American Volunteer. SIIED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY [RATION 6c KENNEDY, [CE—SOUTH MARKET SQUARE. •—Two Dollars por year If paid strictly ace; Two dollars and Fifty Cents if paid three months; after which Three Dollars charged. These terms will be rigidly ad iin every Instance. No subscription dls -5d until all arrearages are paid, unless at m of the Editor. professional (KarHs. 'ED STATES CL'AIM AND L ESTATE AGENCY! WM. B. BUTLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 2dStory of InholTs Building, No. 0 South Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county, is, Bounties, Bade Pay, «tc., promptly Itions by mall, will receive Immediate lar attention gluen to the selling or rent il Estate, In town or country. In all let miry. please enclose postage stamp. 1807—tl iEORGE 8. BEARIGHT, Den . From the Daltimore OoUcge of Denial Ofllco at tho residence of nis mother, thor Street, three doors below Bedford, Penna. 1805. WEAKLEY, Attorney at Law. ;o on South Hnnovor street. In the room occupied by A. B, Slmrpo. Ksq. Ylijl E. BELTZHOOVER, Attorney t JH , and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Penna. yf 'Oulco on South Hanover street, opposite Hontz’s liy special arrangement with the Patent V Ofllco, attends to securing Patent Bights. vXJcc. 1,1805. •WIfTIHAS. E. MAGLAUGHLIN, Attor m\i / ney at Law. Offlco la Building formerly by Volunteer, a few doors South of Han- Hotel. 1,1805. •;il- C. GRAHAM, Attorney at Law. Ofllco formerly occupied by Judge Graham. South Hnnovor Btrcot. Carlisle, Penna, ; -800. 1, 1805-ly. C. HERMAN, Attorney-at Law. ’* iVL, Office In Bheom’s Hall Building, In the rear of the Court House, next door to the “ Her < Office, Carlisle, Penna. Sfrl, Deo. 1.1885. F. SADLER, Attorney at Law, ■ ; ?KVY • Carlisle, Penna. Offlco In Building for- occupied by Volunteer, South Hanover fvSSSltrcot. l, 1805. WiXJiT KENNEDY Attorney at Law, w? V V • Carlisle, Penna. Office same aa thatoi glfho “American Volunteer,*' South side of tho Pub- Silo Square, H Deo. 1. 1805. TOHN LEE, Attorney at Law, I North Hanover Street. Carlisle, Pa., I ob. 15,1800—1 y. JAMES A. DUNBAR, Attorney at Law, Carlisle, Penna. Office a few doors ost of Hannon’s Hotel. | Dec. 1,1805. afnn. J. R. BIXLER offers bis profes slonal services to the citizens of Carlisle and L<-Msmluiiy. ■ ■ v £tfS& Office on Main street, opposite the Jail, lathe ‘r-isarooiu lately occupied by L. Todd, Esq, , April 11,1807—1 y JDrg <sooKs. S PR IN Gl 11867. i|j|| BARGAINS is 0S ' ’’M DOMESTIC GOODS, 'I-if CASSIMEBES, SATTXNETTS AND JEANS, ' sS t WII IT IS GOODS, •• gm W DRESS TRIMMINGS, #1 Now opening in DRESB GOODS, ZEPHYRS, RIBBONS AND NOTIONS ING’S NEW STORE, ’M NO. 55 WEST MAIN BTUEET, Spposlto tho Mansion House, Next door to tho Post OfflcdTCarlialo. I April IS, 1807. OOK OUT DRY GOODS MEN! TO THE PUBLIC. have just returned from the East with my ring Stock, and as usual. I am selling Goods a lo cheaper than any other Dry Goods House town. Ido not think it necessary to occupy a uma of newspaper to endeavor to keep up ray utatlon for selling Cheap Goods, nor do I ir to resort to any other clap-trap to gull the filo.-All I ask of them la to call and examine themselves, and II not satisfied with tho prl not to buy. Remember the stand, No. 32 rth Hanover street, next door to Dr. Klefler’s, I Miller & Bowers’ Hardware store. WM. A. MILES. S. I will say nothing about my third and rth grand openings. Lpril 18,1807. HOOP SKIRTS. 628. EW SPRING STYLES, “OUR OWN MAKE.” unbracing every Now and Desirable size, style Ind Shape of Plain and Trail HoopSklrla,—2, 11-J, 21 i, 2 3-4, 8 1-4,8 1-2.8 3-4 and 4 Yds., round [very length and size Waist: In every respect First Quality, and -especially adapted to meet file wants of First Class and most fashionable crude, 1 „Our own Make,” of ‘Hoop Skirts, are lihter, pore clastic, more durable, and really chaper Uum nay other make of either Single or Doable spring Skirt In tho American Market. They are fvnraruted in every respect, and wherever intro duced give universal satisfaction. They are now [eing extensively Bold by Retailors', and every pady should try them. i Ask for “Hopklu’B Own Make,” and see that inch skirt Is Stamped “ W. T. HOPKINIS MANU FACTURER, 028 Arch Street, Philadelphia.”— No others are Genuine. A Catalogue containing style, Size and Retail Prices, sent to any address. h Uniform and Liberal Discount allowed to Deal ers, Orders by mall or otherwise, promptly and [arcfully filled—Wholesale and Retail, at Manu factory and Sales-rooms. No. 028 ARCH Street, PHILADELPHIA. \ Skirls made to order, altered and repaired. I Terms, Net Cash. Gno Price Only. I . WILLIAM T. HOPKINS. \ April 18.1807—10 m. RE A T Wt WATCH SALE! >-■!»: 2000 WATCHES, Patent Lover Movements, fall -jMSHewelled, Hunting Coses, Sterling Silver, Beaatl '®ruuy Engraved and In every respect first class gTimors, "to be sold at six dollars each, being less Khan turbo-fourths the coat of manufacturing.— are stalled by Jewelers at from ||ls to 818, the actual cost to the manufacturer being nU each. This stock of watches was purchased at a BJoankrupt Sale in London 1 ! and ore now offered at bsucU extremely low figures, that all may possess ga correct Time-keeper at a merely nominal sum. SEvory watch warranted for 2 years. Parties-or ftuoring them sent by mall, must enclose 8Q cents »extra to repay postage. Money enclosed in a sealed letter may no sent ot my risk. Address all orders to MARLIN CONNOR. Albany, n. V May IQ, 1807—ly [ E .Conuman. Du. O. M. Wouthxnqton. W DRUG STORE. The subscribers bavo opened a new drug and chemical store. No. 7, East Main Street, Carlisle, iwhero they have just received a largo and fresh uppiy of the very best | drugs and medicines . bo found In tho City Markets, to wlilch they tho attention of the public.* Also, a largo variety of PERFUMERY and fancy articles, E>ye Stuff j, and aU the various Patent Medicines, All Drugs and Medicines warranted pure, xqr 1 reacrlptlons carefully compounded. April 23.18(!£Z NMAN * WORTHINGTON } pLAIN and FANCY PRINTING of I n - n desoiupxion neaity executed at the V°l*TOTEKBOffloe.| - a ---".....•-• . - . . - .- .... . .. . . , . . .. . , le.. . ..:,_ •• .. . r . ... ...„., ... Jeri 00.•11... .. ..,. .... i ., . ... . ~ L E .. . [%..., la. .. . . . BY BRATTON & REMEDY. Real IBstatc. ESTATE FOE SALE!! W. J. SHEARER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND AGENT FOE THE SALE OP Cumberland Co. Real Estate, OFFERS THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE AT SEASONABLE PEICES IN TUB BOROUGH OF CARLISLE. No. 1. SIX of the finest BUILDING LOTS In tho Borough, on South Hanover Street. No. 2 The six most elevated BUILDING LOTS in tho Borough, situated at tho head ol South St. IN TUB COUNTRY. No. 8. A TRACT OF THIRTY-SIX ACRES, with small but comfortable BRICK DWELLING HOUSE, Frame Stable, Ac., and a young and thriving Orchard ol CHOICE FRUIT, situate on tho Railroad, in North Middleton twp., West, and within a mile of, tho Borough of Carlisle. This property ns a HOMESTEAD and for general or Trade Farming; Is the most desirable tract of Its size to bo found anywhere In tho vicinity of Carlisle. Tho certain extension of tho town West* ward, partly consequent upon tho Improve ments made and contemplated by tho Railroad Company In that direction, drawing, ns they necessarily will, nearly tho whole trade of tho town to that end. will very greatly enhance tho value of this land to the future owner, for any purpose whatever, rendering It a safe and profit able investment. Fob. 23,1800. jFtmitturc, &c. B. E W I G, CABINET MAKER ~ AND UNDERTAKER, WEST MAIN STREET, CARLISLE, PENN’A. A Splnpdid Assortment op NEW FURNITURE for the Holidays, comprising Sofas, Camp Stools, Lounges, Centro Tables, Rooking Chairs, Dining Tables, Easy Chairs, Card Tables, Reception Chairs, Ottomans, Bureaus, What-Nots,. Secretaries, dec., &c., Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room, P XJ B NITU RE. of thQ latest Stylos. COTTAGE FURNITURE IN SETTS. Splendid New Patterns. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES, GILT FRAMES AND PICTURES, In great variety. 1861 Particular attention given to Funerals. Orders from town and country attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. Dec. 43,1860—tf A BINE T WAB EHOUSE TOWN AND COUNTRY. The subscriber respectfully Informs hla friends and the public generally, that he still continues the Undertaking business, and Is ready to wait upon customers either by day or by night. Ready made Coffins kept' constantly on hand, both Elaln and ornamental. Ho has constantly on and Fisk's Patent Mctalio Burial Case, of which ho has been appointed the solo agent. This case Is recommended as superior to any of the kind now in use. It being perfectly air tight. Ho has also furnished himself with a now Rose wood Hearse and gentle horses, with which he will attend funerals in town and country, per sonally, without extra charge. Among the greatest discoveries of the ago is Well’s Spring Mattrass, the best and cheapest bed now in use, the exclusive right of- which I have securea, uuil will Im Kept vn htMiU, • CABINET MAKING, in all its various branches, carried on, and Beau reaus, Secretaries, Work-stands, Parlor Wore, Upholstered Chairs, Sofas, Pier, Side 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 Glasses, and all other articles usually manufactured in this line of business, kept constantly on hand. ttir workmen ore men of experience, his ma terial the best, and his work made In the latest city stylo', and all under his own supervision. It win be warranted and sold low for cash. He invites all to give him acall before purchas ing elsewhere. For tho liberal patronage here tofire extended to him he feels Indebted to his numerous customers, and assures them that no efforts will bo spared In future to please thorn In style and price. Give us a call. Remember the place, North Hanover street, nearly opposltotho Deposit Carllslo.^^ Deo. 1,18G5. JDIPER’S BOOK AND FANCY STORE, AND GENERAL NJZWS DEPOT, 33 ‘WEST MAIN STREET, CARLISLE, FA. A fine assortment of Goods on hand, such as Writing Desks, Port Folios, Ladles Companions, ■Work Boxes, Satchels, • Ladles’ Purses, Pocket Books, Segar Cases, Cord Cases, ' Gold Pens, < Pen Knives, • do., Ac, _ . A LARGE SUPPLY OP FAMILY BIBLES and PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS, AT REDUCED PRICES. DIARIES FOR 1867. Subscriptions received for all Magazines, Fash ion Books, Papers, Ac., at publishers prices. You save postage and always sure of receiving yonr Magazinesby subscribing atPiPcn’s. Special attention is paid to keeping always on hand a supply of • SCHOOL BOOKS, for town and country schools. Books and Music ordered when desired. May 23.1867—tf Jg BALE'S (LATE POWELL’S) EMBROCATION, For all Diseases incident id Horses, Oatlle, and the Human Flesh, requiring the use of an external appli cation,' , . ■ This now Compound,, prepared by a practical Chemist having a foil knowledge of all the medi cal virtues of each ingredient that enters Into its composition. Is warranted to exceed anything of the kind ever yet offered to thepubllo as an ex ternal application for the diseases which It is rec ommended. We are satisfied that It will work Its own rood into the confidence,of all who use It, and those who try It once will never bo witht> oat ILond there tore wo rely on experience as the best tost of Its usefulness. It Is pronounced by Farriers, and oil who have tried it to be tho best, application ever used. This Embrocation has been pat up for over eight years, and It la only through the increasing demand and urgent re-, qaestof my friends and the public thatlsend it forth as the grand remedial agent for the various diseases to which that noble and asofal animal, tho horse, is subject. . _ Many remedies have been offered to tbo pub lic under different forma, some of these are inju rious, others at best of little use, and many whol ly Improper £> answer the puropoaes, for which they are recommended. A Judicious and really useful composition, free from theseobjectlons, has therefore long been de sired by many gentlemen who have valuable hor ses, and are unwilling to trust them to the care of designing and protended Farriers. Their wishes ore at length rally gratified by Dr. Beale being G revolted upon to allow this valuable Embroca on (which has proved so efficacious to tho vari ous diseases) to* oe prepared and brought oat to tbo public. Tills Embrocation was extensively used by the Government during tho war. Address all Orders to . DB, EDiIOND BEALE, - 602 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa. For sale at tho Drug Stores of Common .& Worthington, East Main Street, and D. Ralston, Booth Hanover Street, Carlisle. April 11,1867—Cm JpHOTOGRAPHS ” FOB THE MILLION! . I -will send, post-paid, 60 Photographs of the most celebrated Actors for CO cents; 60 Actresses for 60 cents; 60 Union Generals for 6O Rebel Generals for 60 cents; 50 Statesmen for 60 cents; 50 beautiful young Ladles for 60 cents; 60 lino-looking yonng Gentlemen for 50 cents; 0 largo Photographs of French Dancing Girls, In costume, beautifully colored, exactly ns they op-. E car, for 60 cents; or for 50 cents,Oof the most oautlful Ladles of the Parisian Ballot Troupe,, as they nppear in the play of the Black Crook, at Nlblo's Garden, Now York, Bend all orders to P. O. Box 177, Troy, N. Y MftyX6,XBfl7-ly [The following extracts from a private letter wore not, as their form indicates, originally intended for publication. As they, however, contain a large amount of interesting information, we have given them in tho original language in which they at first appeared in the writer’s diary.] Camp op Chief Engineers op the . Union Pacific Railway E. D., < Trincuera Pass op Raton Mount, Colorado Territory, August 9,1807. My,last letter gave~you. though in a bridged form, tho principal events of our Journey to August 3. From that .date I continue: August 3. —Another stage having reach ed the fort and tho tongue of our stage having been mended, with an escort of a sergeant and ted men, we started at 7J A. M.. having said good-bye to Col. Rock well and wife ana others whoso acquaint ance we had made. Our road led for some distance along the Pawnee Fork, which flows in a'northeast direction, emptying into the Arkansas some seven miles cast ,of tho fort. Gradually leaving fchocreek, wo took our road along the.valley bottom, of the Arkansas, and soon struck the true buffalo grass, which is short and very fine. At 12 M. we saw a solitary buffalo, tho first during this trip. He was no doubt an old