A. 31. itA7flßo, Editor and Publisher. VOLUME XXXVIIL NUMBER 43.] THE COLUMBIA SPY, TE'IcMS OF suitscrtirTrox 52.00 per year, If paid in advance; six months, 51 If not paid until the expiration of the year, E-2.50 will he charged. Mr!=EMI! No paper will be discontinued until all arrear ages are paid, unless at the option of the editor. RATES OF Am - EurrisiNG: _EIGHT TANr.s SPAVV, ?.tA157.1.: A SALUA.I7.I". I I lidailAWAala Y 1 sqr.sl.oo $1.50152.50 ;3coo j U 0 1 $O.llO I 512410 Sqrs. 1 '2.09 I 3.00 1 5.00 1 0.00 I 0.00 I 12 00 1 10.00 3 Sqrs. 1 2.50 1 400 1 6.00 1 8.1.10 1 12 90 1 10.00 1 34 Col• I sto 7.00 I 0.0011.00 1 12.0.1 I 20.00 I 30.00 iCt Col. I sso 1 12.00 1 15.00 1 29.00 1 25.00 1 :15A11 1 Col. 12.00 115.00 I 20.00 2.00 I :1.00 160.00 10WHJ Double the above rates will be charged for dis play or blank advertisements. Adverti,ements not under contract, must be inarked the length of time desired, or they will be continued and charged for until ordered out. Special Notices 25 per cent. more. All Notices or AdVerti,iiients in reitiling Mat ter, under ten lines, tr . , , 1.110; over ten lines, 10 per line. Yearly Advertisers discontinuing their adver tisement,: before the expiration of the year, will be charged at full rates as above, or according to contract. Transient rates Nt ill be charged for all matters aol regatmq ntrictly 1,, their bro.itle , N. All advertising will be considered CASH., after first insertion. PROPESSIO_YAL CARDS. Al. CLAR 7i3STICE OF THE PEACE oFFlcE—conier of Second and Locust Streets, opposite Odd Fellows' Mill. ()Mee Hours--Frmn li to 7 A. M., 12 to t P. M., and from 6 to 9 P. :%T. TT 1. M. NORT, • H ATTORNEY & COI32 , .ZSELLOR-AT-LAW, Columbia, Pa. CoIWO:low; promptly made ht Lancaster mai York Counties, TW. PISITE ATToRNE V-.Vr- LAW. °Mee on Front Street, between Locust and - Walnut, Columbia, Pa. A J. K.AUFFMAN, ArroRN.EY-AT-LA.W. Collection, made in Lane:l:ter and adjoining Pensm , , llounty, Back Pay and all claims agatn,t the government promptly pro , icenteil. °thee—Locust street, lietween Front and Sec ond streets. AMITE L EVANS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Oflice, on Seennd St., ndjolnlng Odd Fellows' }I 11, enhunlna, Pa. J "1r Z. HOFFER, I)ENTIST. . 011iee—Front Street, next door to R. Wll I hum; Drug Store, between Loettst and Walnut Streets, Columbia, l'a. !,11MEIN;Tli.OUT, 'AI. D., IN Lute of Readina, Pa., otro.s. hi< profe,sional ser vic•es to t he citizens of Columbia and vicinity. Ottine in Wain at t.itreet, below :Second, Colom bia, Pa. FHINKLE, . PUYSICIAN ,Sz . , SURGEON; offer, his professional services to the citizens of Columbia and vicinity. lie tone be fitund at the office connected with his residence, on Second street, between Cherry and Union, every day, front 7to 31., and trout It to SP. M. Persons wishing his services to special eases, between these hours, will leave word by note :it his office, or through the post office. 