ai)C 2Vnurimn Volunteer. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING gRA XT ON Sc KENNKBY. orncMOVTu mabhet square. -Two Dollars per year If paid strictly T E !v!fu c J-Tw '» Dollars and Klfly Gouts if paid n mouthsafter which Three Dollars 'nM-rihSed. * ru«w terms will i»h rißiUly adr nil ‘ft.® 11 IV every instance. No subscription du»- mueli until all arrearages are paid, unless at booptiou “f the Editor. prate»oiunal tfatiia. o. I'. UUllli.DH. ■ I WM. U. J’AKKEB HLMIUCB & PAMKi.It, A 'J'TOJe IHMiyaa 2' LA IC. .. ■ ■ UUICO on Mum bueol, lu Aluriou liall, car “‘SI-il. WM-. rTHAd. B. MAULAUUHLLN, Attok- J A 1 u». omre lu UmlUm* lonuerl} Supied oy Vulunwot.ufiiw auoraßuulh oi > •V.Jiowl. • ' ■ -■/ L ’ 1 er. 1. . | mTJiU ci'i'ATiiiO (JI.AJ.M O AND HEAL ES3'AVIS' A GtEIfC Y. M. B. BI)X B K it, ■ ATTOKHKV AT IiAW, iffloaln 2d Story of InboiTa Building, No. 8 South lunover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county Iffluna, Bounties, Back Pay, 4c.-, promptly by mail, will receive immediate '^trucularattention given U> the selling or rent „Vof ileal Estate, in town or country. In ull let- PMof.lmiuiry, please enclose postage stamp. Julyu,lt>B7—u: »■ • Vi E. BELTZHOOVEB, ‘ • AXIOM JS BY-AX-LAW, CARLIIsLJII, i’A. » Office on Bonth. Hanover treet, opposite Bruit's ury uoods more. -, liec. 1.1 N& , , ■ MO. HEBMAN, Attorney at Law, office In Rhoem’a Hall Building, In the 01 the Court House, noil dour to tho 11 Her-, ,td" Office, Carlisle, Penna. • Dec.l. !««• • SM. J. BHKABEB,' Attorney and Counsellor at . Law, lias removed Ills io the hitherto uuncoupled ronta In the North East corner of tho Court House. , Jon. 28,'®—lv TTT KENNEDY, ATTORNEY AT Law W . Carlisle. Perrini Office sarhe as that of he "American Volonteor. 1 ’ ■' Dec. 1 1M» . T? L. BHBYOCK, Justice of the hi Peace. Office No 3, Irvin's Row, Curlls.o. April 2d. loos-ly •' SYR. GEOKUE S. SEAIIJUHT, Den # TiBT. Fnrm the Baltimore Vollcue of Venial 'aery. OIUco at the residence of hie mother Eastl/mther Street, three dopra below Bedford Carlisle, Penna.- Dec. 1 1805. - - 2R. J. b. BENDER*. Homoeopathic Physician, Oflice No. t», South UauoVer at,, icrly occupied by John Leo, Eaq(. • - [ June 3, iwu-iy. INDEPENDENT I DE TECT I YE POLICE. I NoUcoh by telegraph promptly attended to. McCAKTNEY & HAfINO ■pOBEBT OWENS, . r SLATE ROOFER, \ANI> DEALER IN HE ATE, , LANCASTER, PA, All Work Guaranteed. a- Orders Left,at this Office will receive prompt attention.' October 14, JbC9—ly./ Jbats anii <ttap» JIRESH.HU.M MEJt ABB J V AL OF ALL TUB A E\V UTYLE6 OP IT AT 8 AN D 0 A PS. ; The subscriber hnsjust opened at iVd.l6 flfort/i EinwfT street, a few doors North of the Carlißle Dflposlt Bunk, one of the largest and best Stocks ofUATSuud CAPS ever oflbred In Carlisle, auk Huts, CasHlmere of all styles and qualities, MAT Brims, different colors, and every descrip tion or ism * Tbs Utmkard- and Old Fashioned. Brash, con ituntiy on band and mode to order* all warrant id to give satisfaction. ■ • . A. full assortment of MEN’S, ■ • - BOY’S, AND CHILDREN’S. HATS, Ihave also added to my Stock, notions of differ ffifflf 1 stockings. Neck Ties, ' ' SuspeinUrai ■' ’< - Cottar*, ' • ‘.(Wow*.• •.. 5 Pencils. Threud. Sewing Silk, Ufnbrellas, Ac PBIME SEGA US AND TOBACCO ALWAYS ON HAND.- ' ' • Give me a call, and examine my stock ns I feel confident of pleasing all, besides saving you mo ney. JOHN A. KELLER, Agent , No. 16North Hanover Street. May, i 860; IjATS AND CAPS I DO YOO WANT A NICE HAT OR AP ? If so. Don’t Fail to Call on J. G. C A IVLI O , NO. 29. trial MAIN STIiEET, A'here can be seen the finest assortment of &ATS AND CAPS ' ever brought to OarliHle. He taken great pleas ure in Inviting his old friends and customers, sod all new ones, to his splendid stock Just re ceived from New York and Philadelphia,' con sisting in part of tine , . BJhK AND CABBIMERB HATS, besides an endless variety of Hats and Caps o the )aieai style, ail ol which he will sell at tb Lowett Cash Prices. Also, his own manufaolur of Hals always on hand, and HATS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER. ■ He has the best arrangement for coloring Hate tad all kmdsof Woolen Goods, Overcoats, Ac., at the shortest notice (ns he colors every week) and on the most reasonable terms. Also, a line lot ol choice brands of • TOBACCO AND CIGARB always on hand.. Ho desires to call theattentto to persons who have OOUNTR Y FURS to sell, as he pays the highest cash prices for he SB ie. 0 vehlra a coll, at tho above number, his »ld its id, as he feels confident of giving entire sa. is*. taction, iioy.iseo. Boms anO giljoes. david strohm, JV. D. SPONSLE T R, JOHN W. STROHM, NEW AND POPUUK boot, shoe, trunk and hat BIToIIE NO. 13, SOUTH HANOVER STREET,’ Carlisle, Penn’a. Afow doors Bouth of Inhotl's building. nave just opened tbo largest and beatetock BOQrs AND fcHOES Ver offered In Carlisle, and continue almost gaily to receive such goods iu our hue us every body wants. Our block consists in all kinds and varieties of , ? ; * 11 womens’; Misses and (Childrens’stropgiLeather ohoes, Womens’ Misses and CbildreusTlLnstlug vsUo b; Womens'Glove Kid, Turkey and French Morocco; Mens’ aud Boys’ Calf, Huff and Kid owls; MeU'i’ nd Boys’ Call and Buff Congress wallers; Mena’ and Boys Lasting Gaiters mid Brogans • Mens' a d Buys' Calf ana Buff Oxford nos; Oum Sandals,. Baskins and Overshoes; «8Q ami Womens'Goat. Welt and Carpet Sllp- Boys’ andCiUldruis’Kur apd Sax- alTslzes and prices; Traveling Samuels and Valises, together wttb » fine Roods, which w© will sell to suit the limes, . BALKB AND.,SI ALLS PHOrITB ’ {•bur motto. Therefore, In issuing our curd, It a mtemied os a l ersonal Invitation to all In Deed to cml and look tbrougb our stock without under onllgutlons to bay unless suited In and price. We shall always try to deal, wub evt-ry one In a straight forward manner, ■no gif 0 every customer u full eqmvudant roLbis mouey. We hope all will avail themselves of melr first oppoitunUy to call and soe us. 1 . . HTUOhM A BFONULER. A Phl 8. lb(El-ly ; John hoknek, MERCHANT TAILOR, Building, near Rheem’s Hall, Cor li»s' H *i has Just returned from the Eastern '‘wetirltn ttie largcstiintt-'mcsto * ji^/ ■ COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OP fall and winter goods, oonsuung of CLOTHS, OA93IMERES. VE-TINQS, I?®“*®. Furnishing Uooda, ao. ever brought 'hninie. uia cloths comprise ?NOUa ni FRENCH, and ttf . - . ‘ AMERICAN MANUFACTURES, texture mid of all shades. i ft J*f» Cjruer bulog himself a practical cutter of at* *£ttrteuoe, is prepared L> warrant perfect ul %tt( * prompt filling of orders. Goods by theyard.or oat to order. Don’t pUs* • Au*. 29. DOT. ([lit jlinmran M nutter / v_ • 'tj- , , .: 1- ■ .■ - ... " r «!j BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. miscellaneous. JIXTBAOUDINARY INDUCEMENTS!! Everybody Invited to call and see odr large ond beautiful stock of FALL MD WINTER GOODS, which Is now open for the inspection Of pur chasers.’ Remember we closed out all oursutn mor Goo s MlaucLlon.and we will now continue to sell oil our Fait and Winter Goods at AUCTION PRICES. Wo are determined to close out this stock o goods regardless of cost. We guarantee to Save ovety purchaser twenty-five per cent, on every dollars worth of goods. Now take warning, and don’t purchase until you soe our goods and prices. Forty patterns Fancy Silks at $1.50 to 81.75, woith 82 25 to 82.60; French Merlnoes.oOc.; best English-Merlooes, 50o.; ail wool Cashmeres. 50c.: Silk Poplins,Bl.2s; Black Alpacas,3sc.; all wool double Hhawls, 83.60; beautiful cloth Coats, 86,00. luli line - V/I BURNING GOODS, that will be sacrificed in prices. Shawls, Furs, Cloths, Cosulmereu. Blankets. Flannels. Ac., at such prices as will astonish you. 300 yards BEST HOME MADE RAG CARPET, very cheap. Wo are still taking more Carpet Hags at fall market prices. Do hot neglect tocall and See how much money we can save you. 1 W. C.SAWYER&CO., In.tho Bealz House, East Main St., .HAUtemHiar fill. lU!U (larllula Ponn" CITIZENS OP l tJMBERLAND COUNTY. Wehavenowon hand and just received from the cities, and from manufacturers, the largest stock of new. good goods to be found In any two stores In the valley. Wo have the best assortment of CLOTHS, CAHBIMBIW, SATINETTS, .TEA S, FLANNELS,TICKINGS, GINGHAMS. PRINTS, * MUSLINS. . DRESS GOODS, Silks, Meriunes, Repps, Delaines,, Alpacas, Coburgs, Plaids and Stripes. RIBBONS, HOSIERY, CLOVES, Zephyrs, Towels, . Yarns, ■ Linen and Cotton Table Diapers, CLOAKINGS, low prices and fine HANDKERCHIEFS. COLLARS and CUFFS, Velvets, ’iplmmlhgs and- more notions than can be found anywhere under one roof. . . FURS AND CAR PFTS, Cloths. Druggets, Blinds, Coverlets. Quilts, and Balmoral aklr(s, 8, H A W L, : S,’ ! :’ of every description. In fact a splendid assort ment of goods, and more given for the dollar, than any where else. WOO at the highest price taken In exchange. Give us a call '00t.3 . 1869. 1809. J 1869 - In ALL AND WINTER IMPORT A -1 TION. ' J B B ONS, ' MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS. ARMSTRONG. OaTQR «fe CO., v 237 & 239 Baltimore street, *• ‘ ■ r BALTIMORE. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF BONNET ANDTBTMMING RIBBONS, VELVET AND SASH- RIBBONS, BONNET SILKS. SATINS and VELVETS, lUuslcms, Stands, Laces, Rushes, Neds, and Crapes, French Flowers and-Feathers, STRAW BONNETS AND LADIES’ HATS TRIMMED AND TJNTRIMMED, Sifk, Velvet and Belt Bonnets and Hats, ' SUNDOWNS AND STALER HOODS. Tho largest Stock of Millinery Goods In this Country, and unequalled in choice variety, which we offer at prices that will defy-,competi tion. OBDBBS SOUOITED. Oct. 11. 1869—31. pi HOCERIBS, &c. subscriber begs leave to Inform the clti zeosof Carlisle and vicinity that ho I chaaed tho Grocery Store of D. V, Kcony No .8 south Hanover Street, Carlisle, where ho will carry ou the Grocery Business as usual. His as sortment l« varied,and consists In part of queenswabe; : • glassware. STONE and EARTHEN WARE, » CEDAR-and WILLOW WARE TEAS, COFFEES. • - SYRUPS. SPICES. FAItfCY SOAPS, . ROPES. ■ , TOBACCO, FISH. • OILS, HALTERS, &EGAHS, SALT. POTATOES. DRIED ASD CANNED FRUIT, CORN MEAL, BUCKWHEAT.,PLOUR. FEED, and a fall assortment of articles asuaUy kept, lu a first-class Grocery store. Give hint a call, and 'satisfaction will bo guaranteed. ■ ” ' OoUIO, IW>9. .. JOHN HECKMAN. TUO HUMBUG! NO HUMBUG!! Christian Inhoff, of Carlisle, hw the sole right os Agent for Cumberland County, Pa., for the ■ale, wholesale,bf.A now Burning Fluid cal led Kino’s Non-Explohivb Bbilliant ting H.DXD, which Is superiorto aiiyt img over Introduced, and can supply the trade through the County wholesale. tfhl® than Kerosene or any other, oil or <x>mpouncl in use, emits do buid odor orsmell.Ahd is perfectly, harmless. Merchants and all oOiera wlshipg to see and to testr tho article will please call at njy. Xcl 7?lBtK-tf?' CHRISTIAN INHOFP' :■’ 1 A AAA Aeputa wanted for the Prleat IU.UUU and Nun. This most exciting and luterebtmg book, by a popular authoress. Is now ready, and those who wish to canvass for It should apply Immediately for circular, (with stamp enclosed,) statlptf > territory desired, expe rience, Ac. Agents wanted overywhere f ‘for this and other flrst-cl sa booksi and engravings, by CRITTEaDEN A MoKINfcEY; 1«Uo Chcstmjt Bt., Philadelphia, Pu. Oct. 21,1W9—3m ; I>EMOVaL. —E. SHOWER, dealer IV la nil kinds of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LlaUuKB, has removed his store to tiio hpaclima room ,in the “ Volunteer Uaßding." di*®«V. South of the MMket House Carlisle. ■ Hie as* sortmeut of liquors Is very, complete, and muon, larger than heretofore. His old customers uqu i the public Ingeneral, are invited Co glveauflra call ut bis new stand. , Oct7,iM9. ,i J‘-' ’(.FVom Ballou's Magazine.] LITTLE rLO IN DBEAIOLAND. Little 11 Flo, 1 * with curls of gold,, And her check upon her.hand, Now sees glories manifold In the realm of Uluiuber-land. Roves she there with buoyant feet, Neath the bending fragruht trees, Breathing balmy odors sweet, Borne on every passing breeze. Bird, song In (ho upper air, Carol m her pleasuut dream;, Sweet dowers, bright beyond compare, Through the beauteous foliage gleam. Angels forms, on pinions light, Guard her,as she onward strays, Wiilte, betore her open sight Beenes ol radiant beauty blaze. Waters dn#h with pleasant note, Down (tie roolfs, us while as suow, And like geutle musicf,'dual Through the dream of i.ltlo Flo. See, about her mouth a smile, Bright as dimpling eddlusaie, And her iltt e hands the while, Reach fur something here and (hero. Hark, she whispers, “ Mamma dear!” I celing fur the parent liaud. That hull led her footaiepa hero, Still to guide her in that land., Not content tho Joy to bear. With the fulness of its bliss, Lacking in that realm *>o lair ■ The fund molbpr-lovo of this, And if the husband or the-wlfo In home’s struug’llght discovers Such slight defaults as Allied to moot The blended eyes ui lovers. Why need-we care to ask? who dreams, Without their thorns, of roses,. Of wonders that the truest steel ' The readiest spark discloses 7 For still in mutual aufleraneb lies .The secret of true living; •. Love scarce is love that ne * cr knows The sweetness of forgiving. fitiontiffmtons_. . When the continent of North Ameri ca waa discovered, the wild turkey wa* discovered, the wild turkey was .to he iouuu iu the great at abundance all over the country, from the Guff of Mexico t» the great lakes, and trooi the Atlantic to t e upper waters of the eastward-flowing rivers. But at the present time, from. tbe increase of population and the clear** lug up pi wild land, the same cause-* which have exterminated some, and muon' reduced other descriptions of game, the haunts oi the wild turkey have be come much circumscribed. In the southern portion of the State of ‘lllinois, where timber stilt remains abun dant, and Where Irom the mildness of the seasons vegetation is remarkably dense, where oa every hand mag. ifleeut giant rivers intersect the landscape, stilly and tranquilly- flowing to the ull-absorbing giant Mississippi, this, noble game is still to be found abundant. It was iu this lo cality I studied their habits, learned their eccentricities, admired their cunning, watching them day and night, till 1 at-, must believed 1 knew the Import of note uttered by the respective sexes. Americans have long considered the „turkey. the most worthy of their feather ed game. Their reasons.for, doing so are numerous (and I agree witli them in Uieir award,) viz : us well as being the largest, it'is win.out doubt the finest of ell the Gulliuac* uus for table Use; again, uis almost always iu condition, and last ly fromlhelr wariness, and the difficulty to approach and afterwards »h««ol them. From its being exceedingly swift and clever on Hie legs, us well us strong on the wing,"‘-dlket selecting timber or ground f d- iis retreats, ek ry sens - of the sportsman must be'bu the gui vlve if he desires to be successful. 