H. V. Mobthijieb, Proprietor. ' INDEPENDENT " Live aild Let Live." $1.00 a Year if Paid in Advance.
VOIi. III., No. 11. h LEH1GI1TON, CARBON COUNTY, PENN'A, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1875 Subscribers out of County, $1.20.
CARDS.
Furniture Warehouse.
V. Schwarti. Hank street, dralerin all Unit v
Furniture. CbJJlnt made to ordtr,
iloot anuTsiioe Makers).
Clinton Bretney, (n Ltran't building. Hank otreet.
.411 order prnmptlaJUlfct-ork warranted.
II. RAPSHER,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Real Fstate and Collection Agency. Mill nuyand
Sell H. al Estate. Conveyancing iwwtly done. Pol
lections prompllv made. Settling Estates of De
cedent, a specialty. May be consulted In htigllkh
and German. Koi.il.
p J. MKEIIAN,
k ATTOUNEY AT LAW,
No. 4, Dolon's Block,
JIAUC1I CHUNK, PA.
43-Cn be consulted In German. Jan9.
tJlIIOMAS S. BECK,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
DANK Street, LEUKJllTOK, Pa.
Conveyancing, Collecting and all buslneaa 'con
nected with the offlce promptly attended to.
iJ-Aiieiit tor tirrt-cUxx Insurance Companies,
and Risks of all klnda taken on th moat literal
terms. Jan. 11,16,5.
JNO. D. UERTOhETTK,
ATTOUNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Of HCi-Flrst Xatlonal Bank Dll S, 2nd Floor
MAUCII CHUNK, Vimi.
May be consulted In Oerman. apr IB, 1874
JJANIEL KAlsBFUS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Mauch Chunk, l'a.
,WOfflce, ab0T Doton'a Jee(ry Store, Broadway.
II. DiaiBIICK,
AUCTIONEER.
Eat Welssport, Pa.
X B. Sales of every description attended to at
reasonable charges. The patruuuge of the put In
li respectfully solicited. Jan. 21, '74.
TVU. N. D. IiEBEK,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SDHuKUN,
Office. lUMR Street, next door above the l'ostollice,
Leblihton, l'a. Offlce Hours l'arryvllle each day
com 10 to 12oclock remainder of day at office lu
Lehlghtor. Nov 2a. '72
xi AO L K HOTEL,
N. KLOTZ, PIIOP'K,
Summit Hill, Carbon Co, Pa,
M-Rest of accommodations, fcieellent res
taurant underneath. Uood stabling attached
Terms moderate.
IIOYD MENUI,
ARCHITECT,
122 S.9th Sfc.,Alientown, Pa.
"Will furnish Tlana, Sperlncatlona and Estimates
Xirliu eiact cost or lul.ac and pmaie Luiidirgs,
from the plainest to the most elaborate; also
JBrawtnga for Stairs, Hand-Rails, Ac jel3
Iiivery & Sale Stables,
TIANIC STREET. MIIIIGHTON, Pa,
TAST TROTTING HORSES,
ELEGANT CARRIAGES,
And positively LOWER PRICES than
any other livery in tliu (Jounty.
tSJ" Large nnd handsomo Carriages
lor Funeral purposes ana Weddings.
Ke-v.22. 1873. ' DAVID EUUKRT,
II09IAS A. WILLIAMS.
LADIES' AND UENTLEMEN'S
Fashionable
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Near. j opposite the Po6t-cfl.ee
BANK STREET, Lehighton, Pa.
11 it In commenced buulo-fbi-, at abore, I vrouM
ret rect fully annouare to the cltUm of LeLlchtou
and vicinity that I aw prepared to do all witU la
id; line to the ueateit atid most BuUUiitfal niaii
ner, at prices fully ai low an the urns work run
be otalued in l'lilladelplila. A atlendid a inert
went of CIIILUULK'S mid MISSES' UK A 11 of
the Uft make alwaji on baud. A Irul li fcoucltod
and Mtiractioo guaranteed.
at loweit prices. July 4, 187..
fBIIOIflAS KEiiirur.it,
CONVEYANCER,
AND
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT
The following Companies are Itepresented l
Lebanon Mutual Fire,
Heading Mutual Fire,
WyotUng Fire,
Pottsvillo Fire.
