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3cuoici to politics, Citcvaturc, Agriculture, Science, iHovalitij, nub cncral Suieiligcucc.
VOL.
33.
STROUJJSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER 11, 187S.
NO. 24,
PtlJllSat'U
Ta-.i .loll irs a voar in advance and If not
TKRMfn ti.e i r th"u -vcor' a,,,lars rml r,ft.T
pliJ ' '.'jr. , ..l..,rLr,l
11 , . .liontiiri.-d until all arrearages are
l'r ' f VuPorU "f ln-f (pht lines) or
44 rihro in-i.-rtions SI oil. Kadi additional In
'751 I-oiig-r ones i" protrti.m.
OF AM. KINDS,
. i ... th.' hiirh-st stvle of the Art, mitt on the
Ki jcutcl in r(.asii:ill term.
v 11 BRUCE JOHNSTONE,
J)
HomcDopathic Physician,
KcMoncc: Benjamin Dungrus Cherry Valley,
MONROE COLXTV TA.
Si A. ikIVIS IvSRKIIL F,
D
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
San'd Cut, Waysk Co., I'a.
Ml cases promptly attended, to day or mght
i-h.ir? moderate. May l., V-tf.
Surgeon mciihsi.
.n,mn ' ili-t having just returned from Dental
, h:Mf.il!vpr.'iar.ii to make artificial teeth in
k. I.:itifii'l and lifelike maimer. aiil to till de-':,-el
t t'tli ::-.-jr lin-j 10 the most improved nu-tlnnl.
Vvi'i extra -ted without pain, when desired, by the
f Vtrrii:J-" i as. winch is entirely h:irinlos.
I! -;airiii?oi::i!l kinds noaily done. All work wara tiled.
M li!-TtV K.-tK'i" new liriek building. Main street,
. i, I Aug. :il '71-tf.
D
PHYSICIAN.
OJi.-j many o;vite Williams' Druij Store.
viM"!ir". f.rivrlv o enpi-.-d by 1. Wolf, corner
i''-.li I A'-ilaat Jtrcts, StroU'lVMir, I'a.
M.t- : ls"i. tf.
jyi. 11WIZ& MTTI2SO.,
ia73i:in, Sarjaoa and Accoucheur,
(l.li.-e an 1 il '-idenre, M.iin street, Stroiuls
b.irir, I'a.. in the building ftu-mcrly occupied
h" I'r. Seip. Prompt attention given to culls.
( 7 to '.) n. m.
v"i-e hours
l n p. m.
(5
April V I "sT 1-ly.
i'lIVSKHN, SURGEON" AND Al'lOLTIIElR.
In t!:e oil oiiicc of Ir. A. K-'eve- Jack .-.on,
resid-'itce, corner of Sar:th and Franklin street.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
"aLso.v iciitso.,
AUCTIONEER,
Rnl Estate Agent and Collector.
Th : iiMl'-ri,")1 1 1 '7' leave to notify tin piillic that
fc- i )rp.tri-l to -W at short ti.;ic pt-rsoiial proporty
'T ail kr.i 1, a- w.-i! :is li-.-al Il-.tatt', at puMio or jirivate
'.Ti-e at Thonjax .jt'-.njil.i's old tor stand, at ICast
tr '.I l.-'i'irj. iv.. m: 17, 1S74. ly.
Divsw s. i.i:?:,
:irt d.ior a!.ve tlie "Stroiid.-bnrg House,"
S'j:i.l-li'ir, I'a.
Collection-! pmnmtlv made.
i -.-;..:cr 22, 171.
3!:J & 415
.V;rA T'ur l St wt, PHILADELPHIA,
t- J'ic'lu'.vd rate:-. .:i 7" per day.
HHNPiY SPAIIX, lVop'r.
L u. SxvitKlt. C!c;k.
No-. 2', 1S74. r.ui.
WILLIAM S. REES,
Surveyor, Conveyancer and
Real Estate Agent.
