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The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22
Il FREAK OF NATURE.
REMARKABLE CAVE DISCOVERED NEAR ALEX.
ANDRIA, HUNTINGDON CO, PA
Frederick City, Md.

|
| ANDRIA, HUNTINGDON CO. PA
Some time ago Mr.. Neff. residing near Alex
| andria, Huntingdon Co Pa, went TO his we'll
to get drink and found it dry. He ten went
down into the we'll to make repairs, and wss
surprised to find net q pint of water, and the
bottom fallen out. cool breeze blew up
strong enough t. rustic the leaves # tree
standing near. He tied a lantern to q rope one
hundred feet long and let it down, and os the
lantern still burned, he rightly concluded that
the air WAS pure. He then procured a sp!iced
rope three hundred feet in length, and to the
end attached basket containing n lantern, q
dog and cat. He then let them down. strik-
ing bottom at one hundred and ninet7-one
feet. AT the end of six hours the basket was
brought up The lantern was still burning
and the Only visible effect on the dog and cat
was chilliness. The next day the owner of the
well, accompanied by q trnsty T. Z hbor, Mr..
Lshord, desc ended to the b. tam. Wuat was
their surprise to fad an inimense cave, stretch.
ing miles and miles in every direction. Sal
agmltes and stalsctlto OF Dagniticent gorge
ousnesS lent beauty and variety TO the other |
~ise tomb like scene. Here and there a
flo wing stream of water rippied over stony |
beds, while thousands and thousands of bats |
nuttered their clammY wings, surprised at the |
intrusion of man. Petriied sea shells of |
hundred varieties strewed the floors and pro.
trnded from the strata. After spending ten or
twelve hours of continuous wandering, during
which time they penetrated beneath and be-
yond Alexandria, discovered q vein of nickel
ore and nugget of metal resembling anti
mony, they returned to ne surfacs, here their
grief stricken wives clssped them to their
Dosoms, thinking they had been lost. IL is
supposed that this cave Is connected with those
If Warrior Ridge and Sinking Valley, only q
ew miles away. Specimens Of the niokel ore
rave been sent to Phiadelphs and AnAlyzed,
md pronounced superior to the nickel OF either
Lsncsster or Germany, the only two places on
he globe where it is now mined.-Harrisburg
Patriot |
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22
B4RB4R1 FRITCHIE.
HER NPPHEw DECLARES THAT SHE WAS BED
RIDDEN AND WAVED NO FLAG.
To the Editor of the Sun

To the Editor of the Sur
Sir: / have ust read a communication to
the Sun purportipg u set forth certain facts in
relation to the life ard charact .r of the late
Barbara Fritchie, the heroine CT Whittier's
celebrated war poem. 1t taay not ba imprnper
to state that am the nephew of Dame Is ,r-
oara, and had the settling up of her hus islands
estate In t5e capacity of sdmi istrator. This
necessarily threw me into FREQ rent commun;ca
tion with that aged and venerable dame
Barbara Fritchie, my venerable aunt, was
not lady of twenty-five summers as your
correspondent alleges, but an ancient d IN, of
ninetysix winters, when she departed this
life, and IL IL but rrlth to add that she never
saw the inside of the Federal hospital in I 1is
city. Nor did sie depart this life in Saptem-
Der. 1863 but died on 80 S5h of Dec ,mber
1SG2 Nor did any of the Fedral soldiers from
t1e hospital at end the Old lady's remains to
their last resting recs. This, to my certain
knowledge, was fact, no orders to t1at effect
having been given. Therefore, none of these
conVaie3clng invalid soldiers were at my old
annts funeral. So much for this branch of your
New York correspondent's statement.
Now word as to the waving of the Federal
flag in TIE face of the rebels by Dame Barbara
on the occasion OF Stouewall Jackson's m arch
through Frederick. Truth reqnires me to say
that Stonewall Jackson. with his t.oops, did
not pass Barbara Fritchie's residence of all,
bat passed up what in this city is popularly
called "the Mill Alley" about three hundred
yards above her residence, then passed due
west toward Antietsm and thus oat of the
city.
Bat another and still stronger fact with re- |
gard to this III alter may be here presented = |
viz. The poem by Whittier represent our ven |
er able Telatiye (then nirety-six years of age) |
AS nimbly ascending to her attic window and |
waving her small Federal fl ag defiantly in t he
face of Ston ewall Jackson's troops Now, what
are the facts at this point Dime Barbara was
at the moment of the passing of that distin-
guished general and his forces through Fred
erick bedrdden and helpless. and han lost the
power of locomotion. She could at this period
'uly move as she WAS moved by the help f
ler attendants
These are t1e true and stern facts proving
hat Whittier's poem upon this subj cot is fic-
ion, pure fiction, and nothing else, without
act. VALERIUs FBERT
Frederick City, Md.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22
Aysnlng star and Catholic Messenge,.
,rT CI7V1El, -U.DaT, SEPTEMBER aa- 1e,s,

