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Project OF Draining the Zuyder Zee
A StuPendous Enterprise
From. the Evening Mol.

From. the Evening Mol.
In one Of the recent bulletin. OF the
Bureau Of Agriculture reference is made
to a revival by the Dutch people and
Government Of the long contemplated
project Of draining part or the whole
ef the Iuyder Zee. The successful exc
cution Of this grand scheme would give
an enormous area of new territory to the
Netherlands, inasmuch as this great inlet
Of the North Sea covers about l,200
square miles in the northern part of the
kingdom. or course the undertaking is
one which involves extraordinary expense
and engineering skill, to say nothing Of
the length ct time it will take even in
case of final success. Upon the latter
point estimates range from twelve to
sixteen years. But should the project be
carried ont as at present contemplated,
the result would be new province
(makiug the tenth of that kingdom) COW
ering an area Of 753 square miles, and
constituting about one-eighteenth of the
surface Of Holland.
The present proposition based upon a
legislative appropriation for surveys and
soundingsl is to reclaim about half TIE
surface OF the Zuyder Zee, certainly ;
but. should circumstances favor, the
whole will be reclaimed. An enormous
dyke, forty kilometres or "a. IS miles long,
is to be constructed from kanpen, near
the mouth OF the Yssel river, on the east
ern shore. The dyke is to be twenty-thres
feet above the water surface, with an
upper parapet sixteen and one-half feet
high and ten feet wide on the top. slop-
ing down to an exterior berme, or bench,
sixteen feet wide and six and one-half
feet above the water. An interior bernie
will serve first as tow path to a canal.
and afterward as track for railway
after the reclamation shall have been
finished. The dyke will cost s., ,000. 900
francs, or over $40 500, ,0t0, and the entire
expense Of the whole work is estimated
at $3.50, 900, 900 forins, or SS7 ,120, 900, al
lowing q value of one-tenth of British
pound sterling for each horin. The area
embraced in the project is about 43l 1854
acres, of which 46,950 acres will be need
ed for highways, canals, basins, &c. The
remainder, 434,9l4 acres, will represent
the amount of land dispoSable at a cost
of 800 per acre. Last December the
Government sold S75 acres Of land re-
claimed from Wykermeer at an average
of $l65.09 per acre. At this rate per acre
the national treasury would receivs .
prompt reimbursement of the expense,
with a surplus of 400 per cent. or II clear
profit of over 1870, 900. 900. This however,
is somewhat excessive, but the surplus
could scarcely be less than 500, ,0O0, 900.
The average depth of the Zuyder Zoe is
stated at Al metres. or about IA. feet,
and the total volume Of water to be
drained st over $500, 900 cubic yards. A
steam machinery of less than 10, 600 horse
power could eIpel the water within the
embankment within two years.
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For the Gazette.
Letter from the Coal Reaions
EAST NANrlCoKE, Luzerne Co., Pa.
November %, 1875.

