<£ it'i j\nici»rmt llolimtccr rmusiiEi) Kviiuv iiiuiihimy mohniki DHATTOK .Sc KISNNKBY irrn’-.-sitr rn ’uinu:r njicaiek TKKMS:—Two Hollars per ynar If pahl strictly in ae Dollnrs W ([l h<* charger!. These t«rms will lu* rigidly ad hered - to In every \usiaime. No subscription Oim o uitlmmd until all.arrearages arc paid, unless at lliroiU.loii of th p Editor. ptOTes«imiai *ratos. j NJTED STATES CLAIM AND REAL MUTATE AGENCY WM. B. BUTLER, ATTORSKY AT PAW, omoo In Franklin Hons.*, South Hanover Street Carlisle. Cumboilaml county, Pcnim. Applications by mall, will receive Immediate attention. * PartUmlaratUmMon given to thnaelUnK or rent ing of Real Rstnio, in town or country. In ail loi ’lenuif hniulry, plejx.se enclose postage stamp. “ July U. \K7y-U TAMEB H. GRAHAM, Ju., ■ ATTORNEY AT LAW, KO.M SOTUII HANOVER ST. PAnUSLE. PA. OFFlCE—Adjoining Judge Graham’*. March ill, UsTU—lf p E. KEETZ3KOOVa-;as, ATTO RNEY-AT-LAW, CARLISLE. Pa. tfS'Oaicu ou South Hanover Street, opposite Bciit&’s dry goods store. Dec. I. nirt. •, |UMUfCH i i'AHKBB, AWOItXUYUA T LA W. * i/llco rm-'MiUn rfUuof., In ilarlcm Halt. Car- Jo, l J a. Doc. 2 ISf.S — WM. j. SHCAHUR. ATTOKNKY AND CoUNfiKJ.i.oii at Law, lifts removed his nlllce to the hitherto unoccupied room iu'the North East corner of the Court, House., Jiin/is, ' ' ' W KENNEDY, Attorney at Law , Carlisle, ivniiji. odieosume'as thutol the'‘American Volunteer,’ 1 Dec. 1 IWW Eli. GEORGE. fcj. SEARJGHT, Den tist. From . the ftnllhiKiri Colhjie 0/ Dni/ttt rn/. {.dUce at the residence of his, mother East Loiit.hcrstrecl, throe doors below Bedford Carlisle, IVmm, Dec. 1 IWO. a? ais ano (flaps 7 R K'B'H A II 11 1 V A Ij Olf ALL TttG A AI V STYL LA II A T H AND CAP S The subscriber has just- opened at No. 15 North H mover ‘Street, a few doors North of the Carlisle Deposit Bank, one of the largest and host Hindis of HATH mid CAl’s over olleivd In Carlisle. dllk Hats. Caasimure of nil styles and dualities, Still" Brims, diiferenl colors, ami every descrip tion of Soft Hats now.made. The Duulta.nl and Old Cushioned Brush, con stantly dh hand and made U> order, all warrant ed to give satisfaction. A full ussoj imont of MISN’S, BOY’S, AND CHILDJIEN’9, HATS. I nave also added to my SloCiC, notions of dltfcr eu kinds, consisting of LAKES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS ,Vtv« ue a, CSii.f])cn lino lot ol choice brands of " ' TOBACCO AND CIGARS always on hand. Ho desires to call thoattentlon of persons who have COUNT UYPCJKS to soil, as ho pays the highest, cash prices for .he same. (live him « call, at the above number, bis du stand;write fecls'confldout of gtyfug euiiroen ,ia faction. •ct. WO. iiioofs nnti Sljoes. tjTKOHM & SPOA’SXjRR, No 13, South llanover Si reel, CARLISLE, PA. Thankful for the patronage extended them heretofore,d i now announce their usual large Much of SPUING STALES, of BOOTS AND SHOES FOR HAD I Eft* AN H MISSES’,' CENTS’ AND BOYS’,I YOUTHS' AN D:CIIILDS». whlcu are unrivaled lor coinfort and Leuut> Aiho TRUNKS AND VALISSES, MEN AND BOYS’ DATS, Allot which will be sold at small profits, Unll ' all and get a full eQ'Hvnlonts lor yoni ■ mtinpv, Oet V> ic7n— »y '[jH'KAP COAL! S 0 cts. REDUCTION, On current market rates, TO FAMILIES; Nut. "Egg. [HICKOHY SWAMP, 54 25 55 30 jLnnnßßiiY, iso 575 JLINVOLn, 4 50 575 IJ'YKENs VAbLEY, 4 75 5 KO PALPIMOHE COAL. 50 o°° ■f Coal (Wnvorml lo nil parts of the town nt the Wbuvo prices. v ' TO LIMEBURNERS Nut. Pen. nCKOUY SWAMP, S-100 83 Oil 4 V) 3 27 -IVCOLN, . . 4 25. <*' 0 2.) akenh valley, 450 350 o'ilern Riihjo,*(. to any changes In Iho market at Eieufhhlpmcnt, Farmers ami Llmobnrnem along-Iho line ,ot "ei'umiioihiml Vulh-y Uailroud, lurnlsliod y low rates. Orders tilled with despatch. • GEORGE ZINN, Oci. 20.70-tf omen, co”. V'ini ami PlttSis. RUCTION. ? Mr.- 3?. A.. T£A.XJXiIS, ■ ® rme dy 1111 Auctioneer of the city of Hums :jUrK. hu» been licensed a Gulled Stales AUCTIONEER, \ a, hl for Cumberland county, and would lake ai laeniml ut Informing his friends that ho h e l>areil to CRY S U.KS. upon the most Rea fenns. • hiving hud conslderahlo experience ns an I, tM *u or, he prides himselt ui»on giving en l, e sal sfnctloa in nil parlies who may eiiyagi ‘ja, Remember, my. lei ms will he made m ’■ “i p.jj,iitie. All orders loit at the i' H A N k j, i n u o u H i; , or at the KKGISTEU'fI OE FI CE, r dlbo promptly ullended to; or address, „ l-\ A. HAIIUIH, tte P. 8, 70—it ' (,’arllnlo, I*o, ". . , , ..., y , , 1 'Av-% A *,`• 6 - :1., . 4 40 - z- . . 4 k7 , , - t4 .- 4, 1) 1 0 .1 1 - p , p r . il e . i,q ,( t it , . , , , 4 i v , 1 :k 1 _ ' \ • 4 4 1 . # , i ',. Y4 k ,* 1 / . • • 1•:,.4 „ t y k * %, P • 1 1 '. - L 1 4 't., . ^, '\, ' 4 , - 1 ' sell them Jit the smallest possible profits. Spe cial bargains In CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES, All kinds of COTTON AND LINEN tWODS constantly on hand. PRINTS In groat variety of styles. The best slock of SHAWLS In town HOSIERY, WHITE GOODS, GLOVES, 4c, NOTIONS of every descrlpllou, CARPET CHAIN of all shades at tho lowest ligurcH. The most careful attention paid to all orders, by ina:l or otherwise. C«ll,b l» tlio host, all of my own manufacture, which I.wlll sell. ui> prices to defy ..0111110111100. I Imvo on hmiil l|, r' tyfllH fiKKortment of niece goods, Mh-heiJß C-jGims. OAHMJMVIUEH, COIIUS. HA riNUC'J tH, &C., wlliol I will sell hy the yard, or cut and make up to■ or dev In the. he'd uninm-r and at prices mi.eh low or than uru.nsiml'v charged lor B‘ ir, “‘j u ! n {Vj° to oc or. Also a large u-Horiimmi «»• K dors'dris. Umwcrs. ll;i«s UmhudU'S, • os • nek anil Kid Gloves, Ac., In fact evei> thing usually kept in a GENTLEMEN’S !