vEljc 3cffcrsoninn.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1875.
88- The Republican State Central Com
mittee will meet at the Lochiel Hotel, at
Ilarrwburg, on Thursday, the 4th of March,
next, at 2 o'clock p. m.
BgyThatwasa glorious thing -which, the
United States Senate, did tho other day
when on motion of Senator Edmonds, of
Vt, it postponed action on the question of
admittinz P. B. Pinchback to a seat in the
Senate, aa the Representative of Louisiana.
If ever there was an attempted outrage up
on right, it was to be bound in the effort of
the bosus legislature of Louisiana to hoist
Pinchback, a fraud in every respect, upon a
body rendered memorable and honorable by
the membership of a Clay and Webster and the
hundred other statemen who preceded, were
contemporary with and succeeded them. We
hope the next move will be to stamp or vote
the resolution out of existence, and refer the
whole matter back again to these State Legis
Utures. It is particularly important that this
ehould be done, in view of the fact that the
members of two investigating committees the
majority of whom are undoubted Republi
cans, have, after the closest look into the mat
been constrained to report that the legisla
ture which elected Pinchback was a fraud,
an i existed only in face of the notorious fact
that a large majority of the votes of the peo
ple, "without regard to race, color or pre
vious condition of servitude" were against at
the election under which they claim to hold
their positions.
The prospect now being bright for a
!ttlement of the trouble in the Louisiana
legislature and that justice will soon be
inne by ousting the frauds, and placing in
their seats the men to whom they belong,
because fairly and squarely elected to them,
the Senate should not hesitate a moment in
consiuerating its just course, but vote, to a
man uiyainst the admission of Pinchback. It
would be better still, if the resolution offered
by Senator Edmonds, and so ably seconded
by Senator Ferry, for the total upsetting of
existing things in that state of trouble should
be adopted, and the people thus given a
chance to choose rulers in whom they have
confidence and whom they want to manage
their affairs of State. By pursuing such a
course justice would undoubtedly be done, and
the first grand effort would be made to raise
the Republican party out of the slough into
which the madness of politicians and of the
hour have pluDged it.
Moving season is close at hand.
A month hence garden seeds will be in
demand.
Our thanks are due Representative Kistler
for Legislative favors.
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Now begin to get ready to talk about
April showers and such.
.
The South Mountain Railroad will be
pushed ahead rapidly in the spring.
The visions of green peas aud spring let
tuce begin to loom up lettuce have peas.
It is now in season to look after gate hin
ges, and get things ready for the summer
campaign.
That dog fight at Bossardsville, on Sun
day last, caused auite an excitement Jake's
j f -
dog came off victorious.
Only four days until spring. Then look
out for robbins, blue birds, warm days and
such in a horn probably.
Hunt up your seed bags and sharpen the
shovel and the hoe for the toils of the gar
den soon beginneth over the left.
The back bone of winter received a heavy
blow on Monday and Tuesday, when old Sol
brought his shine to bear in earnest.
We are pleased to learn that our Y. M.
C. A. is flourishing. It would have flourish
ed still more under the workings of that
dancing school.
,m.
THE Y. M. C. A., contend that the "right
of suffrage should be extended to women."
Good. Now take up the dancing school
question.
Jacob B. Miller, of this place, is fitting
up his store room, on Main street, and will
in a few days move his stock of groceries
there.
EST We observe that many of the Demo
cratic papers, in view of the difficulties by
which the Republican party is surrounded,
are already becinnlng to chuckle over the be
lief, that tho party is in the last throes of
dissolution. Our distinguished neighbor over
the way may be set down as one among the
number who entertains this belief, and rejoice?
over it. But never were men more mistaken
never were men more actively engaged in
laying the foundation for more grievous dis
appointment. The party never saw the day
in which it was stronger than it is to-day,
and when the time comes for a vote upon its
distinctive principles, prophets of this day
will look with wonder at the steadiness with
which it marches on to victory, and at the
continuance of a vitality which enabled it so
happily to round up the memorable period at
Appomattox.
