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PITTSBUGHEXPOSITTON
MOW OPBN!
Closes October 13th.
SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES
On an Railroads Entering PITTSBURGH and ALLEGHENY.
ino JNT'TT S a ri/ro VTw rT JT ;
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
Mr ' *yH's>'nSO^<V^EST r Stubbs and Mr Uwynne Price.
Wonderful Itlhi.K SHOOTI N'<« b>■ < an'. [• i cti-rrS
Wonderful PISTOL * I lO< )TI NO >v ( apt E. h. 811 BBS.
«... * ...re .' CHU'ACO and I'KOMIIhME UJ B\
BASE BALL GAMES . , VERNEK STARS and B. D. «(K)J) CUBH
SKIRMISH DRILL by CAPT. BARK'S GARFIELD ESCORT COM ».
JAPANESE DAYLIGHT FIREWORKS.
KVKNI.NO ffilOsi rN!iIN,J
I'ACIXd RACKS. I'iiNY KA< l> M 1 I■ l •_RAl_i--_I:
RELIC DEPARTMENT—ART GALLERY—GRAND ARMY DISPLAY.
Grandest Exhibition of Art, Industry and Manufacture Ever
Held in Pittsburgh.
E. P. YOUNG, Gen'l Manager. J. C. PATTERSON, Sec'y.
"X T1! OUT MA %
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS. TRIMMINGS.
Carpets, Oil Cloths,'' Hop, Mats, Druggets, Stair Rod-s, Etc,
FOR FALL. FOR FALL.
New Black Silks.
New Colored iSilftn.
New Colored Cashmeres.
New Black Cashmeres.
New Black Silk Velvets.
New Colored Silk \ civets.
New Colored Silk l'luehes.
New Black Silk Flushes
New Shades Ladies' Cloths.
New Dress Goods.
IfEW FdBSOKN. FISC'HUN, TIES, HAHD HITCHFLS,
Cloves, Handkerchiefs, Towels, Corsets, Velvet Ribbons, Knitting Silks,
Embroidery Silk on spools, all colors.
New Fall Hosisry. j
Underwear for men, ladies and chil
dren. Largest assortment, lowest
prices.
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS
Carpet Room Enlarged. Stock En
larged, Prices tlie Lowest.
NEW FALL STYLES.—We are now prepared and showing our entire Fall
Stock of Carpets and Oil Cloths, in all the Neweßt Designs.
Oil. CLOTHS, 1 to 2 YARD# WIOK, I!¥ ALL ((LALITIKN.
Please call and examine stock and prices.
A. TROUTMAN.
MJI TLFIt, PA.
HENRY BIEHLim
Dealers in
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Remington Clipper Plow.
IMPROVED KELLER CRAIN, SEED AND FER
TILIZING DRILL,
TOLEDO I. X. I WOOD PUWPS
The Celebrated American
Fruit Dryer, or
PNEUMATIC EVAPORATOR,
It if. |>orlal>!<), durable, abeolutoly lire-proof, economical ami will cure fruit and in
Ichm time and \\itli lenn fuel than «ny I)iyer in the maihet. It will pay for itn-lf iti hthan
thirty darn if j r<.p« rly attended. ltn product* are ni.ni u aiud an to quality and color, and ar
in tfreat demand at high priceM. Full inutructioiiM how to dry, bleach, pack and market the pro
ducts, Accompany cacti maeliino.
WILL EVAPORATK 8 BUSHELS OP* ANY FRUIT PER DAY.
HOOFING JSmmT-'A »KAI.E«S IW
AM) /<{'&/ 7 f \ iaoi I I ll.\-
SPOUTING . > a :1 - M; iiahh
DONE TO ORDER I WAIIK.
IJuller, Peim'a.
II nll p t ?Soit± ©fix®#.
FOR FALL. FOR FALL.
New Flannels, White blankets, Red
blankets, blue blankets, bed Comforts,
White Quilts.
Canton Flannels.
Yarns of all kinds. Germantown Yarns,
Midnight Yams, German Worsted
Yarns, Cashntere Yarns, Saxony Yarns,
Country Factory Yarns, Zephyrs.
The above Yarns in all colors.
Ladiss' Sacque3
In new Fall Shades, Ladies' Jersey
Jackets, Lace Curtains, Lace Lambre
quins. Large stock, prices low.
Fxoeiitor's Xolioe.
