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Year: 1875

Harvest.
With throbbing heart and fearful eye
1 watched the springtime Heeting by.
saw the snowdrop at its birth
Felled, by spears Of rain, to earth,
The iris burst her emerald sheath,
And show the amethyst beneath,
The painted tulip fade and close
Before the glory Of the rose;
And now, down helds OF sunburnt grass
l see the withering rose leaves pass;
And, night by night, and day by day,
The life Of Summer Gibbs away.
see the granaries overflow,
The mellowing orchards bending low.
God my hea rt in awe and fear
Looks back upon thy perfect year.
Thy bounty co, ers all the lands;
lift in prayer my empty hands.
OF all the Summer Of my life
Ny harvest is but sin and strife,
Oil could these tears like April rain,
Make moist my hearts hard soil again,
And stir the seeds which Thou didst SOW,
OH never should they cease to how.
Could prayer but melt this ice away,
Oil never would cease to pray,
Till Thou in mercy, Lord, didst bring
Into my soul second Spring.
Oh! then what rich reward and sweet
To lay its harvest at Thy feeti tGood Wor
Year: 1875




o Autumn! why so soon
Depart the hues that make thy forests glad,
Thy gentle wind and thy fair, sunny noon,
And leave thee wild and sad
All, rwere lot too blest
Forever in thy Oolored shades to stray;
Amid the kisses Of the soft southwest
To rove and dream for aye;
And leave the vain, low strife
That makes men mAd-the tug for wealth and power
The passions and the cares that wither life
And wase it's little hour.-[Bryant.
Year: 1875

The sere Days.
The hills are bright with naples yet:
But down the level land
The beech-leaves rattle in the wind,
As dry and brown as sand.
The clouds In bars Of rusty red
Along the hill-tops glow,
And in the still, sharp air, the frost
Is like 4 dream Of snow.
Year: 1875

BY this time the entire Fire Depart
ment had arrived, and worked with
such energy and will that when the
fire was extinguished the charred wood
en- walls OF the structure were standing
and were pulled down by the hook and
ladder men, in order that search for
the bodies might be made. Only a
very few moments, paratively,
elapsed after the water struck the
building before the fire was out, but
the destruction to life during that brief
period was terrible.


Lewis Langler, of Riverside Mill,
went in to render assistance, when a
little girl came tumbIing down before
the door, under the feet of the throng
and though he burned his hands bad
Iy IN doing it, he was able to pull her
out. but httles injured A young
woman beat out one of tie window
frames and jumped to the ground safe
ly, An old woman of sixty years went
to the same opening, and, hesitating
to jump, she was pulled inside by the
hair by brutal fellow He jumped
clear, and she fell and was seriously
injured. OF a family of five, four got
out alive, one little girl of II years
being burned. She was fearfully
sought by her little brother and at last
discovered dead. John Lynch, a
mason, finding the people pressed in
at the bottom Of the church door, pull
led many down, who we're on top, thus
saving dozen lives. Ex-Constable
Casey describes the scene as he saw it
with glass from the top Of
the Hutchings House block.
The whole affair was over in fifteen
minutes. He could easily see, through
the blazing rafters and frames, the
panic stricken people running ABOUT.
Large black spots could be seen in the
flames, and half a minute later these
spots went out in brilliant light,
which was succeeded by a dark flame.


Lewis Roberts, who, with his fami
ly OF four children, were in the gallery,
saved his three daughters by forcing
them out of the door, but his boy, a
bright lad Of II, persisted in the
flames. Many people were badly In
Jured by jumping from the gallery
windows. Annie Hilbert and child
3 years of age escaped from the build
ing after their clothing had become ig-
nlted, and many persons had their
limbs broken in attempting to escape
Year: 1875

A correspondent of Cincinnati
house, writing from Charleston, S. c.,
says:


A St. Louis agent was here yester-
day on flying trip through the South.
He was not Offering to sell, and advised
parties not to buy goods from any one
at present, as it was extremely Danger
Gus; all goods were liable to detention; :;
also, that they would be all right very
soon; that the distillers seized were
too strong for the Government, and
had organized to resist the thing in
every way possible, and ,oould succeed
aa getting clear.


