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J. It. XXXXiQUSH
SURVEYOE AND CONVEYANCE
AND
. . : JUSTICE OF THE PEA CB.
Muhonoy, Jfor&umkmrUni Cvvnty, Penn'a
Oflioe in Jack' towwship.'v Engagements can
be made by letter, dlreeted o the above address.
All business entrusted to his cafe, will be promptly
attended to. , ... , v (
April 22, 19flT. ty .. . I I
Ma
M. ioc
KKrcLLaa.
Ltoro T. Robrbacb.
EOCKEf ELLEE 4c EOHEBACH.
OFF1CB the Mtne that has been heretofore occn
pied by'Wm. M.Koikefellor.Eea.., nearly vf
Ixifitc tlie rusidenoe of Judge Jordan.
Sunbury, July 1 1J4. Ijr ? 1
4 IOB OB It ILL,' 81MOK P. W0tVRTO!I.
HILL & WOLVBRTON,
.lloruoj and 4'onnMelor at lniT.
8TJlMBTTJ3."5r. PA.
WILL attend to the colloetion or all kind" of
claimt, Inoluding Dack Pay, Uounty and len
ioiu. . apl.
ATTORNEY AT X.A.W.
North Hide of l'ublie S(inare. one door east of the
Old Bank Building.
SUffBUltY, PENN'A.
Collections and all Prcifimional businesa promptly
attended to in the Courte of Northumberland and
adjoining Countiot.
Sunbury, Sept. 14, 180ft.
C. 1. Itlu.tRB.
L. II. KA8B.
9
Allornryw mid ComiMt'llorw nt I jiw,
Vheinut Street, west, of the N. C. and P. A E. Hail
road Depot, In the building lately occupied by
F. liHiiirus, Esq.,
SXTNBTJRY, FENNVA..
' Collrdlioiit and hII Profesilonal btl'inew promptly
aiUvudi'd to bt Northumberland nod adjoining Coun
ties. apl 67
' - GrTlXr. KT. A.TTF'Ta
Attorncj- nixl ounNrllor nf I.UM ,
Uflico on south i.lu of Market street, five doors Kast
of the N U. ltai.road, 1 .
S U-JNIBTTFlY, FA.
Will 11 Mend pnonptly to all professional bulneai
nlrutud to hi care, U10 collection ot claims in
fo'orthuiiiljerlnnd and tho ndjoining counlio).
fjanbury, April 18. 1SC7. '
EiiWIN A EVANS,
ATTORNEY AT IAW,
Jlnrkct Ktuare, nour the Court llouse,
SliNBUltV, Northumberland County, I'a,
Collections promptly attended to in thin aud adjoin
ing Counties.
April 13, 1867.'
mt. k. i. i.i'Jii.iiT,
PHYSICIAN AND SUUUEON
NORTHUMBERLAND, FA
DR. LUMLKV has opened an oflioe In Northum
berland, and offers hit yorvices to the people of that
place and the adjoining townsl.ipe Ofnce ucxt door
to Mr. rJcott's hboe Store, where be can found at all
hours.
Northumberland August 19, 18fii.
JEEEMIAH ENYDER,
Attoran'j- V 4'oiiumcIIoi hi Iur.
Ml .Mil IK V, .
O 'lt'lcl Allorut'j' lor .rlliuni
Ix-rluntl 4.'onptj-.
Suubury, March 31, 1868 '.y
L. (RAKnoLTZ, C. O. WOLVKKTOX, C. P. IRA8D0LTI
COAL! COAL! COAL!
rillll: Hibscribcrs retpectfully inform thecitiaena of
JL Clunbury and vicinity, that they have opened a
COAL "STARD
at J. Hans A Co's Lower Whwf. Msinltssry, lu.
where they aro preparod to supply all kindsof Sha
inokin Coal, at chuip rates. Familie and others
promptly supplied. Country ouom renpeetfull
uliuiled. bKAfsUOLIZ A CO.
fcSunbiiry, Jiin. 12, 1S67.
JNO. KAY CLEMENT,
nunincss in Ibis and adjoining eountlei earefully
mid promptly aUtended to.
Oiliue in Market Street, Third door west of Smith
A lieutbor'a Stova and Tiuw.ro iStoro,
. II. MAJjlKKlCTT"" T
Attorney at I.iim, SUNUlHy, PA
Colloctioiu attended to in tbe eottntioa of Nor-
Uiuuiberlniid, Union, Snyder, MonUmr, Columbia
aad Lyooiuujg. r-
BEFKRBSCB.
Hon. John M, Reed, Philadelphia,
A. U. Cattell A Co., , "
Hon. Wm. A. Porter, ' "
Jlort.m ileWJohMl, Kq., " '
E. Ketcham t Co., 2ki Pearl Street, New York.
John W. Aiibmead, Attorney at Law, "
Matthews A Cox, Attnrnoye at Law, 1 M
Bunbury, March 2I, 1B62.
JACOB SHIPMAN,
FIJttB AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT
sunbuiu", rENX'A. . , .
, aai.RaiK.iT8
farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., York Pa.,
.juuiberland Valley Mutual Protection Co.,
ew York Mutual Life, G irnrd Life of Pbil'a. A Ilart
ori Conn. Uencrnl Aocidonta.
bunbury, April 7, ly.
W. J. W0LVEET0N, '
A-r-ron.iiY A'' LAW,
Idaiket Street, 6 doors west of Pr. Eyster't 6tore.
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
All profeseiooal buslneai In (lib) and adjoining coun
ties promptly attended to.
Sunbury, November 17, 1360. ly
COALrCOAl!! COAL!!!
