The Sunbury American
IS PCBI.mHET EvKHr FlllDAT, BY
EM'L WILVERT, Proprietor.
Corner of Tliirtl St., awl Mtrktt Suart,
susncBV. PA.
At One DwIUr auJ Fllly- Out
If paid strictly in advauce; $1.75 if 1 uid within ! be year;
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expiration nf the year, jfb auliticri1 tion discontinued
until all arrearages ate .iid uilesa at tije ojitiou ol tue
pnblwlier. THft tkum are kiuiiilv iuhkucu to.
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SUNBURY. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 25, 1876.
AMERICAN
IBTUC "UBCITTT ' II iNOEPf NOCC
Sai -
HAi.Tntoici: lock nosi'iiti.
D'
iR. JOHNSTON.
Physician of this -eietr i tc! Insu; ution, has
discovered tlie tno; certain, -pecly, pleasant and
tl'ectual rcmedv in the world lor till
DISEASES OF IMPRl'DKNCK.
Weakness ot I lie Buck or Limbs, Strictures,
Affections of Kidneys and B adder, Involun
tary Disch irnes, Itn.jioteu.ey, General Debili
ty, Ncrvoasuess, Dysjiepsy, Languor, Low
Spirits, Confusion of Ideas, Pa:pit.uiou ot
the Heart, Timidity, Trembling, Dimness
of Sight or Gid liuei-s, li-e.ise of tlie Head,
Taroat, Nose or Skin, Affections of Liver, Lunirs,
St mach or Hoards lli-se terrible Disorders
arisini: from the Solitary llald sof Vomh tliom
secret and solitary practice more fatal lo their
victims ihau the song ol Syrens to tlie Mariners
of Clys-es, biitrlitiii; their most brilliant lioe
of aniicpatious, rendering marrUire, Ac.. iui
sible. lOl'NG MEN
espeei fly, who have become the victims ol Soli
tary Vice, that dreadful aud destructive habit
which annually swees to an untimely crave
thousands of younir men of the most exalted
talents and brilliant intellect, who uiitht other
wise have entranced listening Senates with the
thunders of eloquence or waked to ecslacv the
livin" Ivre, uiay call with full confidence.
MAKltIA iK.
Married Persons or Young M u eonleuiplai1:ii
-irarriagc, aware of Physical Weakuc-s, (Loss
of Prooreative Power Itiipoteuey), Nervous Ex
citability, Palpitatiou, Organic Weakness, Ner
vous DebP.iiyr-NUr any other Dio,ualiiication.
mwedilv relieved.
He w ho places himself under the care of Dr. J. i
tnav re.igiously couhde in bis honor as a gentle
man, anil confidently rely ii'ou hisskiil as a Ph
sician. ORGANIC WEAKNES?.
Inipotcncy, Loss of Poer, Immediately Cured
and full Vigi.f Restored.
This Distressing Affection which renders Li!e
miserable and marriage impossible isthc peuaity
paid by the victims of i;uproier indulgences.
Young jersonsare too apt to comir.it cxccsm-s
from not beitnr aware of the dreadful consciences
that may ensue. Now, who that understands
the subject will pretend to deny (hat the power
of procreation is lost sooner by those Tallin:; into
improper habits thau by the prudent f Besides
Itcinc deprived the pleasures of healthy ollspriinr,
the most serious and desl. active symptom lo but h
bodv and mind ;.r'.ie. The system becomes de
ranged, the Physical aud Mental Functions
Weakened, Lo?s of Procreaiive Power, Nervous
Irritability, Dyspe a, Palpitatiou of thejleart,
Indigestion, Constitutional Debi.ity, a Wasting
of the Fianie, C'ouuh, Cons 1 nipt ion. Decay and
Death.
A CL"1CE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
Persons ruiued in health by unlearned preteii
ders who keep them triyini luoutli after mouth,
lul.iue. poisonous au I injur ou campoim :s.
!:ould apply immediately.
IR. JolITU.,
Venilier of the Royal College of llri;eons, Lon
don, (iraduated from ne of the most eiuiiieiii
CoI'cl'cs in the l"n ted States, and the trreater
j.rt of whose ife has been spent in the hospitals
of Itndon, Pris, Philadelphia aud elsewhere,
ba effected some of the mot astonishing cures
tiiaj were ever known ; many troubled withrinu
Inir jii the head nd ears wheu asleeji, irrc.il
nervousness, beint; alarmed at sudden soainl-,
bashfulnesK, with freijuent blushing, atleinled
sometimes w ilh derangement of mind, were cured
imiuediatclv.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Pr. J. addrcsw-s all those who have iniurrd
themselves by improper indulgence aud military
habits, which, ruin both body and mind, untitting
them for either bushiest-, study, society or mar
i iaire.
Thkse are some f the sad and melancholy
etleets produced by early habits of youth, viz: J
VWu L ik.-fi. of llii I!.ik mid Limbs. Pubis in Ilie1
Bu k aud Head, Dimness of Siirlit, Loss; of Mus
cular Power, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepsy,
Nervous Irritability, Deranireraeut of Diirctlivu
Kunetions, Ueuerul Debility, Symptoms of Con
sumption., c.
MkmallT The fearful effects on the mind
are much to be Urvaded Loss of Memory, Con
fusion of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil
Forcbodii'irs, Aversion t.- Society, Sulf-Difclrusl,
Love of Solitude, Timidity, Ac, are some of the
evils produced
Tlioi'SAsrtS of persons of all ai;es can tmw
udicehat is the cause of their declining heallh,
losinif their vijfor, becoiuius:, wcjtk, pale, uervous
and emaciated, having a singular appearance
about the eyes, cough and symptoms of consump
tion. YOUNG MEN
Who have injured th nisclves by a certain prac
tice indulged in when ?lone, a habit frequently
learned from evil companions, or at school, the
ettects of which arc nightly felt, even when !
asleep, and if not cured, renders marriage impos
tilde, and destroys both mind aud body, should J
apply immediately.
