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Qcuotcb to politics, tterature, Agriculture, Science, illoralitn, ab cucral Sntelligcucc.
VOL. 31.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., JANUARY 1, 1874.
NO. 33.
huh mm i ii mm i n n
Published by Theodore Schorls
n . . t a i .t.iM r :i vivi r i ri n! i'nii(?i nnrl if m
1,il'v:f ii e ih en I f the year, two dollar and fitly
v oner li-fOiitmnei UiUii nil arrearages are paid.
L. -! .it Hi" i ti-m I me iv.i'ior.
it-' ot liif- insertions $1 51. Each niMitiouul
i':iti 51 Longer oner in proportion.
JOB iMsivrixG,
07 ALL KINDS,
,.., tiWl in the luslic-l style of tlie Art,Hiil on the
iii ot tc.if in tfole leru-.s.
WILLIAM S. REES,
Surveyor, Conveyancer and
peal Estate Agent.
Fans?, 'Timber Lands and Town Lots
FOR SALE.
DiIk c next door above S. Rees' news Depot
and i!d d oor below t!ie Corner Store.
March 2'J, 187:J-if.
DR. J. LAN TZ,
:ir,reoM atitl Mecliatiical Dentist,
st.il ii t Us o!Sift .i M tin Street, in the second
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iilir the S roti.isiiNty I!cine, ami lie ll.tllei himself
ut v ei j 'ifcu yei s i-uiisi iu pr-.icln-e mm tlie mot
'iic-t 4i! i c.iirt'iil a'.teusi n to nil mallr-rs pertaining
,, hi ;t"f 'l' . t ImI lie is fiitly blc In i-rf.iiu -ill
i.rr.i:iins in thr irii'al line in tlie tuoet ciirful, tasle
;1 iiit'il ni.iiiiicr.
s.ic.-i il u'ltMiti'Hi jivea to s:ivinq the Natural Teeth ;
p'.it. t'i l ie l ivru ui oi Aiu.n-iHi i rci ii on luioiicr.
k: :i. silver or i'..itiuuius Gu:ns, and pci iert tits in
I. ii M.o i i i r J.
pn s.i.1 ii ?re:ii lolly arm u.mgcr hi ei-
I i-.is-1.;2 I'ii'ir wo. iv in nit: iiiexjr:ei! ei. ono muse
liiiiis U i . l-l.i ik-c. April IS, leTl. ly
.?. II. hill T.I,.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
m.Tu-b 3-t il'ior u'wve Stroudslnirg Ilotwo, I
re-icJeii.'e door alxjve l'st Oflice. j
( !: ur from 'J to 12 A. M., from o to o
m l 7 to . r. v. May
I)
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACOOUCHER.
la t lie oi l oiliT sf Dr. A. Keeve Jatk.-oti,
re.-iJorii'c, turuor of ?f.ira!i ami Fr:;nklii: s-trect.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Jibuti S, 187-J-iJ'.
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11. II. J. IMTTERSOX,
rERTl'G AM) MEfilAMfAL DEMIST,
Ihviiij Inf Ued in I'at Strotulsburg, an-noan-jM
that he is now jircparod to insert arti
sidil teeth in the most beautiful and life-like
!ui:i:i?r. Also, gre:it aUcntioti given to filling
.". )'. ti iL-scrv i:: lt l!ie natural teeiii. TVelh ex-
;rn:cd with.o'it :iin iy a of "NiJrons Oxiue
'ii. AH ot!i!r work iiu-ivlnit to toe profession
1 vie in tiie hiot skillful and approved fit vie.
I All work attended to proinj'tlr ji warrantcl.
.nar'M reaaa!iie. I utroaast? oi the puoiic
solicited.
o.u c in A. vV. Loder k nir butliiin, op
3ne Analoniitik House, East u-ondsburg,
ft Jn!v 11, 1873 ly.
R. ST. E.. IMlt'K,
Annonricrs ih it hie:? jus returned from
Denial Co!lei'?. lie is fully prepared to make
o n i rl c ; a I teeth in the most beautiful and Mc-
like mmncr, and lo fill decayed teetli ac
ordin;j to tltc most i n proved method.
