was strung in her young frame, and she was
ut length restored to health and strength.
By the sale of her jewels, Margaret real
ized sufficient to pay her passage to England.
The vu3age was uneventful until they drew
near the Channel, when they eneouotered
sueeession of Ni4.lent storms, and were at
lu-t dric en to take shelter in one of the ports
under their lee. Margaret knew nut even
of this intention. until coming Ly chance on
deck, she found herself passing ahnust be
neath that well-known hULIIIIICr.IIOIh.-C
Ashenoe she had first seen the Sea Queen:
and in a few minutes mote they Cattle in
I,ight of the flowery took to lure her happy
childhood had been pas , ed. It still wore
the old air of tranquil seclusion, and
Margaret sighed to think how great a
change was in herself, returning to her
fathe,'s hums.: bankrupt in happiness and
hope.
As Margaret had written annomming her
safety, she felt no hesitation in at Once has
tening to her father's home. She niuunted
the steps with trettiliNng cagerttesQ, at the
thought of a hat tidings might aNNait her,
and hastened ;dung, the well ha k nown path.
Suddenly she stomted, :mil uttered a bald
scream; was it the power of her excited
ur did indee , l her murdered lin—
hand stand before her:—Th , r,, was no time
Ica a second thought, fur with a j. its cry
the young man bounded fort, turd, and
clasped her in his arms.
Mutually lielieved dead. or utually mourned,
unspeakable wit , the joy or that meet
,ing! and tt hen her criev brought the w”11-
,dering old Captain Leigh to join them, hoe
4,105 t were those re-unitp-il heart.: A fc•NV
.curd, explained the mystery i,r this UlleN•
posted meeting. :Nlargaret had urriNed
outlelior than her let terQ. regarded \\-al
-pale, when the first earn:tge tilt the i•land
was over, finding that lie still lit el, the V. o
aiwn had dre. , seil his wounds and saved him.
In hopes of obtaining a gift from some pas
sing ship: and so they dill.
And now front car and near cave Captain
Leigh's friend-, to see the still young girl,
whose unusual acquirements had been, un
der Providenee,;the means of ;a wing her (mu
life and that of her child: but they made no
allusion to their rnmer di,approval of them,
nor did Captain Lei-11, for the father's heart
was too full of thatiltfulties-s t i n in a l c e a jest
of aught eonoerning Margaret Cr Mar.7aret's
education. The Sea Queen wits never heard
.of more: but in their happy restoration to
each other. the Walpitles heeiltsl very lit
tle that portion of their fortune that had
perished midi her.
Deeds that are Deathless.
1100 TIME 1t1.V1.1t , L.4 .111:11AS JUDGMENT
Time tests the value of all human action
and deeds that tt ere thought glorious at the
period of their enactment wear a different
hue when looked back upon, apart front the
false surroundings of immediate tictury.—
It is but a few years, comparatitely, :Mite
rue were assured that tie Battle of Waterloo
had settled the condition of Europe ttinut
permanent and imperishable bask the ••era
of revolutions," Lord Castlereagh declared
to hate gone by forever: and yet the Europe
,of to-day is practically ignorant of any re
ssults front the greatest of Wellington's
achievements, and men the British Queen
finds it prudent to forget, in the Nephest 's
t.).:e implacable hostility with which
her gouty I ;randfather pursued the Uncle.
These deeds of warriors and statesmen,
so much noised about in their day, are of
little significance when the true history of
the world comes to be written. Fulton and
Watt, and nil JIM loway—J euning9,
the int enter of l'aecititintiun, and Ark
wright, patentee of Spinning-Jcnnics:—it is
to the lit, "f the,, , , the future historian
must turn is hen he endea% ors to account for
the va-t plisiealtind mental progress which
.Itataeteriaed the first half of the Nineteenth
Centary. Ile mug consult the life
of liul
b.way to particulm; Inc no a bore else can
lie rll/.1 v perfect a type of that combination
of ty cruclii ion which form , tlic
~t our HI ~10111 inlrllcrt. The
wise and letrne,l of former ages were
~nuipotent in the academy, but helpless, a ,
nets-hurt babe , in the r.mgh with the
tl.o‘ cuttlino.l th, 4.1 tit.•ir
,•hitt , t... Jule Itta t.•ori• t•r t' ,f
c.11.,•;,.1—. but f.r thr groot 111:1••vi "f
1110 111,1.1t2^1102. tti//11; thoy
‘• I+l —Hwy a pruf.,ilLl e“ti
1.•;11p1 11. III.• I.
.1 p' I-111 7 4 e t“ 4•Nelli,i 7 %
the
r<,%.• I, •tt 111, t.. tee it itil
Itligl t.tiher •eek to Piet:ll - 0 /bell! U.
ill, MUn r iatrain,
t.. II 1111 uI them fr.llll all cn
iicl hurl height. Ile
hoot nook• frieo.l+ of the %I . ..rid—of all rave.
nh.l he 1001.e.1 up
I,y u,ili r 1 . , .111 :ill ~f the o firth
:+ the ph:, •i. al rel. eowr %%hw ha-di-enthral
led then', I,i hi- uniser..ti retuedie , ,frolli the
bolithige •il tre-e.i•o:7 1.11,-
gunge it, it IliCh the 1,r,,,,1
lia%e Net. Lora el. imoiated: nor
the earth tt race of human utterly
I,drharia 1,. t,, Le ungrateful for the henetit ,
hi+ philanthropy ha, brought lonew to them.
toloo.l, in4ratity , le by till tii..11,14 a liar-
V...? fluid mort: • it. ~.10,,, n g the
of ~ .,,elety than the
/1.thlr:11 rolene- of a ago camp. 11 ' e
thl.4 sory moment lay our hatol
hoooe their very/tn .. > to the
~ .po of 11.11 anol Ointment: and
11,..;11,11,1;
rut not
ofrer then. L. N... ' lli-Ult. tl
:11A
of NNIi 4, it i. 0,1 leall:% I ,t , I ui. I th.. 114!
