UTILITY. -~"Tfc .Or . . t«at Good off the G r e a t e s t * amber ."—BEITHAM

SIXTY-NINTH YEAR.

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IT wa< shown kefoir- committees of Ibe last Vernvnt I^^Iaturp al thp lime lljp game law was under constferation that about fi Hi harrf Is of fj*h had fir several years been

The Dannemora Railroad—Clinton ' Ciiotoe Prison yet fail-: abort of paying iu Prison, &c.

From UJP main railroad Fine con nee ling New York city and Montreal via the valleys of the Hudson and Lake Cbaniplain, four branches extend westwardly up tbe eastern slope of the great Adirondack reeion of Northern New Tork. A l Saratoga tbe Adi­rondack Railroad bears off northwestwardly and finds its terminus at Xnrtb Creek, sixty mile? up tbe Hudson; at Fort Edward tbe Glens Fa"s branch ertends back fire miles; Al Crown Point a narrow gauge line starts from tbe shore of Lake Champlain and pass­es up Put Creek lo tbe Crown Point Iron CVs mine at Hammondville, thirteen miles distant—this road being owned and operated

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rauL-'it w,;'i M'UP? an J nets annually at and ^ e ampins to connect their wines with near A"..,-e',_a large proportion of them t b e i r tn'0 hUH f i m , a c e s o n HIP Iskc; at Tori. from iJio- spa.n-c>r.? beds. It is high time ^CXir^ * freight road reaches back to the t}<;? wlp. ,.si e (kslruc'inn of fish in the Wa- i i r o n m i n e s a t Minrviile, seven miles rip tbe te -sr . iL- .k- Champlain was stoPDad. and ' m o n n U j n ; a t Plattsburgb tbe Ansable

Branch cflliP Xew York i- Canada Railroad divergns to the so'ilbviesl and strikes tbe Ausable Elver twpnty miles distant, and from t h e £ a m e p o l a t t h e

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passes nearly west seventeen miles to Clinton Prison.

Tbe construction of this lina, which has a

arnplaiii was stopped, and the paj-a^e by ;be Terni.tiil LegislaSure of a stnt.getjt game laW j s .„ l l(, coranK'udc.J. ~Snw l«t th» aulLnritir-s on tL is fide look lo i! t!iji.t o.ir own escpiler.t came law is cn-fctppd.aiid WP shall soon see Like Chatu-

ei.Ht1.e-.ed ir. I P ! a i n s-warming with i5sh HgiUn. J<< those who like to u.k" a peep into fu- ;

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year. a?o in "Merrie Enfrland" j,re recom-medird its being appropriate lor the coming year. Christmas failing this lima on Wednes­day :

ir ih .!• the Cbrlsfmaxsv Lay K. i m»..ii a ITrHnikitav, -1ii.il j.-ere shail l,t. Lard and stnuor. A-..1 iitiinj- iru.eo wyntles amoii"c " r«e SUIRM go..,l an,I murv shall l.c ._.t,.I t.l,rtt VCPI.. shuil be pleiitee: A...i_-c f, iKes sliall dip als MI;

; ^ » r i * s in the sea, tempest and wool M liM . lijl.I... i luit ,l.iy is borne u his l .'rtuuf in be dongliiv anil wi.«e, I'f-.-ri te also an sieyh. of deecie.

I ^ RKCJJ.N-T deveiopmpnls indicate that there i s j i l i> foundation f>r the stories of shooting

. aflra\a on Rand Hill which have been flying tbrou-b iLo air for thp past few weeks. So far a> we can learn there appears to be a fam­ily up iu that dueution, several members of wblc;, art iu tbe lubil of cairyinj revolvers and uriug theui rather freely, and that one day last week one of the brothers of this Utn-ily c-treiessly shut anolher in the bin, aud tried tr. make the public believe that, some prow!:i.? n-Jnight assassins did tbe bloody deed. Leave your revolvers at home, boys,

vie its appe.tr.inee. It an J hunt up that passage in your bible which says sc'int-lhins; about those Who draw tbe sword peris!:lag by the sword. Tbe time has tiut rjuile come when it is necessary, even in West Beektoatitown, to shoot alleged thieves down at sight. Pursue the thievts

! by a!i lawful meaas, but £0 slow on prom is-i jard" in C U O U i sbooliug, or else the law against carry-| cents an ing:dadiy weapons may come in play by und

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L « : Monda y noon, iXr. Kobert Long, a^ed abju: its years, with bis wife, started in a ticiab irotu their home in Ausable Forks to i.tk;;.' tbe funeral of tbeir niece, a daughter of HIT. John Ling, Bsekmaalown. which Vias ,.:>{i .iiiieJ (or Tuesday. They passed ihr. u;h Pittsburgh viilacje a little after d..rk, und i l l . Long seemed to get confused ou arriving at tbe cross roads near Widow SmT;L's, about a mile and a half north of tbe ri.a^e, and was in doubt which road to take. Both had become very much chilled by tbe ravr snath wind, and Jlrs. Long appears to

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ii . J -.-;.: rn the I>anneaijra herself warm while her Irasband inquired • ;; LiikwitL street and the the way. Later in the evening Mr. Long '.. ''•. 1 :* . . of s-i.ow last .^atur- called at the house of Edward ilosso, who I

.on in run- i.ied on the ruad leading west, about a quar- |

Irr of a mile from the Merrihew place, aud • . , . , , . , , it.qu.red th»way to Leeianantown. He was I U e r e W a E l h a t C 0 H V 1 C t I a b o r r i } , - h l b e e m ~ d,rccud to go back down tbe hill aud follow .' P ' 0 y c d i n r d i s i u S 0 r e ^ r 0 m miaeS b'mg , i n

tL- i,v.er road, and thai was the last seen of l b , s Ticm!t?> a a d '"""TBCtunug it tut; sale

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gauge of 3 feet, was authorized by an Act of the Legislature of 1S7S, which placed tbe ex-

j ecuti.m of the work iu the bands of Mr. Pils-bury. Superintendent of Stale Prisons, and

i appr^,>iiateJ $80,000 for tbe purpose, th8„pb-. ject being.to facilitate tbe transportation of ' prisoners, snpplii-s, etc. to Clinton Prison, i Early last spring Mr. Pdsbury let tbe con-! tract for buildiua the road to John O'Brien, , with certain stipulations relating to tbe em-i ploymeut of convict labor, also authorized by | Act of Legislature. Ground was broken in I June at both ends of the line, a gang of some I sixty convicts being put at work near Dan-I netnora. This road is now nearly finished j and, a tew mornings since, the sunrise gun ' at the TJ.S.Barracks was Sred justas llie con-

I strtictiou train on which the writer bad taken j passase crept out towards the long leaden I line of mountains lying up uuder the clouds j to the westward, Tbe keen air bites shrewd , ly al noses aud ears as we more onward aud

upward across a sandy desert so miserably

; poor that this quality se«ms to have imparl- ! ' ed itself to everything visible—bushes, caltlej : fences and bouses. Five miles west a belt of ' good farming land is crossed, on Mason and i Beck with Streets: then another great sandy 1 desert, up which we creep through a deepcut : over a grade of 120 ft. to the mile by a series

of curves which causes the stout locomotive ; "Gov. Robinson" to cough asthmatically; a

continually expanding view of tbe mountains ; is disclosed as we climb upwards: the Green i Mountains of Vermont to tbe eastward, and ! the highest peaks of the Adirondacks to the 1 south, with Lyon Mountain close by at the j west. Occasionally a charming glimpse of ; Lake Champlain hashes out in tbe brigblen-; ing morning light, and ten miles from Piatts-

bnrgh we d»sh across the Saranac, over a j rocky gorge with perpendicular walls of Pots­

dam sandstone standing fifty feel apart, ; through which the swollen current tumble* ! in a series of boiling cascades sixty feet be-\ low. Six miles more brings us to Danue-, mora, at the north side of which,surrounded i by a board lence twenty feet high stands ! Clinton Prison proper, with a large number

Of buildings which have been and are now

used for manufacturing purposes, and a few dwelling bouses for officials.

