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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-13
7hursdaH Focembsr J. 1878

| at l o'clock p. NJ, the fllowiug real estate. va
No l. Home farm, containing i5l acres. NOR
or less, situate in Quemahoning township. adj IN
ing lands Of VIM H.. Miller, Samuel j. Miller
Harry Shafer and others. with Swiss barn
dwelling house. and other cut buildings thereon
erected: fine orchard Of irait trees. with so acre
in meadow, las acres Gear and in good state o
cultivation.
No Also. a farm. known as the Witt farm
containing IL acres, adjoining Jacob :. Miller
Harry Shaffer and others, In Quemahonina twp.
Of which 100 acres are clear. 20 acres In meadow
with house and barn thereon erected.
Nos Also. a Farm. known as the Sydngicl
farm, in Queinahcning township. Containing Ui
acres. adjoining lsnds Of franklin Barnhart
Jacob ). Miller and others, OF which 100 acres are
clear. 2. acres in meadow, with house and barn
thereon erected.
In Somerset township. containing l. .1f,s. adj
Joining lands Of Herman SbaiIer. franslia Barn.
hart, and others, with dwelling house. stable AMI
other buildings thereon erected; 90 acres are Gle ir
and 10 acres in meadow.
No. o. Also n tract Of land taken from the
Ephraim Shafier farm In Somerset township. con-
tanning ~ acres, adjoining lands Of Josiah Good.
Harry Shafter and the Wilt farm. all of which Is
clear ami under a good state Of cut walton.
These farms are within one mile Of the Cheese
Factories Of Sage, Hprren Go.
TFRMS-Oneathi third In hand, on confirmation
of sale. Une-thiri in six months ami One-third in
one year from day OF sale, with interest on deferr-
ed payments from day Of sale.
The Assignee will give additional information
to.persons desiring to purchase.
W. II. MILLER,
Oct. 10. Stoystown, Pa.
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How n. Feeis 60 be ssrucs By Lis n

Rev. DIR. Bartol, Of Boston, who
came near being killed by lightning,
has written 81 account of his sensa-
ton. He says its ~suddenness beyond
conception is the marked property.
1t gives no time for fear or even sur
prise, and the self loss does not appFe-
Gladly last. If the blow be not fatal
the restoration may be 50 quick that
in less than g minutes time horses
and cows and pigs and men, escaping
or delivered, swarm together, under
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NOTICE.

Estate Of VIM. Mosholder. late ef Sto-yereek
township, deceased.
Letters documentary on the above estate hay
ing been granted to the undersigned, notice is
Hereby given to those indebted to 1t to make imme-
date payment. and those having claims against II
10 present them duly authenticated for settlement
at the late residence of deceased on SATURDAY the
39thday Of Nvember, 1873.
WM. NJ. SCHROCK.
JOSIAH !. WALKED
Oct. 10. Executors.
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Pursuant to an order issued out OF the Cour. Of
Common Pleas OF Somerset county, Pa. the un.
dersigned Assignee of Jacob J. Smith, will sell NJ
public sale, on
Saturday, Norember 2. 1878,
at 2o'elock P. NJ, en- the premises of No. /, the fol-
lowing described real ess aie, viz:
No. / The farm of Jacob j. Smith, situate in
Somerset Twp. Somerset county. Pa, containing
about &C acres, adjoining lands OF Jacob Shaulis.
Jacob Pile. Jonathan Rh0ads and others. The
improvements are a I'VE story log dwelling house.
q log barn and other buildings. Plenty Of im5er,
limestone and coal. and n large and very fine
sugar camp on the premises.
No. 2 The undivided One- fourth interest OF a
tract Of land situate in somerset township. Azure
said, known as the Joseph Smith farm. Arjon-
Ing lands of Ell Coleman, Daniel Brlbakcr, Hen
ry Shaffcr, J0nathsn ID. Rhoads and others, con-
tanning about All acres. with dwelling fou c.
barn ami other buildings thereon. This will be
sold subject to the life estate OF susanna Smith
tbs rein.
TERMS made known on day Of sale.
JOHN J. HOFFMAN,,
Assignee OF Jacob J. Smith.
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. DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE
Estate Of Christian Livingstone, late OF Cone
maughTgp.. deceased.
Letters of administrators on the above esfatehaY-
ing been granted 10 the undersigned by the proper
authority, notice is hereby given 10 those Indebted
toll to make immediate payment, and those having
claims against il 10 present them daily authentica-
ted for settlement on Saturday, November O.
ISIS, at the late residence ofsaid deceased.
II. G. MILIENBERGER.
Oct. Administrator.
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LIST OF CAUSES
for November Term Of Court beginning Noyem.
Der Ii. ls7s.
FIRST WEEK.
WEEK.

