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DIED.

At the residence of her son-in-law, Philip
Sssrwood. in Stroud township, on the 10th
iB,t. Ms. Anna RidglOay, aged about 81
rarrs
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cDecial n office.

7, ror want fine Kid Slippers and Button
, o,u on Adams, Fowler's building,
S,,,gdsburg, Pa. June 25-3tF.
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--I.nce says "For diptheria, use
~ eAS, eAnnfll Of table salt and one tea
e tcasYCf ,f nowdered alum in a cup of wa
oniOi .Yndd ~ with honey to be used as a
sTes,.b Sr tbc throat every half hour or of
.
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4, IA Fricd's for clothing, boots and
40, trunks, valiccs, and gents furnishing
IL.
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TO TRESPASSERS.

All persons hereby forbidden to tresspass in
way property belonging to the undersigned in Ea:
Stroudsburg Such bathing, fishing hunting, gather
ing canes or otherwise under penalty of the Law
These depredations, particularly, bathing has becom
ntoerable nuisance and all parties found trespas
ing will be prosecuted 10 the full extent of the law
GEO. L. STOUFFER & Co.,
CHARLES L. RHODES.
East Stroudsburg June is, 1S74-1m*
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r,I,rs. ties, cuffs. suspenders, &C., at
~ :
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s,mber shipments from Lock LOe oaa Haven
fbe lHinO1 1874, are 1868, 600.
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Notice is hereby given that an Appeal will be held OF
the 18th day of July 1874, in the Commits
soners Office at stroudsburg at 10 o'clock A NJ, where
all who feel aggrieyed can attend.
June ,SF7i4t
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-04
THE STRIKE ENDED.
Accumulation Of Freight.
THE EXPENSE OF THE STRIKE TO
THE ERIE COMPANY.

lHE EAFENSE VI HE SIklkE TG
THE ERIE COMPANY.
JERSEY CITY. N. j., March 81 !.
"A large amount of freight for the
west has accumulated at the Erie
depots here, and there are but
very few car loads of grain from
the west. This accumulation, it is
claimed, will cause no delay on
the road, and the superintendent
ates that everything Is working
smoothly, and all the freight will
be cleared off in a few days. 1t is
reported that the strikers disabled
the fOrty-five engines they seized
at Susquehanna, but the damage
has been repaired in most cases.
The strike at the freight depot
here is ended, the men having
been paid for February and March.
NEW YORK, March 31.--'i'he in
interruption to travel and general
traffic on the Erie road has ceased,
and freight, etc., is now brought
through AS usual. The detention
of business commenced Thursday,
the Goth, and no passenger trains
went through nntil Sunday, and
no freight trains until yesterday.
Considerable Inconvenience was
caused to dealers in.Iive stock and
perishablc freight.
A special dispatch from Susque
hanna says, although the strike
Is virtually ended and the strikers
have accepted their pay, the town
will be held under martial law
some time yet. The troops are
provisioned for an extended siege.
The colonel of the 1st Pennsylva-
MIA regiment was notified that the
strikers had fifty pounds of nitro
glycerine and intended to blow up
the machinery, he Immediately
doubled the guards. The Erie of
fictals apprehend difficulty yet.
The company have lost 81, 900, 900
by the strike.
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more readily than if we depended
entirely upon them to do what we
ought In Justice to ourselves. "a do
without help if possible. Let no
l. me be lost. Let company be
org snized without delay, and
prOces'd in about this manner.
Let every property holder be So
licited 10 lake ut least from fifty
to five hundred dollars stock.
Let every merchant who ex-
poets to sell goods to the work
men, or be otherwise benefited, be
expected to subscribe literally.
Let every workingman and OPP
erative have a chance to own
part In the structure that will give
them profitable employment.
Let farmers and others who have
surplus capital come forward and
make an investment beneficial to
them and their children.
j. b.
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upon a log, waiting for u b. 'te. IL
was net lony before we moth 'eu
slight oscillation Of our lines, n
dicating clearly that some Of the
monsters of the deep were about
to take hold. Our worthy friend
sat as motionless as statue, until
the time to pull up should arrive,
and 1T came very soon with a Jerk
and q sinner, two inches long, with
the exclamation "botheration to
the minnows." He, however, af-
ter catching number Of these
small specimens, undertook to
gather them up and bring them
home, not carrying to be laughed ut
for his want ofsuccess. After gath
ering our pot together and adj
justing them upon hooked stick
to make them shoW Off to as much
advantage as possible, we started
for home. Arriving at the sub
urbs of town we were accosted with
the Interrogation, "Who is that
man with a high hat on and carry
ing such a tremendous string of
minnies?" and .'say, mister, how
much dozen ?" until the knight
was SO Disguised that he handed
the cross to me to carry through
town. Being better acquainted
with the citizens, we were now
able to parry their little jokes. The
following week concluded his stay
with us, and he has now returned
to the banks of the old Potomac,
where he tells us the bass are so
plenty you can stir them round
with q stick, and where he can
each more fish ia an hour
than you can catch IN Indiana In q
aoeek. BY the way, we are com
ing east to learn the art, and pre-
sumo we will not be be bored by
SINNERS" Success attend the ia
nous knight of the rod and line.
May the bobbing of his big blue
cork still continue to dart beneath
the ripping water, propelled by
some prodigious monster, to the
infinite amusement Of the sucker
thai holds the .Jfrens.
WALTON.
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SPRING PROSPECTS.
The Eabor Question in New
York.

