THURSDAY, OCT., 8.1 1878.
Note.
A few more frosts and the chest
nuts will open.
The weather was very pleasant
first of the week.
Tomatoes ripened rapidly during
the pleasant weather.
The Philadelphia banks lost
during last year only $61,676 80.
Thirteen children were born In
one of the Easton wards In one night
recently.
The Allegheny Valley railroad
company claims $300,000 from the
estate of the late Wm. Phillips, of
Alleghany county.
The Democrats will have a big
mass meeting at this place on Tuesday
evening next Oct. 8, George A. Jenks,
and Senator Peale will address the
meetl ng.
Personal Kotos.
John Fannin Jr., has moved his
family to Daguscahonda.
Albert Bechtold's baby a few
weeks old died on Monday.
D. D. Cook has gone to Jamestown
to attend his mother's funeral.
Hiss Carrie Luther commences
teaching school at Raught's Mills next
Monday.
Capt. Jas. Woodward has disposed
of his stock of goods, and discontinued
business.
Mrs. D. C. Oyster has gone on a
visit to friends at New Bethlehem,
Clarion county.
Miss Emma E. Ross will teach
the Boot Jack school, commencing on
Monday Sept. 14th.
Prof. Dixon is now at Couders
port attending the Potter county
teachers' institute.
John Stout, of Lock Haven, for
merly in the employ of J. S. Powell is
again in bis old place.
Rev. H. V. Talbot has heen ap
pointed by his conference to stay at
this place for another year.
Henry McCready has moved his
family to Kane, where he will engage
in the butchering business.
Charles McVean is Deputy Pro-
thonotary at St. Mary's to assist in
making out naturalization papers.
Doctor Bordwell and Henry
Thayer have each planted nine bushels
of wheat on six acres of their windfall
farms.
Miss Jennie Stout, of Lock Haven,
sister of Miss Frank Stout Is now em
ployed in McAfee's tailor shop.
W. B Smith is again at his post in
Service's tin shop after a visit of a
week or so to friends in Warren
county.
W. W. Ames, Republican candi
date for Representative was in town
yesterday. His chances for election
are getting better each day.
People are beginning to realize the
fact that to get your clothes made to
order is the cheapest in the end, and
the place to get them made is at Jas.
McAfee's.
In our last issue we neglected to
state that M. S. Kline had been ad
mitted to the Elk county bar. Madi
son has been a diligent student and
will no doubt be a successful lawyer.
Mr. N. W. Mead of the Bradford
Morning Breeze called on us this week.
His sprightly little daily is now pub
lished every morning in the week
Sunday not excepted.
Miss Armstiong, a sister of Miss
Annie Armstrong of this place, who
lias been visiting here for several
weeks returned to her home at East
Brady yesterday afternoon.
H. A. Adams, one of the Forest
county Greenback Senatorial Conferees
was seriously injured in the local
freight-train wreck, near Kane, on the
morning of Sept. 24th. He was, in
consequence, unable to attend the Con
ference at this place on the same day.
Sheriff Oyster was in the wreck of
the local freight at Kane on the morn
ing of Sept. 24th, and escaped by
jumping out the car window. He was
sitting near the stove when the acci
dent occurred. This is the second
time the Bnerirr has escaped trom a
railroad accident, the other time being
on the 1st day of last November, when
the accommodation collided with a
freight train a few rods east of Elk
Creek Mill.
Reckless Tramps.
Monday night in the saloon of Jos.
Windfelder, St. Mary's, several tramps
Decame urunn and noisy, and were
finally ousted, when they drew revol
vers and emptied their contents into
the midst of the bystanders. Henry
Lceffier, a resident of St. Mary's, was
shot through the leg of his pantaloons,
without Injury to the leg, no one else
hit. Seven of the tramps were arrest
ed, and after a hearing four were dis
charged, and three John Kelley, Clar
ence Demune, and John Russel, were
brought to this place on Tuesday after
noon and lodged in jail to await trial
at the November term of court.
One hundred new Fall Samples,
and the new Fall styles Fashion Plate
ust received from Wanamaker's at the
West End Store. Suite cheaper than
ever. A new feature introduced this
season U the prepayment by W. & B.
of the express charges upon all suits
costing $20 and upwards, where the
money accompanies the order, thus
giving our citizens goods at Philadel
phla prices. Among the rules of this
house
?.r,ce- I Caeh Payment,
full Guarantee. Money Returned.
