Pittston Gazette

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AH WHOLE NO. 980. ilte.l or prtuvidual interest, s of Marriages and Deaths, VOL. XIX.—NO. 44. FITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1869. ompanv he same, 20 cts. per line BOOTS AND SHOES. DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES. ANNUAL GREETING A FT lift ELECTION. in the darkness, and nothing could be seen but the gleam of the burning earth through the chinks at our feet; while the white, hot glaring ribbon of melten lava glided languidly down the mountain at our aide, and before us was the flashing of the inner fire upon the cloud of vapor overhanging the abyss. Take all these together, and the scene is indeed rather different from what you picture to yourself as you calmly read in your newspaper that Vesuvius is once again in a state of eruption. attorneys at law WHOLESALE GROCERS. WINES AND LIQUORS. Geo. w. brainerd & co., GROCERS, 103 Murray, near West Street, 'NEW YORK, Gb. smith, . IMPORTER OF BRANDIES, WINES, GINS, Ac., 4c., 1#1 West St., one Door above Dunne St., NEW YORK. JJOOTS AND SHOES! JJECONSTRUCTION! BY JOHN O. WH1TTIER. c. ATTORNEY AT LAW, V ITTSTON, I'ENN'A. nek Pay, Tensions, nnd other Government TARK, mark McDonnell apsra Would respectfully B J j Inform the public thai Er U he has opened at his W new Boot and Shoe iL — store, an entirely new Wta- anJ handsome variety kI LADIES', MISSES' 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 slipper to the strong lumbering boot. I wish to say to farmers particularly, who wish to buy OF THE The day's sharp strife is ended now, Our work is done, God knoweth hpw* As on thd thronged, unrest-fnl town Thwpatience of the moon looks down, Iwaitto hear besides the wire, The voices of its tongues of fire. (GEO.W. BRAIIfttD, DAVID BILDIIf, NEW GOODS, PLENTY OF THEM ! i door above Express Office leeted. \eusha w.baxtib Mar. 7,1861 S41yl Notwithstanding the excessive heat, it is thought a matter of vital importance that the Public should be apprised of the CARRIER BOYS. FISH AND OYSTERS. DL. 0*NEIL, ATTORNEY AT LAW. r.vssrouT tension and claim agent, J. A. WISNER, No. 92 Front Street, NEW YORK JOHN McKENNA, GENERAL PRODUCE, FISH AND OYSTER COMMISSION MER- GREAT BARGAINS Slow, doubtful, faint, they seem at first; Be strong, my heart, to know the worst! Ilark!—there the Alleghanies spoke; That sound from lafce and prairie broke! That sunset-gun of triumph rent The silence of a continent! BONNELLA ADAMS WHOLESALE GROCERS. fN C E more my kind friends and patrona, I come with a Carrier's song, And hope if I'm right you'll applaud me v Aud kindly reprove if I'm wrong. I have nothing to offer that's worthy, Your expectations I'm sure I can't meet For whenever I call on the Muses, They beat a hasty retreat. So I'll commence with a cheer for Ulysses And Colfax the tried and found true, Even they who opposed them confess it. The Soldier ana Statesman will do. I spoke just noV of tho stream of lava which glides down the mountain. In the first place, two peculiarities were observable In it. One was the#narveloBS slowness of ita motion. In the early part of its descent the decline over which it had to pass was precipitous, yet so sjowly did this maM of liquid fife move within its bed, that its current was only just preceptible. It seemed to be only just in motion. Perhaps in some degree connected with the same cohesion which this languor indicated, was the other peculiarity of the lava stream—the tenacity of its surface. In appearance, as we stood above it, it was in a perfectly liqnid state; it looked as though you might ruffle its surface with your stick. Great, accordingly, was our surprise at finding that even with the very greatest force available on tbe spot we could not make the slightest impression upon it. The largest masses of mineral that we could lift, we dashed down from above upon the Imrnirig stream; but they simply bounded across its face, like a ball upon a floor, without producing the faintest apparent indentation. Moreover, it is commonly supposed that lava is always projected from the crater, and the language commonly used in descriptien encourages the idea. " A stream of lava was seen to issue from the crater" is the sort of phraseology with which one is most familiar in account* of eruptions that took place in bygone days. I am not sure that this is is ever strictly accurate, but with the crater in anything like its present form, it hardly seems probable.- It would take a vast quantity of mdlten lava to fi 11 that great bowl of half a mile diameter, which I suppose it would have to do before any of it would run over down the'sides of the mountain. I saw no indications that this ever took Dlace. D 68—.IV WILKES VKRE, PA. CHANT, Now awaiting all who have cash to buy with £. WKI( 1). C. HAMUMTO* HOTELS. No. 302 South Water, and 303 South Front St., PHILADELPHIA. For reference seo J. S. Hurlbut, Pittston, Pa. | Sept. 12,'67-Gm. & D V ATTOi HARRINGTON, AT LAW, CHARLES L. ATWATER'S NBV JOHN McDOUGALL'S HOTEL! Main Street, Opposite Odd Fellows' Hall, PITTSTOK, PA. BINGHAMTON BOOTS, WILKES t., above Z. Bennett's Store, arts of Luzerne County and BAEEE, PA B. r. OOOLBACOH. that I keep a full supply of the best make always on hand, and the WEST PITTS TON, 2M That signal from Nebraska sprung, This, from Nevada's mountain tongue! Is that thy answer, strong and free, O loyal heart of Tennessee ? What strange, glad voice is that which calls From Wagndr's grave and Sumpter's walls ! Office on Mayi 7. R. BAIRD Ell. BAIRD & CO., « Packers and Dealers in CAN, TUB, SPICED AND SIIELL OYSTERS, CHEAPEST IN TOWN—COME AND SEE FOB rts of Carbondale, and English a'ton, Notary Fublic. Beverages of all kinds of the best quality. Ample accommodation for the public. Also a Msortment of confectioneries, by MBS. MeDOUUAL, J uly 5,1366. YOURSELVES. He has just returned from New York and Philadelphia with a largo stock of ' 1). C. Harriu Feb. 4.1864 ations Being a practical shoemaker myself, and employing none but DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, No. 333 South Front Street, PHILADELPHIA. THE BE8T OF WORKMEN, PHYSICIANS H.ORSE HOTEL, Bv special arrangements with the Express Companies and Kailroads. those who order may rely on a constant supply and prompt delivery. We beg a continuation of the favors of oar old friends and customers, and solicit the orders of dealers generally, promising every satisfaction in our power to give. Send in your orders. Jan.5- F. K. BAIRD4C0. I can warrant entire satisfaction in the CUSTOM DEPARTMENT to all who wish a complete fit, and will favor me with their patronage. MARK MCDONNELL. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO RE- Within the long year that has drifted Away on the ocean of time. What changes have come to the country. What work has been done that's sublime T Alas! one brave heart has stopped beating, With armor all on for the race, Our own 'V.reat Commoner" Stevens O who shall be worthy his place? He swerved not for friend or for foeman, In the mid'st of the false and the true; On whom has his mantle descended, O tell us Ben Wade, is it you? From Mississippi's fountain-head \ sound as of the bison's tread! There rustled freedom's Charter Oak ! In that wild burst the Ozarks spoke ! Cheer answers cheer from rise to set Of sun. We have a country yet! MARKET STREET, WILKES-BARRE, PA BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, TJK. W. ?r. McALARNEY, CROCKERY AND GLASS-WARE, ECLECTIC HIYSICIAN, L. B. PERRIN, Peopmwob Oct 23, '68, PAIRING. Call before purchasing, and remember the right place. Offers his professional services to the citizens o West Pittston and vicinity. Special attention given to chr* Good SUWing attached, Good Standard Prints, " " Blotched Muslins, " " Brown do. A MERICAN HOTEL, XL MAUCH CHUNK, PA. jie diseases. Office with Dr. R. Thayer, Luzerne Hou9e. Nov. 26,—2m* JOB* W. »HBD MILLINERY. Jenkins1 Block, opposite Battle'* Brick Building, Main St, Pittston, Pa, [Jan. 16,'68 The praise, 0 God, be thine alone! Thou gi vest not for bread a stone ; Thou haBt not led us through the night To blind us with returning light; Not through the furnace have we passed To perish at its mouth at last. ROBERT KLOTX April 2,1868. New millinery STORE AND FANCY All at the lowest Figures t Our hearts have been faint for the conflict And wrong against right has prevailed, So many dark deeds been committed. That sometimes our courage has failed. In the South the war is not ended As Unionists fully can show. Who by Klu Kluz Klans have been hunted. And many a brave heart laid low; But since we have heard from our leader The noble words "Let us have peace I" We hope that the time is forthcoming When such fearful doings will cease. When '-Moses" becomes a civilian Or goes back to bis Alderman's chair, Nevermore to swing round the circle At his subjects to bluster and swear; Let us hope we will have in the white house A Statesman who will not disgrace At home or abroad the nation Who gave him the uppermost place. jyi. P. J; O MALLEY, ST CHARLES HOTEL, WATCHES, CLOCKS, &c. ite Resiiiei s Hospital •g.-on and Physician of St. Yin- NEW YORK. Penn Avenue, SCRAJiTON, PA Adjoining D. Lamb'* Boot and Shoe Store. MRS. D. LAMB, having recently opened a desirable stock of Millinery and Fancy Goods, invites th% att«ation of the ladies to the same. Her stock comprisesWATCH AND CHOICE GROCERIES AND FAMILY CHAS. H. BRAINARD, Prop'r. SUPPLIES, Office—Maiii siree' ig, Pitts ton, Pa. ■pposite Battle's brick build- Aug. 20, '68—3m.* The closest attention will be bestowed upon all guests, and their comfort will be the chief aim of the Proprietor. Scranton, May 2,1867—ly  JEWELRY S T 0 R E 1 Consisting of DR. WASHINGTON G. NUGENT, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, BONNETS, RIBBONS. HATS, FLOWERS,. Feathers, Laces, Hoods, Silks, Velvets, Doll Hats Hats for children, and a variety of other goods, all of which will be sold at reasonable rates. Millinery work of all kinds executed in the best and most approved manner Please call and examine our stock. JAMES SEARLE, of peace thy flight restrain ! November's moon, be slow to wane! Shine on the freedman's cabin floor, On brows of prayer a blessing pour; And give, with full assurance blest, The weary heart of Freedom rest! FLOUR—(the very best Breads,) nal services to the citizens of CENTRAL HOTEL, UPPER PITTSTON Next Poor to the Poet Office, COFFEES, SUGARS, r HAMS, n and vicinitv e«- O north of the Bank, CORNER OF MAIN AND WILLIAM 9TS. PITTSTON/ PA Muy 14, IS J. 8. HINDS, Prop'r. Pitts ton) Oct. 18.1866.-U Has for sale a large and splendid assortment of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, PORK, ■TOIIX C. BECKER, PlITSTCflAM AJJP SURGEON, (roRMERLr or tuneiun.*ock.) Office opposite the First National Bank, PITTSTON, PA. Office hours—from 8 to 10 a. m.., and 1 to 2 p, m. Evening, 6 to 8. Pittston. March 1, lS66.-tf D" The House has been thoroughly renovated and much improved, and the proprietor feels assured that he can make his guest® comfortable in every way. His table will be supplied with the best of provinder and his bar with th® chocest of liquors. The patronage of the public is restfully solicited. Pittston, June «, '67-y ______ NEW STOCK DRIED MEATS, Ac., SPECTACLES, FANCY GOODS, WOOD & WILLOW WARE, [From the Pall Mall Gazette.] A STIRRING SKETCH. MRS. MARY J, SMITH, we keep the very bolt articles, sell at living rates, and have everything that can be found in A FIRST CLASS Some "friends" are not long to be trusted As Seymour found out in dismay And " Honor 'mong thieves" is but fancy, POCKET CUTLERY, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, Whatever the oracles say. And Blair the ton of hit father, And brother of Montgomery too. The Democrats tried to gloss over, RESTAURANTS. Has the pleasure of inviting her customers and the AT IHK CRATER OF VESUVIC8. ladies in general to a And a variety of articles usually kept in that line of trade. DRY GOODS & GROCERY STORE! But found they couid never get through, For