t (fffflttlltltiltlt
A 1)
LsllED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
loLumnAN iiuilbino KEAnTiiKoouiiT
Iarles b. brockway,
l ItftirniC- TIT
Editor mill Proprietor.
two Dollwi ft Year p&yM In Adnaes.
.ton pniMTINQ
Lcrlptlons oxecntcd with neatness nnd
I illspaicu at reasonuuiw i..-o.
joinsburg Directory.
foVES AND TINWARE.
block, Main ( west or Market. Yl-nM
Iiht denier lu stoves nnd tlnwara
,lriel, abavo court house, vl-ul.?
CLOTHING, Ac.
. rnu'KNUKRa. MercliautTMlor.Mati.
I door nbovo Amerlcnn House, vln 13
0UUI3i Merchant Tailor and Audit or
ret? Periiam Hewing Machine, comer of
lint Main t., over Mincra more, V3DS5
Inuas, ciiemioaijs, &v.
BUT, PriiRKistand Apothecary. Main nt..
, nilOf.t HrugRlt nnd Apothecaries,
r's uiock main eu vinu
CLOCKS, WATCHES, AO.
h-
.nT- il.nl.vttl rlfWib. Wnl.hng n.,.1
Cry, Main st,, just below the American
UERNHARD, Watch nnd Clock maker.
o'lllieasicoruer Alum mm iron i.vr-.i
fy Sc, Mnln Street near went Bl. v3 nl5
IlICART, Wntch nnd Clock Maker.Mar
Itreet, below Mnln, vl-n
! BOOTS AND SHOES.
i.KI.EIt. Manufacturer nnd dealer In
I and Hlioo., Main Htrccl, opposite Kpl
lurch. vl'ii '3
bllOWN Hoot nnd Shoemaker, Centre,
it, rear of Uobblna & Kyers Htoro. viu
MlETZ, Boot nnd Shoemaker, Main at..
v Ilnrtman's store, west of Market. vMJ
' ICLKIM. Manufacturer nnd dealer lu
land Blioes, Groceries, etc., Main atreet.
PROFESSIONAL.
lit TI "i M'TTTJ C!it..y,r It, ,4 I. KaIm l
m l, 1IVJ M M. WUItVUH WllHt 411111 Bl..
It-the Com t J louse. vln43
t
hi t tlTMt T.T C.1t-,.r,r... ,.,, Til..., f,.l..
agcBlockover Webb's bookstoro va-uis
F. KINNEY, Burgeon Dentist, Teeth
lied without pain: Mnln St., nenrly op
piscupui ijiiurcii, Vl-Iliu
IlKELER. Attorney-at-Lnw, Olllce, Id
r in cxciuingu niocu, near 1110 "r-xenunge
IARKLEY, Attornoy-nt-Law. Otllco, 2d
r IU aii-uuuku UlWtt, nuur MIO ,XCllUUgO
vi-mi
iKELVY.M. D.,Surgcnn nnd Physician,
imue aiuiu si., ueiow junrjcci. viniil
Ei Hide Main street, below Market, vlnd
I UTTER, M. D. BurKCon nnd l'liyslclan
Ret street, above Malu. vl-uU
toniSON, Attorncy-nt-Lnw, Olllco Hurt
's building, Main street. VJ-nM
MNEBV A PANOY GOODS.
LlZZn: HAItKLEY. Milliner. Itainsov
Iding Main btreet, vl-mj
in, and Stationery, Kxtlinuiro Block. Mnln
Vl'lHJ
. DKltltlCKSON. Mlltinerv mid Fnnnv
K.Maln&t., beluw Markot. vl-nl
L KLINE. Mllltnerv and in no v Ouch
iMrteltelow Market. vl-n0
DLIA A. & HA 1)15 llARKLCY. IjwIIph'
ksaiidUrcsii ratterUK. uoutheuHt corner
Lt U'let eta ..I ..JO
lUKES HAltMAN Millinery ami Fancy
ii Jiuiuei.., utiowAiutncuu jjouse, yjuii
IOTKLS AND SALOONS.
CAN IIOUHK, liy Jnlm Uaeotk. Main
,HtHiu jruu isireei, vi-iuj
II1IA HOTKIi, by TI. fitolmer, Mnln at
I HOTKIj. hv I Hunt Tnvlni- nt nnd
fclObtreet.
ICOCK, Oywerand Ealingsaloon, Araerl-
VI-1110
S"P TAmnv n..,.n ii
Ly.yaterBaloon, wliolesale and ictatl. Kx-
tww, warn sireti, Vllii3
CHANTS AND GROCERS.
lAltlt, pry Goods and Notions, aoutl
I corner Jlalu and Iron eta. vl-mi
e, Uoots, bhocm. Ac, corner Main and
rf , nW utmiy MUlltBt, Vl-11 t't
Bitlow Iiou vl.irt
P I)ENII ALL. mi Aral tH1.VftfMi.Miiiiii.
land Lumlnr, eonur of Main nireet and
rt'u"W. vi. im
t-hae and ictall, Kxthance llloek. vl-nl.l
Pn ht., above Court Huuho. vl-nl3
PtOWmt, Dry Goods, drocci les, etc., cor
pinlnn, and Court House ulley. vl-nll
m?i EYER, dealer In Dry Goods, Gro-
'inw, iw,,i,iuin ami leuire sis. viuij
IIUTON, Groceries A Provisions, Main
l below Market. vl-nll
IVEIt arocerles ami General Morchan-
iu .. above West. vl.13
I.VY. NRAT..I. rn .i,.i,., i n,..
'lc, Flour, Fetd.'salt, Fish. Iruu, Nails!
