.7W:o3.gpokegl ,14 crelwe. ie ha teat aeems
JagilicrAlitiary orts J ut yirfletke mill ac'
simsplAti wogeq.
goz . g.sov9,uxqtr.Ar4rArp FOR TEL,EGRAPFLY
There are many persons who seent,tQtally
;it:Lovable of acqnicktg a. knowledge of tele
.granbing sufficient fur practical ,ose; while
,others, and ,e,specially youpg persona, will
arquire
„Irifiven in the sbart space of a fort
night, sufficiently to trnnsrpit and receive
,4artarttathes with considerable facility..
A ludicrous example of lack-of thi.s tbility
,to operate this simple apparatus tune to
.otix k.no-wls"edge qa-ite recently.
A, w,iddle aged man, employed u.pon one
,of our railroads as depot-master and tele
.groph-pperator, found great difficulty, after
two years' experience, in operating the in
.r.ttcicat, nod this initbitity extended tp his
reading as well as his transmitting des
-latches. Upon one occasion he rushed put
tif his office in a great state of excitement,
and informed the conductor of a train which
tp.4 iust arrived at his statio that biz had
just received a despatch stating that the
—train had broken both driving. wheel:,
and was badly smashed up. NA) more
trains must pass until further orders.
-The ,conductor, who was able to read the
telegraphic characters, went to the instru
;pent, and, d r illicing out the paper, read the
: following despatch:
"Ask the conductor of the Thston. tra.in to
,examine carefully the eonnceting-rods of
both ;hiving-wheels ) and if not in good con
dition to await on ors."
The conductor having tra9.l3,e the examina
tion in company 'with the engineer, and
fuund all right, gave the order fur the trait.
,to move on; to the infinite astonishment of
; the vi-disant operator, who never was able
tp find out why the conductor htd the to
merity to order the train to 4 , vu under
such grave circumstances.
ifn the same village where the reliable
operator is employed there is another tele
graph office, where the ordinary telegraphic
business is done; and whenever our friend
receives a call upon his instrument, kie gives
the signal to go ahead, and after receiving
the despatch, takes it to the operator at the
other office to Lave it transhtted fur him.
Not long since he rushed ii tojthe office
with a strip of the telegraph paper in his
hand, an.d cried out, Avant yon to read
this f..,r me, quick. I vxprot therv's sonic
awful accident on the matt, the operator
rattled away so fast when he sent it "
The operator took the strip, but to the dis
may of the nervouk visitor, a large portion
ci:•A bad bzen torn off by a dog, who was
Attracted by its singular apperrance as it
atreamed behind him while he flew along,
and the part which remained contained only
these words: "Good morning, Uncle Ben.
When arc you—" The dog had swallowed
the rest:"
JO!:CS nag .t, Como is tits llc.te.—"By
date is Jodes,fod .Judo:; I ab do host his
erable bad udder the strd. I ab eterdally
catchig cold; by doze is is everlastigly gob
bed up, so that I decor cad talk plaid. I
have tried evorythig i.i the world to prevedt
it, but the cold will cub id spite of j .jo Sub.
her ad wither, it is all the sabe; breathe
through by bouth frob daduary to Decebber
--frob the begiddig to the cdd of the year.
I've tried Allopathy, Ilydropathy, Ilubmo
pathy„arid Tobsodiadsib—every systeb of
bedicid—but id void. All kides of teas.
drabs add old vribbed's dostrubs have heed
tried; I've swallowed edough of theb to
droved be, but's do use. Dothing udder
heaved cad keep my feet warb, dothig-, keep
be from catchig cold. I ab dot rich, I ab
dot poor; but I had rather l a beggar—ad
orgadgrider's butikey—the beadest thig you
could tlube--adythig—rather thad be a had
with a stopped-up doze. lab very fodd of
wibbed's society, but I dare dot go idto cub
pady; people are too polite to evidce disgust.
at everybody becubs udeasy tvhedever
redture dear theb. I wadt to harry, but
dobody will have be with by doze—dever,
'lever! Ohl I idcodceivably udhappyl"
Jones went to serenade his lady-lore, and
could only sing after this fashion:
"Cub. cu, cob wait 1.,
'Elie !load
Cub. oh. cub with
rhe are gle
all arooil. ahoy...
With briny) ICebig.
Boollight hour' , Ire loe.l „or I,,ve.
Tea-11.1,1a hi, uel -o
AFiscEr.r.4:crous ITriri.-IVll.lt kind of
ekes r,ro usod in taking the rn ruts of ves-
At what a,;(4 doe-1 a Colt's revolver be
come a horse pistol':
. Wanted—a churn to churn the cream of
jukes in
lyliat is the difference between a p ilit
nt in and a doe p 'lite mint haws an ti
the dog bow vcqw-c.
!tow ilpary a hicov ]'rata a hammer will it
take to crack a joke?
What is the difference between a fishing
vessel and a kiss? Julge for yourself; q4cy
ars both smacks.
