. iiE oi'u' idii Itbl'OKian THURSDAY APRIL St. 1973. LOCAL ITEMS. LOCAL NKWB.- -Our friend*, every whore, will oblige u* by sending us local news of interest, , , . , CIRCULATION -The circulation of the ItxroRTKK, on this side the county, i* larger than thai of all other iapo in the county Business men will therefore And this one of the best advertising medium*. Wo invite all interested to conic and (n --spaot our list for themselves REMITTANCES—AII montc* for sub -oription will be credited on the subseri her address, .ach week by referring to which our patron* can at all time, are how their account* stand, and a receipt la by this ayslom carried upon each copy or the paper. rtr Wo have several copies ef a very valuable work, "The Great Industries of the United States," an historical summary of the origin, growth, and perfection of the chief industrial art* of thia country. The book i* handsomely bound, lihM i<*ge* with over 300 fine illustration*. Any ne sending ua S new subscriber* with the ca*h, w ill receive a present of this valu able work. "• SEED POTATOES. $", Bi sUELa of TKRRLRSS POTA TUKS. for -ale bv the undersigned, near Centre Hall. Price SI,OO per kushel. •pr4.3t B. H. AnaSl. KG GS FOB BATCHING From Dark Brahma*, Partridge Cochins, HuO Cochin* sn.i Hbudans. Apfg 'g^TK aprtMSt. Aaroruburg. Pa. FKKNCH. Kosetint, two tints and plain while initial paper sold at rod"^ prices by J AS. WELCH A 00- jUrSubscriber* in arrears, candidate, jaferwho owe u* for services and ticket*, it-Ac , will have our thanks for any re- WfiLiniUanca. W® need money. —Local option closed the bare iu this county on Tuesday night last, at } 2 o'clock. The Lamb Iron Holder, is a nice little in.""cntioo which will suit eveiy f.imlv ll .wotwto tb hnJ ' Reautaii', stole ,u , u .1 and e it. H. * large assortment of new MELANCHOLY SI ICIDE.— * °JJJ* munitv of Spring Mills and this e. ' re valley were shocked to learn that Mr A J. Young committed auicide on Thursday evening, 17th inst. lhe particulars are about as follows. Mr. Young, who for many years has been the failhiul chief clerk of R. H. Dun can, was engaged about 4 o'clock on above day at couutiug out eggs for a huckster, • and was then to weigh a a lot of butter for bim; the lat- Jer work, however, be left uudooe and disappeared. Not returning at night search was made for him, as it was feared he might have accidentally fal len into the dam or creek and beeu drowned. Next morning the search was continued and prejwratious were also made to fish iu the water for his body, when word came that he had bet n found a short distance across the rai road, dead under a tree, having committed suicide by bleediDg himself in the arm. He was lying but a few steis from the road, and his body, af ter its discovery, could be plainly seen from some of the neighboring bou ses Some one who was in company with Mr. Duncan, we forget the name, first >aw the body and called to Mr. Duncan who at the time wsa close by. He had made three incisions in bis arm with a penknife, and bled to death during the night. The knife was lound closed in his pocket and the {joint ol tbe blade covered with blood. When found his wounded arm lay stretched out, tne other lay across his breast, and still holding in his fingers a pointed stick covered with blood at the end and with which be evidently kept open the wcuods to assist the bleediDg. A jury was called under L-q. Herring, and the customary ex* amitatiuu had. In bis pocket was iiund a short note, with these words: "'Mv dear Wife and Children : I aid the innocent victim of a conspiracy-' What this conspiracy is remains a mystery yet —may have only been the imagination