G. A. RATUBUN,
Attorncy-at-law,
Ridgway, V.
2 2tf.
I1ALL d M'CAULEY,
Attorneys-at-Ltw.
Office in New Brick Building, Main St
Jlidgway, Elk Co., Pa. v3n2tr.
L UCORE& HAMBLEN.
Attorneys-at-Law, Ridgway. Elk
County Pa. Ofllee across the hall from
the Democrat establishment. Claims
for collection promptly attended to
Jne. 15 '70.
J, 0. IV, BAILEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
tlnio1. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the TraTeler'e tife and Acci
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
JAMES D. FULLER TON,
Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo
cated in Rigway, offers his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Ridgway ana sur
rounding country. All work warranted.
Office in Service & Wheeler's Building, up
stairs, first door to the left, 73-n-82-ly
G. G. MESSES GER,
Druggist and Parmacculisl, N. W. cornet
of Main and Mill street?, Ridgway, Pa.
full assortment of carefully selected For
eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed at all hours, day or
night. vln3y
T. S. HARTLEY. M. I).,
Physician ana Surgeon.
Oflice in Drug St ure, corner lirond and
Main ft?. Residence corner Broad St.
opposite the College. Otlico hours from
b lo 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 1'. M.
vluy 1.
" J. S. BUR I .'WELL, M. D.,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, has remov
ed liis oflicc from Centre street, to Mait St.
Ridgway. Pa,, in i ho pceoud slory of the
new brick building of John 0. Hull, oppo
site Hyde's store,
Ottiec hours: 1 to 2 V M 7 to 9 P M
HYDE HOUSE,
Ridgway, 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 oi
guests, to merit a continuance oi the
same.
Oct 30 1800.
KERSEY BOUSE,
Centhevillb, Elk Co., Pa.
JonN Collins, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage herctolor
so libcrilly bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the comfort acd convenience
of guests, t ' merit a continuance of I lie
same.
l IV. HA YS,
bLALB. IN
Dry Goods, Notions, Grrceries.
and General Variety,
FOX ELK CO., PA.
Ear ley .
vln 4 7 1 f .
L". K. (.11 EMI,
Dealer in u!l kinds of cabinet ware,
woodand cane scat chairs, kitchen ami
cxtention tables, wood aini marble top
stands, wood and marble top bureaus,
what nots, looking gUisM-s, wood and
marble top chamber suits, mattress,
ppring bed bottoms, bed steads, cribs,
Lafert.v's melal lined wood pumps,
Ac, Ac. Cane seats replaced with
perforated wood seats, Weed sewing
machine reduced from l)" to $-13, the
best machine in the market, and pic
ture frames made to order. Also a
large assorted stock of ready made
colli ns constantly on hand ana trim
med at shortest notice. All the ahov
goods are sold at panic prices. War
Rooms in masonic building, Uidgwny
Pa. v5n4!)tpdiipr27'77.
CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler
Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold
Pen. Repairing Watches, etc, doc e with
he same accuracy as heretofore. Satis
faction guaranteed. vlnly
QUOTATIONS
White, Powell L Co.
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
No. 42 South Third Street.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1st. 1876
BID. A8KKD
U. S. 1881. c 120 120
do 6 20,0 '05. M and N 115 111;
do do '05 J and J 117
do do '65 do 119 119f
do do '65 do 121? 121 1
10-40, do coupon 118 118
. do Pacific 6's cy Int. off 125 125A
New 6'sReg. 1881 116 117?
" C. 1881 110, 117
failed Bonds,
Gold . .111J 111
Silver 100 101
Pennsylvania eidive 50 60 J
Reading 44 44
Philadelphia, & Erie 17 17
Lehigh Navigation 44 43
do Valley C6 67
United R E of N J........ ex. div13 140
Oil Creek l 9f
Northern Central ex. div 30 37
Central Transportation 46 4
Nesquehoning 64 65
C & A Mortgage 6's '89 106 106
A GOOD WORK.
A Startling Cause of Debility and Sick
uess fully explained in a large octavo Trea
tine by Dr. O. PHELPS BROWN, 21
Grand Street, Jersey City N. J. EVERY
MAN AND WOMAN who is ailing iu any
way should send and get a copy at once, as
it is sent free, prepaid by mail. Address
the author as above. v0ul240t
6
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8D., 1870.
Bates of Advertising.
One column, one year $76 00
."." 40 00
25 00
" " 15 00
Transient advertisements per square of
eigm lines, one insertion $1, two inser
tions, $1.60, three insertions, $2.
uusiness cards, ten lines or less, per
year o.
Advertisements payable quarterly.
Arrival and Departure of Hails.
Eastern Daily except Sundays: ar
rives at 2:22 p. m., leaves at 5:16 p. m.;
Western Daily except Sundays;
leaves at 2:22, arrives at 6:18 p. m.
