! i
r
We do not see a move making towards
building up the Normal School. Wake up
folks , wake up !
Eljc 3cffcv5oninu.
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1874.
l j- in mi nn w i
r..i'-Tlicrc are at present' but twenty-seven
Democratic patriots residing in our district
who are known to be willing to take the plaee
of Congressman Stonu, after his term oi
office expires, and we don't count our neigh
bor Amandus in the crowd neither. He is
our candidate, you know.
If there is any uiore beautiful borough
than Stroudsburg in existence we should like
to see it trotted out
John Siiouse and Dr. John J. Detwciler,
of Easton. have recently purchased a coal
tract near Scranton.
r.rvr Democratic politieans are beginning to
d j i--e around the suburbs with eyes set Con
gresswards. A billious old time is protuiscu
before the nomination is made. We are
not a candidate ourself, but we do, as hereto
fore, stand up for Amandus Orevus against
all odds. He is our candidate first, last, and
ail
tune,
E7"We observe that the Scranton Repub
lican has lost its love for F. II. Nast, the
celebrated caricaturist, and its reverence for
the equally celebrated Harpers 1
Time was when the lupullicun gloried in
but!;, and accorded them positions lut little
the level of fcaints in the political
bvlc-.v
cairn:
Hut then Nast and
the
1 T
weie engaged in the laudable work of elect
ing the nominees of the Bepublicaus to the
Pre.-ldeney and Vice Presidency. Doubtless
the JtrfidJican will agree with us, at least
we believe it would have doue so in 1S70,
that, joined with its own lucubrations, Nast's
.virile pencil did more for the routing oi
united Democracy and liberalism than was
dished by all the pens and proscy
vr? livn A! Kvn nf thia tilnct has cap-
- - - - , --- i j
tured this season 21 grour.d-hegs. Nineteen
he ehot and killed two with stones.
We are requested to state that the Strouds
burg Library will be opened on Saturday'?,
during the season, from 3 to 5 iu the afternoon.
A famous good rain was that of Saturday
last. Refreshing and searching and good for
at least forty per cent, to the value of the still
growing crops.
A severe hail storm passed over Ding
luau's, Dike county, on the 4th hist. We
have not heard the extent of the damage
done estimated.
The Street Passenger Railway carried
seven hundred and sixty-nine passen
ers over its road on the 4th of July. A
o
good days work truly, aud for the company
a glorious celebrate.
be:
of all the Republican Editors bc-
SlueS. Xill IiOW 11 1.SOUI UX UiUl 15 Leu. j-i'itu.
ticc.
d'.al
Nasi Las tun:ed his caustic peneil against the
tsitfd corruptions of hitherto prominent
1. i rf'.T
.
JU-
zUieans, and
in the estimation oi V
J! ,-(-.y A the great tlumdercr of the cam
1 . , f (1
i.:p:-n ;as i.eecme trie lureiyn jrer..ioiuau
i n r
vh eets up the pictures for the 1) 'v.U-f
the
thy
'blasted Ladwiinan we presume arm
self "not a
bit better than it
should be." Wo opine that this will not prove
the edict of the great mass of Republicans.
They believe that the party can thrive best
on :: It v, and if Nast aud the Weelh suc
ceed half as well iu ridding the party of the
corruption smuggled into its high places by
ci.rrupt men. as they did in making General
(J runt President, they will certainly deserve
and receive as prompt and tangible reward.
That the efforts of Nast and the UloVy
strengthened up the shattered hulk of the
i.arrv in so as to secure it the victory,
a ... :i
lit of a doubt.
mean.-:
If by the same
can secure its permanence by
t a 'in
thev
i- . l :i , 1 1 5
i li is r it oi us corruptions anu us utuou-
s ticking vampires, they will have performed
a work, if possible still more worthy of coin -ir..
;i i:i'.:on and reward. We certainly did
not expect to find the Rrpiillicau pulling an
e- in that boat, and we are surprised at it.
We hope this last phase which it has as
un;cd of mourning ever the groans of expos
ed ruptiouh-ts, will prove its greatest and
.iv in tkat uircction.
r-O"- Our Hei-ub;:ean eotemporaries, many
cf :h.:.n, are getting lachrymose in their regret-,
that certain of the long continued
RepuMien members of Congress, are about
retiring from that body, either of their own
voliti-'-n, or because their constituents do not
de.-ire longer to retain them there. We see
n re a. -on to cry over this. On the contrary,
we tirm.
