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defeat of the bad, and the nomination and
election of better and more faithful represen
tative men. But for the timely stand taken
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urer will be re-elected by the next Legis
lature. We are not aware that he has
any oppenent for the caucus nomination.
—York Republkan.
That is the way the adherents of
the "ring" at Harrisburg are trying to
manufacture public opinion and play the
game of "bluff." Mr. Mackey will have
an opponent for the caucus nomination—
and unless we mistake the signs of the
times, a very formttlable one—in the per
son of Gen. W. W. Irwin, Mackey's pre
decessor, who was so infamously treated
last winter.
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during the year about to close; for whilst
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living principles and honor of the great
Republican party. As every reader well
knows, we have led the way in exposing
outrage and corruption in high places, and
by the hearty co-operation of many other
independent Republican Journalists, a
better set of men, as we firmly believe,
have been chosen to represent the people,
and we feel very confident that we will
have radical and wholesome reform during
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future as we have been in the past, and if
so, the confidence so reposed in as by an
enlightened public will not be misplaced.
ENCOURMIING.
The Pittsburg Comnierciai of Saturday
last states that its information from dif
ferent parts of the State is that members
recently elected to the Legislature are
little disposed, in electing a Speaker of the
Assembly, to indorse tke most odious
proceedings of last winter, but will be
likely to select some one for that station
who has a clear record. In this excellent
determination we are pleased to hear their
Republican constituents are prepared to
give them a warm support. We expect to
see the work of economy and reform com
menced at the start and adhered to till the
close of the session. Coming together
with such a determination the Legislature
cannot fail of deserving well from their
constituents.
DEMORALIZED.
The Democracy , ' of this State are in
a perfect state of demoralization. A num
ber of the papers of the party have given
went to their feelings of disgust for their
leaders, in a manner refreshing to honest
people. The Elk county Gazette, the organ
of copperheadism in that county, "goes
foe , coffee-pot Wallace in the following
bold words.
"We will support neither men nor
measures simply because they bear thg,
good old Democratic name; neither will'
we denounce measures which emanate
from the Republican side, simply because
of their origin. What we deem subver
sive of the interests of the people we will
emphatically denounce; whatever would
redound to their benefit we will heartily
advocate. We admire and revere pure
and real principles of Democracy, but we
assert that under the teachings of the un
scrupulous demagogues, led and ruled by
William A. Wallace and his clan Penn
sylvanians have imbibed anything but De
mocracy, and so long as a party permits
itself to be so ruled, it is worthy and de
serving of nothing but defedt; and the
Democratic party has fought its last
battle, unless a change be speedily effected.
It will be sufficient for us to know that this
great brained, able demagogue advises or
originates any scheme, and we will op
pose it; for we believe that Wallace and
political villainy are synonymous terms.
" We will advocate a protective tariff;
that home productions and native skill
may find a worthy and full remuneration. "
STATE BONDS.
Notice has been given to holders of the
five per cent. bonds of this State, due July
1, 1870, that they will be redeemed at the
State Treasury in full with accrued inter
est to - date of presentation. The interest
on these bonds will cease July 1, 1870.
This is another evidence that the State
debt is in rapid course of liquidation, and
that the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund are awake to their duty in this
direction. The views advanced by Sena
' for Billingfelt at the last session are thus
receiving an additional endorsement,
though the movement should have been
made six months ago, as he contended at
the time he introduced his amendment to
the Appropriation bill. Still, " better
late than never."
6 4 REFORM:,
There is a great deal of talk about re
form just now, but the practical manifes
tations of it are valued much higher by
sensible people than mere professions.
Fortunately, in our own State the indica
tions of Legislative reform an quite cheer
ing—more so than they have been for
many years.
