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Special attention ?;iven to collections and the prosecution of claims or Back Pay, Bounty, Pensions, Ac. OFFICE, on Juliana Street, south of the Court House. aprs,'67tf J. MCD. SHARPE. E F. KERR. SHARPE A KERR, ATTORNEYS AT LAW BEDFORD, PA., will practice in the courts of Bedford and adjoining counties Of fice on Juliana St., opposite the Banking House of Reed A Schell. [March 2, 66. R. DURBORROW. | JOB* LUTZ. HURBORROW & LUTZ, J J ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., Will attend promptly to all business intrusted to tLeir care. Collections made on the shortest no tice. They are, also, regularly licensed Claim Agents and will give special attention to the prosecution of claims against the Government for Pensions, Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, Ac. Office on Juliana street, one door South of the "Mengel House," and nearly opposite the Inquirer office. JOHN P. REED, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Respectfully tenders his services to the pnblic. Office second door North of the Mengel House. Bedford, Aug, 1, 1801. ESPY M. ALSIP, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Will faithfully and promptly attend to all business entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoining counties. Military tlaims, back pay, bounty, Ac., speedily collected. Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street, t >o doors South of the Mengel House. Jan. 22, 1864, .M. KIMM ELL. | J. W. LINGENFKLTER. \T IMMELL & LINGENFELTER, IV ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., Have formed a partnership in the practice of he Law. Office on Juliana street, two doors South ofthe 'Mengel House," GH. SPANG, ATTORNEY AT . LAW BEDFORD, PA. Will promptly at tend to collections and all business entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoining counties. Office on Juliana Street, three doors south of the "Mengel House," opposite the residence of Mrs. Tate. May 13, 1864. B. F. MEYERS. | J. W. DICKERSON. MEYERS & DICKERSON, AT TORNEYS AT LAW. Bedford. Pa., office same as formerly occupied by Hon. W. P. Schell, two doors east of the GAZETTE office, will practice in the several courts of Bedford county. Pensions, bounty and Back pay obtained and the purchase and sale of real estate attended to. [mayll,'66. jjcntiismi. 3. . HICKOK, | J. G. MINNICH. JR., DENTISTS, BEDFORD, PA. Office in the Bank Building, Juliana St. All operations pertaining to Surgical or Me chanical Dentistry carefully performed, and war ranted. Tooth Powders and mouth Washes, ex cellent articles, always on hand. TFRMS —CASH. Bedford, January 6,1865. rpRIUMPH IN DENTISTRY! TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, by the use of Nitrous Oxide, and is attended with no danger whatever. TEETH INSERTED upon a now style of base, which is a combination of Gold and Vulcanite ; also, upon Vulcanite, Gold, Platina and Silver. TEMPORARY SETS inserted if called for. Soecial attention will be made to diseased gums and a cure warranted or no charge made. TEETH FILLED to last for life, and all work in the dental line done to the entire satisfaction of all or the money refunded. Prices to correspond with the times. ur i have located permanently in Bedford, and shall visit Schellsburg the Ist Monday of each month, remaining one week ; Bloody Run the 3rd Monday, remaining one week ; the balance of my time I can be found at my office, 3 doors South of the Court House, Bedford, Pa. Nov. 16,'66. WM WA'AN ORMER, Dentist_ Tj EN TIS TR Y ! DENTISTRY! A BEAUTIFUL SET OF TEETH FOR TEN DOLLARS Dr. 11. VIRGIL PORTER, (late of New York city,) DENTIST, Would respectfully inform his numerous friends and the jublic generally, that he has located per manently IN BLOODY RUN, where he may be found at all times prepared to insert from ONE TOOTH to full sets of his BEAUTIFUL ARTIFICIAL TEETH, on new and improved atmospheric principles. THE TRIUMPH OF MECHANICAL DENTISTRY, RUBBER FOR THE BASIS OF ARTIFICIAL TEETH. This discovery which has met with such universal approval throughout this and other countries, has seemingly placed Artificial Teeth at the disposal of all who require them. Dr. PORTER is now in serting most beautiful and durable, at prices ranging from ten to eighteen dollars per set. kjp Temporary sets inserted if desired. LdP* All operations warranted. TEETH EXTRACTED, without pain, by the use of NITROUS OXIDE or LAUGHING GAS. This is NO