V- cor, Main and Market sts. vl-nii
CliVl'LKn 4 fe0N' J'll,.cr ,u l"y Oouit,
I tie 'r"Jii.; "S.V" t"'
IMERAA.V II A VlllTlJQ'P lt.nl. . In
f,Vif"',V0"!c,lo"erle a,ld Notions, Hcot-
r-... ui, tfiani bi, V--ni5
fo'J ,?UA1!f1UH' Confectioneries, Main
r ..,0 kwiiuuu, Vl-n.J
MIBCEIAANEOUS,
jJ', Marble Woiks, one. door bolow
llSHIHUl T '
, ""WW,!, Lu., uiuuuiui Hirers
M ers in Lumber of all kinds! Planing
lue railroad. vlmu
f r-UpOlue Maker, and Wlilto and Fancy
'".Scottown, vlnft
Saddle, Trunk & Harness,
, -., .juivu H iiiocK Aiam nireet, vauia
l&BINS.llquordealorsccond door from
1'svc.t coruer Main aud Iron sis. vl-uU
luj!B'?IANr AbcM for Jluuson's Copper
"smnngiiou. niiviw
111... '""i i, nil 1 upr, tl imiuw niiaiii'n
ures, Rupert block, Main st. VM3
'iPi'SHi Eumltura Rooms, llireo ttory
SMalubticet.wutofMiukttst. vlntl
S2T0CK,Photographtr, over Robblns
s Store, Main st. vl-U
lo'iJi.dJalerla Mttt Tallow, etc., Chcm
Mly, tear of American House. vlnW
AriL'sn?T0N CO.. mutual and cash
Blreef fonipauUs.llrower's luUl
Prn,1n'.',c,l,'ll'''lI''ll',' nn Chair,
t '1 fooms Jialn street bel. Iron, v8-u2
PAMl'LV. r. 7
sW.Dfcar i,rtr i'S. """"sis, s 11100ms-
lsclilBinr:rJ'' -u.""gs"iiuoaisnori
I iiiiaery made and repaired. v2.n":t
Iwlny?,"'.0!1.'' lu l'louos, organs aud
pwjOM.m 0, W, Coi ell's furniture rooms
VI-UI3
Marlilo aud llruwn Btou7
L,CtHl0Olnsbur ll,.ftBl.b- ,-r.ft.l ul.t,lA
Altii.L- ... -
md i u.;KKf bhiast corner
V1-UI3
AM
HfmtmA ill j
V0LUMEIV---N0.13.
Orangovillo Directory.
1 A E. W. COLEMAN, Merchant Tnlloinnnd
A. Uent's furnlihlug eoods. Main Ht., next door
to Iho Ilrlck Hotel. vl-nl7
11. IIEURINO llilOTMEn.CarpenlerRnnd
, JJullders, Main sU, below l'lne. vl-nl7
BOWER A 1IERRINO, dealer In Dry Goods,
Orocerlcs, Lumber and general Merchandise,
Main st. V1-1H7
RICK 1I0TRL and refreshment ftnloon, by
uoiir M'lieury eor.oIMuln nudrlnost,,vl-iil7
DR. O. A.MICOAItOIJL.riiyslclnn nmlBurccon,
Main st,, next door to Uood's Hotel vl-1117
DAVID HERRING. Flour and Grist Ml I, nnd
Dealer In grnln, Mill Btrei't. vlul7
H1I. AO. ICUrJIINF.R. l!lnckmlli ,(in Mill
. Btreet, noar l'lne, vlul7
I AMES II. IIARMAN, Cabinet Make: and Un
O dortaker. Malu BU. bolow l'lne. vl-nJ7
JM. IIARMAN, Bnddlo and llnrnrss iniiltcr.
, Main st oppsllo Kramo Church. VAill
10IIN PRYM IRE. Bnddlo and HnriiTsu mnltor.
,1 Muln it,, niwve the Bwan Hotel, vl-mf
LEWIS H. SCHUYLER, Iron fonn.ier.Machln
bit, nnd Manufactuicr of plows, Mill HUVI-1U7
1 f II.r.H A. WILLIAMS &Co..Tnnnnrannd Man.
ill ufucturers of leather, Mill Btreeu vl-nl7
SAMUEL SHAIirLEKB, Maker of IhuIInyliursl
Oralu Cradle. Main Bl. ViuS.
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ILLIAM DELON'O Bhocmakeraipi wanufiic-
turerof urick, iiiunu, wintoii'.oo vium
Catawissa.
BP. DALLMAN, Merchant Tailor, Becond Bt.
. Robblns' Dulldlns. v'i-nl?
DR. J. K, ROnRINS, Burgeon and riiysiclan
Becond Bt below Main. v2-nl8
GILRERT & KLINE, dry goods, groceries, nnd
general merchandise, Mnln Btreet v2-u!2
r R. K1STLER, "Cattawlssa.IIou8e," North
u , Corner Malu nnd Becond Streets. vL'nV
KEILER, nillard Saloon, Oysters, and Ico
J. Crcnm In season MalnBt. v2n!2
M,
M. HltOCST, dealer lu General Merchandise
Dry Goods, Groceries Ac. v2-nl8
SUSQUEHANNA or Ilrlck Hotel, S. Kosten
bander rroprlctor,southeast corner Main and
Becond Btreet. v2n!2
3 I). RINARD, dialer lu Stoves and rln-wnre,
5. Main Street. v2nli!
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M. It. AI1UOTT, Attorney at law, Main Ht.
V-Ili,
Light Street.
H. IRVINL Medical Storo Malu Street and
Ilrlarcrcck Road. 3ulil
HE. OMAN & Co., Wheelwrights, first door
, above School llouso. vlulu
JOHN A. OMAN, Mnunfucturer nnd denier In
ItooU and Shoos, vlnlG
T J. LE1SER, M. P., Burgeon nnd Physician.
Olllcaut Keller's Hotcr. v2u27
1)ETER ENT, dealer In Dry Goods Groceries,
riour, Feed, Bait, Flsb. Iron, Nails, etc., Main
Street. vlu.15
R
B. ENT. dialer in Stoves and Tin ware lu
nil Its blanches. vlulU
Espy.
BE. HEiailAKD.A URO.,dMler in Dry Goods,
Groceries, and general Merchandise, 2ull
WHPY BTILVM FLOURING MILLS, C.S. Fowler,
JlVltT,
Yiiili)
j 1 ruprieior.
I D. WERKIIEIHER.ISootnndShooKtorcaud
manufactory. Shop oil Mnln Street op
posite tho Bteuin Mill. V.'ul
rn W. EDGAR.Busquchannn Planing Mill nnd
J. llox Manufactory. v2nll
Buck Horn.
l O. & W. H. SHOEMAKER, dealers In dry
Jll. goods, groceries and general meicbnndlse.
Flint store In south end or town. 2-nl8
Business Cards.
jyj Jt. WELLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ashlnnd, Schuylkill County Pu.
0,
W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office Court House Alloj'. below the Coi-uu-1UAN
Olllce. llounlies, Ruck-Pay and Pensions
collected. IHoombburg Pa. Sep.2u'(i7
JOBERT F. CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OIllco Main Street below tho Coutt House.
Illooinsburg Peun'n.
II. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Olllon Courl-Houso Alley, below the Cul.uu-
iHAS uiueu, jiioouisourg l a.
Q IJ. DKOCKWAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
iiLoousnuna, ia.
S- OrricB Court Hoiuo Alley, In thu Co
LUMiiiAN building. Uunl,'fi7.
