lat4er Abr4am.
INDEPENDENT AND PROGRESSIVE.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1870.
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LANCASTER CITY, PA.
Reanomy, Retrenchment, Faithful Collection
of the Revenue and Payment of the Public
Debt—GRANT.
I:1 Rim ,:..,.• luv (0A
MR. S. Beluga Yocum, the Lancaster News
Dealer, who everybody knows, is agent for
FATHER ABRAHAM, and is authorized to take
subscriptions and receive money for the same.
PEABODY'S FUNERAL
The funeral of George Peabody has been
going on for about two months, in vari
ous localities down East. It is supposed
they will finally succeed in getting his re
mains under ground, some time early in
the coming Spring. But, for the present,
we suppose, the big funeral will keep
" marching on."
GOINO TO RETIRE
We regret to learn that our esteemed
old friend Nicholson has, after consider
able hesitation, resolved upon retiring
from public life on or about the first of
May next. He is at present Cashier in
the State Treasury Department. It is
rumored that he is going back to Beaver
ounty, and that friend Mackey will ac
, ompany him as far West as Pittsburg.
A Bib} SWINDLE.
The Philadelphia Press, in au article on
die Border Damage Bill, now before the
Legislature, by which it is proposed to
take over 53,000,000 out of the Treasury
'Or the benefit of a few "sharpers' , who
have purchased the claims of the sufferers
at the rate of .2.) rents on the dollar, asks
the following question: "If the State of
Pennsylvania is to begin to pay out mil
lions of dollars for barns burned and hay
stacks consumed during the rebel raid,
how much ought she to pay out to the
widows of the war for the loss of their hus
bands and the orphans for the loss of their
fathers? Is a barn a greater loss to a well
off farmer than a husband to a working
watrian?” This is the biggest "snake"
thdt has made his appearance in the
Legislature this winter, and we trust that
the members of the House, in which body
the bill is pending, will upon the first op
portunity "squelch" the monster.
PERSONAL.
The Lancaster Reanibui. last week con
tained an extremely bitter personal attack
upon the senior editor of FATRER ABRA
HAM, going even so far as to drag the reli
gious convictions of the latter before the
public for the purpose of deriding him and
the church to which he is attached.
On account of indisposition all last week
we were unable to refer to this uncalled
for and malicious attack, and we intended
this week to treat our readers to a brief
but truthful biographical sketch of the
editor, as we have known him for a period
of twenty-five years. But, upon reflection,
we have concluded that wouldn't "pay,"
as he is, as is well known in this commu
nity, entirely destitute of honor or man
hood, morally a bankrupt and by nature
and instinct but little above a brute. We
therefore feel decidedly inclined to let him
alone.
THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS.
We neglected last week to acknowledge
the receipt of the Report of Col. George
P. McFarland, State Superintendent of
Orphan Schools. Its length prevents us
from publishing it in full. It shows that
there are now in existence in the State
thirteen schools of a more advanced class,
and six of
,a primary kind. The former
are maintaining and educating 2,093
pupils, and the latter 800, making a total
of 2,893 orphaned children supported by
these charities. Besides these schools,
there are in the State twenty-three homes,
asylums, and places of refuge, which are
devoted to the care of soldiers' orphans,
and which receive more or less aid from
the State. These are reckoned by the Su
perintendent as belonging to the system of
charities which comes under his control.
They care for some 3,600 children. As it
was to be expected, the statistics show an
annual decrease in the applications for ad
mission and an increase of the discharges.
This will continue in like proportions the
further we recede from the War, until all
the soldiers' orphans shall have reached
an age to care for themselves. The cost
of the system to the State last year was
$500,971.62. For a year past charges of
mismanagement in this department have
been prevalent, and a resolution is now
pending in the Hope of Representatives,
at Harrisburg, for a committee of investi
gation. The Superintendent, we learn,
c ourts ap investigation, and we trust,
if had, it will be full, fair and impartial.
