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Sunburn; American,
K. WILVtRT. I ".
SUNBURY, APRIL 20, 1873.
The papers are publishing that Frank
Bluir has Rone to Clifton Springs, for his
health. The idea of Frank going to a tea.
tf ring place is good.
There is a war going on between the
Dutch Government nnd the Atchccnese, in
which some severe fighting at Atcheen bits
recently taken plncc.
They nre going to have a zoologicul gar
der in the Fhiladelphis Fairraount Fark,
which is a good use to put part of the
grounds to. Somo curions zoological
specimens tuny at times bo witnessed there
now.
The introduction of ladies to office hold
ing under the State adminl stration has be
pun at llarrisburg, tho Secretary of tho
Commonwealth, Col. Quay, having ap
pointed Mrs. Susan II. Willard, of Heaver
county, ns temporary clerk to transcribe
the laws of 1872.
Ben Butler is now about the most gen
erally despised man of any individual out
side of prison walls. His proposition to
buy off opposition to his back-pay grab to
three cents a head, has truly showu the
character of tho man. Three-cent Ren
Butler will livo nucnvlably in that history
which is now being made for him.
Wk notice several aspirauts in tho De
mocratic party, who aro strongly infected
with the odor of tho lute Court House
Ring, are annouueing themselves for nomi
nation for county i.flices, and commenc
ed to sound their constituent in the dif
ferent townslrips to ascertain their chances.
It is rather a hnzardous undertaking on
their part, sinco the people see tke vast im
provements made ID the county offices since
the Ring is broke up.
Rebel Massacre.--The oStrngcs upon
the freed men at the town ofColfax, in Grant
Parish, Louisiana, on tho 13th inst, were
of a most atrocious character. The blood
thirsty massacre is the most horrible that
has occurred sinco the close of tho civil war.
The occutrcucc arose from hostile opposi
tion of the old rebel element of the State,
ngiiiuet tho present established government
of the State, and the refusal to pay taxes.
This gave rise to bad feeling between the
whites and the colored population, a por
tion of which had been organized to enforce
the collection of taxes in that parish or
county. The white rebels determined to
crush them, and for that purpose organized
nu armed force and mnrched into the town.
Tho colored force there was driven into the
court-houso and was summoned to surren
der, which they agreed to do, but in order
to expedite the court-house was fired, and
those not burnt up or suffocated inside
were shot down as they attempted to leave
the burning building. It is also slated
tfow'n,Ttor surrendering. Tho blacks
numbered some three or four hundred, the
whiles half the number, tho formerly most
ly unarmed ; and to show how murderous
I he onslaught was, only one white man was
killed and three or (our wounded. The ex
act numb-- " 0lftL'K9 Miieu is not known,
v it is set down at one hundred and fifty
to two hundred. Indeed it is stated that
between tico und three hundred were rousted
to death, besides those shot as they tried to
save their lives in fleeing from the dames !
The telegram from Attorney-General of
the State says that the mob that massa
cred the negro garrison at Colfax court
house during tho recent Louisiana riot aro
as bad as the niodoc- murderers. The
shooting down of conquered men flying
from a burning building, and the butchery
of surrendered prisoners, are savage in the
slightest degree. Tho Modoc murderers
were no worso than these atrocious
wretches, and they ought to be treated to
the same punishment. The General Gov
ernment did not interfere, because the
State government did uot ask for assistance,
but seut an armed force of police to the
scene as soon as possible; when the assas
sins had lied. There is only ono way of
dealing with these Ku-klux outlaws, and
that is by arresting every one known to be
engaged in the massacre, and trying them
for m ut dor.
A Sad Scene. The llarrisburg State
Journal of Monday says :
When tho emigrant train from the East
arrived yesterday morning, nbout 8 o'clock,
a young Prussian woman named Brahle
was found among tlio passengers, having
in her arms a dead child a little girl aged
about two years. Wlieu tho tact became
known, a crowd gathered around the mo
ther, who was strickuu with grief, and
veepiug biltctlv. She was advised to stop
here and bury Iier little girl, to which ar
rangement blio consented. She stated that
the child had been sick since tho niirtv
landed at Castle Garden, X. Y., and that
it died about half an hour before the train
reached llarriiiburg.
One of the generous-hearted workmen
nt the depot repaired to a store on Market
slrect and procured tle necessary articles
for a shroud, clean stockings, etc., and
obtained for the woman thread, needles,
etc., with which she made a ueat shroud
stitching away over her tears all morning
in one of the cars where she sat. Coroner
Porter was notified, and furnished a plain
but substantial colli n, in which the child
whs placed, and, accompanied by tho mo
ther, was taken to the nlmshouso for burial
yesterday nflernoou. She wept bitterly at
parting, but was willing to leaving it in tho
hands of strangers for Christian burial, as
It was nocessary for her to follow her
friends, whom she expects to overtake
sometime to-day west of Pittsburg.
Five hundred dollars reward is offered
for the apprehension of Henry Briceland,
the colored man under sentence of death
who recently escaped, with other prisoners,
from the Washington, Pa., jail. Ho is
duscrilied us being a mulatto, with long,
wtvy hair, and about five feet eight iuches
in buight.
The ad vans in coal in Great Britain is
f.ir-reachiug iu its influences, the prices of
nearly all tho leading commodities bciug
tutttrrirtllr higher tli.tnt tliy wtirr a year
The Power and duty ol Jonrunlltni.
! In a recent letter of Henry Ward Bcechrr
said i
Ho who to-day sits in the editorial chair,
sits sccoud to uone. In nil the world of in
tlucnco it Is for him to discriminate between
right nnd wrong, nnd to bo always on the
right sido of truth nnd justice, and purity
and manliness. And if tho editorial chair
co-operato with all good men in the great
professions nnd trades in the land ; if we
take hold of hands for a better sentiment
and for a noble purity, we shall raise the
standard of character for young men so
that we shall be proud of their honor, And
their honor shall bo in their truth and in
their honesty.
So far ns our knowledge extends, the
press throughout America is faithfully en
deavoring to perform its high mission.
