*Mr the first shock of our insidious attack! than oat they tumbled, and fought with the wildest esasperation from their preliminary drubbing. Slokins, I am sorry to say, beat an ingla rioua retreat, and shortly afterwards Clinton put the main body of our army to flight, by meanly cutting at their legs with his sus pender!. But in the corridoer, and on neu tral ground, the fight yet raged with Ho meric fury, and was at the point of excite ment, when a sudden flash of light from the well known stair case warned us of the ap- Tronch of a third and yet more powerful force. It was, in fact, the master, who IVIS already on the last turn of the stairs, and would-inevitably be upon us before we could return to our dormitories. 1 having been the last to retreat from the camp of ,the hostile forces, was now behind all the rest of my party, who had mute]) taken to their heels and fled madly up the passage towards No. 8. Seeing, therefore, that escape was impossible, I resolved, like a second Lioratins, to "defend the staircase," and commenced by launching my boLster over the banisters. Falling plump on the head of the ascending master, and extin guishing his light, it was a perfectly sue cesefnl operation. I was snug in bed like the rest by the time he had a fresh candle stick and returned to the attack. •` What boy threw that bolster?" said the ,deer -toned voice of Dr. Whackham. Silence. "I say who threw that bolster?" reiterated the doctor. "Why don't you speak?" Nobody spoke or gate any reason for not doing so. "I'll soon Sad ea," said the angry peda gagne. "Twigiy, where's your bolster?" "Here, sir." "And yours?" "Here. sir." "And yours?" "Here, sir." ife had at length satisfied himself of the presence of every boy's bolster but mine, and all clearly foresaw that the exposure of the culprit was at hand, and that, if virtue was not immediately rewarded, vice stood an admirable chance of being summarily punished. "Mr. Franklin Lafayette Hopscotch. were is your bolster, if you plea,e," said Whaokham sardonically, bringing his can die to bear upon my devoted bed. Alen, sir," said I, cheerfully, to the utter amazement of every boy in the room. For an instant the doctor staggered.— Seven boys and eight bolsters! He would as readily have believed in seven boys and eight heads. But his consternation was brief; ho suddenly observed that there was a spare bed in the corner. He hastened to inspect it. T 1,4 bolster was absent! "Who threw that bolster?" repeated Dr IVhaeaham. "The ghost of the boy who died in the spare bed," said a sepulchral voice. It \VMS the voice of Slokins, and so artfully disguised that everybody started, and the smaller boys were thrown into a. cold per- spiration "Who spoke?" said the Doctor Silence "I shall cane you all to-morrow morning," said Wbackbam, "unless the offender be now given up." Dena silence Next morning the doctor forgot to cane us. A new boy had arrived, and Whack ham was in a. good humor consequently.— But at night we had an awful story to tell the new tenant of the "Haunted Bed." I may as well add, though it has, properly speaking, nothing to do with the story, that we let down the new boy's pantaloons by a string to the floor below, where they took them in and out the cord fur us; that we furthermore filled his boots with nutshells, and put a small frog in his milk and water at breakfast. lie turned out a first-rate bolsterer, and when we got up amateur theatricals, nearly smothered Stockelson, as Pesdemona, in the ferocious character of Othello. A TA LE 41F TERROR. --The fulluwing rather marvelloubdtury is tult/ by one:of the Vienna j Jurnals "At a farmer of Orsinovi, near that city. 'was returning from market, he stopped ut road-side public house, and imprudently showed the inn keeper a large sum which be had received. In the night the innkeep er, armed with a poinard, stole into the far mer's chamber, and prepared to stab him; but the farmer, who, from the man's man nor 9t supper, conceived suspicions of foul play, hod thrown himself fully dressed, on the bed without going to sleep, and being a powerful man he wrested the poiniard from the other, and using it against him, laid him read at his feet. A few moments after, he I heard etonos thrown at his window, and a voice which ho recognized as that of the 1 innkeeper's son, said: 'The grave is ready! This pr. Ted to him that the fatlnr and son I bad planned his murder, and to avoid detec.! tion had intended burying the dead body at once. He threepon wrapped the dead body -In a sheet and let it down from the window; he then ran to the gendarmerie and stated what had occuured. Three gendarmes im mediately . secomunied him to the house. and found the young man busily engaged in shoveling earth into a grave. "What are you burying?' said they. 'Only a horse, which has just died!' You are mistaken,' answered one of them, ju.nping into the grave and raising the corpse, 'rook!' and he held up a lantern to the face of the de ceased. 'Good God!' cried the young man, thunderstruck, 'it is my father!' He was then arrested, and at once confessed all." yrap•A Quaker bad his broad brimmed hat blown off by the wiud, and ho chased it for t - tt long time with fruitless and very ridieu 3ous zeal. At last, seeing a roguish look ing boy laughing at his cli;nster, he said to Lim—"ls thee a profane lad?" The young ster replied that be did a little in that way, "Then," sad he, taking a half dollar from his pocket, "thee way tiainn yonder fleeing fifty cents worth." Itilet—"Why are there so few. convicts in the Michigan Penitentiary this year?" asked Banes friend, a day or two since. "Why." paid Sam, they send them by the Pontiac - Railroad; and their time expires be ,f,o -et they get there." e l s exattoia gvaj. k PENNSYLVANIA METE:MIT JOURNAL, COLUMBIA. PA. SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1858 Nonca.