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VOL. 31.
STROUDSBURG, .MONROE COUNTY,. PA., JUNE 19, 1873.
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Published by Theodore Sclioch.
TEl -T dollar a year in advance and if not
j'uef.ire th l ' t'ie year, two dollars nnd fifty
of ! 'u cawrgeu.
"k'.t -t ei'licninue ' until all arrearages are paid
. . . . . . I. A L . I . . . -
!C7.VHerusemeuls of one square of (eight lines) or
... ir ihrM iiicrtinnft ft I AO. Ef.h AililiLiminl
, f Mil " n, 5 cents. Longer one in proportion
JOI5 lMtlNTING,
or AT.V KINDS, ...
Eate4 in the Iii?hestMyle of the Art, a nil on the
most reMin4Vic icrin.
WILLIAM S. REES,
'Surveyor, Conveyancer and
Heal Estate Agent.
Jams, Timber Lands and Town Lots
FOR SALE.
Office next loor alxivc S. Rees' news Depot
rami tl door below the Comer Store.
Maivii 20, lS73-tf. ,
dbTj? lTntz,-
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist,
Vx J Ilits hi oflifie n Main Street, in the second
tirf of Dr. S. IValtun's brick building, nearly oppo
r il el lie StritJ$iurg House, and he il. titers himself
til.' hy eiWrca years imnsUnt piartu-e and the most
.irret an-t ofrful alUnli.n to all mailers pertaining
;u b-i prof--iMi, that lie is fully able to perforin all
iprftiiii?J denial luie iu the inotCAreful,taiile
rt'i ami j-WillMl manner.
fjiecial Hiraun Riven to savin; the Natural Teeth ;
to the iM-rtion of Artificial Teeth on Rubber,
G.il. Silver r "atiuous Gums, and perlect fits lu
.all cases tnsanei.
M ist pr.u know the yreat fully nntl danger ol en
ruMiiiq tlf'r ik to tiie inexperienced, or to those
l.ivin; at a iaace. April J3, 1STI. ly
JQIt. J. II. SIII LL,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office J at dour above Stroudsburg House,
.Tc.-3deintf ltdr above Post Office.
Odiee kears from y to 12 a. m., from S to 5
and 7 to 9 r. XL May '73-ly
D
II. UllO. W. JACKSO.V
THYSICIAE, SURGEON & ACCOUCHER.
Su the iiM-oSce of Dr. A. Reeves Jackson,
residence in MV-kfff 's building.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
JQR. II. J. IMITUKSOX,
Cl'EBimS ASD MECHANICAL DEMIST,
Having WiKri in X'asi Stroudsburg, Pa., an
ii finei th?t ice is now prepare! to insert nrti
l'.eial leib in lite most beautiful and life-like
: manner. J. Ua, great attention jjiven to filling
Jin J ireser-ii? t!e natural teeth. Teeth ex
tr.utetl iiLut pain by use of Nitrous Oxide
i j-i. A L4 -tlu-r work incident to the profession
l-!ic in jonst skillful and approved style.
All work attended to promptly and warranted.
Cli trzv reaswaable. Patronage of the public
solicited.
Office Se A. V. Ioder' new building, oj-po-ite
Ai.ujmink. House, East Stroudsburg,
i-l July 11, 1S72 ly.
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SU X. I.. PECK,
Sargvon Went 1st.
Announces th it having just returned from
'DeuUl Cctlejs, he is fully prepared to make
atrtihcia.1 ieetk iu the most beautiful and Jile
3 ike manner, nd to fill decayed teeth ac
cording tctbe most in proved method.
Teeth CTtracted without pa in, when de-
-sired, wr t5.li use of Nitrous Oxide Gas,
-which is 'entirely harmless. Repairing of
kid k fitly done. All work warranted.
ChiTes reasonable.