TEE Lancaster inquirer, principal or
gan of Thuggery, and of the Lancaster
branch of the Treasury ring, has secured
the services of an Ex-" Reverend' , as one
of the Editorial staff. Iris first produc
tion appeared43n Saturday before last un
dersigned Julian" and dated Harris
burg.
-
IW -- • bill is before each house at Har
risburg, for the re-establishment of the
Spring Election. Better give the new law
a trial before re-instating the old one.
THE TREASURY RING.
The Treasury Ring and political cor
ruptionists generally are well convinced
by this Lime that the Senate Finance
Committee, of which Mr. Billingtelt is
Chairman, in their investigation of the
affairs of the State Treasury, mean busi
ness. The Ring has heretofore 'seen able
to silence all committees, newspapers and
individuals, by liberally using the money
abstracted from the Treasury, in various
ways; but, the present investigation, they
find, is a reality, and all efforts to make it
a mere white-washing affair have thus far
failed entirely. They have done all in
their power to intimidate independent
newspaper publishers either by prosecu
tions for libel, threats of prosecutions, and
even hunting up bogus claims against
individuals, in the vain hope to "pinch"
them into silence. On this point we will
have a very interesting little "case" to
lay before the public one of these days. To
do so at this time might spoil it.
The principal object aimed at in the in
vestigation is to ascertain, if possible, not
only how the millions of unexpended bal
ance is distributed round among favorite
bankers, brokers and politicians, but also
to get at tli true state of the vault account,
the kind of assets in the vault from time
to time. On reading the report of the
State Treasurer, or the white-washing ex
planations regarding said account, the
reader,who is unacquainted with the man
agement of State Finances by the Trea
sury Ring; would hardly suppose the
hundreds of thousands of dollars reported
at the close of each month was anything
else than so much cash—greenbacks or
legal tenders, all ready promptly to meet
any legal demands upon the Treasury.
Yet, enough has already been ascertained
by the committee to warrant the assertion
that the balance in the vault is largely
made up of checks, notes, drafts and
papers, showing extensive financial accom
modations to favorites. Even now, the
State Treasury is largely indebted to the
Sinking Fund, by reason of drafts upon it
because the contents of the vault were not
available.
Being required to do so by the commit
tee, Mr. Mackey presented a monthly
statement of the condition of the vault, as
follows :
Vault Account, May 3,1869 4011,303
do. May 31, 1869 356,502
do. June 30, 1869 346,330
do. July 31, 1869 346.172
do. August 31, 1869 421,189
do. September 30, 1869 . 471,043
do. October 31, 1869 470,995
do. November 30, 1869 6,262
.10. December 31, 1869 283,940
do. January 31, 1870 SASS
The question yet remains, what is iu the
vault? Is it all cash, or part cash and
part in notes, drafts, checks, due bills,
&e? As the Treasury belongs to the peo
ple, and not to Mr. Mackey and his ring,
we have a right to know, and we are con
fident that the truth will yet be made
known.
We have particular reason for believing
that there is yet a vast amount of rotten
ness in the bottom of that Treasury vault.
There is a meaning in the de. ptration of
the corruptionists now surrounding the
Treasury, and using all sorts of means
to influence the committee and tc induce
them to "let up" with their investigation
and go to whitewashing. Even FATHER
ABRAHAM is the subject of very grave
considerations in the councils of the Ring
at Harrisburg, and the most ingenious
plans are laid to silence this little inde
pendent messenger of the people. Whilst
such organs of Thuggery and corruption
as the Lancaster Inquirer and that once
respectable and high-toned paper, the
Examiner, are at work trying to decry us
personally in every possible way, the ring
at the State Capital, with Mr. Mackey at
their head, are now trying a most con
temptible "pinch" game, the particulars
of which will appear before the public in
due time, as already intimated.
