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ATTORNEY AT LAW, CbBAIiriELD, PkBJTa. Firit-elaii Life and Fit Ioaureaee Cauipaiiiea rcprtitnttd. rOffim Id tht Opera nu.-?fe Mar. lil,'tJ-l tnct. S. MH BRAT , jJURRAY & GORDON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. Ner-Omoa ia Pla'a Opera Iloura, taoond floor. S:30'74 w ILLIAM A. UAGERTY, ATTOll.VW-AT-tl II, tiKHl'Borrr T. A. fleck ti Cv.'b Htore, CLEARFIELD, TENN'A -sT-WUI a!teod to all leal business with protnptueee aad fidalitj. (feUl, '00-tf. scarra . b'ssallt dabibl w. m'odbbt. M' c EN ALLY 4 McCURDY ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Clearneid, Pa. r4r-Legl business attended to prompt! with odslity. 0Co OB rjooond Itraat, abofo tba rtrtt National Dank. Jan:l:7 J P. McKENRICK., DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CLEARFIELD, PA. All latal bollnni antruitad to hit oara will ra ealva prutapt attention. T-Offloa In tbt Coart Uoure. sufl4,U7l-l7. G. KIIAMER, ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW, Real ElUte and Collection Aent, I l EAHPIl:!.!), PA., VIII promptljr attend to all legal builoen aa tnnted tn hil eare. 7H0r-Offlce IB Pie'l Opera Houie. Janl'70. TOUN L. CUTTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Ami Heal Rotate Agent, Clearfield, Pa, Din., oa Third itreet. bel.Cherrj A Waloat. 4TRepoetfall offeri bia ervloea In aelllng aod bueinl landa la Claarleld and adjoining aounlleai Bad with aa aiperleaeeol oeartwentr etara ae a tarreTor, flatters himself that he eaa render satisfaction. ireD.aoin.iu, glmsirtaiis' Car08: D R E. M. SCHEURER, IIOMKOrATIIIO PUTSIC1AN, Ofllee la resldenoe oa First St. April J4, UTS. Clearfield, Ta. rR. W. A. MEAN'S, fHYSICIAN k SURGEON, DUBOIS CITY, PA. WW atlend professional Polls promptly. .ao10'70 TJR. T. J. 110TEU, fHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OIT.oe on Market Direst, Clearleld. Fa. fe-0oe hours : I to II a. m., and I to I P. at U. J. KAY WRIGLKY, nOMKOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, lt-()tlloe adjnlnlnf the reeldsneo ef James lirclle;, Kq., OB tieoond St., Clearleld, Pa. JolJI.'7B-u. C. JENKINS, M. 1)., lie1 PHYSICIAN A N D 8 U KG EON CI RWEN8VILLI, Pa), Offlees at residence, eoraer of Stale end Pine sirens. wan. oio, i.ni-M. H. B. VAN VALZAU, CI.EABFIF.l.n, PEJIH'A. OrFlCE IN RESIDENCE, CORNER OF FIRST AND I'lNK B1HBB1S. A OBoa bout From II toj P. M. Ida" II, 107ft. nit J. r. BURCH FIELD, Late Her, eon or the I.U Rlmsnl, PeBBSjrleanla vni i i - ........ r.nH ike Arose. erers his p'rofesslsaal ssrelees It laeelliteue ei uiearaeit aotniy. t-Professloaal sails proosptlf atuad.J to. Ofase ea Beeead street, fcrmerl; aoeBpled hy Dr. Woods. apri,'MU CLE GEO. B. G00DLANDEB Editor VOL. 55-WHOLE NO. Cards. WILLIAM M. HENRY, Justice or ran PaACB Ann ScniTBBBB, LUMDBR CITY. Collections made and mono promntlr paid oror. Articles of agreement Bad deeds of toBroanoe neatly aieoatod and warranted cor root or bo obarfe. X3Jy'7l HENRY BRETn, (01TX D r. .) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOB BBIL ToWNBBir. May t, 1871-ly JAMES MITCHELL, DBAL8B IB Square Timber & Timber Lands, Jell'71 CLEARFIELD, PA. V. IIOYT, . . Land Survevor and Civil Engineer, PHILlPSBURfl, PA. sTr-All busloees will be attende 1 to promptly. Dec li, 1880. ly. REUBEN HACKMAN, House and Sign Painter and Paper Hanger, Clearfield, Penu'a. V.Wtll iiteuti Joba In hli Una romptW nl 1b workmuilikt m toner. ap r4,67 F RANK FIELDING AND WILLIAM D. BIGLER, .1TTOIlmS-iT-L.1 II', CLEARFIELD, PA. Not. I7th, lOSO tf. WEAVER & BETTS, bkalim in Real Estate, Square Timber, Saw Logs, AND LUMBER OF ALL KINDS. C4eOffloa ob Second street, ta rear of store room of Ueorgo Wearer A Co. janll, '71-tf. RICHARD HUGHES, JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE eon ilttalur Totrushlp, ' Osceola Mills P. O. All offluial business sotrnsted to bitn will bo promptly attended to. mob2tf, '70, HAItRY SNYBKU, BARBER AND D AIRDUKI-SKR. Shop on M.rkt St., oppnalia Coart Hoait. A elsan towel for aver? eurtomar. Alio daalar In llet llraitds of Ti.barco and Cigar ClaarfiaU. Pa. mw 111. 'TI JAMEtS H.TURNER, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Wallnretou, Pa. pirHt hai praparad blmaair with all tha necanarr blank furtni sndar lb Panalun and tionnt law a, aa wall aa blank .Uaaila, ato. All Itfml naitara anirtnitatl to bia eara will reeaWa prompt alUutloo. Maj I Lb, 187t-tf, G. H. HALL, PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A. rPumtf alwari on hand and mada to ordar aa abort notioa, Pipaa bored on rcaaonabla Urma. All work warranted to render aattafaetton, and dalirarad if deiired. B372:ljpd dvcry Stable. 11I1E andaralgned teg leata to Iniorm thepab . He that ba ia aow fu) I j prepar4 to aeommo data all in tha way of fnrntahing lU.aaa, BugglM, (iaddlea and H amen, on tba aborteat notice and an raaaonabla terma. Heildenoa oa Loenat itreet. batwean Third and Fourth. UKO. W. OEARIIART. Olaarflald, Fab. 4, 1874. ... . . THOMAS H. FORCEE, DliLlM IV QENEHAL UERCII ANOI8K, GRAUAMTdrt, Pa. Alio.eitentira nannfaetarer and dealer In Square Timber and nawed Lam bar of all ktnda. Order, tolioitad and all bilta promptly oiled. L"J7tB'2 S. I. SNYDER, 5ft r,t stB DBALIB IU DO 1 fTTfi f. W A T PII If A 17 kTS Watchon,' Clocks and Jowolry, ' GrvMam't Xwt Market Strttt, CXEARKIELI PA. AH kind of repairlni la wj line prevptlr at- nded to. Jan. lit, 1679. j Altai aaaa. CARROLL Is. It DDL! i Clearfield Insurance Agency. he mi it niinu.i:, Jeenii, Represent tbe following and other arft-elass Co'l Companlos. AsseU. Llvenool London A Globe U. S. Dr..t.,.10l ,89 Lycoming n motoalAoash plans..... 0,000,000 I'hmnia. or llanford, Conn i.lH.IM InBiironce Co. of Nortb America 0,438,074 North Brill. h A Mercentile II. B. Br- 1,781,811.1 Sralil.h Coumrreial U. B. Brancb.... 010,141 Walertown 784,811 Trarelera (Life A Accident) 4,1ns. 4M Oltice on Market Kt., opp. Coar'. House, Clear teld, Pa. June 4, '70-tf. Oft TISH ARB, IIARIWARK, and HOUSE FUENISHINQ GOODS, and MEEDLEfl, "aTTACHsMKaNTS AND PARTS, and all kinds of SEWING MACHINES, 00 10 O. B. MERKELL, . Agent, CLEARFIELD, PA. June I, '80 If. Insurance Agency OF WILLIAM 0. HELMBOLD, Pallon lllotk, t urtrrnirdlf, Pa. Rnmnanina EnwoEonted l t.i II-1. In. n. . Am... 00 084.789 l Flremen'e Fend Ins. Co., AsseU 1.180,017 00 I nlna lnsur.ace lsaihh - ,i,,u.ii . . . . i -. ... ...... a lib io. rae.iere Acein.ni m. v.., nnw North.ro los. Co. of Now York As ts 140.8VU 00 Insurance piacea ea wi .inn. wi ,.n.irr. equltahle rsUs. CorwensTtlls, s-a, re. n, inm-u. THE MUTUAL BENEFIT MFK KNSUfiANCK COMPANY. Newark, N. J. INCORPORATED IM. P1RKLT WIT UAL. Aware, Jaa 1, lftftt. aa atoarUlaad bv Kiaitlnlnd CftnlMir.ert af MaMaobuaetti, Ohio and New J.rae, .W4.TM.MIM LlAliLirua, at alatMl hy tha pane. ll,f 1 1,4-11 M Srartl-i by MaM'flhn'i Ptandard, MI5,Xh 01 Smru i by New York Standard... ft.SM.Na All ptMlclM DoafDrfalUbla aftwr aeond tari lowaipfnMai larirediridenda de elarvd and paid orary yrar ainra oraaa tiatlon ; ample aarplua ; parrender talttea an net liberal j bewt proaiptly adjaaied and paid. Owe Mi t ' LB WW C. OROVKR, PaaamaiiT. JAMBA B. PKARHON, Vica Piaatr.itT. En. L. Df.aama.Pef'y. Titao. Mcitt, Traaa. POTTRR A KBVKrt, Hule AeaU, all Wal nat atreet, Pbfladelpbla. Fa. R. M. !H'KWAM-r.flpaialAent. Offlee In Unaatrp'a baildlif, Market atreet, Cleeraeld, Pa. IM-IUtf. AH FIELD Si Proprietor. 