-The Bronkvllle Hcjmblican says :
On Wednesday last, about noon, Mr.
Abraham Marshall, of Snyder town
ship, met with an- accident that re
sulted in his death on the evening of
the next day. He, while adjusting the
harness on his horse, received a kick
on the abdomen, which after Intense
suffering, caused his death as above
Btated. Mr. Marshall was an exem
plary young man, a member of the' P.
E. Church at Sugar Hill, and was
greatly esteemed by his friends and
acquaintances. He was the son of a
widowed mother, and her stay and
support, his sudden death being to her
a great sorrow.
The Forest Prenn says: Messrs.
J. D. Hullngs and H. A. Adams, on
Monday last, started for Rldgway as
delegates to the Greenback Senatorial
Conference, and went as far as Kane
Monday night Tuesday morning
soon after they had taken their seats
on the cars, there was a collision, and
several men made a narrow escape
with their lives. The train on which
they had taken passage was a freight
heavily loaded, with only one coach
attached. They were starting up pre
paratory to a start, when they were
run into by ao engine. As the passen
gers rushed from the cars to escape,
Mr. Adams was caught between two
cars and severely jammed, and barely
escaped being crushed to death. He,
however, fortunately came off with
out any broken bones, and is able
to be around town with the help
of a couple of canes. Mr. Hillings
also narrowly escaped Injury, but was
unhurt and continued his journey. A
brakeman had an ankle sprained and
the passenger coach was demolished.
The Steamboat Sufferers The
sufferers from the steamboat disaster,
chronicled last week, Moses Shirley,
the fireman, and Thos. Hell, the en
gineer, are in as comfortable a
condition as might be expected.
Neither of them have at any time
been considered dangerous; but their
burns are more severe than we announ
ced. Moses Shirley was burned on the
whole of one side and back, besides
being burned on the head and one arm
nearly broken. He is recovering from
all hisinjuries,but suffers as one scalded
must. He is in good heart and is not
obliged to keep his bed all the time.
Mr. Bell s burns were more severe
than Mr. Shirley's, the scalds being
deeper in the flesh. But while he
suffers he is fast gaining, and in a
short time will be about. For some
days he suffered from the concussion,
and Is yet perhaps, with numbness
in the head- Capt. Shirley was killed
instantly and sent into the air above
the tree-tops. He was at the wheel,
directly over the boiler, in the act of
steering the boat, bending over the
wheel, which struck him in the fore
head, carrying off the upper part of his
head, and was killed instantly. The
affair has put an end to steamboatiug
on the river at this point for a con
siderable time, no doubt, as but few
if any will be found with sufficient
public spirit to build a steamer to run
for the pleasure of It. Warren Ledger.
Prisoners Try to Get Away.
Twoprisonersnamed James Dailey and
Patrick Goodman, who had been con
victed in Elk county of burglary, and
sentenced to the Penitentiary, made a
desperate at tempe to escape from Sheriff
Oyster and Deputy Wensel, of the
county named, while on their way to
the State prison on Saturday. At Ir-
vlneton, when the train had stopped,
the two convicts, who were handcuffed
together, started for the car door, but
were intercepted by the Sheriff, when
they made a fierce attack on the officer,
Just as the battle commenced a stone
mason entered the car, carrying his
tools, and the Sheriff seized his long-
handled hammer, with which he be
labored the prisoners until they quieted
down. On reaching the Peniten
tiary the two men were found to be so
badly injured as to require the atten
tlon of a surgeon. Com. Gazette.
Pugilistic Prisoners. The Erie
convicts were taken to Allegheny
without any trouble, but the Sheriff of
Elk county didn't have any such good
luck. His name is D. C. Oyster, and
his deputy is named Wensel. They
started from Ridgway last Friday
morning with James Daily and Pat
rick Goodman, two hardened crimin
als, sent up for a term of years for
burglary. The prisoners were locked
up in the Warren jail to await the de
parture of the train for Pittsburg, over
the river division of the Pittsburgh,
Titusville aud Buffalo railroad. The
start was made for the depot in the
evening. Dailey slipped off one of his
handcuffs and made a dash for liberty
Deputy Sheriff Wensel gave chase.
