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case, - according 'to the jadp;inept , or
science, which alone has a right to decide
Deis question—that a Murder'has been'
actually committed, she ran charge no
, body-with having committed a Murder.
11.—Did the juror with whom you con
versed some days ago, express an opinion
as to the present state of his mind in
regard to your case ?
' Dr. B.— Ho told me, I bed. his
sincere sympathy, and that he would bo
--well satisfied, if Ccould get a new trial,
or a release from the Governor. And
from what I heard from persons, who
had conversations with others of the
jurors, who- sat on my trial, the same
opinion prevails among them.,
R.—You said that you agreed with
the views expressed in the. article above
quoted from a Philadelphia newspaper.
Can, you. complain that you have
• been wronged by the testimony of "per
jured, or ignorant, or prejudiced wit
nesses?" ,
_ Dr. S.—Believe me, sir, that no jury
could have ever convicted me,_had not
some of the main witnesses; on the part
of the prosecution, perjured themselves,
e• acted from criminal ignorance and
irejudices.
It —This is a,grave charge. Can you
sustain it by any facts 2
Dr. s.—Yes,' I can. I assure you,
that I would not dais to utter such
words, were I not able to support them
by undeniable proof, you will recollect
that I, after having been summoned to
the sick bed of the deceased, and being
fully aware of her dangerous condition,
wanted to have another physician called
in, in order to consult with him, as to
the proper Mode of treatment.. You will
also recollect, that' Dr. 11mm:in was sent
Mr, with whom Ififttirwards consulted.
row, sir, lam sorry to say, but, if I
shall speak frankly, I cannot refrain
front doing so, that there is, no other
explanation left of the testiMony of Dr.
which be had given as well at .
the hearing of the habeas carpus, as at
the trial,l_kAore the jury, than that Dr.
Minion perjtwed himself. Whether he
did so from ignorance or malice, or some
other reason, lam unable to say. The •
will easily
see, what immense injustice was done
mo by the testimony of this man, if you
take into consideration, that Dr. Her
man was one of the chief witnesses, on
the part of the prosecution, who swore
my Hallway.,
lI.—I hope you can support what you
say.
Dr. S.—l can. I will submit hero to
yotra short extract from the tcsti - Mony
of Dr. Herman, and thin loave it to all
persons possessed orlittle common
sense to judge for themselves. Dr. Her
man swore at Hoe hearing- uf. the habeas
..:,,rpvs: "I was satisfied the cause of
her death could not have been produced
by narcotics." . tic trial the t•ame
lir. ferman swore: " I - am lost' to be
iirty the compounding of mimic acid
awl morphia, Iliat that was the cause of
her deathf' every scholar of
in~dieinc knoiV, that 'l/11V , 112 ;1011 . 1 and
1,1011111i:1 :11(' n:lll ,, hes.
• I al0111(`Ili Of Dr. llcromn aro, there:
INItoll2, irreeoneilabk.
I'M Hier, Dr. I lerniim, elm, in con
bar- ,illll me, :it the death Leif or
Steinnei-ke, pronounced the disease,
ti tan which i4llll- sits sultoring, in distinct
%voids, in I lerman, to he a stroke or
piiialysis. He did the same in English
I:Olga:1;4i; to :Mrs: llorti, a lady, who was
.•sent in the room. Mrs. I lorn testified
miler oath : "I was standing at the
.ibietor's side-, being the only person near
I)r Herman said " it is a stroke."
I Went around to the other side and said,
Lien Hod or there is no lump, ho- sa id,
little." let the saint: I)r. Her
man sworiTieferethe Jury
reply to Mrs. Born it is a stroke." Now
I,ith these statements. These are only
w specimens taken fron the testimony
of In-. Hernias, lint they could be easily
augmented by further examining his
hiistinuniy,-- • : .
spoke of ignorant
mliced witnesses. Will you please state
to what you refer by saying so.
I)r. 8.-1 refer to the tostimmly of
Irof. --Aiken- and- Dr.- - eonraili - who made
that illegal and bungling post mortdm
examination, which alone—according to
the statement of the district attorney—
t tuned the scales of my trial against me.
1 will not dwell hereupon the analysis of
Prof. Aiken. His analysis has been very
carefully and conscientiously 'weighed
;ii l examined by the most eminent ex
perts in medical and chemical science,
and it has been proved to lie false and
utterly unreliable. I will only add a few
words in regard to the manner and ways,
that Prof. Aiken displayed throughout
the whole proceedings.. Already before
Aiken had touched, himself, a single fibre
‘,l the body of the deceased, he expressed
an eager desire to him me arrested ; and
afterwards, when.siving his depositions
before a magistrate of tie city of Bniti-,
more, he burst out into the words : "If
were a
,juryman, T would hang Dr.
.
NI,W, sir, think • you that Prof. Aiken,
with such a desire in his breast influenc
ing his very thought and word, with
such an call in view, was really apt and
in to make a reliable post-mortem exami
oation, On which the fate of my life
should depend? Think you that he
could give evidence unbiased, nopre
:indicts], and free from that desire that
•• Dr, Sulicuppe might be hung . ?" It
,imis impossible for me lo have justice
done me by the evident'n of such wiL
1),,,05, but I will leave that fur the Gover
nor and the public to decide. -
A similar spirit was manifested ell the
old of Dr. Conrad in giving his testi
mony before the jury. I could e a s ily
show this from his own statement, al
though such a task would go beyond the
limits of time allowed for Ihis'intyrriew.
ibit. Prof. Aiken, Dr. Conrad and Dr.
Harman are the main witnesses on inn
part of the prosecution-. Take their
testimony away, and there is not left
evidence enough to indict any person,
let alone to convict ulkin., Think you
that liNse men, to whom my life was de
livered up at mercy, could give evidence
which should be
,`.` the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, 80 he,lp
me God?" I wish yon to understand,
that I am speaking hero from 110 personal
feeling -whatever towards those persons,
through' Whose 'instrumentality I have
been brought into this i l erriblesithation.
I refer, in all respects, simply to facts,
unanswerably established by evidence.--
11.—Toil mentioned the Governor.
.1
lave you any hope of a favorable action
from tile Governor on your petition?
can only repeat, here, what',
I before said. 1 am innocent of the
heinous crime, of which I stand charged.
The„ verdict of an infallible ,judge—my
conscience—ls : "„Isiot. guilty"—and RN
Ile Governor is said to be a just and
benevolent man; and a faithful public
officer, the, decision I hope from him is
an acquittal.
has 1/0011 given out, ;Mg SUMO
persons - seem still to think, that—should
lleltry - pardorryou—you would have
to stand, another trial for an alleged
forgery of thewill.of Miss. Steinuecke,
left in your fever. Do you believe your
prosecutors will prosecute yO yet on
such a charge?
Dr. 5.—1 caniiid: say: nut I am ,on
tirely-undisturhed regarding such plans
of my pre , secutors. I -.know the Will is
ny forgery, and I trust I will be able--
in ease of a prosecution on such n charm
—to even prove my innocence, althougyt
the, law, as you will kndw, presumes this ;
'as long as guilt has not; been proven.
.11.—What proof do
,you intend to
()Inv?' .