No: the Republican party is not dead.
It is not even in a dying condition, and all
the trouble in which it is now involved is but
the attendant of the process of purifying
which it is undergoing, in order that it may
use its vitality with greater rest, when the
time comes for the fight We admit that a
Ion term of prosperity and power a long
time of sailing on the voyage of success has
l-aded it with barnacles, and that they were
wishing it down and threatening to engulph
it ; but the captain at the helm will prove
himself an efacent sailor, and the good ship
Republican will come off the docks in as good
trim as ever, and sail forth briskly and vic
toriously for the accomplishment of her glor
ious mission. No the party is not dead
nor will it die. Its destiny is to build up a
Republic, perfect and brilliant as the glisten
ing sun which shines in the heavens, and its
life-principle is bounded only by the confines
cfeternitv. Its obiects are the freedom of
m - m
the world the square and full establishment
of the rights of all men every where, and,
after this, the certain maintenance of the
whole brotherhood of man in a state of free
dom, of prosperity and of perfect worldly
happiness.
Republicans may die and doubtless will
die as eome of them have already died; and
we are free to confess that the party would wag
smoother if some of them had died long ago,
or indeed had never been born, but the party
the Republican party with its glorious,
noble underlying principles it can never die,
and the men who are looking to see so great
a calamity as its death befall the country, had
better at once be taken themselves to where
mental ailments are sometimes treated with
success.
The Republican party in its last throes-
preposterous.
Man is a gay deceiver the world over.
Two confiding old ladies ofj Baltimore
boarded a stingy old curmudgeon of means
for twenty-seven long years, never present
ing him with a bill, but relying upon his
assurance that he would remember them
in his will. The old gentleman died lately,
forgetting all about the matter, and now
his former landladies have entered suit
against the administrator of the estate for
the amount of their board bill. They ought
to get it, too.
Mr. Charles Sensenbacii, of Biod
headsville, on Wednesday last, in jumping
from a sleieh. on which he was riding, Jell
and broke one of hi3 legs below the knee.
Mr. L. M. Burson, has been finally cap
tured and subdued by a Miss Dilly, one of
new Jersey's fairest daughters. May the
happy couple enjoy life to its fullest extent
Arm Broken. On Saturday last, Mrs.
Benj. Arndt fell down stairs, breaking- her
arm at the shoulder. Dr. N. C Miller at
tended to her medical wants and she is cow
rapidly recovering.
The 22d passed off here just as though it
was no more than a common, every-aay
We doubt whether even the name of George
Washington was thought of. Well, truly.
as Mattie Van Buren said it, "Republics is
ungrateful."
We know of several young men who have
been regular attendants of the Y. M. C A.,
that have ceased their attendance on account
of scurilous anonymous communications eeDt
them by professed members of the associa
tion.
John G. Keller, while handling one of
his horses, on Saturday morning last, acci
dentally, got the snap of the halter fast an
his hand inflicting a painful though not a
dangers wound. Dr. Patterson attended to
his hurts, and we are pleased to say that tt e
wound is doing nicely.
At the operatic performance of the stu-
dentsof Maplewood Seminary, EastHaddani,
Conn., Monday evening, Feb. 8, "Miss Liz
zie Williams assumed the character of Nana,',
in the opera of Martha, to the greatest satis
faction of the audience." So says the Hart
ford Courant of Fob. 1 1 .
At a meeting of the Directors of the Mon
roe County Agricultural Soctiety, held at the
office of Wm S. Rees, the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing year,
viz :
John Edinger, President ; Robert R. De
puy, Vice President; Win. S. Rees, Sec'y.
committee or ground.
John Edinger, Robert R. Depuy, and
James II. Stroud.
