J CBttltl TcPiKE, Editor and Publisher. HE IS A FREEMAN WHOSI TUE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALT. ARB SLATES BESIDE. Terms, S2 per year. In advance. EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1876. NUMBER 9. Wiff's Sales. I r , ,v -ritf lV-nf Erpot... f.f I'." ".'"". ... ,J. to I. there will ,.1' :(N . in ; il : ,, 1 interest, of John ! t'. 'it or parcel of ti, i,l township. Cumbria t. I (' I! 1 OI o. V C . other, cotl- . ,iiii'ii.rovrc Taken ! it tie-' suit of J.is. I'' n r .hi. n"'' a! ind interest of .Tn. or P -irc-i oi I " ''' "! I.l., I'.,..,!,!.!,. nil. ..,,,-.. I ill timr.--, ih.-r. 1 i ' nl Jot. II ,1, c d. illlll others, r '-. about 40 acres i n- i ,i t-.vn ;i y log , r ,v in i:i" - i-".: .. ' T k' :i :ti i-xi-cui mr. nJ to , . j.- . I), ri. .in. , mil i.tcirt of Jr. .. ...l ! H P"''' or lf V' ..'.', in --toll ti.we-d.ip. Illll- .'P ',..' i.m ti -.v n.-hip road. i f t . i I i'i I on me nun .. r i.ili-r Mil". Hii'l ex- I I i N .. 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CiiuiPrin i 'i; I in-'s r J ir.ie- Thotnp i"'l others, eotitnln-n ' i --. ,.t '..jr nt r.-M c l Hr,-d. i" i-d a IiliH story .iiri.-y of Th'uniis -"I tlir '11 I-, T. H ,'; ' X ' i n t ion n nil to I... khIiI --m. ii Si n. I'' t intt-r.-st of Arch 'i ton picee or nree of 'l'tt !"i tnwiH'iin. Cam. r t it. s.i- . .. J'.lll II Ltll.t la" '. of John Hfnrer, "'is. eontiiittiitg l.f.i "l 4"i ncri or whit-h arp "i - r. i-ti d a two sory n-iw in t h.. of fiipiin .ii. I a miestorr plunk 1 t'i npaiif v .f Marr 'X -i Lit ion ml 1 1. I.u , ',. p. Fa . 1 , '; -i in . '"i-l Ir.. ',r. "'""-'' 'td of the purehnse ' ! 1 "' 1 r"l' riy Is knocked I1. H.1""" lw -'rds upon con II ! I.m A :- .A,-MK1 sirriT. nr-. March rt, IS.fl ;tt. I 'ly, I',;r' iia.e, the followiVl V .. ',' V7 ,r"m 'rnrf I.M i .i"'.'i a!-i'.rin cnuntr P ar- ,utorr. and t' t . , " "tun 1 ii.,. proper to ar ..i 'i r ' "' ""ire.it brown mares. ' ' '"H.J v.r,i.,,r 1 a 1 laiiinng inn J. ,.tn j,ir. 1 1 '. Ill, 11. ..I... 1.1 I Li.... r . . h , - " 01 "urn, 00 I'usneii 'nvilnil t ... . . . 1. AO Iiiml r-Wiu', ., '; oeririin All per- nterlerewlthth.ame KIRK PAT KICK. r . a. I-- .-t. SHERIFF'S SALES. IV virtue of pnndry writs of Levari Facln, I t'i. Fi. nti"1 IVnii. Krpon., Isstietl out of the Uourt of I'oinmini Pleas of Cumbria cunty anil to ne tlir'-ftt-il. there will ie exposed to piifilic snlo, nt the Mansion llous In theThlni WhpI. Jnhnslimn Ilor., on 8 atvtkii r, M urn 2-1, A. I). lSTrt. at 1 o'clock, p. in., the follow ing rral vstnto, to wit : Am. the riirht. title anl Interest of John TTerd wn. of. in an-1 to n lot of irroiimt situate in (Top rrsilnle boriiuh. Cambria county, Penna. front inn on Mnin ftrrct. havinit nlloy on the one siile ami ad jiiitilnir hit of .1. Marsh on the other shlc, ami riinninir bnek to an alley, having thereon t-rcctctl a twoMory plank hou'e anil plank stable, now in t lie occupancy of John llerilman. Taken in execution and tu be sold at tLe suit of Samuel Masters. Also, all the rlirM, title and Interest of Na thaniel Alarihail. of. in, and to a lot of ground si.u.v.e in t 'oni-inauKh txirouuh. Cambria county. Penn'a. Irnntinn on lliiynes street, having an al ley on the one side and' lot of Valentine Fry on the other side, and extemliiiK hack to an alley, havinir thereon a two story brick hmtso and a Ir tne stable, now in the occupancy of Hariri t'los sin and John Kberlr. Taken In execution and to he pol.l at the suit of Peter Hhoads, now for use ol C. It. Kllis. Also, ail th riirht. title and Interest of John 11. K iiiiinel, of. in and to a lot of ground situate In Concmauith hormiKh, f fimbria coitniy. Penn'a, Ircutinir on llayne-i street, having an alley on the one ide and ht of Valentine Fry on the other side, and running back to nn alley, having t h-re-on ere. ted a two story brick hfine, and Irame r'at.le. now in he occupancy ol liavld Clopsm. Talti n in execution and to be sold al the suit of Peter l.liiia.lcs. now fur ue ol 1!. Ullis. Ai?., ail the right, title and interest of Peter I.iizi-ll an. I Washington Sto-.icbrcaker. of. in and to a lot nr piec id ground situate in the 5th ward, Joiiii-town borough, Cambria county, penn'a. Ir in: ing nn S.iini-r.it-t street an-l adjoining lot of a.