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Year: 1876

THE COMMERCIAL. will continne to be, as
it has been, Republican paper, fearlessly de-
voted TO bold advocacy of the cardinal prin
ciples of the party. 1t will resist, as well and
as prudently as it may, any attempt to force
upon the party the support Of THE THIRD
TERM MONSTROSIrY; and while it will
strive to maintain place in the front rank in
Supporting an Honest Party Policy, it will re-
serve to itself the right to. Oppose any Measure
not in Harmony with Republican Principles
even though it may enanate from men known
as Republicans. 1t will Stand Firm, on all
Occasions, by the Platform of the Republican
Party adopted at Lancaster, which demands
Honest Men in Office-Men with brains
enough to know Dishonesty when they see it,
and Courage enough to Fight it wherever
they find it."
Year: 1876

Containing a Greater Variety of Choice Read
ing and Miscellaneous News than can be
found in any weekly paper published in the
State of Pennsylvania.


COMPLETE WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS


Specially Prepared for II.
Year: 1876

are Offering privileges this active stock market very
contracts ssued month costing 500 and
upward worth stocks from tive TO ten times
the Any stock at the Exchange bought sold
mn Of fhxan nerc Ger
Year: 1876

Some six years ago he went into business
here as partner in the firm of Cowpert-
wait b Co., but the roaming habit had
grown too strong for him to be long conten-
ted with the daily routine of office work.
In 1873 he gave up his position here and
bought stock farm in New Mexico, which
he afterward transferred to Colorado. This
sort OF life seemed to suit him exactly, and
on visit to this city, last winter, he ex-
pressed himself as thoroughly satisfied with
his new occupation and his desire to make
his home permanently in the West. The
accounts which have been received of the
affair which, resulted in his death cannot be
accepted without reservation. He was q
stranger in the place, and the quarrel was
with resident there. So far we have had
but partizan account Of the affair, and un-
til all the circumstances have been thor
oughly investigated, it would be unjust to
say that Jessup had not sufficient provoca-
tion in that region where the pistol 10 only
too readily drawn to settle dispute. What
ever his faults may have been, they were
rather Of omission than commission. And
that he was brave, high spirited, opeu
hearted and generous, quick to resent
wrong and ready to forgive grievance, all
who knew him, agree.
Year: 1876

The pilots, towb0atmen, etc, at South
west Pass have picked up log Of wood
that inconsiderately drifted into Custom
house bayou, instead of quietly going to
sea, as it should have done. This log had
something about it 90 different from tho
logs that are in the habit of coming into the
bayou, that it attracted attention and was
not ut once consigned to the woodshed of
the thrifty pilot for winter use. It Is not
known who first tackled it, but whoever it
was, he proved himself man enough to
bring it ashore, where it now lies securely
tied to the bank


It is about twenty feet long and twelve
inches in diameter. It ia split at ono end
ss if it had been violently twisted; at the
other end it appears to have been cut of
square, perhaps by saw. In this end WAS
found Q piece of one-and- three quarter inch
gas pipe ten inches in length protruding
four and half inches. About this end
were pieces of pine plsnking one and a half
by six inch stuff, seven feet in length,
spiked on and clamped by an iron band.
The oldest inhabitant had never even
dreamed Of seeing such q remarkable log
drift into Pilot Town. and the sensation this
waif created can be imagined better than
described. It was immense (the sensation
wae). and if it had not been for the cool
ness of several we'll known pilots the CON-
mercial Importance of New Orleans would
have gone to the dogs at once.


These cool headed fellows suggested that
the South Pass Jetty Company, immediate
ly after notification, would place buoy on
that submerged monster, the other part of
this log. Further, if pilot did not know
where the latter was, and had no means of
knowing, the insurance companies were
able to pay. These arguments, which could
not be refuted, quieted what might have
resulted in q serious outbreak. All about q
log. Peace and harmony now reign at
Pilot Town.


