TH UGGIER! BUGGIES! J. D. MURRAY, Centre Hall, Pa. Manufacturer of all Kinds of Buggies, would respectfully inform the fuk of CBE 6 Ca out top, and which will be wos for eash, alse A reas ns, &c., made to order, and warranted to give satisfaction in every re- spect. All kinds of repairing done on short notice. Cull and see his stock of Buggies before purchasing elsewhere, apl0 68 C. H. cIhina I dee) | Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist, he is permanently located in Aaronsburg rthe office formerly occupied by Dr. Neff and ‘practicing with entire suecess—having the experience of a number ¥ on, he would cordi- of years ia the profess: ally invite all who have as yet ‘net given him a call, to do so, and test the truth fulness of this assertion, Zo Teeth extracted without pain. may 22 68tf WENRY BROCKERMONF, | J DSRUGERT 3 3 is 3%) ent, Cashier, QE COUNTY BANKING CO. (Late Milliken, Hoover & Go.) RECEIVE DEPOSITS, And Allow Interest, ¢ Discount Notes, rT Tiyan Sell Government ancl, dha y y apl0'6stf Coupons, D RF ORTREY Attorney bid lw, Offic ¢ ove ey- ei ay 14 69¢E ney Ab ttends to al juls, 68tf Hall, Pa., offers. his asions ‘to the citizens of Pot- ter an ning townships. Dr. Neff has the experience of 23 years In the active peactice of medicine and surgery. apl0'68 H. N. M' ALLISTER, JAMES A. BEAVER, MW ALEYS , Centre a . 5 § a i 0 OISFER a BEAYER AFPORNEYS-AT-LAW, Ballefonte, Centre Co., Penn'a. - Chas, H. Hale, Attorney at Law, Bellefonte. dec 60tf TILLERS HOTEL, Woodward, Pa. \ Stages arrive and depart daily. is favorite hotel is now in every respect owe of the most pleasant country hotels in central Pennsylvania. The traveling com- munity will always find the best accommo- dation. Draverscan at all times be accom- modated with giahles and pasture for any or horses. numbsrsfmtien GEO. MILLER. ulyS eae ECK's Hl TEL, 312 &314 Race street, B oR. L 8rd, Philadelphia. t apOStf “a few doors above 3rd, i s central locality makes it desirable for all visiting the city on business or pleasure . BECK, Proprietor. ap'88 (formerly of the States Union hotel) WM. NM. BLAIR, H Y STITZER, SLAIR & STITZER, Atorneyss at Law, Bellefonte, Offic on the Diamond, next door to Gar- nian’ s hotel. Censaltations in German or RBngl sh, fdii<s” feb1¥ Gotf CALES, at what ale and retnil, cheap, 4 large y JRWIN & WILSON. TS, stock, all styles, ssizes and Book er men and boys, just arrived at Wolf well kiown old Stand. all descriptions, french y EATHER, of LE Sh e ion in, 1s 4 A : ¢ nsp Hnings. » Everything in th ther ins warranted to give satis- faction, at RENSIDE & THOMAS. Fi E TABLE CUTLERY, including plated forks, spoons, &e, at aplo,68 IN & WILSON. AROME TERS and Thermometers, at B wll 2g JRWIN & WILSONS. C NT MMINGS, a large assort- mentat IRWIN & WILSONS AN D BELLS and Door B * zes and kinds at aj 1 % : ells, all si- 10 Irwina WiLsoNs ix Kinda, at POTS stalls X von & THOMAS “SYRUP, “the finest ever made, just re eeived, © : 0 "Blankets, and Buffalo Rol AS SURNSIDE & THOMAS new trotting Buggy for sale B.:: ne Wolf's old Stand at Contrehail. J. B. Kreider, M. D. Office at Millheim, Centre only, Offers his seryites to all needing medical attendance, Calls’ promptly attended to. Early settlement cordially requested, when " & liberal discount will Be tileved. lnter- rged on unsettled accounts after six SL a 21jantf 3% GRANDLIR LD, r PRYSECIAN Axp SUR- Presta a, Look Haven, Pa. Hon. L. A. Mackey, Pres't 1st National Bank, do.; Harper: Bros, Merchants, Bellefonte, Pa., and others, 0 19nov6otf OHN F. POTTER, Attorney at Law. Qollections promptly made and special attention’ e having lands or property for sa’e. wiledged Deeds, M SX ao oh side of the court hots, Bellefonte. ~~ oct2269tf CLOTHING—Overconts, Pants, Vests, and Dress Coats, cheap, at Wolf's. J. THOMPSON BLACK, Physi- Rr Potter Mills, Pa, A Tremendous Stock of Goods iven to t gale. "Will draw up and have ae, &e. Of- £5 z at Burnside & Thomas. THE BELLEFONTE Text door to Post Office. We have always on hand. GENTS CALF AND KI? BOOTS Alar or assortment of Ladies and Chil- dren's Shoes than auy other place 2 {we yum , every style, ma y Wonk on examination of our goods, Ww ro purchasing elsewhere. De rE TIE GRAHAM & SON. HS COLLARS, if you don’t wha 1 your horse’s shoulders galled and ades t good herse collars at TR pb gous Ar 28 \ Cc Aruaxa w:B.a e 0 Frankl and: Marshail College, whocomes well recomended by Dr. Nevin, President SF thaeGollege