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w Advertising - in all ewe azeinabs of satacrip:
tion to the paper.
gPECIAL NOTICEB inserted at memo" carra per
tine or nret ineetthm. and Fres min per tins ter
subsequent innertioni
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err acro sane.
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five lines, (per
me: $5. additional UUCP $1 each. .
yearly advertisere aro entitled to quarterly changes.
Tratudent advertisements most herald for in odennor..
&II Reiolntions of associations ; Communication'.
of limited or individual Interest. and noticed, of /gar.
nage! and Deaths. exceeding dye linee, are charged
rmrra per 'line. •
The BEPORTEII having a larger circulation than all
the papers in the county combined. makes it the best
in Northern Pennsylvania.
Jolt of every kind. in Plain and Fancy
colors, done with neatness and dispatch. mogul*
Plants. girds, Pamphlets, I:ahead& Statement., ka
of ev ery variety and style. printed at the shortest
notice. The 11.F.POCTER Mice is well supplied with
Power Presses. a good assortment of new type, and
everything in the Printing liner can be executed to
the mart artiatie manner, and at the lowest _rates.
TEVIS DWABIABLY CASK.
BUSINESS CARDS.
BLACK SPANISH EGGS FOR
HATCHING.
(Warranted Pure Blood.)
Two Poßars per dozen, sent carefully parked. on
receipt of price. .Addrers Box 146, Bimini. New
York. 1, ttplß-2m
OH YES ! OH YES !-AUCTION!
A. n. MOE, Licenged Auctioacer.
All <ails promptly attended to and satisfaction
assrantfsst. Call or address, A. Ti. MOE, Monroeton,
Ps. 0ct.?.6, 69.
-r E RAYSVILLE MILLS !
The subscriber. haring purchased the LaMaysville
]fills. snit refitted the same in good order. Is now
to do ;nod wort, and to give general setts
actiri. M. J. FAUTCHEY.
I.l•ltaysville. Sept. 22. 1/40.—1y
IFFORD'§ NATIONAL. FAIN
Cr Killer aitd Lif, Oil, are the Groat Family
Family
sticeli,ea that end a welcome in ovary home as a
' , owe reran Remedy for more of the common ple of
life than any other medicine in the market. Sold
d-iiiere in medicine generally. Manufactured
T r iIFFORD. ('itieagm, 111.. and 143 Main at.,
ii )ONI:I.I.SVILLE. N. Y. March 10. '7O-5*
PRICE LIST-CASCADE MILLS
H-•t quality 'Mutt - r Wheat Fleur per eaek....sl G 2,4
Pr; hundr,;d
GOMM
I=
iinekaheat 3 00
1%-od. Ilyr. Corn and Ci3ta por hundkd lbs... 1 87,i'
cn.item erinilimr usually done at mice, as the as
ef the mill is sufficient for a large amount of
e.amptown; Mart . la 23, 1373.
To THE LADIES AND CHILD
-1- HEN OF ATHENS.
umummtimamia
I=
MIN!IM1=1
!Z" , ,: - .s. over PostOffiv4l-3fts,. Myra old stand.
MRS. MARY A. WAGENER,
W. Us, Der. DI. 1869. Agent
"MAKING!
DRESS
,ind..eci,d, bees lea, to inform the ladies
f Too ends and vicinity that she has ju=t received
I. kT r FAS!: )N , : FROM NEW YORK.
111.kkf , 11 pnt.t farm., h o w, to receive a
I,),rpi p. o - t , . , t1 of i patr.,n3go. Ong , (Thor Routh
St..soz, Wrcor k Co's, over Mimi E. .7
null:u••rc
miss M. S. Mowurp.
Towanda. Pa
- 1111 1v;/1
SELECT SCHO,O•L
"YO UNG LADIES!
Pa-nvel.,l mill °pep . a Select School for
~Z1:1, 1.1•11 e, in 'lll' Ward School House. Wcnnd
-. t • ,bi r Polar. on IIONTLIY. APRIT. 4th.
• roe,,rini instruction mill embrace all
0 and higher English branches., Drawing,
nn and $S on.
MI
p !
to I my TI , W brick shop. near my
oce 011 Main-,treet. I am Plow prepared to do
- ,-'• brabches. Particular attention paid
and edge 10.1: , !. Having spent many
• m an this business. I trnat
•• .5 ent guarantee of my receiving a Maar-
A.l of the public patronage._
lIENP.I7 ESSF.NWINF...
soda. Nov. 3, I sal! —lf
.1., •
t T i ER'S BITE G MILLS!
7
,lh^eriber are ❑ow dnhl, Imfdliess tri their
th^ IM 4T 11,ITY at the Mrr.asurriia
It. Rye. and IMel;wheat Flnar, and Feed eon
nn hand for sale at market rates.
a lar,:i• ,mantly of t:ROUND PL.V.STIaI of
- or goal.ty free, the oldliArrant anal.
~.hurg. Inc, . 211. TO. hiti F.P. k FROST.
DYEING ESTABLISH-
VFW
' r
".• this method of Informing the
•: T , e-an. 1 .1 and vidnite that ha haq opened
r - tddieltment in rot. MI:An: . nett. build-
I=
I • • ( len. l'attf.n' el. and Veit be is now pre
ail work in his line. each as CLEANING
J't II.6r:ING ladle , and 7.entlernen's rarmentß,
in the manner and nu the moot
r •.Igotiahle tertrt. ny. a rail and examine toy
work. - nr.Nrty REDDING.
s_pt. .'t. tv::t
THE, UNDERSIGNED HAVE
thew- in Tiinnnils, ender the
ininri of (1. F. )t c'
They are prepared trydraw Bills of Fullange. an.
•11, .-01!eeti.m. in NAr York. Philzelelphia. and al
of the Putted Statex. ao also Ea..tland. Get
e. and Fran,. To loan money. recur., d..pofi.t.s.
, do a general Banking lemineks.
Macon ..1, , as one of the !ate firm of Laporte.
I—.ll r (0.. of TOWMTI,I24 Pa.. and Ida knowle.bir of
so i n nof 13radford and adjoining counties
I.:n in 4 been in the banking business for about
s. make this Innis.. a desirable one through
ma!, e.‘lleeteam O. F. MASON.
t. 1. teat. A. G. MASON.
VEW SPRING GOODS
MIAS E. J. KINGELKE
I!. !! , t mt•mml from Now York with a first-class
Wit,,,ry G-4 , ls.g.mni , tng of the
import!!!! ty /
11 kTS, ICON NETS, RIBBONS, ETC.. ETC.
.11.1 liertfully invite the ladies of Town': aft
mite to give her a rail before pm
...m; el.ewhere, Work. done to
order and ou'the shortest
netiee, in n neat and
fashionable
nerit door to Fox, Stevens, Merenr
Towanda. April 14.'70.
=IN
Blt I.I)FOUD COUNTY
ESTATI: AGENCY
11. MREAN, REAL EqTATE Acryr
11:11 rropertioA, city and Town
1 . 11 1.11, prap,rty fcr sale will find it to their
by Ica% itm a descrit.tion of the same. with
t -- tt • or •ta`r at this ag.m-y, as partlea are constantly
fam.is, H. B. 31‘SEAN.
Rea: Estate Aqrnt.
atice o‘cr Nix itanh. Toa - altd.t, fn.
titt 1567.
E
r:I
vyirGoODS.I.VDLow PRICES!
A r M. 'N.:W.:it rN, PA
TRACY & HOLLON,
1 • t inl hrnb r . , in 01 , 1171 t, oud Ilnirislous. Drt4,a
I liert,,t. Oil. Liunps.
