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HI C Preparation of Iro n Dn in Ponfttw >1 Authorities, both*to E^ n6 ‘ r--. i Jbo.l in their •'i“ ng olliers, which »n.L~ , t e i maiient a remedy for Pit*, \ exert a distinct andTSo 1 tendency which formi them ■is ..ro >ts causes, a ß inglah“x ‘s of on sufliced for the aws .ittoiuLijit OitUtxncss, en when advanced to Dvssn • and apparently malignaaT decisive and astonishing ' e.-Ii and strength,dcbjllhitlnr ' Inch generally indiialS niedy has allayed the Sana several very gratifying and this medicated iron has had of the most cautiously bal. u ithont'any of their w«ll- >mot. be too confidently hjyj. i.irc, m the cases peculiarly 10 and inflammatory— I# th» ■!.v—it has been fiiTarlabl'r ms Mm pain and reducing ths joints and muscles. . n -. 1 necessarily be a great ro und its progress In, the new probaby,hs one of high rs- r od in the whole history of 1 >mpt. happy, and fully r*. i . complete digestion, rapid an unusual disposition for -n mediately follow Its use "darning 50 pills, pries' <0 --'■'ts and dealers. Will bs ' !jit of the price. All Isttsrs, ■ it.) ’ - CO.. Gesxeal Agists, 20 Cedar St., Now York. K in tho praise of •TON *9 CORDIAL, to afford instantaneous rs icts a£if by magic, and mis ;Ii at what we say is true. It C OR OPIATE M'es by removing the tujfrr l y deadening its sensibilities. t--lf as the onfy reliable prep- Lniin.v Teetiuxo, Diakebou, in' els, Acidity of ths Stois and Cnoup, also, for cofltn natUm, regulating ths Bowels, mil— being an anti-tpamod>4 ss in all cases of CoNTCLSIOS 'dte. life and health of your ifrum those cad and blighting til result from the. me q/ nur fur infantile Oanplaintt i. K.uon’s Infantile Consul, perfectly harmless, andean taut. Price, £5 cents. Fall til". Prepared only by CJIUKCII & DUPONT, l'.’.' Broadway, Now-Vork, liting YZED mu' essential element, and •a r.u. Analyze tbs Blood of -umiiliun, Liver Complaint, v find in every instance cer mien of Blood. Supply the#* dc well. The Blood FOOB Is —houco its astonishing »nc- AHATIOyS . ; if ill.- Blood in different db* !i. nchitis, or any affection ■nos, inducing CdxsoitPTloa, i. f..r Dei-bessiox or Snail*, Cohplaihts, arising :;v. and NjcBVOC* PbOSTEA , 7.5, No. 3 for DrfTSPSJi.— ’ rp'.um it is TAKE* BT DSOP* u" circulation, so that -what ■: is for Female Trbioclaei- Hco special directions for ITIOSS, Scrofulous, Kidkit, • No. 5. In all case* the dl l'. .f. Pi ice of the Stood /bed nitrucn i DUPONT, i '.I Broadway, New-York. !• Ij.diia, audu. lI.KISXSEB, T. Murray, Hollidays burgj .. throughout the country. U'K GAZETTE.-r Crime and Criminabb ■» ddv circulated throughout .hr- Grerit Xrbb, CrlnilnaJ Is i,u the some, togother-wlt»- f . 1 ’ ’ AGENT, ALTOONA, ; -l-AL MUTUAL RAMS, , AT ABOUT 20 PERCENT; ACI: V, ATES.TIIBLOW A. WIIILLDIN. [Oct. 27th,'IS 59 vX* STY MUTUAL ■; ■ ,\cy.—Tlic nndcrsign«“> .' in- Insurance Company’ ii;j -“'l' loss or damage by Cr*> V. at tin reasonable rat** h-, in the Masonic Te^pW SIIOKMAKKU. ITTNER, 1 )ENTIST. .MASONIC TEM [Dec. S 3, ’6B-tf* ;lky re- / • i professional and the ed-^a*» sc hcretolore oo- fljflK gentlemen iosepu P TRQCT *-=Jy to daoU SR.a W-Hpoo. u®** ; ■ • . ■ .. « • I * ■ jT ____ jIcCRUM & BERN, VOL. 5. buy YOUR BOOTS & SHOES At tbe People’s Shoe Store. niEWART & THOiVIPSON Take pleasure in announcing to the citizens of Altoo- M n d surrounding country that they have just received, rr their store on Annie street, two doors below the Post . ‘nj-p «large and handsome assortment of BOOTS, SHOES U,J JaITEBS, for bodies, Gentlemen and Children’s wear, of nil «i«s * ud kinds. Thcir stocKis of neat finish and ex „n,nt manufacture, which they will sell for CASH only, H least 24 FiiK CENT. CUEAEBR than the nine can & purchased elsewhere—as will be seen by reierring to the Silliuring-price list:— Men’s fine calf Boots, $3 25 to $3 50 Men’s fine kip Boots, 2 76 to 3 25 g,iy'a tip Boots, . 176t0 2 00 Youths’. 