SATURDAY. JANUARY , I88J. Our Neighborhood in Brief. The Ice harvest Is sllll booming. Tbe slaters are at work on tlit roof of the new M. E. church. Handsomely printed sale bills at this office, on very short notice, at low rates. Candidates for borough and township offices are getting ripe. Wo will send the Cabson Adyooatk to gether with the Philadelphia Weekly JPrus for one year for $2.00 Our young folks spent a pleaant day on Dew Year's skating on the rlrerand dam. From $3 to $10 can be saved by buying your gold and silver watches of D. 8. Bock, opposite the Publie Square. The January term of our'counly courts will convene, at Mauch Chunk, on Monday morning next. The health office of Allentown rcporta for 1882, 172 marriages, 528 births and 255 deaths In that city. TheCjkRBOx Advocatr one year and the Philadelphia Wcclly Pre) and premium Map of Pennsylvania for 82.25. jjaOur stock of Photograph, Autograph and Scrap Albums is larger, and lower In price than ever. E. F. Luckenback,Mauch Chunk. Hon. E. II. Snyder, accompanied by Hon. A. J. Durllng, left for Hurriaburg on Sunday afternoon last. The N. Y. Sun asks! "Will beer be dearer?" We think it will if hops continuo to hop up in price. Miss Rose Golightly, of Plymouth, Lu zerne county, was drowned while skating near that place last Friday night. Jff-Who wants to exchange Town prop erty for a Farm of 142 acres, wild good new buildings and fine I ru it trees on It. Address, W. M. IUranita, this borough. A young man known as Joseph Lam bert, was almusl instantly killed at railroad crossing at Ilazlelon, on the 2'Jih ult. SrTliere was 8'ild on Saturday, 25th, ult., at Hagiinion'a store, Lehighton, seven-ly-one dollars worth of watches mid jewel ly, fur one fumily. Conrad Saolbach,a German miner, was on Saturday killed by a fall of coal in tbu Slicnnndoab Oily Colliery of tlie Phila. and Reading Coal and Iron Co. fcjuWo offer special prices during the Holidays for the sale of Methodist, P'esby terixn and Episcopal Hymnals. Note our prices. E. F. Luckenback, Maiteti Chunk. The carriers of the Carbok Aovocatk wishes us to return thanks to those who so Unity remembered them on New Year's day. A joint institute of the teachers of Car bon, Lehigh and Northainptoneounties will be held at Slatington, on Saturday next, the 13th inst. Vjjulf you wanta nice smooth,easy sliavo your hair cut or shampooing, go to Friniz Roedercr's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho tel. He will fix you right, and duti'tyou forget it. Sheriff Lenlz look tho oath of office Mmly, and on Tuesday, with his mother as housekeeper, moved into Fortress Lentz, at Mauch Chunk, for a llireo years term. Maka lh "slinking ditch," a question for eligibility to borough council at the Feb ruary oleetion. Elect no man who will not filedge himself to ubate tbe nuisance. A year's subscription to tha Breeder' Journal given for 4 new subscribers to the jiiioji AbviiCatk a.l$I. euch. Tho.iJreeef tt' .Journal is published at Beccher, III. The wifu of Chos. E. Miller, of Mauch Chunk, who had been sick for some time, died on Wednesday of last week. The fun ral took place on Saturday and was very largely attended, ZIlr. Mamie J. Mullen, fashionable dressmaker, corner of Second and South atreeu, this borougli. Per'ect tits aud work inanship guaranteed. Wax Flowers of all teiigus at lowest prires. Wkito Flowers lor tuuerals a specialty. Dr. W.3. M. Seiple, of town, has pur chased tho late Dollenmayer proiurlv on South strecel and will take possession of the Mine in the spring ; be has erected a la'ge barn on the property. A Hungarian employee on the L. V. Till., in the vicinity of Puckerlon, was run over by the trucks Saturday evening and killed. He was buried in tbe Catholic cemetary, in town, Monday. 0M. Florey, of Weissport, has now on hand and for sale a large stock of Horse Blankets, Lap aud Buffalo Ilbcs. Bells, Whips, and Double, and Single Harness, suitable for winter use, all of which lie will .disuse ofat very reasonable prires. Wa aro pained to record the death of our genial friend, Capt Harry Williamson, of Summit Hill, which event occurred in that place on Thursday eveningof last week lie was buried ut Mauch Clunk on Mon day afternoon, "Don't you think, Clara, that you could love me a little!" And Clara an swered, with her most engaging smile, "Yes, Fred, a very little, especially if you would hire one of those elegant teams at David lE'ibert'a livery, aud go out riding. They all do it." Among those present at the annual re union of the members of the Constitutional Convention or 1872, which met at Lancas ter, on the 28lh ult., we notice the name of our townsman Hon. Z. II. Long, as one of the members present. Dr. J. A. Mayer, the practical Surgeon Dentist, of Broadway, Mauch Chunk, has had a practice of over 20 years, and is prob ably the oldest resident dentist in this val Jey. The Dr's work speaks for itself, and the fact tli at all critical work in the region it given to him is a sufficient guarantee of ills superior ability as a 6urgeou Deutist. One night recently