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Business Directory.
BEAVER.
INMIZEI
AGNEW & BUCHANAN,
Attorneys at Law,
Street, Beaver, Peroa'sik,
• , Opposite the Argee °dice.
J. FTDt'INLAIP,
Law. Oltice in the Court noose,
• il tinsioces promptly attended to.
WlCLlAMS"fonsortal baloam ikeaver,
r. • Hair Cutting,
- ShampoOntng,
!...1 ID the most approved Styles. An easy
clean towels guaranteed. maid-ly
'MOO ti
will pracce tits pCO-
I ) js
to and Forrounding country.
•!.r Border building, 3d street, Beaver,
• apr2.4ltr
Phyficittn and tiurgeons
occupied by T. S.
•. • A..,eisor, StrTeetrlY occupied
cer, Pa.
sprlC.:43,
NELL-Eli—Ph) anlan and Surg.ron. Office
• • • ,1 formerly Oft. ui.led by Dr,. McKiney
• e—ltcaidence. Dr. McNutea
i, h_ N D 5 OF JOB WWI& neatly and expo
ly executed at the Aftw:s office.
t A MALL- Attorney at law. Bearer. Pa..
tne Court Ifortee.
B YOUNG. Attorney at Lacy. ()Mee and
!we ou Ttard .t.. cast of the Court House.
I,rolnytly attended to. ap.2 . 7.1y
:! M.-"ItEERY, Attorney at Law. °Mee un
6 , , rA St . below the Court house. All bud
- I..rupt ty attended to. jelll,
\I F. 11 k 1. - NNINGHAM. AttoroeV at Law.
r • card cod of Third eireet, Beaver, Pa.
Y Manntacturer and liesler to
11 1 ,ts, sh,)es and Gaiters: Main et. Isepaly
\ Elt DRUG STORE., Andrlessen
) Till;:::17 4 t & Apothecary, Main st. Prescrip
- componndea. (repta;ly
NEW RRIGIITON.
l•. t °ALE, Dealer In paints. oll.glass,nails,
; . look imr-;:l.lbses, frames, garden
fibwer-seeds and Ltucy t,,xv Is. Falls street,
Its:0110r.. sep'27.7l-4
' KNEE S. BIN tiliAM,..ilauktfacturere of ear
buggies, epring-wug,on.e, beck-wag
- k. vehicles of every aercription, Bridge S.
rAcPx.l.\vork.rnen. Succe,sors to George
niarGly
d•111 , -1 . In \Vatcher. Clocks
i • Jess diry 1Z,113./rlng Lea:ly executed,
ay, near no‘l-71-ly
-1% N11 . 1•EI:T. Conlectiuner; Ice
', lly.n . N and Gain.. in eea~ou. Bala.
\i,. . w.iidled• novi
'V WALLACE. Den'er Anit.nicnn
V Afar Alunufactur-i Mona:nenz., , , Gr-tve-
. •••• s atis at rea•otiabli • prici - s. Railroad st.,
UV. Depot, 'New Ltrii:Mot , .
RANT anti Ea rtiso
) I.OON inrira 11: all Lours, taiiii• supplied
. il4 - itca.•zes oftLe r POSOR. PrIC /.OX.
- :,d. tot of Patti and Broadway. Iny2l - 11 ly
N N ELLE:NBEatt.i, Merchant 'failure.
read ny, New Brighton. See stir (op14;1y
1%4 4f . .grap her . 11 Ulpon'f.
I , Itr.,lftwny .13..1 photograph, trom re-tonch
t%eptiily
BEAVER, FALLS.
Itt.IIKIITS(IN D0.11,r in Ow Cc:L.
11 , I,rn' ink 1 4 .14(11111,.. Lftdier ,
'•• . It. Fail, k-il2;
ENS(CS 1711511. Land 0111ce,
• • S• . ItPaN , r Falk. Bed,-
1 ) 7
it it, I DU, E VI AT E I:
1 t`i 1.: ' 11.1 N .Nlanniact are of and
cl• - 1. .'..••• 1.4 - ;r1•7:1y
ItA 1. ! ad].
• Jiro., 2r l . 1)-inkip r oppoidle tull
- Bridgewater. Pa
EMI Bridge I. , tree r. l'a .
. . I 1• aler in Gold and Silver Wat, he..
3r, if sl:ver Ware, SpeetneJes, %Vnteli
.le4-elry repaired. ifebls'7l.ly
i ' MI Fa•ldort,tiie
.1 ,11r1....•11 employed Shop
1,0.15-71.1 y.
/11 14 , 110‘111, :11 4 . t/rt..
4 ,41'1
14' • .
0 , 141 EST E 11
.1 I ‘ ; ‘ i .
ii \V: l 4l: u l y 1 '.11,t
,i l p l
•
I. - T,,v Cart, Wazor.P:
,f •-ar
llr
vu:
) 4 . ‘NI 10)1 113
I 1: zwar
n0,20-tf
lUD b.::siNED c c), teucer,tiry to N% to.
I P.neelding.) Druggists and chemists. Pre
tlccriacrarefully ccampattuded stall hours. In
Ihamond,•Rochester. seP4,ll
IV ILL t.,ALITII it CO.. Fancy Dry titxida,
• N0..-and
..-and 31illinary. Madison tit., neat Dia-
1• ~~<••r~• . I•~
:• lit LAPP.
. I.o.,nalactur,r and Dealer in
I
1 .•: —lre of Brighton at.. above
•,.ry. See adv't. tpepli:ly
; • Ei. C lIA N NEN. Pre. , crip-
Cur , C.Mpollt,ded: Water L.
(5t.114.1y.
i•f".l Eft El: tc !••( /NS, S , k hnit•PalC
a. Dry Good.,(iroceries..Flonr,Feed.l;rmr ,
Salle COT Water S damep .t.
71111...1..ER , Contrs [lon. and Builtlmrp!,
.)1 • Mt czetn rent of Saitt.lJuorp, Shutter*, SC.
. Lumber Lath S. Rocthltter, tpop4l,:y
, TT BOY LE .t ELL.l.A.3lS,Saccessors to C.
• 1.11 n• tt: Co.. I),alcre In Sawed and Planed
..:1..r s Shingles. Rochester. IyRpZ",
EFFLF.II,t CLARE., proprietors of Johnoton
• 11 , .11, , -. Good accommodations and good 1 , 1 -
• N,ar IL It. Depot. .ctl9:ly
AL LEGE' li CITV.
IN ANS.Eketrlcal rtlysician; Chronic
I / wad,. a Ppecialty. Office, IS7 Wet,n
avenue. Allegheuy City, Eta.
1111SCELLANEOUS:
1 SNEA.I). Freedom. Beaver co:111i)% Pa..
rI • scaler in Salved and 1:11111011R LUSITIEIt of all
,!. P.a., and ilarze , bnlti to order. lati9'7l-ly
TllORNlLEY.llaunfaetnrer of the Great
/ Rept:rite - oohtnd tmnose. and Patentee of Poe
.<vltentlUll tot. and centre. Fallelt,,ll.
D. ('ONE, D., La.,. of Datllng . ton,
• hti‘lll,: rone,t'd Ito Ne•W-Lrl.;tlh.h, itij t •i, hi,
I ai ,or, ire. in al: It, branohe.. to tho j o
t and SllTTOUnditlf:counlry. (Mee t
Bu:ler and Broadway. sopl:;;Iy
AA% 13 A_ it Il Ll't r having been Eng-,agOiln the Foundry Businass
- --r to II irker for moie than thirty year,—Goring which time I
•-. L. has e accumulated a variety of useftil patterns, be
ides constructing models and taking out patents
CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS,, for improvements on •
r COOKING STOVES
r ; 1 , 11114.8, /Noui Odom], ! 'Ac,
J'Artont,. Motneingp and Pnctur
`td., Flftti Avenue, 13 dnori
rninS"7.2.;l.:
Homes Still Larger
Ml=
~ • -1,11.; c:tnite
..1 4L;I, ht.nee
I . IIE .k TE AGENCY
r• i•Nt•ry de.rrlptton.
