THE
"CLEARFIELD IEPIBLICAV
GOODLANDER & LEE,
CLEARPIELD, PA.
F.ITABLIIUED IN lT.
The largeat tirealatlea ofaajr Mtmpiptr
III North Central Pennsylvania.
Termi of Sabaoriptlon, -I
(f paid In ailvaaoeTor within 1 month..... OO
ff paid after I lid before 0 month R4I
tf paid ofur Ih. eiplmtioo of month.... I OO
Bates oi Advertising.
rranllinl ndvertleementt, per .qnero of 10 Hnetor
lor a, I tluioa or leao. M ,. $1 09
For each aobtequent intertlon 10
A Jialnl.trolor.' nud Bxoeutorf'notleea.,...,, S 00
Auditor.' mitlcoe H . t 00
0-ialloa. end K.lraye,,,...,. i. .... 1 0
Pieaolutlon notioea , I 00
Profos.ional Card., ft linal or lo.a,l year..,., ft 00
. Loeel nntieea.per lino H 10
YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS.
I square til 00 I 1 oolumn 5 00
'uan.M la 00 f oolomnM TO Of
4 o-iuarep... -.2ll AO I I oolunin...........13 00
. n. B. OO0PLANDER,
NOKL II. LEE,
, Pukliihcre.
Cads.
W. C. ARNOLD,
LAW & COLLECTION OFEICB,
CURrTENVIUK,
j2tt Clrirflold Conntjr. Peon 'a. lij
rmaa. MuiinAr. oraui otJwll.
MURRAY & GORDON,
r ATTOJINEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
r-Offloo io Plo'i Opera Rouse, toeonv floor.
:S0'7t
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Will sttrod to all botln.H enlrailed to klai
pionptly and faithfully. ovll'71
WILLIAM k. WALLACg.
oavid L. anno,
joea w. waioLar.
ARIT P. WALLAi:!.
, WALLACE 4. KREBS,,
(nvmiiun o n rhbo m ritjiaiD(,f
ATTORNE YS-AT-LAW,
ll-ir3 ClearVeld, Pa. '
A. G. KRAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Heal E.ulh nod Colleetlon A rent,
CLEAHriELlJ, PA.,
Will pruni.lly attend to nil lufal bu.lneaa
trnitwl to hia enre.
O-0"Jce "lib John II. Fulf.jd, oppoalle the
uourl llonao,
npril I-flntO
io.ira l. a'axALLT. , dakibl w. n'cur.nr.
1 McENALLI & McCUEDY, '
ATTORNK YS-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
. jttT'U-gr.l1 busitifiM attendwl to prompt ) with)
lMiity. Offln on Becuod itrta ahoT ikt Firrt
Natlunl Bnk. Jin:1:74
G. R. BARRETT,
Attobney and Counmilor at Law,
HI.R A RFIRI.D. PA.
lUvinK raslKuwl hip Jaif(hip, bu reiumed
tlin pre(iH uf tb law In bl old office at Clear
fitiia, V. Will atttnii (ha onrtt of J)ffroa anl
Klk otiuntiei when peoUllrtetaiovd in eoontctloB
iiq rtvi ivni ouuntci. , (
W M . M? Mcc1jLLOUGh7
, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfleld, Pa.
M-OfflM la Court Hoiae. (Sh.rH'i 0O.ee).
Uunl bualneea promptly attended to. Rrel eitate
bought and eold. Jall'7S
A. W. WALTER 8,
ATTORSEY AT LAW, '
Clearfreld, Pa.
fceA,0aleo in Oraham'a Row. deol-ly
" H. W. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
tl:I:7l 'ririrdeld. Pa.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Clearfleld, Pa.
eOfflue in Old Weatern Hotel building,
eorner of Seoond and Market Bu. aotll.Ot.
ISRAEL TEST,""
ATTORNEY AT LAW, ;
Clearfleld. Pa.
ey-Offlta la the Court Boon. Jyll,'7
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfleld, Pa.
dr-ORoe on Metket atreet, opp. Court iloaie,
Jao. 3, 1874.
J O H N L . C U T T L E,T )
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
liid Ileal Batate Ageut, Clearfleld, Pa.
Office oa Tblrd atreet, kel.Cbeny A Wolnat.
CeT-Reapeetfulty olTera bia aorvieea la aelllag
lad buyiag laada la Cleorteld aad adjolalnf
lonntlol and wttb aa eiperl.n.e ol or.r twenty
l.nre aa a anrreyor, litterl him. .11 that be eaa
render eatlafoetloa. Pea. MiOJMf,
j7 blak e "w a ltYr
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
Nuw ljogn and liiiiubor,
CLEARFIELD, PA. '
ffieo in UrehAUi'B Row. liaasTl
J.J. L INGLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
I IS Oareola, Clearfleld Co., Pa. fif
J. 8. BARN HART,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hellefbute. Pa.
Will prnrtlee is Clenrleld nod all of the Court, of
the 1MB Juoielol Olatriei. neai eeinie onainen
and eolloctlon of elolma made apoeialtlea. nl'TI
DR. W. A. MEAN 8,,
PHYSICIAN A STJRGEON,
LUTIIRRStlURO, PA.
Will attend profeiaioanl cell, promptly. aoglO'T
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SO RO EON,
Ofioo oa Market Street, Clenrleld, Pa. .
r-oSoe hour. t I to II a. to., and I to I p. m.
j"1.7r8CnBDfiEi "'"
IIOMCEOPATHIO KHTMCIAN, .
ORieo la relldcnoe oa Market or. f
April J4, 1171. Clenrleld, Pa.
J. H. KLINE, M. D , . "
PHYSICIAN A 8UBOEON,
HA VINO lorated a( Ponndeld, Pa., oflere ki
profeaeionol eervleo. to the people of tbnt
plaoe and aurroundinf oountry. Allcalla promptly
attended to. oet. 11 If. .
DR. J. P. BURC HFI EL D,
Lou Burf.oa of the Old Ro(lmeat, Peanayleaala
Volunteere, boring returned from the Army,
olfera bia profeaaioanl lerTleea to theeitlieaa
of wlenrfleldeoaaty.
ayProfenlennlealll promptly aluaded to.
Office on Beeond etreet, formerlyoeeapled by
Ur.Wooda. tP'4-,, M
DR. H. B. VAN VALzAH
t'LP.ARPIP.I.D, PBNH'A.
OFFICE IN MAKON IO BUILDING.
fr OVce konre-Prom It to t P. N.
MyU, 117
DR. JEFFERSON LITZ,
WOODLARD, PA.
Will promptly attrnd all mil. la the liae of hia
profeaaioa.
aee.ia-71
D. M. DOHERTY,
PAPHIONABLR BARBER 1 T1AIR DREXER.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Phop acit daav U Waavcr A Btti ttort,
8eotd iimt.
Jaly 14, T
HAIUtY hNVDEU, V
(Fortacrlr with Ltw Bnhaltr.)
BARBER AMD 11AIHDRE8HRR.
Shop on kfarkot 81 H OfipMltt Otrart Rtwatf.
A eka towl for trtry artonar. tu- lt.'TI.
" Q. W. WEAVER 00.,
DRUGGISTS A APOTHECARIES,
cimwEiinvaLR, pa. -
Drnlrre la all klnde of Drag., Mrdleiero, Pea
y Hood, end bror;flet' Bandriee.
Corwena.ille. Ale.oh 17, I17t.
GEORGE mTfEBQDSOH,
WITH
W. V. LIPPIK0tl4CtfH
' aWn la
UATS A CAPS, BOOTS A AUOKH,
m Tl rf Ml Mark ftrroot, Palledoikla.
i l ii lit.! n ii ii i iii i. ii 1 1 ' i l 1 1 v ii p ev w
vim mmMMn'Mm t
aa i a i i n . ii i i j i nasi 1 n a a 1 . j i i
GEO. B.QOODLAITOEE, Proprietor J.' - 1 1 1 'U(j'' JS'' ' PRINCIPLE,' NOT MEN. TEBMS-$2 per annum in Admc-.'
