llagt 'gaortl.
Thursday, JaxitUrr3rlB",(4-
alierA little four year old boy was barn ,
ea to death in Baltimore one day last
week • by his bed accidentally catching
ing fire.
ttA 'ilesphich from Columbus, Obio,
says, that the-Engineers' strike has ended.
Such of the !engineers as could get em
play*nt hive gone to, work.
sa.The Opera House at IVilkesbarre,
Penn., was burned down on Thursday
night. Bradhury's piano factory in• New
York was also destn.ycd by fire.
Mari Notwithstanding the prohibitory
law in Massachusetts, the Boston Adver
tiser says there are three thousand pla
ces in Boston where liquor is illegally
sold.
SerA writ of error was filed in the of.
flee of the prothonotary -of the Supreme
Court, on Wednesday, in thexase of Wil
liam E. ITlliltsrmok, who stands olarged
with the murder of Winfield' S. Goss.—
The writ is returnable on the third Mon
day in January.
The Washington Star states thata
scandal affecting the character of the Rev.
Alfred Jump, pastor of the M. E. Church
at Gaithersburg, Montgomery county,
%Id., in connection with a lady of that
place, has given rise to a communication
to the bishop of the Baltimore conference
asking an investigation.
si'The lately surrendered Steamship
Virginius has foundered at sea while on
the voyage from the Dry Tortugas to New
York. She went dowa to the bottom off
Cape Fear, North Carolina coast, on Fri
day. sinking in eight fathoms water. The
crew were' saved by the boats of the Uni
ted States sloop Ossip-ee.
__A&'-On-Chr-istnnts-flay, Mr. Ccorge-R-.-
Megee, of 31 North Third St., Philadel
phia, was missed from that city, and his
whereabouts are not - yet known. It is
said that he was to be married on the
day named, and the young bride was dres
sed for the wedding, and with a large com
pany awaited in vain the coming of the
bridegroom.
VED—Jacab Brunner, of Berks County,
had his fortune told by an old hag in Read
in_ recent] Ho was informed that his
first prize would be a coffin, and in four
weeks from that time he would die, and
that in the meantime both he and his
father would be robbed. He believed
the woman's story, and the man is now a
raving maniac.
'The Washingtonian Home, of Bos
ton, for the treatment of drunkenness as
a disease, has moved into a fine new build
ing, erected on Waltham street at a cost
of $200,000. The Honie has been open
for sixteen years, during which time, the
last report says, 4,210 patients have been
treated, one third of whom have been
permanently cured, and the remainder
have been greatly improved. " •
rte).."lrregularities" in the conduct of
bank officers are becoming alarmingly
frequent. The latest case is that of W.
W. Storrs, Treasurer of the Concord (N.
H.) Natiorial Savings Bank, an institu
tion whose deposits exceed a million of
dollars. Mr. Storrs lost $65,000 or more
of the funds of the depositors in private
speculations. It is said that his securi
tieslire ample, and that the solvency of
the bank has not been in the least impair
ed.
tte.The Southern Claims Commission,
to which it is proposed to refer all war
claims pending before the Quartermaster
General and the War Departnient, has
now before it claims to the amonnt of $22,
000,000. The average amount thus far
awarded by the commission is about thir
teen per centum of the sums claimed.—
Last year only $600,000 were allowed in
eases in which $5,000,000 were claimed.
The term of the Commission was extend
ed by the last Congress for four years.
The Baltimore American of January Ist
gives a concise record of all the railroad
and coal oil accidents that occurred during
the year just closed Within the iirtlits of
that city. The accidents occurring from
coal oil number fifty nine, and all, with
two exceptions, in dwelling houses. The
disasters have chiefly been caused by the
bursting of lamps or igniting of the fluid
%whilst being carelessly handled. The
results ofthe accidents' clot up a total of
sixty-five killed and wounded. Of this
number 1.3 were immediately, or
died in a few hours; thirty-four were clip
pled, , maimed or disfigured for life, and
sixteen were slightly burned.
wsit,.A shocking accident from a coal
;nil lamp occured last Monday night %near
Catonsville, Baltimore cdunty. at the res
idence of Mr. Wm. E. conic, treasurer of
the Central Savings' Bank of Baltimore,
which resulted in the dreadful death of
his wife. Mrs. Coale was about to retire
and going into her chamber she placed a
lighted coal oil lamp on the mantle piece,
hut not. placing it securely it fell to the
floor breaking to pieces, and scattering
the burning fluid over her person. She
.W/IS soon burned to crisp. hut. lingered
until thr next evening. Mrs. Coal,: was
ab.mt 3 b velrg of his .:stud was the
mother of live eltildsca.