and by Professor Daniel M. Tuition per quarter of ten weeks $5 to $8. Boarding with furnished rooms can be had at reasonable rates =~ Tr For further information apply to : Ms +. B. FISHER, wardtf Peun Hall. | THE DEXTER CLOTHES WASHER THE BEST WASHING MA- CHINE IN THE MARKET! manufacture and sell this superior machine within the countiesof Centre, Hunting¥on, Clearfield, Unicn nnd Clinton, the proprie- ore would call the attention of the public an ESPECIALLY THE LADIES, o its many advantages, N It performs the work better, making the clothes a blenched white, and in at least one-fourth the time than can bg done by hand ; because steam and the rapid motion of hot water through the clothes, with the slight rubbing, Jeztorpsthe cleansing pro- cess. which could pot be done hy ever so much rubbing by hand on the common washboard. It doesnot in} A child from 1: and oporating it, the body. Its wre the cloth) it saves it. to 14 years can work it; is a healthful exercise for beyond a doubt, the most complete labor saving machine, for, the household ever invented—simple and du rable, effective, Shonth and therefore ac- cessible to every family : SHEHNMANS PATENT », - These machines ate manutactured at the Bellefonte Planing Mill. and all inquiries should be addfessed to : H. F. BARTLEY & Co. Proprietors Nov. 12'6m. - em Philadelphia Store, In Brockethoff's block, Bishop Street, at Bellefonte, where KELLER & MUSSER, ‘Have just opened the best, cheapest, largest as well as the best assorted stock of Good, in Bellefonte. HERE LADIES, lace to buy your Silks, Mohairs ues, Reps, Alpacas, Delains, Hints, Muslins, Calicoes, Tick era Flanels, Ladies Coat Je Ladies Sacques, White Pekay, Linen Table Cloths, Counterpanes Crib Counterpanes, White and Colored Tarlton, Napkins, Insertings and Edgings, White Lace Curtins, Zepbyr Zepiys Pat. terns, Tidy Cotton, Shawls, Work Buskets SUNDOWNS, Notions of every kind, White Goods of every description, Perfumery, Ribbons— Velvet, Taffeta and Bonnet, Cords anc Braid, Veils, Buttons, Trimmings, Ladies and Misses Skirts, HOOP SKIRTS, a ed Hosiery, Fans, Beads, Bewing Is the p Mozambi Lans, Br ings, Flanals, O ing, Gents’ Clot LADIES AND MISSES SHOES end in fact every thing that ean be thought of, desired or used in the FANCY GOODS OR NOTION LINE FOR GENTLEMEN, they have black and blue cloths, black and faney eassimeres, sattinetts, tweeds, mel- orns, silk, satin and common vestings, in short, every thing imaginable in the line ot gentlemens wear, Ruedymade Clothing of Every Dis scription, for Men and Boys. Boots and Shoos, in endless variety Hats and Caps, CARPETS, Oileloth, Rugs, Brown Muslins, Bleached Mus- lins, Drillings, Sheetings, Tablecloths, &c., cheaper than elsewhere, Their stoek of QUEENSWARE & GRO CERIES cannot be excelled in quality of priee. “ : Call in at the Philadelphia Store and eon vince yourselves that KELLER & MUS- SER have any thing you want, and do bu- siness on the principle of “Quick Sales and Small Profits.” ap30,%9 GRAIN AND PRODUCE ARE TAKEN NEW FIRM at New Store. New Goods. The undersigned espeetfully informs the citizens of Centre Hall and Potter town ship, that he has opened a new store at the well known stand formerly oseupied by C.F. Herlacher, where. he is mow SPRING & SUMMER GOODS cheap as anywhere, His stock is entirely new, and the publie are respectfully invited to call and exame ine for themselves; Goods will be offered at the lowest possible prices, and by & gem= eral system of fair dealing they hope te merit a fair share of public patronage, Call and Examine our Stock NO® TROUBLE TOSHOW GOLDS, g@~ Only Give us a Fair Trial. f We have a full and complete assortment A of the latest Styles. Groceries, Queensware, Gentlemen and Ladies furnishing Goods Ladies Cloaks and Circulars, in Silk an '€loth, all kinds of Groceries, the finest Syraps, the best Coffee, Tobacco, Paints Byestudfs, Oils, Fish, Salt, Stationery, an everything else that is to be found in a well stoe ed country stere. Fo, |The highest market price paid in Store Goods for COUNTRY PRODUCE. : Don’t forget the New Store, at Centre Hall, where goods are now offered at a bar- in. 11 and see us. gin Call 3 J. B. SOLT. ARM FOR BALE The undersigned offers his valuable farm one mile west of situate in Pean township, Powisburg & Belle fnte turnpike, at private sale. Fhe same Containing 102 Aeres, Seven acres of good white oak timber land, LS LARGE BRICK HOUSE, BANK £@ BARN, all 