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' j < fOOPKR. PHYSICIAN A SCXOEOV
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i , 1., I'ARKIMI. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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•iiiii - estate*
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IT J. H'lLMOi, ATTOiNFY AT LAW, Col
~i . i4cti:igan l It--.il Estate Agent. lowa Lands j
f r sale. Si rantoa, Pa. 3Stf.
, 8 rKKIIOI T A DEWITT. Attorneys' at Law—
V. ' Office, opposite the Uatik, Tunkhamm k. Pa.
1' M. OsTKHiIOUT. (i. B, DEWITT
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t VV. IUIOADS, PHYSICIAN A SURGEON, j
J . will atteu-1 ptomptijr to all calls in his pro
fes-i- n." May he found at his Office at the Drug
-I. re. or at ins residence on Putiuan Sreet, funuerly
uccu|>ied hy A. K. Peckham Esq.
Prof. J. Berlinghof. I
iaatoonabU Barbrr fc ijair-tuiter,,
AT TUNKHANNOCK, PA.
HAIlt Wmen, and Braided, fir Switches.for Curled, !
a , Waterfalls of every ize and style, uianu'aetur- (
! e !.:_-hes! market prices paid for belies Hair, |
A.I the a. ptoted km Is of Hair Rest rers and:
bies-i: g court.intly kept on band and >!d at Man- i
i:'i turers ret i.l prices,
li iir er, I Whiskers colored to every natural .
JACOB BERLIXGHOF.
iunk, Pi Jiin. 5, '69—v9ii2i'tt. •
PACIFIC HOTEL,"" |
170, 172, 174 A 176 Greenwich Street
•ONE !> >•>!{. ABOVECOBTLASDT STREET, NEW YORK.)
The .m-H-rsigned takes pleasure in annonnclnir to )
: - ntu:!- - -us frienils and patrons that from this j
the charge of the Pacific will he
$2.50 PER DAY.
Rcinit - >le Proprietor of this house and therefore
'..-••s troin the too common exaction of an Inordinate
n r. he is tally able to meet the downward tenden
cy "! prices without any falling oft of service.
i* will now. as heretofoie, lie his aim to maintain
un limi-hed the favorable reputation of the Pacific,
* d -ii It has enjoyed for many years, as one of the
be-: if travelers' hotels.
THE I ABLE will tie bountifully supplied with
every delicacy of tlie season.
Til K ATTENDANCE will I>e found efficient and
AM obliging.
IHE I.tti'ATION will he found convenient for
' - • whose business calls them In the lower part of
the city, and of ready access to all Rail Road and
Steamboat Lines.
JOHN PATTEN. '
< let 10th 1868. nlB-6ui.
HUFFQRD IIOUSK.
TUNKHANNOCK. WYOMING CO., PA
r PIIIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS RECENTLY
I I een refitted and lurnished in the latest style.
T.cry attention will he given to the comfort and
f 'li'.eni' ti -e of those who patronize the House.
11, JirFFORD Proprietor,
'isnnoek. P.i., June 17, 1 3 S8—v7r. II
BOLTON HOUSE.
llAKltlSHl'ftG, PIA'NA.
The undersigned having lately purchased the
id'EIII.ER HOI'SE " property, has already com
: ed such alterations and iaiprovements as will
r a . r this old and popular House equal, if not rupe
r to r.ny Hotel in the City of Harrishurg.
\ • ntinnance • f the puMie patronage is ref;ect
fally solicited.
fJEO. J. BOLTON
WALL'S HOTEL,
T.ATE AMERICAN IIOUSE,
'' MvHAMNOf K, WYOMING CO.. PA.
rlil - establishment has recently been refitted an
furnished the latest style Every attention
! he ;*i ••en to the comfort and convenience of those
*ho patronize the !loue.
T. B- WALL, Owner and Proprietor..
_Ttt!.khannock, September 11. 1861.
MEANS' HOTEL.
TOWANOA. A.
v>. B- BAKTUET,
LATE D I "ADAIX VRO HOUSE, KLMIRA, N Y
PKOPHI K TOR.
The MEANS HOTEL, i-one of tne LARGEST
'V ! BEST ARRANGED House* in the country-It
14 i-'ted op in the most modern and improved style
,n ' '"I pains are spared to make it a pleasant and
•vrseable sioufiiiig pwee foT M
r'dr,2l-fy.