Dr. S.-You will have read the Mil
davit of the cashier of the National Me
chanics Bank of Baltimore, who has been
wcll acquainted with Miss . BteinneAp
for Over twenty years, and who knows
her 'handwriting very well. Ile has
testified under oath, that, in his opinion,
the .signature of Miss - Steinnecke under
tho will is gennine. — Besidets T, am In
possEssion of an affidavit of my, father,
Who is now dead, that was made before
tt magistrate of thn.city of Montreal in
Canada, in whfolt he testified undoreath,
that "MisaSteinnecke did in his presence,-
subscribe her name to the will, -and that
he, with his own hand, signed his name
to it, without knowing. at the time the
contents. of the will: There is memo
other evidence yet by which the puniness
ofcan by proved, heyend
.doub ;to Which TWill only ol'or here. •
fl.—You will recollect that your prose z
cutoroliarged you with having 'forged a'
check- foe 'Ott, .to show motive foe the
crime of murder: .
f3.,—Well, sir ? , this wholo titattor
of,aectishig me that I ShnUld haYg i killed
this lady to hide the allegedlforgery of a
check of poor $5O is almost too ridiculous
to make anybody believe lt, if yon will
but remember that tho time of the
death of this lady, had over $1,600 cash
money in bank. • . '
R.—But it has been urged, with great
force to the jury, and perhaps bad not,
little weight with them.
Dr. S.—l know this very well. But if
such be the case, it would only famish
proof, how unfairly I have been dealt
with. If my situation were not so ex
tremely sad and unfortunate, I could al
most laugh at such argument. Tho
check of $5O is genuine. Do you really
believe that I could be so depraved and
blood-thirtty to murder a benefactor of
mine, whose death I sincerely deplore',.
in
.oFder to illegally obtain possession of
poor
,s'so, if I was in no way irbiwant of
any money"
R.—How did it happen that Miss
Steinnecke, just the very day on which she
was taken sick, had tell:1y you the- - sum
of $5O?
Dr. S.—l can fully explain this to you.
I had on several occasions prescribed for
Miss Steinnecke form A. Fongera, of New
York, Kissinger mineral water, for which
I, tip to the time you speak of, had never
received payment. When I, matte after
noon of the day, out which Miss Steinnecke
was taken sick, called on her, she re
ceived a letter from Mr. Coleman, the
cashier of the bank iu Baltimore, at
which the deceased kept an account. In
this letter. Mr. Coleman informed Miss
Steinnecke, that he had just written to
bur account about $lOO, interest on some
stock, I don't know more what stock it
was. On bFing informed of this by the
letter above mentioned, Miss Steinnecke
turned to me and told me : " Well Dr.,
I will now pay you the mineral water
you prescribed for inc. Take a blank
cheek from my portfolio on the table and
fill it out to the amount of $50." I did
so and handed her the cheek, together
with a hook. as she was lying in bed, she
laid the cheek on the book, raised a little
and signed it; while half sitting iu bed.
R.—lt is very unfortunate that matters
went as they did. But could you not
have produced such evidence as you re
feTtO, a[your trip?
Dr. S.—l could, but my counsel said
they were trying a case of murder and
not of forgery. I will speak openly, I
think my counsel was a little toe con
fident of success before the trial: I know,
they worked very hard after the verdict
was rendered, and I am, indeed, most
deeply indebted to my attorneys who
willingly Undertook the greatest trouble
to save My life, after the conviction was
had. I shall feel forever. thankful to
them for all the trouble they took upon
themselves after .my conviction. Fur I
recollect distinctly that.on one occasion,
before the trial had occurred, I spoke
once to Mr. W. H. Miller, one of- my
counsel, awl urged upon him to look at
seine points, relative to my case, Which
I had written on paper. Ile then said :
" Ali, that is all unnecessary. -You can
not he convicted, the law must protect
you. I trusted that-so experienced and
tint i nent a lawyer, as Mr. Miller is, would
not I,‘• mistaken in so grave a ease. The
saint , opinion . :ls that ofMr.Miller seemed
to be shared .by Judge lleph - trn, one of
our ablest and Most sagacious jurists,
who bad been linnself once on the bench.
As a natural consequence of these opin
ions I did, before the trial, not caremuch
about the management of the case, all the
more so, as I felt myself in my conscience
perfectly inuocedt ()alio charge that was_
brought against the.
Zriv, Oivtiolv pvv,illil.
YOL. 71. NO.
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING.
filo Republican County Committee
will meet in Rheem's hall, Carlisle, on
Saturda3i,jeßinary II: 1871. A fall
attendance jig Tequested, as business of
importance, will be brought up for action.
_ J.. M. WALLACIAI,
Chairman.
THAT HAPPY FAMILY
There are some strange rumors in the
air. There aro some surprising stories
afloat ;Wont official corruption, extrava
gance, and dishonesty. They point
to • that most, genteel, respectable, and
conservative body of men, the Commis
sioners of Cumberland county. The
county fathers wear a troubled look.
Playing checkers has been discontinued
for the time, and the wise men
who control the county affairs, are
engaged in explaining to the Au
ditors what peculiar consideration
induced them to draw certain or
ders on the County Treasury, and one
of their number is busy in getting ready
to defend himself in the Qupu•te• Ses
sions, against a long string of charges,
for bilbery extortion, and sundry other
improper and criminal acts.
Really this is an afflicting dispensation
of Providence. These unfortunate men
have meekly borne their• sore trials in
office. They have wrought faithfully
for the prosperity and glory of- their
r•oauty. For it, they have labored by
day and by night. Behold, have they
not joined Cumberland - and -Franklin
with an iron bridge, and built numerous
others over the crooked Conodogninet ?
Have they not also constructed a new
`dial for the Court House clock, and
painted that building within and with
out with good paint, and put a new
roof thereon,. and caused the aisles
thereof, to be laid with• pew matting.
And have they not also built a great
house for the incline of the county, and
done ninny other wonderful works,
whereof wo have not space to tell. But
for all these things•they receive no honor,
but much persecution. Their accounts
are investigated, their orders declared
fraudulent, and themselves threatened
with the Suss and imprisonment for
official and personal misdeeds,
jiut,4,-0- be mere definite. The Audi
! tors‘ are now engaged hi their an
nual audit of. the financial tasks of the
county. Objection was made to the al
lowance of :Certain orders- drawn by the
' Commissioners in favor of parties who
had cnitracts for the building of bridge's.
This brought -about an investigation of
.niatters, and the COMM issioners and
their former clerk-were examined on
,
oath concerning the transaction. Their
testimony brought. out the fact •that a
largo sum of money was given to a car
thin, contractor to get rid of his contract,
and that another contractor was so very
kind and benevolent as to - give the Conv.,
missioners a neat-little Present of several
hundred dollars after his contract was
closed. Theruwere several other similar.
transactions' partially unearthed, whieli
will make "mighty interestiag reading"
when they are fully dovelopOd.
'On these matters now we make no
comment. When they are fully brought
out we will endeavof to give ihem: con
siderable circulation. As the matter has
now' assumed .1.4t0 character of a judicial
t
investigation, wo hope. it will o con
tinued until the niystcries of Cum ' orland
county finanelerin , are fully known to
all
,our tax-payers, .and this we retil
assured will-be-done. The parties who
'beim ' started this .investigation, are in
earnest in the matter, And their counsel,.
Samuel Hepburn, jr:,' has certainly' diff '
played a zeal and energy in its proffeett.:
tion which entitle him to 'great credit:
We' have been anxious for some time to ,
know all about these veal:tors,' and .we
now feel 8111.13 we shalphtlow shOrtly.'
