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TT W. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
11:1:71 Clearfield, Pa.
T J. LIXGLE,
ATTORNEY - AT - LA W,
1:13 Phlllpsburg;, Centra Co., Pa. y:pd
)OLAXDD. SWOOPE,
ATTORNEY" AT LAW,
Curweuitllle, Clearfield county, Pa.
Oct. I, '7"-lf.
0
SCAR MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIKLD, PA.
yr-er-Offloe in tbe Opera Houaa. ootll, '78tf.
Qill W. BARliETT,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
clearfikld, pa.
January 30, 1878.
JSRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
aj-0a la tha Court Uoues. ijU,'(7
HENRY BRETH,
(OBTKHR P. O.)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
FOR BILL TOWBBHIF.
May 0, 18711;
-y-M. m. MccuLLouon,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
001 in Meaonlo building, Second afreet, op
poaite tha Court Houaa. je20,'7S-tf.
-y C. ARNOLD,
LAW k COLLECTION OFFICE,
CURWBNPVILLB,
M Clearfield CouaUvPenn'a. 76
g T. BROCKBANK, .
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Office In Opara Ilouaa.
ap 5,TT-lT
JAMES MITCHELL,
DBALBB IX
Siuare Timber & Timber Lands,
Jall'Tl CLEARFIELD, PA.
J F. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Office la Ha'a Opara Houaa.
Juaa 10, '78tf.
WILLIAM a. WALLACB. PATID L. BBBBS.
BAKBT P. WALLACB. JOBS W. WB1BLBT.
WALLACE & KREBS,
(Buxesaora to WallaM A Fielding,)
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
janl'7T Clearfield, Pa.
A. GRAHAM,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
CLBABFIBLD, FA.
All legal boilaaaa promptly atteaded to. Offioa
la Urebam's Row rooma formerly oeeupied by
H. B. Swoops. JulyJI, 78-tf.
Frank Fielding.. W. D. BI(I....B. V. Wilaoa.
jIELDING, BIGLERA WILSON,
ATTORNEYS-AT. LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
ir-Offioe la Pla'a Opara Houaa.
tboi. n. bubbat. craes ooaroa.
jyjURRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
ay-OAoa la Pia'a Opara Uoaaa, aeeood floor.
0:J0'74
foaara B. b'bballt. dabibl w. m'cubiit.
fcENALLY & McCURDY
ATTORN EYS-AT-L AW,
Ulearneld. i-a.
JSSF-Legal baalnaaa attandad to promptly wlthl
oddity. uocoooBooona atraat, snore ma rirai
National Bank. Jn:l:70
Y G. KllAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Raal Batata and Collaotloa Agent,
CLEARFIELD, PA.,
Will promptly attend to all legal bualuau aa.
trailed to nia flare.
aJ-Ofllo ia Ple'a Opara Houaa. JenHO.
J P. MoKENRICR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All Ufa bualaeea entreated to bli aara will ra
eoire prompt eltealioa.
Offloe oppoaita Cuart Ilouaa, la Maaonia Bnildiag,
aeeood Ooor. aul4,'7-ly,
J-R. E. M. SCIIEURER,
HOMIKOPATHIO PHYSICIAN,
Ofllea la raaideaea oa Flret at
April 14, 1071. Clearlleid, Pa.
TR. W. A. MEANS,
f UYSICIAN & SURGEON,
LTJTIIRHRBI'RO, PA.
Will attend profeaaloaal aalla promptly. au!0'70
IR. T. J. HOTER,
IMIY8ICIAN ANDSUROKON,
Ofloa oa Market Street, Clearfleld. Pa.
per-OSoa boerai I to 11 a. fla., aad I to I p. at.
JJR. 3. KAY WRIGLEY,
HOMOtPATHIO PHYSICIAN,
JsaJ-OHiea adjolalaa lb realdenoe ar Jam
riley, Keep, oa Beeoad St., ClearOald, Pa.
Jaijl,'I U.
JJR. n. B. VAN VALZAH,
t'LKAHKIKI.1), PENH' A.
OFFICE IN ItFUtDENCB, CORNER OF FIRST
AND FINE BTHBSTB.
f - Oalee koara Froei II at I P. M.
May II, We
1U. J. P. BURCH FIELD,
Law 8afaoa e( tbe 08d Realaaeat. PaaaaylaaaU
Voleauera, kaaiaf rotarped from tba Army,
aiTari bia profeeileeel aerrleea tatbealUaeej
af Claarftaldaoaaly. . .
aayProfaailoaal aalla promptly aHeaded to.
OtJre oa Seeoad Ureal, fotaerlyaMapiad by
h. W I fan. A 'BB-iJ
. nui, l-r'-
I
ARRY SNYDER,
BARBER AND BAIuboii-
Sbnp ea Market Bt, eppoelte Ooart Uoaaa.
A eleaa tswel lor aver eaateaeor.
AIM eaaaaraiitarar af
All kinds af Artklra la Biaaaa Hair.
Ulearflala, Pa. may It, It.
CLEARFIELD
GEO. B. GOODIlAITOEB, Editor ti Proprietor. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. ' TEEMS $2 per annum in Advanoe.
VOL. 53-WHOLE NO. 2,635. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1879. NEW SERIES-VOL. 20, NO. 33.
Cards.
JITHTU'ES' Ai CONHTABLKB' PEGS
Wa bars printed a laria number of tbe aew
FKR BILL, aud will oa the reoalpt of twenty
Ore eenta. mail a enor to any addreaa. mrU
WILLIAM M. HENRY, Juiitici
69 Til Pa? If lean Bronl aa a. a. aa t IIUUVD
CITY- Pf.l.aw-tU... .-J 1
-..-....vtw auiauei aaii u aaduitaj w iruuip(IJ
paid OTbsr. Artisltl of tKretaot uid dedt of
wav9jnov nu iiMiiitd vq 4 wuTantM cor
ret or no ohirKt. ISjj'TJ
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juetloe of the Peaoe and SerWenor,
CurwcnsTllla, Pa.
A-CoUMtions made and monev nrnmutla
paidorar. febJT71tf
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
. . dealer la .
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SHINGLES, LATH, A PICKETS,
:I0'73 ClearOald, Pa,
REUBEN HACKMAN.
House and Sign Painter and Paper
u
nanger,
Clearlleld, Penu'a.
afim.Will hmhI. Inha In kle lina nrntmitlv .n
la a workmanlike manner. af r,07
JOHN A. STAD.LER,
BAKKR, Uarkot St., CIr0e1J. V.
Froih Bread, Ituilt, Rolli, Pies tod Uke.
oo band or mado to order. A generI tvaworttnont
of Confoflt.oDriB, Fruit and Nad I otoflk.
loo C renin tnid Ojiton In uaion, 6loon aearljr
oppoaito tho PoitnBlc. Price tnodcraU.
M.rch lO-'Tf..
WEAVER & BETTS,
DRALRRI IK
Real Estate. Square TimberSaw Legs,
AND LUMBER OP ALL KINDS.
jCT Offloo oa HMond itrool, la roar of itoro
ruoin of UaorK Wcaror tl Oo. f jaritf, '78-If,
RICHARD HUGHES,
jrSTICE OF TUB PEACE
FOB
Ittcatur Toicnthip,
Oaceola Milla P. O.
