Ai Sunburn mtrican. H. b. MASSER, i S. WILVERT. J"''-or- SUXr.lTKV, JUNK 4, lSTo. Itrpnbiican Sliilr TifVet. FOK tHIVEK.NOB : GEN. JOHN F. HARTRANFT, Of Montgomery County, rOH STATE TREASrBEtt : HON. HENRY UAWLE, Of Erie. Tue RErctLicAS .State Convention. The Convention wbich met at Lancaster last week, was a regular old fashioned. Pennsylvania convention in every respect, tardy, independent and determined ; not to be coaxed nor driven beat by no sec tion, influenced by no government re spected and enthusiastic. It fairly repre sented the common sense of the old Key stone that stood by the State in the past in many bard-fought battles, politically.and military. There were uo factious influences present, and everything moved along without the least jar. The Philadel phia "faction," and the Pittsburgh "fac tion," and Government "faction" proved idle the country districts ruled. The men from the country had opinions of their own and stuck to them manfully. They were determined to root out factions, and have the party united and harmouious. They erected a platform of the right stuflf, nnd placed candidates in the field as stand ard bearers of their own, and allowed none to bully them in their choice cither in the selection of their candidates or the adoption of their platform. The delegates from tha country did themselves honor in performing their work with that indepen dence that admilted no dictation from auy faction or rings. The candidates chosen come from the ranks of the masses who re cognize no faction, but adhere 6trictly to such principles and measures as they think may promote the public good, and that of the good old Commonwealth. The 'tfiird termr humbug, on which the opposition had made calculations for political capital, was dealt with boldly and squarely, and if the President ever cherished such aspi ration (which we do not believe.) this em phatic protest has certainly convinced him Uiat the Old Keystone State Is not disposed to favor any such hobby. The fact is that all the ammunition of the opposition for the coming campaign has been entirely Mown up, become exhausted, aud they are Wfft without a particle of material to manu facture anything new. Even the candi dates arc so free from tarnisdi that they cannot disapprove of them, or speak of them disparagingly, and the only opposi tion they cau make is the Republican cause, which has stood the test too long, and has too clear a record to effect any da mage to it. The rcuouiinaiiou by acclamation of Go vernor John F. Ilartranft is a deserved compliment. He has made a record so ad mirable while in office, that even his op ponents have admitted that he has wholly stleuced his detractors. Going into office with the most unprecedented assaults against Lira by his oppouents, he has esta blished hie character as the most thorough, upright aud independent governor that this "late has had for many years. This is readily acknowledged by all parties. That lie ought to I elected' as au encourage ment to well doing iu office must, we thiuk, be clear to tiie public. That he has the cutire confidence of tbe people of Penn ey Ivaiiin is not doubted, and to defeat him now ou account of a dillcrcnce of opinion in regard to political principles would uot only be monstrous, but would prove that his op ponents are uot sincere in their advocacy rOri:i"L.Hi'rrh land jjppd me nt o C J ! the Tlie uomiute for Slate Treasurer, Henry T . - - .. J ...... 1.nn ,.f I. ..11 n-ltt know him, that no valid objection can be urged against him. Even Lift political op ponents admit that he will make au honest, capable and efiicient officer. With such candidates as standard bearers, it matters uot whether the, cry is 'party first and meu afterwerds.' 'principles, not meu,' or 'men, principles and party.' They meet all dc mauds. Iu them we have the best princi ples of the best party, represented by the best meu. The people can ak no more. Tlie damage caused by the strike in tha coal region is -estimated at $4,(KK),000. The 6trike of the miners has uovr been in progress nearly five months, and has caused a falling off in production to the amount of 2,256,350 tons of coal as compared with hist year. The-tintold misery and disaster represented by this strike, which we are glad to learn u regarded as over, is only one phase of what it has cost There has never been a more obstinate or more inju rious strike, all things conskk-rrd, in the Coal regions. It has been from tha first, not a mere difference as to a specific de mand, but a struggle for supremacy. The men went out, not so much to gel tbe par ticular wages they demanded, sis to estab lish their power to obtain whatever they thought proper to detuacd. The owners resisted uot so much for the specific terms proposed, but tbe general concession re quired. They asserted, and no doubt with truth, that they must either succeed in this resistance, or abandon their property entirely to tbe caprice of their meu. The prospect is that the strike is very nearly at an end, and that tltc men will beuuiuucUed to yield j but tbe situation is stili a very grave ooe. Tbe men have suffered fearfully and they have laid up against the future a jaraentable store of bitterness and revenge ful feeling." It is exceedingly unfortunate that some method of adjusting differences oifo-r than that of strikes, cannot be de vcioped. We have measures in progress lookiug to the avoidance cf wars between nation, and yet, at the very foundation of society, where uieu have relatious upon which their individual prosperity depeuds we have struggles more severe than thote which occurred in feudal times. It should be remedied. For, Chairman of VU& Uepublican State Central Com mi lie e u better selection cau lie made than that of Hon. Edward Me Phersou. He is thoroughly acquainted with the State, is an able writer and speaker, a good organizer, and has a repu alion that will command confidence and respect Tnij Miners on the Wah Path. Advices from the coal region, as we go to press, state Lb at the situation at Shenandoah is more critieii than before. Large bodies f strikers from th Uazleton region have gone there, and are msreliing from