-pvr llert rtierger on the one siiie ainl lot of ( op. liads heirs on t he ol her side, and extending back to r-tmiy Creek, having thereon erected a I ir:rc wiigon-'tiiLiking simp, including blacksmith shop, paint shop, trimming simp etc.. now in the occupancy i.f V ashinj ton rtoiM-brcakcr. Taken in exccii" inn and o lie suld at the suit of N. II. I lid" t ?Min and J r. House it Co. A i.. so. si'l the right, title and interest ol John Pi.r'i-r, nl, in and to a piece or square of ground situate in the .".rd Wai-.l of Johnstown lMrou-.'h, Cami.ria county. Penn'a Itoundeil by Washington street. Clin;oti street and I'nrtag.; street, and running back to an a!P-y, having th"reon erected a on story plank store house, not now occupied. Taken in exerution and to be sold at the suit oT Joseph K ick In. A t.Mo. a 'I t iie right, tit 'c tin-l '.rt crest of Ornrs;? V,". Kccd In t he foliivwinir ileSi-ri'Mvl real esraie, t. wit : All that c-rtain lot of ground siiu-ite la the borough of .loims'own. county o!' Cambria, up I Statu of I 'etinsy I ran la. fronting thre'.1 i:rcht-s on (lie s. in l;.w st situ of ' ajioleoti street Mid 'ieu ling liick on:; linti-lrcil an-l filty feet to an alley: s.nd lot h.-mg icnrkcd and kn w on the .Inn of In's laid out by the heirs of John I'ihert, I'ecc.i -e-l by the nam tier IW), botin led on I hi one side '.'y lot i.u. liber (:) and t:n the other sido by :i n alley,, being I h- s:ito-j lot of ground w iii-.-b John Frederick and wife, by deed dated September '29 . 1 S . I . and recorded in t he Hecording office of Cam bria county, in Ktcoril 1 ok. volume 3-4. page 4-4. ennveye I in fee lothc s-,i I licorge v. licni as by -.ii-1 rei-ifd deed, reference being thereunto hud will more f-.iliy and at large appear. t ige;ii.-r with tint a ptir'lennnces. Taken in execu; Un in I to he sold lit the suit of the Johcstowii liuildmg am? ran .'s.i.iciat inn. A iso. T the ri,r hi title nn ! Interest of T'obert P. I.'obinson and Mcry.lane Hubiii'iin, his wite, ii the following il, scribed real estate, to wit: A 1 Unit cerl.iin lot of gmund situate, lyii-g Liml being in t h: pert ion of t he ltorough of Johnstown known tis Ivemvil e. beginning ai H.trncs s'ret t and Divisinii alley earner : thence along Haym s s'reet i. It ct turnrtii'riil lot number one ; thence along S lid lot .toy let t to Swamp alley : thence along said alley S -aj f.-ct to ldvisiou aiiey : thence utiitig liivision alley 2 3' feet to tiie place of be ginning tie.iig t 'C same lot which Keutien llavn-s mid wife, by dee! ilated April 'i 1-67. an I recor led in Recorder's olltce in record of 'ambria county, in volume '5. page : trj. tc. d-n-vi-yed to Mury'.Ianc n-lnon. together with the hereditaments anil appurtenances Taken in ex eeut iou and to be sold at the suit ol the Johnstown Ituthling and I.ntl Asstn-iation. Al.-o nil the right, title and Interest cf Wi' liani J. Il-.l'irick iu the tellowing described real estate, to wit : A 11 the linlivi e. nine-tent In ol a certain tract oT land situate in the township of Taylor, in the County of npibrta. and Suite of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as ltdlow : Iti'ginnieg at a Itiekurr; th.'tice smith M' de grees, east "J. prrelii s. to a white oak at line of Daniel lioughnour; t hence nort h 9 degrees cast 7'J perches, to a iost ; thence north 3 degre s, west li.U p.-rches. to a post at line of Samuel f iougluiour : thence north sodegrces. west .'( per ches, to a post ; tln-nce s -uth 0J degrees, west 91 perches, to n post : thence south ift legrecs west 3'i parches and H links, to a ist : thence south V2 degries. w-t -J7 perches, to a hickory at place ot g.nnin i enmaining i34 acres uinl M perches, Willi tie- upper enanees. A i.s.i. all i hat certain lot of gronn I situate at or nt-L-ir I lie bo rough of Fiast Conetnitugh, in what was called the town of Sylvaniii. in Cambria count v aforesaid, and marked and known on the plan tit said town as Iit No. 7. front ing on Kail Ko,. street., being lour rods wiile and twelve rod deep, with the appurtenances and hereditiments. Taken in cte;-ni!on and to be sold at the suit ot the Johnstown Savings ihiTik. Tr.itMS .F Sai.k. - n third of tho ptirehnc muney to lie p ud when th-- prupi-rty is knot-ki-d il'imi. tnd the rcoiniirog two-thirds upon c-on-fn imlI 1 1 ill of Ihf l.-t-d. lir.ItIA. HA I'M Kit. Pheriff. Slieriif's OfSi-.-e. to'iist)ii rg, .March, ti, 1SVH. 1 J is-it: ""tTICE Is hereby given that the following i iinmid AcM-omits h.ivc been passed ar.ri nl"d in the Resistor's )l!ief- at Ebrnwlnirg, in and for the Comity of Cnmtirii. nnd will be pr- eti'e.l to the tirphatis' Court of ssi id county, fur eonllt tnation nnd nllownii c, nil Wfi):e?I- i.t, the day of M hch. l.T, to wit : 1. The second and final account of Jesse H. I1- tnond. executor of Charity Diun n I, late of iiun- stcr township, deceased. . .. .. . . . . . . r T . 1. 1 . . -. 1 lie nn ann n:iai m-rnnui o .i.-nii .