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ALTOONA, PA.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 9. 1858.
parties arc unknown to na, our rule for tdten
t Uiog l» to require payment in advance, or a guarantee 'rota
known personn. It is therefjrc melcai for all bucU w send
..WttdverthiellicnU t/lTcring to pa}' at the end of three or nx
montbi. Where advertisements aro accompanied w«n tne
money, whether one, live or ten dollars, we will give tao
•dverOeer tho full ben. at of cash rates. . .
. ,-CONORESSIONAIi CONFEEENCE.-—The
Union ’Congressional Conferrces of the
distric t composed of, Huntingdon, Hinny
Cambria : and Somerset counties, met at
Johnstown, yesterday, apd, on the. 25th
.ballot, nomin ited S. fi. Blair, Esq., of this
county Wt have no time to say more in
reference to the af&ir to-day. 1
American Conferees were present from
Cambria, Blair and Huntingdon counties,
Wbo organized at the -Foster House and
proceeded to make a nomination, but who
their choice fell upon we have not been
informed. 1
■ OH StiltOD IllfUMl*
- Simultaneous with the great pomp, cer
emony and enthusiasm, in New York City,
in honor of the triumph of science and its
anticipated results on civilization .and
Christianity—the successful laying of the
| Atlantic Telegraph —their neighbors on ;
Staten Island were destroying and burning
the Quarantine and all private buildings
of persons connected with it. The facts
of the case appear to be theserThe citi
zens of Staten Island have beep for a con
siderable length of time endeavoring to
obtain the removal of the Quarantine
from the Island, and to this end have se
cured an act of the Legislature authorizing
its removal. Subsequently it Was indict-
ed by the Grand Jury. Still there was
n&action taken towards its removal. This
insenced the inhabitants living in the im
mediate vicinity, but nothing of a riotous
or improper character was attempted until
the recent appearance of the yellow fever.
Men who were supposed to be recking
With the virus of small pox and yellow le
aver were let;out to attend political meet
ings and the latter disease presently broke
tout.
' A litfmher of persons now got together
jWd framed a set of resolutions which were
.posted up conspicuously declaring the
Quarantine a nuisance ,too Intolerable to
be borne and calling, on the citizens' of
i Richmond county to protect themselves
. by abating it without delay. .
V resolutions were posted through
out the'lshmd, and on Wednesday evening
a large concourse, of the residents of Staten
Island from all quarters, assembled at Fort
Hill, one of the forts thrown rip by the
«Hessians during-the Rcvolution . The res
olutions-were submitted to the meeting,
carefully read, and they were then asked
if they would or would not support the
Hoard of Health. The result was that a
procession was formed and proceeded to
the jjuarantinc grounds,'where the work
of* .destruction commenced. From the
statements of both sides, which the Her
ald publishes, we learn that a breach was
made in the wall after the ineffectual at-.
tempts of the firemen to gain admittance.
When they did so, not a drop of water was
thrown on tho burning mass, but, was per
mitted to be destroyed; they, however
using their endeavors ' to save and protect
.the sick. The scone, however, as de
scribed, must have been really hcaft-ren-,
ding. Sick, maimed and enfeebled people
of all countries, unable to leave beds,
. and enfeebled, too, j>y the influence of a
Eothern clime, huddled as* they were, and
tome without police into the cold atmos
phere and the frightful glare of the lurid
eonflngration. They were cared for as
well os they possibly could he; the non
ipfectipus patients were .promptly shut to
Randall's Island, whilst jftielyeUow fever,
small-pox, and other capes were accomoda
ted in the only building left -standing,
which wus formerly used as a -jail, and
Stands n ear the of the Quarantine
All. the other buddings are razed
to the ground, and the only private resi
dence&left standing are Mr. Luoke’s, Dr.
JWaseKs.aud the gardener’s. : Dr. Thomp
son's Residence presents reaflya melancho
ly sight. Of this once beadtifai house
nothing now remains .but the shattered
walls. ■' ■; V V"
v 90. The Hutingclon County Agricnl
tttr&l Fair opens on.the 6th’ of October;
E&cursion ticket* will be issued from *ll
Static®* -on tkO iPa; & E v between Jolure
town sad Harrisburg.. -
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Hew Bank Action at FkOadel-
pbla.
! Wounentioned a fewdaysdgo thatthe
Thikdelphia Banks had resolved on Ac
Ist of September to send all flic notes of
country banks home for redemption, which
Would not keep their noierafpar in Phil
adelphia. We learn from yesterday’s
Ledger that this policy was inaugurated
at the time mentioned. The notes of all^
I the interior banks are .now
on deposit, as it is considered much cheap
er for turn their «hcwrrc«t into
coin there, than to he at the risk and ex
pense of sending it heme, or of suffering
a sftave in putting x it. on the' community
The Farmersand Mechanics’Bank
has become the agefttnf all the city banks,
and for the fixed charge of i per dent, to
be borne in proportion to the amount re
ceived by each, takes upon itself the risk
and (expense of conferring them into spe
cie pr its 'equivalent, ntthe respective
points of iss«e. ■„/ "
X double advantage* continues the
Ledger, will result from ’ the working of
this new order of things. Th ose who have
suffered loss by being compelled -from cir
cumstances to take depreciated money at
par, will he relieved from that onerous and
unjust tax, and the banks sending depre
ciated currency here for the profit derived
from a paper circulation far from home,
will be restricted in their operations, the
resolution here to return it home in large
sums affording' them,' no profit. The field
here will also be loft freer for the, well
known bills of ouf own banks, thus les
sening the risk of loss from unknown and
fraudulent bank notes. We have no doubt
that the system will work well for all par
ties, except, perhaps, the interior banks
and their agents here in keeping the notes
as steadily in circulation as possible:—
The currency will be very effectually pur
ged, and the users of paper money profit
ed and-protected. The Interior bank that
may show rcstivejiess and opposition un
der the new order of things, will only the
pibre effectually undo itself in credit* with
the public, thereby proving the necessity
of abridging its circulation; to the nearest
home demand.