Daily ran headlong into a tree. Wen
sel came up, and, after a desperate
struggle, captured him. The prison
ers were put on the cars. At Irvine-
ton they made a break for the car
door. Sheriff Oyster leaped over two
seat and got to the door ahead of them
The car was filled with passengers, so
that the officer could not use his weap
ons. A stone-mason was standing on
the car platform. In his hand he held
a cutter's hammer, with a long han
die. The sheriff snatched the ham-
mer, and at that instant Dailey dashed
his manacled hands into his face,
Down came the hammer on Dailey's
head, and as blow after blow was ad
ministered he weakened and asked the
Sheriff to let up. Goodman had also
attacked the sheriff, and the hammer
also beat a tattoo on his skull. Both
men had "big heads," and looked as if
they had been through a prize fight,
They were safely delivered at the
Penitentiary. Erie Dispatch.
Cull and examine the new Fall
samples at the Wanamaker Agency
No trouble to show them, whether vou
purchase or not. Compare prices before
L !
ouyiug.
From the McKean Miner. ,
The Murder.
further particulars evidence
before the INQUEST, AC.
As we went to press last week a dis
patch had just been received by Sheriff
King that Tracy, the suspected mur
derer of Miss Rellly, had been cap
tured at Portville. The Sheriffstarted
for that place with a deputy on the 2
P. M. train, and returned with the
prisoner on the 9 o'clock train, having
persuaded him to come over the State
line without a requisition. An angry
and threatening crowd Mas at the
depot on the arrival of the train, but
by skillful management, for which the
Sheriff deserves great credit, the pris
oner was smuggled from the train, into
a waiting carriage, and was nearly to
the Jail before the infuriated crowd
were aware that their prey had es
caped. The party most anxious to get
within the secure enclosure of the jail
was Tracy.
The manner of his capture was
purely accidental. He was seen and
recognized at Portville by an agent of
Barnes, Bancroft & Co., of Buffalo
who had made his acquaintace in this
place. Securing the aid of aconstable,
he had him arrected and telegraphed
to the Sheriff. Had not this agent for
tunately been In PoiU'ille at that time
It is probable that Tracy would have
yet been at large.
Below we give the evidence before
the coroner's jury, from which a ver
dict was rendered that Mary Reilly
came to her death at the hands of An
drew Tracy:
S. D. Freeman, M. D., testified: I
am a practicing physician. Reside In
Smethport, have know deceased Mary
Reilly, all her life. I was present at
her decease. I was called from the
Court House to see her. I found her
lying on the sidewalk in front of the
house of John Mullin, breathing
slowly and heavily. Both increased
until she ceased to breathe. It was
about 9 o'clock in the evening of Sept.
18, 1878. I could do nothing but ascer
tain the character of the wound. She
was totally unconscious when I found
her and continued so until she ceased
to breathe- The wound was in the
left temple; the ball passed backward
and slightly upwards, breaking up the
substance of the base of the brain. I
introduced a probe into the track of
the ball very readily. I found no other
cause for death. She lived about 40
mintites from the time the shot was
fired. I remained with her. Her
death wascaused by a gunshot wound,
the ball passing into the base of the
brain.
J. T. Reilley, M. D., testified : I re
side in New York city. I came to
Smethport on Monday, the 16th inst.
I am a practising physician. I was
stopping at the residence of P. Ford
yesterday evening. I saw the deceased
yesterday evening. I was informed
that Mary Reilly had been shot, and
came to the place. I found her In the
house of John Mullin. lying on the
bed in an unconscious condition,
breathing slowly and rapidly approach
Intr dissolution. Dr. Freeman had
made an examination, I have exam
ined the wound. I concur in Doctor
Freeman's statement. The wound
was sufficient to cause death. She died
in the house in presence of John Mul
lin, Isabel Mullin, Secelia Reilly, Dr.
8. D. Freeman, Mary Tracy, General
Kane, and some others. She died
about 9:30 in the evening of Sept. 18,
1878.
Belle Mullin testified : I was at the
residence of Mary Tracy in this place
yesterday. I went there about 7 P,
M. and left about half past eight. We
were in the store or sitting room all
the time we were there. Mary Reilly
(the deceased) Secelia Tracy and Mary
Tracy were there all the time. Frank
McCabe and Andy Tracy came into
the room several times. Mary Reilly
was playing the piano and singing
nearly all the evening. Her sister ac
companied her. Andy Tracy appeared
very reticent and moody. When I
left there about half past eight Mary
Reilly came with me. Mary Tracy's
store is on Main street about four
squares from John Mullin's. We came
along the south side of the street until
we came to the store of Hoskill & Gif
ford, where we crossed the street to
the north side. When we came to the
blacksmith shop we heard some one
walking after us very fast. He kept
walking close behind us until we came
in front of our house. I was walking
next the street, Mary Reilly on my
right side. I had her arm. My arm
was in her arm. I heard a pistol shot.
