ijlje American Doluntecr.
pUBUSHKI) THURSDAY MOUNINU
PRATTON -Sc KENNKBY
4 orFICB-tfOVTIt MARKET SQUARE
rmvrß-Two Dollar* oer vear If paid strictly
«,iv/inre: Two Dollarsand Flft.v rents If paid
ln in.hi three months; after which Three Dollars
m hefharaed. These terms will he rluldly ad
f'" i m m every Instapee. No snhscrtptlnn dis.
“.nfinurd nnMI all arrearages are paid, unless at
Section of Min Billtnr.
prnfpflflfnnnl (JTarlrs,
V | VVM. 13. PAHKEU,
& PARICER,
attorneys at law.
Ofilco on Main Street, iti Marlon Hull, Car
Pn. o*Tk -
Dec. 2 KB*- .. . .
JJNITBD STATES CLAIM
AND
BEAL ESTATE A G ENG Y!
' M. B. BUT Jj'E B ,
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
office In 2d Story of TnhofTs Building, No. 3 South
{fonover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland county
Bounties, Back Pay, Ac., promptly
by mail, will receive Immediate
'parti* (inlftrattentlon given to the selling orront
neof Real Estate, In country... In all lot
e«()f inquiry, please enclose postage stamp.
July a. I«fl7-tf .
n E. BELTZ HOOVER,
'ATXO It NE r-AT-LA W,
CARLISLE. PA.
e|-Oince on South Hanqvcr Street, opposite
[jenti’s dry goods store,
jipr. 1. ISui.
COUNSELOR. AT I. AW.
rUTH STItRET, HR LOW. CHESTNUT,
Cor. Library.
PHILADELPHIA.
t i, ifM-ly
pjats anH araps.
iIESH SUMMERARRIVAL
OF ALL THE
A'JSfT STYLES
HATS AND-.CAPS.
subscriber bns Just opened nt No, 15 North
in- surepf. a few doors North of the Carlisle
>il Kurils one of the largest and best Stocks
kT>*and CAPS ever offered In Carlisle,
Hats. Cussl mere of all styles and qualities,
Hrims. illiferent colors, and every deacrlp*
TRnft Hals now .nade.
Dnnkard nnd Old Fashioned Brush,con
ran hand and made to order, all warrant-
L r lve satisfaction,
f A full assoxtraent of
I MEN'S.
BOY’S, AWT) -
• CHILDREN'S.
. . HATS,
salso added to my Stock, notions of dlflfcr
nOh, consisting of
ES' AND GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS,
fw, Suspcndrra,
OiUnrx, Gloves,
Pencil*, Thread,
Sewim 7 Silk. Umbrellas , d
ME SEGARS AND TOBACCO
ALWAYS ON HAND.
me a call, and examine my stock as I fee]
ent of pleasing all, besides saving you mo-
JOHN A. KELLER, Afjcnt,
No. 15 North HauoverStreet.
IbGD.
TS AND CAPS T
fOD WANT A.NICK HAT OU CAP 7
If so. Don't Fail to call on
J. G. C A L L I O ,
NO. 29. WES 7 MAIN STREET,
can be seen the finest assortment of
hats and caps
Jiiglit to Carlisle. Ho takes great pleas-
InvUing his old friends and customers,
new ones, to hl« splendid stock just re
from New York and Philadelphia, con
ln part of fine . . v -
iOOTS AND SHOES
>FOR
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DENTS' AND ROYS’,I »
YOUTHS' AND T3HILDS',
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BY BRATTON & KENNEDY.
30nj (Booas.
E W GOODS!
B. A. SAWYER,
Irvine’s Corner,
Opposite Market House.
lS“e4 U &k U „ r f ned rr ° m 11,0 Clty wltU ““
FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS,
hn Y e beeu Purchased for cash and
will bo sold on short prollts, uuu
Wo nave everything kept in a
FIRST CLASS DRY GOOD STORE,
H lO advantage of a resident buyer in
w . 10 hblo at all limes to furnish us
with bargains and watch the markets.
OVPr y£ody to call and examine our
stock before purchasing cisowhere, as you will
bo convinceclwhut we Have at the
CHEAT.ST ORE,
and money can ho saved In buying from us.
Sep. 1,1570.
GOODS I . ERYGOODSI
attractive specialties
' at
HARPER’S
PBPBL.tR DRV GOODS STORE:
Pure wised during tne greatest depression In
low prices ,O nt correspondingly
dress goods,
compriffl ug all tho noveltl* s of the season.
MOURNING AND
SECOND MOURNING GOODS,
' • ES.
BLACK SILKS, BLACK SATIN TAMIS CuS
n extra quality. Pure Mohairs, Black Alpuc
(Specialty.)
WHITE GOODS,
Piques In great variety and latest Btylc%-
Prcnch Muslins, Nansooks, Cumhrlcs, Bishop
and \ ictoria'Lawns, Tarletons, &c., «to.
HOSIERY AND GLOVES in great variety.
Guipure Laces—best- and cheapest stock in
town. Real Valenciennes. Thread Luces. In
«ortmgs, Hamburg Embroideries and Lace
LfNEN GOODS,
Linen for suits,
~ T 1 Linen Ducks and Drills,
Pillow Case Linens,
.f rx i. ~ Linen Sheetings,
Wliltb Holland for Blinds,
Table Linens and Napkins,
Doylle Towels,
White Spreads, «£c., &c.
BOYS’ CASSIMEiIES ANC MEN’S WEAR
newest styles, less than, regnlar rates'.
S P E.C I A L NOTICE!
.LLAMA LACE' POINTS, g
LLAMA LAOR BOCKS,
.BEDOUIN MANTLES,
SHETLAND H-AWLS
THUS. A. HARPER.
Cor. of Hanover and Pomfretbta.
June 28,187 i.
QREAT COMMOTION
DkY GOODS,
On account of the reduction In Gold, the Dry
Goods Merchants who understand their business
"n‘l the certain signs oi .the times, have reduced
thoprlceoi tholrgoodsconespondingly. Tliesub
scrUievs liavo just received from the cities a
largo and full assortment of all Kinds of
FOREIGN & STAPLE GOODS,
which they will sell lower than they have done
since 1601.