The "Colvin W ashing Machine" is one of
the greatest labor saving inventions of the
age. .. We have given one a thorough trial
and can say that it does more work, better
work, and in " less time than other machines
we have ever seen. Any one desiring to see
the machine can do so by calling on Mrs.
Thompson, East Stroudsburg. Parties
wishing to secure the agency, can do so by
addressing C. C. Loomis, Hannibal, Oswego,
N. Y.
Communicated.
Friend Schoch. I see by a notice in
yesterday's Democrat, that the Literary
Association established under the auspices
of the Young Men's Christian Association of
Stroudsburg, have selected for a subject of
debate "Wonians Rights," and I would like
to enquire through your paper of some who
are better posted than I, what that subject
has to do with the prosperity of Christ s King
dom, for which object I have always sup
posed that Young Men's Christian Associa
tions were organized to promote.
A MEMBER.
Well, keep it befbre the people that two
of the most important things to be kept up
for consideration hereabouts are that gas
company and those cisterns. The Normal
School might with propriety be considered a
third, but we are willing to let that drop for
the present if we can secure the others. But
meu and brethren, our word for it, we may
sadly rue our neglect, if we so far fail in our
duty to ourselves as to let the introduction
of gas and the building of those cisterns pass
out of the time of sure and speedly consum
mation.
The Chief Burgess and Councilmcn elec
ted on the 16th met at the office of Samuel
Rees, Esq'r., on Monday evening last, and
organized. The following appointments were
then made, viz :
B. S. Jacoby, Secretary.
Stephen Holmes, Jr., Attorney.
Win. Wallace, Treasurer.
John Edinger and Wilson Dreher, street
committee.
The Councilmen fixed upon the first Tues
day evening of each month as the time of
holding their monthly meetings, and
Stephen Holmes office, as the place of
meeting.
We observe by the Scranton pap era that
Mr. Robert H. McKune has been chosen
Mayor of that "city of magnificent distan
ces" and general disorder. Robert is a
Democrat, which counts nothing particular
ly in his favor, but he is a live, hardwork
ing business man, and, we firmly believe
capable and honest man, and a good social,
clever, and sober gentlemen, because of which
we think there is abundant reason to con
gratulate the third city of the commonwealth
over his election. He will certainly prove an
improvent upon the existing head of the city.
As it could not be a Republican Mayor this
time, we are clad, for ScrantonVsake, that
it is the active, untiring, genial Robert II.
McKcne, who has been called to the position
and its honors.
Jason Weeks, of Bangtfr, Me., who was
robbed of $16,000 in bonds in one of the pas
senger cars of the New Haven railroad, at
the Twenty-seventh street depot, New York
city, several years ago, and who brought suit
against the company, received a verdict in
the Supreme Court at New York, on Friday,
for the full amount of the stolen bonds.
The liveliest snow storm, and by far the
biggest of the season, visited this place on
Saturday last This adds another glorious
patch to our sleighing. From the telegrams,
in the daily papers, we learn that the storm
was quite general, extending even over old
Ocean to England, where the fall of snow
was unusually heavy.
The Y. M. C. A., hold up their hands in
holy horror when we mention the subject of
a dancing school under the auspices of the
association, but the majority of their lady
attendants and quite a number of their sup
porters and members "take in" every dance
that comes off in Stroudsburg and vicinity
without a word of reprimand. "0, consis
tency, &c."
Our town for some time past has been
rendered discordantly lively by the hah ! hay!
hoh ! huhl of our aspirants after lyric fame.
It will be a happy day when all these rough un
tutored voices become thoroughly perkinized
or cultivated. But then, only think of the
singing the sweet, heavenly sounds which
are to render Stroudsburg a very musical
heaven alter a wnue. JNeither we nor our
distinguished neighbor over the way took
lessons, and more's the pity.
Judge McMIIlIan Elected United
States Senator.
