LAPLAND LATE-MAKING
When a young gentleman in Lapland de
sires to assume new responsibilities, be lays
in a large stock of brandy, and his parents,
relatives and friends meet in as great num
bers as possible. to treat the friends of the
bride desired. Neither bride nor bridegroom
is expected to betray anxiety or interest in
the proceedings; the Arctic Mrs. Grundy,
\vim is very strict in such matters, would be
very much scandalized if they should. Be
side the great mass of relatives and friends,
of aunts and fourth-cousins, who must at
tend, there is a still greater of outsiders, who
are attracted by their curiosity to see wheth
.er any body gets the mitten. The intensity
of their curiosity is to some extent deter
mined by the amount of brandy circulating.
On the side of the gallant tberc is a spites
man culled Sormonctive. Brandy flask in
hand, he goes over to the other party and
offers liquid hospitality to the father and
mother of tile young lady. This is a signal
for nu indiscriminate attack of; similar na
ture by the entire invading party upon the
lady's friends. Everybody drinks to her
father, everybody drinks to her mother, and
she herself is borne in grateful memory.—
When dl are suflialently elated, the propo
sal is embud:ed in a I.olg speech, yiliratin
between pectry and r.ro:e. 11421:
ask to sec the die wooing pr4. , e:lt.. It
they are accepted the. :natter is seffied, and
,the: e is nothing more but to e:o niett day t.e
the par-on to get them poldished. 31osi
it.atActi
are made at :Ise fah- arid grc..,!
btit 01,.1.• are 1,c , . 1-r 1.1:,
brun.ly. brati.iv"
is v.. prover:, :.t.nong I.lc
esiulvitieut to the il . iltitt.-
IVhen the ate! the -uitor !lot
\ Len throw hi, ',randy :I‘s ay. The,
irilliu_o;:e tielles in u::ttliui uial tintiter , ,
nJ Irliere felt inure siron.eiy Bice:
dies: ciunts for notiiin:2; one slic,ipslin
good as another. .11,tuk is obly
the nun:ll,er of reheleer a man own..
Practically, marriage here is a mere mat
ter of tie I:1111011.1-
ers recognize the sacredness of die relation
in their way. The silver Nyhieh they- pay
fur their lirides must not be in the shape or
ria dollars, it must be made up into orna
ments. This is better than nothing. If a
marriage is hrilcn oil', the party who take,
a divorce generany reiums the liridai
presents, and the inure conscientious add a
gift fur die gashed lirandy. So ti when
the parents say "no, — man are so generous
as to pay for the brandy. As ill the reht
tit es hate a word to say, there is generally
a gond deal of quarrcliing bef, , re the an
wer is agreed upon, and some management
is required, oftentimes, to make it f.inoi able.
Pastor Fjellstrom tells of a Nvedding in
Jockmoek in which lie was inteme,te,l for the
wooer. Several attempts bad been made
in vain before he NV:11, engaged as spokes
man. An old woman overwhelmed every
thing and deafened everybody with her op
yositiun to the motel'. When Ii cants in
she yelled oun "No. no, it shunt be; no t
?vett if the !lel?: 2r.
have her rjt.ll,trom, then a s;uilent, saw
that nothing ccala Lc dine so doe_ as thisl
all harpy was around, and to a
magistrate, who was al-t, enli-ted oo the
sante sid», to get the old NV(011:111 111.1 t of the
way some how or other, soon found
in the street; she :rowlel ahrott the
omir like a gad-fly in an empty barrel; rat
tle I and slammed, shrieked and :.ware, I , llt
not get in, :is the 1:0,1 the
:,leantime the matter was hue,':---
it:lly conclatlNl. had I.rdlll.;lit
Loty.: v a tl,c i'nr•on,
Le :-.1 - ,.,1;,, , 1.);.tter nad offered a few more pre,-
ents. \V llen they Nverr. 1 , :oly to go to Ow
par-oli's the (do :r , ned old
hag rtd,ed but el..' at )0 late.
'file importance of lin\ in,a an influentlal
rpolte, , taan can Ilardl:% 1, , c,rer I.—
They are of :21 - 1 raid f:r thoir ' rrieoq, A n
raid agalr cane' ord'ln A r lo-C.:a - 1;11 nt
An c,ll w-I,:t hearint: 11.0 elll le)-
1/i0179 nan2c rT :-tys, t a :r,;the
EEG
crazy idea—so all his pe..l ;Loa:4l,t
it—of inakip• - •• folvarieps to the nl.low a
forcitier, ber head al. I
body cl-e in the •. as her
Lce:l di,triet v.inl saw
that the matter ~ ,011,1 1 on, .1" gl, -;:t
•'ult.
.t man ict rl'!
titettti,t ILrt I , l+ nrr
oud stni, ]tae C.e",r it iluel.ce,
r.rtrl ctirete I I.:tit iu CP , O ft,tlo rt Itta.“
kettle, 11-11:elt, 1:1:e 11r rc•k_c.,
Th , v ,oul.l not itr,v.-evert (Fe
de9irel.ro7te-m:c.l r 'l•lte 1 ti.e ite:;le rt: rim
t.t.• him if
1...!- p.itty v.-rt-;
rate,
he !
vn
Dule:bia 1 cilr. (Apr Pi :;11.
tv. A:;',lss•l,,llS•yx $!$0.11$1 , 1 , •$ , :$!1, , !11-1$, ,
I:tttle I.lrg",iin, I,': - I , t ‘•
as %Tell a, ho c•-‘1: , 1 in lrt.ni
Ino woo: t,. her :110: "Y u h t‘e e‘otS , .
