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STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., MARCH 20, 1873.
NO. 45.
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Published by Tiieodore Schoch.
tKH'f S -T . ! ll irs a j-carin advance and if not
P ti I tet rc the cut of the ye.r, two dollars anil fifty
rents m ill be charse-l.
N't t ie.- liiriiiiniiR I until all trrearages are paid,
except .: tho i..tiiu ot : lie EJttor.
IC.Y Ivcriisc-neiits of one square of (eight lines) or
tem. in or lhf?e ni-prtio:is $1 5tl. Bach additional
rv.-Tti.),i, 51 cfnt. Longer ones In proportion.
J O V U I T I H cT,
OF ALT. KINDS,
fie-utrJ ia the liii-hrf-l style of the Art, and on the
mst rctsoii.ible lerirts.
DR. J.LANTZ,
Surgeon ariil Mechanical Dt-ntist,
SUM his hl office on Main Strort, in the second
itry ( Ur, S. Walton' iiricli Imrtlnit;, ncaily iippo
iiic thr StrmuN!orK Hmw, ami lit? fi.itters htirielf
tlt by ciiiiilct a years conslaiil practice and lh most
trnct an I c.arrfnl atir-nti n to all mailers pertaining
to hi profession, t hat lie i fully -thle to prrform a 11
uprritlions in l he ilcntal in:e in 1 lie most o.i f fill, t.tte
fil an.i skiHt'il manner.
Sjicci ;l alti-nlinn given to savin the Nature' Teeth ;
a!.i, to lint i.iscrlioii of Arlllii-ial reetli on Itnlilier,
C ! I, Silver or itontiniMiis Uiliiis, and perfect fus In
all Mi:s insured.
M ist pTs ins know the ?iat folly an. I lanper id en
trust ni their work to the inexperienced, or to those
living at a .liMAiice. April la, ITI.- ly
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it. c;s:o. tr. jacksox
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHER.
In tlic old o'Fiee of Dr. A. Reeves Jackson,
residence in Wyekofl 's building.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
August 8, 1872-tf.
JTSl. II. J. I'ATTCRSOX,
OPERATING AND SECIUNIQL DEMIST,
Hiving located in East .Stroudsburg, Ia., an
nounces that Ik is now prepared to insert arti
ficial teeth in the most beautiful and life-like
manner. Also, great attention, given to filling
and preserving the natural teeth. Teeth ex
tracted without pain by use of Nitrons Oxide
las. All other work incident to the profession
don in the most skillful and approved style.
All work attended to promptly and warranted.
Charges reasonable. Patronage- of the public
solicited.
Office in A. V. Loder's new building, op
posite Analomink House, East .troudburg,
July 11, 1ST 2 ly.
DR. N. L. PECK,
Surgeon Deixtist,
Announces I hit It a vin-; jus: returned from
Dentil Collets, ho is fully prip:re.l to tnake
artificial teeth in the most beautiful and b'e-li'-e
manner, and to fiW de-caved teeth ac
cording to the most in proved method.
Teeth extracted without -iin. when de
sired, by the use. of Nitrous Oxi.:e U.s,
winch ia entirely lnrui!rss. Hep-airing o'
all kinds neatly done. All work warranted.
Chirjed reasonable.
Office in J. (1. Keller's new Trick build
in;. Mai. S'rut, StroiiJsburg, Pa.
ati 31-1 f
DR. V. o. Jiorr3i i, 31. i.
Would respectfully announce to the
public that he Ins removed his office from
Oakland to Canadensis Monroe County, Pa.
Trusting that many years, of consecutive,
practice of Medicine and Surgery will bo a
s liTi 'ient guarantee for the yublic confidence,
rebrtiary 25, 1870. tf.
K
riI5-E IJOISK,
H0NE3DALE, PA.
Mo?t central location ot nay IT'tcl in torti.
R. NY. KIPLE SON,
J r,9 Main street. IV.jrietors.
January!', ly.
IAK.4WAS.i s:ct'si:.
J' OPI'OSITr: THE DKI'OT,
Kast Stroudburg, Pa.
B. J. VAN COTT, Proprietor.
The JUU contains the choiest Liquors and
the TABLE is Fttpplied with the best t!ie market
afford. Charges moderate. may 3 ISTlMf.
