Punxsutawney Spirit, 1885-12-09

              ' vol. xni. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. yunx*tttattm*9 Spirit. $|e ${«« £Utt. NO. 27. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9. 1885. Two Lives Shot Out. OJSTLY Three Months WINTER. Attention Buyers ! Ladies' Shoes and Gents Shoes, An Immense Stock of Thousands of Hats and Gaps IN CEI NERAL. NOT MUCH ! THE TROUBLE AT FOKT MYEB. INNER WORKINGS OF GEN. HAZEN's SIG• NAL CORPS—THE STORY GRAPHICALLY TOLI) BY ONE WHO KNOWS. The Stuff We Are Made Of oooooooooooooooooooooooooo dogs was formed this evening, and if the Mayor does not order all dogs found running at large without muzzles to be shot, they will bo poisoned. The Chief of Pol ico ordered all the dogs supposed to hare been bitten to be killed, and two police officers poisoned thirty this afternoon with strychnine.Puuxsctawxit, PA. Office on. door east of the Western Union Telagf.pl) Olllce. Practice in the court* of Indiana ■d Jefferson counties. Ty IN SLOW ft CALDERWOOD, A TTORNE YS-A T-LAW, PTOXSUTAWNKY, PA. Office on Gilpin street, two door* north of SBieids' furniture store. Q M. HEWER, A TTORNE T A T LA W, THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. SHERMAN FOR PRESIDENT OP THE SENATE ANI) CARLISLE FOR SPEAKER. And M the St. Elmo is Hade 0' We presume that no one, with the exception, perhaps, of some of our competitors, is of the opinion that the ST. ELMO STORE A LEX. J. TRUITT, A TTORNEY-A T-LA IT, PCNXSDTAWNKV, PA. Opposite Spirit Building. Practice in the Ohms of adjacent counties. TJJDWARD A. CARMALT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAIT, Brookvillk, Pa, Office with Judge Jenks. Legal business care folly attended to. QONItAD & MUNDORFF, ATTORNEYS-A T-LA W, Office in Rodger's building, opposite the Clem oients House. Legal business entrusted to then will receive prompt and carcful attention. JENKS & CLARK, ATTORNEYS-A T LA W, Biiookville, Pa. Office in Matson Block, opposite the public buildings. iThere's Plenty Room on Top| Is absolutely unnecessary in Punxsutawney. No, sir ; we don't think that any person can be found in Jefferson or Indiana county who has formed such an opinion, but if there should be, we venture to point with pardonable pride to the fact that in a little more than two years we have built up a trade which is neither surpassed nor equaled in this nor our neighboring counties. From the start we believed in the old saying JOHN ST. CLAIR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, And Justice of the Peace, Punxsut.iwnej-, Pft. Office in Mundorff building, nearly opposite Spikit building. Collections made, depositions taken, and all kinds of legal business attended to. XT C.. CAMPBELL, * A TTORNE YS A T-LA Jf, BltOOKVILLE, Pa. Qffica in Matson's office, Matson building, op pdSite the Court House. W M. GILLESPIE, A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W, Clayville Pa. Coll iCtions entrusted to him will b- diligently attended to and promptly paid over. Reynolds villk, Pa. Q C. BENSCOTER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, We have worked accordingly, and reached the desired " top." And now we don't propose to have any grass grow in front of the St. Elmo Store. for recommending that justice be done, while Lieut. Green a low-born sailor from before the mast should be upheld in his abuse and shameful conduct 1 Evidently Gen. Hazen is of the same coarse, brutal nature as his sycophant and wishes to use him to do some of his dirty work. The last questions comes, What is the remedy ? This will soon bo answered by our representatives in the halls of Congress. The Signal Service as it is now conducted is a fungus growth on the Ilegular Army, and why should it be ? Is it necessary that the meteorological observations must be made under the svpervision of the army ? Not more so than a Brigadier General should have charge of the Agricultural Department or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Why is Fort Myer sustained at an annual expense of 145,000 ? Simply to maintain Gen. Ha/.eu in the rank of Brigadier General. The work done at Fort Myer can bo done, and better done, on the different meteorological stations and at absolutely no expense. The times call for reform. Here is one place where our representatives can most commeudably practice reform and that quickly. Not only is this a question that interests the country at large but individually and personally does it come to the 2.3th Congressional District, as some of the men court-martialed belong there,and it is to be sincerely hoped that your 1 Representative will do what is in his power to crush out this little despotism from our land of freedom. \Vrore it possible I would like to give some idea of the experiences and treatment of the cadets, and for a sample will take their tare: For breakfast each man receives in a battered and dirt-begrimed tin cup, labled "U. S.," a black, pitchy substance very abundant in quantity, commonly called "coffee," dry bread, never fresh and frequently mouldy, Sodium Chloride, "Aquia-impum" and a piece of I ho toughest beef ever driven front Texas. This article cannot be called food, as you might as well eat pine chips. This bill of fare is sometimes varied by having beans cooked with the vilest pork that Cincinnati can produce. For dinner the "black, pitchy substance" is omitted, and the cadets are served with a species of soup similar 111 consistency to water, in which the housewife has washed her dishes. For supper everything is omitted except the coffee and dry bread. A Mad Dogr Terrorizes the People of Newark. Office two doors east of the Post Office. T)R. W. F. BEYER, PHYSICIAN AN1) SURGEON, Punysdtawnky, Pa. Overcoats and Winter Clotting T)K. VVM. ALTMAN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, FA. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Punxsutawney und vicinity. P)R. S. S. HAMILTON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PCNXSUTAWNEV, PA. Office in dwelling. Offers his services to the people of Pnnxsutawney and the surrounding country.  We may still be considered in an incipient stage, but appearances so far favor the presumption that lawn mowers will be at a decidedly low ebb at the St. Elmo. This week, commencing November 9th, we propose to inaugurate what may be styled a very systematic style of doing business. We have on hand a very large stock of Washington, I). C. Due. <>.—The caucus of Republican Senators, called for the purpose of deciding? upon a candidate for President of the Senate, to till the vacancy caused by the death of Vice President Hendricks, resulted in the selection of Senator Sherman, of Ohio, who received all the votes but two cast fer Senator Edmunds. The nomination was then madcj unanimous. Senator Sherman made a brief speech, accepting the nomination. The caucus of Democratic Senators agreed upon Senator Harris, of Tennessee, as a candidate. The Republican Senators also determined to urge the passage of Mr. Hoar's Presidential bill, which provides that in rase of a vacancj in the office of President and Vice President from any cause that the Cabinet o!lieers shall succeed to the Presidency in the following order: Secretary of State, Secretary <>( the Treasury, Secretary of War, Attorney General,Pi>stmaster-tienera I,Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Interior, these officers to hold the position until the disability of the President or Vice-President is removed or their successors elected. The Democratic members of the | House of Representatives also held a caucus, and Mr. Carlisle was nominated for Speaker by ae.lamatioii. The other candidates decided upon for ofllccrs of the Mouse were Clark, ot Missouri, for Clerk : l.eedom, of Ohio, for Sergeant-at-Arms : I >onelson,of Tennessee, for Doorkeeper; Dalton, for Postmaster, and Rev. \V. II. Mi I burn, of Chicago, (the blind preacher), for Chaplain. The Republican Representatives selected Air. Reed, of Maine, as the minority candidate for Speaker, he having received (i.'i of the 108 votes cast. Col. W. O. Crosbie, of Iowa, was nominated for Clerk; Captain A. O. Marsh, of Indiana, for Sergeant-at- Arnis; Col. J. It. Seidell, of Connecticut, for Doorkeeper; C'has. W. Adam*, of Maryland, for Postmaster; Rev. F. .1. Itritt, of Nebraska, for Chaplain. The Republican caucus also adopted resolutions favoring immediate action J by the t 'ongress upon the question of Presidential succession, the passage ol a properly guarded Mexican Pension bill, with provisions for pensioning I'nion Soldiers ot the late war, widows and orphans, similar to the bill passed by the Senate during the Forty-eighth Congress, and in favor of the unconditional repeal of the limitation of the arrears of pension act. £)It. 8. C. ALLISON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Offers his services to the people of Punxsutawney ar.d vicinity. J. SHEFFER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Having permanently located in Covode, Pa., 1 offer my professional services to the people of this vicinity. Chronic diseases of women a specialty.  T)R. I). G. HUBBARD, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office in residence on North Fimllay street T)R. CHARLES D. ERNST, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Has permanently located in this place, and offers his professional services to tne citizens of this vicinitv. lie may be found at all times at his office in the Campbell building. German language spoken. Member of Board of Pension Examiners.  Now in order to dispose of almost the entire stock before the end of the season so as to make room for Spring again. We shall hang a card in our store which shall read as follows : justices of tlje  T)R. W. J. CHANDLER, SURGEON DENTIST, PUNXSl'TAWNEY, PA. Office in corner room, Torrence Block. T)R. w. j. Mcknight, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Bkookvili.f, Pa. Professional calls promptly responded to. T)R. S. J. HUGHES, S URGEON DENTIST, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office over North, Miller A Pantall's Grocery Store, Johnston Building, cor. Mahoning and l'indley streets. i BOTTOM PRICE ONLY | And we shall hang it in a prominent place so as to attract every salesman's attention while waiting on our customers, and to remind us that bottom price and Will enable us to dispose of our immense stock before the end of the season. Wakkkn, <)., Dec. i.