I was stunned slightly at the shot. It
was close to my head. I think the
pistol was at the side of my head. I
fell down with the shock. As I was
getting up I saw a man of medium
size running across the street toward
Mr. B. D. Hamlin's house. I noticed
nothing peculiar except that he was
running. I thought it was an accident
until I saw him run, and then I knew
it was not. lie crossed Main street in
front of Mr. Hamlin's house, and
then passed dowu Washington street
toward Water street. I saw Mary
Reilly lying on the walk unconscious.
I thought she had fainted and stooped
down aud tried to raise her up, got my
hand on some blood. She did not
speak and was perfectly unconscious.
I called for help. My father came
first; Mrs. Forrest was soon there. I
think Doctor Freeman came in from 8
to 5 minutes. I saw the flash of a pis
tol at the same time I heard the report.
J. K. Graham testified : My name
is J. K. Graham, age 85, residence
Bradford. I came to Smethport yes
terday evening. Was present at the
house of John Mullin yesterday even
when Mary Reilly died. About two
o'clock this morning I and several
others went to the residence of Mrs.
Tracy, the mother of Andrew Tracy,
as I was informed. When we reached
the house some of the party entered
and soon came with John Tracy. John
Tracy was talked with in regard to the
Tracy, brother of Andrew
Tracy, testified : I live in Keating
township In this county, at the Tracy
farm, about three miles from town. I
will tell Just as I remember, I sup
pose it doubtful if I can remember it
all. I woke up during the night but
cannot say the hour. Heard some
noise. Heard mother and Andrew
talking. Heard Andrew saying I am
going away and will never return. I
went down; I enquired; he spoke
lightly of the matter; he afterward
told me he wanted to talk to me. When
I was up stairs I heard him say that
his affections had been trifled with ;
afterwards he gave me to understand
that be had done something terrible;
he did not say who but I thought he
had taken life or had attempted to ; he
asked me to get him something to eat.
I gave him a loaf of bread ; he went
away in a southward direction ; I did
not know but he was fooling us and
was only drunk ; he told me "If any
body comes here tell them that I was
not here to-night." He held the pistol
and made me promise; I assented;
when Chadwlck and others came I
was terrified for I then supposed he
had committed some atrocity ; he has
a revolver ; has had for three or four
months ; the one he had last night I
thought was the one he has had ; I am
his brother; he was surely under the
Influence of liquor. He raved terri
bly ; he has been addicted to liquor.
When he was talking to me first I
thought he had a difficulty with my
brother or sister. Afterwards when
he was talking about his affections be
ing trifled with I thought of Mary
Reilly. He has been accustomed to
come home alwut thrte times a week.
He had a room in my sister's building.
I could not say how long he was at our
house last night after I awoke. I
would say not less than ten or more
than fifteen minutes. I was excited
and could not tell how quickly time
passed. The moon was about rising-
had risen a short tima He did not say
how he had committed the crime. I
saw him at home yesterday morning.
He left there about seven o'clock, in
tending to go to Port Allegheny. His
demeanor then was same as usual.
S. D. Freeman was recalled and tes
tified: When I saw Mary Reilly
.there was powder in close proximity
to the wound. It showed that the pis
tol had been quite close to her head at
the time of the discharge. I saw An
drew Tracy yesterday evening about
dusk. He came into my office and
said he wanted to see me. I went out
into the store room. He bunded me a
half pint bottle. He had some money
in his hand. I dont know what the
money was. He wanted me to fill his
bottle with whisky. I told him I could
not do it. He said there was whisky
in the bottle on the shelf. To get rid
of him I was in a hurry I told him
he would have to wait until Mr. Callar
came. He laid his bottle down by the
show case and went out hurridly, and
seemed to be excited. I saw no more
of him. He did not seem to be intox
icated. It was about dusk. It was a
little dark in the store. I had no
lights in my office yet.
James MaGuire testified : Age 24,
reside in Smethport. I was at Mr.