—Rev. J. W. Nevin, D. D., of Lancaster, will preach in the German Re formed Church, on Sabbath morning, at 10 o'clock, and in the evening at if o'clock. NEW ADTEnTISELENT9.—Pr. J. Z. Holler, Dentistry; Dr. Sanford, Liver Invigorator; 0. J. Wood & Co., Hair Restorative; John Smalley, Reaping and Moving; Machine; A. M. Rambo, Family Flour; Stephen Greene, Administrator, Last:Notice; Christ & Sauer, Dissolution. tek-lVe call attention to the card of Dr, J. Z. Hoffer, who has established himself in Columbia as a dentist. Ilis office is N. E. corner of Front and Locust streets. AN Eanon.—High Constable Derrick has requested us to positively contradict the statement made in the inland Daily 2'inies, repeated in last week's Spy, to the effect that. he had refused to convey the stranger, who died in the Town hall some two weeks since, to the Poor House at Lancaster. He assures us that it is entirely fulse—that he was informed of the condition of the man on Tuesday, at 11 o'clock and immediately set about procuring a conveyance. He was unable to borrow one, and while in search, the hick man was removed to the Town Hall by Constable Hollingsworth. Here Mr. Derrick made him as comfortable us possible and spared no attention calculated to alleviate the suffering of the dying man. We gave full credit to the neighbors fur their kind. offices, and the High Constable felt himself agrieved that not only should his services in the cause of humanity be entirely ignored, but himself falsely charged with a cold-hearted refusal to perform his duty as an officer. TIE Y.i.sE.Ens.—At length we have some thing like an invasion from above. The Rivermen have been pouring in from the North Branch during the present week, and our shore and streets have presented a more lively appearance than at any time before, during the present season. This Spring's lumber has been dribbled to market by so many partial freshets that nothing resmbling the old-fashioned rush and bustle has been witnessed here this year. We understand that the last freshet was insufficient, on some some of the headwater tributaries of the North Branch, to float the lumber awaiting a means of transit. In this case we shall probably continue to meet our red-shirt friends in our streets for some time to come. We do not complain of their presence; on the contrary are always heartily glad of their coming. There is room enough in,our town to accommodate the hosts of lumbermen of the whole "piney" region, and our mer chants will endeavor to suit them with their I= HOUSEIIOLD WORDS.—This reprint of Dick ens' most popular English periodical, pub lished in this country by John Jansen & Co., New York, appeals by its extraordinary merit as a magazine to the public for liberal support. We do not tire recommending the work to our readers, for we are certain of its high deserts. In style it is unequalled —without pretension or splurge—and its quiet humor should be properly appreciated by our countrymen, so eminently humorous as a people. There is nothing to distinguish the present number from its follows. It is one of the peculiarities of this monthly to have no "feature"—its entire contents arc smoothly and uniformly good. HARPER'S MAGAZINE.—Harper for June is pleasingly illustrated, and its contents are of the usual variety and interest. "The City of Elms" is the opening article, with some neat cuts, and is followed by a contin uation of "Tropical Journeyings," which has some very picturesque illustration of tropical scenery, excellently engraved. A half dozen stories and sketches—the most noteworthy of which is "A Nest of Caval iers,"—Thackeray's "Virginians" and the several editorial departments make up a most readable number. ATLANTIC MoNrat.v.—This leading Amer. ican Monthly, is published by Phillips, Sampson 8c Co., Boston, and takes stand as a work worthy of our country. The June number, just received, is made up of some of the most able articles and interesting tales and sketches that hate yet been given to the public through its pages. Dr. Holmes' admirable "Autocrat at the Breakfast Ta ble" appears in this, as in each successive number, and the sparkling originality of Cie paper is unflaggingly kept up. The ft dished poem which generally forme part of each of the "Autocrat" articles would alone suffice to give the ring of true metal to the Monthly. r..T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadel phia, announce as forthcoming from their press, on the 12th of June next, a new vol ume by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, Authoress of "Fashion and Famine," &c. It is called "Mary Derwent," and the scene is laid in the valley of Wyoming. on the Sus quehanna. The book is likely to prove an interesting and popular one. LIVIDON QUARTERLY REVIEW.—We bare received from Leonard Scott 4.; Co., New York, the London Quarterly fur May, con taining Early Life of Johnson; Fictions of Bohemia; Italian Tours and Tourists; The Progress of English Agriculture; Michael Angelo; Public Speaking; Siege of r.mck now; France and the late Ministry. re.,-A Buffalo paper says that a party of Rochester gentlemen were dining at one of the hotels in that city, the other evening. when a Buffalonian was unfeeling enough to reproach one of them with the fact that Canandaigua had got a murder of its own, and was rather taking the wind out of the Rochester sails. The Major Bared up in dignantly. "That Canandaigua murder:" said be; "it was nothing but &dirty. drunk en, bar-room, fighting homicide! Our mur ders, sir, arc all prerneditated7" TowN Mum:ea.