Pilots hereafter will try to run between
the buoys at the head of Southwest Pass.
when plotting ships Of draft quite equal to
the length Of this noted log. The South
Pass Jetty Company will no doubt place
the buoys.
Year: 1876

Remit by Express. Postal Order. Bank
Draft, Certified Check, Registered. Letter, or
payable to the order Of the Secretary Of the
Industrial Exhibition Company, IL East 18th
Street, New York. Specially chartered by the
State Of New York. for the purpose Of build
ing In New York
Year: 1876

As previously announced in this paper,
the highway commissioners met in the
Office of the town clerk on Saturday after
noon to consider the matter of the new
Pleasant Valley road But they didn't do
anything-they lad found another excuse
for delaying the completion OF the road
After examining the law Mr.. J. T. Brown
ing, who had been employed by the com
missioners, found that they had not
proceeded legally in regard to the Matte
son estate, and that, 10 make the matter
legal another jury must be called to assess
damages again Mr.. Browning was then
authorized to proceed in the matter and
have it settled, this ti,ue. in legal form.
Our highway commissioners are either
entirely ignorant of the law or they are
purposely delaying the completion of this
road, so much needed by the people, and a
great many OF our citizens think the delay
is intentional. For the past year they have
done nothing toward building the road.
At every meeting which they have held
there has been some b!uuder which had to
be corrected before the road could be put
through, but as soon as that was corrected
another mistake was discovered, and thus
the building of the road has been delayed
aud there is now a fair show that nothing
will be doue for some time to come.


Every business man in this city knows
and realizes the benefits the city would
derive from the upper part of the county
if this road was put through. The pres
ent river road is always in very bad con
dition and was almost or entirely impas-
sable during the late heavy rains, and tha
a great many farmers went to Hampton Il
do their trading rather than compel thei
horses to drag heavy farm wagor
through tie mud and water to this city
If the new road at the foot Of the bluff hat
been put through they would have com'
to this city. The people of this city ar
getting tired of waiting for the highway
commissioners to build this road, and the.
begin to manifest their displeasure in mos
emphatic censure.
Year: 1876

Never try to keep out of a mans
way when you are owing him anything,
unless it is thrashing or a scolding. II
is bad enough in all conscience to be in
debt, but do not make your condition
worse by growing meaner under its
pressure. When you absolutely can
not pay up at the appointed time, dom
make him think you are sick. Don
skulk about in any way-street to avoid
meeting your creditor; don't sneak
around the first corner when you catch
sight of him before he has seen you,
Such conduct is unmanly. No doubt
you're adverse to standing face to face
with a man to whom you are debtor,
pay day past and you are debtor still
it is mortifying, very, but it is only
one of the natural consequences OF
borrowing, and as you have incurred
the penalty, why meet it like a man,
Face your creditor, let him know that
you neither forgot the debt or under
rate his patience with you. Say frank
ly that you are very sorry to sec him
out Of his money and that you will pay
him up as fast and as soon as.you can,
and then make an effort to pay him.
Year: 1876

Not many years since certain miners
working far under ground, came upon
the body Of a poor young man who had
perished in the suffocating pit forty
years before. Some chemical agent 70
which the body has been snbjected--an
agent prepared in the laboratory OF
nature-had effectually arrested the
progress Of decay. They brought it
up to the surface, and for a while, till
thoroughly exposed to the atmosphere,
il lay--the image of a fine young man.
No convulsion had passed over the face
in death-the features were tranquil;
the hair black as jet. No one recog.
nized the face, generation had grown
up since the miner went down into the
shaft for the last time.


But tottering old woman who had
hurried from her cottage at hearing
the news, came up and she knew the
face, which, through all these long
years, she had not forgotten. The mi
ner was to have been her husband the
morning after that on which he died.
There were no dry eyes when the gray
headed old pilgrim cast herself npon
the youthful corpse, aud poured into
his deaf ear many words Of endear-
ment unused for forty years. IL was
touching contrast-the one so old and
the other SO young. They had both
been young these long years ago. but
time had gone on with the living and
stood still with the dead.
Year: 1876

think of thee when early morn is break


ing,


For thou art the day star of my life;
Thou art my first sweet thought upon


awaking
From dreams wherein thine image pass


eth by.
think of thee whene'er the bright sun


bringeth
Days busy hour and tolls unceasing


strife;
Then like bird to thee my spirit wingeth-
For thou art the sunshine of my life.
1 think of thee, when twilight dews are


