jgl II. SIF.WISIIS, IITKI0r ATTOBNUT & COUNSEtLOIV AT LAW. Office, Klots's Uiulolng Biodsway, MAUUII CHUNK, PA. Rettllmt Estates. Pllins Accounts end Orjitians Oourl IThciico a specialty. ... Mil of Causes caretullv attended to. I.citi rausactlons In Knelisn anil Ucrwau. Jan V. 6ATUBDAY, A PHIL 13, 1878. Local and Personal. West's liver pill cure indigestion. Formers nro battling lime, and litnliuro mi their fields. Thomas Fath is putting a new slato root on Ins ieitu..nc llcail T ilghinan Arner's new advertise ment in another column. Read N'usbaum & Son's popular an nouncement in another column. Early fruit trees afo full of buds and blossom'", and a good crop is eXicclcd. , Clover and timothy seed, of priiuoqual. ily, at Tilgbman Arner's, at very low prices. Tim Easton Delaware bridge company liavo declared n dividend of $12.60 n share. -Spring and summer styles of gents and vouth'n hats, at T. D. Clauss' at low prices.! -Hov. S. T. Lcotmld with his wife and . , . t. .1.. r.'. I- A full lino of boots and shoes, gent: rurnisliiiig goods, Ac, at T. 1). Cfauss,' vcr Vlleai Nclsou Gablo lias improved bis pror ty by tbo erection of a stono wall on Dank Mieet front. Choioo clover ic;d, rhenp for cash, at J. Ij. Cable's hardware store, Hank street, Lchighlou. Many consumptives are now using Pr. rrsncr's Hoot llittersaud Cough Syrup with iruinrkaolc success. - The little ilillicuHy between' Ed. Lcntz ini.l Monroe (Jueen was settled Monday, by me Killer paying isia ami nil eosis. No whip nor spur vou'll need, if you hue your horses nt David Ebbert's popular livery, on orin street, tins borougii. Pleasant as honey, the old folks liko it,thc young peoplo like it nud tlio babies cry for il -we mean ur rrazier s uoitgn syrup "Will you examine tho printed tab on iiih iMtK-r, ami n vou owe suoscriptioti re lint llio amount? We arc in need of monev. -An elegant assortment of wall luper, stationery, oil cloth.ptiuts.oils and painters' supplies at liufkcnuacli s .Mnufli limine - llusiucss men complain of hard times, but tho-e who nru wise enough to advertise. tiieir wares navo wit little trouble m tlispos-ingortbein. Tin- annual township statements nro Lot tin1 tatiiaycrs know what is being douo with their money. Since tbo discovery of Dr. Williams's Indian Ointment there is certainly no ex cuse for any one to sutler with tho l'iles. co Advertisement. - The Allentown Cornet Hand has leen vngaged by fie Class of '7H, Lafayette Col lege, Easton, to play at tho Commencement exercises In June next. Clicks and Watches carefully repaired ind work warranted, at lowest cash rates, at, llageman's cheap cash store, opposito public bpiarc, viewport, iii-i.i. -The stale board of agrienlluro will hold its next luiH'ling in Doylestown on the, 2'Jtli of May. The exorcises will begin at two clock in the aftcrniKin, Hopo oik hnpo ever; but never hope to Ret rid of that cough without using Dr. i'oxo's Wild Cherry ami Seiicku. Hold vvcrywheiv. 25 mid 51) cents per kittle. -On i'ridsy morning wf lnt week, a Oarkey, who had taken up his lodgings at (ho liiiio kilns of Mr. Shock, in Wei-port, vas found dead. Ho was buried bj' tho borough. Mr. Julia Jicinhard, near Hcltzvillc, in Franklin IWp., on Wednesday morning, 1 "th in.-l., at 8 u'elock, will sell nt public vendue, variety of farm stock nd household and kitchen furniture .1. K. Uickert ! still a few ofthnsc eli gible lota in Itickert'town to tlispiwo of. If i'ou feel Hko securing a good homo call and we him. Ho is also supplying Hour, feed, lumber and coal at the lowest rates. Nusi;ium & Son lire of fering extraordinary induce ments to cash buyers ' of Spring dress goods, dry goods, carpets, Sic. 1' the celebrated ehilleil plow, maun txelurod by John Marsh .v. Son, and which look lint ifrst premium at our last county fair. A. W. Marsh, Woissport House, agent for Wcisspoii nml vicinity, 17-4. - The funeral of Alice Mantu on Monday Wastitie if tin largest ever witnessed in this place. Itev. Dorr nml Kicbenberz officiated. mid the Sunday school children followed ho remains lo tho grnw. -Fred. Miller was U-foro . lleltz, on Tnesduy, on a charge of assault and battery liifferrwl by Jacob Shingler. After I ho hearing Miller was held in 200 for his ii iwarauco at court to answer. T. 1. Clauss, thn Lehighton mcKlmnt tailor, is now receiving an unusually largo Mock of genu suitings, cloths, casiiners und vestnigs which ho will make up to order in the latest fashion ut extremely low prices for cash. Dr. Tierce's (loldcu Meilical Discovery "in emu u uuugu hi une-iiau ine time noces' The attempted firing of tho If auk prop erty in Wcissjiort, Is laid to the charge ol a locomotive, but locomotives do not generally throw oil cans, A Bethlehem undertaker named John Itutli, was arif sted there on Thursday of last week, tho iwlico having found tho (lend body of n baby concealed on his premises, Somo sacrcllgious cusse3 on Saturday night lll't, entered tho German Catholic church nt l'ottsvillej and stold chalices and other church property to tho value of $3 50. Tho coso of "Jack" Kchoe, the Molly Mnguire sentenced lo be