"The people havo no truer, more disinter
ested or vigorous representatives than they
possess in tho journalists of the land. The
press is the moBt trustworthy oponent of
popular rights, and iu the hour of tho coun
try's shame tho people turn with increased
confidence to tho journalists who defends
their interests nnd denounces theii
wrongs." We candidly believe that if It
were not for fear of the press the corruption
which develops itself in so many official
places would be tenfold greater, aud show
itself with more elTrontry. But the whole
some influence of tha press is a barrier of
official crime nnd political corruption, and
ns the peoplo como to understand the re
presentative they will increase their own
safety by eularging his powers.
When the American press becomes what
it is fust becoming the undaunted nnta
gonizer of wrong in every shape the
American government will emerge from
the foulness which now in part surrrounds
its legislative branch, nnd become the
stronger by reason of the stem lessons the
governing classes were now learning. The
peoplo are now realizing that when the
press heretofore pointed to political corrup
tion the truth was uttered ; and, hereafter,
when the press denounces such wrongs,
influence of such denunciation will be felt
in the ballotbox. To the journalists, there
fore, nnd not tlio legislator will the people
rely for a representative that is entirely hon
est. The Memphis Appeal.
The Stokm in the North-west. A
despatch from St. Paul, dated April 19,
says :
Despatches received nt the headquarters
of Dakota, from Gen. Custer, commanding
tho battalion of the Seventh Cavalry at
Vaukton, say that the snow-storm which
hns visited that section during the last forty-eight
h -uirs is the worst for years. Men
and ijorjes had to abandon the camp, and
tho citizens of Yankton very kindly opened
their doors nud furnished shelter for the
most of our command. About three hun
dred horses nro sheltered in the Quarter
master's storehouse, and the hall of the
Territorial Legislature has beeu devoted
to tho use of them. Wo have lost about 50
horses. Fears aro felt that several of the
men have been lost, and frozen to
death. The niou are cut oil' from their ra
tions, nnd have ordered supplies from
Yankton. I can give you no idea of the
severity of the storm and tho sullerings of
the command. Tho peoplo havo nided
nobly iu our behalf. To-day instructions
were sent to General Custer, from the head
quarters here, ordering him to use every
means for speedy replenishment of his
command, together with, a requisition for
new horses and muterial, and nothing will
interfere with tho departure of the tronps
on the contemplated survey of the North
ern Fueitlc railroad, west of tho Missouri,
up the Yellowstone river and the Rocky
Mountains.
Exempted From Taxation. The
propextV.-excnMted.Joiaxjiti.qn.Jijf Jjy;
sion of the Legislature, is ns follows :
All churches, meeting houses or other
places of stated worship, with ten acres of
land annexed thereto.
All univesities, colleges, accadetnies. and
school houses belonging to any county,
uorougn or scnooi district. tnwiwM-" i
cuuuncu ui cskiuiiaueu oy virtue of any
law of tins state, with ten acres of land an
nexed thereto.
All court houses and jails.
All parsonages owned by any church or
religious sociely with five acres of land at
tached thereto.
All burial grounds belonging to any re
ligious congregation.
All burial lots belonging to any person
or family.
All lands nnd premises belonging to ce-
metary companies where the revenues arc
used solely to improve such lands nnd pre
mises. All lunatic asylums, alms houses, poor
houses, house of refuge aud penitentiaries
with lands attached to same.
All asylums, schools aud hospitals, with
tho lands attached to tho same, where the
same are supported by State appropriations.
All charitable institutions and lands at
tached thereto, whose chief revenues aro
from voluntary contributions.
The repealing clause subjects all classes
of property not covered by these descrip
tions to general taxation.
Tlio iron interests of Danville, as well as
tho town and its inhabitants have suffered
much by reasou of a strike for higher wages
on the pan of the mill hands. The strike,
however, as far as the works of Waterman
& Beaver are concerned has como to an
end. The Muntour American says the men
have agreed to go to work at old prices al
lowing a drawback of 10 nnd 13 cents daily
upon their wage, which is to bo forfeited
to the company if their coulruct is broken.
The President How HeDkawsIIis
Salary. The President never draws his
salary himself, but receives it through the
First National Bank, to which he has yiven
a power of attorney, and the money is al
ways drawn from tlio Treasury by the
cashier of that bank and ul iced i ) tho cre
dit of the President in the batik. The
warrants for the salary of tho President and
Vice President are mnde out at the Trea
sury every month, the former under the
uew law receiving Sl.ltiO.tH per month,
and the latter t -:!:. ilil. Members of the
Cabiuet are paid from tho rolls of their re
spective departments, and receipt therefor
t ue same as an ouicr employees. Tnu pre
sident nnd Vice President do not sign any
pay-roll. Washington Mar.
AVE notice, by our exchansres. a more
than usual frightful number of accidents
on the railroads ol the country, to uidivi'
dual employees, who, by their reck lens
ness-and iudill'ercnce, aro made to suffer in
in tho most horrible manner. The greater
portion ot theso men are lathers and bus
bauds, Which adds to the sutleriug of their
families when they are tnus injured.
Governor Hendricks hns been run
Juto a corner, where be is forced to deny
that he wants to disembowel the Democra
tic party. He says he is in favor of keep
ing the old concern in operation, nnd will
cling to its name and principles as long as
no has strength to hold on.
A bogus Jewelry peddlar has been operat
ing in uuuey. l.ooK out lor him.
A Snyder Co. prisoner has been playing
prodigal son. lie left jail last November,
and returned last Saturday.- He, however,
was uot wept aud fussed over by a fond
purient, nor did he cat voul pie ou his return.
TIIK nOUOC H Alt.
The Savages Driven from tub Lava
Beds Tub Punishment Inflicted
on Them.
San Francisco, April 21. A courier
arrived at Yreaka to-night with the follow
ing news from the front to April 18. Colo
nel Fury, Lieutenant Miller, and 110 meu,
tell camp nt stmriso this morning on a
scout southens'.ward. Nothining will be
done in camp until they return, unless the
Mndocs make nn attack, which is uot pro
bable. Part of tho command will return
to morrow night, and part will proceed to
the Willow Spring lnnd route aud deter
mine whether the Modocs have lied that
way.
