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Pennsylvanische Staats zeitung. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1843-1887, 1876-08-24

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Pennsylvanische Staats zeitung. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1843-1887, 1876-08-24

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The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Skill of n Chinese Thief.

John certainly deserves to take rank
among the most expert thieves in the
world. There are several aids to his be.
coming an adept, as, for instance, his
magpie love for picking and hiding; his
utter shameiessness in the matter; his
stolidity.of feature his looseness of gar
ments. | well remember being in a
cigar store one evening when John en-
tered, asked bis way to a certain street,
some two miles of, with the innocence
of cherub, and slipped box of "Bou.
quets" up his sleeve with the adroiiness
of cockney cracksman. A mirror,
however, had betrayed him, and John
was delayed in setting out on his walk
until policeman was called. lie has
stolen box of cigars, said the proprie.
| tor. and has it on him." John smiled
with beautiful simplicity, and kept up q
reiterated protest that Me honest boy
alice same belly good" and took no
exception to being searched. And then
began a quest. A box had slid up hi,
right arm a minute ago, but wasn't there
now; nor was it up the left sleeve. moi
was it in the depths of his loose breeches
" Me belly good Chinaman," said John
-" no cigallee :" and the policeman wa,
on the eve of leaving, with the convic
tion that a mistake had been made, whcr
he saw something moving about john
elbow. A grab or the part, a smile iron
John, but no box. Then | saw some
thing moving about his right shoulder
made dart for the box, and 'twasn'
there. Then, while both held an arm
the cigar. man, who was behind, saw
something creeping across Johns back
clapped his hand on it, and To- III,
cigars. Then the active officer took
hands turn in pigtail and marched Z
placidly smiling Chinaman off to th'
police station; aud, when they searchCC
him there, they found two more boxes
one under each arm.pit Chicago III
baae
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
THE EXPLODING TRUNK.
4 Hunt for the Wretch WhO as tmu ulOu'
of ThOaasscu NotOrtety.

The officers of the Pennsylvania rail
road are trying to discover the sender OF
the trunk containing the internal ma.
chine shipped to New York on Friday,
bt without success II was checked on
presentation of a ticket in the usual way,
and there is no means OF finding out who
owned it, as far as the transaction is con
cerned. A number of detectives exam.
ined the machine on Saturday, but it is
not probable that any clew will be OBJ
tanned from it, 1t consists of the bras
works of a clock, occupying space about
six inches in length and four in width.
The woodwork of the clock had been
sawed off, and the minute hands taken
from the face. A small pistol loaded
with n metallic cartridge was firmly
screwed on top OF the clock frame, and
the trigger-catch filed down until il
barely held The muzzle extended over
the back of the clock at an acute angle
with the face, leaving the bottom of the
center of the dial over the figure twelve.
A wooden button, such as is used on
doors, was screwed to the woodwork,
in such a position that one end touched
the trigger, and the other was in the
course Of the hour hand when it reached
twelve on the dial. The clock and the
pistol were placed in a pasteboard box,
and this imbedded in a mass of hay and
shayings in a Saratoga trunk, 1t Is
thought, from the fragments OF glass
found in the hay, that the explosives
were contained in glass bottles. The
railroad officials think that the intention
of the man who put the machine in the
trunk was to rob the passengers, or cause
such destruction in the baggage car that
he could claim large damages. If the
trunk had been in the lower tier OF
trunks the explosion would have de
stroyed much of the baggage, and proba
bly, wrecked the train. The most care.
| full search on the car failed to reveal the
check or any portion of the trunk, which
was shattered and bent. The damage tC
other trunks was trihing, and no claims
have been made by their owners Some
of them were badly scorched, and the
roof of the car was burned, but not tC
any great extent About half an houl
after the train reached Jersey City, {
large man, with heavy black nous
tache, made several inquiries at the depo
about the matter, and inquired anxiously
where Silpath, the baggage master OF
the train, was, and departed to visit hin
at his residence in Wayne street, Jerse,
City, but did not appear there. Iester
day the company sdetectiveswere search
ing for him on suspicion that he nigh
know something about the trunk or it
| ounar Y Jrb,,Us
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

