una H. V. MoBTniMBE, Proprietor INDEPENDENT" Live aild Let Live." Sl-00 a Year if Paid in Advance. VOL. VI., No. 12. LEIIIGilTON, CA11BON COUNTY, PA.-, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1878. Single Copies, 3 cts. Railroad Guide. jq-OUTII PBSIMA.RAlliUOAD. PassmEcrs lorPhl'odclphla will lcavo Lchleh. (on usfollows: . 3:17a.m. vin.L.V. nrrlrontrhll.i.aU:la m. jnsn. .... vi.fcv. 11,M7p. m. viaU V. " " 7'',0,''--2:j"p. m. vlaL. AS. " " Pv1' "' m !"JturniTi.lo.iv'odPiiotnt Perks ami-Amcrl- . .,.,.. n. g.k .iirt nl n tn 2!IF. II. lu. Jail. '1. JS7." ' ULLIS OLAUK. AKcnt. pUILA. & READING UA1L.UOAD. Arrangement of Passenger Trains. Novrinuii. mil 137.,, Trains lcavo Al.t.EVrO VS nsfollowst (via riiRK.iojiE.1 nntxcti.) ForPIiiladjlpula, at C.0J, li.U3. a.in JK and o S3 p. m. SUNDAY". For I'liilal'ipun at 3.23 n. m. CVIA RAW L'PNIJA. UIIAXCn.) For no t 2.3J. ! CJ, u i i a m.. 1-15. 2 10. 4...0 and ') cr. p.ni Tor ilvrlViiirj. 2.335M, 0.03 a. ra.. 12.1 J, 4.30 U.O" ii. m. , Fur Lancaster anil Columbia, 5 5). 0.?, a.m. ana 4 33p in D05s not ran on Mou 1ny SUNDAYS. To- Boa lin" 2 31 n.ta. nud 0 OS p m. For II .rn 'mnt, -.'I a. in arvl t 03 o. in. Trains FOH ALLT2 .TOWN lcavo as fellows: (VIV IT.aXIOMr.N B3AXCI1.) Leave Phllajelllhtil, 7.3) a. 1U.( l.OJ, 1.30 .IDC 5.15 p. in. SUNDAYS. tiOivo riiUTlelp'ili, R.'t i ii. m. (vnnisrriixxA nitAscii ) Lcavo tlciulus 7.4) 7.4 J 10.3311 m.,4 03.C.10 pnd I km ii m Leave llanlsuurfc, 5 00. 7 3) a. ra., and 1.10. 5.33 p. m. l.o.iVe Lancaster, 7.30 a. m., and 3.25 p. rn. Leavo Cohtuibla !.'- a. m . nuil 3.15 p. m. SUNDAY.' r.cavo llo.iillug. 7.-1) o.m. f.nivo ll'ii'rt'tmra,.VJin.Tn. , Trains railco.l thustM matt) nnd from depot 5th ami Greo'i street. Pnlliiiophli. other tr.iinstnn rtlrora Drovl tl met ilept. T no 0. .1 ii. m nut '..5a p. ni. trains from Allen, tovn. and lb) 7.31 a.m. nn'd n.13 p.p.). trams from Plitlnlerpnti, lmvo through cars to and lroiu Philadelphia. JT. K. WOOTTKN-. ao'col jranaaer. C a HANCOCK. GVn'f TlcUct Agent. "pESNBYLVAXlA RAILROAD. GREAT TRUNK LINE AX I) United States Mail Route. Thonttcntlon of tho iravollnff uublio Jros. p'Ctfollv Invited tortomocf tlio merits ri thii rcnt liishwftv. in tho contiilint ficFertion nnd ballet that lm thcr lino ran niter equal induce incut os n louto cl tUrouKh travel. In Construction & Equipment the Pennsylvania Railroad eland cnnfoisodlrat the heed of Aiu Train mll---wayr The tinvtrMrtoiitlo tbu cm tiro ut the lmo, ox Mori rails laid on lioavy oaL tics, wlilr'i nrrtpinlit'dtuUno foniu'ailon "f rook Inl last ciiratoen 1 clici inrtnjnh. All biiilcosnio of Iron or siono. mid bill t upo i ilio motnn jnorol plfl'is. ir lasontfcr iais, wlulo emin. j'iu v h''o iini ubihmt'jl, a-t.' ui tuo bamo tnuo utode s ot omfui t nnd clepa aco. The Safety Appliauces n uso 01 tliia Mno well llutrato tlio Xnr.soelnff nnd Uiioral oojirv tt it iiianai:omo-it. in nccoul orco Willi wlr.th tli itllltr orjlfof mi lmpiov iiient nn.t nonti crtst Iirh bupn tli q it out Ion of cans dciatii n. Aniens many may bo noticed tbo Mock SyMom of Kafeiy Signals, Jnnuoy Coupler, Buflcr iS: Platform, THB WIIAUl OX PTi:NT SWITCH, AN U TUB Westingliouse Air-Brake, fotmln In conjunction witb a ncrrpct iloublo tracK roptllii'du combination of parcftuantsn rrahi't accident- whlcli luvo rcnUEioil iheoi liraztloilly 'u-posalblo. Pullititui Palace Cars Aro ran on a!l i;xp-css Tia1n3 PROM JfKW YORK, 1M1ILADA.. JJALTI. MUltanud WAUItlMUrON'. ToCIIir AUO. CIXfllN'NATI. LOUlaVILLS tNDIAN.U'ULIS anJ ST. I.OUIS, WITHOUT CHANGE, and to till rrlnc pil jiotntflt'i tlio fjrWoatnrd boutli with jjtoooo uiiiwof care. i:onurcifOT aro Iliads In Cuiftti Uepota, uud uro nsdarcdto ah lmiiorUnt poluis. THE SCENERY Of tho Pennsylvania Route isadmitudto bo unnrpaseod in luewrrld for rjiiituai . Ut'iify una varierv feunorlur Ho frc?hmoat facll'ilci nrp proillod. KniployiH-s r com t.'ous aiil atti'utivo, and It in mi lnerlt nolo rcbu.t mat a Irlii by ilio l'ouusylvaiua ltauroud inut fur n n i'lrasliis1 nml Memorable nxprrlciicc. Tic':ct for 6ilcnt the iiwott rates at llic Ttcl.ei Olfl 'O n: tUo Company in all important cities an.l lown utANU Tnonpso:;, r. PAitMnn, Oon. Maaajcr, Ocn. l'n... Azent. J K. SIIOCMAKUlt. l'a.Aot MnldloDlst. 