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A Pennsylvania paper gives this descrip-
tion of fearful fight with bears:
A gentleman reached Williamsport on Fri
day evening last, from ''logging camp in
Potter county, where he has been for five
weeks past, who relates the particulars of an
exciting encounter with an old bear and two
cubs. 1t appears that a man named Jonas
Elmaker and his wife had made a small clear
ing in Jackson Township. They have a
comfortable log cabin, small barn, several
head of cattle, and few pigs. About nine
o'clock ON the evening of January 31st, Mr..
Elmaker heard a great commotion among
his cattle and pigs at the barn. On rushing
out to ascertain the cause of alarm, imagine
his surprise on finding an old bear and two
cubs had attacked yearling calf. The cat
tie were snorting aud believing at a fearful
rate, while the pigs were squealing as Justify
as if they expected to be despatched every
minute. The bear had thrown the calf down,
and was preparing to drag it out Of the yard.
The cubs were running around swapping their
teeth, and uttering halfsuppressed growls Of
delight at the prospect OF good square
meal" Mr.. Elmaker returned to the house,
informed his wife, and made preparations to
attack the bears. He seized his rifle, while
his wife armed herself with long-handled
double-bitted ak. Thus armed, they advanc-
ed to the attack. The bears, made bold and
ferocious by hunger, did not seem inclined to
give up their prey. Rising upon her haunch-
,es, the old bear showed fight, and the cubs
crouched behind her, snarling fiercely. Mr..
Elmaker raised his rifle and fired at the black
monster, thinking that if she were killed the
cubs could easily be driven off, But owing
| to the excitement under which he was laDor-
| ing, he missed his aim, aud only broke the
| left fore-paw of the animal. With fierce
| growl of rage, caused by the painiui wound,
| the old bear rushed at her assailants, followed
| by the cubs. They stood their ground for a
| few minutes. Mr.. Elmaker clubbing his rifle,
| while his wife cut one of the cubs severely in
the shoulder with an axe. The rage of the
animals became fearful, and the great danger
of facing them at once became apparent.
Retreating rapidly to the house, they barred
the door and prepared to defend themselves.
Mr.. Elmaker succeeded in reloading his rife,
and firing through the window killed cub.
The old bear now attempted to climb the log
| house, but owing to her broken paw, was un
able to do so. Another shot from the rife
wounded her severely in the head, when sh,
set up the most hideous howls of rage. Fail
ing to get another shot at them, the parties
inside remained in a state of siege, prepare.
to resist any further attack. The animals
loitered around until midnight, when they re
tired and all became still. On making
search in the morning, the old bear was foune
dead about six hundred yards from the mousse
of the engagement The other had disap
peared in the forest. The two dead bear
were secured and dressed-the old one weigh
ed $50 pounds, and the cubs 1913. The El
makers have a sufficiency of bear meat to las
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Wickedest Boy in Louisville.

Last evening a young man named Hugh
Mitchell stole into the room of a colored wo-
man named Blanchard, living at the place of
Mr.. John Long. on Broadway, between sec
ond and Third streets, and pocketed a gold
watch, gold dollar, a bracelet and breast
pin. In attempting to make his escape from
the premises he was caught by colored man
employed about the place, who found the
stolen treasures upon his person, and held
him under arrest. About three years ago
Mitchell was known here as notorious
house-breaker, and, although he was not over
sixteen years of age, he was quite successful
in his exploits, and practiced his profession
in a manner that was novel and peculiar. He
raised net coon, and so trained the animal
that wheyer its master would put it down
upon the ground it would run Immediately in
to the nearest house. Mitchell would take his
coon about the street in his arms, ostensibly
for the purpose of showing it off and when in
front of residence he wished to enter, he
would let the coon down. In an instant the
well trained animal would scamper OFF to-
wards the house, and its master would follow
in pursuit. If there happened to be an open
ing anywhere about the building, the coon
was sure to find it and enter the house at
once. OF course, the people of the house
would allow the master to come in after his
pet, and while the family and the servants
were lending helping hand to effect the cap
ture of the runaway, Mitchell would busy
himself with every opportunity by picking up
| little things here and there in the rooms in
| which they passed after the slippery little
beast. Mitchell kept up-this game quite sue
cessfully for some time, but was finally caught
and sent to the penitentiary for a term of
| three wears. About month ago he was par
doned out by Governor Leslie, after remain
ing in the prison about year and half
His parents and people had left the city dur
ing his confinement, and gone to another sec
ton of the country to live; but as soon as he
was released, young Mitchell returned to
Louisville, it seems, to follow his old pursuits.
He is now only Is years of age, and made
quite genteel appearance when brought to
the station house last night. Doubtless this
I act will send him back to the penitentiary
and when he returns to the walks OF honest
men, he will have learned that honesty is the
best policy.-LOuispille Courier, Jan. 24th.
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TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1872.


