tEljc 3cffcvsonittn.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1S74.
R 12 1 Lr H I.I C A X !V O 31 S X A T I O . S .
.TUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
EDWARD M- PAXSON, Philadhlphia.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR,
ARTHUR G. OLMSTED, Potter county.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
HARRISON ALLEX, Warren county.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
ROBERT 13. BEATII, Schuylkill county
Jkaj-Election Tuesday, iNoveniber 3rd.""5si3
NOTICE.
Owing to the unwillingneps of some of the
candidates to pay their bills after the election
is over, it is hereby Kefclvod by the under
signed that from the date of the iue of this
paper, all persons advertising their Cards as
candidates for any office and having election
tiVheL- printed, will be required to pay for the
same in advance.
TIIEO. SCIIOCII,
Pub. Jeflersonian.
A.O. UREENWALD,
pub. Democrat.
Cur IVcighhor's Troubles.
And now our neighbor of the Democrat has
two mailers troi;Lliii2 his brain, the sufferings
of the Southern brethren, and the Cari.-sm and
nepotism of Pri-Mdent (5 rant. What a pity it
is that things can't move on in this country to
M:il our neighbor. We do not see what can
be done to make things all right for hiiu unles?
it be to give the whole management of the
countrv into his own hands and lei him rule to
en'il himself. There is not a particle of doubt
hut that the troubles in die South, its insolven
cy, the despair of its people, and its exborbi
tant taxes which hate so impoverished things
th it "there is no further speculation there
umi to IiArrv me neonle with an armvor re-
, . . ,
present them in the federal Congress' have al
prow n out of the action of its own Democratic
jiarty and the principles the Democrat advo
cates even to this day, but this is of no account
Every thing is wrong and that is enough, on
the principle, we presume that ''sufficient unto
i hedav is tne evi thereof. lie makes no
act-omit of the fact that the South, to-day, wouh:
lnj enjoying its wonted property if the Demo
cracy Loth North and South h:id been content
to accept the election of Abraham Lincoln to
ilje Presidency in 1SG0, instead of attempt
ing to enforce their threat to disrupt the Union
in ihe event of his election. But, then, per
haps, onr neighbor, possibly, knows nothing of
ihi matter, as he was so busy in those da
'thco!cgiziny' in Europe or preparing to put
himself in positien to do fo. Indeed, unde
a'J the circumstances, we do not really feel like
li,'-.!l:ig him to an account fur his short coming
in tl.Ia regard in view of facts known to us.
We would, however, suggest that he let 'hat
kind of trouble pass by until he has thoroughly
jMjsti-d himself in the history of the years of hi?
Fyourn abroad, and thus learned that all the
ironU.es of the South arc all the result of their
t- a -rork, and of their disposition not to profit
by the lessons which their lamentable failures
lo destroy the Government taught them. The
South to-day might hive stood in the front rank
of prosperity ifthey had truly accepted the situa
tion as it was laid open to them nine years ago.
2Cor do we see that affairs can be much better
in that section until the Democrat and its parti
y.;m oo-temporaries make up their minds to be
honest with their Southern brethren, and in all
candor aivii? them that the laws designed
for their reconstruction must be obeyed. As
soon as this advice is given and heeded s-osoon
will they stand in the precise position on the
nad to permanent prosperity and peace that
President Grant and every other llepublican
t'esires them to occupy, and no sooner. We
!1 want to see the South prosperous and happy
just as we are, but the safety of the Union is of
paramount importance, and that can not be as
sured so long as "the lost cause" and such
ideas as the Democrat teaches are the prevail
ing sentiments of a people who were intact if
on anything on the disruption of the only free
government on the face of the earth.
And then as to those other causes of scare,
President Grant's eiesarisra and nepotism.
What terrible bugbears we have here. As
though President Grant would not be happy
U have it in his power to-day to lay down the
cares of office and retire to private life. The
Democrat professes to believe the contrary of
this, and yet if he knows any thing its editor
knows that the only desire for Caesarism car
rying weight with it comes from his Demo
cratic friends residing in the very States over
whose reign he sheds such terrible tears.
Pennsylvania Republicans do not think of such
thing as a third term, against which custom
has erected an almost insurmountable barrier.