110 1 1 E S' STEVENS HOUSE, 21, 23, 25 & 27 BROADWAY, N. I'. Cpposite Bowling Green, ON TIU EUROPEAN PLAN. The STEVENS ROUSE is well and widely known to the traveling public. The location is especially suitable to merchants, :111(1 business men ; it is in close proximity to the business part of the city—is on the highway of Southern and Western travel—and adjacent to all the principal Itail.road and Steamboat depots. x FixsTE37B-15.01:041 , 11 as liberal aecOmmoda ifs'it rovenoirglizte—lfTs , tfillriTikffi , tftlril;lfitrr possesses every modern improvement the the comfort and entertainment of its inmates. The rooms are spacious and well vent Ilated—provld ed with gas and water—the attendance Is prompt and respectful—and tile table Is generously pro vided with every delicacy of the season—at mod erate rates. (EO. K. CHASE Proprietors May 11.:ii7-finil MEiNE Tuts HOTEL IS PLEASAI,ITLY LOCATED, between the Stations or the Heading and Colum bia, and Penn,ylvallia Railroad:, FRONT STREET, coLumm.k, PA. Ample accommodation , tier• Stranger , and Tl:m -elers. The liar is etocke:i with CIHOCIi LI 14 15 ORS, Aral the Tables furniNhealvith the boat fate. April 20, 1 7r.1 Proprietor FRANKLIN HOUSE, LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA. This is a iir,t-elasshotel,tma Is in every respeet :Warted to meet the wi.lies and deNire , of the traveling puddle, l)l..l.wris ERWIN, Proprietor, - LlREcirs liorrEL, Oil the European Plan, opprKlte City Hall Park New York. R. FRENCH, Proprietor. O ILE ITS HOTEL. Wost Market Square, Rend i nrt Itenn'n. misHLER, Proprietor EXCHANGE HOTEL, MOUNT JOY. P.Ex.x.v. First-CI:1N , Accommodation , . The Choicest. Lig urns. ut, the Bar. ALEN:. D. REESE, Proprietor. TALTBY ITOUSE, 1.11. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. This hotel to been relittea with all the IleeeS , art - improvements known to hotel enter prise :Ina therefore offers nrst-elass 111,1•011t11101ill- I km, to-strangers and others visiting. IL7 ll 13. MER, Proprietor. JIISC'ELL-1 37130 G EoRGE BOGLE, DEALER IN LUMBIM O 1 ALL DESCRIPTIONS Also, P EJASTER RS' hAIR.[ Office—Front StrEqq, lx , twoen Locgigt awl Union MMMMI Av rx-Dow siTADEs, LOOKING G LASSES, V LI It NITURE, Of all ileacriptlona ' and at reduced at our NEW WARE ROOMS, Lomst Street, above Second, :myth side. SOILS STIENBERG Ell. Columbia, 3lar. t, IS(17-tf. punE WINES _kND Llca7ultsi For Pal re, Unadnit muted Wines mid Litman:, go to the store of the subscriber. lie has elegant CATa\VBX wiNE. Which for quality :Ind flavor, eannat I a, excelled; also, the et-telt:tiled ROOSTEIt wirrshan - , ratowe mun,Januti. Kpirita, Blackberry Brandy, Cherry and Currant. Wines. We have Wines, Brandies, Gins, Cordials, Old Monongahela of all grade.. (live us a call and examine for yourself. CI IA ItLES G it( iN - B, Owner of Commerce and Walnut 5i..., Columbia, Pa. UPno INT 0! undersigned has taken myna• adjoining the residence of James Barber, in Walnut street, where he is at ail time. prepared to do nil kind. of work in his line, such as 3laligirs. Curtain., ratting, making and laying Carpets, repairing Sofas and Chairs, making Spring, Corn-Inn& or Hair Mattrasses, Cushions, &1.I& Mar. 10, SAUEL CARTER. pocKET BOOKS! A Large and well selected stock of POC2ICET BOOKS', has justee received, which we will nt reduced prices. n Call mut see our stock of Photograph _Albums ! A large and fresh stock just received from New York - , which are ntMred at prices to suit every one. ALL THE LATEST PUBLICATION'S. A large ac,ortinent Just received, and selling at very lon - price., No person should he without reading man ter. .111NOLD'S WRITING .1:1,C11). The gcnainc arbek—quarts, pints. half pints, and 2-07. stands. Everything usually kept In the Stationery line, will be found 11 t W. U. Book Store, Locust street, opposite (loluntbla National Bank. April 6, 1667. W. HUNTER & CO., H wHOSESALE DRUGG ESTS, No. 41 North Third Street, PHILADELPHIA. Importers and Grinders of Spice, dealers In Dugs, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicines, Oils, Paints Varnishes, Glass, 4:e. Manufactur ers of "Kaign's Syrup of Tar." [Nov. 