feller tiarelln', and sez I, 'What wus goin'
ch at the cabin this side of the kreek, when
you passed it?'
'Why, nuthin much, only a man wus set
tin' in tha doot• with nary shirt on, and a
woman *as greasin' his back and arms, and
his head wus about as biz as a ten-gallon
keg, and he hadn't the first sign of an eye-.-
all smooth'
•'that man is ray dad, sez I.
'Been much .tin in this neighborhood
lately?' sez the traveler rather drily.
'Nun wuth peak,ire of personally or par
ticulerly,' seg. J.
'now boys, I Lain% seen dad since, and
would be afraid to meet him in the nelt,ten
years. Let's drink.'
And the last we saw of Sut, he was stoop
ing to get into the duggery door, with u
mighty crowd at his heels,
The Delights of Spring.
A SONG EP A VECETARIAN.
Spring's delights lire now returning,
See where sprouts the erisp seak.slr,
Farly greens and Cuulidowers
Zinw coannui,:d a ready sale.
Vegetarians now rejoicing,
dt.puraguY again may dress
And fewer doubts of what.' s for tbenet
Need their anxious maids dthtress.
They ,rho fondly dont on pudding
eVith toy the :le ~born 'holm rl gee,
Ant.l greater minute butler the budding
Of the prickly goo,eberrte.
Now rettintA the green cucumber.
That Nr tth unghtruure dot), sharers,
While for thorn m peucc,ho'4l slumber
Sitrlitgs litteW the simple ClVed.
Now In large yet penny hunches
Itutlrehes uguin ure
A. 3.1 the lettuce tempts to lunches
At the shop,. of grocers greet'.
Let otherban.l4 in rhyme dlt,-over
Joy 4 that other seasons bring;
1, a vegetabk !Weer,
Tell the pleasure. or the ,t,l,ring. [Pun.
Poem. by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
I 'LIVERED AT TILE TRIT:NIVIAL VIISTIVAL OF VIZ AI t]s:4l
O} UAL/VAL:O, JULY /S.
I Manic yon, Mr. Presidint, you've iusidly broke the ice;
Virtue should always be tirst,—.l'm only srcoud Vice—
IA vice is immethlag with a below Mars made to hold
the jaw
Till some cnd Gls tag played away upon nn ancient saw.)
:Sweet broth,. fly the mother's .atle, the babes of day-
gone I
AU unraelLng., of her Juno brea6i s Neliobc Iznik is never
dry.
•Vc come a:7nm. Lhc half grown boyr, and gather at her
mra
At.out her knees. and on ln.r 1;w. awl c'Auging round her
neck.
fiiiti list at her ancicid door, nnL m Iler nuiriwit
chair,
Dtc.s.s , nl in tile robes of red and green site olways loved
I=
Iler,ey, ha. all ;13 'admit youth. her cheek Jnrocalung
flame;
%Vit drop our roses as sve go, hers flourish still the same
We've been play mg many an hour, and far away we've
straYed i
tionie laughing m the cheerful sun, some lingering in the
shade,
And some, have tired and laid them dawn, where darker
sicylvas
fail—
Doar U 5 key lov.eg voce nay be, they mount hear its
call.
flint mile,' we've trave:ea 6111 Ce we ,Look the dew-drops
fr o m our shoes
We gathered on this classic green, so fumed for heavy
dues!
ilow many boys have puled the same, how many shp
ped away
Since we've been running up and down, and having out
our playt
One boy at work wan hook and brief, and one with gown
and band,
Ane 51/1 itng vessels on the pool, one digging in the sand;
One flying paper k nes on 'Cininge, one plunung little
Tlie seeds of certain annual flowers well known as little
V.'hat maidens met us on our way. and clasped us hand
In handl
What the rube—not the legless kind that fly, but never
How many -v. youthful head tve've soon put on its silver
GEM
Whnt Auchl.6» chtukt.e buri again to 3 oulL's CLllpUrpled
broWle
Hut lover sights hare met our and brooder lights
Lave silent,
"tnce other 4 lu tlu•ir mnimgla lamps where once we
trunrn•d our ov, 0;
A thousand truntn that (Lip •ky with flags s 3 rushing
firc,
And throbbing ut Tlz..light's mil
lion corded lyre.
We•tre tteett the •purl of < Inprre Ay bryeriti the tnoun
MEE
glat,..lig..ier the xesteril x ave, the) joioeU these
ME=
And ocean trodden into 'lathe that trampling giant.; ford
To tied the ptuni.t avertehrut and snit no %pinta cord
We've tned vc fortri—amvl etiloreform—and both Lave
turned our
T IV hen France culled up 11,e photograph, t c rou,il the
foe to pain,
Ju-t tine., earlier ~ ageh shared the eliripletof renown—
litre seal a Idatlll, 10 the 011 , 1 bnaigla taco'
lightning dow n
We re Setn liir littlt tricks of life, US varnish rind cc
ita stucco from, of character flal, oil gad 4it.ttppear;
\Ve've learned that oft d: brownest howl...mill heap the
biggc.t pC.,
And met wItl• many I. purfec: bri k bcneath nronicce
What dreams we've had of dr atidess name, Ca achofars,
statesmen. bards,
IVhtie Fame, the Indy v.ith di, trump, held tsp lier
tore Cards'
Till. haring ticnrly our game, -,znay
pered
1 'and you sninetlg.g :rated—you'll tuna be
grand pupa."