II official buiineaa entreated to him will be
promptly attended to. mnli'itt, '70.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
tnd Real totals A(friit, ClearHrld, Ha.
Offioa oa Tbirdatreet, bet.Cherry A Walnat.
aarReapeotfully offers hia aerrleea la aallins
and buying lands ia ClearOald aad adjoining
Bounties and witb aa eaperienoe ol aver tweut
years as a surrsyor, dattsrs himself that bs sen
render satlstaettoa. Iran, isiejui,
BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
ABB BBALBB IB
Saw laog aud Lumber,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Offioa in Oraham's Row.
l:Ji:71
ANDREW HARWICK,
Market Mtreet, Clearlleld, Pa.,
HABLTACTDBBB AMD DBALBB IB
Harness, Bridlei, Siidtlles, Collars, and
Horse-Furnishing Uooas.
At0rA!l kinds of repalrinit promptly attended
to. Saddlera' Hardware, Hone Bruabea, Curry
Oomba, Ao., alwaya on band and for Bale at tbe
lowaal oaah priaa. ( March lil, 17S.
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUJ1P MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
MF-Pumpa alwaya oa hand and made to order
en abort notiaa. Pinee bored on reasonable term.
All work warranted to render aatiafaetioa, and
deUrared If deaired. myliilypd
I Avery .Stable.
TUB anderalirned kega leare to Inlonn thopnb
lie that ho ia now felly prepared to aeeommo
date all ia the way of furnishing H.sea, Buggiaa,
Saddles and Harness, on tbe shortest notiee and
an reasonable terma. Keeidenoe on Loeuat street,
between Third and Fourth.
UKO. W. UKAKUAItr.
Tlearlold, Feb. 4, 1074.
WASHINGTON HOUSE,
GLEN HOPE, PENN'A.
TUB anderalrned, baring leaaad thl oom
modiiraa llUl, la tba rlllaga of Ulen Hupe,
is now prepared to eooommodat all who may
nail. My table and bar ehall be supplied with
the beat tba market affords.
UKUHIfK n, nunc, .!
Olan Hnpe, Pa , March 10, H7 tf.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DBALBB IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
(iRAHAMTON, Pa.
Alao, aitenalre manufacturer and dealer in Square
Timber aad Sawed Lumberof all kinda.
a0rdara aollolted and all hills promptly
Oiled. ljjl7J
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad mannfaotarera of
ALL KINDS OK SAW KD l.UIMIII-.R,
T'71 CLEARFIKLD, PENN'A.
S. I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
ABB BBALBB IB
Wtche, Olotko and Jowolry,
ffrnlaei'e Bom, Mark Arret,
C LEARFII.LI), PA.
A
II kinda of repairing la my line promptly at
edto. April IS, 1071.
ended
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
Til B underlined, baring oatabllahed a Ner
sery oa tba 'file, about kalf way kelweea
ClearOeld Bed CarwenaTllle, la prepared to far
aleb all hlnda of FRUIT TRKES, (ataadard and
dwarf,) Brergreeaa, Shrubliery, Qrap Vinaa,
Uooteberry, Lawton Blackberry, Strawberry,
and Raapbarry Vinee. Alao, Siberian Crab Trees,
guinea, and early scarlet Khabarb, As. Orders
promptly attended to. Addreaa,
eep0 0. CurweBaallla, Pa.
MEAT MARKET.
F. M. CABDOS & BE0.,
Oa Market St, aae door wast of Maaaloa Hoaea,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Oar arraagemeata are rf tbe moat oinaplet
eberaeler ler furaiahiag tba pabli with Freak
Meats af all klad, and of the aery heat quality.
We alee deal ia all hlada of Aariauluaral Imple
meate, which we keep ea oiklbltiaa far the boa
eOt af Ike anklie. Cell areand wkaa la Iowa,
aad take a look at tkinga, ar addreaa as
F. M. CARUON A BRO.
ClearOeld, Pa., Jely 14, 1070-tf.
tlrarlltld Insurance gentj.
4AUBB BBBB. CABBoLL fc. BIBBI.B.
JKCRR eV BIMtLE, Stents,
Represeat Ike following sad elkar Orst-elaaa Oo'l
Cempaalas. Apa.
Lleerpool Laadoa Oleba-t'. S. Ilr..t.ll.t
Lreoeatag'oa malaalAeaah plana,... 0,000,000
FbrrnlB, of Hartford, Coea I.0!4.0SJ
laaereaea Co. af North America 0,411.074
North British A Mercantile It. S Br. I,7!,0l
Seotliek Ceeamerelal-U.B. Breeck.... 07,l4t
Weierwwa m - 1(11,010
TrB.eteretLiteAAeeideet) 4,tS,4M
Office aa Market Slopp. Court Hoaea, Clear
Oele, Pa. Jaa I, T-lf.
"WO II ARM IN Til AT. VOU MUST CON.
When I waa young, when I waa gay.
I waa ao glad the lifelong dey
I threw all petty earea away
And only thought of aong end play.
I klaaad the girla and aqueeied Iheir bands,
And tangbl Ibe derlinga bow to dance
And I wea kiaaed and equeeaed no leie
. ho harm in that, you muat eonfeia I
Tbay were ao euta, they were ao aly,
Tbey were ao awful awaet, Oh, my 1
Tbey had auoh rogulah, eunning ert
That alwaya eapture would my heart.
But neither did IA.cy go tout free,
' Heart for a heart," that aultad me j
I, too, eould lore and oould oarere
No barm in that, you muit oonfeaa !
Tlie yearawent by wllh lightning apeed,
Tbe flowera faded, went to aeed ;
The gay flirtatioeaof the peat
Are gone, and but tbe memory laata
Of tboaa aweet lovaa of bygone dey a.
Of atoleo meetinge, bidden waya,
Of tender mnainga, which I bleaa
No harm ia that, you muat oonfeaa 1
THE STORY OF A VaGABOKD.
Tilt lirOlNNINO OF A LIFE OF VAGRANCY
A TUIIILLINO IXPIRIENCE AND A
PINOULAR DENOt'kMENT.
Ho waa a tramp, and even asiilc
from Lid geniTnl mako np, there waa a
poculmr something about bim that
would uuve proclaimed him as such,
hud be been dreoned in broadcloth, lie
wan an intelligent tramp, however,
and the utlcntion ol tbe reporter was
arrested by bis ready flow ol sharp
loic, as he discusticd political economy
with a Penn avenue Alderman. He
was also communicative, and alter
awhile, when tbe MaKislrate was call
ed away on business, the writer sought
the vacated chair, whereat the Bnho
miun seemed rather disappointed. Pos
sibly be feared that the chances ol a
"lilt" wcro not so bright as they had
been a moment bclore. However, he
was pulling at a cigar presently, as the
result ot tbe reporter's interest in him,
and later, be was talking on as though
no interruption had occurred what
ever. After awhile he mopped the
perspiration irom bio face witb an old
black cloth, settled back into bis bun
dle of rags and rcmniked semen
liouely :
"It's just twenty (our years ago."