Office in I. il. Kellet new Brick build
nitf, Msia S'reet, Stroudsburnr, Pa.
aui 31-tf
JAMES II. 1VALTO.V,
Attorney at L.aiv,
()I'e i the tuilding formerly occiipietl
For L. M. J5ursiii, and opposite the Stromls
burs Bauk, Maiu street, Stroulsbarg, I'a.
jau 13-tf
31 ERICA A' HOTEL..
.1.
The RuWriber would inform the public that
Hie has Ic-wed the liouse formally kept by Jacob
Knecht, in the liorough of ftroudrtburg, la.,
-nd haria repainted and refurnished the Fame,
prepared to entertain all who may patronize
lim. It U the aim of the proiirieto'r, to furn
ish superior accommodations at moderate rates
;and will .aie no pains to promote the com
ibrt of tk guests. A liberal share of public
'p"trtiat'iiicited.
April 1772-tf. D. L. PISLE.
IIOLTSE,
HONESDALE, PA.
"Most central loavtiou ot any Hotel iu towu.
. R. W. KIPLE & SON,
C '? Main street. Proprietors.
JiiRaary ., 1873. ly.
T ACKA1VA5XA ItOl Si:.
OPPOSITE XII K DKI'OT,
ast Stroudsburg, Pa.
13. J. VAN COTT, Proprietor.
The ir contains the choiest Liouors and
the table is supplied with the best the market
x fiords
Charges moderate. may 3 lb2-tf.
TSOX'S
31ount Vernon House,
117 and 119 North Second St.
ABOVE ARCir,
PHILADELPHIA.
May SO, 1872-ly.
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON'S (of Wil
. 'lamsburgb, N. Y.) Recipe for CON
SUMPTION and ASTHMA carefully com
pounded at .
HOLLINSHEAD'S DRUG STORE.
7" Medicines Fresh and Pure.
Nov. 21. 1$67.) w. HOLLINSHEAD.
MONROE COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
STROUrSBURO, PA.
CHARTER PERPETUAL.
The By-LiW8 of this Company, and the
regulations governing; insurance have, re
cently been very materially changed, pla
cing it upon a basis equal to that of any
Fire Insurance Company in the State.
Important among ihese changes are the
following,' via: . . 1
Policies, instead of being perpetual, are
issued for five years. '
All property is classified and the rate of
premium is fixed according to the risk of
the property.
i'remiuio notes are taken, and all as
sessments are made on -the notes.
Property is insured for not more than
two thirds of its actual cash value, and the
full amount of insurance paid in case of los?,
provided the los be equal to the amount of
insurance.
'Annual assessments' only are made, ex
ept in cases of heavy Joss, and where a
special assessment is necessary. .
J he Company is therefore prepared to in
sure property upon terms much more desira
ble Hi in under the old system.
Applications may be made to any of the
Managers, Surveyors, or Secretary.
MANAGERS.
Slodell Stoke?, Jacob Knecht,
J. Depue LeBar, John Edinger,
Richard S. Staples, Francis Harrerman,
Silas L. Drake. Jacob Stouffer,
Chas. D. Brodhead, Theodore Schoch,
Robert Boys, Thos. W. Rhodes,
William Wallace.
STOGDELL STOKES. Pres't.
E. B. Dreiier, Secretary and Treasurer.
SURVEYORS.
For Monroe County:
Silas L. Drake, Thus. W. Rhode,
William Gilbert, J. Depue LeBar,
Geo. G. Shafer, Jacob SfoufTer.
For Wayne County:
F. A. Oppelt, Jos. L. Miller.
For Pike County :
Samuel Detrick. -
For Northampton County:
Richard Camden.
For Carbon County:
Samuel Ziegenfus.
(WThe Managers meet regularly at
the Secretary's Office in Stroudsburg, on
the first Tuesday of each month, at 2
o'clock P. M.J May 15,73-tf
GOOD NEWS!
NEW FIKH AND NEW GOODS?
WAGiER & RHODES
would announce to the public, tliat they have
taken the stand lately occupied by L. T. Labar
& Co., and fitted and stocked it with choice
lines, of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Crockery ware, &c.
