W.M. OHENE9- - - Editor
FRIDAY, MARCH 21st, 1890.
NTKKED AT POBT-OFPIOB. LA PORTS
PA.. AS BECOND-CLABB If ATTEK.
J. V. RETTENBURY,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
DUSHOBE, PA.
HarrlMa *nd the Parlf.
The Democratic and Mugwump
organs which have been reviewing
the administration of President Har
rison during its first year, have not
been able to bring any indictment
against it on the ground of dis
honesty or in competency; but they
have been using up a good deal of
space in proving to their own satis
faction that the President is not
"popular;" that he is a disappoint
ment to the Republican party, and
that he cannot possibly be re
elected.
Republican papers are much bet
ter qualified to pronounce an opin
ion as to the drift of sentiment in
the Republican party than the Demo
cratic and Mugwump press, and a
careful examination of a great
number of expressions in the Re
publican press in all parts of the
country shows that not only does
the Administration stand well in the
confidence and respect of those who
put it in power, but that the Presi
dent personally has made a favor
able impression on the party. We
have not yet seen one Republican
newspaper which in commenting on
the close of the first year of the Ad
miuistration has not expressed satis
faction with its course.
Theft! is a general agreement in
these expressions of opinion that
Mr. Harrison has shown the qualities
of a safe, upright and conscientious (
public servant, and that his judg- j
ment, while cautious, has been sure- j
footed. It is a fact which must be '
admitted by any one familiar with
the history of past Administrations
that has rarely happened, in the be
ginning of a second year iu office,
that any President has been on bet
ter terms wit.h his party than Presi
dent Harrison is to-day. If there
have been disappointments, as there j
unquestionably have been, they are
with those applicants for office who ,
have not received what they asked j
for; but even these ore not wide-1
spread. They do not affect the
masses nor do they show the slight
est sign of developing into dissen
sions in the future.
The strongest point in the Presi
dent's personal character, so far as
the country has had an opportunity
to observe it, is that he has admin
istered his offioe on lines laid down
by himself. He has not set up a
kitchen Cabinet and he has not been
under the influence of any one man
or set of men, either in or out of
office. He has made it clear from
the start that Benjamin Harrison is
President, and it is this quality that
the people like in him, even if he
does not entirely satisfy some of the
politicians who have been endeavor
ing to run his administration to
their own interest
CBVELT¥ IN A PRISON.
An Investigation of tbe nimonrl
Penitentiary I.lk el jr to be made.
ST. LOUIS, March 16. —For some
time there have been vague rumors of
a bad state of affairs in the Missouri
Penitentiary. Tbe chief charges
was brutality. An ex-convict, who
refuses to have his name printed,
hap made a sensational statement,
cruelty of the most hor
rible character. He says:
• The use of the lash in the prison
is common, too common to
be of any possible benefit in keeping
order. A man goes to the whipping
post not with the feeling that he is
being punished for some infraction
of the rules, but to gratify the ill
feeling of some guard whose enemity
he has incurred.
"Deputy Warden Bradbury is the
one whose duty it is to wield the
raw hide. In the middle of the rooms
stands the whipping-post and stocks.
The men stand facing the instru
ment of torture and the guards re
port the conduct of their men to the
warden. A guard complaius that
one of his men neglected his wark
jot was talking to a fellow prisoner;
perhaps a prisoner was caught car
rying bread to his cell from the
kitchen, Deputy Warden Bradbury
steps up to tbe whipping post, pulls
off his coat, roUs up his shirtsleeves,
and picks up a rawhide. The cul
prit is brought up to the poßt, his
hands ate tied to the post near the
ground, leaving him in a stooping
position. liis neck is plaoed under
the stocks, which are then fastened
so that he cannot jerk his head
away.
The deputy warden steps up and
seizing the man's shirt pulls it up
around his neck, leaving the bare
bock exposed. The prisoner receives
from one to twenty-five lashes, ac
cording to the offense, and the num
ber of times he had been to the poßt.
Tbe warden tucks his shirt sleeves
carefully above his elbows, takes the
rawhide, plants his feet firmly, and
with a full swing of his powerful
arm, down comes the whip with a
swish and a crack upon bis bate
back. The prisoner bites his lip to
keep from crying out with pain, as
such a thing only increases the pun
ishment. Each craok leaves a thick
welt along tbe skin. The welts as
sume first a red, than a blue hue,
and finally the blood trickles down
over the back in little streams. The
lash keeps swinging until the pun
ishment is completed or the prison
er faints from the pain. He is then
given over to the care of the doc
tors.
