£lic American Volunteer. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY BRATTON As KENNEDY, or Ice-sovth habeet nqvabg. Terms:— Two Dollars per year if paid strictly m advance; Two Dollarsand Fifty Cents if paid within three months} afty which Three Dollars, will, be charged. Those terms will be rigidly ad nerdd to In every instance., No subscription dis continued until all arrearages are paid, unless at iho opflon of the Editor.' ! : '■, \ (Sartos. WM; B. BTJTLEB, Attorney at law, Carlisle, Penns. Office with Wm. J. « fc y . : iM W EAKLEY, Attorney at Law. . Office on South Hanover street, in the room merly occupied by A. B. Sharpe. Esq. nHAS. E. MAGLAUGHLIN. Attor \j ney AT Law. Office In Building formerly occupied by Volunteer, a few doors South of Han non’s Hotel. Deo. 1, 1865. pi M. BELTZHOOVEB, Attorney VX• Law and Real Estate Agent, Shepherds* town, West Virginia. Prompt attention given to all business in Jefl'crson county and the Counties adlolningit. Fob. 16,1806-ly. JOHN. 0. GRAHAM, Attorney at h Law. Office formerly occupied by Judge Graham, South Hanover street, Carlisle, Penna. Deo. 1,18C3r— ly, • T?l B. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney JP , and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Penna. Office on South Hanover, street, opposite - Bcntz’s Store. By special arrangement with' the Patent Office, attends to securing Patent Rights. Deo. 1, 1865. MC. HERMAN, Attorney at Law. , Office In Rheom’s Hall Building, in the rear of the Court House, next door to the “ Her ald” Office: Carlisle, Penna. Dec. 1,1865. . WM. J. SHEARER, Attorney &c. at Law, CaVllsld. Po. . Office near Cotart House, South Bide of Public Square, Id " Inhofl’s Corner” second floor. Entrance, HanoverStroot. iW Practicing In all.tho Courts of this Judicial District, prompt attention will bo given to all business in the Counties of Perry ana Juniata, os well as of Cumberland..;' . • • May 24,1800—1y*. . WT SADLER, Attorney at Law, YY , Carlisle, Fenna. Office in Building for merly occupied by Volunteer, South Hanover street. Deo. 1, 1865. TTT* KENNEDY ATTORNEY AT Law, yy , Carlisle, Ponna. Office''same as that of the “American Volunteer,” South side of thO Pub-’ lie Square, Doc. 1, 1805. JOHN LEE, Attorney at Law, North Hanover Street, Carlisle, Fa, Feb, 16, 1800—ly. TAMES A. DUNBAR, Attorney at #1 Law. Carlisle,' Ponna. Office a few doors West of Hannon's Hotel. Deo. 1,1805. - • * *P NEWTON SHORT. M. D., Physi- P\j, clan and. Surgeon, Meobanlcsburg, Pa.— Tuuukful lor past favors, would most respectful ly Inform his friends and the public generally, that he is still practicing Medicine and Surgery in all their branches.- Special attention given to the treatment of diseases of the Eye and Ear, and all other ohronio atfoalions. Office In. Wilson’s Building, Main St., up stairs. Nov. 29, 1800. BR. GEORGE S. SEARIGHT, Den tist. From the Baltimore Cbtlepe •o/ Beniaj _ cry. Office at the residence of nis mother, East Louther Street, three doors below Bedford, Carlisle: FenOA . Deo. 1,1805. . B DENTISTRY—Dr.W.B, Shoemaker— f Practical Dentist. Nowvillo, PennsylvanlA ce In Miller’s Building. Feb. 22,1800.— ly. Sitßucance Companies. gPECIAL INSURANCE AGENCY I Over 925,000,000 or Capital Reprbsrntbd. Homo, Metropolitan, Manhattan, Artie, Seen* rlty, Norm American, Geriuuula, all of New Yoric. Aetna and Phoemx of Hartford, Conn.; North American of Philadelphia, Pa.; Farmers Mutual of Yorß, Pa.; Columoia Mutual of Lan caster,Penu’a, The mum element to bo desired in Insurance Companies is SECURITY. If wealth, experience, intelligence and probity exist, perpetuity and honorable dealing will be likely to ensue. j Insurance creates independence. A person pays for lus own indemnity, and need not bo a tax on nis friends.' • Every man should insure; the burning ol whoso property would injure or Inconvenience hlmseli, his lainily, or his neighbors, - lusarauco eil'ected at this ugeuoy, no mattei how large the amount, m either Stock or Mutual Companies. Policies issued, losses adjusted and promptly paid Ht this office. ' HAMUKL k. humuioh, apeciai Insurance Agent, Office in Marion Hallßmuimg, WestMumutreel, Carlisle, or to the following local agents; J. K. Ferree, Newvllie; Ji Ua R. eShuler, Now Bloom field, 'Perry County, Pa.; or A. H. Weldman, Miffiintown, J uulata County, Pa. Jan. B,lBo7—Oni i Mutual life insurance co. OFNKWYCUiK. . CASH ASSETS $15,000,000. - This ia strictly and eallrCly a Mutual Company. It makes Its dividends annually and pays tuem at mo end of each and every year. Its assets ore not diluted, nor its strength weakened by any doubtful premium notes or stoekhulders notes.— Doubtful securities Hud no place In Its list ol cash assets. Ml charges Its policy holders no In* li-reat, and furmsues insurance at exact cost. Twenty-four years ol straightforward, honora* ble dealing, has made Its name me synonym ol strength among business men, and is 10-duy the LEADING LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of this continent. -Possessing the largest assets, the largest amount insured, the largest, income «ud.mc largest surplus over liabilities, as shown by the official reports of me Insurance Depart ment of New Yoik, and which will .no shown-to. any persons wishing to determine lor themselves Uio irde condition and standlugof different com ponies by applying Ragout, Offlo©No.2M West Main at., Carlisle. Jan. 3,1807—0 m $2OO EEWARD _L_ PENNSYLVANIA MUT.UALEORSE THIEF DETECTING AND INSURANCE COMPANY, v Prom three to five dollars will Insure your horse against thieves for five yearn. Persons desiring to become