(ESTATE OF Wlf. THOMPSON, I'KC D.)
Notice i- hereby given that Letters I i st«
mentarv on the estate ot W ilT iani Ihonipson.
late of" Middlesex twp., Butler county, la.'
have this da* been granted by the Register ot
wills to the" undersigned, to whom all per
son- indebted to said estate are re [uested to
make immediate payment, and those having
claims or demands against the same will make
them known without delay.
W. S. Thompson, 1 Kx . r .
W. R. Thompson, j *
Glade Mills P. 0., Butler Co., Pa.
R. P. S< ott, Attorney.
Sept. 7, 18H3.
A<ln> i it ist ral or's \ollco.
Notice is hereby given that letters of a lifiiuis
trstion on the estate of "I homas A. Denny,
of Middlesex twp.. Butler county, Pa , deed.,
have been granted to the undersigned, a,I per
bodb therefore owing said estate vri'l please
make imrcedia'cpayment, a'ldauy having cl&ims
against the tame will present them, duly au
thenticated, to the undersigned for settlement,
EDWARD I)ENN\,
Adm'r Tlios A Denny.
Sept. 12, 'B3, 4*. P. O. Bakerstown. Pa.
NOTICE.
We the undersigned beg leave to amounce to
the depositors and customers of tli" Butlei
Conntv Bank that we have sold our stci If in said
Bank,"and the lirm of Dorsey Bros., Hoyt «t Co..
is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Messrs. Hartman, Simpson. Brady and lioyt
will continue the business of the Bank, arid we
take pleasure in recommending them to the gen
eral public for a continuance of its generous
patronage. DORSEY BROS.
Mil'erstown, I'a.. Sept. 1, 1883.
• NOTICE.
Having purchased the stock of Dorsey Bros.,
in the Butler County Bank, and the firm of
Dorsey Bros., Htfyt & Co., having been this day
dissolved by mutual content, we the undei
signed would announce to our old customers and
the public generally, that wo will continue to
msnage the business of said Bank and moetre
spectfully solicit their continued favors.
JOS. HARTMAN, Pres't. A. H. SIMPSON.
H. J- HOYT, Cashier. OWEN BRADY,
Millerstown. Pa., Sept, J, 1883. 12.4t.
" NOTICE.
All persons who gave notes forarticles purchas
ed at my vendue, in Franklin twp., Butler county.
Pa., on April lss:j, are hereby notified to pay
said notes only to tny. elf, as i am still the owner
of the same ; and f any of the same are out of iiij
actual t>os e sion they are wrongfully so out. 1
have not sold or assigned >aul notes to any per
son and will not recognize any payment to any
other than myself. JOIIN WOLFORD.
Prospect, Butler Co., Pa,. Sept. .1 It.
BRICKS! BRICKS!
The subscriber continues the making of bricks
common, pavement, bay window and other qual
ities at Ins kiln on the Fair <;round road, half a
mile west of Butler lie will keep on hand a lot
of bricks at all times. lie will also make and burn
brick in the country for anyone desiring to have
them made on their own farm or premises.
As he intends carrying on the brick making
business, he invites the custom of all, promising
to give entire satisfaction to all who may patron
ize htm.
All orders promptly filled at reasonable rates.
Call on or address,
J. GEORGE STAMM.
mai2B-Cmo Butler Pa.
Union Woolen NT ill,
BUTLER, PA.
11. ITLIiKItTON. I»r,»l>'r.
Manufacturer of Bi.aneets, Flannels, Yaknb,
dec. Afco custom work done to order, such as
carding Roll", making Blankets, Flannels, Knit
ting and Weaving Yarns, Ace., at very low
prices. Wool worked on the shares, il de
sired. my 7-1 y
LIVE AGENTS WANTED-
To .ell Dr. Chase's Keceipes ; or Information for
EverylKJtly.iii cverv county hi the t'niied States
ami Canada*. Enlarged by the publisher
putji'rt. It Contains over 2,<*»> household receipes
and is suited to all classes and conditions of so
ei-tv. A wonderful hook and a household neces
sity. It sells at sight, (ireatest iiiducemeuts ever
ollered to book agents. Sample coiuptes by
mail, post paid, for •>.'.«<). Exclusive territor> given.
Agents more than double their money. Address
J)r. Chase's Steam Printing House, Ann Arbor,
Miehigan. a- g.-*!i,::m.