K.A.lisAi has eleeted a Pennsylvanian,
gen. Alexander CaldwolJ, Senator 'for
for six years riern Iffa"reh 4 7 ; 1871. '
NOTORIETY-AT PUBLIC COST
There is, perhaps,V more imperative
duty imposfil on the' Ciiinmon Wealth
thada proper iiaro and stiPerVisiori;Over
the,inetitutions in which are kept . ..those
of citizens who ,u6rtiVts charities and its.
reforMatory diseipte, •_ Tide was . fully
.'realized when theilaw was passed which
Provided for the .appointment of a Board
'of Public Charities. That this new
Department of the - State government
should be filled by men, who could within
six months bring all the charitable and
correctional institutions of the State into
a condition of ideal perfection, was, hot
for a Moment imagined by any one, for
the simple reason that that sort 'of men
don't exist. As the servica'd all, except
the Secretary of the Board, were gratu
itous, the GOVarildr very wisely made the
commission consist of gentlemen Whose
circumstances w mid' permit them to
devote,, to the ias of their office, the
time which. in theirjudgment; was neces
sary. These gentlemen have since their
appointment exorcised their functions as
they saw fit s and whether or not their
work and theireliberations have been
of value, will b determined after suffi
cient time has .elapsed to show their
effects. To judge of them now, would
certainly not be the act of any man whose
judgment was worth considering. To
condemn them, would indfcate a dis
honesty arid unfairness, which would die
grace even an avowed partizan dema
gogue.
We aro led to this by a most extraor
dinary and ill-mannered reliort of the
President of the Board, which was pre
sented to the Legislature last week.
This document bears on the face of it an
indication of excessive thirst for-noto
riety on the part of its author. Were it
not-made-to the-Legislaturemtrarrimpon ,
tant'subject, by a man of character and
culture, it might be allowed to pass un
noticed. But, certainly, Gen. Kane's
attempt to report his colleagues to the
Legislature for censure, deserves a severe
rebuke from all right thinking Men.
The President of a Board of Public
charities is not the censor of his associ ,
aces, Ho is but their agent and spokes,
man. Whatever of dignity or authority
may attach to him in that position,
comes throUgh the courtesy ofilis fellow
members. Hellas a right to his individ
ual opinions on all questions, and to a
full exprossfon of them, and this •right
attaches to all the others equally. lie is
not justified in assuming that, four men
are wrong because they differ from hini,
or that they and fools because they
question his thebriew. As to the matter
of labor or attention to duty, 'the
Preiddent does not pretend. that his own
labors were of longer duration, or greater
severity than Haw of the men he has
censured.
ilutiit is useless to continue the sub
ject. ' The tone awl temper of Gen.
Kane'S report, the _character of its rec
ommendations, and the unusual and
ostentatious manner in which it is.given
to the public, makes the intention of its
-author entirely-clearl- - ---It ett-to
_inform_ the people that Gen-Nanee-xists,
that his existence is necessary to 't h e
welfare of all the people, and that these
facts should be known and understood.
We tki;ult . ,,however, _such ~ad vertisemen t
might haye boen ° Tnade in swim manner
which would not cause injuiy to a .vcry
important Department of the Govern
ment.
THE WAR ENDED
Frbm Europe comes glad news at-last.
The fearful struggle between Prussia
and Fiance is ended, and for a time at
least there will be peace. On Friday
last, the negotiations between Count
Bismarelc and M. Favre at Versailles
closed with the following result. France
is to give up to' Germany the two . provin-'.
ces of Alsace and Lorraine and 'another
colony not yet designated ; to pay 200,-
000,000 francs as•indemnity, and to sur
render Paris unconditionally, with the
troops as prisoners of war.. This. closes
a struggle which- has been ono of con
tinued and brilliant victories for 'the
Prussians, and of unvaried and humili
ating defeats for the French since its
commencement. Prussia wins glory and
increased power. France reaps a mourn
ful hamst of shame and degradation.
• _How little of even the near future
can be seen by human vision. The man
who would have predicted one year ago,
that France, the most powerful and war
like of European nations would, by this
time, be entirely overrun by the Germans,
her, capital taken, and her Emperor a
Trialoner, would have been writtema fool.
All the. remaining years .of time would
have hardly seemed sufficient to accom
plish such a miracle. But in a few' short
months and the power , and' prestige of
France has passed away foreVer. If her
present humiliationTilllead her to choose
a ruler, who will Make her happiness'
parainount to his own Selfish schemes,
she may again rise from her ruin. At
/east let us hope that she may never
inure be cursed with a Bonaparte.
As the time 'approaches for the meet
ing of the Republican State Cobvention;
candidates for nomination mime
rapidly to the surface. - Gen. Beaver,
Cul. Stanton, and General Allen have
beet named in connection with the
office of Auditor General. General Beaver
it is said, has declined the nomination:
Col. Stanton, who is a cousin of Secretary
Stanton, is ri r man of Rim abilities and
gretit popularity, and would be an excel-,
lent nomination. Gen. Allen, wlio is
now in the State Sebato from Warren
county, is also a strong man. Ile was
A. gallant soldier during the war, and
is an able and consistent Republican.
_ . _
Either of the gentlemen will be elected
by a very ha - ndsome majority.
241 n ., BOUTSILT, anneunces Olathe will
eril four milliotis of gold anti buy{ eight
millions of bonds duiiing the month' of
February. This is the best announce
ment we have had front the Treasury
ion long time. IrY all moans get the
mirpins funds into circulation as soon as
Fisgible: We hope to hear of sixteen
millions released dtwitig March.
•
Qum: a number of the Philadelphia
papers abuse Governor Geary for the,
pardon of Melton. Whether or not these
sante papers would have abused him, if
lin withheld the pardon, eannothe told.
There is some disposition manifested by
:nne parties to .denourice :the 'Governer,
r,,, whatever course he may• take in any
11 I a ttOr!
HO: +Bur.iiint Cot gave a dinner lasi
week, in boner of Gee... Frank Blair's
t.lection to the United' ritateti Boiiatot
All the Democratic magnates !ere preti
,'
out, and many tif them spoke.' We hope ,
nu disrespectful allitaithr made to
*carpet baggers, or' iibolitioniets. Tliis
would have ' boon diiicouryoiiii 'to the
host and. the guestry.
' #n D entocratib politicians aro actively
debiting who shall be their eandidaofor.
President . This will he of
ttlo
• •
cOri,seerrenctr , t,e ; ,lany 'one,
,except, the
yinifoitunato fe)lcitv who happens to gqi
the'nominationit won't be McCl6,llal, ,
wir;;:Seyrnour,l.ner. oven Frank flair.
ThOseigentlerniiiiave"alreadylecl a toi:
Torn hopo,._agalnst the Republican army,
and will not be caught at that ganio
'
again. 4 •
. . .
Ti .N United States Senators have been
elected very. recently,. of -whom.• eight
are "Republicans.:-two , Demoqats!,:
Wo ask the attention of, those who,
are sure the Reiublicati•party is rained,'
to this rather significant fact. r • :
Some, of our exchanges suggest Hon.
Samos Thompsmi, flhief 'Justice' of the
Supreme'Cotirt, as the Democratic
Mee for President, in 1872. This' is eer,
thinly wit iota antho-' -Judge Thomp
son dent
Toe Se.— ust. week,
[repealing the income tax— . The vete
stood a tie, when Senator Cameron de
manded that his ILIMs shoeld he
and voted for the repeal.
Aram Joartsor; is helping his son
in-law to keep store. Wonder if it is a;
grocery, sttOli as Mi. Nasby describes
at ConfederitbrCriiks'lrdiids, in the State
of Kentnoky.
