CARLISLE, PA.
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HEWS IH BRIEF,
Gold ia quoted at $l.lB @ sl.lBi
-Northumberland county has three agricul
tural societies. ’
-The Reading fire brick works have a dally
capacity of 10.000.
—Dr. G. Y. Beattie, coroner of Clinton county,
died of paralysis lost week..
• -secretary Robeson has Just bull! himself a
new residence, costing 850,000. , ;
Keystone Stale Normal School at Kulz
l own has three hundred pnplls.
-The annual examination of the West Point
Cadets begins on Monday, Juno 2.
-Two hundred and forty operatives are em
-u,ved at tho Scranton silk factory.
, jiunrroyHvrne, Huuunjuwu- •
nine-year old boy weighing 110 pounds 1
—lsaac Myer.n member of the Legislature lu
■1835, died at Towonda a few days ego.
-John Stumpf.of -Etna borough, Allegheny
county, died while eating dinner on Friday.
—-Ilev SM. Andrews, of the poylestowu Pres
byterlan church, has married his 030th couple,
-Five Irishman murdered. John S. Bnlrd, for
merly of Renovo. at Sherman, Texas, rodently.
-In tho parade of Knights Templar at Mead
vllle, last week, COO members of order par-
Uclpatod.
-Gen. Ponnepacker,’ of Chester, before rejoin
ing his command nt Nashville next month, will
make the lour of Canada..
-Beading has nine lire companies with a
membership of 2,007. The department hos about
7 580 feet of serviceable hose.
-Derry township,'Westmoreland county, has
a citizen named G. C. Winnings, who hns been
a Juror In three murder trials.
_A pike was speated In Conneautvllle lake
last'week, which weighed forty-six pounds and
measured four leet in lenplh.
-Two ladles In Luzerne county killed a cop
perhead snake the other day which measured
flve feet two Inches in length.
_A colony ot about fifty persona has been
formed at Wllkesbarro for Hays City, Ellis coun
ty, Kansas. It loft on Tuesday last.
—There Is a lump of coal at Mauch Chunk
weighing B.IXW pounds. It Is said to bo the larg
est ever taken out of the mines.
-At a llro-arma establishment at Klttannlng,
two young men were severely wounded by the
accidental discharge of a revolver.
-There are but two prisoners In the Bucks
county jail. And yet the county declared for
license by over 3,000 majority In March.
-There is a venerable and respectable old
lady in Detroit who was once the betrothed ot
Jefferson Davis. They still correspond.
—The Pennsylvania iron works at Danville
. employ when In full operation 1,200 hands, and
turn out 3,000 tons of rail per month.
-Lost week. Paul Mlchal was Instantly killed
at Kutztown. Berks county, while cleaning a
cesspool, a heavy out-house falling on him.
—The Philadelphia & Beading Railroad Com
pany intend extending the Muncy Creek Rail
road to Sullivan county as soon ns possible.
—Tho workingmen of Beaver Falls have re
solved to form an anti-Chinese slavery league.
This Isa just and severe blow at tho Pig Tails.
—Andrew Maxwell, of Meadvllle, was found
dead In tho canal near that place, on Sunday ot
last week. There is no reason for suspecting
foul play. -
-Governor Dlx, of New York, has vetoed tho
Local Option liquor hill, and the Assembly has
failed to pass tho bill over the veto by a vote of
32 to 110. '
—David Ledrow was murdered in Westmore
land county, about ten days ago, and William
Kindall bos been arrested as the perpetrator of
the deed.
-The limb or a falling tree.struck Martin X,.
Melius on the shoulder, near McConnellsburg,
Fulton county, a few days ago, and Injured him
Beriously.
—The Clarion county court has sentenced Jas*
KalTerty to live years Imprisonment In the Pen*
Itentlary for burning a saw mill and 1,500.000 feet
of lumber.
—The Iron Masters’ Association of Pittsburg
bas concluded to pay.puddlers one dollar extra
per ton during the months of June, July and
August.
—Samuel Williams, convicted of embezzling
letters from the Sharon (Beaver county) post
office, was sentenced to the Penitentiary last
week.
—On Friday of last week, while felling a tree
In Oley township, Berks county, Ezraß, Berto
let wasatrucKon the forehead by a limb and
killed Instantly.
—ilollahan, sentenced to death for the mur
der of old Mrs. Lampley, In Baltimore, has made
u confession, detailing how the crime was com
mitted.
-From all parts of Missouri, Southern 1111-
nols, Kansas and lowa come predictions or a
arg© and exc elleut wheat crop, but short crops
of oats and corn.
-Samuel Cram, an old and respected citizen
of Windham, Me., cut his throat recontly.be
log the last of four brothers, all of whom have
committed suicide.
A young lady uamed Vanvorhis, living at
Taylorsville, Greene county, shot herself recent
ly with the intention of committing suicide.
The injury was severe, but she still lives. She
is seventeen and romantic.
—John Hammond, of Franklin, Venango
county, was killed by a passenger train while
walking on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
near Corry, lost week.
—Danville puddlers are caving that town In
considerable numbers In consequence of Ibo
disagreement between iron manufacturers and
employees in the matter of wages.
—ln view of lb© contemplated erection of
works for the manufacture of cars In Bellofont©
the planing mill in that place has been pur
chased by the car company. The price paid
was 818,000.
—There are but two places lu the Slate where
wool beta are manufactured— Beading, Berke
county, and Adnmstown. Lancaster ’ county.
The number ol hula manufactured Is about
3,500,0(10 per year, of wbfch Reading contributes
3,000,000.
-Sixty Indian fighters In dorado have of
fered their services to General Sherman, and
guarantee to finish up any tribe against whom
they may bo sent In a short time, providing
the government furnish horses, arms and ra
tions.
-At Sandusky, Ohio, Dr. S. G. Ashcroft, a
prominent dentist, was shot and mortajly
wounded in the street, on tho 22d Inst. Jesse
Gregg, son of tho ox-Mayor of the city, has been
arrested on suspicion,
—A sea-lion escaped from one of the cages of
Robinson’s show, at Rochester, Beaver county*
last week and made his way Into the river. A
thousand dollars reward Is offered for tho am
phibious runaway.
-II la said that thirty black unaUea wore re
cently killed by one man near Bprlugtown*
Bucks county, the smallest of which Vus four
feet long and the largest seven feet. Last year
the same person was credited with the slaugh
ter of thirty-three at the same point. Next!
-William U. Cluloy, of Pittsburg, until recent
ly a respectable manufacturer, Is charged with
forgery of signatures to commercial paper, and
has been committed In default of 55,000 ball.
The forgeries amount to about 870,000.
—The members of the famous Klnggold Band
of Heading hove disposed of their twenty-eight
Instruments, uniforms, Ac., to the Allentown
cornet band for 82,500. The Instruments origi
nally cost between 82,000 and 83.000, and the uni
forms to 8250 each.
—During the laying of the corner-stone of a
new Catholic church at Bbamoklu, Pa., on the
22d Inst., a temporary Door, on which were
Bishops Wood and O'Hara and a large number
of the clergy and laity, fell Into the basement
beneath. A number of persons were Injured
six of them seriously. Bishops Wood and
O’Hara are reported to have been only slightly
hurl.
OPPOSED TO STEALING,'BUT YET EN-
DORSE THE THIEVES,
Tho Ohio Radicals nt tholr rocont
StatO Convention to nominate candi
dates for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor , and other State oflleers, adopted
resolutions in “ favor of rigid economy
in tho government,” atid cbnde.mnnto
ry ot the extra pay steal and the grant
ing of public lands to rich corporations.
These resolutions read well, and are in
tended to tickle thp public ear. But,
having passed these resolutions, what
then ? What other resolutions did the
Radical dirt-eaters of Ohio adopt?