Lelitgh Fire, and the
jravcieiet Accident Insurance.
AUo Pennsylvania and Mutual Ilorso
Thief Detective and Insurance Com
pany. March 20, 1873.
OI1ACCOXIST.
OLIVER CRILLEY. dealer In To
bacco, Cigars, Pipes, &c, next door to
Rex's Grocery Store, Susquehanna, St.,
Mauch Chunk, respectfully asks tho
people of Lehlchton and vicinity, when
visiting that place, to cull in and try his
FRAGRANT CIGARS,
tno. very best lu tho warket. Every
nrcicirs in ins 11110 ttarrauwa m m n
i d nd at lowest price'', r,i
NADEN HUTTEN TANNERY
LEIIIGI1TON, PA.,
B. J. KUNTZ, Prop'r,
Respectfully announces to thn public
that ho lias Just rebuilt the Tannery,
formerly of Daniel Oleulnc, and put
fn all the best and roust approved ran
chineiy for tho
Manufacture of Leather,
such as Hemlock and Oak Sole, Harness,
Upper, Kip, Calf and Sheep, which he
will btipply a; llio very lowest price.
Plastering Hair supplied in Inrge or
small quantities very low. HIDES and
SKINS bought at highest cash prices.
Patronage solicited. Aug. 8-yl
LOUK A IV I) FEED.
Charles Trainer
Respectfully informs tho peoploof Le
hlghton that he has most Excellent
Flour for Salu ;
Also.
good FEED of all kinds,
and
STRAW in tho .Bundle. He
is also
prepared to do any kind of
Hauling and Plowing
at short notice.
LEHIGH (2d) STREET,
Lehlghton, Pa. March 28-ly
E. H. SNYDER
liEUIGUTON, 1'EIVN'A.,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Notions,
Uresis aols
5
GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE,
Glassware, Hardware, &c.
May 31, 1873.
WONDERFUL, 11UT TRUE I
Whenever 1 get a llottie of llloom
of Youtii or Magnolia llalui, Rose Tint,
a JJux of Lilly white, or an) thing in
that lino to beautify the complexion, at
Duillng's Drug Store, It seems to oe
nicer and better than 1 can get any
where else, may
11.
DlEIOSArJ & CO.,
BANK STREET. Lehighton, Pa.,
MILLERS and Dealers In
All kinds of G1MIN Bought and Sold
at Regular Market Rates.
Wo would, also, respectfully Inform
our citizens, that we are now fully pre
pared to supply them with tho
From any Mlno desired at tho VEHY
LOWEST PRICES.
M. HEILMAN & CO.
July 25th, 1874.
JOS. -11
. FIll't'ZIKGER,
Fashionable
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Opposite T. D. Ciauss' Storo,
IMNK STREET, LEHIGHTON, Pa.,
respectfully Informs ills friends and the
public, that he lias just received a new
and excellent assortment of Men's Wo
men's and Children's Ready- JIado
Boots, Shoes & Gaiters,
Which ho will Bell at the Lowest Price?.
t2T Roots and Shoes made to order,
and Repairing neatly and substantially,
done at short notice. ap 25-yl
BEAD THIS TWICE.
"THE PEOPLE'S LEDGER" con
talus No Continued Stories, 8 Largo
Page-, 48 Columns of Cholco Miscella
neous Readlug Jatter every week, to
gether wltUarticles from the pens of
euch well-known wnterB as Nasuy,
Oliver, Optic, Sylvanus Couu, Jit,,
Miss Alcott, Will Carlton, J. T.
TuowuitmoE, Mahk Twain, &c.
