nIFrIdnv m6rnltiir
liBeildlmr near tho
tot bain,, i
litor and Proprietors
, ikw ('liiir vTrrnrtfi It
W.-rTyro.49U(,li year, paya-
tted with MktMM and dispntch,
loonabW WtiiijjGA
IBEOTOUY.
M sTovas a:
aJMKY
risUWVCs A
,VAREJ,
i tin Ma-rCM!,
tlnwnre,&taln
V1-IH3
above oonrt faevwrf ti
I ROTHRTr.sUW s t tlin
:i ;ook. MlnU wtiuWiir)ttt.
Wate,
It ii pert
vl-niJ
i "M' l'.'-i.lVITWV' .
i - . .'L'-fli f -t r---
OWENBERG merchant tut lor, Malnst, 2tl
, oor above Amelicfi hoUAe. Vl-nl3
.! DRUGS, CilKklCAI.a, AO.
i LUTZ, dmacteb find apothecary, Rupert
toclt, Main sMweS ofWket. vl-n
Ml QLOOKB.ATOHEB, AO.
nY ZDrPlNSHHtiWatehi. Spectaoles and
- srelry Ac Main Street near .West St. vsul5
IB BEftirHXltDjraeMhd clock maker,
ar southeast eortief fe and Iron sts.vl-nM
t BAY AGE, deaief'in'' clocks, watches and
welry, Main: jam'
American
Me. , u, gaunt!
Tl-nl3
ITHOABT, wkteH idt ock
1 .,belowiwn.-i"-E;Mi
"
maker, Market
vl-n
BOOTS AKtyflHOES.
OLIESWkSWioariddMlerlubooU
nd shoeMatfsV, bpb&iW Kplscoaal church
vl-nO
, BY KLElMjOlMnfactarer and, dealer In
ota and shoei.troeerles etc., East 'lilooms.
JW BtTz,' rffknaml noemak'er"; Main Bt.,
i.4ow Hartmajasjoyeat of Market street.
andplij'Biclan south
B. F. Klnne:
sunpson dentist, teeth extract
I, witnont
- mm -nui nearly oppwaiLe
opalChni
lr M'KEI,yY,,!, P. surason and, physician
M rth .ldaWiim?W5lMkeu:6'vl-n
, RTJTTKB, M. D. surgeon and Physician,
7kl MJ, abore aCoilu vl-nri
innd Pbyslclan.Bx.-
iioon more, va-na
lav. Office llart-
It
1 Exchange Ho-
I' , tifil iil!'ifiin,iffltir.H'
ifSS.OY GOODS.,
kf.-mininer. Itam.
!s7notl6ns 'books7
i
juid fancy goods op
J&lnst. vl-n
isltc
W aka and' dMN rMMmd 'Southeast corner
1M, DEBRlCJCaONpatllllnery, and fancy
- )ds MalnsuTopposlte Court House, vl-nfl
..LM.B.VU!
er.Maln St., below
, arunan'ssi
.,! MJBdES HAHKAWrniUltnery and, fancy
itJMMWWV Wow American house.
'ft HOTEL'JiJirbXtOONS.
LACOCK,OTStrnd JBtlDg saloon, Amerl-
i iuuse, Mf a as., unsisog ijeac
lock sUDerln
nk
iMYEll A JACOBV, eonfeetlonry, bakery,
"doystei
1 ie block.
r huvuu, wiiuicfHiu uuu ruiuii.
-U13
& WEBB, confectionery, bakery, and oys
, " saloon, wholesale and retail, Exchange
it . ""' . vl-nU
UANOE BOSSaVlQrKoau's A Clark, Main
opposite comhquse.-- vl-n
WlRICAK HOUSE, by John Lkacock, Main
-iKwestoflropstsjsetr , ,vl-n3
JWHOTEIj, by ,5 MAUoxu, east endof
rOUNER, refreshment saloon.Maln st.,Just
Kve courthouse,
vi-nti
KB CCASK.CfWBlmieilt saloon,
nge hotel,
Ex-
vl-nU
EB0HANT8 AND GIIOCEKS.
U r
y.:j.;:.urj .
", noRB. ConlaetmBty. crocerles etc. Main
- . below Iron : - j vl-nlil
:) ieenswara. Hoar. aUtr shoeB. notions, etc.
, t T T ITU i) ..1. In iIfv triuulu vIWoHm
angemoclcyr
ELVY rNKAtt"OaC',t4ealers In dry goods,
ocenes, nonr, icen. .awit, uui. uuu, um,
t lortheast corner Main and Market st. vl-nU
" 'MHI'l 11 1 1 1
; HOWER, haUWAwpa,
lain au, above CourtvQouH
vt-nu
- MARB, dy,4aiiiUA:notlon3,' southwest
irner Main and Iran its, vl-n3
lU'.OWEB, dry roods, groceries,
' Un and Court House alley
etc.. corner
Vl-nl3
n SiW-
BECKLEY.Kflrsione shoe store, books and
,, taUonery, Mala BtMlow-Market vl-nU
XLIAM.;BjlAUr37cocfecliouerlH, Main
st., near the railroad. 1t vl-nu
( KNDENHAIX, general "Stock of merchan
Iseand lumUeTi ,comsr; of Main street and
Ickroaa. ,H7Srr-J vl-na
! 1 Wl'Ji . I'li - "
3. ROBBINB, dealer to dry goods grcerlcs etc.
i ;iTo aDiocar.
etl'below Iron
vi-uia
1 Q1RTON. arooerlejr&' Fravlslons. Main
1
ilfittt below VarkaJUrnsi vl-n
,n,i
I JC ! i.ll' in I, .
, ,'. LOTS dealarmicholoe dry goods, and
I1 totlons. Main at., orjooslle court house.
il v-lu
J I t j i I w. km t w
Tooejles and ge
nr.i
' aln st., aboT Wst;-i '
rl1., ,
ineral merchandise
vi-uu
vUAMER -A. aiKASHURBT. Dealers in
i jrcerleSft'Confeottnrerles1' und Notions,
j- own. south sldo.wp.doors aboye Jlrobst's
N'P
MISOEiiXANEOUS.
nCADWXrTreaWtffetimikpr 'and Chair.
IkerivpAWLonMaBAtreet, vJn'.M
, Hi CUillHTM ANi-aaddie.triiuk and liarneK
. ., 1, l.w nnuulla V.lumu.1 ..I..... I. t.,l.. .t
i ' . vsuij
i.!'i.L"iL'J.":'."'U'i.'.-' r.
f. ixlltEi.ij,.furuuure. rooms, uirce story
rick nnMilDU.wet of Market st, vl-nii
j IT-1 T f 1 1 1 VT W wall u, I-., r inu filiail&a
sd fixtures, Rupert block. Main st. vl-iili
BOSENHTOCK, photographer, Exchange
Hi jloek. Main St., opposite court house, vl-ntl
V. SAMPLE.
no.- Machinists. East Blooms
ran, near railroad.