Ju the r...l,mrttri.: ..f hinutuilv fr.on the
patig 4 of Op.:rid 1. 11 , 11 , ,wtiv I
in the t,!egraphic unntl.,Lolun of di•talice.
ba I‘Tor,e--iu 1111LCIAilAt.1 y 4
Irkis^ ht, /11 ,, / ito 111 , 1.1.1..11(L'We Nte veiny
4,Ler will.l,fttl.l tide, tit', igh the da.rel.-..
exert;tm+ relt.ott.—tlir future h;..: , rian
ot our race ill 1111 , 1 ' the 1101th141-..1 deed.
VI hid! are to claim the tribute of hi‘ pen.
1,61] 1i.4 lle re,:r.l , tiot
tniraeie- , whit h thr ti,rfurane.l—"Ah, there
wire in
10 ,, k ut. .n tiour
USMIM
eniumbia gpg,
I PENNSYLVINiI :NDEPENDENT JOURNAL
COLUMBIA. PA.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17. ISSS
Da-By Divine permission, the Rev. Wil
liam Barns will commence a series of ser
mons on next Sabbath morning, in the M.
E. Church of Columbia, on the Existence,
Attributes, Works and Ways of Jehovah, in
time and eternity, and proceed ou the un
changeable principles of scripture and rea
son, in opposition to error and superstition
that disgrace their votaries, and obscure the
Divine character.
ter6The Bt. Rev. Bishop Hopkins, of
Vermont, will visit St. Paul's Church on
Monday nest, and administer the rite of
Confirmation. Services will begin at seven
o'clock in the evening.
7;;rW•Uur thanks are tendered to Hon. An
thony E. Roberts, for Congressional doeu
tnentN: also to lion. D.Rvath for (main
lied favor.
Tar. Vl:R.—The continued raina of the
present week lame swollen the watery of the
Susquehanna, and it HOW runs bank high.
fe.v iafts have already arrit ed at Colum
bia, and 1. untidier that were left by the Ava.-
ter at this place and a sl u nt•t distance abut e,
after the last high water, have passed on to
a market, below. When the water• falls to
a good lafting stage we may expect the rush
‘,l*,,ur Spring Vi.4tors, who will be welcome.
We inolerstand that a large amount idiom.
her is on the it ay, and from pre-ent
inilica
ti,ms the supply will exceed the!deniand; at
least in all the markets bcliu•e reaching
tide-water. Prices will probably range
lower than last i-eason.
II ISI VESS business friends
still continue busy, and we are called upon
weekly to notice spring enterpri , e.
Niiw M.la•lll\E Suor.—J no. Denney, of
the Susquehanna, Planing Machine
Shop, has entered into an arrangement with
Messrs. Truscott J Wulf, of the Columbia
Iron ruundry, by which he will hereafter
carry WI his business of Machinist at tie
premises of the latter gentlemen, on Front
street, opposite the Canal Basin. Mr. Den
ny will here be titrorded more ample accom
modations, and will, doubtless, greatly ex
tend his business. if lie meet his deserts,
he will receive a liberal patronage, fiir, in
addition to his undoubted ability as a me
chanic, lie has fitted up his new shop with
first-class machinery, and is prepared to un
dertake the most extensive work. We trust
lie may prosper in his undertaking.
Itcrca:c.—Mr. Samuel Lodge, the Dag
nerreotypist, has returned to his old :4tand and
is prepared to recommence taking his line
Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes and Photo
graphs. Mr. Lodge is a thorough adept in
his profession, and his pictures are justly
popular; be will doubtless have a rush of
business, which he will certainly merit,—
Ilis advertisement will appear next week,
when he will cull the attention of the
public to the excellencies and advantage. , of
his establishment. in the mean time, give
him a call.
NEW S VISINC GOODi.-Fry & Ilagman's
athertisentent, to-day, giN es full particulars
eoncerning their new and extensi‘e assort
ment of Spring Goods. They offer every
thing in the dry-goods and grocery line at
the lowest prices. For cheapness and qual
ity the goods of Messrs. Fry & Hagman
are unrivaled, as are those gentlemen for
their obliging and conrteou. conduct to cus
tomers. Gall, examine and purelia.,e.
A Feu. a Sr 1.1.1. Y.—A t Ibildeman'ts tliero
i another arrival of Spring Goods.
'rho announcement is a sullieient guy r
rantee of tlia quality and beauty of the ar
ticle,.
I\oriij i 111.%1t1V L.—Me•Qrg. Fenarich
Bros. annottnee a removal, ot. Saturday or
Monday, to their elegantly litted-up store,
the old • Ileadquarters and News I)eput."
Th e.ta !dish:mai t has heel' emit ely altered,
and tcudered one of the handsomest and
COlttlll , llll‘.ll, stares on Frain Stteet.
The windows are or plate g,las4, a single
pane to each, and the new slicking &e.,
is of the be•t taste and finish. The enter
prising firm deserves great credit for the
thorough and creditable manner in which
this impro‘ement has been made. By the
l'endrielts have just received trlutt,trti
prime imported •:t-gars. Try them.
Luau Dftuf...—We call attention to the.
Frc.h Drags, athertiffed by Harry tfl
l'el futoeff, Toilet Soap:, Se.. are of the
ti•,t quality, and be de-ea a liberal Afare
of eu,tonf,
GannEx; AND Fimil*F.lC SrEllq.--See R.
advertkeinent of au infinite vari
ety of k.erds. Sonic of his Rowers arc rare
and Of exceeding lieanty. l'ott who IA a
fruitful garden or :t blooming parterre give
Mr. William , a call.
Tut A\ E Pr V.--Saylor A
~G•lt•onnld have banded n. for trial an arti
ele of metal pen whiell fairly hears the palm
from nll the pens now in use. It in
Wulf', Copper and Errudiant Pen. dive it
a trial.