But, in our efforts to secure a better
state of things in our legislative halls, we
must not forget that other reforms are
imperitively demanded. For instance, the
alarming increase of dissipation and crime,
particularly among our young men, re
sulting from the numerous drinking shops
in nearly all the principal towns through
out the State; and we notice with plea
sure thateflorts are about to be made to
secure the right kind of legislation on this
subject—net the passage of a sweeping
prohibitory law, but, simply, to place the
question of license to sell intoxicating
drinks, or no license, into the hands of the
people themselves. As there can be no
mistake about the entire fairness of such
legislation, and as conftrring upon the
people the right to vote upon the question
direct would at once divest it of all politi
cal partisan character, we hope for the
speedy passage of such a law, simply
placing the evil and the proper remedy
where it rightfully belongs—into the hands
of the people themselves.
The work of the true reformer is not
confined merely to legislative corruption,
or to gambling, profanity, Sabbath-break
ing and other vices naturally resulting
from the use of intoxicating drinks. His
attention should also be called to other
agencies calculated to demoralize and ruin
scores and hundreds and thousands of our
young just entering manhood and woman
hood. Obscene literature with which the
country is Hooded, and the numerous
private agencies through which it is cir
culated, demands the serious attention of
every good citizen. Probably no detec
tive system, however perfect, will ever be
able to suppress entirely, the numerous
filthy publications referred to. But, by a
reasonable amount of vigilance on the part
of parents and guardians, much may be
done in the right direction.
We are led to speak of this subject by au
apparently well founded rumor that some
of this kind of filthy stuff, purporting to
be issued in New York, is really printed
and bound under contract, by parties in
the interior of our own State—in an estab
lishment generally supposed to be respect
able, and in which a number of females
are employed either as printers or binders !
New York, bad and wicked as it is,
seems to be entitled at least to the credit
of having a police and detective system
sufficient to prevent the running of sUcli
an establishment there, and compelling
publishers of these filthy books and papers
to go out into the interior to have their
hellish work executed. But, that an
establishment can be found in all Penn
sylvania, whose proprietors are base and
depraved enough to do such dirty work,
for any consideration, is, to say the least,
a matter for serious reflection.
We may refer to this subject again—
after we shall have ascertained the pro
visions of our statute on obscene publica
tions, and the duties of police officers in
regard to them. In the mean time it
would perhaps be well if our Senators and
Representatives elect would enquire into
the necessity of some further legislation,
to prevent such contracts for printing and
binding from being executed within the
limits of the State.
We sincerely hope we may not be alone
among the journalists of this locality in
calling attention to this subject, and we
call upon our neighbors of the Lancaster
Inquirer, which paper last week also con
tained a highly interesting article on "Re
form," to help in the good work of smok
ing out such villainous publications and
illustrations. Let us have "Reform.,,
NEWSPAPER POWER.
" Thirty years ago," says Wilkes'
Spirit, " the orator ruled America: to-day
it is ruled by the editors." It adds:
" There is a class of men among bankers
and merchants and lawyert, who affect a
condescension toward the journalists
which is intensely amusing. The writer
for the newspaper appears to their blink
ing eyes a kind of literary adventurer, who
is to be tolerated for his genius, but not to
be trusted in business. They are igno
rant that it sells their goods, furnishes all
their facts, and presents them gratuitous
ly with opinions. They do not know, as
Jay Cooke does, that the newspapers of
America sold two thousand millions of .
national bonds. They do not know, as
Edwin M. Stanton knows, that the news
papers of America sent five hundred thou
sand men to the war. They do not know
that the newspapers of America will
nominate the Presidency, determine the
election, and dictate the legislation of
Congress. Newspapers lead them by the
nose wherever they go; but they do not
feel the pressure, which is the reason why
we give this special tweak."
TOO BIG A JOJI
Gov. Hoffman, of New York, has pledg
ed himself to an immense undertaking.
In a speech at Albany, since the New
York election, he said : "We propose to
make the Legislature of New York hon.
est 1" That's rich. Any attempt to make
a copperhead Legislature honest, is en
tirely too big ajob. It can't be done.•
GOLD DECLINING.