MidCo and :‘ ,, utitcrl7'4 , Latt,.
'A. gram and frt:it farin*: rice, cqqar and ,-, 4-
21:Intaliong: 74i1. , 11711:1150LS :
1111 d r‘irtllr , ,id , •ll ,,. . at, d ftand , .
• *.o
I rel.'l • ileX.l,le , or
•, 1. kt• 1. .1 1:•••gifliel• •
• termo of pr(Terlie. t•
kf1.1r,..• It W. CLAittil: S co
E 4 ,11( A.eu c,.
11E1
1 ~ a - t 'll,t !...: VS - ante (L
' ~•
-- N1: lIEELEI:
, PN; :!.E 1 ,11N(.. :MACHIN!: /A,
h tn, .iv.- tan g.tve rvf,r,lre
• 14 t. furl.l-1‘ a
• ,1 Da y fp , ,,,,,ft•.1 6(:14:,. A or
r • 01. N
bllnille,•
\' Ws: El: 2 t t l t N ,, Pitt.
• l'‘
Mil
OID Q 1 1(•Ks AND 13uposTons
Clarirt for A v.ce att.' Consultatirm.
1: 10.„,.'f. l.rad Lime of
author ,vernl :11U311'..
o • , t,....tt•e. On RI! •If
..r I ,riar:i °trans, hich he 1,3_, mul t • an
km: 11,, no mat
• - rat-.' lirIzIlla , 11,L; or of I.IOW 11,1,1
A practice of :Ti rear, enable, him
:'h urc• tro,nrantood
irf ••:.• at a di , tatiee can for
let tm-• n.lomms unto-ing
i toprepay
vd for the ilea W.. Price 10 r.•nt,..
.1 It DYOTT 7.1 I) .v.ic•nn unA Sur on.
1 0 : St Ni" , York.
$50,000 Reward !
'•• iit.trilitated to vutiverthert• to the ANIERI
t • Vi .ItKING PEOPLE: In 1 , 71. It it the
Taritt Motitti:y: hits It;
ith
f:rer ! , N , ; bse.riber Gels a I'•c::ri.um,
to I) In :twil
-1 r , :t7;unv: nre of
=
each; W
. A m r f n %Vatchet. , , tkill each
ot sniallor preiniunl*.
tr.. trlai tilrve 13.101a1t.
I, 4.'0 , 1111. ti to
I'APIZ.()N S CO..
PC- 1V4:305,
PHOTOGRAPHER
lift‘t;tt
New Upholstering House.
THEOPHILLS ROLLER
1 50 OHIO STREET, ALLEGHENY CITY, PA.,
to notify the trade generally !hut
opvtagt the 3tyose tune with .3 fins
of Parlor Fonlitmo re hie epetinlq• 1111
p.teet Reverrabit Spring Mattreee ie rumatt
tut,il and for wale by htm. Send for Price Lhtt.
Vol. 55--No. 25.
ALPS INSURANCE COMPANY
OF ERIE, PA.
Cash Capital $250,000 00
Asssets. Oct. 9, 71,. 311,948
Liabilities, - - 5,200' 00
.1. M. BCCIIANA.N
0. NOBLE, President: 3.
B. W. Woons,
Tuos. F. Goon
DIRECTQBBI, .. ,
Hon. 0 Noble, Erie Hon. Geo. B. Dalin:later,
J W Hammond. do Meadville Pa.
Hon Selden Marvin, do
l l J P 'Vincent, Erie
Hiram Dazaett. dolHenry Rawie do
Charles II Re..d, do,o TChuretilll do
H S Southard, doiCapt J S Richards do
Wlt Sterna, do, Richard O'Brian, do
11 W Noble, do F II Gibbs, do
.1 Englehart, do John H Cochran, 114,
.1 H. N. ell, do 11 Hactiebb. the
W H Abbott, Titusville, Capt DP Dobbins, do
Jno Fertlg, Titusville.
Poncirp is%ueti at fair rates and liberal terms.
Insures against damage by Lightning as well as
Fire. CHAS. R. HURST, Ag't.
Rochester. Pa.. Dee. ly
EZI
I=
A Word With You !
If you want to 'any propertxi
If you want to !ell property„-
If you want your house Inata f ted,
It you want your goods ILIAtiMtl.
If you want your life Insured.
If you want to Insure against at•cident
If you want to lease your house, 3
If you want to,bire a house,
If you want totlitny a farm.
If you want t4aell a farm.
if you want tit y legal writing dune,
Do not tnll to call at Ma Wilco of
mar3o - ,70;1y
Eberhart I Bedison,
GENERAL INStfRANCE AGENTS
AND
Real Estate Brokers,
80. 223 Broadway, Bev-Brigntca,
hoe2.-tf] Beaver county, Penn.
Professional Cards.
GILBERT L. EBEILIIART.
Attorney at Law,
WIII give prompt attention to collections, pro
bonntle.s and penalonp, buying and rolling
real estate, etc_
(lithe on IST oadtvny. opposite R.E Hoopes'
Itan6:inz llou4e, Nen tirLzliton, Beaver Co., l'n.
seu 41f
JAPES CAMERON, JOHN Y. KAMM
CAMERON& MARKS.
_t-'.ttoruevs at Law
Anal rival - E:state Atrenter.
Rochester, Pa.,
attend promptly to all buslr.ess entrusted to
their care, and have superior facilities for be, lug
and selling real estate.
T.J.CILINDLEB,
Dentim rtil continues
~r,...., , „,,,-, " 44; '''N...- _ _to perform all opera
driii..,....-r .... done in the dental pro
i-.47,.-ll ."-- - ' is- , -, 's llfe.‘sion at his office,
i. /..l. — ii ....
... Beaver . Radon, Roch 4
l : 1—...1 r .. -,- - i "...... l'-'l' It '4/ ter. All who favor hint
• 1 - -- 1.• - • . r .) with a call may expect
''''
-- '" C .--.... , ....4." to have their work done
in the best possible mann =,' and the MOgt reason
able term, ,
The hook' , of the late tirtil of T. J. CILLN D
LEI{ s : sus are in ht hands, where all wilt,
have arcenntii µlit pleni,e cull immediately and
Settle the r,2151.10. may I '724 1 y
7Coeiatliertr3r.
-
...,..4,.Dr. J. ITI-ur
r--rK '"----'-: ra y t ortirtd Ire
water. t deter
.•.,,Lt that ' illillitik ,
, ~,- • .-- a ..., t ... , miued no
Dentist in the
''- -,....- ' 4 ' -- il - .. ,--- -- State shall do
. ...' ; e e .:. -- ,.. -- • work better or
--.1 -- k 1" - ..t. "7-47;.:' R.,-7,1
cheaper than
. --.- "fi r ir , Jtk ....,,e$ he offerm it to
. •
tiftfe li hi e ums patrons.—
e• th
best material:
manufactured in the United Stales. Gold and ell
avr tillinz performed in a style that defter compe
tition Sati.faetion zusranteed in all operations,
ur the motley returned. Glee him a trial.
fetrZ:le
Ma n ufa et it rers.
