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«rMliln three iikiiiUih; aflor which Thn>e Dollnrs
W ([l h<* charger!. These t«rms will lu* rigidly ad
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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<rn'.f,
C Olhir.i, (Hove*.
Pencils, '1 hr cud,
Smvinfi Silk, Umbrellas, tic
PRIME SEGAKS -AND TOBACCO
ALWAYS ON HAND.
fjivo mo a call, and examine my stock ns I feel
eoullclont of pleasing all. besides saving you mo-
JOHN A..KELLER, Agent,
No. loNomi Huuuver Street.
Oct. IS7O.
pATS AND CAPHT
DO YOU WANT A' NICK I FAT OH CAF
If.so .Don’t Fail to Call on
■L G. CALL I O i
AO. 2D. WRS'J MAIN STRhET,
Where can be seen tlio finest assortment of
HATS A N D CA PS
over brought to Carlisle. He takes groat pleas
ure In inviting Ills old friends nml misiomurs,
ami all new ones, to his splendid slock Inst re
ceived from New York and Philadelphia, con
sisting in part of lino
SILKXnD CARSIMEIJE HATS,
besides an endless variety of flaks and Caps ol
tho latest style, all ol which he will sell at- thn
Loxvfst Orth 'Pni;r.<t. Also, his own manufacture
Hats always on hand, ami
HATS .MANUFACTURED TO ORDER.
ffo has t''*} onst aiTHUgemeul for coloring flats
aini nil kinusof \Vonh*n Goods, Overcoats, Ac., lit
Hit* shortest notice las-colors every weekl and
on ilia most roasouublo tonus. Also, n> 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,
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BY BRATTON & KENNEDY.
<3nj (ffiooDs.
GOODS! DRYGOODS!!
—AT—
HARPER’S
South Hanover St.,
NEW STOOK 'OP FALL GOODS,
I tnlio nlousuro In olTurlng to my patrons and
Dio public, a stork of
DRY GOODS,
complete in every branch, and not excelled In
quulUy. beauty, and cheapness. 1 have now
open a beautiful stock of
FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS,
comprising RlncU Silks, Black and Colored All-
Wool Kens, Riuek. ami foloivd-A 11-Wool Pop
11m#, Black and Coined Wool Delaines, Black
and Colored .Mcrlnocs, Rich Plaid poplins. Ser
ges. Veiours, Fine 'lainjse, .Bombazines, Pure
iMohalrs. new brand of Double Wnip Black Al
paca, for beauty ot color, w» Igbt «’f texture, and
price. It takes iho lead of any Alpacas In the
market. ‘
Fashionable Shawls, In new styles of Stripes
nml Pluliis. ,
Long and c qnnvo Thibet Shawls, all of which
I offer exceedingly clump.
BLANKETS,
Wliito nml Gray. Bargains guaranteed.
FLANNELS,
In every variety.
LADIKs’ <;Lc»aKlNGS—Black Heavers, Velve
teens, WhUo Corduroy. Opera Flannels, Fluids
fur Circulars
TVATBK-PHOOP ! WATEU-PIiOOF I
limine Furnlvhlmr Pry Goods, Table Linens
Napkins ami White Gnmls.
Ail the popui.ir bmnds of Domestics, at prices
to meet, the lowest quotations.
Merino Vests, -duns, mul Drawers, for Ladies.
Ml'-ses, Men and Hoys;
Knitting- Varus, Zephyrs, Gerrpnnlown Wool,
Persian Wool,’and Ualmoial Yarns, Hamburg,
Edgings and Insortlhjis, Thread Lares, Gnlpue
Laces. Linen amt Lure Collars, Kid Gloves.
Handkerchiefs, Kelt, Ihiiniorahaiid Hoop skirta,
Corsets, and a general variety ol notions.
CLOTHS AND OASSIMERES,
Furs! Furs! 'Furs I
No hesitancy in saying that the prices will be
ns low as any In town;
All poods bought at the head of the market,
for rash, and superior inducements will bo offer
ed u,t Mm Cheap Cash .Stove,
Cor. Hanover ami Pomfrct Ms.,
Tilda. A. HARPER,
Oct. 20 70.
E W HOODS!
Wo have Just returned from the cltv, with
another very heavy stork of Goods, making our
stock the largest ever held in Carlisle, by any
othoi House. We have extra good ana thick
BLACK BILKS, COLORED SILKS,
SILK POPLINS, olnll Hlmilos.
SILK AND WOOL EPINGLINES
WOOL BEDS,
WOOL PLAIDS.
ALI’ACCAB AND DELAINES,
MOURNING" GOODS.
all kinds.
PLAIN AND FANCY SACKING FLANNELS
WATER PROOFS AND CLOAKINGS,
CLOTHS AND CASSTMERES.
QUILTS AND COVERLETS,
Carpets and Oil-Cloths,
DOMESTIC goods
In- great variety
Shawls, Gloves, Hosiery, Ac.