PEN AND SCISSORS.
The last line—Atlantic Cable.
Agricultural fair—Fanners’ pretty
daughters.
BOU Taking shelter from a shower in an um
brella shop, is the bight of impudence.
With woman as warriors; there’s no rob
bery—all’s conquest.
The character that needs law to mend
it is hardly worth the tinkering.
B@u Wheat of the best quality, only brings
90@96c., in Knoxville, Tenn.
A rabid hater of puns lately declared
that every man who dared to pen a pun should
be sent for punishment to the penitentiary.
Hon. Golnsha A. Grow has been nomi
nated,for the fifth time, by the Republicans of
Susquehanna county, for Congress.
Bg. Calling your friends up to drink, with a
copper in'your hand, supposing it to be a Quar
ter, may he called drawing on the imagination.
J/Sf* Why is the map of Alabama like thebar
rel of a soldiers musket t Because one end has
of bay-on-it.
gay Hon. Paul Leidy has been renominated
for Congress by the democrats of the 12th Con
gressional District of Pennsylvania.
following “ notice”, is said to be pos
ted up in the newsroom of a country tavern:
“Gentlemen learning to spell are requested
to use yesterday’s paper.*’
man in Cincinnati has a game-cock,
two and a half years old, Which hop been victor
of twenty-one battles, and the aniSnnt of money
earned is about $7,500
The Patriot and Union find Keystone, the
two Democratic papers of Harrisburg, have been
united the name of the former. The Daily Her
ald has also been united with the above papers.
; t/SS* Willinfr Alexander bps sued S. L. Glas
gow for libel because he beat him blackguarding
in the controversy about the Huntingdon County
Poor Honse affairs.
SJQfcThe Tyroners should be- able to suit
themselves on Monday next, .as there will be a
circus and Gamp Meeting .at that place, at one
and the same '
; jjQfßoll ofthe Star asks whether we think
thocourse of the Stamford right. Hot at all.—:
.We.think it .wrong; bat .are of the opinion that
two wrongs wUI ucyer make a right.
~l9*Loofc thou not upon the; copy which is
ih;the compositor’s hands, for ihat is not meet
in the sight of the printer; and he might knock
thee down.
g®“ Fonr 3hnwa of the stock ofthe Bank of
Pennsylvania (once the moat “ «o/e” bank in
the State) sold in Philadelphia, on Friday, at
one dollar per than!
li&a, TheChicago Democrat says : “We have
to-day in store in this city, a million bushels of
wheat, and this too right in the fuse of an incom
ing crop.” '
' jj®* Some—the story told by the editor of
the Junior's Friend on a few of our young bloods.
Had we room we would , give the public the ben
efit of the bright ideas of the party. It was ev
idently there first sight of the elephant.”
Bgk, The National Mechanic is the title of a
new paper just started in Philadelphia. It is
devoted to the interests of the working class, is
ably edited and Its typographical appearance
very creditable.
The,Quarter]y Conference of theM. E.
Ohurcb, which met at Dayton, Ohio,'retjsntly,
passed a resolution disapproving ofthe vahdg
of hoops by the members of ihaCburoh-—it
ing ineonsistent with a truly!tSß^k^charao*
'ter. Stuff!
tSf* A lawyer engaged in a cade before Judge
Peters, tormented a witness so much with ques
tidiH,-tbat the poor fellow ai last cried out Ibr
watdfi “There’* said the! Judge, ‘‘l thohght
you wodld pump him dty.” •
j®* Incensed landlady to snappatently men
tion guest. "AhJyonr name is Tree, Is it?
Well, Mr. Tree, if you’re jabont to “leave,” I
Shall detain you* “trank,” ?Tree ‘‘bows” and
departs in despair. . r, .
fCfr- The morpid curiosity to see a murderer
in jail at Columbus, Ohio,' was so great among
the People on Sunday that they broke through
the doorway, pushed the guard aside, and filled
up every unlocked portion oi the building.
ggjy* The other day. Gant. Travis placed a
cork on the top of a bottle, iand on the cork a
pistol ball, and-then putting this target .thirty
four feet from him, welded together the ballet
he shot and the one he shot at.;
SQL. Horse Radish, bruiSod and applied to
the wrist as a kind of poultice, two understand,
is said to give immediate relieflu cases of tooth
ache or neuralgia. It should be applied to the
wrist ;on that side of the ho4y which is affected
by the disease or pain.
iS®"* It is said that the present epidemic of
yellow fever at New Orleans has some peculiar
characteristics—marked, taalnly by the fact that
the ordinary medical treatment has not the
slightest effect as a remedy. ! The fever in that
•city, at the last accounts, still continued on the
increase. -i i !'•
figgr* A colored barber, [named Elliot, was
shot with a pistol, by an Irishman named Holly,
in Harrisburg, on Wednesday of lafit week.—
Three of the buckshot with [which the pistol was
loaded were lodged so deeply that they could
npt bc extracted. Ho provocation had been
given. Holly is in jail. : I
Looking out of the window one summer
evening. Luther saw, on a free at band, a little
bird making his brief and easy, disposition for a
night’s rest "Look,” said he, "how that little
fellow preaches faith to us all! He takes hold
of his twig, tnoks his head under his wing, and
goes to sleep, leaving God to think for him !”