1 IT
lie:
lieve that their retirement should
be rather a eau.-e of rejoicing. The Repnb
liean jiarty is not so bad off for material that
its representative men should be led to be
lieve that the offices of right should belong
Life-tenures are the creation of
31 it. Peter Williams, druggist, requests
us to inform the citizens of this place and
vicinity that he has just received a barrel of
the best quality of salted potash, guranteed
to be pure and good. If not satisfactory the
the money will be refunded.
.
Ic e C it v.am Festival. An Ice Cream
Festival will be held at Fowler's School
House, on Saturday evening, July lS;h.
The proceeds to be applied to purchasing
i ... ,t
To Administrators. The following act
passed by the recent Legislature, and ap
proved by the Governor on May loth, we
publish, hoping it will be of service to those
who may be called to act in the capacity to
which it directly refers :
Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., That all
niM-sons annlvinsr for letters testamentary, or
letters of administration, shall, before the
issue of said letters, file with the register ot
wills, an affidavit, sett in" forth as nearly as
can be ascertained, the day and hour of the
decedents death, to which said letters
res peet i v ely velat c.
Section 2. All registers of wills are
hereby required to file said affidavits, and
also to record said date of death with the
other records of decedents' estates respec
tively. STROVnsncRQ 1'rass Band No. 2, made
its first public appearance on our streets on
Friday evening 3d hist. They went to East
Rtrotidsburg and back on the Street Car, dis
coursing good niu.de at intervals. This band,
we are informed, is composed mostly of mem
bers of old bands, which in part will account
for their ability to execute dilScult pieces with
reasonable accuracy and comparative ease.-
We have no reason to doubt that they have
sufficient capacity to. make a first class band,
and we hope to see them persevere until that
end is attained. This band is under the in
struction of Prof. Coats, of Easton. Why
hoald not Stroudsburg look forward to the
lime when it shall be proud of its accomplish
ed bands?
c . ,i . . . r v - o 1 c.i. ,l .
ooRS lor uie u.-e oi me cunu;t oenooi at
that place. The public are cordially invited
to attend.
In our issue of the Jlvfersonian dated
.Line IS, we published a supposed Act of the
last Logi:,laturc., providing that debtors, after
July l.-t, should be entitled to the exemption
o!'u!"J notwithstanding any waiver thereof.
A careful examination of the general laws,
just issued, shows that no such law was pas
sed. A waiver of exemption, therefore, still
remains valid.
A Card to the Public. The undersign
ed desires to extend his thanks to the citizens
of Stroudsburg, and Fat Stroudsburg, aud
to the members of the Phoenix Fire Engine
and Hose Company of Stroudsburg, for their
kind assistance on the night of the 8 th inst.,
in preventing the spread of the fire which
destroyed one of his buildings.
Robert Brown.
ivist Stroudsburg, July 9, 1874.
The Sunday School of the A. M. E. Church
of Stroudsburg, will hold an entertainment
at Williams' Hall, on. the nights of July 20th,
121 st, and The exercises will consist of
singing, speaking by the children, dialogues,
ore. To conclude with a grand promenade
for prize cakes. Tickets of admission 25 cent'
each, season tickets good for three nights 50
cents, thlldrcns tickets 1 5 cents. Proceeds for
repairs of the church.
John T. Hammond, Pastor.
Ice Cream Jy Wholesale.
"We were astonished, and we think our rea
ders will also be, to learn that our enterprising
townsman Samuel Huffman, Esq., shipped
by Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Express,
on the 3d of July, one and three quarter tons
of ice cream to Scranton, Fittston, and Wilkcs-
barre. There can be. no possibility of doubt as
to the truth of these facts, for we by the merest
accident got them from the Express office our
selves without the knowledge or expressed
wish of Mr. Iluiltnan or anv'onc else for him
We are exceedingly gratified at Mr. IL's sue
cess, and would remark that the secret of it
ies in two prominent facts, namely, strict punc
tuality in filling orders, and the excellent qual
ity of his ice cream, which we can sav, with
the utmost freedom, is universally admitted
bv all who know anv thing about it, to be just
about perfection itself.
.
Hasc ISall.
