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Henry At Parsons, Jr.,
THURSDAY, JAN.
Ktliior.
27TII, 1870.
Tiik ilonth of (lie widow of ex-Profd-dt'iit
Johnson, , In nnnoiUH-i'd. She
died on thfr night of the Kith Inst., nt
the residence of her dnulitor, Mi's.
Patterson", inflivenville, Tonn. 8hc
had never recovered from the Hhoek
occasioned hy the sudden death of her
huslinnd.
(iovernor Tilden has commuted the
death sentence of Jjodcca Fredcnlmrg
to imprisonment for life, mid has
Htnvcd the trial of her son Albert. His
action was owlui' to u confession of
perjury hy an old witness named
Marin'Pavis.
"Washington, January 20. The Sen
ate finance comniiUeeto-day agreed to
renoit favorably on Senator Howe's
bill for the appointment of a commis
sion on the simied 01 me mcnouc
liipior trallic, and to recommend its
passage, with certain aminendinents,
the most important being u reiiiirc
ment that fermented liipiors and the
manufacture of all kinds of limior
shall be included anion? the subjects
of the proposed inquiry.
Washington, January 20. The sub
committee of the House military com
mittee will make an adverse report to
the fn il committee upon the pro.
do! it ion to reduce tlte numerical
strength of t lie army, but will reccom
luend consolidation of stall" olliccrs
and their report relative to the con
tinuance of colored regiments will be
unfavorable. Tlie sub - committee
makes no recommendation regarding
the transfer of the Indian Bureau to
the control of the War-Department
The superintendent of the bullion
department of Wells, Kar.L'o ic t'oV.
J'.xnress report the production ot in
precious metals in the States and
Tcrrirorles west of the Missouri river
dnvintr 1ST"), as amounting totlio vain
i('Ssn,hS9.o;;7. beimr an excess of '?,
JS7,!S2 over 1S71, the greatest previous
annual yield in the history of the
Pacific Coast. Nevada, (.'olorad
Mexico Oregon, British Columbia,
Montana, and Ai'iouia increased
while California, Idaho, Utah am
Washington .decreased in production
during- the year. It is further said
that present prospects indicate an ag-
eiviiate yield of iH'.MUMKl.tiOil for lS7(i, of
which Nevada will doubtless produce
.-,11,000,000.
Altoona, January 20. The State
Convention of Poor Directors con
tinued in session throughout the day.
The principal business transacted was
the preparation of a bill in relation to
the tramp nuisance and intended for
its suppression. The bill now before
the State Senate was taken as the
basis for the action of the convention.
The bill was referred to a committee
of thirteen delegate's, who, in con
junction with tlW) State Board of
wChariticF, are instructed to present it
to the Legislature and urge its passage
The next meeting of the convention
will he held at Lancaster, September
19, 1S70. The gathering is considered
very successful. Many oucstions of
importance in the government of
charitable institutions were discussed
with ability and earnest ne.s. The
proceedings' will be published in pam
phlet form and distributed through
the Slate. The convention adjourned
this evening.
General Soles.
The pension appropriations this year
amount to SU,7S3,500.
American refineries arc now
ing Canada with sugar.
supply-
A Reformed Episcopal church is to
be established in Boston.
Switzerland possesses 108 cotton
miita, running 2,059,35C spindles.
The real-estate sales in Chicago dur
ing the past year foot up 653,000,000.
Boston is going to introduce a new
sewerage system at cost of 6, 500. 000.
Gas in Brooklyn and New York will
cost 32,75 per thousand feet after Feb
ruary 1.
Colonel T. B. Ellis offers to pay tho
expenses of sending a regiment of Ar
kansas Guards to the Centennial,
Our leather exports to Europe but
year served to keep stocks dowu and
prevented a large declino in price.
The receipts from taxes, in France,
last year exceed the Budget by 17,
000,000. Brooklyn is to be divided into small
pox districts with a physician in charge
of each.
A large number of Scandinavians
have colonized near Falls City, Wash
ington Territory
Richmoud, Va., is growing steadily
and solidily. It now claims a popula
tion of 72,500.
There ard 6trong indications
heavy produco shipments from
West during th3 next lew weeks.
Tho New York station-houses
of
the
arc
crowded nightly by many who have
been brought up in refined society.
Regular trains are now rnnniug on the
New York Elevated Railway from the
Battery to Central Park.
