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HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL "ARK SLAVES BESIDE
Terms, s.2 Cr jcar In adran c
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iVOLUME G.
KBENSBURG, PA., SATURDA Y, MAY 4, 1 872.
NUMBER 15.
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ll i;F PFTAILKHS of Foreign
i ., l i inmost if Merchandise in the County
C.j.iVi i.i, a uppruUetl lor the year lsTli :
.1 T"ivny)iii.
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I U'Vl-.Al'.Sl t. S. M" SE. C-
'wis shank . .i't .toll Charles Helscl. .7 50
.1 ; y h ii H Tnunsh ip.
William J- ltii k 10 50
J!! v 'l.liili Tmnixhii'.
(-,. I?. Wike 7 50
C,n T 'llti'H-ti linri'inth.
,..,.,, n,,i.'.. 7 -V' 14 .1. V.. Mauchcr.. 7 50
'l . t . 1 1 Wit-iiii-
7 ;",ti 14 A. Walter 7 f-
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p.,,.'- , ;in if milium Tellium. tio
!:"..!! :i';ici 7 12 A.A.UarkeraSu.12 50
,i.l i in llon-mili.
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i r'i 14 John Kintz 7 50
I, )! .VI 14 Hau'ahltockrod 7 M
M ii,.h:ii'i 7 M
i i -,Uilc liorovjjh.
j Jehu II. A .-'in-.
Sj t'.,n. :n
H .b.tm M"im T
It A lit;. l.'lii"."r
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..10 00
i.ii.'i liiirmnjh.
; '. i 14 Mrs. T.i. Anron..
; Ii Jacob VViilinan.
m
Toinixhip.
iii 14 Alio? Wharton.
H i:. i:. i":'"'-
50
t l ;r..,.f I ' Hi llsn II'.
it i ' v I I!;-"" ii ''' ',) 1 J. 1 Phimmpr.
ji s I'.'m;) 7 .". " J. l. Went ruth.
i n.. i M. . 7 0
1 i Ii- f !) inys Jurmiyi.
l ur:i i '.v " ...in ""It Win. W. Sanpp-
y j.-lni i r-.uso 7 :m " Jacob Warner..
j ( Viof iiiu-njii;j.
y Win. S. 1h Ki v. 7 iKU Thomas Ott
( Hi full Tniritthii.
7 50
7 50
50
50
50
50
50
50
lin .-. : ; l if . . . 7 ;0314 un. uimbour.
Kiif t'lmtnuiwjli lim iivijU.
V. .-hail' i r 10 MijU Hrackt'ii & Fran
-. K.ii li.uiail.lO .Vji; " 1. A. lterUcy iiilo
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KhfiiKlium Ilortiiiyh.
14
1
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'l . Kul t Itr. ..
"i..iuVMuiray
r. Mrtatin...
7 M 1:5 M. Ij. Oatman...l0 50
7 5.1 " MernJL- 1.!. .vd . h 50
7 50 " Za'hm Son 10 50
T rut ;" lt.li. iavi t'o.lD fo
7 " V. S. r.arker III 50
7 iV)' " J. 1. Thomps.ni.lo INI
7 50 V2 F..lt.)t'"rt- Soiil'i ()
7 50 " (ieo. Huntley. ..l.t (l
7 .V) " A.A.H.irker&iiM'iiU J0
7 5o I
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K. .1. Mills
i;. .). Uwv.i
' l.uH rinyer. -,).n
ui 'l liouias..
4
4
l'niiil.ttii Ti iidikjIi.
S. C. l!i.l'& Co. 7 5' : H IVter Uutiritz... 7 50
II. Cu.-ter 7 ."lit l.i i, W. Coulter. .10 5i)
CttlUtziu Tirii!;iii.
14
It Marcnref Cain. .
i'at rick Smith..
Lis. C Murray.
Math. Dirn.iiM..
. .1 . sa nkor
K 1'. .1. t In -i.-ty
"(I 14 Pavid Mills 7 50
5.) Mohn J. Troxell 7 :
7 50 " ( '. P. I5raiiley. . .
7 5.1" Marjr't Wlmien.
7 5" i:j 'liios. IJra.lioy..
7 5JI
uru lrtti'jh.
1! Math Mootiry..
"0 50 " A mil ! u -M. isfS.
! I isear 1 1 : air
.7) " J;tt nil W iid
" .VI " A J Swart.
.". :"xl " W lil Clll.lwt-ll . .
7 50
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to " John .Vullcr. . .
1.
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. ... 1:5 ft i " Lewis Phillip,
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l 5V.I " J l A H- nshoU.
In ."41 " J Kiinlviii
I I 5ii A Moinjroniery
l.l 50 " M - A .Nathan.
in .VI " 1. 1 '..lien
in .VI il Schuliz
! " I " 1. Liiekhanlt..
10 .VI " K illHT
10 .71 " P W Har-liLer-
lii VI jrer
10 50 ' Chas J Vost
0 ,-o " W W Tike
10 -o " M Meagher.,
lo " Pii.M-Cijiloii4flj
10 50 " C L Tiiitiott
jo .Vt ' M.irj LKeemle
10 .VI " John M lieesi;.
7 .V) " Cath'no Morris
7 50 " P;tvis- Lewis.
7 .Vi. " Chas Oswald...
7 V) " Kit h d liennctt
7 50 A P iliinker...
7 .VI " JlliM-l iilliiiigh
7 50- A: Co
7 :Vt "IU Hubert
7 .V) " J Cutininirhani
7 :'o " .ohn H uman.
7 50 ' K llorder
7 50 " J Koontz
7 .VI " C II oehstein . . .
7 :V " Chan Samuel...
7 .VI " (i Siiatl'er
1 " V Krc I. I s
!. -lit l.-y
.1 tf ill -pil
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."'.hi i Kinney
V .!nt Tlionius..
