tU Hsxiafi Jtatiat!. EST IB LI SHED IN 1846. Pcmsaro EvettT Wbdbssd Moaxtia. Bridge Street, opposite tit Odd Fellows' Hill, MIFFLIKTOWN, PA. Th Jisiata SxiTiaiL it published every Wednesday morning at 91,50 a year, ia ad vsnc ; or $2,00 in all cases if not paid promptly in advance. No subscription die iuued until all arrearage ar paid, unless at th cpiioa of the publisher. NKW ADVERTISEMENTS. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF the county of Juniata, from the 4th day of January, 1870, up to the 1st day of Juiiuary, 1871, inclusive : 1S71. DR. D. WATTS, Trea. To sra unt of outstanding Taxe on tae Hrst of January, 1670... $14970,96 Aniouit of tax levied for the 1870 14465,24 .mount received front former Tn-a 4300 Amount received from Commis sioner 249,35 Amount received from other -sources 80,00 $2766,51 CK. 1871.1 By amount of outstanding taxes up to Jan. 1st, 1871 $14484,06 Amount of Comtuissione.s and other orders lilted 13166,56 Exonerations allowed Collector 673,73 Percentile 750.01 Trets-rers' Percentage 600,00 Balanee in Treasurers' bane... 82,19 $29756,55 . $82,19 To Balanc brought down... 1871.) DE. JOHN MKTRICK, Sheriff. To amount of Verdist fees $18,00 STATEMENT of Outstanding Taxes In the hands) mt the several Collects, Jan. 1, Mil OLLICTOSS. TEA. TWP. . 4 C. TAX. Win. Cox 18C8 James Howell I860 J. C fieale 1809 I). II. SuloutT 1869 Vi m. Wright 159 Ileurv Harsh li!S9 John W. S u-tin 1869 Oeo'ge Sliively 1869 D. Ilumbarger !89 Jesse Keed 18u9 Absalom Varner 1869 i. S. McCahan 1869 Israel Wetxler 170 Wm. Kennawell 170 Voali McGuw 1870 llenf. Jacobs 1870 Wra. fiUgerald 1870 J. C. Beale 1870 I'aaic! Knotis? 1870 Henry Ilar.u 187l) Jensc Reed 1870 V, m. McOo'ine!l 870 John Baleutine 18T0 r. Mi'liken 1870 John Kennawell 1870 J. S. Hiirrell 1870 Hcnrv Willi I87( Greenwood $334,15 Spruce Hill 434,93 Beale 89,26 Turbett 26,68 . 130,36 "99,99 414,99 1297,64 841,39 66,38 167.42 I'errysville Milford Walker Fayette Delaware Greenwood Susqueh'na Lark 28.87 276 Thomps'twn Walker Delaware Turbett Spruce Hill Beale Susqueh'na Milford Greenwood Monroe Fermanagh Tnscarora Favette Lack Perry sville Patterson Mifllinlown 12 0,26 676,68 444,08 697,74 1051,34 182,51 1243,03 2)1.46 298 56 651.03 410,34 994,27 418,90 23,9l 286,11 583,43 i. S. M. Todd 1870 Alex Speddy 1870 $138117 IT4TE51 EST of OutftandlnT RlllltfuTax in the baud of th several Collectors, Jan. ;ol rrcas. Tra. twp. Wm. Cox ISuS James Howell 1W9 J. C. Beale 1 Win. Wwght 1S69 llcnrr I'.rsh 1869 John W. S art in 1W9 George Shi-ely 1859 D. Humbargei 1869 Jesw Keed 1869 Abaloro Vamer 1X69 Israel Weleler 1870 Wm. Kennawell 1870 Noah McGow 1870 B-nj. Jacobs 1870 Wm. Fit-gerald 1870 J.C. Bea.e 1870 I'sniel Kuouse 1870 Htrury Harsh 1870 Jess? Kted 1'j70 Wm. McCr.nrll 1370 Greenwood $ 300 Si.ruce Hill 87.00 Be le Perrysville Milford Walker Fayette Delaware Femisnsch 20,50 7,00 15,00 56,50 2i,00 62,00 19,50 Susquehanna ,00 Thompitont'n 10,00 Walker 23,00 Delaware Turbett Spruce Hill Beae Susquehanna Milford Greenwood Monroe F'-rtuanagh Tnscarora Fayette Lack Jsiffiintovm 2,00 14,50 81,50 11,50 7,00 15,50 14,50 13,50 26,50 18,00 21,00 25,50 21,50 John Balentine 1870 F. M-:!iiUen 1870 Ji hn Keuuawell 1870 J.S. HurreU 1870 Alex Speddy lb70 $563,60 All of whie i is respectfully snbmitted. G. A. LAUVKR, ) S. S. PANNEBASR, S Auditor. E. LAUVER, ) Cotrniissioners' Ollice, I lliillintown, Jan. 18, 1871. TTrflE5IEXTorthe Dlnbune neit of the County Treasur er to January Int. Mil, for the year MTO: Mutcell atifou. Oto. Reynolds, Serving rules and notices $ Jaceb bridHr, Coal oil Jhn McNulty, Cleaning gutter.... Warrington k. Co, Gross Pens J. McClellan, Services, by order of Court Joshua Beat, Recording Commis sioners Alexander Wallace, taxes overpaid on Coliectcra Duplicate K. W. H. Kreider, et, al, Justice fees n vagrants 3. C. Moser, constable lee on va. trants Samuel Bridge, cleaning pnvy 92 1,75 1.60 1,60 8,90 13,50 14,51 18,00 6,72 109 $ 70,73 Constable and J voices Feet in Common wealth Case. X- P. McWilliams, justice fee $ 8,55 JJ- W. U. Kreider, justices lees.... 7,70 John Campbell, et, al, constable tee 10,00 K. P. McWilliams, justices fees.... 40,70 J. P. Wharton, et, al, justice fees.. 20,19 E. P. McWilliams, justices fees.... 29,50 Collar Wix, et, al, constable fees. . 