SILKS,
Wool Do Lalnes, Alpacas, Poplins, Borges, Bom
busflues, Tamiao Cloth, Grenadines.
FLANNELS OF ALL KINDS,
Plain Linen Table Diapers, Cotton
do., Checks, Tickings, Ginghams, Counterpanes
EMBROIDERIES,
a full lino; White Goods In great variety,
HOdI ERY, GLOVES, TRIMMINGS
andafull stock
DOMESTIC GOODS,
Calicoes, Muslins, by the piece or yard; Grain
bugs,
CLOTHS, CASSIMERB, &o„
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS,
JDruggeta, Window Shades, Matting*
MILINERY GOODS
of all kinds. Including Ladles and Childrens
Hats and Sundowns, and the heat assortment
and best quality of fine Hlbbons Intho county.—
ICId Gloves, (best make,) Jewelry, Fancy Goods
and Notions In great variety. This
MAMMOTH STOCK OF GOODS
tne largest In this section of country. Is offered
a. prices that defy competition, and all wo ask
is a fair examination by good Judges of goods to
flKtisfy the public that this Is the place to buy
and save money.
LADIES’ UNDER WEAR,
A nice assortment of Ladles’ Under Clothing
very handsomely stitched and trimmed at
•reasonable prices^ l .
.WOOL taken In exchange for goods.
BENTZ * CO.
AttheoldDrv deads stand established Feb
runry Ist. PU
March 30—70
J. L. HTERNEB'E
LIVERY AND &AIE 6AEJ E
BETWEEN HANOVER AND BEDFORD BT
IN THE REAR OF BENTZ HOUSE
CARLISLE, PA.
Having fitted up the Stable wUh now Carri-
<£c., I am prepared to furnish first-class
turn-outs nt reasonable rates. Parties taken of
and from the springs.
April 25,1807—^y
A WORD TO OOMRUMPTIVES.-
Belng aaliortuncl practical treatise no the
nature, causes, and symptoms of pulmouary
Consumption, Bronchltl.H and Asthma, and
their prevention, treatment, and euro by In-
Tialatlon. Sent by mat! T/eo.
Address Q. VaNHUMMELL, M D
6. West Fourteenth Street, N, Y,
June 10, 1800—y
{Thb following Hues are' from thepen of Gen"
Stonewall Jackson, of Confederate fame. They
.hreathotho truo-spirlt of pursy and tender
pathos. As a beautiful expression of thought,
they will no, doubt bo appreciated by our read
ers.)
NEW GOODS!
Tho tattoo'boats—the lights are gone,
Thocamp around In slumber lies ;
The n Ight wi th solemn pace moves on,
The shadows thicken o’er the skies ;
Dpt sleep my weary eyes hath flown.
And sad uneasy thoughts arise.
I think of thee, dearest one,
Whoso love my early heart hath blest;
Of thee and him—our baby son—
Who slumbers on thv gentle breast;
God oftho lender, frail and .lone,
Oh guard the tender sleeper’s rest
And hover gently, hover near •
To her, whose watchful eye is wot-r
To mother, wife—the double dear,
In whoso young heart have freshly met;
Two streams of h vo so deep and clear—
And cheer her drooping spirits yet.
Now, while she kneelfrbefore thy Throne,
Oh teach her. Ruler of the skies,
, That, while by Thy behest ulnne,
Earth’s mightiest powers fall and rise.
No tear la wept to Thee unknown,
No hair Is lost, no sparrow dies
That Thou oan’st stay the ruthless hand
Of dark disease, and soothe Its' pain ;
That only h'- Thy stern commands
The hattle’s lost, the soldier’s slain ;
That from the distant sea or land
Thou brlng’st the wanderer home again.
And when upon her plllow.lono
Her tear-wet cheek Is sadly prest.
May happier visions beam upon
The brightening current of her breast
No frowning look or angry lone. •
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest.
Whatever fate those forms may show,
Loved with a passion almost wild—
By day; by night, in joy or wo—
By fears oppressed, or hopes beguiled,
From every danger, every foe,
Oh, God I protect my wife and child !
D. A. SAWYER.
NlizatintliCollo.
Tt wan the hardest of'hard times. Old,
well etttahltalvMt hounea were failing all
a round ; no wonder Hint Hit* smaller con
cerns wore fairly swallowed up in Hip
crashes going on in Hip business world.
No wonder Hint Harry Tyndnf. ayoung
city merchant,'ant in his office gazing
with pale face and despairing eyes at Hie
specter ruin, which stared at him from
no great distance. He had weathered
the. Ptorrrfa of three brief years—he had
soon hoped , to weather this, hut the loss
of a thousand pounds held by a friend
deprived him.of the means of making a
payment due in three days, and ho felt
that all was Indeed lost,' for hla efforts to
negotiate a loan In the present state of
the money market bad been worse than
useless.
The prospect before him was not a
cheering pne. It is rather hard to begin
life over again at thirty, especially when
one has reached that age after years of
poverty, toil, and self-exertion. In his
younger days. Harry Tyndall had known
want In its oruelewt, most savage form—
he had battled its grim legions, and risen
to independence ; and nowat the thres
hold of a higher life, he was burled back
with just a g’impse of the enchanted
grounds within.
As be sat confronting the heap of pa
pers on his desk, the office door opened,
and a Indy entered. Mechanically .Harrv
rose and placed a chair; but ns. the ladv
threw hack her veil, ho exclaimed, in
surprise, ‘Mias Berwick.l*
‘Pardon my Intrusion, Mr. Tyndall,'
sold the most musical of voices, ‘I have
been on the upper floor, looking for the
offices of Graves and Waldron, and was
told that thev were on thi* floor. I wish
to give Mr. Waldron this package. May
I ask yon to deliver ft? I will remain
here. Of ntl things I dislike to lose my
self in these dark passages hunting for
Offlopfl.*
Harrv took the package with alacrity
was gone but a moment, and on his re-
turn found Miss Berwick standing by the
window, idly looking down the street. —
She turned at bis entrance, thanked him
with a smile.and a how, and then took
her bright presence out of the room ; and
Harry was left to'hla meditations.