But we mean to fight it out on this
very same line which we now occupy,
and we expect to pass through the ordeal
before us with honor and triumph. When
we first ventured into the open field
against the ring, nearly one year ago, we
expected rough work. But, so far, we
have been well sustained by the people;
our efforts have been successful in point
ing out and exposing some of the most
barefaced rascalities at Harrisburg; the
chief of the Ring has been defeated; the
man of our choice heads the Finince
Committee in the Senate,and the eyes of the
people are being opened. And what is our
greatest triumph, even our most vindic
tive enemies are forced to admit that
FATHER ABRAHAM can neither be bribed,
coaxed nor dragooned by the Ring.
"THE ADAMSTOWN !STATESMAN."
The editor-in-chief of the organ of the
Soldiers' Monument, and of political bum
mers generally, applies the above phrase,
by way of ridicule, we suppose, to
tLat thorn in the flesh of the gentle
Ellwood, Senator Billingfelt. Well, he
can stand it, if Ellwood can. The people
of Lancaster county will take care of Mr.
B. and his traducers, and if Ellwood and
his masters have any doubt on the sub
ject, let any of them put their political
heads in a position where they can re
ceive a smashing. No doubt Ellwood
thinks he is very severe, witty, learned,
and all that, but then other people have
never been able to see it. When next he
essays to be a eitndidate for Congress, or
any thing else, so that the people can get
at him, he will have the starch taken out
of him as he had in 1868.
THE rziwAL2T3r!
REPUBLICANISM TRIUMPHANT !
EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW!
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT!
A FIXED FACT!
The State of Nebraska, on Friday last,
finished the greatest political achievement
of the nineteenth century by recording her
vote in favor of the Fifteenth Amendment,
making in all thirty States—two more
than the required number.
The Amendment is as follows :
" Sec. 1. The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be de
nied or abridged by the United States
or by any State on account of race,
color, or previous condition of servi
tude.
" Sec. 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by ap
propriate legislation."
The following States constitute the great
Republican l'yramid :
01110
lOWA
MAINE
TEXAS
KANSAS
NEVADA
INDIANA
FLORIDA •
GEORGIA
VIRGINIA
ILLINOIS
ALABAMA
VERMONT
MISSOURI
MICHIGAN
NEW YORK
ARKANSAS
NEBRASKA
LOUISIANA
WISCONSIN
MINNESOTA
M IS SISSIIIPI
CONNECTICUT
WEST VIRGINIA
RHODE ISLAND
NEW HAMPSHIRE
PENNSYLVANIA
NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA
MASSACHUSETTS
:New York, some time ago, recinded its
ratification, and some denied the regular
ity of the ratification proceedings in the
Ligislature of Indiana. But the above is
sufficient even without either of these two
States, and the President's ratification
proclamation may now be looked for with
out further delay. We venture to guess it
will appear on the Fourth of March.
Then, let the ringing of bells, Iminiag of
guns and the singing of Old John Brown's
soul =rolling on be heard all over the
land
A HUNDRED THOUSAND SAVED
From Harrisburg we have the pleasant
piece of information that the expense of the
Legislature this year will be at least one hun 7
drsd thousand dollars lona than last, which
was forty thousand dollars less than the year
previous. This is an improvement which the
people of Pennsylvania hope to see go on for
same years to come. It shows, too, that the
Republican party is equal to the task of re
forming itself—a thing which the Democratic
party never could do in its best days.—Read
ing Times.
One hundred thousand dollars saved
during a single session—the natural result
of the pasting and folding ventillation,
first started by FATHER ABRAHAM, is
(itute a considerable item. No wonder the
cptionists are mad ! 13ut, all the
venom of Bob Mackey ; all the bluster of
Quay; all the wisdom of Greist and the
constant fiettiug and giggling of poor
Jack Ifiestand won't restore the seedy
crowd of plunderers to power. And the
end is not yet. There being no further
need for pasters and folders, the law au
thorizing their appointment will of course
be repealed during the present session, and
that will save another twenty or twenty
live thousand.
" OLD BEN BUTLER."
