Sil)c 3ctFcvsonian.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1875.
Republican State Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOIIV F. IIARTRAXFT.
TOR STATE TREASURER,
m:Etv UAWLC.
Somebody prophesies thirteen rairi3 in
the mouth of October.
The "narrow gauge skirts" is the wc.c
tern name for 'em.
Four thousand dwelling houses arc unoc
cupied in Brooklyn, N. Y.
A Svnder county man raised potatoes
at the rate of 334 bushels per acre.
.
A company has been organized to build a
rail road from Brownsville, Pa., to Mount
Braddoeks.
Saltsburo, Indiana county, w ill have a
First National Bank about the middle of
this month.
The "Scranton City Journal" says pota
toes have been selling at 30 cents per bushel
at Scranton.
Potatoes have been selling in Lebanon
and in Cornwall township at twenty-five
cents a bushel.
Battimore will pack more peaches this
year than ever before, the estimate being
17,000,000 cans.
. .
"No ballotts, no babies'," was the motto
on a transparency at a late woman's rights
meeting out West.
The Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., has ac
cepted an invitation to hold their next ses
sion in Philadelphia.
.
The receipts of the Berks county coun
ty fair arc about 7,000 about $2,000
less than last year.
The Lehigh k Wilkes-Barre Coal Com
pany have in their employment about 14,-
X0 persons, making a monthly pay-roll of
nearly $400,000.
. .
The Democracy has placed in Congress
eighty-five Confederate soldieas, as against
twenty-six Union soldiers elected by the
Ilcpublican party.
Hon. Thomas A. Kerciial, Republi
can, has been elected mayor of .Nashville,
Teun., by 1G2 majority over Spencer Eakin,
regular Democratic nominee.
Five Somerset "shootists" bagged forty
six squirrels and one woodcock, in on day
recently ; and two others shot fourteen out
of a flock of sixteen wild turkevs.
A shipment of 730,000 of American
gold coin is now on the way from London
to New York, and will arrive in the first
half of next week. Grain did it.
A CoxxtCTiccT farmer the other day
tlug up a potato ia his garden patch, in
which a pair ef spectades were firmly
imbedded. Probably the tuber had weak
eyes.
Charles O'Conor, of New York, the
tlistinguishcd lawyer, has been engaged to
assist in the prosecution of the murderers
of John P. Jones, in the court of Carbon
county.
1'lFTEEN thousand thousand barrels of
potatoes have been shipped from New York
J'-.ir Havana within a week. They cos $1
.V) a barrel in the city, and sell at 22,
gold, in Cuba.
The Stroudsburg Cornet Band serenaded
:i number of our citizens last Monday eveu
his. Those who contributed their mite
toward purchasing the instruments for the
boys, arc satisfied that it went to the light
Tilacc
Wm. II. Gaxgewebe, of Chcrryvile,
Northampton county, will raise this season
about sixteen tons of prapes, of different
varieties, which he intends to turn into
'.vine. His cabbage crop amounts to 20,
U00 heads.
One million pounds of dried peaches, it
is estimated, Trill be produced this year in
Delaware and Maryland, by the new sys
tem of evaporizution ; the quality will Le
Miperior, and cannot fail la leave depressing
effect on sun-dried fruit.
By reference to the advertisement, of Val
entine Kautz and Calvin Martin, inserted in
another column in to day's Jeff'., it will be
frccn that they purpose to sell off their entire
5-tock of horses and carriage?, at public auc
tion, on Tuesday, October 12. The stock is
in good condition, and we would advise aid
interested to attend the sale.
Forgot to Pay his Board. On Sa
turday a young man registered himself as
'Theodore Hunted, Stroudsburg," at the
Pacific Hous, and proceeded to make him
self at home. On Sunday he flirted about
with several of our fair ladies-, and on Mou-
biy he sloped. f..rg(-tti;g to pay Lis bill.
Jiet 'hlehf-ni Jhii'j Tinvs.
Come, Mr. Halted, show up and let us
know who you arc ? We have no knowl
edge of any person by that name in this
Oats are selling for twenty cents per
pushel in Kansas.
.
The tax on dogs reaches four hundred
persons in one county, in Tennessee who
have no other taxable property.
