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and, throe months afterwards, no nows having
betil received Of tho ds.ovory OF oil ou any Of
tho la,ids belonging tn tho co,upnny, u solf.ap.
Isointod Investigating committcu Of stoekhol.lcrs
set out ior tho oil sestons to learn tho truth Of
tho r.Attcr. Tho result OF thoir mission "a thus
stated by thu. New York Tribune;
"They hscertainol thAt tho luud surrounding
Aoln1 Ut tho luts, for which Num-, tito Dr,icciGr
III The sehulnel declared thnt hU hnJ mild HGUj
Hnu 39N1 WIS worth only sl,ho an autu Ut thu
then iuitatea pEtsc9. bonib of tho lund' was
found r. le absolutely worthlesA There wns 10
possibility u Extracting oil from II, nor wuy it
near Dtl-lnnds. ln III, iiEAtnnuo wrru tho rppro.
sonsnduna made in tho prosPeetuB correct. III
scud Ut larYe n,ilubgr Ut wells Utmost ready L,
yioll. return tor tho 1aoney expended, wilich
they lind. uxpcetGd 10 sco, thoy found t,Illy atl
excavation. tTho tnntol. burn aal uuthoNsca
GU Int No. I, Ut Grhfton, O.. which wcrU assorted
to bo highly valuable is butel-pfUperty,. wtru
fnund III b1 wFetehBl ahuntiek, UiHjN tnuuIrJ
tho C0Mmittee cntne II, thu ctIIlclnso tt,it III
tho property Ind been bought ut luw rat0B and
turned Oyer to tho company ut prVllOstGrt4BIy
high rates by Mum. and thlt thorU w,ls not fhe
slightest hons tha. # would oser return dollar
Charges Of trnud woro preferred In Now
York court ngainst Mum; hut he got nn on
aotnc technscality,-the caso never reachinE
trial. Tho Subscribers to the stock Of tho uo1u-
pany mover realized anything from saae OF itx
property. Therp seomod 10 10 na asaots.
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4 COOL l'NitE WIN. i'm l'A1D rou casT-t1FY
oLders Ly Will ptoMplIy Manlul q. Establ4heti la
< u. CASH PAID EnHMAsr.tirF III lAlrl.,aQ,
~ carpets drss4s. etc AA%laa attended BY NrS J.
Gulies. AddFrss J. UELDEl,Ul SiAkQ-sk
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burglars.

Burglars made calls on the east side last Wed
nesday evening, taking in Cal. Phllips's, Cashs,
J. z. Reeds and Mrs. Cushmans. At Phillipss
they were first discovered, and Mr.. p. and Will.
Allen set after them. They found Reeds door
open and Cssh's window up, and near Cash's
saw a mar across the street at whom they fired
shots, bsv without effect. At Mrs. Cushman's
one n,en entered through window and passed
into Mrs. C.'s sleeping room. She saw him
Gene into the room, but supposed it was Mr.
Glover after medicine, as he had retired i'll
After he had gone she got up, found Mr.. G.
asleep, looked through the house and returned
to her room to hear the fellow 20 away! The
spos Of the raid were but 81, stolen from a dres:
at Reeds; at Mrs. Cushman's a pair OF panta
looms and two dresses were taken, but q gold
watch and silverware within sight and reach
were passed.
On the same evening John Pilkington, OF ont
Of J. n. Shuler's grain barges, was robbed by two
mea Of a watch and chain and other valuables.
On Thursday night two men tried to get into
Charles Ferbes's home on the west side. They
were frightened off. On the same hight Johr
Miller's house also was attacked, with no re
suits, however. At G. Fausts shop, north 81
the canal, the men secured q bit, which they
used on the safe at Hossack's grain Office. They
fst tried the front OF the safe aear the lock- bu,
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,scious, in her death as above. On the following
Sunday she was buried temporarily at Newport,
the intention being TO convey her remains 10 her
old home in Pennsylvania, in spring, Tor perma-
nent interment She was about 3S years OF age,
and had been married to Mr.. Tozer 20 years.
She leaves a grief stricken husband and two
grown up daughters to mourn their irreparable
loss.
For a number Of years before the FANNY moved
to Arkansas (about two years ago. Mrs. Iozer
had been resident .. Ottawa, where, on account
of her culture and refinement and womaniy
graces and pleasant ways, she had won an unu-
sually large circle OF warm personal friends, TO
whom her loss is almos. as that OF near relative.
From her youth member OF the Episcopal
church, she shrked no duty as such either IN
regular attendance on cnurch services or in TAX
ing an active part in all ehurchly works OF love
and charity She was woman OF an uncon-
monty bright, cheerful, sprightly disposition,
vet OF tender sensblitics, and while ever ready
20 rejoice with those that rejoiced, as ready to
mourn with those who mougned.
As to the family thus bereaved, 1t is not in
us-in any onc---to offer adequate words OF conso-
latiSn. We can only say with the Psalmist: AS
for our days, they are as grass; for the wind
passetn over it,ani it is gone but the mercy of
the Lord Is from everlasting to everlasting to
them that fear him, and for such he hath pre-
pared lis throne in the heavens"
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XariOtis Callkes--