New YORK, April 1.-THE boss
carpenters, boss bricklayers, and
boss plasterers had meeting
yesterday regarding the present
aspect of the labor question. They
all want the men to work longer
hours, and 1t Is probable united
eifor' will be made during the
coming season to mpel men to
work ten hours or nine at least.
The bosses are even willing to
give an increase OF wages If longer
hours should be adopted.
The horse disease Is gradually
subsiding, both here and in
Brooklyn.
A canvass of the opinions of q
number Of the leading dry goods
dealers here, Shows that gloomy
prospects are generally held con-
corning the Spring trade. Although
the season for this trade Is already
far advanced, the majority of dea-
lers have done almost nothing.
Very few coIntry buyers are in
the city, Notwithstanding the
fact that at this season we are
usually crowded with them. Vast
quantities Of goods are in bond at
the Custom A similar
condition of affairs exists in the
grocery and liquor trade.
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AGAINST INITIATION.
What j d Picrrcp0nt
Thinks oft.

New York, March 3l.-A letter
from Judge Pierrepont to Senator
Sherman, chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee, published to-
day, takes strong grounds against
initiation. Itadvises the funding
of legal-tenders by issuing $780,
100000 worth Of thirty-year gold
bonds, of which $40, 200, 900 can be
sold monthly for greenbacks. He
recommends that the national
banks be allowed to deposit at the
Treasury 800, 900 or more of these
bonds, and receive in national
currency within 10 per cent. of the
face value of the bonds. He also
advises the Government to accept
coupons in payment of custom du-
ties.
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Communicated
IRON FURNACE.