\Vt . . Vr II Fit 1 . 111 , 1, t 11:14 hero
Oat.. I by Mr. White. the Seeretary of the
i‘leteorologioal Society of London, who hast
dmoted much attention to the solject, that
— the storm period, of the present year, as
p , ,ifited out by the scielfee of astro-ineteor
ologv. will he the Sth to the Ilth April, and
:11 . 2..itlf wore SON Ore. The first half of
May, the most ‘iolent from the IStlf
June Sth to 1 Ith, and 24th to '27th;
will be rife with short periods of heat and
thunder; but the most striking . features
Irmo I , ttlf to 22 , 1, when it is highly proba
ble litightna will lie Aniken Ly an earth-
A lign.t at the Le ginning, from the
loth to the 12th, awl the most sevok . ..2 from
the . ...!Oth to the 27th. September 7th to the
\1 lth, and from 20th to the 21th. And 1)e
-toher thodgli too late to d o much damage,
from 20th to 29111." As these are the pre
dictions of astro-nieteorology, it will be cu
rious to observe if any or all of throe events
take pl.oce about the time stated
Tun ExEccrtoN or ANDERSON AND RICII
ARDS.-At 25 minutes before 12 o'clock, on
Friday, llth inst., the two negro murderers
of Mrs. Garber and Mrs. Ream were execu
ted in the yard of the County Prison, in
the presence of the jurors selected by the
Sheriff and a small number of spectators.—
The criminals expressed sincere penitence,
and Anderson bore himself with remarkable
fortitude, while Richards had to be sup
ported un the platform of the gallows.—
They died with little struggling,Anderson's
neck being broken by the fall. The bodies
were suffered to hang for about thirty min
utes when life was pronounced extinct, and
they were lowered into the coffins prepared
for them and taken to the Pour llum.e
burying ground, where they were interred.
The crowd outside the walls of the prison
was smaller than was anticipated, still the
idle and curious of the city together with a
few of the same class from the County
formed a considerable throng and many
shifts were resorted to obtain at sight of the
execution. Ladders were reared against
the prison walls and mounted, but
the prompt interference of Sheriff Iluwe
prevented this expedient from being suc
cessful. The scaffold, outside the walls,
however, was liberally patronized, anti the
housiopq, hams and trees, commanding a
% icw (Zile gha.slly t,pectaele . were tilled with
spectators.
Anderson left a written confession in the
hands of Mr. 11. A. ltoelcatield, which has
been published by that gentleman fur the
benefit of Audench's widow.
rrimi the I hi 6e)^i0111,
The Three Mill Tax
\lr. Eamon: The repeal of the Tonnage
Tax on the Pennsylvania and Harrisburg
and Lanea , ter Railroads Leing a quePtiou
now Lefne our State Legislature, it it. de
birahle that the 0111.jeet—the of and
re , ult of thi, tax—should lie correctly tin
denaood in all it., bearing,.
Many olject to its repeal under the belief
that the repealing it would he a gratuity
and benefit conferred on those railroad Com
panie,—and so much of a loss, as its amount,
to the people of the State.
This, however, is an entire mistake;--ex
cept su far a s its repeal might enable them
to get more throuvh trade and travel, coming
from hrvotel the limits of the State, than
they how can. or do. These companies Wi
der their respective charters have the power
and right to -barge higher rates than they
now do. Their charges on Such through
business must and will, at all times, be reg
ulated and determined by those of compe
ting lines on the north and south of them.
Consequently and inevitably, while those
companies arc controlled by persons capable
and disposed to take care of :mid protect
their interests, the Jamie of this Tonnage
Tax, while it exists, is, must, and will have
to be paid by the people of the State; or, in
other words, by the local trade and travel
within it, with added charges for th trouble
and expense of ascertaining its ammonia, and
to make sure of having enough. Nut only
this, but also—what may not ham e occurred
to many affected by it—that since the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has purchased
and own the Columbia Railroad, as part of
the Main Line, it is but natural that this
company should—and it does, charge a pro
!
purtionate part of this Tonnage Tax on and
to the local trade and travel passing o%er :
the Columbia Railroad. So that the people
of all the comities through NVllleh the Co
lumbia Railroad passes. and of all the coun
ties of the State through which Railroads
pass connecting with it, directly or indirect
ly, from which trade or travel comes or is
sent, and which, in part, ',misses over the
Columbia Railroad, as well as the Pennsyl
vania Railroad proper, in point of fact, pay
a proportion of the aggregate amount of this
Tonnage Tax.
The result therefore of thin tats, so far :t
regards the ititore4ts or the people or the
State, being preci•+ely similar to that of the
pulley of a man tt hu kited ime hundred dol
lars out or 11111 P } p icket to lie enahlml to put
ninety dollars into :mother pocket.
In the nature or thingq, uhile it exi.t.,
those oho control those Roads, where they
it inti,L Le eoueeartl they
ought—tuake mach. charge. itelettti
fy them f,,r thiq tax, and Le a fair einupen
sation 1i a• their capital, ealicurc and
They cannot charge a proportion (ir chit. t:Lx
uu the tradi• uhf nal el coining front without
the limits of Ow .tqatr, fir the re:u4ou that
uu saelt tax i. charged an the competing
roate3 au the north tuttl south, aid their
tatt.t be regulated by th o se or their
rivabi through other State.: and it tatee..a
rily follow. that they 11141'4, they will, and
they du charge the It hole of its a4gregate
amount On liilocal trade and t ra .,,d within
the Slate, with sonuibutg added for the ex
pense and trouble, &v., consequent on its
lint it is said by some, that men if this,
tax was repealed, those companies would
still continue to charge no less than they
n ow do, or otherwise would, on the lural
trade and travel within the State. Such
opinion, bower or, is directly contrary to the
orlinary eaur4e of human action, and to
some extent must be ft/lllldeil,ln latent preju
dice. Those ilu efllli rol those roads will.
in the first place, chargo what they consider
a fair compensation for their capital. el
-111 .o`s and at least the whole
amattat 01 this tax, if not something, more.
And espeeially will they be likely to charge
sonn•w tut more. if think the tax ought
not to be imposed on them.
The question in regard to this tax might
not to be decided by any feeling of either
friendship or Imstility towards the compa
nies paying it, but solely with reference to
what is the true interest of the people of the
Stat.., and the trade and travel within it.
if ICS M AZiVE.—We hal . e received
t raham fur May, well filled with readable
original matter. and copiously illustrahnl in
its accustomed style. The editor. in his
Easy Talk, is more, than usually genial, and
gets off some pleasant chat. This same ed
itorial department of elraltam renders the
Magatino a favorite one among readers of a
serious turn of mind. 3lr. Leland is touch
ingly s.dentn, at in t erval 4. ala d del it ere some
edif,, l u g dkeourses. lie is most modest
withal, and without pretension to evangeli
c-l] merit
Philadelphia Correspondence
Pll ILIDELPIIIA, April 14, 185 S.