"Nor has any other state north of "Maaons and
Dixon's line" even hinted at it. True, in the
North there are isolated individual leanings
that way, but our neighbor knows as well as
we know that the fools are not all dead yet,
and that these Northern Ca?saii:;ts are purely
exceptions to the general rule. We do not sav
that General Grant's name will not be presen
ted to the people for a third terra. This we do
say, however, and no one knows that we speak
the whole truth better than our neighbor of
the Democrat, that if it is it will be by the
action of the Southern Democracy united with
the action of the fanatics of every shade oJ
politics in the North, and against the wish or
President Grant himself. We know, for the
Democrat says so, that the Democratic party
would be pleased to have the Republicans as
sume the responsibility of setting up the third
terra principle as a precedent, but we know
also that the Republican party is not ambi
tious that way, because the two-term rule,
which custom has enacted into a law, is well
enough and it is best to leave well enough
alone.
And then there is the bugbear of nepotism.
And what ia the crime here so long as good
men are placed in office. If Gen. Grant' re-
atives are qualified for office, as they are citi
zens of the country, entitled to all the privi-
eges of other citizens, what earthly objection
can there be to their filling office. Democratic
ueage from the time of the foundation of the
Government down has given both plausibility
and respectability to the practice, and for the
ife of us we can see no Bin in it. And why
should we, so long as the facts and experience
show that there ia no fin in it. We ehould all
desire success in the administration of the
Government, and who po apt to work for its
success as those whose ties of consanguinity
bind them close to the reputation of those cal
imnn tn administer the Government. But
Gen. Grant has been no more guilty of nepo
tism than many of his Democratic predecessors,
and as his sands of office have nearly run out,
and as there is no probahilty of his re-election,
save through the labors of Democracy itself,
we put it to our neighbor whether he had not
better secure comfort tohissoul,and peace tobis
days and nights by making strenous endeavors
for the promulgation of common sense among
his deluded Southern brethren and thus assur
ing them early and permanent prosperity, and
securing for his party such a Presidential
nominee as it will be an honor even for the
Ilcpublicans to defeat. Happy indeed will it
be for the country when Democracy determines
to heed the advice we have thus volunteered
iy"The following is an exact copy of a
letter received from a candidate for " She
rif" of Monroe County, by a prominent cit
izen of the County and deported by him in
the waste basket.
Stroudsburg Sept the 17th 74
To Dear
Sir I send to your A Dress A few lines of
inquiry, and. it is this I wUh. to. know of
you wether or not you will take an intrest ia
my Behalf for Sherif at the. Cuming. Elec
tion I am A Candidate for Sherif and I wish
you to do all that you Can for uiee and if
you Can not voat fore mee I hope that you
will not do auy thins A gainst mee furthurl
will say to you that I hav got A Good Crop
ufCaba.ee and 1 hav A Rout 13 or 18 hund
red beds to Spare and it is A nice artckel I
wish you to let mee no if there is any market
at your please let me no what A mount
woued suit
Pennsylvania State E'air.
On Monday, Sept. 25th, the twenty second
annual exhibition of the Pennsylvania f:tate
Agricultural Society will commence at Easton,
and continue until Friday, Oct. 2, live days.
From indications thus far, the forthcoming
display, as viewed from the numerous entries
already recorded, promises to be one of the
grandest and most varioJ ever presented under
the auspices of the Society. It includes, at this
writing, a large number of Imported, Thor
ough Bred, and Fine Bred Horses, Herds of
Short Horn, Ilolsttin Alderny and other cattle,
the choicest breeds of Sheep, Swine, Ac., to
gether with a Mechanical, Vegetable, Floral
and Domestic collection seldom brought to
gether in any community. Large buildings,
additional stabling and shedding have been
erecteJ all conveniences for the accomodation
of exhibitors and visitors supplied. Excur
sion tickets at greatly reduced rates sold by all
railroads entering at Easton.
s5?" The Democratic State Convention of
New York was held at Si'racuse on Wednes
day and Thursday and nominated Hon. S.
J. Ti'.den for Governor and V in. E. Dorshei
inc.r for Lieutenant Governor.
Total amount of receipts of the Berks
County Fair, for the exhibition of 1S74,
amounted to $0500 17.
The State Baptist Convention willbchelJ
at Harrisourg, commencing October 13th and
continuing several davs.
