l)c Scffcvsonian,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3. 18t8.
"(KrWIIAT MAKES YOUR HAIR SO
UcitTiFUL? Mrs. S.'A. Allen's improv
id new style)lliR Restorer or Dressing
(in one bottle ) Price One Dollar. Every
Orujgist sells it.
JSgrMiehacl R. Brown, a few days ago, eold
thc Farm located in Sniithficld township, re
cently purchased hy Lira of Daniel Drake for
Si.,000, to Aruos Labar for $6,500.
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5sir"The December term of our Court is ra
pidly approaching. The term hat acquired en
larged interest from the fact that it will wit
ness the trial of the Brodhead murderers, for
which every preparation is being made.
l,Wm. Davis, Esq., left home, on Mon
day, to attend the meeting of the Electoral
Collejre. held at Ilarrisburcr Yesterday. Of
course, he carried with him a good, solid rote
fr Grant and Colfax. Mr. DavU belongs to
that earnest, unbending cIaks of Republicans
who always vote, and who, individually, we al
ways know where to find.
t2TThe weather during the past week has
lien cool and wintcrUh, but quite pleasant.-
V portion of the time was marked with clouds
threatening snow ; and many a prophecy was
ventured that winter wis about to enter clothed
in a feathery garb. But up to this time proph
ecies have been for nought, and bare ground,
touched slightly with frost, remains the rule.
Congress meets on Monday next, when
the v.ork of a must important svsaiou will be
entered upon. Finance and Reconstruction
will be the order of the day. and Democracy
and th? Monroe Democrat will be furnished
with lunes enough to growl over for twelve
month? to come. And yet the world will move
on, and the country will continue to grown in
prosperity and happiness, and Republicanism
will contiuuc to triumph.
tjaOi Friday morning last, Mr. John Recs.
a brother of Samuel Rccs, Esq., of this borough,
while blasting rocks on Trout creek, Tobyhan-
tti township, (near Gouldsboro,) was severely
burned about the hand and face, and received
uch injuries in the left hand and forearm as to
render amputation necessary. The operation
was skilfully performed by Dr. A. II. Davis, on
Saturday morning last, and we are pleased to
ivarn that Mr. R. is doing well and in a fair
way to recover.
. . .
5y-Ve observe that our Confectioners are
m iking extensive and elegant preparations
t meet the wnnt3 of both little and big folks,
diirirg the l:c M:ty. Mcssr. Palmer & Iler
4na:j arc- particularly active in this way, and
3iavc already it, store about the best and niot
extensive stock of French and domestic can
ii j-; r.'-, &.c, ever brought to Stroudburg.
We but repeat what every body knows, when
say that friend Charley still maintains his rep
osition, as the ''Prince of good Bakers," againut
.".'.I !.t.r"?ucr?.
CkVe spoke, last week, of our town and
omnty, and made brief mention of what it was
TTpIvI.'y becoming a live section of country,
because of the excellence of its soil, and the
development of its mere surface resources, by
the rather limited means and the enterprise of
i;s inhabitant?. But the bulk of our means of
material wealth and greatness, which will yet
fill the eyes of those abroad who look upou
our lieautiful borough as a provincial village,
dropjic-d down in the midst of a dead, or at
least sluggish, section of country, Las hard
er letn touched, though even now capital and
e nterprise from abroad are beginning to thrust
a ringer beneath the surface and stir up the pure
gold which lies buried there. And there are
.reasons why this should not be so.
We are within from thirty-six to sixty miles
vf the best coal regions in the world, with one
ralroid completed and doing a business of such
magnitude as really to control the coal market
in the greatest commercial emporium of the
country ; and feasible routes, by which the coal
fi.-ld- may be reached in half a dozen direc
tion all centering at this point, are known to
exist without a doubt.
Our county, too, in all its parts, is traversed
with innumerable streams of never failing wa
ter, whkh, from source to mouth, have such
declivity as to furnish almost unlimited power
for the propelling of machinery all the year
round. Three of these center here at Suuds
lurg, and whether we follow either for miles a
love the junction, or the three combined in
one to the Delaware river, we cannot but be im
pressed with the truth staring us at everv point,
that Providence was, indeed, liberal in the be
stowal of all the gifts necessary to make ours
the center of a vast amount of manufacturing
wealth.