members will apply to SAM’L K. HUMRIOH, Special Agent, Office 20 West Main BU, Carlisle. Jan. 8,1807—0 m rriHE RAILWAY PASSENGERS AS- L BURANCE COMPANY, of Hartford,,Conn.,. Insures against all kinds of Accidents. CAPITAL $804,800, ' For five thousand dollars in case of fatal acci dent, or 825 Weekly Compensation in case ol disabling bodily injury, ot 25 cents per day. For •ale at . SAMUEL K. HUMKICH'B. Office No. 20 West Main St., Carlisle. Jan. 8,1807 (|m * TjURE INSURANCE.', "T.'ba ALLEN AND EAST PENNSBORO” MU TUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, of Com besiand county, incorporated, by an act of As sembly. in the year 18£J, and having recently bad Its 'charter, extended to.thS'yoar l«a,la now in active vigorous operation under the super intendence of the following Board of Managers; Sarnn^ul&erly! l h 6 M&sesnrlciwr; Jacob Coaver and J.O. Dunlap, The rates of insurance are as low and favoraol© asahyctompony of the kind In the State., Per*, pons wishing tobeoome members axe Invited to make application to theagents of the Company a who are willing to wait upon them at anytime, W^esldent— W. B.GOPGAS, Bberly’s Mills, Cum evloo oan Btayitan, Carlisle, Secretary—John O. Treasurer—Daniel BaileYi Dlllsburg, York Oo.' AGENTS. Cumbirrland Cbimfy-J Hen ry Zearlng, BhUemanstown: .Lotoyette Feffer, Dickinson {Henry Bowman, Clmrdhtown, Mode Griffith,South Middleton; Samuel Pennsboro*; Samuel Coovcr, W. Oooklln. Shepherds town: D. Ctoover, Upper Alien; J)oI Saxton* Silver %lng: John Hyer, Carlisle: ValentlnoVeeman,Now Cumberland James MoOandllsb, Newvllie. - T SrJ OmnW~W, 8. Picking, Doverj- J^P 63 ’ Griffith. Warrington :T. F- Deardorff, ton; blUsburg; D. Batter, Fair* gß&Saay to expire, can have them renewodoy making fc P“, plloailon to any .pf.tbv.egenu, s i DSC.I w , , s ... . : . . mHE MUTUAL LIFE mSUBAJJOE COMPANY OK NEW ®l»e leading Lua insarancoAssoolatloa of this Oontinenti solicited and bla^efarnlsM Agent, IKoliml Bottom- ; Deo, 20,1806—8m* gulden PENS" Win bo MntFBJEBon receipt of Bomp for postage. Address 'ADAMS® iaj.» si tromfleid street, Boston Mau* MmoU7i XfiOT—im flu American IDolnntccr - • \ ■ ■ i BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. 3&cal. Sstatc. ESTATE FOE SALEH W . J. SHEARER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND AGENT FOE THE SALE OF Cumberland Co. Real Estate,^ OFFERS THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE , AT REASONABLE. PRICES IK Xtfß BOROUGH OF CARLISLE. _ No. 1. A lame and commodious BRICK DWEL LING HOUSE, in North College Street, with Gas, Water, Water Closet and "other modern Improve ments, together with abont 1 ACRE of GROUND attached—one of the finest sites for o. Cottage res idence in the Borough. The parlor windows ol this dwelling command a pleasant view of Dick insoji College grounds. No. 2. The delightful Suburban residence oi Mr. Benedict Law, in South Hanover Street, with its ample veranda, fine Fruit, Garden and exten sive grounds, embracing an Aoro of town Lots. No. 8, A Now and Well Built TWO-STORY BRICK HOUSE, with Two-story Bach Building, containing in all Seven Pleasant Rooms, together ;Wltn NEW FRAME STABLE, CARRIAGE HOUSE and other out-build legs; situate on East side South Hanover Street. This Lot, on which there is some very Choice Fruit, contains 42 feet In front by 220 feetln depth. .• No.L SIX of the finest BUILDING LOTS In the Borough, on South Hanover Street. No.£ The six most elevated BUILDING LOTS In the Borough, situated at the head ol South St. IN THE COUNTRY. No. 0. AOO ACtiE FARM in North Middleton township. IK miles from Carlisle. This farm has but a TENANT HOUSE and STABLE, but It af fords the finest site for a Mansion House and ; Bank Bam that wo know in Cumberland co. i No; 7. A TRACT -OF THIRTY-SIX ACRES, with small but comfortable BRICK DWELLING HOUSE, Frame Stable, Ac., and a young and thriving Orchard oi CHOICE FRUIT, situate on the Railroad, In North Middleton twp.. West, and within a mile of tho Borough of Carlisle. This property as a HOMESTEAD and for general or Truck Farming, Is the most desirable tract of Its . size to bo found anywhere In the vicinity of Carlisle. , , The certain extension of the town West ward, partly consequent upon the improve ments made and contemplated by tho Railroad Company in that direction, drawing, as they necessarily will, nearly tho whole trade of tho town to that end, will very greatly enhance the value of this land to the future owner, for any purpose whatever, rendering it A safe and profit able.investment. Feb. 28,1800. jfurnltute, See. B. B W I N G, CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, WEST MAIN STREET, CARLISLE, PENN’A. A Splnfdid Assortment of NEW FURNITURE for the Holidays, comprising. Solhs, Camp Stools, Lounges, Centro Tables, Rooking Chairs, Dining Tables, Easy,Chairs, ' Card Tables, Reception Chairs, Ottomons, Bureaus,, What-Nots, Secretaries, Ac., Ac., Parlor, Chamber, ■ Dining Room, Kitchen F U.R NIT U R E , of the Latest Styles. COTTAGE FURNITURE IN SETTS, Splendid Now Patterns. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES, * - GILT FRAMES AND PICTURES, - in great variety. -TarUculOLattonfion given to from town and country attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. Deo. 48,1860—U - rtABINBT W A RE H O U S.E . - TOWN AND COUNTRY. The subscriber respectfully Informs his friends aud-tbe public generally, that ho still continues the Undertaking business, and is ready to wait upuu customers either by day or by night. Ready made Coffins kept constantly on hand, both )laln and Ho has constantly on land JPiak’t Patent Metaiic Burial Case, of which be has been appointed Che sole agent. This case Is recommended os superior to any pf the. kind now in use, it being perfectly air tight. He has also furnished himself with anew Rose wood Hbamb and gentle horses, with which ho will attend funerals In- town and country, per sonally, without extra charge. 