and retiring to private life, does not deny
that this is his purpose, although he does
not directly admit it. As the cardinal has
lately recovered much OF his former strength,
II is stated that there is a strong probability
that he will perform the wedding ceremony.
Rev. saul d. Waddy, ID, who was
made president of the Wesleyan Methodist
conference in 1859, is dead.
Prominent postofice officials are Of the
opinion that the postofice commission now
investigating the subject of railway mail
transportation will recommend the re.estab-
lishment of the fast mail trains, and will
support the recommendation by strong evil
dence of their necessity. The testimony
taken in nearly all Of the western states is
sngularly unanimous in favor Of the resto
ration of this system. 1t is certain, how
ever, that none OF the railroads will restore
thee fast mails unless increased compensa-
ton is gwen.
The Charlie Ross case has been re-
vived. Sam Benners, fellow named Pick.
EFT and trul answering to the name of
Dutch Sal, are in durance vile at Harris
burg Pa, on the charge of knowing some.
thing about little Charlie Ross. The sus-
picion against them is contained in some
letters, in which "a missing jewel " is re.
ferred to, and the instructions to the woman
to ego home and destroy the clothes of the
babies" The trio form very bad lot, and
were "pards" Of Mosher and there may be
something in it.
Stokes is out. Mansfield is living in
Philadelphia, and Mrs. .Stokes-who was d.
vorced some three years since-and her
daughter, now eleven years old, are in New
York. Stokes is broken in health, looks
fifty years old, though not forty, his father
died broken hearted and all this misery
about a iezebel.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
A Russian Palace.

One of the curiosities of the emperor
of Russia's palace at Tsarskoe Selo is the
horse asylum, where the imperial char
ges live in snug quarters when they are
no longer fit for use. Near the comfort
able stables is the cemetery, where the
history Of many famous steed may be
read in the inscriptions on the tomb
stones. The rooms which present the
greatest historical interest are those
which are occupied by Emperor Alexan.
der /, and which are shown exactly as
he left them and the chamber which is
considered of the greatest curiosity is the
room in which all the walls art of amber.
Beyond the garden, in front of that part
of the palace occupied by their maies.
ties, is little island in which there is a
Russian cottage, a garden, a cowhouse-
in short, complete establishment on a
diminutive scale, arranged for the amuse'
ment of the duchess of Edinburgh when
she WAS n child.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
The Arctic Expedition.

A London dispatch of Oct. 30 gives
the following account Of the voyage of
the steamers Alert and Discovery in the
arctic regions:
A narrative of the arctic expedition
is published. 1t relates that after first
encountering ice the expedition was de-
tanned some days at Port Payer. 1t
started thence on Aug. 3, but before
reaching the shore of Grincil land the
vessels were caught in an ice-pack. After
this their progress northward was an in
cessant struggle through chance openings
made in the ice by wind and current,
the channel through which the ships
moved constantly closing behind tbf
The Discovery wintered in a well 4.
tered harbor on the west side of ia rs
basin, few miles north Of Polaris bay.
The Alert pushed forward and rounded
the northeast point Of Grants land, but
instead Of finding, as expected, contin-
uous coast hundred miles toward the
north, she found herself on the border OF
an extensive sea, with impenetrable ice
on every side and no barber. The ship
wintered behind a barrier of grounded
ice. The floating masses o! thick polar
ice had in meeting pressed up quantities
of intermediate ice into blocks frequent
ly mile in diameter and varying in
height from ten TO fifty feet. Obstacles
of this kind destroyed all hope of reach
ing the pole by sledges before the
attempt was made. The sledge par
ty was obliged to make road
with pickaxes nearly halt the dis
tance il Travelled. As ii was always nee
essary to drag the sledge loads by install
ments, the party really traversed two
hundred and seventysix miles, although
it only progressed seventy-three. Al
the cairns erected by the Polaris expe
dition were visited At the boat depo'
in Newman's bay q chronometer wa
found in perfect order. Wheat left by
the Polaris was successfully grown aboart
the ship. When at Polaris bay, the Dis
covery hoisted the American flag, anc
fred a salute as brazen tablet with tht
following inscription was fixed on thu
grave of Capt. Hall
Sacred TO the memory of Capt. Hall
of the Polaris, who sacrificed his life il
the advancement of science. This table
is erected by the British polar expedi
ton, who following his footsteps, hav,
profited by his experience
Two sailors OF the Greenland sledg'
party were buried near Capt. Hall
grave. The suferings ot the sledge par
ties from scurvy were frightiul. Tn
expedition under Markham and Parr
which endeavor TO reach the pole, Cor
sisted OF seventeen persons. Nine bt
cane utterly helpless and had TO be cal
ried on sledges IT, ee could barrel
walk, and weie unable to render assist
] nmCr.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
THE WEST.