1 nave known the cleverest shots, the most persevering hunters, and the constantly successful deerstalker, after exerting all his skill, leturu at night unsuccessful, heart-sick and footsore, although his range hud oeeu through a heat kupsvn to abound with tb - desired game. The male bird, which is always the handsomer in plumage, is seldom over twenty-four pounds, while the female does hot often,exceed one-ha) f t his weight. The color ol Hie feathers is a sooty black, with a metallic lustrous shade percepti ble ou the ! breast, ehbulders and Luck, which is seen in almost all lights* Their wiug© have a peiceptibie mottled mark ing, as well us the tail, which sets off to advantage the otherwise sombre hue of the body. Their walk, when conscious of security, is upright and houi, ami their demeanor that uf pfuud dignity ; out if alarmed, should they run instead of taking to wing, their necks are stretcu ed fbi ward, and the body depressed, wneu me rapidity with which they use Uieir legs soon curries them beyond the range of vision. . Their enemies are numerous, the fox, bay Jink and gn at horned owl being the most dreaded ; at the same lime the rao cood, minx and weasel, and even house dog; do hut ksean oppoitunity of killing Hie wild turkey when occasion otters. — The domestic cat, wulch frequently be comes wild irom neglect or a roving dis position, may also be’ counted among moir bitterest foes. All know what nuvuc tins diminutive tiger cun make in. flur home preserves; emigration across the Atlantic nas altered either its dispo siliou.or love ol carnage;. •in the mouth ol February or March the wild turkeys mab-; -the exact date is governed, by latitude.and me advance of to© season ; the sexes remain together about ai£ weeks, When the hen wanders off Irom her lord to form a nest and com mence laying. ■. The reusou lbr this course oi conduct is that the cock k a most un natural sirei' that nio embryo progeny would nut be safe if he was cognizant,ol iheir hiding place, 1 so the lady caiefully secretes her material treasures from nis view. The eggs vmy from leu to fllleuu, according to the uge"ot me patent; alter me full complement has been laid, they me sat upon with the most indefatigable perseverance, hunger alone compelling me bud to have her nest lor a lew min utes daily, when she caiefully covers all the eggs with dry leaves, to hide them irom me prying jays and ciows, ever on the qui vive to sutisiy .their appetites on so Ouilny a i©past. Ou rfctui u to the neat the hen turkey careludy removes, all the leaved, uuu again reseats herself foe lour and twenty hours. Jfur lour, weeks t iis iiiOuoiuuouß only continues, wUeh the ilUlo .oues chip, their shell and burst forth, vapable irom ihe-flrstof using-their tegs ana following. their, parents. . VV un< the,grealeiiL, lenderuess ahd cate 'the little lumily ure nurtured ; the most (produutivu >teetliug. grounds are isought lor tUeir ietreauaud evory tithlt that me experieiice ok tlie oid bird delects.ls 'di vided between her numerous progeny ; aud should u suspicious or dangerous ob ject be seen in their iambics, one short, suarp 1 clunk gathers all the youngsters beneath her protecting body* X*‘rom the influence of the sun by day, the heavy and cqld tipflng showers, and the nightly dews,ull receiveshelter under ner ample vviima. By (September the.brood are two , thirds grown, and fly .'with considerable ,‘dexterity, selecting at night toe jargo limbs til- trees close to the stem for their , roostingiplace.- There thpy sltlu a appiuentiy couscipiis pf, safety, but the , wpkejqj lady,has, nut neglected i make ha© ,of previous expermne*; her ’ Waichful eyeuud eur ever remain on the ; alert, and the approach, oifa hunter or ft BENT/. A SO. 3?orfirsl. WEDDED LOVE. .T. n, WUITTIKK, TIIEWILD TURKEY, CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1869. predatory animal is notified to the cli fen, wiio too frequently for tiielr ( good receive such information v apathy. Abnpt the period of the year when beech nuts commence to fail.the fcuxe; unite. At the name lime, if alien h/ao sickly or backward child, with care ind watchfulness she keeps It close to Ber self, aud as fui 1 as possible from thelold mules.. The food Of the .wild turkey is; composed of grain uud loaecis and I’nilts. All the wild berries and jnauy 'ofl the nuts are favorite diet, but the papaw Is supposed to be the most attractive! If turkeys frequent a neighborhood,) and there should be a grove of papaws pea* at the lime the fruit Is ripe the sports man at'moruing and evening will not fail-to be.rewarded l»y several shots, if In* s« crete himselfwlth due attention to wii d Another attracliou winch is irreslalUKe fo these birds is the beau of the calalpa. This beautiful tree is lot nd in the vlchn* ty of nearly all water courses where ire peated inundations have left a deep al luvial deposit. The bean, which resem bles thbiouilst, drops in Autumn, us sodii; us the dry weather parches the external; covering, and ail the denizens of the for-, est, whether bird orbeast, hurry alike to enjoy the luscious repast.. . • . - That the wlhl.lurkey is ’migratory*; is totally erroneous. J They certainly ;'dp change their iesidenc.es, but this I* iiiva : rlably'caused by wvtlt of foo 1 in the old locality they inhabited, or a superabund ance beiug obtainable elsewheie. In a country of sdeh gigantic magnitude a? America such frequently occurs, uud the influx ol these birds iulo the temporarily productive neighborhood is often wou uertully numerous. From north, south, east aud west they steadily push lor the goal,and with such indefatiuuble perse verance.that frequently on their arrival they are 'so prostrated by fatigue that they fall au easy prey to sticks and stones hurled at them by youngsters aud farm luboiefs. On these traveling expeditions their legs are made use of as the principal means of locomotion ; but il a large and wide stream should intervene, tneu tlie> ascend to the highest limbs of tbe mar ginal trees, from whence they wing their way to the other side. On such occa sions it is not unusual for some of . the yuuug'birds to fall iuto the river, but they ure excellent and lapid swimmers, and soon regaiu terra fit'mu. After performing such'a crossing as above narrated, wnether it bo as a rauu* ner of testifying their pleasure iu sue . cessfully accomplishing a difficult tusk 1 sMwWNvißff "uiadueas. tt rush about, flap their wiugff, spring into the air, ami periorm a number of absurd antics qui’e ludicrous to the beholder, ■ The birds ol prey ut this lime are purticuiaily atten tive to the efiele aud woruout, or to those whom an accident, such as the breaking of a limb, may have weakened*. On the bunks of tbe Wabush, near its confluence with the White Kiver, I wit nessed two hawks make a most deter mined assault upon a very large gobbler. The struggle was fiercely.waged lor near ly a quarter of au hour. The turkey fought with determined gallantry, and several times, although one.or other of the birds of prey fixed itself upou i s in tended victim’s back, be managed to shake them ofi, but from being pinioned he must ultimately have succumbed had . 