FARM FOR SALE.
A farm of 40 acres in Centre township, one
and a half miles north of Butler.
30 ACRES CLEARED.
Log house and Barn thereon. Call at the
premises or address,
fc>. SNODGRASS, Butler, Pa.
septs-lm.
fo'BE mm n m
INBIAIIMAIJ
from the Districts of ABHAM, UIIITI'AOONO,
CACHAR, KANIiKA VALLEY, IMKJEEL
INO, DHHKA DOOM, aud others. Absolutely
Pure. Superior Itj Flavor. Ttic Most Econonir
Icc.l. Requires only half the u-ual quantity.
Sold by all (Jroecrs. JOIIN C. PIiILLHMiV
CO., Agents of the Calcutta Tea Syndicsite,
130 Water St., N. Y. Novß-ly.
BEIIIGIIIBER
fiEl
r riiAT
Patterson, the One I'rice Clothier and
Cents' Furnisher has a Fine Stock of
new Winter Clothing for Me run', I»■»y h'
and Childrens' Wear at one extremely
Low I'rice to all.
PATTERSON'S,
Dully Rloek, Butler, ■»«.
UfHKKFV
la 16 lol\A- I ) leal use. I'iiril\ ••ii.-ir
itnleci). Special iitleiilmii i i our mall onlei tie
l>:trl iii.-nt. I'lieen rill 111 .heil <>n applieal lon. I .ar
ise,! unci IIHISI reliable house in Wentcrn peiinsjl
valila. MAX KI.KIN. IV-leral lied, All"-
"lienv, opposite I'nrt Wayne puksciikit depot and
two ijnyn above West I'enii depot.
|**| CUBES WHERE Atl ELSE FAIU.
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DYSENTERY
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There i> no time to be IrA when those
\ve love are taken with these
t.rribl J diseases.
The beauty of rCRKY DAViS'3 j
FAIN KiLLER is that it acts
so promi-tly, surely end
efficiently. 11
Don't he witßout I'AIX I. .1.1.1.u !
Have it ready for instant n -!
Keep it with you r.t Lome
or abroad!
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A SPECIFIC FOE
ZflT EPILEPSY, SPASMS,
GOHVULSiOHS, FALLING SICKNESS,
ST. VITUS CANGF, ALCHOHGLISM,
* OPIUM EATING, SVPHILLIS,
SCROFULA, KifiGS EVIL,
UGLY BLOOD DISEASES, DYSPEPSIA,
NERVOUSNESS, SIR* HEADACHE,
RHEUMATISM, NERVOUS WFAKHESS,
NERVOUS PROSTRATION,
DRAIN WORRY, BLOOD SORES,
BILIOUSNESS, CUSTIVENESS,
KIDNEY TROUBLES AND IRREGULARITIES.
£Wsl.jO per bottle at druggists.
Tie Dr. S. A. Ricbmond Mel Co, Proprietors
St. ~c sorii. 2/Co- (1)
Correspondence freely anewered by Pliyidciana.
C. N. CRITTENTON, flgcr.!. New York.
TUTT'S
PILLS
A DISORDERED LIVER
IS THE BANE
of tho presf-nt. feneration. It in for tho
Cure"of this disease and its attendants,
SICK-HEADACHE, BILIOUSNErS. DYSi-
PEPSIA. CONSTIPATION, PILES, etc., that
TUTT'S PILLS have trained a world-wide
roputation. No liomody has ever been
discovered th.it nets ;<■ jjent.U on the
dii: f !«ttve organs, giving them i to a:.-
ai mi I ate tood. An a natural r> alt, tho
Nervous By stem is BnwiJ, the Mu iolea
are Developed, and tho Uody It at.
Ohillra anti tor.
R RIVAL, *t Planter at, Bayou Sara. La, say a*
My plantation 1m In a malarial dlHirlct. For
several y«'»rn I could not mako halt it crop "n
Recount of bllloua dl»oa;4»m and chliv I wa<»
- o jy-
TUTT'B PILLU. Too reejuM wu« r/
my Inborurn noon borumo hearty u ul robust,
and 1 bavo had no further trouble.
TlifT ri*llm Mvc.'.flfnnw
(lie I'rom polwuiouM liuii OM, u*yl
f*mi>m* tin- bowel* to i»«i ■mtnrn.l}, Wltll
out wliifli uoone fan ff*«*l well.
