, on Tuesday evening, January 14th. Prof. S. D. Hillman,, one of our well-known schol ars, will deliver a special lecture on the subject—" How Wives were won in the Olden Time.” The Professor, with his extensive knowledge of things In gen eral, will do ample, justice to this theme. It will he an advantage to all who are anxious to accumulate historical' infor mation on the matrimonial question, to accept this opportunity of important en lightenment. We predict for this lec ture a successful result. The proceeds of the lecture will he appropriated to the benefit of the West Street Bethel. Let all attend. Officers of Union Fire Company —At a regular meeting of the above com pany, held in their hall on Wednesday evening, January 1, 1873, the following members were elected officers to serve for the ensuing year: President—h, T. Greenfield. Vice President— Robert Sheafer. Secretary— J. W. Wetzel. Treasurer— John Martin. Executive Committee— George Wetzel, J. K. Weaver. W. E. Miller. Trustees— W. E. Miller, Q. E. Sheafer, Geo. Wetzel, G. Bhlnesmlth, Lute A. Line., Chief Director —G. E. Sheafer. Engine Directors— C. Riley, P. Morris Hose Directors— Wm. A. Darr, Ed. Brindle. Pipesmen— J. O. Soheurman, Harry Kelly, Jno. McCarter. Plugsmen— W. B. Crouse,.Peter Stuart, Jas. Lehley* Janitor— W- D. Humer. Chief Engineer —P. Morris. Assistant Engineers— C. Riley, A.E, Moneamith. Firemen— W. D. Humer, Benj. Sener. The Directors op the Poor Under Arrest. A few days since Sheriff Foreman proceeded to the Poor House with a warrant, and arrested the three Directors of the Poor, and also the Steward, Mr. Snyder. The complaint against them was bad treatment and neglect of the small-pox patients in the hospital. The complaint and oath was made by Mr. John S,wisher, who had been a small-pox patient. We cannot believe that either the Di rectors of the Poor or Mr. Snyder would, intentionally, either neglect or ill-treat the patients in their charge. Such an idea is revolting to think of. The small pox 1s a most loathsome and much dreaded disease, and no man Is justified In approaching small pox patients if he can help it. The Directors did not visit the small pox hospital, nor would any sane man" expect them to da so. But they sent a nurse, in whom they bad confidence, to the hospital, with positive instructions to attend to all the wants of the patients. If the nurse neglected her duties—and perhaps she did—the Direc tors and Steward were not aware of it. Prom all wo can learn, wo have no doubt there has bean some neglect at the small p. x hospital, but wo cannot believe that our Poor House officers ore as culpable as Mr. Swisher would have us believe. As the whole matter Is to be fully investiga ted by the District Attorney, wo refralu from any extended ijemarks on the sub-, ject. We desire to see these charges against the Directors and Steward prob ed to the bottom, let the consequences be what they may. 1 The Interior of many houses ima sufl. ercd considerable damage by the entrance of water tbrongh roofs freighted with snow. Court.—The January Term ,of Conn convenes on Monday next—to continue three weeks. Sensible persons remove the snow from their pavements before it becomes packed so hard that it Is Impossible to remove it. It is a common occurrence to see beau tiful Icicles pendent from E(a)ves. An Ice fashion. It Is observable that muieS have bees extremely useful in pulling heaVy loads during the snow blockade. They are hardier than horses, and their very stub bornness gels them through the snow drifts. Hew Paper.—We have received the first number of The True Republican, a paper just started in Meohanlosburg, by Messrs. Bpmberger & M’Curdy. It con tains thirty-two columns, and ns 11 9 name indicates, will be run in the inter ests of the Republican party. Barring its politics and also Its patent outside, we wish the new enterprise success. JjißEßAL.— Robert Bonner, proprietor of the well-known New York Ledger, sends to each postmaster In the United States specimens of his paper, posters, &0., and encloses one dollar to pay for tho trouble of distributing and posting, When we consider the large number of post offices in the oouutry, it makes quite an item. Bale of the Southern Penn’a Rail road. —On the 21st ult., John Rice, Esq., of Philadelphia, purchased all the right and franchises of the Southern Pennsyl vania Railroad, under a sale of a decree of the Supreme Court, together with 8,510 acres of land. The road was sold subject to a lease of the Cumberland Valley rail road, aud brought with all Us appurte nances, 5305,000. / Lectures for the Benefit of Dick inson . Church.