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A Brutal Murderer 10 be Hance 4.

Albert Brown, negro, for whose
execution on the 1st Of July, the
Governor has issued the death war;
rant, murdered . little girl aged
about five years by cutting her
throat after outraging her person
The crimo was perpetrated in Brad
ford county, two or three miles from
Minnequa. The child had gone on
q visit TO her grandfather living a
short distance from the residence of
her father. The negro was employ
cd by the former and was the only
occupant Of the house at the time Of
the girls arrival. The fend seized
the child and accomplished his hell
ish purpose and afterward made An
effort 10 escape. Fortunately he was
run down by train on the railroad
and severely injured and placed un-
der arrest. He was convicted and
and sentenced TO be hanged on the
10th Of January, but the case was
taken TO the supreme court, ono Of
the pleas urged being that the muir
derer was insane when the crimo was
committed. The supreme court a
few weeks ago affirmed the judg
ment of tho Bradford county court
Brown has served Eve years in the
penitehtiary for rape.
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A Man and Horss instantly Killed BY
liQhtniag.

On Sunday afternoon last o week,
a..fearful and sudden death occurred
in: Somerset county, Pennsylvania,
near the town cf Somerset. Four
young men, T-sidents OF Jenner
township, >.ero on horseback riding
home from attendance on Divine
services at Caseboers church, and
were quietly proceeding along the
road when a storm came quickly mp.
Several flashes Of lightning we're OBJ.
served when there came one blind
ing in its vividness. When il had
passed away it was discovered that
the bolt had struck and instantly
killed one Of the party, named Ed
mond Norman Mowry. The horse
which he was riding also suffered
death by the same bolt. Mowry's a
nearest companion was somewhat
stunned, and had the hair burnt of
one side OF his ht..,l, but OF. ,rwi,e
no one was affected. Thore we're no
trees or buildings by to attr: 1t the
ant its suddenness was
one Of the the most appalling fea.
lures. Young Mowry's body wae
removed TO the home Of his parents.
He was their only child, brother
having been killed in the army. The
death caused gloom wherever the
deceased was known.
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city and Of the Northwest, and they
are q unit in his support Mr. Rawle
has all his life been a large employer
Of laboring men, and the relations
which he has sustained 10 his work.
men have been thoroughly disinter-
ested and highly advantageous TO his
employees and mutually profitable.
There is no citizen of Northwest
ern Pennsylvania who has given en-
ployment 10 n larger number of la
borers and mechanics in the mpor.
tant industries Of that section of our
great State. He has always taken
high views OF tho relations Of labor
and capital, and has regarded their
interests as identical. For this rea-
son he has treated his men literally
and fairly, and in such q manner a.
TO endear them TO him personally.
Their regard for him is shown by the
hearty and generous support they
have always given HIM in bis politi.
cal campaigns.
Mr.. Rawle, before tho war, was a
Douglass Democrat but in 1860
Joined the Republican standard, and
has ever since voted the straight Re.
publican ticket and is regarded az
one Of the representative Republicans
Of the Northwest.
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The old engine house at Harper's
Ferry. in which John Brown and his
party wore stormed and captured, is
used by an undertaken AZ q hearse
house. The loop holes which tho in
surrectionists made have been brick
cd up. but the outlines can he readi,
ly traced. The places on the floor
where one of Browns sons died and
the other was mortally wounded are
pointed out by the villagers, al
though the blood stains that re-.
manned for several years have faded
out.
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Tue Lancaster correspondent OF
the New York Tn,es says that Cam
eronism in this State "means moth
ing more than sensible politics. "
That is 30. Three years ago it meant
Hartranft, and he carried the State
by over $4,000 majority, with the
Philadelphia Press, New York 1ri.
bme, Mcclure, Curtin. and the Gree.
10y Democrats and Liberals against
him. This year it means Hartranft
again, who will carry the State by a
ajority of not less than 10000.
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Trouble Apprehendsd With the indi-