17
J. TIIOltN'JON
1 i would (Limouiico tu tliurltizcitxnf II Inn in k-
buru and vicinity, that ho lmajust rtrculved nfull
unu eoinpieio abboriuieiii 01
WALL TArKU, WINDOW BIIADiiS,
VIXTUitKH, COIlPri, TAB.Sl.IJj,
and f.11 other cooda in ltla lino of biislneus. All
tlio iiewekt and must nppioved riatterim of the
day tut) tilwuj h to be found In liU tbtubllAhmeut.
liuir.o, tu-ii jiiuu nil ueiow larun.
J 11. PUR8KL,
1! AUNI1HH, HADIiI.i:, AND TftUNl?
MANUKACTUHKU.
und dealer In
CAltli:T-IlACJBt VALIBI, IXY-Ninn,
lUfFALO HOlira, JlOltSK'liLANKkTH AC,
which ho freU eonlldent he can bell at lower
ruio man any oiner perkou m mu county, 1.x
amine for vournt'lvtH.
Hhon third dMir below the Court Ilouee, Main
Btreet, ltloonihburKi I'a.
nov, 10, o.
Q E N T V 11 E El
M. O'KEEFE, SON A CO.'B
' SEED CATALOQUE
And auiiiKtolho
rfoWER aud VEOHTAIILE
anrdcii, For 1870.
Published lu Junuary. Every loVer of flowers
wishing this new and vnluuble work, free ol
charge, should address Immediately M. O'Keefe
Hon A Co., Ellwuuger a Hurry's lllockltncbester,
p I 51 I' L E S.
The undersigned will chierfully inail(riiKK) to
all who wish It tlio lUrlpe. and lull dlrictlons
or preparing Mid using u slinplu nud lleitutirul
Vegutuule ilalui, that w ill lunucdialely remove
'i'au, Freeklts, I'ltHplih, lllotcbes, nud all eiup
11. ins uuduupurltlrsofilie tklu.Icavlugthesiiiue
son, euur, .uiiitiiii mm utailllliu.
He will also send (KltKs) Irstrucllons for nro-
dnelng.by verysl milemeans,uluurluut growth
of linlr on u baldbeiid or smooth face lu less tliuii
thirty dajs friiiu first uppllratiou.
inu UOOtl
nddrtsslug
Thu uboo can buobtulued by return mall by
llox MU. IM llroadwav. New Yokr.
r ii-. e, uiiAl'SlAn, t iienilM.
Aug, 0,'liu-!y.
nOWDElt ICEQK AND LUMUEIt
W. M. MONROE A CO..
Rupert, !'..
Manufacturers of
VOSV'UURKEUM,
mid dealers In all kinds ol
LUMliKlt,
L'lvo nolle that Uiey are prepared to accomodal
their custom with dispatch, and on the chospti
eriuB,
lie
Philadelphia Directory.
Major E, It. AI1TMAN, ft lt. DIl.LIXaXR, M. MOKY
UTJIAN, DILLINOER A CO.,
NO. KM NORTH THIRD BT. PHILADELPHIA,
Two doors nbovo Arch, formerly 220,
MANUt'ACTUlltllS ANI) J011UKIIH IN
CARPETB, COTIONS, YARNS. HATTING.
oil clotiih, cARnrr chains, cordage,
uu.MUAlJIv'i, UUAIM 1IAGH, TIE YARN,
WH K VAIIS, WINDOW TArKn, COVKBLBTS,
-ALrjO,
WILLOW AMI WOODKN WARN
1! llnO MS, llllU.lll.S,MJOKlN(l HI.AS8RS.TnUN KH.
fell. 0,'flj,
JgAOLK HOTEL.
OllTll TltlllllSTHEKT,
It. 1). CUMMINOS.Piioi niCTOM.
ESTABLISH ED 1700.
JORDAN. tillllOTHER.
Wholesale Grocers, and Dealers In
SALTPETRE AND URIMSTONE
Nu2!9Nol lb Third SL
l'lilladulihlii.
a
W. ULAliON A CO.,
Manufacturers uf
OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW S..ADIM,
Warehouse, No. 121 North Third street
Philadelphia.
ri EonaE h. hoijeiits,
importer nnd Dealer In
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS, Ac.
No. 311 Noith Third Street, nbovo Vino
Philadelphia.
C. If. HOKNi:. W. B. XIKU. J. 11. SKYUEUT,
JJOHNE, KING A SEYUEIIT,
WllUl.lAl.li 1JUY UUUUH,
No. 121 Market Street
PHILADELPHIA.
Orders filled promptly at lowest prices.
January 3, Mi.
H.
W. RANK'S
WHOLESALE TO11ACC0, SNUFF, AND
CIGAR WAREHOUSE,
No. HO North Third Street,
lletwepu Cherry and Race, west side.
Philadelphia.
II. WALTER,
Luto Walter & Knub,
Importer aud Dealer In
CHINA, QLABH, AND (QUEENS WARE,
No. 231 N. Third Street,
Philadelphia.
51.
KEI'IIEART,
with
BARNES, BRO. A IIEKRON,
HATS, CAPS, STRAW GOODS A FURS,
No. 603 Market Street,
(Abovo Fifth,)
PlHLAllKU'IIIA.
JOHN 8TROU1 A CO.,
Successors to Btroup A brother,
WHOLWALE DEALERS IN FIfcH.
No. 21 North Wharves and S3 North Third Ht
Vliiladolphla.
JICHARDSON Ii. WR1UHT, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NO. 1W SOUTH SIXTH STREET.
MIOr.AllF.I.l'IIlA.
oct.22,'Cl)-!y
gNYDEH, HARUIS A UASSETT,
.Manuiaciui.rs anu jooocrsm
MEN'S ANI) ROYS' CLOTHING,
Noh. 525 Market, and OlCunimercoStiiet.
Philadelphia.
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ILL1A5I FJS11ER
WITH
THOMAS CARSON A-
WHOLESALE
DEALERS IN HOSIERY,
MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
LINENS A NOTIONS,
SO. 18 NOUTII I'OUKTH bTULET
l'liiladulpliift.
une 4,'c0-0m
yARTiMAN A ENOELJIAN,
I OHACCO, f-N Ul'l' A SEGAR
MANUFACTORY.
No. 313 NOUT1I TIII1IU STllLKT
Second Door below Wood ,
PHILADELPHIA.
J. W.WAIlTJIAN. P. E.VQKl.MAN.
Y"AlNWRiailT A CO.,
NVUUI.l.Al.l'. OllUUiillS,
N. E. Corner Sicoud aud Arch Streets,
PlIILAIIELl'lIlA,
Deuleis lu
EAH, SYRUrs, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLAbSES
lllC'l.', bl'lL'l-S, III l 'A 1111 SODA, AC, AC.
43-Ordcrs Mill icu.lvo piompt ntteutlou.
may 10.07.tr.
Hotels.
c
O L U M 11 1 A HOT K L.
