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Patton and John Brewster, his associates, Judges of the county of Huntingdon, justices assigned, appointed to hear, try and determine all and every indictments made or taken for or concerning all crimes, which by the laws of the State are made capital, or felonies of death, and other offences, crimes and misdemeanors, which have been or shall hereafter be committed or perpetrated for crimes aforesaid—l am commanded to make public proclamation throughout my whole bailiwick, that a Court of Oyer and Terminer, of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, will be held at the Court House in the borough of Hunting-don, on the second Monday (and 13th day) of January next, and those who will prosecute the said prisancrs be then and there to prosecute them as it shall be just, and that all Justices of the Peace. Coroner and Constables within said county be then and there in their proper persons, at 10 o'- clock, a in., of said day, with their records, inquisitions, examinations and itemembrances, to do those things which to their offices respectively tippet lain. Dated at Huntingdon the 18th of Mach, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Invoked and fifty-six, and the 80th year of American Independence. G RAP FPS MILLER, Sheriff. rofoCLAMATION.—Whereas by a precept to me directed by the Judges of the Conunon 'leas the county of Huntingdon, bearing test the 24th day of Jan., 1807, 1 am commanded to make Public Proc lamation throughout my whole bailiwick, that a Court of Common Pleas will be held at the Court House in the bor ough of Huntingdon ' on the 3rd Monday (and 10th day) of January A. D.,17F:,7,f0r the trial of all issaes in said Court which remain undetermined before the said Judges, when and where all jurors, witnesses, and suitors, in the trials of all issues are required. Dated at Huntingdon the 11th of March, in the year of our Lord 1830, and the 80th year of AMerican Independ ence. SrnrirF's Or rrcr., t Huntingdon, _March IS, 'S.W.) ryiRIAL LIST FOR APRIL TERM, _EL 1857. EIR;:z1! WEEIC. Robert WilEou. vs Win. I'L.ster's Ex - rs Huntingdon county N'S AlldreNV Robison's Era's Dumas V. 3 Jaillol Porter Dr. P. SlmEmberger's Ex'rs VS A. P. 'Wilson et at Stev.ms for u 5 ., ..! of Myton vs 6inith ,S: 1.1.,..nry John icit , niing Thou Clark', heirs 4ic•org 4 ,3.10 ..111arry 'atrick. y Asa COL bill N. C. Duckor STACCND WEEK. jam G. Orlady Exrs John Penn Brock vs - john Sams t 3 ;r:azno John r 4 Waltc , r ner Union Trans. Co. is Penn (Alio Trans. Co Leonard Weaver vs Lock 4 Snytkr Samuel Caldwell vs 311.11 w :IJ. Mart:a John Dougherty vs Taylor. Wil:cn 4.; retrilrm Weiner, Kline d Ellis vs CliVisti'M Coots George Couch Is The I nsdrance Co Matthew Truman for use vs Itobert flare Vowel Peter Long & wife vs Daniel Roberts' Acitur Juice & Baugher vs .ram..,; Bricker Mary E. Trout vs Martin Men ner_et al ME.tsen Walker vs if naroAv Walk ,- ,:r - L. Sr. S. - Matti vs :Uri tratnif,un Ettinger Si Theecirnan • vs III:yea, k S-etit Bareroft, Beaver 8.: Co vs .. - ToAlua it. Cox - J Adnir Isaac M. Ashton Ts Same Baum) va Sam , - M. F. C.k...3IP_BELL, Pro t'y March IS, 1857. ythat EGISTER'S NOTICE.— NOTi_CE ti 3 hereby given to all persons interested at the f,•l- owing named persons have sAtled their acetJunts in the Register's (Alice at Huntingdon. and that the said accounts will be presented for confilm,ition and al itysan ee, 4,1 im t)r phaus' Court to ho held at Huntingdon. in mill to. the County of Huntingdon, on Wednesday, the 15411 day of April nest. to wit: 1. John R. Hunter and George P. Wak-11,1,1, Executors of the last will and testammt of John Wakefield, late of Barret , township, deceased. 2. Thomas Weston and Martin Weston. Executors of the last will and testament of Wm. BVeston, late of Warriors mark township. dsc'd. 3. Samuel Mc Yitty, Executor of the la.st will, &c., of Jas. Ramsey, Esq., late of Shirleystang, dec'd. 4. Benedict Stevens, Executor of the last will, Sc,:. of Benedict Steven., Sr., late of Springfield township, deed. 5. George C. Bueln r and Samuel Work. Executors of the last will, of Joseph Work. hte of Porter twp., dec'd. 6. Abraham Cresswell, Uear , lum of Anna Mary Borst, a rumor child of Jacob Borst, late of West twp„ des d. 7. Thomas Orbison, Administrator of David Bucket, late of Shirley township, dec'd. S. Peter Swoops, Trustee appointed ,by the Orphans' Court, to make sale of the real estate of Peter Swoop: : Sr., late of the borough of Huntingdon, dee'4l. P. George Hallman. Trustee appointed by the Orphans' Court to make sale of the real estate of George Henderson, late of West township, deed. 1.0. Peter Stryker, Administrator of the estate of John Stryker late of West township, dec'4l. 11. Samuel T. Brown. Esq., Administrator de bonf , 4 nen, of the estate of Win. Buchanan, late of Brady township, dee'd. 12. John Wareham Mattern and Susan Mattern, (now Susan Wills.) Administrators of the estate of Jacob :3. Mat tern, late of Franklin township, deceast - 41. 