2,732. HAT-MAKING. Tba mower (i oat with hluoythe, And beautiful tbingi are faUlioa; ! Waraa and btllowt of ahlsloa; graaa Roll before bin. Behold him paia! Daiaiea and elofar nod wild-rote bloom. Herd raia and timothy meat their doom uuitereupa Koiden, your time baa eome Sparrow, tbia mora ao blithe, Ia terror and anguiik ealling 1 Tba mower la out with bin rrytbe. And beautiful thing are falling ! Not wiib aaingla tithe But in whole ranka the? He. Pouring out their life to tha moraine; breete That wafia the fragranoa o'er land and eea ; WDiii ia ewer to mower la aalUng In a iweep of bia arm the die. All through tha Rummer day, All through the moonlit ave, While sparrow, and field -mice grieve, Tba outting and toaaing and etaeklnjr, toll, Uoea on ; and tbe odorooi beapad-up apotl, Voder midtnmmnr'a great white moon, Walt all night; by tha neit blfh noon . Saio in tha barn it ia paoked away, Treaiuraa aubitantial of wall-dried bay. Tbe mower it out with bia lerthe, And beautiful thin glare falling; Joya and hopee and afleotlona warm Loral and lirea that at hale the balm. Beauty and bloom in wild alarm To mlia tbeatroko may turn and writhe, la terror and anguiih ealling ! Bat let the breath of the new-mows bay Tear-h ua a beautiful truth to-dar. Though out and withered in heap, tbey He, Our real treaiuraa oannot ba loat j They may for awhile aiide ba toee'd. But eherlih each tweet dead memory To Bnd true Ufa tbey needa mmt die, And we aba.ll greet tbem, when night ia o'er, Within tba garner to die no mora. Agnta Moor. MCEDEROUS OAEEEE OF BILLY THE KID. BUT TWINTT-ONI YEARS OF AUE AND ONI OF Till MOST NOTED OF DE8PIII ADOKH SHOT DOWN AT LAT BY A SHERIFF 1118 EX CITING Lin. From ike Philadelphia Times Las Vkiah, N. M., July 19. Tlicro is no doubt about it that "Billy tho Kid," the notorious bandit, is dend. lia was killed on Saturdny by Sheriff Put Garrott, of Lincoln Co., st Fort Sumner, 120 milos from hero. Ilio Coroners jury has rolurncd & Tcrdict of juatiDuble homicide coupled wilu a statement that rut Uitrrett do served tho thanks of the whole com munity for ridding the coon try ol the dexperado. Tho Kid whs a bcardlcxs youth and is Baid to have been born in Now York and it is said that his real name was McCarthy, llis boast was that he had killed a man tor every your of his age, which is probably true. hhoriff barrett receives tho reward ol t500 from the Territory and 200 will bo ruined for him by tho rejoicing peo ple. The verdict ot jnstiliuble homi cido is rather queer, as the Kid was nbot down without warning, lie had been in tbo neighborhood ol numner for some days, disguised as a Mexienn. Sheriff Garrett got upon his track and on Saturday night was waiting for him in tho cabin of Peto Maxwell, a cattlo man. Garrott bad not been in tho room over twenty minutes when the Kid entered in bis stocking feet, knilo in hand, and ostoneibly for the purpose ol buying some meat He observed Garrett's crouching form near tbo bed, but before bo could as. certain who it was Garrott fired, the ball passing through the desperado's heart. Tbe Kid has shot a number of men since his escape from jail, about two months ago. Ho was tried and sen tenced to be hanged and taken to Lincoln, near Fort Klatiton, tor safe keeping. Ho gave warning that ho would escape. One day bo felled bis guard with a blow from bis shackled first, snatched a revolver and sent a bullet through his hoart. Then be walked across the street to tho houno whore another guard lived, waited for him to come up tho stroot and shot him dead. Then ho armed himself with a Winchester rifle and a lot of revolvers and as the crowd gathered, attracted by the noiso, scattered people right and left. He ordered one of I ho men to got bim a horse and a file. He mounted tho borse and with the tile he removed tho shackles from one of his lrgs, and, not stopping to remove the other, tied the severed manaclo with its chain to his belt ao that it should not impede his movoments. Not a man in the crowd dared to draw a bead on bim, and saying that ho did not intend to steal the horse and would return it, Billy started out of town on a gallop. Beforo bo bad gono fur the horse "bucked" and threw him. Ho jumped up, and at the mnrr.lo of his pistol compelled one ot tho mon to catch his horse, which ho ro-mounted and rodo away. Boon after ho went to Fort Sumner, where be bad a sweetheart, and disguised himself. A month ago it was genorally be lieved that the famous bandit known as "Billy the Kid" was doad and as the tehol In the truth of too report grow thoro was more and more rejoic ing. J ow, bowovor, comes the report that Billy is still In the land of the liv ing and that ho is living in disguise at Sumner. Thoro is considerable excite ment over tho news. "Billy the Kid," who has been groatly feared in this portion of Now Mexico, in Toxas and parts of Colorado for several yoars past, i the desporado concerning whom less is known than any othor American outlaw who ever cut throats, robbed stngo coaches or stole cattle in this far ostorn country. Your cor respondent bos accidentally mado the acquaintance of a young gentloman, the son of a former distinguished mombor of General Sherman's staff, who bad a wonderful oxporience with tbe celebrated bandit, whoso deeds havo been so much bcralded of late. Young Duncan ia now a successful trader at Alamosa, New Mexico, in tbo "Black Kongo." Tho news of the renegado'a death was to the effect that 'Jtilly tbe Kid," disguised and going under anotbor namo, was shot and killed by passengers of a stage-coach within five miles of Alamosa, N. M., on the afternoon of May 16, at thirty minutes past one o'clock just twenty five hours and thirty minutes later than be would have died by the rope had he romainod in the jail of a little New Mexico town, where he was con fined under senlonco of death, which sentence waa to have been executed on tbo 15lh of May, at twelve o'clock noon. On the 2d of Hay ba escaped Irom jail by knocking his jailer sense less with the manacles an his bands