CURRENT NEWS.
The Abyssinifin war cost England about
*45,000,000.
Jefferson Davis is luxuratingin the South
of France.
A Missouri Judge has tiued a lawyer £lO
for whispering in court.
The New York restaurants, we are told,
are reducing their prices,
Old maids are described as "cmtiers from
which the sparks have fled.,,
They have a blind man in New York who
can detect counterfeit money.
Not a single memlier of the Minnesota
Legislature was Iwirn in that State.
California tigs are driving the Smyrna ar
ticle out of the Pacific market.
The Boston Post says, the five leading
t>e.lles at the French Court wear false teeth.
Forty guest were poisoned in Brooklyn
last week, by eating colored candy at a party.
Tin ore, a rare article in this county, it is
said, lias been found recently at Winslow,
Maine. .
Spain is said to have as many candidates
for king as Gen. Grant has for his Cabinet.
The telegraph is a failure in Mexico. The
people steal the wires as fast as they are
put up.
The population of Baltimore is 352.136,
of whom 49,000 have houses.
The Illinois Legislature is discussing a
bill regulating the railroad fare for adults at
three cents per mile.
An acute observer has discovered that the
Grecian Bend is not indulged in by iadie.-
in straightened circumstances.
'Not Guilty,'said an Omaha, jury 'but ii
the prisoner is smart he will leave the Ter
ritory before night." He left.
A New York girl is said to have refused
an offer of marriage, because her suitor had
the habit of sneezing in his sleep.
"There now, "said a little girl while rum
aging a drawer in a bureau, "grandpa has
gone to Heaven without his spectacle* "
A Republican paper, to be called the
Daily Commercial, will soon lie st.e.
Louisville, Kentuckv, with a
£IOO,OOO.
A religious paper speaks of a church
which pays its choir £2OOO a year, while its
charity contributions do not exceed £IOO.
A man in New York was recently fined
£25 and cost for building a fire under a
balky horse. He didn't make the horse
start.
"Shingle Weddings" have been started in
lowa to be given by newly married couples
if they lived together liappily for a year.
Anthony Trollope says that the capitol
buildings at Harrisburg, Pa., ''are the ug
liest and most inconvenient buildings in the
country."
A single manufactory in Providence is
now turning out eyelets "at the rate of 500,
000 a day, and the export for a year has
amounted to 30,000,000 worth.
An Indiana youth put his Christmas can
dy and some torpedoes in the same pocket,
and blew out all his teeth when he tried to
masticate one of the latter.
The Newport (It. I. ) Keirs says there is
a family in that city in which the father is
seventeen years of age. the mother sixteen
and the baby three weeks old.
The congratulations subsequent to a wed
ding ceremony at Rochester the other day
were interrupted by the entrance of a depu
ty sheriff anu the arrest of the bride-groom
for breach of promise of marriage.
A Pickpocket in New Orleans stole a port
monnie containing a few dollars, from a la
dy's pocket, and by accident dropped in its
place a valuable diamond ring.
Fifteen years ago a gentleman sold a piece
of land in Des Moines, lowa for 35000. A
week ago he 1 anight the same lot from the
person to whome he sold it, at the slightly
advanced price of 327,000.
The Mongrels of Chilicothe, Ohio, have
a plesant sensation—a negro deserted his
wife to elope with a white girl. It is consid
ered a sign of negro equality.
The girl who wanted to kiss liim for his
mother, concluded after she got a taste that
she'd go in on her own account hereafter.
A farmer and his wife, in Webster, Mas..
have kept house twenty-eight years and
have never used a cooking stove, or am
other kind of stoves. They have adhered
to the noble old fire-places."
It is a singular fact that Lubes know
how to preserve their tempers. Yet it may
easily Its? done on the self-sealing princinh
It is onlv to keep the mouth of the vessel
• tightly closed.
A terrible tire at Philadelphia, on the
morning of 14th inst., destroyed three beau
tiful marble stores on Chesnut Street, in
volving a loss of about 31,000,000. • Two
young men (clerks) who were asleep in one
of the stores, perished in the flames.
Iu London alone £7,000,000 —let us say
335,000,000 gold—are spent in the relief of
distress every year.
Since the death of the Prince Consort of
England, several years ago, Queen Victoria's
private band have bad full pay and scarceh
any work; but their holiday is over, as thf
Queen now consents to listen to music again.
Boys shoidd be allowed to amuse them
selves —but when it comesio running down
ladies and old gentlemen on the pavement
with sleds, it is rather too much of a good
thing.