The remark seemed strange alter
the conversation of a moment before.
The rcportor was on tho alert for fur
ther lulormation.
"Mcbbe you want to hear about it ?"
inquired the stranger. "Do, eh ?"
Tbero was another whiff frotn tho ci
gar, a preliminary clearing ol the
throat, and then tho man said: "Well,
it was in tho old coaching days, the
recollection ol which has, in a manner,
almost dissolved and died out ot tbe
minds of many persons under the in
fluence of this latter day of civiliza
tion. At that lime, I, James Wilson,
tramp and outcast, was a lad of fifteen,
and Heaven forgivomel never once
believed that I should come to such a
pass as this." Tbe wanduror heaved a
heavy sigh, stared blankly for a mo
ment at tho little wooden sign which
creuked above tbe Magistrate's door,
and then proceeded : "1 ve changed,
though ; the people said I was a bright,
smart boy then, but there must have
been a mistake somowhoro, else I
shouldn't be here. You see, sir, what
spoiled me, mister, more than any
thing else was flash novels."
1 his was an Honest conlossion, cer
tainly, and tho rcportor casually men
tioned that the bloody chronicles had
done their work only too well. "You're
right, sir; 1 remember bow 1 used to
rend them ; they were never out of my
eight. They filled my only too will
ing mind with tho thirst lur adven
lure and excitcmont. 1 wasn't liko
other boys who spent their money in
a mora useful way. Mine went in
those days lor trashy literature, and I
have ai'.ice come to believe it was tho
first precursor ol a lifo of vagrancy
and worthlcssness." Here the morul
ist lit a second practical evidonce of
the reporter's increasing interest, and
then resumed: "I lived near l'arkors
burg, in Virginia, where my paronts
wore thrifty farming people, and al
though they were loving and kind to
mo and 1 had all the comforts that
human naturo could desire, somehow
these blessings assumed the character
of restraints in my deluded brain, and
by the timo 1 was lifteon, I had con
cluded to start out for myself. The
notion took possession of mo in the
winter time, but 1 had siiflicient good
senso to delay tho day of my depart
ure unlil June of the succeeding year.
It was well I did so but says 1
started out to tell you something else
something that at tho time was so
vividly impressed upon my mind that
even time can novcr cflaco it. I'm
getting oil. It came as a warning,
sir. 1 knew it did, but sir, I 1 was
too young and foolish then to realise
it fully. I bavo sinco though, and
Heaven only knows what misery tho
thought has brought to mo. 1 wont
from home etolo away at dusk, when
not a living soul knew aught of my de
parture. Tbe thought of sorrow which
would naturally result whon my
strange absence had been discovered,
novcr once occurred to me thon. 1
was too young and giddy to think of
it. I waa more anxious lo evaue me
possibility of dotection, and so I hur
ried to the village, fearing that each
moment ol delay might bo the Inst of
libcTty. My traps wore low, but I had
$.'JG in cosh, the savings of many
months, and tbe sum seemed like a
small fortune. Tbe old Clarkcshurg
stage led at soven o'clock, and I fairly
rushed to the little tavern from which
it started, in the tear that it should de
part without me. 1 was in sight ol
tbe quaint old hoBtelry presently, but,
at tbe same instant, I was ready to
sink lo my knees in agony. The fa
miliar outlines ol the aged and cum
brous vehicle, and the raw-boned nags,
which I had watched so often were not
to be seen j the stago bad gone I They
told mo that I waa half an hour too
lato when 1 reached the tavern, and
my great disappointment must have
been mirrored in my faco, for the peo
ple commenced to ask mo questions. I
started off down the dusiy road in
confusion, and didn't stop until 1 lolt
the old villago far in tho rear. Thon
I paused to think. What was I to do;
tro back or lorward T Was tho de
parture of the stage a dispensation of
1'rovilence In my iwnaii, or was u a
more accident T llcavon was far away
from me thon. and so I settled upon
the other theory, and cursod myself
that it was true. 1 starlod ahead, ana
with the enthusiasm of youth, sworo
that I should never turn my face to
ward home again until I bad achieved
both wealth and fame. Don't laugh,
sir; I was In carnoot then, but my en
ergy was sadly misdirected. My
thoughts wore buoyant enough, aa I
traveled briskly along, but I had plod
ded only lew miles further, whon I
betran lo notice that the evening twi
light nad ehanged into darkness, and
knew that presently night would soon
settle down over the country. Still I
hurried on. and at times my steps
qnickoned into a rnn, as thoughts of
the lonely road went fleeting through
my bead. 1 was ol a highly iraagina
live tomperamont, and you can there
foro see that I was somewhat troubled
by evil forebodings. Dislorted frag
ments ot bloody encounters bristled uii
boloro my eyos, and the exciting inci
dents became magnified by tbe influ
ences ot my strange position. 1 had
traveled about fifteen miles in this
manner, when it became so dark that
1 could scarcely boo twenty feet ahead
of mo. I was at a disadvantage, too,
for wo had only been living in that
part of the country a few years, and I
was not as familiar with the place as 1
might have been. Still I walked over
the dusty planks, futilly trying to dis
pel tho gloomy thoughts which camo
and went, and thus another hour was
passed, and 1 had become so fatigued
that I eould scarcely pull ono weary
foot after the other. It was nearly
midnight now, and the thought sent
an additional tremor through me, as I
eagorly peorcd lorward, through the
heavy darkness for tho light of some
friendly farmhouse. I had passed two
or three on the road, hut tbe nearest
one ol these was miles behind. As
though in answer to my prayer, my
eyes finally detected a light about half
a mile ahead of me, and 1 hastened on
with rodoubled energy, feoling almost
ready to drop in tho pathway.
Whether tho light camo Irom a dwell
ing or was produced by some strange
cause was presently Bottled, as I went
lorward and found that tbe former
was tbe fortunate fact. You may rest
assured that 1 didn't stop long in ask
ing Begging lor assistance, fcven
in tbo darkncBS I noticed that the
house was one ot thoso rambling old
two-storied structures, so peculiar to
tbe country. It stood back about fifty
feet from the straggling fence in front,
and tho intervening enuco was barren
of either lifo or vegetation. Tbe fue-
ulo light Irom a candle streamed out
from tho window, and shed a fitful
gluro around for a hundred or so, as 1
approached tho spot, and the rickety
gale creaked npon its rusty hinges,
and swung to with a noisy crush as 1
gontly pulled it open and passed into
tho deserted yard. My intrusion was
challenged by neither dog nor olhor
wittchguard. I knocked at tho door,
and presontly tho light disappeared
from tho window only to bo seen
again in tho bands of an untidy-looking
female, however, who withdrew
the latch, and in a moment more
stood in my presence in the open door
way. She bad vixenish look, I thought,
and snapped but a negative reply when
1 asked tier for lodged for the night.
1 told her I was belutod and would
pay. She stared at mo for a full half
minute, and then, as though satisfied
that a more boy could do her no inju
ry, she invited me inside and thon
carefully bolted tho door again. As
you can probably imagine, I was too
sleepy and tired to be in a humor ler
talking, and accordingly 1 told my
hostess that I should Tike to retire at
once, which was a declaration in which
she evidently coincided porfectly. Tbe
woman wont to a little gantry in an
obscure corner of the long apartment,
and procured therefrom a candlo,
which sho lit and banded to mo. Then,
as though to satisfy herself further as
to my honesty, sho scrutinised me
from Load to foot for near!' a minute.