■ URNIHUINGc. STORE, nil of which I will oil ch-aper llmu tin* cheap eat. Remember lh«- pla-*e No 11, Month Hano ver street, between In Loirs Grocery andHtrohm A Sponsions Shoo store. u . fTM , v dot. 14, 7iP-Bin M. «MILE\ . ~~~~~.r:t,Y.~stio Till: IVY GIU.KN, BY CKAUIiVfI BUIKr.MS. Oh. a'dalnty plant Is the Ivy green, That creepoth o’er ruins old I Of right choice fruit are his meal?, I ween, In his coll eo lone and cold ; The walls must becrombled, tho'stones decayed To please his dainty whim. And the mouldering dust that years have made . . Is the,merry-moal-for him.--•- ‘ Creeping where no life Is seep, A rare old plant Is the Ivy green. Fasthostealeth on, though ho wears no wings. And a staunch old heart has h» ! How closely ho twlncth. how tight ho clings To his friend the huge oak tree ! And slyly ho trallopi along the ground, Ami his leaves hd gently waves; As hejnymivly hugs and crawleth round The rich mold ofdend men’s graves. . Creeping whore grim death has been, A rare old plant Is the Ivy green. WhoinngCß have fled nml their works decayed. And nations have shattered been ; But the stout old Ivy shall never fade ■ From its bale and hearty green. The bravo old plant In Its lonely days, Shall fatten upon the, past; Fot* tlie stateliest building man can raise Is the Ivy’s fond at hist. Creeping on where time has been, A rare old plantls the Ivy green I y flt~lh ti~ti'~~3l~`ll~~~3~. ~~: A NTRltnnf.K FOB HIE. BY GEO. C. lILAFCITAUI). I. wao visiting an old undo of mine who Uvea in Cnmbridgeport, Musa , hi a onuir. four story brick mansion, which I urn likely to inherit. Uncle Clarborne was fo marly an active, enterprising ped dler, fond of adventure, and never -slow to refute oveuta in his personal experi ence. I remember one stormy, December evening, when the wind was'howling dismally outside; anti the snow driving fiercely against the window-canes, he stirred the log fire into a cheerful blaze,' mid related to rae the following exciting mi venture: When T was about your age. Moses. T was reckoned the stoniest. lad, and the most active yotjnp peddler in the section of the country where X hailed from, ready for a fight, or for a frolic; but whllb a constant pedestrian, meeting with no Instance worthy of testing my. emhi’ance, unfit an event occurred which • hough nut of the character anticipated, was sufficiently novel to satisfy for some Mm** to come'my love for personal ad venture. I started out, one week'in November, with my pack on my bock, cheerfully’as X trudged through the lonely by mads, where many a helpless traveler had been waylaid, ever and anon starting as some ragged slump or gnarled .oak assumed the fierce pulse of lurking robber. Towards evening of a raw, chilly dsy, I reached the outskirts of a small village, rejoiced to recognize a tavern sign, with a full length figure of Lafayette swing ing in the breeze; s" I marched inside, and quite independently ordered a hot supper and a bed for the night. The landlord —a burly, red-faced Indi vidual. cocked bis head on one sid , and considerately Informed me that -while the hot supper might be furnished, not a bed was to be had in the house for love or money, as it was court week, and every spare room «ml clonrt occupied. ‘You can't accommodate me then?’ said f, much disappointed. - ‘Noj’rvplled he decidedly. ‘lam sorry, young man, I can’t; but seeing its a pretty cold night, and no chance of you finding quarters elsewhere, I’ll take you in, providing you'll stand watch over a sick man up sUprs ami have your sup per gratis in the bargain.’ I hesitated a moment, for f was weary with my day’s journey, and doubted my ability to keep my eyes open. , •How fur is it to the next tavern V I asked, after a short pause. •Ten long miles.’ - I looked up the road, thought of the cold wind and the inhospitable farm houses on my route, and rather hastily concluded to accept the strange proposi tion ol mine host. ‘Yon aee.’ohservi d lie,ns he led me into the supper room, ‘w ’ve a man here, a Noting lawyer, sick of f ver. All ids ■friends are heat out watching with him T don’t like to leave the poor fellow nhnie, furl hardly expect he’ll la-4 Ibo. night T.Hrdtigl'U AH you’ve got" to dbhTto Keep an eye on him now, and then when he dies just let us know.’ I Imagined at that moment the inn keeper's fare bine rather a singular ex pression, I wandered at it. then; but 1 understood,better before two hour* had passed When I despatched fey supper, I was shown Into the sick nmn’soliamber; and Boniface, after a few introductions tome., hade me good evening, ami left me there. The apartment was of ordinary size, ami situated in a wing of the building where the noise- and bustle would not molest the invalid. The furniture was in the usual style, but there was some thing very familiar in the portrait that attracted mv attention; lor, alter east ing a glance at the sink man who lay muffled up in the hed and breathing heavily, my eyes involuntarily turned to the picture with renewed interest. It was the portrait of a young and beau tiful female that had barely reached her sixteenth year; the face' beaming with tile innocent, vivacity of girlhood, and tlie eves sparkled with a wonderful dc gree of light ami intelligence. Riveted there by an unaccoiinhihjeaml mysterious fascination, 1 stood gazing at tiic lovely embodiment almost expecting the face lo glow' with animal lon, ine Ups to pari and speak, when I was startled ns a clear mnsiciai voice observed t 'A beautiful picture, that.’ I tunnel round Lo di-cover,, with no small degree of astmiisl.meut, that the sick man hud partially raised 'himself hi a silling posture, and was also contem plating'the lovely portrait with as much earnestness us myself. The invalid, despite the ravages of dis ease, wldcii showed itself in his hollow eyes’and attenuated frame, was an un ,-011)0101111 handsome man; ids feature.-, bore tlie impress of-aristocratic lineage, aim Ids lioely chisseled nose and mouth expressed atioug passions and uncontrol lable will. •You feel better,' I said, recovering from my surprise. He waved Ida hand impatiently. ‘You have not, answered my question; the picture—the picture—wbm do you tlduU of it?’ •ll is beautiful.' , , 10 , •You have no idea of the original? ‘None, sir.' ' . , . . . ‘it is the portrait,* replied the sick man, speaking slowly and deliberately, and f stoning upon uio Ids black, glitter ing eye. ‘lt is the portrait of my wile.' •Your wile?' I repeated. *My wife, Evelyn Le Croix,* pursued the sick man. ‘Do you notice her eye?’ ‘i do.' •A strange unearthly expression ; the artist-was true Lo nature, tilie was mad when he painted her; she died raying mud. . , •Whutudreadful fate for one so young, I said. . . T •Listen ; she deserved it. Evelyn Le Croix was beautilul, but she was weak and vain ; she was graceful us a nymph, but false us hell !' The sick man fell back on Ids pillow exhausted by the violence of.lus earn nous; ilieu after a lew moments he rais ed himself again, ami muttered hoarsely .* •It uh'ecls me, iho remembrance ul her peilldy. It sometimes makes me wild and delirious—slop—you shall hear about it, the story of my wrongs and suf leringß.* CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, IBTO. • Yon are too weak ; it exelioa you. I will listen to the story some other lime.’ ‘N , yon shall heav'lt now,’ reiterate*! tho sink man, almost flerctdy; ‘I lov”e*J her—met her— loved her In a moim-nt, before I hart time to ask her whether sle had any affection to bestow upon mo.— She was disappointed anrt marriert me, when she cmilrt not wert him whom she adored. I worshipped her, and deemed her ns pure as tho driven .snow. She vvhlsnersd In my earthatsho loved me; ami I, fnol like, believed it, and accepted her carrepses and’ protcsiaiiona, nover dreaming that best, and kisses and blandishments are ton often a cloak to conceal base designs. T was cozzened and beguiled . with soft honeyed words and flattering carresse?-. Idreomed not all the while I waa clasp* lay a viper to my hcsom—you are cot listening to me/ 'I am * , ‘My family physician was young and handsome. He had free access to my wife’s society. He availed himself of it. ami made her love for him a vehicle to hla own selfish passions. The world guessed ihe troth. I knew nothing of my dishonor, for I had faith in Rvelyn. My friends wondered at my blindness and pilled me. Tho unsympathizuur laughed at me. But finally a note fell Inot rny hands—it opened my eyes—it made me wretched. A fierce torrent of rage and Jealously succeeded. I laid a snare for my faithless wife and her 'para mour, and slew him before her eyes. She went raving mart. Since that fearful hour f have aworn a vow which I have eve> kept/ The invalid paused and glared at me with a lero ity that caused a strange feel ing of uneasiness to creep over me. ‘You cannot guess/ ■ ‘No/ . 'I will fell you. Every year I have of fered up a saeilfice on the altar of my vengeance. :You must be victim now.’ ‘Von do not mean that.’ ‘Ha. ba, ha I’ laughed the sick man, suddenly raising liiniflolf upon his feet while his eyes flashed like (ire You think me weak; you are mistaken; I have the strength of Sampson. . You shall see.’ As he said this, with one bound ho vaulted to tho floor, and deliberately locked and halted the door. And row the horrible truth (lushed upon me that lie had me completely and absolutely in his power. Confounded as T was by this startling discovery, I endeavored to pre serve my composure. 'T'nm’to.ho your victim.’ ‘Yes, you cannot escape me,’ he hissed, ‘You are a coward : I know it ; I see u In your eye. Call and shout to the wads; they have ears and will listen ; evey one is asleep; nohmmm heingcan catch your cries; you are doomed; ha, ha, hul’ Loner and loud the maniac laughed,, T felt the perilous situation I was in. yet I quailed not; everylhing-dcpended upon my own courage and self possession.— Quick as lightning T darted forwaid and caught up my u very hard and knotty weapon of defence 1 . ‘t’oineon/ I cried defiantly. ‘lf you wish to have a bout with me, you see I urn ready.’ The maniac seized a chair and struck at me with nil the superhuman energy of his tierce nature "endeavoring to force me into a corner ot the room. f wisely kept in the middle of the room, ami parried his hard blows with my trusty stick —hut my stubborn do fence seemed to inspire the maniac, with ten-fold fury. Tho chair finally was • shattered to 'pieces; hm. the madman quickly seized another, and minedoo me a torrent ni ijwi*pfO‘an* plows, which 10- vjnired the utmost vigilance on my part lo ward off. Failing to overpower me, (he madman, with diabolical cunning suddenly rushed lo the hearth, and scattared the burning brands on the flour, and while clouds of smoke aroßi from the burning ember?, ho attacked me with renewed ferocity. T had liopfMl by my continual shon'ing Ihiitthe Hin o( Imtf'e would have arous ed the household; but no one come. A new. danger menaced me; sevtral Braes Mm took lire, bm was pnmiplly extinguished by the nnst tremendous exertions on my pnrt. My antagonist ppemcd endmved’.wilh tliestrenirlh of ten h'Usaml dev !» 'white I w.m compara tively-growing weaker and weaker. My arm Wemed palsied and my l ead swum dizzily. In a moment T must give up my'strength was nearly exhausted, when, to my great lelicf, the madman suddenly paused. Dmps’nf perspiration rolled down his hndv. and his limbs trembled violently ; yet I (valid see. though the exciting con test had told fearfully upon him, be was -by-no''means- as - -exhausted as- myself.—- His eyes glistened with latentforoelly as lie shrieked: * ‘You tight well, but T. shall win ; you nre doo'med already ; I can see it ; J. will teiir you Jlmli from lltnl >. ’ I hud 11" opportunity to ruply, for nl niudt iinmiMlinfely he neuineil hi* nnv ul'P oflitel! ; imt the momentary-rpupite hinl wiveii me; nml.iis I wttrlly Inwhiitnl P(l my elreliplh, \ wits overjoyed t" oer neive’ Unit, .he hep;iin to show evlrlettl eiltns of pxhuiislhiit lint it"; he suihh-n- Iv ropiiperuti'il with winnlerful power. Atruiti his blows thnrnleron toy stle.k. I um txrailiially loslnirmy slreneth. I cati nnt holil mil tmteli lomier, ami the mail man spps it, anil rpiloithles his exertions. Me weapon -la strnelt at last from m,v weak prrasp; I hear the exultant shout of the mni'iuc in my ear, ami eletteh my fist in one feeble ih spnirlni: ellort to ne fpinl mvself front the iinpeinli stroke, when sinhleiily a si range transformation takes. plaee in flip mailman. He pauses, a il hrops hi. weapon ; his fieree eve assumes a null filmy aspeirt, ami Ihetiprei l eX|iri*ssion fa'les aw*av in a stu pe! air of iilioey ; lie reels ami falls to the Ifoor-in a lionth-MUe stupor; his trmnoti ilims vitality vanislteil as soon as it came. At (lie same instant I lieanl a hnrreil treuil of feet oitlsiiie, anil loml knocking. Tile iloor was hurst open; ami with the conseiousnessofsafety. tin* reaction came. With a taint elaeiihilion of joy. ami gruli tmie I fell insensible on. the floor. When T was restnreii to ennseinnaitess, Moses, I f..itnil a crowd of cm ions faces of men around me, all eager to hear from my lips the particulars of my desperate encounter with the madman. It appears that I had literally battled with him ail night, ami tin) exlraordtim rv exhibition of endurance nit my part earned for tnc the reputation oi a young hero; hut I never told any one that I owed my victory over the madman ''hief lv to that portrait of the pretty girl; for whenever Melt myself growing weak a glanee at the lace would inspire me with ten-fold strength. You smile; hut the portrait wan, after all. the landlords daughter, and the story only a romantic fiction of the diseased brain of tbe mad man. The picture was not, then,-of Evelyn LeCroix? 1 I naked. ‘No, mv dear boy. It was your aunt s picture, uh it afterward proved. b» you can now understand the inspiration that gave me the strength to go through that fearful night In A Struggle for Life.’ Tiiß successor of George D, Xh’entice Is n hardly loss extraordinary man thoifgh in a different way. Mr. Wattenvm is iMiitu as blind aw Prescott, tiie historian, and does all his work, an incredible amount, by the aide of an amanuensis, writing leaders, literary reviews, musical and social criticisms, paragraphs, and other matter that enters into a newspa per work at the rate of three or lour col umns a day. Like Mr. Halstead, lie la his own managing editor, and sees his paper to press. He is, perhaps, the best amateur pianist in the country, playing tin* music of Schumann and (Uio iueX' qiiiohelv, hut he got his mu*dc»»l educa tion. like IHe rest, by the ear, having the music read to him, committing it to memory—ami then going to the pia"° and placing It oft. He Is about thirty years old, .quick la his movements, hut reserved and cold. — PiOu'jui'fj Coi/vhci •* §iof Fustriii;is imnn ri.Aits or rm: c.u IFOJCMA IaAUKPY. The San Francisco Bulletin gives the following, part Urn lurs concerning the kil ling; of Judge Ohtenden : Judge Crittenden had crossed over to Oakland to meet, it 1b wife ami daughters, who had been East for several months, and was returning with them and his two sons to this city in the ferry boat El Capital), when the tragedy occurred. Mi. • Crittenden was seated outside of the sal oon, on the upper deck, with his buck '"ffßatirHflhe wheelnotnwrhisrwrfirfrnstlnd' closely .by his'side* Close to-thein was their’Httlo son, and a few fact further buck was seated Miss Crittenden, ayoung ladv of about eighteen years. To the left, with her back tothesainon, and facing Miss Crittenden, sat a woman by herself, dressed in rt loose black suit, with