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LKIIIOIITON. PA.t
8ATUni)AY. AU008T U, 1882.
ANNUAL CO0NTT MEET1NO.
The Auutial County Meetiug of tbo
Democracy or Curbou, will bo held al tbe
Court Iloiiflo, Mnieb Chunk, on Monday,
Anpunt 21at, 1882. A lutRO attendance
is doairail as business of importanco will
be transacted. Tbe meeting will bo call
ed to order at eleven o'clock, n. tn,
II. M. IlltODIimD, ChauiMan.
Editorial Mention.
Senthncb of tbo Blur Route gang will
bo hues d Wben ?
Blaine would rather boo Pattinnn tbnn
H-arer Governor ot tbis State. Blaine's
h nd is level on some tilings!
Tub total wheat crop of Indiana this
j ear is officially reported tit 47 132 000
bnsbels, nu increase of G 607,000 bushtls
on tbe yield of last yrar.
Tns number of immigrants who nr
rived in the United States during the
year ending June 301h last was 789 003,
nn increase of 119.572 on tbe number for
tbe preceding flsratl year.
Query? Wjy is it that our 2 dollar
patent outside cotempnraries charge
regular subscribers $2 a year aud give
tbe paper to transient one's four ninntbs
for 40 couts or at tbe rate of SI. 20 per
year? Is this honest ?
Vebx new -Tbo Secretary of tho K.ivy
has just worked out a flig n President
i.tl flag to be flung to tbe brccr.o from
tbe trust bead of a vessel when the Chief
Migistrate of these United States may
happen to be on board. Is not this
".ipeing the moukey" to a very great ex
tent? Tub veto by President Arthur Is a
stalwart move hut whether it will pan
out sufficiently to accomplish their ob
ject is doubted. Thtro is no doubt that
all tbe strategy of the as,tute politician
will be used to captnre and destroy the
rebellious clement of the Republican
party, even if it lakes all summer.
Lettf.ks have been received by busi
ness houses in St. Louis lrnra corres
pondents in the South and West sayis
that "there never have been eucb crops
ot corn and oats raised in Texas, Arkan
sas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tenncssee.the
Indian Territory, Kentucky, Missouri,
end Kuusas ns those of tbe prestnt sca-
rn joritics of over 4000 each. Corpora
tt iUManil monopolies the H- pulillcan par
ty stands by with unflinching devotion.In
them they ctin see money. To this end,
and so that tbe Treasury wonld not be
overburdened with cash tbe Republican
raaj rity in Congress despite the veto of
i'ie President, bavo voted away S291,
2D3.097 of the peoples money. A scandal
ous record indeedl
Tub Democratic Couuty Convention,
bold at Bloomsburg, Tuesday nominated
William -Elwfll for President Judge,
Senator Iiuckalew fur Congress, E. J.
McHsury for State Senator, T. J. Vunder
slice and Wni. Brjson for Representa
tives aud John Muurey ior Sheriff. A
resolution was passed condemning the
Iaviih appropriation of public money by
Cougress and npprovtug tbe course ot
Mr. Klotz in oppobkg the river and
hurbor bill.
Most of the stalwart organs seem to
think Puttison almost too honest to be
elected Governor be has n penchant for
tineartbing fraud, com cting irregularities
&o- He sten-s lo think that a public of.
fleer's duty is to administer tbo affairs
of the people honesllj, and be spells
that word with a big II. Having aided
largely in securing honctt govirnment
for the city, he is jnst.the man to place
at the bead of state affairs; we commend
his letter of acceptance to tho average
aspiring politician.
Cosohess adjourned fli ally at 3 o'clock
Tnesdav afternoon. 5 rtsolution for ad
journment at that time having been
ogreed to fcy both bouses. The vote on
the resolution in tbe Senate wnB 2G to 17,
all the negatives being Republican. No
biihiuess of public importance was trans
acted in the last hours of tho session.
Tbo Hons4 took several recesses, wailing
for tbe Senate's action, and the Senat ,
before adjournment, spent most of tbe
time in executive session. Most of tbe
executive session was occupied by dis
cussion of a treaty with Mexico. Only
one nomination was confirmed, that of
Mrs. Mary H." O. McCausliu to be post
master at Provo City, Utah.
Stewart, tbe Independent candidate
for Governor, invites Beaver, tbo Camer
ouiau caudidate for tbe same position, to
meet him on the stump. Stewart, in bis
challenge, s-iya: "Being myself a Repub
lican candidate for tbe same high ofllce
to whlob yon have been nominated and
feeling justified in asserting my candid
acy, our appeal must be to the enlighten
ed judement of ihe people. That each
may have the fu'lest opportunity to vin
dicate bis own political action and the
caniie be represents, I beg to propose n
joint discussion with yon of our political
differences, at such placed and times and
Hinder such regulations as may be agreed
upon by tbe chairman of tbo respective
committees."
