THE ELK ADVOCATE
j i.i i
ELK ADVOCATE
.'rwinl thrj'rttt thrptnph's riyhtt maintain
I'naued bi parly and unbribed by yain ;
l7tr',7o Ih (o Truth, Liberty and .air,
jVo furor tiraye vs and no fear Khali aire."
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II I W. II .4 R RETT.
Kidgway, Pa, Dec. 24 1864
"?,.M. l'ETTEN'OlLL & CO,'
ADVi;nTii.NO A'.kxcy
ll 9 Nassau St., New York
and 1 0 State St., Boston
N. M. PETTliNUlLL & Co., are tlic
Agon is for the Ki.k Ahvocatk and tlic
uwst influential and largest circulating
Newspapers in the United Slates nnd
the Canudas- they arc authorized to con
tract lor us at our lowest rates.
In Town. Quite a number of gen.
tlcmcn from Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Joston Eric and New York, arc now in
this place, anxiously looking for a
chance to iuvest some of their spare
"green lacks'' in this supposed rich
oil territory. The attention of capital,
ists is now being attracted in this direc
tion, .and wo hope f that, the prop,
crty holders about this place, as well as
those distant from the place, will succeed
ju making the neccsary arrangements
villi them to have them assist in dcvel.
oping our oil resources in such a way,
that both will be mutually benofiittcd.
tSf Our cjuict and ever peaceable
village, was somewhat surprised in see.
ing a company of military men march
through the streets. Ry some it was
thought to be a rebel raid, by others a
raid upon the so cal'.ed, "copperheads."
Hut when the fuel of the case was fully
developed, it proved to be a squad of
men ordered here by the government,
to assist the Provost Marshal in carrying
out the orders of the war department,
which certainly was all right.
Captain John P. Short, (who by the by,
proves tobe very much of a gentleman,)
on his arrival iu town expected to
find every thing ia readiness for the
accommodation and'eomfort of id in un.
der his command, which proved to be
an entire failure, as no preparations had
been made by the Provost Marshal.
The Captain cooly determined to take
possession of one of the Churches,
( which by the way and to the yreat dis
grace of the citizens of Ridgway was not
lo lie found) but finding the article cal
led church. to be among the "things that
r-hould be," he took possession of the
Court House where he nud his men are
enjoying themselves as well as can bo
expected under the circumstances. Tho
Captain, as well as those uuder his com.
inand may rest assured that, so long as
it is their lot lo remain among us, they
will bo treated with due respect, and all
wo ask at their hands is tho same in rc.
turn, of which wc havo no doubt.
tiniYKD Them Rkjiit. We elated
t-ome time ago that the Curllsville Elec
tion Bqard would be tried this Court
for receiving illegal votes. After a fair
and impartial trial, and an able charge
by his Honor, Judge Campbell, the
board was convicted, and each member
fined fifty dollars, and costs of suit. Tho
whole election board were Abolitionists,
and carried out their frauds and outra
ges, just as the electiou officers of that
party did, all over the country. But
iu this county the ballot box is respec
ted, and such rogues brought to justice.
Wc believe this is the only election
board jn the county, composed entirely
(if Lincoln lueu. Wcro there more, wo
doubt not there would have been moro
illegal voting. But theso fines will
'..each such men that they must respect
(heir oaths, and conduct elections fairly
or suffer tho consequences. The halls
of justice are still open in this county
and the Treasury will always bo rcplcn.
jshed by the fines of such cloction ofli.
cers, when they attempt to carry out
the Abolition programme by receiving
illegal votes. Clarion Democrat.
fcsTTt has been discovered that tho
recent fiendish plot to burn "the great
city of New York was conooctcd by
Abolitionists. Tho immense majority
riven to Gen. M'Clellau by that city has
inspired ceituiu mcu with rage border
ing on madness. "Rale or ruin" is tho
luotto of the Abolition party. Perhaps
the following, from tho New Y'ork
H'orld, may not be uninteresting iu this
4oariQ0t;on ;
"gome new and very remarkable de.
velopmenU havo recently cumo to light
iu conuctstiou will) tlio lata incendiary
attempt upou the metropolis. Although
the ease issuriouudad by mystery, there
are now strong reasons for believing that
tho whole ufluir from its villianuuscoui.
uieueemcut lo its close, was au Aboli.
tioa shoddy plot, iutcuded to destroy
tho Democratic city of New York, or tit
least, and what seems moro probuble,
put it under the coutrol of tho Loyal
Leagues." Clarion Democrat.
