THE ..CLURHELD REPUBLICAN," ..tUIStD ITS.f WIMHBAT, T , Jf flOODtAWDER HAOEHTT,' OLBAKFIELO, PA. . (ITABLIBUBD ll 18t, urgMt Circulation tiny Hcwsptper H Norta itmni riinj. vau.au Terms of SubBoriptioni : 11 in ulnae wlthia I month!.... OO " .km I aed Mon months 9 AO n 2ri.r the expiration of t months... I OO Bates ot Advertising. . .drertlaementi, pet .quareof 10 linoaor 'Xj ' I"' -.-"-"; ' " ?...uk suhneouent Insertion 60 .Llni.!'"' "" K0,"',r,' 5,iii"'l'"l"V"' " "" cU4;,r:!, vkahLY ADVERTISEMENTS. t 00 i to 1 00 i oo t oo to ...JO 00 i eolumn.. asa oo .li 00 I i eolumn..'..,...... 40 00 ...SO 00 1 column..,,....., 00 00 I nasi I iqaarei I uri Job Work. lll.ANKH. ri.fla quire ...il SO I 0 qulrel, pr. quire ,1 TO ..:ii or. quire, I I . I"' H"""i ' HANDBILLS. i .V..t 15 or lesi,$J 00 I , 5 " '". i 52 Jiorlow. 00 llh.t,t5orlM.,10 00 . . , .i .h nt ahnve el nronortionat ratal. urer a "" ' 1 GEORC1R D. OOODLANDEIt, . UEOHOB UAOEHTY, PuM'uhere. Cants.. ..... a. u'BSALlT. AJ1IBL . H'CCaDT. MoENALLY & MoCURDY, ATTO RN KYS-AT-LAW, f'lrariield. Pa. f Legal buaiueei attended to promptly with Ualitr. orace un ocouuu enow, . - h.u.nml Bank. '";" eiu.ua WAinca. ra ncLPi-a WALLACE & FIELD. NU,- ATTORNEYS - AT . LAW, I i ,.l.. of .11 kind, attended ta Clearfield, ra, ibiirouiptBM. and Idclity, W.lliaia A. Wallace. ..d JrlU.. Uffioa in ra.ld.aea janl:7X G. R. BARRETT, AlTOBNtT AND CoUNHgLOR AT LAW, ni.EARFIELD. PA. Oiling reigned hi. Judg.ihip, Sal mumd Ik. prHice ot to. law in o. o. ... - v bid. Pa. Will attend the oourtf of JefTerlon and to Montiel when ipeciallj Mtaiaod ia oonnectioa ..ft. M.ident aouniel, WM. M. McCULLOUGH, ATTORN EY AT LAW, Clearfield. Pa. r-nm. an atairt ia W.it.ra Hotel building. 1.7.1 k.in. i.romotlr att.adad ta. Real eatate W.jhl and aold. jcll7 J, W. BANTZ, ATTORN R.Y-AT-LAW. C'learfirld, Pa. I v n ...l in We.frn Hotel buildlnt. P Ill l.(.l bu.iD.il aatruitcd to hi! o.re promptly UlMUed to, u'J i T. H. MURRAY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. nmnt attention rlren to all legal buainMa atraited to hi. care In ClearOeld and adjoining tMitiel. OIBo. oa Market at., oppoaita Naugla'. Jia.lry Stora, Cleern.ld, Pa. 1 il A. W. WALTERS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, - Clearfield, Pa. ke-OBca In tha Coarl Ilouaa. (dwO-ly H. W. SMITH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 1M:7I riearfleld. Pa. WALTER BARRETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Mm .a Bwoad St., ClearOeld, Pa. nortl.OI ISRAEL TEST, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield. Pa. ff-0ffle la tha Coart Hoo.a. fjyll.' JOHN H. FULFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield. Pa. Mta ea Market St., arar Joaapb Shaw.ra ancary .tore, jaa.j.iou. JOHN L. CUTTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. and Real Utate Agent. Clearfield, Pa. net. An Third atre.t. b.f.LB.rrre. nainni nF-R..n..trull. offer, hla a.rric.e In aelllrg ud buying laada In Cl.ar0.ld and a.ljolniag naatiat and with aa .ipari.nee at o.er tw.nt. nart aa a aarr.yor, OatUra himaelf that ha a.n toaar .atl. faction. , BLAKE WALTERS, BEAL ESTATE BROKER, aid oat LB a Raw Ijogn nnl IaUiuber, CLEARFIELD, PA. Aau. i. WnmnU Ituildinf. Room No. 1. l:i:Tl J. J. LINGLE, ATTORN EY-AT - LAW, 111 Oaeeola, Clearfield Co Pa. y:pd ROBERT WALLACE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, W.n.e.inn. Clearfield County, penn'a. lifA-All legal bualnera promptly anauara w. D. L. KREB8, R.aeeaanr to II. B. Swoop., Law and Collection Office, Mll.ni CLEARFIELD, PA. Jthn II. Orrla. O. T. Aleaandor. ORVIS 4. ALEXANDER, ATTORN F.YS AT LA It, Bellefonte, Pa. a.pU.'OS y J. S. BARN HART, ATTORNEY - AT LAW, niirnnte. Pa ai araetie. In ClearOeld and all of tha Coarta oi the 15th Judicial di.triot. Real aetata auaia. aa. snllnnilo. i,l claim, mall .peeialliea. ai i CYRUS GORDON, . . . . . r . . .nr. T a UT A 1 T U li it L 1 A A U A r, , V.rket street, (north tide) ClearOeld, Pa. a-All legal builneaa promptly attended to ao. w, 74. ,. , , DR. T. J. BOYER, physician and surgeon, OOoaoa Market Street, ClearOeld. Pa. prOSee hours: 1 to 13 a. m., and 1 to I p. TJK. E. M. SCHKURER, IIOMtEOPATHlC PHYSICIAN, Office In Maaonla Building, April 14. 1871. ClearO.ld, Pa. DR. W. A. MEAN 8, fHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON, LUTURRSBURa, PA. attend profeaalonal oalla promptly. anglOTO I J. H. KLINE, M. D., IKYSICIAN k SURGEON, HATINO located at PennOeld, Pa., offer. Ml Brofeeaimiet eervlAe. to the tieftlile of that and surrounding country. All oalla promptly "wajej to. oet. II tf. DR. j. P RIIRRH FIELD. kj Oarg.oa of tha 03d Reglm At, Pennsylvania Valanieera. k.vlnw e.tumed from tha Armv. his professional aarvlcal te theaitliena ClearOeld Bounty. . OM'rofa.iional ealla pr omntly altanl.d to. ormerlroeeupled by apra, aa-ii Jfjn Vkiiu-rmm or evert iFHrivip.T 'irt TtB'd at iTtli .fee. I HEAR FIELD QOODLANDER 4 HAOERTT, Publishers. VOL. 47--WH0LE NO 2810. (Cards. JOHN 'A. GREGORY, - COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, OfJce la the Court House, Clearfield, r. Will always be found at homeoa the SECOND end LAST bATl'HUAY of tub month. S5 i.aoi.Lowtna n. navta canar E0LL0 WBUSH 4 CAREY, BOOKSELLERS, Blank Book Manufacturers. AND STATIONERS, 31S Market St., PMIadrlphUt. SJL,Paper Floor Snaki and Bairi. Foolsenp. letter, not, wrapping, Papcrt. Curtain and Wall frh4.70-lypd GEORGE C. KIRK, J Ditto of tho Pe. Surreyo fttnl Cunrcykncer, Ijithemburg , Pa All builncil Intrusted to htm will bo nrnmptlT atteniletl to. Poroooi wishing to employ it Hur- TTor will do well to viro him oil), si he flatter himself tht ho run render satifaetloti. Defuli of oooveyanoe. artifllri of nirreement, and nil len,! paper, promptly and neatly executed. t2tinor73 DAVID REAMS, SCHIVENER 4 SURVEYOR, Lnthcrabarg, Pa- rflHE itibMriber ofTerl hit lorTloei to th. puulle X n tha capacity or bortvcn.r and Burreyor. All ealli fur nurvcying promptly attenae.1 to, and tho making of draft., deadii and other legal Inttru- mU of writing, .lacutad without d. y, and warranted o be eorraot or ao ebarg.. . lJa7S JOHN D.THOMPSON, Juitlee of th. reaca and Scrlrrner, Curwfinvlllc, Pa. it.CoUoenont made and money promptly paidorer. 