13. Dr. John McCulloch. Administrat e of the estate of Alex. McKibben. late of the borough of Huntingdon. deed. 14. John 11. Given, Executor of the last &c,, of John Shultz, late of Hopewell twp.. deed, HENRY GLAZIER, Register. REGISTER'S OrFICG, Huntingdon, March IS, 16.57. LIST OF GRAND R.TRORS for a Court of Quarter Sessions to be held at Huntingdon in and for the county of Huntingdon, the second Monday and I.lth day of April, 1557. Brice Blair, fanner, Dublin. Michael Baker, carpenter, Porter. Alexander S. Th: figs, farmer, Tell. Philip Crouse, tailor, Cassville. James B. Carothers, farmer, Morris. John M. Cunningham, carpenter, Huntingdon. William L. Comb, fanner, Barrec. David Enyeart, farmer, Walker. John Foster, thriller, Shirley. John Graffnas, Griner, Warriorsmark. Jacob Hoover, farmer. Penn. Robert F. Haslett, Innkeeper, Morris. Geo. W. threard, farmer, Union. Robert Johnston, farmer, Jackson. John Lee, miller, Walker. Thomas Osborn, farmer, Jackson. Isaac Oatenkirk, farmer, Brady. John F. Parsons, farmer, 'Tell. Livingston Robb. farmer, Walker. Wm. Stapleton. fanner. Tod. David Swoope, jr., carpenter, Clay. Andrew Smith. farmer, Union. William Walker. carpenter, Porter. Elias B. Wilson, J. P.. Cassville. TRAVERSE JURORS—REST wram William Africa. shoemaker, linntingdon. Alexander Appleby, farmer. Dublin. Samuel Bowman. farmer. Shirley. Jacob Brumbaugh, farmer, Penn. John C. Bolinger, farmer, Cromwell. Bichard Cunningham, tanner, Jackson. Isaac Curfman, farmer, Tod. Joseph Cornelius. farmer, Cromwell. Jacob 11. Dell, farmer, Cass. John Duffey, mason, Springfield. Gideon .Elias. surveyor, Tod. Martin Flenner, wagonmaker, Walker. Robert Fleming, farmer, Jackson. Jonathan Frazier, tanner. Jackson. Michael Flesher, farmer, Jzicksm. James Goodman. carpenter, Huntingdon. Hiram Grady, farmer, Henderson. Austin Green, mechanic, Cassville. John Griffith, farmer, Tod. John Hewit, farmer, Porter. Thomas Hamer, jr., farmer, West. Samuel Harvey, fanner, Shirley. Solomon Houck, farmer, Tod. Daniel Knock, farmer, Porter. Charles H. Miller. tanner, Huntingdon. Abraham NlcCoy, briekmaker, Huntingdon William Morgan, farmer, Shirley. William C. McCauley, tanner, Brady. Asa Price. farmer, Cromwell. John S. Pheasant. farmer, Union. - Charles Rhinehart, fanner, Clay. Bohn Shaffer, farmer, Morris. Philip Silknitter, farmer, Barren. S. 50 75 50 .DOD 13 00 .12 0) 16 00 2.0 00 30 00 GRAITUS MILLER, S/D-rij: VS B. X. _Glair ct al 1.n.:F0):1 Chi is VS t 2` ens Vi AV1.3.! Thirh—nan 141i1 !toad Co .10111: 1)01'211 , 21:ty et al V 3 Boat g LLliingLum WILLIAM LEWIS, 9 0 00 24 00 50 00 VOL. X' I, MEI Peter Shaver of Samuel, clerk, Shirley. Peter Shaffer, farmer, Morris. David Snare, J. P., Huntingdon. Jacob Snyder, tailor, Huntingdon. William ShIMS, clerk, Franklin. Thomas Weston, Esq., J. I'., Warriorsmark. Thomas Wilson, J. P., Barret,. F. B. Wallace. blacksmith, Huntingdon. Armstrong Willoughby, tailor, Huntingdon, Leonard I.Veaver, Lamer, Hopewell. Thomas Whittaker, farmer, Porter. Jacob Walters, farmer, Franklin. Samuel Wall, merchant. Penn. John Kinch, blacksmith, Franklin. John Rung, gentleman, West. TRAVERSE JIIRORS—SECOND WEEK. James Bell, Esq., farmer, Warriorsmark. William Cramer, farmer, Tell. James Cree, farmer, Dublin. Hugh Cunningham, farmer, Porter. David Colestock, farmer, Huntingdon. John Duff, thriller, Jackson. Thomas Duffey, farmer, Springfield. John Eberly, farmer, West. Martin Fleming, farmer, Brady. David H. Foster, merchant, Hopewell. John Gagbagan, carpenter, Porter. Joshua Green, farmer, Barree. John Grafins, laborer, West. Caleb Greenland, farmer, Cass. Ceorge Hight, farmer, Tod. John Hovel, farmer, West. Jacob H. Knode, farmer, West. Hugh King, farmer, Shirley. James Herr, farmer, Brady. John I'. Murphy, shoemaker, West. George Myerly, farmer, Springfield. Franklin B. Neely, farmer, Dublin. John A. Nash, printer, Huntingdon. Henry