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VOLUME VIII.
KBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4; i874;
NUMBER 15:
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ii'-.i..t rimbrlaeounlTind to me direct
will be exposed to public mlc. lit the
' Lin Washlua-ton township, Cambria eoun
" ..oinimr lamia of Martin Co.. Pbilii
S'ifjf Miebael F. Hammer, and others, oon
nine 'si) acres, more or less, about 10 acres of
K re cleared, having thereon erected a
nrT plank house, store rooin. frame sta-
? Mfrww mill, and shook shop, now in the
;.nncrnf William Griffith. Taken In cxe-
$.s ssJ io be sold at the suit of John Meyer
""li the rig-hf, title and Interest of P.
IcGuuth nd Ko! McOough, his wife, of, in
P - i n a niHYIT .mtVC ....... c-..m.w " nc-ii-
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! V ' ' it riarht. title and Interest of Jacob
."." am! xife. of. in and to a certain lot of
IpTunrt situate In the Hrtb V ard. Johnstown.
1 fimbria county. Pa., f routine- on lienton street
uii'ijini"ir lots of Edward Leiberand Shoe.
It.rACo., having tbereon erected a one-and-Siif
frv house, naw in the occupancy of
l.rot "barrets. Taken in execution and to be
d it the suit of Thomas Weaver.
iu " lhe rluht, title ami interest of The
M. Apple, of, in and to a piece or parcel
,if lunii situate in White township, Cambria
(wmry. Pa.,atljninins; landsof Hon. John Dean,
TiomH Powell, Troxell A Glanw, and others,
rtamitnr '' acres, more or less, unimproved,
n In rv-eutlon and to be sold at the suit
idjohn DhiIv, for use of Charles Urass.
i nil tlio riicht, title nd Interest of Peter
S fn.i-t-ll. r. In nril to a pifrce or parcel of land
in Carroll township, Catnhrta county,
- Jvniv.-.i lini'isot' Kiiiaii'. Went, heirs of John
i i nptf i:. 'ite'd. John Ijtnt.y.and others, con
ir. ::tt "a mTtrs. more or 1 ss, about 75 acres
-!.i"t. L;ivin(f thereon erfi.-ted a two story
I (mrru .1 a Iruum barn, now in the oo
I -n' f IV-tcr Ctnnplii-il. Taken In eiecu
1 1'omnS n I'osoM t tliesuit of John Wcrtner,
furuiwof rlwinil fraraoai'irn.
Ai.a.l Hie rnrht. title and interest of John
r Vnrv.w.. 'f, and to a piece or lot of (round
rtt nat" at V tiay; Station, V.'a.tliniiftoii town
thiii. I .'nl'iij county, Hii., n lj )inlinr lands of
V-.tr ;i.ii'i;iT, Henry Al!eulaii(rl;, and oth
nrs.iiii.vf Hn.-reon erected u two story frame
y-r.e. i'T in th occupancy u' John P. I'ar
rvi. ni xwui'"i fi to be gold at lhe
Ai.-i : ; l tiie riglit, titlo arvd interest of Silas
! mi, iT, n mul to a piecen Jiarec-I of land
nrc in I . leiii'tirld lownif . t.ambrla couu-!-;..
H.ij. i'.inir lauds of iftiurs Adams, Har-
.'! ! i . 1 1 .1. KcdiMoii Mellon, and others, con
'i inn yt; t.-res, more or l:. mI5iSI 75 acres
'"liK-h nr.- -ii,red, harlt.- tf.ereon erected n
ftory I'.l.tnk house ann frauit- bHrn. notr In
( .i.piiiicT of Stiii Adainr. I 'r,i n a
l'.-i; miM tu lie "oll ' tlie aol V. t. i:ir,p..
Ai.s.i. (- riirl t, title iin.l iiitrtBl ,.i Atu
x 1,h:izv, !, in uiid to n j'lecu or piirctl i.f
J sil'iato io It.'i r townsr.il, C.lirts ciniii
i'a., Hiijoioim: l-indsof l-'n-nk Peters, fuhn
slit, Frt-d. ami Geo! k Snyder, and ofber.s.
aiuiiiK tj-'i a:-s, moi or li.-ss, about 2) ncreo
hich are i l.-dri-d. liai liiK IhelvfsH erected
!, and a-halt story plunk house and Trame
tu. now in t he occo.ane of Ambrose Lritnt
i. lnnt'ii in execution and Io be sold at th
it of Jo!-pti Oinitner. for iihc of A. Walters,
ion. all the ri! t. titfe ami ii:tert of Mich 'I
ln !-. t. In and ton lot of tr round situuf
! vM'MJfe ui ri. aijkh.iiiiic. i.it;ariii;iu uiwil
;,. 'i;,;mliri: county, Pa , tiiJoiiiiuir lots if
.'.; Mrers. James .McKt-nziv. and others.
it; i tlii reors erected a !. o Moiy hoiisi .
..'. i bo Wiisliindtou Hotel, Mid a Irniue
-.as.. . . w in tho oc:u-atiey of ll.iriy Mar
n. Tii-n in e.xwution ud to b-.' t--.dd at the
v. i i st ei n 3c Ilruilmr.
j j .&. th.? riirlit, litiound Interest of Peter
. I. t. in und t. a lot of irrojud situate
i r !r tuwnvhip, Curnorla piiumy, Pa., ad-
mtint't J . L. H ii ut, 11:. ton ic U-e, and
Licra. Iront i:iir on the Somerset Pike, havinir
rm rreric J a ono-and--liil timy house.