hanged on tho 18th nisi., was nrguea ueiora tno noaru oi rar ilons on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is held under advisement, tho Hoard having adjourned until to-day (Friday). If vott nrd Conteiiiiilatiiie buildlne or repairing now is your time. Tho prico of material nnu lauor can t gri tnucli lower. Do something If posiblo to give nn Imjictus to business and furnish employment to idlo men. iicncmotiicrs by looking to your own interest. Tho I'resbytery of Ijchigti meets in an imal spring session nt tho First l'rcsbvtcriali Church in l'ottsvillo next Tuesday evening, April 10th. Tho onenins sermon will bo pivnchcd by the ltcv. James A. Little, of noKenuauiua, ta inwlerutor ol I'resbytery. On Monday Week n boy ilanicrl William Aucr attempted to jump on a moving coal train on the Lehigh ,V Susquehanna railronl, near Dethlehem junrtion, but in thoellbrt fell unjer tho cars and had ouo of his legs shockingly mangled. Jto Was taken to Bt. f.imilv nro hero on n visit to their friends. u)ke "l,P"''.whcrotliolcgWi as amputated Tho residenco of F. I'. Longstreet, of enteral by burglars on Won nnd n nuantitv of silverware. Ac, carried oil'. Tho depredators wero cvi- tcntly "old hands" nt tbo business, as thev examined articles previous to carrving them IHl'nV Tlw.WI la t.'A l...lini'., .n tn II. scoundrels. ' ' Tl. ....!.!. 1 I.-.l .. ll .- itu iiiiniiiiii(-i iiuvo iiruiiiiscu lis iiirir nM.l:.j: p i.i, i ,i 'ii-uiuiiijiis in lit i a nun iviiiicr wen ncr in duo season. Tlio'y had beltir wait until this season is over. In tho mean timo it is in order to havo a bottlo of that celebrated cougii remedy on hand, Dr. Coxe's Wild Cherry and Seueka. 2j and 50 cents tier bottle. 1 On Wednesday night of last week, about 12 miles from UoMsboru' station, in Monroo county, Kdwnrd JIalvin brutally nuirdereil his wife while slio was in confinement. Ho was'nrrested and lodged in jail nt Strouds burg on Friday night. The citizens were highly incensed, nud suggestions of lynching were freely indulged in, Monday afternoon, as Ned Sullivan was being taken from the court hoilso nt En-ton to tho Northampton county jail, whcio ho hod been sentenced to 10 months imprison ment for larceny, ho broke away from the deputy slicriH' who had him in charge, but was recaptured niter n lively chase jmt ns ho was nboiit cro-sing into'XeW Jersey. Sul livan is a hard cac.'nnd has iriven ofTieers und court n good deal of trouble. An explosion of cas occurred at Kcv slono Colliery, near Locust Dale, Schuylkill iwuniy, on .Moniiay nlternoon, by whieli thonias llennio was instantly killed, and Harry Dreunan fatally ininrml. Wlnte Working a breast of coa'l, Bennio knocked a hole In thegauzo ol his safety lampwith hi pick, and the sulphur immediately ienitin caused tho cxplo-ion. llennio when foiim was at tho bottom of tho inan-w.iv dead and Ilrennan was about 18 vnrds further nway, blown there by tho force of tho ex pillMOJl, H. il. Peters, ntr't. has iust retumnl from l'hiladcliihia witli an entirelv now stock of merchant tailoring goods,comprising suitings, cloths, rassimeres nml vesting, all of which ho will make up to order, in latest stylo und most durable manner, ut prices in"u win prove periwuy u-toiusning lor the ready cash, lie rceiioctfully invites his inends and theiiublie torall and iniwct Ids stock before they purchase eNewhere, Ite membi'r, the prfees nro lower than ever be fore ollered iu this Imniimli. Store in lt- ollu-e liiiilding, Lchighton, l'a. Satisfaction guarantied. The It, R. Accident nt Rlntltlgtdli. Thd following particulars of tho terrible fnllmad nCcidcnt, nt Slalinglon last Friday morning, brief mention of which was made in our last issue, wo talio from a New York lkratd corressjndent, who claims to havo been nn cyo witness of tho sad scenes i Freight (fain No, 49, that left l'lickcrlon nlmiit four o'clock, bound for Kaston, reach ed hero nt thirty-fivo minutes pat four. It was discovered that than was n hot lourii.il. find tho trhin Was stopped to roof it oil'. Kngino llockdale, No. 151, running irregu lar, Icavingl'iiclfertonfouriiiitmti-slaler and drawing forty-ono oil tanks, ciune siecdii nloiltf at tho rate bf from tuvniv to Iwenl five, miles nn Iioilr, and, according to tfic eiaicmem oi Jonn watmorci the engineer not seeing the rear sinnal of the urceedini train Until Within ailistnuco ril00 yards, on n sharp decliiiimr grade, although revers ing his lever instantly, was powerless to stop in timo to prevent tlm collision. Mr. Wnt inoro asserts Hint tho signnl tnrget was not tuiiii-u iu ciniii iiiiji orck, nnu us siKiii ii ho saw tho roil lamp on the renroftrai No. 49, instantly reversed his lever, tho pressure of steam being so grentns to blow nut his cylinder head, ami notwithtniiilinj this slackened thoFpeed of his engine. It Was imiHissiblo to avert tho calamity owin io mo snarp grauc. as a vcrilicaiiun oi n: statement tho cylinder head can now t seen over a half a milo distant from tho placo of collision. Tho nirent here. I. JI Cassell, states that tho signal was turned so ns to signal iS o. 151 back. tf,U'sn op