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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1875.
IV?" North Carolina, two years ago gave
a f emocra!i; majority of 20,07."); now it
t: tvi-rf a Republican majority of 1 0.000, and,
in spite of Democratic gerrymandering, lias
kept the Democrats from carrying a major
itv of the Constitutional Convention. I:
i!i is the beginning of a new tidal wave ?
The detection and arrest of the
scoundrel-: who managed to filch that $47,-
000 package from the Uuited States Treas
ury was a job well done and creditable to
those engaged in it. There could be no
doubt, under the circumstances, that the
robbery was performed by some one employ
ed in the Treasury Department, aided by
outside accomplices, and the subsequent
pursuit of the thieves has been based upon
1 hat conviction. The result relieves cx
Treasurcr spinner from all further responsi
bility, and enables him to turn over the
Treasury to his successor with every dollar
in its proTcr place. It must be exceed
ingly gratifying to him, as it is to his many
friends, to know tlint after so many years'
service, in a trying position, and after
handling so many thousands of millions of
the public money, his accounts have been
found correct throughout.
Oi R Democratic brethren, preparatory to
-'i ijuaro division of the Senatorial spoils,
nut at the "Burnett House" in this
borough on Thursday last. All the
o:iutit s composing the district were repre
sented, and, after deliberation, it was con
ceded that the first grab belongs, of right, to
.Monroe County. This being satisfactorily
settled, tlyj several delegations, under the
lead of our distinguished neighbor over the
way concluded that a good time was next in
order, and a right jolly good time was had.
Atnandus O' Democrat proved himself em
phatically the right man ia the right place,
and, by the time of reaching within grasping
distance of "the wee sma' hours," had the
party most gloriously spiritualized.
Humor has it that John Coolbaugh, of
Sinithfield, Gen. C. Eurnctt and Robert R.
Depuy, of this place, arc not averse to sac
rifice themselves under the weight of Sena
torial honors. Humor also has it that Gen.
Burnett has the inside track, and that John's
and Robert's chances of standing out in the
eo'.d are more than good. Could some com
promise be effected by, which our distin
guislied neighbor over the way could be set
tled in the position. Come now, fellow
Democrats let us reason the matter.
A ramiiy Ilcuiiion.
Mr. John ShliTer and wife, who reside in
Hamilton township, were born in Plainfield
township, Northampton Co., Da., in 1707,
as id were married in 1819, fifty-six years ago.
Wo learn that Mr. Shifter is the senior of his
wilb only about two months. They had a
family reunion and pic-nie on the 12th inst.,
in 1 1 inkle's woods. The gathering was tom
posl of sons and daughters, and their wives
and husbands, grand children and their wives
and husbands, and great grand children,
numbering in all I"l, and this is. ten short of
the whole number yet living. The day was
:::"re or less rainy, and thought especially
so. whieh cause'! the whole party to remain
a:! night at the house of the old patriarch.
)i cour.-e he had not beds enough to go all
around, with only two in a bed, so a bed was
es temporized reaching across a large room,
into which were placed forty children, aged
from three months to six years. The Strouds
burg Com-t Band, with choice selections
from its musical repertoire, added much to
the pleasures. After the band reached home
tS:ey honored u- with a serenade before re
turning to their abodes. The music was
Ki'and, and they have our thanks for the
honor thus conferred upon us.
Sine;; gathering the above facts and putting
them in shape, the Rev. Mr. Jlobbs, who
was present a part of the time, has kindly
l'inii.-hed us with a communication giving
many interc-ting particulars attending this
remarkable home gathering. The reader
will please turn to said communication in an
( h'-r column.
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kiiu! lo our A;i!ni;i!s.
The agent of the Society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals has been in this place
for several days, and has made several ar
rests for violation of the law relating to the
treatment and handling of animals. Among
those arrested, we have heard of, are the
following: John JIartman, for improperly
lying the leg of calves, also the drivers of
the Milford stage line and the Mauch Chunk
line. Those parties had a hearing before
.Justice Reese, and in consideration of the
fact that they had violated the law ignorant
ly, and of these being their first offences,
they were loft, off without the u.-.ual fine.