Which strikc3 the Izrdest., lightning of
pnrcrty
There is a
the
in the Wect tvittotp sole
business, in the harvest field, is ho shock the
velem, he ain't like it: and talks of getting
an electrical battery to do it for him next
yett.r.
us_'•Why is it, ho.lianil, that Nv henever
we swe'd fora p mad "f tea or coffee to the
gro•ery man, it Ni; mever.ti ounee4 short?"
just a weiyll he has."
seTTher t s is a kind of fortune outlet ill
luck; so ill, that you hope it will yip—but
it
VtgE.Our . fast women can Irear as long
train.; as they please. They keep so far
ahead Of the age that it can't tread on their
d rerotei
1163 — A Western 9..iitor says thatids voice
t•ie still for truthY Evidently his voice for
truth is perfectly sail.
pelt,: We know a dandy r;ho isso extreme
ly fastidious, that ho is al3ris measured
for Ws umbrella.
x&-"flun't your tents leak, cizp,taln
larliett . 4 rains?" "Oh, no, madam, _w
captain
.e al
ayspiki them."
14. t Solottia
COLUMBIA. Itt
SATURDAT, OCT. 13, ;,KO.
SEE NET A r tjygIiTISESIENTS Or Q. hj:
ROOM'S, ODD Fitkorrs' HALL, IN TO-W.V'S
pr.R.
.14.ndlich 4 Bros' advertisement in
to-day's paper. Theirs is the largest Wholesale
/nil Retail Tobaccp,.Segar and Snuff Manvfac
tory in the State.
Ta.ts.x.s.—We are indebted to the gen.
Thaddeus Stevens for a copy of the Agri
cultural department of the Patent Office
Tteportx. Ile will plsge except our ac
knowledgements.
farMk . r. Frederick Cooper the well known
and popular landlord of the Red Lion Hotel,
in L..ncaster city. was stricken down in an
apopletic•fit, on Tnesday morninfr.„ and died
Ott -1 o'clock in the afternoon. Ili.s.ago was
I'l years.
A I:A:cruet nr BrrAttnTArtant..—Cln pext
Friday evening Bayard Taylor I;n., the
distinguished American traveler aril author,
will deliver a lecture on the "arctic Re
gions" at the Odd Fellows' Milk in this
place. We need not commend Mr. Taylor
to our reage,rs; w,e take it for gran,ted that
he is as well if not mare intimately known
to them in his several eirmeitie-s tkan any
lecturer of the day. But in the. fate er the
many failures of our towsmen to tiro nod
and attend the very best lectures, we may
be [l:mimed for urging that for the credit
of 0 tlettubia imtelßgenee Mr, Tayler may
be greetea by a large and appreziatiVi
mate. :7-2,,telt an one we are capable of, cer
aiuly, ii. people will only give politics
die go I;,r one evening. Speaking of
politic-, we hope that no party demonstra
tion with iia tlit,tractieg noises may take
place 117: the evening of the lecture. Mr.
l'aylor's ject is a particularly interesting,
one, and one with which he is at !lonia.
L trjxct QV A CORNER. STONC.—On last
Sunday afternoon the corner stone of the
German Lutheran Church in Walnut street
was laid, in the presence of a large congre
gation of people. Ilev. I. W. Sehmank, of
Lancaster, delivered an address in German
and Rev. A. Essiek, of Columbia, an ad
dress in English. key. Irv. horsey, of the
English Lutheran Church., Columbia, oll'-red
a prayer and made a few remarks. It was
expected that Rev. Mr. Krotel, of Loneas
ter, would officiate in• laying the corner
stone, but he was prevented from attending
and the pastor, flay. J. A. D,t•mstaaetter,
performed the c,cremony. The articles de
posited in the earner stone were:
I, A Bible.
The Book of Concord, containing Ow
symbolical writing.; of the Lutheran Church.
3. The l e ntheran Iformn Book, published
by the Brangelienl Lutheran Synod of Penn
sylvania.
-1. The Minutes of the Evangelical Lu
theran Synnd of Penngylvamia.
5. The following Periodicals: The "f,u•
therische Adleutown„ the "Ln
tberische llerold," New York, the "Luther
:who li_irchenbetc," Selinsgrove, ;he "Mis
sionary," Pittsburg, and the "Columbia
Spy."
6: A document signed by the Vestry and
Committle of Builders.
We will at another thee give a descrip
tion of the church edifice, which will be
erected immediately.
Tun Parscr..—Since oar last mention of
"'is Ighness" he has seen the people in
their majesty. He has been to St. t i nuis
and attended the State ,17,ricultural Pair;
to Cincinnati and had a sniff of the odors of
Porkopolis; to Pittsburg and had his face
begriuted like any democrat; to Harrisburg
and been welcomed by Governor Thacker in
a sensible and gentlemanly manner; to
Washington and received the embrace and
blessing of our venerable Chief Magistrate,
as well as done the Capital generally; to
Richmond and had a pee,i at the peculiar
institution; to P.;ttntpn•e and escaped the
roughs, and at thio present writing io in
Philadelphia. where he is hieing treated
courteously by city and citizens—more than
he is likely to be at hi, neat stopping place,
I :New York.
In Philalelphia he lig'tteil upon Our
State election, and witnessed the jubilation
of the victorians. Ile was tote! to Girard
College, Fairmount, ke., of e n tree; was
present at Point Breeze Fall II ices. rod at
tended the Academy of Music, whren vari
ems artist.* and the entire fashion mid beauty
or the city appeared expressly in honor of
this promising itoge.ther re think
the young man bas been treated with as
much forbearance in Dhiladelphia as could
h e expecte I. Be has been allowed to chose
his own amusein :ints dui' his nut been in
truded on by a horde of vulgar councilmen
and their vulgar Neel.. This, taken with
his sensible and unostentatious reception at
liar/ :sburg. should impress him favorahky
with the great rispii Barbi.; C unman weal th
which is vo offensively o lorous in his future
kingdozn.