HEHE MID THERE
—RODEDICK RANDOM BUTllirt, the
member of Congress from Tennessee,
who was indicted at Washington lately,.
for forging pension papers, was &estate.
last week. It is certainly gratifying to
know that he is not as bad a man as our
Democratic friends suppose.
—IT is rumored that Judge Otto,' - who
has been Assistant Secretary of the In
terior for a long time, is about to be re
moved, it is further rumored that
Major. D.. it 8.-Nevin,. formerly of -this.
county,.will bo his Successor•. We hope
both rumors are correct.
Bins. Rum 1. Ross, Ividow of the late
Gen. Wm. S. Ross, has been unanimously
elected a director of the Wyoming Na
tional Bank at Wilkesbarre, Pennsyl
vania. And so is woman's -sphere en=
largieg itself, as woman becomes quali
fied for a wider range of activities.
REAM'S statute of Abraham
Lincoln was formally unveiled, in the .
Rotunda of the Capitol, at Washington,
last week, in the presence. of the Presi
dent and many distinguished ,men.
Quite a lot of speeches were made which
were highly complimentary to the young
sculptress.
—Mn.,I3ANNAN, editor of
_the .ifineive
Journal, denies that he is a manager of
the State Temperance Union, .or that he
is a member of any temperance organi
zation at all. Ile claims to be a_ tem
perance man on'his own hook, forms a
society-of—his_. own,_and_dfies finis Svor__
to - hiso ni teats 6f right:
G.
—D n. U. H. NEVILIE, of Philadel
phia, who was charged with the murder
of a now-born infant, was acquitted on
Saturday last. TITO 'Doctor' proved a
most uneaceptionable_ eliaracter, and
also proved his whereabouts during the
day on which the child was thrown into
the river. The witnesses for the Com
monwealth must have been greatly mis-.
taken, as.to the man who slid the deed.
—JIMMY 'HAGGERTY, the notorious
Philadelphia rough and Denuieratic poli
tician was killed last week in ono of the
drinking dens of New York, during the
progress of a free fight. His murderer,
Varely better known as Reddy the Black
smith, has beeii admitted to bail and
doubtless be cleared. Haggerty bad
quite an imposing funeral in Philadel
phia
—TIIOXIAS GAItitETT, of Wilmington,
Delaware, 'died list week at the ad
vanced ago of 82 years. He wan one of
the pioneer abolitionists of the country,
and ono of the most remarkable mon'
of his time. Li 1848 ho was tried
before Judge Taney, with a pro slavery
jury, for aiding some fugitives from
slaVery to escape. Ho was convicted, of
course, and amerced in heavy damages,
which cost him every dollar of his prop
erty. Aftor , the trial he announced his
intention, in a public speech, to redou
ble his efforts in assisting fugitives.
Ho is sald to have aided 2,700 in their
efforts to escape, up to the time the
Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Ho,began business for himself Without
means at the age of 60, and at his death
had accumulated a considerable fortune.
HARRISBURG LETTER
HARMISMIIIO, linuFy 31, 181 i
On Tuesday of last week, the Legis
lature met in joint convention, to open
the bids and award, the contract for the
public printing for. the next three years.
The lowest bid was a most extraordinary
one, being a proposal to do the State
printing and binding for DO per. cont.-
below the price named in •the act of
Assembly under which the Contract, is
awarded. This was being exceedingly.
liberal to the State, so much so, indeed,
that some suspicious 'gentlemen wore
afraid that there was something in it.
How a printer could.de the large amount
of printing and, binding required by the
State at Buell a figure, unless there wore
- some - means Ot'' 'making It up 4;nitside - of
the contract was not very apparent; In
order theefore that the Legislatureni ight
get Some information ctificorning 'the
ways that me dark and trick* that are
vain of the State printing, It was, resolved
to adjourn the acinventiom. without
ing the contract, until to-day:
As was expected, 'the other members
of the Board of Paine CharitieSi ca lie
'out in quite adongthy reply to'tho nc
cusationS - of Oen: ICano, waroro.
in the Sonato,and referred. It is MorelY
a vindication of the conduct of 'the'other
memberS, and
r doeS ii}. any "nom,
pretend to be a report 9ftheiii)i)oraions..
This, however, is proMieed :in a, few
From the general tone 'of, the
paper which has already beensubmtted,,,
it is pretty clear that there'MO
rate' bodies' which compose' the Board
mf Public CharitiTi, each of 'Whieh
tends that it reprogenth' the iyhtile' con-'
cent: One 'of 'these is the adconinlishetil
:PresidOnt, Gem 'Kane; and the other
bratioli consists of all the Other members,'
Those, •it seems aro noW atiiieWily to :
be' at loggerheads as long hiLtheir
'exists: 'The' gentiOMOn'
composing a majority of the Board have'
always .
practical Add Capable
thisfri and eonielontiouSno.4s'.in
discharge of their public) duties bas noVer
heretofore . - heen-questioridd: are;
in all'i.c'spects; very'
Into 'comi c -9401* of PIP • "
hurl' its • lth ditipdsed tO
strongly .mi tho aiioptlott.,:ot Mir onnt
views; In' all mutters, It ln doubtful
whether the Board will bo effective, as
iys t noiv constituted. If it is nOt,iti
consistent with General Katie's - notions
o ;public duty,4lo resignatiore;Would be
Ood thing tOiii,the ony'
S Of :the
Bpard, pnd theAlublit'eharitis Of 4 thel
OAP.
committee
to which was referred the petition in the
Iqndall-Dechert contested election vas
made fl very eicellent report,- which fully
explodes the sophistries. and misstate
iiientiii:Ged Wien:lade, by the
majority. , the light etthis. report the
partizan and revolutionary action of the
,tSenate is,mado to appear very clearly,
will have no other effect, howeier,
than•to show that the Dem . ocracy boldly
committed a most outrageous usurpation,
-,WhiSn they refuSed teqtrieatigate 5u elec
tion in which fraud' wa4'sb - glaring and
transparent, as_were those• by nieans Of
which Col. Doehert holds his *seat in
the Senate.
A. daily record of the proceedings of
both Houses, to be called the Leg dative
journal, - has boon ordered to Lo inib
lished, and the contract for the same has
been aWarded to MesSrs. Carson .akid
McCleary, of Philadelphia. Six thousaiiil
copies aro to Jm. furnished daily—fUur
thousand for the House and two thousand
for the Senate. The determination to
have the proceedings published was, cer
tainly, a wise ono. There doubtless will
always exist some abuses connected with
matter; but - abuses aro incident to every
thing.
.Last winter's experience proved
the importance 6f-keeping the acts of the
Legislature always before the people and
it Will — doubtless, Jo a long time before
anotherlegislaturelWill transact business
without making it public to the whole
Commonwealth.
PARIS
.S URRENDERS.
COMPLETE PuENCLI CAPITULATION
LONDON, January 28.—Further dis
patches have been received from Ver
sailles to-day, with reference to the capitu
lation of Paris, The terms of the sur
render as indicated by Bismarck are as
follows : -
First. Thu cession by Franco to Ger
many the two l wovinces of Alsace and
Lorraine.
Second. The cession of one .colony
which has not yet been designated, now
hold by France.
• Third. The payment by Franco to
Germany of
. 200,000,000 of francs as
money indemnity ; and,
Finally. The unconditional ea pit aid
tion of the city itself. M. Jules Favre
and General Beaufort arrived lit Ver
sailles from Paris, on Friday, when the
capitulation was finally concluded ;Mee
a long and earnest con sultatiOn at head--
"quarters. The terms of the capitulation
are so framed as to extend to and be
binding on the whole of France, and.the
entire . FrefferitlaWls placed under
obligation for their fulfilment. It takes
effect to day.
