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The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

There are about 2OO, 900 armed Turks
ON the Danube.
The Union Savings Bank of Bath,
Pa, suspended payment yesterday.
Rain has fallen in India and suffer
ing from the famine is decreasing.
Twenty bodies have been taken out
of the ruins at Mount Carmel, Ill.
The commission to investigate the
Philadelphia Custom House meets to-
day.
The Danube has fallen and the Rus
sians are expected to cross the river in
a few days.
Gold closed at 1861; Pennsylvania, /,
295; Lehigh Valley, 80; Reading 10;
Lehigh Navigation, 178.
There has are $685. of assets
awaiting distribution in the hands of
the receiver of the Union Banking
Company.
A Chicago despatch says. Passen-
ger rates to Philadelphia have been
lowered to $l4, and to Baltimore
to $3.50.
The Sheriff of Schuylkill county
was in Philadelphia yesterday to pro-
cure ropes with which to hang the six
Mollie Maguires who are to be execu-
ted on the 21st inst.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
IRA NyFER OF TROOPS FROM LoUI-
iSIANA-NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM =
HOUSE APPOINTEES

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Orders have
been issued from the Var Department
transferring the Sixteenth Regiment
of Infantry from New Orleans to SER
vice in the West. The Sixteenth Regi-
ment has been stationed at New Or
leans for long time, and Col. Penny
packer, its commander, and all his Of
ficers have maintained throughout the
most friendly social relations with the
citizens, whe will no doubt regret
very much their departure. -t..
The new collector of the port of
New Orleans has sent to the Treasury
Department fol approval the names of
a number of new appointees in the
custom-house. The department sus-
pends action on them, and has notified
the collector that pending the Investi-
CATION into the management of the
custom-house, which will begun at
once, it is not deemed expedient TO
make ony changes. ~ IF lr--.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION TO GEN
GRANT.

LONDON, June 5.-The reception giyen
by Minister Pierrepoat tonight in hon.
or of ex-President Grant was q most
brilliant affair. The house was superbly
decorated with flowers. The large draw
ing and reception rooms were crowded
from 10 until l o'clock. At least one
thousand persons were present. compris-
ing all the best and most distinguished
Of English and American society in LON
don. Ex-President Grant received with
Mrs. Plerrepont, and shook each per-
SON hand. --.e
Mr.. Pierrepont received with Mrs.
Grant. All the members OF her Majss-
ty's cabinet were present except Lord
Beaconsfield, who is Ill, and almost the
entire diplomatic corps attended, the
Japanese and Chinese EN- bassadors being
especially remarkable. A large number
OF members of Parliament, Mr.. John
Bright, Mr. Gladstone, Mr.. Tom Taylor,
Mr.. VIM. Black, Rev. Moncure d. Con-.
way, Prof. Schliemann and the Earl and
Countess of Caithness were among the
distinguished guests. Nearly as many
Americans as Englishmen were present.
Among the guests at Minister Pierre
points reception were also Prince Albert
de Solms, the Duke of Leeds, the Duch-
ess of Bedford, the Earls and Countesses
of Belmore, Longford, Dunraven and
Ducre, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl
Manners, the Viscount and Viscountess
Cardwell, Lords Selborne, Gamers, AL
bert Churchill and Cattesloe, Sir Charles
Adderly, Mr.. Spencer Walpole, Mr..
Childers the master Of the rolls, Ad-
miral Milne. Sir G. Trevelyan, Sir Ruth
erford Alcock, Baron Rsntes, the Bishop
of Gloucester, DIR. Newman Hall, Mrs.
Arthur Sullivan, Baron Lionel de Roths-
child, Mr.. Mccullough, Mr.. Jarrens, Mr..
Blanchard Jerrold, Mr.. Sussell Gurney,
Mr.. Karl Blind and Gen. Fairchild.
The names of the most distinguished
guests alone would fill nearly column.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
WORKING FOR LIFE-THE DOOM
EDMOLLY MAGUIRES $3.50

HARRISBURG, PA, June 5.-The
banging on the 21st instant of the ten
Mollie Maguires, in whose cases death
warrants have been issued is not GER
tain, as strenuous efforts are being
made to have the death sentences
commuted to Imprisonment for life.
The State board of pardons held its
regular monthly meeting to-day, at
which further hearing was asked in
the case of James Carroll, Of Schuyl-
kill county, application for whose
sentence to life Imprisonment have
been filed with the board. Several
relatives of Michael ]. Doyle and
Alex. Campbell, Of Carbon county,
were here representing these murder
ers. The board agreed to hold special
session on the 18th to consider all ap-
plications of murderers which may be
filed with the board meanwhile.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
PERSON AL.