Brookville Daily except Sundays
arrives at 12 m., leaves at 2:30 p. in.
Spring Creek Arrives Tuesdays and
Thursdays at II a. m.; leaves Wednes
days and Fridays at 9 a. m.
Lodge Meeting's,
Elk Lodge, No. 379, A. Y. M meets
the seeond and fourth Tuesdays of
each month in Masonic Hall.
Elk Chapter, No. 230, R. A. M.,
meets the third Tuesday of each month
in Masonic Hall.
Knapp Commandery, No. 40, K. T.
meets the fourth Thursday of each
month in Masonic Hall.
County Oflieers.
President Judge-Hon. L. D. Wet more
Associate Judges Hons. J. K. Whit
more, Chan. Luhr.
Sheriff-Daniel Scull.
Treasurer Jacob McCaulev.
District Attorney J. K. P." Hall.
Co. Superintendent Geo. R. Dixon.
Prothonotary, &c Fred. Scheening.
Deputy Prothonotary W. s. Horton.
Commissioners Michael Wedert, W.
H. Osterhout, George Reuscher.
Commissioners' Clerk W. S. Horton.
Auditors W. H. Hyde, R. I. Spang
ler, George Rothrock.
Township Oflieers.
Judge of Election Will Dickinson.
Inspectors James Penfleld, P. R.
Smith.
Justices of the Peace Charles Mead,
Jas. D. Fullcrton.
School Directors O. B. Grant, Jas.
Gardner, G. T. Wheeler. N. T. Cum
miugs, W. 8. Service, Eug. J. Miller.
(Supervisors O. B. Fitch, Jas. Riley.
Treasurer W. H. Hyde.
Assessor M. S. Kline.
Assistant Assessors Geo. Dickinson,
John Walmsley.
Auditors J. If. Hagerty, James Pen
field, J. S. Powell.
Clerk M. S. Kline.
Constable I. W. Morgester.
Churches.
Lutheran Rev. I.Brenneman, pas
tor. Services every alternate Sunday,
in both English and German, at 11 a.
m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10
a. m. Geo. Walker, Superintendent;
J. O. W. Bailey, assistant.
Grace Episcopal Rev. Win. James
Miller, rector. Services every Sunday
at the usual hours, 11 a. m. ahd 7 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. All are
cordially invited to attend. Seats free.
Methodist Rev. Win. Martin,
pastor. Sen-ices every Sunday at 11
a. m. and 7 p. in. (Sunday school at
!':30 a. m. t!. E. Holladay, superin
tuiulciit; Ou. Jl." Jjlxon," assistant.
Young Folks' Bible Class at 3 p. ni.
Roman Catholic-Rev. Father Muher
pastor. Services every other Sunday
at 10 a. m.
XEW TIME T.VP.LE P. k E. 11. R.
July 2nd, 1.S7G:
WILCOX.
Mail East
" West
.. 4:37 p m
. 2:47 p in
.. !':58 p m
.. 6:30 a m
.. 6:27 a m
.. 8:33 p m
.. 5:12 p m
,. 2:11 p m
..10:28 p m
. 5.-00 a m
.. 7:00 a m
I'hila. 10 x press East
Eric Ex mvss West
Day Express East
: lagara Express W est..,
iiiiiuwav.
Mail East
Mail West
I'hila Express East
j'-ne Express west
Day Express East
Niagara Express West...
sr. maby's.
Mail East
Mail West
Phila. Express East
Erie Express West
Day Express West
Niagara Express West....
. 7:31 p m
. 6:37 p m
. 1:40 p m
.10:48 p in
,. 4;36 a m
. 7:23 a m
. 7:21 p m
RAILROADS-
PENNSYLVANIA KAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
SUMMER TIME TABLE.
ON andafter SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1S7G,
the trains on the Philadelphia &
trie Railroad will run as follows i
WESTWARD.
NIAGARA EX leaves Kenovc... 4 20 p ai
' Drift flood- 6 27 p m
" " Emporium 6 20 p m
" " St Marys... 7 21 p m
" " Ridgway... 7 35 p m
arr at Kane.. 9 00 p m
ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 65 p m
" " " Renovo 11 00 a m
" " " Emporium..... .12 65 p ni
St. Mary'B 1 46 p m
' Ridgway 2 11 p ni
" ' Kane 3.30 p ni
" arrive at Erie 7 35 p m
ERIE EX leaves Renovo 2.15 a m
" " Drifiwood -3.07 a m
Emporium 8 40 a in
' " " St. Marys 4.3G a in
' ' " Ridgway 5.00 a m
" " Kane 6.20 am
" ' arr. at Erie 10.30 a in
EASTWARD.