1 ' Among the greatest discoveries' of the age is WfWttipring MaUrasa, the best and cheapest bed liow In use, the exclusive right of which 1 have secured, and will be kept constantly on hand. * ■ ; CABINET MAKING. In all its various branches, carried on, and Beau reausj, Secretaries,, Work-stands) Parlor Ware, Upholstered Chairs, Sofas; Pier. Bide and Centre Tables, Dining and Breakfast Tables, Wash stands of all kinds, French Bedsteads, high and low posts: Jenny Lind. : and Cottage Bedsteads. Chairs.of all kinds. Looking Glauses, and all other articles usually manufactured In this ling of business, kept constantly on hand. His workmen are men of experience, his; ma terial the best, and his work made In the latest city style, and all under his own supervision. If will be warranted and sold low for cash. j„ invites all to give him a call before parclms ing elsewhere. For the liberal patronage here tofire extended to him he feels indebted to bis numerous customers, and assures' them that no efforts will be spared in future to please them In style and price. Give us a call..- - Remember the place, North Hanover street, nearly opposite the Deposit Bank, Carlisle. . DAVID SITE. Deo. 1,1865. , CABINET MAKING! .The undersigned respectfully Informs his old friends and patrons that ho nos resumed the business of CABINET MAKING, in all its various branches, at his old stand, Nos. 65 and ST South Hanover Street, two doors below the Second Presbyterian Church, whore ho is prepared to manufacture .BUREAUS/ SIDEBOARDS, , SECRETARIES, BREAKFAST TABLES, DINING TABLES, CHAIRS, • HAT-BACKS. . .... WHAT-NOTS, CENTRE TABLES. . * SALOON TABLES, TEAPOY TABLES. WASH STANDS, 1 BEDSTEADS, •. ' • ; BOOKCASES) , WARDROBES, Ac. and COTTAGE .FURNITURE, of ©very variety, Looking Glasses, Sofas, ' Booking Chairs, / and Upholstered and Cane Chairs, • '• of all kinds kept-constantly on hand. CANING, REPAIRING AND VARNISHING, done on short notice and at reasonable rates. PEODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. JOHN LISZMAN. FeWH, 1607^-Sm: QABBIAGgS! ; ?Xho xmderalgned have now on hand and. ore making a large assortment of,all kinds of CA «^ G |BteA W AYS. ■ . .... .- ™ e^ U * oT °ivGOi™. •warranted of the best material, and' manufac tured by the best workmen, ail of whi cb will be BOld t: i, • . J-- 1 :.AT REDUCED PRICES. We have also a lot of second hand work which 1b offered at exceedingly lo w rates, REPAIRING AND PAINTING „ done at short notice and on reasonable terms. ' Shop on South Pitt ,Street, nearly opposite the Mansion’House. -' ■> ~ ■ ["• . A.D,os,br<>li John—dear John!” . •• ' 11 Yes, Martha, my girl, wc aren’t met to be parted now. Death cannot part us; we will die together!” .. The waves closed over the closely clasp ed couple for the lost time, and they sank to rise qo more in life. Some days afterward, a sailor on board an Australian bound vessel, espied some object floating in the distance.- A boat was immediately lowered, and when it returned It had on board the sad burden of two dead bodies, a man’s and a wo man’s, clasped in each others arms. — They: were near the Australian shore, and when the .sailors landed they boro the dead bodies with them. They tried to separate them ere burial, but'the clasp of death was as strong as their love had been in life, and Martha and John were laid in each others arms, to rest in an un known grave on Australian shores. Lov ing in life, and la death notseparated. Tbc Western. Wonder. /The greatest wonder, in the ; State of lowa and perhaps any .other State, is, what they call the “ walled Lake,*’ in Weight county, twelve miles north of the Du buque and Pacific Railway, and about one hundred, and fifty miles west of Du buque City. , /The water is from two to. three feet liigber than the earth’s surface. In.most E luces the wall is . ten feet high, width at ottom fifteen feet, at the top five, - Another foot is the size ,of the stone used ia its construction; the whole 14 of . stone varying in weight from three tons down to one hundred pounds,. : There is, an abundance of stones in Weight county;, but surrounding the lake to the extent of five; and ten miles there are none. r No one can form an idea as to the means employed to bring, them to. the spot, or who constructed it. , Around the entire lake isa.beltof wood land, half a mile in width, .composed of oak; with this exception the country isd rolling prairie. The trees, therefore xnust have been placed thereat the. time of building the wall. , , ~i . in the spring of 1805 there was a great storm, and the ice on the,lake broke the wall In several places, and the farmers iu that, vicinity were obliged to ' repair the damages to prevent inundation. The lake tobcuples a ground surface .of; 1000 acres, depth of water.os great ias.twenty five feet. • The. .water Is clear. and cold, the soil sandy and loamy. ... It'ls singular that no one has been able to .aacertaln where the water cqmes : from apd where it.goea, .to, yet.it always re mains olen* and freah v ov ■' APEiiax.b freodmanwas brought up the other day at Aberdeen for fighting: “'This layour first,fight is. it-not, Peg gy,?” asked the Mayor. ;. 