SOME HISIOBICAX SOXES. The Act of Legislature authorizing the

construction of this prison was passed at the session of 1S44, and tbe object of locating it

! own rxp ,nsp« it is biUprf-J that when tbe new p-»i cy sbali havf hid as frill and fair a

j trial here i s at Sing Sing and Anbnrn, with ! Uie improved facilities for iraisportatton

furnished by tbe*n?-B- railroad, that a hand­some revenue will be returned to tbe State. One thing « o r e should be considered, in judging tbeae prisons relati»ely: many of tbe. convicts here are invalids, having been sent on from the other prisons on account of tbeir inability to labor. The

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accomplished here thus far are doubtlessdu« in a great degrpp to the influence of the pre­sent Arent and \Tard»n,Henrf Scripture,wbo took chares of this office in March, 1STS. Mr. Scripture is no novice in prison management, having served for many years as keeper in tbeAlbncy Penitentiary, and l i » assump­tion of this office appears to hare marked the final disappearance of amateur manage­ment in Clinton Prison, and a complete clearing of the old political atmosphere which formerly bung oyer Dannemora Mountain. The. good effects appear in the genera] pre-

Tateuce of a system conducted on business -principles, and a vastly improved State Of dis­cipline, under which convicts are treated with kindneaa, and at tbe tame time with un­relenting firmness. Not a single escape has been made from the prison since it passed under the present management last March; an abundance of wholesome food is furnish­ed, and a general condition of health prevails except with the confirmed invalids. The whole number of convicts is 61S, the total capacity of the prison being about 650. The labor of 337 convicts is contracted to W. C. Carroll & Co., New York, felt bat manufac­turers, who are prosecuting this business with great vigor in all its departments, even manufacturing cases, both wood and paper, in which to ship tbe goods to market. Out­side the prison yard business seems active: new buildings going tip and and old ones be­ing enlarged in anticipation of an expected impulse from tbe completion of tbe new rail­road. The road appears to have been well built; is ironed with rails weighing from 65 to 70 pounds to the yard, and is now nearly .finished and ready for regular trains.

SAK V\ - \C . T>!phth*r1a still xyrPVaJlJi lier*= A laree

number are suffering from The dr«"."i.l monster at present.

Tbe rolling mill b^I-'neinsr t>i "M>s'*r 1^.w^n * MJTIKT has shut down". VVe do not 1< now for ncMrlong.

w-« mottcr. x enfesTtfttiiin p»|»*r1« In circu­lation to raHe funds for tl>p Sarana** Band to defray a debt contracted py them within the laslyearforinstrneUon. *Xow. friends, yon liarp »n opportunity to show your cenrrositr and compensate T.b« boys for their many Vinci services to all.

Santa Clans passed throujrri here last Tnrs-day nl£ht02iiiis Christmas tour, stopping at nearlyfevary house and dealing en t hi s pres -•tits In a very liberal manner, whieh cauaed many liapp3* neart.s and bright face*, espec­ially among the children. He then proceeded up the river, lint on "his return Wednesday-eve be stopped at the >r, E. Church, where he grratuitouslv left t.lie "balance of "his .sToclc on trees ererte'd for the occasion, and judging .from Ihe magnificent assortment there d.ts-piayed, nie. old fellow is an expert In selPPt-111 Christmas presents. Xearly every one In thp ctitircn iwnich. was crowded; received some token of kit benevolence, jro«r humble correspondent c»n*ltuK in for Ills »h»re, which. was well X won't tell what it was for they laughed at me and my presents. MODOO.

Week of Prayer.

The Evangelical Alliance have made the following suggestion of subjects for the ob­servance of the Week of Prayer:

Sunday, January o.—Subject, "Christian Union."

Monday, January 6.—Thanksgiving for the blessings of the year past and prayer fortbeir continuance.

Tuesday, January 7.-^Prajer for tbe church of Christ, its niinisters, its growth in grace, and its enlargement.

Wednesday, January 8.—Christian educa­tion ; tbe family, tbe young, colleges, semi­naries of learning, Sunday and other schools; Christian associations of young men and young women,

Thursday, Jannary 9.—For nations, rulers and people; lor peace and religious liberty in tbeearth.

Friday, January 10.—The press; for Mass­ing on publishers, editors and authors; the causeof temperance and other social reforms.

Saturday, January l i .—Home and foreign missions and tbe conversion of the world.

On Sabbsth evening, January 12, it is sug­gested that public union meetings be held for prayer, praise and the presentation of the object and the work of tbe Evangelical Alli­ance.

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h.in alive. In the meantime Mrs.Long had been overtaken by a man with a sled, who took her aboard and carried her along to-« . ! . ' • her destina-tion, at the bouse where the ;..uera! nas to be. Ou arriving there she foui. 1 her son, Mr. John Long, whose home i= -.-. :'u his parents, but who now has an offi­cii: position at Clinton Prisou. He at once wer.t back over the road, and with assistants spent the whole night in searching for his

.: -.j ira.ns ran . father, passing several times very near where j ^ j i i l i j . the body was afterwards found, with no re-

able forms. This action of tbe Legislature appears to have been due in a great measure to a wide spread agitation in the interest of representatives of various mechanical trades throughout tbe State, prompted by their op­position to the policy of bringing convict la­bor into competition with free labor. What reasons were urged by these agitators why tbe interests of workers in iron should be sacrificed in favor of their own does not ap­pear, About the first of February, 1845, the work of stockading the prison yard was com­menced under the direction of Ransom Cook, of Saratoga, the first Agent designat­ed by law, in the midst of snow five feet

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w: -I, cost Lay- 'suits nxcept finding the horse a short dis- j J r.y l.^rd work tanee e^st of Mosso's. Tuesday and Wedues- ! .g-> .'. "..• pay Lis day the sean-b was continued without sue-: , .. ,

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biJy was f .,n..l by oEcer John Farrell, Mr. i AiatriE 3.11I i l r . F-mlon in a "corner" of the tail f-U'-e In the road limits within a few r'.Js of ili'iso's house, frozen stiff. Ou

'. !.. fom.d i..:t.»' 'I iu-L!'V. on acc'.ar.*. of de- , prisou was begun, and on the 3rd of June

the first installment of convicts arrived from Auburn. This first temporary prison was buiit of rough plank*, and was 250 feet long

.P, , ,, .. , , . . . . i with stalls for convicts ranged along either lhursjay afternc>ou the bodv was brought to i • the Town Hall where it was examined by • , , d e ».ud «P»™tfd f ^ m each other by low I>.>. boiilb and K.llugg, who testified before PartlUons' D u r l ug t h e <^s of }^t season . . . , r . . , . . . .. I the convicts were kept at work quarrying

the coroners jury that m their opinion t h e . i J o , , , , , . ., , , i Stone f.>r the permanent prison, grading tbe i\''x'\. was caused by exposure to the cold. : e

r> i i „ .i r i „ , . . i i" i i „ .i ! the grounds, i t c , with balls and chains at-P.t.b-iby t'.e JBCease.1 had become tbor-I ° , ' . , , . . . . , , ,T » t.- . c , - i • . . .' tached to their legs, and at night tuey were

oughlv chi!!e j on getting out of his sleigh to I n 3

.' , . " , . . . . , t chained down to the tloor and two guards inquire the wav, and in turning around lost I , . , . . . , „ , . . , ,, , . , , . ., i paced back and forth in the narrow al ey Lis Lorie. an I after wandering about in the l * J

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bitter cold night as b u g as he could, «Lf.-e he was fouad, and perished.

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TL;s is ILT- season of seasons when a sense of tbai.ki'uluess ought to come ovcr us ail for favors extended during the past year, and we feel impelled to extend our thanks to sub­scribers for their kind words of eucourage-tnent aud general friendliness; to advertisers

•;•;. LJ iLat Lit rete.pis for thai , f,,r t! i fcjr generous patronage; to correspoud-• l-rfc-. =t of any day since be | e n l S ! c,ne and all, for tbeir vigilance and en­

terprise in furnishing our readers with the local news of the day, to Mr. Pries for his promptly furnished, accurate and valuable installments of the weather record, and to all our friends, individually and collectively, whose patronage we shall continue to strive hard to merit, and to whom we hope to have tbe happiness of extending, many times yet, the compliments of the holiday season.

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:-a pL-'-o^'apLers avoid the 'ghast-\n tl.t : \.x'Mtf-„ ty allowing their wa'ch the face of a clock, following

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I. .- . .;•.„. . .-^.d Pr«b} iery ot Cr.asgow, i > . . : a'_J,L«..t.-j .si bad a batt.e over fcunday (

i . . - i • .•; a.'..' liA.i.5., and dec-Jed that in the ;.r---:.: - i . : '.i-'iis '.f society it is cspedier.it 1 ..-'. •... -j. r-n t.. a« to faci'itate church go-; ; a':. :,^ t -ss'-s wL'_. aie h'A able lo ride ... •.: »-.r own carriages

L-<!--x: at West Piattsburgh, Friday, Dec. -_'.'-.L,a wb.te Louiid with tan face, white kifjl in the mid.I.e of forehead, black spot on rump a..d bind leg. A liberal reward for the recovery of this d«s will be paid by his owufcr.ILW. XioLols, at Nichols, Lyude <k C / i ato.-e, PlatU-bargb, >f. T .