Nt , !ll - 4. i'.l.lls. Oils. Varnish. Yankee No
• •i• 1, • 4:31, nad srafi . Aire Wines 11114
:.•:, ..1 11, I • ~4, 9 1, n 1,ty. for Inislirinal purposes
lie „1..;,:,1 at the very lowest prism. Pre
-0-I,lclothiA7hteti at all hours of the
I 11.. a call.
TRACY & 1101..L0N
t•nl. auto• 21. IS.C2--Iy.
( P PASSAGE FROM OR TO
111:1,AND •OR ENGLAND
sLI::E OF s - TI:ANSIIITS F 11.031 On T.
9t - rr..swrowN oft LTTEIITOOI.
k ti•tco:l's old ^ Inset Star Lino" of Liv
•. f...1111c.; .•‘..ry week.
, f.luw-ttd lAnc of P,kets fru:n or to London
. • . •.
t W.n• a 1110t1t11.
t. "11 tt t`, F. 114.310. Ireland and Scotland pay
. . ~ a rti.-nlank. apply to Williams & Onion,
York, or
O. F. MASON k CA.. Bankers.
Towanda, Pa.
Mr
y P ECK, MILLWRIGHT
^ 3 s•P tenriort. Towanda. Pa. Mills built
•1. do,.ues and Boßers net lu the brat
`• ' • the attention of mill owners to
V. Q:TI:X WATER WHEEL. •
.•ail 11 oleuteilts of a first-eat - is mutter,••• nt .aeressibility.great strength
-t-. greatest atuotint of power for
• s• I t repaircd. runu:ng under backwater
.t. t !.. r!. I -. .n.ent b 4 power cltkeent diminution of
I • • en,: no a:teratton is 'mill frames or snldi
• ; mn•• • mil ItUaer low held. and made I/t
••• • eara,tv. The. , whent3 will be furnished
h• • 7
-hiltcost of any ether first-class
1:1a I.et. an i warrant:4l to perform all that
•. I them: These A:1100g will he Made fur
••••".7 caReA. on shortnotice, of the
t• I-, .11 rnlrk.-t.
.. 1 ozcnfralre of the under
' Pai. Towanda. Pa.
• v , 1114.1s ran la• N•ra in orwraton at
•11 •1.. a ]fells' • TUIV3II4I twp.
• coniposea or Iron ea 120 W male.
11 t Gi tr
EDS.-OHIO, WEST BRANCH
!'. an.l orw,ll c:over S...ed, and Ohio. Timothy
• • d L.r sale at
L I.
ALVORD & .CLA.VSIC;ON, 13,!Eiblisheria.
01001 $l5O
VOLUME XXX'.
TANEN WOOD, Arrow AND
CP 0017315611011 AT LAW. TOTaildas Ps.
TTENRY PEET, ATTORNEY AT
JLJL LAw, Towanda. Pa. lune 27, '66. '
Tr & FOYLE, ATTORNEY AT
LAW. Miran , ls. Ps.. Office with , ktuoiau
Smith. south side Mercur's I3lcck. April l{.
G EORGE D. MONTANYE,
AT
TOAN= AT UR. Offto-03Ther of Min Dana
Pine Streets, oppadte Porter's Drug Store.
A. PECK, ATTORNEY AT
• JAW. Towanda, Pa. Office over the Ha•
kesg, south of the Ward House, and opposite the
Court House. ncrr
P. WILLISTON.
.1.4. ATTORNEY ATLAW, TOWANDA.
BOUth able of Bermes Now Block, up !tabu
Aprll2l,lo—tf.
IVIVr H. CARNOCHAN, ATTOR
• NET LT LAIR (Dlstrlot Attorney for Drod-•
ford Connty), Troy, Collections made and prchopt
ly rerattted. feb 15, •69-11.
JOHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
AT LA / W, TOIII 2 / 1 01, Pa. Parttenter attention giv
en to Orphans' Court business. Conveyancing and
CoredJona. fa- Mee at the register and recor
der's office, south of the Court House.
Dec. 1,186 i.
•
VERTON E.LSBREE, Arron-
NEVii LAN; Towandi,
y a., having entered
into copartnership, offer their professional services
to the public. Special attention given to business
in the Orphan's and Register's Courts. apll4lo
E. OVERTON. JR. N. C.
BENT. M. PECK, ATTORNEY
AT 111 w, Towanda, Va. All business entrusted
to hie care will receive prompt attention. Office in
the office lately ocoapied by 31eromr k !dormer, south
of Ward House. up a44a. July 14 '6B.
11._ TERouR 84 DAVIES, ATTOR
'NETS AT Law, Towanda, Ps. The tmdersigned
having associated themselves together In the practice
of Law, offer their professional services to the public.
ELYNSES NEECUR. W. T. DAVIES.
March 9, 1870.
JOHN Mr. NIX, ATTORNEY AT
LAW, Towantla:Tiradford Go., Pa.
IL GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT.
attention paid to Collections and Orphans'
Court business. Otlico-3Lereur's New Block, north
side Public Square. apr. I. Tn.
H. B. INGHAdt
HB. McKEA N, ATTORNEY
AND COUNSELLOR AT L.R. Towanda. Pa. Par
ticular attention paid to business in the Orphans'
Court halY 20. 'OS
V B. 11T - FriLY, DENTIST. OF
• five over Wickham k Black's, Towanda, Pa.
Particular attention is called to Atranircem as a base
for Artificial Teeth. Having used this material far
the past four years, I can confidently recommend it
as being far superior to Rubber. Please call and ca.
amine apecbuens. la - Chloroform administered
when desired. may 20, 'GS.
11R. H. WESTON, DENTIST.—
Mice in Patton's Block, over Gore's Drug and
Chemical Store. Jan 'GS..
DR. H. A. BARTLETT, 'Physician
and Surgeon, Sugar Rim, Bradford County, Pa.
Office at residence formerly occupied by Dr. Ely.
atm. 10„ !SON
A MOS PENNITPACKER, HAS
rx_ again establishsdhiinself in the TAITA - MING
BUSINESS. Shop over Rockwell's Store. Work of
every description done in the latest sty!. s.
T , evands, April 21, 1870.—tf
U. BEACH, 31. D., Phwician
J• and Surgron.. Towanda, Pa. Particular atten
tion paid to ap (Throttle Direases, and - Diaoascs of
nowlen. Office at Itin residence! on State at.. two
.nrs east of Dr. Pratt,. n,W.11,69.
DOCTOR 0. LEWIS, A GRADTJ
ate of the College of "Physicians and Surgeons,"
New York city, Clasa 1843-4, gives exclusive attention
to the practice of his profersion. Office and residence
so the easteru slope of Orwell Hill, adjoining Ileiiry
llowc•s. jau 14, 'Mt.
18. CAMP, INSURANCE
• Aettnrri—ollice formerly ocenpled by hiercur
& Morrow, one door month of Ward House.
July 22, 11.169.
LEWIS
RTIFBEIN, Fashionabh
Tailor. Rooms OVET AZII4IWILU . 6BiOre, Tonga
da. Pa. oct.s. 69.
RFOWLER Sr, co., REAL ES
. TATE DE.o.r.nr.. No. 70 Wazilinp,ton Street, op.
popate Opera House, Cblca u . nt. Real Estate pur
chased. and gold. Dayeatmenta made and money loan-
FOWLER,
Apri.l .21. 18r..9. S. LIED.