SECOND WEEK.
l. Eli Cope ct al. vs.. LivengOod & Olinger.
2. Lydia D0nges' use vs.. Topper X Fyan.
3. Henry Thomas Well VS.. Savage Fire Brick
60.
l. Oliver A. Parker vs.. Ira G. Garfield.
8. Frietline Bros. vs.. Meyersiaic Borough.
6. John ID. R0ddy IS. Nm. !. Bacr.
l.. Aarun Tressler vs.. Jcnas Turney.
S. Barbara Co5er vs.. DIR. II Carey.
2. Elizabeth Auman vs.. Abraham 6-rksy e. a.
10 Y. J. F0untryman VI. Ge1. Mckenzie.
IL Elias Lrgsien -. John Lcn.z.
H. Fgyettc Nut. Fire Ins. CG, vs. =. q Movers
10. Eayetie Nun. Fire IBs &c. rs. Peter 1Iey.
ers' Adm.
II. p. j Cover - ". J. Uing e.. liz trust.
Is. i. j. Phillips Adm ". Henry Bcari.
10. Freeman X Mcclellan VI. Henry Rear.
Il. Cyrus Benford's use IS. DlnI. Swamer
Is. Michael Wills -. :. X Johnston e. al.
~. Howard Bokee IS. LivengO0l X Must
garnishee.
20. ANN Covers use vs.. jacob Meyers Fyts
n Ancrew Wag2amIB W. \. u !lmath &. ai.
q. Joseph Chris ners : use IS. Henry Eetm.
% Henry Ream VS.. Bier X Sin4Iind.
q. Christian 5 brock vs. Philip Wo!fensberger
ct al.
.. III A sanrer & CO. vs.. J. O. EimmoL
r. J KOOSER-
oct 10. Protaouptary.
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DUBLlC SALE.

In pursuance 81 M order granted br TIE C1ur
of Common Pleas Of : lmcr et County. the under
sigDel. Assignee of Valentine J nIiiier. Will OF
fer for sale on the premises, on iracJ NJ. l. h
QisInahon.rg ;owisship. on
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"ESTERN PENN'A. CLASSICAL AND
w SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE.
The institute prepares Students for College.
Business, Professional Schools, Home Life, and
Teaching. Location elevated, healthfuI, easy o.;
access, and picturesque, Commanding an extensive
view of Chestnut Ridge. Full corps OF ~lnstruc-
tors. Five courses of Study. Open TO both sexes.
Expenses moderate. New Building fOr indies.
Open crate In each room.
Address the Principal.
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nar.E nj pleasant. Do
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DO ouwantto OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Do ouwantto makesomemo1sy?
If so here is your chance. Competent Agents
Male or Female want to sellthc Rotary SefFe.
The most Convenient Article for Domestic use, for
the purpose designed ever invented. Il scoops.
sits, weighs. measures and mixes. Also Tor strain
ing Fruit, Washing Rice etc.
over 90 Agents are now engaged ia selling
them in the west. Territory eagerly t1keu Nhere-
ever offered, 50 apply early. For particulars adj
dress, ~ sfgF.
Gen. Agt. West Penna. PisI>Eu<gh. ia.
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JOHN z. BLYMYER
DEALER rs
Hardware, iron, Nails, Glass, Paints
OIL &c. g

