FROM KANSAS. Correspondence of Tfco St. Bouli Deaoeritv • Lawrence, K. T„ Dec, 15,1866. I have just returned from Topeka, vifi Te cumseh and Lecomplon, and called upon the prisoners. At Tecumseh fourteen are in dicted for man-slaughter, and have the prom ise of a trial this week. At Lecompton I saw the “ convicts,” nineteen in number, and instead of “ wearing hall and chain, and working on public works,” several of them are employed by the citizens, and paid high prices for their vvoik. They are considered the best mechanics in town, and, upon giving their word of honor, are allowed to work at their trade. Notwithstanding the Pro-Slavery organs call them “ thieves and assassins," and they have been sentenced to 6vo "years in the penitentiary, their word is sufficient guarantee to one of Uncle Sam’s officers that they can bo found when called for. No attempt has been made by the authori ties to re-arrest thoso who mado their escape through the prison walls in Tecumseh. The writ-servers have not made their appearance in Lawrence for some time past. 1 suspect they have suspended judiciary mailers for the present, for the purpose of attending the Leavenworth land-sales. No disturbance has yet occurred between the purchasers, but no part of the city has been sold yet, and the trouble will be likely to originate there, if anywhere. They will probably commence some lime Ibis week to dispose of the town lo's. The gentry from the South are the principal buyers, thinking, perhaps the best way tc establish Slavery in Kansas is to own the soil. Hovcver, Col. Titus, while in Kansas city, on his way to Nicaragua, drank to Kansas “ a fiee Stale.” The Colonel shows that he has been an expensive (filibuster. Holding up one of his hands, which was very much deformed, he replied that he had it probed with a Spanish lance tyhile in .Cuba. Then showing the other, which was still worse, re marked that •'the d—d Yankees shot a Sharpe’s rifle ball through that one, and into his shoulder also.” The conquest of Kansas has been accomplished, but her citizens are not subdued. At every triumph of the slave oligarchy, they seem more determined that Kansas shall bo free. , There are no troops on the Nebraska fron tier now, ns all have been ordered to the Fort, except Company “ H,” Capt. Nuble com manding, who remain at Lecompton to guard the town. 1 have just leqrned from' one of the officers that this company will be proba bly kept there all Winter for that purpose. 1 can learn nothing more relative to Gov. Gea ry’s and Judge Lecompte’s quarrel. What the autocrats are doing in relation to the dis missal of this high functionary, remains to be seen. His “ Honor” will not be likely to submit without a groat deal of reluctance, if at all. Wo have just heard of the appointment of another man in the place ol J. B. Donaldson ns Marshal of the Territory. Whether he will be as faithful in maintaining “ law and order,” as his predecessor, and retire with as many “ honors” and “ abate” ns many “ nuisances,” lime can only tell. Donaldson ought to go and live besido Shannon, in some rural retreat, with an easy access to a whis. key barrel, and there soliloquize upon the past, and never be disturbed in the future. They both make a good old grandmotherly appearance, and would never injure the coun try, unless used for tools, as they have been in subjugating Kansas. Cut 1 believe in Ilia nncienl maxim, “ Say nolhing bui what is good of the dead.” Lieuienanl Harvey and his company arc going to ilia soul hern port of the Territory 10 start n new town. Gov. Geary thinks he has no further use for their services. He has probably dismissetf them to give the marshals u chance to serve their processes, as the colo nel and several of his company are under in dictment. Reports from southern Kansas say that since the cold weather commenced, affairs have assumed a more pacific nature. The Free-State Legislature will convene on the first Tuesday in January, and memorialize Congress, if nothing more, unless Col. Sum ner or soma of his compeers are ordered by Frank to disperse them. His Excellency’s message reached us this evening. I know not what the people in the States may think of it, bul for one to read it that is acquainted with Kansas politically, it is enough to make him disgusted with a Republican government. That portion relating to Kansas, when ana lyzed, amounts to a tissue of falsehood, and the Pro-Slavery men in lha Territory know it to bo so, whether they do in Washington Or not. The Free-Stale Hotel progresses very slowly, owing to the intense cold weather.