POINT PLANING MILLS,
WATER ST:, ROCHESTER, PA
HENRY WHITEFIELD,
0.e1114.1y
:11.‘NUFACTI:Itlilt OF
Sa I)oorB,3louldbigs,Floor-boards,
H"callier,boaras, Paling.'? Brad:-
els, ctc. , tie. Alan,
M.:ALI:Its IN ALL KINDS of LUM
LER, LATH, sIIINGLES' AND
BUILDING TIMBER.
llaving put% hasedt he the territorial in
terest or Mr J. C. AnderNm, ow 111 . r Of the
several patent%, covering eertain improve
ments in the construction and joining of
wcathcrhuulyds and linings fur houses and
other buildings, e are the only persons
authorized to make and sell rte same
within the limits of Beaver county. Par
ties Interested kill please observe this.
Carprnlrr' Supplifs (biislantly Kept
Ern - tivtuat•r_ of Shute-Bork 'mole to
ott4.lv
ISIZI
I.` A 1141,54rr N
Foundry 6z Repair Shop.
—.and artvr hnvilw tharon:z24ly telt:ea th-,:
Drovemcnte, I kel warranted In offering them to
the pnbllc.
The GREAT WESTERN has no Su
perlor tor this Locality.
STOVES.
su)ees o f Dinerent Styles fur heating, and Cool:Ink,
The Great Nine holm Stove
Lind I, /r,
11:1s the bet Record of any Stove ever offered in
this market.
IT TAKES LESS FUEL,
LESS 1t)031 TO Do MORE WORK,
BEST BAKER,
Nt()s-r I_)lL7 Tt A. 13 LE:
THE BEST sT()VE IN USE
In conricclion with the store I hav e got
up a Putent
I.:X7CItIINTSIONT TOP,
which occupies little room, no additional
fuel, and is not liable to wear out, dispen
ses with all pipe, can Le put
. on or taken
off at any time, and made to suit all stoves
of any size or pattern.
Five liuntived Pieradonti
Who have.purehased and used the
GREAT REPUBLIC COOKING STOVE,
Most of whose names have been publish•
etl in the Ann s, are conhtlently refermi
to, to bear witness of its superior merits
RS a cooking stove.
ilarinz three first 'class canines on hand. of
&bO2t fdteen horse power capacity, they are offered
to the public at reasonable rates.
I WIN THORNILSY.
owl& tf.
COUNTRY RESIDENCE FOR SALE
SITUATED 1-2 NILE BELOW BEA VER.
and having a delightful Tien of the Ohio river
and ennrounding country; I mile from It. It. Sta
tion; house brick, two stories high, 4 roome,attic,
hall, cellar , porch. etc.; all finished; wash-house,
smoke-bonse. well of water at the kitchen door
new barn and 'table with cellar. Nice paling
fence in (coat of property; all well painted; good
orchard In bearing condition, grapes. plumbs,
cherries, gooseberries, and all kinds of small fruit.
tt be sold on reasonable terms. Apply on the
premises to the owner, J. M. GRAHAM..
T _l.
Insurance.
. P. ItialtliT,lTtce..Pt.
Treasurer;
mem, Electetary.
E=EI
on Hand
A LTOO ETHER
inarGql
Dry Goods.
A. W. ERWIN & CO.,
IMPORTERS
.Jobberß
!EEO
RETAILERS
-OF
DRY -GOODS,
JOB LOTS
FRO
EA. SIT ERN
AUCTION
SALES ~
Nos. 172 ald 114,
Federal Street,
Allegheny
CITY.
per IS 1,
hisuranee.
ROCHESTER
Fire Insurance Company.
~ -NCORPOLIATED by the Le:hilatnre of Penn
-Itar_ Fetrrnary, 1572. Office one door east
cf r Harley-. Bank, Rochester, Lew, er
county, Pa.
People of Bearer county can now have their
property tneur.l acain.t loci or datnne by lire,
at lair rate*, In a tale and
RELIABLE HOME COMPANY,
thereby avoiding the expense, trouble ar.d delay
thcident to the adjustment of losses by companies
located at a distance.
BOARD Or DIULCTORP
M. S. Quay. George C. Speyerer
Samuel LS. Wilson, Lewis Schneider.
lieunedie , ------Jokliensbuig.,
J. Wack. J. ffi , Srodee,
M. Camp, it.. G. B. Rano.
David Lou ry Henry Limbring.
CIZIE:111
GEV. C. SPEYEHEII, PRE .CT
M. S. QUAL Y. Pro t.
II J. SPET EILEEL, 7 rram
Join Gn...nntato, la., Seel/. jy3l;ly
Chas. B. thirst's
INSURANCE
AND
General Agency Office,
NEAR THE DEPOT
ROCHER, PENNA
Notary Public nd Conveyancer;
FIRE, LIFE, and ACCIDENT INSUR
ANCE; "Anchor" and "National" Lines
of Ocean Steamers ; " Adams" and "Un
ion" Express Agent.
All kinds of insurance at fair rates and
liberal tetras. Real Estate bought and
sold. Deeds, Mortgages, Articles, ite.,
written; Depositions and Acknowledge
ments taken, &r., Sc. Goods and Money
forwarded to all parts of the United States
and Canada. Passengers booked to and
from England, Ireland, Scotland, Frauct
and Germany.
ETNA FIRE INS. CO.,
01 Hartford, Conn
Cash as efts
" lip their fruits ye know them."
Losses paid to Jan. I, 1.871....528,000,000
One of the oldest and wealthiest Compa
nies in the world.
NIAGARA Insurance Co.,
Of New York
Cash asu,tts,
ANDES FIRE INS. CO.,
Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
C:tsia assetts,. .$1,!;00,000
ENTERPRISE INS. COW.
Of Phihulciphia.
Cash assetts over..
LANCASTER Fire Ins. Co.
Of Lancaster, Pa
Cash assetts
ALPS INSURANCE CO.,
Of Eric, PcnnzL
Cash capital,
HOME LIFE INS. CO,
Of New York
Cash as.seLs....,
Travelers' Life 4) Accident
Insurance Co.,
Of Hartford. Conu.
Cush assetls over
Representing the above drat class Insurance
Companies,acknowledued to be amongst the best
and most reliable in the world, and representing
a gross malt capital of neatly 1116,000,U, I am en
abled to take insurance
attendy amount desired.
Applications promptly ed to, and Policies
written • ithout delay, sad at fair rates and liberal
terms. Losses liberally adjusted and promptly
cad. INSURE 'IC Iva! By one day's delay
you may loise the savings of years. Delays are
dangerous. and fife uncertain; therefore, Insure to.
day! " One Today, is worth two to-morrows."--
Quality, also, ts of the utmost importance. The
low priced, 'worthless article. always proves the
dearest. 'The above companies are known to be
amongst the beat and wealthiest in the world.--
"As ye sow that shall you reap."
Grateful for tbeVery liberal patronage already
bestowed, I hope—by a strict attention to a legit
imate business—not only to merit a contingence
of the same, but a large increase the present year.
Mr. ISTEPRE'S A. CRAIG Is duly authorized to
take applications for Insurance and metro the
premium, for the same ill adjoining townships.
CPAS. B. BURST,
Near DePot, Rochester. Pa. Ljel4;ly
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1)AIL111 0 A03.—PITTIDIMIII
Cm emu:. DAHAr•T.--Cmul
from December 2 1872.
N7C . 17
81 . 41101115. I ;Pet Ift
Pittsburgh. ...... . 1455.
