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OLUME 3.
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1869.
NUMBER l"?
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A1.
nllEI'lFFS SALES ! By virtue of
irrilioi v enu. tipvu. iueu out or
rI Estate., to wit :
" ill the rizht, title and interest of John
iV uir'oto'n township. Cambria county, at the
."nf Plne No. 4. froutm on the old Por-
InOlot i . - it . i
Af f t M. (Jeorijo on the north nd Jacob
t-,.iBoa be wt. hring thereon erected
B Bail bw J t'ww-Bi Willi BIICU
, i k;l.Iini' attached . now in the ocounaner
a . ........5
lh4 or.i.pi.cv of Kicliard Trotter. Taken
ufru'iua mi to be sold at the suit of
all the right, title nJ interest of
kn fl'iikln, of, in aud to a Iftt of ground ait-
.v. faot cf 1'laue No. 4, fronting on the old
Tn:tar oo tie south, an ailer on the north.
Jicjb Buroon ou the wet, harinjr there-
Li r'tJ tw0 atorr house and a coal and
,) bourc, u"w in if.e occupancy oi rticnara
Trotttf- Takeu in executioa nnd to be old
,ba luit of K. L. Jbuiion et. al.
KlM, !1 tl' right, title and interest of
lM Burk, of, lu ar.4 to a piece or parcel of
1(i-uatJin Sumnrhill township, Cambria
air, adjoining lands of Curisuaii Smay,
u.(iib il'Gouigle, and others, containing
tuKfM. more or iei, ahout yo acres or which
cltirnJ, haviug thereon erected a one and
jjlfiiury Jog boate and a leg stable, nowin
tvKtyAD'j of Jamea Kurk. Taken in exa-
iiioDina w ue toia at iot iuii oi jeremiau
Ai, H the right, title and interest of
is;;i Lu'.bcr, of. in and to a piece or parcel
ImJ lituated in Sufqwehanua townikip,
labrit eountr, adjolninx land of Lawrence
trflfh, Juha J. Luther, ard other, containing
.4 tern, more or le, about 55 acres of which
teclnrtJ, having thereon erected a two story
hflue and a log stable, new io the oecu-
ks(f of Francis Luther Taken in execution
ii'tob told tt the suit of Jacob Leib, for
Li of Hiry Uopple. . .
Alio, all the right, title and interest of
S. Slurp, ef, in and to a piece or parcel of
;J filiated in Washington township. Cam-
s count t. adjuiuing lauJa of Jueepn Criate,
;omi3 Cr; e, Cba: it j Sharp, and others, con
ixf 100 acre, tnore or less, unimproved.
ieu lu tecutiou sir! to be sold at the ault
T. A. Durbm et. al.
Aiso, all tho right, litis and intersst ot
T. Fot, of, in auJ to a piece or parcel
l situite in U'asit'.ujtcn township. Cam
krJDaaid-,iii.joc d, Wm. Tiley, andothera,
bib!o Viit acrea, more or less, about Li
) of wiiich are clenrcd, having thereon
t-.:tu a to it'jry pi ink house and a plank
i.,6o ia die occupancy of David W.Pox;
jiicrj p.HLk house aud frame bank barn.
1 4 iu occupancy of Jos. Smeadera; a two
I'nae house, now in the occupancy ot E.
L'Ui a o Bicrv t,lank liouae. not now
ap.W.ind a coa bank aot uued at cresent
iii the foot of Plane No. 4. on the old
k Rail Road. Taken In execution and
UmIU at the salt of Watt Jt Wilson.
A 'JO, all die riht. title and interest of
'-a Bruce, of, In and to a piece or parcel of
:J aituaUsl ia Allegheny township. Cambria
ii'.t. a.ljoiuing Unds of B. I. Anderson,
sliiel M'Guire, Bernard Weise. and others,
tajixg 2'Ja acres, more or les. about iti
I'M ot which are cleared, baring thereon an
.jara, uow iu the occupancy of .
A), tU the right, title aud "interest or John
iu-, uf, iu aud to a piece or parcel of l.nd
Jtted iu Allezheuv tjnhiD. Cambria coun-
aou, nenry banker, and others, containing
p acre, more or les. about 3 acre of which
ia cleared, having thereon erected a one and
JWf
J - . u,lWAtl,
bisjij uvuntr, now iu me occupancy oi
'th EooDd. Takeo iu eiecutlon unit tn h
a at the suit of T. J. ArmntroD k Co.
aijo, all the right, titio and interest of
a . . . "
ld aharp, of. Ia and to a niece or n
Miituted iu SutnmeehiU townshio. Cam-
county, adjoining lands of Peter Baatart.
w Mulhollan, aud others, containing S3
i,tnoie or loss, about 40 acres of which are
having thereon erected a two ator lor
FW.auw iu the occupancrof William Share.
