GEO. A. JtATHBUN,
Attorney-at-Law,
Main Street, Rldgway, Elk Co., r.
UALL A ATCAVLEY,
Attorneys- at-Ltw ,
Office in New Brick Building, Main SI
Ridtway, Elk Co., Pa. p - t3n2lf.
LUCOltK<jtfnLEX.
Attorncys-nt-Law, Rldgway. Elk
County Pa. Office acrowi the hall from
the Democrat establishment. Claims
for collection promptly' attended -to
. JJne. 18 '76. '
ClAKLtiiWLMS,
Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler
Main street, Rldgway, a. Agent for the
dowe Sewing Meobine.'end Morton Gold
en. Repsirlng Watches, eto, doiewlth
ie tame accuracy s heretofore. Satis
tkctiia guaranteed. ; vlnly
J. 0. lr. BAILEY,
ATTORHEY-ATLAW.
via..!. Rldgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Traveler's Lire and Aooi
lent Insurance Co., of dlartford. Conn.
JAMES D. FULLER TON,
Surgeon Den tint, hating permanently lo
cated in Rigwey, officii hie tiroteionel ser
vices to the cititena of" Kid'gway ana stir
rounding country. All work warranted
Office in Service & Whe"eler's Building, up
si aim, first door to Qte left. . '. 78n-8J ly
r,Tv
G. C. M E8ti Elv (I Ell,
Druggit and Parmnceiitisl, N. W. cornet
of Main and Mill strei-1. llidgway, Pa.
full amorliiieiii of cureliilly elecied For
eigu and Donn-elio Drugs. Prexcription
rnrrlully dispi-used at all lioiirR, day or
night. vlo3y
yT .v II A It ''LEY M P.f
I'liyiciRU anu rurgeun.
Oilice in Drug Slur, corner Iliond aud
Mitiii Si-. KesMehee i-orner Bmad Si.
Opposite I be toll ge. Ollice liuur Ironi
ti la 10 A. M mi t troiu 7 to 8 P. M.
vln'iyl.
J A. littHlfWELL, At. .,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, hnsrrmov
e l his otVe trail Vwr trt, to Mair st
Kidgaay. ?., H seeofid oloty ol' (he
fep"ari'-k hnilding ol .lulin fl. Hall, oppu
iit liyie'x siote.
OlE-c hour: I to 1 P M 7 to W P M
HIDE 110L HE,
KmnwAT, Ei k Co., Pa
W. II. SCHltAM, Proprietor
Thankful for the ptronge heretofore
o liberally lietowod upon him, the ne
T3nrietnr. hopes, by paying strict a.
tention to the comfort and convenience ol
giiifHH, to merit a continuance oi tin
entne.
Oct 30 lf'i'.t.
;. a. fa r.
LUMll H 11 AS 1) I N'Sl'lt .V N U H COM
MISSION' nuoivicu,
A.N'lt
U KX KUA i COM.ECTION AG KXT
No -Ji.fi Wain tit Place,
(31(1 Walnut Street,)
IMILADKIJ'IHA. PA.'
it ll-ly
' . ii . ii a r.v,
IlKAt-K til
Dry Goods, Notions, Grrceries.
and General Variety,
FOX ELK CO., PA.
t ar It j l .
vlntTtf.
KKW STOIIE
IN R1DGWAY.
SILVERMANN & Co's
BAZAAR of WIM.IAMSl'OKT.PA.
liavc opened a largo stock f Millinery
mid Fancy (joodM, Notion, (ienta
l'urniiliiiiK fioodn, Piftnre and Motto
p'rmiHK. Hair Switolws, wlik'h
they will Hell at priTs within the
lem h of all.
Don't fail to call and vxtiiniiip their
full and complete stoi-k lieftiri'idiiehaH
in flNcwheiv. Itenieinlier tne laee
next door to the rost-ollice. iil.")in:t.
N
T KW 1. 1 VKKV iSTAHLK
IN'
111 DG WAY.
MAX SCniBXKH WISHKS TO
Inforin the clti.eiw of Jtldway, and
the nuhlie j;cneriill.v, Uiat he haa
tarted a Ljvery Htable and will keep
UOOD STOCK, GOOD CAHRT AGES
and BuRKiea to let upon the moat
reasonable teruu.
t-He will also do job teaming.
SUhle on Broad street, above Main
AU ordera left at the Peat Office will
receive prompt attention,
Augi01871tf
JF YOU WANT TO BUY
GOODSCHEAP
GO TO
JAMES H HAGERTY
Main Street, Ridgway, Ta
DBY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS
SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
GLASS AND QUEENS
WARE, WOOD AND
WILLOWWARE..