A3-I will semi "The People's Ledger"
to auy atlitress every week for three
mouths, on trial, on receipt ofotily
SO CENTS.
"The Peoplo's Ledger" Is an old es
tablished and reliable weekly paper,
published every Saturday, and Is very
popular throughout the N. E. and Mid
dle States. Address,
Ub'RMANN K. CURTIS, Publisher,
Nc. 12 School St., Bostou. Mass.
Nov. 14-3iu.
1TV HIM? NO I That Electric
Liniment, like I cot at Outline's
Drug Store, will cure him or any other
mau ot RHEUMATISM and all other
Pains. may 0
UST look at her Hair I Why I
thnnplit It. vn4 tnrtilni. flrov? Rn
r. was, until she got a Hottlu of that new
Hair Restorer at Hutting's Drug Store.
UY IT I TRY ITI-Tho IjUa
' l.ublifr Pin- tors fur a Weak Hack
T'liTj IN' I ai them; may 0
Railroad Guide.
N
OIITII PENNA. RAILROAD.
raa.enKersforPhlladebhlawlllleaTeLebkhton
SI fqlltwa t
8.00 a. m. tla I,. V. arrlre at Phlla. at 0.00 a. m.
7J7 a. m. Tla L. i S. " " 11.10 a.m.
7.19 i. m. Tla L. V. " " 11.10a.m.
11.07 p.m. via L. A 3." " 2.15 p.m..
11.02 p.m. Tla L. V. " 2.13 n. m.
2.27 p.m. Tla L. 4 8. " " 635 p.m.
4.47 p. m.vlal.. S. " " 83Hp.ni.
4.44 p. m. la L. V. " " R.a) p. m.
7-18 p. m. Tla L. V. " " 10.80 p. m.
Keturnlnj;. leare depot at Berka and American
Street, l'hlla., at 7.00, 8.30 and 0.45 a. m.J 2 10
3.30 and A.5 p.m.
fare rrom Leuiuton to l'lilladelplila,
aab.l 1871; liLLlSOAI.K, Agent
CENTRAL It. It. OP N. J.
LEHIGH i. SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION.
Timo Table of Dec. 7, 1874.
Trilna leave Lehlgbton as follows:
For Uew York, Philadelphia, Eaaton, 4c, a, 7.37,
It 07 a. in., 2.27, 4 47 p.m.
For Mauch Chunk at 10.15 a. m., 1.14, 8.38, and
0.03 p. in.
For Wllkea Uarre and Scranton at 10.15 a. m., 1.14,
6.3S p. Ul.
Returning l&i(s New York, from station Cen
tral Itallrnad of Xew Jenwy, foot of Liberty
treet, North River, at 5.15, 0.00 a. m., 12. il),
4 01, p. ni.
Laavo Philadelphia, from Depot North Penn'a
R. It., at 7.00,0 45 a. in, 2.10, 5 15 p. tn.
Leave KaMon at 830, 11.4S a. in., 3j and
7.15 p m..
Leave Mauch Chunk at 7J0, 11.0(1 a.m., 2.20 and
4.40 p. ui.
Fo: turther particular, 6ce Time Tables at the
Stutloua.
II. P. BALDWIN, Gen. l'auenger Jgent.
July 4, 1874.
PENNSYLVANIA ItAILItOAlJ,
PHILADELPHIA A ERIE RR. DIVISION.
Summer Time Table.
On and alter SUNDAY, JUNE iiSIb, 1874, the
tralna on the Phllada. A Eilo R R. Dliisiouwlll
ruu a. follows!
WESTWARD.
Fast Li.m leaves Philadelphia
" " llarrlkbura
" ' Sunbury
" Wllllauifport
' arr. at Lock llaveu
Emr Man leaves 1'hiladelphla
' ' IlarrlburK
" " Sunbury
'. " Wlldamsport
- " Lock Haven
' " Renova
41 arr. at Erie
Elmiiu MaiLleavea I'liKadelphla
" " Ilsrrlaburg
" " Sunbury
" " Wllllanmport
' arr. at Lock llawn
12.55 p.m.
fi 00 p.m.