I II:INT 2...:11‘100r-1.•1; at in , : I :17n juo, hlu
anal m , ro t'lr :-:1111c
F in
The thing scented
the 1.1•,.u,] S;o7alla, f.tr rr"Ill
I'll^ :::';'rrytize po,r 121Totw',th n an,.‘
Elio to talk AI it'll Lint. ail': kept billl
aq
fist- nn.!
in • 11-•peii , o .1 , f. Ili , late.
nise
at In , : iiiimor time
ali.l lip .4.. t it il,llll.`rtli 111::10n.
in r" •ul
)1: tr.mare
) .:1( n. n,,na c.,1111,..•:, , l l‘lth •.va:ernnil
s:Pam, Ita , no doul
t., t 1 1 ,• I—iler, Who haa
Ti 11 44 rival ru
ti,om in ha:
:olio air c: ti 1 c
. 21:2 1 fling
t:n :}• ~ f a'vi•~~p
lie:t!f 1 cAr
t , 'ha i• I li ,. ":lting -team.
it run v.', at r. 11 7 ;;11'
heat N,;t!, C,,n-S,
tro.t wilh n nnlv he
heat' , lu p t be_or , er t; -
~rani- Withollt a e,,rr, =1 , r) ~n tie •
, F , teatn ::Ita , ge. A boiler in a eololitien,
Lp the agitati , n r f the %Tater tbr ,, ngli
.wan 'r rkTenillg ~ f valse,
, I,vet - pre-i a terrible f,,ree by
the .nrerhefite , l a n t lapping tip the grater'
:ma exp:nrling innocte , ...by l y beentning
tqLturatetl ,teatn. '`teats has been Itew.e,l
to dezree , ., while the pre. , nre on the
v1;:q vca ,, , only lit :1 im , ten , l of `.1(t41,
AYE Columbia
PENNSI:LIINIA. INDEPENDENT 30PRNIL.
CCM., - (711.2M3X.49-.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4, 1856.
.trP.rter's Spirit of the Times.—This
chronicle of the turf, agriculture, field sports,
literature and the stage, edited by W. T.
Porter and George Wilkes, has advanced to
its fourth number, and has been received by
the public with every manifestation of pop
ular applause. It is published in the quar
to form, has sixteen pages of unequalled ori
ginal matter and is only $3 per annum.
Every person interested in hunting, fish
ing, &e., as well as all who are fond of fun,
should immediately subscribe. Porter is so
well known over the world as the choice
I-
'" that nut a word in his praise is ne
cessary. His new enterprise must meet
with unbounded success. The publication
office is at 310 and 345, Broadway, N. Y.
The Knickerime.l-cr aragazine.—Old Knick
keeps his reputation up nud considerably
more St t. The lie t number is a jewel and
snool jai its ow ❑ The observa
.ioini of _dac•c Sloper, a series ofmttieles on
the thous •ae li%o in and tic peopleive meet,
ire ‘vm-th the amount of subscripion.
e g s.ip. too, i- ahrays first rate
awl Clerk, the idler, knows how to du up
"mei' a eii,h far the pai.ii.•, of the most deli-
Cato liter.try '1•.•:a: :t,t)O per an-
t•tr: , --Tlte Oct 4ter number t•f
N; re.•e e l e.t,ly, but vie had
net VOOOI to 11;IIII,`. It b, 0. little the best,
misen alt. crhar, tlmt he ever put out, but
l; bt .rte him (21/ eVery time. Each
111111)er better 01.111 the last, and the la
.litts own un tt, it. tfovcral new features are
introdueel in the present numlier, ivhieh
to.it., lot) pages and 74
artiele=. November No. promises even
gi eater
Por , on, Avi-hing to sub,criLe will address
'•Gudry's Lady's BJelc,
5..3,11:.) in advance.
1)t ITT: --Vie Ifon. Mr. Burlingame
has been renominated by tlo' Americans and
; Republicans of the liftlt Vstrict in 'Massa
: chussetts, L.r Congle , s. It is calculated
that hi: succes, is certain. Fighting men
are so popular. we would'nt mind if we were
ahle in hark -omebody tntt. We would not
bols ct rr. to take Brinks' position in the
Senate Chat:titer, and much less would we
prefer to 0.-cony camper's seat at the time
of the conflict. I;litta percha does well
enough in the hand but ain't comfortable on
the heal.
understand it it; the intention of
the Columbia Bridge Company, to remove
the present sh:ngle roof front the tirbt and
perimpq Ilin ,ceond .drone of the bridge, at
pittee, :101 s•otnttote t.ttorelor, :Mate, ILLoI
to procflutiollttry I.llC:t.tire9 to
mold Ow d.11. ,- ror of lir: , emo too Meatin g to that
strnetme
fiat it , cb..o proximity to build
ings and 1.0. , .m0tiNe , , et tl.c we , tern
en
tranee.— ll', d : /hrst illc Star.
1 Ar.t. FA: no , ,, , .—There is 1),, perceptible,
ebange of inv,,,,rtat,ee in thr , firea4 of the bt•
die.. and bonnet, for .wn n‘er
the U n,l let are prwkailing et. The
inri-onqe.l
in tlioir in , traa diniinkhed.
a , a•lt ; Hivli , l. c.. 1 :1 prrOaOh Of 011 a
It 0:1.01. , 1% AV;l‘.! failoy nrr yet
hill in hi, -'t tlicy are al
-I,i.re I to I , m- on the f 'nu
”r tl.O it r.. 1 ,1111 )1. 11
pu1,11..1., 1 a ,•ara
non:lei:I , : 11 ^ r,10111 , 1 r,f 1164. , e d itor of the
i'd+o++, r, in mnlearcrin_ to cat
nri a mot, .I.z.ainst hi + fiiilicr, as bi rid . -
liaoly, a:1 , 1 c +war , lly in tl.e last degree. llr
says at an attack of rhetimati-rn
prevent++ ilia: Wont in tli++ t itta: per,mal elms-
Cc:cum:lt, +l+•,+larc+, l'eyor a bully, a
blimbg,u a ( and a poltroon.
