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AH advertising lor leas .than three. aonths
for one square of nine lines or less, will be
ebrxed une insertion. 7i cent, threat-SL6'
i
established is i84c.
Itta IrtllT WSDMIDAY MdKsiso, !
End Street, opposite th OU Fellows' Hall. !
MIFFLISTOWX. PA.
.'- .. .i r V ,'
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I and 5 cents tor each subsequent insertion.
Administrator si fcxecuior aoa fluaitor s
Notice.. $2,00. Profssional and Eusineos
Cards, not exceeding one eqaare, and Jnclu
dinj eepy ef ppr, 3,00 peryear. Notices
in reading coluicnteTi eeAts per line. !er
chants advert isiag by the year at f ecial rates.
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,1V adnemay morning at $1,60 a ;m, in ad
vance ; or $2,00 in all eases ; if aot pail
promptly in advance. No subscriptions dii
continued until all arrearages are paid. unless
st tlie option of the publisher.
B. F. SCHWEIEB,
TUB COHSTlTDTloa TUB (HOI UB TIB BUfOBOBaSaT or THB LAWS, j
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
VOLUME XXV, NO. 34 .
MIFFLINTOWN, J UiMATA COUNTY,' PENNX, AUGUST 2-3, 1S71.
n
WHOLE NUMBER 1275
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: ': - 1 -
Susmrss Curbs.
OUIS E. ATKINSON.
Attorney at Lav,
MIFFLIXTOWN, PA.
ISgCo!Uctin and Conveyancing promptly
attended to.
Office, Kecond story of Court House. abo?e
Prothouotary's office.
JOBERT McMEEN.
ATTORNEY AT LAM', ;
MIFFLLNTOWK, PA.
Office on Bridge street, in the room former!;
occupied by Eira D. Pari er, Esq.
LKX. K. McCLCRF-7
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET.
PHILAUKLPHU.
ort27 tf
g B. LOCDES, '
MIFFLINTOWN. PA
Olfars his services to the citizens af Juni
ata county as Auctioneer and Vendee Crier.
Charges, from two to ten dollars. Satislae
tion warranted. no'3-5in.
DR. P. C. RUXDIO,
PATTERSON, PENN'A,
August 13. lS9-tf.
"THOMAS A. ELDER, ilTihT
MIFFLINTOWN, P.v.
Office hours 0 AM. to 3 P. M. Office in
lielt'ord's building, two doors aixve tlie&n.
tmel olhce, bridge street. tug IS-tf
Be Siursrs, a. .t
I103I.E 1PHATIC PHYSICIAN SSCRUEON
Having permanently located in Ue bt rough
ol Mitliintown, offers Lis profession! servicos
to the citiaeus of this place and urrouudiug
cof.ntry.'
08; ie on M..iu stre?, over B:l'"ri Drue
Dr. R. A. Simpson
Treats all forms of disease, ami may be enn
eulied as follows: At Lis olliet m Liverpool
Pa., every f Tl"R.'). Y and V-tNUAY ap
pointments can be iade for oifcer dnys.
Ai John . I.ipp's residence Militintown,
Juniata Co.. Pa.. Sip. Uth, 1:71, till eveti
' iug Be puuctuul
ttJLVJ on or address
.R. K. A. S'MPSOS.
dec 7 I.ivi-ri'ool. l'er y Co.. i'a.
G. "W. McPHERRIN,
attorn cb at Jlaiu,
C01 ANSOM STPiEET,
PHILADELPHIA.
auc If lSl. Vly
QESTRAL CLAIM AGENCY,
JAMES M. SELLERS,
141 S OCT II SIXTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
8R r.onnties. Pensions, Back Tay, Hore
Claims, ?tste Clnims, 4c, promptly collecied.
No charge for information, nor when money
is not collected. ocfJT-tf
BLOOMSKI.'RG STATE NORMAL
SCHOOL AXD
Li.erary and Commercial Institute. .
The Faculty of 'his lu?t!tuti:n aim to he
very thorough in their instruction, and l?
look carefully after the manners, health and
mo'-ala '.f the students. .
Winter term commences January 9, 1S71.
rgr App'j fr camlozues to
HEXP.Y CARVER. A. M.,
' Pept 2S. ISTil-ti' Principal.
LEBANON MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
f Joncito.Tn.
IJOLICIES Perpetual, at low rates. So
atestn risks taken. This is one' of the
hest conducted and most reliable Companies
ia the State.