This day has history, and special claim
to notice from the rarity of its occurrence,
marking its record on the calendar only once
in four years. The introduction of this
month into the Roman calendar is ascribed
to Numa Pompiius, one of the legendary
kings of Rome, about the sixth century before
Christ. Previous to his time, the Roman
year was divided into two months, commenc-
ing with March, which took precedence, as
during its progress the vernal equinox occurs.
King Numa, according to tradition, added
two months to the year, naming them Janu-
ary from the god Janus, and February, from
word meaning to purify, as the Romans de-
voted the month to expiatory sacrifices. To
January he gave 81 days, and in order to
make the year come out right he gave to Feb
ruary 80 days on every fourth year, and 20 on
the intervening three years. This arrange
ment continued until the time of the Emper-
or Augustus, at the Christian era. He was
unwilling that the month named In his honor
should be behind the other months in length,
and therefore took one day from February
and added it to August. Thus this ill-used
month has 20 days on leap-year and only 28
on the three years that come between. The
year on which this day occurs is called leap
year, because 1t leaps over day more than a
common year. Thus the first day of March
falls on Friday; next year it will leap to Sun
day, although in common years it would fall
on Saturday. 1t retains also its ancient name,
bissextile, from two Latin words "twice" and
"sixth," !" as the sixth of the calends of March,
according to the Roman reckoning, or our
Path of February, were counted twice every
four years. A simple rule will be guide for
remembering the leap-years:
Divide by 4; what's left shall be
For leap-year 0, for past l, 2,3.
To this rule there is an exception on the
centesimal years, which are only leap years
when divisible by four, after suppressing the
two zeroes. February is not festive month.
1t has its lengthening days, and few genial
suns, with snowdrops and crocuses for its fo-
raj treasures. II has for festival and fast
days, Candlemas, st. Valentines day, st.
Matthias's day, and usually SShrove Tuesday
and Ash Wednesday. But leap year has its
privileges, and the fair sex come in for the
lions share. 1t is lawful for them, If they
wish, to take the initiative in matrimonial
proposals, and in many social festivities
They can give balls, invite partners for the
dance, and for while bestow those courte-
sizes which they are accustomed to receive
from the sterner sex. The pleasantest leap
year party we have heard of this season, was
one in which the ladies provided an elegant
supper for their masculine guests, and pre-
pared every item ofthe collation. with their
own fair hands.-Proridenc Journal.
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Mark Twain on Editors.

Looking through "Mark Twain's" new
book 'Roughing It." we came upon the fol-
,ov;na r,ssaca cont.;,,no 90 ,n,ci of truth
- -,
that we cannot refrain rom yieioihg 70 tne
temptation of publishing 1t. 1t should 60 the
rounds that readers NAV understand what il
a.. o,,,as a,eso,,,. a., e..,,;,, .,,,o,;.,. .,,,
.ne 'nei u,n.oui.y AZ framing eui'ois-'ne
dimculty OF nndlng or OF selecting subject.
1t appears that "Mark' had been for some
time the local el;tor of a Nevada naner hut
f-F'
pecaihe q. ias' 'ueu VI Ina. department Vi
labor and wanted a change" He says:
81 wanted variety of some kind. 1t came.
Mr.. Goodman went away for week and left
me the post of chief editor. II DESTROYED me,
The first day, wrote nv leader' in the fore
noon. The second day had no subject and
nut II off till the afternoon. The third day
I nut 1t off tin evening. and then copied an
elaborate editorial out Of the American Cyc-
lopedia. The fourth day / fooled around
till midnight and then fell hack on the Cyclo-
pedia again. The fifth day Icudpeled INV braip
till midnight, and then kept the press wait
inc while penned some bitter onalities
on six different people. The sixth day / la
bored In anguish till far into the night and
brought forth-nothing. The paper went to
press without an editorial. The seventh day
iresigned. On the eighth, Mr.. Goodman re-
turned and fonnd six duels on his hands-my
personalities had borne fruit.
sCNobody, unless he has tried It, knows what
it is to be an editor. It is easy to scribble
local rubbish with the facts ali before YOU;
it is easy to clip selections from other pa
pers; it is easy to string out a correspond
ence from any locality; but it is an unspeak-
able hardship to write editorials. Subjects
are the trouble-the dreary lack of them, 1
mean. Every day it is drag, drag, drag
think, and worry, and suffer~all the world is
dull blank, and yet the editorial columns
must be filed. Only give the editor q subject,
and his work is done-it is no trouble to write
it up; but fancy how you would feel if you
had to pump your braius dry every day in
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-05
"reminiscences Of Sacramento.
''OLD BUCKS" JURY,