DEAvt or ISHMAEL DAY.—The death
of Ishmael Day,. took:place on Saturd4
at 6 P. M., : of pneunionia,in the 83d year
of hie age. He had dined with his'odaugh l
ter on Christmas (lay,"after walking froni:
his house, No. 105.* High Street, to her
residence on Light Street near, West St.
He 'rode, hOrne and retired to' b'ed id good
spirits. At two o'clock that night he.was•
taken•with congestive chills; and died of
pheumonia. as stated, Mr. Day, it will
be recollected, shot a young Confederate
soldier in Baltimore county, July 11, '64,
during the raid of harry Gilmore into
Maryland.' Mr. Day had the United
States flag flying at' his farm, and two
young Confederates, one of them the son
of Mr. Field of this, city, a Union man,
rode up and ordered Mr. Day to take
down that flag; which he' refused to do.—
The young Confederate declared that, he
would take it down hiMself, when " Mr.
Day declared if he did he would shoot
down whoever attempted it. Mr. Day
then shot the young man when he vas in
the act of , taking it down. Mr. Day's
house and Contents were burned scion af
terwards.. Mr. Day was subsequently ap
pointed an inspector in the Baltimore
custom house, whirl position he' held at
the time of his death. He leaves a fam
ily of five daughters and two sons. The
deceased wr.s a member of the Association
of Defenders, he laving served in the
defenses of Baltimore in 'lBl2, when at
tacked by the British forces"..--Sun.
'Z The Treasury statement for De
cember shows—says the American—that
the public debt was increased nearly eight
and a half millions of dollars during the
month. This is more favorable than was
generally antidipated, but the currency in
atheTreasury has &dinned — to a little o•
ver.four and a half millions. The neces
some immediateaetion_b_y_Con—
gress to meet the financial necessities, of
the—Government'is — presSing — as — witlFer
the retrenchment that can be made b the
Committee on Appropriations there will
remain a deficit of twenty millions fin. the
current year. A slight increase of taxa
tion however, be sufficient, and the
small amount to be raised ought to satis
fy the nervous souls in Congress that .it
had better be got by taxation than infla
tion. The coin in the Treasury 'figures
up immensely—over ninety-one millions
—and it seems that it might be put to
more beneficent useses than being hoard
ed up in the vaults, as Mr. Richardson
is doing with it. That the country is re
covering from the panic the increase in
the internal revenue receipts for Decem
ber of $500,000 over November is evi
dence enough.
itairThe beet ' Goverment which Spain
is likely to have for many years has van
ished,in a single day. Castelar, who had
the courage to defy a hostile public sen
timent and submit to the law of nations
in the matter of the Virginias, went down
before an adverse majority in the Cortes.
His message, full of hope and patriotic
fervor, had just been read in the Cortes,
when a vote upon some minor proposition
showed that there was a majority of twenty
against him. Instantly his Ministry was
dis'sOlved and his resignation as President
accepted. Just then General Pavia ap
peared with a company of regular soldiers
and declared the Cortes dissolved. The
members retired, and the military occupi
ed the palace in which the Cortes sits.—
What . was intended to be accomplished
by this coup d'etat, or at whose instance
it was made, cannot be learned from the
despatches. The occupation seems to
have been of short durition, for the des
patches received state that General Pavia
is to be tried•for rebellion. The Opposi
tion element in the Cortes (which seems
to be made up ofConser valve Republicans
and Monarchists) have organized a new
Ministry, with Marshal Serrano as Presi
dent. Thus far, there has been no blood
shed.
Its,Sunday night a detachment of the
police in New York made a descent upon
a place known as the Union Aspembly
Rooms while a ball MIS in progress, and
arrested upward of three hundred persons,
men, women, and girls: A scene of con
fusion and a general rush for the door
ensued upon the entrance of the police,
but proper precautions had been taken,
and all found in the room were secured.
