G. A. HATIIBUM,
Allorney-at-law,
Ridgway, Pa.
2 2 If.
HALL & At CAULEY,
Attorneys- at-Liw.
Office in New Brick Building, Main 81
Ridgway, Elk Co., fa. 8n2lf.
L UCORE & HAMBLEN.
Attorneys-ut-Law, Ridgway, Elk
County Pa. Office across the hall from
the Democrat establishment. Claims
for collection promptly attended to
Jne. 15 "76.
J, O. W. BAIL EY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
tlnio1. Ridgwsy, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Trsyeler's Life and Aooi
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn.
JAMES D. FULLERTON,
Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo
cated in Rigway, offer a his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Ridgway ana sur
rounding country. All work warranted.
Offioe in Service & Wheeler's Building, up.
stairs, first door to the left. 73-n-32-ly
G. G. MESSENGER,
Druggist and Parmaceutist, N. W. cornei
of Main and Mill streets, Ridgway, Pa.
full assortment of carefully selected For
eign and Domcstio Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed at ill hours, day or
night. ln3y
T. S. II ART LEY. M. D.,
Physician nnu Surgeon.
Office iu Lirug Stoic, corner liroad and
Main St, Residence enrner Broad St.
oppoHitetue College. Ollioo hours trom
8 to 10 A. M. and Hum 7 to 8 P. M.
vln2yl.
J. S. HUH DWELL, M. D.,
Eclectio Fhysicinn and Surgeon, has remov
ed his otlice from Owre street, to Mair si.
Ridgway, Pa,, in t lie Bccoud story of the
new brick buildiug of John Q. Hall, oppo
site Hyde's store,
Olheo hours: 1 to 2 V M 7 to 9 P M
HYDE HOUSE,
Hiuqwav, Elk Co., Pa.
W. II. SCIIUAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
so liberally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the comfort and convenience cl
guests, to merit a continuance oi the
same.
Oct 80 18G9.
KERSEY HOUSE,
Centkbvilie, Elk Co., Pa.
John Collins, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretolon
so liber illy bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the oomfuri aud convenience
of guests, t merit a continuance of I lie
same.
P. W. HA YS,
lIKALB. IN
Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries.
aad General Variety,
FOX ELK CO., PA.
lUirlcy f. -
vlnlTtf.
E. K. (ill EMI,
Dealer in all kinds of cabinet ware,
woodand cat to scut chairs, kitchen ami
t-xtentioii tallies, wood and marble top
stands, wood and marble top bureaus,
what nnts, looking glasses, wood ami
marble top chamber suits, mattresses,
spring bed bottoms, bed steads, cribs,
Lat'ei'ty's metal lined wood pumps,
fcc, &"c. Cane seats replaced with
perforated wood seats, Weed sewing
machine reduced from 6(-" to $V, the
best machine in the market, and pic
ture frames made to order. Also a
large assorted stock of ready made
coliins constantly on hand and trim
med at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at punic prices. Ware
J looms m masonic' hutiuing, riidgway
Fa. v5ii49tpdupr27'77.
CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler
Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold
Pen. Repairing Watches, etc, docewilh
WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
The Thistle Edition
la the only fully Illustrated EditiSn of
fir natter oeott's
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of American mnkA. nd iu "tli best.
cumuli oi mo uesii r-ngnau uuveuni.
The books are standard, and will sell
for all time. The mechanical execution
is of the best. The price is of the low
est. Agents wanted eweywhere, to
whom liberal terms and exclusive ter
ritory are offered.
Forty-eight volumes, averaging 400
pages each, and containing nearly
2,000 illustrations will complete the
series Subscribers supplied with two
volumes (a complete work) monthly,
Elsven jIosths' Deliveries (21 vol
umes) are now ready. Price-in cloth
gilt extra per volume $1.50; Half Tur
Eey gilt top $2.26. For terms etc ad
dress E. J. HALE & SON Publishers
17 Murray Street t'ew York.
JOB TTTORK We are now prepared
V to do all kinds of JOB WORK,
Envelepes. Tags Bill-heads, Letterheads
neatly and cheaply executed. Office 'in
Thayer & HagerLr's new building, Mail
street Ridgway, P. 1
mi Mmmh.
THURSDAY, JULY 27TH, 1870.
Rates of Advertising.
One column, one year $75 00
k " " " ...... .......... 40 00
1
" 25 00
15 00
Transient advertisements oer sauara of
eignt unes, one insertion I, two inser
tions, $1.60, three Insertions, $2.
Business cards, , ten lines or less, per
year $5.-
Advertisements payable quarterly.
Arrival and Departure of Kails.
Eastern Daily exoept Sundays; ar
rives at 2:22 p. m., leaves at 6:16 p. m.;
Western Daily except Sundays;
leaves at 2:22, arrives at 5:16 p. m.
