HI DQW AY, PA., MARCH U, W8.
I Kott9 .
Several rafts were "stuck" on tbe
late flood.
Plant your tomato seed
Patrick's Dov. ',
on Bt.
r
Charles Mead, will .b&tyseVJajty
three years old next August
A new crossing between Hartley's
drugstore and the Hyde House.
Mrs. It. V. Klme has gone on a
Visit to friends at Jamestown, N. Y.
Don't bo In too much of a hurry to
make garden. Summer has not come
yet.
Dr. Hartley has erected a neat
grape arbor on his Broad Street prop
erty. Maple sugar Is now for sale In our
stores, and Is retailing at sixteen cents
a pound.
Wo publish the text of the long
nd bill, by Mr. Wallace, In another
column.
Services in all the churches last
Sunday. The fine weather Induced
people to turn out.
The firm of Barbour & Alien of
the McKean Miner has bcebjfdved.
blt. Alien retiring. wvv. '
; Next Sunday Is St. Patrick's
' Day, and the fifth anniversary of ye
editor's wedding day.
The next thiug will be the first
potato bug. He will bo around to see
who are buying seed potatoes.
Rev. W. H. Swartz has returned
after an absence of several weeks. He
seems much improved in health.
The next Presbyterian Sociable
will be held at the house of Hon. George
Dickinson, Wednesday, March 20.
.All are Invited.
There was an unusually large
: number of ladies on the street Satur
day and Sunday. Sure sign of a
storm.
Send in the money for your sub
1 Bcription, wood, rags, and old iron
'gratefully received and applied on
account.
The pigeons fly too high for our
nimrods, and, although the weather
s well suited for hunting, no game is
bugged.
Sheriff Oyster has planted some
peas, and now he don't know whether
to blanket them or build a shed to
protect them.
Read the article headed "Ridg
way" which we copy from the War
ren Ledger. It contains a good hint
to our business men.
The M'Kcan. Miner credits the
Elk Democrat with an item, laudatory
of the Miner, which uppearcd origi
nally in the Advocate.
The "boys", bad a bondflre on
Main Street Monday, and consumed
all tbe loose barrels they could lay
bauds on, and lots of fun thrown in-.
The Ridgway Silver Band were
out on Monday night long enough to
play "Home Sweet Home," and then
took their accustomed snooze a la Rip
Van Winkle.
Some mean "cuss" untied a raft at
de's mill which belonired to Mr.
Hyde and allowed it to drift down the
stream. The piece "stuck" opposite
Grant's tannery.
Stone is being hauled for the foun
dation of J. S. & W. H. Hyde's new
planing mill, which is to bo built
ncross Hyde's race opposite the site of
the old jobbing shop.
Found on the sidewalk on Main
street, a ladiy's breast pin. The
owner can have the same by proving
property and paying for local notices.
JAS. M'AFKE.
The weather, for this season of the
year, is something remarkable for this
section. Beautiful sunshiny days,
and nights just cool enough for com
fortable sleeping. Who would go to
Florida?
The big silver dollar will not
make its appearance In this section
for some time yet. Enough will be
coined the first year to give each citi
zen of this great republic one of the
'shiners.
, Thomas Noon and Oren Bedell
were injured last Thursday by a stick
of timber rolling on them. Mr. Noon
', had one foot and leg badly bruised,
while Mr. Bedell had both feet
severely injured.
. Ia another column we publish
nH r"Mi (in ru u it t-f nil r inf nr in
the House, February 20, on the store
order bill, and which were Incorrectly
, reported In (that fraud upon the tax
. payers of Pennsylvania) The Daily
Legislative llecord.
, The boys have been in the habit
of tapping the maple trees in the woods
near town. The other day a gentle
' man was In the woods, looking for
shade trees, when he came across a
basswood tree with three spouts in it.
The boys had made a slight mistake.
Wonder how basswood sugar is selling
this year?
Monday night last several miners
. while under the influence of liquor,
"cleaned out" Cook's bar-room at
j Centreville, this county. A warrant
; was issued by Esquire Taylor and one
t of the parties named Michael Coffee
w 1
wan arresieu ana me same night
lodged In jail here. The others are
still at large.