J. VTT.SON ALLEN,
Walnut P. ., Juniata Co.. Pa..
Arent f"T Juniata, Huntingdon, Frmiklin,
Fulton and Bedf-rd counties. a-:gl7-ly
lew Jlxug Store
IX PERliYSVI LLE.
DR. J. J. APPLEBAUOII has established
al'rugand Prescription Store in the
above-named place, and keeps a general as
sortmcnt of
JjRVOS AM) X'EDICISFS,
Also all other articles usually kepi iu estab
lishments of this kind.
Pure Wines anu Liquors for medicinal pur
poses". Cigars. Tohac ;o. Stationary. Confec
tions (first-ilass). Notions, etc.. ec.
. gQfThe D"C'o gives advice free
1
FST TIGARS IN TOWN
) AT
, IIc!lob.Tiisli s Saloon.
Two for 6 cer. . Also, the Fre-hest I.ager.
the Largest Oyster.., the Sweetest Cider, the
Finest. Domestic Winn, and, in snort, any
thing you ui'iy wish in Ibe
EATING OR.l-P-INKING LINE,
at the moft reasonable prices. He has also
refitted fcrs :
'BILLIARD It ALL,
so that, it will now compare favorably with
anv Hall ia tin interior of the Siate.
June 1. 1870-ly
WALL PAPER
Eally to the Place where you can buy
., your Wail Paper Cheap. t
THE undersigaed tukes ih'iB method of m
X. formioi; the public that he has just, re
ceived at hi residence on Third Street, Mif
iiintoJtn, a Urge assortment of
AVAI.L. ' PAPEK,
of Tarions styles, which he offers for sale
CHEAPER than can be purchased elsewhere
in the county. AH persons in need of the
above article, and wishing .o save money, are
invitd to call and examina his stock aad
bear his prices before g'-iog elsewhere. ,
l3)Larze supply constantly on hand.-
" , ' . - ,tlMOS BASOM.
Jiiflliiitowm, April'5, 18TI-tf . .
.Joral bunfisrmtnfs.
The Place for Good Grape-vines
IS AT THE
luntatu ijallrn Uintnarbs,
AXD GRAPE-T15E JfTRSERY. '
TI1E undersigned would respectfully in
t . - . i. i.i- .i... i t . i
r,r.n...i. v,.r.r. t,n, m;t.
I of Alifflintown. where he has been testine
J large number of the different varieties of
Grapes ,- aud Laving been in the business for
reven years, he is now prepared to furnish
VINES OF ALL THE LEADING
! VARIETIES, AND OF THE
I XOST PROMISING
. ' KINDS, AT
I, O W KATE.
by the single vine, dozen, hundred or thou
sand. All persons wishing good and thriftv
vines will do well to call and see fur them
selves. 1
Ska-Good and responsible Agents wan:ed.
Address,
JOVAS OBERH0I.TZER.
MilHintown. Juniata Co., Pa.
Hnrralil'Hurrahl
Great Exrilcinciit at the Mifflin
Chair Works!
WHY is it that everybody poes to W'M. F.
?NV1IKR when they ar iu need of any kiud
of Chairs
BECAUSE he keeps the Best nd Finest
Assortment of all kiuds of Chairs that was
ever offered to the eyes of the public.
Reader, if you ar in want of (,'hir of
anv kind, vou will do well to call on the un -
dersigned and exsmine his hue slock of
Cans Scat aai VinJssr Cliairs,
of ali descriptions, hef.ire purchssing else
whore. ' Having lately st irtej in business, he
is determined to do the very best he can as
regard durability and cheapness, and 'iir
raui all work manuf'iclurctl hy hiiu.
J-g Remember the Sign of tie UIG
J101 CIIAIli on the pole ou tne
corner of Usui aud Cnerry streets, when you
want to buy govi chairs.
WM. F. SNYDER.
Miilliutown, Feb S. 1S7I.
NEW DRUG STORE.
BANKS it ILUILIX,
Main Street. Mjjiihttitcn, I'a
CRK.S AD UEDK IVES,
Chemicals,
Oils,
Varnishes,
Putty,
Lamps,
Chimneys,
lut'auts Itmsii
hi stuff
l'aints.
Glass,
Cui.1 nil,
Burners,
P.ru-hes.
So.ips.
Hair liiushes.
Tooth Ki uslies.