We have iron ore, too, within our borders ;
nd from what is already revealed, by the most
superficial investigation, it is safe to infer that
that proper exertion and expenditure will de
velop a mine of wealth in this material alone.
- And we have slate too, abundant in quantity
and excellent in quality. Quarries already o
pened are paying a large per centage on the
capital invented ; and beneath the surface are
quarries yet burned w hich need but an intel
ligent use of the pick and the shovel to lay o
pt n a still more ruarvelotw source of wealth.
Our means of communication with the world
is extensive. A double track railroad leads us
to w York and Philadelphia, both of which
are within a hundred miles from this point,
and better market tor the purchase of mate
rial and the sale of manufactured articles can
hardly be found. Other railroads are slowly
extending themdvt-8 in this direction, and but
a few years, nursed with enterprise and a lib
eral outlay of capital, would be required to
make our county hum with the sound of the
rpindle, the loom, the trip hammer and the
thrift of business. This is not mere bluster.
The facts to prove it are spread out all around
us, and those who chose to look them squarely
in the face cannot fail to see, in the one-day
coon to come, Sire udjburg take rank, along with
Scrantoii, Alk-Rtown, Reading and Easton,
Jtrb in th csle of prosperity and wealth.
An Extensive Forgery. A Stroudsburg
Sport in Durance for the Crime.
We publish elsewhere, in to-day's paper, an
account, from the Philadelphia Inquirer, of
Saturday last, of the arrest of a rather fast
I young man, for the perpetration of an exten
sive forgery upon our townsman, Mr. Jacob
Singmaster, amounting in all to $14,000. The
account gives particulars of the arrest and hear
ing, together with the several aliases of the for
ger ; whose real name, by the way, is Addison
Azcr. Azcr is a native of this place, and with
brief intervals of absence, for a while in the ar
my, has always made Stroudsburg his home,
and has mother and brothers, engaged hi re
spectable pursuits, residing here. For some
time past, Ad. haa been living the character of
a derado, and the life of a fast young man :
and has been going to and fro, flush with mo
ney but without visible means for obtaining it
We have heard of a number of instances in
which he flourished a revolver threateningly
at parties in this neighborhood ; and he has
been guilty of other acts which go to show gen
eral bad character, and to prove that the vr-
dancy displayed by him in the consummation
of the forgery, and at his hearing, was but as-
sumed, to shield him from a just punishment
for his crime. Arcrlia now safely lodged in
the Allentown jail for trial. We learn that he
implicated others in the crime for which he
has been arrested, and we presume with truth,
for, whatever may have been his will, we do
not believe he possessed the ability to utter the
forgery, which is said to have been very per
fectly done.
From what we have learned in addition to
what is contained in the Inquirer's account of
the matter, it appears that as soon as Arer ob
tained the $3,000 in cash and the $4,000 certi
(led check on the $7,000 forged check he went
to Easton, where he has an uncle residing, and
endeavored to have the certified check cashed ;
but the uncle was suspicious that all was not
right, and, through his instrumentality, Arcr's
attempt to obtain the money on.it there was
frustrated. lie then employed a livery stable
keeper to bring him to this place, where he
sent a day or two with his friends. While
here he purchased a pair of boots from one of
our merchants, which, fitting rather tightly, he
afterwards exchanged with a merchant near the
Water Gap. After the exchange he tried to
induce the latter merchant to change Green
backs of large amount into smaller bills, ofTer-
inr a discount of five dollars on the hundred
for hundred dollar bills, and about in the same
proportion for twenties. The liberality of the
offer, however, aroused the suspicion of the
merchant, whorefused to have further dealings
with him. Arer then went to Philadelphia,
where, after a brief "sport" around, either from
pure devilment, or because he was under the
influence of liquor, he, with the expression that
4,the sidewalks were made for gentlemen," rat-
aned a policeman and hustled him into the
street, r or this he was arrested and taken to
the police station where he was searched, when
the checks and large amount of money found
upon him awakened the suspicion of the offi
cers. Telegrams were at once sent to Allen
town, making inquiries about the young man,
which were promptly responded to with direc
tions for his detention on the charge of forgery.