What a pity that a young man, the bojieof his
country, the darling of his parents, should be
snatched from all prospects and enjoyments ol
life , Viy the consequence of deviating from t he
kr.tli of nature and indulging in a certaiu secret
habit. Such tiersons must before contcmtilatin j
MARRIAGE. j
re II eel that a sound mind and body are the mo.-.1 i
uecessary requisites to promote connubial happi- I
ness. Iuileed without these, the Journey tarougn
life liecoines a weary pilgrimage; the pros-ect
hourly darkens to the view; the mind becomes
shadowed with despair aud tilled with tlie melan
choly reflection, that the buppiues- of anolhei
ti -couies l-l'urhted with ourowu.
a CERTAIN DISEASE.
When the misguided and imprudent votary ol
pleasure finds that he has imbibed the seeds ot
this painful disease, it too ofteu happens that an
ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of diaeovery,
deters bitn from applyiug to those who, from
education aud respectability, can alone befrien-!
him. delaviuir till tliecoustitutiou.il symptoms ol
this horrid disease make their appearance, such j
as ulcerated KHC throat, disea-cd nose, nocluial !
paius in the head and limbs, dimness of siin, i
deafness, nodes on the hiu Immics and arm, I
t,;..tcbes on the head, face and extremities, pro- j
pressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the r
palate of the mouth or the bone of the nose fail !
in, and the victim of this awful disease becomes !
a horrid object of commiseration, till death puts !
m jcriod to his dreadful suffering, by seihlin-.' !
iiim to "thnt Undiscovered Countr. from whene j
t;o traveler returns." j
It is melancholy fact that thousands DIE
victims to this terrible disease, through fallini;
into the hands of Ignorant or uuskMrui PRE j
TENDERS, who, by the use of that deadly "oi- j
on, Mercury, Ac, destroy the constitution, and i
incapable of curing, keep the unhappv sullerer
month after month taking their noxious or in
jurious compounds, and instead of bciug restored
a renewal of Life Vigor and Happiucsq, in des
air leave bim with ruined Health to sigb ov
is calling disappointment.
To such, therefore, Dr. Joiixston pledges hirn
f to tireserve the most Inviolable Secrecy, and
,iu his extensive practice and observations in
Ce great Hospitals of Euro), and the first h:
this country, viz: England, France, PhlUdelphi i
ind elsewhere, is enabled to offer the most cer
tain, ledy and effectual remedy In the world
for all diseases of imprudence.
DR. JOHNSTON.
TZCE.O. 7. S. FREDERICK STREET.
fiiLTlMOHE, M. D.
and side going from Baltimore street, a few
"rotn t he corner. Fail not to observe Lame
mber.
No Utters received unless postpuid and
tig a stamp lo be nsed on the reply. Per
jig should wtate age, aud send a portion
eiuent describing symptoms.
so many Paltry, Designing mid
mpnsters advertising themselves as
"ing with and ruiuing the health
nunalely fall iuto their power,
deems it uecessary to say c--'itiaiuled
with his reiiuia
's or Diplomas ulw.i-
F THE PRESS,
d ul this Establish
the numerous iiu-M-ri'oriued
by D. .
""natives of Hie
ices of w hicli
re the pubiie,
of character
tntee loth
1 1 EES
for
i.r-
S,
Professional.
P ii.
1 in
II. Ii IKK. Attorney at Law, SL'K-
BURY, PA. Ollice in Market (itiare,
(adjoininir the ollice of W. I. (ireenouh, Eq.,)
Professional busines in this und ndjoiniug coun
lies promptly attended to.
Siiiihury, March 1, lS72.-1y.
J OS F. I'll S. A tt !.!,
ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW,'
Liverpool, Perry county. Pa.
All business matter in the counties of Noitli
uinber'atid. Snyder. Union. Perry and Juniata
promptly attended to. Consultations can be had
in the O.-rm in mid English 1 inguages.
april 17. 1S74.lv.
yn. a.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND CnrVIT WOI.ICITOK.
Ollice on Front Sticct Ih-!ow Market. Sunbury.
j Pa. Collections and all legal business promptly
atleinled lo.
J AM.: ISEVItO.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in llaupt's building, South East Corner
of Market Square, Sunbury, Pa.
Spixial Attention Paid to Collections.
. BKin:,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ami vcriMJ JUSTICE of the PEACE.
Next Dooi to Judge Jordan's Residence, Chest
nut Street, Sunbiirv, Pa.
Collections and ali legal matters promptly at
tended to.
JEREMIAH SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND
ctic Ji vrin: of tiiu ieai k.
Oouveyancing.tliecollectionsof claims, writings,
and all'kitids of Legal business will be attended
lo carefully and w ith despatch. Can be consult
ed in the English and German language. Oliiee
in Haupt'st building. Market ft reel. Sunbsiry, Pa.
April u.'75.
G.
a. i;oToi:r,
Attornev-at-Law,
GEORGETOWN,
NorthiiMibcrland Co., Pei:na.
Can be consulted in the English and German
language. Collection attended to in North
umberland and adjoining counties.
Also .tgent for the Lebanon Valley Fire Insu
rance Company. tnhl;
Y. C. PACKER,
Attorney at Law,
Sunbury, Pa.
November V. lS7i.tf.
O It. COYER. Attorney and C sel'or
Oe at Law. Ollice in Wolrertou's Law build
ing, Sccoud stiect, SUNBURY, PA. Professional
usincs; attended to, in the courts of Northuiii
ocrland and adjoining court ie. Also, in the
firruil and IHrlricI Courts for tin; Wc-tcin Dis
trict of Pennsylvania. Claims promptly collect
ed. Particular attention paid lo rarn in Hank-mpU-'j.