Berks county has three hundred physi
cians, yet people die there just as they do
in other communities.
Doc Sweeney, one of the Carbondale,
Pa., bank robbers, was on Friday seutenccd
to the penitentiary for eight years.
Nearly complete returns of the yote in
the Fourth Maine Congressional District
give Plaisted, Republican, a majority of 977.
Ci range lic-ic.
As previously announced the P. of II.
held their Pic-nic in Dui fee's woods, East
Stroudsburg, on Thursday last, which was
numerously attended. Mr. Colin Cameron,
of Marietta, Lancaster count3', and Mr. J. K.
Sanborn, of Williamsport, Pa. were present
and made addresses. Every thing passed-off
satisfactory to all concerned. A full report
of the affair will be found in another col
umn. An Excursion from Stroudsburg to New
York will leave on Thursday noon, October
7th, and returning will leave New York on
the next day, October 8th, about four o'clock
in the afternoon. Only one car has been
chartered. Those wishing to secure tickets
had better do so at once. Proceeds for the
benefit of Phoenix Fire company. Tickets
can be had at P. S. Williams' and D. R.
Brown's jewelry stores.
J. S. Williams, President
A rousicg Republican mass meeting was
held in and around Horticultural Hall, in
Philadelphia, on Saturday evening last.
Addresses were delivered by Hon. E. Joy
Morris, Hon. Galusha A. Grow, and Hon.
Edw. McPhcrson. The building was crow
ded and the street in front of the Hall was
thronged with people, and was one of the
largest meetings ever held for political pur
purposes in that City. Gov. Hartranftwas
iudorscd amid great enthusiasm, as also was
Hon. Henry Rawle. When the proper time
comes the people of Philadelphia will give a
good account of themselves.
Personal. John W. Burnett, son of
Mr. 31. 31. Burnett, of this place, is at pre
sent paying his parents a visit. 3Ir. Bur
nett has been for some years past engaged on
the police force in New York a short time
since while on duty he heard the cry of a wo
man who was being outraged, and while Tun
ing to her assistance he had the misfortune
to fall over some obstacle by which he re
ceived serious injuries, and is at present suf
fering from the effect 3Ir. Burnett is large,
portly and handsome looking young man,
and when in uniform is no doubt an orna
ment to that select body of men comprising
the force of the city. Democrat.
To Tlie Iublic.
The undersigned wishes to know the
whereabouts of his son, George W. Kclley.
He has been missing from home at Hem
lock Hollow, Wayne county, Pa., since
about August 15th ult. When last seen
he had started to visit a town about two
miles from his home. George Kelley is
IS years of age and of slight build. Any
one knowing of his whereabouts will con
fer a great favor, and will be rewarded by
sending tidings of him, either living or
dead, to his father, J. B. Kelley, at Hem
lock Hollow, Wayne county, Pa. Ex
changes please copy.
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NOTICE.
On Friday, Oct. 1st, the Reading Room
of the Y. 31. C. A. in Holmes' new building,
will be opened to the public.
The Association being very desirous to
make this room very attractive, have adop
ted the following arrangements.
The reading room will be opened from 1
P. 31. to ?i P. 31. every day.
There will be six New York and Philadel
phia dailies and a number of weekly and
monthly papers on the table.
The Association extend a very cordial in
vitation to the public generally and especial
ly to yonog men, to make free use of the
rootsis.
Every Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5
o'clock a JJainn prayer meeting will be held
in the rvoms. Especial invitation is exten
ded to the dedicatory prayer meeting Sunday
afternoon next, Oct. 3d.
Switch Eli Off. Last Saturday night
3Ir. Frank Smiley, fur a number of years
an employee on the I). L. k. W. R.R. and
conductor of a srrild-cat" train for the past
year, crane to the conclusion that he would
switch off and wake up a new train, which
he intends running through life. He
was'ut particular about the number of cars,
iu fact, he -did'jit watit any ; all he wanted
was one passenger and that one he wanted
to accompany him over ike rail-road of life,
through smash ups, and W$w-ups as well as
share the comforts that may surround them
while on the journey. Miss Surah, daugh
ter of 31r. Davis, one of the proprietors of
the Stroudsburg Woolen 31 ills, was the fa
vored one, one altogether worthy the chape
ronage of so modest, industrious aud gen
tlemanly a conductor. In short, they were
married and started off on their journey,
" fur better or for worse," with the sweet
strains of the Stroudsburg Cornet Baud
ringing in their cars. He passed a 'check'
to the Treasurer of the Band, with which
they were pleased aud raade happy.