MoitE Draft. Our readers, and es
pecially those who voted for Lincoln, 'to
stop the war," will bo pleased to learn
that a draft will be made iu a few days
to fill tho Statu Guard, tho term of ser
vice too for tho briet period of three
yean. A soon as it is over, a draft will
be made for the National service. Pur.
ing 1SC5, at least seven hundred thou
sand men now in the army will lo dis
charged the five hundred thousand
one ycai's men called lor last July, and
the three year' men of 1862. To fill
their places and to keep the army up to
tho requisite strength, it will be ncccs
ary lo call for at least one million of
men during tho next twelve months.
These of course will have to be raised
by drafting, if they can bo raised at all.
To do this wc feel safo in sr.yiug that
the publio will be favored with a draft
every month fur tho next four years
What a cheerful piospcct ! Clarion
Democrat.
Labor not Thought Dr.atiAniKO
at the South. Wo cannot conceive
how any man who has ever lived both
North and South, can give place to the
rediculous idea that 1 ibor was ever re.
garded as more ignoble at the South! or :
as dograding a juan in tho estimation of .
cither the rich or the poor, the slave
holding or tho non.slavcholuing. On
tho contrary, the onlyjplaee wherethe
laboring man, and especially the me
chanic, was ncver clogged in h:t efforts
to rise among his fellow men, where his
employment and the hardness of l.is
hands never gave exclusion from com
pany, where his family easily passed in.
to the charmed circle of good society,
when their accomplishments suit them
therefore, was the South. The favorite
mayor of New Orleans, tho one who
longest retained his position, was a jour
neyman batter, another a painter, nor
can a single instance be shown in tho
State where a man was helped into of.
Dee by the reputation of being an "aris
tocrat" or a man of wealth, So in Missis,
sippi ; its favorite Governor, Joe.
Matthews, was a well-digger, Governor
Tucker, a blacksmith, and its Senator,
Henderson, a shoemaker. A man aspir.
ing to ingli place in the ancctionsof the
people, had always to appeal to eviden
ces of early industry and toil to prove
himself to lo a practical friend of tho
people, and to know their wauts. In
truth, tho "aristocracy" of the South
has always been of poor men. True,
thcro wero somo who affected to despise
labor aud laboring men, but theso wcro
invariable such as ha l traveled North
and learned snolblishucss among the
vulgar rich at Newport nnd Saratoga.
Ask tho mcrchanic, who has traveled
over the Southern States and North
alike, in which cf them he was treated
with most respect. It has been the
fashion for years, for tho Northern press
to assert that labor was considered de
grading to tho whito mau in tho South.
The Southern peoplo and Northern men
living South did uot deem the accusation
worthy of a reply. When it is repealed
in our midst, nnd through the sufferance
of men who know better, wc deem it our
duty, to reply to it with emphasis, that
it is less truo of the South and Southern
people than of any other upon God's
lootstool. Aew Orleans 1 icayune.
Bigamy. There has been quite an
excitement raised among tho gossipping
portiou of tho community, rocoutly by
tho arrest and imprisonment of a man iu
our county jail charged with the crime of
bigamy. Several weeks ngo a man
made his appearanco at several plaeos in
this county, calling himself Royal Sut
ton, or Dr. Suttou, attending to tho busi.
ncss of extracting or curing corns and
bunions. IIo beoamo generally kuown
as the "Corn Doctor." At Rcidsburg
somo three or four weeks ago, ho mado
tho acqnintance of a young lady, atten
ding the Seminary at that place, and af
ter a couplo of week's courtship, married
her. They visited among their friends
the lady being very respectively con
nected and were spending their hon
eymoon quite pleasantly, when the new
bride was horrified by tho appearance of
another wife of the corn doctor's hailing
from Clearfield county, and accompanied
with a constable, who had a warrant for
the arrest of tho gay Lothario. This
wife who was married but a few months
ago, had along with hor a child, several
years old, which the Dr. had brought
her u short time since, representing it
to bo the child of his first wife, who ho
said had died a year and a half ago.
Tho l'r. was arrestedjand 'u now in
jail awaiting his trial. He is uo doubt
a regular knave, aud there is no telling
but what he may have a half dozen more
wives over Hie country.
Tragedy at Watcrlown, New
York . A' Drunken Ser
geant Orders Men to Shoot
A. Fcacealjlo Citizen.
A squad of soldiers, eleven in num
ber, belonging to tho 10th U. S. regular
infantry, in charge of Lieutenant Iloula
han, ennio to this place to tako tho cars
for Oswego They arrived about noon.