- ..n-. Andr xx- Foster, e.xecniors of Mngdalena Kredcl. late orConemangh borough, deceased. 3. The first and final account ol F.tnll Yourg, guardian of l.eorge Porr, a minor child of August Dorr, late of Johnstown Ixirongh, deceased. 4. The first account or F.mllvS. Jamison, ndmin Is'ratrfxor lr. W. W. Jamison, late of Ioretto borough, riee'd. & l lie aeeount orflco. nrttmhline, administra tor of Charles Shirey, late or Adams township, deceased. 6 The first and partial account of Jacob Horner and Christian Ir.xxl. executors of John J. Homer, late of Couetnaugh township, deceased. The first an 1 final account of tleo. W. Mc Oary. Bimrdlan d Elizabeth II.. Annie F'..and MrV E. Sase, miitor children of John Scase, late of Johnstown borough, lieceased. 8 The second account of Margaret Snedden. executrix of James Suedden, lale of Woodrale borongh. deceased. l l lf sceoml account oT Jacob Trefts. adminis trator of J. Adam Trefts, lale oi Johnstown bor ough, ilceciscd. 10. The first and final account of Mary tlogan and Pitt ricfc Hogan. executors of Daniel Iiog.iU, late ol Milivillc Imrongh. deceased. 11. The Srt anri final account of valentine Qnartx. exeeutor cr Mary Ilassey, late ot Wash ington township, deceased. 1-' Ti.c first and final account of T. O rugn, admin stra'.or or John M. Hccchcr, Into of Wood rale borough, deceased. 13. The first anJ tin-il acconnt of Oeo. 7TcOary. adininisf rater of Augustus McOary, lateol Johns town borough, rieceased. 14. The account of Onirics Unrerraebt and Elizabeth Eending. administrators of Johu bond ing, late or Jolinstown borough, deceased. 15 The first and partlnl account of John .1. Ro berts, administrator of Robert J. Roberts, lato of CainOrm township, deceased 13 The first account ot John O. Kaylor. Thom as Sargent and Joseph Hogue, executors of i'eter Knrlor late of Muimter township, deceased. 17 The account of Filra -N'oonan, act ng admin istratrix of Jeremiah JSoonsn, late of Xdunster township, deceased. . The second and partial account of lr. T. ITnsteranri W. II. Sechler. executors of Samuel Stiles, lute of Jacksoiftownahlp. rtecease.i. J lie first ami mint .."...i". line, ailminisirator of Jacob Sittlemoyer, late or Suuiuicrhi!l township, oeceasitd. il). The Hceount of F. M. Ceorge and Joseph Trlst e, executors of ( Hho Slyncr, late of V ashiii ton township, decease., SJNOER RcrlBter Hegister'i Oittce, Ebensbarg, I'cb. 28, 187fl. OATj! COAL ! I The subscriber is prepared to -Tiirnlsh. In 0.,ln,,,,J qnanlitiei. all mialltiea of A NTH It At I TE and fllTITMINOUS COAL, at lowest market rates. Coal delivered promptly and fr'.eor chargefor hauling at any point In Ehfcmbiirir or vielnity Orders left at the Zab m Stor b w illrreslvs ear y attention. DANIEL H. ZAIIM. THE RECONSIDERED VERDICT. Truo in substance, though I tell it fiom a memory not very retentive of details, and, though true, probably new to many of my readers, is the story of tlio "Reconsidered Verdict." Some sixty autumns ago the case was tried at Chester before a. judge of great ability and eminence, and a jury whose intelligence but you shall hear. In tho preceding spring April, I think, was the month there had been a bad case of burglary at afarmhousH In Cheshi;e: Three men had tied down and gagged the farmer and his two maid servants, and had rifled the house at their leisure. The police were told of tho matter, and pretty accutate desct iptions were given of the men. There were two other clews. In the struggle one cf the men had lost a button from his coat, which button he had left behind. Also, the same man had had his face so badly scratched by one of the maids that the girl said 'She was sure she had left iter mark upon him." Weeks passed without any arrest being made, am! people began to forget the burglary, until one day a man was taken up in Liverpool 011 suspicion of being concerned in a quito different matter. He had will' him a bundle containing some eif the plunder of the farmhouse. More of the plunder was found at his lodgings. His face bore traces of scratching, and, to clinch the matter, his coat wanted a button, and the buttons on it corresponded exactly with that picked up at the scene of the burglary. His defense. wa very flimsy. "He knew nothing about the bniglaiy, but had bought the coat and things very cheap of a man in the Mrect." "Did you know the man?" "No, never saw Lim before, nor since." "How about the scratches?" "Well, he was a sailor, and too much accustomed to big hurts to take notice of scratches." Of course, he was committed for ttial, and the trial, I said, evmo on at ("hc!cr. It e'xeited a gd deal of inteiest, ant' I lie conri was crowded. And