Contrary to all the predictions of the
honot democrats who warned the coun
try that the success of the Republican
party would inflate the currency, the price
of gold is declining. On Tuesday of last
week, gold, in the New York market,
came down to 127. Thus are we ap
proaching nearer and more near a specie
basis. The preservation of the public
credit by the collection of taxes and the
reduction of the national debt is the cause
for this. The price of gold is never changed
without a cause. The high market price
of gold was caused by the Pendleton doc
trine that national faith would be disre
garded and the bonds of the country and
accruing interest should be paid in green
backs. The reduction above referred to
is the result of the policy of Gen. Grout
and the payment of sixty millions of the
national debt. Another result may safely
be predicted before long if this policy is
pursued—the reduction of the rate of in
terest on the public debt from six to four
or four and a half per cent. per annum.
Thus we have another evidence that
honesty is the best policy.
torropondenct.
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER
A Sharp Swindling Transaction—Bogus Auto
graphs—The Guerrilla Moseby in town—
, Journalistic— Things Political—The Ram
Atlanta- -Funeral of Admiral Stewart—Gen
i eral News—&c., &c., &c.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10, 1869.
DEAR ARE.—Quite a sensation has been
caused here by the arrest of an individual
calling himself Robert Strong, with about p.
dozen aliases, upon the charge of forging let
ters and autographs of distinguished indi
viduals. His mode of working would be to
make au autograph letter—Washington and
Franklin being particular favorites—then sell
them for sums ranging from five to ten dol
lars. His arrest was caused by a special agent
of the Postoffice department, who had been on
his track for the past month. At a hearing
before the Mayor he acknowledged that he
depended upon his pen to make him a living,
and from the thriving business he has done, a
right good living too. He also says that the
autograph of Gen. Washington in Independ
ence Hall, which has been so highly prized,
and looked upon as so valuable a relic by the
thousands who visit there, is not genuine, but
is one of his own productions. It appears that
he did not confine his swindling operations to
our own land, but seeing a notice of the death
of an English notability in the London Times,
he at once dates a letter back and writes to
hie " benefactor" representing that he is con
fined unjustly in the Elkton, Md., jail, and
that the last remittance the kind benefac
tor" had sent was all exhausted, &c. Of
course the letter falls into the hands of the
Englishman's friends, and inferring of course
that he is an illegitmate child, along comes a
twenty pound note to the prisoner's lawyer
(said lawyer of course being a myth) with the
request that no money be spared to secure the
release. lam sorry to say that this sharp in
dividual has come to grief, for our authorities
had no more compassion than to send him be
, low in default of bail.
We have had, until the present week, the
genuine and living Moseby iu our midst, and
like every body else, we were anxious to get
a sight of the individual whose career was so
t closely identified with the late rebellion. In
I company with a friend, Warwick went to
the Continental, (everybody that is worth an
item in the newspapers stops at the Conti
nental, you know,) and soon found our
selves in front of a dapper little individual,
who did not by any means answer what our
imagination had pictured the noted guerrilla to
be. Our interview was brief, very brief, I
might say, and upon learning that his visit to
Philadelphia was purely to make an effort to
induce some of our capitalists to make an in
vestment of their surplus oash in Virginia, we
left, as we found there were plenty of others
who desired to satisfy their curiosity by an
interview.
Marshall li. Evans, who was last week
I acquitted of the crime of killing his father
upon the grounds of insanity, has been sent to
the State Lunatic Asylum at Harrisburg by
the Court, to be kept there at the expense of
I the county.
Col. Alexander Cummings' new paper, The
Day, made its appearance last week. It is
about the size of FATHER ABRAHAM, and
presents quite a creditable appearance. This
makes ten dailies our city boasts of, and the
! report is that another will soon be born which
1 is to be after the fashion of the Public Ledger.
The Sunday Times, 1$ is said, has chAnged
hands, whilst a new Sunday print will soon
appear, to be called the Leader, named after
• its proprietor.
