VOLUME-Sj
DKN I'lS'I'K Y.The ' undersigned, a?
f Dentil S '.r
perv, re-pect-jully
offers hi
fervice3 to the
of Kb-
Mi-uurjr ftiil vicinity, which pbico he ill -visit
i,n ihe'Voi utu Monday of each month, to re-
ni .iu one w ek.
Aus 13. SAM'L TELFORD. D. D. S.'
DR H. B. MILLER,
Altooiia, Fa.,
Ooerative and Mechanical
DENTIST.
Oiiiee removed to irgmia street, opposite
tlie Lutheran church. ' Persona from Cambria
county or e'.-ewl.ero who get work done by me
Im the .nniiiuiit ot ten DolLtrsnnd upwarit.-wtll
ie the r.ii'ioiui liireuiuiicu irom inoir mug.
All wm:K n .uHANTui. Jan.. 21, lt'CU.-if.
!1
I) W. ZIKGLEU, Surgeon Den-
J ti-t,ill visit Elenburg p-o
es,i..n.il!y on ttieSECONJ' Mo.v
tr "I c.uli month, and remaii
jck, tiiiniiff which nine lie
1.IIIV r lotms si nit; iMountain MiMia.e. ,. .
j3$"Tee'h extracted without p un by the use
! Nitrite Oxi.le, or Laughing Gas.
( I AM ICS J. OATMAN, M. P.,
KMi'l'-is his professional services as Pl.y-
kiciin and rMirgeou to the citizens of Carroll
. ,.. rn.. . e i
;u.u a.i-i .iiiijr . vuitc ill rear ci uuiui-
uerupicd by J. P.ucK & Co. as a store.
..intends can- be made at bio residence, one
.! y.uitli of A. Ilaug's tin ancL hardware
stum.
May 91SC7.
H DEYERKAUX, M. D., Tjiy-
1 kician and SuutiKON, Summit, Pa.
?mo eiit en" I f MatiKioi. House, on Kail
al siro-'t. Night calls may be ma!o ?.f
m uilice. rr.iv23.tf.l
J J. LLOYD,' successor to It. S.
hcN.v. l)ealr in Medicines',
'dints, yc. Store on ''Main street, tppobite
a'io "M insi-m House," Lbciijsbars. l'a.
Oittb.r 17. ISC 7. -Cm. :
r
i
I.Ol'I) &. CO., Rankers,
1 Kbkssbitro. Ta.
fulil, Silver, Government Loans, autl
jrt!,-r Purities, bu!it an-l s M. Iutorvht
V.!iv,vc ! on 'l ime Ler.osifs. (a1 lections made
pa all ai:cesible p.'int in the Unitel States,
;iJ j i'ei:i rrU C inking business transactnid.
M.o; n &. to., ,
Hank kus. Ai.too.ia. Ta.
Drifts. .n the principal cities a ud Silver
il Gvid fur sale. Collections made.
ii'.eys rcieived on depofit, parable on do-
i.vr.J, wittiont interest, or uinr timp with
.'-rest at f:iir rates. anSl.
i SHUMAKKR . . .tIEO. VT. OATUAX.
WIIOLM AKKIJ & O ATM AN, Attok-
f MVS AT I.iW ViuUUKnr Pa C iV,...
'A Mrcct, iTimediateW cast of llurjtW
i rd ware store. InD.b.'CSl
I). ML AUG 1 1 LIN,
1
TTORSEY AT LAW. JJaishncn. Pa
Othce in the Mscbance bnil.'lin-T rn tl.r
iriiLTot Clinton and Locust streets up
airs. Will attend to all business connect
Jl with hts profession.
I - Ja"- 3L 18C7.-tf.
. ..
JOHNSTON & SCAN LAN. ' :
Attorneys at Law, , ,
Lbciiblurg, Cambria co , Ta.
Office opposite the O-urt Houe.
Kbensburij, Jau. 31. 18C7.-tf.
J JOHN P. LINTON,
Attorney at law, jnstown, ra.
A Office in buiidiug on corner of Main and
jl'rauklin street, opposite Mansion, lloiie.
ftxoinj uoor. Entrance on Franklin street.
Jolmstown. Jan. 31. lSC7. tf. ,
William; kittell,
kTORNEY AT LAW. Ebenshura. Pa
Oilice in t'olonade Row. Centre Ktrt
Ji. 31, l807.-tf.
'fi L. rEIlSIIIXO. Attijbvit.it.'
LAv,John.it,)w?i, Pa. Office on Frank-
n street, upstairs, over John
VM- 11 KCIILEU,.ATTOUNir.AT
, ..ucuuurj,, j a. Kjincc in rooms
ecentlv opeui)!il hr r:n f p- t' i
k'oi
lonade Uow, Centre street.
tug.27.