— Gov. Robinson left this morning for the East. The Kaw River is frozen over sufficiently to boar foot passengers. The St. Louis Democrat estimates that the conspiracy of border ruffians against free emi gration to Kansas has injured the business of the Missouri river steamboat, men more than half a million of dollars, and that it has been almost equally disastrous to various other branches of business in Missouri. Oregon Fruit.— This Territory is said to be one, of therfincst frail growing countries in the world. It is estimated that not less than 875)000 worth of apples will be shipped to California this season. The size of the apples is almost incredible. Uis no uncom moa lUTng to see specimen apples weighing from one .and a half to two pounds. A Parallel. —New York State, with thirty-five ole'cloral votes, polled at the late Presidential election, 595,180 voles, while twelve other Stales having together sixty eight-electoral voles pollfld 595,973. These States are Florida, Delaware, Arkansas, Ala bama, Maryland, Texas, Louisiana, Missis sippi, North Carolina, Vermont, New Hamp shire, and California. The Vote for Phesioket. —An exchange paper says, ibe returns for President as far as received, foot up as follows : Buchanan, 1,796,277.; Fremont, 1,328,185; Fill more, 822,620. The returns, Jp.come in will not materially vary the result, Mr. Bu chanan is four hundred pnd sidy-eight thousand ahead of Mr. Fremont, and Mr. ■Fiwmont has nearly-half a million notes' more -than Mr. Fillmore. , The combined vote of Fremont and Fillmore is. greater ban that <of Bucuanan by 354,528. THE AGITATOR. n. H. €0bb,.... ....y£dU»r. All Cpmraunicalionsmuet be addressed to (be Editor to inkbre attention. WELLSBOROIJGH, FA. Thursday morning, |au, 8.1857. SPIRITUALISM.-**™'. S. B- O .Britlan, Editor of Uia Bmsitoal Tele mum, will Lecture upon the FACTS AND PHI LOSOPHY OF SPIRITUALISM, in the Court House, commencing THURSDAY EVENING, 15tb lost., and continuing nightly through the week. An opportunity is now offered this public, to listen to one of the ablest advocates of the Spirit ualistic .doctrine. Lecture commences at 7 o’clock. ADMISSION, 13 1-3 cents. Wellsboro’, Jan. 8,1857. The Juror and Trial' Lists for February Term will be published neat week. \Ve were unable to procure them in lime for insertion in this number. The Carrier lakes Uio earliest opportunity to re turn his grateful acknowledgments for the cordial reception he met with on bis recent visit to bis pal. rans. His receipts exceeded bis mast sanguine ex pectations. He therefore hopes the fatness of the new year will be to them as its morning proved to his pocket—bountiful. Far once, the “ devil” ad. mils that he boa got Ilia doe; Take Notice. —Tho subscribers tojho last year’s cjpb for the Weekly Tribune, arc notified that the time for which they subscribed will expire on, or about tho sth of February. This Club is be ing renewed at this Office. Subscriptions should bo banded in immediately, as wo wish to remit the money by the 30lb of the present month at the la test. Those who may not see Ibis notice, can be notified by such of their neighbors a» do; and it is hoped that every Republican within the range of the Wellsboro’ Post Office will make it a special du ly to urge bis neighbor to embrace this opportunity to procure for his (amity the best newspaper in the world, costing but One Dollar, but richly worth ten deHart to any family. Now is the proper lime la subscribe, for two reasons: It will save Ul a deal of trbublc and expense, sod at the same lime ensure the paper to present subscribers without tho loss of a single number. Lectures on Spiritualism. —It will be seen by reference to the notice at the head of tills column, that a course of Lectures on the Facts and 'Philoso phy of Spiritualism, by Rev. 8. B. Brittan, will be given in the Coart House, commencing an Thursday evening, Xslh in«L, and continuing through the week. Prof. Brittan is the editor of the N. Y,, Spiritual Tehgraph, the leading Spiritualistic jour nal in the country, and ranks among the first, both as an orator and a scientific man. As an advocate of the claims of Spiritualism to public attention, he is conceded by his opponents to bo eminently able and candid; and by believers, is considered among Hie first/if not the very first, metapbysians of the lime. He his been engaged to come here and deliver the course, at 4n expense of 875. No attempt to secure this amount by subscriptions has been, or will bo made. The liberality of a troth-seeking and liberal-minded public is relied open to meet (lie ex pense ; and therefore it has been decided best to fix tiic admission tec at one shilling, to be paid at the door. Should tbo receipts exceed $75 for the course, such excess, whatever it may be, will be dot nated to Use Wellsboro’ Library Association. Wc hopc (he friends of Progress will improve this opportunity to listen to a candid and eloquent exposition of the "New Church"'doctrines. A New Tear Vision. The veracious Town Clock had lolled « eleven," P. M., of. Wednesday, the lost day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight. Imiy l -— 1 and fifty-six. Vpnng Am—grown weary of perambulations and crawled between the sheets; The lights were out in the dwellings, and tbd celestial lights were veiled by ll)f clouds. Wearied with manifold duties we put pen, ink and politics behind us with an inaudible objurgation which, epqkea, would have sounded very like “-got thee behind me, salan!”