Tr? I»»l« rrmwly ful rl.r, anil you will ixnlaa
nlteiiUliy IHKCMIOII, l'lgorou>»ll«iily. I*ur«
HlfXMl, Mirunir Wrven, f.sul u .S<»i» *nJ Mv<f,
Prlrr t 23< VnU. «lllr< ,3.>.llufriiy Wi., Si. V.
TUTT'S HAIR DYE,
OBAV HA l it <>r WIIMKEHN rhnni?« r1 to a Hi.t.v
BL.AL. Kbyll ; tnKlO llpplii'lllloll '-f till I>VI It
ln«I' a natural r<»li»r, imil ui t < 11 ihIit•» ti»n« onMy.
hold liv OruifKlMW, or Hint l»y «--xi'n on receipt
of One Dollar.
Office, OO Murrny Street, N<-w York.
(llr. TIJTT'S .'MA Vf« >■ of I'llllnlMfV
Information «wl t'xr/nl II• flptm I
i rill be if ailed riiZL on uititUcallon.J'
[I Liver Pills I
I Act l»i*cctly on the I,iver.H
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8 R.E. SELLERS & CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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FOIi KENSINGTON, AItRASENE
AND OUTLINE WOliK DONE,
Al. o lt(-nou6 iii Mine k' v ' " ''J' ANNIK M.
LOWMAN, North fctrect, Btitlti, l*:i.
Jnc2o-1y
WXtt. KKI.LOT,
M KNT : Mure iluralili' tliiin ICON lor .tovmt
ranges, lire |ilnei*a HIHI sleaiu milt*. AI-'> ( net
prate* in workiriun-llke initiiiier. Ihin< i nien
tttkei the place of stove liackn. All work _'uiir
lilted, Jnly2s-12t.
for tbt- Ci t i/.t-N
A NOTABLE EVENT
Ceremonies on the Completion of
the Northern Pacific Railroad.*
A dispatch from between Garrison
and Gold Creek, oa the Northern
I'acific R. R., dated on the sth inst.,
give tie following account of the com
pletion of the road on that day :
"It is eight miles from Helena to the
point where the steep grade of the
Rocky Mountains begins and twelve
miles from there to the mouth of the
Mullen tunnel. As the tunnel is not
completed M alien Pass is crossed by
running in curves at a distance of about
four miles. The grade is the same as
at Bozeman. The sections of the train
bearing tbe Villard party were safely
lifted over the height and a descent
was made to this point, where the
ceremony of driving the last spike in
the Northern Pacific Railroad has just
been concluded. The contrast between
the rugged heights of the east side and
the long meadow-like slopes of the west
side is very striking. The distance
from this point to Helena is fifty-five
miles. In making tbe descent of the
Mullen Pass the British Minister's car
became disabled and the occupants had
to be transferred to another car. No
body was hurt or inconvenienced. The
train arrived at this point a little be
hind time, but in good shape. From
Portland there came somewhat earlier
a splendid train bearing prominent citi
zens of that section to participate in
the ceremonies. There were hearty
greetings between the American guests
of the Fast and West, and the occasion
was regarded as a remarkable one and
as presaging a prosperous future. All
were surprised at what they beheld.
Instead of tbe wilderness of the Rocky
Mountains tberc appeared before them
a magnificent pavilion capable of seat
ing more than one thousand people,
over which floated the national colors
of the American, German and British
nations. In front and reaching to the
road-bed was an extensive promenade
skirted by a platform with comfortable
seats. To the right was a band stand,
and on it were seated the Fifth United
States Infantry baud, who were to en
tertain the spectators and who had
come all the way from Fort Keogb.
MR. VILLARO'S ADDRESS.
As soon as the last of the guests ar
rived the ceremonies were opened by
President Villiard, who divided the at
tention of the enthusiastic multitude
with General Grant, who was seated on
tbe platform.
Advancing to the front of the plat
form Mr. Villard said:—"lt is my
agreeable duty and very great pleasure
to ofl'er a hearty welcome to this dis
tinguished assemblage on this memora
ble occasion and in these remarkable
surroundings. To you, the representa
tives of foreign nations, the members
of the executive, legislative and judicial
branches of the I nited States Govern
ment, to Governors of States and Ter
ritories, the representatives of the
European and American press and our
guests from abroad and at home gener
ally—to you, one and all, 1 beg to
offer, in the name of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, profound
thanks for your kind presence and par
ticipation in this the most important
event of our corporate existence. Our
work means the conquest of new fields
for general commerce and industry. It
creates anew highway between Europe,
America and Asia. .
