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VOL. 29.
STROUUSBURG, MONROE COTOTY, PA., JANUARY 18, 1872.
NO. 38.
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Published by Theodore Schoth.
TEHfS -Tvo l.i'.l irs :i yearin advance and if noi
Lhi 1 tietote the eu l of the year, two dollar and fifty
rent will r chiirpel.
vi o hit l!iv:innuc I until all arrearages are paid,
cjrrnt .r. the o.-.tin of the LMitor.
HS? Iveriiseiufiits of one square of eight line) or
r.,ni or ilire iuerttiiis SI 50. E:eli additional
tH-iii hi, 53 rent. Longer ones in proportion.
JOB PXIftTf XG,
OF ALL KINDS,
Etfmtrd m Hie huhest style of the Art, and on the
most reasonable terms.
DR. J.LANTZ,
1 j Surgeon ami Mechanical Dentist,
snilln office on Main Street, in the yecond
tiiry "f l'r. S. Walton's iirick Iwiilins, no.iily iippo
ne t!i stroii. l!mrs Hmim, and lie flitters liiinsflf
that !' rm'i-eii yeais constant prartire and the most
i-riir-t aii'l careful altenti'-ii to all matters rf'rtaliiiiig
t. his in f"si'n, i hat lie is fully nble to x-rforni all
tcx-ratioii in the dental line in the mot careful, tate-j-il
:! skillf'il manner.
S;r-ri tl attention given to javini; the Natural Teeth ;
aU.i. to the iiiseiiioii ufArtifirial recth on Rubber,
; lil. Silver or Continuous Uums, and perleet fits In
a : ra- inmrrd.
M.ist persons know lite reat folly and ilanjror I en
lrtii!ii their woik to the inexierienred. or to those
lirmi at ,i i.h!.ince. April 13, 1S7I. ly
DR. N. L. PECK,
Surgeon Dentist,
Announces lint bavin? just returned from
Rental Collets, lie is fully prepared to make
artincial teeth in the most beautiful and life
like manner, and 10 till decayed teeth ac
cusing to the most inproved method.
Teeth extracted without pain, when de-fire-l,
by tlic use of Nitrous Oxide Gas,
which is entirely harmless. Repairing of
a 1 kim's neatly done. All work warranted.
Charges reasonable.
Office in J. (I. Keller's new Brick build
in;, Mai.i S:reet, Stroudaburg, Pa.
au 31-tf
Would respectfully announce to the
ji I'l'ic that he has removed his office from
Oakland to Canadensis, Monroe County, Pa.
Trusting tltat r.iany years ot" consecutive
jr:n !i(v of Medicine and Surgery will be a
i'li -k'nt guarantee fir the public confidence.
February 2., 1 S7. tt.
TUSKS 5!. WALT(.,
t) Attorney at Law,
O.Tu-c in the building formerly occupied
ly L M. Burson, and opposite the Strouds
lurg Hank. .Main street, Stroudoburg. P;i.
ian i:;-tf
HOLMES, Jr.
0 Attornes" at Iatv,
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Office, on Main Street, 5 doors above the
StrouJsbnrj llouso, and opposite Ruater'a
ciothinj fctore.
CCBusiiiess of all kinds attended to with
promptness n nil fidelity.
May 0, 1S69. if.
PLASTEE !
Fresh ground Nova Scolia PLASTER,
at Sto'p Mills. II KM LOCK ROAR 1)8.
I'KXCIXU. SIHNGI.ES. lath, pa
ling, and POSTS, cheap.
FLOUR and FEED con.-tantly on hand.
Wii exchange Lumber and Plaster for
Grain or piy the h'ghest market price.
IlLACKSAHTJI SHOP j.ist opened by
C Stone, an experienced workman.
Public trade folicited.
N. S. WVCKOFF.
Stokei Mills, Pj April J0, 1971.
A.
KOCKAFELLOW,
DEALEU IN
Ptcady-3Iadc Clothing, Gents Fur
nishing Goods, Hats & Caps,
Cools & Shoes, &c
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA.
(Near the Depot.)
