Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1876 — Page 2

The Rensselaer Union; imAriACT ♦ • INDIANA-

General News Summary.

rant cbwßkai. succnoN. TO new* received oa th* morning •( the Mb indicated the following: jUataM*—Democratic by about 25,000. Seven Democratic Congreasmen certainly elected* , ) ' Jlrtamme—Democratic by a large majority. Three Democratic Congressmen elected, and one doubtful. CalVbraw— Republican by about 2,000 ma* Jority. Of the Congressmen three are probably Republican and one DemocraUo-a Republican gain of two. Ceknwdo—Legislature elected three Republican Electors. Craneetteut—Democratic; majority about 8,000. Three Democratic and one Republican Congressmen elected—same, politically, aaln present Congress. Legislature Republican. IMesserw—Democratic majority about 3,000. Florida— In doubt; claimed by both parties. Georgia— Democratic by about 75,000 majority. Congressional delegation (nine) Democratic. JUmom—Republican by about 20,000. Congrcolonal delegation will probably consijj* of ten Republicans and nine Republican gain of four. Legislature in doubt JadiaM' Democratic majority from 8,000 to 10,000. Jee*—Republican majority about 50,000, The nine Congressmen arc all Republicans —a gain of one. JTeassa—Republican majority on ths Presidential ticket about 80,000; on Governor about 50,000. The three Congressmen are Republican—a gain of one. Amtodty—Democratic by an increased

majority. XoMittaM —Claimed by both parties. JMafcw— Republican by from 15,000 to 20,000 Marytand—Democratic majority about 17,000. JTMMtAMitta— Republican majority for Preaident about 40,000; tor Governor, 28,000. The Congresrional delegation stands sine Republicans to two Democrate—a Republican gain of three. Michigan— Republican majority from 15,000 to 20,000. Legislature Republican. Congressional delegation will consist of seven Republicans, one Democrat and ono doubtfuL AfAmnoto—Republican by from 15,000 to 80,000. The three Congressmen elected are Republicans. MMstppi— Democratic majority about 20,600 or 80,000. Of the Congressmen elected, •ve are Democratic. Missouri— Demo cratic. Of the Congreas-men-elect, four are claimed by the Republicans, being gains. ; Mosstana— Maginnis (Dem.) is elected Delegate to Congress. MebrasJca- Republican by about 2,000 or 8,000 majority. Ntoarfa Republican. ATeie Hampshire— Republican by about 3,000 xaajority.

New Zsrsey—Democratic by 8,000 to 10,000 majority. Legislature one Republican majority on Joint billot JVrio York— Democratic majority about 30,000. Of the Udriy-three Congressmen elected, twenty-one were claimed by the Re publicans— a gain of six. North Carolina—Claimed by the Democrats by over 10,000 majority. Legislature Democratic. Congressional delegation will consist of seven Democrats and one Republican. Ohio— Republican by about 15,000 or 90,000. Oregon— Republican by about 1,000. Penntyham’a— The result in Pennsylvania will not greatly vary from 11,000 Republican majority. The Congressional delegation will stand: Republican, sixteen; Democrats, eleven—a Republican gain of six. Rhode loland— This State gives 0,000 Re publican majority and re-elects the two Republican Congr semen. BmfiA Caroli**— As far as heard from Hampton's majority for Governor was about 11,000, with the strong Republican counties on the sea coast remote from railways aud telegraphs to hear from. The Democrats claim the State by 3,000 and the Republicans by 8,000.

TeiuMMae—Majority for Tilden from 41,000 to 50,000. The independent candidate for Governor ran well in the interior of the State, but the indications favored the re-election of Gov. Porter by a small majority. Thus—Democratic by about 70,000 majority. Entire Democratic Congressional delegation elected. Dtah—Cannon, Mormon, is elected Deinste over Baskin, Liberal, by about 90,000 majority. Fermont—The Republican majority is about 97,(00. Ffrymio—Heavily Democratic. Estimated majority for T lden about 30,000. The Democrats elect eight Congressmen certain, and one district is claimed by both parties. TFsri PfryMda— Democratic by about 10,000. Wist»as*»—Claimed by the Republicans by from 8,000 to 5,000 majority. Democrat* claim that the electoral vote will be given for Tilden. The Congressional delegation will stand, it is believed, five Republicans to three Democrats. > "7- r , -r —rp Wpossriw/—The latest returns give Corlett (Rep), for Congress, about 1,000 majority. The above returns leave the Presidential election In doubt—Tilden having probably IM votes in the Electoral College, and needing) me of th disputed States to insure his dec lon, the * Republicans claiming Hayes’ chances to be «•' K ood if ® ot better than Til Mui's in the disputed States.

