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Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

AN came up when they approached him from
behind and beat him several blows over the
head, rcnderieg him unconscious, and then
robbed him of S15 in money. The unforti-
nate mat was soon discovered by ELIJAH
GRANGER, and taken into the house where
he was kept over night and his team taken
care Of
Yesterday morning BRENAN came to this
place and Doctor NEWTON dressed his
wounds. The robbers daove this way and
were seen by number of parties, but no
trace of them has been discovered after cross
ing the Sugar Greek Bridge. They drove Il
small black horse attached to Il covered bug
gy; one of them wore straw hat and the
other had black mustache.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

HIGHWAY BBERY.-Thursday man
named BRENAN, whose home is in Overton
passed through Waverly on his way home
from Bath, n. Y, whre he had been working
on the new railroad. While in Waverly he
met and drank with two young men, and
proceeded towards this place. About I
O'Clock when he had reached point just the
other side of Hemlock Run, the two men
passed him i'll a buggy. After driving a thort
distance they got out, hitched their horse in
the woods. and providing themselves with
two stout cudgles, they LAID in wait till BRIN-
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Express agent DODGE informs us that the
receipts of the Central Express Office in this
place, for August, exceed any previous COR
responding month about $500.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03
The Presidents Condition.
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.

S 80, A. NJ.
The President slept we'll during the
night, and this morning his condition in
all respects is as favorable as yesterday at
the same hour. Pulse 100, temperature
98-4, respiration II.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03
6 80 p. NJ.

The President has passed a comfortable
day, and this evening appears better than
for some days past. He has taken Il lar
ger proportion of nutriment by the mouth
and manifested greater relish for it. His
pulse shows some improvement as re-
CARDS frequency and strength. The paro
It'd abcess continues to improve. The
wound shows as yet, little change. This
evening the pulse is l04; temperature,
99.2; respiration, Is.
Later in the evening, Blaine sent Low =
ell the following: The President has had
very satisfactory day in the Judgment of
his surgeons. All his symptoms are IA
vorable tonight. Taking the twenty -four
hours through, he has had less fever and
better appetite than for many days past.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Rev. G. t. HALLOwELL. will take for his
theme tomorrow evening, Thoughts sug-
gested by the attempt to assassinate the Pres
ident."
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

We arc credibIy informed that the report
current in some of the town papers in regard
to IRA L. WALES starting daily paper at
Savre, is not true.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

A farmer on Spring Hill dug one hundred
and sixty three hills TO get a bushcl OF pota-
toes.~
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

At the close of the first week The number
of scholars registered at the graded school
is 443-an increase of more than forty over
the same period last year.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

LOST last Thursday, Breast Pin with Onyx
Gem set in Gold, with Pearl in center. \ re
ward of fifty Cents will be paid to the finder on re-
turning it to the REVIEW office.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Geu. WILLIAM NJ. GREGG, q prominent
citizen of Elmira died in Tunkhannock
where he was visiting Yesterday.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Miss CARPETS School for Children, between the
ages of Five and Twelve, Reopens Monday, August
10Th, at 10 m, in the rool adjoining Mrs Paricks
residence on Main street.
Also pupils in drawing.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

The fire did considerable damage TO bark,
lumber and fences in Wimot and endangered
some houses.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Wanted place to board where | can do chores
nights and mornings to pay. Enquire at REVIEW
office. RODNEY PosT
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Service at Christ Church tomorrow after
noon at half-past four O'clock.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Don't forget the Harvard Burner when in want o
Il FIRST CLASS Light For Sale by p Wecs.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

FITCH, the confectioner, has some luscious
mammoth egg plums.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Wanted, n good girl to do housework in n family
of two Enquire at this office
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

JOHN DECKER is now canyasng this place
for an article which ought to find ready
sale in every household, as it will commend
itself OH examination. 1t is an Ironing Board
so constructed that while it is durable it is
readily folded up and put out of the way
when not in use. We ask for Mr.. DECKER
a cordial reception; we believe the introduce
ton of the article he is Offering will prove .
great benefit to all who have ironing to do.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03
X WILL PROPERTY FOR SALE Al