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
A Large .Stock of
Groceries and Provisions
The BEST BRANDS of FLOUR
Constantly on hand, and sold aa cheap
a the CHEAPEST
JAMES H HAGERTY
Connty Officer.
President Judire-Hort. L. D. Wet more
Aanoclate) Judges Honn. Geo. Ed.
Wela, and Julius Jones.
Sheriff Daniel Scull.
Treasurer Jacob McCauley.
District Attorney C. H. M'Cauley.
Co. Superintendent Geo. R. Dixon.
Prothonotary. 4c Fred. Schoenlng.
Deputy Prothonotary W. S. Horton.
Commlasloners Michael Wedert, W.
H. OfAcrhout, George Reuacher. '
. Conimiwloners' Clerk W. S. Horton.
Auditors W. H. Hyde, R. I. Hpang
ler, George Roth rock.
Township Ofllcerm
Judge of Election Will Dickinson.
Inspectors James Pcnfleld. P. R.
Smith.
Justices of the Peace Charles Mead,
Jaa. D. Fullerton.
School Directors 0. B. Grant, Jaa.
Gardner, G. T. Whaeler, N. T. Cam
ming, W. 8. Service, Eug. J. Miller.
Supervisors John Gulnack, Daniel
M'Govern.
Treasurer W. H. Hyde.
Assessor M. 8. Kline.
Assistant Assessor Geo. Dickinson,
John Walmslev.
Auditors Will Dickinson, James
Pen field, J. 8. Powell.
Clerk M. 8. Kline.
Constable Geo. D. Messenger, Jr.
BEHOLD
THE LOW PRICES
' i
AT ...
Silvermann & Co's
BAZAAR
EVERYTHING MARRED 1)0 AN FROM
THE ALREADY LOW FIGURES.
Anyone in need of
Millinery,
Fancy Goods,
Notions,
Dresstrimmings, &c &c.
WILL DO WELL TO EXAMINE OUR
STOCK RF.KORE PUII0HA8ING
ti.SKWHEKE.
From this date AN EXTRA DIS
COUNT of per cent will lc allowed
ON ALL PURCHASES exceeding
1JH
SILVERMANN A CO.
next door tit Post Office Itidgwuy.
n'21tl'
SHKRIFF'S SALE.
BY Tin lie of writs of Levuria F.icitw,
iv!iiei out of (lie Court ot Common Picas of
' It nrfield county, and to me directed there
will lie expimed lo rL'ULIC SALI'., m the
Coiire Houe, in the t.nrnugli of OlenrfieM.
on S ilunlny, Ihe 4li 'i t.v of August, 1S7",
it 1 o'clock, p in., the following described
eel entitle, lo-wit :
All llm undivided onc-foiinh part of nil
those reriAin oeveral irncis ot lund sittmie
in H'n.itcite lowi.ship, Klk county. To.,
originally fiirvyi'd in ptirnmnee of wur-
nuns iiiiiiiliercl rcspcotively . coitttun.
i'ig I.l't" nevef ; No, "'! 10, ooiitniiiing 1.140
acres, and No, Wtl. roniaining 1 IS'i
nores, ilated '' Mmch, IT'.U. grimtel to
denrge Metnl. heing the ame trsute .nhl
unil conveyed lo .l is. Stokes by J. C
Inpiii. Treasurer of Klk county, hy three
evvnil di'eds, ench bearing d ite the !Hb
Inv of June, ls'itj
A No. the mi'livitled onc-fourlli pirt of all
thoe two certtiiu other tracts of Unit
-ininte pnrtly in Girard township Clear
field enmity, nud pnrtly in I'enetette town
ship, Klk County, Pa., nf'tre-ai 1, originally
'iirveved in pnrnmiici) of worraul niiiii
liereil fi-l"2, contnininjf 1,178 arrei, and
o f:15:i, coiiliiining 1.IH4 ncrea. ilated 3d
March. 17!4, granted to the said George
Mend, being the 8-iine tracts sold and con
vey eil is the eaid Jatnei Stokes by the
Trensurers ot Elk snd Clenrfied counties, by
deeds bcaritig dales (be Oth day of June
and the -Oth day of August, 1851.
Also, the undivided one-fourth parts of
nil I nose two certain other tracts or land
situate in Girard towuship, Clearfield
county Pa., originally surveyed in pursu
ance of warrant No. 5357, containing 1,195
acres, anl rtooootj, continuing 1,100 acres,
granted to the Shid George Me id.
Also, Ihe undivided One-four'h part of all
that cerium other tract or Innii situate in
Covington township, 'Clearfield oounty. Pa.,
originally surveyed in pursuance of war-
raut numbered o.iiT. graded to the saiil
Georiie Mead, and containing 1.1 IMt acres.