"In ca9c the warden wishes to
make the pain more intense after
one-half the strokes have been given
he goes to the other side of the pris
oner and makes a series of cross
cuts.
The ex-convict also tells sensation
al stories of solitary confinement,
citing the case of one man who was
kept thus for years. On certain
days, he says the convicts are al
lowed to have their money and to
1 gamble, when scenes of a most
scandalous character are witnessed.
There will probably be an.investiga
tion.
Hamilton'M Divorce CaM.
Robert Ray Hamilton, with
George M. Diven, his counsel, and
Charles W. t tiller, attorney for Mrs.
Hamilton, appeared in Referee Van
Duser's office Elmira N. Y., again
on Monday morning to resume the
taking of evidence in the Hamilton
divorce case. Colonel Fuller oame
up from New York on Saturday
night ; stopping at Laceyville, Pa.,
where he secured the two witnesses
for his side ot the case. The whole
efforts of the plaintiff heretofore had
been to establish a negative or to
disprove that during her residence
in this city and Towanda during
October" and November, 1888, Mrs.
Hamilton exhibited any signs of ap
proaching maternity. Many wit
nesses had been sworn upon this
point, and all of them swore that
they could not remember that she
then had any appearance of preg
nancy. It was the intention of
Colonel Fuller to produce positive
proof of his client's near approach
to motherhood. Colonel Fuller con
tended that the burden of the
proof rested upon Mr. Hamilton to
establish this negative. He declar
ed that he had not done this, and he
now proposed to take the offensive
and establish an absolute positive.
He then called Phillip B. Court
right and H. H. Hartman, both of
Laceyville, Pa., and both testified
that they saw Mrs. Hamilton while
visiting at the residence of her
brother, W. IJ. Steele, in that vill
age, and that they observed what
they considered positive evidence of
approaching maternity. Hartman
said he was a fisherman and sold
fish at the Steele's residence. He
saw Mrs. Hamilton almost daily,
and in his best judgment she was
soon to become a mother. Colonel
Fuller S6emed to think that he had
sufficiently established bis point,
upon wbioh, it is said, rests there.
salt of the contest, and he then
rested his case.
AT THIS POINT A. DECIDED SENSATION
was caused by the appearance of
Mrs. Annie Haiglit, who, at that
time, kept a saloon and restaurant
on Railroad avenue in this city.
Her testimony was to the effect that
some time in the tall of 1888 she had
made an appointment with Mrs.
Mann, as she waa then known, to
confer with ber in regard to the
purchase of a baby from a milictnan
named Hess, who then lived on East
hiN, but who now lives in Sotithport.
Hess wan called and said that while
he thought Mrs. Haight had never
made, any deflnate proposition to
him concerning the purchase of his
baby, yet he thought that she had
once broached the subject to him,
but he swore positively that it was
in 1887. This concluded the taking
of the testimony. An effort was
made to obtain an interview with
Mr. Hamilton, but he refused +o
talk about the case. He however,
practically admitted that his greatest
hope was to firmly establish the
negative of his wife's pregnancy
while here, and seemed to think that
he had effectually done this. On
the other hand. Colonel Fuller
seemed equally confident of the suc
cess of his client, and declared that
the plaintiff had failed to establish
any case. He said he had positive
proof to disprove the alleged facts
concerning the baby farm in New
Tork, and promised to introduce
some new and Btartling features
when the case again comes up in
New York.— Ex.
In New York a Life Insurance
Company has loaned $120,000, to a
church, and the church has had the
lives of a number of its members in
sured in favor of itself. The Life
Insurance Company agrees, every
time one of the members who is
thus insured dies, it will reduce the
debt of the church by the amount of
his policy. Every time the church
has a funeral of one of these it tops
off a slice of debt.; in other words,
members and debt disappear to
; gether.
Never in the history of Pennsyl
vania have the township roads cost
the people of such localities as much
for repairs as the}' have thus far this
winter, and never in the memory of
the oldest inhabitant have they been
in as defective conditions as they
are at present. In addition to the
cost for repairs, observes the Har
l isburg Independent, is the loss in
broken vehicles of all kind and in
jury to horses in strains by drag
ging heavy loads over such high
ways. The loss has fallen heavy,
especially on persons who do the
larger portion of the traveling on
township roads. An expert has
estimated that Illinois roads cost the
farmers of that State yearly $15,000-
000 in extra hauling, and counting
the better market the farmers of this
State have for vegetables, fruits,
butter, milk, clo., their loss must be
at least as great. Bad roads are
one of the causes of the depressed
condition of agriculture in Pennsyl
vania, and it is gratifying to note
that the public in general are find
ing it out.