X u ILL PROPERTY FOR SALE Ar
n - a BARGAIN-In consequence of contin
ued i'll health now offer my mill property, known
as LU THEIRS MILL, in darlington township for
sale at great bargain. The site is one of the best
on Sugar Creek, and embraces about acres of land
on which are several dwelling houses and other
buildings The mill has always enjoyed large
custom. A practical miller can pay for the prop
erty in short time from the profits. The PROPERTY
will be sold very cheap and on easy terms,
Il. LUTHER.
Luthers Mill, August Il, 1881.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

PICTURE FRAMES of all sizes and prices, at
the Five Cent Store
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

TO LET, Suit of Rooms, suitable for small fam
lily Enquire of w X Hill at ,Jordan's Market.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

The paucake crop is short.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

Persons taking the New York Excursion
train September 6, can secure round trip tick
cts from New York to Albany by Hudson
River day boat line, good for ten days, for
81 % in addion to the New York ticket. To
Albany and Saratoga and return, 81, making
the cost of the trip from Towanda to New
York, Saratoga and Albany and return, 50 90.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

The milk dealers of Williamsport to
Friday and decided to advance the price
OF milk from six to eight cents per quart.
This is done on account of the severe
drought which has burned up all the veg
citation. The small streams are all go
in dry and the outlook is gloomy.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-03

METEORoLoGICAI.-Th thermometer at
DR.. III. G.. PORTER & Sons Drug Store, at the
corner of Main and Pine streets, indicated us
follows:
SEPTEMBER ,.
m.-G7 deg. above zero. 9 a. NIL; y NJ
"A; p. m.-76; p. m.-76; 9p. m.-72.
Average temperature during the day-72
SEPTEMBER
6 a. m.--G7 dcgS. above zero.
WEATHER INDICATIONS FOR To-DAY.-Partly
cloudy; local rains near the coast; variable winds ;
stationary temperature and barometer.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21
Faces on a Ferry Boat.

Yesterday afternoon l saw Oh the boat
Beccher, Clatlin, Haverly, Talmage, and
Low. Beecher's father gave him sturdy
physique, and he has taken excellent care
of it. With all his hard work he has
plenty of leisure. In early days he slept
every afternoon. He always went to bed
and rose early. He was never german
diZcr and never a drinker. Tobacco he
abomination. He has always had warm
friends at his back. lie always will have.
| To-day his hair is white as snow. His
face is red us a beet. He walks with
vigor, carrying heavy stomach easily.
lie thinks and speaks as well as ever
and although he may pop off any minute
with apoplexy, he appears to have at least
twenty years of active labor before him.
Horace B. Ciatlin, the great dry goods
| merchant who beat 4. Il. Stewart in life
and hasn't heard anything of him sihce
| is a small, weaZen faced Yankee man,
who wears light-colored hat all the
year round, shaves close and is very rich.
| He has never joined the church, but is
very fond of Beecher, and for years has
been one of Plymouth's trustees. He
| likes horses, women, and work, and has
Il marvellous faculty in Judging quickly
of men. His immense warehouse is one
of the curiosities of the city, and sup
| pose he ranks far ahead of any reputa-
| ton Stewart had before his death. In
| some essentials Haverly and Clatlin are
| alike, although l must say the manage
rial colonel discounts the haber-dasher in
| the matter of moustache and wood-cut
portraiture. lIaverly, like Clatlin, does
tremendous business, and, like him, has
a marvellous faculty in the selection of
| competent assistants.
What could Beecher do without his as
sistant, Mr.. Halliday? Halliday is an
old man, with bald head, who visits the
womeu and prayS with the children.
| Beecher never could do that That's a
| pastors duty, but the dominic wasn't cut
! out lbl n pastor. lie IL IL pun
| lie teacher and all that sort Of thing. but
| he is not reliable as a follower up of the
lambs. How could Clatlin manage his
| affairs without heads of department?-
! He sells shoes in one section, calicoes and
diapers in another, umbrellas and socks
in another, hats and gunny bags in an
other Could he do it alone guess
| not So, too, with Haverly, who has
| Harry Mann as a kind of factotum in
chief, with IIaslem, Andrews, Reyes,
Fitzpatrick, Stone, Frobman and others
! in charge variouSly of his several houses,
while he goes from Boston to Chicago,
from Brooklyn to Dakota, from New
York to San Francisco, at his own sweet
will.
Beecher and C1anin were laughing with
each other, and crowd had gathered
about Beecher who was talking, as is
| his wont, loud enough for all to enjoy,
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21