The ptiblic are invited to call and exam
ine rx-is. Prices moderate.
May 6, lSG'J. tf.
REV. EDWARD A. WI LSON'S (of WiL
Inm-burgh, N. Y.) Recipe for CON
SUMPTION a nd ASTHMA carefully com
pounded at
HOLLINSHEAD'S DRUG STORE.
CO Medicines Fresh and Pure.
-Nov. 21. is(;7. w. HOLLINSHEAD.
A FULL AS SO I ITM E N T
or
HOME MADE CHAIRS
Always on hand at
SAWJ'JEL S. LEE'S
Nev Cabinet Shop,
Franklin Street Stroudsburg, Penn'a
In rear of Stroudsburg Bank.
April G, '71. ly.
DO.VT FOKUCT that when
you want any Ihitijr in the Furniture
or Ornatnenlal line that McCarty, in the
GJd-FcIlows' Hull, Main Street, Slroudst
''urg, piM Xi the place to get it. Sept. 20
DOS'T FOOL YOU II 3fO."fI-:Y
away for worthlcsti uriicleaof Furni
'ure, but go to McCarty', and you will yet
vell paia for it. Sept. 2G, '67.
DO.VT you know that J. II.
McCarty is the only Undertaker in
Stroudtiburg who understands hi business!
If not, attend a Faneral managed ty any
o'her Undertaker in town, and you will 6cc
the proof of the fact. cpl. JG, '67,
Annie and Willie's Prayer.
By Mrs. Sophia 1. Sxow.
The following poem, written by Mr. Sophia
P. Snow, is one of the most exquisitely touch
ing and lieautiful that we have ever read. It
cannot fail to reach the heart of all who peruse
it, besides being jicculiarly appropriate to the
holidays :
'Twas the eve U fore Christmas ; "Gowl night"
had leen iid,
And Annie and Willie had crept into led ;
There- were tears on their pillows, and tears in
i n ci r eyes,
And each little losom was heavy with si;hs
For to-night their htern fathcr'n eomntand had
leen given,
That they should retire precisely at sewn,
Instead of eight ; for they troubled him more
With questions unheard of than ever before:
lie had told them he thought this delusion a sin,
No snch being as "Santa Claus" ever had Inx-n,
And he hoietl, after this, he should never more
hear
How he scrambled down chimneys with pre
sents each year.
And this was the reason that two little heads
So restlessly tossed on their soft, downy beds,
Eight, nine, and the clock on the steeple told ten;
Not a word had I icon token by either till then,
When "Willie's sad fare from the blanket did
Icep,
And whispered, ''Dear Annie, is you fast asleep?'
"Why, no, brother Wille," a sweet voice re
plies, "I've tried it in vain, but I can't phut niyeyes:
For, somehow, it makes me so sorry because
Ik-ar papa has said there is no 'Santa Clans ;'
Now we know there is, and it can't be denied,
For he came even- year liefore mamma died ;
Rut then, I've been thinking that she used to
pray,
And God would hear everything mamma would
say,
And jK-rhajw she asked him to send Santa
Chilis here,
With the sack? full of present" he brought every
year."
"Well, why tan't we pay dest asmamma did then,
And aA him to send him with presents aden?"
"I've lieen thinking so, too." And without a
word more
Four little bare feet lounded out on the floor,
And four little knees the soft carpet pressed,
And two tiny hands were clasped close to each
brea.-t.
"Now, Willie, you know we must firmly le
lieve That the presents we ak for we're sure to
receive ;
You must wait just still till I say the 'Amen.'
And by that you will know that your tnrn has
come then."
"Dear Jesus, look down on my brother and me,
Anil grant us the favor we are asking of Thee;
I want a wax doll, a tea-set and ring,
And an e!ony work-box that shuts with a spring,
Iiless papa, dear Jesns, and cause him to see
That Santa Claus loves us far better than he,
iXin't let him get fretful and angry again
At dear brother Willie and Annie, Amen !"
"Please lk-sns't I Santa Taus turn down to-night,
And bring us some presents before it is ight,
I want he should dive me a nice little soil ;
With bright, shiny runners, and all painted ycd:
A box full of tandy, a book and a toy,
Amen, and then, Desiis, I'll le a good lxy."