The said tracts numbered 0357, 6374 and
5377. being the same which were sold and
conveyed lo the said James Stokes by the
Treasurer oi Llearneld county by the
several deeds bearing date the 'JOIh August.
1850, together with all aud singular the
rights, ways, water courses, liberties, priv
ileges, improvements, hereditaments end
appurtenances appurtaining thereto.
Seized, taken in eiecution and to be sold aa
the property of fcdmund Blanchard, Thos,
MeCuller and Win. H. Armstrong.
Tksms or 8a lk. The price or sum at
which the properly shell be struck off must
be paid at the time of lale, or such other
arrangements made as will be approved,
otherwise the properly will be immediately
put up aad sold again at the expense and
risk of the person lo whom it was struck
off, and who, in case of deficiency at such
re-sale, shall make good the fame, and in
no instance will the Deed be presented in
Court for confirmation unless the money is
actually paid to the Sheriff.
ANDREW PENTZ, Jr.,
8BEiirr's Orrics, Sheriff.
Clearfield, Pa., July 18, 1877.
Administrator's Xottce.
Estate of John Adam Stibeck late o
St. Mary Borough Elk Co., Pa., de
ceased Letter of Administratum upon
the'above estate having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons in
debted to said estate are requested to
make payment, and those having
claims to present them without delay
to JOSEPH STIBICH. Adm'rs.
n21t6.
Apjilelon's American Tytlopidla.
Vol. 8 of this admirable work Is just
out, making it half complete, as there
are to lie 16 in all, of 800 jiages euch,
one being iaaued in two months. It
makes a oompl.te library, and no one
can afford to do without it who would
keep well informed. Price $ti,() a vol
ume in leather, or $7,00 in elegant
half Turkey. O. K. Judson, Fredonla,
N. Y., controls the bale in Elk county.
Addreaa him for particular..
aepl7-tj
POWELL & KIME have a fine lot
of dress goods, aVso all other kind of
dry goods at low rates. '
From The Seat of War.
Editorial Corkkspondence.
Governor Hartranft Issued orders
calling out the State Militia, to assist
lu Bringing peace and order , out of
the chaos brought about by the rise of
the laboring clauses. Company H,
Rldgway Hlfles wna ordered on
Thursday to report nt Franklin, via.
Brookvllle the Low Grade Allegeny
Valley Hull Hoad. On Saturday the
company took tip the line of march as
ordered. Starting from Rldgway
about jeleven b'clock Friday night,
with thirty -due muskets twenty
rounds of ammunit ion besides a large
box for further supply, and three Com
misloned officers. Nothing, of im
portance transpired on the journey,
although the flying clouds gave token
of stornt. . Brockwayvllle was
reached at 'four o'clock, and the ma
jority of the boy camped in the hay
mow 'get ting up two or three hours af
ter with bull filled with hay seed and
caps and clothing all dust, looking
more like Striking grangers than
fierce mid blood thirsty (?) warriors.
Brookvllle, was reached In due season
through a drenching rain which gave
the boys a thorough ducking. The
Idea of a forty-niile march across tho
country in these days of steam and
rapid transit was often commented on
by the' members of the command, and
the modeof transportation condemned,
and grumbled at, but being soldiers,
obeyed orders without asking ques
tions.
The citizens of Brookvllle seemed
surprised to see an armed body of men
Invading their territory but instead
of devouring us, we caused a famine
at the American House, Mr. Kretz
only charging the lioys two bits and a
nickle for one of the squarest meals
you wish to see, and very kindly
transported our bnggnge to the depot
ami in many other ways added to the
comfort of the boys, for all which the
n ultimo proprietor lis the thanks of
I lie i-ominniiil. On arriving tit Bed
Hunk Junction, orders were received
directing the company to report nt
Pittsburgh wlierethe Seventh Division
had preceded us only u few hours,
ami; at this place the pieces were
loaded and here we found! also
another big box of nmuuition tind an
aid of Mujor Gen. Htiidekooiier to
guide us to our destination. There'
nort which we received at Brooville
that 300 strikers awaited us at New
Bethlehem and were going to dl.-nrin
the command created a slight feeling
of uiicurdncs but on receiving a Pitts-
bui'ir impel' the Bethlehem Junction
on the Lehigh Valley road was found
to he t lie place.
At Iiedliank the danger of nelng in
tcreepted by rioters made us just nil'
easy enough to 'be cautious, but nil
seemed determined to do the duty re
(mired of t hem at any cost.
