1 lie itaghm IMfawak H-. V. Moetiivikb, Proprietor. INDEPENDENT " Live and Let Live;" 1.00 a Year if Paid in Advance. VOX VI.. No; E, LEniQHTOX, CARBON COUNTY, TENlfA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1877. life. ItOAD. MOttTIIPEMNA.HAlUtOi FasienceraforrMIadetpMawluleavaUhiijli. B:ZI U. m. Via A. V. . m. flotarnlnir, leave, depot at rents ana Amort. iSf. rnilt.,te:l5 ani9.Ua.in.j2-.ii,p.m. Jan. 1. 1817. ELLIS CLARK. Aftcnt. pHIliA. llKsADlJiU ItAlLKOAD, Arrangement Otrjssengor Trains. NOVKMRBIt.lSrri, 18:7. . Trains leave ALLBNTOWN folloirii (tu rirsroMcl bbmcii.) iTor Philadelphia, l ft.SiMU.C3. a.m., 'a.15 and sundaL "or PhUASetpbia ats.21 D.in. t IVU KASV rs.s!(irBBiscn.) or Reading 1 2.3d, s.50, 9.u a m 12.1S, 1.10. 4.30 and 9 05 p.ra. Tor IltcrfiDurc, 2.15 5.40, ,05 a, m., IMS, 4.J0 0.0) p. in. , Tor Lancaitir and Columbia, 9 63, 9.3! im.ana 4 jo p. m. t Does not rnn on Monday SUNDAY Tor neadlnir. 2.20 n.ni. nnd im P nmpm. Trains FOH ALLKNTOf N lcava it louoTti: (VIA rEUKIOMEK PBlXCR.) Leare Philadelphia, 7.20 a. nt , 1.09, 'ISO and t.'. p'm" 8UNDAW. leavo Philadelphia. fl.'H n. li (VIA EAST PF.NSJL. SBAKctl ) Lto Reaalnc, 7.41, 7.43, lo.Jt a m., 4 03,1.11 ml la.sopin I . . Leave nariltbure, i.00, 7.M m.. an! 1.(3, 1 2C l. P- - Laave Lancaster, 7.10 a. m., red I.M p. a. baste Columbia, I. am. m . ltd J.U p. m. ; SUNDAYbl Leave Reading. 7.10 a.m. I Leave Harriabtirs. &2 1 a.ra. I af ll.Frlahnnr. 2.31 s. tn. anil U 03 n. m. , Tratna matked thusf) run I Vth and ureeu atreeta. I'll ,o and from depot tratna tn and from llrnnd strrit AsmL jspeipau. otuer I Ql . too 0.M m. m and s.65 p. m. t ft'na Iron Alien. toTn, and tin 7.30 re.uk. and .r, p. ui. trams frora Philadelphia, bavb ttirinirh canto and Iram Philadelphia. , t. B. W OTTTSN, . CdidalMliiaWri C O HANCOCK. OrnH TicKl! Agent. HENRY A. RETER, (Suocaeior to O. W. IBM2), Sank Street, Lehighlln, Pem'a, Offera to tha pnblio a iu too ot Pure Drugs and ckefoicals. PATENT ItEMCINES, Horse aud CattlelHedicines A Complete Aaasituhcnt oi J i. rrata tat CWapast Brown to til flnent Oft, ancy Toilet AriticWs, BPOKGE3, CtlAUOISE IKINS ILliN& FanCt Stationeiy, Af fariatV of nonsKHOLD iRTICtEs tMnameroaa too meOtiun. ail t wliicU . he la offerlBjc at YE&T UEASOXAIHiH 3IIICEK,! JPUR1C WINK3 and LiqUoilS fo MedicU aal bacramantal porpoaeti. ruvaiciAss1 PKEscmrfioti ttrtfni' ear;"'J' omponnded b ir 3ELF, I avli koara at tho day and nlglit. ratroJAcalnvltod. H. A. PEISR, Marekt4,U77. Slock. 100,000 READIRfS ARE CALLING FOR The OEJCfIN and HISTOEY np Tim RUSSIAN AND TIIDIV tjie i uni, Amine CHEAT CONTEST DOW WyOINU AlETlVKEK 'IHKil. OuriBTJtsso.TORKIsn WARBOOtla tba tnoat l:rllable. Aeciuato and oomnrcienalve ifna wHi 1U300 atUAM P.nouaMNOj, ana vhttnl boot now publlsln d. 5000 Active Agents WatitcIS iwu AdKM lo WANTED oa r GranD CombinatioN ProspettuS SarSEbCNTLNa ISO Distinct: Publication 4 AAA a ... . 1 r,. . . . . i . uuiTcrsai lowrert, inc nd nir AsricitarH Alw en our nearly 100 style's, ot PnEMUll WVni.Trr a . . - ! md tUTiiniin "r1"?. PBOr.