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Early last Thursdsy morning the Express
train going West on the PennsyIYsria Rail
road, ran over and instantly killed Two men
who wero waking ou the track nsas High.
spire, Dauphh county. AT the time they
were unknown. and from papers found upon
Their persons, il was supposed their names
were George Vickroy and Charles Williams /;
but subsequent developments proved ihsm 10
have been two expert counteffeilers and
house-breaksrs, whose real names were clafk
and Brown, well known to che police Of Phil
sdelpbia. They had been living in Harris
burg for some months previous 10 The scci.
dent, which fact having come 10 The knowl-
edge Of Deputy o. S. Marshal John jenkins,
he made a search of their house on Sunday
night and obiained possession Of a number
of dies and other oounserfeiiing implements,
and between two or three thousand dollars
of counlerfeit gold coin. The dies are made
of copper, and designed for making both
kinds Of 81, a. well as s21, SO, SIS, aud $40
gold pieces A woman was living in the
house, wEo claimed to be the wife of the
inan whose name was at first supposed 10 be
Williams. She said she was from Norlhum-
berland county, aud had moved to Harris
burg with her husband 10 avoid trouble. She
stoutly denied any Knowledge Of the business
IN which the men were engaged, and was
allowed 10 GO 10 Philadelphia. She has been
| sines arrested in thss city, ont as yet notning
had been ascerlained 10 impIicate her The
Harrisburg Telegraph states that additional
facts which have come 10 light in correction
with the affair, shave revealed. The existence
of au organized, osih-bound band Of villains,
extending through all 1.-The States in the Union,
and designed TO carry on operations, on a
! scale unsurpassed. From Maine 10 Texas,
lts members are ranged, in a manner best cal
culated 10 aid in their schemes, and had not
this most lucky dispensation occurred, we
would sooE have heard of actions unparael.
ed in the history Of crime. Already The names
of over thirty members have become known
embracing some very prominent lawyers
and physicians. Their headquarters seem
10 have been in Northumberland county, oil
this Siale.n .ass,.
Several robberies were committed al Mid.
dletown, Dauphin county, during the We'd
nesday night 4preyions to the killing of the
men on The railroad and circumstances have
iranspiied to fix the crime upon them almos,
beyond doubt. They are evidently hard
ened villains, whose career of iniquily was
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rae WASHINGTON RIOT.

On Monday Of last week the municipal
elections were held at Washington City, and
gang Of Know Nothing rowdiss calling
themselves Plug UgIiesn came on from Bal
timore 10 Attack the polls, Twenty citizens
were manned at one poll, the Commissioners
of election were driven away, and The ruff
ians threatened further violence il any person
would attempt 10 carry on the election. The
Mayor then obtained an order from The Pres.
ident for two companies Of Marines, who
proceeded 10 ,heseene Of the riot. The May.
or ordered the rioters to disperse, informing
them thai the troops were there only ID pre-
serve peace, This order was tauniirgly dis.
regarded, and the Marines then wresisd
brass swivel from the nolers, which they bad
brought along from Baltimore. Ia This work
one marine was shot, and the rioters fired
frequently The Marines then returned the
fire, killing five or six penons, and wounding
about dozen. The swivel taken from the
rowdies was found to be loaded, and when
the charge was afierward taken out by the
Chief of Police al the City Hall il consisted
of eight pavement stones, large number Of
rife balls, bucksbot, swan shot, &C., weigh
log altogether over ten pounds.
1t is q, that this lavlessnsss and outrage
should come from the only Know-Noihing
Stale in the Union, and that it should follow
in the wsks Of The riots al Baltimore and Lou.
isville BY the same party Before lis days no
such sad and shameful events disgraced our
rePablio.
Hereafter lei no Know. Nothing evermore
talk Of Border rtffisnismn in Kansss. Lei
them take the beam from their own eyes be.
fore they reproaeh the restless, wild spirited
men on The verge Of our Western civilization,
where there is hardly any law butlhe instincts
of unrestrained nature. There 10 no excuse
for riot in Baltimore or Washington, much
less for the interference Of Baltimore rowdies
in the pesceable elections OF The National
Capitol. Before you send missionaries and
military 10 Utah would il not be well TO civ.
iiizs Baltimore and Know No,hingism little ?
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ECONOMY OF LIFE.