—and concluded to pul on lbo : speclacles of retrospection and glance liver the record of the dying year. \Yc turned the leaves re gretfully, for the fairest pages were marred some wlipl, and the latest were evidently transcribed with a trembling band. Here and there one was bluik red, and more seldom, blotted into illegibility. At. together it seemed a sad record, relieved at wide in tervals by patches of sunshine where a good deed, or a kind word had found a place in golden charac ters, The record of goad intentions was very full —in haiso-reUeso —bul.the gilding appeared badly tarnished. This led us to fear that time would in evitably wipe out that portion at the dying year’s memoranda ia a few diurnal .revolutions. "The sooner the belter," thought we, “ they are cowardly “ apologies for things omitted to be done. Let them perish 1” And so we turned on—noting all, but especially dwelling upon the sunny spots. Such as seemed blurred with tears we passed hastily, lest wo might lake the infection and learn to sorrow for (lie trials of others ; snd Self tcachctb that it is enough that each bear the allotted burden. Self is a great in structor, we mentally ejaculated a great Teach er—directing our feet in flowery paths and permit ting (he less fortunate to tread on the thorns, If they like. •• - ' Wc had become oblivions to the outer world when a lusty summons at the door, as if beaten with a polar icicle, aroosed ns. “Come in!” said we, and in strode a Venerable old man with a long beard, all stiff and stark with snow, and in every way sog. geslive of the Frigid Zone, We mdtioned him to a scat by the stove; bol htfimerely shook bis head in a dignified way and stroked his beard Übo a Ma hommedan. Just as we began to wonder wbal the silent visiter wanted ina printing office, he approach ed and laid a little snow-wrapped bundle in our lap. “Thin,"-said he, “ is a child, born into every house “ hold to-night; and his name is Jandarx Newxbar. “ Look to it that lie thrivo under thy hand; I for by “ my beard, (and La-stroked Mat appendage warn ingly,) “ this day year 1 will require aa account of “ thy stewardship.” , i . r 1 was about to ask him if. lie could not give. Mat as a companion to January, when he .seemed to read my thoughts and frowned like an iceberg. He banged the door, nod 1 heard his steps die away down the stairs. . “Heigbol” said we; “ here’s a pretty Ifew Year ’.’ present for a solitary!. Let’s have a peep at Mas “ let January Nowyear.” So we went to work to unloose the JiUle ducky’s wrap, which, yon most know, was nothing but delicate snow-flakes, pinned .together with little bits of icicles. ‘Well, Master , January’s face became visible in time; bat what'a face for a little, toddling baby! It was an’old bead on young shoulders! And.(bed he douhled hie fist, and said bis wicked old eye! “ I’H make you trouble '“-wljep I gel big enough, see if I don’t !’ 1 ' 1 WehalCjJectded to cbuCk ihb 'little bratlnlo the stove, and thus rid the worltlof-a majlcibos mob ster at once: And thcnwolook another peep at hinu E TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR. anddon't you think ! —the wee thing had changed froijif the threaleainjg tu the raclliii£ mood. In ten mini es, or (bereeheula, Marter,January Newycar wafl I the lout attfgea of disaolutkp. The hdapita bionlcr .fire lujd tafitned hiovind to thaw, his gratit ido he bad dissolved in tears, - We ehed oo tears; we remembered the doubled fiscal d the rognUli .leer lie gave us, §o ft/o leaned back ind thanked oUr stars Tor the ridddneei ’ \Vc had d opped away in a half doze when a sharp rat, tat on the door opened onr eyep. M Come in I” ivo responded, and in stalked a good-humored individ ual bearing a suspicious looking box, which lie dc . posited on our knees and bywed himself out, grin ning a pleasant grin. We eyed the package curl oasly. What Could it be! It might contain a (lion sand things. It might be filled with bank bills in lie to sundry outstanding bills despatched to u a year ago. It might he the freedom of the world in a paper box. And so we chased the rcapoi debloi wide ber winged might-beV’ for ten minutes, then we untied theatring and lifted the cover, .through an endless maze of paper we dived g the parcel as