Rochester ' 1251
Alßanco.. .. ..... ~ 515
Orrrille t3l
Mansfield... 'I 856
A 1
Crest Hoe 920
. ...• 940
Forest 1 1105 1
Lama. 1 1 1208 ex
Fort Wayns„ I 240
Plymouth .„.. i i 4 , 45
Chicsco.,. ..,„,,___7.o
oNO. 8.
sTATIoNA.
Chicago ' 516Att
Plymouth... ..... 915
Fort Way ue 122.01.11
Lima. ets
Poreat 400
Cmatilne i A ' 535
D • GOOaxil
Mant+lleld , 640
Orrvillu 'i glli
Alliancel.ll%)
Rochester' 250ra1l
Pittsburgh 400 1
Eir No. I daily except
8, daily. except Sunday
P. R. MTERS. Cie .
CLEVELAND S PITTS/MUGU RAILROAD.
On and after Dec. 22, 1871, trains will less'
Stst.ous daily (Sundays excepted) as follows.
BTAT/ONS. , MAIL.
Cleveland i;-- --
" 830. es 155Pv 405rx
Hudson 1 1911 804 649
Ravenna..... ....x ' .013 333 8.53
Alliiumio. 1015 413 1140
Bayard -.... .. 1139 444
Wellsville '' 110pv GOO
tl f
Pittsburgh ! 310 1821
•
I - GOING NOUTII.
BTATWNII. MAIL.
/ IiLT.Z . III.I26.CCON
-
P1tteb111yi1.:....... 63041! 11 5P14 i
Wellerl u 855 315
Bayard 10'25 VO
Alliance ilts 515 11.3s la
Ravenna :21sev 553 1 815
Xudsou Plil tv.1.1 lOM
Ties - eland.... .. ( 155 7.11 11023
1
1 eaves.
Ilaeard 12'10 & 500 p. m. 1 N.
N.l'lllla. 6:10a.m. &Ipm. I
ItINTEIt DIV
etors7o as
ME=
Seßair ...... Max
Bridgeport . I 555
Steubenville. .... 5.57
815
Rochester.
Pitts'iamb iutU
ATLTIONI3. ' MAIL.
Pittsburgh..
Rochester...
Wellsville...
Steubenville
Bridgeport..
Be[lair._
Ornrrai Amok/
Ma» »facturers.
J. B. SNEAD
Hag noir in operation a new
AND PLANINCI MILL
SAW
IN FREEDOM, PA.,
Having the latest improved machinery
for t he manufacture of
F~.C~4RING'~.
SIDING
LATH &C. /W.
and k pow prepared to attend to the
building and repairing of
Steamboats, Barges, Flats, &c., &c..
Keeping eonstitlitlynn band n sup6tiOt
quality of. Lumber. The patronage of the
public is respectfully solicited. Ail orders
promptly executed. I ang2-ly
WILLIAM MILLER, J /WWI TRAX,
PLANING MILL.
MILLER &TRAX,
Mantifacturers and Dealers in
Dressed Lumber,
SASH, DOoRS, SHUTTERS, SIDING,
FLOURING, MOULDINGS, .Cc•
Neroll Sawing find Turning
DONE TO ORDER,
ORDERS BY MAIL RESPECTFULLY
SOLICITED, AND PROMPTLY
ATTENDED To.
Mill appallle 1/se Railroad Station,
ROCHESTER, PENN'A.
april 19'71; 1Y
Brighton Paper Mills,
BEAVER FALLS, PENN'A.
$6,000,W)
PRINTING.
MA N.LY IL LA ,
ROOFING, BAILING,
Hardware, Wawa, Straw.
RAG AND CARPET
M.A.NIUFA.C7CITICED
And Sold At
$1,500,000
Wholesale 4; Retail by
Frazier, Metzler & Co..
S 2 Third Avenue.
PITTSBURG U
Ititv take 4 in exctreinge. [se9l9oZl
0,000
Boots awl Shoes.
C A 3EI. .IF O E rr fig
$240,000
F()It ' 1 R 7 :3
We are nna• offering,and wilt continue
to offer through the year, the
FINEST STYLES OF CARPETS
the market will produce, at prices as at
tractive as the goods. Our stock will be
larger and choicer this year that ever be-
lure. All needing
S2:i0,000
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, SHADES
MATTINGS,
$3,W,00t3
will be well suited ut
BOVARD, ROSE & CO'B,
21 Fifth Avenue,
$1,500,000
Mar 124 m ;cl:ti eep-2m
JOHN P. DEAN,
HARDWARE
C la 9E" -T-a M rt:lr .
Lit Wood Street.
IP 3 al 'A' IS iit3 Wi M. <Bll3O
BLACKSMITH and CARPENTER TOOLS,
RAKES, ?SCYTHES, SNATHES, HORS mad
FORKS ; Finest assortment of ctrrialaY in
the city ; together with a large and complete
asnrunent of HARDWARE, suitable for this
tide' at Greatly Reduced Riles. 151410.
Beaver, Pa., Wedn c ,q64* - - I. 4une' 25',1573.
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PFITSBUILGLI, PA
Wholesale Dealer in
SELECT PO :Y. , lt 's .
TUE STRANGER, ON *fit OILL.
I Between Mead Acids of wheat atigairit,
Is the ievely home where I wasibeint
The peach tree leans against the ttall„
And the woodbine wanders Over '
There Is the shaded doorway Bpi,
Beta stranger's loot toe erlrsillgi 9 1 * OW
There la the ham and, as of yora,, , - ,-, -
I can smell the bay from the 0 1*1 14 004 ' •
And see the busy swallows thirent i k '..
And hear the pewee's metinifidettagt
11 1
But the stranger cOMei. oh! . Proof.
Ws sheaves are piled to the b rent.
There Is an orchard—the ver y„'
Where my cbildbeod knew bug ra ofellSe.
And I watched the shadowy m .to run
Till my life Imbibed more dm* Ilan sun;
The swing from the bough still she the atr,
Bat the stranger's children are** aging there.
1 6
Tame wattles the shady spring w,
With the bulrush brook where
,hlitels 'grow;
'Twos there I band the caimans t,
~
stud watched the &snows poise ' deboot :
And beard the robin lave histellif 7 ,”
But the stranger's bucket is at WS raring.
t , , •
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0 I you who daily cross the Mil. •
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Step llghUy , for I love detill;
, 1 ,
And, when you crowd the old eaves.
Then think what countless hareeit shelties
Ilave passed within the seented*cm,
To gladden eyes that are no owl
Deal kindly with those orchard ahaa. • .
a
And when your children crowd kneel.
Their sweetest fruit shall they , - _
As Cold memories stirred their ti • ~,
To youthful sport I W leave - thy , ii, - ,'
And In sweet reverence hold tlm
The bean, the trees the brook, , ' k-zr.f' -
The meadows, with their sowing
The woodbinesto the cottage -
My heart still lingers withltittiini ' r
Ye stranger, on my nativesillr.. -.
Step lightly, flu. I love It OW., ,
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SELECT MISCALLANY.
%Vrtden for the New Ere
TEE MURDERER'S DEN
BY JAMES
. 1 .
What are called tripil!now to dis
tant portions of our coubtry, were In
the year 1830 turned Illiyagea In
deed at that period it wio somewhat
sS
i tta
dangerous to venture WU tcrNew
Orleans in the western mess; not
because the danger lay tbe boats
themselves, but the dtVerate char
acter of the meu you met with on
the route.