The proposition Of Lieutenant Maury 10
prevent miasmatic diseases BY planting sun
flowers suggests some general considerations
which will be useful in the preservation of
health. 1t is wisely SO arranged in the econ.
omy of nature that animal life is sustained
mainly by oxygen, while vegetables live and
grow upon carbon. So while man exhales
the carbon and retains The oxygen Of The air,
The leaves Of. vegetable nature drink in with
their million mouths and freshen upon this
carbonic acid gas which would be poison TO
animal !unss. In return plants throw off The
oxygen which ahimal life needs. e.-s
This is The natural process when every
thing is evenly balanced and entirely bealiby.
While vegetables grow they absorb lille
more Than The usual quantity of carbon, aad
we therefore never suffer in the spring or
early GUNNER for the want of proper pro,
portion ofoxygen in the air. But whenever
vegetation begins 10 decay or decompose the
air becomes loo highly carbonized for human
beings, because we are then made to breathe
carbouic acid gas. This is the case in the
autumn, and hence our ague and typhoid fe-
vers ia lha, season. Upon this principle TOO
it is that plants are uaheallhy is close room
at night, bacause then they throw of the car.
bonizsd cir.
Nov any expedieEt TO absorb the carbon
which arises from decomposed vegetation In
autsmn will prevent missmalic diseases.---
T.
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SPLITTING Rocks WITHOUT BLASTING
Some French inventors have taken out pat
ent in England for splitting rocks by the geb-
Grafton Of heat without causing an explosion.
They used substance composed Of 100
parts Of sulphur by weight, 100 Of sallpetre,
30 of sawdusl, so of horse manure, and len
Of common salt, The sslt2elre and common
salt are dissolved in hot water, 10 which four
paris Of molasses are added, and the whole
ingredients stirred until they are thoroughly
incorporated together in one mass, which is
then dried by gentle heat in Q room or By
exposure to the sun, and is fl for use. Il is
tamped in the holes bored for blasting rock
in the same manner as powder, and is ignited
by fusee. i does moi cause an explosion
upward like gunpowder, tu,generates a great
heat, which splits The rpck.
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IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF Su-
oAR.-By peculiar process IN the manufac-
,ure of sugar, it may now be converted into
perfect loaves in the space of twenty min
uies, instead of requiring period Of three
weeks for The operstion to be accomplished.
The sugar is scraped from the cleansing ma
chimes into moulds placed on revolving
frame, and then subjected 10 pressure from
the blows of piston, IS they are carried
around on q circular frame, and having com.
plsled their circuit, are raised by pressure
from beneath on to an endless web, which
conveys Them 70 the drying shelves. Ia this
manner, 24oo, popuds Of loose sugar can
be converted into loaf every, horr, with the
attendance of one person and a steam engine
of tour hourse power.
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ihe onlyexcuse which We hear gwen for
ssle OF the Main Line is that the tonnage
|isx Of. $3.50 600 year which The sPsunsylsa-
mia Railroad haa heretofore been compeIled
( g pay % The Slate could moi be retained any
longer but would be repealed BY the force Of
IpueIic opinion. II b argued that hence ll.e
properly and privileges which the Penna. Il.
ERsCo. will acqnire by the purohsss will moi
4 yofih mors than the Siaie will receive,
~ ven though tbe elease rom The ,osssaae
I9x were Of itself worth 50, 900 900 TO the
purchaser under this bill. Il is urged by the
attorneys for the Railroad Company and, we
regret 10 see, also, by the Pennsy ylvanisn lhal
! The tonnage tax would be and ought 10 be-
repealed because Il is in restraint OF com.
nerce and business.
But this is heresy. Every species oftax.
alton, tariff and license money is in restraint
of the commerce and business Of the coun-
try, and, SO faf as ii goes, is weigh, upon
The industry, labor and capital of the ON.
munily, Taxation of every kind is only 10
be tolerated for its necessity to support gov
eminent, and not as furnishing diversion for
collectors and financial officers. Tlus aud
wise policy will always restrain il within this
bound of necessity. But in Pennsylvania
our heavy State debt has already compelled
US to lax the earth and all that is in il OF on
Ito lax the wril that sues the debtor, and
The weahh Of The creeitor--to tax, all that
men have while livids, and their estates
when they are dead.
