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11111PALLISTER MiIiAVICH,
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DU. JAMES F.
PHYSICIAN A SUMMON,
SOWSW to Dr Wm .1 MQKitu, reigiectf II y len
dent his profecdonal See, lees to the citisena of
POTTER'S MILL'S and vicinity Office at:the
gutsw limos
J. IA
PRACTICAL SURVEYOR
OAK HALL
Will att►od to surveying banns, roads, Ar All
appltraticoosittld dto Boalshurg 1' U , wlll re
.*fl prompt adtoutlen Fob 10.741r/tn.
IMMIZITIMEIMEI
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ATTORN Erki AT LAW
Vine on Allegany street, In thc bull,fing fnr
merly ooggpked by Hume., Hato A en
!Smokers
AVost ICIS-Iyest
D
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BELLKPONTS, PA
Will attend to all rofessienol business entrusted
ao tits ears Particular att.t lion paid to collen
Siena, he Office in the Arcade, second floor, with
Cul W a H Wale
January 13-594(
IRA c. naTcatiam, -
ITTORNEY AT LA W,
111C1.1.KYONTF., II'KNN ,
WID eontitive the prantioe of hie profereo.o in ihe
Wiles heretofore 00.1 pied by Lin., nod will Itttood
prvolptly end faithfully to all bueuie•e rultuelod
to tam
Dee. 23, 1258 ly
P nAI CIS At if
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
bItI.I.ItPI)NTP., PA
Brofess'onal business will receive prumpt att.]
Colleetions made in Centre, ellitlon Mid
'lliserfleld counties
Opleaon4fleghony street in the building for
snarly occupied by Linn A 'Wilcox
Bellefonte, J uric so, '59
t J• D. W BigiblATff,
RESIDENT DMNTIST
011fosiand residence on the Nerith Ell At. Curlier
if the Diamond, nice the Court Ifouee
.• , . _
tar W 111 be found at hie Aloe esc , pt two weeks
in Onoh mouth, aommenolng un Ole butt Monday of
the teonth,whett b will be awn filling profeeetunal
ditties
Rli. o. 1.. skowivhcas, -
PHYROIAN A SUIWisoN
11101,L61011 . 1, CIINTIII Co , PA4
'Mos on High Street (old office ) Will attewl to
rofesalooat c•lill as horotoforn, awl respoetfully
~ tan ilia mice, to tile (Hands and Ho public
Oct 28- 58-tt
IL J. 11. 1111ITC II EL 11,
IVIIYSICIAN 1 bUltti EON,
6115.1.1111 , 116T6, CIIINTIVE , tl , I' A
1 9111 attmad to profesaluned calla as harotoforo, and
reaptattrully oats his aervloos to bid frl•nda and
otte poblte. (Nos anal dour to Iris roaid nea on
ISprft2Eatteat. Got 911.58-G
4 knim BOY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
lllrc'♦
WM litteird promptly to bodiless Intrusted
to him Special sltenu Xll be Nivea to the
0 rph sue' Omen Practice ILIIV Sorivoning His Oho°
Is with the Hoe James T. 11aIe where he oat
Always be ouneulted I's the &ngllsh sad German
lenuegee
II N. ie•tadaran. J T. MIALZ
:.4-0, VUlelia. -
DEPOT IT A APIA,
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11UbLES, IdcALLISTER, 11AhE k CO
CRATRIA , PA
Deposita linoolvad—Mlls of hlrobaugo and Nolon
blmoounlod —lntorost. Plild on Hpocial Deposita—
Illsotlonl Made, and Proceed', Itomitiod Prompt:
I y—lhotoingo on the Hart oonstentty on hand -
Juno 2nd, 1859
.1 U.STOVEU,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
P•Nfe•
WMI praetbm his profession to the severer Courts
of Centre County, All business Intrusted to him
will be faithfully attended to. Partioular attention
paid to eolleetlons, and all monies promptly re•
milted, Can be consulted in Lie German as well
MI PA the English language
Office en Nigh st., formerly oemspled by Judge
armada and D C. Dual, Esq.
1111ANKITIG MOUSE,
WIC F, RZYIKOLDS & CO.,
BIiGIAPONTIC, CSNTRIt CCI4 o .PA.
BIM of exchange and Notes disoounted Cei
ba:44ns made and .prooeeds promptly remitted
ritereat paid on spools' depoilts. Exehange in the
eastern eities constantly on hand lor sale. Dapos
fN
April7th, 1859.
U'. P. aussri,
DRUGGIST.