The new Broom still
new!
AXD WITH TIIE NEW YEAR,
i Will be uscl with more siceepiner effect than hereto
fure,by large aj litions from time to time, of Choieo
unn Jccirable GOODS, at tho
New Store
OF
C DETRICK,
tn S. St-irk'g Brijk Block
Af TUNKHANNOCK, PEI'A.
j Where can be "bund, at all times, one of tho Largest
and Richest aioortmenti ever offered in thia vicinity,
Conaiating of *
BLACK AND FANCY COL'KD DRESS
SILKS,
FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMERICAN MERINOS,
EM Pit ESS AND PRINCESS CLOTH*.
POPLINS. SERGES, and PARE.M ETTOS
BLACK LI'S HE AND COLORED
ALPACCAS WOOL, ARMIRE PKKIN
AND MO I SELIEU DELAINS, INPORTED
AND DOMESTIC GINGHAMS, PRINTS
of Best Mai.ufacturos,
.<>.
Ladies Cloths and Saequeings,
! FURS, SIIAWLS, FANCY WOOLEN
GOODS, A.C.. LADIES RETICULES, I
SHOITING BAGS and BASKEIS.
TRUNKS. VALISES, and TRAVELING
| BAGS, . j
! Hosiery and Gloves, Ladies' Vests, White •
Goods, and Yamkee notions
in endless va
riety.
'
J1 OOP SKIRTS k CORSETTS,
direct from the manufacturers, at greatly i
reduced prices
FLANNELS all Colors and Qualities.
KNIT GOODS,
; Cloths,
('assitnercs,
Vestings,
rP l 1
Lottonades,
Sheetings,
Shirlitig-i,
Drills,
Denims,
j Ticks, Stripes, Ac.
Every Description of
BOOTS & SHOES,
IIATS & CAPS.
Paper Hangings. Window Shades, Cur
tains, Curtain Fixtures, Carpets, Oil-
Cloths, Crockery. Glass and Stoneware.
Tinware,
Made expressly for this trade, and war
tauted to give Satisfaction, at 20 per cent,
eheaper than the rate9 in this section.
HARDWARE & CUTLERY, of al
kinds,
SILVER PLATED WARE,
|
Paints, Oils, and Painters Materials,
Putty, Window Glass, Ac.
__
KEROSENE 'OIL,
Chandeliers,
Lamps,
Lanterns,
Lantern Glares,
Lamp Chimneys,
Shades and
Curuers.
OO^LXj*
ASIITON, A MIL. SALT
•
FLOUR.
FEED,
MEAL.
BUTTER,
CHEESE,
LARD,
PORK.
HAMS,
and FISH.
SUGAR,
TEA,
COFFEE
SPICES,
SYRUP, A
MOLASSES, !
WOOD fc WILLOW WARE,
ROPDS, CORDAGE, j
PATENT MEDICINES. DRUGS, and DYES, j
FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Ac., Ac,
These goods have been selected
with great care to suit the wants ot
this community, and will be sold as
heretofore, at the lowest living rates
: for cash or exchanged for country
produce at market prices. Thankful ;
for the past liberal patronage, I shall
i endeayor hy strict attention to my ;
business, to merit a continuance of |
the same, and will try to make the .
future still more attractive and ben- '
eficial to customers.
(Y DETRICK. |
TONKHANNOCK WYOMING CO., PA.-WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 1869.
IflftflJ.
THE SKATER.
When winter days are grim and cold,
And beards with frost turn gray and old,
Who braves the wind so cold,
And tries "on ice" his way to hold I
The Skater.
Who buckles tight with care each strap,
To guard against the sail mishap
Of falling down and getting a rap
On the empty skull inside his cap!
The Skater.
Who tries to "get up," but tumbles down,
Just when he is "doing the thing up brown,"
And smashes his note and cracks his crown.
And gets himself laughed at by half the town?
The Skater.
W'ho tries to set up. while his head goes round,
And he sees stars all over the ground,
While his ears are ringing a thundering sound,
Like a million hammers that pound and pound?
The Skater.
Who sees the girl snicker he had hoped to win,
While the boys pretend pity and try not to grin.
And asks If he's hurt him without or within,
And tell him to "get up and trv It again P'
The Skater.