—ln answer to a call for a Town Meeting, issued on Monday last, a number of our citizens assembled at the Town gall, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of adopting some plan for securing a proper supervision and care of oar ceme teries. Abraham .Bruner, . Sr., was called to the dal; and Chas. J. Pnaey appointed Secretary, when the object of the meeting was stated and the views of citizens *polkaed. J. W. Fisher, Samuel Grove, Dr. Wm. S. M'Corkle, and.others, addressed the meeting, all of the speakers uniting in support of any movement which should have the improve ment of our grave yards as its object, al though differing slightly as to the most effectual course. Mr. Fisher advocated the immediate appointment of a committee to canvass the town for subscriptions for the purpose of erecting a dwelling near the cem eteries. Mr. Grove spoke in raver of making the consent of the several parties interested, to the removal of the dividing fences between the burial grounds, a preliminary condition. A resolution was finally read by the Secre tary, which, after transposition, was adopted in the following form: Resolved, That a committee of five he ap pointed to confer with the different societies in relation to the future arrangement of the cemeteries, and to solicit subscriptions to aid in erecting a suitable house near them and in improving the road and grounds; said committee to Lure full power to adopt plan for the building, enter into an agree ment with the lowest bidder for its erection, and to select a suitable person to occupy the dwelling and take proper charge and care of the burial grounds. By resolution the Chair was authorized to appoint the committee, and the following gentlemen were named: J. W. Fisher, Dr. Ir. S. McCorkle, Sam uel Grove, Samuel Wright. On motion of Mr. Fisher, Wm. McChes ney was added to the committee. The meeting then adjourned. The further progress of this elihrt to se cure to our burial grounds the care and at tention which has heretofore been denied them, now rests mainly with the citizens of the town. The committee appointed is re sponsible for an energetic appeal to the in habitants for assistance; if this be promptly accortled, (and we can entertain no fear that the present opportunity for effectually rescu ing the resting-place of our fathers from de struction and wiping from our fair name the stain of wanton neglect of our dead will be thrown away,) there need exist no doubt of the result. A lot of ground has been liberally offered by Mr. J. IL M tliin, and a few hundred dollars will suffice to erect a neat and sub stantial cottage, and put in proper repair the road leading to the cemeteries. So much effected and the work is almost accomplished. If the present distinct grounds be thrown into one—an excellent plan, if practicable— some further expenditure will be required to remove dividing fences, put the walks in good order, &c.; but in retaining the old ar rangement of separate yards, those interested in the respective divisions should have them cleared and rendered decent, after which the presence of a resident guardian and care-taker will preserve the grounds from abuse, and the even more desolating desecra- Lion of neglect. We cannot too earnestly appeal to our citizens to avail themselves of the present awakened feeling of shame for past supine dess and earnest resolve of present and fu ture action. We have no partiality for any particular plan of procedure, but, to the best of our ability to judgo, wo consider the erection of a residence near the cemeteries as the most positively beneficial measure, even should nothing farther be effected.— With the assurance that the cares with which affection delights to surround the resting place of a friend, will be carefully guarded and preserved from the hand of every in truder, these touching evidences of the re membrance of the dead will multiply in our cemeteries, and the spot soon grow artifi cially worthy of its surpassing natural beauty. For the Columbia Spy The Epedemic Amongst Us. M. En roe: I observe that you have heretofore preserved a commendable silence upon the subject which I propose to discuss in this paper. It was, indeed, unnecessary to add to the distress which almost our whole community was conscious of suffering, by any recital of the details of pain and annoy ance we endured. But, now that I trust we may speak of this epidemic as almost, or entirely, past, it may be serviceable to us hereafter, to enquire into its origin, its pro gress, its cure. I am no physician, and may misapply technical terms, and but poorly describe the symptoms, or the progress of this malady—which I am at a loss to char acterize—but whether cold or fever, I may truly say it was a dreadful disorder. In fectous or contagious, or both, it appeared to me that I rarely knew of its ravages in one house, that it did not break out with equal or greater violence in the next. It may be safely said that few families in our town have escaped it entirely; in almost every house it has left its mark. In some cases the disease has heel of the mildest nature, partial, and only skin deep as it were—in others deep-seated, and biting to the very bone. As well as I can generalize my ob servations I think its prevalent tyye was a cutaneous affection—sometimes producing desquatuation of the cuticle only, in others peeling off the entire skin; and, indeed, pro ducing a thorough change of the entire mu cus membrane, beside. The duration of the disease was as uncertain as its symptoms were capricious and variables in some hap py cases a few days restored to perfect health, and more than former Arm appear ance, while in others, it has continued in unabated fury for weeks, and a sad cha.dge has followed slow recovery. According to the caprices of individuals, the treatment has varied—in a few eases Homeopathy