HUMBUG, but a positive fact. Gas administered fresh every day. As the Gas administered by Dr. Porter is pre pared in accordance with the purifying method of Dr. Strong, of New Haven, Ct., and Prof. Siliman (late Professor of Chemistry in Yale College), he has no hesitation in asserting that it is attended with no danger whatever. Persons desiring the services of a Dentist, would promote their own interest by calling upon Dr. Porter, as he is determined to spare no effort to please the most fastidious. Dr. Porter's mode of operating will at all times be of the mildest char acter, avoiding the infliction of the slightest un necessary pain, and carefully adapted to the age, constitution, health and nervous condition of the patient. I ff" Special attention is invited to Dr. Porter's scientific method of preserving decayed and aching teeth. H VIRGIL PORTER, mar29,'67tf. Dentist, Bloody Run, Penna. X)RINTERS'INK has made many a I* business man rich We ask yo* to try it in THE oolumns of THE GAZETTE <£l)c Ocbfori) (Smjcttc. BY MEYERS & MENGEL. &r. MEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! X FOR SPRING and SUMMER, 1867. J. M. SHOEMAKER has jdst re turned from the East with a large stock of Spring and Summer Goods, which he has bought AT REDUCED PRICES and is now offering CHEAP, AT HIS OLD STAND. The following comprise a few articles, viz : Ladies' Dress Goods, Bleached and Unbleached Muslins, Ginghams, Calicos, Bed Ticking, Checks, Cloths, Cassi meres, Cottonade, Satinett, Cotton Chain, (single A double.) Hosiery, Gloves, <fce. GROCERIES, SPICES, Ac.: Coffees, Sugars, Syrups. Molasses, Salt. Oils, Teas, Spices, of all kinds. CEDAR WARE: Buckets, Tubs, Brooms, Ac. HATS, for Men and Boys, all sizes and prices. A large and cheap stock of Men's and Boys, CLOTHING. TOBACCO—Natural Leaf, Oronoco, Navy, Con gress, Black-Fat, Twist, Smoking-tcbacco and Se gars, Ac. QUEENSWARE, all kinds. A large assortment of BOOTS and SHOES, all sizes and prices, TRUNKS, Ac. FlSH—Mackerel, Nos 1, 2, and 3, in bbls, half bbls., quarter and eighth bbls. LEATHER—SoIe Leather, French and City Calf Skins, Kip and Upper Morocco, Ac. Be sure and call at J. M. SHOEMAKER S, gpr26,'67. No. 1 Anderson's Row. ""VTEW GOODS!—THE SUBSCRI BERS HAVE JUST OPENED A LARGE AND GENERAL ASSORT MENT OF S&r- SPRING AND SUM MER GOODS. BUYERS IN SEARCH OF BARGAINS ARE RE SPECTFULLY INVITED TO CALL, FEELING ASSURED WE CAN PLEASE ALL IN 8®" QUALITY OR PRICE. jfeT TERMS, CASH OR PRO DUCE. WHEN CREDIT IS GIV EN IT IS ONLY FOR 6 MONTHS— AFTER THAT PERIOD WE CHARGE INTEREST ON ALL ACCOUNTS. A. B. CRAMER & CO. may3w4 in/P- - J. B. F. —1867. # AT IT AGAIN! AND A rare CHANCE for BARGAINS! JAMES B. FARQUHAR Is pleased to state to his friends and former custo mers, that he has RESUMED BUSINESS IN BEDFORD, at the well known P. A. Reed stand, opposite the Bedford Hotel, where he is prepared to sell everything in his line, CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST ! He has a full line of Dry-Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, which have been purchased at very low prices, and will be sold at a very small advance. Jjgp Call and examine our stock. jan,18,'67. STORE!! NEW GOODS!! MILL-TOWN, two miles West of Bedford, where the subscriber has opened out a splendid assortment of Dry-Goods, Groceries, Notions, <&c., <fcc. All which will be sold at the most reasonable firices. ity. Everybody buys 'em. Muslins, " '• Everybody buys "em Groceries, all kinds. Everybody buys 'em. Hardware, Queensware, Glassware, Codarware,Ac. and a general variety of everything usually kept in a country store. Everybody buys 'em. Call and examine our goods. dec7,'66. G. YEAGER *?Uysmans. TAR. GEO. B. KELLEY, Jl/ having permanently locate! in ST. CLAIRS VILLE, tenders his professional services to the citizens of that place and vicinity. nov2'fifiyl WW. JAMISON, M. D., BLOODY # RON, Pa., tenders his professional servi ces to the people of that place andl-icinity. Office one door west of Richard Langdon's store. Nov. 24, '6s—ly DR. J. L. MARBOURG, Having permanently located, respectfully tenders bis professional services to the citizens of Bedford and vicinity. Office on Juliana street, east side, nearly opposite the Banking House of Reed A, Schell. Bedford, February 12, 1864. MEDICAL.