Every article in store lias been selected with
the greatest care, and they can assure custo
mers, that no matter at what price sold, every
thing purchased of them will prove to be of
the best quality.
It is the design to keep a complete assort
ment in each line, so that all tastes may be
suited.
Whether in want of heavy or fine
Groceries or Provisions, Crockery Ware,
and Glassware, Tobaccoei
or what not. This will be found to be the
place to call. A speciality with them will be
a No. 1 brand of
St. Louis Mills Flour
which stands at the head of the list every
where. Call and examine goods. . Prices
marked uowu to the lowest living figure. . .
CHOICE CLOVER SEED ON HAND.
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ALSO: ,
Oa hand and for ealc a superior lot of
Ceiling Lath, Hemlock Boards and Scant
ling, Matched Flooring, and White
Pine of all kinds.
II. S. WAGNER. M. II. RHODES.
April 10, lS73-tf.. .
Found out, wliv iwmle ro to MeCnrtv's in
cot their furniture, Locau.se he buys it at the
Ware Rooms of Lee & Co. and sells it at
an advance or nn v firitfu-tiro ami. fim-
ninthjje' ce. Or in other word", Rocking
Chairs that he buys of Jee & Co. (through
the runners he don't have) for t4.50 he sells
for $5,50.' Pays Mi to bvy same qood Fur
nitures , -1 " LEK k CO,
Stroudsburg, Aug. 18, 1870. tf.
THEFEJEE ISLANDS.
Horrible Massacre of White Men and
Polynesians by Mountaineer Savages.
The Australian mail brings intelligence
coDUrmatory ol previously received brief
reports of the massacre in Feiee of a
family of white settlers named Burns, and
somo imported Polynesian laborers, by a
mountain tribe ot King Cakubau s fellow
countrymen and subjects. There seems
to have been no survivor who could give
any intelligible account of the affair. The
following particulars were supplied to the
rejee itmcs :
About half past seven on Thursday
morning some ot the imported laborers Irotu
Mr.' Burns' plantation arrived at Runt-
wai, stating that the mountaineers had
killed Mr. Burns and his wife. Mr.
Macintosh immediately despatched Mess
rs. Stirling and M'Grath. with about
forty imported laborers, to render assist
ance. In about half an hour they got in
sight ot the wretches, and saw them com
ing out of the house as thick as bees.
hen they saw the two white meu com
mg they Quietly walked awav. Stirlinir
and M '(J rath followed them up the plan
tation until thev crossed the river, where
w f
they managed to fetch one down at a Ions
oistance. in looking about the tIan ta
tion they saw the bodies of Mr. and Mrs.
Bums suuie distance from the house, both
quite naked and mutilated. In a short
time alter nearly all the settlers on the
river were on the tdace.
At the examination of the bodies I saw
a
that Mr. Burns had been- clubbed and
tomahawked lie only managed to shoot
e a a
two ot tuem beiore they managed to give
mm nis death blow. Mrs. Durus, poor
lady, must have suffered asonv. bv the
look of her. She must have received two
cuts with an axe or tomahawk on the too
of her left shoulder on the first attack;
her Ielt hand was raised to the wounds,
and still remaius in the same position
now in her grave. She had a cut under
her left jaw, part of her teeth down her
inroat. 1 wo uoIe9, one each side, evident
ly made with a spear, which had passed
through her body before she fell. I be
lieve her death was caused bv a club.
The mountaineers, on doubt, were taking
her away with the intention of eating her,
out were too closely pursued and com
pelled to leave her.
The little boy was found outside the
house, with a decD cut on the riht side
of bis head, and three deep cuts in his
right grion, and his little bead clubbed
to a pulp.
The little girl, an infant, was a shock
ins si"ht. It would anrear thev had tak
en her by the legs and dashed her brains
out against the post of the bedroom door,
and then dropped the child among its
...ii rrt e l i:
piancicu uiuius. iue tour uouies were
brought and laid out under the verandah
side by side. -
As far as I can ascertain at present
tnere are ten Erromanga men, five Tanna
men, and one Solomon woman killed.
