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5El)c 3cffcvsonian.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1874.
The Arkansas Troubles.
AnI now the muddle is in Arkansas. And
a pretty muddle it is too, with danger of
bloodshed and disgrace to (he State. In
November, 1872, an election for Governor
was held in that State, and Elishi Baxter
and Joseph 13 rooks were candidates. In
January 1S73, the Legislature met and after
opening and counting the votes, declared
Baxter to be the Governor elect. In pursu
ance of this decision Baxter was sworn in and
proceeded to discharge the duties of the of
fice. Brooks and his friends were dissatis
fied with this, insisting that they were cheat
ed out of the count and, of course, out of the
office. Two suits at law were at once inau
gurated to oust Baxter and place Brooks in
possession of the office. One was by the At
torney General, in shape of quo warranto in
the Supreme Court, citing Baxter to show
by what right he held and exercised the of
fice. On this proceeding the Court decided
that it was without jurisdiction, and that no
Court had jurisdiction to decide a contest in
relation to the election of a governor.
The other suit was brought about the
same time by Brooks on his own account
in the Circuit Court, against which, in view
of the decision of the Supreme Court, Bax
ters lawyers filed a demurrer. The case lin
gered until Monday of last week, when
Brooks's Counsel, in the absence of Baxter's
representatives informed the Court that it
was agreed that the case should be submitted
without argument. After two days considera-
t!)n the Court over-ruled the demurrer, and
without notice of its action to Baxter'
sittorneys, who were absent, allowed judg
ment to ic entered on the demurrer, and a
writ of ouster against Baxter to be issued
There was nothing like fairness in the action
of the Court, and the whole subsequent pro
ceedings look as though the Judge had inti
mated to Brooks what its action would be,
tor the latter was prepared to act vigorously
nt once. He had a body of armed men
rady and, the .Sheriff accepting their servi
-es, in le.s than five minutes after the writ
was issued the office of Gov. Baxter was
- ;rr:ed by coup Jc mam and he turned out
n-ilcds vole ns. The result is a civil war in
Arkansas, its capital occupied by armed men,
and two Governors endeavoring to render
o mfasion wor?e confounded, in a State which
Ins never yet since the rebellion began,
ciij-'yeJ the blessings of peace.
What the result will be cannot well be told,
l-ut the haste to steal a snap judgment, and
!ie total want oi fairness on the part of
Brooks and his adherents in their efforts to
obtain control of the Gubcrnational chair,
while the back of his opponent was towards
then), neither reflects credit upon them nor
promises much fur the prosperity of the
The Sanborn Inquiry.
It rcust be a comfort for the people to be
nolo to pick up a paper, without having the
eye blurred with the heading of the "San
burn Contracts." For months this matter
has filled the city dailies, until at last it had
become a nuisance almost unbearable. But
the injury is at last ended, and it now be
comes a duty on the part of Congress to wipe
out the real iniquity, in shape of a law which
lias allowed the Treasury to be swindled out
of more than quarter of a million of dollars,
under pretense of paying for services in col
lecting but twice that sum. Under ordinary
fare, and really in the natural course that
collections were making, the gross amount of
uncollected taxes, from railroads and estates,
say $003,000, would havefeoae into the Treas
ury. But there was a nice nest egg for
partizan favorites just out of the law as it
was, and hence a new law was passed and
Sanborn & Co., were afforded a chance to
s;!ip their arms into Uncle Sam's pockets
clear up to the shoulders. They took advan
tage of the situation and feathered their nests
to the tune of $250,000, by merely copying
from railroad guides and official records,
thus drawing into their nests dollars which
were already on the way into, or really in,
the Treasury. The swindle exposed, the
means by which under a show of law it was
consummated should be wiped out Without a
moments hesitation. Congress will be greatly
derelict in its duty until this redress of a
most grievous wrong is accomplished. The
Ieople have become tired of being robbed,
and the sooner they are relieved from the
gr isp of the robbers the better will it be al
around for those in power.
Civil Service llefbrm.
The report of the civil service commission,
ove- ing the progress of the reform for the
past year, with an accompanying message from
the President, has been presented to Con
gress. From this it is gained that the reform
has not proved a complete success. So far
as it has worked in the Departments its action
has in a measure been good, but in places
outside of these the rules adopted have
proved impracticable. It is alleged that if
the Senate sanction the rules, and agrees to
be held by them, general success of the system
will be the result, and the President, mem
bers of Congress and. heads of departments
be relieved from influences prejudicial to good
administration. In conclusion the President
recommends appropriations to continue the
work in its present form, &c.