E'it for his conduct towards the policeman A
zer would, in all probability, never have been
suspected of the crime.
As with all sports in the same line, Azer's
penchant ran to gew-gaws and fancy traps, and
when arrested was possessed of two gold watch
es, a massive gold chain, a pair of "immense"
gold spectacles, a fancy ratan cane, and other
fancy article to numerous to mention. lie had
spent only about five hundred dollars of the
money obtained at Allentown.
We learn that warrants are out for the ar
rest of the parties implicated by Azcr.
The Importance of One Vote.
We have often, we confess with but partial
success, endeavored to impress upon the minds
of our Republican brethren the importance of
every Republican going to the polta and voting.
In spite of all we could urge, however, there
were always a few who lagged behind. This
was the case at the recent elections, when, if
every Republican had turned out and worked
diligently and voted certainly the Republican
vote in Monroe would have reached at least a
round thousand. Every man should vote, and
the importance of even one vote may be gather
ed from the following, which we clip from the
Oxford, N. Y., Timtt:
The Max who Decided the Voice of
Chemuxo Cocty. Chemung (kuntv, N. "Y
was carried for Grant and Colfax bv one roU.
The Elmira AdvertUrr says: The distinguish
ed honor of savins the countv. at treat person
al risk and sacrifice, belongs to Lucus Brewer,
of the First Ward. Mr. Brewer, while engag
ed some weeks ago in helping to raise a Grant
and Colfax pole, broke his leer, and has been
confined to his house ever since. But he was
determined to vote for Grant, and he did. lie
insisted uixni being carried to the polls. lie
was placed on a lounge as comfortable as poesi
ble. and in that wav was taken from his resi
dence to the polls, where he deposited his vote
lor Orant and the entire Republican ticket
There may be others who deserve equal praise,
wn wiin our present mlormation we regard
Mr. Brewer an the banner voter of the county
of Chemung. We may add that in 1867 the
A W . . A 4h .
couniv weni icmocrauc oy 3 majority, in a
vote oi o,o y.
There is not a voter in this county but wil
agree with us that Luctis Brewer is a Republi
can, every inch of him.
P3L.lt is with no ordinary pleasure that wc
notice the fact, that the expression of the press
in favor of the Hon. Galusha A. Grow for the
United States Senatorship, is so general
throughout the Commonwealth. Some forty
papers have already expressed themselves in
that way, and many more are doubtless pre
pared to follow at the proper time, while none
seem disposed to throw hindrances in the way
Nor could they, with truth, if they would for
all that can be said in favor of any other Re
publican will apply with equal force to Mr.
Grow, while much can be urged in favor of the
latter which the friends of no other man can
claim for their favorite. We can conceive of
no man who is so entire ly unexceptionable, ex
cept, perhaps, to the Democracy, and that, cer
tainly should not incite the opposition of Re
publicans against him. On the score of geo
graphical position every thing is in his favor ;
Jorth-eaetrn Pennsylvania having never yet
been honored by having one of her citizens e
lected to the Senate of the United States -not
at least within the Ut thirty-seven years and
yet, about election titn, we are very apt to
draw upon the Nortcrn and North-eastern tier
of counties for Republican majorities, with no
fears that the draft will be dishonored.
BQfc.lt was currently reported, a few days
ago, that Dr. II. T. Ilelmbold, the great Buchu
man, was insane, and that he was confined in an
insane asylum. The report was a shear fabri
cation from beginning to end, and was started,
doubtless, by some unprincipled villain to in
jure the Dr. in his business to which he has,
all along, given his personal attention.
The Doctor has but recently completed ex
tensive repairs and alterations in his Drug es
tablishmcnt, 591 Broadway, New York city.
The alterations occupied but five day in their
completion, and yet they are of the most grand
and massive character, resulting in a perfect
palace of a place, in which visitors to the city
miracle.
fj The charter election held in New
York City, on Tuesday, resulted in the elec
tion of Hall. Democrat, Mayor, by 54,093
niajority ; O'Gormsn, Corporation Counse
nearly the same majority as that giver
Hall for Mayor.
