M I F F LTV TO W N- "
Wednesday Mornlnp, FeTnjarr 15, 1871.
B. F. SCHWEIER,
ri'iTon i;rnoi'Rir.Ttm.;
GEO. P. ROVVtLL &C0.40 Park Ro, New Yprk
AND ,
S. M. PETTENGJLL & CO., 37 Park Row, N. Y,
Are our tali agents in ibat city, anil are'au
tborizc.1 to coatraet for advrtirng at our
lowest rate. Advertisers in tbut city are le
jeftl to leave their favors with either of
t above nou. . . ''.
Headquarters l.'cpnblkun State Central
Committee of I tnuslvania.
No. 1105 Chbsnct Stkbh- Piiila
1i. i.i li I A , Jan. 23, 1871. In pursuance
.f iLt resolution of tue Hi'uiblican State
Central C.'mii.ittre. ad" td at "Aitoona.
Atipu?t 16, 1S70, a State Cnveiition,
composed1 of di-lrjralfi from each .fina
tm nud llcpreetDtative district of tbe
number to which each district is entitled
in the L-giV!ature, will meet iu ihe Hall
of the Ilou?eof Representative. atHar-rii-burp,
at 12 o'cWk. noon, ou the 10th
Any of March, a n , 1S71. to nominate
candidates f.r Auditor General and Sur
veyor General, and to take action upon
ihe question of Constitutional Keform,
and for the tranfaction of such other
business as may be brought before it. ,
MAHLON H DICKIXSOV.
Chairman Executive Committee
" : State Central Committeo. "
M. S.Qi'av.
J amis V. M. Nt wu.v, . ,
Secretarius.
AcknowledgeniDnts. '.
Our thiii:ka are due and are hereby
tendered to lion. J II. Tlatt, Jr., 51 C.
nt;d Secretary" if the Union Republican
Corgrt'"'oial Executive Committee, lor
a pamphlet copy of the testimony sub
mitted to the United States Senate by
President Grant Jauaary 17, 181, in
compliance with a resolution passed by
that body on the 16tb of December, 1870,
jequtsiing information: iu regard to. dis
loyal organizititius in North Carolina.
The pamphlet con.-irts of eworu deposi
tions of citizens of the Stilt-, uik! official
i eports of ai my officers stationed in the
H-auie State The testimony conclusively
hows that organizations of Ku Klux
Klan exist in North Carolina.
We are indebted to Adjutant General
Russell fur the report of Lis departments
for the year 1S70.
Also to Seu:it')i!t Crawford and Bucka
le and Representative Ruber, and As
nslaiit Soi glut at-Aims Deitrick, for
documents. . .
19 i m,
The Local Option Bill.'
This bill, now before the Legirlatureof
Tent pj lvania. favors the restriction of
the liijuor traffic by submitting' the ques
tion to the people of the different towu
thips, wards or boroughs of the Common
wealth, at the regular election. The bal
lot shall hare inscribed on it jlist as the
voter chose?, ''for license.'' or "against
license." And if after a count of the bal
lots, it shall bo found that a tnnj rty of
votes have been cast against license, then
it shall not be lawful for any license- to
be issued for tbe sale c.f spirituous liquors
malt or other in toxical in liquors in the
ward, borough or township where the
majority agflinst the graining .f license
prevailed, if, however, a majwiry of
votes cast shall favor a license, then the
existing license law in force at the' time
Biutll remain iu force. By this bill the
jtictiori of license or no license shall be
submitted to the people every throe years,
and however decided so it fiu.ll remain
until tlm tima f,t ttmi aii'irnidlinn ti tliA
. . , ,, i - i.i
neojile atraiu eball have ainveil, at the
expiration of three years. ...
Penalties fw selling liquors without
liceusc are provided by tbe bill. .;-
Owners of iueyard are by its pro
visions, allowed to sell wines of their
own manufacture, "in not less quanti
ties than a gallon, not to be drauk upon
the premises."
The Alabama Claims.
Correspondence between the United
Stat' S government and the government
of England has resulted in an agieemeut
to refer" the settlement of the Alabama
Claims to a mixed or joint commission,
which will meet at Washington. I). C.
The following genllvmen" comprise the
ico&missioa :
United States Hon. Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State; General Robert C.
Schenck. American Minister ' to Great
liviwin ; Hon. Samuel Nelson, Associate
iiuslice jJ the Supreme Court; Hon,
Ebenezer R... Hoat, ex-Attoruey-General;
Hon. George U. Williams.
Great Britiau. Kail de Grey and Rip
on, Professor Montague Bernard, Sir Ed
ward Thorton, British M inister to the
United States ; Sir John A Macdonald,
Canadian Attoruey-Jeaera' ; Sir John
Jloss.
If the London Timet echoes the in
structions given to the English commis
sioners by the English governmeLt, the
meeting of the commission will result in
accomplishing nothing It says that al
though tbe 'Alabama' question is seconai
ry to that of the fisheries as the subject of
consideration by the commission, yet
there is no doubt as to which question
will mainly engage its attention, but it is
erroneous to suppose that it is the rjujr
pose of the commission to find grounds
for England to abandon her position or
to concede tier liability upon the "Ala
bama" question.