1cesary outbuildings a LARGE ORCHARD OF GRAFTED FRUIT. : This is one of the best farms in the wal- ley, smooth land and in a high state of cul- A well of exeellent water, also a gre cistern at the doow. For further par- teulars ly to : ticulars apply JACOBKEEN, Jule near Millheim, TERMS, Tur Centre Harn Reror- TER is published weekly at $1,060 per year inadvance; and $2.00 when not paid in advance. Reporter, 1 motith 15 cents, Advertisements ure Inserted at $1,560 per square (10 lines) for 8 weeks, Advertise- ments for a Joargje year, or three month at a less rate, All Job-work, Cash, and neatly and ex- paditiousiy executed, at reasonable chars Qos, ———————————————————— AT A A TE ng ——— "CENTRE HALL REPORTER. 0 Centre Hann, Pa, May, 18th 1870 i senna The Great Blast at Blossom Rock, Late telegrams from California give the following description of the blast ing of Blossom Rock, in the harbor of San Francisco, which took place at two o'clock p.m. of Saturday, April 23 :— | “Twenty three tons of powder were used. When this immense amount of powder was touched off, a column of water, apparently 100 feet in diameter, was thrown to the height of about 100 feet, the centre being filled with smoke and stones—=the latter going far above the water. Between 50,000 and 60, 000 people witnessed the explosion. The sound was scarcely perceptible in the city ; only a deep ‘thud’ accompan- ied the blast. Col. Van Schmidt, civil engineer, began the work which was completed by this explosion between four and five months ago. The means adopted for the removal of the rock are said to be entirely novel in sub- marine blasting, and the engineer un- dertook the experiment at much risk. His idea for the utter annihilation of the rock, when put before the public, left little doubt that it might prove successful, though many Fp the work could be done. Blossom Rock was six feet below the surface of the water at low tide, and situated where the water rolled over it in pow- erful swells and with great force. “The first work done under Col. Van Schmidt's plan was to make a careful survey of the rock, ascertain where it dipped in and where it projected, so that in the work of excavation after- ward accomplished sufficient space might remain to resist the pressure of the water. This was carefully done, and from it plans were drawn of the rock. The next work was to construct a water tight eoffer-dam on the rock, and around that part of it throngh which the shaft wae to be sunk. This was found to be very difficult. The coffer-dam was put up in its place, and then a scow was built around it, into which about 250 tuns of stones were thrown, The dom was Jinred around with bags of sand to more effectually keep out the water, and when this wae complete an iron turret was placed in- side of it. This turret was rmbedded or sunk in the rock a distance of three feet and closely cemented in its place, A platform was then erected on the rock, 56 feet in length, and about 20 in width. On one end of this an en- gine and a complete hoisting apparatus was placed, and at the other end a shanty was erected, containing six sleeping apartments and a kitchen, which were also used as am eating room by the workmen. The sinking of the main shaft was then begun. When the shaft had reached a certain depth, a small cylinder was placed in- ide the original turret, which made hoisting of the ballast from below more convenient. “The object was to scoop ont the center of the rock, producing a cavity inside; measuring inthe - clear, from the highest point to the bottom, 25 feet and leaving a crust or stratum of about 6 feet thick to resist the pressure of the water while the work was in prog« pess ; this crust or stratum to be blown | @p by powder when the remainder of e work inside had been completed; to do this, however, was not only diffi- calt, but perilons, As the excavation became larger, thewerust EIR i standing would “natdrally * DLecBie weaker, and ely, to eve dpry (To! event this, pillars of rock were left standing at shed inlrvals from each other, until the Jimit of ‘sit feet was everywhere reached, Then it became necessary to remove those pillars; Be fore this was done; uprights of heavy timbers were set thickly around the cavity to supply their place. = All: the pillars were:then removed except the two main ones, which stood at either gide of the shaft. These were left to the last moment possible. The space excavited measured in the clear 140 