J .OIKS iz. vt5ro.,
.itlornejr- t Ia4V,
Office in the building formerly occupied
fy L. M. li arson, and opposite the Stroudv
iurg Bank, Main street, iStroudsburg, Pa.
jao 13-tf
"ITriTSOS'S
Jiotmt Vernon Hotise,
.117 and 119 North Second St.
above Ancit,
PHILADELPHIA.
May 30, 1872- ly.
y tirroxsvir.i.i: iiotei-
ThUold established Hotel, having reentlv
hanged hands, and been throned v overhauled
and repaired, will reopen, for the reception of
of crueH.ts on Tuesday, May 27th.
The public will alway find thin house a de
firable place of resort. "Every department will
be managed in the best possible manner. The
lable will be supplied with the best the Market
affords, and connoisures will always find none
but the best wine and liquor at the bar.
Good ttUbling belooing to the Hotel, will be
found at all times under the eare of careful and
blicJng attandants. "
may 23, 1872. ANTHONY II. IlOEMER.
Found" out why people go to McCarty's to
?et their furniture, bctnse h bsys it at the
NVare Rooms of Lee & Co. tmd sells it at
an advance of only ticwtty-tico and tv:o
viath per Cfrrtf, Or in other words, Rocking
Chairs that lie buys of Lee & Co. ( through
the runners he don't have) for $4,f0 he sells
for $5,50. Ty Aw? to binr r.t i(nl Fur
nitvrr. LKK & CO.
Stroudsburg, Aug.. 18, 1870. tf.
bTank leasks
For Sale at this Office.
Hon N. M. Uubuakd, district judge
of eighth judicial district of Iown, in
passiug sentence upon some liquor Bel
lers lor a vhdatiou of the prohibitory law
of that state, said :
''While there are greater crimes known
to the law, and which are punished with
greater severity, there are none which
iuvolve more of these qualities known as
despicable meanness and audacity, thao
selling intoxicating liquors.
' Theie is something; in the taking of
human life by violence, so instantaneous
that ir shocks and terrifies the minds oi
all ; and yet we Took upon the man who
takes human life quite as surely, but by
a slow lingering process, if not without
condemnation, at lea.ut without less horror
Vou who stand before the court for a
sentence, are in every moral sense mur
deters, and you are within the tpiritt ii
not the latter, guilty oi manslaughter;
f r I he law says that who ever accelerates
the dealt; of a huin.iti bei ti ir unlawfully,
is guilty of the crime. Your bloated vie
tims who stool upon the wituess stand
and who undoubtedly cotntnit'ed perjury
to screen you from the law, abundantly
testify that you are uot only accelerating
death, but that you are inducing men ti
commit still greater crimes than your
own.
"You still maintain the appearance of
respectability, but how mortally leprous
and scrofulous you are inwardly the
ruin, povetty and idleness which you are
inflicting: upoti this community, declare
as from the housetops. You are liviDir
in idleness aud eating the bread of
orphans watered with widows' tears you
are stealthily killing your victims, and
murdering the peace and industry ol the
com m unity, and thereby converting hap
py, industrious homes into misery, thrift
less povetty and ras. You are sowing
the seeds of ignorance, idleness and want
among the generations to come.
"Anxious wives and mothers watch
and pray in tea's nightly, with desolate
hearts, for the coming home of your vie
tints whom you are luring with the wiles
and smiles of the devil, into midnight
debauebeiy.
,"In 5gc one can have no adequate
conception of a cataract until he has
seen Niagara, nor the terrible furor aud
grandeur of a storm at mid ocean, until
he has witnessed one. so do one can know
the utter degradation atid total depravity
to which this species can be brought,
until he looks upon the desolute ruin
caused by your hellish traffic.
"N ;u have been frequently admon
ished by this court, of your crimes and
their terrible effects, and yon have been
i repeatedly fiued therefor; but )0u give
iieeo.