and got away, alter killing the Depu ty Sheriff and one othor citir.cn. Dur ing the two weeks' freodom which fol lowed, this young terror of the plains succeeded in taking seven more lives than ho already bad to answer for, bringing bis grand total of known butcheries ap to some thirty-three or thirty-four In number. The news of bia death provot lalse, and mere ia no CLEARFIELD, donht that tha rlennerniln fa nnw In this vicinity, In spito of the price set upon nis neau. A MYSTEBIOta BANDIT. But little is known of tho true his tory of the little more than youth called "Billy the Kid," and there isn't an individual living within a radius of several hundred miles ot this region (whero all tho desperate exploits .of tho muruoror nave tulten place; who oven knows tho Kid's true name. This is something bo would never tell, and his reasons for withholding it will be found furtbor along in this history. Tbe young man who tolls me the sto ry of the Kid'k life is ono of tbo best known young fellows in this whole wild country. Never is danger threat ened the settlement but be is the first man to be on the alert to protoot its interests, and It baa not been many days since he headed an expedition to go in pursuit of a party of Indiana who were suspected of murdoring a young miner, borne time ago Mr. Dun can was a mombor of McBroom'a sur veying party, for one of tho now railroads through New Moxico and Texas. He had at this particular time ueon several months in the conn try' and was pretty woll used to its ways. Ho could talk, eat and alocp with "Greasers ' and hold fluent con verse with nearly all the different tribeB ol Indians. "It was about tho middle of April, in 1880," said he, "that 1 was with McBroom's party, and after sovoral weeks' hard work, we found ourselves somowhere cloeo to that dangorous locality, tbe Llano Estacado, or Staked Plain, occupying an immense territory in the counties of Lincoln and Dona Ana, in the extreme southeastern cor- nor ol Now Moxico, and whero it is as you know, vory hard work to find anything in the shapo of water or greennoss. in tact, there is no vord tire in the whole immense area. One hot evening, whon what watur wo car ried was exhausted, wo were unsuc cessful in finding a crock or spring. lhe mizbt was rapidly annroacumiz whon wo filially wont into camp, and sovoral of ns wero dispatched in differ ent directions to look for tbe precious fluid. 1 wusgiAiun three burros (small Mexican donkeys) and started in a northerly direction, with instructions if I did not strike water beforo dark ness came to return to camp. LOST ON TUB PLAINS. "I found no water and at dusk started in a direction which I supposed would tuko me to tbo camp. Jtdid not, howover, and 1 wandered about all that night, hearing no noises except now and then tho screeches of night birds peculiar to this region. 1 can not describe to you my feelings when, nt tho close of the second day of my bowildortncnt, I sank down and made a pillow of one of the faithful littlo animals which, like myself, wore near ly famished through hunger and thirst. it caine to me all ul once that 1 was lost on tbo Llano Estacada I For three days I was alone on that desolate plain and tho lourtb day bad set in beloro 1 became delirious. On tho afternoon of tho fourth day, when 1 was about to lie down and die, tbe burros struck what is known as a 'blind trail and followed it up. I was startled a short time alter to have one ot tho burros break away from me and dash forward. Tbo two others followed, and a few moments later I saw the poor boasts rolling and plunging in a greenish, stagnant pool of foul wator, out of which grew a heavy, rank vegetation. I thanked God, for I know thero must bo clear water somewhere near from hich this pond was fed. At length 1 found it a tiny, silvery rivulot, very shallow, but ovory sparkle of which in the clear sunlight was moro precious to me than so many diamonds. 1 throw myself prostrate by its side and drank. Getting up 1 walked to the top ol what is called a moasa, or high plain, that was just beforo me, and was surprisod when my eyes tell on the valley beneath to seo a cluster of what appeared to be Cottonwood trees. Immediately on the othor sido ot them rose another high plain. Tho treoE wore in tho valley, and in the midst of tbem stood one ot tbo queerest looking buildings that 1 bave ever soon. It was a round, cono shnped affair, that might have boon the cnstlo of some Mexican grundeo, tbe ranche of a cat tle herdor or a fort. Situatod as it was betwoon the two abrupt high plains, it could not bo soon until one waa completely upon it. J no build ing appeared to be built of adobe, and 1 could notice all around its sides holos which 1 took to bo loopholes 1 was getting deathly sick, made so by drink ing so much water, and determined to approach the strange building. Going down tbe hill I looked for the door, found it, cried 'hallo I' and would prob ably haro fallen to the ground had I not been brought to my sonscs by seo ing tho cold, cruol bores of olovon Win chester rifles staring ma in tho face. 1 be rifles were pointed at me from cracks in tbe door and tho loopholes surrounding it. I suppose I criod, lion t shoot ; I in a fnond, or some thing of that sort, for they din't shoot, and the next moment the door was oponed and a young man with an eye bughter than aneagloa stopped out. I knew him. I hod seen him at Sum ner and I bad scon bim shoot a man down in bis tracks and sauntor leisure ly down tho street. I was in the pres ence of tho bandit known as "Billy tho Kid." Whon I bad secu him in Sum ner be had also noticed mo as 1 was a stranger ho bad inquired as to who 1 was and bad received tbe inlortnation. He now recognized mo and when bo saw my condition greeted me kindly. 