The following Is q partial LIST Of goods in Stock. Carpenters r..
Planes, Saws, Ha1ehets, Hammers, Chisel-, Plane Irons ; izes. DC
smiths Go9ds Bellows! AngIs, Wees, Files, Hammers. sc Ssaa-7
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hanes, Buckles. Bin-s, Bits and T.s
laDe hnlyes and Forks. Pocket knives, Scissors, Spoons ed Ia. - the
largest stock IN Somerset County. Painters Goods d fail stock Wbfe
Lead. C06red Paints Tor inside and outside painting Paints oil. all rHw-
aFnlsa. I,urpentne fIazseed Oh Brushes, JapaB Dyer. Walnut Stains
&c Nndow Glass Of all sizes and glass cut 20 aay shape The LM- Zeal
vi always on band Oar stock of Coal OIL Lamps is large ard csatH..
very elegant styles Ditstoas Circular, Mules and Gross Gus Saws MN
Saw Files ofthebest qualify Poredaalined Kettles HaudIe, Of AT kad.
sas0 yEE4&. FssEA&. SPADES. RaHEa.
Cast Steel step Ladders Carriage and Tire Bolts of Oh sizes Looking
Giases WASH Boards clothes Nrngers, Meal Sleeves. Door Mats. BHser.
Tubs, Wooden Buckets Irvine, Rope all sizes, Hay Puueys. Butter Prints
Mop Sticks Traps Steelyards, Nest Cutters aud Suffers. Trace. Cow
Chains, Halter Chains Shoe. Dust and Scrub Brushes. Horse BrusLes. Car
~ combs and Cards Door Locks liases, Screws. Latcbes and everything,
IN q Builders line Gaps, Lead Shot Powder AID Safety Fuse. 81. .Ec
The fact is Keep everything that belongs TO the Hardwara trade dgJ
exclusively in this kind Of goods and give my whole attention to II. Per-.
sons who are building, or any one 10 need OF anything il nv line. win fi
II to their advantage to give NE q call viii always give d reasonable
credit to responsible persons. ! thank my old customers for tbeirparo9ses
and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
No, 3, "BAE R'S BLOCK.
April 3 "a. JOHN F. BLYNYER
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EGAL NOTICE.

yyean none make faster at work for US tLan a
anything else. Capital not required we vii
start you. So per day at home made by the
industrious. Men women. boys and girls want
ed everywhere to work for us. Now Is the
time. Costly outfit and terms free. Address
TRUE * 20, Augusta, Maine.
March %
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A SSIGNEE'S SALE
OFyALIiABLE REAL. ESTATE

Oct.l II
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-27
pERNONN AND THINGs.

"HE WAS THE YIRsr MAN that Horace
Greeley ever told TO gil West; likewise be
was hanged for stealing q muel, is the
record on humble tomb in Kansas.
$4,000 diamond necklace is on sx:
hibItiou in the window Of a Chicago Jew.
eller, which, it Is said, an enamOred resi-
dent Of that city is about to present to
an American prima donna.
Mi.s Warren, = Texas girl, goes to par.
ties in a suit Of striped cloth such q con.
yicts wear. Her brother Is 10 prison
upjusuy she contends-and she takes
this method OF advertising her belief in
his innocence. =.
Noting the fact that bankrupt has
just sailed for Europe, after settling with
his creditors, the Boston Bulletin says
"His creditors, remain At home-thsy
cannot afford the trip.
An old bachelor said he once fell 10
love with an young lady, but abandoned
all idea OF marrying her when he found
that she and all her family were opposed
to it.
London Is laughing over a suit for
breach Of promise Of marriage. The
plaintiff was a widow Of seventy years,
who wore wig, her hair, az she testified,
having fallen out in consequence Of her
grief at the Inconsistency Of her suitor, a
Romeo Of three score and ten. The jury
gave her $50.
A very simple pAss-out check ticket
has been devised at Paris, 1t bears in
the middle stamp showing the day or
performance for which II IL good, and on
either side Of this Is 4 black space. On
going out the holder writes his name, all
Ia the presence Of the doorkeeper, at one
end Of the ticket; on coming in again he
writes It at the other, and the signatures
have 10 agree.
A man at Liverpool was recently ar
rested in his bed at ga. NJ. for non-pay.
ment oil school board iees, 1t being the
custom Of the officials 10 make these ar
rest at night, when they are certain Of
finding their men at home. So agitaied
was the prisoner on this occasion that on
reaching the Jail he died Of heart disease
The CoronerS jury censured strongly The
mode OF procedure OF the officers.
Education ia everything. Ten horses
were removed the other day from burn
ing building in 0sdensburg, but the eley'
enth refused to be taken out. Then up
spoke q man, and knowing man was he
and he said: a have heard that il you
put 4 harness on a horse in such NJ
emergency as this he will drive rs docile
as a lamb" A harness was thrown on
the animal and adjusted, and it went Out
OF the burning building as though going
10 work,
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We clip the following from the Banner
Of July 18th, published at Boulder,
Colorado ~
In another item in this Issue we men
ton a party Of four persons from
West Virginia. Since the above went 10
press, the party have arrived from trip
through . portion Of our mining Sec
tions, and are convinced that Boulder
county must be u prominent portion OF
the State, at least, so much so, that they
are perfectly satisfied with It's mineral
deposits. The party represent con.
SiderAbIy amount OF wealth. and may
perhaps invest in mining property
here. Mr.. Geo. r. Tingle is Sheriff OF
Ohio county, West Virginia, a
position for which the occupant
gets large salary. Mr.. Jas. Fl. Oglebay
70 an iron and nail manufacturer, besides
Wholesale grocer at Wheeling, W. Va.
Thos. E. Davis Is President Of the Graf.
ton Bank; also prominent merchant. s.
l.. Allen is also one OF Grafton's solid
merchants. The party represents wealth,
and being all sound business men, have a
good idea how TO use il. Mr.. q. q. How.
ell accompanied the party on their tour
10 the mountains, showing and explaining
mining in all Its phases. We are pleased
10 note their travels In and opinions Of
our mountains and mines. The party
could have selected no better man 10 i'm
part Information than Mr.. Howell, as lie
has had experience,
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.4Aa!nNNouNcEMrNIS
FOR SALE,
TRUSTEES SALE,

