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No auhscription dis continued until nil arreprages are paid unless at ■tho option of tho Editor. Advertisements— Accompanied by tho cash, and Ifto' nsecctliiig one square, will bo inserted three times for Quo Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion. j O -j.Pui>iTiya—Such ns Ilamt-bills, Posting-bills 'Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c. ,tc., otcecutod with nruraey and at tho shortest notice. ■jWical. THE HUSBIND3IAN.' “Unto not husbandry, which God bath ordain* C d."—Tkc Son of Strach. When the Creator’s hand had placed In this tcrrcstlal scone, Man, in Ills own high imago formed, Majesty and serene, Undo Ho. this ruler of the globo To mountain summit soar ? 'Cr'for tho wealth of gold and gems Its secret mines explore ! Orblow (he rocks to atoms ? Or boil the floods to steam? Or uith harpoon and hook transfix The people of (ho stream T Or bring with forge and hammer Enormous shape? to light? Or study till tho midnight toil ►Eiiwrnpptd (he brain In night? Kn. ’twas the Arbiter’s command, ’Mill that delightful gh.-br-, T- ••.In*-'-. and lump, tho garden,” where ilis Eden homo was made ; And when no more his alien head In Paradise might rest, To tit! (he earth from whence he came •IVus still his Sire’s behest. .So, look not with an oyc of scorn I p.»n the fanner's stale, Ye young and thoughtless sons of ease, With luxury elate, I'or being* «\f a p'urer.sphore, A dillertmt balance bold, And Oim-iniialus’ plow prefer To .Vero’s house of Gold. K.iviii, whom he clothes with scorn and fruit Acroiinteth him her friend, r An! fields him fragrance when he makes II r clover harvest bend : An ! healthful vigor as ho roams Among bis thriving herds, Tmirhing (lint key-tone in hb heart U'lucli waL’e* the Long 6f birds. b!.r folds him in tier amis ut last, I.'iki' mntlicr sa<l ami kind, A rd l,ids the daisy nnl for act I be curia uing turf lo bind’ Tin;' wrup> his b«'d in cool ••inbraep, Who. puiiet-ful and nu-toiiied, >■ !.-d .v ith f. i • ■ 1 11 y {he 1. t * Tti.if N rnr.'V iiu.J or-loincd. 3.l.c..i. , :iiellatu'uils. MM KinUM>’S (FFEB. GuMon rn;-h ami hum bin r'wes, bounding ’ h.hi ami ;i vi<ii•,• .‘oil ringing mush*, a Lii"h iilm the chiming nf silver in Us. ami a '••■v fi r ,nr.*, iniiciimi grucelul as, the fairy 'J - on i iii. This \v:m my fnc Nina Uayuvmd. 'll;} y..ur wife? 1 never heard of such 3 i'iiserise in-my life! Your wife,’indeed ? I UieiUd as soi/ii think of marrying papa or he.(her Will, or or Why, 1 can’t '‘mik uf any oilier masculine so impossi -1;1" I’ This won the answer to mv suit. ‘Hut. why’’ I persisted. Wiiy don't a girl marry pwiamntlier ? I’ll tell you. •It is because w»e)»euj tired of t-ccing the old lady around. I enn’t remember a day -when I’have not your phiz the lirst thing in the morning ‘•uni tin* thing in the evening.' I never " l ‘iit to a party with any other .escort. I lower was in a scrape hut you were my eom pioiion in misery, or my shield from punish tiK’iu. 1 never did a foolish thing but. you wiiro hy to laugh and rolmko. ,Ohl Mars t*‘ii, <ii‘ijr, go and make love to some loroign I‘i'ly ; hut don’t he so absurd as to waul to nmrry cousin, who has lived under the roof with you since she was a baby.’ ‘Hut all you say only goes to prove, my devotiuriy 'Devotion! You snub me qtiito as often 5s you praise, besides—’ She hesitated. ; Well v a 'ottt cnTy ‘sixteen, and lam not going to jcccpt my very lirst offer. And then, Mars ,t('n» you don’t como within a thousand miles 01 my beau ideal.’ I don’t. ‘.Pray, describe your beau .‘Tall.’ ‘lsland six feet one inch.' Handsome, with black whiskers and the fanners of a traveler. A man who has not uvea all hi 9 lif G j Q this miserable cooped-up mlage, but has seen the world and profited iGi'ehy. One who has mixed in disfcinguish society, and learned-refinement of dress manner, and who can talk of something books with a lady,’ An! Well, if you won’t have mo you "° T nt . So there’s an end of it.’ w ,6 l,t U P lazily from the garden seatwjiero had been sitting, add strolled towards the aso '' I saw her blue eyes . open .with • mzoiaent at my coolness. I did not enact , P?'f foi ‘ her benefit, but laid mv plans for . ““future edification. into ‘ ator f had l o ft home and gone k,. the city for a visit. Nina gave me a ■ u . y twewell, and did not seem at all heart she r u at “ 10 Prospect of the separation. If as ? mo tion, she was soon soothed, aiidi. ” following letter directed to my new “Mresa convinced me: ’ s n „. e , ttr Mcrstqn: My hero has arrived.— V 0,,. nve lj .black whiskers, not at all like V : ' not s , mi> °tl || 'taoiv,.cousin i such jetty curls, ft. I ,°Uos like,yours; such black eye lins h lushes—yours are yellow. lie «nonl, ee ? .°, vei '.Vwliere, has seen everything, Duli.i, 8 1 ofol 6 n languages, and has the most iutrn.l. . manners ‘ Ho brought a letter of luitn lc i. loll to Will, so, of ooUrso, he is hero Win. „° tten ’. nn< l seenls very well pleased i i OO * 1 !! 1 ' 0 cousin of yours.’ home „ 80 . on tl>° letter was filled up with tay nn?!° 581 1 ) '... * rea< f *t at the little inn of fiirecto.w y«J a S°' w hore all my letters, re |no. an, , r. Alonzo Courtney/ followed bv tnn n° whiskers lay on the table While the hun S from the looking-glass, no dyed oyo-hrows and lashes still adorned my face. My fine brond-oloth suit, cut in the latest city stylo, my pntent-loath or boots, kid gloves and dandy oatie lay on a chair, while I lounged, in dressing gown and slippers, before tho window, conning my odusin’s letter. As I was engaged to drive her ouff in an hour, I began my elaborate toilet. Every curl was in position, and eve ry fold correct, as I rang the boll of my un cle’s house, to ivbiicb my fellow conspirator. Will liad_ introduced mo. No suspicion „of my identity crossed my aunt’s mind as she gave me a polite welcome, and Nina’s blind ed eyes saw only in Mr. Courtney tho trav eled dandy. ‘ I trust I see tho rose Glendale in full health,’l said, with a low bow. ‘Ah! those fair bands were destined for daintier tasks than this!’ and I .deprived her of her sow ing. ‘ "flio soft air woos us. Will you drive with me?’ With a bewitching little flat, and every curl in glosay beauty, she was soon ready for our excursion. I cannot tell all the flattery I poured into her ears, half disgusted at her blushes, and half amused at her innocent pleasure iu my exaggerated gallantry. It was the 'first time I had been alone with her in my disguise, and I" took occasion to deli cately hint at my entire devotion to her •charms-, and grinding my teeth at her co quettish acceptance of the same. I saw 7 her every day fur a month, pressing my suit on all occasions, and filling her ears with drawling affectations and flat descrip tions of Italy and France, with 1 road com parisons of tue daughters ol Europe and America. At last I proposed. To my amazement she refused me flat; to my delight she in formed me that her. cousin Maraton was a man, not a dressed-up idiot, Ido not mean that these were het exact terms, but her warm defence uf heroousiH* after my sneering hints of jealousy, was fully equivalent to such a •declaration. Of course, my proper self returned radiant and hopeful.. Will you believe it? -She was an offish as ever when I made any ad vances. She was cousinly and sisterly till I wan in a perfect fury over her cool ease and nuittcr-of-coureo affection, but would only laugh at mjr proffered love, and* compare mo slightingly to her recent admirer, and actu ally had tho audacity to hint that her heart walked out of the door at his departure. I was half inclined to quit tho field ; but I loved tho gipsy heartily, and could not give her up. Luckily, 1 had a sun-stroke. Now, a sun-stroke is generally not a fortunate ( vent, but for me it opened the way to my pro.-ent happiness. I was in the garden, li.itless and busy about some fruit which was being gathered, when all the face of na ture turned dark, and 1 fell. ‘-.Marston! Marston] ■Only speak to me! It is Nina ! Oh I MarSton, do speak to me ni Hot tears fell fast on my face. I had been carried into the house, and it was the sec ond hour of my stupor when the words struck my ear, muffled and dim; but deliciously sweet the dear voice sounded in its agony. — Tlo-n Will said : ’’ I feel his pulse now. Nina. lie is com iround. 1 will leave you boro while I go an i find mother.’ Wo were left alone. I could not move, but I could feel her kisses rained on my f.ie'*, her subbing regrets for past unkind im--, and beriow prayers whispered for my sonny. At last, I opened my eyes. With my head resting on her arm, my f.,cn raised to hers, and my hand clasping her-, she could not escape. So she surren dered at discretion, and wo were married nearly three months before I told her who made her her second offer. Lovb Letter.— Tho following was re ceived by a young man of our acquaintance-, and handed to us for publication. It is a spicy letter suitable for • tho times—being leap year* We publish it ccrb.itim, with the exception of names: Williamsport, Feb. sth, 1804. Krarest ****** 1 received your kind .and welcom letter and beliefs 'me it gave me grate piesure to reeive a letter from ho dear af friend, it also gives me grate piesure to answer your ever ■dearlettors. 0 Dearest one, your letter found mo well and as happy as ever. I must tell you that I am very busy nt present, ns 1 must, tell you a making my weding close, but lu aro let me ashuro you that I am about to leave my Dear , hut such tilings must be as I am .tired a waiting fur you to get redy to ho the Groom, but as I see you are not a making cny prpberations so to aoE I will have to Taro my self a way, but I hope you will alow mo to call you dear as of old for as you must knofr it gives mo grate piesure to cull you so fur you all ways have been so very Dear to me, but the time is a good way oil' yet and if yon are so a mind to come back and excuse your self fur your cool ness totvard mo and prepare Vour self for to meet mens the Dearest one on earth anil the chiefest among Ten Thousands all is well and the one altogether Lovely. And let mo say in plane words—- will you have me, will you take me to bo your dirling Wife; and wfth the rest I hope you will not think eny the loss of me for Popping the Question. Will you not, Dear. —. if you love mo as I do you you will pardin mo fur being so fast. Well Dear you can easy make enough at your trade to keep you and I. If you can’t I can take in plane sowing, it is some thing that,l am not used to, but I will do most eny thing rather than not to have my Dear . Well my over Dear Friend if you will not comply with my wishes you must do ns well as you can for you de serve a good wife and if you will not why then I must go on with my first intonations, and bid farewell to my old Lover and Marry my new Lover, then I will bid Ferwell To every fear and wipe My Weeping Eyes, ,Aa shureas the Grass grows around . The stump you aro my little Sugar Lump. Yours with much Love, Miss E. L. A poetical feminine, who found the cords of Hymen not so silky as she expected, .gives vent to her feelings in the following regretful s’tanzas. The penultimate line is peculiarly comprehensive and expansive : -- When I was young I used to earn My living without trouble, Had clothes and pocket-money, too; And