C.55 p.m.
Mil p.ui.
10.00 p.m
11.55 p.m.
4.25 it ui.
5 30 n.ut
8.35 a tn,
0.45 a.m.
11.10 a.m.
8 15 p.m.
' S.OOa.m.
1.20 p.m.
4.20 i in.
u p.m.
7.3U p.m.
Nuairii Ilsniiiii leaves l'lilladelplila 7.20 a.m.
" " " Hairlaburg 111 40 n.m
11 ' " Sunbury 12.30 p.m,
" " " Willbiuiaport 2.05 p.tn,
" " " Lotk llaen 310p.m,
jfeuova
" " arr. at Kane
EASTWARD.
Phili. Express louies Luck Haien
" ' " Sunbury
" " Wllll.iuisport
" " arr. at Harrl.lur
PtilUdelphU
Erie Mail leaves Erie
4.2Upm
0.50 a.in,
G 20 a.m.
0.3 p.m.
7.45 ii.ui.
11.45 am.
335 p.m
11.20 a.m.
0 a) p.m.
015 p.m.
10 50 n.m.
12 40 a.m.
I 40 a.m.
0 40 a.m.
0.45 a.m
11.00 a.m.
12.10 p.m
3.05 p.m .
GJ15 p.m.
0,0.) a.m.
4 05 p.m.
5 25 pm.
" " Renovn
" ' lKick Haven
" " WUIUrakpoit
" ' Sunbury
" arr. at Harrlnburg
' " Philadelphia
Eluiba. Mail leaves Lock Haven
" " Wllllamaort
" " frunbury
" arr.at llarrlaburg
" " Philadelphia
Kiaoaea Eirsuis leaves Kaue
14 ,4 ReuoTo
41 41 44 Lock Haren
44 44 44 Wlllbmrport
' 44 " Sunbnry
0.50 p.m.
8.40 p.m.
44 ,4 arr at Uarrlaburz
44 44 44 Phlladelohla
10.55 p.m.
2.00 am.
Mall East connects eaat aud west at P.rle with
Si M S It V andatlrvlnetou with Oil Creckand
Allegheny It R W,
Mall W eat with east and west tralna on L S A M
S R W. aud at forry audlrvlnoton with Oil Creik
and Allegheny R R v.
Elmlra Mall and Buffalo Ripre-s make close
connectlonsat W illlauisport with N O K W tralus
uorlh, and at Ilarrlsburg w.th N O R W tralni.
south. WM. A. BALDWIN, Gen'l Supt.
REWARD for an Incurable
case or Calarru. rter having
SU'ltTered. deluded, carirled. hawk.
ed, spit and gagged t) your entire aallsfjctlon In
jour useless endtavora to net relief from catarrh,
use Ililgna'Allevlatoraccording to directions. The
nlthy mass of mucous w 111 lu Immediately expell
ed, and the Intlauied surface soothed, the eyes
sparkle with dclirht. the bead fee's mtum! sv.ln.
hope retires, for a cure Is sure tu follow the ue uf
tuis agreeatle, acleullnc aud reliable remedy,
& tnnSi T MUCI1 l"s ueffi said
13 jlf Bill. IB ft . sou wrilten, and many re
Wlfguu. mwiitm have been offered for
the relief and cure of throat and luui: diseases: but
nothing has been loemluently succebsful,or(ub-
lamea sucn a wiae ceieority, as nrlgtfs' Throat
aud Luu Healer.