" M II M.acr
'J in. J .Murph.v.
l"l' I'r.i.er
Mi DJiert Sun
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M ,'! .v.; (..illit'h'. r
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.1 K.ise Co.
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50
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50
50
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50
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51
50
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50
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50
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51
50
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50
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J .3 A' Co
A i nil 1'liirr . .
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J' A S W.ur.-tatr. .
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.VI
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50
50'
Koekler id..
P C Morns
.:itnes Oiiinn . .
J Thomas .V i Yi
Albert Keckt?..
Libert ' 151och
I'm Tuira.-J, ;p.
7 -7):;H Pu'id Simmons
14 S unui-l Stiles
00
14 Uiortfe Hrlui.. 7 Vli
l.urtttii Jjit-mi.
14 F X Hill l 7 VI IJ Shields A- Son..
" HTI I' Kriel . . . . 7 50 " A . Christy ... .
M iry Kes-sler.. 7 50. " Win Lit.injrer.
M I.uttrinifcr 7 50 1 " John Utadley..
1" r.
10 .VI
11 50
10 50
MiltriUe HurutiitJi.
W Stiitzman 10 50il4 H W (Jiven
M'Dtriiiutt.. 7 5014 W in W Jones. .
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50
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Hit hit ml Ti'irnhij.
rnanl Nec.-s. 7 50 It Ceo Murkcy...
,'K.i.nin Mattern.. 7 50 " Henry Stuitrer.
ijHoimr 7 50 (Jfii Conrad
I SuiHini'rill' llorovyh.
14..T.,!,n Hirer 7 50 11 Win M-Connell
Ma !!.' t t.illan. 7 .Vi " Jas A Malier..
A hrtst l'.eich.. 7 .V)1
i Niifji't ki ii iei T'nriisii;.
14 1' 15' Helfrieh. 7 .VI 14 l'eter iarmun
tCiiKiiiiof'iii Tii ii.
50
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50 ,
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: 53
13 J 'art in A Co. . . 10 V " L Ae Int osli .
11 in I'riiiKle.. . 1 51
Jitne Sweeny..
G J Pavis
.Ill p -ert.t Co
Jane Li uhv . .
M 15 ,5cI.au-h-liifll
14 Jolin f l'a rri-U 7 51
IVni lit illitb. .. 7 50
K AJt Siouith. . . 7 50
Win Klin n 7 VI
Jts Conrad 7 50'
" Otlio Si ucr.. . 7 50
M'Utiaire Jinritiuih.
13 f .V irolo.-la- II J.ihn Schroih..
; trie A Son... 10 50 " 1'nnl A Settle
" T. P Kvans 10 ;V HKiycr
50 i
53 I
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Tavlor Township.
" I. Morrell - Co
13.
10 00
13
White Township.
- Son... 10 .Vi,i4 AH FiskeAC'o
' : X Son lo 5t)i
Wovlvalo Uoroiifh.
' I: Clarke
Voder Township,
lb am... 7 .V II Jeieuih Helplc
1 ' lli;,'-tuii 7 50l
50
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50
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in r. Johnstown 15. irouih 15 50
1 ei-iiiuil, " " 15 ;V1
"-'a. " " 15 .Vi
-.. -!. Confiiiau'h Township 1., 50
' V ! ' !- ss, Cotiema iijrh Hor.iurh.. 15 .VI
1 :i I -r -r. Washington Twp .-, f,o
: '.in. Carrolllown Poiouh 15 .VI
'-" " " 15 IM
- ii I'AULKS AND TKN-FIN ALLLVs.
iiiin. W ith; nu ton Township
ItiMiard Titbles 15 .VI
' n l'ln Alley H 00
'l-'ll'l, .oh nI i.wn It. trot i.i-Ii
11 V.M
4 billiard Tables 00 50
A t. m. will be l1(.ld ut the TreHHurer's
iistuiiv. on MiMiiinv. th :tl day of
.!",' . il'.oi:(;;:;riLKV,
'''2. -r.t. Mi nil uUI; A iiraixcr.
'I'l.K am, 1 4 A N I ) r ( )1 S A L I v
' ;-"--eril,er offers for sale 1.155 acres
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1 1 e in l'resion county, est Va.,
' ' 'I'Uere is on I his tract a !ar;fe
. 11 Poplar, A-h, lied Oak. White
!
' ' 'ak, l.ocut. Hickory, Chestnut.
a- n iil be sold with fir without
11 ''n ek Hows into Cheat Itiver,
' ' li.e 1 5a 1 to. x Ohio Uaiiroad.
I water power winter and
' 1 : it is na iirable to ltatboats.
" lrom ihe rit fr one mile nnd
'Ft
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1 f. i i
V '"1 l-j.! .. . " '.-I'Ulalile. Will t(, Ko,t low
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TATKMKNl1 of the Auditors- Set
Moment with the Supervisors Of Biacklick
township, Cambria county :
Jon Fkkcusov, Supkuvisok,
In acc't with Itlacklick Tp , Cambria Co., Pr.
172, April S.-To amount of work tax,
south side iOJO.lO
To amount of cash tax. south side.I .i fi.ri
" north side, Uti.si
" ree'dof C.C. Makiu, late Sup' r, 10,44
k")2.-5,57
ct?
fy ain't of work ilone on i o.kIs. .241.ni
Time 07,75
Hyfii-h iail A. K. I.oiifrciifcker's
jinlprmcm hikI intcrtt on same, 41.23
Uv ch-Ii iuil Yoims's jiuljj incut
and osl.s 20.V2
l!y 'asli pail for twoslnlfs fi..v)
o'nlersnf 11. ISorinjf ami .1.15. Ho8 12.N)
Ca-li jiaiil for scraper 10..,0
Att'y fees to V. Ii. Sec liler. Ksq.. 5.10
Co-ts in ea.-e of A. 15. I.onetieckcr lf",25
C'asli paiil John Cnnn roil, Auil'r.. 1..T0
" Klias liowl ..int, .. 4,75
" " Samuel WiNon, " 4.75
Onler p.aiil Jos. S. IVuniis for C. U.