1 said, 'How aro vou, Kid 7 and he answered, 'Woll, you're a pretty sick kid.' lie then looked carefully around and, soeing that I was entirely alone, invilod mo in. I caught a glimpso of a very handsome woman, lie ordered hor to do something and soon sho brought mo a pint of raw corn meal and water. She told mo to drink it. I did and it saved my lifo. I laid my- self down- on a pile ot skins, and, 1 guess, boing quite a healthy young fellow, very tirod and with a tolorably easy conscience, I performed tho feul of sleeping for about thirty hours, without eating or drinking. When I awoke it was noarly night of the next day. I law all of my arms and am munition lying beside mo on a stool and then 1 knew I was safe and among peoplo who would not harm me." TBI KID'S BTBOIf (1I10I.D. The von n ir man then described to your correspondent this peculiar and secret biding place oi on oi tne Bioai lawloss and desperate bands ot rene gades tbe country has ever known. When It fa stated that only in one place for probably fifty miles around this section of country can wator fit to drink ba found, and that this wator babbles up from a spring situated in tbe middle of the floor of tht outlaws' stronghold, ont oi tba ' advantage) of, PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1881. tho site will be obvious. It was from this gushing spring in the adobe ranche of tho dosporauocs that tho littlo stroam trickled on to leeu tne slimy pool, ac cidentally discovered bv tho vounir survoyor. Tho fearful exposure to which young Duncan had boon sub jected caused a fever to sot in, and be could not think of leaving bis bod lor some time. During the days ot his convalescence bo had sovoral long talks with tho Kid and other mombcrB ol tbo band. Tbey all treated him with great kindnoss, and many were the allusions made as to the jolly lifo .1. . J...L. tucy leu, inienuuu, uu uouut, to inuu once tha vnunrr man tn inin them. The thoughts that occupied the young Washingtonian whon rcferoncos were made to a possible Onslaught on the stronghold ty Toxas Bangers who wore toon in the lorritory, wero not very pleasant, for being found in the renegades' company he would hnvo shared a like lulo with thorn. , TUB BANDIT'! APPIARANCB. "Billy the Kid" was a remarkable looking person, and tho following it something oi a description of him at tho timo ol which 1 writo: Uo was about twenty yoars of ago, small of staturo, smooth-faced, spare built, with several peculiarities that would distin guish him from equally wickod spirits as himsolf. One ot nis chief marks was that of extreme cruolty. llis lips were thin and his tipper lip wai vory short; two sharp, Dercolooking tooth, much longor than any others in his head, grow out from under that upper lip in an extremely cruol and vicious manner. Ho was oxcoodingly vain, not only of bis position as leader of a band of between two and throe hun dred dosporadoes, but ol bis personal appearance and his skill with the riflo. In tbo latter specialty ho perhaps bad a right to bo proud, for it is known that in all tho Western country there was not such a quick and perfect shot as "Billy tho Kid." Ho took delight in showing the young man who had so unwillingly fallen into his hands the nicety with which everything in his "Castle," as ho called his retreat amidst tho loneliness of tho Now Mex ican plains, was arranged. And verily, from tho description of it which I re ceived, it must bavo been a wonder- fully-built place of defence. The main room was about thirty feet in diamotor and about ten foot high. Tboro wore complete cooking arrangements in one of the "anto-rooms," and a great num ber ol berths nxed ono above another on one sido of the apartment. In two othor partitioned spaces there were enough stores packed away to last a hundrod men thirty days. Tho groat spring in the middlo of tbe hard floor was ono of tbe most cooling and re freshing naturo. Thoro wero speci mens ot nearly all kinds of pillage to bo found in abundance in tne placo. ON AN IXI'IDITION. At the time the young man who gives mo those particulars wont to the Kid's headquarters thero wore only eleven or twelve meii "at homo." The rest of the gang wore out stealing cat tle and at his other strongholds in dif ferent parts of the countiy. Young Duncan noticed that a close watch was always kept at tho loopholos dur ing the day and that the mon nevor wore soparatod from their arms. On inquiry it was mado known to bim, that which has long been apparent to ovorybody in Now Moxico and parts ot Colorado and Texas, viz., that thoro are about three classes of society in those regions, which may be thus di vided : Followers of bands of organ ized horse and cattle thieves, murder ers and bandits, such as "Billy tho Kid" led on to viotory ; the"Texan Bangors," or movable vigilance committees, who bave the law ot Toxas on thoir side, but aro, in fact, about as groat rascals as those who steal openly. These "Ban gers" the dosporadoos hate with deadly hate, but tbey also fear them. When bandit oow-boy and "Bangor" moot there is blood on tho face of the New Moxican moon. The "Bangers" are about tho only organized sort of police tho State of Texas employs, and they frequently make excursions over into Now Mexico to "whoop op the Greas ers." The third class in New Mexico society is thenonost, quiet, bard-work ing citizens, and bo is the proy ot both "Bangors" and dosporadoos. BEADY TO TAKE A TOWN. In an immense corral adjacont to tho Kid's castle there was placed on the fourth day oi Mr. Duncan's visit in the adobe ranch somo two hundred cattlo, tbe fruit of ono expedition of the gentlomon who bad been absonl. Thero was much feasting and great hilarity on tho night of thoir return homo. The next morning when the stranger woke tip and looked out whoro tho cattlo bad been, lo I tboy wero gono spirited away, after hav ing been ro branded, to somo still safer placo I On that day the famous young cut-throat got himself up rogardloss of cost and went away. Holoro bis de parture one of bis mon brought a mag nificent black gelding up to the door of tho hidden ranche, and Billy, while tho horso was neighing and pawing, sprang Into tbe saddle This is how be looked as ho sat giving bis last or ders to McCabo, bia first lieutenant in villainy: He wore a blue dragoon's jacket of finest broadcloth, hoavily loaded down with gold embroidery ; buck.tkin pants, dyed a jet black, with small, tinkling silver bolls sowod on down the sides. These pants were cut tight and titled closely to bis shape ly leg. Undornealh this garmont wore bis drawers of fine scarlet broadcloth, extending clear down to the ankle and over his feet, encasing them liko stock ings. But his hat was the most gor goous and the crowning feature oi bis got-tip, as it is with the Mexicans. It was what is known aa a "chihuahua," mado of costly bcavor, with a flat crown and a orim ten inches wide. And this wholo structure of a bat was covered with gold and jewels until it sparkled and shone in a dazzling and blinding manner when one looked up on it. There was a gold cord around the crown as large as a man's thumb and a groat, bright rosolto at the loft sido set it off in all its glory. This hat cost noarly 1300. Tho shoes worn by this young prince of the plains wore low quartered, with patent silver spurs fixed in the bcols, which took tho place of the common, clumsy ar rangements that ordinary equestrians nse. Higged ont In this gaudy, sancy way the boy demon (for he can hardly ho described as anything short of a mixture of tho devil and hu manity) would dash Into a town and take it; that is, the citizens would give way to him, Jet him race like a meteor