DAY EX leaves Kane 6.05 a m
' Ridgway 7.00 am
" 8: Marys 7 23 a ni
" " Emporium 8 10am
" Driftwood 8 68 pm
" Renovo 10 10 pm
ERIE MAIL leaves Erie 11.20 a m
" ' Kane 4 15 p m
' ' " Ridgway 6.12 p m
St. Mary's 6.37 p m
' Emporium 6.30 pm
' Renovo- 8.45 p m
" ' arr. at Philadephia... 6.60 a m
PHILAD'A EX leaves Brie 6 10 pm
' " Kane -9.40 a m
" ' Ridgway...l0 28a m
' " ! StMaryg-10.48 am
" " Empor'inJu, 11.30 am
" " " Driftwood..l2.07a m
" ' Renovo 1.10 a m
Day Express and Niagara Express con
nect east with Low Grvde Division and B.
N. Yi & P. B. R.
WM. A. BALDWIN.
Gen'l Sup't.
JOB lirORK We are now prepared
V to do all kinds of JOB WORK,
Envelepes, lags. iSiU-heaas, Letter beads
neatly and cheaply executed. Olliee in
Thayer & IUgerty'a new building, Mais
treet Ridgway, Pa. '
fell
LOCAL NOTES.
The pony Is dead.
Warm weather has returned.
How do you like this column?
D. C. Oyster keeps pet rabbits.
The great want of the age Is money.
Corn will soon be ready to "coon."
Elk County needs a new court
house.
The express trains don't stop at
Wilcox.
Hay the boyssay is nluetecn dol
lars a ton.
Croqu TTE is a favorite pnstime in
Ridgway.
Company H will not attend the
Centennial.
There will be some fun in politics
this fall.
Tns rye on Cook's heights has been
harvested.
Phillip Lesser has ripe tomatoes
in his garden.
Blackbbhrhs are in the market nt
ten cents a quart.
The warm weather is said to be bad
for the potato crop.
The organ-grinder man appeared on
our streets the other day.
Now we have the "harvest moon;"
the evening are delightful.
The small boys about town are be
coming good veloclpedists.
You may lawfully hunt deer from
now to the first of January.
Thb Supervisors are doing a good
job of grading on Depot street .
Ground has bean broken for the
cellar of J. S. Hyde's new store.
It will soon be time for the boys to
gather chestnuts, and butternuts.
A wao writes to a friend briefly,
"don't eat Q-cumbers; they'll W-up."
The Prothonotary's office has awn
ings over the windows on the west
side.
The Supervisors are doing some
needed work on the western end of
Centre street.
It will soon be time for buckwheat
cakes and asking your wife to scratch
your back.
Thb Episcopal Church will soon
have three new chandeliers of six
burners each.
The editor of the Advocate is not
rich, as is generally reported, and
firmly believed by two thirds of our
subscribers.
An addition is soon to be built to
the Episcopal Church, for Sunday
school purposes.
Salyer Jackson is now at work
with his men, on a new school build
ing at Sheffield.
W. C. Healy and family will re
turn to Jacksonville, Florida, some
time in October.
It Is said that a small brown bird
like the "chippy" is the mortal enemy
of the cabbage worm.
N. T. Cummings is clearing the side
bill above his house, and, intend to
use the laud as a pasture.
M. S. Kli.vb is now busily engaged
taking the registry list. See to it that
your name not omitted.
Pueshyteiiian Sf.uvices in the
Lutheran church next Sunday, at the
usual hours, by A. J. Montgomery,
W. II. Ostekhout has so far recov
ered from his lateillness as tobeable to
get out of the house and walk around.
An apple tree, on the premises of
Charles Mead, Esq., has a single blos
som on it now, a very singular thing
for this time a year.
The old "liberty pole" in the court
yard needs a new top piece. The piece
now on is very shaky and liable to
blow over some windy day.
No business man should write a let
ter without a printed letter-head. At
this office the printing and paper cost
but little more than the white paper
at retail.
The idea lias crept into the minds
of some of our subscribers that we are
able to live on nothing and sleep on a
clothes line. Moral This is a hint for
delinquents to pay up.
Last evening, August 1st, P. R.
Smith was married to Miss Lillie
Wicks, at the residence of the bride's
parents. They took the express, at 10
o'clock, for the Centennial.
In our local last week, referring to
the explosion of Doctor Hartley's soda
fountain, we said the generator was
charged with carbolic acid, we should
have said sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol.
Ye would be much pleased if some
gentleman or lady, at Wilcox, would
volunteer to furnish us items from
that place, and not only from Wilcox,
but from any other point in the
County we would be glad to receive
"local notes"
A little fellow named Gene Miller
muffed a ball on the street Monday
evening, at which the boys on the
fence set up a "caw" -'caw." Another
player hurled a stone at the boys,
when a lively stone throw took place,
no one was Mounded; no lives were
lost.