the grocery store of Wrs. McGee, at Hokendauqua, was robbed ol between $150 and $175 in cash. The nme is believed to have been committed by two strangers who were in the store in the evening aud saw the lady make change from out of the bag In which the money wss kept. Sliorily alter 4 o'clock Monday morn ing a fire broke out in the friction room of No. 10 breaker of tha Pennsylvania Coal Company, Pittston,nnoofthe largest in the anthracite coal fields. The breaker was completely destroyed, throwing four hun dred men and boys out of employment and incurring a loss of $200,000. No insurance, Christian Bessler, thirteen years old' on ol Gabriel Bessler, a St. Clair, Schuyl kill county, carpet weaver, met with in alint death Mouday morning while playing with some friends at a gin in use at a shaft on Muuot Hope. The boys had wound the gin up, and while allowing it to run down young Bessler was slinck by the baudle and knocked down. His head struck a, rock so violently that his skull was fractured, and lie died before he could be carried home. Ex Sberitf K-ions moved his household furniture and family back to Lehighton last Tuesday, and tbe same day gave a din ner at the Valley House, to tbe lawyers aud other friends. It was a fine affair, gotten up In Mrs. Etch's best style. For once tha participants claims that they had partaken of a "square meal." Among those present rare Messrs. Loou, Bertolette, Freyman, Mulberan, Mechau, 0. W. Baser, J. JI, Jlandwcrk and Gllbaiu. A man Is wiser for his learning, and the sooner ho learns that tho only proper way to cure a Cough or Cold, Is to use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, tho better he is off. Dr. P.J. Higgins, of Wilkesbarre, and Representative W. II. Hincs, of the Third Legislative district, have drawn up a bill (or the establishment of free oyenlng schools for the education of those engaged in Indus trial ayocatlons, which will be presented at the present session of the Legislature. Tbe bill is carefully drafted, white Its provisions are moderate and sufficiently broad to ap ply to all sections of tho Stale. It has tho support of leading educators and an earnest effort will be made to securest passage. Hon. Robert Ktotz, Congressman for the district, will please accept our thinks for valuable pub docs. A hor'e attached toe. carriage In which were Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Musselinan, ran away near Emaus Wednesday night The horse was struck and killed by a loco motive, tho vehicle demolished and the oc cupants received severe but not fatal injur ies. While James Woolbaugh, who resides near Stroudeburg aud who carries the inai' between Marshall's Creek and Blooming Grove, wasdrivlng across the Delawaro on the ice on Tuesday, at Swartswoods Ferry, his team broke through and was drowned. He was rescued by some friends. Tho team was valued at $500. James Codrlngton, ofTamnqua, a plo neer of the Schuylkill coal regions, died on Saturday last. Ills experience at Cornwall, England, was nfmuch service in the earlier workings near Puttsvillo. A raffle will be held at the public house of Joseph S. Webb, in Weissport, on Sutur dty evening, the 13th inst., for a breech loader, two silver walchea and a box of cig ars. Tickets 50 cents each. Buy one. Advertise your sales in tb-j Carbox An vocatb. Circulation large, and terms low. For the week ending on the 50th ult. 104,007 tons of coal was transported over theL. V. Kit., making a total or 559,811 tons to that date, and showing a decrease of 10,005 ns compared with same lime last vear. William O'Kiel, who arrived in this country from Myroe, county Derry, Ireland, about three years ago, ami who is now a resident of Catasaiiqua, is desirous to find out the whereabouts of his brutber, Ed ward 0'Neil,who came tutliisrouutry about tune years ago. Any Information concern ing his whereabouts will be thankfully le ceived by William O'Neil, Cilusauquu, Pa. List of Letters Remaining uncalled for in the Lebightoii posl-oll'iio, January 1st, 18S3 : Bennich, Edwin Dreisbach, Aaron B.iyei, Charles Boyer, A C. Maraell, t'eter Schweibcnz, John Persons calling for the above letters, will please say "Advertised." II. H. Pktkrs, Postmaster. Fall and Winter Styles. Our gentlemen readers will no doubt be pleased to learn that II. It. Peters, the pop ular merchant tailor, at the Post-office, is now receiving an immense stock of cloths, cussinieres and all wool suitings for tho fall and winter trude, and that he is fully pro paied to make up those'goods in the most lusiiionable and tasteful manner, at prices wuich-t'HUiiot bo disputed. Remember per fect fits and low prices, is his motto. Call i inspect goods. Personal Notice. The two young ladies ol Lehlahton, and residing nt tho present time on Bank street, who one night last week, while on their way from Mauch CliUKk, entered the yard of the the undersigned, at Packerton, and carried off a number of nankins and pocket handkerchiefs, had better return them at onco and avoid prosecution. Jan. 1, 1883. L. McDasul. A Call Accepted. Rev. J 