Combs.
Tobiincn,
Notions,
Perfumery,
HmrOil,
Cigars,
and Stationary.
LARGE VAKIETV OF
PATENT MEDICINES,
selected with great care, aud warranted from
high authoritv.
Purest ol WISES AND LIQUORS for Medi
cal Purpose. "
sjjr PRESCRIPTIONS compounded with
great care. malt'70- ly
S. B. LOUDON,
m;erciiant tailoi:,
70ULD respect fu'.'y inform the public
that he has removed lits Tailoring Es-
tabhshmetit to a room m Major Nevm n new
building, on the Parker lot. ou Bridge Btreet,
Mitliintown, anl has opened out a r
LARGEIt AND
FINKR ASSORTMENT F
CLOTHS.
L'ASSIMLRES.
VEST IXC S, ?..
Than ever was before brjught to this towa
wliich he is prepared to make lo order in the
.4 n:si a sit most rvnw veh style.
And in a manner that will defy all competi
tion. He also manufactures to order, all
sorts of
CUSTOM WORK
Ou reasouable terms.
By strict attention to business, he hopes to
receive a liberal share of public patron
age Give him a call aud inspect his styles
of cutting and workmanship before going
elsewhere.
May 1, 1871.
JUNIATA VALLEY BANK
OF
MIFFLIXTOWX, TEXX'A.
JOSEPH POMEltor, President
T. TAN IRVIN, Cashier.
IMItECTOXS.
Joseph Pomeroy, John J. Patterson,
Jerome N. Thompson. iGeorge Jacobs,
John Ualsbacii.
Loan money, receive deposits, pay inleresl
on lime deposits, buy and sell coin and Uni
ted Slates Bonds, cash, coupons and checks.
Remit moncv to any part of the United Slates
and also to England, Scotland, Ireland and
Germany. Sell Revenue Stamps.
In sums of $i0 at 2 per cent, discount.
In sums of $100 at 'J. per cent, discount.
In sums of SlU'JU at o per cent, discount.
r"glHlS9
Boot and Shoe Shop.
nHE undersigned, fashionable Boot tl
A and Shoemaker, hereby respectful- II
ly informs the public that he has located sf
in the borongh of Patterson, where he is prev
pared to accommodate the most fastidious in
L.A1)II' WEAK ,
Gents' Fine and Coarse Boots,
XSrog'siii,
CIIILDREX'S ' WEAR, d CJLC.
Also, mending done in the neatest manner
and upon ibe shortest notice. A liberal
share of public patronage is respectfully
solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed
jigy" Shop located on the east side of Tus
carora street, one door south of Main street,
nearly opposite Laird & Bell's store. '
-J. W. DEAS.
March 8. 1871-V ' - '
Ipa.. Handoiil for public sales printed on
short notice at the SESTisrFfKW-
THE REPORT OF THE SUPERIX
TE5DEST OF COMJIOS SCHOOLS
; OF J I'M ATA COUNTY. '
; : It affords me great pleasure to be 1
able to state that we are still making
some progress in the countv, notwith- .
! standing we shall be compelled in the
course of this report to present some
items seemingly unfavorable to im- ,
provement. " ' '
Two school houses were erected dur-
! ng the year, one in Milford, at a cost .
alCI SlUO, ana one in Uiach. lX)g, ijHCk.
district, cost $440. The one in Lack,.
was not completed in time to be occu-"
pied during the winter ; three more
are now under contract to be built the
coining year. One house iu Walker -was
burned down last winter by acci-.