Brookville Daily except Sundays
arrives at 12 m., leaves at 2:30 p. m.
Spring Creek Arrives Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 11 a. m.; leaves Wednes
days and Fridays at 9 a. in.
Lodge Meetings.
Elk Lodge, No. 379, A. Y. M meets
the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month in Masonic Hall.
Elk Chapter. No. 230, 11. A. M.,
meets the third Tuesdayof each month
in Masonic Hall.
Kunpp Commandery, No. 40, K. T.
meets the fourth Thursday of each
mouth in Masonic Ball.
County Officers.
President Judge-Hon. L. D. Wetmorc
Associate Judges Hons. J. K. Whit
more, Chas. Luhr.
Sheriff Daniel Scull.
Treasurer Jacob McCauley.
District Attorney J. K. P. Hall.
Co. Superintendent Geo. R. lilxon.
Prothonotary. &c Fred. Schnening.
Deputy Prothonotary W. H. Horton.
Commissioners Michael Wedert, W.
II. Osterhout, Ueorge Reuscher.
Commissioners' Clerk W. S. Horton.
Auditors W. H. Hyde, R. I. Spang
ler, Ueorge Hothrock.
Township Officers.
Judge of Election Will Dickinson.
Inspectors James Penfleld, P. R.
Smith.
Justices of the Peace Charles Mead,
Jas. D. Fullerton.
8chool Directors 0. B. Grant, Jas.
Gardner, O. T. Wheeler. N. T. Cum
mings, W. 8. Service, Eug. J. Miller.
Supervisors O. B. Fitch, Jas. Riley.
Treasurer W. H. Hvde.
Assessor M. S. Kline.
Assistant Assessors Geo. Dlckinstm,
John Wulnisley.
Auditors J. H. Hagerty, James Pen
field, J. S. Powell.
Clerk-M. S. Kline.
Constable J. W. Morgester.
(.'hurdles.
Lutheran Rev. I.Rrcuncman, pas
tor. Services every alternate Sunday,
in both English and German, at 11 a.
m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10
n. in. Geo. Walker, Superintendent;
J. O. W. Bailey, assistant.
Grace Episcopal Rev. Win. James
Miller, rector. Services every Sunday
at the usual hours, 1 1 a. in. and 7 p. in.
mi n nay sciioot at ni a. m. All arc
cordial ly invited to attend. Seats free.
Methodist Rev. Win. Martin,
pastor. Services evcrv Sundavatll
a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at
'.'.jo a. m. l-j. iioiiuduy, superin
tendent; Geo. R. Dixon, assistant.
Young Folks' Bible Class at 3 p. m.
Roman Catholic-Rev. Father Manor
pastor. Services every other Sunday
at 10 a. m.
XEW TIME TABLE P. ii E. It. R.
Commencing Sunday, July 2nd, 1870:
WILCOX.
Mail East
" West
Phila. Express East ,
Erie Exptess West
Day Express East
Niagura Exp.ess West
niuawAT.
Mail East ,
Mail West
Phila Express East
Erie Express West ,
Day Express East
4:37 p m
. 2:47 p m
.. i:.58 j) m
.. 5:;:(j a m
,. 0:27 a in
. 8:33 p ni
- 5:12 p ni
. 2:11 p m
1:28 p m
. 6:00 a in
. 7:00 a m
. 7:51 p in
Niagara Express West ,
ST. MARY'S.
Mail East 5:37
Mail West 1:40
Phila. Espiess East 10:48
Erie Express West 4:30
Day Express West 7:23
Niagara, Express West 7:21
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
Board of Directors of Jones School
District for the year ending June, 1878
SCHOOLS.
Whole number of schools 6
Average number of months
taught 7 3-5
TEACHEKS.
No. male teachers employed- 4
" female " " .. 2
SCHOLARS.
No. male scholars attending
all schools 110
" female ' " 118
Average daily attendance of
scholars 100
Percentage of attendance 80
TAXES LEVIED.
Amount school tax levied $2,150 00
" building tax levied 000 00
RECEIPTS DUEIXO YEAH.
State appropriation 270 93
From collectors 471 tl
Collected by treasurer 1,108 78
From County treasurer 67 60
Total $2,078 07
EXPENDITURES.
Repairs - 190 60
Teachers' wages 1,825 00
Fuel and contingencies 242 10
Treasurer's commission - 60 20
Secretary's salary 80 00
Cash in treasurer's hands-.... 19 95
Total.
.. $2,363 75
Expenditures over receipts. $285 68
RESOURCES.
Taxes due from all sources.... $3,419 05
LIABILITIES.
Orders outstanding $2,891 22
Resources over liabilities $528 73
Value of real estate of district $7,000
A. T. ALDRICU, President.
Attest :
J. L. Brown, Secretary.
Jones, June 19th, 1876.
A GOOD WORK.