‘I mav ns well give it up. I have not
a friend who conk! help me In this strait;’
he muttered, after a half-hour’s deep
thought. ‘I wl ! l make an assignment,
nr go into hankruprcv, and then depart
f‘*r America, where toil la better reqult
pii.*
And as he spoke, he rose to Ms feet, Ms
°yes falling on the floor. He was vague
ly conscious,of some dark object at his
feet stooped carelessly to lift.lt. and saw
fhat It was a pocket hook—leather, and
rather the worse for wear, but very ple
thoric. He sat down again, and opened
It. There were various compartments,
but all of them empty save one. That
contained ten one hundred » ound notes.
Just the sum that would save him from
ruin. If it were his, he could pay that
hill falling due, sell off his stock, and
seek a situation until the panic were
past!
He looked the pocket-book over again.
Th'-re was no clue to 1 lie owner; yet he
fell convinced that it must, of course be
long to Clara She was theonlv
person who had been In his office-that
morning. It was a terrible temptation
.to Harry. Had his visitor been any
other than Clara Berwick, it is hard to
say whether conscience or inclination
would have prevailed; as it was. con
science won the day, and out
after Miss Berwick.
•Rhe was hot to be found, however; and
Harrv concluded she had gone borne.—
Ro thither he bent Ms steps. Clara was
an heiress; and something of a belle too. —
Rhe was not classically beautiful, but she
was voung and had a good figure, clear
complexion, frank gray eyes, and very
abundant.hair; all of which pond points
she made the most of, as every daughter
of Eve 1s hound to do. Rhe came down
in , response to Harry’s,double knock, and
looked'quite surprised; though she en
deavored to conceal it, 9
When Harrv showed her the pocket
hnok. she looked' of It attentively, and
laughed a merry peul of laughter.
‘Why, Mi;. Tyndall, she cried, *vou
must think I have poor taste to own
«m*h a purse ns that. Ree, that is mv
pooket-nook •’ and she drew out a dainty
purple velvet purse, to which was ap
pended a gold chain.
‘But no one has been to ray office to
dav save yon. 1
‘lndeed ! The pocket-book is certainly
not mine,’ she responded, very earnestly.
‘What shall I do with it?’ said Hary,
in perplexity.
*Whv keep It, of course, 1 responded
Miss Berwick, with a bright smile; and
she seated herself upon the sola, and be
gan to discourse of something else. • ,
Bhe and Harry had often metin so
ciety ; hut he hail never called upon .her
before, and wlau he rose from bis chair
to go pho said, ‘really, Mr. Tyndall, I
oueht to he grateful to the owner of that
pocket-book, since It gained me the
the pleasure of a call* May I hope that
you will repeat it some tune when you
have nostray articles to dispose of?’
Hnrrv blushed, murmured something
about the pleasure being on his side, and
hurried away.
•O. dear,* he said to himself, ‘she actu
ally believes that I trumped upthatafory
of the pocket-book for an excuse to call
on her. Wealth privileges her to be im
pertinent. But oh, If I only dared to use
It! And Just the amount too! But 1
must advertise It.’
Harry Tyndall did not advertise the
lost-pocket-book, and when, three days
fwfal
31V WIFE AND CIIK^.D.
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 18T0.
later, his hill fell due, he paid it and was
a free wan.
If la not necessary to recount the suc
cessive steps In temptation which finally
led to the first dishonest act of a hitherto
spotless life. How the pocket-book came
there he could not oven guess. But it
was there; it Just supplied his needs, he
appropriated It. and was henceforth
branded a thief in his own eyes.
Those months of ..financial distress
which followed were safely tided ovef,
and then he devoted imnselfto his busi
ness with a melancholy desperation born
of conscious guilt. He went little Inta
society; and especially did he avoid Clam
Berwick, who, with a perversity of mock
ing mischief. tortured him with allusions
to the lost pocket-book whenever she
chanced to meet him. • She was so tbor*
otiehly good-natured about It, so utterly
careless and trifling that he could not ac
cuse her of malice; yet, his own con
science being his sharpest accuser, he
imagined knowledge of his guilt when,
in reality, there was none.
He did not conceal from himself that
the desire to remain in Miss Berwick's
sphere was the principal os use of his rash
act; yet, now that he was still where he
could meet her, he shrunk from making
an avowal of his feelings—h© dared not
approach her with h/s love. Ho be argu
ed to himself, thinking that be was
strong enough to withstand the tempta
tion. although he kutew he had yielded
to a lesser one.
Rut, dfogulno tho foot as w« may, we
are all creatures of circumstances. We
say, ‘I will not do so and so,’ and, lot in
a month or year we have done those very
things; and it has become a matter of
course that we. should have done so.~
JEven as. in spite of his will, Harry Tvn
dall had appropriated what was hot'tiln ;
•so, also, in spite of that same will, he
was at l«ot thrown intojiist such circum
stances as forced from his lips a'declara
tion of love to Clara, though he trembled
and doubted as he made it.
Clara arched her brows a moment In
pretended surprise (os if she had not
known his struggles all alone); then her
old merry, mocking smile flashed over
her face, and some bantering words rose
to her lips, but they were unspoken ; for
there was earnestness enough, and
enoughof passion and pain in his face to
subdue even her. He scarcely knew
whatshesaid ; but he went away, feeling
as If his head would strike the stars, he*
Cange Clara loved him,and would marry;
hut as he walked along, he thought of
file pocket-book, and liis ecstncy died
away. Why should he, a common thief,
rejoice because, under false colors, he had
won a good woman’s heart?- But he
must play th** accepted lover; and he
did so, forgetting, when with her, his
own nnworthlnesa. Sometimes he
thought to tell her all; again, he shrank
from her scorn and the loss of her re-
spect. • -
But one day, when they were togeth
er, after a short silence between them,
Clam said suddenly. ‘Harry, did you
ever find out whoop purse that was thal
yon found in your office?’
He turned pale as death. Was his sin
about to find him out at last?
‘No,’be said, lyisklly,
‘Was there no clue—nothing to Indi
cate who wan the owner?’
‘None at all.’
‘Have you it yet, Harry? .Well, T
should like to see it. Will you go and
get It ?’
‘T have it here,’ he said.
Like manv criminals, he had never
parted with the witness of his crime.
Clara took it in her hands.