—A telegram was received by (lie City Marshal here to-day from the City Marshal of Mercer, I'a., to arrest Nellie llurke and «Iane(irey. Miss Nellie is a beautiful girl of lij. In a lit of desperation she attempted the lite of her mother, because she made her lover reject her last night. They fell into the arms of the Marshall just as they stepped off* tho train. They were flnely dressed and are now in jail. We are determined to have winter no longer than three months —our prices must and will rule that determination. TOIIN T. BELL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office one door east of Shields' store. All business entrusted to his cure will receive prompt attention, and all monies paid over to the parties Immediately upon receipt thereof. .Special attention given to collections, acknowledgement of deeds and taking depositions. T B.MORRIS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Young Township, Pa. Collection* and other business promptly attended to. ST. ELMO STORE TOHN G. ERNST, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, McCai.uont Township, Pa. Collections made. Deeds and other legal paalters cknowledged. _____ Office in the St. Elmo Hotel. TflRANK P. GRAF, FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT PUNYSPTAWMBY, PA The petrified skeleton of a whale over thirty-six feet long, has been discovered by an officer ot the Coast Survey on a range of mountains in Montgomery county, Cal., over 5,300 ftol above the sea. _ —A mushroom described by a physician of Portland, Ore., as having sprung up In a single uight near his doorstep,measured twenty-four inches in circumference and weighed one and a half pounds. Special correspondence to the Spirit: Washington, D. C., Nov. 29,1885. Editor Spirit— Dear Sir: The trouble at Fort Myer, which has attracted so much attention throughout the country generally, and the severe criticism of the press, may not be as well understood by your readers as it might be. The trouble in the first place was occasioned by the complaint of the class now under instruction, upon the occasion of their company commander Lieut. Green, using abusive language to them on a morning drill. The pretext for the court-martial was that the complaint, although "couched in respectful language," was not forwarded through the proper military channels and was signed by the eighteen young men, instead of each sending in a seperate complaint. The Army Regulations strictly forbid "Su-! pervisors of every grade to injure those under them by tyrannical or capricious conduct, or by abusive language. [Kegs. 1803, p. 3.] The language in question was as fol- lows : " your souls to ; what in do you mean ! What in and do you mean ? You fools; you are a disgrace to yourselves, to me and the uniforms you wear." The cause of all this outburst was a wrong command and when some of the men attempted to execute it, occasioned some confusion. Because of this protest by the class and for nothing else they were called from their beds at midnight and arrainged for trial on charges they had not before heard of, nor would the court permit them to bo read the sec-' ond time. Seven were tried and convicted the first evening the court convened in less than two hours. The next day Hon. Henry Wise Garnett and C!en. Ben. Buttenvorth,Representative from Ohio, were secured as counsel. This evidently was not according to the liking of the court, which attempted by every means possible to evade their presence, and when such means as holding the sessions at unnatural and without previous notice failed, the President of the court took the law in his own bauds and buckling on his sword ordered them to leave the room, or lie would eject them by force. The treatment of the class since the trial has been both tyrannical and unjust in the extreme. From reliable sources and the drift of other matters it is known that it was the full intention to inflict the severest punishment a garrison court-martial can give, viz : One month's pay and one month's confinement in the guard-house. But when public sentiment and sympathy was felt to be entirely on the side of the young men, the court brought in a sentence of Public Reprimand, "the publication of which is considered a suflieient reprimand for men whose intelligence cannot fail to, at all times, prompt the wish to do right." Just another example of the justice of Gen. Ilazcn's court. A few days before the ruction of the class, a young man of the strictest ideas of propriety,happened to jump over a table. A table ? No. The semblance of a table and used for the purpose of the above mentioned article, consisting of three pine boards about it! feet long, planed and fastened together in the same manner as a farmer would make a door for his sheep stable. This is placed with the elects uppermost 011 two trestles and sparsely covered with tin plates and cups. There were not one at the table when the young man in question placing his hands on the table (?) and sprang over it without touching it with his heels. The matter was reported to the company Commander and he recommended that the young man be court-martialed. After the farce was over, what