-UT.N11 i"artlcnlar. Irie. Address JOUK. POTTER & CO. Publlshen, I - ,,'yl-1"? rniLADELPIIA. H SXVUEK, J DIAUB 1.1 Ladies' Fancy DrssGoolS' Dry Goods, Grocorios, &o. Bank Street, LEmanTox, Ia., Prolitablo lt'hsS Employment. S?ffli& aSni!Sh.,.u,t,,e T";P " Pnaeniid S,rirli f?S!S"ber,,for .nI' I,or "ew. Tine l.icnia to A$!Sti' wMf !rKe c,fjl '"'"u'ulsalona pod .....v.u. kiwi iuu .i reoi'a out' Worklup Clmrch Pub. Co., , . BaptKmi 7 it t WAUlitN y t . New Yorli Piano and Organ Taught. Ai aha r. jfiriijutsu.or Et Mauo " "wnroN or wnibs port i,a tSftEtZ- Wf&r"sf PWVOulars, m qu.re i mavNfes rj,t. Railroad Gui l-47a. m., vi. u. v. arms as it ir.w a. m. TK2 a. in. via L. V. 11 ' lli'J a. m. 11:07 p.m. viaL.V. " " S 10p.m. MBpfn.vUL. AS. " " M0o.m. Wall CARDS. furniture VfircHouai: V. Sctmirti. Dank atreet. cilr in at Hndi of ltrnilurt. Comnimatteio craer. ' Boot mill Shoe Sinker). Clinton Dretney, in Lfvan'a building, link atrrat AllorderipromptlyJllUd workwarrdittd. Attorneys. P. LONGSTREET, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Next door tctbe "Carton Hona' BANK STREET. LE n IO HTON. A. December 16-Cm. w, It. II APS HE u, ATTORN RY AND COO.NSEMOR T(LAW, Bask Strut, LamaBTOir, Pa. Real Kilateand Collection Airencjr. Wllllavnd Sell Real Kitato. Convejanclwr. neatly dof Col lectlona promptly made, ettllnc; Ktateiof De codanta a apeclalty. May be consulted In Ihllsb ndUarraan. Nct,C2. JAS. R. STIIUTIIERS, ATTOKNSY AT LAW, 43- Office t2d floor of Rhoad'ilUallj Mauoli illknnk. Pa, All butlneai entrusted to blm will t promptly attended to. Mav27,lr. JJAMKL, KALUPUB, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LA,T Alauctt Chunk, Fa. 3-Offlce. atore Do!on' Jewelry Store, Droadffay TNO. D. nKnTOliKTTK, I ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Ornci Corner of Susquehanna and Broadwaj. t MAUClt CHUNK, Pix.il. ,Cn be consulted In Cermaa. Julv!4 197 p J. MISCIt AN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Next Door to First National Dank, MAlJCn CHUNK, PA. Can 1m consulted In ficrlnjn. f jaoO. ' Justices mid InsuranCci g-i A. UKUTt, ' I JUSTICE OF TI1E PEACE, olett'a Bulldltie, BANKSt. LmilcSafOii, Conveyonctnff, Collecting &L& rU otlier bua neas connected with thootOco promptly attenri od to Also, A gout lor tbo Pmchaao and Bale ii Real fcstato. April l'-rl ' IJI III) .11 AS s. rtticiL, JllSTICK OP THE rEACB. BANK Street, IiKtllOHTON, Ta. CentaySnclnj;. Cdiloctlng and all business con nected ltu the offlrb promptly attended tn. 49"A:ent for first-claaa Insurance Companies, ini Hills of all Muds taken on the most llhernl . Jan. 0.1875. MOniAS KEillMUF-lt, CONVEYANCER, AND EZfEltAL INSURANCE AGENT The f)llolha Companies are Renresente!l IISI1AN 'JN MU rUAL PII1J3. ki:auio.miitual I'lllE, POITSVILLH PlltE. . . liHlIHIll FIRM, and thSTKAV JtliERS ACCIDENT 1NSUUANOE. Attn PennailVnnli .nil 1kr,lt,iql IW.J 'rhlf datro'U o and Insurance Cnhipany. iilarca2a,is;3. lllos. kemErer. Phy4icitUis and Dentists. Tjy A. DBIIIIAMBU, JII.D., ! PHYSICIAN AND SUROCdN pedal attention paid to Chronic Diseases. nice; Foith East corner Iron ami 2nd ata.. Le oiaiiion, i-a.t if Aprll3, 1815. R. N. D. It. IS U l4ll, SRACTiciin PiivslniAv Avn srmnfuu Oilre, litiK street, next door abora tba Poaiomre, LefiiKhUin, Pi OITJce Hours Parryfllle each day rom lllto li o'clock; remainder of day alhlSoeln Lebllhton Not-13, '72. yyr a. m Wiciplb, rnybiciAN and surgeon. Next lo Ejll.hnydcr's atore, BANK ST., LElhoiITON, I'ENN'A. N.B. Sneolol a teuton mveuto the Cure of halt itbeum. dr. Jon. 13 y FUA.VJCL1.N I.USII, P1IYBICIAN AND bTJRGKON. (Late Jlaidcni lyitcian o llxrrubwf Itotpilal). orriCE i Neit door to the Union Church, WKI3;PORT, PA. T Special atlontlon riven to tha Dlaenae nr Women. C'nnault.tlon m Ensllah and German. Aug. la. ia,.