Pittston Gazette

              mmmamimammmmm^—- l.'tfI ..v\x .fltM BBr. \ID  . y HC? g ffig£c3| (w itlBiTTi' I  JOB PRINTING AND RULING- TEfcJIS OF,PUBLICA1 The (nztTTis jQjWiNr, o||rcc« orrtbracpc a laifif vari ety or .I.ibbinii Material, will, one Large Cjlindet TaylorS:earn Pro*. two smaller Stenm Power PremeB H«l twDo Hand tluvs Pu;Jjlij« jin tv,*xpp,iitC, tork ofevery kin.l. an.l to execute it in u muniiei uot rveB in uur lui|;« |OH. l'ae PirraTOS t«\iitTrK is puDDlii-hed every Tnvssmv noraing by G. M. Rioha»t, ni we GoietteBuildiy.Mt-ti-lo of \f mi St.-eet,at $3.01) per aninin}. No post&gu uhargod. wil&iu the Couuty. leiniso ■ 'waRsaa-a.i-i ii.ee months. »; si*months, $D ; one jcar, *12 • )ue-eiglith Coluwu, 4JM* alu-» *3 threCD ""?*■! *l,0; x i.HDnths; *1 i; one yo« ,S30- ! One-qrtarterCo1umn,TDkDe mo, «1« IK** ■iix months,$2j; one year, f3o. One-half CotUWn, ene mo., |I8; three mos, *J0;t hi i months Wl o»e ynantjfl. . ■%» -► !» u»J One Colctnjo', one montil, *30; three months, 9*0; . i * month*, $70; one year, J120. Auditors" and Administrators' Notices, JS each. AIT y .immunisations of limited ox interest, ! i .'onts per line. Notices of Marriages and Deaths, fr.*D; ui)«ms accompanying the rates. ~  Particular .iU.muu.il fyu.i.tfl Hi# printing of 7.IJ1U ifeata, Pamphlets, CfrftrtaY*, Show - Bills, Lahei* . fiiowti, Orders, Hand-Bills, Hill - H cads, Ticket/ Citrds.'te. Ruled and bound Work of all kinds done to order in tho neatest and best manner, and printed to ord«r. 4 , DEVOTED TO THE COAL I INTERESTS, POLITICS, NEWS, LITERATUBE, AGRICULTURE, AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. rffiw A full line of Justices' and Constables' Blanks, tc her with License Applications and Bonds, Notes Deqds, Contracts, Time and Pay Rolls, Ac., ic consf ntly on Imnd. VOL. XIX.—NO. 37. JfTTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1868. WHOLE NO. 973 , • —3 ' fWe publish, under this title, abstracts of the more important Acts of Assembly and judicial decisions, with brief expositions of the principles of Commer, cinl Law, and of the rules which govern the various business relations of society. We have secured the aid of some of the best legal talent of the county, and our readers may depend on the correctness of everything published1™ this Department.] ATTORNEYS..** lA*. WINES AND LIQUQRS.  GB. SMITH, . IMPORTER OF . BHAKBlifi, tfllTtS, 6IJTB, icn Ac., 191 West St., one Door above Dunne St, I SEW YORK. BOOTS AND SHOES. EARNEST THOUGHTS FOR EVERY DAY " I'LL WAIT TILL IT RUNS BY." VESUVIUS. p S. STARK. \J. ATTORNEY AT LAW, , PITT&TQN, PStfH'Av i .unty, Book P»y, Pensions, ad other Government Claims Collected. Office second door above Express 021 Aug. 10»'64. f * EOj w. BRAINERD * CO., \JT GROCERS, 10S Murray, near West Street, NEW YORK; (010. w. BUISBl, 1 datib nuts, (EUSBA W.BAXWS. JgOOTS AND SHOES! Thousands of years ago a story was told of a stupid traveler, who, on coming to a river, sat down upon the bank saying," I'll wait till it runs by." A thousand times since people have laughed at the simpleton, priding themselves on their own great wisdom. And yet tens of thousands of times have these people in reference the general affairs of life, imitated the lazy ignorance of the fool, and wait for the river to run by. Another Eruption Described. mark McDonnell *S¥pi Would respectfully K II I inform the publiathat ij: LI I he has opened at his KL I new Boot and Shoe I ■ Di 1 store, an entirely new llandsome variety BL LADIES' MISSE9' A CHILDREN'S SHOES of every description, style and quality, with an entire assortment of everything in the boot-and shoe line, from the dainty slip- Mr to the strong lumbering boot. I wish to say to formers particularly, who wish to buy The Duke of Wellington was once atked what his secret was for winning battles. lie said that he bad no secret; that he did not know how to win battles and that no man knew. For all, he said, that man could do, was to look beforehand steadily at all the chances, and lay all possible plan* beforhand; but from the moment the battle began so mortal prudence was of use, and no mortal man could know what the end would be. A thousand new accidents might spring up every lionr, and scatter all his plant to the winds; and all that man could do Wat to comfort himself with the thought that ho had donb his best, aud to trust in God. A Naples Correspondent of the London Times writing under date of Oct, 12, gives the following description of another oruption of Vesuvius Another eruption of Vesuvius is au fait accompli, and, to quote the words, of one of our journals, the mountain, like royalty, is honored with a daily bulletin. I call it another eruption; but, in truth, Vesuvius has not been quiet since last November, when it astonished visitors and alarmed the inhabitants of the immediate neighborhood tDV its brilliant displays. The same cone which was then in 'action has been'more or less active ever since; but it is only sinoe the beginning of this month that evident signs were observed of increasing action, the scientific apparatus on the mountain about October 1 gave the first unmistakable signs of what was comiu£. Then the puffs of light steam or smoke grew into columns of dark black smoke —tongues of lambent fire MIcrWed, just licking the edges of the orater, accompanied by discharges oi artillery .and heavy showers of red lava and hot ashes. Day after day this activity increased, until, on thenigbioi the 8th inst., after a slight shock, the old cone was rent in two, and a deluge of came rushing forth' and ran down Ib'the fool of the great coen, crossfoot one pointthe now path which has been traced out for the convenience of visitors. Since 541yl Mar. 7,1861. T A. WISNER, V . No. ITT Front Street, NEW YORK. PISH AND OTSTBttS. . LIABILITY FOR MEDICAL HAL- PRACTICE. D. J* AT I'AW. l'ASSPOBT PENSION AND CLAIM AGENT, JOHN McKBNNA, GENERAL PRODUCE, FISH AJfO MER- For reference see J. S. Hurlbut, Pittston, Pa. _ | Sept 13,'67-#i. " A Miser"—wishes to understand the law in regard to the liability of surgeons for malpractice, at the samp time stating a citse. In reply, we can do no more than state the general principles, established bf the supreme court; as each must be