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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
The Cost OF Living.

The long hoped for reduction Of the
prices of tn. necessarirs of life is not likely
to take place this year From present in
dcat,ous the cost of living is likely to be
higher than ever curing the coming win
ter. Que article only. coal. is cheaper
than it has b en-. Meat, -four, groceries
and drv gools have all an upwari teud'n n
cy. The grain crops have been far above
the average, and we had the expectation
of cheap breadstutfs, but the poor crops
everywhere in Europe, and the waste and
destruction ofthe German war. has ere
ated a demand abroad for American grain
and -four, and run mp the prices. But the
chief cause of high prices is the finan-
cial system IF the country. AS long as we
have an irredeemable paper currency we
INST expect TO pay two prices for every
thing we want, Calling piece Of paper a
dollar will not make it pass for dollar un-
less it can be converted INTO gold. The
premium on gold makes the value of our
paper currency, which. in spite of the fact
that the country is at pence, and the ma
tional debt in process of reduction. is stead
lily deprrciating. A paper dollar is, at the
pr, sent rate of god, worth less than sew
enty cents, that is its purchasing value
The Radical Congress has refused 10 rem
edy this evil; they choose that the poor
man should continue to suffer for the hen
Eft of the men Who speculate upon the
mistortnnes of the country. A r"turn Of
SPECIE payment might ruin horde of spec
ulators who are now making tortuues.-
Mechanics have sought relief from the
evil in continued strikes for advanced
wag S, and through continuation have
usually obtained their demands. But they
cannot make the additions to their ear -
ings keep pace with the advance in the
cost Of living. Other classes have been
less fortunate-people living on modeln
incomes, clerks, literary men, and Others
on fixed salaries, who can not command
constant increase, find their means grow
ing more anu more Strengthened, and are
compelled to deny themselves aud their
famili-s one lltIle comt.'rt after another,
until existence becomrs weary struggle
with poverty. Such is the condition oi
the country, under radical rule, year and
half after the close of the war Are
the people content with this, or do they
think it is time to try a change ?-Ex.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
Sustain the Laws.

The following extract from Secretarr
Brownings recent letter is worthy of re-
production and re.peruSal:
Our country is in peril, in very great
peril; not from apuhlic cneln,, but from
the violence ofonr own PASSIONS. Stf:tv
is to be found only in a strict adherence to
the Constitution and the laws. As long
as they are obryed no evil can come upon
US. We are in danger On nly whea We at
tempt something they do no, sanction. /
trust it will be the pride and glory Of the
friends of the adninistrat on, 10 The threat
enIng contest through which we are pass
ing, 10 keep their passions in suhJ'rtion TO
thei reason. and do no ACT not fully war
ranted, by the Constitution and laws Ours
is republican government. where the ma
Jority has right to rule. Minorities can
not, without subvertiug the Government,
ed. the viii of the majority is expressed in
the Constitution or the law, it is the duty
of all 10 submit TO It, until it can be fairly
and cOnstitu,ionally changed.
Such know su be the Pr, si,lent's inten-
tions, and such know he wishes to be the
rule OF conduct for his friend> and support
ers. No man has a profouuder reverence
for the Constitution than he, and his pur-
pose, rs the Executive head of the nation,
to maintain il as il is til it changed in
the form prescribed BY it, Is firm and i'm
mutable. He is not brave enough wiIfully
to violate it; he is brave enough to up
hold and defend it in all that his duty re.
quires.
In conclusion, let me beseech you, calm
ly and dispa,sionately. but earnestly aud
firmly. to do your duty to your country in
tI.is trying hour and to stand by our glo-
rious Constitution as it is. There is no
safety for US but in this Do Your duty
faithf. lily. and trust to God for results; and
reverrntly implore him So save lis from the
madness and inlatuaiion which threaten us
with self,deStruction and with the
loss of the last hope for the perpetuity
Of free government.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