At Klttanning the citizens e
pcciully the lailies, and more es
pecially the young ladies waved their
handUetvliieiV, and by actions
stronger than words welcomed ' us s
exponents nud champions of law and
order the sight of blue uniforms seem
ingto guarantee to all the protection
of law, and Mtssessing all with eon ft
dchee in the abilitv of the State to stis
tain itself even 'if it he by Ihe calling
out of armed bodies of citizens.
Pittsburgh was reached without
any disturbance mid we were landed,
at Luwrcnccville one to two miles
above the I'liion depot, a drilling
rain giving us n disagreeable welcome.
The guide appointed to take us to our
camping ground being evidently
slightly confused. We were first
marched into n burn yard and into
some body's back fence, ami out again
only to stumble over boilers which
lined the streets, and euch member
silently cursing the fate that com
pelled us to march under the direction
of a cotifnsed guide in a rain storm
After marching about a -hundred
thousand miles, at least 80 it seemed
when burdened with a musket, forty
round of nmunition, u soaked blunket,
boiled shirt, clean stockings, and ra
tions for several days, besides a cold
in the head and the fear that each
separate cubble stone harbored
rioter clamoring for out old muskets,
together with the comforting assur
auce that the green sward was to be
our "downy couch," minus the down,
and the blue canopy our covering,
To say that we were sick is no cir
cunistanee, and. as we climbed a
steep and ragged bluff ou the way to
our campingplace, the thought that
we were enjoying a soldier's privilege
to sleep in the grass or in a mud hole
seemed not in the least to enliven or
delight us. The crarkest clouds have
theirsllvery lining, and the silver lln
ing to this cloud came in the shape of
a patriotic citizen who kindly offered
to allow us the privilege of making his
barn our lodging place. All night
long the camp fires on the hillside
burned brightly, and the rain fell in
sufficient quantities to damp the
ardor of a thousand soldiers who lay
on the' ground watching for coming
dawn.
Sunduy morning aa usual, the rain
which an unpropltioua fat decreed
should follow us, was on hand with
unwelconied punctuality and amid
the storm the company formed and
marched to the hill top and threw out
skirmishers to secure tenta and straw
The tents were secured after a deal of
-,.Ki- nnd the straw we foraged UK
ing it onU and all, as the chap had not
thrashed his grain. The ay Beeineu
not the Sabbath, the putting np o
tents carrving of straw, and the ap
propriation of fences for firo wood
with all the noise aud excitement in
cident to camp life making one forget
the day, and on the principle mat in
Rome we should do aa the Romaus,"
all hands amused themselves, wlieu
nnt on duty aa beet they could. In
the evening we has dress parade, and
alter getting supper, tired and" sleepy,
all hands sought their "neat feather
mattress ail bursting with straw."
Our camp ia locatedi as we have be
fore Intimated, on a steep hill the
south side fronting the railroad track
by' a perpendicular bluff. At this
point we are greeted ar far as the eye
can see, In an easterly direction by
the ruins wrought by the mob on that
ever memorable Sunday night when
the Union depot, 125 locomotives,
several hundred cars, and thousands
of dollars worth of merchandise fell a
prey to the devouring element. The
trains were switched Into the yard
at the outbreak of the strike, and now
the rusty trucks standing In sodlid
array on eight or ten paraded tracktt,
with the oil trains marked by the
great number of barrel tops on the
track. One train was loaded with
pig Iron In another place two mill
stones have crumbled under'the flame,
while in another place an iron bridge
lies warped and shapeless, the rail
road track being warped and twisted
Into a hundred different shapes. The
trees and grass on the hill forty or fifty
feet above, being scorched and black
ened. The scene Is one of desolation
as though the sentinel of silence kept
watch over the ruins, and yet I am
told the people of Pittsburgh rejoiced
at this wanton destruction of property,
aud did not interpose until the entire
city was threatened with destruction.
The Incidents of the fire as we hear
them here are numerous. Barrels of
flour were rolled up the hill side dur
ing the excitement In places so steep
that in quiet times a person would
hardly venture unencumbered. A
citizen told me he had two friends
shot dead, neither being strikers or
participants in the mob, 'and one
while peaceably going to church.
Trains are running now with con
siderable regularity and will likely
all move as usual by the end of the
week. Large forces of men are en
gaged removing the debris andrepnir-
ing the the tracks.
It it likely the war is about though
the troops may not be dismissed.fbr
several weeks. All are expecting to
be sent to some .other polntsoon,
and It is certain that a portion of these
concentrated here'wllf be wderen to
other places MORE ANOv
THURSDAY, AUGUST
Warm weather.
1877.
Pkachkr nrc In market.
Mr. Ed. Paine, still continues' ser-
riously ill.