Consu taiioii can be had in the tier
man ' language. April 'J,7.").
L.
II. KASi:, Attorney l Law, SUN
BURY, PA., oilier in Wolvcrton's Law
building, Second street. Collection made m
Northumberland und adjoining comities.
April '.,7".
J. Merrill Liuu. Audrew II. lull. Kraut. 8. Marr.
I.IW. DIM. V .TIAKIC.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Next door to the Presbyterian church, Market
Square, SUNBURY,
April '.),'7.' Northumberland Co.. Pa.
JAMI S II. McOKVITT,
Attorney at Law and
United States Co emission r.n. Office with S.
B. Buyer, Esq., iu Woiverton's Law Building,
Sunbury. Pa. April U.'7.'i.
O r. WOLVERTO?. Attorney at Law.
0 Market Square, SUNBURY, PA. Profession
tl business in this aud adjoining counties prompt -y
attended to.
alt. MASKER, Attorney at Law, SUN-
BURY, PA. Collections" attended to in
the counties of Northumberland, Union, Snyder.
Montour. Columbia and Lycoming. apllO-0'.'
1:0. w. 7.ir..i.i:ie.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Ollice oppo-;!e d--tt, Third Street, S;:n-
buiy. Pa.
Collections and all professional biisincs
pr mptly attended to iu the Courts of Northum
berland aud adjoining counties.
October -J. ls7.j.
D'
It. C. M. .11 It'l l , Oliiee iu Drug
Store, Clement House Block, Ollice hours:
from II a. in., to 1 p. m., and Irom C to '. p. in.,
; at nil other hours, when not Professionally en
! aged can be found at bis residence, ou Chestnut
j Street, SUNBURY, PA. Particular attention
given to surgical cases. Will visit Patients
cither in town or country.
E.
C. GO II I V,
ATT i'ORNEY
AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Ollice on cast Market street, opposite the C:!y
Hotel, Sunbury. Pa.
Prompt an I enelal alKuliori paid t- convey
ancing. May 14. 175
C A DIVA 1. 1. AD E It. M arket St net ,
SUNBURY, PA.
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils,
.lass, Varnishes, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars,
Pocket Books. Dail ies, Ve.
dentistry.
; i:oik; e m. r en n,
.SHyi.soit'jf uillinj, Mnrkfl frjH'trc,
In
Sunbckt, Pa.,
1 prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining
to Dentistry. He keeps constantly on hand
a large assortment of Teeth, and other Denta:
material, from which he will be able to scb-et,
and race., me wants of his customers.
All worn warranted to give satisfaction, or e!-e
the money refunded.
The very best Mouth Wash and Tonth-povvdei s
kept on baud.
Hi references are the numerous patrons f.n
whom he has worked for the last iwehc years.
Sunbury, April 1, Xhli.
ftotcb au& llrstanrants.
VT lGl.i; IIOtMi, (Formerly
Danville
X ll-tcl," re ois-iied July 1st, is.
.) Market
Street, Danville. Ya. L.. O. M It, lYfcK, proprie
tor. Guest conveyed to and from the Depot.
Good sample rooms lor ugeuls.
Aug. 115, 75.-lr.
CRAWFORD IIOI'SE. Cor. Third and
Mulberry. Business Centre, Williamsport,
Pa.
Win. CRAWFORD, Proprietor.
Dec. 11, 1S74.
CEE
Ma
.VI EXT IIOTSE, Third Street Mow
Market. Sunbnrv, Pa. PETER S. BUR
RELL. Proprietor. Rooms neat aud comfortable.
Tallies supplied with the delicacies of the season
and the waiters Httentiv and obliging.
Sunqury, Jan. "'J, ls7".
TTXITED STITES HOTEL. W. F.
yj KI rciIEN, Proprietor. Opposite the De
pot SHAMOKIN, PA. Every attention given to
travellers, and the best accoiiimo lations given.
April 5, lS'iu. tf
TATIOXAL HOTEL. AUGUSTUS
WALD, Proprietor, Georgetown North'd
County, Pa., at the Station of the N. C. R. W.
Choice wines aud cigars at the bar.
The tablets supplied with the best the market
atlords. Good stabling and attentive ostlers.
II
1 VI EL'S REST A I RA XT,
LOUIS HUMMEL, Proprietor
Commerce St., SHAMOKIN, PENN A.
I Having just refitted the above Saloon for the
I accomodation of the pnb'ic, is now prepared to
' serve jis friends with the best refreshments, und
j fresh Lager Beer, Ale, Porter, aud ull other malt
I oiiors.
I business jTariis.
. PACEF.K HAAS. W. S. hHOtti.
HAAS A RHOADS
RETAIL DEALFttS Or
ANTHRACITE COAL, SUNBURT, PENN'A.
OrriCE with Haas, Faelt Co.,
Orders lea at Seasholtz A Kro's. oaloe, Market
"rest, will receivs prompt attention. Country
stoai respectfully solicited.
Out. 23, 1875. tf.
COAL! ( OAL! 'OAI.! GR" BROS.,
Shippers and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
WHITE AND RED ASH COAL, SUNBURY, PA.
(lowek wiiakf.J
Orders will receive oroinpt attention.
ANTHRACITE COAL!
TTAI.EXTIXK lIKTZ. Wholesale aud
Retail -lealer in every variety of
ANTHRACITE COAL, UPPER WHARF,
SUNBURY, PEXN'A.
Ah kinds of Grain taken in exchange formal.
Orders solicited and tilled promptly. Orders left
at S. F. Nevin's Confectionery St.irc, on Third
tieet, will recieve prompt attention, and money
receipted for. tlie same us at the ollice.