across the heavens, and often expIodes
with loud noise, leaving no trace of solid
materials in their van or wake. A lumi-
nous train follows them, and frequently
leaves brillance in the rear that lasts
several minutes They send forth vivid
scintillationS, and present various bright
colors, so that the same m"teorc shower
is often differently described from differ
ent places. Their average height above
the earth has been ascertained to be 1928
of degree, or about sixty miles. The
now accepted theory OF meteor 10 that
they emanate from nebnlous body that
revolves around the suI, is an elliptical
orbit, the aphelion of which meets the or
bit OF the earth at the stated p .riod of their
regular occurrence. Their npbulosity is
inferred from the fact that none of the
meteors, coming, though they do, with the
prodigious vel"sity OF $50 miles in min
utr, ever reach our planet in solid state,
but are dIssi patec in the atmosphere
This nebular theory is that of Professor
Olmstesd. of Yale and Of Arago. The
latter suggests that the meteoric bodies
constitute stream in the form OF an ANU
lar Zone. within which they pursue com
mon orbit; that there are several such
streams which intersect; each as its own
period, the earths common orbit; that
and that through each the myriad
of small cosmical bodies are
irregularly distributed, and that in our
earth's passage through the densest of
groups the most bri,lian, displays occur.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
Queen yietoria's Crown.

The imperial State Crown of Qneen
Victoria was mad. by Mssrs. Rundell d
Bridge. in the year 1888, with jewels
taken from old crnwns, and others fur
nished by command of her Majesty. 1t
consists of 1diamc nds, pearls. rubies, sap
phires, and emerald> SCI in silver and gold
it has crimson velvet cap. with ermme
border, and is hurd with white silk Its
gross weight is 1907. '5dwts. troy. The
lower part of the band. above the ermine
border, consists ola row of l29 pearls, and
the upper part Of the band row Of l29
pearls, between which, in front of the
crown. is sapphire, (partly drilled.) pnr-
chased for the crown by King George Nv.
At the back is sapphire Of similar size,
and six other saphires, three on each siie)
between which are eight emerals. Above
and below the seven sapphires are four
tern diamonds, and aronnd the eight em
eralds 1913 diam nds. Between the en-
eralds and saprhires are l6 trefoil orna-
ments. containing l60 diamonds. Above
the band are sapphires surlnonnted by 8
diamonds, between which are festoons
the crown, and in the centre of diamond
Maltese cross, is the famous ruby said TO
have been given to Edward the Black
Prince, by Don Pedro, King of CASTLE.
after the battle of Najera. A. D, 1867
1t was worn in the helmet of Henry V. at
the battle of Agincourt, A. D. l4l5. 1t
is pierced quite through, after the Eastern
custom, the upper part of the piercing be
ing filled up ty small ruby. Abound
this ruby, to form the cross, are Is brill
liant diamonds. Three other Maltese
crosses, forming the two sides and back
of th" crown. have emerald centres and
contain respectively l24 and l3O brilliant
diamonds. Between the A Maltese crosses
are 4 ornaments in the form of French
tleur-de.lis, with four rubies in the centres,
and surrounded by rose diamonds. con-
taining respectively rs, 81, and 81 ros,.
diamond. From the Maltese crosse. issue
imperial arches composed of oak leave.
and acorns, the leaves containing 1928 rose,
table, and brilliant diamonds 80 paris
forming the acorns, Set in cups Containing
81 rose diamonds and table diamond. -
The total number of diamonds in the arch
es and acorns is 1O8 brilllants ll6 table,
and $50 rose diamonds. From the upper
part of the arches are suspended 4 large
tehdart pear-shap-d pearls. with rose dia-
mond caps, containing IL rose diamonds,
and stems containing "a very small dia-
monds. Above the arch stands the mound
containing in the lower hemisphere 3O4
hrilliants. and in the upper 244 brilliant>
the zane and arc being composed of 80
rose diamonds. The cross on the sum.
NIT has rose cut sapphire in the centre
surrounded by large br'Iliants and lsS
smaIlar brila"ts. Summary of Jewels
comprised in the crown; large ruby
irregularly polished; large broad-sprpa
sapphire. l6 sapphircs, l l emrralds, ru-
bies, 1888 brilliant diamonds. 1918 rose
diamonds. LAT table diamonds, drop.
shaped pearls, 273 pearls. ...
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
The r. lectiens.
From the Age of Hednesday.