Farms. Timber Lands and Town Lots
FOR SALE.
Ofii;-e mcnrly opposite American Houes
anu "Jd door l.tdow the Corner .Store.
March -2 187:;-tf.
DR. J.LANTZ,
SURGEON & MECHANICAL DENTIST.
ia! attention given to saving the Natural Twth ;
Id.Sil
' I, s-ri if.n 4tz 1 cf I ...... I -I...ilr .... T..l.l...
-- - ill Will 1.11 1 IM II 9 HI lilllMI-.'!.
'a- - itiMire-1. ' "
M.,.t ,.r1Il4 .Mf)W vrii,it Ti Ux, an1 (lan:ror (f en
iZ , !"';r,l"" !c.t''".'iiieiperienee.l,f.rto tliOKelir
nM.listanee. April M, l74.tf.
tT, (If I il tl t ! f I lltJtl U (Iiilitv und . .... r. - in i 1 1
R. MAINONE,
Maker, Tuner, Regulator and Repairer
OF
raos, Organs and Melodeons.
'? in Strotuisbiirg atid vicinity, wihh-
rr-pai r.-.t . ",,',ltji O'oi-oughly lutie.I, icgula'usl and
Hi ir a ",,st r,,a-souabIe price, wiil please leave
TIT V 1 he Jl' rsonicn office.
HOSu wis, , ... ....
nu tit. V- . ' I'oreuasft 1'ianos or omer lnsiru-
,,u " II i i ... .1...: .. i . 1 1 ..
in-, h-. i 1 nieiraiivania
y-arst. '1 ,l:ni,,iV1'- -xrericnce
' n-ir ivi vama 'c io can on me. jiav-
of over twenty-M'x
il.. i
mtest ami " ' . '
i t' iiio'tit.i i
am prtiforea to tiirni&u
l"sibi,. i "'"'i ouproveii iut nmi-iHs at t tie lowest
fre a,,j',r','.''"s- I Jiitve located mvsclf permanently
lati'l .,i.t your favors.
Dm' 5WU kliuu illllt
take -.arty & Sous arc the only Uuler-
l,v s Jf nt. attend a Funeral managed
willl . - Undertiker in towo, and you
utnlS. 74-tf
OBPlUNTING7i77 iTkTnTs neatly"
It !i;is li! osfice on Main street, in the Heeond storv
it f'i T "3l, Jll's ''rick buildiiiir. nearlv .pHit the
l",ls Hater himself that bv cigh
. n , aic..!is;a,. praeti-e and the most earic'st and
,,''n! to all mutters pertaining tohisi.ro
f that le-is fully a'.l,. to perform ail operations
"dorual hue i tle mo.t ,-,.1 ami kinfui niull.
SOMETHING NEW 1
A SHOE MANUFACTORY.
Tlii iinderxijnM would rspotf;il!v eire notice that
they have established nt Williams' if nil building, cor
ner of George and Monroe btreets, Strotidsburg, a.
SHOE MANUFACTORY,
for the making of all kinds of Lady's and (Jontlcmens
and Children's Hoots and Shoes anil Uppers. Particu
lar attention paid to
CUSTOM WORK.
IVrson bavins' doformed fo?t, bunions or corn, or
children with weak ankl, or crooked limlw, can have
here of first class materials and at reasonable prioes
Shoes made to unit their casfs.
llavinir had a larjc experience in Xew York wo feel
confident tint wc can suit customers as to qualities and
price, all of our goods both for general and special sale
are warranted to be as represented 1'lease give us a
call, examine our goods and materials consisting of
Surges, glazed French, Mat and French Calf Kid, long
grained. Brush and Pebbled Uoat Morocco, French and
American Calf and Kip Skins, all of which will be
cheerfully shown to those who may call. Intending to
make a first rate wearing article we hare nothing to
conceal, either in stock or make from the public, but
would invite their closest scrutinv.
July '75-tf It. K. CltOMMETT A CO.