The Dolags of the Ku-Klux-Klav .
Without- comment we submit toy the
readers of he SBNTHiEL for tifcir Bern
gal the notjee wbtt wfc recent! "posted;
on the door f tbe bearding house of Mr,
Mattingly, editoV-of tbe; Southern Ojrir
ion, at ITeajflpolisAJahama." ' i, '.
" To Mattmgly and Burton.
We would respectfully advise yon
gentlemen, to leave Demopolis. A stitch
in time save ulne. " .This is no idle threat,
made simply to frighten you.
;.-.x K.mgiits or tir Ulack Cross.
P. S'Will ' give ybii "fifteeu days to
pack Hp' your trap1 anHeave" J
llundred of casesof 'murder and vio
lence -committed by this organization
that exists throughout the; South,, could
be presented.. We preseut here a num
bernot all that . were, committed . iu
oue county aluite, Alamance county," in
North Carolina, since the year 18C8 : .; t
. i Wyatt Uutlaw,fa respectable- colored
man, taken from his house in the town
of Graham, (in presence of his aged rao
therand three helpless little children,) at"
12 o'clock in the nisnt. br party : of
from eeventy-five to' one hundred' per
sons in disguise, and by them hong by
the neck until be : was lead, from the
limb of an elm tree, thirty yards from
the court hou?e door in said town, where
he was allowed to hang until 11 o'clock
the next day." No offense waa alleged
against him. " '" ':: " " ' t '"
William Dnryear, a half staple color
ed man. was taken from his family in the'
night by eight or ten person's in disguise,
and drowned in Wilson's mill-pond ; lie
was murdered because be saw some of
tbe parties who hung Outlaw on their
way home, and it was ''feared it would
lead to their detection. " ' '" '','.
' An infant child of Joseph ' Harvey
(colored j was knocked from the arms of
its mother by a party 'of disguised per
sons who went to Hai vey's house for the
purpose' of whipping him ; the child died
shortly afterward from the effects of the
fall. ' '- ' :' '
A party of fifteen or twenty disguised
persons surround the house of Caswell
Holt, (col.) broke down the door and fir
ed iuto his house, one of the bullets tak
ing effect in the lung and Itoulder:of
Holt, from which he was confined for a
long time, and his life was, for -a 'tffaile
despaired of ' ' "
Alonzo ' I? Coiliss, a northern man;
who was teaching a colored fcliool at
Company Shops, was di'agged from his
bed by twelve or fifteen disguised men!
amid the shrieks and cries of his distress-
ed wife tarried a little distance into' the
woods' and severely whipped, the hair
and whiskers shaven from one side of
his head and face, his head and face ' cut
and disfiguied in a most cruel manner,
after which he was painted black and
left in this condition. ' Mr. Corliss had
had been for seme time a cripple and'
could not walk without crutches.
Caswell Holt, (col.) taken from his
house in the aight.'was whipped until
the blood was streaming down bis back ;
he was then made to, bend down, while
one of the parlies tortured him by rub
bing a rough slick up and down his
back. '
Joseph Harvey,' (col.) taken by fifteen
or twenty men in disguise, carried about.
three-quarters of a mile from his house,
dragged over fences, . rocks, through,
briars, and about one hundred and fifty
lashes laid upon his bare back.
John Riugsiaff, a white boy about
twenty years old, taken from Lis bed in
presence of his mother and two sisters,
and di gged to the woods and whipped
- William Simpson, a respectable white
man, taken from bis own house in the
night, from the presence of his wife and.
little children, aud tied to a tree, stripped.!
and a most unmerciful scourging admiuis
tered by men in disguise. Simpson has
since been , forced leave to the country,
with bis Tamily, for protection.
Anthony Foster, (white,) aged about
eighty years, taken from his bed, wliip-
ped and kicked until life was nearly ex-
f- '
tiuct.
William Long, (col.) dragged from his
bed and whipped. ,.. ,
Hamilton Brem. (col ) dragged from
his bed and whipped... .,
A Mrs. Foy and her daughter, (white,)
thrown out of her, house, and both, of
them badly beaten and maltreated. M , .,
John Bason, (white,) taken .rom the
piazza of tbe store at Hair River 'Cotton
factory while on guard as watchman,. and
badly whipped ; he was informed the
reason that he bad failed to go to - the
election. . ".' . , , ;
Siddel, (white,) superintendent
of Carolina cotton mills, taken from his
house and badly whipped. .,,;;
The same party , that bung . Outlaw
went to the house of Henry Hall, (col.)
for the purpose of hanging him, but not
finding him at home, left word with his
wife that they would be back at a certian
time, and if Henry was found they
would hang him. This same party rode
by the residence of William R. Albright
esq., disturbed his family, and threatened
him,
A coffin was made and placed at the
door of Joseph McAdams, a highly res
pectable citizens, iu order to frighten him
from the country, because he waa obnox
ious to some of the Ku-Klux.
la all of these cases of. .whipping the
programme was about the same : From
eight to twenty persons in disguise would
go to the house of the intended victim in
the night and before any one was aware
of their presence they would break . into
tbe house, drag out tbe party to be pun
ished. Iu the meantime they . would
gag, and by other means stop any alarm
liy the other inmates. .