V;ii.t ix-oupiel. jukcii In executfin and to
al the suit ot John O'Connor.
i ' t..si.Hil the litfht, tiUi and inlorcst of F.ll.is
ntui (-i-urife W. Hot tlem cr, of. In und ti
r , -t of (tJuuii'J sltuule In Wlliuoru boro.ifrb,
J. iTl:rin tiiu'it y. Pa., fronting on Main strc t.
,t I. ry or, the back, and ndjoiiiinir lot of the
l)u.in on tiieiioi lii and un alley on the
t '..ynti thereon creeled a one story plank
ioiiv, not now occupied. Taken in exe-
:. ui.(! tn be sold at the suit of A.J. Hart-
'-ir ill therlR-ht, title and Interest of Ed-".ii'.-filsrteand
Catharine-Mctilade.h is wife,
' nu'ltna tratof lnd situate in Sinnmer
:'in;iip, Cambria county, Pn., mlj. lining
"if P. Mcf.rossin, fieorcc W. Kerby, Mrs.
"kltnlt. ani Frank Hammer, beirhuiintr'nt
'r-l corner adjointin land tract surveyed
Mine of William Uovet, stone corner;
"t till it Intersects the line of mmur
" "te1 tisme of Weoi Ke Grsff tnence alonir
isf (he said fleorire GrulT, north M east
"w'hiaiI twenh corner of tho said Georsre
... "etfy; thenee 3S deirrees until it strikes
nf tbn AarotilSoiimau ; thence east to
"lrof the tract surveyed in Iho name
I 'n: Uovef ; I hence west airing the line
; ni.l Vt'iiiiiim fJoret :J5I perclie to a stono
rtni place or tii-tfimnnff -containinir HI
j J 'i.jrenr iPHS.havhur thereon erected a.two
S'i.ank ilwellitiK. house, with outbuiidintrs,
V.j:t acres cleared. Taken In execu
- . !r ! to he sold at the su!t. of John Kinney,
. KuariiHii or C. and P. J. Kinney.
'''M i tin. riant, title and interest of P.
"T-y. Trustee of Diinicl Carney, of. In and
r i-i nf ifround situate in the borouif h of
'n. Cambria county. Pa., fronting on a
!M px tending-hack to a street, adjoin
ISrndley on the north and a
j "'-a the smith, havinir thereon ereeteil a
;'ry plank house, now in the occupancy
.' ' rm ney. Taken in execution and to te
"n-nut of Mrs. Muv F. Dojio.
V-Mi tbn riiehx, title and interest of R.
I '', "f, in ami to a piece or lot of ground
'In the hornuvh ol Carroll town. Cam
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,U ' n-. itj.llllllllf m I.. I Kj. , CTi
4 "''(hia 1i -Uric Ii. und clin i s. having- there
' Z A ,ST" story frame house, now in
J e'J.sr:cy of . tampbell, Taen in.exe-
-..i.i oi oesoin ai the suit or l ioyd Co.
T, ' r'K"i. line ano interest or
',". ff, in and to a piece or parcel of
-..line in tsiacxliek townsliln. Camhrt,i
-"Ihuk iarn, anl saw mill, now in the
vyof John Ueese. Taken in exeeu
l" at the suit or V. S. Barker
' v. 1 ,u,l rift, title and Intercut of
.... '" n and to n piece or parcel or
ft'LV11 '""I twnship, t, nin briii eon n
. ;"r,,;,""'if li'i.ds or t.eoiye Heiiriih,
' ?-iiL',s- V"'1 "thl contaieinsr acres,
l 1 T" !,t,"", 7 "cres of whi:h are clear-
1 -C 1 1 ) i ...... . . a . . . .
'iu. i i itnii b ooe-Hiin (Mie-iiair
,n- J-.li.,
; -Ho, ,,:
'"r, ii'ljoinina lands
"Hn. and John H. Hoffman,
aeren, more or less, about
, -wrfit, h
is 0-nif i. " "icrcon ereci
itrv',,,r.r,,l ,,oar'1 t,,h'1
Is,h T1" h'seln the r
avtnn thereon erected a two
le, now In
lien, and u
i the .i.' . . ?.K?" ,n fxeeutlon and to
i ' ni;-;iiunil(.r
V"t a , ' --e.ix.l.icotis.
I "tM1 ,L ,l''en V,p P-l""-ty Is knock-Jv--a
of Vh "eed?,n,nir wo thlrdsoncon-
0fflosHKi'tMAKM "ATK- Sheriff.
a. viiioe, Ltiensburar. Hn i
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t't. Nov. i ?(ir-'r",', A- J- Orlswold.
J r. l 18T4,-t.
M' ftXH & 3ECHLFP
' - kC Ctxjiit, CO , P. Ir-W
. i-imo oat l?o
l"r,,h 4r t less.Ier next, at 1 o'clock,
?, t" foilowin Keal Estate, to wit:
... ,hc rlRbt, title and interest of William
'I.i. ..i in nad torn piece or parcel of lttnd
Ilf iin.li of Wm'. Skelly. John Brady, and oih-
nntaininir 75 acres, more or less. atiout 40
,.-.. iiujotniinc lands or Isaac Makins,
tCr'i !-s. John Jones and others, enntuin
J more or less, about Hu acres, clear-
K i nereon erected a r urn at
1 '4ni iii ol,rn n"w oecupan
. i ,ri ' K; inc- Taken into execution and
iVV A -ihr. rir,,t' litt "n,l Interest of
-'"'f li,.',, ".:m- "f n,, to Piece or
- n ...yi.! AiicKuony rowiisntn.
or Andrew
!"MYNEKSNOTICEXoticei.
t '''wolne? ib,it Ci U """WDM, and
Pa hi uT;h,lnn f'wnshlp. Cam.
I1''! ail Ihn, '!f roxtTrj nsfigntoent
i': ed re.!?,"11"' real "1 1-Srar.nal.
I tl.sir'M 1-jEbensburg. for the
1 "'''th, .J.i ii i W " Persons therefore
lr.,,.?. 'r.1."-1 Orl,w.Ae- ami A. .1. lr!.