1 75 Men’s Calf Gaiters, 2 00 Men s Oxford Ties, 1, 62 to 2 00 Men’s Brogan’s, 1 12 to 1 65 Hoys' Brogans, 75 to 1 20 Youths' Sliues, 62 to 87 Children's Shoos, 25 to 65 bailies’ Congress Gaiters, 1 60 to 1 65 I Julies’ basting Gaiters with heels, 137 to ISO JiUdies 1 Superior Lasting Gaiters, 185 Ladles’ Morocco Boots with heels, 130 to 1-55 Ladies’ Morocco Boots without heels, 1 25 to 1 37 Ladies' Goat Boots with heels, . 1 25 Indies’ Calf Boots with heels, 1 20 to 1 25 Misses’ Calf Boots with heels, 75 to 100 Misses’ French Morrocco Boots, with heels, 125 Having bought our goods for cash, they were put at the lowest figure, and by doing au exclusively cash business customers are not made to pay for bad debts lioiicu our )»it |iricita. Ami if you want n good and fashionable Boot or Shoe maun, leave your measure and they will have it mode at .Port notice. Repairing dona in thu neatest manner, and os reasonable terms. We respectfully solicit a liberal share of public favor. Sept. 13, ISGO.-tf. Literary Emporium and News Depot CONFECTIONARY, SEGAR, TOBACCO, JEWELRY & VARIETY STO E. THE SUBSCRIBER CONTINUES to J[ Keep constantly on hand all the best literary papers and p ti.iJicals, daily papers from Philadelphia, New York and Pittsburgh, together with a good assortment of Hooks. All the Poland Books used in this place and vicinity always on iatal. •Msa. a choice lot of Confectionaries, and knick knacks of all Kindi for cliildren. Also tho beet Tobacco & Segars to Ik had in town, together with a fine assortment of Gold and Piirer Pencils, Gold Blogs and other articles of Jewel it Call and examine. 11. FKTTINOEIt. Altoona, July 26, 'OO-ly. 1 1 iV'i.d Altoona House. r ANDS ! LANDS !! XANDS !!! I J The undersigned is prepared to locate LAND WAR RANTS in the Omaha and Nebraska City Land Offices.— srli ctlons can now he mode near tin large streams »f! settlements. The Lands of this Teiritory, now in ilarkt f m e of the best quality. J t%- Selections carefully Letters cf Inquiry r*- liknieJ alex. f. McKinney, Onxiruud, Cass County, N. Ter. JiilT 14, ISS9.-tf EITERISCES: Ber, A. It. tuu'.K, Altoona, Po. IVm. H. Lloyd 4 Co„ Bunkers, Altoona, Pa. 1 McCum 4 Bern, Editors, “ - Tuos. A. Scott, Supt. P. R. R., “ 1). McMchtrie. Hsu., Huntingdon, Pa. W. M. LLOYD & CO., , ALTOONA, PA n JOHNSTON, JACK & CO., HOLUDATSBURG, PA, Q3 ! «£X CTS3R raarr*. ggq 0 {Late “Hell , Johnston, Jack 4’ €o.”) Dll A FTS OX THE PRINCIPAL Chies, nnd Silver and Gold for sale. Collections nub. Moneys received on deposite, payable on demand, sillmat interest, or upon time, with interest ut fair rates. Feb. 3d. 1559. , T D. LKKT, ATTOILXE Y AT LAW V • ALTOONA, BLAIJI Co; Pa., x JJ ill practice law in tin! several Courts of Blair, Cambria. Huntingdon. Clfurflcld, Centre and Adjoining couutifs.—- Aho in tile District Count of the United States. Collectionsjjf claims prqjuptly attended, to. Agent for tie tale nf Real Estate, Bounty Land Warrants, and ’all business pertaining to conveyancing and the law. Uefebexces : ' Hon. Wilson McCandles and Andrew Burke, Esq.. Pitts r e"’ Hon, Samuel A. Gilmore, Pres. Judge of Payette judicial District; Hon. Cbenard Clemens, of Wheeling, Vug lies Henry D. Foster,(ireeusburg; lion. John W. Killinger, Lebanon; Hon. Wra. A. Porter, Philadelphia; and Hon. u«or S e 11.I 1 . Hamdton, Pittsburg. June 16, lS3‘.i-Iy. s. M. WOODKOK, attorney at law, ALTOONA, BLAIR CO., PA-, l\/ r ILL PIIACTICE IN TME SEYE * T UAL Courts of Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon lliivihs had spvoral years’ experience in the practice of J “ c to merit public patronage. u-:f* on Vir^ii.la Street, In the room tntcly occiiiiifcd by Urt, L fl ,. [Sept. B, ISBO.-tf. IM\ C'jor., M. li, J. JI r,WIMIU,'M. » mis. GOOD & OEM MILL lIAV rf entered into Partnership in tlie Practice of idu... leader tbeir service* to the Public ia the several branches of their Profession. U.U will lw answered either day or night at their office 7r 1 a 1 a tle aamo as heretofore occupied by Drs. llirst i o 7° rattheLo S» n House. April 21st, 185'J-3ra ■pOOTS AND SHOES.