'You arc persisteut, defiant law
breakers, and shamelessly bonst that in
defiance of the law and the moral sense
of the community you will continue io.
your wicked and criminal practices
"It has, therefore, now become the
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imperative duty of this court to let fall
upon vou so heavily the arm of the law.
that you shall be either driven from your
oelarious traffic, or ruined ia your for
tunes and wicked prosperity. You have
become a stench to the nostrils of this
community, and all good men arc pray
ing that you be speedily reformed or sum
mariiy destroyed. 15 y the providence of
(Jod and the favor of this court these
prayers shall be speedily answered by
signal and exact justice for your crimes
This court will feel a proud satisfaction
iu taking from you by law your ill gotten
;aics, and giving it to the common school
fund of this county, where, let us hope,
it will assist in cduating the rising youth
to shun your vices and wicked pratices.
"And finally. let me entreat you, if
you are not already lost to every senti
riicnt of humanity, to desist from your
criminal, vagabond traffic, and betake
yourselves to some honest calling for a
livelihood : and you may yet become
virtuous, useful citizens, and entitled 'to
the respect of a Christian community ;
while if you persist in this way, jour
own ruin is certain, aud you will receive
as you deserve, the execrations of man
kind.
"You may, perhaps, think that these
retnatks are harsh and unjustly severe
but the court assures you. that as com
pared with your crimes, aud the desola
tioa vou have brought upon the commu
nity already, they are mild iu the ex
trcmc."
Sleighing parties we have always known
to be promotive of' gallantry ; but never
bnvc we known a more notabl c display ol
it tJian that .made by a young man io
Lowell He was so fearful that he might
upset his fair companion when it became
necessary to turu about, (hat he unbar
nessed the horse, caused the young lady
to alight, and turned the sleigh round
himself. It would be a shame if such
tender consideration as this did not have
a chance to exert itself in morfi pertuan
ent ud tender relations.
We see chronicled some rather tall
fishing. Schooner Eastern Queen. Capt.
Corliss, of Gloucester, arrived at Hoslon
on Mouday of last week, with 25,000
pounJs of haddock, worth $1,100, caught
iu one day's fishing. The week previous.
Capt Corliss stocked $1,333, making a
total of 8"i.-133 within tea days, the crew
faring $140 each. The Queen's entire
stork iu the haddock fishery during the
past four mouths was 7.235. and idie is
"high line" thus far, though the Mary
Odei, of Gloucester, on a three day's trip
in November, stocked ?!,2C0.
A Terrible Warning to Everybody.
A few days ago, says the Chicago Times.
Mr. Muhlbesch was taken suddently ill
at his residence His disease was of a
very acute nature, and in spite of all the
efforts of his physicians he died after a
brief illness, and his sorrowing friends
made ready for the funeral. The under
taker was summoned and the body pro
perly laid out, and on Wednesday
the funeral services took place from his
late re.-idence. After the customary
services had been performed, and the
sorrowing relatives had taken their last
look at the deceased, the coffin lid was
screwed down and the funeral cortege
moved slowly toward the quiet confines
ot Graccland cemetery, where the body
was finally lowered sadly into the grave
which had been prepared for it. The
last prayer had been offered and the last
solemn service repeated, when just as the
sexton reized his spadr and was about to
drop the first shovelful of earth upon the
coffin, a souud somethiug like a stifled
uroan, followed by a scratching noise, as
if the dead was trying to release himself
from the confines of his narrow house,
was heard proceeding from the still, open
grave.
For an instant every heart stood still,
and the blood of every listener seemed to
curdle in his veins. Tho women sercam
ed, and .hastened toward the carriages,
while the men were not slow in following
them. In an instant the sexton was the
only man left at the grave, and be too
trembling at hearing what he had never
heard before. Finally he recovered
presence of mind enough Io descend into
the grave and break open the rough box
in which the coffin was encased. Then
the noise was repeated, and he knew that
the occupant of that grave, who in a few
minutes more would have been consigne
ed to a horrible death, and whom his
friends had already mourued as bead, was
still alive and anxious to be set free. A
screw driver was soon procured from the
undertaker present and the coffin lid
removed, when its occupaut, instead of
being cold and dead, as he had appeared
when last seen, was found to be once
more alive
His friends, who had by this lime recov
ercd courage enough to return to the --rave
were, of course, almost overjoyed at this
strange and unexpected turn ol affairs,
and hastened to roscue the late deceased
Irnru his unpleasant quarters and remove
him to one of the carriages in waiting,
where be was tolled up. in a plcntilul sup
ply ol blankets and lap robes, aud his
Iriends who had lately followed him sor
ruwingly to the grave now hastened joy
fu'ly toward their homes. The rescued
man was so overcome on being rescued
from his perilous position that he was for
a long time unable to speak ; and what
his feelings were while undergoing burial,
or whether he was conscious at all or not
until the last moment, when he signified
that he was still alive is not knowo.
