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McPike, uarunleed Circulation - 1,101 A-o jnu bjohiso. match rr? RlBSCIUPIHtS RATI.S. . -.-,-. r ic'i In ft lvar. ee . .! SO I C ' J " 11 nr I ' '3 w lU"n i' imi. ii r. t i 1 v. i'l.ln lii'is. - i ' It rt..t .'d Ut.i:i J-e.'.r.. th'-fS .--r- . ...,-in ; ! pitu :17 oil 1o the county ft . I: ienl per year will tc I'dar t j .1 v. ill t'. :.!-ovc t rips 1 e de . th 'o liO O'i'H nmil their f, in ' 1 ' H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher. "nB 18 A FKEEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE.' SI.50 and postage per year, In advance. t b i x.ns r. t.cv ice - run-' in. i pi:,." 1 . ; i .. - I i ..I-..; I- r.. ; i hi r r pi i . . . t be :l -. i t Oe - fu ' ton' in s t s I no-p t t e litrtiuc.l-y tia-lei-stood J ap'r !i:f ii it. If i n, hut oth- I a'-.-ag - lite a to i sh.rt.t j VOLUME XIII. EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1S79. NUMBER 4. CAMdHIAi"tiLtmAJ1 w W K w r f Mj'vlrv writs (.f 1 1. T:.. Ff. , . , ..'i , I . i-l. .j ,,!!. a . 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'i i an- v . f T;i- ; 1 tan ..,1-: at t!.c EUi: of I'ran- :-, - Vt. tltla Inirro-.: of JMin .n tiu I to t id e r-.un.I f .: 11 it. -I in -1 ii - r1 ; p. 1 .. j.'.ria i.-iinry. I'-niin. ti K . 'i .nii i"t 'f i !i"ina-i li. .v. f.-.v. p r.-:i I on thr otlier nl If, ...ii t- i-rlas" liil l.'oa.i. ham:r . i f :r ', l.ir.R Lu.l.l ina and p.. ink 1 i..- . " inoy r.l Joiia 11 i i.iitcii. : 1 '' .''r1 ".li.. a j ifct- --r pir 1.V1 ,t,.i ;r. Wa-liir.u--11 'i -1 nlnp, 1 - , ,idi..in.n litMm .1 jiiK'it ! t' I'll : if r---. -1. '!. an 1 ,. nra-T i:h.,-ut 5 edition rrv, ex- . 11! ' IT .;i:'i 1 :,k- I. n .1 M. ar. 1 1:. :. t':.. ... t.t! ro ,d v jT Pim'l lat.-.i In fimbria o the -T.-i-t nn :tn t!:e - frani'i t .a. !"'- ol I.i.i-t.t.r.r-r ..r -tir! . -.'.j. 1.11 r-iw'..,.- I -ti f t t'li t :. -!! Il' ft' I .li'l S.I!I1U-I . 1. ..r-.-" f- i a- tn o .e . A i . ri w in the o.-.-i-i. -.--y of . the r.-iht. tit.n .1:. t In- In an ! t i.i-! m tl. Van ward M t-tien- irr i..l r 1 c. ur'.v, I'a , tr.;nt.r .m Ir m- n ti - s .'i'ti. H -n r .-ti.'t t-n f ' ,ii - i .-.f i;.-v. iltii-'".,- on the w.-". 1 ti.i i.-; I" i-,--r "a tl." f.-i.-'. 1 nv.n,' - I .1 t " - '' 11 ' I.- '" i-i v-,i l.-.i .'l luri.iy. .(.'". c : i " -.ii ! n-ri'lil M. 11-. I'.i.tti-r. ot. r i r- : -1 J' . i;ai--d 11 ' :i I . i-t war I . 1 : .,j.i. am'.r.a c.-i:i ;y. I'- . I'l.'tr ". r it -11 t i.e -i-.ui ti. .- ' ;.:,..) .- lot of . .- tl w.-t. an I 1. in ! 1! s.im'l 1:1 ..til cut. I'-.v.i.u tl;. r.-.'-i . - ! nu: h- u" :: Ira;.!.? Mil';--. " ut 1. 1!. M .: Ai. '?.'.. ,-,1 :n:crt I .'tr.'iel I! uti.-r. . .. ureuu I .-..si ' i'i the F.ait . j ' 1 rouzh. l'ani':r;.i c'.iuiv. !,,";. r--. ; .1 ! I. -. mil. lutJ ! "jl ! . . 't -r Jr.'1 A. A- Hark.-r on the , i r.-iii. r.v.in-n t 'i.' 11 -r. 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Co t !.. eaii rl ' n iinir 'ofl; - !;.-r '.n ere 1 . r : k A. n : i PT a-ei-iik-r, t ; -i r 1 i I t . a pi . ..-!-;,- ;-r.tie. in : : -r : t'.:. 1 , I y .1 I I ti-. 1. 10 .1 ! tl -1 t" ti T Ua'i of lti . r 1 a rod of l. n 11 ( ' -. i.t ria c-.uiity. I iKews ; !;.;.'. u-1 , p r' 1 1- by I i'i I '.; ih ici. no! tii p-.-rc h .;!! land ot Lire IT e - ; -V IT pii : thrnf! p.- 'i :.i :...rt -.-ith H 'Jtr ea-t th 2 V-"-: i -r-lr '.r, : ,.t ; 1. in. -re or i-ri-. U tin ! os. m.-re or In--'. e:i'l loi p.-r.-h-. u- il i'i de-r . I lin pia.-e r f l"-- I 1 .- p. !: - I ..I tw Mi-fii.--: 1. ij 1 ir- : r-r u. te'-l I met-- 1 ; a ; 1 a 1 t t" F;.-l.'-r...v !. .1-7 ant !i s. hi A 11 a. it 13. 'i a .s at. . i o tie c )I. 1 Ih. niia ol to tin it ii .T ..Hie. . I at the t ol .T,,hi, lan 1 . 1 - 1 trat - un.trv in. 1 - -man e- in ! m v.-e... 1 ii, n i ivi'H..l. ai: 1 o -t. v.- .r.l! i-r. I.y i!e"d Jat-1 1! . . ttc.ioa and t t- sj .r . r. r .sir. title an-I i: f r.-1 it ! a p f -o or p ir. el nt -.: ! 1 t-.ivi;-- :p. I ; 1 rn-.r.-v . '- r I.-ake 1 -urt'in. Huh Ha :a!';-ii. and others, com i.i.h. v - -. ar... at 1 i arre-i ol wh;rh er" t ; i r- -ti- I a two story I" -:; :. t 1-1 . 1 .v mill, n w 111 t hr p-.s.-e-i-;r - n. l'.k-n in ecutie-l and to ; .t 1 'a. tries Fll.'k. t.jl.f m l lntees' of A'lltrj ! t a p. or p ir.-l ef l.i'ol s.tu. . .p 1 -.nn i-r. 1 c u-.iiy. I' i . a I -: ' ' t.'Ki,", Jjiit-- P." M'Cani-.. 1 It iii-i in-.TC-nrl.-.i. Htt.iiii 1. --.-. ' .r'-.l. i;iv;l if tl;.-re-.n er.--l- : a : -i-.- rv lo i-..,u--. ! -z stable u'.il :!.e - ui.i-cyot AJatii II;:ch. -u itil lo f'.J a'. lt;e suit of '.' , ' " m ! !ir rc-t o! Wm. II - ;.-r I.i.iir'.v. I.av.-r'y. in 1 1 A f.til.-r. an I f-. A. rartor. ;o ai: i '.1.1 j I.--, or r.ar ot :a';. i an :. 1 I 1 a r. -1: p t milt.r a Mini 1 in .. I ..Irs. l'r v-kon. Hian.-h : . 1 1 N igle. an t FiMin . Pew.-.l. ' r. 3. ni. tx' .,r ii .-s liivin ' th.-r.on I a lia:! ry p'-in tim-i i.;-.. 1 -1 t ; 1 o 1 - -j. 111 rt S. A . Frl-.ir. i-i.l : t.f !! at th mi t of .-i'i .( I'cuDc. iv..ii;i, tor ui-ij of r .it. t t jii I inter? 't ef John t. ; .-.I: ! t-. 3 pa.ro . r pur -wl el I 1 r. I i . r.--. p. f an. r;a county, i a. 's ! .';-, ,',f An lreji ..Vc.o 'l. !.'..'.. .11; I :';;r-. eon 1 1 fnitl-t 1 4 ;-r ti. jr tjt W. 1 ") ol wbieb iv r.x ti.. r- ..n v-r. .--; a. t-t- s'r.r . :ri tl.- v. -ip ir.cy of J .hn Kitu- i --tf-ution and to o io.d at the 'iand intere-t of Jo-eph . 1 or p.ir..-cl of I . -1,1 f .t- a iii ri i -on?-,' -.-. Pn . a.t. re.es. I. j.hiiai.g. 1'i.r.jt. ti' - i; r. s i i0 a- r---. rr.o-e or v-n. -i .11.1 c'e.ire t. bavin ' ry trial- ii ni-.-!i:; ) rank -f .t' -oph A. Fniir.in. 1 to bo s-,i t iuv 3Ulli 0f . 1 - -. Ti-.. Tr tr ... c . "-'.i.t; ''ti' tr. rd r f th r orchis in: 1 1 A ilen t npeitv kflOc'K-J t ' 11 ol t tf lo-C.:t.'5s t,efri'e;ihe "frifr, r.rp. J'-HN I1YAN. SneriT. li-1, ur, Fi h. 3, . P.! $77 'thrAn',Ipec':, E Jarar.-eod to Ag ts. ; -r. ,r,. ',inM.lllI1,ltiMl,1,t,;i R!FF'8 SALES. ?Ti?'