-tH JIU AA p A A A Q AA
it--4 ?-J I frl t1 K' l-vl 'vi L;J ?1 U .'ill.
II. A. M'MZtC, ndlfor and I'ablUber.
HE IS A FSCCHAN WHOH THE; THOTH MAEEI FaEE, ASD ALL AllE SLAVES RESIDE.
Terms, $2 per year In nIrnncc.
VOLUME 3.
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1869.
NUMBER 9.
Acer's
iair Visrbr,
For reslcring Cray Hair to
ils natural Vitality and "Color.
A dressing which
is at once ngrceaLle,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
liair. Faded or gray
hair it soon restored
to its original color
tcith the gloss and
freshness of youth.
Thin hair is thick
TO
r r
t.V ? tH
ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness ofr.cn, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
Imir -where the follicles aro destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can bo saved for
usefulness by this ppplication. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi
ment, it will keep it lean and vigorous.
Its occasional u-c will prevent tho hair
from turning gray or falling oil', and
eoiiserptently prevent baldness. Frea
from those deleterious substances which
nmke some preparations dangerous and
injurious to tho hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. It 'wanted
Merely lor a
HAIR DRESSING,
rmtliirrg else can bs found so desirable,
t'oiitaiiiing neither oil nor dye, it does
uot exl white cambric, and ret lasts
long ou the hair, giving it a rich glossy
lustre and a grateful perfume.
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.,
l'SACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL ClIOIISTS,
LOWELL, MASS.
PHICE tl.OO.
F r .' I'T R J.LL'jkl), Aeat.E'ionaVirg; .
Ayer'3 Oatlia-:
AG Piil3,
For all
Liodiolno.
Pcrhan1' no on" nipji
(;ia. u e-o Uiiive; aalty n
juif.J l-y en'r-fioiiy an
a ciih i. uc, nor H.t- cv. r
to- !j- r'uj a so uno cr.ii.l-
ly .Hiloit-J in id u-e, in
0 cry . J n try uu 1 ::: !.;
III! liiS.jfi, ill t:Ui tli.id
ly.it e.tt-'ieat iui-.uive
1 it!. j ii.s olmoii t rv i
Kn 1-. lit.it il n.l moiv e-
liUil i:l I f,tr l.l.U-W fi!,!.
t'l-.l rcauMy l-;.ui k.ij-
- - ' " " " otticr. i'ho.-e v!i h.iv
t.- .'.l it, knw t!i.tt it ci:rr-.l t; '.: ; t'10-ie wn. h ive
not, kn.v iii.it it tttivi liu-ir nuiliboM an.l iVU-uUs,
ii i i Vnu'.v lii it iv li.ti it ilvie.' o.i-'e it il ooi .J.v..ya
- -i . :. never Ku'.r- through :sy l'.intt or ue.Jiasuif
!; ri. .v-iri.iC Wc h'ikt lh-)ii t ii'ijn Uiou
? ri lf .eriia ri'c of U.eir retnarltablc ctirv of tii.i
!:; ).v:iiji .'in l:iin n, lint mi. a en res art! fcnowu in
"? nci'fli') irh.iiMt, and wiii e i not puMish theta.
A i ij.to-1 I ) all a" an I oo:vl .i:oa in all c liinat-i-s;
H-iiiiiii.,; ni:the- raloml or tny deirt.Tioui iruir
X'i- t may its taken wilti ."'.fc'tv lV Jinvijoiiv. 'n.cir
ni'tr p:tns ireerw! Uieni cvt-rlVcisti and tnulics
lhr,n .i-.it to t.ike, wiii'.o boinz purely ve?-Uble
i hsrm cm uri-ie fro:n Uioir uso in any'nnaatiiy.
i'h'-y ojwra'-c bv ttn'ir poweri'iil i:i3i':oucc on tin
ln!m;(l vi-n a t'i pnriiy tiio bno t rn I cti:r.I3!::, it
iiiin li'jtiiny a'-tion rmhov" tart obtrui-ti r. ot'tho
ft'i'n-ti-li, bowcN, liver, an I oi'i T o;"i:i!i ol tiio
1" ty. r?t'irin tlioir irroprniar a'-.thai to hiv.Uri, and
l v i m : i-ctln'-r, wiiorever tiicy exi t, Mi-h doritugj-i-i-'ntH
a 4 ait tti; first or-in ofiliien ;c.
Miuutt niwrtion aro i tin wT?.rn?r on
t'u- box, r r t!ie fol!'wui3 complaints, wtik-a U-eso
l'illn r;, polls- rnr( :
for Itj-; or 3 nJMtrnn, X.;j?ps
nra. I.jiijuur and tmu of .4;j.iit t'.'.cy
should le t krn modfrnt. !y to t-ti:r!!il::!3 the bto:a
lifh amt restore it healthy 'tnup and action.
Kor jr.i T Comply ific an 1 its r.r -i.m-t rr-np-t'.nn,
Illtiou llru:ljr!ii. M:r:k "HoJ-I-sirti--",
jr d it nd i c or .irrcn ticlm, LiiKitu
1 wlic ami Eiilion feifru, t.'icy siioiit J bo j'i-
la-ioitsly nkt'n for eao'i cii.it", to correct liio lisia ed
t !cn r.r rt'ni'ive fit obtm"tins whi.-!i caufp it.
tor Ijipul(rr or iiarrlioea, but one l.ull
il ( in KiMior:ilty ro'iiiirw- 1.
Kor Itliruirtutltm. ("out . ? rarrl, "EPa'pi"
tittlon of tlte Itf'rtrt, in tfii-s K:,
llacit. and Jbuimt, they tshonM be CDntiBi:oui-ly
tikt-u.a re.jir.n-d, to clianga tiie d:-iea.-od action o't"
t.'ii- system. Witii isujll change thooo couiniiunta
i.i 0p:ir.