1 uot iuterlcred to save.the veteran. Iu Southern Illinois 1 resided lor some time upon a rise of hilly land ; th s tab leau u as about a mile and a quarter long, and nearly amlle wide; it was intersect-, ed ,bj ravines, and water courses, tne w ole being covered with heavy limber and brush, except fifty or more ucies oleuied for the purpose of cultivaiidu.-r Tim surrounding couutry for Leu or more miles was u dead-level prairie subject to iiiuudatinu in - Autuiuu‘imd fcjpnug,— When the flat lauds became overawed, sli game, fur and near, concentrated on these heights, that surrounded my resi dence. When such took place, few men hail such a splendid preserve, or could’ show such a variety of game iu uu hour s tramp: Deer, will turkeys, .Virginian, partridge, prairie fowl, hares, water lowl. and even woodcock would flush on all sides, while the crafty iox, frolicsome rac coon, cunning possum, plucky, wood chuck and coated minx, all flooded out of their former retreats, gli ded or peeped trom behind logs and roots at the passerby , anxious lor their pres ence to remain unknown. .While, resi ding her •, I .hud uu old hound, almost blind and. peifeotly deaf, slow, but endu ring on his pins, with a voice deep aud sonorous; he would run indiscriminate ly deer, fox or wild turkey ; from his nose being particularly good, once laid on a trail he would uot forsake it* T"e first day after the water had nseq, with, him as companion,.! went out to gel some veuison ; iu a few'minutes 1 walk the hound struck a irall, aud not being possessed from his age wuh.greuterspeeU than I could keep up with, 1 followed iu close attendance, My guu hud buckshot in each 'barrel; from the heights we de scended to tbe margin of the water, whoii, from among the wasn and debris, upwards of twenty wild turkeys fiusheu, and 1 hud the fortune to kill one with, my right and a brace with my left i arreil. On a pinticularly welda> iu the month of .November I went on horseback to see what was going among the game that frequented a piece* of heavily-limbered bottom laud a lew .milesoff. No host thus fur iu the .season hud occurred, so that the Indriu corn of maize,was green and uugaihered. Dripping trom head to loot, by coming iu contact with the wet brush, I was commeuciug to belie* e my s>dl uu .enthusiastic fool- The cow-puta that! lollowed led along the edge ol a corn-field, one of (Ue&e fields apparently cleared lor a freak, or to deuoie posses sion, lor no residence was near. On ri sing my eyes 1 perceived a turkey cock comefiom the direction of the cornfield auU'imi.l on the road ; a moment more a second joined him, soon. followed by others, till there were upwards of liitesu .or twenty. My nag 1 had reined up, aud he stood as still as desired ; a moment 1 knew would put all, to flight, and the hurse I then strode wou d not permit me to shoot ofi him. A snap shot was all 1 could hope lor.; and how spleudmijj the buds were aligned, one beyond the oth er. A steady aim and five’,or six must mil. Imperceptibly 1 dropped my leius and got my gun ready for a sudden pitch lu the shoulder; gradually us lUiu Was doue, my horse commeuced to shako his head, U sign 1 well knew foretold lhathe wuß awuie.oi what ,was coming- At length, leoling ready, up went my gun, aud up went my hoiae; the lonuer sent the contents ol tue barrel to heaven, tbe latter very nearly seat me to mother earth ; a light seal saved me the indigni ty. Jiut my trouble** Were uot over; the horse got his head down aud dashed • ft through the woods, until I recovers »the leius aud got a pull on his head. it wus'uucemy lortune to shoot a num ber ol turkey s o\er a lavurife setter. An it is an unusual occurrence lor these birds to lay- iu Irout ol u dog, 1 will uur? rate how it happened, lu the western purliou of, the ouuo 01. Missouri, X wua re turning 'one evening irom blmoling prai* rie iowl in the month of Uo*obei.; the seasuuihad been wai m aud mild, couse qucutly few ol the leaves had yet lu|len. A.* the suu dipped tue Wesieru norizoa X readied the umber laud ou my reiun. home, with a htavy bag. Ou. .passing a shauty about u mile from my teumoruiy residence, tbe occupant, a widow, iur formed me that it was lobe regretted that I had uut beeu a few miuutes soou* er, as she hud ueeu a largo flock of whd turkeys ou the edge of her diminutive garden ; dismounting, I tied up my Uoiae apd the least reliable dug, and laarngt e giber, gave him the wind, lu a lew moments he drew aud same Co a set; on advancing, a single bird flushed, which lout dowu, and ere X had bugged one several wore lying op the ground nun de combat -1 have heard of uimllar clrcumstauces transpiring, but i urn led to believe my luck My the gppearauuo oi ft f i»i#e hawk that was hoverlug iu the vi cinity; - • V>A peculiarity in the wild turkey may bo deeiqed worthy of notice.. The prin cipal method pursued to kill this game is to cull them up b\ imltuling tlie yelping of the female ; a'hone from one of the bird's wings or a tobacco pipe is general ly employed for the purpose. If the spooler is well hid, often sev< ral can. be shot before Ibey become alarmed. Well, I was yelping, as tills performance is fa miliarly culled ; and, after the exercise pf. considerable patience, quite a dozen bid cooks made their appearance. When within easy range, my rifle cut one of the gallants over, when the remainder of bin iC.pnrailes attacked the struggling victim, f ind pecked out whatever of life might be /left. The fury they displayed towards their comrade for falling, and the feroci ty with which (hey assaulted him may be mure easily imagined than described. A favorite feejlihg-pluce of wild tur keys-is along the vailous flues! of rail road that bisect their haunts; from the trucks quantities of grain probably fall— doubtless ihe attraction. From associa tion they become accustomed to the train that, although the most timid of birds, they will do scarcely, more than step out of the way to save themselves, from being run over.. In severe frosty ‘weather, when snow covers the surface of the country, 6urke»s will remain on the roost the entire day.. .;Ou such qccusious they tfeject the high est trees free of branches. When spsit uated, they are more than usually suspi cous of danger, and the sportsman may save himself the trouble of endeavoring to obtain a shot. ii ihe 58/re* . Op the other hand, if a favorite roost has been fouudput, visit it on a misty, foggy night In Autumn, when is full, uud nearly all may be killed in ro tation, provided the lower birds are killed first. > Their manner of avoiding the' attacks of the great horned owl is, novel in the extreme. As I have never been eyewit ness to iheir modus operandi under such circums ances, 1 will describe them from mformatiou I received. When the owl swoops at the roosting bird, the attacked ihrowo its tall, extended to full bfeudlh, over Its buck and leans forward ; the foe glances off this inclined plain, and be fore the assailant has recovered himseli the turkey has dropped down from its perch into the surrounding brush. The male wild turkey is much coveted by breeders of poultry , as he is consider ed more prolific and *the prouuvor of a hardier race than the tan>» .. — grow to an unu sual size. In lowa i w»»3 struck with the excessive weight Of many of the tur keys iu a Ifieiid’s yard; all of them he assured me, descended of a wiUU'uther — JV. y. Citizen . Transfnslou of Blood. The Philadelphia Ledger relates that this operation, which consists iu the ac tual transfer of the blood of one living body into the veins of another, lias been recently performed iu tjae Pennsylvania iio.