through tho streets, drink at their bars without paying when he filcased, and one man in Sumner, a eading spirit and the owner of the largest ttore In the placo, to much feared the Kid and bis gang that he would allow them to use their pleasure in regard to paying him for articles to REPUBLICAN. which their fancies might lightly turn and which they would contlscato. Till kid's distort. It was about ten days beforo tbe young king of tbo ronogudoa returned to his biddon castle. Coming back from bis Bccrot mission to no one knows where be bocamo vory much attached to Duncan, admired bis bravery and in a romarkablo dogroo made bim bis con fidante Fourteen days after the young man fell into tbe don of the Kid that individual announced to his new ac quaintance that lie had discovered the wboroabouts of McBroom's party (somowhere on tbe V egos river) and would in person guide his guest to his friends. Then he called one of big men, bad a splendid horso saddled for Duncan, caused his own Btood to bo again magnificently caparisoned and the two set ont on a cool morning for a rido that bos boon full of a vory unploasant sort of mystery to one of tbe party at least Tha Kid soemed to bo in a melancholy sort of mood and bocamo communicative, giving to his young and honest companion tbe fullest history of his lifo that be evor gave to any one. This desperado has been given many names by those cor respondents who bavo written con cerning him and not one ofthose names, he himself stated, was correct He was known as Billy Conley, Billy Coylo, Donovan and by sovoral other cogno mens, but none of them wore right. Ua was of Irish birth, ha told my in formant, and was one ot a large family who, at the time of his birth, lived near Springfield, Illinois, llis father was vory poor and, to bolter bis fortunos, wont to Shorman, Texas, when Billy was about nino years old. Here and in different towns of Toxas tho boy became a celebrity on account of the wonderful way in which be could han dle a rifle. Old marksmen stood in awe of him whenever be appeared, a grinning, saucy boy, at shooting match es, country fairs or ox-roasts, to com- pcto with, them lor tbe prizes ottered, ills first murder In Sherman or some small town near to that city, whon be was 16 yoars of I ago, Billy killed his first man. 11 o was vory palhetio when he related tho cir cumstances ot thistrsgcdy. In a bar room one night a swaggering youth, whose lather was woalthy, threw out a slur to the Irish boy which reflected seriously upon his birth and particu larly upon tbo kind ol work in Which his (Billy's) father was engaged. The boy dared him to fight and in the meloe that onsued killed his antagonist. Im mediately ho reflected that bis victim's family, being rich, thoy would bunt bim to the death and ho would stand no chance of getting justice should he re main and be tried, bo no nod and wont direct to Lincoln oounty, New Moxico, whoro sovoral catllc-hordors were in want of boys. .Later on be was defrauded by one ot these men, who refused to keep his agrcemont of dividing at a corluin time tbe profits ot his business (cattle stoaling) with tbo cow-boys who aided bim. lhe boys revolted and a desperate and bloody contest ensued. This was dur ing tho years of 18T8 and 1879, and has continued up to tbe present timo. Tboro is no doubt but what this boy was bound to bo a rulor of somo kind. In tbo Lincoln county cattlo war he camt to the front at once, although one of tbe youngest boys engaged in the business ; and tbat position ho ever after maintained, not hesitating to kill at a moment's notice any man, even of hisown band, what aspired to gain any tort of influonce over the men or who questioned his authority. He also told Mr. Iluncan that the reason no always refused lo give his real name and the genuine placo of his rosidencoln Texas was that bo had an old mothor and throo sisters, tbe latter being happily married to law-abiding and honorable citizens. At that timo ho was antici pating doatli. Heavy rewards wore ovorywhoro offored to anybody who would take bim dead or alivo, or who could givo authontic information as to his hiding-places. Ho lived in im minent dangor of any moment boing shot down like a dog, and he was hon est enough to own tbat he deserved it The ride was a long and circuitous one, and tho "Kid," no doubt, guided bis companion in such a manner that it would be a bard task tor Duncan evor again to find the spot whore the secret rancho was muuon. limy acion hon orably towards his captive. On the night of the day on which thoy loft Llano Estacado Duncan was returned safe and sound to bis frionds. Billy bado him good byo and vanished. In the first town the surveying party stopped my informant saw a notice posted up offering $500 reward for "limy tho nia, uoaa or auve, ana less amounts to any of hit baud, or tor in formation whorcby his retreats might bo discovered, lhe man who bad slept in Billy's ranche would rathor bave cut on bis right nana man oeiray him, evon could he havo dono so. how "tub kid" murdered. For years this young desperado has boon engaged in tho task of systemati cally killing off all porsons in his (Va lencia) and Lincoln counties whom ho considered his enomios. Theso peoplo were all engaged in tho cattlo-stealing business. Tho cbiol end ol nis mo oi late has boon to kill off a man named Gillis, a rich cattle herder, and who was tho first man, Billy said, who" went back on bim. Often he would ride up to whoro somo of Gillis' mon wero, shoot down one or two of them and thon sond word to Gillis by those ho allowed to live that he (Billy) was on his track and intended to bunt him to his death. At the time the desporado bad this remarkable conversation with young Duncan he was suspicions of his first lieutenant, a lexan namea McCabo. Ho said that McCabe bad committed a great number ot crimes against tho settlors which were attri buted to himsolf and which he depre cated. It was not many woeks aftor this that Duncan heard that McCabo hart heen ahnt down by his snnorinr. Porsons at this place who witnessed a tragedy in which tbe "Kid was the chiel actor doscribed it to mo asoneot the most remarkable feats ot quick and acenrnto shooting they had evor seen. An enemy of one of Billy'a fast frionds was In Sumnor one day when somo of tho"gnng" wore on a jamboree. This enemy of the renegade t thend was a "Uanger," and by prying round and biding behind doors and store boxes he thought be had escaped identification. When the renegade whom he was bent on slaughtering entered the store the "Bangor" drew a bead on him, and in three seconds Hilly a slKuncbest 11 lend would bave been fond tor worms had not the Kid sprang about six foot, seized bia Win