F. Newingham, gentleman, Ifnntingdon Christian Peightal, tailor, Barree. Jacob Spanogle, farmer, Shirley. John Simpson, farmer, Huntingdon. Henry W. Swoope, farmer, Porter. Samuel Smith, farmer, Union. Valentine Smittle, farmer, Tell. James Stevens, farmer, Clay. William P. Taylor. carpenter, Clay. John Weston, farmer, Union. John 1 ,5 hittaker, gentleman, Huntingdon. I;ichard Wills, cabinet-maker, Warriorsutark. Michael Ware. farmer, West. Huntingdon, March IS. 1837. lIANGAR re sreetfiiii,y nmiounces to her numerous patrons and Ii enos that she continuo, as hetetnfore, to give lessons on the Piano, il.lelodeon and Guitar, at her residence in the old Presbyterian (;Lurch, or at the residence of pupils in town. fi.he is in monthly receipt of all the new music published at the first xnu,fcal 1i , a15.2.3 in the country, and will furnish pupils and others with any piece requited. :he will also teach the Guzman and French languages. :::utuerutts references given. I hinting - Awl, Febrially 4. 1557. NTO LIBRARY: - IS COMPETE WITH OUT IL-TESTIMONY OF SIXTEEN THOUSAND CIiCIIASEItS.--M!O WORK OF HISTORY! IVIIOI.E ',HIRAM,' IN ITSELF!-COST jll,OOO-70 MAPS-700 ENGRAYINGS.-A HISTORY OF ALL NA -1 ONS. From the earliest period to the present thee, the history of every nation, ancient and modern, being separately given. By S. G. Goomizeu, author of several works of His tory, 'Peter Parley's Tales,' Ste. 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The Instructors will be persons who have been educated in Normal schools, and who arc known to be eminent in their profession—in the didactic art. Our advertisement will appear as soon as our correspondence with the Faculty can be completed. We desire to open the school in April. ALBERT OWEN, Ihmtingdon, Feb. 11. 1557. P. IL LANE. AHOUSE FOR SALE.—Thera subscriber will sell the HOUSE and TIIIIEE LUTE OF GROUND he now occupies in the North East cor ner of the borough of Huntingdon. The house is a two story fuune, nearly new. For further information enquire of A. J. WHITE. February 11, 1857. STEW DRY GOODS FOR SPRING OF 1857. FASHIONABLE SILKS, SILK. ROBES, Flounced, BLACK SILKS, extra gloss, SPRING DRESS. GOODS, NEW SPRING SHAWLS, BRITISH & FRENCH CHINTZES, LAWN & LAWN ROBES, SHAWLS, of the newest Fashions, Staple Linen Goods, Blankets, Quilts, Damask Table Cloths, Napkins, &c. Gentlemen's Wear and full stock of Goods for Boys' Cloth ing. 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Ali persons indebted are requested to make pay ment and those haling claims to present them to me. JAMES MURPHY, Administrator. Petersburg, Feb. 20,1857.* 500 BUSHEL S of Dried APPLES, wanted In exchange for our goods. Der.l7, 1856. LOVE a McDIVIT. 4) . 7 111 , . • ahttatsting Dangers of the Coast—A thrilling Bide in a Canoe—Eight clays and Nights in a Storm —Eating Snails—Singular delusion—The Surf and ifs Dangers—A Baud?:ful Sun rise—The Enchanted Mountain—The COU7I- try, its inhabitants, Agriculture, &c., cr-c. We are permitted to make the following interesting extract from a private letter from Dr. Wm. Grafius, who went out as physi cian to the New Granada Mineral Land Com pany, from Huntingdon county. Much of it will be found of thrilling interest. COCUYAS DE VERAGUA, New Granada, Febuary 14, 1857, j .;:;• You ask what Ido out here ? Who lives here ? What kind of a region it is ? How I came to be tumbled into the sea? How I escaped drowning? &c. To answer fully all these questions would take almost a book.— Part of our voyage had to be accomplished in a canoe, made from the trunk of a tree.— This contained seven persons, besides bag gage and other loading. The top of the boat Was but about six inches from the water when we were ready to start. When our sails were set and she leaned fairly to the breeze, the one side was not more than three or four inches from the water. Of course, even in a quiet sea the waves would easily dash into the boat.— Judge then, how it was in a storm on a coast celebrated for its dangers, and the month (July) called here the hurricane month.