dent, the main lass to the district was
the' shortening of the school term
about eighteen days, as a new one was
under contract before the fire occur
red. Fifty-seven houses are without :
the necessary out-buildings ; this is
positively a disgrace to the county
and should be remedied as speedily
as possible; there are also fifty -two
with injurious furniture. A decided
improvement aud tendency is quite
apparent on the part of teachers to
j wards cleanliness of the school room
j and their decoration. This pleasing
! feature when once co-operated in by
I boards of directors in furnishing more
j comfortable seating will do very much
j to-wards stimulating pupils to a great-
er love for school, and will add inci n
i tives also to be more regular in their
: attendance. Will not our progres
sive school directors see that the little
i ones the future man and woman, to
: whom will soon be committed the des-
; tinies of a trreat nation
are provided
with good school houses and comforta-
j ule seating f
I Oue hundred ami nine teachers
! were employed during the fall and
winter terms ; sixty-six males and for
j ty-three females. The average grade
of certificate fell a little below last
: year being 2.23 last year it was 2.14,
i notwithstanding this seemingly retro
' grade movement it is believed that
the actual qualifications of teachers
j were superior to any previous one and
i the apparent retrograde in the certiti
' cates can be accounted for by a cou
i sideralc increase in the standard of
I qualification the present year. We
' feel confident that the teachers arc
I improving, and it is in this direction
! probablv more than in anv other that
'. our greatest improvement lies. Xiue-
ty-nine ot the teachers employed have
I read books on teaching, ninety-six at
tended the county institute, and fifty
! one take the Pennsylvania Journal,
! (fifty-seven school directors also re
! ceive it,) six have attended a State
Normal School, and thirty-six the
i County Normal School at Thompson
i town. The progress of schools ami
I skill of the teachers exhibit the fol-
lowing : Twenty -eight very good, forty
I good, twenty-nine middling, nine poor,
) two very poor, one total failure. Tur-
bett, Patterson, Tuscarora and Lack
! take the lead in the improvement of
their schools, however, nearly every
district in the county made marked
i improvement except about two or
j three.
i Twenty-nine teachers taught the
Isame schools the present year that
i L"CJ ulu 1,u"" wa " "u'"lu w
i !..... i;.i i.... ; . i. v...
greater per cent, ol schools taught uy
the same teacher? two consecutive
terms than in any previous years,
it is hailed as a step towards improve-
j Went, -
Alntoni gratleu their teachers cer
tificates last fall and paid salaries ac-
cording to qualification ; this was cer
tainlv a step in the ri"ht direction,
and it is Loped the day is not far dis
tant when to not grade teacher's cer
tificates and salaries according to
qualification and experience in teach
ing will be the exception instead of
the rule as now, when the qualified
and experienced teachers will not be
asked to give their services for the
sanie compensation that the unquali
fied are always willing to take.
There are fifteen graded schools in
the county, but if a strict test was a
plied many of them would be found
sadly wanting iu some of the essen
tials constituting a graded school. Iu
all schools of this class each teacher
is employed separately and to all in
tents and purposes is separate and
independent of each other, and in
nearly all such schools there can be
found pupils in the higher grades that
should be in the lower, sometimes it is
on account of personal objections to
the teacher in the lower grade, but
most frequently because they do not
wish to go to the primary or interme
diate grade. This pandering to the pre
judices of pupils and parents should
not be tolerated, it has a tendency to
degenerate the graded schools and al
most to place them on a level with the
ungraded.
Mifflintown and Patterson boroughs
increased their school term from five
tjsix months. Mifllintown. lowered
the salary of their principal teacher
from' $(i0 to $50, a slightly backward
movement, while Patterson increased
their principalssalary from 842 to 855,
and the teachers of second grade from
835 to 840.
The school board of Lack town
ship pay 82 per month premium at
the close of the term to teachers who
render satisfaction, this method has
been' tested for the last two consecu
tive terms with very good result.
In all the districts in the county
but one or two excepted, part of the
time was allowed to teachers, and in
some all, to attend the county insti
tute j this liberality on the part of di
rectors was very, commendable and
will vield its reward in better taught
and better governed schools ; our best
schools are taught by teachers who do
attend the county institute and the
poorest . ones by those who stay at
home. '
' In twenty-one schools were found
the Lancaster School Mottoes, fifteen
were supplied with clocks, uxtyhree'
teachers had written programmes of,
their daily exercises, fifty, had dic-
tionarics of different grades in the
school room', thirty-six had bells, and '
thirty .five had full sets of text books
of their own. . i.
Classification Pupils who are not
advanced to the different branches as
they become due them,' seldom take
much interest in school or study after- '
wards. The discipline of the mind
should be commenced early to be ef
fective, and ought to have made some
considerable progress before the pas
sionsof matureryearshavecommeuced
to assert their sway, otherwise the ed
ucation of the child will most likely
prove a failure. - If pupils are per
mitted to drift along with littlo or
nothing to do in school room until
they are tqn or twelve years of ago
they are then seldom willing to com
mence the work of discipline the pow
ers of the mind, yet how frequently
it i3 our unpleasant duty to " witness
such a condition in the schools. : In
view of the above we submit the fol
lowing statistics for theyear 1871 aud
1870.