J1a.,mc,ITHE excruciating pain
VjlvB Ifll produced by corns, the uuceas
VUI aaue fug t,11!lllg froui Uunlous. the
plerdnir, distressing p.tu from Ingrowing Nulls,
caunut l described. Thousands sulTer, not kuow
Ing there Is a cure, strings' corn and Uunlon
Remedies are no acid rr polasli compouuds, but
are reliable, soothing, and ellectual, aud Justly
merit the success they hate e-rued from au ap
preclatire public. 'I be Cura'lve Is a healing olut
uentiluiuiedlate relief la obtained by lis applies.
tlon,aud it wilt positively euro the worst caseaof
festered rums, Intlatned and ulcerated bunions,
the sorest Instep, the largest aud severest Ulster!,
the most elteuslie calloblllcaou the soles or heels
of the feet; unequalled lu the cure of childU.ius
or frosted feet. Ihe Alleviator fcr ordinary corus
and preventing their ttruiatlon Is absolutely un
equalled by auythlngeverkuowu, Ask furllrlggs'
ivuuieuies sase uu uiuer
PUcsIg
TS ALL VERY WELL.
those not trouUrd to think- it it noth
U!J to hate I'lUl. Fur thtt region.
the unfortunate tujtrer gets very little symjHithy,
TheagonyvfTrXihttisnotor cannot le much worse
than the tot tare endured by miUwnt who art troubled
with internal lludtng, external and ttciUng piles.
Clad Tidings for sujfrertrt hriggs's Ite Jiemtdiei
are piild, safe and sure.
1Ai,llr, J AU15TIIEM03TPLEN
iiflfi Ha lUfal kind of grain inthejaarlet,
Ary on has a suyj-ly t from
the three year old child to the grandtire verging on
a hundred stylish, handsome young la Jits who daily
promtnadt fashionalU re tort t; midtiUajed matrons!
old ittutti'f , dressal up to appear young and gay;dan
dies,wiUt their tatentl4at)ttrt, and inventtuOle walk'
ing stick; tho cUrpyman, merchant, clerk, artisan
and mechanic, of ult ages and stations, have a full
supply ofcornst bunions, btid nadt,and other bather
ationtoj thejut, all of which art bamthed and cured
by the use oj liriggt Obrn and Bunion J!emcditt
AUtviator and Curative. Sold by
A, J. DURUNG.Urugglst,
Lcblgliton. l'a,
May 0,-1874 ly.
fcmiE People of Lehlphton and vlcln
Uy all nuito lu ti&tlfyh(K tint at A .
J. DUULlNti'-S Oiug and Family Med
icinu Storr, I'uuu, t'liKen ami Unadul
tkica'iku Ui:i)iciKi:s can always ho
found, may 0
IIo Died Saylnp; "Cuss."
A Wanderer from the Frontier
WliatTVRiFouudon his lireastt
IIo sat on the steps of tho City nail,
head In his hands, and one could not
help noticing him. Ho woro a coat of
wolf skins, a bsarskln cap, buckskin
breeches, and Ids grizzly hair hung
down on his shoulders In a tangled
mass. He had drifted East from Ihe
wild trontler,and ho had fatten sick. No
one know for a long tlmo what ailed
him, as he would not reply to Inqui
ries; but finally, when a policeman
shook his arm and repeated the lurjulry,
the man slowly lifted his head and re
p.led: "I'm playcdl''
His face was pale and hagged, and It
was plain that he was going to have au
attack of fever. Ho was sent to the
hospital for treatment, ho making no
Inquiries and answering no questions.
This was a month ago. He had his
personal effects in a sort of a sack.
These were a beech-loading rifle, a
hatchet, a knife, and several other ar
ticles, aud when ho had been laid on a
bed in ono of the wards, ho insisted
that tho bag bo placed under bis head,
They offered him medicine, but be
turned uway his face, and no argument
could induce him to swallow auy.
"Rut, you area sick man," said the
doctor, us ho held the medicine up.
"Cuss sickness," replied the old man.