There is an idea common among youne
girls which ought to be combatted by
every intelligent woman. 1t is that /"
becoming a housekeeper, and especially
if called upon to do the greater part OF
the work, she might just as well be M
cducated; that her requirements a.
school. if not uniting her for it, are "'
no value. If this were true it would III
deed be lamentablc, but it is not true; be
cause we can point to notable instances
of educated women who are untldy an"
disorderly is no proof of the propositio'i
So far as my own observation goes-anh
have kept my eyes open for severa
years-I have observed that those wome'
who have had the benefit of 4 thorougt!
education are the best housekeepers. y
woman who has been taught accuracy
by 4 course in chemistry, who has had
her eyes enlightened by the study and
practice of painting, who has learned the
necessity of precision by long hours at
the piano, will make her house the richer
and the better ordered for this training.
If she brings to her work the right spirit
she is certain to find Il use for all that
she has ever learned, besides having the
aid which her habits of order and per
severance will constantly give her. The
coming house keeper ought to be very
happy woman; she will have SO much t"
think about when her hands are full "t
work which does not demand much direC-
ton. She will not be disturbed about ST.
many things as her mother was: moth
and beetles will mean more to her than
to the old-time housekeeper, to WHOM
everything that crawled Or flew was Il
bug" an object of detestation to BE-
stepped on orput into the stove rs quick
" as possible. Our modern wise woman
knows better; she quietly brings ont her
bottle of benzine or ether, a pasteboard
box, captures the insect, puts him b.
sleep, and soon has collection which.
when mounted and put in simple frame
is a handsome ornament for her home
If it was ever true that a little learning
is dangerous thing for Il woman, thar
day has passed.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21
WHOLE No. 2,OO6

1averly was explaining some scheme 10
friend and pointing with interest to Il
very red spot on a well tlIumbed map
Near them sat Rev. Dr. Talmagc. DO
you wonder that he has changed in looks
during the year past Hold on. The
change is the other way. He's grown
fat-absoutely fat-for him. lie has
habit of pushing his hat back on his
head and pulling his side whiskers.
This indicates n swelling of the brain
and thought. He was doing that on the
boat. Presently friend saluted him.
He smiled, but didn't swallow the man.
They chatted pleasantly, laughed uproar-
iously and attracted the customary min
isterial attention.
The Mr.. Low l spoke of is Abiel All,
bott Low, tea merchant, whose name
is known all over the world. He is al
admirable type of a good, old fashioned
down Easter, who makes his money slow
ly, puts it carefully by and now at the
age of 10 has quite pile. He lives in i
delightful house on Brooklyn Heights,
gives reception about once year
stands high in the church, and is quoted
everywhere as one of our first citizens.
He lives as quietly as a mouse i'll a cheese
and probably never heard of 4 trap ii
his life
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21
BUTLER AND THE SPOONS.