.Mardis. iU c'll. late Twp. Clerk.. l'.4"
Onlcr paiil John llawkswortli 1.J5
' J. It. lioss, Twp. Clerk 4,i0
Kot ne. I to ( om rs on Seated List 32.00
l.oi Tax exonerated. 5,14
4a70
I'.alancc dtle township..
.!2,7
We do certify that e liave examined tho
uliove aci ou nt and tlnd it to bo just and cor
n-ct iiecorilinjr to t le best of our knowledge
and belief. KI.1AS HOW LAN 1M t t
SAMIKL WILSON, J AUl1 13
John 15. lloss, Clerk.
r.Krnt'.N rionixr:, furpuvTsnn,
In ncc't with lUucklick Tp.. Cambria Co.. Pr.
Is72, April To amount, of work tax, 7,rf2
(II.
Uv work done on roads !25r 7
Time 3S 75
Work liv John It. Hoss 4;.'.l
: Kli.ts Kdw ai ds 1.48
" ' John llawkswortli 5.10
" A. M a kin l.W
' Mat hias lloll'man t?.:43
Itet'neil ti Loiu'iMCiii .-eated List, .52
l-ost lax Y,'ii
iC.?l,92
llalanoc t'.uc Township...
We do hereby certify that wo liave oxamin
im-il the ubove account nnd find It ju-t ami
correct aceor.lii,;,' to the best of our knowl
edge and belief.
r.LIAS KOWI.ANP.-l Vnli,ors
SAM I' K LWll.Si N. J A,'"ors
John H. P.o.-S, Clerk. April 27", 72.-3t.
THE WORLD MMEXGED
to riiojin i:
'PAYLOll & CO..
its rn AI.!
of Alloona. are fat
A
iritit! iiiir an cn iablo reputation ns phi!:in-
thropjsts by introducing aiuontr the lauies the
AMERICAN CHAMPION WASHER I j
the only V'ashin Machine in the market that
will do its work perfectly on all kinds of cloth- i
inj.' without tiie iiid of a nibbing board. ,
1 1 washes wit hout rubliin, rolluitr or pross-in-j
the clothes in any way, and hence without
any Wf.triiijf of the fabric.
It will wii-h iny thin, from the.fiucst lace to
tin- hfiiviest '.ed-iiuilt.
P will do i he s:tuie work in a shorter t i in" and
with lc.-s labor than liny other Machine made.
Any pei-on tlcsiritnr a Wa-hiriff Matdiine can
liuvc a ( h.'impion a.-lier-tak. ti lo their resi
dence' and tested, w hen, if not satisfactory, it
will bj taken away without cost to them.
CONVINCING TESTIMONY.
Messrs. Twi.iiii & Co. (irntn: Your Ameri
can Champion Washer ha been In use at my
hotel loin-' enough to convince us that it is all,
it claims to be. It save t wo-thirds of the labor
and t imc and does the work as well as it vih tie
done by hand. We would not be without it for
double it-cost. 'MLNHV FosTF.K.
Kbeii.st.iiiK-, March CO, Cambria House.
1 5" Ma nu fact u red ntitl sold by Ta Yt.on A Co.
No. 1100 Twelfth Street. AHoona. and forealo
by V.I.U'lTKIXfiEH,
March 5, l;i72.-3in. Main 8t.. Lbeusburjf.
ry:siKAi;i.i: ukal esv te for
- ' SA LE. The undi-rsiirned o!Ter for sale on
very liberal terms three tiacts of valuable land
in Illacklii'.k township, Cambria county, l'a.,
described as foilows:
I t-nct .o. I - Containinsr 90 Acres, more or
less, about 25 Acres cleared having' thereon
erected a two story I'lunk House, its g-ood ns
new and very comfortable, a double Loir Hai n.
and all needed outliuildiiijjs. There is a thri v njf
. 011n5f orelmrd of loo choice fruit trees nnd ex
cellent water in abundance tin the premises.
'I'r:-t . 'A Containing- .",1 Acres, about 7
Acres cleared. The improvements nre a one-iind-a-half
story l'l.ink House, a Water Siiw
Mill in I he best of order nnd without H superior
in the country, nnd the usual outbuildimrs.
'E'rsiol n. a Containinu 1 11 Acres of ereel
lent Timber Land, with two (food Saw Miil sites
thereon. I n improved.
J r"The iil.ove ih scribed Tracts .idjoin each
other, and will be sold separate! or totrether.
us may suit purchasers. Trrimt rv liberal ami
VoallMJ'' For f Ur,l;,S ONKsf aPl'ly
March 2T5, l7:!.-3m.
. -'V- v IMik'l V
Kb.
ll.m H . .
4 U I) I T ( Ii ' S N () T I C E .
-t. Ha vimr been nppointed Auditor, by the
Court of Common l'leas of Cambria county, to
report distribution of the money in the hands
of the Sheriff arising from the sale of defen
dant's real estate, in the case of John Charters
for use of i'hilip & Thomas Collins and C. H. Kl
lis vs. John Fcnlon, Ksip, No. M .Vurcb Term.
1.-72. lix. poc, l'tiib7i.ii L'j"iiini. notice is
hereby jrlveu to all parties interested that I
will attend to the duties of paid appointinci.t
lit the ollice of Oat mi. 11 A Lake, in K.benshurjr,
on TFKSDA V, the 11th day of MAY. 1.-72. at i
o'clock, p. m.. when and where they must pre
sent their claims, or be debarred from coming
in on said fund. GEO. IF. OATAfAN.