A Tiger Loose ia the Street.
The New York Express of Wednesday
evening says : The ship, City of Sparta.
Captain Anderson, at this port, has
brought four Asiatic elephants, Sumatran
black rhinoceros, a horned horse, three
black tigers, mongoose and a large num
ber of other large animals and birds.
The smaller animals were safely landed,
and the more difficult task of moving the
large rhinoceros was reached. He was
coi'fined iu a huge box of thick planks,
the corners heavily bound v, ith iron bands.
Large wooden rollers were placed under
the cage, and it was safely rolled to the
pier, when suddenly a cry was raised, "ti
ger loose !" instantly consternation was
spread around ; the crowd of eight seers
dispersed in a oimuet, flying in all dircc
tions. The elephants, who were staud
ing quietly in the street, were seized with
a frenzy, aud began a stampede. Chains
were snapped asunder as if mere threads,
and the auimals were moving away at the
utmost speed. One reached William
street, and promptly demolished the candy
establishment of an aged lady. The ti
ger's escape was a reality a terrible
reality, for he had reached the street, and
fastened himself to the back of a horse
attached to a cart belonging to Morgan.
Ueed & Co., and the poor beast lay dying.
Policeman Munroe moved towards the
animal, who was enjoying his quiet re
past, but the tiger, raising his head,
deigucd not to notice the minion of the
law. and returned to his prey. It cost
him his life, for the officer, with a well
aimed shot from his revolver, killed the
beast. The tiger's escape, was due to a
plank io the bottom of his cage falling
out as it was being raised for removal,
each animal having been separately coo
fiued. He was valued at $3000.
A shark eleven feet in length, caught
ofj the Scotch coast, was lately presented to
the Dundee Museum. Upon being opened
for the purpose of stuffing, the following
miscellaneous contents were found iu his
capacious maw : 1. A whole ling fish ; 2.
a uian'ti bonncct ; 3, parts of cod and dog
Gh ; 4, a eoda water bottle corked aud
sealed with red wax, and containing a note
in a lady's neat hand. beginning "On board
the Reautilul Star, 1st Sept , 1872. We
have crossed the Hue, and all's well Last
night the captaiu's lady had a pretty lit
tie boy. Heaven bless the little strati
ger !" The shark may have liked the
bottle, but our impressiou is that, upoo
the whole, he would have preferred the
baby.
Strange Suicide of a Bank Cashier.
FRANKMN. Pennsylvania, March 14
Thomas F. Anderson, cashier of Lara ber
ton's Rank, one of the oldest cashiers in
the oil regions, committed suicide this
morning He opened the bank as usual,
and transacted business with several cus
turners He was afterward noticed. run
ning in aud out of the bank in in a bur
ried. manner, and then hurrying up the
street toward his residence. Smoke was
soon observed issuing from the bank, and
the persons who eutered it found the
grate heaped full with bank notes, bonds,
and bank papers, all burning. Efforts
made to save the money were only parti
ally successful
Anderson, who had fled homeward, en
tered his house by the back way. handed
his wife a letter, said he was about to
commit an awful act, and drew a pistol
She endeavored to take the weapon from
him, but he -tore himself from her, rushed
out into the yard, and fired, the ball eu
tcring his right temple. He was con
scious at iutervals of short duration for
an hour or mure, but gave no explana
tion of the act. He expired at 12J o'
clock. Several letters were left by him.
but their contents are not yet known. A
note left on the couuter of the bank stat
ed that be had destroyed all special de
posits and bills receivable, 83S.000 of
which belonged to Mr. Lambcrtou and
consisted of Government bonds The
amount absolutely destroyed is not yet
known. What led to the act is not. posi
lively ascertained, but it is alleged that
certain in eguiaities in his manner of con
ducting business formed the cause. It is
stated that he was carrying a large amount
of over drafts for the accommodation of
his personal friends, unauthorized by the
bank ; that the concern was soon to change
bauds, and he had been requested to have
the books and accounts in complete or
der at a certain date, which would expose
these irregulaties. The bank loses heavi
ly, but confidence is felt here in its
stability.