Who slides on a spot where the ice is thin,
And It cracks and breaks, and lets him In,
And he scrambles out wet clear to the skin,
With a bloody nose and a broken chin 1 .
The Skater.
Who scrambles home to his mother's door,
With his hat all smashed and his trousers tore,
And covered with mud behind and before,
And ruined forever the suit he wore,
And every bone in his body sore,
And winter pinching at every pore,
Disgusted and sad to the very core,
And throws his skates down across the floor,
And vows he "won't wear skates no more ?"
The Skater.
THE POOR RELATION'S GIFT.
BY KTIIEI. LYNft.
On clouds softly flying
A sum beam was lying, •
In the clear, fragrant ether of May;
Hut jieeplng in wonder,
To see the earth under,
He slipped, and went glancing away.
No word did he utter,
But straight through a shutter,
By the Shadow but faintly resisted,
He danced in delight,
T.lke a urbulent wight,
Till his rays were all broken and twisted.
About, every side
Lay gifts for a bride,
Silver melted, tormented and riven,
Till the gnome of the mine,
In its bravery fine,
Would know not the thing he had given.
Soft mist-woven laces,
Mosaics and vases.
Pictures, jewels, a fortune each one ;
Statuette, pale and cold,
Cunning meshes of gold.
All laughed in the light of the sun.
A tnet-k poor relation,
In some trepidation,
Sent a Bible, with love and her prayers ;
On a table It laid,
Quite alone in the shade,
Not a home among glittering wares.
Sun-Beam kept his way
O'er the gorgeous array,
Shining metal and jewel* so bright;
Yet sadly he turned,
As the sun lower burned,
And faced him towards fast coming night.
"No token find I,
Worth a child of the sky,
No home where at last I may sleep ;
No heart comfort here
For the fast-falling tear,
When the bride sorrow's vigil shall keep."
In the gathering gloom
Of the gift-crowded room,
Seeking peace, Sun-Beam found it at last ;•
For lo ! the Old Story
Lay basking in glory,
Till the life of the Sun-Beam had passed
****
But twelve moons had died,
When the gay, girlish bride,
Holding Sorrow close-claped by the hand,
Came meekly to know
How a sinner might go
On the way to a heavenly land.
Then lucid and bright
Shone out the lost light,
On tho way leading up to salvation,
While a soft echo fell.
Like a heavenly spell—
'Twas the prayer of the bride's poor relation.
This is the way a French paper chroni
cles an accident. : "On Saturday, an acci
dent which wight have been attended with
sad results took place in this city (Paris.)
A bricklayer, having lost his balance, fell
from the sixth story of a house to the street.
Fortunately, two women who were chat
ting on the sidewalk received the falling
man on their heads and broke his fall.—
The bricklayer was taken up safe and sound.
Tho bystanders shuddered to think that but
for a lucky chance the accident would have
cost him his life. The two women were in
stantly killed."
QrjY" An old man having generously divi
ded his money among his heirs, and being
afterwards treated like a dog by them, got
an old chest and kept it constantly locked,
giving out that he had yet a considerable
amount of money laid away. The conse
quence was, that the heirs changed their
tactics and each tried his best to use him
welL After his death, the chest was open
ed and contained only an old mallet, and a
slip of paper, on which was written the
following lines:
"Whoever divides his money before ee's
dead,
Take tliis mallet and knock him on the
head. •
jtay Quarrels would never last long if
fbe funk were pn TOP ship
" To Speak his Thoughts is Every Freeman's Right. "
A STRANGE INHERITANCE,
A ROMANTIC FRENCH STORY.
"Is she dead then ?"
"Yes, madam," replied the gentleman in
brown coat and short breeches.
"And her will ?"
"Is going to be opened here immediately
by her solicitor."
"Shall we inherit anything ? "
'lt must lie supposed so ; we have a
•laim."
"Who is the miserable dressed personage
who intrudes herself there ? "
"Oh, she," said the little man, sneering
ly, "she won't have much in the will. She
is a sister to the deceased."
"What, that Annie, who wedded a man
of nothing, an officer ? "
"Precisely so."
"She must have no small amount of im
pudence to present herself here before a re
sjiectable family,"
' 'Tlie more so, as sister Egerie, of noble
birth, has never forgiven her that messalli- 1
ance."
Annie moved at this time across the
room in which the family of the deceased
were assembled. She was pale ; her fine
black eyes were filled with precocious
wrinkles.
