Stye American Volunteer. MSHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNINU & KKNNKDr orflCß-NOUtn MABHBT IQViBEr 4 kkud Two tDdiuars. per year If paid strictly l,,' lvn nce: Two Dollars and Fifty Cents It paid within three moStba; after whlph Three Dollar* Kill bo charged. . Tlieso terms will bo rigidly ad hered to in every Instance. No aabjOxlptlon dis continued until all arrearages aro pijld, unless at. tbe option of tlio F.dUor. ■; iionai ctai idrotwl J-JWITBD STATER CLAIM A.NI? kKA h EBi ate A 'VJmtJTu: wm J;:b . bittb e Ev ‘ • ATT^RNKX'!a.T LAW.r offlco In Franklin llourcj South HjmovetSlree iflrs of inquiry, please cnWoso July H» 1870—ti . f ,’f ( ".• : ••'* pi k. iu:r/r/iio6vKß, : „ ’ ,4 CARLISLE, PA> ' ; s ,i<- oinco on South Kahovi;r Htront^eppoflUo Peutz’a dry goods store.l Dec. 1.1805. , ». r | - * • «•' ■ j rUMBTCH> VAOKEB, |; ** attornbys'at lawi' ... . . .. onice on Main Streot.ln MariOU * Hall. Car lisle, Pa. ; I . Dee. 2 ISCB ■ ; • .4 • • heo; s.lblm: ra.. >V(li;f ** ATTOBNEYrkT-LAW,,' Office wltn S. Btoburd, Jr. " .ESm£ Nedi\‘Street\\ GABLISLi:, P|Afi | V. ■ Feb. 2, 71-ly : ' . . 1 ! r T , W r Attorn& y a.t Law- Carlisle, Penna. 'pffloe kame.aa fcbatof* me “American VolnnUer.” *1 j. . Dec. 1. 1870. i ) ' ■ • ' ER. GEORGE S. SEABIGHT, Den tist. Prom the Baltimore Colleqe of Dental torn. Office at tlie residence; ,of his mother Scat leather Street, throe doors below Bedford Carlisle, Penna. • ' • | Oec. 1 1805. t . • jpats att» :€ai)o pi B E S B> A EJR I V A'L OF Alii, THE ,y Ely STYLES op (I AT S AN D CAP S. ; The subHorlberi hafl Just opened at No, 15 North Hanover Street, a few doors North of. the Carlisle Deposit Bank, one of tho largest and ,bost Stocks of HATS and CAPS ever offered In Carlisle. Silk. Hats, Cassimefe of all styles and .qualities, StUTßrlms, different! coldrs, and lo'vory dcaorlp-. Mon of Soft Hats how mode.. 7" ,1. ‘ Tho I unkard addvpld Fashioned-Brush; con stantly on hand andbiade to order,-all warrant ed to give satisfaction. ' . I A fall dßSOitment of I ■ • GENTS,'" ,1 - : " BOY'S, AND CHILDREN’S. • -HATS, aiwe also added to my Stook, notions,of eut kinds, consisting of LADIES’ . AND GENTLEMEN'S STOCKINGS NscK'ixea, -- - Suspenders,- . Collars, ..... Gloves, . ' > ■ , ‘ Pehoils,: Ihread, ' Sewing Silk, . Umbrellas, dec PRIME SEGSRB \AND TOBACCO f ALWAYS,ON HAND../ . • • - f iive me a call, and examine my stock as I feel confident of pleasing all; besides saving yon mo n*y- : JOHN A. feKLiKB, , , No.-16 North Jlanoverßtyeet, Oct. 1870. ’ . • -. ■' nfATB AND CAPS J. t . -- - T 1 no YOU WANT A NIOB HAT OB'CAP 7 . : ‘ • "tv,. i - - ‘ [F 80. DbN’T pail to call Ql». J. G. CALLIO, .VO. 20. WESI‘ MAIN STREET, . Where can be seen the.flnest u-srortnifiUt-t)f HA T S A, NT) “CAE B . ■ ' ever brought to’ Carlisle. He takes great, pleas aero In Inviting his old frlondsaD-lonstomoM, S ail new ohS, fo ,hl» SWeMld: >| fif. dived from’ Phllad^^Ta,.?bh -i sisllng In pa.rt.6f find 1 J r y', - V BILK* AN3> OAB9IMERE HATO.; _■ . nesldesan Hqte | and-fijPftJPjj the latest style, OR PfVrnCh ,he Willlseßat thOr. Cash mas,- .'Alb'?, his. own mapnfaoturd, Hats always add.'• r’ : ‘ ; •• HATS xMANUFACTURED TO -ORDER, • Ho Ua» the neat, arrangomentfor coloring Hatftr aud all kinds of Woolen Goods, Oyercoata, &a;at; the shortest notice (as-he colors every weekVtmd: on the most reaaqnablq.tdrtas, : ;Alsp, affine lot,qx choice brands of ‘ TOBACCO AND CIGARS; always on hand. He desires to call the attention to persons who have V * COUN.TR YFURS 0 1 to sell, as he pays tho highest caa’fi prices fpr. .lie * (five him a call, at tho above riUmber.his »Id;. itauti, as he feels confident of giving entire sa tls- • faction. . fet, 1870. ~ , . , iglumtsps.; s?c. ;4 ; ; JAMES CAMt-BELL. I W. F. -HENWOOD. CAMPBELL & HENWOOD, PLUMBERS, GAS AND STEAM /FITTERS, No. 18 North Jlmi' ver Bt.; CARLISLE, PA. HATH TUBS, ■ WATER OLOSEHB. '. ! -J: WASH BASINS.""'• ' HYDRANTS, ■ - LIFT AND FORCE PUMPS, CISTERN .AND DEEP WELL PUMPS, GAS FIXTURES. r .... . GAS SHADES AND GLOIfES <Sf,i<Ec.. ! • /Iu ' • Lead, Iron and Terra Cotta Pipe, CHIMNEY TOES and FLUES, Ail kinds 01 \* BRASS W O R K or Steam and Water constantly on Lund, WORK IN TOWN OB COUNTRY promptly ftttonded 10. -, • • 43?*Immedtate attention -glyen to orders for material or work Irom a dlstance.^ffiy HaTliag special ndvantages.we life prepared to furnish k k-k-y'k -fc • k k k . & - t3ej>; i, 70—iv WHOLESALE AT CITY PRICES, constantly on hand such ns. GLOVES, SUSPENDERS, . , , NEQKjTIES and rv ’ • - • > ■.. ■ ;BOWS; SHIRT fronts; Cambric and chlefs, L2non and Paper Collars and Cuffb, Trimmings Braids, Spool Cotton. Wallett* Combs, Stationary, wrapplng-Poper and Paper' Bags. Drugs, Soaps and Perfumery, v Sh6e Black, Stove Polfsb, Inalgo, Bezars. dto., &o. COYLE .BROTHERS, No, 24 South Hanover street, March .10,1871—Ora. Carlisle, Pa, J L. STERNER & BRO., LiVEBY, AND. SALE St ABLE, BETWEEN HANOVEII AND BEDFORD SIB IN THE BEAR OF BENTZ HOUSE, CARLISLE, PA. Raving fitted np the Stable with new Carri ages, Ac., I am prepared to farnlsn first-class turn-outs, at reasonable rates. Parties taken to and from the spring*, Aprlj 25,1K07,—2y • 47 th Dividend, Carlisle Hank, CAIU.IM.K. PA.. May 2,1871. The Board of Director? have this day a Dividend of J livo per cent, for; the pdst fill months, on the'Capltal Btopk, free.from State and National Taxes, payable on demand. • J. ,P. HABSLER, May 4,187L—3m Cashier, ■ EUR SALE OR RENT.—a good two-story Brick House. No. 03 East North et. Apply to HENRY BnY ER, or GEO. WETZEL. Carlisle. Pa.f - April W» iSH9' the ’Jliumain Dolnutffi ME BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. JBrtifcal. OF LIVES SAVED, -It is ohe of the remarkable facta of this re* markable ago-. Dot merely that so many persons are the victims of dyspepsia or indigestion, but ~lts 'willing victims. Now, wo would not bo un derstood to soy-that any one regards dyspepsia' with favor, or feels disposed to rank it among the luxuries of. life. Far, irom 1U Those who have experienced lts torments would scout such an Ideth All dread It, and would gladly dispense who wqa Jolly under all the.trying clrourastan • oes in which he was placed,never had an attack of dyspepsia, or bis Jollity would have speedily -forsaken him, Men and women sometimes suffer its tortures uncomplainingly, but whoev er beard of a person who objoyea them 7 . Ofall the multifarious diseases to which the humanisyatem is liable, there Is perhaps no one so generally prevalent ns dyspepsia. There are ‘disease more acute and painful, and which more frequently prove fatal, but none, the ef fects of which are so depressing to the mind and so positively dlstresslngto the oody. If there Is a'wretphdd Doing In the world It Is / » a confirmed dyspeptic. ■ Rut It Is not our.lntentlon to dlscant on the hor rors of Dyspepsia. To describe them truthfully. Is simply an Impossibility ,'but it Is possibly to ■point out a remedy. We have said that dyspmK .sla Is perhaps the moetuni versa! of human du ,eases. .This Is emphatically the, caaa in the United 'Stales. ' Whether this general-preva lence la, duos,to the character ot the food, the method of Ita-preparatlon, or the hasty manner In whloh.it Is usually swallowed. Is not our pro vince tolexplaln. The great fact with which wo are called to deW 1b thls< DYSPEPSIA PREVAILS almost universally. Nearly every other person yon meet Is a vic tim; ah apparently,willing one; for were this not -the.caao.