Those follows have stolen so much
from the public they imagine them
selves sufficiently powerful to defy the
Government The above is fair
specimen of their brass. Instead of
shrinking from the public eye, as any
rascal would do who had been caught
stealing, and had any sense Of shame,
they step boldly to the front, and,
shaking their purses filled with stolen
money (for that is all it amounts to)
in the face Of an offended people, boast
of their ability to defy the Government
of the United States.


Having corrupted revenue officers
and silenced local newspapers, they
think money will keep them out of jail
and in business. They, however, will
find themselves grievously mistaken.
Our dispatches this morning state that
the total amount of illicit whisky
checked against St. Louis from Janu-
ary / to May 10 is one hundred and
slnty-eight thousand gallons. This, of
course, does not cover all the frauds,
but with this quantity discovered there
is not much chance for the guilty, ex-
cept through the indulgence of the
Government. Upon this point we have
conclusive information that the provis-
ions of the law will be enforced to the
fullest extent. The President and
Secretary Of the Treasury are thor
oughly aroused; are in deep earnest,
and have fully decided upon not only
civil but criminal prosecution. Neither
will prosecution be confined to distil-
lers and rectifers. Revenue officers
will be vigorously followed up, and the
higher the officer the more determined
will be the prosecution.


Politicians have tried to stop the war
upon the whisky ring, but they have
had no success. The President and
Secretary are SO well informed and SO
determined that they can neither be
coaxed nor scared. They know what
they are about, and will not turn one
hairs breadth out of the line of duty.
Politicians who intercede for the ac-
eased only lose whatever Influence they
may have had with the President.
Mcdonald, one Of the st. Louis off.
cials, had the Presidents confidence to
Year: 1875

New York, March 1.-Henry c..
Bowen said to a reporter last evening,
that he had not sought notoriety in
the Tilton Beccher case, and sustained
only the same relation to it as any
other private citizen and nothing
more. 1t was not his quarrel, and he
was not in any way party to the
suit. While amenahle to criticism for
his action and conduct in the daily
affairs of life, he had not identified
himself with this trial, and had not
taken any part in its proceedings, and
therefore he had believed it his duty
to rebuke Gen. Tracy for his uncalled
and unjust criticism is his opening
speech. If either party should call
him, he would obey the orders of the
court, but otherwise it was far from
his wishes to have anything to do
with the trial.


The steamship France. for Liver
pool, which went ashore on the outer
middle bar yesterday, got off early
this morning.


A Washington special says it is pro-
posed to provide II small sum in the
sundry civil appropriation bill for an
Arctic Expedition. The Secretary of
the Navy favors it, and also a number
Of Senators and Representatives. The
Navy Department will be authorized
by the bill to provide and fit out u
proper ship, and man it with officers
and men already under pay and
awaiting sea duty. The extra ex-
pense will be not more than fifty
thousand dollars, but it is proposed to
make action by the government con-
tingent on private subscriptions
amounting to twenty-five thousand
dollars. The President of the Geo
graphical Society says it will heartily
cooperate in any expedition, whether
undertaken by the government or by
private enterprise.


In the Beecher trial this morning,
Tracy continued his speech. He said
that after the Woodruff publication,
Beecher, by the advice of Mouiton,
adopted the policy of silence, and that
the only criticism that could be made
of defendant was, that having adopted
this policy he endeavorcd faithfully to
carry it out. Tracy again referred to
Bowen's part in the affair, and said
that at the time Tilton got Bowen to
carry the letter to Beecher, he, Bowen,
promised to support Tilton in his
charges against Beechcr. But, two
days afterwards he became Tilton' S
enemy and deserted him again. Re
ferring to the conduct of the conspir-
acy against Beecher's counsel, he said
that Tilton's manner of conducting
the affair was to make statements and
republish them, while Moulton's way
was to keep silent and allow the other
parties to make the statements.
Year: 1875

Chattanooga, Tenn, March ALL
the low lands near Chattanooga are
submerged, and there is a great loss
of property. Every railroad leading
into the city was badly washed and
whole sections submerged, while
bridges have gone in every direction,
and the river is slowly rising.
Year: 1875