'T ill J. A. BLATTENBERQER, Claim and Collection Office, OSCEOLA, ClearOald Co., Pa. MConr.Tiiiilnr and all legal paper! drawn with accuracy and di.patch. Draft, on and pai ag. tirk.u to and from any point In Europe procured. aao. Ataanr aanar liirt w. alb.t W. ALBERT Su BROS Uanufacturart A eiten.ive Dealer. In 0,1 Tnn .Jlu"u1 ! "H""' e-0rden lollciled. Dilli tiled on thort notice ana rcMun.iii. ivrui.. AH.Ir... Woodland P. 0.. Clearfield Co., Pa, U21-1T W ALUbKT UHUB. FRANCIS COUTRIET, MERCHANT, Prenehtille, Clearfield County, Pa Keep, eonatantly on hand a full MMrtment of aaually kept ia a retail atora, which will b. aold, llr. l.omla. llnrawarc. uroccrics, .nu wmrju..". tor eann, aa cnoup a. eiaewnerw w un ww;. rrenchville, Jun. I., ibo,-ij. THOMAS H. FORCEE, atiLia in GENERAL MERCHANDISE, CRAIIAMTON. Pa. , Alio, axt.nalre manufacturer and dialer In Square Timber and Sawed Lumber or ell klada. -0rd.re aolieiud and all billa promptly Oiled. , . n'" CHARLES SCHAFER, LAGER BEER KRKWKll Clearfield, Pa. TTAVINO rented iMr. Entrea' Brewery ne Xl hope, by alriot attention to baalneaa ana tile uanurootur. 01 a luponwr -rite to recciv. th. patronage of all tha old and many new caatom.ra. t2i.ug71 J. K. BOTTORF'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY Market Street, ClearOeld, Pa. r-CROMOS MADE A SPECIALTV.-OMft TaTffJATIVES mad.? cloudy aa well aa la 1 clear weather. Conalantly on hand a good n.rtm.nl of KltAMKS. STKREOHCOPfcS and STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. Frama", from any atylo of moulding, made to order. apr?B-tt T EW. SCIIULER, BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER Second itreet, aait door to Firat National Bank, norO'71 ClearOeld, Pa. JAMES CLEARY, BARBER & HAIR DRESSER, SECOND STREET, JyJ3 CI. F. AH PI KM). PA. 1 REUBEN HACKMAN, House and Sign Painter and Hanger, Clearfield, Penn'a. .Will .tceut. Joha In hla Una promptly an inaworkinanlit. manner. ,-r-.,v. G. H. HALL, . PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER NEAR CLEARFIELD, PKJN'A. 4r-Pumpa alwaya oa band and made to order n ihort notice. Fipea bored oa reaannaoia lerma. All work warranted ta render aumcn..n, d.llTered if deaired. mjlJ.lypd E. A. BIGLER & CO., DBALana SQUARE TIMBER and manuraoturtri oi ALL atl!.D OF SAWED I.UMBF.R, I'7J CLEARFIELD, l'ENM A. M IGAVOIIEYA C !.'! RESTAURANT, Second 6trtet, CLEARFIELD, PENN'A. . .. knd. Preah Or.ters. Ice Cream, Candiea, Nuta, Cracker., Cakea, Cigars, T"baceo, Canned Fruila, Orangea, Lemuna, aad all kinda of fruit In season. , MrlllLLlAttU nun." on ftil lY V. McUAUHHEYACO. O II ff TROUTM A N. Dealer In all kind) of F U R N I T U RE, Market Street, One door eaat Poet Ofloe, augl0'71 CLEARFIELD, PA. T? LI II A R M A N , -.. . oi.ic.1T titti wniuHT. LUTHERSBURO, PA. Aaeat fi.r the A-eriea Doable Turbine Water Wheel and Andrew. A Knlbach wneel. lan , r- nl.h PorUbla ti nn Biiia on u..r. .....-. -W-a. II il. YAH VAliAU. 1 ) OOlca net door to Ilertawlok A Irwln'a ,!rug9tore,aPfI1II)(1,A . ,, ' . ar. e n R,a.r...-Dr. R. V. w"..n. , .. . tlnrtawlck, Faculty of jenerao. n.eu.c v.-- H. F. N AUGLE, WATCn MAKE. & JEWELER, and dealer la Wntclies Clocks, Jewelry, Silver . J Rnti l'lntea ., tl.r;nsiri"s,.., Urut flmtterratuts. " im LiiiKi . .., Tha underalfnetl ll now Vltare,l In fnvnlak the publte with aa exoelleut quality of . Bellefonte Wood-Burned Lime. for plastering purposes, by tha large or email quan Uty. Cm be found lur thi praint at l'l.'i pw building, ou Markot itraM. aitl I.. K. McCUI.LOUOH. SUAW HOUSE, (Cor. nf tlarkal A Front Itre.tt.) . CLKARF1KLD, PA. Tim andrnilinad harlair tnkrn thiria ttl ll.l. Ilotal, would raipactfully olleil public pniroai. . ii. nbHiUii DtiAn. A. GUINZBURG'S CLOTH 1NO AND OENTS' FURMSIIINQ STOKE, . Old We.tern Hotel Building, ClearOeld, Pa. aw Sroaa, Kaw Ouobi, octlm Borroa Paicaa. JPPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS. Th. attention of Board, of Education. Superin tendent, and Tcachara ia Intlud to th. following APPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS, PUBLISHED BY E. H. BUTLER & CO. PHILADELPHIA, TA, AKD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION OF DIRECTORS, HELD AT CLEARFIELD, JUNE 1, 1873, Fur tha ua. of PuMio School, of ClearOeld Co. Also, by the 8TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION for all the Public 8choola In th. Stat, of Vermont by th. Board, of Ldueatioa of N.w York City, 1'kiladelpkia, Laneaet.r, . Reading. 1 Huntingdon, Uolliilayaburg, and many other prominent towni aad eiliea. MITCHELL'S NEW UE00RAPI1IES, Th. Standard Psrlea of Ametica. ALWAYS UP WITH THE TIMES I aiTaiL raica. i Mitchell'. Firat Le.aone in Oeographv 60 Mitchell'. New Primary Orography, 4to 80 Mitcnell'e Now Intermediate Geography, 4to I 00 iiiitcneH B new penool ueograpny a Atia. i au Mitchell'. New l'bv.ical Ueography 1 Oil Mitcbrll'a New Outline Map. and Key, aiuall aertea, on rollera, net ig uv Miichell'a New Outline Mapa and Key, large aariaa, on roller., net ...zu vu TIIK NEW AMERICAN READERS AND SPELLERS, The Luteal aad Haadaomeat Sariea. THU BEST AND CHEAPEST SERIES New Amerieea Firat Reader, Saaaaat ...JO ....in ...M ,.. ...90 New Amnrieaa Second Header, New Ameriean Third Header, New American Fourth Reader, New American Fifth Reader, I Mat New America Primary Speller N.w American rroaeunuiog Speller JO ........ M NEW PUBLICATIONS. Th. New American Etymology 00 Otford Junior Speaker 7 Ollurd Sonior Speaker 1 SO Copica can be obtained upon the meat liberal term, lor latrouuoiiou, ny appucaiioa to tue puu. liahera, or ta U. W. I'BUMUIt, Agent, Huntinrdon, Pa. A5r-Correipondeoee with T.achera and Direct- era eorilially lonted. arr.iiu.jm 13 OOTADSHOE MAKING. JOSEPH II. DEEKINtl, oa Market ilrret, la Shaw'a Row, ClearOeld, P. . h.l Juit recei.ed Ina lt of French Calf rain, and hip., taa b.nt In tha market, and ia aow prepared toman ufarlure erarytblng in hia line. Ha will war rani hia work to be aa renreeentVd. The citiiena of Clear-eld and Tiemtty are raapectfully invited te give him a call. riora dona at anon notice. cioi .j "lXKCUTOH'H NOTICB. Notice ia here- I J br eiren that lettera testamentary bavin barn granted to the aubacriber on the e.tate ol ALEXANDER BEATTY, deceaed, late of Bell town. bin. ClenrOrld county, Penn.ylr.uia, all peranna indebted lo aaid aatato are requeued to make immediate parmeni, anu louae uninn claim, again.t the aame will present them duly authenticated ror acttl-menl, JULIA ANN BEATTY, ScpUmber 10, 1S7J-01. Eircutrix. lyVKHTRIV NITIi:Kr-.N'atiea la bare I J hv siren Hint letter. te.lamentary oa ibi e.iale of ALUUSTUH I.ECUNTK, deceased, late of (Jirard town. hip, ClearOeld counly, i'anna haring been duly granted to tha undersigned, all peroue indebted to aaid estate wt'l plcaee make iiaruient. and thoae baring claim, or liemnaili will preaeal th.m properly a.ilbent.eated fr set tlemcnt. lanuiiua w.ion,n, Eaeoutrix. Lcconl.'a Mllla, Sept. 10, IB7!. f.ta DON D3 FOR SALE. Tho Clear 1) acid Ual Company ia offering Ha boadt aa an investment, running from one to ten year, bearing ail per .rat, inlareal, payable acmi-an nuallv oa the Orat daya of Janoary and July, The amount ia limited lo III.IHMl, being but one llnrd of the stork of tha company, thua uiak Ing the bonds a desirable and sale investment Tuey eau bad at either of Ihe Uanka la tbia bor eugb, or at me treasurer a omer. W. W. BETTS, Treaaurer, ClearOeld, Sept. 10, IS7.1. tf j AIIMINIStTHATOIt'll NOTICF- Notlee la horeb. aiven that letters of administration 1 omh.e.l.l.ol latMI'ND HKAlSINUEIt. dee late of Covington township, Clearfield county, ra, having been dnlT granted to the nndcrslned, a' ... . 0 , I .... . 1 1 I u m.k Admiulitratof. Leoonle a Mills, Sept. 10, 1873. 01. AIlvll!lTBATtB'It Will lt,l- notice la barebv liven that letters of n.lminletraliun . ,k. ..i.i. l I1KN.IAM1N BAIKD. lata of 11.11 tnan.htn. I le.rneld coiintV. ra., licficnsrn, v i.Mn H.iiw wranted to the un.lersirned, all person, indebted to laid estate will pleas, mak ln.n,aili.ia navmenl. and thoae bavlni claims o demands will present them properly authenticated for aettlcment witnoui nciay. .,., JA.MI.S A. L"ll'liivi.u, aug27-Ot Administrator, nAUTUIN. All persona are hereby cautioned ... -.-j.ii. -;.L ik. rnllnarin nronertv. la the aoaaessioa of lleorge Norrls, ol Hra.ly two a I BOI lo sueuu.v . ,..-r-.-,. i I...... l eat double harnaae, a lot of camp loo .... .... I.hlea. Stores, beds aad beddini diehei, Ac, Bow in tha oamp, aa the aam. be- Ion, to Bl and ia aubieet ttf uur order, loogswaaauui CALVIN WAflONER, Sept. 14. 3 It- AT WELL HANSON. ("AUTION. All neraonaar hereby eautioaed J against purchasing or la any way meddling with the following property i Ona bay Mare, one gray Mare, one Iron-grey yearliag aolt, oo. act of h.rneaa and one two-horse wagon. The same was bousht by me at SherlO i aale, and I. aow In ' U- joHN-t'wklaSr Brpt. 21, i l . A niilalTIAT1lK NtTICE.Nul!e A t. hereby aiven that letlera of ndinlnlstratlon .! !..... r J K R K M I A II MOORK, deceased, late of Penn Inwnshlp, Clearfield county, Penn a., haviag beea duly granted to the anderslgned, all parson Indebted I aaid aetata will plea make Immediate payment, and thoae having .l.lms or demands will present them prop.rlj ,b...i.... lor 't;l'V8'T'(?i, A. C. MOORE, AdjalnletreMrrl persons Imlcblcd w aaiu n.nsal, and thoae having claim, a demand, will present th.m properly authtntlcated for let tlemcnt. KLUENK BKAl-8lUER, PRINCIPLES CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, THE REPUBLICAN. CLEARFIELD, Pa. . WBDNESDAY MOBNINO. 0CT.,I7S. BV THE RIVER. I am titling alone by th. river, ' And the willows are sweeping it. brink The shadows of twilight are falling, And 1 all by tbe river and think. The aliadow. of tha twilight grow deeper) -j no river la lading I rem Btgutf leaa ne the pray willowa no longer, And 1 am alone with tb. algbt. In darknari and gloom, nob), rlrer, inou art noiselessly floating away In darkneaa and gloom I am floatiag. And whither, O aay I do 1 (tray t Tbe learning of Plato and Pascal la madly at work ia my braia j I am aatisfled about nothing 1 feel and 1 rraaon ia rata. Doe. Justice exist 7 Oh, where ll It t btill tbe beart of the tyrant ia atone, Still bil vlotimi are toiling, despairing. oiiu ne needs But, na ucara not, tneir moaa. 