Kor Oropi.T and IroiicaI Kv, o31!o-k they
fhou! 1 b.' t i!;i n in larjfi; uud l"r'c.uent doses to pro
dii' e i(h e'lVvt of a drati.; pursri'".
Kor u;,j,rHioci ;i l.ir:re tl se Fhonld he taicn
as it pi-o.lii es Hie lt-sii-ed c:fi?t by fyimwthy,
A .i Hinnrr I'itf. take one or two I'ills to pro
mote itiKfstion mid relieve the stomach.
Aa cx-cs-itmal ilose Ktinmlates the fitomaeh mil
bowels into healtiiy action, restore tho aooetit",
nn.l invigorates the system. Heneo it oiten ad
VHtititireous where no 'serious derantrement exists.
One who feels tolerablv well, otten flnds that n dose
of these i'llln makes him feel riprirleilly better, from
Uieir rteansin-y and renovatinj effect on Uie tligCi
tive apparatus. ,
1R. J. C. -irZTZ; C CO., rractlcal CJiemUlS,
JLOWEI.I.. ZZ-1SS., V. S. A..
' Am Kim J. Li.ovn, Hfc.fHi no. .
I .ROHRER'S WILD CHERRY
1 TONIC BITTERS
ARE TIIE
! BEST IN USE!
Hi mmi TOXIC BITTERS,-
The very best in the Market
R. T. SELLERS Et CO.,
I Aa. 45 Wood St.. cj'posite St. Chailes llAd
Also, Entrance ob. 1U2 L 1C4 Tlrrd St.,
riTrSBUKGH, PA.,
A-B ARKE?;;T,i?s:?T?rs
B KT.rEiv ijmwjXixs TiiAvEviTri:-
ired'th' feuTrr.:d
o th r bumnesi. ofters for M ,'to cloe
i M oTAL SLED OLES. The Machines
we we;l made, B11d will be sold for S each
on -,x month-' credit . or for f M g 5( catn !l
The ,W Je. will be BolJ in one Jot for 3 ehi,
E. GLAS3.
: S
ORPHANS' COURT SALE! By
Tutne of Tit nli nHw of lie Orphans'
Court of Cnm'ii'i rnnntr, to rue directed, there
will be ex none 1 to PeMiu Snl.-. on tho trend-o-
;n C.mNrin town-bin. on Thi'ksoat. the
1st imt or Aphil. I-")'-), 2 o'oioek r u .the
in lcw:n lie-1' d Ilea! E Hate, of wb-eh Jen
kin A. Lhivi, laiftf C.!t;jVri:i tcwrhi!, t'i',I
- iiM,ioirit: All tin', c-rt mm I'lTCK OR
PA JtCEL OK T.1.D siiu'ei:, Oj-ol.rii twp ,
C. cotir ty m il Sr,:' of lVii"i Iw.nl-i .
har.! -dfi nivi '.'e-r:lil f-!!')'5!: :. 't:ii!-iti
n: a r.ot i n t;,.- r':'h f ' c rn.T of a tract ot
1:ith1 Trarvj-'.'il to .lolin S,,',m.ikM-. jr., tliiM ce
iouh 1;?4 (V'jrppq tve-t 1 1 y j'WrS.eA to n ) O-t.
tlicm-e mhiiIi 11 liejrrc--" j;rc!ic to a
t!:n;c so.i!li r-'-'.i cii'gr"' el 0'3 pr-r-olie
to :i" iio.nvo.-w) :u:nn, t'iipce s.-utli 'i i'e-prop-
wc-t .''3 j erv!;! t" a yost, ihenfo ii-'r'li
!: rp'a wc-.-t 100 pculirs to post i;i the
r. itir i pn! 1 c lo i-i, t' on.'f tiv roi'l ' 'Till
tnttth f'J,J .1 .! wt 7 wrcliM to p-.jst ,
tl.fiice Hoi !ii f7 i'r,ci vt lioferrl.e f a
post , ther.ce :i i'i: 'JD -e rp" "' pticliri
to :t p"sf,. ihci'cs if tin tti-giwa wft 7
V iol e! to m v"--t. tl:cu?e nt'i-ia 1 wei-t
7 : t'c!;e to a rust. tiei.o' nor'b 2 1 '!':'rir
w v-i 'i j ..-t,--li to i m p..t. ii'.e' "? l. rh lo
(! Jf, :-Iii to i po-t. tlit'UCr t!Ti t
il U':;rw- pt 13 pwr in a iHt. iliw.fO
ivrth ol .'..Tffs 'n-t 7.1 i(:rh. ro n , -t
rlt ij.o '-o.i'li b"? 0 rrn P't "J"f"',
I ! f !."!ti! ii :r. fi-uf iin: mr 1 !" J A( It!.--
rtii i l.'iT I'j' lit s !
i" i -.- c( t ' . fVi
!-.S. j ; ;i t'-r u-'i-il :t';-n--ir e
t '.'. ft-. , ji'.'it '!i r-n
LOU l!'HT-r v..', L' G iiATlX.
TnHS'-Kf-'AT !ip!,:v! "t he r;i; che
in n.-v 1-c f: m. ': or' h:!e !n !