-v,x. M.-QXH story piuiik hoase.not now
apicJ. Takeu iu eiecutiou and to be sold
Ui4:tof Isaac Deihl. for use of Jacob
iiw, all the richt. title and interf.at of
iZ!f A4-,tli4,,a?n. of, ia and to a piece or
r-. -. ,,uu ai(uat m aui-quehanna town-
?. tambria COUUtV. mdioininir tmni of J.
r tmigh. Henry Lamer and Rob't Hughes,
Which am Vavlnv iharjuin
WW two one and-a-half story plank houses,
fT the occupancy of James il. Flanagan;
irr jlaiik house, now in the occupancy
y mti, dow ia the ocenpsncy of James M.
- i.i:oniobert Hughes.
Al50, all tha richr til la or.,1 tntarnaf nf
N Row I aud (late0Jane Rodgers) and Isaac
. ineui uujuaon, oi, in anu w
lT;d p' v,?"ru county, aojoining lands of
cisg (j3
;. n m- Larimer, and others, con-
inch mmw or le-m, aooui acres
tanH e,1Iare,invinR erected thereon a
M-thalf atorr fr.m-K . 1 ,-
rr.. m t ,
3
foiw lh occupancy of. the eaidJane
ItS,. Vea in executioa and to b sold
m p 01 George J. Rodgers and William
txecutois of Jane Wherry, deceased.
5 V lhe "Sht title and interest of
WaftuS,- j.n 11 w P parcel
nt .j- - u v-T'e aownsnip, uamoria
!aiii'sirown' " m Murray, aud others, con -i
l . acrej. mn t ... : . i
Near, 5,Ieculloa ad to be told at the suit
1. '
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Alio. ll .i , . .. . . .. .
Hue n 8 anU lolerC8t
If W4,:'m0D, of. in and to t piece or parcel
rwtullt! Prt,y Jn Muuster and partly io
f&BfSj. 'Mhips, Cambria couHty, con-
fnof fjlf ? wich are cleared-- adjoiuing
0De and u . Jaeph T. Hughes. Owen
occan;lVnd a ha,f 9tor7 olauk house, not
ktion'TJ' n(l frame Btable. Taken in
't et w i 'u at the suit of William
SW'. a J0HN A- BLAIR. Sheriff,
---iyffice, Ebensbure. Nov. 11. 1BG9.
L' T-55.llUsE FOR SALE.
hd it pri".. , ttled Creasoa. is of
N tua ? oa accommoda-
P!tf v . ni0Bt debirable
fliettrr,JDU,,1'nge being all new and in
k Mj i wvnig sat a e a v 41
1 oUlr h. T. ', Tn wi'h w eel prompt
I- tat b 6 to uU th bualMM. F01
f , wW,y m ProD or by lettei
Court ' ''Otoanin i it-a i uaicuna cuuii-
''Vj w me directed, there will be exposed
''p i.r-Sxlo. ou MOXJ'ATi tub Ctr pat or
in i
.. ' lu dock,. a. m., the fol-
UEGISTKK'S NOTICE -Notice ia
hereby given that the following nccounts
bare been passed and filed in the Register's
Office nt kbenshurg, and will be presented to
the Orphans Court of Carubrit county, ftr.
confirmation and allowaum, on Monday,. the
6th day of November next, to wit :
The partial accouut of. Mathew M. Adams,
Adm'r of Ignatius Adami, late of Washington
tewuahip, dee'd.
The account of Vi'm J. Duncan, Guardian
of Sarah Elixabeth William)).
The account of "Wm. J. Duncan, Guardian
of James C Duncan, minor heir ol Jas. Dun
can, late of Blacklick township, dee'd
T he first and final account of Wm. II. Secli
ler. Adm'r of Eleanor M'Guire, late of Clear
field township, deceased.
The first aud final account of John Bender,
Adm'r of M jrgaret Buaer, late of Carrylltown,
deceasel.
The first and final account of John Bender,
Adm'r of Mary Ana Du-er, late of Carroll
town, deceased.
The first and final account of John Bonder,
Adm'r of Barbara Buser, late of Carrolltown,
deceased.
The second and final account of Einrna
Frinple, Adtu'x of John Piiugie, late of Wil
more borough deceased.
The Erst account of William Young, Ex'r of
Mrs. Isabella Itroaii, late of Cunemaugh bor
ouh. deceased.
The first and final account of Ja. H White,
Ex'r of John White, late of Blacklick town-,
ship, deceased.
The account of Harriet Orr (formerly Har
riet U'Cague) and John Lloyd, Adm'rs of Mi
chael M'Cague, late of Ebensburg, deceased.
The account of Lewis Don jiajcr. Guardian of
John Bumgardner, minor child of Dan'I Boui
gardner, late of Richland township, deceased.
The account of Joseph Crist e, Guardian of
Alexander Donaldson, a minor child of Edw.
Donaldson, late of Washington twp., dee'd.
The account of Lewis Don may er, (iuardian
of Annie Bomgarduer. minor child of Daniel
Bomard.ier, late of Richland township, doe'd.
The final account of Lewis Donmayer, Guar
dian of Leah Butagartfner, minor child of DanT
Bomgardner, late of Richland twp., dee'd.
The account of George Shaffer. Adm'r of
Mary Rager, late of Jackson township, dee'd.