As the prison pens were not intended for
so many, the magistrate sent them to the
Tombs pending the investigation of their
several cases. A large crowd gathered
in Centre street to witness their march
to prison. All were. released nest
day.
"g-IVe received a very pleasant letter
of thanks from our old friend Kendall.
since his return home, for a bottle of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment which we
gave him, and which he says has entirely
cured him ()factroublesome and danger
ous cough he had when here.
On the death of one of England's most
eminent physicians, all his effects were
sold by auction, and . among other things
was, a sealed packet, marked "Advice ,o
Physicians," which brought a great price.
The purchaser on opening the packet,
read as follows; "Keep the head cool, the
bowels open, the feet warm." If physic
is necessai y,.use Parson's Pvrgative•Pills;
they are the most scientifically prepared
till that has appeared in the last hundred
years.
iiiii"Good times are prophesied after
January, 1374, says an exchange. 'Plat
tnav be, but how long after ? We'd like
to know the exact date on that thing.
Sot al Xtllls.
--4• The flies are again - Oa the wiag.
=Butter. is selling at 22..eeits s and
eggs at 18. cents.
-Discouraging-the prospects for an
•
ice crop this season.
' tal~eir is
' —A 'quarter of beef will Ire
trade at this offiee
w;D,TI . IO Modoe parade on Thursday
last was a fizzle. So our devil avers
EGY . Mr. Daniel King, an old citizen o
Hagerstown, Md., died on Christm'ati day,
aged 77 years'.
ma... Women are now eligible to any of
fice of control or management under the
school Dams of this state. • .
PREAcTuNG.—Rev. J. S. Keefer of Ha
gerstawn will preach in St. Paul's Chap
ol on Sunday next, morning and evening.
VS-That "Black Corner" patron has
failed to prweni his "mug' at our office.
Another week of grace is granted him.
roar According to the Hundred Year
Almanac—good authority with most wea
ther prognosticators—Sunday last was
the ruling day for the month of February.
PUBLIC SALE.—Attention is directed
to the sale of real and Personal property
advertised for sale in another column by
Messrs. Russell and Heil, assignees of
John Kohler.
D& The Fantasties, or'llodoes, as they
styled themselves, paraded on New
Year's Day. The turn cut was rather
slim , but the exhibition bad the effect to
-turn-wild the juvenile population.
REuorous.—The Lord's Supper will
be adminis ere.nTh
Churchnest Lortrs_Dayr,,Services_com
mencing at 10• o'clock. Prepanttertser
ices-on-Satri•diry—ftfterinott previous.
BAD PAVEMENTS. - Our citizens are
just now experiencing the disadvantages
of bad pavements. A friend suggests the
propriety of the town Council taking a
night tour of Inspection before freezing
weather sets in.
GRANGERS' Boox.--Mr. H. F. Lecron
of this vicinity has the agency for the sale
of a work entitled "The History of the
Grange Movement." The volume con
tains 534 pages and 60 engravings. The
work will no doubt prove interesting, to
fan:tiers especially.
Srocic run SALE.—We call special at
tention to the sale of a desirable small
property by Mr. Emmert noticed in our
advertising columns. Mr. E. at the same
time will offer for sale Sixteen Shares of
stock: in the Geiser Mauulaeturing Compa
ny. Here is a chance. for somebody to
make a safe and profitable investment.
FATorEa's CLL' . B.—The meeting of farm
ers referred to in our last issue, organized
a Farmer's Club by the election of Simon
Lecron as President and Chas. West as
Secretary.
The next meeting of the Club will be
held in Miller's Hall, on Saturday after
noon, the 17th inst. Farmers generally
are invited to be pr&ent.
THE WEATHER.—The character of
the weather during the past week - has
been remarkable for its mildness.. At
this writing, 'Wednesday morning, it is
parti2ularly spring-liko, doors and win
dows along the streets being open. Drench.
ing rain showers for the last forty-eight
hours have failed to produce the slightest
change in the atmosphere.
fl The "spook" is said to have chang•
ed its base of operations and is now an-
chored at the Brew House, where it has
of late been kicking up all manner of
strange noises. This is a pitty, as that
particular locality was a pleasant and fa
vorite resort for youngsters ' of evenings.