8. James, for ten vears pistor of the Baptist church in All-ntown, preached his farewell sermon last Sunday night be fore a large audience. . rum a weak and struggling eongregation Rey. Mr. James has by hard labor and hcroio devotion placed the church on a substantial footing, nd the debt which formerly rested on lh- church has boen through his efforts almost removed. Ho is comparatively a young man, full of enterprise, a fine scholar, good speaker andjposscsses the faculty of mak ing warm friends. On Tuesday he left (or Gerniaiitown, Philadelphia, having accept ed tho call to becomn pastor of the First Baptist church of that place at a salary of $1500 per year. Iron-workers Wages Reducoi. The Bethlehem Iron Company, upon re suming operations Tuo-duy in their Besse mer steel mill, have readjusted the wages of their operutiyes in the two mills in such manner as to equalize rales and at the same time effect a reduction in the cost of pro ductlon. These changes do not affect gen eral labor, the blas.t turnaces, shops or pud- tie mill. Boss rollers, who received five dollars, will receive $3.15 ; catchers.who re ceived $2.00 huvo boen reduced to $2; hook ers from $2 50 to $1 SO ; dragouts, men who removed the rails to the pile, $1.50 to $1.10! hot clipers, from $1 to 00 cents. The wages of the tappers at the cupolas have been re duced about 48 percent, being the greatest reduction made. The lowest reduction made is about 5 per cant. Beading Railroad Finances. The statement of tbe receivers of tbe Philsdelphla and Reading Railroad and Coal and Iron Companies for the month and vear ending Nov. 30, 18S2,was issued Wed neslay afternoon, and fully justifies tbe ap proximate statement made by President Gowen in December. Tbe statement for the month shows ; Gross earnings for both com panies, $3,914,541 ; gross expenses, $2,500, 755; profit, $l,407,685,as against $1,245,447. 85 to- the same month last year. The total profit for the year was $11,059,238; total charges, including debit balance, renewal fund, State tax on capital stock, renUls.aud full interest on all obligations, except bonds of the Coal aud Iron Company owned by the Railroad Company, $10, 178,297, leaving a surplus of $.82,941, as aguintt $163,250 for tbe year ending Noy. 30, 1881. Seep this for Reference. for the year 1883 dayi and dates o( Im portant events, anniversaries and holidays will fall as follows i Epiphany, Saturday, Jan. 8th j Septuagesima, Sunday, Jan. 21st; Shrove Sunday, (Fastnacbt), Feb. 4th ; Ash Wednesday, Feb. 7th ; First Sunday in Lent, Feb. Uth; St. Valentine's day, Wed nesday, Feb. Uth Washington's oirthdiiy, Thursday, Fab. J2d; Bt. Patrick's Day.Sst urday, March 1.7th Palm Sunday, March 18th; Good Friday, March 23rd Easter Sunday, March 25th Low Sunday, April 1st; Rogation Sunday, April 29tb Ascent sion Day, (Holy Thursday,) May 3rd ; Pentecost, (Whit-Sunday,) May 13th i Trinity Sunday, May 2th Corpus Cbristl, Thursdsy, May 24th; Decoration Day, Wedr netdsy, May 30th; Independence Day, ednesdar, July 4th; First Sucday in Ad vent, Dec, Jod; Chrijimis, Tuesday, Dec. JStll. Mahoning Splinters. Miss Kate J. Artier has been visiting friends al Danville, Montour county, this week. She was accompanied by Miss Sallle Rlegcl, ol Lehlghton. Andrew J. Miller, of Rockport, visited his friends around here over Sunday, Adam LoHchnor died on Sunday morn ing. His funeral took place on Wednesday. Mahlon Nothstein, id this place, spent Sunday with friends at Parryvllte. T. J. Arner, who works al Rockport, spent the holidays at borne. Radio matches have been all the rage (or the past few weeks. On last Saturday one for a gun, camo offal John Detn'a hotel Samuel Mertx got the gun a double-bar reled one. Milton Nothstein, who has worked as a farm hand for Amos Riegel tbe entire summer, came homo this week, the time for which he had been hired havingcxplred. The officers of the New Mahoning Sun day school for the year 1883 were elected last Sunday. We were unable to get the name ol the person elected Superintendent, but the remainder of the officers are as fol lows; Assistant Superintendent, Thomas Musselinan; Secretary, Miss Kate J. Amen Assistant Secretary, Miss Emma Brown; Organist, E. S. Ilnppes; Deacons, Mahlon Nothstein and II. Brinton Arner; Treasur er, E. S. Hoppes. Under such competent officers, wo believe the school will flourish. The Centre Square Literary Society ill hold Its neit meeting at the Pleasant Corner school house this (Saturday) even ing. The reason for meeting there Instead of at the regular place, is to accommodate the members living there. The programme for the evening is an interesting one ; the question for debate is, Resolved, "That the statesmen of 1776 were inferior to those of to day." The debitors on tbe affirmative aro David Balllet and A. M. Kifller, on the negative J. IC. Longacre and A. J. Balllet. -0. F. Kistler, who Is teaching scheol at Laurylown, was at home oyer New Year. All persons who have ire-houses are at present busily engaged in filling them. Albert Oldt, of Evkley, was tbe guest of