II Y
11 UH N A H D H T O H N K It.
HuVlntr lately iurdiuhid and mud un tho
well-knouu itublbon Hotel l'roptrty, located u
VKW DOO Hii AltOVK TlltC TOUKT KOUSK.
on the Mima side of tlib btreet. In the town uf
iuooiuuurK; anu miviug ouiuiuiu a iiceutio lor
inu Kiuic uu a
JIOTKL AND ItKbTAUANT.
(he I'n'pilutor Ituhdetermlued to utvotothe peo
rj i t4iit mu lunu un uui or iieakuru,
A LITTLE MOIIU ROOM,
JIIk btublliic nlt.0 Is extinsle. and 1 filial m
to put bueuieii and can lay it in thu dry. lit
pntmUctt iliut tviTj tlilni; about hU estublUli
ment Hlinll bo conducted In an orderly und law.
lut luaniur: und hu lcfcnectmlH k.nluim a almtn
rPHE 1CSPY HOTEL.
ESPY, COLUMRIA COUNTY, PA.
The underslgued would Inform the travelling
imbllethat be has tuken I bo ubovo named estab-
isblllelll nnd tborniiLrhlv rptlll,.,! lliu inmn fn.
Iho n rfict cuuvenlcuieof hlsuucsts. Ills larder
will bo stockf d M Ith tliH liekt tbn iimrket ,iir.,r.ls
Hie eliolcest liquors, wines and cigars always to
WILLIAM PETTIT.
Apr.S3.UMf Kupy, pu
glUCK HOTEL,
OIIANIIEVII.LE, COLUMRIA COUN I , PA.
ROllR M'HENRY, l'roiuJuior,
This well known Douse, having been put In
tboiougb repair, Is now open to the ttavclLlug
miblli', lliu bar Is storktd with tho choicest
ililuorMuiiiU'ltiais.iiudthe tablti will be. at ull
lllill'N.SMi nl led u ith Hie ,1, llnifleM nf lh ui'iLunn.
No iiiiih will be spurtd to insnru thu comfort of
Kiiviiiii,
Ornngevillfl, dei-. lil.'CU-ir.
O 11 K H II () T E L
1ILOOMH11URG, COLUMRIA COUNTT, PA.
Tho uudcrslgucd has taken this well known
jiouhe, uiieiy oeeupieu ny llcorgo Vt . Mauger,
allll has lull It 111 thuruuuh renalr Willi cntlrelv
new furniture, Ac. hveiy attention will bo paid
tu the comfort and convenience of guests. Tho
bar uhvujs supplied wltli the best of liquors aiid
llgars. T. RENT. TAYLOR.
inarll'70-3m.
BUSINESS CARDS.
VISITING CARDh,
LETTER HEADS,
HILL HEADS,
PROGRAMMES,
POSTERS,
AC, Ail.
Nwtly mill Clituuily I'rlnlcil
From the Laltst Btyh-s of T po at the
COLUMIIIAN OFKJCh
BLOOMSB U RG. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1870.
Tho Old Cnnoo.
Tho following beautiful poem appeared some
yeorsngo In an obscure Arkansas paper t
Where tho rocks nro gray and the ahoro Is steep,
And thewaters below look dark and deep.
Where tho rugged pine, In il lonely pride
cans giooinuy over the murky tide:
Where the roods and tushes are long and rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank;
Where the shadow Is heavy the wliolo day
through.
,les nt Its moorings the old cunoe,
The useless paddks nro Idly dropped,
nro n sea-bird's wlngi that the storm has lop.
ped,
And crossed on the rnlllug.ono o'er one,
me ma folded hands whon tho work Is done!
While busily back nnd forth between.
The spider stretehea his sllvory screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull "too-whoo,"
Settles down on tho slds of tho old canoa.
The stern Half sunk In tho slimy wave,
rmis sinwiy nwny in its nvlug grave,
And the gncu moss creeps o'er Its dull decay,
rumug us mouiucring uust away,
LIko tho hand that plants o'er tho tomb a flower.
Or the Ivy that manthjs tno falling tower:
wnno many n niossom of loveliest huo
Springs up o'er tlio stern of tho old canoe.
Tha cut rent less waters are dead and still
Aud the light wind plays with the boat at will.
And lazily In nnd out again
1 1 noals tho length of the rusty chain,
LIko tho weary march of tho hands of tliuo.
That meet and part at tho noontide, chime,
Aim ine suoro is.kissod at each turning anew.
ny tue uripping bow or tho old cauoe.
O, many a llmo, with a careless baud.
I havo pushed lt nwny from tho pebbly strand :
And paddled It down wlicro tlio stream runs
quick,
Whero tho whirls nro wild and tho eddies are
thick.
And laughed as I leaned n'or tho rocking side,
Aud looked below In tho broken tldo
To seo that the faces nud boats were two,
That wero mirrored back from the old canoe.
Rut now as I lean o'er tho crumbling side.
Ann look below In the sluggish tide.
The faco that I see there Is graver crown.
And tho laugh that I hoar has n soberer tone,
Aim mo nnuds that lent to tho light skllf wIuks
Have grown familiar with sterner things,
But I lovo to think of tho hours that flew
As I rocked whero tho whirls their white spray
threw,
Ero tho blossom waved, or tho green gra-SB grow.
O'er tho mouldering storu of tho old cauoe.
Shoridnn's Last Rido.
Hurrah for valiant Sheridan,
ine migiity man of war! hearth).
Ho smoto tho Indian (while bo slept), (by his
Ho smoto pappoose and squaw.
Nor old n.r youug, nor weak nor strong
Escnpo his auger may.
Wheu, Jehu.llko, as people tell,
Ho rldeth to the fray.
Whene'er ho lifts his darlug arm
He "strikes to hurt" bo sure I
And dauntlcssly ho doos to doath
The "helpless" and the poor.
Spur swift along tlio track of blood I
Alono thou slinlt not ride :
Rrd-hnndcd murder, swift as thou
Doth gullop by thy side,
And cloio bohlnd a troopof ghosts
1 ollow wltli whoop and yell,
Ride on, lido on, bold Sheridan ;
They'll follow thca tohell !
SQtUwllmifouB.
THE BABY.
MilElleryCorhan was tin exceed-
ingly nervous man. Ho canio lioneslly
by it, for Ills mother was nervous before
Iilni. 5Ir. Corban was a bachelor of
forty-five, remarkably well preserved,
and rather flue looking;. Ho had n port
ly ngure, it norm complexion, and a
head of dark brown hair, which any
man might havo been excused for feel
ing proud of. Mr. Corban was very
well oir. Ho had never kept house,
perhaps bocauso lie knew that elderly
bachelors and widowers were generally
fated to marry their house-keepers; nnd
Mr, Corban regarded marrlago nnd tho
gallows as nhout on n par. Women nnd
babies ho considered ns n very unneces
bary part of creation. Tho mystery of
their havinjj been allowed an oxlstenco
he could never solvo. Ho could not
help regarding thcircreatlon as a grave
mistake tomcwhere. Ho boarded at
Mrs. Gregg's nud had made his home
thero foi fifteen years. Mrs. Gregg was
as much like u man as she could bc,and
still bo it woman.