After the Rrinee has left us—and he will
be on the sea in it few days—what shall we
do for a lion. We very much fear that the
doubt rut bun or of lionization will COI upon
Abraham look ominously
that way.
T0x•,..11.1. TA Ecittr.n.--The
Supreme Court at Sualmry, on Wednesday.
, delivered an opinion, affirming the decision
of Judge Pearson, in the snit against the
Pa. R. R. Co., for the tonnage tax, overdue.
I Judge Pearson decided the tar to be con
stitutional, and the supreme Court, in af
t firming the decision, have thus decided that
point against the railroad company. There
is a largo, sum of money due the State,
which will now have to be paid by the cum
pany into the State Treasury.
Gcsrt.tmraf or I. l ciscas.—A friend of ours
says there is an important difference or dis
tinction among gentlemen of leisure, that
is not particularly observed. One class he
says, lives on their relations, another on
their creditors, and a. third who are np wise
partial or sectional in their views, distribute
their favors finally by living on both.
Tar, Butc-nct.-:411! nbl ahi valtiat'a des
perate fight it AFtp on Tuesday, ta.d how
itorminsely one - gisle got wbippedj; -There
4 1 4 8, been much jaidletion, and : man:yr' beads
are sore.in conseqpence. We (editorially)
being*,disintereatied party kept Noel and
enjoyed:the fun.
The voting in our town wai.veryapirited,
commencing early,. a very. Ip.rge-Tireptiiiiim
of the vote -being polled before noon. A
litrge vote-was out—the largest ever cast in
Columbia, we behove-r-stad. tale ground was
contested inch by inch, both parties being
sanguine. Previous to election- day there
had been the_ usual amount of "blotrng" by
both sides as to- the majority in Columbia
box. On Tuesday the thing began to take
more definite shape, and the betting was
principally on and against fifty for Curtin.
The Curtin men wore confident of more—
yes Sir, we'd havelat least a hundred—but
they were shy of venturing their money on
more than fifty. Foster's friends would not
grant a majority nt all, but could by no
moans be persuaded to go. their pile against
.me under fifty. So we made up our mind
that Curtin was goad for about the half hun
dred. The. confident Curtin men &aimed
both wards, but tee Democracy indignantly
repelled the insinuation that the Upper
Ward could vote for u.ny body but Henry
D. Foster.
There was little lighting daring the day,
but much noise and bluster. Several indi
viduals of both pasttea were spoilingfer a
thrashing, which, we are sorry to and, they
did not get. Altogether, however, law and
order prevailed.
After the clusia4 of the polls the exej;e
meta increased., an' when the Upper Wald
was reported its g;ying Cum tin one majority,
the ,enthesiastic friends of that gentleruaa
ceefidentLy clainne 1 fir hint at least e. hen
droll in the f i over Ward. Time vote in the
Upper Wart eventually proved a tie. The
Lover Ward did not come up to the mark
;p I was at first rejnertc I as giving fifty-three
for Curtin, which majority on a second
count was reduced to forty-eight. p , the n .
small discomfiture of the betters uu fifty.—
est lubd , again risen to sixty
t we, and finally settled at sixty. After the
aenmincement of the borough vote the in
terest centred oboes the telegraph office.—
Previous to any telegraphic news, however,
an express from West Ilemplield announced
the banner majority for that townsh;p_r..ur.
hundred and ten. News was also brought
from Marietta and Bainbridge Lf inereanted
majorities there, and then the unexpectedly
small Foster majority of Lancaster city came
ever time wires. This gave the Republicans
room for a sheet and prepared them. fur the
tremendous Cortia majority in Allegheny.
When the latter rep nrt was received their
voices went tip: and the Demseraey failing
to receive aid and comfort front
and Berks went itmeontinently into
their holes and wen e seen no more that
night.
The slaughter has been terrific. and the
indications at present arc that Mr. Curtin
is elected Governor of Pennnmylvania by front
twenty to twenty-five thousand majority.
Considerable amounts of money bate
changed hands in town. The Datuncrecy
were either wilfelly blind or shockingly
sold by pretended friends; fir they bet free
ly and confidently. Northing but the re
membrance of many bloody defeats at the
hands of the unterrified, presented the op
position from going the last button on Cur
tin, and saved the Foster men from utter
financial extinction. -Judging, from the
spirited wagering of substance in this neigh
borhood an awful sum of money most have
gone down in the crash. By skilful and
judicious management we came out just
whole; having no in limy to risk we did'nt
bet it. We hereby express our profound
sympathy for all who got bitten. "A fool
i and his money!"
We give the entire vote of the borough:
covenvon. N. W. P. W.
Andrew G. Curtin. (14.) 151 255
Merry D. Poster, (D.) 131 226
C (:I C:(.
llgaleus Stevens,(P.l 174 ZSS
Win Ilatniltnn. (P.)
John A. Ifie , tatid.
Sqlomnn IRller, (L)
C. L. Ilunseekoi,
111311 E
.Tos. 'food. (I'.)
,Ti,.t Stehinan,
piiclmel (11)-r,
Henry M. White.,
I)an'l Lerevre, far., (1.)
I). 11. Leebr..,
S nn'l
Jim. C.
stmeirr.
Stephen W. P. 11f , v41. (P.)
lfenry S. Shenk, (I.)
PriraIfONOTATCY.
Peter Martin, (P.)
Ger:mins Clarkson, (F.)
