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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1872.
LUTHERAN . CHURCH.
Liturgical Services next Sunday.
Mouxixg, 10, ... Evkxixo, 7i.
Mokxixg Sermon : The Ilonee of mourn
rirsr, better than the Ilotise of feasting.
Kvkxixg Seiimox : Conpressing and Deny
ing Christ.
G. W. MARRIOTT, D. D., Pastor.
There will be no paper issued
from either of the Offices in
town next week.
ftST" Orit neighbor of the Monroe Demo
crat, and our obese friend. of the Easton
Argus, appear to be badly exorcised, by our
position, on the Gubernatorial and I'residen
tial questions. Now men and brethren do
for Heaven ssake, keep cool. The weather
is altogether too hot for gentlemen of you
. immense rotundity to go to worying your
halves over matters that should be as plain
to your visions as are the noses on your faces,
The JcfTersonian has not hesitated to declare
its whereabouts on the Gubernatorial ques
tion. It has no axes to grind, and no friend
or enemies to reward or punish, that it must
even forsake its party and oppose its party's
nominations to accomplish its purpose.
It
is Uepublican to the backbone, and, per con
sequence, for Governor, supports the nomi
noes of the Convention which assembled at
Jlarri.-burg, on the 10th of April last, from
Gen. John F. 'llartranft down to the end o
the list.
Ou the Presidential question the Jefferson
iiin is, with a slight variation, some what in
the same fix with its .redoubtable friends o
the Democrat and the Argus, aud is conse
quently compelled to await the action of the
Haiti more Convention, before settling down
in the Harness. Neither the Democrat nor
the Argus kuow, certainly, who they arc to
support whether their candidates are to
prove, politically, to be either fish, flesh or
even good red herring. They do know who
they are to oppose, however, and it is on this
line that they are, just now, fighting most
lustily, with the weapons best suited to the
peculiarity of their position filth and false
hood. The Jrffersonian, has its candidate
1-fore it, and feels no small pride in the
fact, that in Grant and Wilson it has patriots
true and tried men in every way worthy of
its support, and the support of the whole
pent ile. But it cannot know certainly,
prescience not being a gift with it, who it is
to oppose, until the Belmont Savans of
Democracy, at Baltimore assembled, decide
whether they will risk the contest before the
ix'ople with true blue, representative Demo-
era! s for President and Vice President or
whether they will sell out to the "fiberal
and, adopting the Republican folly of '64,
with Horace Greely, run the risk of being
lisi'st cgregiously Johnsonised.
As we travel only where Republican princi
ple- and Republican usages point the way, and
as Grant, Wilson and llartranft stand as so
uiauy faithful guide boards on that way, it
needs no great reach of imagination to find
the path in which we tread ; no prophetic
4;!1 to forctel on which side we will be found
working when the time for work arrives. If
:ir curious cotemporarics are as well settled
in this respect as wc are, their line of duty
lies plain before them, and their labor to
onvince the people to travel with them will
Ik?, truly aud sincerely', a labor of love for the
cause in which they are enlisted, instead of
a mere scramble for the loaves and fishes,
with great pros'KJcts of beiDg badly cheated,
as promises to be the case.
But how is it really, with our nnxious co-
temporaries ? Docs not their fix present one
lace of broad comedy, and another of the
Melodramatic? Can it be seen without ex
citing the risibles, and the next moment
drawing forth the lachrymal? Is it not a
virtual confession of the fraudulent character
cf modern Democracy ? of a fall from, the
principles of Jefferson to the embrace of
mere Demagogueism ? Think of the Philos
phcr of the Democrat, and the deep
Ctesarian genius of the Argus, looking
each otjier squarely in the face without
smiling grimly through their tears over the
novelty and hardship of the situation. -
Think of Atnandus Orcvus, an occupant of
the very upper row of Democratic apostolic
ship, with his Monroe Democrat, singing
lusty bosannas over the outrage inflicted
upon bis party, by the forcing upon it, for
its nominnec for the highest office in the gift
pftbe people, a man selected from among
the very blackest of the black Republicans
f the land. Not a word of protest docs he
utter not even a murmur of discontent
but, with "anything to win," as his motto,
he leads the masses of Democracy, as so
many sheep, to the shambles erected by a
life-long opponent. "Time honored princi
pies," and all the brilliant legends of the
Democracy arc laid by him, without a pang
at the feet of one whose whole life has been
fpent in bitter and unrelenting antagonism
to it.
