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13U811N[.:08 DonLoyenY
JOHN SIcCANN. ' •
Wan' FIZAI E and P,clail Grocer. No. 2. Flt nu lig Illtch, Fde, Ptl
J. W. WETNIO R E,
ATTORIVET AT LAW.
In Walker's Orrice, on .`'et with street. Erie. ra
CAIJNVELL,
IWI'ORTf 17 ) , „ItiLia`r. a 1.14) RPM ii //1.11111 in I)ry rorer
Crockery, Glassware, Ilarann re, [ICI,.
iipikt4. &C. F1111)111, .Stores :tale EtrLet, luue-clQurs, below
()tome,, flow!, I:rie, pa.
A IsG—Aatvils, Vices, Bellow 9.; Axle Arn.,St.rillgo,tol general
3.011111e11l and Carriage Trlmming,.. I
..S. MERVIN SMITH. -
ATIIONNI.YAT LAW ;11111 Jl/.ller of 111 C mace—OfflCC one door
4‘od of Wriglit'A btorC, ur le, Pa.
W. 11. KNOWLTON & SON.
DE.tt,t.t , lu Watcln.ff, Clock., Looking , h ano Forte,
Lamp., Britannia kVary.loattry, and a %mill:: ‘'t ether Valley
Articicn, heyalone Buildings, lour doors l,clon !ironies Howl,
stale Street. Brie. Pa. •
J. GOAI,DING. • _
sfeßenktivr TAII.OA, and Ilabit 3laker.- 4 tore. side of the
Krblie tigoare, tlre 114/Ors 1::-t 1/1 the Ire Rauh.
H . - It. DEW EV
WIIOT.FRAI.f . hea t er to Dry Goody, ECCOriti door below
Pro‘vu's hotel, Niaie etrect, Erie, l'a..
GE:OItGE 11.-CUTLE:II.
ATTOENVY Girarti, Erie Comity, Collection], and
other tm , ine4i. attended to %%all prollipines4 and 111,441101.
WILSON LAIRD.
TTOIRVi I' AT T. 4W—OtriCe oler 3.11. Lid Inge office,
- ,14 , 9 r to Thomp t on's °lnce.
wier [lug ;lad other professcolial bu_kine,Fattrodoi to ‘‘ hit prompt
and
13,11.0%%'N's HOTEL,
1'.,r.•1 Enr V THE C talc'. comer ofShite :•trees Mul '1141.1 . '10m a.3u,trc
Erie. Fliederit Wedern and Southern core °thee. 1:
It0131:ItT A: IiAK
1011 IL•1n it denier in Groceries, Wines,
deneir,Cciar4, Natio, Detroit Ale, 11111,0/it, Crdclkers, • c. &e.
reeatuude, Erie, l'a. I
• fl 11. EIAVERSTICK. , e 7
tio. 2. R rro !Into:, Dealer in Dry Goods, Ilardwai, 4
&e.
T. W. MOOIiE,
Drat en in Grocerieo. Piovimonv, Whips, Li
&c., Nu 6, Poor Peoph , + Row, State ..,wer
W. CUTLER
ItroMPV k ecomelvr at Law, (4 >like in :.'pauldii'lies ElCllllllge
N. 1:•-
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tin t : and c•Joulierclul Illistiu,s v. ill rvceive pronibt otterlion.
11 , 41.1LVN. , P. .P. DI 1111%, M.N.) NMI% CI(
JoSI.III KELLOGG, H
Fora & Conafil,nm Merehaat, oa tha Publit'Dock, cast of
Slate .awl.
Coal. Salt. Plaster and Whit, 11. h, constantly fur e9le.
—J. H. WILLIAMS, -1.
Banker and ETelrlnge Broker. Dealer in Bills Of Exeliaiwe
Draft., CortifiCale+of Deptedie. Cold and silver coin, &e., be
'+u doors Lelow Ilrown'e Hotel. Erie, '
BENJAMIN F. I)ENNISON.I
V AT I.IW, CICN eland, tho—Office on 13operior Itreet,
..111V711‘,I'A 111,,0 k. Refer to Chief
I..tw School; Hon. Riclinrtl Fletcher, 10Statest.,11o,tott; lion
tionnel 11. st..l•lfflalelphini Iltelinril
liinthall.F.sq...l3 AVM! sOect, New York. For teitimottialtt. re
to this onice.
MARSHALL & VINCENT.
Arrannryo i.*n•—Oglecu Pinirs In Tannnan) !fall building,
• MOTU% of 1111: rrothoniAnry's often, }lric. 1'
MU It ItA Y WI IALLON,
' ATTOIVIIIIr AND COUNArt.t.OR Low—OiliCV over C i B. Wri2it ' it
Stor ,. , entrance one door west of State street, on the,Diatninnt.
1. ROSENZ%VEIG & Co.
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Wiint.rs.E D II
LTS 11, DEM. , R.: in l'oreign and Poloe,tir Dry
mob. DlatlOCluthing.lirlobiaml Shoes. &c.} 14 0. 1, nem
itla Block. Slaw street. Ene.
C. M. TtistsALs, •
De .+.¢¢ in Dry Goods, Dry Groceries, Crockery, Illardwaro,
No. II Erie,
A. 11. lIITCIICOCK,
DEAtrrt inGrocerice and Provisionsof all kinds
doors north of the Manumit, Crie.
, JACKSON,‘,
DPAI,FIt in Pry Goods,',Grocerim Ilardware, .
Iron, Nast., &e.. WI, Uncap,.ide, Eric, I'a.
{WILLIAM RIBLET,
Upholster, and Undertaker, come
Vet entli btreets, I:rie.
KELSO LOOMIS. I , •
G¢xEll tr. Forwarding, Produce and Commison Merclants; dealcrk
11,0:1( , 41 , ,dt, Coal, rkoter, acc Public dock,
we'', suit. of the bridge, Erie.