Perhaps the Police could be. induced to
interpose in their behalf and banish the
strange visitant.
FARMERS' GRANGE.—On Monday last
a Grange Was organized at Plain Hill.
Sohool House, near this place, by the elec
tion of the following officers :
M., Simon Lecron ; 0., H. F. Lecron ;
L., J. 0. Besore ; S., W. H. Potter ; A.,
S. M. Funk ; C., Chas. West; F., H. C.
Funk ; G. K., Geo. Shefler ; S., John J.
Lecron ; C., Mrs. L. A. Lecron ; Porn.,
Mrs. L. C. Funk ; Flora, Mrs. F. S. Leo
ron ; L. A .. S., Miss A. Nioodemus.
'This is said to he the finest Grange so
far organized in the County.
NEW YEAR's NlGHT.—Notwithstand
ing the presence of four Policemen on
New Year's Night there was a very con-
Sides able amount of disorder on our streets
up to midnight. Although vigilant in
their efforts to prevent the usual discharge
of fire arms, putting off fire crackers and
other combustibles, they were only parti
ally successful. 'Torpedo firing was the
sport in which the parties most succesa.
fully indulged, only an occasional report
of firearms being heard. We regret to
state too, upon the authority of Madam
Rumor, however, that despite lOcal op•
tion, the disorder was mostly attributable
to a too free use of strong drink, which
was doubtless smuggled in advance for
that particulitr occasion.
Reading has 31 churches, Berko county
190.
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENTS. -Mr.
Zditor :;--With your permission, I would
occupy a small space in your columns, to
say a word to the readers of your paper,
iaregard to the entertalamentlygiven by
the "Public High Sehool of our borough."
The first of which came off on Tuesday,
'Witt the . seciind . Thuitday 'evening' 'of
44- week.. Ork both occasions, a pretty
fair audienCe Itas in 'attendan6e; and
judging from the pleasure and happiness
indicated by smiling faces, all seemed to
.be delighted with the exercises. These
consisted of declamations, dialogues, and ,
tableaux. Considering, that but a short
time was devoted to prepaiations for these
exercises, the pupils performed their parts
adMirably. I 'can scarcely refrain from'
noticing Some of the performances partic
ularly, and Making' special mention of
those who performed the 'several parts,
but Where all did so , well, it would per
haps not be in place to do so, since the
proposed limits of this article will not al
low of our noticing all who participated
in the entertainments. I think the exer
cises, on the whole, reflect great credit up
on the Principal, Prof. P. H. Bents, and
his assistant in the "High School Depart
ment," Mrs. J. A. Funk. ' The selections
were elegant, and various, most of them
instructive, and just enough of the hu
morous to add spice to the whole, and al
together they seemed to have been chos
en for instruction, as well as entertain
ment. In closing this article, I can not
do better than exhort the patrons and
friends of our public schools to uphold
and sustain our worthy School Board and
the Principal and Teachers in all that
pertains to, and is necessary, to make our
schools what they should be ; the pride
of our town, and a blessing to our chil
dren. Let the parents visit the schools
frequently childre,
to be 'studious, and obedient to all the re
quirements of - the teachers, and thus may
they hope to receive the_fullest:returns_of
the money expended in erecting a suita
ble house and sustaining and keeping o
pen the schools during the greater portion
of each year. S.
LOCK-JAW CURED.—The following case
of lock-jaw was brought, to our notice the
other day. It appears John Harvy Mil
ler, a lad about 9 years old, received a
severe foot wound about the middle of
November lust. Some two months later
he took lock-jaw, with which he suffered
most distressingly fur about three weeks,
his jaws being firmly locked. Fluid food
was introduced into the stomach by
a nursing bottle, the lad sucking the flu
id through his• teeth. Living near Mt.
Hope, the citizens there have manifested
a great interest in his case. Some four
cases of lockjaw baying proved fatal in
their midst, they are much gratified at
result of the treatment in' the latter case.
Our informant states he is now able to sit
up and is pronounced out of all danger by
the attending physician, Dr. I. N. Snive
ly, of this place.. The Dr. must feel the
more gratified at the result of this case,
as the most eminent surgeons have 'been
successful in but few cases of lock jaw
from wounds.