Indians Wehe Seen
in closo proximity to the camp to-day.
They came to tho lake for water. Three
shots were heard in the southeast, evident
ly tired by tho Indians in killing cattle.
This afternoon the Indians were seen out
herding their horses four miles southoast
of this poiut nnd nn equal distance south
of their former position.
The New Stand Taken.
It is said there nre large caves and strong
positions there, nnd they will make a stand
at that point. The women nnd children
nre there, having been removed before the
late miissacre. There is a quantity of am
munition there, and n supply of water.
Formications will bo thrown up nt points
commanding the lake shore to guard the
water line.
The Killed and Wounded.
Eleven dead bodies and one livo Modoc
were found in tho cave of the Lava Beds
to-day, making sixteen warriors slain. The
bodies of the dead were buried. The num
ber of Indians wounded is unknown.
Some of the bodies were horribly mangled
by shells. Six soldiers nnd one civilian
were slain. Eleven soldiers were wounded;
two severly ; four were disabled by sprain
ed ankles. It is reported that two more
of the wounded in tlio Lava Beds are to
arrive to-night. Mrs. Meacham was with
iu three miles of the Lava Beds on the 17th,
when she was turned back.
Mr. Meacham
is doing finely. The day after to-morrow
he will be taken to Ferris' Rnnche, by a
boat to IiOSt river, thence by ambulance to
the rnnche. As soon as the cavalry return
the Modocs will be attacked if they remain
where we think they now are.
Captain Egan is rapidly recovering.
Young Ilovey will bo buried at Yrcka this
evening. Ho was scalped and disembowl
ed, and his head mashed witli a flat rock.
Harmon, who felt within the Indians hues,
was scalped.
COXXECTICIT.
Cavse of the Disastor Six Cars
Br rned Fifteen Persons Suttosed
to Have Been Killed.
StoninqtoN, Conn., April 19. -A dread
ful accident occurcd to the steamboat train
on the htoningtoii ami Providence railroad
this morning. The steamboat train from
Stonington for Boston fell through the
bridge at Riehmoud Switch. Six cars were
buried in the river. Fifteen persons are
supposed to have been killed. Six bodies
have already been recovered from the ruins.
Tlio accident wns caused by the freshet
weakening the bridge.
The bodies of William D. Guile, engineer,
George Eldridge. fireman. Albert Albert
Allen, of Providence, Jerry Cremer. of
Boston, aud two uukuowu pcrsous have
been recovered.
Further Details of the Accident.
Stonington, April 19. Tho steamer
a?J'!fl8tevLYVl4.4,pWr8teuh7trlw
sengers who took the 2.'M a. tn. train from
this place for Providence and Boston.
At Richmond switch a dam ncross a
small mill stream had been carried away,
letting a force of water from Eunis' pond,
which supplies the water for a grist mill
..,.. il.w ..ill.oatl V.M,,-. loomed
about 300 feet distant, completely washing
it away.
iso one lived near the pond, so that the
breaking away of the dam was uot known
until the train, freighted with souls, was
thrown into the chasm made by the swol
len stream. One of the iron rails on the
opposite track was driven completely
through the engine. Tlio engineer, Wil
liam Guile, of Providence, aud fireman,
George Eldridge, were killed.
Kouth American.
Pan ana, April 11. Intelligence re
ceived by prev ious mails from the north.
is not only con lirmeo, but briugs to a cli
max with the entire destruction of the cap
itol of Sau Salvador, nnd ruin of a popula
tion of foity thousand people. The first
really violent shock occurred on the 4th of
March about 5 p. m., destroying many
houses. Chunking continued until tho
morning ot tlio l'Jth, when nt 2 a. m., two
light shocks succeeded by n strong one,
distroyed tho entire city. Popaponago,
llupalanga, han 1 nomas, and sunto Teca
have till sutl'ered but to a lesser extent ; as
well as every city within a radius of twenty
miles. Fortunately, owiug to the alarm of
the fourth such residents as has not left
the city, were living in patois, or in public
plazas, hence the number of lives lost
though great was thereby diminshed.
Ouly two buildiugs, the Hotel Del Plaque
and the government palace, are left stand
ing. The loss is estimated ut twelve mil
lions, the aggregate loss of life and wound
ed is oUO.
Further reports of the earthquake at Sau
Salvador state that fortunately, owing to
the first shocks having frightened the
greater part of the population from living
iu their houses, the loss of life has not
been so great as it would otherwise have
Lccu
Out ol a population of 40.0UU, which
. . . . .
the city ol 5un Salvador was said to con
tain, the number reported kiiled aud
wouuded varies from 00 to oOO. In tho
midst of the dust and consternation, a lire
broke out iu a drug store, but it was soon
got under.
The government functionaries stood to
their posts and did their duties in a highly
creditable mauiier.
The President seut his family to Santa
Techl, and established himself iu the nriu-
cipul square, the capitol, iu a lent, repress-
ed all attempts at disorder and robbery.
and rendered assistance whereevcr il was
'u"" uccuuii. rtiiv uuo luuuu caiivio-
aivuy property uot his own, was shut. Tlio !
authorities still iersist in rcbuildiug tho
city on the same site, although this is tlio
eighth time within one huudcrd and fifty
years the city has beeu destroyed. Most
peoplo nevertheless have removed to Suuta
Tec Us.
The Knights of rYTiiiAS. JJioi
iuoid, April 10. Upou tho further con
sideration of the 1'eunsylvania question,
in tho .Supreme Lotle of tho world,
Kuights of I'ylhias, it was nude red that
1'euiisylvai.ia be furnished with the uew
rituuls" and that her representatives bo re
stored to seats on the floor of tho Supremo
Lodge, and by unanimous vote of the body,
the Grand Lodgo of I'enusylvauia was then
restored to its proicr standing. The ques
tion relative to subordinate lodges demand
lug the atnplilied ritual coming up, tho
Supreme Chancellor decided that they bad
tho unqualified riht to (elect for them
stives, according to the direct legislation
of the supremo body.
