proceed to where he tronhl expect to
receive a more favorable reply to his propo
sals." He 'then very quietly took leave of
Madame Bannerol, kissed his bawl to-the
Wido - w, and then left the house.
- :!:Why should you not marry him?" asked
"I grant you be is uncouth
and insol4nt, bniae is a cool hearted crea
t‘re, and besides -Which, he has an income of
'thirty thousand francs!'
Madame Debreuil had at fritt said no;
after that she reflected seriously upon the
matter, and had nlmost made up her mind
to say yes before she left for Paris.
These were the remihiscences which pre
sented themselves to the mind of Madame
'Dubreuil; these were the adventures which
had occurred since the day on which the
muff had been put out of service.
"Juliette," said Madame Dubreuil to her
waiting maid, "I am going cut; is the car-
rage rea42/?f
•
" Wo " k•;1 Itr,e- hut there i 3 a o."nt;oraan
to ribit you."
Say I gill not at home."
"But madame it is the Baron."
"Myself!" added the Baron, with all the
cuolne:ss and familiarity of an invincible
EIXESI2
thousand parlons, Baron," said Ma
:Jame Pubreuil, ...but I cannot now grant
you a long ;nterview. I am absolutely
obliged to go out—some indispensable af
rs."
'"there is one more indispensable thnnall
the rest, and it is precisely qtai, I mrp come
asp ut. K'tit I %yip j.,, K .1 brief. I will speak
to you with the franl„neks of a soldier—
m hen is our marriage to tulle place?"
"We can talk or that another time."
"Excuse me! My love cannot accommo
date itself to these indefinite delays. I have
already waited four months. I have resolved
upon beidg married within the next three
- weeks. Consider if that will suit you. .1
must, however, with the candor of a soldier,
warn you that should you not consent, I
have another party quite ready! She is a
widow, not to be compared with you, cer
tainly, but still will make a very agreeable
Fubstitute. You have the first offer, but I
most have your prompt determination, and
I give you till bix o'clock this evening,
when I shall expect your irrevocable answer."
"Very well," replied Madame Dubreuil.
'llo you authorize me to hope?"
"llave I not till to-night to decide? Ju
liette, take my muff and put it into the car
riage."
"That would make a rnagniacent cap fur
a grenadier," said M. de Grany; "what a
pity that it should be employed for 'idle
show. put you like thes?, muffs, you ladies;
);ley sin.va you for hiding places; it ie into
these things your love letters arz slipped.—
..111! take care not to let me catch you at ill
When I am your husband I shall inspect
your muff."
When Mai ame Dcbreuil had got rid of
the Baron, who had accompanied her to her
carriage, slip 1(440 after him with a con
tentptuous ;mile, and exclaimed:
"The .simpleton!"
But she did not mean to say that she
could not marry Lim! Men with thirty
thousand francs a year are not easily found,
and a woman who must live in luxury, who
punt have her carriage, must learn to tol
erate even a ridiculous husband.
Theobald was rich also, but Madame De
hreuil had not seen him again, and doubtless
lie had forgotten her.
2:liese reflections made her melancholy,
r i nd to divert her attention, she ordered the
coachman to drive her to a sumptuous shop
in the Rue Montmartre. Mere they un
rolled before her piece t:tter piece of costly
stuffs, which she turned over with a careless
and disdainful sir. after having purchased
some five or six dresses, she looked around
to discover where she had laid her muff.—
At that moment she observed a young man
,gning c...t of the shop, who strongly re
minded her of Theobald. Unfortunately
'she could not see his face. Should it be
him?
" Agitated, distressed, she regained her
carriage, and whether it was mechanically,
br whether she felt cold, she put both her
hand 4, which she had not done before, into
Dior muff. here she found a paper; it was
It letter, which she eagerly read:
"You know my love fur you. It is time
to put nn end to torments which I can no
longer endnre. If you have nny pity for
'rne; if 'you yo nut reject the offer of my
'hand; cdrne to-night to my sister's, where I
trill wait for 3-nu. One word will save me
From despair. Should you not come, I shall
I:now how to consider your absence, and
y.. 0 will hear no more from the unhappy
TfIEODALD."
"It was The.obald! I was not deceived!"
exclaimed IW/ne Dubreuil. "At his sister's
This evening. I will be there."
And in the meantime, in order to prevent
nll disagreriible renentires, end to prepare
properly for her coming happiness, M'me
Itubreuil et oricii wrote to theßaron these
wOrdsl -- ' .
"I will not Marry you. M'me Dubreuil."
And then, tit the 'impointed time, she
went to M'me de Meninges house, who
hopponed to he alone, and received her
;rah the cordiality of an old friend.
"It is an ago ' since I saw you, lovely
widow. Ilavf you'etilf Jana . arrived from
the country? Tlie , Y say that this sinter is
io be very brilliant. Shall I tell . yau a
s"cr.i? I am tired of being a wide*, and
* vim thinkine, unite seriously of Marrying
'll hat do you think of it? -.111-ilte
have yea receiied . a . later frinn my
brother. from poor Theol,ald?"
"Certainly, and it is that letter which
brought me here."
"To offer your congratulations? Yes, he
has made a capital match—she is a country
- girl, but is worth a million francs."
"What CM] yei mean?" •
"Oh yon musatnott, its you Lure resulted
the letter *dna licirdeanic, where Theobaid
has just married a rich heiress?'