Why. they resolved, also, that G,rant is
is worthy tho confidence of the people,
and in every respect a paragon of hon
esty and virtue! Thus we see the
Radicals of the Buckeye State con
demning, in strong and emphatic lan
guage, the measures that Grant’s in
fluence and signature made laws, and
then, after having done this, in lan
guage equally positive, endorsing this
same Grant 1 What miserable hypoc
risy. But for Grant the public lands
never would have been voted to “ rich
corporations.” Every man of ordinary
common sense knows that Grant favor
ed all these land grubs, and that he
favored them because he, like his bosom
friend, Simon Cameron, was personally
interested in the steal. And, but for
Grant, but for the “ ways that are
dark,” the extra compensation steal
would not have received twenty votes
la.either Hmmo T wife
insertion of the section which permit
ted Grant to pocket.one hundred thou
sand dollars “extra compensation,”
that this infamous bill found favor in
the eyes of a majority oi members of
Congress. The whole power of the ad
ministration was brought to bear in,
favor of the bill, and in one hour
after its passage Grant’s name was
affixed to it, and it was a law. And
yet in the' face of these undeniable
facts, the Radicals of Ohio adopt reso
lutions condemning the great steals,
and then, as if to stultify themselves,
they pass a resolution- eulogistic of
Grant, who was the head, front and
tail in the land grab business as well ns
the extra compensation robbery.
But the ludicrous position of the
Radical demagogues of Ohio is the po-
sition of that party all over the coun
try. It is a party of deception, a party
of fradulent intentions, a party whose
leaders are skilled in villainy and vice.
Their “ Christian statesmen” were the
head "devils in the Credit Mobilier
transactions, their Quaker Indian
Agents forced the Indians to take up
arms against our gallant little army,
and brother-in-law Casey and the
“red-handed rebel,” Longstreet, have
appropriated to themselves the once
sovereign State of Louisiana. Rob
bery, peculation, fraud, villainy and
treason -are practiced with impunity,
and yet the onljf condemnation wo see
are resolutions censuring members of
Congress for voting away the public
lands and appropriating to themselves
and Grant a couple m illion dollars. The
loud clamor against these two steals
makes it necessary for the Radicals to
pretend opposition to them, but their
hypocrisy is made apparent when they
endorse Grant, who, beyond all ques
tion or doubt, is the principal man of
the Ring. If they are sincerely oppos
ed to thieves, let the Radicals strike at
tho root of the evil; let them strike
Grant; then the people will believe in
their sincerity, not before.
Outrageous Treatment of a Mutilated Sol
diet!
“The removal, through the Influence of Sena
tor Cameron and Congressman Cessna, of the
mutilated soldier. Captain Ritchie, from the po
sition of collector of the Sixteenth Pennsylva
nia district, has excited intense dissatisfaction
among the Republicans of Franklin county,
Where the maimed veteran resides, and where
he 1s universally beloved. lt.is due to Presi
dent Grant to say that he resisted the outrage
steadily, but was finally overuorue by the per
sistent efforts of Cameron and his confederate.
How long are the people of Pennsylvania to
suffer under these persistent and offensive per
secutions?'’
The above is from the Philadelphia
Press. This double defence of a soldier
and President Grant the cause of the
complaint, is too transparent for the
dullest reader and should merit the con
tempt of all who see it. Through the
interposition of Gen. Cameron,, this
mutilated soldier was thrown out of his
office, says the Press t and then cooly in
forms us, that “it is due to the Presi
dent to say that he resisted the outrage
steadily, but was finally overborn* by
the persistent efforts of Cameron and hla
confederates.’' Language of that sort la
neither good sarcasm, for which it is r.ot
Intended, nor is it honorable as an exhi
bition of independence about which this
journal prates so loudly. Gen. Grant re
sisted till Cameron wanted a poor crip
pled soldier put out of the way, and then
Sid the deed. Grant is responsible—he
Is. the power that struck down the soldier
—he is also responsible for the mischief.
That he “resisted” till “ overborne” by
Cameron’s efforts may be very creditable
to Cameron, but certainly shows bow
vile, slavish and pliable Grant is in the
hands of politicians. The people may
•soon learn that Grant cares less for a
soldier than for a corrupt and loathesome
politician, who may be of more use to
him in running elections.
Tho Vienna Frauds.
It is a lamentable fact that so largo a
percentage of our public officers are en
tirely destitute of integrity. They
show no respect much less a love, for,
the country or its institutions, but for
the sake of plunder, weaken and dis
grace them at homo and abroad. Their
whole object and aim appear to be
money, by fair or by foul means they
would sell their country for a few
pieces of filty lucre.
Corruption has been charged against
our Commissioners to Vienna, and so
forcible was the evidence that it has
been deemed expedient to suspend
their authority. Since which time the
following dispatch to the associated
press from Vienna, dated the 17th
inst., shows how disreputably our offi
cials have acted :
“Investigation Into tho charges against the
suspended American Commissioners to iho
Exhibition has been completed, and yoluml
ousi details have been forwarded to Washing
ton. Tho Inquiry has developed tho fact that
the appropriation made by tho United States
Congress for the Exhibition is nearly exhaust
ed. and tho charges of bribery have been fully
sustained. It was also brought to light that
thirty thousand dollars was expended on the
roof of the sewing machine department, when
Its actual cost was not more than one-tenth of
that sura, Other reckless expenditures were
also proven.”
Breaking the Silence.
Mr. Orvls made his speech for Buuoomb, to
appease the Democracy of Penn and Brush Val
ley Centre county, who accused him of neglect
ing his duty to his constituents. It was this
Whale to which the astute Orvls throw his tub.
—Harrisburg Slate Journal.
The above la the only answer yet
made by any of the organs to tho
charges made by Mr. Orvls regarding
tho mismanagement of the State’s U
naueesi anil In wbieli ho tjuotes the
figures of Badlcal officials showing a
deficiency of more than two million of
dollars,
LOUISIANA,
Mr. I). W. Shaw has made a state
ment. lie hns not only made it, hut
ho has published it. Mr. Shaw is Gov.
Kellogg’s Shorin' in Iho now notorious
parish of Grant, in what used to bo tho
State of Louisiana. Mr. Shaw don’t
claim that lie was elected to tho shcr-,
iffalty of ahnt county, in fact he admits
that Mr. Nash got-the most votes; hut
by tho fact of Gov. Kellogg having is
sued the commission to Shaw, ho be
came the Sheriff; because, you know,
it was only tiro Democrats the white
trash—who voted for Nash, while' the
noble negro who was a contented
slave—ho nnd his fathers—for genera
tions, until: freed by what we are now
taught to believe is tire inferior race
voted for Shaw.
“ I was appointed by Governor Kel
logg,” says Shaw, “as tho Republican
who received the largest number of
votes.” Tho men who voted for Nash
not having the honor of being negroes
but only white folks, of course are very
silly to expect to have their votes
counted. How plain this, makes
things. How simple all the machinery
of government would be if no ‘man’s
vote was counted unless it was polled
for the Radical ticket. And then, you
know, the Ring could flx up the, pri
maries by not counting votes there,
save for their own especial favorites.
Mr. Shaw is bold enough to tell the
truth because ho knows Iris statement
■rriii «.;a ~n , i himself
with the magnates of his party. A
Republican who can.be chosen to office
in a Democratic county by such a pro
cess as to refrain counting white people’s
votes, will be regarded in the slang
phrase of politicians, as “having higher
honors awaiting.” These Radical
leaders in the South should each pass
away in exemplifying tho rascal’s coat
of arms—Two posts rampant , a beam
couchanl, a.rope 2)endane, and a Radical
at the end of it.
