SU. -gaiiiata
ESTABLt?IlBO IN 1840.
PbsUSUSB. EVBRX vTtDUKSHAT McBSlSO.
Bndse Street, opposite the OJa Fellows' HU,
MIITUNTOWS. PA.
TnE'Jcxiara Sextixel It published every
WeJaesday,moraing at ft.SO a year, is ad
vance ; or $2,0(1 ia U cases if Dot paid
promptly ia advance. No subscriptions dis
continued until all arrearages are paid, unless
at the option of the publisher.
gusiiuss Carbs.
JOUIS E. ATKINSON,
-A-ttoniey at Jo.tv
' MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
HoFC4UtiDg and Conveyancing promptly
alien Jed to.
Offioav second story of Court House, above
rYotsoaotary s orbce.
ROBERT
McMEEX.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
Office on Bridge street, in tlie room formerly
occupied by Kxra D. i'arl er, Esq.
g C. LOUDEN,
MIFFLIXTOWX, PA.,
Offers his services to the cititens of Juni
ata county as Auc'ioueer aud Vendue Crier.
Charges. ;rom two to ten dollars. Satisfac
tion warranted. novo-TJtu.
o
YES! O YES!
H. H. SNYDES, Perrysviile, Pa,
Tenders his services to the citixcua f Juoi
eta and a 'jiiutug c uiu'ies. as Auctioneer.
t-'uerg' ui lvi'aie For a ui;'.ictioa give tli.
Jtcamn a chance 1". O. sddrt. Pun
Loral, Juui'.a Co , I'a.
Feb 7. '72-Iy
DR. V. C. RUXDIO,
PATTEUSON, PEXXA.
August 18, 18o-if.
MU'FLINTOWN, PA.
OSes hours S A M to 3 P. M. OSes in
liciloid's buildiug, two doors above ihc.n
I. nil oflire. Bridge street. upl8-tf
HOaJ')rHATlC PHYSICIAN k SURGEON
Hiring perruanenUy located ia the be rough
of VliiHiniown, offers hit profebaional tterrices
lo tut citizctts of this pluco aua burrounJing
ooiinirj.
Uttico on Main street, orer Beidler-, Drug
etar. aits H lr,yt
Dr. It. A. Simpson
Treats all forms of ditease, aud may be con
suited as follows: Kt hisuftiee in Liverpool
l'a., every a ATI KIM Y and MONDAT ap
poiutmeuts can be L.ade for other duj ft.
SirCa'.l ou or address
DR. K. A. SIMPSON,
dec 7 Liverpool, Perry Co., I'a.
LEX. K. McCLl'KE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Hi SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
oct27 if
QENTRAL CLAIM AGENCY,
JAMES M. SELLERS,
144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
PHILADELPHIA. '
Itaunties. Pensions, Rack Pay, Horae
CUiu. , State Claims, Sic, promptly collected.
No charge for information, nor when money
ji not collected. oci'J7 If
B LOOM r'B TIM h'PATK NORMAL
SCHOOL AND
Literary and CoiEiasrCial Institute.
The Faculty of this lustitutim aim to be
very thorough in their instruction, aud Ic
look carefully after the nisuaers, health and
morale of tlie sludeuts.
lcffm Apply for catalogues to
HENRY CAUVER. A. M..
Sept 28, 1871-on. Principal.
ATTENTION!
DAVID WATTS most respectfully announ
ces to the public that he is prepared to
furnish
SCHOOL BOOKS AND STATIONERY
at reduced prices. Hereafter give him a call
at his OLD STAND, MAIN St., MIFFLIN.
Oct 2-i-tf
Hew 3$cifi Stose
IX PER11YS VI LLE.
DR. J. J. APPLEBALGH has established
a Drug and Prescription Store in the
above-named place, aud keeps a general as
aortmcnt of
DRCGS ASD MED1CISES.
Also alt other articles usua'ly kept in estab
lishments of (his kind.
Pure VViuer aua Liquors for medicinsl pur
poses, CigM, Tobacco, Stationery, Confec
tions (first-clasf ), Notious, etc., etc.
iyThe Doctor gives sdvice free
NEW DRUG STORE.