A dud - limb . : ii.r:tc , l I.:c the:elms uf tl:c
ral
t, I,c• 1
1 I , r,tln to 1.,
('-url of I; , t, , n un Saturday, the
ca-c of (:‘ , arh- ruirninktratur of
r.2;ain-1 the City of IL,ston,
notio,i to rpo..ver
injtu mhicl:
de.l.llt by , lippit,g kl .-%%n up, u tlyz.
in 1'o..:1 , 11% I)ecernher
It NN , a'lllllary
::re Polmnr 119,1 a fall
1.11.(.71 zio - • v. bit h antly , ig.
bb 1. 111. 11 . 1,1 r :r hull
jury ! . 1 tcr lirl, Biting
v r
IT, :PI 1
again , t ,:!2:
r..-allcd in the death
.•f Mr. of 11,e Charleston -ll•'r'-
ctrr q, ally origin:ll..lin a political quar
rel. TI.o 1 cother of hi. ~pi.r.hent, lion. A
(:, r:•61.0 , 01 a ettedhhoc for
to roplesent the Charleston dis-
e
t red Nai . :lllt b 2. rekignatien, and a
or a.-tiele , had appeared in the -Ifer
rtery, ttver a ‘ , lzrlittire f , l —a Nuilifier," charg
ing Mr. 'Mk tdr.tth with want.nf Cdelity to the
South and generally arrai; , ning hi. lu lineal
character. The 1.u ,. t itiele , t appeared in
the Mereury on M tLe very day of
the duel. :qr. Tater was proLably either
the anther or at--tuntd. the resporodbilty of
artr.d., nhil=t Mr. Edward McGrath
a. , :ttructl the ofrate of defending MA brother
in the fell.
M.-The Loui (Ky.) Courier, says,
'.the weather out there partakes of polar
and that tin.y have had fraNt in
Nentu_dzy, and more of it over in Indiana:"
and -.,c q, "that on Sunday night ice
%TA.= f" , lti.l of the thiekncs4 of a quarter of
an on White hirer." If it is any eci
,lenee of -1.1 weather East, we can state
tleat coming clown Sixth street. in Philadel
-1 hia. one. morning lust week, we noticed ice
lon the pavement in several places, from six
t, eight inches till: —Ezet:cngs
P NI:F . ONA L r —ln thr•
So* p 43 ouply
Ite...We are requested to announce that
the regular quarterly Communion season in
the Presbyterian Church occurs on to-mor
row, Sabbath day. A preparatory discourse
will be preached by Rev. Dr. Timlow this
afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Sermon on Sabbath
morning by the pastor. Administration of
the Lord's Supper on Sabbath afternoon.—
at 3 o'clock. Addresses by Dr. Timlow and
pastor. Members in other evangelical
churches and the public generally, are kindly
invited to attend.
GIFT EXIIIIIITION.—Mr. Winters intends
giving a Gift Exhibition this evening. All
who have witnessed his Views, say that they
are superior to anything ever displayed in
this town. The Feast of Belshazzar, is
alone worth the price of the ticket of admis
sion. This is a sensible entertainment, suit
able for all. Mr. W. offers to-night, a lot of
articles of great value, among which is a
Gold Watch, worth $5O. The tickets are
limited to the number of 300. Apart from
the premiums, the exhibition is really
worthy of patronage, and we trust he will
have a full hou'c. We repeat, it is as good
an entertainment, as way ever otTered fur the
atnusement of Colombians, and they should
show their appreciation by giving a full
house.
Puranca L.—The meeting in Lancaster on
Wednesday last, of the friends of Fremont
and Dayton, is represented by the Inland
Daily, as the largest held in that city since
the days of Tip and hard cider. Banners,
fl ag s, &e., were present to the number of
2.16. Our townsman, Col. James Myers,
was selected President, who opened the pro
ceedings on the stand with an excellent
speech. The Iron. 11. Hamlin, of Maine,
and lion. Anson Burlingame (of "Clifton
House, Canada side" notoriety—and the
man who ain't afraid to meet Bully Brooks
in his own country,) addressed the meeting
at considerable length. This was the first
demonstration made by the Fremont men of
the county and they brag about it consider.
ably. We shall see what we see at the
election—or soon after. Anyhow the coun
try is likely to be safe no matter who is
elected.
LECTC REi ON 3framar.—A series of lec
tures on Memory and a new system of im
proving it, given in this place during the
week is pronounced ley our friends the worst
kind of burnbuggery. We are sorry if our
notice in last week's paper induced any one
to invest a dollar and juin the class, as it is
our wish to render honor only to whom
honor is due. This memory proprietor is
not worth on word of praise, and therefore
we decline g it.
THE FAIR AT Yoax.—The Agricultural
Fair at York, this week, was more numer
ously attended than at any previous exhibi
tion of the same kind in that place. The
articles displayed, embraced everything one
ean think about and the variety was super
upo •ruurnuay, user pertormancott
in the ring \e11.9 the great attraction and an
immense crowd attended and testified their
delight at the way the horses went oNer the
track.
Moat Goon SHOOTING.-40s. Black, Esq.,
went gunning the other day and after shoot
ing about three or four hours, counted his
spoils. The number killed was 43—Rail,
Butter duck, English snipe and Reed birds.
We con testify to the good condition of the
birds and will be willing to repeat the en
comium "un a similar occasion."
wornxra COL:RT.—in adjourned Court
of Quarter Sessions will continence in Lan
caster, on Mon lay, the 20th inct. Several
:fete-tins and important casts are marked
for trial: among them the trial of the young
man green for the murder of hi= brother.—
We presume the "lager beer cases" will also
be tried; and as this is a que.tion in which
many of nor citizens feel a lively interest,
we may expect more than an ordinary at
tendance at this adjourned court.
FATAL ArctnEvr.—Yesterday a young
man named Wm. Brecht, wan accidentally
killed, his bead being crushed by the wheel
of a wagon loaded with stone, that he was
driving on the 11lariella turnpike at Boh
re:stown. Tho horse took fright from a
locomdive. when the driver was thrown
from the wagon to the ground. immediately
before onq of the wheels which had passed
over his head, killing him instantly.—ln
land Daily, Ist inst.