RECNTER.
non. C. hawthorn, (I'.)
John Martin, (1.)
nrconn ER.
Geo. Whitson, (P.)
11. liAtoads, (1.1
t-mr:rig. OF 41;ALTGR
Henry 31(13F,er. 146
Col. David liaack, (I.) 156
CLERK Cr Ctityrt.ix's COURT
S. M. Myerv. (P.)
E. Geiger, (1.1
CoUSTV POIISIISSiONER
J. Donor, (P.)
W. Sponevr, (I.)
DIRECTO/VI OF Pi)OR.
W. S. Martin, (P.) ]43 282
A. 11. Metzgar, 145 282
.I. Zartman, 1 year, 142 280
J. M. Frantz. (1.) 158 235
It. Shreiner, 137 233
•J. Eshleman, 1 year, 154 233
raise INSTECTOM
P. W. Housekeeper, ( P.) 145 282
J. C. 'Brubaker, 142 279
.1. E Cross, (1.) 155 233
S. 'Bank, 150 236
D. Balmer, (P.) 140 278
J. llamilton, (1.) 160 231
AUDITOR.
Wm. Von Neidn. (P.)
B. F. Lutz. (I.)
The following are the majorities for
Governor in the County, carefully corrected
by the Tritest returns from the several districts.
IW,a behaved-that the ,01ficiad coma ayig net
taittekriahy vary from Abase ftatia:s;
Majorigio for Citogn . .
AdatpatavVit,: • 27
Bart; , ~::::-
't: . 6
Breeknark, €: . ;„ 41
Carnatvaq,-, :, '',.,-' ~-.: 60
C,ay. '' -.1. - 1
,1133
Cocain.° East, 35
COCalleo Weil.,- '?%:),-.: -
Columbia, ' '''' -- - .60
Conestoga,
Conoy,
Drumore,
Earl East,
Earl West,
Eden, 26
Elizabethtown, 100
Elizabeth twp., 109
Ephrata, 217
Fulton 8 4
kieoupdeld West, 410
India/11.0'm, 191
Lampeter West, 196
Larttileter East, 186
Lancaster Townsbip, 42
Le4cocli, 102
Lea,cock Upper, 110
Litic., 200
Little Britain, 109
Manbeii bot., 1 83
Mariettq, 172
Manic, 1.33
Maytown,. 25
Milleratown, 19 2
Mount Joy, 403
Nelisviile, 152
Paradise, 94
_
Penn, 91
Perinea, 128
Providence, 129
Petersburg, 0.48
Rohrerstovi n,
Sadsbury,
Salisbury,
Strasburg, Township,
Washington,
Total Curtin,
ill;iortUcx for Foster..
Lancaster City—
E. Ward,
N. W. Ward, 113
S. E. Ward, 53
S. W. Ward, 91;
s..:rzs:,,:z g Borough
Total Foster, 345.5
Curtin's Majority in the County, 5,842.
The entire regular county ticket is elected
Oy majorities varying fe-om 1,500 to 4,000.
TUE RESULT IN VIC STATC.—The returns
from the State are incomplete. The latest
gives an estimated majority for Curtin of
over 30,000. This is proi,mbly exaggerated.
The State Senate will be composed of
twenty-five Repel,Realm :taut eight Demo
crats. The Roust) will have silty-seven
Republicans and thirty-three Democrats.
The Congressional delegation will proba
bly stand twenty Republicans to fire Demo
crats, though some of the districts are yet in
doubt. The result will only be determined
by the official count. The following hare
probably been elected:
I. Wm. J. Lehman, D.
E. Joy Morris, R.
111. John Verree,
ly. Win. D. Kelley, R.
V. XV. Morris Davis, R.
VI. John Rickman, It.
VII. Thomas R. Cooper, D.
VIII. S. E. Ancona. D.
IX. Thaddeus Stevens, R.
X. John IV. Kiflinger, [t.
XL James IL. Campbell, R.
XII. George W. Scranton, 12,
XIII. Philip Johnson, D.
XIV. Galusha A Grow. R.
XX'. James T. Rale. R.
XVI. Joseph Bally. D.
XVII. Edward McPherson, B.
XVIII. S. S. Blair, R.
XIX. John Covode, It.
XX. Aodrow Stewart, R.
XXI. James K. Moorhead,
XXII. Robert Mcknight,
Lll 11. J. W. Wallace, R.
XXIV. John Patton, it.
XXV. Elijah Babbitt, R.
Onto Ei.EcrioN.—The election in Ohio on
Tuesday resulted in a Republican triumph.
The St3tc has been carried by an increased,
majority.
INnisn4.—The result in Indiana ha:, been
a Republican victory. The Governor is
elected, and probably a majority in the
Legislature bowed.
BM.TI3It RE MtNICIFAL. VI.EMON.-11316-
more, Oct. 11.—The fall vote of the city
yesterday, at the election fur Mayor, was
:27,346; the majority fur Brown, the Reform
candidate, is .8,15 a. The victory of the
Reformers is most complete,
13:3
139
lf, 4
16.1
273
'27 0
239
233
ItrTntts ioun BOltnoWnD Boons.—By a re
quest of a neighbor in another column of
this paper, as well as by the experience of
most people it will be known, that len ling
Wok., although a favor to the borrower, is
nut al wat sso to the lender. A notion
seems to prevail with many people, that
books like umbrellas need never be returned
and can therefore be appropriated by the
borrower as an addition to his library, or
lorneil to another person. This we think is
entirely wrong. It is unpleasant to have a
stt of broken by the loss of a volume
or two, and especially when a loan in made
rxpre.o.ly for the benefit of the borrower,
and not of the lender. loVe have ourselves
had cause to cmnplain of carelessness in
borrowers in thi. respect. and therefore
hope that w naw order of things will be es
tablished. and that all persons who have
books belonging to cis or our neighbor ad
vertiser will please return them forthwith
and receive due thanks.