-DR.S.G.STATLER, near Schellsburg, and DR. J. J. CLARKE, irly of Cumberland county, Pa., having asso ciated themselves in the Practice of Medicine, re spectfully offer their professional services to the citizens ot Schellsburg and vicinity. Dr. Clarke's office and residence same as erly occupied by J. Smith, Esq., dee'd. aprl2,'7yl STATLER & CLAB^H Premies, be. GROCERY AND FEED STORE! MANN'S CORNER RECONSTRUCTED ! The undersigned has just opened a New Grocery and Feed Store, at ManD's corner, immediately opposite the Drug Store of J. L. Lewis, where he keeps constantly on hand FLOUR, FEED AND GROCERIES of all kinds, including First-class FAMILY FLOUR, BUCKWHEAT and CORN MEAL, MIDDLINGS, Ac. All kinds of Feed, such as Corn, Oats, Shorts, Rye Chopped, Bran, At*., &c. POTATOES, ONIONS, BEETS, BEANS, Ac. FISH of all kinds, Mackerel, Shad, Herring, Ac. Prime Cider VINEGAR, Lovering's S\ r RUP, Baking MOLASSES, etc. SUGARS at 14, 15, 18 and 20 ets. per pound. COFFEE, good Rio, at 30 cents per pound, and Java, of the best quality. TEAS, Young Hyson, Imperial, Ja pan, Ac. TOBACCO, Navy, Natural Leaf, Congress, Fine-cut, Solace, Ac. CIGARS, the best brands in the mar ket. PRUNES, FIGS, DATES, RAISINS, and NUTS of all Kinds. CONFECTIONERY, Candies of the purest manufacture, Oranges and Lemons, etc. SALT, Ground Alum, American and Table Salt. CHEESE, the very best manufactu red New York Dairy. BUTTER and EGGS, fresh,constant ly kept on hand. POULTRY for sale whenever ob tainable in the country. SOAPS, Plain and Fancy, of all kinds. Dusting Pans, Brooms, Brushes, Shoe Blacking, Ac. SPICES, of all kinds, Pepper, Rl*u*k UH<l Cayenne, Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nut megs, etc., etc. If you want to buy cheap as well as good articles call at our store. JACOB BOWSER. may3,'67. V it Notices. A G. SHROYER versus SUSAN /r # SHROYER. No 53, April Term. 1867 In the Common Pleas of Bedford county. Alias Subpoena on Libel for Divorce. Two returns of non est inventus. April 22, 1867. on motion of J. B. Cessna. Esq , M. A. Points, appointed Commissioner to take tes timony. Notice is hereby given that the under signed will meet all parties interested at the house ofjohn L. Grove, in the town of Bloody Run, on Tuesday. May 28 1867, at 10 o'clock. A. M., to take testimony. M. A. POINTS, may3w4 Commissioner. DMYNISTRATOR'S NOTICE.— Notice is hereby given that letters of admin istration have been grunted to the undersigi ed by the Register of Bedford county, upon the estate of Samuel Burket, late of Union township, dee'd. All persons having claims against said estate are requested to present them, properly authenti cated. for settlement, and those indebted to the estate to make immediate payment. maylOwG A. J. BURKET, Adm'r. Jtotiff.si, OX " WAGONS FOR SALE AT KNOX' SHOPS, near Bedford. [aprlOtf. FOR SALE —VERY LOW —a second hand PIANO. Inquire of apr.l3, 66.-tf. C. N. HICKOK. CAUTION. —Whereas, my wife, Emily Blackburn, has left my bed and board witnout any just cause or provocation, I hereby caution all persons against trusting her on my ac count, as I am determined to pay no debts con tracted by her after the 15th of February. 1867. JOSEPH C. BLACKBURN. St. Clair tp., may3w3. rpo BUILDERS.—Notice is hereby L givi n that the Board of School Directors of Cumberland Valley township, will offer, by public outcry, at Centreville, on SATURDAY, MAY 18, at one o'clock, p. m., contracts for the construc tion of five new school houses in said township, the lowest bidder in every case to be awarded the contract, D.R.ANDERSON, maylow2 Sec'y of the Board. CONDITIONS FOR THE AMER ICAN FARMER'S HORSE BOOK. By Rob ert Stewart, M. D., V. S., emtracing, in addition to the subjects usually treated of in similar works, a Full Description of the Causes and Nature of Several Diseases peculiar to the American Horse, together with original, simple and effective modes of Treatment, including those of some diseases heretofore considered incurable ; and also an ex tended treatise on stock raising and stock man agement. The whole especially adapted to the use ot the Farmer. To be completed in one elegant octavo volume of about six hundred pages, embellished and illus trated with numerous engravings, and substan tially bound in American morocco, with marbled edges, and furnished to Subscribers at $4.50 per copy. The Publishers assure the patrons ot this work, that the volume to be delivered shall, in every re spect, correspond with the Prospectus Book in the hands of Ihe Agents, or th°y will not be obliged to take it. We sell our books exclusively by subscription, through our traveling AgeDts, and in no case through bookstores ; therefore, bookstores