DAILY TOW AN DA REVIEW. VOLUME 11, NO. 161. ABDITIONAL LOCAL Persona!. The REVIEW i: under special obligations to ex-Sheriff J. M. SMiTH for favors in keep ing us posted by telegraph on the Senatorial struggle at llarrisburg during the past few weeks. The venerable SIDNEY IIAYDRN was elect edjustice of the peace of Athens township at the late election, and is serving as a juror this week. Capt. WILT weut to Tunkhannock last evening to assist in the organization of a G. A. R. Post. Mr. E. r. SEELY has rented Mrs. J. I>. MAXWELL'S house on Ward avenue, and will occupy it on the first of April. G. A. GUERNSEY has been elected Super intendent of the M. E. Sunday School in Can ton. The first annual re-union of the alumni of Lafayette College came off at WilkesHurre on Tuesday evening. Representative HILLIS was present and made a speech. First Lieut. JOHN TAYLOR, of Co. A, 9th Regiment, has resigned. Our young friend, JE3SEK MILLER, went last evening to Philadelphia, whence he will embark early next month for Mexico, where he is to join an engineer corps. He expects to be absent several years. We enjoyed a pleasant call from SAHK AL LEN, P. M. ai North Orwell, the other day.— Jle has secured a job on the new railroad be tween Binghamton and Buffalo, and will spend most of next summer in the empire state. ROMRR, the popular Elmira merchant tai lor has been in town for several days. Co. A have decided to attend the inaugura tion of Gen. GAUFtEI.U, Only fifty cents for a reserved seat at the Litta concert to-night. Are you going to the Litta Concert to-night? You'll regret if you don't. Eggs are coming down in price, but Lent may set them booming again. Do you wish to rent a house? Do you want a tenant? Advertise in the REVIEW. There was an adjourned meeting of the Ag ricultural Society at the Court House yester day. The pastor of the Methodist church at Can ton wants the meeting house enlarged, and says the trustees should raise SISOO to com plete the work. A lodge of Good Templars was organized in Shesbequin on Monday evening, with Maj. W. H. 11. GORE as Worthy Chief and Mr. W. SNYDER Worthy Vice. Judge MORROW will hold a special court Monday March 7, for the purpose of swear ing in ihe newly elected constables. No other business will be transacted. Y'ou can get everything in the grocery and canned goods line, except poor and stale goods, at Swarts & Gordon's. Every atticle on tbeir shelves is of the best quality, new and fresh. At the late election in Williarasport nine teen hundred votes were cast in favor of sur rendering the city charter, in hopes thereby to evade the payment of the bonded indebted ness of the corporation. The " Young Girls' Aid Society," of Syra cuse, of which Miss Lou WARD is a member, recently gave an entertainment in that city for the benefit of two helpless children in a hospital, and realized the handsome sum of $139 52. A well attended and profitable sessioa of the District Convention, I. O. of G. T.. was held.in Horn Brook Tuesday and Wednesday. TOWANDA, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, ISBI. Her. S. F. WRIGHT was elected a delegate to the Temperance convention to meet in Ilar risburg next week. The Harrisburg Patriot says black bass one and one-half to three pounds in weight, were noticed dead ulong the river shore in that city. The fish appear t<> have been killed by the mud gathering in their gills and stop ing respiration—not from the effects of sul pher water. Churchmen and others who are allowed the pleasure of worshipping in the Episcopal church, will esteem it a favor to he permitted to contribute liberally to the Mite Society ft l M. C. MERCUR'S to-morrow evening, as there will he no more meetings uutil'-after Easter. Those who are attracted to such gather ings simply by a desire for the u loves and fishes." are reminded that refreshments will be served. Reserved seats for the Litta Concert have been reduced to 50 eonts. Tickets for sale at Kirbv's. The mask ball last evening was a success both in the number of participants and the measure of enjoyment they experienced. Indications.— Cloar or partly cloudy; falling followed by rising temperature. FINIS. The following special dispatch to the REVIEW announcing the election of Hon. JOHN I. MITCHELL as U. S. Senator, ends the long struggle, and will be read with pleasure: HAHBISBUKG, PA., Feb. 23.— Mitchell just elected. Cot one hundred and tiftv votes. Wallace, ninety-two. J. 31. SMITH. The News Condensed. The public will be pained to learn that Senator Matt Carpenter is dying. The Indiana House rejected the bill al lowing women to vote for Presidential Electors, by 4G to 43. Hon. Simon Cameron arrived at Nassau, N. P., on the Bth inst., and will remain a fortnight?, and proceed thence to Cuba. Two hundred and three sailing vessels and sixteen steamers of all nationrlities were reported lost during December. The illness of Wm. PI. Vanderbilt, re ported resulting from surgical operation for the relief of hemorhoids is said not to be serious. The obelisk was formally presented to the city of New York yesterday by Evarts, in behalf of the Khedive. There was a large attendance. Particulars ot the destruction of the United States salmon hatehing works on McCloud river during the recent storm by the freshet, places the loss at $15,000. Govenor Ludlow of New Jersey has ve toed the bill resorting to citizenship Joseph Cornish, sentenced for complicity with the Warren county ring frauds on tax payers. 