— The distance we had to make was only about seventy-five miles, and under ordinary cir cumstances, can be accomplished in two days ; we were eight days and nights on the way. I cannot give you any detail of the passage. Our provisions consisted, on the start, of navy bread and half putrid salt meat. The bread - had been wet, and was covered with mould. We had but two days' supply of this. Rain fell all the time day and night. Sometimes we beat about, baffled by head winds and opposing currents, all day and all night. Sometimes, when the night threaten ed to be unusually stormy, and we were thor oughly exhausted by labor, hunger and loss of sleep, we would make for the land. The breakers all along this coast (there is no such thing as a bay here) rusli on shore with frightful violence. There was little choice between the dangers of the open sea and those attending an attempt to land, and af terward get out through the surf again to pursue our journey. In one of these attempts to land, (and it was "neck or nothing" either way,) the waves dashed over our little boat as if she had been a feather, sinking and upsetting her. A mis hap of this kind, attended with imminent danger, calls out all the energy and manli ness that exists in the character of any one. It tries his mettle thoroughly. All that can be done is to seize the boat, if possible, and cling to it'for life. The breakers will tum ble you on shore. If you happen to have wind in you, good; if not probably just as good. This time it threw us all safely on the beach. We hauled our boat out of the reach of the waves, gathered up our goods and chattles, and sat down to ruminate. It was pouring down rain all the while, but that, we had learned long before, was a small matter. After taking our bearings and dis tances, we found ourselves in about the fol lowing latitude and longitude: Shelter the deserted hut (four upright poles and a palm leaf roof) of some Indian fisher ; clothes, all wet; food, none; hunger, terrible; exhaus tion, extreme ; spirits, of some, rather des ponding—mine pretty fair ; health, good ; terra firma, woods impenetrable to the sight —a dense mass of trees and undergrowth, such as only can be seen in the tropics, ex tending to the very edge of the water. Not a very pleasant position that, was it ? That night and the following morning we fed on snails gathered from the rocks. We got on safely, and worked alternately with sail and oar all day, without making much headway. As night approached, it threatened to be a stormy one, but we deter mined to brave it. That was the night of my life which I shall longest remember.— Ye gods ! how the wind blew, and how the raid descended—and how the waves rolled! The air was black as Tartarus, but the sea, HUNTINGDON, PA., MARCH 25, 1857. Gitittt From the National Emporium I LOVE HIM STILL. BE ROSE Softly are the shadows flitting, Through the open cottage door, Weaving a bright chain of beauty, As they dance across the floor. Mellow moonbeams fall around me, Whispering vine-leaves murmur love, Golden stars are gently smiling On the scene, from realms above. Zephyrs laden with sweet music, Float around on balmy wings, And a fount of crystal water, Softly to the bright moon sings; But my heart is sad and lonely, For its spirit mate has flown; Hopes, that once I fondly cherished, In a gloomy cloud are thrown. Startled once I heard each footstep, Hoping all in vain 'twas He; But I learned to watch no longer, For I knew that he was freti; Free, from every chain that bound him, To my trusting, loving heart; Rouse I, all my pride and firmness, Bidding all the dreams depart. And my heart has ceased to flutter, When his name I sometimes hear, And no more will I in sadness, Shed for him a bitter tear. But though conquered each emotion, Which the heart can cease at will; Though my lips no more may tell him, In my heart I love him still. PROM NEW GRANADA -PERSEVERE.- boiling like a cauldron, sparkled with phos- Oorescent glow. We alternated between Scylla and Charybodis. Should we get out of sight of land Without a compass, we were lost. Should we run among the breakers, it would be certain death. We tacked alter nately land and seaward, at chance, and at every tack were in extreme danger of upset ting. Our little canoe flew like the wind, and as she struck each wave, it broke over her bows and sides, so that one of us had to bail constantly. Through all that night,half overcome by sleep, but not asleep, I had a singular delusion, which I could not remove by any effort of reason. It seemed to me that to the right of the canoe, just behind the sail, stood a farm-house, a few feet distant from a post-and-rail fence, (they were split oak rails,) which ran along the sea in the di rection we were going, and not far from the boat. The delusion gave me a feeling of se curity, as I thought, in case of accident, I could easily swim to the fence, and get into the house. As morning approached the wind became more violent and irregular, and the waves rolled higher and higher. Our native sail ors, four in number, were now helpless—one had the fever, and the others crouched in the bottom of the canoe, a set of shivering and frightened wretches. The captain was so sick, also, that I really thought he was going to die. The other person, an employee of the company, and myself were left alone.