fs 1 V At McPlKE, Editor and Publisher. "HE 18 A FREEMAN WHOM THK TRUTH MASKS FREE, AND ALL ARK SLAVES BESIDE." 1 erms) S2 per year, in advance. LUME XII. IIPTS AND EXPENDITURES 11 AMBKIA 10UMI, rA., heMil- c1wy of Jnnnr,r. IS77, " j iliy of JHiumrjr, l7. . ri tidhoff', Esq., Treasurer, DR. jount In Tr.sur.r'i bands at lat jJ'tuf Implicate fr the year 187T. 44.0H4.'7 ' .. w.islrv ' " . 8! HH itceiveii on 9'-ateJ Lands Uil in " L'udwated Lands.. 1.444. & n'l received froui iuiscllaiieou iS,4S0.&5 CR. ir.""int raid r.nn.ty... i..n. Stale aoo.no w HO I.N 1.068 zo IS llJ 1.3'T.5 J.', 3 44 4So.HI .'19.00 I.).!) 0oD.nO Sf30.UO 117.19 5GI.U0 2.0-i5.r,2 . 74 378 :l oJ-; j 89 50 1 rU . H t .V1.V2 1:t! 7 6 fl.7 4.301 7,i IV k i U4 liw.:.'l 113.45 10,rl4 -H 14 4 K'.'O 4-M id) hi KM "7 11 :.l 4:1 :s 3' 0 lJ 4r; m l.y.i.'jr :7i fi 2,li.(w 1."47.f.5 1.717.34 3,61303 2,172 8- ... ., n ,1 lolllll jr. rWd "d Township rr I'l -ISI'Mfl S jurois alilc rml 1'rose cU'tnns iiiiirHiiil lipt'ttlT l -t iioiie , iv i'(.miniiiiifis Counsel .... i ne t Attorney.. rc Ki eight on ulill'S. rr st on Jail Bonds t .iilrc , ii-iuurii y I.DMIMIIIIIIIiei'S .! i, mini liavt-rse i eiiaticous ih .n- i.ny r H u--e -w .N.t"-t n:i"ir p Iintciur !. i iu School i f .j ii'i i: if I, vi) . tn Mion Jail Bonds 'I! I- l-n'd i "i'Mi-r if Iht I i.-rn-or -ti-Mi Penitentiary i l n!ii Mint ipI in ni. -;it to l ii ipavers. . nr rations to t onsl a bls. t. n m mil. nf in I: h nil s of o::taljli-s fr 1-77 i,.n.r' ii.u. mission o:i Nii.T.GJ TA 21 21 ilaricfc 111 Treasurer's bands.. .m 15.33 V inr H"7 miiiI pifviou ytHi-a: :i. Win. lJny:i, frii li Twp f 3.o :(. I)mi-i liurl!i(ii'j. W.MxIvHle Hor..." 45 J I. K-i iiwiijs. Ciiir.tiriH Twp 7.71 ? Tioi aluimir, E l.'niiiMii'h Itur. 43 fJ 4 K.J l.'JZ. ii VV,iri. .1. l,!ilo II. :V.4I II. Ki!. I '" fin. 4 ,i tit In iit T w p . 8."..4 "5 A J. Slnlt.. i'.if rnlitriwti Ror T3.'9 ? i. Ji. i.iiimii. 1st jt ml Uird!). l.'olle- iiK.i.,1. H r. P10 47 J.ivi!i A'!;iiiH, Cri'ylf Twp 14V45 '). It rii'inl Wist-, (imiiiin 'f wp 27.i5 '.. M. Vt N.itPi.i a, 3.1 Wiird, Jnhmt'n. ii " H.itfn MrMoiiiiKlf. i'riHi-cl Unr.. 1 3K '. t". I. Wi;r. SiimtiK-riiill Twp. 71 "2 'i JiHMll llll llf, S'.lIllf lullltlit T p.. .VI.I'U ". I! im H. 1)11 nun. Iturr Twp . ... ;iu.ai :. :; hi keiimili-. A iifjf In y Twp.. "IW 33 "7. iiiiif Krtiif, ItairTwp. 2:i.M ''. LI. I in. t "it in linn l' p 2'.H 14 7 i I, hi . j liiiilii. ( Hri nll iwu . . . 31.72 77. Ah'I r,t, i.ti.iii, i.'h.Mt ii Inir n r.. 22.00 77. I'iiji n ull' reiiiHin V m l i t :iau rer'n imiiiU. lt Wnnl, uiifiu li Hir.. 2fi2.;H "7. J i-. ! 1 1 ,-.M Whi-cI, " .. a20.i .7. J.ili'i U lu-i ley, V't el Wiiril, Elif ns- imv It r Jul "7. P. It. Smitti, Croy. Twp 2i2 li "7. Julni V Jti uu-. 3'1 VViirtl, Joljiihl'n. (ti.4t 7.. J 'Iih If irner. 4cl Wnril, . 1I3.K Al' x. It.i) m. 'ml, ."ith V tu'd, . 32.X: .Vf, Itiiviinifd, Dili Wnril, ' . 3rt 7( T. K. D.ivS. .l,i k-iii Twp ll'.i.V? Jim M' Ai.ull v.Sii.iii. t,rtiiiiB Tw p. It 87 I'. H Sri.lrli. Mutifier Twp 1 . tr, Mi (iff. Pii.p(-t Bur l.'W 37 .1. V. Mt-lly. Stiin-tit-i hill Twp U'i H'.l .li.lni ii iiii ..pj-. Summit v illc Ilnr.. 33 43 J.u n'. StufzuiHii. Tiiyli-r Twp StH Ki J W, lirnv. Wnitc Twp 1.0!tn.H ijef. W . l iinaie, Wiluioie bur 14 (4 l.s-4.-.2.i Iv7. i-:r 1.-7 pnrH ni t: i ambkia mi j'.iilirnif nt : 7N i -ti' ! Allan 1 : inm hi.,) Jot at . " .1 -iin t.VDiif H. njaiiiiM Ki'ir.trt w i iitiii Tiley :!i;.im Linton tin .ifl K 1 1 ' i-t til i'-brK't K II !!) J -iili CrHVf r tf'i. L. Ilowjifr J W.f.nj I -tin T. r,i,iir. j- XTi- ! .iiu-tMii t-t mi ! 1 I. M u i "it'if I K, km K .'.mi Ii. Mi-i li-llrtinl .. J:-1 Uitfua Uco. Gates.. .. .... t .r4,4'i S.!3 . 1 121t . 1730 fi 4 43 - J3."i S M 47 ! ."KI . 811 KI . :7.33 - I.13!l.0 . 2-;o.4D . 143.62 i'fi.lK) . 1 47- I'l.lO saw 7S3 71 A iunt due from .IimI in-rim 4.C0rj.68 " " 7iinijiHblm fur 1S7J 'ift rr. vi,,, yParn 4.SS.V2S 10 iriasurtrs" hnds 7,J.".32 HAnlUTIES. "s'nmlinfr Ordim ft .T02.ra Ul ,nct frorn Roa'1 Bu1 503.21-3.405 33 Dalar.ce in favor of Coumy tW.lMi.W RO.il cvjuooi lux : JJ-rr Town-hip... "arkiifk riiwiiship."." J.-it l..wnliip . ''"'litzin Town-hip " k-on Township... "" '?'"r Township ... "H.ilnyton Township.. " Xownahip. . Enad. . i.47 . 104.02 . 50 .. mi.ss 1.14 .. 14.51 Rohool. 27.15 li r !0 63.W) P7.2H 1 14 1X.2! 78.83 oS!IF'.T.'1t"l,,or?,,rh"n'1,,"f thCommislonpr l.lr,i. arg' tbi24tU Jy of J-uuury, JAMES A. POUTER. J 0L,.R;.H.OS J-AudUora. I .1 C1.IIK1I k ' 1 ry 24?u, "";er Ur b"ndB at Ebensburgr. Janu-Jnsr-R n. PARHISII.) JOHN CAM P1IELL, C"nm'T,hrf,UnJer,ii'T"''1 Auditors of Cambria f tli. l"m""",i,h(' voufhern and accounts eotinrrfVA i1':? "'n,'ttni f of th wild b . .rIT-Sf jHn"i,ry. nud do find them of llabiiifi?. I"10 'irfl',i"tr utatemuijts "abliitiii and hs-m-m r,f sni,r ciinty. J AMKS A. PMIT Ell. 4 JOHN H. U(W. J-Auditors " '""J.Ktl I. l?73.-lt. DMINISTI'.ATOR'S NOTICE. r, ?te,nf Mart Mt'RKAT.decM. r i,,ln,in,",Mt,OB on ntate of Mr. 1Vun?I Y' of 'arroll town.hip. I'mi. "ata.. ,tow"0.m " P"o'mndbted to nail hrtnu el?,'US-';, to mBke lynnent, and th..o th. r 'Inst, the a.ne will plem pre- "lata Pruuerly anthentlmted for at-tilt-m.-nt. Ca JAS l. Mtinuii " ' -larp.. .T.. LS U7.-t. REGISTER'S NOTICE! i7. fhiV. i . . ... ,,,,v own passdi ami n:ed hi co .nfv o7n',,H,Ce.,,t E''Vn"""'nr.lnanrt for nT i i ' Ciimbrirt. and will tie presented to the iOrpb.nr.a- Court of sid count r. for ct.n flnnatlon and allowance, on W ei n k s i a it the h iy of Mahch. A. 1). 178. to .Wit: ' a! Eckanl.01 FranoU H0Ter, guardian of 2. 