St. Paul, Feb. 19. The ballot to-day in
joint convention of the Legislature resulted
in the election of S. J. R. McMillian to the
United States Senate by a vote of 82 to 16
for Lochren. The Senator-elect is the pre
sent Chief Justice of the State Supreme
Court, and is a man of unimpeachable integ
rity. He has always been a Republican, but
having occupied for many years the benches
of the District and Supreme Courts, his
participation in political affairs has been to
casting his vote. He is about 50 years of
age, and is a prominent member of tb
Presbyterian Church.
Wx were pained to learn, a few days ago
ago that Mr. Charles Gordon, a native of.
and for a long time citizen of Monroe county,
met with a horrible and untimely death at
Staples & Barry's paint works, at Moose
head, Luzerne county. We could not learn
full particulars, but from what we did learn,
he went to see after his son, who was on the
railroad track near the mill, and, by some
means, cot the top of his head torn off.
Charles was a very quiet and excellent citi
t i .i ii i
zen, ana by his gentiemeniy deportment, ana
gentleness of manner, and kindness of heart
secured the respect and esteem of all who
knew him. From his boyhood he followed
the business of miller, and was favorably
known over a large scope of country for his
experiness in his calling. His natural genius
made him useful in his day a3 there were few
mechanical branches of business to which he
could not apply himself with the adeptness
of a master. At the time of his death he
was employed as an overseer in the works
of Messrs Staples & Barry and rendered most
efficient service to his employers. He leaves
a wife and three children, the latter, we be
licve, all grown or well advanced towards
manhood and womanhood, and a large num
ber ot other relatives and Iriends to mourn
his sudden death. His remains were taken
to the Water Gap, his former home for in
terment Mr. G. was in the 51st year o
bis age.
PUZZLE,
or
Problem In Arithmetic.
Mountain Home, Pa., Feb. 12, 1875.
m r w - t .
iheo. ociiocn air ana isro. rxoticmg
an inquiry or request for puzzles, one has just
come to mind which was given us when I was
a school boy in N. Y., and which will I think
put many ot your readers to thinking, as it
at first, seems impossible ; It is this : Three
boy's are sent out to sell apples, the first boy
has 10 apples, the second boy 30 apples, and
the third boy 50 apples. The are each to
sell their apples for the same price and to
each have the same amount of money at the
close of the sale, or in other words, neither
of them is to charge more than the other for
the apples, and yet the boy with 10 apples
is to receive as much as the boy with fifty.
J. Zabriskie.
East Stroudsburo, Feb. 18, 1875.
Friend Scnocn : Fourth of July is
the proper answer to A. J. Vs. puzzle as
near as I can get at it
Here is another if you think it worthy :
A-ls-a name whea properly fixed.
Which you can decipher If cunning at tricks.
And I'm of Importance aa 70a will then lee,
A only for me there could none eome to T.
Tannersville, Pa., Feb. 19, 1875
Mr. SciIOCH Ed. Jeffertonian.KK. J,
V," will please ask some hard questions.
The answer to his puzzle (?) is at sight seen
to be "Fourth of July."
Very Resp. Yours,
A. F. Kiktlir.
Communicated.
The meeting of the Y. M. C. A., last Fri
day evening, at their Hall was a decided
success.
The very stormy weather prevented many
roni attending who, would otherwise have
been present but the room was nevertheless
comfortably full.
The exercises consisted of an essay by Rev.
Dr. Chaplain, and readings by Mr. J. T.
Sherman and Mr.Thos. A. Bell, and music
by a Quartette.
At the request of the society, Dr. Chap
am consented to furnish a copy ot his essay
"or publication in the county papers.
The next meeting of the society will be
held on Saturday evening of the present
week, and the exercises will consist of read
ings, and essays, and a debate upon the ques
tion "Resolved that the right of suffrage
should be extended to women."
A cordial invitation is extended to all who
"eel interested, to be present.
We might here remark, that the reading
room of the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, is open every evening, and is furnished
with the leading newspapers and magazines
of the day, and is tree to an. 1 he room is
nicely furnished, and is a very pleasant place
to spend an evening.