The receipts of the New York city
street railroads sixteen in number, foot
up over $8,000,000 for last year,
A remarkable featuro of Mount
Shasta, m California, is a collation of
hot springs 200 feet below the sum
mit. The Sing Sing Prison laundry ii in
juring the washing business in New
York city. Evert Ah sing can't com
pete with Sing Sing.
Fifteen jenrs ago the business oi
Kansas City amounted in round num
bers to 83,180,000. La.it year it ag
gregated 8455,832,018.
A petition signed by two hundred
and sixty-five women of Fayette county
has been forwarded lo the Legislature
asking that the prohibitory law be not
repealed.
The Sharon Methodists lack only 51,
500 of enough to build a new 15,000
church. They are making a strenuous
effort to raise the full amount with a
view of commencing work in tho spring.
Mayor Evans, of Reading, recom
mends Councils to repeal the ordinance
requiring the registration of dogs, for
the reason that only about one-third of
them are taxed, no attention being paid
to the remainder.
State Notes.
An ax factory is being erected in
Huntingdon.
The question of a paid fire depart
ment ia boing agitated in Meadville.
The Clinton Mill, South Side, Pitts
burg, resumed operations a day or two
g.
Governor Ilortranft sold a span of
horses of big own raining the other day
for 81,000.
The Sliso Mill, on tlie South Side
Pittsburg, started up six boiling furna
ces during the week.
A Carlisle man has been offered $5,-
000 for"l!otneo," the largest bullock in
tho country.
A Blair county deaf-mute killed a
bear weighing two hund.-ed and twenty
pounds with an ax last Sunday.
The Rockhill Iron and Coa! Company
Huntingdon, have a pay-roll of almost
(00 hands- A small army.
The sewing-machine works now in
course of erection Hn Downingtown will
bring over ono hundred families into
that borough.
The first railway in China is about to
be built.
In the Minnesota Legislature all the
members were bom out of the State,
In the Maine Legislature all but four
teen were borne in the State..
An order has been issued by tbo
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
fifteen "consolidated'' engines to be
commenced at tho Altoona shops at
once.
Tho new furnace at Orbisonia, Hunt
ingdon couuty, is doing much better
than was expected. She will not reach
her full capacity for several weeks yet.
There is a decided feeling growing in
favor of the removal, or rather ot the
building, of a new prison to serve the
wants of Chester county.
Among a crowd of men committed to
jail for vagarancy in Reading was one
who a few years ago filled a profes
sor's chair in one of tho leading col
leges ol New England.
Those Hamilton Corsets at P & K's
are the most durable, and the cheapest
in market.
Over Coats? from 85 to 25 a large
and splendid stock. Step in and get
cn at P. & K's.
Rostcd coffee a genuine article, at P.
& K's.
Summer Clothing, for those Boys
and children, Linen, Alapaca and sum
mer Cashmcr at P & K's
Give i lie Aunocate cilice a call for bill
head, letter-heads, cards, shipping tags,
and if you are going to get married leavo
us an order for your cards
New goods, every day in the year
except Sundays and legal ho!idaS at
the great mammoth Grand Central
Stoie of P. & K's. No bragging
around. Call for whatyou want.
A complete stock of ladies misses and
chi'.drens slices, light, medium and
heavy at P. & K's. Now is the time to
buy.
AlpicM e'aeaper thaa ever b.for
known at P. ii K's.
8th.
Hats and Caps a complete assortment
at P. & K's.
Hunting Rubbers! with and without
heels, a large lot at P. & K's. All
other kinds of rubber boots and shoes.
Coodfish boneless and skinless. Also
some of the old fashioned in lull dress,
at J. &, K's.
"King Bee" and many others kinds
of chewing tobacco. Also smoking of
all the popular brands at P. & K's.
Those new style prints, at P & K's
are the general talk of the town. Go
aud see them.
Paper collars the nobbiest! with turn
down corners also the good old Byron
style at P. & K's.
A full stock of fresh Family groceries,
such as Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Rice,
Syrups, Spices, 11. B' Powder, Baking,
and Sweet Chocolate, and every thing
in that liuo, at P, & K's.
A general stock of winter clothing,
at very low prices at P. & K's.
If you want a bag of feed, or a
bushel of potatoes or a barrel or sack of
bour or even a small sack of Graham
flour, it will pay you to step into P &
K's fur it
If you want any bl'ched or Jbrowo
muslins, irom to 10-4 wide any
quali.'y, ga to head quarters, Powell &
LCima's and select to your taste.
PAY AS YOU GO.