BANKS & HAMLIN,
Main Street. Mffltntoicn, l'a.
DEALERS IN
DECCS AID MEDIf IIES,
Chemicals,
Dye Stuff,
Oils.
Varnishes,
Tutty,
Lamps,
Chimneys,
Infants Brushes
Faints,
Glass,
Coal Oil,
Burners,
Brurhes,
Soaps,
Heir Brushes, Tooth Brushes,
Perfumery, Combs.
Mair Oil, Tobacco,
Cigars, Notions,
and Stationary.
LARGE VARIETY OF
PATENT MEDICINES,
elected with great care, and warranted from
high authority.
Purest of WINES AND LIQUORS for Medi
cal Purposes.
fj-PRESCRIPTIONS compounded with
great care, mal6"70- ly
BEST CIGARS IN TOWN
AT
nollobangh's Saloon.
Two for 6 cenU. Also, the Frehest Lager,
the Largest Oysters, the Sweetest Cider, the
Finest Domestic Wines, and, in short, any
thing yon may wish in the
EATING OR DRINKING LINE,
at the most reasonable prices. He bas also
refitted his
BILLIARD HALL,
ao that it will now compare favorably with
any Hall in the interior of the State.
June 1, 1370 ly '
B. F. SCIDVEIET,
VOLUME XXVI, NO. 14
Soral butrlbiratnls.
TUNIATA VAIIEyTSnk"
- OF
MIFFLIXTOWX, PEXX'A;
JOSEPH POMEKOY. 'resident. '
T. VAX IRVIX, Cashict.
I1EICTOKS.
Joseph Pomsroj, ;Juhn J. Pallersen,
Jerome K. Thumpson, George J ucvbs,
Jobs Baisbach.
Loan nioner. receive deposits, pay interest
on lime (eposits, buy aud sell coin and Uni
ted States Bonds, cash, coupons and checks.
Remit money to any part of the United Ststes
and also to England, Scotland, Ireland and
Germany. Sell Revenue Stamps.
In sums of $'J00 at 2 per ceut. discount.
In sums of S100 at 2 J per cent, discount.
In sums of SlUUO at 2 per cent, discount.
Tbe Piece for Good Grape-Tines
13 AT TUB
Juniala Ualltn Uincnarbs,
AND GSAPEUTIXE SURSEBY.
'pi!E undersigued would respectfully tn
L lorm the public thai be has started a
Grspe-vins Nursery about one mile northeast
of Aiiiilinlowu, where he has btten testing a
large uumber of the different varieties of
Grapes; aud having been in the busineos for
seven years, he is now prepared to furnish
VINES OF ALL THE LEADING
VARIETIES, AND OK THE
MOST I ROMISING
KINDS, AT
I, O W IS A t i: s ,
by the single vine, dozen, hundred or thou-
tid. All persttus wisblug poou and turuty
vin-s will do well to call and see for tbem
!elel". gr'Good aud respanbiblc Agents w-in'ed.
Address,
JOVAS OEF.RIIO LTZER,
Mitfiintown, Juniata Co., Pa.
New Store and New Goods
oaccsniES, PROVISIONS, &c.
Slain Strset, lEfflintara.
rTAVING opened oul
GROCERY AN l
ILL PUOVlsloN STORE ia ilie old stand
on Main Si red, Mifllintown, I would respect
fully sk the aiteution of the public to the
following articles, which I will keep ou hand
at all tiuea :
SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA,
MOLASdES, RICE,
DRIED AND CANNED FRUIT.
HAM, SHOULDER, DRIED BEEF,
Confectioneries, Nuts, &c.,
Toliieoo, Cigriirts,
GLASSWARE,
llom, leecl, eSro.
All of whioh will be sold cheap for Ca?h or
Country Produce
my prices.-
Oive me a cal! arid bear
J. W. KIRK.
Miffliutjwn, llay 2!, 1371.
S. B. LOUDON,
3IKUCIIANT TAILOR,
"fTTOULD respectfully inform the public
W that he lias removed his Tailoring Es
tablishment to a room in Major Nevin i new
bu.Miug. on the Parker lot. oa Bridge street,
MitUiuiuwu, aui has opened out a
LARULR AN1 t'l.VKa ASSORTMENT OF
t.Lurus.