-why so many f offerers, when a certain, speedy-knd safe .remedy is within the easy reach oflall who deslraLo aVall themselves of it? But thoi mojbrUy will not. Blinded by preju dice, of deterred by some other unexplained In fluence. they refuse to accept the relief profer ed.themj ‘They.turn a deaf ear to the testimony, of the thousands whose sufferings have been af levlated.nnd with strange infatuation, appear to cling determination to their ruthless tormentor. ■ But says a dyspeptic: What is (his remedy ?, to which \yo reply; This great ajievlator of human suffering Is almost as widely known as tho English language.. It has allayed' tbC agonies of thousands; ana is to-day carrying 1 comfort and encouragement to thou sands ofiothers. This acknowledged panacea is none other than Dn. HOOFLAND’S GERMAN BITTERS. . Would you know more of the merits of this wonderful medicine than can be learned from the experience of : others T Try Itayourtelf.and -when ir has failed to fulfil the assurance of its efficacy given bytho proprletor.’then abandon fulth.lnJi. X • - 'LET IT BE REMEMBERED. Jlr&tof -all,' that 'Hoofland’S' Gorman Bitters Is not a-rum beverage. They are not . alcoholic In. any sense of the 'They are composed wholly of.the-pure Juice or vital-princlple-of roots;- This is nota. mere -The extracts from which .they are compounded*; are prepaid -by one of the ablest German'chemists. Unlike .any: other ■Bitters In the rqarket, theyaro wholly free from spirituous ingredients^^The objections which hold with so much force against preparations of this class, namely—that adeslre for Intoxicating. drinks is sllmnlated by their-usd,- are not valla In the cose of tho German Bitters. ~Bo,far;fTom‘ encouraging or moulatlng a. taste dr desire for Inebriating beverages, It may bo confidently as*, sorted that their tendency Js In a diametrically ■ opposite direction. Their efforte'can be, ’’ I BENEFICIAL ONLY , . In all cades of the biliary system Hopfland'i. -German Bittersistand without an equal, acting promptlyjand. vlgoroasly upon the Liver', they 1 emove Rs torpidity und cause healthful secre tion of pller-thereby supplying l the stomaoh. •with the most Indispensable elements of.'BOund'. digestion [in proper proportions. They giye tone to; the BtdmachT-'stfmnlaiibg'HhTaucuons, and, enabling [it to perforin >ite duties qs nature..de signed ,Ttj should >do. They. Impart vigor l .and, strength to the system; causing. the pa tlent to feel-like another being—ln fact,,glvfng- lease oflifd; , (i , BLOOD. • cleimßlhgithevltai fluld pf all hurtful ImburL' tIeB aud. flppplylng them with the: elements l of scarcely a 'disease in -which: they cannbf be safely'and .beneficiallyemployed; but in thdt* most generally,prevalent,distressing arid dread- 1 eddtseaset Dyspdpalori;-: T •••': * V T^EYSTANbUNBiyALED. - Now,there are■-certain classes of persons to, , whom extreme'liters are not oniy unpalata ble, but Who find It’lmpdsslbld ,to take them : Wlth.out positive diECorrilort. Fob such /: TOJNiO'’ • • haabeeh speciallyprepared l . Vlt Is - interided- for use wherePa'aUght alchoholstlmuiarit -larequlrs! ed tn.conbectron with Ihe.wdUtknbwnMTonla propertlesTof the ,pure n Germon BlUeta. JThla fonlh'fadhtama all. the Ingredients df theßlttort, tint sd flavored as Jo renio.Yd the extrefhehltter ness; :THls preparatioriVls, notionlypalatable but comtilpes r inimodjflod;form.all'the virtues' of tbe. Germqh'Bitteya.jjiT'he’ solid:extracts or ' some df.Ndtlire's cholcestirestocatlves; ’are-hem in solutlpri thy asplrltupus. iogent of rthe puteat, ■dualUi*:*'.lp cas ®s of languor,or excessive. dbblL lly, whore Itbe system r appearsito have become ‘ '**** acts with almost marvelous efTe,ot. -:it not, only stimulates; the; flagging :arid wasting-energies, but invlgorafces:an(L permanetly strengthens its action upon tbe Llveri ondStoraach thPronght. perhaps less prompt than the Bitters; when the ', same quantity is taken is none the less Certain., Indigestion, Blllloasness, Physical or -Nervous/ Proatrotlod, j lald readily to lls potent Influence. 1 , It gives the-invalld a*»ewond : strdnget.hold 1 upon life, removes depression of spirits; and in-', spires pheirftaldess. It supplants the ppln of r (flseaserwim theloa*o'ririd' r cotoforV of perf6ot health.- It Igives) strength l -to throW despondencytd; the winds; and starta'the re- . stored Invaliampori-a newnrid glßdsome.career, But Dr. Hodflond’s beneftifetloris to the human race are not confined to his celebrated , t r .. !- - or his invaluable ,Tonld,> He baa prepared an other medicine, wolch la,rapidly winning Its way to popular, favor-because: of ltd intrinsic merits. Tnjs ls ; :■ - ; :'- HOOFLAND’S PODOPHYLLIN PILLS. a perfect substitute for mercury, without any of mercury's evfl.qaalltles. These wonderful Pills, which are intended to act upon the Liver; are mainly composed of Podophylllq. or the. . . • , VITAL PRINCIPLE OF THE MANDRAKE T. ; - ROOT, Now we desire the reader to distinctly under stand that this extract of the Maudrakeis many times more faowerfnl than the Mandrake' itself; It is the medicinal virtue* oMhishbiflth-givlng, plant In a perfectly bure ftnd highly concentra ted form. HehCalt 1* that tiro pr IhAPodbphyl lln Pills constitute a’ fall dose,* while anywhere six to eight or a handful of other preparations’ of tlie ate required. - The Fhoddphyl? ‘ Un ACTS DIRECTLY! ON THE LIVER, stimulatlng)ts fhnctlongand causing It to malic, its biliary *ecretj()n*, J in v ' regular :ond proper .quantities. The.iqjhslousresultswhlchinvari ably follow! Mb use;;of ,mercury IS, entirely, avoided, by their. use.‘ Bqt it Ir not upon- the Li ver only that thClr.’po'weralaro exerted;: The extractor Mdndralcecontatned in them is skill fully combined with' four other extracts, one of WhiCh acts upon the stomach, one upon the up nei* bowels, phe upon- the lower bowels, and one. prcvont&any griping effect;, thus producing aplU that Inflences thedlgesUveand.alimentary sys tem, ir an equal and harmonious, manner,,and. its action entlrely free frefcn nausea,vomiting or, griping pains common to. all other purgatives. Possessing these much desirable qualities, the. as.a>. / ; FAMILY. MEDICINE.; “ No household should be without them. They are perfectly! safe.reqnire but two for an ordina ry dose, are prompt and efficient in action, and. when used In connection with- Dr, Hopfland’a German Bitters, or Tonic, may be regarded as' certain specifics in all cases of ldver Complaint, Dyspepsia, or anyof the disorders-to which-the system I»ordinarilysuhJeo, The , '■ l ; 1 ' ‘ . PODOPHYLLIN PILLS. act upon the! stomach ; ond bbwela, carrying off* improper obstructions,.While the' Bitters or To nic purify the blood, f ßtrengthori'nnd Invigorate the frame. glVo tone and appetite to the stom ach ond thus build up-th© involld-anew.' • Dr. Hoofland.havingprovided.internal remc ; dies for diseases, h’as glveh the world one raalnj, ly for external application, in .the. wondorfu nreuarattOn fcnowh as - P P GREEK.OIL. . This 0111*4 sovereign remedytbr pains and aches of all klptotl 5 . ;'! > ‘ ‘ Rheumatism. •Nenralgia, Toothache,' Chil blains, Burn*; Palp ih the; Book and Loins, Rlngwptm*,Ao,.,«U yield- Application. Tho npraparDCanrfis'cflfedted bylfc Ib astonishing and, they are increasing day. 1* ''' '' " ''' ll r> ' J l' 1 '/■ u Taken Internally. It is a curb for > Kidney Diseases, Sick. Headaches, Colic, Dysen • tery. Cholera Mprbus, Cramps,- Pams In the Stomach, Colds, Asthma. Ac.?/ n . ;• I 'I , 11 ' The Greek Oil Is composed entirely of healing', euros and essential oils^-The principal engredl .entris an oilyßubatance, i ernipart of Greece. It* effects as a destroyer of noln are trnljr magical; - Thousands! hfcv© been benefitted by Its.use. and a trial hy; those -who are skeptical w|l| thoroughly;convince' themof italueBtimab > qyajbe.,u .4 v-i.r These reme HeawtU Ue sent by express to any; locality.upon applicatlontothe Principal Office.- at the derma 1 Median© Storoj No; 631 Afohßfct Philadelphia. - . i. - '■!'./• ' - ' . / •.. 