( OIL, M.OlIC, .ICAI. AM I'HOS-
I'll ati:.
' IIIE undersigned having connected the Coal
JL business with his cxtefdvcFLOURiY; GRAIN
trade, is prepared to supply families with the
VF.UY lti:ST OF COAIi,
I I1EAI' FUR C'AWII.
Egg, Stove and Nut, constantly ou hand, (train
taken in exchange for Coal.
I am also prepared to supply to farmers and
others
THE NATIONAL SOLUBLE BONE.
This Phosphate is of a higher grade than is
usual in this country, and is sold at a reasonable
price.
J. M. CADWALLADER.
Sunhury, S-.-pt. 10. 1S7". if.
M Grave Stones
On hand, aud made lo order.
Scotch Granite Monuments
Imported to order. Shop on Fourth Street
near Market, Sun'inrv, Pa.
W. M. MAUG1IERTY, PrpV.
Sunbnrv. Jan. 1 4. IS70.
Mi FALLlrYLET 1815
IN
VLL the latest style ami novelties selected at
the bite importers' and jobbers' openings.
BIRDS. WINGS, FANCY FEATHERS, OS
TRICH TIPS AND PLUMES. SILK
VELVETS.VKLVETEEN3,
etc.
HATS AND BONNETS
In Felt and Straw, and all New and Stylish, at
MISS L. SI1ISSLF.R-S
Millinery St. re,
Oct. !.. lS7.-. Market St., Simbury.
THE ( IIOK lST BUY GOODN
AN1
MILL1 N E II Y
of Miss KATE BLACK. Market Square, north
side,
Nnnbury I'cnu'a.,
Will be found the most complete, attractive aud
cheapest store of
CHOICE DRY GOODS,
consisting of Ladies Dies Goods, WooIch Goods
for Ladies' Iroiii the largest cstablishme.it In
the cities.
LADTSk CJUDUESS' 1Y00LEX SHAWLS.
I ndles, Misses' nnd Children",' Woolen Goods,
Silk Velvets, Ribbons, Sash Ri:bon, Neck Ties.
Kid Gloves, Fancy and Plain Hosiery, First
Quality Zephyr and Gcimantutvu Wool.
ALSO
XU HONS AXD TRIMM1S OS
IS okeat vakiett.
Gents' Gloves, Neckties, llaiikerchiefs, Ac. A
full issortiiient of Soap and Perfumery. An
invitation is extended to all lo call and see the
choice selection. MISS KATE BLACK.
ih X&bcrtiscnmits
a m:u stock of
MERCHANT TAILORING GOODS.
CIIAS. MAIIIL.
Has jutt returned from the Eastern cilies,ith an
elegant selections of
LOTUS,
CASSI.MEKES,
and VESTING,
of ill. finest French Bianils. Trimmings, Ac.
He is now ready to receive orders for
SPRING AND SUMMER SUITS
of any desired style. The latest styles of pat
terns 'ii hand, and
NEAT FITS GUARANTEED.
You will find prices at least as reasonable a
elsewhere. Give me a call.
CIIAS. MAII1L,
FOURTH ST., Oppoxite CITY HOTEL,
SUNBURY, PA.
Sunbury, Apiil 9, lS7i.-tf.
WATCHES. JEW EERY A' SILVER
WARE.
John W. Steveiisou,
Corner Third and Market Sts, Sunbury, Ia.
HAS completely renovated hi Store Room,
and opened the largest assortment of
WATCHES, CLOCKS. JEWELR SOLID SIL
VER AND PLATED WARE,
ever exhibited in this part of ihc State. Every
thing iu the Jewehy line is kept hi ftore.
Kilter-W are.
ItrsieeletM.
Ring A' CIihIiis,
of every description aud of the Cuc.t quality
Particular attention paid to repairing
Wiitt-he, Clo-k, Jewelry, Ac.
HAIR JEWELRY made to order.
Sunbury, March C. 1874.
John H. Sell. John M. StitONOfR
SELL A SCIIONOIK.
Second Street, Womelsdokp, Pa.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS
WINES, BRANDIES, GINS,
I'm re Old ICie Whiskey,
Ai-plb Whiskey, Cokoiau, &c.
All Liquors stild gaurrantecd as represented.
Orders promptly attended to and public pa
tronage respectfully solicited.
SELL A SCHONOUR.
"d St., Womelsdoir, Berks Co., Pa.
Feb. J7. ly.
New Millinery S ore,
HER.M0, NortliM 4 ouiity, Pa.
MRS. KATE MKCK resectrjl!j informs the
public that she hat opened a
NEW .MILLINERY STORE,
on Front street, lU-riidon, where she ha just
opened an entire new stock of Full nnd Winter
Millinery Goods of the latest styles and pattrn,
consisting of
M!W liilJ) SOBBIM,
FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS,
and ail Goods found In a first clasi Millinery
Store, which are offered at utrcmely low prices.
Ladies are especially invited to call and ex
amine ail the new rtvlet, and ascertain the
prices. " KATE MECK.
Hernito", Oct. 15tb, 1879. Orns.
5).ofI nno oB printing.
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j
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EM'L WILVERT, Proprietor, j
SUNBURY. PA.
piIE
SUNDUHY AMEUICAX
IS THE
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IT CIRCULATE
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WKALTHY
SECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA-
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Alti: A I, I. TIIK (IIII.BRLX IX ?
The darkness falls, the wind is high,
Dense black clom.s fills the western 6ky ;
The storm will soon begin ;
Tue thunders roar, the lightnings flash,
I hear the itreat ronnd rain drops dash
Are all the children in .'
They're coming softly to my side ;
Their forms within my arms I hide
No other arms are sure ;
The storm may rage with fury wild,
With trusting faith each little child
With mother feels secure.