14,30 J. S. Hurrel, et, al, justice fee.. 17,78 J. liusxsrd. e al, constables fees. . 24,48 lsreal Wctsal, et, al, constables fee 20,69 J. C. Moser, et al, constables fee 9,22 Kob't H'Mwn, Dis't. Attorney' fee in Commonwealeh ease.... 83,00 J. Notestine, et, al, constables lees. 7,50 and other 83,25 $ 280,78 Commonwealth fVitnetse. Wm. Wright, ct, a! $ 1,25 L. Brant, et, al 18,97 John Cemr.bell, et, al, Commonweal- th t I'tnnoly 67,38 Joseph Haufl'inan, et, al, 15,15 P. S. Liggett, et, al, . D.J. Kica, et, al. Commonwealth v Smith 134' Levi Light, et, al, l0 Henrr Ktpner, Commonwealth v Miller 808 J. Biown, et, al 19,80 Hugh K. Palm 228U Kobt. il'Meen, Dist Attormy fee iSej'onibcr 'term................ 15,00 George Koon, et, al, 12,96 John Telfer, et, al . 21,99 Wm. G. Thompson, et, al...... ... 16,38 t. L. Jones, et, al 14,84 Jonas Long, cost a Overseer of Greenwood 48,86 Wm- Taylor, ct, al, 6,56 $376,18 B. F. 8CHWEIEK, VOLUME XIV, NO. 7 Coroner' end Justice lnouettM. John Kelley, et, al, jurors 8,50 " u;cui!rjcr. juror......... ZAM . . ii. ivreiuer, justices inquest body of Miss. Shenlv ii If. Pannehaker. iuror inn S. Y. Shelly, juror 100 Geo. Henderson, et, al, juror 8,00 J. D. Wallis. Justice coor. Inauiai- tion on bodv of Wehiter a no Jesse Howe, juror,.. 100 $ 20,83 Court and Juror Pay. Thomas Arbnckle, et, al. Grand Juror to reb. T $ 135,00 834,67 8,37 8,60 8,76 4,00 10,00 137,97 298,78 8,50 2,12 160,00 425,88 20 7,50 11,16 135,00 866,42 209,09 John Allen et al Petit Juror to Feb Term Hugh Hamilton et al Juror 1868.. Alexander Speddy Court Crver Feb. Term Jonas Long Tipstaver Feb Term.. Alexander Speddy Court Crver Specil Court H. H. Bechtel Petit Juror 1869... Wilson Auman et al Grand Juroi April Term... Joseph Ardet al Petit Juror April lerm Alex. Speddy Conrt Crver April T. J D Wallis Petit Juror 1869 -. Daniel Conn et al Grand Juror September Term........ Joseph Adams et al Petit Jnrors September Term Ephraim Mvers Petit Juror 1869... J J Patterson Petit Juror 1869. .. . H H Bechtel Petit Juror Simon Amey et al Grand Juror December Terto T M Bell et al Petit Juror Dec T. U Brenuishollx Petit Juror Ad- jourued Court Dee Term $2262,66 Rood and Bridge Damage. Michal Toder Bridge Damaghs....$ 140,00 H m Bousam Bridge Damages.... 1J,4U Abraham Smith Koad Damages... 10.00 Samuel Kepner Eoad Damages. .. 100,00 $ 262,50 Assettor't Feet. W Knrtx. Walker $20,00 Jonathan Keiser. DeUwsre 18,00 Joseph Thatcher, Lack 31,00 J J Culbertson, Spruce Hill 17,00 Aaron Leidy, Fayette i,uu C A Lauver. Monroe 16,00 John S toner, Fermanagh . ... 18,00 Jai.se Reed, Ureenwoid 15,00 A B Mcknight, Thompsontown o,oo Wilson Laird, Asst. Assessor, Beale 1868 1,00 S it Zeiglor, Tutcarora 31,00 K A Kobison, Ast. Assessor, Beaie 1868 ,w W W Troup, MitHintown 13,00 Henry Hanh, Milford, error in assess ment T J Middagb, l'alteron 12,00 D T Kilmer, Turbett w.uu Henry Cross, Perrj sville, Asst. Asses- so.. 1868 1,"5 John Horning, Fermanagh, Asst. As sessor, 1868 Z,"0 Dwiel Knouse, Susquehanna 13,00 Alex A Crosier, Perrj sville 1Z,0W $328,25 Erpense under Regutery Low. A B McKnight Thoiupsontowu 1869 $ 5.50 O P Barton, Lack 33.09 Alex. V ailaco, luscarora 31,UU James Wal on, Spruce Hill 16,00 T J Middagh, Patterson 10,00 VV ra h Auman, Delaware 18, 1M W W Troup, MilMintown 11,00 D T Kilmer, Turbett 18,00 Aaron Leidy, Fayett 28,00 A B McKnight, Thompsontown.... 10,50 W H Kurtz, Walker 18,00 J J Culbertson, Spruce Hill 16.00 Jesse Keed, Greenwood 16,00 John burner, r ermanagh 18,00 S U Zc-igler, Til war or I. 2J.00 David Knouse, Susquehanna 11,00 A A Crozier, I'errysville 10,00 $289,00 Enumeration for State Apportionment. Joseph Bell, Lack $ 10,00 J D Milliken, Spruce Hill... ,.$ 6,00 $ 16,00 Constable' Returns and Tip Stave. 1 I, Vanghn, Constable and Tip Stave Feb. Court . o,o John Dearing. et al Constable' re turns Feb. Court ,ti David Dean, Constable and TipStava Feb. Court , J C Moser, Constable and Tip Stave Feb. Court J L Vegan, et al Constable' Returns Aw. Term J II Patterson, Constable and Tip Stave Apr. Term 6,00 Israel Wetzler. Tip Stave Apr. Term 6,70 Thomas Banle, Constable' Return attending Electioua 4,86 John Notestine, Constable's Return and Tin Stave. 