Gloomy 11 - codier—.Nor' Easters—Renzinis
cences—"Dog's Misery"—Blank in Life
—Liquor Lam—Legislatire Tinkering—
" Smart Fellows" at the Trade—lgnorance
and Carelessness—Condition of Trade—
Railroad Receipts—Steamer to Lirerpool
—New Philadelphia—Oreille.
Spring, which was coming along, a few
days ago with all sail set and filled with
mild zephyrs., 111/4 tacked ship and put out
for foreign climes and parts unknown. A
bleak nor' easter is spanking the coast from
Sandy Hook to the Floriday Keys, sprink
ling the shore with wrecks, striking terror
to the hearts of those having friends who
“go down to the sea in great ships, and
have their business on the mighty waters;"
and driving Insurance CoMpauies and un
derwriters to their wits' ends through fear
of 10,3 upon loss, and all the profits gone to
the bottom of the sea.
On such a day as this the thoughts revert
to other times ten years a-gone, and gloomy
seasons spent in the vale of Tuekaho and
the gloomier hamlet which claimed to be
the chief town in Tnekallo, and gloried in
the pleasant and euphonious appellation of
"D o g's Misery." This "loveliest village of
the plain" was very close upon the brink of
the little Juniata: so close indeed, that it
was a matter of nice calculation to back a
horse out of the stables which adorned the
river's bank without snerificing the quad
ruped to the small deities which presided
over the destinies and duties of the spas
modic little stream that drove a score of
Iron Fullndries and half a dozen grist mills
before its confluence with the waters of the
- blue Juniata" to the South and cast 'aid
of '"l'ussey's .Mountain." These long years
which in their tedious monotony seem short
to look hack upon, because there were no
meats to note the pa:sing time—save death
which made his mark on one—did some of
us "put in," at the gay country town of
"Dog's Misery," which adorns the narrow
vale of Tuck:Lilo. And but for the relief
which u'-eful employment, and good wages
—delightful but now scarce realized zircom..
stanees!--g,ave to us, as it gives to "every
man who hath business and desire," we
might as well have been confined in an asy
lum, or prisoners on some bare rock, mid
way of the ocean. That part of our lives
scents in the review, a blank; it may be said
to have been written in water—ur it might
have been. had it not been written in apple
/miler! There are periods in a man's life
when he imbibes principles or tastes which
mould his future life; or when he has cape
rienees which leaNe their impress of love
and fond remembrance, or of aversion and
disgust. The memory of those "miserere"
days, leaves but little impression save a cer
tain bitterness of feeling for the pennance
done on apple-butter, and the wrenchings
suffered by a system of dietetics whose base
was always sakeratus!
A ;;and deal of indignation is felt in this
community, at the supposed result of all the
tinkering in process at Harrisburg, around
and alb. Lit fhb ••liquor• question." But we
are only now about to witness the extreme
dip in the perpetual see-saw game of mod
ern legislation; and this rather queer, but
painfully regular system of law-manufac
fitctures, must be attributed in a great de- ,
gree to the redundancy of "smart fellows."
who Lace made their way np the ladder of
fame as far is the doors of a legislative
nu means a very hpfty point, as you
may be just now resolving in your own
mind, hut still a pretty fair kind of drink
ing tel feeding place, on the high road to j
the I'.u•adise of political preferment or otn
dial pn,lit.
It P. a very evident fact indeed, and one
which inere.o.cs every year in its indi,puta
ble certainty, that our Legklators are dete
riorating, jn,t a-; many other e. , entials of
life deteriorate, l‘bile iu some respects we
pride ourqdve, upon our age of progress,
and pity our "poor old ancestors" who were
ignorant of Telegraphic dispatches, and
knew no more of Ilailway mortgage bonds
--than we, know of the money with which
t, redeem thent—but, who were yet not tilto-
then the fuela in the matters of "great.
pith aliol moment," that we may pr %e our
,ek 1.4 to Le, lung Nellie the end of the ptc!-
cut
Tit eve appe a r s to be a general misappre
hension Of the extent of Legislative power,
or of its definite limits. I . IIOSO wlot gain
seats in the assembly, or wry many Of
thew,o SOPIII to have %ague notions of their
exact duties or their position in relation to
the people: mid are evidently possessed with
an insane delusion that the Legislative
power is :lb.:oil/U.1:110 Supreme. They have
110 Colleeptlllll of a. law over and above the
loeal ephemera 4.f annual legislation. They
are firm in the faith that whatever the Leg.
islature does is right, and consequently that
it has a right to everything. without refer
ete to any consideration whatever—except
the chance of its own re-election. As to the
requirements of fundamental or constitu•
tional late, of the obligations and subservi
ency of Legislatures to :hat—they are either
too ignorant to comprehend such an idea, or
hate OM little honesty to respect it. The
present policy in the Legislative ear.. of the
liquor questien, may be regarded as a sort
of relief or cl,l3lkteraeting eftort to balance
the former stringent laws which were at
tempted against the use or manufacture oil
ardent spirits; and as all those attempts !
were evidently enough only insane (-Trts
to imitate the puerilities of New England
legislation. it seems fair enough perhaps in
squaring up the tweount or human . 1111.011‘ . 0.-
to atone for past transgressions, by
fresh sins of an Apposite but not le,s oppres
sive atol disastrous nature. If our Legisla
tors mould apply themselves earnestly and
diligently to correcting sonic of the abuses
connected with this liquor business. they
I would in sOilic degree fulfill the duty they
owe to their constituents, and render at sort
' of equi‘alent for the time and money ex
pended in smiling them to Harrisburg and
maintaining them there for about one third
of each year. The most proper subject for
legislation about the sale of ardent spirits,
vinous and malt liquors. is the fraud and
swindling which is practised in the busi
; ness. On this subject the legislature has a
destiLl,l ri,tht. sustained by the obligati ms
I=
of an imperative duty, to pass the most
stringent penal laws and to provide fur their
rigid enforcement; both because fraud and
false pretences are proper subjects for con
dign punishment, and the crime of poison
ing a community is no less a felony than
the assassination of a single individual; and
these double crimes in the manufacture and
sale of "liquors," so appalling in their-con
sequences, have of late years become so
general, that they may be termed practical
ly universal.