bull, and unable to keep up with tho herd. Ail the buffaloes, by the way, are said to have gone north. Wo watered our stock at Rock Hollow, nine miles from Lamed, and stopped at Big Coon creek, twenty-four miles from that £lace, to graze. At BP.M. wo stopped at little Coon to water again. The moon shone brightly, giving us a pleasant rido to Fort Dodge, which post we reached at half-past ten, and whore we remained un-‘ til morning. Here we passed two coadhes “ bound East,” and,here, too, I was grat ified by meeting Lieut. Stanley Brown, of tho 3d Infantry, Lieut. Philip Reade, of Lowell, Moss., and Richard Johnson. We quartered with these gentlemen, and were most hospitably entertained. Hero, too, I was introduced toCapt. Thompson, of the 7th Cavalry (Qen. Custer’s regi ment) , commanding the post. There are four companies hero, and stone buildings are being erected by Lieut. Hesselberger, A. A. Q. M. The cholera has raged hero cruelly, there having been 29 cases since July Ist, of which 12 were soldiers. Major Doug las is at present sick, and I regret to add under tho painful affliction of the loss of his wife, which occurred two days ago.— Major General Grover is nowon the road for New 2OO men of the 38th Infantry. The Kansas militia, are sup posed to be atCimerron Crossing, 25 miles from this place. This post is 65 miles wesfrof Lamed. Kitchen and Office August 4. —When one travels on the Plains, a bath is often a luxury. I am happy to say, that I secured one here be fore breakfasting with Lleutenaet Ecado, and then started, with a new escort and fresh teams of mules at BA. M. The road runs along the Arkansas river, some times within a few yards of the bank, sometimes three-quarters of a mile dis tant. The river bottom averages half a mile In width, and then the land gradu ally rises to the Plains, say 100 to 150 feet high. This bottom land, I think, can hs easily cultivated by resorting to Irrigation and as the stream is very rapid, descend ing eight feet in the mile, the water can very readily be drawn off in small ditches, and two or three miles from the point where the water enters the ditch it can be spread over land from 15 to 28 feet above the river. We watered our mules seven miles from Podg« t onel from wotocnf.tlm A rtftn sas. I tasted it and found it muddy, but sweet, with no trace of alkali. Eight miles out we passed the spot where stood an old ranche, called Fort Mackey. Across the river there is a stream called Mulberry creek, running northeast, and emptylnginto the Arkansas, twelve miles east of Fort Dodge. It has timber—ash, walnut and hockberry—some of it large enough to make railroad ties. Twelve miles from • Fort Dodge wo left the river bottom and crossed Three-mile Eidge. This ridge " butts” against the river, and where the road crosses it is about one hundred feet high, but a rail road could be run along its river front with very little cutting, in a soft lime stone rook, at an elevation of thirty-five feet above the river. Dowen, a driver, says Indian attacks have been made on coaches and trains, a few miles this side of Cimerron Crossing, just the other side of Nine-mile ridge and at Pawnee Forts, twenty miles beyond Cimerron Crossing. Half-way across Three-mile Ridge it is cut longitudinally by a deep and wide ra vine, which would certainly necessitate the construction of a railway along the river front, unless itshould ascend to the level of the Plains before reaching Three mile Ridge, and so go around it, descend ing by easy grades to the -valley on the other side.- Half a mile farther on is a large ravine. Dowen says the river bot tom is never overflowed. Reached Cimerron Crossing, twenty four miles from Dodge, at 12f, anirtook dinner. The ranche is an adobe, has three large rooms, with the walls loopholed.— There is also a corral for stock, surround ed by ah adobe wall." The household ar rangements are conducted by a very tali white woman from Kansas City. She is disgusted with Indians and wants to re turn to the States. Changed team, driver, and escort, and went on from Cime.Ton Ranche. Half a mile west of the rancho is the crossing of the Arkafisas river, where the old : San ta Fe route turns off. Here Nine-mile Ridge commences. We ascended it, and had gone about three miles, when the 'driver of our coach suddenly cried* “ In-, dians!” We were out of the two coaches In an instant, qnd with the escort formed and prepared to resist them. ; They came on in a large body, and wO began to think our case was desperate. The sergeant concluded to go back to the ranche'for safety, and had started with the Wagon and coaches; but we induced him to stop, as his plan was useless, the enemy were so close. Bo we again formed, and were just about to fire on the nearest party.’ when Dr. Sohlffman called out: “Don’t fire! they're Kansas militia.” He was right, but their Irregular and uudlsolplin-. ed manner of marching made pur mistake, pardonable. So wo wont on, after ex changing news with the major In com-: mand. There were two hundred of them and they were scouting for Indians. Passed Pawnee Forts just before dusk, and as It was considered a dangerous f,lace, wo got out of the coach and went n advance on the road, while the escort advanced on top of the blufla. The road runs close to the bluffs he 'o and a num ber of ravines debouch on the road and make capital hiding placesforthelndians. The place derives Its name from the fact that a number of 3 ears ago the Pownees defended themselves two or three weeks, from a slege-by other tribes. They threw up wide breastworks of stone, which, are still to be seen. We saw nothing,'however. August 5.-r Passed Choctaw Island early In the morning, and reached Aubrey at 9 A. MV, one mile from the river, and thirty-six miles from Bluff Ranche.— There are two or three fine'springs here,- and 800 yards from the ranche is a smalt lake. 'While breakfast was being prepar ed, General Palmer went to the Take and took a splendid bath, although the water was very cold. This ranche is well fortified. Here we took breakfast, changing, teams and es cort, and leaving at 11 A. M. Very little timber along tho Arkansas river. Road sandy. Bottom from Ito miles wide. Watered our stock 7 miles from Aubrey, In,tho river. Hero, on tho 27th ult,, a man .was found, who had.been scalped from his eyebrows back, and had been horribly mutilated. Ho was unknown. River water,still good rock limestone. Four miles east of Sand Cr ak, and 3J miles east of Buttlo’s ranche, and 45 miles west of Aubrey," we passed the stake driv en by General Wright on arriving at' the Arkansas river, with the surveying party [Cbrrcspondcnce of, the Press, THE FAR WEST. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1867. from Fort Wallace. They went on to New Fort Lyon by the stage route. Wo may find them there, Tho bottom here, just west of the stake, is about one mile wide, and close to tho river would no doubt produce corn, as would also tho many islands la the river. The soil is sandy, which makes the road heavy. I forgot to: record that twenty miles west of Aubrey we stopped half an hour at Pretty Encampment, where Lieuten ant Pulford—late brigadier general of vol unteers, commanding a division of Michi gan troops In the Army of the Potomac— now commands ten men. He was very lonely, aud seemed glad to see us. He was acquainted with x)r. Sohiffman. We reached Butle’a rancho at dark, 89 miles east of New Fort Lyon, and 277 miles from Fort Harker. Having had supper, we went on at OP. Mi Wo cross ed Sand creek (30 miles up which the celebraied Chivington massacre occur red), half a mile west of tyo ranche.