The law is very stringent in this matter, and
we advise fvery one to treat their animals
kindly, or before they kuow it they may be
strrested and fined, and punished severely.
The agent representing the Society here is
Mr. E. N. Ladh-y. We presume the Socie
ty will appoint agents in different parts of
the County in a iV:vv days. This matter is
V ei i vt (j ; iiriM. util attention all over the Cuun
ty .-if. this tini", and it i v ry proper that it
h 'in! 1, for i.hoo who are hea.-lly enough to
u e ! he dumb animals beastly deserve to have
Mil': of their own cruelty visited upon theiu-
ve
Ret the work go On.
ft
li e i'our made from the
;f eZce di'iV I
Line
i inn i 1 1 i inn i 11 1 nun r i
Northampton county built fifteen new
school houses last year.
A wick cd paragraphias calks the "pull
back" style "candle mould" skirts.
An eighty-three acre farm near ITollidays
burg, sold for 10,000 the other day.
In Jerks county they employ infuriated
bulls to guard the huchlebcny patches.
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Cherryville, Northampton count', has
200 inhabitants, thirteen of whom are wid
ows. A new steel mill at Seranton is expected
to be ready for operation on the 1st of Sep
tember. D. R. Buckwaltcr, of Spring City, Mont
gomery county, owns an apple tree with a
limb lo inches long which bears 1G5 apples.
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The Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company
started up one of their rolling mills August
4, and blew in a new furnace on the 2d.
One hundred and forty-nine cars loaded
with peaches, containing seventy-four thous
and four hundred baskets, arrived in Jer
sey City, N. J., on Saturday.
,c.
The Ebcnsburg Pa., Freeman says hem
lock lumber can be bought at that place for
$7 per thousand feet and shingles for 2 per
thousand:
New potatoes arc selling at forty cents a
bushel at various points in the State. The
supply of potatoes and corn never was so
good as now.
The political canvass in Maine is progress
ing finely. The Republicans are active and
full of confidence. The election occurs on
the 13th of September.
The appraisement of the personal proper
ty of the late Judge, Geo. V. Woodward,
just filed in the office of the Register of
Wills, shows $223,940 77.
The trade in molasses is rapidly being di
verted from New York and other Northern
ports, and concentrating at Philadelphia and
Baltimore. The Quaker City gains fastest
Wisconsin has just taken a State census
and finds her present population to be ,
2.7,106 against l,0o4,690 in 1870 a gain
of 1S2,4, or over seventeen percent.
The Mauch Chunk Democrat, in a leader
half a column long, enthusiastically suggests
the name of Hon. S. S. Dreher, President
Judge of this district, as a suitable candi
date for Coventor.
SriiKN- PrATH Mr. Edwin Ilardv of
Urodlicadsvilie, ihio County, while out fishing
on ihe 2nd of August, fell dead about 11 o'clock
at night. He was in Ids 27t!i year. The dis
ease is supposed to hare been heart complaint.
Miltox 3 Iarsii has made arrangements
to furnish melons and peaches to the lovers
of those luxuries, at the lowest prices. A
supply will always be found at his stand in
front of his father's residence, on Main street
Notice .The Rev. E. A. Francis of
Ringhamton, N. Y., will preach at the Rap
tist Church in Stroud tsp., next Sunday,
the 22nd inst., at 10 o'clock. The public
are cordially invited to come out and hear
this interesting preacher.
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The Washington county fair will be held
September 22d, :;d and 24th, at Washing
ton; the Rurgcttstown fair on the 5th, Cth
and 7th of October, the Brownsville fair
September 30th and October 1st; the Mo-
nongahela City fair September 15th, 16th
and 17th.
The rains last week filled up all the
streams in Greene, Fayette, Westmoreland,
Washington and other counties, to overflow
ing, and much damage was done to proper
ty along the water course by the overflow.