This whole Louisiana scoundrelism is
thus spoken of by Henry Ward
Beecher, whose sound Republic mism
will not be called in question :
•‘The condition of Ldulslaua Is alike perilous
and scandalous. IfCongress at the lost session
had had the necessary independence and firm
ness, and the sense of Justice which the occa
sion required, the President would have had no
excuse for supporting by too bayonet a State
Government In Louisiana which tho most dis
tinguished Republican Senators have declared
is founded upon an infamous, usurpation. If
the time spent In consummating the hack-pay
fraud had been honestly devoted to the settle
ment of affairs in Louisiana, the scandal we
now witness would avoided.
Death of , General Washington,
[John OLtey, of Upper Providence,
has our thanks for a copy of a newspa
per more than seveuty-three years old,
called the Ulster County _ (New York)
Gazette, published at Kingston, by
Samuel Freer * Son, and dated Janu
ary 4, 1800. It has been well preserved,
and is in deep mourning for the death
of George Washington. We extract
the following. Next week we will
give other ex.tracts of interest -.—Dela
ware County Democrat .]
General George Washington departed Ibis life
on tho Hth ol December, 17111), aged 18. Between
three and four o’clock, the sound #f artillery
from a vessel in tho river, firing minute guns,
awoke afresh our solemn sorrow—tbc corpse
was removed—a band ot music, with mournful
melody, melted the soul into ail the tenderness
of woe. The procession was formed, and moved
on In the inflowing order; Cavalry, infautiy.
guard, with arms reversed, music, clergy, IhO
General’s horse, with bis saddle, holsters and
pistols, corpse, pnU-heurers-Colonels Simms
Ramsay,Payne, Gilpin, Marsleiler and LRUe;
mourners. Masonic brethren, citizens. When
the procession had arrived at tho bottom of t he
elevated lawn, on the bank of the Potomac,
where tho family vui»:i was placed, tho cavaliy
halted, the Infamo inarched towards the
Wounfand formed their lines—tho cleigy, the
Masonic brothers and the citizens descended 10
tho vault, and tho funeral service ol the church
was performed. The firing was repeated from
the vessel In the river, and the sounds echoed
from the woods and hills around. Three gen
eral discharges by the infantry, the cavalry and.
eleven piece* of artillery which lined the banks
of the Potomac baca of the vault, paid the last
tribute to the entombed Commander-ln-chlel
of the armies of tbo United Stales and to the de
parted heio. The sun was mow setting. Alas!
tho son of onoliY was set forever. the
name of Washington— the American President
•and General—will triumph over death, the un
clouded brightness of his glory will Illuminate
the future ages!
POLITICAL PAEAGEAPHB.
-Lieut. Col. Fred Grunt will go to tho lava
bods—when ho can find no oilier beds.
—Edward Scull, of the Somoisct Herald, , h«s
been clioscu Delegate to the Radical Stale Con
vention. ~
—Tho Democrats nl Centro county have in
structed for Sherlir Porks, ol Clearfield county,
for State Treasurer.
_H. h. Johnston. Esq., of Ebonshurg, Cumbria
county, Is being pressed by tho Democrats of
that Mellon for tho President Judgeship of tho
Johnstown District Court.
—The Democrats of Jefferson county have
elected John B. Watson representative delegate
lo the Stale Convention, and recommended
Hon. John Truukey, of Venango, county, lor
Supremo Judge.
—Hon. Samuel Calvin, of Blair county, has
been appointed to lid the vacancy in the Con
ut Jint loiiu 1 ('iiiivsntlon ocoimioucil l>y the acutlJ
of Hon. H. N. McAllister.
—Nicholas Fox, Esq., Democrat, was elected
Chief Burgess of Potlsvllle by 2SU majority, last
week. His Republican opponent was Captain
Janies Russell.
The Democrats and Liberals of Ohio have
decided to hold their next ttialej/onventlon at
Columbus, on tho oth of August.
—Hon. William McClelland, who so ably rep
resented tho Lawrence- Washington district la
the last Congress, has removed to Pittsburg,
where he will engage In the practice of law.
—The city election of Boonlon, Morris coun
ty. N.J., which was held two weeks since, re
sulted In tho success of Iho eullro Democratic
ticket—a resultnever before accomplished since
tlie Incorporation ol the city. Good!
Kiotint; at a Summer Kesoi'l
Reading,. May I**.— At half past six o’clock
this evening In a riot at the White House, a
summer resort a short distance below this
a young man named Jas. Hahn was shot and
killed* David Walters wasshotln tho neck and
Win. firmer was shot in the right cheek. The
two latter are not dangerously hurt. The shoal
ing was done at close quarters by a sub-boss en
gaged on a contract on the Berks county rail
road named John Peoples. .Shortly after tho oc
currence Chief of Police Cuilen arrested the
murderer. Peoples alleges he committed the
deed In self defense. The revolver found on the
prisoner was discovered lo be reloaded by dif
ferent cartridges.
The Atlantic Wreck.
Halifax, May 21.f-Thrco more bodies have
beeu recovered from the Atlantic wreck. A
considerable part of the cargo, mostly hardware,
baa beeu taken up.
Tho brlgandlno Kildare, from Baltimore, re
ports that ou the sib lust., on Big George bank,
saw a schooner lying at anchor 20 feet under
water, foremast, mainmast. and maintopsall
standing. The Kildare went close up and dead
bodies wore seen In the cabin. The name could
not be made out but the wreck was supposed to
bo that of an American libbing schooner.
Mortal Shooting Affair.
Virginia City, May 21.—A shooting affair,
growing out of n game of cards, occurred In a
saloon In Lida Valley, Leandor county. (Col.) ou
the 12th Inst, in the course of which a despera
do named George Childs, shot and killed two
innocent bystanders, named John Dullee and
Hugh Scott, and was himself killed Instantly by
an unknown bystander.
From New Orleans.
Nkw Oulkanb, May 21.—Tho gun store of Ro
man, a foreigner, was gutted out by a mob on
the sth of March Inst, ilo has sued tho city for
sfll,ooo damages. Judge Burrell decides that tho
oily had no police under Its control at tho lime,
and was therefore not responsible.
Death of a Philadelphian
Baltimokk. May 21.—James Tralnor, of Phila
delphia, aged twenty-two, accidentally killed
himself while gunning on Sunday last. In the
Canton company’s woods, near Back river.
Conflagration In Chinn.
San Francisco, May 15,—A terrible conllagru
llon occurred at Hong Kong, China, on tho 22d
'of March. Fourty-four acres of houses were de
stroyed, and 5,000 persons rondoied homeless.
Another Murder.
McilPHlß, Teun., May 2!.—A planter named
Butler was shot and killed on the steamer Phil.
Allen, Idlewlld, by John Cannon who was In
toxicated. The murderer escaped
THE MODOC WAR I
rrs I’EOBAH L.E 13N D
Surrender of Half of Captain Jack's Poroo 1
Thoii* Andviil In Camp !
TheSavaybs Tired of lighting
U.emoi'alUutioii dCtho Ucnmlmlcr.
'ui.i, details ok Till-: surrender !
Mov<;moiits ol the. Troops I
San Kuancisco, May 23.— iho following tLs*
natch hns just been received in Arokn, dated
Fairchild Ranch, May 20, 4 o’clock, i*. m:
While ,Uon. Davis, Inspector-Gouerai HnrOlo,
Col. Green. Col. Smnnor, Col. Glllelm. Col Hoy t,
Lleutonautsßdokwell and Adams, with their
escort, were ea route to Van Bronor’s, having
loft the lava beds about 10 o’clock In the moru
'lng. a courier Intercepted them and delivered a
despatch to Gon. Davis, whereupon the Warm
Spring Indians and scouts In advance wore re
called, and the programme Instantly changed,
and General Davis determined on Fairchild s
Rancho, lustcad of Van Bretnor’s, for hla future
headquarters. The place Is twenty-three miles
northwest of the lava beds.
Scouting.