13 Nona i liiru St., JIarriborfc l'a. TOrlnio Homo Jlatlo Urcad I x WHY CO HUN'OIIYI Wlioi yoa cm Day CH poundi rl llrt CHiw llicad- FOl'lt LOAVES FOR 25 CEN'TS I J V O'Ni: tlio lopulnr llread nmlcnli D-iniT, of jM!,hiuii in iTilnrtninni't ilie wants til t'la lira, s li.l'.i"ino. i ni I'r.cjuf lilscoio lirutcd Uoinc Undo l)HE.3It- Four Loaves for Twenty-five Cts. Cash. Kup jr rtaliln Coco mat Sootct. Drop, Cream ami uuir i AKKs, onlr Ten Cents per Dozen. B.oott Ot:t tor JJso Wat;oii! MJLUilI t llUNK, on Tnesday, Thursday arulhttnrday Motiiiuui. Leilll'ltroN and V. Lib jl-OHT.overy Alter uodd oiii-pt I'tlday. TERMS STItlCTLV CASH ! Patrona?! -ulidtod. J. w. O'NT.AL. NTOttL opposito itiet National BinK. npril i yi l!-iu t hirpia. LcalgUtou Pa. droit clianco to mlomon. oy. If vou can't pet ctfiMou u III no' HTi.t nlmrkii. V.i . O neod a porsou lu ovorv town iuijilu.u script oiMiorino lamest, clieipost nnd i ot 11 iutiati.il family palillcirioa la tno ivn:d, Anv out' cm uwooio a eucce4 tul tMont 1 lio moit oloie in works f art at n froi to ubicrioiT. Tho iirioe H so low that c.niojt mcrvoody hu1 bcnbo.. One aseat repo'-ts raaUlnor over 115' in a woolr. A lady ateat roi'oru taking ovor 100 .ubsciloers In ten nay All who '-ut;Aiio muo ingnoy fast. You can ilevoto all your I imo to ilio ou iue4. ir only voar .pirn tluw You ueod not b aay from homo over night. Y'ou oan ilo It as well as others. Fall lurticulirs. Directions and teran frea l..cKmu and oxuensive uutUt fieo If you want unfiuu:e worn und us your address ut oacj It cuts notnlutt to try tuo business. Kn oae who .uses talU to tniko grent par. Adlren "Th Peopls's JbuidiI." Porllsud, M . Aun M, K77-1Y CARDS. Piirnlturc YVnrelimisc. V. Schwarta.lllnlt ntreettaer(n all kindt t-f Fiirnilurt. Cojimmailtto ordtr. Hoot ami Shoe makers. Clinton Pretney, I'n Leran'i building. Bank street. AllardcrtprompttjifMtd work warranted. Attorneys. P P. LOSGSTRKET, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Next dooi tcthe "Carton Uoasc' IlANKJSTItEET. LEHIOIITON. PA. Dcccmhcr 1&Cm. yjrj M. UAPSIIKK, ATTOllNHY AND COUNSKLLOTt AT LAW, BKSTnEi:T,LEni6ni0!t,PA'. Real Kitatennd Collection Acency. WlUIluynnd Sell lUal i:t.ite. OoiiTeyanilng neatly done Col. lections promptly lnnde. SettllnR Ustates of De cadents a specialty. May be consulted In Knllsb ndtieruian. NCT.22. JAS. K. STKUTllKllS, ATTOIWSY AT LAW, jjjr- Ofllce : 21 floor of Hboad'fJUalt, Mauoli Cliunlt, Pd, All business ontrnated to Max will be proiaptly attended to. Mav27. ly. p J. JIK.UIIAX, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Kelt Door to First National Bank, JtAnCII CHUNK. PA. 3-Cin 1w consulted In Ocrman. rjan9. J" ustices and Insurance. A. HEI.TZ, JUSTICE OP THE PEACE, Obert's Bulldlns, BANK-St.. Leiiioiitos. Contcynnclne:, Colleollne and all other busi ness UOllIIOCteil WllU HlDUlui n ifluuil'Li, cd to ARent for tao best l'lre nnd Life Insur ance UOIlipaUlUS 1 MWUbil UUlllVU U. lliwtiuumu charged, Ac. Arrli IMl rjlIIO.HAS S. IlKCIi, JUSTICE OF THE PEACH, BANK Street, LEIIIGilTON, Pa. Conveyancing, Collecting and all buslnes con nected with the olllce proniptly attended to. a"3-Aeeut for flrst-ctasi InsUrance Companies, mi Ithks of all kinds taken on the ulont .lllwral terma. Jan. 9,1670. CONVEYAiJUER, AND', GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT The MlowinA Companies are Uepresented: LEI1AN )N MU rUAL PIBH. UISAI1?Q Mt'TUAL llltU, VOMINO FlltU. I'OTTrtVILI.K FIItE. LCI1K1I1 FIKU. and tho THAV ELEP.s At'CIDENT 1N8UBANCE, Alao rennsvlvanli and Mutual Horse Thief Detccilyo ami lusuram-o cnropauv. Jilarca 20. 