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Applications by mail, will receive Immediate attention. Furticalorattention given to the selling or rent ing of RealTSstato, in town or country, in all let ters of Inquiry, plcnso enclose postage stamp. July 11, 1807—tf DR. GEORGE S. BEARIGHT, Den tist. From the Baltimore College of Dcnta iiiiryei'!/. Ofllce at the residence of his mother East lAjuther Street, three doors below Bedford Carlisle, Peuna, Deo. 1, 1805. anij (Saps. ARRIVAL OP ALL TUB NEW SPRING STYLES OF HATS AND CAPS. Xho subscriber has Just opened at No. 15 North Hanover Street, a few doors North of tho Carlisle Deposit Bank, one of the largest and best Stocks of HATS and OAJ?3 over offered in Carlisle. Silk Hats, Cft&nmore of all styles and qualities, Stiff Brims, different colors, and every descrip tion of Soft Hats now made. The Duukard and Old Fashioned Brush, con stantly on hand and made to order, all warrant ed to give satisfaction. A full assortment of STRAW HATS, MEN’S, BOY’S, AND CHILDREN’S. FANCY DO. I have also added to ray Stock, notions of differ ent kinds, consisting of LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S STOCKINGS, Neck Ties, Suspenders, Collars, Gloves, Pencils, Thread, Sewing Silk, Umbrellas, *o»tuln tin* same medicinal virtue*. Th«* Miiiinnith, from a variety ol cnu»e*,'*uch ai Indl f.eßllnn. I>y«i»ujmla, Nervmio Debility, rle..-l» very apt to have It* function* deranged. The remit Will JJ|* of which in, that tho nation! tuffer* from vq ijfy several 01 more of the following dlauaaua: Constipation. Flatulence, Inward Piles, Fulness of Blood to the Head, Acidity of tho Stomach, Nausea. Heart* burn. Distrust for Food, Fulness or Weight In tho Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sink ing or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Svlmmlng of the Head, Hurried or Difficult Breathing, Fluttering ’at the Heart, Ohokimr or Suffocating-Sensations when In a Lying Posture. Dimness of Vision, Dots or Webs before tho Sight* Dull Pain in the Head, Defi ciency of ■ Perspiration, Yel lowness of the Skin and E y o s, Pa 1 n in the Side, gjh Back,Chest, Limbs, etc., JK S a d d e n Flushes or "f** ll Heat. Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil* and Great Depression of Spirits. The*® remedies will cfTccinaliy euro Liver Complaint, •Immdlrv, Dy"iiv|»*la, Chronic’ or Nervous Debility, t.'lirviii' Iharrlia-a, iMsuaxe of Mu* Kidney*, and all I'lM'iw-i'. sriulng (mm a Dl-orden-d Liver, SlomaobtOr llllt*»lllU!*^ DEBILITY, Resulting from any Cause whatever: PBOSTRATION OP THE SYSTEM, Induced by Severe Labor, Hard ships, Exposure, Fevers, etc. Then* t« no medlclm* extmii equal t«. iluw remedies Hi «m:h cunt, A tom* and vigor In Imparled u» the whole tho Al* Strength- 1 •*ned. food l» enjoyed, 'ThbjJul tin* *to>i»|>tl\ ’h.* blood JCst* 1* purified. tin* com ploziMd Y ,• oni v 1 mltna Bound and healthy, tin* yellow Miner I* enidleati-d from the eye*, * bloom U given to the eheeß*. mill Ihr weak ami nervous Ur' valid heroine* n strong ami healthy being. 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Thousands of certificates have accumulated In the hands of the proprietor, but space will allow of tfaa publication of but a few. Those, It will-bo observed, are men of note and of such standing that they mast be believed. TESTIMONIALS. Hon. Qeo. W. Woodward. CMtf Justice efChe Supreme Court of Pa., write#: Philadelphia, Hatch 10,1807. “I find ‘Hoofland’s » Gann an Bitters’ Is a good tonic, useful dflk In diseases of the digestive organs, and of groat benefit In eases of debility, and 0® MH want of nervous ao. ttoa In ibo system. Yours truly, GEO. W. WOODWARD.” Hon. James Thompson. Judge - irugglsts and Dealers tn Medicines. PRICES. , Hoofland'a German Bitters, per bottle |1 00 « , *» half dozen 6 00 Boofl&nd’s German Tonic, put up In quart bottles, 1 60 per bottle,- or a half dozen for... t 60 HF* Do not forgr*. to examine wen the article yoq bear, to Older to gut genuine. Jan. 1868.