Go and try it. X.
b'liev her under oath, so h w'ndnY and ran
with aetonwhing volubility and highly season
ed brogue through a formidable list of relative
ranging from brothers to second cousins, in
whose estimation, Ann's truthfulness was awiy
down below par and the dignified Assembly-
roan looked like one who felt that he had done
his duty and that poor Ann Doyle's character
was annihilated forever. The Jury could nt
believe the Doyle's in the face of such lestimo
ny and James and Ann each had a fine of $5
and imn tlv the posts of prosecution. District
4 j -
Attorney Lee and Davis for Commonwealth
Holmes for defendants.
On Tuesday morning the Grand Jury pre
sented true bills in the cases of Commonwealth
vs. John A. Quacko, inditement for assault and
battery with intent to commit rape on the per
son of Eliza Henry. A material witness for de
fendant was sick, and he was bound over in
sum of $500 to next term.
Commonwealth vs. Peter S. Brown fornica
tion and bastardy, bound over to the next term
After which the argument list was taken up
The following licenses were granted :
HOTELS.
James K. Fenncr,
John Barlow,
Ephram Altemose,
Josiah Dowliog,
Amandus Marsh,
EATING
Peter Born.
Jesse Albert.
Jury List February Term 1875.
PETIT JUKY SECOND WEEK.
Barrett Stephen II. Peters, Emery Price,
Eli Utt.
Chestnuthill James Everitt.
E. Stroudsburg Comodore Price, Jacob Eus-
kirk, Wilson Pierson, Chas. E. Durfee.
Hamilton A bner Shoemaker. Geo. i . Hel
ler, Jacob W. Butz, Joseph Fellencer, Peter
Mosteller. Geo. Erdman, Jr., Jabez Kirkhun.
Jackson Philip McClnskey, John Dailey
M. Smithfidd George Michael, George W
Lanar, Philip M. Peters.
Paradise John J. Price.
Price Thomas Fish.
Smithfidd M. C. Kautz, John W. Custard
David braith, Charles M. liunman, Isaac K
Transue. David l etter. Manassah L-abar.
Stroud Svdenham Lee, Charles Dennis
Henry Dennis.
Stroudsburg Benj. Hannai, Kobert Uoys,
James Postens.
Tunkhannock Henry Keenhold.
Tho. M. McIlii.a.net, Proth'y.
Court Proceedings.
The several Courts of the County convened
at the Court House on Monday last, at two P,
M. His Honor, Judge Dreher, and Associate
Judges Gruver and Staufler, upon the Bench
The Constables in the various townships
made their customary returns. The Grand
Jury was called and Judge Dreher delivered
the usual charge, laying stress upon the impor
tance of their considering the condition of the
roads and bridees thronchout the County. Af
ter a little business in the shape of petitions,
rules, &c, had been disposed of, the Grand Ju
ry came in presenting a true bill in the case of
the Commonwealth vs. James and Ann Doyle
which case was immediately placed upon trial
It was an indictment against Ann Doyle and
James, her son, for an assault and battery upon
Daniel McCasey, the affair occurring in Cool-
baugh township, just over the line from Lu
zerne. The parties to theca.se were all exces
sively Irish and created much amusement in
Court. Ann Doyle is a little, old, fiery speci
men of the "ould sod" with a tongue absolute
ly incapable of restraint and an excitable bus
band who wriggled into most surprising pos
tures and at every change in the proceedings
got up, turned himself and chair around and
then sat down again, and finally went upon the
Bench to interview His Honor, but at a sug
gestion from the Crier resumed his seat with
dispatch. McCasey's version of the affair was
that finding the Doyle's cattle upon his. land
he, accompanied by his two dogs, was gently
directing their course homewards when young
Doyle shot one of the dogs and then pointed
his double barrelled gun at McCasey. At this
time Mrs. Doyle stepped out from the brush
calling to her son to "shoot the robber I" She
then attacked him with a stick and poked and
struck him several times with it, following him
some distance continuing her "pokes" and
blows. Both defendants were examined in de
fense and according to their statements McCa
