sl)t toplunteer. I PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNINU BRATTON* KENNEDY nli’ICE.-SPPTH MABKET SQUARE* kKIIB : _two Dollars per year If paid strictly \s .‘advance s Two Dollargand Fifty Cent* if paid ithln throe months; after which Three Dollar* ■W\ n he charged. These terms will be rigidly ad" a . ereil to In every instance. Kosub crlptlon dls I ° otlnucd natll all arrearages are paid, unless at | ih.nntlonof theEdHor. , 33toKggionai grams. JJNITED STATES CLAIM AND It Xa L ESI A TE A.O EEC T. ■WM. B.'BUTXjER, ’ i ATTOimXT AT UV. , > ' . '% nnlce iq Franklin House, feouth Hanover Street Cumberland county,- Pentia. . mall, will receive Immediate tParlVoolar attention given to the selling or rent -1? of R«al Estate, In town or country. ' Ip all Ist .rsiis, of Inquiry. ploflso‘enolose postage stamp. % ■ \ -• -» | p E. BErTZIIOOTER, I 'ATTORNEY-AX-LAW; CARLISLE.>A. % 4 .j-office oh South Hanover Street, opposite "'{ penis’* dry goods store. :ipoc. 1.18&. jjUMRICH & PARKER, I*l ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Oillce on Main Street. In Marlon . Hall. Car iq|e. Pa. Dec. 218 M-.. . ' o. 8. E MIG . ■ S J attorney- at-law, Office with S. Hepburn, Jr. East Main Street, CARLISLE, rA. Feb. 2. 71- ly . trr KENNEDY, Attorney at Daw W Carlisle, Penna. Office same aa that ol U"American volunteer,” [Dec. 1, IS7O. ■ . . ■ Kr. GEORGE S. £EABIGHT r *»»-■ U TIBT. From the Baltimore o/ ZteritcU hracru Office at the residence of ms mother bat iSuther Street, three doors below .Bedford Jnrllslo, Ponno. ' t Dec. I 1805. ' ‘ ’ jjata ant <Ha»» B E S H A R R I Y A 1 OF ALL THE A EW> STYLE& OF HATS AND CAPS. ' \lriie subHcrlher nos just opened at No, 16 North ;iinwer doors Notthof the CarliU# •SeDOfllt Bank, one of tho largest arid Dfest.Stocks ■St HATS and CAPS ever offeredin Carlisle. * itTglllc Hats. Cassimere 6f all styles and qualities, 'Blffßrlmn, different'.colons, and every descrip tion ofSoft Hata now m0de..... • f I'unkord and Old Faahioned.Brush, con ntly on hand and,made to order, oil worrant lo give satisfaction. * 1 A full assortment of \ GENTB, I BOY'S, AND J CHILDREN'S, • , i HATS. / iave also added to my Stock, notions of differ* «i it kinds, consisting of ABIES'•' AND GENTLEMEN’S STOCKINGS Me* jus, - • Suspenders, m Collars, Gloves, ■ r Pencils, 3 bread, . . •j Sewing Silk, Umbrellas, <to 9EGABS AND TOBACCO ■V ALWAYS ON HAND, - \ ■ me a call, and examine jny stock,as X « nfldent 6f pleasing all, besides saving y’ou mo? ■;T y ' JOHN A. KEEKER. Agent, .., No. 15 North Hanover Street. ''.' l Oct. 1870.. ATS AND CAPS I 00 YOU WANT A NICE HAT OR CAP ? (F SO. DON’T pAZIi TO CALL ON* J.'Q.’O ALLIO. NO. 29. WESI 'MAIN STREET, here can be seen the finest assortment of HATS AND .CAPS ■>* er brought to'Carlisle. .-.He takes, greatpieafl c ’kj re in inviting his old friends nnd;ciuWm6rSi ’ '.'jj d all new ones,to his splendid brock 'lust,re-, > ‘<l ved from New York.and Philadelphia, con- ln part of fine •. §BIKK AND CASaiIiERB HATH, : ;. Ides an ondlesa variety bf Hats and CapfiiOl •-.mb latest style, all .ol which he Will sell ol.tht ’ ■.■t&ueil Cash Prices. Also, his own manufacture .ftfi.Hats always on band, and • .J!- '; HATS MANUFACTURED TO ORDER,’: boa the best arrangement for coloring HaU > and oil kinds of Woolen Goods, Overcodts;*o.,-at, Ike shortest notice (os.he colors every -week) and > «s the moat reasonable terms. Also, a fine lot of ibnolce brandaof 3 TOBACCO AND CIGARS; ys on bond. Ho desires to call the attention Mpeisons who have OOBKIIIYJFCBS: ~ as he pays the highest cash prices for lie ’•lplvehima call, at tho above number, his - >id . mad, as he feels confident of giving entire sails* /fiction. liDct.lMO. | i?lurotirg; sec. | $ $ M' ? I■ < JiMES OAMI-BELL. | W. P. HENWOOD. QAMI>BEJbL~& JBOENW^OD, PLUMBERS, (AS AND STEAM FITTERS, No. 18 North JECvnover St., OARIISLE, :P A, ITHTUBS. • WATER CLOSETS, WASHBASINS.’ HYDRANTS, . LIFT AND FORCE PUMPS. •CISTERN AND DEEP WELL PDMPB, ‘' GAS FIXTURES. ‘ S SHADES A ND GLOBES 40,, So. Ip, Iron and Terra Cotta Pipe; , TOPS and FLUES, ■: All kinds ol • # R ASS W O R K Iteara and Water constantly on Hand. || OIIKUN TOWN 08, COUNTRY 4i qrdtirs lor 'M ferial or work Irom a dlstohce.-ce ■ni n £ Bpec **d advantages We ’lire prepared to 4;'4 4' 4'4 44 4 leD.'l. 70—ly OTIONS WHOLESALE AT CITY FRIGES; jOVES oonstQn^J'oll bond saoUas’ ’ SUSPENDERS, ’ NECK TIES and ’' 7 ■ , KS T F? ONTS ' camtrio and When ItandSw- 1 ' l' r “. L2n<m ond Pnpor Co) i ar , \sg“c3a, fe? 1 ;?' Braids, Spool Cotton. \VaJlGtt« S rtSf?B l u nar> » Wrapping Paper arid Pdpter avk B t oa P. 8 Au £ Jrarfumery, Shoe Black, ° vo Polish, Indigo, Segors. <cc., &a. COYLE BROTHERS, . daron SO. mi-6 N m°; MBoUth L, STERNER & BRO., IVERY AND SALE STABLE, pTWBEN HANOVER AND BEDFORD BTB p the rear op bentz house, L CARLISLE, PA. e s av '“« attod up the Stable with new Canl- Prepared to mrnlsa flrat-cla»« Id Strati at reasonable bates. Parties taken to the springs aprllas.iBol.Zay- . . , Dividend, p rlisle IDeposit Nauk,\ BAj Board of Directorate«*lw» --,Y.. leil d or nvo por conu for the pMt^hS' “M's.en'the Capitol Block, free front-Bute id National Token, payable on demand. ■ . J. P. HAHBLEtI; day t. lß7l—Bm Outlier, j’OR BALE OR BENT.-A good : tw°-Bt°»y nriok JHod«o: No. OS Eaat North y rll. t ?,?f ,BYbHyDER ’ « »«* lB7l —if * €le r I 0 limiteer BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. flJUDfcal. QrnrMiLLioN of lTyes ba ved. It is one of the remarkable faota of this re* markable age. not merely that so many persons are the victims of dyspepsia or Indigestion, but Its willing victims. Now. we would not bo an derstood to say that any. one regards dyspepsia with favdr, or feels disposed Ur-rank It among the luxuries of life. For irom It. Those who have experienced Its torments would scout such an idea. All dread It. and would gladly dispense With Its unpleasant familiarities. Mark Tapley who was Jolly under all the trying circumstan ces In which he was placed, never had an Attack of dyspepsia, or bis Jollity would have speedily suffer its tortures uncomplainingly, hot whoev er heard pf a person who enjoyed them 7 Of all the multifarious diseases to which the human system is liable, there is perhaps no one so generally prevalent as dyspepsia. There are diseases monf acute and painful, and which more frequently prove Jatal. hut nope, the ef fects of which are so depressing to the mind and so positively distressing to thebody. If ibere Is a wretched being In the world it is A CONFIRMED DYSPEPTIC. Bat It Js not our Intention to dlscant on the hor rors of Dyspepsia. To describe them trutblhlly is simply an Impossibility, but It Is possibly to ptolhl opt a remedy. We nave said that dyspep sia iatferbapa tjm most universal of human du eahQ& This ,lq ; emphatically lh© case In the United. Stated. Whether this general preva lence IS <dtf© totha character oi the food; the method of Us preparation, or the hasty manndr in whichilt is usually swallowed. Is not our pro vince to explain: The great fact with which we are called to deal'ls this: ; DYSPEPSIA PREVAILS almost universally; • Neartyjeyeryiptfier person yon .meet is a; vie tim, anapparentlywifUng were tmauol the case.iWhy soinany faflerers.whCn a'certain: speedy and safe remedy Is within:;the easy, reach of all who desire to avail themselves of it? But the majority vflll not.. Blinded by preju dice, or, deterred by some other unexplainedin fluence, they refuse to accept the relief profer .ed them.; They turn a deaf ear to the testimony of the thonsands whose sufferings hnvb hedn al leviated,'and with strange.lnfatuation, appear to cling with desperate determination to their ruthless tormentor. But says a dyspeptic: What Is ibis remedy ? to which we reply: This great alleviator of human suffering is almost os widely known as the English language. It has allayed the'ogonles of thousands.and is to-day carrying comfort and encouragement to thou sands of others. This acknowledged panacea is none other than DB, HOOFLAND’S GERMAN BITTERS... Would,yon know more ol the merits of this wonderfqVmeaioine than can be learned. from the experience of others? Try and when ft ;has failed to fulfil the assurance of its efficacy given by the proprietor, then abandon faith in It. , ' s LET IT BE REMEMBERED, first bf all, that Hoofland's Gorman Bitters is not a ram beverage. They are not nlcobolio'ln any sense of the term. They are composed wholly of the pure Juice or vital principle of Toots,. This Is not a mere assertion.