hours of pleasure double. I never dreamed of such a fate, When I a-lass was courted— Wife; mothef, nurse, seamstress, cooE. house keeper, chambermaid, Irtilndross, dairy-wo man; and scrub generally, doing the work of six, For the sake of being supported. O' Chase knows bow to raise money;— Hasn't he raised tho price of gold 7 “ OUE COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BE EIGHT—BUT EIGHT OE WRONG OUK COUNTRY." / [From tho Portsmouth, N. 11. States and Union.] How Similar Is tbe Conduct of Humbugs and Scoundrels of Every Age and Nation. “ Great is Diana of the Ephesians!” ex claimed a band of vagabond coppersmiths at Ephesus, headed by one Alexander, when St. Paul appeared amongst them to preach tho gospel of peace and purity. Ihoso ruf fians lived by manufacturing idols for their fellow-citizens; and h<meo their clamorous opposition to tho Christian religion which declared such trumpery an abomination.-; — For the worship ot Diana the fellows caved little or nothing ; for their gains from tho idols used in it they pared everything. For tho moral and material well-being of their neighbors they cared nothing; they oared only for themselves and theirs; and oared simply for worldly gain, not for making themselves wiser and better. They appealed to tho passions and prejudices of their hear ers not to their reason and experience. And sought by such means to render permanent the abuses and delusions on which they lived. Of n piece with tho conduct of those scurvy knaves is the conduct of that gang of con tractors, shoddyites and office-holders that assembled at Concord some days ago. Wise and capable, pure and honorable is Abraham Liucoln, and most worthy is ho to be tho Chief Magistrate of tho Republic for another four years! exclaimed, in substance, these leeches that are sucking tho life-blood from tlfo body politic. As their avarice urged tho Ephesian scoundrels to epdeavor to banish the Apostle of tho Gentiles from their city and so deprive their fellow-citizens of tho light and consolations of the Christian Gos pel, so also does the accursed greed for gain ■of these shoddyites and office-holders urco them to strive to retain Abraham Lincoln in office for a second terai, and thus curse our land with the rule of a wretched apology for a man—to say nothing of a statesman —for four years more. Now, that, tno intelligent and patriotic men and women of the nation aro feeling thankful that the time is fast ap proaching wh'en this contemptible creature can bo consigned to the solitude and obscuri ty for which nature intended him, is it'not a ludicrous' proceeding to nominate him as a candidate for an office which ho has dishon -07 ed by his bad faith and mismanagement I Away with him and all others like him ! Let las hav-e a gentleman and a patriot, a scholar and a statesman to fill the chair of the grave and majestic Washington ; of tho scholarly and philosophical Jefferson'; of tho courtly and chivalrous Jackson. And such a man we can easily procure ifAve but look him up. At any rate let us be sure that our nest Chief Magistrate shall not be a dolt, a buffoon and an imbecile like the present one. Ills flun kies will call this “ treasonif so let them ‘make the most of it. That the New Hampshire shoddyites and office-holders should take tba't step is quite natural. For it is he-that made them and not they themselves; they are his people and the sheep cf hie pasture. It was ho who called them into life and notice. \'t was he who licensed them and their brethren of oili er Stales to cheat and plunder tho nation.— While lie lives they live. When he dies, they die, and go out tike a foul exhalation.— A longer lease of power and patronage for him would he a longer opportunity for them to stuff their pockets with the plunder of the American people. See to it, oh ! see to it men of tho Granite State, and those frowsey fellows all go out together ; and make room for true men and tried men; honest men, honorable men and capable men. N The blackguard coppersmiths ingeniously lied and plotted against, and vigorously swore and bellowed at tho great Apostle ; but they failed and lie triumphed. , They failed be cause none hut the. ignorant believed them and none but the vicious assisted them. The intelligent and honest''of their fellow-towns men discovered them to .bo crafty, selfish and knavish ; apd so they had to betake them selves to some other and better business than living on tiie ignorance and credulity of their people. And thus did tho worship,of Diana soon become an abomination to tho wiser and nobler portion of the people ; and finally to all of them—base and noble, deficient and cultivated. . ' Will not our people examine for themselves as did the more intelligent and the mure rea sonable portion of the Ephesians ? Will they noi examine the pretensions and professions of the Will they not s.eek to discover the nature of the “ loyalty” and “ patriotism” of our shoddyitos and office holders ? Tf they do, they will soon be con vinced that the “ loyalty” of these follows is “ loyally” to their own interests ; and that “patriotism” is love for themselves—not love for their country and its people. If they watch the doings and examine the sayings of these fellows, they will soon coneludo that the shoddyitos deserve not the confidence of honest people, but their contempt, not their approval but their censure ; not their support but their opposition and condemnation on the eighth day-of nest March. The contractors, shoddyitos and office-hold ers, and their subsidized, prostituted press would have ns believe that things are ail right when they are all wrong ; that the country is