'ni:o.
M. UKADE. 1
R)easbur. rfn :
T0OPr tt vy.i.vvi 111 ut w LllllUUI
. ' V,v. ?recttd on Centre itreet., two doors
"" Miyn street.
-aug.27.-.
Attorxi:y-
AMES C. EASLY,
' AT-Law f!r,-:.7H1., n. ? . r
,-'-U'CtlOns am! .nil U....: " .i
f "ended to.
Jan 31, 1SC7.
1
k0.r T. W. DICK.
lr,!?.St0wn- EbenBbtir.
jOLLLIN & DICK, Attorneys at
'itf n Ebt'n6Jrg, l'a. OfEce with Wta.
j-ttdU. Culonade Row.. oct.22.-tf.
I i'- 1 TIEUNEY.
" twKN'EY AT LAW Elemburg, ra.
-- t 'LI. ,
I JOSEl'H M'DONALD,
II v?RS'Er AT LAW, Ebensburg, Pa
f;lo.efce cn Ct'iitrc street, opposite Linton's
I IJan. 31, 1867-tf.
liT,..JU,INT FENLON,
;A oSJAT LAW, 6e6V:Pa.
i'dence a street, adjoining his resi-
Jan 31, 1887.-tf.
ATI 7.. 4... i
the on;'"V "l A3e-l Office removed to
rmr-plw . w. ... . r.. 7 i .. ir t , .
"ec d, on UiK f . F.brbn
JJOUNTAIN HOUSE, Ebens
. . w-w - J V -
StiDCG.
coiceatHir lsaiw.ay? supplied,
ted. with the
; the Bah itfeupiAud w ith
and the Stable attended by
ftodat r T 1 ransient visitor accoro
utLcr, triers taken by the week,
ir oa reasonable terms, feb21
,,U1 nobtlers.
Hp II OJLVS C A RI A N D,
WHOLESALE
GROCERIES IQUEENSWARE3
VVOOD AND Wi LLOW .WARE,' , ,
STATIONERY AND JS'OTIONS,
SALT. ; SUGAR CB RED MEATS,
CAco.x, flour,- it' j
FEED AND PROVISIONS,
NO. 13G VIRGINIA STREET.
Bdu ecn Julia and Caroline;)- ALTOOXA.
All such poods as'iS'ptccs. Brushcfl."Vrnl
and Willow Ware, Shoe Uiacfcingand StaUoiv.
ery' will be sold lrom manufacturer's, jjirinted
price Usts; and all other poods in Biy line al
I'liiladelt'liia, lialtimore, Cincinnati an Pitts
burgh cun cut prices. . ,To dealei 1 prcseut fb
peculiar advauiae of saving, tbem all freight
and diayasre,. as thev are not rVniired-t!
freights from the principal cities and no rtray
age charges are mjije. , DealerJ.mayirest as
sured that ray goods are of the best quality and
ni y prices as moderate as city rnte. By doing
a fair, upright business, and by promptly and
satisfjetorily, Cilin aH orders, I hope to "merit
the patrpnugftol reuil ldeala ' dnJ btfccii !'
:Cam!rl:t -coButy ArnI ebe here ; jC& ci Vd
spcctfully solicited. and Dutirilacjiof! puamnreed
iu all cases. , TliuM .CARLA.VD. .
Abooa:i, July 23. lSt:9.-tf.!' ; x - - "i
Til GREAT PACIFIC RAILROAD
I S
F I 511 SUED !
First Mortgage Bonds
OF TBE
UNION AND CENTRAL
PACIFIC RAILROADS
: BOUGHT AND SOLD.
UE HAVEN & BROTHER,
Bankers and Dealers In. Governments,
Ko. 40 S. Tlilrd Slr'cef,
. '" rillLADELriHA.
GEO. C. K. ZAIIM, JAS Ii. ZAHM.
ZAHM 8b SON,
DEALCRS IS
DRY GOODS GROCERIES.
HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE,
R TIT
ii
AND ALL OTHEH ARTICLES
I dually Kept Iu a Country Store.
WOOL AND COUNTRY THODUCJi
TAKE.i IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS !
TORE ,0N MAIN STREET,
M.:t. n x il n i n rr i
ii ca t uuur to tne rosi umce,
June 10,1863. " EBENSRU Ra PA,
TGOD, MORRELL '& CO.
: 1 WASHINGTON STREET, i
Near Par R. R. Depot, Johnstown, Pa.,
Wholesalt and Jicie'il Dealers in V . '
mm m mm dry cp
millixehy goods, ?
hardware;. 1
, QUEENSWARE." . " f' ' ' '
' .;.'. BOOTS AND SHOES,
: ru .r.- ? .... .. HATS AND CAPS.
- IRON AND NAILS.
CARTETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
READY-MADE CLOTniNG,
GLASS WARE. YELLOW WARE. -'
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
PROVISIONS and FEED, ALL KINDS,
Together with nil manner of Western Prodcee,
inch m FLOTJR. BACON; FISH, SALT,
CARBON 0IL,'&c.,'4c.' " '
X-iT" Wholesale and retail orders solicited
and promptly fille1 on the shortest notice and
most reasonable terms. ' '
- WOOD, MORRELL & CO.
Johnstown, April 28,-lMKL ly. 1 ' -
REI&N 3 II I P PING
-EXCHANGE OFFICE.:
WE ARE NOW SELLING EXCHANGE,
JIT NEW TOBK. KATES; OH
England,, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, Germany, Prussia, ' .'
Austria, : " Bavaria, WurtemLcrg,
Baden, .1 ' . Ileifsen, i,-. Saxoiiy,.
Hanover,'. Belgium, 1 .' Switzerland,
Hqlland. , , Norway and Franco. '
And Tickets to and fiom any Port in !'
England, . . 1 Ireland,' Scotland, '
Germany." France,' California, '
New South Wales or " " ' , Australia .
" . . . -KERR &C0. "
Altoona, Ta. Jan. 31, 1867,
S$ e fact's. gepariuunf;;'.
SATURDAY
I'lacinj
the little ha nil in ' Ul v j
Ready for church on the morrow', yon know
Washmg'wee faces and little black Gat- i
veiimg tnem ready and fit to.be kissed ; -"y-Putting
them into clean garments and white ;
This i vbal mothers are doing to night.,; vi'
Spying out holes in the little woru liose,' -
Laying by shoes that are "worn thro the toes.
Looking o'er garments mo faded and thin-; ,
vV ho but a, mother kuows where to bejin? :
Changing a. button to make it Jook righc-. ,
That is wliat mothers are doing to night, t .,"
Calling the little ones all roivtid her phnir; i :il
llenring them lisp forth their evening prayer;
Telling them stories of .Ir;rrr.f,r.lH
t Wlia loves to e-ather lamtA tJ Tile r..i,i . . .'
Watjhinjr, thev listen with rliildUh 1; 't .
r That is what the mothers aro doing to-night.
Creeping so softly to take ti last peep ? 1 -" '
After the little ones are all Alerr i 4 . ;
Anxious to know f( the children -are wiirm,. : ,
i ut-KiBS we oiaiiKeis round eaon httlo torm ; -Kissing
each little face, rosy nJ bright
That is what mothers Uo. night akor iiiht, '"..
ICiiecnfig down gently btwide the white bed.
f Lowly and meekly eh" bowa down' her head,
j Praying, as only a mother can prav, :
n.nl rrntA n.wl .1 C . .f
" ct;j mem iiuin iuuig asiray.
u CGrnsponVrnce.'
LETT EJl Flip.'!! iiv Rci' E.
A Visit io Edinburgh Jlohjrood Palace and
ALibcyEditJjurgh Castle JtlonumcuU , .
. A 2Cuvcl Exhibition -Perjuriu-
, i4j7 Flea; c,.c.,.4-c. . : .
, . London. Aug. th 18CD.
Er.iTcu Fueeman In u.y last letter I
mentioned Edinburgh a-j the next p&int of io
terestin my trip, and I -found several days
Could be spent ibere very pleasautly. Two
hours ride by rail from Glasgow ets the
tourist down in this city, the capital of Scot-,
land, beautiful in point of location, and sec
ond to no other city in historical interest.