4,6 Joseph Kerlin, et al Constable's Re turns, Sept. Xnn o,ro F Milliken, Tip Stave and Constable's Return, Sept. Term 11,10 Thomaa Beale, Constable' Return and Tip Stave, Sept. Term 9,i John Notestine, Constable's Return and Tip Stave, Sept. Term Ifii J C Moser, et al Constable's Return Dee. Term 13,38 J E Humphrey, at al Adjourned Court 20,54 $212,79 Wild Cat, Mink and Fox Scalpt. $ 5,60 6,30 , 19,25 6,15 6,15 , MO 7,90 9,48 13,80 13,10 19,15 18,95 23,80 64,20 8,00 17,90 14,10 19,20 Emanuel Bortel et al Robert Krliu et al James Groninger et d Mablan Howard Solomon Beshoar T M Bell, etal J S Laird, et al J C Beale, et al Jacob Kline, et al Harrison Varner, eta' Henry M'Killips, et al Wm. Kenawell. jr., etal.. Varnbr, et al J Anders, et al John Dean, etal..... Robert Kerlin, et al W C Laird, et al Levi Reibl, et al J P Singer, et al .... J E Whiteman, etal.. M Snyder, et al 7,30 19,90 17,76 $314,08 Poor House. David Wilson, Poor House Claim $ 126,38 100,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 10,00 $ 626,38 Eastern Penitentiary. Henry Zimmerman, 865 day... .$ John Engles, 61 day Jacob Martin, 251 day Augustus Weimer, 365 days Christian Bearing, 365 day Peter Evy, 365 day Joseph Miller, 188 day 96,9 11,32 69.30 82,12 83,65 90,91 86,12 $ 420,27 Stale iuwdK Jlsylum. Keeping Margaret Brackbill, as par ill 4 tb costittio raa i M1FFLINT0WN, County Debt. Daniel Conn, et al County Auditor and Clerk f 40,00 R E Parker balance on note ia bank 1675,00 George Woodward, Bounty under set of Assembly 60,00 John Servls, Local bounty for D Bonsnm.... 100,00 John Servis, Local bounty for D Bonsnm 200,00 G A Baker, Lightening Rods 115,00 Henry SuloufJ', Damages oncoutrect for Jail Stable 83,16 SheriS Deitrick, damages on contract as per Jail Stable 30,00 Joseph Pumroy, Soldiers' Monu ment a per act of Assembly 550,00 John Deitrick, damages as per re port filed 80,00 James McClellan, attending public grounds 20,00 Gee W Jacobs, Agricultural Society 100,00 $2893,20 County Prison. D P Sulouff, coal and lumber, 1869.$ 4275 Ellis t Son, Iron Doors. 8s00 John Deitrick, fees 82,05 S B Louden, et al 3,75 R E Parker, clothing for prisoner. . 12,50 John Deitrick, P beriff fees 93,87 R E Parker, goods lor prisoners.... 32,60 John Deitrick, Jail tees 40,71 Martin It Waller, Bedding for Jail. 9,88 D P Sulouff, coal and lumber 1870. . 20,90 John Deitrick, Jail fee 124,85 Martin fc Waller, bill of good for Jail 12,88 $553,74 $.0 75 ..... 40 75 . 47 76 Inltrrsl. R I Parker, for note ia bank. $129 26 . $429 00 .. 197 60 .. 227 48 ... 456 10 .. 161 60 1471 48 ... $2 61 .... 10 48 7 79 !9 33 Public Printing. W W Davis - M L Littlefield B F Scbweirr Bonsall St Jackman J W Speddy Stationery, dc. B F Kepner David Walla Solomon Books, postage, etc.... David Watts, blank books, etc.. $4012 Bridgr, Noah Rertslsr, repair to Port Roy. al bridge $35 00 Jo. Pomeroy, repair to Pomeroy'a bridge 7 06 J. Milliken, repairs to McCullouh's bridge 76 CO W A McCahan, repairs te Port Royal bridge 8 CO S E Zelfrr, plank for Kryner's bridge 8 07 Win lieneh, repairs to Poit ltoyal , bridge 4 00 Wm .McCormick, repairs to McCul- locli s bridge - 87 20 Bealor & McKeehan, lumber for Me- Culloeh's br.dge -108 41 Geo. Goshen, lumber for Pomeroy, bridge -.. 8 97 Henry Sulouff, repair to Cuba dam bridge 125 00 Geo Groninger, plank for Groning er bridge 80 00 Jacob Groninger, plank for Port Koyal bridge- 30 00 Henry Yoeum, plank for Wilson' bridge 39 66 Henry Sulouff, plank fer Lost Creek Bridge 70 00 Wm Hank, mason work at Cuba dam bridge 120 00 Tbos S Barnard, repairs to Pomeroy' bridge 13 59 Tbos Brale. repair to Lemou bridge 7 00 J L Kennedy, repairs to three upper bridge tSfO J V Weimer, et al 1 75 W P Graver, repairs to McCoytown bridge....... 60 00 James Waison, labor at Lemon's bridge 4 20 E Bortle, labor at Lemon' bridge... 10 86 Isa e Hawn 4 Co., lumber for Lemon's bridge - 82 25 L Buebfield, stone for Lemon's bridge 24 62 Tbos Beale repairs to Lemon's bridge 371 84 David Plett, inspecting bridge over Delaware Run 3 00 Taylor Giuver, work on Brjner' bridge 1 60 Wm F Thomas, repair to Bryner bridge 6 00 W P Grurer, repair to McCoytown bridge 129 00 Jacob Groninger, repair to Gron inger bridge 20 00 Wm Heuch, repair to Port Royal bridge....