FARM FOR SALE.
The undersigned offers at private sale, his Farm, sit
uate iu Hamilton township, Monroe County, I'a., near
ltossardsrille, and 15 miles from Stroudsburg, County
scut of Monroe, containing
75 Acres,
alout i Acres Timber Land, the balance improved land
lime stone soil, in a high state of cultivation. The iml
provtments are a
Frame House,
containing nine rooms; liarn Z'l bv 40
!'; Wagon Shed. Fig-pen l.s bv an'fott.
with t'rriai;e House attached, and ail other n.va.-ary
e.it-biiiidiicrs; a never falling wf-11 of water near the
dwilliug. There is an excellent Orchanl of
Choice Fruit Trees
on the farm, consisting of Apple, reach, Cherrv, Flum,
I 'runes, Crab-apple, several varieties. (Jrapes, standard
::nd dwarf ( berries, a Lime Kiln, and one of the
bi-st stone quarries in the Talley. The Kiln has capa
city cnonga to turn out one hundred and fitly bush
els of lime per iay.
The craps and stock can be bought with the Farm.
Here is a good chance for a bargain.
i'F.TF.U W. SIIAFLK.
rossardsville, July 1, l"'y. tf.
" LNT)EirEm7
MAMTACTCKKR AND UKALKR IN ALL KINDS OF
Cirringrs and Enidcs, Two-scatcd Carriages
for Livery stables and private Families,
Platfurin Sprin? Wagons,
of the latest styleand for all kinds of use, kept on hand
or made to oder.
SINGLE-SEATED OAEEIAGES,
with toi or without tnp, nil mvIm.
Delivery and Express Wagons,
of di.Terent styles, shipped to order. All work warrant
ed in every particular for one year. I will make to or
der any style of Carriage or light Bugiry that may lw
wautc.I. None hut firt class work leaves mr shop. I
iw only first class stock and employ first class work
men, and feel confident that 1 can give entire satisfac
tion to all who may purchase my work. All orders by
mail shall receive prompt attention. Hoping that I
may le able to furnish the citizens of Stroudslmrg and
vicinity with any thing that they may want in my line.
Address all orders to
LHANDKi: EMF.UY,
Marengo, Calhoun Con nt r, Michigan.
April 22, 1S75.1V.
G. H. Dreher.
E. B. Dreher
pi-ioejStix:
(2 doors west of the "JefTersonian OfGcc,")
ELIZABETH STREET,
St romlsbtii-g la.,
DREHER & BRO.,
DEALERS IS
l)ru, lcdlclncs, Perfumery
and Toilet Articles.
Paints,
OILS, VARNISHES, GLASS & PUTTY.
Abdominal Supporters and Shoulder
B races.
Seeley's
IBard RVRRCR TRUSSES Also
Hitter's
TRUSSES OF VARIOUS PATTERNS.
Lamps and Lanterns Burning
and Lubricating Oils.
Physicians' Prescriptions carefully Com
pounded. N. B. Tlie liicrhest Cash price paid for
OIL of WINTEliUREEN.
may-4tf.
RIATCIIMJY'S
Improve.1 CFCTMUFR
AVOOD l'l'MI istheacknow-
'i ... i. x1 1 . . i. f . , e . i, ..
market, by popular verdict,
the best pump for the least
. . . . rwi is i tt.itittilll iu I ,. V 1 i ..!
'o F.latebley's Improved liracket, the Drop
""heck Valve, which can I'm: withdrawn wilh-
ut disturbing ti.e joints, ana ine coj.per
h iuh r which never crack, scales or rusts
md will last a life time. For sale by Dealers
...l.w......r..llv In nnler t.t Irt h.i re
a...-. ... ..w.. ... - - - - - -
thjit you get 15Iatc hley'8 Fump, bo careful
.l.u. it ... ...ftr t raJ.i.ni!i rlr aft aboi'e.