One day last summer it bectmo ovi
dent to Mr. Corban that ho must take
n Journey west. Tho Interest of his bus
iness demanded it; so ho put a few
things into a valk-e, eaid good morning
to Mrs. Gregg, nud set Out for tho do-
pot.
Ho was flvo minutes late.for his neck'
tio had given him a great deal of troub
le, and he had brcn unablo to And i
pair of stockings which wero not des
titute of toes- But ho had comforted
himself with the reflection that, ns ho
lind boots on, nobody would bo wiser
In regard to tho unclad condition of his
toes, nnd at last ho got off. Ho heard
tho whlstlo nnd started upon tho run.
If thero is anything especially calculat
ed to put ono out of temper, Is It haV'
Ing to run to catch tho cars: and our ho-
ro may bo excused If, when dripping
with perspiration and completely out
of breath, ho rushed Into tho first car
which offered, ho was Irrltntetl with
tho world, himself Included.
Tlio ear was well filled. In fact, thero
was only ono varant seat, nnd that was
besido a woman. Corban turned to
Fcclc tho nuxtcar, but was met by tho
conductor nt tho door. "No room In
there, Blrl All full, Anniversary meet
Ing at l'arkorsburg. Thoro's n seat
sir I" Indicating tho ono besido tho wo
man, Corban was troubled with u touch
of tho rheumatism In tho loft knee, and
could not stand ccinfortably nothing
cIko could havo forced him to got so
near ono of tho sox. Ho stepped up to
her and mado tho stereotyped inquiry
"Is this sent engaged ?"
"No, sir," replied n very sweet volco;
und Corban saw that tho speaker had
bluo eyes and golden hair.
Ho took useat and tho lady drew tho
bundle sho hud hron renting on tho
cushion into her lap.
"Better let mo put your bundlo upon
tho rack?" Btiggestod Mr. Corban,
Tho lady opened her oyes In Indlgi
imnt amazement, whipped oil' a laycrof
flannel from tho package, and displayed
to tho horrified gn.o of our bachelor
friend, tho rod, pulfy faco of n moon
eyed baby,
"Murznr's Ittle, 'tweety sugar dar
ling!" sho exclaimed In tho dialect
which Is perfectly-Intelligible to nil ba
bydoiu,
"Muzzar won't lot tho nnuehty man
put tho Mlllo lammlo, lumpy mbv tin
on tho rack!"
Tho baby struck out monacliitrlv with
his fat fists In the direction or Mr. Cor
ban, nnd glvo uttnrnnco to a yell of tri
umph. Mr. Corban broko Into n cold
perspiration. Ho had never been so
near n baby beforo In his life. It was
almost too much for him. Ho had-n
strong mind to stand the remainder of
tho way, or until somobody vacated n
scat, but his kneo gnvo an extra twlngo
mm deemed him to try nnd endure tho
terriblo statu of things. He took a pa
per from ids pocket ami essayed to read
but tho baby had launched out In ouo
of thoso baby refrains, which Is llko
music In tlio cars of nil mothers, nnd
tho cooing so confused our bachelor he
ro that ho could mako no senso of his pa
per, so ho pockotod It with tho savago
determination to petition tho next Con
gross for women with babies to bo kept
in n car by themselves.
At tho first stopping place ho was on
tho lookout for a seat.and to hlsioy dis
covered tho gentleman in tho next scat
making preparations to leave; but bo
foroho was fairly out of his seal, on old
lady in a greon shawl nud n poko bon
net had edged Into it, nnd cut off Sir.
Corban's hopes. Ofeourso, sho turned
around and began at onco to talk to tho
baby.
Dear llttlo chicken ! How old is It,
inarm?"
"Almost eight months," tald tho
proud mother.
"Well I declare ! what a largo child
of his ago! Why, thero was my Enoch,
wncn no was n year ho warn't a mllo
nor a grain bigger than that 'ero child !
But then Enoch; ho had tho whooping
cough, and tho measles, and tho nettle-
rash, nnd tho collaretta lnfantlcldo bo
foro ho was cloven months! And I ox-
pect tho dlseaso had somo effect upon
ins constitution!"
"I should think so," replied tho ba
by's mother.
"You look tired, dear," went on tho
old lady;, "tho baby must bo dreadful
heavy. Why don't you let its pa tako
nun I" with a reproachful glanco at tho
savago counteimnco of Mr. Corban.
"I'm not his pa," grumbled Mr. Cor
ban, pulling his hatallttiofartherdown
over his eyes.
"Oh ! You ain't. Wal, now, that's
curls!" said the old lady. "I should
havo thought you war for sarlln. Tho
baby is tbo imago of you Jest tho same
kind of nose; and its eyes lias got tho
same expression."
Expression, Indeed! Mr. Corban was
boiling over! Ho always peculiarly
prided himself on his expression; and
here was tills old ogro comparing him
to tint dumpling-faced, huckleberry
eyed baby I
"Wal," said tlio old lady, slowly, a
though sho had reached tho conclusions
after somo thought, "I sposoas Its like
ly this is a posl mortem child, which
means ouo as Is born after the death of
its father and you married its mother
rather soon niter her husband departed
this valu of tears. Wal, that's got to
be, dreadful common. But my Elijah
has been dead nigh onto nineteen
mouths, und I ain't begun to think of
a second partner ; though fetmiro Hud
son, has been left so helpless and unfor
tunit with them six children of his,
that I don't know. I hope tlio Lord
will show mo my duty, and give me
strength to take tlio Squire for better or
for worse, if it's right and best! I don't
never want to shrink no duty, niarin
When did your first hiifcbnnd dlo
inarm?"
"Purkeri-burg!" screamed tlio con
ductor. "Stop fivo minutes for rcfrosh
ments ! Chungo cars for Wallingford
Amsterdam nnd Myrtlo Ridge."
Tho woman with tho baby roso quick
ly. A thrill of joy went through Mr.
Corban. Ho thought sho was at her
Journey's end. Ho too, roso with alac
rity.
"Can I ussist you in any wny,
madam?" ho asked.
"Thank you. I will Just troublo you
to hold baby whllo I go aud get a cup
of cofl'ee. I breakfasted early and I
need something warm. Bo careful nnd
hold his head high, ho is subject to tho
eroup."
