Harrisburg Daily Independent from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

INDEPENDE AN XjSVIEI. POH THE PEOPLE. VOL. II, NO. 4.

HARRISBURG. MONDAY. APRIL 23, 1877. PRICE. SIX CENTS A WEEK HAERISB URG NT A NOVEL FREIGHT.

Declaration To-morrow. SECOND EDITION. FROM MIDDLETOWN. FIRST EDITION Full to Overflowing. Reading Railroad Crowded with Freight.

Fifty Thousand Tons of Coal Shipped in Two Days. Ocean Steamers Passing Through liar-riftburg. The novel enterprise of transporting large steamers across the continent has been successfully carried out within a few weeks. In October 1870, George II. Bradbury, President of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company, made a contract with Fletcher, Harrison Co.

of New York for the construction of two side-wheel steam boats, each of the following dimensions Keel, 210 feet beam, 32 feet depth of hold, 10 feet. Each was to have two boilers, one vertical beam condensing engine, with a cylinder fifty inches in diameter and 11 foot of stroke. The contract provided that the hulls, ma chinery, and joiner work should be built and fitted together there, and that when completed tho boats should be taken to pieces and shipped by rail to San Fran cisco, and there put together again. In accordance with their agreement, Fletcher, Harrison early in March forwarded the hull and machinery of the first vessel, and they have since dispatched the hull and machinery of the second, with the joiner work- for both. The boilers for the second boat were delivered iu Jersey City shipped on the cars and passed through Harrisburg a few days ago on the way to San Francisco.

Tho entire weight of the vessels and machinery as shipped was about 800 tons. The four boilers where completed before shipment, and taken on locomotive trucks to Buffalo, whence they were transferred to Lovell fiats, upon which they were transported without change to their destina tion. 1 he hulls were built bv Lawrence Foulks and the was done by H. B. Eells.

Each shipment has been delivered about 20 days after it left New York. The steamers are intended to run on San Francisco Bay, one from San Fran cisco to San Rafael, the other from San Francisco to Sar.eelito. No pains have bee! spared to make them in every respect as complete and elegant as possible, and it is believed that in point of speed they will bo unequalled by any boats on the" Pacific coast. Miscellaneous. The pasting of printed slips on the backs of postal cards obliges the recipient to pay additional postage.

This fact may not be generally known. Cigar-holders made of colored paper, and selling for a cent a piece, are popular. Good cigarettes sell as low as 12 cents a package. Don't forget the 'Cantata of Daniel by the Harrisburg Choral Society next Thursday evening in the Opera House. Reserved seats at Dr.

Markley's on Saturday, April 21. Tickets at Ward's Music store and from members. Carpenters were busy to-day erecting scaffolding around the steeple and cupola of the court house, to accommodate the painters who are to operate on those structures this week. The Hope fire company's srteet sprinkler was in use to-day, and did good service. We hope the machine will be liberally patronized by our citizens this summer.

Don't forget the Cantata of Daniel by the Harrisburg Choral Society next Thursday evening in the Opera House. Reserved seats at Dr. Markley's on Saturday, April, 21. Tickets at Ward's Music store and from members. Personal News.

Ex-President Grant, Hon. A. E. Bolie, and Senator Cameron attended divine ser vices at the Pine street Presbyterian church yesterday. A New Directory.

Carl's Harrisburg city directory is in press and will shortly make its appearance It is said to lie a very corloet and i'aithl'u book of the kind, and wdl have an addi tional claim to public recognition in the fact that unlike some other enterprises of this nature, the work has all been executed bv Harrisburg printers and binders. An Important Act. An act was passed the last session of the State Legislature, has been signed by the Governor and became law, requiring Jus. tice of the Peace and Alderman to render judgment within ten days after all evi dence shall have been heard. Heretofore the law required judgment to be render ed in twenty days, and this change is one that should be remembered by all havin suits pending or who expect to have business of this kind to attend to.

It may be well for all who bear this matter in mind so as not to be "caught napping." What They Say About I s. The Harrisburg Independent, a good paper lrom the start, lias enlarged to accommodate its advertising patrons. We rejoice at this improvement in a welcome exchange. Dully Bulletin, Allentown. The Harrisburg Independent, a daily afternoon paper, established a few months ago by Sir.

E. Z. Wallower, appeared on Friday morning considerably enlarged but without increase in price. This is the best sign of prosperity. Daily News, Lebanon.