TxiK U jVernor-General of Canada *n-if...nc« that he it not rtjfpobsiLle for the or J-.r zL .i low-necfcetl dresses most be worn . by a.i iai .es attending "K^ya!" receptions. T i e ordar has been revoked and the flrgin bo*om oftraahful Canada UeaTesvritb greater fr ee ioto .

Ti lKmost stalwart illustration of aelfaa-sarar.ee on record i» furuisned by Brett Hose U WUiudiail, in iMainat tk-k«U to iltair an­nual tal l , headed, 'Champion Kunniog <Jompaoy of the U . S . I f their muscle only «qual«d their e b « k , now, what a profflisin* litll* group tiff would * • •

A ruExca pbjsiol«ti»t, M. Paul Bert fau La« d jeovered that ordinary laughing gaa, U adminktered s»la«d with eomptmtti s ir in tke proportion of oatt p«rt of g«« to nix of air, will keep tbe p s i k n i inaenaifck W»g euotuch tittM for Ik*

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Christmas in Plattibargli.

Christmas day was celebrated in Plalls-bargh by the usual amount of visiting and an unusual amount of slfcijb riding; the cus­tomary services were held in the Catholic churches; at tbe Methodist church CurUt-inas eve was devoted to exercise* by tbe Sunday School, including the gathering of presents from Christmas trees; on Christ-ooaa night special »ervic«« were beW in Trin­ity church; followed by distribution of pres­ents to the children * t the Bactory; *n the same evening a Cbriauiia* tree waa picked by the Sunday School of the First Presbyterian church, iu their efaafaJ, and on Friday evening Christmas present* were dis­tributed at tbe P«rl*lrou»« Chapal to tbe members of tbe Sunday Scltool-

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The table of coo tents of tbe fret Dumber lor the new year of thi* puWfeaUotn gif«« ample proof*/ Ike fact that tbw old aUodard of exeeHaaca to y«t folly Btalatafaeo If not excelled. TbiasaontaJyoeenpia*.aatldofjte owo> aa4ao waB> that H aaai .Mar isBtsfam standing in tha tjry wwat tank of tha iwUg. ioo. raafasiaw of tha ^h"********

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b-juuded on either side by a row of feet. Af­terwards, however, the babavior of the con­victs was so excellent that balls and" chains were abolished, and nearly two hundred con­victs slept in this shed wilh only four guard* to look after them. The permanent prison, tun standing, was completed in January, 1S46, almost entirely by convict labor, part of the stone of which it is built having been quarried from the gneiss ledges on the spot, and part coming from the sandstone quarry owned by the State on the Saranac River near where tbe railroad line crosses, and which will doubtless be made available in the probable event of the future enlargement of the prison. The manufacture of iron in various branches was prosecuted here until aboul two years ago wilh varjing degrees of vigor, but wilh unvarying pecuniary loss to the State, the key to this untoward result perhaps being furnished in the fact that the zeal which supplied tbe motive partook large­ly of a political nature. One who seems well polled, thus shrewdly summed up

THE WHOLE UATTKIi:

"Everything went on all right ao long a* Mr. Cook remained as Agent. The law as first passed made tbe Agent the head of tbe con­cent. Mr. Cook waa a scientific man, and was rapidly bringing things into shape for making iron at a good profit, but in 1846 a new law, creating tbe office »T State Prison Inspector* was pasted, and on tbe first of January, 1S4T, the first act of tbe Boari ol Inspector* waa to turn Mr. Ransom Cook out, aad from that lima the ptiaon baa been a continual bone of contention between the political parties. Over and over again new Boards have completely changed the policy of tbeir predeeeaton; men were ap-ppusted Agent* who kaaw aoU)*»g o f tbe iron busiuea*; eoatly aud chimerical experi­ment* were coaaUatly balag tried which en­tailed only Ion; iron was aent off to market ia tbe cmdett aad moat Imperfect (arms; the object teemed to be to employ the gswat-•tt poetible aaaouataf cJUaaae'lewor^ad the amalieat poteibM amount of eouyiet labor qp-oo**4*»oa*tf J»»UfcJt> • • « * # • laade vara stripped oOheir wood for charapal.aod

d.aod all laambMetk.

A Kari of Esteem to a Peserving Of­ficer.

A p i-ant event in the celebration of Christmas day at Rouses Point was ibe pre­sentation to Mr. P . H. Myers, station agent at that place, of a splendid gold headed cane, a well deserved tribute to an efficient and obliging officer. I t was the gift of the em­ployes of .the Grand Trunk and D . and H . C Co. In making the presentation Conductor John H. Stone of tbe Grand Trunk Railway said, "Iu grateful remembrance of tile many favors received at your bands, and as a taken of our appreciation of your kindness and lib­erality, we ask you to. accept tbia cane, a Christmas gift from tbe employes of the G. T. and D. & H. R. R. under your super­vision at Rouses Point. We desire your ac­ceptance of this gift, as a faint expression of

the respect and esteem Which we feel for you aud yout'S, and with it our best wishes for your continued- prosperity and advance­ment." The presentation took place at the residence of Mr. Myers, who replied in a few appropriate remarks, expressive of his tur­pi ise and pleasure at this token of their good will and esteem. The caue is inscribed: Pre-seted to P. H. Myers, Xmas, 1S78, by J. H, S.; F-1- P-; G. H. M.; J . K.; P . L. C. G.-H. S.; H. G. P.; M. R . D . ; J . L . ; F. McB.

TOWJY C0EEESP0NDENCE. H O U S E S VOXST.

Mr. P. H. Myers was presented with a hand­some gold-headed cane on Christina* by the following gentlemen: J. H. Stone, F.H."Phil­lips, H. Q. Frond, Harry Stone, M. U..Dnnn, John Kearney, v. L. C. Guertin, "W. H. Mor­gan, Joseph Lampron, and Thomas Mclirlde. iienry is a flue fellow and well worthy of it.

A dramatic elnb was formed here. Dec.25tJi. Among some of the latest arrivals axe the

Misses liarry, Steele and Slingsby. Another match game of billiards -was-played

here on. Pec.SOtli: The Lamountain Brother* ana W.H. Hudson, of Champlain. v«. K. A. Lewis, George Ashline and H. W. Tavlor, of this place. After a closely contested game the former were victorious by .39 point*. Bil­liard playing is gettine to "be quite a pastime, ami oysters are-getting cheap, as Zeh JLanoue has oeen buying the oysters for the last two weeks for Messrs. Cook and Shaw, a id In oiir opinion will buy them »till longer if he con­tinues to play match games with those ex­perts.

Mr. C. W. Lovell i s doing some Very neat job work and anyone desiring anything in the way of printing will find it to their advantage to give him a call.

A team owned by C. U. Goalin ran away last Monday, but waa caught before any dam­age was done.

Midnight Mass was celebrated at the Ko-maii Catholic church on Christmas, and was a grand ailaii, there being a large number ia attendance.

11 will more than repay anyone their trouble to walk tip to W. T. Crook's and do some of their trading, aa there 1* no ettd t o tae bar-aaina lie ia oaVrlnc. If the Bouse* Point mer­chant* -would advertise their bnslnesa In * good county paper it would undoubtedly In­duce the farmers and other people living out of town to come In and trade with them. To the best of my knowledge I don't i n o w of more than two or three mexolianta^n this vil­lage that do any advertising.

"Sub" failed to bs-tlt* first one to cross the Lake on the ioe this winter, a* two unknown pedestrians crossed over Dec. 30th.

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wear ctsAxr. Begging pardon for our inexcusable tardi­

ness, w« heartily wish tits publialtar* amd nutders or the Ku-iTBUcex, a Merry Christ­mas and many Happy Sew Ysan.

Quite a number or our young people attend­ed the eoneert at Chaay,Tuesday cv«nlas>, aad report a mast sajayawa entartalnment; the Nleighride, too, we daresay, wa* not to be sueezed at. at leant such would hav« haan our

Christmas passed on* very quietly herea­bouts, s ltaoaa* wo beUars mow of us enjoy­ed a msrry one; no less then seven Ctu-iataaaa Trees iu town ware stripped of their fruit Cbrtataaa* Eve aad evening.

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Sabbath-9chool Association held their session on Saturday last, at tha M. B. Church in this plaot. They met at8:30a. M.. and after a (om-porar^oxn-axiizatioii, thevneeting was opened with dterat,k>nat exercitea conducted by Eev.

5%V. C. HcAWstee. They then adopted a con­stitution, and api>ointed a committee Oil per­manent organization. There was but one dis­cussion at the morning session. Subject: "The need and aim of town associations." The com­mittee reported on organization and installa­tion of officers. Rev. S. D. Elkins was chosen President. John Hunter and Charles Corn-stock were Uie Vice-Presidents; S. S. Taylor, Secretary, and Mrs. S. Ostrander, Treasurer. The Association then adjurned.