The National Republican, publishes til,
following alleged true story of Genera
Buffers disposition of the silverwarc
which lie had been charged with stealing
during the war:
What purports to be trustworthy ex-
planation of the manner in which Benz il
min F. Butler acquired the unhappy fame
of purloiner of silver spoons is given
by the Washington correspondent Of Il
Western newspaper. y lady went to-
General Garfield, some months ago, ana
introduced herself as the daughter OF
General David E. Twiggs, who left our
army, where he had gained the rank of
of major general, to join the secession
lists at the opening Of the rebellion. She
stated her object to be the recovery Of
her fathers two swords, captured by
Butler when he entered New ORLEANS IN
the Spring of 1862. One sword had been
voted to Twiggs by Congress in recogni-
tion Of his services during the Mexican
war; the other was the weapon he had
drawn in behalf of the Confederacy.-
She was particularly anxious to secure
the latter because her father had priced
it far above it's fellow. Garfield referred
her to Butler, whom she feared to meet
on account of the terrible reputation he
had gained i'll the South. Having been
assured that he was not nearly so black
as he had been painted, she sought him
out, and, to her surprise, was very po-
litely received. He informed her that he
had sent the swords to Washington, with
the request that one be given to the An
napolis Academy and the other to West
Point, as trophies of the civil war. liis
request was not complied with. They
were. instead, locked up in the vaults Of
the Treasury for safe keeping, and onu
of the duplicate keys was delivered To
him. lie then added: You have not,
my dear madam, asked ME about YOU
family plate, which l have SO often beer
accused of stealing to decorate my own
table with. You, no doubt, in company
with many Southerners, think the chargc
true. l will enlighten you on the sub
iect. As soon as | had occupied your
fathers deserted house, one of your col
ored servants came to me with a load OF
silver, saying that your father had buried
it in the garden to keep it from the hatco
Yankees: but that. as now he had gone
the servant, having seen the act, dug i
up, and was desirous to hand it over to
the proper authorities. | used the silver
while | had my headquarters at your
fathers place; but afterward | turned
every piece-spoons, forks, salvers, and
dshes-ovcr to the quartcrmaster' dc
partment Here. madam, are the vouch
ers for every article brought me by your
colored servant" And Butler opened
his desk and took out a neatly arranged
packet of papers, each Of which wa
regularly and formally signed and credit
ed, relieving Butler from all responsible
ity in the much vexed matter. This viii
not, of course, prevent most OF the
Southerners and many Of the Northerner,
from swearing that Butler did steaI
Twigg's silver and never returned it and
never accounted for it. There are false
hoods which no amount Of truth or dis
approval will and can cXtinguish, ant
Butler and the spoons is 4 conspicuou-
| example thereof.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21

and all English-speaking people; and to
which should the subjects of Victoria
rather give memorial token?
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21
The Oldest City in the World.

Damascus is the oldest city ia tue
world. Tyre and Sidon have crumbled
on the shore: Baalbec is ruin: Palmyra
is buried in desert: Nineyeh and Baby
Ion have disappeared from the Tigris and
Euphrates. Damascus remains what ii
was before the days of Abraham--a CEN
CONTINUED ON THE FOURTH PAGy.)
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21

The old-fashioned poke bonnets
will seriously interfere with the old fash
iQned kissing games at pic.pics,
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21

cE- The reason Byron hated a dumpy
woman was that lie couldn't bear to see
a good thing cut short.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-21

-B Carlyle regarded the world as com,
prised mainly of fools. His books SOLD
rapidly.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-15

time raising the presumption of aban.
dOnment and acting as bar to their re.
cOvery.
3. That steps be taken to remedy the
abuses which now exist in the commit
tai and transfer of persons to the state
house of correction.
4. That some means be devised to Sc
cure private accommodation and care
for the imbeciles and the harmless in
sane now in the state asylums, with the
view of providing more completely in
those institutions for the receiving and
treatment of the durable and the viO-
lent.
5. That the state provide for the insur-
ance of thefpublic building, which are
not fireprOOf.
6. That the Sault Ste. Marie ship canal
be promptly transferred to the general
government on the condition that it
shall remain forever free.
Z. That prompt measures be taken for
a new compilation of the laws, all ObsO-
late statutes to be formally repealed at
this session.
8. That the office of assistant Attorney
General be created with an adequate sal
airy, its incumbent to reside at Lansing
and give his entire time to its duties.
9. That the rate of interest be fixed
uniformly at per cent. per annum.
10. That the Governor be empowered
by constitutional amendment to veto
parts of bill.
The message is clear in style and
strong in statement throughout.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-15
Garfield Declines The senatorship.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. Ex-Governor FOs-
ter to-day sent to the legislature the fol-
lowing Communication:
and general assembly of Ohio: Having
been appointed by the general assembly
on the 14th day of January, A. ID. 1880, as
senator of the United States from the
state of Ohio, for the term of six years,
to begin on the 4th day of March, 1881, l
have the honor to inform you that l re-
spectfully decline and renOunce said
appointment. With high appreciation
of the honor conferred upon one by the
general assembly and of the coniidea, c
which the choice implied, 1 AN, very
truly your Obedient servant,
j.. A. GARFIELD"
The Senate referred this document to
the committee on judiciary.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. The vice-presi-
dent submitted the following commune
cation:
MENTOR, O., Dec. 23.--Sr: On the
18th and 18th days of January, A. ID.
1880, the general assembly of the state of
Ohio, pursuant to law, chose me to be a
senator i'm the congress of the United
States from said state for the term of six
years, to begin on the 4th of March, A. ID.
1881. Understanding that lawful evil
dence of the fact has been presented to
the senate and filed in the archives, /
have The honor to inform the senate that
l have by letter, dated December %. 1880,
and addressed to the governor and gen.
eral assembly Of the state of Ohio, form
ally declined to accept said appointment,
and have renOunced the same. am,
sir, very respectfully your Obedient sery-
ant, j. A. GARFIELD"
The letter was placed on the files of
the senate.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-15