What Constitutes Gambling :
A.s we have referred to the conviction
of the two gamblers in Philadelphia, and
as the fact has created considerable feel
ing in all parts of the State, because it
gives assurance that the crime is to be
brought to a sterner justice than it has
ever received in Pennsylvania, we give
the following opiuion of what constitutes
gambling, as it was delivered by the Ex
Chief Justice Thompson in a recent case
before the Supreme Court :
Anything which induces men to risk
their money and property without any
hope of return than to get for nothing
any given amount from another, is gamb
ling, and demoralizing to the community,
no matter by what name it may be call
ed It is the same whether the promise
be to pay on the color of a card or the
fleetness of a horse, and the same numerals
indicate how much is lost or won in either
rase, and the losing party has received
jut as much money in one case as the
other parted with viz , uothing at all
The lucky winter is of course the gainer,
and he will continue so, uutil fickle for
tune, in dne time, makes him feel the
woes he has inflicted on others. All
gambling is immoral. I apprehend that
the losses incident to the practice disclos
ed within the past five years have con
tributed more to the failures and embez
zlements by public officers, clerks, agents
and others, acting in fiduciary relations,
public and private, than any other known,
or perhaps all others causes ; aud the
worst of it is, that in the train of its evils
there is a vast amount of misery and suf
fering by persons entirely guiltless of any
participation in the cause of it.
The Pennsylvania Railroad :
While it is popularly understood that
Mr Tom Scott his had a finger iu a good
many railroad pies, yet in consequence of
the celerity of his movements, it is never
quite possible to say, within a couple of
dozen lines of road, exactly how many
roads he is operating at any given time.
Probably the latest date is that afforded
by the Financier, which prints a tabular
statement of the miles of road conirolled
by ihe Pennsylvania. Rtilroad Company,
either by lease or ownership of a majority
of the stock. The list embraces sixty
three railroads, including those now be
ing constructed. Those are all made
tributary to the main line from Philadel
phi to Pittsburg, and their termini are
distributed in every State in the Union
Including the Union, Central, and Texas
Pacific, the total cxteut ol the liues will
be nearly sixteen thousand miles aud the
grand aggregate of capital invested in
them will be at least 070,000.000.
Resides these there are two hundred and
fifty miles of canals, and a line of four
steamships now building to ruu between
Philadelphia and Liverpool. . The total
capital invested in these mean of trans
portation, controlled by one organization,
will scarcely fall short of 8750.000,H)0
It will thus be seen that nearly oue third
of the railroads of the United States are
under the control of a few individuals in
one corporation. In a commericul point
of view, it is worthy of note that all the
trans continental roadg will be controlled
in Philadelphia.
There were 5.8G0 deaths in Montreal
and surrounding muoicipalities ia 1?72.
A Pair of Frisky Camels.
Girard, Erie county, is not a very
lively place ordionrily, but as there are
one or two menageries wintering there
anN occasional episode occurs which
breaks in on the monotony. Recently
the keeper of the el phant Empress
turned her iuto the yard, together with
two camels, to take a little fresh air or
recreation It seems, however, that there
is a spirit of enmity existing between the
camels and the elephant, the latter being
strangely iu mortal fear of its hunchback
cd enemies. No sconer had the animals
crossed the threshold ol their pen and
sniffed the fresh air than a mischievous
disposition took possession of them" One
took after the majestic "Empress," who
ingloriously fled and tore up and broke
several fruit trees, and gained an adjoin
ing large field by demolishing a rail fence
as though it were a spider web Her
speed being equal to that of thi fleetest
horse, she was able to preserve a safe
distance between herself and her pursuer
The other camel chose a boy named Ely.
who happened to be on the grounds, as
the object of its chase. The boy is said
to have made the liveliest time ever made
by a boy td his age. Had he been over
taken by the animal serious injury, if not
worse, would have been his fate. For
innately the keeper and assistants were
near by. who promptly checked the wick
ed sports of the camels. Camels are
accredited with a very mild and meek
disposition, hut this pair seems to be an
exception to the geueral rule
Alleged Saw-Dust Swindlers Arrested.