The attention of the Supervisors
of Ridgway township is called to the
unsightly condition of the south side
xf Main street, opposite the court
rsquare, where the water Is allowed to
stand and form a mud puddle, when
a few Hours work with a shovel Is all
tbat would necessary to allow the
water to escape, and which would add
... greatly to the appearance of the street.
"J
Notes.
Send us local Items.
Onion setts are sellinjr for ten
cents a quart.
For a nicely fitting suit of clothes
call on M'Afee the tailor.
"Bub" Taylor Is In town. He Is
ns long and looks as well as ever.
The show window In V, S. Ser
vices tin store looks neat and tasty.
Lawyer Bailey has painted a neat
sign for W. 8. Hamblen, Attorney at
law.
We put a quart of onion sets In
the ground last Tuesday. Now, let
the snow snow and the wind blow.
That fearful snow storm out west
makes a fellow feel like building a Arc
in the stove and getting up some wood
for w inter.
--We learu that Sidney Alma was
badly squczed last week, between two
freight cars on the Dauguscahonda
Railroad at Earley.
There Is a family in town that
killed and ato a sick calf which was
only a few days old. For sake of coni
mon decency this kind of business
should be stopped.
Horace Little has bought tho five
acres of land west of Grove Messen
ger's land on South street, and for
merly owned by Mr. M'Nulty of New
York.
The watch drawing at the Ridg
way House, week ago last Saturday,
resulted In No. 12, held by Oren
Bedell, drawing the watch. The
watch was worth about $40,00, and the
chances were sold at fifty cents each.
Fapor books neatly and cheaply
printed at this office. We guarantee
satisfaction 'fnJThTs kind of work and
will make '-the prices as low as possi
ble. New typB and fast presses.
Give us a call.
"Thanksgiving Sermon by Rev.
J. M. Gillette, with Remarks and
Chriticisnis by 'A Catholic' as pub
lished respectively in the Elk Demo
crat 'and Advocate," is the title of an
eighteen page phamplet, which we
have for sale at this office for 25 cents
a copy.
A fire at Spartansburg, P., "last
Thursday morning destroyed every
business house in the place, including
the Masonic Lodge Hall, Post Office
and depot. The loss is estimated at
30,000; insurance, $25,000. The Are
is supposed to have been the work of
an incendiary. Late advices say that
the loss will rcacli $100,000 ; insurance
probably 50,000. Suspicion of incen
diarism rests strongly upon W. M.
Jacobs, in whose store the fire origin
ated, and who has sought the protec
tion of the authorities to avoid threat
ened lynching. Not a store or busi
ness house of any kiud is left, and
about twenty families are homeless.
Several days ago while Harry
Wilson and Alva Mai horn were dig
ging a well on the line of their lots ou
Zion's Hill, an accident occurred
which came near proving fatal. Alva
Malhorn was down in tho well wal
ling it up while Harry Wilson and
John Hamilton were lowering the
stone to him. By some mischance the
tub slipped while full of stone, and
fell with terrible force to the bottom.
Malhorn heard the alarm given by
Wilson just in time to dodge into a
crevice in the side of the well and
thus escaped with a few slight
scratches. A few days before a pick
fell down which Malhorn also suc
ceeded in dodging.
On Saturday evening a commo
tion was raised in the street by the
alarm being given that "the prisoners
are escaping from the jail." We re
paired to the jail and just in time to
be told that the fim was all over.
Mr. Wensel, the jailor, was at the time
down the creek, and his brother-iu-law,
Mr. Mohncy, a young man, had
charge of the jail during his absence.
Saturday night, when Mr. Mohney,
as was, his usual custom, attempted to
lock the cells for the night he was at
tacked by Smith, (This Smith is the
one who is lodged in jail on the charge
of breaking into the Wilcox station)
one of the prisoners and struck a blow
over tho head with a short piece of a
broomstick, when a scuffle ensued,
and it seems the prisoner was getting
the better of young Mohney when
Mrs. Wensel came to the rescue, and
they succeeded in holding the chap
while Miss Lizzie Luther, who was
staying with Mrs. Wensel, ran out
and gave the alarm. In his endeavors
to escape he gave Mrs. Wensel several
blows with the stick which he re
tained. Wm. Cuthbert was the first
one on the scene, and with his aid the
prisoner was secured, and returned to
his cell. In a few moments the jail
was filled with a crowd of boys and
men, and after a short time Sheriff
Oyster, who had retired for the night,
arrived and after giving the prisoner
some sound advice he and the rest of
the crowd withdrew. The chances are
that Mr. Smith will "keep his room"
during his stay at the hotel de Wen
sel. Church Directory,
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Services by Rev. I. Breneman,
German in the morning and English
in the evening.