by 50 feet, and it is estimated that about 40,000 cubic feet of stone were taken out. The shape of the surface of the rock was nearly oval, but for a distance of about 120 feet it sloped yergdittle. The hight of the highest pillar inside was 29 feet and the lowest 4 feet. The stone was a porous sand- stone. When struck with a hammer it fell to pieces readily, and revealed a series of seams running through it. There was no mixture of slate or gran- ite, or any of the harder kind of stone in it, from which it seemed evident that it would blast well. “The Dla of explosion was as fol- lows :—Of the twenty three tuns of powder used about one half was con- tained in English ale easks, double coated, with a heavy pitch varnish in- sideand outside, so as to be water-proof. The other half of the powder was in seven boiler tanks of wrought iron, firmly bolted, the yest measuring. eight feet in length ra two in diame- ter. The barrels were p'aeed close to the side of the excavation, near the junction of the arch or roof with the floor, so as to blow away the arch from the lowest point of excavation reached. They were placed resting on their sides, The seven boilertanks were laid through the centre of the chamber, the largest in the middle where the roof was highest. This disposition was made to equalize the force on each part of the D A perforated piece of gas-pipe 2} feet in length, charged with fine gunpowder, ran into each barrel from the end, and a piece six feet long into the boiler-tanks charged in the same way. These different tubes were connected with insulated electric wires, which passed from ote barrel to another, the end in each tube consisting of a fulminating eartridge. “The insulated electric wires con- necting the barrels were incased in gutta-percha. When the powder wes arranged in the excavation, and the connections mace secure, this wire was drawn up through a tube in the shaft, atid pliced on board a bark situated about 1,000 feet from the rock, Here it was connected with an electric bat- tery. The coffer-dam was then removed and the water permitted to fill up the excavation, and so act as tamping. “No full survey or soundings Rave yet been made, but it Is believed that He explosion has been entirely success- ul. ’ corn lM A es Profession and Practice. The New York Democrat, alludes to the fact that the radical papers of this State have stigmatized the late Legislature as the mosl wicked, venal, corrupt, stealing robbing, swindling body of men, ever assembled in this Commonwealth, and exclaims, “why the'mpudence of the thing! Have not these same editors for years been teaching that theft, treachery, fraud, double dealing, extravagance, swin- dling, murdering, robbing and all sorts of vandalism were popular? Can it be that those who have been teaching these lessons now blame their pupils? Please, gentlemen, stick to your text, or people will think you are becoming Democrats, in thus showing a desire to expose corrnption.” This is a plain pointed manner of putting the truth to these radicals, who are shedding pen- itentinl tears over the acts of the late Legislature. They talk about bad men, and promise they shall be de- defeat at the polle. But their acts sever run in that channel. The" Ring” nominates; the League elects. The “Ring’’ declares who shall make] or forge laws at Harrisburg, the radical papers uphold the selections, and pro claim the pominees miracles of virtue, honesty, temperance and probity. No matter if a man’s record is “foul as Vulcan's stithy,” if he prates of loyal ty, embraces the negro, and is endorsed by the * Ring" he will be elected. The journals and members of the radieal party are directly responsible for the degradation of the Legislature of this State, Aud there will be no change while the present party je in er. Bad men, will be elected, bad laws passed, the peoples’ money stolen and when all this is done the radical journals will preach a few sermons and then continue the plunderers in pow- er. If the masses wish honest legisla tion, they must drive the Radicals from authority. A —— li be din cute. 4 The Plot Agaist the Life of Em- peror Napoleon. Paris, May 5—2 p. m.