CHURCH
. SOCIABLE. -A Sociable was
held the M. E. Church on Friday ev
ening last and an Oyster Supper served.
The attendance was pretty general and
all seethed to enjoy a pleasant time. The
supper was gotten up in fine style. In
addition to oysters, coffee and other choice
eatables were furnished in profusion.
The popular Pastor, Rev. Mr. Dona
hue, and a number of others, gentlemen
ladies, prominent as members of the
church, left nothing undone to entertain
their guests and make the occasion one
of special interest in a social point of
vieVr.
Special credit is due Mr. George Sto
ver who superintended the cooking de
partment—for better stews could not well
be served—u well as the ladies who had
charge of the tables, which were both
tastefully and sumptuously arranged.
INJURED BY A FALL.—On last Mon
day Harry Strickler, Esq., while engag
ed in his duties of storekeeper at Har
gleroad's distillery, near Scotland, was
thrown by the breaking of a platform a
distance of about ten feet upon the brick
floor of the distillery, and had his collar
bone fractured, and received some severe
bruises by the fall. Dr. •Lane was sent
for, who rendered what surgical aid was
needed, and removed him to the Wash
ington Hotel in this place, where ho is
now lying. Though his injuries will pre
vent him from discharging his duties at
the distillery for some tithe, they are not
dangerous, and he is as comfortable as his
condition will permit.—Repositor y.
IM"We s note the following from the
transfers of real estate made during De
eembet :
Henry Walker to Worthington Dun
lap, a tract of land in Washington town
ship, containing 163 perches, for $450.
Geo. F. Summers to Worthington Dun
lap at tract of land in Washington town
ship, containing 4 acres, for $422,06.
W. 'H. Davidson and wife to Benja
man. B. Price, a tract of.land in Green
castle, lot No. 198. for $3,000.
A. S. Monn's assignee to Dinah Monn,
a tract of land containing 100 acres, in
Quincy township, foi $20,000.
e& The new constitution requires an
election for city, ward, borough, and
township officers throughout the entire
State on the third Tuesday of February.
BETTER TIMES COMING.—The Annap
as Republican , thus hopefully, discants
upon the speedy return of better times :
Indications are that better times are
coming for the new year upon which we
have just entered, in a business point of
view, financially and otherwise, than
were experienced in the past. The sever
est
. fintincifkl, panic,- probably, that the ,
country has felt for many years came up
on us—unexpectedly—less than six months
ago. It commenced with heavy failures
in New 'York and came toa head.in.Phil ?
adelphia on account of Jay Cook & Co.'s
suspension. This great American bank
ing house which bad attained a name and
celebrity enjoyed by but few other firms
in our country, and was closely connect
ed with banking houses, capitalists and
men of prominence in commercial pur
suits throughout the United. States and
in Europe ; which has secured universal
confidence everywhere, was obliged to suc
cumb. The cause speedily evinced itself
in a serious interruption to financial and
business affairs all over, the Union, and
to some extent in different parts of the
Old World. The ball once started, kept
rolling until its effect were made manifest
in ageneral panic. We had been pros
perous for a long time. Men began real
ly to feel, almost, as if nothing, could dis
turb the presumed solid and healthful, or
apparently prosperous condition in which.
they were moving. They became some
what reckless and venturesome in specu
lations, going beyond their means, or
what prudence justified. Thus, , when the
crisis came they were unprepared to meet
it, and "went under" with many of their
friends and neighbors. The storm had
gathered unseen to them, and when it
broke - suddenly there were no means of
escape until its fury had been spent.
mwlrowever, dW).
ood one. It s
cial and business atmosphere, enabling
those-previously-bliud - e. I • - er
rors and the dangers which hovered over
them, affording light to many whereby
clearer views could belhad of the future,
and we believe they have improved there
on.
If we mistake not, persons will be more
cautions henceforward, contentinh them
selves with making money less hazardous
ly. " They will calculate chances with
greater prudence, investing in legitimate
enterprises, productive of solid results and
usefulness to ,the community general
ly.