Jacob Frantz over Sunday. On Tuesday a jury composed of Win, Craig, Z. H. Long and Frank Behler, came to Bee about the propriety nf buildings stone bridge across the dale near St. John's church The bridge should be built by all means. The beautiful time honored custom of keeping "Watch Night Meeting," was ob served on New Yeura' Eve by the Metho dist church, of this place. Tho services com mer.cod at "o'clock. The custom Is to watch the old year out and the new year in witli songs and prayers. The church was filled. The District Institute will couvene this (Saturday) morning at 9 o'clock, at the Pleasant Comer school house. Tho pro gramme is as follows : Grammar, A.J. Ual liet; Spelling, Robert R. Jones; History, Josiah Musselinan ; Arithmetic, C. A, Hart- ung. Teachers unj others Irom other dis tricts interested in education arc cordially invited to attend. Tbe school board will also meet at tho same place in the afternoon. A Legal and Valid Document. Judge Albright, at Allentown, last week decided an important will contest which has been before the court from time to time for Hie last seyen months. Henry Snyder, nn old man, living in the upper end of Lehigh county, died last April, leav ing an. estate worth $25,000, and his man ner of disposing it brought on n great deal of costly litigation. Snyder left hu farm of nearly two hundred acres, all his farm ing stock anil implements and all his per sonal property to his grandson, Benvillo Dorr, who lived with him. Derr was also appointed executor of the will. Each of the other grandchildren received a legacy of $50 and to his son be left tbe interest of $400 and after his death the principal to revert to Derr. To the nuttier of Ierr, a daugh ter of Snvder, a dwelling house and eleven acres of laud were bequethed and at her death tbe proporty is to revert lo Derr, giv ing him almost the entire estate. Tho will was contested and Derr made a stout defense us to the validity of tha docu ment. The rontestents procured the ser vices of John D. Stiles Sc Son, while Derr was represented by Wright Jc Son and T, I). Mctzger. The contestants alleged that bnyder was of unsound mind and not cap able ol executing a will and that Derr, who lived with Snyder,had used undue influence on the old man to make him his chief heir. When the will was presenld for probate be fore the Register the contest wai instituted and several hearings took place beforo that official, who, after hearing about fifty wit nesses on the respective sides, decided in fa vor uf sustaining tbe will. The contestants oiqiealed and carried the case to court. Af ter a number of arguments before Judge Albright he on Wednesday nt last week de cided in favor of sustaining the decision of the Register and declared the will a legal and valid document. Another Death from Coal Oil. A terrible accident occurred at S o'clock last Friday evening in the family of James Sneddon, a prominent merchant on Main street, Shenandoah, resulting in the burn ing to death of his daughter Agnes and seriously burning three others. Agnes was in the act of building a fire. The wood did not kindle readily aud she poured coal oil on the wood. Igniting, the oil can explod ed in her hands, setting fire to her clothing and the interior of the room. Her screams brought her younger sister lo her assistance who was seriously burned in attempting to tear the burning clothing from her sister's body. Agnes, covering her face with her hands, ran from the room, when Lawrence Mangam, colliery superintendent, and George Beddal, a hardware merchant, ran to her assistance. Mr. Mangam quickly wrapped bis overcoat around the burning girl and extinguished the flames, but her body wss almost burned to a crisp and she lived but a short time. Mr. Beddal suc ceeded in staying the flames iu tbe room until more assistance arrived. Both Man gam and Beddall were seriously burned about the hands and face. Miss Sneddeu was only seventeen yearsof ace,was a haul', ful girl and greatly beloved. Still there are others lo follow this foolish practice of Starting tires with coal oil. Remedy for Dlphtharla. The Wilkesbarre Union Trader say i A lady of Kingston, ill every way trustworthy and reliable, who has had two attacks of diphtheria, gives the following as a remedy which she has every reason to believe saved her life The second attack came en in tho night and at once assumed the most agcra vated form. She was all choked up so that breathing was almost Impossible and relief was neoessary before a physician could be summoned. A decoction of vinegar and bops was prepared and an inhalation of the steam from it by the patient afforded im. mediate relief aud broke the disease, so that when a physisian was called in the morn ing he informed her that the crisis bad pass ed during the night and that the hops and vinegar had saved her life. Tbe reader may find him or herself placed In exactly the same situation and to such this publi cation may prove ot benefit, Gov. Hoyt's Message. Governor lloyt's message,ent to the State Legislature, Monday, la a long