GRACE CHURCH.
Rev. Wm. Jas. Miller, morning
and evening at the usual hours.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Morning and evening at the usual
hours by Rev. W. H. Swartz.
Birth.
On Tuesday, March 12, 1878, to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank M'Gloin, of this place,
a son.
Died.
M'Gibney. At Olean, N. Y., on
Tuesday March 12, 1878, of consump
tion, Geo. B. M'Gibney, aged about
28 years.
Ridgway.
From the Warren Ledger,
After plodding on foot through mud
and snow all winter, the sensation of
a ride of a few miles on the cars is
pleasurable. Hence last Friday we
took the cars for Ridgway, partially
on business principally for pleasure.
A run of three hours takes one from
Warren to Ridgway. All along the
route there are evidences of thrlftln
the lumbering business. At Ludlow
they have iminenso piles of lumber
and logs. The mills at this place are
owned by Hoffman & Co., and the
Curtis mills, with which is a tannery.
As we striko the Clarion river, tbe
mills seem to bo well stocked, and the
work of rafting In tbe boards had bo
gun. Although the winter has been a
mild one, with but little snow, tho
lumber trade seems to have been
d rived with a zest seldom equaled.
Should our lumbermen in this region
bo lucky enough to get their stock to
market, they will bring back a largo
amount of money, and then there will
be a revival of business throughout the
lumber region. For while our lum
bermen have been fortunate in getting
in stocks, the fact does not hold good
the country over, and those who have
tho lumber will most likely be re
warded with good prices.
Ridgway, Elk Co., has a population
of from 800 to 1,000. Among them
are a goodly number of substantial
butiinesslmen. The firm of J. S. & W.
H. Hyde is perhaps the heaviest firm
in that county, and for ought we
know, tho heaviest in this part of the
State. We are told that J. S. Hyde is
worth in these times of depression,
fully $400,000, and yet is not quite
uaPPy but Is busy looking round for
more. Mr. Hyde has been an inde
fatigable worker, a good calculator,
and a money-saver, and before old ago
has taken a firm hold, has amassed a
fortune he can call his own. The firm
of J. S. & W. H. Hyde, dealers In
general merchandise, occupy the most
magnificent retail store in this part of
the State, and with but one exception,
Philadelphia, the largest in the State.
Their building is a new one, three
stories in height, the upper story be
ing a Hall, or as It is styled, Hyde's
Opera House. The size of the build
ing is 95x05 feet. On the first floor Is
their dry goods, grocery, hardware
and stove departments with a tin shop.
On the upper floor is the clothing and
carpet department, and private offices.
All these departments are well filled
with goods suitable to the wants of the
people. W. II. Hyde sou of J. S.,
presides here, in his quiet, but
thoroughly business way. He has the
confidence of his customers and the
people who know him. They call
him "Will.," to which he responds
with as much alacrity to the least of
his customers as to the largest. He
makes no more noise, nor consumes
no more time, it is said, in a twenty
thousand dollar transaction, than one
of two dollars always equal to the
emergency. He even gave us his at
tention, well knowing we hadn't a
farthing to pay him, and conducted us
to the innermost recesses of the vast
establishment, showing how the
building is lighted and warmed. The
gas is manufactured within the build
ing, and the whole is warmed with
steam pipes. The Opera House is
almost a marvel of beauty for a town
of the size of Ridgway. The Hall is
64 feet square, capable of seating 800
persons. The scenery gives splendid
effect, and was painted at great cost.
In front "are two pieces of statuary,
and the frescoing of tho Hall is equal
to any work of the kind to be found
anywhere. All was gotten up with
out regard to cost, but with regard to
beauty and convenience. Tho entire
length of the Hall and stage combined
Is 5)0 feet by 04 feet in width. It is a
thing the Ridgway people should be
proud of, and to do them justice, we
may say they are so.
The Ridgway Union School is
another institution worth mentioning.