On the first of this month, with the
year just begun, an immense amount of
money was due and will be paid out for
annual and semi-annual dividends on
stocks, interest on bonds and other invest
ments. This is likely to be thrown into
circulation or seek re-investment in vari
ous films. Men, to a great extent, in-.
stead of being borrowers will be len
ders.
The banks will have adjusted their ac
counts, made their annual statements and
settlements, thus finding themselves in a
condition of ease, ready and anxious to
accommodate customers. Wild, seduc
tive inducements, such as hitherto allur
ed capitalists as well as banking institu
tions, drawing them into speculations,
the deleterious effects of which, sad ex
perience has. already taught, will be a
voided and their means, consequently, be
diverted to safer channels appertaining
to trade, commerce, agriculture, manu
facteries and other approved pursuit&
This, we feel convinced, must and will
be a natural consequence. There is as
much, if not more, money in our country
now, as before the late pressure. Confi
dence being restored, it is certain to come
out and be applied to purposes more pro.
ductive and useful. In this view of the
subject, therefore, we are justified in be
lieving the year upon which we have just
entered presents the hopeful elements of
great prosperity to all who make prudent
use of opportunities it may place within
their reach.
THE DAVIS CASE.—According to the
following statement which we coppy from
the Hagerstown Daily Free Press, there
seems to be still a lingering hope for the
death-condemed Davis : "On Saturday
there was filed in the Clerk's Office, of the
Circuit Court of this County an order
signed by Judge Alvey directing the re
cord in the case of the State vs. Joseph
Davis, convicted of the murder of Abra
ham Lynn, to be transmitted to the Court
of Apeals for re-argument as to certain
errors. The petition on which the order
was granted alledges that the record sent
from Carroll County is defective in vari
ous points, among others that the Grand
Jury who found the indictment is stated
to have been from Baltimore County, and
that the indictment itself does not suffi
ciently allege murder in the first degree
under the code of Maryland.
The application upon which the writ of
error was granted was signed by Hon.
Wm. P. Maulsby, the indefatigable coun
sel of Davis, and Tryon H. Edwards, Esq.,
a young and promising member of the
bar of this place, to the latter of whom is
attributed the-discovery of the errors in
the indictment and other proceedings up
on which the writ of error was founded
and granted. If the Court of Appeals
decide this writ of error to be well taken,
it is conceded the Davis case is at amend,
and he will be discharged without further
trial.
The First national Bank of Waynes
burg Greeu connty has suspended.
Christmas having come and gone, and
its festivies having been participated in
by our citizens very generally in a cor
dial and harmonious manner, it is natur
al to indulge in a pleasing retrospect of
its Events.
Worldly avocations gave way to divine
worship, or joyous festivities (according
to respective tastes and customs) general
ly intended for the instruction and grati
fication of the youth connected with our
Sabbath Schools.
The exercises in Trinity Reformed
Church on Christmas night seem to have
been much appreciated by the intelligent
audience that thronged that spacious edi
fice. A beautifiul evergreen tree was
placed in front of the pulpit extending to
the ceiling, with graceful branches occu
pying a brealith of twenty feet. The tree
was surmounted with a glittering star, or
namented by about forty tapers and two
hundred cornucopiad filled with maw
tions as presents for the children.
On one side of the pulpit was an ever- .
green arch enclosing the transparent mot
to—"A Merry Christmas to All." On
the opposite side a corresponding arch
with a transparent motto—" God Bless our
Sunday School." •
These decoratious were much admired
and made a' favorable impression on the
audience. At six P. M. the Sunday
School entered, including officers, teach
ers and scholars, numbering about one
hundred and fifty and occupied the seats
reserved for them.
A salutatory anthem was rendered by
the School, and, a fervent' prayer offered
by the Rev. Mr. McClean of the Presby
terian church which being followed by
another anthem, the Rev. Mr. Hibshman
Pastor of the congregation read appropri
ate portions of- seri . tore and anno"-
the programme, including choice music,
interspersed with - brief — addresses — by — the
Rev. Mr. Keedy of the Lutheran church
_th3_finan-
and the Pastor loci. The infant class of
about forty small children did well. Sev
eral quartettes by a class of young ladies.