E lmivJ. K
NS'ALKI:II, &. COOk, •
rorwnrding. rOilliniftsloll and rro.luee 3lerettnnts;See
I• and Rare-house east of the Public. Bridge. Erie. ;1
, O7L6ONits & :Co.
py 0 I q. in Watches, Jel% dry. Hiker, Get111:1q1 SIT% qr. Plated and
Britannia Ware Cutlery, Military and Fancy GoudiJ, State street,
, nearly opposite the Eali,le liolet, Erie.
r C !aeons, . '. \f. hearty
- CARTER, & BROTHER- ;‘
11'11m.y:1i \LC and Retail elralers in Driteq. Medicines; Paints. Oil
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Dle -51, 40. Chos, &c., t!iTo, 6, Reed House, Erie, i
JOEL JOIINSON,
in Theological, llliscellaneous, flnnday nn Classical
Sella)! Rooks, Stalionaty.&e. No. I. Percrlllock-ZErie.
J AMES - LYTIC,
FMILTIONABLK Merchant T41101 . .011 the public puare t a few door~
went of State Firret, Erie.
-1). S. CLARK,
AND gxrAlLl)cater in Groceric.. Prk.vi , lonp , . ship
Chandlery. Stone-ware, dr.e. &C.. 50... ,ern%
O. D. STAFFORD. • k
Mater In lien - , Medical, scowl Mu•cellaueous Book" +tot ionno
Ink, &e. Stale St., four door% below the Public mutiare. •
DR. 0. L. ELLIO'll',
Fte:.ident Dentkt; Office and.dwelliim in tlw Beebe Bine*, ou the
East side of the Public Square, Erie. Teeth in f' , rtert on Cold
Plate, from one to nit c Imre belt. Carbons teeth tilll tI with pure
1: 0 1,1, and reviore.l to health and u•efuhtens o Teeth cleaned
with imitruinen In and Delitiflceno an to leave them of a pellucid
clearhem.. All itork %attained.
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MOSES KOCH,
'CD RrTeu. nizaler in Staple, and Fancy Dry Goods,
Grocerws, Crockery, Ready Nlade Clothine, f.7olnuiercial
tfueofing4, corner of French and Faith sreeis, Eric.
S. 1/ICKERSO,
rmstril.l4 PCP Sr Roos—Office at hie residence on Sel.Totla street,
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...1.1x), , lie ti,r Methodist Church , trie._ -I____ . r
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. C. D. WRIGHT.
WifoII.FRALeA4O Rrr ,11..leatefin Dry Goods, CrocerU.. Ilaf 11W:1M
Crockert , 471ris•-ware. Iron Nallsi Leather, Oils. &d., turner of
Staterbreei and the public bquare, opposite the re !leljicuel .Erie,
JOHN 11. BURTON.
WIIOLEAV.I VIII RETAIL de:IIEE Medicines ! Dye S. tuir.
Groceries, &e. No. 5, Reed Moore.
itOBERT - 8. HUNTER,
Pr R w nat.., Caps and Furn of all descriptions. No. 10, 'Park
Row, Erie. •
ond Figured De Lain all wool, and othei cheap lie
1 Lam, at the store of El JACKSON.
B !Atli French Cloth tom fit! to 66 per Surd, for vale at
$. JACKSON
DLACK, Brown% Green and Cadet 'nixed BMW elOtliS at al
JO pricer , for wale at S. JACKSON.
111:1-.N. M 31ora
ack, in; Clam, Brown, and Blue French Ma\ 1
Grcno, for Elle cheap at the Store of S. JACKSON. s,
- MACK. lllue, Plaid. Striped and airier Fancy Catui , itujes for
_L3 sale by 0. JACKSON.
L.lCli, Slue. and mixed Satinets, TIN reds, KentuCky Jeatip
II ice. for rale cheap by S. JACKSON.'
LAINEH GoODS. The Ladies will fi nd a good as-
Eortinent, French Mortnoee, Cashmeres, lie Larne, Chain it ion
Luttre, aloha .r Lowe. Al apaelias 01 all colon!. Gingham. Call-
COB. &C. just opened ni GEO, SELDOM & SON.
A 4loo b agsottnient of winter Vesting', sonic very nice, for
cheap at the store of " 6. JACKSON.
AA LAP ACA. nny quantity Black Figured and Plain! changable
warp, chatnellans mohair lustre acc., for sale kV'
Erie, ct.el. . AA,C
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Geese Panthers Wanted.
150 Pounds alive Geese Feathers wanted. for wt lett I wilt
pay half cash at my store on the corneroptxts lc Itiossn's
• Heel G. RIGIM
°or. 27.
GOLD, tither and Florenci , Leaf: Gold. Siker rind doinposltlon
I.4 "zem Japanned 11113, abnorted colors.
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yi TT LE GUILD ILEX.
II? WILLIAM M. OALLA.OII¢II.
Little children! Little children!
how. the riddle, larn, appears
In the looks, and strip' and questions,
Of their young bewildered years:
Struggling with each changeful feeling
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That disturb.' the bosom's rest—
/Spell-boml by the shadows stealing,
\Spectre-like, across tne breast.
' \ Wild, rind wonderous, and exciting
Thoughts from fathomless sources spring— ..
Startling as the mystic writing , _
To tile Babylonia!' King,
' U is new and strangC without them,
11 a mystery within—
rOTll 9 of Beauty seen about them,
In 0 m felt the forms of Sin.
Little chi 71 I.ittle childieul
As the M, riper of old,
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Standing by t eunknowmoccan,
Saw berme It el e unrc,ll'd,
Ear, mid ever•ch: aging shadows,
'Nedth the titiA4atlis upward curl'd, "
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All the green mid flotegry ineadows
Of this new and g lea us world.