has been successfully used—l incline to favor it, myself, in the cure or me lioration of this malady. The old "Thomp sonian system" has not been left untried; steam, and "No. 6" have had their share in calming ordsomplicating the complaint; Al lapathy has battled with it, snap!cilly, with everything inside of s. drug store or out of one, and with manifold appliances to boot. But the chief glory of the conquest, the very extinguishment of the disease, or at least the merit of unceasing warfare with it, must be given to tie Water Cure. It has had fair play; or as some have dared to inti mate, foul play enough! fl it has played upop it all theddayl—with .water hot and water cold, with hard water and with soft water, with plunge bath and shower bath. sitz bath and douche. From the branch pipe of tha fire engine, the mouth of the fire plug, the spout of the hydrant, the nose of the tea-kettle, the sprinkle of the shower bath to the stream of the syringe! With hogsheads-full and boilers-full, and buckets full and cups-full. Dare we hope that it is drowned, at last, and will some rainbow promise that it will not come again? But the old women, not to speak it pro fanely, have had a good deal of it to manage in their own way; and their way has been curious and various to behold—nest to Etc). mceopathy let a very old woman prescribe, in mythouse, for this intolerable ill. I give no specific—the following articles have all been used—almost always exter nally applied—in (as they say when it don't kill,) the successful treatment of the disease: Water, hot or cold, ad libitum. Alkalies—hard and soft soap. Anti-acids and disinfectants—lime—chlo ride of lime—white-lead. Cataplasms, or sticking plaster, in long rolls—paper has answered, applied with flour and water. MORE WATER. Living in a healthy location, in the vicin ity of the town, our neighborhood has not escared a visitation of this plague. In my own family, however, the affliction has been light, Let me give you an anecdote which illustrates one of its peculiarities, One morning when the excellent lady who does the honors of my (very small) white house was absent, came a good woman of the neigborhood--( doctress—sorceress—what you will)—to cure our household of the "ills 1 knew not of." She came, in plain terms, by appointment. I demanded an explana tion. She was to commence the cure at once—(1101:SE-CLEANING, she termed it)— bucket, broom, water and whitewash was to be in requisition, and she wanted to be turned on and run over it like a stream from a hydrant, with a rush! Having no wish to be disturbed from my paper, nor care to assume so great a responsibility as turning topsyturvy everything within the house, I begged her to depart, and come again when the lady was at home. She plead against the loss of her time, and urged that she might, at least, attack "this one room," adding, emphatically, I can hare everything taken up, all done and everything put down again, before she returns, and she'll never know anything about it. 'Upon this hint I spake"—you are the one fur me! can't you give me n certificate that the whole house is already done, and we none the wiser? I'll pay you the same, and twice over as much as if you had really done it. May, 1858. SM.& SII. Philadelphia Correspondence. PIIILADELPLII.A, May 19, 185 g. Exciting Yews—Sea Police—Slave Trade— British Parliament—The "Jew Question" —Our Senate—Mr. Rice—The Last "liar ror"—ElTects of "Cannabis"—The Real Curse—Suicide of Mr. Berber[—Penna. R. Road. The community of "the rectangular vil lage" has been startled from its state of habitual repose by successive rumors of "in sults" offered to the American flag by Brit ish cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico. Four or five of these agreeable affairs have occurred very lately, in order, apparently, to compli cate our foreign relations and give zest to the amity and fraternal feeling so notorious between the people of "the old country" and their "American cousins." The most aggravated case of outrage is that committed by the British steamer "Styx" on the American merchant schooner "Mobile" bound from Mobile to New York. The account given in a very straightforward and circumstantial manner by the captain of the schooner is—that on coming within hail of the steamer, the first intimation he had of what was wanted came from two re ports of a musket, instantly followed by the whizzing of a ball between two men at work in the rigging. The schooner was immedi ately hove too, "after this was done, two more shots were fired; one ball struck the vessel abaft the fore-chains, and the other passed over the main deck amidships." This inno cent and harmless salt water ceremonial being over, the schooner was boarded by a Lieutenant from the steamer; and concluding the usual number of questions and answers, the Englishman remarked—"We have or ders from our government to board every vessel passing up and down the Gulf"(!) If this order is authentic, it will have its influence in abrogating that monument of credulity and duplicity, the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, without delay; whereby the "entente cordiale" between the American and British governments will relapse into its normal condition of chronic consumption. The as sumption that British ships of war are only pursuing their duty in order to break up the African slave trade, by boarding vessels bound from one American port to another, and shooting our sailors in the rigging—ia so transparent a falsehood, it is surprising that even an Englishman should blunder into it. If the "negro question" outside as well as inside of the United States is to be regarded paramount to every other consid eration, the best plan would be for each civ ilized power