RKGISTBRS NOTICE NxJlice
is hereby giren that the following Ac
count! hare been passed and Bled In the Register's
Office at Kbensbnrtr, and will be presented to tn
Orphans' Court or Cambria eoanty for tonlrn.
UonandallowaBce ott Wedaesdsy, Ieeember th,
1. The Brst and Anal account of Moses B. Miller,
executor of Isaae Reighart, late of Richland town
ship, deceased.
2. The acooant of Moses B. Miller, frnardlan of
minor children or Wm. Reigrhart, late of Richland
township, deceased.
5. The first and Snal account of Moses B. Miller,
administrator ot Samuel Kelm late ef Richland
township, deceased.
4. The first and Anal account of James MeMal
len, sr., and Patrick I Kne-an, exeoutors of Corne
lia I km a hoe, late of Clearfield townihip. dee'd.
6. The first and partial account of John Frits,
James McMillan and Wm. R. Tucker, executors of
George rritt, late of Johnstown borough, dee'd.
The first and partial account of John rrUV
James McMillan and Wm. R. Tucker, trustees of
Kllen F. Frits and other legatees under the will of
Oeorge Frits, late of Johnstown borough, dee'd.
7. The account of F. P. Tierney-, essj-. guardian
or the minor children of Daniel I.ltiinger, late ef
Chest Springs borough, deceased,
8. The last and final account of John Hoffman,
administrator or the estate of Daniel Ream, late
of Richland township, deceased.
9. The Hast and final account or Theresa A, Wet
be I and Thomas Hoover, administrators of Andrew
Weibel, late of Cambria township, deceased.
10. The first and final account of Silas H. and
Alfred P. Itonoughe, administrators! of Patrick
Donoughe. late of Allegheny township, deceased.
11. The Anal aceonnt or Peter Olck, guardian of
minor children of John Eicheniehr, late of Cone
maugh borough, deceased.
13. The first and part Iaf account of Thomas Don
shoe, administrator of Mary Donahoe, late of
Washington township, deceased.
IS. The account of James -hardon, administra
tor of John Chardon, late of Clearfield township,
deceased.
14. The first and final account of David O Orif
fttbs, executor of UrifTith J. OrilHths, late of Cam
bria township, deceased.
Is. The first and final account of Florinda Herr.
administrator of Q-eorge Herr, late of HaiBujerhill
township, deceased.
10. The first and partial account of W, B. BoR
aoker, trustee appointed to sell the real estate of
Daniel Oeughnour, late of Taylor township, dee'd
JAM S M. SlNilR, Register.
Register's Office, hensburg, Nov. , 1874.
RULE on the Heirs and Legal
Representatives of the Real Estate of
Patrick Donahor. decoascd, to aecept or refuse.
CAMBRIA COUNTY, ss :
Tub Com jcoswkai.th of PsswmvAStA
to Francis Dow a ho I, one ef the heirs and legal
representatives of Pat'k Doahok, late of Wash
ington township, ainbria oounty, dee'd Um-tino:
Yon are hereby cited to be and appear before
the .lu.tg;3 of our Orphans' Court, to be held at
Ebenshnrtr. In ami for said eounty, en the first
.Monday of Iioocmlior next, then and there to ac
cept or refuse to take the real estate of the said
Patrick Domthoo, deceased, at the appraised val
uation put up4ii it by an Inquest duly awarded by
ptvi.l Court and raturned by the Sheriff of said
county on the 4th .lay of September, A. D. 1S74. or
ho-sT cause why tho saraeahould not be sold, to wit:
Pckpaut Nil, l.-All thut certain pteee or par-?-
of land situate In the townshln of Washington
ci.siiiy ol l ain'.irla, and state of Pennsylvania, ad- I
joni-.ii, lamiM oi irs. L.ncy u-aniner and Michael
ilr.mley, boended and ileseribed as rollows, to
1 w :;: IteelnninSr at rmlnlnr.. on land ,f Mr I.nev
.it -lr; thencu north one hundred and sixty roils
lu a p.st ': tf.enco Krth sovcnty-nlne degrees, west
one hundred land oighty-thr-jo rods, to a post:
iticnoe south twelve degrees, east one hundred
anl "fty-six rorls, to the place or beginning eon
taininz l-ix'-i acres and allowance, valued and ap
prised at 4 56' per acre-
i'rnPART N'9.1 All tiifct certain piece or par
cel or land situate In tie township, county and
siate afomsiid, adjoining lands of Michael Braw
ler, Bernard Jtigian, arid Mrs. Lucy Gardner,
L .'undod an I described as follows: Beginning at
a pose; t henoe n.rth sixteen foU to a beeoh; thence
nonh sjven'y-nine degrees, west two hundred and
flvo roils, to a post; thonco SoUlh twelta degrees,
east one hundred and twenty-five rols, to a post ;
thenoc South scviinty-nmo degrees, east one hun
dred and eighty-three rods, to tan place of begin
ning containing Ul-$ a-orcs, valued aod appraised
at 8 3S3 per scro.
And heroin fall not.
Witness the Hon. John Dean, Judge of onr said
Court, at EbensLsrg, this Oth day of November,
a. d. im.
Atrueeopr. JAM ES M. SINGER.
HrtiMAt Baiiiju, SherMT. sa.J Oturk O. O.
RULK on the Heirs and Legal lle
presentatives of BaruoET CAMl'HBLt,
decop.ied, to accept or refuse.