FROM WASHINGTON.

Tua digest of crop'returns for O«to>er, as prepared at the Deportment of;Ac icu'fare, indicate* a reduction in the yield of t'>e wheat crop of nearly one-sixth, while the quality fa somewhat superior. Every section of the Union indicate* a reduced product except the M ddle States, figures point to a yield Of about 915,000,600 bushels. Hye is reported four per cent, less than in IMS, but |he qu lity - better. Barley is •*x par cent. leas than last year. Buckwheat i* a full average. Oats show a falling ofc of t • enty-three percent Every McOon of the Union is decent The corn crop is deficient, but th* figure* are not yet obtained. Theooton crop wMI be large

and llkely/tf .approach Me heavy yi< l<f of 1875. dwofit psiatoe* ary a full averflfe cfoP- Jqlghum ty a Mull production, ■flobaccn repott ahdwa.about the avorjpe production. Pbmidbmt Gbamt has appointed Isaac F. Shepard, of Missouri, United States Consul at Hankow, China Im the matter of the application of Mrs. Belva A. Lock wood foradmisalon to practice as Itn attorncyund counselor hi th* Ual ted States Supreme fourt, the Chief Justice hss announced as the decision Of the court that none but men are admitted to practice before it as attorneys and - 1 iwf ’ I f

i vhk KAinr. .. . , A WORTB.BOQBD local paaaengir traln on the Pennsylvania Railroad was wrecked on the morning of the 2d, south Of the Linden depot, by runlnglnto two freight cars detached from a preceding train and left standing on the trabk. The locomotive was turned updide down and the first passenger ear ran over it and split it in two. The two freight Cars were demolished. Jadob Elliston, a brakeman, received fatal Injuries, and. a fireman and several other persons were more or less seriously inJ ured. On' the afternoon of the same day a passenger'cat- on -the Northern Pennsylvania & Lebigfl Valley Railroad was thrown from the near Bethlehem* by the breaking of an' axle. After leaving the track it struck a ledge of rocks and was completely wrecked- < There were eighteen or twenty passengers aboard, two of whom were killed, and ail the rest were more or less injured, some quite seriously. Tub Congregational Association of New Fork and Brooklyn has adopted a preamble and resolution reciting that the committee ai pointed last winter to cooperate In bringing evidence before the Advisory Council Commission relating to the Beecher scandal have reported that there is no substantial ground for believing in the guilt of Mr. Beecher, and declaring that “we do, therefore, as An Association, regard our brother as worthy of our confidence and love, and express to him .pur sympathy in the severe trial through which he has passed.” ' At Salem, N. $., on the 3d,-Wdeden, Goodwin and Collier, found guilty of manslaughter by aiding in the killing of the prize-fighter Walker, were sentenced to six years Imprisonment each fn the Trenton penitentiary;' The remaining two prisoners, Clark and Neary, were sentenced to impris;' onment of two years each. Gold closed it) Ijew Xork on the Bth ai 109 - The following were the closing quo. tatlons for produce: N 0.2 Ohfcigo Spring Aheat (New), tI.W®L2B; N 0.2 Milwaukee (New), 81.24@L25; Oats, Western and State, 28@48Jfc. Cbrh, Western Mixed, 56@58c; Pork, Mete, 81785; Lard, Flour good, to choice, 85.45@5A5; White Wheat Extra, [email protected]. Cattle, B@lo%c for good to extea. Sheep, 4@6c. Hogs, stf@6c. • ■ At East Liberty, Pa., on the Sth, cattle brought: Best, [email protected]; medium, 84.50 @4.75; common, [email protected]. Hogs sold— Torkera, 85A5@5 55; Fhiladelphiaa, 85.75@ 8.00. Sheep brought, [email protected], according to quality.

WEST AND SOUTH.

Du. John G. Rob, Republican State Senator from Jefferson County, Ind., committed suicide in the Insane Asylum, near Indianapolis, on the 3d.. Bor a year past he had been in poor health, exhibiting at times a tendency to suicidal insanity, and, before commitment to the hospital, he made two attempts to end his lisp. He strangled himself with 4 sheet, tying one end to a nail driven in the 1 Windowframe overhead.Hon. John tL. Routt was* on the 3d, inaugurated., Governor of Colorado. His message was mainly devoted to State affairs. The financial showing is favorable, and educational matters are encouraging. The annual products of the mines amount to 88,000,000, and will probably reach 810,000,000 next year. A bbpobt received at Salt Lake on the 3d, frum Camp Stambaugh,, Wy., says a village of fifty lodges of the Shoshones was attacked on the 80th ulti by a large Sioux war party, at, 1,200 lodges, at Painted Rock, about ninety miles from Camp Stambaugh. As far M learned, only one Shoshone escaped. , £tJ (j r ... ’ A bpbcul dispatch received at St. Pauj, Minn., on the 4th, dated “Camp in the Field on the Yellows-tone, Oct 37, via Bismarck, D. T., Nov. 4,” says that Gen. Miles, commanding the troops on the Yellowstone, after fighting, defeating and put-suing Sitting Bull and the tribes under him, had accepted * the surren-. der of 400 lodges Of Indians belonging at the Cheyenne Agency, these tribes surrendering five of their , principal chiefs as hostages as a guarantee of their faithful compliance with the terms of surrender. These bands' were to go at once to the Agency, where, upon their arrival, they would submit to the requirements of the Government. u.j ~