EAST NANrICoKE, Luzerne Co., Pa.
November %, 1875.
| MIR. EDlToR:-It has been but shor.
time since last we wrote. The reports
OF rifles and shot.guns are daily becom-
Ing, more numerous. The sportsmen
scale the mountains peak while the
painting hound eagerly pursues the
bleeding and exhausted deer. Buck
wheat cakes for breakfast, ah this
makes US think Of our childhood dsys
buckwheat cakes eighteen inches in
circumference smoking hot high piled
upon the table waiting for our sharp
appetites. How one will look back
with sweet remembrance to their
childhood days, but ah me, those days
are passed and buckwheat cakes too.
We presume there is not town or
city in Wyoming Valley composed of
as many races as Nanticoke, the popu-
lation of this place is estimated to be
about five thousand, among which are
Americans, Irish, Weleh, Scotch,
Dutch, Polauders and Africans. There
are great many Polanders here, and
owing to their peculiar language they
remain, as it were, entirely to them
selves. The greater part of them arc
in the employ of the Lehigh and sus-
quehaRna coal Companies, and in fact,
the digging of coal appears to be the
only branch of work Of which they
have much knowledge.
The great mass OF coal in these re
gions, is what induced them here, and
if 1t was not for the mining, there are
but few of them that would be able to
procure the necessaries of life, we
have failed TO hear of single trades
man among them, but the Polanders
are aware of tho fact that the coal will
Il 1t soon "play out, SO they smoke
there neerschaum pipes and use the
pick and shovel and are perfectly con.
tented.
They have erected for themselves =
small neat wooden editice where
they meet TO worship. No opportun-
ties are neglected on the part of the
members in showing the respect and
honor they have for their priest, On
meeting him upon the street their in
variable salutatiOn is the lifting Of
their hats which is done in very
submissive style, he (the prieet) at
the same time never failing to respond
but in more reserved and composed
manner.
The mining of coal liz this section il
not so brisk rs it has been and is
assuming a langulshing condition
Some of the companies are only work
ing three quarter time. 1t is predicted
by some that many of the companies
will suspend work during the coming
winter, and if such should be the case,
it will be the means of depriving
many families Of the necessaries of
life, as their substance depends en-
tirely upon that source.
No occurrence has created suca
excitement in thissection lately as the
late robbery OF the First National
Bank Of Pittston, but the rogues have
succeeded thus far from being caught,
but still, they are tablet to be captured
as experienced parties are searching
every clue, and working diligently in
every direction that may chance to
prove conclusive to their discovery
and arrest. u. h. c.
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THE THIRD TERN.
WoRkISG OF PRESIDENT GRANTS SUI
PoRTERs IN VIRGINIA.

NlhdlNLA.
WASH SGroN, November 22.-Co,o
mel John 5. Mosby, the Presidents
friend and most trusted politician in
Virginia, comes to the front as the
leader OF the third term scheme in
that State. For several weeks past he
has been negotiating with Alfred Nor
ton, the Chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee in Virginia,
and other radical politicians, with q
view to redistribution of the federal
patronage in that part OF the country
They will hold meeting in this city
tomorrow and agree upon prosposi
ton which will be submitted to the
President, the main points of which
are that il certain removals arc
made now among the Office hold
ers and the bestowal of the patron
age given them in the future,
they will guarantee the carrying OF
the State for a third term next year
Morton is anxious to be Postmaster NJ
Richmond in place of Miss Van Lew
and General Heath, who is . convert %
Grant Republicanism, wants an inter
nal revenue assessorship. Mosby hss
not up TO this time been able to obtain
any recognition from the Republican
officials and managers in the State, but
on account OF his third term professions
he has succeeded in obtaining more
appointments from the President than
nearly all of them put together. The
only importance to be attached to this
programme is that it is . fair sample
of the barter and sale which is now
being made or proposed in nearly all
OF the States to help on the third term
project.
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SHORT LIVED COMMERCIAL CE.
LEBRITY

The failure Of the house of Russell
Sturgis & Co., once Of world wide
fame, suggests some by no means
agreeable reflections on the singularly
brief run of commercial prosperity
which seems to be attainable in this
country. In Hamburg, Bremen,
Frankfort, Lubbock, Dantzic, Genoh,
Venice, and hundred other Continen
tai cities, may be found firms which
have held the highest commercial
position for centuries So again in
England the house of Child Il Co, is
some three hundred years old, and
hoare's dates almost as far back. But
here success seems to depend on an
individual and when he drops it droops
and dwindles. How many houses Of
high standing are there to day in New
ork which held the same standing
twenty five years ago. And vet in a
country where money is not taken
away from business to found family
1t mlpht have been supposed that, far
more than in England, house would
be sustained bya chain OF descendants.
Nothing would be more desirable than
this. Not only would it give our
character they so much require, but il
would add enormously to their dignity
and respectability, by tending to place
in the most responsible situations
those whose aim is not merely the &C.
cumulation of wealth, but the main
tenance of high standard of CONNER
cial honor. Such men, for example,
as the late Mr.. Tom Barring and
the present Sir John Lubbock are Of
enormous value in giving tone to a
commercial community. The one was
a great merchant, the other is a great
banker, but the one was no merchant
any more than the other is q mere
banker. MIR. Barring was q man Of
liberal education, "a consummate Judge
OF art; Sir John Lubbock is one Of
the first scientists of the day.
A principal reason why this class
has not grown up more quickly
amongst Us is the deficient education
which our commercial men give their
sons. Nearly every leading merchant
and banker in London who has suocee-
ded his father in business has been
bred at public school and then at
Oxford or Cambridge When he goes
into business at twenty three, he has
learned TO appreciate other things than
money. He values his wealth, not for
itself, but because it gives him these
things-cultivated society, pictures,
gardens, or whatever his hobbies or
refinement may be. Such man is in
no eagerness to run risk for ten per
cent. when he knows how comfortable
he is with five
1t is commonly said that most Of
our leading merchants and bankers
are aow giving their sons an education
at Harvad or Yale. Nothing would
tend more to the production of such \
class of cultivated conservative mer.
chants as that to which we have re.
ferred. The oxistance of such class
would do much to give stability to
our commercial fabric.
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THE FLEET FOR CUBA.