- 13 50 $1404 75 Commissioners' Office and Court House. David Sulouff, Commissioner's fee. $85 00 Walter App, 60 00 E R Gillilord, " 114 0J J. Middagh, Clerk te Commissioner 450 00 J. Middagh, Clerk, extra services under Registry Law 103 00 Jonathan McCoy, et al. repairs, etc. 2 60 J A Criswell, Morning Glory Stcv Tor Commissioner, office ........ 317a P Paanebaker. repair to Grand Jury Room 13 25 D P Sulouff, coal tor Court House .. 10 00 Solomon Books, postage & stationery 18 00 E Ellis et al, cleaning snow from side walk etc 6 60 J B M Todd, chandelier for C House 30 00 K P McWilliams, stove and pipe for Petit Jurors' Room 10 00 Joha Notestine et al, repairs to Court lard fence 4 00 John Yeakly A Son, clock etc. for Court House 13 16 Samuel Bridge, cleaning privy..... 3 00 James Robinson et al, repairs to Court House a 1Z Clark & Frank, glass and putty for windows 13 84 Alex Speddy, crying oourt etc 14 60 Clark ft Frank, as per biU 6 01 P. Pannebaker, carpenter work tor Court House 8 75 Cha. Phillip, window blind end roller for court room and office... 17 20 J A Christy, atteiney fee 50 00 David Watts, blank books for offices 16 60 J A Criswell, etovepipe Ac for Grand Jury Room t CO O P Robinson, two dozen chairs for Crand Jury Room and repairing ettees in Court Room 30 00 Rosanna Stutsman and Mr. Weiser, cleaning Court House D P Sulouff, lumbtr eta, for repair. 40 00 Graybill & Shelly, matting, and put ting same down in Court House Commissioners' Office 147 28 E. Dolen et al, hauling water, ete .. 4 19 George Goshen, coal 10 00 $1292 62 Public Office. 3 A Christy, auditing account for publie ofSces $16 00 W M Allisoa, safe for Treasurer's office 75 00 Wm Mann, blank duckets for Regis ter's oftee 64 50 t h Hutter, blank Transcripts for Registry Law 29 75 G W Jacobs, fees for cleik ia Quarter Sessions 14 90 Jam Robinson, table for Commis sioner' roam 10 00 . 200 16 JUNUTA C0UN1T, PNNAM Jury Commissioner ud Cleric. C B Horning, Jury Commissioner, part pay $8 22 N A Elder, Jary Commissioner..... 16 00 J Middagh, Clerk 80 00 $5322 General and Spring Elections. Thomas B. Coder, et al. Judges, and C. McClellan, et al. Inspector, and B. Lauver, et at. Clerks, t General Election, and James Dean, et al. Constables' fees for attending elee tiens and publishing notice f tine and place of holding elections, and serving notice to person elected. $221 97 Addenda. Amount of Order iuued, but not . entered ia Order Book, a per Au ditors' Report $199 68 Recapitulation. Miscellaneous $70 73 Constable and Justice' fees in Com monwealth eases 280 78 Commonwealth Witnesses......... 875 1 3 Justices' Inquest on Dead Bodies. 20 83 Court and Juror' Pay 2262 60 Road and Bridge Damage 2ts2 60 Assessors' Fee 328 25 Expenses under Registry Law .... 289 00 Enumeration for Stat Apportion ment.... 16 00 Constables' Returns and Tip Stave 212 79 Wild Cat, Mink aad Fox Scalps ... 314 08 Poor House 626 38 Eastern Penitentiary.. 420 27 State Lunalio Asylum 204 86 County Deb 2893 20 Ciunly Prison 553 74 Interest 149 25 Publie Printing-... .- 1471 48 Stationery, 4c 40 12 Bridges. 140475 Commissioners' Office aad Court House 1292 62 Publie Office 200 15 Jury Commissioner and Clerk ... 63 22 General and Spring Election 221 87 Amount of Order issnel bnt not registered in Order Book 199 63 $14177 21 We, the commissioner of Juniata coun ty, in compliance with the law, do publish the foregoing, as a full statement of th Receipts and Expenditures of th county foresaid, for the year 1870. u s Given under our hand at the Commissioners Office, ia Mifflinlown, this day of January, 1871. WALTER APP. E. R. GILLIFORD. WaLIAM CLSH. Committiontrt. Attsst: J. Miodaob, Cleri. leb. 2 4VT. Jjoct's (orntr. WHE5 WILL THE END COME. BT O. W. HOLMES. When legislators keep the law. When banks dispense with doors and locks. When berries, whortle, rasp and straw, Grow bigger downward through th box ; When he that selleth bouse and land Shows leak in roof or flaw ia right ; When haberdashers choose the stand Whose window ha the broadest light ; When preacher tell u all they think. And party leader all they mean : When what we pay for, what we drink, From real grape and