_ •
PB. HOLLETT, MON ROETON,
• Pa.. agent for the Hubbard Mower, Fanpira
Drill. Ithaca Wheel Bake, and Broadcast Sower for
sowing. Plaster and all kinds of Grain. Send for dr
chiarh to P. B. Thoz.z.mrr, Mounieton, Bradford Co.;
Pa. June 1 , 4, '65-Iy.
—..—
}TAIR WORK OF ALL KINDS,
such as SWITCHF-q, CURLS, BRAIDS. FRIZ
ETTS, ke.. made in the best trianner and lateet style,
at the Ward fisuce Barber Shop. Terms reasonable.
Tolianda. Dee. I. Wig.
PRANCIS E. POST, PALNTER,
Towanda, Pa.. with ten yearn experience, farm:-
fide:it lie can give the best Fatisfaction in Painting.
Graining, Staining, Glazing. Papering, &e.
tr.-Parte:Oar attention paid to jobbing in the
enulitry. april9, Ttr,
JOl4 - ti DIJNFEE, 11LACKS.111171,
AWNIZ°F.TON. PaYa partleulaf attention to
teem ing Bugg:ea, Wagons, Sleigh., /ka. Tire act atul
iepairing done on abort notice. Work and charge::
guaranteed satietactory.
AR. DIMMICIC D. SMITH, Sur
iron- and bestial. Dr. 81112 I would respectful
ly inform the inhabitants of Towanda and vicinity,
that he has permanently located himself here, where
he will be happy to nerve all who may stand in need
of his professional services. Dr. Smith has recently
minoyed from the city of Philadelphia, where he has
had a city and country practice for over twenty years
which he thinks will enable biro to do the most diffi
cult work in his line of liminess. Teeth inserted.
from one to a full set, on all kinds of materiel used
in the profession. Special attention given to the say
ing of the natural teeth Teeth extracted without
pain. Dr. Smith' administers Nitrous Oxide Gas.
Chloroform; Ether and the rreexing process. Give
him a call. Dr. Smith will not be able to open his
ofde until about the first of May next. Rooms op
porite McCaw k Mix's store. Main street.
Towanda, April 21, 11470.—tf
PATENTS!
J. N. DEXTER, SO/iCitOr If Pa it(..,
',93.8R0AD STREET, yrAvErax, N. Y.
Prepares drawings. specileations and all papers
required In making and properly conducting Appli
cations for Parmyris in the ll:crimp ESTATE, and Foe.
LION COUNTRIES. No C/lAIIIIEA EN ENSUCCERREITI.
CANES. Axn No ATMENEVA FEE TO PAY UNTIL Par&-cr
Iv ONTAINEM
Sept 16, 1136 . 1-tf
( - 1 W. STEVENS; C(4JNTY SUB
.lrEiron. Caniptown, Bradt Rd Co., Pa. Thank
ful to his ninny employers for pis; patronage, would
INsped:ally inform the Citizens of Bradford County
that lie Is Inv - Tared to do any work in bps lino of busi
ness that may be entrusted to him. Those having
clirputed lines would do well to have their property
accurately surveyed before allowing themselves to
feel aggrieved by their neighbors. All work warrant
ed correct. so far as the nature of the case will per
mit. All unpotented lands attended to as soon as
warrants arc obtained. O. W. STEM:S.
rcb. 24, 1569-Iy.
WARD HOUSE, TOWANDA, PA.
0, t. B`. 1866
J_
TEMPERANCE HOTEL I—Sitna
ted on the north-west corner of Main and Elizi
both atrveta, opposite Bryant's Oarriage Factory.
Jurymen and others attenditgg court will aspect
ally end it to their advantage to patronirc the Tent
perance Hotel. B. M. RHOWN., Propr.
Towanda. Jan. 12. 1670.—1 y.
DINING ROOMS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE BAKERY.
Near the Court House.
We arc prepared t' feed the hungry at all timea of
the day'and evening. Oysters and Ice Cream in
their pennons.
March - 30. 1970. D. W. SCOT b CO.
E LWELL HOUSE, TOWAN NA,
Ps.
JO.Mi C. WILSON t
Having leased this House. to now ready to accommo-
date the travelling pUbtf.c. No pains norespense will
be spared to give eatisfaction to those wbo may give
him a call.
W North aide of the public Apure, east of Har
em's new block.
RUMMERFIELI) -CREEK HO-
Ilavlug pnrcha&. n 1 thorolighly'refitted this old
ae.d wollknown stand. formerly kept by Sheriff Grif
fis. M the month of Rummerpeld• Creek, is ready.to
give good amommodatione and satisfactory treattneut
to all who may favor him with a call.
Dec. 23. 18113—tf.
AIEANS HOUSE,. TOWANPA,
popular Hotel having been thoroughly fitted and re
paired. and furnished throughout with new and de.
want Furniture. will be open for the reception of
guests, on Skill/DAT. MAT I. IS9. Neither expense
nor pains baa been spared in rendering this House
a model hotel In all its arrangements. A superior
quality Old Burton Ale, fur luvalida, just received.
April 23, 1869. .
- W..1. IioCKWELL'S.
-.:',. --.!:::.:,....-_:..1-1';;;-:•::-...-74::;s.::.,:si,'-5-f.)
:Y.:
Hotels.
On Main Street, near tho Court. ilonoe.
C. T. SMITH, Proprietor.
PETER. LAN-DM:FM=
tledeb . ink).
KITTEN: AND WILL.
There's a hush in the noise in the play-room,
The laugh and the carol ire atjU ;
Have they left me, ray own little darlings,
Sweet Katie and Mischievous Will?
Rave they flown to the garden or highway,
In quest of 'memo wonderment sweet?
For I hear the qaick, restless patter
Of their —yes, their eloquent feet. .
Little hazle-o,yed Will in the corner
Is kneeling and whispering low,
" 0 my father who Meth in Heaven !
Please send us the beautiful snow,"
While my sweet patient Kittle is watching, -
From her look-out, the largo arm-chair,
_ For the fall of the first winter's snow-}lakes
To answer their undoubting prayer.
Still It comes, yet ever a shadow
Steals over Will's bright, sunny face,
While the Wirier /moil glides from ber station
And finds by his cushion a place.
"Please, Our Father," Boar Kitty is playing,
(The Kingdom of heaven is of such)
"You'll send no the snow; won't you, Father?
We want it, indeed, very much."
But sun stoops behind the far hill-tops,
The shadows grow heavy and deep.
" God will send down the snow, I am certain,".
Will whispers, "when we are asleep," • •
With light hearts to the nursery chamber
Hy little ones silently crept. •
Barely God heard their trusting petition;
His messenger came while the}• slept.
For.tho morning worn regal in erroinr,
And thrilled them with wildest delight.
"Well thank God,ffe's heard us,"they murmur
"Ile answered oni prayer in the eight,"
Ah! the tips of my babes have taught'ivisdom
No creed can he purer than this:
Trust God amid life's disappointments,
And thank thin in moments of bliss.
btellaneons.
[For the ItEporcrEn.)
A TRIP AOROSS THE WATER.
"Our ship now rides at anchor—and a coast
Before unvisited, appears in sight ; ' •
So lot us to the land, and there-behold
Its various features: if the courtesy
Of its inhabitants thereto permit."
l'aseo Gtitiin„
On the morning of Tuesday, June
18th, niany of the passengers of the
" edy of London" rose early to enjoy
a nearer view of the southern shores
of Ireland, along which we were now
coasting. Its walls of rock, here and
there surmounted with a glimpse of
fields and farm-houses,
,were,' how
ever, too lofty to. admit 'of • any ex
tended view, until our approach to
the landlocked Bay of. Queenstown.