Think too of the great Csesar of the Argus,
juighty in his wisdom, great in his adher
ence to principles, immaculate in bis politi
cal purity and immense in the virtuous indig
nation with which he knit his eyebrows, and
shook his head, at the mere suggestion of
celling out Democracy to the "adveuiurous
earpet baggers" at Cincinnati, now caving
meekly tf the situation. For weeks his pen
scribbled and his scissors snipped in opposi
tion to the consummation of the attempted
utrage. At first buoyed up with the hope
of success, then doubting, but now convinced
that lie too must bow the knee to Greely, he
seeks consolation in queerymg us as to our
yntdtiouv All the fixe of his great genius is
squelched, all the editoral efforts of a life
time, all his asseverations of Democracy and
his determination to stand by it, even to
death "in the last ditch," arc buried, ig
noniiniously, deeply buried, beneath the
Isms, and antics and white- hats, and coats,
and boots of the Tribune, that its Editor
may stand forth to the world as the leader,
aye, even worse than that, the very owner
and . master of the once great, triumphant
Democracy. Verily, in the language of the
venerable Horace himself, " Surely the icorhl
does more" and, this time, with most astound
' V. 1 i n i
uig.rapiuiry anu crusning torcc, lor m less
than six months it has moved over the great
Democratic party, crushed it out of existence,
and made mere side show organ grinders of
such brilliant lights as Greenwald of the
Monroe Democrat and Shunk of the Easton
Argus.
Men and Brethren of the Monroe Democrat
and Easton Argus, we deeply commisserate
with you in your affliction, but wc cannot
join you in your support of Horace Greely and
Gratz Brown the coming apostle, and
the horrible example of modern Democracy
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
Our place is on the side of the Country and the
people, and our design is, with them, under
the lead of Grant, Wilson and llartranft, to
march on to most brilliant victories in Octo
bcr and Novcmltcr.
. All parties, Churches and Sunday schoo
in want of good Organs, are invited to ca
at J. G. Keller's store, or scud for descriptiv
catalogue. Address
J. Y. SIGAFUS,
May 9, lS72-tf. Stroudsburg, Pa
Go to Simon Fried's for boots and shoes.
"We have been requested to announce
that, in accordance with custom, the Po:
Office will lc open on the 4 th of July, Thurs
day next, ouly from 10 o'clock A. M, , until
o clock P. M., and Irom 4 o clock P. M. unti
5 P. M., and be closed during the remainder
of the dav.
K very thing at Rusters is warranted to
be as recommended or no sale.
ni. ixrcssicr and .James Howell o
this place, and Leonard Keller of Cherry Va
ley, left town for Chieago on Monday last
They are all sober and industrious young
mechanics, and have the best wishes of a
their many friends here, for prosperity and
happiness in their new homes.
o,
do to Simon Fried's for a nice fit tin
suit.
Mr. JoIbbi Ilowdcn, our skillful anil
accommodating gardner, presented us, on
Saturday last, with a fine lot of new Early
Rose potatoes. Thev were the largest and
best we have seen this season. Mr. B. in
forms us that he has a large crop of Peas.
which will be ready for delivery in a few
days.
Go to Simon Fried's for trunks and
va sices.
WASTED About the middle of Julv
good general servant. Must be a goo
cook, washer and ironer. Plenty of work
furnished, for the satisfactory, willing, and
cheerful doing of which good treatment
good fare, and good pay will 1 given.
Address MRS. PA RET,
June 27, 1872-tfJ Stroundsburg.