TeeUi ex'ract -d yithoot paio, wlien dc
ire.J, liy the ute of Nitmus Oxide Gap,
which is entirely hirmless. Repairing of
il ki-i.Ia n-atiy (!.ne. All work warranted.
-!urjes re jsombte.
0:n.;e in J. G Ke'.ter'u new Brick build
in, .Miii S reet, Stroit Jcbur, I'a.
auj 31-; f
Tints u. waltox.
O.Ti- in the bailliisq: fonucriy omtpied
h' Ii. M. l-.ir-)!i. iiTi.-l otp(.site tlie Strouds
Ii:ik. Main strvet,' Stroudsburg, Pa.
j r.i l:;-tf
M!:!:iCA elOTEL.
The M'.bs-.-ri'jer wowld inform the public tbat
tie Ii us K'a.ed tli bouse formally kept by Jacob
Kncolit. in the Uoroiigb of StroucL-bunr. I'a.,
s'.nd havin j repainted an 1 rc-ftirnislied the same,
i ;nt'tAred to (-p.tori.iin all who may jatronize
. ii:n. It is t!io aim of the projrietor, to furn
ish li'.tpcrior aecomuiodatiotis at tiiwleratc rates
and will -pare no pains to promote the eom
Jort of the guests. A liberal hbare of public
patronage wdieittt.
Vil 17,'TJ-tf. V. I,. PLSLl-L
H0NE3DALE, PA.
Mat central location of any Hotel in town.
. 1. W. KIPLE&SON,
li3 .-Iain tr((t. Proprietors.
Jaur.-rry '.i, 173. ly.
4 IiosiTK THE DEPOT,
East Stroudsburg, Ia. "
J. J. VAN COTT, Proprietor.
I t Hie bar contains the ehoiest Lupiors and
lAisLE is fc'ipplieu witlt tiie tiet Hie market
wri. Charges moderate my 3 1872-tf.
117 and 119 North Second St.
A HOVE ARCH,
PH5LACELPK1A.
May 30, 1&72- ly.
liamburglit N. Y.) Recipe for CON.
fUMPTION.nd ASTHMA carefully com
Punded at
HOLLINSHEAD'S DRUG STORE.
7 Medicines Fretk and Pure.
21. 1667.) V. HOLLINSHEAD.
Nothing to Lend.
Rushing 'round ihe corners,
Chasing every friend,
Plunging into banks,
Nothing there to lend,
riteously begging
Of every man you meet,
Hie me, this is pleasant,
Shinning on the street.
Merchants very short,
Running neck and neck,
Want to keep a going,
Praying for a check.
Dabblers in the stocks,
IJlue as blue can bo,
Lvidently wishing,
They were fancy free.
All our splendid railroads,
CJot Pitch dreadful knocks,
. Twenty thousand bulls,
Conld'nt raise their stocks.
Many of the bears,
In the trouble shafting,
Now bejrin to fed,
Tlitv'vc been over-itVir-inir-
Risky speculators,
Tumbling with the shock;
Never mind the stopping,
More than any clock.
Still they give big dinners.
Smoke, and drink, and sup,
(ioing all the better,
For a winding up.
Ranking institutions,
Companies of "trust'
Willi oilier people's money,
(Jo off on a bust.
Houses of long standing.
Crumbling in a night;
With so many "smashes,"
Xo wonder monev's tiht.
Cientlcmcn of means,
Having lots to spend,
Save a little sympathy,
Nothing have to lend. .
Gentlemen in want,
.Willing to pay double,
Find they can borrow
Nothing now but trouMe.
Half c.ir men of business,
Wanting an extension.
While nearly all the others,
Contemplate suspension.
Many of them, though,
Don't appear to dread if,
Lvery cent they owe,
Is so much to their credit.
Rrokers all are breaking,
Credit all is cracked,
Women all expanding,
As the banks contract.
Panic still increasing,
Where will the trouble end,
"While all hands want to borrow,
And robody can lend.
Running 'round the corners,
Trying every source,
Asking at the banks
Nothing there, of course.
JohxK Hekkmas.