yet, after all, there was very little to be said. The circumstantial testimony above mentioned wasoverwhelui ing, and, in addition to that, farmer ami servants, with one accord, swore to the iden tity cf the piiso.ier with the burglar. Tliero was no lefen-e ; the jury found a vet diet of "guilty" without leaving the box; and, asburglaiy was a hanging matter in those days, it merely remained to pass sentence of death. Only a foi mala between him and judgment : "Prisoner at the bar, yon have heard the verdict oftl-.c jury. Have you anything to say why sentence of death should not be passi ;1 upon you ?" Then the ptisoticr sp.ikc for the first time. Just brushing his eyes with the cuff of his coat, he began . "Well, cap'n, it's hard to be hung for tioth'n, but I see this is a yaid-arm busi ness. I know no more o" this 'ere burglary nor n baby ; but these witnesses ha'n' told n lies, I s'pose. And what can I say again 'em? When the tiling came off April, didn't they say I was fight in1 the slavers on the gold coast, fiut you've got no call to behove that, and so there's an end to it." Thcte was something in the man's man ner that impressed the judge, so he said, not unkindly : 'I5ut surely, prisoner, if your story is trite, you must have friends and comrades with whom you coukl have communicated. If yon had thought they could do you good you would have done this. It is too late now." "You're right, enp'n, it's to late. Hut it's all very well to say 'let 'em know' when a man is locked up in jail, and can't write nor read and don't knov xvhere they are. They may lie in America, they may be in the cape, anel how could I let 'em know leastwajs, not in time? N it's no use, and you'd better order me to be run to tho yard-arm at once." "nut," urged the judge, "the court has no wish to hang a man who may be innocent. Is there no one who could speak for you?" The man looked in a helpless sort of way round the court. "No," he began ; but just then his eye lighted on a stranger from the inn. "Yes," hcadded, pointing tohim; "there's a gentle man who might speak for me if he would." The judge turned round. "Do you know the prisoner?" he asked. "No, my lord," was the reply, "I never saw him befoie in my life." "Well, Captain that pc,' said the prisoner, "If you put the rope around my neck, I give in. Go on, my lord." "Stay," paid the judge, "is your name Captain Sharpe?" "Yes, my lord" and, "Captain Sharpe, r y .," was on the card he had sent in. "Well, the prisoner seems to recognize you, so that I will ask you to step into the w itness box and be sworn, that he may ask you questions." The captain w.cnt into the box, and the following dialogue ensued : 'Are you Captain Sharpe, of his majes ty'" Khiy Vulture?' "Yes." 'Were you in command of her on tho slave coast this spring ?" . "I was." "And wasn't I one of your crew ?' "Most certainly not." "But, cap'n, don't you remember the big slaver .that fjave you all the trouble ; that you had to.board ?" "Yes." "Aud you yourself led the boarders ?" 'Oh, yes ; but all that is nothing you may easily have heard or read all about that." "Well, but, cap'n, one? more ; don't you remember the big nigger that was almost cutting you down? Don't you remember the man who stood between you and death, and what he got for it? Don' you remem ber that?" and, blushing back his hair, the prisoner showed a great scar down one side of his head. Tho whole court looked on breathless as the captain stared at the scar and the man till his eyes seemed starting from his head. At length, as if in a dream, tho captain muttered to himself: "Is it possible?" Then, slowly and deliberately, he got out of tho witness box and clambered into the dock, where he seized the prisoner's hand, and, turning to the judge, said : "My lord, this was tho best man in my crew, and ho saved my life. Kind Providence has sent mo here to save him. He is so changed by illness anil imprisonment that I could wot recognize him. But there is no mistake now, and if yon hang the old bo' son of the Vnlitne you must hang his captain with him." Then followed a scene rarely witnessed in a court of justice. Amid cheers and Fobs that no one cared to suppress the judge briefly directed the jury to reconsider their verdict, which they at once did, find ing a unanimous. "2sot guilty." The piisoner was discharged, and left the dock arm-in-aim with the captain. They were hurried into a chaise and drawn to the inn in a triumphal procession, and after a sumptuous lunch they posted off together to London. As they cleared the ancient town Captain Sharpe might have been heard addressing his