W1101,1111A.11 AND RfiTAIII DISAIAR IS
Argo, litedalnrs, Perfumery, Paints, Oils, liar
Ishllll44,Pro-Btullro, Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Bair and
Toyebßnishes, Vanes , and Toilet Articles Tremolo
APS Site elder Breeea Garden Seeds.
°sit". *Ail liu4 mylt oak oompletp and fresh,
sod all sold pit moderato prices.
Ilirlarsesrs and Phypialsos om the county
re nrited to examine eluck
The history of the West Is'ono long rec•
ord of bloody and Atrocious deeds. Not the
least in tie dark mid interminable catalogue
is the littleevent we are now flbollt to lay
before our kind readers. We heard the sto
ry from thelips of one who professed—aid
we lind no reason to doubt his word -- to have,
played n prominent port in the thtillrng °n
em ranee, and we give it to ehe reader just
no We heard it.
"Some years ago,'' sant the narrator, " a
friend and mystit agreed to take's tramp,
hunter fashion, through the great wilderness
of the Northwest. Having provided our
selves with what things we thought actually
necessary, and nothing more. me stalled up
on our perilous Journey : for that it was
perilous we were full) awnie, and every
Trader VS ill admit.
".Ifter enruunlernr nnumernLlr hard
ships and ninny dangers we found ourselves
ill ilie wildest kind' of a region, to.nly Intlem
distant front que haunt 4 of l't V Al
renrly a e 1,1 1 pa,seer" , non h Yo
have discon.rt , A,Al mast of men. lint
)(Ann; and foil of Mond, nod not , nvly pit
out or ii glitcur , l 'Flit-, was Tay o
tlw elp,e %%id' my 11;1,e
wn4 Aiiiirr,, 111,11
' /loth ref tis u, rc pert. eily a ,
idrorig as 11(111, ruid,i•untiidrr.ady t tlu 'len ,
ed In the ii , e of ' , inch arts ii a as ritle,, pis
tols, and bourn. Isiims In all this 'spi ets
sae could hold our on)] 111111 the 1 .e , 1 11,11
it been uthervet.e, we should in a , r !hive liv
ed to reach the point at which Me linally ar
rived.
"Just about dal k one evelini,l the latter
pert of July, 'Air a hard day's 'ramp, we
halted fur the night A tßiker. deeper lone
tier solitude than that t bleb surrounded ins,
it wuuld be hard to imogine Silently we
built • little fire and supper : silently we
ate it Worn out, and Gar the tune bring
sllghtly dispirited, we n ere m uo 1111111111 fur
conversation.
"For some time we sot I,y uor ramp tire
a 'timid uttering a singli?tt oil, and 9101041
without moving Ivt as thinking of
and aback friends, and it is only rooisuna
bla to suppose that T . fritrwas RltniLrly oc
eutited.
"After the elapse of some titer, our lire
burnt low, and I arose to rerleniNh It The
bark of a wolf startled me, and 1 involuroa
rely addressed my eompanieti.
"Buff did not answt r nor, lion ever, but,
wttkint noticing the I w
a quantity of faggots on the tic
ed hi:n.
Take a few I imp+ a•id I if
keep a atch, ' &aid 1, Dint assn tbatlun,nu
do the same by Inv
''Still, 1 got 110 gain r. anti I.llril I 1 / 1 . g.111 10
notice my Companion Is ,
'Anything the matte,, Andy said Ire
garding him closely.
No answer again. '
•"fliat's a little stung, , I 'enacted,
MQVing oyes toward tit)
Ilullsas silting facing the hirc, ash his
head bent lipe i his knots I stnwk lion
without arounlig him. ?mall) . I ;fused his
, head, and a t once beennie runs idus dal: lie
WAS soundly, deeply ash p
"Laughing off the ten: s w Inch hail for a
moment oppresaed Inc. I /al lILLII to uojoy
his nap, and settled myself down as comfort
ably AS the CireUmAtailii(S %i; wild pi mut
"I was dreadful drug , y, and 41: , [1110 0111'
perilous situation, devite rvt ry effort I made
to the contrary. I could nut entirely resi,t,
the overpowering influence of magi
sionally I started up suddenly, and found
that I had been dozing The last time I Was
aroused, I was awoke by the bark of a wolf.
Jumping to my feet, , l beheld the fierce ani
mal not a dozen paces distant, his ravenous
eyes glaring upon mo from the darkness.—
Seizing up a brand, I flung it at the rapacious
monster witla_all my .strengela It struck
him full in the face, and with a terrible howl
he darted off into the forest. Huff did not
awake, did not oven stir, so sound was his
repose..
