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Olive u Stark's Brie ofk, Ttoga stiet IT7M. M. PIATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW', ( W fieo in Stark's Brick Block Tioga St., Tun!', annock. Pa. &lif Bitfhlfi' llau.se, O wo O HARRISHURG, I'HNNA. The undersigned having lately pur, hasod the •' BUKHLER HOUSE " property, has already com menced su :h alterations and improvements as will render this old and popular House equal, if not supe rior, to any Hotel in the City of Harrishurg. A continuance of the public patronage is refpcct- K „ | TON , WALL'S HOTEL, LATE AMERICAN HOUSE, TUNkH AHi NOCK, W YUM I N L CO., I* THIS et;)hli*hme!Tit has recently hern rtfv'r.i an furnished in tbe latest style Every attention will he given to the comfort and convenience of those w'ae patronize the House. T. B. WALL. Owner and Proprietor . Hankfcanoock, September 11, 1061. NORTH BBMSSH HOTEL, MESUOPPEN, WYOMING COl Nil, PA Win. 11. CORTKIC;IIT, Pmp'r HAVING resumed the proprietorship of the nhove Hotel, the undersigned will spare no effort to lender the house an agreeab'e place ot sojoura lor all who may favor it with their custom . * i Win H CORTRIGHt. #ane, 3rd, 1663 __ T 1 >|{. .T. (i. hhckkh . PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Would respectfully announce to tbe eitizensot wy miar. that he baa iocateij at Tunkhannock where be will promptly atteni to all calls in the line of hk profession. .... r |y Will b" found at home on Saturdays of •aek week gjtaits TOWANDA, 3PA. D- B- BARTLET, f Late ot t. HOUSE. ELMIRA, K. Y. PROPRIETOR. The MEANS HOTEL, i one of the LARGEST and lEST ARRANGED Houses in the country—lt W ttted wp in the most modern and improved style, and ao pains are spared to make it a pleasant and aafoeable stopping-pi ace for ail, v 3, n2l, ty. CLARKE, KEEN EY.&CO., . •■aaUrACTL-RERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IX LADIES', MISSES' & GENTS' filfe anft £ ass iraf re flats AND JOBBERS IN RATS, CAPS, FURS, STRAW GOODS, PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS. BUFFALO AND FANCY ROBES, 840 BB.OADWAY, CORNER or LEONARD STREET, B3W ¥s*♦ . V. CLARK, i A. C KEENET, V a. LR.YEN ET ? M. GILMAN, DENTIST. *** M OILMAN, has permanently located in Tun • hanncck Borough, and respectfully temlertd • yssional services to the citizens of this place h n >ck. which could only he reached by a ladder. While her aunt was enjoying the view, Kitty accidentally knocked the ; ladd'-r down, and walked off as unconcern edlv as if nothing was the matter. It was rot until an hour or two after, while I was I pouring a flood of eloquence in her listen ing ear, that she started np, interrupting ' neot rav best metaphors and exclaimed— • I wonder if aunt Talbot has gone home yet!" And she started off on a run to release the poor woman from her captivity. I h id determined to make a formal dec laration of love on the homcstr^p—not to the imp of mischief, Kitty, but to Emma Talbot; for thought T, '"Miss Emma is so desperately in love with me that I really must marry the poor thing, or she will go ravin** crazy. Such things have happen ed."' " So, after innumerable boxes and trunks were safely on board, my beloved Emma promised to go on deck with me. T will Here mention that Harry Talbot (who was escorting his three cousins)and mv peerless Emma were twins, and, as a natural consequence looked very much i alike, the more so as Emma were her hair in short curls, after the fashion ot the pres ent day. • Before coming on deck she had some al ' terationsto make in her toilet, so I went i up to see if there was any place where I could gain her promise to love and obey me, etc. To my surprise the deck was clear : so T went back and found her waiting for me; but Iw as surprised to find her wrapped up with a thick veil over her face. Kittv was standing near her with sucli a look of roguerv in her eyes that I knew there was mischief go : nrr on somewhere.and 1 offered amental prayer for the unhappy victim of her practical jokes. T requested Emma to take off that un becoming veil.but before she could answer, Kittv said she had a sudden attack ofnpu 'ralgia, and must keep it on for fear of get ting more cold. I made no more ado, but , took her to the deck. As we passed through the saloon I imagined I heard the sound of smothered laughter several times, bu - unmediately afterward thought it must he the creaking of some of the