The Fleet which it was expected would
leave for sea yesterday from the Phila
delphia Navy Yard did not sail. Within
two or three days, however, the monitors
Pdssate, Lehieh and Wyandotte, in tow
Of the PowhGtdn, Talldpoo.d, HURON, and
Alert, and conveyed by the Dispatch, will
leave for Norfolk. The Alert is already
at League Island. equipping for the voy
where she will be fitted up, with the ex
ception of her armament, which will be-
placed on board at League Island. The
sloop-of war Quinnebaug is being fitted
up at a Philadelphia shipyard.
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THE NEXT CONGRESS.

Forty fourth Congress vill sonvene on
Monday. the 9th of December. In the
Senate there will be ~ Republicans. 3S
Democrats, and l Independent. The
House will be politically divided as fol-
los; Independent Republisans, 3; Inde-
pendent Rsformers,4; Liberal Repub-
licans. 6, with one vacancy.
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PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.

National Grange, at Louisville, ap-
pointed q committee to arrange =
special marriage ceremony for Gran
gers, and another to mcmorialize Con-
gress for protection against grasshop-
pers, csterpillars and other insects, by
the establishment OF a scientific hu-
feSu,
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HOTELS.
JEFFERSON HOUSE.
NEW CASTLE, DsLAHARE,
JOHN W. GRAY. PRopRIsroR,

This large and beautifully situated house
has been put in the very best repair for the
reception OF visitors, who will end at 1t all the
accommodations OF FIRST-CLASS HOTEL :.
II commands flne view OF the Delaware Raw
and u one OF the mo- pleasant and delightful
places in the State for .veursions or pic.nics.
The IN house is kept in the sest style, the ban
malt drinks, and table supplied witt, the sub
stantials and luxuries OF the market. Excul
slonista can arrive by boat or rail. Parties
VINO wish to go fishing or boat riding on the
NOBLE Delaware, can be accommodated with
suitable boats. The patronage Of the public
Is respectfully solicited.
I'VE " J. ". GRAY.
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BANKS IND BANK ERs

,htladelphla and New York Exchange fur
ished to regular Depositors without charge.
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EfY HEN EAg..

wOLF-MYERS. Married. NJ St Barthol"-
new $ church, w Wilmore, on Tuesday. 18th inst,
hy Rev. III. NcH ugh, Nr. JOSEPH WOLF, Of VIII
more. and Miss ALFARETTa MYERS, Of sum
merhIll
And 60 another or our g1v yGrtnG ha"he'Hr
friends has slyly slipped his iTrHd into the 1r''-
rinoniai moose. thereby securing rs tue Sh lrf'r
of his i1yS ana sorrows one Of EYES frV"IIest
and most lnvCahtc daugntcrS. We tender our
hcnrty congratulations to the happy couple.
and hone their pathway trrnl oh life may be
pcncefui and serene nGtwit thSta nf,tnE The proh-
ability that Young Wolf NAV now ami then
como 10 gia. dcn and not nppal their pareHtpi
hearts. Nav prosperity ana happiness be ever
theirs is the sincere wish of f.
-MELLON.-M Married. at St Au-
gustire, Tuesday morning. OCT 18th. by
Rev Father McEnruc, Dr, John D. NooMAS. of
Chest township. and Miss MARY A. MELLON.
daughter of Mr.. Redmond Mellon, of Ciearfield
township.
The Mellon calling Days have gone, the glad
dcst nr the maddcs, OF the year. and morning.
Noonan night now find instead the Doctor close
ana near in which pOsish we wish him wei!
and hope each coming year or two viii bring
another iOy to swell the ranks of household
petS-don't yOu2 In othcr words. may, the
Doctor and his fair young hriGe live long and
enjoy ali tho fclicitics which this tranSitOry
world can afford. NuT scd.
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Local Correspondence.
CHEST SPRINGS, Oct. 1s, 1875.