This individual is just now the especial
terror and hatred of rebels and copper
heads. No wonder. lie is a lion in their
path. A tmutemporary remarks that he
can take care of himself. He did several
of the biggest things of the war. Saved
Baltimore—discovered that negroes were
contraband of war—hung Mumford for
daring to pull down the American flag at
New Orleans, made he and she-rebels in
that rebellious city respect the national
bunting, and made it loyal, peaceful,
healthful and secure. Ile served his coun
try faithfully in every position, and is
more than a match for any of his enemies
in Congress, particularly "Shoo-fly" Cox.
Hurra for "Old Ben Butler'."
THE TREASURY
The able Harrisburg correspondent of
the Philadelphia _Press is not disposed to
favor the bill of Mr. White, of Pittsburg,
which passed the House last week, but
prefers the one introduced by Mr. Billing
felt ea rly in the session. After citing his
objections to the former, the writer says:
"What is wanted is the passage of Senator
Billingfelt's bill, which affords a plain' and
sure way of disposing of the public revenues
by a regular reduction of the public debt. In
this way we get rid of the payment of large
interest, which is a surer means of economy
than risking the receipt of low interest on
deposits. In addition, there will be no risks
run of defaulting or broken banks. By meet.
ing the public debt in monthly instalments
or reductions, we are not only lessening the
volume of our indebtedness, but we decrease
the amount of our current expenses by getting
rid of fixed amounts of interest. Surely this
is a safer policy to pursue, a more business
like system of conducting the finances of the
State, than that of the House bill, which
literally makes a broker's office of the State
Treasury."
Tau "Leisure Hours," a Monthly Ma
gazine published at Pittsburg, contains a
very interesting biographical sketch Of
Col. J. P. Wickersham. The Columbia
Spy, in its last issue publishes it in full.
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HARRISBURG, rob. 23, 1870
Dear Father Abraham: The 22d of Febru
ary being a national holidaffln order to afford
the members an opportunity to properly ob
serve it, the Legislature, on Friday last, ad
journed over until this morning. Both houses
were engaged all morning in considering
lengthy calendars of private bills—the Senate
calendar containing 121 bills, nearly all of
which passed ; the House calendar 176 bills,
and not being completed this morning, s ses
sion's being hold this afternoon to consider
these not reached. From the above your
readers can perceive at what a rapid rate the
legislative wheel is grinding out laws—wheth
er for the benedt or injury of the people
the future alone will decide.
THE BORDER RAID BILL
The hugest anaconda that has yet reared
its head in the Legislature this *inter is the
bill now in the Ways and Means Committee
of the House, proposing to filch the State
Treasury out of the snug sum of $2,500,000.
Ostensibly the object is to compensate the
sufferers of the border counties for damages
indicted by rebel raids during the late war ;
and if the deserving parties were to be benefit
ted by the passage of the bill, it might, to some
extent, commend itself to popular favor. But
it is urged by a set of speculators and lobbyists,
who have purchased for a mere song the
claims awarded by the Act of 1868. The
monster should be decapitated at once.
BAGOAO s)IASUING:
The Governor has lately signed a very im
portant bill, but whether it will prove effec -
Live and fay remedy the evil is ques
tionable. It provides that any baggage
master, express agent, stage driver, hackman,
or other person whose duty it is to handle, re
move or take care of the baggage of passen
gers, who shall wilfully or recklessly injure
or destroy any trunk, valise, box, &c., while
handling the same, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be
sentenced to pay a line not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE LIBEL LAW
It will be recollected that the Editorial
Convention, lately in session her, recom
mended a change in the Law of Libel. In
accordance with the views of that body,
Senator Wallace framed and has introduced
a bill providing that in case of suits for libel,
the truth of the matter charged as libelous
may be given in evidence ; and if the jury in
any such case shall find that the same was
written or published from good motives, and
for justifiable ends, and that the matter so
charged was true, it shall operate to the ac
quittal of the defendant or defendants, and
shall be a perfect dttfense in all such actions
for damages ; and further, that the defendant
or defendants may require that the trial shall
be held in the county where the alleged libel
was originally published. No action has yet
been taken by the Senate.