GRANT Os BROTHER,
liilct- &, M holevnle Ac ICetuil
Ieuler lu
f WHl i'I 4 JtVl ASU CO tl,
- -: J in very' ariey.4-i -
Pole A genU, westward, of tbe Celebrated Henry
Clny Coul. . ti !!:'
Lower U'aAsr, Snauar, Pa.
Bunbury, Jan. 13, jti68. , . . . ..
WUOLKSALE AND KKTAIL DBALEU -la
every variety of
ANTHRACITE COAL,
Upper Wharf. BUNBUBY, Fenn'a.
LtOrdorssolloited and IJIIed with prowptatMs and
buubury, May 1J, 186.-y 1 11
"ounty"foe soldieeT
IIIAV mad arrangements in Washington City,
for the prompt eolloulioo af Jtoanty andet tbe
lute Aelot Uongreai. 1 uva also reeaivaa Ui pro
per blanks to prepare the elaiius. Soldier entitled
to this Itnuntv should aniilv immediately, a it is ca-
limatod that it will require three) yaacs ayua( all
Ml. Olttim..
All soldiere who enlisted for three yean and whe
have not received isorathan f laaboantyara entitled
to the benelil of thi Aot, as well aa soldiers who
hava enlisted tor threw yean and dkwaargeel after a
ui vice of two years, by reaina of woanos raoetvad,
casoaso contracted iu line of duty, or re-enlistinent. :
IUVI T tiOURBACil. I
Sunbury, Aujtul 18, IdM. 1 '
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NEW SERIES, VOL. 3, NO.
S. S. Wsn, Joh Rukli
ARCII STREET, between Third and fourth Street
rillt.AliRI.PIHA.
WEBER RUNKLE. Proprleteri.
June, 29, 1867. ly
: ADDISON O. MAEE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BBAMOKIN, Northumberland County, Pa.
ALL business attendod to with promptness and
diligence.
Shamokin, A.ug. 10,1867 ly w
ATTORNEY AT LAW, SUNBURY, PA;
Offloe Market street. 4 doors west of the railroad,
lately asad as a Foet utnca.
'Will atleod nromntlT to the collection of claims
and other pmfuHionnl business Intrusted to bis ear,
in Northumberland and adjoining counties.
August 10. 1367. '
Dr. CR AS.' AETHUE,
?l)omcropat)(c Ijptctaii.
Graduate of the Homocopathio Medical College of
. fennsylvanla.
Oprira, Market Square opposite tbe Court llouse.
SUNHl'llY. PA.
Office Hours 7 to 9 morning t 1 lo 8 afternoon ;
10 evening. may 10.
J" -A. C 0"b0 BECK,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer In
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESTING, &c.
I'nwn Mlrect, ponth ofWeaver's '
llote-l,
8UNBU RY, P A.
March 81, I860. ,- - .
AUGUSTA HOTEL,
NA.IIIJCI. SI A'.li, Proprietor,
(Formorly of the Mansion House, Mahonoy City,
tcnuyiaui oouniy, i-a.j i
In Cake's Addition, near the Machine Shops,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
Transient and permanent boarders will find this a
immt nniifirLnlila hnuHo and nossessinff the advan
tages of convenience to tbe railway and business part
of tho town. Being newly furnished with all the
modern household improvements, there is every fa
cility for the convenient accommodation of guests,
tlood stabling and experienced hotlers in attend
ance. Sunhury, June 22. .807.
DR. J. 8. ANGLE,
CI RADCATE or Jefferson Medical College, with
T 6ve veers nractice. offers his professional scr-
vioes to the cltitens of Sunbury and vicinity will
attend all calls promptly.
OFFICE Markot Street, opposite Weaver's llotel.
Ori'icB Hours 1 from 8 to 10 A. M. .
J 2 to t P.M.
Sunbury, April 27, 1867.
AMBE0TYPE AND PHOTOGRAPH
GALLEBY.
Corner Market A Fawn Street, SUNBUUY, Pa.
S. BYEULY, PitorniBiOB,
Photograph, Ambrotynes and Melainotypcs taken in
the best style of the art. apl. 7, ly
E. O. OOBI3ST,
A Horary iisid 4'ousif.rllor ot lttv,
BOON VXLLE, COOPER CO , MISSOURI.'
WILL pay taxes on lands in any part of tha
State. Buy and soil real Estate, and all other
matters entrusted to him will receive prompt atten
tion. July 8. 1864. ootl5, '61
UNION HOTEL-
CHAM. trZKt, Proprietor.
In Cake's AdditUnto SUNBURY, near the Penn'a.
Railroad Company's Shops.
PERMANENT AND TRANSIENT BOARDERS,
Went who will find ample aeoommodalions. Good
eooks and waiters, boarders can enjoy the quiet com
forts of home with rare equal to tno best Hotels.
ills Liquors are 01 inucuoiaosi ainus.
Sunbury, June 8, 1867.
DOUTY HOUSE.
J. t. IIAI.I., Proprietor.
Corner Huubury and Jlotk Streets,
8IIAMOKIN, PKNN'A.
TniS HOUSE Is now open for the reception of
guosts, and being new, spacious and attractive,
has all the facilities Mod advantages of a FIRST
CLASS HOTEL. The sleeping apartineuts are airy
and eouifortable, and the (uruiiuro eutiiely new.
The Bar and Table will be supplied with the best in
the market.
The patronage of the publio is solicited.
April 13,1867. :
Mount Carmel Hotel
MT. CARMEL, Northumberland Co., Fa.,
, - . TilOS. BURKET, Puoi-iuetob.
This largo ooaimodious Hotel is located near the
JaW. Af Ik. fihamnWin VIIa .ImI the Ou.Jt.ke A
New York Railroads. Trains arrive and depart daily.
mis nouse is loeacea io tuts uoini. u, mv
irion Bed affords the beat aoeommodatioos to travelers
aqd permanent eastomen. jay .