Oo to Rasters if you wish to purchase
a new style Hat. His stock is complete.
Attention. The Oakland 31. E. Sab
bath School will give Exhibitions on each of
the evenings of the 2d and 3d of July next, in
the Church, at that place, for the benefit of the
library. The public are invited. Come one,
come all and see us.
Admission 2T cts. Children half price.
By order of the Committee.
CHAS. W. DECKER, Sec'y.
Go to Simon Fried's for shirts and Um
brellas.
4tli of Ji;iy. Members and friends of
the M. II Church are hereby invited to
spend the "4 th of July" on Fishers I.-land
Dinner will be served about noon. Ice
Cream and other refreshments at all hours.
"ire works at night Profits to the Parsonage
und at Analomink. Yours Truly
June 13-4t.l J. Pastorfield.
Rosier has the finest display ofGoodr
etTcr brought to Stroudsburg.
Corner Stone JLaylng. Providence
permitting, the cornerstone of Jackson M. E
Church, in Jackson township Monroe Coun
ty, will be laid on next Sunday at 1 1 1 o'clock
L 31., preaching at 10 o'clock, A. 31., by
lev. O. W. F. Graff, cf Stroudsburg. A
social meeting will be held in the grove at 2
o'clock P. 31. A cordial invitation is exten
ded to all the friends of Zion to be present.
F. 31. Brady, Amos Johnson-,
Pastors.
fio to Simon Fried's for neck ties and
collars.
Camp Meeting?. A Camp 3fccting
will be held (D. V.) by Tanncrsvillc and
('berry Valley Circuits, in Joseph llinkle's
wogds, commencing on the 15th, aud closing
on the 27th of August.
3Iinisters and jeople of adjacent charges
are cordially and earnestly invited to attend,
and if possible tent with us.
Peter S. Edinger, Jacob Edinger,
Joshua Sebring, Baruet Kresgo,
Andrew. J. Dctrick, Amos Rouse.
Committee.
J. Pastorfeld, ) T .
F. 31. Brady, 1 astors-
P. S. TO LET Boarding tent and Rcs
turant. Apply to Peter S. Edinger, Bar
tonsville, 3Ionroe county, Pa., or Amos
Rouse, Snydersville, 3Ionroc county, Pa.
Ilust er don't boast of numberless trunks,
and big and little boxes, but his counters and
shelves do what Is far better, they exhibit an
array of first class goods, worth looking at
and worth buying.
A Card. Having been appointed Col
lector for some half dozen counties by the
General Agents of the Wheeler and Wilson
Manufacturing Co., I would state that Mr.
James Boys, of Stroudsburg, has been ap
pointed my successor " as District Agent for
the the counties of Pike and Monroe. Any
orders or inquiiics addressed to him will re
ceive prompt attention. Thanking the peo
ple of Stroudsburg and vicinity for their lib
eral patronage in the past, and respectfully
soliciting a continuance of the same in be
half of Mr. Boys, I remain, &c.,
A. J. Wells.
If you want to see the latest
spring goods, go to Simon Fried's.
tyle of
"Christie," not to be behind the times,
has taken another step forward for the bene
fit of the many patrons of his Saloon. At
considerable expense, he has procured, and
put in operation, an apparatus which is a
ways sure to provide for his customer a coo
and refreshing glass of Lager at all times
No matter whether the first or the last glass
is drawn from the Keg, the thirsty one it is
sure of a wholesome fresh and lucious glass
of the great Teutonic Beverage, which, is
said, docs not intoxicate though it may ex
hilerate. "Christie's" enterprise certainly
deserves to be rewarded with a liberal pat
ronage.
I'rices at Rusters arc in accordance wit
the times, low, low down.
Camp Meeting. A Camp Meeting
will be held near Dutotsburg, under the
direction of the Delaware Water Gap 31. E
Church, to commence August the 5th and
continue at least eight days. Persons wish
ing any information concerning tents, &c
will correspond with the Paster.
P. S. The Camp 3Ieeting Committee
will meet at the Delaware Water Gap 31. E.