CAMBRIA COUNTY, ss :
Titk Commonwealth ow pB58TLVAiriA
to f Catharine McCnllough, Mary Jane Mei'n!
longh, Joseph MoCullnugh, .lame. iinnign,
Rose t Campbell, (now ii-a married with Charles
MoKenns. r Mansfield Valley, Aliegneny coun
ty. I 'ennsy'vanla ) and James Campbell, heirs and
legal reprcssntatives of Bridget IJamplHill, late of
Washington township, of said oounty, deceased,-
(irertim:
You and every of you are hereby cited to be and
appear before the Judges of our Orphans' Court,
to be held at Kbendhurir. in and for said countv.
on the first. Monday of Tleconibor next, then and '.
there to nneept or refuse to take the real estate of t
said Bridget Campbell. deceased, at the ajipralsed I
valuation put upon it by an Inquest duly awarded
by the Said Court, and returned by tbo Sheriff of j
said oounty on the :iist lay ol Anguai, a. ij. 18i4,
or show cause why the same should not be sold, to
wit : A certain messuage or tract of land situate
In the townshlpof Washington, county of Cambria
and state of Pennsylvania, tiounded and described
as follows, to wit: Beginning at a beech, north
west corner of the tract t thenoo, by land of the
heirs of James Smytrio, deceased, north sixty-three
degrees, cast one hundred and nine perches, to a
post: thence south thirty-five degrees, east one
hundred and fifty-seven and onvhn If perohes. to a
post midway between the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the Pnrlnge Railroad ; thence in a line mid
way between t he said railroads, south forty-one de
grec. west one hundred an4 ten perches; thence
north thirty-live degrees, west two hundrod and
fifteen perches, to the place of beginning contain
ing 11-J acres ind 154 perches and allowance, with
appurtenances, valued and appraised at the sum
of187.64.
Ind herein fail not.
Witness the Hon. John Dean, President Judge
of our said Court, at Ebensburg, this 8th day of
November, A. D. 1874.
A true eopv. JAMK8 M. STNOF.R,
HsaMABT baisnm, Sheriff. (i..t.) Oleeli O. O.
IDOWS' APPRAISEMENTS.
- Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing Appraisements ol real estate and personal
property ot decedents, selected and set apsrt for
the widows of inl estates, under the Act of Assem
bly of 10th of April, A. D. 18M. have been tiled in
the Register's Office at Ktenurg. ami will be
presented 'o the f trphan' Court of Cambria coun
ty for confirmation and allowance on Wednesday,
December tlh, A. D. 1874:
1 Inventory and appraisement of personal pro
ner'tv at'prais'ed and set apart for Mary Young,
widow of And rsw Young, late or Washington town
ship,' dee'd 50.
J Inventorv and appraisement of personal pro
perty appraised and sot apirt for Mary Farren.
widow or James Farren, late of Washington town
ship, deed 24325.
a. Inventory and appraisement of personal pro
perty appraised and set apart for Sallla Schnabel,
widow of Henrv Schnabel, late of Johnstown bor
ough, dee'd 300.00.
nertv appraised and set apart for Josephine M.
widow of Rev. .Tames W. Edle, late ef I.b-
4. Inventory anu ipiimitnrem i-' "- ! -
ensburg borough, dee'd -2T7.00.
5 Inventory and appralsotnent orpersonal pro
perty appraised and set apart for Ellia Parrish,
widow of Silas Parrish. late of Cambria township,
deo'd-rKXUJ. jamm M BINOF.R, Register.
Register's Office, Ebensburg, Nov. , 1874.
STPxAY BULL. Broke into the
n closure of the iulscrilr, in Allegheny
townihip. on or about the 1st day of November,
after having been around the premises since some
time In July last, a DARK BKINDL.K BULL,
about one year old last Spring. The owner is re
quested to come forward, prove property, pay
charges, and take him away t otherwise he will
be disposed sf according to WM; J BUCK
Allegheny Twp., Nov. 20, 1874.-8t.
STUA Y BULL .Came to the prem
isasof the nndersiened in Cambria town-
. . . . . . . kl..k mi A vl.lt.
- "n:p, snino lime lasi AQguni, iia
spotted Bull, one year old last Spring, with a
1 white star in his face and tall tipped with white.
I The owner is requested to come forward, prove
I prop rtv. pay sharges and tnke him away : failing
(In which he will be sold as the law provides.
ADAM SCHETTIG.
Cambria Twp., Nov. i. 1474.-31.
WHV?-Ai ml -Hirl ,) tU-n.
I wish I bad something to do.
The rain to tain so fas;
Let me be busy like you.
Idleness tires so at last;
Ju-a to be idle one day.
I thought would be very rilco.
Ton said it would not; but pray.
Does any one heed your advice?
txHik at the 111ms out there.
How they do nothing but bloom;
Insects but float on the air,
Roses but cast a perfume; -
The kitten can only play,
Tne sky is nothing bnt blue;
If I am as idle as they,
, Why am not I happy tool
I KB MOTHER'S) AMWEK
Cut everything yon know.
Is fram'd with a special cars
If lilies are meant to Mowi
And roses to scent the air,
And insects to float and By,
And skies to tB blue and bright.
And kittens to gambol, why
Then all are but doing right.
Are yon exactly the same-.
And quite as careless and free.
Without any higher aim
Than just to be seen and sec?
flavc yon got nothing to do?
is that the end arid the whole?
Forgive me I thought that you
Were a child with a living soul I
A NIGHT'S AD VENTURE.
DuTing the Spring of 1840 1 was engaged
y the heirs of a gentleman nr) had died in
Bangor, Me., to go out to Illinois, and look
bp a townhip which had been bought by
aid gentleman from the o!dier of the war
of 1812, to whom it had been allotted by the
government land warrant'', ax part pay for
perticcs rendered. Mot of our readers nre
probably alrc that the men who served in
the campaign of 1812 were entitled to one
hundred and sixty acres of land, over and
above their monthly pay, and at the close of
their service they received warrants of bonds
for this land, which land was marked oil
into townships, and these into numbered
lots, each man receiving a specified lot.