Au echo, with a piece sung by the young
men, all accompanied by the organ and
pronounced by competent judgei to bare
been admirably performad and reflected
much credit on the chorister and those
associated with him. But, the song—en
titled The Christmas Tree—sung by Miss
Laura A. Besore and Miss Mary A. Van
Lear, pupils of Miss H. B. Miller Organ
ist, attracted special attention. These two
young ladies of similar form, and, attired
in white ,presented a beautiful appearance;
and their graceful and appropriate ges
tures, accents, cadences and modulation
all showed that they had been instructed
by one who understands the principles of
music and of elocution.
There was nothing trivial nor ludicrous
in any part of the exercises. Nothing
but what comported with the dignity and
sanctity of the house of God. Nothing
but what the most devout christian could
sanction and persons of the most cultiva
ted minds could relish. The festival dos
ed with prayer by the Rev. Henry Miller
and doxology and benediction by the Pas•
tor. A SPECTATOR.
RECEIPTS.-The following is a list of
our subscription receipts for December
last :
Henry G. Shank. 2.00
Daniel Shank, 2.00
Henry Baley, 2.00
Jno. M.Hess, 2.00
H. Gledhill, 2.00
Jos. Middower, 2.00
Israel Bear, 5.00
L. W. Wengert, 2.00
Benj. Friedly, 2.00
S. G. Martin, 2.00
Samuel Pfoutz, 2.00
Christian Miller, 2.00
Samuel Benedict, ° 2.00
L. X. Bonbraka, 3.00
Gen. W. Davis, 2,00
J. G. Tritle, 4.00
E. B. Winger, 2.00
Geo. L. Knepper, 2.00
Daniel Shockey, - 2.00
T. Nichodemus, 6.00
B. E. Price, 2.00
Mrs. Shover, 2.00
Dr. A. J. Snively, 2.00
Samuel G. Hollinger, 4.00
Miss Nancy Geiser, 4.00
H..C. Miller, 85
J. H. Gordon, 5.60
Geo. Harbaugh (of G.) 2.00
John D. Hade, 2.00
John Lesher (of C.) 2.00
Alis. Johnston, 2.00
Jacob Summers, 2.00
Alfred Jones, 4.00
Frisby Stouffer, 4.00
M. Mi teal f, 3.00
John W. Bear, 4.00
Jaenb D. Summers, - 2,00
G. W. Carbaugh, 2,00
Cyrus Garver, 2.00
um,On Monday Mr. Todd introduced
a bill in the House of Representatives re
citing that at the time of the invasion of
Pennsylvania by Lee's army, the citizens
of Adams, Bedford, Cumberland, Frank
lin, Fulton, Sommerset and York counties
suffered great losses at the hands of both
armies, and the appointment of a commis
sion by tl,te State, which had assessed the
damages so incurred at $1,254,474.30,
and directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay the above sum to the Governor of
the State of Pennsylvania for the use of
the citizens of the counties above named
according to the report of the commission
appointed by the State.
WUnder the new Constitution parties
applying for any local legislation must
advertise the same at least four weeks in
ittlyttoee of li., intrutiudion, in the news
papers of the section affected, or from
which it originates. All the provisions
of the bill must be advertised.
[For the Village Record
AMC/14031MS' tell us that there is a
hot spot on' the sun, that is a. spot more
fiery than the sun itself, 86,000 miles long,
and nearly as wide. It can be seen with
any moderately good telescope and smok
ed glass, and hanthe appearance of surg
ing around in great circles, and looks
altogether' as if seine mighty convulsion
was going on in the sun's atmosphere.—
Might not this account for our evenly .
tempered weather during the fiid and
winter so far.
•
*.At the corner of State and Fifth
streets, Troy, N. Y., stands a Methodist
church. Its location was fixed nearly
fifty years ago by a dream. Dr. John
Landon dreamed that he saw a flock of
white doves alight on the spot, and, ac
cepting, the vision as a good omen, he so
strenuously insisted upon the selection of
that particular site that he carried his .
point.
Dogs rr PAY.—One of the Agents of
The Christian, at Work, T. De Witt Tal
mages's paper, recently ebtained 380 sub
scriptions in about eighty hours absolute
work. This was great success to be sure,
but the agent had .a fine paper and su
perb chromos to back him. There is
room for more agent,of the same sort.—
Samples and terms free. Office 102 Cham
bers Street, New York. See advt.