.taatlnim ,rtnilA lit slmM
i( M. .machluenr made and repaired. v2.u2
"'CIWN. dealer tn tneat Ullow, etc,. Chein-rr-IUsisalUy,bal(of
American hr ise. vl.iilH
1R !f BIULEUAN. Arc'nt Mnusob's Copner Tu.
blsr Ughtnlng Itod. v2-lill
,,il - -'-
Glue Maker, and white und fancy
li pKaBUHO LUMBER. CO.. manufacturers
S leWrMS1!!''011 k,Ul"-",vT.n".
works, near southwest
Market su. vl-ull
.1.' URIN
i.V" beiodaons,
uu,atlt.jr.C
In lilanos. organs and
ureU'afurnllure rooma
Vl-nU
f.'ltOBBINB; llqnordeslfr second door from
j ortnwest corner Malu and Ironsu. yl-nt
' fEACOClC Notary Publio, northeast corner
vain ua Market sw vl-uu
a. i -
' , , A.FUNSTOM'.inutnal and cash rates lira
ic nn.aopoaipnyiorlheasteorner.Malnand
v",t. Vl-nO
11 i
UEL JAOOKr, Marble and Brown Stone
nks, Uast lUoouiAburg, Ul wlk r(l d. vlu7
hi
I;
Kf i'..
) ' 1
1- I
w I .
uiriill liit li-li i
.''' )1. 1 I ' .VS !
.! (fill I.-ivum iM .i
"u'lm mi fli "'ii j f, I
I. .' ' .
I
Jl)
VOLUME III.-;...iN0. 29.
ObAngkville directory.
lilt. 0. Ai MlOTAttaEI.;ihyslclarind "fa-eon,
JJ Main St., next door to Good's Hotel. vi-nW
B'niCICi 1I0TKL -adA refreshment saloon, by
Wm. Mastellercor. of Main and rineI.Vlnt7
HAKMAN nnoTIIEHSjTanners undtnnnufao.
tuaers, of leather, on Main, t heloW OwmV
Hotel,-
U Dealer in gralni Mill tjtreet.
l-v,
Vl-nW
JiOWEH Jk HEItltlNU. rlenler'ln dry goods,
groceries, lumber, aud.eenernl .Merchandise
lain at, ' " vl'ui7
OHN FItYMIllG, saddle and harness maker
Main St., above the Swan Hotel, vl-n!7
A E. W. COLEMAN, Merchant tailor and
, Uent'a furnishing goods. Main Bt., next door
tu the trick hotel, Vl-n47
JAMES n. HAnMAN. Cabinet Maker, and Un
dertaker. Main Ht., beluw l'lne. Vl-n47
MICHAEL C. KELMilU Confectionery, Oysters
ic. ilo.,on 1'lnoSt, between Malu and Mill.
r H.Aa KELCHNER.Jlacksmiths,oniMlU
I. street, near l'lne. yl:n
5
ILLIAM DEfJNO. Bhocmakerand manufno-
turer or iirick, aim u, wes. 01 rme v.u
IEW18 II. SCHUYLER, Iron founder; Machln.
Jjist,nnd Manufactuier of plows, Mill suvi-ni7
ILE8 A. WILLIAMS Co. .Tanners and Man.
uiaciurers 01 learner, vim o.iuuv.
VOHN KKLLKIt, Boot and Bhocmukcr, rino
tl Street, opposite the Academy vl-n)7
B. HERHINO 'BROTHER, Carpenters mid
, iBullders, Main Street, below l'lne. vl-nn
SAMUEI, SHABPI.'ER1?, Maker of thollayhurst
Drain Cradle. Main Ht. Wins.
T M. 1TAIIMAN.- saddle and harness maker
J. OrangovHle, opposite Frame church. vl2nlL
0ATAW1SSA DIRECTORY.
OUSQUEflANNAorBrlckIIotel,S.Kostebauder
O proprietor, south-east corner Main and Second
Street. y2-nl2
s:
.1). RINARD, dealer In stoves'and' tin-ware.
Main Street. v2-nl2
WM. ,11. ABBETT, attorney at la.Maln Street.
VaCQl2
plLUERTiS KLINE, dry goods, groceries, and
U general mercnanuise, main eiree. v.ms
L. cream In soason Main Street. -2-nl2
ITIrT.nn hllllarrf ..Irvtn 'nVKtm anil ice
P. UALLMAN, Merchant Tailor, Secihd St.,
. Bobbins' Building.- V2-U18.
nit. J. K. KOIIBINS. Burgeon and Physician,
Second St., below Main.. ' vu-ul8.
B. KI8TLER, "Cattawlsn House," North West
, Corner Main and Second Streets. y2-uls.
IT M BR0B3T, dealer In GeneralMerchandlse,
111. uiy Uoods, Urocerles ac.
V2-U18.
LIOUT SlltEEl DIUEOIURY.
PETEH ENT,, dealer In dry goods, groceries,
flour, feed. salt. Ush. Iron, nails, etc. Lluhi
Street. vl-ulo
7ERWILLIOER, Cabinetmaker, UnderUiker
and Chalrmaker. vl-utll
' P. OMAN A Co., Wheelwrights, ilrst, door
, above school house. ' vl-niU
W. BANKF.Y. dealer Intatherl Hides. Bark.
etc Cash paid for Hides. . vl-ull)
R1
S. ENT, dealer In' stoves' 'And tin' -ware In
all Its branches. vl-&19
JOHN A. OMANT, manufacturer 'and dealer In
boota and shoes, vl-u61.
T, J. LEISEH. M.
D. Surceon and Physician,
w ' 'Offico at Keller's Hotel,
vnz
AH. IRVINE, Medical Storo Main 8t und
, Brlarcreek Road.
ESPY DIRECTORY.
T D. WERKIIEISER, Boot and Uhoo Store
si ana mamaciory. snop on Main street, op-
poblte istcam Mlil.
EBPY STEAM FLOURINO MILLS, C. 8. Fowler,
1 Proprietor. v2-mi!
Tk V. HEiaifAltD. AI1IIO.. dealers In d
13, ' groceries, and general merchandise. vl2nl
Ti
W. EUUAR, Susquehanna Planing Mill and
Box Manufactory.
v!2nll
BUCKIIORN DIRECTORY.
f Q. fc W. II. SHOEMAKER, dealers In dry
111 goous, groceries ami gcnerui uiercuHuui
1 irsi store in souiu euti oi town, v-n
ACOB AWM.HARRIS.flealcrs.ln dry eoods.
erocerlcs. druus and medicines.
north end of town.
r lrbi, Biore in
v -uls,
JERSEYTOWN DIRECTORY.
TACOB A. SWISHER, dealer In Hides, Leather
l Bark etc. Madison township Columbia county
Pa. vl-nft
BUSINESS CARDS.
JOB
PRINTING
Neatly executed at this Oftlre.
IHAS. G. BARKLEY,
A T T 0 H N E Y- A T - I, A W,
BL00MBBUR0, 1'A.
