i a v 1 li n1cpKE, Editor and Publisher. iLUMK XI. 'he is a freemax whom the truth makes free, asd au are slaves beside.' Terms, S2 per year, in ailvcnce. NUMISKU 20. EHENSMJIIG, PA., FlMDAY, JUNE 8, 1S77. fcs Ea si m m o CI LESS TH&H COST. , r-ir ii l inn ami rebuilding his :.-. leH'Ill, 6Rt!K HUXTLKY on i. in-si'osi: ok n in tire Stock of GOODS, ii1-'IM. i'ltiM I 1'AI.LT OF iters' HARDWARE, T;'- and FiM-ket Cutlery, vri ;r l-.i;U'.U!B. t,-MP.. U; !' 1 V.- -!'V)S. i iwvauk, V. !l !IVI.SI' (; i),s, - i!. !l r. SM'VM.S, . : -. ; r mi- mi n iil.Mi. ;.i.V HA:i ('III 'HXS.ic. :I1XSTHAX COST, - I OK- SHAND CASH ONLY! r- ..n l.-n I f" if.vcl Mow Inst -h I n ! at tr..m tn "?tO . tit i..r t lif ur.l .4 writ -,1i,l P?i It. ''., r.lv ( !) -iiht-iMp Self Iced .v r: !.V win-i'i 1 will sell verj IwW i 63 Tisis lo Secnre Bauains r.v r.i Vix; f" " i'soim L norr i t'f thent 'f I'll', i, I f,, n,r art' t-ti I'liestlff '' to ii, mi- j urn-it rtf iritlitmt '"'in si i;ft- tiu if ri spi rt i ve nr -'yiiilni-h; it'ttr nr rash. tnnl ' ' ;" ' rusts, tin I ninsf litice "" !.s i !,,,., I in n, e nJioi lt'i-t time o. JL-Iuntley, :1v1I1K!:t. EliEXSBUllU, PA. l'';Mi:NT r SKTTLKMKNT ,' ' " n '...c,fpiii.t Townsliip '' 'lid l;T." - eiosvd May ' ":. S,',.crvis.-r. l)n. ;:' 3h.-.7 ' Irion lust vear 14 Cr. 1 1.1.4. it w.,rW.'d nn. ! r rl-'J !' w (.,:i,:.. .'!, r,6 4 ) 2 2:i 49 14 Hi) 04 S7 ! '7.',.-r- ' r.'i:n ,; ' ; dill s at n- :i .'.", 24 45.1J.C4 S m.. i 'r vnor, I it. 'il. t.V.l 08 .'.oi :;o i 'tr.idieutt! a n 1 l"-,r from last !36.29 15 .32 i'S.30 3.25 7.33 6.00 10.00 10.00 1 M0 4. -4 a .i:-N. ' 1 I I' Miller ' r i 1. 1 .lari' I'.-w ....in in !' '! an I re- 1 ! i ,i,.:;'-ri':i.'i".'.'." I ii. S'Miii.iri. at '' ' I ') Iiiii;) orders . '1 " ri"'" "'l.ivs at fl.iO 100 50 36. 5 fit it. i . 1 51.W Jlj8.W s,''." suopi:. ( Auditors rf .""K-S NOTICH. ' ; ' ,: X' l,KI- Kf.fNF.. tleeM. -'.-, ,.1 -"r, ,i th it letters Testamen- -..-, . " I: , 'li"l K line, l ite ol Wash r ,.' ' "' ''i t eoimty. I'a.. nceeas.'d. 1 i I to The un lerslifttetl, all .-.hi Wl id-'ase mak" im I ii.e havinif claims or ' HI).' Witt liri.u,... t I I i I it l iron. ' "n '' r '" without delay. Ti'- M-iy is. lin.lt. '! ' Huvinrr recently .,T '' I ea.l of fine FAT -' 1 J n i.r.""1"" br,,,!r 1,1 '"""'n ' h Ptl ol n.T ' "' lr,!'! toturnis . tny eustciners .ViM.r -ver oM.-red for eaM In this 1 r ! 1- Cn,i Per ! Steak and 7 H CJ C .mlinflTAM I . EJ. . li, u. 'r; BARGAINS ! j PRICES l, CASH. P A ft a A TATS I IRBWAHE, jlLttrt, ., CASH. Are nnw i.flV'i-ini? to the pctiplo of northern '.aiiiDi i;i a rme o;Miriuiiity os-cne j As tli-y tin- .-llitiif 1 lu-ir niiro stoc k of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, Qnssnsware. j Shoos for Men, Women and Children, AT COST R)H CASH! Anil ninny otlnr jfon-4 t Irss than t!n-v ost in thr iiy, hthI will otit iniu' to so sfll un til th c-ii t iff stock is disposed of. VW LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR PRIfES: Pr nt. (f'ol frtt color fi et. nr ynrd. Ilrnwir M nslie.x I rom ti to ! ets. pi r J :ird. A Ipiteif. CiitiiTiis, " 2 I to 40 em. " 'i'i. kiinf " i:. tn 2.1 i-ts. " i'iint t'loilix ' ) to .HI ets. " ' All-Wool i 'ii.iin-res Uli " " White ri.juef, strie !." f o ets. " " l:i-e stripe. L'O to ;." ets. " " L:t'lie" ftni Children's Hi ;e. B. X. 10. !" nnd 20 ct. per pnir. I.rtdie' nd rhildi en's. Gloves. 10 to 1-V. pi r p'r. Chirk'" . N. Thread ' ets. per dn.i-u. Wax Thre-ul, for hand wwinir. Slcts. " Mm w Is t rien tl.t'i t o tllfl. JT" V sell Viol lll'Te pino. needles, tlttlr pil.S. hoel,ieeis. ete.. etc.. tor 10 ets. tlnin yoti evi-r In-fore oti:-in'd for the sunn' money. Also, a Brent vnrh'ty of other ji' iods ot 'iii.illy l.ow rmcK.s. (io mid see-t hem. H ml learn for yon r selvi s. ns yoii will l e sure to lenrn. tlnit inom y onn heaved lvleHlie wiih th-in. THE? SELL TO?, CASH And don't foriret iliit they have ndi'.ed to tlicir sti;k n lnrjte ussortinent oT Hiiicm-i jior.nnfCjt For men nnd bovs. whii-li they do not propose to sell nt cost, tint pledge themselves to dispose of t lower riites Hum n t-iinni? apparid siilly p.-rleel In m ike and lain ic eitn he tionjrht hii.V wlieie else in these parts. Call ami examine (roods and pi ice, and lie.ir in iniini Unit W.A.S.G.A.C. A. A. BARKER & SON, l ltl sii llo I'A. Sin. STATEMENT OF SETTLEMENT wn it i it v SUPERVISORS of WHITE Township, John Tboxki.. Supervisor, In To amount of work dupliiMto - rush ' order n Supervisors f,o; 4f 4..M C4 a.r.o UK 1.04)2.55 Cn. Hv tnr rot'.l to Commissioners M 27 exonerations ;J " iv.rk done hv t a .xnhl.-s 5:;2 ..1 " i.ersun:il servk-r", 1 4 diiys at 1 1 per da v ' ruridshmu nnd tieetitn? KUido l..;ir.ls -??? orders rasliet! ;5.nj receipt lor plank . 5.55 ' 5 p-r i-ent.on o;.60. ciipIi eol- !,.,.