Advancing years, care, sickness, disappoint
ment, and hereditary predispositon operate
to turn the hair gray, and either of them nclines
it to shed prematurely. AYERR's HAIR NIGoR
will restore faded or gray, light or red hair to a
rich brown or deep black, as may be desired 1t
softens and cleanses the scalp, giving it healthy
action. 1t removes and cures dandrutf and hu.
mors. BY its use falling hair Is checked, ana a
new growth will be produced in all cases where
the follcles are not DESTROYED or the glands de.
cayed. Its effects are beautifully shown on
brashy, weak or sckly hair, on which few ap.
plications will procure the gloss and freshness
OF youth. Harmless and sure in its operation,
it Is Incompatible as dressing, and is especially
valued for the soft lustre and richness of tone it
imparts. 1t contains neither oil nor dye, and
will not soil or color white fabric: yet II lasts long
on the hair, and keeps it fresh and vigorous.
For sale by all dealers g
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finding it too hard drilling, attacked the top
They cut through the top into the filling, and
were then frightened Oft.

| The Reading Room, kept up for the past two
years by the Young Ladies, has been the only
institution of the kind that ever had anything
more than very temporary existence in Ottawa
"Reading rooms" and 'libraries" have been
started with great sound of brass Instruments
only to die too soon Of "early and extreme
piety" like the good little boy Of the Sunday
school novel. The Young Ladies opened thcir
room in 1873, after securing the regular incor
poration papers from the state, and for two years
with no intervals, except Sundays, have given
to the public without money and without price,
day and night, the privileges of beautiful rooms,
supplied with all the leading newspapers and
periodicals. Of the country, and also library OF
nearly 800 volumes, most of them standard
works. During the last few months the funds
have been growing low. The expenses, indeed,
are not great, but must be paid in cash. To
raise funds, the ladies have, on several occasions,
given musical and other entertainments, in
every case fully worth all that has been asked as
an admission fee-a quid pro quo, and often more
which should have made better returns.
Financially, most Of them have been failures,
because people would not attend them. How
ever, when the funds were about exhausted, a
closing Of the rooms was made necessary by the
work on Mr. Lynch's building, in which the
ladies had rooms rent free. About this time
the young ladies with number Of friends held
a consultation to the future. At that meet
ing Nessrs. f. F. Bull, T. d. Catlin, II. A. Cole
and Z. A, Nattinger were made a committee to
suggest plan for the future. They have re-
ported in favor of an appeal to the bust.
ness men of the city for aid. A circular will be
issued in which the plan and purposes Of the la
dies and all other information appertaining will
be set forth, which will be put into the hands of
those who are able to contribute assistance.
The amount needed is not large; very small, In
fact, as every thinking man knows, compared
with the value of the rooms to the city, The
circular should meet with liberal response for
it would be anything but gratifying to see an in
stitution so favorably begun and so honestly and
atty maintained for two years. and owning so
much property, fall through now for the want
of little money.
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On Sunday last a mad dog, or dog SO consid.
cred, was discovered in the first ward. 1t was
pursued and finally killed. During the chase,
however DR.. Beckwith was badly wounded. He
had from horseback fred two or three shots at
the dog, when, forgetting the condition of his
revolver, still half loaded, he attempted to take
out the cylinder to reload, in doing which a car
fridge exploded, giving him bad wound in the
arm Just above the shoulder
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got back from the Fair In Lawrence, Kansas
Miss Katie Payne has also returned, after
a prolonged and pleasant visit among friends
In Chicago.
One little event that has happened to one
of our friends we will just mention as it IS of
interest to nearly erery young Mdy IN town
1t ls-well it's-Cy. Stevens-Cyrus has got a
new baby gi-l-there, it's told Dor
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DtfO.