SANERANT relates the following an
ecdote of Schwartz, a famous German
nainter: 'Having been engaged to
paint the ceiling of the town hall at
Munich, by the day, his love of dis
sipation induced him to neglect his
duties, and the magistrates and over
seers of the work were frequently
obliged to hunt him out of the tavern.
AS he could no longer drink in quiet,
he stuffed an image of himself, left
the legs hanging down between the
staging where he was accustomed to
work. and sent one of his boon COM
panions to move the image little
two or three times a day, and to take
it away at noon and night. BY means
of this deception he drank without
the least disturbance for a whole fort
night together. the inn-keeper being
aware of the plot. The officers came
round twice a day to look after him.
and, seeing the well-known stockings
which he was accustomed to wear,
suspected nothing wrong and went
on their way, greatly extolling their
new convert as the most industrious
and conscientious painter in the
world"
Year: 1875

We all know where the big T store is located.
Also every one knows viii. and Cal. Phillips, the
propretors, who have been established only about
TWO years, yet they have had good experience in
the grocery business, being connected with the
dealing out of groceries for the past eight years
in Ottawa, and they well know the wants of the
place They have gained reputation for sell
ing the best quality of goods in the city which
they will continue to maintain. Commencing in
small way as they did, running one delivery
wagon, they have gradually come forward and
now run two being the bcs, outfit in the city
They are cntcrprsing young men and stand
foremost among the mary business .ouSes OF
Ottawa.
Year: 1875

coming from The Buckeye state where people
wear clean clothes, he established q Laundry and
Shirt Mandatory in l>73. The popularity OF
hi. laundry is at;ested by The very large patron
age he is recciyin. frcm our best citizens, while
the superiority Of his nanufactory is well known
TO all who have patronized him. Its an in-titH-
tion OF great convenience aud when under The
management Of so efficient a proprietor as
Mr.. Loyett should receive liberal patronage.
Year: 1875

the only exclusive dealer in crockery ana table
glass ware in the county, is on hand with re
port that places him at the head OF the list as
crockery dealer west of Chicago, His good taste
in selecting goods and his determination 10 sell
lower shan the lowest has made him the crock
cry dealer OF the city. IN the good time COIN
ing" we shall expect TO see Thompson's an even
greater resort for purchasers than heretofore.
He is worthy OF unbounded confidence.
Year: 1875

She, who OF all our fashionable caterers to the
tastes OF our stylish ladies, had become mostpop.
uiar, and whose sales room was the acknowledg
ed authority on stylish hats has with the other
sufferers been compelled to bend the suppliant
knee before the destroying element Her goods
rescued by the hcroism of true friends, were par.
TALLY lost-or rather stolen by some sneak
thieves, plenty Of whom are always on hand at q
fire. She will again reopen, however, and We
feel confident that the support of all will be cx
tended in such manner as to fully demonstrate
to her that her friends have but been purified by
the flames, and that with woman's love they
will rally to the support of the unfortunate, and
place her in possession of greater trade thar
ever before
Year: 1875

This popular proprietor of the Millinery Head
quarters informs lis that during her four years
experience she has ever met with all that gener-
Gus support which she could expect. She has
during the past year done larger business than
during any other like period and having put her
profits back into her business, is now better
stocked than ever before. She will dispose OF
her entire stock at cost for the next thirty days
to make room for the spring stock. Having been
raised in the millinery business she is thorough
ly competent to superintend the business
Twelve very accomplished and efficient ladies
are constantly employed, and, together will
their experienced fOrc.woman, are capable o.
turning out more trimmed hats and bonnet:
than any other establishment, the style whereof
will speak for itself.
Year: 1875

THE MILITARY ALREADY ON DUTY.


A large mob of miners, some Of them
from the Lehigh region, appeared at
Mahanoy City, yesterday, and stopped
work at several Of the collieries. The
men of one colliery refused to quit,
and a riot being threatened, the Chief
Burgess arrested one of the men and
dispersed the crowd. Latter in the
day the mob again gathered at their
work, the sheriff ordered them TO dis
perse and wasfired at one of them.
The firing then became general and
the sheriff was driven into the town,
In the conflict several were wounded
ON both sides, some seriously. The
Sheriff then telegraphed for military
aid, which was at once furnished by
the Governor, and troops were forward
ed to the scene OF riot. Quiet was re-
stored on their arrival, but it was not
believed the trouble was at an end.
Year: 1875