'the first f nl final acHiunt of Thorna ileWitt 4 I T ho 3rat and nnftl account of Margaret A 6 1 lie first and partial account or Mury Phalcn and Henry Hehe. administrators of .las l'halcn late of Uarroll townnhlp. deceased 0. The Urn an.l partial account nt John S Mb Kiiernan, executor or lienjamin Hyers. deceased . i'r;.il!,.e ,7"n'' f'"il account of Jacob Vost 8. 'I he fir-l .and p'anlal account ef .t. T Peter- "w'BrnrP:,:!,:,,:r Sumi KakiD9- r wh.;. 9. Tho first and final account of Rrldttet Erown aamln.stratrix of .l,cs A. Brown, latl o.1 MuS- ster township, deceased. 10 The tlrat ami fiiml account of tary .lafia I.nrimer. executrix of Wm. Larimer, who was cV eas" 'V"liB,"S' ,ate of Cambria tow,"-c1.1- J Krei Pud partial account or Mary J. F s!.V,, ni"ir',i F; ';s;i,1e"',f."'mini8trator.or E i' . ' late "f U '"te twn'ip. deceased. 1. I he first and final account of .Tames .Myers administrator of Catharine Todd, late of Eliens! tmrif boronirh. ilcceaseil. 13. The tirtt and final'account of John II. Arhle and Kosanna Arlde. administrators ot William A ride, late of Carroll township, deceased 14. 1 be first aocount or John H. Donvrlass iruir d an of minor children or Magdalen Luther (Utc JMnirdHlon Mavis , deeeaied 16. The first account or Moses R Miller and v m Mick . executors of Wm. Slick, late ol Stony, creek township, deceased. 1 16. The seeciid acrount of Joseph S. Straver Bilmlnistrator do b.mis n.,n of Conrad Heckeridh mte of Jolinstown borough, deceased. . 17 ,T.,,'.P Urnt '''-ut or John 4 ox. admlnistra- T. J "rr- l!,,e "f '"rm"o-n l.r..'. .locM 15. The first account or Evan J. Kcnnntt. exeo utorof John Hennett late of tJarroll twp.. dee d. -0. 1 he account of F J. Christv. executor cd F X. Christy, lute or (Jallitiin township, deceased 21. The first ami final account of F. . Shoema ker, ndmlnisrra orol Wui. Quinton, late of Ulack lick township, deceased. 22. The first and final account or John Snvdcr ailmiiustrator cum tesinincnto annexo of tJi-ore Snyder, late of (-irroll township, deceased. 24 T' e account ot leorie Snvder, executor of Jaaoo Knntt. ate of t'nrioll township, deceased 24. 1 he second and final account of Clms. An n i. auardlun of Julian (llasser, minor chlui or I rand Olasscr. late of 'htst township. ilwM. 25. Tlie first and "rial account of Oriirlih (. Owens jtuardian ol Oliver E. Thomas, a minor son ol John . Thomas, deceased. 26. The first account or Oeo. (:. K Zahm. ad ministrator cunt tcstauiento annexoot John Ztm luti mun, dee d. JAMES M. SIXP.EIt. Ilesrlster. It Ki.stcr's (Jlfice. Eliensbui k. Feb. 4, 197d. rpVKNTY-FinST Annual Statk- MF.NT of thf, Protttcfion Mutual Fire Insurance cVmpanv of ninbi iu oounly for Hie year ertditiir Jan. 14th, lsTs; A in"t or property insured Jan. 8 h. 1-77 l,146.S15 m Ain't ot propertv Insured during heyo"r . 81 414 J8-il,4fl8.r.,9.e8 Ileituct amount expired ilnr unr the jesr 17S."iC.li Deiiuct nninurit surren dered and sauccled ... 8S PM.OO ) 21T. 813.8 AtuT of property Insured Jan. 14, H7S l,2i"?.8l.i.w A m"t of jiremfnm notes in rorco Jan. th. IS77. 4118,550.82 Am't of premium notes token lurfnar year 31.S29 405 14S, 190.02 Deituct ain't expirwi dur- Inn- voar 19.39s 81 Itaduct am't surrenderoil and canoeled 4 853.P3 24.05S.30 Am't of premium notes In rorce Jan uary 14lii, Wi i124,124 72 No of Policies Issued durlnir the rear 2"3 " " lu force Jan. 14th, iS74 l.wi CASH AfCOt.-XT RECEIPTS. Am't on hand at last settlement. t 33U.71 4Ja?h tor new Insurance 1 2!2 29 .sh n ju iatnent note 1.120.. "5 1 Interest receive.! l".6-i Am't Asdesm:nt No. 6 4.001.50 ?8,S78.t2 exr K!riTfn4;8. Losses t" Lawrence Mtirphv....f 10 00 eo. Huntley . .. ai:,.tm " N S. (J.nrae 70 " John Cron e .""n.OO " " Jacob Hoover 2lo.ort " ' .ld.n T. Huifheg.. .. 1,1.'.7..V " " J. H i ooiran soooo " John Phil ips : 00 00 " Ir. J.t:. Wilson.. 57oo CTommlssion i n assessment 2o3 07 Secretary's fees 13J.'ifl Tr-aurT" salary So OS Kent 4o 00 A-jents' commission 2tit.75 Premiums returned for Policies CHiiceled . ... 57.65 Printing, postage, stationery, etc 76. 51 Filins; charter 26 00 'ompensallon of Ex. Oommitteo K.'i.oO Expenses adjusting losses 25.00 13,810.70 Balance on hand and In Bank . !3,0!i7.s2 R SorUCKS OF THK rOMPAXT. Premium notes In force Jan. 14,1878 124.124.72 Biilanccon hand and in Hank 3.IHS7.S2 Am't Asess.suietit No. 5 in bunds assessed t02.21 128.0S4.75 Jan. 2i. ?17S, the forejrolnir account audited, found correct and approved. !-.n. H t'NTLE Y. ) E. KOUKHTS. Ex. Com. Uk.o. M. KEAHE, S Feb. 1. 1875.-!t. EXECUTOR'S SALE On Wed SESDAT, Fer'y 20, 1878. at 10 o'clock In the forenoon. 1 will offer Tor sale at public ven due, all tha; certain homestead or piece or parcel of land situate in Carroll township, i Jambria coun ty. Pa., bounded on the north by lands of Peter Hoover and heirs or John Bennett, on the east by lands or Mlchaol Noon, on the south by lands or John Murray and Adam Sehcttiir, and'on the west by linds or said Adam Schettiic. containing inn Acre inl H7 l-rctie, more or less, about 100 Acros cleared, balance in timber, havinir theieon erected a two-story Loo HorsK, witli trooi eelliir, a Ixmj Hank Barn, with sheds all around, and other outbuildings. There is an ex cellent spring ol" livlnir water near the door, and a pood orchard of apple and peach trees in full beiirlnir on the premises, the same bein-r the ri al estate ot which Michael Murray, late of said t wn sliip. died seized. Tekms or Sai.s. rme-UiIrd cash on delivery of deed, and the balance in twoeijual annual pay. ments. with interest, to be secured by the bonds and mortgage of the purchaser J AM ESC. MURRAY, Surviving Executor, fcc. Ebongburfr, Pa., Jan. 23, 1878 -3t. ADMINISTRATORS SALE. At tlie above time anl place. I will aino offer at public sale a la rye io of personal property, consisting of 3 heai Horses. 