ENGLAND'S PEEIL.
It is very evident that England has a
big job on baud in her campaign in
Eypt. Pit jenrs she baa been n bully
and a bulldi zer. Ilcrimmenso resources
hive enabled her to carry ovtrylhing be
fore her almost without let or hludraice.
Subjugating, as she uuderlook to do and
did, the Ignorant and Unskilled in the
arts of war, victory has perched upon her
banners. Now she is confronted by a
host, which, while tbey are not practiced
warriors or (quipped with njoderu weep
ohs which help to rnako formidable op
position, are earnest and determined.
There are thousands of miles of territory
to Inverse a territory ni fruitless and
unfavorable for warfare ns tbe barren
deserts one baB read of iu tbe pages of
fiction. All Europe refuses to co-operate
with England iu this now warlike) move
aud she will bo compelled to call on every
reservo to save her honor oud her name.
Successful ns she has been iu the past,
she has now ou hand a contract to fill,
which only tho shrewdest diplomacy can
coidumm. With ti dia-tUisfiud people in
Irtlaiui, with contention ever) where in
her dominions, the situation for her sta
bility looks perilous indeed. Pursoproui',
arrogant and overbearing, as she has been,
thero is scarcely a ration we don't be
lieve there is one that would regret her
downfall. Htr course, heretofore, hns
been onward and npwnrd, regnrdlrss of
consequences. Tbe lives of men men
with families dependent upon them, tl e
livts of men whose fathers and mothers
looked to them for Biipport in their old
nge were as nothing. Royalty must be
supported the nation's honor must be
preserved, event at tbe cost of such hu
man blood Is this. Such are the beauties
of monarchial mlo. Happily they do
not exist here. Men may come and men
mny go iu accordance with the recogni
tion of their merits. Some leave their
imprint on tbo sands of time, but the
majority are forgotten as soon as the first
clod lulls nn their coffin. England bns
expendod great energy in inducing Tur
key to send troops to Egypt and now it
is nl.irmed lest these troops go there to
operate on their own plan regardless of
British troops. Tbe result will probably
be tho latter. British orders and British
officers have become obnoxious aud tbe
European as well ns the Asiatic- world be.
gins to feel it. England is iu b critical
position. She may rise triumphant, bnt
with the internecine strife on one band
and war on the other, it looks ns if the
Britisd throne was imperilled just now
THE LAST CONOEESS.
Every one ot patriotic, impulses will
rejoice that Congress has adjourutd. It
has exceeded in the pn fligulB expendh
tnre of public tuotiiy unit iu unwise leg
islation any cougress that ever convened
sinco the foundation ol the Guvert ineut.
The House of Representatives showed its
quality (and maintained its reputaliuu to
theeud) whin at tbo beginning of tbe
session it elected Kcifer, Sptaker.
When Cougress met in December there
was $150,000,000 surplus in the Treasury,
Now how much is thereafter the outrage
ous appropriations that have been made
siuce tbe fateful mouth when these Re
publican jobbers led by the cool, ini
placable Robesuu, made their descent
upon tbe money boxes of tbe nation?
Tbe moutb-piecd of the Republican
parly argued that because the Democrats
had been niggardly iu their expenditures
it was no reason why Republicans should
"higgle" over the expenditure of a few
million or so, and bis bretheru of tLe
same faith seemed to agree with htm.
But this preteutlous assertion dees not
remove the obloquy which must attach to
the name of every man who bad a band
iu perpetrating iu the name of public
improvements, by appropriations of the
pnbllo money, the most monstrous fraud
ever mulcted upon turn people.
That the Republican party engineered
by tbe uotnrloUR Robeson bns been mteut
on a scheme of plunder cauuot be quir
tloned. Nut satisfied w 1th their strength
in the House to increase their majority
and secure a quorum whenever uecossarY
ALL FOB PLTJNDEB,
Next to the rujuiciug by tbe Republi
can leaders over tbe success of tbe River
and Harbor bill, notwithstanding the
President's veto, is the satisfaction they
feel that tbe Democrats came to their re
lief in both Houses, Bhared in the ini
quity, and took their part of tbe respon
sibility. It was not till it became cer
tain, says theN. Y. Sun, that the Demo
crats would come up to their work, and
thus draw the teeth of the question as a
party isue in the coming canvass, that a
BUlCclent number of Republicans dared
to vote to pass the bill over tbo veto I
How soon have the words of the Presi
dent been verified, that the more objec
tionable tho bill the stronger it is I There
being millions enough iu it to go round,
carryiug tho bill over tbe, veto became
comparatively easy.