Most of these warrants were so.d at the time
for trifling sums nay from five to twenty
dollars and many of them have not even
yet been looked up by their owners; but, as
civilization is spreading West, more atten
tion is now turned to this matter, and spec
ulators are busy buying up the old claims.
The man, for whose heir- I had interested
myself, had bought a large number of con
secutive lot. They were I -catc.i near the
head waters of the Kaskaskin, and we had
reason to believe that they were uncommonlj'
valuable.
After having armed myself with the
OtTC'-rtary documents, I set out on my mis
sion. 1 reached Vandalia without difficulty,
and from there I took the tagc for Slielby
ville. JV-ycnd Shclbyville I still had some
sixty miles to go, and there was no method
of conveyance save such 4s chance might
throw in one's way. 1 had learned that
there was a settlement in Macon county
which would come in my Way if I fci't along
by the river; t- r cmi'd not get no direct
clue to its whereabouts. 1 knew, however,
that I should Bud "squatters'1 on my route,
and from them 1 could learn all that was
necessary.
Ten miles from Shelhyville I made in ft
Email boat ; and here I purchased a horse of
an old settler, and from hi:n I learned that
I should find plenty of "squatters" on the
very land of which I was in search.
It was early in the forenoon when I started
on with my horse, and I made easy progress
on the alluvial tract upon the western batik
of the Kaskaskia. About two o'clock in the
afternoon, whatever pleasing reveries I may
have been engaged in were cut short by a
sudden darkening of the sun ; and, upon
looking up, I found that huge clouds were
rising in the northwest, and I could hear the
wind ns it moaned through the trees upon
the table lar.d to my left. I knew there was
a storm brewing, and I knew, too, that my
hopes of shelter were dubious. However, t
spurred op my horse, and allowed myself to
hope that I might come upon some chance
"squatter" before the storm broke.
False hope ! In less than half an hour the
storm was upon me. For two hours I kept
on my way. with only a sort of wind driven
mist; but at the end of that time the rain
began to come down in torrents. For a
while I allowed myself to quail before the
combined force of wind and rain but I
found that the enemy must be met ; and, at
length, with a stout ejaculation of defiance,
I faced the storm, and rode on. No shelter
arose to my view, and night fell upon me.
It was dark oh, how dark ! So dark that
the sable mass might have been cut with a
knife. I gave the horse the rein, and let
him follow his own instinct. It still rained
as though the big lakes had accideutly been
tipped over upn the land, and the wind, too,
still piped away without flagging.
I must have ridden thus through the utter
darkness for two hours it seemed two ages
to me when I thought I saw a light ahead
of me. It twinkled like a misty star, and
then disappeared ; but soon 1 saw it again,
and ere long I became convinced that a
human habitation of some sort was ahead of
me. I urged my beast on, and soon I had
the real pleasure of pulling up before a
house.
What sort of a houc it was I could not
tell ; I coald only see a dark mass, and a
single window, from which shone the light.
I alighted from my horse, and, after groping
about for some time, I found a door, and
knocked lustily. My call was answered by
a woman; but the wind put out her light,
c:-d as she turned back to relight it, 1 fol
Iourvd htr.
Co
At first, the female a middle-aged, intelligent-looking
person was a little startted
a-t toy manner and appearance; but I soon
calmed her fears by making known my sit
uation ant) business. When I asked her it
t could remain there during the night, she
hesitated, and said she would let me know,
Init she asked me to ait down br the fire, and
warm myself. There was a complete paddle
of water where I had been standing, for the
rain was almost streaming from my gar
ments ; so I took off my overcoat, and the
lady immediately took it and carried it eat
tofthejroom.
tt was not until I bad drawn a seat up to
th warm fire that I thought of my poot
neast; and when the woman returned, I
asked her if my horse could be taken care
of. She rep'!ed In the affirmative, and also
told me that I could remain through the
night. I bad left my portmanteau upon the
horse, and, of course, I spoke of taking cart
of the animal myself, the woman told me
that he had already been led around to the
stable, and that if I wished to go out, I
could do so without exposure to the weather.
She offered to lead the way, and I followed
her.
The pas-mge through which I was led
opened into a wood shed, and from thence I
pased to the stable, where a man was un
saddling my horse. He had a lantern, and
I could see plainly about the place I spoke
to the fellow, but he made menu answer, t
asked him who lived' there. He mumbled
out something, but I could not understand
him. He was a curious looking fellow, and
decidedly averse to answering questions;
and .he was petulant and crusty, too; but
this I natural iy attributed to his being called
out in such weather, and, having secured my
portmanteau, I made my way back to the
house-
The same woman who had thus far attend
mc prejiared some food for me, and politely
requested me to partake of it. Wet and
rld as I wasj the fireplace was more com
fortable and desirable than the bible, but I
sat me down to the repast out of courtesy.
During the evening I tried to converse
with the woman she was ray only conijian
ion but it was with difficulty that I got any
answer to my questions. I asked her where
I was, and the only reply was a dubious
shake of the head. Then I aked her who
lived in the house, and she trembled, but said
nothing. She seemed anxious for me to re
tire; and, at length, aftm-1 had mostly dried
my garments, I siinlficd my readiness to be
shown to my bed. The woman actually
sprang to obey mc, and, having lighted i
second lamp, she Iwde nte follow her. I was
conducted up a flil-.t of stair-, and shown to
a respectably furnished chamber, aud there
my guide left mc.
As I was left alone, I was not a little pnJt
iled by what 1 had seen and heard. The
house was evidently a large one. and, from
what little I hud seen of the outside of it by
the lantern from the stable, T judged it to he
built of hewn timber, dove tailed tst''er at
the corners, w ith the crevices plastered with
cement. The inside, such as I had .seen, was
finished neatly villi well-matched boards,
planed and painted. It was strange that I
had seen nothing of the owner of the place ;
and then the behavior of tV-s.3 1 had seen was
equally strange. I was confident that the
house must be far from any other habitation,
and it is not to be wondered at that I allowed
an unpleasant train of suspicious thoughts
to pass through my mind.