The raids were generally made from
eleven to three o'clock-. . Only . one per
son was allowed to speak on a raid, and
thia waa either a atranger iBhe neighbor
nood or one who could effectually change
Bi y&c9. rieketa were.-ajway posted,
Und tire'greattist percaution taken to pre
vent detection . Nfc
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K r 'Ixtelw'CaiilhgniUwu
On the morning' of FebtiTiw exten
sive conflagration occiiTtel&l&a "Village
of Tioga, Pa., 25 miles north of Coruing,
on the Bloisburg Railroad, at an, ..early
hour. - " ' -:
The fire broke out belweentwJve and
one o'clock, and spread very rapidly and
with great fury until nearly the entire
village ''was' destroyed." About " forty
buildings were' buiri-d. in'clud ng ' one
bank, two hotels and a lar?e number of
stores and resi.lences.
' The loss is 'estimated 'at $150,000 ;
insurance only $-50,000.' ' ". '
" An exchange says, the fire originated
iu the following manner : " "
'A' row 'took place among some gam
blers in a saloon known as "The Ho!o in
the Wall," a kerosene lamp ' was; upset,
which' set 'firito the' building', and -the
flames rapidly communicated to the ad
joining buildings, ' and the conflagration'
soon became general."' Everything" per-1'
ishable, save human beings,' fell beneath
the resistless march of fire,' and nothing
no remains la tbe buisness'- portion of
the vill;ge'but ashes and blackened ' cel
lar walls" "Only one' business house, 'that
of Jacob'Shefflin.-Jfiw.is saved! -',';'''
A Present to Kin? w 11 lam, and an
" kuowlcdgement. '
Ac-
." Some time ago MY! Charles Slebert, of
New York, shot a deer iu Minnesota. '
He packed the buck in ice anil sent it to.
the head quarters of. King William, in
France. . The King .acknowledges,
through a eicrctary, the receipt of the
deer, in the following letter :
Office of the Royal Coiit Marshal. '
7b Ckarlti Hitbert; Eij , -AVt York :
Dear Six: His Majesty Jung..Wil?
liani, acknowledges - the receipt of your
lett-r of December : die 19tb, with the
tine, buck you have sent him, and author
ized me to write to you as soon as poi
ble. i In these -days of ever memorable
German patriptUm the King was greatly
rejoiced ou receiving the gift you kindly
sent him. li is attention was attracted
at the large measurement of the buck.-
He was this day inspected by the King
and will be atrved up to-morrow on the
King's table. . ,. ' . . i
Very respectfully,. G A. Cl'IKLET.
Tfksaili.es. Jan. 10, 1S71 . ' ' , "
Cont.ef Fences ... .. . ..
- The Harrisburg . Tl graph saysbere
is a statement which we find iu an ex
change, and which we suppose to be cor
rect, although it. will astonish most of our
readers: The fences of the United States
are estimated to have cost more than the
houses,, cities included ; more than the
ships, vessels and boats of every descrip
tion which sail on the ocean, lakes and
rivers ; more than our manufactories,,
with all their machinery, aud more titan
auy lone - classa of property of real estate
excepted.'' These are carious facts, but
they are facts nevertheless The fences
of New York are put down at $144 O0..V
0005 those of Ohio at SI 15,000,000.
Pennsylvania at ISO C'000,000. Divid
ed out at this - rate the money invested
in fences alone is more than equal to
the national debt.' As fences require to be
renewed, on an average, once iu ten ysara,
the annual cost of the country is not far
short of f 'OO.OOO.OJO. : -' '
Aiib.KF Ikon. It is now quite mani
fest that we are about eutcrinjr upon a
new age of iron An iron ferry b at is
buiMiug at Greenpoint, Long Isl ini. ;
Iron barges are building at Pittsburg and
Dubuque. Iron canal steamers have
been built at Philadelphia. Iron sailing
ships . have been built at Wilmington,
Delaware. Iron steam collier have beeu
built at Chester.. Iroa revenue cutters
are being built at Camden and Buffalo.'
Iron ocean steamers have been built nil
along the Delaware. And no doubt we
shall soon have iron canal boat.. Ten
years hence iron; vessels '-will be in the
majority on the Delaware and the -Mis-'
sissipi and Ohio. The field is all before
us, and we have only to apply ourselves
tit it with the requisit energy and enter
prise.- North Axteri an. s '-
5 Here are instances in which individu
als have paid ir-.re income tax than
States and territories ; A. , T. Stewart
New york merchant, last year paid in
come tax more than either one. of twenty
seven States aud Territories, and more
than Arizona, Colorado, Dakota, Florda,
Washington, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho
and Montana combined. .Mr.W. B ' As
tor paid more than the whole Slate of
Vermont Harris'wg Telegraph. -
, .The Income Tax. :
,-We regret that our space will not al
low, us to publish Hou John Scott's
speech in favor of the repeal of the in
come tax, delivered iu the United States
S nate ou the 21 st of January last.