Working Briskly. The new gas company are working like troopers all along tho lines hurrying up the introduction of gas into the streets of our city. A gang of men commenced digging. a trench on the north side of Market street this morning, having completed laying pipe on the southern side of that thoroughfare last week. Altogether the company have now laid about 10,000 feet of six inch and 7,000 feet of eight inch water pipe.

About 15,000 feet of six inch pipe will be required to bo put down before the territory between the railroad and river and between North and Chestnut streets will be traversed. The manufacture of gas will most likely be commenced this week. 4:00 P. in. FROM WASHINGTON.

EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS. THE SITUATION IX NEW ORLEANS. THE EUEOPEAN WAR. Washington, April The proclamation convening the extra session of Congress will be issued this week. Ex-Speaker Raudall says the length of the session will depend very much on whether the standing committees are appointed.

If the House desires the other committees, as well as that on appropriations, appointed, the session will be opened for regular business, and will be nocessarily more protracted than if restrained to passing the appropriations which are immediately required. Now that the use of troops iu the South is abandoned, there is no prospect of any unusual delay over the appropriation lor the army and the clause prohibiting the employment of the army to interfere in civil affairs, which caused the loss of the bill at the last session, will be eliminated from the new bill. While' the Administration desires a short session, it will ask, in addition to a new Army bill, for defi- iMonnJp in flm nnvv nnrl rlttfifirfmpiif nf jllstiee possibly reccom mend legisla- tion for di.sposino- of tl isposiiig ot tlio uenova award. Telegrams received from Louisiana state that there is no apparent change in the situation since last night. It is reliably stated that Governor Packard will remain in the State House until after the troops are withdrawn and his men paid off.

The contingent fund which Goveru- or Nicholls has consented to use for this purpose will be disbursed by the Paymaster General, assisted by a committee of three from each side. The money will be paid to tlumen. This plan shuts out a number of enter-I prising individuals who hold Packard warrants, for which they paid from 5 to 10 cents on the dollar. The impression among the leaders now is that a United States Senator will not be elected until next Wednesday, when the Legislature will assemble in the State House. The talk among the extreme Republicans is that they will endeavor to form a combi-j nation and elect an anti-administration Senator.

The parties are very much di-i vided and the candidates numerous. On Saturday ex-Gov. Warmoth, with a squad of members of the Packard Legis-j lature, went over to Nicholls. Others went during the Gov. Nicholls promised to pay the policemen and employees of the Packard body which aided to accomplish the result.

Only a few members are left to Packard, and these will go over to-day. Cable despatches received by the State Department, indicate that there is no longer any possibility of averting war be- ween Russia and Turkey. Mail advices from various consulates indicate that Russia is preparing to make either a real or pretended flank movement on Constantinople, around the eastern shore of the Black sea and through Asia Minor. Troops are already moving in small bodies towards several Russian towns in that direction, and it is surmised that they will eventually be concentrated at some point near the northeastern boundary of Turkey in Asia, and there be rein forced by aid from Persia, in the event of the latter power becoming Russian open ally. It is also believed in Washington diplomatic circles that a circuitous movement mi Constantinople will be made through Servia and Montengro as on this Voutc the Russian forces would encounter less formidable obstacles, either of a natural or an artificial character, and could also count upon supplies and other assistance from a largely sympathetic population.

TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Albert E. Carpenter, who has been giving mesmeric entertainments at Worcester, Mass. was arrested Friday night on a charge of assaultiug a young lady while she was iu a mesmeric state. The revenue cutter "Rush" will, during the present season, beginning May 1, pay particular attention to the Anieri-can interests in Alaska and on the other grounds, watching the seal fisheries.

The Legislature of South Carolina will meet to-morrow. An exciting session is expected, the Democrats having only one majority on joint ballot. It is reported that leaves, the Republican Lieutenant Governor, will quietly surrender his office to Simpson, his Democratic opponent, when the Legislature meets. The Lieutenant Governor is ex-otticio President of the Senate. The steamer Alaska arrived at San Francisco yesterday, with advices from Hong Kong, via Yokohama, to March 30.

The Chinese Government, in consequence of French representations, had proclaimed full toleration to native Christians. A famine in the provinces of Chihila and Shantung was causing thousands of deaths daily. THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR. American Industry Stimulated. Washington, April 22.