And, beforo Corbcn could utter ono
word of refusal, sho hail put the baby
in his arms, and win running off with
tho crowd.
Our hero felt himself growing hot
and cold Alternately. Ho had served
two years with credit in tho war, and
been ill a tcoro of battles, hut through
It all, ho had never experienced such a
sinking at tho stomach ns came over
1 I in now. Most nf tlio possungors left
tho cars ; and Corbon would havo dono
likewise, but ho feared that ho might
loso sight of tlio baby's mother, and tho
train would start without him. So in
nn agony of terror, lest something
dreadful should happen, ho stood thero
in tho alslo, holding tho baby nt arm's
length, nud fixing his frantic gtizo on
tho door through which his deliverer
would como,
"All aboard," cried tho blentorlan
voleo of a row conductor und tho peo
plo rushed in. But thu passengers
were, most of them, now ones, fur thero
was n Junction nt l'arkorsburg; und
worst of all tho baby's mother was not
umoug them.
Tho boll rang: tlio ears wero moving;
tho door was shut with a Imug, and tho
train .went off, Corbon waxed despor
nto. "Halloa, thero I" ho shouted to the
conductor. ".Stop ! this train cannot go
on ; t here's a woman left behind ; sho
went to gel u cup of coffee. Stop! I
tell you this Instant, sir." .
"What's up ?" asked thu conductor.
"She's left tho Uabyl"
"Your wife? Oh 1 never mind. Such
things occur frequently. Sho'll come
next train'"
"I tell you to stop ! I shall go crazy I
Aud . Oh, Lord, what shall I do
with tho baby ? Say, I'll glvo you flvo
dollars ton dollars twenty yes, fifty
dollars, If you'll put back and let mo
ofrnt I'arkersburgl'i
"1 should havo no objection to tho
money, but I couldn't oblige you if you
; wero ono of Iho UotliBchllds I"
COL.
And tho conductor passed on his way.
"Blcas your soul, sir!" said tho old
lady In tho next seat, giving Corban n
nudgo with her parasol , "you'll suffocato
that baby I Don't you bco you're hold
ing lis feet whoro Its hoad should bo?
Ho's wrong sldo up I"
Corban hastily rescued tho younestcr.
which uttered n Bhrlll yell at his treat
ment. "You'd orter bo ashamed of your
self!" wont on tho old lady Indignant
ly, "to toss that blessed child around lu
such an on-human way. A man novpr
orter iinvo no children that don't havo
no nnteral feelings towards 'cm. Sir,
you was a baby onco yoursolf I"
Just then, n yellow faced woman
slipped In tho seat In front of Corban.
Sho was mltldlo aged, hut hor dress had
tho gushlngncss of sixteen. "Lovely
child," sho oxclalmed Insinuatingly.
tho oaby began to snulzzlo up Its faco
and Ilourhh Its fists.
"Dear mo, how forward lt is! How
old is it, sir?" inquired Iho spinster for
such sho was.
"I don't know," growled Corban.
"Been a widower long, sir?" Inauired
tho lady.
"No. I novor had a wife."
"Bless mo ! Thon she's run nwav and
left you ! Doar, dear ! how could sho
leave such n nlco man, nnd such n dear.
darling llttlo baby?"
What's that?" inquired a middle
aged gentleman near by, who was evi
dently a llttlo deaf. "Your wlfo gono
nnd loft you, sir? Just my caso ex
actly. My poor Jano departed this life
last May. I got her tho handsomest
gravestone money could buy. There's
an nngcl on It with nil her wings spread
and this Latin description Require
her cat in Peace. Tho gravestone mak
er said it was a good epigram, nnd I
consented as sho was fond of cats.
By this llmo tho baby began crying
lustily, and tho whole car sympathized,
especially tho fcmnlcs.
"It's got tho cholera morbus !" said
tho old lady. "It'll dio for sartin if
something hnln't done !"
"Dio? You don't think so?" cried
Mr. Corban.
"Dear mo!" said tlio llttlo thin-faced
woman, "what an Inhuman creaturo Its
mother must bo."
"Tako it, my good lady, do !" crlod
Corban, imploringly. "I'll glvo you a
hundred dollars to tako It."
"What is nil this row nhout ?" said a
shnrpnoscd man, with a newspaper in
his linnd. "A child is it? Fall back,
gentleman ; and let mo look nt It. If It
should provo to bo tho one."
"How? what do you mean?" queried
n dozen voices tit once.
"It Is, lt is! It can bo no other!" ox
claimed the sharp nosed man. "How
strange that I should chanco upon It !
Listen to this, and ho read from n paper
In his hand the notice:
"Stolen. Supposed to havo been
stolen from Its carriage lu Central
I'ark, on tho morning of the 8th Inst.,
a malo child nhout nlno months old.
Said child had blue eyes and rather
dark hair; and Isn remarkably forward
clijld. Any person who will return
him to his nflllcted parents, nt No.
Eorty-nliith street, or glvo informntion
that will lead to his recovery, shall re
ceive n reward of 3(H).
Louis Rofcoe."
"Wul, I nuver?" exclaimed tho old
lady. "It must be tho very same baby !
This child lias bluo eyes und dark
hair, and 'pears remarkable forw'd !"
. "Yes.mii'itm.unquesllonably tho very
same," remarked tho sharp nosed man,
confidingly ; "I consider II my duly to
tako possession."
"Oh, tako it, do?" cried Corban, im
ploringly ; "I'll glvo n hundred dollars
to got it off my hands."
"No doubt-you would, my man; hut
I uln't took in in that wny.My name Is
Smlthcrs Peter Smithcrs, Sir; and I
livo in Albnny. I'm a magistrate, Sir;
and arrest you for chill stealing."
"I tell you I didn't steal lt. Sho
went off after a cup of coffee."
"Don't trouble yourself to repeat thai
story again. 1 understand tho case
fully," said Mr. Smlthcrs, promptly.
'Conductor, Is thero n placo on tho
train whero this rascal would bo any
safer than hero?"
"Wo don't run prison vans," respond
ed, that worthy, sulkily.
"Well, gentlemen;" said Mr. Smlth
crs, blandly, "you aro all men of honor,
and havo wives nnd children, or ought
to have, and you all havo feelings of
sympathy, doubtless, for tho parents of
tills unlucky bubo; nnd I depend upon
you, gentlemen, to assist mo in gunrd-
Ine; him until wo reach a station whoro
I con plow him lu ehargo of Iho proper
officials. At tho next stopping placo I
will telegraph to Brldeswell, and havo
constables ready to tako possession of
him tho moment wo arrive."