The second and final account of Peter Ru
britz and Magdaleua Rubriti, Ex'rs of Jacob
Rubritx, late of Couerua'ugh township, dee'd.
The account of Elixabeth A. Burkey , Adni'x
of Jacob Uurttey. late of Croyle twp , decV.
The account of James Brown, Ex'r of Wm.
Charlton, late of Prospect borough, deceased.
The first account of P. A. Shoemaker. Adm"r
cum tcaturnento annexo of John Fiizpatrick,
late of Saranierhill township, deceased.
The account of Joseph Croyle ar.d Mrs. Sx
rah Myers, Adm'rs of Joseph W. Myers, late
of Cioy'e township, deceased. j
The'ftrst and final account of G.O. K. Zahm, :
Guardwuof Elizabeth A.C Brady, minor child
of James Brady, deceased.
The first and final account of Henry Byrne,
Ex'r or Andrew P. B iker, late ef Carroll town
ship, deceased.
The first and final account of John A. Blair,
Adm'r of Bernard M'Uirr, late of Cambria
townahit), deceased.
' The fourth accouut of George M. Reade,
Adm'r of Robert DtTis, late of Ebeuaburg,
deceased. JAMES GKlt'FlN, Register.
Register's Office, Ebensburg. Nor. 1 1 , 18G9.
SHERIFF'S SALES By virtue of a
writ of FL Fa. issued out of the Court of
Commou Tleaa of Cambria county, and to me
directed, there will be exposed to Public Sale,
at the Foster House la Johnstown, on SAT
URDAY, the 4ra dat or DucxMaea sut, at
2 o'clock, p. m., the following Real Estate,
to wit:
All the right, title and interest of Cha3.
Zimmerman, of, in and to a lot of grouud situ
ate in 3d Ward, Johnstown borough, Cambria
county, fronting 21 feet ou Clinton street, run
ning back to lot of Adam Pharr on the north.
D5 leet to an alley on the west, and adjoining
lot of John Geis on the south ; having tnereon
erected a two story plank bouse, frnrn stable,
and hvdrant of wild cat water, now in the oc
cupan'cy of Rev. J. Hartsock. Taken in exe
cution and to be sold at the suit of William H,
Hu.tmia A Sods.
Also, all the right, title and interest of
Andrew Bennings, of .in and to a lot of ground
situate in 3d Ward. Johnstown borough, Cam
bria county, commencing at line of J ohu Robb,
on Clinton street, theuce along line of aaid
street nineteen feet to corner of Cliuton and
Washington streets, theuce along Washington
street fifty-eight feet to line of Joseph Rankin,
thence along line of Jose"h Rankin forty-eight
feel to line ol John Robb, thence along said
lino twelve feet to a comer, thence along line
of said Robb thirty-two feet to lot of aaid Robb,
thence forty-six feet to the place ot beginning;
baring thereon erected a double two story
El auk bouse, now iu the occupancy of Andrew
eonings . Taken in execution and to be Bold
at the suit ot S. M. Cerekhart Ac Co.
JOHN A. BLAIR. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Ebensburg. Nor. 11, 1SG3.
SHERIFFS SALE. By virtue of a
writ of Fi""Fa. Post Vend. Expon., issued
out of the Com t of Common Pleas of Cambria
county, and to me directed, there will be ex
posed to Public Sale, at the Court House iu
Ebensburg, ou FRIDAY, tuk 3d day or Dx
CEMsxa next, at 1 o'clock, p. m ti e following
Rual Estate, to wit :
All the right, title and interest of Wm.
K..Carr, of. in and to a piece or parcel of land
situate in Summerhill township. Cambria eoun
tr, adjoining lands of Martin Ward, Edward
Lynch, Patrick Reilly. Dr. Wm. Gleutworth,
and others, containing 105 acres, more or less,
about 75 acres of which are cleared ; now in
the occupancy of Wm. K. Carr. Taken in ex
ecution and to be sold at the suit ot Mrs. La
Tinia Brown. JOHN A. BLAIR, Sheriff.
- Sheriff 'a Office, Ebensburg. Nor. 11, 1869.
DISSOLUTION. The partnership
heretofore existing between the nnder
dersigned in the LUMBER BUSINESS baa
been this day dissolved by mutual consent.
The oooks of the firm hare been left with
Oweu Cunningham for settlement. .-. - ;
F. BEARER.
. OWEN CUNNINGHAM.
Ebensburg, August 24, lbC'J.
PARTNERSHIP. Tbe'Lumber bus--ine9
will hereafter be i-onducted by the
firm of Cunningham Si Stonebeck, who will be
prepared at all timea to fill orders for Poplar.
Ash, Cherry. Linu and Pine Lumber, Sawed
and Shaved Shingles, and will purchase all
kinds of Lumber at the highest market rates
for cash. '' ll
. CUNNINGHAM & EsiUi.i.fcUr..
STRAY BULL. Iseft the premises of
the' undersigned, in Clearfield township,
Cambria county, about the first of May, 1869,
a large DARK B KINDLE BULL, three years
old, and baring very Urge, broad boras. Any
person giving information as to his whereabouts
to the subscriber, at, St. Augustine P. O-.JwiU
be liberally rewarded.