1 - • '' . remedies are for sale by. druggists, storekeepers, and mediolnedeolera everywhere. Oiia?. M. Evans, Formerly C...M* JA.OKBON & CO< : IpuetixaL BY; JOHN Q, WHITTIER. My jold' Welsh neighbor over the way, Crept slowly out In ttie sun of Spring, Pushed from herearathGlo ok a - Anil llMened'to hear the robin sing. 1 | ' ' v . ’ ' Her grandson, playing atmarj)les, stopped, And crqel In spbrt, as boys *wlU be, Tossed a stone at the bird, who hopped From bough to bough In the apple tree. . "Nay,” said the grandmother, have you not s hoard . . . .My poor, bad boy! of the flery.ptt, And how, drop by drop, this merciful bird ■ Carries the‘wator that quenches it 7 He brings cool dew in his little bill, . And lota. lt fall on the souls of sin; - You Jean] see,the marks on his-read. breast still • Of Urea that scorch as he drops It In. My poor Brdn rhuddyh! my breast-burned bird/ Sltiglng so sweetly from limb to limb, * Very dear to the heart of our Lord ! ‘ ’ Is he who pities the lost like Him V ' ■ K ‘ Amenl” I said to the beautiful myth; "Sing, bird df God, In my-heart as well; Each good thought Is deep wherewith - - Tpicoot aud lesseu the fires othdlL. Prayers df-jove like ralndrdps r fall,,. Tears of pity are codling dew, sr'r* And dear to the heart of our Lord are.all .Wtio sijfferllke Him In the good they do.” ||lkellanmto. > SHARES. VERSOS AUIQATORB, It was the middle'watch on board the good ship Cfttharaides bound,from.Boston to Calcutta.' A fine northeast trade wind was bldwlrig, tepmast and top-gallant studding sails were set/aiid the ship was running smoothly a'nd steadily along at the rate of nearly; elgh f knots. -‘Keep a good lookout there ahead !’ ex claimed the firat iifflcer in a peremptory tone. ' „ ~ ‘Aye, aye, sir-aye, aye, sir,’ lazily re sponded the.tnan;, ’ . , ; Tfi I catch any of you asleep in your watch oh deck,’ continued- the mate, I’ll And woijk for.you until the watch is call ed, and an hour, afterward, that will hoop, your lint ba in motion like it jumping Jack, and your eyes, as wide open as Mt. peaart lobsters. 1 ; ■ - The sailors,spme of them seated comfor tiibly on the heel of,the bowsprit, and others Op;the w,iudlass-ehd, opened their eyes,at this burst of , eloquence, yawned aud uttered something, which fortunate ly fqr; the men, , the. mate did not' hear, and:which wgs far: from being compii meutary-, and more rentarkable for pro fahlty.than piety.. - ' j o'Comeifhls wop’c do,’ said Jonas Harts ,horn. ‘Tlie mate will Be as good as his word if be catches us.napping again, and get npa real slserara. must have some thing to.open our.peepers—a song, a sky lark, of a story. Jack lirindle spin us a yarn;’-;] ' . , : T don It know about that,’replied Jack Brludle.ia shrowd, quizzical-looking llt tle fellow,‘ butja vetoranisallor, who had, seen a great deahof the wofld, had picked up lots of Intelligence in his travels, and had k tongue which was slung in the middle, knd when one end was tired of wagging] it took a resting spell while the, other entered on duty. ‘Ob, yes, give us a yarn, Jack —give us a yarn I’l shouted his shipmates ip full chorus. ! ,‘The.faot is,’ said Jack, ‘ray stories are' all true, and it is time you should it. : ,1 never describe any event Or ,make a /sfatemont that I'can hot voufilr for. . I N ; ■ never exaggerate or eulargo. or deal in; ?oetry or fiction, orriibbish of that kind, confine; myself to plain matter and fact. And yet,[when I told my story the other; night in the dog-watch, ahput Silas Limr pert,', who rode a porpoise half a mile for q wager; without saddle,' bridle; crupper, of a’martingale, and kept the Ash’s bead above water-by holding on, to his gills with a boat book,;Jonaa, tkero/tojfl me to my faob that he did not belleve a word oflt.’ [ . ‘Ohi.’ said Jonas, That was all in fun. Although! somewhatstrange, and,assomß would aay,.lnorcdlblo, I hav6 no,doubt it was true, j I really think you- would not Stretch the.truth to be made boatswalh of an Indlamnn. Come, heaveabead, Jack. Give us a-good rousing yarn, and I prom ise beforehand to believe every word of it, and what is more, ! will never again question the truth of any of your yarns, however wild and improbable they may seem.’ ■ : ' . ’Jack was.mollified by this liberal con fession, and, telling Jonas that he would be careful land not put his credulity to too sevefe a test, shot ahead as follows: I ouce made a voyage iu a little brig called the Nutmeg, to Para. You all know, or ought to know-if you don’t, that Parp Is a town in Brazil, situated on,, -ode of the mouths of the Amazon, a river, more than' a thousand leagues in Ibngth, which has a souree in a lake five hundred miles broad, on the peak of one of*the - highest 1 mountains in South America., Wo found Pora a rather queer place.— At'first we thought the fogs were very frequent; add..that the climate must be uxiheaithyi. >Bdt we soon found to our sorrow that what we took to be fogs were neither more or less than thick clouds of mosquitoes, which floated about morning and evening in' every direction anddark onedtbcalr. They held a perfect jubilee whenever a vessel arrived in port with full-blooded Yankees on board, and work ed with a will to reduce a plump, healthy looking sailor to p skeleton, and were of-, ten successful.:. . r . " ■ Para is a-hot place. Indeed I may safely say that it la Very hot, the mercury rlsiug to one hundred and twenty in the Shade. This la owing to tho situation of the town, which lies directly under the equinoctial line. This line may be seen sometimes at night when the moon does not shine, and the mosquitoes are only moderately abundapt, It looks like a narrow light colored cloud, or a pale ribbon stretched serosa the heavens from east lowest., ... .... ' Para has not much to boast of by way of trade. The town looks like a menag erie- Indeed,-its, principal, or staple pro- ’ duotlons, st> ;farj'as J' coillcf learn, were parrots, macaws;.: mongousaes, . raarmo 'zets, serpen ts and India-rubber. ■ 1 -When lying Ip' pdf t. our captain, whose ‘name was :Nathan, Crewlt, a native of Barnstable; fitted Up tho Nnlmeg'S yqwl,. a tight little boat,' by'.fh.e.way.fhr'A boat.; • She Was,rigged as a sloop; .with the malutop-gallaii'tstuddlrtgoallaatbo main this j'k/v.°S fasnlphed'.dtit of soroo'dld 1 oahvass put on board for par :oeUn'gi its dpok 1 being fastenedl 'to a bow shfit about two feet, 10ng.' : , . [ : ■ ; ! ' oftep in.the morning or evening when, the eun’s.rays were not too powerful,- Captain CreWlt.sometlmesplone.butmQre frequently with a little negro cabin boy, named Pufflkln, for a dompaplon, would take a sail around the harbor, or even venture a short distance up the river; but he never dafod to land on its bushy banks, • for fear of wild beasls, alligators and tho terrible boa, which is the pame of ,tho, snake'as bid roitnd osltlie malnmasp’knd' as long Bs'the deep sea line. ,Tha people gaed to'tell iffigbtfal stories about, these interesting prsatnres. It haa a'waya been* weakness with mo to know what was grtng.on in every place I have beepi to.' ‘This disposition to pry into other folks’ aflfairs has,.led me into many unpleasant scrapes, and.-I never could learn wisdom from experience. ~! longed to tkke a sail tip the river, go ashore on Us! banks and find out by means. of’my own: eyes and ears whether'the' tales told by ihe natives were true, or were;, os I half suspected, manufactured out of the whole cloth.' Accordingly, one Sunday, soon after dinner, Capt. Crewlt being on shore, and Proprietor. CI THEfIOBIN. 'CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST, 10. 1871. the boat, which 'I knew would not .be wanted until toward sunset, towing quiet ly astern fastened to the taffrail and while the sun seemed to be pouring down red hot shot on the decks, I went aft and asked the mate, a quiet, easy-going, good natured sort of fellow, who wus'smoking a cheroot on the quarter-deck,'to let me and Puffkin, the little negro cabin boy, take a short sail up the river in the boat, Mr. Elkhorn expressed surprise at my 'Wlshlng'ttroxpoßOTnysßlf unnecessarily to the sun’s fiercest rays, but graciously remarked: 'You are a fool. Jack | yes, a double-distilled fool, to think of taking a salfthis time of,day. You would b»bet ter off under the awning, mending your old duds, or reading your Bible, than be sailing about the river.’ * Seeing that I looked blank and disap pointed at his kind suggestions, he some what changed In tone, and added: ‘lf you are really bent on going, Jack, you may have the boat,.for au hour or two and take little Puffkin with you into the bargalp. He will be glad of a change, and I.’liave no -fears for him. His head' Is casebardened. He can stand the heat and latjgb at. it, even were it enough to. set tbe;rlver on fire.’ X made, my best bow to the mate and calling |to little Puflklri, who grinned, with delight, displaying every one of his teeth in the most ostentatious manner at the prospect of having a sail, we started off on jour cruise, steering with a light breeze and a flood tide up the river. We were clad io the fewest ami tliineat possible of garments, in consequence of the beat, and carried with us no wea pons, offensive or defensive. Although not lacking courage, I would have you remember, shipmates, on any proper oc casion, 1 don’t profess to be a lighting man. And though a man never looks so mean and contemptible as when be is running away from danger, I determined beforehand, to have no contest band to. band with any of the wild inhabitants, whether bird, beast or, reptile, we might fall in with, but to keep, a sharp lookout ahead, and when matters looked squally bravely turn my back upon them and trust; to.my heels. , . Wlthiwlndand tide in my favor, we sailed,along pleasantly for a while keep ing pretty 1 Close to the shady side of the river. We'soon got clear .of all the dwellings and cultivated spots and saw on either side only a thick forest of tali trees, with a thicket of underbrush and vines, and here and there a sort of open ing, probably a pathway made by wild aolmaisl Inhabiting the land and water •when eiohangirig social visits or taking a fancy ]to pounce upon and devour one another! In this way we sailed along some five or si* miles—beyond all symptoms of civilized life—and reached a spot which seemed comparatively free from trees, and an easy entrance into the woods. The place was quiet, not a sound could be heard, riot even the prattle of a monkey; and ail the. surroundings, looked invit ing.' I ran tile boat ashore, told Puff kin to make fast the painter to. the root of. a tree that projected from the bank, and wait patiently until I returned, unless I called to him. I then jumped out, re joiced to find myself on the firm sod once more,, surrounded by trees, shrubs, and flowers. From a boy I bad been fond of I rural life, and I concluded to wander a-short distance into the woods aridiexamirie the lay of the land and the lOok of jthe inhabitants, enjoy the frag rance ofi the flowers, or .recline beneath the shade of the lofty trees and thus real ize a foretaste of Paradise, .As I stepped on shore! a flock of parrots Interrupted a .silence that could almost be felt, aud stunned me with their noisy clattering': but whether this was intended as a kind greeting -,to a stranger or a note of defiance ,to an enemy, I was unable to make but! As I 'was leisurely making my way along, arid had got some rilstritice from 'the bank of the river, keeping my eyes stretched wide open to ! espy dangers ahead, I was startled by a rustling among -tbe bushes; and to ray utter horror and disgust there rushed, or rather waddled out,from the swamp hole I bad Just pass ed on my star-board side, a monstrous al ; llgator. 1 With mouth wide open and liberally supplied with teeth ns sharp as needles, and long as marlin-spikes, the grisly monster came straight towards me. It was as clear ns noonday that he took a fancy to the. out of my jib, and deter mined that we should be better acquain ted. . To say I was not frightened would be telling,a lie, a detestable act, which I always scorned as much as George Wash ington did when be was a little boy, and when I first got a glimpse of the 111-fav ored vagabond, with his ugly phiz and open countenance, ! lost my presence of mind, and gave a yell that might have been heard a mile off, and which set the parrots and their feathered friends in motion again. The long-visaged rascal bad silly man aged to let me pass, and then, getting between me and the boat. I was com pletely out-generaied, caught in my trapl and took to my heels in the opposite di-; rection Although 1 made superhuman efforts to get away,‘roy progress was but slow through the rank grass and thick bushes. The alligator, who is a creature of wonderful endurance, being well provided with bottom, overcame such obstacles by a kind of hop-skip-and-Jump step, and soon came so near me as to make me feel decidedly, unpleasant, and regret that I had not taken Mr; Elkhorn’s advice and passed the afternoon on board the Nut meg reading my Bible. Now and then he . uttered a loud, snorting roar,'and' snapped bis jaws like a hungry cannibal in chase of a missionary.- ■ 11 Terrified and exhausted, I was about to 'give up the ship,’ and, like a Christian,; resign myself to my horrible fate, when* by. a great fortune I found myself beneath a tall, india-rubber tree. Grasping with convulsive strength one of the. limbs, 1 swung myself'up among the branches out of the villain’s reach. "1 I thus gained a point to windward which my hungry pursuer did not bar gain for. He raised himself nearly up right on bis tail, and threw bis head and fortlegj up into the tree, and uttered a dismal, prolonged bowl, like a horse ma rine troubled with toothache. But an alligator is hot good at climbing.—ho would make a poor sailor. T quickly shinned up higher out of his reach, and he dropped down again to bis natural posture at- the foot of the tree, ■ : At that critical moment my little, but faithful friend Puff kin came running tou - ward'us from the .boat. He had heard my terrific screams; and he was bound to see what the trouble was, and to lend a helping- hand. X saw him coining, was ‘awafeof his peril,and would have warned him, but my nerves were in such a state ’that I"could not utter a sound,,. ',As ; he drew’pear;'the alligator spied him, crawled a length or two toward him, and cunningly nestled himself among the tall grass, and kept perfectly still, until the little negro, who did not see the per fidious monster, came so slow upon him that he might have kicked, him with his foot. Thenithe.alligator, opened bis tre mendous Jaws. ggy.e.a snort and a spring, and before Pnflkln could say 'snakes I’ bla little hulletlbead:'was in:the alligatorla -mouth. [ ... 'From my sout ln the branchea of the ndla-rubbep tree, which, .being gume iastlo.j kept! contracting and expanding in,‘a singular am} somewhat troublesome manner,. X was witness to the wholo of this nwfdl-aoenp. Poor little Puffkln! .The hideous creature .bad got it terrible grip upon hlm. nnd thinks X to myself, of course he wlll cruiih his bead like an egg shell; ahrt bolt'hind .as 'easily,'as an albiCp're would bblf it flying ffs|i. 