1 , « Bresa your soul \ no. masaa " tyas her energetic repiy,‘“whoh Wo iised to b’long .to Dr. :W- we, fit constant;; Dere Warh’t no p’lioe pothern folk's bleaneas in them! times.' "Why, massa, we fit constant In dem days.” ■ . 'j THE BROKEN HEART. / liY WASHINGTON IBVING, “ I never heard Of any true affection, but ’twiy* nipt - With care, like that, the catorplltor, cats OTho leaven of the spring's sweetest books, the rose.” . Middleton. It.is a common practice with those who have, outlived the susceptibility of early feeling, or have been brought upin the gay hcartlessness of dissipated lite.'to lapgh at loVe stories, and to treat the tales of ro mantic passion os mere fictions of iiovel istsand poets'. My observations on human nature nave induced me to think other wise. They haveconvinced mo thathow over the surface of character may be chill ed or frozen by the cares of the world, or cultivated Into mere smiles by the arts of society, still there are dormant fireslurk ingin the depths of the coldest bosom, which, when once enkindled, become im petuous, -and are sometimes desolating in their effects. Indeed, lam u believer in the blihd deity, and go to the full extent of his doctrines. Shall I confess It? I believe In broken hearts, and the possi bility of dying of disappointment. I do not, however, consider it a malady often fatal to my own sex; but I firmly believe that it. withers down many a lovely wo man into an early grave. Man Is the creature of interest and am bition. His nature leads him forth into the struggle and bustle of the world. Love is but the embellishment of his early life, orasong piped in the Interval of tbeaots. He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space in the world’s thought, and domination over his follow-men. But a woman’s whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world; it is t,here her avarice seeks for bidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of direction ; and if shipwrecked her case is hopeless- for it is a bankruptcy of the heart. To a man the disappointment of love may occasion some bitter pangs; wound some feelings of tenderness ; blast some prospects of felicity;, but he is an active being: he may dissipate*bis thoughts In the whirl of varied occupation, or plunge Into the tide of pleasure; or, if the scene of disappointment bo too full of painful associations, he can shift his abode at will, and taking as it were the wings of morn ing, can “fiy to the uttermost parts of the earth and be at rest.” . <; • ' Bu t a woman's Is comparatively a fixed, a secluded aqd a meditative life. She is , more the companion of her own thoughts and feelings;. and If they are turned to ministers of sorrow, where sball she look for consolation? Her lot is to be wooed and won; and if unhappy in heriove, her heart is like some fortress, that has been Captured and sacked, and abandoned and loft desolate, How many bright eyes grow dim; how many soft cheeks grow pule; how- many lovely forms fade away into the tomb, and none can tell the cause that blighted their loveliness I As the dove will clasp Us wlnga'to Its sides, and cover the arrow that is preying on Its. vitals, so it is the nature of woman to hide from the world the pangs of wounded affection. The love of a delicate maiden is shy and si lent. Even when fortunate she scarcely breathes it to herself; but when other wise. she buries it in the deep recesses of her bosom, and there lets it cower and brood among the ruins of her peace.—* With her the desire of her heart has Tail ed. The great charm of existence is at an end. She neglects all the cheerful exer cises which gladden the spirits, quicken the pulse, am} send the tide of life in healthful currents through the veins.— Her rest is broken; the sweet refresh ment of sleep is poisoned by melancholy dreams —“ dry sorrow drinks her blood,” r uutil her enfeebled frame sinks under the SJJgtICeSL" luju.fyi"—■"Xmcrlr“*A>i— while; and you will find friendship weep ing over her untimely grave, and won dering that one who but lately glowed with all the radiance of health and beau- - ty, should so early bo Brought down to darkness and the worm.” You will be told of some wintry chill, some casual In disposition that laid her low; but no one knows of the mental malady that previ ously supped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. 'She is like some tender/tree, the pride and beauty of the grove; graceful iu its form, bright in Its foliage, but with the worm preying at its heart. We find it suddenly withering when it should bo most fresh and luxuriant. Wo see Its branches drooping to the earth, and shed ding leaf by leaf, until wasted and per ished away, it falls even in the stillness of the forest; and as wo muse over the lieautifulrum.westrlvein vain to recollect the blaster thunderbolt that could have smitten It with deoay. . I have seen many instances of women running to waste and neglect, and dlsap-, pearihg gradually from the earth, almost, as if they bad been exalted to.heaven; and have repeatedly fancied that I could l trace their death through', the varipus de oleusions.of.coiisumptiuii, cold, debility, ’ languor, melancholy, until X reached’che: first symptom of disappointed Jove. But an instance of the kind was lately told to me; 1 the circumstances are well known in the country where they happened, and 1 shall give them In the manner iu which 1 . they were related. • . Every one thust recollect the tragical story of young Emmett, the Irish patriot, and it was too touching to be soon forgot ten. During the troubles in Ireland, he was tried,.condemreil and executed, on a charge of treason. His fate made a deep impression on public sympathy. Ho was so young, so