1S7J. inus. 11uAi4.11r.it. Physicians and Dentists. A. UKlUIAJlKIl, M.D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention paid to Chronic Diseases. Oiuce: South East corner Iron and 2nd at... Le- hllhtcm. Pa. April 3. 1875. jQR. S. II. ltKIIEIt, l'RACTICINO PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, 'Jillce. IUsk Street, next door above the Postotnce. Lehlhton, Pa. Oftlce Hours Parryxllleeach day rnra loto 12o'clock; remainder of day atofllreln uouigmcn p,ov'3.'7'j yy G. M SU1PLIS, PnYSICIAN AND SUUQEON, Kext to E. II. Snyder's store, BANK ST., I.EIIiailTON, TENN'A. N. B. Special attention Kiveuto tho Curoot h'alt Itheuui, itc. jau. 13-y J rilAMCttK I.IiSII, PHYSICIAN AND MJUCIEON, (Late Itetident Pliytician of Ilarritburg Jfotpital). OFntu i Next door to the Union Church, WEI3SPOKT, PA. JV "pcclal attention clven to the Diseases ot wemon. conMiltutlou in English and Qeruiau. Auj. 18, 13i7-Gni jjii. uuvvauu iiuow.v, BUROEON DENlIsT, Of tho Pennsylvania Dental Collece. Philadel phia, has onen.il an nClcu In l.KmailTOX, on I1UOAD STItEET. next door to tinydci's .toro All 3vor warrantod aitiafactory. LAt'OIIINO (JAS used for the painless ox. traction of Teeth Au. II, lS77-yl -VTATIIAW URDU, At his SALOON, next to Clam.' TatloMn" t h :-ibii ii'iuiiinineui, keeps tuoi eietiiatea Philadelphia Lnger Beer Constantly on Tap I o also keens a full supply of pure HUltMAV VI.E-, i:holce CIUAHU, prime 1'rcsU OYSTUK8, and other Eatable. The pat onaso of tlio publlo Is very rosjioct fully invited. NATHAN 1CRUM. Don't forget Ilio placet Next noor above T. D. Clams'. 1IA.1H Blieit. Lehlgii.on. Octl3 FRED. KELLEY Announces to tho peoplo ot Lehichton and vlcln ity that lie la prepared to supply thctu with every artic.o oi Ilotiscriii'iilsliliig Tiimnrc, At very lowest prices i also, Roofing and Spouting, In all its branches, promptly attended to at prices lully ns low as tho lowest. Ulve mo a oall. srortEi Opposite the Publlo Sauaro. nANK STItELT LElIiailTON.PA. July31,'lT.y GIVEN AWAYAu'i' STEEL ENOUAVINU. cntltled'The Findlnirnf IheSavlourln the Tem ple." with the WOItEI.NUClIUItcll.a21 p'ge ltoilclous Family Kewspapecdevoted to House hold the tiurdav nchooi, Mus-o and ceneral Utiurc h Work. Ou mouths, trial Inr :s cents. Agents Wasted. Address, J. U. BKEWElt. xxrlt-sm 7 Dim M. K, V. OniTUARY. Beaiii or Torh rics the Ninth. Pius the Ninth, Tope, tho 27th Itoman rontilTnhil 2CCtli successor of St. Peter, was a member of tho old and noblo family of Fcrrctti. His liamo 3vas Giovanni JIaria JIntti Fcrrctll nnd his title was that of Count. Ilo was born at Sinigaglia on tho 13th of JInr, IY02. Ilo was'educated for a nlilitArv career, but at the aco of 23 tlio fee- bio condition of his health diVttttdi him front tlio army nnd he therefore decided to devote himself to tho Church. Ilo was sub ject to epilepsy, but tlio disease gradually disappeared, nnd after several years' study nt tlio Collego of Voltcrra ho was ordained a priest. His labors in tho priesthood won tlio ap proval of Popo Pius VII, who sent him on a special mission to Chili, in South America, shortly after tho recognition of that Itepuu lic. On lite return from tho successful per formance of tho duties of his mission ho was lnad6 a prcttondery arid placed in charge of tho apostolic asylum or monastery of Saint Michael. Later on in 1827, Leo XII ap pointed him Archbishop of Spoleto, and placed him at tho head of one of tho most important of tlio ecelcsiastieo-civil depart ments of administration. In 1S32 Gregory XVI named him as Bishop of Imola in tho Romagna. 