Whole No. studying Reading In 171,
" , " l7tt.
3083 '
JM -
1H9
31
217 '
4-J1
IT!!
l
iivi
W7
3 '
f)2S
I '
l'yi
i.a
Jt
,n
SI
Iucroii.se
Whole No. Writing
171,
1S70,
Increase,
Whole No. .Studying M. Arlth.
in.
laTl),
Increase,
Whole No. atudvlng W. Arlth. 1S71,
" " 1S7U,
Loss.
Whole No, studying Geography 1TI.
" " lwo.
Increase,
Whole No. studying K. Gram. 1"71,
,.."
Jiu-re:i.so. -Whole
No. studvlng V. S. His. !71.
" . " 1S7U,
Iucreawes.
Whole No. studvlng Algebra, 1VTI.
. - " ln7.
Increase,
Whole No. studying Composl
and lx-ckiinai ion, 1S71,
" " ' 1S70,
Inerea.se,
Whole No. praetieisl Singing, IsTI,
K77
4M
Inerert.se, 5uk
The only excuse that can be offered
for introducing the above is its gener
al neglect in the schools of the coun
ty however, it will be seen that a very
creditable improvement inseveral of the
branch's iias been made, yet there is
still room for more. It is hoped that
the teachers minds and others most in
terested have been fairly turned to
wards this very important subject and
that they will not slacken their la
bors nor cease their importunities until
every child in the county is supplied
with its proper mental food at its due
time, until then we cannot hope to re
alize our cherished expectations in the
cause for which we lalwir. We aro
not iu favor of over-tasking or over
working the juvenile mind, or of a
system of cramming, it for in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred the ten
dency is in nn opposite direction.
r.IJCCATlONAL WORK DONE.
Seventeen public and two private
examinations were held. One hun
dred and twentv-seven applicants were
j examined, one hundred and fourteen
received the provisional certificates,
thirteen were rejected. Two profes
sional certificates were granted during
the winter. Forty-seven directors
were present at the publio examina
tions, and about three hundred and
forty citizens. More interest was
manifested at the public examina
tions than heretofore. All the schools
in thecouuty were visited once butone,
aud all would have been visited at
my second tour had they been open at
the time but seven. I was compelled
to abandon vWting the latter in con-
sequence of indisposition. " 180 visits
in all were made; average timo spent
at each visit 2.45 hours. I was ac
companied by 5!) directors, aud I have
reason to believe this number would
have been larger had all secretaries
been as punctual to notify other mem
berj according to programmes ,sent
them as the duties of their office
would seem to enjoin ; however this
duty of school visitation by directors
is yet much neglected and likely to
remain so at least under the present
regime, there is a want here that in !
our humble opinion can only be filled
by measures already recommended in
a former report. Nearly all the di
rectors in each district, except in one
or two, seem to be sufficiently interest
ed in the progress of their schools, yet
they think they cannot afford the ,
time necessary for their proper visita
tion. '
At. my first visit I usually visited
about three schools each day pursuing
the usual course as heretofore, with :
this exception of giving notice to each
teacher, that at a second visit I would
then remain half a day in each, and
at that time would either make or
have made an examination of the
school. The above course proved to
be quite satisfactory. Some teachers,
however, were pretty well convinced .
that they had made too great haste to
get through the books, and in some
instances such acknowledgments were''
made, but generally both teachers and -pupils
had anticipated our coming to
some purpose, and many of the exam
inations were very creditable indeed
to pupils and teachers and would have
done no discredit to higher instntitions :
of learning.- ' . -'
I traveled 1650 miles in the perfor-:.
manee of official duties, was occu
pied 180 days and wrote 137 official
letters. -i
The County Institute convened at .
Mifllintown, Tuesday, December 13th,
1870, and continued in session five
days. It was the most successful In
stitute ever 1 held in the county, and ?
was attended by 93 of the actual '
teachers, 91.17dths. of the whole, en
gaged at the time, 37 honorary mem- "
berg about 20 of 'which were school
directors., i Lectures were -deliVeredi'
and instruction given by Hon. J. P. ;
Wiekersham, Superintendent of .Corns J
inon Schools, Profs. Henry Carver,
Edward Brooks, J. W. Shoemaker,
Sila3 Wright. The Institute was al
so favored with addresses by the legal
professsion of the place, E. S. Doty
and E. D. Parker, Esqrs. More than
the usual number of the leading
teachers of the con nty took an active
part in the proceedings and contribut
ed to the interest and benefit of the
Institute. The attendance of citizens
of this place and interest manifested
by them was better than ever before
i witnessed in the county. Editors,
ministers, hotel keepers and citizens
have our hearty thanks for their cor
diality and kindness during the ses
sion. .