intelligent, so brave, so every: thing we are apt to like in a young man. His conduct under trial, too, was so lofty and intrepid.. The noble indignation with" which he replied to the charges of treason against his country; the eloquent vindication of his name, and Ilia pathetic appeal to posterity in the hopeless Jiour of condemnation —all these entered very deeply into every generous bosom, and even his enemies lamented the stern pol icy that dictated his execution. , But there was one heart \vhoso anguish it would be impossible to describe. In happier.daya fairer fortunes he had won the atfoction&of a beautiful and Interest ing girl, the daughter of a lato distin guished Irish barrister- Bhe loved him with the fervor of a woman’s first and early love. When every worldly maxim arrayed Itself against him; when blasted in fortune, and disgrace and danger dark ened ardently around his name, she lov ed him the more ardently for his suffer ings. If, then his fate could awaken the sympathy of his foes, what must have been the agony of her whose soul was oc cupied by hia image?. Let those tell who have had.the portals of the tomb sudden ly closed between them; and the being they most loved du earth, who have sat at its threshold, on one shut out in aoold and lonely world, from whence all that was lovely and loving had departed. But the horrors of such a grave! so frightful, so dishonored, there was noth ing for memory to dwell on that could sooth pang of separation ; none of those tender though melancholy circumstan ces that eudear the parting scene; noth ing to ineltsorrow Into those blessed tears, sent, like the dews of heaven, to revive the heart In the parting hour of anguish. To tender her widowed situation more desperate, she had Incurred her father’s displeasure by the unfortunate attach ment and was on exile from the parental roof. But could the sympathy and kind offices of friends have reached a spirit, so shocked and driven In by horror, she would have experienced no want of con solation, for the Irish are people of quick and generous sensibilities. The .most delicate attentions were paid her by fami lies ot wealth aud distinction. Bhe .was led into society, and tried all kinds of occupation and amusement to dissipate her grief aud wean her tram the tragical story of her lover. But it wasall in vain. There are some strokes of calamity that scathe, and scorch the soul j that pene trate the vital seat of happiness, and blast it never again to put forth bud or blos som. 1 Bhe walked about in sad-revery, apparently unconscious of the world ar ound her. ’ She carried within her an inward woe that mocked ail the blan dishment of friendship, and “ heeded not voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.” The person who told mo her story had seen her at a masquerade. There can bo no exhibition of far gone wretchedness more striking and painful than to meet in such a scene. To find wandering like a spectre, lonely and joyless, where all around ia gay—to see It 'dre&ed out in trappings of mirth, and looking so wan ana woo-begono, as it had tried in vain to cheat the poor heart ia a momentary for getfulness of sofrow, After strolling through the splendid rooms and giddy browd with an air of utter abstraction, she sat hcrsfelf down on the steps of the orchestra, and looking about* for sonic time with a vacant air, that showed her insensibility to the garish scene, she be gan, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. Bbe hud an exquisite voice, but on this occa sion it was so simple, so touching, it breathed forth such a soul of wretched ness, that she drew a crowd mute and silent around her, and melted every one into tears. ' The story of one so true and tender could not but interest in a country so remarkable for Its enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a brave officer, who paid bis addresses to her; and thought that one so true to the dead could not but prove affectionate to the living.— She declined his attentions, for her thoughts were irrevocably engrossed by the memory of her former lover. He however persisted in bis suit. He solici ted not her tenderness,, but her esteem.'— He was assisted by her conviction of his !worth, and her,sense of her own destitute anddependent situation, for she.was exist ing on the kindness of friends. In a word, ,heat length succeeded in gaining her ; hand, though with the assurance that her heart was unalterably another’s. .. He took her with him to Sicily, hoping 'that change of scene might wear out the 1 remeraberanco of early woes. She was an amiable and exemplary wife, and made an efibrt to be a happy one; but nothing could cure the silent and devouring mel ancholy that bad entered in to her very 'soul. She wasted in a slow and hopeless I decline, and at length sunk into the grave, the victim of d broken heart. It was on her that Moore, the distin guished Irish poet, composed the follow ing lines j. She la far from the land whore her young hero sleeps, And lovers arohnd her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gazoand weeps; Foi her heart In his grave Is lying. Ho had lived for his love—for his country ho died; They were all that to life had entwined him— Nor soon shall the tears of his country be dried, Nor long will lus love stay behind him. ( O make her a grave whore the sunbeams rust. When they.promise a glorious morrow; They'll shine o’er her sleep a smile from tno west, Her own loved Island of sorrow, \ SnrronxxdGtl by Flames. While collecting natural curiosities, near the river Dnieper, in Russia, a gen tleman Buddely noticed