We may be in error, but we see no reason
to coincide with the President in this matter.
Instead of giving the matter of appointments
into the hands of a set of pedantic political
pecksniffs, we conceive that the Civil Service
would be vastly benefitted by abolishing the
present system altogether, and forming the!
whole people into a commission for the pur-'
pose of filling the offices properly and profi
tably for the Government. Have the rules
so arranged that Congressmen and mere
politicians thould stand aside, and the peo
ple be enabled to bring forward and recom
mend their men, and there is no room for
doubt that every office throughout the coun
try would be well filled and thoroughly
administered. The evils of the sj-stcni here
tofore in vogue, have not grown from the
want of a civil service, but from the fact that
Senators and Representatives in Congress
have doled out the offices as rewards for pot
house services rendered, instead of capacity
and honesty on the part of the applicant.
This is the experience of tho country for an
age or two back.
We must change this system and let the
people feel that the responsiblity of having
our offices well filled rests upon them solely,
and that their recommendations only will re
ceive consideration from the appointing
power, then cases of defalcation, incompe
tence and disgrace will prove the exception
instead of the rule as now and heretofore.
We hope yet to see the day when these
humbugs of political quacks, who arrogate to
themselves all the intelligence of the daj
will have passed into that oblivion which
they so richly merit.
JHr" Massachusetts has at last got a
Senator to take the Beat made vacant by the
death of Charles Sumner, Hon. William
B. Washburn having been elected on the
thirty-third ballot, he having received
152 votes. The struggle for the seat has
been a long and a rather bitter one be
tween Congressmen Dawes and Hoar.
They may both feel complimented by tho
loyalty of their respective friends in the
Massachusetts Assembly, who stuck by
1 . ? 1 .1 1
mem uuui mere was no longer auy
chance for either to be chosen. Mr.
Washburn is a member of a distinguished
family of statesmen, and, while his elec
tion was the result of a compromise, it
would hare been difficult for Massachusetts
to have found a fitter representative in
the Senate of the United States. All c
counts declare him to be a gentleman of
unquestioned integrity, great energy of
character, and having excellent abilities
aii a legislator. All's well that ends well,
and evidently this Massachusetts Sena
torial struggle ha3 enJed as well as could
have been desired.
Mrs. Young, one of the numerous
wives of the prophet Brigharu, who is lectur
ing about the country on some of the peculiar
institutions and practices of the Mormons, de
livered an address in Washington City, a few
evenings ago, to an audience composed largely
of members of Congress and their families.
The pith of the lecture was contained in its
opening words. She said : "I know that you
come to hear me from curiosity. I do not
know why there should be anything curious
in my being the nineteenth wife of Brigham
Young. Tolygamy is sanctioned by you in
the national councils. While George Q. Can
non, of Utah, a polygamic with four wives, sits
there, the peer of delegates from other Terri
tories, Congress is responsible for the system
which makes a plurality of wives possible in
the Mormon country." The principal value of
these strangely sounding sentences consists in
their literal truth. And now. what id Con
gress going to do about it, and how soon ?
"Attorney General DImmick is giving
notice to those justices of the peace who have
not taken the oath under the new Constitution
that their acts are invalid." Although the
Attorney General has in all cases advised jus
tices of the peace to take the oath presented in
the new Constitution, his opinion is the op
posite of that contained in the foregoing para
graph. It is gratifying always to hear of success
attending the business enterprises of Monroe
County boys. The following which we clip
from the Carbon Advocate, will prove of in
terest to the many friends of the parties
mentioned hereabouts. Marsh, Butterfield
& Co., are well known throughout this
county, and the success of taCii" business
recently established at Weissport will be
heard of with pleasure. That the Dollars
may flow in upon them is the wish of all.
The Messrs. Butterfield, Marsh & Co., of
the new Emery Wheel Manufactory, in
Weissport, turned out their first wheel on
Monday last. It was a beauty, and all
concerned are elated at their success. The
firm is now prepared to resume orders which
will be filled at short notice and at lower
prices than any other house in the country.
Wc visited the new Emery Wheel manu
factory, of Messrs. Butterfield, Marsh & Co.,
in Weissport, on Thursday morning last, and
found all hands busy as bees. We witnessed
the brightening of screw heads and the
sharpening of edge tools, and must say it is
one of the greatest inventions we ever saw
the wheels do the work quick and well. We
are informed that they have already a num
ber ot orders on hand.