ArrtmoN signed by several thousand citizens of Chicago, askipg the resignation of Judge McAllister, of‘the Cook County Circuit Court, because Of-bis alleged unfair rulings in the Sullivan trial, was presented to that gentleman by a committee appointed or that purpose, on the 6th. The Judge answered that he had nothing to say in reply. On the night of the 6th a pier of the Chicago, Alton Louis Railroad iron bridge, wh>eh spans the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Mo., fell, carrying yrith it two spans of the bndge, each 160 fdet in length. Both spans fell into deep water, and are buried out of sight The loss to the Railroad Company will be nearly *200.000. The bridge will be repaired as speedily as possible, and in the mean lme passengers wil) be conveyed across the river in a boat, No train was upon the bridge at the time of the accident, and hence no harm resulted beydttd the loss to the company. f A bloody p olitical riot broke out .in Charleston, 8. C-, on the night of the Sth, which wh- quelled by a Company of Federal troops. <): aiMgfo wps mogially, and eight o hers seriously, wounded. Que white man was killed and * >out a dozen wounded. Is Chicago, od th J Btfi, : Spring wheat, No. «. closed st «f.OM.I.OfiM cash. Cash corn closed at 42>$c for -Nq,. 2. Cash oats No. 2 •old at 31@31>£t; December options were sold at 32%c. Rye No. 2, 56@ 56Mc. Batlef No. a, T7@7B*. /Cash mens pork dosed ,at »15.75®16.00 Lard, *0.70 @9.75. pood to choice beeves brought medium grades, butchers' stock, *2.40 ®2.86; stock caVJe, etc., Hogs brought C».fio(A6.l9i< for good to choice. Sheep sold at *[email protected] for good to chMca.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Orrrciki. mmounefteent was luadAlrom (Jon><t*ntinoplc aud Belgrade <m the 28 that, during the armistice, both armies would retain the positions they occupied on fte-IM. Acoobdimo to a telegram of the 3d from LarsJler, Um cajgtal of Bosnia, ttyft.rfikl4.cnce of the Austrian Consul at that place had been set an fro and plundered by thj Turks. A Lon ribM telegrath of the 4th teyft Rus ■la had dnmanded the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Servia. It was believed Turkey w6uld not consent. ' 1 A BehUjx telegram of the 4th announces the serious illness of Prince Bismarck, Softening of the brain was feared. Thb French Government pardoned er commuted the sentences of fifty-two Cesimunist prisoners,cm thesth. , t Da. StrausbxbOs the fraudulent railway contractor and banker, Was, on -the! Bth. found guilty by a Russian court' and Jury, and sentenced to perpetual banishment. A Pabatchih dispatch of the 6th says the Servian army could hardly be said to exist. It was altogether demoralized. The roads were covered with snow, and , soldiers | and fugitives were dying like sheep. Thb announcement of the death Of Cardinal Antonelli, Prime Minister of the Pope, I waa made from Italy, pn the 6th. HJsßollnefP ha| .appointed M. Vap Nutelll his successor act interim. England has proposed a confefrenee of the Great Powers, at Constantinople, uppn the baala of the integrity of the Ottoman Empire. ' . Acoobdimo to Vienna dispatches of* the, 6th, the Porte, yielding to the • demands of Russia, had agreed to relinquish the positions captured from the Servians blpce the’ night of Oct. 31,' and‘had already evacuated. Delegrad. 1 '• . ' t . ,i. ,rr Thb Russian Minister pf Finance* on the Bth, submitted to tfte Emperpr, a report on' the finances of the Empire, In which he. strongly deprecated wan , i Rbv. Samubl D. Waddt, D. who was mode President of the Wesleyan Conference in 1859 died in London oh the Bth.

Pension Report.