—1 y CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3,1868, italitaL “ EVERY YEAR.” The spring shows less of brightness Every year, And the snow a ghastlier whiteness Every year; Nor do summer blossoms qblckcn, Nor does autumn’s fruitage tblckcn As It did. The seasons thicken It Is growing cold and colder Every year, And I feel that I am older Every year, Caro I less for merry dancing, Or for eyes with passions glancing; Love Is less and less entrancln g Every year. It. Is growing bleak and bleaker Every year; And my hopes are waxln g weaker Every year; And my limbs are less elastic, And ray fancy not so plastic; Ycsi ray habits grow monastic Every year. Oh! for tbo days that I have squandered Every year, And the friendship rudely sundered Every year! Oh ! lor the tics that bind mo Until time to death resign mo I My Infirmities remind mo 1 Every year. Sad and sad to look before us Every year. With shadowy clouds that’s o’er us Every year. And behold each blossom faded, And to know wo might have saved An Immortal garland braided Every year. Every spectral beckoning finger, Every year, Chides mo that so long I linger. Every year; Every early comrade sleeping In the churchyard, whither weeping I alone unwept am creeping Every year. But there's a land to which wo'ro drifting Every year, Where no shadowy clouds are lifting Every year; Where no woes our souls are trying, Neither is there death nor dying, Nor Q'or the post shall wo bo sighing, Every year. LION HUNTING. Every day, from sunrise, to sunset, I was either ou foot or in the saddle, .with out resting except upon Sundays, which I generally passed at hpme, with the re laxation of fishing in the beautiful river Bettite. There was an. immense quanti ty of large game, and I had made a mix ed bag of elephants, hippopotami, bufin loes, rhinoceros, garlfies, and great num bers of the large antelopes* Lions, al though numerous, were exceedingly dif ficult to bag; there was no chance but in the extreme risk of creeping through the thickest jungle. Upon two or threeocca sions I had shot them by crawling into their very dens, where they bud dragged their prey ; and I must acknowledge that they were much more frightened at mo than I was at them. I had generally ob tained a most difficult and unsatisfactory shot at close quarters; sometimes I rolled them, over with a mortal wound, and they disappeared to die in impenetrable Jungle; but at nil times fortune was on my side* On moonlight nights I generally lay in wait for these animals with great pa tience; sometimes I shot hippopotami and used a bindquarter as a bait for lions, while I watched in ambush at about twenty yards distance; but the hyamas generally appeared like evil spirits and dragged away the bait before the lions had a chance. I never fired at these scavengers, as they are most useful crea tures,, and are contemptible as game.— My Arabs had made their fortune, as I had given them all the meat of the vari ous animals, which they dried'and trans ported to Geera, together with fat, hides, &c. It would be wearying to enumerate the happy hunting days passed through out this country. We were never ill for a moment; although the thermometer was seldom below 88° during the day, the country was healthy, as it was in tensely dry, and therefore free from ma laria ; at night the thermometer averaged 70°, which was a delightful temperature for those who exist in the open air. As our camp was full of meat, either dried or in the process of drying in fes toons upon the tress, wo had been a great attraction to the beasts of prey that con stantly prowled around our thorn fence during the night. One night in lar a lion attempted to enter, but had been repulsed by theTakroorls, who pelt ed him with firebrands; my people woke me up, begged me to shoot him, but us it was perfectly impossible to fire correctly through the hedge of thorns, I refused to bo disturbed ; yeti promised to hunt for him on the following day.— Throughout the entire night the Hon prowled around the camp, growling and uttering his peculiar guttural sigh. Not one of my people slept, as they declared lie would bound Into the camp and take somebody, unless they kept up the watch firesand drove him away with brands. The next day, before sunrise, I called Hasan and Hadji Ali, whom I lectured severely upon their cowardice on a former occa sion, and received their promise to follow me to death. I intrusted ihem with my two Reillys No. 10; and with my little Fletcher in bands, I determined to spend the whole day searching every thicket of the forest for lions, as I felt convinced that the animal that had disturbed us du , ring the night was concealed somewhere within the neighboring Jungle. The whole day passed fruitlessly; I had crept through (he thickest thorns in vain; having an abundance of meat, I had refused the most tempting shots at buffaloes and large antelopes, as I had devoted myself