The biggest tree in California is not in
the Yosemite valley. Kings river valley in
Fresno county is $500 feet above the sea,
and its walls, which are about 5000 feet
high, are very precipitous. In this valley a
new grove OF colossal redwood trees has
been discovered. One of them eclipses all
that have been discovered on the Pacific
coast. Its circumference, as high as man
can reach and pass tape line around, is a
few inches less than one hundred and fifty
feet This is beyond the measurement of
any tree in the Calaveras grove. The height
is estimated at one hundred and sixty feet !;
and part of the top, lying on the ground,
is over one hundred feet in length.
-Four years ago two Californians plant
ed 900 acres in walnuts and almonds, and
their crop this season will yield them profit
of s25O,OOO
A most dastardly attempt was made
asst week to steal the bones of president
Lincoln from the cemetery vault here. The
plot was suspected some time since, and
Elmer Washburne United States dsf -clve
Tyreli and assistants, -a,cned the vault
The scoundrels broke in the outer and inner
doors of the vault, opened the several cases
of sarcophagus and were about to make off
with the remains, when the detectives
sprang out The accidental discharge OF p
pistol alarmed the robbers and they fled pre-
cipitately, escaping in the darkness. A slight
clue to thei identity remains and their cap.
ture is probable
A drove of 10000 horned cattle was
recently driven from Texas to Kansas, by
seven hundred drivers. The outfit alone cost
$4,000, and the herd brought $4,000.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Bad ChirOgrapIly,

The anecdotes told ut the expense OF
the late Horace Greeley's bad chirogra-
ply, if gathered together and published
would fill good-sized volume. Many
of them are true, but fair proportion
have no foundation in fact. 1t is not so
generally known that John w. Forney,
of the Philadelphia Press, writes an ex-
ecrable hand, but he does, and most com
positors who have had his Copy" know
| it by theexpressive name of "chow chow"
aud the colonel is sometimes Familiarity
alluded TO By this soubriquet. Like
Greeley, Mr.. Forney experiences great
difficulty in reading his own writing
when il grows cold.
The writer remembers on one occa
sion imparting piece of intelligence TO
the colonel which he concluded TO send
as Especial" to the Press; and accord
ingly he wrote message on telegraphic
blank while in his room in the hotel at
which he was putting up, and, after fin
ishing it, sent it downstairs to the opera
tor. The lightning manipulator vainly
endeavored TO understand it, and finally
IN pure desperation, for your thorough
bred operator hates to acknowledge him
self cornered in a thing of this nature,
walked up stairs to have it translated
Scarcely half an hour had elapsed be-
tween the time the dispatch was written
and when it was returned to the colonel,
yet he could not decipher it, and had
not the remotest idea of it's contents.
The opportune return of the writer fur
nished Mr. Forney with r clue, having
obtained which he managed to unravel
his own hieroglyphics.
An occurrence which actually took
place during the time that Forney con-
Quoted the Chronicle is also related by
an cmploye Of the paper, and as it never
has appeared in print it will doubtless
prove interesting to most readers. 1t
happened upon the occasion of visit OF
delegation of firemen from neighbor-
ing city. The fire ladies'" after their
parade was over, concluded to serenade
the Chronicle office ewith their band. The
design was carried into execution, and
Col Forney made speech in response to
the compliment Not caring TO trouble
the reporter TO report his remarks, he
made them out and handed them TO the
reporter W WOTh III WIFI tUc ucSCIlVllpH
of the remainder of the demonstration
Instead of using it for this purpose
the wicked Faber slave deliberately car
ried it to restaurant and gave the pro-
prietor to understand that il was an or
der to entertain the firemen. The boys
were brought in and treated very hand
| somely the best the establishment afforded
being set out for them. A short time af-
ter bill was brought in to Col. Forney,
which of course he repudiated, on the
ground that he had never contracted it,
The supposed order was produced; when
after a good deal of labor its true charac
ter was developed. The restaurant,keepeI
still mourns over the undersigned liberal
ity manifested by him, and the reporter
has since abandoned the profession. lie
was too smart for the business
and has gone into something that is
more adapted to his style and con
genial to his tastes Washington Ctron-
| u
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Not Too Much, considering.