Two Tanna men, found with their legs
cut off and carried awav bv the moan-
. a
taineers, also several other bodies, no
doubt for a cannibal feast. A number of
clobs, spears, etc., were picked up in and
about the house, which, by their appear
ance, have done a great deal of work in
murder aud destruction of property.
After ransacking everything they com
menccd to destroy all they possibly could.
Some money, a check and other valuable
papers, lettters, a clock, jewelery and a
gold watch were found all over the floor J
papers, etc., recovered in good preserva
tion. Everything in the bedroom, with
the exception of one large mirror and
medicine chest (unbroken) were taken
away. 1 hey were very successful in tak
ing away a number of guns, I think not
less than twenty, but they did not get
much ammunition.
Next morning the mountaineers were
plainly to be seen with a larire amount of
their plunder spread out upon the rocks
to dry. The mountaineers sent us word
that they do not intend stopping at this.
as they have had a complete success,
murdered twenty in all. carried a great
deal of property away and destroyed very
much more.
We are informed that Tavua. Mr.
Berry's plantation, is to be the next place
visited by the natives.
Mansfield Tracv Walworth, oscd 43.
was deliberately murdered by bis son
Frank, ased 19. in New York last Tues
day morning. The murder grew out of
domestic difficulties, Mr. Walworth hav
mg been divorced from his wife two years
ago. The murdered man was a son of
the late Chancellor Wnlworth. and all the
parties arc high social standing and con
necitons. The murderer Lusigoani, lately hung
in New Jersey. l)ad e0me native wit. if
he did part his hair in the middle. Just
before he was led out to execution, one
of the priests said : "I would willincly
be in your place ; yon will be in heaven
soon." ' Well take my place." said the
prisoner ; "I will get under the bed."
A newly elected constable, i Lawrence
county, arrested a man last week, aud on
arriving at the jail, left his prisoner stand
ing at t';e door while he went to od the
Sheriff. He was much surprised on re
turning that the chap had coolly walked
off. And at last accounts be had not
been found.
Not All Dead Yet.
Professor Donaldson's proposition to
cross the Atlantic in a balloon iu seven
teen hours, satisfies us that all the fools
are not dead yet. We believe he is mak
ing arrangements to start on bis trip the
4th of July. If he does, the number of
balloonists in this world will be decreased
by one, while there will be a small in
crease to the stock of food for the fishes
in the sea. The Boston Sunday Herald
gives the following description of the
machine with which Doualdson expects
to plow the ''blue etherial :"
lie proposes to construct three balloons,
one three times the size of the others, the
latter of which will be used to supply the
big one with gas, as it gradurlly loses its
lifting . power. The bolloons will hold
some 325,000 feet of gas, and will have
a lifting capcify of 11,000 pounds, besides
the weight oi the gas chambers them
selvss. nettings, basket, lifeboat, &c. It
will take about 27,000 yards of drilliog
for the tig balloon, but with the aid of
sewing machides the professor thinks
that he can get it ready in a month's time.
The basket in which he proposes to ride
will be comfortable room, with a cellar in
which to store water and food for the trip.
The room will have windows on all sides,
a lime stove will give abundant heat for
warmth and to cook with, while at night
a vacuum tube with platinum wire at
each end will furnish abundant light by
sending a current of electricity aloog the
wire.
Beneath this chamber there will be an
open platform or balcony, and beneath
that one of the brancis metal life boats,
provided with oars, sails, instruments,
food and water, will be suspended, ready
at any instant to receive the aeronauts
should a near approach to the water take
place for any reasou. This life boat will
have four large air chambers, and will be
provided withn a cabin in which the men
can be protected from the weather. By
meansof an ingenius contrivance thecenter
of gravity can bo made beneath the bot
tom of the boat, thus rendering it im
possible to upset it.