machinery of the steamer. I led hrr to a seat, where we had a fine view of the scenery on both sides of the river, and seated mvself beside her in mv most graceful*attitude. (I hail practiced it before starting until I learned it perfect ly.) • She seemed to know what was coming, for she was very quiet. I had heard a great deal about tbe disa greeable task of popping the question, and with mv usual forethought, had prepared a speech before hand. "Now," thought I. "is the time." So I commenced — "Emma, these waters remind me of life —sometimes it glides smoothly, and some times it is disturbed by storms. Emma—" And here I stopped having forgotten the next clause. I felt in my breast pocket for mv speech. It was not there, nor either was it injinv of my other pockets. Now, what was Ito do. Suddenly I remembered having read in some novel that deeds arc better than words ; so I got up closer to her, and pnt my arms around her waist. She did not resist, but was seized with an uncontrollable fit of cough ing. It stopped presently ; and taking her neatiy gloved hand in mine, I commenced at tbe next part of mv speech that I could then remember— "Emma, don't you think a person is hap pier mariied than single ? Suppose for instance I wanted to get married ?" Here she gave a deep sob. "She thinks poor child !" said I to myself that lam going to marry some one else." However, I took it as a good sign, and drew nearer to her. "Emma, dearest angel, yon love nie, and I am happy. Here she gave another sob. " Loveliest of lovely women, you do not deny it, I swear, by the stars and moon, and the sun that looks so lovinly on us, that 1 love you only. Will yon be my •T() SPEAK HIS IS EVERY FREEMAN'S RIGHT. "—Thomas Jefferson. TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1866. mate, for I am a poor lost dove waiting for a kindred spirit to cherish until death." This is a part of the speech which came into my mind just at the right moment. At this interresting point she bceame very ranch affected, for she put her hand kerchief under her veil, and sobbed aloud. When she stopped, I continued — "Emma, my own beautiful dove, will you promise to love me always ?" I heard a very faint "yes" from under that odious veil, yet was distinct enough for me to hear. Then I took her band.— She did not resist. "Dear, devoted one," said T, in an irre sistibly sweet voice, will you not give me one token of vour love ? Will you not grant me one kiss from those lips that vie with the chcrrv in sweetness and beau tv." "Yes, love," was all that I could hear; but that was enough. I tore aside that hateful veil (she had kept it on during the whole affairjand kiss ed—Harry Talbot ! There was no mistake —or, rather it was all a mistake ; for there he sat, laughing as though he would go in to hysterics. I rushed towards the door, and there I met with such a reception as I never was honored with before. The whole steam boat's crew were there, who had been kept from going outside while I was mak ing that declaration of love to a man. I tried to run the blockade, but was re ceived with shouts of laughter from all sides. As soon as the turmoil ceased in some degree, those little she-devils, Kitty and Emma came up anti offered their congratu lations ; at which piece of silly nonsense everybody commenced laughing again. The doors and passage-ways were crowd ed with servants and waiters, who seemed to enjov the miserable joke as much as their betters. Harrv afterwards told me that Kitty had the next room to mine at the hotel ; and, as the partitions were thin, she heard me telling my chum my love secret, and heard him advise me to write the declaration out on paper in due form. She had managed to get it; but just before the boat landed us she appologized for taking it, and gave it back to me. saying, as she did so— "I thought 1 had better return it. as you might have occasion to nse it again." "Now, reader, do you blame me for ha ting women ? Although 1 cannot help it (and vou can see for yourselt that there ain't a particle of conceit in my nature)even I gay, if they don't hate in return. TIIF. HONEY MOON. —M hv is the fiist month after marriage called the "honey moon ?" Doubtless on account of the sweet lunacy which controls the heads of the parties during that brief and delightful period. What a pity that thev should ever got quite rational*again ? iiiat senti mentality should give place to sentiment. s •ntiment to sense, love yield to logic, and fiction to fact, till the happy pair arc re duced from the Eden of romance to the Sahara ot reality—from llcavcfi to earth— and perhaps a peg lower ! Strange as it may seem, tbcie have been couples who have quarrelled in the first month of matrimony, and have £ot hack to their astonished parents before the good mother had fairly got done weeping, (and rejoicing too) at her daughter's departure. Their "honey moon" soured at the full ot her thorn and become a moon of vinegar instead. A bad omen that ! There was much sense and propriety in the text which the ancient clergymen chose for a wed din** sermon. It was taken from the Psalms of David, and read thus: "And let there be peace, while the moon endur etb.'' A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.—Among the Alle ghanies there is a spring so small that a sin gle ox could drain it dry on a summer's dav. It steals its unobtrusive way among the hills till it spreads out into the beauti ful Ohio. Thence it stretches away a-thous and miles, leaving on its banks more than a hundred villages and cities, and many thousand cultivated farms, and hearing on its bosom more than a thousand steamboats. Then joining the Mississippi, it stretches awav some twelve hundred miles or more, until it falls into the great emblem of etern ity. It is one of the great tributaries of the ocean, which, Obedient only to God, shall roll and roar till the angel, with one foot on the sea and the other on land, shall lift up his hand to heaven and swear that time shall be no longer. It is a rivulet, an ocean, boundless and fathomless as eterni ty. Mr, Theophilis Popp,of Poppville, Popp county, fancying himself to be very popu lar with his'lady love, "popped the ques tion to her under the poplar tree, who when asked for his consent, laboring under the influence of ginger-pop, popped him out of the door to the tune of 'pop goes the weasel," Mrs Partington says that Ike, having become enamelled of siren ol Boston, lias led her to the menial altar. He didn't ap pear the least bit decomposed. On the hack of his wedding cards were little cubebs with wings. A boarder at one of our city board ing houses on being asked how they lived there, replied, that tbe hash was rather doubtful, but the beef was "bully." This dubious endorsement failed to attract a new boarder. THE "BUCKSHOT" WAR. j THADDKUS STEPHENS, THIRTY TEARS AGO, | AND NOW. It is known to our readers thatThaddeus Stevens is the recognized leader of the Re publican party in the House of Represen tatives of the ''Rump" Congress. But, in view of the length of time which has elaps ed, it may not be so generally' known that this same man was the acknowledged lead er of another "Rump" House many years ago ; and, therefore, we propose to refresh their memories by a brief recital of a few of tbe most prominent incidents connected with the last named memorable body.— We desire to do this with a view of show ing that his whole public life has been characterized by a total disregard of the popular will, as well as of individual rights. His first public act, which gave him any notoriety, was the inquisitional committee he had organized in ths Honse of Repre sentatives at the State Capital in 1835, of which he was chairman. The object of this inquisition was to extort from men connected with the institution of Masonry, an exposition of their principles including the SECRETS of the order, which it was al leged they had SWORN to preserve inviolate. To this end many of the most prominent statesmen of the "Commonwealth were drag ged before this Star Chamber, and heal in " durance vile" for weeks, and compelled to submit to every inuignity that malice could invent. H d they Ween the veriest crimi nals, they could not have been subjected to geetaer ignominy. Among those who were thus outraged mav he mentioned the lamented Governor Wolf and Shunk, and the I lon. George M. Dallas —nor did even the saerod desk es cape the persecution of this fanatical anti mason. The Rev. Mr. Sprolls, an eminent divine of the Presbyterian church,was drag ged by an officer of the House before tlu~ "modern jugernot,'' as lie appropriately styled the Committee, and put under the torture, with a view of compelling him to divulge under oath what he kr.ew about this ancient and respectable institution But he, following the example of the dis tinguished statesmen we