J?ot. lS59.-t. JOHN NEASOJf-
right al 0etrjj.
XII C SUADOW CARAVAK.
1 j . A LEOEXD.
O'er the broad Arabian desert
Float the quirering wings of night.
Softly glowing far awestward,
Sheds the son a feeble light.
Oft, 'tis said, that here at night time,
'Mid this vast, expansive waste.
Thousand fleet and ghostly beings.
Shapeless, in their course are traced.
All. all fruro time's beginning
Till the present, who have diod
On this rant Arabian desert.
Flock together side by side.
Onward, onward, see the millions !
See the ghastly camel hordes'
Warriors there with scars from battle. : '
With their lancea and their swords.
Onward, onward, still forever
Sweeps this dismal shadow tbroDg, -
Oh! what horrid shapes of evil.
Bear this ghastly train along!
There are maidens, youthful maidens.
See their wasted forms arise !
Whence they came, or how they perished.
As a hidden myst'ry lies.
Whither journey these unseemly.
Horrid spectres, rone can tell ;
And their hapless, fearful mission!
Is a mystery as well.
Still unceasing, still collecting.
Myriads far, for miles along ;
Seems it strange that this broad desert.
Holds so vast a master throng.
All who see these shapes arisiog,
Hear their long, wild piteous moan,
Quickly batten for their safety,
Kiss the Kaba's holy stone.
Tint the be.iuteom light of morning.
Rouses every Arab heart.
For the shades of night dispering.
So these shadowy forms depart.
O. J. Akeks.
ODE TO TUE KVLMXG STAR.
BT AUTOHIO.
Be-vutiful star of the beautiful niaht,
Bs.iufiful spark of Gxi's beautiful light.
Oh ! but I love in my loneness to be,
Beautiful planet, gazing on thee
While thou art shining, oh ! beautiful star.
Shedding thy mild light from heaven afar,
Cht eiing the hearty dispersing the dark.
And mis'ry and sorrow, oh! beautiful spark.
Beautiful star of the beautiful sky,
Beautiful token of our haven on high.
Beaut ful jewel, shining so clear.
Beaut ful souls in thy radianc9 cheer.
Tu-nigbt thou arthhining, away on the sea.
And macy a tried sailor 1 oks upon thee.
Beautiful gem, a guide for them be.
Beautiful star of the beautiful tea.
Eales, jShttcJjts, 'ntcbotts, &t,
A GUESS FOR LIFE.
A volume could be filled with the
tstmnge delusions entertained by mudmen,
and the remarkable pertinacity aud cun
ning they display in carrying out whims
of their disordered minds. In their wild
freaks maniacs frequently evince a method
in their plannings, an adroitness and cool
ness that would do credit to the shrewdest
sane person. We give below a thrilling
incideut which actually occurred as rela
ted, one of the parties to it having been a
prominent army officer.
When my regiment was mustered out
of service, I bado adieu to my old com
rades, and to the army, and opened an
office, in the flourishing town of L .
As I was starting for the supper table,
on the evening of tbe third day after my
arrival, the office bell rang violently, and
soon tbe boy came in and said that a man
wanted to see the doctor.
The visitor was standing by the fire
when I entered. He was a tall, powerful
man a perfect giant compared to my
"five foot sii," and bis great head and
bushy black hair were well fitted , to the
monstrous form.
- ''If 'you are at liberty, doctor, please
come with me. It is but a few steps, and
you will not need a carriagei" . .
I put on my coat and hat and followed
him.- It was my first call in L , and
I fondly hoped it was the forerunner of
many others.' j'
The man strode on a pace ahead of mo
all the time, notwithstanding my endeav
ors to keep al his side, and he spoke not
a word, not even answering my questions.
Stopping before a substantial looking
residence on one of the principal streets,
be applied the latch-key, and led me into
a pleasant little room on the second floor,
(a htudy I thought,) hung about with good
paintings and elegant chromos, and lined
with books of every name.
"Take a seat, doctor ; I will step out
a moment. Take this chair by the fire.
It is a bitter cold night."
The chair was a great unwieldy thing,
but exceedingly comfortable. I threw my
feet upon the fender, and leaned back on
the cushion, very well satisfied to warm a
little before seeing the patient.
I beard the man approach the door,
which was directly back of where I tat,
and heard tbe door open and close again.
I supposed be had gone out, but did not
look around to see. Indeed, I had no
time, for a stout cord was thrown over
my wrists and aerosa my breapt, and a
handkerchief bound over my mouth so
quickly that I could make no move to
j prevent it.
When I was porlectly secured, my con
ductor stepped in front ot rtw aud looked
with much interest at my vain attempts
to free myself.
"Good etout cord, isn't i: !" he asked.
"It has never, been broken, and many a
stouter man than you has tried it. There,
now, be quiet a little while, and I will
tell you what I want."