Politicians have already commenced getting
,
things iu shape for the next Fall's campaign,
and any number of candidates are already in
the field. For Sheriff, I hear the names of
James H. Orne, Gen. Provost, Theodore Wal
ton, Benjamin Berry and Post-master Bing
ham, mentioned. The Sheriffalty is consid
ered the best of the offices to be filled, conse
quently the great number of candidates. For
Register of Wills, Mr. Wm. Moran, appears to
have the most friends, though he has a strong
opponent in Mr. Wm. Y. Campbell, who was
on the ticket in 1867. Much speculation exists
here as to who will receive the appointment
of Judge of the Circuit Court, which is to be
tilled by the first of December next. Among
the names mentioned are those of Ex Judge
John Allison, Register of the Treasury, F.
Carroll Brewster, Aubrey H. Smith, Horace
Blaney, Judge Pearson, of Harrisburg, Judge
Williams of Allegheny, and Secretary of the
•Nalry Robeson.
On Tuesday last, the ram Atlanta. now
undergoing repairs at the ship yard of Natalie
Levy, was taken possession of by the Cus
tom House authorities for an alleged attempt
to evade the neutrality laws. The Atlanta is
laid to belong to parties in New York, and
daring the past few days has bad placed cia
leard of her several large guns.
The funeral of the late Rear Admiral Stew
art to-day was largely attended, by both
Military and Civic organizations. The bode
was brought to the city from Bordentown, N.
J., on Tuesday evening, and was lying in
state from 9 to 3 o'clock to-day at Indepen
dence Hall, during which time thousands of
our citizens paid a last tribute of respect to
the distinguished son of Philadelphia. Among
those present were Gov. Geary and Staff, Sec
retary of the Navy Robeson, General Meade,
General Patterson, General Provost and
many others. His remains were interred in
Ronaldson Cemetery. Yours,
• WAnw I ca.
IT was lately stated, incorrectly, that
Kossuth county, lowa, gave a unanimous-
Republican vote. This was not quite
trite. Mr. Gillaspy, the Democrrtic can
dilate for Governor, received one vote.
It a matter of record that no person has
er been convicted of any criminal offence
irOhat county.
tItERE is to be a national convention
of {cal estate dealers in Cleveland, on Tues
da, November 2d. The call for the con
veation has been indorsed by over forty
firms iu fourteen different States.
NEIGHBORING COUNTY NEWS.
llxuxs COUNTY. —On last Saturday
evening, as we learn from the Daily
Tinics, Joshua Hiller was stabbed and
killed in George Burkholder's Lager Beer
Saloon, at 9th and Buttonwood streets,
Reading. A dance was going on during
the evening, and a number of free fights.
Of course the crowd was under the influ
ence of lager. About ten o'clpck Hiller
was stabbed, but by whom haft not been
ascertained. Ile was taken out into the
yard where he called for water, and soon
dropped down and expired. A police
officer, it appears, was in the house during
the evening, and whilst the drunkenness
and fightinf7 going on, but made no
arrests, and left before the stabbing. The
deceased was a moulder, employed by the
P. R. R. Co., 28 years of age and leaves
a wife and one child Bishop Simpson
was serenaded on Saturday evening last
at the residence of Lewis R. Bland, in
Birdsboro', where he and several other
Methodist clergymen were entertained,
having been in attendance at the dedica
tion of a new church in the village The
November term of the Court of Quarter
Sessions commenced at Reading last
Monday A new daily paper called The
_lnquisitor, has just been started at Read
ing by Messrs. P. Frank Hawman and
John D. Missimer, under the banner of
" I ndependent.
I)AUrIUN COUNTY.—A new Engine
House is to be dedicated at Hummelstown
on the 25th inst A grand emancipation
celebration will take place at Hamstring
next Tuesday, the 16th, by the colored
people. A delegation from Reading will
participate Miss Mary Elizabeth Reed,
daughter of Peter and IVilhelmina Reed,
died very suddenly, on Saturday evening,
at the residence of the family, in Harris
burg. A number of members of the sec
ond Lutheran choir, met at the house of
Mr. Reed, to practice. During the exer
cises of the evening Miss R. complained
of illness and proceeded to a porch, where
she fainted. She was carried into the
house, and expired almost immediately.