— The bed of the creek was dry, but it was evident that water was just below the sur face of the sand, and still percolating towards'tho river. We were obliged to get out of the stages and walk across tho creek, ns tho sand made the road very heavy. We reached Old Fort Lyon at 11 P. M.- Here tho mosquitoes were “awful,” and we were of course obliged to’ wait two hours and a half on account of changes in the malls andourescort. Woleftat2 A. -M., August G, and reached Now Fort Lyon at 51 A. M. Here wo parted with Dr. Schiffman and wife, who had made our journey very pleasant, and met Gen. Penrose, commanding the fort,, who in formed us that General Wright had crossed the Arkansas liver, just above tho fort, and gone in a southwest course up tho Purgatolro river towards tho Raton Mountains, continuing his surveys. So wo went right bn, making for Trinidad by the stage road, which continued oh up the north side of the river. At Cady’s Rancho, a few miles further on, wo took n bath in the swift, but muddy waters of tho Arkansas river, and then had a good breakfast. General Wright stopped at Fort Wal lace one week. Distance to Arkansas river from Fort Wallace by his route. 69. 77 : mi!es; from that point to New Fort, Lyon, 101.5 miles. Trinidad is 106 miles from Lyon. The road from Old Fort Ly on to New Fort Lyoni 20 miles, is good, on a slightly elevated plateau. Timber is now becoming quite abundant on tho river. Just os we caught sight of New Port Lyon, about sunrise, we also beheld for tho-firsttlmo, Greenhorn Mountain, one -of the “Rookies. 7 ! 1 It loomed up grandly and Its view was a great event for us.— Fort Lyon is beautifully situated near the bank of that river.- Its garrison consists of three companies! From Cady 7 s rancbe where we .took breakfast, our road was sandy and exceedingly dpsfy, making our ride very, uncomfortable. We now had histone coach, and no escort. I forgot to jpention that nit Fort Lamed, Mr. Gardi ner, photographer for the railway survey ing party, Joined ns. He now rides with us In our stage, os also our servant, “ Tc oumseh,” so.named by General Palmer. We learned that General Wright was at Trinidad two days ago. We passed on to Bent 7 s old fort, which is 14 miles from Fort Lyon. "Hero we made a loughaltand dined. The keeper of the ranche has a pet antelope. There is no fort here. Colonel Bent, of moun tain fame, used of old to have his hend- 3 natters here. We had antelope meat for inner, but I cannot soy that, in Us fried form, I found it very palatable. Six miles from Bent 7 s old fort wo came to Boane 7 s Ferry, where we crossed to the south side of the Arkansas river, in a dilapidated ferry boat, which was fastened to a ropoßii'Gtcnea acrosgxnoHtream. T'irst,' the mules had to be taken over, then the stage. The river is about 300 yards wide hero, and very rapid. On the south side the bank is very abrupt, being about thir ty-live feet high. At 3P.M. we were on our way again. Four miles southwest of the ferry we passed “ bull trains, 77 laded with pine timber and boards from Span ish Peaks, over one hundred miles dis tant. Our road now lay overan elevated plain, and wo had a magnificent view of Piko 7 s Peak, Greenhorn Mountain, and the Spanish Peaks—all over one hundred miles distant. As the conch was in mo tion, I took such sketches of them ns I could. Approaching Iron Spring, sharp, pre cipitous bluffs, resembling gigantic field fortifications, became frequent on the sides of the road at some little distance.— The country is entirely bare of trees for some distance, except a few cedars of ve ry small size, which became more and more frequent and larger as we approach ed the mountains. At dark we reached Iron Spring, forty miles from Bent’s old fort, and fifty-two miles from Trinidad. This spring is thoroughly impregnated with iron and Is excellent for drinking, tho-wator nf the spring being retained in an artificial lake for that purpose. We had supper, and having changed team and driver, left at 9P. M. It was a bright, beatiful night and quite cool. I rode with the driver, enjoying thesilent starlight scenery until 11 P. M., when I “ climbed down”.into the stage, curled tip gnd went to sleep.— While thus riding I caught sight of the dim outline of the Baton Mountain. I will write you again to-morrow. W.L.C. A Benevolent long since a small boy ip very dilapidated clothing called at.-tlie-rk9idenc© of Kev. Mr. R. and asked for something to eat.— The servant who came to the door asked the minister what she should give him, when he pointed to a pile of bread, that was' very ha r d and stale; “Give him some or that.*! The servant did so and ‘as the boy was going away chewing on the crust of bread the minister called out, “Bridget, send that little* boy here.”— The little fellow went Into tue dining room, where the minister and his family where about sitting-down to dinner and was’ staring at the eatables on the table when the dominie, said “My little man, did £ou ever go to Sunday school ?” ' “fro. sir.” - • “Didyou ever learn to pray?” again asked the minister. . , “ No. sir,” replied the boy. Come here and! will teach you.” The boy went up. to the minister, when •he,commenced: . ' _ . “ You must sayjust os I .do, Our Fath er”-r‘! . * “Your Father,” said the boy. “ No, no; you must say * Our Father.’ ” ' “ Your Father,” again said the boy. “ Will you never leern V said the min ister. “You must say * Oor Father.’ ” “Is it our father—your father—my fath er?” .“Why, certainly.’? The boy looked at him awhile and then 'commenced crying, at the same time holding up hla crust of bread and ex claiming between his sobs — , “You say that your Father is my Fath er yet you aren’t ashamed to give your little brother such stuff as this to eat, when you have got so many good things for yourself.” > , Tlie minister looked astonished and al , though it hurt his feelings,leaked the lit tle fellow to sit down and toko dinner with him. ' , A ; Lar3e Sect.