East Stroudsburg, Dec. Ifith, 1S73.
The Yirginius Massacre.
.STORY OF TIIK EXECUTIONS BY AN EYE
WITNESS. The i-aik Morntx'j Star, from Cuba,
brings authentic particulars of the ruas
sncre of the crew and passengers of the
Virjjinius. The second mate, Francis
Coffin, a highly intelligent young tnau,
was an eve witness of all the proceedings,
from the njouicnt the Yirginius entered
the baibor of Santiago de Cuba ecortcd
by the Spanish phip of war Tornado until
the last executions took place. From
him, a few days ago, a reporter of the
Timr.g obtained the following deeply in
teresting account of the tragedy: The
Virinius was brought into the harbor on
ihe Ut of Xovenjber. escorted by tke
Tornada and another Spanish man of war.
On the njoruiug of the following day,
Sundav. a detachment of companies of
joldiera was rcurched down to the wharf
and formed in a kind of hollow pquarc
about it, protecting every avenue of ap
proach. The new?, meanwhile, had
spread that the piisoners captured on
t oard the Virgioius were- poing to dc
brought ashore and lodged in the jtil prc
r..iratorv to their trial bv court ucartial.
Soon all the etreefs and avenues leading
to the wlvirf were densely crowded with
people anxious to catch a glimpse of the
prisoner when they should be landed.
Such wa their eagerness to obtain good
positions to ece the prisoners that fre
quently the soldiers were compelled to
employ the butts of their muskets to keep
them back. Every window and house top
a!sj had their occur auts gazing with in
erise on the scene below. The people were
not all demonstrative. They seemed,
however, to Le deeply impressud with the
srravjty of the situtatiou, and conversed
ju low tones as to the awful fate that
probably awuited the prisoners. The cap
lives first taken from the thip consisted
exclusively of passengers, Capt. Fry and
crew being left aboard, and were convey
ed on shore ici boats bt longing to the
Tornado. Among the firft to be landed
were Gen. Ryan, IJernabe Varona, Pedro
Cespedes, and Gen. .lesus del Sol. These
four j heed apart us being the leadeis of
the expedition, and were treated with
more consideration than was exhibited to
ward the remaining piisoncrs. They were
not manacled, whereas the others, with
out exception, lefure leaving the vessel,
had their elbows pinioned to their sides,
and were hand cuffed besides The irons
were not removed until after they had
been lodged in jail. When all the cap
tives had been landed, a Spanish officer
stepped up to Gen. Hyan aud his three
companions, and, . respectfully saluting
him, intimated his pleasure that they
should accompany him. .Without a word
the four obeyed the intimation, and march
ed away from the wharf to the prison,
which was only about two blocks distant,
followed by a file of soldiers with bayonets
fixed. Meanwhile the other captives were
standing grouped upon the wharf, chat
ting and smoking.-. None of them ap
peared to understand the awful peril of
their position. Many laughed and joked
about their position, evideutly consider
ing that they had got themselves iu a bad
scrape, hut nothing more. Neither the
populace nor the soldiers at that time
made any hostile demonstrations against
the captives, nor were they subjected to
any ill treatment or indignities beyond the
pinioning before mentioned. A few mo
ments after Gen. Ryan and his compan
ions had been taken away the remainder
of the captives were taken to the prison.
The people then dispersed. Lte iu the
evening a rumor wa3 circulated that
Kyan, Varona, Cespedes, and Jesus de
Sol had been condemned to death, and
were to be shot on the following morn
ing. The report, which was soon ascer
tained to be only too well grounded, ex
cited the most intense excitement, and
was everywhere the universal topic of dis
cussion. Many persons it was apparent
condemned the action of the authorities,
but were afraid to . express their senti
timeots for fear, of becoming involved in
trouble.
How the four condemned men spent
the night before their execution Mr. Cof
fin said he did not knew. Gen. Ryan, a
short while previous to the hour for go
ing to the place of execution, obtained
permission to write soma letters and make
his will. Before being granted the per
mission, he was compelled to. make an
oath that he would not make any attempt
to escape. About fire o'clock on Mon
day morning, the fated four were march
ed to the '-Slaughter House," which is
about ten minutes' walk from the prison.