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause of her death—she having been
subject to that affliction for some time
past Rev. Francis X. Bastible, was
ordained a priest last Saturday in the St.
Patrick's Church of Harrisburg. The
services were conducted by Bishop Shan
ahan, assisted by Rev. B. Keenan, of
Lancaster, Rev. A. J. McConomy, Rev.
M. F. Martin, Rev. E. P. G'Neill and
Rev. J. W. Shanahan, of Philadelphia,
Rev. James J. Russell, of Columbia, and
Rev. F. L. Neufeld, of Lancaster We
learn from the Telegraph that about two
weeks ago the wife and three children of
Mr. John McMurtrie, of Philadelphia,
arrived in Middletown, ou a visit to his
mother. On Wednesday last, Jennie,
aged thirteen years, died of scarlet fever ;
on Saturday Lillie, aged nine years, died,
and on Monday morning the babe, aged six
months, died of the same disease.
YORK (AUNTY.—The new iron works
at York are progressing finely, and are
expected to be in operation in three weeks.
Stove coal is selling at York a $9 a ton...
(4eorge Hartman, who was convicted at
August Court of manslaughter, for killing
Albert Hartman, at Logansville, was
sentenced last meek to twoyears in the
County Jail The barn of Mr. Otten
miller, on the north side of the creek, at
York, was burnt on Thursday night of
last week ? with all its contents On Wed
nesday night of last week, the premises of
Peter Brieswint in York, was robbed of
fifty dollars in money, and a quantity of
store g00d5.... The valuable farm of John
Evans, about two miles south of York,
will be offered at public sale on the 19th
inst. It contains 145 acres, and is highly
improved The Hanover Saving Fund
Society have declared a dividend of ten
per cent. on the capital stock for the last
six months, clear of taxes The Hanover
Branch Railroad Company have also de
clared a dividend of five per cent. on .the
capital stock for the last six months, clear
of taxes Wild geese and ducks frequent
the streams and dams adjacent to Han
over. ...The editor of the Wrightsville Sear
says it takes about two hours to go from
that place to York on the railroad. He
wonders how the Company can afford to
aive passengers so long a ride-12 miles—
tor the fare-45 cents The steeple of
Dr. Baum's new Lutheran Church in
York, is highly complimented for its ap
pearance by the York papers. It will be
146 feet high, when completed Jacob
Wirt, a prominent and highly esteemed
citizen of Hanover, died on Monday last,
after a protracted illness; aged 70 years
The post-office at McCall's Perry, has
been discontinued The York County
Medical Society, will hold a special meet
ing at Shrewsbury, on Wednesday next..
The Republican says that the bitter hostil
ity which has existed for many years
between the " owls " and the " eyes "
the "Laurel " and the " Vigilant" fire
Companies of York—has ceased to exist,
and that they are now " all hunkey "
The County Commissioners have re-elect
ed their old officers. The Republican says:
" The contest was on the Clerkship, and
the friends of the present incumbent made
such terrible threats of personal violence
against any Commissioner who should
vote for his opponent, that the Board was
actually afraid to comply with the law in
regard to choosing officers. Threats were
made to burn down the Court House if
the present clerk was not retained in his
place. The scene around the Court House
on Thursday last was disgraceful. The
fact that such a deep interest should be
manifested in the choice of a clerk by the
agents of the "ring" shows there is
something very rotten in our county
management."
eI:LESTER COUNTY.—PrOnt the Record
—Mr. John M.cCuen, Warwick, has four
very fine farm horses. Every one of them
will weigh 1,500 pounds John B. Can
nell, of Easttown, shotan eagle last week,
which measured ft feet from tip to tip....