'Nothing but a mlraole pouid save hlm.And as true Cs ybtf are; alive, my friend, ai mlra J 'cld'difi sdyd hi ml. ■ ■ ' ■" While the alligator, having fairly got little Puff kin's , head in.his mouth, was rolling It over and giving H a nip now and then, In vain attempts to-crack it, his eyes sparkling with Joyous exolfo mentin anticipation of a oonnaiouoh , as 11 aFronohman would Bay, there was; be sldo. himself, a concealed witness to' the 1 outrageous proceeding, whope preeenoe X bad no suspicion of until lie become an dotor in the scene. This looker-on was a large serpent—a real live snake I some thirty or forty feet long, with a head as large ns a nun-buoy. He was a sight to behold, his skin being brilliantly mottled, and gorgeous with all ..colors of a rainbow. He had been snugly bill tiena way! ii-tho hill age of a troe,'tho branches of which oVerhung the spot where little Puffkin wak suffering tor ments enough-to rouse'the sympathies of a red handed pirate, or even a member of the holy Inquisition. ' . ,-r It is probable,that the snake had seen little Puffkin as be came running along, unconscious of danger to himself and anxious only to help me out-of my trou ble, and being.charmed witli his wooiy bead and sable skin, marked him for his own particular eating; and was indignant . at being forestalled by a hideous alligator; or, what.ls full as likely, he may have owed the ugly brdte an old grudge- for some real or fancied injury; and thought this was a good obance to pay him off. - His true motives, however; fpr- good • arid sufficient reasons; I was never able' to discover.-' I bnlyknow that before-ther alligator bad time to do more than begin ’ his experiments on-little Puffkin’s crart ium, and vpas wagglng his tail in ecsta'cy,' as If be wouldiput it out-of joint, the monstrous python came to the rescue; and darted his head like a thunderbolt from the tree, and opening his deep mouth, well garnished with ivory, and without saying, ‘By you leave, my good sir,’ fastened like novice on the alligator’s tali; and in a twinkling stowed away at least half a fathom of it out of sight. .The feelings of the alligator must have been severely wounded by this unexpec ted and dastardly attack on his rear, for, notwithstanding thehardness of the skin,, the teeth of the snake penetrated to the bone, lacerated the flesh, and aroused into action all the devil within him. He gulp ed forth a snort and nronf'whlcli was any thing but-musical, and threshed or tried to thresh his tail about to shake off the weight which was clinging to him closer than a brother; and now a desperate struggle and squirming took' place be tween these two powerful reptiles direct ly before my dyes, and as If intended for ray special amusement and instruction. It was a sight which I shall never forget to my dying day. The alligator obsti nately held on to little Puffkin all the while, being loth to be so shamefully tricked amt-cheated out of his promised feast. The snake now uncoiled his, tail from a branch of the tree and I- had a chance to sde him in his full proportions. But he did not stand Idle to be gazed at. He had work to do and he did it in earnest. He switched his long and supple tail at" a great rate, and tried to get a turn round the bo'dy of the. alligator, in which he would have squeezed all the breath out of his body without giving him time to say ‘scoldings!’ But the alligator handled his paws llke-.a prize tighter; or when his. enemy succeeded in getting half a turn found him, adroitly shpok him off as if be despised him. Such a contest could not last long. It was.only a few minutes when, by one of those unexpected, contingencies which sometimes decide the fate of armies, the tail of the snake came io contact with the jaws of the alligator, who saw his advan tage, and. with wonderful presence of mind, dropped little, Buff kin like a hot potatoe and In his stead seized thrisqulrm ipg tail of the boa. The letter end of the long reptile now rapidly disappeared, as following the example.of bis antagonist, the alligator coiled it away in some mys terious . deposit behind - his monstrous mduthV ; . . The serpent, although he began the fight and attacked the alligator in a das tardly manner, pouncing on his unde fended rear, was greatly enraged at such scandalous proceedings on the part pf the alligator, who in such a friendly compe tition was determined not to be outdone, lost no time in drawing in arid stowing away fold after fold of the enormous boa constrictor. The desperate struggle, so far as it was confined to a trial of strength, was over. It was now a match, against time; The question was,iwbloh could swallow the other one first! The snake bad tbe tough est, roughest and the hardest morsel to dispose of, while the alligator had to tuok away the greatest number of fathoms. 1 gazed on admiringly from mystation aloft, and speculated bn which would win, I finally made up my mind that if I were to bet, I would bet on tbe snake, and his task would be the most formida ble; If I had steked my money on either, I should have lost, and to say the truth, they deserved equal credit for their brave perseverance, energy' and rapacity, and the complete success that attended their unheard of effor ts. The contest turned out to be a drawn game—n tie ! Both lost and both won ! They actually sivattowed each other! And reversing tbe well authenticated story of tbe Kilkenny cats, nothing was left but their heads ! ■ - The conflict was ended, X was so as tonished at the result, which completely capsized all my calculations, that I was unable to leave at once m.v seat in tbe gumolaatio tree, butsat for some moments pondering on the vicissitudes of life and the mysteries of human nature. When my nerves were a little quieted, I then leisurely let myself down, for I bad little, to fear now. I picked up little Fuffkin, who still breathdd, notwithstanding bis forehead and face were coyered with gashes and blood. I took him on ray 'shoulder and carried him down to the 1 boat, cast off tbe painter, spread tbe sail, and it being how ebb tide, got to the brig ‘ Nutmeg’just before sunset, safe and sound, as far as myself was concerned. .And I must say ihe old brig never looked so beautiful and Inviting as wbenT step ped over tbe gangway, after having tossed little Fuffkin upon deck. ■And what became of the little nigger?’ eagerly inquired Jonas Hartshorn. • Did he ever come to bis senses, or was his skull cracked by the Jaws of the alliga tor ?’. 'How can you ask such a very foolish question, Jonas? It would takesomething stronger than the Jaws of an alligator to crack an African’s skull. No, the fright confused his intellect fora while; his face was wqfully scarred in many places, and looked as if he had undergone the process of a fancy tattooing by a South Sea Is lander. Bis nose was squeezed broader and flatter than nature over Intended, and there were uglv dents In bis woolly cranium, but Mr. Blkhorn very kindly bathed his head and face In good strong pickle from the harness cask, and In a couple of weeks he was running about the deck as lively as ever.’ Long Sermons.—So you came to hear me preach last Sunday, did you?’ said a minister to a little boy whom he met while visiting at the house of one of his i church members. ‘I sow you at'.church’ sitting in the pew with uncle;’ and be lifted the little fellow, to his knee; ‘Yes, I ; went,’ said the child, ‘and I never was so tired in my life. I thought you would never get done preaching I’ and the clear, truthful eyes were raised in full confidence, while the poor obild’s accents seemed weighed down with the weariness he had experienced,and so well remembered. The minister looked In surprise. 'ls that so?’ he said. Did I preach too long a sermon?’ ‘0 yea,’ said the child; ‘I was so very tired.’ . .. ‘The minister could not forbear smiling ■at the .simplicity and sincerity of the criticism;'’ ; 'You come next Sunday,’ he stipulated with the child, ‘and I won’t preach so long, X promise you. Will you come?',' The boy promised i and the minister -kept his word. The sermon the following Sunday'.was shortened just fifteen min utes, and to the satisfaction of the whole congregation. \ l&M IN THE TREASURY. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ABSTRACTED. My stales Brought to Light. lAstsi o±‘ Wnn nutK ; nn|l n« t, AccoimtOil for. DESTRUCTI ON Of LEDOERB PMm^iTu”s"i)rscu It is now positively known that every department of the government is reeking with corruption, and that millions of the public ; inondy have been abstracted from 'the. treasury .