Ihe professor proposes to take two men
with him, and as his plans have the ap
proval of the Franklin Institute of Phila
delphia he hopes to secure as companions
one er two scientific men who shall re
port the results of investigations made
during the voyage. Wise, fhe well known
veteran balloouist, is quite enthusiastic
in his approval of the project, and intends
to be one of the passengers.
A Little Gymnastic Exercise.
'For pity's sake, what are you doin V
said Mrs- Partington, as Ike came in and
hrew himself forward on his hands,
elevatiug his heels in the air, and falling
against the buffet in the corner, his grav
elly shoes endangering the ancient chair,
"what is the meaning of this 'I Are your
brains so decomposed that you have for
got the end you should keep uppermost?''
ike recovered and simply said he was
trying a little gymnastic exercise." said
she, wiping the dirt from the buffet with
her apron : but you should be keerful
Ouly think of conjecture of the brain, and
see how many men kill themselves during
operation of mind, and let it be a warn
ing to you. Besides, it isn't pretty nor
proper. What should you think of me
turning heels over head, now, and cutting
up such antics like a circus rider V
"Bully I shouted Ike, clapping his
hands ; "just try it : you can't do it, I
bet."
"I shan't, you disgraccless boy !" said
she blushing to the roots of her cap, "and
if I see you trying any more of your nas
ty trieks, my shoe shall teach you which
end belongs up."
She looked at him severely as if she
meant it, and the boy went out, appear
ing as if he was regretting she did not
try the experiment, kicking over the dust
barrell on the sidewalk in his effort to
jump over it.
Self Incremation :
Richard Williamson, a man thirty five
years of age, says an Ohio exchange, and
for somo time suffer from mental derange
mcnt, terminated his life in the following
frightful manner, lie fancied that he must
sacrifice himself on the alter as a burnt
offering to the cause of Christ. So firm
was he iu this resolve that his wife, a
short time since, through fear, abandoned
the house. On the 2Gth of April, he
devoted most of the day to gathering iu-
tl t '
to nis log nouse, which he termed Ins al
tcr, brush, straw, &c.,- preparatory to his
dreadful and speedy self immolation. -
About o o clock be fired the building, as
cended to the funeral pile, and there on
his bended knees, remained until the de
vouring flames ended his life. A neigh
bor used every exertion to rescue the un
fortunate man, but without avail The
deceased was of a good family, and in fair
circumstances.
The French Army List, which has not
been published for three years, has re
cently made its reappearance. The total
number of Generals in the army appears
to be &81, while the whole number of
officers reaches the enormous total of over
22,500, which exceeds the number in the
German army by over 5,000. The body
of the French array consists of 120
regiments of the line, 4 of Zouaves, 8 ( f
Turcoi, 1 foreign legion, aud SO bat.
talions of chnsseurs.
Crop Reports From California.
The San Francisco Bulletin publishes
special reports from the most important
grain-growing points in California about
the condition of the crops, and says :
These reports arc, upon the whole,
much more favorable than was anticipated
three weeks ago. With three or four in
ches more of rain coming late in the sea
son, we should have had the largest
wheat harvest ever known in the State
The shrinkage from drouth is a matter of
conjecture. The area of land sown to
small grains was larger than ever sown
before, and this excess will go some way
toward making up the aggregate deficiency
in amount as compared with the wheat
crop of last year. It is to be noted that
the failure this year is just where a good
or short crop tells strongly on the ugnre
jrate result, viz , the San Joanquin Val
ley. And yet the reports from some parts
of this distiict are of an encouraging char
acter. The favorable weather could not
quite bring out the crops iu this valley,
liut it has saved partially or wholly large
districts even there. Many believed that
taking into consideration the greater area
sown, the aggregate wheat crop will not
fall below that of last year. If it reaches
three-fourths of as .much as the crop of
LSjZ we shall be more than glad to chro
nicle that fact.
Guard the Weak Spots.