Last week, James Everhart and Frank
Keenan, shot on Jones' Iron pond, in
their neighborhood, near Springfield, 61
Wild Ducks in one day The County
Superintendent for Chester county, has it
iu contemplation to call a Convention of
School Directors, to consider various
points of interest to the School System.
One point is the question of pay to the
Directors and reducing the number On
Saturday last, Mrs., Robinson, wife of
Alexander Robinson, of Downingtown,
slipped on a piece of board and fell, frac
turing the thigh b0ne.....0n Thursday
night last, the dogs got among the sheep
of Alban Ingram and Edwin James, East
Bradford, and killed several and wounded
--
others for each of them. Those killed for
Mr. Ingram, were of Southdown stock,
and were very tine sheep. The next night,
John James, in the same neighborhood,
had three Southdowus killed ...... On Sun
day afternoon the dwelling house of Mrs.
Susan Webb, who keeps a boardin g house
iu West Chester, was robbed. The robbing
is supposed to have ben committed by a
German, who had engaged boarding with
Mrs. Webb, the day previous A mare
belonging to Enoch Heston, of Sadsbury
township, was stolen from a post to which
it was hitched, in Parkesburg, on Thurs
day evening, while the owner was attend
ing a concert Mr. Caleb B. Lilley, of
East Fallowfield, killed thirteen pigs last
weeks, and sold them at $l5 per hundred.
These pigs were seven months old—Ches
ter Whites—two litters ; and weighed from
125 to 190 tbs.—averaging 150 tbs On
last Wednesday evening a week an unsuc
cessful attempt was made to steal a horse
belonging to W. W. Kinzer, from the
stable of his father-in-law, Samuel W.
Scott, •in Valley township Mr. James
Ingram, East Bradford, informs us that
he realized 85 bushels of corn from one
acre—by measurement A patent has
been granted to William Dripps, of Coate.,s
ville,for a process for restoring and pre
serving decayed railroad ties.
[COMMUNICATED.]
LANCASTER FOR LIBERTY.
By a mere accident we have come into pot.
session of conclusive evidence that old Lan
caster was the seat of patriotic feelings more
than a hundred and thirty years since—a fact
illustrative of the patriotism that distinguishes
the people of the Old Guard now.
In 1733 John Peter Zenger, an editor of the
city of New York, where, at that time he
published a newspaper called the " Weekly
Journal," in the course of his duty as a Jour
nalist gave offence to the arrogant Governor
of the province, and was prosecuted for libel.
He was, it appears imprisoned and brought
to trial in 1735, " the eighth year of our soy
reign King George the Second," and was
found without a defender at law. The cele
brated Andrew Hamilton, of Philadelphia,
volunteered to go and defend him, conduct
ing the defence with such skill and eloquence,
as to secure the release of the unfortunate
Editor. At the time, this release was looked
upon as a great triumph of the liberty of the
press, and the people were so enthusiastic that
the city of New York. with a measure of ap
preciation not known to them for over a hun
dred years, voted Mr. Hamilton the freedom
of the city in a gold snuff box.
Now this fact has a local interest to our
readers as the event was highly appreciated
in Lancaster, the history, with the trial, and
oration of Andrew Hamilton, were reprinted
as the title page states: " Lancaster, reprint
ed and sold by Wm. Dunlap, at the new print
ing office in Queen street, 1768, very probably
at or very near the site of the present FATHER
ABRAHAM Office.
.Where, except in Lancaster, would the
trials of a bold and faithful Editor find such
appreciation? WAIMICK.
goat genic
JOB PRINTING.
Handbills, Cards, Bill Heads, Programmes,
Posters, &c., &c., printed in the best style and
at reasonable rates, at thepATnica ABRA
HAM Job Printing Office. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
ITEMS : The following sales of real estate
in Drumore township, have recently taken
place : Farm belonging to the estate of H. H.
McPherson, deceased, containing 13.5 acres to
John Denlinger for $85.50 per acre. Farm
belonging to Wm. Showalter, containing 106
acres to Henry Eshleman for $B9 per acre.