So, no on the slibres of Bei. ,
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Silent, wandering they s 1 y, ,
Now rind then mists before ti in,
Breaking fur the tune awa y,'
They hate 'natty a darling rkion
Mid the quiet, mid the strife,
Of the tiovtety vales elysian
Of the utt:ttriwa ~1 d or Life —••C'thr tdaa,"
Circumstthlial Evidence
BT MRS BELL SMITIL
(From the Hume Joanal.)
ONE &MAI) * afternoon, 801110 Jeers since, about the
hor-rown,of the public house in the Intlr village of
on Lake Eric, woo gathered a number of gossiping idl
sea-fealing Well and farmers. Although catty in the
afternoon. the heavy clouds of im atiirosching, storm so
darkened the shore, that candles were lit, and iii their dim
light the gathered crowd listened to the beating of the
willies upon the b.aeh, and the distant roll of thunder that
announced the coming strife. it of those scenes
that occur when a mighty tempest conies down on Erie's
inland sea, rind the dullest seemed struck with its impres
sive grandeur Sailors drank from their poisoned cups
with less noise. and the village politicians were loss
absorbed_i i the presidential election. One of the num
ber seemed more uneasy than the rest. A •young man,
of mild prepossessing appearance; with a rifle in his
hand and a Powder horn slung over his shoulder, for ho
had but a few minutes Mare coins in from gunning.
paced to and' from the dour, looked at the troubled bay
and ckindy sky, and frequently risked an old captain of ts
schooner when lie would be iiblo to suil—to-night? •
"To-night? No, sir:" lin responded to ono of these
inquiries; "nor to-morrow—nor next day, I e xpect--
This 'ere storm looks as if it was goiu' to lead offa dance
for a good many flirtin' ones, and 1 don't believe in, put
fin' out in such company—it corrupts good manners, as
the Bri)itl . is. You seem to bo in a great hurry, com
rade?"
"I um. The Sea-Gull brought me ill news from
home this morning, and I will double your passage mon
ey if you run MO down to C to•uighh."
"Not I.
I wonld'in undertake it for four times t h o mon-
Silence by this reply, the young man returned sadly
into the house; and sitting down, thruSt his hands into
his pocks' R, with the dogged air of ono who makes up his
mind 10 be Conte at with a pusitive
ftl_W---thed been in S---bui a few weeks, and
althongh a stranger, had impressed its inhabitants favora
bly—Jo quiet. retiring, and, as all thought, kind was he
in manner and disposition. The business that brought
him to the place was by no moans settled. and the intel
ligence he had received must have been of a very pres
sing nature to make ono naturally so tomd, anxious to
bravo a storm that caused the hardiest , sailor to shrink
from duty. lie had been sitting within look of gloomy
discontent but a short time, when the clatter of horses'
feet were heard in the street, and a man, polo and trem
bling, stood within the door-way. His first discordant
utterance was the word "Murder:" No expression of
pain 97 terror can send the same deathly chill to the heart
as tjiat ono word of terrible import; and, paralyzed with
stupid surprise. the gathered crowd inquiringly gazed at
the breathes, messenger of evil Before ho could relate
what seemed to choke his utterance, th^ sheriff of the
county, hastily entered and arrested
•'For what?" faltered the you!ig mail.
"The murder of Millie Medi," wenv the stem reply
It wanted only this to swell flue horrible sot's tiletl that
had fallen upon the crowd. Mille Woods. a little girl tell
or twelve years of ago, was the only child of respectable
parents living within a mile of S—.end in her sprightly
loveliness had won the affection of all the villagers. The
circumstances :Mending her death wore as follows: The
parents, as was frequently their custom. 'left. the hewe
tinder the charge of Millie, ertil hail been, a greati^r pa•t of
the day, making purchases and visitino in the village.—
fiurryiug home before the coining stern'. the ngnnized
parents found their house robbed. and their only child brit
fay murdered. TM news spread rapidly, and snail the
curious - and cooler neighbors were looking carefully on al l
marks the violence had loft in the promises. The hens',
large framei - one, stood some distance from the road.—
The front door was found open, all the inner-doors un
locked or broken. every-drawer. the-'. press or cupboard
forced; and their contsiit: av;•r eie Ilya. In
the garret, to which pl • moor Intla creature had pro
bably fled, Millie w is toned covered with broad !hat flow
ed from a stab in her side. her little hand grasping an old
bed-pesh while itrcemd her neck tiwltito handkerchief
was slightly knotted.-
Upon the floor of the hall, ono of the nolghbors picked
up a squirrel with one fore-paw gone. ondits head Beal
ped by a rifle hall A young man who hid been chop
ping wood in a neighboring grove immediately recognized
it as one W—lisd shot that afternoon; he was by, and.
picking it up, remarked to W. left the exi•etent shoe W.
him in the direction of Wood's house, with the squirrel
in his hand The handkerchief unwound from Millie's
neck had the letteen N. w. in one corner, True these were
the initial.of Millie's own name, but her mother positively
avowed she owned no such article. Satisfied with these
eiretimstances the officer at once arrested W..--. From
the limo the murder Was discovered to that of W--'s
"ariest was just,two hours.
'Cho prisoner was hurried to the nearest magistrate.
and the evidence I haso detailed, given before him. In
addition to this, spots of fresh , blood were, found on his
coat sleeve sod as Woods had been robbed of so me gold.
and silver coin, of a particular character, two or three of
the pieces were found upon the unfortunate man's per
, son. This rivited the final link andthncrowd grew fu
rious. Little Millie, so good, so loved and loving, all re
membered as a child of their own; and she to be butch
ered for gold—the law seemed too slow and mild for von ,
getinia; and the great crowd now swelled tho hundreds.
swayed to and fro shouting angrily for Wood. '
A convict but latterly from prison. hastened forward
with a tom threw it QM a Rost, While some of the citi:
SATURDAY MORNIN
zoos in answer to this mute suggestion, hurried the un
fortunate prisoner towards the Impromptu gallows.