Ryan was dressed in a blue flannel shirt
and light pantaloons, wore a white felt
hat looped up at the side, and carried a
small silver star on the left side of his
breast. "He showed," said the mate,
" ik ore grit and courage than oue would
have thought possible. A person would
imagine he wa going to his wedding in
stead of to his death." The others, too,
acted like brave 'men, especially Cespedes,
the youngest of the three, whose courage
never for an instant quailed. On the
way to the execution ground Gen. Ryan
spoke two or three times to the Spanish
oflicer who walked beside him, protesting
that his execution was without justifica
tion, as he had not had a fair trial, or any
trial at all, in fact. A Catholic clergy
man offered his ministrations to Ryan,
but he refused to speak to him and moved
away. On arriving at the slaughter
house Mr. Coffin states that the Spanish
officers directed the condemned men to
kneel down with their faces to wards the
wall. Ryan and Cespedes protested
against this as an indignity, and asked to
be allowed to kneel with their faces turn
ed toward their executioners. Finally,
however, they submitted and assumed the
required position. Then there was a
pause for an instant, followed by a flash
and a report, aud the four were writhing
in the agonies of death. Their suffer
ings did not last long aud all were dead
within the space of four minutes. The
reports circulated in New York that a
Spanish officer thrust his sword through
Ryan's heart, and that the heads were
chopped off the four murdered men and
carried in triumph through the streets,
Mr.. Coffin pronounces as altogether uu
ture. The moment life was extiuct the
four bodies were placed in a cart and tak
cn to the cemetery, where they were
thrown into a rude hole hastily dug, and
some hovelsful of clay thrown over the
remains.
Meanwhile, the house of Mr. Smith,
the American Consul, h id been placed
under a guard of Spanish soldiers, and
Mr- Smith was compelled to remain with
in doors, and not allowed to hold com
munication by letter or otherwise with
any one outside. He was not even per
mitted to come oat on his verandah. Of
ihe massacre of Captain Fry aud the crew
of the Virgioius Mr. Coffin gives the f'ol
lowing graphic decription : "The execu
tion took placo in the afternoon. The
trial had been on board the Tornado, and
on the morning of the execution the cn
tire party was taken on shore and ruarch
ed to the prison. 1 talked with Captain
Fry on the way fr m the jail to the slaugh
ter house. The first question I asked
him was where the Virgiuius was when
captured. He said that she was just
ciifhteeo miles south cast from Fort
Moraot, cn the coast of Jamaica. When
I saw that we were certain to be captured,
said the Cap'aiii, I sent for Varona, and
asked him what he proposed to do, to
fight or surrender, adding, it is all oue to
me. lie replied that he thought it best
to surrender. There was a slow match to
the magazine, but he had got the men
into their present pasitou, and he thought
he ought to give them a chance for their
lives. Accordingly they had sm rend
ered." "At the placo of executiuu," con
tinued Mr. Coffin, "ono of my mates,
Cbailes Hfell, the steward of our vefsel.
gave poor Fry a glass of water. The
Spaniards treated the Captain well, and
never pinioned him from first to last.
He, and iudeed all the others, bore up
bravely, and never flinched for an in
stant. When the crew had knelt down
the Captain walked along the line, and
bade good bye to all tho men in turn,
white and black, for there were several
negroes in the crew. As the men knelt
they were distant from the wall that sur
rounds the execution ground about three
feet, while about three p-ices behind then,
with levelled muskets, stood the detach
mcnt of marines detailed to execute the
sentence. Just before the fatal volley
was fired Capt. Fry took off his hat. He
seemed a if h? was sayiug a prayer. Of
the whole thirty seven, Capt. Fry was Ihe
only person who fell at the first fire. His
body was riddled with bullets, and he
died almost instantly. All the others
were butslightly wounded. The scene that
followed was tlie most frightful I ever
witnessed, . and I have been on many a
battle Geld. After the first volley I
jumped upon the wall, and from' there I
could'see everything that happened. The
poor creatures who were wounded lay up
on the ground, rolling about frantically
in their own blood, and uttering shrieks
of pain and agony, and loud, appeals for
mercy. Their appeals for mercy fell up
on men deaf to compassion. The mur
derers rushed upon them like demons,
and, thrusting their muskets into the
mouths and ears of the unfortunate
wretches, absolutely blew their heads off.