"Aud you may did"'
"Cuss dcathl"
He grew worse as the days went by,
and was sometimes out of his head, and
talking of Indian fights and buffalo
hunts, but not once did lie speak of fam
ily, friends, or of himself. IIo would
not let them undress hhn.couib his hair,
or show him auy attentions beyond
leaving ills food on the stand. A rag
ing fever was burning up his system,
and when the doctors found that the old
man would not tako their medicine,
they knew that death was only a mat
ter of days.
He must have had au Iron constitu
tion aud a heart like a warrior, for ho
held death at arm's length until the
other day. When it was seen that ho
could last but a few hours longer, tho
nurse asked htm If a clergyman should
be called.
"Cuss clergymen!" replied the; oid
man, those being the first words he had
spoken tor three days.
However, two hours after his mind
waudered, and he sat up In bed and
called out:
"I tell yp,;tho Lord Isn't going to be
hard on it fellow who has fit Injuns!"
Ho was quiet again until an hour be
fore hls.death, when tho uurso made
one more effort, and asked:
"Will you give mo your name?"
"Cuss my name!" replied tho old
man.
"Haven't you any friends?"
' Cuss friends!"
"Do you wish; us to send your things
to any one?"
"Cuss any one!"
"Do you realize," continued the
nurse, "that you are very near the
grave?"
"Cuss tho gravel" was tho monoto
nous reply.
No further questions were asked,
and during tho next hour the strange
old man dropped quietly asleep In death
uttering no word and making no sign.
When they camo to remoru tho cloth
ing and prepare the body for tho grave,
what do you suppose they found, care
fully wrapped lu oilskin and laying on
ids breast? A daguerreotype, picture of
a little glrll It was taken years and
years ago, aud when the child was five
or six years old. Tho face ot tho little
one was fair to look upon, and tho case
which held it has becu scarred by bul
lets. Thoro' wero a dozen scars on tho
old man's body to prove that ho had
lived a wild life, but there was not a
lino among his effects to reveal bis
name, or tho name of tho child whose
picture he had worn on his breast for
years and ycais. Who was she? Ills
own darling, perhaps, Ho would not
have treasured tho picture so carefully
unless there was lovo In his heart.
No one would have believed that tbo
wolf skin coat covered a' heart which
could feel lovo or tenderness, but It did.
Ho might have been returning homo
after years of weary wanderln?, or lio
might have left the frontier to be sum
of a Clulstlan builal, and linpliij that
no unhj mpathetlo eyo would tail upcu
thepictuiu.
Somo said keep It, hoping to make it
Identify tho oid man, but others laid It
back on tho battle-scarred breast which
had preserved it so long, and It was
there yesterday when they burled him.
Detroit FreH Press.
Mr. Wallace ami the Treas
ury Investigation.
Mr, William A. Wallaco has won In
Pennsylvania a triumph which any po
litician might bo proud of. Under a
cloud of scandals, ho fought his way
through to a caucus nomination for Uni
ted States Senator without a word of
personal explanation, and, more won
derful still, without a' word of recrimi
nation. And his good fortune pursued
him to tho cud. Three Democratic
members ot tho Legislature had refused
In the caucus to make his nomination
unanimous, and averring their solemn
conviction that, under tho new Consti
tution, ho was ineligible, they stood ou
upon their oaths, aud sternly declared
their resolution not to vote for him un
der any circumstances. This looked
omluous enough. If those men had re
mained firm, the caucus nominee would
probably have been defeated. Rut when
the balloting came on, they had forgot
ten all about those solemn convictions
aud those dreadful oaths, and voted lu
a body for the fortunate Mr. Wallaco. I
He was elected, of course, and deserves '
all the honors In such cases accorded. '
This elettlou Is something more than
a personal victory. It 'shows not only
that Mr. Wallace Is a man ol extraordi
nary abilities, but that he is practically
the undisputed leader of the Pennsyl
vania Democracy. Ho has at this mo
ment moro power lu that party thau Si
mon Cameron has in the other. In other
words it is his to guide aud eoutrol, and
ho will bo held to a strict accountability
for, Its acts. Therefore, as Mr. Wallaco
has born himself with such singular fur
bearanco throughout the,campalgn, and
has never deigned to notice while tho
Usui) was In doubt, the numerous calu-
minles circulated by his enemies, wo
have somo right to expect that ho will
now dispose of them In tho most effec
tual method at his command. He is
still a State Senator,and tho Legislature
will, until tho 4th of March, enjoy all
the advantages of his personal presence.