sey kept several bull-dogs and a " puncheon
brim full o' whiskey", said dogs being wont to
worry and "lug" defendants cattle. Seeing
Daniel go by that morning with his dogs they
surmised danger to their kine and Jam en got
down his double barrelled gun and meandered
up the road followed by his maternal parent:
they had not gone far when they saw Daniel
driving the cattle before him at a lively gait
and setting on the dogs James stepped to the
side of the road. The foremost doer came boun-
u
ding happily along nipping at the legs of one
of the cows when his spirits suddenly fell about
95 per ct. from the effects of a charge of fine
shot behind the fore shoulder Daniel plainly
perceiving that dog had had his day waxed
exceeding wroth and pulled out a pistol pre
senting it at James who thereupon levelled his
gun at him. Both testified that Ann gave
Daniel not a single poke with a stick and in
deed "had no stick at all, at all," and said
"niver a word" during the whole fracas. The
Hon. James McCasey, member of the Legisla
ture from Luzerne, and brother of Daniel, was
called to impeach the character of Mrs. Doyle
for truth. He got through his testimony in chief
gracefully, but on cross-examination, he, after
making an elaborate speech to the Court, inti
mating that Mr. Holmes was getting too in
quisitive and warned him that he had better
not ask him too many questions. The attor
ney still demanded the names of those persons
who had made statements derogatory to Mrs.
D.'s veracity, and the worthy representative
of Luzerne began with Mrs. Doyle's brother
in-law who said M and fath, and he w'ndn't
East Stroudsburg.
Tunkhannock.
Coolbaugh
Eldred.
HOUSES.
Stroudsburg.
A Troy stove firm fcu rwivJ7i
from the West in relation to the tl
of a heater for a church. u-Wv F'Ure
as follows : 'The heaths f,:A.
for the church at wnrl-Q ?
oH 1
ihurch at worl-a iu J Ju
us your rock bottom nrices. aa V1T
but very pious.'
The latest news from Connt:....
ccrning the Democratic nominationY'1?-
Register, which is "authorized to sa- f?0
Governor Ingersoll continues unwi'f; 1
be a candidate.
and feels 'J ' ,
to withdraw ,m b?
from th nnnsirlfrfiinr -,f U-
V1 c-,nvo,-
, who uj,.
personal reasons
m the conside;
Mrs. Briham Youncr. No 1
vied with the old Mormon at S?
hnois, many years ago, is now visitia-
mer acouaintances nt "Rnttio. ri , c:r
She believes in Brighara, and statcV
lnmeaLinn m run nv t hot .i i -
- , 11
ien he
TOlfVl Vic of 5.lf T 1. - i
-v ( w wuiu ijpr i
a good long visit, but he would not Y'-Tt
her stay awuy more than a year !
Governor Hartranft, who U3 tV,3 f.
administered the affairs cf tha fj r
wealth with ss much impartiality aK '-f"
and usefulness, will undoubtedly bo n"
D
raaJsceolta
The local elections held in this State
last week resulted in a way that is very
satisfactory to Ilcpubhcans. The clear
average majority in Philadelphia for mass
trates was over 12.000. on a verv lieht
vote, which is considerably better than it
was on a much larger vote last November.
In the cities of Lancaster, Beading and
Harrisburg, which are frequently if not
mostly Democratic, the Republicans elected
their municipal officers by comparatively
large majorities. The same was the case
in a number of other towns. On the whole
it would appear that the Republican or
ganization is better and stronger than it
was a few months ago. Many of its mem
bers recognize now, much more clearly than
they did then, the great national disasters
that would result from complete Democra
tic ascendancy in the nation. They see
that such an event would place the federal
government practically in tbe hands of the
men who initiated and led the great rebel
lion, and for this they are not quite pre
pared. If Congress and our public authori
ties generelly will act with good sense and
refrain from political follies during the next
few months the election results of 1875
will be very different from those of 1874.