The Senator considers the tax "unjust,
unequal, inquis'.t.rial and unconstitution
al." ' ;
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; Woman Suffrage. . -Last
week the Pennsylvania Senate pass;
ed a bill allowing women over tweuty
one years -of age to be elected school
directors, by a vote "of ID yeas to ,13
uays. ' ' ' . ' .'
' . An exchange sensibly remarks that a
man . who will.- take a newspaper for a
length of time and then send it back refu
sed and unpaid for, would swallaw a blind
dog's dinner, and then stone the dog fur
being blind." " . '"',
Thb North, American says the whole
volume of the foreign commerce of New
York does not equal in magnitude the
busiuess of the productive industry of
Philadelphia. -
The State Agricultural Fair meets
this year at Scranton.
HorrituV Bailroad AeeldewL"-
Pouo HitiufSiKvtFeb, 7tB .-Aiifcjpil
train going south over jhs i Hudson .vrl
BriraIjr.gQk ttaxje'-.tt' Wr3
The car with ihe brokeuxI..4rgr
tUm ttrr.lr it IHMlV tlu ' OFT-
its IrWkW piatL; j&$&Ykin buBi89 in Ci
of the second Pacific ex mess. An at'
tempt was a made to atop, the express
train, but not in time, and it struck
.the oil ear. aud fragment ptftbe rpil jcar
were scattered m every direction, ana at
once ignited, enveloping tue entire . e-
;-T-.. j,".r'.i'M,t' '
press tram lu names. ( , ,.
The. express' train, was'conjpoeed flf a
locomtflivevone'baggage car; one express
car, "and 'five 'or 'six' sleeping cars. The
locomotive was at once hurrelled into the
river and the engineer killed, and" the
baggage and express cars were piled on (op
of tbe engine. 'At the same time the Chi
cago sleeping car was one Bheet of flame,'
ami though desperate attempts were made
to rescue the passengers. It is said not
one got out alive. Two of the other
sleeping cars next to it were also wrapp
ed in flames, bqt the, passengers hi
them all grit -out- safely,- and then the
bridge took fire. ' ' V'- J-'
Iu less thai! ted minute's afterward the
whole structure full, carrying with it the
Chicago car. bnrying, it and 'itsinmales
out of sight under, the water, and among
the ruiiis uf the locomotive and express
cars. .. . j ,) ,:i v , it i
This terrible result settled 'all doubts
as to the probability of rcscuipg'any one,
dead br alive, aud there: was nothing1 to'
do until daylight: " ' ' ' ",'1'l V- . ,'..".
Charles Cossum,.the conductor of the
train, stiites that there were sixty five
sleeping-car. tickets,, and that fifty -two- of
thorn have have found owners, indicating'
that. but thirteen persons are missing T.
The passengers ; say,: however,- that the
Chicago car. contained twenty-five or
thirty persons,- and not one got out alive
All the trains are stopped at the break
this morning, and the work of recovering
dead bodies has commenced .
As fast as tbe bodies are raited to the
surface they are placed in a baggage car,
where fire is kept going, so OS to thaw
their clothing, in order that- search- may
be made for anyihiug which may lead to
identification. .' .. .su-.z'. -
The following is 'as complete a list of
the victims as can now be given :
William F. Pease and wife, C. Beni
dict, editor of the Cleveland llraltl; It.
A" Gillett.br Buffalo; Re v'. Merrill Fow
ler, wife and three children,. who wire
en route to Salt Lake City ; Dr S. Nan
creJe,or New York ; L. A. Root,. George
F. Thompson, of No. 47 Wall street,
New York ; James Stafiord, from New
York; Pavid Simmons, engineer of the
express train ; Lawranc.e Mooney. brake
man, Peter Vosburg, conductor of Buff
alo sleeping car ; James Vosburg, color
ed porter of the sleeping car.J : ' " '"''
There are three bodies which remaiu
unrecognized, and one of them canuot
possibly be identified. The body of the
engineer has not yet been fonud. : The
friends of the victims are arriving from
all quarters, and are conducted to the un
dertaker's room on Main street, where
the bodies are located. 'A vast thiong'
is congregated in front of the " building,
endeavoring to get a look inside...
New Hamburg, near which the terri
ble disaster here reported is said to have
becured, is a post village of Dutchess
county, New York, on the Hudson River
Railroad, near the mouth of Wappingecs
creek, sixty-six miles north of the city
or New York, aud eight, miles south of
Ponghkeepsie. , .The drawbridge, which
was the scene of the disaster, was over
the creek here mentioned, and in the im
mediate vicinity of the town.