The building is conveniently large for
thescholurs, who number something
over 100. Prof. J. B. Johnson Is the
Principal, assisted by his wife. Miss
S. B. Kinnear teaches the Intermedi
ate Department, and Miss B. E. Wil
cox the primary department. Prof.
Johnson is considered among the best
of Principals, but we were astonished
to learn that his salary is but $800 per
year a hundred dollars per month for
eight months service.
Jlidgway has two tanneries, one
owned by Grant & Horton, with 200
vats, the other by W. H. Osterhout,
with 400 vats. There is also a ma
chine shop. Among the lumbermen
are the Dickinson Brothers, of whom,
Will Dickinson, married a Warren
girl, showing his good judgment re
garding women, as well as his success
In lumbering justifies us in saying he
is a good business man. Thir arm,
with another, have built a plank road
from their mill through the town to
tho depot, a distance of about one
mile, so that In this muddy season the
principal street is dry and pleasant to
travel over.
Tho Elk Democrat is printed here,
edited by E. J. Miller, a young man,
a gentleman, although a Democratic
editor. Our stay was rendered pleas
ant by the kind attentions of Mr,
Miller.
The Advocate is edited by Henry
A. Parsons, Jr. Both papers have
fair circulations, but the business men
of the place are too careful about ad
vertising. In a great measure, a pa
per depends upon Its advertising pat
ronage, and many are too thoughtless,
or too penurious, to do justice to them
selves, or the editor, to whom all more
or less go when specialties are needed
and when a gratuity is desired. The
business men of Ridgway are not as
generous with their newspapers as
they are deserving of patronage, as we
Judge by looking over the pages of the
papers.
Among the number at tho Hyde
House we noticed Judge Wetmore,
who was holding an argument Court.
The Judge is popular with the Ridg
way people all speaking of him In the
highest of terms as a Judge, and for his
social qualifications; and he certainly
uses his spare time in the discussion of
such subjects as the people are inter
ested in who come in contact with
him. Being a lumberman and a far
mer, being a practical man, as well as
theoretic, and being a close reader and
a good thinker, his conversation par
takes of tho useful.
So far there have been no failures In
Ridgway, and althoug business . is
comparatively dull, all the business
men are considered sound.
Thero are a large number of fine
dwellings there, denoting a high order
of culture among the inhabitants.
There are two banking bouses
Ridgway Bank and Elk County Bank.
The people aro social and orderly,
but few loafers being visible.
In short, Ridgway has nothing to
be ashamed of In the way of enterprise
or intelligence. She compares favora
bly with any town In the Siate in
these respects. Her county officials
are counted tho best. '
On our way home we saw Gen.
Thos. L. Kane, of Kane, who claims
to be an invalid ; but his keen, pierc
ing eyes are evidence that he has a
stock of vitality that will carry him
along many years yet. He Buffers
from wounds received In battle, and
occasionally concludes the? will
shortly terminate his life. However,
the pure air of Kane keeps life's cur
rent moving, as he thinks it would
not in any other locality.
State Notes. ,
In Warren county 400 barrels of
oil are produced per day.
Lawrence Hcinman, an Allegheny
pauper, has fallen heir to $40,(00.
One hundred men of Bnddocks,
Allegheny county, will leave soon for
Brazil to work on the new railroad.
A well known member of the
Pittsburgh bar has disappeared, and it
is said his accounts are $10,000 short.
A Pittsburgh residence, erected at
a cost of $127,000 was sold a tew days
ago for $10,000, subject to a Mortgage
of $17,000. !
Tho number of pieces of coin
turned out by tho Philadelphia mint
during the month of February was
3,734,670, the value of which was $1,
083,394. The Williamsport Gazette and
Bulletin says: "It is understood that
some of the principal producers of the
Bradford oil district aro developing a
project for laying a pipe Hne the east
ern terminus of which . shall be this
city."
C. W. Kline of Hazelton bas en
tered suit against Lewis Landmesser,
republican candidate for sheriff of Lu
zerne county, for the; recovery of
$331.85 for expenses inourred by him
as chairman in running his represen
tative district in the interest of Land
messer. 1
The quantity of coal produced by
the Schuylkill region for the week
ending March 2 was 70,251 tons, as
against 1,G57 tons the previous week
and 68,031 tons for the corresponding
week of last year. The total produc
tion of anthracite, as shown by the
summary, is steadily falling off from
that of last year.