. . - : 1 4 it in n rnui ttt t t . . . . ,' .
VOL 50-WHOLE NO.-245T.- jI r. w -.r ; ..:;, ;.--'. cmBFIEIJ),'PA.t'WEDNrSDAYf FEBRUARY 0, 1876. NEW SERIES-V0L. 17 NO. 6.
JOHN D. THOMP80N,
JoetlM of the Poaoe and Sorlrener,
CarweaoTllle, Pa.
tam-Collootiou undo and money promptly
paid oror. .f,b,""L
oio. Auaar eaanr ALlnar...."...w. ai anar
W. ALBERT tt BR08.,
Maaafaeterort A oitoaalro loalora la
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, Ac,
.WOODLAND, PKMM'A. l
Jtat-Ordero aolleltod. Billa llled oa abort antlco
.... and roaaoanble terrna.
Addron Woodlaad P. O., Cle.re.ld Co., Pa. ;
oii.lo W ALBERT BROS.
FRANCI8 COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
PreaehrUle, Hoar Raid Coaaty, Pa.
Keep, ooaeteatty m aaaa fatt ewoMat of
Ury ttooae, norawnra, annnn, ""'J IUNI
aaaally kept la a retail itore, whiob will bo .old,
for oaah, aa obeap aa elaowbere In tbe aoaatj.
ronhUl.1Jiui.l7, 1M7-Iy. - 1
THOMA8 H. FORCEE,
aaALia t .
GENERAL MERCHANDISE, -
CBAHAMTIIR, Pa. '
Alto, oitoaalro mnaafaolurer end denier In Square
Timber aad Sowed Lumberer all kinda.
JWOrdori Mlieited and all billa promptly
lliedT
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign - Painter and Paper
Hanger, ; ' ,
Clearfleld, Peati'e. .
VavWin eiooaU lobe la bit line promptly end
In a workmanlike manner. t afrMT
G . H. HALL, ....
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
W-Pumpa alwnya ea kaad and mode to order
on ahort aotiee. Pipea bored on reOMnable tarma
All work warrented te reader eati.roetioa, and
deliraredifdeaired. uylo:lypd
E. A. BIGLER &
CO.,
DBA La HI i a
SQUARE TIMBER,
and maaufaeturera of
ALL KINIMI OK SAW ED LUMBER,
1-771 .' CLEARFIELD, I'ENN'A. . '
JA8. B. GRAHAM,
j denier la ' (
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boardi,
8IIINQLES, LATH, A TICKETS,
0:1 071 Clenrleld, Pn,
TAMES MITCHELL,
DEAL a Iff f
Square Timber k Timber Lands,
jell'TI CLEARFIBLD, FA. '
H. F. N A UGLE,
WATCH MAKER & JEWELEB,
and dealer ia "
WatcheB, Clotjks, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware, Ate,
joint CLEARFIELD, PA.,
I. 8 N Y D E R,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
AMD DBALna IK
VYatolies, Clocki antl Jewolry,
Ormien'l Bmw, Mark Arm,
CLBAflPIELD, PA.
AH kiodt of repairing la my line promptly at.
adod to. ... i - a April 11, 174. :
HEMOVAIm
REIZENSTEIM' It BERLINER,
wbalesaie dealers la
CEHS' FIRISIIIG GOODS,
Hare removed to' 1ST Church atreet, between
Frnnklia aad White ata., New York. JyM7l
JAME8,H.:LYTLE,
la Hralner'o ftalldlnc. Clearfleld, Pa.
Denier In Oraeotlee, Proyialoao, Vegetablea,
Prnlta, Floor, Food, oto., ctp. '
nprl47t-tr
J AMES E. VATSONACO.,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
CLKARFIKLD, I'ENN'A.
Ilonaee nnd Oflleet te let, Colleetlont promptly
mode, nnd Irat-elaee Coal and Flre-Cley Land,
and Town property fur onto. Ofllee ia We.tera
Hotel Building (Id ioor), Second St. my!974y
Livery Ntable.
Til E anderelgned bega leave to Inform the pen
ile that be ia now folly preparM toLoeeommo
det.all in the way of faral.hiog 11. .Ma, Boggier,
baddloo and Marnraa, oa tbe ahorteet aotioe end
an reeooaeble torma. Keaidenoo on Loouat .treet,
balweoa Third and Foarth.
UEO. W. UlABIIART.
1le.ri.ld. Feb. 4, 1174.
JIMEf LIME! '' ""-
Tba aaderalinrd Is sow art-pared to furnish
tbe pablle with aa eieellent qeatity of
Bellefonte Wod-Burned Lime,
fur pt a staring aarpesee, by tba large or small
qaaatity. Can be found tor iba prnsewt at Fia'i
new bit Id lag, an Market street.
aeti-tr id. K. MruuLiAiuuu.
Mitch ell Wagons".
The Best is the CheapeBtl
Thorn ai Re Illy has received another large lot of
"Mitehtll Wafena," wbfth are innnr the tery
best ma na facia red, aad which he wilt sell it the
uojt raaaonahta ni'ea. His al.k inelmloa aliuust
all d-rriptto of wf(at largtaiid small, wide
and narrow tmrk. Call an et ihera.
aprrVTeJ ' 11IOMAK IlKII.tA.
J
UHN A. HTAIJKIt,
ItAKKH, Uaiket Hi., Oa.rVI.I, '.
9 1Mb Broad, Husk, Kolle, PI a and Cub-
oa band or made to rur, A yptieis) apporiinent
of Cootectfonartef , Fialio. and Nvls lu iiock.-
lea Cream and OyaJeis lb eratoa. Palooa atarly
appmHa tba Pwtt-fee.- Prices moaVnia j ;
March
ANDREW H ARWICK,"
Market Htreet, Clearfleld. Pa..
sf I HAaavf Antitai Aitt naAi.aa i af f
HAHNKflfl, FADDLRfl, BRfPLBl, 'COLLAR,
aodall hladaf . y
' hoksk rvtiitisttitto goods1.
A fell stock af (Uddlera Hardware, Bra-he.
Oosaba, Blankets, htnVs, eta., always oa bead
aad for sale at tba lowest aash prices. All kind
ar repairing promptly tmaau to,
Tbe basteess will be vndvr the
ledlsto
nperrlstow of Jeba C. Harwiek.
CUarfleld, Jast, 1 11$ , r , , ,
- d, A -
A1ZK A SCHWARTZ,
t , , tut. eo Evena ue, I j '
MILITARY tKlFOKMS
' ' ARD " "
EQUIPMENTS,
U.IIlk leABfcBTBTItKKT. PMII A.
Read., Comp.nlrr, Ao., fnralebed. Sbmpl...
phetogrepha end telf-menanriag direetioeje rent
tree.
MERCIIASI TAILORS A CLOrillERS, :
IIH MARKET STREET,
jely 14, H-ly ' o . Phlla. .
Tbe aodorotgaed are now felly preparoJ to
oaray e lee beateoee of , . . . j I
'y.'U SASASlS.'iUTS,'-.'i' '
And toepeetfally aollett Ike p etroaago of tb.iee
Ooewetd, K., few. It, IIM.
TTNDERTAKINO. .
ECHOES OP NflW VtAR BELLA.
1 I l
ii m ...
Dtfwltd la Mr. MaarUHa Itvl-i, iiMi-ini afbar
la Mrvo fvaaMortfofi twtiiiii fMojaisf
i. IWdtay, jIm diJ at tamtiltla, (
Ilald auNty, 4Mnury M, 117a.