As the visit OF the Sioux TO Wash.
ington to negotiate with the govern
ment for O relinquishg ont Of their
possession OF the P,:ck ilills has
proved to be failure, and aJ .ho In.
dams left hero much d;-.3atisfied.
difficulties sfo npprohandod istween
them and such Whites who may on
ter their country for tho purpose OF
seeking gold.
1t is estimated by the agents that
the Sioux can muster from 5000 TO
5000 warriors, about half OF them
armed with rifles and the remainder
with bows and arrows. The govern
ment in tho meantime will endeavor
to prevent adventurers from going
to that country. still having some
hopes through the medium Of cons
missioners to effect treaty with The
Sioux. A letter las boon ic,oived
hero giving an account Of o trip in
May, undertaken by party of the
First United States Infantry through
tho Indian country, it having been
reported that three long cabins had
been erected last fall by miners a.
relay houses on their route to the
Black Hills on Okienkoka creek, q
tributary Of the White river, and
about 14O miles from the Brule agen.
cy, Dakota Territory. The object
OF the party was TO destroy the CO.
bins but thoy failed to find any
Tho report proved to be false and
put into circulation by the Indians.
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Rx1C The aale Of the Norkhe

SW The sale Of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad and all its branches,
franchises, appurtenanoes, &c, is
advertised TO take place in New York
City on the 28th OF August. The
appurtenances, &C., embrace, among
other things, sixty millions Of acres
Of land, probably the largest body
Of land ever offered in fee at one
time in this or any other country,
A committee OF bondholders will
probably buy the road and reorgan-
ize the company. The bondholders
who do not wish TO enter the new
company, will take their dividends
out Of the amount realized at the
sale.
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Scde Treasurer.
Mr.. Rawle is q native Of Mifflin
county, Pa, and WAS born in 1893
He was educated in Lancaster and
West Chester, and in 1850, at the
ago OF sixteen, was appointed by J.
Edgar Thompson civil engineer on
tho Western division OF the Pennsyl-
vsnia Railroad. He continued the
practice OF his profession of engi.
neering on different railroads Of the
State until the completion Of the
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, from
Warren to Erie in 1859, and then re-
linquished the profession and ON.
barked in the iron business, starting
q blast furnace at Sharon, Mercer
county, Pa His furnace was the
second one in the Shenango Valley
constructed for the melting of ores
from the Lake Superior region with
raw coal, In 1861 Mr. Rawle marri.
ed Miss Harriet g., daughter of the
lato General Charles NJ. Reed, OF
Erie, and removed to that city in
1853, since which time he has been
engaged in tho transportation OF
coal and Lake Superior ore between
Erie and the Shenango Valley, by
the Erie and Beaver Canal. In 1889
Mr.. Rawle formed q company to
build the FIRST blast furnace in Erie,
which has since been in continuous
operation aud furnished employment
II q large force of laborors during
the panic and subsequent hard times
In 1872 he organized the Erie Roll
ing Mill COmpany-the first enter
prise Of the kind in Erie--which has
also kept large force OF workmer
constantly employed and contribu
ted largely 10 the business prosper
ity of the city. During all this peri,
od Mr. Rawle's relations 10 his work
men have been cordial and liberal
and he has uniformly given then
every consideration.
Mr., Rawle was the protector O
the Shenango and Allegheny kail
road, and was its President durins
its construction. This road devel
oped the mineral resorces Of Eastern
Mercer and Butler counties ant
reaches . point near the great But
ler oil district. Mr.. Rawle Yves ON,
Of the 6rst Water Commissioners O
Erie, and subsequently, has been slsc
ted Mayor Of that city for two sue
cessive terms. His executive abili
ties in those responsible Offices hav
commended him " tho people Of hi
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Too many deploro all expenditures
for educational perposes, without
once considering the money value
of education. II is not how we'll the
money is expended, that should be
jealously watched by citizens. More
money could bo used than is used
for education, il applied judiciously,
with very beneficial results.
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An instance Of shoddy aristocracy
meanness is reported from tho South
End, Boston, where q wealthy woman
hired for servant her own sister.
treated her in all respects as meni-
al, and, though she and her husband,
having no children, dined alone
when no company WAS in the house
they never permitted the sister 10 sit
with them.
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s@-Mr. Geo O. Evans, whose
fame was 80 prominently before the
public in connection with the collec-
ton of Penn5ylvrnia's war claim
against tho gene. y d government died
on Thursday, at his residence in
West Philadelphia. Mr.. Evans was
fifty four years Of sge at the time OF
his decease
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sSrThe Clearield miners have re.
sumed work at the old price-fifty
cents per ton-thus proving tho
strike to DO total failure, but mat
ters have assumed q more distasteful
aspect towards the miners. Besides
losing q couple weeks wages, they
are now called upon to sign an
agreement to engage in no strikes,
and to connect themselves with no
miners association, and il they re-
fuso they are forced to withdraw
their tools from the mines-all the
result OF the strike. Nearly all the
miners arc signing the agreement,
but some few are refusing.
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s~Two bushels OF revolutio nary
cannon balls and Q number OF KIN ives
and bayonets were ploug he'd up in q
field in westchsstsr county, New
York, the other day, after having
Lain undisturbed for = hundred
years.
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II is stated that the Postmaster
General will, on the assembling Of
Congress, suggest modification Of
tho present law governing newspaper
postage
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~ u v6vof working people Of both ssIss, young
aud old. make more money st work for Us, In
their own localities, during theiP sps monssnts,
eiaploymsnt that viii pay handsomely for every
hour's vosh. fuii particulars, tsrn's. Ac., sssi
frss. Sepd us your sddress ~ once. Don't delay.
uess slssv hero until you have learned what %
ODER. sriHson = Co., Portland, hsta&
June 3..73aly
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~t is said that the Pope has
laid by 40,0OO,OO0 francs to meet
possible adversities. and that il fore
cd TO leave Italy he will bring it with
him.
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n = ADV1ETA.-1130