Capt. Hasbrouck left Boyle’s Camp May 7, and
'has been scouting over since. H s conimauU
consists of Battery B, Fourth Artillery; troops
B and G, First Artillery, aud Warm fopring In
dians, numbering in all 210 men. jbaptaln Jack
son had charge of troops Baud G, wRR w*‘ l c}}
ho harassed the Indians. His men fought well
In every Instance, and paid little heed to hun
ger so that they vanquished the Indians. Capt.
Hasbrouck especially praises the gallantry 018
troop and a portion of G In the charge al Dry
lake. The men sealed a ridge 25 feet high in
the face of the Modocs, and drove them away.
Captain Jlicksou led the right, and Lieutenant
Moss the left, aud Lieutenants Boutollo and
Kvie held the other positions. Capt. Hasbrouck
has not lost a man since the Dry Lake engage
ment. Arleno. Chokus, Longlegs. One-eyed
Dixie, and two Modoc residents ol this ranch,
last evening interviewed the live women cap
tured by iCaptalu Hasbrouck’s command, and
from thorn gleaned Interesting accounts of the
Modoc operations during the last lew months.
The captives aio Mrs. Wuchmetol, Boston Char
ley’s two sisters, the mother of Black Jim, and
one relatives have attained no
Wnat the Indians have been Doing,
They report, that Shacknasty Frank, Shack
nasty Jake, Shacknasty Bill, steamboat Frank,
Ellen's Man; Hooker Jim’s father, Boston Nick,
ami several other Modocs have been killed, and
many wounded. Curloy*h£aded Jack carried t£
piece of lend In his. body several days, and when
hist seen was apparently •’booked” for the hap
py hunting grounds. The Inability ol Little John
lo travel ui u lap Id pace delayed the baud. Capt.
Unsbrouck encountered and got the Modocs in
to this last dimculiy. The account of the cause
ofdlsallecUou among the Modocs after the bat
tle is.interesting. Capt. Jack consulted a stolen
fchronomeler, and, alter sundry gestures and
exclamations, informed his followers that they
.would shed rlile bullets as a duck does water,
and escape unbanned.
The Dlsnsrccnicnt Among: the Snvugcs.
'lhe confidence tills statement Inspired was
rapidly dlspehed by Capt. Husbrouck’s cncouu
lor. When several Modocs wore killed and oth
ers wounded. indignation reigned supreme in
Jack’s household. The Coltouwood branch of
the tribe from Fairchild’s decided tiiat they
would light no more. This resolution led' to
Jack’s clandestine departure.
Another Peace Talk Wanted.
The fourth despatch, dated Fairchild, May 21,
HtiysArlena, Chokus and One-eyed Dixie re
turned at dusk this evening Irom the direction
of Dorris’ rancho. Fairchild, the gentleman
who nas cleverly engineered this consultation
business, judged that the Modocs must bo at
least fifteen miles away. The women said. In
substance, that thej had'traveled a long dis
tance. The women were taicen Into General
Davis’ tout into tub, presence of Gen. Ilardio,
Col. Gillolm and Capt. Hasbrouclc, Fairchild
Interpreting. True to ihelr nature, they tallied
a long while, but said' iltido. Finally Arteua
said the Indiana were fifteen miles from here,
and the'’ numbered 15 warriors and 60 squaws
and children. The Great spirit had. caused their
hearts to bleed for the white people, and they
a.I wanted to return to the fold, and live In
peace among the whlUs, but, In the present
condition of attairs, a due regard for their lives
prevented them from tppearlng within reach
of the army. They watted a peace lain, and
said—" Let the While Fuhei (meaning General
Davis) come out and see them alone, and talk
over matters. Through ;hat medium the par
ties might come to an amicable understanding,
but no Modoc would surrender without a peace
talk.” Dixie corroborated the statement of Ar
tena
General Davis too Sharp,
Tholnlerviow lasted an hour and three-quar
ters. At the close, Gen. Davis told Artena and
Dixie to go back to the Modoc camp to-morrow
morning, and toll the Indians he should not
come out for a peace talk; that ho did not.be
lieve In peace talks away from his men, and
that the the Indiana musicomo to him if they
wanted to talk. He would allow them to sur
render, and they had until Friday morning to
make their appearance at his headquarters.
After that time ho should shoot every Modoc
found with a gun. The women told Fairchild
they would not return to the Mpdoc camp.
That question will be settled in the morning.
The following aro the latest dispatches received
aL VAN U BuEMEU’s, May 21-2 p. m.—Tlie Infantry
arrived hero last evening, and have established
a camp on Willow creek. \
Surrender or Modocs. \
YiiEKA, May 23.-From J. H. McCoyiwhp has
just come in from Fairchild’s In elgat hours
and fifty mlnules, wo learn that the Hyt Creek
bund worn brought in by Fa.lrohlld’4 party.
Their surrender was.apparently unoomJuonal.
They gave up their arms and wore pii under
guard. The band numbered 55 men, women
and children, Including 16 warriors,
the latter are Bogus' Charley, ShncUnasy Jim,
Curley-head Doctor, Frank and others—tie best
lighting men Cup I. Jack had. Boston is Ifellev
ed to have been killed. The troops are hitting
. for Hooker Jim. It is supposed that thert are
■>o warriors with Capl. Jack, whose wherealouta
Is unknown, though It Is surmised that hota In
the Pitt River Mountains. 1
Additional Details of the Snrrcijdii.
Fkancisco, May 23.—A special to the |id-
Ictin' gives the following particulars ol the ihr
reuder of the Hot Spring band of Moducs: \
Faikchild’s UancUE, Hay 22—3 i*. M.—A t tpe
o’clock this afternoon One-eyed Dixie retimed
to Geu. Davis’ headquarters at a slushing pale,
Ills horse being completely blown. He male
obeisance, and at once let his tongue loose, h
portlug that the Indians wore close at-ban*,
and ready to enter camp under escort. All th«
asked was Fairchild to come out and me*
them. No soldiers need come. The presence <1
Fairchild would bo considered a guarantee cf
good faith. “Where Is Artena?’’ asked Gen
Davis. “Tied up.” said Dixie; “long ride and
no water.” The absence of Artena gave rise to
suspicions of foul play, which were only dis
pelled by her sudden advent. She. too, reined
her foaming horse before Gen. Davis, and said,
the Indians were hovering about the bills near
•hero, watting to surrender to the troops. I'alr
chlld, Blair and two or three employees of the
former, with whom the Indians were acquaint
ed mounted swift steeds, at the request of Gen.
Davis, and- started with Dixie at 6 o’clock, r. M
The news of the intended surrender of ihe in
dlans spread through the camp like Wild flip,
uho ooiaioru. Wfiim Boring Indians aucl scouts
were alike eluted at the prospect of a peaceful
victory. The squaw Dixie told Gen. Davis that
before she started, the Modocs feared the sol
diers would kill them the Instant they entered
the camp.
Scene in Camp.
First came Blair, manager ot Fairchild's
Uanche, mounted; 60 yards behind him was
Fairchild, and, further still, 12 Modoc bucks
•With their squaws and papooses. Among the
bucks were Bogus Charley, Steamboat Frank,
Cndv-He.uled Doctor and others of lesser note.
They were dressed in motley garb, nearly all of
them wearing a portion ol the- regular uniform
•o( the United States army, and every buck car
ried a Springfield ride. Tho women were dress
ed In clothes that had evidently been used by
tho fair nex within tho confines of civilization.
The Modocs said nothing and i.o oneapproach
ed them until Gen. Davis came forward. Ho
met tho procession 50 puces from the house and
was formally Introduced to Bogus Charley, ho
smiled sweetly on tho general and shook his
hand, and then all the leading warriors came
forward and greeted him cordially. Ihen every
buck laid his gun beside him and waited orders.
