GEO. A. II A TUB UN, Attorney-at-Law, Main Street, Bldgway, Elk Co., Pa. HALL & MCAVLEV, Attorney tat-LMT. OUlot in New Brick Building, Main St Rideway, Elk Co., Pa. 3nl!lf. L VCORE & HAMBLEN. Attorn eys-nt-Law, Ridgwov, Elk County Pa. Office across the hall from the Democrat establishment. Claims for collection promptly attended to Jne. 16 '78. CHARLES HOLES, VVnlolimakfr, Engrarer and Jeweler Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent tor the clow Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold ?en. Repairing Watches, etc, doeawithr i Mime accuracy ai heretofore. Patis tatl)a guaranteed. , tlnly J. O. W. BAIL EY, ATTORXEr-Vr-LAW. tloxoyl. Ridgway, Elk. Connty, Fa. Agent for the Trafeler's Life and Acoi ient Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn. JAMES V. FULL Eli TON, Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo cated in Rigway, otl'or his profiti3ionoVer ice to the citizens of TUdgway nna twr rounding country. All work warranted. Office In Snrvloe it Wheeler's Building, up el air. firat door tn the lrfr, 73-n-3:i-ly tf. If. MESSES G Eli, Druggist Aid Parnincoutist, N. W. cornel of Main Mid Mill street?, Hidgwny, Pa. full if (tot rnii'iit of carefully selected For eign and I'liiifs'io bmp. Prescription! carefully 'ii-qii'ii:"'d at U hour, dy or bight. vln3v y .N. UAKTLEY. M O.. I'M f'.cinn nit'i Surgeon. Office in It.-it Sf.re, corner 1'ioivl and M!u Hti". lipnidence corner Dread St. opposite t lit C'old'fre. Ollice hours from rt to 10 A. M. and from 7 lo 3 P. M. tlnirl. J. ,N. mm DWELL, M. D., Kcleetic Phygictnn and Surgeon, lini ri'timv d his ollice from Outre street, lo.Mait si. Itidgway, Pu in the second story of the lie brick building of John (1. Hall, eppn titi Hyde'e store. OUieo hour.-.:- -I to 2 P M 7 to if P M nri'X house. Itit'GWAT, Ki.k Co.. Pa YV. II. R'lIllAM, Proprietor. Thankful for t'i patrf-nign heretofore o liberally bellowed upon him, ilic new proprietor, liepi. by paying slrict u tention to thv cifort and convenience ol KueHH, tv tii0 It ft oontinuiiiice oi the ame. ltt BO (("'i' E. ?. FA i L UMBEK AND. INSURANCE COM MISSION BROKER, s i Ol-.N'KH.VL COLLECTION AGENT No iui Walnut Place, (Whi Walnut Si reel,) PHILADELPHIA. PA. I) 41-ly '. H. VS. Dry Goods, iTulkns, Grrciriec and General Variety, FOX ELK CO., PA. vln 1 7 1 1". i. KAI.I.I V. M. II. W. II IIIIU.HU', M. II, D RS. 1::.W:U.Y IIAIITMAN. Dr. W. I!. Hitvtinitii, formr-flv of.St. Marv'n. htis ji-.soeiuteil himself with M. J. hurley , M. D. In tho piw tive of liiedieinu mi Uidyway. By close at tention tn I. ii,iticss they hope to rc ii iv a lilier:il share of the patronage of tho public. lr. W. B. llartnitin ean bo totind at all hours, either at his rooms, over the post-office, or nt Dr. M. J. Earley'n Drug Store. Dr. M. .1. Enrley can" be found at the residence of Dr. C Ii. Ktiriey, or at his Drug ' ptore. Smvery, ntitl liseases of women and .liildren a s)'.viality. i:. k. ;ki:su. Dealer in all kinds of enhinet ware, woodand eatie sciit ehnlrs, kitehen and xtention table, wood and marble toj) lauds, wood and marlile top bureaus, what not,' looking glasses, wood and marble ton chamber units, mattresses, pring bod bottoms, bed stoad-i, cribs, Lafcriy's metal lined wood pumps, Sir., Vc. Ciirte seats replaced with perforated wood seals, Weed Fcuing tuachine reduced from ij.' to 4o, the Dcst machine in the market, and pic ture frames made to order. Also a large assorted Hoek of ready made coffins constantly on hand and trim med at Bhortest notice. All the above' goods are sold at paniu prices. Wart- Pa, von-K'ipaapr.f it. N JEW LIVERY STABLE IN RIDGWAY . DAN SCRIBXER WISHES TO inform the citizens of Ridgway, and the public generally, that he has Btarted a Livery Stuble and will keep GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES and Buggies to let upon the most reasonable terms. &He will also do job teaming. Stable on Broad street, above Main All orders lea at the Post Ollice will receive prompt attention. Aug20l871tf " ERRORS OF YOUTH. A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Nervoun Debility , Premature Do cay, and all the effects of youthful indiscre tion will, for the Bake of Buffering hu. inanity, lend free to all who need it, the recipe md direction for uiakiug the simple remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertUer's ex perienoe caa do so by addressing tn perfect confidence. ' JOHN B. OGDEJf, 42 Cedar St.. New York. A NICE LOT OF NEW PRINTS at POWELL & KIME'S, only igbt vati per. yard. LIFE, Growth, BEAUTY LONDON HAIR COLOR RESTORER LONDON HAIR COLOR RESTORER " Not a Bye; makes harsh balr soft and silky; oleanies the loalp from all impurities, causing tht hair to grow where it has fallen off or become thin. Cm be applied by the hand as it does not stain the skin orisoil the finest linen. As a Hair Dressing it is the most perfect the world has ever produced. The hair is re novated and strengthened, and natural co'or restored Without tlio application of mineral substances. Since the introduction of this truly valu able preparation into tnia country, it has been the wonder nnd admiration of all clas ses, as it. has proved (o be the only article that will absolutely without deception, re store gray hair to its original .