On Tuesday Sept q. in the township of Earivc. MARY
JANE GARLAND, aged 10 years.
The funeral held the Catholic Church. Dean Terry
officiating and her remains followed 20 the grave by
A large number of friends
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1t was only summer filtration
That each had enjoyed, with the plan
That the matter should reach contamination
Exactly at where it began.
And yet it gives each of us sorrow
To think We apart hence must roam
But her husband comes for her tomorrow.
And wife writes to me to come home.
The Strcator Free Press has been enlarged
and presents now handsome appearance.
80
The Streator Democrat says: al. W, Brewer,
democratic candidate for prosecuting attorney,
is beyond ali question the best man for the
place. He is well conversant with the duties OF
the office, and will perform such duties as q
lawyer, not as partisan. 1t will be great
mistake if the voters of La Sale county do not
elect him.
The Mendoza Bulletin says Garfield will get Do
electoral votes Certain" The list of votes as
signed is funny. For Garfield, frinstance, lndi
ana, New York, Connecticut, MAINE" etc.
doubtful" Florida, New Jersey, Virginia
What "Solid South" busted OF course it's nc
use holding the election at all, now! But what's
the matter with Rugglss, anyhow? We always
thought him temperance man,
-
.'Natiiraiiv the final location for railways will
be Alaska. IT is the territory of last)ka(r),'
says the Rail,cdy Age. DO be careful, Talbot.
So
"a greenbactter' % pleads the cause of Tom
Clark for sheriff in the Times. Toms chances
arc hopeless, our fat friend; but if thou art in
LAT oya a hif nj aA
vice. Don't expect a deputyship for your
amusing little racket or careful electioneering
We know of DIT already promised il Clark is
elected. Don't expect TO furnish bread for the
bows in the new jail-four Ottawa, eleven La
Sale and twenty.one Streator bakers have the
Job now-to get. Besides, q, prominent re
publican saws: Its all d-n nonsense Clarke
promising all these offices to democrats and
greenbackers. II there any offices to give on,
We republicans want 'em, and we're going e
have 'em, and don't you forget it."
Our friend Farley, of the joliet S,gral, should
be more considerable for our "felinks." The
Signal: "Cullen, Evans republican opponent be
tween whom and himself the contest Is closest
as Mr. Barber will be third in the race, is vel
enough as an editor Of 4 country newspaper
but would amount to but little in congress
Why even the present incumbent, Hayes, 10 hi
superior ia ability" This is especially hard OF
La Sale county republicans, whose choice Vii
iium is tby spleasant fiction) supposed to be; no
is If complimentary to the brains of the county
which the repubs. constantly assure us are cen
tered in themselves, and doubly distilled, purihe'
and refined in the person of "our Villium.'
Even Duncan McDeugall is nowhere alongside
Of Cullen, as q brain holding vault.
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NfW Embellishments.
DISSOLUTION.

The partnership heretofore existing between John Cos
tco and Thomas Kendrck dissolved September Is.
No bills To be collected by either party until the affairs o,
the Arm are settled THOMAS KENDRICK.
sepl5
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WHY NOT!

Why is not this suggestion by the La Sale
Press good one-it has been asked by Ottawa
people a hundred times: would it pay live
man whs understands the peculisrities of such
business, to rent the old Sulphur Springs pro-
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jHarrtrn

At Ottawa Sent. 18th by Rev u p. Mcpherson Mr.. n
LEWIS HA2EN, Of Freedom, TO Miss NJ. j. RIDER, OF
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BOARD .uY SUPERVISORS,
Satur,Iay--Last Day.

Saturday-Last Day.
The matters Of interest in last Saturdays pro
ceedings ars condensed as fellows:
SALARIES.
Salaries for officers to be elected this fall were
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In addition to which the sheriA is allowed trav
cling expenses.
County warden aud matron, each. $500
THE TREASURY.
The county treasurer's report TO Sept. l4th was
reported correct
Receipts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS f'll9. IS
Disbursements. So, 50
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By the way, the company" will hold meet
ing on the 2Sth in Chicago, to change name and
place of business, increase the number OF direct
ors, increase the power of the company SO as
to dispose of patent rights and territory, &c.
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TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
Table Talk.