Dr. C. R. Earley presented a bill
to the Episcopal Church Society for the
new parsonage, amounting to about
4O00, and paid the.bill by affixing his
signature to a receipt at the bottom.
It's a pity the community basso small
a number of men of Doctor Ear leys
generosity.
Last Friday, about noon, as M.
Terwilliger, was driving down the
eastern approach to the "big bridge,"
with a load of wood he was thrown off
and under the horses' feet, the wagon
wheel passing over Lis shoulder and
accross his face, knocking out two
front teeth and bruising Lis nose, and
otherwise seiiouslyJ bruising him.
He will probably be confined to the
Louse for some time.
Send in your money and take the
Advocate one year.
"Brick" Pomeroy says that S. J.
Tllden will never be President, and
the signs of the times indicate that
"Brick's" head is level.
The seventeenth regiment N. G. P.
passed this place last night on express
east. The express was iatwo sections,
one section of twelve cars and the other
of eight cars.
Seven Antwerp carrier pigeon were
let loose iu Scran ton, last Thursday.
To one was attached a message of 207
words, written on fine tissue paper.
The bird made the quickest journey to
New York, 150 miles and carried the
message; all right in two hours and
twenty-seven minutes making about
a mile a minute. All the birds reached
the city in safety.
Gen. Green B. Raum, of Illinois,
was last week nominated and con
firmed as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. Gen. Raum is a lawyer by
profession. He served through the
war in the army of the Tennessee, and
represented the Cairo district in the
40th Congress. Ills old Congressional
associates in both parties speak of his
appointment as highly commendable.
Syracuse was thrown into a perfect
fever of excitement last Saturday week
by the poisoning of thirty-four per
sons. It was ascertained that the
poisoned persons had all partaken of
milk from one delivery wagon belong
ing to the milk association. The milk
was taken to the city by a farmer who
supposes that it was poisoned by some
thing his cows had eaten in the field.
A company of the Cincinnati Light
Guards walked from Cincinnati to
Philadelphia to see the Centennial.
They started May 22d and arrived
July 24th, making about 800 miles in
about 30 marching days. They stay
ten days in Philadelhia and return by
rail. Director-General Gorshorn at
one time commanded the Light
Guards and his nephew is one of the
long tranipers.
A gentleman explains through the
columns of one of our exchanges,
what he claims to be the cause of the
apple tree blight, and which he says
is the same everywhere. By splitting
the twig at the point where the lasi
year's growth commenced, it will be
found that a worm has been at work
in the heart at that point. The as
sumption is that an egg was laid there
at the budding of the last year's
growth.
Yesterday Joseph Hemmer, em
ployed by Grant & Hortou, and work
ing in the woods, above the tannery,
was seriously injured, He was chop,
ping down trees when his ax slipped
embedding itself in his left leg, and
cutting a terrible gash from a few In
ches below the knee cap, and up
through the cap. The wound will
undoubtedly cripple him for a long
time. Dr. Bordwell was called and
dressed the wound.
According to the Bradford JVcw
Era some of the Bradford operators
have tried the process of flooding their
well wiihoil for the purpose of increas
ing the production with the best of re
suits. Connections aremade with the
tank and the oil allowed to run into
the hole until full. It is then pumped
olfand in every instance where a trial
has been made the production has been
increased. This method is claimed to
be preferable to torpedoing in niany
respects.
A Scranton maniac, Richard Bar
rett, incarcerated in the Danville In
sane Asylum, murdered a fellow luna
tic the other day. The warden was in
the act of supplying a sick patient
with dinner, and while passing these
lunatics one of them, a big muscular
fellow, seized a cup of hot tea and
threw it in the warden's face. Bar
rett, maddened by the act ofiiw com
panion, sprang upon hiin with the
ferocity of a tiger, and hammered him
to death before the warden could in
terfere. Two fishermen of Harrisburg con
cluded to try their luck in Clark's
creek, and being comfortably seated,
one of the party, Intent on a sly nib
ble, did not observe the stealthy ap
proach of a Luge black snake, uutil Le
was Lorrifled to find that the reptile
had wound itself several times around
his leg. He called to Lis companion
for assistance, but Le was not within
hearing, and Le Lad but'one remedy
left, and that was to cut the snake in
two with a pocket knife, which he
did, and thus relieved himself from an
unpleasant situation.
Bradford Oil Statistics Thirty
five new wells have been added dur
ing the month of June to the number
of wells in this district. Two of them
were dry and some of the others were
so small that they can hardly be
called paying wells. The lowest
yields three barrels, and the highest
fifty. Twelve were less than ten bar
rels, and only five were over twenty.