a long cape hung from her shoul ders, under which she carefully concealed her hands. There was, bolides, a thick veil over her face a large muffler wjilc.li concealed her mouth and chin. She ear there alino-t unnoticed and unobserved ity anv one, although two or three re marked that she must b“ an’invalid from the-way that she. was bundled up. and thought it stiauge she should be silting ouNlde in -the cold, raw of a November evening. Tim boat bad scarcely reached deep water wlren tho .sharp-crack of a pistol wm hoard', which brought every-’ body 'to their feet. It was a frightful s'*ene. There on tho floor, unconscious of all that surrounded him, lay George Urlllemlen. His wife had faintci away, and his daughter was on her knees, with clasped hands, crying out bitterly, 'P ita, speak to me: oh, speak to mo once more! You will not die, will yob, papa?’ • Put he did not'nm-wer; only a low, gn r gling sound was*heard, ns if the wounded man was gasping for breath. He lingered in tin unconacipuHstateuntil morning, when he died. TIIK MUKUKItKas. Ml*s. Fair is a tall, alight woman, and tln-ns aie traces in her lace which indicate that she* was once hcamlfnl. She ad vanced upon -Mr. Crittenden with a nerve and coolness worihyof a Wilkes B'loth, placed die pistol within two feet of Ida breast, fired, dropped flic pistol upon the deck, and ran, getting into the crowd of passenger.-. The hall entered Mr. Crittenden’s right breast under the nipple. Ho sal torsi few seconds as if nothing had happened to him, and tlu-n rose and fell senseless lo the floor Tt was done «o’suddenly that neithw his'wife, nor son, nor daughter, who were near him, could realize what had occurred, until they saw hi hi pros (rale and bleeding before them. It was fully five minutes before the mill’'l cress wu« discovered, mid then she was found standing In a cool and col lected manner among the crowd usually on the evening boat. On being charged with the deed, she admitted it imme diately, saying, “I did It certainly. Yes, I did It. I was looking for tha clerk of the boat to give myself up ” Parker Crittenden, the ami, 'who was on the lower deck nt tho lime of the deadly attack, on being informed of it, said immediately, “ I know who did it ; I knew It would come to this.” He was terribly excited, and when ho came face to faett with Mrs. .Fair it was with diffi culty lie could ho prevented from wreak ing his revengeful wrath upon her. Mrs. Fair was arrested and was conveyed to the dry prison.. Here she became so violent* that It was necessary to send for a medical man to devise j-ome means of quieting her He administered stimu lants, but iliey rather Increased than basoned her ravings. Atone time n glass of water was given her, when she took the glass between her teeth and crushed it to pieces. A large piece got into hei* month,‘and had the physician not been very quick, she would have's wallowed it; hut he caught her by the throat ami lorced the glass from her mouth. TUB MimpKrtKD MAN. Mr. Crittenden is a nephew of fho late Hon. J. J. OHPenden, of Kentnoky/nnd whs one of tbe most ‘prominent citizens of fins oily. As a lawyer he hud few equals, ami no -superiors among Ihose practidii San Francisco. His opin ions upon’Vifty question were generally considered to be the law- WHO IS MKS.-KAm ? The woman whose.desperate.deed bus ptanled th« c’ornmnnity, !.*» one whose character is well known to Californians. Her maiden name is said to have been Cnue. ami the.first, known of her in Ibis sraic was when she became the wife of Col. William B. Fair, 1 at 01 o time SherUV ot Sacramento countv, a gcmtlcman of acknowledged accompltHhmeut.s ami of --eonsiderahlq- weal-l b—So_mXatuaLed..*V4is.- be with her, that every caprice and whim of hers was gratified, ami In a few years' Rh« foul squandered bis gplcndk) fortune But when bo became n bankrupt she east him off ami took up with another man. Fair was a man of lender sensibilities, and so deeply did bis disgrace 'wear on him, that one night, in 1858, he enfe ml tlie office of Hr. Murphy, an intimate friend,.and after remaining a few min utes, took nut n pistol and shot himself dead. After (his Mrs.. Fair married again, was divorced, married again, and left the Stale. a curious i\cini.r/r. Who can any, after reading this little story, that truth is not nearly as strange ns fiction : A young man, a mechanic by trade, parsed (he eventing Hi Brooklyn, about six weeks ago, and was returning to New York nil the ferry boat lit twelve; ninety nine out of every one hundred persons always rush directly through n boat to (he end nearest, their destination, hut tills youth remained on the after-part lid-It touched thedock.-when lie parsed (hrough I Ho ladies’ sifting-room, and observed on a seat a lady’s satchel and umbrella Everyone was hastening of! thermal; there were but three or four ladles In the whole party, so the young man b ized the satchel and umbrella and hurried after the receding pus-engers. Holding both articles aloft, be hurriedly questioned several peop’e. To none of those hek nix ed the property be bad taken possession After waiting about the ferry house some time, he tmik the captured articles I ome. Of course bo expected that they would be speedily advertised, for the sulehel, which was locked, ami the um brella, were well worth some reward. But day after day passed—-no advertise- 1 ment appeared - ami he procured n key and opened a little bug, which contained $-100()ln government bonds, (unregister ed), a portemominlo bolding $lOO in cur rency, a splendid gold watch and chain, u broker! ting, a gold thimble, a locket containing an elderly man’s portrait, a nlip of paper, am) tborek iiim to assist me in the dunes of the day, and especially to keep me from cmunil'ing any nhi against .Him ; and above all 1 aMi Him to have mercy on you. and save you from the miseries of those who sin against Him.' ‘Oil that Is tiio secret!' said the child | ‘then I must go with you.’ YOL. 57.—N0. 25. TROUSSEAU IS m:iPIANT. • Tl»© troimeau, furnished l>y the bride’s pun*nis, consists-cblefiv of linen, both household and body linen, generally suffi cient lo InM a lifetime, and adapted totho rank and means of the bride; Thus the rich mother buys what Is best ami finest in the shops; tlm less rich ono buys up gradmdly, years before the ©pension,good strong household linen, earofuJly kept in lavender, nml cut up and sewed by the girl herself when her marriage ia settled. The poorer, classes do_the_simxn,,bfglu.v at the birth of the girl; and the peasant woman prows or buys her ’flax, spins it herself, and Jays by a provi sion of strong Jjnoii, durable as sailcloth, for her (laughter, ns her mother ami her grandmother dfd before her. The pride of a German woman, no matter of what rank, is in her linen-prrs-; and it Is ex hibited lo friends nml discussed with'gos sips ns one of the chief subjects of female conversation. It happens rarely that any well-fiiled-out woman lias to add any material store.to her treasure. Hut the jewelry Is -Invariably the present of the bridegroom. Hcpresenfa to his betrothed the ornaments suited to the rank ami station ho intends to place her in. The presents his with pearls nml diamonds; the less rich’ono, his pretty gold ornaments, tho slmple artisan, bis plain gold brooch, with a lock of his hair at the hack, to ho worn by his loving wife solemnly on grand occasions lo the end of her days, and a* the last bequeath ed affectionately to some b*ved individ ual as her best treasure, The wedding dress is likewise graduated. From the. serviceable black silk of the artisan’s wife, it ascends through all shades of usefulness brown, dark blue, gray, light gray, to the simple while taffetas, and the costly white moire antique. This constitutes no ' class difference ; .every woman choses naturally tin* sort of gown which her friends and relations have chosen in their turn, and the wedding gown,likefhenne ’ ' chosen by the Vicar of Wukefivld’a wife, is as useful as any other article of the “ trousseau.” I>eside« this, the prudent’ “mjdd'e class” mother care fully puts l-.io a little purse tlm pieces of gold provided by the ‘‘governor” for another pretty gown, and gives it to the hrtda fc.r n.v iimt-nye, when U Is wanted, when the wedding clothes are soiled,, nml the young , mahbn does not wish to wear the old fashioned tilings of her ‘trousseau.’ The i wedding gifts, we me assured, give rise occasionally tosome liitle grumblings biu even those are managed in the same methodical style. The* first principled s that the gifts are for the ‘'young home hold.” not for the young Indy, Accor dingly they are Invariably adapted to the rank, station, and means of the young couple, and . arranged on a preconcerted plan,'so that duplicates arc Impossible; yet every giver’s meang’and individual tastes are duly regarded. The result Is that us all is well considered and well fitted together, the young people stmt in life with a well fitted house, prettier and'more valuable than would betlmcaso if provided by themselves alone- From the richest to the poorest household, the 1 wedding gifts are ever preserved, valued, and exhibited from pride or vnnilyor af fection; and no gi\er objects fo see his : gift treasured for life as the wedding gift which is lo fast a life. ' a i:a<:i:,foic a,in: A woman, who escaped the flro-flend hi Canada, gives a thrilling account of her adventure. She barneyed a horse to a wagon .(which luul hut a single seat) and placing in it her own children, and the few clothes, and beds saved from the house, she started to seek the shelter of her mot her’s house, a mile nr more away. She had not gone far before live morn children were added (o her loud,- ami to make room for them, this brave woman stood upon the step at the side of the wa gon and drove the horse flown ther dley, with the fire racing and roaring on either side, and sometimes close upon her In deed, ti-e cotton dress she wore was burn ed off her, as well as the hair from htr head. The clothing end bedding in the wagon took Hr© and had to he thrown out. Then, as the fire closed in and the smoke grew dense, death came to the old man, ns (old in a former letter. Twice he fell Into the road jmn was lifted into, the wagon mrain, !»ut the third time ho was unavoidably left to hla fate, Noi a dozen rods from where the old man per* ished, the waeon was halted by the road side, To co further was impossible. To remain seemed-like tempting death; but still there was no hope; the children and the okl woman were placed under, the wacon, and an attempt, was made to shut out the flames by hanging up sheets ami blankets. The lmr.su, which was one the