D USnOKE ITEMS.
There was a show in Garey's Hall
on Monday and Tuesday evening.
Many of our young people are talk
ing of attending the Easter Ball at
LaPorte.
R. J. McHenry and E. M. Elmin
dorf spent the fore part of the week
at Williamsport.
M. M. Marks & Co's. new clothing
store will be opened in Scouten's
block the latter part of this week.
Our new Evangelical Minister,
Rev. Shortis, will deliver his first
sermon at this place next Sunday.
Mr. Henry Messersmith ofColley,
and Miss Clara Heaverly of Dushore,
were married on Thursday of last
week.
The Dushore borough school
board met op Monday evening to
discuss the location and plans for
building the new school house; but
adjourned without completing plans
or deciding on the location.
We understand that Dushore is to
have a new flour and feed store with
a Mr. Billings, of New Albany, as
proprietor. Harry Hughes will be
business manager. The new store
will be opened about April 1.
A serious accident happened to
Thos. Gahan and daughter of Cherry,
while returning home from church
on Sunday. Their horse became
frightened and ran away upsetting
the carriage and breaking Miss
Gahan's arm. Mr. Gahan was
slightly injured. The carriage was
demolished.
There is talk of electric lights for
Dushore. Barth & Kester, proprie
tors of the sash and door factor}-,
have offered to putin a plant and
furnish the town with electrio lights
provided 200 lights be taken at 75c,
a light per month. We have heard
many express their desire of taking
from 2to 10 lights each and it is
our opinion that if the town is well
canvassed the subscribers for 200
lights can be obtained.
NOVNS HOMO.
It is predicted that game birds
and fish will be plentiful next seas
on because of the mild Winter. But
there is no rose without a thorn. It
also predicted that all kinds of in
sects and bugs will be unusually
numerous next Summer because of
the warm Winter. The worst of it
is, it is easier to catch bugs than
fish.
AUDITORS NOTICB
In the Commonwealth of Common Plea*., of
Sullivan county Fi. Fas. to Feb. Term 1890,
Herleman Bros, et, al. vs John Appleman
No. Feb. Term 1890 and others. The under
signed Auditor appointed by the paid Court
of Common Pleas., to distribute the
funds in Court arising from the Sheriff sale of
above name defendants personal property upon
Fi. Fas, issued upon above judgments will
meet the parties interested, for the purpose of
attending to the duties of his anpointnient on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th, 1890,
at 1 o'clock p. m. at the office of H. T. Downs
in the Court House in LaPorte Borough. When
and where all parties olaiming any of said
funds are required to make their claims and
produoe evidence, or ba debarred from coming
in apon said fund. I
BUT AN S. COLLINS,
Auditor.
Dushore PA. March 11th, 1890.
Eoiate of SADIE J. MORGAN, deo'd.
LETTERS or ADVINISTEATIOH on the above
Estate having been granted to the undersigned,
all persons indebted to said Estate are request
ed to make paymeut, uud those having claims
to present the same without delay to.
J. A. MORGAN, Administrator.
March 14th. 1890.
CLOSING OUT
SALE AT
Shunk, Pa.
For the next 30 days, for cash
only. We will sell our large stock
of dry goods, notions, hats, caps,
boots, shoes, mens, boys and
childrens clothing, woolen under
wear, flannel shirts, lumber men 3
shirts, stockings, felt boots and
rubbers, ladies jerseys, tolioggons
and all other winter goods regard
less of cost, to make room for a i
latge stock of Spring and Summer J
goods and to save Inventorying
next month.
Bring Tour Cash
and get a bargain. Also
remember that we keep con
stantly on hand a fresh
stock of groceries provis
ions, tobacco's and cigars,
as cheap as the cheapest.
We are also agents for Bowkers &
Williams & Clark, Fertilizers, for
all crops.
J. H. CAMPBELL & SON.
March 10,1890.
W. H. D.GREEN.
Street, Towanda, Pa.,
Has just received a handsome line ot
Soring Suitings-
They are handsome, stylish and the
very latest Ladies are requested to
call and examine and price them I
whether they buy or not.