II is generally conceded that the
manufacture of iron is profitable,
and that Martinsburg has all the
necessary facilities for successfully
engaging in this important enter
prise; therefore, / cannot see any
good or substantial reason why
our prosperous town should not
haze one or more furnaces for the
manufacture of iron from the very
superior ore found in the immed-
late vicinity. AS the ore, lime
stone and coal are convenient at a
comparatively small expense, the
rext thing is to secure the neces-
sary capital and go to work. 1t
certainly would look like business
and as if we had confidence in
our own resources to raise the
funds sufficient to build and oper-
ate first class furnace. instead of
sending to Pennsylvania or any
other State for men to do what we
ought to do ourselves.
The increased value of property
in the town and vicinity, that
would result from the consumma-
ton of this great enterprise, would
be sufficient to justify property
holders in putting their shoulders
to the wheel and aiding in getting
the project in some tangible shape.
Where all are to be benefited,
all should give laid and comfort'
to the undertaking. With all due
Difference to those who think diff
ferently, / certainly would nrge
the raising of the money amongst
eur own citizens, and keep this
source of wealth under our own
control. We certainly have men
in this county or town who are
able and willing to build and
successfully conduct this enter
prise.
The most prosperous commun-
ity is the one that helps itself,
and goes to work to develop all
its resources, and success is GER
tain to follow we'll directed efforts
to build up manufactures that
will be permanent In their good
effects. The most healthy growth
Of.any place results from an in
wsrd germ and not from accretion
though accretion will greatly aid,
and should not be discouraged.
A strenuous and persistant eff
fort should now be made amongst
ourselves and if not entirely sue
cessful outside aid may be invoked
with good chance of success.
Instead of disparaging or wishing
TO discourage people from other
States from aiding us in develop
ing our great natural resources. ]
think the course recommended
would induce them to help us
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MORE ILLICIT DIsTILLERs CAP
TURED. The New Greek Tribune
gives the following account of re-
cent arrests of Illicit distillers, and
how one Of them Didn't escape:
On Friday, March q, and Sat
urday %, United States Deputy
Collector Isaac Carskad0n, of this
place, assisted by Jacob Kitsmil-
Ter, made a descent upon some
Illicit distillers on North river,
in Hampshire county. William
Kline and Samuel Wolford were
captured and taken to the United
States District Court now in ses-
sion at Clarksburg. After the ar
rest had been made, and Kline, in
charge of Carskadon, had started
for Romney, the prisoner pre-
tended to have occasion to speak
to friend on the roadside. In less
than no time he was laying whip,
and the deputy collector, at John
Gilpin" speed, after him. Ike's
horse had the speed, and q couple
of shots fired over Kline's head,
brought him to a stand The chase
lasted about halfa mile. Kline is
the same party who escaped from
w. S. Purgett and Deputy United
States Marshall Alexander about q
year since.
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lief that the Holy Scriptures were
not of Divine inspiration. On this
| point his mind had reached fixed
and unalterable decision. He was
an infidel, and rested in his con.
illusions. 1t would certainly have
been pleasant to me to have closed
the chapters of his biography
| without touching upon his reIig-
ious opinions; but such an omis-
sion would have violated the fun
damental principle upon which
every line of the book was traced.
Had it been possible to have
truthfully asserted that he was q
member Of the Church of Christ,
or that he believed in the teachings
of the New Testament, the facts
would have been proclaimed with
a glow of earnest aud unfeigned
satisfaction.
/ come now to complain of the
injustice which you have done me
personally when you say that the
heartiness of his arguments upon
Mr.. Llncoln's religion casts GER
tain doubt upon it, and leaves the
impression that he was inspired by
an anti-Christian animus. Par
don me, my dear sir; although not
a protesting Christian myself, /
may say that few men possess a
deeper veneration for the Chris
tian religion and all that the Ortiz
od Church regards as sacred
than the humble individual whom
you make the subject of your
somewhat severe criticism. I may
not always employ the language
which would best declare my
meaning, but when so many very
good people in pious and loyal
zeal sought to make their idol
land | might say mine) a devout
and rigid Christian, / deemed it
unjust to him and injurious to
Christianity itself to permit such
an error to pass without correc-
ton and refutation.
In conclusion, / may say that
my friendship for Mr.. Lincoln
was of no recent or hot-house
growth. Unlike that of many who
have made me the subject of hos
tile criticism it ante-dates the be-
ginning of his Presidential term
and the dawn Of his political
triumphs. / had the good fortune
to be in intimate association with
his private life when it was hum
BILE and obscure, and / was near
him too in the darkest hour of his
executive responsibility, until in
deed, the first rays of God given
peace broke upon the land. / can
say with truth, that none can as
sail, that / retained his confidence
mistaken as he retained my af-
fections unbroken until his life
was offered up as browning sac
rifice to domestic discord at the
very threshold of his and the ma
TONS triumph. Is-it, therefore,
likely that words of mine, written
or spoken, should do purposed in
justice to his memory?
With the most profound respect,
| am very truly your obedient
servant.
WARD III. LAMON.
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From INDIANA.
BUENA VISTA, INDIANA,
xxsl IL 1874
April LIST, 1874.

"a pm iotp AOfIs
Dear Independent: - Having
taken up my abode permanently
in the Hoosier land, and thinking
that a brief communication from
this part of Gods creation would
not be altogether unacceptable, I
will appropriate small space in
your columns.
We are at present having fine
weather-evel ything in nature
seems to indicate an early spring
The roads, which have been al
most impossible for several
months, are now drying of, and
the farmers are having prepared
the soil for the reception of the
summer and fall crops. We have
been treated during the winter to
an unusual supply of rain the
consequence of which was that it
was dangerous to get off the grav-
ell, for fear of paying a visit to the
Heather Chinee.
We have been favored during
the winter with visit from one
Of your celebrated knights of the
rod and line. 1t was Interesting
to listen to his remarkable feats of
bringing the finny tribe from out
the great depths of the old Poto-
mae. So much interested did I
become in his narration of stlccoss
that he was persuaded to try his
luck in one of our streams, which
is said to be the abode of suckers
and sinners. Accordingly we set
out fully equipped for o days
sport. Arriving on The banks of
Cicero we made ready our fixtures
and cast in our hooks, took seat
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A MYSTERY SOLVED.
An Atrocious Assaulter Found
Out
THE CASE BROUGHT BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY.