"After that I did not feel much inclined to
sleep, though nothing more was to be seen
or beard. I examined my rifle and pistols, '
piled more faggots on tha fire, and kept on
the move, my eyes and ears open for any
more nocturnal elation,
, "Sumo time passed quietly, and I began to
grow insulleiably weary. Every muscle re
laxed, and a drowsy torpor gradually stole
over me. My eyes closed unconsciously—
my knees bent beneath me, and I was about
dropping to the ground, when I was sud
denly aroused by the 'sound of a man%
voico
"Hello, fellers, how d'eler do !" were the
words which fell upon my cars, and aroused
me to. full consciousness.
"rlooked around in bewilderment. Our
little camping ground was encircled by a
dozen or more br,!twny, tierce looking des
peradoes. It was a complete surprise, and
on the spur of the moment, I yelled aloud
"Andy, Andy, wake up !"
'Yes, wake up, Andy !" echoed the put•
laws loudly and derisively.
"Aroused at last, my comrade sp'ang to
his Met., and the next moment was standing
by my side.
"Instantly a dozen or more rttles were lev.
eled at us with deadly ann. , •
" Ycr ain't gem' to show tight, ar ye ? '
I=
II isztliantolls.
" Walking the Plank."
BELLEFONTE, CENTRE COUNTY,
demanded One of the oatlaws, a brilinl look- water dashed alongiwer the reeks nt the
ing wre'eh, and thedeader of the hand, as it bottom. I' made me dizzy to look down.--
afterwarde appeared
"That depends circumstances !" re- {rank, with a guard 'ever,us. I began to
spondeil Andy, unhesitatingly. ^lPe'cr two f , comprehend that some frightful drath &wait
good Mehl, afraid of neither man, or lsasK-;edlis, Anti my feelings were dreadful.
and if your intentions are hostile, as they '' plank atiout a Amen feet long and a
appear toihr, yob may take my word for it,/iot wide was then brirght - forivard and pla
that we will give you all (ho trouble wo c:•d half way Ow tha f precipice. My 'blood
can." ran - cold at the preparations.
"Yer won't now, will yer ?" rejoined the! On one end of the ilauk two own station
desperado tauntingly " (Mess ye'll have ed themselves.
jor hoods full of yer try that
, sctrt ova "Now, dri - velhe elfipp forward''' shouted
game." the PJader pointing td:Andy. '''Pother fel -
"Well, what do you want here, any how ?" low shrill freer him dttfiran' then he follOwd
I demanded boldly, fully satisfied in my own arter him. Irrive Hill on thar, hoses
mind that if we got out of our present scrape Every ellert was 'alado to move Andy,
we had to fight it out. Lit the poor fellow ecOtomed obstinate. The
'What do we want liar ?'' WRa the rapid 011 as; a pricked him mill their knives, and
reply. • I gur a the forest's as fire to us as beat loin with their rifiet§, but he refuseit to
it is to ally one else. DW'l kalkelate that
un're buss hire, ntrangir, do yer ?"
N'n !'i' wt , " ,111,13 ',4 and hr
tool, the is oils wit of toy mouth, 110 i aro
3 uti. But tliat'ii nut to Ow point '" lie add
eil 'n hat do you is hint with us h "
Yet money traps!- Understand
that wit tall { yer 7"
Is e ii i Ici ,tail that you're a gang
nip] Sit throaty "' rtis l sonilsil An
, hit: if 3 g at an2,llittig from
~.r.pt I ,41 nee
(A II I,A,t A dol. thee 'eut a Slffit.
, :141 1111 lhow, toldre , si.g
litte,llll, ••111 I.ln t
matte the inaitt
1% 1...
I 01.)tiglil too tim. raising my
Andy and in 2, if flied .imultanroudy.
• 1111111. h. ly twt of the nutlav,s fell dead
to the ground. and the test uttered 11 con
certed t t 11, that sounded more fearfully Owl
the 110%, I of 1110 wolf 1 had so recently driven
' away. -
tntly, lua thole ...out to the deadly con
qiet.
