The daily gazette., 1880-02-12

John Gilpin was thin, callow, and
awkward; Ella Sanford, bonnie, buxom,
and loving. They worked on neighboring
farms at Middletown, Conn.,, and last
Wednesday they went before the Squire
and were married. The next thing on
the programme was the wedding tour.
Neither had money. Both had good, stout
shoes. Keeping excellent step as both
hearts beat as one, they set out to walk
to Woodbury. to visit Johns old folks.
Wednesday night found them on the
road pushing on through the snow All
day Thursday they pressed on, and as
night fell they stopped at little inn by
the roadside. John was very much used
up on Friday because of the long walk,
bu: Ella lent him shoulder, and so the
wedding tour continued. As the two ap-
preached within four or five miles of
Woodbury., John gave out, and persons
who kindly asked what was the matter
heard only from Ella request to borrow
a wheelbarrow. At last, when neigh
boring farmer learned that the pedestri-
ans had just been married, he lent them
barrow, and, tenderly placing the
groom in this, the bride wheeled him in
triumph to the old kolks in Woodbury.
There are two esta blishments now In
operation In the United States at which
heavy gums can be cast, namely, the
West Point foundry and South Boston
Iron Works. During the war heavy
guns for the pavy and for coast defense
were cast ut Pittsburg and at Reading,
but there has been no demand for can
non since then, and the appliances for
making them have him devoted to other
uses. In case of war with any maritime
power, It would require several months
to get foundry into operation ut whicn
guns of large calibre could be cast. The
South Boston works, running day and
night with full force of skilled work
men, could turn out two ffteen-inch
guns in week
In an article discussing candidates
for the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency, the Utica Observer of Sat-
urday says of Ex-Governor Seymour:
-"But he is unalterably fixed in the
determination not to run; he will ac-
cept NO nomination under any circum-
stances. If he can be moved to modi-
fly this determination it will be well for
all concerned. But those who think
he can do not know him or greatly
mistake his character"
AT Gillingham, near Chatham, Eng
land, singular ball was recently held.
The party was made up Of fifty-nine
ladies and gentlemen whose united
ages amounted to four thousand two
hundred and fifty-nine years. A gen.
tleman born in 1870 opened the dance
with lady only four years his junior
and it is said that their waltzing was
as brisk as that of any young couple of
twenty.
A TRAMP found woman alone in a
Vermont farmhouse, and threatened
to kill her if she did not give him five
cents. "Well, here it is," she said,
showing the coin, "but l guess hi
shoot it to you," and she dropped it in
to the barrel of shot gun. The fel-
low did not wait to take it.
The Schuklkill has not been frozen
over this winter.
They say Chester county is Indebted
to the ground hog for the discovery of
iron ore there.
The Perkiomen Railroad Company
has disco ntinued two passenger trains on
that line because it did not pay to run
them.
President-elect Robert A. Lamberton
of Lehigh University will move from
Harrisburg to his new home at Bethle-
hem next month.