AFXEKSOOX SESSION. At 1:30 f. jr., the Association again met, Rev.

S. 1). JElkins, presiding. After congregational singing the topic. "How shall we best pro­mote the Sunday-school interest in our com­munities?" was discussed by Key. S.D.iElkins, VVm. Wever, S. N. Mead and S. S. Tavlor .Sing­ing again, Mis* C. A. Mead playing the. organ. After tinging the Association listened to an essayTead by Mrs. S. Ostrander, Subject: "Go work in my vineyard." The principle taught was this; there can be no idlers in the Mas­ter's »ervice. instrumental music and singing folJowed. An essay WBS next read by Miss L. K. Neweomb, Subject: "Our work and its re­ward." The points given were, 1.—A willing­ness to do any work for Jesus, however lone-1 Jr. 2.—To do it thoroushlv and faithfully. 3.— The happy results of such labor. "The Teach­er's needs and the Teacher's aids," was next discussed by C. fl. Calkins. The greatest need of the teacher in Sunday-school work, he said, is the love of the Saviour in his heart, and his strongest help is a firm reliance on God. Mrs. T. M. Emery and Mrs, Albert Turner now dis­cussed the subject of Infant Class teaching. Mrs. Emery had no experience in this kind of teacliing; Bible stories, shethonght, are always interesting to such. Mrs. Turner said, love for the little ones must be the basis of the teach­er's work If she would be successful. In her own class, she endeavorod to males the lessons very simple, taking one point and dwelling upon it, until it was thoroughly understood. This discussion waa followed by an essay read by Mrs. C, E. Ellsworth. The lesson taught was, that it is better and more Chrlst-ajlce to be actively engaged in doing the good we can, than to sit with folded hands and anticipate the joys of heaven. Singing was next in order, in which all joined. Then the topic* "How shall we teach to reach, l.—The understand­ing. 2.—The memory. 3.—Tbe conscience. *.— The heart. VTra. Mead opened ths discussion. His points were: first, to attract the children's attention; second, to aim at tbe heart; third, study the disposition of the pupil, and lastly show them that you are deeply interested in their well being, f m . B. Dodge being absent, Eev. V7. C. McAllister discussed the third di­vision of the topic—Conscience. He first de­fined it as a faculty which discerns right and wrong. It is universal, and exists In dif­ferent degrees. It j s capable of development. Teachers, he said, should teach largely by Il­lustration—should be practical—te personal. Be v. Mr. Tripp not being present the discuss­ion ended. After singing. 8. S. -Tavlor read

the names of Hie visiting committee,*and then presented, two resolutions, as fellows:

jitsnired, That tlits Association bold two meetings, an annual and a semi-annual. The annual to be held the first week In December, the semi-annual tbe first week in Jnne.

Unsolved. That the visiting committee can­vass their respective districts the first week in Sbvember and the first week In May, and report to the respective committee at least one week before their session. . These resolutions were adopted. Motion to ad j ourn carried. Singing and benediction.

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A frrib'e 5l*'e of ifnrnri''tv i< r*p.->rfpd from Cincinnati. "R'sht'y nvn-. l fr--n three wicked wn-d«: 5 ;n, sin. nav^V'v.

A tro'lt^r and s'x c'iiT 'r»~n w.-re twert lr found dead in tbfir ro-tn in I verp.-i', oiffo-cajed by the fum « . t a c.-k.> .lri>.

Colorado is about to inip-irt tbe T a t , m Th'bfltox with an expectation that it will thrive in tbe mnanta!n.rms districts.

A Catholic Congress at Lille France re­cently recommrn.led all good cit'7an= to ab­stain from fishing and bunting on {Sunday.

Two old soldiers who foueht on opposite sides in the battle of Waterloo partook of ibe communion in a Brooklyn church recently.

More tlmbf r is in use under ground in the great Comstock silver mine than in tbe con­struction of the whoip city of S m Francisco.

One man was killed and several others injured by a noilcr explosion in om1 of tha iron mills of Coming * Co. in Troy, Dec. 2S.

In France 7Q0,OD0 tons of excellent fuel is , made annually, and in Belgium 50>',ffO ton.", from the fine waste, or culm, of tbe coal j tllfg ^ 0 r n j n g Judge kehog?*rVndere 3 a de-m l n e s - | cision in the case of Tt omas Cumming», the

Rev, Adirondack Murray's GDUCH Rule first of seventy or eighty liquor dealers who is to be cbauged from a weekly to a monthly. ; are to bo pro'secuted under the no license He thinks there are plenty of "weeklies" | law. The evidence showed that he had sold

The d''iik rg n^iecs of w"-k-n;m»i w 1 rvn'inQp ii «' \s ' .in; i« tbe r en-iy'nP'-S pr*rt;,-j> jbn s-jm" S v i) mtl jpnrrs work downward. A n i :. iTn» h ch««t tj«.r.-.f «v>-etv 111* .W-.ntfr is «'<iT'rc !*s lb ' '"a* Ai '<^\ A^r-obo! is if. rc5p*s—pr ••* p.--»or^.

Perhaps S'upp ui nn r^» i»r*. wb •» w .: re 1-den with indignsUou at that Kngbtii nwi- J d^i " ' i seller's advertisement, w'fl thpiwacivs ofbr i _^* V. 1 wine at thoir own taW's! Thev s<* ont liq­uors at wedding* or on XPW War'* Pay. Pract'caity, tbpy p i i tit r .iscn ta''1'*" .->n a par with the dram sliop ".-o»intersI' Fash­ion tsnipLs them to do what »*»ric« tempt* tbe I qnor-seller to do. Ar* tl.«-T Ies« gwl'y ? Dcfors they warm inbi .'ti ii^nati.in at the temptations set before HIP r*v>r laborer. 1 t llteif Clicks crilUSOll with sbamp at the ex­ample they themselves are setting,

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EDITOEIAL N£WS JOTTQr&S.

VIClNITr. Potsdam streets are to be lighted. Diphtheria is alarmingly prevalent at

Schroon. The Catholic cemetery at Burlington has

been desecrated by vandals. Warren county poor bouse is to be enlarg­

ed to make room for increasing business. There is onlv one hotel open between Bur­

lington and .Yergennes—at North Ferris-burgh.

Fifteen carcasses of Tension were sent south from Korth Creek in one shipment, Dec. 20th.

A coord ing to the Essex County Republi­can Moriau bat a disbanded "Athenian!." Unhappy Moriah!

TbeSwanton Comer says that 40 or 50 new boose* will probably be erected at Ma-Oasm Bay next season.

Darlington college Iiu 18 seniors, 23 juti iors,:23 sophomores, 18 freshmen, and seven female students all told.

I t it stated that the number of employes in tbe Glent Fall* tbirt and collar company will be increased to 1,000, Feb. 1st.

A tramp last week stole a ride from Gante-voort to Whitehall—30 mile*, under tbe floor of a passenger car, resting on tbe tracks.

The Burlington athletic club hare opened a ball furnished with dumb bells, horizontal ban, and other appliances for the develop­ment of muscle.

The Burlington Sunday .Review's name hat been changed to Saturday Night Review, in order, as the publisher •ays, "to avoid the appearance of evil.

The Vermont State Grange held its annu­al meeting in Montpelier last week. There was a large attendance. Whole number of local granges in the State, 214.

Postmaster Jiidsoc of Saraloga.Spriugs has recently tent $105 in "iisb scale" three cent pieces to VYasfiington for redemption. They have accumulated since Sept. 1st.

Preparations are being made to keep the ferry iiue open between Montreal and St. Lambert's across the St. Lawrence longer

without his. A statue of Charles Sumner fb-i feet bigh,

Standing on a pedestral l'J feet high was un­veiled D e c 23d, on the public garden in Bos­ton by Gov. Rica.

New York city school houses are badly ventilated, and imperfectly heated, in some departments- -scholars • 'being - alternately chilled and roasted.

Superintendent Clark will allow the ice to remain in the Canal during the winter be­tween West, Troy and Albany. This will make an excellent ice track.

Stephen D . Richards who is in jail at Stetl-benville, Ohio, for the murder of the Harle-son family at KearnVf Nebraska, has confess­ed to having committed nine murders in his life time.

An oil well has been struck in the celler of a South Paterson, S". J. beer saloon which flows a barrel per day. Green Moun­tain on the side of which the saloon is lo­cated is of trap rock.

A merchant of Utica recently saved his broken legged horse by slinging bim up in a blanket and treating him on common sense principles. The break was a bad one and the cure is complete.