(,., 15 '- " two 3tone haimners. li il-Wi.."2 lfvtD Hoi.i.Fs, Supervisor, Dit. To amount of work duplicate cash " ; o pal, ;y John Troscl on tho rieminir order. - - - - nm"t paid lv John Troxel on the r.d. .Ma mi jn iij'n -'it order on Supervisors M2 01 13.00 130.00 47.4 12 41 (1,102 56 4. r, 12 11 470.14 fit. Jlv tax refd lo Conimi.ssioner? ' exonerations work done hv taxa'des personal services 133 days, at lnr.ioy. " lax tr mslered to J. Xroxel. .. ' orders easlied " reeeiptson the Ki. -Mann judg ment reeei- ts on Uin VA. MannjU4lK r.ient 5 per cent, on 3" 30 for oolli-c- tiot " mileage to tbenaLiuiiE 133.00 21 36 M 20 27I.23 40 00 1.!8 0 60-f 1.102.5C JfHilMfXTil AR.41X9TTIU TOWNSHIP. Ilalan-ediientl I he Kd. Alarm J,U Itrmeiit. 1,9. Anrtof ju.Uinent, costs and interest due Hates t Sons 'r-'iii Outstanding orders "' Total Ilul.llities orthe Township 1 .40.30 HKNHY FOSTKB. ) J.A.HATIS. 'Auditors. J. A. MctMl! TNKY. ) ttfntK. AV. Lui utK, T1. Clerk. iXlity 16. 1S77. PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE. . , i . - . . . .filttt Inat .111 nn.l fl 'H K undersigned. KxeenTor ol I lie tasi ill and X testament ot i;.i.-liel Kl ne. lute of Wfflshin, . . ..... .'...,i..; .imtv deceased, will ex- n.,eto piitdie sale. t Urn residence ol 1-anl.l Criste in the horoiwh of Sionni it vil le. on Satir iy the . dav ol Jrsf, 1S77 at 3 o clock, r. M.. the following lescr.hed re I estate of which the said 'taehel K line died selr."l. to w.t : A .U. OK IMi;t'KIiOKl.AM situate In W iishiiKton township. Ctmlirls eeunry. f out rjr on the ,ld fort .ire road an I iid.inlnii lands of Dennis Urad lev. heirs of Koherl Uemoii. an t others, contain In' MX ACIJI S. moroor less, nil cleared, l avims; thereon erected a ll.!K Hoist: snd Jkamb SrAtit.K. There Is sls' Yi'o Or haui. of . , r-..t. ti.o r.rotiiises. At the satne IH'HrilU II". l l,T.-r-.-i. t time and place will he oflered for sale lot ol Ho KKiioi.n and Kit hf Fiemjirb. Terms made known on day or. (,n,?Tr Kxecutor or U k hki Kline, dee'd. Wanhington Twp..Msy 18 is;7.-3t. q Mixed Trds "t I Set. stamp. J with hame.lO ets. Sample for VIisttLtaStCo., Xflu, N. . 1 II K W A I r. II M 1 1. 1.. Listen to the water mill All lie livelong day How the eliekinc of tho wliecl Wears the hours awar. Lanmiidly tl, anttnnn wiml Stirs I lie creenwooil leaves; From tlie ReUl tli, reapers sing, Himlinc no the sheaves ; ; Anil a memory o'er my tninil i As a spell is east : The mill will never priml Willi the water that it past. Take Ihe lesson to yourself, Loving heart ami true; Golden years are fleeting by Youth i passing too. Strive to make the most of life Lose n.- hnppy ilay ; Time will never hring you hack Chances swept away. Leave no tender ivonl unsaid, Love while hive will last The mill will never priml Willi the water lhat is past. W ork while yet the ilnylieht shines, Man of thought am! will ; Never iloes the streamlet glide Useless hv the mill. Wait not nil to-morrow's sun Itestins upon your way ; All that you can rail your own Lies in tliix to-ilav. Power, intellect and health May not always last The mill runniit jji iml With water that is past. a rnuiiAirs rosiTioxt Tn the winter of 1S"S I wa milling or ra'her sojourning, and wait ing fin a chalice to mine in the spiing in the town of Omega, Nevada county. Snow fe!l in (he tow ii that winter t4 the ileptli of eight feet. Three of us were living in a cabin about half a mile fiotn town, near the lii.td of Svnir-Kii.ut U n ine. We were in tlie habit of sj.einltug out eveniiiiis in low n, or al the cabins of our brother miners, generally re maining from home till leu, eleven, or even as late a twelve o'clock. 1 happened t be in town the very first evening that the fiifct great IV.ll of i,now be gan. 1 saw that the snow was coming iiown very fast, and knew befoic stalling home that the trail wouUl be huhleti ; bi'.t this oave me no uueasiness, as I knew the course well and C4uld keep within a lew uk!s of the tiail the .vhole distance, if not in it. hen I finally plaited homeward it, was about 10 o'clock, ami iheie were six or eight inches of snow on the ground, ami flakes coming down as big as sanceis. Knowing my course, I I ushed along, paj iug but little HttciilK'ii to the liaii, and was within two humlied jaids of the cabin, when ihriewas a sudiien ci ash t f breaking twigs and biush utiiler my feet, and 1 felt myself sinking into an i-i-eii space. In stinctively I stretchttl mil belli aims to their fullest extci!, and clinched the snow with both hands. Instantly i:i fact, be foie I hail fully sellleti into tins postiioii 1 knew whete 1 was, and I u lly coinpt t-heud-ed the danger of my situation. I knew that 1 was hanging over t lie oh nrotikshue shaft a bhalt dug some years befoie to niulei mine the lull, and at least a bundled feet in depth ! It was but lvo or lliiee rods below the tiail, and was coveied by a lew pine and spruce buiiyhs that weie thrown across its moiit h w hen it was abandoned, i knew that there weie huge bouiileis and shai p, jagged locks piojeciuig evuij w here along the sules ol llic sli. ill, and that at the bottom was a least twenty feet of water; for, in passing, 1 had once or twice pushed the bi ush covei iug aside and dropped into it pebbles and pieces of lighted paper. I lell my boijy ami legs dangling in space, anil, without thinking of the consequences, made au ctl'oii. to ;each oui with one tl my feet to see ll I ct.uhl touch the wall of the shaft. 