'Tie vaia that yeu teU me, hereafter. Toes, tbiegs are not to be aoj We are only able to reasoa, rrura that which we lea aad wa kaow. For eenturiea long have th. onrse. ui ine neart-bruken pierced to tbe skiea; For eenturios long haa ao anawer Returned to their desolate orira. If I eall upoa nature for eomfort. It ia lileat and grim ai the graves The winds will not etop at my questlou Ao reply rrom tbe iung-aounding wave. And the iters, ai they glitter above me, fur. ana calm aa tbe flakes or tha anew, Look aa culd oo the sorroaa of mortele, At they looked in the yean long ago. Ob, give m.t oh, give me my ohlldhood, The unquestioning faith that was there, Whca 1 kaelt at tbe feet of my mother, Aad gently ,he taught Bio my prayer. J am sitting aloae by tbe river, And the willowa ara aweeplng Ita brink The twilight ha. deepened to midnight, And I ait by the river BBd think. Origin of the Farmers' Movement. Tbe farmere,' movement, oars a wco. torn correspondent, datoa ita origin back about four year. Kra'cration us has boun so croat of luto yonrs nlooiir Western Stalet, particularly in tbe wheat-urowinff region, that the oounlry has been rapidly Bottled. This bus given a temporary market lor brendatufl's to tho new-comer", while they were themselves milking a now lurm. But when they bud brought new acres under cultivation, their la bors increased the amount of crops, o that it becumo nocessary to send large amount or products to Hie mar ltd. Meanwhile there had been considerable increase in the number oi railroad miles in the West. The ex tension did not, however, keep puoo with the development ol the country and was inadequate to the transporta tion necessities required lor the re moval of the superfluous products Consequently, each your when navi imiion closes, nboul December 1, i grout amount of superfluous products accumulates lo bo sent East. The amount of theso superfluous products tintin&llv increases. . The exlrnordi- nary soventy ol llio lasv winter, anu 0 t Hie mechanical anu puyaicai utnicui ties resulting from tbe intonso cold rendered it impnisible for tho rail ronds, alter tho close ol navigation, to movo the crops as rapidly as tno ae mands of commerce required. Accor ding to the law of supply and de mand, tho scarcity ot irunsporwuion facilities during the Inst wintcr.induccd tho railroads to increase the price of railroad freight. This incresso in the cost of curriage wis of necessity paid by the furmcrs, and thoro was a tax deducted from the prlcoof thoir grain at tho farm. This Increased iroigni tariff caused great dissatisfaction. Thero soon grow up an ill-fcoling on this account between the railroads and tho farmers, the lnlter insisting that the railroads wcro extorlionnto in their churgos, and unjust in thoir dis criminntiotis. During tho Inst fivo yours thero have beon many altompts in tho Western amies to control rail road freight tariff by legislation. Al most without exception, tho railroad companies have relused obedience lo thoao enactments. Ana wiion suit uub been brought hv the authorities to on force Ihoso laws, tho railrouds have been almost uniformly succossrul in tho lititrtition. This fuel has intonsi- flod the Irritation on the part of tho farmers. Tho ulmost nnprecedented lnrire corn cron of Inst season brought on a crisis between the railroads and the farmer shortly iificr the close ol navigation in lleccmucr last, ine supply of corn was oo much in oxcoss of tho aomnna iniinne pneu . farm in many portions of the ortn vmi was reduced to the price of fuel, and in somo places even lower, so that in many localities corn was used as Cml Meantime the railroads wero ovorburdefled with the superfluous crops lo bo oonvcyod to tho aonhnnrd. The unusual intensity of the winter created many unacco'iomcd obstoclos. Tho unnecessary deluys in transporta tion caused largo quantities of broad stuiTs to accumuluto in locul centres awaiting shipment. At tho onmo timo tho local storekeepers wero pressing the lurmcrs fur the psymonl of their bills, which thoy could not well dis charge until they had realised from their crops. Tho low price or tho crops hod induced most of tho ftirmors to keep them, in the hope that, in the nrinrr. hatter nrices would bo obtain- od. These various circumstances in creased llio bitterness of tho feeling on tho part of tho furmero toward the rnilmnd companies, which they ac- nnand of eombinimf to increase tho price of f.eights and to demand extor tionate rates, and Is the first cuuso of tho movement now so cxlensivo, nd known as the "Orange." Fear thousnnd five hundred dollars have been raised for the monument to (ion. Thomas. Mr. G.Emory, a onpital iharactcr actor, comes to thia country from England next seaon. The propor thing to movo the Crow Indian to whore they belong Scaro-IrOW. NOT MEN. Excitement in the Oil Regions, Afiirresnondent writing to a Bos ton paper from Fetroloum Centre, Fa., tny that the recent grand strikes In tde oil regions have caused intense excitement. ' At the' oil towns of I'leasantville, Oil City, Reno, Frank lin, Pithole, and olsowhere, new wolls ara being started daily. Most all those "BiriKes have been mado on territo ry which has been considorod unpro ductive by old oil operators. Not only have those important ''strikes" caused consternation, but the "flow- in; of the "dry boles," mado by dis gusted prospectors in tbe days of tho great oil fevers of I8C4 ttnd 18(5, is a tine days wonder. Theso "dry boles wlich are located in nil parts of tbe region, the larger proportion, howev er, being made at Reno and Franklin, an made productive by the use of ni-trt-glyconno torpodoes, which, being t lirown into tho openings, produce suflicenl concussion to opon the inter stices in which the palroleuin is se emed. A great number of these wells yield aa high as 200 barrels of cmde per duy. ripeculutors Iroru JJos ten, ow York, Philadelphia, and the Vee tern cities, and other places aro prospecting, and there is every prob atilily of there being as much excite ment all through the regions as thoro was in the palmiest days ot the oil fevor. Tho hotels aro filled with ox oiled crowds of oil produoers.brokors, prospectors, and speculators, ana overy train brings in more people interested or anxious to be interested in the oil trade. As is not generally