exclusively to lions. I was much disappointed, as the evening bad arrived without a shot having been fired, and as the sun bad merely set I wandered slowly towards home. Passing through alternate open'glades a few yards in width, hemmed in on all sides by thick Jungle, I was carelessly carrying my rifle upon my shoulder os I pushed my way through the opposing thorns, when a sudden roar, just before me, at once brought the rlfie upon full cock, and 1 saw a magnificent liou standing in the ■middle of the glade, about ten yards from me; be had been lying on the ground, and had started to his feet upon hearing me approach through the Jungle. For an instant be stood in an attitude of at tention, as we were hardly visible; but at the same moment I took a quick but sure shot with the little Fletcher., He gave a convulsive bound but rolled over backwards; before he could recover him self I fired the left hand barrel. It was a’glorloue sight. I had advanced a few steps into the glade, and Hassan had quickly handed me a spare rifle, while Taher Noor stood by me sword in hand. The lion in the greatest fury,* with bis shaggy mane bristling in the air, roared with deathlike growls, as open-mouthed heendeavored to charge upon us; but he dragged his bind-quarters upon the ground, and I saw immediately that the little Fletcher hud broken his spine. In bis tremendous exertions to attack he rolled over and over, gnashing his horri ble jaws, and tearing holes in the sandy ground at each blow of his tremendous paws that would have crushed a man’s skull like an egg shell. Seeing that he was kora de combat , I took it cooly, as it was already dusk, and the Uou having rolled Into a dark and thick bush, I thought it would bo advisable to defer the final attack, as ho would bo dead before morning. We were not-ten minutes 1 walk from the camp, at which we quick ly arrived, and my men greatly rejoiced at the discomfiture of their enemy, os they were convinced that ho was (lie samo'lion that bad attempted to enter the zareeba. On the following morning, before sun rise, I started with nearly all my. people and a powerful camel, with the intention of bringing the llou home entire- I rode my horse Tetel, as he had frequently shown great courage! and I wished to prove whether he would advance lo the body of a lion. Every year. Upon arriving near the spot which we supposed to have been the scene of the encounter, »we were rather puzzled, as there was nothing te distinguish the lo cality ; one place exactly resembled an other, as the country was flat and sandy, interspersed with thick jungle of green babbuk; we accordingly spread out to beat for the lion. Presently Hadji AH cried out, “There he lies dead!” and I immediately rode to the spot, together with the people. A tremendous roar greeted me, as the lion started to his fore feet, and with bis beautiful mane erect, and his great hazel eyes Hashing (Ire, lie gave a succession of deep short roars, and challenged us to fight This was a grand picture, ho looked like a true lord of the forest, but I pitied the poor brute, as he was helpless, and although the spirit was game to the last, his strength was par alyzed by a broken back. It was a glorious opportunity for the horse. At the first unexpected roar the camel had bolted with its rider, mid the men had scattered, but in an instant I had reined Tetel up, and I now rode straight towards the lion, as he courted the encounter about twenty paces distant. X halted exactly opposite the noble look ing beast, which, seeing me in advance of-the party, increased his rage and lie bowled deeply, fixing his glance upon the horse. I now patted Tetel on the neck, and spoke to him coaxingjy, he looked Intently at the lion, erected his mane and snorted, but he showed no signs of retreat. “Bravo, old boy!” I said, and encouraging him by caressing his neck with my hand. I touched his flank gently with my heel; I let him just feel my baud upon the rein, and with a “Come along, old lad,” Tetel slowly but resolutely advanced step by step towards the infuriated Hon, that greeted him with continual growls. The horse several times snorted loudly ami stared fixedly at the terrible face before him, but os 1 constantly patted and coax ed him he did not refuse to advance. 