-olor, health softness, lustre and beauty, And produce hair on bald heads of its original growth and color. Thlsbeautiful and fragrantly perfumed article is complete within itself, no washing or prepnr.ition before nr after its use, or accompany ment of any kind being required to obtain these desirable results. Here Is the Proof of its SUPERIOR EXCELLENCE. 7?ead this Home Certificate, testified to by Edward B. Oarrigues one of the most competent Druggists and Chemists of Phila delphia, a man whoso veracity none can doubt. .1 am happy to add my testimony to- the great value of the London Hair Color Re storer which restored my hair to its origi nal Color, and the hue appears to be per manent. 1 am eatin&ed that this prepata tion not a dye but operates upon the se cretions. It. is also a beautiful hair dress ing nnd promotes the growth. 1 purchased the first bottle from Edward B. 0rrigucs, druggisl, Tenth and Coatcs street, who can also testify my hair was quite gray when I commenced its use. MRS. MILLER, No. 70 North Ninth street, Phila. Dr. Swayue & Son, llespectcd friends: I have the pleasure to inform you that a Isdy of my acquaintance, Mrs. Miller, is delighted with the success of your London Hair Color Kestoter." Her hair was fast failing and quite gray. The color has been restored, the falling off entirely stopped, fina a new growtli ot nmr is the result. E. B. UAHK1GCKS, Druggist, cor Tenth and Coate. Phila, BOSTON TESTIMONY. July 221, 1871. Dr. Swaync & Son: Last, winter while in Trenton, N. J., I pro cured, s.x bottles London llak Color Jtn sioicr, which I like very much, in fact bet ter tliun auy thins; I have used in th last nine yenrs. It ynu please, send me one dozen bottles C U D care IV S) Foglcr & yon Druggists, No Treruont street, r.ostnn. Hespectfnlly yours, Ai)A BAKEK No f.t U ii lull j Square. London Hair Color Hcstorpr ai.d Dressing Has completely restored my huir to its original color and youthful beauty, and caused a rapid and luxuriant growth. MKS. ANNIE MOltKlS. No OUi North Seventh Street, Philadelphia. Dr. D.i'ion of l'iiilndelpk 'n, says of it. Tho Loudon Hair Color liesurcr is used very extensively among my patients and frieuj-', iix well as by myself. 1 therefore speak from experience. 75 CENTS PES" BOTTLE. Address orders to Dr. SWAYNE SON :i;3u .With Sixth Street. Philadelphia, Pa., sole Proprietors. T 11 H I. C N l.i S CONSUMPTION! Thiii Uisticfsinguna iluaeernm roiiilnint mid UK preiiini:ii,r.v nj'niiioiiis, n.'lected cui.gh, night hwimus, hoiircnens, w.isting fit'.-ih lover pcriiinnciiily cured by DOiTCK SWATHE'S C0KP0TJ: 5TRUP CF WILu CHS-luY. KUUNClilTlS A piviuuniii.r or I'ul in.ni nvy C'li'isti'nptiou. in shaiMcterieil hv I'utfiirl, nr intl.iintttion c t 1 1 1 f mucuiii iiiimu lir.ine of ilic nir (nii-'Mpes. with conj;li ami (rXrcliiI'Mtiull, hlllll'l til't'.'ltll, llO.ll S'.'lie"6, I iii!( in liic clu'-t. Tor !1 hionchiul atlec ii..im ciiie throat. Ions of voice, conpha, DR. StVAYNE'S Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry IS A hOVfclttlO.N Itt.MKIiV Iletnori lingj. or Spin uig of llhotl. may proceed I rum the Inrj n.v, tinchiH, bronchia orluiig!" uuJ arises from various cuuacs, m uiiiIiic physical crertion, plethora, or full ness of i lie vessels, wcnk lung.", overstrain tig of the voice, suppressed evacuation, ob si ruction of the spleen or liver, &a. Dr. Swoyuc's t'timiioiintl Syrup of Willi Cherry. strike:) at the root of disease by purifying the bloo'l, restoring the liver and kidneys to healthy action, invigoratiug tho nervous cystem. The only Miindiird remedy for bemor rhune, bronchinl and all pulmonary com phunts. Consumptives or thoso prcdis ptibed to weak lungs thould not fail to use this grent vegetab.e remedy. Its mat veinus power, not only over con. cutnpt-on, but over every chronic disease where a gradual alterative, action is needed I'uder its use tho cough is loosened, the night sweats diminished, the puin subsides, the pulse returns lo its natural standard the stomach is improved in iu power to di