Gen. Davis said :-"Glvo up your pistols and all
your oilier arms. 1 ’ Each buck said ho hud not
any arms. “Thou.” said the general, “ I shall
give you a camp where you can remain to-night,
und if you try to run or escape you will ho shot
dead” The order was explained and all obe
dience promised. Tho procession then moved
across Cottonwood creek to a clump of trees.
At this point tho tall end of tho crowd came in.
These were hall naked children, aged squaws,
who could hardiv hobblc.bllnd, lame.halt. bony
and the scum of tho tribe. There were 03 per
sons. men, women and children, 12 bucks, 20
snuaws and their children. Fairchild soys there
are 20 bucks missing from the Cottonwood
branch of tho tribe. Bogus Charley said Boston
Charley had been killed. 'lho dissatisfaction
heretofore reported is corroborated by tho cap
tain of the Modocs, who parted company with
Capt.Juok eight days ago. . .
•J o’clock i'. si,—Another Modoc has Just en
tered camp and surrendered. It Is Hooker Jim,
the Lost illver murderer.
The Ofliclnl Report.
Washington, May Si.—-The following was re
ceived hero to-night: _
“Ban Fiianoisco; May 23.—T0 Gen. Sherman,
Washington : General Davlsreporls that about
half of the Modocs, being whipped and hard
crossed by Cupt, Hasbrouck, have surrendered
•unconditionally. Davis soys he will push the
pursuit of Jack and his party, and hopes to end
the war soom h C hokiki.d, Major-General.”
Terrible Tornadoes—Loss of I.ife.
Washington, lowa. May 23.—A torrlblo torna
do or whirlwind, accompanied by hall anil rain,
passed over this country, about six miles north
of Washington, yesterday afternoon. Its path
was about hall a mile In width, and It tore Into
fni"monts everything In Ha course. Houses,
barns fences, trees, cattle, and human beings
were caught up and whirled through the air
Hire mere toys, and then dashed to the ground
with such violence as to produce Instant de
struction. For miles around the Helds are dot
ted with urge timbers driven Into the ground
at an angle of till degrees, faille wore actually
driven headforemost Into the ground. One can
scarcely conceive the devastation or realise the
force of the tornado. Already wo have heard of
13 farm houses and many hams that were liter
ally torn to pieces, and many others badly darn
mod School was In session at a school house (l
miles north of hero, and tho tornado tore tho
building to pieces and carried a H year old
daughter of Henry tlolhmol about a quartern!
n mho from school. Wneu louud rliowus mash
ed !o death. Miss Smith, tho teacher, and II or «
Slhor scholars were Injured, some ot them so
vorely. Thewjfoof Henry Waters was hilled
A Miss Gardner and a son of Abo Gibson Ho at
tho mint of death. Jacob Beoh was serlpus.y
h hired. A Mr. Iluhor was hurt In the bach.
Tho lamlly of .1. Campbell, near If cola, were In
lured Mrs- M-iloy was seriously hurt. A gen
ii, men who was near tho tornado reports Hint
o w ,s slu red with the small end to tho ground,
!ind*iiovetl*ut » rule of 20 mllea an hour. Jtbo
l!un ”la fearful work u«ar Keoia, where It. Ue
moilahed (several Jiousea. Wo next hear of it
about 0 iniK'tf uorthweat* where It destroyed & or
8 houses, and ns It passed on to the northwest,
scattered to the four winds live residences and
bains of Alex.Ulbadn,J. A.Babcock andJ.U.
Calllnulmm. It also leveled to Iho urmmd tho
dwellings of I>. Cancer, F. and li. Wallers. Mr.
Cnrrlngor and Mr. Korr. Hailstones fell that
measured D inches In diameter. Homo wore
brought to this city, and 4 hours after they wore
Picked up they were still as largo ns hen’s eggs.
Tho roaring, of tho tornado was fearful, and
could havo been easily heard 10 miles. At this
place. 0 miles away.lt was perfectly apalllng,
surposalng In terror anything over heard, ox
cent war and tho din of alorrlbiobattle. A tele
gram from Kcola last evening says live persons
wore killed about 3 miles from that place. Ono
child was lorn to pieces. Tho reports received
thus far are from only a* few points along tho
lino of tho terrible destroyer, and tho amount
of .damage cannot bo estimated, but It must bo
many thousands of dollars. Many more lives
were probably lost than those reported, and no
csMmatacanbo madool the stock killed. Noth
solerrloloor violent has over befallen this sec
tion of country, and It Is considered a mlraolo
fearlul tornado
passed a ratio and a-half north of e ro yester
day afternoon. Tho storm traveled eastward,
sweeping nearly everything before It for half o
mile in width, blowing down houses, barns, out
houses, fences, telegraph poles, and killing aud
Injuring several persons. A number of horses
aud mules were killed and injured. The follow
ing are a few of tho casualties: Vandervers
house destroyed and a boy. H years old, killed;
Joel Nlchol’s house and barn destroyed and
child’s leg broken so badly that It 1« not expect
ed to recover. Eight persons wore In the house
some of whom were more or less Injured. A.J.
Clayton’s house and barn were destroyed. Clay
ton had an arm broken, and a child of his was
killed. Chas. Perry’s house aud barudestroyed,
and Mrs. Perry severely, and perhaps fatally,
Injured. Andrew Mulholland's house destroyed,
and ho had a leg broken. Breademeyer’s house
destroyed, and himself badly bnrt. Some Idea
may be gained of the force of the storm from
tho fact that U carried heavy sills ten rods, and
oven moved heavy stones some distance from
cellar walls. .
Robbers Captured.
Tho four chaps who unlawfully relieved tho
Berks county Treasury of 82500 some weeks ago,
were afcgbt al Harrisburg, on Thursday, the
ISthinetT They wore taken to Reading, whore
they were fully identified, at an examination
before Alderman Shconer, and committed to
prison In default of 82500 ball eacn for their ap-.
peanmeeat Court. Tho same party are sus
pected of having committed tho robbery of
fitehman, Clarkson d- bank, In Lancaster,
on the 15lh of lost January.
Terrible Flrc lu Japan.
'A terrible conflagration occurred in Osaka,
Japan, on the oth of March, and many Uvea were
lost. The flames raged all ono day aud night.
Town and County Items.
Cumberland Valley K. k.—The
passenger trains on the Cumberland
aValley Railroad * arrive and depart as
follows:
EASTWARD
Acconmodalxvn Train leaves Übamborsburg 6.C0
A. M., Shlppensburg 5.29, Newvllle fI.OO, Carlisle
6.8 J, Mechanlcsburg 7.02 arriving at Harrisburg
Jfhtt IVatnleaves Hagerstown 7.35 A. M. f Green
castle 8.08, Chambersburg 8.50, Shlppensburg 9.22
Newvllle 9.5JL Carlisle 10.29, Mechanlcsburg 11.03.
arriving at Harrisburg 11.86 P. M.
Dan Express Train leaves Hagerstown 12.00 M.
Qreoiicastle -12.28. Chambersburg 1.05, Shippens
burg 1.37, Newvllle 2.10, Carlisle 60, Mechanics
burg 3.10, arriving at Harrisburg 8.45 P» M.
Wahl Expres- Train leaves Hagerstown 0.2 a p.
m.. Greeucastle 0.53, Cbarnberaburg 7.32. Shlp
ponsburg K. 02. Newvllle 8.35, Carlisle 0.00, Me
chaolcsburg o.3s,arrlvlug at Harrisburg 10.02 p.m
WESTWARD,
Accommodation Train leaves Harrisburg 8.00 A
U.,Mechanlcsburg 8.35, Carllsle9.il, Newvllleo.4/
Shlppensburg 10.20, Chambersburg 10.44, Green
castle 11.10, arriving at Hagerstown 11.45 A. M.