The Tom Collins nine of this place made its debut in
ih; bai' bail arena at Lungman's Ferry on the "Fourth,"
fhrir oDiH'incuts ln-iii!' the Ciirr-urs of rjilfird. Game
w - JL ij
was calt d at t. in. in the i)rcs;-n;e of a lare as m
lae of interstd spectators. I'lay was iiitcrrupttd
several times hr showtrs of rr.in and finally concluded
on the seventh i:mi:i from the same cause. Our boys
had no diiheulty in walking away from the Milford
lads, their plav beiujj excellent, considering li v. aa their
first appjaraiien: the audience manifesting their ap-
Tir;-t-iaiiuii of the fact- bv freoueut plaudit.. Tho
. .
followiiisj ij the seere:
to i
the
do:
eld barbaric
era of the Divine right
:;d should have been expunged from
our political vocabulary years ago. No mat
ter who it is, whether a Dawes, or a Hoar, or
a Butler, or who, let him go, and we shall
.soon ee his place supplied by a man fully
hi. peer in all things save, we hope, fcupi
tlotis tlallyings with Credit Mobiller stock,
Chorpenu'.ug claims, salry grabs, est ct omncs
It is good to have public mea retire to
riva'.c life if only to convince ourselves,
that, politically, ''there are as good fish in
the sea as ever was caught." Besides, on
the ''lineiole that "the new broom always
sweeps clean" it is good, in the new member,
to have a chance to get rid of much of the
corruption and time wasting, which attaches
and clings so closely to the skirts of the old
stairer. The average new man generally
means and acts business. He is not yet
learned in the science of "how not to do it,"
and if retirement is held as a rod, in terrorum,
over him the probabilities are that he never
will make it a study, and the people will be
vastly the gainers thereby. No, we say let
the congressional patriarch retire in peace.
aud if we could make the rule of one or two
terms inilexiUc we have not the shadow of a
doubt but that the country and its business
would be the better for it. We entertain the
highest respect for the patriarchs who at the
close of their present term, will bid Congress
good by, but this does not prevent us from
extending to each aud every one of them
whether Republican or Democrat, a most
cheerful farewell.
The total experts of produce from New
York for the week ending last Wednesday,
amounted to $7,337,186, an increase over
the previous week of $11)3,542. Tl
exports ibr the corresponding week of last
year were $-1,961,510. The total exports
of produce since the first of January, this
year, are $132,367, 863, against $115,174,-
111 last vear.
Philadelphia contributed twenty-three
thousand dollars to the inundated, Louisi-
i -
I'f.rer-. and five thousand dollars to
Tiif. Comet, for a week or two past, has
proved a source of great iutercst-to our peo
pie. It is wonderful to witness. Its attrac
tions for our j'oung feminizes and himi-
iiines. Interested couples may be met at
almost every turn aud at almost every hour of
the night earnestly, though silently gazing
and amused at its sublimity. But what will
thev do for an excuse when the Comet disap-
pears, or L-urns trie wonu
qucition.
up. Thats the
Funis you know the' Phoenix boys are
holding another festival. The time closes
on Saturday night. Be sure to see that it
ends with a bumper. The purpose of the
fair is full of merit the adding to the fund
for the purchase cf a team of horses, abso
lutely necessary to secure effieicency in our
Crc department. Load yourselves, therefore
with your spare dimes and dollars, and go
determined to do your share in making tin.
effort of the boys a complete success.
In the Paint Business. A number of
Bethlehem folks, among them our friend
Reuben F. Knauss, have moved to Monroe
county, where thny are about entering, into
the mctalic naiut business. The site of their
operations is at a place called Berger's Tan
nery, not far from Kunkeitowu. The firm
name is Upp, Bodder & Co., and the articles
they propose to inaufacture is of a brown
order. They claim to have plenty of the
raw material on hand, and we trust they wil
succeed in doing a profitable business. An
occasional letter from the colony would be
welcome. Easton Argiis.
vni su:
fclibm
;i ged Jlississippi.
The I.aects oMJghiuiiig.
A heavy thunder shower passed over this
place on Wednesday evening of last week
which by thoroughly soaking the earth here
abouts broke the force of the drought which
has prevailed, more or less for several week
past, its value to the oats, potatoe aud late
corn crops is invaluable. During the preva
lenee of the storm a shed belonging to Robert
Brown in East Stroudsburg, was struck b1
lighting and consumed. The contents were
nearly all saved. Our fire laddies, with the
aid of David Keller's team, soon reached the
scene of conflagration, but owing to the scar
city of water did not get into service.