-gi' JJll. KOWAUU DHOWN, SUItOEON DEN1IBT, Ot the Pcnnaylinnla Dental College. Philadel phia, haa opem dim office In LEIIIGIITON, ou UROAD BTIIE1T. next door to Bnydei'a .tore. All work warranM aatlstactory. traction ot Teeth Aug. II, Jt7I-yl Hotel and Saloons. QinuOif housi:. Cofiirof BANK AND NORTH bTRETS, LEIljaUTON, PA. COCRAH bElPLC, . . , FBOFIdETOB, F.Tiftllent Accntlnlodatlnna for Permanent ard 'I'nnaient BOarncre, Coinnloaioaa Mntiliiijf altacled Ternia ioiierato. oetlar VTH AN fit III 31, At la SALOON, next to Clans Tailoring Estxb snment, keipa tbo Celcbi ated Pliladolphia; Lager Beer Contait1y "n Tap I e also kfeia a full anpnlv of l'on ,(KRMA WI.E. I holce I IGAUS, prims 'rotJi OYSTl'ltS, and other Eatnhie'. TheiitionaKa ut W.e public la viry reaiect. tally in Ued. NATHAN KRUM. Don't 'oricet I be place N exi I'oor above T. D. Cl'uaa'.BM aur, Lehiqoteiu. Ocart l$ei Advertisements. Store Stand & Dwclliii at runLic sale. Tlift Ti nil oriil on ctl will niTop nt Public Hnle. on the 0remtffu. ou HKCOISD 8TIIEKT, 2nd door irnm ino coiner oif Jion rncei, in me iioioagu oi iifcaiiuii'iurs, uaroou coumy, i-a on r Saturday, January 5, 1878, commctifelne nt TWO o'clock P M.. nil that cer mm LOT OF OUOUND. altimtpd nn floove. lronlinff on enld HECOND Btroot CiJteet, ind coulinalnp: of that width, between painUtl lines. H9H fcot to an Alley, upon which is eroo twt a larfto and commodious Tureo-btoiy frame Store and Dwelling House, 57 feet front by 50 feet deep, with Fiench Iloor coverisi with Tin and Slate, and all uecewsary OutouiUHrtff. Hie btote room laodaotod to the L)iyGood Grocery or in lact almost nnyoiher kidu oi mercftTiuiH uutnifs'i neinc very ccntrui. vl located on one ot tho boat business streets In mo town. The terms and conditions will be made Xnown at umo aua p.aco or rRie. by libNaT f. Kr.KPPiNonin, Nov. 10, 1877-t.s. Summit Ulii, Pa. At Private Sale. Tnn UNDERSIGNED offers at Trlrnte Solo a Valuable lnrroinp; Properiv, situ. ato,l In JIUAVJill UU.N VALLEY, Jla. honins Township, Cm Don tou ty, Pa 2i miles uuiu Aieuun ununK, ana z inucs nom benign tm, containing 18 Acroa. about 5 Kcre ot wnich are cleared and nni'rr u blsli ptale ot cultlvn. Hon, thf balance bilnir Timber Land. The Im. prtivenienta thereon aro a 2 story Frame DwoM. inir llouro ICxvt feet, with Kitchen attached, one Stable, nml other iiprnN4.irtr itothniliilitirn, also, nu Orchnrd tout-unlnfr about loo Cnolco Fruit Treei comprlsliiK Apple", Pear, 1'cacU uud upiij ireua ui variuus Kinds Ibis ntoneitr. lMinir Rtlii.itml nnnr .rnnh Chunk ntiil Lelilgl ton, would maku It a ilcrlrn. bio place for auy rue wishing to cngaee lu tho Fruit business, tho demand lor tiuck In tho nbovM pbicei lielnir always food nnd realizing beit of prices. Beaver Run Creek flows through in" iuin .y, Toauv person wishing tn. Invest m Real E.i tate till- olfeis an oppormnllr seldom to be met w;tli For Inribcr pnrtlciiliirs asuly at this oHico. or to the owner ou Hie preml.es. IIMRY TUCKER. Feptl, lfi7f-2mos. M AKlIJI BOiYiV! The nndefslprned has determined to dispose of his cnttro stock ot LA DIBS1 DRESS nnd D c'.Y QOOD8 at a U HEAT 1IE0UCTION In PRICE FOR CASH ONLY! and therefore calls tho attention of bis friends and tho publio in pfueial to the following LOW PMCES : Calicoes, at C, 0 nnd 7 cents per yard. DeLamei, remnants, at a great sacrlflco Muslins, at from 4 to 14 cents per yard Black Alpacas. 