It isdividtd into two paits, the old town
and new town, by a deep ravine, most like
ly at one time unsightly and uninteresting,
but now a beauliiul garden with fountains
av.d iflowers. . The city Las a population of
about 170,000, and; contains' many Cue
buildings, monuiects, etc. Tbe chief ob
jects of tntcrest ate. Holy rood House or Pal
ace,) and i:nburffhCasll.. TLe f.ntier or
iginally built about 110U, is a fine old build
ing, though it mast be confessed that in the
renewing of ail these old buildings, so much
of tbe modem is introduced, that the awe
which age inspires in ofitinr.es wanting. Tbo
pa'aco is occupied by the royal family whea
they visit Edinburgh.; i'he lwiuU of interest
within tho buibiiug are tbe Picture Gallery
with numerous grim lotking tpecimens of
royality, done in oil. also portraits of tMac
lethi Malcolm, RobL. liruce, eta. Two in
teresting chambers. Queen ; Mary's audience
room and Q icrn Mary's chamber, are to be
seer.; io tbe latter the old fashioned bed
stead Etill standing as tlhe unfortunate qusc-n
loft it, while her table, woik box and work
itself are close at hand. Adjoining the pal
aco is Ilolyrood Abbey, tbo walls 1 standing
but no roof on, though the beauty of tbe
gotbie entrance and windows is only partial
ly impaired. It is somewhat curious how a
tiave'.tr on this side will rccognizo the pub
lic buildings he sees while traveling, from
illustrations of them, seen probably in his
school history or geography when a school
boy. Years Rg I saw Ilolyrood Abbey in
a panorama, in tbe days wbefi 'panoramas
were my delight, and ray nrst view of the
building during my visit to it. ranst have
been from the same point at which the view
I saw years ago was taken, for in a moment,
without guide, or "f ide book, I could have
sworn it was the Abbey from my very rec
ollections f the picture. Several old tombs
are noticeable in the pavement, thovgh none
of historical note that I remember. My next
visit was to Edinburgh Castle, or the Castle
as it is called by the Scotts. 'The Castle, an
extensive building; is situated upon a rocky
eminence,' overlooking the icity and is ap
proached by a narrow and winding - passage
way.. The building itself possessed more in
terest for me than belongings, thoogli what
is known as the Regaiia reom, where the re
galia of r Scot land is kept , is found interest
ing to many. Another object of interest
within tbe walls' is a cannon-of greit size
and qnrer "construction-, and of considerable
age, known to have been used at the siege of
. Norbahi in 1514, and not thought 'to have
been new then. It may have been usefnl
then and probably tl id fTective- service, bnt1
in these days of improved engines of des
truction, would not be of ' any 'account.'
Several fine monuments are among the Bights
of the city, IhoVe of Nelson and Scott per
haps the finest, arid" the latter, a beautiful
gothic stincjurecoremyr a magnificent stat
ue of Scott of colossal size. On Caltoh Hill,
quite an eminence, thirteen fine white mar
ble pillars are visible from an-'parts of tho
city, which after 'eonsii!ernble' inquiry I
found was the National Monument, and
upon further inquiry, learned that it was a
sort of '.second edition of our Washington
monument inasmuch as after an expendi
ture of .13.000 in the erection of the thir
teen pillars, the funds gave ont and no more
being collected the structure "remains. unfin
ished. Leaving Edinburgh, I returned to
Glasgow and from' there'eame' by" Liverpool
to London, where I am now writing. To
describe London, would "require that I vrrite
a guide .book; describiog the public build
ings I have' visited on this and on other oc
.caidons. would lead some to ! suppose 1 that I
wa copying a guide bcw)k to giveyrou eta
ti.stics of tho city's prrgrcts or figures in re
lation to its ptjiidation would , make , very
dry reading ; so I pmpose to give your read
ers a description of bno of . the most curious
.i...'.i .. . ..
exniuuions i nave ever seen, ana one, the
existence of Which I would have doubted,
but for the evidence of my own feiIit". Pass
ing do"? Regent street a few days ago; I
saw a large window; placard, iProf-lKitchv
ingman's Performing-Fleas, otf exhibition
daily," and seeking the entrance-1 paid my
Ehillhrg &nd tioon gained 'the audience room,
when I found sever-il ladies and - children
deeply interested in the performance of the
representatives of -a:'-class of insects ; for
Which ladies seldom form any warm attach-
raetit. The staae
takes place ta a small table covered with
white paper, and all the.' afferent articles
used by the small narfurmnr nr rrr
ivory by Prof. Kitchingwan himself, and are
ing of course quite jmall and 'must
iwcuw wuajtao sum, in lnemseives be-
slty work easy. J found llrs Kitchiogmanl
IldresJri
clas .to. which! they" retl 8nd I5a,h Island lJrid?e and lbe brink l
aWut;twe!ve direrjt vari'qtieT of fJeaa the tl,,e 'a,,lS a roct projects two or three
cat fl' dog Jlea p'ieop 41ea. etc 1" and' the 1 feet auove the Water.. . The eye rests upon-
xc o! . u.iiereui .nations are tound to Kl'uTcrJ
t, as me peopie inemelves ao
Tbe Pnfessor, in bis exhibition, makes use
oi itiw.-.ian. Lvliurq. Turkish pnd Ejjglish
Hc-as. and fin.Js different nationnh'ties suited
to di fierent kinds, of ..work;, the Russian flea
being tho bestfjr hard work, anything when
muscle js of---moment 'and brains below par,
tlte English, fltfas. however Leuig considered,
by him. th'q most iutellbent and brst. Hn.t.