A Startling Cfcuse of Debility and Sick
ness fully explained in a large octavo Trea
tise by Dr. O PHELPS BROWN. 21
Grand Street, Jersey City, N. J' EVERY
MAN A P1J WUMA3 wno is ailing in any
way should send and get a copy at onoe. as
it is sent free, prepaid Dy man. Address
the author as Above. TGnl240t
LOCAL K0TES.
Doadays.
Oool nights.
Th flies are plenty.
How the gnats do bite.
Nbvkh borrow trouble.
Chbrriks are almost gone,
EAT'frult rather than meats,
Fkaches are now In market.
Subscribe for the Advocatk.
Therr are four parrots in Ridgway.
Frost at Kane on the night of the Zkl.
OCR postmaster is a great bird fancier.
Thrrr are several brevet-Mrs. in town.
Tin crop of corn this year will be excellent.
The streets arestill uaed to pasture cattle in.
Last Sunday the weather was comfortably
cold.
Thr school house yard is growing up to
weeds.
New potatoes are in market at sixty cents
a peck.
Last Tuesday morning was cold enough
for a Are.
Wheat bran is said to be a remedy for the
cabbage worm.
Linen dusters were at a discount the firs1
part of the week.
Raspberries have sold on our streets at
six cents a quart.
Eight cents a quart Is the price now asked
for huckleberries.
The time for county nominating conven
tlons is soon at hand.
Last Thursday the thermometer marked
94 degrees In the shade.
The sliver trade dollar Is circulating quite
extensively in this village.
Evert Republican and every Democrat
should take the Advocate.
Why don't some of our subscribers bring
us some wood on account?
The foot-bridge that crosaes Pop's run, on
Centre street, needs repairing.
The County Treasurer's and Commission
ers' office are kept open every day.
We have noticed the venerable Judge Qillls
on our streets for several weeks past.
The adjourned Treasurer's Sale of Un
seated Lauds takes place August 2rtth.
A man killed nineteen rattlesnakes, on
Boom mountain, one day last week.
Ladiks wishing visiting cards neatly
printed will do well to give this office a cull.
The silver dollar is worth at present only
eighty cents in gold or ninety cents in green
backs.
As teachers of penmanship some of our
prominent men would not prove very sue
cessful.
The postage rates have been changed so
that you can send an ordinary newspaper for
one cent.
Wb aro under obligations to Wm. Walker
and J. D. Parsons for a nice lot of "speckled
beuutles."
AVE understand that J. L. Brown will be a
candidate for the Democrattc nomination for
the Assembly.
Nearly all the the boys, from ten years
and upwards, in Ridgway are addicted to the
use of tobacco.
Look out for mad dogs any dog that
wouldn't be mad at this kind of weather de
serves to be shot.
AVk have some some very desirable space
for town advertisers to occupy; please make
a note of this fact.
Tame pigeons are very plentiful about
town, and devote much of their spare time
to "raising" vegetables,
Ridoway will be well represented at the
Centennlul. Many of our citizens have been
there and many more are going.
Thk fuu of catching ball on the street when
the thermometer marks 03 degrees in the
shudc is not apparent to the ordinary mind.
Our heart goes out in pity when we Bee a
youug lndy tied back so tight that she is
unable to go down three steps without
fulling.
Six ieka dollars a month and board is the
wages paid to many of the men in this sec
tion. This seems much like antl-bellum
prices.
There has been a few cases of scarlet fever
in town, and several cases that were reported
as scarlet fever have turned out to be some
thing else.
The chances are In favor of the nomination
or Hon. Jno. G. Hall, by the Democratic
party of this district, for the office of State
Senator.
"Live and let live" is a good motto, and ap"
pllcable to those persons who write their
hand-bills in preference to patronising the
printer. '
Wk were surprised, the other day, to hear
a lddy wish that theold-fushloned plain dress,
sans flounce, sans bustle, sans pull-back,
sans everything, would again come into
fushlon,
C. W. Barrett's youngest child came very
near dying last week from an overdose of
paregoric. The paregoric was said to be
nearly pure ladunum.
We noticed some tobacco plant growing In
a garden at the corner of South and Elk
streets, the other day. This, we believe, is
the only tobacco raised here.
Now the diminutive bov duis both hamu
on his stomach, and rolls his eyes in sorrow,
as he thinks of the sinfulness of this wicked
world and the lndigestiblllty of greeu apples.
On Monday evening last the lust section nf
Empire freights east was thrown from the
track, near Scahonda sidlnir. lv a i.r,kn
axle-, sixteen cars were demolished. Mall
east was delayed here some time by the acci
dent. Last week Wednesday Miss rinra nmnbi
had her left eye badly injured by a stone,
thrown by a boy. while sha una iinino n
the stoop in front of her father's residence.
The practice of throwing stones, indulged in
oy small Doys, should be stopped.