About noon, 22 inst. Shuman Wagner,
shot a Pheasant, which had alighted upon
the roof his store-house, on Main street in
thb borough.
Mr. S. D. Ward, one of the most promin
ent and respected citizens of Honesdale, and
for the past thirty-two years cashier of the
Honesdale Bank, died at his residence there
very suddenly on Monday of last week.
Something New. Simon Fried will
receive this week a large assortment of
Ladies', Gents' and Childrens' Furs, which
he will sell very cheap. Call and examine
them.
Those were glorious rains we had on
Thursday and Friday last, and the rain on
Sunday was, if possible still more glorious,
bringing up the streams, and, also, afford
ing a fine prospect for starting the springs
and wells. The money value of these rains
can hardly be estimated.
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On Monday last E. M. Spencer, Sheriff of
ayne county, left Honesdale for Philadel
phia, having in his charge Josiah LaRue, of
this county, who had been tried and convic
ted on a charge of Forgery and sentenced to
pay a fine of four hundred dolhrs and the
costs of prosecution and under an imprison
ment in the Eastern Penitentiary, for a term
of four years. Also Joseph Write, who had
been sentenced, tried and convicted on a
charge of house-breaking and larceny, and
sentenced to undergo an imprisonment in the
same institution for a term of one year. The
two appear to enjoy each others society
hugely, although they were perhaps united a
little more closely than they would have pre
ferred had their own wishes been consulted
in the matter. Nothing in the general ap
pearance and conduct of these two men would
have led the passengers on board of the train
to infer that they were anything else than a
couple of gentleman of leisure, who were tak
ing a trip to some distant place for pleasure
and amusement. The smoke from the fra
grant ha vans, in which they jvere indulging,
appeared to give them as much comfort and
satisfaction as though they were at perfect
liberty to go where they pleased, and naught,
save the hand cuffs that bound them together
revealed to each other the fact that they were
criminals about to suffer the penalty of viola
ted law. At Stroudsburg depot, LaRue had
a hand shake and a word for each one whom
he saw and about the last words he said, as
the train moved on, were "good by. Take
good care of tuy Jog."
The Republicans of Wayne county, have
nominated the following ticket :
President Judge Charles J . Waller ot
Honesdale.
Representatives Thos. Y. I3oyd, of Dania-
cus. and W. W. Mumford, of Starucca.
Treasurer Paul b winger, or boutn
Canaan. . . .
Commissioner b. A. Uppelt, of fctciiing.
Auditor N. F. Underwood, of Preston.
Surveyor E. Killain, of Ilawley.
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Attention !
Providence permitting, the Corner Stone
of Christ's M. E. Church, near Saylorsburg,
will be laid on next Sunday, September 27,
1874. Religious services will be held in J.
W. Mackes' rove close lv. at 10 o'clock A.
M. and 2 o'clock P. M. Rev. E. L. Martin
and other ministers are expected to bo pres
ent and officiate.
The public is cordially invited to attend
ana participate in uie services.
P. M. BRADY, Pas
s tor.
The following article copied from the
Pittsburgh Dispatch contains matter that
should prove of interest to Borouj;
Authorities and to owners of property
fronting on the public streets, lanes and
alleys.
An Owner's Right to the Soil
Fronting on Streets. Judire Mellon
has decided that parties owning ground
fronting on streets or alleys are entitiled
to the soil to the middle thereof, and that a
city or borough has no other than a right
of way therein and such other acts upon
them as mav be necessary to keep them in
repair ; tuat a city or Dorougu cannot
excavate the stone, ground, sand or oth
er material therein for the purpose of
making merchandise of it, nor authorize
any one to do so ; and the owner of a lot
or alley can sustain an action of trespass
against anyone entering into the street
or alley in front of him between the line
of his lot and the middle of the street for
the purpose of taking out material or for
disposing thereof to others. Under this
decision the jury in the case of Charles
Slipper and David Graham vs. bamue
Hood rendered a verdict of $100. The
authorities of Manchester cave defend
ant the privilege to remove sand from the
steet fronting, plaintiff's property in
that borough and a suit for trespass be
ing brought it resulted as above stated.
What Wc heard and Saw within
the Week.