having changed colors so often And served on both sides of the line, Though some took him down at one swallow There were others with stomachs too fine, So in an old boat they took passage, Often as Vesarius has been described, there is one set of impressions which are, perhaps, the most generally interesting of all, but which, from the nature of the case, cannot so frequently be recorded. I refer to the impressions of one who has stood upon the lip of the crater and looked down while an eruption is actually in progress. It is not always that a view of such a scene can be obtained. It was at a time when crash was following crash in a manner that was quite sufficiently terrible, and when all the suffocatin£ steams and vapors were being driven to one side of the mountain by a stroDg wind, that wo were able to go up from the windward side, stand upon the lip of the crater, look down into the roaring abyss, and see what the eruption of a volcano looks like on the spot. » DENTISTS NEW AND FASHIONABLE I have selected my goods from the best manufacturers and dealers in the country, and have taken special pain9 to procure the latest styles. Am also Agent for MORTON'S CELEBRATED GOLD PEN. Watch, Clock, and Jewelry repairing done promptly by the best of practical workmen. While you are on the mountain, the streams of lava which have issued forth and cooled at the several previous eruptions are quite distinguishable from each other by their differences of structure and color. We saw many such . but I saw no indication of any one of them having come over the lip of the crater. In every single instance the cource of the lava stream seemed to have been lower down the mountain. Certainly this was the case with the very fine one which burst out just before our visit. As we stood upon the lip of the crater it was below us throughout its whole length. The lava was issuing from a great fissure which it had made for itself some distance down in the side of the cone. The guides hurried us away from the neighborhood of its source, because, they said, it was quite possible another orifice might be opened at any moment, and then it would be all over with the present spectators. The experience of these men clearly led them to regard this as tbe normal mode of the emission of lava. In tbe case actually before us it was being poured forth evenly and continuously in • molten stale trom the fissure; it descended for a short distance in a broad Btream to a point where a bifurcation took place, and then the burning mineral went down to the base of the mountain in two streams of perhaps twenty feet each in width, looking in the darkness like two broad ribbons of fire stretching down into the -plain. Gooda delivered within a radius of ten miles. Thankful for the .'liberal patronage of 1887, I solicit the same lor 1888, hoping to please all who may favor me with their patronage. . S. BECK, M. D.—DEXTIST m , J, lute of PHILADELPHIA.— IbBK ,,—Two doors above his for-  aer residence, East side of Main St., above the ublicSquare, Wilkes-Barre, Penn. Tuly 1«,1S60.—lv. MARKET STREET (opposite the jail) STOCK OF MILLINERY, Ollice Fish, Steaks, Chope, Ac. Ac. Old and New Ales, "Wines. Liquors and Cigars of the choicest quality. July 30 1868—tf.  WILKES-BARRE. Give me a call and examine my goods. JAMES SEARLE. And on the salt waters set sail, With their/riendf and the country disgusted But Blair took his whiskey and ale. Ah how could they hope that the Blue Coats VForsak'ng the man they admired, W'buld vote for their country's defomer Who New York City had fired, Ah little he knew of the Soldiers TRIMMINGS, AC., Yours Respectfully, Pittston, May 2, '6T C. L. ATWATER. Temperance restaurant JOHN BARNES stock has been selected with the utmost care and It Of every description belonging to the trade. This STOVES AND TINWARE. Cor. Wyoming Ave. A Bridge Woet Pittston. July 18, 1888. D" J. M BA1UIETT, DENTIST, Has just opened an letting House in the Somerset Buiding, first door north of C. W. FreCmau's Jewelry Store, east side of Main street, Pittston, where he will be happy to supply the public with refreshments of all kinds. Tea, Coffee. Bread, Cakes, Pie?, Ac., of our own baking and warranted good and pure. Meals, hot aud cold, served at all Hours, in the best manner. lee Cream, Candies, Fruits, and a variety of the; best and most palatable temperance beverages. A share of public patronage is solicited. Apr. 23, '68. JOHN BAK\to. embraces a variety which cannot fail to please all jq-EW TIN AND GAS-FITTING Whom he tried in his meshes to catch, But they had a faint recollection Of Dix's famous dispatch. Office at his residence on Franklin St. opite the Methodist Church, YVilkes-Barre, Pa., ire ho may hereafter be found at all hours, r. B. inserts Teeth on Gold a«d Silver  and operates in all the branches of5Dental'1 ;ery,in the bestjmanner. whether they desire a costly or cheap outfit in the ]SJEW FALL AND WINTER STOCK! article of a Bonnet, or other head gear. SHOP! Well the Presidency question is settled. And just as it suited us too, So we'll turn from political topics Other subjects and countries to view— In England they've had an election And the Liberals, with Gladstone and Bright, Will tench a new doctrine to Britons That might does not always make right. In Spain a contest is waging Ami General Prim's working a plan To keep the Republicans under And rise to the throne if he can. In France the press is in trouble Who knows what it all is about ? In Cuba they've had revolution— In Hayti provision is out— In Turkey our men are in prison— In Paraguay war is at hand— And we either have war or its ran. Through the length and the brea LACES, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, &C., In the greatest variety and at all prices. Please call «tc., S:ir (Opposite Cooper's Hall,) AT THE LOWEST PRICES. A deduction fronj usual charges sufficient to aver expeifses, allbwed to persons who com# " ' ' April 19 I860.