of 11 q rnl nrd a Mere of iloubk Imr
rclle4 v‘litoh gave us (Ight shots lie
f to een snd quick as lightning we wi re
:41‹.107ing The load , : in the fares of ihe out
, inlet, ern n ore of the brigands fell In fore
our aim %A tile we remained unwired, not
withrbunling a number of scattering idiots
; wkiLdlad around our CAM and ov,. r out
head,
"Non. eharge upon the thieves 1 " yelled
Ands in htenLot 11111 (1/eleri
'1 rotten r d my entiontle', lend. awl to
getht, r v‘ e ihurged tlllOll the ietnarning live
mallow s fiil ilia! nu Il er 'a re lent .\ tierce
rtyd[t eiedl'ed Andy purl - 010(2d
~1 0 1 I .Ivil dont& ditty ; Lut os
fate s‘fol:d hav, ii a e V 1 ere bosh teudon•d
y1'4,4
h 0 du
th ail. .trikl I I,y rt 1,0%1,
11, , 11 r
• I r that, for the
ft tue.,l 1 14, come uoc u t,,ci o u,. 1%1 4( . 0
I CP HIV ....If I found I ‘‘am in a cave
and 0. not loug helot c I dp.covered that
the t at rt.< the 111111ra. 01 1,0,1/0-14. nig
I mu , 1 1 1 1. 3 , L.li ,11:g,„ for I could SC!.
1101i111,: u • '.11;111 .ceizied ey•
er in I,t tl at .11,11.A1 .Avern It sraB
ellillie4t law ,• I %%as ever in,
and from be ••••tteto of Illy hrart I wthhed
myself +r• 11 ~ ur of it
• I thougl.t of .Imly, yotrkony be sure, but
sve un vilty of 'holing out %that, filch
become or Imp
''.lfter a %I Lilo, however, an old and out
rageously ugly Indian aqua w made her ap
p, al a the brought me loud and medi
rl [ie. and temporary light. My wounds
loud all cad v been tireSsel Of course I was
eager to qiieition her
' M) good woman," said I very pleasant
ly, •. I should like to know where I am—
will you tell tne
',She shook her head negatively, and to all
I could say or do I got no. other answer
inquired about Andy, and other matters, but
received no sativfaction. Finally, I gale up
despair, and let the 01d hag go.
"A week passed, and I was comparativoly
well. • About the expiration of that time,
the old squaw came to me ono day and heck!
°lied me to follow her (laving no reason to .
refuse otedien - c - c, T complied with her direc
tions., and after traverung a. number of dark
l'aggag" found myself in
the
open air. It churchAt a meeting of a session, not a
aii ma bright sunny morning,
and d es pi te,
thousand miles away, a minkter desiring a
y situation, I inhaled the pure atmosphere
dissolution of the pastoral relation, to ac
with delight.
. cept a call to a more influential church, in
_ . .
"Almemilleil on the spot I beheld a gang justification of his course, imfortunately
of a score or more of the worst looking men , stumbled on a scriptuie quotation, which,
I had rver encountered, and in the midst ! with slight misconstruction, placed the
my friend and comrade Andrew I \ luil. Andy'
reverend hrother in an embarrassing position.
looked very polo and emaciated, and
'My brethren,' said ho, 'we are not our own,
peered to have antlered much more than my
we are bought with cprice.' At this point
self. We had barely time to 013ot eadteittl- ho came to a stand, *hereupon an imperti•
er, and say 'God bless you, comrade !' when
nent member moved ihrthwith for a grant of
we were suddenly and roughly seized and !
theuest—as he did not think the oburch
gagged. At the same time one of the, out- I
I req d afford to give him any more than the
laws, whom I at once recognized as the lead
present salary.
er of the party which we had first encoun.
tered, stopped forward and addressed us.
"Now, cuss yet !" cried ho, passionately,
' , we'll make you pay for your handywork
tether night. Strip 'out !"
"In a few momenta we were stripped to
the skin, and we had neither the power to
resist or expostulate.
"Out with the plank, hosses I" yelled tho
same fellow. " Fust show 'em the way
they're goin' to travel."
'• We were sepirately led to thcbrink of a
chasm near, and made to look down into the!
almost unfathomable depths. steam of
N'A,, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1859,
, well then stetiomicl a few fret from the
Carry the mat) ! " "'flouted tm ',Her
madly
spite ILk altuggles, And) was picked
• - up and ritrrieir Tbilieilanlc. As (110 oittlawa
let !inn down they give him a viuktit pti.ll
i which sent him titt*ritlo,tha end of the
plank over the pieelPre. Aptly swayed floni
side td Fide, and strugeled wildly to rerll,l
11111 I,IIIIIICV lie 11‘ , .., ever 311,; hi!
over, in ht, fall d(spetill.ly at the
plank Tlitte he bald 11101' In, liugvr
Lolled in the wood. It was a horrid scene.
and nly biota . ] tuns :old a , the bar, re,:ullee •
lion of it.
" Let him go!" hhouted the fiendish
leader.