And therefore il is tha, an honest view OF
the question can find no more reason for re-
pealng the tonnage tax Than for relieving ihe
industry and business OF the State from any
other of the incubi which debt has imposed,
like second curse, upon our people There
were abundant reasons for imposing this ION
mage Tax upon Company which proposed
to enIer into competition with Stste improve.
ments, and these reasons continue as strong
as ever. There are reasons for releasing the
industry Of the State from general taxation as
fast as it can be done, which will slrike re-
flecting men as being muct stronger than any
which can exist for releasing one Corpora
lion. IS
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WurrE TEETH, PERrumKD BnxArH

WuITE TEETH, PERrUmKD BREATH
AND BEAUTIFUL CoMPLExfoN---can can be ac-
quired by using the "Bol,n eta 7Howsand
FloUsrs.p What lady or gentleman would
remain under -ihe curse of disagfeesble
breath, when by usipg the balm Of Thou.
sand FIopers" as dentrifice, would not only
render il sweet. bu, leave The teeth as white
as alabaster Many persons do mol know
their breath is bad, and the subjecl is so deli
cate their friends will never mention il, Be-
ware Of counlerfeits. Be sure each boliIe 10
signed FETRIDGE & CO., N. Y.
For sale by oil Dpggis,s.
Feb. i8, lS67-6m.
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An inquiry has for some mddshs besri pend.
ing befos seIsct commiiIso Of the Briiish
House Of f'Commons, relslive to The rs-cbarlsr
Of the Hudson Bay Company, which is exci-
ting much attention, as an extension Of lis
privileges e strongly denounced By the Ca
madam papefs. The power Of the Company
exiends over an extent or couniryinearIv!a as
large as The entire Of Europe. while ils settle.
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Special Notices.

Hollo,oay's Pills produce a mos, surprising
change in cases Of general debility. The
broken down invalid, whose flsccid muscles
aud relaxed nervous system have scarcely
sufficient vitality 10 sustain his emacialed
form in an erect position, is soon renovated
and braced BY the invieorating effect OF this
priceless remedy, and his whole frame is
re-animated and filled with energy. His
spitits resume their huoyancy, and he feils
like new man. Such is the experience OF
thousands. Longevity depends in great
measure upon The regular and healthy aclion
of the organs of digestion and excretion, and
upon these organs Holiowss's Pills operate
.irfesistabIv, =t az
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4 The CRopsr-The fine growing weather Of
the last month has greatly improved the ap-
.pearance Of the crops. The Trenton Ameri-
can, speaking Of vegetation in that vicinity,
says the change Is sexiraordina.y, and fields
of grain which, ID the middle Of last month,
promised bat .itis yield, are aow presenting
a very different aspect. Grass fields are
much improved. also, and the general i'm
PRESTON il, that unless sofne unforesees 90.
curfsnce happens to mar The present bright
prospects, the carly crop Of his year viii be
more than ~ average enc. similsr accounts
coue from nearly every o,hsf quaftsr Of the
land. The crops which show The fusst are
wheat and corn, good yield Of sngar, poIs'
Toes very fair end cotton moderate
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The CoMET.-The comet occupies great
deal of public attention, and bets are freely
wasered upon The possible collision. The
most extensive .prenesilion Of this kind is The
following, by the editor of the Urbans (lll.(
Constitution, who examined The celestial vis-
Nor carefully with the instruments of The
Urbana Brass Band, and ccmesto the follow
ing conclusions:
ls. The comet will not strike the earth;
but
I'd. II it does strike, il win never do it a
second time.
In case, however, any gentleman holds
opinions different from the above, and is will
ling to back his views to limited extent, in
order to arrive at The truth in this momentous
ma.ler, we hereby make the following prop.
ositions:
Isl. We will wager $40 900, more or less,
that II The comet offers 10 slrikeS We will
dodge before il does i; in other words, that
il can't be broneh, 10 the scratch.
I cd. A like sum that Il It does strike, il
will be Knocked IN sbsraofa u kite, -
8. Twenty-Five times the above amoputs,
that in case the comet strikes, il won't bulge
the earth six inches by actual neasnrement.
4lh. A like amount, chat after The comet
strikes, iis trail drops.
9th. An optional sum, Thai the earth can
knock The comet further Than tho come. can
knock the earth nine times out of eleven.
9Th. That after The comet gets through
striking The earth, II viii never want to strike
anybody else. - . |
These propositions are intended 10 cover
the case Of any gentleman on this globe, or
on the comet, or elsewhere.
All wagers 10 be desided by the Judges Of
the Supreme Court. Hs
Money to be deposited In the Bank Of
Newfoundland.
Time Of striking and other arrangements
TO be fixed By The pasiiss.
( Applicants ior bets have right 10 select
any comet they choose.