While Mr. Alfred Kneipcr, of Tobyhanna
Mills, in company with his wife and another
member of his family, who had left home the
same afternoon, were riding along the road
near Fork's station they encountered the
same torm. When they reached the station
a vivid flash followed by a heavy clap, pros
t rated the horse, and stunned all in the car
riage. The horse got up almost immediately
aud walked a few steps towards a shed near
by when he tumbled over and instantly ex
pi red. The escape of the family was indeed
miraculous.
rLirrnn. o.
SUniventd. Md b -
li. il. v, b
lordoii, r. f. 1
Nwe, c.f 4
I. Hans. s. s 4
iardincr, c 3
Wilson, p 2
( lark, 1st b .. 1
G. Hans, 1. f - 1
K.; TOI COLLIN'S.
y.Marsh, 1. f
1 Walton, c
l.Mi Intvre. Hd b....
1 Jialy, -Jd I)
0 Holmes, 1st b
0 Putot, p
U O'tfrkn. -. f
S l-arbT, r. f.
i.Sehui h, s. s
o. it
Totals 21 ia.:
Totals
.1
:
21 24
Cl?pjvr
Tom Collin:;
1st. 2i:d. ad. 4lh. oth. Gib. 7th. Total.
-1 4 0 a O 2 15
.8 1 GO 4 5 0 24
rwpirfl Os?ar Dreher, of Ptroudsharg.
S.-or::.-s T. J. Burnett and Mr.
Time of eame 2 hoars.
The Clippers presented a fine appearance in their
handsome and neatly fitting uniforms. 1 lie '"t omns
boys made many friends by their gentlemanly conduct
boiU ou a;:.l oil' tho field.
we find that of our former townsmen llhani
Biume, a graduate of Mr. Valeutine Ivautz s
wheelwrieht shop in this borough. Mr.
had rive immense wagons m the procession
u. Uh workmen and material, wno
exhibited the whole process of wagon mak
ing, from the rough plank, through whcei
wrightiug, blacksmithing, setting up, paint
;n.nn.l trimuiiniF to the completed buggy.
o
Thorfi were a' dozen displays, in shape ot
boiler makers, carpenters, carbunders, prin
ters and shoemakers fully equal to Mr.
nimnP.'s. but none in which our people will
tnkfi sn much interest. It was calculated
that there were at least 20,000 strangers
drawn into the city to see this display, and
not an accident to mar the day.
Now we can conceive of no better manner
which to celebrate the day than this of
Scranton's and there is no reason why, by
another year, Stroudsburg cannot be prepar
ed to go into it heart aud souk Pour weeks
reparation did the whole thing in Scranton,
and if we talk the matter over and get our
selves impressed with the idea before hand,
two weeks, or even one, if our mechanics be
come interested, would be all-sufficient time
to figure aud trim up a celebration, not
eoual to Scrantou's perhaps, but by no
means derogatory either to fctroudsburg or
to the day. Think of it.
THB "BUFFALO."
moon
between two strata of clouds, the
.loiiiiT Viscured.
While passing over the Alleghany moun
tains the view was said to i:
an over some of the higher ranges, the
trees crowning the summit were touched
by the dra rope. At daylight while pas-inn-
alon ho Susquehanna valley, over
York county, the scene is described as beg
garing description. The rich farms spread
oit before tie eye, the fields o f?S
crops and large farm buildings dotted the
earth, giving it the appearance ot a chess
board on a rather large seme.
fmni a. bank of clouds, lit up
.l.Mifliir iiortions. Ot
a scene oi gicut c r , , '
Pennsylvania, Delaware, .Maryiana anu
beimr visible. The balloon,
into life for a single instant, amlP
thousand miles of phosphore.
tedious lapse ot time had
111 Wa
to an incident, utterly trivial in lM
in
Travels of a Balloon from Buffalo, N. Y.,
to Salem, N. J. Frol. Km? ana inree
Newspaper Reporters the Occupants
Scenes and Sensations in the Clonds
Tlie rourtb or July
Passed by here, to our shame be it said
without particular recognition on the part c
our citizens. The Lovs, and boymcn, how
ever, by means of fire crackers and other
instruments of patriotism, contrived to make
it a little more noisy, and an influx of vis
tors from other parts helped to makcitmor
lively than ordinary days. But it was a quiet
day in comparison with what it should have
been, and we hope its next return may fin
us at least as patriotically christian in its ob
ervancc as we find the people of other places
have been. Quite a numherof our citizens,
acting on our suggestion, spent tne day m
Tannersville, and all agree in their estimate
of the glorious good time had in that ham
let.