Ebcnsburif, April lS-3t. , Auditor.
r M IE l'fl Yi'UEK male and fe -
MALE COLLEGE. This popular Institu
tion will open for- the summer session on the
first Monday of May, IS7-, under the instruction
of a crirps of competent teachers, in the College
buildiiiiis in the pleasant village of Cherrytree,
Indiana county, l'eiina. Course of instruction
thorough, voeiil and instrumental music inclu
ded. Good boardiiiff furnished at frtim 2.50 Xm
t.1.50 per week. For further informatioh apply
to cither ct the undersigned
blKKCTOHS.
Hon. I. II. M'Cormick, I Pr. E. Urallier,
H. ii. Kinports, Pr. A. K. LoTt-lace.
John Eitson, I
Cherry tree, Feb. 3, lS72.-3in.
70R SALE A FARM ok 1 U Acres
.1 miles from St. Auirustine and It mils
from Altoona 14 Acres of -which are cleared,
the balance being- covered with jjood oak and
spruce timber. The improvements are a first
rate iMank House containing four rooms and
n very larjre Lotr llnrn. Term enxi. For fur
ther information iiiuircof I'atkick. Madukn,
near the premises, or address
C1IAKI.KS McKENNA,
March lS72.-lf. Mansfield Valley, Pu.
A UUI I OIi'S NOTICE.
'I'he untler-
Si!
iyrncd, appointed Auditor to distribute
iiiey in the hands of the Sheriff ttrisinir
the in
from the sale of the real ostute of Henry Eck
hold, hereby fives notice that tie will attend
lor that purpose, at his ollice in Ebenstuirjr, on
'J 7u(i-(.ii, Mn, liilh, 1S72, at two o'clock I'.
when and where all persons interested may at
tend. JOHNri. ltMEY.
Kbensbiirjr, April PI, lS72.-4t.
A EDITOUS NOTICE The nmler-
siirned, apointcd Autlitor to distribute
the money in the bands of the Sheriff arisinjr
from the sale of the real estate of Evan Evans
and Thomas p. p.ivis, horety tiivcs notice that
he will attend f,,r th'it purptse, al his ollice in
Ebcnsbu !;.-, tm 'i Kf.t..i.i. the Hth of MitH. 1S7,
at 2 o'clock, v. M., when and where all persons
interested may attend. JOHN S. KHEY.
Ebcnsburi. April 1:5. 1.s72.-4t.
GEO. W. O ATM AN J. GALLITZIN LAtl.
O VTMAN LAKE,
A TIitNi:VS AT I.AXT,
EIJENSliUItG, PA."
j"Pronipt attention Riven to claims of all
kind in Cambria county, and throujrhout tin
United States and Canadas. Feb. 10.-ly.
LWrittcn tor the Cambria Freeman.
3i v si.vmn.
BY JOHX M'CORMICK. - ;
I once had a sister, a beautiful child
A brijrht little anjrel, by sin undefil'd ; " "
Her brow was as white as the storm-driven
snow, v - - l;
And her checks, like roses in summer, agiort-.
Her manner was jrentle, her spirit was mild,
She looked like a seraph whenever she smil'd i
Her movements were sraeeful,she trlpp'd like
a fairy
The pride or my youth w as my dear Bister Mary.
O short seemed the moments, and swift sped
the days, ' . '
As we sanjr, in our childhood, our innocent lays.
Or roamed on the lawn 'ueath the blue April
Sky, , ...
And chased o'er the meadows the gay butterfly.
We romped through the wildwood, we pluck'd
the wild tlowers, ...
And inhaled the pure air of the jreen, shady
bowers;
Our hearts were exultant our steps light and"
free
As homeward we hied in our innocent glee.
O, joys of my childhood I alas, ye re fled !
The pride of my youth now sleeps with the
dead,
For the Anycl of Peat h came and bore her away,
And left mc all sistcrless and lonely to-day.
But three joyous summers pass'd over her brow.
The mould of the churchyard encircles it now;
Her body has inoul.ler'd and crumbled to dust,
Ilut her spirit now dwells in the hulls of the just.
O ! would that I, too, with my sister had died.
Then my spirit to earth had never been tied,
My euuI had uot writh'd beneath wrath's cruel
roil, ' '
Hut lonif would have known the enjoyment of
God.
But Omnipotent wisdom hath otherwise wiileJ.
So content I'll rcinaintili my mission's fulfilled;
Then, I hope, when my life on earth shall be
past,
My dear sister I'll meet in heaven at last.
Wilmoke, Pa., April, 1ST-'.
iOcJ3i::z a.i s iVLU.
On a lia.TK.Mjme lawn fronting an old
ivy oruwn mansion, in the Slate of Vir
ginia, one pleasant alleinuon not many
yenrs since, a j:ioup of joutiz people ut
both ecxes was emlnretl. Slanging in
their tui Ibt was tin olJ wotnan, bent
down with Hge, looking as if she stood on
t lie brink of the grave, but her dark, rest
less eye showed there was vigorous life in
her mind, if not in her bodj.
fche had been 'Selling fortunes" for
the young people gatheitd around hor,
and to all but one nhe had foretold a
bright and happy future. The excep
tion to this rule was a bright, handsome
boy of nineteen wiih a dark passionate
face, and an expression which denoted
perfect fearlessnesi
Five jear before the opening of this
fctory, an old gentleman and his nephew
had moved lo the Stale of Virginia, from
some Northern Mate, and buyint! a farm,
Lad made it their home. Air. Mercer
and his nephew Frank were treated with
kindness by the gentleman of the neigh
borhood, and they received invitations to
visit the plantations near ihein. Frank
became acquainted with all the country,
but his uncle never left his (aim, and
seemed to ehun society. For this many
reasons were given, but the true one was
that he had lo.st all his family, and
I- tank's ptirents having left him in Mr.