growing wealthy when it is grow ing poor and wretched j that we are growing good and great when we are growing mean and little; that all other nations respect us when they actually despise us; that wo are growing wisewhen, wo are really growing foolish ; that we are a shrewd people when wo are shamefully humbugged ; that we are advancing in the Christian life, and progress ing in oivilization when wo are relapsing in to paganism and marching backwards into mediaeval barbarism ; that civil war is hono orable and beneficial when it is disgrace ful and disastrous ; that the war is vigorous-’ ly waged in order to secure a speedy peace when it is vigorously prosecuted in order to prolong; their rascally regime; that it is waged to restore to the Union when it waged in a manner calculated to render its restora tion a moral and physical impossibility; that they intend to r meliorate the condition of the blacks when they are ruining both blacks and whites; and that they are laboring to make our Republic one in faot as in theory when they are overturning all Republican customs and institutions, and establishing a military despotism on the ruins of our great and glorious Republic—a despotism wherein they themselves will be the lords and masters and wn their slaves and thralls, ,By pro longing this war they will collect all tho money of the country into their own hands ', they will by and by obtain control of all go vernment bonds and through them of all tho real estate of thfl country ; they will drag from their homes and. afterwards slaughter so many of (ho young and able-bodied men of tho country that there will be none hui tho old and infirm to oppose them when they are ready to give the coup de grace or finishing stroke to tho Republic. Will tho majority of the yeorilanry of Now Hampshire permit them to carry out this infeunnl programme of CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1864. theirs? God forbid!' No, they ■will not!— They will not bo accessories to this awful crime against their own liberties, against those of Uieir against-those of their race! How long, then, will they tolerate the rule of these vagabonds? Only till next March I only till next Match 1 As the sen sible and virtuous people of Ephesus sent who lived on the credulity of their peo ple to look.up some other employment, eo will the honest and intelligent and indepen dent yeomanry ot New Hampshire cause ou** shoddyits and Treasury thieves to adopt some bettor calling than deceiving and plundering their own people. There are now but two parties in our State country ; those who deceive and plunder 'und those who ore decivecl and plundered.— The shoddy ticket will be supported next March in this State by tho former; the De mocratic ticket by the latter. £ot all sensi ble men.and true men remember this fact, and act accordingly, Tho Administration leaders in this State, and in every other State are simply an organized band of public plun derers; a band that has flung to the winds whatever sense of shame, whatever sense of common decency, whatever feeling of honor each of its members ever knew or possessed. They dare not appeal to the people for their support on account of meriting well of them ; being fully conscious that th'e people look upon them as a herd of moral lepers bent on first robbing them and then on en slaving them and their children. And, hence they look to fraud, bribing and intimidation for the success of their ticket. Their game is to endeavor to overreach the shrewd by tampering with tho cheek lists and ballot boxes ; by bribing tho venal and avaricious ; and bullying the weak and timid. It, then 'behooves all true men to be up and active and quicksighted. They must warn all men who value their good name and prize their rights and liberties to beware of the shoddy ticket. Lot them shout from one end of the State to the other. Men of New Hampshire, beware of the shoddy ticket I Mep of New Hampshire, beware of tho shoddy ticket 1 1 For, so can we bo able to disperse this vile brotherhood ; end so shall we be able to stand once more before tho world a redeemed and disenthralled peordo. In this opinion, I am sure, every good man and true man in New Hampshire will agree with AMan Partially Eaten by Lions, ix Lon don.t—Yesterday forenoon, about half-past ten o’clock* the Agricultural Hall, Islington was the scene of a shocking occurence. In addition to the sudden roaring of the lions forming part of the equestrian exhibition at that establishment loud scruams were heard proceeding from the direction in which tho animals are kept in their caravan during the intervals of the performance. The body of a man 1 named Thomas Greaves, who has within the last two or three days commenced his duties as a new keeper and feeder of the animals was found drawn up close to the ca ;e. Sun.i of tho employees immediately se : ze I the long iron rods, with a species of hue at the end, by which the cage is cleansed and nr bed to the spot. It was then discovered that one uf the largo Lions had the man’s right hand in his mouth, whiht another had seized him by tho thick part of the lure-arm and had dragged tho bars of the -capo nearly up to the arm-pit. Having no hot irons the men at once set to w- rk belaboring the animals over the skulls and oy.es in order to make them let go their hold. These pro ceedings at the outset Cnly tended to in crease the ferocity of the animal?, who amidst loud roars commenced tearing the flesh from their victim’s arm and hand with their claws. Ir was not until the brutes were nearly blind ed with the blows inflicted upon their eyes that they were induced to relinquish their gripe, when the poor