By virtue Of two d.,d, J,,
ShI,estiAn Wagner hnd Chr,ts' n q HAAl,
V me undeIigued TRUSTEE d1tsi u ~, u x
~ Dc tm, 70 the year 1876, ~ ,...Nt a
~ Puuns lana fecoEti Of Uhso en,,S.. La
I'M ,hhiA, 70 DEED Of Trust BoOf No' II ,,h w y
ysnei aeed Of TUT made By Chrs',;i - ", q
,ne uueeflsntd trustee, diitJ ~ als1RS
ny, IN me year 1874, and mn ~ tiI
RuVtlc lana records u MD coantS i. n S|k
D'"A Numbered 'tren. fOlia ~ /, i SstaI
FRIDAY. the list d,yG In, y,
Beginning At 10 o'eloek Ar1.u,
iront door Of the Court Hoo, a. ~ ~, 10
NifglolA, In The dty Of Wh,sIi,s a1ilEE
auction the following dncr6ci 49,, ~ u ~
eiiyI OF 70 much thereof 1, mIT l., StdH b u
tne ueot secured BY aid dt:is y 'lay hg
expenses attending The eIerpiIos - ~ Nd
Ated ~ aid deeds, but IubIert T. ~! ~ eaaa
mentioned below Of The rom IN 9 lih
o. TWO thousand dollLn TIIh Is,S-.-. 4 Ata
Mnth I'd, 1871, I'LL paid, bT ,I,,s. y e n
uust IRON Christian RIRptf "a ~ ~
busch, trustee, dated NIFrh a. IN, GuRa
Ga among the public hnd mona, -, n ~ ~ trisl
70 Deed BOOK Numbered 81. tSSs ~. ~. eVSaH,
VIII ell - alorolaid the iolIoSis' Iht aE
Perty o. 10 much Thereof a NAV n
aforesaid; The eAlteTu part q IL ,s.ssl
Iot numbered ssVtnty.ninS, ttt1,,5 y Mo
ode Of Main street, GCsntr1 w.. y u
fronting thirty -thres ieSt % ~ -. ~ n
~" and mnnlag NaIHlfdlT u ~. NJ
iouf ieet ok iAehes, or 10 4 tGI,t I., ~ ~
nj inehe. Iron Main stittt, "a ~ 80 h
ern line Of that part Of The noFth ~ -
pefed etenty-nine, heisinaii,f b,,a,s..LI' u.
part Iot being the hme plerS ii Rrosni ...a.lEH
conveyed 10 the aid ChrisTtitn W,,IIlGrt
A. Berry and vile and MliId1 y9a
uAted February 18th, lsSs. ara ,So.iyI y ~
The public land records Of Uhb so5,,S AZ
ginia, In Deed Book No. 81 iolio m " As' ~
Aiso, % much Of the north nm Sit,,,.
nHeniy.ninS - lie bStveen Mn -. ~
piece Of ground shove dsscTi6,d ~ ~
same property gunted nd oun,st,I - ~ y
ChfiestiAn Wagner BY jain OIIosI.i 49,
deed dated March "a, INA, "A nSS,1si ~
nd land records 10 Iltsd kori IA q n. ~
=, Ihe INIT mentioned pErt d IL pSrlh ~ 49,.
NO; ~ viii be hTst told Ii ma m ~ ~. =
The Title to The property AErtbT ,jTS,,I..H1.,
sold L. believed 10 be Tooi, US.:, T. ~ ~. ~
part Thereof a. Above, bat hslHsS !, i,1.,. ~
only convey such tile n 4 Tv,sJ n - y
two deeds Of trust Atoreshd. u
IEEyS oy sALE-ODslhIrd, Inl /, uv.,,
q The PaehA'sI may tItct 70 pIy, as 4 -
The balance In Two equal infallsseb 49,,
twelve monthI respectively, vlth IpIF,,, A., = Il.
day o. AAle, The purchaser 10 EiTs N ssS.+,1.
promlSsory note iot eIeh Ins,IllHtni nj H. ~
70 the property hold 10 bs'rttIibed 1, 800, 4.
the payment thereof until paid Il fan
CALDWELL "a cALDwEtt, AliorpsI
J. Z HERvEr, Auetooeer. avn
The above sale Is postpgnd u.tl, y1sIiT
July !, 1875, Al 10 o'elotk AZ.
The AeoTs sale q poItponsI Until THrg,Dn
Augutt slh, al 10 O'clock a n, Al nH CeZtEsa
CALDWELL 4 CALDWELL, AItatIIt
J. e HHRvEY, AuetionseT, I'd
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-27
OF WEST VIRGINIA, CITY OF
y WHEELING, T0-WTT.
In the Municipal Court Of Wheeling.
william H. Cots