—The French government has issued an official an- nouncement ¢onvoking the High Court of Justice tommke a public investiga- tion into the facts eonnected with the plot against the life of the Emper- or. A report is being freely circulated, which makes the astounding declara- tion that a number of the conspirators have confessed to their connection with the couspiracy., The substance of these discoveries is said to be to the effect that Gustave Flourens, Joseph Man. zini, the celebrated Italian revolution. ist, Dupon Fontaine, Guerin Sapphia and others, whose names they refuse to divulge, are directly implicated in the Hen- ri Rochefort had indirectly Jews him: self as an agent for the accomplish- ment of their designe. ' "The confessions further allege that the plot has been in organization siner the middle of July last, and that the original intention of the league was to secure a rising of the disaffected classes ip Oclober last, but the various circum: plans, and the efforts for the rising were abandoned. The conspiraey is declared to have rasifications throughout the ranks of the republican party, and have had origin in’ their intense desire to rid themselves of imperial rule, but this attempt has met with signal failure. It. is asserted that swift judgement will be lad in the cases of the baffted conspirators as soon as they are dis covered. : The latest rumor, so startling in its charaeter and: seemingly so: confirma- atory of the previous rumors of the ex- istence of such u conspiracy, has: creas ted fresh. excitement, adding to that already existing caused by the. near approach of election day, and it is de- iclared that the plot has no real exis- tence at present, aud never had, but is merely another effort on the part of the’ advocates of the plebiscitum, designed! te secure favorable result in the vote upon that measure. Bs slits GD. Ty CoruMBIA, April 98,—The Presby- terian Church at Wrightsville, Penn sylvania, was struck by lightning and — totally destroyed by fire this after- noon, Novel Fanaticism—A Wild Boct in New Jersey. Much excitement prevalis in Macop- in, Passaic county, New Jersey in con- sequenge of the rise of n new sect call- ed “Jehovah's Band,” which is said to have supplanted a favorite station of the Methohist Church. The Metho- dists have vainly tried to destroy the heresy, but have been forced to subside, The Newark Courier says of this sect ; The peculiar form of worship devel ops itself in puffing, blowing, whist- ling, shouting jumping, wrestling, fall- ing to the floor and rolling over and kicking. Both women and men en- gage in the exercises. Baptism is by immersion in the village mill pond, in the dead hour of the night. On Sun- day they hold continuous service, and take a recess for meals only, refusing to read a newspaper, or even to receive a letter on that day. Every Sunday eveniug Hey held their meetings in a school house, until a difficulty about the candles used caused them to leave, and now they meet at any house in the neighborhood where the spirit manifests itself. “John Rhinesmith, a wealthy and well-to-do farmer of the neighborhood. is the chief man of the band, and recent- }y had his house rebuilt especially to ac- commodate the breathren; one room resting on strong beams, it stands the jumping; but about a month ago an ardent member, in a paroxysm of fanaticism, declared that when filled with the Holy Ghost he felt as light as air, and even though they jumped upon a looking glass they would not so much as bruise it with a scratch; whereupon he began to leap upon the stove-hearth and broke it off, then leaping on the top broke in the trail covers, and finally smashed » hig rock- ing chair, before fle subsided. Recent ly Rhinesmith baptized Mr, Gilbert B. Speaker, a man of family and a con- vert to the new faith, the baptism ta- king place in Rhinesmith’s mill pond, before the menibers of the band and amid shouts apd ries, the whole gang at oncee she Jag “fire,” to the alarm of others in th@meighborhood, it being then after midnight. “One of the band told a reporter that as he was at work in his barn he got the spirit, and that he ran one mile over ditches and fences before the spir- it left him, and all this time he was so elated that he thought be was flying. When jumping in ecstacy of the Holy Ghost they say their spirits rise fur above their bodies, They permit ne person excepting those belonging to the band, to join with them in singing or jumping, or any other of their exer- cises, although no objection is made to the attendance of outsiders at the meetings of the band. A dozen will have the floor at once, pounding and kicking, and the whole crowd seems worked up to a fearful state of excite ment—some jumping