NVell, 01.1 have had thetr tiny, the young ;num
;atm their torn,
Thrre's ..onv.:1111o.7, alw•ay+ to forget. and .till
MEI
But how to tcl! what's old or young, the tap-root trout
the errizce,
Since Florida revealed her fount to Ponce de Leon
l'u igs,po
Toe u•,-est was a Freshman once. just freer! front bar
12:1322
AF noisy as n kettle-drum, ns leggy M. a colt:
Don't Le too 444-age ,vith the 64,34—the Palmer aloe, not
say
TL^wi+lcn OLlttict ttt, to church because 'the cat dcth
The law if n....rtt uteri 117. r. no: the rule of three:
/Von ruerrat sir.o. A M should I,reve Os hut.). as A. 13.
When SV,e the futn•_r IT., ked the son, balloolLng
through the siser.s.
He taught IL le AL°, t:,ou mw do 1.1:e IVlse
Now tkom, t,:E1;.;,, owl r,verer) youtli, of 1,,, ; L or low
111=111
ll.cmemlevr how we only one annual out ut thte,,
And such a. dare to , ttniner dosw•n Lae C . I4IItICSS 11110 one.
cut their Nt:ad., Mighty 1/10(1, and (WNW( well
.V..th fun
I've palled my zenith lane ago. It% time (or me to Oct,
A dozen planet. ;anti to chine. and I inn line - trine. yet;
A. romedincs an the blaze of day, a milk•and-watery
E=l
Strums with 04 dim and fudnig ray the luktrous blue of
13=
Farewell: yet let one echo nse to shake our nne,cnt hall:
God save the Queen—whose throne is here, the Atc,thet
of uog
Till downy. the great Commencement .ley on every
shore 811 d sea,
it lid t•EaTirrtantor." all mankind. to mite their last De-
1 0) etaurabia
PENNSILTANLI INDEPENDENT JODENAL.
C:ticOXAl7l3l#lll32.a..
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1857.
NEW ADVZRTLITVENT9.--M. C. Tbackray
& Co., Boy's Clothing; bliss IL Chamberlain,
Newark Female Seminary; McCorkle & Del
lett, Fres7,l. .Drugs, Medicines, (kr.; Court
Proclamation; Ann Lowry, Letters of Ad
ministraiion; Committee of Public Ground
Co., Itacher Wooded; George A. Leinau,
Guano; Mammoth Baby; $lO Reward.
READING S.; COLLYBIA RAILEOAD.—There
has been much inquiry lately as to what had
become of the above projected road. In re
ply sve state that a. letter has Leen received
from Mr. Joseph Konigmacher, of Ephrata,
one of the commissioners, giving most en
couraging accounts of the feeling uu the
subject among the farmers and others along
the route, in his neighborhood. lin states
that they are ready to take an active inter
est in the building of this impart:nit line,
as soon us the busy season of har% est is
1:12132
Mr. Kouigmacher is a man of influence
in the section of the county t,hroutlo which
the road will be built, and he has expressed
his determination to use every means in his
power to seenre its completion. As yet no
effort has been made out of C'ulumbia to ob
tain subscriptions of stock, but we have
every reason to believe that a well directed
movement on the part of the commissioners,
to obtain the county interest will be suc
cessful, and place the construction of the
road beyond a peradventure.
Although little has openly been done in
our town for a few weeks past, we beg the
friends of the road not think that the pro
ject is abandoned, or the prospect of its suc
cess in the least diminished. We knot...*
that many acme men have been working
quietly, by correspondence and otherwise,
and that if the enterprise foils, and we have
no fear of that, it will not be for want of
untiring exertion on the part of the Colom
bians having it in charge.
THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.—We would
call particular attention to the advertisement
in to-day's paper, by a committee appointed
by the Trustees of the Public Ground Com
pany, for a principal teacher, to take charge
of the above institution of learning. The
managers are determined to have none but
good teachers, and we have no doubt that
they will succeed in making this one of the
best schools in the country. We lack time
this week to speak of the institution as fully
as the importance of the subject requires,
but we will refer to it again.
TIIE MAIN LINE PURCHASE.-Up to one
o'clock, yesterday afternoon, 115,531 votes
had been polled by the stockholders of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, on the
question of confirming the purchase of the
Main Line. Since the first day there have
been no votes polled against the purchase.
All the votes pulled on the first day against
the measure were polled by three parties, to
wit, Messrs. P. & T. Collins and John Snod
grass, of Westmoreland, and Henry S. Mott,
of Pike county, canal commissioner. The
last named gentleman polled three votes in
opposition. —Daily News., July 23.
The stockholders have ratified the pur
chase by a vote of 143,54(1 in favor, to 601
against.
OUR ENLARGED NEIGIIIIOR.-oWilig to
hurry and perturbation, we neglected last
week to notice as we bad intended, the im
provement in our neighbor the Star of
Wrightsville. It came to ns extensively
enlarged, nod looking like a new exchange.
It is now tho largest sheet published in
York county,and quite throws our 4 Gin the
shade. The editor speaks with satisfaction
of past success, and confidently of future
prospects. We wish it the Lest of luck.