cannot obtain them. Tu avoid delaying the Agent, whose time is valuable, subscribers are requested to be prepared with the price of the book on its presen tation by the Agent. ZEIGLER, McCURDY A Co., Publishers, 509 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. THADDEUS MeMULLEN, Agent for Union, Middle Woodberry, South Woodberry, Napier, St. Clair and Bedford townships, who is now visiting these districts. [may!ow2 MERCHANTS and MECHANICS, and Business men generally will advance own interests by advertising in the columns of THE GAZETTE. LETTER HEADS AND BILL HEADS, and ENVELOPES for business men, printed in the best style of the art, at THE GAZETTE JOB OFFICE. |TpHE BEDFORD GAZETTE is the HL best Advertising Medium in Southern Penn BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1867. f lip ffdfotd (terfa. A RIE WITH A MADMAN. How ?John Randolph, of Roanoke. Wave His Friend Crawford an Airing. The Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligencer gives a sketch of the eccentric and brilliant John Randolph. It talks of him as the greatest intellect Virginia has produced. He may have been, and probably was, the most brilliant, but it was the fire of insanity. He was, part of his life, "as mad as a March hare." One of his mad freaks is ludicrously described by the writer in the Intelligencer , with some excusable exaggerations. The United States Senator Crawford alluded to was the man that ran for the Presidency in 1824.—The writer in the Intelligencer says: Randolph's friend, Win. H. Craw ford, of Georgia, was born in Amherst county, Va., on the 24th of February, 1772, but emigrated to Georgia at an early day, and soon became noted as a lawyer and a statesman— was elected to the United States Senatein 1806, and again in 1811. Whilst members of Congress, the intimacy commenced be tween these distinguished politicians. In the month of December, 1810, Mr. Randolph had an attack of periodical gout, and went home to Roanoke. But before leaving Washington, he learned that his friend Crawford inten ded visiting Georgia during the Christ mas holidays on important business, and as he lived immediately on the route the Georgia Senator had to travel, he made him agree that he would call at Roanoke and eat his Christmas din ner. To this Senator Crawford agree*l, and, true to his promise, reached Roa noke, the home of Mr. Randolph, on Christmas eve, the 24th of December, 1810. The usual custom of those days with gentlemen traveling, was in the old fashioned two-wheeled gig. Mr Ran dolph was, of course, much pleased to receive so distinguished a guest. Sen ator C. says he found Mr. Randolph greatly improved in health since he parted with him in Washington city, and in fine flow of spirits. They sat up till a late hour, discussing the political news of the day, and men as states men, warriors, poets and philosophers. On retiring to bed, Mr. Randolph re marked to his distinguished friend that he had been invited to take Christmas dinner with an old and esteemed friend, ar,n that, inasmuch as he did not know whether he, Crawford, would come or not, he had promised to attend, and added that if he, Crawford, would con sentto go, they would "ride over in the morning." Senator Crawford, think ing Mr. Randolph's friend lived only in the neighborhood consented at once. At this, Mr. Randolph bade him good night ; the weather being clear but in tensely cold, and Mr. Crawford much fatigued from his ride from Washing ton city toCharlottecounty,sleptsound ly. About half-past three o'clock, how ever, Senator C. says he was aroused from his slumbers by Mr. R. and a ser vant, who informed him that he must "be up, as it was time to start on the road to dine." Mr. Randolph approach ed the bed with a large bowl of strong coffee and brandy, andsaidto his friend, "drink this, Crawford; it will open your eyes, brace you for the ride, and give you an appetite for dinner." Whilst the Senator was dressing, John ny approached and adjusted a huge pair of old English spurs, of the purest metal, and of great age, and artistic design. The spurs on, the Senator was admonished that the horses were at the door by the pawing and champing of the bits; at the same time Mr. Ran dolph, in that peculiar voice like the mellifluous tones of a silver trumpet, said: "Crawford, all is ready—let's ride." The distinguished Georgian then ap proached the door, and, by the light of numerous pine torches, he saw three horses in readiness. Mr. Randolph, pointing