Church, on Friday July the 5th for the pur
lose of receiving proposals and renting the
privileges of the gronud. The boardin
tables, ice cream, cake, confectionery and
bread stands can be rented seperately or co
lectively. R. C. Wood, Pastor,
Delaware Water Gap, Pa,
- .
In ready made clothing, whether in city
or country, Duster's stock cannot be beaten
The undersigned begs leave to inform the
Citizens of 3Ionroe county and viciuity, that
he has disposed of his entire interest in the
lieal Estate business, to his late partner.
v ilson Pcirson, for whom he solicits a con
tinuancc of the patronage so liberally bestow
ed on him heretofore.
dec. 14, '71-tf.l. GEO. L. WALKER
TIjc undersigned beg leave to inform the
citizens of 31 on roe county and vicinity, that
they have cnterad into co-partnership, for
the purpose of buying and selling
HEAL ESTATE,
as successors to the late firm of Geo. L.
W alker & Co., and respectfully solict the
continuance of the patronage extended to the
tormcr hnn.
WILSON PEIRSON.
dec. 14, '71-tf.l TIIOS. STILL31AN,
There is no charge for showing goods at
Rusters, neither arc there cross looks if you
do not buv.
Quite an excitement prevailed in our
borough on Saturday last, growing out of a
match game of base ball contest, between the
Independents of Branch ville, N. J., and the
White Caps of Stroudsburg. . The Indcpen
lents are a fine body of men, and play well,
but the White Caps proved too mam for
them. The following is the result of the
same.
IXDErKXHENT
R.j WHITE CAPS
Cj Wolfe, c.
6lJ. Schoch, I. f.
2 Huston, 1 b.
4 C. Schoch, k. s.
3; Dutot, p.
3; W. Schoch, r. f.
2'Edwnrds, 2 h.
it
A. Koe, I. f.
F. Rc, p.
1
5
3
3
3
4
4
Crist man, 1 b.
Wyker, 2 b.
Pool, c.
2 5
Whitenack, s. p.
2 6
Stoll, r. f.
I j. Hoc, c. f.
3lIIollinshead, 3 b. 1
Hinman, 3 b.
Oj altnn, 1. f. 2
Total.
27 31
Total.
27 41
Ixxixfis Ut 2d Sd 4lh 5th Gth 7th Slh 0A
Ix1)Epexiext 100247 07 2 234
WiuraCArs 14 1 11 3 1 3
5 5 14
Home runs Independent, 1.
Fly catches Independent, 11 ; White Cap,
Scorers Messrs. Shotwcll and Morcy.
Umpire Mr. J. C. Kleckler, of Stroudsburg,
Time of game Three houra and fifteen
minutes.
IVotion, Dress (riming and fashionable
Dress goods are specialities with Ruster and
prices rule low.
Allkxtowx, June 27th, 1872.
The 5th A nnual Commencment of Muhlen-
jurg College will be held in the Opera House
to-day. The graduating class numbering four
teen members, on whom the degree of Bachelor
of Arts will be confered, are as follows :
W. A. I'cates,
G. II. Rhodes,
J. O. Schaidt,
J. A. Sehefler,
W. 1. Snyder,
II. U. Trexler,
J. M. Whrich.
(i. T. Wcibel,
. 4. t.olcman,
M. L. Fritch,
S. W. Kuhns.
W. II. Latibcnstein,
I), l'otts,
M. O. Rath,
This is a welcome day to the class of '72,
one to winch thev have been looking with
bright anticipations, longing hopes and
anient desires for the last four years. To-day
they have arrived at the culminating point
andfor thepre.--nl to the height of their ambi
tion. From the hill of science, at least from
one plain, they can look back and survey the
rugged path over which they have traveled.
low many days of hard ttudy and restless.
nights ; how many gallons of mid-night oil ;
low many aches and sighs ; how many trials
and troubles and how many eflbrtd it required
to arrive at this stage is difficult to compute.