In conclusion I would again tender
to the teachers, school directors and
friends of education throughout the
county my sincere thanks for their
hospitality and kindness during tho
past year while with them in the dis
charge of my official duties. , ,
G.W.LLOYD,
County Superintendent.
EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP IN A
COALMINE.
SEVESTEES MEN SUFFOCATED.
At Pittstnu. on the morning of Aug.
1 4th about 8 o'clock, a fire damp explo
sion occurred at the East shaft at that
place. Seventeen mi-n were in this mine
all of whom were killed. The work of
rescuing the men who were in the mine,
which ww commenced immediately after
it had become generally known that an
explosion had taken place, wns pursued
during tho whole of the following night
with unremitting vigor. After the mine
had been cleared and better ventillaticm
had been secured, the search for the re
maining twelve nieu was continued by
miners itcquaitited with the shaft aud
several other volunteers. About twelve
o'clock a party went down and succeeded,
aided by a current of fresh air which hud
been let into the mine, in finding eight of
the men, all of whom were dead when
brought to the top.
Tin- scene when these were being
brought up. and before the. large number
of ptople who were assembled became
aware that iliey were all dead, was i:i-
deed terrible to behold. Despair seemed
to be settled on every f.ce. and almost
every one present feared lo hear the
dread intelligence that not one life had
been saved. Tho spectators were also
horror stricken at tho appearance of the
victims, who, iu most cases, were badly
bruised, and presented a swollen appear
auce, thus indicating that au explosion
had undoubtedly taken place. About
4 o'clock the next morning the rest of
the bodies were found, wi.li not a spark
of life remaining in I hem.
There are several opinions as to the
cause of the disaster, some thinking that
no explosion occurred at ail, while the
prevailing idea is that there was a fall of
recks, caused by the pour supports used
in the mine. The most probable theory,
however, is that au explosion of fire
damp did take place, and that the props
aud brattices which supported the root
were brokeu aud swept to the ground,
owing to their weakness. Nothing can
at at present be known as to the cause, as
all of the men who were witnesses of
ihe ditaster are now dead, and the mys
tery may never be unravelled, unless by
the coroner's investigation, or on the ia
spection of the mine by experts, which
will be immediately had.
The following are the names of the
seventeen victims, all of whom are dead,
leaving none to tell the agouizing taie :
Miners Benj Davis, Evan E. Jones,
Thos. Logshore, James Morgan. David
Harris, llavid Owens, Richard Oweus, a
boy driver; Benj. Williams (single),
laborer; John Morgan, driver boy ; Ed
ward Owens, miner ; James Jones, miner;
Pal Quintan, laborer; John Keese, miner;
Martin Mangan, driver boy ; Robert
Hughes lalxirer ; Thomas Iteese, rniuer ;
Chas. Price, miner.
, Tub Oldest Lhabita.nt. A few
dajs ago at Kausas City, Mo., there died
the oldest man on the Western Con
tinent. As near as can be estimated his
age was oue hundred and twenty-four
years. For three-quarters of a century
this remarkable mau lived West of the
Mississippi. Jacques . Tournier, or
"Pino" as he was mre commonly called,
came originally from Canada, aud related
to uumerous visitors particulars of the
death of General Montgomery, who fell
before Q tehee, ia 1777. . When Gen.
Jacksou called for defenders again.-t the
Uritirh legions preparing to attaek New
Orleans, Pino' was among the first to
offer his services, but was refused on ac
count of his old age." Although more
than a half a century past, the uld . man
thought this the worst rebuff of his life.
Iu the celebrated ;uip of Clarke and
Lew.s over the Continent , we hud . him
eugaged as guide aud hunter. , . .. , ,
TnuNewYoik Tribune gives an ap
palling picture of a certain class of pic
nics on the seabeach and in the woods in
the vicinity of the city, and introduces a
long article desciipiive of their manage
ment, or ra'ther their intentional mis
management, by saying that ostensibly,
polittcn!. social or complementary' rw
nuioiis, they are often cloaks of the thin
nest material for druukeut'-sa.s biuutlity,
debauchery end erime., n.1 , J
AJf ECCESTRIC C0U3TESS.