to an immense black stallion, champing, pawing and snorting, held by two stalwart negro fellows, said, "Crawford, mount that horse." Dir. Crawford, being a very large and cor pulent man, said: "I can't ride that horse." "Mount him, Crawford, mount him," was the reply. Mr. Crawford remonstrated, saying he was not accus tomed to horse-back exercise, and he doubted his ability to ride that animal —pointing to the restless black stallion. Mr. Randolph seemed irritated, and said, rather sharply: "Mount, sir; mount him !" Mr. Crawford saw that no excuse would do, and he finally con sented to mount, which he did, after great efforts—the stallion neighing, panting, pawing and rearing, but the negroes held him securely till the pon derous Georgian got fairly and square ly in the saddle, well in the stirrups, and reins well in hand. Mr. Randolph then mounted a large bay stallion of high mettle, and then came forth Juba, the trusty old ser vant, dressed in full livery, with a cocked hat and trumpet.—Juba mount ed the thorough-bred mare Trifle. Mr. Randolph then said, in a clear, shrill voice, "all ready;" at the same time the negroes unloosened the grip on the black stallion, Juba brought one long, loud blast on his trumpet, and thehors es stood for a moment as if poised in mid-air, and then, with a tremendous plunge, they started. —Juba led the way followed next by Randolph and the bay stallion, then Mr. Crawford last, oa the impetuous and hard-mouthed black stud. The weather being cold and dry, and the roads hard frozen, the morning atmosphere smote the face as with a shower of needles; and the clattering hoofs of those thorough-breds upon the hard and frozen ground in the stillness of the winter, soon resoun ded through those old Virginia hills, like the roar of a huge cavalry charge. Senator Crawford, being a man of great muscular power, made several efforts to stop the headlong career of his stal wart charger, but the more he pulled, the faster he ran. He halloed finally to Randolph to "stop—stop; that he could not stand it; but to all his en treaties Mr. Randolph turned a deaf ear, and the only response he could get would be the bugle blast of Juba, far in the van, mounted on the mare Trifle, who flew through the air like an ar row. Every time Juba blew the trum pet, the black stud ran faster and fas ter, until the corpulent Georgian felt that all was lost. But on they sped, until nearing the flat lands of the Staunton river, when the cry of hounds was heard, and Mr. Crawford, casting his eyes to the left, beheld an immense pack streaming around the hills to wards the Christmas riders. On came the hounds, and on went the horsemen. Soon the Staunton river came in full view, which, for the moment, promised great relief to Mr. Crawford, of Geor gia.—Consequently he watched Juba and the mare, considerably in the ad vance, as they neared the turbid and foaming river. But as Juba and the mare struck the river bank, to the mortification and disgust of Mr. Craw ford, in they went; then followed Mr. Randolph on the mettled bay stallion ; and, finally, Mr. Crawford felt that all hope was now gone, and, with a secret reservation to make one more desper ate effort to check the wild career of his mighty charger, he pulled with the power of a giant against the bit; but it was of no use, for the first plunge the black stud made lnjfcas in swimming water. By this time Mr. Randolph's full pack of hounds had caught the party and were swimming and yelling as though they were within fifty yards of a wounded stag or a red fox. The current of the river was rapid and the water intensely cold, and whilst swim ming and drifting to the other bank, the thought and hope struck Mr. Craw ford, that when safely across, the ride for the balance of the trip would be at their leisure. —Hence it was that Mr. Crawford watched again, with no little anxiety, Juba and the mare, still near ing the opposite bank, when to his horror as the mare ascended the bank Juba again brought a blast or two on his trumpet the mare switched the wa ter from her flaxen tail, and on she went, Mr. Randolph second and Mr. Crawford and the black stud third. The hounds having an even start lrom the South side of the river, now kept up with the Christmas party, and in full cry as though they were on the warmest trail. Soon a second pack joined the first pack, and so on, for every few miles a new pack would join the chorus, and on they went. Finally, Juba and the mare quit the road