A meeting of merchants was held in
Philadelphia, last evening, at which
preliminary steps were taken to raise
by subscription sum sufficient to de.
Tray the expense Of sending the first
regiment OF infantry, pational guard
OF Pennsylvania, to Boston to partici.
pate In the celebration of tho battle Of
Year: 1875

II seems very unwise in the City Coun-
ell to expend sixteen or seventeen thou
sand dollars on the old City Hall, as they
contemplate building new hall in few
years. 1t would be well 10 put as little
money on the old structure as possible.
Year: 1875

TIT FOR TAr.-The Spanish squadron in
to lombard the town of Zarauz in conse-
quence of its complication with the OUTRAGE
upon the German ship Gustay, hesitates
about carrying the measure into effect as
the Carlists threaten TO visit IL upon the cap
tain and sailors of the vessel who are still In
the village.
Year: 1875

A sybaritic citizen of Newark has Just been
made TO pay the sum of 5000 to Miss Grace
f. Plummer, belle of that city, for 'hugging
her on the parlor steps, kissing her every
time they met and parted, and going to sleep
on her shoulder" or rather for not ma arriving
her after doing these things for near sixtaen
months Although a widower, il is evident
that the unlucky victim has never been a
householder and thus learned, through ths
bilities of a plumbers bill. Had he been he
would have kept away from Miss p as a lux
ury altogether too high-priced to be enjoya-
BILE.
Year: 1875

81 The Aldine for August Part 20 of the current
serie.l, conveys mere pleasure to large circle oi
readers and art-lovers-we may say to many thou
sands Of the former, and to the whole array of the
latter in America that has ever boon impair rtcd by
any previous issue Not that it sxcols all former is
Though in that regard it 10 certainly mos per-
feet and weleonc)--but that in its appearance. so
little while after the time when it would have been
in our hands, the late calamity unknown, We have
side of the cover: Ex fumo, Iucis - e. From
smoke, light!'') and the defiant fame surrounded
hgure of the Phenix the other, mean something
practical and determined, and mean that at once.
Knowing the necessary dclcacy Of much of the ma
chinery and many Of the arrangements made use of
in producing perfect work of monthly art as
The Aldine there was great to fear that. il
the calamity was not sufficient to break up the en-
terprise, VIC should yet be compelled to endure some
something very unlike our magnificent art journal.
Nothing Of the sort as the appearance ofth August
number, only ten lays behind its time, well assures
Tho Aldine is not only to live but to 1.-Two in full
vigor and beauty, and 10 be. no doubt. eventually
all the brighter for the scorchng. SO may it be +!


for the art circles of America and the world only
more interested in it, sow, than the whole body Of
readers who desire something impossible to be met
with in any other direction or publication. We
have no occasion to repeat the pleasant assertion
that The Aldnc has mouted no feather either Of ar


tstic beauty literary WORTH in the late scorch


ing " which alarmed - many ofits we'll wishsrs.
Year: 1875

Pso"y eukSess suos


no further increase Of the public debt.


for similar purposes. ought to be au-
bthnrissd by thu FGe6srsi ssAssembly.


The credit Of the State ought not to BE
Tplaced in jeopardy BY any further issue
Of bonds, nor should the revenues
derived from taxation. or otherwise, be
applied to any other purposes than the
ordinary expenses Of the government
and the reduction Of the present liabili-
ties Of the State. 2 9i;fias sas3


! do not know that any application
viii be- made to the Legislature, at its
present session, for aid in the coustruc-
tion Of railroads or other works of in
terpal Improvement but from firm
conviction that any policy which would
further connect the State with railroad
improvements would be hazardous to its
;rcre4it r deem it an imperative duty to
Urge the necessity Of guarding carefully
against any augmentation Of State debt,
and the consequent increased measure
Of taxation which such augmentation
would necessarily entail upon the peo-
pie Of the State.


Whatever local advantages might be
anticipated from the construction Of ad-
ditional railroads. it is certain that they
would not Justify an increase Of present
liabilities, or compensate for the injury
which would be inflicted BY additional
taxation rendered necessary thereby.