of a disturbed mind. With a few slight exceptions nothing unusu al was noticed about bis conduct pre viously. He once, a short time before l.is death, we are told, entered Mr. Duncan's ofice, saying: "Robert, I have Cutue to tell you my troubles, but I am too conaceiitious,"' and then turned back again. His relation* with his employer as well as hi* do mestic relations were all on a satisfac tory footing. Two empty laudnum vials were found on the road to where his body was fouod, and it is supposed that he drauk their coutents. •'Jack," as he was familiarly called, •was esteemed by all who knew him, aud what led bim to commit this deed against himself, may remain shrouded in mystery. He leaves an almost dis iiacted wife and two little sona to mourn bis decease. His remains were buried in the cemetery at Spring Mills too Sunday morning following, amidst m large gathering of people. —FIEE. —On the afternoon of the 14th inst, the tavern stood of Abs. Harter, on the pike a short distance west of Harlleton, took fire and burn ed to the ground with aearly all its contents. All the outbuildings and au old stable were afso consumed ; the uew shed had also taken fire hut it •wa? ]H>t out and the -bed was saved. About $176 iu loouey are alleged by Mr. Harter to have been burned with the houae. There was a light ranee upon tbe property, but, it isj feared, had expired, Tfiis will be a severe stroke upon our friend Aba. Tbe fire started in the roof of the home while the women were engaged in boil ng soap in the basement. —Wm. Wolf has gone to Philadei phia and in a few days a large and fine stock of goods may be looked for. Mr. Wolf deals with none but the best and most reliable houses, hence his goods are always of (be same or der. e • 1.1 reus and Meugaerie ( owing It will be seen by an abvertisement in enothsr column that Montgomery Queen's great Circus, Menagey>e and Bedouin Arab Troupe are eoming. They will exihibit in Bel.efonte April 26th afternoon and evening. This worldnrenowned combination has trav eled through all the principal c tits in Burope and America, and werever they have bean they were recieved with unbounded enthusiasm and large audiences. In connection with the cir cus aud menagerie will be presented a troupe of genuine Bedouin Arabs. This part of the |>erformance alone would be worth the admission fee. They will also present the most accom plished corps of ridera, leapers, acro bats and gymnasts ever before exhibit ed to the world. We advise all onr country, as wall as city friends, to go aud see the wouderful combination. The price of admissin will be found in our advertising columns. The afterr noon performance commences at 2 o'- clock and the evening at 71 o'clock. AN endless assortment of Pocktißooks, Pocket Knives, from 20cts., to six dollars, Gold pens and Pencils, always on hand at WELCH A GOS, oppojite tbe Biisb Hdwi. AUDITORS- RKPORT OP POTTER TW P. 1872, John B Lee, Supervisor, 1R March VS, To Order on 4 Spangler $184,49 1878 March 24. to a mount of duplicate 1008, &8 1873, Contra, UR, March 24, by work $821.29 " by tax cionc ratten*, #,->8 " " Spaiigter 9,23 - work by 9,46 " service* 110,00 "by order to Sam'l Rover, 188,72 $1148,07 1978, JOMS OOODNART, Supervisee, DR. March 24, To amount of duplicate, s*t9,4B 1873, Contra, CR, March 24, by work, $427,88 " by ut exonera tion!. *.