282
234
Do you not think, Mr. Wright, that when
boys or children are sent or taken to church,
they should be taught to behave themselves
in such a manner as not to annoy others by
noise and rude conduct. If they are too
young to Appreciate what is going on, they
should at least be quiet, that persons in
clined to am keur and understand. If
they cannot he restrained from beating the
tattoo with their heels on the floor, drum
ming Yankee daodle with their fingers on
the pews and, shuffling about in a noisy
manner, their parents had better muffle
them with feathers or india rubber. There
arc some people who go to church with
proper Tiews and for proper purposes, whose
hearing is not the best, and it is rather un
profitable for them to sit an hour and twen
ty minutes er more under the preaching of
1 the Rev. Mr. Fourteenthly, without, being
able to know distinctly what he says. 4. s.
144 282
156 233
MR, o,:atorr—Larmi4elined to think that
my comMunioatiust has ottested some corn
motion4tinong thelongtostgued gentry, and
I rathavrejoice at thin. ibiewass• good will
probahlit result from it.
. Mre.'Wewsbag 'has been loses toe, awry
anxious to know who was really_usetuat.—,
;it was either ,Mrs. Gossis„ . .Dlrs..
Gadabout, Mrs. Tittle-tattle, or some other
tale-bearer, never acknowledging 'that -ahe
herself was the identical person. I told her
it was not for me -to-say whom the writer
had in view. I thought, ,however,-that the
picture was intended for the person it fitted,
and if any neighbor knew herself guilty she
might he certain it was intended- for her.
At which remark she seemed, from ber
squirming, to feel as uncomfortable as if
she were really conscious that the shoe
pinched her. I added too, that it became
every woman to examine 'herself critically,
to recollect her walks, habits and conversa
tion, ap,d if she found anything in the com
munication applicable to herself, her best
policy was to reform instead of trapesing
through the whole town and endeavoring
to make her acquaintances believe that she
was innocent, and some other person was
alluded to. But it is hard to make a leop
ard change hi-1 spots, or an Ethiopian his
skim A gossip is and will be a gossip.—
Carrying news is bread and meat to her.
tier wave and legs e,re nimble members
and will have their way;_ law, religjon, end
all the courtesies of life to.tke contrary not
withstanding. Som 3 women (I will not call
them ladies) must gabble, and to have
hearers must travel from house- to house,
because when properly known and - under
stood. god people ehnn them. They are
generally those who hold but an equivocal
potdtion among their neighbors in good so
ciety. They are mostly illiterate, unrefined,
in want of, sentiment; and unless permitted•
to talk of their neighbors, and retail petty
scandal', can contribute but little in conver
sation. To make themselves interesting
they hunt up and manufacture feels and in
cidents, slander and gossip, as a stock in
'trade, supposing iheir hearers to bens ready
to listen as they are to retail.
In aifew days I will give you fur publica
tion a touching, off of Mrs. liewshag, in
which, I think, she will be Mire to see her
self without any inquiry. X.
283
.225
,6177
AIR. Sm—Pleage insert these few Pokes
in your paper for ;100 benefit of the School
Directors of this Co:nmonwealth.
These honorable gentlemen are at loss to
know how to spend the public mmey.—
They arc afraid that the health of the chil
dren is suffering by holding two school
sessions per day. One suggests one session
a day with a session of gymnastic exercises;
another proposes a ball as a suitable term'-
, nation of the day's labors, for the benefit of
the health of the children. These disinter
ested gentlemen have not so much earn for
the health of pour tax-paying widows. They
do nut say you must not pot sit and toil
from four o'clock in the morning till
twelve o'clock at night, but they do say,
"you must pay your taxes, and we don't
care where the money comes from; if not
paid the Collector must levy on year prop
erty." This is what they say. Now I
know of some—many—who got their living
but such unceasing labor as I have men
tioned, and strive to live humbly and keep
themselves from becoming a public charge in
the poor house. Would it not be better for
fur these gentry to appropriate poor widows'
property outright, and devlier them (the
widows) over into the hands of the Direc
tors of the Poor at once. Here the unfor
tunates will be at rest, with no school Di
rectors to molest them, no Tax Collector to
make them afraid.
"TIVE BIRDS AND I MORK. IN PARTNERSIII P."
—A few days ago I visited the enclosure of
a neighbor and observed numerous birds
pecking the grapes and other fruits there
growing. said, why do yott permit this?
These birds destroy and carry away fruit
that might otherwise be profitable. Why
said he, "the birds and I work in partner
ship." They have labored all the season
in destroyire d , worms, hugs, flies, &c„ and
aided in protecting not only the fruit. but
whatever else has grown• in, my garden.—
They have now come fur their ahem of the
harvest. Let them peck away, they are
much better friends than many of the boys
in, town who do nothing towards raising n
crop, but throw sticks and stones at my
trees, .sneak inside of the gate, steal fruit
and vegetables, and wantonly commit dop•
relations that do me an injury, and them no
benefit. My gardener has frequently de
sired a gun to shout the birds, but I have
never consented to that and will not allow
it to be done. They are the best friends
the former and gardener can lutve. They
are willing to work for all they eat, and he
is unwise who does not only encourage them
to visit hint, but also protect them when
they do.