'tterly . . • . 9;,11: Q . 4',.• t . .M Ty .-;:,; E - , :4 4 • • V=.• • _ " • BUCHER'S COLUMN: IC. B(T C E Wholesale ;mkt Retail Denier in = FOREIGN AN]) DOMESTIC WTines and -Liquors Has removed his Store to his Building, adjoining Itnldentan's Store, Locust St., Columbia, Pa., where lie has fitted up rooms, and greatly Increased his facilities for doing a more extensive business. )1181-I AER'S CE LEER ATED 1.--- - EER,p, BITTERS PURL•' AND UNADULTERATED, Pre,h from the Manufactory of Dr. B. MlMller These Bitters are celebrated for the great cures they have performed In every ease, when tried. Dr. Mishler offers fire lamina dollrtra to the pro prietor of any Med !eine that ran show a greater number of genuine certificates of mires effected by It, near the place where it is made, than .IISIILF,R'S . HER B BITTERS 31ISITLEW4 lIF.IIII BITTERS Ts for sale hi Columbia only by J. C. BUCHER, .\t hiv Store, Locust Street, 0,1'1111bl:A WINES AND LIQUORS! Embtaoing t 1 following Catawba, Port, Lisbon, Cherry, Maderia, Malaga, Champagne, Claret, Blackberry, Elderberry, Currant and 'Muscat 'WINES. COGNAC. tIF DIFFERENT BRANDS Also, O 1.1) l YE WHISK EY an BRANDtES of all kinds Blaekberry, Jamaica Spirits, Catawba, Ginger, Rum, Superior Old Rye, Pure 011 nye, XXX Old nye. XX Old Rye, X Old Rye, Pure Old nye, Monongahela, Rectified Whisky, London Brown Stout. Scotch Ale, We., We., &e. AGENCY FOR Malt Cider Vinegar. He Is :lb.(' Agent for the Celebrated MIS H LER 'S HERB BITTE 11 S. POCKET FLASKS, DEMIJOHNS, TOBACCO BOXES, and FANCY ARTICLES, in great variety, MISHLER'S BITTERS! PURE & -UNADULTERATED, Lee's London Porter, Manufactured by GEO. LEE, kLnte of Lion Brewery, London, 'Who says that this Porter is better than that nmuathet❑red In London, as we have better material here. I. the Agent for this. Potter, in C'olunibla B EST STO UT PORTER! Froia G LoNDox MIS lILEIP S CELEBRATED 11E11B BETTERS' By tht , 11.111 REL, Ql',litT OI wyrru E MALT VISEGAII Connot he pureba,ett at any other e.tabllsh anent in town, and Is ‘earrante4l to keep fruits and vegetables perfect,. The Rent Brands of Imported SCOTCH AND LONDON ALE TO SMOKERS AND CHEWERS Brel EU win Nt.lll keep On 7:find the 111 , t Brand. of SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO, SNUFF, LIAVA:s.ZA, YARA, and COMMON SEG ARS. Also, SNUFF A; TOBACCO BOXES, PIPES—a thousand and one varieties. Call at J. C. BUCHER'S, Locust Street, adjoining Haldeloan's Store. It is the greatest establishment of the king this side of Philadelphia. t..ll—Only Agency for Lee's London Porter, and Mishler's Bitters. FOR SALE, Sold at J. C. BUCHER'S For Salo 1,3 J. C. BLICM;;11 7. C. I.luciiEn For by S. C. BUCHER, Loctt,t Street, above Front EMT= J. C. BCCI IEII, Dielait Street, Columbia Agent for the I 9 J. C. BUCHER'S COLUMBIA, PA., SATITRI)AY - 110ITNING-, JITN - E 1, 1867. RAILROAD _ READING, BAIL 110 AP. SUMMER ARRANGEMENT .-Vpril Bth, 1867. GREST TIIUNIC LINE FROM THO NORTII AND North West for Philadelphia, New York, Read ing, Pottsville, Tamaqua. Ashland, Lebanon, Allentown, Easton, Ephrata, Litiz, Lancaster, Columbia, Trains leave I larrlsburg for New York, as fol lows; At 3.00, 8.10 and 11.35 A. M., and 2.10 and 9.001'. M., connecting with similar Trains on the Pennsylvania 11. It., and arriving at New York at 5.00 :mil 10.10 A. 81., and 4.40.5.20 and 10.25 I'. 