During tho afternoon they indulged in
drink quite frolcy and becamo quarrel
some. About 8 o'clock, while in the
lower Faloon of tho Woodruff House,
maltreated a mcmbci of their company
quite an old man they wcro expos,
tulated with by Alexandria Noal. From
abusive words, the soldiers soon resorted
to blows. Neil in self defence knocked
several of them down. Tho bar-tender
came to assistance and soon tho room
was cleared. This, it was thought,
would be an end to tho affair; but in a
few minutes two of the soldiers appeared
at tho door with muskets. Neil and the
bar-tender apprehending more serious
trouble started for the hill outside of
tho saloon. Just then the Sergeant
inaac ins appearance, and said to the
soldiers; "There is the d d ,
shoot him." Onoof tho soldiers fired.
The ball struck Neil iu the left breast
near tho nipple, and passed through his
heart and lungs, unci entirely through
his chc3t. The death-dealing missile
lodged in tho rear of the bar,
i I-
Urea King
gome bottles in its course. Neil walked
to tho hall, a distance of about fifteen
feet, when he fell aud instantly expired.
Thus tragically cuded the life of Alex.
Neil
His ago was about twenty one or
tw? yeJva
Jleborc an excellent repu
tation for sobriety, strict attention to his
business, and lor his habitually quiet de
meanor. His presence in the saloon
was on a matter of business. He was in
the employ of F. 15. Schrani, Est., who
was a witness of the tragedy, and sin
cerely mourns his untimely death.
The soldier who fired the fatal shot
was soon arrested, handcuffed and im.
prisoned. The balance of the squad
took possession of the sidewalks on the
north side of the public square, and un
der the direction of their lieutenant, a
number of our citizens wero assaulted,
one arrested and placed under guard,
and a genuine reign of terror inaugura
ted. It being near the time for the train
to leave, they proceeded to the railroad
depot, of which they took possession,
and defied any one to arrest them. In
the meantime the train, had arrived -
Precautions were at oucc taken to
prevent their possession ot the cars nnd
engine, by locking the doors of the for
mer, and uncoupling the latter and sen-
din" it down tho track. While they
held the depot, was at the peril of lito
tnat any one entered it. J hey
threat-!
cued to fire into the crowd ot passen
gers and citizens around the depot, and
carried their threat iuto execution by
filing at Mr. E. Stockwcll, tho charge
passing near his head. All theso pro
ceedings created an intense excitement
in tho village. The civil authority were
powerless to arrest those armed reckless
desperadoes Finally a file of twenty
men or tho veteran reserve corps, under
the command of Lieutenant DimmieK,
upon the requisition of the sheriff,
marched to the depot and arrested them.
The, with their lieutenant, wore soon
lodgol in the cells ot the country jail.
Oar community then experienced a feci,
ing of relief ; but their indignation was
not appeased, aud for a timo thee wero
stroui; indications that "Judge Lynch"
would establish his court, and order
summary proceedings. But respect fur
law and order prevailed, and the offen
ders wcro left iu tiio hands of tho civil
authorities, by whom they were arres
ted, and arc to bo tried.
Wo understand that tho soldiers on
their way here from Sackctt's Ilaibor' !
manifested tho samo reckless disregar
ded of human life which culminated in
tho death of young Neil. Among other
act, wc loam that on stopping at the old
Blauchard House, Mr. Terry a highly
respectable collorcd man, living in that
vicinity, they proposed to tarry into af
fect certain proceedings whien hc esca
ped by mounting his horse and putting
him to the top of his speed. As he was
leaving ono of tho soldiers fired at him,
but missed his aim. There are rumors
of other desperate doeds committed by
them, but which we will not record.
Such aro the outlines of the most reck
less, lawless, tragical affair that ever oo.
curred in our village It would not, of
course, bo proper for us, iu advance of
judicial proceedings, to characterize the
criuio which resulted io. tho death of
Mr. Noil. While wo aro writing this
(on Wednesday afternoon,) tho coroner
and his jury aro holding an inquest on
the body of tho deceased. We expect
beforo going to press to announco tho
veruiot; but it has not at the present
writing been rendered. Upon the na
ture of tho verdict will probably depend
in a great mcasuro, tho character of fu-
turo legal proceedings. Irufcr.'oieit
Union.
From tho "Warren Mail.