Just at this prcseut time, "the times" are
most decidedly, gloomily and hopelessly
dull; there is nothing fur about one third of
the people to do, who ought to be doing
something in order to live. The little spirt
of trade that exhibited itself in Market
street for a few days, produces no extensive
or permanent results. The best evidence of
the lamentable dullness of the times and
the commercial stagnation in Philadelphia
is in the declining receipts on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad; and this is really the most
depressing fact connected with the subject.
Inc receipts for the month of March are less
by several thousand dollars than fur the
same month last year; and the receipts for
the quarter ending March 31st also consid
erably less than for the first quarter of the
year 1857. But it is reported from head
quarters that the freighting business has
felt a strong impetus during the last ten
days.
In these gloomy times of commercial de
pression, our business men are catching at
all sorts of delusive ideas, for the purpose of
forcing trade and building up an imaginary
business; just as drowning men in their last
moments catch at straws to hold them up.— '
The most extraordinary remedy yet pro
posed for the relief of Philadelphia is to buy
out the "Collins Steamships" of New York,
and establish a line between Philadelphia
and Liverpool! It requires no sagacity to
determine that if Philadelphia is at present
unable to keep its inland trade up to the
mark of last year, it is very absurd to talk
about her requirements fur foreign trade.—
Philadelphia may require a line of ocean
steamers when she has vastly more produce
to Europe than she has now; when New
York shall be.flowed about 100 miles far
ther olf; or when Philadelphia shall be re
moved to the old town of New Castle at the
terminus of the Columbia and Octorara
Railroad!
We have the poor consolation to know
that our city is not alone in it's woe-begone
condition. Some of the manufacturing
towns in Massachusetts even, are rapidly
declining; one town of great manufacturing
note, ((Lawrence) has declined in population
during the last year by 5000, or one third
of
its ' inhabitants one year ago; and a great
many more would emigrate but they are too
poor to move.
Among the new inventions of tne day, it
is worth while to mansion a composition
metal, called urcide, which as its name in-
Idieates, bears a very strong resemblance to
gold: a specimen was shown to us souse
months :tz,o, which the inventor claimed to
ho vastly superior to all other composition
metals for household use. Very recently an
"ingenious Yankee" has brought out, or
"got up," another orcide, which has all the
beauty and use claimed ibr the original, be
sides several others before unheard of. Of
coarse it has; who ever heard of a Yankee
offering any-thing, fur sale which was not
every thing the owner claimed it to be?
Fighting the Tiger
Some years ago, I was in a gambling,-
house in Cincinnati, a silent looker on at a
game of faro. In those days, such opera
tions were carried on rather openly, and al
most under the eyes of the authorities, with
unbarred doors, so that any one could walk
in, either in the capacity of a better or a
mere spectator. In the latter capacity I
found myself, near midnight, when the door
of the den opened. Just as the game begun
to flag, and not a sound was heard but the
clink of the checks, and the rattle of some
dishes a turkey was placing ou a table, in
walked a tall, raw-boned, country-looking
chap, in grey satinet coat and a coon-skin
cap. Walking right up to the only vacant
iplate at the table, and drawing from a side
pocket an enormous calfskin wallet, which
hooked as if it might contain at least a
I thousand fives and tens, he addressed the
dealer:
"Locke here, mister, I'm going to fight
this here tiger up to the nine:,'. Understand
me, t alien+ light to the death—that is, till
I break you or you break me. ,.
"Very said the dealer, 'you are
000 of the kind we like to deal fur." And
his c3cs fairly danced at the prospect of
depleting the plethoric looking pocket-book.
"But, understand me," continued the
rough customer, "these is one thing you
must first ntree to; and that is, if you break
toe. you must give me money enough to
carry me home."
'•I'I1 du it," said the "log."
'•You all on you hear, gentlemen," said
rough, '•lhat 1 linve the word on an honora
ble :-porting man, that if he %sins all the
money in this year pocket-book, he gives me
money enough to carry Inc home."
"Ye,! yew! yes!" responded the entire
party.
!tore the darky announced tmpper, and
the keeper of "the tiger" announced t reeesq
for half an hour. The crowd went into the
gond thing:4 prepared, and "rough" waq not
a whit behind the rest. He dived, into the
veni.omorlter-pie, and the"chicken fixins,"
until he could eat no more with any degree
of safety to himself—nut forgetting to wash
down the whole with liberal potations of
brandy.
Refreshmont ovor, labor bade fair to corn
menet. in right down good earnest. The
dealer took otr Isis coat, rolled up his sleeves,
and seated himself. "Rough" squared
himself at the table, and main drew the
ponderous wallet. All eyes were now
turned upon him; for spectators, patrons of
the establishment, and even bankers them
selves, looked for a tall game. "Rough"
drew from one of the pockets of the wallet
a greasy and rather suspicious-looking five
dollar bill. and called for the Worth of it in
chip•.. After scrutinizing it a moment. the
dealer tossed it into the drawer, and passed
over a stack of ten chips to "rough." lle next
gave the cards sundry scientific "flirts,"
placed them in the box, and announced
"All ready!" "Rough" placed his ten
chips on the ace, and the deal went on.—
Some eight or ten cards were drawn out,
when an ace came to view on the top of the
box, and the dealer immediately put ten
more Airs on top of "rough's" pile.—
"Rough'! let the twenty chips lay upon the
ace, and it was nut long before another one
made its appearance, but this time it fell by
the side of the box, and the dealer "raked
down" the entire pile. lie then waited a few
moments in expectation that "rough" would
open the pocket-book again, but that indi
vidual continued resting his chin on the
palm of his hand and gazing abstractedly
on the ace.
"Well," said the "leg," "ain't you going
to bet any more?"
" Nary red--I'm broke—flat !" said
"rough."
The "leg" laid back in his chair, and in
a tone of the most profound astonishment
said—" The deuce you are! And I pledged
myself to give you money enough to carry
you home in case you got broke!"
"You did that same, old boss."
"Whar do you live?"
"At Brownsville, up the river."
"What will it cost to take you there?"
"At the present stage of water, I think I
can get up fur about fourteen dollars."
Such a shout as went up at this juncture
was never before heard within the walls of
a faro room, while with great good humor
the "leg" counted out the fourteen dollars.
"My friend," said he to "rough," "it is
not every day one meets a patron like you.