CHEST SPRINGS, Oct. 1S, 1879.
DEAR FKEEMAN-Thinkingt that a little local
the columns of your valuable paper, L bave
concluded to send you an account of the cele-
brated bear hunt which took place in the icin
ity of Chest Springs on Friday last. AT the
tinfe indicat ted several small children were out
in the woods gathering nuts, wnen they dis
covered his be arship busiy engaged i'm the same
business: whereupon they scampered on TO
town and gave the alarm. Soon after all the
available arms in the place were brought into
reuuistiOr: likewise all the men and boys,
prepared TO go in pursuit of the aforesaid bear
The next thing to do was to collect all the dogs
in the place, and some valuable time was
consumed in making said preparations, the
commanders of the different parties gave or
ders o double-qufck it to the woods; whereupon
the men, boys and dogs proceeded to get up
and get" When they arrived at the spot where
the enemy was reported to have been seen they
were not long in finding signs that convinced
thern that they might expect lively work. The
commanders of the different parties proceeded
to throw ou. pickets to the right and left. not
forgetting, however, to leave a heavy reserve
in the rear. After few minutes hunt, the
game wss sighted. Then it became interest
ing The firing WIS tremendous. the hunters
fought bravey and so did the dogs. After an
exciting battle of hour, his bearship be-
came disabled. and like a celebrated General
in the late war, stuck fast in the mud, wherein
he was Obliged to yield his life, and strange to
say, every man and boy that was engaged in the
hunt claims to have been the one who gave bim
the finishing shot Soon farmer was engaged
to- hatrl the carcass to town, and on its arrival
the excitement became intense Mr.. Bruln was
hauled 70 the slaughter house of JOnn Grouse,
where ne was suspended by the hind legs to "a
BEAM where he hung for several hours. during
which the rush to that slaughter-hOuse TO see
him reminded one of the vast crowd that re
Gently assembled in your town TO see Btrnunl 5
World Fair. In conclusion y rmit me to say
that the bear was properly dressed, weighed,
cut up and divided among the citlzens oil the
town OBSERVER.
p s. He weighed I6o pounds.
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oc,otic county Committee.