1 had extended my leg some dis tance without touching the wail, when, to my htnior, thuilil anil lolten coveiing of the shaft began ci ackiing uudei my ai m on the side u j.oti winch my w eiglil was thiow u in the attempt 1 had niatic to h.-ain some thing of my sit ual ion. t'aieluily 1 swung back. 111! I iiuug pel jietul icuiai ly over the. chasm. The bi usii still Ciactibog as 1 tl it! so. As each livig snaj.ped, 1 lelt that theie wi's that much ic.-s between myself and death; each lllile lolten stick lhat held was a null millions lo me, and for a Moul beam under my feet 1 would have given tens of millions. Th snow beat down incessantly iijo my head in immense tlaiiij. li.tkes, and I could feel II giailually jinng atMit my neck. Occasionally theie weie wild blastn ol wind that roared among the tail j'lues, and swept the light snow into my i-jrs. One ol these blasts Ukjk away my light. UU hat, and left my head exposed to the beat ing Morm. As I fell my hat going, I tnaife au involuntaiy movement to laise my aim located it, bill instantly ihe Clacking twigs warned me to desi.-t. 1 his movement, tne slightest in the wot Id, cofei me hall a dozen l wigs, and, as It beeiued to me, gi tally weakened my support. 1 he snow melting on my head anil lace trickled into my eves, ami alnoist bliiK'etl me. My hanils and arms seemed .benumbed ; ami 1 began to fear 1 woiiid lose my hold ujioii the binsh coveiing the shall. W henevei Hits notion lotrk poasiss.oii of my minu, 1 would ex tend mj ar.i 8 and even my lingers, till the joints ol m shouliieis secintd Mailing fiotn Ihtir st.ckets. l'.y Ktiaining my ryes I could sec the dim out Hues of our cabin on a little rise of litouud above me. 1 could see no light, howevei, and coiiciudtd that my pailncis had either gone to bed, or had not et le turnetl from a neighbor's c.tuiu, a tpiailer of a mile luilhei uown the ravine, winllier 1 knew they had gone to spend Ihe evening. Once . twice 1 shouted, but the elloi t cused the cracking ol the twigs support ing me, and I deMs'-ed, del enni:iiug lowait till I Coiii.l bear Ihe voices of m cabin cotii.mioiis reliirning, or see a light in the l.tUe window of four small panes. This, loi lunalt ly, was on the side of the house next to me ; mi, Iiki, was the door bv .which they must enter ihe cabin. I thought of ail this, and it cave me some hope. Several times as the loaiiug wind lulled for a moment, 1 thought I heard the Round of voice and laughter, and my heait be it quick with hope and joy; but the Hounds were not repealed, and doubtless weie but the crackings of some sloi in swayed bough, or the chattering of some distant cayote. I now began seriously to fear being com pletely coveied in th last falling ami drift ing snow. It seemed coming do. vn at the rate of an inch a minute, and already cov ered my shoulder, and was piling close up about my mouth. I dare not make the slightest move it) rid myself of the diil't that was about to bury me. Should the snow get over my eyes, I could not see the light in the cabin, aud could only call out by guess. As so slight an exertion as call ing out in a loud tone set my lolten plat form to cracking, I dnl not w ish to call for aid till I was certain it was near. As tho siito.v began rising about my mouth, I discovert-fl that I could keeja it away with my breath. I saw that I still had a chance of keeping my eyes free, and kept constantly at vvoik blowing anay the accumulating (hikes. This gave tne some thing lo do, and was a relief to my mind, ami S4 jealously did I keep guaid that 1 would baldly allow two flakes to lie befoie my lips. Thoughts of home, my f riends, of the lit tle good I had ever d"lii in the win hi, an.tof t be- jagged rocks lining Ihe sides of i he shaft, with Ihe gieal pool in its bot'ont, passv.l and repassed in my mind. In ibis circle my initid seemed swiftly i evolving, dwell ing but for a moment upon one thing. I Would slrain my eyes to see Ihe light in the window lil! they weie leady to start fiotn their sockets. Sometimes I would see a sudden red Hash, and with a j.oous throb ol mi heart I would say, "Il's thei e ;"' but, in n moment ;l'ter I would groan in spii it at discovciing the (lash was only within my strained and vve.uy eyeballs. From straining my eyes and ears for some sign of Ihe anival of my pail in is, I would fall into n;y old ciicle of thought ; and round and round in it, as in a whirl pool, my brain would whiil till some moan of the winds or cieaking of the trees would mouse me to thoughts of escape fiotn my feai fill position. After the fust few efforts I made toward extric.nt i:ig myself, my whole care w as to remain us motionless as possible, ant! keep my arms sltetched oui to their fullest ex tent, in order t4 grasp for my snppoi t every twig within my reach, were it no larger or stronger than a rye-stalk. Time seemed to move on leaden wings, and it appeared lo me that I must have been suspended over the shaft for many hours. 