18 to 75 cents per yard Glncharas, at fiom 0 to 12 cts. per yard Flannels, wlilte & col'd, 10 to 40c. p. yd Canton Flannels, 7 to 15 cents per yard Heavy Striped Shirting, 7 to 10c. p. yd Hoys' Sdltlngs, from 13Kto tl pr. yard CARPETS, at from 15 to 60c. pr. yard 4 pair Ladles' AVhlto Hose for 25 cents i pair Men's Half Hose for 25 cents Children's Fancy Hose, at from C cents a pslr upwards, and all other Goods marked down from 20 to 25 per cent. frora old prices. ilX.'?.llat,'PJ-'lAly''tny' tho time and ins ULE HIVE tho place to secure i hem, as the present itocK must be CLOSKI) OUT toon In oiurr to make roOiu for NEW GOODO. AL0, constantly oh band a full line of Ctolco Groceries, Provisions, Queenswaro, &c., At very LOWEST TRICES for CASH ONLY. Thankful for past favors, he moat reapeoifully aaksacoutluuiinreot tho same. OA Mi: I, GRAVBlC) Agt. Next to riret National Babk, BANK STREET, LfeHIGHTON. PA. Oct. 2", 1W7. SSIGHEE'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby tiven, that Jo'eph n. f-eldel. of Towamcnams Towusblp. Corouh county. Pa. by nee.i o? voluntary usslanuleut: datid Ooiober 10, 1877; bai aaaigued all tho eatiit,6, real and personal ot the aaiil Jueph II. stluel, to iUiirj Boyerjot the Borough ot Weissport, In truat lor the beueUi ot the cieoitora of the and Jiweph a. heldel. All persons Indebted to the ealrt Jos ph B. Feldel wl.l mako payment lo the jiu A-lffnee. and those harlng claims or d-raaud will pre. aeut the same!, Uuly certlOM without d.nav. IIENIIV BUYER, ... . Assigneo oi Joseph B. ueidel. Weissport, Nov. s. s dnilulstralor's Sotlce. Notice la berebv a-iven.ihat TttAr. nf a.i mlul-t atioaunon Iho Eatalenf t atLaitne Sell. Inger. late ot L, l owame iihibg Tiv.,l'arboa Uo Pj .Ueo'd. have been giantedfto the uncersirned. All persons kuoirluu taemveivtiH in im ii.,iht,i toasiu ctutuviili nmle imin-dlste payment, aud those liavl g claims wnl present them duly authenticated lor attllementi 10 rt?,rJJUSW ii"LiU. Admlnlatrator. Iloiardvlllo. iov. 10. l77 wj" Jsq-EW MEAT MARKET IN LEHIGnTON taw uuurii'Hiiui rnpviilJUII T BUUUUUCn U Ms frv-miautid ttie public m gtneral, iLuthe bu9 Ui Oal baV A Fresh Meat Market, ai WEIDENIlfelMnRN OLD STAND. on the" Crruei il BANKWAY and UANK Street, a.id tba. he la pupartd to furnish ibeoi vrliu I'll no' FRESH BEEF VEAL, SAUSAGE, BUTTER. i:nns. POULTRY, &c,at the very Lo treat Prices for CASH ONLY ! The Market wl'l be onen all dav. Give me a trial and be couvtnec-d that you can i ave inouey Respectfully, C. W. LAUHY. October 0.1S77, PctJlllo who Drink. OBStavAiiojts Fibst Class Babbooms. "Monsieur X" thus writes to tho Now York Sun i Physicians sny that nearly Iwo thirds of tlicir malo patients sillier in ono way or an other from nlcholic poison. No closo observer will be disposed to doubt this. From tho low shops on South nnd West streets, along tho Hue of moro fashionable saloons on and near Broadway,, in the vicin ity of the old post office, In) life gilded re treats that gird the Astor hou90, in tho several places of noto on Printing House Squarc,in tho cozy boudoirs of Union Square, and in the magnificent marblo palaces that fringe Madison Square, not omitting tho frescoed club room and the dingy 6lop shops of the extrcino cast side from tho first to the lost, and m tlicm'nll, tho samo story of intemperance may bo learned. I went into the basement of ono of Goth am's greatest architectural piles this morn ing, and stood at tho end of tho countcr.lialf an hour, to seo what was done. There wero four bartenders, all busily en gaged. In that brief timo they sold to all sorts and conditions of men two hundred beers, thirty two whiskiesjtcnXlemonades, two plain 