Although the original responsibility
and odium of tbe bill rest ou tbe Uepub-lie-an
majority, tbe Democrats, by resell-
iug it trom death by tbe veto, take their
share of both.
uooeson uas cracttcu bis wrbip over
Demucrats as well as Republicans. A
truthful picture of this final assault on
tbe Treasury wonld show Democrats,
heretofore honored for resisting such in
iquities, following Robeson with equal
eagerness ior tlieir part or tbe pluueler
Outside of Washington tbe feeling aud
motives which have prevailed in Congress
iu the passage of this bill cannot be per
fectly understood. There is no way to
give an ade quate idea of tbe fierceness of
tbe determination awakened by the veto.
Men who all the winter had been plan
ning to sack the Treasury saw tbe mil
lions on which they had almost placed
their hands apparently snatched from
tbem by the President's action. It was
time to listen to reason or consult
conscience. Tbe wild shout ns raised;
one headlong rush and the Treasury wa
carried. Both parties mingled the Re
publicans as tbe regulars, the Democrats
as the volunteers and specially honored
by their allies lor affording the help
without which there could be no success.
Tho division list shows that tbe Maine
men took care to get on tbo ricbt side.
as did Don Cameron. David Davis, as
well iw Logan, did the same; and Sena
tor Lapbuiu said he would bavo been
there had he not been paired. His ool-
lengue, Miller, went tho other way. The
South aud Southwest, as a general fact.
did tbe business. It is there money the
goes.
Our Colorado Letter.
Special Correspondence.
I'ueulo Col., August 5, 1882.
"It is a loug journey trom the Eastern
Metropolis across the prairies aud plains
of tbe West lo Oulurado, but It is through
such a diversified country, affording a
glinise of so much varied and interesting
sceuery, that time and spaaa are alike
annihilated, as it were, without fatigue
or weariness. Iu these days of multiplied
railroads aud luxurious accommodations
travel in every direction is reduced to
the maximum of comfort and speed, bnt
nowhere do these conditions exist in
greater degree than in tbe great West;
and to the open-eyed oj server there is a
charm in gliding over this vast expanse
of couutry, the panorama of which opens
out before like tbe views of a kaleldos
o.ipo, to be found in nothing tlse. Yet
In this fast age even lightning express
trains are too (low for the impetuous
American bo now looks forward to tho
day when "balloon navigation" will be
tbe thing.
ndia, Missouri, and Knnas. In all of
these tho crops are much better thou
were realized last year, nnd eorn though
somewhat backward in some sections,
promises to turnout a fair crop, judging
from our "birds-eye" view along the way.
Oi the Slates east of Kansas it is not
necessary to take much note in this cor
respondence. Tbe one thing that sug
gested itself forcibly to me was the in
quiry why people ever leave these fertile
and easily cultivated States to seek homes
further west- It is not strange tint men
desert llio old thickly settled Eastern
States nnd tho over crowded oilles lo fol
low tbo lamented Grecley'n wholesome
advice though only n limited number
of them are recommended to take a Hue
Cylinder Press but those located in tbe
broad States just lncutlened should be
sufficiently itubuod with worldly wisdom
to Ut well enough alone. Ills they may
have, ns drawbacks aud discouragements
nre everywbero in this world, but it is
better to bear them than to fly to others
we know not of. In northern Missouri,
for Instance, there nre, uncultivated,
thousands of acres of as good farming
lauds as tbe sun ever shone upon, nu'J
it Is a mystery why people pass them by
to go to Knusas or any where elso.