The New Instruments for our New Band
reached here last week. They are an elegant
and excellent set. On Monday evening Prof.
3Ioran made his appearance -among us and
gave the members their first lesson. The
first evenings exercise developed good
material, and though we may for a time be
afflicted with horrible toolings, there is abun
dant reason to believe that the day for
the discourse of sweet sounds is not far
distant. Professor Moran is evidently
master of the situation.
Information Wanted. The undersign
ed is desirous of securing information con
cerning the whereabouts of his father Levi
Strouss who left his place of residence on
Saturday evening, the 4th inst. siuce which
time Dothing has been heard of him. Mr.
Strouss is about 5 feet 8 inches high, stoutly
built, has dark complexion, black hair sprink
led with gray, and is about sixty' years of
A m n . -
age. Any information concerning him will
bo most thankfully received by
Morris II. Strouss,
Paradise Valley, Monroe Co., Pa. I
A Woman Shot Iy Iter Husband!
On Saturday last our town was thrown in
to a state of excitement by the appearauce
on the street of a man under arrest. Upon
inquiry we learned that the man's name was
Jerry Miller, that he was a resident of Port
land, and that he was arrested for shooting
his wife. The shooting' took place at about
four o'clock p. m., nearly opposite Stauffer's
Foundry, East Strpudsburg, on the road
leading from the Iron Bridge towards General
Brown's residence, and was witnessed by
George Mount and James Van Buskirk,
both of whom were standing in the foundry
door at the time. From Mr. Mount we
learned that Miller and his wife and another
woman were standing in the road and that
there appeared to be some trouble between
them. From the appearance of things Mr.
Mount and Van Buskirk both judged that
the woman was endeavoring to get away
from Miller, as on her companion pulling
Mrs. Miller by the shawl, and as she was
turning, Miller drew a pistol and shot her in
the head, immediately back of the ear, inflict
ing a wound that can hardJy fail to prove
fatal. Immediately after the shooting,
Miller ran, but was pursued by Mr. Mount
and others and was arrested on the opposite
bank of Brodhead's creek, near William
Frankenfield's residence, in Stroud township,
and brought to Squire Rees's office who
committed him to prison for further hearing.
The cause of the shooting it is alleged, was
the refusal of Mrs. Miller to live with her
husband because of his neglect to properly
provide for her support. Mrs. Miller, whose
given name is Ellen, is a daughter of Peter
Dildine, who for a number of years worked
in the Tanneries in and near this place.
Since the above was in type, we have
learned that Mrs. Miller is in a fair way of
recovery.
Mrs. Ilineliue, who was with Mrs. Miller
at the time of the shooting, when called up
on by one of our reporters, made the follow
ing statement:
T ... 1 . 1 n.
i went to town snortiy alter dinner, in
company with Mrs. Miller, for the purpose
of purchasing some furniture and doing some
shopping; after making my purchases we
started home and after crossing the Iron
bridge over Brodhead's creek a man whom
I learn was her husband stepped up to Mrs.
Miller's side and laying his hand upon her
shoulder said, "hello, Ella." Turning
around, she replied, "hello, Jerry." lie
then walked along by her side and told her
that he wanted to speak to her. We walked
on together for two or three hundred yards
when I walked on a head of them ; when a
short distance from them I turned around
and looked back when I saw him with his
arm around her shoulders and she struggling
to get loose ; I walked on as far as Albert's
house, again looked around and saw that she
was still trying to get loose ; I went home
and put my things in the house and went in
to Mrs. Stone's house and told her what had
happened and that I feared he might do
some mischief. I then hurried back to where
I had left them and found that he still had
hold of her and she struggling to get loose ;
when I came up close to her I saw that she
was crying ; stepping up to her I asked her
what was the matter?" she replied, "Jerry
wants me to take a walk with him along the
railroad." I asked her if he washer hus
band? She said "yes." I asked her to come
along with me as I wanted to go home ; she
told me to hold on and she would go with
me. He said he wanted her to take a walk
with him along the railroad and unless she
did so he would shoot her. I told him to
come to my house where he could talk to
her. He replied, no. I want to talk to her
alone. I told him no one would interrupt
him at my house. He said he would keep
her until night if she did not take a walk
with him. I then told him I would not leave
her, for if anything happened I would be
blamed. He then had hold of one of her
hands and his one arm was around her shoul
ders. I then took hold of one of her hands
and he held fast to the other ; she entreated
him to let her go, but he said he would keep
her there until dark unless she took a walk.