for perforujauces requiring aclear eve and
cool bfad. I believe Mr. Kitc&ifigrnan has
not et attemjited to use the' American flea,
hut 1 think, he wi uld find them combining
all the qualities, possessed by . those of other
nations, my. own experience teaching me
that, thf-y arejxarticulaly active, and I dare
say quite as iudlligent as active. The Prb-
IfSOr tir-Kl. k
ep is to secure a stork' nf flf.;i
and l.ke other stock, the improved varieties
bring good pi ices.. a tlioroiigh-brt.d Russian
flea xeaerally standing him about six pence
Fterliug. or about t-everiteen ceuU currency
at pieseat ixict of exchange.. ,Tlio stock re
cured, they arc carefully kept in a glass bot
tle until ready f,r train irg. . Having
decided apon one f..r use in the performance
of any tuck, ,it is taken out of the buttle and
placed inside a small circular box made of
ivory with glazed A-nds, which is called tho
training wheel.; -Once in this, Mr. Fiea finds
his violent efforts to move about in his usual
manner attended with considerable revolv
ing motion, caused by. the turning of the
box, and after two or three days in. this, he
is found qmtexlycile and ready .fur the next
ttep that of being put in harness. This is
no easy undertaking, for a pinch or squeeze
rhay break a liuib or cause serious internal
injury, while if the struggling inject is not
securely held, escape is quite probab'e.
Held between the thumb and finger of the
left band, the hai nes:. made of Lorsahair. is
wnn the r?ght band carefully slipped over
tbe head of the Ftruggling animal and tbe
hirnesMog is .'-completed.-This operation
necessarily requires tkill,' lor two much
tightening of the noose may result in Etra&j
gulalion: When harnessed, the flea is fast
ened at one end of a fine gold chain, and al
lowed to struggle 'until he is exhausted.
No foo.li.s gives him until he becomes tract
able, when ho is allowed a liberal fcupply of
raw beef from which be greedily extracts
such nourishment as he Cuds therein suitable
to bw taste. - After Leing brokeu to harness,
the instruction required is commenced and
Cfntimied until the artiste is sufficiently
skilful to make, his debut.; The Professor's
troupe is now quite largg and comprises
some "strictly first-class stars" as the show
bills say. .."IJlondin" performs on the tight
rope, drawing backwards and forwards a
miuiature car .suspended from the rope;
'Hercules,'? at a good rate of speed, draws
along a line of battle ship weighing over five
hundred times his own we-ght ; a see-saw is
indulged io by two youngsters, who seemed
to enjy tle fun; "Leotard" performs with
the greatest of ease on the flyinc trapeze.
and an "old boy" induces in the evidently
agreeable exercise of drawing up a miniature
bucket from a dry .well, and. letting, it go
again with a run. One more stronger of
nerve than the others, fires rff a gun that
quite startles the rest of the troupe. There
are many others whose performances are
more or Jess interesting, and as a general
thing the performers are quite willing to go
through their exercises, again and again, in
this particular being much more accommo
dating than many public performers of great
er crowth, who, as is well kuowu, generally
dislike encores. , When Cea, bed time comes,
which is about dusk; tho performers of the
day are -taker out of harness and fud upon
the back f:their piaster's hand, as many as
eight or ten Jeedihg at one time. Mr. Kitch
ingman.is evidently flea-bite proof, and tho'
hi hand bears marks where the probosces
of his pets; have been so frequently inserted,
he. avers that no unpleasant feelings are oc
casioned. What an. excellent Continental
traveler Ivitchiugman would make. About
twenty minutes are allowed each fla, when
he is taken off -and put to bed between two
tquares of blanket, (inch. Vquares.J being
carefully stowed away in a, small box, a
layer of blanket, then a flea, another blan-
. ktt and another flea, and so on until all are
disposed of. The procets of unharnessing
and putting to bed the wholo family takes
some two hours, and the same length of time
is required iq getting them up ja the morn
ing.: - The : average duration of life among
fleas is about eight months, though the flea
which T'notiood drawing a bucket from a
well has been goiag through that operation
for ; eleven -months,, and Prf. Kitchingman
believes he was not young when he com
menced, v Some of an -excitable and nervous
disposition break down under the training
or breaking, and live only a few days, while
others are stubborn aud, won't be trained.
One tbat.catne under my observation had
been, one rnonth ip training and had not yet
given up hopping. Altogether the show
was interest ing,, and I trust you readers will
find my' acVunt'pf it so too, though few
are likely to coma over here to see it. B.
i' ' mm
Sealing CAtrs.-rThe following method
of closing tin cans is highly recommended,'
as it completely obviates, the usual difBcul
ties'of unsealing t .Take one pound of rosin
and a tablespoonfiuV of lard and melt, them
together the lard rendering the rosin; less
brittle when cold. - After filling tbe can with
fruit place the tin cap in position, then take
a piece of strong muslia larger than the
openjiig in the can, smear one surface vrith
the melted rosin, and fit Emootbly and, ac
curately oyer the Mix cap. when cool smear
the .upper; surface' of. ther muilin, with .the
rosin.; The can- js.i;eadily opened with the
application of hot water. . Glass jars, it is
slated., may, be sealed in the same way. The
above method has been tried for several years,
and, , it is aaerted has effectually preserved
tne canned trait trom the air, wbileallowin
' ready access to the contents of the veosels. .
ales, Sluttbcs, nfcbofts, c.