The new rolling mill, alxjnt Wing erect
ed in Bethlehem, Pa., will emplovonethou
-cind men, when it is finished and in full op
eration ,
Euroj>ean physicians, it is said, have suc
cessfully used electricity to restore j>ersonß
who have taken an overdose of laudanum
or opium.
It is estimated that thity trliousand men
tn the United States are at work every Sun
day on railroads aloue. How many are at
work on daily uewspa]>ers, in distilleries,
manufactories and the like, could hardly be
estimated.
A friend declares that thousands of per
sons reside in New. York who have never
seen Broadway m< re than once or twice in
their, lives, if at all, and that a majority of
1 hose were baen on the island.
Gov. WiSe's farm, in Princess Anne Co.,
Vu.,has risen restored to him by the Gov
ernment. The owner of Libby Prison is
-uso to be paid three year's rent for the use
at' rfcen buwdSd£ by rW U. S. *nthor trest |
Ebe Jl^ocrat.
HARVEY TICKLER, Editor.
TUN KHAN NOCK j PA.
Wednesday, Jan.27, 1869.
Ziba and Mephibosheth.
In the 9th, 16th and 19th chapters of the
second book of Samuel, we read of a ser
vant of the house of Saul whose name was
Ziba. In the same portion of scripture oc
curs the history of Mepliibosheth, the son
of Jonathan, the son of Saul, King David,
for the love he bore Jonathan, gave to
Mepliibosheth "all that pertained to Said
and his house," and said unto Ziba, "Thou,
therefore, and thy sous, and thy servants,
shall till the land for him (Mepliibosheth)
and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy
master's son may have food to eat : but
Mepliibosheth, thy master's sou, shall eat
bread always at mv table." Ziba's reply
was, "According to all that my lord the
king hath commanded his servant, so shall
thy servant do." Now, Mepliibosheth was
"lame on his feet," and when David fled
from Jerusalem during the rebellion of Ab
salom, Mepliibosheth, though remaining
loyal to David, could not accompanny the
hitter in hi* flight, on account of his lame
ness. When the king came to the top of
Mt. Olivet, lie was met by Ziba, "with a
•ouple of asses saddled, and upon them two
nundred loaves of bread, and a hundred
bunches of raisins, and a hundred of sum
mer fruits, and a bottle of wine." These
were meant by Ziba as presents to the king
and his household in order to propitiate
their favor. Then King David said unto
him, "And where is thy master's son ?"
"And Ziba said unto the king, Behold he
abideth at Jerusalem : for he said, to-day
shall the house of Israel restore me the
Kingdom of my father;" "Then, said the
King to Ziba, Behold thine are all that per
tained unto Mepliibosheth." But after the
great battle in the wood of Ephraim, in
which Absalom was slain, Mepliibosheth
went to meet the King, when the latter said
unto the former, "Wherefore wentest not
thou with me, Mepliibosheth ?" "And he
answered, My lord, O king, my servant de
ceived me : for thy servant said, I will sad
dle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and
go to the King'; because thy servant is
lame." But Ziba, the servant, had taken
all the asses away, and Mepliibosheth could
not go with the King.
History repeats itself, and the episode in
the Bible narative of the reign of King Da
vid, is not an exception to the rule. There
is a Ziba and there is a Mepliibosheth in
this latter halt of the nineteenth. The par
allel may not hold good in every particular.
But in the main it is quite perceptible.
There is a Ziba in the pasters' and folders'
room at thecapitol, who managed to euchre
lame Mepliibosheth by the name of Schind
ler, out of the place designed for him by
the king of the executive department and
his counselors. Whether the modern Ziba
brought presents of asses, Ac., to ingratiate
himself with the powers that IK*, we know
not, but when a man who has heen a mem
ber of the legislature liecomes a paster and
folder, at least one ass is presented for the
use of members.— Patriot.
Hajflt is rumored that President John
son has under conideration the pardon of
Dr. Mudd, Spangler and Arnold, the three
remaining victims of the military commis
sion which unjustly condemned Mrs, Sur
ratt to death. Siuce 1865, these victims of
blind popular rage, have lingered in an un
wholesome fortress of the United States, at
he Dry Tortugas. The candid reading of
he testimony in the trial o * the conspira
tors can find nothing which makes these
•aen worthy of death or bonds. The mili
tary commission, with the brutal Hunter at
its head, represented nothing more than
popular rage thirsting for a victim. There
was no regard for law or evidence on the
part of prevaricating military judges. Mrs.