1t was only summer filtration
That each had enjoyed, with the plan
That the matter should reach contamination
Exactly at where it began.
And yet it gives each of us sorrow
To think We apart hence must roam;
But her husband comes for her tomorrow.
And wife writes to me to come home.
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School Superintendent Williams reported his
bill, s7G95S; his receipts OF distrhnt!h'e fG"ds,
500 2gZ S.
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School Superintendent Williams reported his
bill, s7G95S: his receipts Of dstribntlh'e fl!:ds,
So, 29Z,sS.
COURT HOUSE.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the Court House and Jail Com
mttee when elected shall remain the Building
Committee until the Court House and Jail are
completed and paid for, unless vacancy should
occur from death or resignation.
The committee was then chosen by ballot, the
choice being, Armstrong (chairman) Beach, Bel
linghausen, Burgess, Fiaherty, Lewis and Nate
Mcintyre.
COUNTY TAX.
The amount Of county tax ordered Levied is
Court house and Jail fund 49,. $4,000
Ordinary county expenses 5O,uoW
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
In the matter Of the petitions OF Fall River,
Rutland, Dayton and Wallace, the committee re-
commend as follows: That as those from Fall
River and Rutland do not ill the requirements Of
law, they be returned to petitioners; in regard
to Rutland and Dayton, further time is asked in
regard to Dayton and Wallace, they find that the
names Of petitioners of Wallace are on remon-
STRANGE from that town. and ask to be relieved.
After paying more bills the Board adjourned
To the first Monday in December
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Second Sight and Third Teeth.

The Norristown Herald says: "Mr. j.
Perry Davis, resident of the Fourth ward
of this borough, is in the full enjoyment
of the rare gift of second sight. He is
now in his eighty-third year, but is re-
markably active and able to indulge in
long and almost daily walks. His sight
originally remained good rather longer
than with most men, but at length failed
with all the phenomena usual in advanc-
ing life and for sixteen years he was
obliged to use convex glasses. At length
he found great difficulty in obtaining spec
tacles to suit him. They seemed to him
der rather than help his sight, and, to his
own surprise, he found the power of his
eyes returning. Tor several years he has
discarded glasses altogether, and is now
able to read the finest print used in daily
newspapers with perfect ease. He has
always enjoyed good health, and the orig
inal failure Of his sight cannot be attributed
to any disease.
Fortunate as Mr.. Davis has been, Mrs.
Davis enjoys still more remarkable piece
of good fortune. She is now in her seventy
seventh year. At about the usual age her
teeth began to fail and she finally lost
them all. In the summer of 1878 she be-
gan to be troubled with pain in the upper
jaw, and soon full third set ofteeth made
their appearance. They grew to the usual
size and have since remained firm and in
good condition, but no new teeth appeared
in the lower jaw.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-13
STATE ITEMS.

The baby elephant born in Philadelphia
is we'll and lively and gives every indica-
tiOn Of promising growth.
It is intimated in administration circle
that, as the term of Hayes expires next
March, and in view of the important polit-
ical campaign about to begin, it would be
inexpedient to make any change at all in
the federal offices at Philadelphia. There
fore the denomination of Collector Tuition
may be regarded as settled. This will
leave the question Of new appointment
to the next administration. 1t is claimed
that this conclusion meets with the ap-
prcval of Mr.. McManes and his visiting
statesmen.
While Garret B. Fuller was engaged
working about his mill at Kunkeltown,
Monroe county, his coat was caught by a
bolt attached to a shaft which whirled him
around the shaft, every revolution striking
him against the burrs with such force as
to break his neck, arms. and legs and
otherwise lacerating him in a terrible
manner. He was in the mill alone at the
time, and his death must have been in
stantaneous. When found he was lying
with his right arm encircling the shaft and
all his clothes, except his pants, torn off
of him. He was about 40 years of age and
and leaves wife and three children.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-13
JOHN SHERMAN,
He Asserts that He Not Retired from the
Presidential Race.