1' checked him when .within about six yards from the Hon. This would have made a magnificent picture, as.the horse with astounding courage, faced the ’lion at bay ; both animals kept their eyes fix ed upon each other, the one beam log with rage, and the other with cool determina tion. This was enough—l dropped the reins upon his neck; it was a signal that Tetel perfectly understood, and ho stood firm os a rock, for be knew I was about to fire. I tooolc aim at the head of tire glorious but distressed lion, aud a bullet from the little Fletcher dropped him dead. Tetel never flinched at a shot, “l uow dismounted, and having patted and coaxed the horse, I led him up to the body of the lion, which I also patted, and then gave my hand to the horse to smell. XXe snorted once or twice, and as 1 re leased my hold of the reins and left him entirely free, he slowly lowered his head, and sniffed the mane of the dead Hon ; he then turned a few paces on one side, amj commenced eating the withered grass beneath the nabbuk bushes.— Sir 6'. W. Baker's Explorations in Abyssinia. A correspondent writing from Venice, says : The Clock Tower, which is situated close to St. Mark’s, contains a clock of very ancient date and of an ingenious piece of mechanism. It was commenced Jn 1494. Xtbasnodlal, but Homan nume rals show the time every five minutes— the same as that in the Boston Theatre. On what very much resembles a dial face nro the signs of the zodiac, and twen ty-four divisions, numbered from one to twelve. In the centre of this face is a globe, representing the earth; and outside of this, on the same face, is a ball, one half of which is gilded, to represent the njoon—the gilded parts representing the full moon, and the other part the now moon ; outside of this was the sun. The face was made up of three concentric cir cles, so that all tne planets maintain the relative position they have in space.— The earth revolves on its axis, the moon around the earth and the sun around them both. The different phases of the moon on the ball; us much of the glided part is presented as you can see of the moon. Of course this part of the clock is more modern, os many of the movements of these planets wore not known before 1500. , But few persons then believed in the rotundity of the earih. Over this is a large gilded statue of the Virgin Mary, and on each aide of her is a door. For fifteen days during the year, at certain times of the day, these doors open and five figures walk out, pass be fore the Virgin bowing—taking off their bats as they do so—and pass in again ut the opposite door; On the top of tower is a large bell, and on each side is u large. bronze figure, boldingalargesledgo.ham mer, with which he strikes the hour on the belt. Some years ago one of these men committed a homicide. A party of visitors were upon the tower examining the figures, when as one of them went to strike the hour, in carrying his hammer back he struck one of the persons, knock ing him off the tower, .and killing him immediately. All these difi'eceut things are done by the work of the clock, made four hundred and fifty years ago, and now in perfectly good condition. The Rev. J, S., has achieved a.high distinction as a very forcible, though somewhat eccentric preacher. He was atone time preaching in the city where bo still labors, and had in his congrega tion a rough but kind hearted butcher, who was a littleglven to dividing the ser mon audibly among the congregation fearing, perhaps, that some of the hear ers might not understand that the preach er meant them. On this occasion Mr. 8. had undgrfoken to point out some of the faults of his people in relation to the ob servance of the Sabbath ; and proceeded something after this fashion : “ Even when you come to the house of God my brethren, your thoughts are hot ou H!s word, or on Heavenly and divine things. One of you, for instance, will ho thinking of your whaleships, (the town was a whaling port,) and reckoning how much money you will make out of it.” “That’s you, Beacon W.,”* interposed the butcher in a voice audible all over the house. “Another,” pursued the minister, “will be thinking of the house he is building, and contriving how he can slight his work, so as to make it more profitable.” “ Thai’s you, Deacon L.,” again broke in the butcher. “Another,” continued Mr. 8., “ will be occupied with the thought of hie goods, and vrith planning how he can sell more of them, and at a better profit.” “That’s you, Brother 8.,” said the butcher. “ Another will be counting his gain froMi his fisheries, and wishing that he cpuld catch larger quantities or sell them fdater.” “ That’s 3 on, Brother H.,” interrupted the butcher* “ Another,” said the pastor, “ and he is worst of all because he breaks the Sab bath worse than the rest, will rise early on Sabbath morning, and kill and dress bis meat, so os to have it ready for mark et on Monday morning.” “ And that’s me ?” roared the butcher, and ever after held his peace I A Wondcrfttl Clock. Ana rum s Me, INCIDENTS OF A BUFFALO HUNT. The Milwaukee IFfsconsin says; Aw excursion party over the eastern division of ,the Pacific railroad, which traverses Kansas to Fort Hays and beyond, has just returned. The party was composed of general ticket agents of various rail road companies in the United States.