companion somewhat as follows : "Well old pal, we pu''ed through that business pretty well, I think. But it was a near go. That was a go:d notion of Wily Bob's towait for the veidict before moving. Wc could never have touched that evi dence." "Yes," replied the innoren and long suf fering boatswain of the Vulture ; "and if you had cot'otird to nie a minute too soon, the old beak would have been fly to the ttick. Lord, I was fit to burst when the old boy began to cry." From which brief remark we gather that "Captain Sharpe" might have known mote of the burglary than of the Vulture. .Takc". was heard calling across the fence ! to his neighbor's son, a colored youth who j goes to school at the Atlanta colored uni ersily : '.Look hyar, boy, you goes ter school, ; don't ycr ?" "Yes, sir," replied ihe boy. "Gittin' eddykashnn, ain't yer ?" "Yes, sir." "Larnin' 'rithmetick and ftggerin' on a slate, eh ?" "Yes, sir." "Well, it don't take two whole days to make a hour, do it ?" "W'y no !"' exclaimed the boy. "You was gwino ter bring day hatchit back in a hour, warn't yer?" "Yes, sir." "An' itsbin two days since yer borrowed it. Now, what good's eddyKashun gwine 1 ter do you thick skulled niggers when yer) sr.- ti wlirtjtl t ma f . klk in' 1on nnil't ffill f how long it take to fetch back a hatchit?" The boy got mad and slung the hatchit over the fence and half way through the ash barrel. A Xf.'iT REsroxsiriUTT. A day or two ago a person living 011 the river wad called at the Detroit post-office to mail a package. Ho had four cents worth of stamps on it, but when weighed it was found to lack two cents. "I'll not pay it ! Four cents is plenty I" blustered the man. "I know what it is worth to cany packages as "well as Ibis government does !" "The postal law regulates theso mat tcrs," observed the clerk. "Then I'll regulate the postal law." Theclcik was wondering how it could be done, when the man continued : "Yon sco that package ?" "Yes, sir." "With four cents on it?" "Yes, fcir." "Well, I'm going to mail it. If it ; reaches Chicago, all light. If it does not, I'll comearoiind here and haul you through that window and break fifty of your ribs and twist you twice around that door !" Applications for the position of stamp clerk should be sent in early. In one of our dry goods stores is employ ed a young man of rather feminine appear ance, although a tip top salesman and clerk. One day not long since a little girl amcie bunch of femininity, not abl? to talk plain entered the store. She a,skcd if he had any "totten flannel." He re plied that he had, and asked how much she wanted. "I don't know," was the reply. "What do you want it for?" asked the clerk. "Want to make papa a shirt." "Well, how big is your papa ; is lie as big as me ?" "Bid as yon?" said tho little maiden; "I dess he is ; he wouldn't be much of a nana if he wasn't !" The clerk cut her off three yards amid j the general roar that followed. . ' rVRSVKD TO DEATH. A COI.T BI.OOPF.D CRIME AND A THRTEEINO KETIIIBV-TION TIIK RIDERLES HOllSK. In tho year 1812 tho western portions of Pennsylvania, embracing the mountainous regions between Chambersburg and Pitts burgh, presented little more than an un broken wilderness, through which tho great road from Philadelphia passed ; and at that period it was a highway between the Eastern cities and the great Western wilderness of Ohio and Kentucky. About midway of this road, and in a most dismal locality, was located an inn kept by an honest, well-to-do German, named Stotllers. Tho house was a small one, but the accommodations were amply sufficient for the travel- that came that way. In the spring of the year mentioned there came from the stock raising region, around Pittsburgh, a drover, who, with his flock of well fattened bullocks, was on his way to Philadelphia. He was well armed and mounted on a horse of spotless white ness. In conversation with the inmates of Stottlcrs" inn the most of whom were ordinary banters he stated with reserve the objects of his trip, and communicated the fact that on his return he would stop at the tavern with the pricceds from the sale of his cattle in his possession. On the day following his arrival the stranger departed. About three weeks thereafter, or at the time he was expected to return, two Canadian Frenchmen of vil li annus appearance, and both heavily arm ed, arrived at Stottlcrs', and, after break fasting, continued their journey eastward. In less than an hour they returned, accom panied by a third traveler, who was mount ed on a white horse that closely resembled that ridden by the Pittsburgh drover. The third party, in the course of his con versation with the landlord, stated that his name was Pollock, that he lived near the resi-.lence of General Arthur St. Clair, in Westmoreland county, and that he was on his way to rejoin his wife and children, from whom he had lieen separated for some weeks. He stated also that he was a farmer, bitt po.