judged,-to a certain extent, with a due regard to the circumstances attending it. We cannot undertake to decide on the liability of a sttrgeon on any supposed case that may be stated to us. WILKES-BARRE, PA BONNELL * ADAMS WD0U8AU WOODS. How often do parents, for example when they witney exhibitions of anger, falsehood and disobedience in their children, shut their eyes willfully to the consequenoe of letting the evil go uncorrected, and say to themselves " He will outgrow it." What is tljis but waiting for the river to run by ? The first lesson which a child learns should be that of discipline. No man can succeed in life or win the esteem of his neighbors, or deserve the approbation of bis own conscience, who gives away to petulence, duplicity or other vices; and it is.much easier ts check these natural infirmities in youth rather age, as it is to cross a river near the fountain head iostead of wher» it widens into an estuary of the sea. The parent who hope* that such vices will cure themselves, waits in vain for the river to run by. A merchant finds hit trade declining, a mechanic his business falling off, » lawyer hit clients leaving him, a doctor hit practice ceating j but Instead of going to work retolatoly to discover the cause and rectify the error, he sits down, folds his hands, and tayt, " lack will torn tome day." Does such a man deserve to succeed? Life it a battle, in which victory is with him who fightt the bravest, perseveres the longest, and brings the most .ability to bear upon the campaign. When the British marched on Baltimore, did otir fathers lie in their bods and trust to chance to save them? No! they June 25, '88—ly. C.S.«Q«. - "C.HiSamOTOS. YTTRIGHT & HARRINGTON, VV ATTORNEYS AT LAW, HOTELS. TOHN McDOUG ALL'S HOTEL I Qj, BINGHAM TON BOOTS, that I keep a full supply of the best make always on hand, and the WILKES-BABBB, PA. Officoon Main St., absre Z. Bennett's Store. Main Street, Opposite i (Till practiee in Courts of Luaerne County an* PITT8T0W, PA layer's Courts ef Cexbondalfc Bererages pf all Muds of the best Consultations inGeirtfta'n and Sngliah. accommodation for the public. AW D. C. Btarria«ton/notary Pnblhs. confectioneries, by V PHTaiCIAHS. H1TE HORSE HOT _ " ■,-i'Sr=='-T- - " 1 - .. IM ri Vrrr'irt rrtrKr trr, . L  T\R. P. J. 0'M ALLEY, mabket - . II S.B.I—B»VPMliMW I. friends and customers, and solicit the orders oD nOTOL, """ •■ ■ ■•. D FVB. BAIRBACG im: J O. r !S-It Adjoining D. Lamb's Boot and Shoe Btore. ASKfe;.* "~ p. tntrm" n ~-Tl* —"* , wsflsffwaR. - •» •■ «■'-" 1 '■ '■ 1 /Hats for chllditubaa** Wll» of other goods, all of m rtPVTRAL TJ OTKL. ' whlchwill be sold at reasonable rates. Millinery work * C i a^L.ai,proTed m" CO., h, late ofPHILADBI/PltlA.— thlpublicisrestftilly solicited. W  Jffioe,—Two doors aboTe his Pittstfen. Jo»e 6, ffi-j nerretfdeue*, Baetrfde #f Hum St., a We the  »nbJJc Square, Wilkes-Barre,Penn. J5Hf . C I y% DB D:' M Office at his residence on Frauklin 6t, op- W found «i*B*oor«. Fish, Bleaks, Chops, Ac. Ac. CHd and Hew AteD Dr»B. insert* Wrtl en CM*MtaflBT plate, Wines, Ltqnore and Cigars of the cho4eest«|Cia»»ty. te., and operates in 9* Dental j. ._ ' SSKl'Ib.,. .Uffloi.ol * mSMPSRAJJOT.^^lIRAN*'. -ore* ttpww, allowed Wj»r»M_ wko co«a»_ A. ■ «»•'£ sssaniDaM^..r' " -Wet* publio pktroaaga Fellow*' Hall, . r: , .' •. CHEAPEST IN TOWN—COME AND SER fOR YOURSELVES. There it ft lesson in thit, a lesson for the battle of life, which every one of us hat to fight from our cradle to oar grave—the battle againtt misery, poverty, mitfortune, sickness; the battle against worse enemies even than these, the ftfcttle against our own weak hearts, and the sins which so easily beset us; against laziness, dishonesty, profligacy, bad tempers, hard-heartednets, deserved disgrace, the contempt of onr quality. Ample AD * choree wwort- RS. McDOlHJAL, R. BAIRD & CO., Being a practical shoemaker myself, and etnployiag none but The implied contract of a physician or surgeon it not absolutely to care—to restore a fractured limb to its natural perfectness—but to treat the case with diligence and akill. He mAf) ifhe choase, make a contract of "no cure, no pay;" but this is not what the law implies, nor the degree of skill to which it holds him. 'The disease may bo sach that all the remedies known to tho profession are of no avail against it; or the injury may be such that-no skill vouchsafed to man cau restore the injured part to its originaj integrity and form; or the patient may, by willful or ignorant disregard of directions, impair the effect of the best conceived measures. TTnlike the mechanic, wlio can choose his materials and adjust them according to mathematical lines, the medical practitioner deals not with insensate matter which be can mould according to his will; bat he hue a suffering human being to treat, a nervous system to tranquilize, and especially, a will to regulate and control. THE BEST OF WORKMEN, By special arrangements with the Express Cbmpanies ir-C Raii~ J «ivo»e whoj order m»y rely on • I can warrant entire satisfaction in the CUSTOM DEPARTMENT t» all who wish a complete at, and will favor me with their patronage. mark McDonnell. FABTlCniiAK ATTENTION PAID TO RE- WILKES-BARRE, PA . old de«l- PAIRING. neighbors, and just punishment from Almighty God. Take s lesson,"I say, from the Duke for the battle of life. Be not fretful and anxious about the morrow. Fac4-~Uiings like men; '-count the chancel like mw'; lay your plans like men {.lot remember lQie men that a fresh chance nmj any moment affttl all your plana; remember tiat there are 4 thousand dangers round you from which your prudence cannot ■are yoiC'jDo your best,-»nd then comfort yourself with the thought Uwt you have done your best* «pd trust in God. Remember that God isjrfillyand in truth yoar Father, and that withtfw Him not a sparrow falls to the ground, (std are ye not of "more value than many spmrows," 0 ye of little faith f) fie knows what you have need of before ydtntsk Him, and (e gives yon all day long of bis generosity a thousand things for which you never dream of asking him. Remember that in all the chances and changes of life, in bad luck as well as in good, in failure as well as success.,.in poverty as well as