METROPOLITAN CORRUPTION I , UND
The House Committee, of which W. H.
Bunn, of Philadelphia, is chairman, appoint
ed to investigate the charges of corruption in
connection with the passage of the Metropoli
tan Police Bill, met in Philadelphia on Mon
day and examined Mayor Fox, his chief clerk
and the Chief of Police. They all denied any
knowledge of an assessment upon the police
i'or that purpose, but admitted that each
dilcer was assessed $lO to pay the expenses
in the late contested election cases. Without
examining other witnesses the Committee
adjourned.
STATE TREASURY FUND.
Last week the House, by a large majority,
passed Mr. White's bill regulating the man
agement of the State Treasury and correct
ing its present abuses. It increases the sal
ary of the Treasurer to $B,OOO, fixes his
bond at $5,000,000, and requires him to place
all the public money in banks, at the best
rate of interest, to be subject to call, the inter
est to accrue to the benefit of the State. Pro
vision is also made for the redemption of the
State debt by the Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund, monthly, authorizing them to
Issue circulars notifying the public of the
amount they are prepared to redeem. It now
lies in the Finaxce Committee of the Senate.
There are at least six bills pertaining to this
subject, and it is impossible to conjecture
which, if any, will pass.
A NEW DAILY AT THE CAPITAL
Dr. John H. Gihon, having tendered his
resignation as Private Secretary to the Gov
ernor, rumor has it that he proposes starting
a penny daily in this city. The Dr. is an old
journalist and if ho devotes his entire time
to its publication will doubtless make it a
success. Capt. B. F. Lee, the present grain
measurer, and brother-in-law to the Governor,
will probably succeed him as Secretary.
THE INVESTIGATION
into the State Treasury management will be
continued this evening. Mr. Mackey was
before the Committee again on Thursday hist,
and submitted a monthly statement of his
accountkeand where and in what amounts the
money of 'the State are and have been depos
ited. Gen. Irwin and Messrs. Kemble and
McGrath, Ex• Treasurers, are expected to be
examined to-night.
ENTERTAINMENTS
A delegation from the Home for Little
Wanderers, in the city of Philadelphia, gave
their Annual Concert in the Hall of the
House one evening last week. Prof. John
Hart and Miss Nellie Johnson, of Lancaster
have been tendered the use of the House for
a Musical and Elocutionary entertainment to
be given to•night. The Governor gives re
ceptions every Thursday evening.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
has been reported from the Ways and Means
Committee and will be considered in a few
days. The prospects for an early adjourn
ment are favorable.
LOCAL LEGISLATION
There is but little of a local character to
notice this week. Senator Warfel has pre
sented a batch of petitions in favor of the
local option law, and also for an appropria
tion to the Experimental Farm in Chester
county. Senator Billingfelt, has introduced
a bill requiring the County Treasurer to file
his accounts in the Register's office thirty
days prior to the meeting of the County
Auditors. In the House, Mr. Godehalk pre
sented a petition from the State Convention
of the Grand Army of the Republic, praying
for the completion of Bates' Military History
of the State. All in Committee.
An Act authorizing the auditors of East
Hempfield township, Lancaster county, to
re-audit and re-settle the bounty accounts of
John S. Wissler and Levi S. Gross, supervi
sors of said township. Also, an Act to de
clare part of Conestoga creek t in the county
of Lancaster, a public highway t for the pro
tection of fish, have passed the I:Senate.
An Act to repeal an act for the taxing of
dogs in the county of Lancaster for the benefit
of the Home for friendless children of the city
and county of Lancaster, approved April 17.
A. D. 1869, passed the Senate an intandmed
by Mr. Billingfelt, but was amended in the
House by providing that the present assess
ment shall stand and the tax for last year be
collected. It comes back to the Senate for
concurrence.
The act continuing the present fees of the
county officers passed the House to-day, but
it will meet with opposition in the Senate.
The following have passed both Houses : A
supplement to an act to incorporate the
borough of Elizabeth, in the county of Lan.
caster, approved the 13th day of March, 1847.