The powder in my pistols had become
somewhat damp. My portmanteau I had
brought to the chamber with me, and in
that I found dry powder. I carefully re
loaded my weapons, and p'aceJ them unJet
my pillow, and, having la-t.-ned the door, I
jiartially undressed myself, and got into the
bed. It was certainly an hour before t slept,
but nt length the drowsy g id overcame ule.
I could not have slept long not over half
nn hour when I was awakened by a quick
shake of my shoulder. 1 sprang up in bed,
and seized a pistol. There was a man by my
bedside, and he held a lamp toward ine. He
was tall, but far from being stout, and his
countenance wa- kind and gentle in its ex
pression. He had entered by a small door
at the end of the room, which I had not
noticed.
" .sh !" he uttered, placing his finger
upon his lip. "Make no noise. Put up
your pistol'
' "But what seek ye here ?n I a-dced, feeling
assured that my visitor meant me no harm.
"I would save you !"
"Save me?"' I repeated
" sh ! Yes. You have one foot in your
grave while you are here. Do you not know
this house?'
"No. WhatisitT" I uttered, springing
from my bed.
"Be careful! You 11 wake the demon
before his time ! He thinks I do not know
hi:n, bat by chance 1 have found him out in
time to save my own life and yours 1"
By this time I had nearly dressed myself,
and, with trembling limbs, 1 listened, while
my visitor explained himself. He told ma
that the owner of the house was a murderer
by profession that he entrapped travellers,
and killed and robbed theiu. II is tale was
a horrible one, and he had learned it all by
overhearing a conversation between the man
of the house and the fellow who had taken
care of my horse. He had himself arrired
and retired before I came along ; but he had
awakened just in season to hear the conver
sation he had related take place in an ad
joining room.
"Couie, come." he i-aid, as I threw my
portmanteau across my arm. and took my
I second pistol from beneath my pill w;
"tliere is not a mo.ii"n: to loose. If we are
Ji$'.aj: cj. we shall be kiik-4 "
With cat-like, noiseless tread, my com
panion led the way oat by the some door
through which he bad entered. This door
gave us entrance to a room in which there
was a bed, the .outer door of which wasnjien.
I could not help noticing, as I passed tht
last door, the stout iron bolts which were
fixed upon its outside.
My guide placed his linger upon his lij
for an instant, and then he shaded the lamp
with his hand, and hurried down the stairs,
which led directly to th shed. The lamp
did not go out, and We gained the stable ia
safety'. ,
"Out with your hbrt Quick !" utterei
my companion.
"But youwhat will you do?'
"I have a horse, too. Quick! Make no
noise !"
More quickly than I can describe it did t
eqnip ray beast and vault into the saddle ;
and, as 1 turned toward the yard, my friend
led his horse out. t had reft the stable, and
was just passing from the back yard, When
I beard the house door open. Some one
sprang forth with a hoarse cry of alarm, and
leaped toward the stable. I heard a sharp
cry from my friend, and I thought I heard
the noise of a scuffle. My hdrse started into
a gallop, of his own accord, and it was not
until I bad ridden half a mile to the north
ward that I tightened the rein.
I thought I was acting the coward's pari
thus to leave my companion in the hands of
murderers, but the second thought convinced
me that t should do better to keep on.
While I was free, they would not dare to
kill him, for they must have known that I
wonld give the alarm, and then the crime
would be detected. If I should return, they
might capture and kill us both) without fear
of detection.
Again I gave my horse the rein, and he
galloped on. I know not how far I had rid
den, when I thought I detected a stream or
water directly ahead ; hut no movement
of mine was necessary, for. with a sudden
jerk, my horse stopped, and I was thrown
far over his head. I remember the sensation
of falling, but that was all.
When I came to myself it was daylight,
and the warm sun was looking brightly upon
me. I moved henvilv to a sittinw nostnre: i
j - ,- t - ,
and found my hute at a short distance from
me, cropping the long grass. I felt stiff, and
my head ached ; but ere long I aroe to my
feet, and looked about me. The stream
which had caused my disaster had dwindled
to a mere tiny brook ; but the marks of its
flood were left, and I could see that it had
been quite formidable.
But one thing surprised me. Not more
than half a mile ahead I saw quite a town
ft large flourishing village. It was some
time before 1 could cttllwt my scattered
senses; but when I did so, I became con
vinced that the place before me was Decatur!
My horse must have left the true road almost
immediately after the darkness set in, and
here t was, uearly twenty miles out of my
way to the westward !
But 1 forgot all this forgot the pain in
my head and llnihsia my thnujjlits of what
had occurred during the night : and I re
solved to seek immediate aid to arrest the
inmates of the horrible abode I had left, and
to set free my unfortunate companion. 1
easily caught my horse, and, though I gained
the saddle with difficulty, yet, when ouce
there, 1 rode with ease.
When I reached the town, which proved,
as I had thought, to be Decatur, one of the
first biects that met my gaze was a lawyer's
sign. 1 drove up to the door of the ofScc,
and dismounted. While I was hitching my
horse, a wagon drove up, in which was a
gentleman and lady ; the gentleman was an
elderly person, and one w hose countenance
was such as to command instant and urn
Vcrsal respect. He entered the oCce directly
behind me. He smiled and shook hands
with the lawyer, and then turned to a desk,
and bciinn to overhaul a bundle of papers
which he had just taken from his pocket. j
My muddy garments gave mc anything
but a comely appearance, but as soon as I
was assured that I addressed the "lawyer,"
I proceeded to unfold my fearful talf. The
attorney started and trembled as I com
menced, and the gentleman who was over
hauling the papers stopped from his work
and looked at me. I went on, and described
every particular; my hair bristled as I told
of the terrible cries of the poor victim I had
left behind, and I assured my hearers that
it was the hostler who had sprung out as 1
fode off.