an immense vol ume of smoke rising in the distance, and soon he beheld the sky in his immediate vicinity becoming red with the glare of reflected flumes. The inhabitants of this part of Russia used to set fire to the woods ip the begin ning of spring, for the swampy forest thickets are the favorite resting places of wolves. When afire occurs*many of the beasts come to their end, and the rest find safety in flight, My situation, says the gentleman, was very dangerous, for the only roadjeading to the plain was cut off, and from it an ocean of flames was driven by the wind directly toward me, aud came every mo ment nearer and nearer. A thousand fx.rrlrtfwl milmnltt-flllfliL thnwith, tljoir cries, and I knew the beasts would be forced by the Are to fly to the peninsula where I was. I ran toward the spot on .the shore where ray boat was to wait for me. Among the birds there was a gen eral uproar; all kinds of sounds rose on all sides, voices cried, trumpeted, whis tled, and grunted altogether. Smoke am) flame came nearer and nearer. The reeds on the peninsula where I stood were al ready on fire; the dry grass burned with a rattling sound, and the sparks flew high up into the air. aud the .cinders fell round about me. £ had cocked my gun, for every now and then a flying wolf would rustle past me through the bushes. I hud now penetrated to the utmost end of the peninsula, and saw that the opposite shore was likewise enveloped in bright masses of flame. The peasants bod, sys tematically, laid Are to the woods on both sides, in order to cut off the retreat of the wolves. As far aal could see there was dense smoke, mountains on fire, fly ing ducks, wild geese, cranes, pelllcuns, swans and howling wolves, lunous with fear, who moved from one thicket to an other, until at lost, forced by thollamesaml biting smoke, they made a desperate leap Into the water. But here they only en countered their fellow .v sufferers, who •swam, towards them from the opposite shore. None of the flying animals threat ened to attack me; fear seemed tosftave spoiled their appetite. - r The fire approached me with great ve locity ; a few minutes longer, and I should have, been obliged to leap into the water myself. I observed the quick approach of the horrible ocean of flames with a. dead-like fean A pyramid of fire rose up in my immediate neighborhood, and at the same moment five wolves-ran direct ly towards me, their mouths wide open, ami their eyes wild .with terror. Anal most involuntary pressure of my forefin ger on my gun, and. the foiemost wolf had the entire load iu his head. He Jell backward to the ground, while his fol lowers leaped into the water, terrifying the pelicans, ducks, and swans helplessly congregated there. I now heard the rough voice of my fisherman. Hla hoarse “ Hullo, there” sounded like music in ray ears. Another second, and I stood in the boat, saved. Immediately behind us the last remaining reeds burned down, aud the licking tongues of lire drove the last animal into its watery grave. Every llving'tblng which could not swim nor fly was lost. Gf.n’l., Washington's Last Votk.— The father of hia codutry was conscien tious in the discharge of every duty as a citizen, and never failed to vote. The last occasion of his doing so was in the spring of 1799, in tlie town of Alexandria. He died on the 11th'of December following. The Court House of Fairfax county was then over the old Market House, and im mediately fronting Gadsby's tavern. The entrance into it was by a alight flight of crazy steps on the outside, and while the election was progressing—several thou sand persons being assembled around the poll—Washington drove up in his old and well-known carriage. The crowd spon laneously gave way and made a lane for him to pass through os be approached the Court House steps. A gentleman who was standing at Gadsby’s saw eightor ten good looking' men spring forward and fol low tlie General up the steps, in order to uphold and support him, if necessary.— According to the custom of that time, the five or six candidates were sitting on the bench, who rose in a body and bowed pro foundly on the entrance of Washington. Very gracefully returning their saluta tion,the Register of the polls said: "Well, General, how do you vote?”. (It was then viva voce.) He looked a moment at the candidates, and replied ; " Gentlemen, I vote for measures, not men;" and having audibly pronounced his vote, he made another graceful bow, and retired. He was loudly cheered by theoutward crowd ou returning to his carriage. Another mystery Is solved. The man who “ struck Billy Patterson” baa,been found. His name ,Is Bmlthers, and he keeps a tavern, In Mercer street, New York. - ■ Why do young ladles confess that ri tualistic curates ore a desirable specula tion? Because, they are pretty fn-vest monts. ' MI VOL. 53.