document, dealing with facts and figures. It is only at the end that he takes up the political sit uation and discusses it. He finds the finan ces satisfactory. In four years the debt baa been reduced $1,050,537. The total debt Is now $20,225,000.28 and the sinking fund amounts to $7,902,083.82, leaving the net debt at$l2,232,099.4R. He gives other points Irom the report of Treasurer Bally ,and sayst Opinions differ as to the greater or less rapidity with which the 8tto debt ought to be paid off. We have no debt maturing un til 1892, except an annual amount of $250, 000. If tho money In the sinking fund is to be employed in buying bonds uf the United Slates or this Stato to any greater extent, it can only be done now by going into ma open market and purchasing inem at the lame premium referred to. I would recommend, therefore, a diversion of funds whicli come Into the State Treasury from the sinking fund to tho general fuiid,except only the sums demanded for payment of in terest and the Constitutional requirement as to principal, together with such addition al rcscrvn as prudence and the contemnla tlor. of further moderate reduction ol the debt might indicate. After subserving all these purposes tho 8late Treasury would still, ti estimated revenues held nut, ue in sucn a position of strength as to dispense with tax es derived from licenses, which now go into toe suite Treasury, and llioy could be loll in the treasuries in the various counties, and would.to that extent, relievetho penpln from local taxes for the support of the court and for other countv uses. I am persuaded that the finances of the State will, without in convenience, permit these tuxes to lie di verted from the Slate Treasury to the trca suries of the respective counties. tub schools an rnianxs. The Governor takes tip tho report of the Superintendent of Public Instructlon.whicli lias been published, and is gratified at his official presentation of the magnitude and progress of tho work in this department. The soldiers' orphan schoo's are in a healthy condition. There are now 2,703 children In these schools. By existing law it is providod that Ihey shall bo finally closed on June 1, 1885. It is estimated at that date there will be on their rolls 1,770 child ren. Whatever action this or future Gen eral Assemblies may tako in enlarging the classes who may receive this form of the State bounty, some provision ought now lo be made for the children who will bo ac tually in charge ! the State in 1885. It can scarcely bo contemplated that they are to bo disniissedjsu'iiiuarily, without homes or help, and the schools closed abruptly. Tho Governor thinks it would be wise And true economy to complete the State In dustriat Reformatory at Huntingdon. Tin Eastern Penitentiary lias reached about its limit of cells and capacity. It is conducted on the separate confinement or individual treatment system. Much as this system has been controverted ho deems it just to Bay that for convicts who have deliberately joined the criminal class, for those whose age or repeated conviction render them amend able to punishment rather than reformatory methods, and lor those against whose vio lent passions or confirmed habits society can find no protection but incarceration, the separate system uffords most complete of portun't es of treatment and yields the most attainable results. The State has in operation five-hospitals for the care of tho insane, ct Norristown, Horrisbiirg, Danville, Worren and DIJf mont. The latter is not strictly a State in stitulion, but receives liberal aid from the State. In them are accommodations for nearly 4,000 patients. Sunio'ortlienitire overcrowded, others have a paucity df In mates disproportioued to their-caparityfor treatment. It is evident that the State Jias mude a much broader provision for this class than will be actually required In many years. The Governor takes occasion to. say a good word lor the Hoard of Publio. Charl ties, and, referring Is tbe National Guard, says it is well equipped and armed in the most approved manner. The mobility and efficiency of the whole command have been well attested, both in camp and en route,on more than one occasion. Then the Gover nor takes up the political questions of tbo hour and says : THR POLITICAL SITUATION. The entire conduct of my administration awaits your scrutiny. But the political sit uation which exists to-day is so different Irom that of (our years ago that I cannot mrbear some words of comment. National questions then alone absorbed men'a minds. The war was not yet oven at least, tho ac quiescence In itsresults.on Hie part of many', seemed grudging and reluctant. At the same time business was everywhere in a stale of stagnation ao pervading and surniuf ful as to be difficult ot recall even in mem ory. Financial theories promising relief out i n waning nope and tending to certain contusion and ruin were loudly projected. In Pennsylvania the people haye deter mined u;ioii a change. What does the de cision mean 7 To this question three ans wers aro promised, one cynical