SHERlFF.-A. DO earnest request
Of mapy Of my friends, OF both parties, I have
for the oce. OF Sheriff. subject TO the Pulss Of the
Democratic County O0uve nlioa. should be
nominated and elected, I will discharge the
duties OF the otnse with impartislity and ndslity.
JAMES Y. SMITH.
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Tn -:e :-.,ncaAcv ~. A.

Tc ..;e c-.i0cRACY.--At the in
stAn.s OF .-iny Of my democratic friends, onsr
aud assure my friends that Ii nominated will
use every honest sudesvor 10 bs elected, and n
elected will psrforia L. duties Of the once with
ndsllty Aad 10 the best OF my ability.
URIAH 7. HERROLD.
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ShERlFF.-I hereby announce my
for the once OF Sheriff. pisdEinu nyssIT 70 psr.
form tue duties Of the once faithfully, In.
partially end 70 the best Of ny sbility.
6CHNEB:
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E Road Exp:nditures.

h0ao cxpShuWuVeS.
OTATEMENT OF Expenditures Of
~ roads for the yssrs 1879 is;< Of wet Bsa-
yer township snyder county Psnusyivsnis.
isTa Peter Knspp Supervisor Dr.
Amount Of Dupifcste eos ~
1s& amount Of Dupiicats e6s sA.lse< 07
For the year 1879 by labor and CT.
Hauling &C. e7oe
For the yesr ls7t bsl le.l<si n
Balance due l0z %
John Kline Supervisor for 1874 DR..
Amount Of Dupliests <3s - tse Is
ny labor, hssl,as plank 40. us ss-.,s 70
balance Das 10 John Kline Nu
Outstspd'g BY previous supervisors 81 ~
Debtor 70 Jacob miller late SUPER
visor l2oe
Balance dss the township lis -
April i3th, 1879. We the updsrsignsd Auditors
have examined the above accounts and have
found them true and correct - stated.
A. A. ROMIG,
J. J. MATTERN,
HENRY II. LAUB,
Audit ore.
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SHERIFF -Irespectfully announce
TO the Democrats that hereby onsr myself o.
candidate for the once Of sherin, subject 70 the
J. p. KANTZ.
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AGENTS WANTED TO SELL
The Political, Personal. and Properf,
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West Beaver Township Statement.

OTATEMENT OF Expenditures and
~ Oststa ndise tasss of West Beaver township
Baydsr eoapty School District for the yeer ends
tng Juns tn A. ID. 1875.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-14
Sowing Among the Rocks.