—When the Board of Ovefaeers of Harvard College were elect ed by. the'Legislature, the struggle was not to elect men peculiarly fitted for the position, but to secure In that body a rep resentative of each religious sect. Upon one‘occasion, whlie the contest was in progress, a member complained that the Methodists 'were- unrepresented on this Boards Another denied this, saying? “ j —H— is an overseer and he certainly is a Methodist.” “No,” replied .the complainant,*'“be is a.backslider; lie has joined the Presbyterians,” Upon this a.thlrd member rose in his place and gravely remarked: “Mr. President, it is all right: the Back-sliders are a numer ous body and should certainly be repro* sented on the Board.” ifarfteL ’ • THE CITY OF OOI>, ' BY FRANCIS TURNER PALQRAVK. O thou not mado with hands, Not thronged above tho Rides, Nor Vail'd with shining walls, Nor framed with stones of price. More bright than gold or gem, ■God's own Jcrus ilom ! ■Where’er tho gentle heart Finds courage from above ; Where’er the heart forsook Warms with tho breath of Jove Whore faith bids fear deport, City of God I thou art. Thou art where’er tho proud In humbleness jnolts down ; Whore self itself yields up; Where martyrs win f heir crown Whore fathful souls possess Themselves in perfect peace. Whore in life’s common ways With cheerful feet wo go ; Wnon in His stops wo tread WHr» ifo.l thovwy of WOQ I Whore ho Is lu the heart, City of God I thou art, Not thronged abov6 tho Rides, ■ Nor goulen-wnU’d afar. But where Chi Ist’s two or 1 hvee Tu His name &athc ,- eu arc, Bo In tho midst of thorn, God’s own Jerusalem I litis ttlUttgotts* IIDLIiGT MARKS A WIMBLEDON STORY. We were sitting round our tent one eve ning last year, at Wimbledon—the “.we” being our major, the captain and sub of our company, his covering sergeant, cor poral Williams aud a certain sapper, „to wit, myself. Wo wore drinking pale ale and smoking, ns was every one else in the hundred touts around us. “Hero's my last bull 7 s-eyc,” and the sergeant produced from his cap-pouch a a flattened bullet/ turned inside out ns neatly as possible. “What’s the cause of all that, I won • dor,aald tho corporal.. ‘‘You see,” said the captain—being an engineer he was bound to know—“ when the point of the bullet strikes the target, part of.the lead is melted by the develop ment of heat caused, by the sudden arrest of the bullet’s motion and goes off in the splosh, the rest of the bullet Is softened by the beat; and inasmuch as tho parts must stop in their orderof succession, the edge of the cup of the bullet Is driven In level with the base of the oup. Is that so, major?” ‘/Yes, quite right; but if you like, I can spin you a yarn about these said bul lets. that may just last out these weeds.” *‘Well, let’s have it.” I bad a sort of second-cousin, Gerald Ashton, who had been brought up with myself and my father being his guardian. Wo had all been like brothers and sis ters when one day he woke up to find he could not live without a nearer relation ship to her. Ho spoke to the old gentle man and there was a little family fracas. He had only a hundred a year and ray father did not think that was enough, though Gerald did; there was no objec tion. at all in other respects—let him earn some more and they would see—wait a •little—you'know tho kind of thing an old say. w«n, it -was or no use. Ho said he felt himself a burden; there was ho scope for his energies and he would go—and go he did. I urged upon him that ho should get something to do. He had been well edu cated and a clerkship or something of tho kind, could be got. for him if he still re solved not to go on at the hospital. No—ho would go. There was only one thing he did so well, that was shoot; and he would carry his abilities to a market whore they would be appreciated. And so, at tho mature ago of twenty-two, ho left us his profession, his home and his prospects. He disappeared and six months after wo heard ho was with, say the 40th Dra goons, in India. We wrote and offered to buy his dis charge, but ho would “ have none of us.” Ho liked it very well; was already cor poral ; expected tho three stripes soon; and was “Gentleman Jack” with his comrades. Some six months after this I was sent out to India with a company; and as my sister was getting thin and showing oth er signs of the desirability of a sea-voyage, and of a warm climate, it was agreed I should take her oyer. > Wo reached Calcutta and in a few weeks settled down. There was war going on and I was pla ced in charge of one of the chief depots for small-arms and ammunition, besides hav ing my regular duties with the company. One day. I was down at the store, when my sister arrived, pale and breathless. “Look, Charles, poor Gerald’s in dread ful trouble.” , I put her into an office chair and took the newspaper and read— “ Yesterday evening as an officer of the 40th Dragoon Guards was returning to camp ho was shot at from behind a clump of busies.; the bullet struck him in the thigh and lodged in the saddle. Al though .wounded so severely he had suf ficient presence of mind to ride straight to the bushes and there found one of his own men, a corporal of the troop, nick named “Gentleman Jack” by his com rades whose, rifle was still smoking from the discharge. Fortunately, at this mo ment, the guard arrived and the man was at once arrested.- A court-martial will of course be held at once, ami although N the man had.previously borne a good charac ter and {©reported to be respectably con nected, Jt Is to : bo hoped he will receive the proper.reward 'for .so -abominable a crime.” : : • “O,” I;said,.“this is all nonsense.— Gerald’s no murderer, or else he’s very much changed. I’ll see what they say at headquarters.” - “Do for God’s sake go. If anything happened to Gerald! should never forgive myself, for if I had'-ftm away with him when papa was so cruel, be never would have enlisted at all.”. “Don’t talk nonsense, Meggie, but go home and I’ll come with the telegraph news.” I went to head-quarters; they gave me permission to use the telegraph for a ques tion or two. 5 The report was not encour aging. It was our Gerald —the officer had seen the flash and heard the report—an ex tremely loud report, as if there had been two charges of powderin the carbine. The bullet was found in tho saddle and one cartridge, was missing from his twen ty rounds. Court-martial had declared him guilty and the general’s confirma tion of the sentence had just arrived.— Fifty lashes in the camp square and four year’s imprisonment in the civil jaiL— Sentence to be carried out on the 12tb| — Everybody was sorry, but quite convinced he, had tried to-murder his superior offi cer. No one could understand with what motive. I do not know what to think; there was more evidence forthcoming in a day or two, when we had the papers. Hts.statement In defence was, that ho had just been returning from gu.ard, when he remembered that he had forgotten to bring in a book one of the officers had ask-, ed him to bring in from tho town, somU three miles distant.- Without stopping to think he walked off at once; got tho book and was within half a mile of tho camp, when he fancied ho saw a tiger. Ho got behind the bushes to watch and saw ono making for the distant camp. Anxious to secure the prize, ho incautiously broke open ouo of nis packages and loaded, to have a shot at it. Ho had covered tho beast and was firing at the tiger, when he heard another report simultaneously with that of his own carbine. Ho saw tho tiger roll right ovoras if shot and then boUndaway. in another instant the of ficer came around the tope bleeding and ordered him into arrest. Ho was quite sure that ho hit tho tigorand equally sure that mother rifle was fired at tho same moment that he pulled the trigger. Of course such a lame statement had no ©fleet and ho was sentenced. • I could not help thinking that there was a flaw in the evidence. How was it if there was, as agreed, a loud report— which meant a full charge of powder— that tho bullet stopped at the saddle in stead of going through both saddle and horse. That was a groat discrepancy—a full charge would have made a loud ro port and sent it right through anything at a distance of 200 yards. I felt there was something wrong and mado up ray mind logo on tho spot. I had hut six days to go in; but much might bo done.