About the year 1858 the great North
American tragedian, Mexican Buchanan.
was running the Metropolitan Theater, in
this city. Buck had some trouble with one of
his actors named Forbes, and from words
they came to blows, Buck throwing out his
"bunch Of fives" and thereby blacking Forbes
eye. The latter swore out warrant for
Buck, and he was duly arrested. Hon. j. W.
Coffroth was employed to defend the case. A
jury of Bucks peers was demanded to try the
cause. Now be it known that juries in Po-
lice Courts are an abomination to every one
except to those who call for them-but in
those days every citizen was liable to jury du-
ty. Two waggish constables lien. Harris
and Fred. Chamberlain) were sent out to
drum up jury to sit in judgment on the
g-r-e-a-ttragedian. One went down the levee
the other Front street. Old ''bums" were
summoned from the hay and lumber piles;
they were awakened from chairs in rum-mills
stirred out of empty dry goods boxes, and
aroused from their peaceful slumbers on the
sidewalks and in the freight sheds. In the
course of a halfhour twenty-four citizens ap-
peared in Court to respond to their names and
The first twelve names were called and as
they occupied their seats in the box Coffroth
began to wonder, Buck looked aghast, the
audience Uttered and the Ju6ge (Coggins)
thought "what next" The jury were re-
quested to stand up and be sworn to answer
questions touching their qualifications TO serve
as jurors, and there stood twelve of Sacra-
mento's most noted ''bums," ''Old Hans at
the head and ''Happy Jack'' at the Eoot--the
'rag-tag and bob-taiP' of the levee-blacked
eyes, bunged noses and mouths, hair uncomb-
ed and full of hay or straw, bleared faces and
rags We're the rule and not the exception.
Old Buck was wild; Cofiroth tried to hold
him down but it was no 60, he arose from his
seat, his mouth full of "soap," and with the
majesty of Richlieu, threw himself ON the mer-
cy Of the Court as follows "May it please
your Honor, the law says man may be tried
by jury of his peers. If those (pointing
to the jury) are my peers, then viii plead
guilty." Amid roars of laughter the Court
was adjourned, Buck declaring that it was the
best foundation for a farce he ever found and
he would certainly bring it out on the stage,
although he thought that jury would have
hung him had they had a chance to try him
for assault and battery.-CaiVorRia Paper.
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Gig Saw For Sale.

A GOOD Gate Saw, nearly new. Enquire or ad-
"A dress LITTLEF1ELD u WILSON, Cor. York
and Maple st. ja31tf
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Silver Plate Polish !!

VlHE subscriber has prepared and would respect
Il fully offer to the Public a superior article for
cleaning and polishing Gold, Silver and Plated Ware,
into the market And as q guarantee of this state
ment will refer to the following well known reliable
gentlemen of this city:
Jeweler, Exchange st; Saml Rolfe, Druggist, Con-
gress st; Rand & Thomes, dealers in Crockery, Con-
Merrill s. Co., Jewellers, Middle st; G. G. Tolman,
Market Sqr; Nutter Bros Stove Dealers, Market Sqr
j. F. Land, Dealer in Crockery, Glassware, &C., Ex
change st. MOSES PEARSON,
Silversnaith, Gold & silver Platter,
Temple ST., near Congress 81.
For Sale by the trade generally, a29eod If
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-05