— They were a jolly set of fellows. Their main object appears to have been to get a shot at the builalo. At Fort Hays they borrowed carbines and breech loading rifles, but most of them were so Ignorant of the uso of firearms that they had to be instructed how to load. Of course there was imminent danger that such a party of hunters would kill more of their own company than of the buffaloes.— They were what we would call a Pick wickian set of hunters, who handled their firearms as if they were no more dangerous than a walking stick. Thirty miles west of Fort Hays they unexpec tedly came on a herd of buffaloes, and a correspondent thus describes the ludi crous and excitingseene which thereupon ensued: When about thirty miles west of Hays, the cry “ Buffaloes ! buffaloes !” was herd, and amid a general rush for platform and windows, and the excla mations that arose from every side, great numbers of huge, hairy monsters were seen galloping with uawleldly movements from the Tine of the track on either aide. As the train rolled by they strung out here and there, many of them within fifty yards’ distance. Wo had surprised tliem. Great was the excite ment on the train. Madly impatient, yelling and shouting, the men rushed for the platform and baggage car, got in one another’s way, discharged their weapons hero and there at random. Not a few narrowly escaped being victims to im prudent and headlong carelessness. The side entrances to the baggage care were all blocked up, ami within those unable to obtain a shot were frantically stamping and tugging at those in front of them.— Men who had never held a rifle in their bands, discharged their arms not think ing or taking an aim. Some who bad forgotten the instructions about loading were rediculous objects of despair, as they stood bewildered, after having vainly en deavored to thrust in their cartridges at the muzzle. Leland, with unusual ac tivity, clambered to the roof of one of the cars, and thence blazed harmlessly away with a pocket revolver at the flee ing herd, several crowded forward into the tender, and from there kept up a steady fire- Morgan was seen wrangling about the possession of a* buffalo who, unharmed, was making good time over, the plain—with his honor, Judge Swee ney, and offering to bet four dollars and a-half that it was his bullet, and not that of the judges, which had brought the game down. Meanwhile many a gigantic monster was seen to falter, while those untouched galloped rapidly away. The rattling of bullets was heard from the windows, and the ladies’ screams were drowned in the yelling and shooting of the men. The train was soon slacked up, aud many not waiting for it to stop, leaped out and gave chase. So deceptive was the distance that the pursued did not seem to gain, and it was not until many a one hud giv en out from sheer exhaustion that it was seen to attempt to overtake was fruitless. Still the firing went on, and bullets flew in every direction. Some few took ef fect; the most failed. The party were soon scattered over the plain, heedless of the admonition they had received to be ware of Indians, and intent only upon the sport. It was ludicrous to witness the excitement, and yet beholder aud hunter shared alike the common feeling. The burly figures of Atmore aud Day were beheld running nimbly for a while after the fugitive animals aud then gradually faltering, until, after having vainly chased for a mile or more, yielding to fa tigue and avordupols, amt sinking, ut terly fagged, upon the carpet-like plain, gazing mournfully upon the rapidly dis appearing herd. Lighter weights kept up a longer chase, and only ceased pur suit when far away and out of sight in depressions of the seemingly level plain. To the northward was seen a vast col lection of animals, covering several miles of ground, feeding peacefully, heedless of ■the firing, whoso sound did not reach them. Toward this herd several of the wounded animals made their way. They were pursued by others of the party, and one of them fell about a mile from the train, having received a well sent ball.