Knklntlnm revived In Kentucky.
Cincinnati, Aprit 15. The Gatettes
Frankfort, Ky., special says that nt mid
night nn Saturday a hand of masked men
called Richard Williams, a farmer in
Henry county, Ky., to his door nnd com
menced h noting At hint. Williams had
been previovsly notified to lenve, nnd hav
ing armed himself he returned the.lire nnd
killetl flue of the party, .named Brnmlolte,
nnd wounded thrco others. Williams was
wounded, nnd is now in Frankfort for
medical treatment. '
Danville is to have
public school building.
new $28,000
Cotton planting has begun tn Tennes
see. An American club bns been formed in
Loudon.
The cane in Louisiana promises a large
sugar crop.
New Hampshire talks of postponing its
annual election to September.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania claims the
biggest rolling-mill in the world,
The houso of Jonathan Beaver in Roar
ing Creek, was struck by lightning on the
night of April 4th, breaking looking glasses
and covering tho floor with splinters torn
f'l4om the joist and window frames.
M. Baird, Esq., head of the Philadel
phia firm known ns the Baldwin Locomo
tive Works, retired from active business,
in which he had been eugaged thirtvseven
years. For his interest iu business no re
ceived from the partners who remaiu $2,
000,000. There appeared in tho obituary col
umns of tho Philadelphia Public Ledger
Infit week, notices of tho deaths of nineteen
persons, six meu aud thirteen women, who
had lived to. or beyond the advanced age
of eighty years. Two of them were 00 years
old, one 02 and one 93.
Tho Perry County Freeman complains
that the no-license law, like- the old license
law, is not enforced in that county, and
that "local option," although carried there,
is likely to become a dead letter. The non
enforcement of laws is a great evil in this
country. Laws should either be enforced
or abolished.
A suit has been instituted in the United
States Court, in Boston, ngainst Oaken
Ames for $300,000 growing out of cotton
transactions iu New Orleans during tho
war.
Crushed. Killed Another dread
ful accident happened last night just as we
were going to press. On the L. & B. Rail
road, at Northumberland, a young man
from this place, by the name of Adams,
whilst engaged in coupling cars, was
caught between two of them, and crushed
to death. He was brought up on this
morning's trans. Danville Inlclijcncir.
A. E. Kapp has on his farm an imported
sheep one year old, tho wool of which is
fifteen inches long. He also has a lamb
born on the eleventh of this month which
at its birth weighed twelve pounds.
The above sheep are of the Cot&wold
stock, imported from Liverpool in Septem
ber nnd purchased by Mr. Kapp in Octo
ber lust, Dam nnd Sire of which, were the
winners at the Royal Agricultural Show
of England. Public Pres.
Six big girls in n Scrnnton school house
got up a club for the bonelit of the teacher.
His doctor's bid was just twelve dollars
and sixty cents.
Some forteen children attending the pub
lic schools iu Miltou went home in one day
last week, sick with the measles. The dis
ease is spreading over the towu rapidly.
Frederick Roca, United States consul at
Mauznnillo, Cuba, was drowed on the 13th
iustant while on a. nlilu civ-uioion.
The internal revenue assessors have re
!... . ..., i,m over their papers to
he collectors, preparatory to vacating
their offices on May l!0.
There is to be a grand tour of nearly
all the crowned heads of Europe in the
course of the spring aud summer. Nearly
nil of tbo ,1tv""ror arnl Kiugs wjl' n,..,--.-'
Vienna. 1 lieu his Majesty (Ti Prussia is
going to visit liis cousin of IlusHia, nt St.
Petersburg. The eldest son of the Czar
goes to London, and will, of course, be
right royally received by the Prince of
Wales and her Majesty the Queen. Grand
receptions, reviews, balls and banquets,
will mark these royal journeying.!, and the
sightseers of Europe be gratified with a
long series or gorgeous spectacles.
There is no telling to what purposes
paper wiil yet be put. The Connecticut
River Railroad is proud of a locomotive
with paper wheels, and the experienced en
gineer who drives this remarkable cugine
says the paper wheels revolve with less
fr.ction and do not jar near so much as
those of iron. In this view of tho case, it
does not seem at all improbable that we
shall soou have cylinders, cranks and pis
tou rods of paper, tho use of costly iron in
machinery being confined to boilers and
grate bars.
The United States has become the lead
ing cheese producing country iu the world,
and from the exportation of 1.000,000
pounds iu 1832, the amount has risen to
60,000,000 iu 187-J.
In New York, on Wednesday eveninc, a
woman named Hennessey, aitlitted with
A relighious mania, choked her two child
ren, and then roasted their bodies on the
stove aud placed them in a tub, in which
jxiHilioii they were fouud by tho father on
his return from work. Shu was sunt to the
hot-pital.
C01UIESP0NDE3CR J
Letter from rbiludelplila.
Philadelphia, April 18, 1873.
Friend Wilvert :
Time llios so rapidly I ran scarcely imagine it
na. oeen u momn .nice i wrote you last out a
ffnir,.iH.uii ..f il-jl... f.t.m.1b (In. Tint It h.a
been such a busy one, aud a thing trip through
your section inten cuing, has made the time pass
with more than usual celerity. When I last
w rote we were Just over the exeitemcut of the St.
Patrick's day parade. The weather getierully
considered .uilublo and occurring upon that day,
was evidently postponed this year a full month
for we've beeu having it with full veujfeunce
the past week.
Disasters bavo been coining thick and fast.
Fo.l, the sinking ot the Atlantic upon the rocky
coast near Halifax, going dowu wi'h its thou-
occupants, und over otm-hulf of them fiud-
lf'' itiS.r.
purpose ol creeulu Irum blume those at laull,
! l,nt i,,r thu nnriMMB of fasten mr the irut uoon
the proper parties, and that they may receive tbe
punishment they so Justly deserve be ihey em
ployees or employers, and if one or both are de
monstrated to have beeu remiss, they should be
tuadu suiter the most severe penalties for tbe
wholesale murder their neglect has caused.
bcaicely has the lull reports of the Atlantic's
fate beeu received hen from our western coast
comes the terrible news of General Canby uud
Dr. Thomas' deaths by tho treacherous hands of
the Indians lu wlio.e honor they hud trusted
their lives. No doubt their crime will bo fully
I atuued lor in their utter extermination, and even
the most strenuous udbcreuls of the present be
nign policy of the Government lu their dealings
with the Indian race, will hardly find fault with
the Justice, ol the edict. Still tiiat It should de
monstrate the fallacy of the policy of a peaceful
solution of the difficulties, I am uuable to see.
They are but one tribe, aud many more have
been worth recipients of our Natloual kiuduees,
uud the otfouee should be visited upou tbo heads
cl the guilty ouly. U is iiupcaible to eradicate
tho feeling of a century of abuse in tbe space of
four or even eight years, it will tsku much
longer, but the success has been great, and It Is
hoped will be even more so. It is sad to think
of thu noble Generul tnu cut Uowu by the cow
rdiy band of t worse tha assastto wUsn b
had passed th touch so many peril, and might
Justly liope to rest upon li fa well won liturcli
the rest of his days.
Tlil morning we were startled by observing a
few squares nliove ns n dense smoke arls
In if, and upon proceeding to the place found n
candle maker's vessel of molten sperm hud ex
ploded, and thrown tlio hot fluid over the met ot
work Bear It, resulting to fur In the (loath of one
and thn tcrriblu burning of several more, as well
ns tha Injury to the property. Tho latter is not
considered of much aecoiuil ns It was not much
of a structure, nnd was con lined to a small space
by the efforts of the firemen. .
About tea days ago I had occasion to visit
llarrisburg upon business with the adjutant Ge
neral of the btatc. Aside from the satisfactory
manner In which unr business with that gentle
man was transacted, he placed ns under further
obligations by showing ns his arrangement of
the battle flag of the numerous Pennsylvania
regiments In our lute war. The plan is admira
ble and shows off the t uttered remnants to very
great advantage, and the able Adjutant General
deserves great credit for the able manner In
which be has performed Ills duty in that respect,
It being fully as well os w have always kuown
bis work to be done. It Is to be hoped one so
able ran be prevailed npon to retain the position
be has so well Ailed for such a long term, with
credit to himself and the good of the Common
we t lib.
We vcre greeted npon calling npon the Gover
nor by his private secretary, Major Harris, but
found the Governor out. 1 he Major seems to be
comfortably fixed, and certainly no one more
justly deserves It. I might suggest to your
Monument Committee, that if I bey contemplate
any public entertainment for their Fund, the
Major is an able lecturer, and one earnest and
heurty lu all such projects. I recently heard bis
lecture on "2) Mouths a Prisoner of War," and
think It would please your people. Ho is well
able to portray it bring a pleasant speaker and
well educated. I have no doubt I could assist
them In procuring bis services, and know he
would be glad to titke a hand in the eudcavor to
perpetuate the memory of his fallen comrades.
1 would say to the snine committee It matters
little what you devise nnd plan. Talk U cheap,
aud It is only by work, by individual effort, you
can do nnytblng. Get up an entertainment, as I
know Sunbury has plenty of local talent for sing
ing, music, Ac, and Major Norris' lecture be
sides. Then let each man work. Wake up I un
less you do, I fear our chlldrens' children will
not live to see ynur work completed. The same
is equally true of your business, and the prosper
Ity of your place. If yon frown down upon
strangers who are willing to embark in business
enterprises and yourselves remain iule, and talk
ofhous the town it Improving, Se. it will never be
done. Omit! intentions ate very well, but you
know 'tis said a certain place is paved with such.
Action is fur be' ter. Your advantages of loca
tion are such Hint from nverv part of your town
should be heurd the busy hum of manufactories.
I could not help thinking when I viewed the da
mage that good servnut, but bad master, the riv
er, had done liclow the dam, recently. How ea
sily it could have been avoided had yon have had
a uood furnace or two to rip-rap your river banks,
aud that it would have long ago repaid your tax
payers to have built one themselves. Instead of
wasting the thousands of dollars annually ex
panded upon It, simply as food lor tho nert
spline's freshet.
Yours' hastily an.l sincerely,
OCCASIONAL.
Letter I'rom the fur 1Yet.
Denvck, Colorado, April 14, 1373.
i'ditvr American :
Safely rested lit Georgetown. I will now de
scribe the silver rcirions thereabouts. icorj;e
town Is situated beautifully at the foot of Repub
lican mountain ou one side and Sherman moun
tain an the other, and In the rear of Leaven
worth, each 2000 fVet hinli. Wo find the city to
contain, about 'J.5J0 iulinnttntits. 1 lie majority
ate miners and owners. The city is supported by
the superiority of her silver mines and sinultinir
works. Tlio UiiCPt arc the Stewait reduction
works, ut the uorlh eud of the town, ttmiini; out
daily one lu ick, or average f 1000 per day. There
are a number of others, till worked to their ut
most cupaeity. The pteuti'st need I find Is a
want of more works to run cheap gnule ores.
There arc thousands of ton of ore l.vlntf at the
different mines waitinir their turn. Tlio works
I find are puvinij about 30 to 5'J cents on capital
i ivested. Low i-iule works would pay fully 100.
The mities cover the entire county of Clear creek.
Ou the way to Uray's Peak, blithest of the
'Snowy Range," situated hli-'h up on the moun
tain, we come to the town of Silver Plume. Here
we see milling in all Its variety, from the side
I. .11 to Die tiiuucl. rU.lu hiil lnlninn is where
the vain runs up aud down the side of the moun
tain. Tlio veius usually run from U inches
to 15 feet wide, but generally tha richest are
from 6 to 10 inches.' 1 here nre shafts and
slopes Innumerable. These mines are all silver
the finest the Colorado Central I.odo, and the
famous Pelican next, which has paid itf owners
over SI, 000,000. Tho .town Js VMU' 'now jay!
uphill. One half mile distaut is Urowusville,
another milling town, but quite small. There
are a number of fine mines here, all paying well.
Two and one half miles further and at Timber
line lays the small towu o' Bakerville. Avery
busy uud rich people own It, and it is noted for
the Uneiicfs of its ore. Through this region tnus
a very fine silver belt. The redu'lion is princi
pally done ut Georgetown, hut some of the ore
Buds Its way to Brownsville and Silver Plume
furnace. The population is quite xmull, and
there nre but few houses, the people generally
being at Georgetown. The ore trotn this poiut
Is packed down the mountain by small Jacks iu
largo trains, each animal carrying about 150
pounds, secured in heavy duck hags, (trapped to
their backs. They usually travel single file
down the steep grade, ik-ingsure footed there
is rarely any accident happens them. The road
from here to tho top of the peak is uow turned
into a trail, and tit for horse-Luck to foot of
peak. We uow fiud noihlng but rocks und small
stones all the nay, with an occasional bold bluff
projecting out and up. Lookhii; up we now see
the foot of the celebrated Gray's Peak, with her
coat of snow, nnd bearing away among the
exiul.i. Heie there is nothing but stones ; no
soil to be seen. The top reached, we see miles,
but the peak looks like some vast panorama. The
description w ill bo iu my uext.
SAX.
11EASON WHY TUB
P A I N . K I iL E It
a.vsr'o by
P E H U Y DAVIS A X D
SON
IS TIIR
liost ramily Midicineol the Aire
And uhtj it thouht be kept alteayi near at haiul t
1st. Pain-Killer is the most Certain Chol
era cure that medical scituco has
iirnducfd.
'uiu-Killcr, ns a Diarrhoea aud Dys
entery remedy, seldom if ever fails.
3rd. l'aiu-Killcr will cure Crumps or
Pains in nny part of the system, A
single dose usually e Hot: Is a cure.
4th. Pain-Killer will cure Dyspepsia and
Indigestion, if used according to di
rections. 5th. Pain-Killer is an almost never failing
cure for Suddeu Colds, Coughs, &c.
Ctb. Paid-Killer has pruvtd a Sovereign
Itemed y for Fever aud Ague, and
Chill Fever ; it has cured the most
obstinate cases.
7th. Pain-Killer as a liniment is unequal
ed for Frost liitcs, Chilhlaius, Burns,
liruisis. Cuts, Sprains, &c.
8th. Paiu-Killcr has cured cases of Ilbeu
tnalism aud Ncuralga after years
stauding.
Oth. Paiu-KUler will destroy Boils, Fel
ons, Whitlows Old Sores, giving re
lief from Paiu after the first applica
tion. 10th. Pain-Killer cures Headache, and
Tool hache.
11th. Pain-Killer will save you days of
sickness and many a Dollar iu time
and Doctor's Pills.
12th. Pain-Killer is a puroly Vegetablo
preparation, safe to keep uud to use iu every
family. The simplicity attending its use,
together with the great variety of diseases
that may be enlirely eradicated by it, and
lb great amount of pain nud suffering that
can be alleviated through this uso, make
it imperative upon every person to supply
themselves with this valuable remedy, aud
to keep it always near at baud.
Tha Pain-Killer is now kuown and
appreciated in every quarter of the Globe.
Physiciaus recommend it in their practice,
while all classes of society have fouud iu it
relief and comfort. tiiv it a trial.
lie sure and buy the genuine. Every
Druggist and nearly every Country Grocer
throughout the land keep it for sale.
April W, I month.
WAGES.
37ort all who are willing to work.
J Any prrson, old or younif, of cither sex,
can msko from 110 to t50 per week, nt home day
or rvcolnir. Wanted by all. (Suitable to either
City or Country, and sny season of tho year.
This is a rnre opportunity for those who are out
of work, nnd out of money, to mnke an inde
pendent llvinir. No cnpitiil bulin; required. Our
pamphlet, 'How to make n living," nlvltig full
Instructions, sent on receipt of 10 cents. Ad
dress, A. ltt'RTON CO., Morrlsana, West
chester Co., N. y. Ap. 19eowy.
Agents Wanted everywhere to sell our new
and novel Embroidering Mnehine, send for Illus
trated Circular, to the McKeo MannlVictarlnff
Company, 309 Broadway, New York, ap 19,-ly.
THE PARLOR COMPANION.
Kvcry Lady Wants one I
Every Man ought to have one I
Pent on receipt of Ten Ceuts. Address, L. 7.
HYDE & CO., 193 Seventh Avcnut, New York.
BON-TON FLIRTATION SIGNALS, sent on
receipt ofS5cts. Unlqne Printing and Publish
ing House, "SB Vesey Street, New York.
THE BECKWITH 120 Portabls Family Sew
Inf Machine, on U0 Days Trial) many advan
tages over all. Satisfaction rimrauteed, or (20
refunded. Sent complete, with fnll directions.
Beekwith Sewing Machine Co., 803 Broadway,
New York. Apl9, eowly.
TflE NF.W ELASTIC TRUSS. An Impor
tnnt Invention. It retains the Rupture at all
times, and under the hardest exercise or severest
strain. It is wo n with comfort, and If kept on
night nnd day, effects s permanent cure In a few
weeks. Sold cheap, nnd sent by Mail when re
quested, circulars tree, when ordered by letter
sent to The Elastic Truss Co., No. CS3 Broad
way, N. Y. City. Nobody ucs Metal Spring
Trusses ) too painful they slip off too frequent
ly. npl9, eowly.
$cto Jbbcrlbmcnio.
FOR N.4.M2.
A
TIDE WATER CANAL BOAT, fully
equipped and in excellent order, curries
1U0 tons. Now lu the drain trade, address
It. II; MEAKS A SONS,
IKo 8. Wharves, Philadelphia.