Hon. J. A. Bentley, Commissioner of Pensions, has furnished to the Secretary of Utednteriqr the annual report exhibiting the operations of the Pension Bureau fbf thb last fiscal year: i It appears that the total number of pensioners on the roll June 80, 1876, was 234,821, or 2,684 less than the total number one year previous. The roll of army Invalid peri-' sloncrs was increased by the addition pf 2,912 names duringtha year, and numbered on the 30th of last June 105,478* The number of widows and minors on the roll decaased, 3,718, leaving 104,855 names. The' total number of the survivors of the war of 1812 borne on the roll at the close of the last fiscal year was 15,865, showing that 1,669 had died during the twelve motatns. The totm amount paid out for;pen«lofr during the year was 828,351,599, leasing a balance of about 81,650,000 not drawn from the appropriation. There were filed during the year 42,877 pensions claims of various character, original and for Increase es pensions, of which 17,541 were adjudicated by allowance, and 10,183 by rejection. Total 27,.588, or only sixty-four per cent of the number filed.

It also appears from the tables furnished by the Commissioner' that on the 30th of June last there was in his office 88,973 tin-' adjudicated claims, besides upward of, 60,000 so-called “rejected claims” pertaining to service In the late war, all of which are subject to be called up and reopened; 2,033 of this latter class weW-re-opened during the year; 19,2fi3 of the pend;, ing claims were filed prior to Jan* I,IBTK Commissioner Bentley remarkuthat nptk>n|y is this accumulation of claims afidiag'greatly to the labor of the office year by year, but the great delay in their settlement is, earn* ing much complaint, and In many cases is undoubtedly working hardship and to the claimants. He attributes this condition of affairs partly to the smallness df the force of the Bureau, partly to the total unfitness and inconvenience of the buildihgs occupied, until recently, by its clerks,, arfi, furthermore, to th? great delay in obtaining answers to calls upon the Surgeoti-tleneVal for the hospital histories of soldiers. He says the Surgeon-General’s s office lias fatten' so far behind on account of ; its small force, that on the 30th of June’ last there' Were 1 nearly 13,000 unanswered, icalls from the. Pension Bureau, with the number constantly increasing. . dtu u; - l-i The Commissioner reports, however, that, although these causes of delay may be re* moved, the present system- of adjudication is itself radically defective. When ap-' plied to cases involving dbscure questions of fact and of medical science, as was the case with some of theVarlieitelaittiS, - and is the case with most of those.of years, he says it provides for the settlement of claims upon ex-patte testimony exclusively, given by witnesses who are entirely unknown to the office, and whose affidavits are almost universally prepared by claim agents who can fecelve no compensation fdr* their services unless the- claim is allowed. : Moreover, the examining surgeon who certifies to the existence, character and degree of the disability is almost universally the neigh-, borhood practitioner, whose prof-kafOfial Interest is to plefide Mie claimant at tfce ex,, pense of the Government; so, not only Is the door thrown wide open for the perperra*tion of fraud and deception, but every interest connected wi|b the preparation of the case Is adverse to*'the Government Ti\« Commissioner says, in conclusion, that he Is. not/now prepared to submit a plan to remedy the evils of the,-present system, but will make it the subject of a future communication.

Suicide by Dy namite.

In the annals of suicide few cases l are more remarkable than one which occurred a few days ago at Nitshill, in Scotland, where a miner named Duncan deliberately blew himself ap with dynamite. It segms that the unfortunate man, who was about fifty years of age, was - riitich distressed dt : remarks made about him by hispejgbbors. On Monday afternoon he was seen coming out of his housd with a parcel in his hand, described as being about thq size of a two pound loaf, and to Which were attached two pieces of colliers* “strum,” or ma*ch. This pbrqel>contained dynamite. Having procured a match from the house of a neighbor, th whom he remarked that “ they had said} ft. great deal of him lately. but he would put it past them how,” DUncah went out the street, and putting the parcel dowa-ftO; the ground, leaned wey over it. He then lighted the “ strum” with the matth. ’At this moment dohie boys, attracted by hie unusual attitude, came toward him “ Keep back,” shoutqd Duncan, “ftiPthe love of God t *or you will he blown ip to. eternity!” ( Thus, adjured, the. boys did = keep back; and it was well for thdmthat they did soi for a'ttoment -later then,was a loud explosion, .which startled the whole village, and Duncan was instantaneously blown to atoms. ‘On the : spot Where Ike dynamite had betm laid there was left * bole about threofeejt deep by two and ‘k' half wMe.-U/fcfr Gauttf. *k» ta»| -i. —.—■ **■»•«■ —~r The largest set of scales in the world has been built at Ashley, Pa. The platform is 160 feet long, of the width of a railroad traek, and can weigh 100 tons.