' 'What do you come here for ? " said with
great haughtiness, Madame de Villeboys,
the lady who, a moment before, had oeeu
interrogating the little man who had.inher
ited with her.
"Madame," the poor lady replied, with
humanity, "I do not come here to claim a
part of what does not belong to me ; lam
come solely to see M. Dubois, my sister's
solicitor, to inquire if she spoke of me in
her last hours."
"What! do you think people busy them
selves about you ?" arrogantly observed
Madame de Villeboys ; "the disgrace of a
great house —you wedded a matx of noth
ing, a soldier of Bonaparte's
"Madame, my husband, though a child
of the people, was a brave man, and what
is better, an honest man," observed An
nie.
At this moment a venerable looking per
sonage, the notary Dubois, made his ap
}>earanee.
."Cease," said he, "to approach Aunie
with a union which her sister lets long for
given Iter. Annie loved a brave, generous
and good man, who had no other crime to
reproach himself with than poverty, and
the obscurity of his name. Nevertheless,
had he lived, if his family had known him
as well as I knew liim —I, his old friend—
Annie would be at this time liappy and re
spected. "
"But why is this woman here."
"Because it is her place to be here," re
plied the notary gravely, "I myself re
quested her to attend."
M. Dubois then proceeded to open the
will. *
"I, being sound in mind and heart, Ege
rie de Damening, retired as a boarder in
the Convent of the Sacred Heart of Jesns,
dictate the following wishes as the expres
sion of my formal desire and principal
clause of my testament:
"After my deeease there will be found
two hundred thousand francs in money at
my notary's, besides jewelry, clothes and
furniture, and also a chateau worth two
hundred thousand francs.
"In the convent, where I have been re
siding, there will only be found my book,
HE™ DE LA VIERGE, a holy volume, which
remains as it was when I took it with me
at the time of the emigration.
"I desire that these objects lie divided
into three lots.
"The first lot, the two hundred thousand
francs.
"The second lot, the chateau, furniture
and jewels.
"The third lot, my book, HEURS DE LA
VIERGE.
"I have pardoned my sister Annie the
grief she has caused us, and I would have
comforted her in her sorrows if I had but
known sooner of her return to France. I
compensate her in my will.
"Madame de Villeboys. my beloved cous
in, shall have the first choice."
"M. Vatry, *my brother-in-law, shall
have the second choice.
"Annie will take the remaining lot."
"Ah !ah !" said Vatry, "sister Egerie
was a good one ; that was rather clever on
her part."
"Annie will only have the prayer book,"
exclaimed Madame deVilleboys, laughing.
The notary interrupted her jocularly.
"Madame," said he, "what lot do you
choose V'
"The tHo hundred thousand francs in
money."
"Have you fully made up your mind ? "
"Perfectly so."
The man of law addressing himself to
the good feelings of the lady, said : "Ma
dam yon are rich, and Annie has nothing.
Couldn't you leave this lot and take the book
of prayers, which the eccentricity of the
deceased has placed on a par "with the other
lots ? "
"You must be joking, M. Dubois," ex
claimed Madame de Villeboys ; "you must
be very dull not to sec the intention of sis
ter Egerie in all thia. Our honored cousin
ftawrwfdfl wfffito*lr prayers
would fall to the lot of Annie who has the
last choice."
"Aud what do you conclude from that ? "
said the notary.
"I conclude that she intends to intimate
to her sister that repentance and prayer
was the only help she had to expect in this
world."
As she finished these words, Madame de
Villeboys made a definite selection of the
ready money for her share. Monsieur Va
try, as may lie easily imagined, selected the
chateau, furniture and jewels as his lot.
"Monsieur Vatry," said M. Dubois to
that gentleman, "even suppose it had been
the intention of the deceased to punish her
sister, it would be noble on your part, mil
lionaire as you ace, to give at least a por
tion of yours to Annie, who wants it so
much."
' 'Thanks for your advice, dear sir*" re
plied Vatry, "the mansion is situated on the
very confines of the woods, and suits me
admirably, all the more so that it is ready
furnished. As to the jewels of sister Ege
rie, they are reminiscences which I ought
never to part with/'
"Since it is so," said the notary, "my
poor Madame Annie, here's a prayer-book
that remains to you."