the road, and that it has been recognized
as an abandoned grant.
Representative HOrr, of this Congress
siOnal district, spoke emphatically in be-
half of Michigan's right to this grant
He insisted that efforts have never ceased
by the state of Michigan to procure the
building of the road. He presented q
bundle of petitions from people of the
peninsula, asking Congress to continue
the grant in aid of the proposed road
The Legislature of Michigan will also
take action in the matter. Mr.. Horn
charged that there was not five actual
settlers on the land. The parties before
the committee were spectators, backed
by men of capital who came there to
get the committee to divert the grant.
In the interest of Michigan bill was
submitted to extend the time for re-
version to the United States of lands
granted by Congress to aid in the con-
structiOn of road from OntOnagOn to
the Wisconsin state line, and for the
completion of the road. 1t provides for
the protection of actual settlers.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-15

THE new appOrtiOnment bill intro
duced into the House by Representative
Springer provides for the same number
of members during the next decade that
now cOmposes the House, 293. Deduct
ing the territories and District of Column
bia. the population of the country is 49,
369,714, which, being divided by 263'
leaves population of 16S,498 as the IA
ito for one member of Congress. Should
the bill become law, the loss and gain
in the several states would be as follows:
Alabama, Florida, Indiana. Illinois,
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mary
land, New Hampshire, Ohio, Vermont,
and Tennessee would lose one member
each. Pennsylvania would lose two, and
New York three. Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, South
Carolina and West Virginia would gain
one member each; Minnesota and Ne
braska two each, and Kansas and Texas
three each.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-15

REPRESENTATIvE NEwBERRY created
quite sensation in the House Friday of
last week. Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois,
called for information from the state de-
partment on the Canadian fishery award
Mr.. Newberry took advantage of the op-
portunity to make speech. He assert
ed that the statistics upon which the
award was based were false, and that
the agents of the British Government
were parties to the swindle. He then
offered resolution of an exceedingly
hostile character, calling for the appoint
ment of special commission to investi-
gate the subject. The reference of the
resolution was prevented by the Massa-
chusetts members, and Mr.. Newberry
will not attempt.tO press the matter. His
only motive was to get the facts before
the country and give the British govern
ment an opportunity to act.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-01-15
Success.

The wonderful success which has at
tended the introduction of DR.. Whites
DandeliOn Alternative, is doubtless due
to the fact that it an honest medicine,
and will perform all that is claimed for
it, and DIR. White must certainly have
great confidence in his medicine, for he
authorizes all druggists to sell it under a
positive guarantee, such as is given on
no other medicine in the market. 1t is a
specific for billiOusness, liver complaint,
fever and ague, dyspepsia, kidney dis
ease, rheumatism, and constipation of
the bowels, and as blood purifier and
renOvatOr, it is positively unequaled.
Pint bottles only one dollar. For sale by
O. B. Weed.