Lewis Y. jordan, Administrator Of the estate Of
Conrad Cots, deceased, and others In ChAncery.
By virtue Of decree entered by Iiid Court In the
above untitled cause the i7th day Of July, ls7s
II Is referred 10 tho undersgned Commissioner Of
aid Court TO ascertain and report
flrst The liens on the real estate Ia the bill
mentioned, their amounts and priordes.
seoOndlJ. Toe debts Of the estate ol Conrad Colts
decreased.
Thirdly. Any other matters deemed pertinent
BY the Commissioner, or required BY any pnty In
interest
By the terms Of said decree the publication Of
this notice ouee q week for four weeks shall be
tquivAlsnt TO personal service oil notice upon the
parties or any Of them.
Notice Is hereby giyen that have fixed on Sat-
urdsy, the 2ith dEy Of August, 1875, At 70 O'Clock
A. NJ, as the time. and my otaee, II Chlpline
street. a. the place 10 Ascertain and state the mat
tiers In aid decree mentioned.
Commissioner Of tho Municipal Court Of Wheeling.
W. J. W. CowDKs, Solicitor for Plaintiff.
July &c, 1873,
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GALE OF VALUABLE
Business Real Estate.

The underrigped, John r. EduVD4r. Az,
iitTltor with TIE Will annexed 4 Nkl,t IL.
deceased, hereby gives notice tAIi y TIla
WEDNESDAY, The slh Day d JAY ADul
Commencing at 10 o'eoek A. ~, MI 1t psAtp.
ton n the iiont doar Of ihe ccuft HSss q n
county, In the dty Of Whosllpt, OH tsssiy, I.
Va, the following described rtal state Ia 81 n
to-wie All that Piece Of land IrunlIfs % u <
hde o. Main street, betEttn itth nd III oNl
and being next soulh Of The pfupdiyICLNs
gerter, formerly belonging 10 JOIN EaAob Inn
twenty-five feet front On Main Efttt nj nan,
back Of even twenty-five let 10 EiaA nn N
In the rear Thereof between AIlb laa NIia "a,
being ame property the legal tile u glkA Vi
conveyed 10 the underSisoed BY NoTrii Jaa ID.
merly executor and trustee d Itid deceased ~
property Il same occupied al FtREt ~ NHn
Bloch Bros. ~ dEAr factory, md i,TIll Li1h4
for business purposes
Title believed good, bot bslaE oalT lSfTsf
representative the und'rIsntd iii TTrnii n
same specially.
TRRss OF S,LE-nDt-ihiri d ~ rsEtN
money eAsh 10 hand, and The u idSi ID iytiiaL
instAilments payable In Ohe and Ip!anli uaI IN
day Of nle, attn Interest, The dd,fni PIpsha
10 be secured 10 The satisfaction a n ustTithtd.
jobs ?. RDAuSleOS,
AdnlnplTIiVfn LsutA
CALDWELL 4 CALDWELL, AttO'Dtl q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-27

The average ST. Louis citizen wonders
why il is that 80 little whisky is drank
in Chicago, when It Is such necessity in
the former city. 1t Is all owing to the
water. Here it is cool, fresh, and spark.
log from the depths Of the "Murmuring
Michigan Sea-" and there it is sticky,
tepid, and muddy. A St. Louis man
wants about three fingers Of Bourbon to
take the bad taste out Of his mouth after
drinking river water.--C6ieaqo Tribune.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-27
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.