The Remarkable Haipasre and the Still
More Remarkable Appearance of an
Aristocratic Lady who Left ou the Rus
sia. Counters Perwentwater, of Cumber
land, England, was a patseoger on tho
Kussia, which left New York on Friday
for Liverpool. J u Jging from her man
ners, her dress aud her baggage, tba
high born lady was a remarkably eccen
tric woman. Her weight must have been
fully one hnndred and sixty pounds
iler hair was of a bright red, and hung
in negligent folds over a pair of broad
shoulders, which were covered with a
heavy white silk toga. Underneath this
was an overskirt of gold braid, white
cashmere and yellow velvet, resembling
very much a Pontifical robe. The bot
tom of this, as well as that of the under
skirt, was hung with point Valencieness
lace, cut in imperial figures. Her aristo
cratic fret and hands were encased in
white kid. The right wrist was bouud
by a silver l and, from which clung a
cambric handkerchief. Her wonderful
hair was topped with a bonuet of maroon
velvet, cat bias, the ribbons looped ander
the chin a la Queer! Bess. In this ec
centric costume she battled her way up
and dowu the Canard dock, giving orders
to the careless laborers who had already
commenced .to drag the cherished effects.
The following it a correct inventory of
the Countess' wardrobe :
1 broken back army chair.
2 old cane-seated deck chairs.
1 black and tan dog.
2 peacocks.
1 crop breed bull terrier.
G old soap boxes, containing herb.
3 one-gallou dem'johns, uncorked tnd
empty.
1 cracked wooden dough-mixer.
6 old soda water bottles, wrapped iu
j brown paper.
j 1 '11 dented tin coffee pot.
i 2 Lrokeu dirty pigeon coop,
j 1 green, painted tin wash-bowl,
j 4 red painted wooden chests, tied with
j clothes line, and marked Countess 1).
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j 15 double dress ancient hair trunks,
ed with ropes, and marked "Couutcss
D. W."
- (i old band-boxes, four withont locks:
7 old grey blankets tied with straps.
4 cotton umbrellas.
1 rusty coff--e mill.
2 cases of bottles, supposed to contain
brandy.
I two-legged table scraped and scaled.
Prom oe who has been intimate with
her movements we learn that the Coun
tess is owner of a large estate in Der
wentwater, Cumberland, England. In
tl.e seclusion of her home, she has hoard
ed all the ancient heirlooms of the four
Georges, and her trunks are said to con
tain the costumes of the noblt3e for cen
turies back. Although not insane, her
manuer is highly eccentric, at one time
lavish with her purse and again paying
out with the stint of a miser. The las:
is her second voyage to this country
At each pilgrimage from home she takes
with her the msyterious trunks.
A WONDERFUL STOiir.
It is said that in the tombs of the Ne
croplis of ancient Egypt two kinds of
mummies have b en found. One is in
complete that is to say, all organs nec
essary for life have been separated from
them ; the other, on the contiary, i3
qnite complete. Having observed this, a
Sweedish chemist, Dr Grusselbach. has
come to the conclusion that the Egyp
tian mummies are not all, as has been
said and believed for some thousands of
years, embalmed by any process of pres
ervation whatever, but that they are
really the bodies of individuals whose
life has been momentarily suspended,
with the intention of restoring them at
some future time, only the secret of
preservation has now been lost. Mean
while Professor Ousselbach adduces
many proifs in support of his idea;
among others his experiments daring the
last ten years, which he says have al
ways proved successful. He took a
sa ike and treated it in such a manner as
to benumb it as though it had been carved
into marble, and it was so brittle that
had he allowed it to fall, it would have
broken into fragments. In this state he
has kept it for one or several years, and
then restored it to life" by sprinkling
it with a stimulating fluid, the composi
tion of which is his secret. For fifteen
years the nike has been undergoing an
existence composed of successive deaths
and resurrections apparently without
sustaining any barm. The Professor is
reported to have sent a petition to his
Government, requesting that a criminal
who had been condemned to death may
be given to him, to be tried iu the same
manner as the snake, promising to re-"
store him to life in two years. It is un
derstood that the man who undergoes
this experiment is to be pardoned.
Whether the SweetTish governmerit has
accepted oi rejected the learned chemist's
proposal is not known. Ex.