1830 ho was serftas Aimstolie Nuncio to Naples during tlio prevaleneo of cholera in that city, and did much to alle viate tho sufferings of tho people. In 18-10 ho was created Cardinal Archbishopof Imola. In that position ho gained tho aiTcctions of tlio peoplo and restored peaco to his diocese, then troubled by jwlitical disaffection, by tho zeal and self-denial with which ho de voted himself to his duties as well as by tlio liberality of his sentiments. At tho death of Gregory XVI, in 1810, ho Was elected to tlio Papacy. Owing to his liberal views and tlio integrity and benevo lence of his personal character, his election was received with great joy by tho Roman people, lie acquired great popularity by favoring tho hopes and wishes of tho peoplo for a reform of tho Papal Government, chose the liberal Cardinal Gizzi for his Secretary of State, introduced laymen t a sliaro in tho civil nilmlni.nutlOn, taxed tllOclorinr. -ntijmmtcd a commission for tho rovit.M l tho Roman codo of laws, and ilinMnislicil largely tho expenses of the Papal Court. fhe effect of theso changes was felt not only in Home but throughout Italy. Crowds of adventurers, doctrinaries anil restless and desperato spirits wcro attracted to Rome from all parts of Europe, ahrl tu multuous public demonstration followed. Pius IX issued an order forbidding public demonstrations, and Cardinal Gizzi resigned and was replaced by Cardinal Ferretti. Mcaiiwhilo tho French Revolution of 1848 had broken out, intestino strife had begun in Italy, and tlio revolutionary spirit was becoming active on ail tides. Tlio Popo at onco instituted a number of reforms, among which was tho convoking of n Council isf State, a body of notables, which, shortly thereafter, met under the Presidency of Car dinal Antonelli. This body, influenced by tlio feeling then prevalent in Italy, demand ed tlio freedom of tho press, tho league of tho Italian States, tlio emancipation of tlio Jews and tlio removal of tho Jesuites. Theso demands werojiartially acceded to.butwhen, upon tho triumph of tlio revolutionary cause, tho moderate party gavo way to revo lutionary loaders) and other changes moro sweeping wcro demanded) the Popo found himself unablo to comply with tho demands mado upon him. From that moment his popularity began to decline. A policy of reaction commenced, and that fact) together witli tho cireumstanco that tho Papal army had taken part with tho Austrians against tho Venetians and Milanese in their strug gle for liberty, brought matters to a crisis at Rome, and tho Poiio found himself compel led to yield to tho lenders of tho Republican party and form a Liberal Ministry under Malniani. Tills ministry determined upon an entirely different lino of conduct from that previously pursued, but, owing to lack of support from tho Topo and tlio opposition of tho clerical element, Mamiani resigned. Count Rossi, His successor, becamo so un tnpular that two months after his acoossion to lower ho was assassinated on the steps of tho Chamber of Deputies. An insurrection followed and a liberal ministry was again forced on tho Pojie, who, a few days later, left Rome in disguise and arrived safely at Gaeta, tho nearest tovu in tlio Noojwlitan territory, whither ho was followod by tho members of his court and tlio diplomatic corps. A oonstittitinal government was es tablished in his nbscupc, and an ordinance ofthe Topo substituting for such government a state commission was treated with contempt. Tlio revolutionary element overpowered all others at Romc,"Mazziui was named Trium vir and a republic was established . Ono effect of these events was an cntiro chango in tho jiohtioal views of Pius IX.who finding tho reforms which he had granted turned against his temporal authority .embraced tho poliey of reaction which he followed to tho cud of his career. Tho Popo remained nearly a year and n lialf at Gaeta and Portion During his ab sence Rome, which was in tho jnsscssion of soldiers under Garibaldi, was besieged and st last taken by storm by the French army under General Oudinot. On tho 12th of April, 1849, tho Popo re-cnlcrcd Rome. A detachment of Frcrich troops remained in that city, and thus began tho long occupa tion of Romo by tlio French. Under tho auspices of Cardinal Antbnelli, a Council of State, composed partly of clergy and partly of laity, was organized, tho Papal Govern ment was re-established, and