Tun RI% rrt.—The Susquehanna has been
low nip some time—lower in fact than it has
been for twenty years. Notwithstanding
this low state of the water, the health of the
place continues good. Indeed there has
been no t.en.on for years past when there
was less sickness.
1r,9„...1. G. L. Brown, E,q., formerly (Alter
of this paper, has disposed of his interest in
the Harrisburg Patriot and Union to his
partner Andrew Hepkins, Bsq., by whom
the paper will hereafter ha conducted.
REVCWTIONATIT RELICS.-T h Patterson
(N. .J.) Guardian states that a few days
ago SOlllO workmen, while engaged in grading
near the residence of Garrett M. Anderson,
on the banks of the Hackensack, came to a
pile of some seven swords, and eighteen pis
tols, about two feet under the shrface. It
is upon the spot where the barn of the old
Zabriskie House stood, and where it is said
some British officers was stationed during the
Revolutionary war, who were surprised and
forced to flee. As these swords all appeared
to belong to officers, the weapons may have
been hastily secreted, while, perhaps, their
owners never lived to reclaim them. The
sword, which had evidently belonged to the
Captain, had been elegantly mounted in
silver and gold.
liga-The Geneva Fireman's Journal has
for its motto: "out with the masheen."—
Wouldn't "Out with thefire" be a little more
appropriate?
ItEirThe Bedford House at Lynchburg.
Va.. has been sold to John B. Steptoe; fur
11
ABRIDGED DEBATES IN GOEGRESB—The
National Intaligencer announces that the
work of presenting an abridgment of the
debates in Congress from March 4, .1.72.9, to
the present time, undertaken by ex-Senator
Benton, has been so rapidly progressed with
that the first volume is already near its com
pletion. This volume will comprise as we
understand, the debates of the four first Con
gresses; that is, the first eight years of the
Constitutional Government, the period in
which its foundations were laid in the affec
tions of the country, under the administra
tion of the first President, the Pater Patrice.
The plan of this abridgment is not to present
merely the opinions of those Senators and
Representatives who have become most
known to fame, but the remarks of every
one who shall at any time have spoken in
Congress to any matter that retains a pub
lic interest. In this way there is perhaps
hardly a family in the United. States that
will not find the name of a connexion, near
or remote, presented in the honorable posi
tion of a representative of the people, and
know the part that he acted in the transaction
of public affairs It is only in this way,
moreover, that a faithful picture can be pre
sented of the discussions of the National
Legislature. The plan of the work em
braces also, frequent and sometimes copious
explanatory notes of the debates, and the
circumstances that called them forth; and
at marked periods in the history of Congress
and the country a retrospect:ve review.
EVIZOPEAN GOLD AND SILVER. COIN.—The
governments of Europe, it is probable, will
be forced to resort to the same debasement
of their silver coin as has been practiced in
the United States, in order to prevent its
absorption by China and the .East Indies.—
This displacement of silver by gold has been
going on ever since the discovery of gold in
California and Australia, and still progres
ses with extraordinary rapidity. The mar
gin between the two coins it is stated must
necessarily be large, since if it were less
than 8 or 10 per cent. there would be a pros
pect of another alteration becoming requisite
at a future period. In England the silver
coinage was originally 8 per cent. below its
nominal value as compared with gold, but
owing to the depreciation of gold the differ
ence is now only 3i per cent.; and there is
consequently a possibility that before long
the inequality, even in that country, may
' entirely disappear, so that to render a new
debasementlecessary in order to prevent it
from being sent out of the country. The
London Times states that the continental
governments arc considering the propriety
of resorting to a gold standard exclusively
for their currency. The exhaustive demand
presented from China and India will doubt
less necessitate this movement, but it will
enhance the demand for gold, and will have
an important bearing upon the feature of
every money market.
BALLOON ASCENSION IN VERIVONT.-T he
anxiety of our citizens in regard to Mr. 'Wise,
the ..Beronaut, who left the Fair ground in
day last, was relieved by the appearance
here of Mr. Wise himself last evening, at
about 6 o'clock. Ile made a landing with
his balloon in the town of Stratford, N. H.,
distant forty-five miles from St. Johnsbury,
at 5 o'clock, or an hour and a half after his
ascent. At a meeting of our citizens sud
denly called together at Union Hall, on Fri
day evening, Mr. Wise recounted the inci
dents of his voyage, and described the scen
ery over which he passed. The account was
interesting in the extreme, and the large au
dience of eight hundred persons, got togeth
er in half an hour's notice. was highly grat
ified with the events related.
Mr, Wise started fur St. Johnsbury at 12
o'clock Thursday night, reached this place
as before stated at about 6 o'clock Friday
evening, when he was enthusiastically re
ceived by the people.
The Caledonian of next week mill contain
an account of the voyage in detail.—Caledo
ian (17.) Sept. 27.
INGENIOT:S TUNNELING AlActitNe.—An in
geniou; apparatus for tunneling has been
devised. It consists of a series of chisels
placed one beside the other in straight lines.
These lines of cutting tools are so arranged
as to be capable of a slight motion in
thodirection of the grooves after every stroke,
the object being to bring the chisels to bear
upon all the spaces lying between the seve
ral cutting tools situated in the same line,
so tts to produce not a succession of holes,
but a continuous channel similar to the very
wide sow cut. This lateral shifting of the
lines of chisels, which takes place alternate
ly from right to left and from left to right,
is caused by a corresponding motion given
to the frames in which they are axed.—
Each chisel is driven against the rock by a
spiral spring coiled around it; this spring,
driving the chisel favorably against the rock,
forcing it to act efficaciously.
LIST OF JURORS.
To serve in an adjourned Court of Quarter
Sessions, commencing the 201 h inst.
Michael Bard, Earl.
John Bullard, East Donegal.
Ferree Brinton, Paradise.
Michael Bender, Upper Leacock.
Adam Bear, Upper Leacuck.
Jeremiah Brown, Jr., Columbia.