Mercer's charge, he determined to devota
himself to the boy, and he found sutlicient
enjoyment in Lis company, nnd in culti
valing his farm. Though reported very
wealthy, and that h always kept a large (
sum ot gold in the house, Mr Meicerand
Frank lived in a quiet way, and made no
vt'y.
Thus passed Frantc yuuiw f.wu. i.;.
fourteenth unlit his nineteenth year, un
til our story opens A man of superior
education, Mr. Mercer had been his
nephew's teacher, and bad imparted to
J him much knowledge of Ihe worlit, let
ters, and of people, so that Frank, at
nineteen, was as wll informed as if he
possessed a cultivated education." There
were those in the neighborhood who re
ported that the boy was wild and dissi
pated, and this found ready believers in
others ; fo that Frank had tome enemies
as well as friends.
Tnus we find him ; and in the even
ing of the commencement of our story
he had been invited to an entertainment
given by a wealthy planter to his chil
dren. Dr.JDewe?, the planfer, had three chil
dren, the youDgest and loveliest of whom
was Mary, a girl of twelve. Mary and
Frank were the beet of friends, and lored
each other dearly ; so when the fortune
teller predicted a dark and stormy future
for Frank, the tears arose to the child's
eyes, and she said "Don't listen to her,
Frank." ..
Hut the boy laughed, and turning on
his heel, walked away.
Two days afterwards he left home for
a week's hunting among the mountains ;
but the pocond night after his departure,
the neighborhood was aroused by the
startling news that old Mr. Mercer had
been murdered by his nephew. One of
the servants passing the house at night
heard a cry, and seeing Frank's window
open, sprang in and walked across the
hail to Mr. Mercer's chamber, - from
whence the cry .'came. .Lying upon the.
fljor was the old man, dead, while' near
him stood his nephew, with a bloody
knife in his hand. In fright the negro
rushed from the house, and gave the
alarm. l'ersons from the neighborhood
were sent for, and Fran was seized
yffainst every protestation that he did uot
kilt his uncle, and thrown into jail, v ;
The feeling against the youth wes in
tense,,, for the negro had told the slory
of Ito-w he. had found Frank, and a way
faiing pedlar , who had just ascended tlio
froht steps, to ask lo stay all night, cr
robot n ted the negro's statement.
The case came off. and the charges
were made known Frank was accused
of. starting on a hunting expedition for
a . blind, and ; then,, returning from the
mountain bv ni ht. had entered the room,
and attempting to remove a large bng- of
gold kept by his uncle, had aroused hiin,
and ,upcn Ltinp difcotered, had driven j
hi3 huutmg knife into the heart of Mr.
Mercer; theguld was on the. floor, its
weight hating torn through the bag when
it was raised. The knife with which Mr.
Merc-ir was killed was one he had given
t Frank same days before, and was a
large dirk knife encased iu a silver scab
bat d. ,'.:"
l'ale as death, hut showing no sign of
fear or guilt upon his handsome face the
pttsutier sat unmoved by his sentence,
which was to die on the gallows.
When asked if he had anything to say,
Frank arose, and looking around the court
loom, in a clear voice answeied '.
! have! Circumstantial evidence
has condemned m. I admit it looks as
if I did the deed, but I am guiltless of
murder. Dropping my percusion cap .
box in a mountain stream, I returned
home for more ;- for without caps my gun
was useless. It was a lovely night; and
I determined to enter the house by' my
room window, get the caps, and return
without awakening my uncle. I tied
my horse to the . fence, sprang into the
window, and then a loud crat-b, a call
out, and a shriek in the direction of my
uncle's room. I rushed thither a dark
form rushed by me in the uncertain light
of the room and I fell over something on
the floor. With fear in my heart I arose,
lighted a candle, and saw my uncle's body
covered with blood, f.old sca!tered upon the
II or, and. my own knife, which had done
the deed, ling near. I picked up the knife,
atid thu was I found by a negro,' and seen
by '.he pedlar. As God is my witness, I
did not murder the good old man who has
protected me throughout life, and whom I
loved as though 1 e was my father. I am
guiltless of the fiendish a deed, but submit
lo my fate !"
A sile.t.cc fell upon all . There were,
however, but few who would, believe the
youth's statement. Among the latter
was Mr. Dcwes and his family, who,
through all, remained staunch friends.
Frank Mercer was to be hung, to die
an iguo:niniuus death on the gallwws, and l
hundreds Hwt ked lo the little town where
the execution was to take place, to see him
die. How they were disappointed to find
that the night before he had escaped !
How, no tuie knew, hut lie had'' left a
note addressed to tlu jailor, thanking
him for the kindness shown him while he
was iu his charge, and his regrets that
his escape might cause him trouble, but
saying he had had an oppotlunity of es
caping, and lock advantage of it, for he
had no idea of dying an ignominious death
for an act he was not guilty of, merely to
gratify the curiosity f a .piping" crowd."
Freedom was o tie red him, and he accepted
it, and he hoped he would 3et-.be able to
prove his innocence. - ..
This was about the substance of the
letter, and when it was published in the
local paper, there were some who were
glad the b y bad escaped the gallows.
Mr. Mercer's propetty was in his will
left to Frank, and it was found to be con
.'.Jw.il.U. Trustees assumed charge of it,
anil btfre long the quiet community tiu
settled down to its usual routine, and the
murder and escape were, in a short time,
almost forgotten. " '. "
Ten yeats had passed away, and no
woid of the fugitive had been heard, aud
people believed him dead. ..One exception
was Mary Dewes, now grown to woman
hood. She had never believed him dead,
and through her life had treasured Frank's
image iti her inmost heart the mystery
wbich.hung around him but adding strength
to her regard. Her sisters had married,
her mother was dead, and with her father
she had lived at the old homestead.