Surratt was hanged in the face of the clear
est proofs of her innocence, and Dr. Mudd
md his associates in misfortune were con
lemed to imprisonment because their un
just judge could find no plausible pretext
for putting them to death. It is to be
hoped that President Johnson will exercise
his power in behalf of these prisoners at
the Dry Tortugas at the earliest possible
lay. Every hour that they remain in con
finement only increases the foul injustice
of the original act.— Morning Patriot.
tap" A desperado recently appeared in
Montgomery, Texas, and in a short time
made himself odious to the citizens by liis
quarrelsome disposition. One day last
week he rode liis horse into the store
Messrs. Smith A Peal, and on being or
dered out he drew his pistol, but liefore he
could fire it he was tired upon by Mr. Smith
or Mr. Peal until a double-barrel shot gun.
Although badly wounded, he ran out into
the street, and by some fatality, met a par
ty of citizens who were hunting him for the
purpose of causing his arrest for passing
counterfeit money. He ran in another di
rection, when some one in the party fired
upon him and he fell. A Mr. Oliver and
two brothers named McGrew, (who it
seems, were in the habit of associating with
the desperado), ran up to his rescue with
pistoLs drawn, when they were fired upon
by the crowd and all three killed.
NOT MUCH COMPANY. Gen. Grant says
he wants none but honest men around him!
Then he won't have pinch Radical coin pa nv
Senatorial Elections.
DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 19.—James A Bayard
was elected to-day. by the Delaware Legis
lature, United States Senator, to serve till
! March 4, and his son, Thomas F. Bayard,
for the full term of six years, from that
date.
MAINE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 19.—The Senate, at half
past eleven o'clock, voted for United States
Senator, as follows: Hannibal Hamlin,
28 ; A. P. Gould, 2 ; one member absent.—
At twelve o'clock, the House voted, as fol
lows : Hamlin, 118; Governor Chamber
lain, 1; L. M: Morrill, 1 ;A. P. Gould, 30;
one member absent.
NEV YORK.
ALBANY, Jan. 19.—Reuben E. Feuton was
to-day elected United States Senator. The
House voted : Fenton, 73; H. C. Murphy,
,45. The Senate voted : Fenton, 15; Mur
phy, 10; H. S. Randall, I—cast1 —cast by Senator
Murphy.
MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Jan 19.—General Sehurz was
to-clay elected United States Senator, re
ceiving the entire vote of the Republicans
of both Houses. The democrats voted for
John S. Phelps.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19.—The vote in the
Legislature to-day for United States Sena
tor resulted as follows : Senate, C'umbaek,
22 ; Hendricks, 19 ; scattering, 9. House,
Cumback, 48 ; Hendricks, 44 ; scattering,
7. Nine Republicans in the Senate and
seven in the House bolted the caucus nom
ination.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BOSTON, Jan. 19. —The following was the
vote for United States Senator in the House:
Sumner, 216 ; Abbott, 14 ; Banks, 1. In
the Senate : Sumner, 37 ; Abbott, 2.
MICHIGAN.
DETKOIT, Jan. 19.—Mr. Chandler was
to-day re-elected to the United States Sen
ate by the Legislature of Michigan.
WISCONSIN.
MADISON, Jan. 19.—Matt. H. Carpenter
was to-night nominated for United States
Senator, on the sixth ballot.
MINNESOTA.
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.—T0-day Alexander
Ramsey was re-elected as United States
Senator from Minnesota, by 39 majority.
In the Pennsylvania Legislature, on Tues
day, John Scott was elected by each House
separately, and by both Houses in joint
convention on Wednesday, the Democrats
voting for Hon. Win. A. Wallace, the Sen
ator from Clearfield. The vote in the Sen
ate was for Scott, 17, for Wallace, 13, Cly
mer (Wallace's own vote) 1, Gen. McCand
less being absent. In the House the vote
was for Scott 61 votes, for Wallace 38 votes;
Mr. Nelson (Dem.,) of Wayne County, de
clining to vote.
The President's Pardoning Power.
The President sent in the following on
Monday of last week :
To the Senate of the United States : The
resolution adopted on the sth instant, re
questing the President to transmit to the
Senate a copy of any proclamation of au
nestv made by him since the adjournment
of Congress, and also to communicate to
the Senate by what authority of law the
same was made, has been received.
I accordingly transmit herewith a copy
of a proclamation, dated Dec. 25, 1868.