Some of the poor creatures frantically en
deavored to burst the bonds and seize the
muskets, but of course cculd not succeed
I shall never forget the awful groans and
shrieks that resounded from the place of
slaughter. Full ten minutes, that looked
as if it might have been an hour, elapsed
from the time the first volley was dis
charged until the last of the unfortunate
men was dead. I heard men say who
were on ships in the harbor that after the
first volley was fired the reports of the
guns subsequently discharged continued
to sound like the cracking of fire works
on the Fourth of July in New York. It
is a positive fact that, with the exception
of Capt. Fay, the head was blown off
every man in the thirty six. The marines
seemed to exult in -their work of blood.
I felt ashamed that day of being an
American. After all the party were dead,
as in the cases of Ryan and his compan
ions, the bod ics were thrown into a cart
aud carried off to the cemetery. As many
as a dozen bodies were throwu iuto the
same hole.
On the 7th of November the remainder
of the passengers were to be executed
fifty in all ; but on that day an English
man of-war, the Niobe, arived in port.
The Captain, on coming into the harbor,
did not salute the Spanish forts. He was
in his boat before the anchor touched the
bottom, and on landing proceeded straight
to the Governor's house, and peremptorily
demanded that the executions should
cease. The Govornor at first declared
that he had no right to interfere, but the
Captain said that in the absence of an
American man of war he would take the
responsibility of protecting American
citizens, and guarding the honor of the
American flag. It is said he give the
Governor General his choice between
yielding to his demands or having the
city bombarded, and the Governor accord
ingly gave way. Only for the arrival of
the Niobe there can be no doubt but that
the fifty would have been shot that after
noon. All the Americans in port were
leud in praise of the manner in which
the Captain of the Niobe acted. I ascer
tained a few days after his arrival that he
came in answer to a telegraphic message
from the American Consul, sent after the
massacre of Capt.' Fry aud his crew, ask
ing to have an American man of-war dis
patched to Santiago de Cuba. There
happened to he no American man of -ar
at Kingston at the time, but the comroan
der of the Niobe immediately got up
stream, and even though he had not his
full complement of men. m-ny of them
being on shore, without delay started for
Santiago de Cuba. One of his first acts
was to compel the Spauiards to icmove
tho Ameirican flag from tho .place on the
deck of the Tornado, ' where it had been
thrown about and trampled upon for days,
more like a rag than a flag. He also
compelled the Governor of Santiago to
furnish hiui with five copies of the of
ficial proceedings in regard to the trials
oue for himself, one for his Commodore,
one for the American Government, ouo
for the British, and the remaining ono
for the American Commodore." When
concluding his story, Mr. Coffin assured
the reporter that the Spanish authorities
somehow seems to have no respect for the
American Government, and do not bos
itate on the slightest pretext to insult the
Americau flag.
One exceedingly warm day in June, a
neighbor met the old man, and remarked
that it was very hot. "Yes," said Joe,
"if it wasn't for one thing, I should say
we were going to have a thaw." "What
is that?" inquired the friend "There's
nothing frozen."
"Well, friend Jim, haw did you make
ii down South '(" "First rate made plenty
of monev." "What did you do with it?"
"Laid itoutio houses and lots." "Where?"
"Evcrv place I have beeu where there
were any." "What kind of houses and
lets?"' "Coffeehouses aud lots of
nhiskey."
Providentially Directed.
Among the attendants at a" late
Methodist conference was a very beautif ul
aud intelligent looking young lady, who
drew Ihe admiring gnza cf many eyes,
masculine, always ou the lookout for
female faces. During the iutermissioH j
at noon, a spruce young minister stepped
up to the presiding elder, aud said, wilh
an air of secrecy :
"Did you observe the young lady who
sat by the first 'pillar on the left?" "
"Yes," said the elder, "what of her?"