The Indian War.
Imdiam Territory, Nov. 23.
. The Cheyenne Tillage of Black Kettle
band was captured yesterday morning- at
day-ligbt by the 7th Cavalry Regiment, un
der Gen. Custsr, on the north fork of the
Witchela River. One hundred and ntty
Indians wee killed, and the bodies left in
our possession, and 53 taken prisoners. An
immense amount of property was destroyed
consisting of 01 lodges, nearly 1,000 horse
and mules, arms, ammunition, horse equip
ments, robes, provisions, etc.
Capt. Louis Hamilton was killed in the
first charge. Breve! Lieut Col. Barnitz was
seriously if not mortally wounded. Major
Elliot is missing. One man of the 7th was
killed and 14 wounded.
The tribe is badly crippled.
The Indians, including women and boys,
fought with great desperation from the cov
cr of bushes and grass. When driven ou
of the village many of the woune'ed effected
thdr escape.
The victory was complete and will be a
who'esome lesson to the Cheyennes. Black
Ket'le, the principal chief, was killed. The
casualties are Major George L. II. Elliott,
Capt. iouis M. Hamilton and 19 enlisted
men killed; and the wounded are Brevet
Lieut. Col. Albert Birrnetz, Capt. 7th Infant
ry, supposed mortally; Brevet Lieut. Col
T. W. Custer and Second Lieut J. M
Marsh, tlijrhty, and 11 enlisted men. Col
Benton had a horse shot under him.
Trrible Accident
We deeply regret to learn that oar
friend Dr. S. A. Raub, of Ceutreville
Upper 31 1. Bethel township, this county
met with a terrible accident one day last
week. It appears that he had uicm cm
ployed tn diirgm a well near his new re
sidence ; that the well had been suuk the
desired depth, and the last blast was
about bcin put off; that it missed fire
and that whilst one of the men went to
the barn to get some straw to re liht the
fuse, the Dr. threw a shovel full of burn
in" coals down, which ignited the fuse
and caused an instuntaeous explosion. Be
fore he could turn his head from the open
ing he was struck in the face with a ris
int? stone, cutting him terribly and en
tirely destroying the fight of one eye.
In fact, when we last heard from him
(ears were entertained that he would lose
the sight oi both eyes. This is a most
terrible calamity, and we deeply sympa
thisc with him and his family in this sore
atilction. sentinel.
Drowned in the Canal.
On Friday morning last the body of an
unknown man was rescued from the Del
d t fTl I 1 V.
aware uanai, near umersvitie. it ap
pears that the man accidentally fell from
the boat on which he was employed, and
drowned before assistance could be afford
ed hint. The Captain of the boat gave
the alarm, and then proceeded with his
boat, as unconcernedly as if his nnfor
tunate employe had been a do; The
body was resocd by Jacob Lesh and Lew
is Calvin, and after the holding of a
Coroner's inquest, was sent to the Poor
House for interment. The man was
about 35 yearc of age, and is supposed to
have come foom LambertsTille, N. Jcr
cj.-AaslO)i Sentinel.
Hunting Expedition to the Great West
This morning a large hunting party
start from this place, under the leader
hip of Col. Samuel Mclean, late member
of Congress from Montana territory, on a
grand hunting excursion to the far West
They intend going to a point about two
hundred miles west of Omaha, on the
Union Pacific Railroad, and from thence
into the buffalo country, where they ex
pect to remain several weeks, engaged in
hunting buffalo and smaller game. Col
McLean lived many years in the western
wilds aou is just tne man to lead a party
or this kind. We hope they will enjoy
lots of lun and bring home with them
plenty of game for themselves and friend$
Sentinel.
Wa have from Washington more signs
of a disposition to look after the thieves
who consent to the burden of holding
Government officers at New Orleans for
for the greater convenience of stealing
the Government funds. If the newly
appointed Supervisor of Internal Revenue
for Lousisana can discover one-tenth of
the reported frauds there, he will
prove a public benefactor. We hare had
pretty nearly every form of rascality from
that city to give completeness to the char
acter of which its murderous were only a
one sided development The rascals up
pear to have abounded in the public
offices : but we cannot recall a single one
yet pnnished. Even the great Treasury
defalcation seems to have hurt nobody
but the Government. Let us see if wc
are now to have any improvement.
tn i ii nfr.i i
The keeper of the new York City Hall
receives for his eulary $3,700 per annum.