r ITEMS. p UA ad<Vk* to yo|ut *-AlmmtiihyhQdjp.e,an jjiave abaird of apples now, they cost so little. —John Bull and Silting Bull arc both 'protesting' !nst now. One wants peace and the other wants rations. —Bev. Mr. Spurgeon prepares his sermons with severe study/ Thia is the waythat <ll fffsvi tilings are manufactured. —The new postage stamps in Turkey bear thd'etnMem'afic Turkish crescent, in- J stead; of the head, .used hereto—Tou chiestanfl’ioH any corner in San Francisco and see ‘ft; least one ,man who has in hi? day been worth half a million —An itftelligtanfcdruggist at Middlebury, Vt./jK'rved,out, powdered opium in mistake. for rhubarb the other day, and killed a child.'k'V ;x_

—Smoking Improves the temper of. meet men, but help an obstinate stovepipe; and theinore you’re sooted the less you're pleased. , ■ V, ' —Rqtypement |a the cream of life; and yet it tsi a sad moment to a hungry man when he site down to a large napkin and mighty littbf —vlt is a, question whether piety and frOwy butte? can live long in the same Holm without somebody getting hurt.— in^ n ' . ! —When,anol4 hotel cook died in De‘froll the ’tther"d«y the reporters stood ■around wilh-uneuierod hqads and solemn- ~ t —ln old times gentlemen Used to tell jtnete" tailors’ wliat they wanted to wear. Uow|hß.“arttet .tqijor” inforips gentlemen how to,clothe themselves fasMonsbiy. J •« V io M-Tha- 'tobacco icrop in Cuba is reported the worst for many years, and the price of shavings for U purb Havana filling” has gone Up tteenty-five cents a load at the —Several waiters who were injured by the'rttisN>sibn of a steam table at die Lick House, San Francisco, thirteen months sipce, are string the estate of Mr. Lick for IW.QOT daifahges. ••: • - 'ji_“Ugh, Ugb,” says Sitting Bull, “me heap yriwi cruel war be over; else wintef he be gone—all same. Heap big brave no like crawl ’long snowbank shoot white sojer- Lgh, ugh, freeze Injun like um rattlesnake.” ’ *■' —lt is uneferstood that the Mt. Vernon Association is now out of debt and has a surplus on hand. The Centennial travel to the tomb of Washington (says the Washington ><ar) brought about this very .gratifying result. —Look but tor wart The Philadelphia CArynieZAtlMis insults the Quepn: “The British lion would get up and mash things, but unfortunately he is unable to get his tailout TMm between his legs—he has carped it so tong.”

—“One good turn,” an Arkansas Sheriff freniarked, as he took a twist of the rope around the horse thief s neck, “deSrves another." So he took the other rn about the liihb qf the tree, and then the Senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned. —A sweet, far-away expression in the eyes is taot always an index of the esthetic nr religious in- human nature. One of these delicate, pensive characters iri tile gArbdf femininity; can sometimes throw a flat-iron hairier and straighter than any other woman in tovm.—Chicago Evening 'Jourmnl. <■. , writers love ■to put appropriate “last words" into the mouths of dp ng men. ’The, California stage-driver, wtyo . was y,on.. the down-grade and couldn’t reach the brakes,” is a fair exampfe, bnt’hftre is one from New Orleans that surpasses it. The dying foreman of a composing-room rallies for a moment, and remarfte, “ Lock up the forms, Sam, and let’s go to press.”

—“ J-wfint you to play something brilliant and dashing,” said young Mr. Romeo to the orfehnist arranging for the music at away, worn out things usually played." 04 How Wbuld Bedthoven’s Symphony in E Minor,, arranged as a Fantasie in four flhts and one stop to the high C, suit you ?” inquired'thiemusician. “Well,’’ said the bridge-groom elect, evidently puzzled, “if its got' the rihgand go of the * Skidmore Guards/ of ‘Tommy, Make Room for .y<M|r 4pntjej’ in it, I think it’ll do!” beseech our female friends who are cooped up fn towns and cities; to make for the woods somd of these beautiful , autumn days. The trees are now in a flame of glory. And any one whose sensi-bilities-are open to these beauties of nature, can feast their eyes and hearts to an ecstacy of joy.' One day of such sceneiy tad such delights is worth a whole life of -dreaiping in seclusion. Go, and go soon. Tak'e on yoUr stays, leiive off the restraints W-fashionable life, and one day be as free as the birds and as happy as a child of natare.—lowa State Register.