tenderlyas if it had contained r January’s blue-eyed sister—baby May, and right in the middle, plnmp, blooming, and igly luscious, lay a— ■ reader, were ybu ever a stranger in a strange n exile for some weary years from (he home r childhood, and pining fur a return to the old :e 7 And in the midst of the fit of homesick id you ever chance to stumble upon on old sc once—a playfellow of your childhood I And i remember how your heart spurned its nos bonds and jostled the words of greeting on your You can fancy onr emotions, then, as our eyes rested on the contents of that box—being nothing less familiar thin a berry.brown-crusted Connecti cut JpHNRTCAEE! And then we solemnly pledged ourself, 1 tying one hand upon the jolinnycake and brandishing a gray goose quill in the other, to indite an epic celebrating the vi lues of Jolinnycake, tvhich is as much more Vr of immortality than Hasty Pudding, as the of Barlow is, than ours, worll c&brt Bui it hold ; there came a letter with the gift; Herewith I ecnd you a New-Year present—ho ' may safely reach you, prove palatable and do gtod. I send it, not as a keepsake, as I fear it Id not keep. [Wo don't permit jolmnycake to h ng. Ed.] 1 send it for its ini rintie value." e proceeded to break jobnnycakc and relapsed o our dozb. “Hippy New Year!—hero’th a New Ycar’th prel lent for you I”—cried a Comical little fellow at our elbow. We rubbed our eyee and looked at the tic* comer. His gaodnatured face beamed with fun and frolic. He held out a paper parcel in size runs, in shape indescribable. What’s this, Ben 1” wo asked, taking the par- L “Oil,you’ll find out,l goth," replied Ben, wag ging his head with irresistible drollery. An Iwe did find out. It Was just the nicest, swee test a id completesl lot of cake we ever set eyes on. Fruit cake, pound-cake, egg-cake—every cake in the baker s firmament, saving and excepting, johnny cake, was there represented, we verily believe. It looked suspicions; and we binled to Ben that some bodyjmnsl have got married lately. 11 they hath,” said Ben, smiling like a June morning. “Julht got married and gone off. Did'nt “ you thee ’em ?” ping youg wouli keep genei Wb didn't see (he pair, bat sent a blessing af ler (licm,land told Ben that as they bad remembered the [irlnter in an boor when ilia <o difficult to think of outers, we would remember them Ibis week. Again we fell into a scmi-samnolcnlslate. “Ral tlc.tebang.bang, scuff-tcuff-lratnp-lramp 1" Zbaods, bow the honest, good-natured looking fellows pout’d in! They crowded into every corner, trod on our locs and raised the old Harry I Every, -roan I)ad.A. bit of pjjrr jtpeliing-npJU— *—-"rwn'nn'fOH cloier M«/fH:jcctSn7proved to be bills for the first year and u half of die Agitator —still unpaid. One of the number stepped forward end said that the persons assembled ‘bad just recovered from severe sickness, thcii complaints baying baffled medical skill for nearly a year. At length sonle one tried a blister directly over the heart of Iris patient,, under wbicln on its being removed six hours afterward, was found tins iwtpaid. hill aforenamed. Tjto experiment was made on others with like results. „Ue concluded thaj the.discase had its origin in llio chafing of Uie bill* against consciences; and then,stepping back into the ranks, he raised bis right hand high abo|ve his head. The others did likewise. 11 Now 11 give him his due!’ I —thundered the leader, and dovin came a suffocating shower of —bank bills 7 Goodness gracious!—bow your servant gathered up jjrcat armfuls-and stowed thorn away behind the cascu. inlo pigeon holes and into our trowsdr pockets and l int&onr bosom, until we foil liko tho Man made ot Money, and couldn’t sit dawn at a)l; far. increase cd bulk. The crowd then walked up and subscrib ed for 1857. This new shower left us about knee high in-cash, scattered about tbo floor like so much waste paper. Just then people came dropping in to congrnln. latojus. It was quite refreshing to see people so friendly. Everybody wanted to shake hands. Then some came in will) bits ql paper in their hands, and llictje began pulling at our pockets and leaving, the bits of paper with us us security. We made out to recognize these fellows as creditors; and they kept coming in and phlebotomizing as until we got os lean as Roskianle ; and at Inst we sul down in pos session of just two red cents, a jackknife without a blade, a horn comb, and two trowser pockets badly dilapidated. We looked around for our friends. Ail find disappeared. .