At a still early hour we entered this
e
mannificent harbor : one of the best,
not only in.the British Isles, but in
the world ; for^ the'whole of whose
navies—at least for those of gurope
—there is here room. Our gallant
steamer (of which, hiMnn , e' carried us
safely over ,: could not speak oth
erwise than well,) here rested her en
gines, which had scarcely before ceas
ed their workings since leaving the
far Western shore.
Aroinid us on either side arose nu
merous well fortified points, among
which were Spike Island, where 1,000
convicts are kept constantly at work
upon the fortifications, Hanlbowline
with its immense water-tanks, and
Rocky Island, whose excavated cav
erns are stowed with 10,000 barrels
of gunpowder, kept dry for any such
emergency as a "Fenian invasion."
Such of us as contemplate& giving
to Irish soil the coMpliment of our
first landing on 'Eastern shores, were
now soon embarked upon a black
looking tender, from whose decks
(through the specially accorded per
mission and (-hag. »earl..x of Her Ma
jesty's Cu4toin-housc officials, ranged
at the dock to receive us, with all due
honors and examinations,) we speedi
ly enjoyed, together with our bag
gage, the anticipated introduction to
Irish life on Irish territory.
A slight and cursory examination
by the revenue officers seemed in gen
eral to Suffice, and about the only
questions asked were with regard to ,
fire.anns and tobacco. Throughout
Europe generally, at this time, the
detention and annoyance of a close
and critical examination:cif baggage
and passports,•need not to be as for
merly, a special dread of the traveler.
It is proper, and under some circum
stances, important, to be provided
with a Government passport when
abroad ; yet one may pass through
the greater part - of Europe without
its being once called for ; and in re
gard to custom-house duties and pro
hibitions, they are being repealed to
such an extent in Great Britain and
upon the Continent, that there . re
main but few contraband articles to
be sought fon The returning Ameri
can, having "graduated " through
perhaps a dozen "despotic frontiers"
abroad, with cam:pin:Aims politely
slight, even if slightly polite, wills in
all.probability be somewhat "taken
aback " at the rigid and often expen
sive scrutiny to which his " traps and
valamities " arc subjected, on his
again setting foot adieu his native
shores—" the land of the free, and
the home of the brave."
—Emerging through the high en
closur into the street leading along
the waterside, we found ourselves
amid a crowd of men, women, boys,
and Irish donkeys, the latter (of di
minutive size and peculiarly woful
aspect) attached to little .carts for
transporting baggage. As we pro
ceeded towards the hotel; we did not
fail to hear the customary-appeals for.
aid and charity. "And so yer hon.
ors have come from the blessed land
of America to - see our Irish. homes!
Well, och hone! the blessing of God
and the saints be upon ye and your
noble country! And maybe, ite just
a.few pennies ye may have to aid the
necessities of a poor woman and her
seven calder !"
‘l.(erily; the " few pennies," if not
too often called for, seem but , a pal
try return for the bestowment of such
.high-toned compliments and bene
dictions—which, by-the-by, in Ireland
are never "called back "—brt on' the
contrary often continued, even when
the appeal is unsuccessful.
—Queenstown derives ifs name
from the landing of Victoria at this
point in 1849—in the sone.Manner
ai Kingstown, the' shipping • port of
Dublin, has itstitle from the disem
barkation of
,George IV, on a visit to
Ireland: Itsileamtiful bay, and the
locality itself, were formerly known
as the Core of Cork; old sailors still
_
MEM
OM
TOWANpA; BRADPORD.OUNTY; PA . 7 ; 28; 18*.
refuse to recognize if Y - Other
name, The town is principally built
upon O declivity at the south` side of
the barber; - fhb . salubrity, of :its air
and the beauty of,, the surrounding
scenery rendering 'it a fashionable.
summer resort. It is the shipping
.port of the city of Cork, six miles dis-!
,tent up the bay and river, 'On 'which
'numerous small' steamers regularly
ply. Cars upon the railway connect- .
mg the two places also pasi every
,half hour. - -
—Taking my first Irish meal at
Qneenstowu, iri company with three
fellow voyagers - - (a young Catholic
priest and his sister, .from Connecti,
cut; and their brother, recently from
the mines of Idaho), my mind recurs.
with" pleasure to the occasion, what
with its good cheer and good feeling;
as truly sociable, homelike and. en
joyable.
The elements of good living in Ire
land . (although, doubtless, many of
her inhabitants do not live any too
well,) are of the best
,:the quality of
our steak, mutton chop, eggs, coffee,
bread and butter, on this occasion,
going far . towards establishing the
fact eyond a qnestion.
"Speaking of bread and butter,"
it seems a little cidd to the American,
noticing_ the circumstance for the first
time, that while the "staff of life "
comes upon the Etiropean table in
the undivided integrity of the loaf,
its companion, the "golden extract
of the dairy," makes its appearance
there only of the size and semblance
of innumerable musket-balls or cockle
shells—pcording, as is most likely ;
to the in'evailing fancy of . the kitch
en-maid, whether military or marine.
—Bidding farewell to my kind
hearted Irish friends, who were about
seeking their.- relatives and former
home in the vicinity of Queenstown,
I proceeded towards Cork by steam
er to Passage (half the distance), and
thence by railway: The wooded'
heights along the shore are charm
ingly. interspersed with castles, villas;
cottages and beautiful gardens, ren
dering-the scenery extremely varied
and interesting. On arriving at the
Cork station, I took a seat upon the
summit of the " Victoria" coach, af
fording a favorable opportunity for
observation in traversing the streets
of the famous old city. I could not
avoid an involuntary conjecture on
the occasion as to whether the Irish
people - (so well known,' of colirsei to
me) would not be somewhat over
come with surprise at witnessing thus
my sudden and tolerably conspicu
ous entree into the midst of one of
their principal cities ;. for I certainly
felt surprised iny,wif at realizing the
fact. But strange to say, no special
wonder was manifested milieu. part;
either it did not exist in their minds,
or at all events, if so, they had "Suffi
cient native politeness not to manifest
it.
—slightly appropriate to an " ar
rival at Cork," may be the mention
of a characteristic phothwraph I saw
somewhere along the st ° reets, repre
senting a countryman engaged in en
gineering a fat porker towards mar
ket by means of a cord attached to
the hind leg of the quadruped, who
for his part, turned half around,
seems just at the lime absorbed in
the close study of - a guide-board at
the roadside, with the ominous words
"To Cork 2 Miles" inscribed there
on. " Sure, and ye needn't be both
ering with the guide-board—for I'm
in haste, d'ye see—and - it isn't to Cork
I'm gowy, atyall , at all !"
—The city of Cork was built—we.
know;not just when ; and had we
the name of its founer, it. would,
Most likely, be that of somebody fa
mous enough in his own times, but
never otherwise heard of by the pres
ent generation. Suffice it to say that
Cork iyas taken by the Dimes just
about one thousand year ago, re
maining in their possession about
t.l4e hundred years ; and further
more, that its inhabitants experienced
" rather sharp times " on the occasion
of the city's capture by Cromwell - in
1650. Formerly the second .of the
cities of Ireland in point of popula
tion, it now takes rank as the third
—Belfast, in the Islorth,.-having in
creased its number of inhabitants,
while Cork, in common with most
other. ; Irish towns and cities, has rath
er detreased within the last score of
years ; in which period the popula
tion of the entire country, too, hes
fallen off about one fourth.