—lt is three hundred years since the violln'tose from thaObscurity which still envelopes its invention. Three hundred years since young men In boarding-houses began learning; to play., the fiddle. Three hundred years. And yet, gracious heavens, people say this world is cold and heartless and full of hatred and revengeful feelings —a worlfl that has eridurea fiddling for three-hundriedy ears, not only, endured it but permitted It, and suffered fiddlers to inti-ease andmultiply, and fiddle. Heaven cannot-help but be merciful to such, fox* bearing, tender, much old world. —The wortfryfather'presents hissOu.&i a , reward ,of merit for his progress at school, wjth a handsome gun, and.-allows the fcby to make one of the banting, party. ( The/iegenioua youth espifs; a hare, fires at it. but horror of horrors! his father, who i has 1 stoopbd to pick up a bird, rises at the vetyimomept right in the line of fire, and .is peppered. The boy casts down his fowllng-pfebe and bursts into an agony of /tears. Thy#console/him by representing' that the author of his being fortunately worefrutkskin breeches, and escaped absaiiitety. soba the heart-broken child; " if he hadn’t been havfc' killed the hare!”— iPar* ! .-.-i

A Strange Marriage Compact.

a There top po.many theories-of marriage id divorce nowadays that the future riter upitj” the *’• Civilization of the .World’'. "wilL-find many curious problems to deftl with in describing the marriage 4 reTatiorftr ih thi*‘’Country. With their minds fitted with all sorts of notions and doctrines by lectures upon this topie; wltnraisin'g' the nhhappy experiences of tbqiri aaotbqrs and, sisters; and reading every day accounts of divorce suite which might appal any person f rrtift the contemplation of marriage, it is not strange that both men and women seek some new panacea Tor the troubles of the marriage

relation, and especially *. presmtive for ■Rich froutjles. Recently a lqp»l gofctletm.ui fa city was mrticUeiAo diw a document twhlch would stand fln| by which a nian andwoniannnghffenterlnto ’k live togtlber as maAaudl wife so long as both of them qhose to do so, and no longer. The object of the paper was to define the righto of propsirte which might accnie to each, and to settle (ha custody of the children, if any there should be. The plan was a simple one. Ttye childrep were to be assigned, the boys to the father, the girls to the mother: Ts a to be returned intact, if possible. All other property acquired subsetyaept '*» .maryiage was to be equally divided. The paper was drawn; but it ia doubtful, the lawyers say, whether it can be enforced. However, the lawyer informs me that the; "marriage celebration toefr piacd Monday evening, at which tbie paper wav read in presence of a company es fifty persons, and signed by the contracting parties and witnesses; tlie 'womAn has token Iht man’s name, as if n/artled ligularly;— lf. Y. (Jor. Chicago .. - '

The Recent Railroad Horror in Pennsylvania.

The accident op the’jfOrth 'Perityylvania Railroad, on Wedhfesdtyy night last, was a .most,extraordinary one in many particulars'. Our correspdrident, who had the misfortune to be on the tfhin, gives t£e following' details of tty# acctoent: Theitrain left FhjJ»delp|riq,with a full load of passengerSytiearly /of them being Centennial visitors returning to their homes. ;The train was composed of foiir Pullman sleepers, four day coaches, smok-ing-car and two baggage-cars, all drawnby engines. The coaches were all filled, and' the Sleeping-cars Pearly so, jierhaps twenty persons being in the car wrecked. 1 The train started a little late from Erie avenue, and at once reached a high rate of speed, which was remarked upon by the passengers, and not much enjoyed by those in view of the rough- and crooked road. All went well enough until about.half-past nine. The train had hajjp-, left Center Valley, a ( station forty-five miles from Philadelphia, when’ thej correspondent, who was seated in the second section from the front of the car, which: is directly over the trucks, observed a sud- -1 den and peculiar motion and noise in the gearing below the car, which created a decided uneasiness in his mind. It incrsfitedi gradually, and he mentioned it to the porter, who had now commenced making up the berths for the night; but he qittyer did not hear or affected not to understand, and away toward the rear; the attention es a fellow-passenger was called to the increasing noise and motion, and the Pres Press correspondent was' about to pull me' signal-rope to stop', the train, there being no train official in sight, when the car gave a dozen fearful jnmpe, and, lurching to the right, a terrific crash followed, the car having teftthe thick and struck full force against a wall, of jagged and broken rock ten feet in height, there being a deep cut at this point. The car now careened to the other side, and ran, br rather was dragged, perhaps a dozefi ' rods, when it capsized and lay upon its side. t Fn The. fearful crash was succeeded by a stillness as complete, as death ifSelf, eply to be broken by the most heartrending shrieks tyhd cries for. help from the wounq. ed, who were piled md&criminately. among the debris of the wrecked The correspondent. ,was thrown with great, violence against the side of the car, sustaining some cute and bruises; with three other gentlemen who were in the smoking compartment,, all hurt more or less, they prepared at once to extricate the less fortunate victims who -were.beseeching aid to 1 save them. Extinguishidg the kerosene lamps ’ with which the cars are illumintted, we broke the lights of glass (now overhead, the car being bn its,side),, and elimtted'lo the outside, drawing,them' out one b/one, ladies first, until no,more irjmatse could be found. 'The seats and blankets were used for temporary couches, and spread upon the embankipent above, yfliere the wounded were placed. The m,° ans aad cries were heart-break-ing. ■“ Help! for God’s sake, help!”, “ Save my Baby (ao not mind me; save my baby!” ” The/iprison fire! help here, or we shalLbqrn jup!” “ Tqjte this little girl; her mothei la, dead!” ''‘Drag ofi, these timbersl help mp, oh—!" broke