and struck out through the fields, followed by Mr. Randolph and Mr. Crawford, across gullies, ditches, over fences, through briars, ponds, creeks and everything that obstructed a straight line. At last relief came, for the party reached Col. Barksdale's about one o'- clock. Mr Crawford was greatly exhausted, and his pants havingslipped above his knees, his legs were scratched by briars, bruised by fence railings and saplings, and chafed no little by, the stirrup leathers. The premises were thronged with some half a dozen packs of hounds that had joined the Christ mas party on theroute. Thedistinguish ed guests were received with much satisfaction and great consideration. The old fashioned Virginia gentry were present in full force. The first thing that greeted the visitors on their entrance into the mansion, after the usual salutations and introductions, was an immense silver bowl full to overflowing with hot apple toddy ; yet he was suffering greatly from the terrible morning ride; still, neither Mr. Randolph or any of the party made any allusion to it. Dinner being an nounced, Air. Crawford found much difficulty in getting to the table, still there was no allusion made to the morning ride. After being seated around the table for at least fiv* hours, and having eat and drank through a truly Christmas course, and under going the excitements of the rich food and viands, discussion and speech making, in addition to his corporeal sufferings from the ride, suddenly the distinguished Georgian wished to be excused. He informed Col. Barksdale that he would be glad to retire. But little sleeping was done, as the phan tom of the black stud constantly aroused the great Georgian, who awoke him self more than once, by hallooing "wo —wo, sir !" and holding on to the bed post. About 11 o'clock the next day Mr. Randolph went to the room of his friend and said: "Crawford, if you go to Georgia next winter, call and see me; good-bye, old fellow." No allusion was made to the ride. Senator Crawford never got away from Colonel Barksdale's for about six weeks.—From Colonel Barksdale's to Mr. Randolph's was forty-two miles. Such was an old Virginia steeplechase, more than fifty years ago. WIIY is a weathercock like a loafer? Because he is constantly going round doing nothing. VOL. 61.—WHOLE No. 5,393. ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.— Ladies who deck their hair with mimic bloom, have, in general, little idea of the way in which these false flowersgrow. They wear them light-hearted, in the gayest scenes, and think not that they are transplanted from the saddest. They put forth their leaves and delicate hues in stifling garrets, in fetid back kitch ens, or in hot, over-crowded factories, where the gas-burners are often with out glass or shade, and gas stoves are set on the table to heat the tools, while a hundred women and girls from nine years old and upward, bend over their hot-house plants. Some hold the hand stamp which cuts through sixteen folds at a time of the muslin or silk that is to make the leaves and flowers. Oth ers vein the leaves by pressing them between dies, or paint the petals sep arately with a brush when the centre is to be left white. Most of them are busy with the finer work of construct ing the flowers. The gum and wax, dust for bloom, with potato flour, or with blown glass powder for frost; they twist paper or silk thread for the stalk, and make the foundation on which the petals stick. Slender wires are run through the blossoms, and a small gof fering iron gives them their curl. All this is strange and fidgety work, espe cially by gas light, with blistered fing ers, thumb nails worn to the quick, and the dust of paint and other material inflaming the eyes, and preparing pa tients for the Opthalmic Hospital. The blues and carmines try the sight sadly, and the latter causes heaviness in the head. Arsenic green and verdigris blue are seldom used; but enough is left to poison the poor "flower girl's" exist ence. She works in London fourteen or fifteen hours a day, and sometimes longer. After thirteen hours' work, girls often take home sufficient for two hours more. THE PITCH LAKE OF TRINIDAD.