gest and assimilate the food, and every organ has a purer aud belter quality of blood supplied to it, out of which new re creative aud plastio material is Bade. Prepared only by DR. SWAYNE & SON, 339 North Sixth Street, Philadelphia. Sold r all Pkojii.vk.nt Dkuugisis, Itching Pies ! FILLS, PILES, ITCHING PILES, pobuivh.t ci'ked by the use of SWAYNES OINTMENT HUME TESTIMONY. I was sorely afflicted with ouo of the most distressing of all diseases Pruritus or Pru rigo, or more commonly knowu us Itching Vlles. inc itcmng ai times was almost in tolerable, inureunei bv scratching, and uot unfrequcntly become quito soic. I bought a box of 8ayuc'B Uintment; its use iMve quick relief, and in a thori time mado a perfect cure, loan now sleep uudieturbtd, and I would advibo all who are auS'ering witlf thia diatresbiog complaint to procure Swayne'j Uiutmenl at once. I had tried prescriptions almosl inuumerabc, wi'thoui finding and permanent relief JOSEl'H W. .CHRIST, '(Firm of Rocdel & tbriel.) Boot and Shoe House 314 North Second Street, Dhiladelpuia. SKIN DISEASES. Swayne'i All-bealine Ointment ia alvo a epecitio for Tetter. Itch, Salt Rheum.' Sjald Head, Erysipelas, Barber's Itch Blotches, all Scaly, crusty, cutaneous Er ruplious. Perfeotly safe and harmless even on the most tender infant. Price 50 cents 6ent by mail to any address on re ceipt of prioe. SWAYNE'S PANACEA. Celebrated all oer the world for iu remar kakle cures ot Scrofula, Msrcural and Sypni litio eomplaints. Desoribe symptoms in all casimunicaiious. address letters to DH. W AYPFf & Oy, Pbiladpbia --n7jrl. Arrival and Departure of Malls. Eastern Daily except 8undny; ar rives at 2:22 p. m., leaved At 6:10 p m.; Western Daily except Sundays; leaves nt 2:22, arrives at 6:18 p. m. Brookville Unify except Humlnys arrives at 12 m., leaves at 2:30 p. in. HnrltiK Creek Arrives Tuesdays ami Thursdays at II a. in.; leaves Wednes days and Fridays at a. in. County Officers. Fresident Judge-Hon. L. D. Wctniore Associate Judges Hons. Geo. Id. Wets, and Julius Jones. Mieriff Daniel Scull. Treasurer Jacob .McCauley. District Attorney C. H. M'Cuuley. Co. Superintendent Geo. It. Dixon. Prothonotary. &c Fred. Sclnening. Deputy Prothonotary W. H. Horton. Commissioners Michael Wedert, W. H. Osterhout, Ueorge Reuscher. Commissioners' Clerk W. H. Horton. Auditors W. H. Hyde, It. i. Spang ler, George Bothrock. Township Officers. Judge of Election Will Dickinson. Inspectors James Penlield, V. 11 Smith. Justice of the Peace Charles Mend, Jus. D. Fullerton. School Directors 0. Tl. Ornnt, Jas. Gardner. G. T. Wheeler. N. T. t'ttiif mitigs, W. 8. fervlce. Enar. J. Miller. Supervisors O. B. Filch, Jus. Riley. Treasurer W. H. Hyde. Assessor M. S. Kline. Assistant Assessors Geo. Dickinson, John VYnlmsley. Auditors J. H. Hagerty, James Pen field, J. 8. Powell. Clerk M. S. Kline. Constable J. W. Morgester. RAILROADS- IMiNNSYLVANIA II AIL 110AD Philadelphia & Erie K. R. Division WINTER TIME TABLE. ON nndaftfr SUNDAY, XOV.'.'G. 1S7G. the trains on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad will run as follows: WESTWARD. NIAGARA EX loaves Renovo 4 43 p m " ' Drift wood.. f M p m " ' Emporiuai ti ftO p in " " 8t Marys... 7 45 p m " Ridgway... 8 14pm arr at Kane.. H 'Jt p m ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 ' p m " j " Renovo 1 1 00 a m Emporium 12 05 p to Ht. Mary's 1 45 p m Kidgwuy i . Kano.... HO p in T So pm 11 arrive at Erie EASTWARD. DAY EX leaves Kane. 600 am " " Ridgway 6.50 am " " 8'. Marys 7 SM a m Emporium 8 10 am ' ' Driftwood 8 58pm ' Renovo 10 lOj) m ERIK MAIL leaves Erie 11.00 a m ' " Kane t i 50 p m " " Ridgway 4 40pm " St. Mary's 515 p m " " " Emporium 6i)pm " Renovo 8.;iu p m " ' h it. at Philadephia... 7 oil a ni Day Express and Niagara Express con nect c mt with Low Qrvdc Dirision and U n. y: & r. i:. it. WM. A. 'BALDWIN Gen'l Sup't sr. virus daxve. A Hjn'cilii! remedy has been di.s covered for thin terrible disease. One bottle cures. Hundreds of cures re ported mid no failure. HrrubKras"", .' Wit iieiu j P. O.,) VeniitiRo Co., P. AtiKiist 11 1S7j. Dr. M. M. Fi-nnrr, Froilonin. N. Y. D:ar Sir Your St. Vitus Dance Spud He is tint tirst iiii'illoliii1 I pvir Kitw. I ran lvccoiiiiiifiitl It to lo just what you p'prpsi'iit It. One tiottle cured our little daughter. Main! fiws, last sprinu. of St. Vitus I'liniT, iifli'rotir fainily (toctors had trcnti'd hi-r ncarlj' uyear without any benefit. Slio Riifl'i'icd everything Hint u child could stiller. She is now well und jruing to school. I woiihl recommend this medicine j to nil Miircrlnir with this awful disease. The beauty of it Is, it is pleasant to take inula