1 began to fear that, on account of 'he storm, my pail ncis had concluded to "tin n in" at t he ca ion of our neighbor. The moment I thought of this, it seemed to me almost ceifain that filch was Ihe case. My escape, I now be gan to think, rested on myself. I thought there might, les befoie mo a ptde. strong enough to bear my weight. Slowly I began raising my tight arm, in order to (eel foi stippoit; but a start ling snapping of t w ig-, when this cxtia weight was thrown upon n. y left arm. caused me quickly to desist. "Oreat Heavens!'' I groaned, as I sel t It d back into my former position, '"how long is this to last ?" Just at this moment I heard t he sound of voices. This lime there was no mistake about it. I heard the loud, lingiug laugh of my jovial partner Tom. and I. caul caid loving I Job say something about a game they had been pi ayingat the ol her cabin."' As they came neaier I heard him say : I wonder whether Dan has got back from tow u .'"' They spoke in their ordinary tone of voice, and this gave me gieat j'y, as I knew I could make them heal without shouting too loudly. I heartl them at the door, scaping M.e snow away 'Abb their feet, and knew that now -a as the lime to call, for ot.ee had the enteicd, they might not hear me. "Tom !"' I cried, "T..m !"' Theie was no answer ; and my heart felt cold within me. "Tom !"' 1 again ciieil. This time, to my great joy, both of the boys in a breath sang out, "Hello!" " Tom !"' I ciied again, in as loud a tone of voice as I d.tic u -e : " I'titn, come here." "Why, that's Dan ! What can be the matter?" And both came as fast as their legs would cany them down to near wheie I was hanging. "Don't come too near !"' I crieil. "For heaven's sake, don't come too near ! I have fallen through the brush over Ibis shaft; and il's just reaoy lo break and let me down. (Jet a rope, quick the windlass rope, yo:i know." Tom ran to the cabin, ami in ".ess than a niinote though it seemed an hour to me i as back with the ropa. IJoth were rush, ing to the shaft wiih ihe rope, when I stop ped t hem. "Stop right where you are, boys ! Now listen or ou will kill me. Don't come near the bi ush about I he shaft or you w ill hi eak it and let. n.e down. Take hold of Ihe rope about twenty feet ap.nrt anil walk so as to hi ing it across the shaft, so lhat 1 can icach it." They did as I directed, and the rope was soon against my face. I began slowly to lift my light hand to clutch, but a crack ing of I he bi ush on w Inch I hung suspend ed startled me so much that 1 had not the coinage to tiy and grasp the rope. I thought of making a sudden plunge for it, but. feaied 1 might tail to catch it. when I would most cei tainly bieak through, and fall to Ihe botiom of the shaft. What is the matter?" asked Bob. "Can't yon j.et hold of the rope ?" "No," I replied. "I shall bieak through if I even lift one linger." "Take hold of the rope with your teeth !" Ciit d Tom. This was the veij- idea. 'Hold ihe rope a little lower," said T, "and I w ifl tiy. Lower yet. There hold on." "Have you got it ?"' asked Tom. "Yes," 1 answered, as well as I could. Now t ry it w it h yotuT.aiK-s,'' ried Dob. As quickly as I could use my st iffened right arm, I made a clutch at the io:.e a ml most luckily lor myself, got hold of it. j Had I nnssed it, I should have been pie- I cipitated lo '.he bottom of the shaft ; tor as I clutched the rope, the whole rotten pile of ; boughs broke loose, and dropped iulo the j dai k pit below. i After being diarged some distance from the black and yaw ning mouth of I he shaft, I still held th5 lope with both teeth and ; hands, ami could hardly be persuadecl that j I was out of danger. I was so completely exhausted lhat I was unable lo walk to the cabin without Ihe assistance of both of my partneis; ami it was some weeks befoie my si rained shouideis wete free from pain. There may be more trying ami perilous positions than that above described, but if theie are I beg leave to be excused from expei iencing them. Somk womlrously smart fellow has just determined the diffeience between an edi tor and Ins wife. lie says one writes aiti oiea to set and the other sets articles to right. A Handsome HU'p-Mothcr, goethe's tiieoky of the sexual affin ities an EAItl.T MAHIlIAOK AND A DliKAPIt I. IMS A 1'1'OIN T.M ENT. In the spring of 18o!l, the Wessels family was the tidiest anil most respectable in Staunton, Virginia. It consisted of Mrs. Adelia Wesscls, the secoml wife of the la mented Jackson Wcssels, w ho h.:d made a fortune in the grain tiade, when theie were but a dozen houses iu Siauntou. When he diet! in 1S:7, he left an estate wot th $:j(0,(KX. It is said that the deceased had made a will, constituting his three sons-iu law, Arnold Ilaker, Kdward Jeffi ies and Ihirna-tl IJui khalter, husbands of his ihree daughters, Anna, Emma and. Jenny, his stile heirs, leaving Ins second wife. Adelia, only a few hundred dollars a year. The document, however, could not be found among Mr. Wessels' papers, and v lie tn tary public, John Andrews, who was re poited to have ciiawn tip (he wi!'