—ly. nnd examine. M. J.S. G. B.ROMMEL AGO., Pittston, Nov. 26,1868. MAIN STREET, PITTSTON, TA, WEST PITTSTON. stance Have on hand a good assortment of COOKING AND HEATING STOVES, That is, in truth, the only way of getting an idea of what a repository of horrors a volcano is. Without such a visit Vesuvius is often a little disappointing. It is nothing but a fine mountain, just like any other, says Mendelssohn, lou may be a little disappointed as you see Vesuvious from below. But you have only to mount the snmmit when an eruption of any magnitude is in progress to find yourself in the presence of appalling phenomena, both of sight and sound. Choose the last few hours of daylight for your sscent, and then, as the darkness closes round, and the wo"Hd below becomes hidden from your view, you stand at the crater in presence of a scene for which no language can be very extravagant. For experienced mountaineers the efTort required for the ascent is nothing renjarkable; but for ordinary people it is laborious enough. D" C. 31. WILLIAMS, i SURClEOK dentist, BEEWEBIES. INSUEANCE. nave just received a large New Stock of DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS, Rand, howell & king, [Scccissom TO Smith Bbos..] CELEBRATED XX AND XXXX ALES, \\7Y0MtNG INSURANCE CO., VY WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. Capital and Surplus, MAIN STREET, PITT3T0N, PA Tin Ware, Hollow Ware, Wooden Ware, Sinks, Bath Tubs, Pumps, 4c. Particular attention given to Among the many improvements recently introduced in his practice, he regards none of more importance than his method of $150,000 8 E A R G E 8 , ALPACCAS, DELAINES, Ac. PRINTS—AN ENDLESS VARIETY. UNRIVALED (&EAM ALES, Manufactured from DIRECTORS:- WM. S. ROSS, L. D. SHOEMAKER, SAM'L WADHAMS, STEPHEN BOLLES, 0. COLLINS, CHAS. DORRANCE, STEWART PIERCE, CHAS. A. MINER, G. M. HARDING, THOS. FORD, GAS-FITTING, AND PLUMBING. EXTRACTING TEETH WITHOUT PAIN, which he is doing successfully every day, by THE BEST OF MALT AND HOPS. Families can be supplied with a Pure Healthy and Nutritious beverage. Jobbing and Tinning of *11 kinds promptly attended to. Please gire us a call. Pittston, May 9, '67. Opera Flannels, Twilled do., of all ((rides and colors. White nnd Colored Canton Flannels—Denims, GREEN * McDOUGALL. Checks, Stripes—Under Shirts and Drawers, of all kinds, Many weeks in the summer that's ended We anxiously waited for rain. Saying "surely the harvest's a failure Our plowing and sowing in Tain, This winter look out for a famine, O what shall we do for bread;" Ignoring the Overruler Forgetting the words He had said. That nevermore seed time and harvest Should fail in the earth He had mado, Then why are we always repining Of famine or ruin afraid! Now the winter has come and oar garners Are full enough and to spare. And this should teach us, tho' darkness Beiound us, to never dispair. the use of NITROUS OXIDE GAS XX AND XXXX PORTER, It 13 perfectly safe and very pleasantto inhale. Its results have been entirely satisfactory in every instance. C. M. W. Rooms with J. "W. MILLER, adjoining the Cash Store ot Chas. Law A Co. Pittston, Mav 1st 1864. MINERAL. WATER, SODA WATER, SARSAPA- A. MORSE, JOHN REICHARD. REMOVAL! 8HAWL8, NUBIAS, HOODS AND SCARFS, RILLA, Ac, BOTTLED ALE AND PORTER. UNION BREWERY, PittstOD, Pa. WM. S. ROSS, President, L. D. SHOEMAKER, V. President. R. C. Smith, Secretary, THUS. FORD, Agent, Pittston, Pa. Ladies' and children*' Hosiery of all descriptions— Gents' Wollen Half Hose at 37j4cents a pair—Cotton Warp and Cotton Yarn—White, Black Blue and Gray Mixed Wollen Yarn— BARRITT'S TIN SHOP! March 28,'67-tf.] Ma* 18th,'67. One Door South of Penn'a Coal Co.'i Office, CAfSSIMERES, SATINETTS AND JEANS, BERWICK: MILLS. PITTSTON, PA Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps—all of the Latest Styles MISCELLANEOUS. Life, fire and accidental INSURANCE AGENCY. Haying on hand a lull assortment of STOVES OF ALL KINDS! NOTIONS OF ALL KINDS. Cleanliness ix Shops.—In our visits to different manufacturing establishments we are often shocked at the confusion and want of order which seems to prevail. Cleanliness, the virtue which seems to rank next to godliness, seems to be entirely disregarded in many otherwise well conducted establishments. Now we regard order In the arrangement of tools, the avoidance of confusion, attendant upon misplacement, and the frequent and thorough removal of the litter upon floors, as more important in an economical point of view, than with Reference to the comfort and health of workmen, although the latter consideration is important enough. Berwick mills. PETER M. TRAUGH, Also, H. R. NOLL Calls the attention of the public to his facilitlea the manufacture of a superior article of Office in Stark's new Building, opposite Penn'a. Coal Co.'s Office, PITTSTON, PFNNA. L. A H. C. DEWEY, Agents, A FULL ASSORTMENT OF FRESH And Nature's great wheel of destruction. In power o'er five countries has passed, The earth has been riven assunder And roeked like a reed in the blast. Whole cities and towns have been swallowed, And millions of lives been destroyed, While we fret against the Creator, Aud becauso of a drougth are annoyed, This year it seems Nature has marshalled Her grand and terrible powers— There are floods and whirlwinds and earthquakes And thunder and meteor showers, Vesuvius has had an eruption And vomited fire and smoke. And over the Sandwich Islands, Some tidal waters have broke, The rise and the fall of the Baltic Have given philosophers cause To speculate, wrangle and argue* On Nature's great systems and laws, In California a rain storm A city and town have turned o'er, And furious tidesTiave dashed over Some villages nearest the shore. \ou arrive at the edge of the crater, and there you behold a scene full of awe and majesty. The suddenness with which you come upon it is quite startling. Going up you neither see nor hear anything. One moment you are clambering up the Bide of the cone amid profound silence; the next moment, as your head rises above the crater lip, yeu encounter a roar and a blaze which make you shrink back a little.