and desixr ate, auother pessimistic and hniieless, and a third patriotic and reassuring. The first expresses the feeling and wishes of the professional Kilitician, To him tho change is only a turn in the fortunes of a game whereby ho has lost or won Ihn stakes for whicli he played, the spoils of place and power. Accustomed to watch his luck and "hedge" as often as he can and dare, he is periexeu oy one or two prouiems only how to retrieve bis losses or how to snend his winnings. Tho prevalence of his views is not at nil surprising. This class ol states men despise the people wlmin they would cajole) and rely for their success even more upon the apathy of the pure and the intelli gent than upon thu activity of the selfish and unscrupulous. The second view recards the recent "over turn" as a mere capric of the vnlers.a pub lic spasm, -a sentimental convulsion " 11 is based, witiinclv or unwittingly, unon a latent distrust uf the people. Tt imports a. lutv view oi American man nood ami a se cret but ill-disguised disbelief in our capa city for self goverumint. If it be. Indeed, wen grounded, men mere is little hope Tor tha perpetuity of our institutions and for that magnificent industrial and imlitical de velopment which is the staple of our noblest day-dreams. a patriotic view. But the third is more hopeful and patri otic. According to It this change marks tho beginning of a new t-poch in our politi cal life. Those who cherish it argue that thousands of our best citizens, relieved of pressure of national anxieties and unwilling to live foreyer in the past, are beginning to study me nature and details ot state and municipal government as never before : are awakening to the business and scientific character of political problems, ami have determined to thrust aside every Individual and every contrivance that stands between ibem and the managment of their own af fairs. They will no lunner be 0 intent with autnmslio activity in pollt'cs. They demand a conscious share in this noblest pursuit uf intelligent man. The people haveoume to claim their own without the intervention of middlemen. If this view Is correct inen thencounatlon of the professional politician Is gone. Hebe onss lo a dimd species. Ha has outlived tha only anvin nment adapted to his purist-- mem and must shortly pass away. Thai this Is true is indicated by our lineage, our tradition and the character of our recent progress. We. are (lie deoendents nt men who defied Kings and Parliaments. Wo are the children ot men who destroyed the Congressional caucus and created the Na tional Convention. Our citizens ara meet ing in their granges and trade unions, in their industrial leagues and commercial guilds, and are becoming keenly alive to the every day bearing of politics upon their own and their children s welfare. Even the primary meeting, once treated as utterly be yond the pale of law, tbe sport of tbe jug gler and the rogue, has beoome the subject ol legal enactment and protection. Nay, more, even the nreraisaa of partv olatlorms conform to the qutcksnsd senses ot tbe peo ple, aud tbe nttntmly uf other and better methods has received a certain grave and reverential recognition in party deliverance. WORK YKT TO Bt DORK. But Rome was not built In a day, nor can Ihe political habits of a half century be Iranilormcd by a single decree, even though registered at the ballot-Ux. II, therefore, contemned political methods are lo become permanently disreputable, Ihe thoughtful citizens of this Commonwealth must be ever ort the alert, ready at any moment lo reas sen their strength aud toodnim the fruits of their voles and victories. Politicians are willing enough in the day of the iieople's iiower, but the leaders of a new eiioeli must be something more' than mere reflectors of current thought and feeling. They must lie sagacious and Intrepid ; more ready to serve the people than themselves. Such leaders can live only In an atmosphere nfintelli genre and ctvin courage. The people, then, must Im prompt and eenernus in the sun- portof real merit. But at tha same time they mi'st mako every public servant un derstand that he is n servant and nntn mas ter, and each and all, the highest and the lowest, whether paid by theyear or paid by the day, must render faithful and unremit ting service. Tho people must tolerate no spurious economies, no counterfeit relnrms, no mere partisan strategies, no judicial per versions and no legislxlive excesses, no ad ministration in tho interest of persons or classes, or even In the exclusive interest of parlies. They must be quick to discern, swill to censure what is clearly wrong unit swill In prai-o what Is clearly right. Fcan nnt withhold the utterance of a hope that it may be your good fortune to usher in that new epoch in our political development which I would lain believe has at last begun to dawn Lower Towamenslng Dots. Mrs. Fred. Hertzog, of this place, died very suddenly and unexpectedly last Tues day a week, of convulsions. She suffered but three days when death claimed her. St. John's Sunday school at