The Lancaster (Pa.) Examiner says !:
A Labanon contractor had some men
working for him in the rural districts.
At the end of each month he usually
paid their wages. Some time ago he re-
ceived the following bill and letter from
a man who had been furnishing the staff
of life TO one of his workmen
souse Mounting rote
lebinon kounte
September 9st 1876
Alx Dunigen to P D, esq deter
to washen CLOSE months l6 cents
to SO times cad at 90 sents 10 dolers 60
sents get drunk dolers
Mister-her is A. duniyen his bort bill, it is
doers charged get drunk, it is sheap he
mag so mutch nussens ven lie vas tide as
no, hev agan for dwiss so much eny more,
he preak my looken class, and trwo my pigs
nit shtones and presk his psg, and mag
my wife schared det putty nearwit shot
gun, and gif so MI ch shoulding around kigs
up de devil SO as peepel pelieve my hous
vas lonetck sSilem dolefs ebarch ven
you dsnd pay it / charch 10 dolers.
Yours P-D Esq
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
NUMBER 3S.
MOTH EATEN.

had a beautiful garment,
And laid II by with care;
| folded It close with lavender leaves
In napkin ine and iair;
II Is far too costly a robe said,
" FOR one like me to wear"
So never at morn or evening
put my garment on;
II lay by itself, under clasp and kew;
In the periunei dusk alone,
Its wonderful bioidery hidden
TIL many day had gone.
There were guests who came TO my portal,
There were friends who sat with me,
And clad In soherest raiment,
bore them company;
knew that owned beautiful robe,
Though Its splender none might see.
There were poor who stood at my portal,
There were orphaned sought my care;
gave them the tenderest pity,
eut had nothing besides 10 spare
had only the beautiful garment,
And the raiment for daily wear.
Al iastrQp feast days coming,
tnou1ht in my dress TO shine
would please myself with the lusyfe
its shifting colors fine
would walk with pride In the marvel
Of It's rarely rich design.
So out from the dust boreeit-
The lavender fell away
And fold on fold held II up
To the searching light Of the day.
Alas tn. glory had perished
While there In Its place II lay.
who seeks for the fadeless beauty
Must seek for the use that seals
To the grace u a constant blessing
lhe beauty that USE reveals.
For into the folded robe alone
The moth with its hlignting steals.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
wISIEu.LA-EsblS.

II is stated in social circles, on the
best authority, that, after the excitement of
the election shall have subsidized, Mr.. John
Kelly will retire from the leadership Of Tam
many hall, and marry Miss Theresa Mullen,
the younger.'of two unmarried nicocs Of
Cardinal MCloskey. Mr.. Kelly, when in
ouiries were made concerning his intention
OF giving up the leadership :of Tammany,
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
OsCEOIA ARKANSAS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 49, 1876 w,
Early in spring the whole

beaten spot. Early in spring the whole
surface was narrowed, which scattered the
manure and mixed it with the soil. This
mellowed the soil and destroyed the weeds
that were just ready to come up, leaving
clean surface till the yeung raspberries
were half foot high.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
The Vengeance of a Fly.

A poor man died few years ago in
the hospital at Paris from a carbuncle
produced by the poisonous puncture Of
a fly. Deceased informed some friends
that one night large green fly kept him
awake with his buzzing; TO punish IT he
plucked off three of its legs and set it
free. Four days afterwards he fell asleep
alter his breakfast and was awakened by
a sting on his cheek he raised his hand
to the spot and picked of the insect that
had been sucking his flesh and found !,
to be the very fly that had been mutt
lated. This time he crushed IT past sur
gerry, but forgot his wound till north
cation set in and resulted in death.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

sANKEY is accustomed to tell as the
origin OF "Hold the Fort" about Sher-
mans message signallcd TO Gen. Corse,
at Altoona. "IIold the Fcrt--l am COM
ing" The evangelist, however, does not
quote Gen. Cores reply, which was !;
Il am short a cheek bone and an ear. but
am able to whip all hell yet"
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18

As old Scotch woman recommended q
preacher who arrived at the kirk wet
through 90 get at once into tho pulpit.
"Ye'll he dry enough there"
The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
Tn,Easr.