?..?le I ) Y virtui- of sundry writs or Fi. Fa. nnd Vend- . I) Kryayi.. I?url out of :hp Court of Common ' rn-na oi Caml.rln county and to mo directed, ! th'TP will ho offered at public pale, at the Hotel I of l onrad liniib. in Johnst.nvn, on i S ATI' III) AY, MARCH J.t, IS?9, At 2 O'CLOCK, P. M., the folloT!i.K real estate, ; lowit; ; Alt. the vijflit. title niif! Interest of Henry , .pi icher am Oieherine Speicht-r. '.f. in and 10 ' 11 pu ce or parcel of land situated ir Stonvcreck tovn-hiti. C'uril rl; count j . l'a.,nuj liulni hind or Kli ll'iri.ti . Charle Van L.Trifi. ami other, hinds of Henry and Catharine Spt ieher, con- , titlninsr bft acres, more or le8, about Eu acrf-s of which arc cleared. Taken in execu t ion and to! he sold at t he suit of Jacob Hot! man. A 1 sf. a I the ritfht. title and inler-st of John ; Ilir-rh. i f, in nnd 10 a hit of uround sitmiied in ' the Kn -it ward of t ambria burouuh, Cumbria ! l ouiiiy. I'll , IronilDK on the aoutn on Uroad i h'reet. aJjoininK lot of Joxeph (ien-on the west, ! lnt ot i hi. iiiua Flnnesran on the east, And x-i ti'iniinK hack to nn alley, having thereon erect- ! nl a two story plank house. Bianithter house ' n n l stable, now In the occupancy of Michael I Hil-man and David Karkhriuier. Taken In ex- j i i ution and to be sold at the suit t l Yost Iloch- , stein. At o, all the rlsrht, title and Inf. rest ot Jan. j Short hill, of, in and lo a piece or parcel of land , situated in Sumincrhill township. Cambria i county. Fa., adjoining lands or Ueorjfp (J. Itor nhiitiKli anti Henry ti inns, containii if 3-i acres, I more or let??, having thci eon i reclc .i a tine and- , a-lMlf story plank house and plank -.table, now in the occupancy ol Jameg Shorthili. Taken In 1 ex ecu I ion and to he sold at t suit cf Jacob J. I Weaver. j Al-so, all the rlxht. titio nd interest of Jos eph Co'.iauph, or, in and to piece or parcel of land situated in Jackson township, Cambria ' counts-, lit., artj ihiinir Imns o' Samuel Leidy, ' Samuel Uralliei, and Martin Muuoiiv, conialn- I inir 100 ncrea. more or leas, about 4J acres of! w hich are cleared, having t hereon erected a ,' two srory plank hoiu- and board stable, n'w in i the oocupm.cy of Joseph Cotiiuifh. Taken in j execution and t'j be sold at the suit of Duvid F. ' r-hiifji-r. ! Also, all the rip-lit, title and I;;t?restof W. 1 It. (i.n.'.rlipiinur, o In and to u pleco or parcel of liiii l situated in Taylor townstiip, Cambria 1 fnuniy, I'm., adj inliifr lands of Stephen (iouirh- j en . n. : , J uiin J. iood, J. C. Holes, and others, I i-i.-i tal 111 nir t;7 ! -ren, more or less, atio.it 10 acres ot w hich are r eared. Taken in 1 xceuiion and to be sold nt no tmi ,f Joseph S. ttrayer, as si;rnee of I'h ip F. Shafffr. Alho. nil ie riirht, title and inlerit of Ste phen Hildt rand, of. In and to a lot of ground : silunted iii Taylor township, Cambria countv, : I'h.. Ironiiir on Township road 11 th west, adJoliiHitr J nds of A bra ham A 11 iri. -.011 the s mth an. I ea't.a d Township road 011 the norih.hav- : inir thereri elected a two stor plank houso ' mi I stabie, n'.-v in the occupancy of Stephen lltldebratif. 1 aken In execution and to be sold ut the suit f I. F. Shaffer. i Ali, al the riirht, title and interf.st of (leo. ; W. C tiiia le, ol. 111 and to a piece or parcel of j land situs c.1 in .-'lonyci t ek town-ililp. Cumbria roil" t jr. Pi.. 11 dj .in I -if lands of A. (i rilhth, Jos. 1 lloffinan, I auries Von Lucnan, H. Speicher, j and .ither-, containing loO acre, more or less, ' GJ j. -r.-s t winch arc r-. eared, havinir thereon ; ; iij 1 uweuitiir 110113.. and plank l.arn. now t her icupaucy r,f J. K.p.rle. Ati, nil the , - ht. t tie and interest of t-eorire W. Consta- , of. :n und tn a piece or parcel of land sau .1 ii; Stonyt r-ek township, (amlirla county, 1 , 1. Joinluir lands of Louii Von I.ucnan. i as. i 'in I.ueiiau. and Henry Constable, con- ! ti-nrr 2 acr-s. more or les-i. bitvuiK thereon -ft ct. d :i tu n st.'.ry plunk house and other out- 'l.'.uirs, now In the occupancy of tieorire. V. fns al.le. Taken Ir. r vecutiou and tn be sold the suit of Joseph Thomas, for uso of Wil- ! Ii rn (J ipiri-r. ' Aisii. all the rlulit. title and intero-it of Pn--'i xlci'rt!l. of, iq and to n lot of tr round sltu 1 In the village ol r-onih Fork. C'n.yle t nvn p, Ciiinhria co;iiity. I'll., udj.iinliifr lands of .. Ii. It. Co. and ConeuiaiiHii river, havinK- "reon erectec. a two siorj- plank house, not v occupied. Taken In execution and to be d nt the suit fit Owen McCall. Ai s.. nil (Ik -i ii,ht, litleund interest of Pa ck ! linn, of. In mid to a lot ol ground situate the ectind Ward of Conemauh borough, : i.i.rtit county. I 11.. I roi. t loir on street, ; olnirpr lot ol Patrick Murray on the east, ( 1 mi alley on tho west. exieni!i:ir back to .el or hinds ot Cambria Iron Company, hav- thereon ereeie-d a two story plank hou-ie, . v In the occupancy of Patrick Flinn. Taken xecution anJ to be sold at tbe suit of Fran- I I)-.-.l:n. rriM or S vi. rt One-third of 1 ho purchnsn ney to be uai.l whi n ih" property isknocked m. nnd the i .-mainintr t A o-ttiirds belore the flrmatiou of the dieO. .JoH.V RYAN". Sheriff. JicrilT's Office, Fbennburg, Fe'j. 3. JS79. r w 1: x t y-s 1 : c o n d a n x u a l - STATK'IF.NT of the Pkotectiov rt" r. Fi Rt I stii A nce Com pant or Cambria ; anty lor I l.e j ear ending Jan. 13, 1?T3 : ; l't of prnperty Insure ! I an. li. h:s il,HS,61J !! in'i "t property Injured K-;n . w trt (A .11 ftn no ' "r-l'tct ara't expired dur- , ,i r,'.-i..T"'-'.tfSr 247.4.9 85 ' ; II I1-' T.I,. ,,., j,,,,-.!.-... I one- 1 ast '.: f . . ;... .ui --ftuice-u u-v.osrj.CJ m t c-f property Insured Jan. 13, l?79.tl.251.8?5 33 n't of premium notes in ni force .lan. U. 157s in m -.2 27,476.2' t lit, 509.02 S3.00S.73 e.OM 44 t 2S.0S3 17 intiu't of pretinutn notes M.-'7 -t; -'.'-I taKe 1 dur:r;i year sold at 1 i.f'educt am i expira.l dur- . s- a:. ' .-11 I year '. ot jer.""lu' t am't surrendered tia 1 canceie-i uate 1 1 k ta't of premium nedes subject toas.-ns- it Jan. 1. 15 .122 S3S.7S 1 - t 1; 0. or I'oiicies issued durins t he year in force Jan. 13 187. .1100 CASH ACCOUNT F.Kt.HirTH. 1 in ton nan 1 ai last settlement. t3.oe7. 82 jiisa lor new insurance yy; tl fcterest Received S3 5 -r ti, , ,,-ttn't assessment No. 5 605. J9-4,T29.43 KiPtXDITl'RES. 'ses to John W estover t ' J. Kir patrick u " M. t 'ronaner " r.vid I. Luvis .. peter C W elble 367.0-1 20.' 0 SO. 1 00 750 0) 317.00 James (lilpj .l.lo.j.OO n mission ou bal. assessment .0 5 retar. 's fees -a-mrar's salary. nt rn'i' coinini-.-il..n mtums returned for Policies aneied nt in-. postage, stationery and vprcssago ir.pe-ns-it l..n of Ki. Committee. pcnes of Hi justing lonees.... 30 CO 133 SO SO.eO 4 '.'O 17.25 20.41 1"'' "5 1 boo Z.lf.i . ."! i"'-' 89 iiance on hand and In bank , RE.orp.cta or the compajiv. ft tnlum notes In force Jan. 13, 179 ..1122 S3.7i .. 1,182 t ti on Land aa J in Hank 123.719.61 in. 21. 1879, the foregoing account audited, nd Correct and approveJ. F. KOHFHTS. ) JoIiN LLOY I. fF.l.llom. JOHN J. EVANS, ) tan. 24.18T9.