George Berntheisel, West Ilempfield.
Samuel Brubaker, Rapho.
Levi K. Brown, Fulton.
Michael Book, Strasburg.
Martin Cassel, West Lampeter.
George Evans, Drumore.
Walter G. Evans, City.
Christian Eby, Leacuck.
Henry B. Erb, Clay.
Jacob Frey, City.
John Forney, West Earl.
Amos Graff, Martic.
William Gable, City.
Henry Graybill, West Earl.
John Hershey, Manor.
Samuel Ilarnish, Conestoga.
Jacob Jamison, Carnarvon.
Thomas Lytle, Paradise.
Tobias Lehman, East Lampeter.
Abraham Linc In, Carnarvon.
Samuel Miller, Jr., Lancaster.
Ilenry Mourer, Paradise.
Daniel Overholtzer, Earl.
William C. Pinkerton, City.
Luther Richards, City.
Daniel Richwine, Earl.
George Spurrier, City.
John H. Swisher, Coleram.
Jacob Sandoe, East Earl.
Christian Zecber, City.
A Nay/ PRINTING PRESS.---Among the
many mechanical inventions already on ex
hibition in the Fair of the American Insti
tute, one of the most interesting is a print
ing press, invented and patented by J. F.
Starrett, of this city, which is designed for
printing music from steel plates, copper and
steel-plate engravings, &c. It is a rotary
press of very simple construction, but will
it is claimed, perform the work of at least
twenty presses managed by hand, according
to the present method. The plates, as they
revolve, first receive the ink from a roller,
then are dried on the surface by a revolving
cylinder, then impart the impression, and
are ready to go around again, without making
any stop. The printed sheets are received
upon an ingeniously-contrived distributing
table, also patented, which saves the labor
of counting off. The whole invention is well
deserving of the attention of music publish
ers, and other persons interested.--New
York Post.
CHEAP MODE OF POTTING UP Fnuir.—Take
earthen stone jars, holding from a quart to a
gallon, narrow mouthed, if possible, and
bring from the corner of the closet old sugar
bowls and broken pitchers, which have per
haps, a handle or a nose broken off, but are
in the main body sound, place them in hot
water and let them get hot, then melt in a
pan one ounce of beeswax, two ounces of
shellac and eighteen ounces of rosin; have
your stewed fruit ready as directed for the
pans, pour it boiling into the jar, lay a piece
of writing paper, fitted to the edge of the
jar, on the fruit, dip a piece of old but still
good muslin cloth in the hot cement, and
put it over the mouth of the jar quickly, the
cemented side next the fruit; when well done
the cloth will sink in a little, which proves
that tile air is all expelled.—Soil Vac South.
HORRIBLE MURDER--A MAN STONED TO
DEATH-A\OTBER SEVERELY BEATEN.-
Much excitement was caused, yesterday
morning, by the announcement that Patrick
Carroll, segar maker, of 109 Lumber street,
aged 23 years, had been beset by a party of
men and murdered, while returning home
with Jessup Townsend, also a segar maker
of 130 Second street. It appears that the
parties, together with Townsend's son, a
lad of twelve years, were returning to their
homes yesterday morning, about one o'clock,
and when at the corner of Swan and First
streets, met two young men—Patsey Kier
nan and James Kearney, with another not
known. A difficulty ensued, resulting, in
directly it would appear, in the death of
Carroll, and also in a pretty severe beating
of Townsend.—Albany Transr-,))1.
bar The Indian, war in iaegon seems to
be an endless source of trouble to General
Wool. In one of his letters to the National
Intelligencer, defending his own course, ho
used expressions imputing to Major Haller,
of the 4th infantry, a want of military skill
in some of his operations against the Indi
ans. That officer retorts in a published let
ter. We hare not space to go into details,
but it seems clear that General 'Wool used
exprettrnotte, very reenaemsty, non wixnettu
understanding the circumstances he spoke
of. The Major says that he asked for a
court martial, but that none has ever met.
Zer•Among the passengers in the Baltic,
just arrived in New York, is Miss D. L. Dix,
the indefatigable philanthropist, whose la
bors in the cause of the insane are so well
known wherever an interest is felt in the
welfare of this unfortunate class. During
her absence from the United States Miss D.
has traveled extensively through Great Bri
tian, and in nearly every country of Europe
investigating the condition of the insane,
and on many occasions has been the means
of carrying out measures of great importance
for securing to the afflicted the wisest and
best systcm of management.
611 E atatitito.
COLUMBIA LUMBER MARKET
WUOLESALE PRICES.
Common Cull Boards & Grub Plank, $lO 00
Culling do 13 00
2d Common do 18 00
Ist Common do 30 00
Pannel do 36 00
Hemlock Beards and Scantling, 11 00
Do do do long lengths, 13 00
Pine Scantling, 15 00
Plaster Lath, $2 00@ 3 00
Shingles, 12 00(2,18 00
PHILADELPHIA NARKETS
FLOUR.—Standard superfine, for shipment
sold at $0 75. and good straight brands at
$ 47 S 7/ per bbl, at which rate there are more
sellers than buyers. The home trade buy
moderately nt from $G S73(if7 for common
and good brands, $7 25g7 75 fur extra, and
SS®S 50 per bbl for fancy brands, as in
quality. Rye Flour is scarce and firm at
375 per bbl. A sale of 300 bbls Penn'a
Corn meal was made at $3 50 per bbl.
GRAIN.—Some s®oooo bus Wheat were
disposed of at $1 506_41 53 for fair to good
and choice reds, mostly Southern, and $lO2
(I_,l 05 for white, as in quality. Sales of
Penn'a Rye at He. Sales of 3,®4000 bus good
yellow Corn at GGc in store, and Gie afloat.
About 3000 bus Oats hare been sold at 40c,
including 1000 bus prime Delaware at the
same price.
Kr.v. is scarce and advancing; bbls
are selling at 38(ir30e, the latter fur Prison,
and Drudge at 3Ge.—North American 2d inst.