have named,spurn ed the miserable tyrant, who would thus haveliim violate his honor. These men were on I v released from duress by the uni ted votes of the Democratic members,with a view ot the opposition, lhus ended this diabolical anti masonic Stevens inquisition. We next find this man. Thaddeus Ste vens, in 1838, at the head of a wicked con spiracy to overthrow civil government in our peaceful old Cbrnmonwealth. by ignor ing the clearly expressed will of the peo ple at the ballot-box : and but for the in domitable courage of the Democratic mem bers of the Legislature, the hellish plot would have succeeded, and "the election treated as though it had never been held." There were two Senators and einrht mem bers of the House,who had been fairly elec ted bv a majority" of some seven or eight thousand, who this "bold, bad man" at tempted to exclude from their seats, and snbstitue in their stead a set of men, who, it was notoriously known, had been reject ed bv the people by an overwhelming ma jority. This being au important chapter in the history of the man whose acts we are criticising, our readers will bear with us if we go a little more into detail. At the period last referred to, 1838, the county of Philadelphia elected two Sena tors and eight members, of the House, sep arately from the city, and country was di vided into seventeen election districts, ten of which Democratic and seven oppo sition. When the return judges met it was as certained that the Democratic ticket was elected, whereupon the seven opposition return judges seceded, and set up a little convention of their own ; that is,they mad!- out a certificate, setting forth that the Whig members had received the number of votes set opposite their names Ift the districts represented by those seven judges, excluding the ten districts represented by the Democratic judges, which comprised much the largest proportion of the votes of the county. This minority paper was forwarded to j Harrisburg, as was also the certificate sign ed bv the majority, and at the meeting of the Legislature t'je former was the only one presented in either House bytlie Secretary ot the Commonwealth. To attempt a de tailed statement of all that occurred dur ing that memorable struggle between those who determined, at every hazard, to main tain the in ,'iolability of the ballot box, and those who wickedly assailed it, would re quire more time and space than we can now appropriate. But, suffice it to say that, upon the motion of Mr. Stevens, the opposition members of the Ilouse went through the form of electing a Speaker, and before the Clerk of the House had called over the names of the members, to ascertain who was present, the tellers ap pointed by Mr. Stevens announced that Thos. S. Cunningham was duly elected Speaker. None, of course, but the opposition mem bers paiticipatcd in this revdufitonnry movement, and they numbered bu fifty one, inclacting the eight spurious men from Philadelphia, whose claims to seats was based solely on a paper signed by seven out of seventeen return judges, and which did not possess even the common form of an election return, —which carried upon its face the most unmistakable impress of fraud. While this "Rump" House was going through the mockery of electing other officers, appointing committees, &c., the Democratic members, having answered to I their names, proceeded to the election of I Speaker, which resulted in the election of; William Hopkins. Thus was presented the extraordinary spectacle of two Speak ers occupying the chair at ihe same time; no, not exactly the chair, for Mr. Hopkins occupied it, while Cunningham stood on the platform on his right. Ou the night of the day on which those proceedings occurred, quite an exciting scene oceuired in the Senate. In this body the same'nttcmpt was made, and for a time was successful, ot forcing into seats two men as Senators who had been reject ed by the people, and while Mr Brown, one of the duly elected Senators, was ma king an effort to he heard in vindication of the majesty of the ballot box, some in dignation was exhibited on the part ot those prest nt whose rights had been tram pled upon, and Stevens A: Go., finding themselves foiled in their treason, and fear ing that a righteous retribution might be visited upon litem, like trembling traitors, made good their escape out at a hack win dow of the Senate chamber. This "Kuril])" House met for