stealing,
When the dim stars-scaree light the soft


ened air,
Then, then my shadowy thoughts thy form


revealing
Like those dim stars, thou hadst been


hidden there.
1 think of thee when silent midnight


seemeth
AS if it moved not on times noiseless
way,
Till worn with thought my busy fancy


dreameth,
That thou art smiling at my uneouth lay.
I think of thee forever, ever praying
That but one glance of thine may beam


onme;
Ny truant thoughts are ever to thee stray


ing
Dost thou not feel that live but for thee?
Year: 1876

while we were engaged in farming,
which was many years, iB the Western
States, we always took several papers;
and we could safely say, each year, that
there was some item or article III each
number that was clearly as much value
to US, and in tangible form, as the cost
of the paper for the whole year. Aud
we have heard many other reading,
farmers say the same. They learned
something in every number by which
they were considerable gamers; aud
without which they would have been
losers 10 much more than cost Of the
paper. Yet, how many farmers say
they cant afford 10 pay one or two
dollars for a paper" So says tho edi-
tor Of the Baltimore Farmer.
Year: 1876

RECENTLY an old merchant of o
cross and crabid disposition sold out
his stock of goods to some young men,
When the transaction was completed
the old merchant said to one of them
in somewhat pompous tone, Mr.,
| have sold you my goods, and you
paid me for them, but I have not sold
you my business reputation or good
name" mo, sir," answered young
America. Il only bought what
thought valuable"
Year: 1876

A LAW Of Congress fixes Tuesday
after the FIRST Monday in November as
the day on which elections shall be
held for members Of Congress in each
State, and every two years thereafter,
but the law does not affect States
whose constitutions must be amended
in order to effect a change in the day
Of the election Of State officers.
Year: 1876

Did it ever occur to you, kind maui
mas, asks the Boston Transcript, while
trotting your babies on your laps In
such vigorous way, that if some gle
ant, about ten times your size, were to
trot you in a similar style the breath
would be very apt to be jouced out of
your body.
Year: 1876

Col. John G. Noble, Of the Paducah
Herald, very aptly and curtly says:


Those Of our business men who have
not been in the habit Of advertising
their business. should bear in mind
that this is centennial year" aud that
it is very essential that they should
make known their business every CEN
tury, at least.
Year: 1876




That PROSTATE emblem Of the pros.
trate State, the iron palmetto tree,
which so long stood in the Statehouse
yard in Columbus, and which was blown
down little more than year ago, is to
be reconstructed at last. 9 Proposals for
putting it in thorough repair and placing
an iron railing around Il" are solicited
by advertisement in the Union Herald.
1t is not generally known, perhaps,
that among other acts Of vandalism
committed by Sherman men in this
place was that Of defacing this tree and
Of obliterating the names of the men,
bers of the Palmetto Regiment who
were killed in the war with Mexico.
which were inscribed upon it's base.
These names were restored only a year
or two ago.by the State authorities, a
fact greatly to be regretted. since
If left alone the record thereof would
have possessed a double interest and
significance for the visitor and the NOR
alist. Pending negotiations for its re-
erection it is suggested that gigantic
toadstool, or other fungus, would be
more appropriate in its place-under
the new order Of things.
Year: 1876

[Ballous Monthly1


A thirteen year old daughter OF Mr.
Flagg. residing near Whitehall, VT, is
exciting the attention OF the physicians
and scientific men in that vicinity. Some
time ago Mr.. Flagg put arsenic on some
bread and placed It in part Of the
house frequented by rats. The bread
suddenly disappeared, and again and
again other pieces were placed in the
same locality, with the same result. He
finally determined to watch and ascer-
tain what became of it. Before long he
was horror stricken to see his little
daughter walk away from the place,
cramming her mouth with the poisoned
bread. A physician waa sent for, and be
fore his arrival the sobbing child told her
parents she had eaten all the bread pre-
pared for the rats, and liked it better
than anything she had ever tasted. The
physician was surprised and thinking
possibly the drug might not be arsenic,
he examined it. and found it such beyond
a doubt. To still further test it, he tried
1t on a cat; H. quickly sent the animal
into commissions, causing its death di-
rectly. Ever since the time the child
first tasted arsenic 1t has begged for the
drug, time and time again. About a
year ago the girl fell sick with fits.
Nothing would bring her out Of the con-
vulsons. In her quiet moments she
would beg necessarily for arsenic. The
physician in attendance, believing that
the girl could not possibly recover, ven
tured to give it to her. The child de-
voured it with avidity, and in less than
three days she was as we'll as usual.
Since then she has been given the deadly
poison at different times, its only effect
being to make her we'll, bright and
cheerful
Year: 1876