Office lu tho Exchange Building, &ccoud story,
over Wldmyer & Jacoby's Confectionery, Second
door abovo tho Exchrnge Hot el.
Bloomsburg, Jan. 1, 18C9.
M. Ii'VELLE,
ATTUKn K X-AT-LA w,
Ashland, Schuylkill County, Peun'n.
G.
W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY
AT LAW,
Office with E. II. Little, In brick building ml.
lolnlug Post Office., w Bounties, Biick-l'ny ami
Pensions collected. (sepu'(T7.
JOBERT F. CLARK,
Office comer ol Main and Marke streets, over
nrst national Bank, uinonisburg. Pa,
II. LITTLE,
.ATTORNEY. AT. LAW.
Oflice (Yiurt-Hoiue Alley," b'eiow the Columiiian
IIHt.-u tlln.,i.ylitivif lil 7 I '
Q B. BROCK WAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BL00MSJIURO, PA.
a- OvriRKAlurL Houu Allav. below thi rn.
lunihfmi fIftlitA ' ritt.i.'fc-r
J B. PURSEL,
aAnnun, HAtiuuH, .inn xjiukk.
MANUFACTURER.
and1 dealer.ln
CARPET-BAGS, VAI4SIS, FLY.NETS.
EurrAl.o H0UE8, Iloliiu-BLANitirra c-
whlch he feels confident lie can sell at lower
rale than any other person In tbs country. Ex
amine for yourselves.
Shop first door beluw the Post Offic Main
nireei, inoumsuurg, 1 a.
Nov, 19, 1&C7.
Til 0 O K 8 T O It E,
The Underhlirned. IiavIiii lukn Him rruima
lately occupied by UW P. Johu, next dour above
mo r.xtuuiiKeiioici, would uoliry the cltuiusoi
the County that there will be coustnutly on hand
A lull nitsnrttnuut of ' "
BOOKS, STATIONERY, AND WALL PAVER,
Also the various Magaslues and Newspapers
luwiisiieu IU 1U1S VUUIIII ujuvh ur WUlCIl will
bv promptly allruded tu,
THE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
whelihasbetnlu exUleuce for a year, calls fur
inu sirouger supiHiii ui uie cuwuiuuiiy. -4111.
terms are reasonable, and uddlllouul subserlbera
are needed to Jubtuy au Increase lu thu uuiubei-.
The usual'large stock iif
NOTIflN'H 1KII VAKflV r.nOIlH
will be kept up and no pal us spared to satlsfy
thtuauuufvurchakeis.
May 11,'UMf
Uloi)tuburg, Pa.
A 1'. vr.iiu
-.r;r-ri rt -
PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY
TyiLtlATM FISliEU' ''
WITlt'
TlfO'M A'H d'ARSON A CO.
WII0LK.1ALS '
pi: a i, nits m Jiosnmr,
MEN'S FURNIBHINCJ.aoODS,
LINENS & NOTIONS,
no. IS 'jriiiTt rouniit bthket
PHItiADKLPMAi'
June iVCD-Cm
JOHN BTROUP k CO.,,
Qncceosors to Btroup A Hiulber.
WHOLESALE DEALEHH IS' r'lHil,
Nn. 34 North Wharves, anil !rtj.nl V aion'ru,
Phlladelphis
G.
W. .BLABON & CO.,
Manufactnrers ol,
OIL CL0TII8 ANB. WINDOW Htl AlB
Warehouse, No. 134 North Third Street
Philadelphia.
Q.E0HQE II. H0BEIIT8,
Importer and Ueuler In
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, OUNS, 4a,
No. 311 North Third Street, above Vine
Philadelphia,
SN
YDEIl,
IIAIUUa & BASSETT,
llauufacturera and Jobber ol
MEN'H AND BOYH! CUvriUNU, .
Ni. 625 Market, nd Ka Commute Hlri-t,"
Philadelphia.'
Q.E0BGE FOELKER & CO.,
Wholesale Dealers'in
WOODEN-4 WILLOW WARE', YARNS.
Oll-ClotlisWlcks, Twines, Baskets etc., etci(
Jl'JASol Market Bt. 4 236 Church St.,, I hllada.
,JuneS,'C8.
JOHN C.
YEAGEB & CO.,
Wholenalo Dealers In
HATS! CAPS, STRAW GOODS, AND
LADIES' FURS.
No. 257 North Third Street,
Mar.l9,C0-ly Philadelphia.
.JjTABLiISHED 17'J3.
, JORDAN & BROTHER,
Wholesale Grocers, and Dealers In
' SALTPETER AND BRIMSTONE,
4 No 249 North Third Rt.
Philadelphia.
I II. V ALTER,
' j Late Walter A Kaub.
, Importer and Dealer.ln
,CU1NA, GItHS, AND UUEENSWAUB.
No ail Ni Third BlreeU
Philadelphia.'
'4-
TJ V. RANK'S
VirOLlALK TOBACCO, SNUFK, AND
, ' . plUAIl WAREHOUSE.! ,
No. 14U North Third Street,
between Cherry and. Race, west, aide,
rminiteipma.
"yA'RTMAN A ENGELIMAN;
TOBACCO, SNUFK 4 HEGAR
MANUFACTORY,
NO. 313 NOUTII Till 111) BTIHKT,
Second Door below Wood,
PHILADELPHIA.
J.i W.
WAKTMAS VKOlI.MAf
ainwright A CO.,
WHOLESALE (litORKUH,
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Kt'reetH,
PlllIiniCI.FHf A
Dealers lu
TEAS, HYHUPH, COFFEE, SUGAR, MULAKHKH,
KICK, BPICKS, HI 0AU11 SODA,, AC, AO.
OrdeiH will receive prompt Htteutton.
May'lO. lSfrj-ly.
C. II. HOKKK.
W. K. KINO.
J. H. BKYI1XUT.
TTORNE,- KING A' SEYBERT,
j whol'fsa'lt: dryoods.
No. 313 Market Strest,
PHILADELPHIA.
Orders fllliil promptly nt lowct
January S, 1SU3,
uejor :. 1:. ahtsian. c 11, dilliniikii. 11. mokv.
RTMAN, DILLINGER A CO.,
NO. 101 NORTH THIRD ST. PIIILAT1ELP11IA,
Two Doors abovo Arch formerly tl,
SIANUFACTL'IIKIIS AKU J01IIIElt.S IS
CARPETS, COTTONS YARNS, BATT1N0,
OIL CLOTHS, CARPET CHAINK, CORDAGI.',
OIL SHADES, ORAIN BAGS, TIE YARN,
WICK YAUN, WINDOW I-ArUI!, L'OVKIILXTB,
ALBO,
WILLOW AND WOODKN WARE,
UHOOUX, URDSUES, LOCKINU OLA'iSKS, TKONKtf
Feb. U.'C9
HOTELS, &C
jL'ORK'S HOTEL,
GEORGE W. MAUGER, Proprietor.