"01). gentlemen!" screamed the young man, frighten
ed at what appeared his:inevitable fate. •'rove mercy
upon me—l am innocent—indeed I am—itave mercy."
His voice was drownod in a roar from the , crowd.--
“Who had mercy on little Millie? kill him, kill him:”
and again They pushed hint towards the fatal post.
"Oh, God?" cried the unhappy man in bitter anguish
and trembling like a child; no one pity me? I have
a widowod mother—mercy, mercy—wait a little while—
only a little while."
One, alone, answered this lastappeal. A young law
yer of onainent ability,•and personally popular, sprung
l'orward, isvered the rope, and then in a clear, silvery
voice that rung out high übovo the tumult, said:
"My frionds be -careful of your acts. You are about to
do wnut in this man you condemn—an awful murder.--
Chaiii him down; do what you Will to secant the crimi
nal, but respect the I,lw—"
••dnil Oyu Squ4re 11-e . chance to clear him,"
interrupted the convict 1 have mentioned.
"To that man, froM from the cells, I have nothing to
say. But to you, my companion 4, neighbors, friends
appeal—earnestly appeal. Why will you do this Ole'
thing? What right have you to commita murder? How
will you answer to the great Giver of all good for thisl
- is your authority?
"Ile whoso sheddeth mau's blood by man shall his
blood be shed," responded a harih, solemn voice, and
the crowd turning saw, whore a torch waved over a stern
unfeeling face, Ilto countenance of their preacher: It
was a time:When the gathered feeling chocked by some
great obstacle pauses in its rash career, uud, fur a moment
there seem.' u doubt which way the tido will blow. The
awful passage solioluinnly quoted, fell on the crowd at
that moment, when the slightest word would have turn
ed them from their purpose, and, stimulated as it somed
to them by a command from !leaven, they once more
seized their trembling captive, when the old captain
`whom W—aliad importuned for a passage, claimed to
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\ heard:
t
b hoard:
, a d es ." said ho. "Squire n thinks We
hada' ought to hang' this fellow. Well, I'll tell you
what w 'II do. Ile wanted to sail with me this day.—
Ile shall so. We'll take him outside the Bay—tie him
innn open ea and set him adrift. ' le the Lord have
mere Y -on hin - What say you?"
A shout of an robation was the reiponse, and they
hurried W--to Ike Aerie. .111 the meanwhile the storm
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grew loud, and, wilt?it in the deck night their torches
beaten out by wind and rain, the great crowd hoard the
angry waves dashing o\or the rude pier, their courage
failed, and seven only %vein found 'ready for the enter
price. Clambering upon tit deck, with their victim in
their midst, the cables were \ e
t and the little'bark, like a\
frightened bird, floW out to sea.
•rerhaps lie 'cone over poinlif
real life so startling, weird and str i
the stout-hearted skipper steered th
assisted by four of his companions, ',
open boat, and the preacher, kneeling
was heard between the . pauses of the than
waves and wind, calling upon Heaven to b
holy act.
The open lake was gained and the wretched an, re•
gardloss of his entreaties and screams, was given o th e
foaming waters. lu ti glare of lightning, that w fol
lowed
lowed 43, a deafening peal of thunder, they saw their ic ,
tim rise upon a huge wave than plunge into daritnesstinv
death beyond.
Short time had the executioners to dwell upon their
ruthless deed. Thoif lives were in jeopardy. A storm
so violent has seldom been equtilled, and, the little craft
was worked, save the skipper, by unskilful hands. Des
perate t nits were mach to regain the Bay, but the en
trance was narrow and intricate, while commands, gross
ly misunderstood, were promptly executed, so that the
b irk run upon a ledge of rocks and quickly went to pieces.
Two only of its strange crew wore saved—the clergy
man and tile convict together reached the shore.
So:nil, throe years after these strange events. the Rev.
Mr. ll—was awakened ono night by a request to cone
immediately, and administer religious consolation to a
prisoner, who in attempting an escape from jail had beeit
mortally:wounded by the sentinel on duty. The Rev.
gentleman folding his cloak about him, and accompanied
by the jailer, threaded his way through snow and sleet to
the prison.
They found the prisoner writhing in pain upon his
bed in the gloomy cell, lit by a dim candle, and alone, for
the surgeon had pronounced his case hopeless.
"You've come at last" lie growled, as tho clergyman.
approaching his bed, took from beneath his cloak, a book,
and began the duties pertaining to his sacred mission.—
••You've come at last, I thought I'd go down before you
got here."
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•• May you be spared for repentance; let us luso no
time."
••No you don't! I'm bound to go down—down. Don't
be fooling. I didn't send fur that."
"Thu sands of life are running fast. In a fow mo
ments yon will be its the presenco of your Judge, and re•
penta'nee th,•u will be of no avail." ,
"It w• 11 not avail MO now." said the criminal,
"Think of yuur past hfe—thitilt of the punishment that
w to fellow:"
Tao answer to this was a frantic roar of laughter, that
made even the jailer's blood tingle with alarm.
"1 will not remain," said £lr. U.._—sternly, "and
boar this awful mockery. I warn you now—beware!"
thou—don't you know me?"
Tho clergyman hold tho candle to the - couvict's face,
and started with astonishment. 4-3:
"Ohl you know me, do you? You remember the
night we tossed W— overboard—bow he prayed? Oh,
ho! look to yourself:" 7 •
—I did Inv dutv." •
"Ah, ha! you did, did you? You did your duly in
&owning a poor follow for a murder.lio noitor coincuit
tud!"