Since the departure of "lady friends,"
the congregation has been spared the hor
rors of a country courting scene in the gal
lerj'. Heave a sigh of relief, afflicted ones,
The startling announcement that the
" chuck " will get cold, is rather embarrass
ing to a young man, especially when he is
holding sweet converse with his darling
"duck." "Spiggit" rejoices in being
the possessor of the most handsome " rose '
in the county. The voung man who
thinks " she is worth a cool hundred thou
sand as a wife," is very likely to get her.
The cards have been well played. That
lecherous old brute has stopped skirmishing
in the vicinity of Monroe County bank
is well that he has, or he might have beet:
presented with a few dozen fresh eggs pass
ed to inin one at a time. lnewaro
races u at an end and everything is quiet
below the hill. Those female 'mud larks
are courting the attention of a vigilance com
mittee and they will get it, too, unless they
keep their foul fly-traps shut when on Main
street. We arc sorry that part of the
" Sewing circle " should get so angry. Bu
then it "mocks nix ous." "Button'
and "Johnny, the taffic puller," are going
to run an express train on the canal this
winter. They have a fine team engaged
which mean3 "!jz." No matrimonial fruit
baskets needed. Of aii tlie excurtionists
that visited Bismark Hall, New York, 'Ned'
was the only one that was called pet names.
While stopping at the Anderson House,
in Newton, "Tammy" was aroused from
his slumbers by the cry of fire. Jumping
out of bed, and in h"i3 hurry to "flee from
the wrath to come," he forgot to arrange
his toilet, rushed down stairs and into the
street, where he soon learned the fire was in
a shed some distance from the hotel ; then
gazing upon his own manly form he, discov
ered that he was in the same fix our old
friend Adam was in when he was looking
around for a fig leaf. lie run, yes, he flew
into the house to escape the gaze of the cu
rious bystanders. " Grcely " is partial to
hcax-y weights. lie had one at Portland.
" Inkey " walked three miles over the blue
mountain with a gushing granger maiden,
and still he was not happy. We would
suggest to our friend down town that she
read the ten commandments and see what is
said about working on the Sabbath. A
scarcity of water is no excuse for doing a
large wash on the holy day. A Bumm-er
from Philadelphia, writes to one of our hotel
keepers, that he will come up in a few days.
He says he wants a good room and lots of
"grub" for he can eat like the d 1. Ru
mor says that a young man standing on the
vege of bachelorhood, will be murdered the
latter part of next month. No cards,
For convenience, "Stickem" carries a chec-
quer board on his head. He don't like the
way players have of crowning the kings.
"Buffalo" was on a rampage last Saturday
night. After a long chase he was finally
subdued with two glasses of soda-water,
Doctors cant always almost sometimes tell.
Neither can we. The "angel" will soon
leave for Yankeedom, where she will tarry
for the winter. The Y. M. C. A., it is to
be hoped will accomplish more good than
the I. O. G. T's. The cool evenings have
driven in the gate swinging brigade, and the
boys are right glad of it, for "huggins" is
next in order. "Tannery" played his
cards for Blaristown but he got unchred.
You should have went it alone, "Tannery,"
your chances would have been better.
"Swarty's" little joke weighs about fourteen
pounds. He says he has lots of fun feeding
it toothing syrup. The latest domestic
story every body knows. So do we. Our
friend Frankie amuses herself mornings,
running foot races with a favorite long eared
canine.
During the past season there have been
distributed at the Children's Free Excur
sions of Philadelphia 2,60 quarts of ice
cream, 2,340 pounds of gingerbread, 1,GG0
pounds of sandwiches, 14.500'buttered buns,
14,300 bags of nicknacks, 13,dOU saucers ot
corn starch, 5,000 quarts of milk, C,000
cups of tea and u,000 pounds ot ice.
The Pittsburgh Commerical learns that
a Government official is traversing tne
country making inspection of the cancelled
checks of the various bants, in oracr io
ascertain whether they are uniformly com
plying with the law requiring a two cent
stamp to be placed upon every uraii. auu
check paid. The same paper says that he
is reaping quite a harvest for the Treasury
in lines.
The Luzerne Democracy are iu a very
inharmonious condition. There is a fight
for precedence between Wilkesbarre and
Scranton, which bodes no good to the par
tv in that hitherto strong Democratic
county. The same is true of Democracy
in Montgomery also a stronghold ot that
party where there is great dissatisfaction
with the Congressional nomination, and
where the prospects for electing a llepub
lican to Congress are said to very good.