colliery to colliery, compiling those at work to stop aloucc. Great exciteraemt prevails, and the military have keen ordered to hold themselves ia readiness to move at a mo nwnt's notice. Mrs. John Palmer, wife of a teucu viiie printer, has given birth to fivechildreu inside of sixteen months which is a pretty Jiard one on John's "mall cap" case. FreKltleut Grant ou the Thil Term Question. A LETT Kit TO THE I'll A I KM AN OK THE UE I'CBLICAN STATE CONVENTION OK PENN SYLVANIA A BLOW TO THE IIOI'ES OF "THIHD TEIIM" POLITICIANS AND EDI TORS. the president's letter. Executive Mansion, ) Washing rox, May 29, 1S75. j Deaii Sir : A 6hoi t time subsequent to the Presidential eleetiou of 1S72 the press a portion of it hostile to the Republican party, aud particularly so to the Adminis tration, started the cry of "Ctesarism" and "the third term," calling lustily for me to define my position on the latter eubject. I believed it to be beneath the dignity of the office which I have been twice called upon to fill to answer such a question before the subject should be presented by competent authority to make a nomination, or by a body of such dignity aud authority as not to make a reply a fair subject of redicule. In fact, I have been surprised that so many sensible peisons in the Republican party should permit their enemy to force upon them and their party an issue which can not add strength to the party, no matter how met. Hut a body of the diguity and party authority of a couvention to make nomination for the State officers of the se cond State in the Union having considered this question: I deem it not improper that I should speak. Iu the first place, I never sought the office for a second, nor eveu for a first nom ination. To the first I was called from a life position ooe created by Congress ex pressly for me for supposed services ren dered to the republic. The position vaca ted I liked. It would have been most agreeable to me to have retained it until such time as Congress might have consen ted to my retirement, with the rank and a portion of the emoluments which I so much needed, to a home where the balance 01 my days might be spent iu peace and the en joyment of domestic quiet, relieved from cares which have oppressed me so con stantly now for fourteen years. But I was made to believe that the public good called me to make the sacrifice. Without seeking the office for the second term, the nomina tion was teudered to me by a unanimous vote of the delegates of all the delegates of all the States and Territories, selected by the Republicans of each to represent their whole number, for the purpose of making their nomination. I cannot say that I was not pleased at this, and at the overwhelm ing indorsement which their action receiv ed at the election following. But it must be remembered that all the sacrifices except that of comfort had been made in accepting the first term. Then, too, such a fire of pereonal abuse and slander had been kept up for four years, not withstanding the con scientious performance of my duties to the best of my understanding, though I admit in the licbt of subsequent events many times subject to fair criticism, that an in dorsement from the people, who alone gov ern republics, was a gratification that it is human to have appreciated and enjoyed. Now for the third term. I do not waut it any more than I did the first. I would not write or utter a word to change the will of the people in expressing and hav ing their choice. The question of the num ber of terms allowed to auy oue Executive can only come up fairly iu the shape of a proposition to amend the Constitution, a shape iu which all political parties can participate, Cxins; the length of time or the number of terms for which any one person shall be eligible for the office of President. Until such an amendment is adopted the people cannot be restricted in their choice by resolution further than they are now restricted as to age, nativity, &c. It may iiappen in the future history of the country that to change an Executive because he has been eight years in office will prove un fortuuate if not disastrous. The idea that It is a reflection upou the intelligence and patriotism of the people to suppose such a thing possible. Auy man can destroy his chances for the office, but no one can force an election, or even a nomination. To recapitulate : I am uot, nor have I ever been a candidate for a renoiuination. I would not accept a nomination if it were tendered, unless it should come under such circumstances as to make it an imperative duty circumstances not likely to arise. I congratulate the convention over whice you presided for the harmony which prevailed and for the excellent ticket put in the field, and which I hope may be triumphantly elected. With great respect, j our obedient servant. Signed U. S. Grant. To General IIauuy White, President Pennsylvania Republican State Convention. iio.v. ii i:ky itAwrc SKETCH OF THE KEPUIILICAN NOMINEE FOR STATE TREASURER. llr. IUwle is a native of Mifflin county. Pa., and was born in 1833. He was edu cated in Lancaster and West Chester, and in IS 50, at the age of sixteen, was appoin ted by J. Edgar Thomson civil eugineer ou the Western divisiou of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He continued the practice of his profession of engineering on different railroad of the State uutil the completion of the Philadelphia aud Erie Railroad, from Warren to Erie in 1650, and then re linguished the profession and embarked in the iron business, starting a blast furnace at Sharon, Mercer county, Pa. His fur nace was the second oue in the Sheuango Valley constructed for the smelting of ores from the Lake Superior region with raw coal. In 18C1 Mr Rawle married Miss Ilaniet G., daughter of the late General Charles JL Reed, of Eric, and removed to that city iu lS'VJ, since which time be has been engaged in the transportation of coal and Lake Superior ore between Erie and the Shtnango Valley, by the Erie and Beaver Canal. In 18G9 Mr Rawle formed a compauy to build the first blast furuace in Eric, which has since been iu continuous oeration and fut nit lied employment to