Police Captain Leary of the City Hall
Precinct, with a squad ol men actiug un
der instructions from Mayor Havemeyer,
made a descent yesterday afternoon upon
the office of H H. Menager, an alleged
"saw dust" swindler, on the second floor
of the building No 506 Rroadway
Charles Moore, age 23. and Frank 31 or
ton, age 25, of No. 4'J Amity st , and 0-
car Hayes, age 23, ol No 21. West Thir
tecnth-st., who were found at work in the
office, were arrested and locked up to
await examination. Several thousand
circulars offering facsimiles of United
States currency, fabulous bargains in dry
goods and other merchandise, which the
prisouers had evidently been directing to
persons throughout the couutry, were
seized, with a quantify of office furniture,
account books, and directories for a large
number of inland cities. Among the
books seized were bank books in Men
ager's name, showing deposits in the East
River Rank, since Jan. 1. amounting to
S5.1M52 PJ. and 81,157 in the Manufac
turer's and Merchants Rank, making a
total of 87.1 11" 19 in about ten weeks
Menager occupied formerly an office at
No 74 Rlecckerst., but having been
driven thence by the police, he secured
an office at No. 205 Mercer st. From
this he was also driven, only to continue
his nefarious business at more pretentious
quarters on Rroadway. Tribune, March
15.
Stagnant Water.
An impression that when still wafer in
pools and iu canals where there is scarce
ly a movement, is extremely dangerous,
and especially when covered with confer
vie. admits of a question. At the Hague,
ihe capital of Holland, threaded with ca
nals iu which no current is perceptible,
they are so densely carpeted with a thick
green scum, strangers turn away from
them in Icar, as though they were poison
ing the atmosphere Rut no such appre
hension as being charged with mcphitic
gases is expressed by the inhabitants
They neither see nor imagiue any saui
tary disturbance from such a source. In
vestigation shows that ihe cogfenje
growth actually modify and purifying ex
halatious passing up through the delicate
covering. -So much f-T fact. With us
a green pool near a dwelling is denounced
as a nuisance requiring immediate de
struction because it will generate disease
Skim off the purifying eonfeire, that
which excites apprehension and disease
from the stagnant surface would soon
woik disastrous effects.
Mr. Farnsworth's postal hill has passed
the House of Representatives. It pro
vides that after the first of July next the
late of single letter postage shall be two
cents, except con espondence on postal
cards, which shall be. one cent each.
The postage on all prin'cd or other mail
able matter is to ba collected at the mail
ing office, and must be prepaid. The
charges on daily papers will be sixty
cents pevjear. instead of 81.20, as at pre
sent. Weekly uewi-papcrs will continue
free within the county where published.
The bill is a very satisfactory one Dur
ing the consideration of the bill Mr.
Farnsworth gave some interesting f.tcts
The postage colleetrd on letters last year
amounted to 1 '.J.35 1.0(10 ; and that on
newspapers to $'."?5.i)0 The newspa
pers weighed twenty times as much us
the letters, but paid only one. twentieth
as much postage making a relative vield
of I to 400 It was evident that the pos
ta-g was not collected at all on mnrcthan
tine third of the printed matter. Mr
Farnsworth estimated the cireub-itiniv of
daily papers in 1870 at 800.000,0(U. of
weekly papers at G00.000.000, aud ol
monthly papers and magazines at 100,
OOO.OOlf Under the new law he believes
that the Post Office Department will soon
pay ita way.
Our State : Siuce the eetiMis ol
Pennsylvania has ranked second among
the States as to population Ry the fist
census, 170. it is 3.52l.l51 The Stare,
from its most easterly point to its westi rn
border is 300 miles, and from its south
crn to its northern line, 150 mile It
contains 4 1.317 square miles, or 27 (2.
HSU acres. The number of acres iio!er
actual cultivation 1 I 5 1 5f"5. (.'.ft
nected with farms ate 5,740.0i acres of
woodland, and 737.371 acres ol other
unimproved land The aggregate value
of the farm land is $1 013 41, 12, or an
average value of 827 11s per acre The
Statute is divided into (i) counties It
ranks in wealth scroti d only to New York
The aggregate valuation of red an I pec
sonal property was. iu Wt. 83 LS :J 0,
112 The number of taxable inhabitants
is S11JG1.