It should be known to everv rnn tuirino
up anestray that the same must ha imm.n.
atcly advertised by publishing a notice in the
manner prescribed by law. A person who
Keeps an animal without advertising it is
liable to be indicted by the Grand Jury and
punished accordingly.
MB. UUIAH RODQEIIS. Of Fnx tnunihlni
Elk county, can boast of nine children'
seventy grand children, and fortv i-ot
grand children. Mr. Rodgers is 85 years old-
is nuie una neany, ana can relish a good Joke
yet as well as any other livlnir num. Tf
should, by all means, be represeu ted at the
centennial. uazeite.
A nbw test well will be put down at once
not far from the Schults well near Wilcox.
Mr. Bchults presented the new company.
composed of laboring men, with his engine
and other fixings, and transferrajj to them
on aix-inousanu-acre lease. The Bchults
well proved to be a "dry hole," after being
torpedoed, at the depth of aoou feet.
Last Monday while Dr. T. S. Hartley and
James Penfleld were charging the soda foun
tain in the rear room of Hartley's drug store.
the generator, with the gague marking 202
lbs., exploded with a loud report. The car
bollo acid, used In charging the fountain, was
dashed into their faces with great force, com
pletely enveloping the gentlemen with the
fiery substance. Doctor Hartley's arm, and
one side of bis face, were terribly burned; Mr.
Penfleld seemed to have received the full
effect of the acid directly in the face, and
for a time it was feared he would lose his
eyesight, and, indeed, bad it not been for the
efforts of Dr. M. J.Earley, he certainly would
have lost the sight of one, if not both, his
eyes. At last accounts Mr. Penfleld was
rapidly Improving.
New Rates of Post je.
THE NEW POSTAL ACT PUT INTO
EFFECT.
The new "Postal Act" passed by
the present Congress has gone Into
effect. The most important section is
No. 15, which reads as follows:
"That transient newspapers and
magazines, regular publications de
signed principally for advertising pur
poses and for free circulation at nonv
inal rates, and all printed matter of
the third-class, except unsealed cir
culars, shall be admitted to and trans
mitted in the malls at the rate of one
cent for every two ounces or frac.
tional parte thereof, and one cent for
each two additional ounces or frac
tional part thereof; and the sender of
any article of the third class of mail
matter may write his or her name arid
address thereon, or on the outside
thereof, with the word "from" above
or proceeding the same, or may write
briefly or print on any packages the
number and names of articles enclosed.
Publishers of and newspapers and peri
odicals may print on the wrappers of
newspapers or magazines, from the of
fice of publication to regular subscrib
ers the time to which subscription
thcrajo has been paid, and addresses
upon postal cards and unsealed circu1
liirs may be either written, printed or
affixed there to attheoption of the sen
der. On concealed circulars and all mall
able matter of the third class, other
than that designated in the foregoing
section postage will be charged as
heretofore, one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof.
Keep Cool. Somebody who has
had hot weather experience in Indiu
recommends the pith hat occasionally
seen in our streets, which has a ring
inside to fit the head, leaving an open
space for ventilation. He also says:
"If people were to shut up and darken
their houses in the coolest hours of
the morning leaving only apertures
enough for ventilation and to those
apertures apply, us folks iu India do,
loosely-woven iuuts of fragrant gross,
and keep them wet. every breath of
air coming into the house would take
up the moisture, and the temperature
within would be reduced many de
grees." The Day You WERii IJokn. Here
is an infallible method of discovering
the day of the week on which a given
day of the month any number of years
pievious occurred. To the number
epiesenling your age at your next
bii thday add one fourth for leap yMirs;
this amount divide by 7, and the re
mainder counted back from the day
of the week on which you were born.
For instance, on your next birthday
you will be 24 years old. This divided
by 4, and the quotient, 6, added to 21,
gives 30, the amount, which divided
by 7, the number of days in a week,
gives four weeks and the remainder of
two days. Now, if your birthday in
1876 comes on Monday, count back
two days, and you have the day on
which you were born, Saturday.
An Important Law. Thu follow
ing section of a luw recently passed by
Congress and approved by the Presi
dent, will en'ccluully crush out the
lottery swindles that have so long
cursed our land: "That it shall not
be lawful to convey by mail, nor to
deposit in a post office to be sent by
mail, any letters or circulars concern
ing lotteries, so-called gilt concerts, or
other similar enterprises ottering
prizes, or concerning schemes devised
and intended to deceive and defraud
the public for the purpose of obtaining
money under false pretenses, and a
penalty of not more thun five hun
dred dollars, with cost of prosecution,
is hereby imposed upon conviction, in
any Federal Court, of the violation of
this section." It will be observed that
by this umcudmcnt letters and circu
lars relating to all lotteries, without
regard to the charucter of such lot
teries, are declared unniailable, and
that the depositing of such letters or
circulars in a post office to be sent by
mail is an offense to be punished, upon
conviction, by a line of not less than
one hundred, nor more than five hun
dred dollars, and the cost of prosecu
tion. On Friday evening last, an alterca
tion took place on Sixth street be
tween James Dean, butcher, and
George liriaijs. engineer of the
Iteuovo Hotel laundry, about a claim
against the latter, that came very
nearly resulting in a murderous affray.