. L f I 1 1 .lit. . ..MX "'J -
. .- I . . . I . . . H ..... r . .
II VOU UO noi know wiierc .., i'-
tive circulars", together with the name and address of
the'agent nearetit you, will be promptly furnished by
adAcsing. with stamp.
C1IAS. G. NLATfllLEY, Manufacturer,
506 Commerce st., Philadelphia, Fa
March 4, 1S73. 9m.
CUT ft CJOfl 'er av at home. Tcrmsfrce. Ad
ivplO to lP5V-rdress';.ftinson ACo.,Fortland,Me.
I'ehruary t, 175. ly.
mmm
mm
mm
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THE FEAST OF THE DEAD.
Heathen Rites at a Chinese Cemetery in
San Francisco Strange and Out
landish Ceremonies.
From the San Franc isco Bulletin.
The Chinese Autumnal festival over the
dead of their race, which commenced on
Sunday week, reached its most interesting
point last Thursday. From daylight until
noon the road to Lone Mountain was
literally alive with pedestrians and express
wagons, packed with the elite and rabble
of Chinatown, roasted hogs and every
description of Chinese provisions. The
old trick of the Hibernian expressman of
occasionally capsizing a vehicle and mix
ing pigtails and pork in an uncomfortable
mass, was, in two cases, succssfully tried.
One of the vehicles chartered and loaded
by Madam Lc Chong and eight rosy
checked chattels, hilarious with the ex
pectation of a day of rest, in endeavoring
to weather the corner of Dupont and
Geary streets, alighted in an unceremoni
ous manner, and the madam sustained
some severe bruises, to judge by the pkry
of her tongue and the shake of her fist at
the horse, cart and driver. They, how
ever, climbed in again, and, hanging ou
by tocth and toe-nail, went off in a three
minute gate, to the great amusement of
the spectators.
By 11 o'clock in the morning the wooden
altar, near the centre of the cemetery, was
surrounded by a large heathen band, and
a liberal store of lish, flesh and fowl, not
to mention stacks of cakes and candies.
On one side of the altar, if so it might be
called, was a large stove, over which a
prominent functionary busied himself in
making tea for the entire crowd. Joss
sticks were burning upon the altar, and on
three sides caudles burned, illuminating the
figures of three deities the one on the
west representing what answers in their
theology to our devil, and whom they evi
dently think it necessary to propitiate be
fore proceeding with their worship over
the individul graves. Towards the east,
or rising sun, another less hideous figure,
representing the mighty spirit of God ; and
on the south an insignificant, good-natured,
porcelain image, representing some local
spiritual functionary. Provisions were
heaped before seven of these figures,
and an incantation performed before them,
severally, by these four men, after which
to the horrible music of a small celestial
band they repaired to the individual graves,
the relations of the deceased at each tomb
taking a principal part.
The oldest female relative (if there were
any females present) danced about the
grave several times, as though stung by a
hornet, descanting on the virtues of the
departed. After this she deposited on the
grave narrow strips of yellow paper (yel
low being the imperial color), and upon
this the provisions brought by the rela
tives were placed, if relatives were pres
ent. If they were not the spirit of the
person had to be contented with slices of
the hogs which had been brought out for
that purpose. The male relative then
poured some wine on the grave ; the priest
stuck up some lighted joss-sticks and
muttered and doubled himself up, and
then the fantastic procession passed to
another grave. A few individuals, who
indulged in the meantime in a quiet smoke,
were stationed at different points in the
cemetery to protect the altar and visited
graves and engage the hoodlums, who
seemed imbued with the idea that the
ceremonies were instituted solely for their
amusement. Two policemen had been
chartered for the occasion, but not being
omnipresent, the playful denizens of Tar
Flat had many a sly shot at poor John,
and in one instance struck the arch-fiend
at the altar with a big rock, upon which
he bit the dust, amid the simple but plain
tive waitings of the hcathcan and the tri
umphant crowing of the hoodlums, who
seemed elated at the thought of cobble
stoning the devil with success.