the r.xri.osinx. On the arrival of tho railroad officials or ders Were given to ojien tho tanks from be. low, and, nftcr the oil hud lioon ninninr about ten minutes, further orders were iriven to placo a chain nround one of the tanks, so as to itrnw it nway from tho depot. Tho Oil mil n 1 11" from he low created n I'll I'll II f V lietwcen the mrfaeo of the oil and tho top ol uiu uiiik, nun mo moment tne cnain was ap plied it produced n ruptuie in tho iron caus ing the gas to ignite and cxnlodine the boil er. As a further evidence that every otlbrt mu mane on hip part oi mo engineer ol -No. 131 to prevent the collision ten of tho tanks nan tiieir brakes on, ns it scurf rod immcit ately afterward by Acent (!as"ell. l no rompiele lit ol tlio killed is as follows: n Hliani Mioemakcr. Jjclinrli towns o iwuinmptou county : biirncil lo death Fit day. Arthur Williams, aneil cichteen. Rlnfine- ion , ineii Minuny moining, at tour n cluck. D.iluel Itcber. Vabiii"lon townluii. T.n. high county; died at olio o'clock Saturday iiwi miii , nira jiij i.iiiiuv. Oeorco llvans.ofSl.itincton.nceil tbtrlcmv uieu .auiinav morning. Irwin Clarke, South Kaston; died Satu sary to euro it with any other moliciiio; ami it noes it, not by drying it up, but by rcmoviug tho cause, subduing tho irritation, (irul healing tho all'eeted parts. Sold by .Urinjgists. , Tho lloucndauqiia churrh observes the Sacrament of the Lord's Sumier every three mouths, and during tlio nfiiu or ten years' )stnrnto of Key. James A. Little at every mo ss r tho quarterly communions new meiu liers have been received. On last Sab'jath evening nine iiersons joined making the present membership 17'J. Tlio passenger rar attached to the emi grant and express freight train which left Kaston for tho West at 1:30 a.m., Wednes day, via Lehigh Valley and Kast l'enna. It. It's, was totally destroyed by lire, when at Chiio Dam, about a milo above llns-lon. The er belonged to tho 1'. A- Jt. road, and raughtflro from tho heating apparatus under tho cut. There were but feu passengers in U car, All of whom esoajied uninjured. Cmkiuyvim.1, Vx. On the evening of April Mb, Itev. G. A. Jlruoel was agreeably surprised by juany members of tbo Cherry vilfe congregatioB. They brought a variety of useful articles besides giving him $70 in money lo enable him to AvI easier under the burdens of lha hard times. This is men tioned out of gratitude to the kind donors, not to allure thieves, inasmuch as the cash viily made a llying vi.it it is gone I The Iteiiorteil .lluriler of Itl'ICIliury llie lollowmgare tho lale-t facta iu rela tion to llio JI'Kinney murder, which wo glean from our exchanges, and from which it will appear thai llio Blank family are tier fectly innocent of tho charge brought noralnst !.... i Y . r iniiu ii- jjixziu jiOllgl So much has been said about tho teletrrniih operator M'Jltiney, who is supiiosod tu liavo iHL-n iiiuiui-rm i,i .iimriis some ninoj'cars o ' oiiiiir is oeillg lliorollglliv 111- ve.-ligated, and ns nddilional liglit"is "shed Umiii insdeatli the murderous features dis- npiiear. llio fullowins is the xwr l.iljvt. , l.eorgo M'Kiiiney, was a native of Heading, whose parents nro dead, but who has iiumer- ous relatives resiiling In that city. Hoi listed in tho army during the Itebellion.lost nn nrm mm men rciurniit to Heading, He learned telegraphy, ami subseipicntfy ub taincii a jusitiou ns ojierator at imc of tho iron mines beyond Alburtis. in Lcbii.li iiiunty, where he remained some time, lie returned to ins mother s residence, iu Head ing, who was still living, ins rather having lied. After being in Kcadimr a short timo io went to icw i orn, mid engaged in sell ng a newsniiK'r eivinj nrinv news. Ho was upparently making money, when n tele gram was ni'eiviil by his mother iu Head ing, slating that her son had died suddenly ut tho hotel in New York where ho was boarding. A relntivo immediately went to New York, brought the IhhIv o Kciulinc iuiu ib ub uuru-ii in ine aiuoiie cemetery. A mystery surruundod the death of M'Kiii ney. It was not known that ho had liecii ill, and nftcr his dcatli marks of violence, and blood spots wero found on his body, and his sleeping aurttnent had been roltlied of nil his clothing. It wns believed that ho had been murdered, but the crimo could not Ik) fastened upon any one. It was stated at the timo that a relativo in New York said that M'Klnney wa taken ill suddenly, ami that ho died while ho (the relativo) was ab sent from tho room to fetch tea for him. This thoroughly explodes tho statement that the lwdy of M'Kiiiney is buried in an ore shaft at Alburtis undersixty fret of earth. It will also npjienr that M'Kiiiney wns not iu tho neighborhood of Alburtis when ho died. Iu a conversation with Commissioner Snyder ho informed us that the only en couragement the Commissioners cave lo the defectives was the promise that the county would juy tho necessary rx'Kiises incurred in'worilng up tho case if tho detectives would secure J he conviction of tho nlloged murderers. Not utiicli confidence is placed iuljie statements ol fbpfe who aro engaged in working up tlio case. The story (hat M' Kiiiney dial in New York Is generally be lieved. It is stated on the authority of Mr. Weaver, Superintendent of the Thomas Iron Coniiuiiy ut Alburtis, that M'Klnney, this operator rejiorted as murdered, died iu New ork a natural death. Ono afternoon about nine years ogo he received his y, went on a spree, und afterwards found work at I'ort Clinton in the employ of tho Heading Coal Company. Ho went from there to New York, and dial about six months after. Anothelot of five-cent prints just re ceived at Daniel Graver's Beo Hive Store. t- ilay lnorniii!'