VASS1.VLRES.
VESTING S, AC,
Than ever was before brought to this town
which he is prepared to make to order in tbe
LATJZS1 AXh HOST IMPROVED STYLE,
And in a manner thai will defy all competi
tion. Ilo also manufactures to order, all
sorts of
CUSTOM WORK
On reasonable ter-iis.
By strict attention to business, ha hopes lo
receive a liberal share of public patron
age Oive him a call and inspect bis styles
f cutting aud workmanship before going
elsewhere.
ThcGuyper'Markt Car.
'PIIE iindemignad, having purchased of
-i. S. H. Brown the renowned "Guyper"
Market Car, desires lo inform his Irienie of
Mifflin, Patterson and vicinity, and ihe pub
lic generally, that he will run tbe car regu
larly, leaving Mifflin Station every Afooejay
noon for the Eastern markets, and leturaing
on WEDNESDAY, loaded with
FRESH FISH,
OYSTERS,
APPLES,
VEGETABLES OF ALL KINDS M SEASON,
And Everything I'enally Carried in a
Market Car.
Also, Freight Carried, at Seasonable
Eates, Eithsr.'Way.
Orders from merchants and others solicited.
Piompt attention to business will be
given and saiisiaction guaranteea.
Orders left at Joseph Pennell's store in
Patterson, will receive attention. . ,
G. W. WILSO".
April 23, 1S71.
WALL PAPER,
Rally to the Place where you can buy
your Wall Paper Cheap.
THE undersigned takes this method of in
forming the public that be baa just re
ceived at hia residence on Third Street, Mif
fiintown, a large assortment of
WALL PAPER,
of various styles, which he offers for sale
CHEAPER Iban can be purchased elsewhere
in the county. All persons in need of the
above article, and wishing to save money, are
nvited to call and examine his stoek and
hear his prices before going elsewhere.
mLarre supply constantly on nana.
SIMON BASOM.
Miffliotown. April 6, 1871 tf
jefJi-NitT SrtTtNtu $1,G0 oeryear.
MIFFLINTOWN,
Poetry.
DOX'T LEAVE THE FARM.
Coaie, boys, I have something to tell you,.
Come near, I would whisper it low
Ton are thinking of leaving the Homestead,
Don't be ia a harry to go.
Tbe city has many attractions.
Bui think: of the vices and sins.
When once in the vortex of fashion.
Haw soon the courso onward begins.
Von talk of (be mines of Australia,
They're wealthy ia gold without doubt,
But ah ! there is gold on the farm, boys.
If only you'll shovel it out,
The mercantile life is a hazard,
. The goods are first high and then low,
Better rink the old farm awhile longer,
Don't be in a hurry to go.
The great busy West bas inducements.
And so has the busiest mart,
Bui wealth is not made in a day, boys.
Don't be in a hurry to start !
TLe bankers and brokers are wealthy.
They take in their thousands or so,
Ah ! think of the frauds and deceptions.
Don't be in a hurry to go !
The farm is the safest and surest,
The orchards are loaded to-day,
Tou're free as the air cf the mountain.,
And monarch of all you survey.
Better stay on the farm awhile longer,
Though profits come in rather alow.
Remember, you've nothing lo risk, boys. .
Don't be in a hurry to go.
Select Story.
"INASMUCH."
'Why, Lies mo, Fanny, you are
growing more old maidisn every day yon
lire. I wonder what your next idiosyn
crasy will be ?"
"I wonder what it can Le, mamma I"
and Miss Utile Lindsay laugbiug'.y looked
up from the fautenil on wli'u h she was
reclining, to take part in the arraignment
of her sister. ' ,
" Was ever a mother so vexed as I
ianit' contiuned Mrs Liudsay frowning
: on the object of Iter displea'sdre.