GIUAUD EOTJSE. '
CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
rpilIS well known Hotel, situate near theeorner
X of Ninth A Cneenut Streets, Philadelphia, Is, on
account of it. superior location and excellent accom
modations, one of the best and most desirable stop
ping pluees in the city.
II. W. KANAU A. Proprietor.
rebruary is, 1807
IIEHDIC HOUSE,
K. A. I I'SO.X, Kap't,
WILLI AMSPOBT, FA.
May li, 180T. 6m
LUMBER! LUMBElf!
The Poller 4'ounly and faunbury
l.ussaber t'ompuny,
Now fully establuhed at tha SUNBURY
STEAM SAW-MILLS,
are prepared to saw to order
WHITE PINE, HEMLOCK AND OAK,
of any sUe and all lengths. Afull assortment of
always kept an hand. Pa'nnel, Flooring, Siding and
finishing boards of all kinds. ,
MOULDING, SASH,
1 DOORS, (Mid SHUTTERS.
shingles,
Sawed and Shaved, White Plna, and Hemlock.
, riautterlav Lath ut4 PtUlnK, y
Planinir. KIdduk and Turninc, will be dooe to order
at short BoUee. This Company design furnishing
everything in their Una at sueb rates that Lumber
Yards, iluildere and all naruea aetng (.umoer, win
tnd it to their tutor est to buy at this establishment
1 . . .1 OlDlllw .
are respeetruliy soiicitea ana win vm prenpuy a-
tended to by addressing.,
WM: RBAOEN, Bap's.
Sunhary, June II, 1868.
BAKERY. BAKERY.
. V WU84JIIOTK, AgeMt,
Msaufaoturer af
. CANDIES. BREAD. CAKES, PIES, AC
Front Bt., I doors east of the P. A E. R. B. Depot,
NUKiuunutisiiwaiiu,
Castonan will be served daily. Orders solicited
humberland, Jane 2J, 1867. '
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45.
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TALESAND SKETCHES
iiBi'A'r AiAiiiiC T-
Somtf years 050 tlte Mississippi River was
famous fur its "floating palaces," as the targe
iteamcra plying between New Orleans' and
the ports above wore cKIIed.' New tbe rail
roads have driven nearly all the fine boots
off the river, abd left the Meld to the freight
bouts, whose accommodations for passengers
are by no means palatial. , The former plaas
of steamers were in many respects delight
ful, but they never censed to bo objects of
dread to timid people for If tbe racing,
which was on that steam reduced to a sys
tem, did not result in the ks of the boat,
there was sure to be one or more encounters
between, the more lawless portion of the
travelers, iu which pitttol bullets would fly
rather too thick for tho comfort of steady,
going people. Tho cause of such disturb
ance was generally a quarrel over tho gam
ing table. The regulation of the boats usu
ally required that ail such amusements
should be conducted in n saloon provided
for thnt purpose in the "Texas," "office ca
bin," situated on tbe hurricane deck, but tho
sporting gentlemen were by no means care
ful to observe this rule, and the gaming W113
niojt commonly carried on at the dining ta
ble, in the main saloon vf the steamer, to
the great nnnoyunce of two-thirds of those
on the board. ' ' !
Many professional gamblers used to make
these boats thtir home, traveling tmck and
forth with them, fleecing all who were fool
ish and vordant enough lo full into, their
clutches. So well indeed, was tho syBtom
managed that the various members seemed
to have their different steamers marked out
for them by common consent, so that no
one would trespass upon the domains of tho
other. Of course these men were warm
friends of the ofllcers of the boat, who were
either too sincere iu their friendship to put
a stop to the practice, or too much afraid
of the gamblers to care to provoke a quar
rel with them, for in those days it wast
common affair for such men to reseut any
funcied insult with a pistol shot.
One of the most remarkable men of this
cluss, was named Daniel Btardivunt, a
Frenchman, the son of a broken down scion
of nobility who had settled in New Orleans
before the transfer of Louisiana to United
States. Stnrdivant had beeu raised a "gen
tleman" by his aristocratic father, but on
coming of age, and finding his fortunes very
bad, had taken to cards as a means to better
them. His success in this field was so great
that he was induced to continue it, until at
the time of which I write ho wos one of the
most notorious gamblers between Bt. Louis
and New Orleans. . II 0 was a man of fine
personal appearance, and of great physical
strength. lie was also noted for his person
al courage. As a gambler he was most ex
pert and strcecssfut. There were dark stories
of deeds which he had committed while un
der the influence of play and liquor, and it
was said by some that be had killed half a
dozen meu in his life-time. Yet no one
dared to speak these stories openly, for no
one cared to bring upon himself tbe anger
of such a man. There were few who knew
him that really cured to play against him,
but they feared that a refusal to do so might
involve them in a quarrel with him, mid,
rarely declined bis invitation.
About fifteen years ago, the time of which
write, be had attached himself to one of
the magnificent steamers plying between
New Orleans and Yicksburg, and had
publicly announced his determination to
shoot any man who encroached upon his
sceno of operations. 01 course this left him
in undisputed possession ol the Held, and
he reaped a golden harvest during the one
brief year ho conducted his operations
there.
It was my lot at that time to be compel
led to make frequent trips between New
Orleans and Yicksburg, being heavily en
gaged in cotton speculations. I preferred
the steamer of winch eturolvant nau taken
possession, in nsmuch as it was not only the
most comfortable, but also swiftest, and
time was of the utmost importonce to me.
It was known that I carried large etims of
money, and I wus always apprehensive lest
Stnrdivant should ask me to play. I bad
fully made up my mind to refuse bim, and
if he attempted to draw me into a quarrel,
to Bhoot bun without mercy, as 1 knew that
the only chance for my life lay in getting
the advantage of him. Strango to say, be
did not make any such proposition to me,
and I gave him no chance to do so.