The papers of those counties are full of de
tails of injur' caused b the floods.
There is a gang of outlaws circulating
through the border counties of New York
aud Pennsylvania, robbing the farmers right
and left and creating a reign of terror every
where. No attempt has been made to ar
rest them. In Erie county, Pa., one mur
der and five robberies have been committed
bv them.
The New York World is extremely hard
on the Democrats of this State. It charges
the editor of the Ilarrisburg Patriot with
having taken ten thousand dollars from a
Democratic State Treasurer, and now it says
Judge Orvis corruptly took the appointment
of Judge of the Twenty-fifth District The
Gght is getting quite noisy for a family one.
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There are some things iti the address of
the Republican State Committee which the
Democratic editors say they do not under
stand. We don't see, however, how it will
be possible for the Committee to send a per
son around to enlighten these ignoramuses,
who keep right on attacking the free school
system. Willimnsjtort Gazette,.
The Philadelphia North American says:
The Pennsylvania Democracy may as well
take down their sign and put up the shut
ters of the show window of their establish
ment for the manufacture of political capi
tal. For a long, long time have they dis
played in that show window the model of a
tremendous hole rn the State Treasury; a
hole out of which something valuable was
supposed to have dropped.
One of the most remarkable monstrosities
on record is now in the possession of one of
our town physicians. It is a child with two
heads, four arms, four, hgs, and one body
all perfect with the exception that both
mouths are disfigured with hare-lips. This
lus'jg natural unfortunately died at birth,
or the Shneso twins would have been east
eompleUdy in the ; hade. It. was the fir:.t
ehill or children in a family living a few
miles out of town. Houndalt Ik mid.
A Curiosity.
. Samuel 1. Smith of East Stroudsburg,
showed us two eggs, on Saturday last, which
in history and formation put in the shade all
the egg-stories we ever heard. . On Sunday
the. 8th inst. one of his white Brahma hens
laid two eggs with a limy attachment as thick
as an ordinary goose quill entending from
the tip end of one egg to the tip end of the
other. This attachment was broken when
the eggs were found
The weight of the
cirs was o ounces.
This occurrence is so remarkable that we
should have been inclined to doubt the fact,
had we not seen it with our own eyes, , .
PENNELLOGitArns. This style of pictures,
a late invention, is one of the most beautiful
we have ever seen. It is made upon a silver
coated metallic plate, and painted with su
perior London colors and India Ink, by artists
only who have attained a high degree of ex
cellence in their professions, hence the Pcn-
nellograph is not only the most durable, but
the most beautiful picture ever introduced to
the public, and needs only to be seca to be
appreciated and remembered. '. W. S. Bald
win is the sole agent for this county, and
parties having pictures of deceased friends
that they would like to have copied large and
life-like, would do well to call on him.
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Personals.
Mr. S. Reess, esq., returned home last
Saturday, from an extended trip in the
Western States. .
John Nvce, Esqr. of MilforJ, Pa., was in
town on Friday last The Col. looks well, and
during his stay was called on by a number, of
old personal friends. '-.
Hex ry Miller, of this place, returned from
his European trip, a few days since. Henry
Jooks hale and hearty, and expresses himself
much pleased with his trip, and says he noted
many important changes since he left the old
country.
Mr. Joseph Keller, now engaged in
the furniture business in Allentown formerly
a resident of this place, is on a visit to hisnu
merous friends hereabouts. Mr. Keller is
looking well and we are pleased to see him
among us.
Family Gathering.
A remarkable and interesting family gath
ering took place at the residence of Mr. John
Sihfi'ER, in Hamilton township, Monroe
County, Pa., on the 12th inst. John Shif
fer was born Oct 4, 1707, and his wife, E
LiZAHETir, December 17, 1707. They were
married in Pla'mfield township, Northamp
ton county, Pa., the 10th day of May, 1S10.