Cork has a considerable export
trade of butter, beef, and other pro
ductions of the interior, and also
some flourishing manufactures. Many
of its churches and other public build=
ings are fine, to say nothing of its
massive and well-constructed stone
bridges ---nine in number—across the
river Lea, on both shores ,of which
the city is . built. Two 'varieties of
stone—ted and white—constitute the
material of many of its structures and
afford a curious and not unpleasing
contrast, whether used together in
the same building, or separately in
neighboring edifices . A few of the
streets are -fine,. while many on . the
other hand are dirty and mean • and
in few if any cities abroad, did I see
more of destitution and want, especi
ally evinced in the appearance
. of
numbers of bareheaded end barefoot
ed women, arrayed in -.sordid and
scanty garments, while hard tunes
were. unmistakably impressed upon
every feature of their countenances.
The style of their homes—if homes
they could be called—corresponded,
of course, and sadly too, with their
personal exterior: diirk, dirty,' and
dilapidated. C. C. P.
CHINESE SITISHERMLN in Denver use
the buttons rubbed off theirpatrons'for curreu
A SAILOR explains 'the distribution
of prize nioner to. be as follows: "It is sifted
through a-ladder. What falls through gees to
tho officers; what sticks the sailora.get.
TILE rotioNsmo notice appeared ou
the trcat end of a -country mecting4house:
"Any body sticking bills against this church
will bo prosecuted according to the law or any
other nuisance."
FASIIIONAELE clergyman in Chien,
F o warns the sinners of his congregation, that
if they don't repent they will go to the " place
of eternal uneasiness."
COEUESPOND= of a paper having
described the Ohio es a sickly stream, the edit
or apper.ded the remark, "That's so! it is con
fined to its bed."
A won.kies rights - advoCate insists
that divorced women have a right to vote under
the 15th amendment, which provides that the
right of suffrage shall notbe denied or abridged
on account of race, color, or "previous condition
of servitude."
csil~ro
alarmism or nmonomirios•vamt AJY 41741131721.--
1.0000
EMU:. OF TEE . IMILATIAI
.: anis 1g BRADFORD (*um!.
Ma, Eamon: The enthnskumi . which
teeny of - " oar correspondents baie
manifested in gathering op
,items of
local history, and the, mien-at which
Is taken'm them, have - prompited me
to give yptir readers a brief Ad& of
the missions undertaken by the(Mo
-ravian Brethren of the last century,
within the present limits of Bradford
county. The facts which will be pre
sented, were gathered froM . docu
ments now preserved in the archives
.at Bethlehem, to which the writer
- ,Was kindly granted free access.
d In order to • understand clearly
some of the cirettnistancessonnected
:with the history of the Mission, it it
necessary to know something of. the
relations subsisting between the dif
ferent nations of the Aborigines with
which missionaries were .brought ; in
contact. The north-eastern part , of
the country was occupied by three
great Indian - nations: Those who
were east . of the Hodson; or the New
England Indians; the' 'Huron-Iro
quois, or Confederated Five Notions,
who held the country west of the
Hudson as far as the great Lakes in
cluding the head waters of the Dela
ware and Susquehanna, and the Len
ni-Lenape or Delaware nation, which '
extended, south of the Iroquois eager
as the Carolinas. Each of these na
tions was eubdivided into tribes, and
the tribes into families or clams. Ex
cept the _lroquois, there was very lit
tle approaChing a form of civil gov
ernment amongst them. Each clan
had its head men, and each tribe its
chief, and the leading 'chief in the na
tion was styled the king. But there
was nothing like a monarchy in their
system of government., which if' it
could be called a system was nearer
a dem:Jersey; nor even was there a
confederation amongst their tribes.
With the Iroquois the case was dif
ferent. Their government was lodg
ed in the hands of their great council
which consisted of fifty sachems cho
sen in a fixed ratio from thedifferent
tribes. In addition to this, each
tribe was assigned a specific duty on
the management of the interests of
the nation. The stipulations or trea
ties entered into by one tribe were
not considered' binding unless au
thorized and ratified by the ',Great
Council ,
According to their traditions, both
the. Iroquois and the Lenapes origin
ally h - ad their seats west of the Mis
sisippi, but on their journal eastward
they encountered a powerful nation
which neither alone was able to over
come; they therefore entered into' a
Mutual compact to render each other
assistance,. and by their combined
force were able to overcome all oppo
sition. and vanquish all their enemies:
This compact continued in force for
many years after they had settled in
their Eastern homes, but at length
misunderstandings arose between,
them, which finally led to hostilities;
and after many years of conflict, and
many a hard fought battle, the Len
apes were completely subjugated and
at the same time when the country
was first !mown by the whites, the
Iroquois claimed by right of conquest
all the land in the valley of the Sus
quehanna.as far as the mouth of the
Juniatta, and general jurisdiction
over the whole Lenapo nation, and
this claim was acknowledged by all
Parties to the Great Council, held at
Philadelphia, in 1741. The Lenapes
having fraudulently sold their land
on the Delaware to the Proprietaries
of Pennsylvania, were at this, time,
1741, removed to the forks of the
Susquehanna, Where for many years
they had their villages, cornfields and
hunting grounds. One of these vil
lages was near. the mouth of the
Wyalusirrg creek and just below the
site of a former village which kal
been the scene of one' of the blooxy
battles fought' by the Iroquois and
the Lenapes. This place had . already
attained considerable celebrity among
the Indians for the reason, that being
, about a day's journey below Tioga,
the south gate to the Iroquois terri
tory, on the great war path leading
• to 'the Lenapes and the Carolinas, it
afforded a convenient resting • place
for war parties, and then its plains
were remarkably fine for cornfields,
and its forests the! fa"orito retreats
for game.- This place the Iroquois
gave the name of Machiwihilusing,
which in their language signifies the
"Good Hunting Ground," but which
beim: slightly changed by the Lena
pes they gave the signification of "at
the dwelling place of the hoary vet
eran." -
Prior to tho.removal of the Lena
pes they had been visited at the forks
of the Delaware by the sainted David
Brainard, and many of the nation
' had become acquainted will Christi
anity and embraced its doctrines.
The Delaware mind seemed more ac
cessable to the truths of- the Chriitian
religion than any other of the . Indian
nations. Whether this susceptibility
was induced by• their condition of
subjection, or by the natural bent of
their character, it is difficult to deter
mine; but the fact is indisputable,.
that they much more readily embrac
ed the gospel, than any other clasS of
the Aborigenes. After their removal
to the Susquehanna, they were visit
ed by the Moravians of - Bethlehem,
Count Zinzendorf, having come to
Wyoming November 9, 1742, the first
white person ' , Who ever visited that
region.
• The Moravian or United Brethren
are a body of Christians who,§o orig
inal home wee among the moUntains
.of Moravia, oialthe south of Bohefnia.
They trace their origin to thepreach
ing of two missionaries sent from
Constantinople in the year 863.
They maintained a distinct organiza
tion until the year 1060, when they
partially succumbed to the Roman
See. Their'ehurch revived under the
preaching.of John Huss, who suffer
ed martyrdom on the 6th of July,.
1415. After various conflicts and vi
cissitudes, they formed an 'independ
ent organization 'under the title of
Unitas Fratium in 1457. In 1467 the
Waldensianitighops . with . whom the .
Brethren were in sympathy, Ordain
ed Bishops and Presbyters for
them, and from this time the"3ll3-
ravians entered upon this work as a
distinct and recognised branch of the
Christian Church.' In 1621 were be
gun a series of persecutions which
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MEE
EMI
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ended in their rostra' tion fora time.