to protect its own coast against the importation of slaves, withdraw the use less fleets from the African coast, and break up the markets on the western continent, in stead of vainly attempting to stop the debar cation of slaves along the coast of .Africa. The intelligence of the defeat of the "Jew measure"—which contended for the admis sion of the Israelites to seats in the British Parliament—has given occasion to the same, kind of absurd remarks, and comparisons' between our governmental policy and that of England, as did the defeat of the Presi dent's "Lecompton Bill" in congress. In the latter case it was intimated by some of the wisecres of the press here, that the Cab inet would, or certainly ought to resign forthwith; for what reason, no expiation was given, except that it would be in hum ble imitation of the stupid custom common with British cabinets. Now, on the question of Jewish represen tation, it is argued that the policy of the British Government is illiberal, intolerant and oppressive; and Eau universalist system of suffrage and representation is cited as a worthy example for England to follow.— And here is apparent the folly of instituting comparisons between things dissimilar, in congruous or opposite. Our government is not only purely Republican, but one of its fundamental principles is, the non-recogni tion of religion as an element in the Govern ment; and experience has proved this to be the wisest policy for the protection of polit ical rights, and the promotion of true relig- tort. On the other hand, the Government of England is a composite system of Monarchic al, llieraretal and (slightly) Republican ele ments. The second of these elements ren ders it necessary that the form of Religion should enter into the system of representa 7 tation; and as the government professes Christianity, the recognition of any individ ual to take part in that government, whose opposition to Christianity is the most deci ded of all opposition, being grounded upon the alleged empirical character of the foun der of that faith—would involve such a de gree of stultification and outrage against the fundamental law of the land, that no Eng land on the face of the earth, saving and except New England, could be guilty of such barefaced inconsistency and absurdity.— Whenever a revolution in Great Britain shall utterly scperate Church and State, and ignore Christianity as an element of govern ment, then it•will be time to argue for the admission of Jews, Mahomedans and Pagans to Parliament: but to contend for this "re form" before that event, is simply thought less error, or gratuitous and deliberate folly. The question was mooted in the Senate Chamber at Washington, a few weeks ago, by a "highly accomplished" Senator, wheth er the Senate of the United States had not rather degenerated of late years. The best answer to the question will be found in the proceedings of that body during the past week. On a certain day Mr. Rico, one of the Senators elect from Minnesota was about to be sworn into office when a Senator from lowa objected, and presented remonstrances from citizens of his own State, and charges against the Minnesota gentleman, of mal feasance and . frauds formerly perpetrated by selling Government lands at $1.50 per acre and giving receipts at the rate of $1.25 per acre. If these charges be true, there can be little doubt as to the present low standard of qualification for admission / to the Senate. If, on the other hand, these charges be false, the question arises, what action can be ta- L I ken against the parties who have moliciously made these allegations, and what excuse has a brother Senator for, presenting them on such an occasion to the country and the World? In either case we fear there is no shadow of doubt as to the present degenerate char actes of the United States Senate. The most notable horror which has oc curred during the past week, was the attempted murder of a woman, in Franklin Square, and the instaneous suicide of the assassin! The details of the case, involving the relations of the parties to each other, are of such a character as to be of no special interest your readers, cr to any but those afflicted with morbid appetites for the spicy ragout served up by the Sunday press for the public Sabbath breakfast. Such a re past as that cooked out of this "Franklin Square Tragedy" was worth more than "three cents," certainly four, at least. By-the-way, if we may judge from a recent advertisement in the Ledger, there seems to be some mysterious connection between this murder and "Old Doctor James' Cannabis Indica." The wretched woman is alluded to as "our heroine," which would fairly in duce the inference that she had been long a devotee to the virtues of that remarkable , specific; if so, it is a melancholy fact that , the compound has not been of much benefit to her morals. The advertisement proceeds to say that "the Doctors think the genuine mixture would be of great service in her present critical condition"—at the point of death, with two pistol balls in her chest.