Mail Train leaves Harrisburg 1.55 P. M., Me
chanicsburg2.27, Carlisle 2.58, Newvllle 8.H2, Ship
pendburg 4,02, Chambersburg 4.35, Qreoncaatlo
5.11, arriving at Hagerstown 5.40 P. M.
Dai/JSx. Train leaves Harrisburg 4,45 P. M.. Ho
chanicsburgs.l7,Carlisle6.47, Newvllle 6.20, Ship
pensburgfl.4B, arriving at Chambersburg at 7.15
P. M. .
A MIXED TRAIN loaves Chambersburg at
7:32 p. m., Greoncastle 8.40, arriving at Ha
gerstown 9.80 pm. , „ or
Hinht Express Train leaves Harrisburg at 11.25
p. in. Mechanlcsburg 11.58. Carlisle 12.28, Now
vllle, 1.02, Shlppensburg 1.81, Chambersburg 3.05.
Greenoastle 2.37, arriving at Hagerstown at 3.06
P aS-Molrlug close connections at Harrisburg
with trains to and from Philadelphia,Now York,
Baltimore, Washington,Pittsburg,and all points
to Drovers.—A. stock train will leave Ha
gerstown daily (Sundays excepted) at 3,20 p. ra.,_
and- Chambersburg at 5.40. arriving at Harris
burg at 10.45 p. m., and at Philadelphia at 7 oc’lk
a m.nextday. , .
Trains run on Philadelphia time, which Is ton
minutes faster than our local time.
Eels, cattles and fallfisb continue to be
caught in our streams in large numbers.
Interesting.—The lirst page, of our
paper is unusually interesting this week.
Read it.
The Union boys exercised their steam
er on Saturday evening last. It worked
like a oharm.
Rain.—Rain fell for several days last
week, materially, adding to the growth;
of vegetation of all kinds.
Plenty.—Our market is still abun
dantly supplied with fish of all kinds,
which sell at reasonable prices.
Approaching Completion.—The ex
tension to the First Presbyterian Church
will -be completed in a short time.
Harrisburg has what is styled a
“ Modoc” base ball club. It is to be
hoped that Us existence will be of short
duration.
Prisoners in Jail*.—There are a num
ber of prisoners in jail to be tried at the
August term of Court, among whom are
Several of the “ gentler sex.”
Fined.—We aro informed that two
toung gents were informed on and fined
\t plucking flowers In Ashland Come-
Sry, ou6 day last week. Right.
Killed." —As we go to press we are
)rmed that a man was Killed ou Mon
in one of tbe ore banks, near Pine
No particulars received. "*VWie
give them in our next.
iifc
dai
gJ
wil
aVnoyinq.—The shrill whistle at
tactic! to the locomotive which runs ou
the South mountain rail-road-, is very
annoying to the residents of the lower
end tf town.
Pof^poHED. —The sales advertised by
the Sieriff in our last issue, have been
postponed for the present. It is thought
the will be satisfactorialiysettled.
Excellent Cattle.—Several lots of
excelled cattle, to bo slaughtered for our
market! were weighed at the market-
house
populi
water
for a
can’t
We
trees i
put 01
suppe
wintei
Bit'.
to Mr,
ten ii
week
above
with
a.—Two cows were killed
lounlaln rail-road one day
I were unable to learn who
to. The engineers on the
\becoming notorious for
\tlo.
Cows KtliJ
on the South
last week. V
they belonged!
above road are
running over c
Clast Legislature of .this
Lt which imposes a fine
Idlars on any person
eVliaes in the Lotort
\m is applicable to all
Inhabited by trout.
Alowors of Isaac Wol
a\l
lAt
111
A Jj’lNß.—Tin
State passed au
of twenty-five v
fishing with eel
Spring. This lu
waters In the Sti
Take notice, ye I
ton.
Bke Grcenfleld’sbammolh bill which
Is pouted up arounAlown and vicinity.
He has Just recelvtt a large invoice of
the celebrated bulilo brand of black
alpacas, the beat tad prettiest over
offered In this plod, also a largo as
sortment of other dr&oods which he is
selling at astonishing? low prices.
Killed by a Tree. — A young
named Honker 'was instantly killed At
Doubling Gnp, ou tho Mill lust., by n
tree fulling ou him.
Decobation Day Postponed.—Owing
trf tho backwardness of the season ami
scarcity of llowers, the Executive Coin
mllleo liuvo thought propor to postpone
tlio ceremony of decorating soldiers
groves until Saturday, Juno 14. Our
citizens are edrnestly requested to partic
ipate In tho ceremonies of the occasion -
Accident. —A negro named Young, in
the employ of Mr. Isaac Parker, of this
place, while attempting to get on the
,night freight near the Depot, on Friday
last, missed his hold and fell, the train
passing over his toes. He was taken to
his home when a physician was called in,
who considered it necessary to amputate
the toes, which was accordingly done.
Kepaib Them.— Pass! ng through the
Old Grave Yard a few days since we
noticed a number of fences which enclose
lots broken down, and also a number of
tomb-stones leaning, which will In a
short time fail over. Now that spring
has fairly set in there can be no excuse
for not repairing these fences and stones.
Let the matter be attended to, so that the
resting place of tho dead will present a
respectable appearance.
Uepaieed.—The tenant house belong
ing to Daniel Eckels, which was parti
ally consumed by the late fire lias been
repaired. Workmen are also engaged in
repaliing the row of brick dwelling
bouses, a short distance East of the above,
which will be finished in a short ttoie.
Messrs Gardner & Co. will pot rebuild
their shop on the site of the one which
was destroyed, but will erect one at the
Eastern end of town.
Something for Show Day.—Bkiles,
in the basement of “Volunteer Build
ing,” has slaughtered the large turtle
which he has been- fattening for some
weeks, and will serve the sameup in soup
to day, (Thursday.) Also a full supply
of crook beer, pop, and all the different
kinds of eatables bn hand. . All ye who
are hungry or thirsty go to Skilea’ sa
loon and be satisfied. Pop in and take a
look at his bill of fare.
Villainous.—Some son of the devil
(and this expression, is not too severe for
him) entered the yard opposite.the mar
ket-house, in which is kept monuments,
tombstones, &b., on Thursday night last,
and carried off an imitation of a lamb,
worked on marble, the base of a tomb
stone and some other ihiugs. Any per
son who would be guilty of an act like
the above* would make himself mean
enough to do almost anything-
Going to the Post Office. —When
you. caff at the post office for your mail,
and when it is handed out, ask if that is
all, or if you have a box stand and gaze
at it especially if the post master is busy,
and if there is nothing in it for you, ask
how that can be, for you know that let
ters were sent to you yesterday from Cal
ifornia or Oregon, &c., then you go home
and send the remainder of your family
around (say from seven to thirteen) to ask
at different times through the day. Ddn’t
on any account bring your mail to the
office until the mail closes; then curse
the postmaster; for not unlocking the
pouch and putting in the letters. When
you want a stamp on your letter tell the
postmaster lo put it on ; if he don’t lick
It, you give him eleok, and leave without
paying for the stamp. In case you put
the stamp on, soak it long enough to re
move the mucilage, It will then stick till
it Is dry. If you have a box stand and
drum on it whether you have any mail
or not. Don’t fall to have pll your chil
dren call at the office as they are going to
and coming from school ; it is such good
exercise you know. If you wantastamp,
throw down u greenback, and look very
wise; of course the postmaster knows
how many and what kind you want.
When you have a money order, go
straight to your office and file it among
your receipts or throw it in the waste
basket, then come to the office in about
ten days and wonder why In the devil
the order was never received and demand
a duplicate.