-NO. 41. IfolifiiriiL THE CASE OF COIiOKEL NORTH. Slowly but surely the record of crime nt Washington is unrolling itself. It Is ns black, but with letters more distinct than the charred papyri which come from the mud and cinders of Pompeii. Mr. Seward may try to write over them the conservative platitudes which now drib ble from his pen, but, from underneath, the story of wrong, and outrage, and wan ton abuse'of power struggles to the light at last. Beading some of those revela tions, one is lost in wonder at the patience and long suffering of the victims, but we do not wonder at the tenacity with which such wrong-doers as Seward, and Stan ton, and Holt cllpg to the immunity which the mere possession of office ap pears to give. Mr. Lincoln, whom these recent disclosures seriously Implicate, is in bis grave, and pity for an untimely end softens in his case the voice of cen sure. But, while Sanford Conover is In goal, and Detective Baker is dismissed,- and Boston Corbett, who so unnecessari ly, or with an evil intent, shot Booth in the barn, has sunk out of sight, the tri umvirate at Washington still retain high position, and still are amenable to public criticism. These ideas are prompted by ttie singular, aud, as we may well describe them, awful revelations recently made in New York, in the case of Colonel North, the uucontested foots of which are briefly these. Colonel Samuel North, who resides, we presume, somewhere id the neighbor hood of Cooperstown, was. and is, a mao of entire personal respectability. In 1804 he was appointed agent of* til'd State of New York, to reside at Washington, to look after, the interests of the volunteer soldiers of New York in that locality, and to do and perform such things as were necessary in administering to the wants and interests of all such connected with the army, the sick in hospitals and else 4 where. How faithfully he discharged those arduous duties, how willingly and efficiently he aided hundreds of poor sol diers, ho.v many acts of. kindness were shown parents and friends, bow impar tial was his treatment of all, may be shown by the united testimony of politi cal friends and opponents. With him* were associated a Mr. Cobti and Mr. Mar vin M. Jones. On the 27th of October, 1804, about a fortnight before the Presi dential election, these gentlemen were arrested by military process, in Washing ton, and thrown into the Old Capitol Pris on, the charge being “ defrauding soldiers of their votes. 71 There they remained till January and February, 1805, when they, were discharged.as innocent. Now let us see what happened in those dreary three months 6f illegal, wanton imprisonment. From within, up word of complaint was allowed to reach the outer world. But Governor Seymour, hearing of the cose, appointed a commis sion consisting of men of high standing, Messrs. Palmer, Allen, and Kelly, who visited Washington, and with some diffi culty were allowed to visit these poor men. In their report to the Governor, the commissioners give this ghastly nar rative—so bad that we almost hesitate to reproduce it; . The undersigned availed themselves of the per mit granted them- to visit Colonel North. M. M. Jones, and Levi Cohn They found them in the “Carrol Prison,” in oAse confinement. Thfey learned that Messrs. North and Cohn had been confined together In one room and had not been permitted to leave It for a moment, during the four days they had been prisoners, for the par- Ease of answering the calls of nature. They nad eon supplied with meagre and coarse prison ra tions. to do eaten la their room where they con stantly breathed the foul atmosphere arising from the standing odor. They had no vessel out of which to drink water except the one furnished them forurinatlon. They had butone chair,and had slept threj of the nights of their confinement upon a sack oi straw on the floor. They had not bee» permitted, to-sce.a'newspaper and were Ig norant of the cause pf their arrest. All commu nication between them and the outer world had been denied them. The undersigned complain ed to the acting superintendent, who sectned hu manely disposed, but Justified bis course by the - prison rules and the Instructions of bin superiors. Tno undersigned afterwards complained of the treatment of these persons to the Judge Advo cate, and also to the Secretary of War and the As sistant Secretary, and were happy to learn, at subsequent visits to the prisoners, that the sever ities were relaxed and their condition made more tolerable. But at neither of these visits made to the prisoners by the undersigned, were they per mitted to see them without special permit, and only In the presence of an ofllcer of tno prison. * Brief, however, was this indulgence, for we read that "though for a time the prison brutalities were somewhat modi fied, they were soon taken to a room on the second floor, where they were con fined with thirteen others, and were al* lowed to purchase food lit toeat, atuhigh price, of a person supposed to have inti mate relations with the head keeper of the prison. On- the 26th of November, for a purpose which will appear, they .were taken thence and placed la solitary confinement to subsist ou hard-tack and fight the vermin which infested the p.is ou. n ' After a time, the trial, before a milita ry court of which the redoubtable hero, Abner Doubleday—the detractor of- Gen eral Medde-* was President, and Holt, of oourve, prosecutor. ..During this-trial an incident occurred, which but that It Is positively stated and proved, we might hesitate to believe. Holt, we infer, find ing the evidence against these gentlemen falling, seems to have devised a plan of, most sinister ingenuity, using for lub in strument an individual, Charles A. Dana,! Assistant Seerotary of War, who ha!s, throughout, shown a singular facility for enterprises of the kind, and having for oue of his objects to make poor Mr. Lin-; coin do some of the dirty work on the oc casion. And very dirty it was. Mr.i Cohn, one of the parties!on trial, was ta-; ken to the White House, and In the pres- j enao of (he-President ** pumped*'—invited. to turn State’s evidence. The report from) which we quote goes on to say: To the desperate extremity to which the «d-| ministration was driven, Mr. Cohn was scut for; by the President, who proposed to try ou him the experiment of “my plan.” An Interview was hold at the presidential