From the Age OF ~ ednesday.
In Massachusetts the result of the con-
test yesterday was of course in favor OF the
Radicals BAllock was re elected Governor
by an increased majority, and the Senate
ami Legislature is largely Radical. All
the Radical members of Congress we're
elected
BosroN, NV. GA large vote wss
thrown to dav IN the election of State Off
GERS, members Of Congress and Legi.ls-
ture. The Republicans, as usual, have had
it all their own way and give increased
maioritps over last wear when Governor
Bullock received 70, 1000 votes against les,
than 1000 opposition.
The Republicans are enjoying Themselves
in Fanculi Hail, with music and speeches,
LATER.-Two coLoseD MEN have been
elected to the Legislature -one in Charles
ton and one in Boston.
From the World Of Wednesday.
New York -elrcts Governor Fenion bv
a reduced majority. In 1864. he was
elected by 1928 majority. This year his
majority will not rise much, if at all above
1000
This metropolis has cast n magnificent
vote for John T. Hoffman, the candidate Of
its choice, New York CITY giving him the
unequstd majority of 47.OOO and Kings
county $500. But IN the interior cities
and towns, wherever the Irish population
is numerous, and where the Radical mis-
representations have not heen met and ex-
osed, as they have been here, the Demo.
cratic vote has fallen IF. and the Radical
vote has proporti"nately increased. But
for the Fenian vote John t. Hoffman wod
have been el cted bv a tr m-ndous maj"ri-
tv. When the Rump Congress meets in
December, which at its last session with a
twn-th rds m"j,ritv refused to alter the
present neutrality laws. our Irish fellow
citizens will discover whether the Radical
pledgeslm4de to them in this canvass will
be redeemed.
All the d mocratic candidates for Con-
gress from this citv are elpcted--a gain of
three-and Mr. Robinson d-f.ata Chitten
den. in Brooklyn. gain Of one. Mr.. Stee-
lye is elected in ths Monroe District gain
of one. and Mr.. Humphrev is reelected in
Buffalo. . The o. her Congressional dis
trl"ts in this state probably remain the
same r..-.
We lose the State Assembly, of course.
The vote on the Constitutional Convention
is in d ubt.
The Democratic county ticket 10 elected,
including Mr.. Halpine. the opponent Of Nc
Cool to the office of Register
Outside Of the Empire State we have
done extr"mnlv I'll. MARYLAND. spite Of
the Radical Police commissioners. has been
carried by he Cons rvatives, who have a
majority Of some thir'v on joint hsllot in
the Legislature, giving them the United
States Senator.
We gain two Representatives in that
State two in Illinois, and, we think, one
each in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minneso-
| ia.
We have gained on the popular vote in
New Jersey. bur MT enough. we fear, to
control the Legislature.
| In Missouri we shall certainly gain al
least two members of CONGRESS. though we
| fear th' loss Of Hogan. Frank Blair, how.
ever, is rrfurrrd There is no Doubt. how.
ever. h"t that the Radirals will retain their
two-thirds majority in the next Congress.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
The Tycoon of Japan is dead.

The Tycoon Of Japan is dead.
Tom Thumbs little daughter is dead.
Sylvanns Cobb, the story writer, is dead,
aged sixty-eight.
Forl's Theatre in Washington is to be
used as medical museum.
A new Jail Is to be erected near Wilkes
barre 1t will cost seventy five thousand
dollars.
Nearly all who died Of cholera in Chica-
90, werr Of int mp,.rste HABITS.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

A. singular conscience money case has
occurred in the Pension Office. Capt.
John McKe~, of til" 37th Missouri Volun-
teers, now residing at Hamilton, Ohio, was
wounded by hall, which struck the sew.
en,h rib passed through his lungs and
emerged u"ar the spinal column. He was
awarded full pension. hnt has returned
half the amount, received for the past wear
on the ground that his health is so i'm.
proved hat he is not entitled to pension
for that degree of DISABILITY.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
Letter From the Fenian Col Lynch.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin publishes
the following from Colonel" Lynch;
"MILTARY PRISON, TORONTO,
Friday, Oct. 23, 1865.