The celebration at Tanner.-vil'e was gotten
up under the auspieics of the " Band of Mys
tic" brothers, an orgatization having, we be-
believc, no foothold iu any other section cf
our count)'. We do not know what the
peculiar objects and tenets of the order may
be; but this we do know that the brethren are
patriots, who know how to celebrate the 4th
of July. Good order was characteristic of
the whole proceeding, and the previously ar
ranged programme was faithfully carried
out. The Rev. Mr. Sanderliu. cf East
Strudsburg filled the role of orator on the oc
casion, and acquitted himself admirably. Ilis
address gave universal satisfaction. The
other speakers also acquitted themselves
well. The day proved one of great enjoy
ment unmarrcd by a single accident.
The towns generally around us, bycelebra-j
tion, exhibited their appreciation of the
herculean job done by. the men of '76, and
we have read accounts of observances that
do great credit to their several localities, but,
if we may believe the accounts of the news
papers, that at Scranton put the cap sheaf
on all celebrations. The procession formed
in close order, occupied a length of three
miles, and was one hour and twenty minutes'
in passing a given poiut, it was made up of
the public authorities, the military, the fire
men and civic socities in full regalia, the re
presentatives of all the trades, and industries
of Scranton by means of mimic workshops on
wheels, citizens on foot and on horse back,
minstrels aud fantasticals. It must have
been a brilliant affair indeed, and well worth
a journey to sec. The celebration closed in
the evening by a display of lire works which
cost $1 ,0U0. This was somewhat dimmed in
brilliancy, however, by the drizzly weather.
The deeds of "the days which tried men
souls," will not soon be forgotten in places
where such a display can be conceived and
successfully carried into effect.
Amoug the names of those who took part
Chirespondcnce of The Inquirer.
Salem. N. J., July S.
On Sunday about seven o'clock A. M. a
balloon was seen passing over Salem in a
outheasterly direction by many oi inc cni-
, ' ii . ...i.i :i t..,n.
zens. come inougui ih va n luv u.iaw,
as from its great height it had the appear
ance of one'and the drag rope looked like
the strings or pieces of sewing cotton usual
ly attached to these affairs, but others view-ino-
it through glasses were enabled to see
that the balloon had a car attached and
that said car had several occupants, and al
so the wurd "Buffalo" was visible to them
painted on the side of the balloon. It was
. i i
watched bv many as it speed its wa to
ward the village of Quinton, where it seem
ed gradually to sink until it disappeared
entirely, and many started in search, be-
vim' a landing had been made at tnat
place.
It was ascertained by those that followed
the course of the air ship that it came down
in a wheat field on the alker farm, ana
rebounded, settling upon a tract of bush
land near by.
The news ot the descent spread verv
rapidly through the surrounding neighbor
hood, and hundreds of persons visited the
spot during the clay, curious to get a sight
of the aerial vi.-itor and its daring passen
gers. The tail of comet Loggia swooping
over this section would not, perhaps, crea
ted a trreatcr sensation than did the t;Buf-
talo as she landed amoncr tne barrens oi
Quinton. For miles around the inhabit
ants came to see, hear and question the
balloonists were not talked to death, or
rather, questioned to death though, oh, no;
they were newspaper men, or at least three
of them were, with the renowned 1 rot.
Samuel A. King, the celebrated aeronaut
Professor King's companions were Wal
ter T. Chester, ot the Courier ; James
Albro. of the Commercial Advertiser, Buf
falo, and Luther S. Ilolden, of the Boston
Journal. Thev (the reporters) were con
veved to this city by a person living near
the place of descent, reaching hereabout
half-past one P. M., dined at Garwood's
Hotel, and telegrapiicd to their journal
from hei'C; giving a sketch of the voyage
Messrs. Albro and Chester desiring to
reach New York early Monday morning
left here at three P. M. for Penns-grove
to connect there with the steamer trufor
Philadelphia, 31 r. Ilolden remaining be
hind to assist Professor King with the bal
loon, which they packed up and took with
them bv the afternoon steamer from this
city on Monday.
crossing the Susquehanna, encounted a cur-
rcnt mat cai lieu j
Passing over Havre de Grace and 1U
ton, Maryland, keeping the same course it
floated over Delaware City and crossed the
Delaware into Salem county. The balloon
here reached its highest altitude during the
vnvn.r,. lu-in" two miles above the level.