.. having died a few days after Mr. Wessels' death, theie was nt possibility of ascertaining whether such a paper was in existence or not. There was. as a matter of course, considei ab'e haul feeling bet wet n t he step chihlieu and their husbands on ihe one baud and Mrs. Adelia Wesselson the o:her. Mis. Wessels was a handsome, amiable woman, not more than thirty years of age. She was a strict member of the Methodist '(.'lunch, and ceneially beloved. In her quartels with her stci-cltiidrcn, public sen littsen was enti.c her side. Her sweetness of temper wasalmost proveibial. and the spiteful comments which her step child ion made upon her weie most tr.ifa voitihiy tec. ivetl hv the people of Staunton. On ihe 2nd of September, Is:.'.), a ymnii lawyer, Charles Fredericks, a native ..f 1 ?.ih itinn c. came inseitle in Staunton. He hntl a lei tor of introduction to Mrs. Adelia Wesscls, and on the dav after his n nival in the place he called upon her, and the handsome young man instantly fell iu love w iih her. If Oocthc's iheoiy of Ihe sexual affinities was vended, it was between these two poisons, who, live minutes after being biought face io face, bad become declared love is. The myslic bonds of passion captivated bolh him and her, although she was at least eight, years older than he. Next day the people of Staunton were startled by (he nUeily unexpected news that Mr. t'hailes Fiedeiicks had maiiietl the Widow Wes:,els. The latter was evidently supremely happy. "I have never felt as contented as I do now," she said lo many poisons. "My husband is ihe best of men." Alas! Alas! Four days latei, dm ing the temporary absence of her husband, she was found deatl iu bed. There vv as at that time bit' one phvsieian in Staunton. He was an ignoi ant old man, ami said that Mrs. Fredericks died of hcai t tlisease. Upon his certificate, the coroner of the coun'y issued a buiial permit. The remains were about to be removed when the young husband of the deceased ariivctl. lie had not heaid of her dea'.h until he had leachetl Staunton. Upon seeing her, deatl. still' and stark, he stinid for a minute as if spell bound. Then he thtew himself upon the eorjise, wildly lamenting, and coveiing her cold cheeks with the burning kisses of despair ing love. His burst of passion almost awed the poisons present in the room. When he arose at last, he passed his hand over his foiehcad, and asked, as if dazed: "Who killed her?'' The Coron er teplicd : "Dr. llarnes says she died of heart dis ase." "He puis, be a fool !" ei ieil Ihe young wiilower, indignantly. "I k al this !"' He poiniitl at several black spots upon ihe neck of his tlead wife. The Coroner jtnd the. other people in the room looked ai the spots. Her month was opened, and her tongue was found to be almost black. "Ilcail tlisease ?"'sa'd the Coroner scorn fully, to the old doctor. "Death by suffo cation. I suppose.'' The Coroner's j;ny gave the following vcidict : "We, ihe jury, find that Mrs. Adelia Fredericks came to her death by being sliangletl by some person unknown." No mo.e heai t tending scene could be imagined than when the young widower was gently lemovcd from the remains of her whom he hat! loved so well. "It w iil k i'l him," said the people of St a lint on as on the next day he sim.fi at his wife's gaping grave. Hut who killed her? All efforts weie made to a-certain who had been with Mrs. Freder icks whil.j bei husband was away from S'.aunlon. Not t he slightest clue, however, was eliciled. The hitsbanil.-s of the Ihree stcji-tlanghlers claimed Ihe estate left by her, and 'ic com Is awarded it to them. The young widowei left Staunton a few weeks later. In 1S42 a quariel broke out among l ho lln ee sisters, ant! in I heir fury one of ihem chargtd Iv'wa.d Jeffi ica with having strangled her step mother. This statement Created a profound sensation in Siauntou. and ihe three danghteis and their husbands were arrested. Fredericks then reappeased in Staunton. He followed up i he case in every particular, and, hav ing promised tho woman pei feet immunity fiotn ciiminal nrosecul ton, learned that JetViies bad gone to Mrs. Fredericks house vv 'ieil he !: her to be in bed ; lhat he hnd made dishonorable proposals to her which she indignantly rejected ; and that he thereupon enciultd her neck with his hands, and choked her till she was dead. JrfTiies tlttl not deny his crime, but ho ino.t tily atl i ibutetl it lo his amnions passion for his wife's step mother. The sttattgest. thi igofthe whole affair was that M-.s. Jef fi ies testified, tinder oalh, lhat her hus band had always been s'cie-.lv iu love wi.h herstep-niother. As a mai t ci of con se. tho wife's evidence was not com radicted. and Ldwatd JcflYies was ft. tint guilty of mur der in the fust degree. He was lianged on January 5, 184t. Petep II. Tlnir.n.vv!. the millionaire who died in poston la-t week, was a most re markable man. When seveu'ern years of age he went to I!o,ton, and when near starving, got. emplovment as ait oyster penei, in the cellar of Concert Hall, for which labor be was paid eight dollars per mouth. He was finally promoted to a wai'ership in the oyster saloon. In that building he remained until he owned it, and when woith $1.000.KK) he still wore an Apron ami waited on customers. When he became worth $3,000,(100 he retired from business. He was considered the best judrr'" of the value of property of ail kinds in Boston. He died a bacucwr Old Time I'frriioitreriiir. The announcement of Gov. Kent's de cease will, in consequence of his prominent connect ion with the famous Ihestdei.tial election of 1S!. recall to the older cilien the memories of thr.l noted campaign. The Whigs had nominated for the Presi dency (!en. Hal rison, of Ohio, commander at the bat Mr of Tippeconoo, fannliaily known ns "The Faimei of North lietid."' w hile the Pcmociats weie eudcavoi ing to re-elect President Van i'.tjien. It was a cinious contest. The Whigs fought Ihe battle ent ii fly upon the phufoim .f hard limes, ns a consequence of alleged D. r.i.v eratic extravagance, and the need of re form. The luxury of the White Hon-e was pai'ited in glaring culms, and the sto.y told lhat the President huhituai'y stirred his lea wiih gold spoons. Harrison, on t he ot her hand, w as i epi escnt cil ns a i e ti-ed statesman anil soldier, living in a l"g catiin and ill inking haul cuter out ol an eaithcn mug. The campaign ran largely to music; the Whig meetings wete jolly with song a iid cron dr. 1 w iMi eagei li-teners that no device of the Deinociais could keep away. Kil ward Kent, then a youug lawyer, had been for four previous vears the candidate of Ihe Whigs, and had !vi ii elected in lST. Then, as now, Maine hot o;y in the aittumn elections, ami in 14'! special iT'oif. was made by each party to captine t ios State, for its effect upon those to follow. l'aity feeling never ran higher. 'Ihe Whigs, ! adopting ihe log cabin for 1 lu-ir badge and haul cider fot t heir bevei age. held monster meet ings a 11 ov el I hi S: ate. hi the fn i t h of July a sjieci.il Whig laily was held at P.elfast. attended by d.-h gai ions from ail the towns of the county, with bauneis and ; devices. Mont vilJe, then a famous Whig town, sent a log cabin on wheels, drawn by six teen ciay horses, the cabin containing a barrel of cider on tap. The Whigs of this locality enjoyed the advantage, in a campaign of Ihe kind, of having not only exitellen! singing, but like wise a poet. Albert 1 i i the Hclfasf bank, used t. ham, cashier of exeit his talent for song Milling io i id iculiinx t he leaders of t he Democracy, and an evening amusement used to be to attend Ihe log cabin and ht.tr the singing of I'ingliam's 1 1st. The result t.f all this eil'mt was a Whig vielmy in ihe Stale, though by a majority of less tha:i a hundird voies. I5ut it was enough to lire the heails of ihe haul cider Whigs, and to make famous the S: .Me t T Maine and (lov. Kent. A new song was iinmediaitly ptn foilh or use all over the Country, which Oegai. Unis "Oh, hive vtitt heard how old Maine went. Went, vi ent ? She went, hell bent. For ( tovei'iior Kent, For Tippecanoe, A ml 1 y h r, too. And w iih tin in we'll beat littl Van, Van, au : The icsult, in the conn? ty -.vas a sweeping W big v.cioty, in which H.ini-ou i revived 2:51 electtnal votes to C.'.l for Van Ibtreti. Il.it I l.e oevt veal- Al.iiii. didn't, rot so strongly 'bent for Governor Kent," as John Fail Odd was elec'.eil over him by il,- I O'tf) m;ij amy. -and at ihe. next Pi esiile.it tal j election Mie Democrats elected James Jv . I... 11 I ... ..... . 1 tun, .in.. irfi inn tin n.-ci n... n j .. 