The Governor of the State of New York
receives for bis palary $4,000 per annum.
are always Kinmy weicomeu. uuie started frcXn Topeka on the 5th inst. for
time employed m the work, makes its comple- g- Creek d t via the m(mlh Q, thc
tion appear, even to New Workers, almost a j . , Artar.sag River. lis rcsiment is
i ji t j rm. i . i
THE INDIAN WAR.
OEN. SniBIDAN'S PLAN Of etfSBATIONS.
The Lawrence Kansas') Journaleses l
"Columns of troops are simultaneously
moving ironi the east, nortn, ana wess oi
the location of the hostile Indians, and
Will force the savages toward the western
part of the Indian Territory, or the re
gion intersected hy the 35th parallel of
latitude aud 105th meridian. It is ex
pected that the converging columns will
thus be able to compel the Indians to sur
render, or will chastise them into peace.
To carry out the plan, eight columns are
in motion, as follows : Beginning in the
east, Col. Crawford, the fighting Gover
nor of this gallant young State, having
resigned the Governorship to accept the
command of the 19th Kansas Begiment,
full 1,200 men, mustered for six months'
service. Gen. Custer, with the 7th Uni
ted States Cavalry, comprising 11 com
panies, averaging about 60 men to the
company, quit Fort Dodge on the 12th
inst for Beaver Creek depot. Gen. Sul
ly, with several, companies of infantry,
has also gone to the same point. The in
fantry will guard the base of supplies
and trains. From the north, Gen. Pen
rose started from Fort Lyon on the 11th
inst., with four companies of the 10th
Cavalry. Gen. Carr is preparing to fol
low, with seven companies of the 5th
Cavalry, from the same post. Gen. Bard
ley goes from the country near the forks
of the Ilepulican Biver, in Western Kan
sas. After having covered that country
and seen the Indians south of the Ar
kausas River, be will return to his post.
Col. Bankhead departs from Fort Wal
lace in a day or two, with a column oi
cavalry, to cooperate with Gens. Carr aud
Penrose, and cover the entire country ol
the Arkansas River, east of the Ratonc
Mountains, up to that held by the col
umns operating from the east. From the
west comes a column, organized by Gen.
Getty, commanding the Department ol
New-Mexico. It is composed of parts of
the 3d Cavalry and 38th Iufantry, and
starts from Fort Bascom, on the heud wa
ters of the Canadian River, qq the wes
tern edge of the great plains. A large
party of the Navajo Indians, in Western
New-Mexico, are making a raid against
thc Comanchies on their own account.
From the south, when the Indians have
been forced from their present locations,
Col. Roy will move, with a column of cav
alry, for Fort Arbuckle. Added to the
forgoing movements of troops, it is hoped
and expected that the General commaod
ing the Department of Texas will watch
his northern frontier and cooperate with
Gen. Sheridan to prevent the escape ol
the hostile savages toward the south.
The converging columns are on the
march. They cover a vast expanse of
territory, whose sides are more than 400
miles long. The eight columns of troops
embrace over 4,000 cavalry, with a suffi
cient amount of infantry to guard the
base of supplies and the trains. Picked
scouts plainsmen, accustomed to the In
dians and their country and guides ac
company each command. The Indians,
with the blood of Kausas-settlers fresh ou
their hands, are falliog south ward before
the advancing army.
Department of the Cumberland.