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Dispatches have also been received
containing itllo information. from Paris
Irxeipement---is , prevalont,
throughout the city, having been pro_
ducted by the news of the capitulation
having been "-finally concluded. Tho
great masses. of the .eitizens and troops
have' been congregated in the public
streets and-squares during the day, foam
ing with excitement 'and discncsine the
ono great and of sorbing topic - ofthe - day,-
the surrender'ofre city. The clashing
of opinions wJro followed -by furious
words tiedlo - ws; and the streets are
stated to ha l o speedily become scenes
of confusion, mingled with bloodshed
and murder. Towards evening the dis
turbance subsided, 9d the city was
much quieter.
PERFECT AND NAVISVACTONY AGREESTENT
Versailles,' January 27—Evening—
donut Bismarck and M. Jules Farr()
have been' in consultation during the
greater part of the aftermion, and the
result of—their conference is now offi
cially stated to be a perfect and satisfac
tory agreement for the capitulation of
Paris.' The conditions have been ac
cepted as being entirely adapted to the
wishes of the Trench plenipotentiary,
and the terms of the Surrender have
been signed by the, authorized parties.
General Beaufort arrived from Paris,-
in company with N Favro this morning.
Ile is present for the purpose of arrang
ing the minor details of the surrender
with General Von Molke..
• , Berlin, J anuary 27.—A dispatch has
arrived from Versailles, which states
that an interview is in progress 'between
Count Bismarck and M. Favro for the
purpose of concluding the negotiations
for peace between France and Germany.
Tho basis on which Bism arek treats
for peace, includes the cessation by
Prance to Prussia of 'tho entire province
of Alsaco•and a portion of the provinco
of Lorraine.
Gerwany recognizes. the Drench Re
public in the negotiations, and thdterins
when finally concluded, will be as be
tween the German tannin) and tho Na
tional Republican Government of France.
It is also stated that Favre has ac
cepted-the entire torinslis proposed by
Bismarck, and that the long delayed
peace negotiations have at 'last been
perfected and brought to a satisfactory
conclusion. Much satisfaction, is maid=
fasted in all circles throughout the city
at the neWs. The , poorer classeti , who
have suffered Most ,by the late heavy
drafts,inado on their numbers for the
: purpose of recruiting the ranks of the
.9erman army, ,exhibit the wildest,
enthusiasm and delight.
The joy felt at the, news tho the war,
is over ie general, and the exuberance of
the ,people • finds vent in singing, and
.mirthful greetings,. whibli aro : seen and'
hen. rd everywhere. - - • . .
Advices from Bordeaux statothat
intelligence of tho arrangements which
have ,been made nt Versailles' ibr the
capitulation, and of the subsequent con
elusion of thonegotiationshetween C,ount
pisnimek end M.. Favro toll like, s tipm
derbOt : ‘ on Op. city, The government
delegation were paralyzed witkastonish
inept .and, indignation at.tho news.
meeting was immediately convened and
9 0611 'a s s deliTeTedf,Tio/9141Y de
nouncing the whole proceedings which
liaktaken place at Versailles. , The bit-
tercet feeling , was . man&sted. at ttio stop
"which had been MO talte a Litho govern;
inent at r i'itrie..';tvithent either the saub
lion or cOgniziedd of M O delegation_ nt
:Ifo'rdelMx.' M. Glaiiiliette has intiinated
lilsizdention of resigning his official poi.'
eition, aild his' resignation is expected
ht an early date. Constituent Assembly:
'Which 'has'4ll:,?c:d in'ati.lrersailfes,
'virt'ue of 'ilisseao
tiaoliably . last long enough for'the 'cen,-:
,istitudfit r asfieltibly tb" talto 'place; and-foi
th'e nadinilily to Meet 'after Hi organiza
tion' aid - sanction the douditiccia3 of pence
Whiclylatve beer; agreed on,
The'future koiiri.orgovorimipiii Which'
lq 'store ;for Pranee, - bas'not , yoelieen
touched upon' the''dolliperationsi
neon VnTro and .BiEimarolc. •
DIIIIONSTRATION AT ,BORDEAUX
~Bordeaux, ,Januari,oo—An Inunenso
politieFddemotistrationlook pliedin this
city tO;day:?.-,Bands 'Of exeitedAMople
paraded the. streets bearing hamlet's with
inflammatory inscriptions demanding war
a au
routraitce,'d..denoreacing Any negoti
ations
for the cession of territory and
calling upon Frenchmen to resist the
advances •of Prussia, to the last ex
tromiti. Meetings ~ were organized in
various quarters of the city, andiel'very
where the prevailing sentiment s med
-to'favor the-continuance of a republic,
with lli . Gambotta at its head..
Items vibout Home.
THURSDAY, PIIBRUARy 2, 'lB7l
GOING Dr—Coal oil.
GOING DOWN—Butter min eggs.
EXCELLENT—The sleighing on Sunday
and Monday.
3116E1u:3= 7 -The slushy condition of
the pavements.
SLIPPERY—The pavements.
, 4 11oujir—T1to• treatment of horses at
tI hands of some of our Young Anaorics.
Tar: subscription price of THE TIEnALn
is just $2 per year, in advance.
Quito a number of " awkard" squads
of recruits ariige at this place daily.
FOE handsome colored sale bills pay
us a visit, and we will guarantee satis
faction. .
HO FOR TEX•B!—Captain Chickering
with 100 recruits, under his charge, will
leave,for tO-rnorrow (Friday.)
Tar. HERALD is the best and largest
paper in the county. SubsCribe for it,
only $3 per year in advance.
— DELAYED—The trains on flier' urn _mr
land Valley Railrciad during the preva
lence of the recent, snow storms.
ON TlME—Otir many patrons who
have paid their subscriptions - to TnE
HERALD., May their shadows never
grow lens.
WE notice some_ of our milkman mak-.
lug their daily rounds not on ". wheels,"
Init.on sled runners.
INCREASING IN INTEREST—The rag
:thus meetings now in .progress in our
borough.
llawomnoi : s.—The 'practice of snow
balling, engaged iu Ly the youth of our
town.
Tim I'm - tarn office is the place to ob
tain jobbing of every description
proihptly and handsomely executed.
Join LALEY and Mary his wife, hail
ing from Carlisle, are in the jail at liar
risburg, in a state of insanity. Sri says
the Pait . iot of that city.
Dunrsa the past few days we have no
ticed quite a number of person; in sitting
postures along the sidewalks. They
appeated to be doing so
,involuntarily.
THE Berger Family of Swiss 801 l Ring
ers aro at present " doing" the upper
end of the Valley. Wonder if they
won't pay Carlisle a visit; on their re
tiifo trip
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DON'T forget the oyster supper at
Mrs. Fred'k Cornmans, on North Hano
ver street, Ahis- (Thursday) evening,-for:
the benefit:of the German Reformed
church of this place.
- IF you wish to away a pleasant
hour, go to libeern's Dail, next Tues
day evening, and listen to Professor Hill
inan'is lecture on Du Chaillu's Gorilla.
Single tickets, 35 cents ; or three for Sl.
Do you wish to obtain an elegant utul
choice Havana segar, go to Neffs, on
Main street. Ho has also a large stock
of papin% collars, cuffs, together with
notions of evpry description, which he
will sell at reasonablo prices.