— Within a few moments the body was surrounded by a score of excited men, who, with axe aud knife, soon had the quarters, tongue, skin, tail and horns separated. With these they returned, ami then set out for fresh victories. Thotruln meanwhile moved ott with a Sortion of the party in si arch of fresh erda further on- From the summit of one of the embarkmentstbiown up by the side of the track the sight \\ as grand- Bo clear was the atmosphere, and so decep tive the prospect from the absence of tree or break in the surface from which to . measure the distance ; that the immense herd feeding to the fiorthward on the slopes of the blufia seemed scarcely a mile off, though four times the distance away. Several of the party were anxious to get a shot at this drove, but being un able to persuade those who had already had enough of chasing buffaloes on foot to accompany them, they were dissuaded when drily told by Curry that if they wished io get back they should have started curly In the morning. To the south and east the hunters were strewn, singly, and in twos and threes, endeavoring to steal a march ou the ani mals, who were divided into droves of three to a dozen each, and who bad ceas ed fleeing when at a safe distance. The sport was pursued-with varying success es. In some cases two or threeshots suf ficed to bring down a monster animal.— But the bufialo never gives up until he is dead, and may, after having ran the gauntlet of a dozen repeating rifles, gal lop miles over the plain, and fall lifeless too far distant fop the slayer to procure his trophy. The legs of some were brok en with bullets, and yet they ran off at great speed, slicking their mutilated s’uinp in the soil at every step. The game was pursued with the utmost reck lessness and disregard of danger, and when tlie day's adventures were after wards consldered.uU felt thankful thatno accident had occurred. As the afternoon advanced the hunters begun to return to the rendezvous at the railroad, where they awaited the return of Lite tmin. U was nearly five o’clock when this appeared in sight. It had proceeded out some, eight or ten miles, where was encountered another immense drove, giuzing hard by the tracks A number of animals were killed before they could move out of range. One great bull who had been wounded from the .train, was pursued some distance and fi nally brought down by Mr. Day. In the baggage car were deposited the quarters of no less than thirteen buffaloes. It was computed chut no less than forty had been slain, the most of them falling a long distance away. tQt* A few evenings ago the librarian of the Long Island Historical Society w;i startled by the report of a pistol in the book alcoves. He made search, but dis covered nothing, and at the time nooth-, er person was in the rooms* The next day the assistant librarian heard a simi lar report, and a close investigation re vealed the cause. An exhibitor had plac ed In the room a case of tropical plants, among which was the pistol plant, a sort mit. At a certain stage of its growth the shell of lids bursts with violence, and with a sharp Miumi exactly resembling the report «.i t. piMui. The shivered shed* of these wcic found in the bottom of the ease. • v * BST Young man, don’t flatter yoursed that a cardamon seed, a kernel of burnt, coffee, a bit of flag root, or lemon peel, a clove, or anything of that sort, will dis guise the’nip’that has gone down your throat. VOL. 55.—N0. 26, A Talk With a Woman Confided of Mur* The Buffalo (N. Y.) Commercial 'Ad vertiser Bays: '• Through tho politeness of Janitor Harris we were this morning admitted to tho cell of Kate Johnson, the murderess, who is under sentence to bo hanged. We had quite a long conversatfbn with the unfortunate woman,*and learned from her tho following facts: “She is, she thinks, about thirty or thirty-two years of age, was born of re spectable and wqll-to do parents in tho city, of London, England, and was the youngestof thirteen children. She came to this country when she was seven years old, with the family who settled in Cana da. Sb%wos married to John Raymond, a soldier in the British array, at Toronto, and was a mother before she was fifteen years of age. Her husband—by whom sho had three children—dying, she came to Buffalo, some thirteen or fortcen years ago. Although, using her own words, ‘she was never a baa woman,* and had never married again, she had throe children born here, the youngestof which Is a girl not two years old. She took the name of Johnston, which was that of her stepfather. Her maiden name was Row an, and she can neither read nor write.