-3t. IIKUIFF-S SALE Bv virtue ol a writ of Vend. Espon., isaneil out of the rt of Common Pleas of Clearfield county to me directed, there will be exposed to ic sale, al the Court House In Koensburg, Mniiilnr, 'lurch 3d. IH7i. at 1 o'clocK, , the following real estate, to wit : L the right, title and in'erest of John A. By- if. Ii an.i to a piece or parcel of land situated hi it township. Cam tin a count) , Pa., ad join- n nt s o! Hiiama fc. roresman m. um- llle. Mrs. Nagl". Asbury Lee. and John containing 6j0 acres, more or less, unim .1. Taken la execution and to be sold at the of Lemuel Byers, to use. im r.r Sr r.. One third of tho purchase V to be pnld when the property is knocked 1. and the remaining two-thirds beiore the 1 caution ol tho deed. JOHN' RYAN. Sheriff, riff 's Office, Khciisbui (f, Feb. 3. 1879.-3i. JOTICi:. All nersons are lierebv 1 . tufioiieii anainst, interfering witli the nir article.. booht by me at pnblle sale as perty ot William Yonng. ot vv asningioa p. and lett with sail Wm. Yoong during asure. to wit t 1 old heating stove. 1 good z stove. 1 cooking stove. 1 bureau desK. I and betiding. 1 clock. 7 common chairs. -table, 1 douKh-trny, 1 sink, part ef wood ir a two horse- wavon, 1 bugay axles, and .d work lor a two-horse sleigh. 2:, l'7..-3l. AIAKi A. YOCNO. KCUTOIt'S NOTICE. Estate of Wm. Bakfr. Sr., dee'd. l-r testamentary on the estate of William r . late or tarroll township. Cambria deceased, having been granletl to tbe un d by the Kevisierol said county, notice r given to all pat ties indebted to said es--t payment must be made forthwith, and tvmg claims against the same will present ily authenticated for settlement. PfcTER A. HI-I'. I K All, Kxeeutor. '1 Twp , Jan. 24. l79 -et. 15 AHKKK & SON OFFER jSteu-j Kid CJloves, fur top, at 75?. A. A. B xrtKE't SON OFFER ' Cloth Hack Gloves at 53c. A. A. Il l UK F. K A SON OFFER ' y Hack 'iaun'lets, big beryada l.O". T1IK lOOIt IIIIDI.ER'tt OIE. to nia old ripnii. Tom, V orn, un.rtssd. I mourn; Had, Sad. Three-quarters mad ; Money ironfj. Credit none ; Duns at door, Haifa score ; Wife in lain. Twins airain ; Others ailing, Nurje a Tallinn, Billy a hix.plnir. Also poor Joa, With fostered toe. Come thc-a, my fiddle, Como. my olde-n, ttme-trorn friend. With Joyous, swellinK, brilliant Bounds, Some sweet, though transient, solace lend. Thy polished neck I clasp In closs embrace. While ecs'.acy of Joy Illumes my face. When over thy strings I draw my bow My drooplnit spirits heavenward rise; A lively strain 1 touch, and lo ! 1 seem to mount above the skies. There on Fancy's winu I soar, Kejjardlessof all thedunsat door ; Oblivious all : 1 leei my woes no more. But skip o'er tho strings. As my old Addle slnirs. "Cheerily, merrily no'. Presto 1 good master You very well know I will find musle IT you will find bow. From E to Alt, to C below." Fatigued, I pau90 to change the time For some -!riyi,i, solemn and sublime. With graceful action moves the sinuous arm; My heart responsive to the soothing charm, Throbs equally; whilst every health corroding care Lies ,rostrate,vanquisul tjthe soft melifluous air ; More plaintive grown; my eyes with tears o'erflow, ; And patience mild, soon smooths .ny wrlnkl'd brow Reodyhautboycan squeak.walllng flutecan squall, . Tho serpent maygrunt and tho trombone maybawl j But mr Poll, 'my old fiddle's the prince ol them all. Could e'en Irydcn return, thy praise to rehearse, His ode to Cecilia would seem ruggt-d verse. Now to thy ease, in flannel warm to lio, j Till calle'd to please thy master by I A polio. ' Jl L.A CK JIA MOXnS. ! AN INTERESTING CHATTER OX A COMMON PLACE 'l liJfXT SOME FACTS ABOUT COAL NOT (.E.NERALLY KNOWN. In America it is remarkable that the first discovery of coal of which no have any re cord, should have been made as far in the inteiioras Illinois. It is mentioned by Father Hennepin, in 17CJ, when he found the outcrop of a seam on the Illinois river where the town of Ottawa now stands. The first that came into use, boivever, was from Virgiuia, near Richmond, which for a long time supplied the whole Atlantic market. Anthracite coal had quite a struggle to obtain a fooling, as its value and use we-e not known ; in fact the first Lehigh coal sent to Philadelphia in 1803 was considered worthless and was broken up to be used on th9 sidewalks. In the early days of the countiy wood was abun dant and cheap, and the means of trans portation from the interior so limited, that the demand for fossil fuel iu the United States could be met by a few tbuusau j tons a year. We have uo accurate record of the tonnage which was produced, but it was about 1,C00 tons of anthracite and about SO, 000 tons of bituminous io 1820, which was one ton to every one hundred and twenty persons of the population. As the country was settled, railroads built, fur ; caces erected, and steam and machinery J came into greater and greater use, the de ! niand increased, culil in 1S77, the produc tion was one and a quaiter tons to every i man, woman and child iu the Union or ; 50,000,000 tons. The vast quantity repre ; rented by theie figures can be better bro't befoie the mind by stating that, if this amount were packed in a solid mass it would make a wall from Xew York to ! Washington two hundred and forty miles j ten feet wide and eighty-five feet high ; 1 while if it were put together iu the broken j state in which coal is commonly used, the wall would be one hundred and sixty one feet high. This tonnage places our coun try as the second coal producer in the world; Great Iiiitain being first, with an output in 1377 of about 130,000,000 tons. From what has been said regarding the power and wealth that this article bestows, tbe following table shows that the Ameri can Union has a most magnificent future Drosrect. as it is destined to become. Mm great fuel producer of the earth ; and that not ouly because of the vast area of its coal fields, but because of the thousands , . ...-., ... . ell i-iii.ic mi", n otugi-ioi tut? cccvlllo did evf easily accessible to the miners, as they of ten lie either above water level or at very moderate depths, obviating the expense of j deep and costly shafts to reach them, and j this is a very great advantage: "So im j roense indeed are the riches of the Amett ! can coal measures thai iu their conception i of the future development of mankind geographer,hi.storian., philosophers, agree ; in tho idea that the United Slates have, I especia'ly in tbeir coal deposits, tbe ele ' ments for the greatest and most perfect de i relopment of the man race." (Lesquer ! eux) : 1 ' Area Conl-ttUl j Countries. in Sq. Mitt. United Sta'es ...li'2,000 Ptr rent. Total A re. 7.' 