'You shall pay dearly for this I" roar
ed Corban, now fairly infuriated.-"Yes,
sir, I'll tako thu law on you tho moment
wo got any whero whero there is any
law. Call mo a rascal Indeed I"
Just nt that moment tho sharp signal
of "down brakes" sounded, and lu a
few momenta thero wns n shock, ami
the train came to it sudden stop,
Everybody rushed out to ascertain
the difficulty ; nnd It was found that a
wheel of tho engine had broken, and
tho locomotive, was off tho track,
No ono was Injured"; hut It would
occupy somo tlmo to got things so that
the next train could run; and in tho
meantime Mr. Corban thought, with
rapturo, ho could mako his escape. Ho
formed the plan of dropping tho unfor
tunate baby und fleeing to thu woods.
In tho bustle mid confusion It could
only bo accomplished. But ho had
reckoned without his host. Mr. Smlth
crs wns right at his elbow. Ho had no
notion toullow that templing roword
tosllp through hlsflngerj; and a couplo
of other gentlemen kept guard wltli
him, Ami thero stood poor Corban,
holding tho whimpering buby, aud ex
postulating, swearing, und blustering
In a way that niuilo ull tho ladles de
clare that ho was n monster, and they
gavo him a very wide berth.
Suddenly tho whlstlo of tho noxt
ltaln from 1'arkeraburg was heard. A
bright hopo sprung up In Corban's
DEM. - - VOL. XXXIV'
' NO. G.
breast. It was nosslblo tho
baby's
mother might boon board.
Ho rushed forward, but Smithnrn
seized his arm nnd held him back.
"Ho quiet, sir!" said he. "Remem
ber you nro under orrest."
Tho train had been wnrned of tho de
tention or tho first express, nnd canio to
ft halt ntn llttlo dlstnnco behind, nnd
tho moment It did so, tho door or ono
or tho carriages was burst open, nnd out
leaped tho mother.
A cry or Joy ennio from Corban ; and
with ono bound ho broko tho grasp or
Mr.Smlthera upon hlsnrm.nnd rushed
toward her.
"Oh, my baby! my precious baby!"
sho screamed, snatching tlio baby from
Corban's arms. "My darling I My llttlo
angel darling I" And sho fell kissing It
In a way that sot all tho ladles round
nbout.to pulling out their handkerchiefs
and exclaiming, "Did you ever 1" "Nay
I never!"
'God bless you !" cried Corban en
thusiastically, "I never wos so glad to
seo a mortal being beforo."
"Oh, you dear, delightful man !" sho
said, shaking hands with him. "I am
so much obliged to you for taking earo
of my little lamb. You seo I cot be
lated n moment, tho coffeo was so dread
fully hot."
Mr. Smlthcrs' faro had crown verv
long. "Then it Is not ILouls Roscoo's
child? And It has not been stolon?"
ho asked, dubiously.
I should rather think not." renlled
tho mother, indignantly. "It is my
child, sir I All I havo left of tho dear
husband who gavo up his life at Cold
Harbor.two months after baby's birth.'
"I most heartily bee your nardon.
sir," said Mr. Smlthcrs, addressing 3Ir.
corban. "I-I-thut is, I didn't think.
YOU BCO "
"Mind your own business, sir!" said
Mr. Corban, shortly; "and continue
mluding It for tho rest of your Hfo
that Is my advice, sir,"
Mr. Corban and Mrs. Bent, for that
was tho young widow's name, got very
friendly and familiar whilo tho train
was getting ready, and Mr. Corban took
tho next seat by her sldo with a real
feollng of delight, now. Sho was going
on n visit to somo friends In tho very
city whero his business called him ; und
ho obtained permission to call on her
and Inquiro about tho baby.
Aud in duo time I cannot tell iiow
it enrao about, for (hero is no account
ing for things of this kind Mr. Corban
concluded that ho wns tired of boarding
Mrs. Gregg had becomo so neglectful
of her boarders' comfort; so ho led Mrs.
Bent to tho altar, and set up a homo of
his own with n wlfo nnd a baby.
Uo to him now and utter ono word
against women and babies, and you
would get shown to tho door without
ceremony.
The Common Crimes or Conversation.
There are tho careless people, thoso
"who know tho right, and yet the
wrong pursue." They plunge reckless
ly on, without n thought for tlio words
thoy use; ,'helr sentences abound wltli
exclamations nnd expletives morn ex
pressive that choleo. Their slang
phrases are nn ofl'onso to cultivated ears
and they exhaust tho superlatives of
tho languaguon tho most ordinary oc
casions. It is they who prefuco overy
sentence, oven on trivial topics, with
'My stars?' 'By George!' 'By Jupiter!'
'Gracious!' Good Lord!' 'Thuuderl'
'You bet!' 'No you don't!" In their
vocabulary, 'Oh 1' 'Indeed.ycsl' 'Well!'
and 'ah I' aro as thickly strewn ns
Autumnal leaves In Vallom
brosa. With them a funeral Is 'Jolly,'
a prayer meeting 'funny,' an ordinary
performance is 'first rate,' tho lowest
round on tho ladder of beauty Is 'real
pretty;' and their indiscriminate ad
miration is expressed by tlio much
abused epithets, 'splendid, beautiful,
magnificent, superb, exquisite,' etc.
Any violation of law belonging to their
codo is 'shameful;' u refusal to conform
to their wishes is 'horrid mean;' a com
mon cold is 'terrible,' nnd a hcadacho Is
'beyond enduranco.' Thoy nro always
'roosted' or 'frozen,' or 'melted;' their
friends tiro beautified with every virtue
and their enemies uro tho olkcourings
of tho race. They ho completely ox
liaust tho languogo on common occas
ions that no words uro left to glvo ex
pressions to their deeper feelings.
A second class includes thosu who vl
olato tho laws of etymology. They have
been thoroughly trained in tho gram
mar of language, and yet refuse to bo
regulated by its precepts. This class is
n largo ono, und includes among its au
dacious sinners:
l.Thoso who uso tho objectlvo caso for
tho nominative; as, 'It is me,' for 'It Is
I;' 'It 13 her,' for 'It Is she; 'It Is us,'
for 'It Is wo.'
2. Thoso who uso tho nomlnatlvocaso
for tho objective; as, 'Between you and
I,' for 'Between you anil mo;' 'Llko
you and I,1 for 'LIko yon and me;' 'I
know who you mean, for 'I know
whom you mean,'
:i. Thoso whoso subjects und verbi tin
not ngrco In number and person; as,
'Says I,' for 'Say I;"You was,' for 'You
were;' 'My feel's cold,' for 'My feet ore
cold;' 'There's thirty,' for 'Thero aro
thirty.'
4. Those who uso tho Indicative mood
for tho subjunctive; 'Iff was you,' for
'If I wereyoii.1 v'
fl. Thoso who uso tho present teuso
lor tho past; 'I seo you yesterday,' for'I
saw you yesterday?'