‘Now, Harry.’ said she, ‘I have a con
fession to make;. I don’t mind telling
yon tlint I fell in love with you at first
sight; and that when I learned from my
lawyer that you wer<» on the verge of
ruin, and that so small n sum would
nave you, I was grieved for your suffer
ings hut rejoiced to thiuk I might help
you.*
Here she opened the purse, slipped
the penknife between two compartments,
and drew out a folded paper, which she
handed to Harry, who rend it:— 1
‘Use this money to tafce up that out
standing debt.
• ‘A Fbiend.’
He looked at her smiling face and a
light broke in upon him, V
‘So, it was your purse, after ail ?’
‘No, Harry, it was not mv purse. I
found the old thing In the garret; but it
was ray money. Tell me, did it save
yon ?’ ' ,
‘Yes; oli, yes! And all these years I
have borne about a needless burden, and
morning, noon, and night called myself
a thief, and dared not tell you of my
Iov»- because of It. Ah, what have I not
suffered? 1
•And I am the cause of it all; 7 cried
Clara, cthrowlng her arms around his
neck, with a burst of tears. ‘.Can you
fonrlve me?’
‘Forgive you !’ said Harry, fondly. ‘X
would go" through twice as much to save
you a single pang! And, at last, I can
hold up my head among men with a clear
conscience.’
‘Ofcourse, you can. Don’tyou remem
ber I told you at the time (o use it? You
might have know it was all right.’
'Yes, I might; hui, I did not. Tl
would have saved me much sorrow if 1
had. However, Ido not regret it now.’
Carlotta, Isabella and Eugenie.
—What a strange. s»d picture the three
present to day. Carlotla, once Imperial
and world famous on the throne of Max
imilian—now bereft of her beauty and
her mind, and Incurable. Isabella, the
abdicated queen of Rpnin, driven from
her throne, and exiled to anything but a
happy life. Eugenie, regent of France,
brilliant and beautiful, from her imperial
throne In Paris, compelled to see her pow
er not only threatened, but seemingly
gradually fading away. This is the situ
ation of the three queens, who ten years
ago were the three representative women
of the word. Who would envy them
thfjr present position ? Who would be
the houseless, pow-.rless, BufTering'Cor
loita—only the wreck of her former beau
ty? Or who would care to take Eugenie's
present responsibility, watched the
whole world, and not unlikely to lose her
position at any moment ?
Sometimes, when one’s thoughts lead
him to wishing that his fortunes might
have been cast in .grander places, he may
profitably look around and sea the for
lunes of those who sit npnn imperial
thrones. Victoria is undisturbed, but she
is a glorious exception. The three we
have named, all of whom are more at
home in France than elsewhere, have
borne with every kind of anxiety and
suffering. The humblest cnttagegirl and
most obscure sewing woman in ail the
land are more to be envied than are these
hree queens. Does any one suppose that
hey have not often sighed for the retired
life of a private lady, away from the trap
pings and machinery of courts? Alas !
these secrets are never known to the pub
lic, but we can see in the poor Cariotta’s
wieoked beauty, life and fortunes to wlmt
sad endings queen’s may come.— Chicago
Times.
Not-Quick Enough.—\n amusing
incident occurred one day last week, in
the morning train going west from Rloh
mond.on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road. As the train entered the Blue
Ridce tunnel at Rockbridge Gap, one
mile in length, a passenger sought to
avail himself of the three minutes friend
ly darkness for th> purpose of changing
his linen.’ It so chanced that the clean
shirt was stiffly starched, and the surfa
ces refused to part company, and aa the
tram emerged Into dayllgh the unhappy
ami unshirted man was seen frantically
endeavoring to tbrnat his- bare arms
through the most refractory of sleeve*.
His fellow passengers engaged In rather
a loud smile at tile expense of tiie victim
of circumstances, but before the train
readied the lunatic asylum at Htanton.
some ten miles d'atant, the shirt yielded
to the spasms of the owner, his counte
nance resumed an expression of mild sat
isfaction, and no one suggested a straight
Jacket.
. the Memphis Avalanche, August 27.]
the bloody code r:
FATAL DUEL IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Parilcnlnn or tho llnstllo Itlretlng no
f. r.Mm.ll nn.l E. «.. Ham
lin—Tlio Latter Marlally WonucleclT
Touching Death Scene
The community was shocked otan early
hour yesterday with the announcement
that Mr. Ed. F, Hamlin, a well-known
and hlv hly respected voting lawyer of this
city, had come to his death in a duel with’
Mr. Ed. T.Freernah, another well-known
and respectable yonnir citizen. The news
spread like wildfire through the city, and
all day long ft was the theme of conver
sation at the, street corners. In hotels, In
counting rooms, and In all sorts of (daces,
public and private. LikePnnoe Arthur's
death, the tragic occurrence was common
in the people's mouths, and when they
spoke of i» It was with blanched cheeks,
bated breath, and saddened countenances.
Never were onr people more horrow
slricken, and never were they more im
iressed with the barbarism of "thecode.”
But whatever the horror of the public, It
can bear no comparison with the frantic
tnef of the mother over the tragic fate of
her first-born, or the more stolid but
equally as poignant sorrow of the father
and brother. Who Is there that can de
scribe the sorrow of that family circle
thus rudely sundered? Ah! the blood
code has plunged many joyous families
info theJowest depths of grief and des
pair. And for what? Let the widowed
wife, tlie orphaned children, the mother
bereft of son, the sister made brotherless
—ay, let nil concerned answer. What has
it ail availed ? But let us draw a veil over
this. It is too sacred, too sad a subject for
the public gaze.
CAUSE OP THE TROUBLE.
The difference between the young.men,
which was of a private character, has
been the subject of talk about town
for some days. It is no breach,of privacy
to way that a Indy was thelnnocentcouse
of the misunderstanding, if such It may
he-called. -Several days ago, one of omv
con tern porn Hes announced that theaffutr
had been amicably nettled, and such was
believed to lie the case by’’all but a few
knowing ones, until yesterday morning,
when the Avalanche announced that a
duel had been arranged to come off be
tween the pa r Mes in a neighboring State
at sunrise. Influential citizens, friends of
both parties, had labored for days to
bring the affair loan adjustment satisfac
tory to all concerned, but In vain. Blood
was the only atonement for real or fan
cied wrong, uud blond has been shed with
direful result. Several days ago a meet
ing of the parlies concerned was held
across the river, Arkansas, and from this
fact doubtless sprung the .report of set-
tlement, when in fact It waa only for the
purpose of correspondence with a view to
a more hostile meeting. The parries re
turned to the city, and as indicated tile
closing.