until they fall; the women shrieking in the wildest manner, and others praying, whistling and pufting as for a wager! They per- mit no levity on the part of the young folks during their proceedings. Mr. Cabb, one of she band, is thought so be growing insane under the excitement of this religious freuny. There is mo doubt that the members of the baud are sincere enthusiasts. The society mow members over five hundred mem- bers, duties A Woman Sailing in Wid Air—She is Without Hope—She Writes a Letter—Prof. Lagrange Falls from the Balloon. InpraNaroLis. Ind., May 4. Yester- day evening the following note was dropped from a balloon sailing high in the air, moving in a south-easterly di rection, nenr Montpelier, Blackford county, this State. Jt was fastened to ing abowt ome amd a half pounds: “Sailed front TForonfe, April 28, for New York ; met with adverse winds; and by a sudden movement of the bal- loon Mr. Lagrange was thrown out. I sy as near as ¥ cowld determine, over the southern part of Michigan. Not knowing how to manage the ship, it has been tossed to and fro in all de: rections gince he fell out. 1 am alone, and no earthly power owfrsave me. I drop these few lines hoping some hu man being will ind them and commu- nicate to ury parents the tidings of my melancholy fate. To heaven; to heav- en, I commit soul. Please send this note to Ralph Lawrence, Upper Canada. [Signed] BERTHA LAWRENCE. rpms ee A st A sr eee Fighting Editors. Cincinnati is not the only place, which now-a-days boasts of fighing ed- itors. New York has its share, brought on principally by the all en: guossing McFarland trial. Already have the insinuations in the Tribune led to a change of management in the Times office, and the Commercial Ad- vertiser having called Theodore Tilton and his crew, “Free Lovers,” the latter retorts in the Independent, which he edits, and ‘the Brooklyn Union, which he has just bought, by printing an al- leged confession made by Hugh Hast- ings, editor of the Commercial some a mau, and was as alleged, compelled to take it all back. Mr. Hustings this afternoon’ promises: to: kick Theodore Tilton, the great Radical fool, the first fame he meets him, and Printing House pe is anxiously waiting for the first report of the great kicking match. - Add to this'the renewed fight between Dana and John Russell: ¥ouny, and it they might be in this era of our ecivil- ization, Bank Vaull and Safe Blown Open —=Large Amount Stolen. Rockland, May 4.—The vault of Lime Rock bank was broken into last night and the safe blown open and rifled of most of its contents. The burglirs effected nr entrance by break- ing into the Westertt Unton Telegraph office, adjoining the bank and digging through a brick wall wlich separates the telegraph office from the bank vault precisely in the same manner ns when the attempt wis ade on the safe last Seplemiver, The door of the safe was blown off, and the brick wall between the bank and the telegraph office badly cracked by theexplosion, which took place before four v'elok 1. m., and was heard by several persons who did not understand the canse. The bank loses about $11,000 and special depositors about 819,500, on whieh payment is stopped to the amount of $10,000, Twenty five tttrdred dollars I held as coliaterit! security for notes ust. ms sr ——— The Doctor Fooled A poor Yankee doctor was once eall- ed from his bed on a stormy night with the startling summons: ‘Doctor; § want you to come right straight away off to Bank's. His child is dead.’ “Then why do vou come? ‘He's pisoned. They've given him laudinum instead of paregorick.’ ‘How much have they given him?’ ‘Do’no. A grest deal. Think he won't get over it. The doctor pushes off through the storm, meets with divers mishaps by the way, and at length arrives at the house of hi poisoned pwtierit and finds all closed, He knocks feriously, and at last a nightcap appears from 8 chand- ber window, and a women's voice squeaks out, "Who's there? “The doctor, to be sure; you sent for him, What is the matter? 'Oh, it’s no matter, doctor. Eph- raim is better. We got a little fright- ened, that's all, How much laudanum did he swal- low? Only two drops. all. Taint hurt him at Wonderful bad storm to-might.’ doctor {urns sgdy, butfoning up his over-coat under his throat, and tries to whistle away his mortification and anger when a voice calls: ‘Doctor, doctor? ‘Well what do you want? ‘You won't charge pothimg for this visit will you ¥ a — Among the tirtilling incideats of the mournful calamity at Richmond, a correspondent relates the following : A Northern lady and gentleman, Miss Frothingham and her father, of Brooklyn, who were viewing the sur- rounding country from the cupola of the Capitol at the time of the sad event were entirely cut off for early two hours, aa} were kept in terror in their lofty prison; from which they could witness the movements of the excited crowd below, the display of dead and dying on the square, the endless scene ot coufuson, with the tells of bells, wailing of women and children, with- out the remotest idea of the occasion of it all, beyond the terrible shock. In this predicvrent they togeflier with a negro, remained, all escape being ent off by the falling of the staircase by which they had ascended. A door be- hind had alse been locked so that they were prevented lewving until the negro broke through a skylight and lowered the gentlenmn and lady to the roof. The lath and plaster was then broken and they succeeded in reaching the liv brary, throug which, in a fainting condition and with fear and trembling they reached the open air, where they beheld ir all its horrors the disaster that so nearly included them among Ms victims. — The foklowinye gentleman of the rad iearl purswasion are desirous. of being nominated for (Goveraor of this State > Generab John F. Hartranft, Colonel 1. H. Cike, Hon. G. Dawson, General Lemuel Todd, James H. Campbell, Wayne M'Veigh, John Cessna, Thos. E. Cochran, Francis Jordan, J. M. Campbell, D.J. Morrell; Harry White W. W. Ketchum, Horace Porter, J. 1. Graham, Goe. Vi Laurence, isha \V. Davis, E. Billingfelt, Wilmer Worthington, John Covod: and J. W. Forney, Other announcements will be made in due time, tne tp Mi Sl td General Sherman has received sev- eral dispatches from General Sheridan. The Indians have taken ession of several small forts menr Fort Swiley, and made prisoners ‘of the garrisens, - - o - frontier, but this time he goes as far as Fort Sully. There is now no doubt but that the Indians mean business of a mischeviows sort, ih. Paris, May 2.—The Figuro says a man was arrested at the race course yesterday, where the Emperor was ex pected as usual, who upon examina- tion was found with a revolver and a formidable looking dagger. Subse- quently his house was searched, and a large quantity of bombs were discov: _eredn ‘Fhe ramifications of ‘the plot against the Emperor seemed: much ‘wider spread than at first supposed, -andnew developements are continual ly coming to light, Arrests continue in all directions, a — A Vermonteron a bet, has agreed to harness himself in a sulkey and ‘draw a man weighing 160 pounds a mile in fifteen minutes. Half the towns of Wyoming coun ty, N. Y., are building cheese ries. Vol. 3.—No0. 3. - a i Ee | The Living Things we Breathe. Great interest was excited in Englund lately by a lecture delivered by the emi nent physician, Prof. Tyndall. The subj: ject was “Haze and Dust.” In a series of striking and beautiful experiments exhibi- ted the effect of light upon the dust partitls of the air, and the powerful teftetiive properties belongitig to them. He showed how these particles eould be burned outiby heat and Wow the atmosphere could also be cleared of them by passing it through a Mier of cotton wool. Finally ke dwelt upon the wijury dove to the lugs; and doniceqtently to the health, by ordinary filorgani¢ dust; but more especially he spoke of theor ganic germsof many diseases which are supposed to find their way into (He Hisman sg stem as invisible and extremes Fy wiinute dust atoms, breathed in with the wir, Tlie germ theory of epidemic diseases, such as thy Asiatic cholera, scarlet fever, typhus, and all malarious fevers, is by no means a mew one. It has long been adves cuted as (he best attainable explanation of epidemic phenomena. Physicians, howev- er; are not unanimous in its favor, and miany scientific men say that the alleged | existence of disease germs in the air is as yet merely an assumption which nntst be proved before’ we can reason upon the sub- ject. But Professor Tyndall has at least shown (Hat there are myriads of living particles— that is, living in the same sense us plants live, snd perhaps as animals also—floating aliouit in thie atmosphere of all great cities, and that in London a man breathié® Me his litrrgs about thirty-severtand a half millions of thiese living germs in’ the space of ten hours. Certainly