A clergyman wag lately depicting, be
fore a deeply interested audience, the alarming
increase of intemperance, when in the midst of
a most earnest appeal, lie astonished his hear
ers by exclaiming, "A; young woman in my
neighborhood died very suddenly last Sabbdth,
while I teas preaching ‘the - Gospel in a state of
beastly intoxication!"
Bglu A correspondent of tbc Providence Jour
nal says, that in; ninety-nine cases oat of every
hundred, eramberries applied as a poultice will
effectually cure the erysipelas. There is not an
instance known where it has failed to effect a
cure, when faithfully applied before the sufferer
is in a dying state. Two or three applications
generally do the work.
Russel, the singer x w«s once singing in
a provincial town " The Gambler’s Wife,” and
having uttered the words, i
-‘Hush! he cornea, not yet I
The clock strikes one,”
he struck the key to imitate the sudden knell
of the departed honr, when a respectfully-dres
sed woman ejaculated; to the amazement of
everybody, ‘‘ Wouldn't I have fetched him
home 5”
jggg“ “ TVe have a devil in our office who has
been at the business but ; about eight or nine
mouths, who has, and ban, set his eight thou
sand ems in eight hours.' —-Michigan Journal. ■
We have a smart youth in the Telegraph
office who says it takes him eight hours to set
only one “ Em”, straight, after quarreling with
her. —Ilarritburg Telegraph.
And we have a “ typographical spirit of evil”
in our office, who has been almost a year trying
to “set” an "Em,” but jhad not succeeded at
last advices. . ;
BQu The keeper of one of the eastern State
prisons was forcibly reminded of the injunction
to “ search the scriptures” the other day, by
sundry mysterious movements of a convict, going
into the cell of the aforesaid prisoner and exam
ining the Bible there,; he founda portion of the
leaves nicely cut out and inf the cavity thus
made was stored an enormous “plugof tobaco,’
which the fellow was using contrary to the rules
of the prison. He often detected
chewing tac weed, bilt for a long time had suc
cessfully used this hiding place to conceal his
“plug” ; I'
Sickle Riot. —Kilkenny, in Ireland, has late
ly been the scene of riots 'among the harvest la
borers who are indignant] at the introduction of
agricultural machines. On a late Sunday over
4,000 persons armed with reaping hooks, con
gregated in the city of. Kilkenny shouting .and
yelling, and fears were (had that they would
sack the city. On Monday morning the rioters
again appeared in great ] force and resolved to
destroy all the agricultural machineiy in the
country. T The rioters tbimshed out of the city
and about twomrei from town commenced the
destruction of reaping machines wherever found.
Thus far they met with too check from police or
others. A Scotch fanner, however, attempted
to defend his machine was severely beaten and
would have been killed had it not been for the
courage of his daughter who stord over his pros
trate body and defended ,him with a pitchfork.
The magistrates of the; city seem to have been
paralized and the rioters | had possession of the
city and country around for nearly a week. - In
one instance they went; into a farmers field and
reaped his grain, and then demanded pay for
their labor. Finally thpr government troops
were sent for and order: was restored.
CorriiißD Dead at ; Dwelling-Houses. —ln
point of fact, the corpse is burned in China,
when it is laid in its coffin. The coffin is made
of very thick heavy timber, and the joints are
all biWefuUy closed by! pinking layers of paper
over them, so astomajke them perfectly air
tight. For greater security a little lime is gen
erally put in with the corpse. In this way it is
Jiossible jto keep the coffined corpse in the house
or years; without any Unpleasant consequences.
The practice, indeed, is not uncommon. Some
have not the means at hand for bariying in such
style as they would wish, ] They must wait for
better days. Some donot find a place, to suit
them. Thus it sometimes happens, that on en
tering a Chinese gentleman’s house, a coffin is
one tiie most pronrinetit objects seen among the
articles of furniture] M:
The Democratic Congressional Confer
ence iseeta to-morrow. ■ i'.< C'-"'
i.
Te*iit»le Accident on the AUe
ghony valley Railroad.