'seltzers, anil threo gin'cocktails. t - It was tth exceptionally busy half hour, to ibqsuro; but as I took my scat at a little table near the counter, I noticed In tho next half hour, nnd made a memorandum to iguard against mistakes, a sale of ono hun dred and thirty beers, fifty whiskies and six gin cocktails. Tho men who drank wero not "bums." Very many of them aro known to tho world of politics, several were noted writers, the city hall furnished its quota, some do business in the swamp, and not ono seemed in the Ieat degree nllecied by what ho drank. Leaving this placo wo went to another sa loon, equally well known, whoso proprietors pay an annual rent df $00,000 for tho premi ses, which aro kept ojien from eight o'clock in tho morning until seven in tho evening. Standing by n littlo cigar caso which is placed at ono side of tho room, I devoted half an hour to a close count of the drinks and drinkers. There wero three barkeepers, and they had all they could do to attend promptly to tho customers. One company, of six young men drank six timeS in less thanfiftccn minutes, nnd each took his whisky ttraight. In half an hour's timo that bar sold ninety-eight whiskies, four ginger ales, threo ciders, and fourteen gin-cocktails. As I went out I said to ono of tho six young men who drank six times : "What aro you drinking 60 much for to-day7" " Oh, nothing," ho replied j "I didn't in tend to. Charley nnd I wcut in for an oys ter, and were ordering when thoso four fel lows from Albany camo along. Charley asked 'em to drink, and ono followed the other." That's tho history of many a spree. The spree doesn't intend to go off, but meeting a friend ono tempts tho other. Returning to tho saloon I visited first, I ordered a lunch, and was soon joined I al ways am by an acquaincance, who, of cotirse, said, "Wha'll you take?" Being in a taking mood, I said I would try a glass of rye. lie took tho same. Having said, "How, "and emptied our glass es, I said, "Rufe, whnt did you drink that whisky for? Do you like it?" " So, I don't liko it. I'm drinking too much, too. Guess I'll pull up." " Well, tell me.what did you order it for?" " Why, for sociaability's sake, I suppose." What did you dnuk it for?" " Because I wanted to ask just this ques tion. I've been looking at the fellows drink thefe, aud I bclicvo that eight out of ten drink just because they don't liko to say 'nol' " '' Does it make your (lead nrho to drink whisky J" " Yes." " So it does mine, i iworo off whisky' and took to bccr.but betr makes me bilious.-" " rhy drink onythiWg?" " Jlanged if I know; but wo all drink." We wero joinod by Mi actor. Being art actor,- and in tho conijiony of a newsphiurr marl; there was, ho thought, but one tiling to do1. Paid he,"What'll y'oit tako?" We took whisky. Bo did he. Ve each said, "liotv," and then eald' Ii "flan, do you liko whisky " I hato it." " Why do drink it ?" " I don't often. I generally' take girl: b'iit they both upset mo ; give me a fearful head ache. But what arc you going to do ? Mutt drink something." In that way I have- spoken to not less than twenty men this very day. Of the twenty, fifteen said that drink always gave them a headache one owned that ho "loved tho taste," one said he drank bcoausa ho was "blue,"and one confessed he was "on a tear," and he "didn't care who knew it." It stands to reason that this sort of thing must produce some impression on tho hu man form divine. Tha doctors My it induce paralysis, indi