8.1 6 90 4.60 1 HO 0.70 0 70 0 70 0.35 ' Novia Scotia Cireat Britain i Spain ! France I J'rnssia 18,000 11. W0 3.000 1.800 1.800 1,S00 tHX) 2S.800 ! Austria H lc''"n Chili, A 11s: ralia, India, China, etc - 11.0-3 Totals 2G0.O.I0 100.00 And now for the story of how this won derful mineral was formed. It is one of i the well established facts of geology that it ! is of vegetable origin. 'I his is not simply j a theory, for in nature coal can be seen in j rarious stages of formation, where vegeta 1 ble tissues is heaped up and accumulated . in bogs. As we dig down into these bogs, where the woody matter i surrounded by moisture, and in a favorable position for slow decomposition, it is seen that it is transformed into a dark, combustible com pound, which is first called peat; then as it becomes harder add more changed, lignite; while tbe oldest peat bogs in Europe have, at or near their bottom, tbin layers of hard black matter that neither tbe examination by tbe eye nor analysis by the chemist can j distinguish from true coal, and which, I ! therefore, must be true coal. "In Holland, . Denmark and Sweden the thick deposits of j peat are separated into distinct beds by strata of sand and mud, giving the best possible elucidation of the process of Btrat- ification of the real measures.'' (Lesqtic- reux.) For their formation these bogs re quire a basin rendered impermeable by a substratum of city and an active gron-th of aquatic or semi atrial plants, Laving their roots ir. water, while their branches and leaves expand on the surface thereof, or risa in tho air abovo it, constantly growing I In the same place, whose dtbris, falling j year after year, is heaped up and preserved I against atmospheric decomposition bysitg i nant water or great humidity in tho air. J It was during the Carboniferous epoch, I when our principal and most valuable seams i of coal were dejiosited, that all theso favor i able circumstances were in their highest development. For a dense vegetatiou we ! also want a warm, moist, and equable cii- j mate, and air more or less charged with ; ; carbonic acid gas, as that is the food of, j plants, (just as the oxygen gives life to a j i man,) though it is poisonous to warm ! blooded animals, it being impossible for 6uch to live in au atmosphere containing i J more than about one per cent, of it. Dtiring the Carboniferous ago of the earth's history the water covered much ! more cf an area than it now does, and por- ' tions of the continents were so little raised i above its surface that a slight eievation or ; depression would chango them from marsh- . cs and lagoons into dry land, or sink them below the suiface of the sea. When air . passes over, or rests on oceans, or lakes, or : rivers, etc., it becomes laden with vaoor, ! whose influence is very potent, as its pow- or of absolving or retaining Leat is I thousaudsj of times greater than that of : air. Hence, as the ocean was so largely 1 preponderant, there was an atmosphere j beavily chaiged with moisture which, in ' time, was favorable to a warmaud equable climate. In fact, the want of annual ling in caiboniferous plants proves that there w as no winter, and, as the same coal plants grew at the same time in Uurope and America, the same climate must have pre vailed. The air was also chaiged with carbonic acid, for there are no fossils (which Prof. Huxley so beautifully says are the labels that an Almighty hand has put .1j1r.11 tho specimens iu Nature's museum; in this or any other earlier formation of warm blooded animals. In these circumstances, therefore, there exist the most advantageous conditions for the rapid and continuous growth of vege tation, and judging fiom the fossils there of, it must have gone on with a density and luxuriance that well nigh surpasses con ception. Floating vegetables first made ' their branches and leaves on the suiface of the wator, and filling the basin or lagoon with their debris, thus forming a support for the more srila vegetation, compared with which anything in our day of the same species, in respect to size and quantity, , fades into insignificence. j Tho exuberant growth of tho tropics is astonishing to us ; but it is as nothing when we contemplate that of the coal era. For example : fSquitetum, the horsetail flag, with us is never more than half an inch iu diameter, while in the coal rocks gigantic reeds of this kind were as much as fourteen inches in diameter. Living club mosses even in our tropics attain no great height, but there they are as thick as , a man's body and sixty feet high. Our ferns are of insignificant size, but in those olden days they raised their feat hery foliage to a heicht of sixty feet and upward. 1 There aro others that grew to the same wonderful propoi tions ; and as Ihoy fell otheis sprang up, and thus the "heaping" process continued until Nature caused.some subsidence of tho grouud ; the wator closed over it all and tho currents deposited mud and sand upon it ; if the former, a stratum of slate s as the result ; if the latter, a stratum of sandstone. . When this subsi dence ceased, fresh growthsspiang up and a riew deposit was formed to sink and be covered in its turn ; and as often as theso periods of rest and submergement were re peated, so did a new coal bed como into existence.and in Lit is is a simple rationaVex plauation why the coal measures Lave more than one scam in them. If, on tho other hand, an elevation took place, the roots of the plants were deprived of their moisture, and they not only ceased growing, and the deposit accumulating, but the rain and surface drainage gradually carried the latter away, and, as it floated ofl", it became mixed with any earthy mat ter which the waters may have in median ical suspension ; and when it was finally deposited in some lagoon or overspread other formations, it ultimately made an in ferior coal or slate, according to the pre ponderance of the mud which was with it. Thus we can understand one of the causes why some regions Lave moie seams than others. When tho deposit was covered up, as be fevre explained, a gradual decompose ion took place, which consisted in an evolution of a portion of the carbon, and most of the bydrogon and oxygen, iu the form of wator and gases from the woody tissue, leaving a larger and larger percentage of the caibon of the plant behind, while the increased pressure of the accumulating strata ab.ive served to compress and solidify the mass. But before this rsolidification took place, as Liebig has proved by direct experiment, in the process of slow decomposition of vege table matter in water, a softening occurred, and is to this that we must ascribe