fa) mer’a_yyfe_ lnid-_been In Uje lmbJt (f HflvThgr peemed to understand the situ*, atl'-n, nnn stood perfectly still, though (he fires burned (lie hair from his body, ami the roaring of the winds and flames lavas enough to strike terror into theheart ofthe boldest. The faithful animal now and then turned hla in ad, ns though to see - if the party were safe, hut" he never moved an inch. Had he run, of own gone a few yards farther op, nine lives would have” been added to the fearful death roll. The-children escaped with but slight injuries, from the fact that (hey were dressed In woolen clothing. “They uttered neither moan nor cry/’ save that the youngest, a four year old girl, would sometimes sav, as the sparks fell upon her, “I’m burning up.” The old lady was badly burned, from having on a cot ton dtess. The party remained six hours in (Ids painful position. When daylight, appearing, and the fl;v having somewhat subsided, (hey .were enabled to reach a nlace of shelter. It was learned later (hat the mother’s house had been bunt'd be fore tlie daughter left her own house. • Causes op Sudden Death.—-Very few of the sudden deaths which are said to arise from 'disease of the heart/ do ready arise from that cause. To ascertain the real origin of sudden deaths, experiments have been tried in Europe ami reported to a scleutUlc congress Indd at Strashurg Sixty-six cases of sudden deatli were made (he subject of a thorough post mor tem examination; in these onl v two were found who hud died from disease of the heart. Niue of sixty-six had died from apoplexy, .while there wore forty-six cases of ’congestion ofthe lungs —(hut is, the lungs were so full of blood they could not work, there not being room enough for a anllicient quantity of air to enter to support life. The cause that produces congestion of the lungs aie cold feet, tight clothing, costive bowels, sitting still, chilled alter being warmed with labor or a rapid walk, going too suddenly from a close, heated room into the cold ulr. especially after speaking, and sudden, depressing news, operating on the blood. The causes of sudden death being known, an avoidance of them may servo to lengthen many valuable lives, which would otherwise he lost under the verdict of “ heart com plaint.” The disease 1s supposed to lie inevitable ami Incurable, hence many would not take the pains they would to avoid sudden death, if they know it lay in their power. KATFIS <)!•' TUK AIVIS I'LKS. Matthew U supposed l(» have suflered martyrdom, nr \vw stain in nelly of FkhU.piu. Mark was dragged through the streets of Alexandria, in Egypt, till heexpired. Luke wus hanged to an olive liee in Greece. John was put in a boiling cauldron at Koine, hut escaped death. Ho died u uaturui death at Ephesus, Asia. James, the Great, was beheaded at e ruselum. James, the Less, was thrown from a pinnacle, anil beaten to death. Pnlllp was beheaded. Bartholomew was skinned allvo. Andrew was erucitied and pounded w.ille dying. . Thomas wasrun through with a lance. Simon was erueilied. Matildas was stoned. Barnabas was sinned to death. Paul wua beheaded by the tyrant Nero, at Kumo Bates ,far 3V&uertisniQ. APVsttxifIiCMENTH win n« inserted at Ten ( per line for the 'drat Insertion, and five «, per lino for’eacb snDspqacnl Insertion. Q" drly Imlf-yoarly. and yearly ndvortlsomciitf erted at a liberal reduntion on tho above f» Advertisements should be accorapftnlcd.hy Cash. Wnennent without any length of t fipiTlflod for publication, they will bo eontln muilordored ont and accordingly. JOB PRINTING, i (.'AHns, NAsnnrLi,s,um.-m,ARs. and every ot description of Jon and Hado Printing. Onus ami ?sm>ss. • Tim priiidpaJ occupation of the 'gi of the period' f.s said to ho to sit at tl window and watch forthe'coming man. *A young man having married an hei oss, said that it wasn’t tho facoof his wil that struck him so much as her figure. 1 Deacon,' said a minister, after a hoav s°rimm, ‘l’m .very tired.’ ‘lndeed,’ re plied the deacon, 'then you know how t< pity us.’ "-“Tiik ’"Parisian " brokers, according t( Jiniy’ have stopped speculation, because 'nil their capital Is invea’ed.’' An old Indian, who had witnessed the effect'of whiskey for niarvy years, said n barrel labeled ‘whiskey, contained a thou sand songs ami fifty fights. When a man and woman are made one, be question Is, Which one? Sometimes there is a long struggle between them be fore tho matter Is settled. ‘Mary.* said an old ladv, ‘it Is a very solemn thing to get married.* *1 know It is, mother.’ replied'’Mary, ’but It is a sol einner thing not to.’ A veteran shop keeper saj-s that al hnngh hls clerks me very talkative dur- ng the da/, they are always ready to shut {) at night. There Is an intelligent' dog at Mad Pine, Imlianu, that whenever a minister comes to the house proceeds at once to catch a chicken, a thing ho will not do at any other lime. CREmr.LION the younger once said that a really line woman never reaches her full loveliness until slio was at least thirty. There is encouragement for women to tell •the.trulh about their ago. Sawdust pills, says nn old physician, would effectually cure manv of the disea sed with which mankind is afflicted if every patient would make his own saw dna‘ti Drmi.vn a series of wef days a gentle man ventured to'congmtulate bis umbrel la maker. ‘Yes that's all very well, sir,’ lie rep'led; .