Mr. H. M. Powers and wife are vis
iting their friends In Maine.
RKAitour correspondence from the
Seat of War, In another column.
Freights commenced running on
the Middle Division, Tuesday. ' '
Rakpkkkiuks are in market yet, ot
Scents a quart.
Mus. lU.Mtv' A. PAnsoN-a,'' Jr.,. is
visiting her friends in Edinboro.
Bi.At krkrriks are in market, at
10 cents a quart.
Thk great railroad strike is almost
ended, and the people again feel. safe.
Mus. H. A. Pnterson and son, are
visiting their friends here. :
Mr. Gko. R. Dixos, County Super
intendent and wife arrived honie last
night. ' . .. i ...
Company II reached Pittsburgh
without any interference from the
strikers.
General Grant laid the first stone of
the Amelcan church at Geneva yes
terday. Why Is your shadow like false
friends? Because it stands' by "you
only In sunshine. ,
Thk work on the. street that con
nects Broad with the State Road, at
Osterhout'a Tannery, is progressing
rapidly.
Gen. Grants old war horse, has
been dying again. This makes the
seventh time, and the poor animal
may not recover.
It is stated that Murphy, the tem
perance orator, has entirely lost his
voice. When he gets married as it is
rumored he will soon, he may find
a wife who will have voice, enough for
two.
Thkrk are at least eight smart
young ladles in Macon, Ga. They
crnduated in gowns of their own
make, and then put into type their
"compositions" for publication.
The Editor of the Advocate is
absent with Co. H 17th Reg't N. G.
P. He being a member of that or
ganization, which will account for the
lack of our usual amount of local
news.
Female prisoners in the California
prisons are chained to poles, tied to
Iron rings and drawn around by the
bair, and some folks think it Is bear
ing on a little too much.
When you see a piece of ice lying
on the walk tfter 10 o'clock A. M.,
you may know that the husband is
determined and the wife obstinate,
and that they are waiting to see who
will give In- Free Frees.
Penfleld, P., July 80, 1877.
Editor Advocate. you did not
accept our invitation last year to the
Sunday School Jubilee at Weedville
Station on Bennetts Branch. But
nearly 600 people did. and had 4 good
time. Now we ask everybody and
others to come again Saturday August
11. - Excursion rates and back, Drift
wood, 1,00 Millers, 75; Dents, 70,
Grand and Mount Pleasant 50; Sum
merson, 45; Bennetts & Barrs,40 cents.
The regular trains give about 8 hours
on the ground. Dinner and Speeches
at 2:51 P. M. all but Editors bring
baskets of dinner.
L. BIRD, Sec.
Ami" w4i
Bitten by a Rattlesnake. ,
Mrs. Talmer Abbey, of Keating
township, met with a curious accident
some days ago, which came near prov
ing fatal. She and her husband were
out picking berries, and while step
ping Jover a log sho felt something
strike one of her limbs below the
knee. The immediate sensation was
quite painful, and she says felt as If
some one had hit her with a stone. She
sat down a few minutes, and finally
concluded to return to the house. In
the meantime the limb commenced
swelling. All the household remedies
known for swellings, bruises, bee
stings, Ac, were used with but little
effect. There was no suspicion that
she had been bitten by a venomous
reptile till some forty-eight hours af
ter when she began to feel very sick.
Then she came down to consult Dr. II.
L. McCoy. Upon an examination of
the almost imperceptible wound with
a glass the doctor pronounced It a rat
tlesnake bite. The prints of the fangs
of the reptile were distinctly vlsibel
under the glass. Mrs. Abbey had ta
ken the precaution before starting out
to put on a pair of heavy woolen socks,
also a pair of men's pantaloons, with
the bottom of the legs tucked inside
the socks, as a protection against the
briers and bushes, which fact was no
doubt all that saved her life. It is
well known by those who have inves
tigated the subject that the poison of
the rattlesnake is )recipttated by
means of the lower fang, which is
shorter than the upper one. In this
case the upper and longer fang pene
trated the outer covering and entered
the limb, while the thickness of the
covering did not permit the lower one
to penetrate far enough to deposit a
sufficient quantity of the poison to be
immediately fatal. Without medical
treatment the result would undoubt
edly have been fatal, and even with
the liest of treatment and care it will
be some time before Mrs. A. fully re
covers from the effects of the bite. It
was indeed what, may be called a
"close call" and it was not his snake
ship's fault that it was not a sure and
fatal one.
Terrible Powder Explosion.