Nine children were born to them, eight of
whom arc living. One died aged 47 years,
the wife of James Stackhouse. To the nine
children were born fifty-six children and 23
grand children as follows: To Catharine
Shiffer, wife of James Stackouse nine chil
dren, and fourteen grand children ; to Ru
dolph Shiffer ten children and eight grand
children; to Sophia Shiffer, wife of George
Hufford, thirteen children and five grand
children; to Jeremiah Shiffer seven children; !
to Alfred Shiffer ten children ; to Margaret
Shiffer, wife of Reuben Thomas, three chil
dren, and one grand child; to Joseph Shif
fer two children ; to Ellen Shiffer, wife of
John Stackhouse, two children. Thus to
John and Elizabeth Shiffer were born nine
children, fifty-six grand children, and twen-t3'-eight
great grand children. Of these, eight
children, forty-two grandchildren and twenty
five great grand children are living. - All
of the-?, together with their sons-in-laws,
and daughters-in-law, grand sons-in-law,
and grand-daughters-in-law, except eight,
were present, thus making a family gather
ing of about one hundred persons.
They had a dinner worthy the occasion in a
grove near the house, about 3 o'clock P. M:
After satisfying the inner man with the good
things, a collection was taken up among theni,
every one, baby and all, contributing. : A
handsome sum was raised and equally divi
ded between grand father and grand mother
Shiffer, as an additional token of love. Not
withstanding the frequent showers of rain",
all were cheerful and happy. The' seemed
to vie with each other iu the enjoj'tuent of
the occasion. A shower of rain after dinner
prevented them from assembling iu the grove
for an address. Some took shelter in the
house, some in the barn, others under um
brellas. The children, from the little three
year old up to the young Miss of fourteen,
with shoes and stockings off, skipped about
in the beautiful meadow adjacent to the
house. It was a cheerful and pleasing sight.
Little girls and young Misses dressed in white,
bare headed and bare-footed, skipping and
jumping about in the beautiful green grass.
The older people looked on with admiration
and delight, ever and anon the unbidden tear
would fall; not tears of sorrow, nor shame,
nor distress, but tears of excessive joy. It
was the happiest hour of their lives.
I never saw a sweeter contentment and
deeper expressions of love written on the
countenance of an aged woman, than o n
the placid face of Grand mother Shiffer, her
cup was full. Indeed, all seemed to catch
the Spirit of sweet contentment from her.
Such a gathering is seldom witnessed. An
other pleasing feature was, all bore the marks
of honest labor, industry and thrift, none
bore the marks of dissipation or profligacy.
All in the enjoyment of health. 3Iany of
them earnest christian men and women. Be
fore we left they gathered in the yard iu
front of the house, when a short address was
delivered suitable to the occasion. The chil
dren then sung several appropriate pieces.
Many were moved to tears. It was a delight
ful season. We could not but think of the
joy in store for the good, when they shall
meet in the beautiful groves on the banks of
the River of Life.
As we were leaving the Stroudsburg Cornet
Band arrived. Most of the families remain
ed until the next day noon. They will never
all meet again on earth. May they meet in
"Heaven above where all is love," ".vhere
parting will be no more.:;
L. M. Homts,
An invited ,'.pv;t.
Base Ball.
WATER GAP VS. CALDENO.
On Saturday last a match game of base
ball was played-on the Fair Ground, the
contestants being the Caldcnos of this plate
and the Water Gap House nine, consisting
of boarders at that hotel. Our boys only
escaped defeat by the "skin of their teeth,"
it being the closest game they have ever
won. The visitors were, all fine play era
individually", coming from vairous excellent
clubs in Easton, Philadelphia and Newark,
but lack of practice together was very
observable in their play. The gTound was
in bad condition, from our recent heavy
rains arid the fielding was decidedly poor,
as the large number of errors demonstrates ;
the batting however was cxcllent on both
sides. ; A large : crowd was present in the
early afternoon to witness the game, but as
the hours slipped by and no "Water Cap
pers" : appeared many : left thinking there
would be no trame. About 4:30 the vis
itors made their appearance and game was
immediately commenced. On account of the
carelessness of the Caldeno scorer we arc
unable to give the base hits. The columns
are Runs, Put out, Assisted and Errors
respectively
The following is the score
WATJCR OXP.