Business calling Mr. Dewes to Havana,
he took Mary with him, and they set sail
fronT Chailciton in a line ship running
snulh. They had been some days at sea,
when in fTie dead of night a fearful cry of
"Fire!", was beard, which aroused all
from slumber - In vain were tlfoils made
to quench the Hames. . The seamen in
flight rushed into the only available boat,
and it sank with them, leaving them
struggling in the ocean, birne away by
the wind and waves, while Mr. Dewes
and Mary, "the captain of the ship and a
few others, were huddled away up in the
stein, awaiting the fearful doom, which
must to all appearance overtake, them. ..
"Sail, ho !" . ,
The joyous cry came from the captain,
who had been straining Ins ejea over the
ocean, in hopes of seeing some vessel coin
ing to save them. Swiftly flying toward
them caine' a, low, ' rakish, three masted
schooner, which ever and anon sent up a
light fo those; on board the burning ship
that succor was uear.- . i- "
Hark 1 the deep boom of a gun is heard,
and as the captain listens he excKims,
"Miss Dewes, we are all right now j cheer
up,' for there comes a vessel of war to pur
aid." . , , -y i - - - , - .
' Ship ahoy !' came in ringing tones
from the schooner,' as .he came near the
turning ship, which was being rapidly
driven along by the wind- '
,"Ahoy!'.' answered the captain. - ,v
'Throw a long line from your ship, and
I will send you a boat,'' cams in the same
iinin tones.- ' r '
The line was thrown, fhe beat attached,
and after a little difficulty, the people from
theship were transferred to the schooner,
and Mary was soon in the cabin rejoicing
over their ercape fiom a horrible death.
At breakfast the next morning the young
captain of the war schooner descended to
join his guests at the table, and as he en
tered Mary sprang toward him
" "Frank Mercer ! Ob, "it is you is it
notj" ; , . . - . ,
One glance at the beautiful girl, though
years had passed, and Frank Mrcc-r for
it was no other recognized the playmate
whom he had loved so well, and whom
he had never ceased to think of
Mr Dewes cams forward, and what a
joyous meeting was there ; but seeing a
cloud, as if of bitter memories, come over
the young captain's face, Mr. Dewes said :
'First, let me relieve'yoo of one thing.
Your innocence in Virginia' has been
thoroughly established ; for a negro who
wa9 hung the other day for killing a wo
man, confessed just before his death that
he had murdered your uncle, and your ar.
riving when -you did liad prevented.-him
from getting the gold, but made him es
cape from the house. lie' knew your
uncle kept a Urge amount of money, and
yon being awa3', as he thought, he pro"
cuied .wor knife, and with it. committed
the fatal deed P. . .
1'Vank listened to Mr. Deswea almost
breathless, - and when he had concluded,
he bowed his face in his hands and wept
like a child: ' . ' ' ' ''
"Iut corns in, said Mr. Dewes at
length, "we are hungry and need break
fast, and are dying to knaw how you be
came captain m the Mexican Jiavy.'' t
"My story is easily told, my friend?,
for after escaping from prison through your
kindness; I wentMo Mexico, entered the
navy, "'and, having rendered some ' service,
rose to riy present command, which . has
been the means of .saving your lives,'
Lillle more need be added., ,
Frank resigned his commission, and re
turned horn?, where he' was lionized by
the whole community. ' He came in pos
session of his estates, which were greatly
increased in vllue ; and six months af
terward, in the town where he was to have
the hangman's halter placed around his
neck for death, he had ihe noose of matri
mony ihrown around his life, and his bride
was Mary Dewes. Thus his life had been
bright and dark in a remarkable degree.
AbCsk of lIoTUEr.s-iN-LA w.The Ttk-h-inoud
Enquirer has the following sensible
suggestions in refeience to this tulj-ct:
'It is the bullion" just now, both en tie
iitaga and through the press, t.t denounce.
abuse, or make game' of tua whole race of
mothers-in-law. e think the j .ke had been
rairied too far, and that it is about, time a
defender of this very ill-u&eil class of very
useful and nec6arv ladies should annouuee
himself, and take up their cause. The moth-
crMu-law of the stage is not always nor often
that laov io real life. The land is full of
gootl mothers-in-law, and they greatly out
number the bad. whether they be the mater
nal parent of wife or husband. - It is very
wrong to treat all as cross-gramed old' hags,
meddlesome busy bodies, domestic tyrants,
or mit-cbicvousdisturbtrs of the family peace,
because a few bud examples have been found.
Let each iu his circle cf acquaintance think
over the list of inulLers-in-law who make
themselves useful in their day and genera
tion through their constant, self sacr.ficing
di nts to make home happy,. and compare
them with ih-ise who t-ecm only to have been
vittiticl r.. . .iw.-V f nn..j.ano nnd dis
cord, and he will lie surprised to find how
many 'good ami noble mothers in-law there
are iu the laud. We think it is about time
this'unfeelupg war upon a most worthy and
a most necessary class of ladies should cease.