In his regular stock he has many >
BJIR GrJIIJV'SI
which will just suit bargain hunt
ers. A full line of
DRESS GOODS,
DOMESTICS,
NOTIONS
and in fact everything kept in the
DRY GOODS line, at low prices.
My goods were all bought to sell: If
you don't believe it, price them and
see. We urge the people of Sullivan
to pay us a call and price our goods
while in Towanda.
W. H. D. GREEN,
TOWANDA PA.
CROWN ACME
The Bsst Burning Oil tint Cubs
Made irom Petroleum.
It gives a brilliant light.
It will not smoke the chimney.
It will not char the wick.
It has a high fire test.
It will not explode.
It is without comparison as a
perfection Family Safety Oil.
It is manufactured from the finest
crude in the most perfectly equipped
refineries in the world.
IT IS THE ±JEST
Ask your dealer for
CBOWN ACME.
Trade orders filled by
AOXB OIL CO.,
Williamsport Pa.
THE OLD
Jewelry Store
Still leaves all competitors
in the Dark.
Established April 1, IB lb.
Ami is the only one that has
ever remained here more than
two years at a tiire, or long
enough to make its promises
good. Don't be deceived by
Auctioneers or Peddlers or any '
body else, but come and see the '
Largest and
BEBT STOCK!
of goods every shown in Sulli
van county, or that is usually
found in Jewelry Stores. Ex
pensive goods for those that
want them. Cheap goods for
those that think they can buy
no other. It is no trouble to
show goods, and you will not be
urged to buy unless you want to.
In society goodS
I carry a good assortment in both j
high and low prices. 1 am not going
to tell you that I will give j-ou goods,
nor am I going to tell you that 1
will sell at cost. That is not business
and is not the way to continue busi
ness in one place and keep out of
the Sheriffs hands. But I do say
that I will sell you goods and work
for you as low as any other First
Class Jeweler, or as low as is con
sistent with sound business princi
ples. Thanking
T£ls Public
for the patronage that has sustained
me for the last seven years. I
shall try to merit a continu
ance of the same. You will
please remember that my
uiotto is "Live and Let
Live, aud Pair Plav
to All.
Very Respectfully Yours,
J. V. RETTENBURY, I
Feb2B,!)o DUSIIOKE, PA.
NEW HOTEL JUST OPENED,
R. B. WARBURTON, Prop'r.
FORKSVU-LE, PA.
This is a large and commodious
house, with large airy rooms, and is
furnished in first class style. The
best of accommodations oflered tran
sient or steady boarders. Forksville;
is situated along the Loyal Sock and
is a very pretty town and a favorite I
summer resort for city guests. - !
R. B. WARBURTON, Prop'r.
Forksville, Aug. Ist, 1888 t '
j
THE 'TONY'' RESTAURANT OF
DUSHORE. j
t S. W. LEWIS, - - PROP. \
On Railroad street, recently kept ;
by J. Chesley. The interrior of the
same has recently been re-modeled and
now presents and is the finest room
! for the purpose used in the county.
Pictures valued at hundreds of dol
' lars adorn the beautifully engraved
I wall. Everything kept in a first
class restaurant can be obtained at
LKWIS'. Jan. 3, '9O.
DUSHORE AND NORDMONT
STAGE LINE.
F. M. ROSSLEY, Proprietor
UNTIL KUTHER NOTICE STAGES
WILL RUN ON FOLLOWINH SCHEDULE
Leave Laporte at 6:15 a. m.for Nordmont
Arrive At Nordmont 7:30 v.m.
Leave Nordmont at 11:15 a. m.for Laporte
Arrive at Laporte 1:01 p. m.
Leave Laporte at S:CO p. m.for Nordmont
Arrive at Nordmoni fliM p. n.
Leave Nordmont at 7:00 p. m. f"~ Laporte
Arrive at Laporte 8:80 p. *"
Leave Laporte a* ■ c <n. for Dnihore
Leave Dusbe" p. m.for LaPorte
MASON AND HAMLIN.
ORGAN AND PIANO CO.
•OaTOH, *«W TORI, CHICAGO.
NEW Contain! a five octive.
Nine Stop Action, furn-
MOBEL ishsd in a large and
handsome case of solid
ORGAN, | black walnut. Priee
$99 oash; alto sold on
BTYLE «be Easy Hire System
at $12.37 per quarter,
2244. for ten quarters,
when organ becomes
property of person
hiring.