TO THE OLD AND NEW WORLDS.
'The population of the States and
Territories traversed by our road is
largely made up from the European
nationalties represented here. Wo
deemed it lit and proper, therefore, to
bid, so to speak, both the Old and New
World to this celebration, or, in other
words, to arrange a sort of international
festival. Many of you have crossed
the ocean, and all have traveled great
distances in order to bo with us to-day.
Be pleased to accept my assurance that
we gratefully appreciate your sacrifice
of time and comfort. In return we
earnestly wish to do our guests all
possible honor and to give them all
possible pleasure, and we trust that
this transcontinental journey has been
and will be an unalloyed enjoyment to
them. We hope, moreover, that as in
this hour a new and indissoluble bond
will be formed between the countries to
the east and to the west of the Rocky
Mountains, this gathering may also
strengthen the ties of good will and
friendship between the Republic of
North America and the parent countries
of Europe.'
Mr. Villard then told in general terms
the story of the construction of the
road, ami in concluding introduced Mr.
Evarts, the orator of the occasion.
MR. KVAUTS' ADDRESS.
'Prophecy, faith and works,' said
Mr. Kvarts, 'have been contributing to
the success of this enterprise. For
tunately for us, neither English nor
Spanish explorers of the west coast had
; discovered the mouth of the Columbia
! Kiver befor« our independence was es
tablished. Fortunately, also, after that
! event, though both the English and the
Spaniards continued their explorations
on that coast, it was a New England
trailing captain, Robert Cray, of the
nhip Columbia, who first penetrated
the mouth of this river, to which he
gave its name, and verified and record
| e.l it as a discovery which, under the
I rules then prevailing, carried to his
country the sovereignty of the region
drain* d by the river and its tributaries
I iilil the acquisition of California, as
the result of the Mexican war, this re
gion was our sole footing upon the
Pacific Ocean, and this excited the in
terest and ambition of tin; nation for an
overland communication with this re
mote and unpeopled possession.
'lt ISO)}, through the energy and
forecast of .lelt'erson, a project for the
survey of this vast region was initiated,
i and in lH()|-f> was executed by |,ewh
1 and Clark. Thu.,' waul Mr. Kvarts
'under instructions, drawn by the hand
of Jefferson himself, the route now oc
copied by the Northern Pacific Rail
| road was opened to the attention of the
people of the United State?, and has
from time to time engaged their inter
est, till the dream, the prospect, the
project and the effort have ended in the
work here and now.
'The prophecy and advocacy of a
railroad to our Pacific coast, possession,
to the Columbia River and to Puget's
Sound began as early as 1334. Put
the acquisition of California, the dis
covery of its till then hidden gold, the
absorption of the people and govern
ment in the terrible struggles between
freedom and slavery for the occupation
of our new domain, and, finally, the
civil war, aroused new motives and
new arguments which urged irresistibly
the transcontinental connection, but
diverted the first compliance with the
political, military and popular exigen
cies from the northern to the southern
and central routes. Thus, once more
in human affairs, the last was made
first and the first last.
THE STORY OF THE ROAD.
Mr. Evarts then gave a brief history
of the construction of the road ; of the
difficulties, financial and otherwise,
which were encountered by its pro
jectors and builders. 'I cannot discov
er," said Mr. Evarts, 'that there has
ever been engrafted upon this enter
prise any construction company to suck
the prosperity that belongs to the orig
inal growth. 1 do not perceive that
excessive rates, either of interest for
money or of payment for labor or ma
terials for want of money, have impos
ed upon the enterprise burdens dispro
portionate to the values which its de
bentures or its stock fairly represented.
I do not find any just ground for com
plaint in political or popular estimate
that the United States has burdened
its revenues with subsidies which, for
the public interest, were unnecessary
or excessive, for from the beginning to
the end the enterprise has not received
a dollar from the public funds.'
Mr. Evarts then referred to the rapid
growth of the country to which rail
roads have contributed so much, and
concluding said :
'As our flying footsteps leave these
heights of moral and natural vision, I
am sure this company will feel this oc
casion was not unworthy of an as
semblage which the Secretary of the
Interior honors with his attendance,
and the illustrious soldier, after follow
ing his own fame around the world,
finds attractive in its interests; to
which the Ministers of the Powers of
Europe lend the favor of their counte
nance, and which collects so many em
inent men of our own country and of
the Old World to assist in this inter
national celebration.'