"Umphl" she said brusquoly aftor
awhile. "There's the steps ; you'll find
your bed in the attio left-baud cor
ner.
I thanked her, and started up the
unwieldy ladder which led to the
apartment above. Hero, for tho first
timo, I took a survoy ol the interior of
tho establishment. Tho room in which
1 found myself was a long, close apart
ment, and, save a pair of primitive
looking beds which stood in opposite
corners at one end, and a few woll-
worn chairs, wasdestitutoof furnituro.
A heap of potatoes and some barrels
were lying in one corner, and there
was a large number of bundles, and
numerous other articles of a hybrid
description, scattered about the floor.
Articles ot clothing and more bundles
were suspended from tbe rafters of tbo
roof, and in some places bung so low
tbat I was compelled to stoop in pass
ing under. About twenty hams and
other pieces of bacon also hung Irom
books in the pool, ana altogether tho
placo was not tho most Inviting sleep
ing apartment that could bavo been
desired. However, I was too greatly
fatigued to caro much, and was ac
cordingly under tho coverings of tho
bod In almost less timo than it takes
lo tell it. The bed was comfortable
enottgh,and well, I was soon embraced
within the arms of welcome Morpheus.
1 knew not how long I had been sleep
ing, but at any rule, I awoke with a
slart, while it was yet dark. Jly sud
den fright was due to a horrid night-
marc, in which I had realir.od that I
was just about to be killed. In my
dream I imagined that tba scene of
the dread affair was in tbe very apart
ment In which I was then lying, oven
the smallest characteristics ol which
had been visibly pictured before me.
Having assured myscll that 1 was
fully awako, 1 took a good survoy of
the room, but in the general dnrkness
which provailcd nothing was discerni
ble. My mind finally wandered back
to tbe terrible vision ol the moment
before, and strivo as 1 could, I was tin
able to turn my thoughts into anothor
channel. Could it be possiblo that tbo
dream was a premonition of some
thing about to occur f The idea came
into my mind with great suddenness
and force, and made mo shiver with
alarm. It hardly ' seemed probably,
though. Why should anybody try to
murdor mo a mere boy who had
nover harmed the smallest child f
These and a hundred other thoughts
quickly camo into my bead, and in a
few minutes I had unconsciously work
ed myscll into a perfect fever of ex
citement. In the midst of my ugly
reflections 1 suddenly became awaro ol
the sound of voices, evidently in tho
yard below. Tbe words wcro not in
telligently heard, but from tbe mere
fact of their use in the vicinity, the
speakors were not tar on. 1 be voices
came nearer, and presontly appeared
to be directly under the back window.
Once in awhile there would be tho
sound of a dog barking, but In a fow
moments all tbe noise suddenly ceas
ed. Here was a new cause for alarm.
Who wore these people, and what
were they after at that hour ol the
night? In atlrtght, 1 hastily lumped
out ol bed, swiltly darted to tbe win
dow, and peered out into the night.
About thirty feet from tbe house 1 aaw
lour men standing under the root ol a
low shed. Une of them carried a lan
tern, by the light of which I noticed
that each of the party wore dark flan
nel shirts, slouch bats, and had their
pants tucked into their boots. Tbey
scorned to bo a very hard looking
crowd, and from tho coolness with
which they conducted themselves, they
evidently bclongod to the house. As
1 took in the strange situation, my ter
ror increased in proportion. Could I
unwittingly have gotten Into a nest ot
cut-throats and thieves? As I thought
oi mis, the pocuiiar conduct ot tbe old
hug below came to mind, and I became
moro and more impressed with the fact
tbat I was in a most perilous predica
ment. 1 still remained at the window
while these thoughts were darting
through my brain, and presently 1 saw
tbo strangers leave the shed and ap
proach the house. One of them knock
ed at the door, but it was not until tho
rap was repealed for a second or third
time that tbo old woman was aroused
from tbo sleep into which sbo had cvi
dently lullen. The party was finally
admitted, however, and as I retired
mm the window I heard tbo tread of
their heavy footsteps on tho lower
noor. some words passed between
them and then all was quiot for a timo.
My agitation had become wrought to
a terrible pitch, meantime, and 1 look
ed about for the means of escape from
tho danger which seemed to mo to bo
so imminent. I hastily donned my
tiuiuing, uuu running w 1,119 winnows
looked out into tho yard belo. Thev
wero fully thirty feelabove the ground,
however, and I knew some broken
bonoa must result if I attempted to
socuro solely by a jump. This was
out oi the question, and as tbero waa
no otbor exit except by the stairway
by which 1 had come, all avenues of
escape scorned to be closed against me.
The perspiration came oat in larL'e
drops ao I realized this terrible state of
attain), and a moment later my heart
leaped almost into my throat at acci
dentally overhearing tbe fragment of a
remark made by the woman in the
room undorneaih.
"Take tho big knife. Bill, and cut
straight across. Bo careful not to
waken him! Ihoso wero tho exact
words used, and they have rang in
my head for almost a quurter of a cen
tury. At tha moment of their utter
anco a thrill of agony passed over mo,
and feeling assured that my last hour
had como, I again ran to the window,
determined to jump therefrom at what
ever cost. My loeliugs can bo imagin
ed at the moment 1 was aoout to mako
tho attempt, whon I discovered that a
pack of half a dor.on dogs wero prowl
ing about below, they having been evi
dently placed tbero to cut off all
chances ot escape. 1 gave up in des-
air, and with a murmured prayer lur
dp, sank back on the bed almost ex
hausted by my strong excitoment I
bad only lain there fur a minute or so,
when horror I the heavy boots ol one
of the men woro beard tramping up
uiu stairs, ami at tue same moment, a
light from a candle in his band began
to throws dull glare through the open
ing in the floor. Fascinated by the
sight, I was unable to move from my
position on the bed, and, like the vic
tim of the serpent's charm, awaited in
a da.o the coming evil. Presently the
man's bead appeared, then his shoul
ders, and finally a portion of bis body.
lie wore a red shirt, and his lace ap
peared all inflamed, and more like that
of a demon than a man. In hia rirrht
hand the villain held the candlo, while
in the other he clutched the handle of
a large and horrible looking butcher-
knilel Ibe timo had come. 1 closed
my eyos, and "
"Ileavona.how horrible I" interrupt
ed the writer, and tho ejaculation was
echoed by a chorus ot ten or twenty
other voices at his elbow.