One night we had started out from Yicks
burg, aud were beading merrily down the
river, when Stnrdivant came up to the group
which bad gathered around the stove. lie
had been drinking, and was smoking a fine
cigar as he approached. . All made way for
uim.
"Well, gentlemen," he said in an unsteady
tone, "you seem to be terrible dull. Who
wants to play lor twenty dollars ante 1 '
There was no reply. Alt present seemed
to place himself In his clutches.
"L'mph 1" he exclaimed with an expres
sion of contempt, "afraid to try your iuck
with Dan. Sturdivaut, eh 1 Or may be you
want a little coaxing. Home of you must
play with roe. I cau't stand such treatment.
Come, let's see who it shall be."
He inanccd around tho crowd as if to se
lect bis victim. For the first time I noticed
the gnse of one of the group fixed steadily
upon bun, lie was a stranger to me, and
was dressed in a plain suit of borueanun,
and bis face was partially concealed by a
broad brimmed sombrero which was drawn
over tt. He was a small but powerfully
made man, end in the decided expression of
his well shaped baud, 1 read an unusual
firmness and Intensity of purpose. . . . . .
"Aro you Dan. Stnrdivant, the gambler t"
he asked iu a calm tone, without rUiug, .
Sturdivant flushed darkly, and give the
stranger a dark glance.
"Some persona call Die so behind my
back," he said insolently, "but no one would
care to apply that term to me before my
face.' ,
"Nevertheless,1 gald tbe stranger quietly,
"I want an answer yes or no."
"Well, then. I am," said tbe gambler at
grily, "what of It I" i
"Simply this," replied the stranger, ,lJ
heard it said that you claim to be the best
card player in tbe Southwest I have com
two hundred miles to prove you a liar." t
Stnrdivant strode forward a step or two,
and thrust bis band Into his breast, if to
trraD 4 weapon. . . 1 .. .. 1 1 . t . .
"Stop." said the stranger. "If you shoot
me you will simply prove yourself afraid of
cue. iaite your seat at toe tauie, ana 1 win
make my word good. (.,.. -
1 There was something in the calm, stern
manner of the stranger that seemed to ren
der the gambler powerless. He hesitated 4
moment, and then said bulls incly :
"I never play with a mau whose face I
cannot see," .
H, B. MASSER & CO., SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A.
; SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST
' "Never mind mt face." said the stranonr
"If you are not afraid of losing you shall see
it when I am done with you."
"But how do I know you have money for
aucu Bporti- persisted Bturdivant. "You
look seedy enough, my fine fellow."
"There," said the stranger. "I have ten
thousand dolnrs there. It you can win it
you shall do so."
With an oath Sturdivant placed himself
attne tame and bade his challenger do like
wise. Those of us who had listened to this
singular dialogue, now gathered around the
table, expecting to see a scene of more than
usual Interest. The stranger had not yet
raised nis hat brim, and none of us bad seen
his face; but we all felt from his general
air and manner that Dan. Sturdivant had
at last found his match. It did not take
long to show us that the stranger whs an
unusually good player. For an hour or more
the playing went on In silence. The stakes
were high and the contest marked with rare
skill. Sturdivant exerted himself as he bad
never done before, but suite of all bis efforts
he lost steadily. Dy the expiration of the
time indicated above, he bad lost over two
thousand dollars. I noticed the flush upon
his face deepen, and a stranee littht come
into his eyes. At last, with an exclamation
of triumph, he drew towards him the heap
of notes.
"That was well done " said the straneer.
"You are an expert band in cheating. But
go on. I can beat you whether you play
I.. " "
upeiiiy or iiisuonesuy.
Sturdivant snid nothing but dealt the
cards again. ,Tbe band was played, and
Sturdivaut was about to seize the stakes
again wheu the stranger laid down a card
and checked him.
The gambler uttered a sharp crv and sat
mationless with his eyes fixed on the card ;
a worn and faded nee of hearts, with a dark
stain across tho face. Sturdivant's face
worked convulsively as ho gazed at it. and
the Bpcctittors gathered more closely around
the two, wondering at the strange scene.
"In God's name, who aro you ?" asked
Sturdivant, with his eyes still fixed on the
enrd.
."Look at mo," said tho stranger quietly.
As if powerless to resist, Sturdivant rais
ed his eyes to the speaker.
1 he stranger had raised his bat and sat
looking at the trembling man with eyes
which fairly blessed with fury. Sturdivant
uttered a groan nnd sank back in his chair
with his face white and rigid. The stran
ger with one sweep gathered np the money
from the table and thrust it into his bosom.
"The ace of hearts is an unlucky card for
you, Dan. Sturdivant," be said coolly. "You
played it once when you thought it to your
advantage. Now, God help you, for that
play is returned."
As he spoke he raised a pistol which we
had not seen, and before we could stop bim,
aimed it deliberately at the trembling man
and fired. The gambler fell heavily upon
the table a corpse; and the bright blood
streamed over it, hiding the fatal card from
sight
"Gentlemen," said the stranger, rising to
his feet as we stood paralyzed with horror
at the dreadful scene ; "that man ruined
my wife and tried to murder me. I have
been bunting for him for ten years."
He walked slowly by ns down the stair
way to the lower deck. Just then as the
steamer touched at a landing, he sprang
ashore and vanished in the dark woods.
I never learned tho history of the myste
rious affair, for the dead gambler was be
yond human questioning; and I never saw
the stranger again ; but I shall not soon for
get the impression it made upon me at the
time.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sir. IJmcoIn's Remarkable Presets
Unseat.