— This Church being somewhat involved, a committee-of la dies, consisting of Mrs. Longsdorff, Mrs. Galbraith and Mrs, Kelso, was appoint ed some time since to make the neces sary arrangements for a course of lec tures to be delivered for the benefit of the church. These ladies write us that they have taken the necessary* steps In the matter, and that the laudable enter prise promises to be a sucoess. The course will consist of four .lectures (in the church,) the first to be delivered Janu ary XT', by J. Wilson Paxton, Esq., of Chambersburg. Subject—" Anno Dom ini 1900." - This lecture has been highly spoken of by the press of Chambershurg. The other speakers selected are Rev. G. F. Cain, (at present of Shlppeusbutg,) William H. Miller, Esq!, of Carlisle, ami J. M’D. Sharpe, Esq., of Chamberfburg, These are all able lee turers, and wqdoubl not each one will draw a crowded house. To add to the entertainment, the Kew vllie Musical Association hns agreed to contribute som e exquisite solos and quar tettes. We hope to see a general turn out of the people of Biokinson, Penn and other quarters at these.lectures. [For the Volunteer. Editors of the Herald : Inasmuch as you published a letter purporting to be written by one Jolin B wisher, reflecting very severely on we care, nursing and feeding of the patients in the email- pox hospital, under tire management of the Directors of foe • f'uur. as pnyßiclan to the above-naintn hospital, i juem it my duty to states few simple facta aa they came under my observation during my brief visits to the hospital, on Monday and Thursday of each week. As It never has been custo mary to furnish hired nurses for the care of the sick at this institution, the the Steward, Mr. Snyder, sent down the woman who bad nursed thirty patients in the alms house, before the hospital was erected, and I believe nursed, them satisfactorily, Mr. Prettyman being one of the number. During my visits I pre scribed such remedies as the cases in my opinion required and handed the medicine to the nurse, with instruc tions to give the patients plenty of hew milk, rice, butter, toast-bread, coflee, tea and sugar. All of the above articles, the nurse assured me, sbe had plenty, ami the patients never contradicted the as sertion. If such cruelties and neglect were practiced by the nurse in my ab sence, as stated by John Swisher, it was his duty as a patient, to report the same to me on my next visit, and I would have reported to. the Steward, and en deavored to have the miaraauagemeot corrected. But, as John Swisher failed to report the same, I think nis state ment at this late hour should' be re ceived with a considerable degree of al lowance, as the production of au over sensative mind S. P. ZIEttLEK, M. D- Death op Rev, A. L. Herman.-Tlic following obituary notice on the death of Rev. A. L.Herman, brother of Dr. A. J- Herman, of this place, we take from the Gazette and Democrat, published iu the city of Reading, this State: Rovi Augustas L. Herman, who died TaeaJu) morning at 11 o’clock, at his residence, No. k Franklin street, this city, was v a well known citizen and a clergyman of the Reformed Church. He was born In Montgomery couutj , in the year 1803. His lather, the Rev. Frederick Herman, was a clergy man of the same denom • nation; who emigrated to this country many years ago from Saxony, and for a long 11 served a charge In Montgomery county, preac i Ingin Pottstownand vicinity. Four of Ids ' sous were educated for the ministry, the an >jcc of our sketch being the third son. The two o • er sons, Charles and Frederick, both mlnlste of the Gorman Reformed Church, have oeo dead for some years. Three sons are slill Ing, two In Montgomery county, and the o ’ a physician, In Carlisle. One of the forme ceased preaching altogether, and the o preaches occasion ally. .. . Rev. A. Herman commenced preaching wj ago of 10 years, and delivered hls rBt ® or _ (In 1821) In the old Union Church, Pot “~IV which has since given place to a modern 8 ure. He first served the Moaelem °“ arg ®' this county, as a licentiate, and wasor dam a minister of the German Reformed wm shortly thereafter. Ho afterwards supP charge nearer Reading, and removed city, about forty years ago, where he con to reside until hls decease. Forthogrea tlonof this time ho supplied eight pulPj » tflß during the latter years of life ton. 1 churches were Eppler’s, Born township. nant’s.l.eosport; Church at Hamburg; ■ Windsor; Dunkel’a, Maldenjcreek; tuu J: Blandou; Forest. Robeson; Allegheny, " nock; Splos’s, Als ace, and Owing to hls falling health, he quit J #lgflßo| in five of those ohurohos some six m 0 . lDg but continued hla services at BlaU . churches until a few weeks ago :°P • . t don. Eplor’s, Forest and AUegheuy. religious ser vices ho conducted were Cnurch, on Sunday, Deo. 15th. noboaon He preached at St. John’s cbur * . up to township, during n period of U ““ u f cll “roll « about ton yoara a go. Ho rM i s ncd Port Clinton, tho obargo of Tj! 1 ®? d ,J e j)lan about four years ago. Ho est “ bll ' d parted do. and tbo Wyomlsslng Chare . fflo 0 ( Sunday schools at all bis ohu ™ d .’, lon> Tbo which atom a vary prosporoiu oo « "Ualon Hymn Boob" and Herm n for" wore published by Jl, “' fI 118 on d b l 3 very punctual In bis minis D ; Jn tmeuts said bo novor missed fulflmng bU PP iuldls .. in either of those churches. b MBd pad a f rations of forty-llvo years tlm formed no large number of cateobumeu . o U i o | nted at merous marriage cor “monies,’ " d ln aulgont as many fbuorals. Uo , wtt “ ‘1 ‘ d ~o n lal dW°- a father, of a warmhearted, an. u |rolo sltlon.aud was much estoomod by muc|J offrlouds, by whom Ida doatl ou d bo grotted. HU dlscaso Was oonltbod to bU bod six