fellow’s mangled limb was drawn through the bars’ but with some difficulty and he tell fainting into the arms of those who had rescued him from his hor rible position. He was at once conveyed to the Secretary’s office in Harford street, in an insensible condition, and covered with blood. Ur. Thomas and another medical gentleman in the neighborhood were sent for, an.i at tended in a few minutes, and in consequence of Greave's exhausted state, administered brandy and other stimulants. It was then discovered that tho hand was bitten com pletely through, and the'flesh torn off the arm in most parts to the bare bone. The muti lated limb.was placed in bandages and the sufferer placed in' a cab and taken to the St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, where on exami nation by the surgeons it was understood that amputation would be necessary and it was to take place as soon as the Sufferer should have sufficiently rallied from the first shock’ to submit to it. The report last night Vras that he remained in too low a state from loss of bloody to undergo tho ope ration, and that ho is in a very precarious state. At the time of the occurrence ho was engaged in pushing somestnuv between tho bars, either for the purpose of keeping it on the cage or of attracting the attention of the animals, and further familiarizing him self to thorn. Whilst doing this this, one lion suddenly made ft spring upon his h ml, and fastening its fangs into it, drew him by the arm inward. The roar and excitement of the first animal attracting tho attention of the second, it sprang upon the arm, and mutilated it in the manner described. It is stated that tho lions have been more than usually savage since the death of the large lioness, which took place during the* late frost. During the afternoon, Mr. Crocket and the lions went through the usual exhi bition, during what is cnllbd tho morning performance, but nothing nut of the ordin ary way transpired, only that tho two lions which had been beaten looked heavy and more gloomy than the others. It is uow. felt to bo desirable that red-hot irons should always be keftt d.t hand, &s, had they been so, the animals would have instantly been made to let go their hold bf the unfortunate man. —London Morning Post t 30 Ih ult. At a recent tepiperanoe meeting in Scotland, a convert got up to speak. I My friends,' said-he, ‘ three mopths ago I signed the pledge. [Cheers.] In a month after ward, my friends, I had a sovereign in my pocket, a thing I never had before. [Baud cheers.]. In another month, my friends, I had a good coat on my back, a thing I never had before. [Cheers much louder.] A fort night after that, my friends, I bought a cof fin, because I felt pretty certain that if I kept the pledge another fortnight I should want one/ [No cheers.] : 01?” Man is a mill ; the stomach thb‘ hop per. Bo careful how much grist gobs into the hopper, as clogging and heat will hb the result of oter-feodihg.' 007“ The Norristown, Pa., ‘ Free Press’ says there is a hahy in that town .nine months old, which weighs eighty pounds. The Malden Murderer Arrested, Pos/mas/er Green the Criminal—Uis Con- fesswn-~t7ie Stolen Money recovered. The mysterious circumstances attending the murder of Mr. Frank Converse, the Assis tant Cashier of the Malden Bank, on the loth ol December last, have at last been explain ed by ;thc arrest of the murderer. Since the murder and tho robbery were committed, of ficers of Malden and Charlstown have been ‘working up’ tho case, but it was left for the detectives of our city to unravel the mystery. When tlio announcement was first made that, a murder had been committed at the Bank, Detectives Heath and Jones, of this city, were"specially detailed by the Cheif of Police to ferret out tho murderer. They wor ked ‘early and late. In their labors they wore assisted by mem bers of the Cheif's office, ami several prom inent citizens of Malden. And autopsy of the head of youngConversc was made by Drs. Bigelow and ,Sicadman, of Boston, about three weeks ago, and the fact was then-known that two balls had been fired into his head, both of which were found-in the head. The detectives looked in every quarter, but could discover no evidence against any party. Finally, suspicion settled upon Edward W. Green, tho Postmaster of Malden, and, as will be seen below, hp is proved to be .the murderer from his own confession. From the first, Green manifested no feel ing whatever in regard to the matter, never he|d conversation with any one in reference to it. nor attended any of the meetings held by the citizens where the subject of the mur der was discussed. llia singular course excited suspicion. Detective Galder, of Boston, was called in to the case, and has been on Green’s track for four weeks. He Ins been at his heels on thp different visits the Postmaster would make to the city, and hardly a day nassed hut 'the officer discovered some no.v link in the chain of evidence. It appears that tho murderer was a person of irreproachable character, but was some what involved in debt. One of these debts amounted to about §7OO, and had run nearly two years. A lew days since the detectives 1 earned that this had been paid, and upon making investigations, they discovered that it had been paid by hills nearly all of which were upon the Malden bank. A number of debts, it was also.ascertain ed, had been discharged by Green since the murder, amounting income instances tos2o, and Malden Bank bills were principally used in these transactions. Aristides, The evidence against Green accumulated, and it was decided to arrest him. Fur this purpose Detectives Heath and Jones visited Malden last evening aud met leading citizens at the house of Mr. Lamson. After committing the murder Green, ac c »rdi»£ lo his own story, seized the dills in the drawer—amounting to about §5,000 —and then immediately left the Bank for his office. He informed the officers present that part of ‘he money waij concealed in an old boot at ihc Fuse Office. A visit was made to this place and §165 in hills on tho Malden Bank were found.