The whole of Chesapeake bay could here
be seen and the full extent of the Delaware
river. Philadelphia was indistinctly in
view; while Salem, Penn s Grove, ewcas
in,icv;!ln Woi-.iuiotnn and many other
towns and villages were visible. Tne ocean
at Cape May could be seen, but the Jersey
i.,v.t, was obscured bv banks of clouds, they
being at a much lower elevation than the
lrdloon. As thev were approaching our
city at about 7 A. M., at a great elevation,
Professor King prepared ior a uesecui, mm
nulled the escape valve for that purpose.
Hut the distance from the earth and the
amount of gas in the bag was so great, they
ailed over us at the rate of thirty miles an
lour, for about eight miles, landing as be
brp described.
The anchor had cautrlit in the top ct a
tree and allowed the vessel to be thrashed
around by the surface winds in a disagree-
able manner. I he passengers, by clinging
to the tops of trees, kept . near the earth
until several men, from neighboring farms,
fir I .hih!rn rkAr.in-t-.rir..-. .
, n :n i . .i UUJ tl
lauie win uo cnargeu mil turc
FIRST-CLASS FARE
from the Earth to Uranus, iticlud;.,..
to the Sun and Moon, and all the l'!? ''"
planets on the route, will be cl;ar-cjl!1f
low rale of S2 for every oO.OOo i, ' if1'"
actual travel. This comet is i.. '""i05"
thorough repair, and i i,ow ' , J'1"1
voyage. She is confessedly the fW
the line. She makes 20.(1! MMKi;) "
with her present futilities ; but, v C'
picked American crew and
wc are confident we can crot 111 (ma u,., "'"r
of her. Still we sludl never ph., v &u:
ii ' ''T t't
hihit racing with other coni t" n
gers Uesiriu
turn
Wo m:ik( i-Iosfi friiiiifcti:iij ..f ..n
Iv v ul a; ,
points with all reliable lines. Su;.'tv
be depended upon. It is not t., U.'.-j....
that the heavens are infested wv
OLD RAM SHACK LK Co.MKrs
that have not been inspected (,r owr!-,.? t
in 10,0JO years, and which ought lon,"t,
to have been destroyed or tun;e iutj:!
barges, but with these we have n. .... "'
rn, will be transferred tojtlif - ,? fc
ii ' c 'Riots
e malce close connections at aii , ..; .
tion wnatever. cteerage pa.-scnm.rs n
allowed abaft the main hutch. " 1
Complimentary round trip tickets ,,..,
been tendered to General Butler. Mr Si"'"
herd, Mr. Richarsdson, and other -invj
gentlemen, whose public services lavr-Vii'
titled them to the rest and relaxation 0f
voyage of this kind.
The entire voyage will be ceinT.letolst
the passengers landed in New Yerk :!-a;n
on the 1 1th of December, 1111. TirJ;
least forty years quicker than a:iy ,,..."r
comet can do it in. Nearly all the l'r l- ,..
members contemplate making the r .iu.il
trip with us in case their contiii;r.1ts v.;1;
allow them a holiday. Every !:!rj:.)H
amusement-will be allowed on b ;:rd. l-t:t,
no pools permitted on the run
arrived and succeeded in holding the ship ik gambling of any kind. Ail fix,,
to the ground until the occupants could
alight. " Before the gas had all escaped the
balloon would make an occasional surge,
and lift those holding the ropes ten or fif
teen feet in the air.
The distance from Buffalo to this city m
a direct line is about oCO miles, but 31 r.
Ilolden estimates by the different courses
they must have sailed -150 miles before
making a landing, having been thirteen
hours in traveling the distance named.
MARK TWIN AND THE COMET.
Humor Applied to Science A Remark
able Celestial Excursion,
The following fiicts were asccrtaine
from the professor : The balloon w;is built
in Buffalo, N. Y., last fall, for him, with
money contributed by the citizens of that
place. Its capacity is "J 1,000 cubic feet o
gas, and an ascension power of about two
tons. It is made of cotton cloth of the
strongest texture, painted and varnished
The passenger car is about six feet aud the
provision anu baggage car about four feet
square, both made of willow wicker work.