Well, Frank is a good steady feJlow, 3Iiss
Davis, au accomplished lady, and they both
deserve to be happy. We can only say :
lf:;v tii if jr.:h be rovc, wi;i;oi!t a thorn,
And U-asv-r-.s surround tl.tiu caci bright sunny morn.'
3Irs. D. B. Packard, of 3Ierccr county,
has a horse thirty-sixv years old, which is
yet able to get over the ground at a lively
gait.
A Lebanon county man has a tumbler
made in Switzerland in 1749. How has he
kept it from the destroying hands of the
servant girls ?
UroN inquiry it appears that the amount
of sand paper annually produced in the
United States is roughly estimated at 200,
000 reams.
The order of Odd Fellows in this coun
try now embraces nearly half a million
members, and last year expended $1,371,
314 for the relief of beneficiaries.
A California butcher, while dissecting
a beef's liver, recently, found an Indian
arrow-head in a well preserved state, that
had to all appearances been imbedded in
the liver for a long time.
The trustees of the Avondalc Relief Fund
held their sixth annual meeting on the I4th
inst. Out of $143,000, there remains $12,-
500 yet to be distributed to children of
sufferers at the great disaster.
Court Proceedings.
The September term of the several Courts
for this County opened on Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock. His Hon. Judge Dreher,
President, and Judges Gruber and Stauffcr,
Associates, upon the Bench. It afforded
great pleasure to the numerous friends of the
senior Associate Judge to sec him so fully
recovered from his recent severe illness as
to be able to fill his honorable position at
this term. Though still very feeble in
comparison with his usual rugged health,
he has improved as rapidly as his most
sanguine friends could expect, and we hope
ere long to sec him fully restored to his
usual health and strength. After the
Constables returns, J udgc Dreher delivered
the customary charge to the Grand Jury,
Lin ford Marsh of this Borough, having been
selected as Foreman, who then departed to
their room.
The afternoon was occupied as usual with
business in the shape of petitions, motions,
kc. Duing the afternoon the Grand Jury
came into Court and prcscuted true bills,
in case of Commonwealth vs. Nelson Borgcr
for larceny, of four geese in Polk township.
He being the enterprising individual who
materially assisted ia taking down the walls
of our old jail one night last spring. Also
in case of Com. vs. Richard Hartzell for
fornication and bastardy.
On Tuesday morning the Grand Jury
made presentments in cases of Com. vs.
Charles Henry, for assault and battery,
bill ignoramus, Peter O'Hare, prosecutor,
to pay costs.
Com. ys. Hiram Carey, assault and
battery, bill ignoramus, Peter O'Hare,
prosecutor, to pay costs.
Com. vs. Emma Fehr, malicious mischief,
bill ignoramus, Amandus Marsh, prosecutor,
to pay costs.
Com. ys. Adam Fanacase and Francis
Fanacasc, malicious mischief, bill ignoramus,
Andrew II. Eekard, prosecutor, to pay
costs.
In the afternoon the following present
ments were made.
Com. vs. C. O. Hoffman, assault and
battery with intent, and bill ignoramus.
Com. vs. David Shelley, embezzlement,
true bill.
Com. vs. Manassah Labar, assault and
battery, true bill.
Com. vs. Reuben Ilurtzcll, Sen., assault
and battery, true bill.
On Tuesday morning the case of Emery
E. Norton vs. James II. Kerr, was taken
up. It was an action of trespass to recover
damages for an injury to a valuable bull.
Norton and Kerr own adjoining farms in
Stroud township about a mile from the
Borough. Norton, among a large herd of
cattle possessed a thorough-bred Durham
bull, very choice and valuable. Norton's
cattle breaking from his pasture in August,
1S72, got into Kerr's buckwheat, who in
driving them out hurled a stone knocking
out the eye of this Durham bull, rendering
it utterly valueless, as alleged, for breeding
purposes, so worthless that it was shortly
afterward slain. The value of the bull
was claimed by plaintiff to be $500. The
defense was a justification, also that the
bull was of nothing like the value claimed.