But fiiture days arc drawing near
They'll go from this warm shelter here,
Out in the world's wild did ;
The rain will fall, the cold wind blow,
I'll sit alone and long to know.
Are all the children in T
Will they have shelter then secure,
Where hearts arc waiting strong and sure
And love U true wheu tried ?
Or will they find a broken reed.
Whan strength of heart they so much need,
To help them brave the tide T
God knows it ail ; His will is best,
I'll shield them now, and yield the rtet
In bis most righteous hand ;
Sometimes souls he loves arc riven
By lempett wilds', and thus arc driven
Nearer the belter land.
If he should call tue home before
The children go, ou that blest shore,
Afar from care and sin ;
I know that I shall watch and wait
Till He, the keeper of the Gate,
Lets nil the children in.
i 1 i
iHt5CfIbHcons.
I'OE, THE TOET.
Official I'arf ieular or his Death
l(ilIihcl I lie Firitt TimeSceuc-H
ut Hii Lfrutli Mttl in the Kalluuore
ltli!Hllrouiil Description
ot the I'ovt, i;te.
The followiug otlicial letter concerning
the death oj Edgar Allen Poe from his at
tending pltysicia.11 was published for the
lim lime in tbe New Voik Jleruld of the
-'Jih ult. Ii will be read with vivid inter
est :
OFFICIAL MEMORANDA OF THE DliATII OF
KDOAK A. POE, BY J. J. MOHAN, At. D.
Edgar A. Poe was brought in a back to
the asliiuglou University hospital, situa
ted ou Uroadway, tioril. of li-iltimore street,
iJaliimore city, ou the 7lh of October,
He had been found lyiug upon a beucu iu
front ofa large mcrchanlile house on Light
street wharf. He was in a stupor,
whether from liquor or opium was not at
tiisl kuowu. A gentleman passing along
the pavement noticed several persons col
lecting about the spot, and looking iu
through the crowd was suddenly impressed
with Hie face, aud on close inspection re-
i cognized the poet. He had beeu their si ace
eaiiy dawn.
i A policeman sent for x hack and directed
the liackman lo convey him lo Ihc above
named hopilal. which was iu my charge.
jbeiug tbe resideut physician and living in
the dwelling attached thereto. 1 1 was
about 10 o'clock iu the forenoon wheu he
entered the house. He was immediately
jlaicd in a private room, carefully undress
ed aud critically txauiiued. I had uot
then any kuowledge of his previous cuudi
liou or what were his habits. There was
no smell of liquor upou his person or bieaih.
There was uo delirium or tremor. His
skin was palid, with slight nausea at the
stomach and a stroug disposition to sleep.
His condition was more of a stupor. He
was sponged with luke-wartu water, sinap
isms applied 10 the feet, thighs aud abdo
men, and cold applied lo the head.
1 haa the room darkened and he was
oiherwite made as comfortable as he uould
have been at home. I placed au experienced
nurse at the threshold of his room door,
with orders to watch him closely and pre
vent the slightest uoise from w iihoul, and
give me notice of auy sign of wakefulness
or consciousness. Iu half an hour after 1
letl him he threw the cover from his breast
opened his eyes and said :
Where am 1 V
The nurse gave me the signal and I was
immediately at his side. I drew a chair
j close to the bed, look his baud in my own,
j and with the other smoothed his forehead,
j pushing back tlie daik raven curls that
covered it, aud asked him how he felt.
He said, 'Miserable.'
'Do jou sutler any p.-in ?'
'No.''
'Do you feel sick at the stomach ?'
'Yes.'
'Are you thirsty ?'
'No.'
'Does your head sutll-i hav.: you auy
puiti there V putting my baud on his head.
Tes.'
'Does it fcol heavy or dull ?'
'Heavy ; tniud cloudy,' he faid.
'How long have you been sick
'Cau'i say.'
here have you beeu stoping V
'In a hotel Jii Pratt street, opposite the
depot.'
'Have you a trunk or valise r anything
there winch jou would like to have with
you ?'
'Yes, a trunk with my papers and mauu-
j scripts.'
'If you order it I will send lor it.'
; He thanked me und said, 'Do so at once,'
remarking, 'You ate very kind where am
I, doctor V
J 'You ate in the care of your friends,, to
! which lie replied :
'My best Irieiid would be the man who
would blow my brains out with a pistol.'
'Try and by quiet. Ml. Poe, we will do
all we can lo make you coiuforlablu aud
relieve your distrtss.
'Oh, wretch that I am ! Sir. wheu I
behold my egrcdaiin und ruin, what 1
haye sulleied and lost, aud the sorrow and
misery I have brought upon others, I feel
that I could sink through this bid iuto w
lowermost abyss below, forsaken by God
and man, an outcast from society. Oh,
God, the terrible strait I am iu ! Is there
no ransom for the deathless spirit V
'Mr- Poe, do try aud corupono yourself.
! and take this draught ; it will soothe aud
reviveyou.'
. He reached out his baud to take the glass
i the nutse raising his head while I adminis-
I
tereu ine cordial, lie u ran K it anu was
laid down, dosing his eyes as though go
ing to sleep.
I remained by his side, watching closely
! every breath, manner of breathing and try
i ing U make out bis case and my diagnosis
I had beeu impressed that be was suffering
from the too free use of alcoholic drink only
from what I could gather from thow who
aaw him on the wharf, am! did not know
how long he had been in this state, but he
did not manifest symptoms to justify their
suspicions. lie hail no tremor, was not
fidgety with his hands or impatient, but
answered all my questions calmly and ra
tionally. There was great palor of face,
no injection ol the coats of the eyes, and
pulse sharp and quick. I noticed some
twitching of the eyelids while closed, also
of the ruusels of the face, and slight jerk
ing of the limbs. He remained in this
state about an hour, when he again waked
up, fcuddenly opening his eyes.