Manufacturers Of Trunks, Valises and
Carpet Bags.
DURAN As JOHNSON, 151 Middle and
110 Federal Streets.
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them for the balance of the season. The
SKINS will be brought to Williamsport soon
ana onered for sale. The affair caused much
TAX IN the neighborhood for several days. 1t
is seldom that the bears are so bold, but their
bravery on this occasion was caused, no doubt
by the cravings of hunger. The calf was
badly lacerated by the teeth and laws of the
animal, but will recover. Mrs. Eimaker saws
she is ready for the next call '"''
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Removal,

nR.R. P. JENNESS has removed to No. Brown
- St. Portlaf d, Me- Office hours from to II
A. NJ, and 10 Pm. no25-3m
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S1,263625 Is
CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
STATE OF MAINE, County of Cumberland, IS.
I, Charles Payson, Cashier Of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank Of Portland do solemnly that the
above statement Is true the best of my knowledge
and belief. CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this LIST day Of
March, 1872. CHAS. O. BANCROFT, j. P.
Correct, Attest;
RENSSELAER, CRAM,)
RUFUS E. WOOD, Directors.
G. E.-B. JACKSON.
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IRA c. TOWNSEND, late Of Freeport,
in the County of Cumberland deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
EDWIN G. TOWNSEND, Admir-.
Freeport, Feb. 20th, 1872. fb24d3w
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Twenty-Fifth Annual Statement
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that the subscrib-
IN er has been duly appointed and taken upon him
self the trust of Administrator of the estate OF
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VALUABLE
STOCK & FARM UTENSILS
At punLIN SALE

rI9iIE subscriber having rented bis farm, aill
sell al Public sale. on the premises, tHo
milcs from Westminster, on the lniohiewn
Turnpike, on
Faiiay The l5h dag If .Nrrh. ls72
a, O'clock, A. NJ, an his Stock and Farm
Utensils, h. wit
Are superior drsft and al Of ihcmts t4-S1
number one plough leaders, one OLGA
them a superior Brood Mare nuw with lual
one tine single Of dosble barnes black Mare, 4
wears old; one three year old Mare Colt, 1T
condcrugs" stock, Kind and gentle to w ht
harness; two year old horse Colt Of same
1rTT-Ea stock, al Of which are bays bead
Nf-,a4 Of Mich Cows, some fresh nov and
ILL others viii b. IN March aud April
/ Ueifsr. I Bull; the above cattle are red
Devons: brood Sow, tine and large, a lot u
fnb Shaats, 9 Sheep, some Of which have yield
ed 10 rounds Of Rhooi each; plantation
Wagons, broadtrcad, / one thpm as good A.
ncW; also / large road Wagon suitable fnr
hasiine ore or stone, spring wagon, Cart
express top wagsn. the wood work Of a new
broadtrcad wagon, suitable for 4 or horses,
made ten years ago by hrst class mechanic
stone beds. pair hay carriages, | pair ct
large wood ladders, ? sleds, Dorsey reaper,
ssli.raker; new Iron Clad mower, spring
tooth hay rape. wheat drill, threshing MA
chine with double shaker a horse power, win
moving mill clover fuller, ! field roller,
Jack aud belt, straw and fodder cutter run
by hand or horse powcr, circular saw, grain
cradles. harrows, cultivaturs, new @hnrse
plows, , twoshorsc do. double. treble and sin
gle shovel plows, corn fork, doai4e, single and
treble trees, spresders, Hth chains, sgt bind
gears, SET front gears. set pillow gear, cart
gtars, double and single set carriage harness,
g large log chains, lot OF snail do, head hal.
tiers. COW chains butt traces, breast md bear
ing chains, set Of BlAoksmiih's touls, 700 bar
rel. oi corn, and many other articles usually
fuuud on a well conducted farm. household
and Kitchen Fnraitare, consisting u Bed
fteads aud bedding, / kitchen cupboard,
spinning wheel, cooking stove and fixtures.
TuEus o. StlE.-All suns Of $40 and under
cash, on allsums over $40 a credit IT lbmohths
will be given, tie purchasers to give their
notes with approved security, bearing interest
from date. No property to b. removed until
settled for.
.Ea-No pos,ponement on aecoun, Of the
weather.
WILLIAM G. RlNEHART.
WilIIAE BnuwS, Auetinpccr,
ieb l7-ts J. Wa Earlnr; Cisrk.
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Democratic Caucus at Annapolis.
MoaE po.NoInINa corNsEI.