The Macon A Hamlin
MASON "btringer," invented
and patented by Mason
* * Ilamlin In 1882,
is used in the Mason t,
HAMLIN Hamlin pianos explos
ively. Remaikable re
PIANOS Bnement of tone and
phenomenal eapaelty to
stand in tane cbarterite
these instruments.
PO PC LA* STTLKA OUUII A* $22, $82.50, (M,
S7B, $96, AUD DP.
Organs and Pianos sold for Cash.
Easy Payments, and Rented
Catalogues fr*e.
SALESMAN WANTED to sell oar eoo hard]
varieties of choiee Nursery Stock. Beat
Speoialties. No experience neo< seary. Special
advantages to beginners Extra inducements
Pay weekly. Situation permanent. Best
terms Best outfit ree. W„ guara tee what
we advertise. Address at once.
CLEN BROS., Ni'ttsEitruKß, RocistTSl, N Y.
(This house is reliable.)
A NEW STORE AT
* FORKSVILLE *
*•'•*
The undersigned has opened an
[agricultural store at Forksville, and
icarricH in stock a full line of Seed
[ers. (The celebrated "Warner".)
Plows, Harrows,
Mowing Machines, Hinders,
Reapers, Farm Wagons,
Spring Wagons, liuggies,
Sleighs, Cutters, & etc.
in fact all lines of farm utensils
and agricultural implements. Come
and examine my stock and prices.
F. C. SCHANBACKER
April 11th. 18&8.
HAVE YOU PERCEIVED THAT
YOU ARE PRETTY?
If not call on S. W. LEWIS
the Photographer
of
DUSHORE\
I
| Tie will convince you of"this fact
for email money. He can take a
dandy photo and even if freckles
and wr akles are bold 011 your face
he will prevent the same from ap
pearin on the card. Gallery in the
third story of the Tubach block,
on Ma n St. Jan. 3, '9O.
JJUSH J. THOMSON,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAf,
DUSHORB, PA.
All business entrusted to his care will receive
sromct attention.
T. J. & F. H. INGHAM.
Attorneys at Law,
LaPorte, Peuna,
Legal Business attended to in this
and adjoining Counties.
Telephone communication direct.
January, 1888.
M OUNTAIN HOUSE
LAPORTE, PA.
An attractive, home-like hotel.
Every effort made to entertain satis
factorily. MRS. M. C. LAUER,
Proprietor.
C ARMODY HOTEL, DUSHORE
MIKE OARMOBY Proprietor,
Everything First Class.
Charges Reasonable. Jan. 31,'90.
! LORAH'S i^OTEL.
OMvSIOWV.
j DANIEL H. LOHAH PROP'R.
j Tnis is a large and commodious
>house, with large airy rooms, furn
| shed in first class style. A desira
ble place for those who desire to es
cape the heated term. Hunting and
| fishing in their season. The bar is
' supplied with ohoice liquors & cigars,
j Nov. 13 'BS.
T. F. C RSKADDEN
MERCHANT TAILOR,
IN THE OLD CITY HOTEL
Comer of Third and Pine Ste.
WILLI AMSPORT, PA.
For the latest style and a good
fit we would refer our Sullivan coun
ty friends to Mr. Carskadden who is
numbered among the best Tailors in
the Lumber city. Sept. 13th, 'B9.
| APORIE MOTEL,
R. KARNS, Proprietor.
A largo and commodious boose, posses
sing all the attributes of a first-class hotel
The Bar is veil supplied The patronage
of the publio resoeotfully solicited.
HOTEL KENNEDY, LAPORTE.
DARBY KENNEDY. Proprietor.
Everything First Class.
Charges Reasonable. March 1, '9O.
HENRY x. DOWNS,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ix-Prothonotary, Register ft Recorder of Snll.C
in Court Honse, LaPorte Pa.
LAPORTE, PA
SCHOOL
V A practical college for preparing
young people for business. Heipe hundrada every
year to good positions. New college buildings.
Shorthand, etc. Write to W. A. MILLER, PrJe,
Xhnira, N. T. (Branch at Horaeilsville, N. Y.)
SALESMAN
WANTEU
to canvass for the sale of Nursery
Stock 1 Steady employment guara
teed. Salary and expense* paid ,to
successful men. Apply atonce
stating age. Mention this paper.
CHASE BROTHERS COMPANY,
Rochester, N. Y.