Punxsutawney Spirit, 1886-03-24

              The very latest in The most complete line of And the very best selection of Has he Disappointed You this Tims ? No, Sir! Hold lirisriii'.ds Meal PMm aid Centers R. L. VANHOBN. w- s- H'COLUM. VAUSOSH & MeOOLLUM, OPPOSITE ST. ELMO HOTEL. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. ja-House Wall, Cellar and Cistern work tone In the neatest possible manner. Prices as reasonable as Is consistent with good work. Contracts solicited. la"38 MIK IB OF ANCIENT DUTCH IU.OOD AND A yunxftutamtttg £pirtt. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, §•• &t' 9tmo gtoxt. IN STORE FOR THE PUBLIC ANOTHER SURPRISE IT'S TEE ST. ELMO STOEE AGAIN Ofltee on Gilpin street, two doors north of Shields' furniture store. p, M. REWER, " A TTORXE Y-A TLA IV, PUNXSCTAWNKY, P*. ,«w. PCNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office one floor east of the Western Union Telegraph Office. Practice in the courts of Indiana M»t Jefferson counties. WIN8LOW & CALDERWOOD, A TTOllXEYS-A T LA JT, Wsf. G. Carmalt. When we began to descend it was easy work until we got to the foot of Mt. Mitchell, then we had to ascend to Clinguian's Peak, It is harder than yon anticipate. We still had splendid views. We could see a train of car9 winding np the mountain some 15 miles away. You cannot realize the sense of pleasure one feels after such a trip. After arriving at the Patton House at the foot of the mountain, I soon resnmedmy journey alone, but these words run through my mind : "What is man, j that thou art mindful of hini or the son of man that thou dost regard him f" I shall leave for Knoxville in the morning, and j from there will go to Georgia. loftiest of the Blue There was also Old Gray Beard, with cold gray head, looking as stern as Martin Luther before the diet of worms. A LEX. J. TRUITT, A TTORXE T-A T-LA W, FlTNXSrTAWNKY, PA. gpposite Spirit Building. Practice in the Courts of adjacent counties. NO FURTHER COMMENTS NECESSARY T?DWARD A. CARMALT, A TTORXE Y-A T-LA II', Brookville, Pa Office with Judge Jenks. I-egal business eareattended to. I lie St. Elmo Store buyer id home again. Now wliat of that? Other people are home again, too ; still nobody seems to care whether they are or not ; excepting perhaps their immediate neighbors: But pONKAD & MUNDORFF, A TTORXE YS-A T LA IV, Office in Rodger's building, opposite the Cleminents House. Legal business entrusted to them will receive prompt and careful attention. JENKS & CLARK, A TTORXE YS- A T LA II', Bkookvili.K, Pa. Office in Matson Rlock, opposite the public Hufldings.  EVERYBODY LOOKS TO UN ST. CLAIR, A TTORXE FAT-LA n, Anil Jmstice of the Peace, Punxsutawney, Pa. Office in Mundorff building, nearly opposite SPIRIT building. Collections made, depositions taken, and all kindsof legal business attended to. SUITS MEN'S AND YOUTHS' i*or the St. Elmo Store buyer, because everybody expects him to bring the very latest styles in TT C. CAMPBELL. * A T-LA W, Brookvii.lk, Pa. Qffica in Matson's oflico, Matson building, oppoltte the Court House. W M. GILLESPIE, ATTORXEY-AT-LAW, Clayville Pa. Coll iCtions entrusted to hiin will li diliattended to and promptly paid over. Q C. BENSCOTER, DISTRICT ATTORXEY, Rktnoldsvi [.i.e. Pa. 3ty)9$iciaits. CKEIbTTS HATS T)R. W. F. BEYER, PHYSICIAX AXV SVRGEOX, PUNYBUTAWNBY, PA. Office two doors east of the Post Office. Treachery to the Indian. He continually wants to set tilings on fire in school, the dress of the teacher, or clothing of the other pupils, and has several times been detected just ia time to prevent the destruction of the building. While his grandmother, with whom ho is now living, was away from home he caught the large house oat, placed her on the red hot stove and roasted her to death. Other inhuman acts of cruelty have been reported of him. Several medical gentlemen will probably examine him. Rkadix<>, March 17.—Superintendent of Schools Balliet was informed to-day of a pupil just entered the public schools here who shows a remarkable mania for torturing persons and animals with tire. His name is Reuben Briuer, ago 7 years, a scholar iu one of the Ninth ward schools. The teacher can do nothing with him, and is compelled to keep him seated on tho platform near her desk. Until recently he resided with his parents in Philadelphia. There, while his parents were absent, he lit a piece of paper at the stove and erately set tire to the clothing of his little brother, aged 18 months, whose limbs were burned to a crisp, and he died while the young tiend enjoyed it, and gleefully told his parents what he had done. He was penned in the garret and kept on bread and water for a month, after which ho was sent to Reading, as he expressed an intention to cut his two brothers throats with a butcher knife. Gents' Furnishings, T)R. \VM. ALTMAN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSCTAWNEY, Pi. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Punxsutnwney and vicinity.  SHOESFOR LADIES AND GENTS PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. Office in dwelling. Offers his services to the people of Punxsutawney and the surrounding country.  |~)R. S. S. HAMILTON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, f)R. 8. C. ALLISON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSCTAWNEY, PA. Offers his services to the people of Punxsutawttey and vicinity.  T)R. D. G. HUBBARD, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUNXSUTAWNBY, PA. Office in residence on North Findlay street T)R. J. SHEFFER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PCNXBUTAWNBY, PA. Having permanently located in Covode, Pa., I offer my professional services to the people of this vicinity. Chronic diseases of women a specialty. The immense crowds that have been in and aronnd the St. Elmo Store within the last few days furnish the best proof that the St. Elmo has this time even surpassed itself, and obtained T)R. w. J. Mcknight, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Brooxvillp, pa. Professional calls promptly responded to. T)R. CHARLES D. ERNST, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, PUXXSCTAWKHT, PA. Has permanently located in this place, and offers his professional services to the citizens or this yicinity. He may be found at all times at his office in the Campbell building. German language spoken. Member of Board of Pension Examiners. — The Best! The Largest! The Handsomest and the Cheapest Stock of Ever seen In this County, Furnishing Goods and Shoos, Clothing, New York, March 17.—The story conies from Albany that President Cleveland is ! engaged to marry Miss Van Vechten, a young lady who may justly lay claim to being the social leader of the Capital of this State. The young lady in tall, and I moHt beautiful in face ami ligure, and she J has many charms and graces of manner. I The circle in whiclishe moves is one of the most exclusive in the United States. The high society of Albany is unquestionably the most difficult to penetrate of un.v in ihe country, and Miss Van Vechen is it* central star. She lives in a splendid bouse that is situated directly across the street from the Executive Mansion, where Mr. Cleveland, w hen he whs in office could, without difficulty, have looked into Miss Van Vechten's window. Tin' lad. has.. rich complexion, dark tyes and a w ealth of waving brown hair. There is a quite striking resemblance between Iter and Mrs. Jennie Chamberlain, the lieautiful Cleveland girl, whose personal attractiveness has been the talk Europe lor a year or two back. When Mr. Cleveland was Governor of New York State lie frequently met Miss Van Vechten at the various receptions which occurred in the Executive Mansion and elsewhere in Albany, and he exhibted a marked preference for her society. It is, indeed, said that be took every possible occasion to be at her hide, and it is now noticed that she is spending a great deal of her time in Washington, when few, if any, of the social gatherings of which the President is a feature are allowed to goby without her preiem She is the lady who will he remembered is one of the personages concerned in ,v urious story which had a tragic ending inly a few months ago. There is in Albany a young gentleman of great wealth lamed Pauyn. Miss Van Vechten was at me time apparently much attached to hun .nd when she went away totheAdironlacks for the summer he propos .! foi her land. She considered the matter for a day. md then, wishing to take plenty of time or the final making up of her mind 011 a natter destined to offect her whole life, she isked Mr. Prayn to wait for bis answer antil the end of the summer season. He urged her tooonsist without further delay, but she was firm in her decision on thaf, point, and passed on her way. Mr. I'ruyu went to the White Mountains to spend his summer, and while there he met tne family of a New England clergyman. With on© of the two charming daughters ho fell det.- perately in love, and meanwhile, it is said, Miss. Van Vechten accepted his proposal of marriage. In reply he wrote her a Irani; letter, telling her of the change that had come over him, aud she, with wiimauly generosity, released him from his bargiau. Thereupon he became engaged to th>> clergyman's daughter. The engagement was a most desirable one to the minister's family by reason or young Mr. Pruyn's wealth,social standing and pleasant personal traits. Tlio young lady seemed to be highly pleased with the situation, and her father, mother and sister most acordialy urged the suit of tho young Albanian. A day was finally set for the ceremoiv, and just on the eve of its approach the prospective bride eloped and went to Europe with a young cotton broker of New York, with whom she had fallen desperately in love. The results of that act have been extraordinary. The clergyman ie reported to have becume a mental wie«k, and I believe the mother nnd second daughter arc both dead. Young Mr. Pruyn was terribly broken up by thU series of events, and the talk of Albany so - ciety is that he is going through life at agait not calculated to extend the term of his early career. The part played by Miss. Van Vechten in this tragic atl'aiy was at" all times dignified aud womanly, and it' fat<v . ha* been nnkind to Mr. Pruyn, it appears * at least to have contented itself with treating him to a of his own nif'.V.tie. The education of the Iiuiian race in Ameiica, he said wiw the solution of the Indian problem, and it wan thu only solutiou. The country was on the right track, the traiu was in motion and moving forward day by day, and unless obstructions were placed in the way it would soon roach the appointed destination—the civilation and citizenship of the American Indian. [Applause.] The hill was then read by paragraphs for amendments, and shortly afterward the committee arose and the House adjourned. Washington, March 17.