— In thig state of affairs, just as the day began to break, a more violent storm than any pre vious one arose. Fortunately, my companion was a young man of much courage and cool ness, and knew how to run the boat. lie took the rudder and I took the bailing in strument; we " let her went" fast as the winds of heaven could drive her. Each wave we met, I thought would be our last, but our gallant little canoe breasted them nobly. As they approached, she would spring to meet them, and raising her bow, would leap up their sides and plunge through their crests, covered with foam, down into the abyss be low. At times, the water would break over her bow, and pour over her sides in fearful quantities. The rain all the time poured down as it only can in this country, and ran from the sail into the boat like water from the roof of a house. For three long hours I bailed without intermission, as a man will bail when life depends on his efforts ; once the water gained on me so fast, I felt half in clined to give it up us a hopeless job; I did not feel like bailing out the whole sea. When the storm cleared away we found we had made many miles headway, and were still in sight of land. That night, after a day of toil at the oars, we ran on the beach at the hut of an Indian. We were in a half-fam ished condition, and could scarcely wait till our chickens (Si 50 per pair) and corn were half boiled. Then we had a feast in quantity, at least, and to us in quality, - that would make the most hardened epicurean sinner stare. After gorging ourselves we stretched our limbs on the ground and slept till mid night, when finding the wind fair, we seized the opportunity and were off. To arise from a comfortable sleep, after having been deprived of it for many hours, to undergo the risk of running out to sea through the breakers by night, required no small effort of the will. However, as in many other things attended with danger, the ac companying excitement made it positively attractive. The modus operandi of "putting out" is this ; after drawing the canoe down the beach she is pushed into the water deep enough to float her when loaded. To hold her while this operation was going on required four persons—two at the bow and two at the stern. As the breakers would strike her it required all our strength to keep our feet and prevent the boat from turning with the wave and upsetting. After the loading was finish ed, we arrayed ourselves along each side, and waited until some wave less than the others would roll in—then for one grand rush as far as we could wade—a leap into the bodt—seize a paddle, and work as if Old Nick was after us ! If we were so fortunate as to hit the right time, and meet the waves before they would " break," all would be right; if we had been too late the waves would roll over the boat, sinking and upsetting her, and plunging us into the sea. To convince you,that I have not exaggera ted the danger of navigating this coast, I will mention that, three months ago, when our canoe started for Aspinwall, it upset and the whole party in it made a most narrow escape. Two months ago, one man, a member of the staff, was drowned, and three others saved their lives by clinging to the bottom of the boat until they were picked up by a schooner. One month ago, the boat upset, containing the mail, (with your letter,) and the captain got on shore with about as much water as wind in him. The mail was in a safe place, and was thrown ashore with the boat, well soaked, of course. All the provisions which the boat contained were lost, and in conse quence we are now on very short allowance —fat salt pork and navy bread, and enough of that to last not more than two weeks. We are expecting a schooner with provisions from the States. I pray for its hasty advent. After a delightful sail, just at daybreak, We arrived off the mouth of the Bejuco river, the termination of our journey by water, and as we sailed in, we beheld the most gorgeous sunrise it has ever been my fortune to look upon. It arose