11. Sleeping Cars accompanying the :MAI A. 31., and 0,1X)1'. )1. Trains without change. Leave Harrisburg for Iteadlng. Pottsville, Tamaqua, Millersville, Ashland, 1 Grove, Allentown and Philadelphia. B.IOA. M. and 2.111 and 4.10 P. 81., stopping at, Lebanon antCprincipal Wow Stations; the 4.10 P:M., making connections for Philadelphia and Columbia only. For Potts ville, Schuylkill, Ihtven and Alll,lllll, Vht Schuylkill :11111 Stltifftlehilllll:l. Rail Iload, leave Harrisburg at M. Returning: Leave New York at 0,00 A. M., 12.00 Noon and 5.00 and 8.00 I'. )1.; Philadelphia at 8.15 A. M., and :1.30 I'. M. Way Passenger Train leaves Philadelphia at 7;10.\. M., returning from Heading at 0.81) P. M. stopping. at all Sta tions; Pottsville at 8.45 Z. M., and 2,45 P. M.; Ashland ii.OU and MAU A. )1.. and 1.05 3'. )1.; Ta Haut tut at 0.45 A. M., and 8.00 and 5.55 P. M. Loos-Pottsville bit Harrisburg, vat Selmylkill and Susquehanna Rail Road at 7.00 A. M. Heading Aeconwslat ion Train; Leaves Read ing at 7.30 A. 11., returning front Philadelphia :it .5.00 P. 71. Pottsto sn Aecomodation Train : Leaves Potts town at 0.211 A.)1., returning leaves Philadelphia at 0.30 P. M. _ . . Columbia Rail Road Trains leave Reading at 7.00 A. M. and 43.15 P. M., for Ephrata, Litiz, Lan caster, Co lumbia. Cc. . _ . On Sundays: Leave New York at .C.OO P. M.. Philadelphia 8.00 A. M., and :1.15 I'. M., the 8.00 A, M. Train running only - to Heading ; Pottsville 8.00 A. M.; Ilfirrishurg 0.35 A. M., and Reading at 1.20 and 7.20 A. M. for Harrisburg. and 11.22 A. M. for New York and .125 P. M. for Philadelphia. I !rantnutat lon, Mileage, Season. School and Ex cursion Tickets, to and from all points', at re duced Rates, - Baggage checked through; SO pounds allowed each Pas,enger. G. .1.. NreOLLS, Cleneral Superintendent. Reading, Pa., April Sth, 18117. pENNSYLVANIA BA IL ROAD TRAINS' r.r•...vic otowsn (WINO EAST, Iwzi,ter Train .11arrisburg .Iceonimodation TR. INS LEA E :Mail Train /1:11 . 11S111.11*U: .vecon tinodat ion Lanc-aNter 1'1:1111 .N.ITIVUN COLUMBIA ACCOMMODATION LPIIVe Columbia for Lanca,ler Arrive at Lancaster '2. Connecting with Day Expi es. tor Plii Leave Daneaster at 2.1:i P. M Arrive, at Columbia "'0 " WM. F. LOCI:AI:D. Superintendent, Phila. Div. N oRT HE It N CENTIL\.L rwr.w.x.Y. YORK AND WRIGHTSVILLE R. II DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF THE PASSEN CER TRAINS AT YORE. DEPARTURES F.RuM YORK For Baltimore, 4.15 A. M., 7.00 A. M.,10.10 A. 31., 2.50 P. 31. and 9.55 P. M. For WrightsvUle, 1145 A. 31., 11.15 A. 31., aral 3.50 p. For Harrisburg, 12.30 A. M., 7.10 A. M., 10.10 A. 31., 11.1:t A.. 1., 2.15 P. 31., and 10,50 P. 31. ARRIVALS AT YORK From nthimore, 12.2.1 A. M. 10..5 A. M., 11.3,3 A. \l., 2.10 P. M., 5.50 P. M., and 10.2.1 P. M. From Wrightsville, 5.13 A. M., 2.35 P. 3r., :111(1 7.30 . . From Harrisharg,, 4.10 A. 31., 10.:15 A. M., and 2.45 P. M., and 6.85 P. M., and n. 52 P. 31. On Sunday, the only trains running are the one from Harrisburg, A. 35 in the morning, pro , teething to Baltimore; inn' those front Baltimore at 12.25 A.. M., and 1025 P. M., proceeding to I larris burg. , No train arrives from 13aitimore at 10.25 on I.Saturda3r.../.4ght.; mid-none tram Harrisburg r.t 4.10 on Monday morning. J. N. DU BARRY, General Superintenilent. READINCI AND COLUMBIA R. It On and ;tiler MONDAY, MAY Itll, Trains will run bet Ni`ill LANC‘STEII, COLUMIII.I..INI) 11E.