This case was not concluded at time of go
ing to press.
THE LICENSE ACT OF 1875.
Judge Elwell Overrules Judges Ross and
Clayton.
Special Correspondence of The Times.
Danville, September 23. Before dis
posing of applications for hotel licenses yes-
tesday, Judge Elwell delivered an opinion,
holding that the act of 12th April, 1S75,
repealing the local option law, did not take
from the courts the power, nor discharge
them from the duty, of hearing petitions,
remonstrances, evidence and counsel on ap
plications for licenses, and of passing upon
the questions raised, as required under the
laws then in force, as construed by the Su
preme Court in 22 Smith, 200. The deci
sion cf Judge Elwell 13 in direct opposition
to that of Judge Ross and Judge Clayton,
published in The Times sometime since,
holding that the courts have no discretion
upon the suoject of licenses.
Singer sewing machines are selling for
J twenty four dollars in Cologne Germany.
Granger's Plc-Nlc.
The meeting was called to order by Depu
ty Wm. II. Reinhart, and the following of
ficers named: President, Jacob J. Angle ;
Vice Presidents, Amzi Coolbaugh, Em'L
Shoemaker, Jacob Miller, J. S. Fisher, J a
cob C. Miller, Oscar Latin, Wm. II. Ar
nold and Daniel Custard : Secretaries, Geo.
B. Burd and John H. Fenner.
The exercises of the day were opened by
prayer, by Rev. Mr. Sanderlin. After which
Colin Cameron, of Donegal Grange, No. 224,
Lancaster Co., was introduced and spoke of
the Grange movement, of the causes that
led to its conception, of its rapid growth and
of its sure and certain course towards perma
nency. He told of the struggle to secure a
foothold for it, and dwelt for some time on
its present magnitude. The meeting now
adjourned for dinner, and the grand display
on the tables prove that our farmers are a
well-to-do and generous people. All were
as"ked to come and share, aud none went a
way hungry except of their own will.
After dinner, the crowd of about 300 per
sons, was again assmblcd, by music the
Stroudsburg Cornet Band, the President in
introducing the speaker, said that they would
now be addressed by a hard working farmer of
Lancaster county. 3Ir. Cameron graciously
acknowlod the compliment and said a visit
to his place would prove that fact. He said
the history of all time could shew no such
rapid, vigorous and healthful growth as the
order of P. of II.; at the same time being
non political, said Farmers were capable of
governing themseves, that they had real ex
utive ability, and instanced the net work of
connection between the granges, Subordio
ate, State and National, to prove the asser
tion ; said that agriculture was the chief pro
ductive source of the wealth of the Nation,
and that Jay Cooke's speculations and fail
ures of all illegitimate transactions, were
paid in the end by the Farmers. He said gold
or specie payment was a delusion and a snare
to the hard worker, and that the country
needed a currency based on the wealth of the
whole Country, and tbe day was passed when
fledgeling Lawyers and scheming politicians
could bamboozle the farmer. Farmers need
ed a daily agricultural paper; advised them
to take first of all their load jmjjer, to make
themselves a power in their own community,
spoke of the kIyar?iers Friend,'' the organ of
their order ; and went for the middle men
unmercifully, and asserted that the aggregate
manufacturing and aggregate agricultural
interests were identical, and that these vam
pires on society were a curse to both. He de
clared that it was due to the Grange move
ment that Congress refused to extend the pa
tent of the sewing machine combination.
Aud as regards secrecy, he said there was not
as much secrecy as in any and all families in
the land, that every bank, church, and firm
had more, and more dangerous ones. Some
people o' jVct to women becoming members,
this was the "best part of it. To women we
owe all that is good, true or beautiful in the
world, the refinement, sociality and music of
women is wanted in the grange. No man ever
learned evil in the company of a virtuous wo
man, and in conclusion he said the Patrons
demanded only prorata representation, pro
rata freight, equal and just rights with other
classes of men, and in view of the fact that
the farmers feed and clothe the world, is it
any wonder that they should desire to have
some say in controlling its destiny? After
Mr. C. the Deputy in troduced J. K. San
born, of Williamsport. He spoke of the ef
fect of isolation and unity, of individual and
combined effort, of man's intellect bringing
the grain of wheat to its rresent form and
quality, that farmers work too much, do not
exercise brain enough, and are losing in the
race of life. The Grange will change this.