May (hey now go forth and fight the battles of
lfe bravely and win fretd laurels and crowns
of unfading fame. D
In novelties Ruster is ahead of all com
petitors, beating even Barnum himself, be
cause there is no humbugging in whatlie of-
ers to the public.
The formal opening of the Water Gap
House, under the care of L. W. Brodhcad
& Bro., took place on Thursday last. We
regret that circumstances, not under our con
trol, prevented our attendance on the occa
sion. From those who were present we
learn that every thing passed off in the most
pleasant manner, and that the 3Iessrs. Brod
hcad spared no pains to make every guest
feel comfortable and happy. Several huud
red sat down to dinner, and it is the general
expression of those who were present, that
the feast; in all its appointments, was perfec
tion itself. The house, one of the largest
and most complete for its purpose of any in
the state, is capable of accommodating some
four hundred guests. It is furnished
throuhout in the best and most elegant
manner, has an abundance of the purest and
best water in every room, and is lighted
throughout with superior gas, manufactured
ou the premises. From its surrounding
ground?, which are left as nearly as nature
made them as possible, and from its balconies
and turretcd roof some of the finest views im
maginable can be obtained. In point of
eapacity, on the part of the Proprietors, in
managing so large a house, and caring for so
large a number of guests vre know of no
gentlemen better qualified than the 3Iessrs.
Brodhcad. They have had experience, they
have the means, and we know they have the
determination to make all under their care
feel happy and at home.
I fall who design purchasing goods call on
Ruster they will make money both in
quality and price of goods purchased.
Giltnorc'a great Jubilee at Boston be
gan on 3Ionday of last week, and has
since been processing with reasonable
success. There are present more than
1000 instrumental performers, with a
vocal chorus of 17,000 persoos collected
from all the singing societies of the coun
try. There are beside bands of music
from England, France and Germany,
whose performances are said to throw our
native talent quite into the shade. Boston
was crowded with visitors, but the o
charge for admission to the Coliseum had
the effect of keeping most of them out
side. After the first two or three days
the charge was reduced to S3, when the
vast building became much better filled.
Had it not been for this it is probable
that the Jubilee as a speculation would
not have succeeded. As to the music, it
is stated to be in some respects overpower
ing, and in others disappointing. The
immense chorus docs not produce the
graud effect that might be expected,
partly because of the immensity of the
building, let the event is one that at
Iracts great and deserved attention ; and
as the concerts will be continued for some
thing like a month to come they will be
visited by vast numbers of people.
In collars, neck ties, cuffs, &c, for lady's
or gents wear Ruster ha3 all the novelitics.
Call and see them.
Laws.
The following are among the more im
portant laws which passed the Legislature
of Pennsylvania last session :
An act to allow all defendants to be
witnesses in their own behalf in nil cases
not above misdemeauor, except in indict
ments for perjury and forgery.
All elections lor borough and township
officers shall be held at (he places design
ed before (he passage of the acts of I860
and 1871, except where otherwise provid
ed by a decree of the count or statue.
The State Superintendent is authorized
to appoiut two trustees for each State
formal School.
Euabling married women to purchase
sewing machines wituout the consent of
their husbands aud making the coutract
binding.
An act authorizing courts to jrrat char
ters of incorporation to water, gas, town,
hall and market companies and to associa
tious for the preservation of birds, fish
and game.
Go to Simon Fried's for hats and caps.
The Lycoming Giant.
Mr. George Woorster, of Anthony
township, who has the honor of being
called the Lycoming county giant, has
attained a height of scveu feet and weighs
250 pounds. It is probable that he will
yet reach a grater height and weight, as
he is only about eighteen years of age
The health of the young man is good.
notwithstanding his extraordinary size at
such an early age, and he is engaged
every day at work in a saw mill. His
parents are of the ordinary size, and none
ot Ins brothers show any signs of undue
growth. Geo. is a very quiet, well be
laved young man, of a rctirincr aud
modest disposition. His strength seems
to be in proportion to his great size, and
when fully developed he will be a giant
: j j r -y . .
luueuu.- uijcuming uazene.