Friday, Oct. %, 1865.
"My DEAR: My trial commenced
on Wednesday, and was concluded last
night / was most ably defended by our
old and talented young Richard Martin
assisted by another German named Doyle.
1t is unnecessary for me to enter into the
details of the trial, as you swill see full
report of it in the New York. Herald. and all
the Irish papers. was unable to produce
the evidence that could prove my limo.
cence, as they were liable to arrest th' M
selves, and their sworn evidence could not
be received unlrss they were present. l
was found guilty and s'ntenccd to be
hung, December 18th, 1866. am innu-
cent, but it was necessary to satisfy the
Canadian people that an example sbou d
be made of some one. | was the person
selected for this sacrifice, though | had no
military whatever with the Fenans. But
If it is a crime to love my native land, then
I ann willing to suffer death, for I am
guilty OF that crime, and will meet it like a
man. Don't be uneasy about me. NV
death on the scaffod will bring no disgrace
on you, the children, or any of our family
particularly for such a crime as this. Ma.
nv true and noble patriots died for this
noble eause-and why should complain
/ have not the slightest doubt but that the
witnesses against me must have mistaken
me for some other person.
Considering th"t am doomed man, Il
am in my usuai spirits and IN good health
The governor of rhe prison and all the "ffi'
GERS are very kind 10 me. You can now
write.
g Yours affectionstely, R. B. LYNCH
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

SHOWER McMAN.---Nov. 9Th, 1866, by Hsrritop
comstsek Esq, Samuel Shower, Of Wyalusins,
Bra dfsrh Co., Pa TO Mss Ellen Mcmnn, of Du-
shore, Sullivan County, Pa.
FARR. -CATLIN---Nov. Sd 1866, at the residence
of Charles W. catliu, by Harrison Coms.ock Esq.
George B. Farr, Of Mshoopany, to Mss Eliza Ann
CatIin, of North Branch, Wyoming Co, Pa.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
THE SHOWER THIS WEEK.

The beginning oil this article spoke of the
probable Occurrence next Of the grand peri
odic meteoric shower Of 1866, somewhere
betw cen 9 midnight OF Tuesday and .un =
rise of Wednesday. The astronomers have
foretuld its ming, and they 9 nrrally are
he'll! as reliable prophets. Or courSe,every
one will be on the tiptoe of exprcti"n. No
one need be scared. Scienc has demon
strated theioccnrrence TO be harmless. Ex
nrrience has demonstrated the fact Also
THAI the spectacle will be one of 'ndescri-
bable gran 'eur when it occurs will not ad-
mt of doubt The memory andAthe recols
lection OF Of the grand shower of 33 have so
impressed its sublimity and awful bt auty on
the recollection of those who behtld 1t,
and on the minds "f those who did not,
that to live in the century in which its
repetition is 20 occur, NAV he esteemed An
exalted privilege. Just imagine for an in.
stance .sthe armament visiblv descending At
midnight. in gnbe> of fire over the dark
and roaring cataract of Niagara. The
spectacle will be visible in t. is aiitule, it
is stated. and through the United States
generally, in the best and grandeSt charac-
teristics, about the hour before named.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

EvA young lady named Della Colwell, OF
Erie, Pa, committed suicide by drowning
herself and her young lshe in The river on
-Friday last. She rl"prd from n boa, ding
school with young man who to"k her on
Detroit, seduced and deserted her.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Cough has refused eight hundred invita-
tions to le,'ture during the present season
His season lasts from October lst to May
lst, and he delivers five lectures every
week, making abont s25,Loo during seven
months
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
Local and Personal.

R1pIaBati0n ...Ths date on the colored ad-
dress label this paper inficates the time up,to
which. ss appears on our books, the subscriber has
paid for his papcr. Any error, I'm this label. will be
Promfiy corrected. when brought to our notio~.
Tn Of our Subscribsrs, who wish to know how
they stand with u.s. will ronsul: the label on their
papers Don't let it get too far back into the bp<
gone days --something mi ght happen.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

The earliest records Of an historic account
of the occurrence of grand m-troric show
ers extend "A far back as the Chinese an
nails Of 644 r. C.. which nation preserved
the only authentic notings on the subject
from shat date till 333 A. ID. In all, du
ring this period, 977 years, slxte, n special
grand desc.nts Of falling stars are record
ed by the Chinesr. The Greeks. quite
strangely, preserved but meagre records
of the phenomenon. Their theory was tn
the effect that the erolites we're masses of
birthstone forced of the general surface by
the rapidity OF rotation.
MErEoRIc Showers WITHOUT ERoLIrEs
Some Of the most rtmarkable displays
of meteoric phenomens have been acrom-
panied without the passage Of erclite
stones. The body Of the meteor, called
the bois, is fery body precipitssed
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
Remehial Hnstituts
FOR SPECIAL. CASES