Mridamo Dubrouil "tr.le petrified.
"Ahl" continued Madame de - Merangea,
'•he had other pert!ects formerly, intl . ' aid
think that I shoiild hace"jua for a aister-in
law. One evening Itt9t spring the poor
- fellow WAS waiting fur you here until past
The next morning lie set off for
Italy, and you know the rest."
Madame Dubreuil understood in a moment
that the letter had remained in her muff
since the last day of the last winter. The
obald had placed it there while it lay on the
table at the Marchioness de Lascelle's„ and
the weather was unfortunately so fine that
Madame Dubreuillad no occasion to make
use of it: Odious spring!. why didst thou
come a day too soon?
Madeute Dubreuil passed an agitated
night, and the next no orniag, ire ri early, hav
ing reflected very maturely that there was no
remedy for on Fit that had alreedj oc
curred, she made up her mind to write
again to the Baron:
'•I wished to try you last night. If you
are not dead from despair, come and receive
my consent to your proposal.
AL&DAME DVBREVIL."
"I am not dead," replied the Baron, "but
I did not understand that you meant only
to try me; and not having any time to lose,
I have just now officially addressed a letter
to the other widow, Madame de Meranges.
You are, therefore, ton lute. I have pledged
My . word, and an old soldier does'nf trifle
with that."
Two husband. lost! This will teach the
ladies not to lay by their muffs without ex
amination, and to take special care that
nothing unread is left in Man:
Cre Cohtnitria giiir,.
A PENNSYLVANIA INDEPENDENT JOURNAL.
COLUMBIA. PA.
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1858
,treThe Lancaster Class's of the Eastern
Synod of the German Referrned Church will
hold its annual meeting in the °mm Re
formed Church of this place. The opening
sermon will be preached on Friday evening,
the 7th of May. The public aro invited to
attend.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTB.-110.1deMnIet3
Cheap Cash Store; MeTague & Bro., Spring
Dry Goods; I. 0. H. M., Meeting; B. F. Ap
pold, Fresh Flour; 11. Pfahler, Chewing
Tobacco; Wm. Carpenter,' Prothonotary,
Notice; Columbia P. 0., List of Lette'rs.
Nsw STORE.—P. MeTague & CO., have
opened their new store in Locust street, and
with their new stock of Dry Goods and
Clothing make a brilliant and substantial
display. The new enterprise is meeting
with decided success, and we advise our
friends to give the proprietors a call.
Nmr GOODS.—The new goods of MoTague
& Brothers, announced last week are ad
vertised in to-day's paper.
Nsw STOCK.—See Haldeman's adveriiso
ment of a large new stock of goods.
THE Cinces.—The circus which will ex
hibit here on Friday nest, will be the first
to visit our town since the setting in of
hard times. It has been the universal com
plaint of all shows, during the past winter,
that money was not to be had in return for
amusement; it remains to be seen whether
the merits of Mabie & Crosby's French and
American Circus, will not succeed in ex
tracting the quarters from our amusement
seekers. The concern comes well recom
mended, and the individual performers bear
a high reputation.
LICENSES.—On Saturday last the Court
granted two hundred and fifty-two tavern
licenses, for the city and county, of which
ten were for Columbia—all new. This
brings the number of public houses in the
borough, up to the old standard, and the
pure juice can now be retailed in every cor
ner of the town. We have not been able to
obtain a full list of the houses licensed in
Columbia, but besides some of the old stands
there have been new and hitherto undreamed
of ones created.
If the late law was oppressive in some of
its provisions, the present one is certainly
no loss objectionable in its authorizing so
indiscriminate a flow of the ardent, and its
unbounded license is likely to prove the
rope which will eventually strangle it.
PETIRSON'S COVSTERTEIT DETECTOIL—We
have received the "Detector" for May, which
contains a list and careful description of 08
new counterfeits which have made their ap
pearance since April Ist, 37 of which were
noted in the semi-monthly number of April
15th. Among these we find only two on
Pennsylvania Banks—tens on fife Southwark
Bank of Philadelphia; and fives on the
McKean County Bank. As much New
York money is generally circulated here at
this season, we give the counterfeits on
banks in that State.
Farmer's Bank, Troy,-2's; Farmer's
Bank, Lansinghurg,2o's; Mechanic's Bank,
Syracuse, 2's and 20's; Rochester Bank 10's;
New York Exchange Bank, s's; Mechanic's
Bank, New York, 20's; Bank of Dansyille,
2's; Bank of Salina, 2's, Bank of Chemung,
Elmira, l's; Farmer's Bank of the City of
Troy, 5 . 8; and Bank of Vernon, 2's.
This Detector should he in the hands of
every man whose business necessitates the
handling of money.
.51.LcAzisr.—The May number
of this popular monthly contains the
usual variety, of more than usual merit.—
The opening article, winter in the
South,' is interesting, and the illustrations,
by Strother, spirited and sketchy. "Front
Sinai to Wady Islouse" is anoiher illustrated
article, of Eastern Travel; still another is
"Ti^er Hunting on foot inlia." Thack
einy's,7cat novel, "The Vircinians" is con
tiOtl24l, growing in interest and not losing a
jot of the" - dclightful satire without which
Thackeray ir'eFet notThaelisray: Excellent
original stories ,od the Editorial depart
ment, with its anecdote and gossip, fill the
rest of the pages, alreentributillg to make
up a most readable numlie.r.