1 Milch Cow, a head Young Cattle. 10 head Sheep, 3 Shoats , M anon, Cart. Sleds. Plows, Harrow. Harness. Windmill. Threshing Machine ; Oats, Corn and Potatoes by the bushfl. Hay by the ton. Straw the load, and a iieneral variety or Household and Kitchen Furniture, consisting or Bedsteads, Bedding, Ta bles, (.'hairs. Stoves. &.c.tfcc, the terms for which will be made known at time of sale and will be liberal. JAM I S O. MUHIiAY. Adm'rof Mrs. Mary Murray, dee'd. T"ISS0 LUTIOX The partnersliir- lieretnfore. existing letween tlie timlep signed, trading under the firm name of Mentter fc Kothrnck, has been dissolved bv the sale of their business to Mr. C Leap, who will henceforth carry on thetraflluol tnin tig and hlp ing coal at and from Lilly's station, in t he doing of which we cordially commend him to the patronnre of all our old customers. E. W. M ENTZP K. Jah. 25, l87S.-V-l.-8t. S. B. ROTHROCK. OR Flsaa Tarda, tio firo aWtr. with nam. 10., wJ postpaid. J.K.TItrdar, Maiden Bridge, N.V". EBEXSEUIIG, llow Sir Wm. JVii. Found the treasure in tlie sea. While at the Bahamas, Phipi TraS told of a Spanish vessel, wrecked off Puerto Plata more thau fifty years before, with a very large treasure. His means not beino; sufricietit for this expedition, Phips sailed for England and made direct application to the Admirality to aid him in his search. So ably did this true son of the sea iepre sent his cause, that he was given command of the -'Hose Algier," a ship monotint; eighteen guns aud carrying a hundred men. The exact position of the wieck was not known, and the nn trust worthy character of the crew added great difficulties to the timid-taking. It. should bo remembered that diving bells, diving-armor, and the like, were llieu unknown, l'nt the courage and indomitable perseveiance of Phips now came into play, aud he had a capitalchauce to show the fctult of which he was made; Soon after they had saiied, the crew came aft, armed, and determined to force Phips to yield tt their wishes, which probably were that they should all turn pirates. Without giving them time to deliberate; Phips Hew at their leader, htu led him to the deck and dispatched him on the spot a deed so prompt, and daring that it awed the mutineers inlosubmission for tho time. One who has never seen a mutiny at sea can form but little idea of Its desperate Charac'ei, and the Vapidity of action and unflinching nerve reiiuiied wheie men are shut up alone on the wide ocean with a quarrel sj deadly in its natuie that no com promise Can be thought of for a moment, and no quarter can be aHof.ed with safety to him who gives it. Put the next plot to seize the ship was eveu mot e dangerous. Th 'Rose Algier," being in need of repairs, was laken to a cove in a small uninhabited island, and careened on one side in order to reach the damaged place. Mosl of the stores were moved on shore, the ship was hove down, and a bridge was laid between the deck and the laud. Under the pietense of pas time most of the crew now betook them selves to the woods, and there plotted to tetuin at seven in the evening, seize the ship, force Phipsaud eight fuithlul men on shore, leave them there to ensli, and themselves sail away on a piratical cruise. Hut the cariKMiter was one of the few who stood by the captain, and yet they could tiit risk putting to sea without him. They sent for him, tlieiefme, on some pretext, and, having him in their power, olleied the choice of instant death or of joining his fortune to theirs. He b gged lor half an hour to fit ink about it, ami said that at any rate he should have to return on hoaid for his tool-chest. They gi anted his re quest, anil sent two men with him to watch his movement. Soon after, he was sud denly taken with a pretended cramp or colic, and in great seeming agony rushed into the cabin for medicine; there he found Phips. and in a lew tapid words tevealed the plot. In less than two bouts the tnu tineeis would be marching on 'he ship. Not an iusiAiit was to be lost. Immedi ately the guns weixs loaded and trained to command the shore aud all the approaches to the stores ; the bridge was taken in, and when the mutineers appeared they found themselves caught. In tones of l bunder Phips bade them not to stir or he would mow them down with his batteries; nor did they dare to disobey. The bridge was again laid down, and the eight loyal men bi ought back the stores to the ship. When all was safely on board agatn, the mutineers weie told tliat they were to be left to the fate hey had intended for t heir commaud or. Iu despair at so tenible a prospect, the miserable men threw Uo.vu their aims, and protested their willingness to submit if Phips would but leleut and not sail away without them. Alter a long parley, he agreed to let them come on board, they having first given up their aims. But, with such a crew, further search after the treasure was useless. I'll ips, therefore, sailed for Jamaica, changed the crew, and again weighed anchor for ilispaiiinla. There he was lucky enough to lind an old Span ia id who told him that the wreck was somewhere about a reef a few leagues noilh of Pueito de la Plata. Phips imme diately went to the spot. IJtit his search for the wreck was long aud unavailing, the season was changing, and the 'Hose Al gier,' now hut half manned and in an tin seaworthy condition, was unlit to prowl around a dangerous reef iu the huiricaue season. Bo, without having accomplis'ie J the object of so much exertion and anxiety Phips