— Margaret Insisted on going with mo in spite of all I could do to keep her away. “ Have I not dono all you wish mo to do since wo have been out here? Do, for heaven’s sake, let mo have my wav in this.” . . * Ho wo wont up tho country in post haste. I was, of course, as ono of tho staff, ad mitted to sco Gerald, whom T found terri bly cut up. “ I don't mind the imprisonment; it’s tho disgrace! The lashes! By God! I shall kill myself directly I get loose after it, T know I shall.” “ No, no,” said Moggie; “ dofft formy sake. O Gerald 1 if you knew how I have suffered for weeks past, you would live for my sake. Ido not care about the brand of lashes. I know you arc inno cent and that there has been some horri ble blunder committed in this matter. O, WilliOj dear, do think of something to save him.” “O, do, there’s a good fellow! get me some stuff that will make an end of me.” “Don’t talk like that Gerald; there’s some infernal mistake in it. Don’t des pair yet. Let’s go over the ground again stop by step,” and I mado him tell me the whole story over again. “Itseems to mo, Gerald, we want not a few things to show you are not guilty. We want tho tiger you shot at ami that wesha’ntgot; and we want the clew to tho mystery of the other rifle.” “ O, I’ve thought of it all till I’m sick.. I don’t care what happens now. I’ll wait till tho day before it’s to come off aud tben break my bead against the walls.” “ Don’t be a fool, Gerald 1 I’m sure you o,re Innocent. So is Margaret.” “ Yes; scare a hundred others; but it’s all no use. In three day sf lam disgraced for life, if I live.” i“ Well, I must’ leave you now and see what I can do:” “ Let me have five minutes with Mog gie, will you?” . r I then left.them alone for some ten min utes and then told Megglo she must go homo with me. I was beaten; I could not see how I could get any fresh evidence, and with out that a reprieve—a postponemen t—Was Impossible. I went to the wounded officer, the cap tain of his own company, and got him to tell his own story; it was just tho same , thing over again,—always the exceeding ly loud report, and the fouled and still smoking carbine. “I would,” said the captain, “have given the price of my commission rather* than have had it happen. He’s as fine a fellow as ever sat a horse, brave, kind, and as thorough a gentleman as the colo nel himself; I always made him my or derly when I could, so as to have his com pany. I declare to you that I did my best at the Court-martial for him, and got in to disgrace with tho general presiding for ‘coloring my statements’—that was his. expression—so as to favor the prisoner.— I almost snivelled when I heard the’ sen tence, as if ho had been my brother. Tho men are mad about it; there has not been a lash or public punishment of any jcind in tho regiment for tho last twenty-five years.” I hardly know how to pass time; I tried to think,' but my Ideas only travel ed in tho same old groves again. I invited tho assistant-surgeon to com© up to my quarters, and introduce him to my sister. He was quite a young fellow, and seemed quite flattered by my simple, attention, for la tho army they have not made up their minds whether a medical officer should be treated as a gentleman ; but tho strangest thing lever saw in my life was my sister’s conduct. Of course, speaking to you as follows I shan’t be misunderstood, and some of you have seen her. She laid horse! font to please him to an extent I never should have thought my dear grave Meggle capable of; sang to him, played to him, ami made eyes to him till I thought her brain was turned. She said she should so like to 000 hio <jvxcvftoi*£3, aolxcd ixiiia Ig ivoJv us Ig lunch, and shut me up like a rat-trap' when I ventured to hint that, it might not bo convenient. Well, he went away at least as mad as she. I spoke to her after he was gone, and she fell into my arms, sobbing as if her heart was breaking, and then, with out a word of explanation, ran out of the room.. Next day wo went to his quarters, and nothing would satisfy her but that ho should mix up some medicine for her out of the bottles of his traveling case. There she was, handling, and sniffing, and tast ing everything, like a child of ten rather than a girl of eighteen. She sent him. about the room ; made him bring* books from the opposite side of it so that she might read about the properties of the drugs; and ti in short, behaved so like a lunatic that I thought the trouble about Gerald must hhve affected her mind. I got her away at last, and intended to in sist on her remaining iu tho house and putting some.ice to her head. It was quite unnesessary; the minute we left lb© surgery she was calm and silent as nr man. ' ' • ■ • . Well, the days passed in some so.rt of’ dreary fashion till tho evening of the 11th.. T had been asked'during the day to go. down with tho ■officers to see, sorafir rifle practice, at some temporary marks:* and went down. •. It was rather late when I rode, up to; tho firing point, and they were just leav ing off; andouq of them came upland, said, — ' . * ' ■ “ I say, captain tell us the cause of Inese new bullets turning inside out?” add ho handed mo a bullet reversed; just such another as William has in his hand. I took It, just to explain tho mnttor'to him, when a thought struck through my mind like a flash oflightning. : “Saved, by God!” I exclaimed. “ Who's got the bullet out of the saddle?” “ What bullet?” “Gerald’s, —my cousin’s.” “ Oh, ‘ Gentleman Jack’s’ affair. Tho doctor’s got it.” “ Where,ia he ?’* “ Don’t know, —quarters I think.” “ No, he’s come, into town ; I saw him on the road as wo came by.” I sped on into tho town, leaving them to think what they pleased ,* and spent more than two hours finding tho doctor. At last I caught him. In another minute wo wore riding full gallop to his quarters. , Ho had the nullot,—a little bruised and singularly, flattened, and blunted at tho point,—it 'must have been just spent when It struck. I then went to the sergeant who had charge of tho nineteen rounds of ammu nition thattfere found in Gerald’s pouch. About midnight I contrived to find him, and afler some little delay I got posses sion of thorn. - ... : I thou returned to the doctor, and wc compared,tho nineteen'bullets with tho one found in the saddle. .1 then ran to the telegraph clerk, roused him out of bed, and told him to telegraph to the head quarters of Calcutta, to my lieuten ant in charge of the magazines. After an hour’s waiting, wringing at tho boll, an answer came that the night watchman would fetch tho lieutenant. I then sent message No. 1. YOL. 54.—N0. 13. 