known, nothing in the agricultural or horti cultural line will grow in tbe oil re gtnna, add birds never como Lore. This is attributable to the fuel that the ground and atmosphere aro eo thoroughly impregnated with the moll of potroleum thut neither veget able matter can germinate or the fcatlrered species exist. There is noth ing but a durk cloud overshadowing tho whole region, and tbe particles ol f lack dirt which aro continuously fly ing about penetrate everything. The wivei and daughters of the "oil pion eers and kings" nevor alliro them selves in light clothes, but tho appur. el generally consists of sombre shades. Many places are always in nrf Erebus like stute, which is only heightened by tho uid of lamps. Tho streets aro lighted with u natural gits supplied from tho wells, which comes from tho pipes of ono solid, hissing flamo, that burns constantly day and night. The people bavo a bcgiimed appoar unce, looking as though they had been smeared wilh "crude potroleum" and then dusted wilh black dirt. But through Ibis darkness will be seen 1, .... n ,k at K m &- "oil princo" a tlO.OOO&uToG'O' "dX mond. 1 Scene in an Opium Shop. Ono who has never visited an opium shop ran hare no conception of the fuliil factnalion that holds its vic tims fust bound mind, heart, soul, and conscicnco all absolutely dead to every impnlso but the insalitiblc, ever increasing thirst for the dainnublo poison. I entered ono of these duns but onco, but I can never forget tho terriblo eights and sounds of that "placo of torment." Tho apartment wus spacious, and might huvo beon pleusnnt, but for its foul odors and still fouler scenes of unuttorablo woo tho footprints of sin trodden deep in tho furrows of those haggard luces and emaciated forme. On all four sides of tho room were couches placed thickly against the walls, and others wore scutlcrcd over tho apartment whorever there was room for lliom On each of theso. lay extended the wreck of what was Onco a man. homo few woro old nil were hollow-eyed, with sunken check and cadaverous countenances ; many were clothod In rags, having probably smoked nway their last dollur; while others wore offering to pawn their only decent garment lor nn additional doso ol llio deadly drug. A decrepit old man raisod himself as wo entered, draw a long sigh, and thon with a half-uttered imprecation on hioown folly, proceed ed to rc-fill his pipo. This he did by scraping off, with a fivo inck steel needle, some opium from the lid of a liny sholl box, rolling the pnsle into a pill, and, thon, uftor boating It in the blazo of a lamp, deposit it in tho small are rturo of his pino. several snort whiffs followed; then tho smokor would romovo hi pipo from his month and lie back motionless; then replace the pipo, and wilh fusl-glasing eyes blow llio stnoko through his pallid nostrils. As tho narcolio effects of the opium began to work bo foil back on tho couch in a slato of silly stiino faclion that was alike pitiable and dis gusting. Another smokor, n mere voulh. lev wilh his fuce buriod in hie hands, and as ho lifted his head there was a look of despair ouch as I have seldom scon. Thonirh so young, he was a completo wreck, wilh hollow eyes, sunken chest, onn a ncroua twitching In cvory musclo. I spoke In him. nnil learned thai six montns hi.fiirn be hod lost his whole patrimo ny gambling, and camo hither to qunff forgellulness irom tneso j.cineuncuii-j hopintr, he said, to find death as well as oblivion. By far tho larger pro portion of the smokors were so en tirolv under the influenco of tho stu pefying poison as lo proeludo any at- to mm ut conversation, anu wo pi. out from this moral pest house sick at heart as we thought of these tniuitia tnd victims of self-indulgonco and their stnrving families at homo. This bnnoful habit once formed, is soldom oivon tin. and from throe to five years inilulirnnea will utterly wreck the firmest constitution, tbefrnme becom ina daily more emaciated, the eyes more sunken, and the countcnanco more cadaverous, till the Dram ceases to perform its functions, and death places lis seal on Ihe waotod life Lippincott't MngmiM. A western railroad conductor, aftor twenty years of experience, concludos that he would rnthor carry twenty thousand men passengers than lo bavo en tone, (orn femaU'eoird bl trttlo REPUBEICM, 1873. The Fall Swindlers. ... Just at present tho moat annoying class of swindlers, and by its peraisV ence far outstripping tbe convention- al book agent and lile insurance man is the lightning rod man. Now, no one pretonds that lightning rods are not good things in their way, and when kopt in plaoo, oven if they do look a litilo un lightly to a person of nestbolio tastes. And thoro are many persons who have a nervous dread of thtindor and lightning so much so that tbey ore in constant ter ror when a storm is in progress. Scientific mon aro agreed that a light ning rod, constructed on right princi ples, is a protcclion against the elec tric fluid. v And there is no ono who can expati ate on this fact al such length, and is fortified with so many statistics to prove tho extrorae danger of eroding buildings without thorn, or in failing to attach rods to ihoso already construct ed, as tho avortigo lightning rod man. II o will demonstrate to you how cheap ly it can be done. He takes a hasty survey of vour buildino: so manv ex- posed angles, requiring each a point; so many foot of wire, and the thing is done al a cost ol Irotn forty to nlly dollars lou think woll ol it, Your wife may bo, and probably is, a little nervous when what tho report er call "Heavens artillery is thuii dering rather moro loudly than usual, and the liifhlning flushes moro vividly than is its usual wont. And then the