The CASE BROUGHT BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY.
New YORK, april LIT APP
pears probable that the mystery
surrounding the atrocious assault
upon Walter Gibson, editor Of the
Harlem Local, In Harlem, In Au-
gust last, is about to be solved. It
will be remembered that SHORTLY
before the assault Gibson received
a letter asking him to be at 3 des
ignated spot ut seven O'Clock in the
evening. A Mr.. Bull, who resem-
bIed Gibson, by chance passed by
the spot at the appointed time.
and was Knocked down and club
bed nearly to death. Suspicion
was aroused that plot had I,een
laid to murder Gibson, and this
was confirmed when Gibson was
assailed one evening while enter
ing his Office in Harlem,, by two
men, one OF whom dashed q uuan-
tity Of vitri0l in his face burning
away its entire right side and
completely destroying one eye.
Gibson had incurred enmity of
certain parties by articles
which appeared In kis pa
per, and naturally sus-
pected that they were implicated
in the attack OH his life, His
energies have since been devoted
to ascertaining the author or the
decoy letter, a reward for whose
arrest had also been offered by
Mayor Havemeyer A few days
since the writing was pronounced
by experts very similar to that of
James Kelly, brother in-law Of
John Halloran, publisher OF the
Harlem Saturday RevielU The
case has been before the Grand Ju-
ry. Kelley was arrested last night
and Halloran gave himself up
yesterday. Both were released
on ST. 900 bail each. The hearing
to take place at the Tolnbs this
morning.
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A few days since some parties
in Albany wrote to Mark Twain
to ask If he would accept an en-
gagement to deliver his lecture
on Roughing 1t" in that city. In
reply, Mark Twain writes: II
have no present idea or intention
of ever standing on a lecture pla t.
form again."
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President MacMahon has COM
muted to imprisonment in for
tilted building the sentence of
death passed on Captain Matus-
zenicz, for participation in the
Commune. The convict was a
Knight Of the Legion of Honor
and q former pupil Of the Militia
ry School Of st. Cyr.
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There are ninety-one women in
he Michigan University, and
still no reports Of temperance cru
sailing among the sequestered
cloisters Of the festive boys.
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Correspondence between ExU nited
States Marshal Ward III. Lamon and
Henry Ward Beecher about Lincoln's
religious belief.
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ENVELOPES, NOTE PAPER,
And a variety Of other
PRINTING MATERIAL, ,

And can now give our patrons first
class work at prices at least
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MAKES THE WEAK STRONGs


The PeTt0io7s SDrup, q Protect
Ell SoIItjO't Of tie Pr0to15tle Of
IRON, Is so combined cts to hdCo
The character of an Ctilnel1t, as
easily diQcste1 and dsst1lottoteI
scitb the blood as ttc simplest
food. 1t increases the quantity
of Natures Oau7e VitGtiStaO
agent, Iron i1t the blood, 07ttG
cure; "u thousand It's" simply
IyToieifO 9tp, ,II,Otgorotil,0 and
VSt0tiS$7t0 the Sy9Ge!n.. IYse e1t-
ricEed and UitGIi=eG blood per-
01eGtes oOcl'y port of tie body,
gepci1i',J damages and aC0Stc,
sedTcfstnJ. ont 'noT0tG se''rc-
tt07lS, and tearing nothing J09'
disease to feed et1ooD.
1his IS TIE secret Of the Tyois-
c.s,.;,,c ,3,o 'oS nvsnensio ~ ,''' Jivn,. . Con M.
nIa;nt Dronsv' Cbronic Diar-
rhoao Rolls Nervors A aections
Chills and Fevers, Hu,nors,
Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
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Mrs. Bauer, the wife of a saloon
Keeper in Jersey City, while standing
at the door of her house, on Saturday
night, was shot dead by an unknown
person, but it is not known whether ac-
cidentally or Intentionally.
Foreign insurance companies are al
armed about Chicago. The Scottish
Commercial declines any further risks
in that infiammable city, and the agents
Of other companies have received in
structiOns to raise their rates fifty pei
cent. on all Chicago property insured,
The Irish Natlonalists, of Limerick
will give a grand dinner to John Nit
chei on his arrival. Heis closely watch
ed by detectives,
A German squadron has been ordered
TO cruise off the coast of Spain in con
sequence OF the shooting of German
subjects by the Carlists.
The Supreme Council of the Ancien'
and Accepted Rite for the Northern
Masonic jurisdiction of the United
States, will commenceits annual session
on Tuesday, dug. 18th at the Masonic
Temple in the city of Boston.
In Montreal they have adopted tn,
French style of street cars, and thos
running in the city are two stories high
and winding staircases from each plat
form by which passengers obtain access
to the upper story,
Chicago is now called "The Crema
tlon City"
Six persons were killed by one flas
Nf lightning in Woodford county, KeI
lucky, on Friday.
General Sherman comes out unresery
edly for vigorous prosecution of th
war against the Indians.
A terrible disaster was occasioned
Navada on Friday by the bursting of
water spout in the mountains. Betwee
twenty-five and Thirty lives are reporte
lost, and great deal of property dt
sIoyed.
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HUMOROUS.