Shocking Accident.— On the evening
of the 19th inat., an accident horrible in
the extreme, took place in Harrisburg, by
which a young woman named Clara
Worth, lost her life. On the evening in
question the-victim went to the residence
of u woman named Hoerner, and while
setting on a sofa talking to a young man, it
is alleged lie threw a burning match
Into a spittoon, which eat close to the
skirts of the young woman. Suddenly
she sprang to her feet, and seeing her
dress ablaze, rushed through the first
room Into the next one and out into the
yard, before she' could bo stopped. Re
turning through the rooms she tied into
the alley (her whole person being ablaze
at this time) and screaming at the top of
her voice, she ran into Cowden street to
ward South, and got into an alley on the
premises of Mr. Jacob Scott, where she
was caught and an attempt made to ex
tinguished the lire. An eye-witness said
she presented a terrible picture—some
thing like a spectre in u sheet of flames!
When taken into Mrs. Scott’s house, the
clothing had all been burnt off her body.
She was placed upon a bed and received
the immediate attention of two physi
cians. Her cries of distress were almost
horrifying—enough to chill the bloodr
and her appearance was truly frightful.
Chloroform or some other anesthetic was
administered to the Buffering woman,
and she was taken in an unconscious stale
to the house of her sister, Mrs. Valentine,
on Stale street. She was burnt from her
chin to her toes—at some places nearly to
a crisp, and on other parts of her body
she was only scorched. Where the cloth
ing was secured about her waist the wo
man was not so badly burned. Heroloth
ing was entirely consumed. It was the
opinion of the physicians that she cannot
live twenty-four, hours. Emma Salles,
an Inmate of the Hoerner bouse, bad one
ofher-hunds severely burned in her en
deavors to save the woman, but she be
came frantic and rushed into the street.
The young man, her companion, could
not be found after the accident. A large
crowd assembled in the street around
Mrs. Scott’s house, on Cowden street, and
the excitement was Intense. Her sister
was present during the best part Of this
distressing occurrence, and was almost
frantic in consequence.
impbell, the
■lisle mineral
;cept thanks
lent pop. It
jer of shade
.ve failed to
laving it is
the severe
id belonging
itigh was bit
one day last
child of the
been bitten
LATER —THE YOUHO WOMAN'DEAD
After suffering the most excruciating
pain the young woman expired shortly
after the occurrence. The coroner was
notified and a jury summoned, who,
after hearing the evidence of several wit
nesses returned a verdict that "the said
Clara L. Worth came to her death by her
clothing taking Ore from a lighted match
accidently thrown Into a spittoon at the
house of Jane. Hoeruer, South alley, Har
risburg, on the evening of May 20,1870.,
The remains were taken to Hlraaburg,
Lancaster county, for Intorment.
LO GAL FLASHES.
BrAßCic— npplos.
No pcaohcH—loo bml.
Thk straw hats aro out.
(’omino out—tho snakes.
Peas are gelling cheaper.
The bookmakers are busy,
I’oital cards are all the go.
lof. Cream Is now dead ripe.
Berks County Is out ol debt.
.The Ico trade Is In full blasr,
Girls, wear your sun-downs.
Pennies saved make dollars.
PiC'Nio weather Is looking up. ’
Our carpenters are kept busy.
Visiting cards printed cheaply.
.A good ftgg—one with two yokes.
Vegetation Is growing rapidly.
Lir service—tea-cups and saucers.
Everybody reads the Volunteer.
The Night Train, so far, Is a success.
Where is our Street Commissioner? .
Grass butter Is the luxury of the day.
Beer, like a flea, Is subject to “ hops.”
Rye Is getting tall and coming to head.
A serious turn—the twist of one’s neck.
tiiMi’DS addition—adding to one’s family.
Tub Town Clock was *• fast” on Friday.
Look out for Howes’ Great Circus to-day.
Our Devil la sick—spring foyer—very bad.
Look out for defaulting lightning rod men..
Pine-apples have made their appearance.
Market was largely attended on Saturday.
Tub wheat fields attract much admiration.
Our Car Works turn out 15 cars every week.
How beautiful are the suushlne days of, May.
Our town was quite lively Saturday evening.
It kills a plant to fuss around It during a rain.
Strawberries in market only 40 cents a box.
People can now writ© as well as speak by the
card.
. The house Hies aro now rapidly increasing iu
numbers. ,
Albert Zitzer's sentence expired lost Sunday
afternoon.
There Is a great demand for garden produce
Just now.
Big ruffs around tho neck make girls resem*
bio pigeons. ■
The coming fans, win bo about the size of a
tavern gong I
Howes’ Circus will pitch tent on Godfrey
Bender’s Held.
Franklin county la talking of a new agricul
tural society.
Iron ore Is a source of great revenue to Cum
berland county.
John Smith! the original, keeps a local option
storo in Altoona.
Rev.gldakd, of Baltimore, lectured In Shlp
pensburg last Monday.
The show bills posted up about town attract
considerable attention.
Old-fashioned standing collars are seldom
seen on men any more.
A man in Lancaster was sentenced to pay
$l5 18, for cruelty to a rat.
Frogs aro now in season. Their- melody is re
freshing, along Letort.
The kidney fat of the sheep is said to be an
excellent cure for sore eyes.
Passenger travel on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Is largely Increasing.
Ix Is a good motto to mind your own business
and let your neighbor do the same.
Skiles, In the Volunteer Restaurant, does an
Immense business in the. eating line.
" Modoc .Straight” Js suggested as a proper
name for a drink of cheap whlsfcy, plain.
Umbrellas are said to have gone up more
than any other class of goods this Spring.
This cool spring has been favorable to the
grain—it has kept the fly from doing it harm.
The practice of jumping on and off the cars
is still indulged in by boys. It will reap .Its re
ward.
All butter that Is yellow is not grass buttor i
by a Jug-ful. Carrots do the bpslness some
times.
Look out for tho white butterflies that lay the
eggs that breed the worms that eafthe cabbago
plants.
A man left a .down-town boarding house be
cause the doughnuts were not made to flt his
mouth.
A Williamsi’outer delights in a Siamese
twin eel. It has two heads, four eyes, aud two
bodies.
Samuel Miller, an Inmate' of Uie North
ampton county poor house has fallen heir to a
fortune.
Fishing excursions nr© now the order of the
day. in some instances the success' Is quit©
abundant. . <
Mrs. Jones says her husband Is a three-hand
ed man—right hand. left hand, and a little be
hind hand.
Slacked lime scattered around your bon yard
and coops will greatly promote the health of
your chickens.
The .Charnbersburg Opinion says the peach
crop in Franklin county will not fall far short
of that last year.
The courts have decided that a mau is not re
sponsible for slanders uttered by his wile. Good
news for the husbands.
- There are a number of alleys about town
that need cleaning up badly. This matter
should be attended to at once'.
Painters and paper hangers are us busy as
bees, and everybody seems to stand In need of
their services at the same time.
When a woman gets a .letter she carries it in
her hand, but a couple pounds, of sausage she
manages to squeeze into her pocli^.
The circulation of thut newly invented two
gallon jug Is increasing in Cumberland county.
It Js tilled Just over the line, in Dauphin county,
AN irascible father, whose daughter- will
shortly make her debut lu society, has had a
preparatory half-sole placed, upon his right
boot.
Delinquent subscribers should not permit
their daugnters to wear this paper for a bustle;
there being so much duo on it there is denger
of a cold.
It behooves farmers and others to bo on the
watch fop mad dogs at this time, as wo are con
stantly hearing rumors’of their appearance In
different parts of the country,
A Lebanon county man has a calf tvo or
three weeks old, which, instead of a ©cat of
hair, is covered with wool like a lamb, and
has a tall like that Innocent animal.'