wealth, In sickness as well as health, He giving you and me and all mankind good gifts, which we, in our ignorance and our natural dread of what is unpleasant never think of asking Him for, but which kre good for us nevertheless, like Hipi from wham they, come, the Father of Light, from wfcbm comes every good and perfect gift; whoi is always loving to every man, and whose meccy is over all His works. Call before purchasing, and remember the right place. , , , . , , , , Jenkins* Block, opposite'B&tHfe's Brick Building, Main SW. Pittston, Pa. [Jan. It,'fe8 "WATCHES, CLOCKS, fro. jjEW JEWELRY STORE! tbat the coarse of tba Jaya has increased in abundance and rapidity, and as the agitation of the scientific instruments is; increasing also, there i* every probability that the exhibition will be as magnificent as it was at the beginning of the year. The wind, which has for some time been in the southeast, bears the copious volume* of smoke toward the northwest, sweeping over ike boy just in front of Naples, while the lava is pouring down toward the Atrio del Cavallo in the direction of the Hermitage, presenting from a distance a magnificent spcctaclc. Especially docs it so cow, when clouds sweep wildly over the sky, lor stratum after stratum is lit up until the whole atmosphere appears to be on fire. To add to the grandeur and solemnity of the scene e, the detonaliors, or rather " thunderings," have been frequent and loud shaking the ground in the neighborhood more o? less severely. i w*jy*Jhe«4ewed upon i«l. jMSUhlefum of (he REMOVAL 1 C. W. FREEMAN, Invites the attention of the public to his choice seection of Offictf Bank, PITT8T0S, PA. . Ofltee bows—from • *• !• *. to.., MvdI U in. Evening, • to 8. Pittrton. MMcfc 1,  RICH JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, 8ILVE PLATED WAKE, SPECTACLES, GOLD PENS AND CASES AND OTHER FANCY GOODS, " went boldly forth to meet the enemy, and tbe God of battles rewarded them with success.— So in tbe pursuits of life, he triumphs who deserves It most. Wealth and fame are tbe prizes of those who struggle hardest for them. The only way is to plunge boldly into the current of adverse fortune, breast its waves, and buffet your course manfully to the other shore. It will never do to wait till the river runs by. The law does not hold a surgeon to a guaranty of the' success of a surgical operation which he may be called on to perform. 'He Is only required to possess and exercise reasonable skill and diligence—that is to say, such skill and ditigencc as thoroughly educated surgeons ordinarily employ. If more than this is expected, it must be expressly stipulated for; but this much every patient has a right to demand, by virtuo of the implied contract which results from intrusting his case to a person holding himself out to the world as qualified to practice thib important profession. If the patient applies to a person of different occupation,—on* who makes no profession of skill in the matter,—the latter is bound ouly to act in good faith,and to the hestof his ability; and if, doing this, h'e uses improper remedies, or fails from want of skill, he-is not liable for the result. But a surgeon by profession is liable for improper treatment of a patient, even though he undertook his case gratis; because his profession implies and the law demands of him skill in surgery. The principle is contained iu the pithy saying of Fitzherbert, that "' it is the duty qf every artificer to exorcise 'his art rightly and truly, as he ought." This is peculiarly the doty of medical practitioners, to whom the highest earthly interests of man sre often necessarily intrusted. The law has no toleration of quaakery. it demands qualification in the profession practiced ; not extraordinary skill, such as belongs only to men of rare genius and endowments, but that degree which ordinarily characterizes the profession. And in judging of th 13 degree of skill, in a given case, regard is to be had to tho advanced state of the profession at the time. Discoveries in the natural sciences, during the last half-century, have exerted a sensible influence on all the learned profession, but especially on that of medicine, in which the circle of truths has been much enlarged. Besides, there has been a positive progress in that profession, resulting from the studies, the experiments, and the diversified practice of its members. The patient is entitled to the besefit of these increased lights. The physician or surgeon who assumes to exercise tho healing art, is bound to keep up with the improvements of the day.— The standard of ordinary skill is on the advance; and he who would not be found wanting, mu3t apply himself with all diligence to the most accredited sources of knowledgo. Having removed tc the new brick "Somerset Buildlog" on tha east side of the ravine, he has the pleas ure of stating that his store is surpassed by none in tbe county, for room and nerfection fn its arrangement. A full assortment of the goods usually found in a first class establishment or this description, will be kept constantly on hand, and offered at the most rdisenable prices. Mr. Freeman is also sole agent in Pittston for J. E. Spencer *Oo.'a celebrated WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. awC* Sufptas, $15#,OOO WM. 6. BOaa.Dl^ECT SAM'L .WAT) IIA MS, 8TKPHEN BOLLES, A! JMIK BSkjelakd. M C TiltSt°D' P8' May 16U), flj, . ,« C» i it — in in iiifj mrmk illD Mil ~ | OflUce Penn'a. t Coal Co.'s Office, MARKET 6TKKBT (oppose Uftjiil) WILZSS-MAtlBE. SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES, which are superior to any other now in use, and never fccfl to give full satisfaction to those who use them In friendship if some unknown cause has produced an alienation, don't Bay as too many do. "He may get pleased again as he can," but find out the estrangement, apologise if yon are in the wrong, and expostulate amicably if otherwise. If you wait till the river runs by( you may wait for ever, and find the longer you wait, the current,runs deeper. In your own family never wait untft the river runs by; but if a .wife's feelings are hurt, explain or make repararalion at once, for life is too short and happiness too precious to be wasted in obstinacy, sullenness or misunderstanding, wheu a few words will remedy all. Never stand on the shore in cold suffering while green and sunshiny fields invite you across, in the idle hope that " the river will run by." A Hi'xdrkd Ykars is Prison.