♦ " by service*, iclf, 100,00 " by caah, 4,00 " by order to suc- r ' 2*H $410,88 1872. tivit> CU.III.AXU, Oreraccr, DR. March 23. to order from K I.ee $244,21 " to cah at aud it, 80,00 1873 March H to cash H Benlkoten de'd 4,84 " to rent from U Sla ver, 14.00 " to amount of dup ,kmW' s**,94 1878, Contra. t'R March 24, by Keeping pauper*, ® l . ld bv Ui Rionßn* lions, 8> U " by service*. elf, Ot\t® "by percentage, 81,11 " by 8 tripe to Belle fonte, 4.00 " by cnh at audit, 81,® • b> amount duatwp at settlement, JUS.4- 1872, JOHN uoaTxnuA*. Overseer, DR, March 23, to order from J A Keller. $79,44 •' to caib at audit, 70,00 1873 March 24, to am t of duplicate, * to cesh from K Lee 14,00 1872, Contra. CR, March 23. paid William Harkin* at audit. SBO.OO " 24, by keepin* peu per*. w*. " by tax exoneration, 1.51 " by service*, self 30.00 " by per ventage, 87,07 " by paid on DoeU* SeT . bill, 240 " by caib at audit, 4JD •* by amount due ** settlement, 143,21 ACDITOB*. PA i*- *arcb 34, to cash from oAfeor*. **UX> " to do David Gilliland. |___ yyoo 1873 Cl! March 24, paid F SurU for printing, '• do W W Love, auditor 2,L " do Ja* M'Clinnck, iOO do Jo* Gilliland. " '• do W A Earr. clerk, " auditiag sehool ecoouat 1872, Room root, r* Township Book, •A l ® We, the undersigned, Auditors of Fet ter township, eertity that we h*** •*•¥*' ined the above accounts and testify to the correctness of the same. W W. LOVE. JAMES M'CLISTIC, W A.KKRK. JOSEPH GILLILAND Clark. Auditors. List of Grand Jurors for April T*f® Commencing Monday 28, 1873. Bellefonte Bore"-Dr. Jas Dobbins, Jao. Phiiq'burg Harm, Deo _Packer Benner twp— Dar,d Lobr, W. Tate, Eli- Baney. Bogg* Jaceb BShope. Curtln-Warren Lucas. Ferguson—J no SholL Gregg—Philip Shook. Haines -Emanuel Musser Harris—G H Jacobs. Huston—J Williams. Liberty—Jno Clark. Miles—Jas Vrms J. Jet Msllory. Penn-Tho* Frank, Jews* M"ck, Sam 1 Krape. Rush —Geo Goldman. Spring —Sam'l Noli, Wm Bell. Worth—Jno Simpson. List of Traverse Jurors, April 28th. Reliefer Bar© —J P Gephart Christian Derr. Fetor fiiptth, Geo. Bayard, Ed ward Brown. Philipsburg—Benl Junes. Howard—J W Packer. Mileeburg—J CTtomas, Jno Persons. Cnionville— Edward Lucas. Benner twp—Christ Dale. , , Boggs -Jno Shope. W Airnaa, David V Sbope. Ferguson—Levi Krem, Edward Hess. Gregg—Jauob M cOool, Sass 1 Harter, Isaac Strunk. 0 V # Thomas Jamison. Harris—David Stewart. Jno Rose. Kmen 1| Richie—Levi Murray. Haines—Thos MoU. Howard —Jonathan Schaeck Halfaiuoi) —Jno Wilaon. Liberty-Jno DcH.aas. Marion —Jno Butler. Miles—Jno Throne. Penn—Adam Has ter man. I Poller—Saiu'l Bible, Joseph Gilliland, Jebn Slack. ....... • Rush —Henry Calhoun, Dan I Holt, J J Batchler. W Spliter. Spring—Jno Rackey. Taylor—Wm Calderwood. Union—Harvey Hoover, Geo Black, J G Alexander. W Lord. Worth—Jesee WaodPPE 2nd Week cotumenoiog, Mag 5, }B7?- Bellefonte Boro' —Jonathan Harper, il C Hunter. Jno Powers. Philipsburg " J W Jones. Wm Burnt. Unionville—J C Smith, E A Bustle. Milebu-g-A Peters. Henner twp —Joseph Marshall. Boggs— \*m Marks, Frank McCuy. Ferguson —Krebs, Jno Musaar. Gregg—Sam'l Qqilford, Jo* Alters, Joe Smith. Harris—Philip Swart*, Israel ConOu. Haines—Luther Kurt*. J G Meyer, Huston—A Williams, D H Baumgardner. Halfmoon— Jno Miller. Miles—Jacob Brumgard. J H Zeigler Marion—Henry Yearick. Potter— H P San key, W GoodberL Rush—D M Bilgor, Jno Collins. George MoflhL Spring—Jno K Tate. Union—Andrew Thompson. Walker—Adam Vonada, Jno Boyer Worth-E P Jones. HCOXD WKEK—COMII*Ct*O WAT ft. Hand in-Uand Life Inaurance Co., vs. Gdflieb Uaag. Gsorge Durst • Soil A Wesson. R H Strohecker vs. iierly Ahreamvr. George Hagcr vs. Lingle iw M Ulrich vs R G Brett. , „ Habn. Wilson A Co, use of, vs Sam l Tree. Norwood Coal and Lumber Co, vt Bobw- W h< L %1 ft Jno A 8 H Tbomp- Peter Vonada vs Mary Hoy's Adwr* J W Campbell v* Henry IfcCrackyß. Amelia Royer vs a W Sholl, Zimmerman Bro's A Co, vs S Haupt. J P Harris vs Bradly Cbilda *t of. Trial Liit for April Term, 1873, rOK riwr