1 he claim was one of long standing,
and when Biiggs was solicited to pay
it he cooly repudiated it, with the ad
ditional remurk that "he (Dean) could
not get the money, and he guessed he
was unable to lick it out of him." At
this remark Deuu struck Briggs with
his fist; the latter having an open
knife in his hand at the time. No
resistance was offered by Briggs,
when the parties separated, Briggs
going home and Mr. Deau to J.
Shindler 4 Co's store. About twenty
minutes afterwards, Briggs returned,
armed with a loaded revolver. As
soon as he espied Mr. Deau, (who was
standing under the awuingof the store
door, conversing with a number of
men) he cocked his revolver and raised
it to take aim when Mr. Deuu run
into the store room. Briggs followed
him until he came within easy range,
when he again raised his revolver(
and fired the ball striking the door
within a few feet of Mr. Dean. Briggs
then left, in the direction of his home.
A warrant for his arrest was imme
diatley issued by 'Squire Chesnutt,
and placed in Constable Sanders'
hands, but up to this writing Briggs
has not been found. Jtenovo Jleoord.
In a match game of base ball, yes
terday, at St- Mary's, between a nine
from Harrlsburg, and the J. K. P. H.
nine of St. Mary's, the acore stood:
Harrlsburg 14; J. K. P. II . .
From the Cameron Press.
Lost In the Woods.
Last wesk we announced that a
child aged seven years, son of Dennis
Hebcr, had disappeared on Wedncs-
day, and up to the time of going to
press on Thursday, had not been
found.
The child left home early Wednes
day morning, and got into a wagon
belonging to a Mr. Reese, of Potter
county. The boy was carried as far as
Allen Russell's, up the Portage, and
left In the road by Mr. Reese. Judge
Ross took the lad into his wagon and
brought him down as far as Mrs. Lu
corc's just above the Portage bridge,
and started him towards town. The
little fellow was traced into the Buf
falo R. II. Yard, and from there up
the Plank Road Hollow, beyond the
residence of Mr. Stoncnian, and was
lost sight of abont 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon. When the Press was de
livered, it became extensively known
that the child was lost and our citi
zens very generally joined in the
search. The woods in the vicinity of
the child's disappearance were thor
oughly searched during that day and
night, but nothing could be found of
the lost child.
Friday the excitement became in
tense, and the agony of the parents
was almost unendurable. Systematic
efforts were organized Friday morn
ing, and about one hundred men
started for the woods, and iu the com
pany were some of our oldest and
most experienced hunters, with dogs to
find the trail of the lost boy. The search
was continued all that day and night,
and the party returned with no tid
ings of the poor lost child.
Saturday increased efforts were put
forth. The boy had been in the woods
three days and nights, and the
question was frequently asked, "can
he be alive?" Every part of the woods
for miles around hud been thoroughly
seurched, and the stoutest hearts be
gun to full, yet the efforts of our kind
citizens were not relaxed, and the
search was kept up until late Saturday
night, when the different parties came
in, and the search was vitually aban
doned. When the fuct became known that
the search had been abandoned, there
was a feeling of sadness throughout
the town. Mothers wept as they
pressed their loved ones to their
bosoms, and many a prayer was of
fered for the restoration of the lost
child. The boy had been in the
woods four duys and nights. Could
he be alive, and if alive was he dying
from hunger and fatigue? The thought
was agonizing in the extreme, and few
of our citizens slept that night.
Sunday morning, at day-break,
John Norris started for the woods, de
termined to make one more effort.
On his wuy Mr. Norris overtook
Peter Norton and Ed Mills, and t he
three went together. They proceeded
up what is known as the Little George
Run, and when about a mile and a
half from Plunk Road Hollow,
through a thick growth of under-brush
and briars, Mr. Norris saw a place
trumped down, and a number of little
play houses, apparently recently made,
and a short distance from there, close
by a log, under some bushes, the little
fellow was discovered, asleep. Mr.
Norris immediately took him in his
arms and hurried to restore him to his
fruntic parents. He carried the boy
fully three miles, only stopping once
to give the child some water, which
the little one piteously begged for. The
news soon spread through the town
uud there was general rejoicing.
The child says he went to the place
where found, the first night, and re
mained there during the time he was
in the woods. He found plenty of
berries, but got no water, He heard
parties calling him some of the purty
coining within a few feet of him, yet
he kept quiet, probably through fear.
The poor child was in a very weak
condition, and probably would have
been unable to even pick berries after
that day, on account of having no
wutcr during the time he was lost.