Annie, attended by her son, u handsome
boy, with blue eyes, took her sister's old
prayer book, and making her son kiss it
after her, said:
"Hector, kiss this book which belonged
to your Aunt, who is dead, but who would
have loved you well, had she known you.
When you have learned to read you w ill
pray to Heaven to make you wise and good
and happier than your unfortunate moth
er."
The eyes of those who were present were
filled with tears, notwithstanding their
efforts to preserve a feeling of indifference.
The child embraced the old pray"* book
with boyish fervor, and opened it, ex
claimiug :
"Oh! mamma, look what pretty jic
tures."
"Indeed!" said the mother, happy in
the gladness of her boy.
"Yes. The good Virgin in a red dress,
holding the infant in her arms, But why,
mamma has silk paper been put upon the
pictures.
"So that they may not be injured my
dear."
"But, mamma, why there are ten silk pa
pers to each engraving ? "
The mother looked, and uttering a sud
den shriek, she fell into the arms of M.
Dubois, the notary, who, addressing those
present, said :
"Leave her alone; it won't be much.—
People don't die of these shoeks. As for
you, little one," addressing Hector, "give
me the prayer ltook, you'll tear the en
gravings. "
The inheritors withdrew, making various
conjectures as to the cause of Annie's sud
den illness, and the interest which the no
tary took in her. A month afterwards
they met Annie and her son, exceedingly
well but not extravagantly dressed, ticking
an airing in a two horse chariot. This led
them to make inquiries, and they learned
that Madame Annie had recently pur
chased a mansion for one hundred thous
and francs, and was giving a firstrate edu
cation to her son.
Tlie news came like a thunderbolt upon
them. Madame de Villeboys aud M. Va
try hastened to the notary for explanation.
The good Dubois was working at liis desk.
"Perhaps we are disturbing you," said
the arrogant Lady.
"No matter ; I was in the act of setting
a purchase in the state fund for Madame
Annie."
"What! after purchasing a house and
equipage, has she still money to invest ? "
Undoubtedly so."
"But where did the money come from ?"
"What ! did you not see ? "
"When ? "
"When she shrieked on seeing what the
prayer book contained which she iuheri
ted ? "
" iYe observed nothing."
"Oh ! I thought you saw it," said the
sarcastic notary. "That prayer book con
tained sixty eugravings, and each engrav
ing was covered by teu notes of a thousand
francs each."
"Good Heavens 1" exclaimed Vatry,
thunderstruck. •
"H I liad only known it 1" shouted Ma
dame deVilleboys.
"You had your choice," added the nota
ry ; "I myself urged you to take the book
but you refused."
"But who could expect to find a fortune
in a breviary."
The two baffled egotists withdrew, their
hearts swolleu with passionate envy.
Madame Annie is still in Paris. If you
pass by the Rue Lafitte off a fine summer
evening, you will see a charming picture
on the first floor, illuminated by the reflec
tion of wax lights.
A Lid}' has joined the two hands of her
§Oll, a fair child of six years of age, iu the
attitude of prayer, before an old book of
HECKS DE LA VIERGE, and for which a case
of gold has been made.
"Pray for me," said tlie mother.
"And for what else?" inquired the
child.
"For vour father, your dear father, who
perisheJ without knowing you, without be
ing able to love you.
"Must I pray" to tho saints, my moth
er ?"
"Yes, my child, and do not forget a
saint who watches from Heaven, and smiles
upon us from, above the clouds.
"What is the name of the saint, ma
ma ? "
Tlie mother then, watering the child's
head with her tears, answered:
"Her ntfrne Is !"
CUSTER'S INDIAN CAPTIVES.
Conduct of the Squaws—Demeanor of the
Wounded—Passion for Hard Tack.
(Field Correspondence of New York Herald.)