a large force of laborers duriug the panic aud subsequent hard times. In 1872 he organ ized the Erie Rolling Mill Comp.iuy the first enterprise of the kind in Eriu which has also kept a large force of workmen con stantly employed, and contributed largely to the busiue&9 prosperity of the city. During all this jicriod Mr. Rawle's rela tious to hie -Aoikmen have bou cordial and liberal, aud he bus uniformly given them every consideration, Mr. Rawle was the projector of ihe Shenango and Alle gheny Railroad, and was its President dur ing its construction. This road developed the mineral resources of Eastern Mercer and Butler counties, and reaches a point near the great Butler oil district. Mr. Ifowle was one of the first Water Commis sioners of J'ri;', and subsequently has liecn elected Mayor of thai city for two succes sive terms. J I is executive abilities in these responsible offices have commended him to the ieApj of liia city and of the Northwest aud they Aft a mill in his support. Mr. Rawle bps all his lifts been a large employer of laboring men, aud the relations which he has sustained to his workmen have been thoroughly disinterested and highly advan tageous to his employees and mutually profitable. There is no citizen of Northwestern Pennsylvania who has given employment to a large number of laborers aud mechan ics in the important industries of that sec lion of our great State. He has always takeu high views of the relations of labor and capital, and has regarded their inter ests as indcntical. For this reason he has treated his men liberally and fairly, and in such a manner as to endear them to him personally. Their regard for him is shown by the hearty and generous support they have always given him in his political cam paigns. Mr. Rawle, before the war, was a Doug las Democrat, but in 1800 joined the Re publican standard, and has ever since vo ted the straight Republican ticket, and is regarded as ons of the representative Re publicans of the Northwest wexeITTTaew s items. Abraham Jacksou, the absconding Bos ton lawyer, was arraigned ou three counts false pretenses, forgery and embezzle ment. He was ordered to give 09,000 bail. Iu all thirty-eight licenses were granted in Montour county, only seven of the en tire number of applicauls being refused. The court seemed to start out with a very fair resolution to restrict licenses to actual ly necessary and respectable localities, but the pressure was too heavy. The revenue furnished the state reached $1,720. There is an old story in White Deer township that the Indians got their sup ply of lead from White Deer mountain, and that they said there was plenty of it there. Although many have searched for the valuable metal, aud others are on the lookout for its location, the leaden vein re mains hidden to the present generation. During the decoration ceremonies at Ilarrisburg, Saturday afternoon, a beauti ful star composed of white immortelles was placed upon the grave of ex-Governor Geary. The design was particularly ap propriate, as the white star was the badge of Governor Geary's division during the rebellion. This handsome floral offering was the gift of Messrs. McCamaut, Liuess, Paul, Kelly and others who were associa ted with Gen. Geary during his term of office as Governor of the State. A terrific wind and rain storm, accom panied at intervals with hail of uuusual size, passed over Omaha on Mouday night some hail measuring two and a half to three inches iu diameter, doing considera ble damage to window glass, vegetatiou, etc. The lightning struck a barn two miles from the city, burning it to the ground. The grasshoppers are very scarce in the vicinity of Manhattan, Ks., aud the crops never looked better. Some fields of rye will be ready to harvest next week. The total loss by Suuday's fire in Spring field, Mass., is 550,000, and the insurance 5450,000. Washington dispatches contain the gratifying intelligence that the reduction of the public debt for May was 1,189,000. The Philadelphians have contributed 4,262 90 in cash to the Osceola sufl'erers, in additiou to large quantities of clothing and other useful articles. Boyton has at last succeeded in making the voyage of the English Channel in his life-saviug suit. This was not needed to illustrate its excellent qualities, but was done to show that he could do it. He is possessed of iudomitable Yankee, i'""1-- , , . , . .MWlCiv to show that and so determinpi .-wimj lie could live iu the water many hoursi but that a voyage of fifty miles was an easy matter. A gang of counterfeiters, five Italians A one woman, were captured in New Orleans on Saturday. T,.,,,v bad five r" nicd .luudm iu counterfeit nickles, dies, plates, Ac. A boy who is supposed to look like Char ley Ross has been found at Perry ville, Va. A monster expedition is organizing in Philadelphia for the Black Hills. It is 6aid that ten thousaud meu are enrolled, and that the crusade will start early iu June. A vein of rock with traces of silver in it has beeu discovered in Ileury's Valley, Perry couuty, by parlies prospecting for iron and other minerals. The long and disastrous lock-out between the miners and the employers of South Wales has come to a final end, the men having agreed to a final reduction of twelve and a half ir cent, in wages, while the masters lowered their iirst pretentions by two aud a half per cent. Seuator Jones' ice inauufuctories in the southern cities ate working admirably, turning out an excellent quality of ice from muddy river water at one-third the rate formerly charged for northern importations. The intelligence from the anthracite re gions is that the miners are gradually go ing to work upou the basis of 1875, as pro posed by the operators, several collieries have already resumed work, and oth ers are expected to begin to-day or to mor row. Practically, the strike may be re garded as over. The Secretary of the Treasury has instructed the assistant treasurer of the United States at New York to sell 8500,000 in gold on each Thursday during the mouth of June. The total amount to be sold is 82,000,000. Governor Jacobs has issued a proclama tion declaring that the scat of government