— But it is hardly supposable that such capital testimonials will aid the sale of that precious boon to the human family. Really, it seems rather silly for enthusi astic lecturers to talk about intemperance as the great sin and sore curse of the age and nation. To an observer of mankind it is evident that the one particular crime, curse and plague of the American people in this generation is hypocricy, fraud and unblush ing mendacity; having no regard for public opinion, no idea of self-respect, no care for the living, and no pity for the dead. Send out your lecturer to teach men how to bo honest and truthful, to be specially tender and careful of their own character, to scorn a fraud for the deed as well as the ef fect; and then your "liquor business" will settle into something like a manageable in stitution, and your drunkards will be able to right themselves. New York has furnished the very last horror in this cycle of horrors. On Monday morning Mr. 11. W. Herbert, known in the current literature of the day as "Frank For rester," committed scuicide, at his rooms in the "Stevens House, on Broadway, by shoot ing himself through the heart: cause assiged for the act—difficulties" of a private nature. The most noticeable points in Mr. Her bert's life are—that he was an Englishman; for more than twenty-six years a resident of the United States, he had never honored this country by becoming a citizen; he was very learned, very extravagant, and very unhap py; "bitterly opposed to the present Admin istration;" married recently at the age of 1 51 to an attractive and accomplished woman aged 20, who in a few weeks, for reasons beet known to herself, returned to her pa rents in / Rhode Island. This last circum stance is said to have been the cause of his ' death. The report of the Pennsylvania B. R. re-' ceipts for the month of April exhibit a most gratifying increase over the same month in 1857. And the nett gain, accounting the reduction in expenses, from Jan. 1 to May 1, is certainly very surprising compared with the report a month ago. Yet the stock is selling at - 85 per cent! Strange institution this stock market! Vic tim of the most inconsistent and irreconcila ble circumstances, is this stock market! Wanted, some new laws to "regulate" this stock market, or it will go mad.' Ps. Items of News The Governor of South Carolina has ap pointed A. P. Ilayne U. S. Senator from that State, vice Evans, deceased. The Secretary of State has opened a cor respondence with the British envoy, Lord Napier, about the searching and firing into our vessels, and his lordship will at once re monstrate with the commander of the Brit ish squadron in the Gulf. It is believed that our own government also has issued orders to the U. S. squadron on the subject. Billy Bowlegs' whole party of Florida In dians, numbering one hundred and sixty souls, has arrived at the barracks, below New Orleans, en route for the west. The Minnesota Senators have drawn lots for terms of office. General Shields drew the term expiring March, 1859, and Mr. Rice that ending March, 1363. Henry 'William Herbert, the celebrated novelist, committed suicide at an early hour on Monday morning at the Stevens House, New York city, in consequeuce of domestic troubles. The brig Wingold, which has arrived at Boston, was fired into on the 30th ult, just after leaving Sierra Morena, by a British cruiser, and afterwards boarded and exam ined. Further accounts from the west confirms the important news from Utah that the Mormons had laid down their arms, and Governor Cumming, by invitation of Brig ham Young, had entered Salt Lake City without an escort. Many of the Mormons had gone to the southern portion of the ter ritory, and the women and the children were preparing to follow. Billy Bowlegs has been honored in great style at New Orleans, and regrets that he did not sooner make peace. Major General Persifer F. Smith, of the United States army, Commander-in-chief of the Utah expedition, died at :Fort Leaven worth, Kansas, on Sunday night last. Fall accounts of the doings in Utah show that the negotiations for submissions of the Mormons were carried on by Col. Thomas L. Kane, the U. S. Commissioner, who ar rived at Salt Lake city on the 28th of Feb ruary, from California, and remained there eight days, after which he proceeded to Camp Scott, and held alternate conferences with the U. S. Governor and military au thorities, and with the Mormon leaders. It was in pursuance of conclusions thus ar rived at that Governor Cumming entered the city escorted by a number of Mormons. He was well entertained there, and the general feeling of the city was in favor of peace, only a few of the leaders advocating resistance. Advices from Washington say that the U. S. government will keep a large military force in Salt Lake valley, and make the city a depot of military stores, equip ments, &e. The reinforcements and supply trains will also be pushed forward, regard less of the news, and communication estab lished and maintained between Leavenworth and Salt Lake cities. Old Men in Old Times, MODERN DEGENERACY. Modern luxury is not favorable to long life. In the patriarchal era, if translators of the scriptures are correct in their inter pretations of the Mosaic measurement of time, an ancient Hebrew was quite a youth at the age of a century or so, and could scarcely be considered settled for life before he reached his second centennial epoch.— Now, however, a man is venerable at fifty, and although Old Parr saw his 159th birth• day, and the census occasionally brings a centenarian to light, seventy is usually the extremt limit of human existence. The fact is, we moderns eat too much, drink too much, loaf too much, and work too little.