fit Rarest $qnMta. IS PVTlMMrfiD EVEP.Y Vt'ETmiXDAY, BY W. 12. DUNN". TTICE IH R0BTII3011 A MH ITER'S BTJttDIlTa - ELM STRUET, TI0SE3T4, PI. 1 ' - m a . ' t. sTlIUMH, A YE All. ! K RillwMpHtini receWod for a aharWr Jo) 1 tl thmi tllroe months, 'ftoneKiVitidrnen "licJlod from all port of (hi' country. NolioilcS will ho taken of miiiTmi)iii roinmmiii ation. mTr,.,M. .m.mMnm,,, i i . i i -BUSINESS 6IRECTORY. TIONESTA LODGE JVo. 30'J, MEETS . rrnry . Friday or oil inn, t 7 o'clock. In till formerly occupied Vy tlio Uood Toirinlars. 8. If. HASLET, Sec'y. . 27-tf. TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342, : O. U. .A.. M.! MEKTR ot Odd Follows' Iidgo Itnom, every Tuesday evening, at i o'clii:k. 1. M. tliAKK, V, . A. VARXKK, It. K. l i;. wm. vovel, OKFlCEo pposite Lawrence House, Tin. ticata, I'., where lio can be found at U tluiua w hen uot professionally absent. 30 ly lUt.J.E.JiJjAiyV, OFFIC15 and residence In liniw former Ir octnuied Or. Winnna. Oflioe days, Wednesdays anil Saturdays. ' S'.'tf 4. U. AONEW, W. E. LATHY, ... TiontnU, Ft. Erla, Fa, AGNEW fin LA THY, Attorneys at Law, - Tionesta, Pa. .Oflioe on Elm Street. May l, lflT-.-tf K. L. Davis, ATTORN BY AT LAW, Tionesta. Pa. Collections made in this and adjoin ing; soUBties. 4 ly ATTORNEY AT LAW, ''.! 'A ' ljlr,- linMKSTA.PJ. T. W.Hayi, ArrORHST AT LAW. and No-ranr rvauio.kovrioHa Hakili A Co.'e Blaek, H.seo aH.", Oil City, Pa. SO-ly m.mmhulu. m. b. axruir. 7 xikxmjm s sariLJir, A.Kvrys at Law, .' . FraakJln, Fa. IanAlTTlCN in the several t;oria ot ve was, (.'taw ford, 'oreat, and a'ljolu aug oautiee. 3tMy. " ' SAHOX.1X IIOTKI, ' TirIOTJTE., IP.A.. W. D; BUCKLTN, Pbopriktob. V!t-Clai Lirennod lloue. Good eta Vl aoanuetad. lS-ly - Tionesta House, ANDREW WELliER, Proprietor. Tlila boats baa been newly-llUil up and ia now opan Tor the accommodation of the all j. C'bargue reasonable. S4 ly CENTRAL HOUSE, BONNER AG.NKW BLOCK. L. Aikiw, Proprietor. This ia a new aeaaa, and haijuat bewi fitted up for lli asMiaiatatioii of thn public. A portion f the palrouae of Uio publio la aollolted. tA ly La wren, c Hausc, TIOMKSTA, PA., -WILLIAM LAW REMCR, Propri ftoii. TLia lionao la oantrallv located. Kvnrvthlnir new and wall farnlaliad Su))erior accommoda tiona and atrlot attention tlvon to K""ta. Vegetable and Frnlta of all kinds anrvnd Ut lhe;r aesaon. sampio room lor iran latereial Anfut. FOREST HOUSE, ft X V iRK Ell Propri KTOH. OniMit O. Court Hoiiho. Tioniivta, Pa. Just paaed. Ererythinir new and clean and frank. TUa boat of liijuorH kept coimtantly oa band. A portion of the public patron age la rwDectfully aoiicitud. . 4-17-1 v W. C. COBURN, M. D., PHYSICIAN 8UUOEOX offera hia aervlcca to tho pwinle of Koreat Co. favins had. an experience of Twelve , Yeara in oouaUnt practice, Dr. Coburn auaranteea to pive eatiaftaction. Dr. Co burn make a Kpecialty ot the treatment of Nasal, Throat, I.unu and all other Chrouio or liiiKnrinir (lisea-Hea. Having Invaatimited all aclentino inuthoda of cur ing diaease and aolcvted tho good from all ywUiina, he will giuirantve nliuf or a euro In all canes whoro a cure ia poaaiblo. No Charire for Conaultution. All foee will be reasonable. ProttMwioual viaim male at all bourn. Pur-ties iu a distance can con . . jiult him bv latter. OtHce and Kesiilcnce second building Uln the Court House. Tionesta. Pa. f- jlue daya Weducsdayu und Saturdaya. 2Mf Dr. J. L, Acon'xh, PHYSICIAN AND SUHGEON, who has had fifteen yeara' experience in a Inrpe and auooeaafuf practh o, will attend all Prufeaslonal Calls. Otlloo in hia li ui? and Grocery (store, located iu Tidioulo, near 'iidiouU House. ' ' IN HIS STOKE WI I L BE FOUN D A full assortment of Mxlicincs, Liquors f obacoo, Cigars, Stationery. Glass, l'aintu, Dill .Cutlery, an ol liio efi ,uuiiiy, uu will 1m uf,,i si i-etisoiible rates. Hit. I'UAS. O. DAY. an experienced Phvaiuian and Druuaiat Irom JVcw York iaa chai'KO of tho Sloro. All prescriptions put up accurately. m. a. m. jvo. r. riii a. a. aaixv. MA Y, PAJIK CO., A H K E B S - CVrner of Klin A Walnut NU. Tloneata. TiaJik of Discount and Deposit. Iatwaat allowed on Time Deposit. eoBeoMonamadeohall the Principal points of Ui'J I'. 