General Dick Taylor, ex-Confederate
officer, son of the ex-President, and resi-
dent Of London, plays good game of
whist. Once, they say, when the King
of Denmark was visiting his daugh-
ter, she sent for General Taylor to
make up game with her father. Taylor
won largely, and laughingly said to the
king: "Your Majesty cannot find fault,
I am only getting back those sound dues
my country paid Denmark for so many
years"
Alfred D. Jessup, of Philadelph ia, has
just bought the Barreda mansion, at
Newport, for 100000. Mrs. W. F.
Blodgett, who inherited it from her hus-
band, who paid $175,000 for it three
years ago, and it cost Barreda, then
Peruvian minister $4,000 more than
that.
One of the companies of the Second
United States Cavalry participating in
Gen. Miles's recent brilliant attack on
the Indians on Muddy creek, was COM
manded by Capt. Randolph Norwood, a
well-known Baltlmorean.
John Kendrick, prominent politician
OF Connecticut, died at Waterbury Sun
day. The immediate cause of his death
was the bursting of an arteryiin one of his
legs indirectly resulting from recent sur
gical operations.
The New Orleans Democrat learns
that Packard has accepted an offer made
to him to lecture through the North and
West, the subject of his lecture being the
Louisiana question, and the compensa-
tion secured is to be $4,000.
Readers who remember the famous de-
fense of Sebastopol by Gen. Todlebon
will have their ideas of romance revived
by the news that he has again assumed
command at that city.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
seventy Families Homeless.

ST. LOUIS, June 5.-A special from
Mount Carmel, giving an accouRt of the
cyclone there yesterday afternoon, says
the velocity of the wind is estimated at
100 miles per hour. Thirteen persons
were killed outright and many others
will undoubtedly die of their injuries.
There are also several reported missing
who are probably buried among the
ruins. The best part of the town Is de-
stroyed. Some 20 families are houseless
and much distress is anticipated. The
search for bodies continues.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
MISSING sEAMEN PICKED UP

GLOUCESTER. Mass, June 5.-John
j. Oakes, Geo. Melen, Uhas. Daniel
jon and VIM. Anderson, from the crew
of the schooner Rebecca Bartlett, of
this port, who were reported missing
with dories, were picked up on the
Grand Banks by the brig Catbarine,
from Greenland, for Philadelphia.
They were without food or water
when rescued, and were all nigh ex-
hausted. |.I-l
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
DwARD BELTS, PRESIDENT.

FINANCIAL AGENTS OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-06
THE TRADES UNION TRAMPs.

These banded outlaws hold conventions
during the winter in the large cities, and
make arrangements and details for sum-
mer work. They will, of course, object
to the word work, but more other is han
dy to illustrate our meaning. = The tramp
who goes about the country in the sum-
mer time and comes to town in winter,
has been met by the city loafer and in
structed in the mysteries of organizing.
The city loafer recognized that great
deal of strength was being wasted for
want Of some band of union, and has
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

SULPHUR FOR SCARLET FEyER.-Dr.
Henry Pigeon writes to tho London Ian.
Get as follows The marvellous sue
cess which has attended my treatment OF
scarlet toyer by sulphur induces me to let
my medical brethren know Of my plan,
SO that they may be able TO apply tho
same remedy without delay. All the ca
ses in which used it were " II marked,
and the epidermis on the arms in each
ease came away like the skin Of a snake.
The following was the exact treatment
followed in each case Thoroughly
annoint the patient twice daily with sui
phur ointment; give five to ten grains OF
sulphur in little jam three times day.
Sufficient sulphur was burned twice daily
on Goals on a shovel), to fill the room
with the fumes, aud, Of course. was thor.
oughly inhaled by the patient. Under
this mode OF treatment each case impr0v-
ed Immediately, anu none were over
eight days in making complete recov.
cry, and firmly believe in each it Was
prevented from spreading by the treat.
ment adopted, One case was in large
school Having had large experience
in scarlet fever during the past two years,
| feel some confidence in my own judg.
ment, and am of the opinion that the
very mildest cases / ever cav do not do
half so well as bad cases do by the sui
puhr treatment, and, as far as can judge.
sulphur is rs near q specific for scarlet
fever as possible
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