Beer Business.
There is no donbt that the consump
tion of malt liquors is constantly increas
ing in this country. Henry Cluscn, in
the opening address before the brewer's
bongress lately in session, stated that in
the United States there are more than
three thousand breweries, giving employ
ment to thousands of people, and repre
eenting 100,000,000 of capital. These
breweries cousume 23,000,000 bushels of
barley and 18,000,000 pounds of hops,
which require for their cultivation over a
mill ioa acres of land, thus becoming an
important item in our agricultural inter
ests, lhe direct and indirect revenue
paid into the Treasury through the manu
acture aud sale of malt liquors, has
steadily and rapidly increased; iu 18G3 it
was 1,500,000 : in 1870 it was SG.000.-
000 and last year it had reached the
enormous sum of S7.200.000.
1 " m ... i -
Benjamin F. Arndt, Ksq , a well knowu
citizen of Easton, died on Tuesday morn
ing, 18th inst. at the advanced age of 70
years. Mr. Arnut held many positions
of honor and. trust during his life, the
duties of which he discharged with
fidelity.
GRAND CELEBRATION
OF THE
Fourth of July,
- AT STROUDSBURG, PA.
The Active and Minneola Lodges of Knights
of l'ytlnas, tne Jr. and fer. Councils U. A. M
the Fort Penn Lodge of I. O. of O. F., the
Pha-nix and May Aug 1- ire Co. s of Stroud?
hurg, will celebrate the OCtli Anniversary of
A Bier lean Independence, with appropriate
ceremonies.
The Mountain Home Lodge, of Mountain
Home, 1. i). O. 1- the Minsi Council of U. A
M., of Del. Water (lap, Jasper Lodge, K. of
1, Bangor Lodge K. of 1., Tatauiv Lodge K
of 1 Belvidere Lodge K. of 1., are expected
to participate.
The meeting in the Public Square will be
called to order bv the Hon. John Deioung.
The Declaration of Independence will be
read by 1). h. Lee, Lsq.
An Oration will be delivered by the Hon
Chartou Burnett.
THE CELEBRATED BRASS BAND,
of Bath, 17 pieces, has been engaged for the
occasion.
Chief Marshal C. D. Broadhead.
Bv order of Committee of Arrangements.
C. BURNETT, Chairman. S. ER I ED, Sec'y
J. I. Aixkxder, II. B. Hitchcock,
illAKBY S. Wolk. S. Hoffman,
(jr.. W. Drake, J. P. Van Bi skirk,
John A. (juoss, Jacob. D. McNkal.
The several orders and eitirens srenerallv.
will meet at the Public Square at precisely 2
o clock. P. M.
ORDER OF EXERCISES AT SQUARE.
lft. Muic by the Band.
2d. Praver bv the Rev. Dinsraore.
3d. Reading of the Declaration by D. S. Lee,
fq.
4th. Music by the Band.
5th. Oration by Hon. Charlton Burnett.
Cth. Music bv the celbrated Bath Band.
After the exercise.1 at the Public Square, a
procession will be formed under the sujcrvi-
Kion of Grand Marshal, ( ol. C. D. Brodhcad,
and his Deputies, II. B Hitchcock and S. Hon
man, as follows : The invited Lodges will take
their places in the line as follows :
1st Nay Aug and Phtcnix Fire Companies,
in order ot juniority.
2d. Visiting Councils of O. LT. A. M. will ar
range themselves in order of juniority.
3d. Visiting Lodges of I. O. of O. F. in order
of juniority.
4th. Band.
i)th. Invited Lodges of Knights of Pythias
in order of juniority.
Cth. Minneola Lodge K. of P.
7th. Active Lodge K. of P.
route of rr.oci:siox.
From Public Square to Monroe St., down
Monroe to Centre M., up Centre to Sarah t.,
up Sarah St., to Poeono, down Pocono to
Main St., down Main to Iron Bridge, thence
to Last Stroudsburg. Returning, up Main St.,
to Ann St., up Ann St., to Franklin, up Frank
lin to Public Spiare, where the procession will
be disbanded.