was obliged to leiuni io England, a bafiled, but not a discouraged man. Very naturally, it was impossible for our adventurer to obtain another English ship-of-war, although he received much credit for the courage and skill shown in control ling the mutineers, and one would conclude that the tieasuieof the oid Spanish galleon would after this have rtn t ued at the bot tom of the sea. the exclusive Mssession of the turtles and tl e banieudas. Put with laie pertinacity Phips returned to the charge, and at last persuaded the Duke of Albemaile and several oilier wealthy no blemen to his views. They foimed a com pany and ob ained a patent, from King .fames II giving them the sole l ight to all wrecked treasure they might find dining a certain number of years. They then fitted out a ship and tender, the latter to cruise in coves and shoal water, and Phips invent ed several rude contrivances for dragging and diving, far infeiioi to the means now used for trnch purjMises. Thus prepared, he sailed once mote for Ilispaniula. There a small, stout boat was built, and wilb it and a crew of Indian divers the tender was despatched to the reef where the wreck was said to be. The tender was anchored in pood holding ground at a safe distance from the reef, and the meu then rowed slowly in the boat aiound if, carefully ex auiining the depths below for signs of the wrecked galleon. The waters iu the West Indies are very clear, and during a calm objects can be seen at a considerable depth. The rocks were of regular form, rising nearly to the surface, but wi h Rides so steep that any vessel striking them would be liable to go down many fathoms below tlie reach of the most expert diver. The only hope was that the wreck might have lodged on some projecting ledge. Hut the closest observation, long continued, failed to icveal any sign of the object so eagerly sought, althjugh the water was peifoctly calm. At length, a curious sen-plant ciopping out of a crevice in the sides of the reef caught the eye of one of the crew, and he tent down an Indiau to bi ing it up. When the diver ret timed to the Bui face he rerw,n. , etl that he had ueen a 11 umber of brass PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1878. cannon lying tangled among the sa-weed on a ledge. That was enough. Inspired with the greatest enthusiasm, diver after diver plunged below to be the first to dis cover the treasure, and ere long one of them brought up an ingot of silver worth several hundred pounds. Transported with success, they left a buoy to mark the spot, and made all sail to carry the glad tidings to Phips. He would not credit the tale until he had seen the ingot, when he exclaimed, "Thanks be to God, we are all made I" Every man was at onCe enlisted in the service of fishing for the treasure. The bullion was discovered first; after that, in the bottom of the hold, the sea miners found the coin in bags, Which had been so long under water that ihey were encrusted with a stony shell, hard as rock. This was broken with crowbars, revealing gold, jew els, and -'pieces of eight," in glittering abundance. T he last day's work brought to light twenty massive silver ingots, and the w hole, amount recovered was somewhat over thiee hundred thousand pounds, a sum equal in the value of our time to five millions of dollars. S. G. W. Benjamin, Si. Xieholas for February. A "Ccstoms" Joke. A joke in the dry details of the customs business has coinc to light here, which Tor down right rich ness may challenge the public service of this or any other country for a fellow. Some time after his inauguration Mr. Hayes appointed a Florida man named Vance Special Inspector of the Treasury Department. Vance got his commission, and was jerked out. of the steaming ever glades last fall and sent on a tour of inspection through the frigid Noithern regions. Me had special instructions to visit tlie Marquette District, on Lake Su perior, and overhaul the administration of Mr. Osborn, the Inspector there. Vance is not familiar with all the details of the cus toms business, and like all new converts is exceedingly zealous, and has a way of making himself "numerous" that is not agreeable to the old officers of the service. As soon as ( he got to Marquette, Osborn took Vance's measure and resolved to teach him a ptactical lesson. He told Vance that it had come to his knowledge that smuggling was being Carried on to an alaimiug extent at Isle Royal, a mineral knob that lifts itself in the noithern cen tral portion of Lake Snprtior, about. 100 miles from anywhere, ami intimated that he might make his everlasting reputation by proceeding thither, ferreting them out, and bringing the pei petrators to punish ment. Vance was canlivated wilh the idea, and took tho first boat for the island. It happened that the boat on wL ich Vance was an eager passenger was the last boat of the season to make a trip to this chunk of l ind in the watery waste, and the next trip will be made about the 1st of next June. Vance has alieady been in exile over two months, and he still has four mouths ..f isolation and reflection before him. There are a Tew Cornish miners and Indians on the island, and that is all. I here are no newspapers, no communica tion with the cm-side world, and worst of all, no whiskey. If Vance lives through his hibernation of more than a half a year, atid returns with his rsual enthusiasm to the service, he will be voted a veteran. Chicayo Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer. An Essay on Woman. The undomesti cated editor of the Newport Local thus re lates his matrimonial experience : "A