This brings the number of producing
wells in the Tuna Valley up to one
hundred and fifteen. The total pro
duction for the month of June is 83,-
134 barrels, an increase of 8,817 barrels
over the month of May. The average
daily production per well is a little
better than for tLe preceding mouth,
owing to the falling off of old wells
and the increase iu number of small
pumpers. AlcKean Miner.
Facts for Voters.
Thursday, September 7th, is the last
day for being assessed.
Saturday, October 7th is the last day
for securing naturalization papers.
Saturday, October 7th, is the last
day ou which taxes can be paid iu
legal time to vote.
MARRIED.
"'- . . A V- . L fcj ' ,1 ....
MHrtin Allirua let MV Puprv U
Hmithand Mlw T.illia Wicks, both nf
Ridgway, Elk Co. Pa.
, STATU NOTES.
Erie has thirty-three base ball clubs.
The farmers of Lancaster county
have been discussing the feasibility of
dispensing with fences because of the
yearly expense required to keep them
in proper repair.
On the 19th Wellsboro was visited
by a shower of toads. After the
shower thousands of these could be
seen on the side-walks and in the
streets hopping about for places of
safety.
A severe hail storm passed over the
south-western portion of Pike county,
Pa., a few days ago. Hail stones the
size of walnuts fell to the depth of
three Inches, and the crops were much
damaged.
A few days ago a Williamsburg,
Blair county, child drank a small
quantity of jelly that was boiling hot.
The innocent fa but fourteen months
old, and the doctor who was called in
says there is a chance that it may sur
vive. Ground has been broken in Capitol
Park, Harrisburg, for the purpose of
erecting two public fountains. One
of the fountains will be placed in the
circle between the office of internal
affairs and the Mexican monument,
and the other in the circle on the east
front of the treasury department.
On the property of Jacob R. Hagy,
Lower Merlon township, Montgomery
county, on Thursday afternoon last a
young man named John Burk was
killed by lightning; two others were
badly stunned, and a horse was killed.
The bolt struck a large tree at the
spring where the three men were at
work, and passed down to the ground,
entering the body of the unfortunate
Burk at his head and passing out at
his feet, tearing oft' his shoes.
On the 25th of August there will be
a novel and exciting contest the har
pooning or a wnale m tne quiet
waters of the Schuykill. Half a
dozen whaling crews from the coast of
New England will be on hand, with
complete outfits, to participate in the
sport. On the following day these
whalers will race in whale boats, two
oars on one side and three on the
other, for medals offered by the Cen
tennial Commission.
The State Legislature, in aecortV
ancc with the requirements of the
constitution, annually appropriates
$1,000,000 for the maintenance of the
public schools of Pennsylvania. The
school department is now distribut
ing this amount at the rate of from
$20,000 to $2-5,000 a day. The amounts
are sent to the various treasurers of 2,-
100 school districts in the state. It re-
quiresabout $75 000 to pay the county
superintenaents atone.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 28. The
Schuylkill CoalExchangc met hereto
day ami endorsed the action of the
Board of Control of the New York
combination advancing prices fifteen
cents per ton on all sizes for the month
of August. It was also decided to
suspend operations for two weeks,
commencing August 8. The Lehigh
operators, it is said, have also agreed
to tne ntteen ceius auvance witu ine
excejition of lump coal,, which is used
in furnaces.
Philadelphia real estate agents say
that the selling prices of farms in
Montgomery, Bucks, and particularly
in Lancaster and Chester counties, are
still more depressed than they were a
year ago. Compared witli ten years
ago, in tne two lormer, tne deprecia
tion is one-half, and in the two latter
about two-thirds. Old residents of
Chester county say that farms there
to-day ecll ut no higher prices than
they did forty-five years ago. when
railroads were unknown ami taxes
much less than at iresent.
The Titusville Courier says: Dur
the thunder shower yesterday after
noon, that passed over our city, a
curious phenomenon took place in the
drug store of E. K. Thompson, on the
corner of Diamond aud Mart in streets.
A ball of liKhtniug seemingly ex
ploded in the store making a loud re
port. A lady from the country was in
the store at the time, who was thor
oughly frightened and at the same
time indignant, alleging they were
playing tricks on her by firing off fire
crackers to scare her.
Peter Van Trulen, a Paterson
butcher, was driving out his span of
valuable horses on Friday week, when
both were suddenly taken sick and
died in a few minutes on the road.
Investigation showed that there could
have been but one cause for their
death. They had been pastured in a
held adjoining a potato neiu, where
Paris green had been freely used to
kill potato bugs, and itis believed that
some of the poison was carried by t he
wind into the pasture, and was eaten
by the horses, with tne above result.
Wcllnboro Agitator.