THE MAGNI:IIc Liny.--Our citizens have
been attending psychological entertainments
given by "Miss Margaret, the Magnetic La
dy," since Tuesday evening, and from the
manner in which they nightly till the room,
apparently relish the fun. The operatrix is
an able one, and her subjects arc complete
ly under her influence,
BANK ELECTION.-At a meeting of the Di
rectors of the Columbia Dank, held on Tues
day last, Dr. Barton Evans, of Wrightsville,
was elected President, in place of Juhn
Cooper, Esq., resigned.
A ITA It S li.t v.S.IS. —The people of Law
rence, Kansas, have organized a regular
municipal government, the officers being
chosen by popular election. The Free State
party hare held a State Convention at Top
eka, at whie•h they nominated Marcus J.
Parrott as their candidate fur Congress.—
The census just taken by the Marshals un
der the Topeka regime, shows Kansas to
contain between twenty and thirty thousand
voters. The Topeka Free State Constitu
tion will be submitted to a popular vote all
over the territory in August, and Gen. Lane
has been appointed to organize the people
thoroughly, and prepare them to defend
the ballot boxes at the territorial election in
October. Governor Walker has issued a
proclamation. (+urging the people of Law•
mice with rebellion.
I Governor Walker was. at the last accounts,
encamped outside of Lawrence with the
troops, and awaiting to serve warrants for
the arrest of all the municipal officers
elected by the people of Lawrence. The
latter had determined not to negotiate with
him. Should Walker, or any of his force,
civil or military, be tired upon or resisted
in making the proposed arrests, lie would
proclaim civil war and direct the troops to
lire upon the mass.
THE LA.T or WALKER ' S ONE - HORSE ' NAVY.
The New Orleans True Delta learns that
the Nicaragua war -schooner Granada, which
was delivered to the Costa Ricans by Cap
tain Davis, after taking it from Gen. Walk
er, sunk in the harbor of San Juan del Sur,
with all the arms and ammunition which
were in her belonging to the 2. - icaraguans,
and some additional arms which were put
on her afterwards. She was in a leaky con
dition, and those in charge of her had bare
ly time to escape before a*.te went to the
bottom.
Columbia Police Gazette
BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE EVANS
SISsLEF: vs. McComs.—Homicide.—Satur
day, July 18.—This case was one of those
most foul murders so fearfully frequent of
of late among the puddling population of
the Columbia Rolling Mill. The injured
party, one Joseph Sissler, under the com
bined influence of down-town whiskey and
up-town lager, entered into a fatal quarrel
with a peaceful little fellow, Wm. McCombs,
slightly under a cloud himself, and was by
him slain on the spot. The report of the
horrid deed spread through the town, and a
large proportion of our population escorted
the blood stained Cain to the magistrate's
olrtee, whither he was presently followed by
the unfortunate, and also blood-stained,
Abel, under the fraternal guidance of Chief
of Police, Hollingsworth. Conflicting tes
timony was offered in abundance. It being
very hot in the court room, and a pretty
clear case that the court would have to
sit all night in order to ascertain which
party was most in fault, the worthy justice
sentenced both murderer and victim to a fine
and costs; and, with an eye to even-handed
justice, locked Cain up fur the night, his in
juries being of a more trifling nature than
those of his slaughtered brother.
(dark) vs. -- (dark).—
Assault and Battery.—Wednesday, July 22.
--The parties of this suit being two of the
least respectable citizens of Tow hill, we
spare en exposure of their names. We bold
ly speak out on all occasions, when we think
that
,justice requires delinquents to be de
nounced openly, and favor no man on ac
count of his low, (or no) standing in the com
munity. In this instance, however, the
parties are so unusually, infen lally black, and
bad, that we cannot nee the utility of blast
ing their reputations by a inure particular
designation than the above. We have nut
been paid to suppress the names. Moreover,
we don't know the names.
Th e case was a regular Tow Hill one, and
needs little further description. It was con
ducted on the usual counter-irritating prin
ciple, each party charging the other with
aggravated assault, and terminated in both
being found guilty and fined five or more
dollars; a result that rather astonished the
litigants
MeN ICI PAL AUTITORITY vs. ELECTILD-Mo-
SOLOCY.—Rebellion.—Thursday, July 23.
This case was, from the magnitude of the
interests and principles imulved, the high
contracting parties concerned in it, and the
array of legal talent employed on both sides,
one of rare importance; and created consid
erable excitement and feeling.
"Miss Margaret, the Magnetic Lady,"
like the citizens of Lawrence, refused to pay
a tax levied by the legal authorities, and
our Borough Officers called in the aid of the
law to collect the same. We do not intend
comparing our Borough Fathers to the Ter
ritorial Authorities of Kansas, nor to hint
at their having been elected by Border Ruff
ian votes, much less would we think of
characterizing our worthy Chief Burgess as
la Governor Walker, or Miss and Mr. Mar
garet as Jim Lance, Governor Rubinsons or
other Topeka leaders, but the national im
portance of the two acts of rebellion being
about on a par, and the excitement in both
cases about the same, the family likeness
naturally suggested itself to the reflective
mind.