*• Every effort has been made to coveii up the frauds to which we refer, but our indefatigable Washington correa? pohdents are now engaged in ferreting out facts, and they will from time to time be spread before our readers. ONE OF THE HIDDEN MYSTEIttR*. : It is supposed that,the colossal transac tions . njhioh are now for the first time brought, to light commenced during the year 1867, when the quarrel between con gress'an 1 the,administration and tbe sub - seqpput tenure-of office law, .deprived the latter;of all power over eubh officers of the treakury as were appointed ‘by and with the advice of: the senate.’ There Is reason tp-believe that these transactions continued up lo last May; but as tbe sec retary of the treasury absolutely refuses to permit tbe hooka of the department to be examined, there is no means of verifying this presumption. ONE OF THE GOVKHN3IENT OFFICE7IS SUSI’EOTED. ' Suspicion was first directed to the oper erationsof a certain officer in the treasury, -whose immoral practices have rendered his nar|ie infamously 'Conspicuous io Washington. This officer'has long en joyed injmuuity from detection, but his mode, of| living was so costly that those who knqw of his habits pointed to him as a> dishonest official. He had a weak ness notjonly ftir money but for women; arid some of the prettiest girls employed in the treasury printing department were engaged lat his special request to enable him to carry, out his vile purposes. THREE MILLION'S OP DOLLARS AUSTKACI’ED FROM. .THE TREASURY, It may, be that this official Is not guilty of all the robberies of money from the treasury;! hut it is positively known That, during the year 1868 either himself or his associates,drew out no less than three milliorisjof dollars.of the public money without accounting for the same, although - much of it is supposed to have been de voted to party, purposes. In order to take out this money, it was entered as against the treasurer, under the pretense that it was needed for disbursement; but it has never been accohrited for. It is alleged that certain;officers lihOthe bureau ofthe first- comptroller apd- lirst auditor were long privy ,to these transactions, but such was fc?pinner’s‘infiuence with con gress, aud such his power'with the party whom he supplied liberally with funds, that they feared to expose the facta. The officers of the treasury have made every eflbrt to prevent'this information from reaching the public, and upon being questioned on the subject stoutly deny the truth of it. , But the number, date and Amount of every warrant for the money:drawn are known, and this bold front of partisan and'office-holding brass will not |ava|l. .. The Tacts are but Too plain and] Irrefutable,' aud.it is only to be feared that they are merely the begin ning of numerous arid greater peculations, particularly in the navy and war depart ments-of! the government, and that a large portion of the whole FOUR HURDREtf'AND TWENTY MILbIOES OF, DDL- - ‘LARSEXPENDED. . ennualiy ! by the government will turn out to have been expended for the benefit of the gigantic ring of radical Swindlers which centres in Washington city. GROSS VIOLATION OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS; What Was done-with the $3,0000,000 which were , drawn from the treasury 7 Hq record of the. disposition of this yast amount appears on the books, and this omission is a gross-violation of the fol lowing resolution- passed by the house of representatives on December 30, 1791 ; ‘lt shall be the duty of the secretary of the treasury to lay before tbe bouse of representatives, on tbe fourth Mqnday of October in each year—if congress should betben in session,orif not then.in session, within the first week of the session next following the said fourth Monday In Oc tober—an accurate, statement and ACCOUNT OF ■ THE HECEIPTS AND EXTENUI- TORES of all tbe public moneys down to the last day, Inclusively, of the mouth of Decem ber immediately proceeding tbe said fourth'Mqnday in October, distinguishing the amount of tbe receipt of each state of district, and from each officer therein, in which statement shall, also be-distin guished the expenditure which shall fall under each bead of appropriation, and shall be shown tbe sums', if any, which remain unexpended, and to bo accounted for in the next statement ,of each qnd every snob appropriation. ' ' ' L " ; . [By not of August 2G, 1842, tbe pefiod to which this account sboqld extend was changed from the Slstof December to.the, 30th of June following, while the time for publication (the fourth Monday of Oc tober, of tbe first week of tbe session of congress next following) as before.] $ • The following is a BTARELINO ARRAY OP PAMNINQ FIGURE* being a list of warrants for moneys drawn out of the United States treasury by Fran cis E. Spinner, and hot accounted for , Wo. Date. In whose favor Warr't: Craxm. 8,455 ' Sept. 1867 . P. E. Spinner. 52,062 87 3.779 Sept. 1867 P. E. Spinner. 647 19 8.457 ’ Sept. 1867 P. E. Spinner, !2,6G8 08 3.780 Sept. 1807 P. E. Spinner, 30,000 00 8.113 Sept, 1807 P. E Spinner, 500,000 00 8 082 Sept. 1807 F. E. Spinner, 34,410 40 3.459 Sept. 1807 F. E. Spinner, 7,487 £9 3.460 Sept. 1807 F. E. Spinner. 088 27 3.781 Sept, IKC7 F. E. Spinner, 104,730 80 1.023 July, 1807 F. E. Spinner, 433 44 1.024 July, 1807 F. E. Spinner, 470 00 1,121 Aug, 1807 F.E. Spinner, 3888 00 1142 Aug. 1807 F. E; Spinner, 12,835 00 1,163 Aug, 1807 F, E. Spinner, 4,713 00 1.100 Aug. 1807 F. K. Spinner, • 587 00 1,167 Aug. 1807 F. E. Spinner, 10,000 00 1,181 Aug. 1807' F. E, Spinner,. 1.402 00 1,193 AUg. 1807 . F. E. Spinner. 9,087 00 4 Aug. 1807 F.B, Spinner, 3,100.00 1,282 Aug. 1807 P, E. Spinner, . 5,604 00 1 261 Aug. • 1807 P. E. Splnnur, * 83.776 00 3 479 Aug 1807 F. E. Spinner, 500,000 00 4.190 ■ Hug. 1807 P.'S, Spinner, 4,421 Aug. 1807 F.E. Spinner, 21,559 00 4,451 Nov, 1807 ' P. E. Spinner, 78,044 60 4,650 Nov. 1867 F, iJ. Spinner, 636 88 4,000 Nor. 1807. F. E. Spinner, 830 01 4,079 Nov. 1807 F.E. Spinner, 20,000 00 4,704 . Nov. 1867 F. B. Spinner, 1,075 91 4,973 Dec. 1807 F.E.Spinner, 2,<99 55 6.088 Deo, ,1867 P. E. Spinner. 3,500 00 5.173' Dec. '1867 ,' P. B. SplnnOl*; 500,000 00 5.183 ■ Dec. 1807 F.E. Spinner, 20,000 00 5,m Dec. 1807 F. E. Spinner, 487 05 6 301 Deo. 1807 . F.E:Spinner, 1 537 80 5,802 Dec. 1807 P. B. Spinner, 1,710 57 6,303 Dec.- 1867 F.E.Spinner, • - 080 44 5,301 Doc. 1807 F.E.Spinner, , 810 4* 32 Oct. 1867 P: E. Spinner, 30,81183 "35««xQot. 1807 . F. E. Spinner. 120 72 1,272 Oct, 1807 F.E. Spinner, 1,157 00: 1.503 Nov. 1807 P. E. Spinner, 101.601 59' 1,594 Nov. 1807 F.E. Spinner, 4,20139 341 July, 1868. F.E. Spinner, 300,000 00 471 July, 1808 F.E. Spinner, 300,000 00 022 July. >lBOB F. E. Spinner. 15,000 00 001 July, 1808 P. E. Spinner ‘ 1,00192 4 July, 1808 F, E.'Splnnor, , 78 92 801 July, 1808 F. F, Spinner, 55,202 90 948 July, 1808 ; F.E.Spinner. ' 48165 949 July, 1860 F. E. Spinner, . 354 72 950 July, 1868 F.