Mr. Henry. Landis, who was a
wealthy farmer, and who suddenly
disappeared from near Lebanon, about
a year ago, ami was supposed by some
to have been murdered, has turned up
at Omaha, Nebraska, and writes that
he will soou be buck. There is a re
port going around that Le states that
he was Kidnapped ana sent to Cali
fornia. There are heavy claims
against his estate, and they have been
pushed to judgment during his ab
sence. It will be remembered that
Dauphiu county parties were arrested
for his murder, and that extensive ex
cavating was done at the Elizabeth-
town tunnel, to recover his body.
lienovo ltecord.
In the Manatawny creek near
Griesemersville, Berks county, there
has existed for several years a chub of
unusual large size which has engaged
the attention of the sportsmen of that
vicinity for a long time. It success
fully resisted all efforts to be taken by
either nets, spears, Looks aud lines,
shot guns or clubs, until a few days
ago. when it was caught by Mr. John
Wilman, who was fishing with some
lady friends from Spring City, Ches
ter county. An examination of the
fish showed that one eye Lad been
shot out, and that it had also been
pierced through the head with a gig.
Its escape and vitality were truly re
markable. The fish measured i'J in
ches in length. Reading Timet,
Ou Friday night last, J. Edward
Pan n ell, residing near Lemon and
Water streets. Lancaster murdered his
wife by shooting her through the head
with a pistol. They hud been married
but a few months, but had recently
separated an account of the bad habits
of the husband, and his frequent abuse
of her. Pannell returned lroui Phila
delphia on Friday for the purpose of
making up with his wite, but when
she refused to have anything more to
do with him, Le shot two balls into
Ler Lead from a Sharp's pistol. This
occurred in the bed-room of Mrs.
Hendricks, mother of the murdered
woman. Pannell was atonce arrested
and placed in jail, and it was with
great uimcuity tne omcers couia pre
vent tho crowd from Jyuching him,
They went so far as to get a rope to
hung the scoundrel at once without
the aid of judge or jury. Sheriff
Breneman will Laye an opportunity
to perform that duty. Columbia Cour-
uia.
GENERAL 30TES.
Some Texas ohurohes givs "watermelon
feasts."
It cost $16,000,000 to out tho Iloosao
Tunnel.
Ioe in Maine has been advanced from
$2,60 to (4 a ton at wholesale.
Quitman county, Georgia, claims to have
a negro inhabitaut 104 years old.
The Hon. A. If. Stephens is able to be
out ot doors, but only with the rid of
crutches.
Chief Justice Waite, of the Supreme
Court of the United States, is at Avon
Springs, New York.
The wife of a Mew Tork undertaker laid
out 103 children during the first two weeks
of the present month.
Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief, won't be
lieve that there are over 10,000 white people
in the country.
There are twenty.four Catholic Total Ab
stinanoe Societies in Boston, numbering
over four thousand members.
John McCullough's theatre, in San Fran
cisco, is to be closed and sold to the govern
ment, to be converted into a post office.
The new cotton factory at Atlanta, Qa.,
will be one of the largest in the world. It
will contain 21,500 spindles and 600 looms.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 1 The Repub.
licans elected their Mayor to-day by 302
majority TheCounoil is strongly Republi
can. Republican gain, nearly 350.
The Detroit Free Press asks this difficult
question: "When a Baltimore lawyer will
kill himielf because it is too hot to live, what
are the rest of us fooling around here for?"
Trenton, July 31. A porpoise, weighing
600 pounds, aud measuring niue feet six,
inches in leugth, was killed in the Deleware
here to-day a distance of over 100 miles
from the ocean.
The report of the teceiver of the New York
and Brie Railroad shows that the balance
on May 1 was $305,005 'J6; the receipts for
the month were Jil', O7o,104 tiO and the uis.
bursements, $2,219,181 02.
An Illinois judge has decided that a
washing bill cannot be collected, aud any
experienced washer-woman will tell him
thaihe is right six times outof ten, which is
probably better than the average of his deci
sions. Ex.
General Crook aud his oommnnd have
been heard frcm, and are sale. They have
been harassed considerably by tde Indians,
but were able to take care of themselves.
The health of the force is good.
Congress having reduced the appro
priation asked for the free-deliveiy service
for the fiscal year, the Postmaster Geueral
gives notice of a reductiou of the salaries
of letter carriers according to grade.
John Fassold, at. Pine Brook, Luzerne
county, found Paris green a sure cure for
unpleasantness in his doinestio relations.
For that purpose he took a dose of it and it
killed him.
A child in Troy, who had been put in a
crib for a morniug nap with a vail over his
face to keep the Hies from worrying him,
sucked the arsenic and coloring matter and
died in convulsions.
Cincinnati, Julj 25. Two young daugh
ters of M. Pricliard, near Logansport, lad.,
were burned to death on Sun'd iy night by
the explosion of an oil can from which they
were pouring kerosene on the kitchen fire.