this fact, taken in connec= tion with many others previously known, greatly strengthen the probability in faver of the germ theory of disease; and if, with Prof: Fyrdall, weassume it to bie tree, the question at once arises, how can we guard agaist thre entrance of thuse dangerous par- tictes into the body ? Of course all organic germs eonnot be regarded as certainly productive of injury to the hu nan system, but only such as are the seeds of disewse’ Professor Tyndall swggests, as the best safeguard the cotton wool respirstor, placed so as to cover the mouth and nostrils. Ft completely filters the air, and all imourities, both living and organic. are removed in passing through it. Tite distinguished lecturer said that in his opinion’ sdel¥ respirators must come inte general use, us adefenceagainst contagion, By means of them the noxious air around # pitiext may be made pure, and the atten- dents can breathe it vharnded. For “in ff nrobwbility,” says Prof. Tyndall, “the protection of the lungs will be the protec- tion of the entire system.” These recent experimentsand discoveries in this most interesting field of scientific in- vastigition, show us the wisdom of many custourary precautions against disease, tho reasons of which have not heretofore been clearly understood. Of this character is the custonr of kindling fires to purify the atmbsphere during the prevalence of an epidemic ; also the use of closely woven net curtains in madarious localities as a preven- tive of fever; and the habit of travelers always to slee) with the mouth closed, and if possible covered, in fever districts. Mr. Waller. an African'traveler, says that while on the banks of the Zambezi river. where tie marshes rendered the eountry partica- larly unhealthy, his party found much pro- tection from disease merely by the use of mosquito curtains. After being tumbled about in travel, the fibre of the material breonwe 20 frayed as to fora¥ in‘comettion with thee ret work a fine gauze. The dew falling at night uphn this, formed a perfect filter for the unhealthy air, and those who used these curtains were able to make long journey: through this miasmatic region without a day's illness from fever. There is still very meh’ that baffles retsors and inquiry in' regard to epidemio disewse; but if the great questions belonging’ te’ this branch of science are ever to be answered, it can only be through the con- tinuance of patient, profound and practical investigation by able men, such as these of Prof Tyndall to which we have referred. » Ap Hsrrivte Punishment in Jap nm. A letter from Yokahhma. Japan, states Ou the 9th of september, nine Japanese rebels yere executed, cight of them were brhegded by the sword, and the leader by crucifixion. Thix last was a tall man, ecoelingly pallid, loeking more like a =host tharia living man ; he was bound f& a eross with his legs far apart, and betwesn thom! was a stick of wood, on which the body had a torturing support. A cord round the vetk tied‘the body te the cross, and the upperand forearms were also bound tight to'it. This being done he remained hanging for half an hour, during which he was obliged to witness the beheading of his eight companions, one after the other. After beholding the scene, and the wash- ing and combing of the heads, which were stuck upon poles, he was pierced in the ‘side witha spear, so that a large stream of blood flowed from the wound. His coun= tensnce became horribly distorted and shortly after he received another thrust in the side. He bit into the rope around his neck in the agony of his suffering, and at i last died: inthis position. Just before he "drew his last breath he was pierced jagain in the bowels with-a book lance, and the intestines drawn out. You cannotimagine "the horrible spectacle and the fearful con- ‘tortions of the face and the whole body. It seems as if I received the thrust myself. He was left hanging there the whole day, fas a waribiz example to everybody; Tha Japanese looked upon all this with the greatest indifference. ! =- or —— ® Mr. Archibald Thompson, who ra- cently diedin York county, age 92 years, was the father of fifteen children ‘and: 92: grand children: Margaret Williams county, from 1811 to 181 wolves, for which she drew county treasury $756: m— of Indiana 1, Killed £07 SEE rs. with five children; died sudden- ; ar Pittsburg on Monday morning from excessive drinking. -—
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