Their prayers Wing ended, they raised up ther
heads,
And with hearts light and cheerful again sought
their beds;
They were soon lost in sluntln'r, loth peaceful
and deep,
And with fairies in Dreamland were roaming
in sleep.
Eight, nine, and the little French clock had
struck ten,
Ere the father had thought of his children
again ;
He seems now to hear Annie's has-suppressed
sighs,
And to sec the big tears stand in Willie' blue
eyes,
"I was hardi with my darlings," he mentally
said,
And should not have sent them so early to led,
Rut then I wastroubled-my feelings found vent,
For bank-stock to-day has gone down ten ier
cent,
Rut of course they've forgot their trouble ere
this,
And that I denied them the thrice-asked for
kiss ;
Rut, just to make rare, I'll steal up to their door,
For I never sroke harsh tomy darlings before."
So sayuig, he softly ascended the stairs,
And arrived at the door to hear both of their
prayers.
His Annie's "bless papa" draw forth the big
tears,
And Willie's grave promise falls sweet on his
ears.
"Strange, strange I'd forgotten," said he with a
sigh,
"How I longed, when a child, to have Christ
mas draw nigh."
"I'll atone for my harshness," be inwardly said,
"Rv answering their pravers ere I sleep in my
bed."
Then he turned to the stairs and softly went
down,
Threw oil' velvet slipper and silk dressing
gown Donned bat, coat and boots, and was out in the
street,
A millionaire facing the cold, driving sleet.
Nor stopjied he until he hud Ijought everything,
From the lx full of candy to the tiny gold ring:
Indeed, be kept adding so much to hi store,
That the various presents outnumbered a score,
Then homeward he turned with his holiday
load,
And with aunt Mary' aid in the nursery 'twas
stowed ;
Miss dolly was seated beneath a pine tree,
Ry the side of a table spread out for her tea ;
A work-lwx w ell fdled in the centre was said,
And on it a ring, for which Annie had prayed.
J A soldier in uniform stood by a sled,
! "With bright shining runners and all painted
red."
pThere were balls, dogs and horses, looks pleas
ing to see,
And birds of all colors were perched in the tree;
While Santa Claus, laughing, stooil up in the
top
As if getting ready more presents to drop.
And as the fond father the picture surveyed,
He thought for his trouble he had amply leen
paid,
And he said to himself, as he brushed off a tear,
"I'm happier to-night than I've U-en for a year.
I've enjoyed more true pleasure than ever be
fore, What care I if bank stock falls ten per cent
more I
Hereafter I'll make it a rule, I believe,
To have Santa Claus visit us each Christmas
Eve.
S thinking, he gently extinguished the light,
And tripped down the stairs to retire for the
night,
As soon a the Warns of the bright morning sun
Put the darkness to flight, and the stars, one by
one
Four little blue eyes out of sleep opened wide
And at the same moment the present espied,
Then out of their lieds they sprang with a bound.
And the very gifts prayed for were all of them
found.
They laughed and they cried in their innocent
glee.
And shouted for "papa" to come quick and see
What presents old Santo Clans brought in the
night,
(Just the things thev wanted,) and left before
light.
"And now," added Annie, in a voice soft and
low,
"You'll Ielieve there's a Santa Claus, papa, I
know,"
While dear little Willie climlied up on his knee,
Determined no secret lietween them should be;
And told, in soft whispers, how Annie had said
That their dear, blessed mamma, so long ago
lead,
Used to kneel down and pray by the side of
her chair,
And that God up in heaven had answered her
Prayer !
"Then we dot up and payed dust as well as we
totihl,
And Dod answered our pravers, now wasn't He
dood
"I should say that He was, if He sent you all
these,
And knew just what presents my children
would please,
(Well, well, let him think so, the dear little elf,
'T would le cruel to tell him I hid it myself.")
Rlind father! who caused your stern heart to
relent?
And the hasty word sjKken so soon to rcient?