Rogers' mill yesterday evening. The
mill is situated at east end of town
near the bridge. I was standing on
the baru bridge with a lantern in front
of me. I heard some person coming
from the direction of where McCarty
lives. Heard the footsteps. The foot'
steps indicated that he was running,
After he passed I went to the road,
When I got to the road he came in be
hind the store. . I stayed there till he
went Into the bridge. I did not see
him well enough to say anything
about his form and size- I had not
heard of the affair in front of John
Mulliu's at the time.
John Wendel testified : I saw An
drew Tracy yesterday evening about
my store. He came in two or three
times. The last time he came in he
went into the back part of the store
alone. I thought he was going there
to drink whisky. I followed him
When I saw him there I was behind
the counter aud he had a bottle in his
right hand. He tried to put it in the
hip pocket of his pants. It seemed
that he could not get it in there and he
put it in his pants pocket front pocket,
There appeared to be something in his
hip pocket. He then took the tumbler
and took a glass of water out of the
pail and drank it. He then started
and walked out of the store mumbling
something. I could hear him say
"I'll fix that son of a b to-night,'
There were some ladies in Mary
Tracy's store when I looked up. I
thought the bottle he had was a pint
bottle; did not notice what, if any
thing, was in it. Simon Glenn was
with him at my store. I saw him and
Frank McCabe together.
Simon Glenn testified: I live in
Keating township, near the Smethport
Depot. I was around town last even
ing. Was in company with Andrew
iracy. The first time i saw him was
at Wendel's store. Andrew Tracy had
some liquor in a pint bottle. He wen
to the water pail and got some water
and took some whisky. He offered me
some. I took some. He took some
also. There was only a little In the
bottle. It was a half pint bottle. The
next time I saw him was in his slater's
store. The girls were there, Mary
Reilly, Secilia Reilly and Belle Mullin
I stayed there when they went out
might have been there ten minutes
after they left. I think the girls wen
out first Andy seemed natural,
don't think he was drunk. Don
know of his having a revolver. Don't
know what pocket be had his bottle In
waiiace ostranoer tesiined: l saw
Andrew Tracy yesterday evening-
met him at his office door about ten
minutes after the bell rung for the con
vention. We came up town together ;
went Into Mr. llasklU's. He took a
cigar I took a drink of whisky and we
started to go to the convention; went
about half way and he said he Would
not go and turned around and went
back. I did not see him after that
He acted as though he had been drink
ing; he seemed to be mad about some
thing. When we went Into the Ren
net House ho acted strangely. He
took out an envelope with two one dol
lar bills in and wanted me to take it
and do the treating, I told him to
treat himself. I took one bill and
treated and gave him the change.
Frank McCabe testified : I met An
drew Tracy opposite Mary Tracy's
store on Wednesday evening about
half past six. He was coming from
Port Allegheny In a buggy. I got in
with him and rode to the livery stable.
We came from there to the hotel. He
asked me to go and take a drink with
him. I declined. He took a drink. I
did not see him for about an hour after
that. Wallace Ostrander and he came
to the Bennett House together. I was
sitting in the window at the time.
They stepped up to the bar and Wal
lace Ostrander asked me to take a
drink and I think Andy asked me
also, but I didn't take it I came out
side of the hotel then and a man who
was drunk, sitting on a chair fell off
when he fell off I, knowing that he
was stopping down at Wright's took
him down there the best I could, and
left him there, and started to come up
town. When I got past Mary Tracy's
store and almost half way from that to
the drugstore (I saw Andrew Tracy
standing on edge of sidewalk with his
back toward me. I said Hallo Andy,
are you going up town? He said " No
he wasn't. Mary Reilly is in the store
and she is playing some pieces and
singing. You had better go in." We
both went in together and I took a
chair and sat down. He stood up at
right hand side of counter. We
stayed there whilst she sang two or
three different pieces. I got up and
went out doors. Andy followed me
out on the porch. I asked him if he
was going up town. I stopped and
leaned against a strip at the side of the
door. Whilst we stood there Mary
Reilly and Belle Mullin came out, and
Mary Reilly said "Goodnight, gents,"
and they both walked on. Andy
passed by me and followed went
right after them. I stood there per
haps half a minute not longer then
started after. Overtook Andy and we
walked together until we came just to
the west corner of D. R. Hamlin's
square, and I had occasion to stop a
minute; he went on. I stayed per
haps a minute and came on after him.