Go and help yourself to another drink of
brandy, and a cigar. Whenever you come
to town again, give us a call. Cull often—
you will find the latch-string out. I wish
you a safe journey. Give my respects to
your wife and children. By, bye!"
"Rough" didn't shrink one iota from this
raillery, but took the proffered drink and
cigar. of say," said he, as he held the
door ajar, "I wish you better luck with the
nest green-looking customer that comes
along; but before you make such a bargain
with him, jest ascertain where he lives. and
the size cy' his pile."' And so saying, he dis
appeared amid the guffaws of the crowd, in
which the dealer himself heartily joined.—
Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch.
Cii.tisn: or Um ronm.—We noticed se\ oral
days ago that the War Department was
about to order changes in the uniform of the
army generally. It now appears that such
an order has been issued, and it contaios
full description of the new uniform decided
upon. The cap now worn is supplanted by
a felt hat with brim 3 inches wide and
crown G, inches high, bound with ribbed
silk fur officers, and double stitched around
the rim fur men. The trimmings for gen
eral officers arc as follows: Gold cord, with
acorn-shaped ends; the brim of the hat
looped up on the right side and fastened
with an eagle attached to the side of the
hat; three black ostrich feathers on the left
side; a gold embroidered wreath in front,
on black velvet ground, encircling the let
ters U. S. in silver, old English characters.
For other classifications of officers and for
the privates there are similar trimmings,
varying slightly for each distinctive grade
or class.
The change also extends to the pantaloons
and coat, but in respect to them it is Con
flood to the trimmings of the latter, and the
stripe of the former. Sibley's tent is also
to be substituted for that now in USC.-Slur.
OXYIIEN ATED BITTEns.--An eminent
physician pronounced this medicine a specific
for Dyspepsia in all its forms. When taken
according to directions, it gives immediate
relief, and, in most cases effects a perma-
nent cure.
Columbia Post Office
31.SIEs
Thrmigh Ifuil fur the East-8 A. M. and
6.411 P. M.
Way •• " SA. M.
Through cuul Way Null for the I{'est—G.2s
P. M.
" " " ,S("nd7l-11.:10
KM
Midi leaves fur Noinatrille on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday—closes at G. 40
P. M.
-Vail leares.for Manor, 11;0rille and Safe
Harbor, Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday
—closes at 2 I'. M.
Mai! fiir Silrcr Siring, on Wednesday and
Saturday.
MAILS ARRIVE.
BUS/ern-2.40 A. M. and 11.30 I'. M
Western-7.40 A.. 1.
,ouiltrrii-12.05 P. M.
Columbia Post Office, Jan. 2, ISSS.
Penn'a R. R.—Departure of Passenger
Trains.
Trains Fact. L. are Co , umbirs. Arrir I' al Phira
Way Train, 7.4(1 A. M. 11.30 A. m
Express, 8.40 " 12.10 v. M
Altoona Way, 1.50 r. M. 6.10 "
Fast Mail, 7.15 " 11.40 "
Trains 1V t. Lrarr Cola mina. dr r. at 760,
Harrisburg Branch, 7.44) A. M. 0.'25 n. m.
Way Train, 7.35 P. M. 9 P. M.
Emigrant Train, 1.35 A. M.
WsnrsuirroN'. "YromAN" lts . r.--A beautiful and
taeleful lIAT for Sprout. condoning in At nonetrical
proporliou the favorite line- of the straight etowit,
w•ath the graceful curve of the lately popular bell
crown, worn during the wthter. Gentlemen 111, in
vited to cull +tad examine this elegant lIAT. prepared
solely' by WARIWICTON.
4130 iThe +Mut eirect,
April ill.lti? 1m
1000 DOLLARS 111:WM:11 will he pool for no
Medicine that will rreel PIIATT h Ittj
MAGIC OIL for the rollownte,
11.111. Nel3rsilv.igi..pitial Atfeetion,Cnltt meted Jolnt,
Cliche I'olll,lll the t"atie or Mack. Mead:llli,
SoreThrnltt,ent..l4lll.l`,.
nod all Diner...cent t he Stint, Mi-ele. and liter:hold.
None genuine m.lll the .inAiniture viovrr
mrrelicit attached to enete lahrl Prnielit.tl I tiller,
206 Wit-lough," .trees. litrooklyn, N. Y
The great flllllllllll..rflirrr,lll4 that have been inane.
dialely relieved in all the and town 4
Int , linen t-rd. th. well no In thin rut., nttnn I ill.lll
14.iyillg. 111 al l candor, that it In the greate.i cure ut the
world for p.nu. Veer
Dr. E.lll III:12H. Sol.• ll • hnle.nle Aerot fr r Cnlorn•
ho. Sold by all rt..peei;Able DrIIC,7I.ITA ,h vwehnul
he Vaned elate. nod Canada. ((h•t 17,1-57.1 y
-
n ..1. 4 4 0 -4 41.1TT TO Al 1.•—nofor0015, of Prt, A
New Feature 111 1111 4 111•4 4 1,. EVOry our 1014 MA 0
& Co. .1 Ow I're., .ut p r ,., (•,„,i,
No. .20p Market 31t. , 1{ , .. 'I h
44411111100 141 1141T1111.!II,. Lirp, •i
reed and ididoiobible %told. of I.lrolliol , in Pt. '4 , ' ,
made expre.•ly for rebid 4.1/41404
every our own kule•iwin I, r •
tiro re•. ebirh u the very •
I e Bold lob .1.1 poibb..ir, 4.1
buy alike
The 1. are all we 11 rilonzeil “f+ , lpr , parr./ and
great 1,811. k IA 1,11 WI I 1/..• tri:ll.lri2 -I, Ili al ran
I,IIY walls tilt . rail a.••11rli 'ICC good Uri. /C
al liar very lovLe-1 Iris Y.
Remember the ere, ruhnt Mark.-I Nn :... u cizl L,
bovr
01) & et)
Juoe 13, 1;'," 1v
/10ht.11,./I) ' s ( I ININIEsT AND I'll .