'Twas the Being who bade you steel softly
U stairs
Ami made ycu his agent to answer their pray
ers. Brigham Young Arrested.
It is getting warm out io Utah. Brig
ham Young has been arrested oo the
charge of murder by the United States
Marshal. He appeared in court, attend
ed bj maDj high church dignitaries, and
the court room was crowded to euffoca.
tion.
Mr. Hempstead moved that the prisoner
be admitted to bail on the ground that
lit was an old man. 71 years of age, and
in feeble health. He had come 400 miles
to meet this and all other charges, and his
physician certified that imprisonment
would impair his life.
Mr. Bates had do opposition to bail,
but suggested that if bail be taken it be
fixed at 8500,000.
Judge McKean said that the govern
ment of the United States has no jail in
Salt Lake City for holding prisoners ar
rested on a process issued from the Uni
ted States Coarts. The Marshal is required
to exercise the discretion which the law
tests in him. Sometimes such prisoners
arc kept at Camp Douglas, but the com
mander of that fort was not obliged to re
ceive them. The prisoner is reported to
be the owner of several houses io the city.
If he choose to put under the control of
the Marshal some situable building in
which to be detained, it will be for the
Marshal to decide whether to adopt it.
It is the option of the prisoner to make
such an offer. In any event, the Mar
shal will look to it that every comfort of
the prisoner be provided for, remember
ing that he is an old man. I decline to
admit to bail.
On leaving the court, Brighitn tender
ed the Marshal his residence in South
Temple street, which was accepted, and
Brigham is now a prisoner in his own
house. He seemed perfectly cool and un
concerned. Buried Alive.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A few days ago a man residing in the
the Ninth Ward, named ltuskowpki, after
being sick with the small-pox for some
time, died, as was supposed. According
to the regulations recently passed by the
Board of . Health, ho was buried shortly
after his decease. His sister, who, it
sceuis, was not satisfied with the hasty
manner in which her brother was dispos
ed of, was so worked up by the circum
stances, and so certain that all was not
right, that to satisfy herself she had his
body exhumed some six hour after the
burial. To her own joy, and to the
amazeuieDt of those who had pronouueed
the man dead, it was found that indica
tions of lif still reuiaiued io the body of
the buried one. He was at once taken
back to his bouse, and after considerable
exertions aud the applying of the proper
restoratives, he was virtually brought to
life agaiu. lie is now living and doing
well.
JW-jJULiM'
Township Bridges and the Duties, of
Supervisors
In the case of Michael II. Moore vs. the
township of Bapho and West Hemj.field,
Lancaster county, the Supreme Court has
very pointedly indicated the duties of the
Supervisors of Highways. Mr. Mooro's
teamster, on his way from Mt. Joy with a
load of wheat, in crossing over the bridge
which spans the Chiques, was precipitated
into the stream, and had a horse killed,
the wagon broken, and a large quantity
of wheat destroyed.
An action was instituted by Mr. Moore
against the townships, and the jury gave
damages for the loss sustaiped. On. an
appeal the judgment was affirmed.
The Court rendered the following
opinion ; But two questions need to be
uoticed in this case the duty of repair
and the liability ot the townships for
latent defects. Without a duty of repair,
no liability rests upon the municipality.
As a general proposition, but by no means
universal, bridges are treated as portions
of the highways which cross them, and
are to be maintained by the same persons
to whom the duty of repairing the high
ways is committed. In this State the
duty is statutory, and therefore we must
look to the statutes for its nature and
extent. The Gth section of the Act of
June loth, requires public roads or high
ways to be effectually opened and con
stantly kept in repair, and at all seasons
to be kept clear of all impediments to
easy and convenient passing aud travel
ing, at the expense of the respective
townships, as the law shall direct. By
the 10th section, those laid out on a Hue
which divides two townships, shall be
opened and kept clear and in repair at the
j int and equal charge of such townships.