What a pity_thought we, that others do
not reason as our neighbor does; and what
a pity too, that the farmer and the gardener
cannot be protected from the ravages of mis
chievous bovs•and men.
DESTR TCTI VC CON FI. AG RATION I N 3.1 AN
'mg.—From an Extra of the Blenheim
Sentinel we learn that on Monday evening,
shortly after eight o'clock, a Fire was dis
covered to have broken out in the Barn of
Mr. Philip Arndt, situate in the eastern
part of the lown,„ and adjacent to the Globe
Hotel property. The citizens and engines
of the Borough were soon on the spot, and
rendered all the assistance in their power;
but there being a high north wind at the
time, the flames spread with such rapidity
that but little could be done to stay thei r
fury, and in a very short time the barn of
Joseph ...gala, barn and slaughter house of
David Fisher, and barn, carriage house,
and hogety of Nathan Worley, were also
consumed by the devouring element. The
barn belonging to Mr. John Arta# narrowly
ercaped destructittn.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000
For the Columbia Nip
The origin of the fire is not known. httt it
is supponcl, to have beep the work of on
incendiary.
For the Columbia Spy
For the Spy
TAR WIDOW'S' FRIEND
[For the Spy
4LEB LIU& ESTAIM.—The id C.
L. Witmer, in Manor tOwnsilip — , containang
.93 acme, was sold, at tuo per - .acre, ',D. Ilk
gar, purchaser.
The- farm of ,Christian Miller, in Manor
township.contnining.9J'acres, sold for $177
per acre, A. Miller, psacbaser.
The farm of 'William Eksith, East
liletopfield township, *containing 51 acres,
sold for 200 per acre to Christian Nult, and
that of &dm Long, situate in same' town
ship, to Peter Longenecker at $l7O per
acre.
The farm-of' 1:t. Th Gbnder, near Stras
burg borough, containing 110 acres was
sold for $175 per acre, John Lim, pur
mhaser.
The Farm of Isaac Hershey, dec'd, in,
East Donegal township, containing 98 acres,
acid for $165 per acre. Andrew Gerber
purchaser.
The property known as Mandorf Island,
situnisd in the Susquehanna river, below
Safo Harbor, belonging to the estate of,
I4ane Mundorf, dec'd_, sold r $8,700.
Jicob Warfel purchaser.
Tne CATACOMBS.—The Paris catacombs,
once visited by all the strangers who came
sight-seeing to the French capitol, and after
wards closed to the public as unsafe, are, as
most people are doubtles. aware, old quar
ries, extendin under a portion. of the Fau
bourg St. Germain —the streets of La Harpe,
Saint Jacques, Vaugirard, and others, and
also under the- Pantheon, the Observatory,
the Gleon theatre, and other large building.
The roof or crust of these vast vaults is, as
may be imagined from the weight it sup
ports, of great thickness and solidity but in
certain places it is comparatively thin. It
was about 1785 that the catacombs first re
ceived human remains. A quanity oft ones
were removed thither from the charnel house
of the Innocents. During the revolution of
1788 they served. as burial places to numer
ous victims, and from 1792 to 1811 large
quantities of bones were deposited in them,
taken from ohurches that were pulled down
and from. cemeteries that were closed.—
Three staircases lead into the catacombs.
Great perca.utions have; of oourse, been
taken to prevent any falling in of the
ground, and the place is watched, nad kept
in repair. Two days ago aM. Katery, one
of the guardians, wishing to itavo• a. lock
changed in one of the galleries, went down
with a locksmith, his apprentice, and an
architect. Carrying a lighted. candle, he
conducted these three persons to a distance
of more than a quarter of an boun's walk
from the entrance. Incredible as it ap
pears, the candle was unprotected by a lan
tern and none of the p.irty had matches?—
They had scarcely reached the spot where
they were to work when a puff of air exria•
guished the light. In the dark there was
little hope of retracing their steps, for the
turns and windings were numerous. It was
more likely they would get deeper into the
labyrinth_ Nevertheless, Katery, judging
that from the point where they were it was
impossible anybody could here them, bade
his companions follow him, and sought his
way out. But nftee groping for several
hours in profound darkness lie felt it was a
hopeless case, so he called a halt, and the
four men strained their lungs in shouting
for help. Hour a fter hoar passed., and no
succor came, or sound replied, A,t last
towards a o'clock in the morning, when
they had been fur 11 hours in. this im
mense subterranean graveyard, when. they
were exhausted by fatigue and hunger, and
tormented by the fear of being forgotten.
they soddenly heard a voice inquiring what
they were doing there. Some matches were
thrown down to them, anti the candle .as
lighted, They found they were just below
the street of Iluguay Trouin. It appeared
that a compositor, going to his home in
that street at the still hour of 2 A. M., heard•
faint cries', which seemed to come from be.
nenth his feet. In the noisy daytime they
would have been inaudible. Unable to ac
count for the phenomenon, he hurried off
to the nearest police station, whence some
sergens de rile accompanied him to the spot.
These men knew that the catacombs passed
under that street, and it was through a
draught-hole nearly opposite to the compos
itor's house that they .wtro able ta commu
nicate with the v.risanera.