1 scut to him, both to be of service and
to ascertain wbethtr he would be inclined
to take liquor, for which intemperate sub
jects who hare delirium tremens a little of
thehair of the dog that bites them often pro
duces a cure :
j 'Will you take a little tody ?'
j lie opened wide his large eves and fixed
j them so steadily upon me and with such
) anguish in them that I looked from him to
the wall beyond the bed. He said :
i 'Sir, if its potency would transport jne to
the elysian bowers of the 'undiscovered
spirit world I would not taste It. Of its
horrors who can tell.'
'I must administer an opiate to girs you
sleep and rest.'
Then he rejoined : 'Twin devil and
spectre of crazed and doomed mortals of
earth and perdition.'
Mr. l'oe, it is very necessary that you
i should be quiet aud free from excitement ;
you are iu a critical condition, aud czcite-
j mcnt will hasten your death V
1 'Doctor, I am ill. Is there uo hope ?'
'The chances are against you.'
j 'How long, oh, how long, before I see
my dear Virginia ? My dear Lenore ! I
i would like to see my love, my dear love !'
I will send lor any one you wish to
see.'
I knew nothing of his family, and asknd,
'Have you a family V
'No, my wife is dead, my dear Virginia:
my mother-in-law lives. Oh, how my heart
bleet's for her ! Death's dark angel has
done bis work. I am rudely dashed aipou
the slorm without compass or helm. Lan
guage cannot tell the gushing wave that
swells, sways aud sweeps, temeat-like,
over me, signalling Ilia 'larum of dsath.
Doctor, write to my mother, Maria Clemm
Tell her Eddie is here. No, to late ! to
late. I must lift the pall and open to you
the secret that sears the heart, aud dagger
like, pierces the soul. I was lo have beeu
married in len days.' (Here he stopped to
weep).
'Shall I send for Ihe !ady ?' I asked sup
posing she lived in Ihe city.
Too late ! too late !'
I said, 'Oh no ; I will send my carriage
immediately.'
'No, write, write to both. Inform them
of my illness and death both at the same
time'
'Give me their address.'
'Mrs. Sheltou, Norfolk, Va., and Maria
Ciemm, Lowell, Mass.'
Noticing the color rising to hi face and
the blo7d-vesse!s filling upon his temples,
and the eyes becoming cougestive and in
clining upward, I asked no more questions
but ordered ice to his head and hent to his
extremities repeating the cordial with an
anodyne, and wailed with the nurse out
side the door for fifteen minutes. No fur
ther change, except that his pulse bad in
creased iu frequency and was feeble and
living. I kept a nurse in his room, and
another outside lo prevent his being dis
turbed aud lo notify me of anv chauge
that might take place.
I had sent for his cousin, Nelson Poe,
having learned he was a relative, and a
family uamed Reynolds, who lived in the
neighborhood of the hospital. There were
ihe only persons whose names I had heard
him mention living in the city. Mr. W.
N. Poe, came, and the female members of
Mr. Reynold's family. He continued iu
an uucouscious state for more than an
hour. Ou exaiuiuiug bis pulse I fouud it
very feeble, sharp and irregular to
the miuute. I proceeded to girs him a
febriiuge mixture aud a stimulant. He
partially aroused whila gelling the draught
and seemed to stare, the pupils of bis eyes
dilating and contracting alternately. I
eat down by his bedside, took his hand
and placed my fingers upon his wrist, and
felt assured, from all tlie symptoms, that
i uture was yielding. I had beef tea ad
ministered with ammouia. My particular
friend, Professor Johu C. S. Monkur who
gave much of his time to the inmates of
the hospital, and particularly, when espe
cially called upou, was already, and cheer
fully attended the summons night cr day
when within reach had been sent for two
or three times preuiously ; but being out
ulteuditig to his guuerul patients, bad just
returned, and came in at the moment.
j As sooa as he fixed his eyes upon him he
j said, "Doctor, he is dying."
' I replied, "Yes, I fear it is all over."
He carefully examined the case, and be
ing iu possession oi ull the facts in regard
lo the agents employed aud symptoms prt
seuied which were carefnlly noted down
in a record book of the hospital he gave
it as bis opiuion, which I was fully prepar
ed to corroborate that Poe's death was
caused by excessive uervous excitement
from exposure, followed by loss of nervous
power. The most appropriate name for
disease is eucephlitis.
The doctor advised free use of wine,
beef tea, and gentle cordials, while usiug
ice to the head. The patient raised his
hand lo his mouth as though he wauted
a drink. A small lump of ice was placed
upon his tongue. I thcu gave him a
mouthful of water to see whether ho could
swallow Irecly. He took it, swallowing
with some difficulty ; but he drank a wine
glass of beef tea. He seemed to revive
and opened his eyes, lixiug his gaze upon
the transom over the door, each loom hav
ing transoms over the door for ventilation
and air. He kept them unmoved for more
than a minute. He was lying directlv op
posite this transom. lie seemed trying to
articulate, but was inaudible. At last be
ppoke feebly :
"Doctor, it's all over. Write 'Eddie is
no more.' "
'Eddiewas a lerm used by Mrs. Clemm
his mother-in-law.
'Mr. Poe, permit me to say that you are
near your end. Have yon any wish or
word for friends V '
He said 'Evermore !'
I continued : 'Look to your Saviour.
There is mercy for you and all mankind.
God is love.'
'The arched heavens,' he rejoined, 'en
compass me. and God baa His decrees legi
bly written upon tbe frontlets of every
rreatsd human being ; nnd demons inor
nate, their goal will Ikj the seething waves
of black despair.'
Hope and trust Iiim.'