THE auhtin company's store house
AT SHARON BLOWN To PIECES
GREAT DESTRUCTION OK PROPERTY
. A terrific explosion of a power-house
took place at Sharon, ut one o'clock
yesterday morning. The building
was situated in the woods, about half
a mile east of the city limits, and con
tallied kegs of powder belonging to
the Austin Powder Company, of
Cleveland. For some time small
amounts of powder have been missed,
and it ' had been the opinion that
thieves were obtaining admission ; so
it is believed that while the intruders
were at work the powder was ignited
in some way. This Is confirmed in
part by the finding of remnants of a
body. Xo trace whatever of the build
ing remains. Even the stones of the
foundation were broken, and pieces
weighing over twenty-five- pounds
were. carried a distance of a quarter of
a mile. Trees in the woods are almost
completely trimmed, and the ground
Is entirely covered with leaves and
branches; Here and there one can
find trees as thick as a man's body
completely twisted off. It is esti
mated thjat the damage resulting from
the explosion will reach $75,000.
Wilcox Motes.
Wilcox, Pa., August 1st.
Hot and dry with showers all around
us. ,
Just as I expected if you hit a skunk
Egypt howls, there must be a strong
affinity between them.
Some graceless scamps tore down
Buldwins Photograph tent last Satur
night, strewed his pictures about the
streets and broke some of the imple
ments. A wanton act of pure cussed
ness. The legitimate fruits of lager
beer dances and drunken frolicks.
The sooner some of tiiose lawless
rowdcys are made an example of, the
better for the country. I think a few
charges of bird shot would be good for
such fellows. PETE.
Bk Frank. Never deceive for the
sake of a' foolish jest, or to excite the
laughter of a few companions at the
expense of a friend. Be anxious when
you relate auything that you tell it
just as it occurred. Never vary in the
least degree. The reason why our
ears are often saluted by false reports
Is because people in telling real things
add a little to them, and aa they pass
through a dozen mouths the original
stories are turned into something en
ilrely different. So when you attempt
to tell anything that you have seen
with your own eyes relate it correctly
in every particular, and as you grow
older you will reap the advantages of
this course.
Inflammation of the kidneys is
known by fever, pain In the region of
the kidneys and shooting along the
course of the ureter, numbness of the
thigh, vomjting, urine high colored
and frequently discharged, costive'
ness and colic pains. The Barosma,
or Back-ache,' Liver and Kidney Cure
la warranted to relieve theee' symp
tons as it has not failed in so doing
the past eight years. Daily people
call to tell usof the great benefit re
ceived from using it. Prepared by E,
It. Thompson, Titusville, Pa. On re
ceipt of ons dollar will be expressed to
any address or six bottles for live uol
lars.
An Englishman committed suicide
the other day, and left a paper statong
that he did so "because his wife was
too good for him !" The jury very
properly returned a verdict that the
deceased was of "unound mind.
Graphic.
Mrs. Elizabeth Roat. wife of James
M. Roat ofMillville, committed sui
cide by hanging on Friday last. Mrs.
Roat was blessed with two children,
and at tho time of the said calamity,
one of them (a little girl) was present
to witness the sad sight of seeing her
mother take her own life. During
the morning, the unfortunate woman
had been about her work as usual,
when about eleven o'clock she told her
little daughter that if she would go
to the garret and procure a rope with
which to make a swing on the back
porch. After returning with the rope
and fastening it securely to the tim
bers above, the little girl remarked :
"Mother that rope is too abort to make
a swing for me," when Immediately
Mrs. Roat placed the fatal noose about
her own neck and stepped from a chair
upon which she was standing, and
before the neighbors were made ac
quainted with the fact, life was pro
nounced extinct. Her friends are un
able to give any cause for the rash act
on her part. Bloortuburg Sentinel'
20th Inst.
Speaking of hard times, an ex
change arrives at the very sensible
conclusion that hard times will cease
when "big bugs" take less and give
more, wten common people work
more, wear less and pay for what they
get; when young men learn to be
mechanics in place of gentlemen ;
when young women learn first to cook
In place of playing on a piano. The
poor man can discharge the ser
vant girl and pay his grocery bill.
Hard times can be banished from the
United States any day by industry,
by economy and by honesty.
It is stated that an old man at
Blackville, S. C. recently declined an
offer of 12 cento on the dollar for $750
Confederate money. The Courier
Journal pronounces the story ridicu
lous, and says : "If the person who
made the offer will only prosecute his
efforts be can get a steamboat load Of
that sort of currency at less than 12
cents on the dollar, aa when the war
closed thousands of people bad all the
old barrels and boxes full of it, and
the most of them have got it yet.
What's the "High French Twist?'.