-t-THE UN* 1,28 now on hand awl will cheap athls store in the Masonic Tom i\n «mfu2 nd COl “Plete assortment ofBOOTS (W^ U^? ady mnde > ** mAd( ' to-order, A- lAidics- Sandals, pom Shoes, Cork cy try thing iuhjjsline of business, of and on th* most reasonable terms. All rortom work warranted. Jan.VSO-tf.] J. SHOEMAKER. . ■. - 1 li} 5 e and Herb Doctor, I)! PHILADELPHIA, HAS L'EFT DeVni LV 18 Rock y Mountains, for a new supply ofßoots. Hotel iu nrn “I s ®'" and can he consulted at John Wood’s IStli oD , the 21*1 day of November and on the *Ttra?m?.!Jl ec '? bcr - A** o "* t®* day In each month'for this TBn? 011^8 thereafter, notice of which wili.be given in fcffgjlMO. PB.W.LEVI*Q§TON. IfeUR county insurance Ceontv m , Gy r's ie undersigned, Agent «f the Blair rira Conipany,, to at all ' in 3>, *** faut to* or damage by'finvßtoM- Furnitur * and Proptrty, ot oreiy dee Co. 7 in the BUte, Office -with Bell, Johnston, Jack i Jin, 27 1 ’s9_jf ®* I.CALDWBLB, 4ftnt. Tfe CONRAD & CAMERON RE tfens oB ?t' their professional serricea to the OlHcobn Railroad street, i?* «°v *** e A®* l tiion Hotel, whore they may bo except when professlonally engaged. H J- <3>. ADLUM, N °T A Y PUBLIC. Gm ALTOOXA,, BLAIB CO, PA. Cetow" 185T* hefonndatthestore of J. B. Hlleman. 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Business Cards, not exceeding 8 i ,er y tar - 6 00 of a political character or individual in “7s* "I 11 be charged according to tho above rates. uot marked with the number of insertions tetitos tinned * UI f ° rbid a “ d ohar6ed according notioes five Cento per line for every insertion. Obituary notices exceeding ton linos, fifty cento a square. Jlcled Hflttrg. From Vanity Fur. PADDY'S ODE TO THE PRINCE. O, mighty Prince! i’ts no ofiince, Your worship, that I mane ye, While I confias, ’twas ra’al bl iss, A moment to have sane ye I That you should see the likes o’ me, ' The while I stood adjacent, 1 don't suppose, although me clo’es v Was mighty clane and decent. Av coorse, ye know ’twas lung ago, 1 looked at Jukes and such men, And longer since, an English Prince Begotten by a Dutchman! But by my troth, and biblc-oath I Wid all me Irish shyness, I’ve passed the word wid many a lord, Much taller than your Highness! Ah! well—bedad, no doubt you hud, - lu token of allegiance, As good a cup as ye could sup, Among them black Cauajuus; And wha’-d'-ye tbi ik of Christian dhrink, Now te|l me that, me tulip! II hen thro’ a sthruw your Highness saw, The davor of a Julep f And, what is more, we've got, galore, Such oysters —none can bate ’em! Ye'll bliss the day ye crossed the say, When ye sit down to ate ’em! There’s cmytbnrs rate, and mighty qunre, In Baruum's great Muzaum, By laud and wather, and, for a qua'thcr, Your Highness may survtfy ’em! TliSm haythen cliai.s, the nayger Japs, Wid all their curst espinses, Just tuk their fill, ami lelt a hill At which the paple winces : Bui then, no doubt, ye'll ride about Wid Boole and all the Aldermen; They’ve little aiuse, hut, for expiuse, There’s not a set of boulder men! Fernandy Wud has daceut blood, And litigant morality; And ye may swear our mighty Mayor Will show his hoise-pitality 1 The soldiers all are at his call, Wid captains to parade ’em; And at the laste, ye’ll get a taste Of dlmmesratic fraydem! But plase to note, ye’re not to vote — A privilege, be Jabors; Ye couldn’t hope, were ye the Pope", Until ye’ve got the papers! Well, mighljr.Prince, accept these hints; Moat frayly I indite ’em; •Tis luck, ludade, if ye can rada As aisy as I write ’em 1 Aud when the throne is ail yer own, At which yo’ro daily steerin’, Wid all the cate that ye Cjin Spare, Jtemember poor ould Erin. Sdtd SJisfdlaaj.. A NARROW ESCAPE. “ Come, Joe, telbus what made you turn pale awhile ago when Jack told _ us- he had Been a grave, and asked whose It was ?” “ Bah, boys 1 turn pple, did I ? There arc circcmstances in the lives of most men who live on the frontier, which, to have them recalled, will make them turn pale. And mentioning that grave and asking whose it was, recalled a fearful even! in my experience. But as the night is young yet, I will tell you about it; and perhaps it will be a warning to you never to trust too much to a stranger, or throw tempta tion in Bis way.” Thus spokeyour humble servant some months ago, to a party of prospectors, of whom he was one. The following is the story to which I al luded above: Several yeaja ago, I was out with a party prospecting for silver, high uj> the Gila river.