Children Burned to Death. '
Shortly after midnight on the 10th inst
a house in Northampton township, Bucks
county, was discoverd on fire and all at
tempts to check the progress of the flames
proved fruitless.' The names of the occu
pants are not known. The wife barely es
caped with her life, so rapid was the'pro-
gre.ss of the flames. She and her two cbil
dren were in bed at the time. Bewildered
and almost frantic,- she - rushed from the
apartment only to encounter the flames
which' were crackling' and belching forth
in almost every part of the house. She
ran down the flight of stairs through the
flames, .not however, without sustaining
serious injuries. Her two children perish
ed in the flames, although every exertion
was made to rescue them.
- A mother iu Massachusetts had a
school teacher arrested the other day for
excessive punishment of her ten year old
boy,-'. The poor little thing "had been
struck about the face, she sail ' with - a
ferule,' leaving ugly bruises, and there
was the lad with two black and blue sears
reaching far down on each cheek. The
justice called the hoy to liim, and tender
ly touched the scars to , see if the ' face
was sore, when lo ! the marks came' off
wherever the finger came iu contact with
them.
A bill has passed the Delaware Legis
lature for the protection of oysters and
oyster planters. i There are 60,000 acres
of oyster lands in Delaware bay. lying
east of Kent county, which this bill is
intended to protect. It provides : for" a
collector and revenue boat. The revenue
to the State, it is supposed, will reach
10.000 peryear. 11 . " '
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The Altoona TrV, une says the princi
pal, actors in the. Starr-Fay tragedy, are
exceedingly anxious to kiss and make
friends, and that the judications are that
the rich, rare and racy developements ex
pected to be unearthed on the trial, of the
case will not be brought to light. ' ' '
Jnst as We Found Them. k
Kossuth is reported-to be hopelessly
ill at Turin. f
)
-A man in Ituniingdtm ciunty hunts
with , J M
C S t V
jincinnatia.
Senator Wilson, it is said, intends to
replv to Mr. Black's article in the Feb
ruary Galaxy '. -i
Tennessee has in) posed a tax on dogs
for' ihe "school fund Oue dog for each
family is exempcd v , ,
Gov. Geary has appointed ; Han. W,
M.' Hall Judge of the - Bedford district,
in place of .Judge King, deceased. .-! v'
A hotel ' at "Kenroeha, Wis,, '.was des
troyed by fire, one. night last week.
Three woman and four children perished
in the flames. : - ; .
A.Chicago woman asks for a divorce
on the ground that her husband has nev
er, in all 'their' seven years of. married
life, kissed her once. - ' r-
They had an original . snow squall in
Vermont last week, which was accompani
ed by thunder and lightning, a.horM be
in struck; by the latter.
A Canadian editor thinks it worth
while-to explain that when he wrote
' The Ames Failure' the types made it
read ' Tho Loves and Fishes."' -' ; ;;
Hon. Thos. A. Scott is named in, con
nection with the Presidency of the Union
Pacific Itailroad, In that " position, be
would be the right man in the right place.
A western paper, describing the debut
of a yquiig 'orator, says' '"He broke the
ice felicitously with his opening, aud was
almost immediately drowned with ap
plause." The belles of Saratoga and Newport
are outdone by the wife or Mehemet Ali,
who required fivj hundred' camels to
transport her baggage when' she went
visiting. -'- - -
One of "the "lost arts" has been found.
It is believed that the priucipal preserva
tive substance used in eubalming the
mummies of Egypt was carbolic acid, in
the crude state. '
Little Susan Amour, at Lebanon, N.
11' lapped the snow off an irou post,
ana her tongue stuck to the frozen metal.
Aftcr'much effort, she was seperated from
the post in a bloody condition, and is now
suffering from the occurrence. . ' ' J
A comtni tee of one hundred aud fifty
ladies of North Attleboro, Mass.. having
tried in vain ti persuade the liquor deal
ers of the place to abandon their business,
now threaten to substitute violence for
persuasion.
Four years ago Mrs. Colled ic, of
Cleveland, kindled a fire with kerosene,
and was badly burned.. 0;i Monday lust
she repeated the experiment, and this
time, killed herself, besides badly buru
ing her daughter.
The present severe winter in England
has caused several independent gentle
men to appear ou the streets of Loudon
in great coats extending from the l e-k to
the ankle. They prefer comfort to i'aah;
ion. ' .
The Superintendent of the Census now
declares his inability to furnish a com
pendium of his report before the 4th ; of
March. The troublesome Stales appear
to be South Carolina and Texas, from
which not over half the counties hav
been reported.
A Washington correspondent relates
that prominent at the last. President's re
ception was a burly citizen of Croydon,
N. If., who resolutely kept his hat on,
telling the ushers that he had heard bow
fellows at Washington stole strangers'
hats, aud he didu't mean to have his
stolen.