V. no
: wan standing meekly before her, with
folded hands, and eyes confused with
tears. "Here you arev-'rauny Lindsay,
the daughter of a rick aud honorable
house, running all arouud the city, among
tlm lower classes, seekiu? out rour chari-
nbierti.. as von call them, which
-biecto are generally old women and
ragamuffin children, whom you bring
here regardless of our feelings as weU
as our respectability, expecting we
shall feed and clothe them. There is
not a tramp iu Boston who dot s not come
here at soms time or other to be fed aud
pampered I tell yoa, Fanny, it U sim
ply cntrsgeous."-
"But, mammd, id fhey ever trouble
you i"
"Xo, thank goodness, I cau't say that
they do; but then tbe idea, how very
plebeian aud vulgar; but in my veins
there is no plebeian Hood, and I can
not .' And Mrs. Liudsay rained her
viuiagrette to her nostrils, as if there was
something contaminating in the very
name of "plebeian."
"Fanny ia just like papa,' said Miss
Bello, with contemptuous shrug. "lie
would sooner die with a poor man any
dnv than with tbe Lord Mayor of Bos
ton."
Whereat Fanny laughed. The idea of
a Lord Mayor iu this Republican land
was rich, and she appreciated it
"What arc you laughing at V demand
ed Belle, who knew it was some mistake
of hers.
"I was only thinking I should like to
see tlie Lord Mayor. Oh, Belle, I fear
your education has beeu neglected."
"It has not been neglected so that I
am only in my element among beggars
and tramps," was Belle's spiteful re
joiuder.
"Fanny, you are very rude, said her
mother, with severity. "Belle's nerves
are very delicate, aud onght not to be
jarred tho very least : Dr. Wallace says
so."
Fanny smiled. She knew tbe doctor's
private opinion on tha subject, but aa it
was given tub' rota, she did not then re
peat it.
Making her escape from the room, she
hastented to the kitchen where she found
a small basket of delicacies prepared by
the cook, another of her sympathizers,
and taking this upon her arm she left the
house by tbe rear door, taking care that
none of her relatives should see her. A
short but rapid walk brought her to the
door of a dreary looking tenement house
and entering she passed np the narrow
staircase, dismal and unsafe, and rapped
gently upon the door of one of the rooms.
"Come in," a feeble voice responded.
"Why, Mrs. Gait," said Fanny, as she
obeyed the invitation, "you are arone.
"Yes, dear Miss Fanny," replied the
invalid, for such she was. sadly; "I am
lone, and am compelled to remain alone
the greater part of the time. Johnny
mast go ont to sell hit papers, or we
could not live, and I' have no one else
But after all," she added, brightening
np, "I get along quite well. 1 have my
bible always." ' r
"But if you should happen to be takes
away with a violent fit of coughing," ex
claimed Fanny, sorrowfully, gazing Hp-
r-. va O.e' id gW jaswJiterora--:" lawnwii a.iaiijiis iwesaa. i i i t a '""y!"' 1 '' - hi 'ii . . m , t, n , . . . i L- j l- i J r I. jj. -. .i. m-
TBI OOBSTITVTIOB TBB DBIOB ABB tBl BBfOBCBBBBT Of
J0JI1ATA COUNTI. PEiWA.,
on the wasted cheek on which consump
tion's poetical seal was plainly visible.
' ' God will taka care of me," said Mrs.
Gait, looking op reverently.
; Fanny's tears were flowing ; but she
took her basket ana spread its delicacies
before the good woman, whose eyes were
also full, us she fouud voice to murmur
"God will sorely remember yon, dear
friend, for your kindness to me. I pray
that he will Mess you ever."
And Fanny, not in the least aristo
cratic, stooped over the' bed and kissed
her.
"Where hare yon been, Fanny ?' asked
Belle, as Fanny re-appeared in the par
lor, a conple of honrs later. "
Fanny did not perceive the tall gen
tleman who stood conversing with her in
the curtained recess of the deep bay
window, and she replied unhesitatingly.
"I have been to see poor Mrs. Gait,
who is dying slowly of consumption
I carried her a few trifling comforts, for
she has not long to live."
Belle crimsoned with vexation. The
gentleman started so violeutly, and step
ped from behind the curtain.
"My sister, Mr. Ilosmer," said Belle.
"Who did you say you had visited !"
"A Mrs. Gait," replied Belle, flippant
ly ; ' a sick and poverty stricken protege
of hers. We don't encourage het in
such vulgarity, however.". '
'-I spoke to your sister. Miss Belle,"
said Mr. Ilosmer, with such emphasis
that the rebuke was keenly felt.