AMERICAN Acatccarcrater.--Vire have re
ceived the May number oft& Agriculturist,
and commend it to our readerii. - We have
spoken favourably of this' Periodic!st be
cause of its apparent compleiebess ind de
votion to the interest which it . specially ad
vocates—the improvement of Soil 'Culture.
We are =stained in our opiniuidn'Ly that
of an experienced practical agriculuirist of
ourneighborhood, who pronounces the pub
lication the best of the kind in the country.
"WHY DO YOU WEAR IVl"—This is the per
tinent title of a neat little volume by James
E. Griffin, A. M., Principal of Charchtown
Academy, in this County, addreised princi
pally to professing Christians, rebuking
the tendency of the age towards purple and
fine linen. The author strongly argues the
incortsisten - ey of professed piety and lavish
expenditure for the - gauds and vanities with
which even the 'if/Orli:lip-minded, delight to
bedeck them. He treats the subject ably,
and the book, we think, will repay attentive
perusal, It is published by Murray, Young
& Co., Lancaster, to whom we are inbebted
for a copy.
This house, by the way, evinces an enter
prise deserving encouragement and support.
"Why do you wear it?" is but an addition
to a list of popular works published by the
firm. A few days since we spent a hurried
minute in Messrs. M., Y. & Co's store and
rooms; too short a time to satisfy ourself
with examining their splended stock of
books, but long enougho t appreciate the
vastness of that stock and its excellence in
every department. The new books just
opened, and crowding every foot of room,
even the floors, were of every kind and
style. We can safely assert that u lover of
books, be his taste what it may, can find
gratification in visiting the store of Messrs.
Murry, Young & Co. Their new stock has
been purchased-principally at the Philadel
phia and New York Trade Sales, * at a IoW
figure, consequently they put literature with
in the reach of all.
For the Columbia Spy
A True Story of a Grave Yard
I was born in Columbia. I have wan
dered away from it many thousand
but there is no place like this home—the
home of my childhood—fur me. Within n
few days I have noticed many of the great
improvements of the town, of recent growth;
and of one of them, and its beautiful "sur
roundings," I wish to say a passing -word,
just now: Ou my way up to that old grave
yard where so many of my kindred lie. I
could but admire the architectural effect of
the new school building, the Washington
Institute--its walks, its banks of sloping
green, its thrifty trees, and the appearance
of taste and care visible all around it, from
the clean plank walk towards the grave
yards. But—(now I must begin with the
buts) is this an edifice of learning? What
ghastly notices are these, staring at intervals
around, wherever a bush, or flower, or tree
is yet to grow; where, it is intended, the
grass, this summer, shall be grown? The
way in which the large letters headed the
little words was a CAUTION to travelers, in
deed! Alas, the CAPITAL offence seems
greater in the observance than in the breach
—greater in the putting up than in the dis
regard of such notices! I had to pause—a
powerful spell was upon men such a one ns
I had never felt through the senses of my
eyes or ears before! "Reform this altogeth
er"—with the bogus clock face and other
shams—reform it!
My visit, however, was to the grave-yards,
and I must mention what struck me on the
way—l wish I could say approvingly. Tho
gates were wide open at the foot of the road,
though no funeral was expected. The road
was miry, and the carriage -ruts almost hub
deep for the want of stone or gravel. Hogs
were rooting against tho fences on tho road
side, and I soon found that they were not
excluded from the enclosures of the grave
yards themselves. But, interested in look
ing at the records of those I had formerly
known, I forgot for a time the neglect so
apparent around me. The day was chill;
I no visitors were on the ground; I had them
all to silence and myself—when, suddenly
the sound of au axe, close by, arrested my
attention. And now, reader, I tell-no story
of some far-off burial place in Central Afri
ca; nor of some lonely and deserted graves,
in a spot depopulated by the plague; nor do
I intend to attempt a rivalry of Scott, in
romance—to paint you a companion piece to
his Old Mortality, although the uncouth
object which I now first noticed was quite
I as original in appearance and occupation,
and, perhaps, prompted by veneration as
remarkable—but this is little to the pur
pase—l wish to record a fact.
As soon as I perceived a something like
a man, hacking away at a tree close by,
with a good stout locust in his hand, I salu
ted him with the exclamation that it was a
queer place for him to cut his bean poled Ile
seemed a little abashed, and claimed as a
merit that he was doing no harm, but help
ing to keep the place clear of the rubbish and
thick underbrush. He was a dingy looking
specimen of mortality from Tow Hill, and I
infer front his re.narks, which I could not
gain-say, that if he cut his pen-sticks there
last year, ho will, this year, certainly de
pend upon it for his bean-poles, but will
claim, I fear, some extra compensation for
getting his fire-wood from the same place,
next year!
To the fact of the chopping, and to the
offering and validity of his defence, I will
testify before a Justice of the Peace.
I conclude by offering a subscription of
25 cents towards somo addition (if it only be
one letter) to the"S/u•utery" at the Institute,
and with an urgent appeal to those interest
ed to get the timber out of the grave-yards
before the cost of its removal shall become
too enormous. Towards its present remo
val, and that of all other signs of the worse
than barbarian neglect and indifference, who
would not promptly contribute.