The lait kouf of tlia year grown gray
To tha myrtle gate draw aaar,
And (bat outyaaianlay from ta day,
Tha old tram tha aew-hAra year, ' '
Tha Natloa riwi wilh a ihnut, ,
Laud, twi lling far and atir i , t
From dona and npira tb belli ring ont t
''All bail tha fauadradih jatw! r
Obthard-voieaJ. ihrHl-tn), clanging ball,
Hath your triuinpbant anlrth.
And toll for aa la throbbing hnclla ' -
"Onajtaol Im on earth. " ., . . ... , .
( V-
0n jewel 1tV my lit t la boy
Ob, lobbing, lighlog balla I . , , .
What agooy what b Ugh tad Joy, ...
Your DQamful walling talla.
Tha rwtt( nAI. Ilpi, tha ellnglnf anan.
Are piilnalaM n aud still ;
Tholr fund, eareiiing, Inving jluru.a
No mora my aad htart thrill.
Tha earnest tyaa, aa often raitad
In lore lo look In aains,
With eager, qaastiontng, wandartng gata,
Oa me no longer bine.
Tb Tolce m merry, clear ai.J iwtet,
Tha wlnaiag. baby ways; ' f Z'
Tha buiy banda and Italian feet
All tiitnt. at ill to-day.
Three years, ecd ibroogh thofoartb raid-wsy,
His lil'a with mine u twined (
These teodrila torn apart tu-day
No band on earth oaa bind
Uut there's a Hand that wounds to lttal i
And bind tha broken heart t
Of all the sorrow that we feel,
He'll bear tbe heavier part.
Beneath the shadow, wide and long,
The little Coffin throws,
Wy ohaaienad soul Lraaks Into Ming
Tha Wrd knows yei, he knuwa,
" Far, far b-yoad earth's ehilliig howen i
My darling's sale aad bleat (
His Is the gain the loss is ours,
Until we, too. Bod rest.
Thea subbing, throlblng, tlfillling balls.
Ring oat your message clear I ,
Your deep-Toleed, stroet-loned ebtulnf telU
Of DuoLBr'a glad New Year.
Altooma, Pa.
. LIBEL AND SLASDER. i
' tl-B a Lrrtnr. hy O. O. Rooaey.l
1. Tlio truth is ntirjniior llian a lio.
and will ulwari conouer in a lair flifht
Ha who rulien upon the truth need not
worry nhoiit tho rrmilt ol tho conflict,
Ho uun only to bo true to tho truth
nnd to himself, and go straight forward
in li tea work, turning neither to tho
right htind nor to the lull, to follow any
"burking l"g, anil time will surely
bring his vindication. "All things
come in tiuio lo itiem that Know how
to wnit."
2. Calumny is an almost certain pen
ally of marked suttees. It in the voice
of tho "rovengo thnt dwells in littlo
minds." It is tho outlet of baffled
wrong. It Is tho return of ingratitude
for favors received, and which I hero is
net tho manliness lo acknowledge. It
is tho base and cowardly refuge and
hatred, malice, envy and ill-will, llenco
those who aspire to any eminence
should as much expect to meet with
calumny as a sailor on the great sea
should bo prepared for storms. They
try the strength ol the ship, but it well
built nnd well managed they rarely
break it. The iiHsault should only
quiekon the faculties, rouse tho cour
age, and strcniMicn the hand. It is a
proof that the "evil things that hate
to tooK on nsppincss una an obstacle
in their way, nnd their enmity is high
est pruiso. , rtA .. ,,.,...
.1. JNO itood man will winuiel sticuk
evil of another. If circumstances will
compel hira, to accuse, he will show
that he docs so reluctantly, and for tho
sake of justice, and that ho scorns the
thought of sell'-grutiliention in such an
act. If, therefore, any accutiation ap
pears to be grounded in a mean, wan
ton or malignant spirit; if tho occasion
to mnko it appear to be sought; if tho
accuser speak not to the litee of the
accused, but behind his back, then it
mny te set down as certain that at
least the truth is distorted, and that,
in all probability, it is corruptly falsi
fied. For whore a revengeful and ma
lignant spirit is, there tho truth cannot
dwell. The angel Will not abide with
the demon. The common norcention
of this fact is the reason why slanders
aro so littlo credited and dn so little
harm.
4. The best safeguards airainst libel
and slander oro a clean character and
a circumspect behavior.
That tboa may.t lojero no mnn, duv.-llh. be,
And aorpenl-like, that none may injore thee.
Jh tho presence of an enemy be on
your guard, and while devoutly trust
ing in (iod, "keep your powder dry I"
The light and power of a just lifo will
shine through the cloud ot a slander
and distxl it. . A habitually careful
conduct will naturally secure tho pres
ent and provido for tho dangers of the
future. "Tho truth is always consist
ent with everything true; while error
is inconsistent, alike with tho truth and
with itself." ' Hence, he who acts cor
rectly from tiny to day need never fear
what the future may bring forth.
D. nometinics circumstances seem to
Ive against the innocent, but tbe Inno
cent need never despair. Tho truth is
somewhere in the circiiinatnnecs, how
ever deeply hidden, nnd will surely
como to the light, il curcl'ully nml pa
tiently ptiiaiietl. .Never lake a fulfO
step tor the purpose nf avoiding nnnp-
mreniiy utimvoitiiiii) t nvtiinHltincc.
I'rust tho truth, and il will brinir you
safely out of the wilderness.
B. JNover condemn anyone, without
hearing his defence. Never boliove an
improbnblo story on tho testimony of
an intomsted or prejudiced witness.
Always regard a good reputation as
stronger than tho testimony ot any
such witness or witnesses. Never be
lieve thnt a person whom you havo
known as honest, just nr.d trustworthy
has been the eontrary, without "proofs
nnd tiinflnuption as strong as Holy
Writ," itighbsouiiuoss aud. iniquity
can no more dwell In the same heart
than tho lamb and tho wolf can live In
the sumo told. . Ho who is willfully
untaithf'til to one Is not faithful to oth
ers. At heart he must bo essentially
"all one thing or all tho other."
7. i here may be cases of libel so
malignant as to warrant and domand
a criminal pi-osocntion, but very rarely
indeed does a case ariso which can
warrant a civil suit for the rocovory of
a compensation In money. Where tbe
datnago dono by a liltcl or slander is
Its nature pecuniary, a pecuniary
satisfaction may well be sought, but
the refined mind nntnrally revolts from
seeking rjch A rnrn for wounded honor
or violated peace. - For such wrongs
justice demands a swilter and heavier
retribution. . .. ,
8. A statement may at the same
time be verbally true and substantially
fulso. Words may be uttered, or an
act done, in such a'manncr and under
such circumstances as to be wholly
tree from any objection. The same act
may be dewribed, orthewortflTepeai
ed in such a manner, with supb change
of tone, emphasis and Inflection ; with
such omissions of qualifying cirerjrn
slaocot a to wholly changt the char
acter and effect od 4h stt ar Words,
and Inspire them with a tDoUigrjant
spirit. tUtraem. In all ca.tbet anlnoa
of tbe speaker should be most carefully
considered. If hatred, malice, envy,
ill-will, of tbe love of cruelty appear In
his tono, manner or purpose, the boar
or mav bo sure that thoso qualities col.
or his statement whatoverliU'ml ground
there may be to support it,
.. 9. There are so luanv casos of lilml
nnd slander arising from mMnkc. The
oyos and cars are olluu tleceivetl. As
tonishing tunes of mistuking one person
for another aro within the knowledge
of almost every ono. A lrcneral ro-
soinblanco suggests tho individuality of
a particular person, that individuality
occupied tbe montnl vision, and, for tho
Llimo, tue tiissimilnnlics are not per
ceived.- ,ln such cases statements may
be made which will bo true in all re
spects except as to the person involvod,
nnd aa to him utterly fill so. This may
tie illustrated uy aoundant examples.