expense is small, and you conclude you will have it douo. l'bo agent, or solicitor, (for the work is nevor done by him, bo moroly obtains tho order), wuggcBts a few additions it will in cresso tho salely ol tho building und you foolishly agree to it, supposing the oxpenso will not be more than ton or fifteen dollars additional. You sign an agrooment or blunk form, which the agent proceeds lo till up, and ho drives awny. In a few days thereaf ter a wagon driros up, containing a couple of men and nil the parapherna lia requisite to rig out an entire block with lightning rodsnnd appurlonance, and they go lo work and cover- tho lop of tho house wilh a wilderness ol wire, and at intorvuls of a few foet are upright points for atlraling the lightning und conducting it by means of the wire to tho ground. And tho bill, when it comes in, is about four limes as great as great as the victim supposed it would bo. The chancos are ho refuses to pay it. lie is sued for tho amount in tho District Court, end the agreement ho signed being placed in evidence, the case is decided against him. Ho hns no ro dress. He knows no redress. He kuojrs he has boon swindled, but he -i j., v"iwiw le'-l.f'pi'ticr --i.-ii niijiur- ently small swindle, and yet one which nets the operator a very handsome sum veurly, is known as tbe "churn swin dle. A well dressed, glib-talking man drivings handsome pair of horses attached to a wagon, in which a churn of a now pa tout kind, makes his ap pearance in ao agricultural district ; he calls on the lurmcrs in turn, and show thorn tbe churn and tho mode ot it wurking.and guarantees thut it is ull thai it I represented to be. Circulura with recommendation from various ones who cluim to huve used it,are also shown. As an additionul incentive, he otters to titko the notes of those who purchase, payablo in sixty duvs The amount uked is only fivo dollars; and this soeitik so amull a sum thai a vory largo proportion give thoir notes first with the understanding that they are not to bo paid a mil the churn is delivered. Week roll on; no churns aro delivored ; but when tho note full duo, tbey are presented foe payment by somo sharp country law yer, who purchased thum al a discount of Iweiity-nvo pur cent. And not till thon do llio dupes nnu itiai tnoy nave euch paid their five dollars not for tbe churn, but for tbe privilcgo of nurchasitiiril.lt Doing patented.- Ul course it is a swindle, pure and sitnplo, but the victim bus no redress, and is compelled to pay his nolo, wilh inter est added. In ono township in Michigan, Iho wnler knows of thirly-Bve lurmers who wore sold in this manner within one week. There aro other phases of this noto swindle l'erhaps llio most transpar ent is whul may be designated as the halnioloswindlo 1 heoperatorotlurs lo sell somo well known agricultural implement and take the purchasers note for it, payable when deliver ed. Of courao it is never delivered, and the giver of the note is astonished whon bis note comes lo him for pay ment, a pure and bona fide promissory note, wilh all the conditions and sale- guards it originally bore wanting, no cunnoi account for ll. mere is hi signature, and the dale on which ho guvo his noto, and thero nro other peculiarities which stamp it us his note. A close examination snows that it is only two thirds of the note be oriifinallv novo. The noto was so carefully worded that tho conditions enme on the outor edgo ut tno noto, and Ibcso wore cut off, leaving it, as slated, a simplo promissory note. To socuro the signature, without which the note would bo valculees, the dotted line on which the nnme was wntton was carried further in than iB custom ary, but not so much as to excite sus picion or comment, j no victim migni explain or protest, but all to no pur pose, ao the note ns in tho caso of the churn had passod Into the hnnds of third parties, of courso at consider able discount, and eventually the giver of tho nolo hue (o pay. These aro but samples of th swin dles continually going on. The list might be lengthened indefinitely The Persian monarch' smilo must bo a suit one, a it it simply a Shah grin. m m- A Georgia youth object lo postal cards, because they are eo bard lo opon. Tom Hood, son of Ihe poet and hu morist, will visit America thi full. When Is an ombrolla like a person ccmr!froi When It I fecovrd. TEEMS $2 per annum in Advance. NEWSERIES-V0L. 14, NO. 40. OVER THE DAM. T.s, lif. ll a iwlft-nianla' rlrer, I And It a tnigtity bard itcmtnin ill tide. Bat taa boa. glide, aa aaaaaHiiy Mataetia' i Tbat one feels jest like lettin' it glide. Yoa bear tbe wild roar of tbe rapids, That below you aow thunder and break But you think you can oarily pull back, it ben yoa aea tbctr wbitc foam in your wake.. Well, with ma It waa mighty imooth aailia' . Durin' all of lif.'a Oral summer houra. And the river Bang arerao aweetty, And ita baaka were so brilliant with fleweral While the how that hung over the torrunt Seem'd a halo that beckon'd me there. And the wbite mist tbat roae from it. water! o,uiie aouoeurd the black gulf of deepairt To be aure, I paaa'J friend, aa I drifted. l'ullln up aturdily gin tbe atrcain, But I Inugh'd aa I aaw bow they labor'd, Wbile my boat dano'd along like a dreamt What malter'd which way it waa glidin?