I ‘• The men who MIT standing on the oth.
er end of the plank jumped off, and plank
and Andy whirled down into the seething
depths below. Despite the gag in his mouth
the poor fellow uttered a loud and ternfying
shriek before he diiappeared from'sight for
ever The my rings,in my ears now•, though
years hate passed since thou I shall nev
er forget it
• " outlaws sprang to the edge of the
cliff, and I% tth a savage exultation watched
Andy's. deaceuL
" Now fur L'other one !" shouted the lead
er, after the lapse (4 a few minutes.
" At that instant 1 loud report of firearms
saddenly reverboatvklar and near, and half
of *iv bandits. sfileill; Miles* tette eseth ,
!The Mills Whileariiiro:iitil me am thick as
Mid, but I escaped unhurt. Instantly at.
terward a party of trapper 4 rushed upon the
:welly and Chilrged at the outlawB The fight
was short hut de.; s ate. In the cud not
au outlaw of tin in all tem:lined Mae, though
they fought dl“ oicarnate d, N its -
the moments of 0,, To lee I got
owo out .1 the reach of harm Plmoned
mid gat. , , , ed, 1 well I hare been of no (1,, to
towel! ur a0)1,,,,iy After the c,o v as
' over I made my appearance end gave a state
ment of all that had transpired. From the
trappers I learned that the cry of Andy had
directed than to the spot ; but, poor ft How,
they came Lundahl to, save him.
I thanked God and the mountaineers for
my own preservation, &ad quitted . thp rcene
with a sense of relief mingled with a feeling
of sadness
" Gentlemen, that was about the worst
anuation I was ever placed in, and may you
nerer have a similar experience."
gx Speaker Or'r, of South Carolina, had the
honor lately in his professional capacity of
conducting the defence of Mrs. Nancy Ste-
venson, who was tried it Anderson in that
State, on an indictment as a common scold.
1 Mr. Orr moved to quash the indictment, on
the ground that being a common scold was
no longer an indictable offence The Court
adopted tie viers of the counsel, and the
defendant was 'discharged. The Anderson
(Tavetto thinks that the thanks of the ladies
are certainly duo'the en Speaker for his able
arguments in defence of woman, snd to the 1
Court for wiping out the oflenco in the State.
This is the third indictment that has ever
been preferred in the United States for the
offence of scolding. The tongue, says the
Onzetfe, Is wumau's principle weapon of de
tense and offence, and, as Irving has very
factitioutily said, it is the wiry edged tool that
becomes sharper by constant use.
MORMON DRPRRDATIONB.—In the late In
dian or Mormon massacre of a party of emi
grants from Buchanan county, lowa, while
crossing the Western pra i Woe, the dead were
found horribly mangled and scalped. ' One
little girl, five years old. hid both legs cut
off at the knees ; her Sirs were &lest-cut - off;
and her dyes were dug out eihj o beir sockets ;
and to all appearance, the girl, after having
her legs cut oil had been Compelled to walk
on the stumps, for the Solo purpose of grati
fying tbe hellish propensity of savage bar
barity. _ _
_ _ _
CLIPPIAGE
ps' Emerson says when a public man
claims more consideration than his facilities
entitle him to, he is a politician."
17- Lord Coke calls the lair " a stately
tree." It may be a very nico tree, but it
does have some very pop; limbs !
arr.P it is said that about 4fig,ooo of slave
population of the South belong to the church
---atiout one-seventh of the v. hole
_share pop-
ItOon. -
.077 Even a riolsrny engine is not the
toughest material in the world, for it has
its twider part attached to it.
frj- - A do sm Easter, not long since, tried
an ,:xpeilment in the tiny of drying powder
in a store, and rather astonished both his
wife and himself. with the result.
(1"1 Martin Van Buren, it 'timid, lAwritiug•
n book It Vi 111 be spicy, if he faithfully re
-ords the dump of Cot! old Albany Jtegeney
in n hick IJc partioijultivt
11 _ I - My name rn Somerset. lain a
uus
crablc bachelor: I cannot marry ; for how
could I hope Io prevail on any young lady,
posseNscd of the slightest noticiig of delicacy,
to for a art "
F; futihun It G,ldnegs announre9 that
the Riolnnen,' Whig can have 6iti hold kad
vertised for,) when he has done with it, if
that paper will hand oNer the &5,01 W) rewafd
to his exeentors
a-z- The Massachusetts Spy denies that
Charles Sumner is to marry a rich wife and
simmer down into domestic life, and says he
n ill take his seat in the Senate at the open
ing of Congress.