wo mat; is a niilny handy thing to have about the house. Sbe doesn't cost any more to keep than you'll give her, and she'll take a great interest in you. If you go out at night., she'll be awake when you get home, and then she'll iell you all about yourself, and move too. Of course she will know where you've been, and what kept you out so late, and will tell you ; yet, right after she gets thiough telling that, she will ask you whete you have been and what kept you out so late. And af er you tell her, ami she won't believe yon, you mustn't mind that ; and if, after going to bed, she says ..he hasn't closed her eyes the whole night, and then keeps up the matinee two hours longer and won't go to sleep when she has a chance, you mustn't mind that, either ; it's her natuie. What He had Recruited. During the last year of the late war, when a call was made for one-year men, there was a young man iu West, Virginia that had some aspirations lor military honors. He wrote to the governor Tor a captain's commission to raise a company of one-year men. He was sent a second lieutenant's commission, with privilege of captain, if bo go: up a company. He put up a tent, hired a man to beat the drum, aud in a few days got one recruit, and that was all he got in a month. The governor, thinking that he might have a company raised, wrote to ask him if he had a hundred good men for one year. The lieutenant wrote back that be dil not have a hundred good men for one year, but he had one d n good man for a hundred yeats. Detroit Free Press. Xew Popular Music "Grease the Griddle, Hirdie Darling," a beautiful new song and chorus by the author of "Bang my Scalp-locks o'er my Forehead," will have a greater run than any piece since "Dailing, I am Growing Old." The melo dy is simple and plaint ive. Price 2.1 cents. Arranged for barber shop guitars aud Fr ench harps, 3.1 cents : "Grease the Griddle. Birdie Darling tirenie it o'er with 'ambient Lord, Pour the Buckwheat Batter on it. From the Bowl so Brown and Hard. And in order ttvit the Buckwheat l-'e not Scorched and Burned and Sere, Grease the Griddle in Profusion - Grease ilie Griddle, Bird e, dear." This beautiful song may be obtained at all music stores, or by remitting the cost price to the publishers. UL Louis Journal. Slightly Mixed. Oh, it was a terrible runaway ! You see, an umbrella was car rying a man and i. frightened a buggy and it started to run off with the horses and they ran over the lamp-post and knocked the side-walk down and upset a little baby 'wliii was carrying his mother in her arms and struck some apples and knocked all of the apple women out of the peanut stand and then they went down the lightning like a street and knocked three spokes out of one of the horse's hind legs and took the bide off of i he wheel and I fell out and run a mud puddle into my head clear up to my shoulders aud the mud got full of my mouth aud ears and eyes aud I'll uever cet over it aud it's awful. THE THREE SHOTS. A SOLDIER'S REMINISCENCE OF T IlE LATE CIVIL WAR. I want tn tell yod a story of the civil war. Did I say story ? No, it is ho story, but a fact as actual as that the war com menced and ended. An additional fact is that it will give to the coming historian of the great rebellion an interesting incident to grace his pages, and some data to help his judgment. The writer was personally preseut, and was a modest participant in the scenes he describes, and Can and will vouch for the ti uth fulness of bis tecollec tlons. It is aslo written in furtherance of that spirit of harmony which is beginning now to be the blessing of the country, and to do justice to the memory of some brave men who are nrw in that condition which Co'onel O'Hara so feelingly describes, that On Fame's eternal campinir irroiind Their silent tents are spread ; And glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead. The scenes and incidents of these mem orable days should be. by all who partici pated in them, committed to imperishable print, and not left to the misconstructions of tho misiitiess and uncertainties of tio dition. The seventh day of November, 18G1, tvas gloriously beautiful. Long before the usual time for reveille, the officer of the day hail notified the proper persons, and soon our chicory was boiling, the whole camp was on the qui vive, and as each one of us drank our, hot liquid out, of our tin cups, we asked each other, "What is Up now ?" It was only the cavalry that was aroused. Picket's regiment of infantry, the First Tennessee, lay beautifully snorltlg in their bivouac. The Tennessee Mountain Rifles, Capt. White, the Memphis Light Dragoons, under Logwood, and the gallant company of Ballentiue (every one of whom was a gentleman and a soldier) were soon ready for action. The morning broke bright and beautiful. I recollect, the day well. No vember has been universally abused for its inclemency. This day did not deserve it. Natuie certainly was in hr sere and yel low leaf, but the air was as balmy as the last kiss of spring on the brow of summer. We waited a few weary minutes, when we smelt the religions presence of a staff officer, (Polk was in command.) and soon the racket of "bools and saddles" sent every man into stirrups, and the battle of Belmont, on the Confederate side, had begun. News had reached Gen. Polk th.lt Grant was approaching Columbus by the Paducah road, while the fact was that 'hat gentleman was quietT dropping dow n his force on the Mississippi cm transports, un der the eonvoy of tho gunboats Cotiestoga, Tyler and Lexington. Well, the Tennes see Mounted Rifles w ere ordered out on the