"Miss Fanny, will you please inform
mo what her Christian nama was," he
added earnestly. ,
"It is Aurelia, I believe."
Mr. Hosmer's voice grew husky.
"And you say that she ia dying !"
"Yes ; going in qnick consumption."
"Yon seem to take great interest in a
beggar, Mr. Ilosmer,' Belle interrupted,
scornfully. '
I II is dark eyes flashed with a sudden
i- , i ii a -i
i : 7 er-v
nn. inn ma rniwira ran pnfn inmi v. KB
he replied :
"So I should, MUs Lindsay, when that
beggar is my sister ; Mis. Gait, the only
one lever had, I could not find for years.
Of course you will not care to wed the
brother of a beggar ; therefore if you
P,ea9e' wc wiU iier our engagement
! at end ' 1 do not carc to Lave B:
wife look down upon me.''
There was a scene; but Ilosmer, who
had wooed and won Belle at Newport,
where he had seen but one side of her
character, was iuexorable as Fate, and
humble in the dust, she gave him up.
Mr Ilosmer went to see his sister, and
in a day or two she was removed to th e
grand bouse over which Miss Belle had
o fondly hoped to preside as mistress.
But his visits to the Lindsay mansion did
not cease w ith this unfortunate one-or for
tunate,' we prefer to say and after the
death of Mrs. Gait, who, in prosperity as
in adversity, regarded Fanny as an angel,
his house grew strangely lonely. And
so why -prolong the tale he married
Fanny, and is not sorry yet f while
Belle, whose delicate nerves could scarce
ly endure Newport or Saratoga, went
through fouf seasons at one place or tbe
other, before she caught a husband.
A PRACTICAL JOKE.
An Irishman took the contract to dig
a public well. When he had dug about
twenty-five feet down, he came one
morning and found it caved in filled
ncrly to the top. Fat looked cautiously
around and saw' that no person was
near, then took off his hat and coat,
hung them on a windlass, crawled into
some bushes and waited events. In a
short time the citizens discovered that
hat and coat on the windlass tbey sup
posed that he was at the bottom of the ex
cavation. .Only a few hours of brisk dig
ging cleared the loose earth from the
well. Just as the eager citizens had
reached the bottom, and were wondering
where the body was, Pat came walking
out of the bushes and good naturedly
thanked them for relieving him of a sorry
job. Some of the tired diggers were dis
gusted, but tbe joke was too good to al
low any thing mq than a hearty laugh
which soon followed..
SilliN evil speakers. . Deal tenderly
with the absent, say nothing to inflict a
wound on their reputation. They may
be wrong and wicked, yet your know!
edge of it does not oblige yoa to disclose
their character,' except to save others
from injury. ' Then do it in a way that
bespeaks a spirit of kindness to the ab
sent offender. Be not hasty to credit evil
reports. Tbey are often the result of a
misunderstanding or evil design, r they
proceed from an. exagzeratia or partial
disclosure of facts. Wait and learn tie
whole history before you decide, then be
lieve what evidence compels yoa to, and
no more. But. even then, take heed" not
to indulge the least unkindness, else yon
dissipate all the spirit of your prayer for
them, and unnerve yourself for doing
them' good. . -. - n.
- Great talent renders' a man famous ;
great merit, respect; great learning, es
teem ; bat good breeding alone insures
love and affection.
TBB LiVl.j
APRIL 3, 1872.
A TALE OF DET0TI05.
Some years ago a Rnsstan
was traveling ' on special
in ' the interior of Russia,
the beginning of winter, but
nobleman
business
It. was
the frost
had set in early. ' II is carriage rolled
np to the inn, and he demanded a relay
of horses to carry him to the next sta
tion, where he intended to pass the night
Tbe innkeeper entreated him not to pro
ceed, for he said there was danger in trav
eling so late the wolves were out. But
the nobleman thought the man merely
wanted to keep him as a guest ; he said
it was too eat ly for wolves, and ordered
the horses to be put to. He then dr ove
off, with his wifo and his only daughter
insidvthe carriage with him. On the
box of the carriage was a serf who had
been born on the nobleman's estate, to
whom he was much attached, ' and who
loved his master as he loved his own life
They rolled over the hardened snow, and
there seemed no sign of danger. . The
moon shed her pale light, and brought
out into burnished stiver the road ou
which tbey were going. Al length the
little girl said to her father :
'What was that strange, howling
uoise that I just heard V
Oh, nothing bat the wind sighing
through the trees," the father replied.