the fact that no delicate fossils are ever found In coal itself, as tbe tissue and form were de stroyed by the softening and subsequent pressure, thongh eases are met with wheie solid trunks of trees Lave resisted the soft ening process, and are found standing erect in the seams, while their roots are plainly traced in the clay slate below. In the slates above and below which, it must be re membered, were originally soft, plastic mud tbe plant impression, however, are as sharp and clear as though they bad been been sketched with an artist's pencil. Tbe formation of different kinds of coals, 6uch as anthracite, semi anthracite, Renii bituminous, and the many different varie ties of bituminous, is supposed to be owing to the different degrees of progress made in the process of softening and carboniza tion, and to there having beeu fteer escape j for tho gaseous constituents in some cases than in otheis. Chemists have actually converted vegetable matter into coal of all degrees of hardness, and possessing all the vrtiious qualities of that formed by Nature, and observation and their labors seem to j show that all coal was firs'-, formed of the bituminous variety, and tho anthracite is the result of ingenious action to which it was subsequently subjected (McFai -lane.) Whou this change has been carried still further, the result is plumbago, or black lead. ! I have thus endeavored to set forth in a plain, comprehensible manner tho theories , of the formation of our fossil fuels, and, ( while difficulties may suggest themselves to the reader, still that they are derived from the vegetable kingdom admits 110 doubt, this being oue of the well establish ed facts of geology. There is one more benefit that coal has been the cause cf bostowing upon mankind that is as striking as .all those previously set forth, to which I would call attention befoie closing. The btblo tells us that the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air were not created until after earth brought forth grass, the herb j-ielding seed, and tho fruit tree yielding fruit after bis kind, and with the aid of science we can see a reason for this. It has been stated that one of the icquisites for tl.e vegetation of the coal era to flourish as it did was that the atmosjihere should be charged with a compound of car bon with oxygen known as carbonic acid gas, which except in very small proportions, destroys life in warm blooded animals. It was the tree that drank in the noxious va por through its leaves, decomposed it, took off the carbon to add to its stature, and to yield seed and fruit after its kind, while it breathed the life-producing oxygen back into the air, and in this way the atmos phere was purified for the use of man and betist. Thus in tho economy and wonderful work of Nature not only was this gas that precluded life removed, but it was stored tip for tho future use of that same, life that its removal made possible, so that coal, be sides giving light and warmth, and a thou sand other mateiial blessings, was tho piime cause of the very air we bioatiie. Surely ;t is, and it has been, a wonderful and blessed boon to the earth and its popu- ' hit ion, and it is no wonder that it has been given the name of the most costly gem vro knojv when it is called black "diamond,7" EvEr.TBnnY's Kxpfiuence. A story is , told of one of the grand jurors from North- I field, Vermont, in attendance upon the last term of com t at Monfpelier, Hewasafiaid he would not awaken in season to take the G o'clock train for tho capital, which lie had talked over with his wife on retiring. He had just got into a sounel sleep wheu ! his faithful spouso woke him, suggesting that it must bo time to get up. lie did, found it was only midnight, and retired , again. Soon ho was again aroued, and this time, upou consulting the clock, it proved to bo only 2 a. m. Somewhat dis- , gusted and angered at being so cften bro- ' ken of his slnmbers, be again sought Lis 1 conch, admonishing his wife thus : "Look j here, you keep your elbow out of my back and your mouth out of my ear till morn ing." Feeling herself relieved of any , further responsibility, she went to sleep 1 for good and left her lord and master to an yielded. wako when bo chose, which ho did at 4 hastened to make Lis preparations, o'clock. Thinking it would not pay to try : tno,v that his first, danger was from and get any more sleep he built a firo, put l!ie pursuit of his own comrades, rendered on his overcoat and ha', took his valiso in dolliy watchful and suspicious by the his hand and sat down befoie the tire for a crinie of Arnold. Major Lee was sitting few minutes. Meanwhile his wifo slum- . in uii tent when it was reported to him bered on until 7 o'clock, when she awoke i lljat a dragoon had been seen to leave tho and found him gone, whereat she felt quite ; camP w"o, when challenged by the f entry, badly, saying she intended to have got him ! Fut spu's to his horse and escaped. Anx a warm breakfast. Leisurely proceeding ; ious to iv0 his Seigeaut every possible op to dress herself she sought the ki'tthen, ' pwtunity, Leo first affected to misundcr where, to her astonishment, she beheld her ! s'-ad: ext to doubt tho correctness of husband sitting bolt up. ight in his chair ' tue report. It was undoubtedly, be said, before the stove, fast asleep, wi h tho train some countryman. It was impossible at:y gone over an hour ! Portland (Mc.) Adrcr- ' merher of the Virginia legiou could be rYser. i guilty of such an act. The officer making - i tbe repoit was somewhat indignant, and PAKi.on Chemicals. Simple chemical i rCpHcd tl)at ti,e deserter was believed to experiments nave lound a place among parlor games, and .with such satisfactory results, that we offer a few which have . i been tried successfully. They are so very simple that any of our little readers may . perform them. j To apparently burn vater, fill a glass lamp ' with warer in the presence of thn company, and pnt into it for a wick a pieco of gum camphor. The lamp may not be quite full, i and the camphor may be left, to float upon tha snrface of the water. On touching a , lighted match to the camphor, it'shoo's up a , clear, steady flame, and seems to nink tielow the surface of tho water, so that the flame is i surrounded by the liquid. It will burn for a long time. If the camphor be ignired in a large dish of water, it will commonly float abont while it btirna. To chancre the faces of a group to a find, deathly tchitene.is and to destroy colors, saturate a half teacnpfnl of common salt in alcohol, ami burn