Honco, on the ground of probabilities,
it ia more likely that a singlo witness,
not, fully corroborated by all tho cir
cumstances, Is mistaken, thun that a
icrson bos acted or spoken contrary to
lis general character nnd reputation.
All tboso rules fitly ctitmlnato in the
lentil maxim that "every ono is to be
E resumed Innoconluntilprovcd guilty."
n favor of innocence, justice, peace
and tho general wcli'uro, all reasonable
things are to be presumed; while
against their opposites every allowable
intondment shall be made.
10. In tho end almost every one is
cHiimuica according to bis own merit.
The good sense of the community is
rarely at fault.' Controversies, legal
or otherwise, about alleged libels, slan
ders, misrepresentations and the like
rarely result in anything satisfactory.
It tho correction of an erroneous state
ment soem to be imperatively required,
tho force of the correction will be in
proportion to its simplicity and clear
ness, and its froodom from dad teniiei',
counter-charges and opithets.
STUDIES A.VOXO THE .SIOUX
Dakota Corraapoadoaee Kranavllle Juaraal.
They have a keen sense of tho ridi
culous, particularly the women, and
somewhat of humor- J think it was
'.Running Antelope" who suid thnt
"when he first heard of it, ho wan much
surprised that the white men killed
thuir Saviour, but now ho knew them
better he had changed his mind." I
rowlloct onco, when a friend and my
self wore standing rather too near the
circle where they were, having a squaw
dance, two hags, whoao heads were
silvered by well nigh a century, throw
tboir skinny arms around our necks
and drawing us into tbe circle, com
pelled us to join, in their gyrations,
much to tho hilarity of the runt. But
of all objects of study, the women aro
the greatest from tho pretty, good na
tured young girls ot seventeen, to the
toothless old nags, w ho, in this vary
tribo, have been known to come on
tho battle field after tho Unlit to kill
the wounded. Much righteous indig
nation has been expressed by Amcii
can writors with regard to tho servile
labor which is required of tho women
among the Indian tribes, and this crit
icism Is but to be expected from a peo
ple whose habit ot pampering their
women exhibits llsuit in tho absurd
tiquette which requires that a irentlo-
mau must offer to carry a parcel for a
rady,- if -it be but an ounce weight, and
is now resulting in thocry of "woman's
rights." liut these Indian girls are
tho happiest set I have ever seen, and
if the old women are bent from being
bowers of wood and carriers of wntor,
tho men do their part in hunting and
fighting.
The girls are nt once both modest
and bold. Tbey will stand and gate
in at your window for a quarter of an
hour at a timo, but having once ven
tured to hint to one of them that hor
ways wore most winning, tho poor
child was so ovorcomo that sho ran
away, bid hor face in hor robe and ro
fuaed to be comforted.
Tho manner of love making among
them is strango. When afflicted with
Cupid's dart tho young men go about
wearing their blankets in such a man
ner as to cover up all of the head ex
cept tho eyes, and, having spied tho
object of their affections, tucy slip up
behind her, quickly throw the blanket
over her head also, and, holding her
tightly around the waist, compel her
to listen to the soft accents of love.
In caso of a popular belle they will
sometimes range themselves in a lino
at the door of her wigwam, and when
she comes out pass her from one to the
other as each in turn disburdens his
surcharged heart. They havo been
known to keep a girl this way all day
long.
Their simplicity is something won
derful, and many a maiden has run
away in the groutest confusion upon a
field glass being levelled at her, think
ing that it rendered hor clothing din
phanous. Lastly, tho languugo ol the Indian
is well known to be picturesque, nnd
no one can appreciate tho grace of
their oratory without having seen it,
ond oven in ordinary eonvemntion the
gestures are profuse. It is the very
poverty of their liinguage which mitken
it sound poetic ; thus, tin- "the ship sails,"
having neither the word "ship" Hor
"sails, thoy say "the wind makes tho
boat run on tho water," thus bringing
in two of the natural elements in thnt
one sentence. It is noticoable thnt
when we sometimes express ago by so
many summers, they always say win
ters, and when we sny "so many days
since," they any "so many nights or
sleeps."
Bus was not'Afraid. Theodore
Tiltnn, in his lecture oa the "Problem
of Life," tells the story of tho king who
could not bo made happy except by
wearing a bnppy man s shirt. "When
the happy man was found it was as
certained ho won no shirt." This in
variably creates a laugh, and Theodore
t n It oo advantago of It hy sliding in the
following bit of humor : "Ladies and
genUomon t I suspect front the merry
humor you are in, that many of yoi
would be afraid of unbuttoning your
vests." When Mr. Tillon got this off
In Newark, N. J., the other evening, a
stout and tidy looking Scotch woman
in the gallery responded: "Do'il a bit
airf I afeard, mon, and then unfasten
ing two bittons of ber dress in front,
and disclosing tho snowiest frill over
bleached by tho sun; she continued :
"Here it m mon, eeventocrj border linen,
nnd my grandmiter's ain spinnin, too I"
Theodore passed on. K f
Burnt time ago a young clerk living
In Harlem saved, with considerable
risk to himself, tho life of a young lady
who was In danger of being thrown
from a oarriago near Central Park.
Tbe lady's fttlW, wealthy gentleman
residing la Philadelphia, lately invited
tho young man to bis bouse, and on
behalf of tha daughter, presented him
with aa eleerant watch chain, riiio- and
lorket, tbe Matter eotrtoiairur portrait
of ttW prismipal astdsya ta tb nt
tbs girts art vainra m anno vwn.
ft'.
THE TEBRTTLE SURPRISE.
An., -
THE STORV RKTOI.a OSCWLa'b SI,At!HI.
TKR IN TIIR IMINOI.R WA1. .
On tho twenty righth of llicenibcr,
1R3S, suys a wrt. r in Hornet t, den
oral Thompson I nil a lieutenant lelV
Fort King, near t present site of flic
town of tlcnla, se rtli of Silver Spring,
r Inridu, lor an all (moon htmll. I hey
were walltingnlof M'huttiuggnd oiook-
iug going towaii tho sutler's store,
when suddenly, all unsusnicions ol
tlunger, they recat red in their breasts
tbe fire or Unocal is band who wero
hidden in tho lb oket near by. (ion-
oral .Thompson fe i, dead, pierced with
twonly-four bulla, Lieutenant Smith
with thirteen, ibis massacre muy
be called theopnirg of tho long Florida
war. The- tittle ' garrison in the fort,
hearing the firing, prepared hastily for
dolbnso. Thoy conrratulated them
selves, upon the ro-eniurcemcnts thoy
wero hourly oxpocting-stwo companies
ot troops irom rort urotko, Tompa.
That vory day, tho tvontv-eiithtli.
these two expected companies, under
tno command ot junior r ranoe ,. Dado
of tho Fourth infantry, were marching
northward along the road which M
from lirooke to King, when, as thoy
were advancing carelessly and in per
fect seourity, thoy wore attacked by a
large body of Indians posted in the
thickets not thirty yards from the
road. Major Dado and tbo advance
guard Tell dead at the first fire ; indeed,
half of tho command wore killed. Tbe
remaining officers rallied their mon,
fired blindly back into tho thicket, and
:jsst desperately tor an hour, when
tho Indians retired for a consultation.
With tbo energy of a desperate pur
pose the forlorn band begun to build a
breastwork of logs, but before it was
knee-high that poor littlo unfinished
breastwork that mutolv told ua such a
story of despair the Indians returned
over tbe ririgo with a yell, snd rccom,
menced firing, having almost-Certain
aim, so ncAr wero tbey, and gradually
closing in arouu tue iiitie-foriincation,
until when all bad fallen, they entered
il in tntimpn.