rEW CILEAEE, sGsUIaT, SEPTEMBER &C. 1879
From the Louisville Courier.Iournal.
THE PLAGUE-STRICK CITY,
One day. in the heart of the summer,
Whom the earth was fair aud bright.
Tho shade OF Il black winged angel tell
With startling, deathly blight
On the homs of a noble city,
That rested in que.nly state,
At the mouth of u lordly liver
That rolled TO the oceans gale.
The birds in the bowers of orange
We're singing song of glee;
The kIssed the beautiful fowers,
And gistent d on spire and tree.
But the cloud of the terrible shadow
Came down with q sickening wright,
And wrapped in it's mantle of darkness
The low y, the good and the great.
Gray tressos and rich golden ringlets
Alike were in srief laid away;
Bleeding hearts for the loved ones were broken
In the light of that radiant day
The bosom OF earth it uncovered,
And fingered with ghastly delight
Over homes that wei g peaceful and hRppy.
linen lett thsm in sorrow and night.
1t touched the red lips of the infant.
That paled at its poisonous breath
1t swept Ger the for of tho mother.
N Then left them to darkness and death.
The forms of the pure and the holy
IA it seized with its skeleton hand, i
knd changed into horror and mourning
4The joy Of that beautiful land
HHnmanity shrlvt led before is.>~
- Yet still in wild fury 1t raves.
And the city of rsvel and music \
"a Is now but city of graves.
ApIDNAC.
This pretty poem waa written by Miss lie Whit.
ker, OF New Orleans Miss Whitaker is q present
esidng on Walnut street, IN this city
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22

WIN regard to the professions of the mem.
- " ~ ca ICu!ated that the new Reichs t o o
Caihs ICo landowners % lawyers, 81 Catho-
priests Protestaut minister, IS professors
2 banker. 10
THE HIssINGEN CONFERENCE CEs
Aithough the Reichstag will meet within a
Inlght' and people are looking for ward with
greater interest than usual to t ne position
various political parties will take uD to-
-eus each other, still speculation is perbHns
ming daily keener with reference TO what
done at KissinRen bst ween the Nnnoio
frlnce Bismarck. The greatest reserve
Deen maintained by both dipIomatists.
was only natural in the case OF the MN
bnt such rtt!ceuce ie not usual with the
neeIIor' and the probable explanation is.
the negotiations are too serious and deIi
10 allow anything to trsnapire premat-
- In these circumstances general atten-
pas been directed to leading article which
.red few days ego in the Kreus.eitun0.
PAPER, it will be remem bered, is the oT-
The Orthodox" Prote slant party, and
- frotestsnt peIsonages who are sup
.slas 1S pe personally most welcome in court
wbo 10 article is written plainly by a per-
rnrossh! o1 Isr Informed, or at least takes care
6tio1 Iseit more correctly, upon the con-
.'boIic iondamental principles of the
Mic ~ .n Gu and her Canon Law, than is
Gle roso,ssa oasa VITA Protestant journals. The
ndica.i-',ees me torther valae taat there
kno.,nI,o ioL CT lts having been WRIT ,n with
paTa1ion OF Prince Bismarck, and as q
IneSofiat;oo - Tnet 10 to be expected sbould
nj 1ratIns lead to practical result, The
4ae9tlon with which the sreiliei Ii.1ls 1
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Bawdy, Brutal and Lecherous Old
Villain.