A wealthy Christian. who was free
with his money but rather chary of his
labor. was appointed to look after the
poor of Il certain district in the division
of church labor for the winter. AT the
end of Il month he reported: "a hard
field. feel that have been sowim"
anon" the rocks. and have lost all faith
in the work.
There was il good deal of hard truth
in his words. Let us he as cautious aS
we will, our money and labor will fle
quently he wasted on those who de
spise us and revile the gospel of love Z:
who covet. while they do not need. our
charity: who are boarding money or
giving it to build costly churches. But
shall we therefore cease to do good to
any! Shall we fold our hands and look
quietly on while Satan dctics God and
builds mp his own strong towers Shall
we neglect the needy. because of the
wrong-doiug Of the deceivels among
whom they dwell
Had this gentleman. who had lost
all faith in his mission work.. known
the secrets of one poor heart and life
among the rocks" he would have risen
from his bed at night and gone with aid
and comfort to a dark. cold room in Il
house from which he had once TUNED
away in disgust and liscouragemeut.
In IL lonely room at the top of this
house. there sat ut midnight young
mother watching her dying child. She
was not the only watcher under that
roof which sheltered So much of sin and
SORROW. There were wives watching
with trembling hearts and pallid lips
for the unsteady steps of their husbands
on the stairs. There were mothers lis
tening long and vainly for erring sons
and daughters. There were men steal
ing hours from sleep. drinking and
playing and quarrelliug. The neigh
bors who had the hearts of women.
were wrapped i'll their own cares; those
who had not. were sleeping rs >oundly
as if death were not among them.
There was no light in that lonely
room; there was no oil To fill the lamp
There was no fire III the stove. and no
coal To make one. The moon in mercy
shone in at the window. and lighted the
poor mother at her work. The sick
child cried. and reached ont its thin
white hand foI milk. But it was fro
zen in the pail The woman skinned
poured the milk into the bottle and
then laid it i'll her bosom To give it
warmth
When the child had moistened its
parched lips. it fell into IA troubled
sleep: aud us she watched it the moth
CT prayed. or more properly. she talked
to God. She had none else to talk To
in this great. strange land; poor. lonely
heart,
"Oh Lord, God o my fathers - she
cried, Il was an evil and ungrateiul
child when left the love We gave me
in true and faithful hearts, and took up
with false love. and forsook my bless
ed home with one who had no fear ot
God afore his eyes. He promised Ia
love, cherish and protect me but he
loves and eherishes only hisself, and
cant protect even that, Pity the soul
o him. Lord but take me back to my
mother, or shut me up in the grave
away from sin and SORROW Here's the
darlin' baby, Father, the only thing
have to love i'll this great, strange couu-
try. give it to Thee. could never
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for while, the old man keeping his
arm around her, and finally they en-
tered the City Clerks office. A lawyer
happened to be standing near the door,
and walking up to him. the old man
said
Mister, my wife. Looking around
little, and thought I'd drop i'll and in
troduce her"
The bride and lawyer shook hands,
the lawyer wondering what it all meant,
and after painful pause the old man
said
''She's little shy, but she's just old
lightning when she gets acquainted.
told her we might as well step in and
make friends while we We're here. II
YOU ever come our way we'd like to
have You stop.
Il shall be glad to- replied the law
Yer. and they went out to drop i'll on
the City Attorney. He was out, but
his clerk received them with bland
smile, which went right to the old
mans heart.
Folks all well 7" inquired the hus-
band as he shook hands, and then turn
ing and bowling he said
My wife, mister. You can see for
yourself she's leetle shy, but it'll
wear off bimeby."
Come to see the City Hall ?" in
quired the clerk.
Were on our wedding tower around "
replied the old man. Married Sunday
night. and | thought I'd take her around
a leetle afore We settled down. Lucy's
"a powerful good girl. stranger, and
she's cream and sugar on keeping house.
You don't find no dirt in the corners,
and no cordwood under the bed. It's a
case of luv from the start. call her
darling" and she calls me dear hub
by" and I'd lay my life down for hel
as quick as wink ~
About four o'clock the same couple
were seen at the Central depot, waiting
for train. The bride on one of the
old mans knees. his arms around her.
and he WAS heard TO say
Il don't care Il gin what folks think
don't we luv ?"-DetroH Free Press.
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Just Married.
MAKING THEIR BRIDAL TOUR THROUGH
THE CITY HALL IN DETROIT.