All railroads leading into Buffalo were blockaded by the great snow storm, Dee. 24, and travel was entirely stopped on the Borne ifc Waterlown road and several other lines throughout the Slate, and some parts of the west.

While Mrs. D<ilia Morris of New Toak was stopping at the Tremont House iu Boston on Thursday night, Dec. 12tb, a man forced her door open, aud after cholofonuing her out­raged her person,, stole $lo0 loom her and' made hi* escape.

In Germany school children are taught to distinguish tbe difference between noxious insects and those beneficial to regetation that they may kill tbe former. The number of May beetles destroyed in one district last season by children is estimated at 13,000,000.

In an alligator's stomach, recently killed at Chandhally, India,-was found-an undigest­ed man, besides 20 pairs of brass bangles and anklets, two sets of gold ear rings, and a num­ber of toe rings, indicating that several digest­ed womeufnira children had passed that way before.

Massachusetts reports over 31,000 deaths last year, which is about 2 per cent, of the whole population, and-wore than one-third of the number were children under fire years old. Consumption was the most fatal, caus­ing one-sixth of all the deaths; diphtheria one-twelfth. - .-

The Whole number of admissions to the Paris Exposition Was 16,032,725. At tbe Philadelphia Centennial the number was 9,910,96A. Tbe Paris show was opeu a month tbe longest, and the total receipts at Philadelphia exceeded those at Paris by about 50 per cent.

Much valuable property, swept down Eso-pus and Rondout creaks into the Hudson by the great freshet, was secured by boatmen. One man found a gold watch in a bureau drawer which came down in tbe wreck of a bouse, and another secured material enough to build "him a house, and keep bim in kind-' ling wood for three years.

Mrs? John O'Brien with her son and daughter were burned to death in their house at Mchtillop, Ontario, Dec. 25th. Mr. O'Brien and several ineniber* of the family were obliged to w a * a mile through a furious ttorm to the nearest house after the fire. All were badly frozen, and Mr. O'Brien will pro­bably die.

Win. H. "VauderbhVs great consolidated NewTorlrCentfal ;and Hudson "River rail­roads lacked $197,312.23 of paying expenses last year, Which ended Sept. 30tb7 The coat of these roads with equipment was $99,142,-40S.71. For loss and damage on baggage and freight there was paid last year, S67-26C72; damages for personal injuries, $50,510 02j damage to property, including cattle killed on the track, *24,75S.10.

TEMPERANCE. [This Department i s under the exclusive

control of the flattsburgh Women's Christian Tempearnce Union.]

only bop beer and cider. Tbe Judge held that it is of no import whatsoever what name the liquor is sold under, providing in the judgment or tbe Court the article contains enough alcohol to constitute an intoxicating drink, which was shown. Professor Silhman found 4%, and Professor Hayes Issa than 3 per cent, of aieohol in hop beer. Judge Kel­logg found Cummings guilty, and fined him *100 and costs of prosecution. The defend­ant appealed to the Superior Court.

IIOWDKINKINO CAU9KS ArOVtlSXT.

It is the essential nature of all wines and spirits to send an increased amount of blood to tbe brain. The first effect of taking a glass of wine or stronger form of alcohol is to send the blood there faster than common; hence the circulation that gives the red face. It increases the activity of the brain, and it works faster, and so does the tongue. But as Ibe blood goes to Uie brain faster than common it returns faster, and no special harm results. But suppose a man keeps on drinking, the blood is sent to tbe brain so fast in such large quantities that, iu order to make room for it, the arteries have to en­large thetnseives; they increase ID siee, and, in doing so. they press against the more yielding flaccid veins which carry the blood out to the brain, and thus diminish tbeir size, their pores, the result being that blood is not only carried to the arteries of the brain faster than is natural or healthful, hut it is prevented from leaving it as fast as usual; hence, a, double set of causes of death are in operation. Hence a man may drink enough of brandy or other spirits in a few hours, or even minutes, to bring on a fatal attack of apoplexy. This is literally, being dead drunk. —Dr. nail.

t r s iON TEMMtKAXCE MEETINGS.

The Union Temperance prayer-meeting will be beld at tbe Methodist Church on Monday evening n e x t , at seven o'clock.

A Women's Temperance Prayer Meeting is held Sabbath afternoons, at 3 o'clock at the Methodist Church, and the Per is trome Chapel Wednesday afternoons at the same hour.

Also, on Friday evenings al lyt o'clock, a prayer meeting is held at "The Temper­ance House," of Mr. John G. Walters, 64 Bridge St., to which a general invitation is extended.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union meets on Saturdays at 3 o'clock P . M . , in the Academy building. A l l ladies inusr-

than usual by means of frequent trips with j ested in the cause are cordially invited to at-. .._ _.. . tend. strengthened boats

A series of fanners' institutes is to be held in the dUTereut counties of Tannout during the coming winter under the auspices of the University of Vermont, at which several spec-alist* will discuss subjects of agricultural in­terest.

At a meeting of the directors of the Og-densburg & Lake Champlain Railroad, at New Tork, Dec. 19th. W a . .1. Averill, who has heea anting at temporary President was permanently elected to that office. Tbe earnings of the road last year paid the inter­est on its bonds.

Edward Gilbourne a cabinet dealer and undertaker of Ballston Spa, was drowned in a cask of water two feet and a half deep and of about the same diameter, Dec. 23d. It is supposed that be wet drinking at the hy­drant and slipped and fell in head first. He bad been in feeble health for several weeks.

HOME A N D ABROAD. Tbe MosTstt bell punch is a failure. Canadian woodt are full of wolves. Skunk skint are called Alaska fur*. *W-o«fiJ3ra<lis4 five sudden aeattis on Christ­

mas day. Howe's Cave House remains open through

tbe winter. Tbe German Empire has a population of

75,000,000. Great distress Js prevalent among the poor

or England, -aftehayah has a bosne -made •miaatrel

trous^ end;*) isppy. • ' _ < tbree'fect or *oow fall at Quebec and Buf­

falo last Saturday night. The aeerage annual rainfall for tha State

of Hew York is from SO lo 40 inches. The actual coot rtSprJncaekl rites to the

government it between $10 and #11 each. General Agent McCall of tbe Delaware *

Hudson Canal Co. died in Moutreal.Dee.ao. . Steam plowing in tome parts of Algeria

haslaessmsd the yield efvW)«> paw cent An Oswego gentleman distributed 900

(oaves of breed to tbe poor on Christmas day. An Ohio grave robber wee eaammced laet

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DOMESTIC WrjJES.

In speaking of American winea we must not be understood at having any reference lo what are called ""domestic wines," and which are so extensively formulated by small vintagers. These beverages, if made in ac­cordance with cook book receipts, are not wines at all, but cordials; their percentage of alcohol greatly exceeds that of natural wines, while the amount of unfennented sugar and the deficiency of acid which they contain, render them totally"unfit for daily consump­tion. The habitual user of such concoctions may indeed thank fortune if he incur no se­verer penalty than an aggravated dyspepsia. —Gaorge L. Arthur, M. D., iu Appleton'» Journal.

DONiB AT TUG COinrTER.

OX TBEODOItB L. CUTLER. 1>. I>. I have lately seen, in an English newspa­

per, the announcement that * public bouse i* for sale; aud tbe advertisement contains the following sentence: "Tbeae premises are surrounded by numeroot manufactories, em­ploying thousands of toeffpdtd hand*, who inhabit tbe numberless dwellings in this dense neighborhood. Tbe trade is large, fall priced, and mostly done al Uie counter, anproachiof £400 per month."

This cold-blooded announcement smells of the pit. Beelzebub himself could not frame a more Infernal eentaace than this one, in which tbe drain dealer tell* u* bow cunning­ly h e bat planted his death-trap between those laborers' wages and all their needy wives and children. He has reared bit toll-gate right iu the eery track of these "well-paid bauds," so that b« may levy on them at tbe rate or $2,000 per month! For tbi. sum he retails to these operative* disease, pover­ty, disgrace aud entfiess destruction. We feel our Augers iuttiuetively twitchiug to get such a scoundrel by the j ugular, and (ripping It ontll be Is as purple iu the countenance at any of bit victims.