.sf I East river (N. "
a height of from one
II to four hundred
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-01

He looked like q Prince, or retired
Major General, as he stepped out OF
the Bazaar, corner of Main and Re-
quena streets, opposite the u. 5. Ho-
tel, with new black beaver suit,
which he had just paid $l8 for, and as
he walked down Main street the eye
of envy was on him, and numerous
were the inquiries of where he had
that splendid fitting suit made; and
establishment was depicted on every
countenanee as he answered that 1t
came from the Bazaar, and he had
only paid SIS for it. There are few
more left, so hurry up and ge! one be-
fore they are all gone. decll-lm
He is renovator, and he does not
ask for money, and this is the way he
gets of 1t. First. He has discov-
cred certain process for colored, and
black goods, by which after cleaning
them, no matter how faded or rusty
they may be, lie restores them to their
original n mess of appearance. and
then he OF y asks for cast off clothes
as payment for his work, so don't let
us hear any more about hard times
but muster up all your old traps, and
take them to his shop. His name is
Horatio Marteen and he keeps at No.
"a, Arcadia street, one door below
Main and adjoining Mr.. Signorets sa-
loon. dec1 I'm
Mr. F. Parker. at the Photograph Parlors
Downey Block, takes pleasure in announcing
that Mr.. ID. p. Flanders is now connected
with the Gallery and thut this fact Is sufii-
Client guarantee that in the future, as in the
past, nothing but first-class work will be
made. Cards, SO per dozen; cabinets, Sc per
dozen. decl6-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-01
gos aagelss alenla,
SATURDAY,................JAN. |, 1876.
CHURCH CHIMES.

EPISCOPAL. CHURCH. The Rev. VIM. II.
Hill will preach in the Episcopal Church to-
morrow at IL O'Clock A. NJ. and IA p. NJ.
Sunday School at 1913 O'Clock. Subject of
the evening lecture: Popular Objections
Against the Episcopal Church Answered. ),
Seats free, and all cordially invited.
NJ. +. CHURCH. = Preaching in the NJ. f..
PM. By the pastor RevG. S. Hickey. Sun
School at 1890 Seats free and all cor
daily invited. Glass meeting Tuesday
evening. Prayer meeting Thursday even
ing. Young peoples social and literary
union Friday evening.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SoUTH.-Preaching in Trim
lty M. II. Church, South, Spring street, be-
tween First and Second, tomorrow at IL A. NJ.
Seats free; the public cordially invited.
CoNGREG ATIoNAL CIIURcH.-Service in the
congregational Church, New High street, to-
morrow at IL A. n. and p. NJ, by the Pastor,
Rev. d. Il. Packard. Sunday School and BIZ
BILE Glasses at l2:30. Seats free. and strangers
invited.
BAPTIST Notwithstanding at the Ger
morrow, Rev. F. H. McKusick officiating
sunday School Immediately after service
Seats free and a cordial invitation Is ey-
tended to the public.
PRESBYTERIAN NCHURcH.-Servces at Good
Tempars' Hall, Rev. A. +. White officiating, at
ii A. NJ. and 1880 p. VI. tomorrow. Sunday
School Immediately after services.
CHRISTIAN CHURcH.-Meeting at the Court
House every Lords Day at II A. NJ. Preach
Ing by Elder Hand. Sunday School at l0A.M.
All are cordially invited
CATHOLIC CHURCH. To morrow In tn eCath-
Ollie Church the first mass begins at 7:30 A. NJ,
sermon in Spanish; second mass at 9 a. NJ. ;
thlrd mass at l0:30 A. NJ, sermon in English
catechism at 2:30 p. NJ; vespers at 1880 p. NJ.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-01
Written for the HERALD. !
JANUARY IsT, 1875.
BY DIR. ". HAzELrINE.

Since yestereye, Times hour glass has made
Another turn,--lts sands again obey'd
The sure decree of Him, whose fiatjust
Went forth with mans creation from the dust
Upon threshold of new bonn year
Again we stand, and list, with fancy's ear,
The old years requiem, rehearsed once more
BY moaning night-winds through the forest
hoar.
Another leaf in life's eventful book
Is turned. How Solemn Yet with those
who look
Beyond the mortal, as by sages taught,
There's joy well mingled with the solemn
thought.
The virgin page, unspotted yet and bright.
Is now before us. ON ii let us write
In golden letters that shall brighter grow
With each successive day we trace below.