The tlesh on his feet and hands was
terribly lacerated by the briars and
bushes, and he is suffering severely on
that account.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
on Mr. Norris, who left his work,
gave his time, night and day search
ing for the child. He says the hap
piest moment of his life was when he
placed the poor child in its mother's
Disgraceful Pkoceedinos. On
Sunday lust Pine Grove School House,
iu Burnett township, was the scene of
a most disgraceful proceeding, more
like what might have been expected
of people one hundred years ago
rather titan iu this enlightened- age.
For some time an interesting and well
attended Sabbath School has been
held in this house, iu the absence of
any other place to accommodate the
school, and it appears that there was
a party in the district opiosed to such
use of the house, and at the time
mentioned proceeded to forcibly eject
the school, a party of men going in
armed with pistols and bludgeons and
driving out all engaged ia the exer
cises, inflicting serious injuries on
several officers of the school. On
Monday information waa made before
'Squire Maize, by Mr. Jno. Agnew,
andwarrautsissued for the rioters, who
who will have an opportunity to
answer for their conduct.
A spirit of lawlessness, or opposition
to religious worship and teaching,
seems to exist in that community, a
Sabbath School across the river hav
ing recently lost all their library by
theft. Brookville Republican.
A disease similar to pear blight, is
appearing ou the apple trees injuring
them much. The diseased tree looks
as if scorched by fire near the extrem
ity of the branches.
STATE NOTES.
Mlllerstown Butler county, is said to
have several cases of small-pox of a
malignant type.
Paper balloons, with fire attached,
are not allowed to be sent in the air at
Lebanon. It cost $o to indulge in an
ascension.
According to a report complied by
the Oil City Derrick, the total number
of iron tanks in the oil region is 484
with a total capacity of0,2i7,739 bar
rels. An old Philadelphia negro was paid
his wages -in silver halt dollars; he
gazed benignly upon them as they lay
in his lm, grinned as though in
triumph, and the exclaimed: "Dat's
de stuff cle rats can't chew."
Philadelphia, July 24. The cupola
on the roof of the Western Union
Telegraph building in this city, which
was used for the reception and pro
tection of the wires running to the
structure, was destroyed by fire about
one o'clock thlsmoruing. interrupting
telegraphic communication with this
city by that., line. Fortunately the
flames were confined to the rooi, and
the loss, including that by water, will
not exceed two hundred dollars.
The Distribuling Committee of the
Osceola Relief Fund have made their
final report. It shows that the total
amount of subscriptions received In
cash was $12,7:!!) 70. The amount dis
tributed in cash to sufferers 8,yil.u8,
and for lumber, labor, merchandise,
etc., $0,062,08, leaving in the hands of
the committee $100,69, which, after
paying for the printing of the report,
will be handed over to the Osceola
School Board for the benefit of the
Common Schools.
The trial of Hugh McGehan, Jiunc
Carroll, James Konrty and James
ltnvlp. ohnviroii with tlia TY1 1 1 tl 1 n of It1
V x....Mpt.M 114 iiiuiuvi J.
B. Yost, has been in progress at Potts-
vin. iue tommonweaitn, wnicn nas
presented a strong case, closed on
WeilnPHlinv. Tim trinl u-lll nmhnl.lv
be finished on Saturday. The chief
witnesses ior me uomnionweuitii were
James Kprrkmn nlllt Julimii InI'nrlon
Thomas Dully, one of the prisoners,
i. r,...i . 1 . . '
cjcticu iu ue irieu separately, ana ne
will be brought before court ut the
next term. '1'hn pinltmnmlln Vntta.
ville over the trial is intense.
The lienrinir nf f "lmnnnf KL-iloa o.,,l
(-j - .a v I H.i! HIIU
John 1 ri-rsllhl'lirnl- nllna 1niii..n
charged with the murder of Jacob
rn1l.. dtj tr,i. -r. .
ticuer, ueur muiiy run, rsrecKlioeK
township, on Monday, June 12, took
ulace at tht n til ft. nf M,iu..u li..ii:i,rr..-
Esq., justiceof the peace, Churchtown)
xjiiiiuiBier uuuiiiy. .cieven witnesses
Wd'e examined, n. Inrn-a nnmhop nf
others subpoenaed having been passed
vii ill-count oi ine excessive neat,
and the belief by the commonwealth
that enough had been elicited to wur
rant the committal of the accused, to
answer at Court. Columbia Courant.
A WOIIUin Who hn a utnrw) in tha
Allegheny market took off her gold
ring the other day to wash her hands.
She nlaced tli rlnc in a Imlf i..b-
measure, and when a customer came
uiuiiK u moment niter to buy some
potutoes, she forgot the ring, and used
the measure without tukimr it. nut
thus losing her jewelry. There are
itiuuious stones in undent history
about gold rings by the half bushel,
but we believe it is not a common
thing to sell them in that way in the
Allegheny market. l'tttxhumh. Trie..
ffraph.