Cottrunts, April 25, 1958.
ilterWe publish by request the following
from a speech by Mr. Condiet, of N. J., on
presenting a petition, in Congress, for a
heavy excise duty on domestic distilled
spirits:
"What is the crying sin, the besetting
and the besoltang sin of our country which
sinks us in our own estimation and the es
timation of the civilized world? What
is it that degrades and debases man below
the level of the brute; that unfits him for the
the social and domestic duties of • life?—:
What is it that carries strife and contention
into every neighborhood? What invades the
the domestic circle, banishing conjugal affec
tion and severing every tie of endearment?
What entails poverty and wretchedness and
infamy upon the innocent, lliteridly- visiting
the iniquities of the fathers upon the children,
unto the third and fourth generation?
What is it that wrings the teor from the
eye of disconsointe beauty end reddens
its cheeks with
,blushes? .What is it that
dra,ws forth the midnight' sigh from the
lonely and broken-hearted . Mother as she
strives to coyer the shivering infant with
her, scanty rags, or to stifle the :cries of
hunger by the charities of her neighbor?—
What inflicts disease, in iti most'painful
and loathsome shape? What bloats and de-.
forms the human countemulte, and efaces
the image of the Creator froth his creature?
What is it that sweeps as with"theitteeom of
destruction more Inman victimsyla an un
timely grave than sword. and pestilence
combined?
What fills your poor houses with paupers,
and your hospitals with invalids? What
crowds your jails with criminals and gives
employment to the hangman. If it is the
use of intoxicatigg liquors, and if it be in
the power' of governifient to restrain this
deluge of moral evil, and diminish the sum
of human misery if by leveying a tax,,
you snatch cme vietim from ruin and rescue
his helpless family from the dephs of degra
dation, will'you not exert the power?
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.-COLUIEBIA,
April 16th, 1858.—Council met: Members
present—Mcsrs. Black, Marton, Pelan, Pu
sey and Bletz—President. Minutes of last
meeting read and adopted.
The following bills were read and ordered
to be paid; C. A. llook, $13.50; John
Cooper, $8.44; J. W. Fisher, $2O; R. Der
rick, $21.04; IL Wilson, $19.32; J. Tfogen
togler, $12.82; Do. $50.93; J. G. hers, $9;
G f co. Bogle, $32.03.
Mr. Pusey moved that an order be drawn
on the VieastFer in favor of tho Road Com
mittee tor $102.76, to redeem orders in the
hands of :the Treasurer, Which was agreed
to.
Mr. Manton moved that the Chief Bur
gess and President of Council be empowered
to sign a Bond in ?Ivor of F. S. Blett, Esq.,
fur SGOO, and also an order for $lOO be
drawn in favor of F. S. Dietz, Esq., for or
ders of the !load Committee cashed by him,
Agreed to. '
A petition was presented signed by cid- ,
of Fourth street, between Locust and Walnut,
asking council to notify property holders
along said street to have their respective
lots paced, as they suffer considerable in-
convenience for want of a pavement. Re
ferred to Paving Committee.
Orders amounting to $117.50 cashed by
Fry & Ragman were presented, for which,
on motion of Mr. Pelan, the Chief Burgess
and President were authorized to give a
bond payable 12 months after date.
Mr. Black moved that the opening of the
market be changed from noon to morning
on and after the 24th inst., and that the
clerk of the market give notice, permitting
Tenders to sell their articles as soon as they
arrive at the market. Agreed to.
Mr. Pusey moved that the Supervisor be
authorized to place a crossing over the gut
ter above the Columbia Engine House,
which was agreed to.
On Motion council adjourned.
WM. F. LLOYD, Clerk.
Philadelphia Correspondence.
PIIIGADELPIIIA, April 28, 1858.
Poverty anal its Results—Neto Papers—The
Sunday Papers—The "Blotter" in Dan
ger—The Penny l'ress—Political Hove-
Nents-2llore Liquor—Stinntlatecl Excite
ment—" Union Rail Bowl."
Mr. Samuel Weller, on a certain occasion,
with that profound skill in the observation
of men and their motives for which lie is so
justly celebrated, remarked that he belived
there must be some natural connection be
tween
poverty and oysters; for when a man
gets into such straitened circumstances that
he becomes desperate, ho immediately
rushes out and devours oysters in the most
surprising and unreasonable manner. We
dare say Mr. Weller was entirely right as to
the fact—lie was generally correct in his
facts—though he has left on record no sat
isfactory solution of this remarkable philo
sophical truth.
But Mr. Weller's philosophy, like most
human inventions and institutions, was not
made for all time; it has had its day, flour
ished, faded and passed away. It was true
twenty-five years ago when Mr. Weller gave
zest to the circles of literary clubs, and to
the society of glorious old-fashioned jolly
good gentlemen, for oysters were cheap in
those days; but it is not trap now. The
price of oysters has risen amazingly in five
and twenty years, and unlike the price of
"fancies" and other luxuries, it does not
vascillate perceptibly, and knows no devia
tion worth naming. Few men in moderate
circumstances now-a-days, can indulge in
luxuries; much less men in desperate straits,
when they "rush out" find any thing so
delicious within the compass of their slender
means, on which to solace their stomachs
for the ills and cravings of their distracted
minds.