WEEK—COMMEKCIMO, amul M Adam Grenoble vs. M D Gray A T Rise 11 uJJ Nestlerode. taiiu n. Say lor. Day tt a,I. George A %o yard fi. D G #ub A T Bitell v. John Ardsll P B Wilson vs. II B Smith- . . . Samuel Huiton JAR GiliiUna H *l. Mulford, Reeves A Co., Ti. aana. D E Brubaker, use of vs. Elijah Blowara. D C Keller va. 8 H Stover. laaao Hill ya. J S Beed a Co JAG Fraaier va. Hal* A Co William Thompson vs. P Gray Mpefc Packer A Packer ys Man A Confer. Henry Rothrock. Jr., va. Godfrey Fuhar. Boliueer A Mctjulston va. J C Williams. George W Htover va. J B Crider. Joaeph Devling, uae of, va. J Ne.tlerode. utne va Paraona A Buh. Jamca li Kbbs va. Henry Stephens. same va. George Gate*. W H Harter va Ettimnr, same va RA N Stover.. Jamer McHenry va W Young tt 01. 8 McCrickert A Ce, va Chaa Brown Thomas McElvany va Geo Kreps. Thomas M ©Govern va Vandyke, Moore J A J Yerten va D Tro,lar_ John McDermoUvaJa# Mp*enp|. Wm B Evana va 8 LeiUel. Geohart A Furat va W L M uaaer. Battles A Webster va Jf 8 Fink. Maria Tilghman • U F HbaFer. D McCloekey va Jeaeph Devltog J Brutaman va J W Suott A Co. Dan'l Hoover va. laaac Haunt. Andrew Walker va Jacob Meaaa. Amanda C Bair va Emma C Kreamer. 1 Alex. Shannon, onr late efficient Jnclice will leave fbr llliuois shortly. —The Tutena and their Republi cmn, Brown ami hia Republican. Meek and hie Watchman, all have of late been pitching into the REroKTKK. Well, we can stand the fire from the entire crew of Bellefoote papera, aul like the IrUhman. we aay, Come on, both of you. The Tulem and Brown snarl at u, becauaa wo keep allowing up the miadeeda of radicaliam, and Afeek becauae we dou't wiuk at his, own Tweetliam and diahoneaty. —Jacob Hick cruel is supplying the Cpla along thia highway with excel* I freah fiah, ttlmoat every other day. He briuga bigger ahad, fro-sher ahad, and can hollor shad-oh londet n any oue we know. —Don't miae Kuhl'i grocery, oppo •ile Hotter'a, at Bellefotile, if you d* •ire freah sugar*, nice, flue niulmwee. 1 fruit, dried and cauiied, aud a thou •and other articlea You will find Mr. Kubl a perfect gtmlleiuau, and hi* goode cheap Try him, fariuera. —Mr. Cronuiiller, of the firm of Herlacher A Croniuiller, ia now in Philadelphia laying in a atock ul •priitg gooda. I*ook out for nice and < latcwi atylea, new end cheap goods j when Noah return* s — BNABIA. — IW gate wulch the turnpike company intends erectiug at the cast end of Aarotwburg, ia raising a asiari among some of Hie people. \Vboa ' jiay your toll. Tha proponnd graded road from Millbeiui to tha Forka i* leo divid ing the people in that aectluu. Jfill* heim ia in hopea if tbey can get the road graded, that the railroad com pany can be induced to lay down a track from the Forks to their town A review, we are told, wit had this week. —Judge Burchfield, had one of his lege broken on Monday, of last week. The accident bapjwucd while he was engage*! in bulip£ logs, —Godejr, foe May, ia a sew, full of fashion plate*, paterna and entertaiu iog reading. —We had about an inch of snow on MouJay jet aud about a jqebes more during J/onday night. Also several little soows last week. —Snow all day oa Tuesday. —Mr. Wm, J£hfbart *ho was suf faring under an attach ,o f 'it* aaae. we are pleased to se?, ># able to! be about again, A sou of A. J. Ho* termau, of Hainea twp., became deaf —effects of the spinal disease. --Our young friend, D. JTitterling, left home C* last Tuesday for Millers villa trbere he purposes to attend school the vo%,ug season. union Bounty In a little lees tbao one month three interesting children have been taken from the family of Mr, Dauiel Klec ocr. in Lewis township, by the dread conqueror, Death. Tbe first