General George II. Thonia has made
his annual report to General Grant, a fine
synopsis of which we find in the Pitts
burgh Commercial. The General re
bukes the rail-road companies in his de
partment for not paying their debts, and
urges stringeut measures. He states that
State and local laws do not protect citizens
from violence. In Tennessee, where a
majority ot the late rebels -are disfran
chited, they and sympathizers with them
have a hatred for the State authorities
which is unconcealed and aggressive. In
localities, where the dislranchised ele
ment is strong, a spirit of persecution to
wards those in sympathy with the au
thorities, those who recognize the plitical
rights from the enfranchised negroes and
negroes themselves especially, shows it
self in utter contempt of all respect for
law. A'iolcnce is openly talked of. The
editorials of the public press are sueh as
to create the most intense hatred in the
breast of ex-rebels and their sympathi
zers. The effect of this is to cause dis
turbance throughout the State by incit
ing the ruffianly portion of this class of
citizens to murder, rob and maltreat white
Unionists and colored people in locali
ties where there are no United States
troops stationed. The local authorities of
ten have not thi will, and more often
have not the power to suppress or pre
vent these outrages. We do not notice
in the report any recommendation of
measures to protect citizens from out
rage.
To Produce tne Grecian Bend.
A young ladyofour town has discover
ed the most economical way to produce
the Grecian, bend, and is anxious that
we should give the public the benefit ol
ber discovery Here it is : Rise in morn
ing before breakfast : on an empty stomach
eat oue pint of green chestnuts, two large
bard green apples, hall pound raw cabbage,
and quarter ot a pound of honey. A lit
3 vinegar win aua to me eneci. me
tii ii a rr t rr t
bend in the most approved form will ap
pear in about half an hour, and the lady
can put a camp kettle on her back for a
hump, and take the street with the most
confident assurranco that tltQ bead will
continue several hours.
Ex Gov David Tod, of Ohio, died very
suddenly Monday morning of last week
while preparing to take the train for
Cleveland. lie presided over the Balti
more Convention which nominated Ste
phen A, Douglas for President, in 18G0
but when the war broke out, allied him
self with the "Republican" party, with
wuicu ue acicu uniu tits aeatn,
.
QThe ladies of Boston smoke fearfully.
An extensive cigar dealer thinks at least
one thousand cigars per day are pnffed by
me lair ones cr inat city.
A yonng man arrested cahrged with For
gery. Yesterday morning, a young man, who
at first gave his name as James Miller,
afterwards as Stewart Hauser, and who
frsally stated that Mr.-Jacob Singmaster.
the proprietor of a large tannery at Allen
town, was bis father, had a hearing be
fore Aldermrfif Behler, charged with
committing a forgery nd obtaioing there
by money to the amount of 37000, or with
being a party to the forgery. He was
taken in custody ou Thanksgiving morning
by Policeman Damson, aud was very much
ntoxicated at the time. On being taken
to the station house, th, usual eearch
wn made, and on his cerson vas found
S-'Mi Ofi in rash, n check, for .l000.
and another for $7000. The 4000, check j
was
the
drawn by T. C. Mayer, Cashier ol
"Allentown National Bank," in favor
of Stewart Hauser," and is o?ia Jide of
itself, though obtained under surrepti
tious circumstances. The other is on the
'Mechanics' Bauk of New York," and is
a forgery.
The prisoner stated that he had been
intrusted with SlG.000 by his father, and
that he got intoxicated through being led
into bad company. At the hearing he
said that his proper name was S. W.
Kaiser, and that he was a resident oi
Stroudsburg, Pa. Ho pronounced all his
preceding statements false, and said he
had made them only because of being un
conscious from the effects of liquor. He
is agentee-lookingyouogmao, well dress
ed, of rather propossessiog appearance
and he has been but the dupe of others
more skilled in artful crime than himself.
Since his arrest he has made a full con
fessioo of the forgery, and given the
names of the principals in thc matter as
sociated with him.
Mr. T. C. Meyer, Cashier of the bank
at Allentown, was examined and testified
that the defendant called on him on the
20th inst., with a note from Mr. Sing
master of Allentown, who kept an uc
count in their bank, requesting that a
check for $7000 ou thc Mechanics' Bank
of New York should bo cashed. Thc
signature of Mr. Singmaster was so well
executed that Mr. Meyer promptly com
plied with the request, giving the defend
ant $3000 in cash and his check for
$4000, which wa3 one of the two found
on him. The check lor $7000 given in
exchange was a forgery, and by the
prompt arrest of this man the bank loses
but about $500 out of the entire some paid
him.