! .w r - 0'
i'-'i-i .'-t t'
. n i id t t r
r'l-vr.t 1 .?.'
ir. t ui f(,t. il
.'x ..Jr' k'n A. H.'.Yi,1c;,a.-
Ri'II AN" ( )Uin'S Bv
i ' ti'.c a: au r 'Pr i f th" Or 'i jii Ct'i 't "f
Carul'i'fc ooui.tj. to me liirc -li'!, mere
f j., ,-r i l'u if S ; e, f n ; e icii-i-fs i;i I'm
;i f T. T- ".'i Tkipat , t:j k '':th "
. K '.'ai'!!, 1v"'J, -t 11 o"c ovk A M . tl.r- f-!
,.;.,. ri! c- i l.oi! F,-t-tr."f chio'.i ' .rt
rt A!-I !!;;:' , i n'flo! t'.i :.. t'i !if Ii v i '.
.....(. !(. w t : A C K i A i N LOT O
fiRCLW f sirn.iie ;:i I.T.,:-:h oi L
r..u- i.v ! C :i ' - '" '' i Vm:-' 1 v .i t i t ,
i.Oi:v!e'l :i::ti i - - lo!)..tr : I:i i?: r I! ?
'0 ft t on t 15 -rv "r;,,i r ! 1 ei'l:i::r .-Jt
l.:i (cot o S'. .! -'i!i ? !(''. "."." ii if i t of
Tjt-irk M-r-'i ,-v. t
i ! Sr. P oil sir.-er
, n the . th, t"! k-'-ffi .? f i.'r.n' ie 1 'u t'se
reorr-l rt n of sa'iI l.or -. Lo. No. S.,
iiiviiT tl ?r?o:i eree'e ! a ot.e nr.J a h.iif t'err
!1 e
Ti." r "" ai - Cu f t"-" "n-c,.:""; r-."n-to
h paid on e'.rf m .'n of a'e and t!:e
re-'itlu in nre tmt t'-cr.? -.ff r, wi-'j i'i'"r?-t. to
to fr;ro! I.t too jnd.T.f. t b M il ani lacit
t"ige o! I lie j urcli -'.
A--'n 'r of . t-.i-et M Ku.ii. i, de'd
re:to. .'I
ii. i :i
at .
f I' AIID! .NS SI.K OF
IJU L
y E.-3TATF. 1 he i.i.Jr-i-t ed. GutniUn
of the inliivr ehii.iien of J. siph S
lute !' SuMiMeimt.ii.i town-hip.
r nceo! an orutr of thf Orphans' C .u
;r.iiOMAX,
in r u i fe i
t ot C'am-
r:.t couf.tr, at pn'.Fe ;li i v.:it t!:e n.tue
ot I.iii ei:ee S;-hro!h in ( ' i; r '. t )Vj , Oo W m
Xi-.-n- Y Makch 'tlst, IFpn ibo lu'.h- inti tie
.!; iO Umi Ks.-ut'. to wit: That curtain
l inCl Oit PAHCZLOF LaND fimoe in
Si-.-iu. h;.i:a lowftship, j :n'::f U:aN o1' for-ti-er!
v V'nt. (li.-i-s tni hi it 1 :Voif, rI l"d
ol j; YycUavi, cont t-iimi FtfTV ACRES.
Tn us--J.fca .MiCil AtlL VOriLF:,
M.tn-ii U , 3. (Mi...tJ'..in.
i). mini ti'.atoi: s gorier.:
Let'ei f A'.tia'li'.s'.t T.i;n ! t o" erM'e cf
MicnAKL VoHLia, lat Carroll to .o.'Siij'.
Cam-ria coo: tr. h:.rirsr bt?:; tr.oi'.e.l to I tie
nu(ieis'o."!'i, U p irl.es ii.o bled to nii
aitf -iied to ma'K.- p-7wSi', and t'.i 'S? hav
irn claims agatift the s.-.tne are i erj-.e-'re i to
rresirut ihev dull sn:eirie -te-l t.r-e t!nie:.t.
N ! 0 1 i i L ? LA M li' iL'RN, A-iu. r.
JIAI.'Y Moni-LR .i'li'x.
Carroll Tp., M: rch I!. l-r'J. 6t
Ttati: OF JOHN sxr.LLY, sir,
ILJ fi!-ltri 'e-.ters of A-.hni'c'r.'t'on en
the estit of John ;;k-!!..r., I.ttf of Sumner-
hiii 0i nti", ei n-e L ivf.ii
to inf. bv tro Kegi-'t-r ot iMfMo;.: com :y , i
hereby no:'fv all pr.-m-.s haviof !l ii;n- nst
si i ei) ale to prefn' tleni propri'y ptooatfd
for m.ttlni-nt. nnd t: o e .n.iuhied will make
pitiEieui i ieei:. i-! i t
ALI X KKKLLY. AonrnVtra'.or.
Stiinnierhiii '1 p , Much 11, l-C'J. ft.
... . A . f
A.
X&. Let'ers of Ailtn:tii-fr if'on on the L"fe
of Mre. Ann Ph'hn, hi'-of W wh-ro,,, towu
i. fece ts'd h irin lt'Io'-ii ; r o-te i to f be tin-d.-t!rneit
by t!:e R' tri-'tr oi' C mbria eo.in'T.
i;ll persons h-iTini cciinis nirni-t atd -s:ate
will present them in prorer -hip tor f'tla
meet, mid tbo-e ii;eb eJ to the ?m.( are h.rre
bv noiiSeJ ili.it tiivm a' nn-i be neidc at once.
PATIJICK K I'OI'At,
PETER O N LI Lb.
A IiliVs.
Mnnn Twn., Feb. 18, ibnJ..fH.