-K. Spinner, 414 99 951’ July, 1808 F.E. Spinner, 105,594 23 952 July, 1868 F.E. Spinner, 1,12175 953 July, 1868 P, E. Spinner, 275 58 954 • July, 1803 P. E. Spinner, 1,029 27 055 July, 1868 F.E. Spinner, 355 49 1,057 July, 1808 F. E. Spinner, 3,733 50 1,517 July, 1808 F; B. Spinner, 127,070 28 002 July, 1808 F. E. Spinner, 82,030 08 003 - July, 1808 ‘ F.E. Spinner, 1,130 58 Total, ' ' w ’ ,-F ’ 83.103.057 03 These warrants refer to the war and navy departments alone. The are. tri fling In amount compared to the sums unaccounted for in the other departments.. We refrain from comment for the pres ontbn this startling exhibit, until the au thorities at Washington have hadan op portunity of investigating the facts. If the Secretary of the treasury and his as sociates were democrats, the radical Jour- nals woUld call them thieves, even though the charges should admitof explanation. NO ACCOUNT OF STOCK KEt-T—FACIMTIES FOR ooitjJrmNO frauds. ’ It is currently reported that no Account of stock is kept in the United States treas ury; that the hooks are not kept by double, entry; and that a number of the account books have been allowed to be destroyed. If these statements are true, If any one of .themJs.true.,JUa*hardly..to.ha..wpnde'red,. If wholesale {Ullage of toe treasury bo the result;. . ’ ' > UNACCOUNTED ABSENCE OF SPINNER. It Is a significant fact that Mr. Spinner is now absent in Europe— and he, per haps, is the only otllcer who can shod light on the; mysterious abstractions of public moneys td which wo have referred., ‘We use the word abstraction, because the moneys have not been accounted for to the public. Mr. Spinner sailed for Eu rope on the 6th of May last, having ob tained leave of absence from the secretary of the treasury, and permission to nego tiate part; of the hewdoan in Europe:—. He-arrived in England on the 20th of May anp proceeded to Baden, where he parted from his companions and'disap peared. I There is but little doubt that all' the money taken was.used to promote and carry, out the corrupt purposes and objects of the radical ring In Washington. Mr. Spinner'ought to. return-at once.— There is no occasion for his remaining In Europe—as the new loan is,regarded, as a failure in the old world—so that his long, absence is regarded as unaccounta ble. HC has given' bonds in $150,000 for the faithful performance of his duties. SIX CA T.T LOADS OF ACCOUNT BOONS DESTROYKD One reniarkdbie circumstance adds great force to wbat we have said in relation to the suppression of accounts which ought to have been made public by the officers ;of the treasury department. A large number of ledgers are missing. It seems that six cartloads of,account books were permitted to he iuutilatediand then taken out.of the treasury, building to bo sold for paper stookp and that nothing now remains of them but two boxes, full of the 1 red labels,, which were, torn off - , of them with tbe'iulentlon'of destroying' the same by fife.• ■" ' ■ .. The. people are not allowed To .know anything about the dlsposition~of the revenue [of.-.the country, 'amounting to oyer; $400,000,000, beyond such facts as the .ofllcers of'.the.-treasury may. vouch-, sofo-.to elye.' Tjef.thC boots OT the treas-' ury department be examined-at once, that the pepple may know, what,has been done with their.money. Federal thieves bave.been’employed in the greenback bateau' fop years; and they have becotlfe wealthy jon moderate salaries. iDet ,the nest of corruption be cleansed at. any cost.—iV.' Y. Mercury. . A Goop Dog Story,—Mr. Beecher, In his Christian Union, vouches for the truth of this story.:. A narrow log lay as a bridge over a ravine. iTotn the oppositeends of the log, at the same moment, there started to cross it ai'big Newfoundland and a little, . Italian gfeyhound. Of course they met in the middle ;.of course there was not’ room for them both to pass; neither could they go back. The height was a danger ous one jfor the greyhound, and to the Water at! the'bottom he was extremely averse. [The Newfoundland could have taken the leap in safety; but evidently did not Want to. There was. a fix! The little dog[sat down on bis haunches, and stuck his; nose straight out into the air, and howled. The Newfoundland stood intent, his face solemn with his inward workings! . Presently he gave, a budge with h|s nose to the howling greyhound —as if to, say, ‘Be still, ybpn'gsthr, and listen.’ Then there was silence akd a confabulation; for a second or. two. Im, mediately* the big dog.spread his legs wide apart like a Colibssus, bestriding the dog cln. its extreme, outer edges, and balancing himself carefully. The little dog sprang through the opening like a. flash. When they reached the, opposite shore.the| greyhound broke info frantic gambols of.delight; and the Newfound land dog,iafter the more sedate fashion, expressed {great complacency in bis late achievement—as he surely had a right to do. , A Walking Match,—ln the town of Williamsport, Mr, Bangles, it appears, laid a wager that he could walk a thou sand mllesin a thousand hours, and there were a godd many heavy bets in sporting circles In bis favor and against him. Mrs. Bangles was known to be opposed to the undertaking; and so when the work began,and it became apparent that Bangles was not doing himself justice, his friends went round and told Mrs. Bangles that her husband was disobeying her positive orders not to attempt that pedestrian feat. Well, Mrs. Bangles at once put on her sunboqnet, and seized a bed slat, and started for the tent. As she entered, it was observed that Mr, Bangles accelerated his pace, and in a very few moments he and Mrs. B. were moving around that ring with singularly encou raging swiftness. Everybody said It was the best time on record.; and once in a while Mrs. Bangles would vary the mo notony by taking a short cut across the ring, so as to head off the pedestrian, who would immediately turn round and glide in the opposite direction. They walked over hthe hundred miles in one evening, and on the last quarter of the nine hun dred and ninety ninth mile Mrs. Bangles* caught up, l and after tearing out two or three handfuls of the' noble sportsman’s hair, she bruised him with the bed slat and took h(m right home. If be gets well in time, he expects to finish the other mile before the thousandth hour elapses. Bangles has since Intimated ton friend that Love’s young dream bps been dissi pated. ; Amount. Celebrating the Fourth.”— The ’ Hartford Post tells the story of a deacon: who got drunk In New York on e Fourth - '" of July. It was at a time when ice was., unknown in the summer in the country. The deacon confessed bis fault, blit he pleaded in |pal)iation that itWaaamost prodigiously hot day, and the lemons and the ice in the phnch did look so cool and inviting that be couldn't resist the temp tation, and he supposed be did actually drink' to intoxication. A brother on a back seat listened very attentively; but incredulously to the defense, and at.its eonclusion rose. ‘I hain't no objection,’ said lie, ‘to a man’s getting drunk if he owns up to it, and is sorry for it;Hhat's a thing a roan’s liable to, and p’raps some times he can't help it ; but when the deacon comes in here and undertakes to excuse himself in any such way as that —talk about seeing 100 in July—l go in for jerkin’ him right out for lyin’. 1 Earn What You Spend.— Afore than three-fourths of the difficulties and the miseries of men come from the fact that most want wealth without earning it, fame without deserving it, popularity 'without temperance, respect without vir tue, and happiness without holiness. The man a bo wants the best tilings, and Is willing to pay just what they are worth, by honest effort and hard self-denial,will have no difficulty (n getting what he wonts at last. It is the men who wont goods on credit that are snubbed and dis appointed, and overwhelmed in the end, Happiness cannot be bought by the bottle nor caught up by the excursion train, nor put on with any robe or Jewels, nor eaten at any feast. It. does not exist in any exhileratlon, excitement, or in any ownership, but comes from the use of the faculties of body and mind. - ■ A cohort ed memberof the Legislature of Texas was met upon.the street with.a large roil of greenbacks in his hand, and cackling so loud that be attracted the attentioaof a bystander, who said to him, ‘What are yon laughing at, Jlm?’V Jim replied;‘You see that money ,?’.. V Yes.’— ‘Wellj Boss, I Just got that for my' vote; I’so been bought four or flve times in my life, but dis Is de fust time I ever got the cash myaelfl’ ♦ * VOL. 58.—N0; 9. 