A tremor like an ague ran through the listener's framer
and there tie steed ea ono dismayed.
"1-le never did tile deed. I murdered Milk Moda—
-1 chased her to the garret and killed her. I was there
robbing the house when I heard him
alieakeheerily to the child, give , her the squirrel, and
them leave. A minute after, elle was a dead baby, end
_W—had the blame."
**Lord, huvo mercy upon me!" groaned the Divine.
in an agnoy "of spirit.
*•I slipped the gold pieces in hie pocket. How be
prayed nod begged for mercy! It'e your tuna now! I
don't beg—l wou't-Ll'll die ail have lived—but you can
howl. , Ile had a widowed owther. We all went under
—but you. and 1, person, come up together—now wog
down—down—dowir!” The voice ceased—a shudder
ran through hteirou frame, end the wretched criminal
was no more. -
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In time, the village of S—grew to a city. Many of
its old citizens had emigrated. or were dead. and. among
the remaining, the events I have narrated had faded at
moat into an uncertain - legend. when, one sunny after
noon. an elderly gentleman of staid, respectable appear
ance,'accompanied by his wife and children,' made his
way from the evening steamer to one of the principal
hotels; Aftersecuring rooms, he walked into the streets.
as earnestly scanned tho signs as he passed. Ho stop
ped borers one that read "Attorney -at ! Lswev he paused.
IGrONW
a D .IE.I
I MARCH 23, 1850,
and then, with a start as if the determination had a spice
of the desperate in it, ho iiscended the stairs and entered
the office. Au elderly man, with a bald head and wrink.
led face, was seated at a table surrounded by books and
palters. Inviting the new center to be seated, he peered
at,him through his spectacles, and inquired his business.
"Mr. you do not remember me?"
I'l amnia say that I do," answered the attorney, slow
ly, as if iu doubt.
"Do you not remember pleading in behalf of a" poor
' follow, about boing lynched for a murder, Immo thirty
years since?"
"Mr. M—W.---.!" exclaimed the lawyer, joyfully.
""Can it bo possible? I never forget a face, and .yours I
saw in a frame work that night that ought to impress it
upon my memory for ever. But I tholght you dead
years ago.' Sit down—sit down, and toll me all."
"After I was thrown from tho vessel that 'night," said
W----, seating himself, "I was so frightened that for
some limo I had no consciousness of what occurred. On
becoming more collected; 1 found my little boat, half fill
ed with water, riding the short heavy waves, and every
second I expected to gn under, or be capsized. and so
drown. This not (teeming, 1 began to luok about me.—
' I found the cord by which I Was tied passed over' my
:houlder. I managed to get it in my moutli, and soon
gnawed it apart. This loosene& my hands, so that in c
few minutes I freed myself and sat up. With an old
cup that I found in (ho boat, I bailed out the water, and,
then brefilting up one of tho seats, I managed the little
affair so as to ship no more of the waves, and in this way
rodo out the storm and the night:
"By morning the .wind had somewhat subsided, but
so exhausted was I by fear and fatigue, that . I was forced
to lie down, and 801)11 was sound aslebp. AVhen I awak
ened the sun was eating,' and far as I could see on every
side, was a dreary waste of waters. Strange es it may
sound. I was greatly relieved. I feared nothing so much
as falling again into the hands of that terrible mob.
"The full moon came out, Malting the scene light al
most as day,' and, a gentle breeze springing up, I took
my coat, fastened it on tho broken seat, and with thisfur
a sail, drifted, near as I could multit out by the stars, in a
north-easterly direction. I know, sooner or later, I must
striko the Canada shore, but how far I had been carried
in the storm: I could not of course deterntinb. Through
that long night I floated on. I saw the moot) go down
and the store fade into the cold gray light bf morning,
and then the sun came up with the clear, cam day. but
no laud could he seed—nothing but glitterin l g water. I
imagined at one time seeing in the dim distance a sail,
but if one, it immediately disappeared. About noon I
noticed something . floating near me, and on Paddling my
boat alongside, found it a bale of goods, carefully corded
together. I fastened it, almost without motive, to my
boat, and again lying down was soon asleep. I was
awakened by a shout, end, starting up, found I was run
ningin close to a wooded shore, and, a number of men
staring in wonder at my appearaneo. In answer to my
request, one of them waded in and pulled my boat to the
land. I learned, to my groat relief, that I had reached
the Canada side, within'a few miles of--. It was sup
posed that I had been shipwrecked, to which my bale of
goods at dude gaVe coloring, and secured fur l me a kind
reception. On opening this bale, next day, 1 1 found' it
Rod with costly silks,, and velvets. amid so , admirably
packed the water had not damaged them. This had
probably been lost from some wreck in the ate storm,
and noting the address with intention of t
E i repaymen
some day, I told the contents, and with the proceeds made
my,way to Now-York. where I t after my mot h er's death,
10uod en expedition (RUM; out for —, in South Amer
ind`` In this new home I married, and engaged in mer
chail lie. There I lived until I learned, a few mouths'
since, ty innocence of that cruel de'ed bad been made
known v the confession of the real criminal."
When to had finished recounting his strange escape,
the lawyer'ostt: abruptly caught him by the , arm, and
pointed to the oprn window. They looked and saw a
gaunt figurer alit sunken eyes, pale cheeks, l and long
gray hair, in the loom of the evening, mope silently
along. ,
"That," said the urger, "is Itlr. it , --_. pinto the
night of the criminal's onfession his intellect, never very
strong, has been a comp :to wreck. Every evening he
wanders to the lake. if st rmy, no entreaties can induce
him to seek a shelter, but, h. ur after hour, he paces the
• here, as'if ovary moment Ito xpocted somo revelation
from its troubled waters."