. nt four o'clock, nt St. Hospital; leaves a family. Matthew Jones. Franklin. Lchtoh count ngeii twelve years, died Katimtav morning. lie was badly burned Friday morning and was stripped naked by some people to wliou ho ran lor assistance. In this niuln nmli. Hon, in Ids agony and terror, he ran into o house and cried out, "Won't you pleno let me come in." He was kindly eared for. hot nothing intild save his life. the following persons wero seriously burned t John tieorge, Irwin Ilenrs, David Hutchinson, William Zanes, Aaron Snvder, William Snyder. Tho last two nro Ymm Slntington. Altogether about lifly jieoplo n-i.- iiiiiiicii, siiiiio oi wunui were gins. Kli Whenmevcr, Lehigh and Susquehan na Wreekiinr Master, was burned l.v llm oil he took hold of tho roio to pullover tho Unik that exploded. Charles Bartholomew, of Lcbiirbtoii. Heriously burned, but is now iu a fair way of Thosceno Saturil.iv was suggestive of tho iviiiiiu ionu iiiatsuniiereiiineiaiiKs. inokcii scraps of blackened iron were scatti'ivd in every direction. Seventeen oil tanks, four oo.x cars nun n ranonso lay near tlio track, uaucmi ami crusiieii. ah tno manifests iu the conductor's charge Wero lost. The construction gang of tlio Lehigh Val ley Itailroad worked all Friday night clear ing nway the debris of tlio wreck, and nta quarter lo eleven o clock Saturday had con structed a tempirary bridge uvcr Trout Creek in place of the one burned. Late Fri day afternoon another oil tank exploded, but no one Was burned. In nullim? nw.iv a portion of the wreck Friday night a hawser attached to a car broke and two men, named Thomas Harton and Hettbeu Musselmaii were injured. THE COUOSKlt'K IXIJirsT. Tlio Coroner of Lelileh countv. TilMiman Osiiian, of Allentown, reached Sl.itington Sunday morning for tho puriioo of lioldlng Inquests over tho bodies of thoso who hud died from tho cflerU of the explosion. Well known citizens of that lmuigli was sworn ill as jurors. Thev imincdiabdv ivrairnl In thohou-oof Ifvuii Williams, tho father of Arthur Williams, who died Sunday morn ing nt four o'clock, to view the rema'ins, nml from thence to tho house of Daniel Haber, four miles out of town, to jierform a similar lllllV. l-etltrilltlf, lit SlI.ilitmtA.i nt . .. ... j. ii..uiiirit lib .Mil.- jl. III., to take evidence- ns to the cause of llio ex plosion. Numerous Witnesses wero unrti. who testified that tho railroad comiiany's officials had instructed that the tank which was on tire at the timo be pulled, by means of a chain encircling it, from tho railroad track, and iu their judemeut th is wuji the cause of tho explosion. TIIK VKllliICTfl. After deliberation tlio follow! II if vei-iliets Wero ecnariKclv rendered Tlmi l... .1....H, of Daniel ltaln-r, lie lieing tliere ns a S)vta tor, vy.is catiscal by the burning oil striking ...... ....... .ttv iiusiii,! in uu Ull U111K Oil fire, utlnched lo enzino No. 154. Wn opinion (lint, had the Ilailnmil Cnniuiir not disturlied tho burning tunk, the cxiilosioii would not havo occurred. A similar verdict was mmlerril In (l,n nu of Arthur Williams, oinitling tlio words "he being there us a spectator."" there Ix-itirr nn evidence to show that ho was there as such. Lthlgiitolt Lyceum. ' Tho lllcctilll! was culled lr onlxr bv ll.n vice-president. Minutes of previous meet ing read and adopted) ndl called, nnd qnito n number nbsent, but ono refenod question wns answered. Tho rcnort of inmniitlw of curator's is as follows : Hcferrcil questions : isw n men was mo uerccsi bailie In tlio lato Hebclliou and wbut its results? A. llollen- maver; 2nd. Give a sketch of thn lift, of Andrew Jackson, cx-l'resident, SI. A. llret ueyi 3rd, When and by whom was gun- inner ursi. iiiiiuuiaciuie(i7 a, Keaboldt. lebale, resolved. 'That Cunilnl llOllifilllll.tlt should Iw abolished," allirmative, T. A. Sny- uer, ussisieu by dolm IJoluij negative, H. F. Hollbnl, assisted by II. W. (Jabhs: Kuivit. two weeks henee, Iiura Hoflbrd, Select reader, Allen Oraver, next iu order was tho debate, resolved. "That a hich t ariifis eary for tho bot interests of tho Unite.1 States," opened on llio allirmative by John 11.1I1. i nc.:.i.j i... t i,n . . - .. -"..i. uisi.i.