BALTIMORE MARKETS
Ftortt.—There were sales this morning
of 400 bbls. Howard Street super at $6 877,
but subsequently there were sales of 600
bbls. do. at $6 75, at which figure it was of
fered quite freely nt the close, without find
ing buyers. There were sales reported on
'Change of 400 bbls. City Mills Flour at
$6 75, and of 500 bbls. do. at $6 62i. The
market for it closed at the latter figure.—
Rye Flour is still selling at $565 25 per
bbl. for new; old do. can be bought at $3 25
@s3 50 per bbl. Corn Meal is steady at
$3 25 for Pennsylvania, and $3 75 per bbl.
for City Mills.
GRAIN.—Red Wheats sold to-day at 145
6150 cts. far good to prime parcels, and a
small lot of choice Zimmerman do. brought
153 cts. White do. sold at 150 cts. for fair
and 1556162 cts. for good to choice lots.—
White Corn sold to-day at Gog 63 cts. and
yellow at 65667 cts. There were sales
this morning of about 1,500 bushels Rye at
70673 cts. for Maryland and 82 eta. for
Pennsylvania, and we note sales of about
1,000 bushels Oats at from 34 to 41 eta.
WaisKtr.—We hear of sales of about 150
bbls. City Whiskey at 37 cts., 100 bbls. Ohio
do. at 37} cts., and 100 bbls. do. at 38 eta.
cash. We heard also of some smell lots City
Whiskey having been sold at 37} cta.—Am
ereran, 2d inst.
THE AMERICAN 174 G.
The flag of our country is a banner of
beauty, and opened to the breeze, it always
inspires a descendant of revolutionary an
cestry, with patriotic devotion to liberty.—
It is a banner too, that all political parties
rally round during their contests, and con
sequently their numbers is considerably
augmented, during presidential canvasses.
As these flags often present an ill shape, we
give the following description of the Ameri
can flag in all its proportions, adding that
when one is made larger or smaller the same
relative proportions of size should be ob
served.
The standard for the Army is fixed at six
feet and six inches by four feet and four
inches—the number of stripes (representing
the states originolly constituting the Union)
is thirteen, viz: seven red and six white.—
It will be perceived that the flag is just one
half longer than it is broad, and that its
proportions are perfect when properly car
ried out. The first stripe at the top, is red,
the next vvhite, and so down alternately,
which makes the last stripe red. The blue
"field" for the stars is the width and square
of the first seven stripes, viz: four red and
three white—these sever: stripes extend from
the side of the "field" to the extremity of
the flag—the next stripe is whitc; extending
the entire length of it, and direeti; Ina"
the field, which serves to "throw it out'' in
strong and pleasing relief—then follow the
remaining stripes alternately. The number
of stars in the field, now thirty-one, repre
sent the number of States in the Union—
and the Army and Navy immediately add
another star on the admission of a new State
into our glorious Union; but used in an or
dinary way, the number of stars is not es
sential—thirteen, (the original number)
twenty-five or thirty, will answer.
CatareaNlA.—The Vigilance Committee
has finally disbanded. Highway robberies
are committed every day, and it is believed
that there are organized bands of these des
peradoes, who render it unsafe fur persons
to travel singly. The Indian difficulties
continue on the frontiers, and frequent skir
mishes occur. Petitions are in circulation
requesting Herbert not to make California
his residence and asking Congress to expel
him.
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT SCENE
Ilon. Edward Everett, in his lecture at the
opening of Dudley Observatory, New York,
presented the following description of a
night scene:
"I had occasion, a few weeks since, to take
the early train for Boston, and for this pur
pose rose at two o'clock in the morning.—
Everything around was wrapped in silence,
broken only by what seemed at that hour
the unearthly clank and rush of the train.
It was a mild, serene, mid-summer's night,
the sky was without a cloud, the winds were
whist. The moon, then in her last quarter,
had just risen, and the stars shone with a
with a spectral lustre, but little affected by '
her presence. Jupiter, then two hours high,
ut....1.0.01a of rut. Soy a Tho 3.. t
above the horizon, shed their sweet influences
in the East; Lyra sparkled near the zenith;
Andromeda veiled her newly discovered
glories from the naked eye in the South;
the steady pointers, far beneath the pole,
looked meekly up from the depths of the
North to their sovereign.
"Such was the glorious spectacle as I en
tered the train. As we proceeded, the tim
id approach of twilight became more per
ceptible; the intense 'blue of the sky began
to soften; the smaller stars, like little chil
dren, went first to rest; the sister beams of
the Pleiades soon melted together; but the
bight constellations of the We it and North
remained unchanged. Steadily the won
drous transfiguration went on. Hands of
angels hidden from mortal eyes shifted the
scenery of heaven; the glories of night dis
solved into the glories of the dawn. The
blue sky now turned more softly gray; the
great watch stars shut up their holy eyes;
the East began to kindle. Faint streaks of
purple soon blushed along the sky; the
whole celestial concave was filled with the
inflowing tides of the morning light, which
came pouring down from above in one great
ocean of radiance; till at length, as we reach
ed the Blue Hills, a dash of purple fire
blazed out from above the horizon, and
turned the dewy drops of flower and leaf in
to rubies and diamonds. In a few seconds,
the es crlasting gates of morning were thrown
wide open, and the lord of day, arrayed in
glories too severe for the gaze of man, be
gan his course,"
CARLYLE.—Friend Ayer:—ln this age of
quacks, charlatans and mere windy, gaseous
pretenders to heal, who blow at every corner,
and in the face and ears of all men, their
loud, blaring Jericho trumpets and other
noisy boisterious wind instruments of mar
velously twisted brass, in such a woefully
sham ridden epoch as this, I say, it is com
forting, nay even cheering to the earnest
well wisher of his race to know there has
arrived in this world a genuine Physician—
to light once more upon something besides
mere Sangrados and Don Mercurial Jalaps,
with their phlebotomies, poisons and warm
water.