* The extracts from which they are. compounded are prepared by oho of the ablest German chemists. Unlike ■ any other Bitters ip tho market, they are wholly free from spirituous ingredients. The objections which holdwith'so much force against preparations of this class, namely—that a desire lor Intoxicating drinks is stimulated by their use, are not valla in the case of tho German Bitters., So far from encouraging or Inculatlng a taste or desire for Inebriatfa'gobveroges, it may be confidently os" sorted, that their, tendepoy is in a diametrically opposite direction. Their efforts can be , BENEFICIAL ONLY in all cases of the biliary system Hooflondh. German;-Bitters stand without an equal, acting promptly and vigorously upon the-Liver, they remove ,1U torpidity,and cause healthful secre tion -of; bile—thereby supplying the. stomach with tho most Indispensable elements of sound digbstlofa in proper proportions. They give tone to tbo-.stomaoh— stimulating its functions, and enabling it to perform ite duties as nature de signed It’Should do. They Impart vigor and strength to 1 the entire system, cansing -the pa tient to reel likfi anbthor.belng—in fact, giving him a new'lease qf life; ~ , THEY PURIFY THE BLOOD, cleansing' the vital fluid of ail. hurtful Impuri ties andlsupplylng them with the elements'of genuine; heaithfulness. In a word, there is scarcely) a , disease: in ,which they cannot be safely apd honeflcloUy employedj. but in that most generally prevalent dlstrosslngand dread ed disease, Dyspebsla, • 1 THlfir STAND UNRIVALED. Now, there are*, cef tain. classes of persons to. v horn extreme liters are not. oniy unpalata ble, but;who find-It,lmpossible to. take them without positive discomfort. For such • ” , DJI, HOOFKAND'S GIERtIAN TONIC bns.been specially-prepared. It Is intenddd for use where q slight alohbhal etimuiant Js requir ed In connection with. ,tb© .wellrknown Tonio, hat bo flavored as to remove the extreme hitter -1 ness. This, preparation ,is, not. only palatable, out combines, in. modified form, all the virtues of the German Bitters:-The'-solid oxtifeots oL some of Nature’s choicest: zestoiA|lyes K held >ln solution by a spirituous agent ol thq purest 'quallty.l In cases of langhor.or’ excessive' debit- Ity. whccro thesyitem appears to have become exhausted of Its enengles, . HOOFLAND’S .TONIC acta with almost marvelpus. effpot, It not only, stimulates f the flogging and'wastlng energies,, but invigorates ana permonetly strengthens its action, npon the Uverand Btomdch.UiorotJgh‘ perhapsllesp propapt than the Bitters, wjtien.ibe same quantity is,taken is none the less certaip: Physical or Nervous Prostrotion, ? laid readily to its potent influence. It gives the invalid a new and,stronger hold upon ure, removes depression pf spirits;,and In spires-oheerftildess. *lt supplants ttie-pain of disease with the ease ond comfbrti.of;perfect health, jit gives strength toweakness, throws despondency ?to the winds, and starts the re stored invalid upon a new and gloßome career. But Dr. jioofland’s benefactions to ithe human race are not conflnedto hiq celepra^ed , JITTERS, ; , or his Invaluable Tonic. H© has.prepared,favi other xaealfeliio, wpioh is rapidly winning Its way to popular favor because of its intrinsic merits. |Tnis is HOOFLAND’S PODOPHYLLIN PILLS. • a perfect anbstltule for merqury, without any of mercaryfs evil qualities. ~ These (wonderful Pills, which are Intended to not upon-the Liver, are mainly composed of Podophyllin, or the VITAL THE MANDRAKE , ROOT. , Now w|e desire the reader to distinctly under stand that this extract of the,Mandrake lamany tlmea rnpre powerfttl than the Mandrake Itself. It Is the medicinal virtues of this health-giving plant ina perfectly pure and.highly concentra ted form., fienccft is that two or the Podophyl* iln Fills constitute n full dose, while anywhere six to eight or a handful of. other preparations of the Mandrake are required. The Phodopby 1- lln- _ - ‘ • ACTS DIRECTLY ON THE LIVER, bllmnlatanglts fanotlonsand causing it to make Its billafy secretions :iu Tegular and proper quantities.. The injurious results which invari ably 'follow the use of mercury is entirely avoided) by their use. - Bat it is hotupbn the Liver only that their; powers are exerted.- The extract df Mandrake contained in them is skill fully, combined with four other extracts, one of ! Which acts upon the atom&oh, one upon the up per bowels, one upon the lower bowels, and;one prevents any griping effect, thus producing a pill that luflen'cesthe digestive and alimentary sys tem, lr qn eqdal ana harmonlonfl manner, and its action entirely free from nausea* vomiting or griping pains common .to all other purgatives. . Possessing these mnoh desirable qualities, the Podopbyllln becomes invaluable as a FAMILY ‘JrEDICINE. No household should he wlthpat them.. Thfey are perfectly safe, require but tweiforan ordina ry dose, are prompt when, need in connection, with JOr, Hoofland’a German) Bitters, or Tonlo; maybe l regarded as icertaln speolflos In all oases ofUrerComplalnt, DyspepsH or-gny.of thpjdlsordeis to which the system is ordinarily suhJeo. The*. ; PODOPHYLLIN PILLS, act upon tbo stomach and bowels, carrying off improper obstructions, while the'Bltters or To ; ulc purify the blood, strengthen and Invigorate the iraraojJy.e-tone and appetite to.Jh* stom ach, dm* thus build up tbelnvaUd’ anew. Dr, IJopfland, having provided Internal reme dies for qlsoapes, has given, the world one maiuj, Ty for,,external application, In tho'wonderfu preparation known as .. ) . , v \ 1 y Bit. HOOFLAND’B GREEK OIL. This QlitoAiisoverelgn remedy for pains and uobesqfi all kinds. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Toothache, Cbil- Paip in the Back, and Loins,^rifffiwm^‘<W, l all yield to.m external The numberoPchres effected by it is .astonishing and they are increasing every itjsa cure .