Iturke, c
K. TO. X. K.
i 4 a li
CALIESO.
. P.O. A. E.
Marsh, e.f.. 4 10
Walton, p 2 O 2
Huston, 2d b.. 2 2 2
Holmes, s. ... 2 6 0
Hayes, 1st b... 2 5 0
Losran. c 3 12 2
a
2
1
1
0
5
1
3
2
Itoby, c. f. 0
B. llumniore, l.f 1
Yi'.U uiimiere 2 b 4
0
0
4
2
0
3
0
0
Hu rroughs, :t b S
Biddle, 1st b 2 11
Grubb, . ... 3 - 1
Fulmar, p... 2 2
C. Schoch, r.f 2.0 1
Zeigler,3db. 10 1
W.Schoeh,Lf 3 1 0
Bell, r. f..
3 O
Total..
19 27 12 31
Totals..
21 27 8 1
INMNGS.
1st 2nd 3d 4th fth 6tli 7th 8th 9th Total
Water Gap...
Caldeno
.1 4 2 0 5:0 2 1 4 19 '
1 2 1.3 7 1 2 1 321
Struck out, Caldeno 1, Water Gap 9
Umpire Mr. F. It. Nevins, Water Gap
House. Scorers, an O Linda and Steven
son. Time of game, 2 hours and 30 minutes.
' , ! Dover, Aug." 13th, 1S75.
. JI. JfarsJt, Cant. Caldeno B. 11. C. :
Dear Sir. We, the Randolph Rase
Rail Club of Dover, N. J., do hereby chal
lenge you to play a game of Rase Rail at
Stroudsburg, Pa., on Wednesday, August
2.1th, for one-half gate money for expenses
I suppose j'ou play on the fair grounds and
can therefore take gate money. Please
irive us a speedy reply, that we can make
arrangements if you accept, which I hope
you will.. I am, yours respectfully,
C. H. Dickixso.x, Sec. R. R. R. C.
The Randolphs are a first-class amateur
club, one of the best in New Jersey, in fact
having several professional players in their
nine. Wadsworth, one of them, playing
in the Philadelphias last season. Our boys
have been to considerable expense this sea
son, which they have as 'ot reaped no pe
cuniary benefit, and have decided to charge
an admission fee to this game. Citizens
will be waited upon by a committee of the
club with tickets, and we hope they will be
libcrallv patronized.
"II. W. Marsh, Capt.
Ciias. A. Holmes, Sec. .
The Caldenos go to Washington, New
Jersey, next Saturday, Aug. the 21st, and
play the Modocs of that place.
For the Jeffkrsoxian.
Ry invitation of Mrs. Vincent Miller and
Miss Martha S. Henry, a party of teu
friends from Henryville, started for a day's
pleasure to the Ruckhill Falls, on Monday
August 9th inst. The day was a delightful
one," the weather was pleasant, and the com
pany was composed of cheerful countenan
ccs, smiling faces and happy hearts. In
this company were two fainilies from New
Jersey, near relatives of Mr. Vincent Mil
ler, who added much pleasure to the - party
and we think these folks should live in a
better climate than is enjoyed in Spain. At
Oakland," the party halted and visited the
large Peg Works in operation in that place.
In one room were employed some nine or
ten young ladies, neatly attired, in making
the pegs by machinery. The several opera
tions the block of wood has to go through
before the peg is finally finished, wag shown
and it afforded much gratification to all.
Again the carnages proceeded on their
journey until the residence of Mr. G. Price's
was reached, who allowed the party the use
of his stables, where the horses were allowed
to rest. After a walk of about a mile
through the woods, the descent commenced
From rock to rock, haDging on the branches
of trees, clinching some root of a tree, back
wards, sidewards a slip here and there, a
handing down from hand to hand slowly
but surely the descent was accomplished.