W« copy due following account |<ff the late dia
aatet oh the abovenamed Railroad from the
Pittsburg Chronicle, of Thursday last-v-^
One of the most serious accidents which it has
ever been our' province to recoml occurred last
evening on the ' Allegheny Valley ; RailrohcL
about two ; miles beyond llulton Station, and
fourteen from the : city. It appears that as the
Camp Meeting at Tarentum was about breaking
up to-day, a number of those'*attending, it con
cluded to rettftn some last evening, and when.
tbeJexpress train, due here at eight o'clock, came
along, an extra car filled With passengers was
attached to it The train then proceeded on its
way, but when within some two miles of Button,
and white running along the edge of a steep de-‘
divity, the brake bar broke, and one oftbede
taebed ends falling on the track, caught against
the cross ties, throwing the car off the' track and
down the embankment, a distance of nearly
forty feet The accident was discovered almost
immediately by the conductor, i who gave the
signal for Stopping the train, and had it backed
to the scene of the disaster’. What followed beg
gars description. The ill-fated; car had l been
shattered' to fragments on the rooks, and of the
fifty or sixty ladies and gentlemen who occupied
it, some thirty lay scattered at the base of the
embankment, more or less injured and groaning
with paini, while those who were fortunate en
ough to escape without injury, crawled from be
neath the wreck, and running’ wildly about,
filled the air with their shrieks and lamenta
tions.
It was quite dark when the accident occurred ,
and as soon as possible lamps were lit and as
sistance rendered the sufferers. Ah examina
tion of the wreck showed the diaastei to have
been far more extensive than was antic p ted.
About twenty feet from the track the body of
Miss Kincaid, daughter of Mr J. T.. Kin paid,
tinner, of the First Ward, was found, with life
extinct, and her afflicted father endeaoring to
collect the bra ns of his child, which were i c ti
tered in every direction. Mr. K. has been sin
gularly unfortunate.' But a few month since
his son, a fine young man,, lost bis life while
nobly discharging hia duty iat a fire on Fourth
street, and now his daughter, a beautiful girl
just entering on womanhood, has been taken
from him by sudden and violent death. The
unfortunate lady's body was shockingly muti
lated, and her father, who was in the car with
her at the time, was considerably injured.—
Lower down the embankment some twenty-five
others were found, more or less hurt, but, with
one or two exception's, none of them very seri
ously. The body of Miss Kincaid was placed ip
the baggage ear, and the wounded having been
all taken on board, the train started for the city,
and reached the station in thc-Kiuth ward about
nine o’clock. . , '
Intelligence of the accident soon spread thro’
the city, and the excitement which followed was
mOst intense. Hundreds who had relatives or
friends attending the camp meeting rushed to
the depot, and for some minutes nothing but
eager inquiries ns to how many w.ere killed, who
was huit, &c., was heal'd. As soon ns the con
fusion incident to such a scene had subsided,
conveyances were procured, and the injured
parties taken to their homes. The body ot Miss
Kincaid remained at the depot for some time,
and the coroner Teaching the ground soon after
wards, an inquest was held.
Below wo give the names of those injured by
the accident; Mr. and Mrs. Mair, of Alb g’ euy,
ppetty severly injured, and were taken home in
a'carriage. Rev. ffm. Lynch and wife were
tytdly bruised. Edward licazelton, of this city,
slightly injured. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Kauff
man, of the city, also slightly injured. Miss.
Lousia Wilson, of the city, had her face badly
cut. Jos. Bocksby, of the city severly cut about
the face and head. Peter Shots, of Allegheny,
was slightly bruised. J. N. McCleary, and wife,
of the Sixth ward, severly injured; Dr. John
Perchmerit, slightly injured in the spine; Miss
E. Wright Sixth ward, slightly injured ; Mrs.
Thompson and two children, slightly bruised;
Miss Holmes, of Allegheny, slightly hurt; Robt
Donaldson, wife and son, slightly braised; Jno.
Colwell, and wife slightly injured. Some six or
eight others were more or less injured, but as
their wounds ore not of a dangerous character
we deem it useless to give their names.
It is gratifying to know that the accident was
one of these occurrences which human foresight
could scarcely have prevented, and that it can
not 'therefore be attributed to any want of at
tention or carelessness on the part of the officers
of the train.
Border Warfare Between Tiro
We copy from the Ducktown Eagle, of Aug.
10, the following letter from the Sheriff of Polk
County, Tennessee, giving an account of a small
war which seems to be raging between a - por
tion of the people along the borders of tbe two
States of North Carolina and Tennessee. The
letter says: Some time in 1865 a difficulty
occurred between sOme North Carolinians and
Tennesseeians, living near the State line. Short
ly after, one of the North Carolinians was ar
rested on the;Tennessee side, who knocked the
officer down Vith a stick, and then made his
escape.
Hostile encounters would occasionally take
place. At length, in 1857, some four or five
men from v North Carolina made an assault on a
man from the Tennessee'side, cutting and stall
ing him soveriy with knives. For Seme time
after all appealed quiet, when, in the month of
Juno last, early one morning, some men from
North Carolina came over to Tennessee, went to
the house of a gentleman, and attempted to beat
him with sticks; he' fled, was pursued to a
neighboring house, when a general fight ensued:
the Tennesseeans, overpowered by number?,
were badly beaten. This excited the whole
neighborhood, and as collisions still took place,
and as fighting appeared to be the order of the
day, tbe citizens of both States decided on a
pitched battle.
Saturday, 31st July, was the day appointed
for the contest, snd they were to meet on the
Tennessee side to-fight. The day arrived. Thir
ty men on the Tennessee side mode their ap
pearance at the place appointed, with rifles,
muskets, pistols, &c. Night came and still not
a Carolinian was to be scen-i-only a spy or two
at a distance. The Tennessee boys got impa
tient, and unlawfully slipped over the line, found
one of the men they wanted, took him out of
bed, and started with him] for Tennessee, Some
of his friends rushed to the rescue, and a gen
eral battle took place. No one was killed.—
One had his thumb shct off, another shot in the
hand, and another slightly wounded in the head,
whilst several were badly wounded by sticks and
rocks. The excitement among the people be
came furious. The North Carolinians organized
a company to invade the Tennessee fron tiers, and
Monday night, the 2d of August, was set apart
for the attack. About twenty-five -Tennessee
ans, in self-defense, assembled to receive them.