(or Heart-burns, Kidney diseases;Blok Dysen tery, Cholera Morbus, Cramps, Fains in the •Stomach, Colds, Asthma, do. " The Greek Oil is composed entirely of healing gums and essential olla.. The principal engredf ' eat is an oily substance, procured In,the tiouth 'em part l of Greece. Its, effects as a.destroyer of imlnard trnly magical,' Thonstrads havo been benelltttd by Its use, and a trial by those who are skeptical will thoroughly convince them of its inesQmablbivaiue., These remedies will be sept by express to any locality,upon application to the Principal Office, at the German Medicine Store, No. 681 Arch Bt-, Philadelphia, remedies. «r« for sale by druggist*, Hlorekeepera. and medicine dealorsaveiy where. Chas. M. Evans, Formerly O. M. JACKSON * CO. ) . "BIfIHTIfIOS DVtBMUCH ,, -MEBB. DEACON ADAUO"READS HIS TITLE CLEAR," Brethren, I used to be os vile A sinner, flail of wicked guile, As ever flourished in this part— Before my change of heart ;aC I try to keep my walk asst 1 night As any walk I know of lif* Thls'wllderness of sin. The righteous used toabake their heads At some of my rapacious trades; But now they say;admiringly, • That Heaven prospers mo. And sometimes It does seem tome— Isay It with humility And consciousness of little worth— That I’m the salt of earth*. And yet, with Jeers I’ve been, sainted; By evil tongue been persecuted; , But, brethren, I make no complaint— I’m a long suffering saint. Folks hint that I am dreadful small— But; In my way, I’m liberal; I’d share tho last cent of my pelf , With—hem—ahem I myself. My hand, at tole of other’s woes, Straightway Into my pocket goes; And—while I weep warm tears of char t Ity—l keep It there I But, I’ve too many righteous qualms To blow my horn when I give alms; 20/ loft hand never yet hath known . What alms my right hath done; They say I took thirty per cent From Widow Joneq, for money lent; As true as I am going to Heaven, ■'--Itook exactly seven. . • Besides my perquisites, to wit: ■Fifteen per cent for finding itr- Discount on note, five more—and three Per cent gratuity ! Folks ought to stand a little shave From us who toil and pinch and save, And wrestie with the Assessor which is The "primal enss" of riches 1 "Who lendeth to the poor," the Word Says—-don't 11 ?—‘ 'gi veth lot h e Lord 1” I’ve given up all to Him T Tls lent At twenty-five per cent!' Still I’m not a perfect man— And, brethren, yon may search from Dan, To Beersheba, without seeing A truly perfect being I , I only claim to bo the chief Among ten thousand. I’d as lief Be called a sinner, and have done with it, % A B called a hypocrite! Ipstdlaittm Many have heard of its origin. Ita his tory iojEngland runs back to the time of William the Conqueror, who ordered a .bell tojbe ning about'sundown in sum - mef, and at 8 o’clock in the evening in winter, at which time thtrftrcffand llgbta were to be. put out, and the people to re main witb|u doora. and penalties were impotjeil upon those who neglected or re fused to coin ply with the law. This was called'the "curfew " a word derived from ilia j... uyu xfKrvvr-.uSrurSi* loro; r «o l ,thp of the hanip. Ia readily seen. In the sixteenth century, ,“bellm iu’’ were added to 'the night wato.h a XiOndon. They went through the stroeta.ringing their bell, and crying, 'Take 1 dare bf nte and candle; be kind to the poor, and pray for the dead.' It .was the bellman’s duty, also, to bless the sleepers as he passed their doors. “II .Penserosb” Hilton refers to this custom : "The bellman’s drowsy obanu, To bless the doors from nightly harm. Poets have often referred totbeonrfew, or cover-fire bell. Gray begins bis beau tiful “Elegy” with "The oprfew tolls the knell of parting day.". Lopgfellow, too; baa a pretty little poem telling jtbe story of this bell with charm ing simplicity: "Solemnly, mournfully, dealing its dole, The oarlew bell lfl beginning tb toll. ' Cover the emberg, nut out the light. Toll comes with the morning, and rest with the night. Dark grows the windows, and quenched Is the llro. Bound fSdes Into silence, all footsteps retire. No voice in the chambers!- no sound in the hall. Sleep and oblivion reign over aU,” King .William died, and the original obligations of the curfew were at last re moved: about the time of Henry I. In UOO; hint the custom of ringing an even ing bel| la still ktptup in England, with variations as to the hour. The “nine o'clock] bell M —fatplllar to most Eew En gland ’people—which sends so many young | people home and to bed, and which,;in tne early history of our coun try, was almost as rigidly obeyed by all, old and young, as the old curfew, traces its origin almost directly to the cover-fire bell. TCn Longfellow’s “Evangeline” the custom is well described .. i“Anon,the bell from the belfry Rang out the hour of nine—the village curfew— and straightway Rose the guests and departed; and silence reign in the household." But now the;cufitoms have changed: 1 and thoughThfe I HHng£ oil t tfn tfie■ air, in the country village and city street; it has lost-its power, save as a tell-tale or passing time. Let the old bells ring on. • **lllolo evening! bells 1 those evening bells! How,many a tale tbelr.mnsio tells; . Of youth, and home, and that sweet time When last I heard their soothing chime t" Monkeys— ;A letter from Africa relates how monkeys are caught there': 1 In Da four and'Senriear the natives makea fer-. mentetj beer, qf which the monkeys are passionately fond.. Aware of this, the natives: go to, the parts of the forest, most frequented by the,monkeys, and set on the ground calabashes full of'.the liquor,, As soon as the monkey sees it and taste* it, be qtters. loud cries pf.joy that soon attracts his comrades. Then the prgle beginsjjaod in a short time theyabow sill, .degree* ofjntbxloatibn. Then the negrdas appear. The few monkeys that conle to’6 late to get toddled escape. The drippers are too; far gone to .distrust the negroes! bat apparently take tbemlpr larger spe cimens of their own. species. when a negro takes one by the band to lead him, ofl, the nearest monkey will cling to tne one that thus finds .a support, and en .deavor to go off also, Another: jvlll grasp at him, and so bn, until the negro lead* a staggering line of ten or fifteen tipsy monkeys, when finally brought to the village, they are securely caged and then gradually,sobered down;.but for two or three days a gradually diminished sup ply of liquor Is given them, so as to re concile them by degrees to their state of captivity. • An old Spanish writer says, that A -wo man Is quite perfect aqd absolute In her beauty If she .hove thirty good points.— Here they ore: Three things white—the skin, teeth, and hands. , v Three black—the eyes, eye brows, and eye lashes. Three red—the lips, cheeks and halls. Three short—the teeth, ears, and fqet. Three.bread—the chest,,the brow, and the space between the eye brows. Three narrow-rthe mouth, the waist, and the Instep. . . • Three large—the arm, the hip, and the calf. Proprietor. Three free—the' fingers, the hair and tbellps.’. . , ■ Three sma{l—the breast, the nose, and the bead. I^etical THE CDRFEW 6 ELL. CARLISLE. AUGUST 3, 1871. THE BALTIMORE MYSTERY. i. T Society Gossip In the Men- uyicntal City. OISSATISFAbTIOM WITH’ THE CITY AUTHOIITIES: X Leaf the Private Life of Mi’s. Wharton. A WEDOINQ ANO- NO BRIDEOROOM. ■ Baltimore, July 16.