The authority of law by which it was made
is set forth in the proclamation itself,
which expressly affirms that it was issued
by virtue of the power and authority in me
vested by the Constitution, and in the name
of the sovereign people of the United States
and proclaims and declares unconditionally
and without reservation, to all and every
person, who directly participated in the
late insurrection or rebellion, a full pardon
and aunestv for the offence of treason
against the United States, or of adhering to
their enemies during the late civil law, with
restoration of all rights, privileges and im
munities under the Constitution and the
laws which have been made in pursuance
thereof. The Federal Constitution is un
derstood to be and is regarded by the Ex
ecutive as the supreme law of the land.—
The second section of article second of that
instrument provides that the President shall
have power to grant reprieves and pardons
for offences against the United States, ex
cept in cases of imi>eaehment. The procla
mation of Dec. 25, 1868, is strictly in ac
cordance with the judicial expositions ot
the authority thus conferred upon the Ex
ecutive, and, as will lie seen with rererence
to the accompanying papers, is in confor
mity with the precedent established by
Washington W 1795, and followed by Pres
idents Adams in 1800, Madison in 1815,
and Lincoln in 1868, and by the present
Executive in 1865, 1867 and 1868.
ANDUEW JOHNSON.
Accompanying tliis message, the Presi
dent sent copies of similar proclamations
by Presidents Washington, Adams, Madi
son and Lincoln, with liis own proclama
tions of May 20th. 1865 and September 7th
1867.
A bill has lx?en introduced into the
Senate of Pennsylvania, to take the con
trol of the Police force of Philadelphia from
the Mayor and vest it in a board of Police
commissioners to l>e elected by the people.
This is a new Radical trick to control the
police force for parti/.an purposes, as has
been done for several years. The people
at the polls, last fall, decided that Daniel
M. Fox should control Philadelphia for
the next three years as the chief executive
officer. But he is hardly sworn into office
when the Legislature goes to work to de
prive him of his most material function.^. —
In this way they seek to defeat the will of
the people and perjietuate themselves in
power. The bill also takes from the Sher
iff all power as peace officer
Legislative Swindling.
The Scran ton Morning Republican recent
ly made the following expose of Legislative
swindling :
"It is said that the folding, pasting and
wrapping of the Legislative Record and doc
uments of the House of Representatives at
Harrisburg last session was performed by
fifty men at a cost of about forty thousand
dollars. Messrs. Rauch & Cochran, of
Lancaster, publishers of Father Abraham,
propose to do the same work at the next
session for fivo thousand dollars. They
will give bonds in the a tin of twenty thous
and dollars for the faithful performance of
the contract. Roth gentlemen have been
at Harrisburg of late years, and understand
what they are about. The members of the
House certainly cannot ign9re tlris oppor
tunity to save the State the nice little sum
of thirty-five thousand dollars. Messrs.
Rauch <fc Cochran are responsible parties
and will perform what they promise,
The number of hangers-on, and supernu
meraries receiving pay from the State
Treasury during the session of the Legisla
ture last winter was notoriously and un
precedently large. These worthless char
acters, either incompetent or willing to earn
an honest living, annually hover around
Harrisburg, begging the dominant party to
support them at the public expense. A
vast army of them will congregate at the
Slate Capital. The pay given to each of
these public plunderers is about equal to
that of a member. The Republican mem
bers are in duty bound to their constitu
ents to put an end to this extravagance and
dishonesty. Here is a BONA FIDE offer to
save the State §115,000 ; and a third as much
more can be saved by similar retrenchment
in the Senate. Has our Legislature the
manhood to effect this beginning of re
forms ?
In leas than a year the people of the
State will be called upon tt> choose their
Governor. Their verdict will be greatly
influenced, if not decided, by the course of
the party in power this winter. If from
*15,000 to 850,000 are to be squandered
again in a single session in mailing public
documents ;if the United States Senator
ship is to be made a matter of bargain and
sale; if the publication of the Legislative
Record is to be continued as heretofore at
the convenience, and for the sole profit and
advantage of a party at Harrisburg, and
without reference to the accommodation of
the public ; if the old system of plunder
and extravagance is to l>e pursued, the
party that countenances such corruption
will enter the campaign at a disadvantage,
which may not unlikely prove fatal.
Let the Republican pres of this State
manfully ventilate this whole subject; if
the ])eople are thoroughly aroused to the
matter their representatives may think it
worth while to seriously entertain proposi
tionsfor reform. Thereis said to bea mod
icum of honor among thieves, and we may
yet hope to sj>eak of honesty at Harrisburg
without exciting the risibles of our read
ers."
SINGULAR CASE. —Carrie Feister, a little
daughter of Reulien Feister, of this Borough
when but 7 months old, swallowed a diaper
pin. No one was present when she swal
lowed it, but the faet that the pin was miss
ing and the child was seized with choking
spells and for twelve hours remained in a
critical condition, left no doubt on the
minds of the family as to what had become
of the pin. She, however, partially recov
ered at the time, but from that time until
the present her health has been delicate.—
At intervals she has been quite sick, cough
ing and throwing up considerable corrup
tion.