I told him that if he did not let her go I
would call for assistance. I saw three men
coming across the bridge and I called them.
As they continued on I thought they did not
hear me and I beckoned to them to corce
over ; as I did so Miller turned his head
around and saw them coming. He then
took his arm from around her shoulders, still
retaining hold of her hand, and reaching to
his side drew a pistol and shot her. He
then let loose of her hand, jumped over the
fence and ran through the fields. She was
placed in a wagon and brought to my house.
Had he succeeded in getting her to take a
walk with him down the railroad he would
no doubt have completed the terrible crime.
Once through the Forge cut, no one could
have seen them or heard her cries for help.
The bloody deed done he could have con
cealed the body and made good his escape.
Dr. Busn attended to her wound. The
ball passed through the scalp, entered the
occipital bone, about two inches from the
ear, posteriorly, where it remains embed
ded in the bone.
We have been requested to announce that
the Hon. T. A. Thompson, Secretary of the
National Grange, P. of II. will address
the Council to be held at Snydersville on the
5th of May next. All who desire to learn
the workings and purposes of the order
patrons and strangers are cordially invited
to attend. The hour fixed for the meeting
of the Council is 2 o'clock p. m. ,
The New Town Council, which was
elected in February, and organized on the
8th inst., is officers as follows :
Chief Burgess. Theodore Schoch.
Councilmen. J. Kern, Jacob K. Shaffer,
Joseph L. Bowers, Wm. Huntsman, Wm.
Wallace and Wilson Dreher.
Secretary. Benjamin S. Jacoby.
Treasurer. Wm. Wallace.
Street Committee. Wm. Huntsman and
John Kern.
Fresh ground Plaster is now for sale
at Stoke's Mill. Grain wanted in exchange
at highest market price.
April 23-2t N. S. Wyckoff & Sons.
Our town was visited by a refreshing
thunder Shower on Monday evening, as the
closing up of a twenty-four hour storm. The
air was delightful, balmy and spring-like on
Tuesday morning.
Decker of the cheap auction store takes
up a portion of our advertising columns this
week with the announcement of more choice
bargains secured for his many customers
hereabouts. Call and see them.
Neighbor Fried has illunimatcd the
front of his extensive Clothing Emporium
with an umbrella, neatly finished in red
aud white. He had some trouble in getting
it to stick, but once fixed it began to show
far at a distance.
Dist. Deputy Reiniiart, assisted by the
Hon. Peter Gruver, organized a new Grange
of P. of II. at Stockertown, Northampton
Count-, on Thursday last. George Frank
Messinger was appointed Master, and II. E
Ealer. Secretary. The Grange will be known
as Northampton Grange.
IV hat We heard and Saw within
the Week.
The Din created by the fairy queen down
town, drumming on the piano, 'smorc than
the "brunette's" sensitive nerves can stand.
Cheer up, it is only a "passing dream.
Joe looks fatherly with a beautiful black
haired infant sitting upon his knee. Noth
ing like learning the young ideas how to
shoot, Joe. "What we heard and saw,''
a lady exhibiting a panorama illustrative of
"our corner'.' in the church. The fair lecturer
was more interesting than the "picturs."
The reason her hair curls so beautiful, is she
does it up in the Jeffcrsonian. The "sleep
ing beauty" is not dead as reported. She
'was in church last Sunday night oblivious to
the gaze of those around her. Fly time will
soon commence.-
-A strange face occasions
as much of a flutter in the hearts of our fair
maideps as a hawk among a flock of chick
ens. Rather a bold operation married
women flirting ia church. Shame. A
Jersey sandwich is made by placiug a young
man "upon whose tongue there is no guile."
between two angels, minus wings. The
balcony is a splendid place to gaze upon
"poor mortals here below" young men can
truly say, that angels hover near them when
they imbibe and shed a halo of light over
them as they pas3 out. Splendid coal
fires are kept up all night in school houses
in the vicinity of Quakertown, for the ac
commodation of travelers. So says tho Foot
Brigade of Stroudsburg. "Dory" and
"Jake " look so much alike that the girls
in tbe " west end " canuot tell them apart.