gestion, headache, rhettlatism and weakness of many kinds. Not being a doctor, I don't attenipt to en dorso their opinion i butthis I will say, that among all tho hundreds of drinkers regu lar topers, not drunkards to bo Ibuud in tho first class snlooni of New York to-day, it would bo impossiblo lo find a dozen men who will say that thd drink becauso they aro fond of liquor. They drink becauso it seems lo bo thd thing to do. Tough to tho Last. JuUPtNO FBOM A TRAIi AXD Rl'MSIXO, Swilt- ino; and FiQirn.va wuilf. Wounpf.d. CornIxo, N. Y., Nov. 22. Deputy Sheriff Edsall of Chemung county was on his way to Rochester yesterday on an Erio Railway train, with Miko Murphy, a criminal who had been sentenced to tho Penitentiary. When two miles west of Kanonah, and while tho train was running at tho rate of thirty miles an hour, Murphy jumped from tho car. Tho train was stopped as soon n3 possible. Tho officer went back, expecting to find tho mangled body of his prisoner. Ho found tho ground torn up for twenty-fivo feet nlong tho track where Murphy had tumbled and plunged through it. There was bloodon tho ground, but Murphy was nowhere to bo seen. Scmo men working near satd they saw Murphy jump off, and that ho had picked himself up and told them tho conductor put him off. Ho had started across the fields on a run. Ho was sighted by tho officers nearly a milo away. Tho Sheriff startcd.in pursuit. Murphy plurlged into Fivc-Milo Creek and swam across, and ran up along tho stream. Tho sheriff crossed the stream in tho samo way, and gained rapidly on tho fugitive. When within pistol shot ho fired nt Murphy, who then jumped into tho water 'ft second timo nnd crossed back again, and continued on up tho stream. Tho officer swam tho creek again. After running half a milo Murphy again swam tho creek, followed by the Sheriff. Murphy then struck oil' into tho fields nnd took tho Hnmmoncsport road, which ho finally left nnd made for a thick pieco of woods. In crossing a rough pieco of ground Murphy fell. Ho made two effords before he could get up. The Sheriff was then so nearly ex hausted that he was unablo to go much fas ter than a wnlk. Murphy reached tho woods followed by pistol balls. Tho Sheriff had noticed blood at intervals oil tho trail. When tho officer got into tho woods Murphy was nowhere to bo seen. Tho Sheriff walk ed in, when ho was soon almost stunned by a blow across his neck from a club, and be fore he could turnjio wasseixed by Murphy, who began to shower blows on the officer's head. Tho latter managed to free himself, and made an effort to uso his revolver, but Murphy knocked it out of his hand, and tried to get tho weajloH himself. A struggle then began between the two men for posses sion bf tho pistol. Bp lucky chanco tho officer got tho club Mtirphy had ilroppcd, nnu, springing back, ho struck him a blow that felled him to tho ground. Ho then choked Murphy until tho latter was forced to beg for Inercy. Eiisall secured tho pistol and marched Murphy in fiont of him to Kanonah station, threatening to shoot him if ho turned or ran. Murphy's wounds were in his legs, pieocs of flesh having been torn out when ho jumped from tho train. How ho managed to run four miles, swim ming a swift stream threo times, and then ofi'er resistance to his pursuer, Is woudcrful. Stealing a Registered Letter. In tho United States District Court, at rhiladelphia,on Thursday of last wcek.reter S. Haintz, lately a liostmaster nt Hamburtr. Pa., was jiut on his trial on