;wolf ou thn canvas of
ago as this. While
bark, the conyict.
od the
yon the deck
cr, far abovo
Tho Boatload° i• Borgia.
We wore returning to our quarter: when,-on arriving
\\\
t the chief maiden or snare, we pert •ved a large crowd
ongrogatod, and, on our making out t ity through it,
% were being made for, inflicting
hethat preparations
he bastinado on two criminals. As we c a up, the
punishment of ono began, and dreadfully sev•re it was.
ho unhappy man witslying on his back, whit. his feet.
yore inserted in a poose fixed to the centre of e to g,polo
.ither end•of which was held up in the air by a fora It in
uch a manner that the soles were upward, and n on
hese suffering members tw - S other ferrtaliq alternate •
truck with thick poplar sticks, taking a fresh one at eve
y blow the stick broke. - The torture must have been
, readfultuttelt worse than any flogging inflicted upon
he back byM cat-o•-nine -tails. During the continuance
• I the punishment, the other criminal looked piteously on,
is mental agony must have been great, for he knew that
n a few minutes his turn would come, and that he would
hen be rolling on the ground, screeching and, gnashing
is teeth, hko the wretched object before hint. On went
he punishment, without intercession, for about twenty
inutes, when the criminal, having received about 700
.lows, was released from the Molt, and hi : comrade took
is auenvinble place, end underwent the same punish -
ent. Their tortures, however, did not.end here; for to
y horror and disgust, the right hand of each, was cut
a: and the tendon Achilles of the left foot divided by the
large knives of the ferashes who had inflicted the„basti
nado. On my inquiring what crime the unhappy wretch
es had committed to render them liable to such terrible
infliction, I discovered that on the previous evening they
had violated a young girl belonging to the household of a
Khan. and then at tempted to murder her; but the cries
of the unfortunate h eying brought same persons to the
ot, the culprits were arrested before ;they had perpetra
ted the second part of their horrible crime.
Now Stith was .SCal
A gentleman from Salem. formerly master of a vessel,
ho recently returned from California, where, he had
• en operating for about a couple of , years. was accosted
a front of our office on Saturday last: “Well. Copt. H..
suppose you have made enough this trip to stay at home
ad lay off the rest of your days:" ."Well, yes. I have
ado something." Pursuing his interrogations still fur-
Captela,•fiow much of the stuff did you
, ling home., anyhow?" Capt.—“ Well. sir.'about as
uch as a good heal by lockage .
could haul down bill on
• ice:"
A Question for the Ciirior3is.
The Rucks County (Pa.) lutelngmar eayB4bat some
wo or three weeks ago, a couple of wood-choppers, in
.cuing down a tree ou ono of the lots recently sold by
osept Carrel.. in Warwick township, discovered near
ho centre of the tree, three chestnuts perfectly sound and
rash. and pro smiting ell 'the , appearances to sight a n d
aste, of chestnuts recently taken from their parent tree.
lie _trunk of the tree where they were found was aliont ,
hree feet over, perfectly spend and solid, and solid wood
eparated the chestnuts front each other. The age of the
ree, as imtiested by the growths In the wood, was about
• tie bundled and fifty years. how did the chestnuts get
here. end what preserved them from decay while being
, 1 • mimed in their safety box, is a question for the curious
A PORTRAIT'.
Iri 0. W. LOUSES
• [ -
A still, sweet, placiJ, tnOonlight ttce,
And slightly nonchalant,
Willch seems to claim a middle plate
I.leiween one's love and aunt;
There childhood's star hes len a ray
In %adman's sunniest sky,
A morning dew and blushing day
On (salt and blossomlie.
And yet, and yet I cannot love
Those lovely lines on steel; .
They beam too mutts of heaven above,:
Earth's darker shades to feel;
Perchance some early weeds of care
Around my heart have grown;
And brows unfurro;sed treat Uet fair,
ficcause they mock my own.
Alas! when Eden's gales were sealed.
flow oft some sheltered (lower
Breathed o'er the wanderers of the field,
Like their own bridal bower;
Yet saddened by its loveliness.
And humbled bt Its pride,
tartleo fairest child they could not Mai—
ls mocked thein when they sighed.
A WAR INCIDENT
I=3
It R as at a bloody and critical period of the war in the
Peninsula, that Morino, then commanding th? filth Span
ish army, About tour thousand strong, in conjunction with
Ponno Villemur, passed dawn the Portugues e r frontier to
the Lower Guoniada, intending to full on Seville as soon
asSoult.should advance to the succor of Batts. In the
beginning of April. while the French were disheartened
and by ths sudden news of the fulfoftlio•city. Penne Ville
mdr." Mordlc), issuing out of Portugal, c ri ;sine the Lower
Guadiana and seized San Lacer do Eayor. This place
was ten miles from Seville. was only garriaoned by a
Spanish Swiss batalion in Joseph's serviclit„ aided by
"Esopaerbs," and by sick and convalescont,l men. The
Spaniards soon occupied tho heights in fron t of tho Tri
nua bridge, and' attached the French ,entrenchments
hriping to raise a popular commotion. Iliillusteros, on
the other side had advanced with eleven thousand men,
intending to fall on Seville from the left of the Gondol-
quiver. I
But the hopes entertained by the Spaniards of being
speedily In possession of Seville, were cut off by a piece
of deceit. False information adroitly given by a Span'.
and in the Freppli interest, led Baltasteros to {relieve Soult
was close at hand, whereupon ho immediabliy returned
to tho Ronda; while 'Penne Vifilmier, alsolvarned that
the French would soon return, retired to Glarelcon.