NEW YORK, June 30-A case which, if
substantlated, presents features unusually re-
voting, was brought to light this morning in
the Jefferson Market police court. Joseph
Irving, a rich man, almost sixty years of age,
was arraigned on a charge of having out
ragged Emma C. Baker, q little girl but thir-
teen years old. She said she began to play
with Emma Irving in 1871, when but six
years of age. At that time the Irvings lived
at No. 1l6, and she at No. lis Varick street.
During May of that year she called at their
house. The lrvings had a swing out in the
were allowed the free use of it. When she
called, Mrs. Irving told her to run out and
take swing and Emma Irving would be
there in short time. She went out and got
into the swing. In short time Mr.. Irving
came into the stable alone, threw her on the
floor, tore her clothes and brutally outraged
her. When he released her she was terribly
hurt. He cautioned her to say nothing to
anyone about it. She ran home and never
went back to the Irving residence. Her
mother several times wished her to go there
ON errands, but she always refused. She
never again met Mr.. Irving until last Febru-
airy. He met her on Uni Iersity Place She
avoided him. He came up and said, Emma,
what's the matter? You re not afraid of me,
are youP" She said she was. He asked
where her mother lived. She told him. Four
or five days afterward Irving came there
Her mother was out, and there was no one in
but herself. Irving asked her if there was
any one in. When he heard there was not,
he took hold of her. She said she shrunk
from him, but he took her in his arms and
again outraged her. She screamed for help,
but none came. He prevented her further
screaming by covering her head with clothes.
he remained In the house an hour, and then
left. AS result, it Is alleged that the girl
will become mother. She was subjected to
a searching cross-examination, which lasted
two hours. Her replies strengthened her first
statement. Irving was sworn, and made a
general DENIAL
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THE NEXT SENATE.

The next senate of the United States will
be Democratic by IL majority, perhaps by
Is; "a of the rs members of the present SEN
ate retire on the fourth of March next, and 8
of these are Democrats, viz: Barnum, of Con-
necticut; Dennis, of Maryland; MCreery, of
Kentucky; Voorhees,, of Indiana; Armstrong,
of Missouri; Merrimon, of North Carolina;
Gordon, of Georgia; and Eustis, of Louisi-
ana. Admitting Connecticut and Louisiana
to be doubtful States, we can count on the
reelection of Dennis, Voorhees,, Merrimon,
Gordon, M'Creery, and perhaps Armstrong.
If not, we can certainly count on their places
being filed by Democrats. Sixteen Repub-
licans retire, viz: Spencer, of Alabama; Dor
sey, of Arkansas; Conover, of Florida; Sar-
gent, of California; Mathews, of Ohio; Nor
rill, of Vermont; Mitchell, of Oregon; Wad-
leigh, of New Hampshire; Oglesby, of Hi
hois; Howe, of Wisconsin; ingalls,, Of
Kansas; sJones, of Nevada; Conkling, of
New York; Cameron, of Pennsylvania;
Patterson, of South Carolina, and Chaffee, of
Colorado. Eight of these will certainly be
succeeded by Democrats, VIZ: Spencer, OF
Alabama; Patterson, of South Carolina;
Chsffee, of Colorado; Dorsey, of Arkansas;
Conover, of Florida; Mathews, of Ohio; Sar-
gent, of California; and Mitchell, of Oregon.
Six will just as surely be succeeded by Re-
publIcans, viz: Morrill,, of Vermont; Wad-
leigh, Of New Hampshire; Oglesby, of Hi
nois; Howe, of Wisconsin; Ingalls,, of Kan
sas; and Jones, of Nevada. This disposes of
all but the Pennsylvania and New York sem
atorships. Both are counted for the Repub-
licans, ii being deemed impossible to defeat
Cameron in Pennsylvania or Conkling In New
York. But there is many a slip between the
cup and the lip. They may be defeated. The
Democratic party of both States are making
most strenuous exertions to that end, and are
sanguine of success. If they do, and we win
Louisiana and Connecticut, too, on the fourth
of March next the senate of the forty-sixth
congress will stand forty-fve Demo-
Gratis and thirty Republicans. and
one Independent, Mr.. Davis. This would
give the Democrats majority of fifteen.
Conceding New York and Pennsylvania to
the Republicans, the Demnn--tS "Uuiu SUI
have thirteen majority. The States that
will be represented by Democrats are: AL
ALBANIA, 2; Arkansas. q; Colorado, 1; Connecti-
cut, 2; Delaware, 2; Florida, /; Georgia, q;
Indiana, 2; Kentucky, 2; Louisiana. l; Mary
land, 2; Mississippi, 1; Missouri, 2: New Jer-
sey, Q; New York, q; North Carolina, 2;
Ohio, 2; Oregon, 2; Pennsylvania, 2; South
Carolina, 2; Tennessee, q; Texas, 2; Virginia,
2, and West Virginia, 2; total, A. The
States to be represented by Republicans are:
California, 2; Colorado, 2; Illinois, 1; Iowa,
2; Kansas, 2; Louisiana, 1 Maine, 2; Massa-
chusetts, 2; Michigan, 2; Minnesota, 2; Mis-
sissippi. l.; Nevada, 2; New Hampshire, q;
Rhode Island, 2; Vermont, 2, and Wisconsin,
2; total, 81. Independents: Illinois, 1.
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TENNESSEE NEWS.