oue sum moned was Allen Klmer, aged 7 yre., 3 mas. and 23 days: the second, Ida Matilda, agpd 6yre. and 11 days, aud tbe third, Susanna aged 3 rrs.,3 mos. and 10 days. The last two named expired on the same day, April 8, and their reroaius were placed iu oue coffin. "A T" r 7 occurrence took place iu Kelly towuship, op fhp *th iust. Mrs. Isaac Kling, accompauid by a son lem than two years of age, was en gaged in digging horse redudi roots near the gable end of au old stone barn. The action of the element* having evidently ioosend the masonry, tbe wall Ml crushing and killing the child at once. Another robbery oecured at Nittanv the Mine night that Mr. Manu's store at tlie axe factory wax rebbed. Hugh White's (tore, near Washington Fur nace, wiu robbed Rf wme clothing, •ilka, money, aud a silver KiUuh. amounting to about SIOO, bet woe n 12 and 1 o'clock. An ax was a 100 taken from Mr. Bailey's, along the pike. Tbeae robberies are supposed to have been committed by the same parties that robbed Mann's, uoue of whom have lieen oepsu^J.— WOLF HAUL.—While out Ooou.i bunting on the evening of the 7th inst. near BOM'S Mill, Sugar Valley uar rows, Christain Karoo captured five yyjine Wolves in a hollow log. The Hodoe Atrocjtiw,. Death of LieaL Sherwood. —More In dian Treachery. —Arrival of M'Kin-. na's Forces. —72ftiavages Captured— Dispatch from Geo. Gillem. San Francisco, April 15.—General Schofield has received dispatches from Gen. Giilein, dated at Yreka to-day announcing p})** death of Lieut. Sher wood, who was wounded >M l<)e attack on Col. Mason's camp on the 11th inst.' while the lieut. was holding an inter view with an Indian boy who ap proached the picket line under a white flag. Lava Bed Camp, April 14. —On tha eyf'ijng following the murder of Gen. Caiiby and Feupg (Commissioner Thomas the Modocs attacked Col.,Ma aon's pickets. 11 miles east of the Mod oc camp. The pickets were reiuforc ed and drove the savages back, killing 1 Modoc aud capturing 10 hors<--x. Donald M'Kinna arrived here yes terday with 72 Warm Spring Indians As soon as Mr. Meachan is pronunced out of danger, Mr. Dyer will return to the reservation to attend to the Modoc and Klamath Indians ther<4, The Snake and Pitt River Indians are; still quiet, but are patching the events of the conflict with great interest. The funeral of Gen. Canby and! Commissioner Thomas took place on the 12 inet The cermonies in camp were very impressive. The troops were dragrn up and received the re mains in the customary maimer, with salutes and muffled drums. Sao Franciaco, April 15. —A diepet h from Gen. Gillem to Gen. Scbofieid, received in this city to nigt, says that he will use every endeavor to prevent the escape of the Modocs, and that if possible, not an Indian shall be left to bout Pf tb death of Gen. Canby The regular courier arrived at Yre ka to-night, bringing the following newa from headquarters: Yesterday morning, while the signal officers were engaged in signaling be tween Gen. Gillem'* headquarters and Col. Mason'* camp, a Modoc Indian got upon a ridge near Captain Jack's camp, and with a white rag on a pole, imitated the movements of the signal officers, waiving the rag to and fro. ggmuel H. Reynolds, of Lancaster, Delegate-at-iasg* in tbp Constitution al Convention, has resigned, and Gov. Bigler has been appointed in his stead. Little Rock, Arkansas, April 15. A graveyard situated on the bank of the Arkansas rivpr cap! ipto the stream on Saturday. About 700 bod ios were waahed away on the rapid ptyprfnt, BLANK BOOKS. Thv greatest yarie ty tsr kept is the county, and sold | at ptkn that Utj IT —AtVIPKNT AN li FoMTNATK EH cafk —On last Sunday, my* the