—A certain honsebreaker was condemned in the later part ol the last century in France, and under peculiar circumstances, to a hundred years in the galley, and strange to relate, this man made his appearance in his own native province at the advance age of 120 years, he being about twenty years of age when the sentence which condemned him to such a dreadful punishment was passed. It is difficult to conceive what tho feelings .must have been with which he returned, as soon as emancipated from the shackles which had enthralled him for a century, to breatho once more the cherished air of the scenes of his fancy. Boarg, ita the department of Ain, was bi# native home, but time had so changed th* aspect of the whole place that he recognised it only bj the church of Brrn, which was the only thing which bad undergone no alteration. He bad triumphed over laws, bondage, man time, everything. Not a relation had he left, not a single being could he hail in acquaintance, yet he was not without experiencing the homage and the Tespectthe French pay old age. For himself he had forgotten everything connected with his early youth; even all recollection of the crime for which he had suffered was lost,; or, if at all remembered, it was a dreary vision, confounded with a thousand other dreary visions of days long gone by. His family and connections for several generations all dead, himself a living proof of the clemency of Heaven and the severity of man, regretting, perhaps, the very irons which had been familiar to him, and' half wishing himself again among the wj-etched human beings with whom his fate had been so long associatedwell might he be called the patriarch of burglars.REPAIRING. Jon will be wild to repairing Watches, (Hooka, and Jewelry of allkinds, and all work in trusted tohim will bo executed promptly and in ike noat workmanlike manner. C. W. FREEMAN. Pittaton, Apr. 30,1868. Particular frcm a dintanet. Apriil#T&*«. WATCH AND Heaven is not reached at a single bound; But weaMist build the ladder by which wc ri.-o From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies And we mount to its summif round by round. DKC M. WILLIAMS, SURGEON DENTIST, MAIN STREET, PITT8T0N, t vrrnrto*, vruna. irxsRiUNiTOit ttrn isr'atraAircE co, JEWELRY STORfc! Among the many improvements reD troiluced in his practice, he regard. more importance than his method of EXTRACTING TEETH WITHOUT PAIS, which he is doing successfully every day, by the use pf JAMES SEARLE, Next Door to the Post Office, I count this tiling to be grandly true; That a noble deed is a step toward God, Lifting the soul from tho common sod To a purer air and a broader view. Y0RK- W. A. BrEWkkI Jr., SecreUry. C1TO CDCT, President. thf. Tefley holders. Dividend annnally and applied on payment of preat(ft#optWm ofthe poHoiee noaOtfeitZ ble after the payment of the seoond annual premium. CORNER Of MAIN AND WILLIAM ST8. PITTSTON, PA. Has for (ale a large and splendid assortment of WATCHES. CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, FANCY GOODS, POCKET CUTLERY, Wc rise by the things that are under our feet; By what we have mastered of good and gain; By the pride deposed and the passion slain, And the vanquished ills that we hourly meet. NITR0U8 OXIDE GAS. " It ie perfectly safe and very pleasant to inhale. Its results have been entirely satisfactory in err instance. C. M. TO. Rooms with J. W. MILLER, adjoining the Cash Store of Chaa. Law k Co. Pittston, May lit 1864. R:D! CELIB5SI£C&4?&\X5 Red IIot.—A young parson of the Unlversalist faith, many years since, when the Simon pure umvertalism was preachcd, started westward to attend a convention of his brethren in the faith. lie took the precaution to carry a viol of cayenne in his pocket, to sprinkle bis food with, as a preventive to fever and ague.— The convention met; and at dinner a tall Hoosier observed the parson as he seasoned bis meat,nnd addressed him thus— We hope, we resolve, we aspire, we pray, And we think that we mount the air on wings, Beyond the recall of sensual things, While our feet Btil cling to the heavy elay. ii a. u THB BEST Ot MALT AND HOPS. Families wltH * Pure Healthy and Nutritions beverage. XX AND XXXX POBTEJt, MINERAL WATER, SODA WATER, SARSAPAJULLA. *0. BOTTLED ALE AND PORTER. UNION BREWERY, Pittston, Pa SILVER AND PLATED WARE, And a variety of articles usually kept in that line of trade. Wings lor the angels, but feei for the men ; We may borrow the wings to find tiie way, We may hope and resolve, and aspire and pray; But our feet must rise, or we fall again. Niagflria ofNew York Cash Capital, International of If. Y. " " Lycoming, Asset*, $1,000,000 00 i,000,000 00 1,000,000 00 I have seated my goods from the beet manufacturers and dealers in the country, and have taken special pains to procure the latest stylos. Am nlso Agent for MOOTOIT8 CELEBRATED GOLD PEN. WatcTi, Clock, and Jewelry repairing dpne promptly by the best ofpracticai workmen. Give nc« call and examine my goods. JAMES SEARLE, It. NOLL, r v,, sgranton,pa. Plans nntl specifications for Poblio Buildings and Private Residences famished on short notice terms very reasonable. Office No. 416 Lackawanna Avenue, third floor. [dept. 10,18W. —• ■ H. ACCIDENTAL; Only in dreams is a ladder thrown From the weary earth to the sapphire walls But the dreams depart and the vision falls, And the sleeper wakes ofc his pillow of stone. THE TRAVELER'S INSURANCE CO., OF IIARTFORD, CONN. "Stranger, I'll thank you for a little of that 'ere red salt, for I'm kind o' curious to try it." March 28, *C7-tf.] Capital.... . $500,000 00 PIIISIOH BREWERY. ENLARGED and IMPROVED. rp HSitndenlgBed, thankfulfor the liberal patronage x extended to him in times past, has now the pleasure of announcing that he has recently built Insures against all accidents. Policies written from one day to fiw.jreara-ot this office, at low rates of premium, compensation for to- the whole amount insured in case of Feb. T. 1W8—ly Pitteton, May S, '67 "Certainly," returned the parson'; "but you will find it very powerful; be careful how you use it" I J. MERRIAM'S tf . STUDIO, STOVES AND TINWABE. Heaven is not reached at a single bound; But we build the ladder by which we riw From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies. And we mount to its summit round by round. The Hooeier took the proffered vial, and feeling himself proof against any quantity of raw whisky,thought that ho could stand the "red salt" with impunity, and accordingly sprinkled a junk of beef rather bountifully with it, and forthwith introduced it into his capacious mouth. It soon began to take hold. lie •hut his eyes, and his features began to WTithe, denoting every inharmonious condition physically. Finally he could stand it no longer.