for a period of ten years, the temporal nowcr of tho Fopoi supported as it was by Franco and Austria, remained intact. Tho war by Franco assisted by Sardinia against Austria in 1859-00, caused general commotion throughout Italy. A revolution broko out in the Roman Lcgations,and these 3Vero subsequently annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia. In September, 1800, tlio Sar dinian troops to tlio number of 50,000 enter ed tlio Papal territory, took Pcsaro, Fano, Urbino, Perugia and Spoleto, defeated tho Papal and French army under General Lalnoricierc, at CastW Fidardo, and finally brought the campaign to a closo by tho cap- turo of Ancona on September 28th, when General Lamoricicro surrendered with tho entlro'garrison as prisoners of war. AH the territory of tho Church, with tlio exception of Rome, Civita Vecchia, nnd ono or two places occupied by tlio French army, was occupied by tho Picdmonteso troops. During tlio succeeding four years difficul ties aroso between tlio French nnd Papal Governments, nnd finally, on tho I5th of September, 1804, the famousconvention was concluded between Italy and France, by which tlio latter power agreed to fix a dato for tho termination of tho occupation of Rome) arid promised at the end of two years to withdraw its troops and to lcavo tho tem jroral power of tho Topo to take care of it self. In consideration of theso concessions Italy engaged rut to attack tho territory of the Holy I alher, arid to protect, even by force, every attack upon that territory from without. This convention was followed, on the 6th of Iho following December, by tbo celebrated Encyclical and Syllabus of Errors, which was a declaration on tho part of tlio Papacy against the revolutionary principles of 1789, and which took issue with, and con- lemned several of, tlio doctrines of modern progress, relating to tho separation of the eeculir vll tho spiritual administration, tho liberty (sumo say tl.e licentious""3) or the press, and the equality of tho laity with tho ecclesiastical authorities. In tho early p'irt of 1800 tho Pope, acting in accord with the French Government, es tablished A military organization, called tho Antibis Legion, designed Id lako the place of tho withdrawing French soldiery. Tho impatience of certain Italian patriots precipi tated n crisis and caused a prolongation of tho French occupation. In October, 1800, Garibaldi and his men invaded tho Papal territory, repulsed tho Papal troops at Monto Rotondo alld approached tho city ot Rome, but wero defeated and routed at Montana by tho united French nnd Pontifical forces. Political complications between tho Papal Government and those of Franco and Italy continued, tho Popo declaring null and void certain laws passed by tho Italian Parlia ment rcgulatmgcecleiiastiealmattcrs. After tlio deposition of Queen Isabella of Spaiii tlio Popo refused to hold communication with tho Ambassador of tho newly constitut ed Spanish Government, and forbado two Spanish bishops elected to tho Cortes to take their seats in that body. During this period tlio Pontifical Government adopted tho French monetary system and began tho work of draining the marshes of Oatia. Tlio French troops remained at Romo un til tlio war between Franco and Germany, when the Emperor Napoleon felt himself compelled to withdraw them. On the 20th of August, 1870, tho last detachment left tho Pontifical territory, nnd ou tho 20th of tho following month, notwithstanding the pledgo of Victor Emanuel not to invado Iho Papal territory, tlio Italian troops under General Cadorna. entered Rotne after a short resist ance from tho Pontifical troops, who ceased firing by tho Onlersof tho Holy Father him self. From tho time of tho Italian occupa tion and annexation oiRome, which is now tho capital of united Italy, tho sovereign rontitr lived in seclusion in tho Vatican, taking no jiart in tho grand religious cere monials wiilch formerly attracted so many thousands of visitors to Rdme, and declin ing to enter into nnv compact with tho Ital ian Government on tho basis of tho guaran tees voted by tho Parliament at Florence. hvery year smeo tho occujiation of Rome, the Parliament has mado a grant of a largo sum of money to the Pope, but ho steadily refused to touch it, and its remains intact in tho Italian treasury. Ho rcjioatedly con demned tho action of tlio Italian Govern ment in supprewing tho religious orders and schools, and confiscating their property. On April 11th, 1809, was celebrated, with great eclat, the fiftieth anniversary of Iho consecration of Pius IX, as Priest, and, two months later, on tho ICth of June, was cele brated tho twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to tho Pontificate. The first of theso events was the occasion of offerings, amounting to about $1,000,000, on tho jart of the faithful to their Spiritual Sovereign. On tiie second occasion tho Holy Father received not only the congratulation of his religious subjects in every part of the globe and of tho rulers of Catholic countries, but also of several non-Catholic Sovereigns, in cluding Queen Victoria arid tho Emperor of Germany. Tho chief ccclesiaticat acts of tho topo have been tho enunciation of laws oil tho liberty of conscience, on the press, on tho civil slate, on mixed marriages, and on schools j tho formal defination of tho dogma Of tho Immaculate Conception, December Sth, 1854) tho publication of tho famous En cyclical and Syllabus, December Sth, 1804; tlio canonization of tho Japaneso martycrs; tho establishment of tho hierarchies in Eng land and Holland, and lastly, tho Gjcumeni chl Council of tlio Vatican, convoked by a bull, December 8th, ISC", and solemnly opened in tlio Vatican Basilica, December Sth, 1809'. Tho total number of patriarchs, archbishops aud bishops who took part in th6 Council at any time between December 8th; 1SC9, and July 18th, 1870, when it was suspended was 704. Tho most important Act of tho Council was tlio definition of tho dogma of tlio Infallibility of tho Roman Pontiir in tho following terms: "Wo teach and defino that it is a dogma divinely re velled . that tbo Itoman Pontiff, when ho speaks cx cathedra that is when, in tho dis- chargo of tho office of pastor and teacher of all Christians, by viHuo of his supremo apostolic authority, ho defines a doetrino re garding faith or morals to bo held by tho Universal Church is by tho divino assist' nnco promised to him in Blessed Peter, pos sessed of that infallibility with which tlio Divino Redeemer willed that his Church should bo endowed in defining doctrines re garding faith Or morals j and) that, there fore, such definitions of tlio Roman Pontiff are of themselves, and not froi'i tlio consent of tho Church, irrcformable." Tho most re cent ecclesiastical acts of the Sovereign Pon tiff havo been Iho writing, in August, 1S73, of a letter to the Emperor of Germany, com plaining of tho harsh measures which had been adopted against tho Church in Prussia) tho proclamation of tho Jubileo In 1875, and tho condemnation (1875) of tho German laws against tho Church ns being wholly null nnd void. J ust before his death ho de creed tho re-cstablishmcnt of tho Roman Catholic hierarchy m Scotland. Whatever may bo thought of tho deceased Popo as a temporal Prince, it is believed by his people that, as Supremo Head or.mu tji.i Church uud Spiritual Ruler over twd hun dred millions of Cliristians,ho willtako rank with tlio most illustrious of his predecessors. Last summer, bn the occasion of the cele bration of tho fiftieth anniversary cf tlio consecration of Pius IX as a bishop, tho i'ontiirwas visited at Romo by delegations numbering thousands of persons, including members of tho Episcopate, tho clergy, and tho laity of all classes, professions and na tionalities. They presented gifts of money amounting in tho aggregate to several mil lions of dollars) besides beautiful and