A DMINISTIJ V'lOli'S NOTICK.
lSL- Letters Te-imentsrv ca the Ejt.ito of
Mrs Margaret M(Kt":na. litcof Lrre'.to tior
ouh, Oeeeiscd, ha been jrr.-nted to tlienu
dereigned by trie Register of Cam ilia county,
all persons indebted to said e-t-te are retpiired
to make payment without delay, snd t!j-e
having claims against the same will present
tliem proper v oiiti'euticite.l tor settlement to
FRANCIS O'KKIKL, Adminidtraior.
Loretto, Feb. Irt, IM'J .Gt.
XECliTOR S NOTICE Wherea
ii Letters Teiturnentary to ihe Estate "f
Jiicob Render, late of Carro'.ltown buroLh, de
ceaed, hare bn n granted to tln tinUer.; gned,
all persons indebtel to the aid estate aie re
q'ieited to tuhe Immediate payment, mij all
having claiiun ajrair!t t e estate of said dee
uent will make known the same without de'av
HENRY" HYRNE, ) r "
MlUH'h WK AKLANT. nf w m.'. j x "
Carroll Twp.. Feb. 13. 13. 6t.
STATE OF DENNIS MAO EE,
M-J DEC'D. Letters Testamentary to the
Estate of Dennis Maee, Lite ot Carroll town
hip, dee d, having been granted to the nnder
signed by the Register t Cambri.t county, all
jiersons indebted ti s:iid estate are hereby to
utieJ that prompt pament luit be made, and
these havirg c aims wilt present them in proper
chape for adjustment.
RERNARD MAOER. Executor.
Strongstown F. O., Marca 4, JFu9. '..
TTriTON iAH perfons are hereby.
canUoied agii'ist "interfering in "any way
w iili a Vi agon and S.eJ purt.h asc'l by ino from
Edward Davi-", eotlief,' Jackson towci-np, arid
which 1 hare Ictt in the posse sion of the said
Edwurd Davifi during-my nlemu-s. .
V. a. UA.EKER:
Ebeneburg, March C, ItOit. 3t.
bc Rett's ilmdmcat.-.
THE PmN7ZR?SnOHENL!NDEN.
In fprtr.n vrj.cn ur fur.tlts are low,
"oWu'htk are jTovt-k;ts slow,
A frw ?upp'is kcp tip the Cow
Of din.es departing rupid'r.
rnt vre f-'ia'l fpo a pander F;gt.
l-Vlie: f'ur.s poir id f,om !urn to r.iht,
C'omu) ij-:iri'j evey fcixpence lirilit
To bo forkeii over -ffdily.
Otir hordtf pri 1 duo hill fire arr-tved,
l''nch M;al ami sinutiue lirjlayefl.
The holdt rs tow they mrtst be pall,
With threats of law and chancery.
TLf-n to L-f:pj;r we're a'm'st driven,
Tr-V prc-ciotis btt'e u.-e in livir::.',
Whi-n oi-r i;v;t eo i,t" rudely rivea
r.-cm Lan.i that Le!d il lovingly.
Pitt larcr y t fhosp dues sliall grow,
Wl.en 5t.fere.-t'a ad.ie.T t.n Ix low,
L rrr-.l.'i irp o'ir t h!n sf.it or so,
W.h'ti gz5rg at thrm hi j.elcrtJ.y.
'Tie s-i, V.-ft s""srw h:'ve we begun
To pi-il for tirnooti a dnn.
I;'oi-p thi-rf eorven - ri-! lior on?,
D-mat.uing j ay Itti cu u.ly.
T! " f l ovppct ilrkrns on. ye brave !
V. no would our very Lain av;
Wiir,', t atr-'nn, all yo'ir prettxt. waive.
And pay the primer cheerfully.
A'.t ! it wu'd y ie!d u phasuro sweet,
A fo-v d.ii:-p:v:it n.'W to meet.
A'Vu.g of us ;i c ear rrr irt
For pa;ora taken ro'iHrlv.
Sales, jr-lufc ats, Lnccbots, dc.
ADYEfiTURE WITH HIPPOPOTAMI.
The go xl s!dp F.or-.e S?ar Iiad ben
eleven niuii'is our f an! lier wh.oi'-o crtii-e
h.til ot as vi f. nrnvBil verv Kiiooei-I ;i t
w!i; n she ra'n sh.Vt of wood lin t vv:,fer
whi'st beating about the
Jilozinhiriue
Channtl nndr easy sail, and with
ail
hands on :hc loohout tor anv -n, rm whale
unfvit tunate enough to h'.vo in silst.
It
fo
.-t voyage s in CP, an 1 1
wns pacing toe O iart 'r I 'CR in no very
! etiviahie f arm of mind for my share in J
thn nrofits of tlx tovw'p wer Ti-omisin.-
! to b. U-jt small when the caula'm sent
! I
for rue to jo:n birn iti the cabin.
I t r
t i'svuig onn oi onr u.at sreerers m
I chjrj.p ,, t!i fVck. I wor.t
i. ....,t
'
f.n:nd my s!)tiior norisig over a
chart !
spread out on the saloon tahie.
'Wei!, Mr. Wylie," said he. "whales
are kind of scarce, sol am thinking of j
putting into the Ceniorin
supply of wood and water,
at the chart."
Islands for a
Take a look
I did so. and fo-md we were onlv fortv
mdc from the land referred lo. Coin- i.1- j
wot. tt,.. r..J,.;' r-.... r rn,;..n.i v.;. i
iiistrne'iions, and returned on deck to alter
tlte sh:p8 course and s'eer for the inland'.
That day we made but Utile progress.
Towards noon the light and litfol breeze
tiid altogether, nor could our most an
cint rn.-s toers woo t:ek it" coy presence
with their indefaligabld and supeieli.ious
whi..tlin.
iowly and regularly the trim Lone
S.'ar ros.; and fell upon I he steady hearings
of the glassy t.;i. Strange, !..i.lei colored
M-b., of dolphin shape, but othetwise un
like anj- finny denizen I ever saw before.