He went to a cabinet that slood in the
corner of the room, and takinc a Ion", i
wicitea looking km te from one of the
drawers; ran bis thumb over the edge,
and felt of the point, all the while talkuig
in the most commonplace manner imagi
nable . ,
"I have studied tho art of guessing, for
year?," said be. "I can guess anything ;
that is my guessing chair that you are sit
ting in now ; and I take great pleasure in
imparting my knowledge to others. This
is what 1 want of you to-night., .1 did in
tend to make you guess that, but I have
thought of something better." ;
He had become satisfied with edge and
point of his knife, and was pacing up acd
down the room, giving me a full history
of the world, interspersed with facts rela
tive to tbe art of guessing, at which times
be always stepped in front of me. ,
"Did you ever study it, doctor ? I know
you havn't. I am the only one who ever
reduced it to a science. Since I left my
nuble veterans, I have devoted my whole
time to it ; and nuw I am about to iuitiata
you into its mysteries, if you are worthy."
He was standing before m so very
calm, tbat I did not think he intended to
harm me but when I looked into his eyes,
burning with the fire of insanity, I felt
that my situation was desperate indeed.
"I must test you," he 6aid. "I must
see whether you are naturally gifted or
not, before I waste much time with you.
If I remove the handkerchief wiil you an
swer my questions "
' Now, my dear doctor, you are an en
tire stranger to nie. Without doubt you
have often heard oi me, but it will be a
hard task to distinguish my name from all
other great men of the time. You may
guess it, doctor. What is it V
He had brought his face so near to
mine that 1 could feel bis hot breath, and
I t'uncied that I could feel the heat of those
teriible eyes. The long, keen blade he
was holdiJg over me iVr what ? to take
my life ii I failed.
"Guess ! guess !" he screamed. If you
fail, it will be your last guess iu - the
world."
i dared not call out ; the knife was too
near; I could not escape, for the strong
cords bound me to tbat chair I could not
lift, and I could nut lie there, and lose my
life. what could I dot
"It is a hard guess, and I will give you
three minutes to answer it," he Maid.
I summoned all my courage, which had
never yet failed me even in the awful
hour of battle and looking him steadily
in the eye, said :
"I know you, sir ; bo where is tho use
of guessing f I Lave seen you ou the bat
tle field marshalling your hosts to victory.
I have seen you cut down a score of men
with your own single arm. I have seen
yuu put to flight a whole battallion. I
know you everybody, knows you. Your
nuiae is in my mouth."
I remembered what he had said about
leaving his veterans, and bad tried this
harangue to divert his attention. I paus
ed to mark the effect.
"Yes! yes, doctor! But what is it,"
he screamed again. "Thirty seconds!'
Great God ! What would I not have
given for clue to that madman's fancy !
Thirty seconds, and how short a second
is I The knife was raised higher; that it
might gain a momentum by the distance.
His body was braceu tor tbe stroke and
his eye upon the mark.
'Ten seconds more ! What is it ?".
There was only one hope for me and
that was to guess. I felt that he consid
ered himself some great man ; as he had
spoken of veterans, some great military
chieftain. I thought of our own heroes
and the names of many of them. It was
the greatest chance game that I had ever
played. My life depended upon the guess
ing of a name. I thought of all the Eu
ropean general, but cast them aside again
and came back to our own side of the
water. -
"Two seconds!" echoed the lunatic
Without a thought, almost without a
volition, I spoke a name, breathing a
prayer that it might be tho right one :
"yapolron Bonaparte !"
"Right 1" said the madman, throwing
aside his knife and undoing tbe cords that
held me. ,'.'1 was mistaken in you, doc
tor. You have true genius ; this i9 your
first lerson ; come at this hour every even
ing and I will teach you tbe beautiful art
the way to immortal fame.".
As I arose from the chair, weak and
trembling, the door opened softly and four
strong men entered and secured the man
iac I started for home well pleased that
I had got through with my first guessing
lesson, and fervently hoping that I should
never be called upon to take another,
A "well knows American citizen of
Bangor, Me., was passing by where some
Irishmen were at work excavating for a
Bewer, and one of them was jabbering
away briskly in his mother tongue, who
be saluted saying, "Why don't you talk
so that one can understand !" Pat, with
tha ready wit of bis people, responded,
"Yer grandfather was the boy that could
understand it; and talk it, too, be jabers."
Ueactt wanos as tho euaxer dte3. -
A CITY OF CAVES.
UIQHI.T INTEItESHXO DtSCOVEniKS IN AKl
ZONA SIUN3 OF -ANCIENT C1VIUZAIIOS.-' .
A correspondent of the Cleveland Her
ald writes from At izona, under date of
September 20, an interesting account of
the recent cave discoveries in that Terri
tory :
On Saturday, September IS, a small
party from the military post at Camp
Verde visited the Montezuma Well, situa-'
ted on Heaver Creek, about eight miles
distant. The well is about one hundred
yards back from the stream, upon a high
isolated wsa, nd is about one hundred
and twenty -five yards in width, and about
one hundred feet down to the water,
which is. surrounded, by , perpendicular
walls of. rock. The water is very clear,
of a light green or bluish color, and is very
strongly impregnated with lime, sulphur,
soda, iron and other mineral?. .It has no
visible inlet, but the outlet is by a small ;
subterranean passage at a point nearer j
Heaver creek, into which it empties a large
volume of water.