Thu above well-known hotel has recently under
gone rad'eal changes In Its Internal arrangements,
and Its pn prletor announces to his former custom
and the travelling public that his accomodation
ior uie coiniori in 111s guesi are Btwuu ui uuu. .u
the country. His tablo will always be found sup
plied, not only with substantial food, but with all
the delii-iu'inB ol the seasoni His wines and li
quor (except that populur beverase known a
''Mcllenrv"), purchased direct from the importing
houses, nre entirely pure, and free from nil pol-,
sonousdrugs. He IsthanKfulfornllberal patron
age In the past, and will continue 10 deserve It In
tneiuiure. urimn ,,uiirtic.it.
c
LUMB1A HOUSE,
BERNARD' BT01INHR.
HAviNn latolv nuicliosed and fitted tin the
well-kuown itouisnn iioiei iTopeny , tocaieu a
1KW boolia aiiovk tiik pouiiT Ilousr,
111 the same side of the street, In the town of
ltloom.burg: and having nuiutneaa license ior
the same as a
R E S T A U K A N T
the Proprietor has determined ti give to the pto-
piu visiting tne lowu on nusiuess or pleasure,
iA LITTLE MORE ROOM,
lo put uutuu ttua camuicen iu me ury. lie urnin
iHtinihttt virylhutf about hlNMtabUiihineniiiliaU
Iwj hniitlnelea in uu ordorlv und lawful liiauuen
JIUlUiiuiutnwfM 3.i,tiAj v. stuu as utiuu hj
and he rv-tlctfuUy'-tollclU a ub&rv of the public
a .tt-n..t.a. 1 rinVlT'al7UiIf
PXCIIANGK HOTEL,
ULooaianuna, Columbia, co.va,
Thn nmleralirned havliin vurchasod ttiliwviJ
known nudceutrulIy'htctitc-tftiouite.tliAKxchaftK
lit.iAl.KliuutBou MAIN HTltKEl1. hi lUoum.slALne
Immediately onpoblie thet'olumblacounty i.Vui-tv
Jlcaise, respectfully Inform their frlemls and ta
f-ublloln geiifcml timt Uifir)iouiolKiiuw in cOur
or. the reception audentertalumeutuj: tiavtilvw
who may ho dUiKitd U favor It with their cuiv
toui. They havtiVpurettnoexpcuMjIu jreisatruif
theHxchunirfifur tliQentertutuuientuftuelrMMi.L,
neither Bhnu there be any thins: wanting on t'Jefcr1
pan 10 luinuier to ineir perouai wuuiurv. jm,
house U nniuou, and enjoys uu excellent
ti 1 a luviiuuui1
chanue Hotel and the varloun railroad depots by1
umiuhiiHeit run at ail limes between ino-ai
wnicu truvucia win ue pieaaauiiy eonvj
and from the leepectlvo ktatloiiR In due Uaiw
iuet tha C4irs. . OQUH ALAKK
liioomkuurK. a pin o, tooa.
OAYEN HOUSE 4
1 BERWICK PA.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS. I'roDrittor.
Tills well kuowu Hotel lias been entirely rsltlsd
uud refurnished, with a view to, (he perfcrt ccm
fort and convenience of guests.
A commodious Livery btablalsconneateiiwllit
IIia klnlilUliliwnl.
A I.lceiibo will be obtained at May Term of,
choicest wines, liquors and segars. A fair bhaiw
ni paironage is rctiuvsieu.
Apr, v, en-Bj,'
BLMSBIJBG, EA., itRlDAY, JtfLY 23,
PBIENDSnit,LpyEANDATI.U,Tn.
Wiion'Frlthdshlp, Lrivdiind Tru'li abound,
Among a band bt brethers.
Tlio smile of Joy gee gslly round,
Knch shows the bliss of others,
Hwcet roses grgco'the thorny way'
Along the vale of sorrow.
The flowers that shed their leaves to-day
Shall bloom again to-morrow.
How grand In age, hew fair in youth,
Aro holy Friendship, LoVe and Truth.
From their nicbrostul fountains 'How
Ambrosial rills of pleasure.
Can man deslro, can Heaven bestow
A more resplendent treasure!
iVdorned with gems so richly bright
Will form a constellation,
Where every star with modest light
Shall gild his proper station,
How grand In age, how fair in youth.
Aro holy Frlendlilp, Lovo and Truth.
AOROSTip.
O'er all mankind a holy sway.
Drive hate and tyranny away,
Delivers mind from bigotry
Fills earth, with heavenly charity.
Endless bo Us sacred flow,
'Laboring still to shed below,
Zoi-e , such as angels' glowing tongue ,
O'er Judah's plains nt midnight sung I
Well might the bright seraphic band,
Sing 'Toico on earth, good will to man.''
Heard never was such Joy before I
Irreverent hate that hour was slain,
Peace, love and truth shall cease no more.
THE ODD PELLOW.
OR, THE SECRET ASSOCIATION.
(CONCLUDED.)
CHAPTER III.
Tho year 183 will long bo rouiem
berod In Now Orleans for tho violence
of tho yellow fover. Hundreds died
dally, and tho sounds of walling ana
thotiroans of tho dying took' tho plaeo
of tho light' laugh and Joyous voices that
wero wont to bo'hoird In tho streets of
this gny city. Tho epidemic had been
raging for three weeks with unmitiga
ted fury, mowing down allko native
and stranger, the high and tho low, the
good'nnd tho evil. Tho living at length
were wearied wllliiiurdlng.orfroin habit
became, insensible to tho calls of distress.
Many died unalteiuled.nnd thelrbodles
wero taken from tho' liouso by a man
with a cart, and hauled to tho grave
yard and thrown into n ditch prepared
for their reception. No relative, no
friend no follower to tho tomb I Death,
terror and desolation relgnod. Tho hos
pitals could receive? no iribro", and tho
Sisters of Charity ryid benevolent Ro
man priests, though'constantly engaged
in administering to tho suffering at tho
risk of life, could' meet but a' small
portion of tho demands 'suffering hu
manitv made unon Ihetr charity. The
theatres and masqueraded, as usual at
tliis season, wero closed, and instead
the cathedral was thronged and Its
iloor was crowded from morning till
midnight with kneeling suppliants for
hwtven's mercy. Tho rich, and all who
had tho ability, had lied or wero flying
dally, and of thoso who remained, all
wero too much lost in their own fears
or griefs to regard thoso of others.
In such a condition of tilings it ii not
surprising that many, even In respecta
ble positions In society, slioukl perisii
unattended, uncarcd for ! Many a luxu
rious mansion whoso last occupant ex
pired attended only by a faithful ser
vant, or perhaps a passing stranger, was
locked and sealed by tho city magis
trate till Bomo living heir should ap
pear. Unablo to leavo the city for want
of means wholo families miserably per
ished.