— This wonderful and singular natural formation is situated at a place called La Brea, and is about sixteen or twen ty miles from Port au Spain, the capi tal of the island. Its area is between one hundred acres, that is, the lake it self, but the same foundation extends down to the sea shore, and even for some distance under the sea. The sub stance itself is hard, black slimy pitch; this is the appearance of that along the road to the lake, which is about a mile from the shore, but that found in the lake, in some parts of it, is quite soft and almost liquid. But the most sing ular thing about this lake is that all attempts hitherto made to find out the depth of this formation have proved futile and that, too, from natural causes. The men engaged in mining the pitch work on the surface of the lake, which is comparatively hard, ex cept in some places, with pickaxes and spades, chopping out the pitch in good sized pieces; but the elasticity and ex pansibility of this substance is so great that even if they have dug a pit,say for the depth of four or five feet, and per haps six feet long by five feet wide, in thecourseof aday, they will find, on returning to their work in the morn ing, the walls of this hole approxima ting so closely as to be almost touching each other, and if left four or five hours longer there is not to be seen theslightest trace of where the night before was a yawning pit in thesurface, and thus no sensible diminution is visible in the quantity existing in the lake even with the large amount annually removed for shipment to foreign ports. Very con siderable quantities of this pitch are annually ex ported to England, in ves sels chartered for that purpose, from which oil is refined. It is also used for the ordinary purposes of gravel roofing. COM FORT I NG THE AFFL ICT E D. —Cer tain it is, that as nothing can better do it, so there is nothing greater, for which God made our tongues, next to reciting praises, than to minister comfo t to a weary soul. And whatgreater measure can we have, than that we should bring joy to our brother, who with his dreary eyes looks to heaven and round about, and cannot find so much rest as to lay his eye-lids close together—than that thy tongue should be tuned with heav enly accents, and make the weary soul listen for light and ease, and, when he perceives that there is such a thing in the world, and in the order of things, as comfort and joy, to begin to break out from the prison of his sorrows, at the door of sighs and tears, and by little and little, melt into showers of refreshment? This is glory to thy voice, and employment fit for the brightest angel. But so have I seen the sun kiss the frozen earth, which was boond up with the images of death, and the colder breath of the north ; and then the waters break from their enclosures, and melt with joy, and run in useful channels; and the flies do rise again from their little graves in walls, and dance awhile in the air, to tell that there is joy within, and that the great mother of creatures will open the stock of her new refreshment, be come useful to mankind, and sing praises to her Redeemer. So is the heart of a sorrowful man under the discourses ofa wise comforter; he breaks from the dispairs of the grave, and the fetters and chains of sorrow ; he blesses God, and he blesses thee, and he feels his life returning: for to be miserable is death, but nothing is life but to be comforted ; and God is pleased with no music from below so much as in the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows, of supported orphans, of rejoicing, and comforted, and thankful persons. SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE OF.— The Irish papers contain a roman tic story, substantially as follows" A bout twelve months ago, a gentleman who resided in the county of Gal way, dreamed that he had been instrumen tal in saving the life of a lovely and accomplished young lady, who would have been dashed to pieces had it not been for his timely aid. The fair one was so deeply engraven on his mind, that, when he awoke being a tolerably good artist, his first impulse was to make a sketch of it, which heimproved from day to day, until it was rendered as perfect as possible. On a bitter cold night, some monthssubsequently, while the dreamer was comfortably ensconc ed in an arm chair before a blazing fire, he was startled by the scream of a fe male. In a moment his overcoat was hurried on and he shortly arrived on the spot whence the cries proceeded. In a deep ditch by tho side of a road, a horse was kicking and plunging in a fearful manner, attached to a jaunting car, which was turned upside down. Three persons were quickly rescued from beneath it, and conveyed to the house, where they soon recovered from the effects of the accident. The gentle man who had saved their lives appear ed all at once struck with one of the party, a young lady, whom he felt cer tain he had seen before. The dream was brought forcibly to his recollection, and on entering another apartment, his visitors were more than astonished to perceive the portrait of one of them selves suspended from the wall. The mystery was soon explained, and in two months from that date the dreamer and the fair young lady were married in Dnblin." HOME AFFECTIONS.