Self-murderer, there is a gulf beyond
the stream. Where is the buoy, life-boat,
ship of fire, sea of brass ? Rest shore no
more !'
His eyes turned upward uutil the white
balls were all that could he sien. Muscu
lar Iwiching and jerking set io, and with
one general tremor all was over.
This occurred about 12 o'clock, midnight
7th October, 1819.
I had meantime learned from him, aud
afterward from the porter at the hotel on
Pratt street, then Brad&haw's, now called
ihe Maltby House, that he arrived there
on the evening of the 5th ; was seen to go
to the depot to taka the cars for Philadel-!
phia, and the conductor, on going through
tbe cars for tickets found bim lyiug iu the
baggage car insensible. He took bim as
far as Havre de Grace, where the cars
then passed each other, or as far as Wil
mington, I forget which, au J placed him
iu the train coming to Baltimore. Arriv
ing on the eveni ng train he was not seen
by any person about the hotel when he
returned to the city. The presumption is
he wandered about during the night, aud
found a bench some time before morning
to sleep upon Light street wharf, where
he was seeu and taken from about 9 o'clock
the next morning.
A short time before bis death I received
his trunk from the hotel, as per order, and
put it in the care of Mr. Nelson Poo, for
his mother-iu-law, Mrs. Maria Clemm.
I have her letters to tue, after his death,
thanking me for attention, kindness, etc.,
to her darling Endie."
After death he was wa.shed and care
fully laid out, dressed in a suit of black
cloth and placed in state in the large ro
tunda of the college building, where hun
dreds of bis friends aud admirers came in
io crowds to pay their last tribute of re
spect to the deceased. Not less than fifty
ladies were each furnished at their earnest
solicitation, with a small lock of his beau
tiful black hair. His body was kept in the
rotenda for one whole day. Ou the morn
ing ot the Oth he was buried in the West
minster burying ground, corner of Fayette
and Green etreets, Baltimore, it being the
old family burying ground of the Poes.
A large number of our citizens, many of
the most distinguished sad prominent lit
erary and professional men followed his
remains to their srpuicure. But of all the
crowds of citizens and tnouruers that
wept over the lamented poet there was one
mourner not visible. Yet tbe depth of
her siucerity and grief could not be mea
sured by moral eyes, and would defy the
most sceptical doubt. I mean his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Marin Clemm, who was las
aunt as well, he having married his first
cousin. I bad communicated, as eoon as
his death occurred, to her the sad intelli
gence of his fate, to which she replied in
strains of the deepest sorrow and thanking
me for my attention and communication,
and iu her own language, the letter? jjeing
in my possession yet :
'My prayer is that God may bless you
for soothing the dying hours of my pre
cious, darling Eddie-. Please get Mr. N
Poe to return his last letter to rue, for I
prize it above rubies. It is a hundred
times more precious. lie was the most
aflectionate of sons lo aie. It was a de
votion he bad gained and kept until
death.'
Poe's appearance had cot materially
changed. His face was calm, and a smile
seemed to play arouud his mouth, and all
who saw him exclaimed, 'How natural he
looks !' There was no discoloration of the
skiu. lie looked to be in a natural sleep.
He was a handsome man, elegantly
dressed, aud but few could claim advan
tage over him in this respect. His head
was exquisitely modeled, forehead very
prominent and largely developed, its mea
surement corresponding to that of the
great Napoleou Bonaparte, a cast of which
was in my possession. His skin was fair,
hair raven black and inclined to curl, teeth
Kirfectly good, and eyes gray. His weight
was about 145 pounds, and height five feet
ten inches. His hands were as delicate as
a lady's. His shroud was made by my
wife and a few of her lady friends, who
considered it an honor to contribute in any
wise to the distinguished poet. A gentle
man from Eun-pc, a celebrated physician,
was with bim a few miutcs before his death,
and wept over the deceased. He said he
considered bim the greatest critic and best
American poet living. He had read all
his works and sought eagerly for every
thing relating thereto.
J. J. Morax, M. D.;
Resident Physician, for seven years, of the
Washington University Hospital, Broad
way, Baltimore city, Md.
A Wonderful Clock.
One of our foreign exebauges gives an
account of a marvelous piece of me
chanism, which has just been exhibited in
Paris. It is an eight day clock, which
chimes the quarters, plays three tunes
every twelve hours, or at intervals requir
ed. The hands go round as follows : Oue
once a minute ; oucc an hour; one once a
month ; one ouce a year. It shows the
moon's age, the rising and setting of the
seg, the time of high and low water, half
ebb and half flood ; and there is a peculiar
coutrivatia-e to represent the water, which
rises and falls, lifting some ships at high
water tide as if they were in motion, and
as it recedes leaving them dry ou the sands.
The clock shows th hour ot the day, the
day of the week, the day of the month, the
month of the year ; aud in the day of tbe
month provision is made for tha long and
short months. It shows the signs of the
zodiac ; it strikes and chimes or not, as
may be desired ; and it has an equation ta
ble, showing the differance between the
clock and the sun for every day in tbe year.
One of Ihe great features of the Philadel
phia Exhibition will be the engine in Ma
chinery Hall. It will supply the power for
all the machinery in a building covering
seventeen acres of ground. Il has the ca
pacity of 2,500 horse power, and will cost
when completed, $70,000. American me
chanics will be proud to show that engine
to their European neighbors.
"Train up a dog in the way he should
go.". A terrier dog belonging to a rail
road llagmaa in Rhode Island displays
more than ordinary intelligence. As soon
as he hears a train approaching be seizes
the little flag and scampers to the crossing,
aud there stands with it in his mouth and
waves it. When the train has 'passed he
returns with tbe flag with a wagging tail
and lays It at the fret of his noa-tor.