— Uruon stated that the balance of the stolen money was in the engine house of ’Volunteer* company, in the town, hid underneath the flooring ol tho attic. Detectives Heath and Jones searched this place and found §3,40-1, making 5u all § 1,009. This, with the differ ent amounts paid by Green in discharing his debts, accounts for the money taken frdm the Hank. In regard to the murder he say’s that ho purchased the revolver at Mr. Reed’s store jit Boston, purchasing ammunition at the same time. He loaded it, and two days be fore the murder put it in his pocket and car ried it constantly about his person. After committing the murder he loaded tho two discharged barrels and thro wthc remainder of .the ammunition away. The revolver wUs found at his hording house on Ploascnt street, Malden, loaded and cap ped. as he stated. Shortly bofhre midnight last night, Detec tives Heath and Jones brought Green to this city and placed him in the Tombs. Ho is a man of small stature, being about five feet high, and is 27 year of ago. He has a wile and an infant child .but three or four months old. Tho agony of his wife, upon being acquainted with the ar rest of her husband for the murder, was of the most heart rending description. , From the first. Green manifested the great est indifference, and upon being locked up for the night, coolly inquired the time of officer Heath, saying that his watch had run down. He set his watch and was then locked up.— His appearance docs not exhibit any signs (if the cool villain that he has been proved to be. He was held in much esteem In Mal den, aSjthe responsible position that ho held will testify. He had no suspicion whatever that the of ficers were upon his track. Money, mar ked in a parcular manner, was placed in his hands by a friend as a loan, but lie never used any of- it. but but paid his debts witli bills on the Malden Bank.,*** Numerous stories in circulation in this city for a long time, pasftlmt detec tives were following parties suspected of the murder through C mneticut and Canada, and some of the stories have had a little truth in them, but the Bo ; ton detectives, confident that they were on the scent of the real mur derer, Have steadily pursued their course, the result of which has been the unrav elling of crime which many thought would forever remain a secret. . This morning Green appears to give more thought to his critical position, and does not manifest that indifference which lie exhibit ed Inst night., lie weejis and seems to real ize his situation. Officers Heath and Jones went to Malden this niornirig, and a complaint against Green, charging him with the murder and robbery, and this afternoon the murderer will be de livered over [pan officer of that town, and taken before Trial Justice B. Q. Hill/ He will probably waive an examination and ho committed for trial. Some fellow enamored of a young lady named Annie Bread, dropped the following from his poeket we expect;— “ While belles their lovely graces spread, And fops around them flutter, I’ll bo content with Annie Bread, And won’t have any 6»< her." OCT” An absent-minded professor in going out the gateway of his college, ran against a cow. In the confusion of the moment, he raised bid hat Und..exclaimed, ‘I beg your pardon, madaih.’ Soon after-ho stumbled against a lady in the street j in‘ sudden rec ollection of his former mishap, ho called out, ‘ is that you again, you brute ?’ O" A flow sigh for a tavern has recently been invented —Dowdrop Inn (do drop in.) [From the Delawarean.] J Remarkable Dream. Many years ago we heard the following dream, which has often been related, in il lustration of the character and work of tho Devil. We reproduce it, and the reader can make his own comments there on. An old Preacher of the Gospel once dream ed that a great, conflict had arisen in the country, and after a. long and passionate strife of words .between the parties, they got to fighting; and the battle waxed hotter and hotter, until it became very, bloody and deadly'. One day the Preacher was riding through the country, net far from the battle ground, whore the two armies were arrayed against bach - other in deadly combat. Ho saw, along a dilapidated fence, lying upon the ground Beelzebub, the Prince of Devils, and a posse of his sooty imps, fast asleep in the broiling sun, without a cloud to shade, or a breeze 'to fan them. The Preacher, firm in his faith and virtue, stopped Ins horse in tho road. The fiendish host instantly rousd up, and looked hideous and awful. The Preach er said, ‘what are you doing here?’ The old Devil replied: ‘ This is our time to take a little rest and sleep. When wo can get men mad with each other, and can set them to fighting, we have very little to do. Proud and passionate men carry on our work to our entire satisfaction, and our presence and help are very little needed. Whe'n we once get war started, wo have but little difficulty in keeping it going/ The Preacher then asked, ‘ Which side are you on V lie replied, *ln war, wo are al ways on both sides. Wo,are friends of war, and act with both belligerents ; and our work is to stimulate their pride, flatter their self conceit, inflame their animosity, and wo en courage each in their convictions that they are right, ami the other is wrong, and we al ways assure them both of a triumphant vic tory, ami the utter overthrow of their enemy.’ Tiie Preacher again.asked him, 1 Do you ever favor negotiation, compromise, and a peace ful settlement of disputes ?’ He forcibly re plied, ‘By no means—never 1 Wo are in fa vor of tho sword, of bullets, bombs and bay onets—of war, blood and death/ Tiie Preacher fcsked him again, ‘ What do yon think of preaching and prayer.’ lie re plied, ‘ Wo have no objection at all to their preaching and praying, so long- as they preach and pray fur increased armies, for munition's of war, for the continuance of strife and battle for victory by conquest: while they each .pray for themselves and against their enemies, ail that sort of preach? ingand praying promotes the interests of our cause in the earth, and encourages that sort of zeal for fighting that wo like.’ The Preacher then crlid: ‘My views are directly opposite to yours —I preach peace and reconciliation—l am going among these excited people to urge them all, on both sides, to lay down their arms and to pray for one another, and to pray that the precious bloOd and lives of men may be spared, and to confess their folly and make charitable con cessions, as countrymen and brethern of one blood ; and pray fer the quick return of a just and honorable peace; for personal friendship and unity in heart as before the strife began/ The old Devil terribly shook his woolly head, his red eyes flashed fire, he gave an' awful nod to his imps, and said : ‘Fiends, do you hoar that—wo must bo up and off— THERE is WORK COMING FOR US NOW.’ They suddenly sprang—leaped the fence— uttered a terrible yell—and flew with light ning speed to the war council and the fatal field. The good Preacher, horrified by the interview and flight of the host, awoke out of his sleep, happy to realize that his dream was broken, and that he was at home in his comfortable bed. This singular dream made a deep impression on the Preacher's mind, and he frequently referred to it, when treat ing on the causes and cure of church dissen.- sion, and to expose the agency of the Devd in all quarrels and battles. Peace-Maker. city of Chattanooga used to .contain about 5.000 inhabitants, four or live church es, five hotels, two printing-offices, a bank, a number of fine residences, &e. It is in Ham ilton county, Tennessee, just north of the dividing that State and Geor gia, situated on the left bank of the,Tennes see river, and is the northern terminus of the Western and Atlantic Hail way, the southern terminus of which is Atlanta, Georgia. It is also the eastern terminus of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, and forms the angular connection with the line of railroad from Charleston, S. C. t to Memphis, Tenn.-- It is one hundred and -fifty-one miles from Nasliville, four hundred and thirty-two miles froip Savannah, and four hundred and forty-, seven miles from Charleston. The city is situated on a high bluff, overlooking the wa ters of the Tennessee river, which at this point spreads to a greater extent than many others in the vicinity. Being the terminus of two important rdads, and the most promi nent point on another, (the Charleston and Memphis,) it became the most available place where the rolling stock of all could be repaired And now stock irianufnctur.'d. Hence were established hero numerous machine shops, foundries, &0., which, up to the out break of the rebellion, were doing a thriving business, and contributing in a great meas ure to the advancement and prosperity of the place.— Chicago Tribune, josri Billings Insures His Life. —I kum to Ilia conclusion lately that my life was on sartin, the only wa for mo tu stand a fair chance with other folks wax to got my life in sured, so that I lirilled on the agont of the ‘ Garden Angel Life Insurance Co.,’ and an swered the following questions, put tu me, over the top ov a pair ov gold specks, by a slick little fat feller, with a little round gray head, and as pretty a little belly ou him t as euny man ever owned : Ist. Are you a male or female ? If so," state how longyoh have been so. 2d. Are yt»? subject tu fits, imd, if so, du yu have more than one at a time? 3d. What is your precise fighting wait ? 4th. What is your legal oqinions of the constitutionality of the 10 commandments : sth; Did yu ever have enuy night mares? oth’. Did yu ever have enny ancestors, if so, how much ? 7th. Are yu married and single; or are yu a bachelor? Bth. Du yu believe in a futor state ? If yu do, state it. 9th. What are your private sentiments about a rudh bv rats tu the head •; can it bo did successfully ? _ , _ . 10th. Have yu ever boihmitted suicide, and if so, how did it seem to affect you ? After answering the above questions, like a nian in the confirmalif, the slick little tat old feller, with gold specks on, ced I was in sured for life, and proberly wud remain so for a term ov years. I thanked him, and I smiled one ov my most pensive smiles. . A Ficiure of Charleston Under Fire. A correspondent of the Augusta (Ga.) ConstituHonaHit, writing from Charleston, gives the following picture of that city under the bombardment: The limited destruction of property by the protracted rain of shells is as wonderful as the small loss of life. I Walked through tho streets whore the effect of tho shells is most apparent. Hero a cornice is knocked off; there is a small round hole through tho side of a building, and at remote intervals tho earth is torn where a shell exploded, and looks like tho work of aporker in search of some treasure. Venders of tho staples of tho mar ket sit serenely by their little stores, un mindful of tho pyrotechnic 1 salutations of their Yankee deliverers, I bought delicious apples and cakes at one-fourth tho price charged two hundred miTes away iu the in terior. & In reply s to a question if she were not afraid, ouo of these old women replied‘Lor mars, wo no feered now—we's used to 'em. Dey make big’noiso and fro trash all about —dat's all—do good Lord pertects us.'