A strange, unaccountable expressioti pas
sed over the lawyer's fare. He gazed at me
a moment in silence, and then, clapping his
hands upon his sides, he sank back into Lis
chair, and burst into a long, loud, uproarious
laugh. I was thunderstruck! The old
gentleman dropped his papers, and actually
sank upon the floor, as a wild burst of mer
riment shook his frame
'Ha, ha, ha ! Why, my dear friend. utter
ed the lawyer, as soon n he could command
language, "you ha, ha, ha !--yon Werc-
ha, ha ! you have been O ! oho o-o-
oha, ha! he-e-e-e?'
I sank into a seat, utterly overcome, and
nt length I got fit the truth. Theold gentle
man before me wits none other than the
celebrated Doctor Gabriel landrcsser. He
and hi wife had left home on the day lie fore,
on a visit, and the storm had prevented their
return. II is dwelling was a private hospital,
where he had a number of pour maniacs in
course of curative treatment, and w ith those"
maniacs I had stopped ! His hostler was the
only real sane person he hud left in charge
of the buildings, and I afterward learned
that this hustler had b,n much averse to iny
rv.i.J!TV"! at th! house, and hence hi- gruff
manner toward mc. The man who had icd
me from my cbamTicr was a poor fellow who
had entertained the idea that some one was
seeking to murder him, and his strange
monomania had a variety ofphases, according
to the circumstances about him. lie had
evidently intended to have escaped from the
d.ictor's house with me, but the timely ap
pearance of the bostlfer prevented him.
Land res.se r insisted that I shonld return
with hint to his house, and remain there un
til 1 had recovered from the effects of my
fall, and I consented. The last 1 heard from
the lawyer wa just as I mounted my horse,
and that was another wild peal of laughter.
I remained with the doctor three days,
und during that time I enjoyed Ins company
mu'r.h. Once 1 saw my companion ol the
night's adventure, and he did not fail to
whisper earnestly n my ear that I should be
murdered if I remained in the house. The
female whom I had seen was an inoffensive
creature, who had suffered from religious
excitement. t .
At letijith I set oht once more on my mis
sion, which 1 performed entirely to the
satisfaction af all concerned; but 1 met with
no more adventures, or, at any rate, with
nothing equal to that night's adtcnturc on
the prairie ol Decatur.
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American Enterprise.
Recovering from the recent panic and
stagnation, railroad enterprise is beginning
to develop itself of late in all departments,
and In hone more definitely and vigorously
than in that of tresllrawork, or the tempo
rary bridging of ravines; 4c.; by iron or
wood-work, generally the latter: Trestle
work is more used in this country than in
Europe, and consequently has been brought
to a higher degree or perfection. Pine,
white er yellowl is the wotJd most in vogue,
and labor, skill, enterprise, and capital are
abundantly devoted to this branch of rail
road engineering.
The three most notable examples of trestle-work
in this country are on the Erie
Railroad, near Portage! the trestlebridge
at East Tarry town, N. Y:, on the route of
the important and rapidly progressing New
York, Boston, and Montreal Railroad, and
the well-known trestle-bridge of the Fourth
avenue improvement, upper section.
Of these, the last mentioned is the longest,
while that at East Tarrytown is the highest,
with oue exception, in the Ui.ited States.
The trestle on the Fourth avenue was erect
ed by Mclntire Bros.. That at East Tarry
town by James Mclntire; the senior membrr
of the firm, who is confessedly at the head
of'trestle-work in the United States.
This enterprising contractor has also un
dertaken to build a bri Igccver Croton Lake,
and is engaged in various other enterprises
of magnitude in the line of trestle work,
which promises to become, which in fact
has become already, a leading feature of
railroad engineering in the United Siates.
Traits of Animals.
Dogs certainly feel phame when detected
in wrong doing. The fUtfuIty of imitation
is present in monkeys. Parrots also repro
duce with wonderful fidelity the tones of
voice of different speakers, and puppies
reared by cats have been known to lick their
feet and wash their faces after the same
manner as their foster-mothers. Attention
and memory, alss, are present In the lower
animals, and it is impossible to deny that
the dreams of d-igs and horses show the
presence of imagination. Animals also
profit by experience, as any man realizes
Who sets traps. The young are rt.uch more
easily caught than the old, and the adults
gain caution by seeing the f.te of those
which are caught. Tools are also used by
some of the higher apes. The chimpanzee
uses a stone to crack a nut resembling a
walnut, and the Abyssian baboons fight
troops of other specie, and roll down stones
in the attack before they finally close in
a hand-to-hand encounter; The idea of pro
perty is common also to every dog with a
bone, to all birds with their nests, and
notably in the case of rooks. Nor can cerr
tain kind of language be denied to the brutes.
The dog communicates his feelings by barks
of d Jerent tones, which undoubtedly raise
in Lis fellow-dogs ideas similar to those pas
sing in his own mind.
killed by Carelessuess.
Will people never take warning from the
examples of others? Another victim to
kerosene, hastily used as fuel, died under
very sad circumstances. At a bridal party,
the bride, going to her chamber, discovered
that the fire in the stove Lad died out, and
in her h.vte t get kick to her company she
thoughtlessly picked up a can of kerosene,
and poured some of the oil upon the lire.
Instantly the fire communicated to her gos
samer dress, and in a second she was com
pletely enveloped in the flames. She rushed
out, but could not get free from the embrace
of death. Her screams completely paralysed
the company. They Kit still an instant,
then all rushed down into the yard; Her
husband was first, and statu thre bis coat
around her, and then a bj:nketwa added,
but the fire still smouldered beneath s unci
burned up everything eJrrpt the waistbumls
of her skirts aod her white welding slip
pers. The poor girl was carried up to bed
and a nhysivian summoned. He pr.wcribej
iW her, but pnftronoed her en-e hopeless.