We have as a whole the most splendid naßnrt
nipui of Goods onMde oi Uie cdtles. Wo have
iho very best and most handsome
SASH RIBBONS,
In tbo town, all of which we are selling cheaper
ami at smrtHev profits than any oilier big store
'"oive ns* a cab amO ou will save a good deal of
money in your purcluwe*., & CQ
Nov, HI, 70.
T OVV PRICES! ROW PRICES'!
Tlio exceedingly low prlecsorgoods at the cheap
Drv Goods shire, opposite Thudhim's Hotel, are
aitVacfing the serious attention of buyers. All
kinds of
SUMMER GOODS
are so low Hint persons In need of them have on
ly to see to ip iiccUde them. Having just to
ttmted from me East wlih aline assortment of
»oo<lk looking Jo -be Fall trade, bo Is prepared t/>
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<m? and be convinced, at No. 09
North Hanover street, opposite ahudiuma Ho
tel.Curllslf.ro. D< H. LACHEY.
Aug. -1, 1870—ly
/~tHEAP CLOTHING!
L CHEAP CLOTHING!!
GO TO
B. M. SMILEY’S
CHEAP, CLOTHING STORE,
jVb. ii, South. Hanover iS?.,
for btVßidus, where you will find a large assort
ment of
READ Y-M ADE'CIjO T H I N G
'or Men Youths’ bull Hoys' wear, (Von; tho tom
iamu'St grriU’H h|> 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~.
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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) tbore<m in a female
hand, written these words : ‘I have wait
ed ami wailed; you do not come, ami I
hove ceased to hope, E. IV’ Upon a
marginal piece of some foreign newspa
per was the name of u hotel in New York
that does not exist. The young man
consulted police headquarters, and he
went dally to tlie Morgue for some female
to come ashore, hub now t«o mouths
have gone by, ami no trace of the owner
has been found. It ia only by omi of
three suppositions this my si minus satchel
cun bo accounted for,- Either murder,
suicide, or sudden insanity has overtaken
tiio unfortunate owner. In the mean
time the custodian of the unexpectedfor
tune is half out of his wits wit h the em
barrassment that besets his position.
A Gnu, of tiik Pinnoj).—A girl of the
period gave a supper to a lew gentlemen
iho other evening- Her nmmina was
present. One of the t ent letneii was tell
ing a Htorv ; hw slopped on a .Midden, ami
-aid ; ‘I beg your » aid"i», the cooclns'oii
is scarcely lit for ladies’ eais * ’You hear,
11)1111111111.’ said the girl ot the period;
•leave the room a minute; yoiruuii come
In again by-and-hy,.’ Mother complied
with the request of course.
A SCAXDAI.OUM Nll.lWl.
Mugulnr mid Kthrttiusr llovclopmonls.
[From tho Oswego' Paibullum, llth.J
In one of the most nourishing village*
of this county there was a recent occur
renee which media chronicling. A dry
goods merchant went to New York for
stock, and among the articles purchased,
brought home thieo sha »Is of a most re
markable pattern and unlike anything
ever seen in the village. Thft.consequence
-was a decided sengarioniHiiong life ladles:'
The obuwla were womjolfnl. perfectly
lovely, of flue material, elegantly’ wrought
and costly*. They were of one pattern,
hut each of a peculiar color; One was of
broad stripes of blue and white, another
of scarlet and while, and the third of
pnrphMiml white
For thepurpo.se of telling the singular
yet truthful story of those shawls, we
shall improvise names instead of using
real ottos.
Mr. McGlnral, tho merchant, opened
out liia stock on Tuesday, and the fume
of the shawls rpread All
the ladies in die at MeGlu
raPs to see and Mrs. Fls
kin the hanker’.- 1 wife, to ecstaHes,
and hecelged * Flskln, so vig
orously, that oil Thursday ho capitulated
—and Mrs. Fiskln hud the purple and
white shaiyl sent borne. The now's spread
and,on Friday MNsPoimecr, the lawyer’s
daughter, caVrled off irium.phantly tho
•blue and white shawl.
iNosv, between Miss Pouncer, the law
yer’s daughter, and Miss Grit, the mil
ler’s daughter, there’was a long standing,
jealousy.- Tho papas «»f both these young
ladies were ‘well off,’ but Pouncer was
liberal, ami ‘rigged up ; his daughter in
the latest style, whi’o Grit, an austere,
close-listed man, severe on dress ami elo
quent upon the min it had brought on
tho ‘sex,’ mink* .Miss Grit’s attempt lo
rival Miss pouncer very laboiiou*.