The Slate Business.
There are twenty-four slate companies
operating in the Lehigh Valley, that pro
duce about four thousand squares of roof
ing slate per week and a large quantity of
school, mantle and nagging slute, being
about one half of all that is produced in
the couutry. The shipments are princi
pally made from SlatiDton. There are
other points devoted to the business,. but
the shipmei3 arc not near so large.
On and after July 1, 1872, every per
son who sells or offers for sale manufactur
ed tobacco, snuff, orsegars, except manu
facturcrs of those articles who sell oulv
their own products at the place of produc
... .
tion, will be required to pay a special tax
at the rate of $5 per annum, without
regard to the amount of his annual sales
The exemption of persons whose aunual
a!es do not. exceed 100 is repealed by
the new law.
A patent is now being worked, by
which leather for the sides of boots and
shoes is rendered impervious to wet and
damp by exhausting the air from the
pores of the leather, and filling them up
with a substance that unites with and
adheres to the fiber, thereby strengthen
ing without impairing the elasticity of
the material. hen asphalte pavement
becomes general, it will be possible to
shoe horses with a material as hard as the
asphalte itself, and which will prevent
.if-
wicra supping-
In Fond du Lac, Wis., not long ago, a
man pulled a pretty girl toward him and
kised her, and just at that moment a
beam fell from the floor above to the spot
where she was standing before. That
kiss saved the eirl't, life. It is said th.it
the girls of Fond du Lao are now terribly
afraid of beams from overhead and are
continually being pulled out of imaginary
uangcr.
A man passed through Worcester
Mass., last Sunday week, who had travel
ed nearly four thousand miles in four
months, on foot, on hi way to Boston,
it. -i -.it.
ric carrieu wun nim a gun aud woollen
blanket, a haversack and canteen. He
declined tho proffered hospitality of a
citizen, replying that he did not ask any
one for his living. When he left Nevada
he had 150, some of which remained
unspent when he was in Worcester.
Under the new Tax law all stamp du
ties now imposed will be removed after
the first of October uext, except the two
cent stamp on cheeks and drafts. After
that date no stamps will be required ou
notes, bonds, mortgages, deeds protests,
leases, or other contracts or lcal papers.
Only bank checks will have to be stamp
ed. as at present.
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A San Francisco despatch reports the
appearance jhere, at 7 minutes before 8
o'clock on Tuesday evening, of a "comet,"
a little to the southwest of the zcuith. It
moved rapidly and somowhat irregularly,
and disappeared in six minutes. It ap
peared like a star of the first magnitude.
Crop reports from all parts of Indiana
are very encouraging, b th as regards grain
an ! fruit. The yield of wheat, rye, oats
and barley will be euormous ; corn is com
ing on splendidly, the grass was never
better, and tho orchards groan uuder their
weight of fruit.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Raw eggs are said to be a cure for dys.
pepsia.
There arc fourteen thousand Vermont,
crs in Illinois.
The State debt of Arkansas is a frac
tion over 811,000,000.
A gentleman of Davenport has a 248
year old clock, in good running order.
Fine strawberries sell it AUcDtowu at
12 cents a quart.
The village of Newport, Fla., which
formerly had 1,500 inhabitants, now has
but 25.
.There were 41,975 visitors to the four
principal hotels at Niagara Falls ; ,st vear
io account is raaae or the excursionists
A
near
marble bed has been discovered
llenseelaer, Ind., said to be of "real
value.
A convention is to be hell at Des
Moines on the 1st July, to be attended
only by men over O years of age.
One Delaware farmer has shipped this"
season about 8000 quarts of strawberries'
from less than an acre of ground. - - ..-
There are fifty-four savings banks iu
New Hampshire, with SG, 790 depositors
and having deposits amouutii)" to
700,744. v" r
Thurday last was the hottest of tlic
season in New York, the thermometer
standing at 95 at five I. M. Friday was
the hottest 21st of June iu ten years.