-i, uy t. A'uiiciniiuyer ! negative, H. W, (iablo assisted by 0. A. Claus. The chair rcndeiixl his decision in fiwnr nfilm tho negative Select reading by C. S. Weiss, Mibj.Tt, "A darkey's senuou" after taking up tlio collection, society adjourned. rtjiru oiu. SEOBlTAUy. Swiiminir on the mte. "A il(.libiiiil evening this." "Yes, mydeari but I notice you havo taken a severe cold. t!o at once ami get a bottle of Dr. Coxe's Wild Cherry and Sencka. It is a most elurmins Kincdy. ' Court Proceedings. Tlio April term of Couvt opened at the Court-house, Mauch Chunk, on Monday nt 2 o'clock p. iu. Present i Hon. S. 8. Drehcr; wim .issocnues iTciiizunu ijcouarti. Tho constables of tho several boroughs mid towiishiH inndo'their returns. The newly elected constables were Bworn, unu tucir uonns upjirovcd. Tho Court then appointed If. Y. Iievan, u it; Jiciianiei, Jonn Uoiiw.iy,dohii tJtrphl nnd John Painter tipstaves. iho Grnnd Jury were then called nnd sworn, as follows i Daniel Ksser, foreman, j-iavin Arncr, Kirn. jk-cKcr, John lleynon, r iiiuuu iiurxe, Aiuircw jjaycr, iian, unrist man. Paul Danner. Klias Del'i-elin. .1. 1!. Dimmick, Solomon Frecby, Jneob llinklc, Dan'l Kerns, John II. Keller, Aaron .miller, Thomas McDonnell, A. C. Struthers, Anth ony Diiyuer, tinrrisou ventz. organ K, Jones was excused, His Honor then el in li.. cd the Uraud Jury und they proceeded to .uu v.iiuiu uiirj room. Hon. Judge Drehcr then delivered nn opinion on tho Stay Law, which was filed lor lcfereneo by the attorneys. The applications for hotel and restaurant licenses now occupied tho attention of Court. All tho applications, with one exception, Were granted. i Tlio followiiigoccounts wero approved nun' by tlio court! First nnd final account of A.H.Tobias, administrator of John Ueltz, dee'd. First and final account of Win. Heed, guardian of Mary, Bridget, Anna, Michael and Francis Tree, children nnd heirs of Lawrence Tree, dee'd. First account of Gcorgo Eichoff, Executor Ac., of Frederick Sclnilciiberir. lull, ,.r il... ooroiign oi Jiaucn uiiuiiK, deed. First nnd final uccount of Adam Mcfk- ..i.iii, -.wcuior oi iuiurew eigeniuss, dee d. First mid final account of Willinm f... J'uugiuin, adm'r or John C. JIcLnughlin dee'd. First nml liunl nconunt of Tfcnrv IWo.. ...l.....r.l ... . ' .- "V"! u.uii r ui uie esuuo oi jj.ivid csnyder, itco d. First and final account of Caroline flrei.nl sweig (lato Uiiehman), Executrix, Ac., of Peter Hucliman, dee'd. Second and final accoutit of Thos. D. lines. executor of tho last will and testament of jonn ty. mult, dee d. tvitluw's iipinnscmcnt of tho cstato of ivniiiony tsoiiiiemcrdcc'd. Apiiroved. widows njiiiraisemcnt of tho cstato wero told stand up, the district attorney read tho indictment to them, and they wero asked how they pleaded. McDonnell, when asked whether lie was guilty or not, said, "Not guilty " BhnrH3 und Duikiu both an swered, "Not guilty, sir." Tho defense moved for n severance, which, being granted, tho men will bo tried separately. James McDonnell, generally known by mtii. vuimumous cognomen, tno lialry man," is tho tallest of the tlireo nrisoners. Ho upjienrs to be n rnthcr strongly built man j has a low forehead, and a prominent lioei wenrs lamo beard and n hcjiw m,,n. tuchci both tho linlrof his head and tliutof ins wiiiskers is almost entirely gray. "Tho hairy iiiufi" is not awkward in his manner, unu miliars io no aoout nity years of age, A casual observer would harcllv think him capable of murder. . Charles Sharpo is a man of ordlnnrv build, lias dark eyes and black hair, wears n moustache and mi imperial, and apiicars to w .uu juuiiucsioi me tno. Thomas IJiirkin ntilnnr In Iia n ,.nn about forty years old, is perhaps five feet nnd seven Inches in height. Ho has some what shaggy eyebrows, nud jxjssesses a gurnet! ui 11 saiitiy rcu color. JUS appear unco is not prepossessing. After the matter as ui whether tho nrl. oners should bo tried to-'etheror Ki.ii.imii.it. had been settled, tho impaneling 01 u jury was commenced. William Hill, of Wcissnort. wns tho first iiiuu caiieii, Liiancnged Jicreinptoiily by ...u t.t-luilsu. Thomas Honey, of East Tenii. bmlt n sum. 111 uiu jury-oox. tsoiomon bteuiler, of Towomensing town t reilerick Scha'bel, dee'd. Approved. 11 'now s appraisement of tlio estate William Williams, dee'd. Approved. TUKSUAY MUUX1NU. Court opened nt 9 o'clock. Thn (W. enen called was C0m. vs. Phinens Kibler: the charm benirr nnu ut'st.-iiiou. mo ueienaaui was given an npjiortunity to do better, and was held in T-i'o lor ins npiiearance next term. Com. vs. Charles Carroll: ussault and threats. Carroll was sentenced to nav thn ui 1'iust-t-uiioii uuii oilier m i t im-n reiiignizanco iu the sum of $a00 to keep tho Com. vs. William Koons: fnrnlentinn S.L'Uttlv.V, . ,. " i Coin, vsj Mnwa f!nvlni f irninnf tut. .ml hastaidy. Defendant plead guilty. Usual sentence. Com. vs. Frank Kline : assault nml bat. tery. Not EiiiItv..nrtucutor to mv iids nf costs and dcteiidant other third. Commonwealth vs. James Lvnrh linr. glary,was next called. In this caso Ti 1). i luuss, ol j,eliigliton, is prosecutor. Tho at tomey for defendant made n motion lo quash tho indictment, but tho Court over-ruled the motion, and thn nrisnner iitn.ul .....f guilty. A jury having been impanelcd'tho court adjourned until WKDXKSUAY MOKXISG, T. D. Clauss sworn : Livn in 'f.nliifrlitnn , keeji a merchant tailoring store on liunlist.; i nwoko about 3 