Two Scotch clergymen, one member
of the English church. aud the other OF
the SEQ ush Episcopa! church, have tax
en- the stand that the theater. if right for
their people, cannot be wrong for them
selves They attt nded banquet given
in Edinburgh. about the lst Of March,
in honor Of a theatrical manager, and
one Of them made pleasant response to
Il toast to the clergy. He argued that il
the theater had lost favor in the eyes Of
good people, it was simply because good
people had deserted its walls The peo
pie would have eamusemenis of some sort
and it was for the clergy, by their pres
ence, to keep those amusements pure
The argument may surprise American
preachers, who have fallen into the habit
of lenoancing the theater, especially in
their evening sermons to young people
Ole thing is certain, if the clergymen
would 60 to the theater occasionally.
their presecce, while it might not elevate
the drama, would render their criticisms
from the pulpit more Intelligent.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

IMruRE LIQUORS "A reform liquor
dealer. in telling his story, said; I'll
give 500 in gold for gallon Of pure
brandy, he shouted, or Of port wine. |
tried to buy bottle of the latter, pule e,
for sick woman, and | paid $3.50 for
it, and got shaved at that. 1t was made
of logwood and elderberry juice, lie
cause there are not grapes enough in the
world to make the port wine Il at IS dra k
in the city OF London alone The fol
lowing story, illustrative Of the effects
OF these poisons un the human system,
closed the speakers address : knew a
man who kept a saloon and drank beer
He thought it WAS doing him good. He
was getting tat And ! remember how
he would hold up tae glass and look AT
it, and sag: That's fine beer. w ell,
thai fine beer killed him one fne day, and
they had II post mortem examination tc
ascertaGn the exact cause ol his death.
and the doctors said he died Of kidney
disease, caused by drinking beer. But
that wash all they found about apound
Of fatt, substance about his heart, and
they tried it ont to see what 1t was com
posed of, and found it was beer juice
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Bijah'. Queer Customer.

A funny old mana peddler in notions
popped out as Bijah opened the corri-
dor door
:" You acknowledge thnt you got drunk
do you p asked the Court.
Yes own right up
"You fell in the mud, lost your stock
in trade, and bit the policeman who ar
rested your
That's just what l did, your Honor,
and | believe ought to be sent up for
three months believe I've got down
to a mean point, and it needs something
to bring me up standing. Send me up.
and 1t will prove great moral lesson to
me"
why don't you go TO Florida and
plant an orange gro"es" asked his Hon.
or, as he looked down benignly ON tho
old pioneer.
"Forida -oranae grove! Why, /
couldn't plant string beans, your Honor!
cant tear up the soil and root around
like young man with muscle and back.
bone. I'm over 10 years old, all shrunk
up, ugly tempered, and ! want check
put upon my mad career
d0n WANT 10 seHu an Olu man Hk0
you to the bars observed the Court.
Why can't sou emulate the example Of
Socrates, aud behave yourself.
l don't care for Socrates. and I'm lis
hle to go out Of here aaa kill o man! ex-
claimed the peddler.
We'll. you'll have to kill somebody
then, sighed his Honor. Ii scnd you
up you'd cat twice as much as you could
earn, and | also believe that you are :
real nice old man when you are sober
No. ain't-im regular old COCOA
nut, with all the peeling left on! Won't
you send me up, aud give me to under
stand that I've got to behave myself or
| suffer the consequences ?
No-can't do it one old man makes
more fuss up there than forty young men.
You'll have to go on snufiing the pure sir
of liber and dodging April showers
Now | do thirst for bloodn whisper
ed tie old man as he went out. lie saw
sailor across the street and he rushed
over to wallop him, aud thus prove his
desperate character in the very eyes Of
the Court.
Who's this sailing across my bows =
growled the Jack Tar, as the peddler
bumped against him, and he dropped tho
old man IN melting snow-bank as east
ly MS a boy gets away with jaw breaker.
Detroit Free Press
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

Some GENEoLoGY The way they came
by the name Qllacy was his After old
man Adains--uot Adam, as it is general
~ written-was turned out Of the Gar
den of r len, he wandered about this
ne! ynbngh rod tor some seven or eight
Thousand years, and Us 10y that time the
country has become thickly settled and
cellar doors were invcpied, the old man
was wont tD sit on one OF those easy
seats, and relate to the boys ot two or
tlr, hundred his o perience with that
apple After he had told the story
y few thousand times, it got To be bore
to his audience, and they, in retaliation,
used when they met him, 10 say, how
about that ounce, and the old man would
roar out that it was not ounce 1t was
an apple, and go off wnh the old yarn,
again. Gradually he came to be called
Quincy Adams, and the name has always
remained in the fatally, which is one OF
the oldest in the world Ahiladeiphia
Bulletin.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