over amountain called Chuca, or the enchanted, because it seems to disap pear as you approach, and is rarely visible. Dr. Merritt, who has lived here five years, has seen it but once or twice. On this occa sion, the atmosphere was transparent to such an extraordinary degree, that we could see its lofty summits, its craggy sides, and fright ful chasms as distinctly as if we had been but a mile from its base. By the way, there are some singular traditions, quite romantic in their character, and tinged with the terri ble and tragic, which affirm the presence of quantities of gold there which seem rather fabulous. There is no doubt about the fact that it has not been visited by any mortal for several generations—not since shortly after the conquest by the Spaniards, who would have faced the devil in search for gold. The ,C. Indians hold it in dread, and fear the spirit which resides on it. It is not more than fif teen or twenty miles from this place. Dr. Merritt has been talking of making an at tempt to reach it. If he tries, lam in for one of the party. It would require not less than three weeks. This will give you an idea of the extraordinary difficulty of travel ing, from the ruggedness of the country and density of the undergrowth, all tangled and interlaced with vines. Cocuyas you will not find marked on the map. Once, it was an important Spanish town and quite large, as is still indicated by the foundations of dwellings scattered around. Now it is an insignificant Indian village, in habited only by those who depend on the pre carious occupation of gold-washing for a liv ing. Look on the map of Central. America, and you will see the province of Veraguas, in northern New Granada. Look for Aspin wall, and westward for Chiriqui Cayoon, near the boundary of Costa Rica and Veraguas.— About half way between these is the river Bojuca. From that point, directly southward, and in the narrowest part of the narrow Isth mus, and a comparatively short journey, so far as mere distance is concerned, to moun tains from whose summit, it is said, both oceans may be seen and their roar almost heard, reposes the village of Cocuyas, at an elevation of five hundred feet above the level of the sea. Just at the base of Cocuyas hill, commences a row of conical mountains, ele vating their heads to a height of some two thousand feet; one of these, whose sides are inclined, at one angle, to not less than forty five degrees, I spent a day in climbing up to the very top. The surface was not more than twenty feet in diameter. The highest I have yet to climb. As to the character of the country, it pre sents most interesting geographical features, which render it quite peculiar as a gold-min ing region. The details of this, and the modus operandi, of gold-mining, I must re serve for a future letter. As to the country itself, it is in a state of gurus naturalibus, so much so, that I think if you were perched on the summit of the highest mountain, on the clearest sunny day, and had the eye of an eagle, you would scarce ly be able to perceive, on the whole Atlantic slope of the Cordilleras of the Andes, a sign that human life existed on it. It is a "wilden primeval." Trees of the most gigantic size (I have seen them fifteen feet in diameter, and extending more than one hundred feet into the air,) furnish support to innumerable varieties of vines, clambering to their very tops and extending to all their branches, each bearing its own peculiar hue and form and size of leaf. Mingled with all these are end less numbers of air plants and parasites, which drop down their roots to the earth, long, flexible, and cord-like, and straight as an arrow, or twisted into spiral folds like huge serpents. All around presents such a profu sion of vegetable life, as to astound one who has been accustomed to northern forests. Ido not mean to assert that there are no inhabitants in all this wilderness; here and there is an Indian village, the abode of gold washers, and those who act as their leeches, to relieve them of their gold, and supply them with necessaries. Now and then you may meet with a yuca plantation or plantain-patch, and a few along the sea coast or road-sides, which make pretensions to something more than this; but these all amount to nothing, and are no evidence of cultivation, they are only different phases of nature itself. The soil possesses extraordinary fertility, and, if intelligently cultivated would richly repay la bor. Yucas, yams, plantains, bananas, choc olate, coffee, corn, beans, rice, oranges, pine apples, and the whole list of tropical produc tions, grow with great rapidity. But, a gold bearing country, you know, is seldom an ag ricultural one. Besides, the natives are too indolent to work unless compelled to. The consequence of all this is, that the Atlantic slope of all this part of the Isthmus does not produce enough •to support even its scanty population. The Company has to depend upon receiving provisions from the States.