Th« deputy sheriff getting, notice of the antici
pated frgy, with a sufficient number of men,
prepared to arrest the hostile proceedings.—
Night came on. Occasionally spies were seen
larking around, at whom the Tennesseeans would
fire their rifles. About 2 o’clock, while most of
the Sheriff’s cbmpany were sleeping ip a house,
ah alarm was raised by scntinel’s outside, who
fired,their guns and the eaemy. which waa nd
vanping wheeled and fled. No arrests we re
nutde. There is a bitter feeling, and some fetal
consequences will yet ensue, wdess the strong
*nh of IftV TOcceWs in srrtslipg tie *affnjf.
States.
Execution In lowa.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commer
cial horrible account of the Mecuton of
Willem Hinkle at Orleans, lowajor ito mur
der of his wife, fSotn irhicti*e extract
lowing: " After the rriij^
finiehld, and the reading of*rtate*ent mwht*
he asserted his innocence, |»e walked *o*™”
and stood upon the trap do*)T, mamfestingno
trepidation or emotion —he appeared
and resigned: The'rope was, fastfened to the
beam, a white doth vras tied over his face—ad
is now [adjusted. The sheriff bids him a final
farewell- : There is not a sound in the vastas
scmblsgel Slowly the sheriff retired to the back
"fiid of the platform. The prisoner stands with
out a motion. The sheriff strikes the fatal blow,
cuts the rope, the trap door falls, but alas for
the unfortunat man, the rope and be is
precipitated forward upon bis face. One ter
rible shriek of horror went up from the vast
throng; many fainted; one of the guard fell m
a fainting fit from his horse. Tho unhappy man
lay for a few moments motionless and scnsless,
the blood streaming from his nose and nostrils.
He then groaned and struggled,, and was soon
restored ito conciousness. Again he was car
ried upod the platform and upon the trap door,
supported, staggering and bleeding, a terrible
sight. Again the fatal rope was adjusted, *ncn
tie sheriff asked him, “ Do you still adhere to
your statement of your innocence ? ” In a clear,
a dble voice, he answered, ‘1 do.* The only
words he spoke after his fall. He was unable
to s;a d this time upon the trap door, and was
si: p >orted. When the rope was eut the door fell,
and he was suspended between heaven and earth.
If is very consoling, when you are
pin led, or distressed, or afflicted, to have a:
friend come in just when you are ajt the crisis,
and assure you that he had been in the same]
condition, only fives times as bad. Apleasurer to
Lake Superior writes back to tbo Cleveland’
Review on account of his voyage, during which
be was excessively sea sick. Just as his “liveri
was coming up” be wasconsoled as folows:
Englishman—You’re sick, bay ?
Felix—(with a look of agony that would have;
transfixed an. ordinary man) —Yes, 1 am slightly;;
indisposed.
E. —sea sickness is worry hnnpleasant. I;
F. —Tolerably, (a hoo-o !)
E, —Hi was sick meaelf onct, hon my wayt'
’cross ’Urbn. Hl.went hover hon the Man’attun
’Ai hit -werry serious. We was twenty.three
ho .vers going* hacrooss.
F. —Merciful Heavens! how sick I am! a-hooi
o-o-o!
E.—Taint nothin’ to what you’ll git! [
I started with affright and horror. To usd
on? of John Hohbleday’a expressive similesi
“ You could have knocked me down with afeutht
er!” Another severe heave, and another “ Oh.’’
and
E. —(Phlegmatically.) You’ll kip a gittip
wuss and wuss; I’ad bit for fifteen ijowers right
straight along.
1 inwardly ejaculated, and consciously grew
whit.r at the same time ; Lord have mercy on
me!
E.—And hi vomited nearly hall the time.
At this I strained violently I really thought
I should have died. But the villainous Britisher
.seemed to enjoy my agony, and thus continued:
E.—You look has though you’d ’ave hit ha
bout twenty bowers!
That fin’sbed me. I staggcre,d away front
him, and with slow and tottering steps dragged
myself to my state room. .
Tbe Rope-Boy.
It was one of the first "days of spring,
when a lady, who had been watching by
the sulk bed of her mother for some weeks,
went: out to take a little exercise and en
joy the fresh air. , She hoped that she
might hear -a bird sing, or see some little
wild flower which would speak- to her of
of her future hope, for her heart was full
of. auxiety and sorrow. After walking
some distance, she cam'c to a rope walk.
She was familiar with the place", and en
tered. At one end of the building she
saw a little boy turning a large wheel;
she thought it too laborious for such a
child, and she came near and spoke to him
‘Who sent you to this place I" she asked.
‘Nobody—l came of myself.’
‘Does your father know you are here ?’
fl have no father.’
‘Are you paid for your labor/
‘Yes; I get ninepence a day/
‘Do you like this work ?’
‘ Well enough; but if I did not I should
do it, that I might get the money for ray
I mother/
‘How long do you work in the day ?’