tho cbargo of having detained and secreted a registered letter. Tho letter was mailed at Cresona, in Schuylkill county ,by James A. Butts,dlrcct cd to N. S. Shuck, at Hamburg, which is in Berks county. There was proof that the let ter was done up by tho assistant jwstntaster at Cresona, in tho usual way, nnd forwarded it to Hamburg ; that the mail agcnt9 receiv ed it, receipted for it as required, nnd put it in tho pouch ; and upon arriving nt tho HambGrg citation thcJiiouch was thrown off, and it was carried to tho post-office. Tho letter which contained a hundred dollars did not reach its destination, ami when inquiry was made about it, Mr. Hainti mado an swer that ho had not received it j that he operieil the' pu'iMi himself, and the register ed letter was not in it. Theso facts wero tes tified to by tho jwrties interested. Tho defenco was that Mr. Haintz was of too good a character to have! lerjwtrated tho offence charged, and that tho testimony of tho registered letter reaching tho Hamburg offico was uot W aatisfactory as to justify a verdict of guilty against a man of unquesti onable reputation for honesty. It was prov ed that Mr. Haintz had been in tho navy during the Reliellion, was a prisoner at An dersonville and twelve years tma5ter at Hamburg ; also that his arrest did not tiko placo until six months after Iho disappear ance of tho registered letter, ond that regis tered letters had disappeared on tho route to tho Hamburg Post-office since tho accused ceased to be the postmaster. After remarks by District Attorney Val entine, and by Col. McMiehael for tho ac cused, Judz Cadwalader rharjod tho jury Subscribers out of County, $1.20; to tho effect that; up to tho timo tho pouch was thrown from tho trairl at tho Hamburg station, tho testimony was blear crtiugh; but beyond that it was obscure; and sufficiently so to ralso a Houbt of tho defendant's guilt. Tho jury tendered a verdict of guilty with out leaving their seats, and upon the an Uounccmcnt there was a vigorous clapping of hands, dno bf tho persons observed to bo most energetic in bxpresslng his satisfaction was takcrl before tho Juctgo nnd asked If ho did not ktiow thrlt Ills coliiluct was very im proper in a, court of justice: Ho replied that ho did not. " t'o J-btl say so ?" asked tho Judge. " I do" Was tho response. ' Then," was tho reply, " if you are so ignorant as not to know differently, I'll discharge you ; I intended to fine vou ono hundred dollars." A Family (Jift of Gteliferhl Gra.it. Wo aro dally receiving additions to our knowledge of General Grant, who, in Taris, is just as great a lion as ho was In London. It is now discovered that not only Is ho of thd Clan Grant, but that ho presents A re-mai-kablo rcscrli bianco to ono of tho greatest of Judges, Sir William Grant, n Master' of tho Rolls,whoo famo was so great that Lord Brdllghnm included tho great master of judi cial 'eloquence in his last Work, tho "Sketch es of tiritish Statesmen." Sir William Grant was born in Montyshiroin 1755, and only died in 13.12. Left an orphan, ho was brought up by an unclei London merchant, and after being fcilucated at Elgin, "thothitif town of tho Clan Grant," and at Leydcn, ho cntercM Lincoln's frirt nnd was; balled to tho bar. Ho emigrated to Canada, where ho was Attorney General, but returned to Ldn don, and, having attracted tho notice of Mr. Titt ho wa3 returned for Shaftesbury. Ho distinguished himself in Parliament, nnd by an nblo argiimcnt in a Scotch appeal