Tho Philadelphia Ledger says:
"The State Senate is respectfully
notified that the select and common
council of Philadelphia have passed,
by unanimous votes in both branches,
a resolution requesting the defeat of
the "Recorder's bill" which is a bill
to compel the milliners, trimming
store keepers, small tradesmen, me
chanics and others in Philadelphia to
return tribute in the shape of compul
sory fees towards making a lucrative
salary for an utterly useless office.''
Attempted Suicide. This morn
ing (7th, inst.,) about 7 o'clock, a gen
teely dressed young man made his ap
pearance at the Franklin house In
this borough, and stated that he had
been shot by two men, who after
wards robbed him. He represented
that the crime had been committed
about a mile west of town, a little be
fore dark last evening. The one side
of his face was covered with blood and
his general appearance Indicated ex
haustion. He stated that he was shot
in the left ear and in the stomach.
He was taken to a room, and placed
in a bed. Upon examining the
wound in the stomach it was found
that tho shirt and undershirt was
burned with powder,and upon being
questioned ho admitted that ho had
made an attempt to kill himself. He
then gave his name as J. H. Kitchen.
his home is in Columbia county, his
father lives in Columbia county, and
his post office address is Central P,
O. Columbia Co. Pa. His age he
states is 21. He refused to give any
reason for the rash act, and begged
that no one should write to his father,
Neither of the wounds are considered
fatal. The doctors are attempting to
remove the ball from his head this af
ternoon. The other ball has not been
found. It is believed he will recover.
Gazelle (St 'Mary's.)
The Senators and Representatives
belonging to the medical profession
held a meeting on March 6th, and ap
pointed a committee to prepare a con
current resolution authorizing tho ap
pointment of a joint committee to in
quire into the treatment of the insane
in the Penneylvanla hospitals,' ahd to
report to the next Legislature. "Dr,
C. It. Earley, ot Elk, was president of
the meeting.
Kain storm ou Tuesday, Just as
we had made up our mind to have
pleasant weather.
Sotcs from onr Exchanges.
by counties.
Jefferson
From tho Republican.
Mr. Lewis L. Mohney, a young
man lntheemploy ofMr.K. L. Blood,
while unloading oil In front of Mr.
Blood's building last Friday, met with
quite a severe and painful accident.
Ho was in the act of letting a barrel
down on the skid, when the team
moved forward, letting tho barrel
down on his foot, almost severing the
great toe, necessitating the services of
a surgeon.
The funeral of William Thomp
son, killed by falling from his engine
at Mix Run, on the eastern end of tho
Law Grade road, on Monday of last
week, took place Thursday last, his
remains being buried in the graveyard
at Jefferson church, near Dowlingvllle.
Many of his comrades on the road
were present to pay the last sad rites
to a dear and respected friend, a large
concourse of people, friends and
neighbors, also following the cortege
to his lost resting place.
The dwelling house of Mr. Rich
ard Bedell, of Warsaw township, was
entirely destroyed by fire on the night
of Wednesday last. He was success
ful in rescuing most of his household
effects, excepting that contained In
the kitchen, where the fire originated
and where it had gained such head
way as to preclude all efforts to save
the contents. We have no estimate
of Mr. Bedell's loss, or knowledge
whether he had any Insurance or not.
The other evening two men en
tered the house of Mr. Rinard An
thony, of Union township, in his ab
sence. Mrs. A. invited thein to be
seated, but, paying no attention to
her, they kicked over a bed that was
in the room, and going to the cradle
one of them lifted the babe up in his
arms. The mother now being greatly
alarmed, ran and took the child from
him, when they commanded her to
"clear out." She ran some distance
to where Mr. A. was working, and ho
hurried back to the house, but found
that the scamps had gone, having in
the meantime broken open a trunk,
and taken therefrom a small amount
of silver, and also carried away a ham
and some flour. By this time it was
snowing quite fast and was so dark
that Mr. Anthony found it impossible
to track the thieves, so they escaped
with their spoils. Our farmers ought
to keep a rifle, loaded and primed, for
such customers, and in this way ad
minister a kind of "speedy justice"
to them.
Clarion
From the Republican.