The following Is a full report of that part
of Mr. Pierrepont'a argument in the Surrntt
trial which related to President Lincoln's
remarkable presentiment of his own death ;
"Gentlemen ; I now come to an act in this
great drama which, though strange, is not
new. Ho wondurtui is it mat it seems to us
to come from beyond the veil which sepa
rates us from death. As I have already said,
'all government is of God.' Tbe pVweta
that be are ordained by God, aud for some
wise purpose which we do not understand,
the great Ruler of all, by presentiments, by
portents, by codings and by dreams, sends
some shadowy warning of the coining doom
when some great disaster is t Detail a na
tion. So was it in the days of Saul, and so
it was when the great Julius Ctesar fell ; so
was it when Brutus died at Philippi ; so
was it when Christ was crucified, and the
wife of Pontius Pilate said to her husband,
'Have thou nothing to do with this man, lor
I have sullurej many things this day in a
dream because of bim ; so was it when the
great Henry IV. of France was assassinated;
so was it with Harold, at the battle of Has
tings ; so was it on the bloody day of Bos
worth field : so was it when the Russian
Czar was assassinated ; bo was it, and so has
it ever been, when men in high governmen
tal places have been stricken down by tbe
aasassiu's hand; go was it before tbe death
of Abraham Lincoln, the President ot tbe
United States.
"In tbe book which I hold in my band
in this Life of Ciusar, by Do Quincey j in
this Life of Pompcy, by Plutarch ; aud, in
this presentation, which is given iu Julius
Cusar by the great dramatist Shakespeare,
are related the portents which came to warn
Pnuipey when he left the ship, aud landed
ou tbe coast of Egypt; and the warning
given to Julius Caaar, not only in the dream
of California, but in bis own dream on that
bloody day when be was assassinated in the
Senate. The same was true when the Prince
of Orange was assassinated; and equally
true is this same hiatorio fact, that never in
the whole history with which we have been
familiar has there been a single iustance of
tbe assassination of tbe bead of a govern
ment, in which tbe assassins have not all
been brought to justice. It is a terrible
thing to fight against God. Government
being of God, any attempt to throw a peo
ple into eonfusion and anarchy is fighting
against God, and in np instance has lie ever
sunerea a man, guilty ot sucu a crime, to
gc) unpunished. Though be may take uuto
himself the wing vf the morning, and flee
to the uttermost parte of the earth, vet the
eye of God will follow him and tbe hand of
justice wilt eventually ie taia 00 01m, ana
compel him tongue a rendition of hit
bloody account : ,
"On tha 13th of April, 1863, Abraham
Lincoln called together this Cabinet He
was in good spirits, for, a you well reinem
ber, we bad at that timo been receiving the
most crattfviog and cheering news : but stil
upon bis soul there lay a heavy gloom, and
be remarked, i am. very aunous to .lietr.
24, 1867.
OLD
fromaSherman Tim rn1v wo. v,. -.mi
-r-j .., m. vu hiii
hear good news from Rln.rmnn Ti,, .u
be any doubt about that. General Grant
nas mere, anu ue Know siicrroan. He took
occasion to assure the President that tbe
news from Sherman would be all right. 'I
don't know,' replied Mr. Lincoln, and then
repented what ho had before said, 'I am very
anxious to hear from Sherman,' adding the
remark, 'I feci some great disaster is coming
upon us. Last night I was visited by a
strange dream, the same dream that in the
dorkness of the night, when deep sleep had
fallen on men, has three times beforo visited
mo. Before the battle of Bull Run, before
the battle of Stone River, beforo tbe battle
of Chanccllorsville, it came to me in the
same identical distinct form, and the follow,
lug day came tho news of the disaster. As
I have stated, this same dream came to mo
last night in my sleep, and I feel as if some
great calamity is to befall this nation, ol
which I am a part.1 The members of tho
Cabinet who heard that will never forget it.
In a few hours afterwards a pause ho did
not hear from Sherman, but there came a
realization of tho dream, nnd bis spirit was
led up to the eternal Godhead."
Young- Alan Save your .Honey.
Every young man believes that in some
stage of his future life he will enjoy a com
petency. With this belief he rears a fanci
ful superstructure, and then patiently awaits
the time when he shall take possession.
But bow large a proportion pass through
the years until they find themselves old men,
standing on tho verge of tbe grave, with the
dreams of youth unrealized. And why is it?
The New York Sun soys : "In this country
of boundless resources there is no good rea
son why every man of ordinary capacity
may not lay up a competency for his decli
ning years. Look at the men of wealth in
this city and elsewhere who have been the
architects of their own fortunes. They had
no better opportunities for ncquiring wealth,
no Btronger incentive to industry, no more
favorable personal qualities than many men
generally have. Tho foundation of their
success consisted in this fact : They appre
ciated the importance of saving money.
They realized the force of tho old maxim
"that a penny saved is two pence earned."
They differed from tho majority of young
men in this respect. Tho latter are im
pressed with the desirability of saving mon
ey, but they cannot commence to do it now.
Their wages or salaries are too small. They
are only able to get along decently with all
their present means, but as soon as their
incomes re increased they will begin to lay
op some money. The young man who acts
in accordance with this idea will never occu
py his airy castle of wealth. Ask A. T.