For the next meiturY the brethren
suffered-welt high annihilation. At
lengths Nicholas Lords 2incendorf,'a
Saxon'Count,limielf ma n,
gavithera a home on his. estates, at
Henneradorf, and in Arne, 1722, the
Brethren commepeed the settlement
at Hennhnt, whi& within five years
was a cokiny of more than 500 souls.
From this time on the church en
joyed comparative peace and great
prosperity, having the confidertee and
rgmpathy of the fathers of the Refor
mation. On the 21st of November
1734,1 en persons left Hennhut for
the purpose of founding a colony in
Ainenca. They landed in Georgia,
April 7,-1735. For a while they were
engaged with Whitefield in his enter
prise there, b ut di ffi culties having
arisen in the whiny, the Brethren
came to' Nazareth, in this State; in
1740.' In March, of the following
year, they founded 'Bethlehem, and
in 1742 die Pennsylvania Synod was
instituted and: the church was_firinly
planted. in American soil.
At first the Brethren held to a
cominunity of labor. In 1762 the
Romany as it was called, was disPon
tinned at liethlehem and: . Nazareth,
but they with I4tiz and Salem con
tinlinued to be exclusively Moravian
towns until 1743; when the whole ex
clusive system was abandoned by the
voluntary act of the Church. Since
that date :the Moravian, like other
American churches, have formed but
one of the constituent elements of
the communities where they have
been established. In doctrine they
agree substantially with all the Re
formed churches, and their form of
church Government is a mixture of
the episcopal and representative.
They recognize three orders in the
clergy, the Deacon, Presbyter and
Bishop, to whom in connection with
delegates from the churches, the gov
ernment is ! committed. In addition
to the government - of each separate
congregation, they have distridt, Pro
vincial and General Synods, the iat
ter of which is composed of repre
sentatives front the entire Brother
hood; and each Synod appoints an
executive committee, entitled a con
ference, which has power to act in
certain specified cases during the in
terim of the Synodical meetings.. In
certain cases they also reverently use
the lot-as a means of discovering "the
mind of the Lord" in regard to diffi
cult and perplexing questions, and
consider the decision thus , reached;
as'binding upon the consciences of
those who cast the lot. As the Mo
ravian Church is confined mainly to
a few localities I have given this
sketch of their history and polity,
that the general reader may knew
something of the godly men who first
preached thegospel in this country.
Soon after — missions were commenced
among the Indians, a class of false
prophets arose, who in imitation of
the Christian teachers, preached a
sort of heathen morality. They had
some knowledge of the Christian re
ligion' but 10:was so mixed up with
heathenish nations and practices, as
not to be productive of any real good.
Such a prophet was PA-PUN-HANK
among the Indians at Machiwibilti
sing. But while his preaching at first
was apparently very successful, the
clan soon last all confidence in his
doctrines, and at length repudiated
him altog ether as their teacher. But
his preaching had produced in their
minds an earnest desire for some
thing better, and councils were re
peatedly held to devise some means
for obtaining a Christian . teacher.
This coming to the knowledge of ba
vid Zeisberger, he set out from Beth
lehem, in company with an Indian
convert named Anthony, for Machi
wihilusing, where he arrived the_23d
of May, 1762. jnst at the close of a
council in which it was resolved to
send immediately for a new teacher.
The people regarded this as a divine
answer to their desires, and were dis
posed to listen- attentively to the
Miasihruiry's "Great Words." Zeis
bergei remained ' until the 20th of
May, preaching Christ, and learning
the State of feeling in the settlement,
when he returned to Bethlehem. He
brought back such a favorable report
of his reception, that the Brethren
appointed him resident missionary.
Ho came back to Machiwihilusing in
June, and on the the 26th, Papun
hank was baptized, the first fruits of
the new Mission. Such was the in
terest manifested in the new teacher,
and the readiness with which his
words•were received, that there were
good hopes of converting the whole
clan. About this time, however, Pon
tiac's conspiracy broke out, and there
. was imminent danger of a general
Indian ivar in which all of the Sus
quehanna Indians would be involved.
Zeisberger remained as long as it
was prudent, when on the sth of Ju
ly he left, taking with him several of
the natives who desired to have noth
ing to do with the contest. These;
with other Christian Indians, were
sheltered in Government Barracks in
Philadelphia, until the close of the
war. The day after their departure,
the emissaries of Pontiac appeared
in the village, and immediately those
that remained, took rip ;the toma
hawk.
Of Zeisberger, the great Moravian
apostle to the Indians, who deserves
a place equally conspicuous With El
liot and Brainerd, on account of his
labors to Christianize the natives, a
few• words may not be out of place.'
He was the son of David Zeisberg
er, and was born at Moravia 'April 11i
1721. His parents were in the
_find'
company . that emigrated to this coun
try, leaving their sou behind, where
he remained for two'years, when find
ing a favorable .o . pportunity, he em
barked for - Ame rica, and at the
. age
of 22 devoted himself to the mission
ary work, for -which the Moravians
have been so justly celebrated. In
1745, he, in company with Bishop
Spangenberg, Conrad Weisser and
John Schebosh, visited Onondaga
and formed a treaty with the sachems
of the Iroquois confederacy. rFive
years afterward, in company - with
*Bishop Cammerhof he made a jour
ney. of 1600 milea through the terri
torrs of the Six Nations- '
by whom
he was adopted and created one of
the Sachems bf the Onondagas. He
made a third missionary visit to On
ondaga during the Pontiac war, after
which he returned to the missions on
the Sfisquehanna. In 1766 he idab-
I Robed ir missien - [min
. a ferocious
clan of the Sidonseys. Venango
cominty. Ho afterward founded • a
!mama-
on "'Beaver river; several
in. Tuica rawas vidiey, in Cana
da and in various. 'other places.
He died in , Goshen, November 17,
-1808, in his eieity-eighth ,year.
was a Man of - one patience and :
perseverance, Shrank from.no toil and
shunned no danger wheii there was
a prospect of doing good. He be
came perfectly familiar with Indian
character and language and habite.
He prepared several works in the In
dian tongue, as aspelling-book, gram
mar, translations of parts of the Scrip
tures, &c., and left several maim
scripts, one of which; a History of
the N orth American Indians, was the
basis of Foskiers account, and which
is intended to be published ere long,
by the Moravian - Historical Society.
During the wars between the whites
and Indians Zeisberger was often .of
great service, using his influence al
ways on the side of peace. He was a
close observer, and his opinions are
considered of great weight. ,
After the close of the Pontiac war,
he led back the , remnant' of christian
Indians to Machiwiltiltuing, where
they arrived May 9, 1765; and began
to build a christian. town near- the
site of the former Indian 'village. In
this work he was assisted by John
JacobSchmick and John Heckewel ,
der. Heckewelder continued with
the mission until near the time otits
abandonment, and had the oversight
of its external management. He act
ed also as the messenger between the
mission and the Brethren at Bethle
hem. Schmick continued with the
mission until its close, when he went
-to Lancaster, where . he died about
the commencement of the revolution
my. Wan
The hew colony Was
. courposed- of
representatives of the Mohicans,
11 - ampanoaes, Nanticokes,- and . Me
nissings, all the. first being clans
of the Senapis, and hunt their village
on that part of the farms Of Hon. L
P. Stafford and Mr. Benjamin Brown
lying between the canal and the
er. The. main street was about twen
ty-five or thirty rods south of the ea,
nal, eighty feet wide, and ran nearly
east and west? The settlement con
sisted of twenty -aline log-houses with
windows and' himneys and covered
witai shingles, thirteen buts, a.church
thirty-two feet long by twenty-four
feet wide, a school-house and a mis
sion house. Nearly every' dwelling
had 'a garden attached, and every.
household: had a Canoe on the liver.