All men, however strong, have a week
spot, like Ihe rhinoceros, which though
plated like a monitor, is vulucrable to a
spearthrust below the plates. Some, in
deed, think they have no weak place ;
and such people arc right, for they are
weak all over, and no part, therefore could
be called weak in particular. The polar
bear has a weakness, which is for blubber,
and his hunters knowing this, coil a piece
of whalebone like a watchspring, wrap it
in bulbber and freeze it. They then drop
the tempting morsel in the way of a bear,
who swallows it greedily ; but as the blub
ber melts in his stomach, the whalebone
springs out. The bear then rolls over
in agony and they come up and kill him.
Thus it is when men yield to any easily
besetting sin it will cut them asunder.
A long lost child has has been recover
ed in Montreal chiefly by means of the
picturesque and conventional mark of the
strawberry. Thirty years ago, when a
little creature at play in the streets of
Quebec, lie was stolen by the Indinas of
course and adopted by an ancient squaw.
Not until she was on her death bed did
he, then grown up, learn the secret of his
life. She could not remember the name
of his family, but gave him one approach
ing in sound as nearly as possible. He
endeavored straightway to solve the
mysterious question of his identity, but
time, the change in the name, and his
ignorance of the city, foiled his inquiries,
and he gave up iu despair. Any reader
of the average weekly story paper will
readily see what came next. An acquain
tancc of his family came to Moutreal,
where he was romantically engaged as a
hatter, and was so struck by his resem
blance to tue said family that he im
mediately wrote to the lost boy's mother.
She rejoined with statements as to the
strawberry mark on his arm, quickly
a ft. . a
loiiowcd her letter, recognized her son,
and all was joy.
It is the fashion, we believe, to entertain
strong and unreasonable prejudice against
the domestic cat. Its finest and most
conscientious efforts in the musical line
got only the applause of bootjack and
bottle, and, in short, a generally unkind
and unpleasant feeling exists in regard
to it. Let those who have indulged in
this malevolent state of mind read of this
Cat of Springfield, 111 , and blush The
master of this cat is in the habit of leav
ing a kerosene lamp burning all uiht on
a bracket in the hall. One night, lately,
when all were asleep, the lamp got out of
order, the wick caught fire and blazed up
agaiust the very ceiling. There was, ap-.
parcutly, nothiug to prevent the entire
destruction of the house. What did that
good old family cat do ? It saw all the
danger, jumped upon the pillow of her
master and energetically "pawed" his
face. Of course he awoke, saw the lamp,
saved his house, and the cat is not for
sale.
.
England has, it is hoped, got through
with her growling about the $15,000,000
Geneva Award, now that her government
has taken measures to meet the paymeut
of the claim within the time stipulated
by the Treaty of Washington. Even
England, stubborn iu all things, has scar
cely ever been knowu to yield so ungra
ciously to the inevitable us she does in
the Geneva business. No nation likes to
be beaten in diplomacy any more than in
war, and we can II readily imagine how
the American eagle would have scream
ed with anger and indignation if the
Geneva arbitration had lesulted in the
decision that the United States were en
titled to no damages on account of the
Alabama claims. England was beaten in
that arbitration and is angry about it ;
had the United States been beaten then
Americans would have been mad, while
England would have beeu in just as good
a humor about it, as the Americans arc
to day.
-
There are f05 lodges of Masons in New
York State, having a membership of 77,
079 Receipts last year for Hall and Asj.
lum, 5167,iiS6; expenditures, 147,275.
The following advertisments are printed
the Waverly. Iowa, naners T.t'n.
in
print them, one immediately after tLtf
other :
All persons- are hereby notified not to
trust any person, ray wire included, cn
my account, as 1 thall pay no debt of
others' contracting.
... J0IJN BOYER.
Jill persons are hereby notified not to
trust my husband, John Boyer, on my ac
count, as I shall pay no debt of his con
tracting
The said John Boyer left my bed and
board because I refused to give him a deed
of my property. I shall try and get along
without using his credit.' After he hay
wasted his substance in riotous living, we"
may sing :
We'll all drink stone blind,
U hen Johuuy comes marching home."'
Sarah Boyer.