The child shut her eyes and was quiet.
But she said again :
"Listen, father ; it is not like the wind,
I think "
The father listened, and far, far away
in the distance behind him, through the
clear, cold, frosty air he heard a noise
which be too well knew tha meaning of.
lie then put down the window and spoke
to bis servant :
"The wolves I fear are after us ; make
haste. Tell the man to drive faster, and
get y oar pistols ready.'.'
The postillion drove faster. But the
same mournful sound which the child
had heard approached nearer and nearer.
It was clear that a pack of wolves had
scented them out. The nobleman tried
to calm the fears of his wife and child.
At last the baying of the pack was dis
tinctly heard. So he said to his scrvent :
"When they come up with us do you
single ont one and fire, and I will eigle
out another, and while the rest are de
vouring them we shall get on."
As soon as he pat down the window,
he saw the pack iu full cry behind the
large dog-wolf at their head. Two shots
were fired, and two of the wolves fell
Tbe others instantly set upon and de
voured them, and meanwhile theeurriage
gaiued ground. But the taste of blood
only made them more ferocious, and they
were soon up with the carriage again.
Again two more shots were fired, and
two fell and wete devoured. But the
carriage was soon overtaken, and the post
house was yet far distant. The noble
man then ordered the postilliou to loose
one of his leaders that they might gain a
little time. This was done, and the
poor horse plunged frantically in the
forest and the wolves after himUnd was
soon torn to pieces. . Then another horse
was sent off, and shared tbe same fate.
The carriage, labored on as fast as it
could with tbe two remaining horses, but
the post house was still distant.
At length the servant said to the mas
ter :
"I have served yoa ever since I was a
child ; I love yon as my own Belf. Noth
ing can save you but erne thing. Let me
save you. I ask yoa ouly to look after
my wife and little ones."
The nobleman remonstrated, but in
vain. When the wolves next came up
tbe faithful fellow threw himself among
them The panting horses galloped on
with the carriage, and the gates of the
post house just closed in upon it as the
fearful pack were on the point of making
the last fatal attack. But the travelers
were safe. .
The next morning they went out, and
saw the place where the faithful servant
bad been pulled down by tbe wolves.
Ilia bones only were t.iere, and on the
spot the nobleman erected a pillar, on
which was written, "Greater love halb
no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for a friend." "But God com
mendeth his love toward us, in that while
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Two Yankees strolling in the woods,
without any arms in their possession, ob
served a bear climbing a tree, with his
paws clasped around the trunk. One of
them ran forward and caught the bear's
paws one in each hand. ' He then called
out to his comrade "Jonathan, rnn home
and bring me something to kill the var
mint ! -Mind you don't stay, for ttn in a
fix."-- Jonathan ran off but stayed a long
time. Daring the interval the bear made
several attempts to bite the hand of him
who held it. At length Johnatban came
back. "Ilaloo, what kept yoa so long ?"
"Well, I'll tell you Wheo I got home
breakfast was ready ; so I stopped to eat."
"Well," said the comrade, "come yoa.
now, and bold tbe critter while I kill it"
Jonathan seised the bear's paws and held
the animal. "Well, have yoa a bold of
him 1" "I goera I have." "Very well,
l then bold faat ; I am off for dinner."
EDITOR ASD PROPRIETOR.
WHOLE NUMBER 1303.
RUMORED DISCOVERY OP A MURDER"
THAT OCCURRED TUIRTT X EARS AtiO.