it on a plate in a dark room. Let the salt soak a few minntes before igniting. The flame will destroy the most, brilliant colors in The room, and the bright dresses cf the company wili aecm to be changed. Let each one put his ojr her face behind Ihe flitne ami it will present a most hideous and ghast lv spoetaele to those who stand liefore it. This is a very serviceable experiment to tnako in tableaux, where angnish, terror, or . death is lo be represented. The change wrought by tbe flame, when tbe essentials i are properly prepared, in very surprising. To produce a spectrum, burn magnesium , wire in a dark room, and ns soon as the flame ; is extinguished , iet each one attempt to look into the others' faces, tho spectrum of the extinguished light is clearly seen. j "Do hoos r.T?" asks an agricultural i corresponrlpnt. W know of imme that don't. TIipv subscribe for a paper, read it 1 for a few years for nothing, and then send 1 it back to tbe publishers, with the insei ip- t'oii, "Refused. " Such hogs as that pay nobody if they can help it. Belleritir Ga- THE PATIM) I'AI KO.N. One day last werk, w hilt- sad and dreary. As we wende 1 weak and weary. Across the unswept floor! 7 We heard, at Urst a gentle tapping-. Then it became an earnest rapping, At our sanctum door. "Come in I" we eaid ; while yet we pondered And in silence we still wondered What for us could be in store ; Then, the door boll gently turning, In he walked. One cheek was burning! Thoughts of crimson gore. "Are you the man who does tbe writing?' (What word will rhyme with this but fiirhtinir ! vuioniy tnnught we, o er and o'er.) 'Sir. wn nra " tta nnnll,. .l l,m Noddinff to the boys to hold him If he tried to beat us sore. "Then you'll please give me a credit Opposite that little debit. For two dollars more, 1 like your paper, and will take It As long n you will strive to make It As good as It has been before," We jumped ! He dottged ! Thus we missed him. Or surely we would have klscd him No matter ir the boys did roar ; So seldom treated in this manner, W'e felt inclined to sing Ilosunna ! Only this and nothing more. JOHN CHAMPE'S DESERTION. The outbuist of popular iudignatiou when it was announced that a monument was to be put upon American soil to the spy who plotted with Benedict Arnold tho capture of Georgo Washington, and the popular response to the suggestion of a monument to tho heroic Nathan Hale, prove that the fires of patriotism still burn brightly in American Ltarls. May they never bo quonched. F.ut my purpose in this letter was to re call a romantic episode of the Andre-Arnold affair, which some of the Sun's read ers may Lave forgotton, and with it one of the noblest figures of the revolutionary epoch a man who ribked his life as brave ly for his country as did Hale himself Sergea.it John Champe, of the Virginia Light Ilorso Cavalry. All Americans know how anxious Wash ington wds to capture Lenedict Arnold. But all do not know of the weightiest rea sons for this anxiety. If Arnold had fallen who could bo trusted ? Who could tell how fnr t'.ie tic-ason had sapped ii3 way unsus pected ? Strange tumors were iu tho air about otliei officers hili iu rank, one of whom et.j.rd in au eminent degree tho confidence and esteem of Washington. On his am'val at the camp he sent for Ma j r Hci.iy Lee, the father of the lato li .bert L, Lee, unbosomed himself fully to him, and asked if among the bold Viiginia spirits under h is command theie was one who would be willing to 1 isk life, iibeiiy and honor on a desperate Make for the good of his country. Lee replied that Le had such a man in his legion, a native of his own county of Loudoun, John C hampe, his Sergeant Major, who, although but twenty four yesis old, possessed a courage equal to any danger. His only doubt was whether Champo would accept any service on which the shadow t f dishonor lested Washington gave minute and accurrate iu stiuctions to Major Lee, who repaired to Lis camp and sent for Champe. Ho was a handsome, finely piopuitioned young man, of grave countenance, with deep set black eyes, Whon tho scheme was unfolded to Champo he shrank from tho idea of deser tion. He dcclaicd his life was at tho ser vice of Washington, but that Lis honor was Lis own. Lee, as a last inducement, pronounced tho name of the suspected General whose character Washington was anxious to clear. Champe started, declar- 'at the army held no man more loyal, bo uo less a person than the Sergeant 51a jor, as bis horse and arms were missing. j A pursuing party was soon equipped. Af ter inspecting them, Lee suddenly reraem bered that he had other duty for the Liea tenaut in command, and sent for Cornet Middleton to take bis place. He did this partly to create a delay, partly from a ! knowledge of Middleton' s kindly d isposi tion. His instructions were to bring tho man alive to camp, thai be might suffer, if guilty, in tho presence of the army, but to kill him if be resisted. It was midnight, and the rain fell in torrents. Just at day break, from au eminence 6onie miles from Bergen, near tbe "Three Pigeocs," a tav ern kept at the present day, tho dragoons desciied Champo about half a milo in ad vance. He put spurs to his boise, aud made for the village of Bergen, determined 10 seek refuge 011 board one of the two British galleys, which usually lay in Xew aik Bay, a mile or two distaut. Presently he beard tho pursueis again at his heels. But a few hundred yards separated them. A long marsh and deep waters lay between him and safety. He sprang from I. is horse and plunged into the morass. His pursu ers came up and dismounted al.