cheap cure of the disease. Yours truly, WII.SOX ( Itoss. (of the firm of Wilson Crosx A liros. Urticalsts Rochester, X. Y., Auk. 15 1C'J. l)r. Jf. M. Fenner, Fredonin, N. Y. lienr Kir I have sold :i number of bottles of your St. Vitus Dan co Spccltlc. It appears to cure tho disease every time. I consider it u valuable discovery, und it seems to lie the only medicine ever ollcred to the public for that terrible disease. I congratulate you on your success. Truly yours, O. II. HA ASS, Druggist. Send to Ir. Fnnner for a special circular, free, giving full information. Pottsville, April 2. The court house was crowded this morning with people anxious to hearsentenee passed upon the .Molly Mttguires convicted in this county. Jack Kehoe'n sentence was postponed for two weeks to allow counsel time to prepare his case for thi! supreme court. A young married man of Hkinner's Eddy, Wyoming county, named An drew Champiou, wus recently thrown out of work. 'When he went home on Monday of last week and told his win4 he had failed to find employment., she said: "I will not live with you an other day!'1 Champion drew a pistol, and replying, "The you won't live with any one clso !'' fired, Tho ball took c fleet in Mrs. Champion's right side and was subsequently discovered lodged, in the flesh of the left side, hav ing passed clear through the body. Chanipitai ran up stairs, after firing, ami, entering a bed-room, shot him. self dead. Mrs. Champion lived five days, but she died on Saturday. The parties in this tragedy were of good standing In the community, and the afl'air creates a profound sensation. Wc notice that u compulsory educa tion bill has passed the Ohio legisla ture, but its compulsion is. not exces sive. It requires children of a certain ago to attend tho public schools for a certain time each year, and prohibits the child's business employment for the same time.' The exceptions are: 1. When the child is physically in capacitated for study. 2. When it has already acquired "the branches ot learning ordinarily taught in common schools." 8. When it is under private instructions. 4. When it re lies on Its own efforts for support. 6. When its labor is necessary to the sup port of its parents and relatives. The act goes into eflect on September 1st 1877, and the Ohio people will never known that they hav a eompulEory education law Wilcox tiraded School. W. S. M'rnERRAN, PRINCIPAL. Roport for month ending March Oth, 1877. Attendance, deportment, study and punctuality are graded according to tho following ncale: 100 perfect; 00 and 80 good ; 70 and CO middling ; be low 00 poor; 0 failure, rnrents are most earnestly requested to carefully examine the following report for it has been compiled with mathematical accuracy. It In in the power of Every Pupil to make 100 in Drportmrnt and Punctuality and All should make 100 in attendance and study unions pre vented from so doing by sickness. Tarent, has your child made 100 in each? If not why not? Will the patrons of the school thoughtfully read the following three questions: 1. Do we visit the school? 2. Do we superintend home studies and reading of our children?. 3. Do we in the presence of our children speak kindly of their instructors or do acto of iw do that other thing. 5a HIGH SCHOOL. Amanda Wilcox Dora Starks Katie Murphy Eucy Nearing Ada Miller Cora Young Adda Young Mary Kchriner Mary Mourtough Martha Groat lantha Schultz John Schrlner Wm. Longren A. IIoUKtailing Eug"iie Hwkwith Freddy Aldrich J oil ii Cook John Murphy Eddy Wells Eugene ParsutiH Willie Brown 071 04 88 88 i'41 88. Oil 04, 07, 04 91! St' inoj m 100 00 84 03 05 01 no oo 03 03 80 80 f4 03 OS flO 03 05 71 1(H) Kkj! DK)! 100 m 100 lorn loo mo 88i 100; 0.1 csl 10i! ion! 1'jO sa! DM)1 ioo! 03' looj 70; ion! 73! io4 0.1 1 ion; 100; 08 100; f.s o:n looj 05 1 !KS: 80' !i4 01 00 01 04 04 00 88 8S 70 80 INTERMEDIATE. MISS WINNIE Ml RI'Ity. Willie Miller I 08 1 ion so1 83 ! 03! So! 75; 100 1001 08! 08! oo! 00; 08 j 00! a; 08; 58. S8I 0(i; loir ltH', on: 081 ,181 100 85 4-j! 100 81 65: 071 ;!7 loo; on; 82 so; 80: 70 100 08! 50 1(H)' 100; 59 tin. ihi !5 7o: or.! oo 85, 88, 81 IOO1 08; 05 1(HJ lOOi 45 100! KHI! 83 :; 00 1 83 100! 05! 02 C.3 S3; 71 75; lno; 87 3 08 1 73 Wl- 100! 83 D)0; l'Htj 04 100 100 00 00 ; 07' 04 85; 100! St 85, 88! 85 (leo. Sehriner Eddie Cioodwin Martin Brogati Freddy Cook Nellie'Brown Bandina Vedit. John Anderson Hemic Murphy Jackson H Schultz Willie Sweet M. Elannlgan Flora Wei n iiig Frank Brown Iiiiey Starks Eddie Bevivr (Irant Alien Lillle Brown Kllie Whiteuinn (ico. Weininir .Inn. Flanuigan Jno. ()' l.eary Frank Bulle Mintie Wescolt I ritlMAUV. MISS I.L1SA llKoW.V. ElUIlUI l'ost I Kuto Flannigan I Mary Oleim I Anna lluciinisjoliu! A Hie llouirhtaling I Ctirrie Vcditz Edith Aldrich , Edna Walker l.illie l'nihout Mono ic Murplij- j Mamie Mclviafi ; Mary I!niy;iii j Otista .)iiiiit'n I C. lia Miller ! Uosa Blade j Anna Blade ' 100j 05! 