coffee-bean ; When lawyer take what they would give. And doctors give what they would lake ; When city father eat to live, Save when they fait for conscience sake ; When en that hath a bors on sale Shall bring hi merit to the proof. Without a lie for every nail That holds the iron on hi hoof ; When in the usual place for rip Our clove are stitched with special care, And guarded well with whalebone tips, When first umbrellas need repair ; Whea Cuba's weeds have quite forgot The power of suction to resist, And claret bottles harbor not Such dimple a would hold your fist ; When publishers no longer steal, Aad pay for what they stole befor ; When the first locomotive wheel Rolls through the Atlsntic tunnel' bar ; Till then let Camming blaz away. And Miller' saints blow up th globe ; But when you see that blessed day. Then order your avcention robe. Ifliscellaneaus $eing. SCENES IN 1 RAILWAY CAB. The Latest aad Mart SUrtllar Fish Story -UufomdM Charge Agaiast Kespecv ble Elderly ttentiemea. The latent fish etory comes from New Jersey. Lately in the interior of that State, a mild-looking countryman entered a railroad car, bearing a buudle tied up in a handkerchief, which he placed un der his seat at the end of the car. After traveling along for about half an hour, a lady sitting in front of the countryman was observed to move uneasily in her seat, and to cast savage glauces at a seemingly rupee table man sitting by her side. In a few moments afterwards another lady, still further to the front, "became uneasy," and at last, ruing in her seat, requested that some geutlemm in the car would protect her from an elderly-looking gentleman by her side, and who she sta ted had insulted her. , A dozen persons offered their assist ance, and before the accused could speak in bis own defence his bat was jammed over his eyes, and he was dragged to the rear of the ear. While there, and carrying on with the avengers a war of words as to what the indignity meant, still another lady rose, also seated farther up the car, and ac cused a gentleman sitting behind her with improper conduct A rush was made for insulted number two, but that gentleman vigorously defended himself with a large walking (tick which he happened to have (and which, by the FEBRUARY 15,1571. way, was one cause of the last troubles his accuser stating that be had indecor ously been rappiug her ankles under the seat with the samel, and while the strug gle to get at him was still in progress, somebody in the front of the ear shouted "here's a snake on the floor." A scene then ensued. The ladies in the ear clam bered up on the seats, and many got on the arms and backs of the same. One elderly maiden managed to stand on the backs of two seats, in the best circus manner possible under the circumstances, while a young mother threw her baby in to a parcel-rack, and then hung convul sively to a ventilator. The confusion awoke the countryman, who on being told of the snake, first felt in his bundle and then exclaimed, "I'm blamed if that old eel haint got loose," started for the front, and toon returned, grasping firmingly an immense eel, which he had first canght while out fishing, but which when brought into the car, had managed to get out of the bundle, and had wended its way to the front, loving ly caressing the different varieties of la dies' garters which he encountered on the way. Apologies given and received straightened everything in that car but the hat that was jammed down, and the countryman leaving at the next station, no blood was drawn. A WOEFUL TILE. A North German paper receives direct ly from a relative of the young Han overian officer in question the following touching recital ; The company to which the young officer belonged captured twenty-five Franes-tirenrs, and, upon in quiring at headquarters as to their dis posal, received orders that they be im mediately shot. The duty devolved np on him. The young man, though no coward, hesitated in the execution of such a terrible duty bat in order not to appear too weak he repressed his feelings and had them conducted to a neighbor ing wood, where, upon a little elevation, they were to meet their fate. Among them was a youth of hardly eighteen years, with a gentle and