The orator was very heartily ap
plauded
Music followed, after which Mr. Mil
lard, in a few words, introduced Secre
tary Teller, who spoke of the great
energy and capital required to complete
the various transcontinental lines and
their practical benefit to the nation
This enterprise of the Northern Pacific
company, along whose lines there
would be in a few years nine millions
of people, could not be called local in
its character. It was more lhau
national, in concerned the welfare of
other people. It now remains for the
managers to justify in the future the
wisdom of the government in what it
has done, and that they would do if the
policy announced by President Villard
is carried out.
Secretary Teller was followed by Ex-
President Hillings, who spoke of the
difficulties encountered in building the
road and paid a high tribute to those
through whose energy and capacity
they had been overcome.
Mr. Villard said that as they had
present distinguished guests from Eu
gland ami Germany he would give those
present an opportunity to hear their
sentiments.
TIIE ENGLISH REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Villard then introduced Minister
Lionel Sackville West, of England,
who said that Sir James llannen would
speak for the English guests.
Sir James said the English visitors
were filled with wonder aud admira
tion by the sights of this magnificient
country and its institutions. Mr. Vil
lard was a person about whom their
warmest sympathies and gratitude for
this splendid hospitality could well
cluster- 'We have had the happiness,'
he continued, 'of seeing what manner
of man lie is. We have been able to
uee in him the qualities which have
earned for him the confidence of those
who have been associated with him
throughout his life, and wo shall now
carry back the recollection of having
known a real man. It was a happy
thought that the; representatives of the
countries which have contributed the
population to the American nation
should be present on this most extra
ordinary occasion. It fills me with
wonder and awe to see the prosperity
which lias advanced with such rapid
strides, and which has at once reached
the highest development of civilization.'
REMARKS OK THE GERMAN MINISTER.
The German Minister, Uerr von
Eisendecker, was then presented, lie
expressed the hearty good wishes of
his fellow countrymen for their enter
prise. lie said : —We are sorry to
have lost Mr. Villard, but as he has
<•<>;:. c to a country which has always
been closely allied to my own he may
remain '
l>r. Kneiss, of tin- Berlin University,
was then introduced ami spoke at
length in behalf of the German visitors
anil expressed a hope that the North
crn Pacific would be a new highway
and the main lino of all Northern col
onization of America and Europe.
'May it be forever,' he said, 'a monu
ment in honor of the brave son of Ger
many, Henry Villard. You may be
sure our mother country is proud of
such a son. Dr. 11 oilman, the greatest
microscopist of the day, has said that
, the construction of the Northern Pacific
i was a modern miracle, and, unlike re
, cent miracles, was performed in com
pliance with theluwsoi nature and not
against them. This is an international
- festival of civilization. The Northern
s Pacific country presents features of uu
precedented fertility, such as our eyes
have never seen before. Provinces of
mineral wealth surpassing everything
which the boldest imagination could
have expected, they will at no distant
day be populated by millions of happy
citizens.'
The Governors of Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Dakota, Montana, Oregon and
Washington were severally introduced
and made brief and appropriate re
marks. The Governor of Idaho was
absent on account of sickness.
ENTHUSIASM FOR GRANT.
There were loud cries for General
Grant, and as he came forward the air
was rent with cheers The General
made a few remarks suitable to the oc
casion. He said be was reminded by
the speeches to which he had listerfld
of the fact that he had something to
do with the great Northern Pacific en
terprise. When Governor Stephens,
thirty years ago, organized h'is survey
ing expedition he was a lieutenant,
acting as quartermaster and commis
sary on the Columbia, and he issued
the supplies for the expedition. Was
he not, then, entitled, he asked, to
some of the credit which Mr. Billings
had apportioned out to others ? He
greatly pleased the audience, which
was largely made up of veterans, who
became perfectly wild when he said
that these intercolonial railroads would
have amounted to but little but for the
men who after the war had sought the
Territories as fields of enterprise. They
had made these railroads possible and
prosperojs. At the conclusion of Gen
eral Grant's speech three rousing
cheers were given.