Good enough. Since "Tannery's" dis
covery of the spoons, he claims a relation
ship to Ben. Butler. Prof. Lee, the
handsome, graceful, and petite colored ton
sorial artist, says, since his removid into his
new saloon he can give his customers an
"ecstatic" shave and a "recherche" hair
cut. "Not dead, but sleeping," is the
ominous inscription on the post office door
in our "burg." Who can explain it?
Black court-plaster is good for boils.
"Swarty" is as good natured as ever, but
he will get lost when within quarter of a
mile of town. But then it was a dark night,
you know. Two "old stagers" on the
war-path last Monday. Both full of "bal
oon juice." Have a quarrel which results
in a fight. Blood flows freely, but sorry to
say, no bones broken. Ladies occupy reser
ved scats. Stickcm is a very useful arti
cle to carry with you when traveling. It
trades readily for tin buckets, potatoes, &c.
" Wind pudding " is a luxury relished
by travelers, but it contains very little nourish
ment The advance agents of "DeVere's
Varieties" came in town last week. They
intend stopping here a few weeks previous
their departure for Europe. They don't
advertise. For a few days past a "drum
mer" for some city establishment has been
creating quite a sensation among some of
our extremely dark brunette's, or as our
"devil " terms them, " foreigners from Af
rica." It appears he fully indorses the
fifteenth amendment and believes in amal-
i rri . .
smaiion. mere is no accounting lor a
persons tastes, and his case is no exception to
the general rule. Whether some of our
" young American's " grew jealous or not
we cannot say, however, the "green-eyed
monster" did make Ins appearance, and on
Monday evening last, a party of them con
cluded to keep an eye on the gay and fes
tive " drummer," and at early hour threw
out skirmishers. They had but a short time
to wait until he made his appearance on
Main street with a pair of "distinguished
foreign females," one gracefully reclining on
each arm. . They were billing and cooing
like a trio of doves. The swan-like neck,
alabaster cheeks, pearly teeth and cherry
lips of the one, caused him to gaze with ad
miration upon her queenly form. He was
infatuated. They strolled along leisurely,
whispering words of love and pledging eter
nal devotion to each other. When in front
of Robert Boys' store, the gentle heavens
shed copious tears at the sad and demoral
izing sight. They sought refuge from the
drenching storm under Mr. Boys' porch.
" Young America" came to a halt. They
could no longer contain their pent up fury.
Securing a good supply of mud, of which
there was an abundance in the street, they
made a charge on the " drummer." Think
ing the day of judgement had come, or that
a volcano, emitting a shower of "old" eggs
had broken out, he deserted tho object of
his love and ran up Main street at a 2:40
gait, pursued by the irate "young Ameri
cans," who at every step increased his speed
with a volley of stones, sent promiscuously
after his retreating form. We have been
informed that he took his departure on an
early train, on the " Black Oak Railroad,"
bound for A77r-augua.
Letter from Sand Cut.
Sand Cut, April 18th, 1874.
About midway between Scranton and Strouds
burg, on D. L. & W. R.R., is situated the little
village of Sand Cut. There is, probably, no
place in the country, that does an equal amount
of business, in proportion to the number of its
inhabitants. A stranger passing by this place,
"on rail," might deem this statement very
much exaggerated, nevertheless from this ham
let go forth annually millions of feet of lumber,
and thousands of tuns of bark. It is an outlet
to a large scope of country heavily timbered.
The village, itself, is a very unpretending
affair; knowing that modesty is a jewel, it is
perfectly contented to be passed by unnoticed,
yet its inmates are always "flush" and have
the ready cash when the occasion demands it
But we do not wish to speak at this time,
particularly of its business relations, but rather
give a brief sketch of Sand Cut, as a place for
recreation and amusement.
THE ATMOSPHERE.
The village is situated about 1800 feet high
er than Stroudsburg, which leaves its atmos
phere dry, pure and healthy. During the hot
sultry nights of July and August, when the air
is oppressive and stifling in the large cities,
there is always a strong cool breeze here, which
calls forth, from the stranger, expressions of
joy and satisfaction and makes it, in the lan
guage of many "perfectly lovely." Instead of
panting and gasping all night for breath, you
can store yourself away snugly under the cover
and enjoy solid comfort and a good nights
sleep.
THE SIMON HOUSE.