It was about threj In tho afternoon of
a duy that had .been most fatal to thu
victims of the epidemic, when a gen
tleman, about twenty-eight or thirty-
years of age, stepped from the verandah
of a handsome Crcolo houso in tho Low
er Faubourg. Ho stood still a moment,
then raised his clasped hands tollea veil,
and said fervently and bitterly
"Oh, Oodl how long shall thy terri
ble scourgo afflict man? Death and
not Life reign I Spare, oh spare 1"
At tills moment an African servant
appeared crossing tho deserted streets.
On seeing tho oxp'resslbn of tho ge'ntio-
man's face, ho asked
"Is mossa dead ?"
"Yes, go and scot hat hois shrouded
and I will send a coilln."
At this moment a wiigon turned tho
cornor of tho ndjoining street, half filled
with coffins. Tho driver asked if a cof
fin' was wanted and tho black paid for
ono and took it into tho houso.
"Farewell, noblo Vinton," said ho.ns
ho clauccd through tho open windows
of the verandah upon tho dead body of
a young man lying uponasofa. "When
tho sun roso you wero buoyant with
health and hope. Eroitscts you will
bo In your grave ! I, too, must tako
warning.! My head nclies, and1 walk:
ing and want of siecn' havo mado mo
fuvcrlsh. I havo dono my duty in at
tending Vinton, and will now seek my
home, for Mary will bo anxious about
me, as yeli she may boj for who goes
out at morn may never seo tlio noon,"
Tho speaker wan Lewis Foster I l- ivo
yoars havo clapspd siuco tho ovents ro'
corded in tho preceding chapters. Du
ring tlio interval uo had married a lovo'
ly girl, iTanies Layton's sister, ailil re
moved his business to Now Orleans,
wliero ho, had lived ithreo years. Tlio,
present summer ho hud Intended to go
North to obtain goods, when ho, was do
tiuned by his wife's Illness, It was.Au
gust beforo sho was well enough to trav
el, When, its tho soason was so far at!
vaneed, ho resolved to remain through
it. Shortly afterwards tho yellow fover
lirnko out and enlisted all lila feelings
and sympathies for hU family and
thoso of his ,frlends who remained
Night and day ho dovotitl himself to
tho cause of humanity, and up to thu
time wo moot him again, himself und
his own family hud merclfullyescuiied
vititonVfwhq was a yoiiiig RoaloiiIan,
and hnd; only Jjqoii u fow weeks lu Mm
city) was thoOftli.dnathbcd ho had bent
over that day. James Layl6u was also
Ih,Ncw .Orleans, 'aiid. tin Inniutd of lila
family i tins gentleman was pow it wm
ower, Ho hud beon unsuccessful in
business, and allured by tho rumors of
for nes easily achieved InNow Orleans,
lindcofiio out tliqirccc(ling fal. Hui-
dreili of othom hnd, nl.-jo peon tempted
like him, ami ho found hat tlioclty was
overrun, wlthi them, each, In (urn doom
ed tq disappointment.) After remain
ing with Lews during tho, winter -.ho
proposed to.roturn North In tho Spring,
with lii m ami ills wife, .But her Illness
detained him, and ho now found him
self,. as well as Lewis, In tho. , midst of n
raging; .oj.Idemlc. Ho. remained, and,
llko his brother,, devoted himself to tho
care of. the sick,
Lewis Foster took his way homo
through tho solltury streets nt a slow
pace. The air was still, and hs difllcult
to breatlio as if coming frdui tho mouth
of a furnaco. Not a cloud was ln tho
hazy looking sky, and tho dust of tho
ground was so pulverized by tlio drought
astoiloat for hours after It was dis
turbed, making It still more difllcult to
breathe. As ho went along groans of
tho dying, of shrieks of tho living over
tho just dead, alono met his wtrs ; save,
at Intervals, tho volco of prayer. Tho
lcad-cartoccaslonally broko the stillness
as It rumbled along slowly ,over and an
on btopplng at a door, to add to its load..
At length James reached his abode, ft
neat verandah cottago with a yard ,bo
foro it, once green and adorned with
flowers, but now parched with tho
heat and dust. Mary was at tlio uoor
and flow to meet him. Sho, throw her
'arms around his neck and wept I For
meetings and partings, though lor a few,
hours, at.such a time, wero not without
emotion
"You aro safe, thank God I" sho said,
gratefully.
"And you, dearest Mary," ho tald
folding her to his heart. "And tho
children?"
"Both well.. How Is Mr. Vinton?"
,'Dead," hoansworcd, In n tone that
was methodical. This word of so fear
ful Import, was thou too common in
men 'b mouths to bo uttered with tlio
dmphusls nnd feeling which belong to
it at other times. "Where is James?"
1 "A negro camo for him to see Charles
WUhur."
"Charles 1 I met him on my way to
Viilfon's not flvo hours ago, and ho
wont In with me, laughed with poor
Vinton, told him not to give up, for ho
would get over It, atul then left' us, as
ho said, to fee it follow clerk. Poor fel
low I I will no to him."
J "No ; Lewis 1 you owe duties to mo
and tho children I You will ho tho next
victim, and then what would become
of mo?"
1 "i
God I" answered Lewis, solemnly
nnd ImpresMvely, pointing upwards,
' But I will remain with you. I am
(lulto fatigued; and need some rest 1"
"Your cheek Is flushed and your eyes
heavy 1 Oh, James, if you' should bo
ill 1" cried tho wlfo with nnxlouslsolicl
tude'. ,'Hbwhot'your hands nre! your
puUo is fearfully rapid I Oh, God I
what is this? Ho Is ill I" sho exclaimed,
as her husband suddenly grew palo and
sank Into a chair, powerless.
Sho spoke to him, but ho did not re
ply. Ho grow black In tlio face nnd vl
olent vomiting confirmed tlio fearful
suspicion of tho pool wife! Sho gazed
upon her husband a moment as If to its
siiro iicrsciror tlio liornuio trum, una
leti tho air rang with her shrieks for
help I Her voice penetrated n hundred
ears, but produced no effect. It was
heard with Indifferenco, and often re'
echoed by tho dying, with Insano wild'
ness. Sho ceased her shrieks and ad'
ministered to him whatever was at
hand, and tried to shut her cars to his
groans of Hgony. At length sho Iookod
up'. It was James her brother! But,
horror I ho was staggering along,
njid his couutcnanco betrayed tho fatal
signs of tho epidemic.
"Mary," hosnld faintly, 'I havo como
homo todiol" As ho spoke ho fell at
full length upon the floor.
Tho cup of tlio poor wife was full.
Sho kissed him "and bade him live for
her ! Ho embraced her, and looking
toward Lewis bado her with Ills eyes
to look only on him. How dear to her
wero both. Which could sho least re
gard? Whleli could sho resign ?