- If 1 eall d with It up or eatl'd downr Behind I aaw only lile a atrugglea, And before me was pleaaure lile'l erowa. I say 1 pass'd friends pallin' up stream, And tbey warn'd me of danger U luw But advice ia ao cheap that when given, It amounta to jest notbin', you know 1 And eiper'ence wall, that's ot eouie value, But it alo't alwaya wisdom it bringr; I've got il you're right; 'tis a nettle. And 1 pluck'd It at a oust of Its ttins I It's tough, look in' up tbat bright river, And seein' where J might have turn'd bank, To think tbat 1 took thiugs ,o oaay, LettiB' cvory thing go to the wrack ( But I'm here now, Just aa you And me. And I'mwell, you can ace what I am j I drift'd, you know, with the current, And, uf Bourse, I went over the dam 1 Wiles of the Hoodlum. In tho population ofrSan Francioeo is an engaging classot vtvacions young men, who aro known by tho name oi Hoodlums. A few evening ago, as young lady of patrician fumily in San Francisco, on her return homo from a friendly visit, was walking along O' Farrell streot, she was accosted geni ally by a young man with an immense ctirur lor his principal lealure, woo in choice hoodlutneso, hoped sho was as well us could bo expected, and solicit ed a loan as a mark of esteem. Unaccustomed is she waa to public spouking tbe damsel responded with scream ; wncreupon more aartca from tho nppnsilo Bidewallc a alurtiy ifontlemun. who promptly knockod down the presumptuous hoodlum, und ns deftly escorted tho alarmed lady beyond reach ot lurlher pecuniary.un- portunity. Having rendered this ser vice tho etrangur would fuiu huvo ta ken his leuvo, but tho rescued liur ono nervously besought iiis protection to her homo, and there prevailed upon him to enter the hooso and receive the thanks of her fulbrr. The surpriso of tho fushionuolo household may be imagined when Miss introduced her delivcror,for tho stranger's ottiro was decidedly seedy. Hut when tho ludy explained lo her ItUhcr how the brave young man had savod her life and whipped a man twice his size, the heart of tho old gentleman wurmed toward him. Ho culled linn A noble young leiiow and pressed a twenty dollar piece in his hand, whicb,uftor some reluctance, was accepted, and llio plucky defender of unprotected woman lofl tho houso with an invitation from the futhcr lo cull at his placo of business iho next day, and he would try if he could do something for him. Accordingly the noble young fellow presented liimselt al Iho Btoro (on Front street) tbe noxt morning. Th ore did not happen to be a va cancy in iho position of head book keeper jut then, and besidos tho no ble young fellow could not write, and bis cltivulrio young soul had nover stooped lo leurn tho mysteries of flg uros. So he was installed as porter, a Iiosilion for which nuluro seemed to mve spcciully designed him. In tho conduct of this hero from humble lilo there wus nothing to dis credit his character for chivalrous manliness and bluff simplicity of na ture, until ono evening noon after the ubovo events, when the merchant and bis daughter, whilo enjoying a twi light promenade, encountered tho he roic porter in tho company of an in dividual ut sight of whom tho young ludy turned fuint. Curious lo relalo, this individual was no other than tho one who had been knocked down for accosting our heroine oo cordially, and when the old gentleman wag informed of tho fuel lio lost all faith in human na lure. Indeod,on the following day he charged his porter wilh having prac ticed un imposition upon bim, and was shocked at tho irankness wun wnicn the juslico of tho impeuchmont wus confessed. Not a blush sufluscd tbe cheerful countcnanco nf the detected hoodlum as ho ingeniously avowed thai tho li It lo drama of the encounter in tho street had been ingeniously ar ranged by an intimate friend and him- sell, as n sociable speculation upon tho gintittido of a wealthy parent; and ho concluded his stalcmonl by Iho romurk thut, whilo ho was ready to resign hi porter's situation sooing that a partnership in the firm and tho young lady s bund were the least ho could bo induced to accept lor remain ing in mercantile life he trusted his venerable friend would not refuse to signify hia continued esteem by pur tailing of a spirituous beverago ut his expense. The merchant refusing this proffered courtesy with exlremo hau teur, and making some irusomio com onsl rations with one of hid boots, tho still tinruflled hoodlum rotiroi1 from the palatial warohouso with commen dublo alacrity, apparently unconscious that ho and his intimate friend had dono anvlliins that had not lis per fect wurrant. A lady took her son of some fivo vonrs, to church. After tho minister had been preaching about hull an hour, the lilllo fellow grow sleepy and begun to noil. Tho mnlhor aroused him into attention sevornl limes by pushing; but as It soem"d a hopeless case, sho concluded to let him sleep undisturbed. After a while tho little fellow had his nnp ont, and saw tho minister still holding forth, lie looked up Into his mother's face, and inno cently asked, "Mother, is this Sunday night, or it It noxt Sunday night f" ie) im i When N. P. Willis was sskfd 0 make a speech, ho replied ; "I am hv profession a writer, and you can not export a pomp to give water from Ihe rndl a wen tnircmtncinoutn .J .' J1JUIJ . ' A Pare Hand. ' In the latter part of '49 a Dumber of professional gamblers in large praotioeJ were residing at tbe Graham booae. (Who that wa In San Franeisoo in and '00 does not remembor the Gra- ham house, which stood on the corner' of Kearney and I'acitlc street f) In the party, two wero espooiaHy re marked lor the boldness of tbeir play and tbe steadiness of tbeir buine nerve. These were a bunebback, named Briggs, and Joe Basoot, a bel ter sort ol graduate or the old Vioke burg school Both bad been signally successful in many a sharp operation,- . during the year, and had considerable property in lots, which, for their eon- vonience in business, they had eon' verted Into cash, and bankpd partly wun Jjurgoyne or Wright, partly on various mon to tables. One day, in an atler-dinnorchal, they compared notos) aud found that they stood equally fair on