—1 f Baltimore values itself Upon one thing more than another it is the exclusiveness of Its soci ety. Nowhere In the world do North and Bouth meet upon such a peculiar lev el; not even In Europe, since au encoun . ter of people there who have crossed the sea ls top frequently a ground;far mutual intercourse that may possess any amount of volcanoes beneath. But since the war. the influx of strangefs In Baltimore from eithereidhbaslnatituted an orderof things possessing for its main features toleration of opinjou, sympathy of .taste, Ac... that' must beimpartially deemed dh paralleled. All of which conslderatlons'throwa halo around the Wbarton-Ketchum poisoning. case hefe.tbat in several respects perfect ly eclipses the Sherman case further North, i With the main particulars I believe your readers are already familiar. The matter resolves itself into the fact that either Mrs. Wharton is a much-abused lady,or'sdolally a deadly upas tree, blast ing all within her reach. In her favor the lady possesses influence' North and South which most people under her circumstances would deem sufficient to fling into mortifying obscurity afad con tempt all accusations against her. Btili, ou the other hand, among certain cool and extremely unbiased people there are innuendoes, amounting in the aggregate to much more than innuendoes, which' almost anybody, however unconcerned' aboptt|ie opinion of the world, would consider very serious matter's Indeed. I do not conceal the fact that there Is MUCH DISSATISFACTION expressed with regard to the action of the authorities Id dotcommitting Mrs. Whar | ton immediately to jail. Advantage was , taken! of a legal quibble to protect her . from this mortification ; but few are ac quainted with the fact that the lady might have have been placed in durance • with the. same ease and inexpensiveness with which many a poor wretch crosses Jones’ Falls every Sunday morning—sent upon this passage for no more serious a matter ithan Impudence to a policeman. The administration of the poisoned beer Is viewed in some quarters as about as terriblp a matter as Mr. Pickwick’s chops and tomato sauce. Baltimore beer is at best by, no means purer than the Berlin article—at’least many here have an in sane suspicion to this effect—and if one gets $ pain in one’s stomach and grows very ill after drinking it—to say nothing of concomitants, precedents, and subse quents-j-he is-not, ad a general thing, the object of a very startling amount of sym pathy. ;/ To b.e sure $40,000 of insurance may deservq a thought in this quarterbut the question invariably arises whether a lady Wharton—a star in New Yofk, Philadelphia ahd'Baltimoro soci ety—jvpuld for thrice that much put her very pcefty neck so closely within. the shadow)’of the halter. As to the beer, it is taken; as a basis for.morp arguments than orta r Various social iconoclasts have hinted {that the hops of which this re freshing form of excitement is supposed to be made are positively nothing to the In'wpiph/the Wharton coterie has been accustomed to take part. It la at - least known that there has been in respect to these people an extravagance in the pur suit of novelty and pleasure quite unusu al ; Bo much so, iu truth, as to excite re mark from persona much less curious than the local Paul Fry. Throughout ail, however, there is pity for the daugh ter. Nobody, truly knows, apparently, whether Mrs. Wharton is guilty of the crime for which she stands accused, or not- Either way, her daughter suffers, and coUsequently from the community has sympathy. • As yet the main basis for the whole business is the ANALYSIS OF DR. AIKEN. This is the old gentleman who was Suite prominent not long ago In-.the ohoeppe- case. Because he Is imposing in figure, possesses a grave manner and deep voice, and weais a beard like Jeffer son’s in thelastaotin “Hip Van Winkle,” he is in several, quarters looked upon as the very choicest sort of authority.. Oth ers, however, who have bad occasion to read his analysis of patent soaps, substi tute for coffee, beef extracts, condensed soups, &0., are cruel-enough to turn out bints about Inflated gallipots, .air syrin ges, &c., which are by no means much to bis advantage, and consequently quite likely to effect the value of his testimony in this case when it comes before the Grand Jury.- ' H9W the matter will end no one can conjecture. One half of Baltimore looks upon Mrs. Wharton as a guilty woman - ; tbe,otlier half consider her an Injured in nocent to whom no reparation in the end will be sufficient compensation for what she endures now. The discontented are all furious, how ever, at the fact that she is merely de tained in her bouse and not sent to jail. The city employs three detectives to stand sentinel daily before her door. For whom else, is asked in Old Town, would this he done? ' ' • LEAF PROM THE LIFE OP Mbs. WHARTON —HER LOVE FOR DRESS—A -WEDDING n and no Bridegroom—buns away to AVOID AN ASYLUM—A LOVING WIPE—IB SHE INSANE? [From the Philadelphia Telegraph, July 16,] For woman.this is certainly the age of promise and prominence. We And them on every band leaving the hearthstone and storming the intrenched positions of male humanity. They have carried the rostrum and pulpit by force, and-are now thundering at the portals of the franchise. But in a graver and decidedly a traffic sense we find them latterly entering boldly into competition with man. We allude to the simoon or .tidal wave of murder that has but lately swept across our continent, and has left at this Very moment three prominent women, with blood upon their bands, stranded upon the breach of justice. We allude of course to Mfs- Laura D. Fair, the California murderess; Mrs. Lydia Sherman, the Birmingham Borgia,and Mrs. Maj. Har ry W. Wharton, who is the latest sensa tion of the day in connection with the groat Baltimore poisoning cose. Our present purpose is therefore to lay before the public some facts that are not known, facts culled by laborious search in private avenues of information, and wbiohi com bined, contain to a certain extent the private life of Mrs r Wharton, and throw a great light- upon what will most neces sarily be her only ground of defence. BIRTH AMD PARENTAGE. Ellon O. Nugent was born in this city about forty-five years ago. Her father, George Nugent, was a most prominent and successful merchant of the day, do ing a large importing business of fine goods, siltcs, & o. In character be was strictly uptight and honorable, livings as It were, by a set rule of firmness and justice to all. His daughter, Ellen, was by bis second wife, be having been pre viously married to a Cuban woman, by whom be bad two children, both boys, qne of whom Is now a respectable and prosperous member of our community.— There were six other children, by tbeseo ond wife, four eons and two daughters.— Both of . the daughters are married and living.ln the city. Mr. Nugent did not remain, long, in : Philadelphia after tbe birth of his daughter Ellen, or Nellie.— He bad been very successful in business, and finally Concluded to retire, which be .did, purchasing a lovely place about a mile this side of Conshoheokeni at a spot 'colled Gulf Mills, where, with bis fami- 1 *1 *,• lly growing up around him,, he settled down to; pass the closing hours of his life amid' the sylvan scenoay of our beautiful Schuylkill banks. Of all the children hla daughter Nellie waa hie idol. He lavished every attention upon her that money could command. Especial pains, were takeu-<wlth her education, and she spent considerable time at Bishop Deane's seminary,in Burlington, N. J. And now the real interest of our story commences. Nellie has grown up under our pencil in to beautiful womanhood, and her mature character Is-beginning" todetermluoif-' seif. The cfcene Is the Gulf Mills House, and thp time is about twenty-live years ago. By the universal voice of those who knew her at that time she. was certainly .a most lovely girl. About twenty years of age, of slender and graceful yet queen ly bearing, with magnificent Jet-black hair of unuabal length, dark eyes and fair complexion—such washer physical beau ty. Buf. those who know her well say that thqt was the least Of her attractions. It was rather her engaging manner, her : winning ways, her dashing Inspiring dis position that bound captive at the chariot of Oupid so many of her male acquaintances. ■ • , LOVELY WOMAN FOND OP DBESS. It was about 'this time that she began to develop a passion - that bag ever sinqe been i Inordinate