SCENE OF THE DRAMA
came off yesterday morning, in the State
of Mississippi, just across the State line,
when the bright sun had just appeared
across Ihe horizon and the world was
hardly astir! when the grass was heavy
with due and birds twittered among the
trees. „
THE FIGHT.
The choice of position was won on behalf
of Mr. Freeman, hut from the character
of the ground It proved to be of no ad
vantage, the suo coming to the side of
and between the fopmen. Twn saplings
were cut down and transplanted after the
ground had been staked off so as to af
ford shelter to each. The word waa won
hy Mr. Beales on behalf of Mr. Hamlin
The gentlemen then took their respect
ive positions. Each seemetj perfectly
cool and self-posse-sed ; not a muscle
moved ; never was there a sign of a qui
ver when the words
“ARE YOU READY, GENTLEMEN?’’
were pronounced. Each answered firm
ly and audibly, “Yes.” The distance
was fifteen paces and the weapons were
formihte looking duelling pistols, long
and with smooth bore. Auer a pause,
the words “Fire,,' "One,” were pro
nounced, when two sharp, loud reports
liiaquicU aueeession were heard and two
columns of smoke rolled upward, obscur
ing fora moment.or two the principal
actors in file tragedy.
Our reporter and his friends sprang
forward. Half way between the carriages
and the ground they met Mr. Freeman
and his seconds moving rapidly in the
direction ofthecarriages. Aatheypassed,
one of the party, as if speaking to our re
porter, ami referring to Mr. Hamlin, re
marked that he was already dead, or
something to that effect. The reporter
pressed forward to the ground and found
Mi. Hamlin.snpnorted in a standing po
sitlon by Drs. D. D. SandersandErakino.
THE FIRST SHOT
was Mr. Freeman’s; Mr. Hamlin's fnl
lowed Immediately. The latter felt his
wound ere he discharged his pistol. Af
ter discharging it. he exclaimed, pressing
his hand to his aide, “I am hit;" and
then, looking towards his adversary :
“Freeman, I never said aught against
you nr injured you iu all my life.”
After supporting him awhile the doc
tors laid him gentlyou his hack and pro
ceeded to examine hia wound. Dr. Ers
kine held his pulse. After a brief exami
nation Dr. Bounders remarked:
"Ed. you are badly hurt.”
Bald Mr. Hamlin: “Is It a- killing
wound, doctor?”
“It is a serious wound. Ed,” replied
Dr. Bonrtders, “and I can give you no
encouragement.”
"I fired too high, dld’nt I, doctor 7”
asked the dying man.
"Are you in pain, Ed?” asked one of
the group.
‘Oh. no. I am not in pain,’ he said,
‘but I feel such a strange sensation here,’
placing his hsnd'oo his side, the wound
meanwhile having bandaged.
Strong men stood around, men who
hnd dared death on many a battle-field.
They wept like children
B"me hurried words to Dr, Saunders by
the dying man,
•Bay nothing to my poor mother,’ said
Hamlin ; ‘but tell my father I was born
a gentleman and died a gentleman,’ was
ail that was head.
A pause. The wounded man’s eyes
began to turn glassy. He was ,-loaing
consciousness. It was plain the sands of
life were running out fast.
Said Scales;,his second, bending over
him, ‘Don't you know me, Ed ?
There was no response,
‘He will never know you again, Scales,’
said Dr. Saunders, very gravely.
The little group again shed tears. It
was a sad scene. Above the glorious
sun shown in all itssplender; below all
was beautiful and tranquil, the trees in
the woods skirting the field swayed
lazily in Hie morning breeze; In a dis
tance a picturesque farm house-broke'tho
view; near by were the carriages ; on
the ground near the group lay one of the
Instruments of death, jn the midst of the
group lay a handsome, manly form,
writhing in pain, life fast passing away.
The doctors were unable to do anything
for the body, their was no priest or min
ister of God to administer consolation to
an Immortal soul.
Alter a little while there was a contor
tion of the body, and then an exclama
tion-something like
' Oil, MY POOB MOTHER !'
then all was silent as the grave again.
The friends and surgeons aud spectators
looked on with bated breath. A little
brandy was administered. It failed to
have any efieot.
It was proposed to move the dying
man to the house of Mr. Jovner, near by,
aud a blanket was procured, into which
he was lifted; but It was concluded that
theohango would only hasten death, and
the suggestion was abandoned,
DEAD, DEAD, DEAD.
In three-quarters of on hour from the
1 time when the , pistol was discharged,
Hamlin lay a corpse on the spot where
he’ received the fatal bullet. It entered
the right side, passed through the liver,
and out thn ugh tho left side. Ho was
shot
CLEAR THROUGH THE BODY
Freeman and his friends had departed.
Around the dead man stood Drs. Baud*
ders and Erskine; Messrs. Scales. Belcher
and Saunders, the seconds of Hamlin :
Mr. Harry Hill, of Bolivar; Mr. James
Speed, of Memphis, and the reporter of
th e Avalanche, the only representative
of the press on the ground.
So ended the duel between Ed. Free
man and Ed. Hamlin. Whatever may
be the feeling of the public, it Is not for
a reporter ot occurrences to express an
opinion. All said'the light- was a fair
one, and on this point there is no differ
ence of opinion. The cause of the melan
choly affair Is of too tender a nature to be
paraded in the public print, except as it
may be shown in the correspondence
which passed between the two actors In
the bloody tragedy.
ED. HAMDIN
was a rising young member of the bar of
this city, and a fate partner of Judge
Henry G. Smith. His flga waa about
twenty-five years. Wil iam Hamlin,
paying tellerof the First National Bank.
Is his brother. Gentlemanly and popu
lar in his manners and address, lie had
many friends, add Was much admired
in social circles. He was engaged to be
married to a beautiful young lady, who
left a few days ago to rusticate In Ken
tucky. He was to hove accompanied
her, but was detained on account of tins
sad occurrence, which was then pending.