Well," continued tho narrator, "my
fears wero groundless. Tho Intruder's
intentions were pure and honest. Ho
had come np stairs for the porpose of
cutting off a picco of bacon from ono
of the hams suspended Irom tbe raft
ers. That v, OS all. My silly fears had
been gioundlcss, and caused only by a
distorted mind. It seems, as I learned
from the peoplo when 1 regained con
sciousness in tho morning, that the
party which had boon the means of
my terror was made np ot larmcrs ol
the neighborhood, who bad been out
fox bunting. Thoy had returned about
two o'clock iu the morning, alter
successful expedition, when they sat
down to partake ot an early breakfast,
as is customary in the country on such
occasions. Tbe party laughed hearti
ly when 1 told them my story, and 1
bavo often done so to myself since,
when the absurdity of the situation
was brought to mind. Asido from
this, bowover, it was tbe greatest
fright ever experienced by mo before
or since, and heaven knows my life has
been prolific, enough in adventurers
and exciting incidents. It was a tor
riblo warning, though, sirs, as I said
before; bnt flailed to see it then, and
I havo wished a thousand times that
such had only been tho case. Thank
you, sir. Thank you you and you "
The dimes and nicklcs poured into
the old battered hat of the humble
vagabond, and then tho crowd, which,
during tho recital of his strange oil
venturo, had Increased Irom ono to
thirty persons, slowly departed, the
reporter last ol all. .ffHsovriiA Tele
graph.
THE COLORED RACES IN AUS
TRALIA.
The colored races of Australia are
of throe principal variotios. Tbe abo
riginal is black, too l Linaman is yel
low and tho Polynesian may bo of any
lint from copper to black. Sinco the
conclusion of the Maroi was in Mow
Zealand the aboriginal has not attract
ed any attention beyond tho limits ot
Australia. Tbe colonists, however,
especially in the north, have by no
means neara tne iasv oi mm. i ne nne
race of Mew Zealand aro rapaidly de
clining throngh the combined influ
ence of too much rum, and, apparently,
too little lighting. unnK and inactiv
ity co operate toward the samo result
Peaco is now maintained between the
natives and the settlers, and the former
are more considerately treated than of
yoro; but alike In peace or war,
whether drinking rum or cutting
throats, tbo native Mew Zealandor
goes down before tbe advance of civili
sation. The aboriginals of Tasmania
are extinct. On the Continent thoir
condition becomes moro degraded and
boneless in proportion as thev are re
mote from the sea. Tbo coast nativos
are so far suporlor to those ol tbe in
land districts, l be lormcr are capa
ble of continuous industry, and display
a considerable amount of intelligence.
Some specimens that I saw about
Morelon bay (the entrance to the
river Brisbane) were remarkably line
men. 1 n the north or tJueenaland--in
the peninsula of Cape York and round
about the Oulf of Carpentaria the na
tive Is of an entirely different race, and
probably migrated originally Irom the
islands of the great Indian Archipel
ago. ' He is athletic, intelligent, fero
cious, untamable, and ia credited with
an appetite for human flesh. Traces
of cannibalism have also been lound
in tho western Interior, but nothing
oxact is known of the nativos of that
unexplored retrion. The mostdegrad
ed ol the aboriginal tribes have proved
lens unreachable than might have been
inferred from the accounts ol early
REPUBLICAN,
travelers ; but nowboro have those
races boon so advantageously affected
by civilization as to afford any hope
of their escaping tbat natural law
which dooms tho weaker rneo to dis
appear before tho stronger. The blacks
win occasionally work tor the squat
tors, and woik well; but thoy soon
grow tirco oi remaining in one placo,
Continuous application seems beyond
them. Thoy aro useful in tracking
malelactors a business lor which
most of them have qualified by a long
naming as evii-uuoni un tueir ow n ao
count. In some nlacos areas bavo boon
sot apart for thorn, and homes have
boon established undor tbo care ol
white officers. Hero tho aboriginal
has acquired a little knowledgo ot ag
riculturo and some oi the simpler arts :
but it is noticcahlo that women or old
and Infirm man mostly sock thoso in
slitMions, which thus do little to
leaven the lump of able-bodied savngo
ry. In Morthern Queensland tbe re
lationship betweon tbe whites and the
blacks is ono of war to tbe knife. The
savage uses his spear, the settlor his
nne, whenever an opportunity pre
sents itself. Mothing is attempted in
too way ol negotiation, overtures lor
poaco, or reclamation. Tbe latter ia
pronounced to bo an impossibility ;
but no effort has been made to estab
lish a modus vivendi. It is said and
probably with too much truth that
the irreconcilable hostility of theso
northern savages was first provoked
by atrocities on tho part of tho early
settlers; but it is not at all certain
tbat the blacks could not bo propi
tiated, The Fortnightly Review.
AN Oil, FIRE.
1MPHEHMIVE AND VIVID SCENE.
A CONFLAORATION THAT WILL LIVE LONO
IN THE MtUORT ORArniC DE
SCRIPTION OF AN EYE
WITNESS.
A correspondent at Parker, writing
about tbe fire at that place on tho 17th,
informs tho Pittsburgh Telegraph, as
follows :
To one who has never seen a great
petroleum fire in tbo Oil Region such
a conflagration is incomprehensible.
i'eoplo who have lived in the oil
producing country for any longth of
timo aro very much afraid of these
fires, for they are not only unquencha
ble, but they are so treacherous and
carry destruction so widly, tbat it is
difficult to say when you aro safe In
tbe vicinity ot one of them. On but t-
lay morning, shortly alter tho explo
sion of Grant, Waller & Co.'s twenty
two thousand barrel tank, 1 clambered
up the steep hill above the Allegheny
alley road with a view to going above
and around tho conflagration. I did
not know anything about tbe geogra
phy of the placo, but I soon reached
the basin in the ravine where tho great
tank stood tbat caught fire on Friday
night. A large crowd stood near,
ewatftMnpj tltA Ki.pning 4nLt, L!b waa
still hall lull of oil, at tho edgo of the
basin, and within twenty-hve yards
ot tbo tank, were two email frame
dwellings, Tbe occupants bad remov
ed all their household goods and had
gone to a placo of safety at least all
had gone save the beads ol the two
families. With a tin pail and a small
cup they carried the wator Irom a
spring a hundred yards away and dash
ed it on tbe sides of tbo buildings.
n isuing to seo what tbore was to see,
I wont as close to the tank as possible
in company with an old oil producer,
who had soon many an oil fire and who
thought be knew all about them. The
thick iron plates at the top ol the tank
were cruraplod and waved and wrink
led backward and forward like an old
shirt on a clothes lino in a September
breeze. About hall way up Irom tho
ground lo the surface of tbe boiling
oil, was a deep black rim. This told
the depth of the oil that remained un
burned. Presently tbere were a num
ber of rapid, sharp reports, like shots
from a revolver. It was the snapping
of the heavy rivals which held somo of
tbe plates together. Then tho uppot
part of tbe tanking curlod over grace
fully into the fire lor about a foot and
a half boing white hot it fell of its
own weight As soon as this occurred
thoro waa a grand stampedo by tho
crowd and a frightened yoll of "Tbore
sbo goes I Look out I Take carol Run,
run. oho a boiling ovor again r Sure
enough the tank was boiling over
again. Tho oil came streaming over
the iron boundaries tbat bad previous
ly held it and it spread in every direc
tion. The wind was blowing directly
up the hill, and it carried the flaming
oil and dense smoko with it for ovor
a bundrod yards. My companion and
1 started lor Iresb pastures as Boon as
there was any sign of a "movement"
in oil. It was more exciting than try
ing to catch tbo last train home Irom
camp meeting when it has fifty yards
slart on you. The hill waa covered
ith brush, Inllen timber and huge
rocks, and it would have taken a good
mountaineer balf an hour to get down
tho place that wo went op in a bait a
minute, witb that infornal bubbling,
snapping flood after us. We got on a
high bank at last, and sat down to get
our breath. In a few seconds tbe
smoke was carried off Irom around us
by tho wind, and 1 saw tho most ro
markable sight. The oil had run down
upon the river and bad almost crossod
to tbe Parker shore. From tbo outer
odge of tho fire lino on the water, to
the top of the mountain on wbicu we
were them hung one huge cioua oi
smoke blacker than shoe polish. The
woods to our right, the river, the base
of the hill, the bouses in Parker on the
bluff, and the sky itselt were all hid
den from sight by thissublimcly death-
liko canopy.