—In the House Committee of the Whole to-day Air. Wellborn, of Texas, in closing the debate on the Indian appropriation bill, said that the history of the Indian policy was a dark record of broken treaties fraudulent devices and treacherous practices. The Government had entirely forfeited the confidence of the Indians. When ho reflected that this mighty Territory extended from the great lakes of the North to the Southern States, and covered a vast extent between the two oceans, which reached from the Eastern to Western shores; whou he reflected that the vast imperial territory bad been wrested from the Indian race, lie it that gentlemen was filled with complained that the Government was dealing too liberally with the Indian. Not only was he filled with amazement, but the conviction foroed itself on bis mind that, in the sight of Him who had in Hit band the destinies of nations, as well as the fortunes of individuals, no attonement would be acceptable until the remaining Indians, by the energy and benevolence of the Government had been lifted to the plane of our own civilization and enriched by the richest of all earthly boons—American citizenship.justices ef &eact. PCNXSOTAWNISY, PA. Office in corner room, Torrence Block. T)R. W. J. CHANDLER, SURGEON DENTIST, T)R. S. J. HUGHES, S URGEON DENTIST, PUNXSCTAWNBY, PA. Ottee over North, Miller A. Pantall's Grocery Stare, Johnston Building, cor. Mahoning and Pindley streets.  Now are You Ready to Buy? Eight Hours a Day. TOHN T. BELL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PUNX8UT AWNEV, PA. Office one door east of Shields' store. All business entrusted to his care will receiverprompt attention, and all monies paid over to the parties Immediately upon receipt thereof. Special attention given to collections, acknowledgement of deeds and taking depositions.  JOHN G. ERNST, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, McCalmont Township, Pa. Collections made. Deeds and other legal paftp«ts cknowledged. T B.MORRIS, * JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Young Township, Pa. Collections and other business promptly attended to.  St. Elmo Store, And finally, remember that the only place in the county where you can be made to feel at home is ST. ELMO STORE ememder that you are guarauteed a saving of at least 10 per cent, by buying your Spring Goods at the St. Elmo Store. Remember that the only place in the county where you can get a complete selection is the Black Mountain Station, N.C. | Editor Spirit: As I am detained here for awhile I thought I would send you a sketch of my wanderings through the South since I left Punxsutawney. Arriving at Harrisburg early in the morning I found tne former editor of the Spirit, and spent a pleasaut day with him and family. Ou the morning of the Gth I took the train for Washington, where I intended stopping for a day or two. While there I called on O, I A. Jenks who invited me to go and see Sam I liandall. Fouud him quite a plain, jovial i fellow. Mr. Jenks showed me the honse where Lincoln died, also the old Ford Theater where Booth shot him, and several other places of interest. He surprised me very much by asking me if I knew that A. Barclay of Los Atigelos, Cal., was in Washington. I spent the evening with him and wife, and fixed the next day for visiting the Capitol. The next morning I started out on my own responsibility and saw a great many things that were interesting. Capitol and looked at the paintings and sculptorings around the rotunda and from After dinner Augustus and I went to the there went to the gallery where we saw many tiue paintings. We went to the top of the dome and bad a splendid view of the city. From there to the Senate where Congress was assembled. It looked like a school of overgrown bad boys. The only person I recognized was Senator Logan. Augustus pointed out quite a number of the noted men of that body, but as I did not care for dignitaries, and we could hear but little, we considered ourselves dismissed.As I had only a short time to stay I did not accept any other invitations. At 11:15 I boarded the train for Hendersonville, by way of Danville and Spartansburg. From Washingtou to Lynchburg lies the most forlorn, worn out couutry that a person could conceive of. It looks as though it might have been good laud once, but bad tillage has ruined it past redemption, nothing growing upon it but sage and field pine, and cut up by deep gutters <• /ery two rods. At tho stations or sliedB there was, by actual count, eleven negroes to every three white men, (aud that was the general average throughout the South.) If