- Weil, we concluded that somebody had abused us shockingly j nnd'opplving that to our injured self, respect, as a mol)ifier, dropped off into a heahhful and refreshing steep, thanking heaven, that we I wed nolxdy a red. We awoke to find it broad day, the fire out, and oar body afflicted with decidedly aguish symptoms. tn vain wo looked aVouud for the track of Midas no t ills satisfied were to be seen,' The Jolmnycuke —ll at wos real, and so was the wedding remem brat cer; they remained (6 be touched and laeted. The therapeutical experiment as applied to debtors, was an dalfagcuusly' diabolical delusion. B|(wo do nbl yet give thetrt' up,' Thev arc ex. pcct id to pay’ dp old scores and stall anew. There would eeem, to be aomei hope fat' Kansas in Uio idminisimion of Goe. Geary- He has even re fossa to pcrmiljUio.borbarous peaallies imposed by Hie jiogus laws, lo be inflicted,, At this, ll)o ruffian leaders set up a,, growl, of discontent. “We must have a VV.oslern man (or Governor; give uaAtcliin son,V 'say'they.' - Arid’ iliey'url/l Kate Alcliinson, or one of bis stripe, if Geary be acting in"good faith. We liopo none of our Norlheriimerr will suffer them selves lo be.deceived by tiiia'apparcnt 'lull n, e Storm wlycji lias '’devastated, the' plains of Kansas and threatened theliberjre? of a great people; It still .lowers upon tbo western horizon; it is gather ing force for'daolhet assault: “The tyrant lias ad vanccd tod far lo yield lamely; '■ • Look at Kansas.“it lies in the path of Empire- Itlathekey to the vast Wealth that the' Far-West holds in trust for coming generations. Tyranny will always as a spoil, and not as a her. ilogc— ipommon ho'riUge. There will ho a sirUg. gle for ilp" possession..,. That is inevitable. Free-; dom wiil refuso to bcCupy tlial territory with Slav ery'as tenants in common. That is inevitable,■- * The strife, then, is not ended; nor will it be until victory declare for ono. Freedom must triumph at the lash for il is Right'; ;Thul f may grace ■ lliis age, or it may Bo predestined to crown and iin, ' mortalizeohnlhcr. In either 'case the duly of ftee. 1 men-is. plain.. Ylmay bo summed op in three words, 1 ns the Athenian summed up (he three esscntials of oratory: “ Action —action — action !” It is high time (fiat (lib Republicans of Tioga be gin to act. Friends, the truly wise prepare for war under the mild reign of peace. The true sold icr never permits his armor to mat with inaction. Perfect your organizations by school districts this winter. Revive your Club Meetings and discuss the question st issue. -Do not pul off the labor snti the campaign shall bo' forced npon you. but work now—to-day, aud every day, until the field, shall be won. ©ommuiiCcationfl, Out Tillage. Reader, will you walk with us, this first day of January 1857 1 It is u pleasant day; cool, calm and bracing; such a day as one would love for a New Year's day, when ho had no sleigh rides planned, nor visits to neighboring villages, or down-lhe-plonk tav erns. We will go out early, for we love lo see the new year as it comes up in its first dawning youth, blushing rcdolently with gladness. We wi'l carry you psychologically with us, and in some quiet nook in each house wo visit, safe in our inrisiblcness, we will watch how another cycle in the ever whirling sphere of time is hailed in its new dawn. Sec that low, and almost dilapidated collage lo our left; we may see there something of ever varying life. Let us wqlk in. •• It is almost over with me for this life. I may as well die as live —no wood scarcely— nothing lo eat, and nobody cares whether I have or not, or whether I die or not. Well, they cate as much as 1 do; a nigger’s noth ing. Wonder, if they’d take mu into heaven? guess they wouldn’t!” Old woman, child of poverty and suflering —all that remains of what was once n south ern chattel,; it is almost over with you.— Murmur not; they’ll take you in above; your day of joy is yet to come; your new life of happiness will dawn, as the sun of this life goes down upon you. Woman, you will yet he compensated, “ Yes, yes its hard, but it will be along soon. They’ll send me something. Wish they were all like him.” Hark ! how mod est and almost noiseless is that rap. “ Come in.” “ I’ve brought you something lo eat for Now Years—a good baked, chicken &o.— You’re most out’ of wood I see. Well I’ll send you some over. ■ “ Thank you,” the old bent up creature tried to say, but she couldn’t, for tears choked Iter utterance. “ How’s your clothes, and bed clothes'! Hero’s sonrie money, good hye,” and he glided away as quietly and as noiselessly as he came. Let.us follow him down street. “We want to gel up a silk flag for the Dutch hand. Can’t you give us something!” “ No sir, 1 believe not,” and on he went. “He’s, a coveieoits old cermutlguon. Won der: if he expects to carry his money to ■^^C^JnT^ear the remark of the getter up of'lhp project of the silk flag fur the Dutch band, for.he’s hurrying op down street.