This large and well regulated hotel is at pre
sent under the management of S. A. Haley,
who spares no time and trouble to make his
eruests comfortable and happy. Within the
last few years, the house has been enlarged and
remodeled with a yiew to convenience and com
fort, and neatly furnished, which gives the
stranger all the advantages of a first class hotel
The table is abundantly supplied with substan
tial and the delicacies of the season. As far
as comfortable quarter? and good "grub" are
concerned, the stranger need have no fears. If
any one should doubt this statement, we can
only say "come and see."
THE PLANK ROAI.
Another attractive feature of this place is the
plank road, leading from here to Gouldsboro,
a distance of eleven miles. The greater part
of the road is shaded by tall hemlock trees,
whose branches in many places meet and form
a complete arbor. The Lehigh river gurgles
along on either side, sometimes to the right
and again to the left. The scenery is constant
ly changing; at one place a ravine at another a
cliff, here a valley and there a hill, thus pre
senting a variety of aspects to the lover of
nature. It is, probably, one of the most inter
esting and pleasant drive ia the eastern part
of Pennsylvania.
THE FISHING GROUNDS.
All other attractions, though valuable, sink
into insignificance when compared with the
fishing grounds of the Lehigh and its tribu
taries at this place. There is not only a little
pond here with a few trout in it, but dozens of
pools, besides numerous rills, filled with trout,
flowing into the Lehigh. Tho.se, who can not
spend several hours along its banks with profit
and pleasures, are certainly not fond of hand
ling a nice mess of speckled trout. There are
many very renowned fishing places, the most
noted, perhaps, ia the "Still Water's," s short
distance from the hotel (about ten- minutes
walk), where a person, by rising early, can ac
complish two things, namely, a good appetite
and a mess of trout for breakfast. The "Falls,"
about three miles from the hotel is another
place often visited by strangers. But in order
to make full time and put in a whole day,
"Trout Creek," three miles from the terminus
of the plank road, is most likely the desirable
spot. The only objection to it, is the great
abundance of trout there, which prevents any
show for skill and patience, and encumbers the
angler with a burden of fish. ' Thus we might
speak of many similar places and explain their
advantages, but they can only be appreciated
by actual experience.
A SUMMER RESORT.
Why so few of the many seeking comfort
and pleasure, find their way to this place is a
question which has often puzzled our mi ml. It
certainly i9 not for the want of attraction and
natural advantages, but must be owing to the
ignorance of the people in reference to the
place. For healthfulness of climate, beauty of
scenery, places of recreation, pleasure drives,
comfort and luxury its equal is not easily found.
True some find their way here every sum
mer, but the number is limited. It remains
for the future to make Sand Cut, what it
probably will be, one of the most noted sum
mer resorts in the state. What is to prevent
it? Do not people leave the cities during the
"heated term," on account of the oppressive
atmosphere, and seek cooler air and healthier
climate? Then why not take advantage of
this locality ; inhale the pure mountain air and
drink the clear sparkling water ?
Occasional.
ANOTHER WICKED MINISTER.
WlLKESBAItRE, Pa.. April 10. Earlv
in the present year the Rev. R. II. Wil
liamson, pastor of St. Stephen's Episcopal
church in this city, was charged with fre
quenting houses of illfame and with other
conduct unbecoming a minister of the
gospel. He denied the charges, but the
vestry, acting upon what they considered
strong proof, deposed him from his pas
torate and lately appointed a committp
of investigation ; and this week Mr. Wil
liamson appeared before them and n.
fessed to his improper habits. No final
action has jet been taken in regard to
ma case.
A letter from Champaign eountj, Can
tral Illinois. March 24. ivn that th l.
r -inn - . . i . . J
mi iuu imies in oreaath, had been filU
with a flight of wild fowls for th lQ
ed
twelva hours. They had been goi
north for the- previous two west I...
ng
it a
harp turn of the weather to cold h
ad
sent mem seoldmg lack in the great in
ul-
tuudes.
Six thousand dozen cloth es nim nra
manufactured daily at th. factory of
......uuru a, uowtii, Forest Mills,
J " " Aweuij-nve men are em
ployed.
sestets
MISCELLANEOUS.
The birthplace of Robert Burn. :
a public house. 8 Ia ow
The professors are setting rca,) .
the coming transit of Venus.
People in Roston are expectiD
thing to happen, presently. " e"
The Grangers talk of coroman.lin-a.
ta redistribution of the weather
ra
Hon. Winthrop W. Ketchum will vl
Europe next month. S1'
The State Medical Society will mePt ;
Easton on the 13th of May. lD
There arc nearly 4,000 children iD tl
public schools of Harrisburg.