was the result ? Was the otl'ence a grave breach of discipline? It seems so, and lie was lined $5 of his monthly wages of 1 $12. The entire class are from the best families, and have, with a few exceptions, received college educations, and fully understand what is to bo expected either from officers or privates. The questions naturally ariso, who is to blame? Could the affair have been avoided, and what is the remedy? The answer to the first has already been given, and I come to the second question. Had Gen. Ilazen, when the men committed this breach j of discipline, if such they did, reprimanded Lieut. Green or ordered him to appolojfize to them he would not only have avoided the difficulty but would have made warm friends of the entire class. But in a letter he wrote j Lieut. Swift he claims that it would ; never do to humble an officer in the I sight of his men. At the same time ; severely reprimanding Lieut. Swift, a gentleman and commandant of the Post, while he pats his boot-licker, Lieut. Green, and commends him for his "many soldierly qualties." Why should Lieut. Swift be reprimanded The origin of the trouble was that on Wednesday night Jamison refused to drink with Strobeeker, and after obtaining a pistol the latter went out hunting for his man. Strobeeker was a blaek sheep of his family, and laniison was one of the most prominent young attorneys in the State and had been frequently a member of Democratic State conventions. Kv this time Strobockcr had dropped his pistol and was staggering back against the front windows. Suddenly ho fell upon his knees and his face dropped to the floor. He gasped and in twenty minutes was dead. He hail a ball in his right side and another in his left hip. .Jamison was also shot in the right side and died at 10 o'clock this morning. Somebody remarked, "Well if you are dead you have got your man." "Yes, I believe 1 have, but 1 am killed." Macon, (i'a., Dec. 1.—The duel of last night, in which Strobockcr, was almost instantly killed, was followed to-day by the death of Sam .Jamison, the other principal in the affray. It hail its beginning when .Jamison and a party of friends were in a saloon and Strobockcr came in and opened tire on them with his revolver. .Jamison also drew, and four shots were exchanged. Then he fell to the floor, crying "I am dead." Newark, N. J., Dec. 3.—A large | black dog, foaming at the mouth and j evidently mad, ran about the streets : in Newark, yesterday. When first seen its singular action attracted attention. The cry of " mad dog " was raised, and passers-by made haste to get out of the way. The dog attacked a cur and lacerated its throat. Further 011 a large Newfoundland dog was attacked and badly bitten. Austin Fitzgerald, a lad, was bitten in three places, and Eddy ltyan, who was on his way from school, was bitten on his left forearm. The savage animal then started in pursuit of a woman, who sprang into a milk-wagon and escaped injury. A few moments afterward the dog bit a little girl 011 the arm. Continuing 011 the dog dashed through a crowd of children issuing from Fifth ward school and passed another crowd of children at the St. James' parochial school. George Chihls was rolled over and over by the dog, which savagely bit him in the face, arm and leg. At No. 118 Alonroe street the dog sprang upon the stoop and ferociously bit at the door-knob. l$v this time the whole neighborhood was greatly excited, but nothing was done to put an end to the animal until John Mc- Kelvev approached the beast as it stood 0*11 its hind legs gnawing at the door kuob and emptied both barrels of a shot-gun into its body. The injured children were taken to the otllce of Dr. E. A. Osborn, where the wounds were cauterized. Dr. William O'Gormau at once interested himself in the unfortunate children, whose parents are all poor, lie published an appeal to the people of Newark this afternoon, lie referred to Pasteur's discovery of mitigated hydrophobia virus, and said: "I have such confidence iu the preventative force of inoculation by mitigated virus that were it my misfortune to be bitten by a rabid dog I would board the first steamer, go straight to Paris and place myself immediately in the hands of Pasteur. I appeal to' the medical profession and to the humane of all classes to help send the poor children where there is almost a certainty of prevention and cure." The appeal at once amused much interest and over -$100 was iin mediately subscribed by prominent citizens. Dr. O'Gorman at once cabled to Pasteur: "Three children bitten by dog supposed to be mad. Dog promptly killed. Will you take charge of children if sent to Paris? I have head and spinal column of a dog supposed to be rabid aud will send them if requested." Dr. O'Gprman will send the children to Paris by the French line of steamers from New York on Wednesday. He estimates the cost of the trip at j $1,000. The children, ho says, can be cared for in Parsian hospitals free of cost. A meeting of the medical pro-1 fession of Newark will be hold aud measures adopted to raise funds. A secret society for the extermination of OPPOSITE HT. ELMO HOTEL. Q "o"o"o""6 O vg-Q-Q-Q O O O O O 0~0 jpnm ' * *<■ M f •• 4 - ■i * Hi ■ *u