— Lets follow him still. lie’s gone in the hack door of that, large house, and up the hack stairs. . ~ “ Well, John, how do you feel litis morn ing? I suppose you long to be out keeping New Year.” “I wish I could,- but I’m very sick, I didn’t sleep any last night; I know I shall die; I wish I could.go home.” , - “Ob, don’t be down hearted, tny boy, you’ll be well soon, No’hing'liko keeping up cour age. Here I’ve brought you a fine nice Ger man book for a, New Years present. You will be. able .to rend if,ln a day or two I hope. I’vo hired you a nurse, John ; and she’ll come .and lake care of you to morrow. I tried lo have her come, .to-day, bulshe tho’t she couldn’t. I'll call in towards night and see you again, but don't be down hearted,, You’ll gel well." ~ ~ John brightened up with hope as his friend look him by the hand and bid him good bye, tind we can not help thinking ihal even his life may depend even upon this visit. Let us follow him still. “ There goes old light fist. I suppose he wouldn't take a dish of oysters on New Year for fear it would cost him a shilling. I wish I hod n quarter what he’s worth, bui don’t think 1 should bo quite as tight ak he is." My dear fellow you would b e tight a great deal oftencr than you arc now. Supposing, kind reader, we let old tight fist go—quietly, noiselessly on his ever vary ing round of little charities, and enter this Hole in the’wail and lake a dish of oysters, psycologicnlly. as a matter of course, and see how'tboy do things up in there. “ One, two, three, four—a bad throw.” “One, two, three, four, —a little belter by G—d.” “One, two,—oh d—n such throwing only nine, if you can’t • beat that you’re a poor Devil." “ One, two, three, four, five, sjs, seven; all heods by Christopher. ■ 1 - “ One! well that’s a d°n pretty how’dyedo.’’ ‘{•One, two, - three; ••• there pay the oysters, ’lother side of, Niagro. Here, Snap-draggonTm in for the raws, I’ll throw ■off: with you, 1 , - ■ “ Done hly tho Holy Poker. Throw away. ■No cheating now, old Clinker.” “ One, two, three, four j half nnd a half; half of the whole and naif of one.” • “ One, two, ■ “ Hold up there boys—hold up);, clap.them ■into the hat ; thero comes old light fist. Keep shndv.” ' “ He want’s la gel two oysters fqr a family slew; I guess. Ha 1 ha-, ha IV “ Haw 1 haw ! haw !’! ■- t‘ Yipi that's it.” - “ Histl” -i - “ Have you got any good oysters, sir, that you can recotpmend ? . t‘\V.e have some very fine indecd, how rdany will you have sir!” > “ About half a hundred I guess, if they ’re fine.” '“Wejjjboys 1 age you aio in for New Yerirs. -; Thais right j]lhe young are young f— buj don't;,forget that the young will be old.” " r i • * * * * # “Ah yes, yes, how much !'* > Filly' cents.” " " Just the money,” “Oh I like to have forgot, a couple of pounds of crackers.” “ Good day sir,” “ Good day.” “ 1 guess old pinch cent is going in for a bust.” t Reader, they can finish their game with out us, and we will follow our first acquain tance of (he morning and see what he is go ing to do with those oysters and crackers. Thai’s the way .he went; over across the street, and down back. He's gono into Mr. Bales. The old gentleman has been ailing for some lime. “ A happy New Year to you Mr. Bales— You are looking better to-day I think.” “ Well 1 don’t know ; I’m sometimes almost discouraged.” “I heard yesterday you thought you could eat some oyster soup, so I have brought you some oysters, and 1 came across some fine crackers, nnd thought I might ns well bring them along too. Your wife knows how to make it just right—there is enough for a good family dinner.” “ God bless you sir, 1 hope God will let me live lo remember and repay your kind ness.” For TUo Agitator. “ That’s nothing.” “ You don’t know how much it is.” “ Mr. Bates, I bad another object in call ing, I knew you had been sick a long time, and must bo tic need. Here,Mrr>, Bates, is twenty dollars—no words—you must lake it —1 know all about your situation. When Mr. Bates get* well he can pay me. Good day.” And old Skhnint, old Pinch cent as ho was called sneeringly by ihe frequenters of the hole in the wall, hurried away, and did hot see that burst of passionate (ears from Mrs. Bales, ns she exclaimed, “Oh I knew, I knew Providence would send us relief.” Reader, let us part now, for I must go home. We will lake a night ramble together, and, Mr. Editor, I’ll tell you in a future num ber «hal I see. Yours truly, JEHOSOPHAT, Jan. 1, ’57. 