Paducah road, and after a brisk gallop of I tive miles louuu nothing on Shore-, but saw plenty on the water to have the Order given to change the head of column, and so came back the same way. But before we could report at the Episcopal residence, Grant had come around Milhken's bend, and re ported in person, we might say, to the Bishop by landing his troops just above a small hamlet named Belmont. THE BATTLE. The Bishop thought lie was a fool, and paid no attention to things in Hie bend for some time, as he supj.ose!, as the country had all been scouted over, there was no passage for artillery through the morass, behind Belmont, where a camp of about 1,500 men and Belzhoover'ti battery was stationer!. It is a low country, and a com mon joke among us was that they were sent over there to keep us from shak ing. as a large number of them had the fever and ague, and the Arkansas variety of it at j that. We were wrong in this, for when ', the time came for work we shook more i than they did, and no men ever stood more nobly to their guns until driven into the Mississippi by those fighting devils from Illinois and Iowa, under McClernard, Buford. Logan and Fonlker. They fought for every inch of ground until they had to go over the banks, and any one who has ever boen there knows that only a Gough could stand such water, even under the pressing influence of cannon and title balls. Soon Polk came to his senses and learn ed, too late, that Grant's advance was se rious, and on the wrong side of tho liver for him. He was again "Mounting in hot haste the steeds" and we were ordered across the river, which we crossed under a murderous lire from our own captured battery and the guns which had been b.ought by Grant. Frank Cheatham led the advance-, and the Federals soon found themselves in the toils and the victors of but an hour ago found themselves the vanquished, and had liter ally to cut their way through the trans ports, under the ptotection of the gunboats, which kept up an incessant shelling. The Tennessee Rifles were early in action, and followed closely the flying enemy. The Sixth Iowa ought like devils, but had to give back. Thiee skirmishers of the l ilies soon came within range of the transpoi ts. and hot work it was, as the double-ended gunboats were belching shells every in stant. Crash after crash down came the limbs of the trees, the rifle bullets added their spiteful whiz to the thundered tones of the Columbiad, and Colt's revolver spoke to the Sliarpe's carbine. It seemed as if pandemonium had got on a pyrotechnic spree, aud that fire aud lead had seized the world. Still the three skirmishers had pushed on, but finally dropped be Bind a large cypress log. It was safer to stay where they were than get back. This con dition of things could not last long. Up spoke one of ihe daie-devilst "I'm goin' to have a shot at that fellow who's doiuT all the smoking and bossing, if I catch a full shell the nex: instant." So saying he leveled his Sharpe's rifle, which had never lie fore failed him, and blazed away. Tho bullet cut the standard of the deck withiu half au iuch of its ob ject. "I'll take another one. What's the matter with nie V" Once more the barrel crossed the log, and this time the bullet must have gone through the clothing of the impertui ba-'.j smoke'-, as he td-ghtly changed his p ..-.ition to give some orders, but to the matksmau exposing the brass buttouson his waist. "Never a better mark iu the world," al most Veiled the desperate maiksman, "aud that man's my meat 1" Carefully, calmly, coolly, that rifleman, who had and could take off a turkey's head at two hundred yards with his rifle, drew a bead upon his target the six inches be tween the buttons behind attd missed. J ust theu a (-hell came ciashiue to the spot. One of the skirmishers was killed, the otlu er wounded; and the third has written this sketch. The man shot at wat Gen. U. S. Grant. N. F. Star. The Romance ok Divorce. The Atch illsdti (Kan.) Ch-impion has the following relative to a Couple who were recently di vorced Id that city : "I'he parties live In Atchinson county, and have always been reputed especially respectable people of wealth and standing, and the divorce was granted yea er.lay with out alimony or other relief. TIim wife was the plaintiff, anil she is now about 30 vears old; the defendant Is about B5. The parties lived In Indiana, and when they were mar ried the young wife was less than 18, while the huabaid was 50. One child was the fruit of this marriage, and for a time they lived happily together. Then the wife ac cused the husband of infidelity and institu ted proceedings for a divorce, aim, as tie in terposed tin defense, a divorce was granted, with 1,600 alimony. Both married again, and moved to separate States. The new w ifo of the old man absconded with a lightning rod peddler, and the young wife's husband eloped with a strange woman. A year or two after this the man moved to Texas ami engaged iu the Texas cattle trade, and com ing to Kansas with a drove of cattle, by a strange chance met his former wife in Ateh inson. They became reconciled to each other again, and undertook to live together once more, 'Squire Jackson uniting them as husband at:d wile. It seems that ihe hus band had got a divorce from the wife who eloped with the lightning-rod peddler, but the wife had not been so particular. They were now living in Atchinsnn county, duly and legally married, when a great religious revival occurred in their vicinity and both became imbued with a spirit of religion. Under this influence the wife confessed her shortcomings to