THRILLING INCIDENT at NIAGARA.
In the very centre of tire seething,- wh:rl-
ing cauldron
of waters known - ns the
Iving equidistant- bo-
jncrcly as upon a ppeck in he raidsl of
nbovo it is half submerged, and eometimea
wholly hidden from sight. , At the time
of this casuality a log, three or. four feet
in length, had been jammed in or" -under
tliis rock, "and protruded from it. The
Fpot was one ihat was in. "the daily sight
of hundreds, and in the early hours-' of
that memorable summer morning the first
man who had occasion to cross. thd bridge
was startled and horrified to see a human
form standing erect, in the midst of the
rnging, ewirling flood, on this liltla point
oi" rock,, wildly waving hi. arms. .lie
must have shouted, too, but bi& cries were
drowned in the uproar of the rapids. ' It
was Joseph Avery, the eo'c surviv r if the
unfortunate bout's crew. It wits conjec
tured that the boat must have sped down
to this point, unharmed by rocks or rap
ids, and that, striking here, Avery was
thrown or sprang out, rinding just room
enough for a perilous foothold, while the
other two, with the boat, were swept on
over the cataract.
The nlarm quickly spread. It is not
difficult to draw a. crowd at : Niagara
for tbo excitement seekers of the world tire
there and in half an hour the bridge and
adjacent shores were thronged with horri
fied yet curioti3 fpectators. With them
came s-iino' dozens of boatmen, laborers
and others, who comprehended ! at once
that th ere was a chance for rescue, and
immediately began to devise a plan. In
the meantime the man had been recognized
by pome one,' and while extensive prepa
rations were being made a very largo
board was rudely lettered with the words,
in German, "We will' save you !" and
held up so that be could mo it. . . He tossed
his arms up and down several times, in
token that he comprehended its meaning;
and then the crowd awaited the result of
the preparation?, and watched the object
of them with almost breathless interest.
It was. truly frightful to see . hitn there
amid that howling waste, almost in tho
jaws of the mighty cataract, and npparent
ly cut olf from all human aidl But as
the day wore on. and the poor fellow be
came used to the situation, he seemed to
bear it with much composure. , Some
tiuiep, to change his position, Jio sat down
upon the rock, and sometimes made ges
tures to tbe crowd, the meaning ef which
could not'oftcri be understood, IIi3 face,
seen through a glass, looked eager, almoft
beyond the expression of human faces,
but it was hopeful, too.
As noon approached the first attempt
was made for his rescue. A large raft
had been constructed of heavy plank,
bound together crosswise, and this was to
be lowered down from the bridge with
strong ropes, to the castaway, when it was
thought that ho could be drawn up with
out great difficulty. The venture vas a
failure from the start. The rapids seized
and whirled it away before the men at tho
ropes could check it ; the ropes became
entangled, the raft was carried far below
the rock, and at last went hopelessly over
the falls.
It was a bitter, bitter disappointment, as
well to the sympathizing, expectant throng
as to the imperilled man. But, nothing
daunted, the stout hearts and ready hands
immediately set about the making of an
other raft, while others were occupied in
conveying food and drink to poor Aveiy.
This was easily done in tin cases, attach
ed to stout cords, which were floated down
to him. The castaway ate his solitary
meaHhcro upon that inaccessible point
of rock with keen relish, and then stood
up and bowed his thanks. Again and
again the cheering words, "We will save
you," were exhibited, and be was encour
aged by other short sentences in bis native
language which were in tbe same way
painted in huge, letters and held up to
him. .
The afternoon slowly wore on the long
hot, listless summer afternoon at Niagara,
usually devoted to idling over iced drinks
in the shade of the hotel porches or par
lors, but now cheerfully given up to the
assistance of, or sympathy for, a fellow
being. There were hundreds in that
crowd whoj prompted by that spirit of
American chivalry which is never want
ing among us, would have cheerfully
plunged in to his rescue, could the act
have been any other than useless foolhar
diness ; and there were wealthy men
there, who went through the crowd under
the deepest sense of emotion, offering large
rewards to whoever would rescue hira.
The telegraph had, by this time, carried
the news far and wide ; the afternoon pa
pers in New York on this day contained
it, and tbe afternoon trains from Buffalo
and Koo.hesfer came freighted with hun
dreds rriore to view the peril of the poor
German for themselves.