llio gamblors'chango, each being' good for just $120,OUO. immediately available dust. Both boing more tban usually enterprising under Ibe rnspir at ion of wino, Briggs offered a daring; bmler, which wus recklessly accepted by Basset, that they should at onco adjourn to un uppor room, fill op each a cnecK lor me entire sum ne was worth in cash, divide equally between the. two 8240,000 in rod chocks, and pluy for the wholo noither to leave tho room on any prcloxt whatover uu- lil all the red chock were lost ana won. Accordingly, wilh no less equl nitnity and pleasant singleness of pur pose, they rotired, with a few cooieo spirits ot their set, to the privacy ef a roserved apartment, and having pro vided a store of choice liquors, cigars aud viands for tbe company, executed the required documents, divided too rosy counters, they took thoir scats at the opposite sides of tho tablo and be. gan tho extraordinary and most inter eating contest a contest which called out such feuts of memory, sagacity, discrimination, self possession, qnicM recognition ot signs and detection or finesse,' such fine feints, nimble thrust und parries, bol assaults und well or dered retreats, a would have mado tbe fortune and fumo of a statesman, agon era) or a fencing muster. Tb firs deal was mode at four o'clock in ther afternoon, and the game wont on with changing fortune all night. At the el bow ot each stood a glass ot water, moderately heated with brandy. Nei ther smoked ; a cloud botwoen thorn would havo been as culpahlo a blunder as the sun in tbo eyes of a duelist. Ten o'clock next morning, yet in tbeir' places both looking somewhat pale mid haggard, but very quiet. Briggs had 84,0U0 left ofall Hint be was worth in the world. Tho card were deutt. The table at which they sal was near a door of the room, and just as Basset, whoso ''say" it was, was making tip bis mind, somo ono ontered and stoocl behind him. Briggs eyed hi antago nist over his shoulder, nnd with a sen return; ataro that held his very breath. Without noticing the entrance of the newcomer, with no Salter of his cards, without one startled glanco or even the move of a finger, Basset "weet six thousand dollars." "Take the money," said tbo hunchback, and ho took il. Briggs bad twoiucks; Joo Bsissetl threo king. As the two quuffod great bumpers of raw brandy, Isriggs remarked, as ho rose to go to bed, "Ityou had noticed that man I might have borrowed the money and held on a tittle longer; but when I saw that yoa did not turn lo look over your shoulder or drop the faco of your curds, 1 knew you had a puro hand." A fow days after that tbo hunchback invested fiky dollars, borrowed from Basset, in a miner's outfit, and started for tho diggings, where he died in a month, a helpless pauper. , . Beau Hickman Dead- For moro than a quarter of a ccn tury, dating from about 184(1, one of the most noticeable object of interest in Washington was in various phase of prosperity and adversity- singu lar genius known as "Beau Hickman.'' Dui ing tbe whole of the period ex tending from the beginning of ouP troubles with Mexico to his death, ho wa as well known, not only to rest, dents bnt to visitors, ns the Capitol it self; and it wus his boast that he bad boen on terms of intimacy with every reapeclublo member of Congresa from Webster and Clay down to tno time whon respectability lo Congresa waa iho exception and not tho rule Robert Singleton Hickman, as he was known, was born in Maryland about 1813. After a wild and dissi pated career in all parts nf tho coun try, brt mainly in tho South, Hick man drilled lo Washington, and moro ho dovelopod a most eklraodinary passion for dress, his chief smbiliorl being to shino as tho fop of the day, lio bob nobbed with all tho great men of bi duy who were given to sensual pleasures, and llicy wero ft few up la twenty years ago who wero not and numbered among bis regular and oc casional oompanions in tho debauch and at tho gaming table somo of tha brightest ornamonto of Iho renntc and the Houso. But tho lime earns when hf could no longer shine but in borrowed plum age, and Beau became the walking advertisement of tbo fashionable tai lors and the stool pigeon of the gam- oiers. A-iimo ny nine tie wonv uuwn in the scale, and whon old age begaa to creep upon him he wus frequently dependent for tho neccssarioa of lile upon iho charity of strangers, whom be levied upon wilh a cool impudenca Ibat was always irresistible Hi real numo wa unknown, bi family supposed to hare beon one of Hie wcullhtcst in Maryland or Vir ginia, having sent to him a stipulated sum every year on condition that he should keep their secret. ' He never told anybody ovon iho name of tho plaoo whero he was born, nnd nobody over know whore ho lived in Wash Ington until one niht In Louisiana avenue a firo turned him into tbe street with his wardrobe in his arms. Frequently at the Washington bars, while tippling glasses with tho polili ciuna, he said it was a poor city that couldn't support .him like a gentle mnn, and it w ao his intention to make Washington support him t and he did, even to tho extent of levying 25 cents from each of tho young buck of the town, and larger turns from the larger animals. For the last few year of his life, having beon afflicted with In flammatory rheumatism, he mado no use whatover of intoxicating liquor. Marriages by moonlight are the latest novelty In Georgia. Very prop er consdorirg what a tweet lunacy tho business is. Il is a colored poo plo'o invention. The white generally prefer gas. When Shakospetre' molhur wished him lo confess a theft, what distin guished character did she bold op be fore him rW1ll!ne. Till. '
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