the minister, and he recom mended that they live separate and apart. Again a separation occurred, including a di vision of all the property. In a short lime the religions excitement wore away and once more they joined their fortunes as lms- oanu aim wire, living together until a few months ago. Then ihe wife rame into the iis' i m i ooun aim sueu ior a oi vorce on i lie j grounds of neglect and ill-treattueut, with I the results as above stated. Trusting a Hoy. During the session of the late Episcopal Convention in Boston, j the Bishop of Louisiana, in dossing the ' Common, met a boy whoso face he fancied, i and. calling him to him, asked if he had j anything to do just then, to ivhich he said I no. "Are you a good b y ?" The little j fellow scratched his head and replied : "I ! am not a very good boy. I cuss a little sometimes." Ibis candid answer ins-pi red ' the Bishop with confidence, and he theu said, after giving his name and acdress: "I want you logo to a cei tain place and get a bundle for nie, and bring it to my hotel. There w ill bo a charge of eight dollars; here is the money to pay it, mid s half dollar w hich you w ill keep Tor doing tlie ei land. "Ou his return to Ihe ho? el the Bishop's friends laughed at him fr his credulity, telling him that, he would never see the boy oi the money again, but in half an hour Ihe young chap returned, bringing the bundle and a receip ed bill for eight dollars and a h.i'f. tlie Bishop having made a slight mistake is to the amount that was due. "How did you manage to pay the extra half dollar?" he inquired. T took the money you gave mo for the job. I knew that you would make it All right." And "all right" it was made, and I have no doubt that the confidence that was re posed in thai boy, because of his truthful ness, will do him good as long as hu lives. Bishop Cl'irP, in A'. Y. Ledger. As Old Kentucky Duel. A duel was fought at. Soap Island, iu Biidgeiiort, in 183d. The participants were Shelton and I Kingsbury. Shelton thought it was real; Kingsbury knew it to be a joke. The I guns were loaded with soft soap. Shelton ped behind a log. Kingsbury walked up, put the muzzle e.f the gun against the head of Shelton and pulled the trigger. Such a 1....L-!., J, ....... Q..r, "v" niv. ijioi ill,., un.'ttn n n j nn.i 'iff- covered his head entirely Inthe agony of . r... if .i despair Shelton reached up, got. a handful of the soap and exclaimed : "Oh, my pMr brains: my poor brains I Kalizing the hoax, he sprang up and chased Kiugsbuty off the island with rocks, swearing all the w hile like a sailor. Shelton afterward en listed in Sam. Houston's war, and made a good soldier. Coming back from Texas, he passed through Hardinsville with his gun on liis shoulder. One of his old ft iends cried out "Halt !" -He did so. "Piesent aims I"' He presented. "Make ready! He did so. "Take aim V lie aimed. "Fire !" He wheeled, tired right at the fellow, the bullet just missed bis bend, went, ih rough the door and dropped on tho floor Inside. Shelton took to his heels. In the civil war he mad a brave soldier, was unflinching in his attention to duty, and died like a soldier at Mission Ridge. - Interesting Discovert. The remains of a chapel built in the days of the crusades have been discovered near tho Mount of uiives, detnsaiem. l lie roaci Horn the, mount to Bethany passes along a narrow j silip or land which ceases at a hill neat tlie , village. On the bolder of this road the ruins were found several feet below the ; surface. The altar of tho chapel was as serted to be on the exact spot where the "saviour mounted his ass at the feast of palms to ride into Jerusalem. Several paintings were found upon the stones, in- eluding one of the disciples of ChrUt bringing the ass to him ; another of the restoration of Lazarus to life, and a thud when tho fray was hottest, aud with dip of a group of men engaged in a quarrel, pers flung it about among the balf-naked Lieut. Kitchener, commanding the British expedition to Palestine, has brought the plan of the chapel to England, and Capt. Guillemot of the French army has inscrip tions. A bronze shield, wilh the emblems of the twelve tribes of Israel upon it, iu Italian workmanship of the eleventh centu ry, has beeu approptiated hy a neighboring pasha, who has giveu 1-criuit.siou to Lave it photographed. The editor of the CaMhage Rrpwtflican, who has evidently been there himself, tells all be knows about it thusly t "Wr.lch a young man or average industrious, habits and you will find that he understands when the hour of twelve aud six comes to the half second, but put the satno individual of an evening alone, in a -pleasant heated front parlor, with a ptetty girl, and b wont have the least idea it's neatly a st. until he bears the roosters crowing. It is at such a crisis as this that a stern father Bbiues most biigblly at, a liiae- piece, NUMBER 4. Our Ship's Cook as a Hero. In the aatumn of 1S57 I was second mats of the clipper Bhip Fieiy Cross, bound from Boston to Shanghai. There was some val uable arms in our cargo, and we bad quite a sum of specie on boaid, besides many bales of rich assorted goods, aud as consid erable interest was felt in the ship, her ooraiug was widely heralded. Every ship has an odd character among its Ciew, aud ours was found in the person of Jack Harle, the cook. His great peculi arity was laughing, for he did this at all times. When the train he was on was passing over the High Pi essnt e toad collid ed witli auother Coming from the opposite direction, causing thirty or forty jjM-c-ple to be maimed or killed. Jack laughed heai li ly, though