The scarcity of ships in the navy has
compelled the Secretary to recall a num
ber of vessels on foreign stations, so as to
have them in readiness in event ofatij
difficulty iu Cuban or Spanish waters.
An old colored man and his wife
originally from Maryland, who had beeu
separated, and had uot seen each other
for thirty years, met and were re uuited
last week, in York county, .Pa.
A Galcsburg, farmer, whose pew rent
was raised to S25, exclaimed: '-Oreat
Ca?sar, here's a uice state of affairs the
Gospel going up asid poik comiiig down.
What's to become of us ?"
There is a great and unsatisfied de
mand for laborers in a!i parts of California.
Harvest bands are wanted in the agricul
tural counties, workers in the mines and
laborers on the railroads.
Ouc million four hundred and twenty
thousand cubic feet of gold bearing
cement were thrown down by a single
blast of 250 pounds of giant powder'at
Dutch Flat, California, en Monday week.
Boston is beginning to import Japanese
paper clothing. The. paper from which
the articles arc made is wholly water
proof, is thin and light, an overcoat weigh
ing only two pounds. The goods arc cap
able of being washed several times, and
will last a number of months.
The Mahanoy Gazette says that on
Monday of last week, some horse thieves
visted Mahanoy City, and took ahorse
from ono individual, a wagon from another,
and ten bags of flour from a third, and
cleared out. This was doing the stealing
business up by wholesale.
Two trains, running 'at full speed,
collided on Saturday on the Washington
and Daltimore railroad, near Connellsville.
Two conductors were killed, a mail agent
mortally wounded, and seventeen passen
gers injured, a number of whom will die.
In 1S50 Mrs. Franklin Dennett lower
ed a pail of butter into her well at Union
City, Mich., and the string breaking, it
remained there until the well was cleaned
out last week, when it came out fresh ar.d
sweet, twenly two years old.
story, welt told.
A good
Mr. Isaac Corlett, of Baltimore, 72
years of age, visited a company with liis
daughter on Sunday af tcrnoou, and while
there pointed out a spot where he wished
to be buried. Soon after returning home
he was seized with illness, aud within
three hours of the time of selecting his
grave he was dead.
The Chicago Journal says that corn,
which is backward ou account cf the pro
tracted cool and damp weather, is growing
rapidly under the effects of the present
warm weather, aud that, on the whole,
the prospects ol lhe grain crops in tie
West have seldom, at this time of the
year, been better than they now are.
Professor Liebig, in a lecture on poi
sons, said that "people were foj!ih in us
iug arsenic to poison their enemies; for
the billionth part of a grain can be traced
in the stomach," and "if the persou should
die it remains there forever." Arsenic
is so injurious when used in cidoring n-a-terials
that he even objects to cbilJrca
using green covered school books.
A terrible railroad accident occurred
near Belleville, Ontario, Canada, ou
Saturday morning. The engine jumped
the track and telescoped the smoking and
second class cars, leaving them ou top of
the engine, where they were exposed to
the escaping steam from the boiler. Sixty
five men and women were fearlullv seal l-
ed, and the medical men in attendance
do not anticipate that more than four or
Gvc will survive their injuries.
remarkable case of vitality is attract
ing great attention from the medical pro
fession in Chicago. About the ciidJle cf
last mouth a woman of the name of Simons
was shot by her husband in that city, tho
bullet entering the brain. It was sup
posed the wound would result fatally with
in a day or two, but at the expiration o
twenty five days the woman was still alive,
and gaining strength gradually. Th
bullet remains in her head, but its pre
cise location is uuknown. the surgeons
not having dared to probe for it for fear
of hurtiug some uninjured portion of tho
Drain. .t llie last accounts she was uvio
to talk with some efforts, but her memory
was confused. Still she was able to giva
an intelligent account of tho mauner iu
which she received her injury, saying
that her husband fired three times befcro
he hit her, she dodiug hiui in tho half
dark room.