A couple springs and a well at.the
mission house supplied the town with
water. The church shied in the cen
ter of the street and. nearly in the
middle of the town. A few
. rods east
of Stalfonl's line, south of thel church,
was the mission house, and on the
nerth was the school-louse,v Each
lot, had a front of thirtv-two feet up
on the main street, and - between every
two lots, was an alley ten , feet wide.
The whole area was surrounded by
post and raillenceoind every Satur
dajr.dnring the suiumer was • swept
by the women with wooden brooms,
and the rubbish removed, so that the'
town presented a neat and clean ap
pearance. Between the town and
the river were two hundred and fifty
acres of plantations and meadows, on
the east a burying ground and on the.
west an orchard. On the &minds
were two 'miles of fences, and the
population numbered one .humored
and fifty souls.
In October, 1765, the first baptism
took place, which was the wife of an
Indian named. Salina; and a remark
able awakening followed. The news
spread to the neighboring .settle
ments, and the Indians came flocking,
frbm them to hear: the gospel. The
christians extended "to their numer
ous visitors a' ordial welcome and a
generous hospitality. "It often hap
pens,': writes Zeisberger, " while I
preach, that the power of the gospel
takes 'such hold "upon the savages,
that they tremble with emotion and
shake with fear, until. consciousness
is nearly gone and they seem to be
on the point of fainting." The set
tlement received the',,nanie of Fri
denshittien, or " Tentii of Peace," from
the synod of the church assembled at
Bethlehem, May, 1766.
The mission did not enjoy uninter
rupted quiet in the prosecution of its
good work. In the simmer, the Cayu
ga chief, under whose immediate ju
risdiction the settlement was, sent a
message , to them, stating that he
wished them to remove to the neigh
borhood of the Cayuga Lake, and
that they might bring their teachers
with them and live in peace under
his protection, saying the place where
they then. were was polluted with
bloOd„referring to the battle fought
there„yhich was mentioned above.
Not daring to refuse, and yet being
much attached to the location they
had chosen, and fearing' the influence
of the heathen Indians in the midst
of whom they would be located, they
gave an evasive answer, promising to
deliberate Upon the proposition and
reply when the corn was ripe. The
next spring the chief sent them an
other message referring to their prom
' ised reply. with the remark .that he
did not know what kind of corn they
might raise, but his was ripe and near
ly consm4ed, and he ivas preparing
to plaid again. The christian Indians
perceiving that farther delay, would
only make matters worse, sent an em
bassy of their chief men with Z-eis
lierger, to treat with , the Cayvis.
Here negotiations were entered into
with all the formality of Indian di
plomacy. Palladian': was the chief
speaker on the part of the christian
Indians, and he was followed by Zeis
berger, who, understanding both lan
guages, acted as mutual interpreter.
They represented to the Cayugas that
it would be a serious detriment .to
them to leave all of their improve
ments and commence anew, and.that
such was their mode of living and
worship that the numerous bands of
Indians living near and unacquainted
with their customs, would greatly did._
turb their peace and prosperiV. Thd
next day after due deliberation, the
council signified their willingness for
'the christian Indians to remain in,
the Owe they had. chosen, and fur
ther gave theta a tract. of land along
the'Susquebariria,beginning at Tio
ga and extending as far as tnan could
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$2 per A.nsiuni in Advance.
walk in two. days. In accordance
with this stipulation the Indians at
Wya'using considered the land as
theirs from Tioia" . tO 'the Tunkhan
nock. The deputation had scarcely
.returned home before a rumor was
put in circulation that the Great
Council of the Iroquois had repudi
ated the treaty made by the Cayugi*
and in consequence of this repOrt,
the whole. settlement was, again
_thrown into, excitement. Zeniberger
and Papunliank again. undertook a
journey to Onondaga, where they
were informed that' the decision of
the Cayugas and the grants which
bad been made by them, were accord
ing to their wish and met their at 7
proval. Dino thus confirmed in their
title, the Indians had rest ifor some
time. In regard to these conferen
ces, ZeisVerger remarks, aa showing
the absolute subjugation of the Del
awares,: that it was only by the utmost
persuasion that...they could be induc
ed to 'come int 4 the presence of - the
Iroquois chiefs ; and evil - then " they
trembled as though coming . into the
presence of royalty."
Of Papunbank, who figured large
ly in the mission from the first, it tuay
be remarked. that he was a man of
piety and influence, in whom the mis
sionaries had unbounded confidence.
He was subject to peculiar trials, but
through all of them evinced a: chris
tian spirit end temper. As a helper,
teacher, and warden of the congrega
tion, he wformed his duties faith
fully. Me died at Schcenbrtmn in
1775, when nearly eighty years of
age.
• As showing- 'the entire change
wrought in the 'christianized Indians
by the. gospel, the records state 'that
they almost abandoned their huntitig
and fishing, and depended,almoSt en
tirely upon theiengrieulture for sup
port, clearing up the forestii, planting
corn and raising - stock, so that in a
few years, though they were obliged
to. feed great numbers of Indians who
visited them, yet they had corn and
cattle to sell. The regulations of the
settlement were confided to their chiefl
men, who executed them with fair—
ness and . integritv. The use. of ar
dent spirits was forbidden, profanity
and vulgarity were not allowed, the
children were sent to school, -many
of the elder ones were taught to read,
and the * . hok settlement presented
a.neat, thrifty and' well ordered 'ap
pearance, where,. as says the mission
ary, "it is like a bee-hive in which
each one has his work and is vrilling
to doit." BeSide the religious servi
ces on the - Sabbath, there - were meet
ino-s frequently through the . week..
All of theSe were generally attended.
In 1767 a larger church was built,
which was dedicated February 18,
1768. This church was furnished
with a bell, the first ever heard in
this - valley. There have been several
accounts given of. the' disposition''
made of this bell, -ha none of them.
tire satisfactory. The fct that one
-was here is .well nigh unquestionable.
It was a . small affair, hardly larger
than a good sized hand-bell; but it
'answered the purpose in the settle
ment.. Zeisberger having gone west,
the whole care - Of the misson - devolv
ed 'on Schmick, Heckewelder, and
Rothe, who had joined the mission,
and as-the plantations extended hp
the Wyalusing creek, Haeltewelder
built a house there for himself. This
house is still - standing, having been.
preserved "with great care. It was
built n in 1768; and is the oldest house
in the county. A view of it is given
in the historical Sketch of Wyalusing,
February 4, 1769, a second station
wati begun at Schechshiquanunk un
der John Rothe (Rhodes). This was
on the opposite side of the river, and
n littlelhelow the present Sheshequin.
It never formed an independent mis
sion, but was a dependency on Frie
denshuetten; the • sacraments beipg
all administered at the latter phtre.
Rothe was born in Prussia, February,
1726; where he received a liberal 'ed
ucation. In 1748 he united with the
Morayian church, and came to Beth
lehem, July, 1756. In 1759 he be
c,ame, connected with the Indian mist
Sion and came to Friedenehuetten in
August, 1766. He was married An
gust, 1770. After the missions wore
abandoned in this county, he served
as missionary at several stations far
ther west, and as pastor at several
places. He died in York, July 22,,
1797.
The first convert at the new sta
tion was the 'chief, James Davis, who
was baptized at Friedenshuetten May
18, 1769. On the 4th of August,
1771, Mrs. Rothe gave birth to a son,
the first white child born in the coun
ty. On the 6th of September, 1771.