An eyo-wimcRS, a negro who had
followed tho Indians, told us that as
they entered, n hnndsomo vonnp; officer
dressed In a blue trocK coat, the only
mnn who was not either dead or mnr
tally wounded, stepped forward to
meet them, and offered his sword in
token of surrender; but the Indian to
whom ho offered It shot hira dend on
the spot. This young officer wns l.ieu
tenant Basingcr. Another poor fellow,
ono ol tho oineers, with both arms
broken early in tho fight,' hud sat, so
the negro said, propped agniiisjt the
tree, with his head bent, and minding
nothing that went on around him, un
til at Inst a stray shot killed him ; and
a third, with one arm disabled, had
continued to lire until he, too, was
killed. After taking the arms and
some of the clothing from tbo troops,
tho Indians west off to meet the band
of OooooU, eruo bh,l tb. .oino dnv ac
complished tho massacre at Fort Ring.
Grout rejoicings went on in tho Indian
camp that night
On tho twentieth ol Fcbrtiury fol
lowing General Gaines passed over the
same road on bis way from Krooko to
King, and rnme upon tho scene of tho
massacre. 1 was wilb him, and we
found tho advance guard lying where
they fell, with the bodies ofilujor Dado
anu Captain Fraser, tho oxen attached
to tho. cart, with tho yoke still on them
as il asleep ; and there stood tho for
lorn littlo breantwork, thickly studded
with balls, and within it our men,
kneeling or lying upon their breants
just as they wero when they fired their
last shot. In tho dry air ot tho Florida
winter they were but littlo changed ;
we recognised all tho poor dear fellows,
and hurled them, with moistened eyes;
the detachment moved round tbo lit
tle broostwurk to slow music, and the
cannon which tho Indiana had thrown
into the swamp was recovered and
placed Vertically at tho head of tho
mound. IJut 1 shall never forget tho
Bight of tho men lying there in their
bluo clothing, so still and silent, under
the lovely Florida sky. After tho war
was over they woro rolntorrctl in tho
military cemetery at St. Augustine,
where there is a handsome monument
to their memory.
Keep Your TaoinLis Sacrkp. A
wife of forty, whoso lil cannot have
been all sunshine, writes the following
advice to other married pairs; "Pre
serve sacredly tho privacies of your
bouse, your married state antl your
heart, Let not father or mother, sis
ter or brother, or any third person,
ovoq presume to como in botween you
two, or to share the joys antl sorrows
that belong to you nlone, to yon two.
With God's help, build your own quiet
world not allowing your denroat earthly
friend to bo tho confidant of aught that
concerns your domcslio peace. Let
moments of alienation,, if they occur,
bo healua ni onco. mover, no never,
speak 01 11 ouisiae, out 10 cucn otnerpinco where they then are.
confess, anil all will como out r'ght.
-Nuver let tho morrow s sun still II ml
you nt variance. Renew or review tho
vow, ut. nil temptations. It will do you
both good. And thereby your koiiIh
will grow together, cemented in thnt
love which Is atrongcr than death, und
you will becomo truly one."
SiiAit arnis Acaa. The rcmillol
Soth -Groeu's experiment of raising
shad in lako Ontario Is a success.
Four years ago several hundred young
North river shad were, turned loose
near where tho Genexeeo river empties
into the luko, and lor two years noth
ing was heard of them, Suddenly,
however, they turned tin down at the
ond of tho luke,lionrKac.kutl'serlurbor,
and ao inirtirulomly havo they multi
plied that schools of them, acres in ex
tent, nre found overy where there. . Al
Oswego, last Spring, thoy collected
around tho new Government pier hy
millions, and when a tug steamed near,
in their haste to get away from tho
unknown monster, they leaped from
the water in clouds. They are about
eight inches long and aro its lively I t
fish can bo. . In the Spring and Full
millions of them die, a luct that sooms
to augur III tor their successful growth,
yot the number that dio is not to be
compared with the countless number
that live. The fishermen say that if
theso sbsd grow to any siae their occu
riktlnn in troiie, for the liab- Increase
with snch astonishing pspldlty that
they must become so common as to be
sola for comparatively nothiuir: more
over, they can bo caught at any time
ol the year, oxcept midwinter, and
therefore will not command the prices
paid for them in the two short months
in which they aro now marketable.
The lako water is so cold during alls!
the Bummer that its fish are always
in prim condition, (
A huge mass of rock, weighing over
nve DunorM mm, leu irom tne oana
of tb Bridal Veil fall at Nisgnra a fe
days ago.
REPUBLICAN.
A NEW KING OFIIUNQARV.
(Prom tho Pklladrlpbla Pre...
The Archduke ltutlolf, a young gen
tleman wm will ho elghtoun years old
next August, is the Emperor of Aus
tria's only sou, anil lioir-appnrcnt to
(he crown id' Austriii-lluiiiritrv. As
almost every person knows, it is a
rnther tlixiinlled union, this junction nt
n tiermnn, or "Cisleillian " monarchy,
withn Mngynr,or"Tnirislcithon" king-dom-dho
former known as Austria,
tho latter as Hungary. Though those
countries havo been under ono and the
saino ruler since tho early part of tho
sixteunth century they have never
coalesced, Hungary having been evor
since to Austria what Ireland has long
been to England. Hatred to "the
German" is as much tho prevailing
feeling among Hungarians as hatred
to "the Saxon" hna been rbr ages
among tho Irish. But Hungary has
been and ia much bettor off than Ire
land. It has a Constitution which
dates from its foundation as a Kingdom,
about tho year 805, and this Constitu
tion, forfeited by the revolt of 1848 9,
when Kossuth was leader, was restored
in lrttiO, aud the Euipv-ior of Austria,
in June, 18(17, swore to maintain It, and
was then crowned King of Hungary
with great pomp. Itosides this, Hun
gary, us well as Austria, enjoys "Home
iulo " nndor a Reichstag or Parliament
ot hor own, each conntry also sending
ai equal number of members to tbe
joint legislature, called the Delegations.
1 bo territory ot Austna Includes Ho
lieirua (an independent Kingdom until
tho year 1C20), Dnlmatia, Galacia,
Stvria, Moravia, Silesia, the Tyrol, and
other neighboring provinces. Tbo
Kingdom of Hungary, as il continues
to bo designated, includes Hungary
proper, Croatia, Slavonic, and Transyl
vania. Francis Joseph is Kinperor of
Aiutlria and King of Hungary. Un
fortunately, the German and Hunga
rian provinccsofthis Empire-Kingdom
are at present in active hostility against
each other. To settle matters it baa
been determined (tho VculKchf fritting,
a icnna journal afnrmsv that the
Prince Imperial of Austria, tho young
Archduko Rudolf, shall bo crowned
King of Hungary. There is no lack
of precedent for this. So lately as
IKiu, tho f rincfl Imperial fcrdinand
was so crowned, thoui'li bis lather,
Fruncie I. (father-in-law ot Napoleon I.),
was then nlive, nnd did not die nntil
1835. ' -
It is thought, the Vienna Journal in
timairs, that the relations botween the
two portions of tho AttKtro Hungary
monarchy may be improved by placing
Hungary directly under n King
though, in this case, Princa Rudolf
would bo only a Viceroy. In Hun
gary the Crown of St. Ktionno (which
was lost during tho revolt ol W.i and
eventually recovered) is regarded with
a revorenco which Republicans can
scarcely believe or nndorstand. a he
heir-apparent, on whose head that al
mont aacreil crown is lilaccd. with the
solemn rites ol rcliinous and tbe mag
nificent pomp of feudality and royalty,
has the right, from that moment, and
ithout any oilier formality, to oxer-
ciso all the jiowors antl prerogatives
with which "tho crowned King ol Hun
gary in invested
Ju the present Instnuco the draw
backs are that Princo Rudolf is not
much above seventeen years of age,
and that if as "crowned King" be
should happen to show a leaning to
wards. Austria (that is towards bis own
fat her), the Hungarians may get huffed
ami send him back, an uncrowned
King, to Vienna. Tho case is much
the same as if, in order to conciliate
tho disaffected majority In tbe Emerald
Isle i Moore s " r irat flower ot the earth
and first (rem of tho sea"), tho British
Government wero to have the Prince
of Wales crowned King of Ireland in
St. Patrick s Cathedral, Dublin, and
that alter a timo ho were to exhibit a
decided leaning towards the Enelish
interest. v ho can doubt that, once a
conviction, thereof got into the I nth
mind, the deputy-monarch would be
shipped back to r.ngmnd without limi
tation or delay. . -
A A ACT TO DEFINE AND SUP
PRESS VAGRANCY.