— The natives depend upon provisions carried on the backs of men from the Pacific slope, called savannas, over the Andes. This is a journey of from one and a half to two days, and over roads that a mule could not travel —a mere path through the woods—scarcely perceptible, except to the practised eye of a native. During much of the rainy season this road is impassable, on account of the vi olence of the mountain torrents. The peo ple here, then, get pretty well starved out.— We are pretty much in the same fix now, our selves. The savannas of the other side are rich, alluvial plains, much like Western prai ries, extending from the base of the Andes to the - Pacific ocean. There are many native towns in it, but, judging from the specimens who come over here, both male and female, they are a more indolent and. miserable race than those on this side. I forgot to say, that this side of the Isthmus consists of conical mountains, gradually descending in height until they become steep, egg-shaped hills, ex tending to the shore of the Caribbean. Be tween these hills there is a perfect network of streams, which, at times, become furious torrents, rushing over rocky precipices of frightful depth. Much of the scenery is therefore wild to sublimity , . But I must de fer further particulars until the next mail. Vir.A. friend has furnished us with the following copy of a sign over the door of a respectable looking house near Chichester, England: "Here Life 1 on Quers A Goos." Any joker that can translate the above at one reading, can take our hat. The follow ing is the translation: "Here lives one who cures agues." par A - wag, upon visiting a museum, was shown some dwarfs and other specimens of mortality, all preserved in alcohol. "Well," said he, "I never thought the dead could be in such spirits." rte.. Sincerity does not consist in speaking your mind on all occasions, but in doing so when silence would be censurable and false hood inexcusable. Editor and Proprietor. NO. 40. Respect Old Age. There, give him all the path. Tread slow ly and. reverently in his presence. Hush that rude laughter; check that idle jest. See you not upon. his temples the snow of many win ters ? See you not the sunken eye, the bow ed form, the thin hand upon Whose surface the blue veins stand out like cords. Gone are the bt , auty and strength of manhood ; and in that faded eye but little light is left, save that of love and kindness. That voice has lost its music, savo the soft undertone of affec tion. Sit down young friend, and hear that story of the olden time ; and if, in looking back wards into the mists of the past; he some= times forgets,--sometimes confounds dates and. incidents, or tells the same old tale for the twentieth time; think over What a vast, vast field his memory wanders: Think; over what a checkered web of events; thought takes her beaten track, down into the depth of years. Oh, the jots and sorrows, the hopes and disappointments, the anxieties, and wrongs, and sufferings he rouses from their dreamy beds, as he " fights life's battles over again. "And scones long lost, of Joy and pain, Conte wildering o'er his aged brain." Standing upon the boundary line between life and the untried future, his feet would fain turn backwards into the paths of the past. One moment he longs for rest—the next come back the mocking memories of de parted joys. The thorns have dropped silent ly away amidst the leaves of the roses he gathered in childhood and youth—their beau= ty and fragrance alone remain. 