But wo will not dwell upon u scene bo
full of pain. After cndurlngslx hours of
suffering, Lewis U'oster breathed his
last lu tho arms of his wife, who tlio
next moment fell insensible upon his
body. An hour afterwards sho was
aroused by the dead carrier, who camo
to remove ihodend body; for tho red
cross had been mado upon tho door by
an officer who hud Just before passed in
Ids rounds. Sho roso up nud gazed upon
itjns if in n dream. Sho stood silently
in a stupor of horror and saw tho men
bear him forth, and tlicn, forgetful that
her brother lay dying In the sumo room,
forgetful of her children, sho followed
nnd threw herself upon the. corpse. By
main forco tho mou removed her, and
then drove on. Sho stood llk6 a statue
till tiiocnrt was out of sight, when tho
sound of her infant's volco within -tlio
houso recalled tho mother to herself.
Sho clasped her hands lu silent anguish
and sought her fatherless children.
James lying on tlio floor iu he agonies
of death, first met her sight. Sho flew
to him, and lie soon breathed his lust
upon her arm.
Again tho dead cart camo; and the
body of her brother was boriio from her
sight. Sho sat upon, thp floor and moved
not nor scarcely breathed as tho men
went tramping but. Sho had her two
children firmly clasped to horbreost,as
If sho feared they would return and
deprive her of them.
From this day tho plaguo abated,
The number of victims was each monv
ing reported less and less, ami hopo bo
gau to tako tho plaeo or despair and
honor. Tho widow lived! Sho had
boon saved from tlio pestllenco by tho.
stronger fover of tho brain. Llfo was
a plank to her, savo that sho realized
thiit her children lived and looked to
her for nourishment and life, In'ailVc
tlqn for tlicso sho stroyo to forget tho
past. But tho blow had Veen heavy I
it had stunned her at first ; nnd now
that she could reallro It, the anguish of
Hip heart was terrible, A month
elapsed, and tho city authorities report
ed tho cessation of tho pestllenco, At
once, as If by magic, it cliango camo
I over tho city of tho plaguo. Tho utroots
1869.
COL.
wero onco more thronged with.
tho gay and tho busy, the good
nd tho evil,' nnd tho theatres, mftsquo-
rades, and gambling chambers again
Invited their votaries, Thq Cathedral
was less thronged, save by the, few hum
bio aud grateful ; uud tho city had
thrown aside, its veil of mourning and.
assumed tho cap of mirth nnd folly.
Yet eight thousand beings had boon
swept from tho city in tlio sovon, weeks
past.
Tho tldo of business, of pleasure, of
vice, and human variety, rolled on as
boforo. Men began to look after their
Interests, nnd tho creditors of Lowls
Foster divided his goods, save tho fur
nishing of a slngio apartment allotted
to his wire. With this furniture buo
removed to a small apartment, which
sho rented. Hero sho waited for health,
for sho had been sick both in mind and
in body, that sho might scat employ
ment in sowing for sho had nothing.
Her only relatlvo was her brother
James, and sho had none but Heaven to
look to a blest and abiding trust to all
who havo faith so to look. But Instead
6f growing better sho became worse,
and nt length she incurred debts, and
her physician learning her state, sued
and got Judgment for his bill. It was a
bright and sunny forenoon iu Decern
ber the most delightful month In tho
ytur in this climate, that Mrs. Foster,
who was lying HI of n fever, with her two
babes besldo her, both weak and suffer
ing from want of proper nourishment,
was disturbed bv thocntranco of an offi
cer. Ho civilly mado. known his busi
ness, and proceeded to mako an invent
ory of, tho furnlturo of tho room.
Sho mado no reply but gazed on mm
with a vacant look, as if not believing
such evil could como upon her and her
children. Hurcyo followed tho motions
of tlio ofllcerwlthn bewildering gaze,
while sVio pressed her children close to
her bosom. At length recollection nnd
proper appreciation of tho trn.h
flashed upon hor.
"Surely you will not leavo mo desti'
tutd?" sho cried la an Imploring voice,
Tho o'fflcer paused, gazed upon her
face, still lovely in its pallorand despair
and replied inatono of sympathy, "I
am sorry, ma'am, but I havo no discre
tion."
Sho fell back unon her pillow and for
a fow, moments seemed to lay In silent
prayer. Tho olllcer suddenly roused
her by an exclamation of surprise,
while lie held up to her a paper to
which was attached a ribbon, which had
fallen from a box he was handling to
tho floor.
"Whoso is this ma'am ?"
"Do not tako that, sir it was my
husband's 1"
"What was his name ?' '
"Lewis Foster."
"The same that is here., Are you
aware of his being a membor of any so'
ciety?"
"Yes-of the Odd Fellows, lu Bos
ton."
"And he died here of tho fover in the
full?" pursued tho officer.
'Yes,"sho replled,covcriiigher weep
ing fuco with hor hands.
"Then, dear madam, tako heart," he.
said, approaching her nnd rspcaklng
kindly.
"I am an Odd Fellow, too; andas the
wlfo of ono your misfortune Is sacred to
mo and my brethren I, Tako heart mad
am ! Your debt to this doctor shall bo
paid beforo ,nlght, and you and your
children shall be mado as comfortable
as you cau wish. You shall have a doc
tor, too, anil a good one, that won't
trouble you with any bills, and hushal
get you alt well, too I Come, brighten
up! You will hear from mo again
before noon."
Thus speaking tho olllcer badu a kind
good morning, and lefther wltli it heart
ovorllowlngwlth gratitude. At twelve
o'clock tho officer was as good as his
word, aud made his appearance. He
was not alono. A lady nnd gentleman
(ho a wpalthy member of the Order)
camo with him. Their carriage was nt
the door, and Mrs. Foster and her babes
wero removed at onco to a luxurious
abode. There every comfort was admin
istered to.tliem nnd In a short time she
was restored to health. Sho Is now gov
erness In one of tho most desirable fami
lies in ijoulsinna, aim a wiuower, who
l.-j a neighbor, aud a man of great
Wealth, has 'already proposed for her
hand : whether fiho will so fur bury tho
memory of Lewis as to accept his hand
Will probably boon ho decided, probably
in the nlllrmatlye, for It Is very rare
that widows, especially tho young and
beautiful, remain long unmarried in tne
chivnlric land of tho sunny South.
ASA PACKER.
A SKETCH OF HIS EARLY LIFE.
iVsa I'ncker, tho Democratic nomineo
ror Governor or Pennsylvania, was born
iu tho township or Grotuu, Now Lon
don county, Connecticut, In tho begin
ning oftliQ year 1800. Although Asa
Flicker had enjoyed very limited oppor
tunities of education, tlicbo had enabled
hm (o muster tho rudiments of knowl
edge, nnd ho made every offort to Im
prqVo his mind and increase his storo
of information. By diligence, faith
fulness nud good tcuiperLtlio first Indi
cations of a manly charactcr.ho won thu
confidence, and ultimately tho affection
of, his employer. Despite his youth ho
came to bo regarded by the tanner as n
confidential friend nnd ndvhcr, and, if
dcatli had not interposed nnd broken
tho connection, Asa Packer would pro
bably havo becomo a partner In tho es
tablishment, and ended his life as a
tapner. During Mr, Smith's M illness
Afii was his trusted manager, and, after
tho 1 tours or business, his sympathizing
frend and companion.