Chester and with the rapidity ot light ning lot fly the leaden messenger that sought relugoin tbe heart ol tne "itan gor." He fell over against a barrel and expired without a groan, while the n tire party, Including tha renegade who bad so narrowly escaped doatb, march od un the bar and took a drink. Aftor hia lost escape from prison Billy was almost maniacal and was moro ot dure dovil than evor bolore. His band Is now pretty woll scattered. SAVISO TI1E CHILDREN OF CRIME. The New York 1'ribune of a recent date contained a letter from Albert Kliodes, United States Commercial Agent at ltouon, Franco, giving an in teresting aocount ot a very usoful re formatory instituto originated by a Catholio priest and a good Sister of Chanty some years ago, aia wmcb has boon so positively helpful to the class for whom it is specially designed that it has boon partially taken undor the protection ot the State. It is a home with a farm attaohed for the ex clusive reception of young girls who have been inmates of theprisonsof the itepublic, and who by good conduct while undergoing imprisonment, or by other expressions of penitence, give ovidence of desire to reform and to load virtuous and honest lives. Those girls are admitted to the homo, are clothed and taught useful occupations, and whon qualified to make their way in the world aro sent out witn the blessing ot their benefactors. The scheme has boon astonishingly success ful, and hundrods ot happy matrons in every part of France, as thoy look upon their children, their husoands and tueir homes, call down the bonodictions of heaven npon tbo good father and sister whoso opportune kindness saved them from lives of wretchedness and crime. All of the girls who bocomo inmates of this healthful institution are taught the domcstio arts, and as women do most of tho farming in France, most ot them are employed on tha (arm at tached to tbe home and practically educated in every branch ot farm work. Our thoughts bave been drawn to this French experiment in practical benevolence by an article In tne rbiia- dclphia Ledger describing a scene on Chestnut stroot from which we make the following extract: A Sne-loobtot air), sonic II or 14 rears ef see, was flsbinK scraps of ran and paper from tbe goiter. Her wealth af blnode bair floated oror ber otherwise naked shoulders. Her soant and tattered dress and shoeless feet exposed a form which a painter ee otatuar seeking a model for Pan.lonhon. in the belled of Kin. Cophetua. might welcome ss aa inspiratioa. But Klogt are net ia thess dars ea the watch for beautiful beg gars, and a wedded lire, long and happy, wltb an honored memory, are aot tbe bappy ronianoe of a life began under sueh elreainstenooe as must surround that young womea. Were she properly ettlred and suitably employed, tbe sly glenoee from her attreetire eyes woaid make oa the mind tbe pleasant impression of an artless child. Neither ber rags, however, Bor ber employment eould enUrety conceal the possibilltiee wbieh sbe possesses aa tbe centre ol a peaceful, pleasaat borne. Tbe probabilities point to a sadiy differ ent life. The Ledger adds : This alrl Is not to be thougbtof for herself aleBo. but as the renreeeatatira of aa insreasing class, Inheriting pauperism, not, as already calif, as Ao.M poeerty, but with all th, debasiB, cir onmataaceo which attend vioo, aesociated with Canary. Tbe attention of the humane, we know, ae shb direoSwd te ibis .tat. .1 fchl.gs. Yet tb. public mind needs awekemog to tbe eonele Uob tbat tber. Is worse eruelty to obildrea thaa tb. mer, hunger and stripes and disease ot us body. We are convinced that we need something in every section of the coun try aftor tho model oi tne rroncn priest's home, which will lift the chil dren of criminals out of their surround ings and holp them to become virtuous mon and women. Privato charity aided by tho State would be tho best manner of accomplishing this impera tive dnty, but if private bonovolenoo ill not respond thon tne stato snouia do the work. We shall ever contend that schools are cheaper than prisons, and by schools we mean institutions in which the hand shall be educated equally with the head and heart. It is a Bhamo and a sin that the heathon at our own doors should be permitted to perish and we make no really honest effort to save them. Altocna Tribune. Making New Kails from Old Ones. But tow peoplo are awaro, says the Indianapolis Journal, of tho immonse amount ot handling that it requires to convert an old Iron rail into a now one. From tho time it arrives in tho yard at the rolling mill until it is shaped out, a rail is bandied thirty-one times. The process is as follows : It is tirst un loaded from the car, then plckod up and run on a set of rolls to the shears, thon cut up, when cut pilod into fagots, then loaded on to a barrow and charged into a furnace, heated to a welding heat, then hauled out and placed on iron buggies, run to weighing rolls, bandied six times, until finished to a bloom, then returned to tho buggy carried tn a repeating furnace, brought to a wolding beat, then returned to tho rolls on a buggy, passed through the rolls nine times, then run tosaws whore both ends are put on at once, then laid on tho cooling bed ; whon cold, placed undor tho straightcnor, which takos out all minor crooks. The burr on tho ends is thon filed off, whon tbe rail is inspected, then taken to the punching machine and fitted tor splice bars, thence to the slotting macbino, whoro it is slotted for tho spikes ; then the rail goes on tho benches tn the yards and from thence to tbe cars. Soft Beds. Thoro are differences in opinion in regard to the best beds for rclrcsuinff sloop, some porsons aa vocaling soft and some hard bods. The difference between them is that the woiuht of a body on a soft bed presses on a largor aurloce tban upon a bard bed. and enntennent v morocomlort IB enjoyed. Hard beds should never be given to little children, and parents who suppose that such bods contribute to beallh by bardoningand dovoioping the constitution are surely in error. Emi nent physicians both here and in En gland concurin this opinion, and slate tbat bard beds bavo often proved in jurious to the shape of infants. Birds and animals covor their ottspring with the refloat materials they can obtain, and also make soft beds lor them ; und the softness ot a bed is aot evidence of its being unwholesome Hut if it is not kept sweet and clean by daily air ings and frequent beatings whether it is bard or toft it is surely Injurious to health. Two lovers wore united In marriago by a Philadelphia clorgyman, tho man promising to call at hit house the next day and pay lor a conuicaie). Auoy deparlod, however, without doing so, and the clergyman prints a marriage notice, with the added words, "No cards, no cake, no cash, no certificate." This happened in the City ol Brotbor ly Love. . , SBS S A young lady said to au orthodox old lady: "1 declare, you aro a dread ful old fanatic, Mrs. MeCizzon. ' I do bolieve you think that nobody will be saved but you and your minister." Old lady : "A wool, my dear, 1 bae my doota about the minister.". Why Is a rosebud like a promissory note T Because It matures by tailing dew. TEEMS $2 per annum in Advance. NEW SERIES-V0L. 22, NO. 30. DEATH OF CHIEF JUSTICE CLIFFORD. A BRIEF SKETCH OF U!B EMINENT CAREER. 