-pitul, under the following circum: stances: - “A young man in the upper part of the city was wounded on the inner sur mcoof the upper lip, "y tnppmgand lull ing on the fragmeu.e ol’u piidler .which lie hud beeu carrying iu his band. The wi uml continued to bleed for ten daya, after wt.ich tbe i alieut was sent to tbe surgical' wards of tbe hospital, .which were, at tbe time, under tbe charge of Ur. T. G. Morton. Several remedies were. then applied, aod tbe arteries supplying the face were lieu, hut without success iu coutrolling tbe How ol blood. Becuurse was next Bad to cutting down to ihe common Carotid or great artery of tbe ueek, and applying a ligature, so aa to obstruct entirely tbe course of tbe blood lu 11. This was done on tbe 18tb of Oc tober lust. Tbe oozing of blood still con tinued, but iu lessened quantity. “On the lollowiug day, or tbe 19th, the patient was iu such astute of extreme exhaustion I'romTbeloug-cdbliuued hem orrhage that bis death nee , ed to be im minent, and, as a last resource, Ur. Mor ion resolved to try the ellect of Iran.-du sluii. We shall uot pieteud to describe tue apparatus .used ou the pecasiou, or the details ol the operation. Let it suf- Hce lor us To say mat two medical slu dents based tbeirarms aud gave tbe blued required lor tbe.occasion. Five ounces aim u-half oi their blood were iufused into the vein of each arm ol tbe pullout, The marked good sheets of which were evinced tu live minutes by a rallying of me pulse aud otherwise beginning reac tion. There wua no mrlber discharge of bluud irbm the original wound, aud in leu days me patient was able to walk iu the ward, aud tepidly regained strength “Whatever may be .the termination of the cause, regarded as one of a wound with complicated symptoms, there cun be bo question, oi the entire success of the operation of truusiuslon, and of its saving life aud restoring me patient,. for a while at least, to tile exercise of hisordiuaiy luneiious. — Trauslush.u was liicl pructioed in the early part ofihefftLeiUceinli century, ill: . tbougii ns use iu Jihigluud -and ou the continent, generally dales from the mid dle ol this century. The llrsl operations were oh auiniuls, aud tile lirst instance oi one being perloruied on man, if -we except mat described by Libaiius, was iu Pulls, by Ueuys anil Kin mere/., ill 1611(1. “iu mo succeeding year ineir exam ple was lollowed by Lower and King, in -England, In these aud other cases of subsequent dute, the blood was taken from uu animal -a sheep or calf—but grave objections to this course present themselves in ihe different, character of ihe giubuies of the blood ol aummla from those ot me humao subject, uud lu latter times the'transfusion Is always from one to another of individuals of our own spe cies. The profession is mueu indebted to Dr. Blundell, uu eminent English ac coucheur, for pis ingenious researches concerning transfusion, aud his improv ed method for its successlul use. He showed in the resultof cases of excessive exhaustion from loss of blood, occurring iu his large obstetrical oractice, and when life seemed about to ebb away, bow it could be suddenly and-completely res cued by transfusion. Tbo New York Medical Record, of October 1-t, contains an account, by Dr- Joseph Busclier, ol u successful case ot transfusion, ihe pa tient was a yuuug German woman who had lost much blood by typhus fever.— The fresh blood was taken from the arm of her husband. THE Lion in Hla Ou>, Age.— When a young lion readme the age of two years, he is able to pull down a horse or an ox ; uud so he continues to grow uud increase iu strength till be reaches his eighth year, when his talons, teeth, aud mane are perfect, aud he grows no more. Fur twenty years after he arrives at maturity tils talons and fangs show no signs ot de cay: bat-after that ha gradually grows feeble, his teeth fail him, and he grows •cubbish.’. He is no longer a match for tbo tremendous buffalo; he prowls around the cattle krawla, and snatches a laiqh or a kid just aa he did wheu.he'sel out with bis parents, nearly thirty years before — A woman or a child at’night shares tho same fate. Ills strength uud sight now decline more and more, till the mighty lion grows lean and mangy, and crawls about from place to place, eating any ol fal he can pick up, and despising m-t eyeu so small an animal us. the held "mouse; and he starves mid dies, or is fallen on aud slaughtered by a few cow ardly hyenas,-or unable to uloVo beneath a tree, and knocked on the head by some wandering Kaffir. —Soul it African Paper. ftss"Tho leaves' of the forest are ill bred—they are always whispering in company. Jgy-Why are good resolutions like faint ing ladies?—Because they want "carry- OKU”. RELEASE OF EMBtZZLEB KETCH DM. Ilia Occnpiillon arid Behavior Id Prison. The heavy aud startling defalcations of young Fdwurd B. Ketchum, not four years ago, aie aEifl fresh in the recollect lions ol the business community. Uow he laid deep schemes for his own aggran dizement, involved himself in a tangle of *• irregularities, *' and finally brought ru in to his Arm aud disgrace upon his head, need not be repeated here. His embez zlements amounted to hundreds of thou sands of* dollars, and concerned many leading banking and mercantile tiousbs. He was speedily brought to trial, found guilty aud sentenced to four aud a half gears’ imprisonment at Bing Bing. In all, twelve indictments wore preferred against JUm, and ex-Kecorder Hodman, In pasMiug sentence, remarked that hud he been put on trial upou alt the charges the term of his Imprisonment would have exteuded through the greater part of his life. He was remanded to prison on December 30, 18U5. Lust Bamrday, alter a lapse of three years, ten mouths uud fifteen days, and after the public hud nearly forgotten him, a telegram from Bing Sing an nouuced his release by reason of the ex piration of his term of sentence. He iofi the prison quietly, and took evening down train, without informing any one (if his destination, ftor is it known that any friends met or accompanied him.