The foreign guests were then given
seats on the platform by the railroad,
when a photograph was taken of them
—Mr. Villard and family and the most
distinguished Americans. After that a
horse that helped to build the road
from its inception was brought upon
the platform.
DRIVING THE LAST SPIKE.
Then there was witnessed a most ex
traordinary spectacle. Three hundred
meu with braway arms quickly laid
the iron and drove the spikes on the
thousand feet of uncompleted track, ex
cept the last spike. During the pro
gress of the work, which was witnessed
by the foreigners with amazement, the
band played and the people cheered.
When nearly completed a cannon salute
was fired by the detachment of the
Fifth infantry present. The last spike
was finally driven home by H. C.
Davis, assistant general passenger
agent of the road, who drove the first
spike on the opening of the road, who
drove the first spike on the opening of
the road, this spike being the same one
first driven. The end was reached as
the sun was setting behind the moun
tains. The enthusiasm of the audience,
variously estimated at from three to
five thousand, was indescribable. The
heights revtyberated with their cheers.
Thus was brought to a happy conclu
sion a very remarkable event iu Amer
ican history. The trains were reform
ed and the guests departed, the En
glish and part of the Americans, includ
ing George M. Pullman and Vice Pres
ident Harris, to the East, the rest west
ward to Puget Sound."
FROST AND DROUGHT.
Great Injury to the Crops of the
Grain-Growing States.
From Philadelphia I'ress, Sept. 10.]
The importance of accurate informa
tion from points iu the groat corn belt
of the West is shown by the sensitive
ness of tho stock and grain markets on
Saturday and yesterday. Under the
effect of dispatches announcing that a
large area of territory had been covered
with frost on Saturday night stocks de
clined rapidly, losing nearly the whole
advance of the week, and corn shot up
ward in price. Yesterday with more
favorable reports the market advanced
as rapidly as it receded. The total of
the wheat crop being almost certainly
known, tho fact whether corn will be a
full crop was regarded as the most im
portant as determining the winter's
work of the railroads and the question
of food supply. The total corn crop
last year was 1,017,025,000 bushels,
and excellent authorities had predicted
the greater harvest of 2,000,000,000
this year. Dispatches to the Press,
however, from all over the Northwest
and from points in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey show that the crops have
suffered to a great extent, either from
the heavy frosts of the past few nights
or from drought. Ohio, Indiana, Mich
igan, VViscousin, Illinois, lowa and
several other States have all been
struck by the cold wave, and so much
damage lias been done that tho loss to
the farming communities is almost in
calculable, running perhaps into mil
lions of dollars. Com seems to have
received the greatest injury, though
garden crops and fruits havo also met
with disaster.
j THE TERRITORY OVER WHICH TIIK DAM
AGE HAS EXTENDED.
Sr. Louis, Mo., Sept. 18.— From all
points in the West and Northwest re
ports continue to pour in, stating that
great injury has been done by tho late
frosts.
A Fon du Lac, Wis., special says:
"A heavy white frost appeared here
tliis morning, doing much damage to
j crops, es|K;cially to com. An estimate
of damage cannot Ih> had till valuable
information comes from the farmers.
It is certain that not more than a quar
ter of a crop of corn will bo harvested,
as a combination of circumstances has
about ruined it, viz: Poor seed to
start on, then floods, and now an early
heavy frost."
A Clinton, Ills., despatch says. "A
damaging front prevailed in DoWitt
and adjoining counties last night, and
it is thought that there will be a repeti
tion to-night. It will injure corn very
much, as a great deal of tho crop hae
not fully mutured and will not be so
for some days."
Another despatch, received from St
Paul, Minn., says: "What little core
there is along the MauitoW Uailwaji
has been much frozen, and, in maoy
places, killed outright.
"The oldest residents claim that yes
terday was the coldest day ever ex
perienced in any September, and last
evening the thermometer sank very
close to the freezing point. The frosts
of Friday and Saturday nights were the
most severe north of this point, but it
extended all over this State and North
ern lowa. Corn has been seriously
damaged, and good judges estimate the
crop will be short of last year's, and
will not go over 10,000,000 bushels at
the outside. In Southern Minnesota
corn was advanced so far that it was
not hurt so badly as further south."
MICHIGAN'S HEAVY LOSS.
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 10.—Reports
from all over the State show that tho
frost of yesterday and Saturday has
damaged the crops incalculably. The
corn crop has suffered the most, and
fears of its total destruction are enter
tained. The mercury stood at 39°
here yesterday, but the weather has
moderated some to-day. The greatest
damage seems to have been done along
the Michigan Central and Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railroad lines.