55; 13 oo; fe.i 80; 85' ooj .85 i 75 i 001 50 1 75; OS 05 35, jr 'r 75; 70, 80 00' loo! 40 ; w 100 60' ioo; ooi ooj ioo: 70 100 100! 05 100! 85! 80 So' 75; 75 100 00j 75 KK) K51 5 (10! 75: 00 K5; 75 1 SO H0' 100; 85 Ooi 95j 00 05 05' 00 75' 70', KM Dili 05! 75 loo! ioo; oo S5' 05; 50 100' 75! 45 100' 100 70 ioo: loo! 05 (Mb 100 04 0s os' :io 100 05 ; lit I 100 75! 15 70. 10t 50 1 00! 05! "o 05 0. 70 100 05 So 05 loo! 8 0O Ooj 0O 70' ss; 37 0-3; loo! 40 loo' 100: or, 70 08 5't OS, 100; HHI 05 1 os! 75 OSl 7S' 70 70' loo' 78 I.ia Mourtough ! l.illie Maiiett : Etila Matiett Eva Httll j Art nil Kybery Ada Boudoir j Cluisi. llucumsjohni .limit's BiMgnn 1 il lie smvi'i's i Otto Sehriner Chnrlev Anderson Adoll Hybery i Ollbert Stuart (ieorge l'alen I John Allen Jllddie Schultz Eddie Vert Willie kelson (Seorge Annuel "0; Charley Oscar I 100 When any of the pupils in the High School fail to make, at least, a fair recitation they are requested to re study it. i fat two distinct times they require tt third hearing 011 the same lesson they are placed on the list of U.II.KIIS. o 25, seventeen years of age. No. 81. No. 29. In refering our readers to Mr. 1'. B. Wachtel's card in another column, we can do no better than reprint what the St. Mary Onzvtlr. of last week said regarding this agency. Jn ell'eetlng our lnsurauee we can scarcely avoid speaking of the comparatively new ugency established about three years ago by Mr. P. B. Wuchtel, und, from what we can seo aud irarn, hus done a moct prosperous busi ness. The combined cupitftl of the companies which ho represent a mounts to a total of many millions of dollars. In looking over his advertisement Iu another column, we notice tho Aetna, of, Hartford, tho "buss" American company, organized In lxffl, has 11 capital of $3,000,000, and ussets of over J7,000,0O0 Tills company paid quite an amount to one of onrcitizens, whose residence was consumed by fire neiftly a year ago. We refer to Mr. Andrew Kaul. Ills policy was for j 1,800, und wus paid within 80 days after loss. The North British and Mercantile, of London, England, established In 1809, has gold assets of 15,0U0,0(J0. The Fire Association of Phila delphia, hits assets of 7,000,000. The stock of tills company stands high in the market, be Ingouoted. If wo remember rightly, at about 280. In addition to these, he has eight or ten other large companies, among them tho Travelers' Life and Accident. The solvency ot all Is beyond qucsliou. Mr. Wuchtel has tho principal business of Elk aud McKeau counties, (excepting the oil regions of Brad ford.) Through his o'n persistent work he is rewarded with the possession of the lending agency of F.Ik county, and no one will be able to successfully dispute this runk. The trial of Flood, for the murder of Alex Black, a brother miner, at Modoc City, last fall, resulted in a verdict of manslaughter by the jury at Butler last week. The act was com mitted in a drunken quarrel, both be ing Intoxicated at the time, and the verdict gave general satisfaction Flood was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary JUL i THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1877. April comes in bringing beautiful weather. S. Silverman it Co., will open April 10th. Oracc Church was beautifully deco rated on Easter Sunday with flowers, through the liberality of Dr. C. It. Earley. The Musical Association will meet in the basement of the M. E. Church to-morrow evening. All Interested in the Association are invited to attend. The following were elected, on Eoster Monday, Vestrymen of Grace Church : Edward Derby, C. Ii. Ear ley, Wm. C. Geary, Geo. D. Messenger, George Dickinson, B. F. Ely, and W. II. Rchram. H. Silverman & Co., of Williamsport, will open, in II. S. Thayer's store room, on the 10th of April, a large stock of millinery and fancy goods. In our last issue we mentioned some of the articles to be o tiered for sale. This firm have sold a large amount of goods, in this vicinity, from their William sport store, and are knowu to be gen tlemen of fair dealing and cheap prices. Stop in at their store on the loth nnd examine their slock. The Concert at tho close of the Ses sion of the Musical Convention held in the M. E. Church last Friday evening was, in nearly every respect, a decided success, and was attended by quite a large and appreciative audience. This is the first Musical