'• I can tell you how to save that
horse." said a bqy to a man who was look
ing at the skeleton oft horse attached to a
vehicle '•llow I" Why just slip him a•
way While the crows are at roost."
arTp •' Joe, why were you out so late last
night I" "It II aan't so very late—only a
quarter of 12.." lbw dare you set there
and tell that lie t I wa,4 awake when you
came in, and looked at my watch—it was 3
o'clock." "Well, isn't three a quarter of
twelve I"
rio - There is a railroad down South which
i5l <rig ttSlu [ear, - drain by .
of about'toffee pot power. The conductor is
so polite that iT a lady shouts out '• Mr.
Condi - Maw. I should like a drink of water,"
he immediately jumps off, blocks the train
With a stick, and attends to the lady's
Money and Poverty -A shrewd old
gentleman once said to his daughter, " Be
sure, my flea,. you never marry a poor man
but remember the poorest man in the world
to one that has money and nothing else."
A loving husband recently telegraph
ed to his wife as follows
• %list have you for dinner, and how is the
baby '
The answer came —•Pork, has the meas
les.'
(1 - 7 - A young lady of Edgefield, S C., re
cently- &Wended a family sotrree as the Eve
ning News. One who was there describes
her dress (made entirely of newspapers) as
being unirpt and very beautiful. It is said
to have preseeeted by candle light a resem
blance to the richest brocade, so skillful
was the arrangement of its oorumns.
;J j' There is a trin in Troy which, in
stead of signing the name of the firm, aMa
• couple of ambrotypeva lithe larger than
postage stamps, one containing a lifelike
delineation of the features of the senior and
the other that of the junior member of the
firm. Homely mon will of course, set their
faces against any such arrangement.
11:7 The Christian Advocate gives the fol
lowing characteristic 'anecdote of an old Ken
tuckian, long familiar with hunting and bor
der warfare, who, being present at a conver
sation where !darnCs name was mentioned
In connection with other distinguished Meth
odist ministers; exclaimed: .1 tell you what
it is gentlemen, say what you please about
your thvicoms. and Wanglia r and Caporals,
but in the big day coming, idaMt will bring
up as many scalps as any one of 'em.'
[I - ✓' 000 has written on the dowers that
sweetened the air—on the breeze that rocks
the flowers upon/the stem—upon the rain
drop that refreshes the optig of moss that
lifts its head in the desert upon its deep
chambers, upon every pencilled sheet that
sleeps in the cavern of the deep no less than
upon the mighty sun that W24111/8 millions of
creatures which live in itt light--lipon all
His works He has wrtttcpr•NZonediveth for
himself.' i.
A MAN WIARING floors. —A person sup•
posed to be a female, giving the Lame of
Anna Pageorme arrested in Sarawak Ga.,
on Mondayewsditibg very extend,. firops.--
An examiatlotr,•bowever, showed that the
person warn I male. On his examination he
stated his name to be Charles Williams.—
The Savannah Republican says he converses
freely and well, and with all of the action
and delicate-toned voice of a whman. Re is
an exquisite counterfeit, end seems up to the
arts of the sex, assumes the female admira
bly in his maquers.and deportment, wears
her clothes gracefully, and they are arranged
with a certain degree of taste, wh ly incon
sistent with the-habits of malgs. ho may
4kigoutcuged tilts to,prison for tc
A Visit to Nkagara Fait.
(NO. 1.)
SLOPING LAWN, Mey 25. 1852
Mn. Ruston' —in company with a friend,
one pleasant morning a short time since, we
sot out wholly intent upon a visit to Niagara
Falls; tram it small town in the Buck Eye
State. Passing through a level and fertile
country, pot hint of importance dimmed to'
our notice except the itriponntio, ''app*atice
ot the surrounding scenery, irlith not On
frequently Met the eye with ell the variegat
ed loveliness of a western landscape, beneath
a dear and cloudless sky. Night gathered
her sable curtains around us, the evening ut
the first day in the thriving villags at Con
neaut from which harbor w^ inttmded sail
lug. As morning came n-h were to be soon
upon the deep blue 'Cetera of lake Erie, mov
I op- lon rrt t h e point of our (le,,liiiation
out those " Pirating pninceN" 50 owner.