ME
Fon SALE.—Under ".New To -Day"
the advertisement of the Shoe Factory
appears, offering at public sale, on Sat
urday, Febrintry 11, et the Court House.
all the machinery, tools, leather,
belonging to the late company.
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13v-LAWs, constitutions, proceedings
of tonVentione or assemblies, and paper
books of every description, neatly printed
in nice, clear typo. Our prices aro made
to suit the times. Pay us a visit and be
convinced of what wo hero inform you.
DETAitni).—Upwarda of 20 recruits
at the Barracks, have been detailed to
occupy the " Permanent Troops" quar
ters. This body of men aro styled the
"Select Recruit Troop" and are coni
posed of fine looking ineti.,
__o •e 13.,
THANK9,-" Fitz," the courteous and
gentlemanly mail-e.wrier at the Carlisle
Barracks, will plea:;e accept opr thank
for many favors received at Lis hands
Lo.ig may be be permitted to remain at
this place, engaged in his present, call
ing.
Scow, snow, nothing but snow. Wo
were visited with several heavy snow
storms during tho past week, creating
a great demand for sleighs, horses, &c
Our liverymen have been doing a rush
ing business, and, in consequence, are
the most pleasant looking men we meet
on the street.
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PIZILSONAL.—Captain J. W. Piper, of
the Fifth , United States -Artillery,
stationed at Vortress Monroe, and a
fornier citizen of this place, is on a visit
to our town 'during the 'present week.
Tlfe Captain' is — nn old graduate of. Tint
IIIaRALD office, and looks exceedingly
well at the tpresent time. His sojourn
in our town will, necessarily, be very,
brief.
From a lati copy_ of the Patriot, pub
lished at Chariton, lowa, we glean the
following particulars, relative to Mr.
:John H. Rheem, late or this place.
many •friends wish him "success in. his
r
now business :
"rra»k Duilkan has retired (rent the
.Railroad ticket (Ace, in this place, and
is succeeded by :Mr. John Rheum, a
brother eI"A. J., the Station agent."
FINE. ENT TERTAIN itENT. —.On Friday
'evening Inst we had the pleasure' cf
Attending an entertainment given by
the citizens of Mechanicsburg and vicin -
ity, for tho benefit .or Mr. Samtiol
Eminingor of the Merchant's Hutel," - •
Ahout tWeltundred guests wore assem
bled including the lioanti arid strength
'of ouraister town, and. all went +'‘iiierry
its a marriage bell. '
At tou o'clock the visitors wore invited
to take part hi the substantial part of
tho affair, aftor which tho "light fantas
tic too" was tripped into:the "woo sin . a! "
hours: of.tho night. To praise Mr. 1.
N9oull h o sUporfluons, the goitleMan,
known te alliOur'eltizons as' ono of the;
!Most .sooiali ~ gonial, men : in the .county,
and, it Wnii
. tho unanimous : opinion of
'e l 3iory,OrieProsbiit` 'elf:4'oday night,, that
!with all his other aocomPlishments, ho
knows "holy to keep a
rktriTEu.„—AjloySter supper, under the
anipices - of the'%ladies connected with
the second Presbyterian congrogatiop,
will he given in' . th(2 , Good Will Ball); ou
Friday evening; the tenth.instant. _
LET there be light." The gas. sud
denly went ,otit about 7 o'clock on last
Sabbath., evening, in the Court Irons°,
leaving the congregation hr darkness.
Cauee—no water in the metre. Tho
deficiency vas speedily -'supplied, aids
once more "there was light."
Iv you wish to obtain en olegant set.
of furniture, either for a bed room or
parld, pay Shapley Halbert, corner
ofdlanoVer and Louther streets, a visit,
and they will give - you' a bargain. They
also keep constantly on hand, and make
to order, every article of furniture to be
obtained in a first-class furnishing store.
No trouble for them to show their mer
chandise.
DON'T forget that the fifth lecture of
the course for the_ benefit of_the
Monument Association will be delivered
in Rheem's Hall, on Tuesday evening
uoxt, the seventh instant, Professor
Hillman, of Dickinson College, will be
the orator on this occasion, having
kindly consented to deliver a lecture for
tho benefit of this worthy cause. •"fho
Professor has chosen the following sub
ject for 'this occasion : Du Chadlu's
Gorilla ; or Our Race in Search of a
Grandfather.''
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Wu have beard of quite a number of
roofs,of houses and barns, s enit:rent
parts of the county, that have been
crushed in 1.4 the great weight of the
late snow. Many of our citizens took
the wise precaution to clean the roofs oP
their buildings, and thereby avoid any
disaster from . this source.
ANOTHER intellectual treat is 'in
store for our community in the. lecture
to be delivered by Prof. S. D. Hillman,
of Dickinson College, on Tuesday eve
ning next, in Rheem's - Hall. . We under
stand the Professor intends showing up,
for the entertainment of his audience,
that wonderful animal, the Gorilla, as
found in Africa. We are sure that none
who attend will leave' the hall disap_
pointed.
EMI
YOUNG A)I RIC:A.-WC have received
the iciatorx number of the Juvenile.
Printer, a semi-monthly paper pub
lished at Harrisburg, -by .Nebinger
Sturgeon. it is decidedly I.tay and
spicy. Both the editors are boys, ambit
in printed I . lor boys to read, although per
sons advanced in years can petuse ,it
with profit. Send 2:3 Cents, thy price of
subscription for one year, and obtain it
.for your boys.
nom
A CROWDED house at onq of our Sol
diers' Monument_lectures _makes _a ..very
Handsome contribution to the fund. So
lot each one of our town readers deter ,
minx to attend neat Tuesday evening,
and there will be a crowd. Don't be
afraid the crowd vTill be 'uncomfortably
great; but if it is .you can stand it for
an arictichTtirFY hear uninteresting
lecture, and "fOr the sake of the bra
sold ier boys who " lie under.the daisies."
. -.BARN ; .IY..RECRXDr=IIO ROW Immo
barn of Peter Spahr, esq., situated on:
Locust alle g Y,''' between Louthor and
North streets, owing to the great press
ure upon it, by the sifoW,.. gave way on
Monday afternoon, with a terrible crash.
There were six mules in the barn at the
Limo, but fortunately, the break did
not extend- further than the Middle floor,
so that none of the stock was injured.
Mr S's loss, by the wreck, will reach:
several hundred dollars. He has been
quite unfortunate 'within the past few
years, having already had three stables
destroyed by fire, and now. this building,
but recently erected, has been crushed
to the earth, and rendered almost a total
wreck. •
MCI
Ela:cl7oN.--13y reference to our ad
vertising columns, it• will be noticed
that the Secretary of the Cumberland
County Agricultural Society has ordered
an election for President and three man
agers to servo for the ensuing year, to
be held in the Court House, on Tuesday
next, the seventh instant. All life-mem
bers and 'all other members who have
paid during 'the year, are entitled' to
vote. The polls will be open from
m. until 12 o'clock noon. The election;
from all that we can learn, will be very
et:citing, and, -doubtless,- a• very close
one ; as the vote at the last election for
President was a tie, .Tudge Watts and
11. IC Peffer esq., each receiving the
same number of votes. Sire say ,let
there be a large attendance.