111..1 they kept nut il 1st! '. with the except ion f j Geneial T.i .vioi's aJmiiiisliaiioii. J'i (.1:'.) ,7 our lad. Oi.t) Maid's Pahadise. It arpe-ns, writes a tout ist, that ii. Shetland Ihe great est number of in n i iag"s ai e net wren out hs of nineteen and maids of thirty two. Whenever a young intiii can act his pait in the manning of a boat he has ai i ivetl ;:t '.he heiolil. of Ins miilii: ion. mill iheieloie theie is no noiider al his man v iug eaily ; but j why he pilches on an old maid is not so j easily accounted for, unless it b-. lhat i young men have a peculiar ailed ion for old j maids, as oitl men have a pecuhai ailec: ion , foi yoimc giils. Hoiievtrr. in no couutiv ) is a lover so faithful lo his nitstiess as in j Shetland. I never heaid of a Shetland sailor who was gtully of bleach of promise all hough he shounl iiu absent lor ten years. Not only does he not bit ak his engage ment, but he never fails to wiite to his be loved one in effusions of Hit: most ciide.ir ing oai t'.e. always ending or beginniog his epTstle with "Mv Dear," "My Pet," "My ,led." "My Watch," or "My Diamond. ' Years befoie the celebration of the mar riage 'he woman by no means slack in telling all hei neighb ns of ihe pailicnlats of . he engagement, and td I he j ear. month, ilay and hour when it is lo be ft Icbiated. ll is noi uncommon for iieigh'oois, who have not. been invited to tho inaniage. to dress in disguise and pa 1 1 tciptne in I he Irs livi'ies f Ihe evening. The usual way t hey disguise t heuiseKes is by lolling the body up in a straw tone an. I b heir faces. These maskeis have ii-iia.ly al! Ihe privileges of bidden guests, and are lieatetl with great civilt'y. At the rial t.f eveiy dance every man kisses his paituer. So.nefuiies t he men fiance by ihrmsdves ast'.ie women cannot hold "tit to such a long and furious cxeic'se ; and when lhcy finish tht y do not kiss, but lhcy l ug each olbei to such a degiee as to cieate th-gust in I hose who have been unacct'.stoiiird to such a habit. Another Mathem vtk ai, Pisoth -.y. A boy named Solotnan Stone, aged Ihiitccti yeais. residing in New York, is th-sctibeil as 1 lie malheinatic.il wonder of the age. Fe wasboin iu Austria, anil lived in v:iious towns in Texas, until his fat !:.. r dual four years ago, when his uo-tlici br-. tight him to New Yoik. About two vears ago his mother went tt Lo: -don. leaving the boy to ih;rnd upon his resouic-s, ami he his since then earned his 1 vmg by selling matches. He was a-ked, 'How nmi y col umns of liguies can y-u multiply togriher, mentallv ?" "Seven, but I piefer not to go bevond six ; tuoie than that hints my head." Two rows of six figuics eticti were given him. His 1 tile hps began moving, and befoie a rapi I : c- uintant with pencil anil paper could vvotk out M e j.to'liict he coi led ly ai svvereil it. Au o.hri ami anoth er prid.iern were given t him ai d solved with bke readiness. Ho then made bis mental calculation aloud. He lcveises tho o-dinaiy mot hod. tiMittiplj ing from left to light. "Why. that is nothing." he said, Tcni do frictions, calculate inteiest anil extract the square root the same way." A MAN who weet tt church a few Sun days ago remarked aftervvaids lhat he rc f -netHhe oii.Mii t t he preicher. He s id , tiioie oeaci to bo A slop to ihu oiHu, A I'ftiifdr Defect ice. A woman recently died in Loudon vvbocc e-neer fi'lnishcs inc d- nt enough for haif a dozi n seri-at ;on novels. Forsevei al yeai s she set veil ! he au! hoi i! ies of Scot laud Vatii as si detective. Placing herself in telatioti vvilli the patisii doctor, fdio volunteered to nurse (hose families whose honesty was suspected by the authorities!. Asanuin she disarmed all suspicion, and did not fail to lake c iieful note of all she heaid. Her ittatuieis weie alo appmently so loose and low lhat but l;ttle ies i.lisit wa-ob t r.eil in bet piesenct" and repoits ioinaid.ti to tho Scotland Yard weie thus r md'-rcil a 11 tin more va'-.i ihle. While engaged in her du ties, she extracted from- her h tif naeoti sciotis and debilitated fever p.ii;r-n'.s tho confession of some dark deed au.l hints as) I o ! he w he re ah. 'tit s of cnf eilei at es in ci ime . S.uli was ihe general plan of action ob- served by this extraordinary woman ; but Ibis was rather m w piocess. and at ton.-s it k as nrces-aiy to fall at once upon tho w i otg th er. (hi one occasion, fir instance, the po'ice received inf. i mai ion thai I hoi e v. as a ga ig of fa'se monoy-iimkers iu a cutaiti siret't) hut not w il list a ml ing every -!i". i t I hey wet v U'tabh to a-ceilaiu in which house th'T Coj ne i s v. i hrd. The sei ices of t he fema'.a detective weie tiieieup.m called ititt le-q:ii-iiin, and she .vas despa'chrd m tho street in question to see what could be done. Feigning violent il'iicss she i-cr- .laded a child n ho i--ui, fiooi one t.f iho si.spi r'-d houses to take her in fiooi s for ;t moment, Th sti ldrii cntiai.ee thus ob tained enabled the declive to hear the me tallic sounds piocceding fi.:u the c. .inn's vv oi ksliop before t I.r hit ter wei C a w tie that an v .-! i oiigel wns in the house. F.ut they soon discovered then danger, and Ihe chief I of the gang, in his futy, hut led a lade full or molten lead at her head. Foi'iinatdy ihe p ke bonnet that she wo:e saved her life ; I iie burns she 1 1 cei veil wei e not fa' al, though they th-s! ro c her hair and in roots. The police at lived intime.on hear ing the ahum, to arrest eighteen coi;es. After this, she disguised herself as a b. .y j nd peueliaittl m my a t Iiii ves' tlen. (hi one occ.i.