Last week one Adam Jackson, a negro,
aged one hundred years, was married to
Diana Williams, at Mechamcsville, JSew
York. Until enancipation in New York
he was owned as a slave. His bride, who
is a stout, buxom lass of forty, also colored
in celebrating the honeymoon the other
day, found herself in the Trov jail for be
ing intoxicated. Adam went to the citv,
and on hearing that her fine was ten dol
lars said he could not pay it, but promised
to be at the jail at the expiration of her
sentence, next week.
The lady to whom P. T. Barnum, the
great showman, was married in Dr. Chapin's
Church the other day, is the daughter of a
retired Lancashire manufacturer of whom
Mr. Barnum has made pleasant mention
in his autobiography under the head of an
"Enterprising Englishman. This is Mr
John Fish, to whom and to whose family
Mr. Barnum has long been known. The
manager is now only taking Mr. Greeley's
advice of years ago, when the Museum was
burneid down, to "go a fishing." lie has
now caught a Fish thirty years old, and
weighing about 140 pounds.
The West Chester Record says : On Sat
urday afternoon last, about one o'clock, the
good people at csttown school and near
ly in a strip about a quarter or a mile wide,
were astonished bv an immense shower of
flics which covered everything. The in
sects were about an eighth of an inch long
with whitish wings a little longer than the
body, and they covered the road so thick
ly that it looked almost as if a fresh snow
had fallen. Thcv covered the clothes o
everybody until they looked like moving
mounds of flies, and then settled upon the
cattle in the fields, making them wild
By next morning the flies had disappeared
The Berry Season.
The berry season, which has just closed,
has been unusually fruitful, and the berry
pickers have reaped a very remunerative
harvest from the mountains. Mr. Shen
ingcr, a conductor on the D. L. & W. rail
road, during the season, disposed of 2,700
quarts of blackberries, 3,903 quarts of rasp
berries, 379 quarts of whortleberries, and
90 quarts of strawberries, making in all
7,072 quarts of berries that he alone has
disposed of during the season. Every
where the crcp has been most prolific, and
nature has flung her gifts unsparingly where
no mandate could deter the needy from
gathering them and turning them to good
account. The berry crop ha.3 not been so
rich for many years as during the past
sO.isou. Scranton Jljuhlican.
The Ross Case a Humbug.
A Germantown correcpodent of The
Reading Eojle, under date of Sept. 14,
says : The Ros3 case, like all things
transient, is gradually disappearing from
the public mind, but before we give it a
final good bye allow me to offer you a
theory, which thus far I have not seen
presented. I am a neighbor of Christian
K. Ross, and we neighbors have our
thoughts and opinions on the subject of the
child's disappearance which I think should
be presented to the word.
About ten years ago, when Christian
Ros3 was making his mark, and when his
business was in the most prosperous condi
tion, he married a Western lady of a good
family, and very wealthy. He had two
children of the marriage, 'Walter Ross and
Charlie Brewster Ross. For a long time
this was one of the happiest families in Phil
adelphia, but a few years ago Ross began
to lead the life of a debauchee ; he sought
other company than his wife's, his business
began to decrease, and he became a bank
rupt. To a refined and delicate woman,
like his wife, this was a crushing blow, and
she fled from the man, leaving the children
in his care, and sought the protection of
ner lrienas. io my knowledge no divorce
ever took place between the parties, and a
short time after the flight of the wife
another woman took her place in the family,
who still occupies it.
The following is the theory of those who
know the family, and who are acquainted
with Ross personally : x
Some months before the kidnapping Mr.
Ross received letters from his first and only
wife asking and demanding the children.
It will be recollected that even un to thi
time he had refused to show any of the
letters ho rwi!i-irl . ItV.
nan inn UJLCe'pilOU OI
the blackmailing note, and it will also be
borne in miud that the attempt was made
to steal both the children. It was not
until three days after the kidnapping that
the fact was made public, and until that
time the child was safely in the hands of
us moiner or ner lnends m the AVfcst. Wc
think Mr. Ross knows now, and always did
know, where his child is, but refrained
from making it public for family matters.
As regards the advertisement, the black
mailing note, etc.. we thi nk t.hov am nil
forgeries, written either by Ross himself
or iiis mends, intended to divert public
attention from the facts.