‘From nine till eleven in the' morning,
and from two till five in the afternoon.’
‘How old are you '
‘Almost nine V
‘Do you ever get tired of turning tills
great wheel V ■ '* \
‘Yes, sometimes.’ i
‘And what do you do then? ; •
‘J taka the other hand .’
The lady gave him a piece of money. }
‘ls this for my mother?’ he asked, look
ing pleased.
‘No, it is for yourself.’ f
‘Thank you, ma’am the boy said, and
the lady bade him farewell. -
She weut home strengthened in her de
votion to duty, and instructed. in tnie
practical philosophy by the words and ex
ample of a little child. ‘The next time,’
she said to herself, ‘that dutyseems hard
to me] I will remember the, child, and
take the other hand .’ - :
Hold On. —Hold on to your tongue"
when are just ready to swear, lie,
speak harshly, or say an improper word.
Hold on to your hand when you are about
to strike, pinoh, or scratch, steal or do ariy
disobedient or improper act. Hold on to
your, feet when you are on the point pf
kicking, running away from your duty,
or pursuing,, the path of error, shame dr
crime. Hold on to your temper when
you are angry, excited or imposed upon,
or others are angry about you. Hold on
•to your heart when evil, associates seek
your company and invite you to join
them in their games, mirth and revelry.
Hol(J on to your good name at all timfts,
for it is more valuable than ’gold, high
places, of fashionable attire.. Hold on to
the truth, for it will serve you well and
do you gpod through eternity. Hold oh
to your virtue, it is above, price to you
in all times and places. Hold on to your
good character, for it is, and ever, will be
your best wealth. . -
. - Pllnois jpurnsl asks Prentice,
e , tkin| is just, as
wclt-ip the dark;, • > /•
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for the soeiion of 1858 and ISSOJ embracing the
f A. t Union Series of twelve ISrge aiiil splendid Steel pit*
I Engtevinga, and a schedule of Gold Watches, Kich ji?
f mar of all kinds, Goto Pu:fs, etc- offeied on a scale otin*'
f railtjr surpassing all previous offers. , ut *
f Our Jewelry is composed exclusively of the richest s m
A class articles.- warranted to l« solid gold, or ptwisel,
represented, and every person selects his own
Ours l» the only Publishing Uouso that offers
thus plan, or that famishes this class of Jewelry. - 04
■ The following Is a list of a ifew of the articles, with a.
amount of the club fbr which it is given as a premium
the postage required for its delicacy by mail:
Splendid Detached Lever, Enameled Did! clilr
tcen carat Gold Wotcb, warranted a perfect
tlme-Veejwr, SGO 00
Efco’ftnt Lepinc Enameled Dial 18 cant Gob) * {
\?atch, '* 50 00
Large Double-Slidf Gold Pencil and Gold Pen, Poebi,
wwnsited to be solid gold throughout, 800 4,
Reautitol Gold Pencil, warranted to be solid
gold throughout. _ . ■ 208 «.
Gold Pencil. Gold Watch Key, and Gold Tooth '
Pick combined, 8 W fc
Extension SUrcf-Cose Pencß (warranted same
os coin) and Gold Pen, ‘ ,2 SO a
Rich Gold Band Bracelet, 500 k
Pa icr Gold Mosaic Bracelet, .. *OB *
Superb Hood Gold Locket, engeM and turned, *OO ?
Set of Gold Cameo Ear Drops, *OO y
Set of Gold Coral Ear Drops, . 800 y
Qdld Cameo Pin tor Lady,(W 1
Gold Klojrehtlß* Pin tordtady, 680 t
Gold Bar Cluster Piu for Gentlefnan, , 200 1
Set of Gold Cstoco Stmfcir - 300 1
Set of Engraved, Liped Gold Studs, - 200 y
Set ef Gold Camolian Slotrra Button# fia“lady .
or Gentleman, V 400 3,
Superb friendship Bing, odUd sixteen carat
gold, rlchty enameled, •<'■■■
A Miss’ Ring, soldid sixteen carat gold, set
1 ■ *lth _ 200 y
Among the EngraTlngsarc:
The Signing of the Death Warrant of Lady Jane
Grey, from the celebrated palntlnpby Daniel
Huntingdon, 22 inches long by IT wWe, $1 00 U.
Tho Trapper’s Last Shot, from the great paint
ing by W. Kanney, 18x21, . 108 Kt
Tho Angler’s Daughtcr,frbm tho great: paint
ing by Landseer, • . . ‘ M *.
Sparkling, from pointing by W. P. Edward*. ■ -JO *.
(fbr/U8 «« «tf ,
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iroui UieJ M eSiehsou * CO., Publishers,
406 Broadway, New York.
July 29,1858.
CHEAP GOODS! CHEAP GOODS!
—Hie subscriber would respectfully- Inform the citi
zens of Altoona and vicinity that be bw Just received hit
stack of
SPUING AND SUMMER GOODS,
consfctiuff. lu port, of
LADIES’ P LAIN AKD FANCY DRESS
GOODS. '
such m Silks, Satins, Bnrtsea, D'Laines, Challiea, Duc*k
Lawns, Ginghams, prints, ic„ together with ail kind* of
Dry Goods, all of which will be sold cheap lor ,cash.