A drove of cattle, driven a few weeks ago,
from Captain King's lanche, in Neuces
county, Texas, to Kansas, numbered 30,000
horned cattle and needed 700 drivers. The
outfit alone cost 50,000, and the cattle
were disposed of for $320,000.
Senator Allen T. Caperton, of West Vir
ginia, died suddenly at six o'clock Wednes
day evening, of angina pectoris, lie had
been sick since Friday last, though his
physic. ans did not regard his symptoms as
iluugoroua whou they left him atone o'clock.
Augusta, Oa., July 27. On Thuradav.
the -0th iust. a negro ut lied Hill, Bdgo
tield county, S. C, committed rape on a
lit tie whilo girl live years of age, the
daughter of Louis l'rescott. Last Tuejday
eveuiug a party of men took the negro into
the woods and hung him.
Boston, July 31. Ex-Scorctary Bristow
leaves to-day for Vermont, where he will
take the stump for ilayes and Wheelei,
speaking at some of the larger places. Ho
will then pass a few days iu the White Moun
tain region. Ho will finish his trip in this
region of New Fnglaud by a brief stay at
Bust Hampton, Muss,
St. Louis, July 30 The coal miners of
St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, in
mass meeting yesterday, resolved that after
Aug. 1 they will not mine coal for less than
three cents a bushel. As much the larger
part of the coal consumed in the city
comes from the counties named, the pros
pects are fair for a coal famine.
A policeman at Troy, N. Y., eeveral days
ago, threw his wife's old shoes into the
street, and soon after missed his pocket
book. Having searched the house thor
oughly but without avail, he at last remem
bered the shoe, and after finding it discov
ered iu the toe the pocket book which con
tained more than two hundred dollars.
Philadelphia makes a good showing for
the "heated term" cbampioDship in twelve
successive days of temperature above
ninety, three degrees. Ho such weather
has been reported in that city for eighty-six
years; so there is reasonable ground for
hope that the next Centennial Exposition
may be held under more favorable auspices
in this respect.
A Troy man eaught a number of boys
bathing iu a pond on his premises recently,
and seizing the lads' clothing, hid it, aud
awaited developments. The boys appar
ently took no notice of the man, but after a
while they managed to surrouud him, and
getting him away friia the clothes pushed
him into the pond, nearly drowning him
before he could be resoued.
Philadelphia, July 31. A colossal statue
of Washington for the Exhibition arrived
at this port yesterday. It was modelled
fromLeuu's painting of Washington cros
sing the Delaware, is twelve feet high, and
was cut from a solid block of marble, it
will staud between the western eud of the
main building and Bartholde's fountain
upon a pedestal 18 feet high.
New York, July SO. The United States
Quartermaster's Department yesterday ap
plied to M. Samuel Carpenter, geueral
Eastern passenger agent of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company, for the immediate
transportation of some three hundred troops
to the Indian frontier, A apeoial train
will leave Jersey City with the men thi
morning at 11 o'clock, an it is expected thai
it will reach St. Louis in twenty-nine hours.
The troops will be rushed through to Fort
Leavenworth by Wednesday, aud will be
distributed thenoe to their allotted regi
ments. The soldiers are gathered from tue
different posts and garrisons of the Depart
ment of theEust.
An exceedingly tragio aocideut occurred
at Dunmore on the morning of the Fourth.
The victim of the tragedy was Miss Jeuuie
Duruian, an interesting aud accomplished
young lady about eighteen years of age.
Miss Durman's youuuer brother waa en
gaged iu firing off a small cannon in the
buck yard of their residence on Reed
street, and, after a method of gunning
quite common among the boys, loaded it
up with brie dust, scraps ot old tin, iron,
powder, &o getting iu a very heavy
charge and ramaiing it down tight. Then
proouring a match he set it off, and at that
moment his sister passed in front of the
murderous weapon which exploded with
fearful force, lodging the entire charge in
her side and causing a ghastly wound.
She lingered in great, agouy for two hours,
wnen aeata renevea her from her sutler
ings. Scranton Kepublicau,
A NNUAL8TATEMENT0FTHD
rxsettlement of the Kidgway Town
ship Auditors with the several Town
ship Officers ofaid Township for the
year 1875.
W. IT. Oaterhoul and O. B. Fitch, Su
pervisors and ex-offlcio Overseer of
the Poor, in account with tho several
fundi.
ROAD FUND.
RECEIPTS.
To am't tax. levied on seated
property 1,691 4f
" " unseated " 1,422 95-
3,114 41
Excess of expenditures 1,988 07
$ 6,100 4
EXPENDITURES.