He was ahead of me about four rods.
I could also see that the girls were
ahead of him. Belle Mullin had a
linen suit on which showed pretty
plain by the lights along the street.
When he parted with me he asked me
if I wasn't coming up to the hotel. I
told him yes. That was all that had
been said since we had left Mary
Tracy's store. When I got to Mr.
Haskill's hay scales I saw him cross
to the north side of Main street on the
crossing in front of the Bennett House.
About the same time I saw the girls
on the sidewalk in front of the store of
J. C. Hamlin. When he came to the
sidewalk on north side of Main street
I saw him make the turn westward in
the same direction the girls were going.
That was the last I saw of him. I
went into the Bennett House. I met
Charley Blindbery I stood talking to
him. A short time, perhaps two min
utes, I heard Frank Richmond say
one of Andy Reilly's daughters Is
hurt. Blindbery said "come on,
Frank, let us go up," and we ran up,
he a little ahead. When we arrived in
front of Jno. Mullin's house we found
her lying on the sidewalk, in a dying
condition. I saw that she had a gun
shot wound on iter temple. I saw
nothing of Andy Tracy afterwards.
I have made efforts to find Andrew
Tracy since. Within about half an
hour afterwards I got the Impression
that Audy Tracy had committed the
act of killing, and I told Mary Tracy
and Dr. J. T. Reilly. I asked Dr.
Reilly if he had any idea who did it.
He said no, and I told him I had. I
do not remember who I told first, Dut
after I thought it over I said I thought
it was Andrew Tracy. I had heard
he was in love with Mary Reilly and
had noticed him acting strangely in
her company. Never heard him make
any threats. I went that night with
some other parties to the Tracy place,
about three miles from town, where
his mother lives. We learned that
he bad been there and had left. I
learned yesterday that be was seen
yesterday morning about half past
five at Prospect Hill about five miles
from Smethport. I think Andy Tracy
has no property in his own right.
Pennsylvanians Die of Yellow
Fever. The following letter was re
ceived at the office of The Jlarrisburg
Patriot;
Montgomery, Ala., Sept 24,'78.
Dear Editor :
The yellow fever is here ; six deaths
yesterday Messrs. Ed. Hunt, Dr. J
Picholi, I. J. Jenks, J. M'Gill, N. Ir-
vin and Cal. Devenie all took sick
and died within twenty-four hours.
All their Northern friends deserted
them none left but me. The fever is
not made known outside of the city,
though hundreds are leaving. Please
publish this in your paper, as some of
these gentlemen were from Renovo.
They are all Pennsylvanians, but
don't know their respective addresses,
Yours in haste, and worn out,
Dr. H. May,
Montgomery, Ala.
Fancy note paper and envelopes
in boxes at this office.
Stat Notes.
The Pennsylvania oil production
has averaged a million barrels per
month so far this fear.
One year ago oil waa quoted at
$2.82). On Thursday 87o. was the
quotation.
Louise Eddie, a French girl of four
teen years, attempted suicide near
Meadvlile a few days ago.
On Thursday Wm. Gibson, aged
fifty-five years, hung himself to a
rafter in his barn.
Daniel Maybew has been arrested
on the charge of having killed Henry
Downs, at Brownstown, Allegheny
county, in June, 1807.
At a fair at Kutztown, Berks
county, last week, Jacob Haln was
shot by one of the target shooters acci
dentally. The man Is seriously hurt
Thomas Mosler, of Butler, turned
highwayman the' other night, and
having shot a Millerstown peddler by
the name of Van Houghton, robbed
him of $150. Mosler is in jail.
More than two hundred shot were
picked from the body of John Gill, of
Mahanoy City, one day last week.
He accidentally shot himself, and is in
a critical condition.
More men are now employed in
Cramp's ship yard, Philadelphia, than
at any time since 1873. There are 1,900
altogether, including those employed
in the machine shops.
Wm. Kettell, one of the oldest and
most prominent members of Cambria
county bar, died at Ebensburg on
Thursday. Of his nine children living
two are priests and two sisters of char
ity. The third annual convention of
Directors of the Poor, Superintendents
of Almshouses and Boards of Public
Charities of this State will be held in
Pittsburg on the 9th, 10th, and Hth of
next month.