MAKING THEIR BRIDAL TOUR THROUGH
THE CITY HALL IN DETROIT.
y funny looking old fellow. gray
haired. wrinkled faced, and evidently
about 80 Years of age. entered the CITY
| Hall recently. with girl of l. hang
ing on his arm. He had on an old
| fashioned black coat. with IA double row
of buttons up and down. Il Greeley plug
hat, new buckskin gloves. and Il severe
attempt had been made to get up Il
shine" on his cowhide boots. The
girl had gay ribbons on her hat. IL blue
shawl. green kids. and Il white dress on.
and the two attracted attention at once
No one had AN idea that they were
husband and wife until the old man
stopped Il passing policeman and said ::
"My wife. mister. Just got married
Sunday, and We want to look around
this court house a leetle."
She reached out and shook hands
with the officer. and the old man looked
pleased as he said
Didn't | tell You. Lucy, that folks
in Detroit would all notice you You
didn't do so bad when you married the
old mau. ell ?
~ .No' ,IuSt li' SldtG
of matrimony, have You p asked the
officer.
Il don't know anything about your
matrimOny, answered the old chap !;
but know we've just been married,
and I'm the happiest old suntlower in
the States Lucy -
married for love, suppose p que
ried the officer.
''Luv aud nothing else" replied the
old man. Il was struck with her-she
with me. and we were spliced I'm
gittin' a leetle old. and spose I'll
make Il baby of her. but Lucy is good
girl. She can put on style with any
body or she can flop Il mop around as
good as any woman in America. She
feels Il little shy, and thought I'd in
troduce her to some of the big bugs.
I'm bound she shall go in the best soci-
ETY. or none.
The officer sent them down the hall
to the Mayors office. The bride hung
back, but the old man passed his arm
around her and said:
Come along Lucy, you've got heaps
of expensive duds on. You are hand
some, and I'll risk you along with any
one in Detroit -
AS they entered the Mayors office
the clerk came forward aud asked what
was wanted. and being told that they
would like to see his Honor. they were
Informed that the gentleman was out
.'Oh. well. it don't make any great
difference" said the old man. This
is my wife. mister-.iust got married"
Happy to congratulate you," said
the clerk. as he shook hands.
shes leetle shy" continued the
old man. pinchug his wife's ear. but
that's the way with 'em all. Lucy's a
mighty good girl, and she worked out
at 81 week and bought all her we'd
ding buds. Say to the Mayor that we
called. Wish he had been here
! They went out and wandered around
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-14

/ III. Kelley, Secretary of the National
Grange. but he is not and never was a
member of KnickerbOcker Grange. He
was Master of Manhattan Grange No.
IL, which has been suspended. The
chances of Otisville Grange recovering
their money are not known at present.
as the report that his brother-i in law
1 90. II. Kelley.) proposed to make good
any deficiency has not been confirmed.
Mr.. Farley is now cOnnecte: with an
illuminating firm, and may shortly
consider it worth while to throw some
light upon his management of trust.
LIGHT MORE WANTED.
A short time ago, in referring to the
action of the National Grange in send
ing out advertisements of papers, song
books and seals, the World said:
1t would be pleasant tn know whether
the National Grange did this printing
gratuitOusly. or whether the American
Agriculturist and the other advertisers
paid tor the printing, postage and ad
dressing, and the privilege of circula-
ton by and with the recommendation
of the National Grange and if the lat
ter were the case, if the money went
into the treasury.
1t Is pleasant to be informed, upon
the authority of a member of the Ma
tional Grange, that this service was
paid for III the case of the American
Agrlculturlst, at least. and that the sum
of $3.50 WAS received by that body for
the page advertisement of that paper
But this scrap of information only
makes the inquiry more pertinent.
Did the money go into the national treas
myf If it did, under what item was
II Jumped III the annual report
Is 1T RIGHT?
A Patron in the Seymour GndJ Democrat,
What are the benefits which our or
der bcstows upon its members One,
that it enables its members to buy farm
implements, seeds. groceries. &c, at
reduced prices. The Patrons of this
county are sending to other counties for
clover seed, and they are getting it at
grange prices. Now. if Patron buys
for another man. not IL member of the
order, ut grange prices. is it right
Such Patrons will have many friends if
they Will continue that business. but
we will warrant that the number of
members of their oranges will not in
crease to any great extent. If any man
uses his privilege as Il member of the
order i'll this way. does he not violate
the rules of the order? At any rate.
only members of the order should par
tlcipate i'll its benefits. This is written
because the writer understands that IL
brother in Hamilton Township has been
assisting Il friend who Is not IA member
III this way.