mansion, In presence of C. A.. Dana, Assistant Secretary of -war; J. A Foster,. Judge Advocate ol the military Commission, ana Wood, the keeper of the prison, when Cohn was] lirst given to understand that if he would frunklyr state “ all that he know about the illegal transac tions of Colonel North. Mr. Jones, ana others, in conncctionwlth thesolaicrs’votesno harm should* come , to him/'and It was intimated that ho might, the sooner be in the enjoyment of htsown liberty, —liberty which'long imprisonment and hard fare hod rendered doubly precious and desirable. He was also put through a course of ** pumping,” and 1 alternate coaxing and. bullying—all designed lb ellct something which might convict North and, Joues and compromise GovornorSeymour, We see, sometimes advertised, engrav ings of the "Republican Court, iemjiore Lincoln ” —“ Lincoln reading the emanci pation proclamation,” “ Lincolntcaching his boy-hls lessons," &o. —but- here is a tableau well worth some dark limner's art. The President, jocular of course, for " pumping" was to him a merry scene— the half-starved prisoner—Foster in uni form, and above all,Dana, like the de tective In “Oliver Twist," clinking, the handcuffs ostentatiously, and represent ing faithfully hisprinoipals, Stanton, and .Hold Really, it Is hldous. And yet this scene occurred In the nineteenth century and the Laud of Liberty. The Presiden tial experiment failed. The prisoner was resolute! He knew nothing and. could say nothing, and be was taken back to prison, and the trial went on, and on the sixth of January, 1865,, DoUbleday and Poster had to put their signatures to the following; [Copy.l—The Commission >vas then cleared for deliberation! and, alter due consideration, do And the accused, Samuel North, Levi Cotan and Mar vin M, Jones, as follows: 1 As to the Charge—Not guilty, ■ And do ttaereloro acquit said Samuel Nortta, Le vi Cotan and Marvin M. Jones. . . (Signed) Abner Douhokuay, MaJor-Ueneral Volunleers, . President ot MlUtnry Commission, J. A. Foster J. A, ' This was on the 6th of January, but not until the 19th wasltapproved by Stanton, or allowed to be thane public, and then Colonel North alone was discharged, though, ns we understand, the fact of his formal acquittal was not communicated to him. Mr. Jones and the refraotorvCohn were detained, and on the 80th, a friend a. Mem ber'of Congress from Buffalo, writes to Colonel North: CbtenclS. North. ' ‘ . ' MY Dear Sir; I enclose you a oertilled copy ox # ♦ . Washington, January SO, 1809. Uattß fire SUtoflrttaittg. will be maenad at Ten uenu -per line for thdflrtt/insdrtlomand five cents per line for each subsequent Insertion, Quar terly, half-yearly, and yearly advertisements in serted at a liberal redaction on the above rates; Advertisements should be accompanied by thd Cash. When sent without any length of time specified for publication, they will be eottUlitibd nntil ordered out and charged aecordlngiyj JOB PRINTING. ! CABDfI, HAmmrLia, CtnormAßS, and every oth er description of Job and Card. Printing cxoou* ted iu the neatest stylo, at low prices.; the order directing your release, saying you were avaoUed. TheoUien* are convicted and semeno ed to Imprisonment for life, tto says the Secretary Of War. Very truly yours, “Sosays the Secretary of War I” IfMr. Ganson tells the truth, Mr. Stanton tor tnented the distant families of these poor men by a most atrocious falsehood* The report thus ends: Cohn and Jones were held In strict confinement, suffering the torments of suspense, and uncertain as to their fate. Stanton atone could heye been guilty of originating snob refined cruelty, os he alone could have token (Deposition he did In re gard totboexcbnngeof oar poor enabling prison ers daring the war. Holt may also come £n for a full share of the infamy attaching to the cruelty practiced towards these Innocent parties and their frl«nds,who'were told, in answer to the anx ious Inquiries of the latter, that “ they were con victed aud sentenced to the State prison for life I” In the face of these Inconsistencies, and the prac tice of such prospective intolerance, two , weeks after Colonel North's release, Jones and* Cohn wore sot at liberty, the prison doors were flung Open and they were told to “go l” without bear-. Ing with them anything in the form of official discharge toshow what had been the finding of the court or the reason of their discharge. ' And not until February 12,1865, more than two years after the original arrest, did these Injured men even succeed in pro curing a glimpse of the record. It at last sees the light, and goes into history. ' American reader—pauseffind meditate bn all this. Think of it calmly If you can, but at least without the temper which par ty prejudice may excite. Think of the ar rest—the torture in prison—the forty day s’ trial-the attempt by the President of the United States to extort a confession—the reluctant acquittal—the holding back of Reparation—and then say If'we are not a patient, long-suffering generation. We are sick to death of hearing of Mr. Dln 'coln’egoodnatureandgentleness. jStewas an actor in this scene. -To him we owe Sewnid and Stanton and Holt aud Dana, and he is after all responsible, for he could have conquered the South without it, for the great guHt and heresy of “ the end justifying the means” —his end being ;the preservation of a political union, his ‘means the disregard of all constitutional 'restraint. “ You ask me,” said Cardinal jPole to Henry VIII,, 4 * what crime you {have committed. I answer the greatest a man can committ—you have destroyed a ' , ■ Blow Botbsehlld Hade