Lenlz's, appointed new officers for the coming year, last Sunday 31st ult., viz.: Albert Stroup, superintendent; Geo. Shirer, assistant sup erintendent. - Daniel Beer is suffering with a cancer in his face. The Lehigh Gap Sunday school dedi cated their new school house and organ on the evening of the 24th ulU We were in formed tho County Superintendent T. M. Balliel.was present and delivered an oration. Rev. Brcugel preached a very able ser mon last Sunday from II Cor. 510. He based his remarks on "what has been done during tho old year and how In live during the ensuing year." At the close he an nounced his salary being duo the latter part of January, and requested all to pay over to the Secretary. He said that lie had labored among his congregation for five and a hall yeara without a fixed salary, and as sured them that lie would not preach the same period longer without a specified sal ary. It is proper and right that a congre gallon pays its minister a fixed saliuy a tbe expiration ol each term without his da manding it. It is the christian duty of the consistory lo take Ihcse matters into ennsid eration,and adopt a plan by which much evil may be remedied and much iuconven ience obviated on tho pari of deacons in col lecting the pastor's salary. It is no more than right to lighten tbo burden of deacons Co.ipiuknck. Roughly Used by Masked Bobbers- Mrs. George Fryburger, of Phlliipsburg, N. J., attended a religious meeting in East- on Friday night. She returned to her home about 11 o'clock. Her husband's business keep him from home till after midnight. At about two o'clock she heard a nniso at the front door, and supposing tb.it her husband was there, she went down stairs, when two masked men'sprang upon her. They struck and clinked her Into unconsciousness; then they took her down into the cellar and left her there, while tbey ransacked the house. Mr. Fryburger, coining home a little later, found the doois all open, and soon dtccov ercd the state of affairs. He could find nothing of his wife, and supposed that she had taken refuge at a neighbor's. Soon afterwards, bearing groans from the cellar, he summoned assistance, went down and found his wife, who had been roughly used by the burglars. She was taken to her room and restoratives applied, but she did not re gain consciousness until Saturday afternoon. The Evangelical Sunday-School. Tho annual election for officers of the Evangelical Sunday school, of this place, was held on Sunday last. Rev. W. K Wicand, tbe highlv esteemed pastor of the church, was made superintendent; A. M Kuntz, asslstsnt superintendent; Charles Hartung, secretary, and George Dcrhamer, treasurer. Rev. Wieand has been a most successful worker In the Sunday school cause, and possesses In an eminent degree the rare talents'adapted to the building up the school, not only in numbers but spritu ally and morally. Before coming to this place, he was superintendent of a Sabbath school in Allentown, and we are informed that under his super! ntendency tbe school was Increased from about 160 to ncarlv 300 pupils. All are welcome to the school. Ecllrses In 1883. There will be four eclipses during tho year 1883, two of the tun and two of the moon. The first nno will bo a small partial eclipss of the moon, April 22d. Visible lo the Pacific Coast, eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific ocean. The renumbral Phase aloae will be visible east of lbs Mis sissippi river. The second will be a tnlsl eclipse of the sun, May 6th. Visible chiefly to the south Pacific Ocean. The third will be a partial eclipse of the moon, October 15-10. Visible to North and South America, and extreme western portions of Europe and Africa, The fouith will be an annular eclipse of the sun, October 30th. Visible to tbe Pacific coast, the North Paci fic ocean, and the extreme eastern edge of Asia. Minns his Fingers. Samuel Houser and several other mem bers of Liberty Fire Company, Bethlehem, met at the hose bouse of tho company be fore midnight Sunday night, for the purpose of firing salutes in honor of the birth of the New Year. Houser was armed with a Springfield rifle. Several loads hsd been shot oll'afler 12 o'clock. The rifle was load ed for the fourth or fifth time and Mr. Hons er went out of the house to fire it. The rifle exploded and Mr. Houser is minus several lingers from the left hand. Tha stock of the rifle was shattered late splinters and the barrel was split and twisted. The flesh wss lru from Mr. Houser's left hand and his fingers blown away. A surgeon amputated a urtion of the baud. Programme. ilia following Is the programme for tbe Teachers' Local Institute, to be held in the borough ol Lansford, lo day (Saturday), the Alb inst.; At 9:00 a. m. Reading Mr. F. X. Cannon Language Lesson, class drill, Kale Thomas Penmauship, Samuel Molier Arithmetic, , At 1:30 p. in. Calisthenics,.,.. Mary J. Reese History J. M. Roberta Object Lessons, W. II. Siwncer Graded Schools, D. F. Smith The school directors and citizens are car- dially invited to attend. Institutes will be bald at Wcalherly,ou