11 Examine the books, and nee the date on which the last ammunition was sent for the use of tho 40th Dragoons; find the same parcel, and carefully remove one cartridge from each of twenty packets, se lected at random ; take out bullets, and remove plugs: and send No. in base of bullets.” * The answer came back that he under stood, and would rouse up the people to do it.; . After an hour and a . half, tho answer came back,— “ All tho bullets are numbered 6, with a dot on tho right.” I thou sent message No. 2, — “Examine what cartridges bear the No. 2. with a dot on tho left, and report to whom issued, and*when; — report quickly,—a man’s life depends on speed.” . Again I waited another hour. No an - swer came. It was getting late, —half-past two; at four the pardo would take place, • I urged morospccd. Tho reply earner— “ We have ten men at work breaking open barrels, and searching. No No. 2 yet found. At last It came,- - “ One barrel No. 2 in store ; tho rest of the same shipment was damaged and use less, and sold in bulk to native dealers for value as old metal at one of the clear ance sales some time ago.” I had learnt all I could. I spurred back to camp with the bullets, from which I never parted, in my j)oacb. I shall nev er forgot tho scene. In the mlciclloof the camp tho men wore drawn up in throe sides of a square; in the centre of tho square were the triangles, with Gerald lashed to them. I saw them aslcamo down the hill take off his jack et and lash his wrists. I sped on. I could see the old colonel, with tho paper in his hand, standing alone, and then I saw nothing move for a dip in tho road con cealed them; as I rose again to the crest at leas than a quarter of a mile, I saw a woman rush in from between th 6 ranks twards tho triangles, holding something in her hand. I darted on, and rushed into the square, but just in time to size the farriers arm as the lash was descend ing, and to. see that tho woman was my sister, and that she was being led away between, two sergeants. “Stop, colonel,, for tho Jove of God 1” .1 cried, with my baud still grasping tho farrier’s arm; “T have evidence to prove the man not guilty,” I then showed the colonel the bullet ttat had corao from, tho-aaddlo and the others from the pouch, and pointed out to him that while one was marked No. 2, tho others wore all marked No. 5, with a dot. I assured him, on my honor as an oQlcerand a gentleman, that it was al most impossible that a number 2 bullet could by any chance get into a packet of •No., 6 bullets. Ho was only too glad'to . hear me, and agreed to postpone the exe cution of the sentence till further orders from the general of tho division. *l’yo heard some shonts, and I’ve seen sdme displays of enthusiasm in my time, i but I never shall forgot tho shout that rose tho minute that the colonel had pro nounced that the execution of tho sen tence on corporal Ashton would bo post poned until further orders. The men had been standing at ” atten tion,” many of them with the tears rol ling down their cheeks, but when they heard “postponed,” they, broke ranks, rushed up to the triangles, cut tho lash ings, broke tho cat, screamed, shouted, and danced like madmen. “ Three cheers for 1 Gentleman ..Tack,’ and his wife! Again! again, boys I” Olllcers and all joined in for a few min utes. There stood tho old gray-headed colonel,in the midst of a scene that out bedlamecl Bedlam. As for mo I was like a man in a dream ; I folt a hundred hands grasping mine. I had ray sister sobbing in my arms, and thou I heard the colonel say to the bugle r, “Sound the assembly.” .Whata change! in less than a rainuto T stood by the fallen triangles in the cen tre of three lines of living statues. Not a sound; not a movement. “ Major Jackson, reform your coluriin and break off your men,” said the colo nel ; and then walked away with myself and sister. “ But what did your sister do there ?” Well, she had promised Gerald that ho should not suffer the disgrace of the lash; and had, during the hour X thought she was fooling with the doctor, managed to got hold of his bottle of prusic acid, and had rushed out with half of It for him and half for herself; and her appearance had so thoroughly surprised every one that sho had reached the triangles, and almost raised it to his lips, when the doc tor recognizing his own bluebottle, struck her hand a violent blow, and dashed‘iton to the ground, besides disabling her from getting her own share. “ And how did the affair end ? was the general of the division satisfied ?” ■I lie nuiAd \inrru been tpKK that evidence alone, und so we went about to hunt for more. I begged that, as wo had found so much, Gerald might bo permitted to accompany a party of search; under a guard, to find the missing tiger. We wont there, Meggie insisted on joiningus. Allthoofflcersoffdutywont, and about half the men. Gerald then pointed out tho spot where lie had stood, and where he shot tho tiger; and from that point we started, crossing and rc-croasing, till there eould not have been anything as large as a half crown that could bo hidden. Meggie and I wo *e riding in -front of the line, when Meggie exclaimed, — “ What a horrible smell comes from .that cdpse.” ..“Don't smell anything, Megl” . “ You've lived here so long that you've no sense of smell left.” Of course as Meggie was with us, Blink ers was there to. Blinkers advanced to the copse-rpaused—and rushed under neath tho grass, barking as if infuriated. “'There’s'sbmetbing in there, Willie.”. Some of tho others coming up, wo {nished qur way into the. depths, guided >y the. frantic bark of Blinkers, and af ter being much scratched.and torn, found ourselves in the centre of a trampled cir cle of jungled grass, with the half-devour ed remains of a largo tiger.. ' Tho doctor was sent for, aud tho wound discovered; the beast had evidently been lamed, the bullet breaking tho faro leg. also evident that, wounded os it was, it had lingered on till it. was inero skin and bouo, aud had died only within tho hist few*days. Assisted by some of tho natives, tho good-natured doctor commenced thp horrible task of searching for the bullet, and, after half an hour's labor, the most disgusting he had ever undergone, It was found flat tened against the largo bone of the hind leg, and handed to me. Never shall I forget tho pleasure I felt when I saw on the rescued bullet, tho No. 5. with a dot as fresh and clear as if it had just come from the pressing ma chine. Great was the rejoicing that night in the camp of the 40th. Blue fires were burnt, the band camo and serenaded Mog gie. The' whole of the officers, including the old colonel, camo as to a levee; but still* I felt there was one thing more to bo found out. How did the No. 2 bullet get into the saddle*?”' At length I inquired whether any of the officers missed any of their arms. Cu riously enough, the only missing arm was a gua ; belonging to the wounded cap tain. 1 asked, did ho remember the size. He did. It was justashodesraaller than the boro of the regimental carbines. You could get a government bullet down by a good deal of hammering. I now propounded my theory, that tho bullet No. 2 had been flred from the’eap taiu’s missing rifle, for the point of tho bullet was marked with rings and consid erably flattened. Now, there was noth ing in tho llesh and nothing in tho saddle to produce these marks and they must therefore have been made before tiring. I then proposed that a full search should bo made with dogs,-for at least two miles round from where the shot was flred, to see if any traces could bo found Mates for 2Wmrrtising ai)veiitisi3eentB will bo inserted at Ten Ocnu per lino for tho first Insertion, and five cent* per line for each subsequent Insertion. Quar terly, half-yearly, and yearly advertisements In sorted at a liberal reduction on the above rates Advertisements should bo accompanied by tin Cash. When sent without any length of time specified for publication, they will bo continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. JOB PRINTINQ. OracOTiABS, and every olh ?L, d £^P Uon <>‘J o ß*n‘l OAJuSprlntlng execiv* ted iu the neatest