3. Collections aoiicited. 18-ly. -iri T P RVKTIKiiS. S) cl. per yard tr wpi.t ni.'.ll.lKt) for rooms in plao nt J'laatcr. VKLT Kt")l'INU aiidSUHXti Vor aample. addre U,J,i aniuen. ew Jvrecy. VOL. IX. NO. 5. Southern Travels. continued We mtt?t not forget to relate tlie fact that, whjJe coming through the saw-grn?, three fish, known in that re gion as "trout" jumped into our tmut. Tho trout in appearance is exactly ike tho black bass of northern waters; the only point of difference being that the ''trout" has to bo cooked shortly after being caught, or it will spoil. Wo ate none of these fish, because we wcro too long getting home. At tho haulover, we noticed a point putting out iuto the lake, about otie- balf mile North-east, auJ around that some five or six articles floating, which ooked like small reefs or islands. Asking our comrades what they were, we were informed that they were Alli gators, and (hat'the cape was called Alligator Point. These reptiles must huvaj been nearly 20 fuel in length. Almost any time d urine the year. wheu the euu is shining, from half a dozen to a dozen large 'gators can be seen Uoatirtff on the water on this poiut. It is almost Impossible, how- erer to get a shot at them, as they dis appear whenever a boot comes within less than half a milo of thcra. Here te learned that the alligator is always more shy in talt water than in fresh; and so much difference is there that it is considered quite a feat to kill one of them in salt water. Between the "haulover" and Moore's is an island containing perhaps fifteen acrcH of land, covered with trees, where every season the curlews con gregate - in great .numbers to build their nests and raise their young. ' l'.arly on tho morning of the 23d, we arose, and started lor Mammon a plautatiou, where we arrived in the course of au hour, and In a short lime had a steaming breakfast set before us, to which full justice was doue. Tho inhabitants of the lands on the east side of Lake Worth, wheu they coramcuce life there, settle down very comfortably for a few years, in palmetto shauties, but with increased prosperity their taste becomes more cultivated, aud their wants increase in propor tion. Hence every settler atteuds to the ocean beach ou his own land, aud picks up lumber &c, which hen drifted ashore. It is astonishing to notice the amount of lumber that comes up, es pecially after a "blow." It would seem that every vessel that passed. loaded with lumber, lost more or less of it on the voyage, aud in a storm, it is supposed that a good many vessels uu load part of their cargo for safety. Be that as it muy, thousands of feet of lumber are cast on the beach about Lake Worth annually. This is picked up by the inhabitants, as is everything else that may be useful. This is call ed "beach-combing," and is practiced by the just and unjust. We know of two boats at present on tho lake, that were picked up on the bench and, af ter some repairs used by the fiuders. A boat iu that region is the settler's horse aud wagon." Everything that cannot be transported by boat, has to be carried by hand, hence, all are ex pert sailors. No such thing as a horse or cow has ever bceu seen in that sec tion, and it will probably be some years before there are any taken there. The nuly thiug we saw in the shape of live stock, was chickens, aud those owning them are as careful of them as soma of our citizens are of their bonds. They are a treasure on earth. On this day Haramnn and Lenhart enrried several back loads of lumber from the beach to his plantation, where he was erecting a board bouse about eightecu fret square. By this time we supposa the house is completed, and Hammou is enjoying himself as only those who have the beat residences in a large territory can. The day was ended up by a dose of bear meat, veimou, hominy and hard tack, after which Mr. Lenhart devo ted his titno to making a cane for us of a stick of the Royal Palm, which