— We had been 'sometime without meeting with any success* and were returning to Fort Yuma, disgusted with the country. We bad left the Funds village a day’s journey behind us, when we fell in with a man travelling the same way that'wo were. He was without grub or blankets, and said'ho was going to California.— As we bad sothe spare males, we told him that if he could ride a pack saddle be could go with ns as far as Fort Yuma. Hone of us liked the looks of;the fellow. He had such a thoroughly vUlaihotu expression. Hut os' he seemed so bad ly nsediip.we took pity oh him and made him the bSer that, we did. He accepted without any hesitation. We found him taciturn, never speak ing unless be was spoken to. When we camped he would take f the saddlO off bis male and go. off by himself, never helping to get the grab ready; and when it was ready he wbald come and pitch in with the rest of us; •• ‘However, though we did not like him or his aotions, we said nothing, thinking that be bad some secret sorrow that we-bad no right- to into.-. We had traveled two days when what'!* nr about to teU yow owmred. We bad ciihp* [INDEPENDENT IN EVERYTHING.] ed at noon, and as the weather was very warm, some ohe proposed that we should all take a bath. All had felt that it would be a delicious amusement, bathing in the shade of the cotton wood trees which hung over the banks of the river. We stripped instanter, and were soon enjoying ourselves gloriously. I had a belt ' around me with several twenties in it, and took it off to give me free play in the water. 1 laid it down on my clothes carelessly, never think ing of hiding it from any of the company, as they all knew that I had thbjnoney, and I had no idea that the stranger w|uld be tempted to take it. As I came out* of the water, I noticed the stranger looking very longingly at my belt, but thought no more about it.' That night; from some cause, I could not sleep well, and when I would fall into a state of un consciousness I was troubled with such wild-like dreams, that I would rather 1 had remained broad awake. At last, about midnight, I went to sleep soundly; how long I lay Ido not know but I wakened suddenly to find some one kneel ing over me and very carefully catting my shirt open. Now I have always bad the power (call it presence of mind, or anything else) of com prenending in an instant all that is going on around me, no matter from how sound a sleep I may be waked. It is anything but pleasant to wake and find one’s self in the power of a des perado who will have no hesitation in plunging a knife into your heart. I felt myself in any thing but an enviable situation, knowing that the slightest indication on my part of being awake would cause the villiau to give me be tween the ribs the length of his bowie, or the contents of his pistol. For, although I could not see his pistol, 1 felt sure he bad it bandy. ! To secure my pistol without letting him know that 1 was awake, was a very delicate operation, and I attempted to accomplish it in the follow manner: my pistol and bowie-knife were both under my saddle, which I used for a pillow, I threw my right arm up over my head, taking care not to touch the robber, and yawned as if I Was half awake, but ready with my left hand to catch his arm in the event of his attempting to stab me. i hai my eyes partly shut so that he could not easily see them glisten, but suffi ciently open to see his every movement, which I could easily do, as it was a clear star-light night. On the instant that I moved, he raised his arm to strike, and I was nearly betraying him my being awake by throwing off my left hand, but some strong inpulso prevented me from doing it, and he held his knife suspended to give the blow had I made auother move. When 1 threw my hand over my head, with the same movement I placed it under the saddle' end on the butt of my pistol, which was cocked, ready for use. I lay in that position for about half a minute, but it seemed like an hoar. By that time I had