During the first few days of the captivity
of the squaws of Black Kettle's baud of
(Jheyennes there was considerable anxiety
felt by them. They all expected they were
to be killed in retaliation of the atrocities
committed by their band. At first the
wounded ones refused to go to the hospi
tal, fearing they were the first singled on!
for vengeance. The soldiers talking to each
other not in tones the most gentle and eu
phonious, and in a language they did not
understand, they construed it into a con
troversy as to when and how they were to
be disposed of. In constant dread of what
disposition was to lie made of them, sever
al of the squaws visited General Sheridan's
interpreter, Mr. Curtis, 'and asked him
whether they were to be killed. When as
sured that the white man did not kill wo
men and children for what the warriors
did, they felt materially Relieved. Since
then the wounded squaws have appeared
more lively and exliibit an unusual feeling
of gratitude for the kind treatment they
have been receiving. This feeling they
manifest by shaking hands with the sur
geon whenever he visits them. The most
remarkable instances of fortitude are ex
hibited in the cases of the wounded Indian
children. The desperation of the lighting
at the battle of the Washita on the part of
the savage may lie judged from the fact that
no male prisoners were taken over eight
years old, the rest taking up arms and joiu
ing in the light. There are now in the la. -
jiital several very your." boys and girls bad
ly wound*"' but f"im in., A single one of
them has come the slightest audible indica
tion of their suffering ; yet the expression
of their faces, the wild glance of their eyes,
betray that U. "y do not suffer. During
such painful operations as probing and
cleaning out their wounds, placing the
thumb on one temple and stretching the
hand across the forehead, fixing the second
finger on the temple opposite, they close
their eyes and patiently submit to such
operations as the teaching of surgery re
quire. One, little girl about six years of
age, has a bullet hole through her body, on
tho left side, and yet she sits up and makes
no complaints. All the wounded squaws
and children rode in on their. ponies, re
fusing to have anything to do with ambu
lances. Another singular feature in the
wounded is the peculiarly offensive odor
the sloughing wounds.
The well squaws are still emcamped with
the cavalry, and seem to be contented with
their lot. The male children amuse them
selves throwing reeds, as if they were spears,
at different objects, thus displaying the cul
tivation of their expanding merit as future
warriors.
Among the trophies brought in was a
handsome lodge, which ltelongs to General
Cnstar. To-day this was unloaded from
the wagon, and having sent for several
squaws, the general had the lodge put up
in true Indian style. This is part of the
duties of the squaws, and in a very few
minutes they displayed their proficiency to
an extent which surprised every one. The
lodge is of skins, aud perfectly white. It
is not at all surprising that the loss of their
lodges is looked upon by the savages as so
great a calamity. The number of skins,
the proper tanning of them, fitted and
stitching them together, constitute evident
ly a labor and expense of considerable mag
nitude. Iu setting up a lodge the squaws
get around the lodge with poles in their
hands : these they lock at the upper ex
tremities and set them in position forming
the skeleton of the lodge. The lodge skin,
one end attached to a pole, is liud in an up
right position against the poles already up :
the skin is then unrolled and wrapped
around the outside over tlie lodge poles.
The ends are then fastened with throngs,
leaving an aperture about three feet high
for an entrance," and at the • top for the
egress of smoke.
Tlie captives, sick or well, have not lost
appetite or flesh nce in our hands. Their
capacities for stowing away food are truly
amazing. Hard tack to them is a great
luxury, and old and young, sick and well,
devour it with all the relish of the choicest
and richest cake.
fellow who came by the railroad,
being a stranger, strolled about for some
time on the outskirts of a town in search of
a barber. He finally discovered one and
requested tlie operator to take off a shil
ling's worth of liair. The barber trimmed
his locks very neatly, soaped up the re
mainder very handsomely, and then comb
ed and brushed him up till his head looked
as if it belonged to some other person than
himself. "Are you done ?" asked the
stranger, as the barber removed the nap
kin from his neck. "Yes, sir," said the
barber, with a low bow. "Are you certain
that you took a shilling's worth ?" "Yes,
sir ; there's a glass ; you can look for your
self." "Well," said tlie stranger, "if you
think you have "taken a shilling's worth off.
I don't know as I have got any change, so
you may just take the hair for your trouble.'
On hearing this, the barber made a jump
for the man, whereupon the man made a
jump for the doer, which not being bolted,
he beflted himself.
TERMS, $2.00 Per. ANNUM, in Advance
NO. 26.
How Gen. Irwin was Defeated.
It is currently rumored at Harrisburg
that the defeat of Gen. Erwin for State
Treasurer was aided by certain banks,
which had not heretofore been favored with
deposits of moneys belonging to the State.
Tt seems they were willing to pay liberally
for thepurpo.se of effecting a change, and
the generally received opinion at the State
Capitol is that certain institutions combined
to raise the sum of seventy-five thousand
dollars to buy the votes of purchasable Rad
ieal members for the festive Bob Mackey.