--se.ssea or small means. The contents of his pu;se were, however small they might be, at the disposal, in equal shares, with destitute tiavelers, such as these whose company he was in, and whose expenses to Pittsburgh ho expected to pay. After partaking of some refreshments the three men then took the road westward. In less than :;n hour John Stottlcr and his brother-in-law, John Lambett, a black smith by trade and a thorough frontiers man, were startled while in conversation on the jKu ch outside the inn to sec Pol lock's lideiless horse approaching them on a gallop. As the animal neared them they saw that he was bespattered with blood, and Lambert, who had just been communicating his suspicions of the Frenchmen insisted that the farmer had been murdeaed, and urged an immediate pursuit of his companions. The servants about the inn were at once mounted and sent out to scour the country for assistance, while Lambert and his less energet ic relative busied themselves in pre paring their horses and arms for the chase. By noonday about a dozeu men, residing nearest the inn, congregated at the general rendezvous, and, with Lambert for a leader, were soon in pursuit of the murderers. After a journey of about one mile the parly came to the scene of the murder. Here they discovered Ihe evidences of a terrible struggle. The snow which lay upon the ground was much trampled and greatly discolored with blood, and a few feet away from this scene lay the corpse of Ihe mur dered man, wedged in between two logs, and covered with the rubbish of leaves and broken twigs. Two balls had passed throusli the body, and in the breast were several gaping wounds that had evidently been inflicted with a large hunting knifo. One of the hands of the deceased was terribly disfigured, as he had evidently gr.-jsped the blade of the knife, which, be ing drawn through his fingers, ncaily cut them in twain. His clothing was badly torn, while his countenance indicated the intense agony of his dying moments. It appeared from tho foot tracks in the snow leading to the west that the murder ers had set their horses free or been com pelled to part with them, and this seemed a use precaution on their part, as the mountainous condition of the country ahead of them rendered travel by foot, to those accustomed to such exertion, far more expeditions than by horseback. Lambert aud his companions, knowing this to be the case, determined to follow their prey on foot also. Accord hrgly the major part of the party at once continued on the trail, while three or four of the men remov ed the body and the horses to Slot tier's inn. Shortly after night had fallen Lambert's associates became dissatisfied with their errand, and in a body returned to the inn. The intrepid blacksmith, notwithstand ing this demoralizing defection, continued the pursuit alone. After traveling in a northwestern direction for twelve or four teen miles he came to an old and disused road, running nearly parallel with tho one he had left. This was called the "O'.d Pennsylvania Trace," between Philadel phia and Red Stone Old Fort, situated on the waters of Ihe Monongahela river. It was the first road ever opened between eastern Pennsylvania and the head waters j of the Ohio river, and the ancient land mark, "three Chops and a blaze,' were still visible by daylight on the old trees. This ancient road and landmaik were adopted by the old surveyors and openers of roads in tho West to propitiate Heaven in favor of the 11 ret settlers of tho great Western wilderness, and hence the first chop was fer the Father, the second for the Son and the third for the Holy Ghost ; and the blazo was merely designated to at tract the eye of the observer. When Lambert stiuck this old road he discovered on the north side of it a dilapi dated log cabiu. Approachiug the cabin he noticed a light within, and, feeling satisfied that the murderers were close at hand, lie gave a loud cough. This brought to the rear door of the house the old woman Aho occupied it, and who obtained a living by selling cakes and beer to passing way farers. Lambert, in a feigned voice, asked to spend the night within, and was at once admitted. He had but crossed the threshold when the report of a musket was beat d in the next room, and the ball splintered the