he huppened to have iu his possession. The wind having been from the north for a few days, and uo sign of an immediate change, we concluded that if we could catch ctir party at TIONESTA, PA., Jupiter, wo would do so, as wo could then reach home at least two weeks sooner than wo could otherwise do. We consulted with our host, who was positive they had not left, but did not winh us to hurry. We concluded, however that two weeks timo was an object, as some one has said "Timo ia money," and packed our traps. On the morning of the 2 kh of Feb ruary, we started up the lake in the big boat, and were soon some three miles abovo the Inlet. Here we un loaded and, after a lunch, started through tho woods ftr the beach. The woods were so thick and tangled, and the cactus was so plenty and largo, that it was almost impossible to get through. However, at tho ex pense of a few. pricks and scratches from the cactus, we made it, and,' in company with Lenhart started for Jupiter. Lenhart, who was a small man, (and who by the way had come to Florida somo six or seven years be fore, nearly gono with consumption,) shouldered our valise which was heavy, and our haversack, which was ditto, and left ua to take our gun and a canteen. Even with this difTcrance in our favor, Leulmrl walked away from us with as much eao as if he were light. After a long and tedious walk for rue, but seemingly merely a succession of rests for Lenhart, we arrived at Jupiter Iult t about dark, and to in crease our troubles tain coiuaaenced coming down heavily. Through tho mangroves and siscl hemp, we made our way to the poiut whero tho river and iulct join, aud built a fire. By lli is timo it was quite dark, and we both yelled with all our strength to make the sons of Jupiter send ua aid. Hearing no recpouse, we firnd a couple qf shots, aud soou had the pleasure of hearing the sound of some one embar king on the other side. Soon the boat, containing Farrell, came over, and we got in. Lenhart, notwithstan ding our entreaties that he shou'd go over with us, and stay until morning, presisted iu going back, through the raiu to the place where we had left the boat. However, he was as tough as a pine knot, and had no fears of any ill effects to follow from hia expo sure. Wo bid him good bye, regret fully, and went across to the light house, when a warm welcome, as well as a warm supper, awaited us. A good uight's sleep, and a change of underclothing made us feel bright, and in tho morning, Capt. Armour proposed a deer hunt. All were agreeable, and getting a couple of boats out, we sailed up the Lokohatch ie. Capt. Armour had a beautiful lit tle sail boat, and it was the internal desire of all the party to go iu Ar mour's boat, but a young gentleman named Chapman, from Lake Worth, and ourself, suppressed our eagerness, and took passage with Mr. Moore, the assistant lightkeeper, in a boat named "Dolly Varden" which was shaped more like a tub than any other boat we ever clapped eyes upon. W counted upon being left, especially as Capt. Armour had a little the start of us in getting under way. But be hold, when we came to the place where the deer were to be slaughtered, we landed about tho same time. . We were somewhat astonished, but attri buted the result to indifference on tho part of Capt. Armour. Arrived at a cape about three miles up the river,, we disembarked, and were deployed across the cape, like skirmishers, while Capt. Armour went through the brush between us and the river, with a horn, to scare out the deer. lie did hia part of the business thoroughly, making hideous echoes, and souring the birds, but the deer failed to respond. Embarked again, Armour getting the start of us about a minute, we sailed for another point, but, finding upon examination no fresh deer tracks, started on agaiu. Now fir a racn. Both captain did their level best, and the result was that we reached the ligl.t-houso four or five minutes before the other boat. Then we, tho "jolly crew and the. cuptain too," of the "Dolly Varden," laughed long and 11 : Id Ai (Lr ' ii v i ra v' if m is ca ti ti i m isr r, ii m u ii MAY 3, 187G. loud, to think of that old shell beating Capt.' Armour's beautiful boat. Ar mour's boat soon landed, and on being rallied, ofiyred to bet on his boat, but found no takers. When we got up to the house the Captain's wife came out to get some venison to cook for dinner, "and mourned because she found it not." Dinner, smoke and rest. Then Far rell proposed a fish. Ko bo, Chapman and ourself got some lines and went out to the inlet. The first thing was to get bait. After much digging and poking around among the sand, we iound a lot of fiddler's crabs, which is tho only bait used here except mullets. Tho fiddler's crab is a queer looking spucimen, of which there seems to be nothing but legs, pincers and eyes. The latter are very prominent and very bright, sticking out like beads. When discovered, they make off for their holes in the sand, at a speed that is astouishing ; the strange part of it is, they run sideways. When cornered they stop and put up their claws, ready for fight, and are really a fierce-looking little crpature. With a dozen or two of these "in sects" we commenced-to fish. But a few moments elapsed before Farrell pulled out a fish called tho "blue cat," which resembles our catfish, save that its skin has a bluish cast. This fish is not considered fit for food. We caught several of these chaps, but could not get any other fish. Finally our bait gave put, and wo cut up a catfish, aud put a large piece on our hook. ' Pres ently something took the bait, and we observed our line going out moderate ly, and pulled in. For au instant there was considerable resistance, but whatever had hold let go, and we pull ed up our bait; observed that it had been violently tampered with. Threw iu agaiu, with the same result, aud repeated several times. Fiually.we gave the animal more time, and this time came uearly getting it ashore; but about ten feet out our hook Btraighteued, aud we lost our "catch," also our temper. Wo supposed we had lost a big fish; but upon explain ing the circumstances to Capt. Ar mour, he told us that we hud hooked a greeu turtle, which would have been more valuable than a fish of the same weight. We concluded we would take stronger hooks when wo next visited that place. On tho morning of tho 2Gth, all things being ready, we started for Saud Point, with a fair wind. Chap man was added to our former crew, and was a valuable addition. Capt. Armour and Mr. Moore going ahead in the "Dolly Varen" and piloting us over the oyster beds, and past couch bar. Here they took leave of us, and we wera sorry to part with them, hav ing found them very pleasant and gen tlemanly fellows. I will remark right here, that Mr. Moore went to Floridu, about five yearstjgo, expecting to die of con sumption, lie is now as hardy as any man could wish to be, and has no trouble whatever with his lungs. Through Jupiter narrows we pulled easily, having Chapman, a good oars man to help us out. At tbs head of the nariows we stopped at "Indian Camp," auil cooked some dinner. Soon we struck St. Lucie Bay, and sailed along briskly. On the ocean beach, pot far north of this bay, wo observed the buildings for a "life-saving sta tiou" had been commenced since we weut down. At these stations are a number of good seamen, placed by the government, with life boats and appa ratus to afford aid to vessels needing it, and to rescue passengers aud sea men, should any vessels be wrecked off their territory. Nothing of any moment occurred until wo reached St. Lucio P. O., about 9 o'clock in the evening. Here Chapman and ourself, taking Paget's boat, rowed over to the post office, a distauce of over half a mile. We had now been from bonio about a month, and had received no letters. Now we were to know how matter were progressing at home; now we were to receive messages from loved ous., and news from the outside world. Tho boat flew over the water. Our d 0 it 1 ei ru a in ri n ii h h $2 PER ANNUM. heart was light, our spirits gay. Ar rived at tha office, Mr. Chapman