Our only slop of consequence was at
Kansas City, which has now grown ban
impoilnnt commercial cenlro of over
00.000 inhabitants. It is a peculiar
olace, yet nil who slop Uka it. Iu ap
pe'arante it is odd because being built
upon high and uneven bluffs the streets
run upon and down hill, and the cellars
of some houses nre high above the rools
of many near neighbors. Yet tbe build
ings nro mostly of a substantial character
and there is n solid, business-like aspect
to the whole town. A slow process ol
grading tho streets down to a level is go
ing on in some parts of the city nnd per
haps in tbe course of time much of this
rongh and rngged exterior will be re
moved. It has been n place of rapid
growth, commercially and otherwise, and
there is undoubtedly a promising future
before it, Its trade comcB from a vast
territory to the west and south-west,some
even from Texas nnd New Mexico. Of
course n journey through on the car is
not sufficient to gain much accurate
knowledge of the advantages of Kansas
as a farming country. Much has been
written pro and oon about it by those
whose opportunities of knowing the
truth are better than mine, but I am sat
isfied that there are as good lands in tbe
Cottonwood and Kansas Valleys ns can
be found anywhere ou top of God's green
earth. Taken nil in all there is ample
room and opportunity iu Kansas for those
who nre williug to work and endure the
trials of a beginning. And it is difficult
to understand how men will remain in
large cities living iu hoyels and rearing
their children in hot-beds, of vice, when
broad nelds invite ttiem to come nnd
make themselves homes. Few fall of n
good living who come West with willing
hands nnd a determined spirit Without
these the experiment is useless, for there
is no royal road to wealth even upon fer
tile Western prairies. But the same la
bor nnd energy which enrns a scanty liv
ing in the crowded cities of the Eist will
inn few years surround a family with
peace and plenty nnd secure futuro
Sneaking of Kinsas remluds me of ti
story lately told: "How is tho soil of
Kinsas?" asked one ofthegronpas the
traveller paused. "Richest iu tbe world,
sir," was tho reply. "I know a New
York statoman who went to Kansas sev
en years ago with only $18 in cash, and
he is now worth $20,000." "Whew I
wbat did he raise principally?" "I be.
lieve it was a cbeck,sir;but they couldn't
exactly prove it on him I Think of a soil
that will raise a bank cbeok for $190 to
$19,000, and iu a backward season at
that t"
Tbe traveler who enters Colorado nl
tbe Fouth will not at first be greatly pre
possessod with tbe.conntry, or at leas'
with its surfuca indications. For nearly
a hundred miles tbe route to Pueblo is
through a barren, sandy plain, which
has been denominated the "Great Ameri
can Desert." Yet beneath this uninvitinc
exterior lies a rioh soil, which, by the
application of water and the usual pro
cesses of cultivation, produces a trans
formation more wonderful than tbe mag,
lo influence of Fairy's wand. Amlnns.
in nn about Pueblo, and jn various spots
near tbe river where rnuchmen have by
tuetr enorts interspersed little oases
grateful to tbe eye. The soil here, and
for miles back along tbe road over which
we have come is, on top, about like pnl
verized lime-stone, nnd the alkali dusl
which drifts in tbe car windows is enough
to both blind and strangle yon especi
ally if you happen to come through on
n hot day. Tbe water, too, is enough to
turn your stomach if yon nre rash enongh
to put nny of it in yonr whiskey. Yet
right here is a town which stands as the
only rival of Denver, and which for more
than a year past bas been enjoying a boon
of considerable proportions. The open
ing of the railroad lines Into San Jnan
and other Southern Colorado mining
sections contributed to this result. Many
of the buildings are Mexican adobes,
and tbe place is otherwise unattractive
to me at a first glance. After a calm in
spection it may appear to better adrnu
tage. One thing which has been the
source of constant surprise to us on the
way here is the excellent meals furnished
at eating bouses along tbe ronte. After
we scrosed the Mississippi river we rather
expecieei nam tare anil made Up onr
minds to eat anything, from a Prairie
dog to a pickled ludiau, but tbe reality
was a very different thing. At the eating,
saloons all through Kansas, tbe regular
spread excels tveu tbe famous Union
Depot Dining Rooms at Pittsburg and
Cleveland, and at the same price.
Don Pedbo.
aud looks from its windows at the rear
upon the well kept ground and tho Po-
tamao beyond; also upon the. alleged
Washington monument. The White
House, especially this room, is excellent
ly ventilated. Around the room are chairs
and one or tvro sofas. There is but one
picture on the walls a life sized portrait
Of George Washington, painted by a
South American artist, and presented by
the President of the United States of Co
lumbla. Although tbe President 1b ready
to receive callers at an early hour he
never finds the visitors wanting. Mem
bers of Congress and tbe President's nd-
vlsers walk past the door-keeper without
showing their cards. Other visitors must
first tend their cards la by the door-keep-
nr. Homollmes there nro as many ns
twenty poople in tho room nt a time.
Members of Congress take their turn at
lalklnj; to tho President in the ordor in
wbioh they entered the room, keeping
tbe tally themselves. Tho President in
dicate to the others wbtn he is ready to
bear them, Tbe interviews are short or
long, generally tbe former, When the
President desires to consult without in
terruption with callers they rotlre to the
library adjoining. Everybody who calls
is received except those npon bnsiuess
strictly pertaining to tbe different depart
ments, such Bsmluor appointments. .The
President positively refuses to hear np
plicants for snch places. They nre re
ferred to the departments. As n.ceneral
rule each caller is on a different business.