In the year above minm I started
from Cincinnati on boardi the steam
er "Helen 2.lhcregor,' boundjor
New Orleans, and as I ' need over
the number oftny fell.'Fuses
I felt perfectly satail ~ iat at eisi
two-thirds of them , - gamblers;
pickpockets, and cute ~' . , ts. • ThiS
may sound strange, bukttt that , pert
•Txl New Orleans was rt l: retnieZvOtlS
of rogues from all pa Of the, couni
try. Indeed,l may :, y world. I
had visltedlbe city 1-4827, and of
course wasenablett to . ~ a tolera
ble good idea ot Its , • u . I.tind Vlore'
character. At that ~:, • . `mod long
subsequent, there •w . ~.pprtions of
the city occupied by: desperate a
clan of outlaws as 817• ,2AltsgrgiCed a
civilized land. Owe portion of
which was called ilia'; !'Swatip,"
from the Tact of its • u... pa a line
with plat_ mart • ....,_; 1 ' Wet,
course of the:city: " :' ,7 " , ~' • . - -
ted the gamblers • tic , :. ; •.- -
and cut throats._ ~ i v :ilieferi deft ,
bodies tyinion th• , , . rine or a
tee , vial .01 - or , flint; or, whit
was more probable, to the rapacity
of robbers. It is true there were oc
casions when the murderers were de
tected, convicted and -hanged. But
these:lnstances were few.
Among those on the boat I had no
difficulty In detecting men of this
class, and as soon as the card tables
were arranged, the professional gam
blers
stood confessed. From the
start I had determined to form no
acquaintance, for I had not recogniz
ed a single familiar face in the vast
number of those on board.
LccoM
RS,
Vent
Perhaps there is no river in the
world, I will not except the famous
Rhine with all its historic associa
tions, to equal that of the Mississippi.
From its source down to New Or
leans, the traveler hag a succession of
views of the most picturesque and
romantic charsteter—passing high
mountains—glancing through deep
vallies, and then over prairies, you
come to low grounds, spreading their
parterres of southern flowers far and
wide, joining rich plantations, teem
ing with cotton, and as I saw it in
the years long passed, studded with
slaves.
Such was the valley of the Missis
sippi then; and leaving the slaves,
the gamblers, the robbers, and the
assassins out of the picture for they
no longer exist, as institutions, you
have the same view—the same rich
scenery until you land on the Levee
of the Crescent City.
One fine morning I was standing
on the upper deck of the ' steamer,
gazing on the wild and beautiful sce
nery of the Mississippi, when I was
accosted by a fellow passenger. His
remark VMS-
"A. beautiful subject for the pencil
of an artist"—ponting towards a
particular portion of the land beyond
the river's edge.
"It is Indeed beautiful, but unfor
tunately I um not an artist."
"Perhaps not in a painter's sense;
ail are artists who admire and criti
cise."
I glanced at the speaker. lie was
a man whose age was probably thir
ty—his person tall and muscular,
eyes deep set—complexion and hair
dark. His countenance was evident
ly under control of a powerful will—
that will was his mystery; for
whether his assumed amiability was
under a bad or good control, it was
impossible to determine, so I re
ceived him and his remarks, as if the
latter governed his actions.
lam not suspicious. I generally
take men as I find them, as my phys
ical strength is far greater than those
of most men, and avoid the careless
disregard of thatcautton so essential
to personal safety. I did not suspect
this man. Manners and dress would
80 designate him. OraduallY we fell
into conversation. I found him well
versed in history, something of a po ,
et, and philosopher, but he made no
allusion to himself or business, while
I made no secret of mine. He rais
ed n 1.4 head and a flash from his dark
eyes (which I remembered long af
terwards), when I intimated that /
heavy money transactions took tofs
to New Orleans, were the expensive
movements he made at the announce
ment.
Did I notice this movement of the
head? Did I suspect anything at the
flash of the eyes? No! I never gave
them a thought, for as I hive stated,
I feared no man, to which I may add,
suspected no man whom I took for a
gentleman.
Here is the great mistakewe make
In life—dress does not constitute the
man nor diamonds the gentleman.
Recollect, reader, this was forty
years ago. I was, young, not alto
gether unexperienced,yrkt tinges of
green mingled with the manlier
nature. I imagined then, thati was a
Lavater arid could read faces. fatal
terror. A face is not always the in
dex to the soul. nor are the features
photographs of the heart.
This man was interesting he
pleased me, and long before we
reached New Orleans we were
friends. Like myself be repudiated
cards, drank r.o !fluor, and advoca
ted on strong terms total abstinence.
IM
And yet did not feel: at' ease:,
This man courted mY, atgaalotance
with too 'winch earnestuess--ficYttted
to Myron upon my mind the Idea of
the total disregard of world's
upi n ion—he was I ndependent--Wan t•
ed all , men to be independent. and
Spoiceof friendship, as tuereiy the et
iquette of society.
This was no new face in the Mato
'ry of frlendShip; still it had a free
dom about it that made it appear
now.
"Friendship," says, he, "ls simply
kindness;other terms than that 1 1 / 1 -
ply the taia*thipg, such as good fel
low, eehool icOmPanion, partner, and
chum. !heal friendship died out
with Damon and Pythias."
MY readers can now form some
idea of this, , .man as he appeared to
me, that -is, - open, free, social, intel
ligent. What he was in reality re
mains to betold.,
Just. twfota we reached, the levee at .
Near OTIPOB,he asked *here I
prctpoeptliCostop. •
•II go tcl fit. Lpuls Hotel."
"Ahrhoar_fortunate, I always pre
fez the St,; Lmia. One reason for
the preference' la the table, beildes it
stands nearly in the centre of the
French, population. , the „combi
nation erne 'brilliant - ,`and, Wilma
like 'la nt an inappro-,
tiriaterepreetintative of their nation•
al character_ In this establishment
the' at* et Agef are so, happily Wen
ded, that their* Bad 9i9#o,
qeoniptaittt their p
• •
" •
Ur enthttEdastie le its
PiPoi"
TrtiebeOttse it reminds we of
'the ..tiotel de , Seine Path."
started AS he said this. and look -
ed falthi the face. There was
no celebratO hotel in Paris by that
name. lie - dld notice my gaze, but
talked on—;
"Paris," 'says he, Is the—ahl here
we are." .
And we were—ln New Orleans.
I had now my doubts in regard to
my Mend—the "Hotel de Seine"
created a suspicion, and I determined
to shake hltn off,'on the first oppor
tunity. It also struck me as we
wended our way to the hotel that he
noticed thiS Shade of suspicion pass
ing over my mind, and resented It
by a strange smile, and a curl of his
lip. At length we reached the ho
tel. Our trunks were taken to the
rooms selected, and then—
Reader had you ever a feeling of
dread to Come over you, as it of
some Impcmding_ danger? Did you
ever see a dark'shadow going on be
fore you, tatting the skeleton form
of death,pPinting
_as it moves on to
an open grilte?', No! neither have I;
for as I. stOod • beside that man, on
that night; in the vast saloon of this
Splendid hotel, I was nearer death
than 'I 'eve) . was before In my hfe.
Death was'bovering over me. This
man, this an, qsin, as he was smiling
In my Bic% was, nay, had planned
my death. The great machinery of
Crime WO in motion; the *heels
Worked by blood were moving
around, and he—he, the fiend by my
side, was the engineer.
I tad' no presentment—no t a shad
ow flitted.. before me, no skeleton
form s With; unertiog fingers passed
nty mental Vision. l i ghted there In
the glare of the gas lt, a he
unsuspecting man, with thine th ings
around me:
"NVell,"° says my companion,
"what sayopu tick tpie,.Frenetoprei. ,
trettlit is te
"I hive no objections—but let us
go to the barber's.