John Barr,twenty-one years old, was
killed at Plncgrove, Schuylkill county,
a few days ago. He was at the bottom
of a well, and a small truck used in
drawing up dirt fell down and struck
him on the head.
Mexican Minister Senor M. Zam
acona has been talking up trade to the
Pittsburg people. He has an idea that
the merchants of that city and profita
ply ship goods by way of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers to his country."
The Philadelphia Record says that
seven-eights of the real estate in that
city is mortgaged. There are about 120,-
000 unsatisfied mortgages on property
in the city, of which nearly two-thirds
are held by building and loan associ
ations. Robert Grumay, of Philadelphia,
master machinist for the Philadelphia
bridge works at Pottstown, while ad
justing a belt was caught and whirled
around with fearful rapidity. He
grasped a rod and saved his life, but
one arm was broken in two places.
Peter Herdlc was arrested in
Williamsport last week on charge of
obtaining money on notes by false pre
tentions, preferred against him by the
Columbia national bank. He gave
bail in $15,000 for his appearance at the
Lancaster county court in November.
Dr. Ebeling, a patent medicine
man from Philadelphia, met with a
serious (probably fatal) accident at
Freemansburg on Friday. While
attempting to cross the Lehigh and
Su8quehaunah railroad a passenger
train struck his carriage, demolishing
it and killing the horse. Ebeling was
badly cut about the head.
The Allegheny county Mollle
Maguires will on the 21st of next
month be tried for the murder of John
A. Oatman, superintendent of the Du
qucsne coal mines. Oatman was shot
on the morning of December 16, 1874, as
he was entering the pit mouth, the as
sassins being concealed within.
-At a recent meeting of the Anthra
cite Board of Control, held at Elberon ,
there were present Messrs. Dickson,
Sloan, Hoyt, Gown, Clark, Linder-
man, Lathrop, and Casssatt. It was
unanimously agreed to extend the pe
riod of the present agreement to April
1st, 1879. The quota for October was
fixed at 1,200,000 tons, and no increase
was made in the September quota.
Mrs. Mary Falls, of Potts ville has
been arrested,charged with infanticide.
She has not been living with her hus
band for some time and last April she
gave birth to an illegitimate child, in
the woods above Fishboch, and con
fessed to having strangled it with a
piece of flannel and buried it Since
then dogs have unearthed and partly
devoured the body. The woman was
committed to jail to await trial.
The auction sale of seats at the
Chestnut street theatre, Philadelphia,
on Friday for the relief of yellow lever
sufferers realized $1,929 60. Beyond
the 1,000 contributed by Messrs. Childs
and Drexel, there was a total of $929 60,
of which sum $448 came from the
theatrical profession and is to be ac
credited to them independent of the
invaluable services they are rendering
in the preparation and consumation of
the benefit. There has been contribu
ted to the yellow fever fund in Phila
delphia over $100,000.
For comparison with English sta
tistics of railway accidents we have,
unfortunately, nothing that presents
officially and completely the opera
tions of all our American roads. In
New York, however, the report of the
State Engineer furnishes figures for
that State for the year ending Septem
ber, 1877, by which it appears that the
average number of passengers carried
for each one killed was 5,216,820. This
includes even those accidents caused
by the contributory negligence of pass
engers. Now, in Great Britain, for the
year 1877, the reports show that one
passenger out of 8,877,727 was killed,
and in 187tt one out of 3,872.670. Com
pared, therefore, with the lines of New
York, the railways of Great Britain
are at a decided disadvantage in their
showing of accidents.
Business ards.
GEO. A. RATHBUN
attorney-at-law,
Street, Rldgway, Elk Co., Pa.
Mat
HALL & M'CAULEY
attorneys-at-law.
OtRoel New Brick Building, Main Street,
Rldgway, Elk Co., Pa. v
LUCOR & HAKBLEM
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW.
Rldgway. Elk Couty Pa. Oini9 across
the hall from the DbwochaT establishment.
Claims fur collection promptly atten ed to
Jne.15-1876
E. Q. FAY
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMI8
SION BROKER.
And General Ootlectlo Agent, No. 206
Walnnt rtaco, (318 Walnut Street.) Phlludet
phla, Pa. n41-ly
Q. Q. MESSENGER.
DRUGGIST AND PARM ACEUTIST.