Chattanooga has new fire company.
Chattanooga toasts of the absence of gam
blers.
Chattanooga will "do" the Fourth of July
in masks.
Tennessee has seven hundred more public
schools In operation now than last year.
The name of East Tennessee university has
been changed to University of Tennessee.
A man styling himself ''Dr. Lyle" got into
trouble in Houston county last week by
having one wife too many.
Chattanooga employs a capital of tive and
quarter millions, and gives work 20 two
thousand hands In her manufactures.
Humboldt Journal: The senior edi-
tor fell through hole in the Main street
walk Thursday night, and came near break
ing his leg.
The Clevelandi Banner states that young
man named Norris was. accidentally killed in
the Mary mine, at Ducktown, Wednesday
night last, by blast.
Roane County Herald: A church bell fell
upon the head of Al Upton, in Bushtown
the other night, while he was ringing it, Sc
riously iDJuring, and perhaps fracturing his
skull.
David Cook, the oldest Knight Templar
and oldest Mason in the south, died la Leba-
non last week. He was buried with the hon.
Ors OF the order, number OF Nashville
Knights participating.
A teacher of ability and experience is
wanted as principal of the Dyersburg Male
and Female academy. A married man pre-
frrred. For particulars address the editor of
the Dyersburg Gazette.
Somerville Falcon: Cotton blooms are
coming in several days earlier this year than
last. The first received last season was on
the twenty-ninth of June. We have received
several blooms this week.
The Carthage Herald complains that "near
one-half' of one of the orations at the con-
ventioH of editors at Knoxville, the other
day, was borrowed from Pelouze's Typos
Guide for January and February.
At Chattanooga Saturday the Roanes and
Little Joker baseball clubs played game to
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FAILURES IN NEW YORK.

Some figures that we find in special dis
patch to the Chicago Times from New York
must be anything but delightful reading to
the secretary of the treasury, whose financial
policy has brought ruin to every part of the
country, just as his chicane and corruption
have brought ruin to the Republican party.
From these figures we learn that there were
a very large number of failures in New York
during the six months ending June Both, 514
being reported, with total liabilities of $780,
030, 1876, while the assets amounted to less
than third of that sum, or $l1 ,012, 602.
This is large increase over the number dur
ing the corresponding period last year. The
totals for the year 1877 were S47 failures,
with gross liabilities of $51 ,687, 900; as
sets, &20,542, 500. Among stock
brokers and bankers there were
% failures; liabilities, 1854, 26O,
less than one-tenth. There were the same
number of suspensions among manufacturers;
liabilities, 81 412, SOS; assets, $573 303. TWEEN
ty-six grocers failed. with total liabilities of
1878, 1876; assets, $405. 245. Carpenters and
builders appear with fourteen failures; liabll-
tiles, 1888, 047; assets, $144, 234. In jan
uary the drug trade was embarrassed by the
assignment of E. j. Dunning, jr., note broker,
and seven drug houses suspended; liabilities
amounted to 81 ,537, 153; assets to 1896, 1893.
Twenty-on failures were reported in the boot
assets, 1856, 773. Lumber dealers had seven
failures liabilities, 81, IA, 1923; assets, $l04,-
927. In the hat trade there were sixteen fall
ures, liabilities amounting to 81 ,040, 246 Nine
teen liquor dealers failed, owing $809, 0S8.
In the provision trade there were fifteen fail
ures, in which the liabilities were $427, l68.
In the sugar trade there were three failures,
the liabilities amounting to 81 ,150, 313; assets,
$239. 487. Among shipping merchants four
firms suspended, having liabilities of $780,
965. Four real-e estate agents became bank
rupts, with debts amounting to 81, 567, 900,
and assets to $4,000. Five railroad con-
tractors failed, owing 81, $40, 682, and hav-
ing only SIS, 900 assets. In the jewelry trade
fourteen failures had liabilities of $685.
S26, and assets of $155, 1897. In the dry goods
trade only seven failures were reported;
liabilities, $47I, 504. That this fearful hur-
ricane of bankruptcy has almost expended
itself is due to the efforts of the Democratic
house and the western and southern Demo-
Gratis In the senate, who have given the coun-
try some legislative relief which even the
tricky Sherman cannot counterfeit. But the
half has not yet been accomplished. The
people demand still more relief in the form
of legislation so positive as neither the bond
holders nor the money-grabbers can construe
into anything less than decided application
Of sound financial principles TO the accom-
plishment of the wishes of the people. The
laws that were passed the last session of
congress are only the precursor of that per-
manent relief which must be had before
bankruptcy will cease to threaten us or con-
gress brings its financial tinkering to an end.
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to be the first point OF attack in the efforts to
retrench public expense. 1t Is interesting to
note the variance in the salaries paid teach
ers in the different States. and the distinction
made between male and female teachers.
For instance, the District OF Columbia pays
the highest average salary to male teachers,
1920 per month; Arizona pays the highest
salary to female teachers, $50 per month.
In Nevada and Arizona the average pay of
male teachers is 800 per month. In Cali
fornia it is $S5; in Massachusetts,, $S4 70; in
Rhode Island, $81 40; in Montana, $75; In
Connecticut, New Jersey, Indiana, Colorado
and Ohio it ranges from $50 to $67; in Utah
it is $54; in Texas, $53; in Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa, Oregon, Wisconsin, New Hampshire
and Maryland 1t ranges from $4l to $4S; in
Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Nebras-
ka, Maine, Virginia, West Virginia, Mime
sofa, Kansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Delaware,
South Carolina, Missouri and North Carolina,
from $50 to $40; and in Alabama it is $22.
Next to Arizona, Nevada pays its female
teachers the highest average monthly sala-
~, $85; the District of Columbia stands
next, $50; California, $68 Is; Montana, $50;
Rhode Island, Indiana, Colorado and Mary
land, Sal 10 to $48; Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Virginia, West
Virginia, Tennessee and Louisiana, $50 to
$37; Utah, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, Kansas,
South Carolina, North Carolina and Ala
bAma, $22 to $29, and Maine, $l7 o.. The
reports from Delaware, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Missouri and Texas do not give the paw
of male and female teachers separately. We
shall recur to this volume for still more in
teresting facts touching public education,
of which, let US say, that it cannot be too
earnestly encouraged.
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An Important Function sttmu,ated