"Ab! that reminds me—l will
take you to a friend of mine, who is
&Vat in . his beart—h en our way
to theatre." ,
There are several small streets in
the immediate vicinity of the thea
tre, with numerous shops, where
masks and ball dresses are sold, res
taurants and barber shops.
My com Onion stood before a dark
and dingyglooking building. A dim
light was the window, and the
insignia of office, the barber pole.
reached the second story.
Tnat my readers may understand
what folloWed, it Is necessary that I
should mention two things: First,
there are no cellars to houses in New
Orleans. Second, to reach the bar
ber shop, we had to go up five steps.
The house was built on a raised
feundution. Bear that in mind.
As we entered the rcom, the light
hecame brighter, and I noticed that
my companion was received as an
old customer.
"My friend here, wants you to
make hint presentable to the theatre,
and I will undergo a similar manip
ulation."
The reader understands that the
position of the room nid us entirely
from persons in the street. Although
In a thickly populated portion of
thecity, we were as isolated as if in
a forest.
tooik my seat a most startling
scene presented itself—throwing my
head back against the cushion of the
chair, I found three pair of eyes fix
ed upon me—there was no time to
escape—the glance from the one to
the other; with the hellish express
son of each countenance, told the tale
of my folly. Before me stood the
tall, powerful, villainous barber, the
razor in his hand. The third man
stood with his back to the door. In
an instant the whole thing flashed
before me—l was in a murderer's
den.
How to escape—one way only, I
determined to try it, when,, oh! hor
ror! I heard a clinking sound, a sud
den rush; and in an instant I was
hurled intt the darkness beneath.
' I soon recovered, however. Over
head I heard the heavey tread of the
murderers feet. They were speak
ing.
"Damnation, why did you hesi
tate, the razor VMS In your hand."
"The trap WAS touched too soon;
but no matter, he is dead to all but
us—in two hours he wilt be with the
others. But has he money?"
"Yes—l have the key to his roooin
at the hotel. I tell you he Is a prize."
Imagine my situation. What
could I do? How would they attack
me and from whence? There were
no means of escape except through
the trap. The wall solid. and thus
I• was litterally entombed.
Again I heard voices, for me to
shout would be but a waste of breath;
the sound of my voice could not
reach the outside. Ahl they whis
per. I raised myself up by means of
something I stumbled over, a stone
or some hard substance. I placed it
beneath the trap, for I could readily
distinguish it by the light streaming
down through its crevices.
The voice of my companion was
now heard:
"He Is not tamed! Of that I am
certain. You have nothing to do
but stab him on the instant. Your
great strength could master three
such men."
Give me the dagger. The sooner
we , get Over it the better."
Now was my time to prepare for
thn attack. The villains had mista
ken my atrength; but what are my
means of defence?" Ah ! Heaven
inspired me. The stone upon which
I stood; it was heavy; desperation
gave me strength. I raised it easily;
then stepped aside and awaited the
approath of the murderer!
The door was raised; the light
glared into the dungeon, and the
villain sprang down. One groan
was heard, a crash of bones and a
gush of brains, as the heavy stone
bore him to the ground.
"Is it all ever," exclaimed my
quondam friend.
"Yes," I answered, changing my
voice.
"(food, wait a moment."
ARGUS.
The thought that flashed upon me
me then, was to entice kim down,
but I soon dismissed it. Bringing
the stone to the nearest point of the
trope I got upon it, and made one
spring upwards. Ere I could grasp
my astonished betrayer, he dashed
out of the door and I just had time to
seize the third villain. To hurl him
to tho floor and crush his face with
the heel of my boot, was but the work
of an instant, .as I followed as rapid
ly as I could the man who had decoy
ed me to this Infernal den. Ho es-
emod .
- Firiti not relate the result of My
daring, as the papers teemed with
it, and of numerous murders which
were supposed to have been commit
ted by these men. The man who
was taken, was tried and"sentenced
to twelve years hard labor, and a
thousand dollars reward offered for
CUARIpEEI Dzisves,, for that was
the bathe of this desperate man, who
bad escaped my vengeance and the
punishment of the law for his crimes.
* * ,
Several years had passed away.
Business again called me to New
Orleans. This was in 1837. During
all this time I never lost the trace of
Charles Delivan, and never, with but
one • exceptkni met him ince to face.
I knew hit whereabouts, or at' least
the portion of' where him. .
welt` and gang made the r headgear.
ters. ,
This Inform a tion I ' ept secret, 'for
rdid not wish the law to interfere he
tween me and vengeance. •To Meet
him—to compel him to fight me to
the death, was a fixed resolve, and I
was not idle in my search after this
bloodstained villain. The one excep
tion alluded to, was in the winter of
1834. 1 was stopping awhile at the
Merchants' Hotel, in St. Louis, not
having the remotest idea of Delevan
being in the city.
Knowing that he was at the head 1 1
of a gang of ruffians in Arkansas, I
committing depredations, with
seeming impunity, he was the last'
man I expected to meet in St. Louis.
But such was the fact. 1 had left my
pistols in my room at the hotel, as
had business to transact which did
not require such articles. Just as I
turned the corner of the street,
whereupon the hotel stood, I ran full
speed against Charles Delevan. For
a moment we stopped—our eyes were
fixed in their gaze. "Villain, I have
you now," was my exclamation, as
I made an attempt to seize him.
Putting his hand Into the breast
pocket of his coat, with the intention,
no doubt of drawing a vistol, I shuck
him on the arm, which fell helpless
at his side;_ but as quick as lightning;
be darted from me and ran. I pur
sued—he reached the hotel, rushed
through the long entry, then down
the area steps, which led into a large
yard. A high wall surrounded the
whole extent; there was no means of
his escaping me. I drew a small
dagger, and with this weapon deter
mined to end the Villain's career.
He gave one glance back. Ho was
nearing the wall. Knowing that he
was armed by the motion of his hand,
I rushed toward him so as to secure
him befote be had time to discharge
the pistol; the dagger was raised
ready to strike, when to my utter as
tonishment he made one spring,
gained the top of the wall and was .
over -headlong on the other side.
Stunned at; the bate of this attempt
• stet wmtneaucssi_zi , tenned slitaltist the
'wall, perfectly overcome. I knew
it was useless td pursue him. To the
many questions put to me by the
spectators who had witnessed the
mce,,and its result, I simply stated,
that is was a private; quarrel. 4
"A private quarrel ! You ! a pH
vate quarrel with Jock Smith !"
saki a rough looking man in the
crowd.
"Jock Smith," I exclaimed, "that
s not Jock Smith?"
"if not Jock Smith, who in the
h-1 did you take him for?"
I hesitated a moment. To name
Charles Delevan, was to connect me
with a name equally infamous, un
less identified as the same individ
ual. I replied:
"This man wronged me years ago
in New Orleans, and his name then
was Charles Delevan.
"Thunder and lightning, stran
ger," exclaimed my rough friend,
"do you know that a thousand dol
lars reward is offered for Charles Del
even ?"
"There was."
"And is. If Jock Smith, is
Charles I)elevau, he will not be per
mitted to walk the streets of St. Lou
is, nor will Arkansas hold him.
Come boys let us scour the city for
him. Stranger you came very near
getting the reward."
So saying, the crowd dispersed,
and 1 was left alone. The villain
was far away ere this, anti my ven
geance had to sleep three years lon
ger, when it awoke, only to be again
frustrated.