with, her, and that was the des|re to dress magnificently. Hep fatherspared no expense to gratify her lightest,'whim, and gave, her money, enough {to clothe a duchess.' As a conse ?iuence,i there'was no more regular at endant at the then fashionable bazaars of our city than Miss Nugent, whose car riage got to be familiarly Known, no dpnbt to. the salesmen within. As we have said, her father allowed her to carry the purse of a duchess, and, consequently the reader can Judge.of his surprise when outside bills that bad been contracted by bls.dangbter to the amount of thousands of /dollars were sent in-to him for settle mont, and all this heavy running into debt had taken place in a comparatively short time, and without thesligbtest pre monitory intelligence. Where bad the money gone? Hardly upon herself, since, although always elegantly attired in obe dience .to fashion's latest mandate, this debt excess was too absurdly large to be answered for on the ground of personal, expenditure; But a little investigation showed. It was found that this money had been expended for laces, silks, Jewel ry, &c., which were lavished with an Im perial band its presents upon her young friends,' This was certainly a little ec centric,! And quite enough to cause the eyebrow to raise l Beautiful young ladles do not : generally run Ihelr fathers into debt simply to give away indiscriminate ly costly gifts. ‘ But something more strange was yet to . come. The debts were paid by the father, and the current of events drifted along'towards the most remarkable feature of this remarkable woman’s life. As we have. intimated, and os may. have naturally been supposed, Mid Nellie' was the brilliontcontroof aiargo circle of pebpie of the best class in that vicinity. Bo that when, shortly after, each and all of them received an invitationCTA the marriage of that young lady youTWy be sure it created some little stir of excite ment. In the first place it was so entire ly unexpected that it almost took away the people’s breath, and secondly, What caused the most surprise win that the happy man bad not been selected from the large number of country gallants of wealth, and position who constantly sur rounded her, but was a Mr. Williamson, of the olty, who was but a casual visitor, ahd who B g^EuafccOTOa^lie‘/fai ! ‘t ! .““ltapC: also, that be had been so in discreet and Impolite'as not even to have spoken; to Mr. Nugent about it, and, knowing the character of that old-time gentleman, we are somewhat surprised that the marriage was allowed to'go on did wejnot also know that whatever his daughter. Nellie had set her, heart upon accomplishing she could most certainly do, especially where the father’s consent was only to be gained. A WEDDING FEAST BUT NO BRIDEGROOM. Weil, at length the auspicious hour rolled round, and ail the invited guests assembled at the Nugent mansion to Witness the marriage of the beauty;— Great preparations bad been made for the event.. Mr. Nugent was determined that the daughter who Was the queen of bis heart should be mated in a regal man ner. .Never bad the young’girl.looked so lovely as did the bride, seated in her satin-and lace, with her. attendant maids, nboutlber, and waiting, with the.love light in her eyes, for the happy groom,. It was nearly the hour for the ceremony, and still he bad not come. “ Where is Mr. Williamson ?" .and “ Why don’t he cofhe ?" were now frequently asked by those* who were present The hour at which tbenuptuai knot was to have been tied struck with a dismal clang, and yet' no bridegroom. The minister was there with book and gown. The guests were there, (he beautiful bride was there, and everything was waiting for the appear ance of the tardy gentleman from the city. The father’s brow began to darken, and the bride’s cheeks to pale. Another dismal hour wore away, and its death knell was tolled by the clock, and still no groom.' .Another hour, and still no groom.. ‘‘Possibly he may have met with an accident; let messengers be sent.” And messengers were sent in haste, while the guests sat in silence, and the bride, now thoroughly convinced that her lover was false, raved and sobbed like one mad. The minutes dew away on wings of lead until the messengers returned, who, Instead of bringing with them Mr. Williamson, or announcing at once some reasonable'cause for bis non-appearance, - beckoned the father mysteriously apart; and whispered in his ear. The news could not be kept secret, and in a mo ment it was known. Mr. Williamson had not contracted the marriage, and •knew noihing.aboutlt. Slowly and sad ly, asif from a funeral, the guests departed, glancing askantiy at the bride, who eat weeping before them, and shaking their heads' significantly, .This was certainly the maddest freak that it is possible for a younk lady to-commit, - and the Inci dent leads like a chapter from Mrs, South worth. Subsequent investigation sbowedlconclusively that the marrioge had not the slightest foundation, so far as any Intention of Mr. Williamson was concerned, and taking this fact into con sideration, it is not strange, that the peo now began to speak mysteriously about .theyouaglady, and -- to intimate forcibly, that something was wrong in her head. This hitter suspicion began now to shape Itself into the solemnity of a fact in the mind of Mr. Nugent, and aftercareful pondering of the matter, it was resolved to have Nellie removed to an asylum for the insane. < , : A RUNAWAY MAIiJH. As a key to subsequent events, it Is to be presumed that she knew tbelntentions of her family at the time. It wanted but a day or two of the execution of tbe asy lum project, when it was found that the beautiful bird had flown in tbe night from tbe parental nest. But in a very little while tbe father received intelli gence that bis daughter had sloped with young Lieutenant Harry W. Wharton — bad proceeded with him to Philadelphia, bad been there married, and that now, as Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Wharton, they frere living at Jones’ Hotel, in Chestnut street, above Sixth, Just where the office of the German Democrat now'stands.— This was almost as strange and unac countable a movement as tbe burlesque marriage, and Chased a great deal of com ment. Although of. acquaintance there had been considerable between the par- ties, of courtship there bad been little or none, and furthermore, at tbe time of tbe elopement and marriage tbe young lieu tenant knew full well that his lovely bride was Intended by her . friends for a temporary seclusion In a mad-house: but tbe runaway couple bad not been long from home until they received assuran ces of forgiveness,And returned to-tbe house at Gulf Mills, They also for a time lived at and in Phila delphia hgaln., It wasn’t long after mar riage until Mrs. Wharton was in finan cial difficulties again, which were again settled by her indulgent father. I A LOVING WIPE. After this her husband, who was cap tain' was stationed at Fort Kearney for soma five or seven years. Mrs, Whar ton accompanied him, as indeedrebe did in all his wanderings, even going down into Texas with him on one occasion; bat "while out- on the plains -the eyesight of tbe captain had become defective, and be and hla wife returned to Philadelphia again. They put up at Glass & Co.’s ho tel, on Chestnut street, during such time as the captain was under the bauds of ad oculist. I At the breaking out of the war the captain got a commisslon in a Dela ware regiment, and eventually was ap pointed (general disbursing agent, having his headquarters in Entaw 'street, Balti more, right near his house in Hamilton place. With, the exception 1 of . a abort time theyllved In Washingtonr-this waa hla home up To hts mysterious death lu. 1807. . ■■ ■ Such aroaome of the salient, points aad bolp Wt dioca in the. career of this most remarkable woman. Notwithstand ing, the I growing suspicion that she also poisoned her. husband and son, it is the universal testimony that never whs there a‘more loving wife. She was almost pas sionately devoted to him, and followed him everywhere. fHE PENH PENSION IN ENOLAND. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that it is “ impossible to dis continue the pension of £4,000 a year granted to the descendants of William Penn.”; This little statement shows what great, difficult)esareinherent in a system which makes pensions and gratuities hereditary. The services of Admiral Penn to Iting Charles I. were the foundation of the claims of William Penn upon Charles 11. If the'latter bad been blessed .with a full treasury he might have granted a money payment to the Quaker; and that-would have been an end of the business ; but, insteadi he gave to the descendants of the Admiral a large tract of land in North America, which belonged to the Crown, under the claim that, it was discovered ■by an Englishman.. With those lands he conferred the power of absolute rov ernnaeqt. A centuary later the American Bevalution put an end to the proprietary government in Pennsylvania. The Btnte succeeded to the lordly rights which had been exercised by the Penn lumlly. For their landed estates compensation was made by the State of Pennsylvania,'but' for the hereditary right of government overthrow!), the Legislature, believing that in the people resided that power; would grant nothing.' The British Gov ernment, which had guaranteed, through the original charter of the family, the Penn rights,'were called upon, by the heirs, for remuneration, and it is thus the pension of £4OOO, granted ns indemnity, arose. The Penn family has died out in the male branches. No legitimate descendant of William Penn, bearing his surname, is living, but in the female line there are various descendants. The Mr. Stuart, who now receives the pension, id the son of. Archbishop Stuart.of Armagh, and of - Sophia Margaret Penn, 'daughter of Thos. Penn, son of William Penn.hy his second marriage with Hannah. Callowhtil. Mr. Stuart is the present representative of the house of Penn, but if be should have no who will be ready to sand pounds.. The Cremorne family, the Banfurry family, the Gqmm family, the Penn Gaskills, 1 and the Penn Gosklll Halls, the Lardnels, . the. Paynters, the Barons, the Newcombs and the Bawllns, and several,other .families could trace their descent to William Penn without any difficulty. Thus it would seem that a' pension once granted by the British Government bos as many beads as the hydra. Mr: Gladstone is not the Hercules who can destroy the monster. ggyEvery now and then a fresh snake item “comes to pass,” and it’s sure to bb oneof the proverbial class of snake stories that afequite taxingto a man’s credulity. Of this order is the following, clipped from the Bldgewqy (Pa.) Elk Democrat, and attributed to a Texas correspondent of a New York - paper; One night my wife and myself were awakened by a noise from the shelf which contained our small store of crock ery, followed by a crash, which showed that a great portion of our cups and plates bad-been flung to the floor. Springing up to discover the author of this “attack upon : Ghlna,” I found a large snake In a somewhat unpleasant “flx”. He bad crawled npon the shelve, attracted by a number of eggs which were scattered about. One of these he bad swallowed, and In order to get the next he bad put bis head and a portion of bis body tbro’ the handle of a jug which happened to stand between the coveted delicacies.— The handle was just open enough to let his body, in the.natural state, slip clever ly through, but not sufficient to let it pass when puffed out by the egg. In this position be had swallowed the sec ond egg. His snakeshlp thus found him self unable to advance or retreat; and in floundering about to escape from bis nov el stock, had caused the accident which had aroused us. lof course proceeded at once to execute' summary justice upon the interloper,, but the eggs be bad swal lowed were a dead loss. That story may or may not be so. “It depends,” as the knowing ohes say; but whatever doubts bur readers may have about that, here’s a “clip” from the Edgefield (S. C.) Advertiser, which we feel well assured wili.be readily digested by even. the most radical sticklers for truth : They Use guano down in-Alabama to coax the crops along, and the man who sells the best guano always gets tbe most trade. Tnero is one kind That la awful soon. A farmer put a sample of it in his pocket aud.started for home, Thera was a carpet tack in his pocket when be put the guano in there, and when be got home there was a bar of railroad iron sticking out of bis pocket which almost weighed bis horse dawn. He said be thought he felt something heavy iu -his pocket the last half of tbe Journey. jgyrCol. John W. Forney writes the following sketch of a once distinguished man, to the Washington Sunday Chron • “The short career of Mr. Felix Grundy McConnell, of Alabama, who died by bis own haid, in Washington City, D, C., in September of 1848, in his 37th year, was in some respects a memorable one. He was a singularly handsoma man, and possessed abundant animal spirits, and a native wit that made him popular with all parties. His speeches were not very numerous, but were original and forcible. He was. elected to- two Congresses, but had not served out bis full term when he died. When James K.. Folk was Inau gurated President on the -4th of 'March, 1845, one of bis first visitors was Felix G. McConnell, and I shall never forget tbe way he introduced himself: 'I have called to pay you ray respects, Mr. President, ana to say that if you believe in tbe Vlr ignfaand Kentucky Resolutions, love tke Union, and follow in the footsteps of Captain Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, now at tbe Hermitage preparing to go to heaven, then, sir, hang my hammer on your anvil,’ Though too careless of himself, he bad many sterling traits. Once, in a bar room of tbe National Hotel, be heard an infi del blaspheming the Bible. IStop, sir I’ said tbe angry Felix—‘stop I lam not a good man, out my mother used to read the Bible to me, and prayed that I might always believe in It: and, -d—n me, if I will ever nltotv anybody to attack It In my presence? It must be ail right, for it was ner guide and comfort. ’’’ ♦ ( VOL; 58.—N0. 