0, you in whose bounding - veins younr , m life yet lingers, and you in the full beauty and vigor of manhood, respect the aged! Speak gently, hush the rude laugh, check the idle jest, listen to the wisdom which is the voice of experience. Cheer him with kindly words; encircle him with your strong arm and lead him as he descends the down of life, the shadows deepening into night—the white hairs upon his temple already drifting in the cool breeze which comes up from the valley of death. Honor the aged that he may leave you his blessing on the threshold of the unknown land. ilonor him, and God -will raise up for you friends to remove the thorns from the last league of your own life-journey; for the sake of the weary one of long ago, whonever wept for your ingratitude ; whose bowed form never struggled with a weight of care or grief which you might have carried; •iithile you - Walked carelessly along, intent upon your own ease and pleasure. llon'or the Aged for Ilis sake who was old before lie Was--:whose life is from everlasting to everlasting: nor him that feeble wait:oth With his staff the white-haired sage, God will curse the wretch that mocketh Ibiary hairs with slighted age. Piofanity. Profanity in a child is a terrible thing. We encountered a lad some six or eight years old on the street the other day, who was swearing terribly at a companion; ncr one in "the army in Flanders" ever indulg ed in fouler profanity than this mere child: Where he had learned to profane the name of the Deity we know not; but if he has pa rents—a mother who loves him; a father who cherishes great hopes for the future— we pity them. Their boy can never be else than a curse and a shame so long as his lips utter blasphemies. The swearer, however proud or elegant he may be—however eleva ted his social position—has nothing of the true gentleman in his nature, and tho halo of Divinityewill never consecrate his achieve-r ments. Let no boy indulge in profanity, in the hope to acquire an appearance of manliness —for the good and true will regard him as a blot on God's beautiful earth, and will shun him as a pestilence. Wherever he may walk, the flowers will wither under his tread, and his memory will be in the hearts of men a bitter thing fbreti•er: What is Dirt. Old Dr. Cooper, of South Carolina, used to say to his students: Don't be afraid of a little dirt, gentlemen. What is dirt? Why, nothinc , ° at all offen sive, - when chemically viewed. Rub a little alkali upon that "dirty grease spot" upon your coat, and it under g oes a chemical change and becomes soap. Now rub it with a little water and it disappears; it is neither grease, soap, water nor dirt. "That is not a very odorous pile of dirt" you observe there. Well ? scatter a little gypsum over it, and 'tis no longer dirty. Everything you call dirt is worth your notice as students of chemistry. Analyze it ! It will separate into very clean elements. Dirt makes corn ; corn makes bread and meat, and that makes a very sweet young lady that I saw one of you were kissing last night. So, after all, you were kissing dirt— particularly if she whitened her skin with chalk or fullers' earth. There is no telling, gentlemen, what is dirt. Though I may say , rubbing such stuff upon the beautiful skin of a youn g lady is a dirty practice. Pearl• powder, I think, is made of bismuth—noth- - mg but dirt. Affecting Story. Thrilling accounts are given in the Marys-` ville, (California,) papers, of the chase of two lowers, by an enraged third party, (the pari ent,) who, as we take up the story, was follow= ing them across the Yuba river: Augustus saw the fury depicted in the old man's face, and deeming discretion the bet ter part of valor, made a dead halt in the road and concluded to surrender. Maria was fran tic. Leaping suddenly from her horse, and - walking around through mud three feet deep, she gati.lred her husband by the legs and dragged him to the ground. Then grasping him tightly around the neck, she shouted to her father, who was now in speaking distance-- " You shan't part us. Right here up to our knees in mud, we will love and did to gether'," The old man started back in amazement, "Yes," muttered the half used up Augus tus ; "we'll die right here in the mud." "But, Maria—my child," groaned the old, man, "are you not my daughter still?" "Yes," was the reply, "and I'm his wife too I" "And are you married?" "We are," exclaimed both. The old man looked daggers for a moment, closely scrutinised the couple as they clung to each other in tho mud, and, turning his horse's head toward the city, he started off, saying: 'That's all I wanted to know. You can now get out of the mud and come home!" may -There is a woman's "dress reform" convention in session at Cannenstota, New York, one object of which is stated to be to "put down low necked dresses." Many folks think them too low now.
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