But why expend our righteous iudignaiioa upon a foreign liquorvsefletv vbotubui tease cooepiracy against the wages and honor and Hsea of trarklngmen it being carried on la ear l ead* PreeteeJy tbe crime which that fntjhmmta ao tbtmtltmly adterttoto m he-hag tmrpetreted here. Ui ell bur fectorf towtal, m a l a a r e l t i s e , e a d l u a large majority of

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NORWICH, Ct., Dec 17 —li« the <'dv Court ' Katurdav. rl.w«th day of Ffbrn.ru>. tiT*. .->• i ' o i Iiu k in tln"> f.ir«"nix>n<'f that dn\ t> wtt

All th.it i-.-rf.iJn j-I-cp . r y-xf > I of I i i l SUnait-.l m the town of All.ma. i« 1)10 i-.-.rintv of dlnt-m, .md. State, f \ r w V"tt.. If 1 Ping thciM«t half >.f lot >"». 1411m 1> n»r*-lU<? Titerit in th<- t..-.vri..f Alt i n i'..rc«airl, ront-Hrilri^' one hundr.*d and t m u t ) tiv»» a.-rcc of ian.3. excepr t^\..ntv Jive a^re^ s-'bi Tn 7N, 3 . and A. I'.Ladni* an.'t Jaiii^s J. lir..wn .m WPII sidP. fllcj alx>nt:t.i aor*-s1-» Win. l>atv^'.n on wi>-et si.h', and in acres t> diaries Laratxvoh n.-irth end. B. J. MOLT. Sheriff,

Dated, liec. 2-*, 1^7*.-KlwT

SH E R I F F S PROCLAMATION.—WUere-as.a<*oiirt of oyer and Terminer, is ap-

pniuteil to be held at the t'ourt Hon*' in the village of Platfsbnrpli, In and for thp County ul (.liuton.on ihtt ad Monday, the 13tU day of January, l«>73, pr<«-l.-Mnii.iUi»u Is there­fore hereby made in conformity to a pre­cept to mc directed ami delivered by the District Attorney of Clinton t'onntv, on tt«« aeth d;»v of Dec . i«7g. to all persons bound to appear at the sal. I oyer and Terminer by recojinizance or otherwise, to appear thereat, and all Justices of the fvace, Coroners slid other oflWrn who have taken any recoiriuauire for the appearance of any pemo» at sut-ht'onrt, or who have taken any inquisition for the ex­amination of any prisoner or witness, »ren'-,!quired to return such recojjnlKinoo, tn.inlsi lion and examination to the said (_"our». a l tWopeu-ing thereof, on the lirst dav of its sitting.

(jiven under mv hand at tiio 8heriil'-s i>fiice, in tin- \ illajfe ol Piattsburgh, thisJKth d.iv ol Dec . 1-.7*. I!. J, IIMI.T."

52w3 Sltertf of Citnu* <punty,

SHERIFF'S 8AT.E.—State of New Tork — Clinton County.—By virtue of one exern-

tion issued out of the Supreme Court of tin-State of Sew York, to me directed and deliv­ered against the good's, chattels, lauds and tenements of Mary Spellmau and P II. Spi-11-uian, 1, the undersigned, Sheriff of the county of Clinton, and Stale of New York, have sei/-ed upon and taken all the right, title and interest whieh the. said Mary Spellman and P 11. Spellman had on the 1st day or H s j , 187*, or may have since acquired-in end tothe following described premises, which 1 shall expose for sale and sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as the law directs, at the Court House, in Uie village of Piattsburgh, on Saturday, the 15th day oftebruatyMST*, a t ton o'clock in the forenoon: All undivided two-sixth pact of all that certain piece or parcel or land situated on lot nember eighty-nine, township number six. Old Military Tract Clinton comity, bounded as follows; Com­mencing at the north-west corner of said lot (So. S8i, thence running south on the west line of said lot (No. St) one hundred and sev­enty-one rods; thence east fifty-four rods; thence north one hundred and sixty-eight rods to the Province Line; thence westerly on the .Province Line forty-seven and one-half rods to the place of bca-inning, containing one undivided two-sixths of iifty-threo and one-half acres of land, more or less.

Also, all that certain piece or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the town of Clin­ton, county of Clinton, and State of * e w York, township number six (to, on lot.nauitmr 89, beginning forty-seven rods and a half east from the north-west corner of said lot W; thence running south to Janiea Howard'-) land; thence east on said How-aid's norm line one hundred and eighty rods to land con­tracted to Ira Smith; theuoe north to Canada Line; thence west on said line to the plac* of beginning, containing seventv-six acres.

Dated, f latubutxb, Dee. 'Hi, lSia. ahvS 11. J. HOLT, Sheriff.

MOTtTCAGE SALB.-Xew York Supreme Court—Clinton County —The Clinton

Conntv Savings Bank, plaintiff, against liulh X. HuDbell.Sllas P.Hubbell, Sidney ».Mub-bell, Georee Ji. Beekwith,---'re<leHelcJFIetener, Mary Erwin, The First National Bank Of Champlain, Samuel F. Vilas, James S- Smitb. and The First National Bank of flatlsOurgh, defendants.

In pursuance and by virtue of a Judgment and decree of foreclosure and sale made in the above entitled action on the 19th day of December, 1878, and duly entered In the Clerk's office of the county of Clinton upon the 23d day of December, 1878, the subscriber, Sheriff of Clinton county, duly appointed to sell, will sell at public auction. In accordance to law, at the Court House, in the village of riattSbnrgh.N.T., Oh the 12th day of rebru-arv, 1879, a t ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, the real estate and mortgaged prem­ises directed by said judgment and decree to be sold, and therein described as follows:

AH those two certain buildiua lots situated on the north side of the highway or Main street between the two bridges jn the village of Champlain, over the Great Biver Chaity, and distinguished by the names of lots num­bers twelve and twenty-two, aud bounded as follows: On the south by the said higbway or street; on the east b v a street or passage two rod* wide whieh divides said lots from lots number eleven and twenty-three; on the north by a street two rods wide; and on the west by- lots thirteen and twenty-one, to­gether with the privilege in common wilh other* of tbe use of said street or passage two rods wide, firstly above mentioned, to said river, being the same premise* conveyed to Silas Eubbell by Pliny Moore by deed dated the^ctb June,I80C, and beinv: the homestead and premises occupied by said Silua ilubbell at the time orhls death.

Dated, Dec. 2G.1S7S. 52W7 B. J. HOLT, Sheriff.

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Mean temperature during the week, 20.42=; for corresponding week, 1877, 27.71".

Oyster Supper. The Baptist Church and Society of West

Piattsburgh, will hold an oyster supper, at Taylor's Hall, Morrisonville, on the evening Of Jan. 1st. The proceeds for the beneEt of tbe church. All are invited.

" t I E S ! B I G ! I K S : "

Not so fast my friend; for if you would see the strongyheattbr, blooming men, women and children that nave nana raised frasa-nad* of sickness, suffering and almost death, by the use of Mop Bitters, yoa would say, "Truth, glorious truth." See "Troths," iu another column.

Gospel TemperanM Meetiag-. The ClospelTemperance Meeting will beheld

Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Armstrong's Hall, corner of Margaret and Clinton streets.

M AL B K I ^ G - B S - s f r

At the residence of Hon. C. R. Betta, in Granville, N. Y,. Dec. 18, 1878, bv Eev. John AYaugh, of Goboeton, Jtev. ARTHCK J. WATJGH, Vastor of the First Presbyterian Church of JrUaltsburgh. to Miss 1UG61E B. AGAJF, of Saratoga Springs.

Xn Essex, at the M- E. Parsonage, "Dec. 17, 1878, by aev, G> H. Uobbins, Mr. ALEXANDER UkMAS and Miss £LL£X TATT, both of

In West Plattsburiih, X. Y., Dec. 24,1878, bv Eev. 1Y. C. XcAllester, J AXES SHIELDS. o"f Beekmantown, to Hiss AUCS J.11ACKGTX, of West Piattsburgh.

At the residence or the bride's father. Due. 25, 1878. by Jtee. J. Cope, Mr. WM. H£XKY LiWKEKCE, JR., of Beekmantown, and Miss MAKY J. 8LOSSOX. eldest daughter of Mr. H e m y L . Slosson, of Chazy, S . Y.

At Clintonville, ST. Y., Dee. 24. 1878. by Rev. C. B. Armstrong-, Mr. AbEXtS HETXCKLEY, of Keene, to Miss AtDIE JOXJiS, of Clinton ville.

.At Clmtonvilie, X. X.,Dec. 24, 1878, by Rev. C. B. Armstrong. Mr. FHAVK LEGUETX to Miss U S A BRAGG, both or fern.

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Th^ annnal irertlf.g^f !].»<*.(... kaxMrrs «if U>«»araii. U... t I'lsnk U i l ' - o V P a n y will 1«> lwldat the ultl^.if C. rralsey.ia the vil­lage of n.i»t«b-.jr^li. of, fi,-- » v . . , i i r i i » « t t r * Janoary, IRTH. j« I} i>vjnrj( A M , at whl^h meetinif will be flocted .MirJ i«« '»rs . . ( s»H Company and Jhr»-.» h . s p ^ b r s ul fclrctkni for tin' en«iinir j ear.