-io'i she w as d:.-covcie,l and Mi tick low ii with a blow, which fiacittted her skull, behre ihe police ai a ivetl to aid Li r. S ill uiiihitniif d. vvtih letntniiig health she resumed her daiigeioiis ceiipal ion. t.fi, u engaging in band to Inoal lights. thM!'t al iv ii s a i toed with Ihe magic whistle, tat tle and number given -,m hv the a ': ! a i- ( t ies. a ml which instiitd the- as-i-;aice t.f . cvei y Jj -liceti a i, stranger or tnd. whose j sei vices sue might hud it oeee-saty to call. Sickness at hist sn!..li sui.iiuet! tins 1;ii!.i!.et spnit, ami thieves need no longer fear the visits of l he female detective, A St it a x o e Cash. A n-.irow eipv fioui igiMtniiions death was that of I.u dcxter Lilniondsoii, wii was to have le-ett hanged at niootnti.-ld. Stoddail coii'ify, on the Hhh, nil. The following niethe facts of i he I einarkib!r tb li vei aiiee : L istsum tner, Ldtiiomi.-oii had a tlilTicuby w i,h W in. Shaw, dui iug which he was stiud: on Mie '". id with a biick ami can led home iuseu sible. When Lilntonils n came to his: sei.s. s he t woe to be icvrnged. L linood son had a hall-w ittc.l brother nantetl James. I who, on seeing his bioll.ci s w. uod I scar aflei it healed, became fi.-.ntif. swear ing Ihe tint -t va n. ence upon Shaw. Last October, afui I oiiiih xter h;.;l ifci.vrat tl, J.SS. LlllllOli. 1-1)11 bi. ther that he liisappe.-iiru. and t-.id hisj had k i'it d Shaw w i; h a knife. Siiangeasit may appeal, I he elder L.linoutlso:i math' the Inn. to i eso' niou to si. Her tleiith and bear in sd.-nce Ihe shan.n t hat he k new must f, i oiv, for the sal; e t saving In., w ak-!ii:iidt-d loot h i"s life. Ho was ll it d. c..uviio,-. ;li(J stiileiie.il to he hangttl, lh; evidence being euiiit-lv cir c luis'.ini i.M. A shut lime since James Kdmondsoii was taken veiy s.ck, and up..n his ilealh b.tl, a fe.v ;l.is ago, r, o, f, ss. t that he him-elf !iad done the nerd tor which hi., brother vv its so-.u lo hang. He l dated ali the paiticulats inf. ne nmpla witnesses, which cir.tled int.-nsi- excite ment in th. tow ti of P,i.H,n f.. Id. put littlei ti tie was h it to stive I he c it d '-in tied man's life. I he ciii-ens h, 1 1 a public met ting and laised a sum of ni..:,i y to s-nd a man i:is':in:lv to the Govei nor at Jt lleis,,,, (.'i'y w it h a st -dement of the whole a (lair II, N. I'hdhps. the iv,es-ei:gct, at rived at Jef ferson ( 'h v on Sunday urn tor g ; tA- t ;,,v. h ern..r l hrl;-. aiiet t xamiutng ihe aHid ;t:i:o.i-le-niie vtts. giai.ictl the ut foifatiatc in in a until August ft. Lnmei'i.it 1, m m lt-reiv- I ing ihe rt sji'o Philhps let. :aphed tho iho.nl point lact to iJi'.vlii, li.o lir.tr.-sl r;i i" iioomt!e.i, and :ti..: it 1 I. ft on his lid - !.; I:te. reaching ih. .r on the mom j ing appointed for the t Xe.-u t ion inst i'l iiine l.i pteveul Mir hanging. .V." J.onii (j IhC V.i-il n Tl I t in;. WllV PlilNTI.t'.s lully accounts f.r Die Y.s sa. A writer the let-on whv i.rintets idle young, and by lh,y aie coutit.iial'v I liampiug fioni place to p! iCo in seatt h of j peace and tpiielu le. lie says lhat wmk I ing for forty edoots ami sc-u.-s ,,f:m hots, j 'Ut iy oiie of ' tn is as seii-itive a., a s.ue tl.u.ub. ;;, :!iteics?ing as ; h i: net, lot I vv o.-ider Ihe priuteis tiie vo.mg. and oti'y ....... - .,i. j; , -, o: ii u specimens; gel their shaie of hit-. 1K, w ii' ci w isl s he could oiT.-r l i-p.-t If an aw ful t xamp'e of t he jiei i!s vv l.tch euv i on the- man who m.ddl.s Willi f-.ld 'ype. A thoto.igldy tiained pi inter -!;..i!! 1 have a s'e:. mother and th. a st i p lather, ami lla-n shout. I lia v'C I e l mud out to a tamier. and then have mai I it d a c..!.iine wife, and lived in a smoKy house, auti have had a family of babies who wete n'.V, cictl with the colic. He should have add -d to all this discipline h th i ugh knowledge of t-ciruee atal law, ltngnages. t heo'o.y !i e t iy andbiog .ij.liyj IT in iuhiiii.m he has a v ici-ats k in g C'Xintriianee and an amiable d ss-ji,,n j,e may stai.d s mie cha; ce with t'tese authors and ediiois: but, the probabilities aie. af ter all, lhat they w ill wny hi:n to death. This ph-iute w i i 1 Lave a very de iessi,g !l,-ct. ii pon ambitious bays- who aie anx ioit to it-am Ihe "art po is'ivalivp of all atis." The pictmr, howevf I. is l..h t-l.lv COi I I . ;l.L ! il Li ' (titK '. He t t-k her finey when be .;;itne ; h. t-.k he! h auti. ha to k a k'vs ; be took tu not :c- t.f the sh tine thai gl.oved hei hapj.y cheek at this; he look i t-..ming aft.-r-ttoons; he to. k au oath he'd iicVt deceive, he took hei f.i ! hei 's stl vei sj.-aons, and after that ho luuk Lis leave. V.'t.M vn's liist choice is a fast man, thert t a inl ma.i, auil finally Any ruau.
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