The bailding of tbo second raft pro
gressed ; but,, although everything was
done to hasten it, darkness found it un
finished, and the crowd unwillingly dis
persed for tho night. The Omniscient
alone can tell how that poor fvrlpra 6vul
passed the dark, dreary hours that inter
venened before morning sleepluss from
necessity weary, lonely, w ith the waters
raging like unchained boasts idl around
him, and the great abys3 of terror yawn
ing almost at his feet. Some sweet hoiw
must have sustained him in that trying
time, or the morning would have found
him dead there upon the reck ol his dread
ful exile. ....
Daylight came, and with it the eager
crowds hastened back to their points of
sight. The incoming trains all that day
brought more and mora spectators, and
before noon the bridge was literally crowd
ed with them,. leaving but saiall space
in the centre for the workmru wilh' the
raft; and on-euhrr Vide the bank wan
lined nay packed with Fpectatots
There were thousands upon thousand, all
cngcr, curious and yet sympathetic Avery
appeared as on the day before, still hope
ful, ealing and drinking what was sent
down to bitn, motioning wilh his hands
and arms, and watching all that was done
on tho bridge and the shore. ' -
The crisis' of the excitement' urrived
when, about the middle of the second duy,
the second raft wa3 launched from the
bridge upon the hurrying flood. Strong
and willing hands held the ropes, and it
was lowered until it almost, touched
the spot where the castaway stood. With
a bouud he placed-himself erect on tbo
raft ; and then arose such a shout of re
joicing from the lips of that multitude that
it was heard cren above the roaring of
the waters.
It was a short-lived joy. The ropes
were manned by all the hands that co'uld
find place, and the raft struggled up a lit
tle wny in the teeth of the rapids, and
then a furious volume of water broke over
and upon it, washing k from end to end,
and burling Avery bodily into the rapids !
One faint, dosoera'e hope remained to
to hi in : as the resistahle current huiried
him down he might, by stout swimming,
make the shore of Ciiapin's Island, jsome
rods below, and to the west of him It
was a furious, terrible struggle for life ;
and while the multitude held their breath
and looked on, it seemed at lit 6t as though
the man might still save himself. He al
most reached tho shore of tlw little island
but ho never gained if. Some said that
the bush upon which he laid his hand
broke i'i his grasp, others thought that his
strength left him when a few more strokes
would have saved him. He yielded him
self to the fury of the rapids, and an in
stant later bis body was hurled over the
fatal abyss, amid the shudders and groans
of the heart-sick spectators.
Those who were nearest the spot where
he went over were certain that his dying
shriek, full of tbe horror of despair, ar
ticulated the name, Mary. J.Kkankun
Frrrs, in Packard's Monthly, for Septem
ber. LOST A.VU FOl'XO.
FLOATING IXVX THE IUVEB, THE OHIO.
Daring the. great Hood of 18-17, when
tbo Ohio river so far oveileapcd tbe
bouuds of propriety as to come up to Pearl
street without an)' intention, a great many
dwellings located on tbe river banks wcie
swept away and came flouting down upon
the pitiless tide. L j.is of lite njt uut're
quenlly attended these disasters, as when
a family, unconscious of their danger,
were asleep in their beds when tbe waters
rose about their house und lifting it from
its foundations bore it away amid thti
darkness and the turbulent flood.
On the kit bank of the Ohio at that
time, between Marietta and Pomeroy,
stood an humble dwelling occupied by a
small farmer and his wite, together w ith
five children, the' youngest an infant girl
a little over a year old. The river rose
during the night while the family were in
bed. ' The rocking of the house as the
surging waters climbed it, awoke tbe in
mates, and through great and hasty exertion-
the farmer was enabled to get all
his family, as be supposed, to a place of
safety, t bough he loot everything eldc.
Standing on a little emineuce near by he
saw, through the gloom of that dreadful
night, Lis house, with all its contents,
yield itself to tbe grasping, avaricious
flood, and float down the river, where it
was soon lost in darkness. He supposed
that all were saved, but alas, it was soon
discovered that thtir infant girl was rhist-
In the confusion and excitement of the
moment the baby was left asleep on its
bed, and had been swept away t- des
truction with the house. Great was the
grief of the parents at the loss of their
youngest boin, and although due efforts
were made to learn whether or not she
had been rescued, nothing was heard of
her, and it was very naturally supposed
that she was drowned in the river.
Such, however, was not her fate. A
hundred miles below where his dwelling
was swept away, some people on the river
bank tho next morning gaw something
peculiar floating down on the current.
They thought it was the form of an infant.
A boat was procured and the object was
indeed found to bo an infant girl sleeping
calmly and profoundly upon a bed.