Convention held in Elk county, and, we are in hopes that it will not be the last, as we be lieve these conventions to be very useful in cultivating a musical taste in the community. A Backwoods Horror. THK TUt.VI, OK MAKT1X Tt ltNKK FOH THE KILLING OF MKS. MAltIA WAP1.K t'lKl'f'MSTANCKS OF Til K THAOKDY AS DKTAII.FU IX THE C'OCKT JttiOM. From the Pittsburgh Telegraph. Clearfield, la., March :W Although a legal holiday, the Criminal Court continues i's session. This Court, Judge Orvis presiding, has been en gaged for nearly two weeks in an ex tremely interesting murder trial. The facts of the case in brief tire as fol lows: Mrs. Maria Waple. it resident of Wallaceton, this county, disap peared on Friday, November 15, 1S70. At eleven o'clock that day she arrived at her home from i'hillipshurg. She was met at the train by the defendant, who also conversed with her at her gate. About noon she passed out of the house and by it neighbor's whom she told she was going to her brother's about one mile distant. From that time she was not seen alive. Not re turning, a general search wasinstitu ted, all the neighbors joining, except defendant, find the search was kept up till the Wednesday following, when her body was found in the thick brush about one hundred yards from the road, the body lying in the precise spot wlu-rc the murder was done There was a shot with ii bull through the heart and body, and another with buckshot entering the top of the head and passing down the body, the last shot evidently tired a Iter the fall of tlic body, and showing a deliberate murder. Only two persons were sus pected. Thomas Wnple, a divorced husband of diseased, and Martin Turner, the defendant, who had n. fused to join in the search, and refused to see the body when found. THK SKKIUfS fAl'SKS OK SfSI'H'loX The defendant hit been for years i section boss on the railroad, ami about five years since Thomas Waple, the then I nit-band of the deceased, was one of his hands. Mrs. Waple was a hand some and attractive woman, and de feiidant established a guilty intimacy Willi Her. a limit lour years ngo Thomas Waple was arrested for put ting obstructions on the railway track, and the principal witness against him was the defendant. He was convicted and sent to the lVnitentiaav for seven years. After his imprisonment Mrs, Waple procured a divorce. A short time before the murder Tlios. Waple was pardoned at the instance of the prison authorities, who considcrci him innocent returned to his home and lived a short time with his sup posed wife, until he found out they had been divorced, when he left her and went to live at Woodland, where he resided at the time of the murder THU KVIDE.MK AXI IMPLICATION'S. From declarations of deceased not evidence it seems that she and de fendant had put the obstructions on the railroad, in order to get her husband out of the way ; that defend ant had promised her $1,000, and $100 a year ; that the yearly allowance had been paid but not the $1,000, on ac count of which a quarrel arose be tween them. She threatened to "blab" und he violence. After the body was found, the perpetrator was tracked through tho woods to the other end of the village and beyond. The tracks correspond with defend ant's boots. He was seen on that day with a double-barrel gun ; said he had been hunting squirrels, his gun was empty. He gate contradictory ac counts of where he had been and what he had been doing. The principal defence set up by counsel for the accused Is the proving of an alilil for Turner, and they hope to show the whereabouts of the prisoner during those two particular hours, from 1 till 3 o'clock I'.'M-, on the afternoon of the 3d of last Novern er. The trial Is fctill progressing. Among the witnesses are eighty-two women and a like proportion of men. The boilies of eighteen dead infants have been found Iu the past two weeks within the city limits of Philadelphia. Wilcox Kotes. WilcoxTa., April 8, 1877. , Oil will No. 3 is not panning out a hundred barrels a day as predicted by Joe In tho Inst Advocate, neither is the swarm of capitalists visible to the naked eye, yet the well is producing some oil with a fair prospect of its be ing a pnying investment. A euro way to kill skunks, ns de monstrated by actual experiment in this place a few days ago. First, catch the skunk, gctbim into a barrel; place the barrel in a conspicuous place near the centre of the village ; have it sur rounded by a guard of ten men ana! sixteen boys, let the captain of the guard, pistol in hand, march boldly up and tire four shots Into the barrel and it will kill the skunk in just five ml miles and nearly suffocate