-g -.Thus is the reliant trust of these people ex emplified even in the spirit of this simple African. I confess that I could not feel thus indifferent to these missiles of destruc tion, and as, they can’ve screeching across the bay, I felt an instinctive inclination to chan go my base of observation. Extending my rum ble to other portions of th 6 city, the tracks of shells was here and there discernible, but they have not effected a tithe of the injury sustained by the great firb.of two years ago, whose blackened outline stretches across what was once the heart of the city. la only two or three instances have fires been occasioned by them* and then the loss Was trifling. In localities most exposed to the shells the old tide of business is suspended. Hero and there a pedestrian moves hurri edly. along, and the rattle of a cart or dray is heard fora whole square. The blindsare closed, vases of rare exotics droop and with er on the lonely window sill, because there is no tender hand to twine or nourish them. The walk glistens with fragments of glass, rattled thither by the concussion of explo ding shells, and little turfs of bright green grass are springing, up along the pave, onco vocal with the myriad tongues of busy trade. If this be food for exultation to the malevo lent foe, he H welcome to the tender morsel. Ido not moan to say that any part of the city is abandoned. Here and there stores are opened, machine shops are active, and labor incident to the public defence, is push ed vigorously forward, even in the most ex posed districts. Still many branches of or dinary business, and most of the residences aie removed, because if would be foolhardy foi those not impelled by social duty to re main. The Mills House and Charleston Hotel, those princely abodes of comfort and good cheer, are closed; the Pavillion still invites the sojourner to its hospitable roof, most of the habitues of Hayno and parts of Meeting l and King street abandoned the merchant's desk for the camp, or .transferred their wares to points secure frotti Yankee .guns. That, part of the city to which the cowardly ven geance of the foe has not penetrated is a ‘ map of busy life/ The newspapers post office, express office, banks and many busi ness houses are in successful operation, and the streets present a scene of animation, not at all suggestive of a state of siege. Tub CuRREKcr Presses.— Major - Jack Downing writes to the New York Day Book an account of the presses which Chase has for printing off his" currency. Lincoln (the Kernal) shows him through the apartment: “Says the Kernal, ‘this hero macbeen runs to pay off Gineral Grant's troops; this one runs to pay off Gineral Meade's troops; this ouo rune for Gineral Banks ; this one is now busy for Gineral Burnside, and here is one completely broken down—it is Gineral Gilmore’s maoheent'" “Wal,” sea I, “ Mr. Seckretary do you have a macheen for every Giueral And every army V 3 “ Yes,” scs he, “ about that.” “ Wal,” ses I, “ what,do you do about the contractors V 3. “Oh, 1 ain't showed you 'em yet. That’s in another room.” It was nigh about ten times as big as the first one, and there wore hundreds of presses rnnnin’ as fast as they could. “ There,” ses he, “ ef those macheens were to stop oue day, it would set Wall street into a panic. Sometimes, when the belts give out or the bolts break, or the- coal gits short, or paper don’t git in in time, there’s a good deal of truubil'.but I’ve got it so fixed now, that I keep ’em party well supplied.” “ Ses I,” “ Mr. Seckretary, who is your engineer?” < “ Wal,” ses he, “ he’s a “ But,” ses I, “ suppose he should bust yer biler. What would Wall street do’tnen ?” “ Wal, I never thought of that, but I guess there ain’t no danger.” “ Wal,” sea I, “steam is mighty_onsar tin,” Gaining Strength.—A student in one of our State colleges was charged by one of the faculty with having had a barrel of ale de posited in bis room, contrary of course to the rules and usage. lie received a summons to appear before the President, who said : ‘ Sir, I am inforriied„thatyou have a bar rel of ale in your room.’ ‘Yes, sir.’ ‘Well, what explanation can you make ? * ‘Well, the fact is, sir, my physician ad vised me to try a little ale each day as a ton ic, and not wishing to stop at various places where this beverage is retailed, I concluded to have barrel taken to my room.’ ‘ Indeed, and have you derived any bene fit from it ?’ ‘Ah yes, sir, when the barrel w as first ta ken to my room, two weeks ago, I could scarcely lift it, nowl can carry it with ease. We believe the witty student was discharg ed without reprimand. At least he ought to have been.’ Yoti may insert a thousand excellent things iti a newspaper, and never hear a word of approbation froth the readers ; but just let a paragraph slip in eyen -by acci dent, of one or two lines not suited to their ta ate, and you will bo Sure to hear from thbm. I XJ~ Some disloyal wag propounds the fol lowing;— ■* When Lincoln Abolitionism uses up the last man and the last dollar, the query arises what is to. become of the bond holder ? - Loyal League Nominations. —For Presi dent- -The Government. For Vice President—The Vice Govern ment. ICT - Procrastination is the thief of time. NO. 37.
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