— He opened his mouth and screamed "fire V At Miller's Photograph Rooms. CABINET AND LIFE-SIZK PORTRAITS I'uinted in Oil Colors. Also copies made from Daguef re otypes, Ambrotypes or Card Pictures any siie desired, met P*ited i* Od »r IVattr Ctiors »r rc-totukci mU IaiiaHJt. Pittston, 8ept. 0,18MS.—ly TIN AND GAS-FITTING »us. S H O P I KINDNESS IN SCHOOL. CAMUEL J. BARBER, Sculptor, and Dealer in (Opposite Cooper's Hall,) A LARGE BRICK ADDITION To Ihe old Brewery, hi which aM tbemftdern  ment* tor brewing h*ve been introduced, and Iht value of which are attested by tin tupenorquttiitv of Ihe Ale produced. Su establishment is now perhaps as ) H op hand in large qaantiiie&tjfere»ripen andimprove by age. Hon. Horace Mann, when Secretary of the Board of Ed ucation in Massachusetts, was once engaged in a controversy with certain pedagogues in the city of Notions, on the question whether corporeal punishment is either useful or necessary as a means of securing proper discipline in schools The Secretary told the following story, which is sufficient answer to all that we have ever seen urged in favor of the ferule and switch: TLfRS. E. J. BRIDGE, 1Y_L MANUFACTURER 0» MAIN STREET, PITTSTON, PA. HAIR JEWELRY OP ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Jewelry Braided and Mounted at short notice. Also Carls, Switches, Ac., of all sixes, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MARBLE, Tooifc Stones, Mantel#, Window Cap* and Sills. Hive on hand a food assortment of COOKING AND HEATING STOVES, GENERAL NEWS. SILK \mD RAISED  Birds put up in the neatest and best mai»«r. Residence on the sonth side of Exeter street. near lie EUKmd, in West Pittston. h [Deo.tt, •«. t»ke tame Opposite the Bank, Tin Ware, Hollow Ware, Wooden Ware, Sinks, Bath Tubs, pumps, *c. Particular attention given to GAS-FITTING, AND PLUMBING. Jobbing and Tinning of all kinds promptly attended to. PlMM'giit us a eilL ■ - f v • i Pitts ton, May 8, '07. GREEN t McDOUG ALL. "Take a drink of cold water from the jug," said the parson. Isabella reigned thirty-Gvc years to a day. Poisoned hosiery is the last London sensation.At the same time, however, nothing can be more clear.than that it is the duty of the patient to co-operate with bis professional adviser, and to conform to the necisaary directions; but if he will not, or under the pressure of pain cannot, his failure to do so is his own wrong or misfortune, for which he has no right to hold his surgeon responsible. No man may take advantage ot his own wrong, or charge his misfortunes to the account of another. A patient is OUE MALTING AMD Mtf IK« HOUSES Are the largest aart best arranged the co«KDtry;Cmn produce. In short, noPrtnsor e xpense hare be£n ness adhered'to In the traduction oTrt bajiuw.^ PITWTON, LUZERNE 00., PA. "Will that put It outr added the martyr, suiting the action to the word. TVyTcDOUGALL'S 1YJL CENTRAL PASSAGE TO AND FROM I GRBW BRITAIN AND IRELAND, By Steamship and Sailing Packet, by WEEELT tapescott brothers a co., In a town not thirty miles from Boston, a young lady, who aimed at the high standard of governing without force, and determined to live or die by her faith, went into a school tfhich wa» far below the average in point of good order. Such were the gentleness and sweetness of her manners in her intercourse with her pupils, that for a few days there was nothing but harmony. Soon, however, some of the old- In a short time the unfortunate man began to recover, and turning to the parson,his eyes yet swimming in water, exclaimed— Tub schoolboys in Russia have 255 holidays in a year. Chicago rejoices at a prospective decrease in house rents. BOOK AND MUSIC STORE, Opposite Cooper's Hall, Keeps constantly on hand a good assortment oi Books, Music, and Stationery of all kinds. SLATES, gEMOY ALI "Stranger, you call yourself a 'varsolist, I believe ?"* v M SC*thStreet,'He*York. Continue to Issue Passage Tickets,available for twelve iMmMr LIVERPOOL. or QUEENS'1OwKtADO. on demand, for any oi ' ~-i■_» HflEtin V.MORRIfl, Agent, Mar IS, 'O—ly. Pittston Pa. "I do," mildly answered the parson. A Mas in Chelmsford, Mass., makes 40,000 gallons of eider annually. BABBITT'S TIN 8HOP! "Wall, I wanttoknow if you think it consistent with your belief to go about with hell .fire in your breeches pocket t" PENCILS, PAPER, SCHOOL BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, MEMOBAN DUMS, Aoi " SXSMi :  y call for. The of erery description. The «boTg »- solicited. mM**' in M'g S§ BLACKS M I TH IRQ. A w»iaJ&BlMeHkktn,as weiflas BlacksmitnTT« feels no hesitatlofTlh assuring the pobliethM tkC work made at his shop wltt compare tarombly wilt . PAf®0M*JG AND TRIM ltllW One Door South «# Fepn'oCeal Co.'s 0»«(/ PHTBTON, PA. Having on hind a tall assortnyfpt * ] •- STOVE 8 OF .4LL KINDS! . 