A young man, 0. II Rassett by name,
who iu Lakeville. Mass , attempted to kill
his mothers in law. has received a n.i'-l
sentence of two gears' impi isoumeut
This wiil lie rather discouraging to
mother in law in general, im their situa
tion is always precarious from the ten
deney of youug husbands to ;isert their
rights viciou-ly We have already aol
that we ensi ier mothers to liw to be a
much abused institution, and every day's
report ot wrong and outrage eon fir mi us
in the opinion. The office td mother if
law is usually a thankless one with small
salary, itequetrt t-uss, and too of'eu no
chance to resign.
The glory of Coitiiecticut has departed!
Wooden uutuiegs, btrctotoi e uVen.ed the"
nt jifus ultra ot human ingenuity, are
ju.-t nowhere. A man in Maine now
makes good mercbautatde ousters out of
flour paste, tapioca, salt and water These
are placed iu second band ovster sh lis,
which ate carefully glued around the
edges. When a hungry, half inebriated
individual comes iuto the saloon unl calls
tor a dozen raw ou tho half .-hell, he re
ceives the above described delicacy. Wo
fancy that they must be eateti iu thi9
original state, aud that
prove fatal to them.
cooking
might
The noble and numerous giild of lec-'
turers will be grieved to learn that a
brother has come to grief. A dispatch
from Dubuque announces that Mr Wil
liam Johusou, more familiarly known as
Rill Johuson, aud not seldom mentioned
as "IJutfaio Rill." has beeu arrested iu
said Dubuque on a ch nge of stealing
horses At the time ol his arrest. Mr.
Johnson was engaged iu delivering his
celebrated lecture on "Lile on the Plains."
We have heard lecturers who should have
been arrested, if not for stealing horses,
at least for stealing but never mind!
We decline to say fur stealing what.
If rs astonishing what a fashion there
is in diseases. Hi3 ex Imperial Majesty,
the late Ronaparte, having died of ' em
bolism," the doctors on this side the wri
ter discovering a great many cases of if.
Last week in Ohio a young lady died fmra
what the local practitioner declared to ba
"heart clot, or embyolism of the main
flue of the heart." Rut the damsel was
not dead alter all. for she revived within
an hour, when it was found that she bad
only hcen choked by a bit of chewing
gum ! Quite mortifying this was, both
for the respectable old family practitioner
aud for the yocng lady.
The Rank of England covers five nrrrs
of land, and employs nine hundred cl-rks.
There are no windows on the streets.
Light is admitted ihrought the open
courts; no tnnh could take the bank,
therefore, without cannon to batter the
immense waifs. The clock in the centre
of the bunk has filly dials attached to it.
Large cisterns are sunk in the court, nod
engines, in perfect order, tire always in
readiness iu case- f fire Thi b-mk whs
incorporated in 1010. Capital, 8'.'0 ;00,
000. Important Decision.
Tt ln just been decided at the Post
Office Department, tloit after a letter
leaves the mailing office it parses from the
control ol the wtiter. and mn-t be de
liveted to the person addressed Should,
however, that party not be found the let
fer will be returned to the sender, cither
through the Dead Letter Office or in ic
eordance with the request, if there be
such on the envelope This ruling ap
plies as well to registered" a to ordii.iiry
letters The rulling is one of const er
ablc importance.
Ring Out.
A poet hiving just had his family rc
in forced." makes the following remarks :
"King out, wild bells and tame ones to
Ring out the lover's moon,
Ring put the little slips and socks,
llin in tho bib and epoon ;
Ring out the muse, ring in the nurse.
Ring in the m'dk and water;
Away with paper, pens, and ink
My daughter, ch, my daughter V
A
s an li'.ftanee of !iu reii:,rL '.T.
mount of freight tr-ii
Central Hail road it
ilTte on the New Yoik
is started that the
freight Oirs of the cot poratnin. if Mietcl .
ed along in line, woo 1 extend eb.-hty so! u
and that of these, sixteen miles, or one
j fifth cf all tlie curs are iu daily usj.
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