hd gained tho friendship of Lord Thurloir. lid passed rapidly into practice and into legal promotion, and in 1801, being Solicitor Gen eral, ho wa5 appointed .Master of tho Rolls; tho greatest of Masters, and for seven toon years was regarded as " a, perfect model of judicial excellence." Ho had tho art of bre vity, an art now forgotten in tho practice of tho law, and could disposo of an entire argu ment in a parenthesis. On his retirement ho was requested to sit for his portrait,which is now hung up in tho court he so long adorned. If tho resemblance of General Grant to his namesake should hava the er ect of drawing attention to tho judical mcr its of Sir William Grant, who ncyer wasted a word, wo shall bo grateful. Perhaps Gerf: eral Grant has derived his own lovd of bro vity from tho most distinguished member of his clan. There is rescmblanco between thd Grant presented by tho brush of Sir Thomas' Lawrcneo and tho Grant of our day; No matter how wo get it, if wo can obtain thn judicial brovityof tho Master and the hatred oi verbosity oi tnoucneral in our publio lifo. London Echo. Important Recommendation's. Tho Annual Report of tha rnstml? General, now being printed, besides making a complete statistical exhibit of the re'eeip'ts and expenditures of tho Department and of Iho cost bf its various branches contains anv. eral important recommendations. It is re commended that tho comiwnsation of fourth class postmasters be based on tlin nninV, nt stamps cancelled and not on tho number ,.1 rr.1.! i rt . .. . oom. iina cuango anects the largo majori ty of postmasters, and is deale-rim tn more justly their relative salaries, making tho compensation depend on tho importa'neo of tho office. Another recommendntintt aiK.4 gests that Presidential officers bo required to) re.wu incir accounts ana make tlieir reports) monthly instead of ouortcrlv. Annil,.r in. timates tho desirability of somo legislation! uy wincu u euau do mado obligatory upon railroads to carry tho mails, thm insuring their transmission. Among tho numerous minor recommendations is ono which aims to secure by a lien compensation to sub-corf-tractors for carrying tho malls, and also ono which suggests new legislation by which moro adequato compensation for advnrtisini. shall bo mado to newspapers KVuAiWnrf Star. ' What Mitra a Bean rr Vnr II.a l.An.Al ofthosowhoaronot thoroughly posted In eucu niimers, wo publish a statement show ing what constitutes a Lusliel , rv,m,fn.i 51 jiounds ; rye, 5S txrinds ; Irish jiotntoes ; ou iwuniis ; barley, 4(1 pounds ; wheat, 60 nnunda I mm' nu ITih .v.1. . i . , , . .Mw , u jiuuima ; duck- wheat, 52 pouridi ; oats, 32 pounds : sweet potatoes, id pounds; onions, 57 pounds; bean's, 62 pounds : bran. 20 sounds , rlm-nr.- seed,45 jiounds; timothy-seed, 60 pounds j uu.sii,;,u pounds; nemp-seed, 45 pounds blue-grass, 1-J irounds; dried apples, 24 Jiounds ; dried peaches, 33 pounds' U puoloif and 36 of unpeeled. Tub Tni-K Sfcbet. How manv tnlm a wrong view of life, nnd waste their -nmla and destroy their nervous system in endea voring to accumulate wealth.wit'hout think Ing of tho present happiness they are throw, lug away I It is not wealth or high station which makes n man happy. Many of tha' most wretched beings on earth have, botbjjf but it is tho radiant, tunny spirit, which knows how to bear littlo trials and enj- y comforts, and thus extrart hatminwaj (Vum' arerj ineidnt in lift '
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