of West Virginia has been removed from Charleston, and is now located !u Wheel ing. A gang of counterfeiters, five men (Ital ians) aud one woman, were captured in ! Wtv Oi li-n.i Sitnriljf Thou. htwl H'llVi in counterfeit nickels with them, together with dies, plates, &c. Mrs. 11 dun, known as the "fat woman" of Barnum's show, died at her residence in East Baltimore, ou Saturday, aged 29 years. Her weight was 5S3 pouuds, height six feet four inches, and the span around the waist seventy-two iuches. She was bom in Licking county, Ohio. The Montour county agricultural socie ty, will hold its annual fair on their grouuds in Danville, sometime the first week in October. The coal-tax decision reversed. The Supreme Court at Ilarrisburg has rendered a decision iu the case of the Kit taning Coal Company vs. the Common wealth, establishing the right of the Legis lature to classify corporations having franchises to mine aud sell, aud to impose a tax on their franchises to be measured by the number of tons of coal of which they make merchandize. In the case of the Pennsylvania Coai Company vs. the Com monwealth, the Court decides that the tax impqsed by the act of May 1, 18G8, is a tax on franchise and not on coal, and it can be collected for the period between January 1 aud April 24, 1874. The report of a wedding iu Kentucky concluded in this wise : The bride was far from being handsome, but her farther threw in a span of horses aud seven mules, aud the bridegroom was satisfied..' An attempt was made to shoot Dough erty, the man who was acquitted of the murder of Mr. Major, at Mahauoy City the other day. Pete McCarty, the notorious counter feiter, has again escaped from custody, this time while being conveyed from Tyler to Austiu, in charge of Uuiied Statei Mar shal Purnell. Telegraphic Mews. Springfield, Mass., May 27. One of Ihe most terrible disasters iu the history of Massachusetts occurred to-night, in the burning of the French Catholic church at South Ilolyoke, during the evening service, involving the death of sixty-six men, wo men and children. The exercises had nearly closed, and a vesper service was be ing sung, when the draperies on the altar caught fire from a candle, and the wall be ing low and the flames streaming up, tbe building was set on fire. The audience numbered about seven hundred. The peo ple in the body of the church escaped, but on the stairway leading from the gallery human beings were packed in a dense mass, struggling to reach the floor. As the flameo rushed toward them, many leaped to the floor beneath, and were trampled to death. The gallery skirted both sides of the building, with only one entrance from the front. The scene was fearful while it lasted, for the whole was over in twenty minutes. Besides sixty-six dead, there are enough fatally wounded to carry the total loss of life up" to seventy-five. Springfield, Mass., May 28. The in tensest excitement prevailed last night in the streets of Ilolyoke, centring opposite the church at which the fire occurred, and at various points to which the burned were carried. Wild efforts were made by the people to rush pell-mell into the burning building to rescue their friends, and it was with difficulty they were kept back. This was particularly the case with parents, who had on the first impulse rushed from the church to save their own lives, but sudden ly remembered they had left children be hind to perish. Actual personal violence had to be used in several cases to keep wo men back. All about the streets, men, women and children were wandering, pite ously inquiring if their friends had been saved. Oue woman was positive that h;;r husband had perished, and could only be quieted by the assurance from a friend tkat he had just beeu walking with him. One of the most touching cases was that of two little girls, each about twelve years of age, who rushed for the entrance of the building while the fire was at its height, thinking to find their father and mother, who were within. They could only be restrained by an officer, who took them in his arms. Those engaged in pulling out the bodies noticed that almost every woman had a bracelet on her wrist, and all had evident ly worn their best for a special occasion. It is a disputed question whether both the front doors were available for escape. There arc those who state positively tint one of them was closed, and that it wis impossible to opeu it on account of tie ! crush. Oue man, it is asserted, weut to the closed door, and flourishing a clnb threatened violence to any one who came near in order to get the crowd away, but without success. Others state as positively that both doors were open. The church society was established about seven years mi a amei .uuircsue nuu Dee 1 1 tue only pastor. The parish included all the French Catholics of the city, w hose num ber is estimated from 2,000 to 2,500 per sons. The church was erected in 1870,aud its dimensions were about 100 feet by CO. It was of two stories, built entirely of pine, with galleries on the sides and uoith end, about 25 feel wide. There were two doors in the north end and a vestibule, from which two doors opened into the body of the church. The galleries opened into the vestibule. At the rear end was another door, by which a few persous tscajied. Immediately upon the breaking out of the flames all the occupants of the galleries rushed to the east door and ciowded so that they fell upou one another and choked up the doorways with their bodies, piled iu all ways seven or eight feet deep, and here most of the lives were lost. From this mass Chief Muliiu rescued oue young wo man, after taking off the two dead bodies from above her. It was almost impossible to face the flames, aud, Chief Mullin aud others had their clothes almost burned from them, and were badly burned them 6elves about their hands. In the rear of the church was the priest's residence, which was also destroyed. The walls were pulled dowu after the fire was nearly put out. OeHtrtiflivc lire Iu Mans. Springfield Springfield, Mass., May 30. The most destructive fire that has ever occurred in Springfield broke out about half-past two o'clock this