D»t« d Di-c iu, \*-,t. A. VILLI AX*. IrrmiUnt.

C. HAVUiEY, socr.-tarj.- ,l»4

Tbf F1«l>«tlonal Rank ofPlaltabarck. riattaloirsh, v Y„ r>-e. i s . isrt.

VrortCE. The atinuil met ting on i i o Stock-i l l.r,l.Ier-J..f ltd.Bank,for thp election af Directors I'.ir the i !,srilT(4; y»»ai. will he- heM at the Banking H.-uwuf aid Bank, in the village of riattiburgh, «.n the l « h day of January. lr'TS- between the h. nrs of 11 A. X. and 11>. M.

T2wt A- unnoitp, Cashier.

K K W Y J E A R S B A L L .

There-will be ;i .New r,, v r - , Rail at JOWK TOWLK'.S HOVEL, Uiiiraham. S. Y , on nr*d-nesihiy evei.iii^,-IAM *KY i«t, I»T» Xustt-by Prof. Adilmui' onliestra. H.-kfts, f l ^ i , in. Iii'llhg supper and horse ke*-plu* to hay, U i u s a eents t-xtra.

51 wJ JOHW TUMXE, Proprietor.

QliAZir LAKE UOTJ8E. The subscriber has pla.-,-.i the above Honae

In oxei-Ilent cnndltiun for th.« reception of truest*, which will l>e t.pened next spring, t'leruiire seeker* will find It one or the moat convenlenthuntliiganil lishlii,'grounds In tae Adirondack region". Excellent boats, gulden, fishing tackle and hunting equlpmcnu, will be kept on hand. j c KALUNIILK.

October 2,187*.—*)tf

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FOIl SALE Br

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OLD MEX AM) Y0VM R e a d T h i n .

Do not nse strong and «plritiiou* liquors. nut ir you must aud •-111 use thrtu. bur at BUOMLEVS,23Bridge St.,^'IaUsbur£h. * «

NOTICE. O w n E AI'SABUE P u - v x KUAD C a s r A s r ,

Ausable Forks, Dec. 17,1S7S, Notice i s hereby given, that there will be a

meeting of tbe Stockholders or the Ausable Plank Road Company, at tbeir onVe at Ausable Forks, on Monday, the cm day tt January next, at 10 O'clock A. X., for Uie per-pose Of electing Ave Director* and three In­spector* of Election, and for tlie transaction ofsnch ot |er businevj as may be brought be­fore them. 5 i « H . D . G B A V i a . i e c ' y .

Oysters! Oystei s!! AT f

Tie Oil Reliable Outer H t w H E HOLIDAY TRADE.

Oysters will be sold ni bought in Xrov or Albauv. 51 w-4

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V. MCKKEEK.

B iISTRICT ATTOEXET'S PEECEPT o-or

JTOU OYER AND TEUMLNEK.—The peo-j r i i V o l

L l f i ; A N D F I R E

Arnstronr; Ilaefc. niateti Street. PLATTSBTJfian, N. Y.

THK undersigned ha\-ing taken the agency of some of the moat responsible and

wealthy companies in this country, Is now prepared to e-tfeet insurance upon Life or Propertv on thrtnostreasonableterjus.

M . H . O ' B a U E a T . July3d.l878.-27tr w a . s a a n . s s .

pleof UieSStateof Xew York, totlie SherJii of! T»0"VI>S F O R SAT.K the County or Clinton, Greeting: J J V » » A » . - J v . v VAIJIJ,

Whereas, a Court of Oyer and Terminer and I ^-ot^p l s h.-ivliv ijttm, ih.it s c i W r.r.trx.-. 1 . . f ... » t . . . . . . . . . ._> . . e -.. . ..' '

We c Visions of the Revised Statutes to ilia-t case made andi>rovided:

1st. That you Summon the several persons who shall have been drawn in sai'H'ouniv of Clinton pursuant to law, to serve a>> brand J u In Beekmantown, X. Y-, Dec. 22,1S78, ELLEN"

LONG, daughter of John and Mary .Long, aged 22 years.

Tn Sc.huy sumption'

In Fro6tl)uri,.., . , „ , , ... .„,„, „ , U M x . . . . - , , DELAN-0,aee<l4l yeara. ' :t,J-v, ^ . y v"'i^"li:uS them in your bauds as

„ ' _ '_ _ ; such Mn-nff. ^'^.S? 1 ?"* 0 ' S " Y " D e e ' " ' 1*T8' TERESA j 3d. That vou make proclamation in the ni.-.n-CAASINur, wire of Patrick hei.alty, In her • n.-r prescribed by law, notilying all persons 40th year. | nound to appear lit the said Court, l>v ro-'isiii/-

Jn Piattsburgh, X. Y., Very suddenly of! auce or otherwise, to appear thereat; ,u.<l re-erysipelas, Dee. 20. 1S7S, EJU1A A.. MA.SSIXG, j quest all Justices uf the Peace, Cyruhen. id olh-aged 23 years. er officers who have taken any r.-coijitiy-uice .Slse leaves a vacant place in her Sun.lav- for the appearance of any per.,on.at sni-htoun

"seliaol at the Peristronie Chaptl, of which or who shall have taken any In.iuKiiiou ox thi­ghs'has been a constant attendant for vears, examination of any prisoner or-mitm-is, u> re- . and a desolate void in a home of which She turn such reoigiitiaiiecs, ih.iuisitii.ns .md t-x-has long been the light. She died soou alter | aminations to tlic said Court at the cpeiii!,-..

IK74. Tbe said Bon.i-. win be f >r *'XK)c.i. h au.t run irjiyesra floiu Jaiuiarj l.l-'T.'.i. m l .i.aw six j.er cent interest, pav.il.l,- lemi-am. JJU » nn till- 1st dai-i ••! .Inly and Ja'aitiy the"«-alter. The Said Bunds a ie ivjuc.l t.. r.-ur.- «u equal

3 » M X* M : .a. t n >pr. t. •, i '..i i . . w t i u i , j , .r wn! be er,i. I t nn* .1. b i t . j r juii -r 11. e •ahol- ol sai l l l-i . . | , a i i , e i ,_-. , i , .1, j „j i j , r r\-.'!i! 1 , reseriel '•. rej^ 1 , ,j j , ,r i s , . ( I,, J, t* tut- iiilt-i. -t ..i -a^xl j?i-,tr. . «».*} .iii'i. tr

I II M. Mil.UN, 5r>- I Ii uru.iii KiMi. •«• ..iu

recelvinu the ordinance of baptism, and it is j thereof, on the lirst day of i u -iltine; the chief comfort of her friends to remember

m m • m • • • ••Do yoa have any drinking teases h> your

leeraabtpr* m taaejrew lately of a friend rroat say BsUea eoaaty lo tbit Mate, "yo,''

Utsaw-bMesssr ewjtawawr seat) wHbent a llrnau we aswaeesaw g«J| aataJak taav" That t*

blbltlei. ia that township IS e» easaMaasat»*«f pweerty aad artate

aa tbe snijSli* '•Tha* it ha that

that for se-veraldays previous to her death she wa* almostconstantly singing this hymn, whieh she had carefully copied into her well worn Sunday-school hymn book: I will sing of my Redeemer and his wondrous

love to me, Ac. In Saranac, Dec. 19, 1878, to. Patrick Ken-

nelty.trom the eitects of a cancer and tumor, aged 40. Her funeral, which took pl.ice Satur­day, was largely attended. After live long years of illness,

Death has chose to end the strife, •Which leaves our home in deathlike ilillnt-s-s

Without a mother and a wife.

She was a kind and loving mother To her little children, three,

Always cheerful as no other Wilh us ere will be.

A devoted wife aud Cbristiau, To thee 'tis hard to say, farewell,

But to God I yield submission. Though my sorrows none can tell.

At wife and mother we shall miss her From our once bright, happy home,

But we trust in heaven to meet her When ou earth we cease to roam.

1*. OIHTUARY.