Farm belonging to the estate of W. S. Long,
deceased, containing 95 acres, to Win. Boyd
for $135 per acre. Mill and 35 acres belong
ing to Henry and W. S. Long to Nathaniel
Mayer for $5,695; also two wood lots, one con
taining 4 acres to Samuel Boyd for $7O per
acre, and the other containing twenty acres
to Charles Acheson for $4O per acre. The
farm belonging to the estate of John A Boyd,
containing 133 acres, to John Myers for $79.95
per acre.
The farm of Joseph Smedley, in Fulton
township, containing l:15 acres, has recently
been sold to James Collins and Isaac Wood
for $5O per acre.
C. Geiger, of this city, has purchased the
property of Rev. J. V. Eckert, near Quarry
ville, consisting of brick dwelling and 4 acres
of land, for $2,200. Mr. G. is engaged in
mining iron ore about 2 miles west of the
property.
S. F. Eagle & Son have sold the Eagle Fur
nace property, above Columbia, to Col. E.
Buret Grubb, of Burlington, N. J., for the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars.
Frank J. Steinhauser and Henry M. Shrei
ner, of this city, have received letters patent
for railroad Car Heater, or Safety Stove,
dated Nov. 2d, 1869. This stove is admirably
adapted to prevent any accident from lire.
The corner-stone of a new Mission Chapel
of the Catholic Church, was laid at Marietta
on Thursday afternoon of last week.
A German named Murcus Buppy, aged
about thirty-five years, who has spent most
of his time in prison for some years, for va
grancy, &c., was committed to prison on
Wednesday night of last week, charged with
committing a rape upon a young girl in West
Bad township.
Thomas B. Neel, Drumore township, has
purchased a farm in Leavenworth county,
Kansas, where he intends to remove In the
spring.
The residence of Mrs. Heisey, near Master
sonville, in Mount Joy township, was entered
on the 2d inst. and robbed of a watch, a
quantity of clothing and several other articles.
On Saturday evening last, J. B. Amwake,
eaq., and Messrs. Jos. and Frank Steinhauser,
returned from Nphrsta township, where they
spent the day hunting, bringing with them
twenty-sex : en rabits, ten ;partridges and two
oppossnme as the result of their day's work.
The Pennsylvania Fruit Growers' Society
will meet, by special appointment, in this
city, in the month of February next.
Mr. U. Strickler, of Coneetoga Centre, this
county, gathered from an apple tree in his
orchard this fall an apple weighing twenty
five ounces. The apple was of the "Twenty
Ounce" variety.
Less than four weeks ago, Dr. J. C. Gat
ohell, of Martic township, amputated the leg
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of Henry Young, of Safe arbor, who is now
able to be about. It is seldom that we have
heard of such rapid convalescence. Dr.
Gatchell was assisted in the operation by Dr.
Clinger, of Conestoga township.
The following banks and turnpike com
panies have declared their dividends for the
last six months; Farmers' National Bank of
Lancaster, six and one-half per cent.; First
National Bank of Lancaster 10 percent; First
National Bank of Strailburg, five per cent.;
3lanheim and Lancaster Turnpike Company,
one dollar per share; Bridgeport and Horse
shoe Turnpike Roa d Company, thirty-three
cents per share.
The case of Rev. W. F. P. Noble vs. A. W.
Russel and Edwin and James M. Clark,
known as the " Flour Mill Case," which was
tried in our Court, and a verdiot for $15,000
rendered in favor of plaintiff, and in which a
new trial was afterwards granted, has been
amicably settled, the defendants • paying
$3,500.
Four persons, one man, and three women,.
who had espoused the faith of the Church o f
God, had the sacramfint of baptism adminis
tered to them on Tuesday of last week, by
immersion in the Goneetage, a short distance
below the city water works. Reys..Forney
and Tucker were the otiflolatthg ialhisters•