How A LADY PRE.ERTED WgDSTER'S ItEss.v
To lIAy:IE.—The Taunton (Mass.) Gazette
incorporates the following interesting remi
niscence in a notice of the article on "The
National Intellige,ncer and its Editors," in
the last Atlantic Monthly:
"It will be seen from this interesting nar
rative that there was a time when Joseph
Gales stood alone among amgressional re
porters; and, to still further illustrate his
position in that line, we call to mind what
we once heard an intimate friend. of. Mr.
Webster say we owed to him and his wife
with regard to the celebrated reply to Mr.
Bayne. Meeting tho Massachusetts Senn
tor as he was going to the capitol on that
morning, Mr. Gales inquired of him how
long he intended to speak. About half an
hour was the reply. The editor's d u ties at
that time were pressing, but he ventured to
take so much time from them. Mr. Web-
I alter, however, directly after met Judge
Story, who said that he thought the time
had come to givo to the country his views
on the Coastitation.. To this proposition be
assented. Mr. Gales took up his pencil un
aware of this new arrangement, and alike
unconscious of the lapse of time under the
enchantment of the orator, and consequently
he wrote on until the close of his speech.
"Some days passing away, and the 'proof'
of the speech not appearing, Mr. Webster
called on the reporter and m.ade inquiry.—
'I base the notes,' said Mr Gales, 'and they
are at your service.,, as shall never find
time to write them out.' This led to some
remonstrance and persuasion, but the over
tasked editor stood firm, Then Mrs. Gales
came to his rescue by saying that she
thought she could decipher her husband's
short band, as she had formerly occasion
ally done so. Mr. Gales doubted, seeing
that it was fifteen years since she bad tried
it. But site b l ild heard the speech, and as
the resistleee sweep of his argument, and
the gorgeous artd massive magnificence of
its imagety,..wer yet amid ;in tier Mind, she
pomaded in undertaking. tba di cult work.
In. due diem thereafter Mae fair; manuscript
came do Mr. Webster'e hands forilnal Cor
rection. Ecercely a word needed to be
changed, and soon a set of diamonds, cost
ing a thousand• dollars, accompanied the
rich thanks of the eloquent statesman.—
Thus was saved• to literatura.tbe most mem
orable oration of the American Senate."
A PULPIT A.NECDOTE.—Some days sines
we chanced to be in company with several'
-divines, who were relating-numerons-amun
ing anecdotes of the pulpit. Among others
the following struck our fancy as one deser
ving of record:
"I was," said the reverend gentleman,
"attending divine service in Norfolk, sev
eral years ago, during:a.season of some ex
citement. While the person officiating was
in the midst of a most interesting discus
sion, an old, lady, among : the congregation
.arose, clapped her hands. and exclaimed,
'Merciful Father, if I had one moreleather
in my wing of faith, I would fly off to glory!'
;The worthy gentleman thus interrupted..
immediately replieds 'Good Lord, stick it in
and let her go:. she's. but a.trouble here:"
That quieted the oldilady.
A TEMPERANCE. ettaniterna.—Befure
Judge Stroud, some time ago, a deposition
was read, in which was involved the repu
tation for ebriety of a citizen of another
State. The deposition was carefully writ,
ten by a lawyer, and gave explicit answers
to the Commissioner before whom it was
taken. To the queston "Does Blank drink
liluor habitually?" the answer was "only at
camp meetings and similar festive occasions!"
Colombia-Lumber Market
Panel Boards and Plank, W. Pine, $35.00
Ist Comm. " 44 cc 30.00+
2nd " " cc " 18.00
Culling " 44 12.50 a 13.00
Inferior " CC 9.00
Bill Scantling, 1.5.00
Joists and Scantling, Hemlock $9 a 10.00
Boards,
CLEMBIEI
Ash Plank,
Siding,
Long Shingles,
Cypress 4.
Plastering Lath
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
YENNSYSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Easticrird
Marietta Accommodation arrives, 8.15 A. sr.
Lancaster Train leaves 8.15 . 4
Columbia Ade. rr 1 00 P. M.
Harrisburg 4 . r< 5.15 4 r
Emigrant, rr 10.10 .4
Westward
Emigrant arrives
Mail leaves T 1.27
Columbia Ace. arrives 3.20 P. A.
Harrisburg ~ leaves 6.10 6 ,
Lancaster Train art tves 8.20 6 , -
13:7 - The Columbia Accommodation Eastward,
will arrive at Lancaster at 1.40 P. M., con
!seating: there with the Fast Line Fast; re
twang, will:leave Lancaster at 2.40 P. M., or
afrer the Fast Line West passes, arriving at
Columbia at 3.20 P. M.
I=
RTUVES Lr A V FS.