An act requiring the Commissioners of' Lan
caster county to give bond with sureties for
the faithful performance of their duties. Z.
PHILAMILPRIA, Feb. 28, 1870.
Dawn. Asa. Yesterday, the 138th Anni
versary of Washington's birth, was more
generally observed than it has been for
several years previous. All the public
offices, as well as many of the poineipal bus
iness houses were closed, whilst an immense
amount of bunting was displayed on Chest
nut street. The firemen turned out in large
numbers to dedicate the Lyle Monument in
Old Oakes Cemetary, and among them I
noticed many of the " fire larks" of Lancas
ter, Reading and other interior towns. The
friends of temperance celebrated the day by
holding a grand mass jubilee both afternoon
and evening at Horticultural Hall. The
Artillery Corps of the Washington Greys,
and the Keystone Battery made a street
parade accompanied by bands of music, and
last came the meeting of the heroes of 1812,
holding their annual re-union in the Supreme
Court Room. Washington's Farewell Ad
dress was read, and a report of the deaths
during the year received. Very few of these
veterans yet remain among us.
During the entire winter—winter only in
name—we have been enjoying delightful
spring-like weather, until Sunday last, when
the " cold snap of the season" was suddenly
sprang upon us, causing the skating rink
managers to look happy, the coal merchants
feel buoyant, and the hardware men to feel as
if there was yet a chance to dispose of a por
tion of their skate stock. The large consumers
of ice smile as they pass you on the street, and
feel well assured that the different ice com
panies will now be unable to raise the price
of this luxury during the coming"' heated
term,"
On Monday last another raid was made
upon those who "gambol on the green." The
" raid" was made on the " hell" at No. 126
South Ninth street, where the officers met
with such a remarkable reception upon their
last visit. This time they were more suc
cessful and succeeded in bringing away with
them faro and roulette tables, cue boxes and
other articles used in the "biz," an of which
were stored for safety in the Court House.
Upon the former raid some of the tools cap
tured were stored in the central police station,
but during the same night a counter raid was
made by the gamblers, and a faro table and
fixins' recaptured.
The Legislative committee appointed to
learn if any corrupt means were used to se
cure the veto of the Metropolitan Police Bill,
assembled in Council Chamber on Monday
last and examined Mayor Fax and several
other witnesses. The committee adjourned
without making much headway.
Just now a fierce contest is going on as to
where we are to have the new public build
ings located, for you must know, Dear ABE,
we ore to have new public buildings, but
where? that's the question. The property
holders and wire-pullers in Chestnut street,
want them as near as possible to their present
location, (Ali and Chestnut., whilst there are
those who claim they should be more central
ly located—say Broad and Market. In the
midst of this wrangle and in view of the fact
that all who pay taxes should have a voice in
the matter, do you not think it would be ad
visable for those at Harrisburg to hurry up
the bill allowing us to vote thereon ?
Preparations are being made to celebrate the
Centennial Anniversary of Independence in
1876. A Committee of Councils will visit
Washington this week to urge Congress to
take action in the matter. Though the time
is yet over five sears off, the celebration is to
be on such a grand scale as to occupy the
entire period in making the necessary arran
gements.
Considerable sickness prevails throughout
the city at present, and the deaths for the
past week show an increase of ninety-six
above the corresponding week last year.
Yours,
NEIGHBORING COUNTY NEWS.
CHESTER COUNTY.—The Phwnix Iron
Company are building ten new houses
for their workmen Iron ore, of an
excellent quality, has been discovered in
West Caln-twp The Trinity Episcopal
Church, of Coatesville, have decided to
erect a new chapel, which is to cost
Charles Taylor, son of Elisha
B. Taylor, while driving on the State
Road near Unionville, on Friday last,
during the storm, was struck by light
ning, and fell out of his wagon. He sus
tained no serious injury Geo. Fleming,
formerly of Coatesville, was found dead
on the Horse-shoe Pike, near Manor
Meeting, on Wednesday of last week. It
is supposed he died of heart disease
A little colored boy named James Elbert,
while playing in the railroad depot at
West Chester, on Thursday of last week,
was struck by the baggage car, and his
arm so badly injured as to require ampu
tation at the shouldeg, The store and
dwelling house of TM4r. Ferree, at Not
tingham Station, was totally destroyed
by fire on Friday last. Loss, several
thousand dollars—two-thirds insured.