A woman and child were bitten by a
rattlesnake in Luzerne county Let week.
both of whom have since died.
short rrras.
A social gl.iss to which ladies are ad
dicted Tho mirror. --w
Uow can there be coohiess ' between
friends this kind of weather?
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An Indiana cat attacked a copperhead
snake last week and killed it.
There is a girl near Blairsville who'
has been in & trance for two weeks.
A little boy in TVarren county tlietl
lately from the effect, of a bee stingy
When a Kansas City ealoonUt tap a
fresh barrel of whisky, he calls it creep
ing a new elevator. ' '
The Aparhees are said to fight witli
golden bullets. Who wouldn't bo a sur
geon after an engagement ?
A case of Asiatic cholera has appeared!
in London, and creates aa extraordinary
sensation among the people.
' New Bedford is gVryin over the re
cent capture of a sun-fish wcighiug over
three hundred pounds.
The New Testament Company for Ke
vision of the Bible are nov hard at work
ou the seventh chapter of St. Mark.
The number of deaths caused by the
explosion of the ferry boat West field, at
New York, now number c'ue hundred)
and three.
A m;:n in Wisconsin his applied for si
divorce on the g:ouud that his wife ia
unable to "work on the farm 5s she used
to do."
Red sno V has been found iu Washing
ton Territory. It occurs iu bands on the
white snow, ai:d contains very minute
insects.
In Wyoming the bridegfoo?n does tlW
fainting and the kissing at weddings,
while the bride whispers, "lean on me,
dearest."
Philadelphia has 7G.3 lawyers, LOTS
physcians, and 21 53-5 domestic servants.
The number of loafers ami politicians is
not given.
A mdn climbing a liberty pole at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, got hitched near
the top, and it was six hofs:s before they
got him down.
A woman found a burglar concealed
under her bed H the was retiiitig to rest
in Newark, and her husband being pres.
eut the rascal was Lauded over to the
police.
An Indiana girl undertook t break a
colt the other day. At last accounts her
head was two sizes too large for her bon
uet, and she has ordered a Set cf fake
teeth.
Wc'n't you take half of thia poor ap
ple?" said a pretty damsel. "No, I
thank vou. I would prefer a better
half" Eliza blushed, and referred the
young man to her ps'p t.
An unkuown young mm hired A horso
in Johnstown, a few days since; to g a
mile or two in the country. The horeo
was fiuind dead ou Scalp Level, 1HA that
is all there is about it.
A Western paper, in reply to t!n:
query of subscribers, why it 1'" not
have more "snap in it,'' sas ; We dou't
desire to go through the world like. :
rabid canine, anappin; at everything and
ever) body "
While an affable husband was ex
amining plans of vilias in a real estate
broker's office in Jersey City lasi Friday,
his amiable wife attempted to steal JI00D
from the money drawer. She failed, r.nd
' the polite business man showed them out.
Ltizerne county boasts of au ancient
whipping-post, an old elm tp-e at Ply
mouth, on Ant Hill. In revolutionary
times it was the Bign pst, the court
honse, the auction rrart, the forum, ntid
the election poll, as' frtll ag the wLp
ping-post.
Rev. Dr. Potter, President of Union
Collpge nearly lost ;a life recently in
rescuing a young lady from drifting out
at sea, from Fire Island. He concealed
his idefiity after the rescue until pointed
out by the young lady to some one who
knew him.
According to the New York Tun's,
which knows whereof it aifirms. there are
three pimp? in a certain section of the
city, for the inspection of which the city
pays twenty men one thousand dollars
each per annum and they J(re only
ordinary small pumps
Louis XIII, speaking to I5a;tf or.ijitere,
his Ambassador to tho Court of paio.
remarked i "Yon cau imagine how I
laughed when I heard yon entered Mad
rid on a mule just to think a jackass
on a donkey !" Very true, sir, Lm y'n
must remember I represented yit at that
time !"
There vtas wrath', ind:gnatipn auJ han
ger in a Titusville hotel on Saturday.
It seems some creditors, who had sued
the proprietor, had secured judgment and
sent an officer to the bouse just as dinner
was ready. He levied upon the materials
provided, and the boarders were com
pelled to look elsewhere for their dinner.
1 he officer, after holding the "personal
property" for some time, finding it would
not bring money went away, leaving the
landlord with a cooked dinner on his
hands and no one to eat it Ths land
lord bag ened far damages.-
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