2 o’clock, P. M. From the New York Mirror. The Cold—mid the Poor. The poor we have always wiih us—said the great Teacher, who became poor that we might be rich—but they seem to be especially and peculiarly with us at (his inclement sea son of the year, when Ihe cold wind whistles through the leafless trees in ihe Park, and bites ihe lender bodies of the thinly clad, like sharp steel. The public charities of theciiy are boon liful and generous ; they are, moreover, con siderate and discriminating in distinguishing between cases of real and pretended want. Into these channels of organized benevolence, there always flow at Ibis festive season of the year streams of liberal donations. It is a wise, prudent and economical method of dis pensing alms, and the chill blasts of this win in,.weather.should remind the Wealthy and the'benevolent, id renew promptly theil 1 an nual contributions to ohjecisof publiccharity. Food, clothing and fuel are actual necessities with the poor of our city at this season of the year, and whoever gives for these purpo ses through the usual and well directed chan nels, may in most cases, be certain that his liberality is not lavished upon the indolent and improvident. True charily is sagacious as well as generous. But ihe qualify of Mercy isnol strained.— It is heller lo err on her side than to lean 100 much towards imperative and exacting jus tice. It is a Heavenly charily which com miserates the wayward and ihe fallen. What would become of as if we were rewarded ac cording to ourdeserts ? The mature' In heart—upon whom has dropped the divine seed of the unworldly but world-wide charily of Christ—will not be content with doing good by proxy. It is a cold and unwholesome benevolence which is satisfied with'dropping gold in charily boxes or'passing it through (he windows o( Hospi tals. Sumwhing more is required by Hint «hb Went ahoul doing good and ministered to lazzaroni and demoniacs. True Christ nnily loves actual cohiaci with the poor. 'is thus only that their actual wants' and ne cessities can be known. He who gives liber ally out of his abundance lo collective chari ties does Well; but he who seeks out' the squalid hovels of the destitute, listens sym pathizingly to the tale of unforeseen misfor tune, distributes liberally to individual cases of honest poverty, and pours oil, with his own hands, upon liio wounded spirit of some despised Samaritan, does heller, because he comprehends heller that wonderful Love of the poor, and miserable and fallen, which, born in Heaven, was once incarnate on earth, A heart rending occurrence took place in Stockport, Columbia counfy, N. Y., in which a child was killed in tha arms of its mother, and by her sister. Mrs. Dickerman was sit ting in the room with her child, a boy about two years of age, upon her lap, engaged in -dressing it, while at the same time her staler, 'a Miss Plainer, was culling the wick of a candle ’ with a pair of scissors. Thd sisters wefd engaged,in an angry conversation, when Miss Plainer, in a fit of rage, threw the scissors at her sister with great force, the point striking the' child upon his breast, pen etrating to the heart. Tho innocent little one exclaimed, “O, mother I mother !" and im mediately expired. Mrs. Dickerman did not see hor sister throw the scissors, nnd was not concious of what had been done until site saw the instrument of death planted in his breast. Miss Plainer is now confined in the Hudson jail-to await the action of (he. grand jury. Pennsylvania courts have decided (hat the provision of, law,, which entitles a widow, to three hundred dollars from the husband’s estate, in preference,to creditors, is not affect, ed by the husband “ waiving the exemption" on a judgment obtained'Sgainst him .before hor widowhood. Heroism of a Carlisle Boy la Cali fernia. The California papers of August last, D ave accounts of a bold attack made by a g ang 0 f highway plunderers on the stage coach near Marysville. We have only within a few day« past, however, been made acquainted with the heroism displayed on the occasion by a native of Carlisle, Mr, Wm. Dobson, who formerly' lived at Pine Grove Furnace, but left Cumberland' county several years since to try his luck among the adventurers to the golden region. At the time this affair oc curred, Mr. Dobson was in the employ 0 f Messrs. Langton &Co., as one of their ex. press messengers. It is due to. his charac ter that the faithfulness with which he stood to his trust in an hour of extreme peril sho’d he published. We therefore publish the sub joined extracts from California papers ; Marysville, (Cal.) Aug. 12,1856. This afternoon about 4$ o’clock, ns the Marysville singe was coming in from Camp tonvillc, and when near Dry Creek, it was slopped by six mounted highwaymen, who were alter the treasure amounting to §lOO,. 