— She leys her misfortune to the old bel dam. Kellie Sheehan, who ‘ decoyed her to drink,* and who according to hep state ment has been her evil genius for years. “Sho claims that she was terribly drunk at the time tho murder was com mitted, having drank a whole bottle of whisky in the morning and followed it up with largo quantities of beer in tho af ternoon. Bridget McDermott—the mur dered woman—was her friend for four teen years, and she had never had any trouble with her. Sho (Kate) would not kill a chicken when in her right mind, much less a human being. “ The condemned woman, while speak ing in substance as above, declared that Bridget McDermott appeared to bo in her cell night before last. She ‘ wasn’t dreaming; oh, no, sir; hadn’t been sleeping, but was wide awake, and saw her just as plain,* sho continued ‘ as I see you, sir. She came and stood over the head of the bed and looked as natural as ever, only her wounds and cuts were fieafed up, showing tho scars, like this ’one on my arm.’ Bridget said, she went on to state. * that she forgave me for what I had done to her, and sho hoped God would forgive her for what she had done to me. She spoke very, kindly, and said she was the cause of my being taken 1 from my little orphan children. Bridget then disappeared, and I saw her no more; Uut I saw my mother, who also came and 1 stood by my bed, crying.’ “ Tho prisoner was Arm in the belief thabshe had actually seen and heard tho spirits, and nothing could convince her. 1 that it was imagination. “ She said she had been informed that 1 application had been made to the Govern or In her behalf, and’that he ‘God be good to him/'would probably save her life. If her life should bo spared, she would never offend God nor man. In answer to the inquiry as to whether sho would leave liquor alone in case her life should be spared, and sho should ev er regain her liberty and be united with her children, she dropped upon her knees and called God to witness, that ‘never, * never, never, though all Buffalo be offer- 1 ed her,* would she put her ‘lips to the 1 glass again.* She hoped that God would J take Ifer children to himself, that they 1 might never offend him. 1 “ When the Judge pronounced sentence upon her, she said, she had thought she whuld be hung; hutno\v,*God be good to the kind gentleman who befriended hershe hoped her life might be spared for repenteuce and atonement for her great sins. She declared she offered prayer for the soul of Brldgetevery night and morning, and if she had money she would have masses said. 1 ' • [From the Now York Journal of Commerce.] THE PPIPirS OPPORTUNITY. Tlio Time Tor BltnU'ter* to Political PrcaclilaßT. 4 Now is the time for ministers of the Gospel to give up political preaching. We are satisfied that the majority of those pastors who have mixed politics with their thedTbgy in the proportions of nine to one, for some years back, have done it against their better judgment. They have yielded to the fashion of the times, to their example of powerful and success ful preachers, to the real (or supposed) irresistible current of feelings of their congregations. Wo have always held them, os a class, to bo above the sordid aims of politicians. They have not preached politics for money, nor for vul gar applause; but because they had not sufficient moral strength to resist the tre- mendous pressure which was brought to bear upon them by church conveutions and assemblies, and by active and inllu entiai occupants of pews. In some In stances the pressure from the pews was not real, but imaginary. The pastor, ob serving the tendencies in other churches, sought to anticipate it in his own, with unnecessary precipitation, put himself at the head of bis iiock and led into politics. Still, as a general rule, the motive power, when it did originate outside of the church, came from the pews and forced the pastor to write political addresses un der the name of sermons, and pray for the success of a party more than for the com ing of Christ’s kingdom. Their Bible