Bucks Co. Intelligencer.
A conflict that promises to have serious
results has broken out between the Balti
more and Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail
roads. It began by a complaint on the
part of President Garrett, of the Baltimore
and Ohio, that the Saratoga agreement as
to charges for Western freight and passen
gers had been violated by the Pennsylvania
and other roads, to the injury of his line.
This was answered in an indignant manner
by Col- Scott, and in a day or two the com
panies began active hostilities against each
other. The Pennsylvania refused to take
the Washington trains of the Baltimore
and Ohio company over its tracks between
Philadelphia and New York, and all pas
sengers were thu3 compelled to take the
rival Baltimore and Potomac route, which
is managed by Col. Scott. Mr. Garrett re
taliated by putting down the passenger
fares to the West, making his rates to Cin
cinnati $12, St. Louis $17, Chicago $12,
&c. a reduction of about forty per cent.
The Pennsylvania at once made the same
reduction. There is now no exchange of
passengers or recognition of tickets between
the two companies, and the Baltimore peo
ple propose to meet the difficulty by a daily
line of steamers between their city and
New York. The Philadelphia, Wilming
ton and Baltimore Company, owning the
only connecting line below Philadelphia,
finds itself in an awkward position, but just
now appears to be at the disposal of Col.
Scott. The Baltimore and Ohio is deter
mined to force through another avenue
from Baltimore to New York, and this fact
may have an important bearing on some of
the incomplete railroad projecU now pending.
to this date, remarkable as it
other name has been Esurrestf-r5 "t,7 ' J
probably win be betweenlhia and Novf'
ber, except in a complimentary sense"-
GermantoKn Telegraph.
A very hospitable lady who does net 1W
over fifty miles from Uiica, gave a ra-'v
for her friends among tbe young mi
and masters the other evening. Rour.-j
dances were proposed, when the laJy said
'I cannot allow you to have any round
dances. If any of the boys wish to hB"
the girls, let them sit down "upon the softs'
and go right at it in earnest, but no round
dances, mind, you 1' Wasn't that Bensilii'
It is a noteworthy fact that h all the
Northern States taken together, the De
mocracy polled fewer votes" in 1 S7 1 than in
1872, its apparent gain in these States fcj.
ing due the absence of about, 2.j0,000 Re
publican voters. But in eight Southern
States the Democracy had a majority cf
290,000, showing that the" strength cf the
party still lies in the South, and" is main
tained now, as formerly, by ictim:dati:n
and force.
Six hundred children went sleighing in
one party from Wilkesbarre the other day.
Small boys who disturb church services
in Clearfield county, are arrested and
fined.
A fine quality of variegated marble has
been found in the Nippenose Valley, Ly
coming county.
W lluamsport will have a hich old time
on St. Patrick's day. Barney McCue is to
be hung there at that time.
An Iowa blacksmith is teachincr his old
daughter the mysteries of his trade, and
she is learning so fast that she can now
shoe a horse.
Compensation. A Michigan paper says
"At least five and a half feet snow in th
woods up here prevents the leaves of the
forest from blowing around and covering
in trails.
A farmer in Lehigh county has, as a ten
ant, a robin, who lives all the year round
in a thicket of small pines, and in the win
ter time takes his meals at the farmer's
house.
i v .1 : i. t - i
ca., ueiungir.g to j ames vj.cds, ci
istown, two weeKS ago gave birth to a
double kitten. It bad two complete hnii.
four complete and four smaller lei-s. and
the appearance of two bodies, though from
shoulder to hip they were joined indisscl
ably together. The kitten walked and
ate, and lived for ten days, when, stran.'j
to say, Mr. Gibbs killed it, beu3 of a
superstitious notion that its birth was ta
omen of evil.