Zeiberger came from the Ohio and
brought the converts an invitation"
from 'the Delaware chiefs of tbat
country to-settle there, which invita
•tion wasaccepted at a council held
on that day. -
In giving the sketch of the mission,
the fact which led. to its removal was
omitted. It will be remembered that
the Great Council of the Iroquois
confirmed the grant of land made by
the Cayugas to the christian Indians,
blit notwithstanding this solemn cov
-enant.that the converts should not
be disturbed-in their homes, by the
treaty at Fort Stanwix in 1768, they
sold the Moravians' land " from un
der their feet," to the proprietaries
of Pennsylvania. Against this sale
the brethren entered their earnest
proteat, but it was unavailing., The
sale wee confirmed on the - -sth of No
vember, and the christian " Indians
were " left without an inclt of land
to stand on." " They then represented
their case to the Governor of Penn
sylvania, who assured them that his
surveyors should not come Within
five° miles of Friedenshntten. But
even this promise was not kept, for
the Pennsylvania surveyors ran lines
through their plantations. In 1772,
the Susquehanna Company sent an
their surveyors, who cut up thSwhole
territory, regardless of the claims of
the Indians, -or of compacts or trea
ties made with them. About this
time, too, adventurers began to make
their appearance in this country, and
the Christian Indians soon found that
they could no longer,maintain them
selves against the combined influ
ences which tended to destroy their
peacu and prosperity. - -
On the sth" of June, 1772, they as
sembled for the last time in their
church and partook of the holy sacra-
El=
604-
final farewell to homes
and the "areal& tissirliithem... :"At,
this meeting the daughter of Paptin
hank was.. The 'day was
Whitsunday, and this nisnierablir
feast Ina rimPolleverisiAlik.votd
ly celebra tedthan by these pious In
-ffians.ort this 1M51111011 . .. t• „
'Oil the 11th of Juni,: hasiiii;dis
mantled their churl*, sys„was their
qustom in rwmcsiing, IWtook their.
digrarturo—a part of the oomPenY
g4ling by land and s partiOrater-to
their plac e of - meeting, which was
Great Island in the Welt • Branch.
The journey was attended - with al
most incredible hardship, - and many
died from fatigue and exposure, but '
ell-was borne without a murmur or
complaint. Their. religions service's
were always observed, and their suf
ferings. cheerfully , endured.
Dung the time which the mission
*as established there were 186 eta
three added to the church, and many
more received - religious instruction.
At the time of their removal there
were 151 members at Friedenshuet
ten - and 53 at Schechshiquanunk,
making 204 in all.
The land upon which Frieden
shuetten was situated .was granted
by .the proprietarica to Job Milk
way, the chief of the elan, whose fami r
ly were. members of the mission
church . , and who always favored the
missionaries.. Chillaway sold the
land to Henry Pawling,. and he by,
will devised it to his daughter,
arine Stamford (Btalford. ) The Win
was burned by'Hartly-on his expedi
tion. in 1778.
NUMBER '49.
I hive thus endeavored to give
your readers an idea of the' labors
and successes of those devoted men
who first planted the gospel in this
valley, and• left the record of their
self-denying labors for us to preserve
and cherish. D. 0. '
WTALLIII,3O, PA..
The strength of lir. Choate's mem
ory was one of the most remarkable
things about .that. remarkable man.
He not only read everythirg, but he
remembered everything he read. He
kneW where the book Was in which
the, desired infoimation could be
lound, the vcry.page, and the precise
location of the book in the library
wl,ere it happened to be. ' While try
ing the celebrated . sewing "machine
case before Judge Woodbury, I heard
him request. a friend to go to the .
Athenwum and. get him a volume of •
a set - published by Chiugbera. The
article he wanted was on the nilinu
facture of silk. He described the set,
the room in which it was kept, and
the very spot in the library where it
could be found. He wrote down near
ly everything in a case that he could.
The act of writing fastened the 'thing
in his memory, and it *ns ready for,
instant use.
" In the trial cf a cause he Ittpt two
sets of notes—one the testimony, the
other a "digest and the argument. 'Be
was ready to argue a case the mo
ment the testimony was close& His
memory enabled him to talk on any
subject introduced. He - was at home
oh the black-letter law, knew familiar:
,ly the intricate English' law of entail,
,and could discuss the,laws of any na
tio:l as ineell;-ently as he could a
.0 .
conhuon act of assault and battery.
I walked With jiim from the 'Cretirt
House on Saturday previous to the .
delivery of his celebrated eulogy .on
Webster, before Dartmouth College.
He had been before the United States
Court, conducting an intricate trial,
,the heat like that of . a tropical
mate. We went into the barber-shop
under the Bromfleld . r Hense, for he
said, " I must be sharbpood daily, or
I sb.oiild die." The "eulogy on -Web
ster, I think, was to _be delivered .on '
Tuesday. This was Saturday:, and
the intervening. Monday ;was to. be
consumed in' the journey -to Hano
ver. I - said to him : " (purse your
eulogy on Webster is Completed."
Ho drew himself npto his frill height,•
and laying his hand on my shoulder,
he said : "Mr. —, as I live, not
a word of that eulogy is. written."
Yet it was delivered as *flounced—
. delivered without notes, fully written
out and committed in the writing. I
knew one instance in which. he coat
Opted his lecture at the office a short
time before the train- the
that was
to carry him - to his appointment. He
left the manuscript - on the desk, and
gave - the lectufe, lie said, as near ter-
Salim as he deigned to 'and that-with
out a - scrap beAre him.; He Wa l it Very
careful of the wordings of his motions.
before the higher.courts... His'phra
seology Was. abkays peculiar: Hay-,
ing, written his motion on ti scrap, of
paper, ho usually crumpled it . in his
hand 'and threw it on thee-floor as he
addressed the bench. I have fre
quently picked up these jottings, and
some of them-I have . to -this day.—
..Exchange..
Tnumnz. Oszaw.r.—"Charlie,
Charlie!" Clear and sweet as a note
struck from a' silver bell, the
voice rippled over the common.
"That's mother," cried one of the
boys, and he instantly threw down
his bat, amDpicked up his jacket and
zap. ,
"Don't go -yet !" "Have if out !"
"Finish this game!" "Try it Egan
cried the players, in no - chorus.
"I must go—right oft;--this very
minute. I told her I'd coma when 7.„
ever sho
"Make believe Yon didn't hear!'
hey all exelfarned. •
"Butl did hear !"
"Bhe don't know you did."
"But I know it, and—"
"Let him go," said a by-standcr.
"You can't do anything with him.
He's tied to his mother's apron
string's." - -
"That's so !" said Cliiulie, "and 1 is
to' what every boy ought to be tied;
and in a hard knot, too."
But I wouldn't be such a baby as
to run the minute she called," said
on 6.
''l don't call it babyish to: keep
one's word to his mother," answered
the"obedient boy, a - beautiful , light
glowing in his blue eyes. "I call
that manly; and the boy who - don't
keep his word to her will never keep
it to any one else--you See if ho
does!" and he hurried away to his
cottage home. -'
Thirty years have passed since
those boys_ played on. the common.
Charles Grey is now a • prosperous
business man in a great city, and his
nierchantilo Mends say'of him that
"hiS word is as good as his bond."
We asked him . how he acquired
such a reputation:
- "I never broke- my word when a
boy, nu matter how Feat the tempt
ation, and the habit formed then
clung tome through life."
A BEEF-CONDMSING factory will cram
a large ox-into a twentypotunl can.
THAT " fair words butter no pars
nips" is quo oonieiraenee to those who have
no parsnips to butter. .
ISN'T necessary to be a TOCAlitit
In ordor to touch a cord of wood,
BfilLENGni OF MEMORY.