Delegations sometimes take eight or ten
in on tbe same mission except Baltimore
delegations, which split up when they
get beforo tbe President, aud each man
urges separate candidates. The number
of people who call to "pay respects and
xhke bands" is great and growing. They
mumble something, seize the President's
band and depart. It is a great thing for
tbe principals of female seminaries in tbe
adjoining states to bring on to Washing
ton whole batteries of beauty and bring
tbem to bear upon the President. Brid-
il parties nre quite numerous. Some
times they announco to the President
that they are newly married, bnt whether
they do or not that fact is perfectly ap
parent. When no attempt at the conceal
mout of their happiness is made, the
President presents tho blooming, blush
ing bride with a flower from the large,
fragri.ut brquet which is always on his
table. When concealment is intended he
looks unconscious while the groom looks
remarkably conscious. Tbe Presiden
pays a good deal of attention to brida.'
parties, evidently remembering the time
whenhewasa happy and fortunate groom
Another class ol visitors are excursionists
by the hundreds. These nnd lnrge dele
Rations are received in tbe East Room
There are frequently as many us five
hundred people in one of these excursions.
I'he member of Congress whose constitu
ents tbey are, arranges "with the Tresi
dsnt for their reception. lie gets them
in line, and an tbey 'file by the President
tho member introduces tach one, and
makes lots ot voles for tbe next time.
Tbe rewards of Stalwart fidelity follow
each other in rapid succession. Tbe
President nominated to-day for tho vacant
mission to Italy, bis persnual friend, W.
W, Astor, ot New York. This mission is
a very pleasant aud desirable plaax for a
gentleman nt mentis u i lel ure.iw is air.
Astor. There were many who cast long
ing eyes npou it duriug the very protract
ed iiicmubenoy of tholato Mr. Marsh, and
there was several occasions when be
would have b -en displaced, bad it not
been for the powerful Influence which
was exerted in his bobalf. 'August.
Our Washington Letter.
Faon oca Rkodlar Cork res ton pent.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 5, 1882.
There is probably no man in the coun'
try who does more work than tbe Pre!
dent. Quite certainly no man in the
country does more irritating and aggra
vating work than the President It is
pleasant enough lo receive a social call or
to shake bands with a friend; but wben
sbakinij hands becomes a duty, and re
ceiving all sorls ol callers a neoeesity,tbe
pleasure of tbe thing dwindles most mag
nificently. Tbe "President's Room,"
situated In the right wing of the White
Our Now York Letter.
House, Tbis is a large apartment. nlain.
Our route tiaversed in partlhe great ly but handsomely furnished. Itiaon
it vacated an Dumocralio seats having j agucultural states of Ohio, Indiana, Illi
Regular correspondence or AnvocATK.
Ksw York, August 8, 1832.
DEATH OP OEOKOE LEL.IND.
Whoever knows the hotels of tbis conn.
try knows some one or more of the Le.
Unds. Warren Ltland formerly kept the
Metropolitan, nud afterwards the Palace
Hotel iu Ssn Francisco, aud is going to
take tbe Coleman Ilousa in tbis City,
Charles was with Warren in the former
and latterly has been at tbe Ocean Hotel,
Long Branch, with Warren Jr. William
W. Luland (generally known as 'the
Mtjor") after runuing n sheep ranoh in
Texas, kept the Eutaw Honse, in Balti
more, uud, I believe, a hotel in Washiug-
t n. Ho died a few years ago; and a
daughter married Barrett, who keeps the
Brighton House in this city. Simon Le-
laud was associated with the two broth
ers above named, in tbe Metropolitau.aud
his son Simon Lelaud bas the hotel at
Lake Duumore, in Vermont George
Lelaud was formerly clerk of the Metro
politan, aud then kept tbe Grand Union
in Saratoga, for six years. Eleven years
ago be and bis urotuer Lewis loon me
Sturtevaut House in this city and brought
it to tbe frput, nnd in late years hare
made money out of it. Charles E. .Le
laud kept tbe Delaware House in Albany
and tbe Clarendon Hotel in Saratoga.and
made tbem both famons, Horace Leland
and bis brother-in-law (who married tbe
only female Leland I ever heard of) kept
the Leland Hotel in Springfield, 111, and
some of the Lelands keep tbe Leland
House in Chicago. Probably some more
of the prolifio family are keeping hotels
somewhere in the country but I don't
think of them at this moment
George S. Leland, who died on Wed
nesday last, of rheumatism of the heart,
was a liberal, genial, active and hearty
man, a favorite with all who knew him,
aad his acquaintance was as wide as tbe
continent. Weighing 200 pounds, (pro
bably nearer 250, he was the picture of
health, but had of late years, been a great
sufferer from rheumatism, wbioh tbe Hot
Springs iu Arkansas and the Sulphur
Springs in Virginia failed to eradicate
from his system. At E o'clook every
momiug (except when confined to his
bed or ordered away by his physicians),
bis coupe was at tbe door, to take him la
the market, where he seleoted the materi
als which were to be utilized on the
bountiful Uiblea which the Lelaods all
have the credit of providing for their
guesta.and his active life.bas been brongl t
to a too sodden close by the malady
against which he- bravely fought so long
Few meu are more widely aud heartily
mourned than tbe hotel keeper who has
now boeu assigned to bis last rest
THE niO IJBIDOE.
So many years have passed since the
Brooklyn Bridge was begun, (bat few
persons carry in mind its dimensions, if
tbey ever knew tbem. The construction
was begun January 3, 1870, when it will
be finished the Lord only knows. The
span between the towers measures 1593
feet G inches, or nearly a third of a mile.
The length of the "approach" on the New
luetics. Ou the Brooklyn side the descent
of the grounds surface Is so much steeper)
tbnt the "approach" to tbe Bridge Is but
097 feet Including tbo land space on
each side, the total length of the bridge
and approach is C089 feet,or789 feet over
one mile. Tho width is 86 feet. There
nre four suspension cables each. 15 inch
es in diameter nnd each cable comprises
C300 steel wires, wrapped into cylindri
cal. Tho foundations for the towers are
laid 45 feet below high water mark on
the Brooklyn side ftnd78reet on the New
York side, Tbeso are two nets. At bluh
water mark tho towers measnra HO feet
by 69'. They rise 277 feel above high
water (more than 60 feet higher than the
Bunker Hill Monument) and at the top
tbey measure 130 feet by 63. Tbo height
of tbe floor above high water line at tbe
towers is 119 feet 3 inches, and in the
middle of tbe river Bpsn 130 foot This
Is abridged information from vatious
sources and if you learn it by heart, and
don't get tho figures mixed (so as to put
the depth of the foundations 1595 feet,
for instance) you can pass for a man of
immense statistical knowledge.
UNCLE BAMS LXOACT.
There not many such patriotio individ
uals as the late Joseph L. Lewis, of Ho-
boken. that is, if patriotism means love
of country, and if leaving a good thump
ing legacy in one's will is any proof of
affection. Lewis was an eccentric old
man, somewhere between eighty and
uinoty years old. He ought to know bis
own mind after carrying it around with
him for four score years, if he was ever
going- to, and that he bnd a practical
mind was evidenced by tho fact that he
had accumulated u million and a qnarter.
When he died, some years ago, he gave
$1,000 to other charities, and left the
bulk of his estate to the United States,
to be applied to the redaction of the Na
tional, debt Perhaps this was proof
enough of his being crrzy, the usual
thing being to get as much ont of the
Government as possible, and do as little
lor it, as the law will allow. Anyway,
the heirs (who wanted to be belts, but
found tbe will in their way) contested it,
and tbe fight bas been loug and bitter,
through any number of courts, nnd years
enough to bring gray hairs to the heads
of the fighting relatives. Finally, n
special act of Congress was passed, au
thorizing a compromise and under n
settlement reache- between the parties
about one' fourth of the estate is to go to
tho heirs nnd about $900,000 to the U. S.
to be npplied to a reduction of the Na
tional debt, nnd that amount of Govern
ment securities are to be cancelled. Is
there anybody who wants to leave mo
$900,000 toward cancelling my debt to
tbe plumber for stopping a leak in my
cellar?
oo TO.
-There is an old and a stupid fiction
about the bold Briton who armed him
self on the steamer, before landing In
Now York, in order that be might be pre'
pared lor shooting either tbe Indians or
buffalo, whom bo expected to see prauc
iug around the corners of the streets iu
the city. If there ever was buch an idi
otio sportsman (which thtre wasn't) ho
should Have been arouud the other day,
at tbe battle of the govts, ou Filth Aveu
Ue. The ordinary goat is a bnrmless
nuisance, eschowing llu society of man
and waxing fat upon the sucrnleut, bnt
entangling old hoop skirt But the goal
of the narrative is not nn ordinary beust.
Ho bad established himself upon the
rucks iu upper Filth Avenue, near Oue
Hundred uud Tweuty-fiith street, as the
Arabi Bey of the Desert nud woe to the
small boy who ventured near bis retreat,
lie butted alike tbe just aud the unjust,
uud his obiet delight was to steal bebi. d
a smartly dressed nurse maid with n red
how at her back, nud, with a well-direct-
ed uud vigorous blow, send her fl) iug
over the perambulator, iu an urgent but
scandalous manner. A benevolent and
dignified citizen who preached the law cf
kin loess, nud addressed thei creature,
who was slowly retreatiug with fire in
his eye as, "Good Guatey,' found him
sell the next minute doubled up like a
jack-kuife, in tbe gutter and made some
remarks entirely unfit for publication,
Finally tbe police were called in to arrest
the wild beast and bis fellow rangers
and a squad of three appeared with ropes
wherewith tbey proposed to lasso the
animals. Each officer selected a victim
and started for him, tbe roundsman in
command, leading for tbe Terror of the
Rooks. The goat backed away about ten
feet, fixing bis eyes upon tbe lower but
ton of tbe officer's blouse, and measuring
the distance. Tbe conservator of tbe
peace followed him up, and all, mpted to
slip tbe rope over his horns. There was
a stamping of feet, a spring throngh the
air, a souud like tbe thud of a pile driv
er and a prostrate policeman, with n goal
dancing the Devil's Hornpipe all over
him, Tbe officer then tried to get np,
but tbe Highwayman of The Highlands
jammed his head against a rook, and
th:n butted him down the hill, and pro
ceeded to danco upon him some more.
The other offioers hastened to his assist
ance, and after a bard fight, got him up
and captured his ferocious assailant,
whom tbey conveyed to the ponnd alter
a series of rushes and sorters on tbe part
of their prisoner, which filled the hearts
of tbe accompanying procession of street
boys with uncontrollable joy. The of
floer was bo badly disabled that hi had
to go to the hospital.
srUNTEits.
Actresses have a way of keeping before
the pnbllo, even when not on the stage.
If they cannot do it themselves, their
husbands obligingly come forward. The
husband ef Maud Granger was fiued $10
in a police court the other day, fir
pounding a dramatio critio iu the lobby
of Wallace Theatre, As the critio wou d
say of such an unusual and striking per
formance, it was a "bit " Flity pby.
Bicians, forming the corps of Hauitary In
spectors, especially among the poor,bavt
been put to work to make systematic vis
its to tbe tenemeut bouses aud crowded
districts of the city, and do what tbey
can for the preservation of tbe publi,
health. The work is a good one, lint
should have beon entered upon before
tbe recent hot spell, which slaughtered
hundreds of poor children, a part of
whom might bays been saved. Tbe corps
embraoes ten female physicians, which
is-a move in the right direction. Tbey
are tbe best nurses for ailing babes and
their suffering mothers.
' " iWITTiiriiu wiiujijMijmjjjMTjjji ii iiHiriiiriTiaii.ijin ii.i ninniii.e. iiiiihmmjmimhi -ujl.
SiQODS! WBABfiAlil
IN DRESS GOODS and BROCATEL SILKS!
Dress Ging-liams - 10 cents, worth 121 and 15 cents.
Cottonades ----- 19 cents, worth 25 cents.
Men's Percale Laundried Shirts, with 2 Collars, for 75 cents,
worth everywhere. Men's Scarfs for 35c, worth 50c. Some sizes in Janvin'a
Black Kid Gloves at 35c. A nice line of Black Silk Chenille and Bugle
Fringes at two-thirds their usual price. PRINTS at 4J, 5, 6, 7 and 8c. Bleached
and Unbleached Muslin from 5c. per yard upward. My line of
Carpets, MaStiaag" saiad OH Cloths
is complete and the Prices are Low as the Lowest ; rememher I have all gradei
ffom the Cheapest to the Best. And now a word about the
BliACK CAmMfilUfiS!
This line of Goods I take especial interest in, and I will challenge and defy anyone
to excel me in this line either in Price or Quality. I know they arc Excelled by
any Nowhere.
I am receiring almost daily "N&w Goods, and my aim
and object is to g-ive the most and best goods for the cash
money, aid will not lie UNDERSOLD. fSr Remember at
)
BOTTOM
WW
J" IlEIXMAN & CO.,
BANE STREET, Lehighton, Fa.,
MILLERS and Dealers in
A.11 Kind-of OtlAIN J10UGI1T nnd SOLD a
HliUULAll UAIIKCT KATKS.
We vroald, nlso, lespecttallvliilorro oiirclli
inn that wunie uoirlully iri'inrid to bUl'
PLY tucui with
Blest of Cosal
Fiom any Mine deslicd at VERY
LOWEST pniccs.