j. Clinion Democrat, Mr. ,lno. Wataou, ( who roaidca near Washington Lur naev, waa returning with "i* family t 'from a visit to .1/r. Samuel M C'litt , lick's, below Hamburg. While rroa | sing the bridge over Fishing Greek at j iCHotonvill*. the horw oommeored kicking and became unmanageable .!The wagon was thrown against the ] ; rail of the bridge, and the rail broke, a ;causing the wagon, containing Mr \V., jhia wile and babe, and three little {daughters, to be precipitated inlo the l '.swift running stream hsluw, which was 'I about hi east deep The horee became r jdisengaged from the wagon and did r not go over. The current swept the 1 family down about 100 yards. Mr. Wataou grasped his wife, aud while trying to save her the babe got out of i her arms and went floating oil'on the buffalo robe. The little girls must have been drowned, and possibly the , babe, but for the timely assistance of', 11persons residiug hard by, who wit incased the accident aud came timely pi to the rescue of the little one* (THE RED-SKINNED SAVAOES Tu ! , BE TRIPLED WITH NO LONGER Washington, April !• —Thefollowing is the despatch of Gen. Sherman, ( show ing the eat nestucas of the Govern- ( tueut to puuish the Modoe crime: , 'Headquarters Army of United States, i • Washsitiugtoti, April 1. jl Geo- Gilleui, Modoc Cauiu, via Vre, ! ka. Gal. Y our despatch auuounciug 1 the terrible loss to the country of Gen. ! jCauby hy the perfidy of the Modoc ' band oflndians has been shomen to the r | Presided, who authorsixes me to in-1J ;struct you to maktt the attack so ' strong and persistent that their, late may lie commensurate with their You will be fully justified in [thier utter extermination. 'j (signed) W. T. Sherman, General. A thunderbolt which came down last Saturday at Milton, Conn., and jpaid particular attention to the house |of Mr. Brown, deserve# record for it* singular and vigorous behavior. It be gau by demolishing the ligktuiug-rud in the moat sarcastic andscornful man uer. It then entered a aeeoud story | rootp of tfifl houte, cut a hole six feet |< square iu the floor, demolished the stove, aud broke every pane of glass in the window, alkr which it mildy •ulerd the diuing room, aud ripped up the floor there. It made minced i (So u> jpeak; of the wash-room It left that house without any under pinning In speak of. Theu it paid iu respects U> the baru, weul oack to tin house. violated the sanctity of a ser vant maid's room. The poor girl wa just innoceutlv adjusting her hair in the looking-glass when rhe was thrown violently backward oil the bed by the (ftiriuUl thunderbolt, aud she says she ' will never be vain agaiw. 0 Weigh .boring house the frissy element "scat tered a quantity of solt soap, and tore, |1 rivet from a fryiug-pau." There never was such a bolt befor. BLOODY AFFAIR IN THE TOWS OF COLFAX. LOUISIANA. New Orleans, April 15.- The sleamb.-at Southwestern, which arrived about 13) to day. brines stirring and important new* from Grant parish. "Tl.o a Lis#** L>e i„t ken Coifs*, and there is m-ta r.egro to be found for miles arounu. Frsm pas-ongers on the Southwestern we glean the follow iug : The neg roe* had strongly entrench ed themselves in the Court-house, and built breastworks three or four feet high. There fere, it is said, about 4U> q n armed and eqUip-a Uu>t<,ugi.iy pn Sunday about noon, some >su tuvti wbo had gatherod ft- m the surrounding parishes, made an attack on the breastworks, and a brisk fight ss kepi up till about 3 r. M , when the works were stormed and cantured, the negroes ta king refuge in the Court-house, the doors of which were barricaded. Aftet some fur ther fighting the negroes threw out n flag of truce slid several detachments of men uUvafited on it, whnlti.