After visiting as many graves as practi
cable, in accordance with the require
ments of a Celestial day of labor, the as
sembly met at the altar and enjoed a sim
ple collation of gritted cat, chow-chow and
cold tea, during which time the ladies re
posed under parasols, which proteted them
from the sun's rays and cobble-stones. At
the end of the frugal and recherche ban
quct they gathered up the provisions that
there might be no free lunch at the expense
of the nation, scrambled into their express
wagons, and returned to their firesides a
little faster than was compatible with the
solemnity of the occasion and the safety of
their persons.
A KOUSECATCHING BABY.
F.rie (Pa.) Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
A singular phenomenon is just now creat
ing a sensation a few miles south of this
city, in the shape of a mouse-catching in
fant, surpassing in expertness the agility of
the best canine or leline mouscr in the coun
try. The report of this singular freak of
nature reached me so well authenticated
that I concluded to gratify my curiosity,
and possibly be sold, as I hail ottcn been
But, to my surprise, the facts turned out
more remarkable than the report represen
ted, and the most astonishing natural won
der I ever witnessed. The little girl in
question is a trifle over a year old, and can
but just begin to run about the house anti
yard. The moment she wakes and gets
out of her crib she goes to the old kitchen
lire place which is infested with a species
of small house mice, and sits down by a hole
in the corner very much like a cat, with
her eyes intently fixed oa the burrow, cue
sometimes occupies this position for an hour
without moving, till a mouse makes its ap
pearance, when by a sudden start, appcar
ently without any effort, she seizes her vic
tim by the neck. As soon as her prize is
secured she seems to be electrified with joy
and trembles from head to foot, uttering a
kind of wild murmur or growl, resembling
the half-suppressed snarl of a wild-cat. On
arrived at the house, and making known
the object of my visit, the mother expres
sed her willingness to give me an exhibition
of the strange peculiarity of the bttby pro
viding I would promise not to make their
names public, as she seemed to dread the
notoriety already given to the affair. I, of
course, made the required promise, and the
privilege of witnessing with mj own eyes a
performance so wonderful and novel that I
can never forget the impression it made.
The babe was asleep when I arrived, and
on awaking she started at once on the strange
mission. She is a beautiful little blonde,
of delicate features and bright blue eyes,
and her hair lies all ever her head in exquisitely-formed
golden curls, about the
circle of a dime. There is nothing unsual
about the countenance of the child, or dif
ferent from that of any pretty-featured
baby, except while taking her game. Then
her eyes become glistening and fixed, spark
ling like gems, and her face and hands turn
pale as wax, while she appears to hear or
notice nothing going on around her, but
keeps her eyes steadily centered on the bur
row whence she expects her game to sally
forth. The mother, an older sister of the
child, and myself sat in a semicircle around
her, silent as if in a spirtual seance waiting
for the signal of departed spirits. Had no
mouse made its appearance, the sight was
one never to be for-gotten, the deathly
pale face of that motionless child, and the
riveted, sparkling eyes concentrated lor
thirty minutes on that mouse-hole in the
brick hearth ! During that half hour we
neither moved nor spoke above a whisper,
when sudddcnly. like the springing of a
trap, the little thing's hand went down on
the hearth followed by the fine squeak of
the mouse, and that strange, low irrowlaud
singular tremor of body of the child ! As
usual, she held the mouse by the neck in
her right hand, while it squirmed despera
tely to get away. She then pressed it up
against her bosom, and felt of it gently and
softly with her other hand ; then she would
dexterously change hands, carefully keep
ing her grip on the neck to avoid its bite,
though her mother told me she had been
frequently bitten ; and while sensitive to
pain and crying at the least ordinary hurt,
she never was seen to wince or show the
least pain from the bite of a mouse. I ex
amined her fingers, and found them scarred
in many places where she had been bitten.