In counties where local option prevails, “ if a
body meet a body coming through the rye”
from an adjoining county,'with a *• little b;own
Jug ” under his arm, •* need a body cry
. Shooting robins is a cruelty. It is aso a
senseless act. There is no use in kllllnf ten
robins to make a meal, when one cat would do
as well I And the town Is over-burdened with
cats,
A. Danbupy man imagined himself a hen,
and while under the influence of that coicelt,
set down on a dozen eggs, and hatched out an
Italian sunset and a circus poster. Ills wlh re
moved the debris with the bald end of a bnom.
A coal black citizen promenaded aroand
town last week, playing a iiddle. He entered
the houses without being Invited In* and placed
several nieces, and then left again. Tbe jolly
follow should have an. office in the Radial
ranks, as ho cannot bo excelled for quickness
and muscle.
Donaldson, the toronnut, made an ascensloi
on Saturday evening, the 17th Inst, in a balloon
inaOo.ofbrown paper, fromPona Square, Read
ing ho landed safe some distance south of
that place. See particulars on first page.
Lively girls in Clearfield, with malice afor<?>
thought, ploced the Image of a young lady la i
young man's bed, and strewed the ohambei
with hoop skirts, false halr,*dc. Ho hid the
false hair, and the girls stayed homo froni
ohurch the next day.
Howto Catch a Flea.— Don’the In u hurry
and got frantic. Watch your chances. Take tr
-two-foot rule, and measure the distance from,
your hand to a flea. Take your pencil and cal
culate the time it will take to pass your hand
that distance, so you may be sure. Take a long
breath. Aim to grab his hind leg. Nerve your
solf up. take a drink, make a ferocious grab (
and If the floe strays off, continue the chase
around the room until you tumble over the
baby; then flee I
A nbau-hicjutbd woman out West patched
her husband’s pants with a cold buckwheat
cake that the children had left In her work*
basket, recently. The color of the patchwork
matched the original trowsors, and as the
cuke was tough, the mistake might never
have ueeu discovered, but the old man got
emu hi tn u shower a day or two afterwords.
The patch began to swell—bo felt the cold
cake on his back—and thinking it was spinal
meningitis that had clutched him, sent for a
doctor, who pootUed hhj feflM, but bo wants a
divorce,
Judge Junkin, of Perry couni'y
says the Johnstown Democrat, bus call’,
oil n special terra of Court In June, for
Cumberland county, to decide ’ the
granting of license to “ nun .dealers’’
of that county. The Judge don’t be
liovo In a local option law, and don’t
raind to “ take a little,” when ho feo| B
for it, just ns any other mnn would.
Phize Contest.— Tbo Sopbmoro ora
torical prize contest of the BolleaLßltro,
Society of Dickinson College, will lake
place on Tuesday evening,. June Brd,
1873, in Emory Chapel. Exercises free
All are Invited to attend. We learn the
orators upon this occasion are among ihe
best in the class of" ’75", and the speech,
ee will be interesting.
Anotheu Rail Road Contemplated
in Perky.— From the Newport Nam
we learn that "the charter granted by
tbo last legislature, incorporating New
port & Sherman’s Valley Rail Road
Company, has been lifted from the Sec
retary’s office at Harrisburg. A meeting
will be held at an early day and ar
rangements made by which the grading
of the road bed will be put under con
tract this season. This road is to follow
the course of the Little Buffalo Creek to
Bixior’s mill, and on up tbo valley aa
(nr as the stockholders may deem prop
er.”
Very Sodden Heath Mr. David
Thompson, a resident of Carroll town
ship, this county, while about to gear
his horses on last Thursday morning,
fell dead, and was found shortly after
lying under the trough in his stable.
Ho had said, but a few moments before,
that ho felt better and brighter than he
had been for some time and that they
would plant potatoes that day. His
daughter, passing the stable door di
rectly after, saw that he had fallen.
Hastening to him she found that the
vital spark had fled. He was between
70 and 80 years of age.— Perry County
Demoora t.
We hope our readers will remember
that cellars nearly always need atten
tion at this season of the year. Many
cellars are storehouses for apples, pota
toes, onions, and many of these become
rotten befo're spring, and when, they
reach this condition they, should be at
once removed. Apples and potatoes
should he assorted, and all that aro de
cayed should bo removed. This will
make thoao that are left last longer, and
will.greatly increase the-healthfuluess
of the house. A collar filled with de
caying fruits and vegetables at tills sea
son of tho year is a breeder of - icknoss.
See to your cellars now.
A Successful Surgical Oimjiu
tion.—Mrsl Susan Grass, of New Cum
berland, had her lower jaw removed,
on last Wednesday, for a cancerous
affection, which had completely in
volved the bone and a large portion of
the soft trnctures of tho mouth. Tho
operation was performed in Hanis
burg, by Dr. H. L. Stickle, formerly of
York, assisted by Doctors G. R. Harsh,
j. W. Hoop and T. L. Willets. Mrs.
Grass Is a lady sixty-two years of age,
and the complication of heart disease
rendered anesthetics inadmissible. Ex
cision of the lower jaw is an extremely
hazardous operation, and requires more
than ordinary surgical skill for its suc
cessful execution. — York Press,
New Counties. —The Constitutional
Convention has adopted an article,
which will make it very difficult here
after to establish any more new coun
ties.-
The article declares that no new
county shall be formed reducing the
county or counties from which it is ta
ken to less contents than four hundred
square miles, nor shall any county bo
formed of less contents, nor of less
population than 20,000, nor shall any
line thereof pass within less than ten
miles of a county seat, and no county
shall be divided or have any part
stricken therefbrm,without’ the consent
of the legal voters thereof. That sec
tion of the new county taken from an
other shall pay its equitable portion of
the indebtedness of the county, and if
townships are divided the indebtedness
thereof shall be apportioned equitably
among the divisions thereof.
Cerebuo Spinal Meningitis.—
Reports from nil parts of the Statp
mention the prevalence of corebro spi
nal-meningitis as approaching almost
to an epidemic. A great number of
fatal cases have occurred within the
past month or two. The people are at
a loss to account for it, but may at
tribute it to malaria arising from the
wasting of the unusually heavy
amounts of snow which fell daring the
past winter. The disease attacks peo:
pie of all ages, but seems to be, so far,
especially fatal to young people. The
mortality from this disease seems to
have been as great as that from the
small-pox epidemic in the thickly set
tled communities of Pennsylvania dur
ing the years 1871 and 1872. One of our
exchanges describes the symptoms of the
disease as follows: *M>rebro-splual
meningitis is an inflammation of the
membranes covering the brain and spi-*
nal cord.. The first symptoms are said to
be drowsiness, headache, nausea, and an
Inclination to throw back the head, fol
lowed by fever, and the appearance of
bright red spots bn the face and other
parts of the body. A competent physi
cian should be consulted at the fir 9 **
appearance of this terrible disease- As a
preventive malarial exhalation should
be avoided as far as possible.”
The “intelligent compositor,” other
wise known as “ tramping jour,” has
made hia appearance with the first
birds of spring, and will call semi-oc*
casionally until the November blasts
impel him southward to save the ex
pense of an overcoat. He is always
“broke,” and has had peculiar hard
ships just previous to hia call. He
deprecates the patent-outside business,
shrewdly- believing that that system
“is ruining the country newspaper
business.” He has had charge of all the
principal papers In the United States,
and shook straw in numberless station
houses. Ho confidentially requests the
loan of half a dollar “ for the first time
in his life,” after a negative answer to
a lugubrious inquiry for work. Should
lie unexpectedly receive employment,
ho soon finds prices too low, type too
“ lean.” or some other insurmountable
objection to thus gaining
wd upon being paid off-wo blush for
the honor of the craft to say
laves is tho proceeds in a sptoo vide
culy terminates when the last dime
Ins disappeared, % a ,nps to
doro the burden of ‘eroX. is
the next town, where tho operau
r*peated—and on agiii . ( tramp
rwt, until tho grave do sps ulB
ftroyer.