1tere was not a square inch upon Iter whole
biKly that was rot 'browned by the horrible
fire, and noon death relieved her. The hus
band was severely bumod aliout the head
and shoulders. '
TF.cniKG a girl baoy to talk is r. cw.
ing t!to wind' with a f:ir prospect f
"leaping the nhiilvind."
A OJf TflE lCAHS.
The case of a pupil teacher who has been
charged with causing the death of a boy
through giving bun a bta on the side of his
head. Is one which ha excited a considerable
amount of interest. We draw attention to
the case with no idea of moializing either on
the necessity far corporal punishment orori
its t-ffeet, or on the tendencies of boys to be
tyrannical, or on the importance of keeping
al! corporal punishment in the hands of 'the
head teacher. Our di-sire simply is to con
vey a warning as to the possible we may
say probable effect of "a box on the ears "
Many pe ple, otberwi humane, appear to
imagine that a box on the ears is a light
punishment, specially adapted to the con
struction of young children. They also
appear to think at least they act a if they
thought that the projevti m of the outer -eari
suggests ear-pulling a a modified form of
punishment. The xame p?rs who will
strike children violent blows on the heal
with the hand, open or closed, would think
twice before they struck with a cane or a
pointer the r-utstretched hand or a child;
and they might fsissihly ohje'ri Id a sHnnd
fl.igiring administered in old schoolboy
fashion. But. of the three modes of puni-h-meht,
the blow on the head is infinitely the
more dangerou. The bV.nes of a child"
head are much more capable of lieing injured
by a blow than are those of an adult ersm,
and the ear itself is one of thetnotdeiii-afeIy
organized J.rts of thfc vhde human body;
A matt wr?uld be considered brutal w ho hit
a child's eye so as to deprive him of sight,
or his nose so as to disfigure him. It is no
less an injury to trvske a child deal", or to
Wtie itijury tri the brain, or to give rise to
absces in the ear, or t irjare t'le outer
ear and all these ore accidents not uncom
mon in connection with ear-Ho.ing and ear
pulling, as practiced. We are certain that
much of the cruelty perpetrated in this way
is done ffoiu sheet igt:drartN; if it were
otherwise, no words could lie strong enouch
to stigmatize its Karhai it-. Even now, if
people considered for a moment, they would
ee that the haul is the pnrt of the body
where blows are likely to do most speedy
and permanent injury. A servant giving a
child a box on the eats would, in our esti
mation, have done a thinjr justiiyin j instant
dismissal. What a tnotlier deserve- wlm is
guilty of such an action, we icive to her own
conscience.
nit: tomkstoni: a;:-:?:t.
fliblrs is a toniistune usrent. lie find- it
to his advantage to wurk upon the feeling
in many n sale. The other day he h.'jiptt'ed
to lie in a strange section, and was sent to
call upon a Mrs. Brown, who had lately lost
her husTwnd. He introduced hittis-l(, nnd
Was invited to sit d iwn : he spoke of the
weather, and then gr-t'ingarciind to business,
tid, rather tenderly, "Si you have hist your
husliandr She wept, and said that it ha t
thnt resemblance. He said lie sympatliiz d
with her in the hour of her affliction; thnt
the best ot friends were doortied tojwrt, and
but few knew any more whose turn would
be next.
He had not the honor or being acquainted
ft sW ... ... ...
with ivir. lirown, but he had heard liira
Fpnken of all over the country in the highest
terms of praise (this was his usual style
whether he had or not): evcrvWly con
sidered him an honorable man and an affec
tionate husband, and they mourned lii Lss
with the most tender affection, nr.J he de
served a fitting memory ; and as it was the
last sad rite fche could do, he begged her to
look over some excel ie;;t monuii-ental .ie-ins
in Italian and American marble, which he
was prepared to sell At the lowc-t t.?r.us.
Said she. "Lookee here, mister, you saii
he was nn honorab'e man and aff .'iiur.ate
husband, when yon know you lie : he wasn't
no such tiling. It's true I've lost him, but
be ain't dead ; he nin't the kind that dies.
He ran off lat Wednesday with another
woman, and doesn't need a toml-t-.tie, I"ni
sorry to say; and I'd lie much obleeged to
you if you'd light out and not come brick
here again until you have occasion, mister."
He faded away from there, and stiiJ in the
neighborhood two days endeavoring to cul
tivate nn acquaintance with the man who
pent Lim there.
A Doubters
There was e man who lived in Cia4
eounty, Georgia, many years agi, who had
once been in the State Legislature, and
never neglected an opportunity tj empha
size the fact. He ws a perfect infiJel as td
tiew discoveries and new sciences, being ier
fectly satisfied that if the world should bap
pen to turn over, the water would spill out
of his well, and only giving in to steam car
by slow degree. But all thecals d hi4
Contempt were poured out upn the Idea of
a telegraph, and be was wout to say tl.nl
nobody need try to come "the greeji" over
him in that way, for he had been in the leg
islature. Finally the State toad was built, and one
fine day workmen began to put up telegrapU
pouts right in front of the house, and alsaj
to stretch wire. His exultant neighbors
thought they had hiai on that occasion, ai-d
taid.
"Well, old fellow, wlit do you think .f
telegraphs no a ?'
He was compktely cornered, but diel
game. Diaw ing Limse.f up an iucii Ulkr
he said :
'('entlonien. wlieri I hal the Jtonor of lk
ing in the legi-laturc I gve this sul'.vt my
ver, a-tentiveCoiif.i l -int o t.na 1 sniJ t ieu,"
as I say now, that it in:iy d lor letters onvf
t-tnui; bundles, but ii ,'.il. uiJ a