almost maiden like face, in which culture was plainly to be traced. This poor nufortunate bad not the courage to die. He trembled in all his body, and a stream of tears eoursed down bis deathly pale cheeks. Sudden ly fear seized him in a terrible way, and before the guard could prevent him he had thrown himself at the feet of the German Officer, and convulsively clasp ed his knees and begged in unutterable woe for his life. Fear gave him most touchiug words of prayer, he besought the deeply grieved officer by his own pa rents not to rob his of their only son It would have moved a stone. The heart of the young German swam in tears; still he dared not disobey his millilary duty. It was the most fearful moment of his life. The youth was led back to the fatal spot, and in another motneul his misery was at an end-the balls had riddled his heart. The feeling of pity however, so overcame the young German that he fell into a swoon. He awoke a madman, and is to-day in an asylum in Germany. The latest report from Texas announce that State to be in a prosperous conditon. There are at the present time over fifteen hundred miles of railroad in operation or in progress of building, when at the close of the war lees than four hundred and fifty miles were in exietence. Green backs are the exception, gold aud silver being the ordinary currency. Stock rais ing and beef-packing are the main oc c a oat ions. New railroad are being laid out constantly, and some of them are very profitable. The Texts Central stock sold at the close of the war for less than five dollars a share, and to-day cannot be bought at any price, three hundred dol lars a share having been refused. Its gross earnings the past year have been nearly three million in gold. Nkvbr too Old to Lbarn. So- crates, at an extremely old age, learned to play on musical instruments. Cato, at eighty years of age, thought proper to learn the Greek language. Plutarch, when between seventy and eighty, com menced the study of Latin. Sir Henry Speltnaa neglected the science in his youth, but commenced the study of them after he had turned fifty. After this time he became the most learned antiqua rian and lawyer. Dr. Johnson applied himself to the Patch language but a few years before his death. Franklin did not fully commence his philosophical pursuits til he bad reached his fiftieth year. A teacher, in trying to explain passive verbs to a class said to one of the boys, "Now observe : If I say 'John is beaten,' what is John's relation to the verb ?" 'John gets licked," answered the boy "No, You blockhead ; what does John do I" "I dunno. unless he hollers," A New England pickpocket has re cently accompli bed the most aatoundiug feat of light fingering on record. He has picked a Methodist minister's pocket and realised SI 00 therefrom. Phillipeborg hat an anti-tobacco association. EDITOR A5D PB0PBIET0B. WHOLE NUMBER 1213 THE FISHERY TROUBLES. The real trouble in attempting any settlement of the fisheries question is the unreasonable, harsh and even violent mode of enforcing the Canadian interpretation of the treaty of 1818, indulged in by the Dominion Government. That lately the American schooner Wampatuck was seiaed and condemned by Sir William Yonng, Dominion Judge of the Admi ralty Court, for prosecuting the business of the fisheries in Apy Bay, and in re gard to the offensive manner and proba ble illegality of that seizure, we prefer to let a Canadian paper, the Halifax Sco tia, Chronicle speak e as follows : First Aspy Bay is not a Jishing ground. Secondly The Wampatuck entered that place for water, as she lawfully had a right to do, and the master, on her ar rival there, immediately went ashore. ThirdJy While the master was so ab sent the cook canght seven small rod for the table, and for no other purpose. Fourlftly The vessel ntvtr was warned off, but was seized suddenly a few hours after she left the place. There is the case in a nut-shell. That vessel was seized, and by order of the Judge the cargo was immediately sold. She was libelled in the Admiralty Court, and after bearing an enormous crop of fees for the Judge and his officer and the Dominion attorney, she was condemned to be sold for the benefit of John A.'s empty treasurey