01141111011 its I/040111, gliding as if some mys-
Mums agency oilitive•iled roan with
natural powei: in this propulsion of obr boat
The II aniful waters, as they sparkled be•
neat,' the glitreThille4ys of the rimming anti,
seemed to bespeak animation to all aidinated
nature, hit lo did we anticipate, that the it
1011111:111ry 1101111 ,o 8002 be o'er-clouded,
2nd IW:turbid!. iit fury of the iollmg wa voi
threaten-to engulf us in the deep, after the
r ii hich out voyage hind
been cominciii-ed Vet such ass the rase. I
l)nwout we went, t/sce.l by the furious hi!
lows, and although the wind 2 blew,the storm
raged,and the upheavini.s of the mighty deep
continued nearly four hours, our hardy sad
co exhibited not the least degree of fear,
but rather that of triumph as our bark
proudly plunged through the swollen surge.
In the evening we arrived in safety at the
Queen city of the lakes, highly gratified that
we had escaped the danger to which we had
been exposed. Our arrival was greeted-with
an udiusual number of cab drivers, who were
all ominously waitmg to carry the passen.
gems to a place of repose.
We hare not boon, however, entirely un
accustomed to traveling, but the excitement
manifested on this occasion, exceeded any
thing that had evet fell our t'ot to witness.
Ali far as the eye could eitenaeilorif the
• • • • rile jam of veliielewead
theirdrirers were perceptible. aini the un-
kind feelings created by a numerous corny).-
tion,at length broke forth in a general melee
among the Nth men. Whether the authori
ties of ilutlalo sanction such improper con.
duct is a problem we aro not' prepared to
solve, but the least we can say of it is that
a broken head appeared almost inevitable
from the f131111:,' rnissilea of the combatants.
After partalong of the hospitality of a first
claw; hotel, we ‘s ere ready to take' passage,
in the morning train of cars, direct to the
Falls. Nothing worthy o'frespecwl note oc
curred during our short stay in the city, as
the cars loaving at an early hoar prevented
such obseryations:as would be of Interest.—
Once out of the city, is to ire seen on the right
the Carr face or name• Which no longer re
tains the solitude in which the " red man of
the forest" sported,unconscions of the change
that was soon to take place, by the energetic
hand of civilization. On the left rolls the
broad and placid stream Niagara, toward the
greet father of waters
The first station after leaping the city, is
Black Rock, where nothing of unusual ap
pearance would induce the traveler to pause,
if it were not teat the name is familiar to all
conversant with the history of the late war
with rireat Britain. Here it was that Coin,
' Perry took winter quarters, and so complete
ly foiled the British as to Ike, p them entirely
ignorant of his wAereabouis. Several villages
appear on the route through which the cars
pass, among which is Tonawanda, a distance
of twelve miles from Buflilo. This place,
though possessing many natural advantages,
Is seriously affected in cohscquence of the
lowness of its local position. At this point
the Niagara is at its moat extreme breadth—
being eight miles from the American to the
Canada whore.
Nine miles from the last nsrned villiage is
Seblosser'Landing, where the steamer Caro
line, of Botha°, was cut loose by the English
malitia during the Canada rebellion of 1837.
This vessel, it will be remembered, was used
as a ferry boat to carry American citizens to
the Island, where the •' self-milled patriots"
—that had sot themselves ip defiance-to the
English laws—were stationtil. The Island
was visited by a great number of persons,
entirely through motives of curiosity. In
view of thesii,plrcumstances, the commander
of the English at Chippewa determined that
the boat should he destroyed. At Use hour
of midnight a party of men were dispatched
to cut oil what they supposed to be carrying
aid to.the rebels. Floating within the peace
ful precincts of our republican Jurisdiction,
and moored in the American landing, was
this ill-fated vessel when attfcted. Entirely
unconscious of danger, and witholit means
of defence, the sleeping inmates were aroused
by the assailants on board. As no serious
obstacle prevented, the completion of their
wank was, speedily accomplished. They
fired the boat and sent it a burning 'wreck
upon Nissara's bosom. The proprietor was
killed in the affray.
Snob are the circumstances in relation to
this affair, though not the - only incident which
Snakes the place memorable. A fort
by the French step eartyperto4. add. 03 the
4oteriet-eflie tboirwbo lorcla
Traitj 4 1 01 m ID(rAwnt
~ZfLuME 4—N VAlllkit 48
fonder on the_ Runts of fioider days. FrOm
het'o aehreely a moment Nit a reqoired, Wore
we landed In the pieturestine village of Ni-
agars Falls, One mile fromAthe former - 41feet.
ft 18 beautifully situated, near the , falls,.and
contains some very fine ititddings, among
which are several chiircillk, good botela, and
lodges belonging to the charitable and benev
olent'ingitutiom• of thek.4onit of Temperance
and (hid Fellowship.