-vo. Strug gling through the mud and slime, with bis i drawn sword held above his head, Champe i reached the river's blink, plunged in and ! swam toward the galleys. His cloak and : scabbard bad been thrown away, but for a : time he still grasped his trusty blade. I This slipped from Lis hand and was lost. I The scene had been watched with great ! interest and lightly interpreted by those on ! board fhegalleys. Firo was opened on tho j dragiuvns, some of whom were preparing to follow Champe in the water, while a j light boat quickly picked up tbe fugitive. Champe was kind'y received on board tbe British galleyand sent at dice lo New Yoik. After the usual inteirogations by the Adjutant General he was taken befoitj Sir Henry Clinton, w ho put golel in bis hand and sent him to Aiuoid. C'uampe found Arnold quartered in au elegant private mansion, surrounded by the lusuiy which was so dear to him. The traitor regaidcd bis visitor with a keen, inquisitorial look. The Virginia cavalry had borue such a hich reputation for ide!ily that he could scarce ly belicvo one of them stood before him in I the character of a deeitcr. Hut as he read ilm lntter f rum I I D r-f.m ni t 11.' . . C galleys, who had w itnessed tho escape, his I uuuuis vauisucu. lie congratulated 1 Champe, promised him the same position j in Lis legion that he had held in tho patri j ot army, and assigned him quarters near j Limself. Some days later, by the hands of another spy. Major iec received a letrer iu j cipher, of which this was the important : part. j 'I am able confidently to assuie you 1 mat tuo suspicions excited by Arnold are lalse as himself. Not one of our cfiiceis is supposed by the liiiti.su to be otherwise than inimical to their cause. Only one has j falieu one son of perdition. To have the 1 pleasure of doing this justice to Jjdelity 1 balances the evils of my situation. I was ' yesterday compelled to a most, afflicting step, but one indispensable to the comple tion of my plan. It was necessary for ir.e to accept a commission in the tiaitor's la gion that I might have utiinteri nj lcd ac cess to his house. Thither be usually re turns at midnight, and previously to retir ing waiks a short time in his gitirien. There I am to seize and gag him, and with the assistance of a tiusty spy bear him to a boat w hich w ill ba in readiness. In casa of interrogation we sliail say that we aie ; carrying an intoxicated roldiei to theiguaid house. Somo of the pales from tho garden fenco are to be previously removed, that ' our silent passage to the alley may be facil itated. On the night which the bea rer in commissioned to appoint, meet nie at Ho boken w ith twenty of the Virginia cavalry, those brothers of my soul, and there, Ciod willing, I will deliver to your band tho , tionble:-of Israel. John Champe." 1 Lee, on the appointed d.;y, tepaiixd to Ilobokcn with a party of dragoons, carry ing three led Lotses, ov.o of them tho , beautiful stee l of Champo. He concealed himself with his party iu a thick wood. His anxiety may well bo imagined as even ing drew on, midnight passed, and morning dawned. Disappointed atid full of appie bension, he returned with bis party to con sult Washington. Several daj s passed bo fmo the arrival of the trusty spy, from whom they learned that a sudden move ment of Arnold, who changed his quarters only a few hums before the time fixed f r the eiecution of their plans, Lad fm.,; rated them. Poor Champo was obliged to accompany the traitor to Virginia. At the pciil or his life he escaped in North Carolina, biding for whole days in the lhtck"ts, and at length rejoined the army which was in pursuit of Loid liawdon. lie fought Ma jor Lee, who received him w ith fraternal emotion, and introduced him to General Creece. Tho veteran trea'ed him with all the consideration duo to his heroism. Ala jnr Lee, restoiing to him bis favoiito horso, sent Lim to Washington, who com foited hlra as only a noble mind coald. and gave him an Lonorable discharge, feaiiug for him the vengeance of the enemy should the chances of war place him in ll;, pcuv - ll.-iip.ll CT. Champo retiicd to bis home in Loudoun county, Virginia, where ho lived seveial years, honored and respected. When our brief war with France occurred, and Wash ington was appointed Lieuteoeut-Geiieial, he sought out Champe to confer upon birn a Captain's commission, but tho brave Sergeant had gone to answer at a higher muster roil. A". V. Sun. The Threatening Viayuc. pf. FOn S FAMOCS ACCOUNT OF TEKKICLK VISITATION IN 1 I. O SOON s In view of tho repoited outbreak of the '. plaguo in Eastern Kusi 1, De Foe's fear 1 full realistic desciiption of the ravages wrought by the "Black Death" iu London two centuries ago has a peculiar interest. The most pertinent passages are given below : I "Tho faco of London was strangely r.'.tt 7 ed I mean the whole mass of buildings, city, liberties, suburbs, Westminister, South wark and altogether. For, as to the par ticular part called the city, or within the walls, that was not yet much infested ; but . in the whoir) the face of things, I say, wo much altered. Sorrow and sadness set upon every face, and, though sume parls were not yet overwhelmed, 3 it all looked ; deeply concerned, and, as we saw it ap- I parently coming on, so every one looked 011 ' hinis-lf and his family as being in the ut- ; most danger- London might well be said to tie all in tears. The mourners ' did not go about the streets, indeed, for no- . body put on black or ruade a formal dress of mourning for the nearest friends. B it the voico of mourning was truly heard ia the , streets ; the shrieks of women and children at the windows and doors of their bouses, wheu their nearest relations were perhaps dying or just dead, were so frequent tc be beard as we passed the streets 1h.1t it was enough to pierce the stoutest heart in the world to hear them. Tears and lamenta tions were seen almost in every house, espe cially in ihn first part'of th visitation ; for toward tho hitter end men's bear's wer. hart'-ied, and death was so always before their eyes that they d: l n it s i tr.': ii 1 onern themselves for the less of their friettds, ex pecting that themselves should be summon ed Vue tie-t hour. "The necf-si'y of gr.I.ig on! f our butts s to buy provisions was, iu a great measure, the ruin of the whole city; .'or the people caught Ihe distemper on these occasions 01:0 of another, and even tho provisions them selves were often tainted at least, I Lave great reason to believe so ; and, therefore, 1 cannot say with s tiisfa ttion what I kno.v is repeated with great a.isnraiice, that tho market peonle and such as brought pro visions to town were never infected. I a'n certain the butcher of V hi tech a pel, where the greatest p.t-t of the flesh meat was kill ed, were dreadfully visited, and that, at ; least, to such a degree that few of their ' shops were kept open, and that those that r.-mained of them killed their meat at Mile- End and that way, anil brought it to market . nrtrin horses. It la true that people used all pos-iio'if prvaniiotis. Wheu any one bought a jedntof moat iu tho market tLey would not take it oat of the butcher's hand, but took it t'Q" tho hooks themselves. On the other hand, the butcher would rot touch tbe mouey, but have it put into a pot full of vinegar, which ho kept for that purpose. The buyer always carried stuail money to make tip any odd sums, that they might take 110 change. They carried bottlea for scents and perfumes in their jauds, and ail the means that sou id bo used were etnt.lov- ed. But then the poor coui.l not Co even thes" things, and they went at a'.l hazards, liiuiimerabl'i elismal stories were heard every day on thia very account. '.Some: itnes a nnn or woman liropperl down dead in the very maik.