Nevertheless, desperate men in our times
are not—thanks to the advancement of sci
ence generally, and cheap printing particu
larly—without their remedy. It is a com
mon custom in the year of grace, and "short
time, with first class collatends," 1858,
when men become "straightened out" for
want of cash, and desperate as to resources,
to rush out, rush round a corner and—es
tablish "a now paper!" With surprising
sagacity too, figuring up the literary wants
of the public, calculating the most propiti
ous moments for the gratification of those
wants, and the amount of cashlikely to be
served for the purpose, they "get up" a
Sunday paper, price three cent:, devoted to
light literature ("first class!") "national
politics"—whatever that phrase means—
sound morals, profound essays, spicy cor
respondences (home manufacture of coarse)
highly amusing personalities, and reviews
of commercial and financial affairs judi
ciously selected from the daily papers.
In this city, now, we have no less than six
Sunday papers—the Dispatch, Mercury,
Transcript, Mirror, Topic and Leader. As
to the quality of this kind of literature gen
erally, or its effects on Society, your corres
pondent is not thoroughly learned, as he
does not often regale himself on such viands,
preferring that his newspaper reading shall
be entirely secular in its character, dealing
With facts only, and eschewing fancy; bat a
glance at one of our new Sabbatical candi
dates for popular favor which is publishing
a thrilling narrative of "first class" stamp,
the burden whereof is a "love affair" be
tween a mulatto girl and a youth of pare
Caucasian blood—suffices to show how jii
diciously and piously, that sheet is laboring
in behalf of refined taste and good morals.
This Cholte Sabbath reading is encroach
ing ort`our friead. the Blotter at a most
alarming rate,:the circulation of which-is
reported to have fallen off during the last
three weeks, froth 397,0 00
, to only 211,301
copies! • This lamentable circumstance only
proves, that Polly Potato-patch, Harry Corn-
Snigglefritz (a new engagement
by the enterprising publisher) and all the
rest of those first class authors who write
for the Blotter, and "for the 'Blotter only,"
will have to fly around and cut brush a good
deal faster than they have been doing lately.
In -fact they must spin more yarns and
longer yarns, and dye them all blood red,
except just a few blue ones by way of relief
to sore eyes. Also they must grind out at
least six ounces and a half of first class
sentimental verse per week; besides piling
up a good deal more agony, and tenting ant
a few fresh and racy osihs for general cir
culation, in those patches of • highfalutin
twaddle by Polly Potato.. Patch. The Blot
ter might increase its size to twenty-four
pages, containing about as much reading
matter as Ildrpees Magazine, including
"Easy Chair," and "Monthly Record"—"all
going at four cents, only four cents!" Until
it does this, and also makes some arrange
ment to win back that "sweet writer" Betsey
Underbrush, who bas gone over to the Sun
day press bag and baggage, Script and scrip
page—we are very much afraid, very much
afraid indeed, that the "Blotter" will go
down. In the mean time we intend
to contribute our mite to sustain that
ornament of the age, in the way of adver
tising and puffing, and all for "nothink,"
except the public good, which amounts to a
leetle less than "nothink."
Notwithstanding the plethoric cohdition
of the newspaper market in this city, there
is, we believe, ample room here for a penny
paper to-occupy the position long held by
the veteran of the penny press. This
paper, from some cause unknown, and
which remains a profound mystery to the
public, is' now printed on material of such
wretched quality, and in type of such an
uncommonly vile and pestiferous character,
as to have obtained the oft-repeated cer
tificate of a leading optician that it his
"very best customer." So that any substi
tute printed on white paper, in clear type,
established on ample capital, must - Tither
crowd the blur-eyed chap off the course,
or force him into liberal measures, the pub
lic does not care a fig which. Another re
form is very desirable in a paper having
almost universal circulation in a large city,
and that is, the exclusion of those "person
al" advertisements which are absolutely
subversive of good morals, and in violation
of decency. Even supposing that such ad
vertisements do not exert a corrupting
influence on youth within the pale of con
scientous parental care; still, the fact that
such things are daily brought before the
eyes of young females, is a shock and insult
to their delicacy—unless their meaning is
kept a profound mystery—which is sufficient
to exclude the cause from the houses of
respectable families. A reform in this par
ticular is most earnestly and very generally
desired.
The final action of the Legislature on the
"Liquor Law," was, after all our hopes, not
such as to give this community the least
prospect of reform on a subject which above
all others needs reform. Our Journeymen
at-Law have tinkered up an act not quite so
long as the book of Deuteronomy, and not
quite so lucid and intelligible as the Tal
mud, to the commoi reader. But law-ma
king and. mysiificeaaon aro now about one
and the same thing. The object seems to be
to get as many "Sections" as possible into
a law, and as many words as possible into a
section, which is a circumstance of hearty
self gratulation to the public printer, and of
regret or disgust to every one else.
As the time for the charter election draws
near, the politicians and office-seekers are
moving in battallions, we may say by bri
gades, or whole divisions of a vast army;
and electioneering devices are multiplying.
Both parties publish daily advertisements
setting forth the items of public expenditure
during the present and the past administra
tion. An improvement on the present elec
tive system might be to advertise fur propo
sals to conduct the city, government at the
lowest charge by responsible parties—sup
pers, segars, brandy and hack-hire not
included, but to be paid for as extras, "ac
cording to the estimate and approval of a
competent Engineer"(!)
The untimely death of the Rev. Mr.