WHO ARE BLESSED blessed 10 the
man who minds his own bullness.
Blessed is the woman who never says
to her husband: told you SO -
Blessed is the man who can sew on his
buttons when the baby Is CRYING.
Blessed is the woman who won't mar
ry widower providing he's your
father,
Blessed Is the mother In law that nev
CT reminds on that you married above
your sutton.
Blessed is the rich relation who rever
looks down on you-when you are inc
nutter
Blessed ia the poor relation whe nev
er looks up to you for money.
Blessed is the old maid who don't hate
old women aad children.
Blessed is the old bachelor who don't
hate pins and pin cushions.
Blessed are The married people who
don't wish that they were single.
Blessed are the single people who gre
content to remain 81
Blessed is the husband who never says
his mothers pie were better than his
wife's are.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

Il have not whispered it outside oil
my own house
1t is certainly known. Some Of the
directors have heard of il
Thus lar Laura had listened in silence,
and now. gasping aud trembling, she
sank down at her fathers feet, and bow
ed her head upon his knees.
oh, papa, did it! Lam the wicked
one Oh! what can do? What can |
do r
Her father gathered her up into his
arms, aad with her head upon his shoul.
der. she confessed all her fault,
On, papa. | shall die if l have ruined
vouo
Hush, my child shall not be ruined
Charles and shall find some way out of
the strait But surely, this should be a
lesson to YOU.
1t will it will! Never, never, never
will | do that wrong again 7
Laura's misery for the time, cast other
trouble into the shade, and both her
father and her husband tried to be cheer.
full But she could find no joy.
great agony was upon her. and she
WAS to suffer more bitter hours than she
had ever suffered before in her life,
On the second evening from that Mr.
Fuller entered the cosy drawing room
radiant.
CHARLES I've got good
news Read thate
And he threw upon the table a bit Of
paper.
Charles took it up. and tonnd it to be a
telegram.
Lau Il looked over his shoulder. while
he read;
ST Louis, Sept, II, Is
To john FULLER, w Wauneoek-~
Califor
MIA all right! We mail to you this day. a
draft for four thousand dollars, Send
next consignment soon as possible. eut
on your whole force for manufacturing.
CLAxraN d SIMoNDs
In one week from that time the direc.
tors of the Wauncoek Bank took OH
their hats To John Fuller aad asked his
pardon.
And Laura was happy, not more fol
the good fortune, which had come 10 hei
fnther. aud in which she was sure to
share, than for tue change in her own
life
size was resolved theneetorth 10 study
the right and to do ito set guard
upon heI tongue-to he silent when nee
e,sary, aud to be cireunspect always,
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

A SLiGnr MIsTAKs-rhcre's good
story. and true one wiihal, relative to
Mr.. Gill, long reporter Of the Boston
Poet and well konwn as n fellow of inf
mite jest He was reporting dinner OF
the seventy first anniversary Of the bat
tie OF Bunker HILL The dinner Was .
splcdid affair, and every body was patri-
olic Gill, when the excitement WAS at
boiling point, whispered to friend. one
of those gentlemen who are alwal 5" hap
ps s" in speechmsking that his father Was
engaged in the battle OF Bunker Hill.
The orator arose, made brilliant speech,
alludel to Giil's father and Gil! in the
highest terms, and proposed Gill's health.
which was drank with the usual honors,
aud one or two more. There were shouts
of Gill Gill" and he made speech,
rpturnin- thanks in the usual manner,
id said -
bat my learned friend omitted one
fact--an important + cs--of Which he
might not have been aware My father
was in the battle Of Raaker llil. bat he
fought on the British side
There was not qnitc SO muca cRthu>i-
asm after that, and Gill has not ndulycd
IN speeches since
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Proverbs.

An old sack wants much patching,
There is 4 remedy for every thing could
men bat find it.
Flies ARE the busiest around lean hor
He that aeceives me once, it Is his
fault; if twice, it is mine.
God in lhc tongue, and the devil in the
heart.
A rat may i'll plead law.
The crow bewails the beast and the
sheep
Thc higher the ape goes, the more he
shows his tail
Til" cat would eat fish, but would not
wei her feet
Houey is sweet, but the bee stings.
A lions skin is never cheap.
They tha, are booted are not always
ready.
1t needs long time to know the
world pulse
One sword keeps another in the
sheath.
He that does fight with silver, is sure
to overcome.
Bells call others but themselves enter
not into church
The early bird catches the worm.
BY scratching aud biting, cats and
dogs come together.
Threatensd folks live long.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
POETR y.
The Empty Cradle.
Sad is the heart OF the mother,