Tho house, moreover, is said to bo or
ganized In his Interests, and mustthero-!
fore be under his influence.
Rut the Legislature is slow to enter
upon real business,and there have been 1
in the air of Harrlsburg and Philadel
phia strange rumors regarding the pro
posed inquiry into tliu nlfalrs of the
State Treasuiy. it Is freely andeven
generally intimated that tho Investiga
tion Is to bo a sham, arrftho result of It
whitewash. This cannot be. Mr. Wal
laco will not suffer tho appointment ot
a corrupt or doubtful committee, nor
will he premlt Its work to be half done.
Uls address to bis Clearfield constitu
ents shows that he Is lu deep earnest,
nnd in no mood for trilling. He has
been grossly traduced from one end of
the State to the other. It has boon open
ly eharged.every day for threo months
past that Mr. Wallace was himself a
debtor to the Slate Treasury In the sum
of $40,000; and from the tone of his last
utteranco it Is clear thtt he intends to
put upon the stand the persons who
havo promulgated tho accusation, and
compel them' to piovo or abandon It. if
JcDowell, or Jones, or King,, or any
body else, Is willing to swear to tho
statement, or h.t9 any evidence to offer
la support of it, lie will have an ample
opportunity to do so. Mr. Mackey's
books will he brought In, and Mackey,
McClure, Dauraberger, and all the rest
will be required to toll what they know.
Of tho result of such an inquiry,
searching and merciless as It must be to
satisfy tho public opinion ot the Statu
and country, we da not permit ourselves
to entertain a doubt. It Is morally iiu
possible that a regular Democratlo cau
cus of the Pennsylvania Legislature
could endorsd by au almost unanimous
veto a gentleman who had over been lu
questionable relations to tho lufaiuuus
Treasury Ring. Mr. Wallace will bo
vindicated as he was nominated, with
ease and unanimity and wlieu ha enters
Ihe Federal Senate he will lake witli
him a character in strong contrast with
tho ovll reputation of his notorious col
league. New York Sun, 28th lust.
Tho State Temperance Union met at
Harrlsburg Widuesday, and elected the
ollowlng officers: Presldout Jauius
Ulaok; First Vice President, T. H.
Robinson, D. D., Corresponding Sec
retary, Rev. D. 0. Ihbjock; Recording
Secretary, E. F. MeFarlandjTreasurer,
Barr Spangler. Resolutions wero ad
opted protesting ualiut the repeal ot
the Looal Option law, and asking
Congress to prohibit tbo sala ot Intoxl
eailng liquors tu tho Distriot of'Colum.
bla and tho Territories.
A brass b.iud out west Ini beon ro-
! quested to practice In a mlno 000 feet
1 under ground. It can play there In tliu
miner key aud disturb uo one.
"Catcliiiiga Itob."
Yesterday afternoon when Mrs.
Blaine, asked tho doctor If her boy
Samuel would live, tho doctor looked
very serious and replied:
'Ho may,and If he does ho will know
moro than ever before'
Samuel Is aged 13,and6iticc the snow
came he has been engaged in 'catching
a bob,' as tho boys call it when they
Jump on to n farmer's sleigh. He was
over on tho street yesterday when a
farmer's team came along, with a hay
rack and Samuel took a seat on tho
'binder.' He rodo a short distance and
then let go nnd stepped Into the 'colls
of a rope dragging behind, and before
ho know what was up ho was dragging
along through the slush. He gave an
awful yell as ho realized his situation,
but tho farmer lost his hearing years
ago, and eat on his teat as still as tho
Cardlil giant, whllo tliu horses ambled
along at an even pace.