The entire growing tomato and cu
cumber crops about Detroit are lost,
and within twenty-four hours the price
of tomatoes has gonqjup from fifty cents
to $1.50 per bushel. It is estimated
that the losses to farmers in this State
will aggregate $500,000.
WHAT MILWAUKEE REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 10.—From sever
al hundred despatches received in this
city fiom reliable sources over the
Northwest it appears that the recent
frosts extended North from a line
drawn East and West through this
city across the country increasing in
severity, and consequent damage to
ward the North, the most direful re
sults being attained in Michigan, this
State, Minnesota and Northern lowa.
HAVOC IN CRANBERRY FIELDS.
WARHHAM, Mass., Sept. 10.—The
last six or eight weeks have been the
driest the Cape has known for years,
and the drouth, together with fruit and
vine-worms, have caused havoc in the
great cranberry fields. On many farms
vegetation is beyond revival. Cattle
suffer for pasturage.
GARDEN VEGETABLES DESTROYED IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
ERIE, Pa., Sept. 10.—A heavy frost
visited Erie and adjoining counties last
night, and South of the Lake Shore
Ilidge there was three-quarters of an
inch of ice. The corn and buckwheat
crops left by previous frosta were en
tirely destroyed. The late peaches in
some localities were frozen. Garden
vegetables were destroyed. The region
of country fringing along the Lake
shore, including the vineyards, was
protected by the Lake breezes.
DELAWARE COUNTY'S OUTLOOK.
CHESTER, Sept. 10—The farmers in
Delaware county seem to be well pleas
ed with the result of the year's harvest,
and do not now apprehend anything in
the way of dry weather that can hap
pen will affect the outstanding crops to
any great degree, though it would
cause great distress to cattle.
TOBACCO DAMAGED IN BUCKS.
QUAKERTOWN, Sept. 10—This sec
tion was visited by a heayy frost last
night. Corn and vegetables in low
places suffered considerably. Mr. Win.
1 Dengler, who has two acres of very
fine tobacco growing, reports that his
loss from frost is about SOOO.
URAPES AND OTHER FRUITS BUFFERING.
PINE GROVE, Sept. 10.—A heavy
frost, the fourth of this season, visited
this section of the country last night,
doing serious damage to grapes and
other fruits.
The Hubbards.
The other day, when old Maj.S. an
nounced his readiness to proceod in the
direction of the church, his wife appear
ed wearing a Mother Hubbard dress.
The old man intently regarded her for
a few moments and then asked:
"Mary what sort of a coat do you
call that?"
"It's a Mother Hubbard, Jeems."
"Air you agoin' to wear it to church?"
"Why certainly, Jeems. The Mother
Hubbard is all the fashion now."
"Well, I'm glad to know it," the old
man replied. "Just wait till I get
ready, and we'll go."*
The old man went into the kitchen,
took a couple of meal sacks, cut the
bottoms out, sewed them together,and
put them on in imitation of pantaloons.
When ho returned his wife ottered a
loud cry of astouishmout, and exclaim
ed :
"Great iroodness, Jeems, what is
that ?"
"Father Hubbard," the old man re
plied.
"You're not u-jfoin' to wear them
sacks, are you ?"
"I've got to be fashionable to keep
up with you. I've got as much right
to wear these meal bags as you have
to go in that bran sack."
"I'll take it off."
"All right; off goas the FatLer Hub
bard," and turning away ho added to
himself: "Only one way to beat a wo
man, and that is by agreein' with her.
If it hadn't been fur the daddy Hub
bard I'd a been in a mighty bad fix."
Mr (1. YV. Nitrauer, Lebanon, Pa.,
says: "Rheumatism, sleeplessness and
swellings troubled me which Hrowu's
Iron Hitters completely cured."
These three things—smoke, rain
ing into the house and a scolding wife
will make a man run out of doors.
Some men are a sort of medium
between all fool and all philosopher,
with a gentlo loaning toward the for
mer.
There are two things which ought
aever to excite a man's anger—first,
those things which ho can help, and,
second, those which he cannot help.
Our religion is not worth much if
it is like that of the storekeeper who
said, "I've been converted, so when
you want milk on Sunday yon must
come round to the back door."
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