and his useful Tory. The prosecutors, at the instance of John A., who controls the proceedings, declin ed to bring the cause on until the unfor tunate owner could no longer retain his crew, and they had resbiped, and sailed, the most of them, to the uttermost cor ners of the earth. And now, broken hearted and bankrupt, the owner has gone to his home in the United Stales with the prospect, if he ever returns, of being arrested for costs ; and his vessel is advertised, by order of Sir William, to be sold at Sidney on the very shortest notice. The Chronicle asserts that the organs of the Government "have never attempt ed to deny that the number of codfish taken was more than seven, and that too, for the gridiron in the caboose. Nay, they have gone further and insisted that nnder no cimcumstances coul.l even one fish be taken by a Yankee in British wa ters, and that the little Judge was right. They said it was the laic." An Anecdote of Booth. The elder Booth, or "Richard III, Booth," as he was not improperly desig nated, was at times the victim of strange fancies. He bad as many peculiarities in this way as Horace Greely. At a cer tain time Booth took the fancy to be an absolute vegetarian. During the excess of this feeling, he was travelling on a Western river steamboat, and happened to be placed at table opposite a solemn, straight faced Quaker, who had been singuarly attracted by the splendid tp pearance and eloquent conversation of the great actor. The benevolent old Quaker, observing the lack of viands in Boo'lTs plate, kindly said : "Friend, shall I not help thee to the breast of this chicken ?' "No, I thank you, friend," replied the actor. "Then shall I not ent thee a slice of the ham 1" "No, friend, not any." "Then thee must take a piece of the mntton. Tby plate is empty," persisted the good old broadbrim. "Friend," said Booth, in those deep stentorian tones, whose volume and won derful power had so often electrified au diences composed of the best and wisest of the nation "friend I never eat any flesh but human flesh, and I prefer that raw!" Speechless was the old Quaker, and his seat was changed to another table at the next meal. A San Francisco officer, the other night, caught a pagan named Ah Wah walking the street with fire segars in bis hand. He said be worked in a segar shop and was taking the weeds home to smoke, but as his testimony cannot be received, he was promptly arrested on a charge of ped dling without a lisence, and locked up in prison. It was abont midnight, and and there is scarcely room to doubt be was hunting for a customer to purchase the five segars which be held in his hand. The heathen got twenty four hours' hard labor, as a warning to carry hit segars in bis sleeves: . . . Thb Travels or A Printrr's Hand. A Good printer will set 6 000 ems a day or abont 13,000 letters. The distance travelled by his hand will aver age two feet per letter, being one foot in going to the case in which the type is contained and one foot of course, in re turning. This makes a distance of 24, 000 feet, or more than four miles each day, so that in the course of a year, ex cluding Sundays, a printer 'a hand will travel about 1400 miles. A colored barber, named Nelson Walk er, hat been admitted to practice in the Criminal Court of Memphis, Tenn. - 1ATS3 01 ADVERTISING- ' All advsriising fee lee Ibaa tare atroth for aqnar of eight line or lea, wilt be charged cm insertion, 76 Mat, three $1,69, and 50 oenis for aaeh subsequent insertinp. Administrator's, Executor' and Auditor' Notice, $2.00. Profession! and Business Card, ao exceeding on cquara, and iaelu ding copy of paper, $8,00 per year. Beties ia reading eoluma, tea een ts per line. Mar ebaaU advertising by th year at special rata. 8 watAt- 6 monlkt. 1 year. Onquar.$ 4.60 $ 8.00 $10.00 Twe sqaaras 6.00 9,00 15.00 Three sqearea.... 8.00 13 00 ?0,Ci One-fourth eel'a. 14.00 20, 00 U.'.