every body in town. PETE. Suhliulh School Convention. The committee appointed at the S. S. Convention at Ridgway in April hits, have decided tocall a county Con vention at. Wilcox, on the bth ami Qth of Ma y next. All Sabbath School workers and the friends of Sabbath Schools in Elk County are earnestly Invited to attend. Sessions will commence at 1 o'clock , M.ofthetheSth. It U proposed to organize !t per manent Sabbath School Association for Elk County as also to have a full andfreeeotisultalion upon the means of promoting Sabbath Schools aud ex tending their influence. Penn. K. R. Trains from the East reach Wilcox at 2:47 and :V P. M. and leave for tht East at :20 A. M. and 4:13 P. M. daily. A. It. PRESTON", Chairman ofCom. Wilcox April 3, 1P77. Kane, April 2, 1S77. Mn. EniToit. 1 take this opportu nity to thank the people of Ridgway for their kind hospitality and their etl'orts to make it pleasant for strangers dur ing the Musical Convention. Further, so far as organization, management, ami object aimed nt was concerned it was a cottiplcte success. Rut, ns to number of members, and class, en gaged, it left an impression on the mind of strangers that the Kidgwuy people are not. very wide awake on the subject of iiiusic. Tin; first impression on the mind of a stranger was, is this nil Kidmvav can tlo at a Musical Con vention V Why, there ought to have been at least three times as many in attendance. Rut, when he came to rind that very few professional men and not one the educators of the place were interested, judge of his surprise. Music is only another branch of educa tion and has a refining influence and comes natuially within the scope of every IjoiIv's interest ana uircciiy unto the line of the educator's work. To finish, let the Ridgway people mark this ; (bat all who missed that Convention, lost a grand opportunity for Improvement in more ways than one. Yours respectfully, M. O. CAMPREl,!,. State News. There were IW dentil 111 A 111'' ;heny ty last week. The next state agricultural fair will be held in the city that makes the best bid for it. The pipe lines in tho oil region have consolidated and are managed by one hoard of iti rectors. The report that Laros, the Easton poisoner, is dying in jail is pronounced false. 1 le is fat and saucy. The Allentowu Jfcrulrf says there is to be a Republican anti-Cameron weekly paper started shortly in the Lehigh valley. The city councils of Pittsburgh have requested the members of the legisla ture from that city to resign. There are 4,000 signers to the tem perance pledge in Erie and its neighborhood. Among others the mayor of the city has been captured and the mayor-elect. Two new wells were struck on Saturday in the Bullion Run district near the Allegheny river, which promise very largely. 1 11 one ease the outflow of oil caught lire and burned up the fixtures about the well. .Abraham T. Beidler, of Reading, vaccinated himself with impure virus, which produced great swelling of the arm and inflauiallou of the system, re sulting ill death. The Pennsylvania graphite ' com pany, nt Ryers' station, Chester counly,-is turning out large quantities of black lead, for which they find ready sale. The Eagle graphite company at the same place, is also busily engaged iu manufacturing black lead for eleetrotyping purposes. Nell Dougherty and John Campbell for complicity in the Langdon murder at Audenreld in 1S02, were sentenced to solitary confincniet in the peniten tiary for five and nine years respec tively. James Laughlii), James Lehmnu and Michael Colgan, for participation in the Boschee murder nt Locustdale, were each sentenced to six years soli tary confinement. Colgan was not a member of the Molly Maguire organi zation. Coinage at the United States Mint. Washington, April 2. The coinage at United States mints for the month of March was : Gold, $3,S73,00O ; trade dollars, $896,000; silver change, 11,674,000. The official report shows the total exports and Imports of bul lion from June 30, 1876. to February 28, 1877, as follows :"Exports, domestic bullion, gold $907,420 ; silver, $7,361,. 