No. III Bond street, Vev York.
FV Full Information with the Highest testimo-
minis also, a Book on Special Disease in seal
ed enrelope, sent free. > y Be sure and send for
them and you lriH not rsgrst IL; for and adver-
tis ng physicians are gene ally ,mposiors, without
references stranger q auld be trusted Enclose
a stamp for pos'a ge and drect to DR. LAWRENCE,
No IA Bond Street, New York. v6nl5.lyr
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

e. A rattlesnake, killed in Ohio re-
Gently had ole hundred and ten rattles,and
its body was as thick as mans thigh.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

The women of Poland have a watchful
eye over their daughters, an'l make them
wear little bells on their persons to denote
where they are aud what they arc about.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Gw A man in Hudson. New York com
mtted suicide on his wedding night,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

: Would respectfully inform her
. frieads and the Ladies generally that {:
she has just received a well selected ::
stock Of -- !:
: MILLINERY GOODS, ::
i: which will Le sold mt the LOWEST ..
. CASE RIcKs. !.
: B-Mrs. Miller Is receiving ::
: goods weekly, 50 that all whs favor !:
=: her with their patronage will be ::
sure to get the
{: LATEST STYLES. :
+: DRESS MAKING done on reason !:
F: aple terms, CUTTING and FIT. /:
TING warranted to give satisfsc- /:
+: tion If properly made. /:
{: r o N on Warren st. opposite !:
: Wright's Store.
4: Mas. T. A. MILLER. :
: Tunkhannock, Pa Nov. l3, 80, !:
4: v6nl5-tf' !:
...............s.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Forrest acted 35 nights in San Francisco,
receiving $4,000 in gold. He will not re-
turn East until spring.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Emerson Etheridge is mentioned as a
Democratic candidate for Governor OF len
nessee, to succeed Br"wnlow.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

@ The tunnel under the Alps will be
6uished in five years.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Major General w. w. Ayerill has been
appointed Consul General to the British
American provinces.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

It is stated that the Disuri"r League, Of
Philadelphia are in debt over seventy.fve
thousand dollars. for money used in the late
81. ction 10 corrupt the voters of the State.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

g. In the class of civil engineers a
Paris two ynung Americans stand first and
third ont Of ll3 students.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

The only living descendant Of Christie
pher Columbus lives at Rome, and is de-
scribed as genial man OF sixty.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Oae thousand new buildings have beer
put Up ia Nebraska City this Summer.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

~ The editors in Indianapolis art
cowhlding each other.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

ca Mrs. Admiral Farragut is one of the
handso.nest ladies in Washington.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

u Office .

----- NOTICE.
Whereas my wife Mary has LETT my bed and ooafe
viIbout Just cause or provocation. All pers'ns ss
therefore cautioned against hareorng or trusting ns
on nv account, mn shall pay no dsbn OF nor e0A
traeting.
Tanfh.naoss' Nov o. 1866 WIN. A. rEEL.
v6nl&-4v
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

% Blondoh wants the Atlantic cable
rais,d on poles. so that be Can walk over
it.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Cuba has purchased two monitors of
the United States for $l.OO0.OO0.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

F The IlIanois girl who lately lost her
speech (save whispering has had forty Offers
Of marriage
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14

Washington Irvi, g's old summer house
was lately sold at auction for $40.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF PER1o
SHOW r no.

The term meteor signifies any phenom-
enon of short duration occurring in the
atmosphere. They are, of course, thus va.
rions, such as meteors Of rain. snow, fog,
and hail, termed aqueous, while the eff: cts
produced by the passage of these aqueous
particles through the air are called lumi-
nous meteors. The phcr omena of light
ming, erolites. shooting stars, &c, are tech
nically termed igneous mtteors. But in
b.st understood language the term meteor
is applied only to those b"dies that as
globular fire or sho"ting-stars are now
and then seen hurting in space 1T unknown
distance from the earth and in u known
orbits. The fact of their .oliIoqnv ap
pears from their occasiona ly throwing
upon our carth's surface fragments of
stone, or "meteori," iron, whose h at is in
tense, and whose ascer,ained substance ia
composed of the following elements:
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-14
THE FALLING STARS,
OPINIONS OF LEARNED STAR GAz-
ERS.
Metsoric Showers ofthe Past.
THAT DIDN'T FALL.)

From the New York World of Saturday
the 10th inst, ...a