This.disappointment and failure in the execution of is
Ilivorito project, chei-Ished for many mouths, irritated
beyoud control the untuially severe temper cf Morino. It
was evening; rind the division of the army under him
wore encamped soma l iours' march on their retreat. Pre . -
parations might have been seen for a, military excursion,
and a couple of prisoners capita &in the - lest skirmish
were, according to the cruel pre • o of ina l ny chiefs in
thee times, to be put to dent i. The cdptives were
guarded by a filo of soldiers, an the executjuners, wait
iug the word otcommand to draw up, we o loaning on
their weapons and talking of the events of the lust two
days.
Just then, one of the inferior officers returning to his
tent, after giving some order to the men, was interrupted
by a boy apparently ten years of ago, who.! seizing his
hand, and Speaking in an accent slightly fordn, besough t .
him, with piteous entreaties, to procure him admittance
to the general. The officer found on onq iry that be
ii ii
was the son of ono of the prisoners, a soldierldistinguish.
ed for hie eminent personal bravery, who held not been''
taken, cveu when overwhelmed by numbers,. Without
giving and receiving many severe wounds. i
This soldier, wearied and wounded, but nvinciblo in
courage and spirit, for lie scorned to ask clemency of his
com Merer, was now to suffer death with his companions
in ni Bromine. The terr.b'et order had hero given, fo. Mar.
allo would not ho impeded in his march by prisoners; and
he so hated his country's enemies, that tho bravest and
most geneions among them could have found no mercy
at his hands. The prisoner's little boy, re using to be
separated from his , father, had boon suffered _ay the Span
iards to follow him
"You shall see the General, boy, since yi
said the officer, in reply to the child's passic
ties; "but he will out grant Your father's life.
but these French dogs have given us too ~
already."
They entered the General's tont. Morillo by the light ,
of a tamp bunting on the table, was reading a despatch
Ito had jets, received. Two of his officers stored near him;
there was no ono else in the tent. The brow of the chief
was contracted, and his eves flushed as if what he read
displeased him,' and he looked up with a n impatient
exclamation as the officer entered wi th the boy. The
• 1 •
child, as soon as Morino was pointed out to him, rushed
forward and knelt ut his feet I .
"What does this mean?" demanded the General.
•eSpare hint: spar l e-my father:" sobbed }be youthful
\
upplieatit. - 1
I
The officer explained his relationship tO one of • the
pri nets about to ho executed.
...i a, thatkreininds me," said the chief, looking at his
watch; "Pero, nine is the hour. Let thorn in: punctual,
and hav the business soon over." . i I ,
Again, ith moving entreaties, the child- besoUght his
father's life.
"Did thy fa e
sternly. .
"No, senor, lie,,did not."
"And how dares thou then(--% -4" I
"My father has do o nothing, to deserve 'dmith"," an
swered the lad.- "lie i aArisone r of war."
"flu! who tank the to question, nay ju4tice? An-.
swer me.!" -
i
• "No one, senor, but bravo Generals do not always kill.
T '
their prisoners." J ,
"I kill whom I choose!" thundered Morino; "and I
hate the French.- Boy, thy fathet shalldie. k have said
it, begone!"
1
_ The officer made a silent sign to tins petitioner. to in
timate there was no hope, and that ho must begone. But
the boy's countenance suddenly changed. Ile walked
up to the General, who had turned away, and placed him
self directly before him, with a look of cairn resolution
worthy-of a martyr.
1
"Dear mo senor," said he: "my father is gray-head-
ter scud thee hither?" tasked he General,
ed; ho is wounded; his strength is tailing even now,
though ho stands tip to receive the fire of yournien. lam
young and strong, and well. Let them shoot mo in his
place, and let my father go free."
It was impossible to doubt the sincerity of this offer,
for the fact. of the devoted child was kindledilvith cs holy ,
enthusiasm. A dark flush rushed to tho:browpf Dloriliv r
and for a's - 11°mill ho looked on the boy in silence.
"Thou art willing to die," at length ho said, "for thy
father? Then to sutras pain for him will bo
Wilt thou , lose one of thy oars to save him?"
4•1 will," was the firm reply. • •
"Loud me thy 'sword. Pablaf'ond hr an instant, at
ono blow, tho Geuerl struck off the boyEs 2 ;ear. The
victim wept, but resisted, not; nor raised his hand to wipe
away the blood.
"So far, good;, wilt thou lose the other car?"
"1 will, to save my father.' answered the boy, con
vulsively.t i
•
5150 A 'MAU, in !Idliana..
13
blorillo's eyes flashed.' The heroism of s child com
pelled his admiration; but unmoved from his cruel pur
pose, he smote off the other ear with his still reeking
sword. I
There was a dead silence.
"And now, series," said the boy„ breatkidg quickly,
and looking up into tho Oenerare face.
"And now," auswayed Morino, "depart; the faint of
such a child is dangerous to Spain; he raustpay the for
feit of his Oil"
The maimed child went forth'from the presence of his
inhuman foe. Presently the report of file suns announ
ced that he had - Witnessed the execution of his father.
Must we blame the cruelty of ludividUals for such en
cmies?—or not rather the selectness spirit of war. that
builds the glory of its heroes on a scaffolding ofdeath.
and sacrifices daily to the projects of ambition the romp
tinge of humanity?.
Capt. Ross - was an officer in the English army during
the American Revolutionary War. Ho was 'much - at
tached to a young lady, whose engagements to him hot
parents refused to ratify. Whenlmilitory duty compelled'
him to cross the Atlantic, his ludy-love. without appris
ing him of her intentions, resolved to follow him. For
this purpose, she disguised herself in men's clothes, and
took her passage for America. She arrived immediate
ly after a battle had Imo fought betwer the Indians and
the detachment to which Capt. Ross belonged. Among
the dead bodies she quickly recognized the object of her
search. lie was "wounded and seaieless; but she dis
co vered a slight pulsation of the heart. She applied her
lips to the wound, from which she sucked the 'flowing
blood until it was staunched. This remedy restored him
to life. She had sufficient presence of mind to restrain
her impetuous joy, well knowing how- fatal sudden erno•
Lion might prove to one in his weak and languid condi
tion. During forty days she watched over him with
the most unremitting attention. completely disguised by
h er d ress , and the artificial coloring. of her complexion.