stylo, at low prices. of either tho. mau or the gun. Wo made tho most careful search; pres entlv loam© to a stone on the road itself: marked in a most peculiar manner. “ What's the cause of these marks?” said I to the farrier of tho troop, who had volunteered to help and who said ho nev er folt more grateful to any one In all his life, that he did to me for squeezing his wrist so hard that day. What's the cause? It's been used as a hammer for something—a nail in a shoo, “ Nail-heads are square.” “ True for you—these are round.” “Do you think a ramrod would make these marks?” . “It just would. Somebody’s boon dri ving down a hard bullet with it.” “So I think. Now take the stone and throw it straight over that gap into the middle of the copse and I’ll mark where it seems to fall,” Ho throw it and marking the spot, wo found our way into the jungle; and there, within a few yards of the stone, under tho long leaves, we found what wo sought—tho remains of a native, stripped entirely of flesh and skin except on tho hands and feet and with a great gaping wound in tho skull; and in thoinside, which tho ants had perfectly cleaned out, was a large piece of tho breech of the burst gun that ho had by his side. The whole evidence was there; two empty cartridge cases; another No. 2 bulltet; eight, untouched cartridges. It was clear enough that the man, whoev er ho was, had taken tho captain’s gun and putting in two charges of powder, rammed down tho too large bullet with the blows of the stone on the now bruised end of the ramrodand the loud report, that all the witnesses spoke to was as* loud as tho simultaneous report of the discharge of tho three charges of powder could make it. While the want of force in tho bullet was accounted for by tho bursting of the gun. We took home tho skull and the burst rifle and the cartridge cases, together with some remnants of .clothing; and we there found out the intended murderer to have been one of tho syces, or grooms of tho captain, that he had horsewhipped a month before for ill-using a borso of which ho had charge. “ Did ho leave the regiment?” Not a bit—why should he?. The men worshipped him and the officer who was wounded was invalided: ijnd he and bis comrades managed matters among them so well, that at the first parade of the re giment, in Calcutta, some six months af terwards, the old colonel presented to the men a new officer, Captain Ashton, ad* ding “If he makes half as good an officer as he did a soldier there will not be a bet ter In Her Majesty’s service. “ And your sister Margaret?” “O, I’ve sent a little case. lined with velvet and something inside engraved, ‘ William Gerald Ashton, from his affec tionate uncle.’” “ Now. lads, there’s tho 1 out lights/ so we’ll turn in quietly and make bull’s eyes at every shot to-morrow.” Queer Freak op Nature.—Dr. Wells writing from Middleburg, July 3Jst, to the Schoharie Union, says: y “ Thinking yourself and readers might be interested in the following item of nows, I, take the liberty of sending it to you. Amanda West, tho wife of Harry West, who resides about a mile and a half from this village, on the turnpike towards Livlngstonvlllo, last evening gave birth to a fine plump boy with a natural Waterfall on the back of his head, perfect in shape, and of the same style as tho ladles wear- upon the back part of their heads. It is nearly ns largo aa tho child’s head, has hair on.it, and is smallest next to the head, forming a very neat and convenient grove or place to fas ten ribbons and other ornaments upon it. The child is doing well, and bids fair to make something of a stir in the fashion able world. Nature has doubtless under taken to supply the place of Art, and the only blunder that bos been made, if blunder wo may call it, Is in the sex of. the child. If it were a female, it would be a model of fashion to bo admired by all.” the pleasant city of Canton lives a worthy landlord by the name of Colo nel Pierce. Noxtdoorto the Pierce House was a gunsmith’s shop, kept by Bob Leo nard, whose chief falling was the love of fish, squirrels, &c.. When Bob wanted a* day In the woods, he had no scruples about closing up his establishment. Of course Bob's customers would bo mqro numerous on the days the shop was clos ed. Now, no place was so handy as Col onel Pierce's for the disappointed to in quire; “Do ypu know where Bob Leo nard is?” The colonel, getting heartily tired of the annoyance, bethought him of a plan for ridding himself of the trouble of answering. He had a sign painted, and hungup in tho mostconspiclouspart 'Oi tne omce, wliu mis liiscrfpllun; “I want it distinctly understood that X don't know where Bob Leonard is ?” JBST’A bigamist in lowa had married his thirteenth wife, without waiting for any of them to die off as the law directs, when some of his first loves came down upon him, and.had him safely lodged in jail for breaking their hearts. Our hero, however, soon managed to break jail, ana was again at large; but, being recognized by a man who was anxious to claim the. handsome reward offered for his arrest, ho invited the bigamist to accompany him home, and called in his wife to chat with him while he went for an officer to take him. On returning with the constable, what was the poor man's astonishment to find that the gay lothario had absconded with his wife. 86F* They had a character up country who used mostly to chop cord-wood for a living, but did like, occasionally, to “spell himself” with proacbi.ng. He was “preachin' a funeral” for a very worthy sister, when -ho felt drawn to speak of the virtues of the defunct; and while on the subject took occasion to say that “Bister O was horn in 18—, married in '33, had five children, was converted in ’4l by Elder B— l —, and how two of her chil dren are in tho fold, one ain’t and two have gone to Nebrasky!” The statement was consolotary; the figures accurate. tSf* There is a story of an Irish news paper editor, who, being left without as sistance in a busy time, found himself un able to cope with all the intelligence, late, later and latest, that fiowed in upon him; so that toward four in the morning, ho wound up his night's work by penning a notice extraordinary in these words: - “ Owing to a most unusual pressure of matter, we are compelled to leave several of our columns blank I” 41 What Is reason that men never kiss ea ch other, while the ladies waste a world of kisses on feminine faces?" said a fool ish gent.to a lively girl the other day.— The young lady answered: 41 Because the men have something better to kiss, and the women haven’t." One exceedingly warm day in July, a neighbor met an old man, and remarked that' it was very hot. “ Yes,” says Joe. 14 If it wasn’t for one thing, 1 should say we were going to have u thaw.” “ What is that?” inquired his friend. <( There’s nothing froze,” says Joe. A sick man, just recovering his appe tite, ate eighteen dumplings, and was about entering on the nineteenth and lost in tho dish, -when his little son asked his father to give it to him. ” Why son, would you take tho lost dumpling from your poor sick father.” A line in one of Moore’s songs reads thus: ” Our couch shall be roses bespang led with dew.” To which a sensible girl responded: “ ’Twould give me the rheu matiz, and so it would you."
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