8nCS| as Oi?bkirir, Heating, Gas String and Parlor Sfotes, the attention of the public H Old corn sold in Rome, Ga., on Tuesday last at forty-one cents a bushel. geon prescribes, provided the treatment be such as a surgeon of ordinary' skill would adopt or sanction.. But if.it be painful, injurious, or unskillful, be is- not bound to peril his heiHh, and perhaps his life, by submission to it. It follows, then, that before the surgeon can shift the responsibility from himself to his patient, on the ground that the latter did not submit to the course recommended it must be shown that the prescriptions, were proper and adapted to the end in view. It is incumbent on him to establish this point; and in doing so he may call to his aid the scienoe and experience of bis professional brethren. It will not.do to cover his own want of skill by raising a mist out of the refractory disposition of thf patient. The inquiry in every case is: Did the surgeon exercise ordinary skill and care in his treatment of the patient ? If he did, he is not liable for an unfavorable result of the case ; if he did net, be is,—(10 H. 261.) er pupils began to fall back into their former of Inattention and mischief. This relapse she met with tender and earnest remonslrsnoea, and by an increased ma ni fas tat ion of Interest In them. Bat it was soon whispered among the transgressors that she would not punish, and this added at once to their confidence and their numbers. The obedient were seduced fnto disobedience, and the whole school seemed rapidly Tesoiring into anarchy. Near theclose of one forenoon, when this state of things was approaching a crisis, the tescher suspended the regular exercises of the school, ani made an appeal, individually, to her pupils. But, finding no hope giving response from Uteit loeks or wdrds she returned to her seat, and bowed her head and wept bitterly. When her paroxysm of grief had subsided, she dismissed the school for the morning. After intermlesion she returned, resolved on one more effort, but anticipating, should that fail, the alternative of abandoning the school. She found the pupils alt in their seats. Taking her owm she paused for a moment to gatn strength for her final appeal. At this juncture of indescribable pain, several i f the ring leaders rose from thefr seats and approached her. They said to her that they appeared on behalf of the school, Kino Louis, of Bavaria, has an orchestra of seventy performers to play to him alona Tho business will receive careful every addition will be promptly mad which the wants of the community mr patronge of the public is respectful!' Pitt—on, April 18.1887. 0 8.BLACKMAN, Damascus, the Etsrsax..—-Damascus dates back anterior to the oldeet city in the world. It was founded by Us, the grandson of Noah.— "The early history ef Damascus is shrouded in the hoary mists ef antiquity." Leave the matters written of in . the first eleven chapters of the Old Testament out and no recorded event has occurred in the whole but Damascus was in existence to receive it. Go back as far as you will into the vague Past, there was alleys a Damascus. In the writing of every country for more than four thousand years, its name has been mentioned, and its praise sung. To Damascus, years are only moments, decades are only flitting trifles of time. She measures time not by days and month* and years, but by the empires she has seen rise, and prosper, and crumble to ruin. She is a type of immortality. She saw the foundation of Baalbeo, and Thebes, and Ephe&uk laid; she saw them grow into mighty cities, and amaze the world with their grandeur—and she has lived to see them desolate, and given up to the owls and bats. She saw the Israelitish empire exalted and she saw it annihilated. She saw Greece rise and flourish for two thousand years, and die. In her- old age she saw Rome built; she saw it overshadow the world with its power; she saw it perish.— The few hundreds of years of Genoese and Venitian might and splendor were, to grave old Damascus, only a trifling scintillation hardly worth remembering. Damascus haa seen all that occurred on earth, and still she lives. She has looked upon the dry bones of a thousand empires, and she will see the tomb of a thousand more before she dies. Though another claims the name, old Damascus is by right the Eternal city. Tub debt of Virginia is about $4(D,000,000 of which West Virginia will pay about onetbird.MANUFACTURER OP respectfoUy «*Uod to-the fact that he will sell thcuaeeekeap as they can be pnrefcaswt elsewhere. He keeps on hand a L-4RGE STOCK OF TIN-WJBE, All m*da up by experienced workmen andwarranted to give satisfaction. I v. JJ New Brlok, ojtpmite Bt« Mil}" X w»nld reipectfully inform tb* Pittston and vicinity, that I always genuine article on handfer iale, wi*' « of the HEATT AirSf ;UaHT WAGONS,, Is some portions of Minnesota, bank checks for $1 and $2 pass current on account of the scarcity of small notes. « n mm*ww.rn mm * The ladies in Poland are not permitted to wear black or gray dresses, and are flogged for non-compliance with the law. Having filled np a coram odious (hop for wood work HOLLO WW 4KB! and another for pafotlng, heiaptt!— ad to take orders for all descriptions ot wagons, and to guarantee thut hi* work will be done well and in aeaaon. Having in connection with bis *agon department a corps of Mackfttnltha of long experience, the important part of good ironing will not b« wanting on any or his work Inch es POTS and KITTLES, COAL SCUTTLES, also LANTERNS, CRACKERS, PIES, CAKES, *c., , Families and Parties supplied with eyerythi*g in his line, on short notice, and on reasonable terms. My establishment is now in my new brick !Duilding opposite the big basin, on Main St. FRANK BRANDENBURG, fittuton, March 1,1803. At Essen, in the province of Westphalia, 1100 miners have struck for eight hours' work, while in the pit, instead of ten. KER08ENE LAMPS, KEROSENE OIL, • REFLECTORS, MINERS' LAMPS, And every other article belonging te a first cfcsi Shop. JOBBING California has raised this year twenty million bushels of wheat, half as much barley, and large quantities of oats and hay. The painting and trimming will bv done In (he beet manner and on reaaoable terms. Thb Speakeb's Pagb.—George Alfred Townsend writes to the Cleveland Leader i New bakery. The andenigned would reapectfnlly nounce to the public that he has opened Pitts ton, July 8,1868. C. 8.BLACKMAN. William Street. Wetmoutii, Mass., has doubled its population within fifteen years. The manufacture of boots and shoes is the principal business. r  For this department alio, he has a scientific won- ? ION—MERCANTILE REFEREE  .. sgarJaate »&3*sk at Aid rtTmnMnMBtfirfio* famished, there is notniig »cnbers to »ttaln facility and safety in Ihe granting »f .Articular atteu AgHMiiyy:¥ff ,.'S '^^sitsssuS^dmi Ac,. ica,i pitlutnn Hi, 31 ISM OH. nsnciaf SImuUhr Hod UaMug aa to Ctadit of «T«r ie trffcnr. .