By am't taxes worked by tat
payers 938 19
" p'd by twp. orders for
labor on road 8,702 83
'" " for mut'l furnished 78 98
" "to J. K- Whitniore
for auditor's tervlces '72 '73
and '74 23 00
" by twp. orders to O. Ii. Fitch,
supervisor's services for 1875 856 00
Total expenditures $' 5,100 48
POOR FUXD-
KECEIPT3.
To am't poor tax levied for
187j, seated property 633 25
To am't poor tax levied for 1875,
unseated property 533 97
' am't ree'd from Emporium
lioro. for goods furn'u for
man killed at depot, Oct- 19, '75 2 00
" am't ree'd from W. II.
Osterhout for brooms manu
factured by Mrs. Woodward 1 82
" am t rec'Il from P. Ken
nedy, $28 81
" for goods takea fni ' 4 75 33 56
124 20
58 32
Excess of expenditures
$ 1,200 52
EXPENDITURES.
Hy am't paid J. S. & V. II
Hyde lor material furn
ished paupers $ 6 60
" am't p'd D. Scribner for
services 6 60
" " M. T. French ' 6 00
" " M T. French for
keep'g Mis. Steel, '70 30 00
" ' various persons for
keeping tramps 31 75
'' "paid various persons
for material furnished
paupers 752 24
" " p'd II. Tuylor for
keeping Barbara Juggi 108 00
" " p'd James Kickard
for keeping Betsey Gardner ISO 00
" p'd T. S. Hartley
for medical service 101 05
" " J. S. Bordwell " 19 00
" " C. Mead, signing
orders for relief of poor 6 28
" " p'd A. Curiimlngs,
signing orders for relief of pool 6 00
" p'd M. T. Freeh for re
demption of auditors' order 10 00
Fotal expenditures $ 1,200 62
SIDEWALK FUXD.
RECEIPTS.
To am't tax levied for 1875 505 a5
Total receipts $ 606 85
EXPENDITUUES.
By ain't paid various persons
fo immaterial furnished 243 64
" ' p'd various per
sons for labor 99 87
842 01
162 94
Excess of receipts
$ 604 85
Jerome Powell, Esq., Treasurer of
iic.nooi ana iSciool Jamming funds
of Ridyway I'ownship, for the year
1875, in account with said Funds
SCHOOL FUXD.
KKCEIPTS.
L'o anl't received from tax
payers fot 1875 . 2 040 1 1
" tax received from J. W.
Morgester, coll., 1874 840 93
" tax received from M. T.
French, coll., 1873 141 70
" tat received from J. Mc-
Cauley County Treasurer 1 ,547 63
" tax received from Jerome
Powell, coll.. 1872 46 50
" tax received from Hall &
McL'auley on judgment
against U. D. Messenger
and B. F. Ely, bail for 875 51
" State appropriation for '75 364 5(i
, 5,357 91
" bal. due. Ireas. over paid fund 860 98
$ 2.217 90
tllSRI'HSPArPTtfTa.
By bal. paid due treasurer
icnooi lunu at last set
tlement $ 1,486 57
" am't p'd for teaching, or
ders redeemed 3,658 50
" ' fuel and sundry sup
plies, orders redeemed 703 80
" " paid for tuition,
Fox twp., orders redeemed 182 68
" ' paid for secetary
for directors, orders red'm'd 60 00
" " paid for printing and
advertising, orders redeemed 38 67
" paid for Centennial
school exhibition, orders
redeemed 6 00"
" com. on am't of orders re
deemed, viz: $4,038 65 (, 2
per. cent. 02 77
$ 6,217 99
SCHOOL BUILDING FUND.
RECEIPTS.
To bal, due fund at last set
tlement $ 1,466 04
'am't ree'd of J. M'Cauley,
County Treasurer 474 00
' " J. W. Morgester coll '74 330 87
u M. T. French, " 73. 92 01
" Jerome Powell "'72- 4103
$ 2,409 45,
DISHLHSEMENTS.
By am't paid for building
material, &c, orders re
deemed $ 1,146 35
" paid for Improving
school lots, orders redeemed 65 45
1,21573
1,103 72
" bal. due fund
, . $ 2,409 45
We. the nnderxiirnoil Hifn r.r
Ridgway township for the year 1876,
uu uneuy ceriiiy mat, in pursuance of
previous notice ,by kus given to the
several township ollicers, and
as by law reuuired. v mwt. r.n AfM,
day, June 5, 1876, for the purpose of
...... v.. Duvimg aiiuttujubuugine ac
counts of the several oflieers of said
township, at which time we proceeded
to examine, audit, settle and adjust
the accounts of the above named sur
perVlsors and ex-oftlcio overseers of
the poor and school treasurer for the
year 1875, and found themorrect as
above stated.
Witness our hand this 21th day of
June, A. D., 1876. J
J. II. HAGERTY,
JAMES PEN FIELD, Auditor
J. S. POWELL- J
Alton. M- b. Ku.se, Clerk.