11. B. Clafliu, S.V. Wiiite, George I. Seely, Ilenry li. Bennett, Govenor Wood ford contributed a hundred dollars each for defraying cadet Whittaker's trial ex penses. While Mrs. O'Donovan liossa was read ing in Northcomb's Hall, Montreal, last Monday night, a bullet was tired through the window and fell iii the hall without hitting any one. The miscreant who tired the shot escaped. The new funding bill does not seem to meet the approval of the banks, and many of them are withdrawing their circula tion. The First National of Pittston, is among the first to cancel its notes, j amounting to 8450,000.3 llayti advices state that while Brest Solomon was suppressing the projected conspiracy in the South, a plot was dis covered in Port AuFrinco to fire the ex ecutive mansion and assasinate the Prefei dout. The guard was doubled. The Arkansas House by 6b to 17 passed a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution prohibiting the sale of liquors in the State. The Senate adopted a joint resolution fixing the pronunciation of the name of the State as "Arkansaw." In view of the probable final passage of the Funding bill, the First National Bauk of Albany yesterday resolved to withdrew $70,000 of deposited bonds which cover $67,000 of its Circulation. The other banks in that city are considering the propriety of taking similar action. WANTS. Under this head ire icill insert FREE, notices of aituationa or help wanted Wanted, by an industrious boy 14 years old, a place to d chores for his board whiic at tending school. Enquire at this otlice. A middle aged woman, spinster or widow, to work bv the week. Good wages and home ottered. Leave address at this otlice. MARIE LITTA, America's Favorite, Prima Donna, Assisted by the following Solo Artists: MISS 11 ATT IE McLAIN, Contralto. MR. 11. L. CLEVELAND, Tenor. MISS ZELINE MANTEY, Violinist. MR. JOHN SKELTON, Cornetist. MISS NELLIE BANGS, l'ianist and Accoinpauist. WILL GIVE ONE OF THEIR ' GRAND CONC.E UTS <7 * { —: AT : MERCUR HALT, TO WAND A, Thursday JEvc.j Feb. 2lth. Admission 50 and 75 cents. Seats sold at the usual place. AT THE GLOBE STORE On Bridge Street, von will find the LATEST STYLES of Groocis a large assortment of FANCY GOODS AND DRY GOODS. Mr. Marks has just returned from New York, where he has purchased a fine stock at the lowest prices, and lie wishes to inform the pub lic and patrons generally, that lie is ready to sell at wholesale and retail, at the LOWEST PRICES. MILLINERS will do well to come and see the JVew Styles and Prices. NEW GOODS ARE COMING IN DAILY FROM NEW YORK.' PRICE ONE CENT. Business Cards. X LVOHD & SON, JOB PRINTERS, AILT iiEVIBW " OFFICE, Main street, Towanda Pi "pNK. T.B. JOHNSON, PUYSIGIAN AND BUIiGEON, Office over H. C Porter's Prut? Store. Resident corner Maple and Second Streets, ' Uesidcnoe TTLSBKEE & SON, A1 TORNEYS-A T-LA W, Soiith side Mercur Block, Towanda, Ta. N. C.ELSBKEE. | L . ELSBUEK. IT L- HOLLISTER D. D. S. OPERATIVE AND MECHANICAL DENTIST, oflic ' ° U e street, second lloor of Dr. Pratt'a ° """* 10jan80 TT THORNTON, * - TUNER AND REPAIRER Of Pianos and Organs. (Over 17 years exneri W. RYAN, ~ ~ "*~ w • o O UNT Y S UPERIN7 END EN I Office Patton's Block. E. MASON, ~~ " ' A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W, Office over Patch & Tracy, Main street. HENRY STREETER, ' ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW TOWANIJA, PA. JOHN WTCODDING, A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W, Office Mercur Block, over Kirby's Drug Store. OD. KINNEY, A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W, Office, corner Main and Pine Streets, Towanda, Pa. PECK & OVERTON, Attorney s-at-Law, Towanda, Pa. D'A. OVERTON, | BENJ. M. PECK. NT TELIA AMS, ANGLE & BUEFING X X TON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LA ]V, Office formerly occupied by W. Watkins. TX/OOD & HALE, Attorneys at Law, Office corner Main and Pine Streets Towanda, Pa. JAS. WOOD. | JAS. T.HALE. P*RANK P. GRADY MERCHANT TAILOR. Corner Main and Pine Streets, Keeps a large assortment of Cloths and Snitincrs? And makes a SINGLE GARMENT or a WHOLE SUIT to order ON SHORT NOTICE. His present stock has been purchased at VERY LOW PRICES, and ho proposes to give his customers the benefit of his good bargains. ME A CALL.^G^ FRANK P. GRADY, Towanda, Jan. 13, ml. 1 '""*"* 1 CUtter ™ d Tallor - MERCHANT TAILORING ESTAB LISHMENT. Par rot t & Gressel will open with a large assortment of cloths and suitings, and be prepared to do MERCHANT TAILORING BUSINESS IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, about March Ist, in tho store lately occupied by W. 11. Pool, one door north of Chamber lin's. Reserve your orders for them and save money.
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