KkctiiN 1. Re it aiatled blithe Senate
und Jlnute. of Rrprenentativet in General
AmemNy mil, and H a hereby emaeted liy
the. authority nf the tame. That the fol
lowing described persons aro hereby
declared to bo vagrants :
I. All persons who shall unlawfully
return into any district whence they
have been legally removed, without
bringing a certificate from tbe proper
authorities ot tho city or ntstnet to
which thoy belong, stating that they
have a settlement therein.
II. All persons Who, not having
wherewith to maintain themselves and
their families, livo idly and without
employment, and refuse to work for
the nstinl nnd confmon wages given to
other persons In the like-work in the
III. All notnons who shnll rcliiso
perform the work which shall he nl
lotcd to them by the Overseers of tho
Poor, ns provided hv net ol June l.lth,
lft'lB, entitled. "An'Act relrtting to the
support nnd employment of the poor.
IV. All persons going about from
door to door, or placing themselves in
streets, highways, or other roads, to
beg or gather alms, and nil other per
sons wandering abroad ond begging.
t . Ail persons who shnll come Irom
any place without this Commonwealth
to any piano within it, nnd shall be
fount! loitering or residing thorein, and
shnll follow no Inlior, trade, occupation,
or business, nnd nave no vioinie means
nf subsistence, and can give no reasona
ble account of themselves or their busi
ncss in snch place.
Hrn. Z. Jf any person shnll bo found
offending in any township, or place,
agninst this act, it shall and may bo
lawful tor any t oust able or Pohco nrll-
eer nf such township, or place, nnd he
is hereby enjoined nnd required on no
tice thereot, given linn Hy Rny too
inhabitants thereof, or without such
notice On his own view, to apprehend
and convey, or cause to bo conveyed,
such person 10 a Justice of tho Peace
or other committing magistrate of lite
county, who shall examine surb person
and shall commit him, being thereof
legally convicted heforo him on hia
own view or by the confession of snch
offenders, or by the oath or affirmation
of one or more creditnble witnoss, to
labpr upon any county farm, or upon
tho roads and highways of any town
ship or borough, or In any house ol cor
rection, poor house, work homo, or
common jail, for a term of not less than,
thirty dnys, and not exceeding six
months, and shall forthwith commit
bim to the custody of the Steward,
Keeper, or Superintendent of suoh
county farm, house of correction, poor-)
bouse, work house, or comtnoa Jail, or
to the nupervisors, or Htreet tKmimis
sionsrs, and Overseer of the Poor, of
tbe respective county, etly, borpagb,
or township, whetein sm-h terann shall
be found, as In bis judgment shall be
doomed most expedient.
Sac, 3. That whenever in tho judg
ment of tbo custodian or Custodians of
vagrants committod under tho second
section nf this act suitable labor can not
be provided In tho placo to which such
person is committed, it shall ho lawful
upon their written ortlcr briefly ex
pressed to let out and keep any such
vagrant to labor at any other place, or
in the service ot any suitable person or
persons, or corporation, by them
selected, for a term not exceeding his
uriginni commitment as a suustttuie
Uiurclor, and mny.oompel tbo perform,
anno of suoh labor for tho term fixed.
Sec. 4. If - any person, not being in
the county, township, or place in which
ho usually lives or has bis homo, shall
apply to any Director, Ovfirsoor, Guar
diun, or Commissioner of tho Poor, ef
any county, city, .boroagb, township,
or district, stating that be is desirous
to return to bis homo, but is poor and
has not tho means to do so, the said
Director, Overseer, Guardian, or Com
missioner of the Poor, may employ or
let out such person to labor al some
suitablo place, to bo by tnom selected,
and at such wages as shall seem to
them just, and when in the opinion of
said Director, Overseer, Guardian, or
Commissioner of tho Poor, such poor
person shala have earned a sufficient
sum, said jjircctor, uversoer, Guardian,
or Commissioner of the Poor, shall
with tbo money so earned and- with
such additions thereto from tbo treas
ury of the county, city, borough, town
Bhip, or district, as they may think
reasonable, cause such person to bo re
turned to bis homo, whether in this
Stato or elsewhere; I'rovidcd, That
the expense shall not exceed twenty
dollars.
Sec. 5. That the custodian or custo
dians of inch vagrant may, at discre
tion, discharge such vagrant at any
timo within the terra of commitment
upon not less than ten dnys good bo,
navior, or upon nauniactory accuruy
that he shall not become a charge upon
the pttblio within one year f rom the
dato ol said discharge.
Sec u. 1 bat the Count' Commission
ers of every county in which there
shall not bo sufficient provision for tbe
sate custody ot persons committed un
dor this act, upon the recommendation
of a grand jury of tho county and ap
proval ot th court, are hereby cmpow
cred and required to mako suitablo
provision by buildings or enclosures ;
I'rmidetl, That the expense for tho
same shall not exceed tho amount fixed
by tho errand jury.
Sr.c. 7. Thnt for each arrest or com
mitment made under this act, there
shall lie paid to tho committing mairis-
trate antl officer making such arrest
or commitment tho same fees and mile
age as are now provided by law for like
services id other cases ot arrest and
commitment to be paid out of the
County Treasury. Any wilful refusal
to make such arrest on the part of any
Constable or Police officer, spall subject
him lo a penalty of ten dollars, to be
collected as penalties aro by law col
loctable, and shall be paid into the poor
fund of tho district in which the officer
resides.
Sec, 8. That all poor bouses, alms
houses, and other places provided for
the keeping or tbe poor, aro hereby de
clared to bo work houses for tbe pur
poses or this act, and it Is boreby niado
tho duty of the custodians of such
buildings 16 provide work for such va
grants and to compel them to worn
therein, when able, not less than six
boars per day. r-
kite. 9. That all acts or parte of acts
inconsistent herewith be and tho same
are hereby repealed.
A IUG 11 PRICED ORITUA R Y.
It was a very sad woman that came
intooursanctum theothordar. Not to
put too fine a point on it, she went. "I
am Mrs. Briggs," abo murmured sadly.
The sub-editor said ho was glad to
know it, and inquired aftor Mr. Jiriggs.
You don t seem to know tbe run ol
our eminent citir.ens much," she sain,
with some asiienty ; "for you know he
died last Friday." The sub stammered
out that be bad indeed overlooked it.
"That's just it," said tho grief stricken
ono. "I want an obituary rit on him,
something strong you know." "Ab I
precisely, said the sub-editor: "I will
just take down the points. He was
public spirited, ot coursed. "Cer
tainly sighed the widow. "Jtespcctcd,
influential, high-toned." "Way up,"
sighod tho relio. "Fino feelings, self
mado nchr "Well, no, aaul tho
mourner; "bo would havo been rich ;
his partner had just been elected super
visor, but he didn't wait for tho first
day oven." -"All right, madam, we
will get np a notice thnt will mnke all
tho other bereaved families in your
part ot tbo town bowl with envy.
'On the front page, mind, sho sighed.
"Just so, ma'am. It will he eight dol
lars." "Kight dollars for nn obituary,
Ith sugar at thirteen cents." "But re
flect, niadame, that-yon will havo nn
article that will mako Andrew Johnson
and Henry Wilson turn over in their
graves." "Kight dollars and Johnny's
shoes will be four dollars, and Jane's
pull-back well, mister, I guess the
old man will have lo slide through on
his' ...Tits. Tho rcirular four-bit ootid
off wilt shout do, I guess ;" and deposit.
ing thnt coin on tho desk, alio sobbed
herself tlown stairs. San Eteinrifeo
Neirt.