The first to reach the foot of the Falls,
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away aneau oi an me omcrs, was .uiss
Henry, the joy of her father's home and the
light of the household. When all had
reached the foot of the Falls, the view was
grand, as we stood looking at the water
foaming over the rocks and descending with
great force into a beautiful basin prepared
by Nature to receive it as it comes down.
No pen can describe it, or tongue tell the
effect the view has on a person who first
looks on such a beautiful piece of work,
carved out of Nature's quarries. Here at
the foot of the Falls, reeliuing on the moss,
shadowed over by a great rock, the ladies
spread out a feast of good things, which
were heartly enjoyed by the company such
a feast is not often set out. We venture to
say, from what we know of the party, that
a more delighed company has not vwted
these Falls for years. After a pleasant
stroll along the banks of the stream and
taking a last and loug look at the charming
Falls, they returned home after dark, no oue
exhaused and none to say, I am glad I am
back, but all sorry the trip was so soon over.
If this delighted party ever meet again un
der the shadow of the rock, may they meet
iu that beautiful laud, where there are no
shades of sun to hide from. You Know.
For the past throe weeks a thousand
barrels of apples have been shipjted every
day to the West and East from Memphis.
The averiige j ri';o Is two dollars per barrel.
EST Ex-Senator Pugh utterly refuses to
take part in the Ohio Democratic campaign.
When the ancient leaders begin to desert
a cause, it is manifest that it must be on
the wane. , ;
Y. M. C. A.
The next regular monthly meeting of the
Young Mens Christian Association,wiIl be held
in their rooms on Friday evening, August 3th
at 8 o'clock. The members are particularly
requested to be present as it is the evening for
nominating officers to serve for the ensuing
mi f 11 J
year, me subject oi attaining a norary ior
the association will also be discussed.
Wm. 15. BELL, Sec'y.
Grape ami Canister.
The "kalsomined and frescoed" fraternity
are doing a rushing business. Heavy
railings have been put up on the new Pocono
bridge. Sentimental lovers, let your prayers
ascend. - "TrajT, Hiawatha and Sweet
heart,1' had a splendid time with the tape
line. It was a scene that caused us to stand
spell-bound. Eureka. That neighbor
who sees so much, should buy a new, stiff
broom, and give his own door-yard a thorough
cleaning. The hind remarks in regard
to "O. G." are appreciated. Of one thing
you can rest assured, he does' nt "borrow
the livery of heaven to serve the devil in,"
like some of those who take such a great in
terest in ms weiiare.- vvouicrnot a
chapter or two on East Stroudsburg be in
teresting? We think so, for it could be
sweetly perfumed. The boss of the har
em should think aboutcrcmation.
" Ranty " didn't see the snapping turtle as
he expected. lie barely escaped by hearing
the " whipoorwiirs1' ; sweet ;voicc warning
him off.
Society iu England has been shaken to
the centre by the trial of Col. Valentine
Raker, an aristocratic army officer, fifty
years of age and married, for an indecent
assault upon a Miss Dickinson, with whom
he was travelling alone in a railway car
riage. From the testimony it appeared
that she was only saved from something
worse by her own courage and presence of
mind. Raker was promptly arrested and
sent to trial, his case consuming but a single
day. No defence was made, but proofs of
good character and distinguished public
services were submitted. The jury found
him guilty in a few minutes after retiring,
and the Court sentenced him to pay a fine
of S2J500 and to be imprisoned one year.
Col. Raker has since been dismissed from
the army and his disgrace thus made com
plete. The point in this case which chiefly
deserves our attention is the prompt and
impartial manner in which justice was ad
ministered. The high social and military
standing of the defeudaut did not avail for
a single moment to protect him from the
full operation of the law. It would be for
tunate if we could say as much for the
course of justice in our own country.
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Late reports from the flooded portions
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois show that the
damage done to the growing aud harvested
crops in that region has been greatly exag
gerated. The floods were heavy, it is true,
but they were confined altogether to the
river vallejvs and bottoms, where much in
dividual loss has been suffered. Rut the
great expanse of upland which forms near
ly all the nrea of those States is compara
tively uninjured, unless it is by the sprout
ing of the exposed grain in some places.