MCI
Cool..—On 'Thursday last, a German
entered curt OFFICE and requested a few
'exchanges, which was furnished to him ;
while so.doing we noticed that his right
hand was bandaged, and upon making
inquiry of him, wo learned the following :
lle had been threshing, for Henry Cock
lin, near Centreville, on Monday, of last
week, and while ■o engaged, his arm, by
some means Or other, 'vas •caught in the
belting and the index and little fingers
out entirely off; and the third finger
nearly off at the - middle joint. lle gave
his name as John Ileible, and is a mail
of about 45 years of ago. .john evi
dently, was determined to "take-things
as he found thorn," and treated the whole
affair with apparent' unconcern and in
'difference. Although fora• days had
elapsed froin:tbe time of the accident,
he had not epPlied - for any medical assist
alma to dress or properly bandage the
injured hand.
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IL Skv.pottl Ace MEN IT. —On Monday
afterneen last, about s.E:o'clock, C. Harry
Rhinchart., a. carpenter of this borough,
met with a very serious accident. Mr.
R. is one of the employees of Gardner 'Lc:.
'Co., and as such, works in the carpenter
shop-connected with their extensive es
tabliilunent.. Having-but recently been
married, ,ho' was' making arrangements
preparatory to . .gping to housekeeping,
and was not working for the company
on the day iu question. Wishing •to
Make a flroboard, ho went to the shops
to BaTout the necessary material, and
while thus,ongaged he met with a terri
ble ac cident, resulting in-the cutting tiff
of hislittle linger, thmscvcring of his 11 . 1 .7
der. linger, so that it is joined to 'the
band merely by the :skin,
,aud terribly
mangling tho' other two lingers of the
left hand- 1--
The first warning Mr. R. had of the
accident, was,, his little finger lying on
the bench" b'eside him. •Ho iinmediritely
started for -Dr. Kieffer's, and upon ar-•
riving there, chloroform was adminis
tered to him, when the injured member
was speedily Tareesed l .. t The, sympathy
of the coninnmity . is withl the unforttt
nate.young,Man in his se.i9"rh
In July la4,•Mr;:ithinehart, 43U
'gaged iu making repairs to tipy Court
14ouse; received, a 044e-wound - in the
same .band, although it was not attoiylOd
with , as,serlous results as the present
irljaryv .•. •
tUEIIE will ho preaching in'the Court
House, on thiti (Thursday) evening, at
I sie;len o'clock, by Amos Millor, of the
;Reformed Mennonite society,
AiTovrEn BArib.—k. band is rtow , be
ing organized at
.the Carlisle Barnicks,
no doubt to take the place 'of the one
recently orciZsied to 'St. Louis.
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DIVINE worship, in connection with
the administering of the Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper, will ho held next
Lord's day,.(February '5,) at 10 o'clock
a.- in St. John's Evangelical Lu
^tlicran Church, opposite Shiremans
town. On this occasion the Pastor will
be assisted by.the Rev. F. J. F. Schantz,
of Moyerstown.
[Communicated•]
STEnnEres GAP, January 31, 1870.
Mn. • EDITOR i—As the evenings are
Ip4g in the country, and not much trans
piring, I think it will not be out of the
;way to give you a partial account of the
doings out of town. There is, of course,
nothing of any importance going on at
present, but still there are changes being
made, and many other transpiring events
which may be interesting, to at least a
portion of yeti]: readers.
For instance, Mr. Geo. Smith, of Mid,
diesea township, sold his farm, contain
ing 81 acres, to Mr. Daniel Sellers, of
Silver. Spring, for $3,000. And our .
neighbor, Mr. John Elliott, has rented
his farm and will make sale in the
Spring, after which he will become your
townsman, as ho is going into the cloth
ing business in the storeroom novir7Oc;cri
pied' by J. W Smiley, having rented the
'room and made arrangements Ito buy
out his stoelc of goods. We wish neigh
bor Elliott success in the business, and
hope linanay.be_ well .patronized,--both
iu town and from the country, as he' is
an honest and upright man, and in all
respects, calculated for that line of busi
ness.
We have been somewhat annoyed at
times during .the winter, by a Hock of
wolves, consisting of seven in 'number,
which have- been -prowling about the
country, generally keeping within close
proximity with the mountain, scaring
women, children and -sometimes men,
both by their appearance and hideous
howling. Several tbiliks or sheep have
been attacked and quite a number_
killed, the dogs in the neighborhood have
been kept in a continual uproar for
whole nights, so much so, that one
would have thought lie whole canine
race were in mourning. It is not known
from whence these animals council!, but
it is generally supposed that they have
made their way here fu on, the,Alleglia
nies. They have been seen on . several
occasions, and by different of the citi
zens, yet no one was prepared at the
time with a gun, or, no doubt,. their
numher:vrould-have- - been — ctinrinished - efo
this.
Wild turkeys have been remarkably
plenty this winter, and quite a 'umber
have been shot. Mr. David Brownewell
boasts of having shot; a gobbler which
weiOnal although_the
law. _does not tallow any one to either
feed, lay in IyAit, or in any way trap
this game, yet this law is - violated daily.
We ape these law transgressors may
yet bebroUght to jtistice for taing ad
vantage df law-abiding !spoi tsmen. The
time for hunting and killing this game
runs out with.the old.year, thus giving.
those that escape with their lives a
chalice to replenish, and multiply
the mountains with theii• number, and
in this way we can always have an
abundance of wild turkeys, But this
law is also violated by some lawless
wretches, who still hunt and kill this
game all through the winter, and in this
way the wild turkey will soon be . entirely
extinct. Let the law be put in force
against these vagabonds, and thereby
preserve this game from entire annihi
lation. 4i.
TIE wreck of the ill-fated steamer,
Saginaw, and the escape of her unfortu
nate crew to the barren Ociau
aro fresh in the minds of our readers, so
that the'following letter from the Quar
termastor of the' vessel, to his friends in
this town, will be read .with interest by
all concerned in the fate of the distressed
cast aways
OcE ISLAND, November 13, 1870
Dien NIECE.—I haste to let you know
of our misfortune. On the evening of
the twenty-eighth of October wo loft Lilo
Midway Island for Ban Francisco, and
ou the.. morning- of the twenty-ninth,
about fifteen minutes past three o'clock,
our little vessel unfortunately struck on
a coral reef, and 'in a very few minutes
was a total wrecli„ the sea breaking over
lair in all parts. llt was the t( , ork of a
very few minutes that we got our boats
out, and provision, and carried them
across the rocks close to this Ocean
Island,,which is nothing but sand and
a few wild buds. During the time wo
have been hero wo have succeeded in
eating some of the wreck, and more pro
visions, which aro continually washing
on shore. We have now been here fif
teen days', being on quarter rations per
day, just enough to keep life in us. We
are preparing a small boat to go to Iloilo
lulu, or rather mnko the attempt, which
is 1,100 miles from hero. There is ono
racer and four men going in her to re
late the news, and, perhaps, we will got
relieved from our perilous situation in
two or three months' time, There is
not a vessel comes near this place, per
haps in twelvd months, so we must run
the Hsi; of 'sending mows way or
other. The boat intends leaving in a
day or two, and I hope she will arrive
safe in Honolulu, if she does, we will
have a vessel after us in a very short
time.
I have boon to sea a long' time, but
this is the Worst °tiny...travels. There
arc altogether 06 in number, officers and
all,-saved from drowning, but on a lone
and desolate island. Please write home
and let them know of it, as I live in hope
of getting away from-hero sonic time or
other. As soon its we Start the boat,
which is only 28' feet in length, we intend
making . s„largor one;• in case our roller
does not make appearance in a-short
time. We sayetla great deal of canvas,
so we have , built tents for shelter from
the wind and rain, but as for victuals I.
could go a goOd square nicaltiew if I had
it, I can assure you. I will now conduit),
I Suppose by time, or soon after, you,
receive this you will road the news in
the paper. If our little boat roaches her
destination in safety, which we will all
play' for, yen will receive this • as it goon
in her. No,more, but respects and well
wishes to you all.