woodwork of the door above his head. Without a moment's hesitation Lambert, with nothing but hia tomahawk in hand, sprang into the next room and struck down the man in whose hand was the still smok ing musket. The villain's companion, the smaller man of the two, at Once fled the house ; but before he had passed beyond the light of the fire within, the avenger, with the wretch's own rifle, brought him to the earth in a struggle with death that lasted but a second. As soon as he had fired the shot Lambert turned upon the prostrate murderer, who was about to rise, and struck him a second time, felling him to the floor again. lie then, with a rope furnished him by the old woman, bound the villain's hands and legs securely. In the morning the avenger borrowed a horse from the woman, strapped tipon its back the living and dead mutdeiers, and before nightfall anived at Stottler's inn. On the following day the living man was publicly lynched in front of tho inn, and the two bodies were there cousigncd toaunhonored grave. Lambert's companions, craven hearted as they had proven themselves, were hind in praise of their daring leader, who, until the day of his death, was a hero in the humble ciicic of life in which he was placed. A Centennial Doll. Mr. Jerome Tice, of Clermont county, gives us a de sciiption and history of a centennial doll which is still in the Tice family, preserved as an heirloom, and wlsich had such adven tures as make it an interesting relic. The doll was a New Year's gift, Jan. 1, 1774, to little Sarah Horn, she being then but three years-old, and living in the city of Philadelphia. Her father was a sergeant in the Pennsylvania Marines. The doll was the gift of an uncle, who was a woid carver. It was more than a foot in length, and was a handsome piece of work, leing carved from wood, and representing a wo man in the costume of the period, high heeled slippers, high headgear and all. When Philadelphia nas evacuated JVr. Horn's family went to Bordentown, N. J. and were there when Mr.Borden'shouc was burned. At the battlo of Monmouth the family with others were hiding in a swamp near that battle-ground. The doll shared the fato of the family, but was preserved in tho swamp by its lit tic owner with ten der care. It has been held as an heirloom ever since. Iti 1853 it was brought from New Jersey by Mrs. South, a descendant of Sarah Horn, who married Llias Tice, and was given to a member of the family. During the Mivgan laid it was in Eatavia and was again the object of lender solici tude on the part of its then young owner, who concealed it in her clothing to keep it fiom falling into the hands of the enemy. The doll is now in the possession f Tem perance Tice, whose home is in Indianapo lis. It deserves a place in its eatly home L Philadelphia during this cc-ntc-nuial year. Cincinnati Gazcile. A TIorEri L ConVert. Dm ing a late revival in Kansas, a notorious old sinner, Jim K , was hopefully converted, and get up in a class meeting to give his ex perience, lie commenced, sotto voice, and in a measured tone : "I dreamed a dream. I dreamed that I died and went to hell." A brother here rose in the body of Ihe house and remaiked : "Will the brother speak a little louder? We cau't hear in this quarter." Jim repeated, alto voice : "I dreamed that I died," etc., when another brother rose in another quarter and renewed the request. Jim resumed altissinio: "I dreamed, I died," etc. Hereupon a "culiud pusson" in the gal lery rose and cried out speak a leetle louder. "Will de bi udder We cau't hear in de gallery." Jim resumed vociferously; "I dreamed Oiat I died and went to hell. There, you can hear that, yon d d nigger." It may added that the faith of the au dience in Jim's conveisiou was slightly shaken by this little episode. TnEHE is no policy like politeness ; and a good manner is the best thing in the world, either to get a good name or to sup ply the waut of it. s ni a at; r i4 n riyc. It is seldom indeed that a separation of a man and wife occurs ut .ler such strange circumstance, and in the manner o-wr. ! herewith. This was an actual . . - - v. - . i . 