Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-09-18

mains, which heat VIII reduce tie remains
to ashes in an hour and It half Aud all
this can be done for -, which is bringing
burial expenses within reach Of the poor
est. The Germans vii! take this idea and
act upon it, for this people have not the
reverence for uncieut forms that the
Americans possess, and the form Of dis
posing Of remains is in entire coEsonance
with their ideas Of the fitness Of things.
| And who knows but after it has become a
common practice among the Germans it
may be adopted by the rest Of mankind
| EEECHEG-TILTOE.
Tiltou's last statement, which appeared
Friday has stirred up this mess once more.
Public opinion in the city has once more
rcered to TiltOn, and it will probably stay
there till BecchGr makes Il statement, when
it may shift to him. TiltOn gives the world
| nothing new in the matter. but he explains
the why of very much 1T. For instance,
in answer to the question why, after per-
mitting his wife's infdelty to remain a Sc
crct with him four years, he gave it to the
world, he says that had Elizabeth remain
ed with him, and the church had let her
alone he never should have diyulgcd It.
But she left him for the purpose Of testify
| ing against him, and in sheer self-defensG
he was compelled to give the terrible truth
to the world. MOulton'8 statement is a
crusher, and has produced a profound i'm
preston. He iastens his former statements
and makes his case very cleverly. Now
what will Beechcr do? Are we to have
more statements ? lie has said that he
will not open his mouth or put pen to pa
per on this subject again, tut will trust to
the courts to clear his skirts Thank
| heaven, for no matter who is in fault the
people are tired of the whole matter. Let
us hope it will be settled one way or an
other, and that quickly.
Speaking Of this affair, it is gratifying TO
notice the frankness ard fairness with
which the Daily GropLic has treated this
matter. Without Disgusting its own con-
clusions, from the reports of both sides,
J
which made some of the slow-coach papers.
in self-Gefense, profess old Queen Annc'g
horror of gossip, it has commented on the
sad affair in tone beftting gentlemen, an
example which some of its unsuccessful
contemporaries might have followed with
much credit and more grace.
The way in which zeaIots on both sides
have carried on the skirm;sh renders it a
sure thing that nobody comes out Of the
scrimmagc with a clean coat. That the
Grdjhjc has shown more wit and less tenn
per in its share Of the sport may be charged
to the fact that its editorial columns are in
the hands of gentlemen, made such by
virtue Of breeding and sympathies, as well
as pOsition who know how to hold liberal
views and express them fully, while keep
in@ them out Of the mire. And may say
that it is the controlling force of this quiet
gentlcmauhoOd which makes the Gr0ptjc
such 4 tavoritc family paper both in and
out of the city. The rare ability of y. G..
Croly, lis managing editor, and the enter
prise and tact of the Brothers Goodsell,
have made the Graphic 4 great success.
BUSINESS.
Does not pick up as l land everybody elsc)
hoped. The city is full of merchants; the
hotels are not only crowded hut over
crowded, but they do not buy. The South
I Is Duylng small stUUES. very small, hut the
West, so far, is only sorting up. The mer-
chants all say they intend TO buy largely,
but they are waiting to see what the con-
dition Of things is to be. in short, with
wheat at the price it is they are afraid to
venture Possibly they are right but the
importers ard jobbers. who have stocks on
hand, don't see it. And the summer has
slipped away, we are fairly into the fall,
and the goods are all in the original pack
ages" am speaking now of the whole
sale trade The retail business in this city
looks somewhat hopeful this month, and
will keep its cheerful face, for the people
have money, if the trade only have sense
to adopt the rule Of the leading house in
America, namely, to do away with fancy
prices for any class of goods, however new
or fashionable, and bring the most tempt
inc articles at once within the reach of
ordinary buyers. The novel and nice i'm
3OrtatiOns of dress goods, camel hair cloths,
quilted silks, and fancy fabrics of the latest
Parisian fancy are accordingly put on the
counters at prices which compare with
those Of the old-fashiOned standards, ncri-
no. and British cloths, in the eye Of careful
purchasers. This idea of selling stock but
once, As merchants express it, will result
in clean counters and equally clean balances
next spring. Even India shawls are no
exception to this rule, for the largest I'M
porters in this line have determined to put
them on the same footing with other goods,
and estimate their value according to their
worth, without paying 200 or 500 per cent.
tribute to fashionable caprice. One hears
of such comfortable orders in the trade as
$4,000 worth of American shawls for one
customer. and =, 200 worth of prints sold
at retail at one counter iE single day.
Stewards house sold Off all its first stock of
fail goods before the first of September, and
were obliged to order afresh by ocean tele-
graph to supply at that date.
Nevertheless, the city will see great
deal of distress this winter. There has
been no building and labor Of any kind this
summer, that the wOrking-men have not
been able to keep anything ahead, and
when the frost puts its embargo on out
door work there is going TO be an amount
of destitution and actual suffering that the
city never saw before. Heaven help the
poor this winter And let me put in
warning here to young men-keep out OF
New York this fall and winter. There are
thousands upon thousands Of unemployed
men in every possible department OF labor.
There are one hundred applicants for every
vacancy. Except upon sure thing stay
where you are, if you can earn bread and
clothes.