During the past summer it was thought
that the child had gone into consumption,
and so ill that her recovery was regarded as
next to impossible. She rallied again, how
ever, and although far from well, was able
to be about. On Sunday, Dec. 27th, last,
she was seized with a violent fit of coughing
which lasted for some time. Finally she
suddenly put her fingers into her mouth
and drew forth the missing pin. The pin
is about two inches in length, with a head
5-16 of an inch long and fg of an inch in
circumference. It is black with rust and
when coughed up was covered with corrup
tion, Carrie is now nearly 9 years old, so
that this pin has been embedded in her
lungs (as it is behoved) about 8 years and
4 months, all this time abscesses forming
and breaking, and rendering her life miser
able. We are glad to add that since its re
moval her health has l>een materially im
proved. She is an interesting little girl,
and it is to be hoped that after so much suf
fering she may soon be restored to health.
—Muncy Luminary.
RELIEF FOB MRS. LINCOLN. —A lull has
been introduced into the United Slates
Senate, the object of which is to afford re
lief to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, who failed
to make money out of the sale of the rich
garments which was presented to her by
army contractors and others who sought
thus to curry favor with her husband. It
is proposed by this bill to pension Mrs. L.
as the widow of the Commander-in-Chief,
he, by some legal fiction, being supposed
to have been killed in battle. Upon such
reasoning Congress might patriotically de
termine to provision the White House by
ordering rations for President Grant, and
increase his salary to an extent by allow
ing him to draw money in commutations
for the rations. The skill with which the
Radicals devise ways and means for deple
ting the treausry is really remarkable.—lf
they want to give Mrs. Lincoln five thous
and dollars a year, let them vote it straight
out, without resorting to any silly subter
fuge.
toy The Louisiana negro, Menard, was
not admitted to liis seat in Congress and
has left for home in a state of disgust. It
has been ascertained he was nothing but a
carpet-bagger from Illinois, and had for
merly been engaged in the Jamaica massa
cres, repressed with much severity by the
British government. Wliat a pitv this
■ anointed scoundrel conW Dot get Ins
[From the Charabersburg Spirit.l
Letter from Hon. Asa Packer.
We call attention to the subjoined cor
respondence between some of the leading
citizens of this Borough and County and
the Hon. Asa Packer, with reference to the
nomination for Governor. It will be seen
that this gentleman has allowed lus name
to go lefore the Convention.
CiiAMßEitsßraa, Jan. 12, 1869.
! Dear Sir: —As the time is fast npproach
i ing when the people of Pennsylvania will
again be called upon to elect a Governor,
attention is naturally directed to the selec
tion of a proper candidate. Believing, in
common with many of our Democratic and
Conservative friends, that you passass, in a
high degree, the qualifications essential for
the position, and that your election would
redound to the future advancement of our
good old Commonwealth in all that consti
tutes true greatness, we would respectfully
request you to inform us whether you will
permit tlie use of your name in connection
with the nomination in the next State Con
vention. Yours respectfully.
WM. M'CLELLAN,
J. M'D. SHARFE,
GEO. W. BREWER,
A. H. SENSENY, "
B. Y. HAMSHKK,
W. S. STENGEH,
H. M. WHITE,
T. B. KENNEDY,
JOHN ARMSTRONG,
.ALEX. MARTIN,
D. K. WuNDERLICH,
BENJ. F. NEAD,
JACOB HEYSER,
GEO. W. WELSH,
SIMON BJTNE,
JAMES L. REILY,
JOHN S. NIMMON.
MAT CH CHUNK, Jan. 16, 1869.
Gentlemen: —Your favor of the 12th inst.,
desiring to know whether I will consent to
the use of my name in connection with the
nomination for Governor in the next Dem
ocratic and Conservative State Convention,
has ljeen received.
The same inquiry has been made by nu
merous other friends from different sections
of the State, to which I have uniformly re
plied that I did not desire the nomination,
and in view of all the cares and responsi
bilities to be assumed by the nominee of the
convention, in the event of a successful
canvass, my reply to you would, if my own
views and feelings were consulted, be of tin
same tenor. Rut there are due from every
man, public as well as private duties, and if
the Convention, after duly considering the
subject in all its bearings, should in its wis
dom decide to confer the nomination on
me, I will not consider myself at liberty to
decline it.
With thanks for the very complimentary
manner in which your partiality has induc
ed you to bring tliis subject to my atten
tion.
I am, gentlemen,
Your friend and obedient servant,
ASA PACKER.