A Stark County, H., woman commit
ted suicide the other dsy because no cir
Gus company had visited her vicinity
for two years.
care there any fools ia this town."
asked stranger Of newsboy yester"
day. 81 don't know" " replied the bOyi
care you lonesome?"
An Iowa circus drew Dig crowd by
advertising that Schuyler Coifax would
enter the ring on bet of $500 that lie
could ride the trick mule.
A Philadelphia paper tlisks thai If
Mauch chunk were in Euro e, it would
be celebr ated in song. The name
would undoubtedly give charm to
verse.
A rednosed gentleman asked wit
whether he believed in spirits. cay,
SIR" replied he, looking him full in the
fece, al see too much evidence before
me to doubt IT,"
"Sad thing to lose your wife, - said
friend toa Vermonter who stood at the
grave Of his wife. "Well, tolerably
sad," replied the mourner, "but then
her clothes Just ct my oldest girl"
North Piatte. Neb,. was once viz
tuous and happy town;nota swear was
ever heard there, and tie people just
spent their time ia preparing for
heaven. Now all is changed. In an
evil moment bre IS band was organiz-
ed.
A vag, with the word "whoa."
brought horse driven BY young nan
to dead stop. "That's fine beast of
yours" says the wag. eyes, pretty
good sort of an animal, but he has one
fault. lie YVES once owned by butch
er, and is sure to stop whenever he
hears calf bleat."
A youth was recently married to a
girl who had drefused him eighteen times.
He wishes now he hadn' asked her but
seventeen.
"Sambo, what is dar dat nebber wss,
nebber can, and nebber will he?" "I
dunno, Caesar. Igibs it up." "Why,
chile, mouse's nest in a cats ear"
A smart little boy was reproved by
his mother for tlling her aib He in.
sisted it was only in fun, but his pious
mother told him le must ask Divine
pardon. So the little boy knelt down
and said; 80, Lord, forgive me. !
thonght you could take a joke " Not
unlike some older children.
A good mother was trying to explain
to n young hopeful, the other day, about
fighting against the devil. After telling
thelittle fellow who the little devil was,
and how hard he was to successfully
resist, he turned around and said
Mamma, I'd be scared If the old devils
but IL l was to come across one of the
little devils, I'd knock the stuffing out
of him."
A peddler called ona Uniontown lady
to dispose OF some goods, and inquired
of her if she could tell him of any road
on which no peddler had travelled
eyes, replied she, "Iknow of one, and
that's the road to Heaven"
The guardians Of thepeace at Colum
bus, Ohio, are so Jealous in the dis
charge of their duties that they take no
note of personal mishaps, for it is seri-
ously stated that one police officer there
had his trousers stolen from him recent
ly, while he was on duty.
1t is something unaccountable how
these sober and sedate old fellows, az
soon ms their families have gone to tn,
country to spend the heated term, com
mence to wear their Sunday clothe
every Gay, and to urgue that four hours
sleep is all the human frame require
to be healthy.
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KWHY, OH. WHY will you suffer
Wv with that Cough OF Cold7 when
lief may be had Immediately by using
)URLlNG'S Compound Syrup of Tar
b lid Cherry and Horehoand.