upon our ears from every side, but e very helper was cool and collected, and the work wentfoilwakd quickly and effectually? The tabon shtae with muck brilliancy, illuminating the sad scene as distinctly as if’t were high noon. The baggage was takeh out; and whoever had cordials or restoratives of any kind produced tftemf, and everything that could be was doneio alleviate the subrings of sh« wounded. The traimmen'affd male passengers from the Other sleepers joined us presently, and the mbrb seriously injured, ladies and children were ; placed in berths ip the rear sleeping car. A few mihutOs’ further search revealed the bodies of .the brakeman and colored porter under the, trucks, dead and terribly ! crushed. They had either j upped when the Car left the track, struck the high bank and rolled back under the wheels, or were thrown there by th&ahock. Whatever it was they were undoubtedly killed instantly. ' Theftbodies were finally dug, out and conveyed to the village of Center Valley. The sleeper immediately behind the

ope wrecked had partially followed, and, bntfar'tHe Miller platform, must have telescoped, it, which would have added to the victfmh fthfr more Who were in the smokifig compartment, This car was'also turned partly over. The first day-coach fa thtf %leepfers wta thrown ffont the track and dragged a quarter of < a mile over the ties, when it struck a telegraph pole and thexear end was partially crushed? •' JWith regard to the cause of the _acci-, dent but little can be known positively, but two theories are offered by those' familiar "With car construction; which ,afe; Fifst, the axle broke bear the journal, being ' fifeld by thfc" jdffinal-bo** «>n<» caught in the “ frog” at the switch, passed by the train, and threw the tram into the rocks; second, that a sefafie jolt threw out a large coupling-pin and let down a pdrtion of i the gearing of the truck, which threw the wheel off. The former theoiy, however, seems best proved by the masks upon file cross-ties, where the loose, wheel passed over'theffl. That some blame attaches to the company, or its officers, \%as very positively expressed by many, but of co|W* it is hasty to condemn them upon such facta as are known. Yet i* seems that due > care is ar was-not exercised, sot a'sectfonhand who was standing in the door .his little shanty near the road two miles back as the train passed, states that aatrqftm of ftm ivaa pottring from the journal of the Car alluded to, and so firmly conwpced/ < was he that it meant mischief that he got out his hand-car and followed the train.— 1/sfrvw ifTtt jTTW.

Life in High Latitudes.

.. The dirt place we stayed at was Trom«o, Norjtyay, where we anchored oti the town time days, and now the sun merely «evolv«trqund the sky, and al midnight was high above the horizon, and shining with a brilliancy even greater than that seen under tropical skies. The effect of this phenemenon has been often and vari ously described, more of, less poetically, by many travelers; but al! unite in one sentiment—that of its wondrous grandeur zncFtoTemnlty. For myself, I experienced f 'eetyng of myateriqus awe and dread, as if toe Hast bad sunk into oblivion, and we were all phantoms en the confines of the land of which it is said “There is no night there.** Ono pecularity in this region is that, although all nature is hushed and a palpable silence reigns over all, there is something, in the atmosphere which renders sleep almost needless. Midnight found trt° quite As lively and bright as early morning—ladies sketching or reading on deck under parasols; gentlemen lounging about fishing, igniting their cigars by aid of burning glasses from the sun’s rays; and one had to darken the cabin windows with thick curtains even to obtain the four or five hours’ sleep we allowed ourselves during the twentyfuurr ffrom Tromsb we visited the Lapps, and saw a herd of reindeer, A six mile walk up the Tromsodal brought us to., some fenced-in inclosures, and fartheron, three or four domeshappd hpts, about seven feet, high in the center, "constructed of mud, stones and timber, pack-,having a door, also a cirin the roof,.serving for a chimney and window. On entering the but though a doorway about' four and a half feet nigh, we 'saw a very grimv old Lapp woman sitting in the smoke pf a fire. On tlie ’ground were what seemed through the smoke to be several small bundles, and By four cords from the roQf of the hut hung a smaller bundle; examination, howevek, proved the latter to be a baby about a month olfr, and the otheijs various members of the family, covered with reindeer skins. The baby was laced up with gay cords in a cradle having the form of a large shoe. We IW6W not loth to make our exit, and asking for the reindeer were told to look upwhere they were pointed out—“ a Anaguificent tribe of 400”—slowly descending from the bare-looking mount&iigL In time, by the aid of sagacious dogs, they were driven into one of the inctosures, of the animals, being aarmtly lassoed,were brought near for our inspection. These Lapps arid their reindeer wander into the interior of the country dttrtng the winter and return to these their summet ty&unta every spring. It is said thM ' their approach is always an-, nounced beforehand by the arrival of wolves, these latter animals making a poiqt pf being continually in attendance on the herds of reindeer—l am afraid, with sinister motives.—London Queen.