3 ustice Nathan Cliflbrd,of the United StatesSupremo Court, died at Cornish, Maine, on Monday morning, July 25th, after a somewhat protracted illness, nt tbe advanced ago ol is years. Justice Nathan Clifford, who has boon for moro than a decado tbe senior memborof tho United Stutes Supreme court, Doth in ace an a length ot service, was born at Itumney, N. II., on tho iq.l r a . i oi'i an - s.:t. jolu ul August, louo. Alter st uigu school education bo studied law and removed to Maine, whore be soon mado a bgnre In bis profession and also In politics. Ho was rcpoatcdly chosen to the Legislature, and was twice elected Snoakor to tho Assembly before ho was thirty yoars old. For the four years aftor 1834 be was Attorney Gen oral of the State, and for the next four a Kepresontative in Congress. Presi dent 1 oik made bim Attorney benoral of the United States in 1846, and ho bold this position for a couple ot years, after which he was eont as Commis sioner from this country to Mexico and lator made United States Minister to tBat Itepublic. Returning to Maine, be resumed the pracuoo ol bis pro fession at Portland, and wassoengaged whon President Piorce, on the 12th of January, 1857, commissioned him as Justico of the Supreme Court of the United States, to fill tho vacancy caus ed by the resignation of Benjamin ft, Curtis. The Judge was in bis fifty fourth year when be took bis seat, but he was tho youngest ot tho whole bench except John A. Campboll, of Alabama, who resigned m 1801 to go with bis State into secession. Indeed, Judge Clillord constituted one ot tbo last links which connected the present Federal judiciary with tho period of the last jJcmoeratio administration. When he was commissioned Roger B. Taney was Chief Justice, and wasjust on the point of rendering tho notorious Drcd Scott decision. His Associates were John McLean, of Ohio, andjamos M. Wayne, of Georgia, who bad been appointed by Andrew Jackson ; John Catron, of Tennessee, whose commis sion dated back to 1837, and who, al though born in 1778, kept bis place until doath in 1805: Peter V. Daniel, of Virginia, Samuel Nelson, of Now lork, ltobort C. itner, ol Pennsylva nia, and John A. Campbell, of Ala bama. With tbo exception ot Mr. Campbell, the Chief Justice and all the Associato Justices or tbat day, diod years ago. Wor is there to-day in service a single Circuit Judge who was on the bench in 1857, and only three or four ot over fifty Judges of the United States District, uourts holding commissions signed, like Clifford's by f rankhn 1 lerco. Judge Clifford was never a groat man, but ho was always industrious and faithful. Until attackod by pa ralysis last summer be bore up very well nnderthe assaults of old ago, hav ing inherited a vigorous constitution Irom bis JNew Hampshire parentage and looked carefully after bis health. Subsequently to his paralysis he was attackod by gangrene and was forced to undergo an amputation oi the loot For months he bad been beyond hope of recovery, and latterly ht had been un able even to writo bis name, and was almost imbecile. When the Important decision was ?iven by tho Supreme Court, May 1st, 877, affirming the constitutionality of the logal-tondor acts, Justice Clifford read an opinion dissenting irom the majority, in which he was supported by the Chief Justice and Judgos Nel son and Field. That dissenting opin ion, which made great talk at tho time, hold tbat the act of Congress, so far as applicable to contracts made beforo the possago, is repugnant to the Consti tution and void so lar as appncaoio to contracts made since its passage. Jus tice Clillord could, in met, always be dopended on to lake ground against the rederal idos in our Government One of his last acts was to concur with Judge Fiold in a dissenting opinion in a tost case sustaining tbe Fodoral elec tion laws. Again, a Massachusetts Judge of I'robato having, in 1871, re fused to pay his income lax, or paid it undor protest, claiming that the sala ries paid by States to thcirofllcers wore exempt from Federal taxation, the Su- Jrome Court affirmed that view; and ustico Clifford, in pronouncing the docision said : "Counties and olher municipal corporations wore croated by tho States ; but tho States wore not creatod by the United Statca, as the States existed as independent sover eignties oven bofore the Union was formed." An interesting story ia told illustrat ing tho strict integrity and high sense of duty displayed on the most trying occasions by Justice Clifford. Tho Justico was Presidont of the famous Electoral Commission, and a firm be liever in tho validity of Tildon't title. His position mado it necessary for him to sign the decisions of the Commission. Tho preparation of tha papors in tho Florida case fell to Senator Hoar on account of Senator Edmunds' illness, and their completion was dolayed until within a lew minutes of noon of the fourth of March. Justice Clifford, by inflintintr nnon a caroful personal scru tiny of the papors, could have put off their exocution until too into, ana pro vented the inauguration of Mr. Hayes. He did not, however, throw tho small est obstacle in the way of the work, but showed almost equal anxiety with Senator Hoar in hurrying it forward, and promptly affixed his signature as soon as tho documents were completed. But he novor wont to tbo White House during tbe Uayos administra tion, so bilter was bis fooling in tbo matter. HtlPKBRTiTlnNfl nt WllALI FlSUERS. At the present day, saya Land and II nffT, 11 IS ino coillinuiiesi, miug in the world for whale fishors to burn an effigy In order to "bring luck." If a akin ha. fnllun in with lew wbalos the crew attribute their bad fortune to thoir having somo unlucky individual on board, and by burning bis effigy thoy uonove innv nit mangn innueiice I. rrnt rirl of. Thtmoat nnnnnnlar tnan in the ship Is genorally pilehod npon as tho offending party. Sometimes two or three pictures are burned ont aftor tho other, if luck ia very bad, and on an average one ia burned in each whalcship every season. The practico .ti : . i tj i is a very old one ana in bbiu w dbto taken rise from a