8. A (THAME (TORT. My greatest friend among the studen ts at the Zi'elpzig Medical‘College was a atrangeplerratlo genius, named Hoffman, a philosophical enthusiast and scientific man. His room was filled with electrical ap paratus, and ail its adjuncts., T was often at a loss to know how he could afford'so much extravagant research, as I. knew that his father was a broken merchant, . who.llvedvery-plnlnlylnasmnll cottage, some fifteen miles frorfl the sea, original ly a porter’s lodge to a gentleman’s seat in the,neighborhood. I accepted Hoffman’s invitation’at the first vacation wo were together, and spent a part of my holiday at the cottage, where I I became acquainted with his family, ■ consisting of his father, mother, and an only sister. v ■ The father Was a large, athletic man, of apparently forty-five years of age, with a bold but scornful look, and treacherous , eye. The mother -and sister were more ‘ like Hoffman. - Belli I noticed that hit I mother hud a constant habit of Olasoidgn her hands as If-in nT jc£ and lurfliagrd uer eyes Heavenward., This surprised me very much, as Hoffman bad never ■ professed any religion whatever; but, on the contrary, he would sometimes scoff at me for being.a believer. He wanted mb to lend him a certain sum to pay for I the making of an electrical apparatus of I great size, with which he intended to I restore life. I could hot assist him; but I two days after our return to Leipzig he I called on me to say that bis father would furnish, him with the requisite amount I in a few days. This was the acme of bliss for him; and justtbree weeks after the evening be received the money from bis father, he Informed me, that the'machine was fin- I isbed, and be would have an opportunity of using it on the following day, as a I notorious murderer was to bebung;apd I he bad made arrangements to obtain his I body. 1 I , 'Strange, is it not,’ said he, ‘ that this scoundrel will furnish the means where- I by the scientific World will learn to honor I me?' . The hall at the college was a fine,large square room, which you entered from a wide stair on the outside, near the cell ing ; and on looking' down you would perceive a semi-circular areua. The stal rs led down among the seats oh either aide to this arena, in which stood. the electric apparatus, and a long mabog* any table, bound in brass, with a number of binges and foldings, which could be swung around in all directions by means of a ball and socket joint in its pedestal. On this table was a small box, mounted with silver, which contained dissecting instruments; there were also several basins of water and a bundle of towels. Soon after we bad taken our seats, sev eral elderly gentlemen entered the arena also, one' of them completely covered with his black gown; this was the de monstrator .of anatomy, and be it was who would to-day operate upon the dead body of Bcammel, the highwayman. The old church bell had pealed out its twelve strokes sometime before any news reached us; but at fifteen minutes to one a young man entered hastily, whispered something In the ear of the doctor who was enveloped in the black gown, and everything was excitement. The ma chine was put in action and the table prepared, and in another minute several men hurried into the room, bearing a body with a sheet thrown loosely over It. A loud murmur was heard throughout the ball, and each one sprang to his feet to try and get a look at the body, which iWUB uinvmi uu mV muiv.Wim.lla luCOTiu J* •ww-Anaiv’pusmUD, ' The sheet was at once removed, and I shuddered as I satv before me ail that was mortal) of the highwayman Bcammel.— Hoffman clutched my arm as the prepar ations were being made. Every fibre in the body seemed to be in a state of rigid tension, which displayed - the strength and elegance of his muscular frame to great ad vantage. Hr. Bremer, the anatomical lecturer, stepped forward immediately and com menced to address the gentlemen in the room. He informed them that, very for tunately for the experiment about to be made now, the neck of the criminal did not seem to have suffered any very great perceptible injury. He then explained what be was going to do. With bis scalpel, be made incisions upon important nerves in various parts of the body, and applied the wires; and under their influence the limbs were contracted, the muscles seemed clubbed in knots, and the legs were drawn up and thrown out with great force. This elicit ed repeated applause: The excitement was now intense. The wires were applied to different' portions of the body with the same effect, ana the result was so fearfully strange that many fainted in their seats. The wires were then applied to the phrenic nerve, and almost immediately respiration began; low at first, then more natural, and in proportion as the current was kept up, it became very hurried,and at last gasping. - , ' The wires were now applied to the nerves behind the thigh, and a powerful current from the huge voltaic pile car ried to -them.. The result was fearful.—, The body turned suddenly around and sat up perfectly straight, every muscle fixed with that terrible appearance of a rigid spasm. Its neck was thrust for ward; the hair seemed to stand out, each Individual one in tegular order. Its eye-** lids were drawn out, while the eyeballs, with their dead,-glazed pupils, protruded in a hideous, glassy stare. The nostrils were dilated, as if breathing heavily, and a horriblejjreoulah foam oozed out of the corners of the rapidly working lips. I could not remove my eyes from it for a moment. Never was Iso spell-bound, and never'did I behold such a terrifically hideous object. My whole soul was bound with a feeling of unutterable horror.' It turned suddenly towards where Hoffman and myself were sitting, and convulsive ly pointed itB^ ffngeMn ; that direction, torted by aTghastly, diabolical, gibbering grin. I swooned. The ball seemed to swim around me; but still my ears were pierced by-the most agonizing cry I bad ever heard, and I distinctly caught the words, ‘My father!’ , • ' I could not think at once whence it proceeded,-and before I bad any time for reflection, a heavy body fell against me. It was poor Hoffmati; he bad sprung up. Into the air like a stag when the hunter’s bullet enters Its.heart, when he met that gaze. It was his father I The gentlemen went onwith their ex periments, but with qo success. .Hoffman. liever recovered from the shook that bo received that day, and for several months be was a raving maniac. About three days before ho died, be asked lor his father and mother, and his sister. The mother and sister came, but they told him his father was ill. He fortunately had no recollection of it until a few days before lie died, when it all seemed to come home like the recollec tion of some horrid dream; and bis last words to me were: ‘My dear friend, there Is an avenging Oocl, instead of a system of nature.' .. ' : I made inquiries, and'discovered that his father was a notorious highwayman;' and, moreover, that the robbery and-mur der for which be was sentenced were the crimes which enabled him to furnish his son the necessary means to complete his electric apparatus. How varied are the talents required lu,llfel’ Here's one from the Fort Wayne (Ind.) 'Jlepublitan, which smacks of freshness: A play is acted In a Chicago theatre lu which a man Is hung for fun. The other night the gearing got out of order and, tbey.tipme near banging him for good.— When they out him down he said be guessed they bad better get some one to take his place, as "bis neck was’not tal ented enough to play that part.” Beauty In tears is irresistible. Bates for advsbtissmsnts inserted atTen'Ccnts per lino for tho first Insertion* and five cents per lino for each subsequent Insertion, Quar terly half-yearly, and yearly advertisements In erted at a Unocal reductlouph the above rates Advertisements should be by the Cash, tVhen sent wlthont any .length of time specified for publication, they {tttU bo continued untilordered out anil f' JOB PRINTING, Cards,handbells, oibouiars* opd every oth er description of Job ai\d Cabd Printing. . Jj WITfIHBRAH' J -IH4LUllolt.—..I ( A cotrespo’nllentbf pajior I,J I writes las follows from Iftaukford, 111. under date of June 19; Two young la | dies, daughters of James Williams, liv ing nbbut eight miles from here! have been attacked In a singular manner, by what is said to be witohdraft. Witch craft, or whatever Draft it may.be, it puz zles the physicians. Tho young ladies •were affected about the flist of April. I. thinkM.wfia,known among the neighbors ... that there was something wrong with diem, butany strangeness in their actions'"' was generally attributed to insanity.