A woman's determination to part her
ha,r at the side broke up a wedding at
Langor, Me. The company had assem
bled, the clergyman was in his place, and
the groom proceeded up stairs to escort
his chosen one to the altar. The lady was
splendidly dreesed, but in arranging ber
hair had adopted the "new style." To
rtus the young man objected in the most
decided terms, saying that it looked too
brazen and "fast;" that the hair of the
bride should be parted modestly in the
middle. A sharp war of words followed,
which resulted in a declaration on the part
of the angry youth that he had taken a
firm stand that the hair must be redressed
or he would never look upon it again. To
this the girl replied that he might leaTe
as soon as he pleased, and leave he did,
much to the disgust of the people wh
came to partake of the wedding supper
and were turned out of the house without
it.
A tramping printer named A. F. Jack
son, described as having a "Wilson straw
berry nose," and such a general appear
ance that he would not be mistaken for a
capitalist, has eloped from Kingston, New
York, with Mrs. Garrison, a married lady.
Mr. Garrison collected a small arsenal of
revolvers, shotguns, knives, and other
deadly weapons, and was about to camp
in the trail of the missing couple, whett
friends persuaded him that a woman who
would desert such a man as he, and go
off with a man like Jackson, was not
worth hunting for ; he should consider
Jackson a blessing in disguise. He took
the advice, sold out his armory, and again
pursues the paths of peace.
A nice little game is practiced in Chi--cago.
An old hat worth fifty cents is
carefully done up in a box and taken to
the residence of some gentleman whose
name is in the directory, always at an,
hour when the gentlemau is not at horctr.
The messenger presents the hat to the
lady of the house, and says Mr. has pur
chased the hat and paid one dollar on if,
given orders to present the bill for the
balance when the hat is sent up. The
lady looks at the bill, pays it, and the
messenger departs with the money. The
wrath of the gentleman oo coming home
and finding a hat that would disgrace a'
third-rate pawn shop can be imagined.
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A correspondent lately worte to the Sad'
Francisco Chronicle to know where Cain
obtained his wife, and is thus severely
but properly reproved : "Upon any sub
ject of a public nature we never refuse to
throw the desired light. But this is al
together a different thing. It is a family
matter with which we do not care to
meddle. Cain died some time befare
many of us were born, and such idle
curiosity regarding the family affairs of a
deceased person wo regard as reprehensi
ble, and calculated to violate the sanctities?
of domestic life."
General Hector Tyndale, Joshua L.
Hallowell, Joseph A. Clay, John F.
Bclsterling and William C. Ward have
accepted the nomination for Sheriff, City
Treasurer, Register of Wills, Clerk of
Orphans Court and City Commissioner,
tendered to them by the Philadelphia
Municipal Reform Convention. The ac
ceptances are mado subject to the resolu
tion : "That each nominee of this Con
vention shall promise in writing to allow
nothing but legal fees to be charged in;
his office, and that he will exert every
proper means iu bis power to procure a
law passed placing all public officers upou
salaries."
The June number of Old and Aew is
a good one. We arc greatly entertained
with the vivid description of Cowans' an
tiquarian book store, in New York, given
in a chapter of Mr. Perkins' excellent
story, "Scrope." In fact the whole story,
thus far, is full of uoval interest, and it
will make the reputation of Mr. Perkin.
Then the editortal introduction, which is
always worth reading, this mouth strikes
out iu a new place, aud makes very gooi
fua out of a proposed new magazine in.
New York, to Le luuobjectionabIy ortho
dox." Among tho- contributors to the
June number are Rnv. E. E. Hale, F. (J.
Burnaud, Nora Perry and Charles T.,
Brooks, beside Mr. Perkins, who is now
in the editorial harness.
The Lewistown Gaisatte tays "a chop
per named Duffy, killed a black snake
last week at Bixtei's Gap, thiitetu feet
and nine inches long, and measuring mx
teen inches in circumference. On the
fan.ed.-ty he despatched four rattle tudke.'
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