After tho death r Mr. Smith, Asa en-
traued himself ton farmer by tlio name
of John Brown, This farmer was a man
on strong character and, still stronger
convictions. Ho was a Democrat or tho
scjiool of Thqinas, Jefferson. From this
farmer Asa Packer gof tho bios which
has ever Inclined his heartand ills judg
input to tho party which Is now known
as! tho Democratic,
Lilko all young men of New England,
when Asa reached scvunteeu years or
bEM. - V0L. XXXIH,.,..NO. 22.
dgt, lie tclt that' it wW tlmo for him td I
makon serious effort to .establish him
ijelf In tho world, Taken up by th6 cur
rent, in the year 1822, when btit Just
seventeen, with a knnrftck, which con
tained Ms; whole wardrobo, rintlalrdw
dollars In His purse, Asa Packer sot out
cm foot for Susquehanna county, Penn
sylvania. Arriving at (ho town of
Brooklyn, ho apprenticed himself to
tlio trade or carpenter and Joiner.
Altdr serving his time as an apprcn-
ilco, and becoming tho master or tits
iudncst, ho continued to work at it as
siduously for several years, when ho In
vested his savings In a lot of wild land
n the upper waters of tho Susquehanna,
and entered upon the hard but froo und
adventurous 111b or tho pioneer. Ho
mado a clearing, and reared with his
own hands tho cabin to which ho soon
attcr brought a brldo. Tho lady wliom
he selected to bo tho mistress of his
iono was a daughter of Zophcr Blaks
ice, a name that will bo recognized even
how by many in Northern Pennsyl
vania. Bho proved n Worthy wlfo to
Asa Packer in his early struggles. Whllo
ho was about his work iu tho fields, or
striking sturdy blows in' tho forest
which hemmed in ids homestead on
every side, Mrs. Packer was equally
hard at work attending to'the domestic
affairs of tho house-hold.
Her nlmblo fineers. with tho aid of
tho spinning-wheel, mado all tho gar
ments worn' by tho family during the
first ten years of their married life.
There was norlispulo abouttho authori
ty or sphero of either : each found ap
propriate work close at hand, nnd was
content with doing it, and with reclpro
eating sympathy and counsel.
In the valley of tho Lehigh, Joslah
White and Ersklne Hazard, reprcsenta
tlvcs of associated capital of l'hiladel
phia, had projected and executed Im
provemeuts which made, tho wonderful
riches of this section Us coal, iron, tim
ber, lime, cement nnd slate partially
available. Hither came Asa Packer, a
ioor artlsin, to labor with his hands.
;o mix with a crowd of men similarly
employed and undistinguished. What
has raised Asa Packer so far abovo the
throng of which he then was but t
unit?
Here was a field for tho highest In
telligcnconud the most untiring energy
Accordingly, in tho spring of 1833, when
ho was 27 years of age, Asa Packer left
ids farm in Susquehanna county, and
permanently settled himself in tho Le
high valley. Ills advent Into a region
in which ho was destined to accomplish
so much made no stir. He brought' to
the new field but a few huudred dol
lurs. Ills capital lay in his actlvo ualnd
stout heart and Btrong arms, and In In
dustrlous and thrifty 'habits. His first'
and second summers wore employed In
boating coal from Mauch Chunk- to'
Philadelphia', in which he acted master"
of his own boat.
About this tlmo Mr. Packer made
visit to his relations at Mystic. To ids'
brother, Robert Packer, and his uncle,
Daniel Packer,'lio gave such an account
of tho advantages of thocoal regIon,'that
they wero Induced to accompany iilra
on hls'relurn. They visited In compa
ny tho collieries established in tho val
ley, and wont over tho great fields Just
Opening for business. Daniel Packer
was so struck with tho magnitudo of
tho opportunity that ho declared that
ago alone deterred him from closing his
business, and selling all his property In
Connecticut and coming to tho Lehigh
Valley. Hondvlsed tho brothers to unite
their means nnd ongago In business at
Mauch Chunk, offering to assist them
with money and credit, and to stand
behind them in every emergency. Tills
ndvlco exactly accorded with tho views
of Asa Packer, nnd the two brothers
immedlntoly engaged n business in
general merchandise lu Mauch Chunk,
under tho firm or A. 4 R. W. Packer,
wltli a capital or $5,000. Tho most or
tills money had been taved by Astt
Packer from the hard earnings, or for
mer years.
The new houso entered, from the mo
ment or opening, upon an extended nnd
protitnhlo buslucss. .It soon became
known by its'largo transactions botii on
tho Lehigh and Schuylkill rivers. They
wero tho first through transporters of
coal to tho New York market, and it is
a fitting return that tho.busluess should
still contlnuo to bo tlio largest item in
tlio Incomo of Asa Factor, its projector.
Through his coal-mining operations ho
was brought Into c!oo relations with
tho late Commodoro Stockton, and be
tween tiiem there sprung up a warm
friendship, a friendship which proved
of great value to Mr., Packer at a trying
moment,when pushing forward to com
plete tho great enterprise of his llfo, the
Lehigh Valley Railroad :
Up to thu year 1850 tho transporta
tion or the Lehigh Valley to market
had been altogether by water, but tho
business had now reached such a magnl.
tudo.ns, in Mr. Pucker's Judgment, to
ustify tho building ofa railroad ulong
the banks of tho Lehigh river. Accor
dingly ho urged upon the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company tho policy ol
building a road as a part of their Hystem
of transportation ; but the project was
not favourably regaided by tlio com
pany. Exporloncq, It was answorou,
had proved that coal and Iron would
only pay water freights. The Reading
"Railroad, which enjoys unusual facili
ties lu grades and water, connections,
was instanced to clinch tho argument.
Asa Packer's; opinion, howover, was
not affected .by this adverse criticism pf
his proposition, and hu determined to
tako the mutter personally .In haud.
The ground for a railroad In the Le
high valley was embraced In a charter
for a road of much greater extent, pro.
Jectod by that great Pennsylvania lliian.
cler, Edward R. Riddle, It was enibra
cod In tho charter of tlio Delaware, Lo
high, Schuylkill und Susquehauun rail
road company, Incorporated April 21.
1818. Thoflrnt survey was mado iu the
fall of 1850. Not until tho 4th or April
1851, o'cnteen duya beforo tho charter
would have oxplrcdby Its own llmlta
tlon, did Asa Packer tako his place iu
thu board of managers.
On tho.baiuo"day tdo board sanctioned
liio gradlnir'or a mllo or railroad uear
AlU ntown, and thereby thu limitation
RATES OP ADVERTISING.
Ouo square, (ten lines or lis tMiulvit
lent In nonnarell tvnnl oneor two Inup:.
tioim, tLSOt three Insertions, tZOOt, ,
One s4uare..HM 11,00 11,09 t,00 tlO.OO
Two squares..