— : He bad intimated once.or twice that he should live in a secluded manner some whereon the Hudson,above JSew York,in» stead of appearing immediately, at among his lormer business associates. /ItT the question whetner ne would go abroad to live, he replied that hi& name uud misfortune were known iu other coun tries than his pwn, and there won d be no more comfort in residing elsewheie. During his prison life Ketchum enjoy ed certain privileges and immunities wuich rarely fall to a convict. This was owing to his excellent conduct during the. whole period of his confinement, for ne deported himself as a gentleman, says the keepers; He wus not punlohed once iu the prison, which fact enabled him to tnke advantage of the commutation rule, releasing him nearly eight mouths be fore his term hud expired. It is said that a couvict seldom enjoys the benefit ol this rule, because of the great difficulty in keepiug all the regulations of the pri son. Ketchum was put to the shoema ker’s beuch when he went to prison, but wha> proficiency he acquired in the trade <J, -»llld n(U in Jo - he liuct a small library of books iu his shop, wnw.n ne •» pegged” away at to no small extent. He .did not eat h.s meals with the tegular gangs o* prisoners; his letters did not'puss through tbe regular channels; and, iu many oilier respects, l e appeared to bo a privileged inmate in : that institution, where all bauds' pride themselves with being on a common level. In regard to his luture plans aud prospects Ketchum was very reticent, before the prison au thorities. That he fell his disgrace was evident, aud he once said that ho would have to travel au pp-hiil roud hereafter, and feared he could never live down, the stigma of his prison life. He maintained also that he never intended to defraud any one in his operations, and had only laid hia lines to iSuEe money without in jury to others* But his plans failed,. * An Immense. Fortune. The Altoona Vindicator iel\n a “strange but true tale,” as follows: A young man giving bis name as Harry Stewart,ar rived in Altoona, nut lung since, iu a slate (if complete destitution, uud culled upon Bov Mr. Gnyer, to whom bo stated mat hie parents hud died in Idaho, leav ing him alone and penniless; that they bad come from Enlgaud aud moved to Idaho when none but Indians infested that territory, aud that he hud never en joyed any advantages of education, save what his mother hud given him. Uu had heard iu Idaho that iu Pennsylvania or phans were given education for nothing, aud he desired to reach Harrisburg to obtain uu entrance tu one of the ,State in-. dilutions of learning. A pass to that place was procured Kir him, and he was sent ou bio way, those who had been willing to befriend him soon forgetting all about him in the busy cares of life,— While in enuvirsatiou with Mr. Guyer, the hoy had elated- that his mother hud left him some papers which she declared were very valuable, but which lie could not read. W hen lu Harrisburg a sudden thought struck him, and bo entered the law office ol Mr. B. Mluulob, to whom he showed his papers. A oriel'examina tion of the documents showed the latter their true nature, and he i t once tele graphed to the British Minister 111 Wash ington, who in turn telegraphed to the American Minister at London, and in a short time answer was returned ilia' .young Stewart was. heir to an i-utaileij, -fortune uuotratiug to 353,000,001) m gold, deposited iu the Bank of London, and equal to about 377,009,000 iu .American currency. This fortune h s been Jymg at the Bunk for some six gpueiaiious, and baa thus increased lo lie-present vast proportions. Young Stewart's identity as tbe legal heir lo tills- vast possession has been Oxed beyond doubt, and bo will receive tbe lirst installmeiit of about 33,000,000 during tbe present month. How TwHcliell Murdered Ills Mother-In i.uw. A prominent physician of this city has now in his possession, ant* Ims shown to one of our,reporters, the weapon with which George H. Twitehcll, Jr., murder ed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Hih.— It isusluug-shotuf peculiar construction, and must have b. en made by the mur derer himself,us huconlessed to.oneof his counsel that he hud it in his possession for lour months before the murder took place! It is a pear-shaped lump of lead, about an inch and a half in length, at tached to a hundle’compoaed ol two pieces ol circular belling, about the thickness of a person a little Unger, and aboui.elght inches in length. These pieces were bound securely by strong cords, which attached them to the lead, passing thro' a hole pierced in the small end m " the dipsoy.” The handle was very si II! when made, siifllolently so to support the weight ot the lead without beudiug; but alter Twitchell committed the mur der, he concealed the weapon in a damp nook in the cellar, and consequently when it was found it was very pliant ana mouldy. There were indentations oh beads in the lead, as well us stains of blood ; and the force of the murderous blow is shown by the fact that one bead of black glass was broken In half and bedded firmly in the metal. With the circumstances connected with the Unit ing ol this tell-tale instrument of mur der we are unacquainted; hot Mr, O'Bryne could doubtless throw hunt up on the subject if so disposed, T.ds dis covery is important, us justifying the tes timony of Professor Gross during the trial, who contended that the murder could not have been done with the power, for which he was senselessly ridiculed by several papers at the time* it also' confirms the autl-peker argument set forth at great length by Horatio Hubbell, Esq,, the well-known lawyer.—rkitaael phia Star* , - I jgy A sentimental editor says: It is comfortable to kuow Ibatoueeyo watches loudly for our comiug, aud looks brighter wheu we come. 11 A cotemporary Is grieved to loam that his “ brother of the quill has a wife with one eye.” jnQp* A man once went to an eccentric lawyer to be qualified for some petty of tlee. Tlio lawyer Halil to liiiu: " Hold up your liuiid. I’ll swear you, blit all orea- Uo u couldn’t qualify you.” knocks ouce, at least, at every man’s door. Homo men must have been out when she knocked at Uteira. YOL. 56.—N0. 24. tPmiAIBT K. AVEUY. Over thirty years ago Epbrlam K. Avery was a Methodise minister living in Eat) River, Mass. Ho bore an excellent obar ucler, was widely esteemed, not only by the members of bis own congregation, but by the townspeople at large, and waj looked upon as a truly bumble and devout Christian. With the members of bis church be was very popular. Asa preach er ho was talented aud eloquent, in'social life he was agreeable and entertaining. His influence with the Methodists of Fall River was great, as, indeed, is the influ ence of all ministers of religion in coun try places. Their confidence In him was unboundedwith many bo was not ouly a spiritual adviser and instructor, but to these offices was added that ofsocial men tor. Among the members of Avery’s church was'a young girt named Susan Maria Cornell. Jp social rauk she was hardly the equal of the pieaobor; in personal appearance she was no beauty, though it was said tbatsbe wasprepbsessiug enough to win the love of another. Mr. Avery seemed to lake a strong interest in this girl. He was frequently in her company —so Irequeut that, bad ho pot been a minister, It is likely the gossips of nis town would have associated toe names ut, the two ap those of persons either engaged tu be married or engaged an immoral intercourse. But