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~:s... W - ~ soo".s a'e'os'on' ae'ei'
a -, !, ~ .as "s ".:as.. - '. aau 'us0ce,
20 govsfnin sms sn9 m r,sa..es. .au 'ns wsshn'sss
,O,hers have made successful war On t6s
common ensmy, Disease; and in tha formost
rank Of these champions of humanity we
place Prof Holloway. Happily We live 10
an age which does not delegate 10 posterity
the duty Of appreciating and rewardina i,s
mas,er. minds. They carry with them The
applause and gratitude of millions. Soi,has
been with this extraordinary man. He has
heard with bis own ears the voice Of appro.
val which is 10 vibraie through the iuture.--
He has been the architect of biz own fame,
40 well as future, and has seen with his own
eyes the fabric which is 10 be h,s monument.
No remedies for the various disorders which
affiict mankind have been so extensively
used, so universally popular as HolIoway's
Pills and Ointment. Il may, perhaps, be
said shasthe newspaper press Of ihs day sf.
fords vast facilities for giving publicity to
new inventions and discoveries. We admi,
It,, bu, il must be also remembered that ihs
same medium which aforis the opporlui-
lies TO The discoverer and inventor is open
to all who may challenge The correctness Of
his theory OF impugn the value OF its pracii-
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ar A letter from Neal Dow, publi.hed /

n A letter from Neal Dow, published 10
the Proh,bition,st, is sharp upon Mr. Cough.
Mr.. Dow writes from Manchester:
In England, as in America, the greater
part Of lhe newspapers Of the country are op-
posed TO the cause Of prohibition, ard refuse
10 publish articles in favor Of il--while the
etrange declaration Of Mr.. Cough that the
temperance cause was 10 an extremely dis.
irsssed saais ahrs.sns.ss the -sss.s+,, @sslahAs
The Maine Law is a dead failure everywhere,
emboldens the enemies Of temperance 10
combine and resist the movement.
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~ Frederick DougIass, the niger, made
speech before the Abolition Socisty Of New
Yeik, il which he used the following LAM
gusge:
8 The PresiGentiai elect,on had been fol-
lowed by two evenis--lhe insurrection in the
South and The poisoning al Washington. He
vould not say wha: or why that was; but
one .ihing--is was not strange that men who
we're accustomed 10 cut and lacerale and
prostitute Their cooks should find ddealh 10 the
pot Il any man wanted 10 save his soul
alive, lei him moi suslave him (Douglass) 10
cook for him.
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Z No AccousTINc soR TAsTr.--The N. York
Mirror states that the Rev. Henry L. Simpson,
a colored clergyman, who graduated al Madi-
son University, was married in Auburn, N.
J, last week TO coiored woman named
HARRIEf E. BoaaRr, and the wedding party
was comprised of about equal portions Of
white and colored persons, among whom
were Gov. SEWARD and family, Hon. CHRisro-
PIER MORGAN, and lolhefs. Did the United
States Senator apd the ex.member Of Congress
claim the usual privilege Of salu,ing the fair
brides l,isto be hoped that The fee Of the
officiating clergyman was paid off in neC
scenfsi lags
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~ "a subscriber" whom we suspect to
be some narrow minded Leech, ssks as why
we advertise DE-. Ayers Pills, and we will
give him our seven reasons for 80 DOING
The FIRST, second and third are tha, we are
paid for il. The fourth is, we know them
BY experience 70 be good. The fifth is iha,
Dr. Ayers preparations being recommended
by better men than we@-by physicians Of
The highest .taleni and The deepest learning
in the land, we are well sustained in our own
convictions Of their value. The sixth is that
they ars cheap as well as useful. The last
but not Isasti is that they have done and ate
doing an amount of good in this community
which our old fosy friend if he could repeat
himself ten thousand times, migh, never
hope to equal, and we trust by making them
known, 10 render some service to our ssad-
ers 40 well as ourselyess- ckrsaiaa Advocate
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The necsas roissstns cass al Danville-s-
Verdict Of Ihe coronefss Jury.
DAsyILLr. Juss s--Ths coronsr's Jury In
ihe recent poisorins case, which has caused
80 much excitement q this pIscs, met Il e
o'clock yesterday afternoon, 10 tho Couu-
House. Dr. Siminston testified 70 The find
ing Of arsenic iqahs stomach. of Mrs. Clark
and also i e,hs 4 h1sh Of David Twiegs,
and posias>le sfiHusd ttst dsathti IN BON
cases was caused by hat poison.
The clerks b chtliant q Hughes, drug
stdse, testified 10 sesliag Che sfsenioial differ
ent times 20 Mr. VIM. ]. CLARK and Mrs..
Twiggs. N Is fS ~ g
The verdict rendered by The Jury was, that
The death Of David Twiggs and Mp. CLARK
was csnssd By poison, supposed tohavs been
administered BY Mrs. Twigss and W. J..