power over my breathing, which on first waking came very quick. As soon as he thought that I was sound asleep again ho lowered his hand and commenced operating on my shirt, clearing it away from the belt. Then I thought my Opportunity had come, and tried to jerk my six shooter, but it was foul some way and it would not come. I thought my time had arrived, for as quick as thought he drew and struck with his knife. He struck at my throat. My eyes were wide open then, and I saw where the knife was coming. By. a quick involuntary movement * threw myself aside, and he must have over reached himself, for the knife struck into the saddle, and so tight that he could not get it out In trying to get my pistol my hand touched the cold silver hilt, of my bowie. " Instinctively I took hold of it, abandoning the pistol and Was nerving my arm when I felt the cold muzzle of bis pistol against my forehead.— I struck out blindly, and, as 1 did so there was the stunning report of his pistol. How 1 es caped I do not know ; my face was blackened with the powder, and my whiskers nearly burn ed off, but that was all the damage done to me. My blow, though struck at random, had proved a severe one. My knifo bad gone into left side of his neck, inside of the collar bone The knife must have reached his heart, for as I drew it out to strike again, he fell on me with his whole weight, his blood spirting all over my face. He gave one quiver, and stretched out his whole length, and lay perfectly still—stone dead! The whole transaction did not take- three-quarters of a minute. The report of tho pistol had aroused the com pany, every man sprung to his arms. Some were looking for the muleis, while others were asking who fired the shot, and where the Indi ans were. 1 called to the boys to take the dead man off of me, for I was as weak as'a child. A couple of them did as I requested, while others threw fresh sage brush on the half smouldering camp fire, and we soon had plenty of light to see what had happened. I told the boys all about what had occurred. Wo found all the mules in their places, bht mine, which was staked off about twenty yards from the camp with one of the boy’s saddle and bridle on her. I Went in to the river and cleansed myself from his blood, and then sat down by the camp-fire, where I re mained until morning, unable to sleep. The Usbdbibd Dead of Syeia.— Our Syrian' correspondent writes that more than ten thou sand human bodies still lie upon the side of Mt. Hemon, in full yiew from the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean, upon the Plains of Si don, the ancient Phoenicia blackening in the sun, and their blood still criesbut to heaven for vengeance.. It la an Oriental custom to leave the murdered dead unburied until justice has been satisfied, and although in Syria the effect of the climate upon a dead body requires its. burial within twenty-four hours from the depar ture of the spirit from its earthly tenement, -these bodies have remained .unburied aud in a complete state of preservation. In the court-yards of the palaces, in the bar racks, and wherever the Christian has fallen, there lies the body now, still awaiting the ven geance of heaven s upon the oppressors and slay-. era of the Christians at Mt. Lebanon. Without entering into an explanation of the physical causes which have produced this mummification, it is soficient to say that the testimony of all confirms the statement Wolves and hyenas have of bourse done their work, but in all oh olesed premises the presence of the unhuried dead remains a silent appeal to Him who de al ared,“ Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saitb the Lord. ” Motion Traveller, Sept. 22d. . The customers of a certain cooper in a town out West, caused him a Vast deal of vexa tion by their sating habits and persistence; In getting aU thhhr old tubs • nnd casks repaired, and baying bat little new work, : “I stood It, how«ver, u said he, “until one day bid Sam Clrabtree brohghtin ah "old “bung-hole,” to Wbleb dm said be wanted A hew barrel quit the business in disgust.” MY WIFE IS THE CAUSE OF IT. It is now more than