Tyng has acted as a stimulus to the "Revi
val" feeling, and the meetings for prayer and
exhortation are as numerous as ever. In
view of which depressing fact Friend Cur
tis, the leader of the "Truth, Wisdom and ins
tice" fire-worshippers, has reduced the price
of spiritual food on his altar; the five cent fee
is kicked out of the door; there is "free ad
mission to all," and "gentlemanly men" of
all creeds are invited to participate in the
discussions(!) Benignant Friend Curtis!
As Mr. Pecksniff would say, "bless you
Curtis, bless yeti!"
The project of a "Union Railroad"
intended to pass by tunnel from the Schuyl
kill to the Delaware and unite all the lines
terminating in Philadelphia—meets the
general commendation of the press' and the
people of this city. Only 'one paper,
weakly subject which manages to crairl
about daily and enjoy a limited circulation
in the fresh air, under the patronage and
protection of news-boys;—has come out
against it, as a terrible engine of danger,
utterly destructive of the trade and prosper
ity of Philadelphia(!) Notwithstanding
this powerful opposition and the 'profound
arguments brought to bear, it is more than
likely that the road will bo constructed; and
thereby a great desideratum will be effected
in relieving Market and'Third streets of the
continuous trains of freight , ernigmot
cars, with their king lines of mules, which
ell day obstruct 11060 thoroughfares, own
sioning great annoyance to pedestrians, and
seriously interfering with the general busi
ness of the streets.
Messrs. Thomson of the Penna.. Railroad,
and Kneass, City Engineer, are:among the
Commissioners to put the enterprise in mo
tion; and this fact is pretty good evidence
of the feasibility and ultimate success of
the prliect. Pa.
Tim PETER CARTWRIGHT AT. TUE ASTOR
Ileum—Some church affairs made it ne
cessary fur Mr. Cartwright to visit New
York city some years ago, and it was ar-,
ranged for him that he shotild put op at the
Astor Home. It was here that his brethren.
expected to meet him; his oriel
. and de
nominational appointments had refere4e
to the Astor House as his lieadtpitiiteni . :zz-.
When Mr. Cartwright, however, appeared
at the Astor i there was nothing in his back
woods appearance that suggested to its pro
prietors his worthy position among the
fathers of Methodism; when, therefore, he
requested to be shown to his room, he was
very cavalierly turned over to a servant to
show, him stp_stairs. Up stain], they weat-_-- :
up, up, up—Mr. Cartwright in wondering
ing amazement lost, - the servant apparently
untiring in his' amusement"of ascending.—
Finally, the servant opened the door of an
apartment up in the attic story, and pointed
it out to Mr. C. as his room. Father Peter
detained the servant while he should take a
general survey of the premises—repeated
the inquiry if this was the room he was to
occupy—and at length, appearing to be well
satisfied, he disposed of his baggage, and
very politely requested the servant to be
good enough to show him down stairs again.
The servant preceded Father Cartwright
down, down, down, till they reached at
length the street landing; but, before the
servant could make his escape, • Peter in
quired if he wouldn't please show him up
again! So up they went again, heavenward,
and at last Peter found his room, and, per
mitted the servant to depart in peace. The
servant, however, had little more than found
himself down stairs, when Uncle Peter rang
the bell vigorously. In due time, up came
the servant, by this time panting with the
unusual exertion.
"MI good friend, I am sorry to trouble
you, but I should be glad to see the clerk,
if you will be kind enough to send him to
my room."
"Oh, certainly."
And so down, down goes ,the servant, to
say to the clerk that singular old chap np in
the upper story wanted hint to come to his
room. And then up, up goes Mr. Clerk.
"Are you the clerk?"
"Yes, sir."
"Well, you will place me under great ob
ligations to you, if you will show me the
way down stairs!"
And when once more down stairs, after
Uncle Peter had taken another careful sur
vey or the surroundings, the clerk very po
litely inquired if there was anything further
he could do for him.
"yes," says Uncle Peter, "yes, my friend,
I would be greatly obliged to you for a
broad:axel"
"A broad-axe!" says lir. Clerk, in aston
ishment, "and what do you propose to do
with a broad-axe?"
"I thought I should like to 'blaze' my way
to my room!"
It is needless to say that Peter Cartwright
was the lion of that week at the Astor; and
that it was not further required of him to
climb up that endless series of stairways—
but, when his friends called again to inquire
for, or call upon him, they found him snugly
ensconsed in ono of the most eligible rooms
in the house.
COULDN'T Do one of our interior
mountain towns lives a man whose name is
Bowers—some Tory distant connection, I
am told, of Mr. Joseph Bowers,—and who
by his friends is familiarly called Major
Bowers. The major is about forty years of
age, measures just five feet seven inches in
height, and weighs exactly two hundred
and eighteen pounds by the staelyarde. lie
had—and who has not?—some little eccen
tricities, ono of which is thinking aloud.—
He has also a bad habit, acquired in those
days by very many—that of taking a glass
too much; but for all that, the major is "one
of our first men;" and goes not a little upon
his dignity.
One day the circus came to town, and the
major determined to go to the circus; and
as a preliminary as well as to pass away a
little spare time he imbibed several times,
and between the acts of the perforniance
imbibed several . times more. After
the exhibition he joined company with
ono or two "old boys," and went
"round" for a couple of hours or so; and at
precisely 1, a. m., started alone for his home
in the "outskirts." During the performance
the major had been particularly pleased
with the "ground and lofty tumbling" also
the vaulting and summerset acts. lie was
thinking of thins he walked towards home,
and thought how easy it would be to turn
a summerset. He believed that he could do
it, and our informant overtook him just in
time to hear the following soliloquy, and to
witness the overturn. "Bowers, you can
do it, and there is no better place to try it
on Than here." Divesting himself of coat
and hat, he took a short run and throw him
self forward; but, alas for human expecte:
tionsl his hands striking the ground, the
huge body slowly ascended until attaining
an altitude of exactly forty-five degrees—for
an instant it poised there, and .fell heavily
back upon the ground.