In New York on Friday last, patricfc
(jjllfgan was sentenced to imprijoDtt.it
for life for tbe murder of Philip llJffar(
Preparations are being raa.Ie to rua
the Switch-Rack railroad to its full Ca
city during the comiDg summer.
An Eastern paper sucsts that the era
saders adopt this motto: -The horn 0j
the ungodly shall be put down."
Rrucetowo, Kentucky, has a colored
girl, nine years old, who remembers ever,
word she ever hears read or spoken.
The 7,000 people of Pottstown
35,000 ergs on Easter Sunday, at a em
ofS61174. n
The Pe nnsvlvauia Railroad now carries
emigrants from New York to Chicago for
four dollars a head. 3
Memphis is on enterprising city, ft
has mosquitos, sandflies and caterpillars
already. r
One hundred years ago this month
Kentucky was first settled. The occasioa
will be celebrated in Rourbon.
New York is going to pass a bill mat.
ing the payment of fares in horye cars
dependent upon seats furnished. Sensible.
It is a noticeable fact that at least ene
State in our Union publishes mure news
papers than the whole Asiatic continent.
The most extensive manufactory of
files in this country is at Heaver Falls,
Pa. The establishment uow employs 200
workmen.
In Lancaster county the supervisors
sell their roads to the lowest bidder, tj
keep them in repair for the year, aril it
is said the plan works well.
If there is one time more than another
when a woman should be entirely aloDs
it is when a line full of clothes comes
down in the mud.
Farmers in various sections of C.mdtr)
and RurliDgton eount-es say that the re
cent cold snap has killed most of ths ear
ly fruit buds.
There is a smart rivalry betwesn
Chicago and Brooklyn as to rcliims
sensations. Also as to infractions of tb
Decalogue.
Senator Sumner's bouse has been closed
to visitors, as the crowd has been so threat
that it was found impossible to receive
them.
The Egyptians brewed beer faur thou
sand years ago. They brew it still, acl
they call it Booza. Some of them get
boozy on it.
China has streets paved with granite
blocks laid over three hundred years ago,
and as good as new. The contracts are
dead.
Louisiana has eisjht hundred and sixty
four schools, in which are employed 1.
47G teachers, on an average salary of $ 12
50 per month.
In England, for everv 103.000 to 115..
000 tons of coal raised, a death is certain.
In our American coal mines no such mor
tality as this prevails
A band of forty five robbers aad horse
thieves in Eastern Kentuekv. has iust
been scented, aBd an army of police is ca
tue maieiactors heels.
Alabama coal is in a fair wnv nf mat
ing a stir in Cuba. The shipments maJs
there have given satisfaction, and extee-
sive orders are expected.
The annual product of the British coal
mines increased from 101.5015 15J in the
year I8G3 to 112,875,525 tons in lSTiV
and 123,393,853 tons in 1872.
Thirty thousand sojourners are now ia
Florida, nearlv all from the N'nrth. The
J w - - -
great charm is the climate ; next to that
the privilege of eating oranges
Indianapolis boasts of a citv tax levy
of only 1.1 mills on the dollar, which pro
dues $159,347 revenue. This indicate
a valution of over 41,000,000.
A female coiffure constructor
York, advertises herself as "hairdresser
to Miss Nellie 'Grant.'" No comuiotioa
has followed the announcement.
Expensive business. npttinir born
eosts the people of the United State
U.U'JD.UUtJ annually ; getting uiarrieu,
S250.000.000 ; eettios buried! 73,$3'Jf-
450; total, 8513,984,450.
A boy baby, born in Bedford, a fe
days ago, weighed nineteen pounds 1(
is usual to call upon envious mi;:""1"'
to "beat" such phenomena : but it would
be cruel in this case.
xi. ia iu MO IVaitSU lllt UUI lV'f.'' .
is materially weakening the cause of a'1"
ration by delaying the dismount
the Alabama money, which foots up alU'
OIT CAA AAA
The State of George declines tJ
scribe for Centeuuial stock upon the!11
ground that the celebration is a
thern" affair, and because the never n
like Philadelphia.
The past season has been hardf 10
New York than any the city has know"
for thirty years, anl real estate is e':"'
it, severely, with little prospect 1 '
provement.
York borough, with a population
11,000, has a corporate debt of S11.1'
or 01 per capita. Lancaster city, 11
population of 20,000, has a debt off" '
000, or $25 per capita.