Clark. ..a
In accordance with the verdict bo'h the
prisoners were commiited for trial. ~ r
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q CoMs HonE.--We are pleased ic learn that
John shaEpIess and Walter Scott were So iii
lie injured by the late Railroad accident that
they haze returned home. alive and well,
with NO bones broken, Mr.. shsrplsss movss
about as Of old, and Mr.. Scott IL confined to
the house by a sprainsd ankle.
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Pi Two PHaAsEs OF Know NorHfsofsm.- We
clip The following from the New Haven Reg
ister:- 25a bof
'In The Senate of Massachusetts the propo-
sed constitutional amendment requiring adop-
led citizens to reside in The Stale two years
after being naturalized, before beng allowed
TO vote, was adopted by q vote Of 25 to D.
This is Massachusetts Know Nothingism.--
10 New York The property qualification fol
negroes is not only 70 be abolished, says the
Albany Argus, but the three years residence
heretofore required Of that class. This is
New York Kno,o Nothingism. In one State
five years is too shor term for white man,
and in another three years is too long dterm
for negro! Well, Black. Rspublicanism is
. queer affair"
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TIE Bopy FouND-The corpse of Thomas
Ale, whose death By drowning we noticed
last week, was found near Melick's Bridge
on last Saturday morhing. II had moved
down the stream about hSif mile,
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rnFIDANvlLLE POISONING CASE.

-. = a.. :, - = - - & - =
ne Danv'he 1eHoefdt' OIL 'one ON, gives
sne ioh0w'ns ske'ca OF 'ne suspected muir
'e'o's.
WIN. John Clark was born IN the town Of
horass, I'm Donegal county, 10 the northern
pan ot- Ireland, on the ist day OF August,
1884, and is, therefore, only 20 years of age.
His parents, Que OF whom (the fa,her) 10
sun living and Jsssdfs 70 SngsTereek town.
sh'r, aim~''ss sosA'y, =, ~ ,s'' o'ae oe'one
% y -. 'esss ''.'sa s' = w"''n pr
su.''oa ~. p,''O'e' ~ss o.Oa.u' W. IN ..e
sp'"'s y ioos, NO oa"o ~ '",' 0Vuu''y, n's
eA' pa',"s so"e - a'a aoou' , W. y !,
os, auu ,saseu !" Ssw ~ :, waou : y
.s :. : - = : .''ya,1 ~" ssu ~ y p'''
y. n. ."s ,un''A0 ns '.m m Nv 80 "
..a, ~, .'o'V p.', 49, -. - - n..",.,
s,.,-.s.s1 a', |1, ~. D , ,.s j. go. 60
as 4 A.sr.,' ,es, go MI - =. 60
, 80 - IT, - ~
-, n.. .S, W. g e "'o IN ~ Ia | ,,,, ,;.;n M
- 80, -, %
: p.,,sssn's - - M....s ,esa -.
- A.n.s..p.'..u.,. - -, -. a. psa
-. sa:,,' r. O. ~ y, !. ~.
'as hi'' u olowh fh''''ps oo'' !" h'aan-
h'hs, "ne'e ne remained ioi aoou. TWO
years ana .nfee moa'ns, ana alen returned
10 rniRaeipn'a, sssa'ng mere iof ABOUT TWO
years aga'n' part Of winch ume ne worked
as paaaier a''ne hensins'on iron wofks.---
on .he e'n Q. november, 1893, ne came
70 Danv'ie ana was emp'oyed al 'ne Mon
'oor hoi"ng hiil' as puddier, woe'e ne nao
WORKED ever s'nce. ne mas 'n'ee ofo'nefs
i'vins IN rhiladeIpaia.
in STATURE clark u anout . ieet Q inches IN
ho'sn'' mas a daik ana inxufiant crop OF mar,
heavy o'ack eyeo'ows, very 10" ioIeneao'
sma'l moa,n' olack eyes ana pais ,nousn
ia'r complexion. he ls ra'her intelligent
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i- WAyouas ladyin Danyille had hsrlhaud
and arm severely burasd BY lhetsxpIosion
of fluid lamp. This ia the second sccids
in tia. borough within few weeks.
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E A material ior rssissing fire has been
invented, the manufacture Of which consists
in combining and melting Limestone withiron
sione, OF with the einder nom pudding fur.
usess, Of from ball or min furnaces, and run.
ming OF casting The same INTO moalds. This
kind Of material 10 said 10 posses especial
qualities Of resistance to4ise.