He ha* also on hand a large stock of ■
GROCERIES, QVEENSWARE, HARD
WARE, BOOTS AND, SHOES
and all ether' goods usually kept In stores in this pla«.
Having adopted the CASH my business ant
being resolved to carry H oat, I hare marked my goods n
CASH PRICES,aniI-invite inspection and comparison, is
regard to prices and quality, with those of any other stun
in the town. Give mo.a call and judge for yourselves.
Country produce taken in exchange for goods, st tin
highest market prices.
April 29-ly]
SAVING FUND, FIVE PER CENT
INTEREST, NATIONAL SAFETY TRUST CO, HU
n utitrect, S. IE Comer of lhirdy TkOaidphia. Incor[->
rated by the State of Pennsylvania. .
Money la received in any sum. large or email, an<l Inwt
ost paid from the day of doposit to the dsyot withdraws!
The office Is open every day from 9 o'clock in the Grant
ing. till & o’clock .in the afternoon, and on Monday tad
Thursday evenings till 8 o'clock. ; .
, Hon. HENRY L, BENNER, Trull
ROBERT BELVRIDQE, TufFra't.
Ws. J. B££d. Secre'fvy.
lion. Henry L^^e^^^YCiSdn^ster,
Edward L. Carter, Joseph B. Barry,
Robert SelfrMge, Francis Lee,
Snm’l K. Ashton, Joseph Yerkes,
C.Landrcth Manna, J Henry; Pieffenderfer.
Money is received paymeifts made daily without o
tlco. i ■' '
The ' investments am made in REAL ESTATE MORT
GAGES, GROUND RENTS, and such first class security
as the Charter requires ' ‘ . . ! [MarWra.
W. Crewssums. ■ D. Ccmsisohak, Tl. Ccsxcinn.'.x.
D. lasiit-s, 0. Dcjicas.
CUNNINGHAMS & CO-.
PITTSBURGH CITY GLASS WORKS,
WAREHOUSE 109 WATER ST. ixx» 140 FIRST ST,
" PITTSBURGH, PA .
Betwcocn Wood amt Bmithflel<h - r
- MANUFACTURERS OF
Pittsburgh City Window Glass,
DRUGGISTS-GLAS^WABE,
AND AMERICAN CONVEX: GLASS,
For Parlor Windows, Churches and Public Buildings.
ARoona, April 1,1868-ly.] ■'
ENTERPRISE WORKS,
NO. 18G WOOD STREET, PITTS
BURGH, PA. )
SOWN & TETLEY, #
Manuf&ciarqra of Rifles/ Guos, Surgieal
acid Dental Instruments, &c.
RIFLE GUNS.
We Would call attention to' onr stock la the shore line,
knowing that wo cannot be bedfettherin the quality or
price. Being largely engaged Inthls brindi otbneliHW.
we defy all competion. All oiir rifles are warranted or no
sal Hardware. Sporting Materials, Cattery. Piatots, Gun*.
Revolvers, Flasks. Belts, Powder, Shot; Bails, Caps, Furry
Hardware and Sporting Equipage, in aU Its variety, whir*
rye offer low for Cash. ...
Pittsburgh, April 1,1858-ly.
T YCOMING COUNTY MUTUAL
J IJ FIRE INSURANCE AGENCT.—The nndwsipwi
ogent of the Lycoming Mutual Firollisnrance Cotnpany. U
at all times ready to insure against loss orduuntt n
Siciftiings, Akre&tndite, Pattitan and iVopcrtyofcven
description, in town dr country, at os reasonable rates*
any company in the State. Office In the Masonic Tempi*.
Jan. 8, ’56-tf} JOHN SHOEMAKER, Agent.
W*EST BRANCH INSURANCE CO.
—The undersigned. Agent for Blair county, will
take short and long risks on Bandings, Merchandise, For
hitnre and Property of cveyy description, in town'or coun
try, at as reasonable rates as any company in the State-
Risks also takenou the livesofhorses. Office in Masonic
Temple. > JOHN SHOEMAKER, Agent.
March 18,1853-ly. ' . ' ' .
I* IQUOKS.—A LARGE AMOUNT
J of well selected LIQUORS has been receive*
at the M LOGAN BOUSE,” UoUidayabnrg, which will h*
.sold at the lowest cash prices, wholesale or retail. It*
man whowants hasonly to call. £Dec. l7,tt
Rich tobacco and highly
flavored Cigars, in abandonee, can hehad at
June 18, ’ST-ly} \ ; HENRY LEHR’S-
/ThRANGES AND LEMONS.—SOO
taxes Oranges and Lemons In store and Strode by ■
i. 1' „ , WM. N. SITCOARD,
March 26, ’6B-ly] 191 North 3d street, 'PhiiadelphU.
QETTEES FOR SALE.—THE UN
derstenad has on hand a lot of Scttees wblcfa ha
sell cheap fer cash. - JOHN SHOEMAKER,
March 26tt] Masonic Temple-
YOU CAN ALWAYS OBTAIN AU*
'kinds of Flour andFecd by calling at
JnnolVW-ly] HENRY LBHB’3-
TAVERYBODY IS INVITED TO
i'i cal! and test the merits of the articles kept by ’
•lime IS, ’67-ly} HENRY LtfHß-
JOTS FOR SALE—I 2 BUILDING,
J| situate in different localities. In this Borough* l
eon reasonable terms, by [27-tf.J J. SHOEMAKER-
TTAIR OILS, COLOGNES, PO3J-
TolW•
SUtwnrc Crib
.in i« ■—
vc«ti«aoLT Deathoi a YousoL
7Sinful duty this week to cl.ro.
cUf 1* * melancholy accidents that
>*; A, pUce, which resulted ittU
S,jb ,t Maticca OttWßh. d« B h
J, r tcArfh. « r ,h » ,r “ i!
vkicb hutnab life is he i.