There is a great deal of courage some
times iu small boys. A lad in Bridgport
had three.fingers of his right hand taken
off a few days since by a drop press in
a brass shop. : Looking upon his bleed
ing hand, the brave little fellow exclaim
ed : "I'll bet mother will cry when she
sees that." '' ' ' ",' .' ;
A ..orrible tragedy occurred at Egg
Harbor, N. J , on Thursday, the 2d inst
A Mrs. Michel, while laboring under
temporary insanity,' ' killed two' of her
children, both very young, by throwing
them into a well, and then committed
suicide by jumping in herself. She. also
attempted to drown another of her chil
dren, a boy ten years old, but he manag
ed to escape from her :
Azariah Moses, of Mercer county.
made the journey from Connecticut via
Harrisburg and Pittsburg, to his preseut
place of residence, in 1798, with an ox
team, being 42 days; 'oil ;the-route. .At
that time New Castle contained: six or
sevea log houses, and Sharon was in
habited only, by Indians. - The first
white settler of the latter place was a man
named Jones. ' Mr. Moses is a hale and
aud hearty batchelor of 80 years, and
considers himself good for several years
or life.
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pambetta'f Succes9-h Elections.
pbit Kiticmal Ttiiaatlast act
ii uftth iecisJoji i-k ecreepublished
aW oStfbtl tui"ftb..wTppt
M. Emanuel Arago( Minister of ?the In-
M Lemrdfrrnbetta. It
w f j
is not known whether Gambetta resigned
or was "removed. His, retirement, bow?
oiror mi fa an end to the programme -of
mrmjmf " 1 J
the extermists, and removes tbe'political
disqualifications. put Jipoa the, Orleans
and Bonaparte princes and the. Imperial
its ofEce-hoio'ers. . , ..
BofiDBAujc, Feb. 9. In the elections
for. the Assembly, the Republicans have
carried Paiia," Pepiguan, and. Orient, in
the Departments of the Ardeche, Marne-et-Lohe.
Arago, Indre and . Herault,
Conservative candidates, have been elect
ed from Poictiers and Mont Anban, and
in the Departments of Tarn and Gar
onne. ' i ' "' r '
The candidates of the Liberal party
are generally elected throughout France
wherever they have been put in nomin
tion. The Republican majority in Bor
deaux is large. -.
LiLLiE.'Feb. 9. Cbargarnies and all
the clerical candidates are elected. .
M. Thiers is elected ,o the Assembly
by an overwhelming majority. His suc
cess exceeds all expectations.
It is believed that the monarchical
parly" will' have a majority in the. Assem
bly to convene on the 18th.'
ANONTHER TROUBLb'.-. '.,. ''-.
Brest. Feb. 10. The veritable plague
has appeared among the immense, droves
of cattle intended for the relief ot Paris,
and a sanitary cordon has been establish
ed around the animals infected. -The
deaths are' so numerous that it is imposs
ible to bury tho carcasses, and, therefore,
they are being loaded ob condemed war
ships, which are towed to sea and sunk
Pcateful Phase of the Eastern Question.
St. Pktersburo,- Feb S. Sir An
drew Buchanan, the British minister at
the Court of St. Petersburg, leaves his
post on Saturday' on a prolonged leave of
absence. This- fact is considered a symp
tom that the Eastern Question has enter
ed upon a peaceful phase, and that there
is scarcely 'a possibility of trouble in
that quarter. ....
2! fir ?.ilrfr.tisfnifnt5.
" Fcr .Sale .or Rent,
BEAUTIFUL EIGHT-ROOMED COT
JL TAGE and outbuilding?, at Acidemia,
V:i. To a person debiting lo" edoeate hie
children, ttiis ;4 a rare opportunity, being
situated fo near t:o Aca Jismy and teaiinary
at Hint place, rerun easy.
For terms, Se , address
D. D STONE.
Feb 15, ISTl-St
Acidemia, Pa,
Fire Assessment Notice."
VTOTICB is hereby fir.-n to the Policy
Holders in the Lohanon Fire Insurance
Company of Jonestown, Pa . thit tbe Bard
of Dirwtcrs he ordered an BMJesment tf
Four Ihillur on tbe Thousand inmreJ on a!l
policies ill force up to .Sepieuiber 1. lt70.
John Swun. the ou hnrizod agent, will be
the' following nmi-d places on the days
name-l, tnirwe the sime, when a'.! policy
ho! I its wi'l receive a full and detailed state
ment of tire ldps sustained hv ihe Co;npa
ny since Asesmeut Xo. 0, which was laid
February. 170 :
.Milllintown. at tue house of Jobn Etka on
Mmcu 21. IH70. - '
Pxirt Royal, at tbe Tattcrson House, March
22nd.
Port Royal, at the House of John McMan-
igal. March 2:ird.
JACOB G. HElLMA!f, Sec'y.
Feb 14, 1S71 it
Hurrali I Hurrah !
Great Excitement at the Mifflin
Chair Works I
Tl'HY is it that everybody goe to WM. F.
SNYDER when they are in need of any kind
of Chairs ? .
BECAUSE be keeps tbe Bet and Finest
Assortment of all Linda of Chairs that was
ever offered lo the eyes of the public.