The 27th and following sections requires
these duties to be performed through
Supervisors, to whom large powers are
given for the purpose. Comiug to the
31th section, it is provided that where
a small creek, over which a bridge may
be necessary, shall be the boundary, or
on the division line of townships, the
bridge shall be built and maintained at
the joint and equal expense of said town
ships, by their respective Supervisors, in
the manner directed by law in the case
of public roads, which may be the
division line of townships. Thus it is
clear that, by law, the primary duty of
maintaining and repairing the bridge in
question, lay on townships, defendants
jointly, the stream over which it was
built being on the division line between
them. For that purpose the Supervisors
of roads of the respective townships were
the agents constituted by law, and it is
equally clear that the personal liability
of the Supervisors, for their neglect to
perform this duty, does not lesson the
primary liability of the townships to those
who suffer injury from their neglect.
But it is contended that
the defect in this bridge being latent, no
liability can be imputed to the townships
until it is shown that notice of the defect
was
given
to the Supervisors in whose
charge the bridge lay. This is the chief
question, and is not without difficulty.
The defect here was inward rottenness of
the timbers, which constitute the main
strength and chief support of the bridge.
It was not outwardly visible, one of the
Supervisors havnig inspected the timbers
outwardly a short time defore it fell. But
the evidence shows that the bridge had
been erected and stood the time it is
usual that such timber will last that it
was uncovered aud open to the weather,
and that the actual state of the timbers
can be ascertained by persons having
ordinary skill upon such a subject. It
was testified that the internal condition of
the timbers can be readily determined by
boring into them at proper places. The
question of liability for this latent defect
was determined by the jury on these
facts : The Court having instructed them
that constant watchfulness on the part of
the Supervisors was a duly to the public,
and having left them to determine
whether the Supervisors had used ordinary
care in performing this duty and in ap
plying the proper tools to ascertain the
soundness of the timbers of the timbers
of the bridge. That a municipal corpora
tion, though bound to the duty of
maintenance and repair, is not absolutely
bound for the soundness of the structures
It acts as part of a public highway ; must
be admitted to be the general doctrine of
the authorities oo this question. It is
not an insurer agaiust all defects,
latent as well as patent, but is liable only
for negligence in the performance of its
duties. Hence it is said, as the result ol
the authorities, that where the defect iu
a lawful structure is latent, or is the work
of a wrong-doer, either express notice of
it must be brought home to the corpora
tion, or the defect must be so notorious
as to be evident to all who have occasion
to pass the place or to observe the
premises, io which case the corporation
is charged with constructive notice, be
ing iu fault for uot knowing the lact.
But what is negligence, is itself a ques
tion in each case, and must always depend
ou its peculiar circumstances. "Great
danger demands higher vigilance aud
more efficient means to secure safety
where the peril is small, less will suffice."
The degree of care having legal standard,
but being measured, by the facts that
facts that arise, it is reasonable such eare
must be required, which- it is known is
ordiuarily sufficient uuder similar circum
stances to avoid the danger and secure
the safety needed." Applying these
principles here, it may be usked what
IM 'II' 'III WJI'J.H
structure more important, in view of
the safety of life and property, can be
well imagined than such a bridge as this,
having a span of fifty-two feet, crossing
from ten to twelve feet above the stream
whose water is middle deep. The ac
cident itself is evidence of its important
character. Tlje plaintiff's wagon was
overturned in the fall, the body crushed,
the load of wheat fell underneath it into
the stream, aud one of the horses was
killed. As remarked by our brother
Bead, "A bridge looks fair till it breaks
down ; it is net like a pit which you can
see and avoid." 'In practice it is used
up to the last moment." Hence, such a
structure demands constant vigilance to
guard and preserve it. Therefore, when
a bridge is old, having stood for the
length of time the timbers composing it
are accustomed to last, and when it may
be reasoubly expected that decay has set
in, it is negligence to omit all proper
precautions to ascertain its true condition.
Nor will mere appearance io such a case
excuse the neglect. It is a matter of
common knowledge that invisible defects
may, and under such circumstances
probably do exist that either wet or dry
rot may have set iu and not be visible,
and therefore should be sought for. Bat
no one of ordinary intelligence would
think of seeking lor an uusound and
invisible defect by merely inspecting the
surface of the wood. This being the case,
it is clearly the duty of the Supervisors,
having thus reason to believe that defects
may exist, to call to their assistance those
whose skill will enable them to ascertain
the true Ftate of the structure and
determiue the question of its safety.