The increase of preciou3 mt-tals p roi-zy j
in the territory west of the Missouri river
is steady and unremitting. In 1S73 it wai
$72,258,553; in 1S74,' $74,411 ,C",3 and
recent developments now s:era to ji-s'Jr'v
the belief that the vield for 1575 v.-ill ?p
proximate S80,000000. Out cf this im
mense production enough ought to b? kor-t
in this country in the next tvo or three
years to supply the place of the forty c H
millions of fractional currency now ia cir
culation. Should the election of the next Presi
dent be thrown into the House of R-r.re-sentatives,
as under certain contin-nricg
it might, let U3 see the result. A Doim
cratic President would be elected rf course.
The majority of the Democratic ITcusc. rr
as some counts make it, the majority with
in a vote or two, is composed of Ccnfcder;:
soldiers. This majority would arsolut-vr
control the Democratic action, especially
when its civil support would be such men
as John Young Brown. Jefferson Ihv.3
can become the next President cf tho
United States. -Phila. Press.
The New York State Engineer regards
the question of steam navigation cf tr;
canals as satisfactorily settled in the grand
essentials of economv. speed and time.
The round trip from "Buffalo to Allan j
and back is made in from fifteen to seven
teen days, against thirty-three cays cf t
horse-boats. This reduces the time one
half, thus virtuallv doubling the capacities
of the canal. With regard to csrcn?:.
unfeigned surprise is expressed ty t;
Engineer at the small proportion o. c:s
for fuel, which he regards as incrcd.c.y
and as destined to supersede horse p cjf
entirely within a comparatively short t:r?.
This should be good news for "the West.
In 1778 James Kosenkrar, Sr., frca
Seneca county, N. Y., was cr.rtared at
Wyoming, taken by the Indians 1 5 j e
Lake country, escaped, returned to
sex county, and found there lis wi.e ar.a
six children, whom he Fuppod lost, ana
they supposed him slain. Wis descendants
are in Luzerne countv, Pa. There is i
tradition that a pamphlet sketch cf t
captivity was once published, but ro ccjj
is known in this region. Any .j0rnli
respecting that pamphlet or this Ja..
Rosenkrans, Sr., will be gratefully re.
if directed to A. O. Worden, New Mn:o
Susquehanna county, Pa. Editors in t-
region please copy.
Some time ago the Presbyterian
A South. a?Foin
committees of conference with the vie
establishing fraternal relations bM"
them.
inst., by
t
itea
A sixteeen year-old Atchison (Kan.) lass
broke into a billiard saloon the other day,
and carried away all the billiard balls, be
canse her father spent all his mony there
and denied her a new silk dress.
r t i
The Allentown Neics 6ays : "It is re
ported from a very reliable source that on
Wednesday the Allentown Iron Company
sold its entire immense quantity of pig iron,
now in stock at their works in this city,
and consisting of 2S.000 tons, to certain
parties not mentioned, for $29 per ton. The
transaction as reported involves the nav-
ment on the part of the purchasers of the
iTsnrf dm sum Pf f 667,000.
These committees mot cn
r ntmenr. at PaltimW?, '
"-"t V "llv , nt; 1.TJ
adjourned after a session lamt,
14th ult., without having acwmp-u
rslfc iWirwT The conference k
ducted wholly in writing, and tJ
donoo cnv th.it. thfl Southern tr'lu-","'
virtually
the SorAe
bout
.1 14 W
t If III. I 1 1 1 1 1 11 - , i-
PKroK cvrtu nK;,1PA its patriotic '
ances mado during and since - , ,
nati Gazette torcibiv puis 'jjus
pardon of the Southern brethren.
the Southern committee aSU.Tt in poin?
Southern Presbyterians were ry m
into tho rvebellion, and that tbe 5r;ng
Presbyterians were wrong, w ' vrD.
them and in sustaining the nation J
ment. Tbe fact is full cf lR
significance.