— ThiB surprise is occasioned, I suppose, by the formation of the crater. It is a huge bowl which comes up to quite a lip, about half a mile in diameter and some hundred yards in depth. Towards the bottom of this bowl, on the opposite side to where we stood, was a great hole, from which all the projectiles of the eruption were shot; the surface of the bowl being composed of lumps of lava, stones and cinders, all of them smeared with sulphur, precisely like those upon which we were standing. As you mount the cone there is between you and the gulf an enormous wall, which dulls averything alike for eye and ear. Even while on the steeps of the cone itself you might be unaware that the mountain was disturbed. But a single step seems almost enough to transfer you from the most deathlike stillness to the grandest exhibition of fore* it is possibl« to conceive. Instead of the monotonoui dull black of congealed lava on the lower levels, you have the deep brick red of stones that have been under the action of fire, the brightest Vermillion, and every immaginable shade of orange and yellow that sulphur deposits are capable of taking. The ground is hot too; so hot, indeed, that you cannot keep your foot on the same spot for many seconds together. Between the chinks of the stones you can see that a few inches below the surface it is actually red-hot. Yon thrust in the end of your stick for a moment and yon pull it out charred. Over all the farther half of the crater there hangs a dense cloud of smoke and vapor; all around you there is an atmosphere of sulphur, which sets you coughing; from numberless small holes about your feet there issue with a hiss sulphurous jets of steam whict) nearly choke you as you pass over them ; and then as you look down into the actual abyss you are face to face with the most appalling phenomena, both of sight and sound, which, perhaps the whole of Europe has to offer. Among the crowd of strange sensations that are experienced at such a time the phenomena of sound are perhaps the moat wonderful of all. What meets the ear 19,iff anything, more terrible than what meets the eye. Even to sight the eruption is not just what the imagination paints it beforehand. It does not consist, as the pictures necessarily lead one to suppose, of a continuous shower at all. Still less does it consist of a continuous shower of black ashes shot out from a fire biasing on the top of the mountain; it is rather a series of explosions. But the roar and glare of the great abyss is continuous. You look into the pit, and though you see no actual flame, yet its sides are in a state of constant incandescence; from the mouth of it there roars up incessantly a dense cloud of steam, and in the depths of it below you hear the noise of preparation for the outburst that is next to come. Then you hear a sharper crackle, and then, Without further warning, follows a loud explosion, which shoots into the air a torrent of white-hot missiles of every shape and size. So enormous are the forces at work that not only small pieces of stone and sulphur, such as you might carry away as .mementoes of your visit, but huge blocks of mineral, each enough* to load a railway ballast wagon, and all in a state of perfectly white heat, are tossed up as though they wero so many cricket balls. The explosion lasts, perhaps, no longer than a minute; and then there is a cessation of some seconds with the noise only ot internal preparation once more, after which the explosion is repeated.— That was nothing to the almost stupefyingCdin that wa£ going on before us—moments when the daylight was over, and the world below could no longer be distinguished—when we had nothing but the clear starlight overhead, and were truly alone with the mountain; when the yaried coloring of the ground had disappeared ARCHITECT, SCRANTOX, PA for Public Buildings and Pri Such as Cooking, Heating, Gas Burning and Parlor Stoves, the attention of the Public is respectiully called to the fact tbat he will sell them as cheap as they can be purchased elsewhere. He keeps on hand a GROCERIES ces tarnished on short notice terms very Office No. 4Xii Lackawanna Avenue, third [Sept. 10,1868. FLOUR AND CHOP of every description. The above articles are kept constantly on hand, and will be gold at the molt reasonable prices. He also has a WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE CO., Always on hand. Coffees, Teas, Molasses, Hams, Cora Starch, Farina, Sago, Tapico. Macaroni, Fish Salt, Flour and Feed. J. J. MERRIAM'S LARGE AND EXTENSIVE TANNERY, in connection with the MHls, at which he is constant ly engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of Leather. The highest market prices will be paid for Grain and Hides. A continuance of the public satranage is respectfully solicited. P. M. TRAUGH. Berwick, Jan. 9,1868-ly W. A. BREWER, Jr., Secretary. CYRUS CURTIS, President. Assets and Cash Capital over $1,000,000 00 Proportion of Assets to Liabilities among the very highest. The entite profit divided among the Policy holders. Dividend annually and applied on payment of premium.Dividends once declared are never forfeited, but may be paid to the policy holder in cash—used in diminution of future premiums or added to the policy at the option of the holder. All policies non-forfeitable after the payment of the second annual premium. OF 98 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. L.1RGE STOCK OF TIN-W.4RE, STUDIO, At Miller's Photograph Rooms. CABINET AND LIFE-SIZE PORTRAITS Also copies made from Daguerre »r Curd Pictures any size desired, d tit Od or Hater Colors or re-touched witA Dessleated Codfish, do. Cocoanut, also Fresh Oranges Lemons, Raisins, Green and Dried Apples. Pure White Wine and Cider Vinegar, BUCKWHAT FLOUR, 4c., *c. All made up by experienced workmen and war' ranted to give satisfaction. i iaOilC , Arabroi HOLLOW-WiRE! Such as POTS and KETTLE8, TURK'S ISLAND SALT, i Pain ilia. Iiii CARRIAGES, WAGONS, &C. COAL SCUTTLES, also LANTERNS, KEROSENE LAMPS, KEROSENE OIL, REFLECTORS, MINERS'LAMPS, New Crop New Orleans Molasses.