Without boing this much, at least, their
duty to the public is uot performed. Not
to do it is, therefore, negligence.
The great Mission of Women.
Great iudeed i3 the task assigned to
women ! Who can elevate it3 dignity 1
Not to make laws, but to lead arimcs, not
to govern empires; but to form those by
whom lawsare made, names led, andempires
governed : to guard against the slightest
taiat of bodily infirmity, the frail, yet spot
less creature, whose moral no less than
physical being must be derived from her;
to inspire those principles, to inculcate
those doctrines, to animate those senti
mcuts which generations yet unborn, and
nations yet uncivilized, will learn to bless;
to soften firmness into mercy, and chasten
honor into refinement ; to exait generosity
into a virtue with a soothing care ; to al
lay the anguish of the mind ; by her ten
derness to disarm passion ; by her purity
to triumph over sense ; t-j cheer the
scholar sinking under his toil ; to be com
pensation for fricuds that are perfidious
for happiness that passed away. Such
is her vocation. The couch of the tor
tared suffer, the prison of the deserted
friend, the cross of the rejected Saviour,
these are theatres on which her greatest
triumphs have been achieved. Such is
her destiny ; to visit the forsaken, to tend
to the neglected ; when mouarchs aband
on, when counsellors entrap, when jus
tice prosecutes, when brethren and disci
ples flee, to remain unshaken and un
changed, and to exhibit to this lower
world a type of that love, constant, pure
and inefiable, which in another we are
taught to believe the test of virtue.
How to Catch a Wifo.
New York is really the city cf decep
tions. A man mast uot only look sharp
as the his company, but he can hardly
trust his own senses. The well formed
man he meets in the street may be in
debted for his clegaut proportion to the
genuis of his tailor, and the belle of beau
ty may be half padding. A young man
of quite elegant exterior passed at cue ol
our fashionable wateriug places for a
man of wealth. lie became greatly smit
ten with the daughter of a wealthy mer
chant, who, besides what her father would
leave her, had a handsome fortune in her
own right. He referred to a well kuowu
genllemau iu New York, who thought
him rich, and who kuew the amount of
his income tax. He was accepted and
married. It was found that be was a
clerk in a dry goods house on quite an
ordinary salary. He secured mouey en
ough to pay a good Mzed income tax.
His investment proved more lucrative
than a Wall 'street speculation, as it se
cured him a rich wife.
Several instances have been known iu
which parties have made a splurge at the
Springs and elsewhere, and have got in
troductions to wealthy people, and return
ed to New York, hired a handsomely
furnished house iu a good location for u
month or two ; have received their styl
ish friends in style, married their daugh
ters, and then retired to the back street
to which they really belonged. How
many of such marriages have terminated
will be ascertained by cxamiog the re
coids of courts in Indiana. U-tsluu Jour
nal. This is ihe description of a terrible in
fant which is said to be in Fentress County,
Ten a. : ''The prodigy is only three years
old, and weighs seventy pounds firm
fiesh ; has as much beard as a tvveuty
year older ; his feet eight iuches loug,
though small for one of his build ol
course, be is foud of the society of the
gjrls, but the boys he detests. His voice
is coarse and his fits of passiou aro terri
lie. He expects to marry next year, and
go to Congress the year after, with the
Picsidcccy iu the near prospective.
Buffalo Items.
BUFFALOES STOPPING THE TRAIX.