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pay the American postago *
HOW TO REMIT. ln remitting bv Mail, a Post
Office Order or a Draft, on Philadelphia or New
York, payable to the order of L. A. Godey, is pref
erable to bank notes, as, should the Order or Draft
be lost or stolen, it can be renewed without loss to
the sender If a Draft or a Post-office Order cannot
be procurred, send Uaited States or National Bank
notes.
Address L A GODEY.
N. E. Corner Sixth and Chestnut Sts., Philadel
phia, Pa.
BRTDGEBUI LDING.
Notice is hereby given, that the Commissioners of
Wyoming County, will receive scaled proposals, at
their office, at Tunkhannock, until February 19, is*)
for the finding of the material nnd the erection of a
Bridge, across a small stream, known by the name
of Rocky Forest, Windham Township, In said Coun
ty. Plan and specification may be seen at said Com
missioners office.
GEO. W. SHERWOOD, )
WM. B. OVKRFIELD,' Commis'rs.
WM. V. CAIRL, S
„ Attest. W. F. TERRY. Clerk.
Commissioners Office, Tunkhannock, Jan. 27, ISB9.
LOST.
On the road between Tunkhannook Boro. and the
Store of Wm. A. I)ana, In Eaton,
A CALF-SKIN PNCKET BOOK, OR WAL
LET, containing from $45, to 850, In money, and a
note against Benjamin Blair, for s4f, and upwards.
The pocket-book, or wallet had my name and the
date of its purchase written with ink on Inside.
Any person finding the aame and leaving it at
Wm. A. Dana's Store, In Eaton, or at the Democrtt
Office, wift he suitably rewgyoed.
WTB-T WTt>*Yi '
PRODUCE MARKET.
! Wholesale Price of Country Produce, Corrected Wt * k
I ly by HILLINGS A PHILLIPS, Dealers tn Dry
Goods, Groceries. fr., 4 c.. on Turnpike St {near
i the Canal), Tunkhannock, Pa.
i Apples, green,per bushel SI.OO <3 61,25
Apples dried • ft 010 '• 0.12
Be ■■us. " 260 " 3,00
Beeswax, per ft 30 " 35
Butter. " - 40 '
Buckwheat. " buh 90 11 1,00
Corn, " " 1.00 " 1,00
Kggs " do* .15 " 36
j Hay " ton 16 00 " 18,00
! Honey ■' ft 12|" 16
j Hide*. •• - 07 • 08
Lard. • " 15 ' 18
Pork, '• - 124" 13
Potitoes. •' bush 60 " 70
! Oats, •' " 32ft 70 " 76
I Onions. " " 1.25 " 1,60
Rye, •• " 126" 125
Wheat, •* '• ■•• ••••)•• 175 •• 2,00
Poultry, per tt> 10 ••••10
s{fto liibfrtisfinfiits.
(Bunnell Notice.i
STRANGERS VISITING NEW YORK
Will find N. K Cor- Broadway A Canal St., the
place of places, in all New York, for the selection of
READY MADE CLOTHING.
The reasons why we commend you to this i ouse
before all others, are mainly th-se •
Here is the Largest Assortment in New
York.
Here is THE Style.
Here the "ONE PRICE" system is strict
ly adhered to.
* Here are the LOWEST PRICES in the
city.
TERMS, C. O D : therefor*, high prices are not I
ssscnti-il t success. The man who pays his money
t this house contributes nothing towards paying
bad debts made by othcra , who ' never mind the
price V'
Purchasers are not hurried through the Stock—
nu misrepresentations are m ide--\ itrnv of time
allnwe I for selecting-great pains taken in fitting
the customer, and polite attentiow shown, unoer all
ircmusUuces
&af BALDWIN, the Clothier, is the re
j cognized Leader of the Retail Clothing
Trade of New York.
A Large and fine Stock of ' fi
° ] D
Fu.rs, Shawls, Blankets and!
OVERCOATS,
! WILL BE SOLD AT COST!
In order to close out Stock for the
Spring Trade.—at SHERMAN & LATHROFS. I
Vunkhannock, Pa.— n23tf
JI'ST REOEI VED, llie U-UA' V riety
kept id a Country Store wi ic'i will t I
prompt pay. Special Attention given to -
s— DRUGS A MEDICINES,
ft—i PAINTS, OILS, and some of the *
most popular I ■ I
~ PATENT MEDICINES,
' " l on hanJ. We are Agents for 1 Bur- Ct
. rail's Patent Iron CORN SIIELLER,"
f=— the best Iron hand sbeller made. Or
ili rs Irotn Merchants Bolcited—also r
_ - Agents for The Celebrated Grover and
Baker Swing Machine. Please call
c sea and see for yourselves.
• W. H. BARNES A SON.