Education is one of the main features of the
organization. A woman is always a better pa
tron than a man, truer to principle, the
grange would be a power for good if the mem
bers were true to themselves.
W. II. Reinhart.
A gentleman resding in the suburbs of
New York recently made an experiment
with a view to ascertain just how long it
takes a letter to travel round the earth by
mail, lie addressed a letter to the United
States postal agent at Yokohama, Japan,
marked it "via Brindisi," and dispatched
the same by steamer, leaving New 1 ork
for Southampton, England, on the 31st of
May last. 1 he letter enclosed another ad
dressed to himself at New York, which he
requested the postal agent at Yokohama to
forward to the United States via San Iran
cisco, by first steamer. The result of the
experiment was as follows : The letter ar
rived in England on May 24th, and was
tnen dispatched by the way of Brindisi,
Aden, (via Suez) Ceylon, feignapore aud
Hong Kong to Yokohama, arriving there
July 11th. From thence the enclosed let
ter addressed to the writer was forwarded
by steamer, leaving Yokohama on July
12th, and arrived in San Francisco July
31st ; left San Francisco August 1st and
reached New York August 9th, having ac
complished its circumterraneous journey iu
exactly 88 days, so that the post-office has
succeeded iu very nearly depriving Jules
Verne's entertaining fable of "Around the
Earth in Eighty Days" of its charm of im
probabilit'. Tiolett's nomination for Treasurer bv
the Democrats docs not at all suit many of
me uraugers, wno Hunt that such a pro
minent man in the order should not be ac
tively connected with party polities. They
say that the effect will be injurious to the
order, unless he at once resigns the posi
tion of State Treasurer. If lie expects to
transfer the Grangers over to the Demo
cratic party, they add, he is badly mistaken.
A lady, apparently between 25 and thir
ty years of age, committed suicide at Le
banon, Pa., on Tuesday, by throwing her
self in front of a railroad train. Her head
was severed from her body. She arrived
in Lebanon on Monday evening, and regis
tered at the Lebanon Valley hotel as "Miss
Lulu Greene, of Philadelphia." A piece
of paper was found in her pocket with the
name "Martha Nelson" written upon it.
Base Ball.
Last week the Flyaways added a couple
of victories to their list. Their first victory
being over the Oakland club, in a game
played at Canadensis, on Tuesday last. The
day was very cold, rendering good playing
almost impossible, but notwithstanding the
weather, the playing was good on both
sides, ending in a victory for "our boys."
The following is the score :
flyaways. r. 1b. r.o a.
Nixon, c 2 2 0 3
Gordon, 2d b 4 2 10
Sayre, r. f 3 2 0 0
Ramsey, p 3 2 12
Van O'Linda, s. s 3 2 0 3
Ilankins, 1st b 3 2 5 0
Shcllebergcr, 3d b 2 2 2 3
Drake, l.f 110 0
Totals 21 15 18 11
OAKLAND. R. 1b. P.O A.
Clark, 3d b 1 1 C 0
Rayn, c . 3 2 4 0
P. Price, r. f 1110
J. Price, 1st b 2 13 1
Northrop, p 2 2 4 4
W. Price, 2d b 1111
M. Price, s. s 2 2 2 0
A. Price, 1. f 2 10 0
Totals 14 11 21 G
INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 C 7 Total
Flyaways 5 0 7 4 0 1 4 21
Oakland 3 1 5 1 0 4 0 14
Umpimre W. Evaus.
The Flyaways return their most hearty
thanks, to Mr. Northrop, for the kind
manner ,n w hich they were treated by him,
during the short time they were there.
FLYAWAYS VS. PORTLND.