ED, FREEMAN,
the challenging party, stands equally
high in the respect of the-community.
He isa native of Virginia, and has resided
in Memphis since the war, engaged in
mercantile pursuits, most of the-time os
bookkeeper In a prominent cotton house.
THE BDRGEON3.
T)r. Saunders attended as surgeon on
behalf of Mr. Hamlin, and Dr. Erskine
on behalf of Mr. Fioeman.
THE SECONDS.
Messrs. W. H. Rhea, C. P. Wooldridge
onrl —_ Taylor, acted as the friends and
seconds of Mr. freeman, and Messrs.
Scales, Belcher, and Saunders fop Mr.
Hamlin.
THE BODY
of Mr. Hamlin was removed soon after
death to the residence of Mr, Joyner
near the scene of the duel. Late in ihe
day it was brought to his late residence,
when a crowd rapidly gathered, and a
«cene which beggars description ensued.
The mother.waa wild with grief and
would not he consoled, Friends ami
neighbors shared In the grief, strong men
and weak women alike, shedding tears
over the occnrrencei which had tli ns de
spoiled arfold and respected totally of its
brightest Jewel.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
Memphis, Tbnn., August 19, 1870.
Mr. Edward Hamlin, ATemphU. Tenn.
“Sir:—This w bl bo banned to yon by my
friend, Mr. Charles K WoGlnrldge, Xwish
to arrange with you. or your friend, n Bneeev
meeting In. order to settle all existing differen
ces. In this communication It Ik hardly neces*-
ary to refer to the pmti. Let It suffice teat I
shall, and do now, denounce vou as a coward
poltroon, and a. base scoundrel. If this la not
sufficient, to Indue yon to give me the satisfac
tion every gentleman has at all times a right to
ask of another, Inform me and I will eheermlly
give it to you. Respectfully, E. T. Freeman.
Malnr.E. T. Ark " AUB “ St IBrC
-8m:-Yonr note of the loth Inslftnt line been
received. I am unconscious of having done’
you any wrong or of having given vou any
cause for this most exiraordlnary communlca
tlon;. but the peremptory terms ofvourrmte
debar me from any reply other than the ac
centance of tee meeting you desire. Mv friend
Mr. Scales, la authorized to represent me and
will arrange tne terras of this meeting- -
Ed. l. Hamlin,
A Funny Bird. -A recent traveller in
Australia thus describes the performances
of a tame cockatoo, known by its pst
name of “ the Doctor ”
It pretended to have a violent tooth
ache. and nursed its henk in its claw,
recking Itself backwards and forwards as
if in the greatest agony, and in answer to
all the remedies wlilpli were proposed
croaking out, “Oh, It ain’t a hit of use!”
and filially, sidling up to the edge of its
perch, and saving in a. hoarse but confi
dential .whisper: "Give us a drop of whis
ky, do
It would also pretend to sew. holding a
little piece of cloth underneath its claw
which rested on the perch and going
through the motions with the other get
ting into difficulties with its thread, and
finally setting up a loud song in praiseof
sewing machines, just as if it were an
advertisement.
The “ Doctor’s” best performance Is
when he imitates a hawk. He reserves
iliis floe piece of acting until his mistress
is feeding her poultry ; then, when all
the hens and .chickens, turkeys and pig
eons sre in the quiet enjoyment Of their
breakfast or supper, the peculiar shrill
cry of a hawk is heard overhead, and the
"Doctor” is seen circling in the air, ut
tering a scream occasionally. The fowls
never find out that it is a hoax, but run
to shelter, cackling in the greatest alarm
—hens cackling loudly for' their chicks,
turkeys crouching under the bushes, the
pigeons taking refuge ia their house. As
soon ns the ground is quite clear, cooky
ohanges his wild note for peals of laugh
ter from a high tree, and, finally alight
ing on the top of a hencoop filled with
trembling chickens, remarks, In a suffo
cated voice, "You’ll be the death of me!”
Unequal, Match. —A curious exam
ple of compulsory marriage onee took
niaee id Clerkonwell. A blind woman,
forty years of ago, conceived a strong at
taolimentforayoung man who worked in
a house near her own, and. whose ham
mering she could hear early and late.—
Having formed an acquaintance with
him, she gave him a silver watch and
other presents and lent him ten pounds
to assist him In bis business. The re
cipient of these favors waited on the lady
to thank her, and intimated that he was
about to leave London. This was by no
means what the blind woman wanted,
and she was determined not to lose the
person whose industrial habits had so
charmed tier. She had him arrested for
The debt of ten pounds and thrown into
prison. While In confinement she visi
ted him and offered to forgive him the
debt on condition that he married her.—
Placed in this strait, the young man
chose what lie deemed the least of the
two evils and married W» ‘benefactress.’
The man who arrested him gave away
the bride nt the altar.
FASHION ITEMS'
Corduroy and plush customes will be
very fashionable this winter.
Artificial flowers are used more than
ever this season for trimming evening
dresses.
The fall bonnets are to he trimmed
with nay velvet, ornamented with ber
ries or very bright flowers.
The prettiest trlmmlng-for white pique
or linen dresses are Swiss muslin rutiles
edged with lace.
Young ladies besides wearing gentle
men’s neckties, have taken to largo
scarf pins Instead of a brooch.
A new stylo hair-pin has been Inven
ted, which Is the color of the hair, with
small spiral top, warranted not to move
after being placed In the hair.
It Is sold that experienced husbands
can tell when their wives are about to ask
for money, by the way they purse their
mouths.
VOL. 57.-
•
THE RADICAL I»ARTT.
In a paper on,“The Civil and Social
Crimes of Mongrolium,” in The Old
Uuaud for August, the writer does not
give a very flattering oicturo of the ori
gin of the Republican organization. He
says:
, Tlmt party wns born of confusion and dlslnte
gratlon. It comes up out of an unnnliiml com'.
nfnnMon of tbo worst element* of Puritanism
i with the most grotesque and licentious stylo of
. IpfldoMty. Its foster-father, therefore had to bo
atr nlty °f hypocrisy, duplicity and falsehood.
In the whole history of this parfv, wo behold the
spirit of the Puritan and brigand united. In It
pravor and murder have gone hand-ln-imnd.