....... -7.
j.ne law i compensation which"
in her wisest mood established, is herej"
elsewhere, fu by illustrated. The me or
the most commanding intellects, the great
est s!aiei;ne:, the rulers of a nation, are
the. homely men J men after the type cf
.Stephen A. Douglas, who is said to have
been the homeliest rum that ever sat in the
Senate of the United .States. But the great
rneri are all self-made : men whose bon.;
and muscle were hardened with labor in
their youth, and whose hands early learned
the fashiou of wark. The yeuig men
about us who wear lavender kid gloves and
diaiaond pins and devote much time to the
knot of their cravat or parting their hair
exactly iu the middle, are not the future
Presidents, and Senator?, and Governors.
The wives of both Morton p.nd Blaine were
both country school teachers, ami to thetu
owe much of their present success, for a
wifu can make or mar her husband.
In tho House, Ex-Gov. Walker, of Vir
ginia, is th-j handsomest man. He is tall,
magnificently proportioned, with a gtacc
of motion which is noticeable amonj so
many awkward movements. Whilo his
face is yorHhful, and inoustach black as jet
his hear is white as snow, with that unna
tural whiteness, however, which belongs to
premature greyness. I wish I could de
scribe the homeliest man in the House, anu
he too, on the Democratic side, and his
character is as homely as bis person, where
for once. Nature's great law of compensa
tion failed. Washington &irrt!wlr,v'
nttsburg DUjmtch.
A Daxgekous Cl'STOMER. Six or seven
days ago an old man entered the store of
a Detroit hardware man, who also deals
in seeds, and, inquiring for tho proprietor,
soon stood face to face with him.
'Want to see me ?" asked tlie dealer.
'Yes, sir, I do ! Seven years ago this
coming spring I bought a paper of serd of
you !'
'I presume so.'
'I'll swear to it, sir ! Seven years ago,
sir, and not one of those seeds came up.'
'Well, that's funny,' hughetl the deal
er. 'You may think it was,' said the old
man, 'but I'll make it cost you ten thou
sand dollars ! When you sold me those
seeds, sir, you did not kaow that you were
dealing with a lion !'
'Well, you stop your blowing and get
out of here !'
'Give me a package of cabbag-; "eeils.
sir!'
'I went I'
'The old man went away, but in an hour
returned and said in a loud voice :
'Seven years ago this coming spring I
bought a package of seeds at this store.
Not one of those seeds arose from the
sile I'
He was ordered out, and lie weut out.
He was their the next niorninz as soon a
the proprietor was, and he said :
'Seven years ago Ibis coming Sj)rirv you
sold me a package of seeds. Not one sin
gle seed matured to manhood !
He was put out that time, but be re
turned iu tlie afternoon, when the store
was full of customers, and exclaimed :
'Seven years ago this coming Spring I
was swindled by that man there ! He sold
me a package of garden seeds, not one seed
of which ever thruv V
When he went out soxctLing hit Lira
three or four times on ihe back. He went
down the street for a while, and then re
turned and stood in front of the store and
said to the people who passed :
'Seven years ago this coming Spring this
store here sold roe garden seeds that never
sprouted !'
He repeated the words over and over
until a crowd began to gather, when he
was called in and given a dozen paper of
seed and told to forgive and forget.
'Six papers of onion seed to pay for the
choking ! he said, as he buttoned his over
coat. They were given him, and when stowed
away he remarked, 'six papers of cucum
ber seed to pay for four kicks !'
After some argument these were handed
him, and as he backed out of doors h
said :
'It3 ail right ! You've acted like a man
about it, and if you want anv vegetables
next fall I'll make a discount to yon.
Detroit Fret Press.
A Lively XIM.
Once upon a time ihi temants ou an
estate in Kerry assembled to meet tbe wor
thy English baronet who had purchased
the property, and who, with his agent,
watched eagerly for some of the many 'im
provements' which he at a great cost had
endeavored to introduce among the wild
nnd untutored peasauts of the district.
The agent presents the teuants to the
worthy innovator, who inquires into the
condition of tlx grumbling and dissatisfi
ed recipients of his favors. At length a
tenant presenting himself whom the agent
fail9 to recognize,, the baronet turns to tLe
figure before him, which, with head and
face swolcu out of all proportion, and
showing distorted features aud fiery eyes
through the foulds of a cotton handkerchief,
awaits his address in sullen silence. 'Who
are you my good man ? What haa hap
pened to you V "Faix au' it's well ye may
ax : me own mother wouldn't know mo
this blised morniug; 'tis ail your doin'
entirely.' 'My doing I' replies the asstou
ished barotieut. 'What can I have to d
with the stale you are in, my good man ?
'Yes, it is our own doin,' answers the
enraged proprietor of the swolen head ;
'.lis all your own doin' and well ye may be
prouJofit. 'Twas them blessed bees ye
gave mc. We broght the devils into the
house last night, an' where did wc put
them but in the pig's corner. Well, after
Katy an' the chid ren an' myself was awhile
in bed, the pig goes rooting about the
house, nn' he wasn't ai?y till he pooked
his nose into the hive, and spilt the bees
out about the dure ; and thin whin I got
out of bid to let out the pig that was a
roaring throgh the house, the bees settled
on me, an' began stinging me an' I jumped
into bed agin wid the whole of them after
me into Katy and the childer; an' thin
wid the bees a buzzin' and a itingin' us
under the clothes, out we all jumped agin,
an' the devil such a night was spent in Ire
land as was spent last night. What wid
Katy and tbe childer a roarin and a-ballin'
and the pig a tarin' up and down like mad,
an' Katy wid the besom, an myself wit
K nan ftlOflfinl tho Ivail
tuo nji" i"
wall till morning, an' thin tv
worin tha snornin' ho
of v?rsKlf v misV '