21. HEILMAN & CO.
3m TTI?IiQ now 'tiT'Tlnn from
dUljUlljilO w1Undur itlMjiiiournny
kind cnuted by mllltnry Bervlojflrtf entltli'd
to rcngion. tVldonft, minor children, do.
pendent mothers or fathers of ful.llers wlio
died (rum the of recti of I heir ecrrlco nro also
entitled. .Many luviilld pensioners are en
titled la nn-'iMCRKASK. Careful ussuinnco
lllvenln dki,ayiid or iujectbd claim, ns
m-inycan be nllotred with hut llttlfl'mnre
evidence. Complete Instructions with rt'ler
ences sent on Alipllcivthn. tlius. U tlho. A.
Kimi, Attorney utLan,10 F, M., Washing,
ton, 1J C, ' July 1, 18M.
CHAS. M. SWEENY & SON
Announce to their numerous friends and the public genorallv, that they hara Ktmora.
Irom Levau's Building into the
Old Post-Office Building, Bank St., Lehighton,
and have jiikt recmeil a very large Invoice of the' Latest Sljlei f
DRESS AND DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, OIL CLOTHS, &c, &o.
Together with a lull and complete line of
Choice Groceries and Provisions,
Quccnsware, Wood and Willlow Ware,
nnd in fact anything anil everything usually to he found In a flrsl class store, all of wkltfc
they are selling at Prices lully ns hw ns the same Qualltv ef Goods can b bought for
any store iu this section, A trial will convince you. " April 25 ! 1SX
Clocks & Spectacles.
4
Grent cannro to mwe man.
ey. Ttoo who ol wny tnKft
Bdvanlrfe ot Che good
ctiAuceiifnr ointtiuc money
win nrt ouitcu, vurruuy
bcome wealthy wMlo those who tin not im.
irnve rnich chiiucri remain In povoity We
want warn- meu.women. OoyBMiil girls to work
fornn richt in hrir nwn Uica ltte. Any ono
on do Hip wrrk proouly fiom llio alart. Tbe
bu1irBrn xavmorp th 'ntonMues ordinary
wjkc!. BxpeiiMve outfit farniflicrt lice. No
one who cau diffuse f alio to ma kr money rnpirt
ly. You can dpiote vou whole firn to i ho work
or only your spare rc omen is. Foil tnfbrirntton
& dull thai in reeled rent lieo. Adctie-B bns
boh A Co.. 1 ort'nml Maine. rieclO-iy
IS A SURE CURE
I for all diseases of th Kidneys and
LEVER
It hu .rpclflo notion on thU moat Important 4
organ, enabling It to throw off torpidity and fl '
Inaction, stimulating the healthy secretion j
oi luo iiuo, enu oy Kccpinc uo do wen w ireo
condition. eHfectixur 1 ts regular dfrcharzo.
B,n n 1 9 r I yu striae from
Haw!-! ivi malaria, navo me caim,
are bltioua. dyflpffptio, or ponEtipated,
ner-Wort 1U surely rxliovo e quickly ouro.
In this season to cleanso the Cystem, every
tm hrrald tke a tliorouirU course of it. (SI)
B SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. Price
PS w Hn
-.- s m
Watches and Jewelry
8
I
5 act
Cm red
I
TUBE
33y the Combined Treatment of
EXCEI.SIOH
UUPTUIIE PLASTER
AND
HEALING COMPOUND
roeitive evidence of Wcndcrful Cures sent on receipt of Sc. stamp,
July 15-yl
Ailtlrecs,
F, H, JIERMCK, Ocdensburg, , Y.
SuFast, brilliant and fathionable are
tho Diamond Dye Colors. Que packace
colors 1 to 4 lbs , of goods, 10 cents ior any
color.
Don't Wait Money
On trashy extracts wben you can bu,y a
la. tine ixsrfunie sodellihtfully fragrant and
tbe second .floor sua opons iuto tbe bill, 1 Totk vide, (s about; tbe name, 1SC3 tie 6 je(r.bing as f lore ston Cologotj
Closing
toert's BSuiMingr, Bank t., Ijclftigkfoii,
WILL DURING THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS,
Sell his Entire Stock of Summer Goods, comprising
And Men's, youth's and Children's
READY MADE
CLOTHING
AT AID BELOW COST !
Trunks, Valises and Umbrellas, in endless variety all styles, sizes and prices,
The best" White Shirt in the market for only 85 cents,
April 29, 1882 ED.' W, FEIST, Manager.,