If there be skeleton's in that form in some
homes, still many a family has iu angel in
the shape of a niuthsr-iD-!aw.'. V
A MtoitAKiCAL Cat. A membar of the
tditorial stall of the Cleveland Leader has
invented ' a bheet-ircn cat. with cylindtical
attaehmeat, aud 6teel claws and teeth. It
is worked by clock-woik. - A bellows inside
swells up the tail at will, to a beligerent siz,
and by a tremolo attachment, causes, al the
same time, the parent cat to. emit all noises
of which the living cat is capable. W'hto
you want fun you wind up yvtir cat and
place him ou the roof. Every cat within a
half mile hears him, jirdt on hia armor, and
sallies forth. Frequently fifty or one hun
dred attack him at once. No sooner does
the patent cat feel the weight of an assailant,
thau his teeth and claws wotk - with light
ning rapidity. Adversaries within six feet
of him aro toru to shreds. F-et-h batailions
come on to meet a similar, fate. Aud in au
hour several but-bela of hair, toe-nails aDd
fiddles triugs aloue remain. . f
A SEtvsPAPBR correspondent tells how he
saved a fine peach tree and ' gathertd there
from bnshels of fruit : "Every preach. for
J'fcars, seemed as if strfttg by some iusect, and
though the tree bloomed wellin" the Spring,
the number of peaches was small. I dug a
trench aronud the trunk of the tree and filled
it with hard wood ashes, and covered "the
ashes with the earth removed.' Then the
tree'was loaded with fine -fruit, much of
which came to perfection, though we gather
ed much green to n-lieve the free." '
Thread for a JJakrative. A little boy
in Palmyra, playing with. a hall of worsted
thread attached to his mother's crochet wot k,
accidentally swallowed it. aud had to be held
by several able bodied women while every
yard of it was ur wound in Lis blessed, little
stomach by reeling the end projecting from
his mouth. So. at least a local chronicle re
cites, and if the story be true the poor child's
suffering must have been-really crewel.- -
s - VEX I 112 lit. '
... . . -
Ben TTshcr had finished his harvesting.
And stood by his irarden jrate.
One foot on the rail, nnd one on the ground.
As he called In his ir.uul wife lCnte.
f There were stains nf toil on ht waimis red.
The dust of the tield on his hut ;
iut a twinkle or pleasure was in his eye.
As he looked at his stock so fat.
"Here, rlr me the babe, dear Kate, you are
tired.
And I fear you have too much care;
You must rest, and pick up a little, I think,
tlefore we can iro to the fair.
I'd hate to be taking fat cattle, you know.
Fat hoifs, fat sheep, aud fat cows.
With a wife at inj elbow as nor as a crow,
Aud carc-wriukles sea minx her brows.
"'Can't Rot Why uot?, 'Can't afford thoe-
; penseV
I know, Kate, our crops aren't the best ;
But we've work'd together to keep things along
And tog-ether we'll now take a rest.
The frost blighted the fruit, but 'Brlndlc' Is
prime.
And 'Jinny' and 'Fan' are a show
Your butter and cheese can't be beat in the
State;
So up to the fair we will gro!
"You've ne'er seen a city.- and Cleveland is flue;
Keverseen the blue, billowy lake:
Ne'er rode in a rail-car, nor been in a thronjr
So, Kate, this journey we'll take;
And (rather new fcelizijjs, new thoughts, and
new ways.
If we tkid those that suit, as we roam.
And irarner up streng-th in head, heurt, and
IlM titl, . .
For the loves and the duties at home.
"I sometimes have thouirht as I plodded atoiig
Fot months, o'er the same weary round.
That another who had such a real hard time,
In Ohio could nowhere be found :
But when I've been called from my home for
a while.
And seen how the world p-ets nlonfr,
I've come back to toil with a light, cheerful
heart.
And "There's 110 place like home,' for my
somr. - -
"I wonder that mothers don't wholly despair.
Who ne'er from their cares gel away.
But wulk t he same road-wheel of duty for years.
Scarce stopping to rest, nif ht or day.
No wonder t hey grow discontented, sometimes,
Their feellnirs iret raspy nnd Kobl j
For toil never eiidinjf, and labor uuehecred.
Make women and meu sometimes-scold."
Kate lttokcd up with a smile, and said, "lien,
we will go ;
There may be stock fatter than ours.
Horses swifter of foot, cows tiner by far.
Better butter and cheese, fruit and tlowers;,
But there's one thin that can't be surpassed
Iu the whole Yankee nation to-day
I would not exchange fo? a kingdom to boot ;
That's my yuti muii "and Kate ran away. .
fLM'cct uf Aovtlty upon Au(muls
That inimitable humorist, Don Piatt,
of the Washington CujiitaT, in describing
the effect of any strange or novel sight
upon animals, gives the following as his
own expeiieuce on the subject :
We once had a realizing sense of this
peculiarity in a horse. We were crossing
iu horseback from one camp to another
in West Virginia, and came to the banks
of the north branch of the North Potomac
it was something like that and found
lhat the ferry-boat had gone uut of the
Union by floating southward. It is easy
enough to swio your animal over, but it
is unpleasant to sit in your wet clothes in
a brisk mountain breeze with the water
itself cold as a healthy dog's nose a
combination quite enough to shake oM
one's military boots in fifteen minutes. To
prevent this, we conceived the original
idea of taking otr our clothes, rolling them
in our water-proof, and 13 ing the same to
the pommel of our 6addl. This original
idea was can led into execution, and in a
lew seconds we were plunging successful
ly through the waves of the north branch
The confounded stream runs like a tail
race, and we had made but thteef urths
of the passage when our steed struck a
aand-bar, and suddenly began plunging
so furiously that we lost our seat, and
while Chancellor swam to ihe shoie, we
6trtick out and followed as well as we
could. Gaining ihe bank we attempted
to regain our steed, but found to our in
tense disgust that he declined a recogni
tion, lie did not know us in the abstract,
and so expressed himself in snorts and
plunges just beyond our reach. We coaxed,
scolded and cussetl to no purpose." And
in this w
ay, resembling' 111 vpjieiimnce ihe
first Adam in a cocked bat, we followed
that horse half a day iuto the interior of
Virginia. " - -,,! '
It is not pleasant to be thus engaged.
West -Virginia at that time was not loyal
to the Unicn, and the iuhabiianta, ae we
once told President Lincoln, could be di
vided into two sorts the disUyal and the
loyal. The fir6t class shouldered muskets
and marched out under Lee, the other sort
got down behind an evet green with a
squirrel rifle and shot at you for your
boots'.,.'' We did not know, while running
after and arguing the point with that beast
of a horse, at what moment we might be
perforated by a loyal citizen. There was
no more use reasoning with that animal
than there is in talking at an honest believ
er in a protective tai iff.