re ceived a number of letters and papers, but there was "nothing there for Mr. Dunn." In all our travels, and in all our experience we were never so bit terly disappointed. What could be the matter? Where were our letters? They had cortauly been written. Bowed down with disappointment, we returned to the boat, and wrapping our blanket around us gloomily set tled down for tho night. In the course of an hour after leav ing St. Lucie, we came to a stop for the reason that we could not find the entrance to Indian River narrows. Farrell was ahead, on tho look-out; Paget at tho udder. Wo would sail to a point where we imagined there might bo an entrance, then pole out. Finally we saw a placo that must be the channel, and stood for it. Within a fuw rod3 of shore Farrell sung out "land ahead, all 'round," and indeed it looked so, as we could not in any direction see any way to get out 'of what now looked like a small lake. Nevertheless Farrell heard a good deal about "land ahead all 'round,"" before we reached Sand Point. We sailed around here the rest of the night, and just before daybreak heard somebody singing. Hailing the voice, we took that direction, and found a man named Pierce, from Lake Worth. Day breaking, we took breakfast with him, and with a good breeze started on. Our breeze, how ever died almost completely out short ly, and a rain came up. This was very dampening on tho spirits, as Mr. Pierce had assured us that the wind would change before that day - was out. However we crawled along, and the wind freshening, we reached Band Point at 2 o'clock on the morning of the 27th. Chapman and Farrell made a bed in the boat, and Paget and our self took our way to Mr. Harvey's, where we had good beds and a good sleep. We must not neglect to relate that the night we were hunting foi Indian River Inlet, we caught a terrible cold, which, contrary to its usual custom, settled on our lungs. We were some what alarmed, fearing that some one had lost his consumption down there and we had picked it up. This cold stuck to ils lor over a mouth. It was a rather tougher article than a first class northern cold. The 27lh, being Sunday, we took a rest, and ate oranges. On the 28th went down to the lauding, aud in company with Paget and Chapman, sailed down to Titusville, about two miles below. This place is the resi dence of Col. Titus, by reputation a cowardly old bully who figured con spicuously among the border ruffians of Kansas, and who while there offered a reward for the head of Walker. Walker surrounded his house took him prisoner, and mado hira beg pit eously for his life. This circumstance ia told in Richardson's book "Beyond the Mississippi." The old chap is now prostrated by what he is pleased to call "rheumatio gout." The inhab itants thereabouts abreviate this, and call it "rot-gut." He's a bad egg. The place amounts to nothing at pres ent, and if ever that section does im prove, Bund Poiut, instead of Titus ville will be the place. On Tuesday, the 29th, accompanied by three gentlemen named Webster, Herbert, and Bclden, wo took passage in tho steamer "Pioneer," the only steamboat on Indian River, for Auran tia, a little town some ten miles up the rivsr. The friends of our Indian River voyage bid us good-bye and God speed, and wo steamed away for Aurantia. Aurantia is at present about the size of Newinanvillo, but to look at the map of tho place, which is circu lated by the speculators who own the land, one would think that Philadel phia was a small villago compared with it. There is nothing in particu lar to recommend this place, the ground being low aud sandy, and pos sessing no beauty to make up for tho poverty of its soil. The steamboat tame to anchor about a quarter cf a Rates of Advertising. One Bqtiare (1 Inch,) one lnertion It an One Square " one month ..aoo One 8'piaro " three months - 6 OO One Square " one year 10 00 Two Squares, ono yonr a - 15 0a Quarter Col. " . . . . . SO 00 Half " . - . SO On One " " . . - - . WO CO Loxnl notice at established rate. Marrln;;e and death