afternoon, and destroyed near ly forty buildings, including a number of busiuess blocks aud causing a total loss of at least a quarter of a million dollars. A high wind prevailed all the afternoon, and at one time the whole business section of tbe city was seriously threatened, but by about five o'clock the fire department, with assistance from Chieopce, Ilolyoke, Westtield and Hartford, succeeded in get ting the flames under control. K.i.VSIS CITY. HEAVY RAINS GREAT DESTRUCTION OE GRASSHOPPERS P.YTIIE FLOOD. Kansas City, Mo., May 27. Rain has poured dowu iu torrents almost incessautly for the past twenty-four hours, and is still coming. Reports brought in by trains ou the roads running iuto this city show that the rain has been general iu every direction for over a huudrcd miles from this point. Considerable damage was done to fences, railroad embankments, aud some to grow ing crops, the low lands being flooded and washed out in some instances, but the greatest injury has been done to grasshop pers. Untold millions of the insects have been destroyed by the flood. They were washed into gutters aud sewers of this city aud the streams in this vicinity arc full of them to day. The Missouri river opposite the city has been black with them, and the eugineer of the railroad bridge reports that their is hardly any estimation of the number that has floated past. The levee has been visited by hundreds of people to witness the gratifying sight. There is uo question but what the bulk of the insects in this city has been destroyed by the flood and if it continues through to-night, as their is every prospect, there will be few left to trouble the farmers. In open fields the ground in places is thick with dead grasshoppers that have been killed by the beating rain. The feeling of dread is rap Idly giving away to one of rejoicing. Correspondence. " n Fis.xcisV. " THE CITY AT LARGE EARTHQUAKES FRAME BUILDINGS FIRE HOW THE PEOPLE LIVE DRY OOODS AND JEW ELRY. San Francisco, May 7, 1875. THE CITY AT LARGE. In my last I gave you some of my im pressions of San Fraucisco, but as I had only been iu the city a few days, they were necessarily brief and general. I have ser n more of the city since. To an Eastern man it is a curious place. It is the meeting-place of the Orient and Occident the place where the strong, self reliant, fanciful Saxon and Celt meet the physically feeble but intellectually strong Celestial, thus displaying in one city the two extremes of civilization. It is a city which has no thunder or lightning, and, I may say winter and summer. To-day, as 1 write, the thermometer stands at GH, and a spring overcoat is comfortable. I sit in my oom writing, comfortable only with a coal fire, and from my window I see, in full bloom, fuschias and geraniums trained against the sides of houses, nasturtiums in all their glory, roses of all varieties till the eyes tire of them, calla liliies of a size that 1 uever saw before, and all the flowers that iu the East are grown at this season only in hot-houses, aud which arc never turned out of doors till July or August. The hills about .the city on the bay are colored with purple aud yellow neper, and the roads arc liued with the yellow marigold and other flowers which, owing to my lack of educa tion iu botany, I cannot put a name to. It is comfortably warm in the sun, uot too warm, and very cool iu doors or in the shade. And, with the exception of a few days in July, this is as warm as it ever gets here. The winters are but a trifle colder. So the San Franciscan may be said to enjoy a delicious spring all the year round. But it docs enjoy EA RTHQU A KES, which come with considerable regularity, and may be considered as a fair offset to thunder and lightning. For it must be a rather disagreeable thing to have the earth under your feet heaving up aud down and sideways, and tumbling buildings about your head, aud all that sort of thing. When you can't trust the ground you stand on, what can you trust ? The city has experienced some severe shocks. The old Spanish residents tell of one that occurred beforo the Yaukces came, that made a fissure in the ground forty miles in length, Dut I rather guess each generation has added ten miles to the crack. It was probably a mile long. In 1SG8 a seties of shocks disturbed the equanimity of the San Franciscans, destroying several houses and cracking a great many more. But it is fair to state that the destroyed and cracked houses were cheap structures and built on made ground. No well, sub stantially constructed building has ever been thrown down in the city by a shock as yet. The fear of these convulsions has had its effect upon the architecture of the city. The first settlers built one or two stories, three at the most ; but the later comers have got ever that, and all over the city very tall buildings show their heads. They have discovered that a building de cently built aud braced will stand any shock that has yet occurred, or is likely to. The new Palace Hotel, now beiu built, is 6cven tall stories high. Earthquakes are not without their uses, however. When the San Franciscan has looked upon the wine all night, aud comes home in the morning, aud weaves unsteadi ly ou the floor of the nuptial chamber, the wite ot his bosom remarks : "Satu'l, what is ever the mutter with you ?" The answer always is ; "Sary, my love, the earth's a quakin'. I kin hardly stan' up under it." Ip. the country the unsteadiness of the earth is not feared, for it can do uo especial damage. The buildings are all low and stiong, so they cannot be shaken down easily, and the most violent shocks can damage nothing else. Occasionally wells are made dry aud the course of streams are changed, but these things do but little harm. Only in cities and villages, where something can fall ou some one, is there any especial dread, and that is fast wearing out. The old residents laugh at it. They may, however, catch one some day that will not be a laughing matter. This fear oLtarthquakes has led to tho erection, iu the city, of many thusauds of FRAME BUILDINGS. The majority of the residences are built of wood ; indeed, all the really elegant ones