oclock on tho morning of Match 5th , smelleil tiro, and went down iu J lore; saw mat store was on fire, nml that a huttor was broken open t the iron nart of n I lick was Ibtincl outside; tlio Ehuttcr showed nat it nnd been pried ojien ; nn attempt had dsn been made to nrv onen the ilimr. Afier tho fire had been nut out. it was found that. some jewelry Bleevebuttons, studs, eta, necKucs, gioves, coats, vests, juntscte., rero ii"ing. iiiuigeiiier wnat was missed was tilth about $170; search was muiln Inr trails of the robbers, and some old clothing and a pair of pants of Clauss' manufacture ere lound at tlio Jjcliiii hton Store V ork's; n w days aftenvurds I learned that somo of ic goods bad hecu found at South lletbli lem by ollicer Orithu ; my sou then went Ti ..r.l..t :.i...;.. i iT . ... 1 . tiutntt.-iit.-iii, itii'uiiucii mo cioin mil, finii ,o (iiisoncr wus urougni to i.ciilgliton w. -. uiaiis sworn: ills evidence was mainly corroborative; tlio only new feature was iu referenco to witness'"trin tn S.niili Uethleheiii for tlio purso of Identifying tlio goods found iu prisoner's nossessitm : nHK:.....i ... 0.....1. ii..n.r.i i .... . iillll.il iltluiltll llUIIUUIIt'lll, llllUUHl nn oiu- ccr (frillin, who said ho hail paid tlio costs ill nn assault nnd battery case iu order to secure tlio supjiosed burglar. They then iuvi-uuuii in r-iisitui, ut uicir mail in jail iciv.and returned tolA'highton.nndpriioii. was coiuniittetl to answer by Esn. lieln. Several other witnesses wero cxamintHl, their testimony being chielly corroborative. Thociso being given to the the jury, they shortly returned a verdict of" Guilty." The caso of the Com. vs. Henrietta Frei tng, larceny, nest claimed tho attention of the court. E. H. Snyder being sworn, suid ho lived in Leliighton and was a merchant ; that in the last week in October ho missed a sliawl from his store) kept tlio iifl'air quiet; that on Sunday week (March 31) ho learned that the shawl had been seen on a woman iu 'church; next day had a search warrant is sued ; tho house of Mrs. Freitag was search ed, and tho shawl found iu her possession. Jos. 8. Webb testified to the finding of tho shawl in defendant's possession, Henrietta Freitag, the defendant, being sworn, toltl were she lived ; said she bought tuuBiiawi irom a traveling peddler about 2 months ago; paid $3.50 for it. Said, In cross-examination, that the last time she had been iu Snyder's store was iu January. Verdict " -not guilty." A. 1'. llinnk, Jos. S. Webb, frs. Blank ami David Ebbert testified for tho common wealth, ami John Sehroetler, Nathan Drum lro and David Ebbert for tho defence, In Com. vs. Johu Sehrooder, larceny. Court thought, after hearing tlio testimony, that it was not of such a nature ns to couvict, and the jury, without leaving tho box, rendered a verdict of acquittal. flic ship, was excused because ho was oppose to haiieine. Fidel Anhbrustcr, of East Maltch Chunk, nits tuu st-cunti juror sworn. John Donohuc, after being questioned considerably and being challenged for cause uy tno prosecution, was allowed to go, -LuiuvK reruan, oi Kcsqueiioning, was challenged for cause by tho commonwealth, Charles Zcllnor,jr., of Mauch Chunk, was ..nil ii its u juror. C. Fortwanglcr, of Lehighton, was dial lengcd lor cause by tho defense, und ullowed lo depart. William Coylc wns challenged perempt orily by tho commonwealth. Levi Wagner, of Weathcrly, was chal lenged iwrcmptorily by tho defense. Isaac tollms, of Mauch Chunk, was sworn, nnd took his sent in the jury-box, making tho fourth juror. Philip Portz, of Mauch Chunk, and Hnr rison Sijyder, of Towomensing township, wero challenged noremntnrilv hv tlm .1... fcuse. 14 ' " John Kistlcr, of Mauch Chunk, had formed nn opinion as to tho miilfc or Iniw.. cenco of tho prisoner, was cluillninml dbr causo by the coinmonwcaltli, and excusetl. Peter Urady, of Lehighton, was swum, and soated.hiniself with tho quartette occu pying tlio jury-box. John Euglchart wns asked whether ho I understood iiiiclis h. ami ren ed in ITr. vMechan, "I understand n little; but you fellows are too much for me." This crenij,l a general laugh. Al tcr further qucstiouiiij noun was allowed to go. . lairinit j.awier, ot aesquchoniug, was challenged for'causo by tho commonwealth. Isaac Deiig!cr,of East Pcnu townshi'ii, ... utiA. i.iiit-ii. auo ucieiise cuaiicngetl him percin)itorlly. diicuaei raust,ot Wcissport, was sworn. Samuel Baelimau.of Mahnninrr imvnl,;., was cliallenged for causo by tho defense, and excused. Wesley Sleath. of Weathcrlv. was llin seventh juror sworn. A. H. Laudcrburn. of Wcathorlv. who sworn, and entered the jury-box. James Purcell, of Heaver Meadow, was challenged peremptorily by the prosecution, and excused. John Hauch, of Kidder township, was excused. So was Adam Ciiristtnan. Miles Smith, of North Kidder, entered tho box, after being sworn. James Higley, of . ehighton, Was chal lenged ncreniptorily by the defense'. Wilson Bowman, of Hazardsvillc, Was tho tenth juror sworn. . .lames uole didn't bcliovo (n hanging, was challenged for cause by tho jirosccutiou, and excused. William Cooper, of Ncsquehoning, was challenged peremptorily by the defense. ', Charles bcrlmshaw, of Beaver Meadow, was challenged peremptorily by tho defense. Court then adjourned until two o'clock. About two o'clock tho afternoon seslinn mmmenpnil. James F. Kressly was sworin Horace Peters, i nomas Arncr, nhd 8. A. Tobias wero ehullcnged peremptorily by "the defense. . , Hezckiah Hahlcman was challenged ' for t-uusu, uuu me ciiaiiciigcsustaiucii. Charles McUill was next calleil, and, be ing asked whether he was a member of the Ancient Order of Hlberninns.replled in the ..ITIk .1.... t r i. . . .. uiui mini vi. iii terconsiticraoio questioning, ily by the l'ackcrloii Itlpphn. Tho Packertou Chiislinii A'socinlinu met on Friday evening. The pioMdniit. L. Babeock, being almintl Thomas Trdhcway Was called lo the chair. The meeting 0)1011 cd with reading of tho scriptures by tho president; prayer by John lblin. Minutes of last meeting read nnd approved. Singing of a select jiiece, " Drenliiing Eves," by Ml-s Bertha Smith, of Weitthci'ly. Heading of tlio Budget bv tho editress, Mis. Ellim . juiitorial, " Jlate, a Ueiiuan s I.xiieiience, ' oy xseiiie; ".nistire or Und," bv A. II., of Mnucli Chniik; " Whlniiinj(s""bv llutlii ' Perplexed Hollsokcclier." I,v It . "'Wit i.n.l Humor," by H. Select lvnding, by Mist S. ti.tttuii ; uvcr 1110 iiiver, - ny nnn iieei-s ; "Oott Is nowhere." Singing iif selei-t piece, "See that my grave is kept green," by M.m Bertha W. Smith. Thus. Tietlieway gave au interesting sketch of Paul's Llle'i John Holm gavo a few of the prominent trails of Joshua's character; John Beers entertained nil with a recital of the First Year of tho Hebclliou ; tho Secretary gave a shori sketch of Jenny Lind nnd her career as " Sweu.sli Mghtltigale " Mm. W. Lee Stiles n ud nit essay, " Precious Moments." Owin;; to tho announcement of an accident to Mr. Barton whilo at tho wreck nt Slatiinrton. llio cjcei. ciscs wero shortened, and tliogeiier.il discus sion poslnoiipd. The thanks of the Assooiii' tion nro due Mrs. L. Babeock for the ue of her excellent organ. The progrummo for next meeting is lengthy, but promises lo Iw interesting and instructive. Tlio subject lor genernl disclissiuti is " Woman nnd her In- lliiencc." All who feel an interest aie cur. liully invited. Owillff lo tho bt-rnkilicr nf n Inrim vi.lrn which was lwing tiseil to clear awav tlio tic bri, so that Work could lm miiiltii.tiis.il mi the bridge nt Slntington, Thomas ILirlon was severely Injured, it was at first thoituht fatally, but wo uro glad to know ho is slow ly improving. Tlio excitement in our little place was intcliso during the entire dny and night of Friday a eieat many of thn cm. ployccsat this place having been called to work nt the wreck. All sorts of l'utnors wi-111 nllout, nnd I can nssuro you it was n great relief to all when their services weie no longer needed. I visited thn ui-nn nf Mm wreck in tlio afternoon, nml the first lH-r-son I met was E. It. Brown, Esq., m his shirt sleeves, n heavy tuir nf cowhide boots on, begrimed witli oil and smoko : I interviewed him for a moment or two. but nil I could get out of him wus Unit there was nn army of rejiorterspicsent plenty of ma terial for a lone-article ! Hint, lm w.it Inmrrn. and would give anything for a good squarn cunofcoflee. Tho'last I snwofhiin lm In., I A hugo piece of bread in 0110 hand, and with ine oincr was directing Ills men about tho work to bo done. James Loin' liml n f.ins. of blacksmiths at work removing the debris of tho bridge 1 John McKelvey had his ma chinist pcrfoiming sucli woik as only Uicy can no, 1 nomas Ilarlemau Was general wrecker, with a large force of men and two engines ; they would grapple 11 broken car or an oil tank, and haul them, out of tho way. General Supt. It. H. Sayro was pres ent directing operations : hi9nssistnnt.il K. Goodwin, was hard ntwork; in fact every man employed worked witli n will. It was dangerous, very ninny hnd narrow escapes. Tliere Was 110 coal run from the mines Fri day afternoon nor Saturday, tlio immense accumulation of freight requiring nearly all tho force of engines and tho use of the road. Things aro now moving witli their uccus tonied regularity. Thomas Harlcman, tlio dispatcher, with a force of men am now cleaning up all traces of the wreck. A new iron bridgo will soon take llio placo of tbo tcmjiorary woodon one. Rev. J. B. Whilton returned on last Tuesday. Ho will remove, his family to Bristol, wliero ho has chargo of a mission church. Ho speaks well of his charge and ejqiects to do well. Wo wish him success wherever he may go. Mp. E. It. Brown has had nil of the un painted buildings belonging to the Company treated to a coat of wbiiewnsli. mMini 1. to tiieir appearance. Tho only had 1'cnturo nboiit it, is that llio averago husband hour suggestions in reference to his own proiicrtv, and tlio usual " Wonder wliero we can gi-t lime?" I havo been reminded of tha lact inyseii, nnu will liavo to join the Brigade. Al'r"' . 