. The whole country between tbe Sierra
I'ricta aud the Moyalian range of moun
tains is a limestone formation, and full of
caverns, some of which aio quite exten
sive, as was shown by the result of the
day's explorations. All along the bluffs
of the Rio Verde and Ueaver creek, wher
ever these caves exist, they are found to
have been the dwelling-places of a race of
people which has long since passed away,
and about which not even mythology tells
a tale; but it is generally supposed that
they are of a very ancient character, prob
ably older than the Aztecs of Mexico.
The object of the expedition was to ex
plore the caves and ruins by which tho
place is surroundnd, and ascertain, it pos
sible, the depth of the water in the well.
We took with us a rubber bag, which was
inflated aud launched.. Dr. W. II. Smith,
l'ost Surg-. 0:1, and myself, undertook to
make the soundings, which we did in a
very satisfactory manner, b::t with .1 g-eat
deal of labor and at imminent pet il, owinz
to a thick growth of water plants which
floated upon the surface, and extended
som twenty feet from bhore, thro which
it was next to an impossibility to swim
ly great exertions ttie difficulties were
overcome and the sounding made, which
in the deepest place was eleven fathoms.
All around the well in the high walls
were caves which, too, had once been oc
cupied, and, from their sheltered position,
all remain nearly as perfect to day as they
were when abandoned, probably hundreds
of years ago. Tho openings are built up
with masonry, through which are left
small entrances and lo pboles for protec
tion. Tbe walls overhead are blackened
with the smoke of their (ires, now so old
that it will not rub off. The plastered
wallsahow the prints of their hands us
plainly as if they were made but yesterday
Corncobs, pieces of gourds, mescal and
seeds are found in the plaster, which is
conclusive proof that they were an agri
cultural people and for a similar reason
it is believed they were a manufacturing
people, as a good article of cloth and pie
ces of twine have been found in these
caves, and which wero preserved iu the
same manner.
To-day we discovered a new cave which
no white man had ever seen before. It
was evidently the Gibralter of this ancient
city the name of which to us is forever
lost. Upon entering the great front room
in every direction were seen little rooms,
where niches in the rocks had been built
up with loopholed walls, forming, as it
were, counter-carp galleries, as interior
lines of defense, impregnable to any enemy
except starvation Lauding from here are
numerous passages which have not yet
been explored. One passage led down in
to a great chamber, ut the lower end of
which a stream of water was found, evi
dently a branch of the outlet to the well.
Owing to the poor improvised torch that
we had, it was not deemed prudent to ex
plore nny of the passages leading from this
room.
These caves are a strange place to live
in. Some of them are up almost perpen
dicular walls of rock to a considerable
height. And under extreme difficulties,
with an incredible amount of labor, they
have carried great rocks, immense limbers
and other building material where it is al
most impossible for a man to go. Stone,
nretals upon which they ground their corn,
acorns and mesquit beans, pieces of bio
ken ollas in which they cooked their food,
pieces of pottery, painted or glazed, are
found everywhere. It seems as if every
inhabitable place teemed with life, and
that this country was once as density
populated as any of the Eastern States of
the Union are today.
The most perfect of any of these ruins,
and which is in the best state of preserva
tion, is in a cave on Beaver creek, about
one mile and a half from Camp Verde
It is in a perpendicular wall of rock, be
tween 200 and 300 feet in height ; the
lower cntranco is over 100 feet above the
valley below. It is four stories iu height,
and, like all the other, has its interior
lines of defense. The floors are elaborate
ly constructed of small limbers, covered
with straight sticks, placed closely togcth
er, and upon this is placed the cement for
flooring, usually six inches thick. The
upper floors seem to have been constructed
entirely for defense. A crcoated wall,
breast hicb, overhangs the whole structure,
frcta v;htcb dta Jj's focti its BurrourJIr
country, and from its gidd' height a stone
can ba thrown into the river 100 fiet be
low. , ..
The excellent state of preservation of tho
wood and materials used in these caves is
due to their sheltered position and the dry,
hot climate of the country. Were it not
for this, nothing would have been known
of these people, as everything perishable
which had' been used in the construction
of these houses bus decayed wherever it
lias been exposed to the weather.
Much has been said of these ruins and
many speculations have been made as to
the builders ; but it is all speculation, as
no one knows w ho they were. A volume
might be written on this suljeet, and still
leave it unfinished.
The Seckct Vaults' Beneath Con
stantinople. A correspondent of " the
French" JonrnaT Official, writes as follows: J
About forty years ago, when a 1 large j
house in Constantinople had sunk beneath
the level of the soil,' an immense series of
subterranean vaults were discovered, sup- !
ported ' by msgnificent marble pillars, j
which, judging by their rich decorations, j
were the work of Greek artists. Under- j
ncalh the vaults, is a lake of unknown
extent aud of considerable depth. This j
luysieiiuuB construction, 01 wuicu History
makes 110 mention, is supposed to extend j
under a considerable pait of the" city.';
The principal entrance being the only one
accessible to visitors, is situated in the
court yard of a private palace, the propri
etor of which has a bout in which he
amuse himself sailing about within a
hundred yards of the entrance.