the relations of “pastor and people” were such (bat theiutimaoy gave rise to no scandal. "'■And even If one or two per sons uttered-a suspicion, that all was uot right, the utterance was considered so ..outrageous a slander as to carry,its own coilduumatloii with it. It was uot until U onalsSrroSu that people discovered in the Ifequeut meetings ol the tjyo eviden ces of guilt. Then every Jitlfe action was noted as pregnant with wroug, every at tention to ihe girl us prool olliumoraiity, every word uttered as that of the sedu cer. ' How long Susan Cornell and Ephraim ■ Avery were on iutimate terms wc cannot now say. ll.might have been three 01 lour years; it might have been but a few mouths.. Certain it is though that one day this intimacy ceased,, for on tuat day the dead body or the girl was discovered by the aide of a haystack in an open field Some distance from the main road. That there had been a mhrder was apparent at a glance; that the girl had battled des-' perately for her life was also. Tue strug gle between her and her murderer must murks of violence which told an eloquent though unite tale. ■ A combination of circumstances point ed to Epin mm Avery us the murderer. It w ould requireloo.muoh space to record all the evidence which was'collected to convict him. In the lirst place, his rela tions with the girl were ot so intimate a character that people Instinctively be lieved him guilty. He was lust seen with her; the investigation ol the Coro ner proved that she had been betrayed by some one, and the deduction drawn from this fact, was that her seducer hud murdered her for the purpose of conceal ing her crime., She might.have impor tuned him- to marry her and thus save her from disgrace. There is no telling.. Mr. Avery, on being arrested, declared his Innocence of the charge brought against him. When tried there was ho lack ol witnesses to testily as to thei. suspicious. Strung as the circumstantial evidence was*—and it was strong*—it was insufficient to convict. Probably threo tuurihs of the jurymen believed him guil ty, but they were compelled to leturu a verdict of acquittal, because of the iucon ciusiveness of the testimony. Hud he been tried in Scotland the verdict would. have been “Hot proven.” • In the Eccle siastical Court there was the same result, wJtJi tb** eiiaL thft niiulfUer* posing it acquitted him, fully convinced -ol bis innocence. 'The excitement which this case occa sioned has never been surpassed In the United States. Not even the celebrated Hurdeil tourder so profoundly aflected the people. From one end of the repub lic to the other the theme of conversation was for weeks the tragedy at Fail River* Xu this city the excitement attained to such a height that Thomas Flynn, the comedian, reaped a harvest of money by producing a drama describing the nine* der. For this purpose he leased the .Richmond Hill theatre, which was loca ted at the corner of Carlton and Vanck streets, and performed to crowded houses. Mouths altei the trial the feeling against Avery was intense, and it is relateu that a traveling showman named Burundi, who afterwards became notorious, nar rowly escaped a riding on a rail in Au : napolis, his would-be lynchers mistaking him lor toe minister. Acquitted by tbe law, Avery was nev ertheless Held a criminal by a large ma jority of the people. He resumed .bis occupation as a preacher only to find that ho hud gamed a moot unenviable notorie ty. People flicked to his church, uot to bear him preach, but to get a glimpse ol the man who hud beeu on trial for his me; And, wuile this was the ease. hr. social relations became almost unbeara ble. Mis warmest trieuds in the past ab scouded him. -Kxcept on Bunday, he lived almost solitary and alone; an object of suspicion. I f guiliy of the murder, ip; was punished far more ellectively than it he bud been banted. If innocent, many years of his existence were passed in martyrdom. Prom 'he hour ol his arrest the'sphere of his uselulness hud beeu contracted to the very nairawest limits; For some years he struggled on, iu Rich-- mend, Mass, and oilier places, hoping foi a restoration of that coulitleuce wbicti had puce beeu reposed iu him. It never was restored, aud at Jenglh he retired from the ministry, never more to preach the word of Gud to his fellow heiugs. Mr. Avery moved to Pittafleld, Ohio, then, more than uo\V, a quiet, secluded spot. Here, ior over twenty years he puisued the occupation of a larmer. Go ing among strangers, who knew but little or nothing of his past, he made friends and many. On the 23d of lust mouth, at the age ot seventy years, he passed away from earth to the regretof those who knew him. Tbe startling marph of events hud almost obliterated from the minds ol men the great tragedy which suddenly lilted him up to un unwelcome notoriety,.and which blasted tils after life. Whether he. left a family we are not aware ; nor in deed can we say if he married In Ohio. As lor the unfortunate Busan Cornell, her fate is wrapped in an impenetrable mystery. From the day when her body, disfigured by ghastly wounds, was found hanging to the stack of hay to the pres ent hour the truth regarding her murder lias never been revealed. It is not Hu possible that another tuan Avery took her life. But if ho was the murderer he planned and executed the deed skilllnlly and preserved ids secret well Whether guilty or innocent be is now in tile presence of bis Maker, lo receive either punishment for bis crime or re wards for the unmerited obloquy that Wits heaped upon him—A. 1. Hernia- flSy-A kind physician wishing to smooths, tho.lnst hours o.f ai poor woman, asked her if there was anything he could do for her. Looking up she replied •Doctor. I have always thought that I would /ike to havea glass butter-dish be fore Idled I’ nST'-George. do you know Mr. Jones has found a beautiful baby on bis door. ,“Yes, papa; he will ho Mr. Jones step son, won’t he?” Nature is a book of sweet and glowing purity, and on every Illuminated page tlie excellence and goodness of God are divinely portrayed. jPaT Gratitude Is the muslool the heart When Its chords are swept by the gentle breeze of kindness. ggyThe best consolers of h uman hearts may boar broken hearts In their own bosoms. Slates for ABVBBTtsmaeivrs will bo inserted at Tea oeai per lino tor tbe Oral insertion and five cents per line for each subsequent insertion, tlaar orly half-yearly, and yearly advertisements in softed at a Liberal rcdnollon on the above rates Advertisements should bo accompanied by the Cash. When sent without any length of time spudded for publication, they will bo continue until ordered out and ouaegod accordingly.. JOB PBIIiTINCI. C'AHDa, Handbills, Ciboulabs, and every oth er description of Job and Cabb Printing. A ItEVOECIIONABY 11EUC, The Fate of a British Frigate—She it Jiaiscdfrom Her watery Bed After a Lapse of Ninety-five Years—A Sketch of her History. [From (ho Phlladolphja Post, Xav. t3,J Previous to' the 20th of October, 1777, the British vessels .Roebuck, of forty-four guns; Merlin, of eighteen guns, ami a galley ot three guns were blockading the Delaware river and gradually approach ing Philadelphia. At that time the Amer icans had but two vessels—the Wasp and ihe