It seemed as though a terrino thun
der storm was in progress. The groat
black columns ol smoke twisted and
Inught each other, and now and then, as
they would get tanglod and coiled to
gether, a flash of fire would shoot op
through them and die away. Occa
sionally the wind would ehilt the
clouds and tho top ol some tall tree,
all ablaze, could be seen standing out
bright against tbe background, Tbo
most remarkable incident which came
under my observation was just before
tbe smoke began to pass away, A
strangor puff ol wind than usual struck
the outside of the smoke cloud and
toro a hole right through It Straight
in tront of me waa an opening about
thirty feetwido, through wbicb 1 could
see a house and the steepls of a church
on the Parker bluff. The sky was as
blue sapphire aeand perteotly cloudless
beyond the steeple, and shrouded as it
was by the inky frame of the smoke
it waa beautiful beyond the descriptive
powers of man. As the clouds came
quickly tngother and shut out the lit
tle piclnro, a pointed peak ol flame
oould be seen on the extreme upper
edge of the smoke. It did not shoot
up from the base of the clouds and it
seemed to have no support at all but
to bs dancing about on tbe edge of the
clouds and foeding itsull on wbalovor
nourishment it could obtain from tho
smoko itself.
When the oil, which bad rjin down
on the bill and on tho river, had all
burned away, I walked back to tho
tank and to my astonishment tho two
little wooden nouses of which I have
spokon were still intact, preserved, ap
parently, by tho devotion ol tuo smoke.
blackened, exhausted mid breathless
men who wero still throwing tiny
cupsful of wator on the homes that
wero so dear to them. How the men
escaped death by suffocation or by tbo
flames is an unanswerable problem to
me, I crossed tho ravine wbero the
oil had flowed down the first day of
the tire ( Ihursday). Wbero a row ot
neat dwelling houses were a week ago,
the ground ia perfectly level, and there
ia not so much aa a charred piooa of
wood to show where tbey once wero.
A field which hltd been newly plough
ed just botore tho firo, was baked into
little black hillocks, and when 1 touch
ed one of them with my foot and broke
tho crust which bad lormod over it, 1
found that the earth was cooked into
line drv nowder aa soft aa wheat flour.
On the brow on a small knob just
across tbe ravino and about filly yards
from the burning tank, the othor 22,
000 barrel tank, which had exploded
an hour before, bad stood. All that
was left of it was tbo iron bottom and
a tew shoots of the siding. One of the
employers of tbo Pipe Line told me
bo bad gone to tbe side ol the lank
nearest the fire about twenty minutes
before it exploded, to see how hot it
was. The iron was not very warm,
although ho could nit touch it with
his hand. The tank did not have a
particle of fire about it, but exploded
ol its inherent cussedness together witb
the tightly confined gas which the
heat generated. A piece of tank Iron
woighingtbrooor fourhundred pounds,
was blown out into tbe middle ot tbe
river nearly balf a milo away, and
fragments of planking were found in
neighboring fields with tho ends buried
two and throe feet in the ground.
Tho track or tbo valley uoaa was
badly damaged for some distance.
Just at the place where tho oil crossed
ou its way to tho rivor, the rails, tios,
and even partof tho road bed itself, were
Bwopt down tho steep bank into the
river, i he passengers on tbe through
trains were taken over to Parker, and
transferred across tho river in boats,
and tho train which left Pittsburgh at
8:40 A. M. brought the western bound
passengers into town.
Mr. King, Superintendent of tho
Valley Road, was on hand all day and
worked hard in getting tho passengers
comfortablo and repairing the track.
To-day tho tiro has quieted down.
Tbe track has been rebuilt and trains
are again running.
Ibe twelve thousand barrel loading
lank, at the foot of tbe ravine, is still
burning. The summary of losses, as
far as f could learn aro aa follows :
The losses, as estimated here by the
lollows: MunhallA Co., .18.000; Gra
ham Oil Co., (0,000 ; United Pipe Line,
115,000 ; L. Leiscy 4 Co., 11,000; P.
& K.O. It R., 1,000; Graham Jack
son's mill, $1,500 ; A. L. Wier, 11,000 ;
W. U. Piper, 11,000; J. McNerny,
1000; Fen ton, $5,000; Yingling, f 100;
A. V. 11. if. 1,000; W. Dee, t5300 ;
grand loading rack, 1500 ; Parker
merchants, broken glass, 11,200. The
insurance on the property of the Pipe
Lino, which is said to be very light,
was placed lor the most part by the
-Etna.
The loss oo tho oil is paid on the
"general average" system. Each pro
ducer is assessed a pro rata amount
based on tbe amount of oil be has In
the care of the United Lines. II, for
instance, the loss is ten per cent, of all
the oil in the lioo, then each producer
pays ten per cent, of whaler oil he has
in tbe charge of the line.
Uno storekeeper on luver avenue
lost 1000 by having his plato glass win
dows broken by ibe explosion on Satur
day morning.
FURIOUS STORMS.
A FEARPri,Tl.r.(KIR.TRI'CTKN
HV VIOLENT THHSAIHt-l.
YACHTS, STEAMERS AND SCHOONERS
WRZCKID AT NEWBURYPOaT, MASS.
CHURCHES IN BOSTON DAM
AflED THE STORM ELSE
WHERE. A dispatch from Mew York, dated
August 10, says : The storm which
yesterday morning was central near
tape itulloras baa moved in a north
easterly path, developing greatly in
energy, and is now central near Eaat-
port, Mo. Heavy rain baa fallen in
Mow England and the Middle Atlantic
States. Mewburyport experienced a
storm this morning that was tho
sovorest experienced in ten years. Tbe
wind blew a bumcano, wrecking four
yachts, badly wrenching steamers and
achoonors in the harbor, and scattering
about twenty small boats. Fruit tree
were stripped, and tonts on tho beach
wore loveled or Mown into tbe sea.
At Newport between twenty and
thirty sail boats are aunk or damaged.
The "Wanderer" and "Murrell," ol
the Mow York yacht squadron, parted
chains and went ashore. Thraaj yachts
sunk at tbe wharf, whilo others dragged
their anchors, lou led and were damaged.
The crow of a schooner ashoro at
Cape May deserted the vessel in the
evening, their boat was capeizod, and
tbe men washed ashore in an exhausted
condition. The Captain remained on
board, and a lifo saving crew got a line
out, and remained on duty all night.