Will the ladies explain 7 William-
Kjwrt Gazette & Bulletin. First make
three plaits of hair, hold the ends of
the right and left plats with your
teeth while you roll the centre plait up
in a ball and fasten it to the top of
your cranium with a hairpin. Then
twist the other two together aud hang
'ein on the ball with a Bet of hair pins
and there you have it. A fellow with
his hair cut with a lawn mower can't
have a "Frenah Twist." Telegraph,
The Cincinnati Commercial ex
plains the character of the mob in
that section by saying that "a mob
led by thieves took possession of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton de
pot and shops, : stopped trains and
turned the workingmen out of doors.
There was no strike the mob took
possession. Next In authority after a
notorious thief was a well-known
idiot." Of course the authorities have
got this notorious thief and this well
known idiot in jail.
"Do you drink" said one of the la
dies of ihe Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union to a bookbinder, when
he went to the ladies to deliver some
of his work; "Veil, 'I don't care oph I
takes a leetle," said the German, tak
ing the question for an invitation.
Headquarters Republican
L'BLIC'AN )
EE,
.Y 12, 1877. I
State Committe
Harrisruro, Jul
By direction of the Republican
State Committee, the Republican
State Convention heretofore called to
meet at Harrisburg on the 20th day of
August next, is hereby postponed, to
meet in Harrisburg, at noon, on Wed
nesday, September 5, 1877. This post
ponement is made at the request of a
large number of delegates elect, who
have engagements to be present at a
triennial conclave of Knights Temp
lar, which assembles at Cleveland,
Ohio, on the 2!th day of August next,
By order of the Committee,
HENRY M. HOYT, Chairman
A. WILSON NORRIS, Secretary
From the Clearfield Republienn.
Timklt Waikiko The following timely
advice is being copied extensively by th
various papers throughout the State, and
will not be out of place in this section,
where trespassing on private property is
common occurrence :
The law of Pennsylvania provide a fine
of not less than $5 or more then $1,00 and
costs for willfully entering any orchard,
garden, hot bed or green house, elubblng,
breaking, or otherwise injuring fruit or or
namental trees, or willfully tresspassing
upon, walking over, beating down ortramp-
ing upon, or otherwise injuring any grass.
grain, vines, vegetables or other growing
oropt; and in default of pajment of said
fine, Ihe offender may be committed for not
less than twenty nor more than sixty days.
Fruit stealing or the will taking or carry
ing away fruits, vegetables or ornamental
-trees, is declared by law te be a misde
meanor, and any person con viol ed thereof ia
he court of quarter sessions, shall be fined
not exceeding $50, and be imprisoned not
exceeding sixty days."
WAsaiaorroN, July 28. The following
telegram was received at the War Depart
ment this afternoon :
raiLADiLPBiA, juiy zs l:'u P- u
To the Adjutant General, U. 8. A. Washing
ton) Gov. Hartranft aad Col. Hamilton.
of the First United 8tates Artillery are "at
Pittsburg. Colonel Hamilton has about 50
prisoners, rioters taken from Johnstown
They have been reported to the Governor,
who has taken possession of them and has
directed the Attorney General rf the State
U) proseoute them immediately. This oulet
occupation of Pittsburg and opening the
rrnusyivania rauroau 1 imnk settles the
question or order in this division, and the
oniy trouaie;tnai seems 10 remain is con
cerned with the miners in certain parts in
the coal district, sue h as Soraatoa. Possi.
bly that may require similar treatment to
thatoi the railroad. W. S. Hasoook,
major ueoerai commanding.
State Motes.
The total number of pet lone killed in the
Pittsburg riot Is aboot forty,.
The loss by destruction of the grata ele
valors at Pittsburg Is f 250,000.
The rolling mill at Tamaqua is working
night aad' day.
Mrs. Patrick MoOoTsrn, of Haielton,
Luierne county, has been musing tlnoa
Monday, '
The Empire Hons at Greenville, Pa.,.
was destroyed by Are Friday night. Loss
$7,000 lo $9,000.
The oltiiens of Hamburg, Montgomery
eooaty, have voted against the purchase of
a steam Ore engine.'
Four children of the family of Frank M.
Trout, of Lanoaater oounty, died within a
few days of diphtheria.
The party of surveyors engaged in etUb-
Ushlng the boundary between New York
and Pennsylvania are now operating In
Bradford county,
altogether! about 2,600 cars were de
stroyed by the Pittsburg fire, over one-half
of which were loaded.
Dy the destruction of the Acme barrel
works at Titusville on Friday 265 men were
thrown out ef employment.
A limb last week struck Samuel Stiver,
of Clearfield oounty, while he was felling a
tree. He died iu half an hour after theae-
A little boy named Keller, while climbing
on a pile of lumber at Chambersburg, was
thrown to the ground and sustained dangei
ous Injurice.