was their text book—their point of de parture, chiefly in the sense that they de parted from it—but their body of theology was too open taken from newspaper edi torials or from the platforms of excited p'.blic meetings heldduring the previous week. Many preachers reflected the varying shades of Had leal sentiment so truthfully that by stepping Into their churches on Sunday persons could Icuru the condition of the political^atmosphere ns from a barometer. There was u lit- tle garniture of religion in the reading of the scriptures (not always selected with reference to topics of the day) in the short prayer possibly, and in the formal benediction, beyond any doubts, but these were merely trimmings to the huge hot-joint of pure politics, at which the preacher cut and came again. This political preachiug has been the shame and scandal of Christ’s Church.— It has ueen Hie prolific cause of infidelity, not only outside of the church, but wlth- in ila pale,; not only in the pews, but in the pulpits. At first it was a curious novelty, and pastors found their congre gations increased, perhaps a hundred fold. Men flocked.to the political church es us they went to the opera, the theatre, or the circus, to be excited and amused. They could applaud and they could laugh there at every smart political hit, freely and without rebuke. It was religion made easy, and, like virtue made easy, there was very little of it left when you came to look for it. Newspapers were used to advertise these political sermons in advance. Partisan journals published ilie sermons the next day, not oraitting th«* cheers and laughter where they pro- I crly came in, and flattered the preach ers in editorial articles. A great deal of >ard work Of the campaign was put upon heir shoulders. Homo of them talked politics not only two or three times every ISumiuy, but odd evenings during the week. They were too willing to work, they were too zealous, in their new cause, mm they overdid it. Satiety in the con gregation soon followed excess in preach ing, The outside attendance fell off: many of the pew-ownere who hud liked the thing while It was new, got sick ol It at last, and these preachers dually found tht'intclves In the condition of men who, having laken a false position, feel com pel '•*«( out of regard to consistency, to ■ Haim.o. “ Johnny” went to his father to gel the money. “One hundred and fifty dollars, “ Jolinny ?" said the Governor; “it’s a large bill, son.” * “ Yes, I entertained a great many friends during the mouth.” “ Have you the bill with you ?” 41 1 believe so”—hesitatingly. 14 Let me seeit, son.” 44 Johnny,” slowly drew forth a long strip of bill paper, on which there were exactly thirty-one Items put down as “ D’ks,” ranging from ton cents to a* many dollars. The Governor adjusted his specs, and regarded it attentively, and said ; 44 D. K. S-— D. K. B. ; Johnny, my son, whatcfocaD. K. B. stand for?” " Bucks, father, ducks ’ But of epurse they were uotaW ducks —»ome were par tridges and snipe, and even eggs and oys ters. But Lou Murray puls them all down as ducks.” The Governor looked first at "John ny” and then at the bill, giving an- omi ’nous " hem” wrote a check. Nobody ever believed the Governor was fooled, but after that, “Will y< o take a duck ?” was for a' long time a fa vorite convivial invitation with the Frankfort boys. Unhappy Royatj Marriages.—A German correspondent of the ** Freischu eiz”sayBj: " Whata pity that the beam i fulDanisu princesses should be married io such men as the Prince of Wales and the Grand Duke hereditary of Russia. The former an incorrigible rake, and the lui ter a scrofulous youth. There are no li ner, nicer ami better educated youmr la dies in Europe than thedaughlersof King Christian IX. They would grace any household, aud would make the best hus bands Indescribably happy. And now doomed to such a lot which, brilliant us It may seem, Is at the bottom, but glided wretchedness. Providence, too, seems to set the seal of J3ls disapproval on these unions. Look at the way in which young Frederica, of Wales, is pining away in London. Six years ago sop was the embodiment of health aud beauty, aud now she is but a wreck of her former self, and not"yet twenty-five. And tha* sweet, bright girl, Degmar, who was ad mired by everybody who saw’ her in Co penhagen, Is reported to bo consumptive, *a prey to the miserable climate of St. Pe tersburg, and perhaps, also, to disappoint ed hopes of happiness. *