C. Thoso who use tho Intrunsltlvo verb
for thu tiunsltive; 'If ho is u mind to,'
for 'If lie has it mind to.'
7. Thoso who uso Incorrectly the
much abused verbs sit and lie; as '1 am
going to lay down,' for 'I tun going to
Un diiwh;' '1 laid down this morning,'
for 'I lay down this morning;' '1 shall
set there,' for 'I shall t-tt there,"
8. Those who uso tho adverb for tho
udjecllvc; tv, 'Sho looks beautifully,'
for 'Sho looks beautiful;' or Its opposltu
'Sho walks graceful,' for 'Sho walks
gracefully.'
I). Thoso who uso n plural tuljectlvo
with n singular noun; as, 'Thoso kind
for 'That klnd;"Slx palr.'for 'Six pairs,
10. Thoso who uso tho compound ro
latlvofor thoi'onjunctlon; ns, 'I do notj
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know but what I will,' for 'I do not
know but that I will.'
11. Thoso who uso the oblectlvo caso
after tho conjunction 'than;' as 'Ho
knows moro thnn mo.' for 'Ho knows
moro than I.'
12. Thoso who uso double negatives:
ns, 'No, you don't neither,' for 'No yoa
don't either.'
13. Tho30 who uso tho wrong preposi
tion; as, 'Different to,' for 'Different
from; 'In regard or,1 Tor 'With regard
to.'
14. Thoso who uso tho superlative do-
grco Tor the comparative; ns, 'Tho old
est or tho two.' for 'Tho older of tho
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Wonderful Discovery.
Many of our readers Will no doubt re
member the great oxcitoment which
existed about n year ago near Natchez,
causal by tho assertion of nn old ne
gro sorceress that n quantity of tho
treasure of tho onco celebrated Captain
Kldd was burled at n short distance
from tho National Cemotcry, near what0
is familiarly known as tho "Dovll's
Punch Bowl." Quito n number of our
colored citizens, believing tho stories of
this old woman, engaged In tho work of
digging for tho hidden trcasuro In a
spot where, by tho aid of tho black art,
sho had pronounced it to bo buried.
They progressed in their "labor of
lovo" (of gain) for a number of weeks,
without success, and finally gave up in
despair, a heavy rain having discom
moded them to a discouraging extent.
Timo passed on, and tho-ovent has per
haps escaped tho.mlnds of nearly all to
whom tlio mysterious affair was cogniz
ant, and but for tho event which wo are
nhout to chronicle, would perhaps havo
nover disturbed their brains again.
However, wo will on to our story, which
is ns Btranco as lt is true.
Biiortiy aitor a heavy storm, a low
weeks ago, a couplo of negro boys.whilo
hunting in tho vicliiltyuf tho oxcava
tlous mado by tho discomfited trcasuro
seekers of ono yeor sinco, chanced to
find a dingy, rusty old square box.
which was bo bound about with metal
as to almost rosemble an Iron box. It
was with difficulty that the two com
bined could move it, and to carry It
was out of tho question.
Whllo ono of them remained near
this queer looking old box, tho other
went homo for his father. Tho father,
his wife, and another colored man, re
paired to tho spot, and remembering
the old sorceress' tale, nt onco concluded
that they had found at least a portion
of tho treasure. Events havo proved
that thoy wero not niniss in their con
jectures. But they moved very cm-
tlously In tho matter, lest thoy should
bo discovered, nnd so under the cover
of night tho box was removed to their
little cottage. Up to tho early part of
this week thoy confided their secret to
no Jiving person, but n serious nffalr
having occurred botweou the boys, tha
matter (being at first but vaguely hint
ed nt) camo to tlio cars of our reporter.
Ho repaired to tho house on Wednes
day night for tho purpoao of examining
tho trcasuro fountl. Tlio box In which,
it was found Is about three feet long by
two feet yido, evidently mado of a
species of cedar, and is firmly bound by
strips of iron, running around laterally
und diagonally, and fastened with long
nails, clinched iusido. Tho treasure
consists principally of ancient Spanish
gold nud silver coin, dated from USD up
to 1530, nnd it is ndjudged that thero hf
nt Icnst $30,000 worth of them. Besides
the coin, tlioro nro sovcral gold buckles,
and various other articles, seoinlngly to
have been worn as ornaments. A great
number of silver ornaments wero In tho
box, which lt appeared were used as
somo part of their sword trappings.
pleco of parchment found In tho
box was so old and musty that no char.
ncters could bo discerned on it.' As a
whole, tho discovery of this long hid
den treasure forms uo lncouslderablo
event in our history, und will throw a
now light upon tho adventures of tho
hardy Spaniards who frequented the
spot whero now stands Natchez
city, centuries ago. A number of in
dividuals havo visited tho hut, and ex
ninlued the coins, and all ugrco with
tho views of tho writer ns to whom tho
trcasuro was buried by.
A prominent gentlomaii has bargain
ed for tho box and Its coiitonts, with a
view of removing them to Now York,
where tho coins will bring a largo price
from antiquaries.
The Way the Government is
Swiniileij. "Muck," the Washington
correspondent of tho Cinclunutti -fit-
ijuircr, thus lifts tho vol' to show how
tho Government Is robbed;
No later than hist ovenlng I was
conversing with a gentleman, whoso
opportunities for correct Information
ate not surpassed by any living person,
Gen. Mc Phcrson's Adjutant General
for threo years and reputed tho best
officer of tho kind In tho service. Since
tho war ho has had command of the
troops on tho Toxas frontier. In that
capacity ho got his best Insight Into tho
enormities of tho army swindlers. Ho
told mo of tho sun dial which had been
constructed in ono of tlio frontier forts
a very plain nrtlclo on n grnnlto pedes
tal tho actual valuo of which ho esti
mated nt 17. What do you think tho
Government has paid for II? Ho as
sured mo that ho had gono to tho troublo
to examine tho vouchers In tho depart
ment, and said ho, "as I'm n living
man, that Bun dial lias cost tho Govern
ment flO.OOO." 1 asked how It was
done. "I don't know," said ho, "I
only know that every quartermaster
and commissary who has had any
thing to do Willi tho fort owns a pair
of horses, with silver mounted, mono
grain harness, and splendid carriages
and big brown utono front houses."
Ho enumerated n variety nf other
abuses of llko kind.
Josu Hu.i.ixossayri, "Mnkiel Inhab
it the tea gcRM"")'! ib whleb
Inhabit tho grocery nlwui taslo to mo
as though they had been fattened on
salt. They want n deal of freshnlug
before they're eaten, and also after
wards. If I kin havo plenty or mack
rel for breakfast I can generally make
tho other Iwo meals of water."