As I stated, business called me to
New Orleans in 18:37, three years af
ter my adventure in St. Louis. It
was the spring of the year, one of the
most delightful, particularly in
southern climates. I spent three
weeks in the Crescent City, visited
the scene of my narrow escape a'nd
called upon High Constable Bart, to
learn, if possible. something of
Charles Delevan. ,He had heard of
my St, Louis adventure, and the ul
timate destruction of Jock Jones'
band. Little was known of this des
peradd further than it was stated he
had fled to Texas.
My readers, to understand my mo
tives in nourishing a spirit of re
venge, must refer to my first meet
ing this villain. Had he simply
wronged me by taking my money,
the event would have passed away
from memory. But he deceived me
by hypocrisy, decoyed me into a den
of murderers, and coolly saw me
hurled Into that infernal hole.
For these wrongs nothing but
death by my hand would satisfy,and
I expected some day, if the law did
not anticipate me, to inflict that pun
ishment upon him.
*
I left New Orleans in April; the
boat moved away from the levee at
about 3 o'clock. It was a lovely day,
and nature Was smiling, and the per
fume from many gardens on the riv
er banks was wafted to us on a gen
tle breeze.
I went on the upper deck just as
the clock struck live. There were
but few persons there. At the ex
treme end of the boat sat a man smo
king, the outline of his figure struck
me as being familiar. Ills face. I
could not see, as his body was partly
turned from me. Why did I gaze
upon that distant figure, for I was at
the other end of the boat? Why did
the blood rush through my veins
with such maddened fury ? I gazed
intently upon him. I moved as_ t
ep
forward. Could it be Delevan ? It
so; was the deck of the boat to be the
scene of a bloody strife? Were two
or three hundred persons to be dis
turbed by our actions? No! I will
propose a duel—a duel to the death,
the moment we landed. But could
Ido this consistantly? Fight with a
felon? No! what then?
I walked quiet w as forward. It was
Delevan. There no avoiding
the strife. It was to come, here—
here on the upper deck of a malestic
steamer, in presence of several pass
engers. But, if I attack him, these
passengers would be witness against
me. No matter, we had met; here
was no escape, no wall to scale, Ah!
an idea struck me; I had reached
half the distance of the steamer's
deck. Between the villain and my
self were several persons. They
would witness our meeting.
Established 1818.
In a loud and determined voice. I
called out "CitaltLES DELEVAN."
He started up glared around; our
eyes met; he reeled back and stood as
if petrified. . •
"Charles Delevan. do you know
me?"
As I spoke I walked toward him.
"Down with your hand, sir; draw
'a pistol and , you are a dead man.
"Surrender yourself to me a pris
oner. Move butt; step und you die.
Gentleman, this man who stands
there trembling before me, is the no
torious Charles Delevan, alias, Jock
Smith. Back gentleman. he is my
prisoner. No other man shall touch
him. He is mine—mine, soul and
body. Speak man, will you yield
quietly, or shall I se force? You
cannot escape me now."
"Who are you, sir, that acts the
detective? What authority have
you ?"
"That which you gave me seven
years ago in New Orleans. Do you
understand?"
"I appeal to these gentlemen," he
said, Pit for a private quarrel this
man has the right to take me,"
"No!" eked several voices.
"Charles Delevan, I hold in my ,
baud a pistol. I never miss my
mark. Will you yield yourself
prisoner, or shall I shoOt you where
you stand. You say I have no au
thorityt /,to Yela , OTile *ear the
other. I am, a sworn offi cer of the
New Orleans detective police, and
hold It here in connection with - the
reward offered for your apprehen
sion. Will you yield?"-
"Never. As I have lived, so will
I die," was the reply.
The spectators to this scene were
seemingly, paralyzed.
As he spoke I raised the pistol,
"Once more, man of blood, will you
yield?"
"Never."
This was the last words spoken by
Charles Delevan; my pistol was sus
pended in the air, rendered now use
less, for the villain sprang over the
guardsof the boat intothedark wai
ters of the Missicsippi, and the last
seen of him was struggling in the
treacherous under current, far be
yond the reach of help.
Why did he struggle? His object
was self-destructions, Life, reader, is
too precious even to a Villain. He no
doubt, repented for this act, and
struggled for his wretched life, with
the enemy he sought.
OLD NOSES ;
ME
THE PRAYING NEGRO.
A STORY OP TWENTY YEARS AGO
Mr. B. was a great merchant in
Baltimore. One morning as he was
passing over the vessels that lay at
the wharf, he stepped upon the deck
oftme, at the stern of which he saw
a negro sitting, whose dejected coun
tenance gave sure indication of dis
tress. He accosted him with
"Rey! my man, what is the mat
ter?"
The negro lifted up his eyes and
looking at Mr. B. replied:
"Ah! mass, I'se in great trouble."
",,What about ?"
"Kase I'se fotehed up here to be
sobtig -
"What for? Wbat have you been
doing? Rave you been - stealing?
or did you run away? or what?"
"No, no, 1:1111Ssti; none o• dal. It's
bekase I don't mind de audes."
What kind of orders ?"
"Weil, mesa stranger, I will tell
you. Massa Willum werry strict
man, and werry nice man, too, and
ebry body on the place got to mind
him, and I break frees de rule, but
I didn't tend to break de rule doe; I
forgot myself, and I got too high."
"It is for getting drunk, then; is
it?"
"Oh, no sah, not dat nother."
"Then tell me what you are to be
sold for?"
"For prayin', sah."
"For praying! that's a strange tale,
will not your master permit you to
pray.."
"Ah, yes, sa.h, he let me pray easy;
but I hollers too loud."
"And why do you holloo in your
prayers?"
"Kase the spirit comes on me, and
1 gets happy 'fore I knows it; den I
gone; kan't trot myself, den I knows
nutting 'bout mass's rule."
"And do you suppose your master
would really sell you for that
"Oh, yes; no help for me now.
Ail de men in de world couldn't help
me now. Kase when massa Wil
lum says one ting he no do anoder."
"What is your name?"
"Moses, sah."
"What is your master's name?"
"Massa's name Col. Willum
c_ . , f
"Where does he live ?"
"Down on the Easin Shoah."
Isn't he a good master, and treats
you well?"
"Oh, yes, no better massa in the
world."
"Stand up and let me look' at
you."
And Moses stood up, and present
ed a robust frame, and as Mr. B.
stripped of his sleeve, his arm gave
evidence of unusual muscular
strength.
"Where is your master?"
"Vander he is, jes' cumin' to de
wharf."
As Mr. B. Started for the shore he
heard Moses give a heavy sigh, fol
loWed by a deep groan. Moses was
not at all pleased with the pres
ent phase of affairs. He was strong
ly impressed the idea that Mr.
B. was a trader, dettAntended to buy
him, and it was this that made"him
so unwilling to communicate to Mr.
B. the desired information. 31r. B.
reached the wharf just as Col. C. did.
He introduced himself, and said:
"I understand that you want to
sell that negro man yonder, on board
the schooner."
Col. C. replied that he did.
"What do you ask for him ?"
"I expect to get seven hundred
dollars."
"How old do you reckon him to
be`"'
"Somewhere about thirty."
"Is he healthy?"
"Very; he never had any sickness
in his life, except one or two spells of
the ague."
"Is he hearty ?"
"Yes, sir, he will eat as much a"
any man ought, and it will do him
as much good."
"Is he a good hand?"
"Yes, sir, ho is the best hand on
my place. He is steady, honest, and
industrious• lie has been my fore
uteri for the last ten years and a more
trusty negro I never knew."
"Why do you wish to sell him r
"Because he disobeyed my orders;""
"As I said, he's my foreman; and
that he might be available at any
moment I might want him, I built
his but within a hundred yards of
my own house—and I have never
rung the bell at any time in the
night or morning that his horn did
not answer In five minutes after.