\1q:,:f; =I Leave Lanmster and Columbia. 8.00 a. In 3,00 p. 111 Arrive:lt Item Una, 10.20 & .5.31) p, Hat urning—Lnavi, , , Reading at 7.0) a. In., and 11,15 p. m. Arrive at Lanea•ter 9.20, and Columbia L 23 a. In., and 8.30 p. SUNDAY T 1 Z ATNS leave Columbia at 7.10 a. 111., Itnd 3.10 p. taP Leave Lancaster• at 7,30 a. 111.. and 3.1.5 p. .arrive at Reading*, 10.10 a. m., and 0.00 p, m. o==E=)2=Ml W p, In. A rrive nt Lancaster 10.25 a. in_ anq 0.00 p. =I TO SEW YORK MIMEO L.eas•e Laac•aster and Columbia, at 8.00 a. in., and 3.00 p. nt., daily, except Sundays. Arrive :it New York at :010 and p. in., and Phil adelphia at 1.00 p. ni., and 9.10 p. Returning—Leave New Ymq: at 12.00. and Philadelphia at 2.:10 p. in. Arrive at Lane:s ter aunt C1,1111111,1a ut 0.:0) p. The 11.1)nve trains also connect at Reading with Trains Noll h, on P. and It., and West, on Leban on Valley, Roads. The Sunday Morning Train from Columbia :Lod Lancaster make close connection at Reading, for New York. EXCURSIO.N TICKETS ISSUED TO rAirriEs, TO ALL roiNTs, ON THIS ROAD, ..\T REDUCED it.vrEs. Excursion Tiol:ets sold limn to Elth rata, Linz, Lancaster and Columbia; 10,111 Lan caster and Coluttibia. to Lit Eplicataatill Itoail- Itig; from I',,lumbla to Lanca.•ter, and Laneaster to Colutilida, and return—good tor Sunday Trains only. F.AETE, •i 3.10 TO NEW YoIIK, .\N! F-'2.90 TO PIIIL.VDELPIII.k. Van bt• ulna iurd at the 0/114,, ”f the New Jersey Central Railroad, font or Liberty Street, 'elf• York:, and Philadelphia and Itesid log Railroad, kith and Callinchill Street:, Plida ielzets to Yew Yolk: and. Philadel phia sold at all tilt• Principal St:din:is, and flint gage GEO. F. GAGE, Supt. E. F. Klevun, Gen. Frt. and Ticket Agent. dee] '6l:. I -IIR PREPA R A TIONS - . . H A L L'S v METABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER, The efreets of which AEI!: TO RESTORE THE HAIR MEE 2". - srat,ural Color, AND PROMOTE GRowTir It is an t•nlirely nelv anent hie Eli.covery, com bining wally of the iincEt powerful and re,tora live agt•llt, 111 Vl.Dirr.knix KINGDOM. It cures all diseases of the. calp, and allays all that heat ;111E1 irritation, anti Dit . ll 1811,,.. It nuti live prlnelple hi• which the hair is nouri.lled Anil supported, :11111 by Its I , llledist it cana l' s lii.' hair to grow Where it has tiller out, and re stores it to its natural color when gray. Tile oil In appearance lire matte young again. It will keep the hair from falling mil li Is not :1 DyiE, it sl rllzes al the root., 1131,1 1111 , ILe clouds Willi Dell . life :111E1 coloring matter. =I IT I R RESS I Na _MI:11W it moist. ,oft :End glo,Ny MIME . . , It remove, dant truti, utul all Ilto.r.Neu rvy erup thal,. It tlovs not contain oil 1111t1 Ille4olol, ry up the seerrtlone upon which the wltallty 41.