February 3rd, sad at Lehightoo, ou Februsry 17th, An Adroit Swindler. An adroit swindler, supposed lo be from New York, has succeeded in defrauding se veral prominent Wilkesbarre tnerchantsout or considerable sums of money, by meansof forged certified checks on a Pittstnn bank. The modus oerandl of the swindle was in each case the same. Presenting himself at the stores he announced 111 at he was Mr. C. P. Hinds, a law student with Mr. W. J. Hughes, of Pitlston. He represented that he had been commissioned by Miss Hughes to pureliaso inms articles which she had seen a day or two previous, and it scenic that a woman hod called at the different stores ami examined the various articles This woman was evidently an accomplice. The goods being shown, tho pretended Mr. Hinds would examine them umst critically and eventually decide to purchase them. After having selected the goods he would order them to be sent to Mr. Hughes, al Pitlston, by cxpn svind tendor in payment for them a check from Mr. Hughe on tin First National Bank id 1'ittiton, apparently properly endorsed and atUsled by tho cash ler of the bank, and In this way he succeed ed In gelling considerable money in rhnngi' for tho articles purchased. It seems that the same person has beua playing siiiubii dodges in Scran Ion and elsewhere, and Mr Hughes has n Ceived n large quantity id goods from differtnl merr'aants that hu nev er ordered. The swindler lies not jet been capture I. Dot their License Taxes Back. During the year 1881 a number of the citizens ol Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh and North unptoii counties went into thu distil ling business and pursued it in the mouii tilns in the vicinity. Stills to extract the il from birch were made in Bethlehem by Rlttcr & Beck and Otto Guyer. Revenue Officer Grcss was informed of this fact and notices were issued by the revenue officer to the effect that a license must be paid for manufacturing stills. To avoid trouble (tit ter ic Beck and Guyer each paid about $40. Rutler & Beck tested tho legality ol the pro ceedings and Monday morning they received adraltnn the United States Government for tho amount of money paid to Grcss Hundreds of others who paid a license tax for the manufacture of stills will also have their money returned. A Sensible Order. Geneial Superintendent II. Stanley Good win, of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, has Is Btied the following orders lo locomotive en gineers on the Leblgb Division of the road . "Engineers are desired lo use the greatest possible cure to avoid disturbing persons living alongthe lineofthe railroad by blow ing the whistle when it is unnecessary, or blowing longer or louder than is necessary Much annoyance may bo saved by care in this rrspect,and Ihe long blast may be omit ted in some cases where it has been used. Tho annoyance from the blowingotfuf steam should also be avoided as much as possible, ejpecially when standing near residences and stations. Standing where it will an noy persons should also be avoided when practicable." At Private Sale. The following bills for subscription to this paper are offered at priyate sale. We huvo a number of others to add to the list,unless they step up aud fix matters shortly. We have exhausted all our patience in the effort to collect, but have (ailed, hence our deter mination to offer them for sale : Thoa. Miller. Meadville, Pa $3 60 Win. Ranch, Hickory Run u 25 Chas. Smitli, Peun Forest twp 7 S7 Philip Oinder, East Penn twp 4 74 Aaron Snyder, Munoning Valley 3 50 Edward Becker, llokenduunua. Pa K 12 Edwin Koch, ' 4 75 David Kibler, Franklin twp 5 00 Tilgh. Zink, " " 6 87 Leyi Kuebner, Ro.-kport, Pa 6 02 SNn paper will be sent after this (Jan. 6) issue. MAIMMh'I). YEAGER BRILLIIART. On ihe 24lh ult., by Rev. W. W. McNair, al Honey Brook, Samuel E. Ycagcr and Sarah J. uriunaru MUIRHEAD MACFARLANE. On the 27th ult., at the bouse of Mrs. Jennette Duncan, Avdcnned, William Muirhead and Marian Macfarlane. BRINK THOMAS. On the 25th ult., by me nev. o. u. uarrison, Mr. Walter airing, or Longford, to Miss Mary Thorn as, 01 uaiasauoua. BRECHT HARRIS. Al the Presbyterian parsonage. Hokendauaua. hv Rev. J. A. Little, on the 25th ult., Israel Brecht, of eeranion formerly ol Uatasauqua, and Diiss Aiary a. Harris, 01 t uuerton, lie high county, Pa. GERBER ZEIINER. On the 7lh ult., by me hoy. a. uarinoinmew, Mr. union oerber, or Wett Penn, Schuylkill county, and Miss Ellen J. Zebner, of Mahoning, maroon co. IIAMM DREIBBAOH. On the 20lh nit by the Rev. A. Bartholomew. Mr. Frank B. Hainm, and Miss Polly Dreisbach l.il. ..e u. t 0.1 ii.ru ... www vi 11 usv 1 ciiu, ociiuyiHiu county. DIED. VITVAXf AniTrn a ,i. . AlU ..u 1.. . w-. ....... va..,. vi, un Yin ui.., II) West Penn, Mary Catharine, daughter of , I. I I Wl- T . , . nuraiiaiu sou Msnt 11 unamacuer, ageu H vears. 10 months and 5 davs. GEItBER-0n lhe31stuH.,in West Penn, lamanne, wne oi iteuoen uerber, ageu ot years, 2 monins ana i days. SPECIAL NOTICES. Legislative Notioo. 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