As the major gathered himself upon his
haunches, supported with one hand upon
the ground, and with the other rubbed his
damaged body, solemnly wagging his head,
he muttered in very broken accents: "Boto
mr, rug boy, you can't do it you can-not do
it—yoU're .not sufficiently experiencedl"—
Hu:eking': C"4. May.
• CAurunc.C4iughs, Colds and affections
of the ',dogs prevail amongst our people to
an extent wholly unknown in Europe, and,
if neglected, often assume a dangerous
form. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry is
theremedy in such cases.
116.. A gentleman of Boston, who takes a
busincea view of most things, when recently
asked respecting a person of quite a poetic
temperame.nt, replied: "Oh, he is one of
those who have Bearings after the infinite
and ,divings after the unfathomable, but be
never pays cash."
Tosy Lear.—What's his name? Young
Lady.—Augustus Tyler. Deaf Lady.—
Bless me, what a name! Bust his biter?—
Eliza, yon must be making fun of me.
THE PURCHASE OF MOUNT Venstm.—On
the Gth of April a contract was sig,n94. 1)Y
Mr- Waiihingtzin, which obligated "him to
transfer: Mount Vernon to the a4ociation,
on its compliance with tkp following terms,
viz:
The payment of two 4undr c d thousand
dollars fur two hundred acres of land, in
cludligethe'irenision arqlaitaiiii place, and .
about all, the tomb.
.Eighteen thousand dollars-to-be paidratb
closing of contract, and th e remainder of
the sum in four bnods, -payable •in • yesily
instalments, with the permission after pay.
,vent of the jin7t, bond, to pay to Dfr. Wash
ington any amount of .the balance-duC, its
sums ofnot ... lespthauflye
,thowadnlia44,
which sums mus t be cre dited; to the
,sugio
ciation,in thiS mMirtai lesseraing the'
inter
est.
The title of the estate to be given 4 ?))
payment of principal and interest, andihe,
privilege also granted of obtaining pos-.
session, on thirty days, at any time the . ago- ,
sociation may be ready to furnish the entire
purchase money.
"NOT QUITE so Ben."—The Bellefonte.
Democrat tells a good story of Sam Bike,
who had been down' the river this 'Spring,
with a raft. Returning home i , ite stopped
at a tavern, where quite a crowd-was dis
cussing the Kansas question. Sam had not
slept tho previous. night, and was about
squaring himself • out for a comfortable
snooze, when one of she',..kudesturnin g to
him, said—"liere sits a Lecompton man.
I'll bet the liquor for the room."
."Donel"
saidlis.opponerkt,azha_was .. , C.T..comptqn.
"Now then, frigod,!,saifi II T o 1, "in oraer
to decide this'bet, Wlll . yon',l3qAp i .k,indAs to
tell us -whether-yOu are.a-Lecdnintian ffin?"
"What makes you think so?" Sam asked.
"Because, sir, you look like one; 1 can al
ways tell them sir by their looks," replied
No. 1. Sam, answered,. "Da. I? Well,
gentlemen; rWas on a rait:fiorn Snow, Shoo
to Marietta; I have been: drunk fort %tiro
weeks, but I had no idea that .I looked 'tin
hard as that." The Lecomptoner paid the
liquor and sloped.
Penn'a R. IL—Departure of , Passenger
. , Trains..
Trains East. Leave Coluintict.' Anice at ihaa.
Way Train, 7.40 ,A.N. 11.30 a. N.
Express,„ „ , 8.40 ,”, 12.10 r. r.
"
Altoona Way,' 1.50 r. 31. 0.10. "
Fast Mail, ' 714. c " ,
11:40 6
-
Trains West. Leave Columbia. Arr. at liarrisburg
Harrisburg Branch, 7.40 a. N. 10.25 a. N.
Way Train, 7.35 r. N. -9 r: ar.
Emigrant Train,r; 1.35 a. yr.
'" '' Colnmbla l'ost"Offi.ge:"
• •- - "cagE:
Through Nail jor,the East—:£3 A. M. and
G. 40 P: - - • • .
Way • ". " 41./
Through and Way Mail for the Weit-=' 6.25
P.
gc " " " South-11.30.
A.M.
Mail leaves for Mounteille on'. Tuesday,.
Thursday, • and -Saturday—closes i at , 6.40'
P.M.
Nail leaves for Xanor,Higbville and.,See
Harbor, Tuesday; Thursday; and Sutuillay
—closes nt 2 P. M. • • t
Nail for Silver Spring, on Wednesday and
Saturday.
MAILS ARRIVE.
- Eastern-2.40 A. M. and 11.30 P. 11.1
Western-7.40 A. M.
Southern-12.05 P. M. w
Columbia Post Office, Jtin. 2, 1858.
Ifrßmray's Oinnnent and rilb.-271cers and sores
dram the system of its 'Mud energy. Their disemied
aetion is kept op by virulent matter in t h e vessels of the
ghouls and skin. This matter IS neutralized by the dis
infecting operation of the Ointment. The Pills curt in.