N. W. earner of Main and Mill street.
Rldgway, Pa., full assortment of carefully
selected Foreign a d Domestlo Drugs. Pro
sorlptions cnrefull y dispensed at all hours,
day or night. vln3y
T. S. HARTLEY, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office In Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main Streets. Residence corner Broad
Street, opposite the College. Office hoars
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 front Centre Street,
to Main Street, ti I ? t i .. I the secod
story of the new brick building of John G.
Hall, west of the Hde Ho use.
Office hours : 1 to 2 P. M. 7 to 9 P. M.
MRS. N. T. CUMMINGS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW
STYLES SPRING HATS JUST RECEIVED
at Mrs. N. T. Cummlngs, also ties, collars
cuffs, holser, gloves, and a general assort
ment of Ladles' fancy goods. Remember the
place In H. S. Thayer's Building, Main street.
Call and examine before purchasing else
where.
HYDE HOUSE.
W. H. BOHRAM, Proprietor,
Rldgwa, Elk Co., Pa.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore ao
liberally bestowed u;j him, the ew pro
prletor. hopes, by paying strlot attentloto
the comfort and convenience of guests, to
merit a continuance of the same,
oct3U'69
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING.
MRS. J. R. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk Co., Pa..
takes this method of announcing to the cltl
zens of Elk count, that she has on nvi 1 a
assortment of fashionable millinery goods
which will be sold cheap. Also dressmaking
In all Its branches.
Agent for Dr. J. Ball & Co's Patent Ivory
and Lignum Vltte Eye Cups. Send for des
criptive circular.
nl7yl.
APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLO
PEDIA. Vol. 8 of this admirable work Is Just out
making It half complete, as there are to be Id
In all, of 800 pages each, one being Issued 1
two months. It makes a complete library,
and no one can att'ord to do without It who
would keep well Informed. Price 36,00 a vol
ume In leather, or $7,00 In elegant half Tur
key. C. K. Judson, Fredonla, N. Y., controls
the sale In Elk county. Address him for
patlunlarg. sop 17-tf.
E. K. GRESH.
DEALER in all kinds of cabinet ware.
wood and cane seat chairs, kitchen and ex
tention tubles, wood and marble top stands.
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots.
looking glosses, wood and marble top cham
ber suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms
bed steads, cribs. Lnferty's metal lined
wood pumps, &o., Ac Cane seats replaced
with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from (HJ5 to $45, the best ma
chine in the market, and picture frames
made 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 masonic building, IUdgwap Pa.
V7n51t.
NEW
BOOT SHOE
SHOP.
EUTTERFUSS 4BECHT0LD,
Have associated themselves in the
boot and shoe business in the Ma
sonic building. Prices reasonable,
stock first-class, and work guaranteed.
Repairing neatly and cheaply done
Give them a call and be convinced.
n25tl3.
Health and Happiness.
Health and Happiness are priceless Wealth
to their possessors, and yet tbey are wilbin
the rtaoU of overy one who will us
WRIGHT'S LITER PILLS
The only lure CURE for Torpid Liver,
Dyspepsia, Headache, Sour Storaaoue,
Constipation, Debility, Nausea, and all Bu
llous complaints and Blood disorders.
None genuine unless signed, "Wm. Wright,
Phila-" If your Druggist will not supply
tend 25 cents for one box to Barriek. Rol
ler a Co., 70 N. 4th St. PhUa
7Y60yI.
Executors' Notice,
ESTATE of Adam Kemmerer. of
Fox township, deceased. LETTERS
TESTAMENTARY havlnjr been
granted to the undersigned upon the
said estate, all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment,
and those having claims to nresent
them for settlement without delay.
n27t6. John B. Cvuko, Adm'r.
Executors' Notice.
ESTATE of Geo. Weis, late of St.
Mary's Borough, Elk county Pa., de
ceased. LETTERS TESTAMEN
TARY having been granted to the un
dersigned upon the said estate, all per
sons iudebted to said estate are re
quested to make payment, and those
having claims to present them for set
tlement without delay.
Juliana Weis,
George Ed. Weis, VEx'rs.
nzHQ. jutciiuel lirunner,
Executor's Notice.
. ESTATE of Valentine Neubert, late
of Benitlnger township, Elk county,
a., deceased. LETTERS TESTA
ENTARY having been granted to
the undersigned upon the said estate,
all persons ludeltea to the said estate
are requested to make payment,
and those having claims to present
them for settlement without delay.
Catharine Neubert,
n27t6. Executrix.