Prom your affectionate Uncle,
Guousau. Sr, L1.F.13.
. .
()dean Island I,ICO miles from Honolulu
the nearest port.
The — alioiMlaterlim.i lii a thOox, and
'was washed ashore by, the Wdves, after
the swamping of 'the hoot hy, the surf
and drowning of Lieut. Talbot and two
men.' GO help. the poor unfortunates,
and soma thom osocly succor. .
. •
Tna " bummers;" of "shovel and broom
brigade," were dot in force on Saturday,
'cleaning the snow from the pavements
around the squares. Would it not be l
good idea to have these inclivichulls
lend their operations a little further.
We would amend the above, so as to
include the different street-crossings in
our borough. What say you Chief Bur-,
gess? We are bound to feed these chaps
under existing laws, and why not make
them ."improve each shining hour ?"
Do you perceive ?
Foca SmAsuEn.—On Saturday after
nomi last, Mr. John F. Lindsey,. of
Westpennsborough township, had :ilia
right ,foot smaslie,d. Be had brought a
Sled load of saw logs to town for Mr.
Weirich, wagonmaker on Louthekstreet;
and while engaged in unloadindthem,
one of the logs, fell on • his right foot,
smashing the fore part Of the foot into
complete jelly. 'The - injured man was
conveyed to Dr. Zitzer's, when 'the
proper restoratives were applied to case
the terrible sufferings incident thereto.
As Mr. Lindsey is pretty well advanced
in years, the accident will set very hard
upon, him, and it will be a long time be
fore be can again use the injured mem
ber.
CM
A Slixnit WEDDru . o.. , --On last Thurs
day evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hassler cele
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary, of
their marriage, en which occasion they
gave an elegant entertainment to a largo
number of their relatat and friend s,
sonic of whom were present from Har
risburg and other places. At 9 o'clock,
the company being all, as semblea, the
bride and groom .entered the parlor, and
taking their place in the centre; were
addressed in a ye ry_impr9sSiminamicr,
by the Rev. Mr. Foulke, of the German
Reformed- church, after which they re-•
ceived the congratulations of all presentL
About 11 o'clock, the host and hostess
led the way to_ the refreshment room,
where• the tables were loaded' wieli the
ingredients that go to make up a first
clasS modern spread, to wilick the com
pany did ample justice. The party
throughout was exceedingly interesting
and enjoyable, and the, still fair, bride
of twenty-five wedding anniversaries,
was the recipient of many beautiful and
appropriate presents.
As Mr. and Mrs. H. aro among the
first here, to celebrate these interesting
epochs in tire history of married, life, it
is hoped others will follow so nntable an
exam pie. ,
REGISTER OF H-ALES
Bills for the, following sales have been
printed at Tills OFTwic : °
On Thui:sday, February, 9, by A. 0.
MeConun on, in Dickinson township, one
half mile north-cast of the Stone Tavern,
_horses,,nows, yotingJaatle,.&e.
(in Friday February 10, by Peres W.
Quigley, executor ofiTohn L. Waggoher,
deceased, on the premises, on the Wag
goner's Gap rued, 1 miles northwest of
Carlisle, a lot containing 8 acres and 123
paehtis.
On_ Friday, February 10, by Jacob
Miesse, in New Itingsfon, Silver Spring
township, horses, cows, heifers, hogs,
farming implements, &C.
. _
On Saturday, February, 11, by John
L. Clouser, in Middlesex township, 2
miles cast of Carlisle, sheep, shoats,
household and kitchen furniture. "
On Tuesday, February 14, by Will A.
Lindsey, assignee of J. W. Minich, in
Westpennsborough township, horses, fat
cattle, milch cows, &o.
On Wednesday, February 1 ii, by - 'Joseph
Kunkle, in Dickinson township, 3 miles
east of the Stone Tavern, horses, cows,
young cattle, &c.
On Thursday, February 10, by Henry
Ilackenberger, in North Middleton town
ship, 3 miles north of Carlisle, horses,
cows, young, cattle, &c.
On Friday, February 17, by Levi F.
llockar, in Monroe township, 2 miles
east of Churehtown, horses, cows, young
cattle, &c.
On Friday, February 17, by William
Alter, near Ahearn], horses, cows, young
cattle, &e.
Ou Saturday, February IS, 3 con
demned horses Will he sold at the Carlisle
Barracks
On Saturday, February IS, 1 Jesse
011ara, in Dickinson township, 4 miles
west of Carlisle, horses, cows, young cat
tle, &e.
ON Saturday, February IS, P.Sad
ler, will sell, at public sale, at the Court
House, in this borough, a house and lot
of ground shunted on North sleet, be
tween Bedford and .East, streets, now in
the occupancy of Philip Shearer. -
On Tuesday, February 2:1, by Salad
and Martin Bentz, in Westpennsborough
township„horscs, colts, cows, young cat
tle, &G. '
On Wednesday, February 22, by-Peter
F. riollinger, in Dickinson township,
one-half mile-south of the Stone Tavern,
horses, cows, young cattle, hogs, sheep,
On Thursday, February 28, by John
Kutz, ° its IV".st Pennsboroug4townslijp
1 mile north-east of Plainfield, luiraes
cows, young cattle, &c.
Ox Thursday, February 28, Chas. H.
Hepburn, assignee of Michael lqinnia;
Will-Sell, at pUblie sale, at the Court
House, in this borough, a largo three
story brick dwelling house, together with
a large tan-yard, the entire property con
taining 160 feet on-Last street, and-24.0
feet on Pomfret street.
On Friday, February? 2,4, by James A.
Greason, 1 mile east of Greason, horses,
cows, youpg cattle, &c. • ••
On.illonilax,_Febroary 3T, by Christian
and Moses dialSolter, in .15fiddicsox.tOwn
eitip, $1 miles east of Carlisle, horses,.
Cows, young cattle; shoats"; &c.
' On Tuesday, February 38,, by Thomas
Brim], 4 tnilos„uoftliwest or . Carlisle,
horses, cow, young cattle, farming im
plements, &c,
On Friday, March 8, by Jesse Wild,
in Middlesex township,
.21 miles east of
Carlisle, liOtsefi, cows, young. , cattle
sheep, sheets, &c. •
On Ilennlay, March 6, by George
IVeit .©T in . Westpennsborough . town
ship, 6 Julies west of Carlisle, horses,
cattle, fanning implentents, Sze. .
On Tuesday, March y l 7, by John S.
Brindle, in Hockersville, Penn. town
ship, cow, shoats, household furniture,
&c.
On Tuesday, Harsh 7, by 'John} 0,
Roney, in Frankford township, one mile
north of Plainfield, horse, eotrS, young
cattle, ..te. .
On 'Wednesday, Marsh. 8, by Mary
Sterrett, in , township, two
mile 4 east of die Stone Tavern, an ex
tonsilvo' salo of , persounl property; con
sisting' or 20 horses and colts,, cows,
sheep, farming huplenlenhb
On Tkintsday, March 9, hr John 1.64,-
And, in Dialchisthi ' townshii4 nont:,
Barniteg mill, 116600, 001 , 113, fanning
im
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