When the facts of the arrest were com
municated to Chief Lamon, of the Detec
tive Police, he at once took such action
as secured the attendance of the Cashier
of the Allentown Bank, together with of
Gcer George Burk, both of that place, in
to whose custody defendant was deliver
ed, and with whom he took his departure
by the North Pennsylvania Railroad, yes
terday afternoon Inquirer.
Donble-haaded Girls of New Orleans.
Wc paid a visit recently to that most
wonderful of nature's freaks, the double
headed colored girl, or perhaps it would
be more correct to say the two girls in
one. For convenience we shall speak of
them in the plural. They are entirely
distinct. asfarasmind isconcorned, laugh
ing with each other, and being apparent
ly upon the most intimate terms, and one
may have a headache or a cold without
the other beiojr affected, but any fever or
other serious disease effects both equally.
Their bodies are separate from the small
of tho back up, each having a perfectly
formed bu3t and head, two arms, etc.. and
each has two legs, but there is only one
trunk. Both are remarkably intelligent,
reading and writing with ease, while their
manners are really refined. In quite a
lengthy conversation, they did not nuke
a single grammatical error, and tl.cir
language was unusually select. Upon
questioning them as to their education,
they replied that they had been carefully
taught by their former mistreas, Mrs
Smith, in Columns, North Carolina, in
which village they were born.
They are now fifteen years old. and
more than ordinarily bright for girls of
their age, having had thc advantage of
foreign travel. They both siDg very
sweetly, one having a soprano and the
other a contral to voice, and we have
rarely heard two voices that blended so
perfectly in a duet. Among their other
accomplishments is that or dancing, and
the manner in which they manage to exe
cute a waltz in truly wonderful. When
standing at ease the left foot of one and
the right foot of the other do not lie fiat
upon the toes. In walking, however,
they step with all their feet alike, though
they can hold up two feet and walk with
perfect ease with the other two.
In speaking of them as one they are
called Miile Chrisie, but in addressing
then one applies the distinctive appclla
tion, she on thc left being called Millie,
and she on the right Chrisie ; though
Cbrisie, in addressing her other half,
calls her "Sister." There is a striking
resemblance between their faces, aud the
conformation of their heads in much the
same Chrisie, perhaps, a shade brighter
than her sister, and rather more talkative
If, O.
1 icayune.
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A v lennt paper tells this curious story:
A Vienna lady took her child, aged seven
weeks, to the dootors at Hehra's Kliuik
on A KhIi..I ! l J iL .
left arm of the little oue covered with
dense, brilliant black hair like fur. What
sh considered a blemish the doctors ex
plained to her to bo a very fine case in
deed, one that was very interesting, as
she ought to perceive. The? further
aeoiarea themselves as unable to remove
the hair as to produce its like ; so that the
poor lady had to tako back her otherwise
goodlooking daughter as she had brought
ner.
The total assessed value of personal
iroperty in Iowa is 67.359,303. There
are but twenty six counties which have
over one million dollars eaeh.
Oberlin, O, College reports 1.100
students on its latest catalogue -G23 gen
tlemen and 472 ladies,
Nearly all the employes of the Capitol
have retnrned to Washington, crjd are
putting their offices in order, to be frc
pared for the winter's work. Since the
adjournment the committee rooms havo
been thoroughly overhauled, and in some
instances new carpets and furniture have
taken th? place oi that which has become
worn and dilapidated. The question of
the meeting of the XLIt Cougre?s is al
ready exciting discussion, uttd the mem
bers who have expressed opinions on the
subject, seem disposed to meet and organ
ize and get rid the Spe:ikerhip contest as
soon as possible, and then immediately to
adjourn. The Speakership is- we of tb
subjects most discussed' fy jT? n'uv'fn'g any
interest iff fjie Imjiire of the next Con"
grcss. J ne tatmft . cat)iniare:rare jiiaine
j)awe; SchuQeld, ttrfd Ha-uk.