April CC, lS73.-2t.
KPKINU AND Sl'MJIER.
MILLINERY GOODS FOR 1873
J UST opened an extensive assortment of
STRAW, MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
comprising the latest and most attractive styles
selected with cam from the leading importing
houses in New York and Philadelphia, and
adapted for the present season.
RIBBONS AND FLOWERS
In great varirty, a general assortment of neck
tie, ornaments for sacqnes.
TRIMMINGS OF ALL KINDS.
Gloves, Collars, Cuffs, and every fashionable
article of ladles' wear.
Call and sec the new styles of Goods at
MISS L. SIIISSLF.R.
Market 8'iU"r,' Sunbtirv, Pa.
April 26, 1S73.
Auditor's! Notice,
Eststc of DANIEL WEIMER, dee'd.
"TOTICE Is hereby given that an alias appli
ration to the Court tho undersigned has
been appointed auditor by the court to rcstato
the account of George L. Wcimer, administrator
of Daniel Wcimer, Into of the boronch of Nor
thumberland, deceased, he hereby gives notieo
that ho will attend to the duties of bis appoint
ment at his oPce In Sunbnry, Pa., on SATUR
DAY, the 17th day of MAY, 1873, at 10 e'clock,
a. m., when all persons inteJceted may attend if
they see proper.
L. II. KASE, Auditor.
StinhnryA pi -lljM, 1873. at.
KPRINU MIM.IXICKY COODH,
A full line of
BONNETS AND HATS,
trimmed and tintrlmmed. Flowers, Ribbons,
Collurs, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Neckties, and a
general variety of
MILLINERY GOODS
selected with great care from the leadlig Im
portipg houses In New York and Philadelphia,
at
UKK M. L. GOSSLER,
Fourth Street, below the S. V. R. R.
Ever effort will be made to ploose those wio
tavor her witn their patronage.
April 2(1, 1S73.
Itrlrige Letting;,
PROPOSALS will bo received on the 3d day
of May, at the Cctnmissioner's Office, for
the buildin of Three Br'dires, one in Washing
ton township, one In Lewis Township and one
In the Horough of Milton, in the Commissioner's
office, tiet ween tho houtv os 10 o'clock, a. m.,
nnd i o'clock, p. m. Plans and specificatiots
exhillited on thndav of letting.
JACOB HUNSKCKER, )
AMOS G ASTINE, SCom.'i.
Attest: J. G. DURHAM. )
P. W. Ght, Clerk.
April 20, lb73.
WASHING MADE EASY I
A Want long felt at lust supplied by the Improved
"SI'tTESr
WASHING MACHINE ! !
With adjustable Washers, recently added, lu
creasing its utility 50 per cent, invented aud
pateuted by 8. M. SMITH. York, I'a.
Il cleans all kinds of Clothing belter aud
quicker than any other Washer. It cleans per
fectly and without Injury, any article from the
tlnest Lace Curtain to the heaviest lied Clothing.
It will cleanse a half dozen Gentlemen's Shirts,
badly soiled, In from 5 to 8 luiuutes, iucludiug
the Collars und Wrislbauds.
The steam being con Oned in the Washer, the
clothing while being washed is also bleached.
Over 800 Machines were Sold in York and Lan
caster Counties and over 170,000 worth in this
State and Ohio, within a year i giving satisfac
tion. The celebrated Self-Adjusting El'KF.KA
Wringer is attacked to the nun-bine. J yin
from one to two hours a huge Family's Wash
can be done and rinsed, with less than half the
labor required by hand.
Itluftluu; la done iu thin Machine
thoroughly and rapidly.
We ask no one to purchase without tlrtl trying
Us iuciIIk.
Single Macuisbs, tl8.
W lib Wringer, 25.
fjf Address all orders to
IRA T. CLEMENT,
Manufacturer aud Agent,
Buubury, Pa.
Bunburv. April 26, 1873.
Drilled I.ogI lr ifted Loga !
"VTOTICE Is hereby given that the following
X Logs have lukeu adrift in the river tiusque
banua during the laid freshet by tbo undersign
ed, residing on Hall's Isluud, at Herudou, Kor
tbutuberluud county, having the following
marks upou them iJ IOik, 1 R3K, 8 ftu, 8 ttf,
3 Y, 1 aa, 1 1, 1 O, 1 f, 1 HUT, 8 , 8 , 1 W, 1
H, 1 P7J, 1 8-80, 1 OX, 1 0, 8 sec, 5 O, 1 rm6,
8"?), 8 PmVJ (3), 1 tJ, 1 X, I OA, 8 I'm. 1
8v(t, 3 iu, 8 AI, 8 C&8, 8J,4 Fat, l 7-30, 8 3d,
8 wlxw, i (PC) 1835, is, nr. i cut. 1
JHB, 8 106, 8 73, 1 O, SJH kP, 4 Put, 1 808,
I 8h, 8 Y, 1 X, 4 BaP, l" E, I A., 8 COL. 1 X,
1 B. UUP, 1 cm, I b, 8 F, 8 I, 1 R3, I (5), 8
W6T, 1 , 1 rats, i ExP, 1 E88. 1 (k), 1 APT,
1 AZ, 8 (T), 8 sLo, 1 II J 5, 8 Fksck.
Tbe owuer or owners are requested to prove
property, pay charges and take them away or
else tbe will be disposed of according to law.
Z. T. IUiOV-F.R.
Herndon, North'd co.-, April 19, 1871' 8w
nriEiEUH
BentI for our Illustrated Cataloirw of new books
ou bnilding. A. J. KltKMELL A CO.
j'7S.4w. 27 Warreu St., New York.
l.OC A I. OPTION.
Now tn the time to form Your club.
FINE OLD RYE WHISKY.
Fully Four Years Old.
$4 per gallon. Or, in large bottles, secure
ly packed in cases, f 11.00 per dozen.
VERY FINE PALE SAERRY,
and
RARE OLD PORT WINES,
at same prices.
GOLD SEAL BRANDY,
Very Choice.
$18.00 the dozen.