The velocity of the wind at Cape May
was 64 miles. ToUl rainfall, 8 and
40-100 inches. The crow of a schooner
ashore at Atlantio City were taken
from the rigging at 3 this morning by
tho life-saving crew. Tho vessel will
be a total loss.
Norfolk had lite severost rain storm
and tornado it evorexperienccd. Many
buildings were unrooted and flooded.
Trees wore uprooted and the shipping
damaged. Many vessels were dragged
ashore.
Tho Boston Steamship Company's
warehouses have been aevorely dam
aged. Tbo wharves, all along the
rivor front have been flooded and
many of tbe warehouse wero flooded.
The tide waa heavier than ever known.
Tha vicinllv of Waler afreet was on V
accessible by boats. Tbe sight was
one unexampled even to tbe oldest in
habitants. The handsome spire of the
Freeman Street Baptist Church was
blown down. Tbe slating on Christ's
Episcopal Church and cornice and
steeple ornaments ot St Mary's Catho
lio Church were torn off, while the
beautiful grounds of old St Paul's are
badly wrcckod. Groat anxiety pro
vailed during the prevalence of the
storm, and the Mayor ordered out the
entire police force and fire department
Tho torn ia estimated at from 1200,000
to 1300.000. Tbe damage to growing
crops in the counties adjacent to Peters
burg is very great. In Surry county
alone tho damago to corn ia estimated
at filly per cent.
Ocean Grove camp-ground, below
Lonir Branch, suffered severely.
At Gloucester, Mass., several vessels
wero dragged ashore last night. At
olhor points on the Mow hngland coast
vessels were beached, but thus lur no
loss of life is reported.
The storm at Moorchoud City, N. C,
waa the most violent which over visited
that place. At 6 A. M. it blew a burri
(uno from tbe southeast, and at midday
hauled to tho southwest, a change
which saved Jieaufort and Alooreboad
Irom entire destruction. The Atlantic
House, tbe largest botol in that part ol
tbo country, is demolished, not a vostige
being lolt there were 150 guests in
it, and there was not a particle of cloth
ing saved by any of tbom. Peoplo did
nolbearinto loevro until tho weeeo woro
literally breaking the botol to pieces,
then there was a stampede.
Young mon saved all the ladios and
children at tbo danger of their own
lives. All tbe bsggago, lurniture, etc.,
went to destruclion. John Hughes,
son of Major Hughes, of Newborn,
lost his life in tho wreck of the Atlantic
Uouso. The front street of Beaufort
is strewn with lumber, .trunks and
goods, and crowds of people, some
Barefooted, are trying to identify their
property, 'the Uccan Viow Uouso
and other hotels at Boaufort wore
damaged badly and many private
bouses ruined, 1 hero is not a whan
left in Beaufort, and only two or three
of her hundreds of sail boats aro fit to
sail in.
During yesterday's storm at Ports
mouth, Vs., the waterfront oi the city
waa overflowed by the rush of tbe
tido and great damage resulted.
Wharves were submerged and many
of thorn completely destroyed. Vessels
and boats were driven from their
moorings and beached. Tho centre of
tuo city seemed to catch the greatest
force of tbe galo, particularly along
High street, Irom the car shops to the
foot of the street, a distance of a mile.
Buildings woro unroofed in every di
rection. The extensive warehouse of
Potors k Reed was completely destroy
ed and tho now foundry shops oi tho
Seaboard road was blown down. Tho
Catholic Church was badly injured and
the city jail unroofed. Over filtcen
buildings were damaged at the navy
yard. There was a great deal of dam
age dono and a general suspension of
work occurred. The roof the marine
barracks was blown off. Tbo steam
drodge and pile driver woro beached
and receiving ship Franklin was forced
from bcr nioori igsand grounded. The
sea wall of tho Naval Hospital was
washed away and extensive damage
dono to the grounds.
MACHINERY HALL.
A CENTENNIAL BUILPIHU REMOVED.
Tho Philadelphia Times, says :
The site upon which Machinery nail
BiwwU la uun 1LUUU BlliglU UpllgUI.
beam or stick of any kind. All that
remains is about one-ball of tho floor,
some piles ol lumber and a lot of rub
bish. Even tbe foundation wall, which
ran entirely around tbe building and
stood about five feet high, is all gone,
except a stretch oi about one hundred
loot. Tbo purchasers of the great
building, W. C. Allison & Co., tho car
builders, have now taken more than
two months longer than was allowed
them at the timo oi tbo sale (Februa
ry 8) for tbo tearing down and re
moval. It was stipulated that the
site should be cleared of everything by
June 1, but the extent of the work to
be dune waa too great to pormit of an
accurate calculation as to the time in
which it oould be performed, and the
Park Commission, seeing that tbe pro
grass of operations was steady and in
dicated that tho grounds would be
clear before September 1, at the furth
est, did not think it proper to apply
the spur.
Allison k Co. paid (24,000 for tbe
building, and tho speculation has prov
ed a very profitable one. They have
found ready sale for tbe material.
Nearly all tho stone has been purchas
ed for the rebuilding ol the recently
burned Point Breeze oil works, and a
largo quantity of lumber has boon tak
en by parties erecting coal oil sheds
and cattle yards at Communipaw. Be
sides these sales a large number of less
important ones have boon made. It is
said that Allison k Co. have obtained
almost the prico of tho building out ot
the tin alone. Thoro was ovor butuiuo
square feet of it, which, after being
painted, they disposed of at three cents
per sqare foot For the 1,000,000 toet
of flooring plenty of customers are
lound willing to pay tho prico of one
cent a foot. Mot to speak ol the 70,
000 panes of glass (112x18 inches in
size), tho 800,0(10 pounds of cast iron,
1,000.000 loot of white pine root lum
her, 800,000 pounds wrought iron, tho
tens of thousands of feet of yellow pine
that formed the finish ot tho ofliees
and other parts of the interior, it would
seom that the investment waa anything
but a losing one. It is estimated that
without considering tbe material which
Allison A Co. can utilize or have util
ized at their car works, they will have
a net profit of sovcral hundred per
cent out of their bargain. The firm
have made a regular lumber yard out
of the aitenpon which the Globe Hotel
stood, a low hundred feet south of the
Centennial grounds.
Two of the towers or cupolas, each
35 feet square, that rose from the roof,
together with about seven bundrod
window panes, a lot ot brick and other
material have boon presented by Mr.
Allison to the Old Ladies' Home,
Wilgk avenue and Broad street,
where thoy have boon turned into com
modious and pretty summer houses.
Mr. Allison also supplied gratuitously
the labor required for erecting them.
Since the work of tearing down and
removing Machinery Hall began, six
months ago, three men employed there
in have been hurt, all by tailing. One
died from the effects and the others,
although they had been soriously in
hired, recovered. One of the first
tnincs done in tne work waa me con
neoting by telephone of the car works
down in tbe city witb the office at
Machinery Hall, where tbeday-watcb
man, M. R. Alhcrtson, has been con
slantly on the look-out ever since the
demolition began. It waa thought
that not a fow curiosities and valuables
would In found under tbe floor, and
many of the workmen appeared hope
ful of striking some kind ot a little
bonanza. More than balf the floor is
away now, bowovor, and nothing of
the kind discovered except a tnreo
cent "shin plaster." a- Canadian half-
oent and a copper of Uncle Sam's
coinage.