Mill Burned. The steam saw mill
of II Baxter, in Mead township buruod
down last Tuesday night. The mill had
just been refitted with new saws, belting
&c. with the intention of btartiug it run.
ning on Wednesday. Ou Tuesday a
fire wis made iu the lower part ot tho
mill to thaw out the pipes, but was put
out about 3 o'clock of the Buine day. At
2 J o'clock. Wednesday morning tho
building was discovered in flames, and
had gained such headway that ib was
Impohsible to extinguish it. The origin
of the fire is supposed to have been from
a spark from ono of the pipes lodging in
tho dry saw dust in the building. Mr.
Baxter tells, v.i that his loss is over $10,
000
From the Clinton Democrat.
FIRE. Tho elegant residenco of
Mr. S 0. Wright, at tho corner of
main and 2d Streets, was cnlircly de
stroyed by fire on Thursday night last.
The fire is supposed to have caught finm
tho furnace in the cellar, but was first
discovered breaking out of the roof about
11 o'clock, p. m. Almost the entire
upper stories of tho house wero wrapped
in flames beforo assistance arrived, and
hence no furniture, bedding or clothing
was saved from that part. Nearly nil
the furniture, carpets, &c., on tho first
floor was saved, but come of it in a
damaged condition. Mauy things are
also fupposcd to havo been stolen. Mr.
Wright's entire loss is about $13,000,
of which only ?4,GG0, is covered by
insurance. Tho house was only finished
about one year ago, and was ono of tho
finest residences in town.
An hour or two after tho fire cam
menced, and when tho house was nearly
burnt up, some thoughtful citizens dis
covered the whereabouts of tho Cataract
Steam Fire Engine, and under thevigils
and regulations of the Borough Fath.
ers succeeded in dragging it up to tho
scene of destruction. Itwas not stopped
there, however, but was run off to a place
of safety in SiMrso.N & Co's, boardyard.
When it arrive i thcro it was discovered
that tho eventful Fathers had forgotten
to supply it with fuel, and the hose was
enfiimlif iinA itn nrifli ctmnrT n-irrt flint.
lOVU.I.I.J . ....... U.w..0 ....w ..
nmlmlnnlr ll "fill rf lnnwn"nT
it ! By tho timo tho fire had almost
entirely subsided, one of the Fathers was
discovered on tho track of his Cataract
Engine with an arm full of fuel, but after
great deliberation it was decided not to
put tho thing in motion lest it might set
fire to the balance of the town. The
machine was therefore abandoned for
tho night, but the next day one of the
Fathers hauled it away and hid it again.
It might havo induced a riot, too, for
thcie was a strong disposition to run it
either into the river or tho fire. It is
proposed now to gct'up a match between
it and Col. Jarrkt's Hydropult, to test
which can made the most effective at a
fire. So far as practical results up to
this timo aro concerned, the little
machine, (with ono man to work it and
a boy to carry water,) has eclipsed tho
steam concern! The Colonel's establish
ment cost ten dollars the 5 Borough
Fathers' Cataract cost several thousand!
(subrosa whoknows exactly what it did
cost?) TtjV-c la Borough Fathers !
Fetroleum.
Seven years ago, Venango county,
Pennsylvania, was regarded as one of tho
poorest, as it is ono of the smallest coun
ties in the States of Pennsylvania. Moro
than one third of its entiro surfaco could
have been purchased for less than three
dollars ner acre. Its brat imnrnvpd
farms would bring littlo if anything over
thirty dollars per acre, and its entire
industrial products did not. exceed three
hundred thousand' dollars. Choice oil
lauds sell now readily at from threo to
iivo thousand dollars pci acre, aud they
havo been sold as high as forty-five
thousand dollars per acre. The yield of
oil from tho county during tho last year
was over fifty millions of dollars, or great
er than tho eutiro coal and iron trade of
the entiro State of Pennsylvania, and
should the present price of oil be sus
tained, tho produco will be nearly eighty
millions of dollars the coming year.
That oil, as an'' article of commerce
aud exportation, is to become of tho first
importance, is very certain. Ita uses
everywhere aro daily multiplying, and
tho demand for it augmenting in tho
sa.no proportion. It is rapidly displac
ing other substances as a lubticator. As
an illuminator outsido of tho cities and
towns, where thcro is no gas, it has
taken tho place of everything else hero.
tofore employed for that purpose,
T.,
time the same will bo true of Eu'rone.