He Asserts that He Not Retired from the
Presidential Race.
The following letter has been received
by NJ. L. Scudder. of Chicago:
WASHINGTON, March 10.
MY DEAR SIR Your letter of the 7th
inst, in which you express your strong
dissent to my retiring from the presiden.
tial race, is received. never for a
moment have contemplated such a
course, and the rumor you speak of
was no doubt promptly denied. The
first public mention of my candidacy was
an inference drawn from my letter to Hon.
Mr.. Haskin, of New York, in which 1
stated what would seek to do in case of
my nomination and election. Since that
time have been considered by the public
as candidate and have SO regarded my
self, with the purpose neither to press any
one to support me, nor to decline such
friendly aid as is offered me. This posi-
ton I intend to occupy to the end. I do
not think it necessary for me to belittle or
arraign Gen. Grant, Senator Blaine or any
one else, nor will use my official position
to promote my candidacy. Very truly
yours. JoHN SHERMAN.
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Deceiyinc Ourselves.

A racy contributor to the columns of the
Montrose Democrat, writing from Water
Gap, presents some new views ON the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of taxation,
which may be profitably pondered by Lam
caster county people
Menkind are never so well satisfied as
when they have succeeded thoroughly in
deluding themselves. On the constant look
out to avoid deception from others, always
on guard to prevent anybody else from
cheating us either in word or deed we
are constantly deceiving ourselves; some
times thoughtlessly or carelessly, very
often purposely and with deliberation.
This is true in various directions, nota-
bly, in politics and religion, where perhaps
it is somewhat excusable in the matter
of public taxes the selfdelusion is glaring
and just as deplorable in its effect
as it is conspicuous. In the great cities
people suffer from high taxes, in the coun-
try all the injury proceeds from low taxes.
Ii the city people do groan under high taxes
they at least have good streets and schools
to show for it whilst the extremely low
taxes of the country are double deceit, the
little that can be done being almost COM
pletely lost in consequence OF its littleness.
as we'll as he can with the limited means
at his disposal-everybody knowing it
impossible to have the work well done for
the amount contributed, and broken
wagons, mud and dissatisfaction arr the
inevitable result the cost in the long run
being greater than proper tax would
have been originally. But We gloat over
our light tax and always have the satis-
faction of scolding the supervisor. With
dilapidated school houses, lacking the
necessary as well as trihin: con-
veniences with underpaid teachers,
with short school terms, our low
taxes cheat our own children Of the ed
ucational facilities positively due to them,
and ourselves by the wastage always re-
sulting from half-efforts. Some few can
rectify the evil by sending their children
away to obtain a satisfactory education,
but this privilege is denied to the great
majority; there should be no such neces-
sity. With no intention of advocating
high taxes, we would dethrone low taxes,
and substitute a sufficient taxation to OBJ
tain such rendering of the public service
as would prove effectual and of value to
the whole community.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-13
HatchiDg In q Bar-ROO,n.

Jacob Rutter, innkeeper at Intercourse,
is the owner of pair of bantams. Re-
Gently the cock went diligently in search
of proper place for nest for his mate.
He entered the bar-room and selected the
end Of a shelf on which clock stands be-
hind the bar. Then he called in the hen,
and after due examination and cackling
she lay her first egg there. MIR. Rutter
then placed box on the shelf, and the
hen continued to lay eggs in it until few
days ago, when she deliberately settled
down to hatch them. The noise made by
bar-room customers does not in the least
disturb her.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-13

THE circular mailed anonymously
concerning Marshal Kerns's confirma-
tion says Mr.. Speaker Randall was as
deeply interested in the appointment of
this marshal as any member of the Sen
ate," and dispatch from that city to
Philadelphia Times says Mr.. Wallace
expressed a good deal of surprise as to why
Speaker Randall was not included in the
Pittsburgh resolutions of censure con-
cerning the appointment of Kerns. The
senator represented Kerns's unfitness in a
communication to the judiciary commit
tee and made protest against the con-
firmation of the Philadelphia marshal,
while it is said that Speaker Randall
didn't utter a word against Kerns." We
are assured on good authority that Mr..
Randall did protest against Kerns's con
firmation, that he joined with Senator
Wallace in requesting his rejection, and
that he was assured by Democratic sena-
tors that he would be rejected. If any
body can show the contrary we shall
Judge Mr.. Randall by exactly the same
rules with which we have measured Mr..
Wallace. Trojan and Tyrian shall in
this journal know no discrimination.