« A sharfc of p*trcrok»j* JSX&SSP1- ? ' — 40P.W0 of tfce principal merchants, traders bankers, y solicited. ♦ JU. EJuTEEICH. - _„.jr w, _rtvr . n^tMWttfrtera.and publio companies, in more than ■ - Nw ESSte*tw FAND FRO# TOIS DKSOTI e rStmi" fling the moat important ipCpm**1 » —lUll k "nSflf *** necessary to €unli Nm nwibar «T«SI y *»*•«»«•*•* 11 continue to run to all the t*nj n »*r.!£'f- *§£■."»« worthy o» 1 bags"' -• the ' --ates. No ViAiSrtfc assurance on Dm p*Tth it * Pub" 2 parties themselves, revised and corrected by well- Eeirtawnrk. to hi*wacoaa.la done hy Wm. Stro i. 'J? jD®lieTef !hat th fflreTM ■te'" "*■ "Oj®"°d k gBftggii HtBfP* Attended to with promptness, »nd in the best manner. The undersigned will undertake to make any kind of work in hia line, and in a*good and durable a manner as the same can be done bjr any establishment in Later ne County. a i T " *-ion paid to FURNACE Air5»L T. fi. BABBITT 1866. - " When you coiue to the House of Represents* tives, observe beside Speaker Colfax a young man of clear complexion and chestnut brown hair, about twenty-five years old, perhaps.— This is Billy Todd, the SjDeaker'8 ptg*, successor of the sprightly and regretted ThaiiJy Morris, long the. prompter of the Chair. Perhaps you have wondered how Mr, Colfax, while stopping to talk with people, writing letters, answering questions at the bar, can yet keep so well in mind the intricate business of the floor. It is Billy Todd who is really washing all tb is. He knows the manual and the reason for every ruling, and quietly prompts the Speaker al tfeo while so ingeniously that you do not see it. He looks at every bill before it is presented, gets the titlo of it, submits it in synopsis to Colfax, and his mind is always going a little ahead on every question, so that he -never falls to have tho Speaker fresh on his feet. In a house so large as the Ilall of Representatives, an assistant like this is essential. ' PROTECTIVE UN"EI 'NCE REGIS- N EXTENSIVE BAKERY IK PITTSTOW The largest shipment of shoes ever made from Boston at this seaSon of the year was that of last week, amounting to SO,000 cases. djoiningthe Butler House, where he will repareaat all time* to supply famil:*~ arties with Bread Biscuit, Cakes and kind, on short " ™  - *he £ and thair*wa, to nk pardon (or what they bad done,to express their sorrow for the pain they had caused her, and to promise in behalf of all, that her wishes should there-, after be eordially obeyed. Her genuine sorrow hsd touched a spot in their hearts which no blows could ever reach; and from that hour the school went on With a degree of intellectual improvement never known before; and like the sweet accord of music, when every instrument has been tuned by a master's hand, no jarring note ever afterwards arose to mar ita perfect harmony.  Two .weekly paper*, wholly conductcU by ladies, were started at Chicago last week.— One of them is devoted to legal intelligence. MEAT KARXJST. PITT8TON MEAT MARKET. J- PETER SEIBEL. •At the Pittston Meat Market, opposite the Bank, desire to iofoimttie public tiyu the*. are as heretofore supplying their Mmermn eautomerjD with the Wat of FRESH BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, LAMB, and all other aeafoaable meats. Thej are »1*q dealing in HIDES SHEEP SKINS, and FCM,4k» which they will at all times pay tlie HIGHEST MARKET PRICES IN CASH. Bring them along. P D PilUton,Nov.l,UGS—tf. 8' General Joseph Ilookcr has retired frotn active service, in conseqoence of disability. lie retires with the full rank of Major General. - — «ito»._„,  merles; and embre 'Jon attainable and to ascertain at a tree of Creditor ■*«MDrtbypfany puijlfe in -ntf cobA physician in Concord, N. II., has a wonderful cane. It is so arranged as to combine a walking stick,€ thirty-inch telescope, and an opera glass. passengers ai ;»me ra efforts will be spared to accommodate the p lie and to tire all entire satisfaction. HART PHILLIPS., Indetbmdent People.—•'God never made an independent man," is an axiom as old, almost, as the world itself, and so true that it has received the common consent of every rational and well thinking person. We are all dependent upon each other. The rich are depended upon the poor and th« poor upon the rich. Capiital would iD« dead and unavailable without labor and labor would be inactive and of no consequence without capital. United, they control and regulate society and the world—divided, they are both valueless. The man who lays the brick in our houses, earns the money, which he receives for the service from his more wealthy neighbor. The labor and the price of it furnish material aid and reciprocal dependence. We should remember these things when we ere disposed to regard ourselves as entirely independent. The wealthy, especially, should remember them, for their lands could not be tilled, or even their horses 6hod and harnessed, without the aid of the strong hnd muscular arm which holds the plough and wields the hammer. Ws understand that negotiations are now pending between the Camden & Amboy Railroad Company, and the Trenton Iron Company, for the purchase of the extensive Rolling Mills of the latter Company. Railroad Companies throughout the country are very generally embracing the policy of manufacturing their own machinery. As tho Camden & Amboy Company require at least six thousand tons of iron yearly, the above mentioned purchase would be a profitable ar.d good arrangement for them. Caamv.—"Do you evar trust, Mr. Astor V inquired if r. K. vu  complete, and. greater value, 028 H00P skirts 628 LIVERY! AND COS/SETS, CORSETS. ul do not credit strangers, sir, unless they furnish satisfactory city reference," was the re- P»7- . "Then queth Mr. K., "the skin* I have selected mast suffice this time snd paying for the same, departed. Good horsaa and rifs to hire to careful and responsible persons. * All order* left at the Eagle Hotel or Butler House will be promptly attended to. H. P. Pittston July 3,1S62. -j a' Protective Union Merantile Reference Register, business men will be ena)led to ascertain^*!a glance, the capital and gradadon of credit, a.