Their second victory was over the Port
land club, of Portland. The Flyaways
played this club two weeks ago, at the
Water Gap and beat them, by a score of
21 to 9. The Portlanders to make success
doubly sure obtained several different play
ers, and came here with the intention of
beating, but at the end of the game, they
found that they lacked "senvcu runs" of
being successful. For Portland, Bell, as in
the previous game, played splendidly, both
at the bat and in the field. For the Flya
ways, Rhodes did the best in the field, and
Burnett and Van O'Linda did best at the
bat. The following is the score :
PORTLAND. O. R.
F. Fox, p 2 1
Shellcnberger, 1. f 3 2
Willams, 1st b 2 1
Beam, 2d b 4 1
Ink, 3d b 5 0
Mahlon, s. s 3 2
Bell, c 2 3
More, c. f 3 1
M. Fox, r. f 3 1
Totals 27 12
FLYAWAYS. O. R.
Ninon, c 3 3
Ilankins, 1st b 3 1
Rhodes, s. s 4 1
Burnett, 1. f 13
Ramsey, p 4 2
Gordon, 2d b 5 1
Posten, c. f 3 2
Van O'Linda, 3d b 2 4
Starner, r. f 2 2
Totals 27 19
12345C7S9
id 4 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 012
Flyaways 002070181 19
Umpire Mr. Holmes, Caldcno club.
A BAD LOT.
A few Voles From the Legislative Record
of Cyrus L. Pershing, Democratic
r 1 a t . t
uanaiaaie ior uovernor.
It is claimed that Mr. Pershing gave
cordial support to the Government in tl
late war. Read the following, and as
yourself if they were the votes of a loya
and patriotic man ?
Voted for resolution declaring the
Emancipation Proclamation unconstitu
tional and the President's acts arbitrary.
Sec Journal House of Representative of
I'enusilcania, lbbJ, Kije 88.
Voted against ratifying the amend men
w W J -
to the Constitution, abolishing slavery.
Ve House Journal lbbo, pooe 172.
Voted against the passage of the act of
May 4th, lbbl (1 h. page 221), providing
for the organization of the miltitia. See
Jjegidative Record, 18G4, page 918.
Voted against the passage of act of
August so, lbuJ (I', lj. page 990), giving
me soiaier tne right to vote. Sec Legisla
tive Rccord,lSijl, ptge 1,330.
Opposed the passage of act of May 3d
lbOl (i Ji. page 732), providing for tl
payment of the interest on the Statn d.O
ic
hi
iu legal tender notes, instead of sneeu II
also took the position that the United States
JiCgai lender act is unconstitutional. Set
his remarks on thus sidject, in Legilitiv
Record for 18G4,j; 140, &c.
The significance of this onnosition can
sisted in the fact that gold at that date
commanded a premium of nearly 100 per
cent.
It is alleged that Mr. Pershing is the
lnend of the working man. Let men wl
toil for bread, examine the following vntos.
and determine for themselves whether these
are m the interest of the laboring classes.
Voted againt passage of act to prohib
corporations paying their employees i
orders upon stores. See House Jouma
18G3, paoes 790, 797.
Voted for passage of act to make em
ployees of railroad companies rcsnonsihl
for accidents See Home Journal, 1805,
pages ul'J, IjO.
The three following votes further ill
trate the attitude of Mr. Persian-' in tl
us-
iie
great contest between the corporations am
. 1. 1 TF
mo people, no was not with the poop
Voted against repealing the act of
March, 18G1, releasing the Pcnnsvlvm:
i ! j r .f- . J
xvauroau Vompuy uuiu payment 01 to
1.;.. nr,,t u,-. 1 rt
power to construct branches without limit
or restriction See House Journal
page 5S3. '
V oted tor the repeal of t he charter of the
Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad Cm,,
pany See Legislative Record, 1SG4 p,JOr
800. U J
The following is of interest to evor
farmer and lot owner in Pennsylvania ;
Lndcr Democratic rule in 1 ennsvlvn,;.
the farmers and house holders paid 1,500 -000
a year of State tax, and the great cor
porations almost escaped taxtion on their
vast wealth. In loub the Iiepubliean party
urged the repeal of all State tax on the
farms and homes of our people, and the
taxation of corporations in their stead. Cy
rus L. Pershing "dodged" the vote. See
Legislative Record, lbbv , agc 221.