A meeting Of the Democratic mem
bers Of the Legislature took place on
"Wednesday night, in the House Of
Delegates scoalor Hamilton aud
COngfessmeu Nlcrr,ck aud Richie were
present, and addressed the meeting on
national topics. The speakers advised
the party 10 remain inactive. There
may be wisdom in such a course, but
from our standpoint, We are unable to
sec it. We say to the leaders Of the
Democratic party ia Maryland as well
as elsewhere, that if disaster should
onsue from their do nothing policy, that
they are ineurring fearful responsible
ity, and that they will be held to the
strictest account BY the masses for
misleading them ia this most important
crisis Of our eountry's history. We
believe that the Democrats are in car
nest, snd that they regard the present
as no time for tomporisiug expedients,
or fer dallianeo with passivism or with
any other ism that stands between them
and their purpose They mean to re-
deem their country, if possible, from
Capitalization aud despoiism. aud to
bring it back to the principles of the
fathers from which there has been so
wide divergence. Nothing is worthy
Of their consideration which comes
short Of that object. This is no ordi-
nary political contest IN which We are
about to engage. It is a struggle for
the very life Of the Republic aud the
perPctuity Of cur liberties. The great
popular heart is stirred to its profound
est depths, and the gravest issues hang
upon the counsels and consequent ac-
ton Of the present hour. It behooves
those, therefore, who assume the posi-
ton Of leaders, at this solemn juucturc
to weigh well the consequences Of their
course.
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AMsEsTr.-Mr. Summers civilright,
amendment was adopted in the Q. S
Senate on the 9th, BY the casting vote
Of Vice President Colfax. The amend
cd amnesty bill was then rejected, FIVE
less than the required two thirds sus.
taining it, the Democrats all voting
against amnesty because Of Summers
Objectionable rider. We would spurn
it, forever, rather than accept it upon
the terms Of Summers amendment. 1t
is the right, not a Jooa Of tie American
people, and they will assert it, some day.
to the utter confusion of those who now
withhold it.
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TARDT REFoRN.-The Compression.
al investigation Of the New York Gus
tom House very clearly convicted Leet
and Stocking Of plandering the mer
chants through the medium Of the gen.
eral order business, and now President
Grant has given instructions that it be
abolished The New York Tribune
calls this tardy reform. Mr.. A. T.
Stewart, Of Ne~ York, twice called
President Grants attention to this
pldndering Of the New York merchants
but he took no notice Of it until it
became a matter Of public notoriety
and newspaper comment, through the
exposure made before the Congressional
Investigating Committee.
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The death Of Hon. Henry S. Evans,
State Senator from Chester County,
and editor and proprietor Of the Village
Record, took place at West Chester on
Saturday last. A strange fatality at
tends the Pennsylvania Senate. For
the second time the political parties
have been evenly balanced by the death
of a Republican Senator. His death
creates a tie in the political parties in
the State Senate, and will render diff
cult the settlement of the contest of
Col. Mcclure for the seat now held by
Mr. Gray, recently returned from the
Fourth District.
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Our LOGAN DEPARTMENT. - The
reader will perceive that our local col.
umus are made additionally entertaining
By the contributions Of our correspOn.
dents. Bot our arran gemenis for local
correspondence arc not yet complete.
We want to engage the services of a
regular correspondent in Taneytovr,
Manchester, Hampstead, Myers, Uni
ontown and Franklin Districts. We
should be pleased to hear from anyone
willing to engage as a correspondent in
each Of those districts.
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How TO MAKE MoSEY, on THE
TRUE ROAD TO WEALTH Explained
This was the subject of a Lecture
delivered at the Odd Fellows Hall, il
this city. on the evening Of the 9th
instant, BY Dr. II Marshall, of Atlanta,
Georgia, Special Agent of the Baltimore
Department of the Southern Life In.
surance Company, Memphis, Tenn.
The lecture occupied about forty FIVE
minutes, aud was clear aud cosent
elueidation of the subject of Life H.
surance. The lecturer demonstrated
that a policy in well regulated compa-
ny is one Of the best investments, and
the safest and surest provision man
can make, for the loved ones who sur.
yiye him. The lecture was highly en-
tertainiug as well as instructive, and
received with demonstrations Of apprn.
val BY the audience At its close a
vote Of thanks was rendered to DR.,
Marshall, on motion of Prof Newson, of
Westminster.
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SIGNIFICANT = Colonel John W.
FOruey, editor of the Press, resigned
the collectorship Of the port of Phila-
dolphin, on Saturday last. Politicians
attach much significance to this act Of
Col FOrney, and take it as an evidence
of the waning fortunes Of Gen. Grant ;
but the reason which he gives in his
letter to the President IS a desire to
give his undivided attention to the
Press. This excuse IS evidently a di
plomatic one, as Mondays Press stated
that Col Forney had to choose between
the shame Of being "a parasite or a
slave" lie sided with Mcclure against
Gray, in the Senatorial contest, and it
is said will act with the Curtin Geary
wing Of the Republican party in Penn.
sylvania, against Cameron.