The effect of the European war is already manifest in several of the manufacturing industries in tho East. The representatives of one of the largest Boston shoe houses who were here on their regular Spring trip to the South received telegraphic orders yesterday from their firms directing them to ask one dollar more for every case of boots and shoes, on account of the increased price of leather incident to the war. Leather of all kinds is rapidly advancing in value on account of the great demand there always Is for it in connection with an army. is A Live Correspondent's Jottings in Our Lumber Metropolis. The Independent Growing In Favor the Laboring Class.

MlDDLETOWN, April 21. Editor Independent. As one of your city dailies is represented by a correspondent from this place, and inasmuch as tho Independent is growing in popular favor among the laboring class, and at present circulates in our town more than any other daily, we came to the conclusion that its readers were entitled to the news from this immediate neighborhood and through your courtesy we shall endeavor to give than a few items from this point. During the prevalence of the severe thunder storm on Thursday evening last, the barn situated on the farm of Mr. Harry short distance west of town, was struck by lightening, the flames im mediately striking up and illuminating its surroundings.

The fire was discovered, before any serious damage was accomplished, and extinguished by the neighbors who were attracted to the place at sight of tho fire. John Kpb an aged and respected citizen of Falmouth, a few miles below this place, died very suddenly one day last week. Mr. Kob had partaken of a hearty supper, after which he lighted his pipe and sit in the easy chair, where his wife found him cold and still' in death after she id returned from feeding the swiuo. Verily, "In the midst of life wo are iu death." On Tuesday evening last, Mr.

Joseph Detweiler, a fanner, near town, mot with quite painful accident near tho railroad depot on Union street. It ap pears that Mr. D. had a vicious horse hitched along side of a mule, both at tached to a farm wagon, from which lie was disposing of potatoes, vegetables, to the citizens residing on Union street, and when tho vicinity ol the railroad a freight train came along which freightened the horse, who commenced prancing and rearing in such a manner is to cause Mr. Detweiler to spring to the head of the animal, and just as ho was in the act of seizing him by the bridle he made a plpnge into the air, and in his descent he struck Mr.

Detweiler immediately over the eye with one of his shoes, cutting two deep gashes above and below the optical organ. Medical aid was promptly rendered by Dr. Mish, who pronounced the wounds of a painful nature. The six-legged pig and the two headed cow has been on exhibition in this place the past week to the infinite amusement of our juveniles. The "tat contributor" ol the Marietta Register, does not like the style of the Mount Joy News and Gossip, a society journal.

Well, it flourished long before "Winnebago" assumed any literature honors, and we have no doubt it will continue doing so, notwithstanding the dissenting voice ol mnebago." Our churches were well attended yes terday. The newly arrived Messrs. Swindell ot the Methodist, and Miller of the Bethel, giving general sat isfaction to their respective congrega tions. On Friday last, Rev. Gibson, of the Presbyterian church, returned homo from Franklin, accompanied by his bride, a lady from that place.

"May joy bo with them" is the exclamation of their many friends. There is a party residing at the western terminus of our borough who make it their business to watch and givo information against all parties found gathering coal along the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad company. Wo think this a poor way to get revenge from a poor man for some fancied wrong which we have no doubt was never committed. The children of these same parties were seen on different occasions, and on the Sabbath day, with hooks, no doubt manufactured of coal from the cars of passing trains, whilst their parents were watching the proceedings with a greedy eye from some prominent point. Such parties as these deserve to be handled without gloves when testifying against their neighbors in a court of justice in the nineteenth century.

We hope justice will be meted out to them. Susquehanna shad have made their appearance in our midst. 1 per pairis the price asked. Hucksters and ice cream venders are busy. Mr.

John M'llheuny, tho mercantile appraiser, visited our town last week, and distributed his notices of appeal. The late rains have caused a rise in the river, and consequently our waterman are jubilant. Uno. Don't forget the Cantata of Daniel by the Harrisburg Choral Society next Thursday evening in the Opera House. Reserved seats at Dr.

on Saturday, April, 21. Tickets at Ward's music store and from members. Leg Broken. A mau named Benjamin Urick, a rag and iron peddler, residing on Eleventh street, was admitted to the City Hospital this afternoon with one of his legs broken in two places, caused by having been thrown from a wagon while himself and another were engaged in a riendly wrestle. It is said both parties were intoxicaled at the time.