Lexi ngton—ln that vicinity, and both were below the British ships aud were of no inferior an order to make an attack upon their adversaries. To prevent the British ships reaching the city a fort was erected on the Jersey shore just above Woodbury creek and a chcvaux dc frise was so constructed that the vessels could not pass beyond it. It extended out from Hog Island aud a large number of hulas were sunk aas sort of protection to this barrier. On the 20th of October the British made an attack upon the fortifications both by land and water, the laud forces being commanded by General Daniipe. The commander of the colonial forces in Phila delphia et loose twelve tire ships, aud by this means succeeded in driving the at tacking party back down the river. On the 22a of October the British were rein forced .by the arrival of the Augusta, carrying sixty-four : ' They made a second attack, They resistance from the guns at the fort aud /also from the American galley Chatham, Commander Hazlewood, and twelve other galleys. Alter a long tight the Americans succeed ed in driving otf.the British vessels. The Augusta, being of an uuwleldly nature, grounded. No sooner hud the Americans discovered this tliau they open- l Are on her with hut shot, the result being that site was set on lire in several places. Bo rapidly did the flumes burn that of her crew of 800 men ISO were either drowned or burued. The remainder wore nicked op by the tenders of the Colonial fleet. Tne Augusta not only curried her' own amiuueut; but bad on board a number of guns and a large number of balls, which were Intended for vessels fitting out on this side ol the ocean. Blip was a new vessel, and that trip her first and last. She had laid imbedded in the mud un til within two years back, when a party . ol live men determined to attempt the falsing ot the wreck, being stimulated iuereto by the supposition of their being in the hold a quantity of specie. -Ifheir '•■mmartiru r * tv .11 |,ovi;U illwivi -.- George A?i/rpHyi7&Sriel fcJtiupely ami Charles Myers. Since that tide they Have laboied continually, and now, after expending over $4,000 and their time, their ellbrw have been rewarded aud iho wreck has been moved up as lar as Glou* chesler, where the greater portion can be ween any day at.low tide. Within the past few days a number of relics have beeu recovered, auioug them a lot of ster ling npoous marked “H. W., 1748, M with a coat of arms .consisting ol an ancient shaped press an old English bull’s-eye watch, seven guinea pieces, bearing vig ui tte of George 111., and with dates rang ing from 17G0 to 1770 ; some Spanish silver dollars, three guns of heavy calibre, which now lie on the beach at Bed Bunk: about sixty tons weight of balls and abuutone hundred tons of Kentlidge iron, which had evidedtly been used as ballast. Tbe iron is in square pigs, and bears the oldEuglish brand—au arrow head. Three human skulls Lav> also beeu found, one . of which is remarkable for its thickness. There has also been found a small piece or strip ot copper, about three inches in length aud one inch in thickness, upon which is stamped the Lord's Prayer, with the, “David Pyeth, Delt, & Cull., Ediubuegh, March, 1774,” the lettering being ail in capitals. The vessel had been constructed of Irish oak, and joined to gether with trunuels of tbe same maceri- - al, oot a single metal bolt belog used. The timber is to-day pronounced as good as when put together. How n Giant Pugilist Trains Blmsell' For a Flffbt. McCool is now In training for his fight, with Allen. The St. Louis Republican says of bis method of training: “He sleeps on a good ..mattress, with plenty of warm covering, rises promptly at five o’clock m the morning, rain or shine, and immediately proceeds to a shed room in the rear of the lot, about ten by twelve, where he exercises with tbe dumb belle, a suspended sand bag weighing about four hundred pounds, cannon hulls, and two heavy bags attach ed to cords running over a pulley. This exercise Is continued for about half an hour, and is done to develop the muscle of the arm, the flesh on which now feels like buckskin Stretched over marble.— After this he wraps himself up as warm as possible aud muffles up his face so us to be hardly discernible for the purpose of producing profuse perspiration, and starts but for his- fourmile walk—two iu and two out. Returning, he undergoes a salt water bath anil a pretty severe scrub bing and rubbing process; sufficiently rough, indeed, to lake the skin off almost any other man but him. After the bath lie dressed warmly again and rests awhile, and then breakfasts moderately on beef or mutton, with trimmings—the meat, of course, always rare. His diet is substantial, and varies but little from that of a laboring man, altbough proba bly lie does not,eat'as much. After breakfast comes a rest of an hour or so, until one o’clock, when he dons his walk ing shoes, each weighing about' live pounds; and accompanied by one or both of liis trainers, and well muffled up, he starts out on a .walk of from thirteen to "sixti eli mites, and us a walkist he is a de cided success, A day or so ago, when the Natural Bridge road, and Indeed all the roads about the suburbs of the city, were in a muddy, slippery condition, he walked fourteen miles in one hour ami fifty minutes, loaded down as lie was with the heaviest, of clothing, and said he felt so little fatigued that he could have repeated in the same time. Mis powers of endurance are astonishing.— On his return from the walk lie enjoys a short rest, then eats supper, aud a short time after supper comes another walk or two or three miles. He never venture out after thedampness of evening sets in. and is in bed promptly at eight o’clock. TheseVro his everyday exercises, rain or shine.’’ J ■ Tbe Poor Parson “I pity the poor parson,” quoin uncle Toby. But did uncle Toby ever read the following story, which the Christian Wit ness (Boston) by one of Its contributors vouches for: “ , The former pastor of a country church meets his successor and Inquires : ..Mr, is still living?” "Oh, yes; One of the best men in the parish : not liberal, but a good man and very rich." “What does ho do tor your support?” “Well, not milfoh, but be pays his pew rent.” . . “Does he sell vinegar I" "Oh 1 yes ; be has one of the largest orchards in the parish, and is so consci entious his older Is all made Into vine gar!” * ■ “Not bo.” “Soil was in my day. His vinegar wns made to sell. When his daughtei sickened and died 1 went there almost every day, five miles off. When she died she had a great funeral, and 1 sat up most of the night to write a funeral sermon. I called the next day. Then a few days after I went, and thought I would carry my vinegar jug which just thou happened to bo empty. The jug was tilled. I did not like to take Itaway without offering to pay, and so I said meekly as possibles “whatshall I pay vou? M “Weil, said my good parishion er. “I generally charge twenty-live cents a gallon, but/zeeing as how you have been kind to me In trouble, etc,, I won’t charge you but twenty cents. A’ this time I had eleven children and was living on a salary of six hundred per year.
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