The kidneys exercise most important functions
which are SO wearisome that they tax to the utmost
the strength and endurance of these busy little or
gans. Every breath, every pusation Of the heart
every movement of limb, every thought makes
waste and necessiates the development of new
atoms. The used up particles In the blood are sifed
from 1t and dissolved in a watery fluid by the kid
neys which then discharge this fluid into the blad-
der train of disasters to the system would follow
If these " ashes" so TO speak, we're not thoroughly
strained of and discharged This Is the case when
the kidneys become inactive Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, by restoring their activity only keeps
open a most important outlet for Impurities but
prevents diseases of the kidneys themselves which
when inert become liable to fall prey to diabetes
Brght's disease, nephistis albumenuria, and other
maladies specially incident to them which, although
not specially rapid in their progression are paric-
larly obstinate and fatal
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Fort Worth Standard: ''The special
New York correspondent of the Galveston
Nens takes special pleasure in making I'M
favorable reports touching the New Orleans
and Pacific road. A few weeks since Mr..
WheeIock did attempt to place the bonds OF
the railroad upon the market and failed.
This road will have, as it progresses, two
million dollars of State bonds, worth seventy
FIVE cents on the dollar, being one million five
hundred thousand dollars in available cash
assets, not counting its work already COM
pleted and paid for. The aid given by the
State will enable the company to build the
line to Shreveport, but may not suffice to
build the line from Mansfield to Marshall.
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Austin Gazette: Austin has suffered a
shrinkage in the value of real estate
of one million of dollars the past year and
will continue the descent unless something is
done by the people to prevent it. An enter
prising stock man recently proposed to buy
the city for a sheep ranch, and only required
that the city charter should be abolished to
save the taxes. Whether turned out to grass
or otherwise, it is more than likely the people
will be forced to vacate the charter to relieve
themselves from ruinous taxation. Not that
the taxes are in excess of other cities, but
where there is no money to pay, whether
light or heavy, they are severely felt.
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Emily Brown, colored, employed as a cook
by George w. Smith, at Huntsville, attempted
to light fire, last Thursday evening, by the
use Of coal-oil, when her clothing caught fire.
The can exploded, and the woman ran frantic
about in full blaze. Medical assistance was
given, but she was fatally injured, and died
about noon on the following day.
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THE FAMOUS

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Which for nearly half a century has wrought such
wONDROUS CURES Of KIDNEY DISEASE, DYS-
PEPSIA and CANCER. may be had of all druggists.
Its curative properties are almost miraculous For
pamphlets containing remarkable cures address
MISSISQUOI SPRINGS, Franklin county. Vermont
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cretions Of youth, nervous weakness early decay,
loss of manhood, etc, Will send receipt that will
cure you, FREE Or CHARGE This great remedy
was discovered by a missionary In South America.
Send a self addressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH 7.
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