! swam h,zdv 'around our mo'ion!e-s black :
hull ; odd looking Jolly lish, slimy and
shinv. with huge and hairv feelers srretch-
, ing far out to clutch their prey, floated
! amongst them ; unwieldy, a rno.st shape
i !e s, and al'oget'.er usdess stin lish, scull-
eil slowly past us with their two great
side tins. Now and then, with a sudden
j plash of the smooth waters, a shoal of
j h! very flying fish would dart into th-j ai-,
j and skim swiftly along on outstretched
wing, .jjst dip upon the surface of the
water iiaui to i.'artio liieir u -yio pom n,
and tlien double off in ano'her ilirei tion
to elude their reU-ndess and untiring ene
mies the fierce aibiecre and the nimble
bouitu ever on their track, darting along
a foot or so beneath the surface, ' Kaven
ous, unfaltering, and determined, these
li-h-eating li-'o wooid foliow the frighten
ed little fugitive till some poor winged
tiling tell tired and desparing into the
fanosgUtening ja ws just thrust an inch or
two out of the water to catch it. Hete
the s.vitt and glittering dolphin, swiltcst
of all fish, would c!uis the silvery prey
with uuconceiTahle rapidity, now and then
revealing its course by immense bounds
through the air, often of twenty yards and
more ; there, an ominous looking, tall,,
black' object, standing still und upright
from the water, told where lay the quies
cent shark for that ugly angular thing
was bis straight dorsal flu ; while the
gaudily-striped black and golden pilot fish
might bo. seen shooting about beneath tho
vessel's quarter, every now and then dart
ing oil to its savage lord and master,
llirds . of gorgeous plumage, unknown
name and curious cry, came ever and
anon, to gaze lor a moment at our long
black eLip and her taper r-pars ; arid then,
off they fl-iw among the brilliant little
insects and splenpidiy painted, butterflies
which were winging their frail flights
across the boBona of the sleeping Mozam
bique channel.
However, during the early hours of the
friig'it, a light breeze sprang up, sj that we
1 . 1.. fl... Iins3 .f.l'.k i.I'lnH k!l..ri. ...l.nn
inroiu iiic iii'j n's-u uuti tijiuo i , vvijui
wo stood oiFand on till daylight, and then
sailed slowly into the eheltTed anchorage
formed by the Comorin Islands and the
neighboring mainland of Africa.
After coming to an. anchor, all hands
went to hreakfa!, and when the cravings
of the inner man had become duly satis
fied, I armed the crew of my own whale
boat, and set off fur the thore on a recon
oitring expedition, in order to ascertain
whether any native? h wtile or peacea
ble were to be met with, and also to pick
out the most likoly epot whence 'to obtain
a' stock of wood and water.
Hoisting the 5ail, a light fair wind soon
wafted us to tha neatest little islet. .Hut
hare nothing rewarded our patient search.
Low, inip?tet rabid jungle, together with
soft black mud, marked with what aston
ished us, the footprints of some strange
and monstrous beast, formed an altogether
Ui.tnvi ir, vi!d-rnis. Proceeding to the
trext and largest inland of the group, how
ever, we found abundance of go'id water,
and a fair proportion of dry-wood tree fit
for our purpose. II iving selected a suit
able landing place, sn I seen no trace of in
habitants, I gave the older to shove oil,
and the hoat's head was or.ee more turned
towards Iter massive iniMress, looming fiir
and trill, at anchor in the distance. '1 'he
mainland was only a mile or so from where
we now lay on our oar?; and, as I srazed in
that direction, the temptation tj visit it
the curior-ity to explore a strange coast
came strung upon me.
) 'Veil, bns,".' faid I to my crew,
.' "vvh;:t do you jay for a Ftretch as f.-tr es
the siioteaway there! There is a lead
ing wind, bur going and coming, and we
might find hotter wood ami water."
This latter cxprcs-uoii of opinion was Jo
save my dignity from suffering by any sus
picion tf idle curiosity.
Ot course,'-my men were on'' too de
I lighted at the prospect of a run ashore
the islands being small, uninteresting,' and
uninhabited.
Il iuliog aft the main .sheet, nnd keen-
j mg the boat away tor tho desued coast, J
! 'f-Log Tom, my boat stecrer, in charge.
and uretchtu invself out in the s!ern-
i f beets, whilst the rest of the crew follow-
! e ,n-v csampla by throwing themselves
intt) the most comfortable positions they
could f.tjd along the-thwarts.
Tho brcezij was gradually falling
i liuhter, and lor some time we sailed
gently on, still and silent, save for the
I m"ie-l 'aP
of the rippits against our
bows.
'i 'ho soothing aspects of nature tended
i torow me mio a nreamy port or a reve-
i.t r ...i. i. f . . .i j . t i
ironi wnic.i i w:is j-uuaeniy arouseu
by my boat steerer s exclamation
'I saw a black s.in sinning in t!ie sun
just .hen, sir. .
" ell, saiU 1, drowsily, "u
a only a
boftle-uose or porpoise
And I did not even take the trouble to
nl' 1k-'41 s-,'-,va tll; p'ntiel
A ftvV moments t lapsed, and we had
cot into shallow water, whtu Long Turn
shouted
There, it is again I"
'Where away ? Where away ?" I
cried, startled by his animation.
''ITiere nwny. sir," r'in!i-g bea3 ;
"aorl it's no porpoise, nor hott!c-noc, nor
nor anytliiug as ever I eeed 'afore, us
wears thick skin !'