. S0
.8.00
IfiO
7,00
7,00
9,00
9,00
15,00
Three; squares
12,00
18,00
Fon;r(qnrJJA7,00 (,00 UflOhMpl): 45,60
QaarUrcloA'H.ld,00 12,00' 11,00 ,! aJ.OO
Half column. )5,W 11,00 2000 ,00 60,00
On column........ 80,00 84,00 . M.00 60,00 100,00
Executor's or Administrator's Notice,
3.00 ; Auditor's or Assignee's Notice,
$2.60.' ' '
Local Notices, twenty conta a lino
by tho year ten conta, ;
' Curds. ,lh;tho' "Dlroctory", .column,
12.00 per, '.year, rbr.tho first-two. llne
and 1.00 for.eaeli additional lino. " -
was dyoldcd.-'On'tho.ll6'tiroflltfctbiC
1851, Mr. Packcrbecamo ownorof a con
trolling portion or Ih'rBtock, and subso
quentlyBubmlltcdttprdnosltiorl to build
tho rtad from Mafich Chunk to'EastoaJ'
a distance of iorty'-Hr miles', for a con-,
sidcratidhtd be'pald In the Blocks and
bonds of tho company, tho namo of
which was now changed to'tho Lehigh'
Valley railroad company, to suit tho ex-
tent'nnd truo Hold of work.
Mr. Packer's proposition was accept
ed nnd ho commenced work In Novem
ber, 1852. tTnd6r ids personal supervis
ion It waapushed with great vigor as
ho received only stocks and bonds lu
paymcnt.IIo hazarded his wholo fortune
in the enterprise. In its early comple
tion nnd profltablo working, ho saw
every dollar of his investment quadru-
pled and overy acre of laud In tho Le
high Valloy enhanced in valuo.
Tho Lehigh Valley railroad wits fin
ished and dollverod to tho' company on
tho 2ith or September; 1855, nnd was
put Immediately in opcraslou. Its coal
rroIghW, which in 1857, amounted to
500,000 tons, in tho year 1800 exceeded
2,000,000 tons, 635,000 or which wero
delivered along its route rrom Mauch
Chunk to Easton, to works Which tho
railroad itself had called into existence.
Tho addition which it brought to Asa
Packer's' fortuno can be stated only in
millions.
Within threo years after tlio opening
of tho railroad from Mauch Chunk to
Easton,' with connections which madbn
railroad route from tho valley to Phila
delphia as 'well as New York, Mr. Pack
er suggested tho extension of a Hue or
railroad into tho valley or tho Susquo
hanna, and up that valley to tho great
tablo lands or tlio State or New York,
thcro to connect with tlio New York and
Erie railroad. This would bring tho
anthracite coal region within the sys
tem of roads leading north and westto
Lako Ontario and Lako Erie, and also
afford a direct route by connection with
theCatawissa and Erie roads to tho great
West.
Asa Pucker has lived to seo the wholo
of this stupendous conception 'realized.
It Is not possible to calculate tho benefit
which it is destined to confer upon the
Whole country.
On his return from Jmrope In 1865,
Mr. Pucker announced bis. intention to
found In Lehigh .valley an educational
institution which would supply to its
young men tho means of, obtaining that
knowlcdgo of which ho bad early mure
found such a profound need. The
branches of education to. which it was i
Mr. Packer's design that thelnstltution
ihoiild be especially deyptod were civil,
mechanical, and mining engineering ;
general, analytical chemistry ; mineral-,
ogy and metallurgy analysis of soils
and agriculture; architecture and con
struction j all branches of knowledge of
exceptional value in the Lehigh valley,
in carrying Into effect this purpoe,Mr.
Packer cavo a woodland park, sixty
Acres in extent, situated on the borders
of South Bethlehem and $500,000 iu
money.
This institution, known as tho Lehigh
tJnivcrslty, .was formally opened Sep
tember 1, 18G0, and Its success has real
ized tho intelligent nndbeneficicntpur
poso or Its rounder. By its charter it is
mado a self sustaining institution; in
tended to reach both rich and poor with
its advantages ; its freo scholarships be
ing offerod as prizes to bo competed for
by nil the students. No scctarln abigot
ry limits Its beneficient Influence to a
slngio religious denomination, but
thoso of cvory creed find a wolcomo to
Its halls.
On tho 23d of November, 1805, at a
dinner given to Mr. Packer at Bethle
hem, as a public acknowledgment or
Ills princely girt, at which many or tlio
most eminent men or tho Stato were
present, Col. John W. Forney paid tho
following eloquent tributo to tho guest
dr tho day: "Hero is a character and a
career for youth nnd manhood to study,
Hero is a lesson to tho ono lo movo on
In tho path of improvement, nnd a
stimulant to tho other never to despair
In tho darkest hour of disaster and mis
fortune. Wo pick out Asn Packer ns
the miner picks out n' piece of coal to
show tho valuo of tho precious deposit
from which it was taken ; we pick him
out to show what can bo won by persons
al honesty, Industry and kindness to
men, by courage" in tho midst of bad
luck; by confidence in tho mlJst of
gloomy prophecy, by" modesty in pros
perity, and by prlncoly generosity
when fortuno comes with both hands
full to realize a Just ambition." Among
lils immediate friends and associate.
Mr. W. H. Gatzmer, tho president of
tho Camden nnd Amboy railroad, bore
high testimony t6 tho energy nnd nblii
t'y with which Mr. Packer bad carried
out his great mining and railroad enter
prises, and acknowledged that although
Pennsylvania is only his adopted State,
few of her sons havo dono mpro to de
velop her mineral resources.
' Mr. Packer enjoys to tho rutiest ex
tj.ii t tho confidence orthocoramunlty in
which ho lives. This it has shown by
electing him to public office whenoVcr
lie could be induced to accept It. lie
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.TVCU JUS IIUIIILXIIB BUYCIHI yi'UlB 111
ie General Assembly of the State, his
services there ending In the year 1813.
Ho was then elected Judge or the county
court, which position ho held ror five
years, and hence ho Is ramlllnrly known
as Judgo Packer. 'More recently ho lias
represented his district ror two consecu-
Hvo terms in tho Congress of tho United
States, and his friends Insisted on pre
senting his namo to tho lato national
Convention of tho Democratic party as
a candidate ior uio nrai omco in me
gft or tho American people.
air, racKers wnoio career I'lempiiutB
tho truth that iu the United States
thero Is no dlstluctlon to which any
ypuug man may 1101 aspire, ana witu
energy, uiuueucu, iiiifiiigeiitv, uuu m
tuo attain When ho set out Irom Mjs
tic, Connecticut, to make the Journey to
Pennsyluanla ou foot, it is not probable
that his entire worldly possessions
amounted to twenty dollars. These pos
Besslous now aro estimated at twenty
iaillloii3.aH of which huvehceii accumu
lated, so far as known, without wrong
ing u slngio ludivlduol. On tho contiu
ryT tha wealth which holms cfttbertu
Is but a tlthoof thnt which ho lias been
tho means or creating In tho Lehigh
Valley.