costly works of art. Tlio cable telegrams reporting tho death of Pius IX, at 3 minutes to five o'clock on tho 7th inst., also announces that tlio Con clave, or Assembly of Cardinals for the elec tion of his successor, is already in seision. This, if true, must bo in pursuance of a regu lation mado by tlio deceased Pontlffi with a view of avoiding interference with tho work of tho Conclave. In modern times nine days havo been devoted to tho obse quies of the deceased Pope, and tho Cardi nals havo not gono into conclavo until tho tenth. Tlio rules governing tho proceedings of the Conclavo aro of tlio most rigid kind, and provide for tlio complete seclusion of tho Sacred College, and for tho strictest se crecy in regard to tlio proceeding. All tho Conclavists and their attendants arc sworn to fidelity and secrecy, and nil Iho rooms in that jiart of tho Vatican where they meet aro thoroughly searched to seo that thero aro no intruders. Whllo tho "rcclusion" lasts, each Conclavcist is locked in a separ ate cell, whero ho takes his mcal, and whence he emerges only to join in tlio ser vices in the chapel each morning, aud to tako a short walk after breakfast. The vot ing is by secret ballot) tho papersare of uni form size and texture, and tliey are fulded in such a manner that tho jurt ou which each elector writes his namo cannot bo ojien ocl, while that on which he inscribes the namo of his candidate can. Tho ballots aro burned after tho announcement ofthe result ofoacli vote. A two-thinls vote is necessary to elect: as soon as it is obtained the fact is announced, and tho elect, if ho accept, im mediately chooses the namo by which ho is to bo known and receives tlio homage of those present. The cMicY ceremonies of in stallation follow in duo order. It is etimated that 750,000 persons havo signed the temperance pledge in Illi nois during tho year 1877. Clarissa Itosser; a colored woman aged 110 years) died in tho poor houte, at Peters burg, Virginia, several days ago. Somebondy robbed the Mechaniosburg (Pa.) post-office last week of a box of stamped envelopes, sixty cents in change, and a counterfeit fivo-dollar bill. Jack M'Donald writes to the the Lon don Sptrttman, of January 2ftth, asserting that John C. Heenan sold out his celebrated battlo with King for $20,000, and bo ds tlsres his ability to prove tlx charge. HUJI0110US. Hen's slang " I'll lay for you." A rcd-headccZ girl described herself ns a glorified blonde. To lard-makers If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Tlio drop curtain is so called becauso the gent3 go out for a drop while it is do3vn. A man never uses his thumb nail for a screw-driver but encc. Tho difference between a pig and a por cupino is that one uses a pen and tho other a quill. Astonished Englishman "Hof courso there's a liel. Wat would tho halphabct bo without a hcl?" Wiiat will tlio harvest bee? Oct him up tlio leg of your pantaloons and you'll mighty soon find out. Tlio farmer, as ho gazes over Iho market report and notices another drop in pork, wonders if thero isn't a way to remonctizo hogs. " Can you tell me, Eor-r, wticr-ro Mis tress Mur-r-phy lives?" "Which Mrs. Murphy 1" " Tlio ono who died last noight, Sor-rl" It has been discovered that tlio best 3vay to prevent apples from rotting is to put them in a warm, dry cellar, and let a family of 15 children havo free access to them. "Young politician " writes to ask "is the ship of state a three master?" No, son ny. With Carl Schurz reaching alter tho master's position, it looks more like a foreign after." " Diffidence is hard to overcome," 3vroto n Fchool-girl in her connosition. All, yesj 6o it is, but tho man witli a corn under ano ther man's heel must and will howl. Tlio L'anbury A'cicJ observes that a great many young men who "swore off" on New Year's Day aro manifesting an in clination to say, " Well, wo'vo got but ond life to live, anyway." A philosophical observer remarks that babies