A panther with a brass ring in ite noae
isfrightening'lhe citizens near Drehervillee,
Schuylkill county. It ia believed to have
escaped from a oircus.
John Bratton, supervisor of Shamokin
railroad, while proceeding to his home in
Sunbury, one night last week, was attacked
with clubskby several men. He wae ren.
dered insensible for two dnys. No clue to
the assailants.
A ball of rags saturated with oil was Set
on fire at Grtencantle, Franklin county, a
few days ago, and tied to a doge tail. The
frightened animal ran into a stable and set
it on fire, but the flames were promptly die-
covered and extinguished. Dangerous
amusement,
The counsel of Allen C, Laros, the con
demned prisoner, intend to petition the
Governor to appoint a commission to in
quire into and determine as to the sanity of
the pridoner.
Orlando Bortz a lad of fifteen, living
with his grandfather near Allentown, com
mitted suicide the other day, hanging him
self to a tree. His motive for the act is
not understood.
The coal shipments of the Delaware,
Lackawana and Western Railroad Company
for the past week show an increase of 48,
033 tons over those of the corresponding
week last yenr. Up to the present time
this year the oompany has Bhipped 1,535,
275 tons.
Major James II. Stewart, late of Gen
eral Pearson's staff has been appointed
aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel, to
Governor Hartranft, commander-in-chief
of Ihe National Guard of Pennsylvania.
General Pearson himseh has not been pro
moted as yet.
Mary Sellers an old lady of Pottstown,
has recently made several attempts to com
mit suicide. On Wednesday she jumped
from a second-story window of her dwelling
to the ground, Injuring one of her limbs
badly. Trouble about some property has
produced insanity.
Samuel Norman, a constable of Taren-
turn, Allegheny county, arrested August
Meyer on Thursday last for knocking down
a woman with a base ball bat. While ia
the constable's custody Meyer fired two
shots at him, causing fatal injuries. The
murderer is at large.
Thomas and Harry De Armitt were ar
rested by the police, one day last week, on
the charge of shooting at the Philadelphia
soldiers. Thomas workel at the eoal yard
of Dickson, Stewart & Co., and Harry is an
engineer on the Evergreen railroad. It is
olaimed that one of these is the man who
10 deliberately followed up the soldiers on
Penn and Butler streets, and by whose
weapon ten men were kilted.
Taa report that Sheriff Fife, of Alle
gheny county, was killed in the fight with,
the rioters at Pittsburg on Saturday night
week, ia contradicted now, and that be is
alive and unhurt. Probably when a boy,
be read the couplet about the chap "that
fights and runs away," eto. He has proved
himself a valiant (t) offioer ef whom his
constituents must feel proud.
Postal Changes.
Washisqtos, July 29. Postal changes
in Pennsylvania for the week ending July
28:
Discontinued Canoe, Clarion county.
Postmasters Appointed D. C. Thro, Du
bois, Clearfield county; O. R. Graham,
rorwood, Deleware county; E. Rupert,
Girty, Armstrong county; D. Curtlts, Lud
low, M'Kean county; G. Wagner, Rose-
erans, Clinton county; J. H. Mattern, 80-
bieski, Clearfield county:
O. W. Taylor,
Tivoli, Lycoming county.
MISS LEFRANC'S WALK.
She Accomplishes Fifty Miles in Twelve
nours.
Miss Bertie Lefrano, pedestrlenne, began
in Lawrence Hall, at eleven o'clock this
morning, the task of walking fifty miles in
twelve hours, .he accomwlished the feat
in the given time, finishing the last mile at
eight minutes past ten o'clock, having rest
ed meanwntie in. Bm sua.
Her best time was made in the thirty
ninth mile, which she walked in 9m. 4o.
The fortieth mile was made ia 10m.; forty.
first and forty-eight in 10m. 10s.: fortyjieo.
ond and forty sixtn in 10m. 45s. . and the
forty. ninth and fiftieth in llm. 80s eaoh.
From the forty-seventh to the forty -ninth
she rested at intervals of twenty-nine and
a-iiaii minutes, ana su ana a-bair minutes
before beginning her last half mile.- At
the conclusion pf the walk her pulse marked
ninety-eight and she was apparently not
much exhausted.
Mias Lefrano is eighteen years of age, is
five feet three inches ia height, and weighs
124 pounds. Her first walk was ia Provi.
denoe with May Marshall, pedestrienne, in
stay last, wnea ene walkea twenty-five
miles in 6h. 24m. She is a free, easy heel
and toe walker and has great power of en
durance. N. T. Herald.