Meboopany. Jan 8, '69-v8023-ly. •
STENCIL PLATE CUTTING.
The subscriber is prepared to do all Stencil Piate
Cu'ting of letters of anil inrh an! upwards, in the
neatest and most artistic style.
FARMERS, MILLERS and GRAIN DEALERS,
who wish to letter bags, boxes, or parcels, will have
their orders for plates attended to promptly.
Ord'T.' by letter accompanied with Caah—B cents
per letter, will receive prompt attention.
B O. WHITE.
Mehoopmy, Fa., Jan. 8, 'bß.-v8022 w2.
ERRORS OF YOUTH.
A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Ner-
Dehility, Premature Decay, and all the effects
of youthful indiscretion will, for tbe sake of suffring
numanit.v, send free to ali who need it, the recipe
and direction for making the simple remedy by
wßich he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by
the advertiser's experience can do so by addressing
in perfect confidence
JOHN B OGDEN,
vSn'Jl-3mo. No. 42 Cedar stree', New York
NOTICE.
The Copartnership heretofore existing, known as
the firm of Billings A Dotrick. in the Milling busi
ness, is dissolved by Mutual consent.
The Biniks and accounts will be lelt with C. De
trick, at bis store, for settlement. All persons in
debted to the late firm are requested to call nnd
make immediate payment, those having claims will
please present the same for adjustment.
Tunkha: nock, Pa , Jan ) PAUL BILLNG3.
IW'h 1869—n24. \ O DBTRICK,
DO you want Npriug, or Cot Beds, you can find
them at Buck A Sterlings', and they won't
charge you suck prices for them that you caa't af- -
foid to luy.
IF there is any article to the line id Furniture )
you want, Buck A Sterling wili supply you m' j
prices that will leave o > chance to grumbb".
EASTMAN'S Water proof D>ot* are warranted '
i not to rip, crack, run over. They are just tbe i
thing far teamsters, lumbermen afid Ulcere wlK> are '
sutyee? to ootHitJtrr expose rw, w
ipMial stotices.
VICES
GUIDE EOR 1869.
The first edition of One Hnndred Thousand of
Vick'a Illustrated Catalogue of seeds and (iui i, a
the Flower (ierden ie now pobliehed. It
work of 100 boautifully illustrated wit),
about ISO Fine Wood Engravings of Flowers tod
Vegetables, and an
ELEGANT COLORED PLATE,
A BOUQ.UET OF FLOW EK s.
It is the most beantifnl, as well as the racist iO
- Flo.al Guide published giving plain sol
th 'rough directions ft the
CULTURE OF FLOWERS AND VEGETAbLES
The Floral Guide is published lor the heaetit of
my customers, to whom it is sent free without ap
plication, but will be torwarded to all who appl, ...
mail, for Ten Cents, which is not half the cost.
Addre> J AMES VICK.
Rochester, >, y
FRESH GROUND
CAYUGA PLASTEK
FOR SALE AT
E. J. MOWRY'S MILL,
MESHOPPEN. PA.
T"Ji IC It Tltft TO A',
FLA S TEH FOR SALE.
I have Several Hundreds of Tons of (Caysagai
Ground Plaster, which I offer for sale in any r,a ltl .
ties to suit purchasers,
AT REASONABLE PKICES.
Farmers should now provide a supply for the com
<ng season.
HIRAM HALL
Tank , Pa. Jan. 5, 1969.-vßn22
For doing a family washing in the best and cheap,
-st manner Guaranteed equal to any in the world!
Has ail the strength of old rosin soap with the uiild
tod lathering qualities of genuine Castile. Try this
splendid Soap. Sold by the ALDEN CHEMICAL
•VORKS, 4S North Front Street, Philadelphia
vS n5 ly
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE,
Lit ate of Almanza R. Tyrrtl % Dec fated
Letter of Administration, on the estate of Almxn
la K. Tyrrel, late of Northmoreland Tp., Wyoming
County, dee'd., have been granted by the Register
of said County, to Charles Frear. of Overfleld Tp,
in said County. All persons having claims or de
mands against the estate of the decedent, are re
quested to make them known to the said Adminis
trator. at his his residence in said Township, and
those indebted to make immediate payment.
CHARLES FREAR, Adm r
Jan. sth vßn22-6w.