One side of the vessel is ornamented with
the picture of a buffalo, and on the other
the word "Buffalo" is painted in large let
ters. It ascended from Buffalo about six
P. 31. on the Fourth, being one of the
features of the celebration in that city.
It was advertised to ascend at two o'colck
in the afternoon, hut the ascension was
post-poned until the hour named on account
of the high wind prevailing. The popula
tion of the city turned out cn masse to see
the ascension, and the crowds of people in
the streets, on houses, up trees, and in
every place which afforded a view of the
heavens, is represented as being very great.
The course taken was a little east of
south, and :ls the vessel arose from the city
there was the most unearthly din of music,
cheers, ringing of bells, steam whistles, and
shouts of the multitude gathered together
to see the air ship start on her voyage.
She rose very rapidly, and floated out
over Buffalo bay and Lake Erie at an alti
tude of about two thousand feet. It drif
ted over the lake for a considerable dis
tance, about a mile and a half from shore,
wdien, crossing again to land, it sailed over
Hamburg bay. Keeping this course (exst
of south), they drifted over Erie and Cat
taraugus counties, New York, and for about
three hours sailed within easy hailing dis
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tancc ot the inhabitants below, less than
half a mile above the earth.
Night having set in they sailed along iu
darkness over a wild, uninhabited country
for a long distance, and diagonally across
McKcan, Cameron, Centre, Mifflin, Junia
ta, Perry, Cumberland and York counties,
Pa., meanwhile having a magnificent view
of the comet.
Ihe moon having arisen, soon after
This is to inform the public that in con
nection with 31 r. Barnuni I have leased the
comet for a term of years, and I desire also
to solicit the public patronage in favor of a
beneficial enterprise which we have in view.
"VYc propose to fit up comfortable, and
even luxurious, accommodations in the
comet for as many persons as will honor
us with their patronage, and make an ex
tended excursion among the heavenly bodies.
"Ve shall prepare 1,000,000 staterooms in
the tail of the comet, with hot and could
water, gas, looking glass, parachute, um
brella, etc., in each. e shall have billiard-rooms,
card-room music-rooms, bowl
ing alleys and many spacious theatres and
tree libraries ; and on tne mam deck we
propose to have a driving park, with up
wards of 10.000 nines of roadway in it
DEPARTURE OF TIIE COMET.
The comet will leave New York at 10
r. M. on the 20th instant. No dogs wil
be allowed on board. This rule has been
made in deference to the existing state o
feeling regarding these animals, and wil
be strictly adheared to. A substantial iron
railing will be put all around the comet, and
no one will be allowed to go to the edge
and look over, unless aecompanined by
either my partner or myself.
THE rOSTAL SERVICE.
will be of the completes t character. O
course the telegraph, and the telegrapl
only, will be employed, consequently, friends
occupying state-room, 20,0(10,000 and even
30,000,000 miles apart, will be able to send
a message
and the children were still mi-slag v- v;
of the parents can be better imagined tfca
described. Search was ma te m every di
rection, the police were appealed to. aid
everything was done that could be dene t
obtain a clue to the whereabouts cfuie
missing little ones.
The next day the oldest cue :;lf.ve
years was found by the police in the
per part of the city and resUuvd hunt'
his parents. The story which he t JL- is
that the two men after getting himself and
brother into the carriage, drove oil a; ;;
furious rate of speed, and quieted the chil
dren by telling them that they were his
taking them out for a little ride, and yved
soon convey them heme again. Ihijiid
not satisfy the boy and he cried to ghcci?
at once. The men fearing exposure. U
the bov was able to tell Ins name an Ire
deuce, finally drove up in iVont oi a
fectionary store, and giving the ley ?
money bid him to get out and buy sc-v
shooting crackers. The bey iruia.y ac
cepted the invitation, but the nu iae'ei
disappeared in the shop, the men v. ali
ped up the horse again, and kit hr.n. h-'
next found himself in the lumli ci:
police and was restored to his home.
The younger bov aged three '"-r57"
and receive a reply inside of is still missing, and while tae whole
eleven days. Night messages will be half is still wrapped iu mystery, there if a re.- -rate.
Tho whole of this vast postal system on the streets, tint the ki Inapper a:i
will be under the personal superintendence known and that they will soon oe i'i
hands of the officers who are inrffjl
them. A reward of three hundred ue -?
s been offered ibr theretunu l the?'
child, but it didn't seem 1" Ilv":l;1 ,
doMred eiiect. It is Mippos
iect in stealing the children
ll'l .1 1 . , ... Ill' 1
money. neiner uus i n" i
ease is one ot extraorumary .,
l . ; 1 1 1 . ......:.: Ill U -
will be respected bv us, but
seem to need fixing we shall Lx. f
makes trouble we shall be sorry, but Sra.