forty years ago, that Mr. L called at the booaelof Dr. B—- one very cold morning on Gis way to H , “ Sir,” said the doctor, “ theweather is very frosty—will yon not 4 take something to drink,* before you start In that early day, ardent spirits were deemed indispensable to warmth in winter. When com* mencing a journey, and atevery stopping place along the road, the traveler always used intoxi cating drinks to keep him warm. “No,” said Mr. L——, 44 ;1 never touch anything of that kind; my wife! is the cause'of it. 44 1 had been-in the habit of Meeting some of our neighbors every evening for the purpose of playing curds. We assembled at each other’s shops, and liquors were introduced. After a while we met, not so much for plivyihg as drink ing, and I used to return home late |n the even- 1 ing more or less intoxicated. My wife always met me at the door affectionately, and when I chided her for sitting up so late forme, she kind ly replied, 44 4 1 prefer doing so, for I cannot sleep when i?you are out.’ “ This always troubled me. I wished iu my heart she would only begin to. scold me, for then I could have retorted, and relieved my con science. But she always met me with the same gentle and loving spirit. “ Things passed on thus for months, when I at last resolved that I would, by returning muoh intoxicated, provoke her displeasure so much as to cause her to lecture me, when I meant to an swer her with severity, and thus by creating another issue between us unburthen my bosom of its present trouble. “ I returned in such a plight abput four o’clock in the morning. She met me at the door with unusual tenderness, and said, “ Come in husband; I have just been making a warm fire for you, for I knew you would be cold. Take off your boots and warm your feet, and here is a cup of hot coffee.’* i I • “ Doctor, that was too much. I could not endure it any longer, and I resolved that I would never touch another drop while I live, and 1 never will.” He never did: Ho lived and died practising total abstinence from intoxicating drinks, in a village where intemperance has ravagedas.much as any other in the State. That man was my father, and that woman my mother. The fact above related I received from the doctor himself, when on a visit to my native village, not long since. A QUAKER CAPTAIN. At the time of the Revolutionary war, whop it was very dangerous for a merchant ship to venture to sea, a Quaker, who lived in Philadel phia, had a ship which was loaded with, a very valuable cargo, and he was very anxious to have it transported to Boston. Having engaged his crew, and taken care to get a mate on whom he could depend to manage the ship, our friend set sail to Boston. . After being at sea six or eight boars, the mate espied an English privateer in chase and fast coming up to then*. He inform ed his Quaker commander of the;appearance of the English craft, and the dangerof the ship, “ What shall we do ?” asked our friend. “ I shall light the rascal,” said,the mate. “Oh, no, I should advise thee not to fight.— But thee must do as thee pleases' I shall go be low.” The commander accordingly vvent below and soon tho clashing of musketry and the shouting of the combatants, and notwithstanding his friendly disposition, began to be interested for' the' safety of his property. He soon stuck his head up the companion way to see how the bat tle was progressing, and saw the’ English com mander swinging his hat and cheering his men. Our hero could stand this no longer, and step ping bock, he loaded his gun, and soon made bis appearance again. Taking good aim at the British captain, dropped him and again retreat ed. Soon after, finding that the victory was turning on the Yankee, he came on deck, and stepping up to bis mate, be said: “ Has thee seen anything of the little noisy fellow lately, ft at was making such a fuss after 1 went below f” “No,” says the mate, “he has been still since you shot him I” Our friend justified himself in quieting a noisy fellow, and arrived safely with ship and cargo, but thought the mate did wrong to fight. PHILOSOPHY OF RAIN. To understand tho philosophy of this beauti ful hnd often sublime phenomenon, so often wit nessed since the creation; and essential to the very existence of animals, a few facts, v derived from observations, must be remembered: 1. Were the atmosphere, everywhere at all times, at uniform temperature, We should never have rain, or hail, or snow. The water absorb ed by it in evaporation from the sea and the earth’s surface, would descend in an impercept ible vapor, or cease to bo absorbed by the air when once fully sdturated. 