AH eyts were now straining to catch a
glimpse of Iamg Tom's surange discovery.
'There she blows! There she blows!"
came in chorus from my men, as a larre
bbick bock rose slowly above the surface,
n'V'1 Tadily . over, with a motion just
li.e that ot a spouting or playing whale,
and then s ink out of tight ouly a short
distance ahead. -
"Wait a bit, my lads," sai l I. "Un
sliip the in u-t ; stow away t!ie sail ; then
out oars, an ! we'll see what it is " .
My orders were promptly obeyed.
Then my sturdy oarsman gave way with
a will, and the ligh t whale boat was soon
dartiog swiftly forward to where the ob-
jct of our cariosity h id last appeared.
1 was standing on the bow platform,
directing Lo"g Tom at the steering oar,
when suddenly we "brought up all stand
ing"' against something hard, upon which
the bot had run ";tcm on, like a nor'
wett butLtlo," as my mariner? exprebaed
it.
"Starn all 1 Starn all I" I roared.
As the boat was backed off, an enor
mous beast-heavily raised its huge head
out of the wr.ter, gave us a look, uttered
a loud sort of snorting bellow, and then
sank dawn again in the muddy water,
through w hich we had not been able to
discern it.
"IJoly sailor, Bill!" I heard the bow
oarsman say to bis nearest ''shipmate.
"What is it! I'm blest if I ever saw
such a thing before, and I've been whal
ing, man aad boy, nigh upon twenty
years."
"Pass me up the iron, boys," said I,
interrupting the" conversation, 'and if it
comes within reach, again we'll snon find
out what kind of a creature, it i.".' ,
A whale boat is never without the gear
of her profession; and so, when my in en
taw me handle the harpoon, tbey:pave
an approving shoot, and eagerly " gave
way again in oledience to my order for
them to pall ahead. ' !
With iron poised and ready, I was in
tently watching for the strange monster's
re-;ppearance, when uay boat stoercr
cried ; - . -. r -: - -
"There they are, 'way in hore there ;
a bull pchool ov 'em." "
Sure enough," the glietening 'black
backs tumbling about in the foamy white
water showed where a number of the un
known fish or fctrange amphibious antmaU
were enjoying themselves.
"Look- out ahead, sir! Look out
ahead 1" roared Tom again. "There's
somethin' just broke water."
The next moment I had darted my
iron into a back as broad as that of a
whale calf, and was shouting
"St am all ! Starn all ! Duck water, my
boys I". "
As the boat sl.ot back and the line ran
out, the monster that I had harpooned
made desperate plunges to reach us. As
it rolled " nn.I tossed about in its ngony
and purple, I saw enough of it to know
that we had fixed a hippopotamus.
Oiving a succession of savage roarp,
and - vainly tryins to grasp the firmly
holding iron with its tremendous teeth,
the wounded beast sank down , in the
muddy water, here only a couple of
fathoms deep. Then the air-bubbles ris
ing to the surfaee as lie breathed, together
with the long crimson track as he bled,
showed us exactly the course that he was
taking, and ;lu3 was direct for Lis compai -ions
sorting together in shore.
Our prey went at a great speed, con
sidering kis ponderous build, and we
were cumpd'ed to follow, or cut tho line
- the last thing I thought of; so, in a
very few moments we fo.und ourselves
right in the midst of the herd of hippo
potami, who-e huge, unshapely heads
w;re rising all around, whi'sl the wicked
trl'.ttcr of their savage looking little eyes
seemed concentrated upon us with looks
of wonder, fury and surprise.
.Inst then, unable to stay bpneath the
surface any longer, th wounded monster
rose to breathe, and then turned upon us
with a terrific roar.
"Starn nil ! Starn all for your lives !"
I shouted. -
- The tough ash oars urged us clear of
the savage brute's charge, but then the
boat sfeorer cried
"Hold on. sir ! Hold water ! Here's
half- i-doz?n uv 'em astarn coming right
for u."
"Hold wat;r, every man !" I roared;
then, espying a clear course to the right,
continued. 'Toll the port oars. So!
Nw give way of all ; give way, rr-y
lads! Pull for your lives!" And I
was paying out line all the time.
Hat up from the muiky water rose two
of the brutes, one mi cither side, only a
few feet distant, and with hujje dUtended
jaws they rushed upon us.
Snatching up one of the boat-axes,
whilst Long Tom left his steering oar to
the next man, an I niroilaily armed him
self. I sprang to where one of the hippo
potami was almost touching the gunnel.
and then, with all mv strength, dashed
the keen axe blade into Ids flat black
ti' se. Wiih a roar louder han that of a
doZ"n wild bull of Madagascar, the mon
ster vanished, cpnuiing blood. Lone
Tom bad also succeeded in driving oil" its
companion, though tut before the latter
had
ni
do a o'eat rent in the side of the
b"at, rtnl bad also very neatly capsized
her. A shudder ran through ns nt our
narrow escape we bad not timo for
more.'
The rest of the shoal had now come
lip, and were making the foam fly in
every direction as they dashed through
the water to attack us.
It wits a terribly critical moment !
We could no longer escape by rowing,
for the monsters were all around. If
once they should succeed in overturning
our frail boat, wo woold assuredly perish
horribly amongst them; their gleaming
great tusks and wide gaping jaw woiild
pitilessly rend and t?ar us limb from
limb.
Very fortrma'cly, it suddenly occurred
to mo that I bad read somewhere of hip
popotami being frightened at the noise of
lirearms, though I well knew that their
amazingly tough skins were quite proof
agrii.'ist ordinary spherical leaden bullets.
"l'jck. op your muskets be quick, ray
lads !" I cried, acting u,on the insnira
tkn. "Let each map choose an object
then fire all together."