The law regulating the office of Stat#
Tresurer is radically wrong. He is paid a
moderate salary, but is allowed to deposit
the revenues of the Stafe in such banks as
he may select, the banks being willing to
pay a liberel rate of interest for the use of
the large sums thus placed at their com
mand. As things are now managed the av
erage afhount at the command of the State
Treasurer foots up to millions of dollars.
The result lias been that Mr. Kemble and
other State Treasurers have amassed very
large fortunes.
The proper way to do, would be to re
quire the publie moneys of the State to be
applied to payment of the debt at short in
tervals, instead of allowing vast sums to ao-
I cumulate and be used for the purpose of
enriching the State Treasurer. The oust
ing of Gen. Irwin by a combination of the
Cameron faction with certain banks, which
expect to handle the State funds, is only
another instance of the widespread corrup
tion which prevails in this Stat* under
Radical rule.— L monster Intellif/ericer.
A G \NO or HOUSE THIEVES FEEBETED
Urx.—Some tini" ago. Bully Lyon, of
Reading, detective, gained some impor
.uit information in reference.to a gang oi
horse thcives, who wc re committing their
depredations in various parts of the State.
He went quietly to work, and at last suc
ceeded in tracing them to their headquar
ters. at a place called Hell's Gate, in Lu
zerne county. On proceeding there Mr.
Lyon found portion of a double team, be
longing to Mr. Tobias Wormau, (father-in
law of ('apt. I'. C. Iluber, formerly of this
city,) of Riegelsville, Bucks county, which
were stolen in the mouth of September last.
On the lirst trip made by the Detective, he
succeeded in arresting three of the gang,
and on Monday of last week arrested one at
Bridgeport, N. J., and another residentln
Bethleh m—Jacob Roth, a brother of Mr.
George Roth, of I'riedensville. Roth's
premises w ere examined, but no stolen ar
ticles could be identified. He was however
taken to Dovle-town, where he was given a
hearing 1 a fore Justice Pugh, who held liim
in §3OOO bail to answer at February term of
Court, on strength of the Detective alleging
to have evidence which connects him with
a gang of horse rie-ives and other maraud
ers. One of Mr W- >rman's horses aud the
conveyance were recovered at Hell Gate,
near Hazelton, Luzerne county, and infor
mation there obtained of the whereabout*
of the other herse. — Allentoirn ]><rn.
&aj"Col. Moore, a veteran politician of
the Old Dominion, enjoyed a personal pop
ularity on account oi his affability of man
ner, and of course could always carry a big
vote whenever he was up for an office. He
generally spoke to everybody he met, and
usually he succeeded in convincing them
that lie knew; them well. He met hi*
match one morning, however, when on
meeting a countryman he shook hand*
heartily with him and commenced :
"Why. how do you do, sir ? lam very
glad to see you : a line day, sir ; I. see yon
still ride jour line gray mare, sir."
"No, sir, this horse is one I borrowed
this morning."
"Oh ! ah ! well, sir, how is the old gentle
man and lady ?"
"My parents have In-en dead about three
years, sir ?"
"But how is your wife. sir. and the chil
dren
"I am not married, sir.''
"Sure enough. Do you still live ou the
old farm ?"
"No. sir ; i have just arrived from Ohio,
where 1 was born."
"Well. sir. I guess I don't know you af
ter all. Good morning, sir."
A Tennessee Dutchman having
caught his son in wrong doing, determined
to Administer a dose of hickory. So he
trimmed a switch and went to look for the
lad who incontinently took to his heels.
After chasing the boy around for a while,
the old man. thought to persuade him to
stop and take the licking. So he shouted :
"Slion, sthop ! lam not so mad as vat I
rash!"
NEW OKLEAXB, Jan. 9.—General Rossetui
died very calmly last night at eleven o'clock,
having taken leave ofliis friends and stat!
shortly be/ore. Manifestations of. regret
are universal. To-day being a holiday, the
anniversary of the battle of New Orleans,
all flags both of the foreign consulates and
American, are at half-mast and draped in
mourning.
t&~' 1 Why do women spend so much
time and money ou dress ?" asked a gentle
man of a Newport belle. "To woiij other
women," was the sarcostm but- trvwlAa'*
ply.