•pentl, No pen-on, old or youna, ,),null fill to uct• It. /t rrromna, mitt( nut( food bq the I , R.sT L A • TIYMITY. Fort lIALCs VroETAWLE SIC! LIAS ELNEWEE, take no other. Our Treatise oh the llxi r sent free 131,011 11A1.1. Praptietors, Sold b nil Droggl,4, .:s;ashan, N. II VEGET.VISLE 11.1.11( RENEWER RING'S AMBROSIA These popular hair Restorers and Tonics 00 hand, at It. WILLI - A. 3.15, Drug Store, Columbia, Pa. kpl 13-111 VANILLA. BEANS. A PRIME; LOT. A single Bean, to pound lots, to suit purchasers. Just received at Apr.2.o, J. A, MEYER'S Drug Store. "NO ENTERTAINMENT BO CHEAP AS BEADING, NOR ANY PLEASURE BO LASTING." [For the "Spy.") :KS Childhood 'tome. Jly eldhlhorxl home, I see It still, The old farm house, the murmuring rill That wound Its course the hills among, And o'er Its hanks the willows hung; Their branches waving gracefully, And touched the waters playfully. Aty ehlldhood home, I see It non•, The valloy green, the mountain brow, The orchard and the garden too, Queen, in itwey,lloW VieW ; But Oh, ;110 , 0 happy days are past, childhood's joys were 'round me east Somebody's Heart. My heart is waiting for ,otaelmily, Somebody, where can lie be? Something on earth he is waiting; 'Waiting and watching tot me. I%ly heart shall be faithful and true, then. To that somebody where'er he be— Yes my heart is locked firmly and fast, lint there's some one possessing the Ite:‘ Why are you sad and disheartened? Why do you look so at me? Because you say "You are discouraged, That you do not hold the heart key How shall I know who's the somebody? My heart will tell faithful and true, You wonder who can be the somebody" Well! somebody, darling, is you. 411 1111t0 1111, THE BROKEN KNIFE. \ DETECT] VE'S STOR) " Mr. Hilton," said the superintendent. as I entered the office, one morning, n let me introduce you to Mr. Jonas. Mr. Jonas," he continued, "resident at L—, and has come to get our assistance in fer reting out some thieves who broke into his house night before last ; and who were so successful that they managed to get off with a large booty, and in not leaving any clue by which to trace them. I desire that you accompany him as soon as poz sible to the scene or the robbery. and he will give you all the information he pos- SCriz:CS concerning the matter as you pro ceed." 41 A. NI Ls P. 31 1155 P. M S.lO MEE3 I had luckily, that very morning, told my family I might not be home fur some days, for there was a case I was working up which I thought might possibly detain me some time; and I had also brought my traveling valise, so that, turning to Mr. Jonas, after the superintendent had finished speaking. I signified to him my readiness to accompany him at once. As there was a train about to start, we secur ed seats, and in a short time were on our way to L--. As we rolled along, I gathered from my companion, who was a middle-aged coun try-gentlemizn, are fallowing—iparaualani concerning the robbery, which I shall give in brief : It seems that, two days before, Mr. Jonas, who kept a village store, and who was a man of considerable wealth. left with his family, to spend the af ternoon and night with -some or his re latives who resided ten miles from town. On leaving, he locked up the house and carried with him the key. On his re turn, the following morning, he discover ed that a back window had been opened. and that the lock of a box, which he al ways kept under his bed, had been pick ed, and its contents, including two thous and dollars in money and many valuable papefs, had been abstracted. lle had not mentioned the fact of the robbery to any one except the members of his family, but had immediately come to us for aid. This was his plain statement, and before I eculd form any plan of procedure it was necessary that I should beernue