Send in your orders,
II. A. C. VAN ItEIL,
No. 1810, CHESTNUT ST.,
Philadelphia.
April 19, 1873,-1 yr.
IiMHolntlon of Partnership.
NOTICE is hereby jjlven that the eo-partnership
heretofore existing between Ucorge
Kohrhach, D. C. Rohrbnch and Wm. Rohrbncu,
In the Foundry business, under the Arm name of
Geo. Rohrbnch & Sons, was dissolved on the
first day of April, 1873, by m utual consent. The
business will hereafter be carried on at the
same place tiy the untlerthtned nnder the former
firm name who will make settlement of all
former accounts.
CEO. ROIIRBACH,
JACOB F. KOHRHACH,
WILLIAM ROHRBACIT.
Sunbtirv, April 13, 1B73. 3t.
A RKJliRKABLK INVENTION.
0ie of the most important Improvements ever .
perfected In musical Instruments ban lately
been introduced by Gro. Woons & Co.. lu their
Improved Parlor Organs. H consists of a piano
of exquisite quality of tones which will never re
quire tuning.
The unstruqicnt wns lately Introduced at a
musical soiree in Baltimore and received the cor
dial applause and endorsement of the many emi
nent professionals preseut. See advertisement
In another colnmn.
March 211, 1S73. Ow.
;i:o. wood's -t ays., ana
AND THEIR COMBINATION SOLD hlx
Tho Piano A beautifully toned piano, v,
will never reqnirv. tuning. The Vox Hum
A baritone solo ; not fan or tremolo. T
line delicate soft or breathing stop. ivv. ..
tisement in another column.
March 29, 1S73. Ow.
Notice to Tux-iH)er.
APPEALS will be held in the Commissioners'
Office, on the following days, for the f.iiln -lug
townships and l.oroughs, viz: April -Sth,
Cameron, Mt. funnel Horough, Little Mahaiioy,
Mount Carmcl and Coal towi.ships.
: 20th, McEweusviile, Turliut villc, L':i,
Point and WuUontown.
" 30th, Upper Mahanoy, Washington, Jack
eon, Jordan, Zcrbc and Lowi r Maha
noy. May 1st, Upper Augnsta.Lower Ausustn.Sluinni
klu. Rush, Riverside and Sny.'.tTt' un.
" 2d, Delaware, Tuibut, Miltou, Chillisqut-
quu aud Northumberland.
' 3d, Sunbury and Sliamokin HoroUL'hs.
JACOB HUNSK-KEE,
Attest: AMOSVASTINE,
P. W. Giur. J. G. DURHAM,
Commissioners.
Snnbury, April 11th, '73. it.
SPKINU OPENING
of
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS.
Cloths. Cassimeres, Calicos, aud everything iu
the Dry Good line.
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
Queenswure, Glassware, and Wood and Willow
ware. GROCERIES.
A large assortment Just opened, which consists
of Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Spices, Meal.
Fish, &c. The Celebrated Allcntowu hand tniido
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Warranted to give satisfaction. In fait a fuH
assortment of everything kept in a Ursl-ctust store,
can be had ut greatly
REDUCED PRICES,
for ensh. Call and see tbo line selection of new
goods, and be convinced that
F. J. BYiton-s,
i near the Lulhein Church, In Sunbury, is the best
and eueupest. place to nuy all kuias ot stove
goods. No trouble to show goods.
Apr'l 5, 1S73. ly.
GEO. WOODS & GO'S
Organs
are now acknowledged by all musicians who
have examined then to be fur iu advance of nuv
other. Their
COMBINATION SOLO STOPS.
Eoline, Vox Humana and Piano,
(the latter being a Piano of exquisite quality of
tone, which will never require tuning, give to
them a wonderful capacity for
ItFAVTltll. MUSICAL. EFFECTS,
while their extraordinary power, beauty of de
sign uud thoroughness of construction are sur
prising to nil who are unacquainted with the de
gree of perfection these Instruments have attain
ed. Wm. Kuoche of llarrisburg bus secured the
agency for them, and will be pleused to exhibit
them to all interested In music.
April 5, 173. 6w.
EXKCl TOK'S NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given, that letters Test mil i
tnry on the estate of Philip (taut, hit ; of I'pf
Augusta township, Northumberland couni v
deceased have been granted lo the nndi t .
All persons kuowing themselves ind t' t .
said estnte are requested to make 1. . - i
payment, and those having claims i i ;m'v.-'
them to
GEORGE GACL. Execi.tir.
or J. K. DAVIS, Jr., Attorney at Luw.
April 5, 1S73. ow.
1812.
GRAM) OPEXIXG
or
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
at the Store of
Reed Brother fc Keahholtx,
(successors to 8. O. Reed fc Bro. )
COMPRISING OF DRV GOODS
of every description and variety such as Dhkss
Goods, Mekino, CAsiiMEitrs.PAUss, Alpa
cas, Poi'uns, &c, Plain Fioi KED Goods,
Shaw and Coats, Hosiehv, and a
Full Assortment or Notions,
which are being sold at the lowest Cash Prices.
Also, Groceries asd Provisions,
pure and fresh.
qcebnsware, glassware, and wood
avd Willow Ware,
Nicest Brands of Flour constantly on band.
A very large
ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAPER,
both glazed and common, always on he. ml.
BOOTS AND SHOES
from tbe celebrated hand made Boot and Shoo
Manufactory of Walsoutnwn, for
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
BEAD Y-MADE CLOTHING,
of all eizesand of the latest styles.
FLOUR.
A eonstaut supply of western white wheat flour
a speciality.
The public are invited to cull and examine our
Goads tree of charge. tur motto is "Quick
Bales and Small ProlU,rand o please all.
The highest prices will be paid for nil kinds of
country produce.
Hy slrlrt attention to bunlness and ksepm? at
all tiuiti the most complete stock, aud selling at
the lowest pi ices, we hope to merit a full share of
patrouaga. BROTHER A 6EASHOLT I. .
fnuhurr. Nov. 2, 1873.-1?.