On Thursdav nlcht. nf luuf. wnnlr n
bear killed two sheep for Charles
Wvckott". Of Kvlvnnlu nwir ilia hnrn
One of the sheep or whut was left of it!
iv ns usuu ior uuir, una two traps were
set in such a manner that is wus sup
posed that it wus impossible for bruin
to ge ta meal without getting a spring
steel hug, but the bear was too cun-
...u6, vouijira me irujj uuu carrieu oil
the sheep. A spring gun was set by
me oiuer sueep. a wounded dog was
the result. The bear is supposed to be
the same one that killed eight of Mr.
Wykoff's sheep hist year. 1'otter En
terpriae. It is Droved llV tll'nptlmil fTimi-lotinn
in all large towns that the actual
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pvpuiuiiou ueurs a constant rotio to
the number of voting citizens, and the
ComoUtUtion of ruilillhilirili ia a Illicit-
Jem which can be very easily solved.
ine proportion oi lnnabitants to votes
is about H to 1- mul tho nnnn F tiiu
city taken in 1870 and in 1873 shows
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iuui huh rue applies to iiine practi
cally without any variation. On that
uums uur pupuiuuon must now oe very
near twenty-nine thousand. The
number of votes shown in the regis
trv recently coinnleti'il la 4 Hod Multi
plying this by ti we have 28,8iJ0, as the
approximate number of inhabitants
now in the city. Erie Dixputvh.
We learn frnin tlm T.nb- Hot,n
Democrat that the barn of David Alli
son, in Porter township; Clinton
countv. was struck hv H..M
, . - " ' , ' J mi
baturay atternoon. the 1st iust., and
.i.. i ti.. i i .. . ... .
uvouuj cu, riu uuu just put in iwenty-
tWO loilds of tlllV M hii.il tnnntliiii. ...ill.
a horse belonging to Wm. Beck, luO
uusucis oi outs, to oi rye, : or wneat,
18 hums and a lot of other meat, a calf,
buggy, lot of harness, and furm imple
ments, was consumed. A number of
horses wero taken out. There were
liirhtinir-rods on eiir-h nt nf tha l.nrr.
but the lightning that caused the con-
uuuuou sirucK a straw sned some
iony or imy leet away irom tne barn.
Insurance on the barn mul cnntpiitu.
13,000.
Thursflov tlip nrnncrtv nf tlio T a
i-BBier wun.il eompuny, including real
estate, muchiiierv nntl nerunnnl nrnn.
city, were sold by Samuel Hess & Son,
uueuoneers, ior i lie oenent oi me cred
tois. The real estate and machinery
which coht about, SiHll IHHI
knocked down to Dr. Carpenter, for
oi, uw. ine personal property brought
about $5,000, Dr. Carpenter becoming
me pumuser oi it.
The Durcliaxe 1h murln in the internet
of the stockholders and with the co
operation of some of the heaviest. It
is proposed to at once revive the busi
ness and meu have already beeu set to
work getting the machinery in order.
All the stockholders will have an op
portunity to tthara in tha nnuriiianuiru-
ment if they avail themselves ot it
pi umpu f . j. meu tyenctr.
A dispatch received in the city at
noon to day from Dilks Station, But
ler county, stated that the fire at that
place was still burnimr. and that the
oil was fast being consumed. It also
siaieu tout ail dunger or further dam.
age is post, and that the amount of oil
burned will not be over 70,000 barrels.
Tax Barry, the notorious burglar
and safe blower, who is now confined
in the Erie jail, is in many respects
noted man. His trial for the robbery
and burning of the West Springfield
post otdce, will come off probably this
week. A bit of history never before
published is that he wus raised by the
famous and far-famed pugilist, John
Morrissey, in fact we are told that he
was his (Barry's) godfather. In con
versation with a detective a few days
ago, Barry Btated confidentially that
he expected Morrissey here if politics
would admit when he was tried and
was confident that he would heln him
out of his disagreeable scrape. Brio
The Tramp Law.
The tramp law passed by the recent
Legislature and signed by the Gov
ernor, among Its provisions declares
that "All persons going about from
door to door, or placing themselves In
streets, highways or other persons
wandering abroad aud begging, who
have no fixed place of residence in tho
township, ward or borough in which
the vagrant is arrested; and all per
sons who shall come from any place
within it and shall be found loitering
or residing therein, and shall follow
no labor, trade, occupation or business
and have no visible means of subsis
tence, and can give no reasonable ac
count of themselves or their business
In such place, "are declared to be vag
rants. Any person so found can be
under section 2d of said act, arrested
or caused to be arrested and compelled
to labor upon any county farm, or
upon the roads and highways of any
city, township or borough or in any
house of correction, poor-house, work
house, or common jail, for a term of
not less than thirty days, and not ex
ceeding six months. Section eight
provides "That all poor-houses, alms
houses and other places provided for
the keeping of the poor, are hereby
declared to be work-houses for the
purpose of this act; and it is hereby
made the duty of the custodian or such
buildings to provide work for such
vagrants, and compel them to work
therein, when able, not less than six
'hours a day."