are of this material. There are scores of loug streets of wooden houses, many of them three and four stories in height. In consequence, there will be here, some day, and that not very far oil', a FIRE that will dwarf that ot Chicago, and make Boston ashamed of itself. The conditions arc all here. All it wauls is a party at Mrs. O'Leary's, which requires milk for punch some night when there is a high wiud. There are thousands of acres cover ed with houses built of red-wood, which is as much more inflammable thau piue as pine is than brick. And the lots are small 25x80 so the houses stand as close together as the fire-fiend could wish. Then to make it more certain, the supply of water is short. The people here all talk of and expect it, but they go ou building red-wood houses all the same. HOW THE PEOPLE LIVE. It is ensier to live in San Francisco thau in any city on the continent. The supply of fruits and vegetables is beyond demand ; aud such fruit ! They have strawberries from March to November, and such straw berries the undersigued never saw. Great lucious berries, us big as hickory nuts, aud with a flavor that I never knew iu the East. So far, I am not prepared to take up the cry that California fruits have uo flavor, which is so common in the East. All that I have eaten were eveu richer than the best I ever tasted east of the mouutaius. But I have not tried them all yet. Green peas, asparagus, new potatoes, turnips, aud all that kind of truck, are always in season. The markets present a beautiful appear ance, for there you shall sec everything the apietite craves for, and all of the best. We are eating cherries now of all kinds,and oranges are selling in the orchards south of Sau Francisco at fifty ceuts a bushel. Think of that! And they have a variety. The vegetables of China, Japan, aud the islauds of the sea grow here better even than they do ou their native soil. So these favored jieople gratify their taste with the delicacies of two continents. Sau Fraucis co feeds well. Rents are very high, however, which in part balances the cheapness of provisions. A house on a decent street, 25x40, costing 83,000, on ground worth 2,000 rents readi ly for $1,000 a year, or twenty per ceut. And on the better streets, rents arc still higher. DRY GOODS are about the same as in the East, at retail, I mean. But heavens, how the women dress here I Kearney and Montgomery streets will show more handsome and expensively-dressed women auy afternoon thau any two streets iu America. Not ouly do they delight iu costly fabrics, ex pensively made, but they indulge in jewelry to an extent that makes a poor Easterner shudder. Diamonds aud precious stones of all kinds are common, and every lady seems to vie with her neighbor as to the uuinbcr and size that she wears. Aside from the legitimate business of the city, which is not ouly very largo, but very pro fitable, great fortunes are made very sud denly in mining enterprises, aud money thus made is alwajs easily speut. I saw one lady last Sunday, in church, who had on her fingers seven diamond rings, to say nothing of her bracelets, ear-drops and brooches, all of which were diamonded till you couldn't rest. Theu every woman wears a great rope of gold about her neck outside of her outer garment, and the larger the rope the better. They wear good clothes and expensive jewelry in this city. As fortunes are lost here as quickly as they are made, it is pos sible that their husbands have purchased these things for them to fall hack upon in the event of disaster. Imagine a husband coming home to his wife with the remark : "I'm busted, Jane; strip off them diamonds, for I want 'em to start again." That has been said in Saa Francifeco a great many times, and will be a great many more. I will say for the women of San Francis co, that they are a fresh, handsome, healthy set, averaging, in point of beauty, far above auy of the cities of the East. Their plated harness helps them, of course, but they would attract attention were they dressed less like the lilies of the field. In my next, I shall give my two days' experience iu the Chinese quarter of the city. Pietro. 3! r J Per D.iy at ho?ne. Terina fre1. Addrtsu O-J j U is. SnssoN Co., rortlaurt, Miiiiiff. Jan. 2J, 1,S7.". ly. When you go to Philadelphia, stop at the Allegheny House, No. 812 and 814, Market St. Re-fitted, re-furnished, &c., by A. Beck, Proprietor, and price only 2 per day. Okoass, Sewin-r Macuinf.s, &.C Miss C. Da llas has opened a var-5 room on the first Jtoor iu her building, two doors east of Wbltmer & Co's. store, Market St., Snnbury, Pa., where diiluruut kinds of eotiaijc organs and sewi:i machines of ihe bet make can be purchased ut the lowest prices. The best manufacture can always be round in tier ware rooms, and persons in want of jroort musical instruments or excellent sewing machine-, are Invited to call and see her stock. Lost. A j,ht colored canary bird, with a small darK spot over Ihe eye. Emily J. Encle. No wonder that Messrs. Smith & Bro., of the Excelsior Boot and Shoe slore, sell more boots 6fi shoes than any other. Their elegant assort ment ia such that will please everybody. The tew spring nnd summer styles are now open, und are not surpassed for either beanty or wear. The public are Invited to call and esamii:e their stock free of charge. They are receiving new stock every week. Geo. V. C'oule, Esq., at Herndon, this county is authorized to nc; us agent for tbe American in that place, in receiving subscription, job work, advertisements, and receipt for oil bills be may present from us. Stuaw Hats, trimmed aud uiitiiramcd, a large ussortmuui, aud at the loweU prices at Marx & Bro's., Masonic bnllding, Suuourv. (.'tjivfr SEKr wanted hv (J. R. Cidwallader. j Central Urn-r Store, Snubury, Pa. I A WlU'ox & (iinn.1 Sewinjr Machine, entirely new, and of the best make, can be had cheap by applying at this otlice. Spkiso Hats. A lare assortment of Spring and Summer Hats have just beeu received at S Faust's Hat Store, on Market square, Sunbnry. Stylish Hats of Hie latest fashion are sold at the mo! reasonable prices. Thk light running " Domtttic" Sewini; ma chine, on account of its many point. 