The lit. Kev Maj. Gen 'lohn P , late
of the M. F. M M -, with the thimcs at
tached, and the Lord's stump orator of
the Senate, once paused in a lecture on
Greenland BT icy . mountains to beg his
audience to think of the Senate chaplain
on all fours crawling into the hut of an
Esquimaux. 'The audience tried that co
nundrum and unanimously gave it up.
In the same way we beg ..our readers not
to think of a colonel of the army in time
of war following a stupid hotse in ibis
absurd' manner. "We persevered, "how
ever, and at last "found" ourselves (horse
and we) approaching a log cabin. From
this issued an elderly female. She was
gotten up, in one of nature's severest fils.
of economy,' and resembled jhe malhemat
icafdefinition of a stn-ight line, being the
shortest distance, between two points with
out breadth or thickness. Her one gar
ment was in like manner of an economical
get up, and clung lovingly to her slender
persoa. Shading her rural eyes wilh'a
long, browri band, she gave vent to some
private opinions publicly expressed con
cerning our personal scenery lhat were far
from complimentary. She, howcYcr, took
in the situation at a glance, and, saih"n
out, headed and captured our steed
Havini; accomplished this, she made 111
blush all over by a fixed stare that pre
cecded ll e question:
What are you un a runnin in that
aro ondecent way fur this boss ?"
We attempted an explanation, but
might as well have attempted to tirjjuo a
Virginian out of an abstraction. Wearied
and disgusted we attempted to seize ihe
bridle, when we were met by the most
ludicrous resistance ever known. " Only
we did not lau:h. She clung to our pro
perty as Virginia clung to her rights. We
succeeded at last : but that niyht Sureon
8uckely told us that there was something
poisonous in the nails of an aped female
Virginian, which came from long use in
snuff dipping, and he sent a learned paper
lo the National Medical Association, with,
illustrations frem our scarified military
countenance.
Strange Sequel lo ;i Hanging,.
We are about to relate one of the most
astounding developments that has ever
come to light in this Western community,
.we may safely assert, wilhiu the recol
lection of any truthful person, the oocur
rence commencing with the killing of
Kelley and the hanging of his murderer,
with all its ghastly sequels, not nearly
equal to the dreadful scenes lhat subse
quently followed, as related to us by an
ee-witness. It will be remembered lhat
the dead culprit was boxed and buried by -the
. undertaker, Mr. Lichohz, a short
distance from the Iowa cemetery. Or
the ni0ht following his burial, Mr. John
son, a Texas cattle dealer was letuining
from his herd. It was one of thoto
beautiful moonlight nights for which the
latitude is famous. Iu the bright moon
light he corrtinued his journey far iu the
night. On 'approaching Abilene he nor
ticed the suspicious movements cf threw
persons, who were apparently digging hi'
a'n isolated - locality. Dismounting, ho
tied his hotse. and hid himself in a fn voted
spot. He discovered the parties to be
two well known physicians of Abilene,
and a Colored mau Presently the spade
of the negro struck a hard substance.
"That's it," said one, and they shottly
had in full view a large box whose cover
was lipped off in less time than it takes
to relate it. No words weie spoken, and
in a short lime the musical ticking of w
galvanic battery was heard, with an oc
casional sigh, apparently from the box.
Pieseutly, his blood tunning cold, his)
hair almost standing on end, the terror
stiicken looker-on saw the. form of the
bunged culprit silling eiect in hid bx.
Whereupon the neefo, more frightened
than he, commenced yelling and shriek
ing in the most piteous manner. "Shut
up," said one ; "you will have the people
in Abilene afier us," as the other doctor
passionately struck the negro with au irot
bar used in prying open the box The
other, gazing al the re a corpse attentively,
knelt down by his- side, put his hand over
his skull, now saturated with his life's
current, and in mild but emphatic word
said: "He's dead.' Then ensued a mo
ment of such acting as, our informant
tells us, , he never before witnessed.
Anger, terror, iief and remorse were
quickly followed by an almost unnatural
coolness as these two quietly drew foilh
the resurrected criminal from his box. ami
again put the lid over a corpse not to be
resuscitated that of the darkey Q-t-etlj'
they proceeded with their t'riginal
work, applying the plates of the poles of
their battery lirst over one collar bone,
then over the other, while the other plate
was placed apparently over ihe stomach.
While this was being done by one worker,
the other seemed to aliernate the work by
repressing ike chest. Assiduously thee
two silent men worked on ; njl a Word
spoken, or scarce an utterance given, un
less from the enlivening " bulk that lay
before them. Lver and anon a move
ment of some part of the body before
them would attract attention. At last
the first worker, taking a vial from his
pocket, poured a few drops in the mouth
of. the subject. ' He Seemed satisfied, for
he stopped his wotk, and putting his hand
on the heart, remarked, ''It beats natuJ
rall3'." A few moments longer, and
another application from the bottle, and
the subject spoke audibly, and in reply to
question, gave a full account of the oc-'
currences during what were supposed to
be his last moments. flanging, he said,
was rather pleasant than otherwise, for
after the first spasmodic struggle for
breath, a delightful tickling sensation fot-
lowed his veins to the tips of his limbs.
Consciousness seemed to lo?e itself very
gradually, and for a tima a portion of the
brain seemed to retain its vitality. The
happiest moment of a lifetime was centred
in a dieam at lhat instant. Feelings,
and all thoughts of occurrences about him
went with his rtlrt fr bteatb, and at
last darkness clouded the remainder of
his mind. From that moment until ,ti
found himself in the bands of sciwee,' he'
knew nothing." Our informant, for the
lack of time, promises farther develop
ments for our next week's issue ; mean
while, the attention of the authorities will
be called to these facts. Abilene Chronic
de.
It is easier to form correct habits than'
to renounce those thst are injurious 15 t l
habits are hard to cure, and apt to' be"
come chronic and incurable;