City Solicitor Fisher appeared for the
prosecution, and 11. M. North, Esq., (late
gallantly championed the lady.—
Witnesses were called to prove that two en
tertainments given in the Odd Fellows' Hall,
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, were
and were not concerts, that they were and
were not circusses, that they were and were
not panoramas, that they were and were not
animal shows; that they did and did not
come under the borough ordinance taxing
various and sundry shows. The Borough
Charter, the Ordinance Book and the Pro
clamations were produced, read and duly
authenticated fur the prosecution, and the
Declaration of Independence read in defence.
Cul. Fisher eloquently argued the propri
ety and necessity of the Borough laws being
respected, and went in with considerable
emphasis for the twenty dollars and cost;;
while Mr. North took the more liberal view,
that common gallantry forbade taxing a
lady. The inflexible Evans, however, much
against hie; private inclination, we feel as
sured, rendered public judgment against
Mi,s. Margaret, whereupon Mr. North po
litely invited the collection of the fine, So.
Colonel Fisher saw him, and went an exe
cution with commitment attached better,
but the Justice decided that this was beyond
the limit of the betting, and confined the Cul.
; to the execution.
This execution has been in the hands of
of the constable since Thursday morning,
but when last heard from the twenty dollars
vi ere still in the hands of Miss Margaret.
PIIOCEEDINGS Or COUNCIL-COL:N(Ij. Cll.lll.
MU, COLP3I/,1%, •JCLr 17, 1857.—Members
present, Messrs. Black, Metz, Murphy, Max,
ton, l'elen, Tyson and Iless, President.—
Minutes of the last meeting read and ap
proved. The following bills were presented,
approved, and ordered to be paid:
Samuel Waits, $13,G2; Gas Bill, $6,32;
John Brown, $1; R. Derrick, $38,84; .J. S.
Dellctt,
On motion of Mr. Maxton, the width of
the pavements on Fourth street, between
Union and Mill streets, be 10 feet. Mr.
Metz moved that there be a crossing of flag
stone, laid from corner of Locust and Fifth
streets, across to flat iron square, which
was agreed to; the same to be attended to
immediately. The Paving Committee re
ported that they could not as yet procure
any stones suitable for the crossing from
Locust street to the Cemetery road. On
motion, the Council proceeded to elect a
tax collector fur 1857. Mr.Maxton and the
clerk were appointed tellers. Christopher
Hollingsworth received 5 votes; John Eddy
received 2 votes. C. Hollingsworth was
therefore declared elected collector.
On motion of Mr. Black, there be an ap
peal taken from the decision of Esquire
Hunter, in case of T. J. Koch vs. Richard
Derrick. Mr. Black moved that all the dog
ordinances be repealed. After considerable
discussion the yeas and nays were called:
and it was lost. On motion, the Council
adjourned.
;West J. S. DELLETT, Clerk
Meeting of Board of School Directors of
The Washington Institute.
Pursuant to notice, the Board of School
Directors of The Washington Institute met
on Tuesday, July 22d, 1857; Present ;
Messrs. Minnich, Shreiner, Rumple, Trus
cott and Yaughen, of the Trustees of Old
Columbia Public Ground; and Messrs.
North, Rohrer, Shoch and Fisher, of the
committee of citizens appointed by the Board
of Trustees.
On motion of Mr. Shreiner, Col. Shoch
was elected President, and J. W. Fisher,
Secretary.
Mr. Truscott then stated the object of the
formation of this Board, viz: to be the es
tablishment of a Board of School Directors,
to whom should be entrusted the employ
ment of teachers, and the general supervis
ion of the School.
Mr. worth moved that a committee be ap
pointed to advertise for a principal teacher;
also, to confer with the different applicants,
as to their qualifications, and to the terms
on which they can be employed, which was
agreed to; and the Chair appointed Messrs.
North, Vaugben and Truscott, said com
mittee.
On motion, the Secretary was instructed
to procure e. suitable book in which to keep
the proceedings of this Board.
On motion of the Secretary a committee
was appointed to prepare rules for the gov
ernment of this Board, when the Chair ap
pointed Messrs. Fisher, Shreiner and North.
On motion, it NVIIS resolved, that "when
we adjourn, we do so to meet on Tuesday,
29th inst., at 74 P. M."
On motion of Mr. Vaughen the proceed
ings of this meeting were ordered to be pre
pared for publication in the Spy; and on
motion of Mr. Truscott the Board adjourned.
Attest: J. W. PISIIER, Secretary.
Latest from Europe
The steamship Vanderbilt, from Havre
and Senthampton on the Bth inst., and the
Atlantic from Liverpool on the same day,
arrived at New York on Sunday. The news
from Europe, brought by these vessels is
four days later. We have detailed accounts
of the attempted insurrection in Italy. It
was directed, it is said, against the King of
Naples and the Pope—not with a view to
the erection of a new form of government—
but to get rid of the Italian Bourbons, and
expel the Atiltrians from Italy. There had
also been rumors of insurrection iu various
parts of Spain, but, at latest advices, the
country was tranquil.
From France we learn that, in despite of
all the efforts of the Government, the three
Republican candidates, Cavaignac, Olivier,
and Darmion, were elected in Paris on the
sth and 6th instants. The work of shipping
the Atlantic telegraph cable is progressing
rapidly. On the 7th inst., over 600 miles
had been shipped on board the Agammenon,
and it was expected that the Niagara would
be ready fur Eea by the 14th of July.
Pen.u'a State Teachers' Association.