Your Cathartic Pills and Cherry Pectoral,
carry us forward to Halcyon days—to mil
lenial Pharmacopoeas, when Science, deep
diving down into the principles of things,
shall, with infinite. cunning. bring out the
genuine Elizer Vitce; for of a truth there is
manifestly enough somewhat of that same
Life Essence in your subtle vegetable distil
lations and compounds.
You realize to us the visions of those
painfulest, smoke-dried Alchymists—boot
less seekers—dreamers among retorts and
crucibles, touching the Quintessential hidden
Virtue of the Universe, which should anti
dote distemper, and break for man the Wheel
of Time.
Columbia Post Office
TIME OF CLOSING AND OPENING MAILS.
EASTERN.—MILiI closes at 8.00 A. M. and
7.30 P. M.; arrives at 11.40 A. M. and 2.45
A. M.
. -
Sormans.—Mail doses at 12 M.; arrives
12.15 P. M.
. . .
WasrEns.—Mail closes 0.30 P. M.; arrives
3 P. M.
SAFE Ihstaort.—Mail closes 7.30 A. M.;
arrives 5 P. M.
MOIINTVILLE.—Three mails a week.—
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday—mail
closes 7.35 P. M.; arrives 11.40 A. M.
Sitymt SPRING.—Three mails a week.—
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday—mail
closes 11.30 A. M.; arrives 11.30 A. M.
AXILES' S.ELY ACTING PARK WEI.L.—Mr,
J. A. Ayres, of Hartford, Ct., has invented
a mode of drawing water for cattle, horses,
and in pastures, yards, and other places
where water cannot be had above ground.
By means of a platform properly adjusted
in front of the watering trough, the weight
of the animal is made to draw water from
the well, as the animal approaches it to
drink. It is simple in construction, not
likely to get out of order and cannot fail to
recommend itself to farmers as an important
labor saving machine, dispensing with all the
trouble of pumping or drawing water by
hand power. Animals can be left by them
selves in the most distant pasture without
any care or attention on the part of the ow
ner, farther than to dig a good well, and so
long as there is a supply of water in it, there
can be no difficulty in the way of the ani.,
orals supplying themselves.
re... Holloway's Ointment and Pills, a
certain Remedy for Ulcerous Sores.--Jere
miah Henderson, of Wilmington, North Car
olina, suffered for seven years and five
months with six ulcerous sores on his leg,
and three on his arms, which defied every
kind of treatment, although he used some of
the most noted remedies for the cure of the
same, both internal and external, it was with- ,
out avail. At last, he had recourse to HoP
loway's Ointment and Pills, which. quickly
caused the wounds to have an improved ap,
pearanee, and by continuing with these rem
edies for ten weeks, he was completely cured.
,od has ever since enjoyed the best of
hettitit•
"VV7Ceshrrig_lMEl7.lo
GIFT E:),f.HIBITIOIV,
AT ODD FELLOW'S HALL,
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4 : /855.
In addition to the Exhibition
Of Chemical Diorax_nas, Chrystalline
Views, Chromatropegi,
There will be distributed OVER
worth of costly nod beautiful article., (40 at uralber,)
con,kting of a
SPLENDID GOLD ENAMELED WATCH,
Gold Pencils, tar Rings, Breast Pins, Portmonnaits.
&c., &c.
TICKETS. SO CENTS ONLY, and limited to 300.
The articles are now on exhibition at the Store of J. C.
PEA FILER, Saddler, Locust street. Exhibition com
mences at 7} o'clock.
A BIM' EXHIBITION for children, on SATURDAY
AF I'ERNOON, at 3 o'clock. Admittance. 10 cents.
Columbia, October 4, leso.
SUPERFINE and Extra Family Flour, for
sale by the sack or barrel, fresh ground and war
ranted good. Al.o, chopped Corn and Oats, Mill Feed,
and everything in the Grocery line; for sale cheap for
cash. Give Inca Inccell A. M. RANII3O,
No. 4 Mechanics Row, Locust street.
Columbia, October 4,1856-2 t
ET - LIVER DISEASE —Carter's Spanish Mixture,
as u remedy for liver disease, and the number of for
midable evils connected with adtsorganiscd state of
that organ, is unrivalled.
Hundreds of certificates, from the highest sources
of persons, living Hi the city of Richmond, Vu., might
be given of cures effected by Carter's Spantsh Mixtore.
We have only room to refer to the extraordinary care
of Samuel M. Drinker, E•q , of the firm of Drinker &
Morn•, Rook•eller., Richmond, Va.. VVIIO Was cured
by two bottles of Curters Spanish Mixture. arter three
years' suffering from diseased liver. Ile says its ac
tion on the blood to wonderful, better than all the med
icine he had ever taken. mid cheerfully recommends
it to all. See advertmetnent.
r-DR ISAAC THOMPSON'S much celebrated
EWATER. "Its merits stand unrivalled."
This old, tried aud invaluable remedy for all disco-
Set of the eye, niter having stood the test of over
Fifty Yenrs, and the demand for it still increasing. is
now. and has been for the past two years, offered for
sale 111 an 'quire new dress. Earh bottle will have a
Steel Plate Engraved Envelope, with a portrait of the
inventor, Dr. Isnae 'Thompson, New London, Conn
and a fag simile of his signature, together wail a far.
simileof the signature of the present proprietor. John
L. Thompson, No. 161 and 163 River street, Tray
New York. nail none other can be genuine.
The proprietor hits been compelled to make this
.5... kyle af tbetirm Its the large
quantity of counter:en which for the past few years
been patined upon the community, and especially
at the West
Poreliso.ers nre portieularly requeoed to buy none
but Use above de , crilted, and as the red label hereto
fore used hue been called in, tiny Wand in that form
the proprietor does not heritate to pronounce counter
feit.
For rate by oil the re.peetable dittggion in the
Muted:States end 18.55.