A Paralytic Stroke. Mrs. Margaret Jane, wife of James Onslow, well known in this city as Harrisburg legislative correspondent for the Pittsburg newspapers had a severe stroke of Paralysis on Thursday night and is now lying unconscious at her residence iu Pittsburg. It is feared the attack may prove fatal, while even the most hopeful of her friends believe she will never recover her speech in case the 2:00 P. M.

THE FIRE SPREADING MINERS ABOUT TO STRIKE, Sympathy with the Engineers. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS. The determined "stand-off" of tlie Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad has quickened and vitalized a practical sympathy among the miners in the entire Schuykill coal region The Reading Times and Dispatch of this morning states that large and enthusiastic meetings have been recently held in Tamaqua and elsewhere in that section. The miners and laborejs of the coal districts are in hearty accord with the engineers, and it is reported they are willing to join in a gen eral strike. is believed that between 15,000 and 20,000 men are ready to go on a strike, this week.

This statement is entirely corroborated by a dispatch which appeared the JNew ork Herald of yes terday THE BROTHERHOOD UNITED. Parties from Schuylkill county report that there are some considerable accessions to the Brotherhood recently, in the coal region, the men are beaming to appreciate the situation, and those who at first hesitated to cast their fortunes with us, are now enlisted for the war. The Cata-wissa Branch is a source of daily trouble, and so with the other branches. On the main lino they have concentrated their strength to make a good showing. That explains the train schedule business.

The Brotherhood is united in its present antagonism to the Heading Railroad Company." MASS MEETING IX HEADING TUTS WEEK. A mass meeting of the engineers, firemen, conductors, bagage masters, brake-nieu and all others who sympathize with the B. L. E. in their determination to resist Mr.

Gowen's demand of withdrawal from the Brotherhood, will be held some evening this week, at the Academy of Music, in Reading. Grand Chief Engineer P. M. Authur, of Cleveland, who has been ill for some time past, will be present and deliver an address. SIX MEETINGS IN PHILADELPHIA YESTERDAY.

An Associated Press telegram from Philadelphia, last night, says To-day four meetings of engineers andj firemen were held, ana two 01 conductors, brake men and baggage-masters. The object of the meetings was the union of all the train men, if possible, in support of the engineers, and a general discussion of the situation. Hereafter only engineers and firemen, and others who are compe tent to take tlio places ot engineers are to receive pay from the Brotherhood. The railroad officials say that everything is working to their satisfaction. a big sympathy meeting.

Over in Hobokeu, N. a meeting of engineers and firemen of all the railroads centering in New York was held on Saturday evening last, to express sympathy with the engineers who have been requested by the Reading railroad company to withdraw from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The following resolutions were adopted Resolved, We the engineers and lirenieii running on the many roads that terminate in the city of New York and vicinity, do denounce the action of said officers as being heartless and tyrannical, and unworthy of men who profess to be gentlemen. Resolved, That we resist by all honorable means any iuroad made upon our rights as freemen. And to our brother engineers and firemen and fellow railroad men we extend our heart felt sympathy and support, even to the division of our last dollar.

The meeting then adjourned to re-assemble at Lafayette, near Jersey city, on the 28th inst. GENERALITIES. A litle fellow who wore striped stockings was asked why he made barber poles of his legs. LTis pert reply was, "well, ain't I a little shaver?" Bishop Simpson delivered a lecture on the Bible in Association Hall Saturday evening before the New York Sunday-School Association. It is said that the spring style of the common hand organ has only one stop.

It begins in the morning and stops at night. A gifted contributor sends us a poem beginning, "Open the doors to the children." You'd better, if you don't want all the paint kicked off the panels. Ex-Congressman Wiley G. Wells, of Mississippi, has been appointed Solicitor of the Treasury in place of Mr. Talbot.

General J. II. U. Smith, of Ohio, has been appointed Appointment Clerk of the Treasury Department. James Temple, colored, was found dead, wirii his throat cut, in Wilmington, yesterday morning.

Another colored man named John Rhodes, being arrested, confessed that he killed Temple, but said it was in self-defence. An exchange sartastically remarks The hungry lawyers of Fulton county will be pleased to learn that the Commissioners have placed a "dinner bell" in the cupola of the McConnellsburg court house. On Friday the drapery around the altars in the chapel attached to the Hotel Dieu, and also in the French church of Notre Dame de Yictoiri, in Quebec, took fire, both cases was extinguished without much damage. Somewhat of a panic ensued in the latter church, but no serious result followed. THE BATTLE GROUND.