some days in a room at Wilson's Hotel, and after wards in the supreme court room, and tiie regular House met in the hall of the House It is due to three of the members of her "Cunningham House" to sav t.iat they never met with that body, after the first day, but having discovered the infamy of the conspiracy, like honest men went in to the "Hopkins House," as it was called,- in contradistinction from the "Cunning ham House," and took the oath ot office. This let the "Kumpcrs" with hut forty eight members, including the eight spuri ous men from Philadelphia, who had been as has been shown, rejected by a decided majority ol the pei pie. Those three were —Messrs. Butler and Sturdevant, of Lu zerne countv, and Montelius, ot Union countv. The latter testified before the committee ot investigation that he told Mr. Stevens that his conscience would not perm t him to sanction these "corrupt pro ceedings." "Conscience, indeed,' said Mr. Stevens, "throw conscience to the devil, and 4 stand by your party." The two Houses stood as follows; HOPKINS HOUSE. Regular Democrats without dispute 48 With Philadelphia disputed. 56 CUNNINGHAM HOUSE. Regular Anti Masons, without dispute 43 With Philadelphia disputed. 51 To aid m this infamous scheme of sub verting the Government. Stevens induced Governor Ritner, who, though perhaps honest, wa* a very weak man, to call out the military, and some twelve or fourteen hundred volunteers, with all the pomp of war, with "burk-shot aid ball" weie quar tered at Harrisburg for weeks, at an ex pense to the people of perhaps a hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of intim idating the Democracy. But it failed, law and or ler were maintained, and the integrity of the ballot-box preserved, very much to the discomfort of the Conspirators. Is it any wonder then, that a man with sucli antecedents should now be found at the hea l of a band of conspirators against "the life of the nation," setting at nought the ananiinous protest of the white popu lation of the District of Columbia as well as those of the Southern States? How TO RUN OFF WITH A PAIR OF BOOTS. —A few days since a stranger came into a boot and shoe store in Canal street to purchase a pair of shoes. He was a long I time engaged in trying different shoes be- J fore he could find a pair to fit. Mean- i time another gentleman came in to buy a pair of boots. He soon found a pair which he drew on, and which fitted exactly, and while he was thrusting his hand into his pocket tor the "ready" tbe shoe purchaser darted off with the shoes without either payment, or even saying so much as "by vour leave sir." "The villian ?" exclaim ed tIA boot purchaser and the bootmaker in the same breath, and both gave chase. The man in the new boats, however, had the best wind and the cleanest heeis, lie soon shot ahead of Cr spin, while the latter urged him to push forward and overtake the shoes There was no need of urging. The shoes turned a corner; the boots fol lowed, and lor anything that Crispin knows, they are pursuing each other yet. WHAT IS A DARLING?—Some one asks " What is a dailing ?*' and very prettily answers the question. No one but a father or mother could have written it; " A darling is a dear little beaming cirl who meets one on the doorsteps; flings her fair arms around one's neck, and kisses one with hersonl of love; who seizes one's hat, who relieves one of one's c >at. and hands the tea and toast so prettily ; who places her elfish form at the piano, and warbles forth, unsolicited, such delicious songs; who casts herself at o ie's footstool and clasps her hands, and asks all sorts of aueer questions, with such bright eyes and ushing face ; and on whose ligni, glossy curls one places one's hand arid breathes ' God bless her,' as the fairy form departs." ggr™ The Massachusetts Legislature re fused to endorse the Veto Message : but could stoop to insult the President for his reference to their statesman, Sumner, in his late speech. Neyer tura a blessing round to see whether there is a dark side to it. TErtMS, S2 00 3?SR | ABOVE lIIS BUSINESS, —It U a Reriotiif I evil that many a young man has fallen into Ito he above his business. A person learns a trade, and then he most go to shop keeping, or street-loafing, or turn politician. Fool ! 