But It all began In prayer—in the prayers of the
New England Puritans ahnuf negroes, and -*sla*
very ’and‘‘liberty." of which they never had
the«llKh»ostconception. The ‘'liberty'* which (he
Puritan has always made such a nofso about
means only his own right to bond or break
everybody or everything to hi sown will in Eu
rope. the Puritan was a “regicidebut only be
cause the kings did not believe with him on
points of faith. In this country he heann his ca
reer by drowning BapMstsand hu"nlngQuakers
for a simple non-conformity of faith with his
and .n? ll,u ? cn ‘fod with the murder of more
J"”,"? 1111, 7 n of mon. because they did not en
his views about* niggers. But to nccom-
Vi eot * 1)0 " nl,0(l w »h all tbo social
outcasts In the country—with Infidels, socialists
free-lovers, BdlrltualNis, and evorv tvpo of intel
lectual, social and moral renegades. What a
superstructure It Is, this “Rnillcnllsm 1 A iro"
on P? ,n ”<>™M™ of every species of Inti
Sh&”Vth^
Brown and Jim
ca!’ ,lC p r ar n ty. n 0 roW ’ Imd S' l ™ Wrtli lo tiro "KnUl-
lemocvv I'roHiircu for tlio non
CougrcsSi
The following table exhibits the
present Democratic strength in the
Hnus" of Representatives, and what
fall elect tons ; Cy ex^ ,ect to « nin in the
Maino
MnsftnchtiKPib).,
Connpfflcuj
New York
Pennsylvania...
New foray
Helawnro
Maryland
Vtrirlnla
North Carolina.
South Carolina.,
Georgia'.
A lahama
Mississippi
r/inlßiuua
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West Virglriia;
California
Oregon
Tqtals
Present nurahor of. Democratic mem
bers, 66 j expected g'nn, 65 ; total, 181;
necessary for a majority. 122.
In Nonli Carolina the have
elected, since the above table was made,
five, and the Padicnla two members of
Congress, a gain of three to flie Conser
vatives, one better than MtefabJoclaims.
TIIE FRENCH Ml riCAII.EUR.
The description recently given of the
French \iitrailleur ,(not Mitralilense,
as tin* dispatches frequently havo it)
I corresponds almost indentically with
I that ofan invention of a similar kind
made during our recent wnr. The first
one was built by the Messrs. Winans.
and was captured on its wav to Harper's
Ferry. Several of the machines wore
afterwards constructed, and their practi
cal u»e tested at the Washington Navy
Yard and at Fortress Monroe. The
principle was simply that of n row of
musket barrels with a movable breech
piece covering all, on which the’ cart
ridges were placed, and the firing was
done by the turning of a crank, by
which the detonating powder in the
cartridges was exploded. Each of the
machines was protected by a movable
hood of sheet-iron, which formed p, de
fence against musket bails. After re
peated tests hy the most competent
officers the invention was condemned
being useless for field work. The Con
federates also constructed an engine of
destruction somwhat on the same plan,
but like their opponents, never brought
it into practical use. The soldiers on
each side ridiculed them, and nick
named them the “piano” and the "cof
fee mill,” One of the machines is now
rusting in thoarsenni yard at Richmond.
If the French iiave notgrca'ly improv
ed on the American originals, the terri
ble Mitrnilleur will not greatly barm
the Prussians.
Tite people of Illinois Imvo inserted
one section in their new 'Constitution
which we would like to see in force fur
ther East. It provides that every elect
ed member before taking his sent in the
Legislature must take and subscribe a
solemn oath that hohis not used money
to further his election, and that ho will
not take money for his vote in favor of
or in opposition to any measure.
Were We blessed with "this law hero,
our candidates might be relieved from
the blood suckers who annualh await
nominations that they may commence
their blackmailing operations.
It is about time this practice was stop
ped, and in default of any legal excuses
to set up, wo trust that candidates on
both tickets a ill taken, firm stand and
refuse to bo “ bled.”
The Democracy want no better plat
form for the coralngcampaign than that
furnished- them by the Radical Con
gress. Their high tariff swindles, land
grabs, failure to fulfill honest promises
made to the people, squandering of the
public money, ns shown by their own
party men, these and other violations
of law and decency go to make up a
record upon which not sme of them
should dare face his constituents. Ne
gro equality works Its own way, and
this alone will drive enough honest and
thoughtful Republicans from party al
legiance to make the Democratic ma-
Jority in the next Congress a certainty.
The Radical party lias made its own
coffin and dug its own grave.
We have in all probability now
heard the end of the proposed onnexa
tion ofSan Domingo. By some singular
and inexplicablo' revuMon of feeling,
the Islanders themselves, who were
represented as being nearly unanimous
for absorption by the United States, are
now opposed to the movement; and
Baez, who wits the foremost champion
of the treaty, is how one of its deter
mined opponents. This is a pleasing
and probable change on the part of thp
Islanders ; they are, no doubt, better
able to tatce care of themselves than wo
are to care for them. And they can still
have their revolutions as of yore, and
change their rulers in their favorite way,
—which national pastimes they would
have been forcibly deprived of by the
United States authorities, to their dis
gust and our expense.
The Cleveland Plaindenler soys the
Radicals of Ohio are quarreling with
each other in the bitterest manner.—
They seem to bate cacti other more bit
terly than they do the Democracy, and
their feuds cannot bo healed. If the
Democracy of that State make strong
nominations for Congress, they can cer
tainly gain largely.
--NO. 13.
The most pompous soldier over known
•General Importance.
A man ever ready to scrape an acquain
tance—The barber.
A yawn In. company generally indi
cates a tenp in the conversation.
WiiAT horn produces tho most discor
dant music ? Tiiedrinking horn.
Happiness is a pig with a greasy tall,
which every one runs after, but nobody
can hold.
Why should young ladles never wear
stays? Jlecauso it is bo horrid to see a
girl “ tight,” ,
What arc the most unsocial things In
ha world ? .Milestones—‘you never see
wo of them together.
, SoiT'soap, in some shape, pleases all •
and, generally speaking, tlio more lye
you put into it ihe bchter.
Yonsci Women are never in more dan
ger of being made slaves than when the
men are at their feet.
Present Expected
nuniber. gain.