The regular semi-annual meeting of the
State Teachers' Association of Pennsylvania,
will be held at Chambersburg, Franklin
county, on Ter.stur, 11th of AUGUST, 1857,
at 10 o'clock, A. M.
It is not deemed necessary, that a lengthy
appeal should be made to the Teachers and
other friends of education to attend this
Association, comprising as it does, among
its members, teachers from all parts of the
State and of almost every grade of school
from the Primary Department of the Com
mon Schools to the Professor's chair of our
most noted Colleges. Hence a formal notice
of the time and place will be sufficient.
Reports will be presented, by committees
appointed at the last meeting, on the follow
ing subjects:
1. Relation between common schools and
the higher institutions of learning—W. IL
Batt, Philadelphia.
2. Report on practical instruction of Christ
ian morality in common schools— S. F.Colt,
Towanda.
3. Can the instruction in the higher schools
in rural districts, be made to bear on the
agricultural improvement of those districts?
—Dr. A. L. Kennedy, Philadelphia.
4. Conditions and wants of the German
schools of Pennsylvania —Rev. Wm. A. Good,
Reading.
5. The bright and dark sides of the Teach
er's profession—Geo. F. McFarland, Snyder.
G. The claims of teaching to rank as n
profession—J. P. Wickersham, Lancaster,
7. The relation of the body to the mind,
or of pin 31Cai to intellectual training, in the
system of education—Dr. A. 11. Grinishaw,
Delaware.
8. The effect of general intellectual cul
ture upon manual labor—Tho. 11. Burrower,
Lanc.s:+ter.
9. Method of Teaching—A. Burt, Pitts-
Rights of Pupils—Albert Owen, Hunt
ingdon.
11. The Bible ns a means of education—
Wm. Brickley, Dauphin.
12. The best method of examining teach
ers in accordance with the School Law—
Joseph Fell, Burks.
After the reading of these reports,—which
in accordance with a resolution passed at
Harrisburg-, will each be limited to thirty
minutes,—the subjects will be open for gen
eral discussion.
Teachers, County Superintendents, School
Directors and other friends of education gen
erally, are must respectfully and earnestly
invited to attend.
The citizens of Chambersburg herr gene
rously protrercd their hospitality to all who
may attend.
Arrangements will be made for a liberal
deduction—one half—from the usual faro cm
the railroads, in favor of persons attending
the Association.
Certificates of membership can be obtained
by addressing William Roberts, Esq., No.
273 South 9th street, Philadelphia, or the
Treasurer, Amos Row, Esq., Lancaster.—
Ladies need only send their diameg and ad
dresses, as they are entitled to membership
without the payment of any contribution.
Gentlemen are to transmit their names and
addresses, with one dollar each. Applica
tions as above should be made by both ladies
and gentlemen immediately, in order to in
sure the receipt of the certificate in time.
Papers favorable to education throughout
the State tire respectfully requested to copy
this call—or to notice it 111 such way as may
seem best calculated to secure its object.
B. M. Kerte.
J. F. STODDARD,
ISAAC BLACK,
A. D. lIAWD . ,
A. K. BROWNE,
June 12,1857. Executive Committee.
The members of the Executive Committee
will meet at Chambersburg, on Tuesday,
11th of August at 9 o'clock A. M., for bust
ncsq purposes. B. M. KERR,
PITTSIIURC, Juxo 12, 1857. Ch. Ex. Corn.,
US—What is the difference between a Pu
seyite and a Baptist? One uses was candles,
and the other dips.
431r.N. Jecr.soN's GOLD Box.—Gen. Jack
son, as every body knows, especially every
body who has read the New York papers of
late, received from the city of New York a
gold box; generally called a snuff box,
although we believe it is not properly a snuff
box. This he bequeathed to the citizen of
New York who should prove the bravest
soldier in the next war in which his country
should be engaged. The Mexican war being
the first that occurred, except the Indian
fights and the New York rows, -which were
not regarded as coming under the descrip
tion in the will, the custodian of the box,
Andrew Jackson, the adopted son of the
General, has signified his readiness to make
the transfer whenever the City Council of
New York shall designate the man author
ized to receive it. A committee has been
appointed to take evidence and report on the
subject, and the edifying spectacle is present
ed of men bringing forward their own claims
and demanding the box on the ground of
their personal bravery. The money value
is said to be one thousand dollars, and should
it be awarded to a man who had the impu
dence to claim it, by setting himself up as
braver than all his fellows, we think that it
would be only prudent in the committee to
take a bond that he should not break it up
and sell it tbr old gold.
ENGLISH RAILROAD ACCOMMODATION.--
Zonal Colburn, known as an exceedingly vig
orous thinker and clear writer on American
railroading, has recently visited England to
inspect the British railway system. He
writes home to the Rairoad Advocate that
"there are no brakes on any cars of a passen
ger train, except on a `luggage-van' as it is
called. And the brakes, such as are used,
are pushed against the wheels instead of be:
ing made to gripe them, and the brake ap
paratus here is bulky, even clumsy, com
pared with ours.