On AYcdnesday evening tost a w
%%Vi9 Lutheran parsonage »n
being Mr. Tob.a. Wesb
SoWtoVn, and Miss MaM C. Wa
MJ. A flow minutes pre
JJJw,’ idles Oaldwell aooompan
other young lady, pawed P a ” on
-*y to prayer meeting. Mrs.Kmgl
Caldwell passing, and being on to
iotimaey. invited her in to witness t
[■ Sd spend the erening. She acce
Vitatioo, and they had a pleasant ai
i too ontU 11 o’clock, when the par
i vehicles were in attendam
I to their homes the friends of the
lived at a distance, and it was at
young man named Wcrtx—a bro
bridegroom—should tako Miss Cab
home in a buggy. Some noise a
House, madoby boys, caused the
1 come frightened, but Mr. Wertz re
Tbe gas light at the Logan Douse
i the animal, but before reaching the
I yf t bad- Buccceded in quieting him.
I Coufer’s tavern, in Guyspurt, some
I out of a bouse witha ladtem, the g
I scared the horse a third t\mo, ape
I unmanageable. While drawing tin
right one broke, and the youi
I holding on to the left, caused thoh<
I a cirri*, when Mr. Wertz jumped t
I just on the point of grasping the
I bridle when Mlas. C. scrcafiaed, tb
In fresh fright, and started down tl
I tie had scarcely run thirty yard;, be
las is generally supposed, attempt
I out. but fell, striking her head .
I ground. She iraa immediately rcu
I borne, andDra- Landis and Coffey
I rendered M<l ;M».'thebf power,
I id three hours after the accident.
I one was to blame for this unfortu,
I rcncc, a* it was’clcariy ouo of those
I human agency held respons;
*OO *
| she wa».lovely, amiable, and enjoy
j deneo and esteem of a large circle c
acquaintances. How forcibly doe
t remind us of the poets lines,
J. B. HILEMAS.
LOCAL ITEM
sudden death 6f Miss Cali
tlcAp gloom otcr-thc entire obmmu
not onlybj tlx nature of the death
“Early,bright. transient,
Cluataas morning dew.
Bbo sparkled, was exhaled,
■ And wdnt to Heaven.”
At the time of the accident, Jin
was absent In Centre county, and
anything of it until be reached T
can readily ipaagino the sorrow of n
parent, leaving a daughter in the bl
and beauty, returning and fiudin
habiliments fit the grave, cut off
the privilege of a tender farewell
comes-neatest of dll on earth to he
reflect on the sad end of one so
i*beloved, ouVoff in the bright Ma
life wo realize In. its fullest force b
I tie Unread human life is. held—
I “Leaves hate their time to fad.'
[ And floyo-Ts to wither in the north w i
I •‘.- ■’ And «ur» to set, hut all.
I all seasons for thluu own, > >
j Her funeral took place on Frid
I end her remains were attended to
I ucian Graveyard by a large eoxuu
I ir.g ftiends.
I Go Sabbath laet, Dr. Junkin pr
I ncral'sermon, and the Prcsbytena
ft {tiled with people. He alluded ej
I deceased severed times, and on
I called the attention of the congrt
ft fact that not a note had been so
ft Harmomum—that the fingers wbi
to the praise of Jehova on Sunday
cold in death. '
The community sympathizes d<
griof-strickcn parents, who have ii
flower of their flock. Time may
sorrow, but years will not 1 suffict
image cngtaven..on the tablets of
until time with them shall be no r
“ Long, long be their hearts with such
- Like the vatm in which roses has odcj
Yon may break, yon may ruin the vui
But the scent of the roses will bang r
TTAiy.
w BkAUxircL Sight. —A few «
■*e wero called in to view a numb
■on exhibition at the store room of
len, at the “ Cheap Comer,”; wl
placed in the Bazar, now being i
ladies of St. John’s Church in this
purpose of obtaining means to
erection of the parsonage for
The first objects ,that attracted
■were two gold watches of the fi
°ue a lady’s and the other a gent
i ***o® a sllrer senrice, consistin'
elaborately curved and finished i
[ Next wo'noticed a beau
I Prayer-book, gotten up in a style
I any wo have, heretofore seen.
I merous othos articles, which we
Ito notice. The above goods are
I ,®f by tickets, the price rai
cents up to SI, according to
article. A number of beautiful
are also on oxhjWtfon and at
to see. Call in ladies and gentl
the'articloa even if you don't bn
iHBET.d—On last Suuday-a-we
Mp. Newton, in Fraukstown to 1
tered while tbo family were at
dotae §lO or >3l2ih. money b
A couple of y o ung men, named
Conroy, belonging to the neig
a day or two after on
titrating, the offence, and Thoi
!?^T ortrsal * Conroy tu
office and not pi
jfy.v* P^° a has since been adm