308 j foreign bullion, gold, $67,511 ; sil ver, $2.r)7,067 ; Imports, bullion, gold, $1,S79,CU4; silver, $2,700,071. AN INDIAN IIUIIT. A PARTY OF MUNTKKS Bt'BPRISilD BY THE REDSKINS FIFTEEN OF THE WHITES REPORTED KILLED. Si. Louis, Mo., April 1. Advices from Leavenworth to-night bring in telligence of a light out on the Buffalo range between a party of hunters and a band of Indians, said to be Sioux, during which fifteen of the hunters were killed, the Indian loss not being ascertained. After a day's hard work the huntcra encamped at night, not suspecting the presence of the reds in the vicinity, neglected to put out sentinels, as U customary. About three o'clock in the morning, before daylight, the camp was surprised by a large body of Indians, and as the hunters rushed out to meet their foes they were shot down like sheep. After tho first sur prise was over the hunters made a def-perate charge right into the midst of the ranks of the howling devils, scattering them and forcing them to retire. It Is definitely understood that several Indians were killed, but as they stopped long enough to take away their dead mid wounded with them the exact number cannot bo. as certained. The loss sustained by the hunting party was principally by the first tiro of.the Indlaus, as the former rushed from their tcutft lo repel the attack. The name of but one hunter is known, he being William Royd, of Hodgmen county, Kan. Executor's Notice. Estate of John Kaul, late of Benzin gcr Township Elk Co., deceased. Letters Tcslamnituri upon the above estate have been granted to the un dersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, nnd those having claims to present the same without delay to ANDREW KAUL, Exr. nTt'i. Executor's Notice. Estate of Michael Schincbeck late ofSt. Mary's Uoro. Litters Testa mrnlnry upon the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, all person's indebted to said estate are re quested to make payment, and those having claims to present the same without delay to JOHN SCHWARTZ V I SC HER, Exr. Ii7t6. INSURANCE. The undersigned believes that be has the principal agency in this dis trict from the fact that lie has written nearly one thousand policies, in tne past three years. He, therefore, in vites those having Insurance to effect to compare rates, and companies, be fore making application elsewhere. Partial list of companies. A I- TX.V 11 A H'I'Ki lit l 7,000.000 NOU'i'll UlUTIslI .fcM. i:Mil..Nl)..10,uW,i'0 Kl Ii K ASSOCIATION Pilll.A l,(KW,(Jtl CiKUMAN AMKKJCAN, N. Y '.'tWU.OO'J N I AO. MIA, N. Y J.flO.WiO TltAVKI.KliS' Ltl'T. IIAItTI-'oiil) 4,fl(i'MWJ P. it. WACI1TKI.. St. Marys, Pa. nVm:i. ' A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. PITTSBURGH TELEGRP1I. Titf: BmuiiTKST and Bust Nkwspaplk In Westliin Pennsylvania. II I' All WHAT THEY SAY ATIOUT IT. The leading Republican journal of 1 M t tsl 'it rgh. J 'h itwfctt h ia Time. The brightest and spiciest of the Pittsburgh dailies. Tyrone Herald. A handsome newsy and ably con dueled paper. Stubvnrillo (O.) Herald The newsiest evening daily in West ern Pennsylvania. Johnstown Echo. Bids'l'airto become the best evening paper in the State. American Stand ard. One of the neatest and new.iiest papers printed in Pittsburgh. Even inf (Iu'h c Promises to take high rank as n fearless and high toned paper. Lan canter inHirer. As at present conducted, has a bril liant and glorious future before it. Pittnljitrrh Sunday Xi.trn The paper, under the new manage ment, will prove a brilliant success Philadelphia. Sunday World A good imper and worthy the sup port of the people of Pittsburgh and vicinity Jiaj'tirnau's Journal. It is Indispensable to those who wisli to keep abreast of Western Penn sylvania news Monongaln la liejmbli can. Pittsburgh hus got one newspaper that is tilive and up to the age; The Tei.euu Al'll. Alliance IO.) Monitor. Tin new editor is making Thk Teeeupaph sparkle with his ready pen nnd congenial work. Philcidel phia J'renn. It is iu able hands, improving con stantly, and would take the front rank among evening papers. Pittsburgh J)i.1p(ltcl. One of the best newspapers in tho State, and one of the handsomest In typography and makeup. BluirCo., Jiadieed It exhibits a tone, spirit and ability indicative of a purpose to get far away from its former high standing. Bearer Times. The Telegkaph is a handsome, newsy and well conducted paper, in every way deserving of success. Con ncautvilte Courier. In the hands of experienced business men and under the editorial control of men who can afford to be independent and outspoken. Altoona Mirror. , II is greatly improved in every de partment, and the morning newspu pers will have to "get up and git" if they would not be distanced in the race Myersdale Independent.' One of tire best dailies in the State. Its editorals are strong and brilliant ; Its local department full and complete, and its news from all sources carefully compiled. tMltoa liepublican. Price. : Three cents per copy. Fifteen eeuts per week, delivered by Carrier. Eight Dollars per year, by mail, postpaid. sdfSpecimen copies sent free, ou implication. THE TELEGRAPH, Pittsburgh, Pa
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