The Smithso."'3" I?ntute hrr recently
received, and the .rn there art nov
engaged in classifying, a l?T& namhef of
skulls, idols, &.C., found by exploi rs scc
out by the Institute, and who have been
engaged iu opening mounds in Tennessee,
Missouri, and Indiana, in search of anti
quities. These skull' and idols are Pup
posed to be older than any that have
hitherto been found iu this country, anl
are believed to have belonged to a race
anterior to the Indian. The skulls are
not so large as those of Indians, are box
shaped, and almost square. In the satno
mounds were also found pottery, imple
ments, &c, uulike any that have been
hitherto discovered.
Senator Morton is preparing to advo
cate his financial views wiih presistency
and force next winter. He had an inter
view with Secretary McCulIoth yesterday
and discussed, at much length, points of
di Terence between them. Morton argued
that the Government was not Imuud of
pay off five twenties in coin, and should
now begin to redeem the issue of 18G2
with greenbacks. Mr. McCulloch replied
that the Treasurer could not have sold
these bonds ii it had been the understand
ing that the principal could be paid in
anytning but coiu. Senator Mortou iu
teuds to introduce abiil embodying his
ideas early iu the scs.-iou.
Attorney-General Evarts, in his opinion
on the subject of tho redUtiilotion of
spirits, says to Secretary McCulloch that
the general purpose of the law touching
the matter is to ljy a tax upon the
product of distillation known in the acts
as proof spirits, aud that all the subordi
nate provisions cunceiuin the mode aud
apparatus of distallatiou, however import
ant they may be, lMve really to do only
with what may bt-Fealled the public regula
tions of the act to secure the collection of
the tax.
The projects of an air line railroad
from Washington to New York a;ebeinir
revived with more than ordinary actix ity,
and Congress will undoubtedly be petitio
ned for a charier. The Haiti more and
Potomac road connecting with the North
ern Central, is already under progress
When finished, the per captia tax now
levied by the Baltimore and Ohio road
will be saved to travelers. There is, never
theless, a powerful lobby already in
Washington, to prevent suece-s of auy
project sequiring Governnieut aid.
Attorney-General Evarts has givcu the
President an oj.iuioii on the eight h;ur
question, which is noteuiireily iu accord
ance with the decision of Secretary Seho
field, that iu no case can a lull day's
wages be given for eight hours' work.
The law leaves it discretionary with the
Department to pay full wages if it is fouud
that the same amount of woik can be
obtaihed iu eight hours as formerly iu
ten.
The war department has issued on or
der that no parm;inent barracks, quarterrs
hospitals, storehouses, offices, sta'olos piers
or wharves shall be erected but by order
of the Secretary of War, aud according to
the plan directed by him, and iu conse
quence of appropriations made by law.
and tio alterations shall be made in auy
snch public building without authority
from thc War Department.
Jacob Funk of Springfield township,
Bucks county, on the Hth inst , came ou
a nest of forty three black snakes, oue of
which he killed and secured the rest
ulive. They measured (rotu two and a
half to six lee t in length. Mr Funk is
the same man who caught seventy seven
snakes in the same towuship a few weeks
ago.
The Hon. John Sherman and fa-saily
arrived at Whashington. He will agaia
introduced his bill for funding the
uatiouul debt at a lower rate of interest.
It wai passed at the tlo.-e of the last ses--jon
and pocketed by the President. He
is coutidcut of bciug able toagaiu present
it and carry U ovcr the President's vote.
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The Patent Office has received from
Boston application for a pateut on at im
proved machine for cutting uuJ embos
iog paper collar.-, which will embos
cut 200,000 collar every ten buui xvUK
tho assistonce of a siagje Laborer to, lci
tho wa.ch.iaQ. ,
A. T. Stewart. ucwly completed) store
covers two acres, ul has. one hundred
and sixty thousaud dollars worth of win
dow glass, in it.
A Boston clerk was on Tuesday robbed of.
$14000 white gongr town the etepi of a.
bank. . The-robber threw black pepper in,the.
cierk3 eyes.
St. Paul has put S 1,000,000 iaro &ew
building this years.
Snow fell on T.tdav, nt Portland, Oa
wgo, Buffalo and P.ttbbur
Very nearly a million postage stamps
are used daily in the United States.
Maine had 15,030 more pupil in her
schools ten years ago than she now has.
Fivo girls, all under fiiteeu, aro uadet
arrest iu St. Louis for. bvghry. . y
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