ROUMANIA PROTESTING Austria and Russia Acting in Harmony. London, April 22. The Emperor of Knssia arrived at lvichenefl yesterday. London April 21. A special despatch from Vienna to The Times says Quite a panic reigns Koumama about the Turkish invasion.

The Roumanian Government has applied in its extremity to the Powers, and is becoming more pressing in its demand to bo saved from Circassians and Bashi-Bazouks. They have also turned to the 1 urkish Government, remonstrating against tho occupation of Roumania by Turkish troops. The answer has not been reassuring, Turkey saying, the passage of Turkish troops to the Roumania would depend upon the turn of military affairs, but, that if this happens in consequence of the entry of the Russian troops, tho Porte declines the responsibility for Roumania being turned into the theater of war. A Reuter telegram from Bucharest says the Russian general staff has left Kisclieneff for Tngheni and The calvary force is marching toward tho Danube, the artillery is concentrated at Ung-heni, and the infantry massed in the direction of Chotm, Sculeni, and Ungheni. TO BE DECLARED TO-MORROW.

Reuter's telegram from St. Petersburg to-day says Prince Gortchakoffs circular to the Powers has not yet been delivered. Its delivery is expected to-morrow, which according to the Russian Telegraphic Agency will be one day before the proclamation of the Imperial manifesto and declaration of war. The Czar will review the troops at Kisclieneff on Tuesday. MR.

I. A YARD STRIVING FOR PEACE. A Renter telegram from Constantinople says "It is said that Mr. Layard, at an interview with Edhem and Safvet Pashas on Saturday, censured the terms of the rorte reply to tho protocol, and re iterated the warning that England cannot support Turkey. It Is.

also said he touched upon tho question whether it was still possible to avert war. SERVIA PREPARING: The correspondent of the Daily News at Pest telegraphs: I hear that Servia notwithstanding peace with the Porte, is concentrating two corps, nominally of observation, one at Negotin and the other at Deligrad, and has prohibited all Servian subjects from leaving the principality." THE SULTAN TO TAKE COMMAND IN PERSON. A despatch to The Daily Telegraph from Pera Sunday says "Tho Sultan, while still hoping for peace, definitively decided to-day to go to the Danube and take command of the troops in case of ENGLISH NAVAL REINFORCEMENTS. The London Post says "We understand tho English Mediterranean fleet will shortly be reinfored by the Channel squadron." A ROUMANIAN MANIFESTO. A Vienna despatch to The Daily News states that a manifesto by Roumania will be published immediately after Russia's, to the effect that Roumania acts in alliance with Russia in the war.

The reason given is that Turkey persits in denying Roumania her rightful privileges, and insultingly endeavors to designate her as an integral part of the Turkish Empire. STATE NEWS. A young man from Muncy forged a note for $40 to get married. The A. M.

E. conference, bedding its sessions iu Williamsporr, will adjourn this evening. Philadelphia has a street appropriately named canal street. Children float their boats in about a foot of water, the entire width of the street. Selma Borg is having her biography written by the dailies.

Geists new paper "The New Era will appear next Saturday. The Monloursville Normal school will re-open in a few days. Application for a change of venue has been made in the Huntzinger case, Potts-ville. The Miners' Journal has a department devoted to wrecks on the Reading ing railroad. Men will wianglefor religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it anything but live for it.

American car wheels are finding a demand in Europe. Several shipments have been made recently, one of them consisting of 100 destined for Antwerp, CITY AFFAIRS. The sale of seats for the cantata of Daniel at the Opera House next Thursday is proceeding quite lively, and there every indication that there will be a full house. A man named Jack Noble was arrested on Saturday evening by officer Cilly, on the strength of a telegraphic despatch from Carlisle, charging Noble with arson. The prisoner was taken to Carlisle.

The Pennsylvania railroad officers are to meet at Altoona next Tuesday evening to arrange a new schedule for the running of trains during thespringand Summer. The lilac buds are swelled almost to bursting point, and a few more days of warm weather will bring forth the embryo blossoms. A number of parties were seen in the Front street parks to-day, armed with knives and baskets, gathering dandelion greens. LARGE SHIPMENT OP CORN. During the past two days the Reading railroad has been crowded with freight and coal trains, and the transportation department almost tested to its full capacity.