—Also, A good supply of Glass Ware, Lamps, Chimneys Crockery, Tin Ware, Kerosene Oil, Candles, Potash, and Soap of all kinds, a full assortment of Nails, Spikes, Hoes, Shovels, Forks, Spades, Rakes, and o, Sept.G, 186G.— The want of attention to this point is costing many a shop in this country more than is imagined. In one shop we visited lately we saw a workman look for a mislaid tool longer than it took him" to use it after he found it. The incident did not seem an unusual one but one of ordinary occurrence, as we inferred from some remarks of the foreman, who saw the whole matter and even suggested some places where the missing tool might probably be found. McDOUGALL'S central «/ CARRIAGE AND WAGON MAK- V-/ ING, AND BLACKS M f T H I N G. FIRE Niagarla of New York Cash Capital, International of N. Y. " . " Lycoming, Assets, BOOK AND MUSIC STORE, $1,000,000 oo 1,000,000 oo 3,000,000 00 HARD-WARE IN GENERAL. Opposite Cooper's Hall, IiHE Undersigned Is now prepared at hie Shop In West Pittston, to do a general business, iu BLACKSMITHING, and the manufactare of WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES. Having been particular to secure the best of Wagon and Carriage Makers, as weil as Blacksmiths, he feels no hesitation in assuring the public that the work made at his shop will compare favorably with the best in Northern Pennsylvania. PAINTING AND TRIMMING! ACCIDENTAL. And every other article belonging to a first class Shop. On things of minor importance We have spoken some bad and some good. But fear that the crowning wouder We shall fail to report as wo should, This wonderful triumph of fashion This beautiful "Grecian Bend" The lady who fails to wear it Need not look upon us as a friend, 0 how shall we stoop the shoulders— And how shall we curve the spine, And carry our arms akimbo To practice this fashion divine! Physicians may frown upon it And bold Fanny Fern may sneer. And Henry Ward Beecher make it His text for the coming year, But we go in for the Benders, But how shall we get the knack, To make ourselves look like camels. Or a Pedler carrying his pack. Keeps constantly on hand a good assortment ol iooks, Music, and Stationery of all kinds. SLATES, PENCILS, Also a good supply of Extracts and Essences. Nothing on our part will be left undone to please and accommodate all who favor us with their patronage. Please call and examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere. G. B. ROMMEL k Co, Nov. 1#, '68.1 West Pittston, Pa. THE TRAVELER'S INSURANCE CO., OF HARTFORD, CONN. . $500,000 00 JOBBING PAPER, SCHOOL BOOKS, . BLANK BOOKS, Capital Attended to with promptness,snd in the best manner. The undersigned Will undertake to make any kind of work in his line, and in as good and durable a manner as the same can be done by any establishment in Luserne County. Insures against all accidents. Policies written from one day to five years at this office, at low rate? of premium, paying ample compensation for total disability and the whole amount insured in case of fatal accident. L. A H. C. D. Feb. T. 1868—ly MEMORANDUMS, Ac. The business will receive careful attention and very addition will be promptly made to the stock hich the wants of the community may call for. The jatronge of the public is respectfully solicited. Pitlsaon, ApriFlS, 1807. gTILL LOWER! The floor of this shop was covered with a mass of useless lumber. The removal of any bulky object from one end of the shop to the other, would have necessitated a previous removal of rubbish to clear away that would have consumed a considerable time. Such a slovenly state of things must inevitably breed carelessness on the part of employes, and greatly facilitate accidental misplacement of tools, nuts, and other small objects liable to be dropped. The reflexive effet upon hands, of strictly enforced order in the replacing of tools and cleanliness in a shop, is always in the highest degree beneficial and should never be overlooked by an intelligent foreman. Particular attention paid to FURNACE WORK. Give me a trial. T. S. BARRITT Pittston, Jan.♦, 1866. For thiB department also, he has a scientific workman of ample experience in the best shops in the state. With the facilities and workmen with which my establshment is now furnished, there i» nothing to prevent my being able to produce as neatly and well-made a wagon of any kind as can be made in Northern Pennsylvania. Those in need of anything in my line, are requested to call and give me a trial, aud satisfaction In every particular will be guaranteed. JOSEPH KLOTX, NOW IS YOUR TIME FOR BARGAINS! MISCELLANEOUS. The undersigned haviug just received anothei large stock of BAKERIES. gAMUEL J. BARBER, KETSTOKE MARBLE YARD, THE NEW HAT STORE. DRY GOODS!! purchased since the last reduction, and being able to ao business at small expense, can offer Goods of all kinds for Cash, at prices which all must consider low beyond competition. QRANDENBURG'S BAKERY J New Brick, opposite Big Basin, Wast Pittston, May S1.1866 A word for the new improvements And then we have had our say, And will wish you a kind good morning With many returns of the day. Our Town hath become the focus Of Rail-roads from far and near, We can go by steam to Tunkhannock, What we've wished to do many a year. Away with the lumbering staare coach That plied from that olden Town Both driver and coach are rusty, And past their ancient renown. We've founded a Seminary And built up a graded school, So the biggest swell among us Hath no need of being a fool, We've done—much more than I'll mention Lest a boaste r I should beeome. So I wish the old year good evening And good morn to the N'lW, and am done. PITT8T0N, PA. r CHE STAFF (OF LIFE i3 good Bread, and I would respectfully inform the citizens of ittston and vicinity, that I always keep the ;nuine article on hand for sale, with all kinds o Sculptor, and Dealer in TVTEW wagon shop. J_D A M O 8 9TROH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MARBLE, Tomb Stones, Mantels, Window