Last mouth an Englishman, accompa
nied by a s.iilor, desired to explore tho
lake thoioughly. Having obtained the
necessary permission, be set forth on his
adventurous journey, but never returned,
he and the sailor having been asphyxiated
beyond the reach of help.
Another Englishman volunteered to go
alone in search of them in another boat,
with six torches attached to it ; for a long
titne the reaction oi" lue torches upon the
waters was visible to the on lookers at
the entrance, until it was lost iu the gloom
and dark net-?. " After an absence of two
hours, he returned from bis unsuccessful
search completely exhausted, and nearly
choked with the foul air he had inhaled,
having in his whole course seen the ran
ges of vaults and pillars uniformly con
tinued. The Turkish authorities Lave
ordered tho boat to'be lifted, and prohib
ited parties from sailing on the lake, but
still permit the curious to inspect this sin
gular construction at the entrance, which
reminds the beholder of the architectural
wonders of ancient Egypt.
Rainless Distkicts Freaks of tub
Weatheu. In several parts of the world
there is no rain at all. In tbe Old World
there arc two districts of this kind : tho
desert of Sahara, in Afiicn, and iu Asia
part of Arabia, Syria and L'ert-in, the other
district lies between north latitude 30 de
grees n'l 50 degrees, and between 7o
degrees and 118 degrees of east longitude,
including Thiber, Gobiar, Shama and
Mongolia In the New World the rain
less districts are of much less magnitude,
occupying two narrow ttrips on tho shares
of Peru and Bolivia, and on the coast of
Mexico and Guatemala, with a small dis
trict between Trinidad and I'anarua on
the coast if Venezuela. I'ercontra the
climate of the Khasia mountains, which lie
northeast irom Calcutta, is moet remarka
ble for the excessive fall ot rain. This
great ruin fall is attributed to the abrupt
nehS of the mountains that face the bay
of Bengal and the intervening flat swamp
200 miles in extent. It is not easy al
ways to account for the erratic conduct
of the weather upon any established sci
entific theory, for it is asserted there ia a
district in Siberia in which, during winter,
the sky is coi stnntly clear, and where a
particle of snow never falls.
A Man's Life Saved by the Clock.
SrHiKiNG Thikteen. Mr. John Haifield,
who has just died in Kngland at the age
of one hundred and two, was a soldier in
the time of William and Mary. He was
tiied and condemned to death for sleeping
on his post, on the terrace of Windsor.
He absolutely denied the charge, and ol
cmuly declared that, instead of sleeping
on bis post, he distinctly heard the clock
of St. Paul's strike thirteen at midnight.
Tbe truth of this was much doubted by
the court, because of tbe great distance ot
it. Paul's church from the post where he
was stationed. While under sentence of
death, affidavit was made by several per
sons that the clock of St. Paul's did actu
ally stiike thirteen instead of twelve upon
that night, which circumstances paved bis
life, and be was pardoned by his MnjfBty.
This number thirteen, usually considered
so unlucky, could not be called so in, the
case of John Hatfield.
; A Sad Memokt. "Sp ue the rod, and
spoil the child." may be a very wise
maxim in some famil.c ; but in the rna-j-'rj'y
of them it HhoulJ be changed to
"Use the rod, and spoil the child." One
of these strict disciplinarians in Itoston
recently had a child run over, and his
last woids will be a haunting memory to
him for many n day. -The last words he
ever spoke, his mental agony overpower
ing his physical, were, "Don't whip me
father ; 111 never do so again."
Ma"3 vers! ecerrrv i? V:c:"3?'f. '
A HARD .MI CLE DKCOI'K-E.
..-.. , . , :'.-;.
"'An 1 when they riz np early in ti e iw- :.
Ing. behold they wus all dead corj -'..'
My frens and hearers, I wi!! t-'-jic?'
outo you this day win and weather ?nr:
milting from the tbirty-sevingt! ci renter
.. : .1 - ... .1 . ' 1
uy ibmij, tuirty-sixiu verse. vr tuj i:..--stroyin
angel smote to the cam; y. ; - iL
Syreenians a hundred and four s. i c- nr.J
live tbousing men ah. "And wl.m ;k.y ,
riz up curly in the muruin, bci.l; 1. il cy
was all dead enrpuses." And I;
unconverted frens and bearers, l1..-; t? .-
destroying angel stalks abroad .n;: h'r
meat-axe ready to Ren us to tho-o T.cyn-il
before wo kin set down to breal. :.."-!.
An it is saiil, my frens, that ros. 5 pro red
and violets sue blue, but it's no "."-- v tij -.
in to honeyfuagle round the angel G :.bricl -when
he toots for you to tuck yer ttui.
and git under dirt-ah. "And v.l.i-r.
riz up early in the morniu, bci. Ji. :L'
whs all dead corpuses."