Sad is the heart OF the mother,
Who sits by the lonely hearth
Where never again the dear children
Shall waken their songs of mirth
Aud still through the painful silence,
She listens tor voice and tread.
Outside oi the heart there only
She knows that they are not dead.
Here l. the desolate cradle,
The pillow $ hte,y pressed,
But far away has the birdling
Flown frnm its little nest.
Grooming the lllllabirs over
That once were her babes delight.
All through the misty -psees
She follows its upward flight.
Little she thought ot Il moment
So gloomy and sad n this,
When close to her heart she gathered
Her child for Il goodnight kiss.
She should be tenderly cherished,
Never grief should she know,
W ePlth and the pride u! princess.
These would mother bestAW.
And this is the darling's portion
In heaven where size has fled;
By angels securely guarded,
By angels securely led.
Brooding in sorruWiul silence
Over the empty nest.
Can You not see through the shadows
Why it is all for the best?
Better the heavenly kingdom
Than riches ot earthly crown;
Better tie early mornings flight,
Than When the sun is down.
Batter an empty easket,
Than jewels besnirehsd with SIN;
Safer than these'n iIluut the told,
Are those who have entered in.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
REMEMBEREn HER during the po

REMEMBERED HER During the poll.
ing for London school. bovrd, a rate
payer arrived breathless, and in a state
of great excitement, at one Of the police
stations in Hackney. and said want
to vote for woman Ah ! said q
friendly voice. suppose you mean Miss
Miller2' No. says the ratepayer, that
is not her name; let me sit down and
think. saw it on a placard, as came
along. Thinks aloud l huve it
Poll Early; that's her.
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

A CuRtoUs INClEENr A West Hill
man got up IN a vague state OF mind, the
other morning, and feeling around III the
dark for his sords, got hold OF his wife 5
striped stockings When he pulled them
on, and stre,cned them up. he felt So
completely dressed that he did not thin X
of anything else, but he went incoming
around until he found a lamp, and fell To
the hlor IN lit OF terror at the sight OF
hls legs They restored him to con
sciousness. they couldn't make him be
llevc that the house hadn't been burglar
lzed by circus clown, or an escaped
convict because, he said, ." ! saw him
the minute | struck the match, just as
plainly. as | see you now. Nobody s
safe IN these awful times
The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Old j" ST. On Education.

They were talking about sending their
children to school Old 81 said
Now, desc heah public schools is
moughty advancing things, Of dey don't
cost too much.
Dey an't gwine to cost US too much,
Dey aint gwine to cost us 20 mo-, kase
dc county going to ante up dc kash, dc
balance oh de yeah
OATS all sqnar, den, but yers got tel
be mighty tiekler bout de kline Of eduea.
shun dat yer children mastieate dar.'
How is dat2
We'll, dere is two knes of e1ycashnn
dat what illustrates, and dat what mon
strates.
Il heahs yer. but don't 'zactly onder
stands de pint
Hits dis, den: Yer kan 60 to school
an iara bout dat railroad inaip, an how
how hits put togedder, but Of yer cime'
ON ter de cab. an tries ter start the crit
tar, yes liefbul to tech de rong trigger
What's de fact oh dat Why, ef you
staia long enough. you'd larn how hi
cum part, but de bettin' nd all be '9if
de k1irfner's iindin' all dc pieces of ds
elycated nigger dat tried to navergatt
dat mersheen, OATS edycashih dat't
'lustratif, you see.
4 ketehes de argument
Now. den, snpposin dat yer don't 81
on de enigma, an yer don't go to school
but you gifts job on one of desc farms
heah. Yer's workin with another mig
ger dat s Jess come uuten de school hone
Der boss says ter yer befe, to git intel
de barn, and get out shelled corn nntf tel
feed forty hosses for two days an er haf
Now, what yer gwine ter du2 You dat,
bin fotohd up on de farm, jees gees out
shoves dat coru into sacks, widout stur
bin wool, de leas bit, but dat udder mig
ger ell tax er peace oh ehawk, an lggei
all oher de side oh de barn, fore he bt
siiea--and den put de hosses 0. bal
rashins when he's done,
Jess SO
'Dat's eddscashun dat 'moustrates, at
dar's no use of book larnin for nigger
dat don't splane to him how ter make /
iibbin in der good old way Dass tor
menny tdycated nigges playing lotter,
er fnishind dar lafnln in the peniten
cherry, now, yer heah dat ArIanta Con
stltution.
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The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01

4 SCHOOL boy WAS asked by his teach
or To rive an example of earnestncss.
lie booked puzzled tor mo nent. bat his
face frightened ike the dew drops slis-
teniuu on the leaves of tac rose in early
morning, a. he delivered himself Of the
following happy thought: When you
see boy engaged on mince'pie, till his
nose touches the middle plum, and his
ears crop on the outer crusts, yru may
know he's got 1t,