Robbery of a Bank at Wellsbore $50,
000 m uurrency ia&en.
Corning, N. Y., Sept. 17. Early this
. TIT -111 T.. n.-lcL-OM
morning, at ensuoru, x a., uc
men effected an entrance into the residence
of President Robinson, of the tirst Ra
tional Batik, and gagged and bound the
occupants, President Robinson, Casper
Robinson, Mrs. Robinson, and ,lrs. anmn,
a daughter of Robinson.
They then compelled the cashier to ac
company them to the bank and throw open
the vault, when they helped themselves to
about 8.")0,000, principally in currency.
Returning with Mr. Robinson to ins
home, they placed the members of the
family facing each other and told them to
converse freely.
They took from the finger ot Mr. bmith
a ring valued at S00, kissed Mrs. Robin
son, who fainted, and then took their de
parture iu two carriages, to which were
attached grey horses. A reward of five
thousand dollars is offered for their arrest,
or one thousand dollars for each of the
gang. The people are very much excited,
and it is impossible to obtain any important
points. It is supposed that the robbers
havn crone to JUmira. Ihe banlc lias a
large surplus, and is solvent.
AN AWFTJL HORROR.
Fall River, Mass., Sept. 19. Mills
Nos. 1 and 2 of the Granite Works had been
running about twenty minutes when tne
operatives in No. 1, which is the old mill,
were startled with a cry of fire and the es
cape of smoke from the fourth story. Iu
this next to the uvfer floor, which was the
mule warp spinning department, there were
nearly one hundred girls at work under a
a male overseer. On the upper floor, the
fifth, about thirty girls were employed
spooling and warning cotton. These were
the youngest of the operatives. Vith the
alarm the flames seemed to leap up to the
attic, coming from the windows below, and to
the terror of all, up the great tower in the
centre of the building in which were all the
stairs communicating with each story.
Th efire caught, as stated, in the inuk
spinning room, in the north west" end of the
mill, and, it is stated, from friction in a
mule head, at once igniting the oil waste
about it, and spreading by means of oii on
the floor and about each piece of machinery
directly, and with great quickness, toward
the centre tower, the only source ot escape
for those in the fourth and fifth stories, be
sides the four fire escapes, two on the sides
of each gable end. As it rustled over the
fleoring it instanthv found sustenance in
the woodwork, and once getting into the
tower, ran up to and through the single
entrance to the fifth story, then springing
to the roof timbers and filling the two great
rooms (450 by 90 feet) with deuse black
1 f -til.i r
smoke and name, w inic tne iiamcs were
making such terrible headway, the opera
tives became fainv wild.
The overseers at a glance saw that there
was no way possible to check the fire, and
gave their sole attention to those they had
at work. The' called to them to save
themselves, and pointed out ways of escape.
These were principally fire ladders, for the
timid creatures dared not run the fire
gauntlet of the tower. The overseer of the
spooling room, who himself remained till
he was nearly suffocated in the smoke,
states that the scene in his room, and it
must have been worse in that next below
stairs, cannot be depicted. Children ran
about without any knowledge of what they
were doinff, crying and begging piteously to
be saved, vet wrenching themselves away
when taken forcibly and carried to the
tower, while yet there was some chance, or
to the iron ladders to the two scuttle win
dows of the south end, which opencel upon
the roof balcony at the head of the Twelfth
street fire ladders.
It was impossible to get a great majority
to take' even this method in cieler to save
their lives. Some wanted clothing and
some this or that thing, they knew not
what. As the fire frightened them away
from tjieir deliberation at the foot of the
roof ladders they rushed to the windows
at the south gable end, but they were near
ly sixty feet from the ground and dared
not jump clown. Cotton ropes were put
out for them to slide down by, and some
took this means, but in the cffvrt several
met with death or injury, for no sooner
would a rope be lowered before there was
a rush for it from the story below. Too
many would take hold of the rope, which
would part, and all clinging to it would
come down in a bunch. While such scenes
were being enacted here sirai lar ones were
going on in
THE MULE SPINNING ROOM.
The flames had ascendixl with the quick
ness of thought to the entrance of the tow
er on the fourth floor, thereby cutting off
this means of escape ; but the operatives
had the fire ladders of the south gable
directly before them, and were urged by
the overseers and citizens below to take
them. Some did, but others, as if they
were mad, rushed upon the balcony and
dropped or threw themselves from the
guards, hardly looking at the iron ladders.