'U0-V' Cheap Tickets for the IVeit, All iiersons goiugto any iint in the West should buy their tickets of C. E. Stcdinuu 11(51111, ti. .v. o. division, Mnueh Chunk. Tiii'Ksniv housing. In tho case of the Commonwealth vs. John MtUady, assault nml btftcry, which was commenced on Wednesday a'fterinjon, the jury 011 Thursday morning rendered n vcidict of not guilty, ami tlio plaintiff and defendant ouch uy 0110-half of the costs. Tho Smith Murder C'nso. ' The case of the Commonwealth vs. James McDonnell, Charles Sharie, nud Thomas Durkin, murder, wus next called. Theso men, it will bo romeinbered, nro tlio persons arrested for tho piurder of lieorge K. Smith, at Yorktown, on tho 5th uf November, 1 8C3. . The eouusel for the Commonwealth lire. Distaiet Attorney Siewerd' and General Albright; while McDonnell 'is defended by, P. J. Meehun and F. P. Longstroci. About tho priroum werf brought into cotiit. Several minutes uUui ivaiii they ho was challenged norcmntorilv bv IL .,.L.. 1 flU-1UUII.IU. William Haber, of Franklin township, vLunviiutt titirciiipioriiy uy incnciensei uuuitii jt. nnu, 01 j.ansioru, was sworn, and took his seat in tho box, Tho following-named jiersons aro tho tiiutt giKiti men ami truo " who eomposo the jury : Thomas Haney, East Penh town ship) Fidel Armbrustcr, East -Vauch Chunk 1 Charles Zollncr, jr.,.Vauch Chunk; Isaac Collins, ,Vauch Chunk 1 Peter Bratly, ..ub.i,uui .mcuaei raust, weissiiorti Wesley Sleath, Wcathcrh- A. It. Iiatider burn. Ileatherlvi Jf ilea Hmlil, Wwl. ifi.i dcr lHlson Bowman, Itaianlsville; james F. Kressly, ircutherlyl James It. Hall, .uiisiuru. His Honor, Judge Dreber. liitrnelA,l llm jury as to their duties, etc., during tho trial, mm ttii'ii tiisciiargca au jurors not inijmn cletl ns jurors in tho case until noon next Tiiestlay. District Attorney Siewers addressed llm Jun'i suiting to them what tlio enmmnn- wealth expected to prove, afler which the examination of witnesses Was oommenccd. H'hilo at A.uich Chunk this Week Tin Ahvocatk'h representative hid the pleasure of meeting tlcorge F. Helms, of the Jituch Chunk Vcmocmli E. D. Yorko, official sten ographer of tho courts of Berks and Schuyl kill counties 1 and Hugh J. Jcflarvey, of tho llailu fkntinel. Hazleton, J. C. Powell, of tho Jutting JkralJ, Shenandoah, is also attending court. At rottsvillo Thursday the Injunction granted at the suit of tlio Heading Itailroad Company, to restrain tlio extension of llio Lehigh Valley Itailroad from Hirardvllh) to Ashland, was dissolved. Closing Prices of DkIUvk Ic Town send, wit.-, uuttTIlllll-lll U1UI liOIII, NlUth Thlnl Street, Phi!adclphIa,April 11, 1878: IT.H.S's. IStl 107 C Did 107 V .tskoii ".iMs'i 105 lilit ine 1. sSJeS V. ti. Currencv.li's lis bid U.,S.5'. ISS1. new mh 1,1,1 iwS StSSS H.8.4VS. new bid 103 asted U.SOuew Wlj tut itted J'ennsjtyanlalt. Jl ill, bid ssfc "kro l'lilla. Ji ItnndfnB U. It 13 bid 13C s.krd I ilBU Uey II. It in tnd S m U'lilali t'oal AMv, Co.... 17 bid 171 ,,tU uower prices by no other routes. Inquiries icrcd. Tickets any station agent on L. A S. by riostal canl promptly answer will be sent to any station neen R, It., ujion request, 18-31. Additional locals on 2nd page. aiARitiKD, liKlnv-STOUT.-On tlio 2ith tilt., by Ttcv. Abrm. Bartholomew, Franklin Lcibv ami Sarah Ann Vclaro Stout, both of'Wcst I euu twp., Schuylkill co,, Pa, HIED," dl,(Xn "i? . in EastPenn tup., William rnirtkljn Greasly, aged 30 years 5 months and 19 days. KociiEii. On the 10th Inst., in West Penn twp., Sophia, widow nf Jacob Kocbcr, Hired I I years, S months and 16 days. Bia-KKiiKs.-On the 25th ult., iu E. Mauch Chunk, Charles Frederic, sou of Geoico mid Anna Maria Bruckres, aged 3 years, 1 mouth and 13 days. Lkiiiksuciu.-.I,, this borough, on tho Ut fust., Ifobert Jacob, sou of Franklin nnd Mary Leibengiitli, aged 7 mo and 28 ds. Lsun. At Lehigh Gap, on tho 2tt'h ult., of roiisuinption, Susanna, wife of Augustus Lchr, nged 48 years. 11 mnA. n.l ?i,i.. Sou. In Franklin tlm. f il.n Vml (.s Eve, widow of Peter Soil, nged '71 yenrs. '' Special Nqtices. Priceless Disco erv. A Sure Cure for Piles. San'Sii "'"''?' W'lJ'"!. this wondenui SwKu'ff !Hf2'f no.' '""v"". mruaients and eieciiisilil do nan o harm thin kooJ. Wi n A,, harm linn good, (particularly tt in u uppoits tne tumors, allays tbo luti u.b i.V ilit sfter Btltli.g vuiiu n iJu .m.f ," 'ttuf. Kites nisnuit audpnln Sihini ?L n.!l ,re"',"",l ouiyforl'ilt-sund nolLln? use, laousaud ofcarod patlentsnL tost Its virtues, ar.d plirslciuns 01 ull vroiloul.CO It II1B irri.nli.cit lie-icuviilejl'ass. lt.n.'o ci, bid el, .urc fl0' 1 1 C', bid KOfj uekev cinn ottl.osto. It matins in.t Niw IodS or s cmed.' JU av twu "uffl,n''K. iu ?ai b4 t j0,''J"' M' Girder C'cvclond, Olilo.willc . I -uirerctl for yesro wlUi Itcfclug and U ceiaiiii spent 1 iiiidrisis or dollars, but 100.10, pb ipi t riir-T (11 A eomtili.t.!.. w 1 . ' - ' duciomd witu many pbysiclsn. ai.u ii a in, t r sort weul to tl.u nottd lot Siuluir"." t S i, Ointment has a:su cared nto of tlio files, it i. ;ni iv Uius.nl tlio uie nuw suf tenni! wltti Lui drtud i1lu. se iSf.f mw- XV w w! .' y I""' o r- V.1- cl8 litottsiur. (JlvtJ.-i..l ti l.a ly
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