My wretched brethering ar d ':rl...
es I was a ridin along the rad . r.a s.Vr
I reen a man sitlin on the top uv h'-.l f. : .
with a double barl shot gun on 1 '.s !---kV, 1
an a swetlin and a fannin uv b.--".,rt '"wi:'.:
an old straw' bat, and a cusrin uv th
forth uv July, an North Ameri'sy. n iL-i
constitution, an the supreme court. i.uJL i).
bird ov libetty, and the Preside ::' of t;..
United States-ah, and when 1 ho .-;. i'..
man a cushiu, an seen that big lU. '. .
thinks I to myself, in the words u; .-.-j :-.-x -ah,
"An when they riz up taiiv i : '
morning, behold they was ull .:- i T -'
puses." 4
An I tole Roan to wo, and srz Z, "Z' y
ungodly fren, if yo swear in that v,-sy.
you will forever and internally v. i.in.s .
your immortal soul ah, and netrrfci.: f.
nibble when you go a lishin ah;" i.n
he, "You go to b 1, you d d ci n
shapen, misbegotten, a istake of roou.-.
ah ; ef yo had to get the grass m.t uv -a
cotton crop with free niggers, y.J t-
upon a ttump and cuss yostlf ou: oi"
d d olo yalar bide an go to h 1 f,r v.-."-healih-ub."
An sez I, "My eni 1 i'ai .
it cuts me to the niarrer to ee 13 v.;-y,
lin in the bondag uv tin ah;" and -;.
"My punkin faced customer, tf . i. .
climb that tall red oak tree thar, tr.C
anj thin in this here miserable ln 1.
bondag and crab grass jo kin take i-.y L.i..
for a henness-ah." . An sez I, ",!v
swearin frcn, 1 am afraid 30 will :,.vo
register yo name in the book uv . it.
life h.' An sez he, "I went to iw ,
last Monday to register, an I could i': .
sight uv the book lur the dam grea
gurij ah." '"Oh, mistaken human," r?z I.
"I tremble for yo future, for yo air or: t "
rond leadin to perdiiion-ah." Anfc I.t
"Yo air a d d liar, for I'm 011 the r. j. '.
a leadiu to Benton ah." I heavi-ti
groan, my hearers, and sez I, "An v :
they riz up early in the rnornin, b.!.. ".
they was all dead eorpupes."'
An sez he, "Let em riz an be d 2
'ern all!" ."Oh, my Futferin fuller r c
ter," sez I, "ef yo would but sue fsr g ".
yo might cum to jine that hevingly qv . . .
am be mancipated from the fhackk-K u
sin ah." And lie cocked up his eu.i c
scz lie, "I bad twenty-six likely iiij.;-? -.
maneipated on my ban, and ef you o;cn
3-0 j.w bout mancipation to me again I !-.
make buzzard vittles out uv yo d d c;
svviveled up carkas befo h 1 could crip
pie uv u gnat ah." My constant fr.
an hearers, when I seen that wicked
a coekin uv his gun ah, 1 began to f.t".
exceeding jubous, and the words uv
tex smotcd upon my ear-ah "An Lc.
they riz up early in the rnornin, bel. ' '
they was ull dead corpusses."
But, my Christian hearers, I felt ca'' '
upon to try my ban one more time 011
objurit man-ah ; and scz I, "My bit:
phemious fren, you are continually un f' .r
ever dam'd ef you don't imroejitly gel do
ofen that air fence-ah, an go to somo .
questered spot-ab, an pray for your kouL'm
redemption ah." An he jumped dov
ofen the fence sho nuff-ah, but he did:.-':
go lo no sequestered spot-ah ; but, m v -conpcioua
bearers, be stuck that big o'
double-barreled shot gun close up to m -reverend
head-ab, and sez he, "I beam
Feq'iesteP was the nextihing to a cor.fi r;. r
tor, and ef that's yer-business in this );
settlement, " yo had better begin to : .
mighty small an beautifully le-ah."
An bearers, it looked to me as if a dro
uv mules could have trotted down (':
barrels ov that air Ie shut gun-tth ; an '.
put spurs to ole Roan. an I galluped tb'i
the wilderness fur to and . twenty-f
bours-ah ; un, thinks I, my bearer",
that air man don't pull up soon, ho'U
to the end ov bis rope-ah. "An wh;;,
they tiz up early in the rnornin, beho .
tbey was all dead corpusses."
An shonu(T, my patient hearer?, j..
about three days that proffanated man wvl
tuk up by the freedman's buro. an irie-J
by a military commission, an bung f:r
killing uv a nigger-ah ; an, my list i;
frens and hearers, when I seen hiiu slant:
in -n the great immensity uu space, an
kickin at the loth district, sez I to mysei ',
in the langi,; uv the inspired himmisttr-ah.
One nioro dinner dead and gnne. -.
A silver spade to dig his grave,
A golden chain to let him down,
A bugle horn to blow him ou-ub.
"An when tbey ris up early in tl c-
I mornin, b-bol.l tbey was &II dead cor-
pusses." . " " ;
TtiK best sense particularly for peop.
who haven't a remarkable fclock ct" nit:;
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