ALWAYS SOMETRING NEw.— REA. 71115—OLD
♦\D YoMM—PooP. \Vona'' , Rata RH.TonkTiVx— ,, mll,
restore gray hair to its original rotor permanent;
mode to grow upon bald heads; remove all dandruff
or itching, destroy rill diseases of the ac alp; and if
used say oiler or twice a week regularly. wilt pre
vent the Inter from becoming gray or falling, to airy
imaginable age Read the following tests montals
and we defy you to doubt. (Says the Waverly Mug
azure )
Success, to the genius whose tonic we say
Turn• back to ns color the hair that ses. gray
CtattEIMM I IBIEI
SOMETHING WORTH KNowtrio'.-13y using Professor
g'ood's !Mir Restorative, gray hairs con be perma
nently restored to its original color The subjoined
certificate front JOllll%lOll & Stone, Gardiner. Me., to
but one of the many inatances that are daily coming
to our knowledge of 119 wonderful effect•. It is no
longer problematical, bin a self-evident truth, as hun
dreds in our community can testily. . .
==ll= M= !
Prof. 0. J. Wood—Dear t 4 ir:-1 have used two hot
lies Wood's !lair Restorative. and can truly
say it is the greatest discovery of the age for restor
ing and changing, the Hair. Before living it I was a
man of seventy. My hour ha, now attained its origi
nal color. You ran 1 , 1•0171111GIIII nto the world with
out the least fear, a- ray case was one of the worst
kind. You rs. respectfully.
11.1,..4 . 1. N. MettenY.
nilooli VIREO, NI Ja,.. 12. less,
- . .
Prof Wood—Dear iSor:--Iloorrog made a Trost of
your (lair Restorative. a gives one pleasure to say
that ois effect had been excellent in removing inflam
mation, dnadruir. and a constant aching tendency
with which I have been troubled front childhood. and
It., also restored my hair WI ich was becoming gray
to Its original color. I hove used 110 other attach.
with anything like the pleasure and profit.
Yours truly, K BRAGG,
Pastor of the Orthodox Clinreb,l3rookfield.
From the Editor of the Real Estate Advertiser, 2
School Street.
110 1, TON. March 2.0,1654
Prof. Rood—Dear Sir—Having become premature
ly quite gray. I war induced nitric six weeks since.
to make a trial of }our Hair Restorative. 1 have used
less than two bottle•. hut they rev hair• h Five dtsup
pea red, and although my h•tir has not fully attained
lie original color, yet the change Is gradually going
on. and I have great hopes that in a short time my
hair will toe a. dark at formerly. I have Ulfo been
much gratified it the healthy moisture and ♦ipor of
line hair. which. before, ma. harsh and dry, and it has
ceased to come our a. formerly.
Retpeetfully our.
Mit.t.vni.7).l.Vor - cAter do .M 11.1., N0v.11.1954.
- -
Prof. O. J. Wood—Dear Sir--1 tale pleasure in bears
tog voluntary te•timotty to the magna effects of your
wondertut Hair Restorative. As far hack as 183 d my
ham commenced falling off.ontil the top of my re•lo
became amid and smooth as glass, end it has continued
to fall for n great rnianyyearsmothwithinanding 1 have
used many celebrated preparations for its restoration.
Seeing your advertisement, I was induced to give
your article a trial. and to my otter astonishment, I
found after a few applications that my hair became
firmly set rind ns•umed a very glossy and beautiful
appearance; and, by the taint I had used a quart bottle
my bald head was covered over with a young and rigs
0r011 , 4 growth of ha tr, which is now from one to two
Inches in length, and growling very fast. Yours, truly
Haney Gooritticti.
lIATR RE.TMICTIVE —Tn our columns to-day writhe
found Prof. Wood's novertisement of the above article
to winch sve call mien lion. \What it has done, we
have witnessed upon several of our acquaintances in
tit. Louis. (lair once gray met our view, black or
brown, as the cave might lie, being the color of early,
manhood; and as fine and glossy an slik, and that
without any other application than the Restorative.—
Ifit has done this upon others, will it not do the PAMe
for any of our readers whose "frosty rattan , were
olive like the "raven locks" of Lochiel's warlike chief
If they will try if! We think sta.—Jacksonville COMM.
tutionalts t , Octebn Id
Address 0. J. Wood dr CO ,Bi 2 Broadway, N. V.,
and 214 34 arret street, St. Louis, Proprietors.
T.W. Dyott & Sons.wholesale Agents, Phtlapelphia
Tor sale by W. J. Shiremao, Front street, Columbia
Pa.
Matelils,lSso.
I:17 - DALLEY'S GENUINE PAIN EXTRACTOR
vont subside the pain and inflammation from the sees
rent burns or scalds, itt from one to twenty minute.—
and that it will heal the wound without sear, nod ef
fectually enre Fever Sores—Piles—Salt Rheum—la
flammatory Rheumatism—Sore and Inflamed Eye.—
Cuts—Wounds—Druires—Old and Inveterate Sores
—Scald Head—Corns and Buitions•—Erysipela•—
Sprain•—Swellings—Felons—Chiblams—Dues of In
seets—Swelled and broken Bres•t—Sore Nipples—
Eruptions—and all other inflammatory and cutaneous
diseases. where the parts affected can he reached.
Don't he incredulous about the many diseases
named to be cured by only one thine—but reflect that
the ter... but poottive prop cities which the Halley
Salve alone contains, and as heretofore enumerated
—oneto four—can reach not alone the afore-men
tinned diseases, but many more not enumerated.
Query —Do not regular physician* prescribe calo
mel inwardly fey scores of different diseases.
Each box of genuine Dalley's Pain Extractor hat
upon it • steel plate engraved label with the signa
ture of C V. Clielrener & Co-proprietors, and Henry
Dailey. Manufacturer. All others are counterfeit.—
Prier 25 rents per box.
117• A II orders should be addressed to C. V. Click
ener & Co .51 )3arc lay unreel, New Turk.
September 19, 1656.
D Mll cßrre.