I Darin'', his illness. tho young rac i er talked continually of
the object of his affections, and repeatedly expressed his
fears that he should not live to be united to hoz.
IVhen his health was sufficiently restored, the lady
made liereeliknown, and if shewai tenderly beloved be-
fore she made the sacrifice, it will readily be believed
that she was idolized now.
They deptirted together for Philadelphia, where they
were immediately married. But alas! the perfect hap
piness thep enjoyed was not to be of long duration. A
languor. which resisted all =Meal art, attacked the sys
tem of Mrs. Ross, and threatened to. terminate her life.
It was soon discovered that her lover had been wound.'
ed by a poisoned arrow, and tho'venom pervaded all her
blood. Hai husband watched over her with the most
tender solicitude; and as he saw one remedy after anoth
er fail to restore the health that had been so tdAtetion
ately sacrificed for him, his hopes gradually.settled into
despair. and he f tlied. broken-hearted, in the spring of
1778. The widbw's grief was softened by the certainty
of soon following him she loved so. fondly. She sum
moned sufficient fortitude to 'cross the Atlantic again. in
order to implore the forgiveness of her parents. With
thorn she languished a little while, and died. Her spirit
rejoined her husband in July, 1789. when she was 25
years old. A monument is erected to her memory in
Hammersmith Church; recording these interesting
events.
Two instances of a similar kind are recorded in history
which the victims were perfectly aware that they sa-
ifieed their own livos to spiv° their Itostranifs.
Queen Eleanor, wifo of Edward the Fhvt, being in
formed that the Xing was wounded with a poisoned ar
row, drew forth the venom with hor lips. and died for
him. Charing Cross, in London, takes its name from a
cross which Edward erected to her memory. Some an
tiquarians say it was called from the village of Charing.
in which the monument was built; others deny the ex
istence of any such village, and contend that It derived
its name from its being the resting-place of chere Reps.
or the dear queen.
Sybella, wife of Robert of Normandy, showed the same
couragecoes attachment to her husband. The prince be- ,
ing wounded in this shirking dimmer. was informed that
recovery was impossible. unless the poison was sucked
out. The ei'mlable son of the Conqaprer re die,
resolved to
rather than allow any one to make the dangerous exper
iment. But while he slept, Sybolls, his duchess, gently
applied her lips to the, wound, and before he awoke the
deadly venom had passed into her veins. She did not
long survive this proof ctifjter love.--Eliza Cork's Aisne.
, u wish it."
I ncite outrea-
Salt Lucas!
uch trouble
_Admits what! Why, that drinking makes s man a.
fool, and that a drunken man will do anything. If a
man commits a preposterous piece of folly. such as ,
makes sober men lookeS amazed, withositny other ev
idence, all cry out as with i one consent. "What won't
liquor do?" Another perchance gets np a row In the
street. , "Hue hp been drinking?'" is the general quea-•
tion. Another seizes a weapon and breaks his neighbor's
head. "I did not think he was rash enouh for that; As
must hare bees is liquor," is the common remark.—
Another butchers his Wife, and beats out his children's,
brains. This justly sets a community in arms. All
within the rango•of its gossip have more than the "nine
days" wonder now and 'as the fearful tale passes from
lip to lip, how general is the question on -every hand,
"Had he been drinking?" And, as if human nature.
could not conceive of such demoniacal deed& without
the supposition of their being instigated by thirspiritfiend
of the still, the answer Is as general. "Hs must have
been drinking. or he never could hive perpetrated
such an infernal deed?" How frequent now aro wishes
that every ono whci sells liquor should be sent to Sing
Sing; and that his stuff were all emptied into the river.
Who, of any obserfation, has not listened to the utter
ance of these every; day, end every hour of the day, son
timenis of life? Clearly showing, that every vice, every
crime, or derliction feem ordinary , prudence, is almost
- involuntarily ascribed by one and all to intemperance.—
It is a fact worthy of remark, that with such a one• and
universal consent, are those striking departures from,
right reason thus accounted for, that our •little babes"
in their early lisping accents, give , evidence of having
breathed in the notion, from the atmoephese ideas
around them. Multitudes are early Might , to expect
those brutal tragidies upon the "stage of life," without
which the world would not be their world, but stripped
of its charms of excitement. and leaving a feeling akin
to the morbid taste, which crowds the theatres in our
large cities, when the tragedies of "King Richard the
Third." "Hamlet," Macbeth;" rind others, are to "coma
off." how blinding must be that &lemon that can lead
eatray, and endure so loug! How blinded must men be.
not to be able to shako ofr their prejudices I'o veiw of.
t those general fnets.--Stone's Prize Essay.
A dRACELEI3I GRACE.-.-.A scamp: who used to. m ina
particular purgatory about Middlebury College. had:
"taken a chino" to the daughter of a Maid old. deacon,
who used frequently to invite him to dinner.. Tha dea
con called upon him ono de to ask the oustomary Wes. °
sing, and not Wishing to havo iv noderstoodi that there
was any thing that he could-not do, he made the offer.—
Hastily recollecting all he could-of the usual form, he be
gan. and made an excellentistart of it. but for his life,
could not tell how to close it Mr It was easier to go on than
to atop. Fin idly, making a desperate dash after a period,
he closed MT, thus: "En conclusion, my dear sir; I re
main very respectfully end truly your obedient tiervaut'.."
He has not dined Walt that deacou.siout
NUMBER 45.
romale Aff‘stion.
All.tho World Admits Zt.