Caps and Sills. I HAVE THIS DAY RECEIED GOOD CALICOES, " DELAINES, BEST MUSLIN, S to 14Cts 18 to 20 " 12 to 15 " Desires to inform his old customers and the public In general that he has fitted up a commodious and convenient shop for the making and painting of Opposite the Bank, CRACKERS, PIES, CAKES, 4c., Ac. unities and Parties supplied with everything his line, on short notice, and on reasonable ruis. WAGONS OF ALL KINDS, opposite the Catholic church.'on WILLIAM STREET in Pittston. The experience he has had in his business, and the extent to which his work is known in this section, warrants the assurance on his part, that he will have the pleasure of again serving many who have heretofore favored him with their work. He pledges himself to use the best of wood, and to do the painting in the most durable and approved manner. The iron work to his wagons is done by Wm. Stroh, who is well known as one of the BEST WORKMEN in this section. The public are invited to call and take a look at our work, painting shop, and work shop. Respectfully, May 21, '68—tf AMOS STROH. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA. A tall line of PASSAGE TO AND FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, By Steamship and Sailing Packet, by WEEKLY LINES, at Reduced Rates. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS! Nothing is more refreshing than to pass from one of these ill-regulated slovenly shops into one where order and cleanliness prevail. Even the workmen seem to be more cleanly in their person and tidy in their cttire, and to feel the elevating tendency of the discipline which prevails. Everything moves on quietly, rapidly, and surely to its accomplishment. No time or material is wasted. Everything is in its place when wanted and ready for use. A comparison of two such shops is a demonstration that there is no such thing as perfect manufacturing economy where order and cleaniness are overlooked.—Scientijte America. A CHOICE SELECTION OP SUGARS, TEAS, Ac., Mestablishment is now in my new brick ilding opposite the big basin, on Main St. FRANK BRANDENBURG. Pittston, March 1,1S63. TAPSCOTT BROTHERS A CO., 86 South Street, New York. purchased at the best Houses in New York and' Philadelphia.TE&S, SUGARS,' 90, $1.00,'$1.50. 12 to 15 Cts. TEW BAKERY. 1 The undersigned would respectfully anunce to the public that he has opened Continue to issue Passage Tickets,available for twelve Months, from LONDON, LIVERPOOL, or QUEENSTOWN, and DRAFTS, payable on demand, for any amount from £1 and upwards. MICHAEL W. MORRIS, Agent, Pittston Pa. LADIES' FURS! Womeh's Laws.—Mark Twain says when women frame laws, the first thing they do will be to enact: 1. That all men should be at home at ten p. m., without fail. 2. That married men should bestow considerable attention on their own wive*. 3. That it should be a hanging offence to sell whisky in saloons, and that fines and disfranchisement should follow it in such places. 4. That the smoking of cigars to excess should be forbidden, and the smoking of pipes be utterly abolished. 6. That the wife should have the title of her own property when she marries a man that had't any.  "Such tyranny as this," ssys Mark, "we could never stand. Our free souls could never endure such degrading thraldom. Women, go away! Seek not to beguile us of our imperial privileges. Content yourselves with your little feminine trifles—your babies, your benevolent societies and your knitting—and let your natural bosses do the voting. Stand back—you will be wanting to go to war next. We will let you teach school as much as you want to, and pay you half prioe.too; but beware! we don't want you to crowd us too much." One Hundred Bbls. White Wheat Flour, * EXTENSIVE BAKERY IN PITTSTON STREET Mar 12, '88—ly. LARGE STOCK OF MEAL AND CIIOP, joining the Butler Ilouse, where lie will be spared at all times to supply families and Hies with Bread Biscuit, Cakes and Pies, of kind, on short notice. From an extensive jerience in the bakery business they feel no ;itationin saying that he will be able to isfy all as to the quality oPBread Ac,, which oifers. A share of patronage is respectfulsolicited. L. ELTERICH. 'ittston July 6th, 1865. BLA CKSMITH SHOP ! JjnjRS! FURS! FURS! BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, BY WILLIAM STROH, NEW PALL AND WINTER STOCK! of all descriptions. The public are respectfully informed that I hold myself in constant readiness at my new and commodious shop, just opposite the Catholic Church, on William-st., in Pitts ton Bore ugh, to do all kinds of work in the line of BLACKSMITH ING, COME ONE AND ALL, AND SAVE 30 PER CT. IN YOUR' PURCHASES! Ci-rb for Snakb Bitbs.—Dr. John W. Wood, of Melbourne, Australia, states in a communication that he had long entertained the opinion that carbolic acid taken internally and used as a caustic to the Wound, would be benefiical, and perhaps a specific cure, for snake bites. To prove that he was right to a certain extent, he refers to the fact that a friend of his (Dr. Boyd) successfully treated two cases with carbolic acid. One of these cases was a young lad bitten by a tiger snake, the most venemoas those colonies produce, and Dr. Boyd, six hours after the boy was bitten, administered ten drops of pnre carbolic acid, in brandy and water, every few minutes. He reports that the effect was magical. From a pallid countenance, slow pulse and sem-comatose condition, that patient rallied to a bright expression, ruddy glow and quick pulse, and the recovery, though slow, was continuous and certain. G. L. PALMER & CO'S NEW STORE WHICH ARE OPEN FOR INSPECTION, Is in Commercial Buildings Pittston, Oct. IT, '67. JAMES BROWN. HORSE SHOEING, 134 MARKET STREET, WILKES-BARRE, PA. MEW F I R M ! UTTSTON MEAT MARKET. WAGON IRONING, Where they have just received their Fall and Winter Stock of AND I THINK t the Pittston Meat Market, opposite the Bank, detg inform tlie public thai they are as heretofore plying their numerous customers with the best of FRESH BEEF. I'OKK, MUTTON, LAMB, -all other seasonable meats. PETER SEIBEL. TOOL SHARPENING, ▲ SD Together with other varieties of work, both light and heavy, all of which will be promptly and satisfactorily executed. A continuance of Ipatronage rospectfnlly solicited. WILLIAM STROH. Pittston, Sept. IT, 1868.