lNeW IOTk bu0.I


Plus the Ninth of Rome enters upon
the eighty fifth year OF his age to-day
The most Trustworthy accounts Of hia
him, lead us to believe that he is still In
very excellent condition. His face is
yet attractive, his eye clear, and his
voice strong. He keeps up his habit OF
taking daily walk in the gardens OF
the Vatican. and he delights to make
trial with younger men OF his power OF
locomotion. He is abundantly able to
perform all the duties Of his position,
and there Is no evidence OF the decay
OF his working powers. He takes pleas
ure in addressing the deputations that
call upon him, and his recent speeches
on some OF these occasions are the best
proof that his mental powers are as
strong as ever they were, that his feel
ings are yet energetic, and that he re-
tains all his former command of Ian
guage. The speech he delivered last
month to an important deputation Of
foreigners was one Of the most noticea-
BILE OF his life, and surprised his hearers.
a ridiculous story Is going around to
the effect that he is showing his second
childhood by his unwillingness to speak
any other than the Italian language.
Why, the Pope has always preferred to
address deputations either in his native
Italian tongue or in the Latin. There is
nothing wonderful about that, though
he can speak several modern languages
with fluency. The Pope has a consti-
tuition that may last him well till he is
He has his ailments.
like other men OF his time Of life but he
has never given signs Of being afflicted
with any mortal disease.
Year: 1876

The people of Georgia do not believe
in newspaper quarrels. The Grand Jury
Of Polk county, at its recent session,
made the following report to the court,
after returning several indictments !:
"We also feel it our duty to censure the
course and conduct of our two newspa-
pers toward each other, and urgently
wrangling about themselves, and branch
off into agricultural articles, or others
that will tend to develop the interests
and welfare OF our country"
Year: 1876

Heed this solemn warming, we who are
matrimonially inclined: 1T is said that
whoever goes to sleep first on the we'd
ding night will die first, and we advise
married couples to sit up all night
Year: 1876

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 Sunday morning at two o'clock, Mrs. Wm. Jackson went to her front door to let in favorite cat, and discovered that F. G. Bennett & Sons furniture rooms were on fire Her husband rushed to the engine house, unlocked the door and gave the alarm, and in less than ten minutes the fire men had the hose attached to the hydrants and two powerful streams of water were deluging the west end of the building, which was one sheet of flame when the water first struck it. A third line of hose was soon brought to bear in the rear, and although the building was wooden one and closely connected with others built of the same material, the water came with such force as to knock in the windows and the fire was soon under control and the danger of it's spreading past. One end of the building, as we'll as the rafters and roof boards, are charcoal, and the furniture was much of it blistered and ruined. The store was insured to more than cover the loss, but the insurance on stock was only $1lOO, whilst the actual damage will reach nearly 5000. The fire is thought to have been the work of an incendiarY. About nine o'clock Tuesday evening, Lawrence Can field found that his barn was on fire. He had time to get out only one of his four horses, and the others were burned, as we'll as his best carriage. The barn was good one and insured for portion of It's value.

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Year: 1876

THE FATHER OF THE FIRST BABY.-Dear Sister: now take my seat and sit down to take this opportunity to inform you that am daddy at last Abbe has got a nice fat baby, and we hope these few lines may

 find you enjoying the same blessing. Now this is to be strictly business letter. First ly, as I sad before, Abbe has got as nice baby as ever made up faces. Nextly, l have swapped away old Buckskin, and l think have got pretty nice horse it is a glrl and weighs nine pounds q mean the baby), and is as fat as butter, aud has got a good strong pair of lungs. She has got blue eyes and dimple in the chin q mean the baby now), and just the prettiest mouth that ever opened to receive pap; and judg- ing from her teeth should think she is about six years old q mean the horse now). She is sound, smooth and kind q mean the horse or baby either now), and the doctor says she is the fairest he ever saw, without exception. Gle means the baby). got twenty five dollars to boot (not on the baby though, for in it's case the boot was on the other foot, and two or three sizes larger, as near as can find ouD. She is as hearty as a pig, ate an egg, biscuit. and drank three cups of tea for dinner q mean Abbe). She is getting along nicely, and if she don't have any bad luck she will get along first

 rate. She is troubled with disorders of the stomach, and they say this is sign of the collie q mean the baby). Ihope it is. for the nurse says colicky babies never die.