€ compared'with financial worth, of Wlr every merchant, mapufacturer. trader, and banker within the above named territorial limits. On or about the flrat of each month, subscribers Monthly Chronicle, containing among, owier thwgs, a record of such important changes la the name and condition of firms, throughout the couatry subsequent to the publication of each half yearly volume of the Mercantile Reference Register: Price of the Merchants' Union Mercantile Referflfty tfolWr»,«5(TJ tDr Which WAR be forwarded to any address in the United States, transportation paid. Holders of five $10 shares of the Capital Stock in addition to participating in the profits, will receive one copy of the Mercantile Reference Register free of charge; holders of ten shares will be entitled to two copies; and no more than ten shares of the Capital Stock will be allotted to any one applicant. All remittances, orders or communications relative to the book, should be addressed to the Merchants' Protective Union, in the American Exchange Bank Building, No. 128 Broadway, (Box 85««,) New-York. Aug. ST—3m STBOH. WM. T. HOPKINS, Lying is Bkd.—It is often the question among people who are acquainted with the anatomy and physiology of men, whether lying with head exalted or level with the body, is the most wholesome. Most, consulting their own case on this point, argue in favor of that which they prefer. Now,'although many delight in bolstering up their heads at night, and sleep soundly without injury, yet we declare it to bo a dangerous habit. The vessels in which blood passes from the'heart to the head are always lessened in their cavities when the head-is resting in bed higher than the body; therefore, in all diseases attended with fever, the head should be pretty nearly on a level with the body; and people ought to accustom themselyes to sleep thus, and avoid danger.- If a 628, ARCS STREET, PHIL A, Manufacturer of the Celebrated " Champion" Hood Skirts lor Ladies, Misses and Children. The largest assortment, and best quality and styles In the American Market. Every lady should try them as they recommend themselves by wearing longer retaining their shape much better, being lighter and more elastic than all others—WARRANTED iu every Jespeot. md soldat very low prices. Ask for Hopkins' "Champion" Skirt. Superior Hand-made Whale-Bone Corsets in fifteen different tirades including the " Imperial" and Thompson k LaDgdon's -'Glove Fitting" Corsets, laiging in prioes from 81 Cents to $5.60; together with Joseph Beckel's Celebrated French Woven Corsets, superior shapes and quality, ten different giaaes, from $1.10 to 5.60. They are the finest and best goods for the prices ever imported. The trade supplied with Hoop Skirts and Corsets at the Lowest Rates. j t j Those visiting the City should not fail to call and examine our tioods and Prices, as wo defy aft competition [Sept, 10,1888. BLAG&fMIM SHOP! T\7EST PITTSTON TEA AND COf' * fee emporium. Go to G. B. Rommel if you i want to get a good cap of Ten or Coffee,where the public will find all gradeB ot teas and Coffees »t the lowest prices, Uood Young Hyson for 80 cts. worth $1.00 e*- tru young Hyson,f l,00, $1,26,'11,50, $1.15, and our best extra fine Young Hyson, $14)0 by the pound. Good grottnd coffee, 25 and 30 cents. Old Government Jars Coffee, best,'40 cts. Ground spices of all k lads, war ranted all of the best qualities. Don't fogetthe name G.B. ROMMEL. Exeter 8tr., West Pittston On the afternoon of the same day, just before the sailing of the New Bedford Packet, the young trader returned for his lot of furs.— Throwing the whole pack of furs upon his back, he left the store, but had not proceeded a dozen yards when Mr. A. called his name, bidding him come baek. "Sir," said Mr. A., -'yon can have credit for any amount cf goods you require, providing they are to be found in my store." ■'But—" stammered Mr. K., "but my dear sir, I ean give you no city reference—I aw a stranger here." "I ask no further recommendation," replied the rich merchant, "than that already furnished by yourself. The man who is not above his business need never be afraid to apply to John Jacob Astor for assistance." BY WILLIAM STROH, The public are reswctfolly Informed that I hold myself in constant r«idio»s«»t ayne* aU cTJJBnpdious shop, just opposite the Catholic Churari, on wo'rk'Ttfelft.rSf- B°r0Q*h' 10 - kind' °f BLACK3MJXHUSG, , , „ . HORSE SHOEING. ,rt/ kwne: WAGOWMIOK1NG. ; . D"i' Senator Wilson, in a speech at Philadelphia said: "The men who rode to Gettysburg and broke the advancing colunrns of Lee, have a right to live where they please. They may take their knapsack or their carpet-bag with them. If Wade Hampton don't like their carpet-bag if South Carolina is not large enough to hold Wade Hampton and their carpet-bag, then Wade Hampton must get out of South Carolina. If anybody has got to leave any of the States, it must be the unrepentant traitor." This is not precisely what Jack Adams says, but it is what is going to happen, for all that. ia/77. PURE WHITE WINE AND CIDER v D «j : iu &&&$&"** - TQOfc «HA«PB»UiG, ,7 t. JU8TXEC«IVEID A Stoolt of Cfboie* Bagni Cured-Haw* ffhimMrtr. Smoked D«e£, Heavy M«h« Pork, Extra No. 1 Mackerel, While Fish, Pure Country Lard, Cheese, and Onions and for sate by G. B. BOM MEL * 00.. Octi,t» Exeter St,, WestPUUton, r*. W«' *•* » ff (qtRQCElUES AND GLASS WARE! VJ Just recired, a nice article of all Wade of Crock Jane 9S, wee. West Plttston, Pa. To Hotel Keepers. A chap from the country, stopping at one of our hotels, sat down to dinner. Upon the bill of fare being handed to hiin.by the waiter, ho remarked that he didn't caro 'bout redin' now —hed'd wait till after dinner. A sailor having saved one of the Chinese ambassadors from drowning in the Niagara river hi was sent by the diplomate a letter* in Chinese aud a $10 greenback. He thinks less Chinese and more cash would bavc been better. A LARGE stock of hats, caps, .X#. BOOTS and SHOES for sale at greatly reduced pi?ei£ G. B. ROMMEL * CO '8, Jan.)), 1868. Westittston Pa Thus commenced a trade between two merchants, which continued to the mutual satisfaction and advantage of both for a long term of years. Mr. K. is now one of tho most trainet capitalists in New Bedford. Applications and bonds forTAVEiui LICENSE for sale at the PITTSTON GAZETTE OFFICE.