It is to be hoped that sincere desire
to preserve untarnished the credit of
the State, and to protect our citizens
from further taxation. will prevent the
Legislature. at it's present session. or
hereafter, from authorizing any futher
issue Of State bonds for any purpose



REDUCTION or DEBT.


The revenues, under existing laws,
Year: 1875

The subject of education is one Of
great Importance, and is receiving at
the present day much attention in every
part of the country. Our Common
School System, established more than
forty years ago. has been Of incalcula-
bic advantage in furnishing the means
primary education to the youth of
the State. These advantages have been
gradually impaired by the multiplica-
tiop Of school districts in every county
and the consequent division Of the
School Rund among greater number
Of schools. More than double the
number Of school districts originally
established now exist in the State, and
10 some localities it is difficult to main
tain good schools for any great period
Year: 1875

At this season of the year there are some


unpleasant feelings among the agreeable


ones, and Of them that which tells us man,


Of our floral friends must remain out in the


cold to die. But there is no help for it.


We needed them only for the summer dec.


oration of the grounds. We have no


place to keep them over winter, and be-


sides this it is certain that in the case of


the coleus and many others, young plants


made from the older plants will be botter


in every way than those with which


we covered, save even if all things


suited to that end. Still there are


some which We will save anyhow" and


it may he IS we'll to say few words as to


the proper way to 60 about it.


Oh course the leading difficulty is that


the plants are SO likely to wither up and
die away after taking up and pottins, and


we have therefore to direct our energies to
prevent this very thing. The kind Of
plant will decide the treatment. Some
things, like carnatioa of sweet william,
have a mass of small roots, in close
bunch, and with this comparatively small
tops. These rarely wither, even under
rather poor hands. On the other hand a
geraniun has fewer roots. 1t seldom
comes up but all the dirt falls away, and
in an unski ful hand all the leaves would
fall, and for the whole winter the plants
present a sorry sight. To prevent such |
leaves from withering and drying away
is the point. Much may be done with
these 'prawly-rooted things by watering
them we'll before beginning to lift them.
They should have a thorough soaking.
Then some Of the younger and setter
leaves should be picked off, for it is these
which are the most reckless in drawing
On the plants liquid supplies. Of course
ne plants must he put into their pots or
.ubs at once on lifting, to keep the plants
rom drying, and the whole thoroughly
oaked with water on completion. Then
hs pots should be set into shade and shell.
er, where neither sun or wind can get .t ,
hem, and where air without the l.,ss of
Moisture can be given them. Some plants &
nil not much "miss their move" as the
ardsners say, and may he put in the full 4
ght after day or SO, while some NAV y
eed this sort Of protection for a week
he rule is to put them into the full light l.
soon as they show no disposition to \
ither under moderate sun.-Sentiuel ;,
Year: 1875

THE SHOE DEALERS noUr THE CLOTHING MEN-Rx-


TRAORDINAny GAME IN Observation-Disclosures.


An interesting game of base ball was played
yesterday between the clothing men, and tho
shoe dealers of this city, at tho Solution Park,
the game being witnessed by about five hundred
persons. The gamo lasted two hours and a
quarter and was unpired by Abel Gookin. The
clothing men wero first sent to the bat, scoring
two runs while the shoe mon were blanked, and
their spirits rose accordingly and All easy thing
OF 1t was expected.


The shoe mon, finding out their weak point
put Boldly in the cstcher's place, and he being
an expert ameteur player, turned the fortune OF
the game on the side of leather. There were
some good hits and catches for green players,
and the many tremendous efforts to be smart
made at times considerable amusement The
following is the score
Year: 1875

NEW CASTLE, Aug. 4.
To-day the crib OF the new Government pier
will be sunk with stones.


Yesterday. small boy, while grabbing off
Cranston Il Hopes wharf, fell overheard, and
would in all probability have drowned, had it not
been for large boy who jumped over and saved
him.


The knights Of Pythas will have an excursion
on the 9Th inst to Bombay Hook on the steamer
Ariel. This will in all probability be the grand
est affair Of the season and all who wish to par
ticpate in a pleasant excursion would do well to
60


Yesterday morning. between 50 and 100 ves-
sells came in the Bay, al soon as the breeze
sprang up.


The mud dredgers are busily engaged in clean
ing out the bar between this place and Fort Del
aware.


When will the GOAL wharf be torn away