> ware fired or. by the besieged party, wounding several, amongst them Captain lladnot, who wras shot in the bowls and it is feared f-tally wounded. The whiles retreated outside oi the breastworks, and as the only means ol dislodging the negroes the Courthouse was set on fire, andtheblaeks wire shot as they sdfsiv ftj® ?be burning budding. It is re ported that nearly BO in- roes were killed, and none were to be found for ratios arounu BASE-BALLS and Croquet aeUa. A great variety alway* on hand at 1 WELCH A CO. AFLOAT ON AN ICE ISLAND. Temple on Lnke Superi or—A \Veek of Imminent Peril. [Pv/ufA ItrraU] About the 4th of January fbur Sheban-* dowan gold employer*, named Thuma* Watson, George Fiiher, KJwnrd Kinder, Iler.ry 7 eck started for a point on the, Canadian there.' pelow bunder jjy, to cro*a the lako to Isle Reyal. The ice w tuppo*ed to be three or four feet in thick-' naa*. and they felt perfectly tafe in under taking the journey. Unfortunately tbev made little or no pruvitiont for the trip, each tuppoiing thai the ether had plenti ful tupply of bread and pork in hi* park., They leiturely walked along on their count ijptil pearly nightfall; when it was pro po*ed they should *up. Pn opening their tack* and tpreading their blanket* on the ice, it ww* ditcovered that but three of them had any food whatever, and thetc thrae had hut about four pound* of bread and a pound and a half of boiled beef'be tween them. IKwever they divided up their "lock and made a tolerable meal, ex pectin* to reach their destination next morning. What wa left of the repast ! consisting ola slico of moat, half an inch thick and ab< ut the ixe of a man'* hand and two (Wall leave*, were gathered up, ani the four walked on their journey, the night being clear and the weather calm. Toward morning, however, one of them, George Fihcr, gave out, and they conclu ded to take a rest. So they laid down, and, after convening awhile, fell asleep. When they awoke the UII was shining brightly, but there wa* considerable wind blowing, and the air was piercingly cold. Fisher continuing lu|cvinm sing* of ill ne*, the party resolved to retrace their steps, but on walking northward for some miles, to their utter astonishment and dis may, they discovered that the ice-cake on whichpbey were was surrounded by open water on all sides; in fact, that thoy were on an island ofice, some ten miles in cir cumference, at near as they could judge. Night was fast approaching, and with it came a swifter and colder wind than that which had been blowing all day. Penned in beyond the pessibilily of human aid their mental sufferings were terrible, for they beheld duath staring them in the ice; but, added to these, came the pinch ing anguish of hunger. Fisher, who had ones been "out away" I on the ocean, and who appeared to be suf fering from a raging fever, was the only one at thil stage of affairs who appeared to realise the necessity of husbanding to the last what little they had in the way of eatables. He suggested that, as there were four of thein in a bad scrape, it would be right and proper that the bread and meat should be divided into four equal parts, and that then each man should sub divide his allowance into six portions, which, if they used but one portion u day, would sustain life nearly a week. Ilia argument told on his companions in dis tiess, and they aequie-ood. The bread and meat were therefore cut into four parts, ' and then each separated his share into raoilics. By mutual consent, they resolved nof to eat anything until next morning; and sorrowfully they spread their blankets on the c