The Tale of a Tramp.

Among the shabby, dirty and ragged unfortunates who came to the Southern static* last night to obtain a night's lodging was an old man, bent with years, and showing 'the evidence of fatigue and and" travel by his tottering footeteps and wretched-apparel; He gave his name to Capt. * pelanty as Paul-Vender, of New -Orleans,' kid was shown back to the room assigned to-tramps.' - Aglahce at his rags and Careworn face would riever sugfest to'tile observer that Paul V’dniler was t one time a leading business man and a prominent citizen of the Crescent City, but such is indeed the case, and the history of h|s life has in it all the elements of a dramatic story, which we may read, throw and say it is improbable. A few. points, in the life of this unfortunate individual may not be uninteresting. Aboiit thirty-five years ago there arrived i»<New Orleans a young and handsome mta, accompanied by his wife, a Creole, in’the full bloom of her youthful beauty. The couple had cbme from Martinique, and brought with them a large sum of money, Which "Veniler proposed to invest Jn trade. They'settled in the magnificent house on the bank of Lake Ponchartrain. which became,- on account of the social qualities of its master and mistress, the central point of attraction for all the aristocratic people of the neighborhood. The* husband had in the meantime etnbftrked in the shipping and commission business, and was very successful. Realizing- (largely «n his investments, he became-'care of the wealthiest citizens, -while he at the same timeattained a reputation sos unblemished business integrity, probity’ and honesty. Three eMildren had been born, and every bright prospect in life-seemed attainable without effort to the young cpuple. About this time a young gambter, w ell known in those days for his inMMi with cards, and remarkable for his handsome exterior and pleasing address, met Mrite. Veniler at a bat maiqw. Other meetings followed, and the foolish woman abandoned her luxurious home, her children, her husband, and fled with the-gam-bler to Cuba, lite husband followed, but never succeeded ih coming up with his wife, to whom he had forgiveness to offer: nor with per companion, for whom he had vpngeanpe. He gave up the pursuit and .‘^turned, to New Orleans. But businpss had no longer ahy interest for him.ipow that she for whom he labored 'i.2— mt. _ A.l

so earnestly had deserted him. The threechildren fell-vietims to the cholera, and Venifet, a broken-dowh man, aged before hfe wkii old, sold out> his business interests add Some weeks later he was discovered on the levee, 1 wandering up and down; homeless, and without a. a pefiny of the large sum he had realized by the sale Of his property. He was tqken to a mad-house, where fie remained for tWenty-three years, and flhally, when former friends had forgotten him, and he was nalonger an objeet of interest to the outside world, he was released, helpless and penniless, to live or die as chance befell him. In his wanderings, be reached Bakimore last night, carrying with him, as ar link connecting him with happier days, the New Orleans and Mobile papers and of his immurement in the mad house. Poor old man 1 he has but, few. steps to take in life befiyd he will go out with the tide, the wreck oi a life blasted by a Roman’s perfidy.— Baltitwre Amiritan.

-i Mr. Moody, the Evangelist, attended at the funeral of his brother Samuel at Northfield, Mass.,last Tuesday, and, after the closing prayer, ascended the pulpit, and, saying that he had l>een praying all Cfifaago that he might have gtrengtti'tcrSay < word '-himself on the sad occasion, proceeded to pay a touching as well as ejbquent tribute to the memory of his deceased brother.— Chicago Tribune. 4 Dubjng September tfie shipments of specie, from* San Frajpfcncb to the East <eacUd $8 429,1%.which $2:785,000 was tn gold coin. The shipments for the corresponding month last year reached only $1,820,800.