 She talks out of her nose as she takes snuff. (The nurse, mean now.) There, I've been reading this over, and see plainly that ain't fit to write. The amount of it is, that accounts for it; so you must excuse me this time. s. H. s.
Year: 1876

TIE CHILD MURDER.-The story of Pi- per, the Boston 'belfry murderer given 8 few days ago in which he attributed his conviction to his own folly in lying about an accident, fearing to tell the truth be cause it had suspicious look. touched the hearts of the sympathetic and called out 8 general expression of a wish for further examination before the execution of Lis sentence. This sympathy may now be withdrawn. According to the Boston Globe the fellow has confessed, and while he was about 1t threw in two or three other murderous affairs as his work, about which heretofore all has been a mystery. For one thing he murdered Bridget Landergin ir 1873. His motive now he says for all these performances was the love of witnessing human sufferingl Truly Piper is cheer ful sort of citizen, especially commenda ble as church sexton. His confession puts him fairly alongside of the boy Pome roy, and now the humanitarian can know just what he is pleading for when he inter cedes for these. Somebody will do it oi course, but itis about time for Boston tt take up this thing In earnest and put stor to its lovers of human suffering. Already people of socialogic turn of investigation are remarking the strange fact that Bostor with it's reputation for high average of in telligence develops the worst criminals O America. It might gain some credit if i would hang few of its singular product of this sort.-Hartford Courdat.
Year: 1876

On Sunday night young woman named Wood, a servant in the family of Elder E. E. Griswold, was going home from church, and when nearing the residence of Mir. Charles Hull, l,corner of West street and Deer Hill avenue, saw three men standing on the corner. She paid no attention to them, but passed quietly on. When be- tween the corner of West and George streels, (she cannot tell the exact locality) she was seized by two of the men, one of them slapping his hand over her mouth. Miss Wood resisted the twain as we'll as she could, when the third man approached, and ordering the seizers to withdraw, of fered to escort her home. As she had a slight acquaintance with him she accepted his offer, and soon after she became uncon- scious and remembers nothing further.

 About half-past eleven the same night, Mir. Alfred Parsons, living on Cherry St., was aroused from his bed by two strangers, who said that they had found a lady in faint on the corner of Cherry and Orchard streets, and asked permission to bring her into his house. Mir. Parsons generously gave the required permission, and dressing, went with them to the corner and assisted them to remove the woman.

 After laying her down in MT. Parsons house she went into conyulsions, going from one to another as rapidly as possible, until she was totally exhausted. When she came to she could give no account of her whereabouts from the time she was assault ed until she became conscious, and seemed to be in dazed state. MT. Griswold's family were notified early in the morning, when they had the unfortunate young wo- man moved to their house, where she now is, unable to be about and unable to give a clear, succinct narration of her case. That the assault was with the intention of con- hitting rape there is little doubt, but wheth CT the fends accomplished their purpose cannot at present be told. How she be- came unconscious is also mystery, as she cen tell nothing about it. She may have had some drug forced into her mouth wher one of the men put his hand over it, but sht does not recollect of swallowing any thing There was no odor of chloroform ,abou her person when taken into Mr. Parsons nor was there any thing about her whicl looked suspicious.

 This deed, committed on one of the mos populous streets in our town, seems to- bold and daring for Danbury men, and the parties can be found it would serve tn ends of justice if they were sent to stat prison for life.

 Miss Wood is originally from Norwalh

 but for several years has been under th care of Miss Bull of the Children's Home

 She is reported to be a quiet, steady. il

 dustrious girl, and it can scarcely be pro

 able that her story is untrue.-Dan6u'

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