Reader, if you are in want of Chairs of
any kind, you will do well la call on the un
dersigned and examine his fine stock of
Cane Scat and Windsor fliaira, '
of all descriptions, before purchasing else
where. Having lately started ia business, he
is determined lo do the very best he can as
regards durability and cheapness, and iror
rantu all work manufactured ly him.
tl?" Remember the Sign of the illd
IiU CIIA.III on Ihe pole on tbe
corner of Main and (,'nerry streets, when you
want to buy good chairs.
.WM. F. SNTDER.
Mifflintown, Feb 8, 1871.
. . - Notice of Appeals.
The County Commissioners will bold their
triennial appsal for tbe year 187 1 as follows:
Monday, February 13. for Turbett twp in
the forenoon, and for Perrysville in the after,
noon of the time day at Mc.Vlanigal's hotel
in I'errysvilie.
Tuesday, February 1 1th, for Spruce Hill
at Spruce Hill sehool house.
Wednesday, Feb. loth, for Tuscarora at
Wm Hackett's, M Coyaville.
lhursdny, February loth, for Lack at
Peru Mills
Friday, February 17th, for Beale at Halde
man's hotel, Johnstown.
Saturday, February 18th.. for Milford in
the forenoon, and for Patterson in the after,
noon of same day, at Parker's hotel, Patter
son. . .
Monday, February 20th, for Walker, at
F lleid's -hotel, Mexico..
Tuesday, February 21st., for Delaware in
the forenoon and lor Thompsontown in the
aftorooon of Ihe same day, at Snyder's hotel
in Thompsontown.
Wednesday, February 22d, for Greenwood,
at Tbos Cox's hotel
Thursday, February 23d. for Susouehanna
at liarner's hotel. -
Friday," February 21th, for Monroe, at
Landia' hot 1, Richfield.
Saturday, February 25th. for Fared. .1
Norlh'a hotel, M'Aligiersville.
Monday. February 27tb. for Fermanagh in
the forenoon and Mifflin in the afternoon of
the same day in Commi'sioners' Office.
All persona feeling themselves aggrieved
by the late assessment may attend if they
think prnpei'.
By order of the Board.
' J. MIDDAGH, Clerk.
Dec 27, 1870.
A Large assortment of Queensware, China
ware, Glassware. Crockervw&i (Vrl.-.
wre, 4c, for sale cheap by
, .MARTIN 4 WALTERS.
WITH- BEAUTmrt IWG A VINO,
13 X IT in. On year for iOrent.
AJdrttl, ECHO, rrt Rtyal, Pa.
".Sew gidur 5tuw ..is.-
TO THB WORKINA CLASS. W ,r,Bow
prepare to furnish alt olasscs with eonsimi
employment at home, the whole of the tio(
or for the apre f moments. 'Business ne
light and profitable. Persons of either sex
easilv earn from 6i c. to So per eTeoing, aI11j
A proportional iutn by devoting their whole
time, to the , business. Bays and girls eaia
nearly as much as men. That alt who ,
this notice msy .'end ihjir aiUreu. anj t--tbe
ausiness, we make tbe unparalleled offer;
To"iicli as. are not well satisfied, we will
send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing
Fait particulars, a valuable sample waicb
will do to commence work. o. and a copy 0f
The People' Literary Companion one of ih
largest and b9t family uew.tpapereTer puo
lishcd 11 tent free ' by mail. - Reader,, if
yon want permanrbi. pru&table work, addrtn
. ... : .. K. C. AUK ).,
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. S. t'lt'CU'3 family rbvsioi.n .
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how to cure all diseases of the person ; skin,
hair, eyes, complexion. Write to 7H Broad
way, !iw Torlt.
PPVrj FOR OUR PAMPHLET TO AD-Uj-iiM
VERTISERS. Price 25 cts. Gso.
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BRIGGS & BRO'S
Ulnstrateil " mi ' DescriptiTe " Calaloins
OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS,
AND SUMMER FLO WEEING BULBS,
FOK 1871.
Will be ready "for mailing by the mijJle of
January, notwithstanding our great lor, of
type, paper, engravings, Ac, by fire, which
destroyed the Job Priming Office of lheR.cu
esier Democrat and Chronicle, 25th December,
1870. It will be printed ou a most elegant
new tinted paper, and illustrated with nearly
rise Bandred Original Engravingn.
And twS finely executed Colored Plate
specinirng for all of which were grown by
ourselves the ptt season from our own stock
of SeeJs. In the originality, execution and
extent of the engrSTings it is unlike and ern
inettty 8operior--to- any- other Catalogue or
'Floral Guiue'' extant, .. ; . -
The Catalogue will consist 'of 112 Papei,
and as oon rs pnbIUhd will be tent free lo
all who ordered Seeds fron. ns the lust sea
son, lo others a charge of 43 cents per co
py Will be made, which is not the t1u of
tbe Colored Plates. We assure our trieDda
that the inducements we offer tj parch.iarra
of See . af to quality and ex-nt of Stock.