—The heart has affections that never die. The rough rubs of the world cannot obliterate them. They are the memories of home—only home; there is the old tree under which the light-hearted boy has swung many a day; yonder is the riv ers in which he learned to swim, there is the house in which he knew a par ent's protection—nay, there is the room in which he rotnped with broth er and sister, long since laid in the yard in which lie must soon be gather ed, overshadowed by yon old church whither with a joyous troop like him self, he had often followed his parents to worship, and near the good old man who ministered at the altar. Even the very school-house, associated in youth ful days with thoughts of tasks, now comes to bring pleasant remembrances of many occasions that called forth some generous exhibition of noble traits of human nature. There is where he learned to feel some of his first emo tions. There, perchance, he first met the being who, by her love and tender ness in life has made a home for himself happier than that which hischildhood has known. There are certain feelings of humanity—and those, too, among the best—that can find no appropriate place for their exercise only at one's fireside. TIIE LEGEND OF THE THIRD DE GREE.— I The logencl, as it is called, of the Master Mason, is one of the most touching and beautiful in the great drama of life. Founded as it is, upon the mysteries and ceremonies of the ancient Egyptians, it has come down to us as the very embodiment and sub stance of Masonry. It is the impres sive exemplification of the birth, the life, the duties, the death and the res urrection of man. It stamps upon the intelligent Mason the sublime doctrine of the immortality of the soul; and it was a wise provision of all Grand Lodg es, that degrees should never be given in part only, but should be completed at every undertaking. To omit this legend is to omit the degree itself, andforitsomission there is no ordinary excuse, not even the ignor ance of the master, who may not have the talent or industry to learn it. This legend is the grand landmark, the un failing beacon of Masonic centuries. It is never changed; it will admit of no removal, for it is the true point of the universal Brotherhood. It conveys thought, and furnishes food for the re flective mind down to the grave and as a simple drama stands unequaled beside any of the productions of genius. No Mason ever participated in and forgot it; he felt its moral upon his soul, as though it were a touch of divinity, and when properly understood, it inspires a solemnity second only to the scene of death. LOOK BEFORE YOU LE^P.— Middle- Aged Uncle: —"Not proposed to her yet! Why, what a shilly-shallying fellow you are, George! You'll have that little widow snapped up from un der your nose, as sure as your'e born! Pretty gal like that—nice little proper ty—evidently likes you—with an estate in the Highlands, too, and you a sport ing man " Nephew. "Ah! that's where it is, Uncle! Her Fishing's good, I know; but I'm not so sure a bout her Grouse /" A Wisconsin paper tells the story of a man who eloped with another's wife but on going to the hotel breakfast-ta ble in Chicago, where such congenial spirits most do congregate, was filled with consternation at seeing his own wife with the man whose domestic peace he thought he had wrecked for ever. After consultation each escorted his own lawful wife back to his deser ted hearthstone. THE SAME EVERYWHERE.— A radi cal paper says that "under the garb of excessive loyalty, the treasury of New York has been plundered and the State disgraced." This is trueof every North ern SUite, and of every town and city where loyal radicalism has held sway. One half of the debts and taxes under which the States, towns and people of the North are now weighed down, are the result of this swindling "under the garb of excessive loyalty." And this plundering is still going on. How much longer is it to be tolerated.
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