P
digestion in all its forms. • urchnecnr arc kreb
in
formed of a certain test as to the genuineness of t disc
remedies; it is accessary to sea that each leaf of the
book of directions around cock pot and box shows She
words, - Holloway, New York and London,” as a
wnter-mnrk, in semi-transparent letters. All not Wisp
authenticated arc 'frauds.
Allay 1, /r.lB.
THE HORSE F./Mt.—The figure of a Inas, fit a blouse,
seated Oa a horse, in Rosa llonlicues picture of the
Ilene fair, excites as much criticism as the horses them
selves do. It is a general remark, that if this French
jockey looks sowell in a blouse, how much better would
he look inn handsome suit from the brown stone clothing:
Ifell of Rackhill & Wilson. Nos. GU3 and 605 Chestnut
street, above Sixth, Philadelphia. [op 17 lm
WA RIMITON'S '‘YEOMAN" Ilsv.—A beautiful and
ta..teful lIAT for Sprint!, rombining in synunetrimil
proportion the favorite, lines of the straight croon,
with the graceful curve of Abe lately popular
Ifpll
crowu, worn (luring the winter. Gentlemen are in
vited to cull and examine this elegnitt HAT. prepared
solely by WARBURTON.
430 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
April 10, IROO-3m
1000 DOLLARS REWARD will be paid for any
Medicine that will caret. PRATT & BUTCHER'S
MAGIC OIL for the following diseases:—Rheisia
tism. Neuralgia. Spinal Arections,Contracted Joints,
Cholic Pains in the Side or Buck, Headache.
Toothache, Spriiiii,,Sorc Throat,Cuts,Druises.Parno,
and all Diseases oribe Skin; Mui•cles and thelilaide.
None genuine without the signiature of PRATT &
BUTCHER attacked torach label. Principal Oilier;
nO6 Washington street. Brooklyn, N.Y.
The great number of persons that have been imme
diately relieved in all, the cities and towns ••%Orem it
has been used, us well as in this city, sustain theneta
haying, in nil candor, that it is the greatest cure in the
world for pain. ever sold. , t .
Dr. R. U . HER R, Sole Wholexole Agent frriDoltrrn
bia. Sold by all respeciable Druggists t braneltour
he United States and Canada. [Oct. 17,1857-1 y
I:I7 . EqUALITT TO Att.!--Uniformity of Priee , si A
New Feature in'llusiness! Every one Lixown les
ms n.—Jones & Co., of the Crescent One Price Cloth
ing Store? No. 200 Market street, above Sixth, Phil—
adelphia, in addition to having the largest, most va
ried and fashionable stock of clothing lit Philadelphia
made ,expressly for retail .sajes, have constituted'
every one My awn ialesman;trhaving Mark - ild in
figures. on enehorticle, the very lowest price iPtgit
be sold for, PO they cannot possibly vary-all mast
buy alike.
...,The goods ore all well sponged and prepared and
.great pules taken' with the making, so that a n ban
buy with the lull assurance of getting a good article
at the very lowest price.
Remember the Creerceat,in Market. above Sixth,
N 0.200. ' "JONES & C
June 13, 1657-ly O.
GROVER & BAIIKEIFI'I3
CELEBRATED
FAXIITSEWING DIAOKINE4
4613 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, - -
7JO CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
• pi" ; I
ED`These Machines a nowjustly admitted,licib
the best In taw for Famil re y
Sewing, making renew
Wrong. and elastic stitch, which will NOT rip, even
every fourth stitch be cut. Circulars senior apotlea
tionhy letter. Agents wanted. apriP 19.514
_v,=~~~,~[i,}ii}=~ Syr_-~~
On Tuesday. the 2:th of April. 185.1, by the Rem. Jo
seph Young. Mr. &MCI% CLAIR to AIWA CATEAMEKE
AGNIA, boa. of Columbia. Lancaster co., Pa.
On the Vah ult., by the Rev. J If. Menges, Mr. Wm-
LIAM MILIAN to alias fsl•ar A. Piassarori, both of
Lancaster city.
CHEWING TOBACCO.
AT =N air P.PA !MLR'S. Locwn sheet. apatite the
Fratildbillouse., can be had CUIIA lilbAF. CON
s, and several other bninds of the best Chewing
Tobacco, to which the ancation of chewers is invited.
Jilay 1, 1 -
FRESH FLOUR.
ACHOICE lot of Family Flour, of wisiii,wheataast
received, and guaranteed, L y
E. F. A PPOLD,
Nos. 1,2 and G Canal Basin.
MO
1 , c0'4 , 4(q.1
WHEREAS, on motion of J. W. Fisher,
oppliestion has been made to the Court of Ceres
mon Pleas. of Lancaster county. to grant a charter of
of iniceeporatlosi to the "United Sons and Daughters of
RC,. Richard Ramey,* a beneficial society of Colombia:
Be it therefore known, that the said Court will,on.the
FOURTH MONDAY OF AUGUST. A. D., 18159,' at 10
o'clock A 111.. If no sufficient reason be shown to the
contrary, decree anti declare that the persons so asso
ciated, shall become and be a corporation or body poli
tic. according to the aruclea and conditions us their ap
plication set forth and CO sod.
CARPT2.717:6.,
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