Uieconnts and Premium, are un-jsurpn.i. J.
Pleat saud order fur Catalogues without
delay.
Our Colored Chremo for 1S7I
Will be ready to aeud out in January, The
Chiomo will represent Forty-two Vaieiie
of showy and popular Flowers of natural
size and color. We design to make it the
best Platd of Flowers ever issued. &ze
19x24 inches. Tbe retail value would be at
leat Two Dollars; we shall, however, lur
nisb it to customers at 75 cents per copy,
and offer it as a premium upon orders tiir
Seeds. See I'ntalopn when out
DRIGGSi BROTHER. Rochester, X. T.
1826,
Us3 the Vegetabh 1kTH
PULMONARY BALSAM u
The oil Btanimd remedy for Coughs, CoTds,
Consumption. ".VoAmo- letter." Ct'Tiia
Briis. & C , ro-ton.
UPUAM'S .LEPIf.ATORV POWER. Re
moves snpe-r Buoiii Lair in Hie minute.
without injury to the skin. &ut by uui! f..r
$1,25. ' ;
IFHAS'S ASTE.HA CURE
Relieves mt violent paroxysn in ,' mm.
utrr ind effects a spetdj car. . l'r'ce 52 by
mail.
THE JAPANESE HAIR STAIN
Color, the whiskers anl hair a be-n.tiful
black or bmwu. It consists cf only ont
pieparaiion. 75 cents ty mail. Address ?.
C. UPUAM. No. 751 Jayne Street, Philadel
phia, Pa. Circulars cnt free. Sold by all
l'ru(tgisis.
who enlace in our new business make fioio
$i ta $10 per day in Iheir own localities,
i till particulars and instiuo'ions sent by
mail. Those in need of permanent, profit
able work, should address at once, GEU1.3E
ST1NSON & CO., Portland, Maiua.
Employment for AIL
Cl A SALARY PER WEEK, and expense.
paid Agenta, to sell our new and
useful dincoveries. Addieea li. SWEET &
CO., Marshall. Micb.
jUents! Bead This!
WE WILL PAY AGENTS A SALARY of
$30 per week and exDensea. n- allow m.
large commission, to sell our new and won
derful invention Address M. WAGNER 4
CO., Marshall, Mich.
PSYCHOMANCY. Any lady or gentleman
cia mhke $1,000 a month, secure their
on happiness aud independence, by obtain
ing Voychomunoy. Fascination or Soul Char
ming. 40O pages ; cloth. Full instruction
to use this power over men eranimala at will.
now to .tlesmerixe, become Trance or Writing
Mediuma, Divination. Spiritualism, Alchemy,
Philosophy of (hnens and Dreams, Brigham
Young's Harem, Guide to Marriaee. Ao.. all
contained in this book ? 10V.0U0 sold ; price
by mail, in cloth $1,25, paper covers $1.
NoTi.-e. Any person willing to net as agent
will receive a sample copy of the work free.
As no capital is required, all desirous of gen
teel employment should lend for the book,
enclosing 1 0 ct s. for postage, to T. W. EVANi
A CO., 41 South 8th St., Philadelphia.
CURIOUS, HOW STANCE I
The MarrieJ l.adttt 1'ritate Comnan inn enn-
tains the desired, informal ion. Sent free for
two stamps. Address Mas. H. METZGER.
Hanover, Pa.
Grocery arid Provision Store.
o . '
- Main Street, Mifflintown, Pa.
THE undersigned, having removed his
store from East Point lo tbe buil. line-
recently occupied by Enos Bergy as a flour
and feed store, on Main street, opposite the
Post Office, wnnld hereby announce to tha
citizens of VifSintown and surronm'ing coun
try that he hos on hand a full and well nest
ed assortment of
Groceries and Motions,
As follows . Syrups, Teas, Coffees, Flour ani
reeu, .uackeral. Salt, Coal Oil, Buckets,
Brooms, Fancy and Common Soaps,
Spices, Rice, Crackers. Coffee
Essence, Starch, Corn
Starch, Vinegar,
Washing
Soda, Baking Soda, Lamp Floes, Lamp Wicks.
lu. inuigo, lonios. Hair Oil, Per
fumery. Gloves and Hosiery, Sus
penders. Thread. Riiltnna
Notions and Stationery, and in fact a eooJ
assortment of everything usuMy kept in a
country Grocery and Notion Store. Also, a
large stock of BOOTS, and a
Complete Assortment af Ladles' and Chil
dren's Shoes and Brogans.
35 Tbe highest rales allowed i n exr.hancS
for Butter and Egga.-fgj Prompt payers,
thirty days.
"".) c. BARTLY.
Executor's Notice.
Eetate of Siizabtth Bell, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testa
mentary on the estate of Elizabeth Bell,
late of Fayette township, dee'd., have been,
granted to tbe underiigned, residing in
Walker township. All persona indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment, and those having claims will please
present them properly authenticated for set
tlement. . JOHN K. MOORE, Executor.
187l-6t
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