If you pay for goods when you buy
them, you will never be troubled with
the nigt-raare of debt, your sleep will be
sweet your dreams pleasant, and your
wifo and children will greet you with a
smile in the morning. Go to Powell
& Kime's model store with your cash,
get more than its value and go homo
satisfied. They have adopted the cash
system, and say it is working charm
ingly. Wedding and Mouroiug outliig for la
dies at MAY & SILVERMANN'S, opposite
th co&rt house, Williamsport, Pa.
CHEAP! CHEAP! CUE AIM
Soods marked down to astonith the
world. Call and see us. MAY & S1LVEK.
MANN, Williausport, Pa.
Millinery goods, hair switches, jewelry,
fancy eoods, notions, ladies & hildrens
cloaks, chesses & undergarments: Whole
sale & Ketail at MAY & SILVERMANN'S
eppesite the court house, Wilhamsport, Pa
MADAM UEMOREST PATTERNS.
We are agents for madam demoreit pat
terns, catalouges free, send for one, pat
terns sent by mail. MAY & SILVER
11 ANN'S Williamsport Pa.
1876.1
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Eighteen hundred and eevenly-six is the
Centennial year. It is also the year in
whioh an Opposition House of Representa
tives, the first since the war, will be in
powei at Washington; and the year of the
twenty-third election of a President of the
United States. AH or these events are sure
to be of great interest and importance,
especially the two latter, and all of them
and everything conneoted with them will be
tuny and freely reported ana expounded
in THE SUN.
Tho Opposition House of Representatives
taking up the line of inquiry opened years
ago by THE SUN will sternly and dilli-
cently investigate the corruptions and mis
deeds of Grant's administration, and will
it is to bo hoped, lay the foundation for a
new and better period in our national his
tory Of all this THE SUN will contain
complete and accurate accounts rurnismng
its readers with early and trustworthy in.
lormation upon these absorbing topics
The twenty-tbird Presidential election,
with the preparations for it, will be mem
orable as deciding upon Grant's aspira,
Hons for a third term of power and plun
der, and still more as deciding who snail be
the candidate of the party of Reform, and
as elected that candidate Concerning all
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umns a large amount of miscellaneous read
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tho markets of every k!nd.
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On and after November 28th. 1875, and
until further notice, trains will leave Buffalo
from the Buffalo, New YorV & Philadelphia
ttailroaa Depot, corner exchange and
Louisiana streets, (BuffaloUme) as follows:
7:3U A. H., .MAll, (dail; except Sun
days) sloping at Ebeneier 7:55 Spring
brook 8:05 Elma 8:11 Jamison's 8:17
Aurora 8:23 Wales 8:34, Upland 8:44 Pro
tectien 8:54 Arcade 9:05 iforkshire 9:12
Machias 9:19 Franklinville 9.37 Ischua 9:55
Hinsdale 10:10 Erie Railway 10:24 Ulean
10:35 Weston's 10:43 PortviHe 10:50 State
Line 10:58 Eldred 11:11 larabee's 11:20
Sartwell 11:25 Turtle Point 11:30 Tort Al
icgeny 11:42 Libeity 12-.0S P. M. Keating
12.09 Shippen 12:2b mpoK.um 12:4U r. H
OouueciiuK ai Oleuu with Erie Ry. for local
points west, and for the 0:1 Territory, arriv
ing at Limestone at 1:0 and Bradford at
l:2u P. at Larubee s witn tlie McKean
& Buffalo R. R., and a Emporium with
the P. a E. R. R. for loial points west to
Erie.
8:05 A. M., ACCOMXODATION, (daily
except Sundays! sloppiig at Ebenezer at
8:50, Spring Brook 9:15, Elma 9:35, Jnmi
son's 9:47, Aurora 10:0 Wales 10:40 Hoi
land 11:10 Protestion H3a Arcade 12:10
P. M.. Yorkshire 12:3) JJachias 12:ol
Franklinville 1:35 Isclnn 2:25 Hinsdale
3:02 Erie Railway 4;05feau 4:15 P. M.
4:00 P. M., EAfKEBS, (Uaily erccpt
Sundavs) stopping at Ebeneier i:z6
Spring Brook 4:33 Elna 4:38 Jamison's
4:43 Aurora 4:48 Walel 5:00 Holland 5:10
Protection 5:20 Arcade 4:33 Yorkshire 6;40
Machias 5:50, Franklinrille 6:06 Ischua
0:25 Hinsdale 6:39 Erie Kailway 6:55 Olean
7:10, Weston's 7:18, Pjrtville 7:25, State
Line 7:32, Eldred 7:43, Larabee's 7:52
Sartwell 7-57, Turtle loint 8:02, Port Al
legany 8:14, Liberty S;d2, Koaung :4U
Shippen 9:00, Emporiun 9:15 P. M. Con
necting at Larabee's with McKean & Buf
falo R. R.