I i
A constant reader writes to ascertain
if tile cold shoulder so often given to poor
iependeuts ts baked or.roasted.
It is bard to catch deer in the woods,
hut out of them many a dear is secured
with but little difficulty.
Beauty," says a French writer, “ is
all the virtue of some people, and virtue
la all the beauty of others."
In a tavern, here.. Bays a country paper,
a man named Drum is the bar keeper.
His friends call him the "spirit-stirnu'r
drum.” / °
Girls sometimes put tlioir lips out
poutingly because they are angry, and
sometimes because they .are disposed to
meet you half way. .
Strange.—’There is fialil to.be a young
atly in town who helps her inotherwash,
Strange, if true.
Alt., efforts to make hay by eas light '
mve failed ; but it is discovered that wild
| oats Can bo sown under its benign and
I cheerful rays,
Mark Twain is married. This will
•reverse scripture, and Is all wrong—for
I Instead oft, he twain being made one Hash,
the ilcsli are one twain.
“ Dear me, how heartily tired am I of
this mourning,” observed a fashionable
liM)y to her maid. “By the way, Jane,
who am I In mourning for?”
Portland, Blaine, claims the cham
pion mean man, saying he Insisted upon
being admitted to a panorama thgre at
half price, because he has but one eye.
Ox a tombstone at Florence, Italy is
this Inscription : * Here lies Salv'ipo Ar
niato d’Armati, of Florence, the Inventor
of spectacles. May God paidon his sins.
The year iaiB.' •
A Buffalo serenader lately sang: ‘l’m
thinking. love,of thee,’ when the descent
of about fourgallonsof water from athird
story window proved that her papa was
thinking of him.
Is TiiE.mlllenlnm approaching? One
woman offered another her seat in,a horse
car the other day. The conductor was
nearly by tho heat and the un
paralleled incident.
They any an Idaho girl puts.on style
because she cleans her teeth with the butt
end of a blacking brush. She says she
was brought up. to be neat, and doesn't
care what folks think.
A veteran observer once declared that
no one knew what envy, and jealousy
were until he had served In the army,—
The observer probably bud never belong
ed to a church choir.
A da a ice v gives the following reason
why the colored race is superior (o the
wb Retrace : —“AM men are made of clay,
and, like the meerschaum pine, are more
valuable when highly colored.”
A servant girl asked her mistress cho
Other evening for the loan of her white
muslin dress to wear to a party, modestly
remarking. “ I dislike to ask von for it,
as borrowed clothes never Ut lie as well
as my own.”
A meimueu of the Pennsylvania Legis
lature, in defending mothers-in-law, said:
“ I know ’em, Hr. Speaker. - Have had
several. They’re a good and useful class,
and yet—anil yet—with the best of them
there may be trouble.”
There la a rumor in the court of fash
ion. that the panler is coming off. Not
in tire manner in which it has been st en
to come olf in every burlesque and panto
mime since the invention of.that article
ofdross, but finally and decidedly forever.
It was regarded ns a slrnng case of cir
cumstantial evidence in a Pittsburg court
the other day, when the plaint iff produc
ed the skillet with which his wife struck
him, and showed the Jury how nicely the
three legs fitted Into the holes in his head.
A sußScainEti writes to an editor in
the West: “ I don’t want your paper any
longer,” to which the editor replied
I wouldn’t tnako it an}' longer if you
did ; it's present length suits mo very
well.”
The Secretary of the Treasury order*
that hereafter none hut member* of Con
gress shall ho permitted to enter rooms
wherein are large packages of money. He
is determined that the stealage of his de
partment shall not bo diverted from his
own political family
A
n Indiana girl warns Yankee girls,
irongh a Boston paper, not to com- . nt
ere with the expectation of getting hus
bands, ns there are ndl enough to go
around. If they do come, and succeed in’
gobbling up any Hnosier, they had better
take along an extra wig.
Pkoplio who live In the rear of hotels,
or hoarding hou-os, cannot have their
shades U|>a moment without a number
of eyes and opera-glasses a.e levelled at
them. Eve was not the only curious per
world, nor are the opposite sox
one whit less curious, especially where
the Eves are concerned.
A young .lady from tho rural districts
went to Dea Moines to see an elephant,-
lu the street car the conductor said to
her, “Miss your fare." “Well, if I am,"
aho replied, “I don't want any of your
impertinence.*' Spunky gal, that !
A Dream.- Tho editor of tho Bellefonte
Republican recently hud a remarkable
dream. Hero it la:
1 hud a dream tho other
When everythin*; was still,
I dreamed that each subscriber
Caino up and paid his bill;
Each wore a look of honesty.
And smiles wore round ouoh eye,
As they handed over tho stamps,
They yelled, “how la that /or high,”
Hates for Sl&ncrtisin
ADVKRTISRttKKTO Will hO inserted OtTflD
por lino for tho first Insertion, and five
per lino for each Kuhsrnnenl Insertion. Qi
erl.v half-yearly. nh<l yearly adVortlsctnouta
cried nt« liberal redaction on tho ahovo ra'
Advertisements shonld bo accompanied by t
f-Asn. When sent wlthont any lenprth of til
specified for pnbllcntlon. they will ho contlnc
nntll ordered ont and ennrued accordingly.
JOB PRINTING.
OABbs. ami every ol
or description of Jon non rA'mvPrlntlnc.
©fins of ILitrvntiivr.
THE EAST !VrW lUI.MD,
I will nntnsk to p**ess that cheek,
VVithouta guarantee
-That nature spread tho pearl and red
• Which there I always see;
Those lustrous ilps I will not touch,
Unless yon promptly say
That their bright hue Is fast and trde,
And will not wash away,
Those brilliant eyes may own their charm
To belladonna’s use; * *
Complexion tints, I’ve heard dark hints.
Are chanced by walnut jnlee;
And,lf I ask the dearest girl,
For whom alone I live,
For ono lone tress to kiss and bless.
It mayn’t bo hers to give.
Tho penciled brow, tho raven lash,
Are open to a doubt,
And some mistrust—but they're unjust—
Tho shape I rave about;
So In this dubious stnjo of things;
And as tho weather's warm,
I will not seek to press that cheek,
Or ask to clasp that form.
ami' do the geuornl liounework,
ifl-
Cci