I , ..cry surgeon ii 1141,.. thalt , 1•11 lh let •• It lu the
muvettlar lame of the Ire di Jr .11 reiduiew but
ulcers of tins eras , . IturAei.ei üb.Uu.tc mttl 111. in
viirsably lien! tourer the Indsurnie :terror, or
Ourtureirt. This rirepuratioo due.: flu; drive lb , %mi. or
the sure from une part cit the s)sii m to :mother. at e
not by reprehmun. but elpur.,,o Hem tr. OIL! eis irir
01 the reuppt.itlitcv. tdmly tt.plitm. •vt. 'sling. or
.ore. thut ha. telee >Willett to the b.:11111c pruprrre. of
1i,,, liturcnigii cur:Op.,: Ine,t-vs or violet_ r . if- tisise:)
saved irniiiiiterzoNc ...arid r,nd,r,d riiel in 0-
('CC, irilueers,4l) Of the it 111.15 be
truly i-rod that II" 41,er..12: 111 the atuniath ur riser v %et
resisted tl.dir upertitth
Iloost: PAIR—The figure of it roan i I 1 blot .r,
col,' oil a bur., in lloolteni'- picture at the
Ilorse fair, excites its notch eritiei-iii on thehor.es then,
elec.. do. It is it pelletal reloark. 111:11 ti tits. rfClieli
ockcy looks sow ell lila bloor.c. how notch better would
to look its a laaal.na.• -Lot from the hrnna .troleeloilallcX
111,1! Wil-on..Nos 1,11:1 awl 60.5 Che-loisi
-Irect, :thin, Stith. Philittlelphoi [op 17 Ito
GRO'VER. Sr. BAKER'S
CELEBRATED
FAMILY SEWING. MACHINES,
495 BROADWAY. NEW 1 - 0111 C,
730 C114:S1:N.1;T STREET, 1911LADELPHIA.
117.The,e :Qaehile, are nowni•tly admitted to he
the l..• 1 11., far Fonotv :•e,unt. tn., I nig a new.'
terry -
um' chine ~or;11 NT rip. even If
every fourill dtneh he cut Cncula,' :,111011 lippleelt
lit. by letter. 'gent- wanted. april 1,3 S
Ou the 11111 by the Rev. J 11. .11Tr.
I I I:NI, NV KA era AM:, tO C
bulb of Aletuttville.
On the z-tit of April. scar .V.t.Lingtou. by tin, Rev. A
II KIIIIIIMRII. Mr. JAI Oil ODAIVALT to Miss Alma Dux
uutn.•lll of 3i:111(Jr 11,V11,111p. Lancaster county.
BOARDIN G•.
T'H'E OR SIX CENTLENEN can be necom
uunLnr•d WWI boarding. at Air, .1. W.
over 11 P. GreCIIN Drug Stoic, No. 3 Woltl4
How. Front 4treet
Columbia, April I?. 1,5,4,f
LOST! $lO REWARD. •
UST. oil .
1410•1110011. supposed he teen II kitties of the N. C Itallwa). Colninbia.and
van, u. PGIL 1 rontannntr about X250N1 in (;old and
Sil, A reward of t-Ati.Ou will be lima to the tinder
upon reattroole, the pure :And content. to
April N. 1.•, , 5•+.20- JAMES lIENN Eirr.
A CARD.
DAILY ARRANGEMENT.
rrlIE subscriber respectfully informs Ibe
frien,l, and eu-tnirier: of Iliildeitinn'4 Cheap
Ca•h :•••tore. that the ..eiViee , Of a competent per-on
has been secured who is Well aetiallialeal Ih.•
Wahl- nun 111,1 e, 01 Illy pal rOll , 01 Il,•uleulan'c Shire,
w•bn a ill d.•vele hi- Wail% nit.•.lion in .veiling cheap
good-. both in l'lteladelplitut ono( Neu.
avhu•h he x.lll forward 4141). Tire great ads ail
ing.. of air:lnge...Ml Will lie 1 , 11111110 Ull,lll pro
curul•l ben until and Cheap g0011.,.a1al the a..•ortniciit
Wlll br alWaya full alai eulaplete. The .01/-erlller
take , ll.l- Oee,l-1011 to return Maul.% for the librral
111111 increa.ing patronage JeCelVell from
rind cu-touter, 01 11 A 1.1)t M A N'S
Cheap Ca-li Elore.
Co!utnbia, A pril 17 16:5
Great Western rive Insurance and
Trust Company of Philadelphia.
CA. PITA L 6500,000
DI it Ein't rts.
Chnrlea C.141111r.p, 142:3 W:1111.1 41rec1: lArin. Dar
hog. 1510 .racci, Alex lVlralden, 51erelt.ra. lY
North I , ourill street, I,:inc Iluilrhurvt. Aliorne) and
.1.1111 C Ilunter, or \Vrloo,llonier & C.:
E True or li. '('racy &Co .(1.1,1...ra114 1 flora Jot.;
II ;McCrady . . of .lone., White MeCurdy: 'Thos L.
I Zeller: .1 a.. 11, South . of Jramea
11 Snob & C.. C. Harp, .1,4111,.. of Wm. 11. Brown
&Co Jun It Votige,, corner Several; .11.1Saramn
Tranoraran. 41:3 Clie•I•11,1
.1.0. J. :"10cuni...! . .26 South 'ma! -lice:: Alfred Taylor,
office, Cacao C:ly Trope ny.
CI IA 8. C. 1.A . 11 . 11110r, I'IC,lllOlll
WM. Mtn LI Nn,
I:. K. 1:I1 lIA II re, rv.
1r7 .- DAY11.74 4 E. Mt 1,":\ 1•:11, Agent, eriltiniltin. Lmr
:r-ier conitiy, [April 17, le , fr
Seeds from the Patent Office.
TUST received direct front the Patent Office
p a few choice Garden and Flus,er Secdn, among
which I would ineunou,
(tA 141.)EN SEEDS:—EeIip-e Hybrid
lel Moir Celt, y, I..trge Early I,ontloit Cabbage.,
Globe Worn. Lnudol. paoliculal ..scarlet
illiprOVrtl long prickly Cucumber, yellow
sweat-I.'l'lmm. Zallicatft. 1:11111.tarl., Loptits,
Gaeta-es . AVtakclield l7altlatge, extra
cooled Par.ley. 'rea-cl., .pal y. purple
curled Kale, II 4/4%. liew .I,IIIC 111.1111110111 111,” row
lied., Lotialoa !lonic oho rat Pole rl.llll
- Eng laud Pears. I.trly Trott T 11111111; Penn. Itol
liner, or (//0 , 'l'lloll-and to 000 Reim., round leaf
ytular h. It'd Dutch o.ll•ltaac. (for k hag).