"Why," said the young man, ' I feel
ira pressed that the Lord desires me to
take that young lady for my wife. I
think she would make a good compauion
and help-mate in the work of the
ministry."
The elder, as a good Christian ought,
had nothing to object.
Rut in a few moments another candidate
for ministerial efforts aud honors, and for
the name of husband, came confidently to
make known a like impression rcgardiug
the same young lady.
"You had better wait awhile. It is
not best to be too hastv in determining
the source of such impressions," said the
prudent cider.
And he said well j for hardly were the
steps of the second youth cold at his side,
crc u third approached with the same
story, and while the worthy confidant
still marveled, a fourth drew near with
the question :
"Did you notice the fine, noble looking
woman on your left ?"
"Yes." cried the swelling elder.
"Well, sir," went on the fourth victim
of the unsuspicious girl, "it is strongly
borne in upon my miud that it is the will
of the Lord that I should make proposals
of marriage lo that lady. He has im
pressed me that she is to be my wife."
The elder could hold in uo l.jcgrr.
''Impossible ! impossible !" he exclaim
ed in an excited tone ; "the Lord never
iutended that four men should marry
that one woman !"
Late Fashion Notes.
A novelty just introduced is English
embroidered cashmere, all eyelet holes
and compasses, the open work done with
silk flofs, and to bo worn over black .silk
iu tunics, sleeveless jackets, and, indeed,
polonaises. It is shown in gray, brown,
and black.
Sets of linked balls for collar aud cuffs,
in black, gray, blue, and red fancy composi
tion, and also ia oxidized silver, cost
Sl'75.
Tho newest linen collars, high and
flaring behind, with rounded fronts, are
made with tiny chemisettes, and sold for
35 cents ; fastened by lallj and a chain,
they c:)t 81. These are in the best style
and well made. With embroidered edges,
they cost from- SI 25 to 52 50.
lt is the fashion abroad for ladies wheu
traveling to wear leather bags sluojr over
the shoulders like a tourist's strap satchel.
Side pockets end pockets behind in
redingotes areprefered here. Fanciful
pockets made entirely of jet net work and
fringed arc worn with black silk dresses.
Little girls wear Normandy caps of
black velvet, trimmed with colored ribbons
and Valenciennes lace. Later in the
season Normandy caps of white cony skin
will be worn with the little fur sack cloak
to match. Larger girls wear felt hats
with low crowns and turned-up brims,
pointed and dented fancifully, bound with
velvet, and omamcuted with a wing or
eock's plumes, and worn fur back on the
head nbove flowing wavy hair or else long'
braids.
Josh Billinars' Good Rezolushuns.
That i won't smoke enoy moro cigars
only at sum body else's expense.
That i won t bony nor lend cspeshily
lend.
That i will live within my inkum, if I
have tew git trusted tew do it..
Tlut i won't advise cuuybody, until i
kuo tho kind of advise they are anxious
to follow.
That i won't wear enuy more tltc hoots, !
if l have tew go barefoot tew do it.
That I won't .-wear cuny, unless I am
under oath.
That i will take mi whiskey hereafter
straight struight tew the gutter.
Ihat the world owes me a living pro
videu i e un it.
That if a mau kalk use a phool, i wou't
ask him to prove it.
That if a man ta!U me a mule won't
kik, i will believe what ho says without
triciug it.
That the best time tew repent ov a
blunder ia just before the bluudes iz
male.
That i will try hard to be honeut, but
it will be just mi darned luk to miss it.
That i will love mi mother iu law if it
takes all the money i kau earu to do it.
That i beleave real good lies are get
ting skarser and skarser every day.
A "hard times" ball is to be given at
St. Petersburg, Clarion county, about the
holidays. Gentlemen must wear patched
clothing and uublacked boots, aud ladies
nothing finer lhan calico, while all jewelry
will be tabooed. The supper will consist
of mush and milk and baked potatoes.
Five thousand miners and mechanics
iu and about Scrantou have agreed to
subscribe ten. ceuts per mouth each to
ward a memorial fund for the support of
1 the Luclawauua hospital iu that ri!y.
i
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are 1C88 Sunday schools iu New
Jersey, with 21,581 teachers and ever
150,000 scholars.