— We spoil our stomachs with over indulgence and the result is impure blood, vitiated se cretions, a disordered system, and a prema ture decay. The root of half the fatal dis eases of the race is dyspepsia, a complaint unknown, it is presumed, in the days of Moses and the prophets, when turtle soup, terrapin stew, rich pate's and champagne were uninvented. As these, and hundreds of other indigestibles, however, form an in dispensable portion of the carte of the nine teenth century, and human nature or rather artificial appetite will invoke dyspepsia with all its kindred horrors, one of the great ob jects of medical science should be to pro vide a cure for them. This we really think has been accomplished by Holloway. His Pills seem almost to realize the fables of the Elixir Vita , . There can be no manner of doubt, (unless we choose to reject a mass of testimony which would be deemed, con elusive by any court and jury in Christen dom,) that they are the most potent and un r failing remedy the world has ever seen for indigestion, and all disorders of the stom ach, the liver and the bowls. We do not advise our readers to tempt an attack of these maladies by neglecting the condition of health; but if the mischief is done, we most earnestly recommend this famous lax ative and stomachic—for strange to say, the Pills combine the two qualities—as the speediest, the safest, and the most infallible means of cure. In so doing we simply act upon our own convictions, founded on person al observation, as well in volumes upon volumes, of unimpeachable vouchers,—Bos ton "Traveler." Penn's R. IL—Departure of Passenger Trains. Mains San. Leare Columbia. Attire at Pha'a. Fast Line. 1.10 A. Y. 4.40 A. x. Through Express, 0.28 " 12.40 P. x. Ilarrisbarg Ace., 2.50 r. Y. 6.45 " Mail Train, 7.40 " 11.15 " Trains Wen. Lease Columbia. Arr. af Harrisburg Through Express, 2.22 A. sc. 3.30 A. x. Mail Train, 11.17 " 12.40 r. sr. Fast Line, 4.05 P. 31 5.10 " Harrisburg Ace., 7.40 " 9.00 " litar•A Boston cotomporary says that the man who stoutly objected to his wife's learning to skate, a mouth ago, has at length come to the conclusion that he is perfectly willing tq let her slide. irrSee advertisement of Dr. Sanford's Lima Ds vrooturroa, in another column. May 8,1868. EZTUstras, a Phoenician diviuity, was the inventor of clothes. Many temples hate been erected in has honor—the most splendid, hostever, is that of Rockhill & Wilson i Nos. 603 end 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth, Philadelphia. Old Ilsatts himself, or any of his disciples, would he gratified with a. suit procured at this popular establishment. May 22,1833. Heliowees-Pillt,—Dilions headache, and , all • affec tions of the system which result from an insufficient or immoderate flow of bile. are at ones relieved by the operation of Holloway's Pills. Dyspepsia and liver dig= ease are inseparable; for the stomach and the liver al ways sympathise, and as this great ntedleimelacUt pow erfully upon both these important organs, how:arms the work of cure with a precision, rapidity, and thorough. aces which have no parallel in the records oftmedioni practice. The Pills maylir relied upon with the'atmost• confidence in cases of dtarrhrea. dysentery, &whoa, morbus, spasms of the stomach, cholera infanturta and. all other disorders affecting the digestive organs and the bowels. May 22,1.858. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY; Proofs of the great superiority of Dr. Wistar's Ralson, pour in from all parts of the country. Oxford, New Haven county. Conn.. Jan. 4. Dear Pir: Having witnessed The effects of Wien:test Balsum of Wild Cherry•. in the case QS one of my neigh bors. who has been for several years seriously afflictedt with the Plithisie, General Pulmonary tV enknesa, 'need ing of the Lungs, etc., I have been induced to ask you to send me some of the medicine. My neighbor, re ferred to above, lately had a violent attack of bleeding at the lungs, and distress in breathing. He tried a hot' tic of the Wild Cherry. which has produced a most sal— utary and favorable effect At his instance. and severall others laboring under like eompluisits.} have bean iri." - d aced to mobs this request. By agent:l'9mM tie dberig immediately. you Will oblige the sifillated:and also, Yours, HENRY DUNHAM. None genuine unless signed I BUTTS on the wrapper. R. WILLIAMS and ItIcCORKLE c DELLETT, Agents. IMay 22,18.5 e. Bats, Roaches, Bugs, Insects, &c Whin the Druggists say: Curdington, Ohio, June 22nd,1657. DEAR Stn.—l received 6 doz. No. 1 Rat, Roach, &e. Exterminator from you, and it is all gone. It sella Ilker hot cakes, giving general satisfaction. Yours. &c., GEO. ROSE. rrSee "Costar's' , adv't in another column. Nay 22, ISIS. WA REERTON's "YEOMAN" lIAS.—A beautiful and taeteful IlaT for Sprint!, combining in symmetrical proportion the favorite line• of the straight crown, with the graceful curve of the lately popular hell. crown, worn during the wine,. Gentlemen ,are in vited to call and examine Ibis elegant HAT, prepttled solely by WA RIIURTON, 430 Chestnut street, I'lliladelphta. April ID, 1859-3 m 1000 DOLLARS REWARD will be paid for any Medicine that will excel PRATT & BUTCHER'S AIAGIC OIL for the following diseaseic—Rheuma :ism, Neuralgia. Spinal Aflections,Contracted Joints, Cholie Pains, Pains in the Side or Back, Headache, Toothaelie,Sprni iis.SoreThront, Cuts, Bruises, Bu rns, nod all Diseases of the Skin, Muscles and the Glands. None geruine WilllOUt the sigma lure of PRATT Sc. BUTCHER attached to each label. Principal Office; 205 Washington street. Brooklyn, N.Y. The great number of persons that have been imme diately relieved in all the cities and towns where it has been ti-rd, us well as In this city, sustain them in saying, In all en odor, that it is the greatest cure in the world for pain. ever sold. Dr. E. B. lib:l4H, Sole Wholes°le Agent rer Colum bia Sold by all re=peciable Druggist+ th.rougbaut be United Slates and Canada. [Oct. 17, 185.-1 y: tr:F:QOALITT co ALL!—Uniformity of Prices! A New Feature in Business! Every one his own sales men.