There was ample time for every one to
have been saved had the right course been
pursued, and it was not for Want of direc
tion that the girls lost their lives.
The superintendent, as soon as the alarm
was given, rushed to the upper story, and,
with the overseers, did all that was possible
to save life, and when the means provided
for escape in the construction of the mill
were rendered unavailable by the heat,
flames and smoke, the people on the ground
procured beds and mattresses for the poor
unfortunates to jump upon, and many did
throw themselves from the windows, in al
most every case to receive fatal or terrible
injuries, for the distance was nearly fifty
feet. The greatest consternaricn was felt
by the people on the streets, who had as.
sembled in immense numbers, and thMr
cries and acts did not help greatly to com
pose the mill hands, but the disciplined
firemen and policemen, as soon as they ar
rived in sufficient numbers, worked with a
will and to advantage. The firemen in
every way worked to stop the spread of
mti, anu especially to keep it out of the
south end, whither the onerativ aa
Ladders as long as they had at command
were used in this and in the. efforta tn MO
cue the girls. Some very brave acts were
i-cnurmeu, ana it is said that several fire-
men uxe number ls given as four ga
tfcoir lives in this humane endeavor.
When Warren J. WoodwadTthTj
atic candidate for the Supremo Tv
cratic
thi3 S
uprem i .
thi3 State, attains the position for wl,; u
has been nominated, we ho
conduct himself aa to make hi", ' So
familiar throughout the country T
present the public mind m certipn -
seems to be in a condition of haying- "s
corning his identity. The B.st.m 4,?,
tiscr, for instance, announces tint "
Pennsylvania Democrats have iioini,t
Warren J. Berks for Governor' T .i
noi auggufcb mac lur. neiR? com. fr
x . .-. . 1. . i T l
what it meana. Our next advices v.rn
subject from a distant quarter will t,r 1
bly mention thai the nominee is J K-T
ftr 1 . ..l' tff ' - A.TKS
wooawara, 01 trarren county. The X,
ristown Herald, in comment i?g ()n t'r.
above little error, says : "IIuw a ostj
paper could have made such a gro? $ '
take is difficult to imagine, and f,jr foar
that some others m:iy be no better 'ln
formed, we will state that 'Warren J
Berks' was not nominated for Governor"
It was Woodward J. Governor, of ,JU,
county, as is generally known,
nominated for Supreme Berks by the l'enu
sylvanians of the State of Democracy. Ve
don't see how papers get things so dread
fully mixed !"
Jury 1.1st Sept. Ttrm, ism,
GRAND JURY.
Barrett George W. Price, John ft. $!,ear.
baugh, Jerome Frantz.
Coolbaugh Jacob F. Heller.
Chestnuthill John Wagner, Jcsejih Arnold
Hamilton James Overfiekl, Willian Ftlen
cer, Eugene Marsh.
Middle Smithficld Levi Del rick. ( liar!,
Angle, Emanuel II. Giinsalcs, Mose-sT. Striiill;
Pocnno George Knipe.
Polk Joseph Bitten bender.
Ros Valentine Ilonser. Aaren Kie-ec. Ja.
eoh Stocker, William .Smith.
Sirowlsburg Stroud Iiurson, rhiiip '-,.T
M. W. Rhodes. '
Stroifl Frederick A mold.
Smithficld Ammitl Bush.
tetit jrr.v.
Barrett fJeorge ('.sltr. Lt-,vi Lr,;,
CliustnethillVAi-Arku if,
At:itK
Kresge, Edward Kresgp, Olivtr Muwin
G'Ubauyh Aaron linger, J.jhn Wanier
John Possinger. '
Past Stroud.iburg Wi!!i:ira T r.msiie.
PAdred John llarter. .Jjiik-s Hi'n.t v.
Hamilton Jaoob II. Fethvitti.-m, ;!a
Frantz, .Samuel Kin', Frantic, Me vk A x:
ham Shook, Aruos Frantz, William Litciib-.n-ber.
Middle Sirdthtldd Benjamin Place, "Wiling
Miller.
J'ocono Josiah Ile-ckman, IVtcr Mt-tr.