Slrange, that, notwithstanding so zaaojr
concerns are going into liquidation, the
gin mills are all running ou full time.
A chicken with four vtiogs and four
legs is Potisville's latest lusus nature.
It "died a boruiu'," though.
The snow is eight to ten inches deep
at Laurel Ridge, Cambiia county, acd
dt cr slaying is good.
The mayor of Allentowu has ordered
the arrest of young meu who loaf about
church doors at close of service.
One huudred acd forty-four dcw houses
have becu erected ia Port Jervis, than
far, this year.
Sitka, the capital of Ala.ka, is in trou.
blc. It has a public debt of 8150, and
only seventy five cents in the public fund.
The buildings 1C3 to 1G0 Canal street,
New Orleans, were burned Saturday.
Loss estimated at 850,000.
It is stated that a veiu of anthracite
coal over five feet iu thickness has been
discovered at Fast Chailestown, Tica
county.
Wheu a rcau has trouble he takes ta
dunk, but when a womau meets with a
misfortune she merely goes over to bcr
mother's and takca lea.
The once popular Danforth House, st
Pithole City, which cost 828,000 original
ly, was sold, the other day, for a leu.
dollar note.
Seven bears were seen together at
Frogtown, Cambria couuly, Pa., a few
days ago. A farmer succeeded iu killing
one of them.
The Greenville Argwt says : Emigra
ihn has turned. Au emigrant wagon
passed . through town yesterday labeled,
"From Kanas; Pennsylvania or Bust."
Beautiful! A little girl was receutly
asked the following question : "What ia
fiith ?" She replied," Doing God's will
aud asking no questions."
Gov. Osborne, of Kansas, has appointed
Robert Crozier United States Senator to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Senator Caldwell.
Over one thousand skilled English and
French silk operative have returned home
since the cetsation of work at the silk
factories in Paterson, N. J.
The Lehish and Susquehanna Railroad
has now a double track between Easton
and Bethlehem. In about a year tho
double track will be completed to Scran
ton. Five thousand miners and mechanic!
in and about . Scranton have agreed to
subscribe ten cents per month each
towards a memorial fend for the support
of Lackawanna Hospital, in that city.
New York city is "'some potatoes. " It
is estimated that four million boshels of
this indispensable tuber are sold there
every season at prices fluctuating from
fifty to seventy-five cents per bushel.
The oil produced in western Pennsyl
vania tho p3st year, it is estimated,
would fill a canal 25 feet wide at the top,
12 at the bottom, 7 deep and 70 miles
long.
The woman who said the lutcbt thing
out was her htisbaud, was -answered by
her neighbor, who remarked that her hus
band always came home early before
any one w3s up.
An old lady from the country, with six
unmarried daughters, went to Aususta,
Ga., the other day, hunting for the pa
trons of husbandry. She meant busi
ness. Iu Jefferson township, Berks county,
thero is a man named John Strauss, who
attends to his firm in person although he
is uincty-one years old. He is as vigorous
as a mnn of fifty. His descendants have
reached the fifth generation.
A gentleman who mthcr suspected
some otifi was peeping through the kry.
hole of his office door, investigated with
a syringe full of peprer gauce, aod went
home to find his wife had been cutting
wood and a chip had hit her ia the eye.
They had a miracle up in Maine, last
week. A sick man's son went out and
beat about the bush all the afternoon to
get a ttiee, tender partiidgo for him, and
ju3t us he reached the house at night,
tired, faint and empty handed, and think
ing how he should cousole the old man
for the disappointment, a gigantic hawk
flew over and dropped, almost at his feet'
the very partridge he wanted.
Titusville has had an Ench Arden
case. The Courier says : "We gave an
account iu yesterday's Courier of one
Deitrich, who went away from this city
about a year ago, leaving behind his wife
and two children. During his absence
his wife married again, and her first
husband returned home .Tuesday night
last. The parties all met yeslerday, and
an agreement was 'drawn np between the
wife sud the second husband that they
each go their way, and neither would ver
bo molested. So accordingly. Deitrich i
J cow in poeion of his wife and hi
! hildrcu, and Smith is a widower'