—Jones & Co., of the Crescent One Price Cloth ing Stare,!' No. COO Market street, above Sixth, Phil adelphia. in addition to having the largest. most va ried and fashionable stock of clothing in Philadelphia, made expressly for retail VI:C., have constituted every ono bin own sale - wain, by having marked in figures. on each article, the very lowest price it can Ire sold for, so they cannot possibly vary—all must buy alike. The goods are nil well sponged and prepared and great pains taken with the ranking. no that aU. can buy with the lull assurance of getting a good article at the very lowest price. Remember the Creteent,in Market. above Sir h r No. 200 JONES dc CO.. June 13.11957-ty ‘.a.Ez' --4 -L.s2.zs,L.zo. On the 19th irmt.. by Rev. J. 11. Menge, Mr. WIC A, MARTIN to Miss BECICIE A. I,:ngitn.F.ls, nil of Columbia. z:::)Er,zzD,re • • • 011Thunqlny. 20t11 inst.. Mrs. JSMIMA SNahner.rt, aged 72 years, 4 months and 20 days. Her funeral will take place from her late residence, in Locust street, this, Saturday, afternoon, at 3 o'clock. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to OEM DR. H. Z. HOFFER, DENTIST. ---OFFICE, Corner of Front and Locust street. Columbia. over Bletz's Grocery! • ET - ENTRANCE ON LOCUST. Nlny 22, 1655-I y LAST NOTICE. A LL persons indebted to the estate of Colt; man S. Bull. deed, are requested to make imme diate payment. and those having accounts against the same wall please present them. sT.Ev HEN GREENE, Administrator. May 92, 1859. The New Jersey Improved Heaping and Mowing machine. THE subscriber now offers to tin farmers of Lancnster and adjoining counties, one of the best combined machines in use. It has stood the test for five years, giving entire satisfaction to all who have used it. It is capable of cutting from ten to fifteen acres of grass or grain per day, with one pair of horses.— Lewis Curls, of Salem, is willing to . qualify thaehe has cut twenty-one acres of grass with one team of horses in one day. Hundreds of other names could be got if it were necessary. This machine was 'sold lost year in this and'other counties; also, extensively In New-York and New Jersey, and was preferred above all other machines wherever used, both for reaping and mowing. It has been used from year to year with less repair than any other machine. Owing to the scarcity of money the price has been reduced from last year, so that any farmer can now secure one of the best ma chines that can be produced. The agents who sell these machines are persons who have used. them, 'add are willing to recommend them to other farmers, Who are the best judges of the machine—not mere agents selling for a per restage, and willing to cram anything down the throats of farmers These machines are made at my shop, nt Bound Brook, New Jersey, where I have constantly on bond Horne Powers. Corn Shelters, cul tivators, and all kinds of Farming . Implements. JOHN SMALLEY, Proprietor. Err The above machines can be had at A. PAMIR'S shop, in East King street Lancneter, half a square east of S-precher's tavern; WILLIAM T. FIELILIS, at Purkesburg, and at the Hardware Store of J. W. COT TRELL. at Columbia. May 22. lerid-3m A Beautiful Head of Rich Glossy Hai;, COMPLETELY PRESERVED TO THE GREATEST AGE.. AND who that is gray would not have it restored to former color; or bald. but would have the growth restored, or troubled with dandruff and itching but would have it removed, or troubled with scro fula, scald bend, or other eruptions.. bat would be cured, or with sick headache, (neuralgia) but would be erred. It will nloo remove all pimples from the face and skin. Prof. Wood's Halr Restore• live will do all this, see circular and the - following. Ann Arbor, November 5, IA3O. ' Peer. 0. J. Woos—Dear Sir: I have heard much said of the wonderful effects of your Hair Restora tive, but having been so often cheated by quackery and quack nommen., lini: dyes, ace., I was disposed, to place your Restorative in the same category with the thousand and one loudly trumpeted quack reme. dies,until I metyou in Lawrence county isomensosith• since, when you gave me such assurance as induced the trial of year restorative in my family—first by my good wife, whose hair had become very thin and en tirely white, and before exhausting one of your large boniesi, her hair wee restored nearly to its original beautiful brown color. and had thickened and become beautiful and glossy npon, and entirely over the head; she continues to use it, not simply because of In. beautifying effects upon the hair, but because of its healthful influence upon the head and mind. Others of my family and friends are using your Restorative, with the happiest effects; therefore, my skepticism and doubts in reference to its character and value are entirely removed; and I can and do most cordially and confidently recommend as use by all who would have their hair restored from white or grey (by rea son of sickness or age Ito original color and beauty, end by all young persons who would have their hair beauutul and glossy. Very truly and gratefully yours, SOLOMON MANN. Farstrn Wool): It was a long time afler I saw• pia at Blissfield before I got the bottle of Restorative for which you gave me en order upon y our agent in De troit, and when I got it we concluded to try iron Mrs Mann's hair, as the surest test of its power. It has done all that you assured me it would do; and others of ray family and friends. having witnessed its erects, are now using and recommending its use to others as entitled to the highest consideration you claim for it. Again, very• respectfully and truly, yours, SOLOMON MANN.' Carlyle. 111., Ittetellil,lBs4.' I have teed Prof. Wood'. Hair ResseratiVe, and have admired its wonderful erects. My hair was becoming, av I thought, prematurely gray but by the nee of bin Revlon, tive it hes reamed Its original color, and, I have no d sold, permanently an • S. BR ESSE, Ex..le moor, O. EL 0. I. WOOD CO.. PMprietonk 314 -Prosibiray, N. Y., (in the great N. Y. Wire Railing EstaVieh meet) and 114 Market alreet, Pt. Logic. And cold by n:1 good Druggists May 22, Ibsl.
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