6.30 A. M. 6.55 A. M.
Morning Trion,
12.15 P. M. 12.30 P. M
3.00 ~ 6.10 't
Noon
Evening .‘
PIT J. AMU- ~I NTWar.sr..—Wreek. of
liumonO% .—lfoliFot • tom, er Top h —:so jec , is mom
rnul appalliet th ••• the pram •tore 40tollity of %moll.
dull:, .111n.te, 111 111.111 , m , f ou. puhi.o
pioniroddro. whet.• may be -ern .the Mrruble results
of di-.'tae in Ile run-1 frightful form- of the rhas.ly
nod endevrenu- weer*• of manhood, ilte deluded vle
tini• of unprineipled scoundrel-. who. tar petnicim,
nostrum- liner impler slated the system. of their ua
-4.119'1.7t1ng si•ql roilfidlog pat:eels wohtinineinl
pot
•mt+ roe nil Wee itti alto impurity of blood eototectnent
on -.itch imprudent., 01,1,tmeta
use powerfully CffleUelollll, being eomposed of rare
hal-ams sad vegetable, that are mangos untie to all
di-cyders of the blood and u'ce rs arising train. vim"
in the body They rotnam not a pellicle of mercury
or oilier mineral porton
MRS. WINSLOW,
A experienced aar•c min female physieian. tins a
Soothing ',Syrup for children telur•) greatly
foci :Clues the. prore.s of let:Mine. by softening the.
gum.. reducing all ullny nil poin.
sod is nuncio regulate the bowels. Depend upon it,
mothers, et will glue. rest to. your elver, and relief:lnd
health to your Winn, Perfectly .afe in all etmer.
Bee advertwenient in another- column.
Oct '20.81 .59.1 Y
rouN D.
The place to have your likeness i• at Jolley's.
Jolley takes pictui e• as low as S Coats by
the dozen.
Jolley takes Anibrot)pes as low :swim:Us in ca-es.
Jolley takes pictures at 73 seats
JOaey takes pictures at 51.00.
.[alley Lakes pictures at $1.55.
Jtilley takes mew res at it 50.
Jolley takes pictures , at 53.1111.
Jolley takes pictures ai SIM).
Jolley takes pictures ni 510.00
Jol'ey takes pictures m 523.00.
Ln fact Jedley take. the best and cheapest in the
county. null not see Jolley. opposite the Spy Office.
Columbia. June :23.W:0.
stInEATn!!!
WO EVERY FORA/ AND SPECIES OF
VERIYIIN.
.CCIsTAR'S'
"C. 4, TA1L . 3" RJLT, ROACR. dc., EXTRINIXATOII
"COSTA ICS"
"COSTAR'S" BED. iiCG EXTERMINATOR.
"CO-TA R trt
''COStARS' F:LECTR:C POWDER. rO.l IKSECTS,
DESTROY IIYSTANTLY
ROTICIIeE. Mice. Mote., Ground Mire, ITril Blgs
Ant., Moths. Iklo.qe.t.ex, Flrni.. Insert. on
•eet..- on, All4Olll, ZIC., C.-. 411 -host, every form one
ppeeles.or .
VERMIN.
ID yennt eritabliPhed in Neve York City—uPed by the
l'op! Office. the ejty I•tiroit and Station !toupee.
the coy -teenier.. Alpe. he . the coy ItivelP...estoi, ,,
••91. Nicholas' &c . nod by more than 20 000 private
r 111111 Ytetnilpr+ every vrliere therm
Whop...ale Ages tp Nt 4'l the h u ge
Regular kik., :J1)1, Ulld St boxes, LoUtee
[: TlllEtEwAlts!!! of 4mi/tutu icuitatiotift. Examine
each box, bottle and fin-k. and take nothing but -Roe,
TARS"
1,7 - 81.00 boxes Pent by mail'
r Si :tad $5 boxes for Plantations, Raters. &c., by
express.
Ha - Address orders—or for - riroulnr to Dealers" to
HEN NY R. COSTA R.
Priaripsl Depot. AID Broadway N. V.
Sokl by Dr W. S. McCORICI.N. to the Family Ned-,
eine Store. Odd Fellows' Hall, Columbia.
May 19, 1b6941m
WORTHY OF 'ATTENTION.--Ia to-days paper
will be found the advertisement of Lindsey , " Imr.
proved Blood ffeareher, a medicine whieh has rims
more rapidly in public favor than any ever invented,
or di-covered, mid which he' effected more perma-.
nent cures of desperate cases than any remedial
■gent ever brought before the public. Every person.
'aimed should apply to one of the agents for a circu
lar and give the medicine a trial. If it does not core,
or afford rcliet, the money in all cases will be re
funded
EMALF. HEALTH! FEMALE HEALTH
Thrtsands of f.•muleu suffer from derangements pe
cuilar to the sex. First, and most common oniony
these ea Foam le Weakness or White•. or forecorrhell.
with its constant attendant•, I.as-bade. Prostration.
Lame or Weak Rack and General Debility. No ore
can be entirety well who thus suffers. and in handrecht
of cases health le %Wert. undermined. OId•school
medicines and drugs do but little good—often moll
injury•; but Humphreys' Specific Hotarorie favothe
Pills are jest the thing. relieving prompt . sod ear e lpa
permanently A do art wrath wits co.
than quarts of nostrums. or six months' idtelrlllage on
a doctor. Six boxes for at Simile boxes 25 cis.
N —A full set of Humphrey.' Homeopathic Spe
cifics, with Hook of Directions. and twenty di/lemma
Remedies, in large 'Mats. morocco rare. $5 do. io Pia"
cese.4l4; ease or fifteen boxes, and book. Lt, '
Those Remedies., by the single box or case. ere seek
by mail or express, free of charge. ts 19` address on
receipt of the price. - Address
Da. F HUMPHREYS & CO;
No. 5112 Bsoadolrfs N. Tod"
A. N. mooch, Qd4 Fellows' Hell, Agent :or
dept. 15,V0-lat
9 a 10. f 0
12.00
20.00 a 25.00
$l2 a 15.00
9•a 1,6.00
10.00•
2.25 a 2.1'.0
1 30 A. My