The growth of corn and grass stimulated
by the Avefc weather will more than com
pensate, in. a general sense, for all the losses
suffered.- The country- has undergone no
actual loss, therefore, by the Western floods,
although the)' have caused much individual
hardship, and the productive wealth of the
great grain States will be up to the usual
mark. There will be enough to supply the
expected foreign demand without stinting
ourselves.
Hon. William A. Graham, cx-Goveruor
of North Carolina, died on Wednesday of
last week at Saratoga, New York, of heart
disease. He was born in North Carolina
in 180-i, was admitted to the bar in 1S25,
and began his political career in 1833 as a
member of the lower branch of the State
Legislature, of which he was subsequently
several times elected Speaker. Retwcen
1S11 and 1S13 he represented North Caro
lina in the United States Senate. He was
Governor of his native State from 1815 to
1S49. On the accession of Mr. Fillmore
to the Presidency he was appointed Secre
tary of the Navy, aud held that office until
June, 1852, when he resigned on being
nominated for Vice-President on the ticket
with General Scott. During the last years
of the civil war he was a Senator in the
Confederate Congress. His last public ac
tion was as a delegate to the Union Conven
tion, in Philadelphia, in I860.
The Pittsburg Otmmerical says that the
latest Democratic dodge iu this State is to
crowd poor old Noycs off as a candidate for
Governor by nominating him for the State
Treasurer, and putting Ross, of Montgo
mery, on for the Governor. Ross and
Noycs is now the Wallace combination, ac
cording to report. It is hard on Rigler
and Wuream, but then they are both used
to it Slifer, whom Curt in wants nomina
ted for State Treasurer, has no notion of
being used in that way. He is much more
inclined to support tlm Republican State
ticket, and Curtin's little scheme, therefore,
goes for nothing. The small-fry of (he
Democratic press had better get their
mouths ready to hurrah for Ross and Noycs,
with a mental reservation in favor of Rarr,
who is the only one likely to give trouble
to Ross.
Internal revenue receipts Saturday,
S330,9(M 04 ; for the month, $1, OtH,330 ;
for the fiscal year, 813,912,598. Customs
receipts Saturday, CC1J70 30 ; for the
month, 0,405,001 ; for the fiscal year,
820,774,030. National bank notes out
standing, 8340,205.093, of which 82,000,
000 are national gold bank notes. Rouds
held by the Treasurer as security for na
tiomd bank circulation, 8374,917,702 ; for
deposits of public moneys, 818,792,200.
National bank notes received for redemp
tion during the week ending Saturday, 83,-
Vermont's Stato debt 0.
Rrooklyn drank 290,000 barrels ofl.
lat year. , 'l
"Duncan, Sherman & Co.'s assets arc 3
838.SC3-53. Liabilities, S4,910,iaS'00.V"'"
' - The wwhortlebcrry crop in Ohio tin
season is said to be one of the largest 3
known.
" The population of Jersey City is 0;
ted at 110,000, and that of Hudson counf'"
150,000. 1,1 '
A Mormon church was
Audubon, Minncstoa, last
twelve members.
organized at
wcek
with
Its coming. They had a nipping fro,t
Vermont the other night, and another
in
in Northern Indiana.
North Carolina has a very considerable
trade in dried blackberries. Last year it
exported fifteen thousand barrels.
There are 107,750 members of Grar "rrs'
lodges in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama
Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee. '
A little door boy, while at play, Was
struck by the fly-wheel of a rolling iU;a
Scrantou on. Friday .and instantly .killed.
The city of Minnesota, has a popuLtion
of 10,743, and is the third city in the State
The growth in five years has been 3,551.
The fatness of the earth. An Wa
farmer has eighty acres of corn that stands
sixteen feet high and will average one iuo
dred bushels to the acre.
Seranton has a colored barber wlio
wouldn't shave a colored gentleman.
fight ensued, and both parties haTebeen
bound over to answer at next court.