YORK COUNTY.—Mary C. Geiger, has
been appointed Postmaster, at Peach Bot
tom vice E. J. Geiger resigned A child
of Mr. Coleman, residing in York, fell
dead suddenly on Friday last, while en
gaged in play Several members of a
family residing in York, were last week,
attacked with symptoms which strongly
indicated poison, frcm eating "dutch
cheese , On Monday night of last wetk,
an unsuccessful attempt was made to en
ter the office of H. Kuffelt, Esq., of
Wrightsville Mr. Francis Zinn, of
Heluelberg twp., while engaged it cutting
wood on Wednesday of last week, cut one
of his feet very John Werner,
of Heidelberg twp., had one of his legs
broken, on Monday, week, by a piece of
ore falling on it A turnpike is propos
ed between Dover and York -On
Wednesday of last week, the dead body
of a man was discovered on the Northern
Central Railroad, betwgett irsers Cut
and Hanover Junction, • • ken to Bal
timore. His remains U / identified.
BERKS COUNTY.—Thy aekerack Mill
property was recently sold for the sum of
514,100 Frank Downey a lad 13 years
of age, had an arm broken, while jumping
a passenger train at the Depot in Read
ing, on Friday last The house of John
Yocum, in Douglass twp., about a mile
and a alf below Douglassville, was enter
ed and robbed on Wednesday of last week.
The robbers secured a pair of pants and a
vest, with sixty-five cents in change, for
his trouble. The thief has been arrested
The Reading Driving Park Associa
tion contemplate holding a spring meet
ing for trotting, pacing and running
matches on , the 24th
_2sth and 26th of
May next John Mann, residing in
Reading, fell from a bay mow on Sunday
last, and was severely injured Mrs.
Jesse B. Wentzel, of Alsace twp. slipped
on the ice on Saturday morning last,
breaking an arm and a leg, and sustain
ing other injuries The Grand Carnival
of the Young Maennerchor, of Reading,
took place on Monday last, and was a
grand success The Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department of Reading, John F.
Weitzel, was on Saturday evening last,
presented with a handsome set of eckuip
ments, by his personal friends of the
mount Fire Company, of Philadelphia.
lin LETTER.
A STUMP orator—A dentist who talks
about himself.
A GOOD uniform for the letter-carriers
—A coat of mail.
HONEST men—Upright piano -makers.
NOTES of admiration—Love letters.
CORRECT time—The present time.
Ltvzwo within himself—An oyster.
MAMMOTH caves—Huge failures.
CARDING Machines—Faro boxes.
STONE blind—The Cardiff gaint.
A GOOD temper—Temperance.
LINES to Ladies—Masculines.
A HIGHWAY—The milkway way.
A BAD kind of seat—Deceit.
RULING traits—Magistrates.
SPIRIT wrappers—Bottles.
POLISH gentlemen—bootblacks.
A LIGHT business—the candle makers.
WHAT is the greatest want of the age?
Want of funds.
NEW YOEK hotel keepers are organiz
ing an opposition to the ice monopolists.
A RACCOON perfectly white, has been
caught near Muscatine, lowa.
AROMATTCA is the name of a new tipple
pressed from sweet potatoes.
BiIowELVN, the "City of Churches,"
contains 206 churches.
PRINCE ARTHUR has raised the price
of lavender kids in New York.
lOWA has given about one-fifth of its
area to aid railroads.
A MONUMENT to l'rentiee is proposed
in Louisville.
TEXAS claims to possess four times as
many cattle as before the war.
CIIINESE coin is becoming a circulating
medium in some of the Pacific coast towns.
