Daily Republican., 1881-07-08
FIFTH EDITION.
LETTER FROM THE MOUNT11~.-
The Pleasure OF Summeriu~ l.,
the Mountain Of the SchuyIk,I

Svuh'Js
Special Correspondent of the Republican.
TAMAQUA, Pa, July 5th.-Just Who.
or by whom sea side bathing was firs.
introduced, remains mystery, bnt ,,s m"
know that to HE away to the mou, W.
tains was in vogue, away back in ~.
primitive days Of the worlds histor"'
We read about it in the frs, books -
the Old Test sment and it is after ali ,,'a W
best way to spend the hot sun,nns ,ne
months. In the first place tits less ,,t' cns,
| ly, and it is less trouble than the sa,
side watering places. At most ot l" tha
first class hotels IN this region One ca'' a'o
obtain substantial board for ten ~,
twelve dollars per week and we do No,
have to rely on stale vegetables bought
in Philadelphia, and carried in the cars m
away down to the sea shore as they do
at Cape May and Atlantic City. Here
one may have pure milk and cream,
fresh laid eggs, good wholesome butter,
and all kinds OF vegetables fresh from
the gardens. We are enjoying splen.
did weather just now, lust warm
enough during the day anu the night
cool enough TO sleep WELL while such
things aS mosquitoes are unknown. No
one could wish for a better appetite than
bracing walk over the mountain side
will give hem if taken in the early
morning. The scenery is delightful and
it is grand to see old "Sol' rising ont of
his misty bed beautifully tintlng every
little cloud and tree.
1t is surprising how each succeeding
event he Us MS to forget those that have
preceded it. This is brought very
torcibiy to ones mind, in looking back
four or live years, then the 'Mollie
Maguires, had full sway. No one felt
safe and although your correspondent
did not live hereabouts then, their
whole history is reinvested with inter.
est by hearing the people talk about
them, and to read the book that Allan
Pinkerton wrote, from notes taken by
his detective Jas. McParlan who spent
several years with the "Mollles' and
became one oftheir most trusted friends,
makes one think truly, " truth is
stranger than fction.' Your CORES.
pondent visited several places where
murders took place. He stood on the
the SPOT where in 1876 John T. Jones
was murdered by kerrigan, Doyle and
Kelly, rs he was going to his daily
work. He saw the lamp post where
b. f. Yo,t was climbing up to put out
the light when i'll a minute he was shot
dead by McGeehan, Il "Molie" He
saw the rum holes where the "Moilies'
used to meet which by the way are still
run by the widows III some that were
hung, and where Mcpar,an, alias Jas.
Mckenna used to lay around drunk to
all appearances, but awake and sober,
as they afterwards found out. But the
days OF the "Mollies" are over they
will never organize again, because they
won't trust one another. McParlah
was a dose they will never forget.
The =. n H. Il. X. Co. are putting
very handsome fence around the open
lot adjoining the depot. The 4th pass
ed without any accidents. There was
a mock circus parade, which for orisl-
nality aud 1'un making 'look the ras
off the hush" of anything your cores
pundent ever saw.
The attempted assassination OF the
President created intense feeling here
In Mahan"y city, near here, man
named Retowitch came near pelfs
lynched for making some disloyai r.
mark. They had the rope around Ills
neck when he begged so hard that they
let him off.
Co. B. sth Regt p. V. had their year
ly inspection or arms last week, ana N
the evening gave grand supper anu
bail at the U. ). Hotel. ~