Just as the fierce little p'g-like eyes
were glaring close upon ns, and thi terri
ble white fangs were glistening in close
proximity, the loud roar of our volley
echoed across the water, and then the
sulphureous smoke-wreaths hid the plung
ing monsters from our sight. At the
same instant, however, one enormous
beast reared its vast bod3' half out of the
sea, and every man shuddered as he ex
pected it would dash our weak boat to
atoms ; but, at the flash and noise of onr
guns it fell back, though, even in doing
so, it nearly capsized us, and half filled
our little craft with water. When the
smoke cleared away, our formidable pur
suers had disappeared. After a moment
ary pause in thankfulness at our marvel
ously narrow escape, the whaling spirit
returned, and I said -
"Pass me a lance. Long Tom, and
we'll settle the f I'ovr we're fast to, any
bow. Givo way, my hearties, anJ let
the two bow bands haul in the line."-
Proceeding thus, w e . soou cams up
with the wounded beast. Then for' a
moment poising tLe bright lanes over ruy
right shoulder, I sent it deep iuto the heart
of our unwieldy victim. With a few tre
mendous roars, and after a last desperate
htruggle to reach us, the strange amphib
ious creature went into its 'flurry." Af
ter sinking for a few moments, it once
more rose to the surface, and, like a dead
whale, floated on its side.
With considerable trouble we managed
to tow our prize alongside the Lone Star.
Upon measuring the carcass we found it
fourteen feet from stem to stern or rath
er, nose to tail and no less than twenty
three in girth. It was an immense brute,
sure enough.
That night onr mariners, long tired of
salt junk, rejoiced over tender, succulent,
and well flavored hippopotamus steak,
for we found the flesh of the monster re
markably good, even delicious.
A RCJHXCEorTHECCUDEa.
Many interesting stories have been
woven out of the incidents of frontier life,
particularly in connection with the Indian'
wars, but not unfrtqucnf ly a case i3 de
veloped which foes to show that even in
this department the romance of ihe real
transcends the ideal, and we think the lit
tle history we have got to tell, Hnd which
is substantially true, i un instance ot this
character..
Oo Wednesday last, a rather strange
looking party might have been seen per
ambulating the street of our citv. A
certain peculiarity in thir dress arid gtit
would at first have conveyed the idea
that they were Indians, but when their
faces and persons were attentively
examined, one was convinced thaf, al
though evidently fresh from an uncivilized
lif , they belonged to the Saxon race
The man had long hair flowing down his
back in a tangle of ringlets, but neverthe
less singularly fine and glossy. Hd bad
an unkempt beard, almost concealing a
raiher handsome face, tmd looked about
thirty years of age. The womn was,
perhaps, a little older find appeared full of
vigorous health and had a roguish but
rather prepossessing countenance. Tle
boy was about six years of tge, with
black, sparkling eyes and evidently pos
sessed of no small intelligence. The par
ty visited the office of the Chief of Po!ic,
and during their stay the following par
ticulars concerning their history were
given, and in a manner so simple that no
doubt of their truth could ba entertained:
The man's name is Kimball, and his
companions were his wife and child. In
1843 he was captured by the Indians,
when on his way to California, and car
ried into the interior. He was not treat
ed cruelly, but his escape was carfully
prevented, and years elapsed and he re
mained still a captive. Gradually h-s
became accustomed to Indian life and
half reconciled to its wild fiecdotn ;id
savage accompaniment. After eight or
ten years had p issed he met among the
Indians of another lriho a young Ameri
can woman who, although not o::ly resi
dent but thoroughly domesticated among
the savages, retained the marks of her
parentage. We need not describe the
incidents of their intimacy. Ix)ve vows
are q-iiekly consummated under such cir
cumstances, and in due time Kimball be
came the husband of the Indian-American
girl, . and they continued to live
among the Indians, enjoying a fair share
of happiness. Kimball learne.l that his
wife had been captured on tho frontier
when a child, but was so young at the
time that she retained no remembrance of
her parents or friends, or the circsmslan
c. s under which she was carried off.
In the course of time the busbsnd,
who had learned the Indian language,
taught his wife to speak English, and n
imaginative mind may p'cture them sit
ting over the camp fire and talking of the
strange destiny which had shaped their
lives. It is not surprising that they ul
timately framed the design of paining
civilization. The birth of their child
made the father moro anxious to carry
this info effect, and he baa nt last suc
ceeded, his wife accompanying him. On
reaching the frontier they were without
money, and were considerably delayed,
but finally managed to-reach this country.
The man's intention was to reach, if pos
sibly, Springfield, 111., where, he says,
he formerly had some relatives, and then
if he could obtain some means, to go on
to Ntw York, where he has a brother
living. Their visit to the Chiefs office
was in search of transportation to Spring
field, and thiv were referred to the May
or's oflice. Kimball is fully versed in
Indian manners, and exhilats also, we
regret to say, a truly savage proclivity
for "fire water," otherwise whisky. He
can give the war-hoop dance, Indisn
dances, and, in addition, performs sundry
athletic feats which are qoife remarkable.
We must not- forget to add that he and
bis wife exhibit the liveliest affection for
each ruher, and appear contented and hap
py. The boy is exceedingly bright, and
speaks English well, and Indian better.
St. Louis Jl jnd'tic-m.' .
The IIoxest Irish Uot. -There was
a lad in Ireland who Was put to work at
a linen factory, and w bile he was at work
there a piece of cloth was wanted to be
sent out which was short of the quantity
it ought to be ; but the master thought it
might be made the length by. a little
stretching. Ho thereupon unrolled tho
cloth, taking hold of one end of it himself
anil the boy at the other. He then said :
"Pull. Adam, pull." "I cannot, sir."