She was taken in charge by a family
in tbo vicinity, who took such means as
they knew to ascertain to whom the child
belonged, but there was no clua to guide
them, and soon tbe little waif that had
j floated down to them came to be const d-
ered a3 their own child. They adopted
hvi' tho UXvi ttnUily. iwrhana. nn
NUMBER 32.
of being themselves childless, and because
of their sympathies beinjr so greatly ex
cited by the peculiar circumstand a of the
case an infant floating all that nig! I of
terrible Morm, amid wrecks sod liridges
and dwellings, protected from danger by..
au unseen power, that seemed to direct -her
to their love and cure. It may scera
strange to the reader that the parents were
not found for the child, or the whereabouts
f the child made known to them, but it.
must be remembered that newspapers wert?
not bo numerous or accessible twenty
years or so ago as now, and that people
didn't advertise the lost as they do now.
Besides, all tho parties were in humble -life,
and their circle of acquaintance, as
well as their means, were very limited.
Meanwhile the waif grew into a beau
tiful girl, and became as dear to her adopt-'
ed parents as though she was their own.
She had mourned for "maiEma" a little
time, but, ere long, all recollection of her
early surroundings were but dim and.
shadow-y, and her new parents and her
new home bee a mo all-iu-all to her. A
few years and the family moved into
Illinois, settling on a farm near Chicago.
The man prospered there and was enabled
to give his beautiful Ohio river foundling
an education fitting lier graces of person,
her amiability and her virtues. A short
time ago her hand waa sought in marriage
by a worthy young farmer in the vicinity
where she lived, consent obtained, and .
tbe bappy day appointed. On3 d.iy the
family were in Chicago purchasing Ler
wedding outfit. At a dry goods store a.
clerk w ho was waiting on them observed
our heroine inunt'y, and seemed i-vu-larly
affected so much so as to attract .
attention. t
"Excuse me," ho eaid, in some confu
sion, addressing the young lady, ..don't be
offended at my staring at you, but the
truth is you are a perfect picture of a sis- ,
ter of mine at home, and I couldn't help
thinking you looked just as another sifter
of mine would have looked, who was
swept dowu the Ohio in a great fictbct
and lost."
Her parents, too, bad emigrated to Il
linois, and lived not far from her own
home.- The famili. were brought to
gether, and what was before believed ti .
be true was established beyond question,
when the bed on which the child was
found was procured, and the garmcr's
hhe w;:re ; for what frugal houwifc.
wouldn't recognize one of her own beds,
and what mother would not remember tha
garments worn by her favorite baby
The words attracted the attention of
the young lady's adopte I parents. The
re&emblance spoken of and the incid?r.fc.
of the freshet, taken in corjunction, could
hardly have failed to do that; explan ac
tions followed, and it was pretty satisfac
torily concluded that the clerk and the
youn lady were brother und sister, lis.
indeed was afterward proved to be the,
case.
There is little more to (ell. Our hero
ine was married to the husband of her
choice last week, and had the satisfaction
of baring her own as well as her adopted
parents at the wedding. We don't con
sider it necessary to give the names of tb&
parlies, but tbe s!ory is a true une, and
we had the fuels from one who is thor
oughly couversaut with them. Cuiciu
nati 2iws. -
His UtUTHDAY. 'IVas night, and
such anight as eaith ne'er paw before.
Murky clouds veiled the fair face of tho
heavens, and give to pitchy darkness a
still deeper dye. Tbe moon had fled ;
the stars had closed their eye.", for deed
were doing which they dare not look upon.
Fur a time the pure streams became stags,
naiit ?.nd ceased to flow ; tbe mountains
trembled ; the forost dropped i!s leaves ;
the flowers lost their fragrance and with
ered ; all nature Iktuiuc desolate ; the
s.-rpents hissed; harpies screamed, and
satyrs revealed beneath Upas ; domestic
beasts crept near to the abode of man ;
the lion relinquished bis half-eaten prey ;
the tiger ran howling to his lair, and evert
the hyena quitted his repast of dead men's
bones. Man alone of all earth's crea
tures slept, but slept as if the boding of
some half-known calamity sat broodinsc
over his mind. A springing youth would
mutter of blasted hopes, long cherished ;
young,, fair, and gifted maidens would
start, and trembling, weep their injured
innocence. Mothers, too. would half
awake and press the tremblin" nurslings
io ineir brcaats, and breathe to heaven
another prayer for their protection. On.
such a niaht hell vawned and cava to
earth a Slaxueuek.
The Separation The bride of an
hour stood smiling : her mother in tears
was near by ; for the "ict of her life, so
beguiling," was soon to bid her good-bye.
Fond friends tried vainly to cheer her,
to 6top up the tears that fast fell, but eh
clasped her daughter still nearer, cd isi
agony uttered fare well ! The groonn
with his bride bad departed to journey far
off in strange lands, aod the mother cried
out, broken hearcd. "Well, I'm gUd that
gal's off my hands V
Gen. Washington's body-servant is
dead again. lie was a fhethis lim
colored, and of the name of MY Thum
eau, and died in Kentucky at th ae of a
Lundred a:,d nineteen years. Atii
once more, immortal fraud.
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