When .Miss Grit an.i her mamma hoard
that Mi-s Pouncer had carried olt the
second.shawl, they were consumed with
jealousy, and immediately set lo work to
devise ‘ways and means lo secure the
scarlet and white shawl. It was decided
lo beseech Grit after breakfast on fc’uuir
day morning, bur their courage fjdiud.
ihem, iuml Mr. Grli, having said grace
departed uncoased. At dinner the at
tempt was to he made, -nurc, hut Grit (for
some unaccountable reason) did outcome
home it) dinner. - The good Mrs, Grit,
nmwd by her daughter's tears and plead- 1
ings during the afternoon, at last consen
ted to allow. Augeline to buy the lust ol
the coveted shawls without tho consent
of papa. Angelina immediately Culled up
on McGlural anti asked to see the'shawL
To her dismay she learned that it was
‘sold tills morning,’
Who had bought ft? was the next
question. Me. was disposed to ho reti
cent, (Atl finally told Miss Grit that her
father had bought the shawl and, un
doulietly, intended .to surprise her.
Angelina was happy. fcJhe' run right
homeand told hor mother. ‘ Pa’ Came
homo to,lea, hut said nothing about the
almwj.
‘He thinks lie’s, kueplngjt awtul se
cret,’ said Aogel'ne. ‘He don’t intend
to let. me know It until I’m dressed for
church to-morro.sv.'
►Sunday morning came, hut to Atigo
line's surprise no shawl was jorthenin
lug.. She went to church dejected. Mrs
Fiakin was there in nerpurplennd white
shawl,, and Miss. Pouncer was there, in
her blue and white shawl, the eyes of the
whole congregation was upon them.—
This was bad enough, hut worse was to
come.
immedialolyaftei the first prayer, who
should come up tho broad aisle hut a
buxqrn young California widow, the vil
lage milliner, and encsed inall the glory
of the scarlet and white shawl.
It. Is. said that Mi. GVltc experienced
'•emu dilllcuhy in satisfactorily explain
ing tho little circumstance to his family.
A RKAII MUKY
/We remember a very comical hear that
belonged to Mr. Hammond, and amused
wjtli his tricks the mirth-loving people
of Oxford countv, Maine, many years ago.
Ho was captured when a little cub, and
was brought up bjr hand as one of
the family. He cla med the warmest
place on the hearthstone, and nestled in
cobi weather with tbe dogs before the
fire. None of the pet animals about the
farm were lamerti an he;‘and none loved
better lo climb up into bis master's lap
mid receive Ida caress.
One Sunday the fami’3' went' to the
church, ami left the heat alone at home.
Bruin Improved the opportunity, and
rummaged a’l over the house in search of
“linroT fumret hi ng'tfrent; fi Fnu palely,"
(he good housewife had left Iho cellar
door unlocked and ajar, ami it was not
long before the bear discovered it r and
crept down tlie sialrs. Once down the
cellar, he espied a molasses barrel, and If
there was anything in tlie house he was
excessively fond of it was molasses ami
honey. Bruin pawed over the barrel,
licked the tightly driven'bung, and was
about abandoning it in despair, when lie
espied the s'pile. It with ills
strong teeth, lie easily withdrew it, and
out came tlie thick molasses in a steady
stream, lo the gieut delight of tlie bear,
who clapped his mouth to the hole, ami
sucked away with grunts of great satis
faction.
Tlie molasses still flowed, and still thej
hear kept ids mouth to fhe orifice, paus
ing now and then to lake a long breath.
At length he was full; his stomach comd
hold no more, yet his appetite was not
satisfied. Mo squatted on his haunches,
ami viewed Hie still running stream with
disgust, lo tiijnk (hat the supply "’as so
abuudaut, and that, nlus.l he could take
no more.
The molasnea had now run ouf .ln a
large quantify, and hud formed a great
pool on thedkior, but Bruin dove into it,
and rolled himself a thousand times in
the thick fluid, until his shaggy coat
was covered from his nose to his lull,- with
moluases, dirt, and gravel stones.
There ho lay in the sweet .pool, (he
picture of self-satisfaction, as cals roll
and tumble in u field of catnip herb. AH
at once Mr. Bear became nick at the,
stomach ; and U was h new sensation
him—something he had never felt h» fore.
As he grew worse, he I bought of his mas
ter ami mis : ross, ho he crept up stairs to
ask lor consolation; hut they had not yet
leturned from chinch. Then lie crawled
up another story, and got Into the girls 1
lied drawing the snowy-white sheetsover
his besmeared form. There lie lay groun
ing and grunting, the* jdekest bear ever
seen in that part of the country.
When the girls arrived, they were hor
rilled'at the scene, and were going lo lay
tlie broomstick over Bruin, when lie up
and started on the run for the haymow,
with the sheets sticking to his buck. It
was some time before the hear got well,,
ami still longer before his mistress for
gave him.
Tun Skcuiot. —‘Mother, ’ said a child
often years of age, ‘I want to know the
-secret o. your going away alone every
night and morning?'
•Why my child?’
‘Because it must ho to see some one
you love very much.’
•Well, suppose I do go to sue a friend I
love very much, ami after seeing Him
and conversing will) Him I am more
happy than beloro, why should you wish
to know everything about it?’
‘.Because I wish to do ns you do, Unit
1 may be happy too!’
‘Well, my child, when I leave you In
.tin* morning and in the evening it is to
commune with my Savior; I goto ask
Him lor His grace.to make me holy and
happy. J a>k 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
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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.’