Pvlk John est, Reuben Up.
ry. Xailun
Serfass, Harrison Dull.
Pritt George Haa, Corne-Iir.. Lent.
Punidlse Abraham llahurinar..
iJssj John Andrew, Thoaias Altem.e,
Daniel Andrew.
Stroud Henry Frantz, Robert W. Svrink
J. B. Smiley.
Stroudsbury O. B. Gorden. Ju:i;ls 1) .vj.
Reuben Miller, Riehanl Staph.
Smitkfeld Jacob B. Tr.uis.ue, P. M. Eikn
bersrer. Tunkhannock Michael Heller.
2'ubyhanna John Bomb, Jacob Bl.ikoii-y,
Wrilson Merwine, William Shifier.
Jackitmi Samuel A. Singer.
Sept. 17, 1874.
DIKD.
In Sfrondslmrg, -S
rt
of Daniel and Ellen Staples, agtit I yar -
months and 2o uavs.
TRIAL LIST FOR SEPT. T. 1874.
Philip Katil vs. Ttolvrt Nastn.
(;ere? K I'-urd vs. Joseph PunKrry,
John K. Pcnni-J vs. Abr&hnm Uih,
T'hilin M'-Claskey vs. Jacih .totiilvr,
Charl-i" Ilsnry vs. P.r-ithf-n Newbr;,
John Mac fees vs. Jacob Bonser,
Abel rorm vs. Charles Kvcrits,
Peterson t Carpenter vs. C'ri:c'.!i:s !. M,
J'-lxarfl Purth v. S:unu'l (.;. Pcvr-.
Abrr.harn V. Coolbaugh vs.Sarnu-l IV; r
l(i:si.on A 9n vs. Thos. 1. Stuos.
M"har! KintniT vs. rt-tfr Mnriu. r.l.
si;Pil? SmithfifM vs. A:nilo Ov.'-rtV ! i.
Mary Ann Preiser vs. Andrew S f rii.r.
Ji-st ph tirct-nsweig KtMihcn li:ir:.:i! ?!.
Prtors'in A CarfwnkT v.. Timothy r.
Syiloahnm Waiion's Estate vs. eUorj !..;. s
Jihn .1. lrry vs. Mathiaa .Smith,
M-tth;v Smith vs. John J. Fry.
Mark Millar vs. .T.x -jili M. Car! :"!.
THUS. M. MclUIANTY. 1': . y-
Sept. 17, 1S74.
ARGUMENR LIST FOR SEP. T.
Grocnswig vs. Tlsrtzc-ll,
Except tun to Widow's Apprai-cin 'i:t V'.i-H'-"! ,rl
OvfTfi.Mvi'S E-t:it.
Reuben ChriM vs. Ca.por Pic-'iirk.
Ttco. Schwh vs. lVt-r Mcrwin.
TIIOS. M. MelLIlANPY, Tr :V r-
pt. 17, 1S7-1.
STItOLTISKl"R;
HAS a cheap
CLOTHIXG AN1
Boot and Shoe Store,
AT LAST!
James Edineer has just returned with a
an
entire new stock of
CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES,
AND
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
that ho bought at panic prices atul '""j
them at prices that astonish all.
lnnl- titA Va v-n-viTirr..l lipfivrO VO',1 I'll'1' ',,
elsewhere. One door above ll''l'
Drug Store.
K.mt iv
al.
ri
Teachers KxaminaUiMi".
The Annual I'xaminatiou of T t,r
be held as fallows:
Barrett, at Oakland School house, CM-
Stroudabnrg Borough,
M. Smithficld, at Frutehey's "
Sraith8e!d, at Craigs Meadow,
Jackson, at Jackson Corners,
Poco, at Manage!) Miller's,
Hamilton, at Snydersville,
Strond, at Stroudsburg,
Chestnuthill, at Brodheadsvi'h
Polk, at Gilbert's,
Eldred, al Kunkletown,
10,
Xlos.st at iCossland,
will b 14?
28 A general examination
atrotidsburc. Vlctot'er --mi. i
Mth, for
ing to attend at any of the bovevr,!"lsl U
ces. Examination each day to W
o'clock A. M.
A Ppecial invitation to Director
am1
Jill
others interested is hereby extended
JERE.FBUTCHEY,Co.-
Strouoburp. Sept. 17, I S74.