TRAINS LEAVE EMPORI TJM.
4:00 A. M.. EXPRESS, fdaily cwopt
Sundays) stopping at Shippen 4:15, Keat
ing 4;34, Liberty 4:42, Port Allegmy 5:01,
Turtle Point 5:13 Sartwell 5:18, Larabee's
5:24, Eldred 6:32, State Line 5:45, Port
ville 5:52. Weston's 6.00, Olean 6:21, Erie
Railway 6:23, Hinsdale 6:37, Ischua 6:52,
Franklinville 7.09 Madias 7:25, Yorkshire
7:33, Arcade, 7:40, Piotection 7:53, Hol
land 8:03, Wales 8.11. Aurora 8:23, Jami-
Bon's8:29 Elma 8;34, Spring Brook 8:40,
Ebenezer 8:50, Buffalt 9.15 A. M. Connect
ing at Larabee's with the MoKcan & Butialo
R. R.
1:40 P. M.. MAIL, (daily except Son-
days) stopping at Shippen 1:55 Keating
2:15 Liberty 2:23, Port Allegany 2:43
T.,wl Pniitt 9..rr SirLwell 3:00. Larabee's
3:07, Eldred 3:15, Plate Line 3:30, Port
ville 3:liH, Weston's iS;o, uiean .uo,r.rie
Railway 4 05, HinBdale 4 21. iscnua sb,
Franklinville 4 68. Machias 6 15 Yorkshire
5 25 Arcade 6 33 Protectiou 5 47 Holland
5 68 Wales 6 08 Aurora S 20 Jamison's
6 27 Elma 6 31 Spring Brook 6 36 tbeueier
6 45 Buffalo 7 10 P. M. Connecting at
Olean with Erie Railway from Limestone
aud Bradford.
TRAILS LEAVE OLEAN
6 40 A. M.. ACCOMMODATION, stopp
ing at Erie Railway 6 60 Hinsdale i 20
Ischua 7 60, trankUnvuie o vj macniue
9 27 Yorkshire 9 50 Arcade 10 10 Protection
10 49 Holland 11 10 Wales 11 36 Aurora
12 07 P. M. Jamison's 12 24 Elma 12 36
Spring Book 12 60 Ebeneier 1 15 Buffalo
2 OOF. M.
SUNDAY TRAIN LEAVES Bur t ALU
9 00 A. M., stopping at Ebeneier U 22
SDrinir Brook 9 81 Elma 9 87 Jamison's
9 48 Aurora 9 47 A M.
SUNDAY TRAIN LEAVES AURORA
6 42P M.. slopping at Jamison's 6 4a, Elm
6 63 Horinir Brook 6 68 Ebeneier 6 06
Buffalo 6 30 P. M.
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Stable on Broad street, above Male
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The Weekly Sun.
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Tbi Sen, New York City.
Elk County Directory.
President Judge L. D. Wetmore.
Additional Law Judge Hon. Ji- P
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Assooiate Judges Chas. Lnkr, J T
Houk.
District Attorney J. K. P, Hall.
Sheriff D. Scull.
Frothonotary do., Fred. Schcenlng.
Treasurer Joseph Windfelder.
County Superintendent Geo. R. Dixen.
Commissioners Michael Weidert, Julius
Jones, Geo. Ed. Weis.
Auditors Thomas Irwin N. O. Buady,
County Surveyor Geo Wilmsley.
Jury Commissi mers. Phillip Kreigble
Ransom T. Kyler.
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THE CITIZENS OP PENNBTL
VAN I A Your attention is specially
invited to the faot that the National Banks
are now preparsd to reoeive eubscriptioas
to the Capital Stook ot the Centennial
Board of Finance. The fands realised froua
this souree are to be employed in the eree
tion of the buildings for the Internationa
Exhibition, and the expenses conneote4
with the same. It is .confidently believes)
that the Keystone State will be represents
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otio commemoration or tne one nundredlh
birth-day of the nation. The shares
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scribers will receive a handsome ' engraved
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ana preservation as a national memorial.
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annum will be paid on all payments of Cen
tennial Stock from date of payment ta
January 1, 1870.
Subscribers who are not.neai a Natieaa
Bank can remit a cheek or poet efiee order
to the undersigned.
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