Mr. Loggia having leased his c..u;-t t.,
is. she will no longer be called Iv T;
name but by my partner's.
For further particulars, or f,r f:-iga; f
ossage. spply on board or to r., i
:,ut not to me, since I do ii;.: take 'J.;;rv ,f
the comet until she is under wav. i
necessary, at a time like this, that
mind should not be burdened with siaiil
business details.
Maiik Twain.
liidnappisis E!eaii!ess A'oduo
lion oS a Child.
On Wednesday afternoon, 1st ii,;:.. as
two boys, sons, of a 3Ir. Boss i of the rira
of Boss Shott & Co. 3Iarket. street-, v&i
playing in front of their lather's roriden.-e.
Germantown, two men iu a light eaniue
drove up, and persuaded the children to
get in with them.
and were driven off.
The children did -
Wh.cn eveni::;' czzi
eleven o'clock it mew brighter. Attwn
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ia the mechanical portion of the procession J they were tailing at a considerable altitude
personal superintend
of 3Ir. Hale, of 3Iaine. 3Icals served at all
m nnrc i ; h
charged extra.
We shall take with us, free of charge,
A GREAT FOUCE OF MISSIONARIES,
nd shed the true light upon all the celes
tial orbs which, physically aglow, are yet
morally in darkness. Sunday schools will
be established wherever practicable. Com
pulsory education will also be introduced.
Ihe comet will visit 3Iars first, and then
proceed to 3Iercury, Jupiter, Venus and
Parties connected with the gov
ernment of the District of Columbia and
with the former city government of New
York, wdio may desire to inspect the rings,
will be allowed time and every facility.
Mvery star of prominent magnitude will be
visited, and time allowed for excursions to
points of interest inland.
Clothing suitable for wear in the Sun
should bo provided. Our programme
lias been so arranged that we shall seldom
go more than 100,000,000 of miles at a
time without stopping at some star. This
will necessarily make the stoppages freement
and preserve tho interest of the tourist.
baggage check through to any point on
the route.
After visiting all the most celebrated
stars and constellations in our system, and
personally inspecting the remotest sparks
that even the most powerful telescopes can
now ueiect in tne hnuament, we shall pro
ceed with good heart upon
A STUPENDOUS VOYAGE
1
ot discovery among the countless whirling
worlds, that made turmoil in tho mighty
wastes of space that stretch their solemn
solitudes, their unimaginable vnstn,
billions upon billions of miles away beyond
the farthest verge of telescopic vision, till
by comparison the little snarkliio vnnH
used to gasurjut on earth shall seem like a
remembered tibosob
wnien some tropical voyager's prow atirred
ed that :;e0
was ti' es:t.r:
are s.j-1-Y.r
r
1,m:;V Bp-
considerable exeu
circles of the city.
Tlii oro limsf rincos of the CU?
what remarkable throughout.
lavs previous to July 1 tae d;
a. ,.!.:! i ct.- on tne
men were seen around the ncud; "'j
uul each day apiiroached the two 1 "" ,
and conversed with them. B 1'V ',,,
that they would have linulo oil
youngest, little Charlie ll..-sf s';1 '
before the 1st inst.. but at l':u. 11 -hj
chanced to bo some one pa-wo
lane.
Tho H-isrt Ball Tourne.'-aeiit. st '',,
town, N. Y., ended on TiteV; j
j . ' . ... i ..-.iti tni -
31aple Leaf Club of Canada.
prize, 500, and the Bastoii cIium -carried
off the second, !?-l,(h
A family in Beading were
poisoned by eating new potato
impregnated, it is sur's-a' hj
greenwhich had been app 10 ' ,4
They have an
to kill bugs
x 1 i-ih oi -
Bapid transit. On the l4s,v0tf-
the comet was one hundied jj! r,h;
three millions of miles i'!;1 l,
tho 20th instant it will lw ' '
millions. - , o
" ,-,t nc 1 ,
About tlurtv api-neau'"
eireU
have been received
iournil. Tho agg'ivga!
quired is about three million
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During the six mouths e.w'r . ;
inst., there were 37a deaths
s in