APPRENTICES.
' W hat Is known as "Cooper's Appren
tice Bill" passed, tho Stato Senate on
Thursday. In closing bis speech in
favor ot the bill, Mr. I tioper said :
Wo want skilled labor, and wo
must havo. it if our pcoplo are to con
tinue their prosperity rnthor If they
are to avoid ruin. The time has come,
and I believe it has oouie to stny, when
skill of har.d Is necessary to success in
life. Take a registry of the tramps
who daily march past yonr doors and
boo how many are skilled laborers. Ro
to your prisons and yon win nna ions
thnn four per cent ot mon there who
ever acquired a handicraft. With the
S resent restrictions upon trades in this
late alono, it take but five years to
recruit and train an army of one hun
dred thousand idlers, and thee are
the men who now defy the Wisdom of
legislation. 1 tell yon and lb train
is as old as the world thai Idleness
open th widest door to vice and
crime. It ua check it by opening np
every avenue U trade. Let a by
solemn law break down the barriers
placed in tbe way ef our boys. Let ns
make labor free to all who are mronir.
ewongh to undertake It, and instead of
suffering from it, will profit by tbe
competition. Lot us remember the
recent utterance oi tn sue tone, -mat
tbe best way to elevate labor at to
keep ottr children knit.''' Th measure
wbiob I propose si the Irat and most
direct step to an object, which should
ke resisted y sont, ana whick,from its
inherent jaetie, should claim the favor.
abl eonatderstlnn all."
A FIENDISH ACT.
Frost lb. Carllalo Mirror, Jan. lltb.
W have to record to-day the most
diabolical attempt at murder ever
known in our county. About 1 o'chs k
yesterday (Thursday) morning, or
within n moment orWyo of that hour.
the cit locus of this boroiiL-h were stnr -
lied by nh explosion which bIksiI; the
ground liko an euilhiii:iko and lit up
tho uliuosphnio in ihs-s a tliikli oi' the
most vivid lightning. A moment he
foro this tho front door of cx-SherifT
McCnrtnoy's rcsidonco, on South Bed
ford street, was forced violently from
its hinges and full into the vestibule
with a crash which brought th neigh
bors to tboir doors, and instantly there
after an explosion took place upon the
sheriff's pavement which tore oat the
curb-stones and throw them through a
stouo fence on the opposite side of the
street, forced cellar doors from their
fastenings, demolished all the shutters,
window sash and glass for a half square
north and south of tho spot whore tbo
destructive, agont was ignited. At the
residence of Dr. Grove, on Pomfret
street, fully a square distant, tho force
of tho explosion broke the second story
window, throw tho doctor's mother
down, and extinguished the light in
the room. A portion of the case and
rope in which the destructive agent
was enclosed was also picked up in tho
doctor's yard. Tbo explosion was
beard several miles from town by far
mers who happened to be awake.
Rumor says a carriage or otbor ve
hiclo was driven at full speed out Bed
ford street the instant of the explosion,
and some of the neighbors report hav
ing seen certain parties nt the spot the
moment after the disaster whom they
intimate were suspicious characters.
Thoso claiming a knowledgo of ex
plosives differ as to the agent employed
on this occasion, oome declaring it to
havo been nitro-glyccrino, others gun
cotton, and still others believe it was a
combination of both these destructive.
Somo aver it was exploded by means
of a fuse, others by concussion, and
others by .electricity. There is room
for ull these opinions, as rope, wire and
particles resembling burnt fuse were
picked up ot and near the seeno of the
oxplosion.
The torpedo used was evidently pie
pared by some one conversant with
such things. The explosive, whatever
it B as, was enclosed in red paper (frag
ments of which were found in the ex
ploded torpedo) antl around this were
many thicknesses of cotton cloth, which
was first tightly bound with wire, over
which was wrapped cotton rope similar
to clothes lines. Tho torpedo, in ex
ploding, broko into two parts, one of
which is in Air. McCartney s possession.
Wo bavoseen both parts, and from them
would judge the torpedo to havo been
about sixteen inches long by throe or
four inches in diamoter. .
There can bo no doubt that tbe mo
tive which prompted tbe act was mur
der, regardless ol destruction of prop
erty or injury lo residents in tne vicin
ity. Tbe bursting in of tho door was
doubtless with the view of throwing
iho explosive material into the house
and thus secure tbe destruction of the
bouse and death of the inmates.
Thousands of people visited tho scene
during the day, and tho universal
opinion was that the perpetrators of
the crime should be lynched, but as
tbey are yet at large and are undoubt
edly scoundrels of ao ordinary prowess,
it is more than likely that tho excito
mcnt will expend its fury before they
aro eanght. "
The building in front ot which ih
explosion occurred was -not injured
other than above described, most proba
bly because its wall are strong stone
street u res, cajiablo, one would suppose,
of resisting any force that might be
brought against them - ;
Ellorts are being mado to ferret out
tbo perpetrators of the deod, which it
is hoped will be successful. ,
4.WAV(.J.Vl875.
, From tbe Rural Kew Yorker.
Tho experience of tbo past year Is
probably discouraging to a largo ma
jority of farmora. 1 bore-have been
lair crops, but except tho , staple ol
pork ainunir meats, and barley amonir
grains, prices have been Very- low and
for sonic crops below tho cost of pro-1
duction. A writer in the UticafN. Y.)
Herald makes this fact unploasantly
prominent by his futilo efforts to figure
out a profilon Smith's venture in farm-
,H . v.......j ,u.
.: a, n aaa I . .
cueiiug f iu,Htu, nnu mil ai nil expenw
during the past year, including interest
on land, stock and tools, of (3,082.80,
whilo the receipts wero made to foot
up tho comfortable sum of $3,850, leav
ing a profit on paper of $767.11: " But
it is tliBheartcning to sec how this re-!
eoii, nas ooen ooiaineo lnroiigu prices, i tbo gold miner s "luck" of a day often
in evory case considerably highor than exemplified oaly the word "dissipation"
farmers have been compelled to take. on a scale so headlong that it was bar
Chccso is figured . at 13e.,' which is haronsly ludicrous. Singer drew his
above tho average price. Potatoes are fortune from a bene3ccnt invention,
figured at 45o. and small ones at 20c, (and we hope thnt tboso who pattern
when it is notorious that thousands ol , their lives in a business sense on his
bushels of full site and every way I will seothat there aro loathsome dregs
marketable havo been sold al 15 ami . ; It llldl t.fe-M.llir nf aUtlr ill. I II I irAllDA ilia
liOo. As tho potatoes ore shown to
have cost 23c. cento per bushel, there
is a loss on this crop at this Tear's
prices. Wheat is figured at $1.50 per
bushel, which is higher than the price
now. llops aro sold at -"c., while
grower aro now only nblo to get 15c.
Corn wns grown at 79c. anil sold at
85c. per bushel, and oats actually fig
ured a loss at 45o. per bushel, while in
largo portion of the conntry they are
much lower thnn that. In this figur
ing oat straw is reckoner! nt $.1 per
aero, but in man)' sections it is not
worth $2. Si raw berries report a profit
of $140.05 from two acres, but it is
dono by selling at 10c per quart, w hile
a great dual was sold last summer for
a mnA Qa rut nn.ri I :,.fw,M.li,, .l,nt
r'l . !---'" J.