The I.ewidburg Journal contains the
following account of tbe rumored discov
ery of the mnrder of a Berks county
man committed thirty years ago, in Union
county, this State. Says the Journal :
No doubt many of our readers will re
member a rumor which was in circula
tion some thirty years ,go, that a man
traveling on horseback through l'enn's
Valley Narrows ba'f been foully dealt
with. The rumor was based upon" tbe
fact that the body of a horse was found
some twenty rods from tbe pike, which
bad apparently been knocked down with
a cudgel aud killed. The horse was
found several days after he was Killed by
some boys who were out gunning. Other
circumstances connected with the affair
caused a great deal of excitement in the
neighborhood. Fotne half dozen of the
citizens were soon after summoned to fhe
spot, who reported that the cae required
a thorongh investigation .A call was
made npnn the citizens en-masse and a
day appointed to make search for tbe
body of tbe man supposed to have been
murdered.
On the day appointed, a number cf
men from Centre and Union counties re
paired to the spot where the horse was
found and set out iu squads through the
wood, and searched all day diligently,
but found nothing. They then conclud
ed that if there wefe any ground for their
suspicions, and that a mail had really
been murdered, his body must have been
sunk in a sawmill dam close by. Another
day was then appoiuted to let the water
out of the dam.
Ou tbe uight before the day fixed upon
to let off the water, the gates were drawn
by some uuknowu parties, and tbe water
let out. Tbe feelings ot the searching
parties can only be imagined when, the
next day, they found things in such a
condition Those who had given tbe
mat'er very little thought, aud had ridi
culed the idea of their being any - cause
for such apprehensions, at once changed
their minds, and Ihe excitement became
intense, bearcu was, however made in
the mill dam, when fresh tracks were
found that had no doubt been made tbe
previous uibt by the parties who had
been wading through the mud, but no
further developments were brought to
light.
Various rumors were in circulation.
Several parties were implicated in tbe
crime, but as in moat cases of this kind,
tbe rumors were mostly, if not all, un
founded, and the occurrence was seem
ingly forgotten
Some ten years ago, however, it was
published in tbe newspapers in certain
localities in this State that a man, who
hand bcrn a former resident of Union
county, had confessed upou his death
bed that he was one of a patty who had
murdered a man iu l'enn's Valley Nar
rows some twenty years previous to that
date. Tbfa news, created gome little ex
cHent at tba time; but it coon also' died
out.
Within the last few days rumor has it
that a certain man who moved out west
from the upper end of the county many
years since bad lately died, and had con
fessed at bis dying hour that he was oue
of the party who committed the l'enn's
Valley Narrows murder, some thirty
years ago, and had Implicated three
others. That they played card (with
the man they afterwards killed) at a tav
ern this side of the Narrows, and there
discovered that he had a large amount of
money, being a drover from Berks coun
ty ; that they at once laid a plau to kill
and rob him ; that they followed bim
through the Narrows to tbe place near
where tbe horse was found, and killed
him and the horse, and buried his body
under tbe horse. After the horse was
discovered they moved the man's body
and sank it in tbe mill dam, and when
the matter was talked of and tbe citizens
determined to let the water out of the
dam, he fend tbe other parties implicated
let out the water the previous night and
took tbe body and carried it several
miles away, . towards Brush Valley
Narrows, and btrried it and were the
first on tbe ground ihe following morning
to help in tbe search.
The remains of John Harris, tbe foun
der of Uarriaburg, are buried under an
old mulberry stump iu front of the resi
dence of Gen Cameron, Front street.
When that tree was flourishing, in the
year 1720, the Indians of a certain tribe
attempted to burn Harris, but were foiled
in their designs by the approach of a
friendly tribe, iu canoes, from the oppo
site side of the river.
Etcher, a noted horse thief, recently
captured at Newton, Iowa, is also a some
what celebrated violin player. The other
evening the marshal of Newton took his
musical prisoner to a dance and had him
fiddle. Tbe marshal stepped to one side
to get a glass of beer, and the result is
that a reward or iOU is onerea tor
apprehension of hia orchestra.
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Religion is a personal business ; and
if all tbe rest of the world were to for
sake Christ, it would be oar daty to fol
low bim.
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ELEGAXT WEDDLNUS.
There are elegant weddings transpiring
every night in New York. The other
evening tbe most brilliant affair of tbei
season was consummated Ten.thon
saod dollars were expended for flowers
alone. A large room in the Louse was
set with a tank the size of the apartment,
which was filled with water to represent
a lake. Shrubs and choice exotics bor
dered it lilies floated upon it, and (any
boats fashioned of flowers were drifted!
upon the tide. Every door was removed
from the house, aud! garlands of rosea
with trailing vines supplied their places.'
Even sets of chairs and sofas (useless, of
course) were ftrshioned of camelias, and
ihe floor was deeply strewn with choice
floral carpeting. Within an arbor con
structed of orange blossoms, a figure in
white velvet gave her heart, or its coun
terfeit, to another figure iu full dress. -Perhaps
the two will find sufficient bliss
in tbe thought of the splendor of their
wedding to la-it them a couple of years.
But, I'm thinking, people in these times
who will throw awaw so much for an
hour's triumph of mere display, will find!
their boat a wreck,' Before life together ia'
half crowned.' There are not enough of
the dear . old-fashioned weddings now-a-days.
The necessary aim for the young
meu is, first rich, then marry. Is the)
word help meet obsolete I wonder? The
age would hot be' so' fast, nor so free in
license and practice if we could slip back
iuto our grandfathers' ideas about court
ing and matrimony. Don't yoa think eo
good people I Good night.
Easto.w has reason , to besproand of
her convicts, as they seem to be men of
the keenest sense of honor. Tbe free
Prett says that ou Monday evening last
one Jack Shipman', a well known thief,
eJlaped from jail under the following cir
cumstances : It appears that this orderly
individual was permitted to exercise
himself in tbe corridors for fear that by
close confinement iu hia cell his health'
might be impaired, and society lose one
of its most valued (?) members.' Quietly,
calmly, and collectedly be walked to .the)
door and opening,. the padlock with a
piece of wire, walked out! hanging the
lock outside the door. He met a little
eon of the deputy warden in the entry,'
and picking uf the little fellow carried!
bim to tbe saloon of Valentine Messinger
where be purchased for bim a lot of sweet
meats; then took him up' in his arms'
again, carried him across tbe street to the
court boose eteps, and told him to run
borne. ' Jack's escape in the meantime
was known, and a party started in pur
suit of him. When Jack left Messen
ger's he went to the Pine Tree Tavern,
where he wbiskied. After procuring aa
much tangle foot f s he thought was good
for him he returned to the jail, knocked
at the door, and asked the warden, Mr.
Malonc, "if he didu't think it was about
time to turn in." Tbe warden thought
it was and admitted him, and when his
pursuers returned! Jack was all snug in
his little bed.
Anti-Swear i.vi Association. The
Miners' Journal gays : An anti-swearing
association has been formed at Harris
burg by tbe crew of the ehiftin engine
Richmond, of the Philadelphia and Bead
ing railroad. By the rule of the associ
ation, a fine of ten cents if "uPieteJ for
every oath uttered by a member. We
should like to see moral courage euotif-h.
displayed lor the formation of several
such societies tii this boreugh. In New
port, Kentucky,' swearing on the streets
costs a' dollar an oath. We believe
there is a law iu this state imposing a
similar ffue for this offense, but whoever1,
heard of it bthig enforced T And yet
why should it not be ? Why should our
statute books be filled with laws which'
are thus permitted to become null antf
void I Far better repeal than allow
them to be thus repeatedly and shame
fully violated.
It may be only a conceit of cars', bu!
we are daily impressed with the idea
that there is more shameless, epen pro
fanity and blasphemy in oirr streets and
places of business than ever before, at
least within our recolH'ftion. It will
not, perhaps, exercize any iufluence upou
the minds of the profane to say what We'
propose doing irt the next sentence, but
with the hope that it will possibly induce
some young man to pause and reflect for
a moment, ife will pen it: Profanity,
whether on ofd or young lips, is an abom
ination in the sight of God. It Las neither
sense nor reason for its indulgence. It
is the iiidcllible evidence of a depraved
and vulgar mind, and no one who as
pires to the title vt a gentleman has a
right to inflict it upon others'.
A little waif, met in one of Boston's nar
row thoroughfares the other morning,
when asked if she had a mother, replied
naively, "I dunno, but I guess not, for
when I ran away this morning the old
'uns were qaarrellin', aud father had the
hatchet"
" I despise mankind," said an arrogant
millionaire to a noted clergyman. "I see
yoa have studied your own nature,
the quiet reply.
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