0.1.1. ■■ > hit. Iftdtes ftt Advertisehents wilt bo Inserted at Ton'.coWs per line for the flfst insertion, and Dye cents' perlins for-each snbseaneht Insertion. ftcsr. torly hetf-yoarly.and yearly ortfldat a liberal reduction On the above rates • Advertisements sppnld.be .accompanied by the CASH". Wucn sent.without, any.lCDith ol time specified for publication: they will bemontinned untllordered out and onbirgCd accordingly. JOBPKINTINa; • . CARDS, HANBBaas,OXHonjA®s,andorery oth er description of Jon and OAsn Printing.:, . High toned men—Tenor singers. ,How to distinguish a' wealthy man:— By the Crcesus in his face. History repeats Itself. Paris and ’L •N. again ’ave been separated. ■, The, key to Darwin’s, theory which Is apparent to us all—Mon key. - ‘ ■— young physician' askcd permlsiron of a lady td kias her. She replied, ' No, sir;:-!,never like a doctor’s bill thrust in igy face.’ - ' ', There. Is reason to believe that some of the; prevailing blonde chignons are made of the llght'fantasfic tow-11. ‘Now, then, fust boy in ’rith'metlc ; how ipeny white beens air, their in ten biaok-ouea? ‘Ten, sir, if you skin 'em.’. ’Boarder.—‘This teaieemsvery weak,' 'Mra.Bfeimp.' Landlady.—‘Well, I guess ft.must be the warm weather; I feel very wealf,myself.,.. In faot.almost everybody ~ complalna.’-- - - ■ “ -- ■ • 1 A little boy, upon whom-fals mother -was ' indicting personal. • chastisement, said; ’Glve me two or. three Jioks mother; 1 don’t think I.'can bolTavo well enough yet.’ ' ' A most excellent old lady tip town is much! exercised iumlndto kßowhbwMt Is that a little quicksilver ima.giass tube dan'make such awful hut weather by Just rising it an inch or two. An officer oh a .review day happened; lo be thrown from his horse... As he lay sprawling on the ground, he said to a friend, who bad ran to his assistance, 'I thought I had improved;in my;riding, but I find I have fallen off)’ SoME men make a great flourish about always doing What thoythelievo .right, but always manage to believe that is right which Is for their own interest'!’. AN Irishman, leaning againsta lamp post ,os n funeral procession was passing by, w'as[asked who was dead ? I cannot exactly'say, air; but I preslimeit is the jintlemau,ln the coffin-’. - 'll. AiitrsnANP advprtlsßß'.thus: 'My. wife «;has , strayed or been stolen,' and ■ef returns her will get his. head broke. |As 'td' trnStirig her, anybody can do so if ( they .see fit; for as I never pay " my own debts,- It’s not, very, likely I'll paynur’ii.' When a mah la unable to tell the time of.,’day by, bib watch,' because there are two hands.atid he doesn't know ‘Which • ter-be-lleve,' it is a tolerable sure sign that he has partakon of more refreshment than nature requires.' v( . , ■A Washington editor is mad because a.compositor headed his editorial “The Champagne Opened;’* when he wrote it, "Campaign, Opened.’’- He says that the -printers are always thinklng about some thing to'drlnk.’ a A short time since a-Jlr. Knott was arrested In an interior County' of Georgia for a violation of law. The verdict of the jury was, ‘Wo find, the defendant Knott guilty.’ (The Judge was'at q.losa f whether to senteUce Knott of not to sentence. He took time'th odnsidef. ,A poor toper; as' a last resort fort more drink, took his Bible lb-pawn for liquor, but the landlady refused to take it, when" tho-man remarked,-‘Well, if she won’t take my* word or God's word, It’s time to ■give it .up.’ And he went away and signed the pledge and kept it. A dyspeptic read that by sending a dollar by mail he.wouid receive a cure for dyspepsia. He sent the money, .wben.be received a slip with the following printed 'on it: ‘ Stop drinking, and hoe in the garden',! {Theman was mad at first, theif laughed, and finally went to hoeing, and' stopped drinking, and is now as well as ever. .; • ' • : • The. Illinois Independent , edited by a Mr. Steeile, says : ‘A printer, last week prbpoaedjto go into partnership with us. His.name is .Doolittle.. The. arm, name , would sound very bad, either way you put it—‘Steal and Doo little,’ or ‘Do little and Steal.’,- Wo can’t join. One of us would soon be in tbe'workhouse and.tbe other inthe penitentiary.’ A thin old man, with a rag.bag in his hand, was picking up a large number of pieces, of whalebone which layabout on the street. The deposit was of such a singular nature that we asked.tho qualnt looking igatherer. how he supposed they came there. ‘Don’t know,’ he replied in a squeaking voice, ‘I 'Speot some unfor tunate female was wrecked hereabout.’ Rev. Dr. West, of New Bedford, once beard that bis choir would refuse to sing, on the nextßundny. When the.day came he gave out the hymn : ‘ Come we who love the lord.’ After reading through, he ' looked up very emphatically at the choir, and said ‘You .will begin at the second verse, ‘Letthose refuse to sing whenever knew our Lord.’ ’ The choir-sung. A good story is told .at the expense of a young .lawyer in San Jose, California. He was very anxious, to defend a China man in the police court against the charge of petty'thieving. Having assumed that position, what was his astonishment to find his client using a handkerchief with his own’ name upon it I An Indiana husband,, who was fond of trying experiments upon his wife, told her one day, that be was going down the cellar to commit suicide.' Down.he went, and fired into a pork barrel. ' His wife kept.rlghtjon with her knitting, and after waiting, fop some demonstration until he was iire’d,thoman came up stairs, swear ing the woman hadn’t any feeling. - Two little girls, one eight and. the other ten years old, were gravely discus sing the question of wearing ear rings. One thought it wicked. The other was sure it could not be, for so many good people wear them. The other replied,— ‘Weil, I don’t hare; If it wasn’t wicked God would have made hoies ln our: ears.! Long .prayers furnished the theme of a discussion, at the recent YouagMen’s Christian' Convention in Washington.— One of the delegates asked, ‘What do you do with those people who persistently indulge In 1 long prayers?! The answer, promptly given by another, was:‘Never give themja chance to pray ;’ Instantly qualified by another, who said: ‘Except in private.’ ‘Who dares spit tobacco Juice upon the. floor,of this;oar ?’ savagely exoiatmed a large' and powerfully built passenger, os be rose from'his seat and stalked down the. aisle, frowning defiantly upon the passengers. ‘I dare,’ said a burly looking fellow, as he deliberately squirted a,large quantity of the noxious saliva upon the floor of the aisle. ‘AU right, my, f)rlend, said the first speaker, slapping the other In a friendly manner on the shoulder, ‘glye us a chaw of tobacco I’ . . The following anecdote was given at the Edwards Reunion, in Illustration gf the absent-mindedness of the great Hr. Jonathan Edwards: At one time he rode after the. c6ws, and a little boy very re. speotfuliy, tlowed and dpsned the gate for him. ‘Whose boy are you, my little man?’ ‘Noah Clark’s, hoy, sir.’ On bis return with the’eows, the same boy appeared and opened the gate for hlln. Edwards thanked the little fellow, and again he asked, ’Whose boy.are you?’ ‘The same man’s boy I.was half an hour ago, sir.’ A Colorado saloon-keeper said of a rough crowd: ‘I couldn’t get their whisky strong enough. for Ihem,. so after trying .every way ,11 at fast made a mixture of poison. oak bud butternut, ' That fetched them- I called it the sheep' herder’s de light, and' ft,was g populgrdrink- The first PikeT jriedltjbu yelled with delight; the next oqo.to6ktwodrlpks and turned a double somenst.iu the,road before the house- A peddler came aiong, and after be took several drinks of my.sbeep herd er’s delight, he ‘went off and stole his own pack and hid it In the woods.’
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