all the while he whs woiking, bare aimed and with huge drops of swe at rolling from his face, to lelease the sutler eis held by the lums. His laughter Bound ed diabolical then, though it was his niau uer of expressing his feelings. He was, tin fact, a man who had bui one mode of showing the workings of his soul, aud that was laughter. He was kind liest ted, sympathetic aud generous. He would laugh at a funeral, though he was sorrowing all the time; aud when seeking for his pocket book to alleviate some piti ful want, to the talc of which he bad just been listening, his face would be convulsed with the semblance of n.erriment. Often be had come near having desperate quar rels, for whenever he was introduced to a peison, be invariably offended bim by breaking out into a boistetons peal of laughter. Still if adversity overtook this person, Jack was the first one to step for ward to his relief, -he amount of his offer ing being the extent of his purse. As his leputa'ion was w id ly known among sailors, his joining our crew was quite au event ; for he was a thorough man, and iu long voyage a good cook is a power in any ship, for palatable food is tlie . ijest source of pleasure a KilUrT cnn havc w,,eil and kindliuessth.it at sea. In 1857, both the Malaysian straits and the coast of Ciitia were famous resorts for pirates cruel cut-throat hoides, having uo fear of death, and no sympathy for a suffer ing they did not feel. Our voyage had been a fine ooe, the gales we had met having been light, and the woik easy. We passed safely through, the strai s sepai aling l he green-clad islands of the East Indies, and on the 10th of Octo ber sighted thd brown bills that iuu along; the coast lino of China. We were going tip through the Formo Channel, aud had our wits ruettv well shai pened for this was dangerous ground when about midway in that haunt cf j pontes, we saw, shooting out from the i shelter of a bold promontory, some four or live miles away, three heavy junks, The wind was against them, but w ith j their long sweeps heavily manned, bbowed j that our ship was tin-it aim. TLe brass j pieces composing our battery wire got ready and loaded, and the small arms j placed where we could easily reach them, This done, wo wai'ei for the attack, Jack Harte had bech convulsed with laugh j ter when told that the pirates were coiu- ing, and calling to his chum, Tom Collins, had taken him into the galley, whence loud peals of laughter aud dense volumes of smoke shoitly aftneward issued. Til.) junks came ou, trying to keep out of leach of our guns by beating directly down ou the bow ; but when they were in close range, the CRptaiu suddenly put the helm up, and as she paid off, brought the ship's guns to bear. Titete were thiee rapid discharges, min gled w ilh savage yells and si ies, and theu wo saw one of the junks careen over, and soon she went down, leaving a mass of yelling yellow devils ttiuggling iu the water. The other two came rapidly on and were too near for our next broadside to damage . , , , 1 i , 1 t J ,e "u"r u,uu """K" Ki.ocKea over 1 ,t ,.r m:us,R' "ud R,aJe bluo'1 otk mou ,,n clfB ,, . . I-' w C"iiM ngnu. load, they ratne , lt"V B -'"'. " , ? climbing ou board, with wild yells ol bale ..i.: : i .i . i i and tage. T hey were met by a determined resist ance, but their number must soon have de cided the bat lie bad not a new ally ap peared to help us. Suddenly above the din -f the comhat sounded Jack Haite's loud laugh, and this grew- louder and louder, aud simu wa joined by howls oT pain from the pirates, who seeu.ed tj be seized with a strange frenzy ot fear. Many of them rnslicd to the rail and sprang over, unmindful whether their junks were the re or not, and louder and ineriier all the while came Haite's war-cry, for such his laughter was. We saw that he was flinging a stream ing liquid of some kind on the yellow las Cils, atitl as we piled our cutlasses with new coinage, we soon had the decks clear- led. Some of the pitates had managed to shove off one of the junks, but a couple of J well eliivcted shots souk her ere she could go far.and the remaining junk was captured by our crew boarding her in turn. Theu we learned what it was that Ilarto had used to so u'.tcily rut the pirates. He had saved the grease made by boiling the poik and beef, and expected to sell it in Miaughal. When the pit ales were sighted. i the thought that this would prove a good weajion to discomf oi t them came into his iniud. lie called Collins to assist bim, aud ' lining two large'pots with it, soon bad it ' at boiling beat. j These he and Collins carried on deck tascais. 1 he pain caiisi d by if, and H arte a curious laugh er, winch one uf the piisou ers cipluied said 1 ihe song of a (lemon, were too much for the piiates, aud left vic tory with Fiery CnbA; though not ofieu did fate so order things for very frequent ly did the ships thus assailed rttuain bloody plizes iu the pirates' hands. Thus Jack Haite's laughter proved a help t us in our hour oi' need, and it was tthly li who defeated the pirates ou that, to us, tuciuuiablc uc-cisiv-u. An irascible eld gentleman, who holds the posit ion of justice of the peace, was re cently aecosied in the street vy a youth in a manner that did hoi come up to his bouot' idea of lesi-e-et one bim. "Young ni-in," skid he "1 line you live dollars foC couU-tr.pt .f court.'- "Why, Judge," saKI theotTtiudei'you'ie not in session." "This court," replied the juelge, thoroughly irri ta ed, "is always in session, and co- so-que-utly lwjs au objtel ul c'Jrltcmpu, 00
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