CHAXCKV STOOOAKP, a prominent and high­l y respected citizen of Clinton County, N, v.. died at bis residence in Peru Oct. 2J, aged S'J. He wa* born in Woodbury, Conn, ifeariy •ereiujr year* »so he came to JVru, Here il is good judgment and business tact secured him a competency. Ke wan early identified in the temperance cause, being chosen pre*!-deutot the Brst temperance society in town. •suae flftjr years ago he united wiWi-lfte M. E. Church, of which lie was a worthy member antil-lia diad, occupying* alaadiugpusiiion in its official board. Great dignity, united with flriu oouscientiousuess, were the leading traits of hb> character. In social life he was frenial and pleasant, endearing himself to ni» auiily and friends, AS years advanced his

Christian character matured and ripened in­to the rare loveliness pictured only bv a beautiful summer suuset.or Uie richness of a golden autumn. Ui* was a beautiful old ai^e. l ie was able to walk about the house until about a week before bellied, ana liU mind retained the vigor of early years. He often quoted many pannage* from God's word and many of our early hymns. Hit faith in Christ never wavered, l i e had no oomplalnliis; or Murmuring hsurs.bul wa* full of faith and hope. Tha future world seemed bright to him,and the world upon which he wa* aboul to eater brighter still, aud his last expres­sions were of victory. In August, ISM, lie was united iu marriage to Miss Matilda Arnold, who has been the loved and devoted coiu-nnniou at bis life for above sixty-four years, and who 1» left with a large family of children to feel their ios* of a rare companion and father. D. X. L.

OBITI/AMY. Another old patriarch Is none to a hettar

land. fAiri. Lairaiv died at St. Marti u. Laval

Witness—lion. cii.iiu,i.s u. i.u-i-.vi.-. o.,«-.,; the supreme Court Justices, a l the llil.io,. , , | Piattsburgh, 111 the County oil ;mt.,ii. i i „ , z- <h day of Dei-., in tin- >e:ir one thousand, i-j Lt hulidrird and seveJity-eJulH

L L. SHEDDEV, Uutrict Att^riwn <•( Ctuit. i t-until,

W. J. M<CtFlitEV. I'Url. -..wa

El* t of Jurors.

LIST of names of JKTST.IK! drawn ,-U ( Jlnioii County Clerk's OHlce, Ijcc. »;. Is7<.i . serve

as firand Jur<irs.at a Circuit*'..in l ami C.mrtol Oyer ami Terminer, to he hej.l at the ( ourt House, in the iilhio,.,,! pi.msbury;h,ln .tn.l lor l l ie County of Clint.'ti, on the ;.••! Jiiil.ii;ty, ri.e 13th day of January, A. 1) I TJ.

AUon'i—Jametj T. Aleaii, uicrcijatit; Jam.-s Schutr, nienh.ihl.

Black JJriK'l. —Geoige A,er, fuimer, Tixu..U.% Carey, farmer.

( h}d:u—George D. Iiu ndiuw <-r, fanner. t'hax)/—Albert XcK.uldeu, farmer; Ij.uis ()

Center, farmer; All.trtus 11. Anjjell, mei chant.

Chamjilatn—Juhii II. \\ hiu-slde, uianulai -turer; A. H. Cook, merchant.

JMinnemora—Abraham Bigeiow, termer. Martin Henry. Jobber.

/iUmfjury/t—UL'Oi-jie Illgglus.nie* hanl.-. ili-r-bert lioodspeed, clerk.

Mfioers—Charles Gale, school teacher. i Ani-Jauii-s Redmuiid. fanner. I'lntls'.urijh—Everett < . Baker, innil erinan,

Henry W. (Juibord, luerchaiit, Stejihen I), BOyutiin, farmer; Edward Kin.., m-.-har.i.-. Fred Norton, merchant; J^tltji l*er«-v. 1UT-

chunt. SchwiUr Fall^ — Willlani Is. Wever, firmer,

Josliili lxibdcil, faliuer.

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•tariaa* ate taatw nlants ef tnansaata, while lahnrfat aastar IstssT aud nsnwlaasu* uaina, tie was always submissive - - -master, and K ^ r f l ? W*V efasxrannr esnsead his lips. • s»ua* waehaashai saasteas»ss*,as tageusr-alhr »aa» or ana Censmles b r e w , wav. free treat the dtasplltna and oamtejeM of the

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LISTuf naiiu'suf I'tT-i us dr.twji.it Clinton County Clerk'* Ollb.-. Inc. .'> Hi, Is.r.. lo

i e n - c its Trial Jurors at a t lr» Ult Court aud Coiirtnf Oyer and Ti-riiitm r. to l.e held at the Court House. In the v illa^e ol i'l.itt»tuirgh,i.u the 2.1 Monday, tin- l..lh day of J.ti.uaiy, A.D.lST'.l.

Allumt —Joseph La Buck, fanner. jfui'iWf—lianey J. An.old. laimer; iiirxui

Allen, farmer, John i'laii.lei^. mt -hanie .ftrrXMi'.btMrtt—Henry Lawrence, lariurr. li.

W. Alar*b, furuier; X.eT»mler l\usiiiis, lamior , Daniel .Noonun, larmer, XK'hael Ryan, far­mer: Pre*b«y Oolhaiu, imiiicr, Louis Lom­bard, farmer.

CluUun —Thomas E-oiiji.l, tanner, I'm.tip Riley, farmer.

CJi'izt/—Ueorge- C. Slosson, farmer, \\ hin..-y W. Ladd, farmer; Lester it Drlxiig, f.irjm-r.

C/uiiUpltuti—Roljerl Wiley , hav d e a l e r ; irlla^ Weeks, ni.-.-juniic, Daniel ah<-ahutu,uiei-haul<-

MlUiUnuyk J. Hall Boyhloii. laim^r; Dennis Cashman, farmer

MiMrtn—Charlc" T. Stetson, farmer; Kii«i;lc* W. Dalley, farmer; W illlam Bouy, muaulau, AVlllUiu Cady. fariuer,

I'tru—George D. Paraous, f.u-mer, Edward K. ruller, farmer.

VVttMWiM/yli-Wll lam Ual.li, farmer, Elrlc 1.. SHellOl*. mniilifaeturn ; Wil l iam IS. I 'o l , farmer; Clinton A. Barber, nicrcbant, OHIis V. Archawbault. wcrciiaut; I'aul i'aidy, farmer.

.SVtnuuic—Heury Justin, farinei*, Elmuie I.you, farmer.

ttehuthr fitfU—Xaihau 8. Parsons, pbysi-clan.

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NOTICE. mi fur water and lire iiiuwi'-

M i H i r eadiag limvcmtimril, ISSS, will •wsattat w the osaea Of the aunertnten-a*sAWtsM*sw<sB>*ik*b.<reari«naviaa>aaaa>. 1st taw reetiaa ef ansst wnfwr rents as ssa» be eetnntnttlt' paid* Ise twa weebs, fiean Tbars-dav. January »J, to BtmsndMr, Jaanasy lata, ttr»: aad en tJatsiefSaf,Jasmaty lltn, the i^sai-talniinasm wtu.at aatdaesaa, tmar and eon. jwet aay uMt iillnat ISatS m ir hs>*a»de to said

HO ! FOE, THE HOLIDAYS. A L A R G E S T O C K O r

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W. W. UTTINGS

QQ6ENT VARIETY W U STOIIK!

Mariiartn fct..i.e u,> opx. W ahi-mi H O B ^ ,

P L A T r S U D t t G H , If. T .

The siibs.-riLcr has a li„e „ti« k of K-Knti ut ever> \ar±et>.esi.eeiaiiy adaj.tct for ll.e

Hol iday Trade ! J-aities pitr,-ha«lii>> «... 1. -1,. J.M i, .t fail to

see bis sto.-k l« lore li'tri basing elsewhere. a r i t i - u n i i h r , Uw Jill.T, \lash'airt «ilrc, t,

hi :ui> opinisitc rt nherlll 11..use. -j.twi

Carbon is Bound to Win! Al\l>

HOWARD & COS IS T H E OXLY IJALLEHY I X THK

TWO COVHTlliS T H A T DOES. OK C A S WAKE, THK 1'KKMAN-

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THE U.iuti/ul, UH,i.'t r.i'.V CatK-n la the only rl..,iogr»i,l, made that will not change.

Our liabici' Hcrm-a »f" u-aih- by au lustaut-ancou* froceu* «}uch Wita i.a ha* used sluea his return from the Mrst, which i s tbe U,t Process know ii. »o .a) .sotucof our Ztgkiunp Strufi. orZi^At'U«y afa• i customers W ho » Ult our Gsllrry, railing toy,ct asatiafactory Pia-tuie b> that frocc**, and for uert,.u> poouia iKi r E» ery Way rroccs* workslike a ch»*u», tor • e keep pouted on all ui>w dodges U a t will

rlon.ole our Art. We h»»eju»« rvcalvad tbe limit lot of Haikgrouud* cter brougkl into

lb I* town, audi t vou will go up a a a f a a v e a •litliif S i u kK win ul. . . jv.a tbe fluoet r txxe yvut-icrhad

V i l s i atstskM aaiuutat. Y. a. Sine* writing laa anov* wa ae«w

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