"As a general thing there is no bell-cord
along the train—and there is no other mode
of communication between the engineer and
conductor. I cannot find out there is any
difficulty in using the bell-cord, except that
among so many roads, all the companies
will not unite in so simple a provision, and
hence when their cars are mixed, many arc
unprovided. You will think this a paltry
excuse for the want of a communication so
inportant as that from the train to the en
gine. For here it is no joke to ride in small
close compartments with the car doors
' locked (for safety!) and no conductor in sight,
from one end of u trip to the other. The
want of some communication appears to be
felt in the minds of some few inventive men,
for in every odd number of any English
scientific journal, you will see some won
derful scheme for supplying the means,—
One which I remember was, to fix a large
bell over the engineer's head, and to let the
conductor shoot at his bell with an arrow,
so as to attract attention on the engine!—
I believe I have heard an electric telegraph
proposed for the same purpose. And anoth
er plan was to tix large convex mirrors in
front of the engineer in which he should see
if anything (?) was the matter with the train
behind him. Without prejudice, you will
say that such contrivances are as futile as
the present absence of communications is
barbarous.
"As to speed. There are instances of
trains being in motion at speeds of GO miles
per hour. But for express train travel the
average time, excluding stops, is 35 miles
per hour—the actual running speed some
times reaching 40 miles—hut including
stops it is 30 miles an hour. We do quite
as well as this. You must observe, also
that the express or quickest trains here, are
the lightest loaded, as the price per mile to
passengers is very high in these trains.—
With us, every passenger will take the
quickest train he cao, especially as the price
is all the same. The general average speed,
throughout England, is probably higher
than with us—yet the difference is due more
to a better state of road here, than to any
other cause."
A SCENE /N A SPANISII PoCLL Risc.—There
was almost a riot in the bull ring at Madrid,
on account of the bad quality of the bulls,
which would not come up and be killed in
the spirited manner expected of them. A
number of the spectators, disgusted with the
cowardice and misconduct of the animals,
and bad faith of the contractors, wished to
leave the Plaza by the narrow passage be
tween the ring and tho audience; but this
could not be allowed, as there was a bull
then engaged, and the Civil Guards prevent
ed it. This produced a certain confusion, and
an alarm was spread outside the Plaza, and
some persons began to run—a corrida or
panic run—which often takes place in this
capital, much versed with revolutions, when
any little disturbance, occurs. A dozen
persons running, with symptoms of terror,
will set thousands in motion. The alarm
spread to the Prado, then full of promenaders,
but was soon appeased. Meanwhile, in the
Plaza de Toros a seventh bull was brought
out in consideration of the execrable quality
of the six others. Ile did not prove much
better than his companions, but he jumped
over the barrier and caught an Urban Guard,
whom he tossed twice into the air. Another
Guard was so frightened that he jumped
into the plaza and ran to the middle of it.—
The bull, driven out of the narrow passage
above mentioned, returned into the ring,
caught the terrified Guard, and tossed him
also twice. Neither of the two men were
seriously hurt. Bull fighting is a State
affair here, and the receipts of the day were
embargoed by the authorities, that from
them might be deducted a heavy flue which
is to be imposed on the managers of the
sport. The Madrilenos are the more disgust
ed at the badness of the bulls brought be
fore them because they hear flaming ac
counts of the excellence of the fights in the
South of Spain, in two of which seventy-one
horses were killed. Bravo, toro!
say -Prentice says:—A city paper under
takes to tell how 'one may in the hottest
weather drink as much water as one likes,'
without experiencing any ill effects. We
know a great many people who can, without
resorting to any ingenious expedient, drink
quite as much water as they 1.74 with perfect
impunity.
A Crotchet Among the Quavers
FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE ITALIAN OPERA
AT A MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE.—Pt7II9iRi Vs.
Vestraii.—The whimseys and periodical un
amiableness of Italian operatic artists have
become proverbial. Some misunderstanding
has for some time emisted between the mem
bers of the Italian Troupe, performing in
our city, and Signora Vestvali, and last Sat
urday suitwas brought before Esquire Chid
sey by Signor Perugini, the director of the
orchestra, against the fair contralto for the
recovery of fifty dollars claimed for services
in the arrangement of music for her prima
donnaship.
The magistrate's office was nearly filled
with the members of the troupe, nearly all
of whom, including the chorus, were sum
moned as witnesses, and what little space
was left vacant was immediately occupied
by curious observers. The opera troupe
drew so well that we do not think the office
has been as crowded since its opening, and
certainly not by such parties as claimants
at law.
There was the light-haired Leonora, who
had forgotten her Manrico and his rival, the
hateful Conde di Luna, in the effort to pre
vent suffocation in the close atmosphere of
the Magistrate's Court. Here Genarro
thought not of the beautiful but wicked Lu
crezia, whose fate seemed so inwoven with
his; but rather of a place where he could sit
at ease. The delicate and sweet-voiced
Amina walked no longer in her sleep, but
stared wildly at the crowd, and looked as if
her heart were singing "Ah non giunge" in
silent earnestness. Enrique stood near the
Magistrate, trying much more diligently to
gain an idea of what was being said than to
catch the glance of his Maria di Bohan, all
oblivious likewise of the slain Ricardo. Or
sini had found an antidote to the poisoned
Canary, and lived again in the voluptuous
person of Vestvali, who, though smiling and
amiable, frowned ever and anon upon the
the irate-looking and moustachied Perugini.
The trial was amusing enough, with its
interpreters and. broken English, its pure
Tuscan, its gestures and recitative mode of
expression, its dark-eyed cantatrices and
perplexed-looking men, its arrangement of
artistes in unartistic situations, and its
complete, in a word, Opera-in-a-Magistrate's
Office, appearance.