Stewart how be did in this respect, when a
young man, and we venture to say be will
reply that he regularly saved a small portion
of his wages, even when they were a mere
trifle when compared with tbe incomes of
many young men who are now waiting for
a more favorable timo to save their earn
ings. Now, we would not have any young
man to be miserly or niggardly. We would
not have bim stint himself iu unything that
is really necessary to his comfort. What
wo advise is this: That every young man
shall make it a practice to save a portion of
his earnings no matter how small and
place them in his savings' bank. It is not
tho value of the money that would thus oc
cumulate in a given time from which the
chief benefit of this plan would flow. Its
value cousists more of tho moral influence
exerted upon the character of tho person
moulding it into habits of economy and fru
gality, livery young man who has an in
come at all should have an accouut in tho
savings, bank. That institution docs more
good in the formation of industrial aud use
ful men, and in keeping the susceptible
away from the allurements of vice, than al
most any other agency. It tends to stimu
late a man's energies, to promote thrifty
habits, and to start him out upon an hono
rable aud prosperous career. Therefore,
young man, remember that the road to for
tune lies through the savings' bank."
letro!euiu us sVuel.
The experiments which for several months
have beeu in progress in Boston, looking to
the successful application of petroleum as
fuel for steamships, have been watched with
much interest, and their results have been
very important. These results, as claimed
by the inventor of the system under trial,
are a saving of four or flvo to ono in space
required for the storage of fuel, and of at
least five-sixths of the labor required for
feeding and tending the fires, to say nothing
of the actual cost, which depends upon the
relative prices of coal and oil. Application
was made to the Secretary of the Navy in
November last for opportunity to test tbe
practicability of petroleum as fuel upon a
Government vessel. The Department had
already, in 1862, appointed a committee of
naval engineers to experiment upon this
subject, and upon this application a Board of
three Chief Engineers was ordered to ex
amine the proposed experiments, the gun
boat Palos being selected for the trial.
Previous to entering upon the petroleum
trial, her engines wero tested with coal,
thirty-six revolutions per minute, with thitty
pounds of steam, being obtained. In the
first petroleum test, thirty-four revolutions
were obtained with tho same head of steam,
arid in the second test, fifty revolutions,
with a pressure of thirty pounds. A com
parison of the weight of the oil and the coal
showed that one pound of oil bad done the
work of eight pounds of coal, and the gene
ral comparison of weight has shown one
barrel of petroleum to be equal to one tou
of coal.
Crude oils aro used, of a gravity ranging
from 81 to 47 degrees. Tbe oil is first con
veyed directly to a cast-iron retort, and va'
porized by means of a slight fire underneath.
Due proportions of steam and common air
are incorporated with tbe vapor, and tbe
gases thus evolved constitute the fuel. This
burns with an intense heat, and tbe com
bustion is so perfect that no smoke is visi
ble at the outlet of the smokestack. Tbe
fire is under perfect control, and there be
ing no ashes, clinkers, nor refuse coal to
clog the fires, they may be run an indefinite
time without stoppage for cleaning. Tbe
burning of coal upon the Palos required tbe
services of twenty-one firemen and coal
passers; with the petroleum only three men
were needed. This same principle may be
applied to locomotives aa well as steamers,
and, iudced, upon tbe Franklin and Warren
Railroad, in Western Pennsylvania, a petro
leum burning apparatus is being successfully
employed. The petroleum regions are ma
king still further use of the oil by applying
tbe necessary apparatus to tbe fires of the
engine-bouses at the wells, thus saving a
very large outlay for wood or coal.
General Gilmore has a vineyard oa the
Lake Erie shore, Id Ohio, which contains
twenty one thousand vioes.
GJlN
SERIES, VOL. 27, NO. 45.
Twelve Way r C'oinmlttlnsr Hal.
ride.
1. Wearing thin shoes and cotton stock
ings on dBmp nights, and in cold, rainy
umur. wearing insumcient clothing, aud
especially upon the limbs and extremities.
2. Leading a life of enfeebling, stupid
...iincBB, ana Keeping the mind in an un
natural state of excitement by reading trashy
novels. Goincr to thnatre.
in all sorts of weather, in tbe thinnest pos-
u,c,. usDcing tin in a complete per
spiration, and then going home without
SUnlcient nvpr.o-nrmonta fh,u...nu ..1.1
----- .vu IU1UUKU bug vuiu
damp air. .
a. bleeping on feather beds In teven by
1 itiiuuui venuiaunn at iue
top of the windows, and especially with two
yDiouua in me small, unventilated
bedroom.
4. Surfeiting on hot and very stimulating
dinners. Katinir in a lm,r, ;n,. i.-u-
masticating the food, and eating heartily
before coinir to 1mi1 nii. -.1.
mind and body are exhausted by tbe toils
ot tbe day and the excitement of tho eve-
6. Beginning in childhood on tea and cof-
ICO. and crninr, mm HK i . .,
, uuo etcp io anotuer
through chewing and smoking tobacco, and
anckinir intoxipAtim, n..... ! ,
abuse, and physical and mental excesses of
ovcrv uuscnption.
0. Marrvintr in haato ami ..
congenial companion, and living tho ro-
ni.m.lAp nf III'.. 1 - ... , ..
, IU luumui dissatisfaction.
Cultivating ieahinai.a nnd rlr,m,,; l,.:i
. o . VI uuo,
and being always iu a mental ferment.
7. Keeping children quiet by giving pare
goric and cordials, by teaching them to suck
candy, and by supplying them with rai
sins, nuts, and rich rnlro WWn ln n.
sick, by giving them mercury, tartar emetic,
and arsenic, nndi.r thn miutuln.n i,.
they are medicines and not irritant poisous.
0. snowing me iove oi gain to absorb our
minds, so as to lcavo no time to attend to
our health. Following an unhealthy occu
pation because money can bo mado by it.
9. Tempting tho appetito with bitters and
niceties whnn thn itjiin.nh ... n l.
forcing food into it when nature does not
demand, and even rejects it. Gourmandi
zing between meals.
iu. Contriving to keep in a continual
worry about something or nothing. Giving
way to fits of anger.