—ly. LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S FURS, HATS AND CAPS of the Latest Styles. lev are also dealing in HIDES SHEEP SKINS, FURrf,for which they will at all times pay the NEW GOODS ! ! HIGHEST MARKET PRICES IN CASH. GLOVES Cfc GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS WILIT SATISFY ALL ngthem along. .ston, Nov. 1, i860—tf. P. s. 0 S, BLACKMAN, at very Low Rates. BENEDICT & BUMGARDNER, ROBK8 of all kinds, siies and prices. Yoti can scarcely fail to find with us just what you want, If it belongs to our class of Goods, Call and examine. Thankful for a lone and extensive patronage we feel encouraged to offer better inducements to purchasersthan ever before. 0 AND FROM THE DEPOT! Central Hotel Block, lie undersigned, having pnrchased of Mr. ph Hileman the Omnibus Line to the depot Id respectfully say to the public that he continue to run to all the trains, and carrr engers and baggage at the same rates. No ts will be.spared to accommodate the pubnd to give all entire satisfaction. XAXCFACTURaa or THAT I SHALL UPPER PITTSTON, „ G. L. PALMER * CO, »ilkes-Barre, Oct. 29th, 18#8. Having tust received an extensive New Stock o HEAVY AND LIGHT WAGONS, DRY GOODS, A Lazy Club.—A club called the Laiy Society, baa been formed in East Bridgeport, Connecticut. It already numbers several hundred members. Two members have been discharged—one for striking a mosquito, which lighted on his face, and another for gaping too quiekly and opening hi* jaws too wide. A third member was censured for running down hill, but was let off On the plea that ha was too la»y to hold back. The society is in perpetual session. EW LI VERY AND SALE STABLE! NOT BE UNDERSOLD. GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Astronomical.—The following scientific calculation appears in an Eastern paper, with regard to the comet. It says: HART PHILLIPS OF ALL KINDS AND STYLES BOOTS * SHOES, LIVERY! }d horses and rigs to hire to careful and rejible persons. All orders left at the Eagle or Butler House will be promptly attend- H. P. Having fitted up a oommodious shop for wood work and another for painting, he is prepared to take orders for all descriptions ol wagons, and to guarantee that his work will be done well and in season. Having in connection with his wagon department a corps of blacksmiths of long experience, the important part of good ironing will not be wanting on any of his work At the stand lately occupicd by Conniff & Higgins WOODEN WARE, 4c., Ste. tail is at least 6,000,000 miles in length and to grease that tail, it is estimated would use up a%asin of fat as large as the river Delaware, and would require 50,000 greasers and take ten year's time to do it in. MAIN STREET, PITTSTON, PA. The subscriber will also open a FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKER'S M. B. WHITE. Together with IRON, NAILS, HARDWARE, Pittatcm, Nov. 2Mh, 1888. .ston July 3,1SG2 and Indeed everything known to the wants of the community, they will sell every article at the lowest price for cash. In many articles they can offer Inducements in price rarely to be found. The public are In* GLE FORGE AND RAILROAD SPIKE WORKS. WILLIAM HUNT & SONS, Establishment, in the Building adjoining Lewis Cohen's Clothing Store, where he will keep constantly on hand, all kinds of COFFINS AND CASKETS, which he will furnish at the shortest notice and most reasonable terms. A Large Assortment of FURNITURE, of the best manufacture, which all are respectfully inviled to call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. Pittston, Noy. 10,1868. rpEAMING.—The undersigned, baring -L located in West Pittston, on the Property formerly owned and occupied by Charles A. lDavis, on LUiterne Avenue, will attend to all demands for teammg «c., at reasonable rules. It is e&id'that Frank Reno, one of the express robbers lynched the other day at New Albany, Indiana, alone knew of the place where was deposited ninety thousand dollars, the proceeds of one of his many robberies. His sister visit* ed him some days before he was hanged and tried to induce him to tell where his hoard was concealed, but he refused; telling her that if he could not live to enjoy it no one else should. Tltf secret died with him. Tub French town of Chatelaillon has gradually crumbled into the sea, and is now an oyster bed, from which certain philosophers claim that the human race sprung. The painting and trimming will by done in the beet manner and on reagoable terms. PITTSTON, PA ;facturers of Locomotive Frames, Crank Axles, les, Piston Rods, Paddle Shafts, and all kinds Pittston, July 9,1808. C. 8. BLACKMAN. William Street. *S- A good and substantial Cutter for one or two BorsBIj, for sale cheap. M. KETCHAM. Luaeme Av., West Pittston, Dec. 17,1868—lin, vited to call and examine our stock. P. M. CONNIFF. SQUARE DEALING A SATISFACTION QUABAN Brigham Young keeps his deposits of money in the Bank of England. He has no interest inn Work, Heavy and Light Shafting, Tire Iron, t*ry: description of Hammered Iron, Railway , Bolts and Nuts of all sizes, in large or small ies, always on hand. Blacksmiths' Work of leseription promptly done. pitkl ior Wrought Iron Scrap. [6June 67 WINDOW SHADES.— A New and Splendid lot of the celebrated Rustic Window ■hades, a real gem in house furniture. Come and see »hem *t R.B. CUTLERS, PHteton, AprlJ Agent for Lun-rne Co., V To Hotel Keepers. TEKt. Applications and bondsforTAViMf LICENSE for sale at the PITTSTON GAZETTE OPJICS, F)R RENT.—The Store Jlouse now occupied by C. L. AT WATER, in West Pittston, win oe leased from tho 1st day of April 180'j. Inquire on the premises. r 1)eCi "3t MICHAEL BUMGARDNER, THOMAS BENEDICT. in America. A Japanese newspaper has been started in London. Upper Pittston, April 18,'67,