The trial occupied more than two hours,
and appeared very interesting to the spec
tators, but finally terminated in favor of
Vestvali, who highly delighted with the re
sult, kissed her white-gloved hand to the
Magistrate, in token of her appreciation of
American justice, and murmuring, "Ciento
felice, giol7lo felice!" swept proudly and
haughtily away.
Perugini twisted his moustache, and en
deavored to be resigned, though a "diasolo!"
hissed out at his lips. Setti looked calmly
and stoically at the retiring crowd. Mac
, caferri, who is said to be a devotee of Vest
valia's shrine, gazed after her retreating
form, and clasping his hands together, ut
tered, mia Ciuliella," in imitation of
the commanding contralto in the tomb scene
of the opera. Cairoli drew a long breath
and pressed her perfumed handkerchief to
her moistened brow. Caranti, lost in won
derment at all that bad passed before her,
essayed to speak, but in her bewilderment,
burst into a clear, silvery soprano, ascended
to the gamut and closed with a run and rou
lade, before she was aware of what she had
been doing.
The Magistrate and the remaining specta
tors clapped their hands. Caranti blushed ,
and with the rest of the troupe hurried from
the office.
The dust and prose of the Magistrate's
Court again was visible—the soft speech of
the Italians was heard no more—the robes
of Leonora and Amino no longer rustle in
the pauses of legal procedure—the presiding
dignitary arose, and though the sweet notes
of Caranti's voice still echoed in the sanctu
ary, the sunbeams had glided from the floor
and tho Opera was over.
VS.. The Springfield Republican tells a
story of a coal dealer and an insurance offi
cer, who were talking, when the latter sug
gested cigars, and jocularly offered to pay
if the coal dealer, Mr. P., would get them.
Agreed, was the word, and Mr. P. received
ten cents, went off and bought a couple of
cigars. Mr. F., the insurance man, sat still
in his chair, received his cigar, and after
puffing and squeezing and punching, re
marked that I'. had better luck with the
cigar he was puffing freely upon, than bad
fallen to his own lot.
"I shouldn't wonder," replied P., "for I
gave ought cents for mine, and only two for
yours!"
THE REASON Give:v.—lt has been asked,
'Why is it considered impolite for a gentle
man to go into the presence of ladies in his
shirt sleeves, while it is perfectly proper for
ladies to appear before gentlemen without
any sleeves at all?' The ancient Amazons
and the present King of Dahomey, decreed
that 'none but women were entitled to bear
arms,' and hence the custom referred to.
AN ANCIENT WAY or CURING A COLD.—
In an old black-letter volume, published, we
believe, about half a century before Colum
bus discovered America, is found the follow
ing quaint and curious prescription for a
cold. Afflicted, read! Warranted genuine;
as the physician has retired from practice
and has long had both feet in the grave, and
can have no possible motive for deceiving
the public. Try it. No cure no pay—
roue your feete in hot water,
As high as your thyghes;
Wrap your head up in flamelle,
As low no your eyes.
Tale a quart of rurn'd gruelle,
When in betide, as a dose,
With a number four dippe
Nell tallowe your nose.
mig-The Boston Post finds the following
happy little stave among the originalities of
a long-time-ago school ma'am's album:
lite is a river, and mnn is a boat
That along with the currentis desuncd to float;
And joy is a cargo so easily stored,
That he's a d—d fool who takes sorrow aboard:"
10lif - Who but George D. Prentice could
have originated the following?
'The Roman Forum is now a cow-market,
the Tarpehan Rock a cabbage garden, the
Palace of the Cmsara a rope-walk, and Ash
land the residence of J. B. Clay'
TuE MOTHER'S LESSlM—Daughter. Ma,
dear, what is "Capillary Attraction?"
Mother. Running, my dear, after a heir of
£lO,OOO a-year.
WIT IN TUE HOGS'S OF COUNONS.-A witty
member has characterized the Divorce and
Marriage Bill, as a 'New Law of Partner
nership, with a limited liability.'
DEPTII IN A DEEP TRAGEDY.-With what
wonderful accuracy does Young Norval, in
the Scotch tragedy, in the account which he
gives of his supposed parentage, indicate
the character of the Yankee dealer! Ile de
scribes his father as an individual 'whose
constant care was to increase his store.'
NEW DEFINITION.-A LADY: A sensitive
plant that thrives only in the centre of a
crinoline fence. Rarely seen, excepting by
the most practised eye.—Punch.
PRETTY Goon.—An Irish girl who had re
cently landed in New York, and had been
hired in a splendid mansion of Fifth Avenue,
was observed by the lady of the house to
come down the staircase backwards. Upon
being asked the reason of this mode of retro
gression, Biddy answered, 'Lord bless you,
mum, we always came down that way aboard
ship.'
voa.. Notice to Property-Holders...
For the information of the owners of Re:
al Estate in this Borough, we again publish
the 2d. Section of an Act of Assembly, passed
on the 20th. of March, A. D. 1855, relating
to the collection of Water Rents in Columbia.
"SECTION 2. Thnt the Water Rents here
after to be assessed, shall be a lien on the
freehold occupied by persons using the
Water, to be recovered in the same manner
as taxes due the Commonwealth are by law
recoverable."