11. Beinrr irrrirnlnr In nil nnr ImMi. ,F
sleeping and eating. Going to bed at mid-
uigui ana getting up at noon. Eating too
much, too many kinds of food, and that
which is too highly seasoned.
12. Neglecting to lake proper care of our
selves, and not imnlvino- norto for tna.li.ul
advice when disease first appears. Taking
vcmoraiea quacK medicines to a degree of
mailing a urug euop ot the body.
The above
suffering and death than all epidemics, ma
lum uiiu contagion, combined with war,
pestilence and fami np. Nnfirl v all mhn linwo
attained to old ago have been remarkable
r.v .. ; r . ....
uijuuummy 01 temper, correct nablts ot
diet, drink, rest for temperance, cheerful
ness and morality.
Physical punishment is sure to visit tho
transgressor of nature's laws. All commit
suicide and cut otT many years of their nat
ural lifo who do not observe tho means of
preserving nealtd. American Medical and
Suryical Jourtial.
l'orei;u '1'la 98Iaeci.
Tho report that deposits of tin ore. sun-
posed to be extensive if not inexhaustible
havo been discovered in the United States,
suggetts au inquiry concerning the foreign
sources from which we have hitherto drawn
our supplies. They aro few iu number, and
can bo named in a single paragraph.
ino tin mines ot Cornwall have been
known and worked for nearly three thou
sand years. Tbey are still among the most
prouuctive in tuo world, yielding from
three thousand to five thousand tons every
year. The mines of tho Malayan peninsula
are next in importance, yielding annually
from two thousand to four thousand tons.
They aro of great extent, and very imper-
I I'S'T I V f rtrlnll I hn Weanninli tiM
have been known nearly as lont? as those of
--w. tv va caisa A 410 UMQUIDU Liu LUIUfJB
sf.n,.n rni 1 .!..!. : .
vuiunau, lucttuuuai yiciu is Hi present
quite insignificant The ore was first dis
covered in Europe during the twelfth cen
tury in uouemia and Meissen. Tho princi
pal European mines of our day are those of
Ainnwaid anu schiackenwald in Bohemia,
Altenberir iu Saxonv. Limoccs. Pvriao and
ViUedicv in Fruuce, Dalecarlia in Sweden,
and Yertchinsk in Siberia. The ore exists
in Australia, although the annual exporta
tion is not very largo as vet On this side
of the Atlantic tin has beeu found in Peru,
urazu, ciino, liolivia and Mexico. Tbe
mines of Bolivia are very rich. Those of
Mexico, which were worked at the time of
Cortez's invasion, aa well aa those of tbe
South American countries, would undoubt
edly be more productive in American bands.
At present their yield is small and variable
Tbe ore was discovered some years aco in
California. It was supposed until very re
cently that this was tbe only part of tho
country in which it existed in eufScieot
quantities to be mined.
Our tin importation in 1860 reached the
valuo of 15,820,197. The greater part of
tuis tin comes irom tne fitaiayan mines,
which are worked by very cheap labor.
A "Good, East," Justice Shallow.
The magistrate who married a couple iu the
morning and divorced tbem in the afternoon
hud scarcely as serene a faith in the omni
potence of his judicial fiat as a brother
"Shallow" in Cincinnati, who, according to
a newspaper of that city, was roused at the
dead of night recently by a couple who
wanted to be married immediately. Not
liking to take tbe trouble to dress, he sent
down word that it was all right ; they might
consider themselves man and wile, and como
round in the morning to havo tbe leaal part
periormea.
it is to be hoped that the couplo did not
forget to call upon tho phllomorpheac jus
tice in the morning.
A Nkw Disbase. A Wisconsin writer
has made a must singular pathological dis
covery. He has fouud out a new and start-1
ling disease. Hear bim ; "A new disease,"
says he, "has attacked pork in Rock county.
three bogs of Mr. McCue, in Janes ville,
were struck by lightning on Saturday night."
This is about equal to the backwoodsman,
who, on being told that a certain lady had a
fiiaoo-forte, asked whether it was anything
ike the fever and ague.
WoitsB for Corrbctiom. An editor, in a
complimentary notice of a valiant general,
was made by the omission or a aiugie letter,
to call him a "battlo-ecared" veteran. The
poor man hastened to make amends in bis
next issue by saying he meant "battle
scarred," but the. competitor put It "bottlo-scarred.
Ttnjis or ATEKTin.
The following are the tula for advertising la the
American. Those baring advertising to do will
ana u movement lor roiorenoe !
Else. 1 1. t, lm. 2m. 6m 1 j.
1 8auare7
on
jl,WI.2,&(lW,OUfl,0nS10,Ue
100
8,00
4.50 4. MM 7.0ft
12.00
t eoluran.
"
1 "
II mil ft (ml If. no
20.00
Si 00
60,00
llO.Oo 14,00! 20,IMH
Ten lines of thli slied type (minion) make on
square.
Auditors', Administrators' and Excoutors' Notices
3,U0. Obituaries (except tbe usual announcement
whloh Is free,) to be paid for at advertising rates
Looal Notioes, (Society HeeoluUooe, Ao , 10 oenul
per line.
Advertisements for Religions, Charitable and Edu.
oattonal objects, one-half tha above rates.
lrHn.ii.nt lv.r,l... i 1 1 , . . , ...
I .. iL. j, . . """ " puonsnea until
I ordered to be dieoonUnued, and obarged aeeordingly.
An acquaintance of ours, a mother, too,
not long since, was lamenting tbe loss of a
child, (one of a family of eight.) "because,"
said she, "there was just enough for a co
tlllon, and tbey did dance so prettily."