-O Half eoluma 18,00 25.00 46 09 One column 30,00 46,00 80,Ct 8H0BT ITEMS. Boston hat 195 miles of accepted streets. Rhode Island claims to rival Connec ticut in raising onions. A diamond valued at $130,000, has been found in South Africa. The United States ranks te cond at a coffiee-drinkins nation. "Put me in my Little Bed' is used as a wedding march in Chicago. Worth, the Parieian man-milliner, pro poses establishing himself in New York. Brimstone mostly comes from Sicily, for the nse of the world about 300.00J tons annually. Of three hundred idiots in Masachc:?tt one hundred and forty-fire were the chil dren of drunken parents. , The drinking placet in Terr Haute are said to outnumber all other business houses. A lady residing in Washington City recently gave birth to four healthy boys. The family is doing well In a Wisconsin divorce snit, the wife who was seeking to be seperated from her husband, was upon the witness stand six days. Twenty eight thousand dollars have already been contributed in Boston to ward procuring a ship lad of provisions for France. Some villian entered the stable of a man named Croup, near Ceuterviile. Venango county, a few nights ago, at. I cut off the leg of one of the horses. John Dunlap, of Catfish, near Brady's Bend, hat four cows, and all of them had twin calves this season the most re markable thing ot the kind on record. An Ohio farmer whose pet bear last week hugged his little boy to death, re fused to kill the beast, but finally, after much urging, did consent to put him up to be shot for at the price of SlOO The Scran ton Republican thinks work in the anthracite regions will be resumed by the middle ot Febuary in all the col lieries except two or three in Luzerne county. Dionysius, the Sicilian, employed his time so well, that, beiug asked by orti who wanted to speak with him if he were at leisure, he answered, "Heaven forbid that I should ever have any leisure time." A recent English writer states that, of the workers in the South African dia mond fields about five in a huudrt-d make a great deal of money, five more in a hun dred make their expenses, while the re maining ninety do not. A Ramie Planting and Manufacturing Company has been organized in New Or leans, for the purpose of manufacturing fabrics to be woven from the fibre of the ramia plant. The company have elected officers and purchased a plantation. A few weeks ago Robert Smith, of Allenville, MifHin county, was thrown out of a wagon and had an arm broken, and he now thiuka of suirjg the super visors of the township for $500 damages for not keeping the road in proper repair. The California pitcher plant is said to resemble in shape the upraised head and body of an excited cobra. It possesses an extraordinary attraction for insects, especially flies, who enter the hollow body, and bting unable to extricate them selves, die there. "Never,' sayt a henpecked man, "marry a worn in worth more than thou art. When I married my wife I was worth fifty cents, and she was worth sixty-two cents ; and when any difference has occurred between us she throws aj the odd shilling.'' A man in Fort Wayn?, Iud., lost his wife, and Lad a stone erected over her grave. He married a second wife, and when she died he had the gravestono split, and it then served for the two de parted He proposed to the third recent ly, and the lady quaiutly remarked, "I do not believe that stone will split agaiu. Medical science in the Northwester:! provinces of India has met with no slight foe in the superstition of the natives, wh object to official vaccination for a curious reason. They believe that a native child is to be born whost destiny it will be to drive the English out of India, and then to conquer the world. This child is to be distinguished from other children by having milk instead of blood in its veins. The natives believe that by vacciuatiou the English are seeking to discover th wonderful infant, so as to imprison or kill him. A story is told in Washington at th expense of a well known Senator, who is notorious for taking two cocktails in suc cession before breakfast. One morning , while the Senator was practicing at t'ui Metripolitan bar, a friend pnt to him the pertinent qnestion. "Senator, why do yon take two cocktails as a custom ? Won't one tone yon. I'4 The Senator drew himself op. "I will tell yon why I take two cocktails. When I have tak en one, it makes me feel like another man. Well you see. I'm bound by com mon courtesy to treat that man, so I tako a second."
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