He was a disgusted boy. He had
eHluul rrrwat rnntfon. and had final
ly succeeded in crawling onobserved
under tbe canvas into tbe tent And
he found it waa not a circus, but a re
vival meeting in progress.
OCR CLERGY.
It is the pride and boast ol America
that while we havo strictly enjoined
by tho constitutional provision til con
nection botwoon church and State, no
olhor country can point to clergy more
liberally supported or more gunerally
esteemed. Their influence is unbound
ed ; thoir opinions are rocoived with
doforonce ; their culture and erudition
are conceded ; their failings, uulosa
thoy are of a very aggravated charac
ter, are always charitably supposed
"to lean to virtue's sido." The pastor
bears a charmed lilo, and even the in.
quisitivo eyo of gossip is averted from
bim. His want or necessities are
carefully looked alter, every incon
venience or discomfort becomes an ob
ject of sympathetic solicitude to mem
bears ol bis duck. Mor do thoy in re
turn for such kindness and generosity
rcqtiiro unreasonable manifestations uf
human conduct They expect, and
surely havo a right to expect in the
pastor, a life of purity, of active bo
nevulence, and unaffected, unostenta
tious piety. For theso essontial quali
ties in a clergyman, no gill of elo
quence, no schulastio acquirements, no
ujioiitiiio acquisitions, nu luscniatmn ol
manners or person, can be accepted as
a substitute, the accomplishments
may accompany andudurn the religious
lite, but never can havo value in its
absonco. But if a clorgyman, instead
of living, "as over In his great Task
master's eye," suffers his lifo to become
one of doubtful purity, of such dubious
import tbat "shadows, clouds and
darkness rest upon it," it is not strange
tbat thousands point to such a man as
affording in his career proof of tbe
hypocrisy that pervades the lights of
the church. To draw such a conclusion
Irom tho acts and conduct ot a few
who have fallen from an ill-dosorved
elevation, is most illogical and unjust
Tbe cloven did not share tho guilt of
Judas.
The honorable, unostentatious pastor.
who preaches tbe gospel of his Maker
in all its inexpressible beauty and sim
plicity, walks unharmed by the poison
ed darts of calumny or detraction. It
is this Christian hero who is found at
the bed of the dying when pestilenco
stnlkotb abroad and slrikoth at noon
day it it at his presence and control,
despair and anguish flee the struggling
soul. Between this lowly servant ot
the Cross and the sonsational proacber,
how immense is tho distance I Mo ap
plauding crowds may throng the
churches when tho former preaches,
tho noiseless tenor of his way loads to
acts of truo and undefiled religion, and
no approbation is sought but that of
God and his own pure conscience.
The malignant shafts oi tbe scoffer
and infidel find no flaw in the impenetrable-
mail of this bumble Christian.
But tho sensational preacher lovos as
tho misers their gold tbe inconso of
popular applause or vulgar notoriety.
Uis taste Is not fastidious, and wbo
peppers the highest is surest to please.
His history may be briefly told.
A vounir man. with such learnintr aa
. 3 ' r
youth usually carry Irom an obscure
college, appears befuro a congregation
possessing even less learning than him
self, delivers his dreary platitudes and
stale commonplaces witb fluent tongue,
notes Irom his urock testament, a
iiblicul dictionary and Calvin's Insti
tutes, or thunders out that baptise
means, in Greek, to immerse ; and in
a month or two bis admiring alma
muter names bim a doctor ot divinity.
His famo is established by a course or
two on dead flies, or dead heads, tem
pests, or bridges. Calls now come from
various quarters, and the young man's
head becomes giddy. In spito of Gil
Bias's example be believes himself the
eighth wonder of the world, and bis
congregation unanimously confirms
bis sell estimation.
Thia t rA.-.inl. nnt flte) nintnn a
tho villugo pastor, who never has
changed his place. But be was "more
bent to raise tho wi etched than to
raise." His texts were never recorded,
but we may safely preaumo tbat ho
nevor chose doad flies, or living ones,
fur his tbemo. His sermons, however,
were deficient in the great quality ot
modern pulpit eloquence, f. ., overy
text suits the sermon and the sermon
overy text It is tbe sensational preach
er wbo usually brings disgrace, not
only upon his calling but upon tbe
cause of religion itself. Let us havo
less ol sensational preaching and
preachers, and we venture to say that
we shall have less cause lor scandal
and ecclesiastical Investigations ; less
cause to appoint committees and ait
with closed doors ; less cause lor tho
infidel to exult, and for the Christian
to bow bis boad in shame. Pittsburgh
Critic.
Tho "Mother of tho Tombs" in Now
York, Mary Valentine, died there on
Wodnesday at tbe ago ol eighty, unco
a young and beautiful girl, she went
astray and went from bad to worse so
rapidly that she drifted from ono prison
to another and with the exooption ol
a few weeks, spent the remainder of
her miserable lilt) behind tbe bars.
A little throo year-old child, while
hor mother was trying to got hor to
sleep, bocamo intorested in somo out
side noiso. She was told it was caused
by a cricket, when sho sagely observ
ed: "Mamma, I think hotnght to be
oiled."
As Congressman Wright's committee
has not found enough business depres
sion to keep it busy so far, it might
serve a useful purpose by turning its
tlention to lion. Grant a boom, that
is miserably depressed just now.
Settled "Landlady," said ho, "the
coffee is not settlod." "No," she re
plied, "but it comos as noar it as your
last month's board bill does ;" and tbat
man never spoko again during tho
meal.
Bachelor Sam Scuddor. of Wild
Cherry Creek, is quite bald. When the
girls sec him coming, they say, "Here
comos Ba'sam of Wild Cherry," and
then they all bogin to cough.
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Prkntnivmnhor 11 Vou lnnlr Loo aolier
.mile a I, ill" Tin amilaa anrl IhA
pbolographor ssys, "Not so much, sir;
my instrument, is too email iu encom
pass the oponing."
Judire : "Have tou anything to of
fer to the court before sentence ia
Jasacd upon you ?" Prisoner : "No,
udge ; I had 1 10, but my lawyer look
that '
III Leil nn lima In elutT tltfl ohictffln ."
apologized a landlady to her boarders.
"JN ever mind, madam, i. a toogn vnuugu
as it is," replied ono of them.
It must bo vory warm weather tbat
will tako tho corn starch out of festival
ioo cream. Arte Orleans 'icnyusf.
A tailor wbo was asked if the close
of the year mado him melancholy, said
yes, until they wore settled lor.
A man with large foet is always talk
ing about lbs bealthlulneag and com
fort of roomy shoes.
Mrs. Partington says that her min
ister prearbed abont the "parody of
the probable son."
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VwlrAmilina meat writh a Ijfchla Bttn-
plied with ox tail soup and beef tongue.
It's a good deal belter to be a life
cabbage boad than to be doad beat
Rome men cannot stand prosperity.
Others never got a chance to try.
A hen with a clipped wing has la de
fective duo.