Mr. James L. Mansou, of Mill-
creek township, sends his claim for
hauling the biggest load with one
team, of tho season. On February
4(h he hauled six huudred feet cf oak
square timber, a distance of two miles.
If any body can equal this, now is the
time they can be heard from.
From the Jacksonian.
An inhuman father, of Jefferson
City, this county, while under the in
fluence of liquor, recently attemptod
to hang his own daughter, a young
girl about sixteen years of ago. She
had been sick for several days, and on
Friday of last week, being sufficiently
recovered as to be around the house,
tbe drunken father went Into the room
where she was sitting iu another de
partment, caught her by the waist,
and placing a rope around her neck,
tried to hang her. The young lady's
screams brought her mother to her
assistance, and the neighbors coming
in sue was rescued and ner lather se
cured.
McKean
From the Miner.
A great deal of interest has been
manifested in the case of Common
wealth vs. P. R. Cotter, which was
tried at the last term of court. It
Is happily an Infrequent occurrence
for the prosecuting attorney of the
court to be himself arrayed as a de
fendant in a criminal action at the bar
of the court. The history of tho case
can be briefly stated. Some weeks ago
the Burgess of Bradford borough
found It necessary to cause the arrest
of the inmates of a well-known house
of ill-fame in that borough. Tho par
ties arrested at once applied to Mr.
Cotter for assistance, and his enthu
siasm in behalf of his "fair" and, as
he seemed to consider, persecuted
clients outran bis discretion. He vis
ited the chief of police aud demanded
their release or the surrender of the
keys to the lock-up. Failingthere, he
visited the officer in whose charge the
prisoners were, and- by means of vari
ous aud divers threats induced that
officer, who confessed to be very much
panic stricken, to surrender tho keys.
Having the keys In his possession he
unbarred the prison gates and bid the
"soiled doves" once more to spread
their wings under the free air of
heaven. For this he was arrested aud
bound over to court. A true bill was
found by the grand jury, he was tried
and found guilty. O. A. Hotchkiss
was appointed District Attorney pro
tern, to conduct the case on the part of
the Commonwealth, assisted by J. C.
Sturgeon. The prisoner was ably de
fended byhiscounsel, W.A.Williams,
J. R. Clark, and ex-Judge Williston.
The Court House was well filled dur
ing the trial, as it was one of those
dirty cases that seem so peculiarly at
tractive to the masculine mind. It is
unnecessary to state that there were
no ladies present, with the exceptioii
of one of Mr. Cotter's witnesses. The
evidenco was very conclusive, and
showed on the part of the prisoner a
degree of recklessness and utter disre
gard of personal or official dnmitv and
self-respect that could not Dut have
caused his own friends to hang their
heads in shame. The iurv brought iu
a yerdict of truiltv without delay and
on motion of defendant's counsel the
sentence was reserved until April term.
Store Orders.
REMARKS BY HON,
ELK COUNTY, IN
, C. R. EARLEY, OK
THE HOUSE, FEB-
RUAY M.
Mr. EARLEY, I do not desire to
discuss this bill at length, but I must
confess that I am somewhat aston
ished at this motion being made to
day on tho ground that the bill may be
passed and sent to the Senate to sec if
that body cannot make a good bill out
of It. I am astonished to see lawyers
gentlemen whom I know to be well
informed in the law, advocating the
passage of a bill which strikes at the
very foundation of tho right of con
tract. From tho time of the forma
tion of our government to the present
time that has been held as a most
sacred right between man and man.
I will admit that at one time when
we had a class of laborers in this
country who were owned, by those
who worked them as they pleased,
this class of laborers wcro denied the
right of contracting and were only
subject to the will of their masters.
But that condition of manhood passed
away and forever. Human slavery is
wiped from our statutes and no longer
curses our country. But now we are
asked to pass a law prohibiting free
men who earn their bread by the
sweat of their brows from going to
their neighbors and making acontract
for their labor. We are now asked to
pass a bill to prohibit a man who de
pends for his livelihood upon his daily
labor from taking, if he sees fit to do
so, a bushel of potatoes or any other
commodity for his service. Sir, It is
striking a death blow to labor. It is
establishing a system which the labor
ing men do not ask for. They say,
"for God's sake allow us to make our
own contracts." I know that, in some
portions of the Commonwealth there
are abuses, but I also know that there
is no law upon the statute books of
this Commonwealth to-day that is not
evaded that is entirely efficacious in
preventing mischief. The bill which
we are now asked to pass is evidently
unconstitutional. Every lawyer upon
this floor must be aware of that fact.