The information furnished a representative of the Times and Dispatch from the General Dispatchers otlice in Reading makes an exceedingly gratifying exhibit. There has been no marked fall ing off in tlio freight or coal traffic, and the passenger trains for the past few days have been running well-tilled. "The two recent accidents are not attributable to new men, for the engineers of both trains were old employees," said a railroad oilicial "and the efforts to mislead the public iu regard to these accidents has," he further remarked, "only ecoiled upon its authors. There has been no cessation of passenger travel, and the freight and coal traffic is greater at this time than during tlio corresponding period last year. About 110,000 tons of coal were shipped during the week ending on Friday last.

THE LAST TWO PAYS' WORK. Looking over the train scehdulo for the 20th inst, the following facts were gathered On the main line ilO loaded coal trains, of 125 cars each, down the road, and 19 empty coal trains, oiio cars each, -were sent into tno Schuylkill region, besides tliese were the regular passenger freight trains, which all made schedule time. On the East Penn branch, six regular and one extra passenger train went eastward, and there were seven regular passenger trains west in addition to. ten freight trains both ways. On the Lebanon Yal-ley brauch there were twelve passenger trains, altogether, eastward and westward bound, and sixteen freights com pleted that day's work.

The ruu of the 21st, whioh ended Snnday noon, was something remarkable. On the main line 41 loaded coal trains of 125 cars vach. passed down to Philadelphia and 45 empty coal trains, averaging 100 cars each, passed up into the coal region. the i enn Branch there were 24 freight trains, both ways, besides the regular passenger travel. On the Lebanon Valley Branch there were 18 freight trains, both ways, besides the egular passenger traffic.

1 esterday there were three extra freight trains over the East Pnn Branch, and the Perkiomen railroad was crowded beyond its capacity and several freight trains were obliged to pass over the East Penn Branch and main line. large consignments of corn and oil. On Saturday night one hundred cars loaded with corn were shipped from Buf- falo, N. via the Philadelphia and Reading railroad to Port Richmond, from thence to be consigned to Livorpool.Eng-1 land. Seventy cars had passed throu Reading up to 7 p.m.

yesterday, and the balance, no doubt went through during the night. The shipment of oil lias been also largely increased during the past few days. The pressure for freight accommodations has been unusually great, and this demand for cars shows that there is no diminution of business as was reported. During the past two days 3,875 loaded coal cars passed down the main line with an aggregate of nearly 50,000 tons. Dining the same period there passed into the coal region 6,875 empty cars, and this is exclusive of the freight and passenger business.

ITEMS OK I.VTEUEVr. An English paper states that cx-Picsi-dent Grant is expected in St. Petersburg at the end of June or the beginning of July, accompanied by Mrs. Grant, his youngest son and his daughter, and the hitter's husband. Afterwards he will pay a visit to Moscow A Nashville despatch reports that by the tornado of Wednesday night a house in Coffeo county was blown entirely away, and a woman literally torn to pieces by its.timbers.

Mrs. Charletou, aged 67, and Mrs. Harrison, aged 72, were mortally woundedot Lavergne. and are expected to die. John Alcnheimer, a tailor, disappeared from his residence on Jersey City Heights two years ago in a mysterious manner, leaving his wife and six children in destitute circumstances.

He had always been a faithful husband and father. Mrs. Alenheimer believed he had been murdered. On Friday last she was notified through the Washington authorities that her husband had died in Austra lia, leaving her 4,000 in gold, which had been forwarded to Washington. A Bronton, New Jersey, correspondent states that some of the unemployed citizens of that place are making good the old saying that "An idle brain is the devil's workshop," by committing depredations such as setting fire to buildings, obstructing railroad travel by taking up rails, turning switches and filling frogs with stone and material in order that trains may run off the track regardless of consequences.

They also amuse themselves by chloroforming in order to steal and plunder, the town treasurer being their victim last week and the loser of six hundred dollars. Bronton, like many other inland towns. has been kept in motion by its extensive nail and iron works. For nearly twenty years these works have been in operation, giving employment to a large majority of the mechanics and laboring classes, but a uuiversal stagnation in business, caused these works to close in tho early part of 187C, since which time the employees have been waiting patiently for the fa miliar whistle and bum of machinery. but patience lias ceased to be a virtue.

consequently many have left the place, and some of those remaining are amusing themselves by committing the depredations cited. i I i i does survive..