— Matters remained thus until last Wed nesday; when their father called upon a physician of this place, and got him to visit them. Since that time their actions have be-, come generally, known, and both men ; , and women have gone to see them'.— Some fifty or a hundred persons are there every night, and they say it is quite en tertaining jo witness their performances. They are perfectly sane during the day,., hfit ait the approach of night they become perform.' Scaling the house, they dance. upon the cotub.of the building, apparent ly With perfect ease and Impunity, utter ing, 'at the same time, the most hideous and frenzied screams. Very frequently they take something Ilke.lits, or spasms, and fall perfectly stiff; but if they chance to he on the house-top, they never fail off, however near the 'eaves they may be. They are aged respectively sixteen and eighteen years, and are both rather small, being below the medium height. During the day, at which time they are perfectly sane, they seem to be rather reserved and modest, but will converse freely with any. one. They are fond of music and play up- - bn the dulcimer. The spell'comes, upon both at or near the same time, generally between sundown and dark, and flrstman- Ifests itself by both of them breaking into a run. They always run north, in the direction of an old lady, who, they say, has been practicing witohcraft-uppn, them. They say she has - recently put harder spells upon them on account of their telling something tbatshe had for-, bade, and that she and a pat are with them in their dances upon the housetop. They have a language whiebrthey use Jh' conversing with each other, and which, they seem to understand, but.it’s'“Cbm anche” to everybody else. 1 There are some . strange things connected, with . ’ them. They catch and eat all the flies they can.get hQld o'ft unfal nauseate.pro duced; when theyi both, vomit at the sams time. What one does the other is doing. Their gestures are alike and simultaneous. They seem to both be moved by one con-' troling power. You can imagine the ex citement when I tell you that, since'l ■■■ began to' write, nearly fifty people have ,- passed through our little village on their, way to see the girls. A CHINESE DEATH BEDi The Chinese have many customs pecu- liar to their nation; aud which strike the . “outside barbarian" as being unnatural: and strange. Their religious traditions '• . are so deeprobted aud so strongly fostered by. superstition Os to give little encour agement to missionary laborers.. The most.striklng of these superstitions are' those pertainingto the disposition of their dying and dead relatives. Very often the dead bodies of Chinese men and .women are foundin unteuanted buildings'in the Chinese quarter of this city, and those, unacquainted with their superstitions are prone to set the desertion of dying fi'flßtffeiJ, as 1 flO "C.Hi iiiouo hollo, a that if lersons die in a house that they lived in before death, their spirits will haunt the places ever after, and give unpleasant evidence of their presence to those who remain. In order to prevent the mani festations of the restless spirit, as soon as the doctor gives it as his opinion that a patient cannot survive, lie' is. taken to another place and left alone to die. On yesterday a case of this kind was reported' to the Coroner. A young Chinawoman, who had been given up.by the attending physician,, was carried by her relatives to an untenanted house on'Ellis Place, oft Pacific, above Dupont. They then dres sed her in her best clothing, spread a new matting on the floor, and laid heron it. They brought in preserves meat, fruit, candies, boiled rice, etc,, lighted some punks, and retired, leaving the girl alone to await the coming of the common destroyer. During the day she died. and. was found last night. Cofoner Letterman removed the body, and it is nqw at the Morgue, awaiting the further action of the relatives, who will probably leave her to be disposed of by the oity, as is generally their practice in such cases.— Many Chinamen—those of -the wealthy oldsses—do hot desert their dead friends, and for the furtherance of this desire, there are several hospitals fitted up in order that those about to die may be re moved there until they have paid the debt of nature, after which they are bur led with all thp ceremonies prevalent, among the disciples of Confucius.— Snri J Iranaison Bulletin, EFIFTEEN YEARS IN A DUNGEON, We find in an old French volume, the “ Memoirs of Count Goofallonce,” the following account of how long the lamp of conversation will hold out to burn be tween two human beings only. He says: “I am an old man now; yet by fifteen years my soul Is younger than my body. ' Fifteen years I existed, but I did not live —it was not life—ln a dungeon ten feet square. During six years I had a com panion ; for nine years I was alone. I could never rightly distinguish the fea tures qf him who shared my captivity in the eternal twilight of my ceil. The first year we talked incessantly together; we counted our past lived, our joys forever gone; over and over again. The next we communicated to eachotber our thoughts and otir ideas on all subjects.’ The third we had no ideas to impart; we began to lose the power of reflection. The fourth, we opened our lips during the interval it were Indeed possible that the world went on as gay and bustling as it.was . wont to do when we formed an integral part of humanity.' The fifth we were si lent. The sixth he Was taken away, arid I never knew, orrivon inquired, whether' it was to execution, or .to the holy .air of freedom. But I wa£ glad ho was gone ; even solitude was preferrabie tb.'tbe dim vision of that pale, vacant face! After 1 this I was alone, only one event breaking . on my nine years’ vacancy. One day— it must have been a year or two after my companion left me—the"dnngeon-door .was opened, and a voice—wherice.it pro-- ceeded X know not—uttered these words: “By order of his majesty, I intimate to you that your wife died a year ago.” “The door was again shut, and I hoard 1 no more. They had thrust this great grief upon my heart, and left me alone ip struggle with all Us bitter agony." \ -A Doctor as is a- Doctor.— sufficient humbug, who had taken up the business of a physician, and pretended to a deep knowledge of the healing art, was once called upon to visit a youpg man attacked with Dr. Bolus gazed long and hard, felt hlsipulse and . pocket, looked at. bis tongue/and at his wife, and finally gave vent to'the ing sublime opinion,: - 1 . " •I think he’s a gone fellow.’ , ‘.No,no!’ exclaimed the sorrowing 'wife, ‘do not say that!’ ■Yes,’ returned Bolus, lifting up his hat , and eyes heavenward at the same time,, - ‘yes, I do say so; there arn.’t any hope, not the leastest mite—he's got.au attack of nibll fit In his lose fronds—’ , ‘Where?’cried the startled wife. . ‘ln his lose fronds; and. can’t be cured without some trouble, add a great deal Of - pains, You see bis whole paletry system is deranged ; fustly,his vox populy |> press!a’ on bis advalorum;'secondly, bis oulacarpial outaneaut has swelled very . - considerably, If uot piore ; thirdly, and * lastly, bis solar ribs , are In a concussed - state, and he ain’t got no money, and \ consequently he’s bound to die.' . ' -
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