5 of suH.-ri-ority, has a belter demand thau any other manu factured, and takes the lead with the public over machines loni; resrarJed as the best. Also the new Groveu nnd Baker sewing luachiue not sur passed by any other. Orders lor these machines will be promptly tilled by Miss Caroline Dalius, Rljeul. fnrlor Orijttn Miss C. Palius is the airent fot the sale of Parlor Organs, l'lanos, and all kinds of innsicat Instruments. The very best instru ments are furnished on short notices at prices to suit times. Call or address, C. DALinS, No. 93. Market St.. Snnbury. It It O KS OF YOUTH. A Gentleman who suffered for year from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all the effects of youthful Indiscretion will, for the sake of sutlcring humanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe and direction for making the simple remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wish ins: to profit by the adveitiscr's experience can c'.o 60 by addressing in perfect conlldence, JOHN B. OGDEN, rie.2.V74.-Gin. 42 Cedar St., New York. TO tOX.Sl'MlTIVEi. The advertiser having been permanently cured of that dread disease, Consumption, by a simple remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire it, he will send a copy of the prescription used, (free of charge), with the directions for prepar ing and using the same, which they will lind a sure cure for Consumption, Asthma, Uronchitis, Ac. Parlies wishing the prescription will please address Hcv. E. A. WILSON, lt4 Pcim St., Willianisburgh, New York. dcc.25,'4-Gni. Obstacles to Marriage. Happy Itelief for Young Men from the effects of Krrors and Abuses in early life. Manhood restorep. Impediments to Marriage removed. New mcthed of treatment. New and remarka ble remedies. Books and Circulars sent free, in sealed enveloper. Address, HOWARD AS SOC IATION, 41J N. Ninth St., Philadelphia, Pa., an Institution having a high reputation for honorable conduct and professional skill. May 23, 1S7.. ly. ilebj Abbcrixsnncnts. XOTIt'E. VTOTICE is hereby given that I have pur iA chased the following articles ol personal property, at Constable's sale, as the property of Isaac Bordncr, and have loaned the same to liim during my will and pleasure : one cook, one coal stove, one sink, six chairs, one barrel of vine-Tar, one clock, one table, one barrel, three bedsteads ami bedding, one. mirror, a lot of carpets, one lounge, iVe. A NDRE W 7. EG LE Ii, Sr. Herndon, May 27, 175 4w. itM.i: o. m. i it . NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, S3. At an Orphans' Court held nt Snnbury, in und for said County, on the twenty-second day of .March, A. 1). 1875. before the Honorable Wni. M. Rockefeller, President, and Joseph Nicely, Esq., his associate, Judats of said Court. Upou the petition of G. Y. Zcigler, L.S. vendee of Charles Weaver, one of the -v children of Eliza Weaver, deceased, who was a sister nnd heir of Charles Hilemau, deceased. The Court granted a rule on you : Edward Hileman, Amelia Kiehl, (late Amelia Hileiuan,) Harriet G uss, (late Harriet Hileman,) Mary Weaver, (now Mary Wright,) Louisa Weaver, (now Louisa Scott,) John Weaver, Fanny Weaver, (now F inny Hover,) and Geo. W. Zcigler, veudec of Charles Weaver, heirs and legal representatives of Charles Hileman, late of said County, deceased, to come into Court on the first Mouday of August, A. D. 1S75, nnd ac cept or refuse the Real Estate of said deceased nt the valuation or show cause why the same should not be sold according to the Act of As sembly in snch case made nnd provided, Witues.? the Houorable William M. Rockefel ler, President of our said Court, at Sunbury, this 21st day of April, 1873. GEO, B. REIMENSNYDER, Deputy Cl'k O. C. May2$'?.-...:tt, rFhhd St., Stmbmy9 JPa.9 Have just returned from Philadelphia and New York with the most ele gant and fashionable stock of goods ever brought to this section of the country, all of which will be sold at such prices as will DEFY COMPETI TION. It would be impossible to give in a newspaper advertisement a full description of all the elegant and useful articles we have now on hand and consequently will only mention that we have a full line of LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S READY-MADE DRESSES, of the latest London and Taris designs. Ladies' and Children's HA.TS & C A. 3? S , Trimmed and Untrimmed ; aud an endless variety of Ribbons Cloves, JLaces, JFmi3 MmbvidemeS) Jfeteetry9 JPerfimi einfo Soap, tye Laces & Fringes, all Colors, LARGE ASSOfiTMEffi. - Our stock of Ladies' . PLAIN, COLORED AND STRIPED HOSE is very full. We make a specialty of m m m I w M I all colors and "Widths, from 21c. up. in greater variety than can be found outside the cities, and at prices one half less than the same goods can be purchased elsewhere. "We have add ed to our present stock an immense supply of AEtTIFICIAE. FIL WEIRS the like of which has never been seen- in this place, and which will bo sold at the MOST REASONABLE PPvICES. AND SUM U in all the latest styles and at astonishing low prices ; and everything that is useful and ornamental in a JL o l M 5 9 dbTLTTWIT may be found at our store, at prices to suit everybody. Do not fail to call and secure bargains while the stock is full, and be convinced that we can do all we say in low prices. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. Next to the Post Office, in Masonic Building, Auditor's Notice. (Estate of James Lewars. deeM.) "VTOTICE is hereby given to all persous inlcr 1A es'.ed, that the undersigned Auditor to make distribution of the balance in the bands of John and William Lewars, Executors of James Lewars, deceased, will attend to the duties of bis appointment at his office, in the borough of Sun bury, on Friday, th ISth day of June, A. D. 1875, ut ten o'clock A. M. W. I. GREENOUGII, Auditor. Sunbury, May 21, 1S75. "sWUSICAL CHIMES. A NEW CLASS-BOOK FOR FEMALES VOICES The Singing-Class Department Is very com plete, and the Music is of a better order than i found in works of this class. HOLLAND S COEPREnENSIVE Method for the Guitar. The Largest and only Complete Instruction Book for this favorite Instrument. Price, iU.50 mailed, post-paid. The Amateur Guitarist. A Collection of Favorite Sonis, Choruses, and Instrumental Guitar Music, Hays, Danks, Ste wart, Kinkel, and other favorite authors. Price, $ 2.50, neatly bound in boards. OPERETTAS CANTATAS SUITABLE FOR Nrhool Exhibition)!. AN nOUR IN FAIRY LAND. A Cantata in One Act. No change of Scenery reqnired, ex- ; cept for Tableaux introduced behind the main , Scene. P rice, CO ccuts, iu paper; 75 cents in boards. . j MAUD IRWIN ; OR, THE LITTLE ORPHAN. : Au Opcratl.i iu Five Acts, for children's use, , Dramatic, Singing, and Tableaux. Price, CO ! cents, iu paper ; o cents, in boards. NEW YEAR'S EVE. A cantata in three parts, representing the Four Seasons. No change of Scenery rettnired, except for Tableaux introduced behind the main Scene. Price, 60 cents, in paper ; 75 cents In boards. PAULINE, THE BELLE OF SARATOGA. An Operetta for adults, in Two Acts. Suitabie for Parlar or Stage. iio Scenery required. Price, $2, iu boards. Copies sent, Post-Paid, on Receipt of Price. Address J. L. PETERS, S13 Broadway, NT. Y. P. O. Box 5429. May 2$, 1S7.V. THE LIGHT RUNNING "DOMESTIC." The "Domestic.' The "DOMESTIC" is an exceedingly simple machine iu all its parts and processes. It is easily understood ; familiarity with its action is very quickly acquired, and it needs hardly any practice of special skill in tho ojieiator. The superior advantages obtained in the "Do mhstic" arc mainly : 1. Light Ruuuiug. 2. Quietness no Cains or Gear Wheels. u. Perfect Stitch Double-thread Lock Stitch. 4. Durability arising from Simplicity of C'ou structiou. 5. Absence of all Friction. 0. Great range of Work. 7. Ease of Operation. We do not say that the "Domestic" is the only "Machine worthy of public favor. We admit there are some possessing real and acknow ledged merit : but we do claim, aud are prepared to demonstrate, that the "Domestic" lias many excellences that reuder it dteitltdly superior to any otlier Machine now before the public. Let every woman, therefore, examine for her self into its merits when ' she buys a machine. This is an important purchase, uot to be care lessly made ; one that will iiilluenee her com- i'fort, probably for a long time. With a ' Domes tic" la her possession, she will find her sewing hceome a pleasant exercise of skill and tasle, in stead of a slow uianual drudgery ; she will have the time and strength to add beauty and elegance to work in which before she has been obliged to content herself with bare utility. CAROLINE D ALIUS, Agent, Snubury, Pa. E V. GOBI, ATTTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Office on east Market street, opposite the City Hotel, Snnbury, Pa. Prompt und careful attention paid to convey ancing. May 14, W.. tf. 5 w) rv mt m a a il o 4 from 45 cents upwards, ES Sa la jl S , JOS. EYSTER, M 'NUFACTUE2R OF NATIVE GRAPE WINE, SUNBURY. NortU'd Co., Pa. We, tha undersigned, can cheerfully testify to the excellent qualties f Wine made by Dr. Jos. Eyster, and advise its universal use everywhere. COL. C. NEFF. MAJ. J. P. HAAS, H.J.FRANK, DR. A. C. CLARK, H. E. DAVIS. FRANK BRIGHT, JACK WALTZ, N. S. ENGL2. GEN. L. II. KASE. May 23, 1375. To Whom It May loueeru. rilHIS is to notify all to whom it may codcern, -L that I have purchased of W. II. Delcamp, ou the 27tU of April, 1875, the following pro perty and loaued the same to said Delcamp at my pleasure : 1 Black Horse, 1 Black Mare, 1 Bay Horse, I Dun norse, 6 sets heavy Harness. 1 Heavy Wagon ard Log Chains. All persons are warned not to purchase or Interfere with the. above property without my permission. E. DOUDEN- Lykens, May 4. 1S75 3w. Spring & Summer Goods. XEff! XEWXX XEWXXX AT Reed, Brother & SeashoMVs Cheap Store, Market Street, Saubary, Fa. K ESS GOODS, Tub Latest Styles ax Best Qcautt, comprising all tha novelties ia fabric aud shade. Full Assortment of Notions, which are being sold at the lowest Cash Prices. Also, Groceries axd Pr.o visions, pure and fresh. queexswake, glassware, and wood and AVillow Ware, Xicesl Brands of Flour constantly on hand. A very large ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAPER, both glazed and common, always on hand. BOOTS AND SHOES FOR MEN, WOJIEX AND CHILDREN. BEAD Y-MADE CLOTIIIXGt of all sizes and of the latest styles. FLOUR. A constant supply of western white wheat llour a speciality. Tue public are invited to call and examine oar Goods tree of charge. Our uioilo is "Quick Sales and Small FroiiU," and to please all. The highest prices will be paid for all kinds of country produce. By strict attention to business and keeping at all times the most complete stock, and selling at thelowest prices, we hope to merit a fall share of patronage- REED BROTHER A SEASnOLTZ Sunbury, May 81, 1875. Administrator! Notice. (Estate of Jacob W. Wilvert, deceased.) "JT OTICE Is hereby triven that letters of ad ministration having been granted to the undersigned on the estate of Jacob W. Wilvert, late of the borough of Sunbury, Pa., deceased. All persons iudebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims to present them, duly authenticated, for settlement. EM'L WILVERT, Administrator. Sunbury, May 7, '75 Gt. Q K TTl Q i) A 'r Sents wtd. Allclaswa OJ J.UO"'f working pjle of both texvs, young aud old, make mora money at work for oft, in I heir own localitts, during their spare monents, of all the time, thau at any thiug else. S e otlr employment that will pay handsomely for every hour's work. Full particulars, terms, fcc., wut free. Now is the- time. Don't look lor work or buisness elsewhere, nntil yon have learned what we offer. Ii. Stijmox Co.. Port land, Maine. Jan. 8. 175. ly. VDVF.llTISIXG : Cheap : Good : Systematic All per sons who contemplate making coutracta with newt paper tor tbe insertion of advertisement, should send 25 cents to Geo. P. Kowell Co 41 Park Bow, New York, for their PAMPHJLET-BOOK (ninety-eereBty edi tion), containing lists of over 2000 newspaper and esti mates, showing the cost. Advertisement taken for leading paper in many States at a transudoBs reduc tion from publiahrre' rates, (ct TO book. Jan. 8, lt75, ly GrlMerMar,
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers