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NEW PLOOMFIELD, PHXX'A.
Tuesday, April 2(i, 1S70.
To the surprise ol' ne.irly every one
tlie Supreme Court hut week decided not.
to liear a re-iintunient of tlie suit fienera!
ly known un the " Le'iil Tender Case."
The consequence is that the former clecis
ion declaring " that debts eontraefeil pre
vious to the passage of the ' Legal Tender
Act' must bo paid in ppoeie," will now be
considered us k tiled.
CtilKP Justich ('iiask is-apparently
trimming his sails so that they may catch
every breeze which may help him toreach
the haven upon which he has set his
heart, viz , The White House, hi the
' Legal Tender" decision in direct oppo
sition to all his firmer asset tioiis. we
cm easily see a bid for the Presidential
nomination, Mid now he has come out in
a long letter, ostensibly written, to the col
ored citizens of Cincinnati, who intend to
celebrate the ratification of the lii'tetntli
amendment, but in re dity intended for
general distribution to the newly enfran
chised citizens, thereby hoping in case he
aliould succeed .in getting the Presiden
tial nomination to secure their assistance
at the ballot-box. A politician having
made up his mind to obtain that position
will crawl through alm ist unv size hole.
The Income Tax.
If we look back over the history of the
llepublio we find 'roiittent instances when
the dominant party has by its own foolish
actions weakened its hold up m the
ple, thereby uiding its opp incuts. The
recent attempt of the U. S. Senate t; re
new the obnoxious Income Tax is another
instance of the foolish actions ol the party
iu power. If there is anything in the
world which should be clear to every Sen
ator and representative, it is that the peo
ple have determined to be rid of this tax,
and if Congress now fails to take the de
nired action on this subject the people
will seek a remedy in a change of Sena
tors and Representatives, even though to
accomplish this object they must aid the
election of men from the opposite party.
The feeling upon this subject is su strong
that the result in more than one close
district, at the next election, will depend
upon the disposition made of this law.and
if those now in power are wis., they will
ueek rather to please the people than to
lcgislato for the horde of office-holders
whoso vocation, without this law, would
bo gone. IJut wo can hardly think the
House who are jiioro directly responsible
to the people will be guilty of so great a
folly as to endorse the action of the Sen
ate. A House Curried Away.
A gentleman residing along the Wissa
hickon informs us that that creek rose
higher yesterday than lie had known it
to be for many years, and as a conse
quence much damage resulted. A house
otanding between the Ridge road and the
Schuylkill, near the mouth of the creek,
was washed from its foundations. A
man named William Ryan, while attempt
ing to save a portion of the household
goods, was drowned. Deceased wan 451
years of ago. A young man who was
with him in tho house made a narrow es
cape from the same fate. He was carried
down by tho torrent, but caught hold of
the branches of a tree, and thus suppor
ted himself until rescued. Germuntuwn
Chrunvle.
There is a man in tho vicinity of
Cedar Keys, Florida, who has twenty-two
children living. Tho family subsist prin
cipally on fish and oysters. They have
never hud a plate in their house. In lieu
of cups they use gourds and shells.
They help themselves to the cooked fish
and oysters from a conim m largo dish,
and each member of the family.. usea his
yr her own jack knife for that purpose
TIkkc articles of diet are spread on com
tread, which they make themselves, and
thcu jthey coisumethe jlalrt as well as
tho food on it. In this. way the washing
f dishes is wholly obviated. . Tho family
are all healthy, and are more robust than
graceful. .
The last aii words we Lave no doubt
jre true.
An Exciting Chase.
A few days since, tho office of the
Treasurer of Vermillion county, Indiana,
was broken open, and quite a sum of
money stolen therefrom. 'J ho following
day an exciting chase was had after the
th cvis, resulting in the recovery of six
teen thousand dollars of the money.
A farmer living near Clinton, saw two
suspicious men and called to them to
stnp. Upon this they ran, and the far
mer gave chase, and a large gang of rail
road labi rets joined iu the pursuit.
The fugitives lied to the W-bash river
pulled off most of their clothing, jumped
in and swam toward the other shorei
One of them threw from his po.-se.ssion a
package to enable him to swim faster,
kioiiie of the pursuing party swam out
and secured the package, and found it to
contain $1(,000 of the missing money.
When the thieves reached the shore a
man tried to stop them, and succeeded in
knocking one of them down with a fence
rail. The other drew a revolver ami
drove their antagonist olf, where upon
the two robbers took to the brush with
no clothing except shirts and drawers.
'1 he whole country is stirred up; hun
dreds of men are after them. and in their
present condition they can hardly escape
capture.
L. VT Kit.
Terre Haute, April 21 Yesterday's
despatch left the two robbers of the Ver
million county, Treasurer's office nearly
naked fugitives in the woods, with
hundreds of people hunting i'or them.
Some time yesterday they presented
themselves to two well-kuown citizens on
the highway, and drawing revolvers, com
posed the citizens t strip off most of
their clothing, which the robbers put on
and left. The senii-nude citizens were
soo:i picked up by a number of men who
were hunting tho burglars, and having
every external appearance of being the
fugitives they were arrested and taken
to Clinton or Newport lor trial. They
proved an alibi and were soon released.
A Murderous Lover.
A young lady who has been stopping
with Governor Randolph's family at
Morristown, N. J., was recently attacked
by a young man from Brooklyn, who at
tempted to kill her. It seems that she
was engaged to the young man, and had
received visits from him at her father's
house in Brooklyn. Uer father is a
gentleman of high standing, lie was a
General iu tho Union army, and gained
an enviable reputation for bravery. The
daughter and her lover moved in the
highest circles. The wedding day drew
near, ad the couple were, to all appeal
ances, nappy. Apartments wero fitted
up under the paternal roof at the cost of
$GU00. Great preparations were made
for the wedding, and invitations were
issued.
Two days before the '"day fixed upon
the young lady discovered that her prom
ised husband, although a man of excellent
family and high reputation, w.'is a person
with whom she could not consent to live,
and she broke the engagement at once,
anil ordered her suitor never to appear
before her again, liut he did appear,
begging her to marry him. Upon her
repeated refusal he attempted tostabher
She escaped, and being again threatened
with death she left the city, telling only
her parents of her destination, and went
to Morristown to visit tho family of
Governor Randolph. Her suitor by
somo means learned her whereabouts,
and presented himself at the door of the
Governor's mansion a few days ago, and
demanded admission. lie attempted
to force an entrance, and finally, it is
stated, fired at the lady through tho win
dow. He is said to have been seen since
the occurance, lying in wait for her near
the houso, and a guard has been Btationed
on tho grounds to capturo him if possi
ble A Terrible Storm.
Lato advices from tho Argentine Re
public contain inoro particulars of a fright
ful storm which occurred at the city of
ISuenos Ayrea on tho Oth of March.
The wind blew a hurricane, and the
water in the Rio de la l'lata rose so high
as to flood a great portion of tho city.
So sudden was the overflow that men and
horses were drowned iu the streets, and
many peoplo barely escaped with their
lives.
A great number of buildings were un
dcrmiuded, which were subsequently
broken down and entirely destroyed by
the weight of goods in them. Ships
were driven ashore and wrecked or sunk
at their anchorage. Many sailors were
drown!. Tho damage was immense.
Travels of a Needle.
At Fall River, Mass., on December
10th, a man whilst eating his breakfast,
got a needle in his throat. It lodged
crosswise, but was too far down to bo seen.
After three or four days it worked into
the left side and came nearly through the
neck, causing a painful abscess. A little
above tho abscess tho needle was so near
the surface that it caused the flesh to
protude like a pimple, but the physicians
declined to cut to find it, especially as
they had Ki nio doubt ::s to the case.
The abscess was subsequently lanced
The needle in the mean time worked
back into the side of the throat and then
up under the tongue causing great swel
ling and pain. Finally on April Oth, it
was discovered protruding under the ton
gue and was extracted. Tho needle was
1 inches long and had been four months
on its travels.
Miscellaneous News Items.
tuT" Perry, tho murderer of Hayes, tho
Hrooklyn watchman, has been sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
EiT There wero fifty-six fires in tlio city
of Philadelphia during the month of March,
and two false alarms.
Cjs?" In Baltimore on Thursday last a
woman, named Catharine Marsh, murdered
her four children and her mother by cu.t.ng
their throats. !sho is a!d to bo insane.
LIT" Four police olliecrs are under arrest
iu Phila., charged with assault. They
have a nice party of policemen in that
city.
3?" There is much anxieiy in England
concerning tho fate of the Sirias, a new
steamer, which sailed from Calcutta for Liv
erpool, and is long overdue.
C3T A safe in the office of tho County
Treasurer, at Newport, Vermillion county,
was robbed on the 18th inst., of $35,000 in
currency. All the money belonged to tho
county. A heavy reward has been ottered
for the arrest of the thieves.
35" A man in Illinois was recently caught
by his pant leg in a wheel of a saw mill,
and by grasping a post he succeeded in sav
ing himself, but, was at oneo entirely strip
ped of his clothing. He was satislied t hat
it was a speedy way of disrobing, but rath
er expensive, and proposes not to do so any
more at present.
t3T The United States Coast Survey re
cently sent a Commissioner to St- John- N.
B., to investigate the extraordinary sinking
of its harbor a few weeks ago. The Com
missioner believes it was caused by a land
slide, but other sciontilio men thought tho
bottom of the harbor was sunk by a subte
ranoau shock.
tSTJainos Hunry,a passenger on the em
igrant tram west, from New i'ork to San
F'ranciseo, fell from tho ears while in mo
tion at Wctsstowu station, East Pennsylva
nia railroad, on tho lUlh inst., and his body
was severed in twain. A policy of life in
surance for $11000 and some money were
found on his person.
tW James Ramsey, living between Gran
ville and Hennepin, 111., was arrested re
cently for assaulting his daughter,and while
being conveyed to tho prison was seized by
a mob and hung. Ramsey has been sus
pected of having poisoned his wife two
years ago, and burned his barn to secure
the insurance money.
t3f A young man named Robert Boyd
was shot in front of George S. Neilson's sa
loon, on tho 20th inst. Ho had previously
had some trouble with Neilson, ami hail
made an assault on him, biting him severe
ly and following him up when he attempted
to get away. The shot was lired at Neilson
from the inside of tho building, Boyd being
engaged at tho timo in kicking in tho win
dow. The ball passed through Boyd's liv
er and entering tho right lung, causing in
juries which it is thought will prove fatal.
Neilson gave himself up.
CSTThe heavy rains of tho 17th inst, caused
such a rise iu tho Chemung River that the
trains on tho Erie Rail road had to bo dis
continued for several days. The trains on
tho New York and Pennsylvania R. K.
wero also much delayed.
The Mohawk River was higher than ever
before known causing the citizens of Sche
nectady in many instances to seek tho sec
ond lloor of their houses to escape from the
water. Thousands of acres never before
troubled by tho water wero Hooded, causing
much loss and great excitement.
E. M. Ycrger has been brought be
fore Chief Justice Shackleford, of tho Su
premo Court of Mississippi, on a writ of
habea corput and rcloased on $t;,000 ball.
Tho evidence taken before tho Military
Commission for tho prosecution was read
and submitted without argument. The
Judge referred to the fact that tho finding
of tho Commission had not been approved
by the President of tho United States, in
asmuch as no execution of tho sentence of
that Commission had been made.'
Tho evidence was coiillicting on some
points and does not warrant the charge of
murder. It is evident that the crime was
committed in thejheat of passion and, there
fore, the ease is bailable. Shackleford was
an appointee ofGoneral Ames. Yerger
went to his residence in a carriage unatten
ded. After his release any amount of bail
could be obtained. This proves that mur
der la not much of a crime, jn Misuissippi.
1IEM1Y CLEWS.
A Brief Sketch of an Eminent Banker.
All nations advance in wealth and num
bers, and as their commercial atfairs multi
ply, the character of their private banking
iirnis becomes of the highest, importance.
Trade watches tho manipulations of those
who handle its medium of exchange with
t he keenest and most anxious scrutiny.
Distrust in reference to the processes that
transfer money is instantly felt to the re
motest extremity of the body politic;, and
iu order to keep the latter in healthy action,
the How must bo pure and regular in a bu
siness point of view, and must sweep
through uncontaniinatcd channels.
We have been led to these remarks by
careful observation of some of our high
toned banking lirms, and the saving inllu
enee which they have exercised over busi
ness by tho excellence of their example.
Among these the house of Henry Clews it
Co. has become emminent, of J.itc years for
those qualities that should distinguish the
financial calling.
Henry Clews, Esq., the senior partner
and head of this esteemed house a native
of England, and about thirty-six years of
ngo came to tho United States as early as
1841), with his father whose heavy connec
tion with American trade gave the young
man an immediate opport unity of noting
the act ive. enterprising and yet peculiarly
practical tone of our people.
The latter so won upon him that he deter
mined to abandon the study for the lninh
try, which had been his first intention, and
betake himself to business. With this view
ho quickly sought and obtained a clerkship
in one of the most prominent woollen hous
es of the day, where his untiring industry
for a probationary term of nine years his
integrity, promptitude, intelligence, and,
at the same time, his excellent personal
habits and amiability of temperament, gave
him solid position, and won for him, liter
ally, hosts of friends. Mr. Wilson G. Hunt,
the head of the houso where ho was thus
employed bestowed upon him tho highest
marks of approval as his servico lengthen
ed, and at last, when Mr. Clews sought an
independent path, vouched for his ability
and integrity.
At the early ago of twenty-five Mr. Clews
became a member of tho enterprising bank
ing linn of Stout, Clews it Mason. After
one or two changes of title but all the while
rising in public esteem, tho houso is now
established and respected, far and wide, un
der the title of Henry Clews it Co.
Tho same energy, clear-sightedness, and
activity, hich had given the subject of our
sketch his first success, attended him as he
advanced. From dealing in commercial pa
per he took up Government Securities, when
heavy loans were continually negotiated for
tho nation. The needs of the country were
pressing, and in the patriotism and intellect
of Mr. Clews found timely help. . By his
argumonts and ready investments, other
capitalists wero encouraged to step forward
at the moment when weaker heads, and
colder hearts wero afraid to endorse tho
Union loan. To his example, Mr. Clews
added the inlluence of personal representa
tion, and by his agreeable manners as well
as by the resource of his thorough business
knowledge, carried many a firm with him
in tho good work, which otherwise might
have stood aloof. His faith never swerved
in the darkest hour of the country's trials,
and as tho clouds grew more sombre, his
ent husiasm only brightened.
At length, in 18(i l-G.'i tlio Clews concern
had raised its business operations to several
millions per diem, of which tho National
loan received a goodly share.
At last the war terminated.and Mr. Clews
and his associates found themselves among
tho wealthiest and most distinguished of
American bankers. This position was easi
ly maintained and steadily improved, until
18CS, when all stock operations for members
of the firm, either individually or collect
ively, were, by written agreement abandon
ed. As the country, resuming its activity
began to breathe freely again, and the
busy hum of railroad preparation was
heard from all quarters, making ready for
a new development of national prosperity,
Mr. Clews found fresh opportunities for
beneficial investment and of these his saga
cious mind ami acquired experience- mado
brilliant use. Tho national securities which
ho held, were sold by him to an extent suf
ficient to set free a considerable amount of
tho capital that he had placed in them, and
these funds were, at once, reinvested in
railroad loans. At tho present time, the
Clews firm are tho financial agents of somo
of tho most important roads iu tho United
States. ,
Tho passing visitor in Wall street has but
to glance at the busy throng which hurries
in and out of their spacious offices iu the
edifice formerly used by the United States
Treasury, through tho working-day in or
der to feel satislied that Mr. Clews has a
largo measure of public confidence and es
teem. The impression is general, that
when his name appears in connection with
projected improvement all is well. Nor is
Mr. Clows unaccustomed to express his
financial opinions witli terseness and power.
Ho wields a trenchant pen, and the highest
financial Intellects in tho laud havo profited
by his suggestions.
Still in tho prime of manhood, Mr. Clows
stands upon an eminence to which few oth
ers havo been able to climb. Behind and
around him lio beautifully ordored the evi
dences of untiring exertions, that have sus
tained and extended the welfare of the
couutry, and lillod his own coders with well
earned rewards. The future brightens at his
feet, full of noble opportunities. Who can
doubt that the after career of so gifted and
valued a citizen will rolled still fairer honor
upon the name of the American merchant,
and tho estimate in which the world shall
hold the characteristic type of the Ameri
can gentleman. If. T. Mircantik Journal.
J?J.TTST IiZILILUJIR..
It Is a balm for every wound. Our llrst physi
cians use and recommend Its use; the Apothecary
linds it llrst among I he medicines called for, and
the wholesale druggist considers it a leading article
In his trade. All the dealer in medicine speak
alike Iu Us favor, and it i reputation as
A Medicine of Ureal Virtue,
Is fully and pf.nnanent'.y established. It Is th
FAMILY MEDICINE of the age.
TAKEX IXTEKNAI.l.Y, it ceres Dysentery, PL
arrhica. Cholera, Cramp, l'uin In I he Stomach, How
el Complaint, rainier' Colic, Uver Complaint,
Dyspepsia or Indigestion, iSlutdun Colds, Cuughj,
horo 't hroat, Ac.
TAKEN' EXTEKXAUA, It cures Uoils Felons.
Uralses, Cuts, Uurns, Scalds, Old.Sores and Sprains,
Swellingof liie,)o:uls. Toolhaciic. l'.iiii in the l'ucci,
XcnralKia. Kiieumatism, Chapped ituiids, l'rosw
liitten 1'cet, &c
TAIN is supposed to he the lot of us poor mortal
as iueviUhly as death, and liable al any time
to come upon us. Therefore it is impo.tant that
remedial aneuls should be at hand to be used on
emergency, when we aie made to feel tlio excrutia
tiny iiitony of pain, or Hie depic-isiny uiiluciices of
disease.
tiueii a remedial agent exists in Terry Davi
"J'ain Killer," tin; lame of which has extended
over ail tlio earth. Amid the eternal ices of th
l'olar regions, or beneath the intolerable and burn
mg suns of the tropics itsvulues aie known and
appreciated. And by it sulleriiig humanity ha
found relief from many of its lils. Tlie o.ieotof th
l'.uu Killer upon tlio patient, when tai.eu internal
ly iu cases ol Conga, Cold, lij.vel Coinp.aiiit, Chol
era, Dysentery, and other aaeclions ol tue system,
has been trmy wouderlul, and has won lor it a
name among medium pieparaiions that can never
he forgotten. Its .saece.is in leinoving pain as an
external remedy, la eases ol limns, liui.ses, bores,
Sprains, Cuts, and htings of injects, e., and other
causes of suuoriiig, has seemed lor it tne inoul
prominent posit.ua among tiie medicines of Ilia
day, -beware of Counieilcits and worthies
imitations. Call lor ferry Davis' cgotab.e "l'aia
Killer," and lake no omer.
Sold by druggists and gi overs. Trices, 2".c Qc.,
and St per botuu. Apih li5;lia
a. ir. ni shell,
Ho. 22 North Sixth Street, opposite Commerce,
PHILADELPHIA,
Importer and Dealer in
FINE WATCHES,
French and American Clocks,
GOLD JEWELS!
AND
SILVER - WARE.
Particular attention paid to Fine Watch
auu Clock Kcpairing.
J- Agent for STKVKXS' PATENT TURRET
Cfcuck, me best and cheapest l ime! Clock m the
tinted Slates.
f Inquiries by mail for information regarding
Clocks or Watches will bu cheei luily answered.
Philadelphia, 4;iluly
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independent in politics, should subsoi l be lor
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