Ths ConvsnuOn Of the Union Rspublisan party
Of The Pini Congressional District Of West Viz
sIpIa will b held In the town Of MoundSTille'
MAr,hAl county, August 22d, 1873, for The purpose
Of nominating a candidate for Conpess, and also
for the tr1naeilDg Of such other buEipes' o may
come bsiorO the Convention. The Union Rtpu6
llean party Of the Disirirth REQUESTED TO Ippolus
delegates 70 the conVsntien from the Counties
comprising the District at such time and PlAes hs
may sui, the convsnisDee Of the people Of The
several Counties.
By order Of the Republican Executive Commit
tse Of the Fist Congressional DsuIet.
GEO. EDWARDS. Chairman.
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CUTLERY AT AUCTION.
Peremptory Trade sale Of the
Combined Manufacturers Pro.
ductiou.

ducti0u.
A peremptory sale Of trade cutlery,
cArvers, butchers knives, &c, for cash, by
order Of the Cutlery Association OF the
United States, was held in the city Of
New York on Thursday, at the auction
rooms Of Messrs. Bissell & Welles, No. So
Chambers street. The offering consisted
Of about 5000 gross table cutlery, COOS
pairs carvets, and 1900 dozen butchers
knives, dc, made up Of invoices from the
Beaver Falls Cutlery Company, Landers
Frary d Clark, the John Russell Cutlery
Company, Meriden Cutlery Company,
LAmson 4 GooduoW Manufacturing
Company and the American Cutlery
Company. There was \ large attendance
Of buyers from all parts Of the country,
and the bidding was spirited throughout,
fair prices being realized. Mr.. Engeue
Blssell oficiated as auctioueer, and pre-.
vlous to commencing the sale made a
pleasant address, urging liberal bids, M
the goods were all frat quality and Of
standard patterns. About twelve hun
dfed lots Of table cutlery were sold, In
quantities Of from four 10 one hundred
and twenty dozens each.
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The Platform Of the Third Party.

The incongfuous elements Whicn nave
gotten together In the several State Con-
ventions lately held, to form the INA.
tional Greenback Labor Party" are itly
reprepresented by the strange mosaic
which is put forth as ils platform. The
financial clauses leave no lower depth
for any rival TO plunge into. The green.
back dollar is to be absolute money, and
every law to pay anything else for gov.
renment bonds, or any other obligation,
is 10 be repealed at one fell stroke. All ns'
tioual bonds are to be called in at once, and
thus new issue Of 81 ,7S0.7S5,65O Of sddi-
tionsl greenbacks is to be Immediately
authorized. The national banks will be
thankful that they are to be taken out oil
the way OF such food. Probably when
the convention passed the resolution TO
substitute greenbacks for bonds, not a
member knew the amount Of currency
which would thus be added. The ex-
treme absurdity Of this proposition is the
best guarantee that no man will ever
seriously try to write in law what Is here
embodied 10 resolution.
The demand for land limitation laws,
for commission to look after railway
charges, and for bureau to gather stat.
istics Of labor, need not atartle any one.
These are problems which must engage
Legislators, aud they deserve the most
thoughtful consideration. The PROPOSE
ton with reference TO the tariff will sat.
isfy the most pronounced pro.ectionist,
and the suggestion Of internal improve
ments is broad enough to cover all that
any advocate Of governmental eIPendi'
ture may have to propose.
The abolition Of the contract system in
prisons, the renewal Of an income tax,
and the reduction by one.half Of all sala.
ries over $1,000 year, are called for to
arouse the unthinking crowd who have
not considered the methods Of wise adj
ministration. The opposition 10 Chinese
labor, II il be free and intelligent Is I'M
worthy OF men who want for themselves
the right to work.
The resolution with reference to
schools is somewhat muddled. 1t de-