u-,,r Chairman, Wilmore.
l Ty1.-JHncS CustlOw, Allegheny
nls ~ 4 Nnplr. Blacklick Twp.-A. X
Ib,rr Twp.--HCury DUNN. Cam
-. y aInysius MartZ. Cambria Bor.-
W., farrull Twp.-Peter Kane Car
l!'nr augustine Walters. Chest Twp.
p Ifirybein. Chest Springs Bori Stias
t,ieuriicld Twp Richard Collins.
ku.b T,vp.-Jerry WisSingcr. Cone
u ! hu idman, lst Ward Michael
"a ward Cruyle Twp.-Wm- Lloyd.
/ -a.,,b Byr Thomas McCabe, Ebens-
ir. eph Mcdonald, East Ward John
y west ward. franklin BOr.-Isaac
ma fs'.rii,zin Twp.-Charles Hunter. Gal
rIur- Eagan. jackson Twp
~ Jrhrstt,wu BOr.- FIInk Speedy,
NJ y. SEalcr, ri Ward; Luuis Wchn,
a. /. nm u, wu,y. Ith Wfru: y Sarlouis,
\ "i I'.,rh Kuuutz. Gflt Ward. Loretto
|, lhrisry. Ni.viiic Bor.- VIM. o.
4, u . i:ub,t SlgrrSon, FL w. Munster
| 'I,r, F1rr,n. Pros pect BOr.-RObert
ri.iIlnd Twp.-Juseph Geis. sum
N : 1.,rr.-panirl Skelley. Susquchanna
Y u. I,sr IeiCrich. Summitville Iior--Wil-
~, T,NIor Twp.-Wm J. Headrick.
III, TTp.-Jumes Nahcr. White Twp.
n., Fleming. WIlmOre Bor.- Edmund
rIy,ilr lior. WIN. Nagehan. Up
X. Grubb. Lower Yoder
lanes Burns.
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the ballot box thorough and general reform
in every department of government. because
unless we do reform, and reform soon, the time
is fast approaching when America s eagle will
languish in the su:ien gloom OF an eclipscd
glory and weep in mOuruful silence over the
wide spread ruins of her once exalted country.
By order of County Committee.
ISAAC WIKE, Chairman.
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STORE GOODS, SC, AT AUCTION - Hav-
ing found private sales rather n slow pro-
cess for getting rid of their goods, Baxter q
Son have concluded to close out everthIng
in their store at auction, commencing on sat
urday of next week, Oct. 30th, at 10 O'clock,
A M. and continuing from day to day until
everything is disposed Of. Also, will he Of
fered at public sale. on tue above day, two
mares, one new wagon, harness, plows, etc.
See posters for further particulars.
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LOST IN A CAvE.-A bout noon, on Thurs
day, the l4th inst, Mr.. j. Heron and
young gentleman friend left home for the
purpose of exploring the great bear cave,
near Hillside, a few miles from Millwood,
Westnoreiand county. Not returning Fri
day morning their friends became alarmed,
and Immediately organized party, headed
by Geo. Rhey, Esq, to search for them.
Provided with lanterns, ropes. etc, the party
entered the cave ut n. IN. After two hours
of diligent searching they came upon the OBJ
iects of their solicitude. The men were in
AN exhausted condition, and had given mp all
hone of being rescued from their sad stua-
tion Their lights having failed them they
were unable to fiud :heir way through the
dark and winding passages of the cave: TO
Mr. Rhey and his party they owe their hVes
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GJO day at home. Agents wanted. OUTFIT and
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ORTIZ AR Y.

EIBLEH IN Died. In Clearfeld township, on
SATURDAY.. Oct. Is. 1873, Mrs - kIBLEHAS
former resident of Hollidaysburg, aged ab ut SO
years.
VAIrGTIT Died, at Gal 'itzn, on sunday last
Oct II. 1873, Mr.. HENRY VAUGHr, aged % years
and months.
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DEAD THIS VERY CAREFUL

~ LY.-Dr. CRUMB, established fer many
years in Buffalo, by entirely system of med
icatlon treats successfully Catarrh. Bronchitis
and Diseases of the Lungs. Liver and Kidneys;
also Difficulties of a Confidential Nature wherein
skill and experience are required. DIR. Crufnb has
devel ped practice which from its unparalleled
success in thousands of cases. many of a very ag-
gravated character, is able to positively guarantee
aperfect and permanent cure in every case he
dertakes He sends no Circulars or Treatiscs on
these diseases to his patients. it is undeniable
that such knowledge is in general extremely pre-
judicial, exercising an injurious effect by retarding
and frequently counteractlng cure. tending to
alarm the patient. which is the principal object of
such productions, and excites and exaggerates his
tears as to the durability of his complaint. The
Doctor requires simply briet history of the case
and n candid, plain statement of present symptoms
"a thorough examination will then be made, and
If considered remediable. a sincere. conscientious
opinion will be given promptly and such medicine
will be applicable Will be sent by express.
companied by full and explicit advice and direc-
tions. Charges very moderate and within the
reach of all, and Success guaranteed. (Such cases
as have failed under other treatment particularly
desred) All,letters must enciose.S 90 for consul
tation fee and correspondence during treatment
and be addressed to DIR. w. r. CRUM, 1o2 Pearl
Street, BUFFALO, N Y.