Leaving the last named station, Ellis,
oo the Kansas Pacific II. 11. we proceed
ed on, making better time in this ouo
hundred miles than io the last ; but night
coming on, the weary traveler took his
berth in the sleeping-car (if he had one),
but he was not long destined to remain in
blissful slumber, as ever and anon the
shrill whistle sounded the alarm to
brake or stop the train. This occurring
every few minutes, the passengers wanted
to know the cause of it, and were inform
ed that the plains were covered by Buffa
lo. 3
Sleep was forgotten, and all eyes were
turned towards the plains ; and while the
grand midnight headlight (the moon)
was casting its clear rays across this wide
and extended waste of land, reflecting
with near the clearness of daylight npon
the snow covered ground, it revealed to
the excited passengers a sight but seldom
the privilege of man to witness namely,
a s of biij'uh, as far as the eye could
reach. At times there was one mass of
living, tramping and stampeding buffalo
and deer, and here and there a few elk in
their midst ; and for more ' than a hund
red miles the train had to encounter thes
droves of animals at short intervals, and
some eight or ten times the engineer had
to reverse his engine to keep from run
ning into them. While this was going
on, passengers who had arms kept up a
constant fire upon the fear stricken brutes,
but I could not sec that any of the shots
took effect; although one large bull run
ning not more than twenty fire feet from
the cars, made one terrible leap into tha
air, after a shot from a passenger a few
seats ahead of me. It seems to have had
no other effect on him, after the leapy
than to accelerate his speed. This may
be sport to those who indulge in it, but I
think it is cruelty in the extreme, and for
humanity's sake should be stopped. As
regards the number of buffaloes that was
seen that night, an old hunter io the cars
estimated it at one hundred thousand.
After a long and tedious ride (barring
the buffalo, &c.), the train arrived at DerT
ver on Thanksgiving morning. Kansas
Cur. St Louis Democrat.
BUFFALOES FREEZING.
At Brookville, the train was caught in
a bank it could neither back one nor go
ahead. The wires were tapped and dis
patches sent to different quarters for men
and shovels. While the train was wait
ing the buffaloes gathered from the plains
to be leeside for shelter. If any one felt
disposed be might, from his seat in the
car, pop them over with his revolver the
rest would not move they could not be
driven away by eugine whistling or tho
human' voice, but crowded their shaggy
sides tip close to the cars and there stood
with bowed heads for the storm to pass.
Many were seen to fall down in their
tracks, dead from the cold, and when at
last the train was dug out and moved off,
the track was lined with these huge,
shaggy, frozen carcasses. We think a'
robe a luxury in winter so it is. Imag
ine the seveuity of the weather when the
animal who furnishes the robe freezes to
death under his natural protection.
Kansas Cor. Xcw York Times.
Th3 State Surveys.
We have received from Surveyor Gen
eral Campbell a copy of his annual report
to the Governor, detailing the operations
of hi3 department during the year past.
The revenues of the cilice, during the
past year, have been S 17,029.82, of which
S13, 102 l2 were patent fees. This is an
increase of revenue, as compared with
seven years past. Two items of interest
are considered in the report. Oue is the
propriety of providing fire-proof bafes for
the preservation of the valuable books
and documents of the office. At present
they arc liable, in case of fire, to bo
entirely destroyed. The importance of
this suggestion is so entirely obvious that
it should be promptly adopted. It is pos
sible that the chronic agitation in behalf
of removing the capital to Philadelphia
has prevented the Legislature from con
sidering this and kindred subjects. Yet
this ought not to be allowed to interfere
with the safety of important papers. The
other item refers to the gradual increase
of the" agricultural college and scrip fund.
By disposing of the existing bonds, and
funding anew he amount, the same will
be increased from 5331,50ato 510G.G05,
which the Surveyor General surest?.
should be brought, by State aid, up to
$500.00). This is urged oa the ground
of financial embarrassment on the part of
tho college, and because of ncgligeuce oa
the part of the State to take prompt ad
vantage of the market for the sale of tho
scrip. By diday in properly legislating
on the subject, nearly fifty per cent.
the value of the scrip was lost, other
States being more prompt in placing their
scrip on the market. These are all prac
tical suggestions, based on right reason,
and deserve careful consideration on tho
part of the Legislature.
The Wharton trial still drags its slow
length along. Its monotony was some
what enlivened on Friday by the witicismj
of counsel and witness ou the relative ac
curacy of lawyers and doctors. "The
mistakes of tho doctor," said the lawyer,
"are buried six feet under ground."
"Those of the lawyer," retorted the doc
tor, "are bouietimes hanged ou a tree."
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