'if ho can not make a living at his trade, we are sure he can mot any other way. And then young men brought tip to shop— keeping must buy farms, or houses, or some other foolish things they know i nothing about, and what is the result ? * Head over heels in debt and certain failure, i Multitudes have been ruined by being above heir business and branching out into what they know nothing about. There is no trouble about young men who dont f< el their importance, and are willing to work-at their trades or profes sions till they get a little beforehand. — With a small capital to fail back upon, they can feel like venturing into other business ; —and by this time will have formed hab its that are likely to keep them straight.— Those who succeed best in life are men'Vrho stick to business and m -ke money before they buy forms and houses and commence speculating. Look at our successful men, and you will see where lies the secret of success. You will find that they never were above their business, and never paid fur the doing of a job which they could just as well do themselves. Of this we are snre ; ; if alf men will be prompt and punctual, stick to their business, and not be too proud, they pill eventually succeed, and become inde • pendent. DESPISE NOT THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS, 'Tis little by little the bee fills her cell; And little by litt e a man sinks a well j 'Tis little by little a bird builds her nest \ By littles a forest in vendure is drest; Tis little by little great volumes are made; Bv littles a mountain on level is laid ; ;' lis little by little an ant gets her store; Every little we add to a little makes more; Step by step we waik miles, and we sew stitch by stitch. Word by word we read books, cent by cent we grow rich ; Little rills make great rivers, an acorn an oak, We tunnel by inches, fell trees stroke by - by stroke. THE GREAT RULE OF CONDUCT.—The rule of conduct followed by Lord Erskino —a man of sterling independence of prin ciple and scrupulous adherence to truth are worthy o! being engraven on every young man's heart. "It was a firsts com mand and coun-el of my earliest youth," ho said always to do what my conscience -told me to do, my duty, and to leave the conse quence to God. I shall carry with me the the memo.-y, and. I trust the practice, of this parental lesson, to the grave. I have hitherto followed it, and I have 110 reason to complain that my obedience to it has been -n temporal sacrifice, I have found it on the contrary, the road to prosperity and wealth, and I shall point out tl>e same path to n.y children for their pursuit. And there can be no d >ubt after ail, that the on ly safe rule of conduct is to follow implicit ly the guidance of an enlightened con science. ~ A FENNY FANCY.—lnsects mnst goner ally lead a jovial life. Think what it must he to lodge in a lilly ! Imagine a palace of ivory or pearl, with pillars of silver and capitals of gold, all exhaling sue!) a perfume as never arose from a human censer! -Fan cy, again, the fun of tucking yourself up in tiie night in the folds of a rose, rocked to sloop by the gentle sighs of summer air,and nothing to do when you wake but wash yourself in a dew drop, and fall to and eat vour bed clothes! I &T A shrewd preacher, after an elo quent sermon, said to his hearers : "I am afraid from tkesympatny displayed in your countenances, that some of you may give too much. I caution you, therefore, that you should be just before you are generous; and I wish you to understand that 1 desire no one who cannot pay bis debts to put any thing in the plate. "' The collection was a rare" one. IN NEMOUIAM.—John W. Forney, D. D was suddenly attacked with the Johnson "grip," the same di scase that was so fatal in Mr. Tyler's administration, on the 22d. instant, in front of the White House, Wash ington, which carried him ofi before assist ance could be rendered. It is pioposed to deposit his remains in the museum of the Smithsonian Institute, as a most wonderful specimen of a non quackabus duckabtts of the nineteenth century. llow romantic young people are when they court. Till girls get married, all they think necessary to happiness are moonlight evenings, a few hollyhocks, and a red brick bird cage, surrouuded by hon ey-suckles aiul grapevines. An exchange says when that load of Massachusetts women reaches Oregon it is propesed to found a city and call it She cargo. One of our exchanges gives an ac count of a child being bora with three tongues. Our devil wants to know if it's a girl. VOL. 5 NO. 32