which aro found aro generally tho children of women who havo been lost. "I live in Julia's eyes," said an affected dandy in Column's hearing. "I don't won der nt it," replied George, "since I observed sho had a sty in them when I saw her last." A gentleman, visiting an Irishman, ob served a monster pig strutting about tho house, and asked how they pit "such a brute up thoso two stairs?" "May it plaso ycr honor," said Paddy, "it was never down to bo tuk up." A ..oiiuft. -r ireitcuaitc nun usKca by n gentleman lately to piirehiso somo poison for him nta neighboring chemist's for tho purpose of destroyilig a dog. "Na, na," said he, "if aa ask for oison, tho man'll mebbics think aa's gan to droon lnyscl' 1" "Pay tho bill?" Said a gentleman who is well known to collectors as tho princo of procrastinators. "I should bo happy let do so j but this damp weather has caused ihy money drawer to swell, and I can't get at my funds. Come tho first dry day." "Wring out tho o'd," says Tennyson j Wo Wonder does ho mean Tlio old, old shirt that week on week So oft wiling out has bccrti If so, wo say, "riiig in tho new," Nor seek our hoties to cozen, Ring in tlio newest and tho best, And let it bo a dozen. loiiicr's Gazette. "Ten dimes make ono dollar," said tho schoolmaster. "Now, go on, sir. Ten dol lars mako one what?" "They mako ono mighty glad theso times," replied tho boy. And tho teacher, who hadn't got his la'st month's salary yet, concluded that tiio boy way about right. Alio l'ork Commercial Adccrtiscr. Hard times Principal "What aro tho firm's requirements, Mr. Sorcwgy?" Head clerk "Horso wants four now shoes, sir." Principal "Sthat all? Hum I Writo for tenders to tlirco or four of tlio principal houses shoes to bo delivered at our works slato utmost credit and how much in cash they'll allow for tho old ones! II" J'wjicA. Ho was so drank ho could not 3volk, could scarcely move, and only partially ar ticulate. A friend of his camo up mm up braided him. "If I wcro in your place," said tlio friend, "I'd go out in tlio woods ami hang myself." "If (hie) you wcro in my place, how (hie) tlio deuce (hie) would you get to (hie) tlio woods?" was tho squelching inquiry. A Bangor gentleman contributes to tho Whuj of tlP.it town a littlo story of ono of his children, whom they havo sought to toach to bo wlite. "We hail," ho writes, "pork steak for dinner, tlio other day, when an old friend, whom tho little lolks had never seen, droiiped in. Of this our six-year-old is Tery fond, aud, as wo helped our Iriend, tlio littlo fellow spoke up, "It's very hard to sit hero and see the largest pieces of lean go into a stranger's plate." He tumbled fair and square, ho did, Un tho jiavemetit slipiwry. Ami bruised ids bones anil badly soiled His gay and gorgeous foppery. And 6he, sweet lass, went down with him, In all her stylish fripnrey : Such tragic incidents tako place When sidewalks aro so slippery. "Fact is," said the man with the green necktie and tho deep cud's, who had just roared and sworn at tho waiters for daring to bring him a bit of com bread with his multins. "Fact is, I'm not used to that sort of thing at home, and I don't want it poked ntino at a hotel, u here I pay for what I get." This was at Ashtabula. Tho pre vious morning he had breakfasted at home, and imagined that nothing could 1 nicer than new liver, and bits fried over from last night's siipjier. Some anonymous individual announces that the people of tho United Stah-s ua daily eight tons of paper collars. Wo do not understand this. Tuo man with the pa jier collar is an outcast from society. Ho is never seen on tlio street or in the parlor. What, then, does he do with all the paper collars? Does he eat them ? Is it possible that there is growing up among the youth of this vast country a morbid apjiettte a mad craving for paper collars as an articlo of diet? This thing must be looked Into. fuck,
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