I tried to relize how the the feat had been
accomplished, but it was done so sudden
there was no time to analyze it. let, I
was assured by the family, who had taken
frequent observations, that the mouse when
once out of its hole seems to become charmed
or magnetized, and has no power, or at least
shows no disposition to escape till caught,
when it is too late. If any one approarhes
the child to take the mouse away from her,
she will utter a shrill scream and then try
to conceal her prize by putting it into her
mouth.
Arrested for Murder.
The most of our readers in the eastern
end of the county know Martin Broad,
who is now in the Easton jail on a charge
of murder lodged against him by a young
man named William Henry. The partic
ulars of the alleged murder, as related by
the accuser, are as follows : Six or seven
years ago, when Henry was about fourteen
years of age, as he was one day on the road
to visit an uncle at Delaware fetation, he
was met by Martin Broad, the accused, in
a buckboard wagon, drawn by a grey horse.
Upon coming up to the lad Broad asked
lii ni to go along (o Belvidere, and the boy
complied. Toward evening they crossed
at Hartzell's ferry to the Pennsylvania
shore, and on the road up, when opposite
Delaware Station, they came upon a stran
ger carrying a lantern in the woods. Henry
then says that Broad gave him the lines
and jrettimr out of the warron struck the
man a blow, which blow he believes resulted
in the death of the attacked. Henry fur
ther says that before Broad returned to the
wagon he heard some steps iu the woods,
but no noise or quarrel between the men,
and saw only the lamp the strander was
carrying "ro over." After the deed Broad
returned to the wagon and the pair went on
to Portland, the lad remaining over night
at Broad's house, and receiving as a reward
for his silence a pair of boot".
The above is the storr on which the ar
rest was made. Henry is about twenty
years of age, and has latterly had his home
with a farmer named Tinsman, residing in
Hope, N. J. About a year ago he lived
with William Decker, residing at Blairs-
town, to whom he told the same story, and
also repeated it to a few others. Last
Thursday Decker was in Portland, when
he rehearsed to several what the young
man had told him, and at their solicitation
he was induced to go before a Justice and
make affidavit to the statement. A consta
ble was then sent for Henry and on Friday
morning, shortly alter midnight, ho was
found living with a Mr. Tinsman and
brought to Portland. Hero he repeated his
story, and it was embodied in an affidavit,
and a warrant issued for Martin Broad's
arrest. Officers proceeded to Broad's home
at Oxford Furnace, N. J., where he was
arrested. When accused and accuser were
brought face to face, the latter repeated
the charce as he had told others, and the
former denied the accusation and asserted
that he had no recollection of ever takling
a ride with the boy.
In this connection it may be proper to
state that in December, 1SUG. the remains
of a man were found in the woods opposite
Delaware Station. They were not recog
nizable, but from the clothing upon them,
the size of the corpse, etc., the body was
supposed to be that of a stranger who had
been about that region prospecting for
minerals, and who had been missing for
several months before. Jesse
r
carson,
then Deputy Coroner, held an inquest,
when an examination of the remains were
made and several holes, supposed to be bul
let holes, were found in the skull. The
verdict of the jury was that the deceased
had been killed by shooting.
It is presumed b' some that this man
was the one killed by Broad. But ou the
other side it is claimed that this corpse was
found in 18GG, nine years since, that the
Coroner's jury found that death had been
caused by shooting, while Henry heard no
shots fired, and that Broad at the time
stated did not live in Protland, but in
Ilaincsburg, N. J. The truth will no
doubt be developed before Court and wc
give the statements as made without ven
turing an opinion, as we prefer that the
jury should make up its mind without
newspaper comments.
On last Friday evening, counsel in be
half of the accused asked for a hearing,
which will possibly take place before, our
some day this week. IJaston
Argus.
The London Cat Show.