It is a bill which violates the funda
mental principles of justice. If, in
deed, these laboring men have had a
jury pass upon theircondition of mind,
which has declared them Incapable of
making contracts, then let them have
guardians appointed, for this bill pro
ceeds upon the theory that the labor
ing men have not sufficient intelli
gence to make contracts. But, I tell
you the laboring men of this Com
monwealth are fully as competent to
make a contract as any other class of
people in this State or any other State.
I have had miners working for me
I am not interested In mining now,
although I employ some men and I
have had a committee of laboring men
wait upon me and implore me to fur
nish them the necessaries of life, for
the reason that they could not wait
until they received their pay; that
they must have something upon which
to support their families. It is not my
purpose nor my motive to oppress the
laboring men. On tho contrary, I
would make it a misdemeanor for any
merchant to take one farthing more
for goods on an order than he would
sell for cash. I would vote for any
law calculated to put a stop to that
abuse, but I will not vote for a bill
which robs the laborer of his privil
eges as an American citizen which
takes from a man who earns his daily
bread by the sweat of his brow the
power of making such contracts as he
sees fit. This bill I know is not de
sired in any portion of this State, un
less it may be in some of the anthra
cite regions. If you wish to do so you
can pass a law remedying the evil
which exists there, but do not, for
God's sake, pass a bill which will
strike such a blow at the laboring
man as this bill does, for there are
many cases where the laborer could
not get work unless he made some
contract to take his pay in something
besides money, at least part of it. The
introduction of this bill is an insult to
the intelligence of those who swing
the ax and handle the pick.
E. K. Thompson's Great Healing
Ointment for sores, frosted feet, fever
sores, burns, old ulcers, boils, &c, &c.
A sure and speedy cure.
Directions Spread on a thin cloth,
and change once or twice a day, wash
ing each time with genuine Castile
Soap. Prepared by E. K. Thompson,
Titusville, Pa. Price 25 cents.
Bold by Dr. T. B. Hartley, Kidgway
Pa.
BL O TCUES, n O UGH
SKIN,
These and all kindred affections are
caused by impure blood. A few
weeks use of Dr. Fennel's Blood and
Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic causes
them to disappear, and completely
rids the system of the Impurities that
produced them. Tho complexion un
der its use acquires a clear and mellow
appearance, the head becomes clear
aud the nervesstrong. One bottle will
sometimes effect a cure. Other cases
will require more. In all these cases,
as indeed, in all forms of blood disease,
whether showing itself in eruptions
on the skin, biiliousness in the eye
aud complexion, or scrofulous ulcers
anywhere, a cure is only a question of
time, it win result lr tne remeay is
persisted in. It is well to use wttb.it
Dr. Fenner's Salt Rheum Ointment
to all eruptions and sores.
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Dr. M. M. Fenuer, Fredonla, N. Y. Denr
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a beautiful song and chorus, entitled
"Silver Gray," composed . by S.
Turney. It is said to be one of the
prettiest songs now published. Any
music dealer will mail it to your ad
dress on receipt of price, 8.0 cents,
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Business curds, ten lines or less, per year
Advertisements payable quarterly.
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Business Cards.
GEO. A. RATHBUN
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Main Street, Ridgway, Ellc Co., fa,
HALL & M'CAULEY.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Office in New Brick Building-, Main Street,
Ridgway, Elk Co., To. T3n2tf.
J. O. W. BAILEY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk Connty, Pa. Agent for the
Traveler's Life and Accident Insurance Co.,
of Hartford, Connctlcut. vlnffiyl.
LUCORE & HAMBLEN.
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk County Pa, Office across
tho hall from the Democrat establishment.
Claims for collection promptly attended to
J ne. IS-1878
E. G. FAY.
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMIS
SION BROKER.
And General Collection Agent, No. 206
Walnut Place, (3111 Walnut Street.) Philadel
phia, Pa. n41-ly
NEW MEAT MARKET.
MERCER BROTHERS have moved their
meat market from D. D. Cook's building to
W. 8. Service's hardware store, where they
invito nil wishing beef, pork, veal and
sausago to give thein a call.
v7n47tf,
CHARLES HOLES.