'WhoopI Hay! S.y yo;i! Oh, murder!'
yelled Samuel, as tho slush run up his
pantaloons and his back was raked on
the knobby strict, but tho farmer was
thinking of homo, sweet homo, and ho
didn't reply. 'You, therel WhoopI III!
Hoi Urashus and blazes!' roared Sam
uel, as he slid on Ills back and sldo and
felt his coat going over ills head.
The farmer drovo up Fourth to Lab
rose, nnd then went west, and there
wasn't a hub or a pond of water that
Samuel lilalno dldu't find. Sometimes
ho was on his back, and then ho would
glide for a whllo t'other sldu up, aud
he kept up a yelling that made people
run to the wiudnws. Some boys obsetv
cd his situation, but they thought it
was a new kind of way to 'catch n bob,
nnd they yelled, 'Ilully for Samuel
Blaine!'
Say I I'm being drawn to death stop
yer bosses!' shouted Suml but the farm
er was thinking of a grave on the hill
side, and ho never turned his head. A
man stopped on the walk and yelled:
'Say I yott'vo got a boy therel' but
the farmer uodded his head nnd kept
on. Finally, ns he turned Into Eighth
street and headed for Mlphigaii avenue,
ho looked around. Seeing Samuel com
ing up behind, rolllug.over and over,bo
thought tho boy was trying to catch on
and ho put tho 'bud' to Ids horses and
went three blocks further nnd drew
up at n grocery. 1
When they discovered tho boy's situ
ation they eald It would tako forty
pounds of gluo to mend him up, and
one man advised killing him at once, so
as to save Mrs. Rlatno a doctor bill, but
wiser counsel prevailed and they carried
him home. His mother couldn't recog
nize hlin'at first; she said they couldn't
pass that mud and slush bedraggled
form off on her as her beloved Samuel,
but when finally convinced that R was
he, sho dug the snow out of his ears
and walled:
'Ob! Samuel why did you try to catch
a bob!'
85U.OOU italics.
Tho following eloquent passage, on
our present knowledge, of tho sun, Is
taken front an artlelo on the Transit of
Venus, In a late number ot the Edin
burgh Review, In which it Is stated that
tho sun is 830,000 miles iudlameter,and
so vast that a million and a quarter ot
earths would barely sufllso to mako up
Its volumo:
"Tho pigmy earth which Is dependent
upoii that source for light, warmth, life,
and all change and movement ot what
ever kind, U suspended lu space ono
hundred and eight diameters of that cen
tral orb away, and is of ono million and
a quarter times smaller dimension thau
the sphere from which It receives the.se
enduwnuients. There is certainly
more for the human intellect to suizo
when the fact is stated In this way,thau
there is when tho suu is spoken of as a
sphere ninety-two millions ut miles from
the earth, nud as largo agilu us the
moon's orbit. It is n suggestivo aud
noteworthy feature lu the economy of
Nature that In the one instance which
comes within the personal oxpcrlencj ot
mau, the great central fountain and
source of Impulse, energy, and power,
is lx hundred times larger than tliu en
tire cluster of subordinate worlds that
aru lit, warmed, und orginized front
that source. Such In tho marvelluui
scheme is the ratio ot power to result,
of active determining cube, t p.inlvo
aeuoiuplijliiiiuiit i. huildr-dru(d to
oue? I'iru-eddies thousands ot mllos u
cross, and flame-tongues ouo hundred
thousand miles high, whirl, and loaplli
tho sun lu order that salt wluds tmy
breathe, gentle rains fall, verdant pluuH
grow, aud eudluss generations ot uul
ruals succeed eacliotherand run through
tho appointed round ot sentlont being,
on the Islet worlds, that have been,
scattered through spaed each lit tho up
propriate epan of remoteness that fits It.
to the cud secured!"