H--.1- i- i .i . ....
i reuicuuus aio mauo mat it will Do ex.
tensivcly consumed in the production of
gas, especially iu towns remote from coal
uhuus, u3 mtiu Bin ue a great savin" in
the difference of the cost of transporta.
tion. Nor is it at all unlikely that it will
be applied to generating steam in ojcan
navigation.
Thcro need be no fear of the failure of
tho supply. Tho extent of tho oil bear
ing territory and tho richness of tho do.
posits, is such that it may bo considered
inexhaustible. Since the oiiginal dis
covery in Ptuusylvania; oil lias been
found in Western New York, Western
Virginia and Ohio. Fine surface indica
tions arc also said to have been discovered
on the Pacific coast. Journal of Com.
merce.
Moss ami Elm Candy. This U an en
tirely new preparation manufactured by
llcrncr and liurgcss, -Ei-ic I'a., for the re
lief of Coughs, Colils, Throat diseases,
Hoargenesa &c. It ia far superior to the
majority of Cough candies now in use. and
niutit lake the lead. It is put up in neat
and convenient packnge.s, and U just the
thing for tho masses. Everybody will try
it aud after once using will never be with
out it. The great demand for it wherever
introduced is a sure indication of Its good
qualities. It can be hod of all deulors in
confectionary.
Brown's Bronchial Troches, or Couth
Lozenges, cure Cough, Cold, Hoarseness
aud Influeuza, or any Irritation or Sore
ness of the Throat.
Crtal terviet in tubdumg lloorttnrt."
R.ev. Daniel Wise, New York.
"The Trockf are 9 ilaff cf lift to mt."
Prof. Edward North,
Pres. Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y.
"A siiKflt aud elegant eoinbiiiatiun for
Vtwjhs, 4e.'
Dr. G. F. Bigelow, Boston.
Puiify, purify, purify the blood with
A ykk'b'Sabsai'A&illa, and the humors,
derangements and distempers which
pervade the system at this season will
disappear. We have tried it and speak
with knowledge.
t-n.Tho Ilartlord Timet believes
and wo fear it lias good reason for the
belief that thcro aro hundreds of thou,
sands who voted tho Lincoln ticket on
Tuesday who will sorely regret it before
tho end of 1805,
Wc most sincerely believe the reelec
tion of Mr. Lincoln prolongs the war.
Adds vastly to our National debt.
Brings further drafts of men.
Will weigh with crushing force upon
the rcsorccs and welfare of the freo
States.
Wil' result in a dissolution of tho
Union.
lnd will not secure Iho abolition of
sh y. ry at tho South.
This is our belief, and wo ask our
readers, Democratic and Republican, to
remember what wo say.
We hope that a better fate awaits the
nation that our fears for tho Union
may provo groudlcss ; for desolution
will be a sad result. But still, though
our feelings and hopes aro for tho U
nion, nnd for peace nnd a prosperous
country our belief, under existing cir
cumstances, nnd in view of what Iho
policy of Mr Lincoln, docs not accord
with our desires.
A Pettier-
A teacher in a western county in
Canada, while making his first visit to his
constituents, came into conversation with
an ancient "Varmount" lady, who had
taken up her residence in the backwoods.
Of course, tho school aud former teacher
came in for criticism; nnd the old lady,
in speaking of his predecessor, asked:
' Wa'al, master, what do you think ho
larnt the schollardi?"
"Couldn't say, ma'am."
'Pray, what did ho teach 7"
"Wa'al ho told 'cm that this here
airtli was, reound, and wont areound,
and all that sort of thing '."
"Now. master, what do you think of
si eh stuff ? Don't you thiuk he was (.n
ignoraut feller 7"
Unwilling to come under the category
of the ignorami, the teacher evasively
remarked:
"It vcally did seem strange, but still
there are many learned men who teach
these things."
"Wa'al," says she, "if the airth is
icound, and goes reound, what holds it
vji 1"
"Oh. these learned men say that it
goes around the sun, and that the sun
holds it up by virtue of the law ofattrac.
tioo."
T he old lady lowered her
and, by way of climax, responded
.'.wVU
"Wa'al, if theso high larnt men sea
tho sun holds up tho earth, IsJioiild like
to know what holds the airth vp when
the sxm goes down !"
JK-yAu Irishman being asked which
was oldest, he or his brother 7 "I am
oldest," said he, "but if my brother
lives three years, we shall both be the
same age."
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
Furniture.
MANUFACTURER OF
Modern and Antique Furnl-
MAIN STREET,
BOOK VILLE, P li N N ' A .