CLERK OF THE ORPHAN'S COUET.—We are
authorized to announce S.P.l4,4nsuunt, of
Columbia, as a candidate for the office of
Clerk of the Orphan's Court, subject to the
decision of the Union County Convention.
Columbia, July 18, 1857-te
SENATOR.-We are authorized to announce
BARTRAM A. SHAEFFER, Esq., of Lancaster„
as a candidate for the office of State Senator,
subject to the decision of the Union County
Convention.
July 11, 1857 te
PROTRONOTARY.—We are authorized to
announce that PETER MARTIN, Of Clay twp.,
will be a candidate for the office of Prothono
tary, subject to the decision of the Union
County Convention.
April 25, 1.857-tc.
CLERK OF QUARTER SESSIONB.—We are au
thorized to announce, that SAMUEL. Evass
Columbia, will he a candidate for the office
of Clerk of Quarter Sessions, subject to the
decisions of the Union County Convention.
SITERIFFALTY.—We are authorized to an
nounce Mr. JAY CenwELL, of Lancaster, as
a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject
to the decision of the Union County Conven
tion.
May 2, 1857-to
RECORDER.-We are authorized to an
nounce George Leamon, of East Lampeter,
as a candidate for the office of Recorder.
County subject to the decision of the Union
Convention.
May 1.6-tc
TEE SLIERIFFA7.TY.-190 are authorized to
announce Benjamin F. Rowe, of Providence
township, as u candidate for Sheriff, subject
to the decision of the Union Cuunty Conven
tion.
May 16.tc
*Fie - We are authorized to announce that
CIIRISTIAN SIIENF:, of the City of Lancaster,
will be a candidate for the office of Sheriff,
subject to the decision of the Union County
Convention.
May 2, 1857.—tc.
Cljr BaThEto.
COLUMBIA /AMBER XiLRICET.
. WHOLESALE 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 Ott
hemlock Boards and Scantling, 11 01)
Do do do long lengths, 13 00
Pine Scantling, 15 00
Plaster Lath, $2 00(0, 3 00
Shingles, 120018 00
PHILADELPHIA MAREETS.
not:qt.—We quote Flour at $7(038 for
common to choice retailing brands and extra,
and $8,50®9 bbl. for fancy lots, as in
quality. Rye Flour is quiet at $4,75 'ZO
bbl. Corn Meal: A sale of 350 bbls. Penna.
Meal is reported at $3,90 bbl.
WHEAT.—SaIes reach about 2500 bus, at
185C)190 ets. for reds, including 400 bus.
prime Mary/and at 188 eta.; 1000 bus. choice
Georgia afloat at our highest figures, and
600 bus. good Delaware white at 195 ets.—
Rye is dull, and Penna. is offered at 102
ets., without sales to any extent. Oats:—
small sales of Penna, at 60 eta.
Win:mm-13615. are quoted at 30@31
ets. for Penna, and 32 as. for Prison, and
Idls. at 30 ets., and a small business doing.
N. Amer., July 23.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
FLours.—We quote extra Flour as before
at $8 for Ohio, and $8,25®8,50 for Howard
street and city mills. Rye Flour is dull at
$4,50, and Corn Meal is steady at $3,75 for
country, and $4,25 7E3 bbl. for city.
GRAIN.—We quote Wheat at 17001175
ets. for good to prime new red, and r72®
180 ets. for fair to good new white. Yellow
Corn sold at 84®85 cts., and a few lots of
white were disposed of at 874®88 cts. We
quote Pennsylvania Rye as before at 110®
112 eta. Oats: There were sales of 1,600
bus. reported on 'Change at 62 eta. for Ma
ryland, and 63 ets. for Penna. Virginia
Oats may be quoted at 58®60 cts.
WRISKEY.—We quote Whiskey as before
at 281@29 cts. for city and Penna., and 30
eta. for Ohio.—Ball. Amer., July 23.
frHeiloway's Pills purify the secretions which
enter into the composition of the blood, and thus pro
duce a salutary effect upon every organ; for the
blood feeds and sustains every fibre of the body. The
cures accomplished by ibis famous remedy are COM.
plete. because it expels from the circulation the eerde
of disease. The oldest practitioners are thunder
struck at the rapidity with which clay Mc dyspepsia
and liver complaint are eradicated by Holloway's
Pills, after all the aperients and tonics in their repor
soires have been tried in vain. The philosophy of the
matter is this—Nature is first relieved of she poison
ous influences which paralyzed her action. and Men
assisted tit her efforts to recuperate the system.
July 25,1847.
EOIIALITT TO ALM — Uniformity of Prices! A
New Feature in Business! Every one his own sales
man.—Jones & Co., of the Crescent One Price Cloth.
nig Store," No. 200 Market street, above Sixth, Phil
sdelphia, in addition to having the largest' moat va
ried and fashionable stock of clothing in Philadelphia
made expressly for retail salmi, have constituted
every one his awn salesman, by having marked in
figures, on each article, the very lowest pnee it can
be sold for, so they cannot possibly vary—all lama
buy alike.
The goods are all well sponged and prepared and
great pains taken with the making, so that all can
buy with the lull assurance of getting a good article
at the very lowest price.
Remember the Crescent, in Market. above Sirth,
No. NO ;ONES & CP.
June 13,1857•1 y