"Why," said the master. "liecauso it j
is wrong, sir," said Adam, and he refused
to pull. Lpon this, the mastersaid ne
would not do for a linen manufacturer, and
sent him home, but that boy became the
learned IJer. Dr. Adam Clark.
What word of five letters will contain
only one after two have been taken away?
St-one.
A MRASCE STORY.
Oar readers may remember the singo
lar disappearance of Capt. Tlehrer last
summer, and the untiring efforts of hid
friends, and the Heading Masonic L"dge,
of which he was a member, t solve tb&
mystery. I lis ordinary mining clothes
were found near a mine, and it was
pumped out at an expense of several thou
sand dollars in expectation of finding his
j body. His business partners were arrest
j cd on the etiarge. of Lis murder, and to
gether with other suspected persons were
placed in prison. ''One man, owing to the
suspisions attached to bim, has become
ruined in business, and is now a drunken,
worthless creature. ,
The mystery of his uisappearace is at
lust solved. Daring the inauguiation a
little girl was in danger of being ruu over,
and Was rescued by a man m a marine's
uniform. Mr. Cole, the partner of Capf.
IJehrer's father-in-l w, recognized in the
j roan t'e visiiig C 'J'tu 'n fc irrr He
j tarpf-d Liin on the shoulder and calling
; I im bv name said he wanted to See him.
Urtbrer denied his identity, but finally, on
lioing informed that Cole did not wish to
arrest htm, went to the latter's room and
! there confessed that be was llehier. II-
i gave as bis motive that be was in debt,
! owing about $'3,000, nd he had only
! $I.3iJ0 to pay it, and was afraid to face
i Lis creditors All Ids arrangements were
made to iti'Lioe his friends to believe that
j be had mtnited suicide, or b.-en mur-'
i dere 1 ; and with twenty-five cents in bis
pocket he left Lis plnce of business, and
j got a job on tbo Treverton II. IL hs a
laborer on tlm track. After working
there a week. ..he-thought a man w as eye
ing hitu curiously, snd left at oi ce for
Philadelphia, where he hired s a porter
in a SJar refinery. Leaving that city he
finally reached Washington and there en
listed in the Marine Corps.
Mr. Cole sugties ed that when be pot
home, hi- story rni-ht be doubted, or peo
ple insist that be was mistaken, and asked
for Home token to show bis xifa and
friends. Rherer complied, and banded
him bis Masonic maik, remarking that bis
wife would know that. He did not know
iha.t any person bad been arrested for his
murder, and stated that lie haf! not read a
j newspaper since he l ft Schuylkill county.
Kehrer s friends tn.nS ne is pariiauy m
s.tr.e. If not be s-honld be punished for the
wrons done snd misery caused innocent
purlieu ; and we 'hndder to think bow an
additional im or two of evidence might
have convicted innocent men of murder.
Sror.T or Sam Houston. Usually ha
rwade a point, on his way north, to etop
three or four days at Ciro to c-joy the
fi.-hipR. On one occasion be had located
himself on the strn guard of a wharf boat,
where a boy WMsli.-htrg. Poth were pa
tier.rtr AwailinZ results- At the interest
ing juncture of a bite at the boy's buif,
Houston threw out bis line, which hope
lessly entangled with that of the boy.
There was a pause. Neither seined to
have h woid tit for the occusiou At
last Houston broke the ed. nee by sayir g :
"Sonny, go elsewhere and Sh, and
then well avoid entangling alliances."
"You b'a-ted old short coat," i torted
the bud cf promise, "go elswhere yourself
and fish."
:I nppre!icn! you r.ro a vry saucy
boy," returned the Senator, "for whom
there's by no means rods enough in pickl."
"Now, look here old skeeziefcs," cri-.l
the boy, folly ngitated, "I don't wnt to
quarrel with you, nor nobody like you.
Your name is Sam Dawson, and you bv
in Texas ; and, like v.erj body else, a
Mole a h"ss, and had logo there; and
now you are putting on a big shine,
old thief, and calling yourself Sam Hous
ton." Saying which, this very anfiabl
creaturo gave a sudden lurch, tind puil'd
the honorable gentleman's rd from hi
hands and threw it into the river.
In relating this in bis characteristic
Style, Houston f.aid : "I have met men
in debate at the bar, on the stump, and
upon the fl.wrs of Congress, but never
was I so completely discorofitted. 1 ho
boy had decidedly the best of me, and
from his looks, 1 knew when be said tht
I stole a 'boss' in bis heart of hearts bo
believed it. Ihirpcr's Dr ucir.
Misprints. We met with an odd
misprnt in a country newppapsr the other
day. It stated that a young ladv, at an
amateur concert, had won a well -deserved
encore by the exquisite taste with which
she sang the well-worn old song. "An
Angel's Whisker." This is nearly as
good as the famous paragraph, which, by
the substitution of a "c" for an "b,"
made a railway train run over a cow,
and "cut it into calves " We read once
too, in an account of an assault case,
that the medical witness, on examining
the complainant's head, found an i icised
wound there which was "two inches
long and feet deep." 'dome feet"
was rnispriut for "somewhat," ery
badly written. The report t was a Scotch
man, and, having missed the exact dep'h
of the wound, bad cautiously indulged iu
a vague generality. Dean Stanley stated,
at a peblic meeting a few months ago,
that a correspondent once wrote to bina to
ask wbat he meant by a passage in oco
cf his works, containing the words, "tha
horns of the bursting beast." Ou refer-,
ence, be found that this was the humor
ous way in which a prinler chose to r"
produce "the thorn of the burning bush.'