It would not seem possible that there is
sufficient interest in the manner in Eng
land, in these busy times, to aid in the
breeding and training of cats. But, never
theless, such is the case, and the fact that
the annual cat show at the Crystal Palace,
.London, tins year attracted some five thous
and pussies shows it. Miss Pussey is in
high favor in Loudon, and every household
shelters one or two and sometimes half a
dozen. So much care and love beinir de-
i 7
voted to cats iu London it is not surprising
that the efforts of the Crystal Palace au
thorities to improve the breed, as well as
to encourage the kind treatment of the ani
mals, should be successful. Each cage con
tained a cushion for pussey,' a little saucer
filled with milk, etc., while the prize cats
were distinguished by a blue flag hung from
the top.
borne idea of the enterprise of the au
thorities at the palace may be gathered from
the fact that about one hundred and thirty
prizes were offered for competition, from
five pounds to fifteen shillings, while marks
of distinction, which arc equally coveted,
such as "very highly commended," are also
awarded. The best tabby cat received a
silver cup, for which there were thirty-six
contestants. Ihe fortunate animal was
Master Shuckard's "Tommy Dodd," aged
nine years, and valued at $.100 ; the winner
of the second prize was also held at the
same amount, while the value attached to
others iu the same class was never below
23. Miss Short-lfouse's cat, "aged un
known, possessed a tabular pedigree for six
generations," and valued by its owner at
$30,000 ; but in face of these substantial
arguments Miss S.'s favorite only a high
"commendation. Other of the candidates
were magnificent creatures, graceful in their
furs shining with gloss resembling the rich
est velvet. The average weight of each
was about sixteen and a half pounds. One
of the prizes was for the "heaviest cat in
the show," and this was won by a speci
men weighing a few ounces over eighteen
pounds. Few of the pussies showed bad
tempers ; the exceptions were among the
black cats.which seemed discontented. Very
different was the conduct of the long-haired
Angora species, with their splendid coats
white as snow, their pink eyes, and fiery
appearance, forming one of the most inter
esting features.
Fanners and Fast Horses.
Facts prove it. Prove what ? That
farmers have no business with fast trotting
horses, that it is a slow death pecuniarily
(though morally it is not so slow) for any
farmer to get fast horse on the brain. Wrc
wonder if the horsciricii among the Execu
tive Committee of the State Agricultural
Society have ever seen the effects or
weighed the results, where one, two, or
more farmers have constructed a trotting
course in some fine field, and are in the
habit of resorting there daily to quicken
the paces of horses which ought to be
doing duty on the farm as well as their
drivers. If they have they have seen
business stopped, steady habits broken up,
and restless craving for excitement, at war
with the quiet purcsuifs of husbandry,
regular assembling of idle men and boys ;
they have seen all this, to say nothing of
the worse than loss of time, neglect of busi
ness, and demoralization, and for what ?
Where is the equivalent for all these risks,
this expenditure of time and money on
.ft uri .1
equipments i v here does tne compensa
tion to the farmer come in ? Come, let us
approach the question directly. Wc hold
that "speed," as it is now understood, has
never added one dollar to the capital of
the country, that it does not give ono
dollar additional value to a horse for
any purpose execept racing, and now
will Mr. Green, Superintendent of Races
at the State Fair, or any other fast horso
man, tell us wherein lies the good, the
benefit to a commanity or the State, from
the breeding and training of horses that
may bo drilled into going a mile in two
minutes and forty seconds? Detroit
Tribune.
Bank Robbery.
A bold, daring and partially succcsfut
attempt was made to rob the First National
Bank of Pittston on Tuesday night 2d inst.
The burglars cut a hole through (tie tin
roof of the bank, which is a one-story brick
building, and thence cut through the top"
of the vault, and let themselves down by
ineuns of a rope ladder. In this way they
secured an easy entrance without disturb
ing the bank proper, and were enabled t'
carry on their work within the vault
shielded from the eye of the watchman.