THE debt of Delaware county on the Ist
of January, IS7O, was $475,374.01.
MISS ALICE CARY lies dangerously ill
at her residence in New York city.
I. WESLEY HARPER, one of the firm of
harper & Bros., of New York, died on
Monday a week, in his llBth year.
CnAttLEs DultAN“, a veteran actor and
author, died in Philadelphia, on Tuesday
morning a week, iu his 76th year.
TIIEY now have in Wall street not only
"bulls' , and "bears" but "deers," since
the female shaving shop was started.
A DOUBLE track has been laid on the
the Lebanon Valley Railroad, between
Lebanon and Annville.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, has been terrified by
a dog running through the streets with
a human head in its mouth.
A LITTLE cake dipped in sherry wine
will, it is said, restore the lost voice of a
canary bird.
AN old gentleman of great experience
says he is never satisfied that a lady un
derstands a kiss unless he has it from her
own mouth.
GROUND has been broken on the North
ern Pacific Railway at or near Duluth,
Minnesota, and another jet of commerce
is to be shot across the continent.
TILE monument erected to Peter M.
Lyle, Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment, of Philadelphia, was dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies on the 22d instant.
WARWICK.
.ANOTHER earthquake was experienced
in San Francisco and vicinity on Thurs
day of last week. There was a general
panic but very little damage was done.
Tim first coin made in the Philadel
phia Mint was the copper cent in 1783.
'The first silver dollar was made in 1794,
and the first gold eagle in 1795.
THE Governor has appointed, and the
State Department commissioned, Henry
R. De Witt Commissioner of Daeds at
New York, for a term of five years.
THE Superior Court of Cincinnati have
decided that Christianity is part of the
common law, and that the. exclusion of
the Bible from the public schools is viola
tion of such law.
THERE are in Michigan, over four mil
lions of acres of pine land still unstripped,
which will yield 15,000,000,000 feet of
lumber, representing an average of $300,-
000,000.
THEY have a new way of making
calls at Kansas City. The driver stops in
front of a house, knocks, and if there is
no response, hurls a brick through the
window.
Mit. A. T. STEWART has added a thou
sand acres of his original purchase of 7,000
acres of land in the town of Hempstead,
ou Long Island, which he is having sur
veyed and laid out for a future city.
GOVERNOR HAmnr, of California, has
vetoed a bill giving damages to the pub
lishers of a secession newspaper, which
was destroyed by a mob at Vizila, in that
State.
A PREMIUM of 860 offered by the Massa
chusetts Horticultural Society for the best
seedling pear, has been awarded to the
variety known as the Clapp's Favorite,
after a trial of five years.
SHOULD misfortune overtake you, re
trench, work harder, but never fly the
track ; confront difficulties with unflinch
ing perseverance ; should you then fail,
you will be honored ; but shrink, and
you'll be despised.
ON Thursday of last week the immense
cotton mill of James P. Bruner & Sons,
in Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire.
The loss is over 8:200,000, which is fully
insured in New York, New England and
English companies.
REMARKABLE presence of mind was
shown by a man employed in an Indiana
saw will, who, when his coat tail was
caught in a revolving shaft, clasped his
arms about a poet, and allowed his outer
garment to be skinned off his back.
FROM recent developments, it seems
that about one-fourth of the five cent coins *
in circulation are bogus. They are so
well executed, In every respect, that they
can only be detected by weighing, being
slightly lighter than the genuine.
AT a Christmas dinner in Santa Bar
bara, Cal., sweet and Irish potatoes,
vegetables of all kinds, lemons, pomegran
ates, olives, and strawberries were served
fresh from the garden ; and the table was
adorned with lemon, apple, strawberry,
and raspberry blossoms.
Tux steamer Emma No. 2, which left
Memphis on Friday evening, for Cincin
nati, struck a snag at Island 35, and
caught fire from the upsetting of a stove.
She was totally destroyed, and twelve of
her passengers, six officers and all her
crew perished. The survivors were taken
to Cairo.
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