WATCHMAKER, ENGRAVER AND JEW
ELER Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold
Pen. Repairing Watches, etc., done with the
same accuracy as heretofore. Satisfaction
guaranteed. vlnly
G. Q. MESSENGE3L
DRUGGIST AND FARMACEUTIST.
N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets,
Ridgway, Ph., full assortment of carefully
selected Foreign and Domestic Drugs. Pre
scriptions carefully dlspensod at all hours,
day or night. Vln3y
T. S. HARTLEY, M. D.,
physician and surgeon.
Oflico In Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main StrcetB. Residence corner Broad
Street, opposite the College. Office hours
from 8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 P. M.
vln2yl.
J. S. BORDWELL, M. D.
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed his office from Centre Street,
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa., In the second
story of tho new brick building of John G.
Hall, west of the Hydo House.
Olllco hours : 1 to 2 P. M. 7 to 9 P. M.
MRS. N. T. CUMMINGS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Ladles' Cloaks,
at Mrs. N. T. Cummlngs, also ties, collars
culls, hoisery, gloves, and a genoral assort
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Remember the
place over It. I. Campbell's store, Main street'
Cul 1 and examine before purchasing else
where.
HYDE HOUSE.
W. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore so
liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention to
the comfort and convenience of guests, to
merit a continuance of tbe same,
octao'oo
Ridgway Oyster, Fish and Produce)
Market.
The undersigned having leased tho build
ing formerly used by Mercer Bros., as a Meat
Market will occupy tho sumo as a General
Market House, and will constantly have on
hund. Shell, Tub, and Canned Oysters, a
variety of Fresh and Salt Fish, Foreign and
Domestic Fruits and Nuts, and all kinds of
Produce. Canned fruits and Jelllls.
Frosli Invoices of Oysters and Fish Dolly.
A. C. MATHEWS & CO.
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING.
MRS. J. R. KELTZ, KerBey, Elk Co., Pa.,
takes this method of announcing to tho citi
zens of Elk county, that Bhe has on hand an
assortment of fashionable millinery goods
which will be sold cheap. Also dressmaking
In all its branches.
Agent for Dr. J. Ball A Co'g Patent Ivory
and Lignum Vitas Eye Cups. Send for des
criptive circular.
nrryL
APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLO
PEDIA. Vol. 3 of this admirable work 1b Just out
making it half complete, as there are to be IS
iu all, of 800 pages each, one being issued in
twojnonths. It makes a complete- library,
and no one can aiford to do without it who
would keep well Informed. Price 80,00 a vol
ume in leather, or 87,00 in elegant half Tur
key. C. K. Judson, Frcdonia, N. Y., controls
tho salo iu Elk county. Address him for
patleular8. gep 17-tf.
E. K. GRESH.
DEALER In all kinds of cabinol ware,
wood and cane scat chairs, kitchen and ex
tentlon tables, wood and marble top stands,
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots.
looking glasses, wood and marble top cham
ber Bulla, mattresses, spring bed bottoms,
bed steads, cribs. Laferty's metal lined
wood pumps, Ac, do. Cane seats replaced
with perforated wood scuts. Weed sewing
machine reduced from 05 to (45, the best ma
chine In the market, and picture frames
mudo to order. Alsoa large assorted stock of
ready made coffins constantly on hand and
trimmed at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms
in musonio building, Ridgway Pa.
v7n51t.
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FOR BOND HOLDERS !
GREENBACKS
. FOR GOLD GAMBLERS I
GREENBACKS
GREEN BlrcAKIrLBANKEIla,
GREENBACKTTHEPEOrLE
FOR ALL PURPOSES t
For which money is used lnterchangable at
par with Gold and Silver, la a sufficient
quantity as to promote industry, invite imi
grutlon, and develope the resources of the
oouuty, is what the
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
clulms is the only remedy for the ills brought
upon the country by Legislation and Laws,
enacted for the benctitof a Monied Class, and
the oppression of Labor aud Industry.
Government Credit sustains our Bonds for
the beuelitof the wealthy, let thesame Credit
Sustain Greenbacks
For the benefit of the People who sustain the
uuiiy i'.nf(uirer per year,..,
, $12.00
Free of postuue.
Agents wanted.
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