000. Near the point ofatlack, the road forks, and Mr. Rideout, dust gold dealer in Young's Hill, was on ope road and the stage on the other. Mr. Rideout was stopped by tho rob bers, who all presented their arms and com manded him to dismount. Mr. R. hesitated, when some of them threatened to shoot him. On this threat being made, he dismounted, and went toward the stage, which was on the other rode across the ravine. The robbers called him bock and remanded his money,— Being satisfied that he had some, and his treasure being on the stage, they look his horse and told him to crossover to the stage. They demanded the driver of the stage— John Gear—to stop, and threatened to kill the first man who should oppose them in their designs. Mr. Dobson, messenger for Langton & Co., immediately drew on them, and commenced firing ; his first took effect on the spokesman of the robbers and unhorsed him. Mr. Ride out had now got to the stage, and indiscrimi nate firing now commenced between the rob bers and passengers. As many as forty shots were fired on both sides. The robbers find ing themselves so stoutly opposed, retreated, leaving the passengers master of the field. Tho driver, Mr. John Gear, was shot through the right arm above elbow. Mrs. Tilghman, wife of a barber in this city, was shot in the head,' and the ball entered over the right eye. Another passenger was shot in both legs. The stage is riddled with bullet holes. When the stage was stopped and the firing commenced, one while man and four Chinamen passengers left and ran back on the road which was just passed over. They have not been heard from since. Just ns the stage was about starting, and after the first party had retired,a Mexican (mounted) commenced firing from the oppo site direction, Mr. Dobson returned his.lire and unhorsed him. Two other men were seen coming in the thicket, who were not mounted. They were ail members of the same gang it is supposed. Only two of. ;he party wefe disguised. All were Americans, save the one Mexican just spoken of.' A Bloody Affair in liliuolWt- Monmouth, Warren Co., 111., Dec,l2, A blftody tragedy was performed' at 'be “ Baldwin House,” in this cily, rhis after noon. About two o’clock the terrible ctv 01 murder was heard, and we all started 00l ct discover the cause. Distant only a few yards, there—weltering in their blood—lay the vic tims of the most sanguinary, single hand con flict it has been my lot to witness. The cir cumstances are ns follows :—A Mr. Fleming, an elderly gentleman, and two sons about 25 to 28 years of age, had called upon a Mr. Crozier, at his rooms at the Baldwin House, armed each with a loaded pistol, to coerce the latter gentleman into a concession and re traction of a calumny affecting their daughter and sister, with which they charged Mr. C. Mr. C. after some warm language had passed between the parlies, did sign a retraction in he presence of a friend whom the Messrs. Fleming had brought with them. Immediately after delivering the paper into the possession of their friend, Mr. F. one ot the brothers, said to Mr. C.; “I am now going to cowhide you,” and one of the boys, holding a pistol to his head, directed the other to inflict tho threatened punishment, which he immediately commenced. He nad struck three or four blows, when C. drew a dirk knife itom a side pocket, and passing at the same lime, his left arm around the neci or. Ibo one who plied lire (ash, slabbed him in the left breast ; and, as quick is thought, withdrew (be knife, and struck ,the one who held the pistol a backhanded blow, which reached, as did the first, the heart of his victim. Both brothers received their death wound in less than two seconds, and were both bloody corpses in loss than three minutes after they were struck. The old man had gone out into the hall and locked the door, and stood upon the outside, with a pistol to keep out assistance. The affair has created an immense excite ment here, I assure you. The young man Crozier is under arrest, having surrendered himself into custody, and is to undergo an examination 10-morrow. The sympathies of the people are mostly with Crozier. He acts and looks the picture of despair. He is a young"man, somo 27 or 30 years old, and unmarried. He is said to have been engaged lo the lady in question, who is at present out of the Stale. The other parlies were respectable farmers, and two of them, I understand, were members of the church, in good standing. The transit of Venus will take place in 1861, when the planet will pass directly be tween the earth and the sun, during ihe day, and thedafknbss caused by it will make lights necessary in the houses. The transit occurs once in a century, and on the last occasion the British Government filled out an expedi tion to the South Pacific Ocean for the pur pose of observing it from several points sim ultaneously, for astronomical purposes. A rich, old man, residing in the Fifth A»s nue, New York, died recently leaving hi* immense wealth to a young sewing girl, with whom he had lallen in love. There is a chance for some nice young man.
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