1 , 1.01k' I.:It [SEEDS Pat tolacca Atom, or Golden
Portal.° en; doe a beat/idol little flower itial sltoult.l.
.110 n ever galtleti, cup-1. A 1 . 0 1 , 111?:11111e11. An,-
hrlol.l 1010. 111011, liloooo- 1 '01.110,111- , II ~ g ~,,,,,
ilowcr ul Its Ilattoca l7tteciat•
Elttlot Alit...talk.. of lath, Ileltclo -ton Crtoti t ,atam
Flotset. a (lot,. r %s hock don. not Cade,
E131,11,1r10 , 1 Var1 ,. ..11.. 11 gill.. 1).1111.6 -I 01111, Alt:rm./1m
Ira telt:. moan. 010111 :11,-x a.° I .Iltr.thilc.
lklarvt I or Pena, C 1.1,111,1 Corollloo, Or Veltitt. faun
Ero.lt. trattilla 11.111, 111 tlac.c. Sc. .1., lir e
1111i1011101 lion/ 01100 00110111 I,s lie If S. (lonerii
meat, tool a- low ie Ilt.titlha '11.• -cilium curl. .lit
°pilot ittotiy fur chow,.Ps °trot cd. I linen lint
a -.tall quanta) w 1 . .te1l v ;I:eiviitte call curly
or ) tot will be di-appoilitctl, at
WILLIAMS.
Coultio,4a Seed Depot. Mont ntreet
Apr 017.1,-,
ANOTHER SUPPLY OF
SPRING GOODS.
A vE have just received and opened onr
TII llt D PHA' OF S Pit GOODS,
enn.1.1111.4 of
Fine Eagll-11. and Aniertean Clothe,
LADIES' DRESS GOODS,
suei: :11111 inflek Silk uu•ludnig in:nly de
,oral.le LINIv., tie the late.t Detalar.,
Clatlll,-, Taut tie :..I,l,erx. Daeak, I
, A.r.. all of which hav,• been •elreled
gloat earn and will Inc .old al greatly reduce.)
110USE-FUItNISIIING GOODS.
lii 1111..11111 . our l'ollllool,llllo 1,1111101 10 1
n111111.•011 I.) kny oilier saore 111 the emmiy, Pr,ott.
Clieek...'reekiiig.. Ike., will find
II to their Italy wage 10gike u•coll. it.. we have
everythi.r lu ill, ill,. 11,,1 f or, zee ,
we
err I h elr nn uu •dl..l 111 he col/kr-old.
Oil Cloth, Mot.. Drugget.,,
Chili:l,l;la,, (4,111,0•0—,0
GROCERIES.
Segar4, Goiter-, Tea-, Mae Lerel, lien rig„lt, &c.,
a large cluck, m the !owe.' pace..
AVALL PAPERS,
$20,000 PICCC3 New York IVe,ll l'opers,
of orw mid beautiful tle,Lto... r•tuglog tu poet. tront
of cell:, mut ups, and. A.. we gel all of on, Won•
l'n tt : , ereett, It. . duvet (coin the trmul:ic
ttO,r. ,e.eall.e'l docile at Ow nL. uuti.ruoer',
hare -ever.il handled di tretent de.tigar on hand,
illid see :col euuloleut ifint a •eleelloll eon lie mode
lion. our Slot k. will. critter ••ilOttaeltoll to ifie pur
efin.er ifiau fie given 01 all) Caller ana: iu the
county.
1,, uo• mould .tey our Stock pa
FULL & COIPLETE IN EVERY BRANCH,
.od ire „we r ,e.llll, trteill. to purela-ers,
the price 111114 . ,0i our ',mid,
GIVE Us A CALL.
PRY h
reef. directly oppo.tte the Bank.
Colotnlo, April 17, 1,5,,
Gelaztine.
A sUPI:131011 1111111,:e 01 Gehvitine. fir sal*
1)1..1.1.17rrs
1%, mil y 31edic:ile titure. Odd 1. 0:0W* Hall.
April 17, 1,5,
General Pain Killer
i)A ws I.m:own% A heler-Coilion
L rrowdy 1111 Cl/111. 1t111.111111111.111. 'Toothache Neu
ralght, I , ••ei..Ae. For vile only ot
Al, Cr RR 1.1". '
Family : 1 1 r eiliciiie More. Odd Fellow,: !lull.
April 17. I.
- -
FANCY TOILET SOAPS. --
fine-t nc.nrim,nt c.l" !'airy 'Fo soap.. ever
olreiud
11.1121:V GREEN'S.
A Aril 117. No :; Wo:i now, Front miter
VUMIGATIIG PASTILES, for the sick room,
&e. tor .ale al
Oft
Family :11 edleole :mole, Odd Fellows Ilan
Aunt 17,
ITANILLA I:SA NS. far +ale at the Mundy Medicine I slow, r 1.1.1 i Him% • Hall.
April 17.1-. IA.
1)11:1; I - 1,(11;11. A rim,. Itmot. and Cont
Star, li, tor siiiC the I'4llllly Medicine Sinn,
Pllii . ..do,: 4 jj.II
I April 17. hart.
1Mi'li):11:1)1,111):11'.. Double.Extracti,
tor Jl .4 . 1610", tit
is Nit Rv clErzi , A.
No :1 Wol 1"6 Row. From otreet.
A 1.1,1 17, I -;ei.
f I ifIANGIPANNI Extract, Hod Soap; vet ever/acing
Jp.v lame , ul II ARM' (..lIEEN'S,
Apeel No. 3 Wolfs Row, From ~treet.
-BAY ItUNI. Colncur ea Toelet titmice.. flair Oil of
evorV k W0u1.1%; hair Itreooratevr arid Barry**
tit
Apr 17, No 3 WolC+ How. Front Ptreet.
0I,(11.1NE WATER Isy the: pint. qUitfl or Fallon;C
I.legolt'. Extrni.b. 'or the 11.01... relate( by the
ounce Ul puuud, or 111 ally t,tbuittiy In .ttit pbrehlukee4
11• {IRV I:RRT\••.
Apr.l I. 155.3 No 3 Wolf IZovr 3 Front strczt