2. The absorbing power' of the atmosphere, and consequently its capability to retain the humidity, proportionately greatep in cold than warm air. • ( . 8. The air near the surface of the earth is warmer than it is in the region of the clouds.~ The higher we ascend from the. mirth the colder do we find the atmosphere. Bence the perpet ual snow on the vary high mountains In the hot test climates. Now, whenbycontinual evapo ration the air is heavily saturated wltii vapor, though it be invisible and the cloudless, if its temperature 4>e enddenly reduced by cold currents of air rushing from above, or from a higher to a. lower latitude. Us capacity to retain moisture ft dismissed, clouds aife formed, and the v icsult is rain. Air condenses' as .ft cools, and, like a sponge filled with water and com pressed, poors put the water which its dimin ished capacity cannot hold. . • How singular, yet bow simple, the philosophy , of rain I What but Omniscience ‘conldhave'<|o vised such an admirable ing the earth.—Science American. . . . The following is a very signifijoaßt epfttleto bo pfpsented to the. present degenerate age. Which, if answered correctly, would be fpund to contain mbre truth than poetry^; r 1 ■' " ' Is there a heart tiiat'never sighed ? ' Is thert a that nevCifUied t ’. Is there an eye tfa'bh never blinked I u .Is jthetea mamfbßtnpyprdfi|RkeA?i . v r t a vitpmßh tbai faintedt IS therfe ii woman that nevisr’paihtedf T*‘ • tthd, thmrbem, and tohgae.ahfiieye Most tell a most confbunde&lw. " EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS* ! THE ALCHEMY OF VICE. You have heard of the atotyof the itaPwnr- Hat, who, meeting with * child of exquisite beauty, wished to' preserve its beauty for . fee* he should never eee snob loveliness again. go he painted the charming face upon canvass and hung it upon the walls of bis studio. Xu Ida somberest hours that sweet, gentle countenance, was like an angel of light tohim. Its presence filled his soul with the purest aspirations. If ever I find, he said, a perfect contrast to this beautiful face, I that also, and hang them side by side, an ideal of heaven and hell. Years passed. At length in a distant land, ba .saw, in a prison, he visited the moat hidecoaoib ject he ever gazed haggard fiend, with glaring eyes and cheeks deeply farrowed with lust and crime. The artist remembered his vow, and immediately painted a picture of this loathsome form to hang beside the portrait of the lovely boy. The contrast, was iperfset. His dream was realized.. The two of the moral universe were before him. What was the sur prise of this artist, on inquiry into the history of this horrid wretch, to find that be was once that lovely little boy. Both of these pictures, the angel and the demon of the same now hang side by side in a Tuscan galley. Kind reader, you need not travel to' a foreign gallery to see the transform ing'power of vice upon the body. The broken-faced, wanton looking wretch of womanhood, was once a sweet, modest little girl, that blushed at the slightest Indelicate al lusion. That obese, bloated, brandy-burnt Vi sage was once a joyous-hearted boy. What strange alchemy has wrought this bestial trans formation ? They have been the hard battle of appetite, and carry the scars of many coin pains. In the basement cells of inebriety and saloons of licentiousness many yomhfdl forms are sitting for their portraits. The dempß-af tist of>lusi and intemperance is gradually mould ing them into fiends. You may, our young reader, steal secretly into those hells of harlotry. Your kind parents and friends may little suspect your wayward proclivities. But bo assured jour ‘sin find you out.’ Vice cannot long remain concealed. The soul has ntf place to bide it. Soon the'fonl flame, through some rent or Assure of the body, will find expression. The inmost loves, desires and affinities of the soul, will mould the plastic boy into a corresponding likeness,-: The bhdyis a flesh and bloo.d statue of the spirit, and the countenance of flesh and feeling.. An old poet has said: ' ; , ’ ■ > a I?or of the soul tho body form dotako, Fcr loul id form, aucl doth the body make.” AUCTION I AUCTION 11 To be sold on Monday, the forty-elpventb insfc, by me, Joseph Annes, Esq., at Col. Bang’s tav ern in Bath—sale to begin nt -2 o’clock, after noon, or soon after breakfast. - Lot I.—An. elegant iron shirt* neatly timed with a fine leather ruffle ; three •'jpair W pea straw breeches, a woolen frying pan and ac4li co wheelbarrow. Lot. 2.—An excellent fur hat made?entirely of sheepb’s wool and bog’s bristles, oohtaining a complete history of my life, from nay youth np writien by my own hand and by my own aelf-£ faith. , Lot 3. A handsome pair of steel stookufgs; six pairs, of brass boots ready greased, and o superfine handkerchief, made of the very best swinging tow, with a great pudding almost as big as myself, composed of pep-straw and saw dust Aye, this reminds'me of a leather band saw and a steel nightcap, which I likewise offer for sale: Lot 4.—An iron feather bed, three silk hog yokes ready smoked and dried, and a lambskin grindstone—also three pairs of flit wiegs, four birch s pudding bags, and a wheat-straw tima mel, a muslin hatchet, and a pinchbeck swill tub; a mahogany poker, and a leather tea ket- canvass gridiron, a sheepskin warming pan, and a diminity bog-trough; also one pew ter waistcoat, and a leather looking glass that I made for myself—faith. * ' • ■ To which I may add three satin chambers printed on the best- type, with a pair* of pigs ears. Going—going I ' . As a weary traveler was wending bis way through thp mud in a far-wpst region of the country, he discovered a young maiden seat ed the front door of a small lug house.. He rode up in front of the cabin, and asked the girl' for a drink of water. He drank it, and ebe be ing the firet woman be bad seen for Several days 5 offered her a dime for a kiss. The young maid* en accepted the offer, and received both the kiss and the dime. The traveler was abptit to re sume hia journey, but the girl, never’ before having seen a dime, asked: “What am Pto do with the dim? ?” “ You may We it any way you wish,” he replied.; "it is yours.” "If that‘a the case,” said she, " I’ll give yon back the dime and take another kise. - I®* Tll . e following Bcsmoo, whichkhrief and to the point, comprises in five line* *be eo . tire truth, and nothing ; " J Our ingress inlifeirnaltedaijdbate; Oar progress through life is trouble and care t Our egress out at it,' we know nor wheie; 1 i Bat doing well here, we shall do welt there. , I could not tell more by preaching a year. ■ 6 ! ontkntmbnt.— Contentment consists not Id adding more fire, but in taking away some'; not in multiplying wealth, but in subtracting men's desires. Worldly riches, like bats, tear many clothes In getting them, spoil many teoth in cracking them, and fill no belly in eating them. —Andrew Fuller. " : Vr '' * Bas?snpED RoiM.— 2fl)3. flour, 4of buttter, 2 e ggs. well beaten, 2 spoonfuls of yeast, about a P in * njilk. Make a soft dough and set itfo J** e * When light, make it into small rolls, and bake about 20 minutes. , .IST Suffering others to think for us’when baa supplied uS with reaaon and a ebn- Boienoe. for the express purpose of enabling oa to think for ourselves, is, the greatest fountain of all human error. ' r ' . , ' :\Wr. Bow many a man, by throwing himself to the ground m despair, crashes out forever a, thousand flowers of hope that; '*f to spring up and gladden ill Mg' PftiQWUJi ; 4 c If you wish to learn all your defeats. 1 fluiHSel with your best friend, andyonwiftlS gumised to find What a ' estimation of pour friend. v ' ; m . V * Vltl. '■ # j .1 • ' V. . V '•A.- NO. 37. TK:- -} f Old J m BtA3 t ■ - Auctioneer f/-