BnoKE nun Pledge. In a certain "La
dies Moral Reform Society," existing not
many miles from the banks of a certain riv
er, the members were required to sign a
pledge not to "sit up," as it is termed, or do
anything else that might bo supposed to
have a tendency, however remote, to immo
rality. Ono evening, as the president was
calling over the names to know whether
each member had kept ber obligation, a
beautiful and highly respectable young lady
burst into tears, and on being questioned
as to tbo Cause, aairl .tin fonrnrl sl,o h.-
ken her pledge.
"Why, what have you done t" asked tho
president
"Oh I" sobbed the young lady, "Dr.
kissed mo the other night when he waited
on me from meeting."
"Ob. Well, that in nnt.lilnir voi-d hA " mnA
' t ' -'ft ' - J , ami
tho president ; "his kissing does not mako
umaiyou uavo oroKen the pledge."
"Oil. that isn't, thn unrut nf it I"
ed the conscienti
J - Q awwaa A niD8.U
him back again."
AGRICULTURAL, &C.
I From the Qermantown ToWmnh I
When Should I.tme be Applied?
Different farmers would civo vcrv differ
ent answers to tbo above question. Some
VV3 just ocroro they break up for corn
and plow it under for tho corn crop; some
spread it on tho corn ground after it is
plowed, and harrow it in before the corn is
planted ; and others apply it to tho grass
after the wheat crop is taken off.
There are three established facts which
must iuflueuco us in deciding the proper
time for the application of limo : 1st, that
it takes a certaiu length of time to produco
its effect upon tho soil; 2d, it drives the
ammonia from barnyard manure whenever
it comes In contact with it ; 8d, its action
hastens tho decomposition of vegetable inat-
Tvuicii nie sou may contain.
To decide tho first case, the farmr-r
satisfy himself as to what particular crop
ho wishes to benefit by the application of
lime. If ho wishes the corn to have tho
benefit, ho should apply it at least ono year
beforo the corn is planted. If the grass is
to receive the benefit, then ho must apply it
before the grass comes to its perfection ;
but in applying it with this view, reference
must be had to tho second item, with re
gard to its effect on the ammonia, by far tho
most valuable portion of the barnyard ma
nure. Tho third proposition ehould also
have its bearing upon tbo farmer's decision.
Let us examine into the effect produced
by a coat of lime applied to the sod a year
or six months before It Is broken up for
corn. This plan has its advantacres. which
may thus bo enumerated : being applied for
this length of time previous to plowing it,
is, when tbe sod is turned, just ready to as
sist in its decomposition, aud causing it to
oe nitea ior leccting tuo ensuing corn crop.
It may bo done either the spring or fall be
fore the field is plowed, thus cominrr at a
leisure time.
This plan also has Us disadvantages. Tbo
lime being applied to the sad, is turned
under to tbo bottom of the furrow ; most
farmers plow deeper for corn than for oats,
and consequently tbe lime U seldom brought
to the surlace when plowing for oats; and
during the timo the oats crop is coming to
perfection, the lime, on accouut of its speci
fic gravity, is sinking into the soil deeper
and deeper. Then, where plowing twico
for wheat is practiced (as it ought always to
be,) the plowing is done deeply, tho lime is
brought to the surface, the manure is ap
plied, and they come in contact, producing
a great loss, as set forth in proposition third.
Lime, to produce its proper effect, must
be retained whore the air has access to it, or
near the surface of the soil ; its specific
gravity being much greater than that of
common soil, it gradually sinks through the
latter, and very often out of tbe reach of the
plow. Hence the beuefit derived from sub
soiling. Let us now investigate tbe plan of apply
ing it to the wheat stubblo for tbe benefit
of tbo ensuing crops of grass. The main
disadvantage following this plan is that tho
corn receives no benefit from tho lime, and
the soil at tbe time the corn is growing con
tains more undccoinposed vegetable matter
than at any other time.
I do not like the application of lime to
the corn crop, because I consider that it has
a teudency to keep tho oats green and to
make tbe straw stiff and harsh, more like
wheat straw, and I have always found that
the cattle do not relish it as well. Whether
this objection will overbalance the advanta
ges enumerated, I leave for others to judge.
There is a third plan which I think obvi
ates the disadvantages of both systems.
Let tbo manure, instead of being applied to
tbe wheat, bo spread oq the sod and plowed
dowu deep for corn. When plowing for
oats, plow one-half as deep, say six inches,
and avoid bringing the manure to the sur
face; it being thus buried and deprived of
tbo influence of tho atmosphere, will decom
pose but little. In plowing for wheat, plow
deep twice, and this will thoroughly mix
the manure with the soil.
Or, if yon prefer it, give tbe corn a mode
rate coat of manure and treat as before, and
in the fall give the wheat what was left iu
the yard (uuder shelter) and that which was
collected aud made during the summer.
The advantages of this plan may be thus
set forth. Tbe luanure is hauled ont early
in the spring while there is leisure, and be
fore tbe teams are fagged out with their
summer's work. 80 loug as the weather Is
cold the manure will not suffer from the ex
posure, but some think it improves. It is
plowed iu, and you thereby save the trouble
of placing it uuder shelter, (which I take it
for granted you do,) and also the loss,
which, even with the very best care, must
take place during tho summer. The corn
does not taks any more of the substance of
the manure than would otherwise have
evaporated during the summer.
By the time the ground is ready for
wheat tbe manure is decomposed and tho
roughly mixed with tbe soil.
Between the two plowings for wheat ap-
fily limo, if you choose, but I prefer to apply
t to the wheat stubble in the tall after tbe
wheat is taken off, and pasture the next
vear and mow tbe ensuing one, when tho
lime will have its full effect upon the grass.
I throw out these ideas that all may thiuk
the matter over and see if they are pursuing
the best course, and if not, adopt a better
one, as has been the cace with tne, and let
us hear what it is. s. p. w.