notices, gratis. All bills fop yearly advertisement ool. lected quarterly. Temporary advertise ments must lie paid for in advance. Job work. Cash on Delivery. mile out, and wcj were taken about half way ashore in a small boat, where we met the hack which was to take us to Lake Harney. :. Tho trip from Anrantia to Lake Harney was performed with the iden tical mule team that had taken us from Entorpriso to Band Point, but with a different driver. This drive was only sixteen miles, wo wore a light load, and this trip was not so tedious as it might have been. A few miles out of Aurantia we discovered a flock of quails alongside tbe road. In the twinkling of au eye our shot guns were charged, being breech-loaders, and two quails bit the dust. Short ly afterward wo saw the pigeon of Florida, which is rather smaller than our wild pigeon here. During the ride we managed to shoot three of these, andthose with our quails, "on toast," that evening were splendid grub. We also saw a flock of "whoop ing" cranes, a large bird, the flesh of which is said to be equal to that of turkey, and Beldcn endeavored to shoot one, but failed. We arrived at tho lauding at about 4 o'clock p. m., aud immediately boarded the steamer "Volusia," Cap tain Lund. This is a light draft boat, calculated for navigating the Upper St. Johns. The accommodations were not equal to thoso of the "Sedgwick," the boat wa came tip'on, but did very well. The amount of freight, consist ing mostly of oranges, was much lar ger than we had anticipated, but tbe passengers were only our hack load, and one Dr. Gillespie, of whom mora hereafter. This landing, at the southern end of Lako Harney not being much frequent ed by steamboats and travelers, abounds with alligators. During tho rest of the cveuing until dark; we had lots of sport tickling np the 'gators with buck shot, a charge of which would cause them to switch their tails like cows in fly time, and disappear with such a vim that the water would foam like soda water. As soon after dark as we could roo otcile ourself to tbe idea, we went to bed, but were disturbed during most of the night by the boat being stuck on various bais, and the emphatio language of the Captain and mate, who endeavored to put more energy into tho negroes who were trying, rath er lazily, to shove hor off. It was day light before we got off, and we found ourselves in Lake Jessup, which Is a sort of sido issue, not being directly on the St. Johns, consequently out of the .way of the regular' route. Our vessel went up in the lake for tho ac commodation of one of our passen gers, Mr. Herbert, and to land and re ceive freight. On this lako were two towns, or rather places for towns, a store, a couple of residences and a landing comprising each. On this lake we saw soveral alligators, but they were somewhat shy. Nothing extraordinary occurred un til we arrived at Eutcrprise, about 2 o'clock p. m. Hero we went up to the store, aud laid in a supply of to bacco, thence to the Brock House (terms $1 por day) and indulged in a glass of soda water, which had been cooled on ice. This was very refresh ing, as it was the first cool driuk wo had come across sioco wo left this poiut on our way dowu. On board again we go across tho lake (Monroe) about fivo miles to a place called Mellonvillo. This is a nice, clean little town, aud ships thou sands of barrels of oranges annually. Our next ttop was at Sun ford, on the west sido of the lake, and hero is nothing to speak of except a terribly large hotel, called the San ford House. If that hiuso wero moved to Philadel phia, aud would furnish good accomo dations to the publio fur $2 a day du ring tho Centennial, wo would rather have tha receipts than a fifty barrel oil well. Whether or uot this house can over be mado to pay, is a question we aro not prepared to answer. T-euving the lake und steering iuto the narrow channel of the St. John's we saw nud that at scverul 'gators. Nobody hurt. During tlio night wo passed Volusia landiiif.', and picked
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