Death from a Rattlesnake Bite.
Portage, Pa.. July 20. On Monday
morning lust Miss Sarah Goodloe.
daughter of a prominent resident of
this place, and two little girls,
named Jennie Wagner and Laura
Webb, went out in the Wyckoff
Mountain to pick huckleberries.
About ten o'clock the Webb girl re
turned crying to the village, and said
that Miss Goodloe had been bitten by
a rattlesnake an was sick in the woods
about a mile away.
The young lady's father, accom
panied by a couple of friends and Dr.
Crane, husteiied to the spot, guided by
the girl. On reaching it a fearful sight
presented itself- Miss Goodloe lay in
convulsions on the ground and was
swollen to an enormous size. Dr.
Crane at once tore her clothing loose
and revealed the fact that the flesh
had commenced to turn black, She
was entirely unconscious and was at
once pronounced beyond all human
aid- The snake had sunk his fangs
deep into the calf of her leg in two
E laces, and one of them was found
anglnc to her stocking. The doctor
administered such remedies as are
used in such cases, but the unfortu
nate young woman died in a few
minutes after the arrival of her father
and party. Her limbs swelled so that
the one bitten by the snake burst the
skin. She died in the most intense
agony.
The circumstances attending the
case are related by the little girl as
follows. They were picking berries
near the top of the ridge and had their
pails neurly filled. Suddenly Miss
Goodloe gave a loud scream, and.
dropping her pail.ian wildly outof the
bushes toward a plot of grass uearby,
shouting. -My God my God, a rattle
snake has bitten me!" She threw
herself on the grass and commenced
rolling and shrieking. The little
Webb girl ran toward her and saw a
portion of the snake, which seemed to
be still attacking Miss Goodloe.
About half of the snake, from the rat
tles up, was exposed, and It was sound
ing the latter in a manner denoting
the greatest rage, The little girl, with
singular bravery, seized the reptile by
the tail and jerked it loose from Miss
Goodloe, and killed it with a club be
fore it got away. She then told the
young lady that they had better start
for home at once, and they hurried
homeward, the two little girls assisting
Miss Goodloe, who continued to grow
il! from the effects of the bite, and
finally dropped in convulsions at the
spot where the Webb girl left her and
hurried on for aid.
The price of oil is reported at $2,45
and everything looks favorable , for
operators.
The Government will now recruit
volunteers to fight the Indians. Gen.
Sherman says he has enough soldiers.
If this is so let him make use of them,
and exterminate the pesky red devils
us soon as possible.
Indianapolis, July 20. Ezra Daw
son, a well-known resident.of this city,
shot and dungerously wounded A. S.
Foster, a livery stable keeper, for the
alleged seduction of his daughter, fif
teen years old. Dawson's action is
generally endorsed.
St. Louis, July 20. The Globe
Democrat' special from Leavenworth
says advices received at Fort Leaven
worth this evening froni Fort Lara
mie state that a purty of four miners
from the Black Hills on the way to
Cheyenne had been killed, scalped
and stripped by the Indians. One
man named Laughlin was from St.
Louis; two names, not given, from
Alton. No dute is given.
St. Louis. July 24. A Globe Denw
crut special from St. Joseph, Mo.,
says: While James C. Cross was boat
ing with five young girls on Contrary
lake, near thut city, yesterduy after
noon the boat was upset and all the
girls drowned. Mr. Cross, while at
tempting to save his dauhter, was
seized with cramps, and was rescued
only with great difficulty. The girls
were from seven to sixteen years of
age.
New York, July 20. The heat con-
timiPM IntpnRa. 'I'ha mnrtiilitv mnnn
children is frightful. For the past '
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IWCIUJ-UVC UUB IU UCHLUB OI CUUU-
reu under five years of age has
averaged neurly one hundred daily.
Iu Brooklyn last week the deaths
were 533, the largest death rate ever
recorded there. Of this number 890
were children under five years of age.
There were many fatal cases of sun
stroke to-day.
An eminent physician says that
sweet oil is not only an antidote to the
bite of the rattlesnake, but 'will cura
poison of any kind, both on niaa and
Deast." The patient must take a
spoonful of it internally, and bathe
the wound, for a cure. To cure a
horse it takes eight times as much aa '
for a man.
Instead of gulping down apint of Ice
water, gargle your throat and mouth
well with one-half of it, drink one
half of the remainder, and throw the
balance away. You may save your
life by adopting this simple sugges
tion, and win at the same time quench
thirst more effectually than if the
. whole ia drank.