Ihc crowning impeachment of Mr
Pcrshimr's claims to broad or decent states
manship is founded on the vote following
especially directed agaiust a class of our
citizens who were then helpless, and flee
ing to our borders from their enraged op
pressors :
A oted for bill to promt negroes comin"-
into the State to make it their toranonrarv
or permanent residence. See House Jour
nal, 1803, jwges 54G, 547.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is doin" i
larger freight business this year than ever
before. Harrisburg correspondent of the
Philadelphia 1 ress writes thus encourag
ingly ;
"There was a time when more trains
were run on the Pennsylvania Railroad, full
freighted, than are now passing over U
three great divisions, the eastern, middle
and western. The efforts to make up for
the lost time in the mining regions is on
of tl ie causes of this heavy freight business
and the immense crops gathered in all parti
of the State now being pushed to market
is another. The middle division of this
road has always been regarded as the great
center of its local trade, because it runs
through the richest portion of the mineral
and agricultural region of the State, or is
fed by lateral lines which pass directly
through that region. Thes-j latter lines
arc now passing immense quantities of
freight to the middle division iu the sh;:pe
of coal and lumber, which make up the ag
gregate of the vast traRie to which I refer.
It crowds the entire line e;ist and west be
tween the Schuylkill and the MoiiuiipiUcia
with tremendous trains, and puts to the ut
most test the rolling stock, steam and blond
power employed by the company. These
tions of a revival of business most cheering,
and as they show a large increase over the
same period for two years past, it is fair to
infer that the effect will be very prof.tab's
to manufacturing and merchandising iu
other States. The resumption of railroad
traffic, like this, is always the sure indica
tion of the revival of business among pro
ducers, but it must not be inferred that
manufacturing production is yet iu a state
to be regarded a.s a permanent revival. In
the interior of the State and particularly in
the locality embracing what are known as
the iron and coal regions, resumption pro
ceeds slowly. "What with depression from
over production, and embarrassment from
strikes and the falling off in demand from
the failure of several gigantic railrond en
terprises, the iron business of Pennsylvania
received a backset in the last two 'car.s froni
which it will take many years of good man
agement fully to recover. The efforts to
revive this trade, as made by one of the
leading roads in the eastern part of the
State, is one of the influences to which we
can attribute the increase of freight on sev
eral other roads ; but the freight increase
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, such as
the vast number of cattle trains and the
still larger number of trains now engaged
in hauling through freight, is more au in
dication of trade revival in the West and
Southwest than it is of a local character.
Rut taking both together, the local and
through freight now passing both ways
over the middle division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad shows that there is a gradual and
steady iucrease of business all through the
country. The shocks of the late panels
were so tremendous that this gradual re
vival is not perceptible over the whole coun
try, and can only be seen iu channels like
that to which I refer.
An Oswego billy-goat broke up a base
ball match the other day by butting both
nines off the field. He deserves to be kept
in clover for the rest of his life.
Tiie water must be low in the streams
in Union county, as the Ijowisburg Chroni
cle says that the fish will soon have to carry
leaves to prevent the sun from blistering
their backs.
A negro, named George Quaeeo, from
Newark, N. J., was drowned in the Dela
ware, at Easton, Pa., Sent. 21. while at
tempting to escape from the Phillipslmrg
police, fceveral shots wore fired at him by
the officers.
The following is a pathetic Ledger epi
taph on a deceased base-ballist :
A "red dead" ball, so swiftly hurled,
Removed our pet from this festive world,
Entirely from a base ball's ring,
He's '-out on a fly" on an angel's wing.
Gone to "jaw the captain."
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COAL.
Ten Cents per Ton Increase on Certain
bizes.
New York, Sept. 23. The different
coal companies, tho Reading, 1 Vdaware and
Hudson, Lehigh Valley, Delaware, Laek
wanna and Western and Lehigh and Wilkcs
barre, a meeting of their representative
yesterday, agreed to advance the price of
certain sizes of coal ten cents per ton.
At a recent serenade to a newly-married
couple in Maine two barrels and five gal
lons of cider were drank. It must have
been a hard party.
tax. See House Journal, 18G2, png 533
Voted for passage of an act, "ivin- tl,