A DMINISTHATKIV NOT ICC,
Whereas, letters of Administration to the estate
1 of Sylvester Carpenter, iate of Clinton tp . dee d
have been aranted to the subscriber. All persons In
debted to the said estate are requested to make Im
mediate payment, and those having claims or de
-1 mands against the estate of the said decendent, will
make known the same dulv authenticated without
delay to SARAH E. CARPENTER
Clinton, Dec. 23rd '4B—n2l-6w Administratrix,
TO CONSU.HPTiYEtT
r pilE Advertiser, having been restored to health
A in a few weeks by a very simple remedy, after
I having suffered several years with a severe lung af
fection, and that dread disease. Consumption —is
inxious to make known to his fellow suffers ths
means of cure
To all who desire it, ha will send a copy of the
prescription used (free of charge), with the directions
for preparing and using the same, which they will
find a sure cure for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchi
tis Ac. The only object of the advertiser in senung
the Prescription is to benefit the afflicted, and spread
information which be conceives to be invaluable ;
and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as
it will cost them nothing, an 1 may prove a blessing.
I'arties wishing the prescription will please ad
dress Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON.
165 South Second St., Williamsburg, Kings Ce ,
New York. vßn2l-3aio.
Prof. J. Berlinghof.
-fashionable Barber & gair-l£nttrr,
AT TUNKIIANNOCK, PA.
HAIR Woven, and Braided, for Swiiches.'or Curled,
and Waterfalls of every site and style, manufactur
ed to order.
The highest market prices paid for Ladies' H.ir,
All the approved kinds of Hair Rest irers and
Dressing constantly kept on hand an 1 sold at Mvn
uiacturers retail prices.
Ilair and Whiskers colored to every natural
shade.
JACOB BERLIXGHOF.
Tunk., I'a. Jan. 5, '69 vßn22-tf,
TO MMEfISOF VYOMIIG CI
Now is the time to secure
SPROUTS COMBINED
HAY-FORK & KNIFE.
The Subscriber having the exclusive right to sell this
world-renowned Hay-Fork and Knife, in this County
projoses to keep them on hand, with all the neces
sary Hopes and Pullys, at his Store.
INMEHOPPEN.
Perrons wishing to procure any of these article'
can do so by applying to the subscriber in person,or
•<y letter. If desired, these forks will be put in the
irn free of chaige with the privilege of using them
luring half the haying season of 1869, when tbs
person using it will be required to purchase it or
juil using it at the time agreed upon by ihe pur
liee.
„ , R.J. HALLOCR
Mesheppen, P., Jan. 5, 1965.-v8022.
tftnm. A LECTURE to
R YOUNG ME\
(Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope. Prioe6cts)
A Lecture the Nature, Treatment and
Radical Cure of Spermaiorrhoei or Seiuinel Weak
ness, Involuntary Emissions, Sexual Debility and
Impediments to Marriage generally ; Nervousness,
Consumption, Epilepsy, and Fits ; Mental and Ph?
ical Incapacitv, resulting from Self-Abuse, Ac, -By
ROBERT J. CULVERWELL. M D. Author oftbs
"Green Book," Ac.
The world-renowned author, in this admirable
Lecture, clearly proves from his own experience that
the awful consequences of Self-Abuse may be effect
ually removed without medicine, and without dan
gerous surgical operations, bougies, instrument.',
rings, or cordials, pointing out a mode of cure at
once certain and effectual, by which every suff rer,
no matter what his condition may be, may curs
himself cheaply, privatelv, and radically. This
LECTURE WILL PROVE A BOON TO THOUS
ANDS AND THOUSANDS.
Sent, under seal, in plain envelope, to any si
dress, postpaid, on receipt of six cents, or two port
stamps. Also, Dr. Culverwell's "Marriage tiuide,'
price 26 cents. Address the Publishers.
CHAS J. C. KLINE A CO
-127 Bowery, New York, Post-Office Hxf
586 v~Srtlv
FOR SALE.
A HOUSE AND SIX HOUSE LOTS. The sub
scriber offers for sale his House and Six House I.o|*
situate, on West and Harrison streets—north of the
new County Jail.
IN THE BOROUGH OF TUNKHANNOCK,
The Lots will be sold together or singly to suit
the purchaser. •
The house is new and in excellent condition.
With a liberal down payment, the terms as to bei
anco will be made easy.
For further particulars inquire of the subscriber
on the premises, or at Eastman Bros. Shoe shop
ALFRED HUSK.
Dec. 21st., 1868.—v8-n2l-2m.
CAUTION.
Whereas, my wife Clarissa has left my bed and
hoard without cause or provocation. This J.
fore, to forbid all persons harboring or trusting
on my account, as 1 will pay uo debts ot her
trading. 1 F. A. MTCH-
Falls, Jan. 26,18C9.—nSwi.
EASTMAN gives hu customers the bsn6*" f £
manufacturing facilities, and saves "J," 1 "I*' 1 *' >
profits utualy paid re Jobers, Miidii*> •
wholesale detttrrw