similar custom which nmvailed amnnff tha horrinff fishers nf HamfTaliirii. hv whom it was intra. ducod on board tha Peterhead whalen. A century or two ago not morely effi gies but living men and women were burned on susnioion of casting a blight upon the herring fishery. A B!m township girl sayo tbat she desires to have tobacco planted ovor her grave, tbat the wood nourithod by hor body may ba chewed by her be reaved lovera. E DUCATIONAL. BY II. L. HcQUOWlf. There are 585 Cbineto children in tho San Francisco publio schools. Throe students are studying undtr the Chinese profossor at Harvard. Tha oldost building of Harvard la Stoughton, which wu built in 1698, Professor Philips, of Lewiaburir Uni versity, tuocoeda Dr. French, as Presi dent of the Indiana Normal School. The students of North wostorn Uni versity, ill., have established a Sonata for the purpose of discussing the polit ical issue, of tho day. W. W. Moore, the senior toacher In the Lumber City Normal School, baa boon choson Principal of the Publio Schools of Curwonsville borough. The Pike Township School Board ia erecting a commodious school building in the "White settlement," adjoining Curwonsville borough. Hiram Cald well is the contractor. Miss Ida Gearhart and Miss Lois McGaughoy, both of Clearfield bor ough, have returned home from th Millorsvillo Normal School. They art both quite successful toachors. We made a slight mistake in report ing the officers of Pike township School Board some few weeks ago. Mr. Saml, McKenrick, of Curwonsville, is Presi dent, and Mr. M. L. C. Evans, oi tha same place, Secretary. We learn that Mr. R. F. Porter, of Lawrence township, has beon engaged to teach a soven months term of publio school in Lancaster county, at a salary of $50 por month. Mr. Porter is a membor of tbe senior class at Millors villo State Normal School. Is it safe to forget that if Ignorant people are subject to- prejudices, that cultivated poople are liable to vagario T Is it well in educational matters to weigh opinions by the social position of their author instead of regarding their qualification lor forming sound opinions f Mr. A. R. Lambert, toachor of Win. terburn Public School, in Huston town ship, reports tbe following pupils for havinir attended every day of tha school term, viz : Katie Zierden, Ada liurr, Sarah Uillyard and Alice lull- yard. Alice has not missed a day in tour successive terms. The date and place for the exami nation of teachers for Bell, Greenwood and Ferguson townships, and Lumber City borough were omitted in tha programme as published last week. This week, however, the appointments for the abovo districts are published in the programmo, which can be found in tbe advertising columns of this pa per. The following aro the appointments made by the Huston township School Board, at a meeting held Saturday, July 23d: Penfield Hich School G. W. Wea ver j salary, $75. Penfield Intermedi ate W. S. Lulherj salary, $40. Pri mary Mrs. G. W. Weaver; salary, $35. Winterburn A. R. Lambert ; salary, $40. Hickory school Georg E. Owens; salary, $35. Mill Run- Alice lieisey ; salary, .iD. ijaurei Run Mary Sullivan ; salary, $35. A friend of the Spelling Reform demonstrates tbe anomalies of tht cur rent method of spoiling, as well as tht difficulties ot pronunciation, by tbt following effusions : "Wife, make me some dumpling, f tongh, They're better tb.a meat fer my cough , Fray let them be boiled till bet through, But not till Ibey are honey and leagh, Now 1 meat be off te my plough, And the boys (whea tbey'ee aed BB,u,b), Host keep the Hies off with t boegk. While the old mar. drinks at tbe treaga." Those who are sometimes troubltd to know how to pronounce the termi nation ough so troublesome to for eigners will find the exercise a good one to practice on. ANNUAL REPORTS. The following district reports have been recoived during the week : Curwonsville borough report Motiv ed July 21st; Madora Independent re ceived July Z4th ; wooawara town ship report received July 26th. The above districts have organizod lor the csont year aa follows: unrwensvine Presidont, Hon. John Patton; Seo- rotary, Daniol Faust. Madora Inde pendent Presidont, David C. Hensal j Secretary, Joseph Denny, Madora. woodward rrosioont, u. a. .rung, Houtzdale ; Secretary, Edward Leek, Houtzdalo. JOINT SCHOOLS. The following important bill has boon approved by Governor Hoyt and is now a law : Section 1. That it shall be lawful for the Boards of School Directors of school districts oi different oountiot or townships adjoining each other, to es tablish joint schools on er noar the oounty or township line for parts oi suid districts upon petition of not loss than twenty taxabios oi Data adjoining districts, whonovor by reason of natu ral difficulties and distance from the schools of the said district it becomes dosirable and proper to establish the same. Seo. 2. That aaid Boards of Direc tors for the purpose aforesaid shall moot jointly, and are hereby empower ed to exorcise the same authority as in case of the establishment of joint schools for districts oi the same ooun ty. All proceedings in relation thereto to be spread at large npon the minutes of tht respective Boards. SANDY AND DUBOIS ITKMS, The Directors of Sandy township have decided to lay a tax of twe'-e mills for school purposes. The valuation ol DuBois borough la $225,900, upon which 16 mills on the dollar have boen lovied for school pur. posoB. W. W. McCullongh, for a number of years toachor in tht publie achoolt of Sandy township, is now teaching in Kansas, bavins recently graduated at tbe Kansas Slate Normal School. The borough baa eight schools, an oight months term will ba taught, eiifht mills loviod tor school purposes, eight mills tor building purposes and eight toachors have boon employed. Tho Directors oi Sandy township mot on Saturday last and lot the con tract for building two new sch dI houses, which, whon oomplotod, win make eleven houses in that township. Tho borouu-h Directors ha.t pur chased two lots in Central DuBcia, having in view tbe erection ol a Cen tral graded school building. The con tract is to be lot soon ana tne nuiiuing oomplotod by tbe Winter of 1881. The examination of teachers waa held in DuBois July 26. Twenty ap plicants were examined, of whom eigh teen received a noons hi men. in the evening of the above day, th Di rectors met and appointod the follow ing teachers for tho coming term: Central Hitfh School, John S. Lid- die; Central Primary School, Kffl But ler; West Hid High School, Um. YY. .Nelson; West Side Primary School, Barbara Filer : hast Hidn High School, Hose Butler; East Side Primary School, MoirrrinRweeinv: Independent Primary School, Alic Weavor; Whit School, Thomas Eagan,