-t, for many . people tLat had the plague upon then: knew nothing of it until tho inward gai gri ne had affected their vita's, and they died in a few rxcmentt;. This was tha causa that many died in that manner in the str-eis saJJenly . wit bunt any warning. Others, perhaps, 1 had time to go to the next hu'.k or stall, or to any door or porch, and just ?:t down and die, ad I have said before. These objects were 83 frequent la the fctro&ts that when tho plague came to bo very raging on one side there was scarce auy passing by the streets, l.ut that several dead bnlics would Lo h;:- here and there upon the ground; on lii's other l.a.ui, it is observable that, though at first the. peoplo w ould stop as they went aloi-g ami call to the neighbors to come out on such an oc. a.-ion, yet afterw ard no nr.tice was taken of them. Put, if at nay : tirce we found a corpso lying, gi across the way and not eotuo near it ; or, if iu a nar row lane or passage, go b.v-k again and seek some o'lter way to go en ti.-j business we were upon, and in thoso ca-,,-3 ih-j corpse was always left until tbe otn. trs lixX notice to come and take it awr.y ; or till night, wlieu tho bearers atl.ndirtg the, ilea l-i art would take them rp -nd cirry t'.icm awav. Nor did lUoso undaunted ere.itui.-s v.-he performed :b-.S9 oiti-vs tali to scar .-'o tbeir nocketB at..l tome: 1 ir.es to strip 1 !i' their clothes if lh-. y w ere v. 1 U-dres. 1, .n s.'tne-tiriit-s thfy v.-'.re, si: d carry i-.T v. bat they could g--t It is int., 'y ered-1- b:. v. hat dreadful cases. Lapp.--: e I in par ticular families, every el.iy. IYi-ple in the race cf tb'i disteipp r or iti tho torment of their racking, which was, ia.l.-..l, iuto'.nr a.l, ruaaitig out f.f th-ir c v. n government, raving and distra-te-1, i.Tt-niitn -s ".r.ving hf.ntls u;..ii thetij.-eives, throwing them-ti-lvcs out cf their r. In.l it, -l:..,t;:ig ;ho;u-f-elv.s, M ..;5ier.- iii-tr.I-rn.g their owo , chil.l.vn in the-ir lunacy ; sotr. i dying of grief, as a pa-sion ; s tn.. ef pi. re fright and surprise, wUhei:t any inl'.-.-.ion at ail, c-tLers frightened into idiotism and fooli.-h disirai -tions, some into despair and lunacy : others into iiie lanchoiy madntss In si rao i the swellings were made- s 1 h.-r I that 1.0 in strument could cut them, a;. 1 then ihcy burned Iheta wi'h caustic, to th-it many died raving t;,a,l with the t.-.rmc tit, and sotiio in the very t.peratien. In ih.o-e distresses, f ir want of help to hold tiietu down in their beds or to look to them, some laid bauds upon themselves, as above ; smii" broke out iut j the streets, perhaps naked, and would run directly down to the river and plunge themselves into the wat.r, whert-ver they found it. It often pie-re d my soul to hear the groans and cries of those who were thus tonne-lite 1. This running of distempered people abont tin streets was very iiistnal, and 'he in agist rates did tli.-ir utmost to prevent il ; but as i' ,vas always in the l1,, n 1 . .. ' - , . , .' ' n at- tflUlliS litre in,!, I'. I 1.. i, or. ...,'.! .,t t.. .... . ojo ii'Jl UO at hand to prevent ii ; and even w hen they got out in the day, tbe oirieers appointed did not tare to mod. lie with tlieru, because as they wen: ail grievously infected to be sure, when they came to that height, so they were morn than ordinarily infectious, audi: was one of the most dangerous things that Could be to touch them. On lha other Land, they generally ran on, not knowing what thov did, t, II they dropped down stark deal or till they had exhausted their spiiits so that hey would fail, and then dia in p"ih i;is an hour, and, which was m 1. t pit -mis to hear, they were sure to com. to tir-m.,: 1 ves en tirely in that half h . ir rr in ir, ti-.d th-11 to make most grievous and piercing cries and lamentations in tho deep .Ulli. tirg sense of the condition they w.r.i iu After a while the fury of tl.o infection appeared to be "so increased that ia (-hurt they shat up r.a houses at a': ; it swnf 1 en m -ii that all the retnedi. s i.f that kin 1 l.al been u-jd til! they wcr: found fruitless, and that tho plague son ad itself with ap. irresist-b;,, Hiry, ro that it canu at las; w ith su. Ti violence that the people sat still, looking it eft-It ether, and sectued qui;-; &h 1:1.! oiied to de spair. Whole streets seem -d ! 0 be deso! i'e.i , and not lob " shut up only, but to l e emptied of their iuLa! Hants. Doors were- k-ft opn, window s stood shattering in the wind iu empty houses for want of p pie to tint theuo. In a Word, p.ojile le g in tJ give themselves up to their fears an.' to think that all regulations and metlio.14 were iu vain, and that there wa.i nothing lo be hoped for but a universal deso'.ati tm."' A Dot. Kn.i.Lii in" a M if sr. A gentle man writing to tbe a A ' .i ! .Yi.tr re lates (he following ci: i.urs occurirncc t "I was a'.op.e w.l'u my la'.iorors 1:1 a field where potatoes were being barn sled. My watch dog wa3 al. rg with me. I siw biai seize a mouse, swaliow and then lie down at my feet. I went home to dinner, and while sealed at the table was aske 1 what was lha matter with the dog. II j wa taming aroond and moaning, and setivthinz was hanging from l.!s b:dc. 1 t--ik h'tn up tu my aro -s ar.-l found it wa- a tn nr-e which had just '-. ti kiil.-d. At tir-st I th right it had rn. r.ly slml. i:i th i long b ilr, Imt oa examining Host 1 sw th C only one half of the tmtnse pi In; U-.l fro-.l th.-dog's body. When Ihe nperturo wat; ci. to bo au inch i:i depth, front teeth, h it h i l swill 1 :t was f 1111 I ! .1 ig had no d th tin and the little ruii'tial 1 al at oti t gnaw its wo - i it. I: wat n" f..- 1 -g so to t s' ppe.l by oti" of the rilis. an 1 I, 1 1 a e.J out lietw - ti tii - s"::in hoi 1 killed the tn -his when it p 1; HI mi, hing i I rvit'ihis juvs. the next dav.' '.nt y 'uurriw rit.. Th- d-ig its h-i-i 1 o-it by T log die 1 At a dance party ihe other evening, Nel ly, r.fter a delightful waltz, being, of course, very warm, her partner devoted himself to cooling hr ctf. Turning around and faring Lim she aski d, Why am I like a certain animal in a im-i .igerie ?" "He didn't know" be said. "Wli; , I'm a Nelly-far.ned !" she Fai 1. He immediately asked for tbe posi tion cf keeper ;;ml tbeir engagement ba since beet! a;.n- d. . 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