Tcte a tetcs,
Sofas,
Diuvans,
Easy Chairs,
Rocking Chairs,
DRAWING-ROOM CHAIRS, -And
Upholstered ware of all kinds, also
Cain Chairs, Cain Rocking Chairs.
Common or "Windsor Chairs.
Bcadsteads,
Tables,
Stand,
Beaurcs.
Light Stands,
What-nots,
Corner Stands,
Wash Stands,
Wardrobes,
Bookcases,
&c. &c. tiC.
Wc spare no pains in packing furni.
ture so that it cau bo shipped any dis
tanco without being injured. Do not
forget tho place.
BROWN'S WARE ROOMS.
Dec. 21th 18Gl.-tf.
For
Sale.
The subscribers offers at private sale,
a span ol bay horses, one five years old
next June, and the other seven years
old next May. They are both geotlo,
cither in singlo or double harness. Per
sons wishing to purchase tho two or ono,
can see them by calling on tho subscri
ber at his residenco, oue mile North of
Ccntrcvillo.
WM. LEAHY.
Kersey Dec. 23d 1854.
LICENSE NOTICE: The following
named persons have tiled iu Ihe Office of
the Clerk of the Court f Quarter Sessions
of Elk county, their Petition for License
at the January Sessions next, agreeable
to the Act of Assembly of March 2d 18G3,
entitled an "An Aol lo regulate the sale of
Intoxicating Liquors," iot
TAVERN LICENSE.
Mrs. J, T. Burroughs
Mrs. K. O. Clements,
Daniel C. Oyster,
C. Volk,
E. Boblo,
Michael Gerg,
A. Fauchmnu,
Louis Arner,
J. Windtclder.
Centreville.
Kidgway
Helleu.
St. Ma-?'!.
St. Mary's.
St. Mary's.
St. Mary'n.
Vilo..x.
Si. Mary's.
STORE LICENSE,
'red, Rudolph, St. Mary's.
James Coyne, St. Mary's.
Joseph Wilhelm, Mary s.
GEO. ED. WLIS, Clerk.
Bidgwsy, Dcc'r. 10th 1861.
Imformation Free
TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS,
A GENTLEMAN, enrck of Nervous
Debility, Incompetency Premature De.
cay, and Youthful Error, actuated by a
desire to benefit others, will bo happy to
furnish to all who need it (freo of
charge,) the recipe nnd directions for
making Ihe simple remedy used in his
case. Sufferers wishing to profit by tho
advertisers bad experience, and posses
a sure rnd valuable remedy, can do so by
addressing him nt onco at his place of
business. Tho Receipt nnd fnll informa
tion of vital importance will bechcer.,
fully sent by icturn mail.
Address JOHN B. OGDEN:
No. 00 Nassau Street, New York.
P. S.-1- Nervous Suffcreis of both sexes
will find this information invaluable.
(3 mothn
By this Sign we.lCo rqucr-
"Whenever the way seems long.
Or the heart begins to fail,
We sing a inoro wonderful song,
And tell a more marvelous talo."
J AN VARY 1,11865.
TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY
OF
THE .EW YORK MERCURY.
THE PRIDE OF THE FIRESIDE.
In the primo of a vigorous intellectual
manhood, tho I'henix of the weeklies begins
its flight for the new year, over the wrecks
of its Angling and lifeloss conte mporaries,
with its eye fixed upon the sun, beneath
which it owns no rivalry. t
71ie war, which has toppled down what,
ever it hallow nnd baseless, has written no
wrinkle on tho bright icgis of our success.
Our features for the issue of 18S5 Bhake the
pillars of whatever has heretofore been
deemed imperial in serial literature. Both
sides of the Atlantic render us tribute. Wt
shall continue the thrilling romances of
Miss M. E. Bradtiox, necromancer of the
strong dark passions, to whom we pay mora
annually than the entire capital of our imi
tators, and ndd to our American staff1 the
champion jester of the cap and bells, Josir
Hillings, who will commcnoe with the first
of January a scries of his well known inimi
table comic dapers, written expressly for us,
in his irresistibly convulsive vein. Harriet
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world famcd showman and autobiographer ;
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Kdward Willett, George Martini, Joseph
Karbcr, J. A. Patten, and others numerous
enough and clever enough to run all the
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and White, the first draughtsmen of the age,
will make the new volume pictorial, and
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In addition to ita crisp aud telline editori
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the ft) test and wittiest poems, caricatures,
and burlesques of the time first appear ; and
its coquettish Ladies' Promenade, to which
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A LET HE :
OR
THE CniLD OF THE CORD,
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