They succeeded in blowing open one safe,
and secured about $400 in money and
$60,000 in bonds, mainly of local corpora
tions. The numbers of bonds are known
so that they cannot be made available by
the burglars. They had also made two
attempts to blow open a second safe which
contained $700,000 in money and securities
but were frightened awajr before they
secured this valuable boot-. Mr. Green,
who lives next door, heard three reports
and then hastened to sec what was the"
cause, and his appearance evidently frigh
tened the sentry of the burglars, and the
alarm being given they beat a hasty retreat,
having a rope ladder to get from the roof
to the ground. Mr. Green chassed one of
them some distance, but failed to capture
him.
From the work done and tlie fine sol of
tools they left behind in the vault it is
evident that the party are professionals.
Mr. Green says they were four in number,
and that one acted as sentry on the roof
while the other three did the drilling and
blasting in the vault.
The proceedings of the Third District
Court of Utah, ordering the imprisonment
of Brigham Young until the $9,300 of ali
mony be paid by him to Eliza Young, have
been brought to the attention of the At
torney General. The question presented
whether the arrest of Brigham Young
would be made on the grounds claimed by
the woman, for the reason that her mar
riage with Young was illegal, it being 'on
trary to the laws of the United States, and
that she was therefore merely a concubine
and cannot take advantage of her owii
wrong. The subject will bt5 brought be
fore the Cabinet with a view of determin
iug the exact status of the case; The mat
ter excites much iuterest in executive and
judicial circle.?;
On Monday, 25th ult., James Phillips,
of Tobyhanna township, Monroe county,
went gunning for deer. His dog started
up a large blick and he followed. He saw
an unusual movement in a clump of bushes
ahead of him, scanned the agitation closely
and concluded the dect had taken refuse
there. He fired, and on going to ascer
tain the result of his shot he found a little
boy nine years old riddled with buckshot,
covered with blood and dead. Beside the
little fellow lay a basket half filled with
beech nuts which he had been gathering.
The child was an orphan and lived with a
iamny named cneioel.
Here is a verbatim copy of a Florida bill
of sale : this is to surity that Jacob John
son has sold his wife Mary A; Johnson to
me, Daniel bkillman, and he has given hur
two children, the oldest and the voungest,
and I, Dauicl Skillman, has promist to take
care ol bur ; and fIic has to have One bed-
stid and hur clothing and mat res, arid bed
clothing, and hur things that belong to hur,
Mary A. Johnson. Me, Daniel Skillman,
has bought hur for $G. Witness : C. T.
Lind, Fannie McLeod.
Last year John D. Hunseckcr, Esq., of
Upper Providence, Montgomeoy countv,
received from New Jersey a single potato
of the "Early Rose" species and planted it.
A ins year it produced ninety-seven potatoes,
weighing in all twenty-six pounds.
Gold has been discovered in very large
quantities in the Sangre de Christe moun
tains, Colorado. Rancheros, cattle drovers
and people of all businesses for 300 miles
arouud, are flocking thither to seek their'
fortunes.
Some pumpkins. A Kentucky farmer
has a pumpkin vine which, with "its bran
ches, measures 1,140 feet, and bore twenty
four pumpkins that averaged twenty-six
pounds each, or a total of G23 pounds of
fruit.
Tall grass. A Kansas clergyman says lid
recently rode across a hundred acres of un
cultivated land where the grass averaged
nine feet high, and there were probably
five thousand acres where it would average
six feet;
An ingenious contrivance to evade the
Maino Liquor law has been discovered at
Bangor. It consists of a barrel within u
barrel, furnished with a faucet which, whew
turned one way supplies sweet cider, ami
when turned in another, supplies lager beer.-
The use of opium in Columbus G'a., as
well as every other city, is largely on the
increase. Druggists will surprise any ono
by telling the amouut they sail, and mostly
to women.
Georgia boasts of a young lady named
Laurr Spense, who weighs two hundred
and three iounds, and w six feet two anil
a half inches high.
The following advertisement appeared
in a recent issue of the London Times ;
"Wanted, a servant girl : one who fears
the lxrd and can carry one ewt."