there was a fence strong enough for them to «et on they were perched on it. It was a relief when night set iu aud hid the desolation.At Danville I got the first really Southern meal I ever ate—good corn bread, hot uscuit, poor beefsteak, fried chiekem good coffee, and a card for 75 cents. I arrived at Spartansburg before day, and as it was loo dark to see anything, I got in the 'bus and went to the Continental Hotel, and found about as much fire as you could hold iu your hand. I felt like cursing the South, and waited impatiently to et an earl; breakfast, (9:30). Wheu it came it was such a good meal that I did it full justice, and as my hunger was appeased, felt better. Having to stay until 1:30 took a stroll around town, and it is the most shabby genteel looking town I ever saw. Thoroughly Southern. Houses have piazzas all around, or colonades with what wereonce beautiful vines, but this winter has made everything to correspond. All ie beautiful shrubs and semi-tropical trees are brown and sere, and look almost as if summer would never clothe them in green again. I wandered out some two miles in the conn try, saw plenty of cotton fields, and now and then met a darkey perched npou four or five bales of cotton with with a lam of mules, or sometimes an ox and a ness made of ropes and leather, and really I saw collars made of straw, and also saw a few good mule teams. mule hitched together, Our dogs would run with tails between their hind legs if ley were to meet one of these teams. Har- The train was to leave at 1:30, and the dinner hour being two, I went directly to the station, found nothing but a platform, it even a shed ; saw a darkey and asked bow soon the train would start. "Don' know, massey. Hit's dun broke down." Hendersonville is a pretty little place. The business seems to be taking boarders. >uud friends there but none very well. The mountain scenery is lovely. The weather is cold, and the air is so bracing that it seems a pleasure to live. I went to tne French Roads and found the only good land tbat I have yet seen along the bottoms. Farms good, but so isolated that product are almost worthless. From French oad we went to Mt. Hebron, which is 3,- 000 feet high, and had a splendid view from there to Mt. Fisgah and "Old Baldy" that u have read of where Pluto's region seems very near—where the natives say the spirits of the dainuod keep up a constant grumbling. /Uhville is a splendid looking town for the grandest sight I ever saw. We ate our dinners beside Prof. Mitchell's grave, the highest point of land this side of the Rocky the South. I stayed over night and went to Mt. Michael; walked 17 miles and saw Mountains, 0,900 feet high. I cannot describe the beauty of the scene that rolled ont before me range after range, peak after peak, until clouds and mountains run [ether. Craggy Head almost in the clouds ; nearer is Bull's Head, 5,925 feet high, aud still nearer is High Pinnacle, the Chicago, March 18 The Charles W. Allen Tobacco Company, at the corner of Monroe and Canal Btreet, have desided to adopt the eight-hour working Jays,'and after to-morrow the company will start up at7:30 and shutdown at 4 o'clock, allowing half an hour for dinner. The same wage.s will be paid as have been paid for 10 hours' work. The company employs about 350 workmen, who do not belong to any union, and have not made any demand for shorter hours. The action is entirely voluntary on the part of the company. Mr. Charles \V. Allen said to-day that the company had been considering the matter for some days, and, althongh ho did not think that the other tobacco manufactures would be pleased with its action, had decided to adopt the new rule. Mr. Allen thought that the eight-hour movement would be forced on employers in time, and that it was better to adopt it i voluntarily than to wait and have it forced ' 1 upon them. Rome, March 19.—Asensatlon has betvo produced in Sicily by amost daring attempt by brigands to capture the gradson of AdnnralNelson. The young gentleman the llou. Victor Albert. Xelson Hood, son of the present and third Irish Baron IJridport. whose father was the husband ol Lad"7 Charlotte, daughter of Admiral Nelson. His father in Equerry to the aad Dukeof liroute in Sicily. The family est.,te includes the estate containing the Castillo di Mauiace, in Sicily, which was given by the King of Sicily to the Admiral ns a testimonial of gratitude for the victory of Waterloo. Victor was residing in tlio castle-' when the brigands, who, it is believed, had plotted to take him prisoner and hold hinfor a high ransom, made an at tact in fares upon the place. The servanti were bravo and soon rallied around their young master in defence of his person and estate. A desperate and prolonged open battle ensued, which resulted in the defeat and dispersal of the robbers, but only after many of them were disabled by wounds from further fighting. Tour of the brigands were taken prisoners and turned over to rliecnjtadyof the authorities. vol. xni. NO. 41. PUNXSTTTAWNE Y, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24. 1886. Cleveland's Fiance* AV. G. Carmalt in the Sonth. BEAUTY Material for a Cowboy.