A little beyond the village towerd the
P:014, at the depth of two, hundred feet. be
loir the surface flowed the mighty stream.—
lit-the eittance a Camfdlan landscape out
stretched majestically, while to the left a
partial view of the fella, with its hestififul,
rainbow. was perceptible. All:Were indeed
grand and imposing
After We had efideaiored to realise the
magnificence of what I ere presented we pro
ceeded to the hunk of the river below the
Atnencan fall To enable the visitor to ac
complish this ohject, there 18 a"Mir Of stairs
erected 1) - y cutting away the embankment,
making it of gradual descent. Thee° staid
are of (-Quaid...table length—i`teemgistlven hung
red regular steps. There is Alto &Wed
at the satue place water worht fat the purl.
pear of leaving down pl , /now4 1it.9111.7U1S of de=
sceoding by that means with more else and
convenience. From the foot of Wes° stairs
visitors can proceed toward the American
Fall several rods without any great inconve•
nience, as the felling away of the embank
ment has produced a foundation, over which
they can pass in perfect safety.
A further sketch of Niagara Falls and the
various objects ttf inteitat pre...dented to the
inquiring stran,ser, will be fltrthcoming at an
early period. 50.40.
(Tn OE MI.:Tit:CRP ,I
A Broite Boy
A brave little boy who was left alone in
charge of a dentist's office and lodgings lit
New Pi leans, recently, was awakened in the
night by the entrance of • burglar. With
eye tithe opened - Merely to a line he saw him
step to the side of the bed, look through the
mosquito bar, and bend his bead dawn to
listen if the occupant betrayed any sign& of
being awake : Satisfied with the scrutiny
the bwrghtr took a pleat of candle from his
vat pocket and lighted It *TIN - it Mich.—
Ile then raised the ourequito bar anirperthis
head under, holding the liet At sego hand
and a bowie knife 113 the other. the blade
lying against the fore part of his mitt. The
lad preserved an appearance u if he slept,
and fully satisfied with the last mtalsinstroti
the burglar stealthily and slowly mussed tote
the apartment adjoining. The boy got qui
etly out of bed and made across the town
which the third had just left to • drawer,
where were two pistols. 'This 311 , 0ipe rl l / 1 110
in obtaining them was heard by the burglar,
who rushed back and made at the boy with
knife uplifted and hia left hand at a rnitol
be had by his aide. The little ribs
was dual to the emergency, for he stood
firus„holding,& pistol in each hand, present
ed at the thief. The burglar did not dire to
advance, but retreated slowly, followed by
the lad with pistols extended. lie bad suc
ceeded in cocking one of the derringers only,
but hesitated to lire lest he might miss. As
the burglar went he fell over a chair, but be
fore the boy could decide upon shooting was
on his pins again, making out Into the court
and climbing up the ladder. Then the boy
tried what the dernoger could do' and fired
as he was trying to get on the wan. The
hall unturtunately inissyil and the thief es
caped, says the Delta
Wo never knew until we read the sermon
ofElder 3liddleinas, one of the saints of Mor•
mondon, delivered recently to his disciples at
Salt ',like City, that they had a printing office,
elflitori and reporters, in Heaven. lie con•
eludes" his serthon thus :
•• They eat and drink and sloop in heav
en: Earth is emphatically a Miniature of
heaven. I believe they have a printing of
fice in heaven, and electric telegraphs, and
short hand reP9rierl, Why .iwk I Are.they
not greater than we are on earth I I believe
there is a channel of cominudication extend
ing from my mouth to the Lome of the in,
gels, and probably an angel at the telegraph
office in heaven is now welting for the news
from here, and as soon as he gets it ho will
take it right to tile hands of the printers and
they will set it up in type and print itinjnewspa
pore, and than boys or men will jump on hors.
es and ride arotind, giving the Inhabitants of
!leaven the latest news concerning the king
dom of God on earth. There are mare than
two reporters here, more than brother Lang
and brother Watt ; I believe there is a reporter
here from Heaven to find oat who he speak
ing, what he is speaking about; ind every
thing else of interest. He sends the Itemiras
fast as he gets then!, tight op to Heaven,
ant% theritthey are pritited.'
A edurossahrorsi.:.-Dlniog the rich' of
M. Ward, the American minister, to Pekin
Chinls be was honored with f sumptuous
dinner. Though only the three tbibese
oom
miasionors and Mr. Ward, his seOretary,
and two interrese4,lolwo present and sat
down to it, the mkSgAreies enough Ow at
least a hundred, andlfii` eipenee was esti.
•at $1,600. It odoiliteid of venous
• bird's nests, Aerial Ins, boiew's
ilitigrineLm seeds, &0., to. go Article
''T turTfine - Teiti thenlkiky