The prospects of Clarion county, pa.
are cheerful. The oil industry is din
well, and two good wells, "producing from
twenty Mo' twenty-five" barrels per diem
have recently struck. '
The bullion yield of Colorado Tot the
half 3-ear ending Juno 30th is estimated at
83,110.800. In most cases the figures have
been obtained from mines and the reduc
tion works, and can therefore be relied
upon.
A tinplatc manufactory has just been
started at Pittsburg, and a new industry
thereby inaugurated. Hitherto the arti
cle has always been imported, but now it
has been found possible to make the gojds
just as cheaply at home.
A Mauch Chunk, Pa., despatch says the
connecting rod on the engine of passenger
train No. 3, broke yesterday, and a frag
ment broke into the cabiu of the engine,
instantly killing N. L. Lee, of Raltimoro,
who was sitting there.
Philadelphia this year stands at the head
of the list of United States ports, so far as
the molasses trade is concerned. New
Vork was the first last year, but for six
months of 1S75, has 23,000 hogsheads h-ss
than came to the Delaware metropolis.
Some months ago an Oregon man riam.'d
his girl baby .after Queen Victoria, and
wrote to the Queen to that effect. She didn't
seem to care a cent, and he changed the
child's name to "Sal," and went out and
pounded the first Imglishman he met.
A father fearing an carthqurke in the
region of his home, sent his two sons to a
distant friend's until the peril should be
over. A few weeks after the father re
ceived this letter from his friend : "Please
take your boys home and send down the
earthquake.''
Another one of those wonderful old ladies
has turned up, this time in Lambcrtville,
N. J. She is 97 years old, can see tj
thread the finest needle, never having used
spectacles in her life. She is nimble en
foot, mind strong, and will, so the account
says, outwork many of the young ladies of
the present age.
A resident of Detroit called at the Cen
tral Station Saturday to relate the fact that,
his wife had run away. "Well, we'll try
to arrest her' replied the sergeant, after
hearing the particulars- of the case. "ThaC
wasn't what I came for," said the man,
with a disappointed look ; ;I want to have
the detectives keep her on the run !"'
Thirty-five years ago a young Pennsyl
vania 'pawned a blanket to a Rerks county
farmer for 85, and took Greeley's advice to
go out West. He returned last week from
California worth 8100,000 visited the far
mer and redeemed that blanket, whieh had
been carefully put away at the time it was
received.
If men arc the salt of the earth, women
are the sugar. Salt is a necessity, sugar a
luxury. Vicious mcu arc the saltpetre;
hard, stern men, the rock salt, nice family
men the table silt. Old maidens are the
brown sugar ; good naturcd matrons the
loaf sugar : pretty girls the fine pulverized
white sugar- Pass the sugar, please.
A house in Rucks county was recently
struck by lightning and a large mirror in
oncxf the rooms was so thoroughly shat
tered that a piece of an inch size could not
be fouud, tfie minute particles of glass 1h'
ing firmly imbedded in the woodwork on
the opposite side of tho room. A piano
was also struck but its tone wa3 not in
jured. According to the Philadelphia newspa
pers a new sjecies of official rascality has
been unearthed in one of the school dis
tricts. The plan is for the board of direc
tors to purchase immense quantities of coal
for the ostensible use of the schools, a small
portion of which is carted to the school
houses and the balance safely dumped into
the coal houses belongim; to the directors.
We have just received, from the Mutual
Life Insurance Co., of N. Y., two books
which will be furnished gratuitously on ap
plication, of real beauty and permanent
value. One is entitled "Care of the Sick,"
and contains 72 pages of valuable advice i"
reference to the subject named, with tl10
best of recipes. The other is "Plain Direc
tions for Accidents, Emergencies and Pois
ons," 120 pages. This book, should be kept
where you can readily find it. It is an ad
vantage to insurance companies to prolong
the lives of their policy holders, and th
books wUl doubtless be beneficial to h"1'1
parties.