‘but then there’s nothin?. Infn# >*> 1.-. 1 A'tavern boaster, vauntlngbls knowl edge of (he world, was.ssked by a wag If be had ever been in Algebra.’ ‘Oh. yes, said he,-‘I once, passed it on top of a coach.’ . ‘Has,a man,’ naked a prisoner of a ma gistrate, 'any right to.cmnmit a nuisance?’ 'No, sir. not even the mayor. 1 ‘Then,sir, I claim my liberty; I was arrested as a nuisance, ami. ns no one hag a right to commit me, T move for a non-suit. Fcrne. —'Roys playing hi the road wny. Clergyman—‘And so you are building a mud village, nr©, you, ami that’s the church? ‘Rut wh vlmven’t ytm made tho parson 1 * Hoy—-‘We hadn’t dirt enough.’ Parson continues his ramble. A crusty old bachelor sends us the following conundrum ; Wlmt In thedifler ence between a liono\’comb and a honey- moon? A honeycomb consists ofa num ber of small ‘cells,’ and a honeymoon con sists of ©no grout ‘sell.’ •How.is it my dear, that vou have nev er k hulled a flame in the of a man ?’ said an old lady to her pretty niece, who was portionless. ‘The reason, dear, re plied tho younger lady, - ‘ls as you well now, that not a.good match.’ *Ot:ntlkmk\’ of (he jury, in this ease the counsel on both sides are uniollrgihle J (he wltnesse-ron both sides arc Incredible ; ami the plaintiff and defendant both such had characters, tjiat to mo it is indifferent which way you give your verdict/ A young lady took heryoungest broth er, » little Unv of three or four years old, to church. .The preacher was un earnest man, and spoke verv lnud. During the sermon she saw the little follow in (cars, and asked him what was the matter with him. He sobbed out.,’‘that man is holler ing at mo/ •Tones said to Hawkins, a crusty old bachelor, ‘What a pity that poor obi Gol den lias gone blind. Loss of sight is a ter rible thing, ami the poor fellow’s eyes are quite sealed up/ 'Let him marry, then/ exehdmod the waspish old celibate, *let him marry, and then, if that don’t open his eyes, tnen—then his case Ja indeed hopeless-’ Dr. Died, an Edinburgh professor of tlie last, century, met in the auhrubs of the city a man who was generally regard ed as an Imbecile. (Somewhat Irritated by Jus intrusion on the privacy of Ids-walk, Dr. Hill'fluid to him, ‘How long, Tom, may one live without brains?’ ‘I dlnna _kp4.iai.sabl Tom ;/ 4hoAv_loug-hae-ye-livold— .yourself?’ '> The night of the steamboat explosion at Oswego, a guest at' one of the hotels requested to s he called at five o’clock in the morning, and. on being aroused by tile explosion, with a raiding of windows and wash pitchers he sprang out of bed promptly, calling not to the supposed por ter, ‘That will do; you needn’t make such a u —d noise.about it/ ANkw Hampshire farmer wanted a farm hand. ami was applyed to by in Irishman who wanted w»-rk. The farm er objected lo engaging Pal on the grow d that two Irishmen previous! .* In hD fin ploy had diet! on his hands. ‘Then you object to hirelng me for tbut,doyo ?’ said Pal. ‘Faith, and I can Inin. y.*u ricom nicndations from many a place where I’vo worked that I never played such a trick V . A cdekoyman haying called up a class of girls ami hoys, begun wlfh one of the former In these words; ‘My dear child, tell me who made your vilo body?’ She had no Idea df the question applying to anything beyond her personal appear ance. and dropping tv quick courtesy, re plied ‘Please sir. mother made the body, but I made the skirt/ It is asserted that Ml the land laying within the girdle of the Purls fortifications is b> be reduced lo waste. This is revers ing the usual order of things. Generally it is the plrdlc which Is made to fit ihe waist; hero it Is the waste which tornado to suit the girdle. But the way the Pari sians are going to work shows that they have made up their minds not only to waste, hut to buckle to. Vknk.'K.—Venice* is associated In most people's mile's with gayety of the most reckless kind. Who has not read in ro mance of its gay masquerades, of Us gay promenade Sn’St. Mark’s Square, and its floating gondolas, with their burdens of durk-eved signoras. But the Venice of to-day‘is not what It lias been painted. Everything is'dccaying Us palaces, Us churches, and even Us people arc* degen erating. as, Indeed, it would seem, ail Latin races are. There are no new build ings being erected—none have been for years —many of Us splendid pulao-s are dfsortod and go a begging for tenants. Thk census-taker of whom the follow ing anecdote is told, certainly limed Ids visit at one place most opportunely. In the execcise of Ids vocation ho stopped at a certain h »uso, rang the hell and direct ly was confronted with the proprietor, who appeared somewhat flustered and aghated. A dialogue ensued : •Will you bo kind-enough to furnish me with your name for the census ‘Certainly, my mime is’ ‘Have you any family?’ ‘Yea a wife and servant.* ‘Any children ?’ ‘Walt a moment, I’ll go and see!' 'ln the course of five minutes the pro prietor returned and joyfully remarked: ‘Yes, \ou can pot down one boy. The employee returned Ids aekliowi- I'd-emeuts, and moved oil to gather in lonuadon elsewhere About hud an hour nfterwards ho was returning through the same hireel, when ho heard a hail fr* m ihe hou-e otihe gentleman above relcir -a p. mui going up to the gentleman re marked. ‘Sir, you can put mo down for two children.’