1 1 O a few days since, however, the parties be ing well known, not only in the country wl er they resided, but in this city as well, and we might give names, tut withhold them fe-r prudential reasons. This much we will say,' they lived in the edge of Ply. mouth county, and we believe in Lincoln t ownsh ip. The paiticnlars, as related to us, are substantially as follows : The parlies rv.erred to were united in marriage peihaps a couple of years sine, aud in order to consummate this end the young man was compelled to renounce Protcstaiiisui and avow allegiance to the Roman Catholic faith, the young woman whom he desired to marry being a staunch Catholic. This step he took. In due time after marriage a child was Wn to the ap parently happy co-inle, to more firmly unite their hearts in love for each other R.,t this event u:d not have a tendency to work that end. Soon arter Ihe binh or tbeir little one tho wife expressed a desire tn have it baptized in the chinch and iu the faith she had espoused. To this the bn band sternly objected, saying that he would as soon see the child dead. Therefore, as the wife could not prevail npou her bus band to accede to her request in the matter of the baptism of the little babe, the sub ject for the time being was dwpped. A little later the babe sickened and died, and, in justice to the afflicted ones, we will pre sume that they both felt as deep sorrow over their loss as a father or mother could feel nt the death of an only child. The wife very naturally demanded that a priest officiate at the last sad rites, while the hus band strongly and very unreasonably, as it appears to us, objected to any sticu thing, and asserted that a prominent and good neighbor, who ofttimes preaches, but who is a Pi-otchtatit, should conduct the funeral services. The parents of the young wife, we understand, also endeavored to get their son-in-law to comply with the wishes of his wife in this repped, but he stubbornly refused to yield, and so the little one was laid away fo its last rest, we believe, with out any formal Christian buiial service. Here, at the gravo of the child, was en acted the strangest part of tho whole pro ceedings. In view of what had already transpired, the mother asserted it to b tL j duty of her now childless daughter to re turn home to Ihe parental roof, and leave the man whom she had avowed to love and obey, and there, over the fresh grave of their babe, the young husband and wife clasped hands and bade each other taiewell forever. Sioux City Jon-n.il. How He Collected the Marriage Fees. A good toty is told of a newly appointed Justice of the Peace in one of the western States who was called on sooa after his accession to cClce to marry a couple. lie was a bachelor and had never been to a wedding, and had no form book which showed him just how to do the thing property. However, as there was no one else within fifty miles, l.e thought, who could marry them, he determined lo try, and, having an eye to the main chance, he looked out for his fee in a novel manner, as ho did not expect to receive a very largo one, and, j-idgu-.g from the man's npiiear ance, felt doubtful of cetting any. lie began by sweat ing the groom : "Put your right hand on the Bible. You do solemnly swear that the evidence you give in tho case of Robert Jones against Mary Smith shall be tho truth, so help you God. Kiss the book and pay me or.e shilling.' The groom, somewhat surpihed, did this, and the Squire proceeded : "Will you tke Mary Smith to be your wife?" "I will." "Will you provide for Iter, give her good and suitable clothes, and keep plenty of provision in the house, and will you take care of her if she shot. Id be sick?" "I will." The Squire then proceeded to swear the bride in the same way, looking out for liis other shilling, and interrogating her as to whether she would "Ihj a gowJ and obe dient wife, aud take care of his house, and nurse him if he shon'.d be tick, aud take good care of the babies." The bride blush ed a little at tho last clause, but promised and the erratic Justice said : "The Couit finds you mat t ied, and oi deis that the costs be paid by Robert Jones; then you can go." The man crumbled a little at being obliged to disburse money the third, time, but paid a dollar finally, and the couple departed. Orioin of Mahogany Flrmtcke. About the etgbtectb contuiy a West In dia captain brought some mahogany logs as bal'ast for his rhip, and gave tl.etn to his brother, Dr. Gibbon, an eminent physician, who was then building a house. The wood was thrown asids as too hard for the workmen's tools. Some time after ward his wife wanted a candle box. The Dr. thought of the West Indian wood, and out of that the box was made. Its color and polish tempted the Dr. to have a bu reau of the same material, and this was thought so beautiful that it wis shown to all his friends. The Duchess of Bucking ham, who came lo ljok at it, begged wood enough to mako auoiher bureau for hereir. Then the demand arose for more, aud Honduras mahogany became a common article of tiade.
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