Iho writers cstimiito ot expenses is'""" v.n, .,..
corroct,thcrei8anab8oliitodeticilafterju(,w .lo ,lu'm 1,10 Important
correcting prices of prodtico to present quwtion. Tho common practico is to
values. Nothing ran bo more clear to; ,(m1 tllcm J" thn, bundle, as but few
practical formers than that such a ' lamicr frcl "lo or willing to use n
scheme as is bore mado to work bcaull-S Tu,t,."R """'bino. This feeding in a
fully ou papor would wholly breakdown ;
in practico and there is littlo doubt that
the objection of many farmers to follow
th advice or nowspapcr writers, is
founded hi tho fuel thnt sucb-advico
would certainly lead to loss if not ruin.
Only 1b strictest economy will snfflco
to make both ends meet, In such a
season as the present, and whoever
start out on a 100 acre thrm with the
idea thnt the first year's exenses
amounting to $3,000 or ovore in ortli-
nary farming, will bo repaid, is quite
likely to be disappointed. Largo ex
penses can safely be borne aftor expert
one ha fully shown how they csn be
repaid, but lurge expenses by inexperi
enced farmers menu losses nnd possibly
nun. r arming is "sale only in the
hand nf men who thoroughly under
stand th busine. . Other can lose
money In farming aa surely sud almost
rapidly as in manufacturing or trad.
Thar are 81,320 Dour mill In Russia,
driven by wind, wafcnn treadle or steam.
POSITION, OF SCIENTISTS.
'.,, ,
It m a very common thing for the
theologians and somo other tcacbors to
attempt to bellttlo tbo results of tbo
eff orts of scieiti.jflc men, and to regard
scientists as mon mounted on hobbies
called hypotheses which they are dis
posed to ride ovor all traditions. It is
no new thing, cither, for the disposi
tion has cropped out in one form or
nnother evor since tho days of Giiiloo
Galilei, notwitbstandingalltliatacience
which after all Is'siuiply knowledge
has done for the human race," It is
in this spirit that tho Pittsburg Com
mcrcial, speaking ot tho intimation as
thrown out by M. D. Conway that
Prof. Huxley might bo persuaded to
lecture in this country in behalf of
"frco .Inquiry," says, "It Is doubtful If
any solid and permanent intellectual
gain would result to us from such a
visit," while acknowledging that the
Professor is a man "of lurgo ability."
A correspondent having taken issue
with tho Commercial upon tho question
it says in another article thnt it does.
, not question the ability or sincerity of
1 the mnn, nor would It restrict perfect
' freedom of opinion. "Nevertheless the
'luct remain' that Prof. Huxley's ih-
Irint'H. mid Ibosi-of the riOul 7W
he t's to distithjttuJwJ a repri'Hitt,(tiw am
nnrroiv and one-sided. Tho feast lo
which they invito us is ono of mere .
dry husks. Thoy stand in hostility to '
not only the religious world alono, but
to that inward idealism without which
lifo is almost meaningloss. We quoto
this on account of its sweeping asser
tion as to the "doctrines" of the scien
tific "school," and particularly call at
tention to th laeltentenee, which we
propose to compare with somo of tho
late utterances of Prof. Tyndall, if
possible a more "distinguished repre
sentative of that school." Let us first
premise, that it would bo strango if
men whose lives had been employed
in careful search for facts, when they
had como upon a (scientific) fact should
not adhere to it with a tenacity born
of a conviction not te be shaken off,
and should, wbon speaking of this fact,
do so in terms which might be consid
ered dogmatic. Yet, when scientific
men have traced out their knowledgo
to Its ultimate they stand "overwhelm
ed and perplexed" before a wonder, a
mystery so profound, that to them it
seems doubtful hether those who of
fer a solution "wore ever penetrated
by the solemnity of tho problem." Tho
truth is there are two classes ot dog
matists who think they have solved till
problems, one is the theological, and
tho other the materialistic to which
latter class Iho "school" of scientific
men ot which wo were speaking do
nnt bolong. If there is "narrowness"
and "ono-sidedness," it certainly is not
on the pnrt of thoso who speak as docs
Tyndall, in one of his essays, thus:
'"Two things,' says Immanuel Kant,
'fill me with owe-the starry heavens
and tho sense of moral responsibility lit
man.' And in his hours of health and
strength and sanity, when the stroke
of action has ceased, the scientific in
vestigator finds himself overshadowed
by tho samo awe. Breaking contact
with the hampering details of earth it
associates him with a power which .
gives fullness and tono to his existence,
but which ho can neither nnnlyxo or
comprehend.
A feast of husks is that ? Marked
by narrowneso? Lacking "inward ido
alism?" And how utterly tho Com
mereial mistakes tho scientific "school''
is shown by tho fact that Professor
Tyndall actually demands for mankind
this same "idealism" which it asserts
bo "stands in hostility to," in tho fol
lowing words, taken from the preface to
his new edition of Fragments of Science:
"Tbo world will have religion of some
kind, even though it should fly for it
to the intellectual whoredom of 'spirit
ualism.' W bat Is really wanted Is the
lifting potcer of an ideal element in hu
man lifo. But the free play of this
power must be preceded by its releaso
from tbe torn swaddling-bands of tbe
past and tho practical materialism of
the present."
ABUSE OF SLWDEN WEALTH.
' Surrogate Coffin's decision, given at
White Plains recently, remove the
Singer will cose frpm public viow, and
wilb it a very ghastly domestic story.
The second wife's claims have been
negatived, and Isaac M. Singer's will
stands as the monument of a frightfully
misshapen mo, wnicb win not fail to
beBtudiod by the ethical historian when
be endeavors to concentrate in a sen
tence his scorn of the picture formed
by a gross nature rioting in sudden
wealth. Free love ia a atihitM-t wn am
loath to touch, but those who plead for
the severance at will ot the marriage
tie will see how wretchedly tbe unions
and divorces of this man resulted, it
seemed in his power to cast off and
take new wives as he wanted ; ho was
wealthy and hnd no scruples. What
horrible facts hid behind tho lives bo
gildoj and smirched I We do not call
attention to them to serve a prurient
curiosity, but to warn tho ago that its
joins will bear bitter frnit, though the
rind bo covered with crold. Tho coarse
I selfishness which savs in its hovdov of
transgression, Whatofthoworldaroud
me. what of to-morrow? mv sins are
paid for in money, is vainly attempting
w nviwniiii linen in one n-niwi irom
.. 1 . . . ........
the society in which It is in all other
respect aching to shine. Tbo nation
is learning. belter ovory day bow to
use its wealth. - It was natural, per
haps, that individuals should erect their
precipitate fortunes into hrar.cn cxng-
gorations of their vice in poverty, as
.distorted his domestic career; that they
will come to tho light of day nt last to
darken and Wight hltt memory ns they
imbittored and embitter the lives of
those whom all laws say should ho
nearest and dearest. Fat legacies will
not cover these dregs or rob them of
their bane.
HOW TO FKElTcORN STALKS.
Tho rearing and feeding of animals
is receiving as it should, from fhrmei-s
and burdsinon In all parts of the coun
try greater attention overy year; and
especially is this trtio of dairymen,
whoso only hope of gain rests in their
success In obtaining paying yields from
their cow Corn stalks enter largely
i, ,L. ,, fJ f J.,; ' ...1
D,,nal without any preparation, I am
i"". "TU '"
is vory wasteful as nnt
only aro tho butts left, but frequently
nearly the whole stock.
1 har learned by experience that a
littlo brine sprinkled upon the stalks
once every dny, just before feeding, is
of material advantage In mnny respects.
Tbo weak brino will catiso the cows lo
consume nearly all, even when fed
whole ; tho flow of milk increases, the
condition of the ews Improve, and
they show greater contoutmont, es
pecially Is the last remark true on cold,
windy and rainy days, 1 find it much
better as a general rule, when it enn
be done, to feed salt on tho fond, in
stead of feeding It alone. ' In no case
hoald more than on day be permitted
to pass without it. Cow should hav
access, to plenty of water; tho brine
food w ill cause them to drink more and
tba Increase th low of milk. Let.
my brothers try it and they will here,
alter place a greater value upon corn,
stalks.