But two years ago he got religion,
and commenced what he terms fam
ily prayer—that Is, praying In his
hut every night and morning,rißi
when he begun his prayer it was
possible to tell when he would stop.
especially if (as he termed it) he
got happy. Then he would sing and
pray and halloo for an hour or two
together, that you might hear him
nearly a mile off. And he would
pray for me and my wife and my
children and our whole family con
neetiOns to the third generation; and
liiM
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Is pubTistics 'every WednesdaY hi ' Unt
old Argils bid ding on Third Street,Bes•
vol., Pa., at $ 2 year iti'advanice.
Coramunica ons on subjects of ioeal
or gellertl In est are respectfully 8 0 .
hilted. To in nre attention favors of
this kind must invariably bo accompa.
wed by the mane of the author.
Letters and communications should be
addressed to
WBYABD & TIMBER, Beaver, I.
sometimes, when wo would have
visitors, Moses' prayers would Inter
rupt the conversation and destroy the
enjoyment of the whole company.
The women would cry and the chil
dren would cry, and It would got me
almost frantic; and even after I had
retired, it would sometimes be near
daylight before I could go to slee t y
for it appeared to me that I could
hear Moses pray for three hours after
he had finished. I bore it as long as
I could, and then forbid his praying
any more—and Moses promised obe
dience; but he soon transgressed; and
my rule is never to whip, but when
ever a negro proves incorrigible, ;
sell him. This keeps them in better
subjection, and is leis trouble than
whipping. And I pardoned Moses
twit.* for disobedience in praying so
loud, but the third time I knew I .
Must sell him, or every negro on the
farm would soon be perfectly regard
less of all my orders."
"You spoke of Moses' hut. I sup
pose from that he has a family?"
"Yes; he has a women and three
children, or wife I suppose he calls
her now-for-soon after he got relig
ion he asked me if they might be
married, and I presume they were."
"What will you take for her and
the childrern?f
"If you want them for yoar own
use, I will take€even hundred dot
lars; but I shrill not sell Moses nor
diem to ro 00 Of the M State;' ,
"1 wisp the all for my mwn use,
and wilt give you the fourteen hun
dred dollars."
Mr. B. and Col. C. then went to
828 store, drew up the writings, and
closed the sale, after which they re
turned to the vessel; and Mr. B, ap-'
proaehed the negro, who ant with his
eyes tiNed upon the deck, wrapped
in inedi ibtion of the most ttwfol fore
bodings, and said:
to We - 11, Moses, I have bought you."
Moses made a very low bow, and
every muscle in his face worked with
emotion, its he replied:
"Is you; massai: Where, is I
guise, tnassa? Is I guine to Geor
gia'?"
- "No," said Mr. 8.,,"1 am a mer,
chant here i f a n this i city yonder is my'
store, and Ilwitnt you to attend on
the store, and fa have purchased
your wife and children, too, that you
may not be separated."
'dress God for dat; and masse, kin
Igo to meetin' sometimes?"
'Yes, Moses, you can go to church
three times on the sabbath, and ev
ery night in the week, and you can
pray as often as you choose, and as
loud t 1.9 you choose, and as long as
you choose; and every time you
pray, whether it be at home or_ in
the eturch, I want you to pray • for
me, my wife, and ray children; for
if you are a goOd . man your prayers
will do us no harm, and we need
them very much; and if you wish to,
you may pray for everybody of my
name in the State. It will not in
jure them."
' White Mr. B. was dealing out
these privileges to Moses, the negro's
eyes danced in their sockets, and his
full heart laughed qutright for glad
ness, exposing two rows of as even,
clean ivories as any •African can
boast; and his heart's response was,
"bress 'God, 'bress God all the, time
and bress you too, mama; Meets neb:
er Links 'bouthe guine to Itave - all
dese commodationers; dis make me
tink 'bout Xosepti.in de Egypt."
And after Moses had poured a few
blessings upon Colonel C'., and bid
ding him a warmadieu, and request
ed him to give his love and farewell
to his mistress, the children, and all
the servants, he followed Mr. B. to
the store, to enter upon the functions
of his new oak*. .
The return of the sehboner brought
to Moses his wife and children.
Early the next spring, as Mr. B.
was one day standing at the store
door, be saw a man leaping upon the
wharf from a (leek of a vessel, and
walked hurriedly towards the store.
He soon recognized him as Col. C.
They exchanged salutations,, and to
the Colonel's inquiry after Moses,
Mr. B. replied that he was up-stairs
measuring grain, and invited) to
walk up and see him. *ion Mr. B.'s
attention was arrested by a very con
fused noise above. He liStened and
heard an unusual shuttling of feet,
some one sobbing violently, and
some one talking very hurriedly;
and when he reflected upon Colonel
C.'s singular movements. and the
peculiar expression of his counte
nance, he became alarmed, and de
termined to go up and see what was
transpiring.
When he reached the head of the
stairs he was startled in seeing Moses
in the middle of the floor down up
on one knee, with his arm around
the Colonel's waist, and most
rapidly, while the Colonel stood
weeping audibly. So soon as the
Colonel could sufficiently control his
feelings, ho told Mr, B. that he had
never been able to free himself from
the influence of Moses' prayers, and
that during the past.year he and his
wife and children had been convert
ed to God.
Moses "responded: "Dress God,
massa C., doel wayAp hae, I neber
forgot you in my prayers; I oiler put
ae ole massa'side the new one. Dress
tied, dis make Moses tink about Jo
seph in de Egypt again."
The Colonel then stated to Mr. B.
that his objeet . in coming to Balti
more was to buy Moses and his fam
ily back again. But Mr. B. assured
him that was out of the question, for
lw mild not part with him; and he
intended to manumit Moses and his
wife at forty, and his children at thir
ty-years of age.
Moses was not far wrong in his
reference to Joseph. For when Jo
seph was sold to Egypt, God over
ruled it to his good, and he obtained
blessings that were far beyond his
expectations; so with Moses. Joseph
eventiany proved the instrument, in
God's hands, of saving the lives of
those who saved him. Moses proved
the Instrument in God's hands, of
saving the man's soul who sold him.
Old Moses is still living; and at
presont occupies a comfortable house
of his own, is doing well for both
worlds..
—An Ohio school-girl went
through the calisthenic exercises at
home for the amusement of the chil
dren. A youthfui visitor, with in
terest and pity in his countenance,
asked her brother "If that gal had
tits?" "No," replied the lad eon
temptously, "that's gyainaatics."
"Oh, 'tis they V' said the verdant;
"how long has she had 'em ?"
—A gentleman, driving up to a
country inn; accosted a youth thus:
"My lad, extricate my quadruped
front the vehicle, stabulate him, do
nate him a sufficient supply of nu
tritious aliment, and, when the au
rora of morn shall again illuminate
the oriental horizon, I will award
you a pecuniary compensation for
your amiable hospitality." The boy
becoming puzzled, and not compre
hending the meaning of the gentle
man's high-sounding effusion, ran
in`taAjte house - and exclaimed, "Dad
dy, there is a Dutchman out here
who wants some lager beer."
—A young man who knows all
about it, states that his experienm
has taught him that a flirt Is.a fool,
who delights in tooling fools, and the
foot who is fooled by flitch a fool is
the foolishest kind of .a hibl.
—Poor Maria—Upoh the arrival of
a train, an old lady affectionately
greeted a stylish young lady as fol
lows: "Well, how'd do, Mariarl
Why, how funny , ye look! Didn't
hardly know "
ytc• Got your false
teeth, ain't ye? '
,Dada changed
the Buttject.