U t NE33 LOCALS.
trm.W. A. Reid offers to those who are•
in arrears to him who pay up new a reduc
tion five per cent. on the amount clue him.
LADIES' WEA.n.—Jacob Snider,. Oel
lig Building, Public Square, is selling La
dies' Shoe Wear at Panic Prices. Call and
see for yourselves. jan 8- , 3t
• •
na s .Reicl: receives: on, Thursda the vow
ry best Oysters, large salt water bivalves
_SOld_at_the-sa me-prices-as-inferior-oysters
have been selling, for. ' janB-11
ss.so:—Coarse home-mode boots are ,
sold for $5.50 at Snider's Store, Oellig Build
ing, Public Square.. . jan S-St
ON }LAND.—A fall stock of boys Boots
and Shoes at Snider's Stores San 8-3 t
IVIENDING.—Btot and• Shoe 3Ending
done pomptly ami : eheaply Snider'sB tore,
Oellig Building.
Tam PLACE.—If' you• want a pair• of
fine home-made•. boots for• $6,50 go to the•
cheap Boot and Shoe •Store.ott. Snider, Oel—
lig Building, N. E;.Cor.. Publio• Square.
janB-3t
POSITIVELY THE' LAST. NOTICE:—AII:
Taxes remaining in my hands, if not paid
without delay will'be collected with costs,
as further indulgencecannot be given. Pay.
up and save costs. I mean what .T. say.
jan 1-3 t E,HOIINER, COL..
STOVER ct WOLFF ,
REXIOVED ,
TO THEIR NEW - STORE ROOM;
ODD FELLOWS' BL•TILDI'FC.
Par Call and examine their stock be
fore buying elsewhere..
Fon Itmr, in a good neighborbood, Saw
Mill and Grist Mill.' One of the best water
powers on the Antietam. No opposition
within three miles. A good hand with
small vital can make money. For par
ticulars call at this office.
dec. 25.3 w
LOOK LOOK AND WoNDEß.—Price
Hoeflich call the attentioit of the trade to
their immense stock of new goods. Bought
at Panic - prices, and to be sold at special
low figures, within the next sixty days.
dec 18-4
TAKE. NOTlCE.—Notice ts, hereby giv
en that boys and all other persons engaged
in noisy, conduct, and disorderly congregat
ing on the, streets, disturbi,ug the peace,
good order and quiet of the Borough by dis
orderly and unlawfully assembling at, and
participating in Callithumpian Bandings,
or disturbing private. property—and placing
it in and around the Public• Square; or dis
charging firearms,' setting off squibs, fire
works, fire crackers, or a,ny combustible
matter within the limits of the Borough,
will be dealt with Recording to law :
I, therefore, Chief Burgess of the Borough
of Waynesboro', by authority of the Town
Council, do appoint John H. Herr, Wm. F.
Horner, John H. Miller Deputy Constables'
to assist Constable Robinson in preserving
and maintaining the peace, good order and
quiet of the Borough during the coming
Holiday season, and at such other times as
occasion may require during the present
w inter. A. H. STRICKLER,
December 16, 1873. Chief Burgess.
—PIAPPED HANDS, face, rough skin, pim
ples, ringworm, salt-rheum and other cu
taneous affections cured, and the skin made
soft and smooth, by using the JUNIPER TAR
SYRUP, made by CASWELL, HAZARD & CO.,
New York. Be certain to get the Juniper
Tar Soap, as there are many imitations
made with common tar which are worth
less.
Call at STOVER & WOLFF'S, N. E.
Corner of the Diamond, if you want to buy
cheap goods. They are making special in
ducements to purchasers; and discounting
all cliph bills, in order to reduce the stock
on hand. Give them a call before buying
elsewhere. July 24—tf
.Make Money fast and honorably
812,50 per day, or $75 per week by at
once applying fbr a territorial right, which
are given free to agents, to sell the best,
strongest, most useful, and rapid selling
Sewing Machine, and Patent Button Hole
Worker ever used or recommended by
families, or buy one for your own own use, it
!,r3 fo y. $5. Pcnt frce. ^—rz An
dress r particulars Jerome .13. Hudson
& Co., Corner Greenwich & Cortlandt
Sts., New York,
dec 4-4 t►