acquaint ed with the field of action. Toward evening we arrived at L--, and, before separating, it was arranged that we should act as strangers toward each other. Mr. Jonas was to go home and I was to proceed to the hotel and play the part of a traveling agent, until late in the evenin , r, when T was to visit him at his own house. The villa e was pleasantly situated at the foot of some high hills, and contained about three thousand inhabitants. There were two taverns, or • hotels," as the people liked to designate them; several storm., a good many churches and law offices. tofzether with the other usual adjuncts of a country town. 1 had, in conversation with Mr. Jon:-, learned all the peculiarities of the place, anti among other things, bad been inform ed that one of the hotels was much better than the other. I preferred, however, going to the commonest one, where I was sure of mixing with the lower class of the villagers. Accordingly I stopped there, ordered a room and supper, and in the evening, lighting my cigar. sauntered into the bar room to reconnoitre. Drawing a chair to the fire, for the night air was chilly, I took a survey of the oecupahts. A num ber of men were in the room, sonic talk ing and drinking. while others. seated at small tables, endeavored to pas.i.away the time in playing cards or dominoes. 3ly entrance caused some commotion. and noticing many inquisitive glances direct ed toward me, after a few moments I arose. and going to the bar, entered into conver sation with the bar-tender. Represent ing myself as a commercial agent, I in_ quired about the merchants in the village, and raising my voice so as to be heard by all. who appeared to take the greatest concern in my affitirs, I soon had thesz:cis faction of seeing that I bad made myself understood, and that I would no longer be annoyed by their inquisitive looks. About ten o'clock, after most of the company had left the room, I started out to find Mr. Jonas. As he had told the location of his house I had no trouble in finding it ; and was obliged to no one for directions. I= The back window, through which the burglars had entered, was only a few feet from the ground, and near the kitchen door. The doors between the kitchen and the rest part of the house bad not been opened, but the rogues bad gone up a back stairway into the attic of the kitch en and woodshed, and thence through a small door into the house itself or main building. questimed Mr. Jokes about his ser vants, and learned that the kept but two —his coachman, who was with him on the night of the robbery, and a maid, who had been absent for some weeks attending to her sick mother. 1 examined atten tively the window. it had evidently been pried open with some heavy instrument, as the spring fastening it down was broken. Ire next went to the bed-room from which the property had been stolen. The box. that had contained it was a heavy oaken one, bound with iron, and locked with a padlock, which had been picked with a good deal of skill, as it was apparently uninjured. lc could not have been forced as when it encircled the staple there was no room to introduce a jimmy. Af ter the money and papers had been taken out, the padlock was replaced and the box put again under the bed. Nothing else iu the house had been molested—not even in the room, where, on their return, the family found everything in the same order as they had left it. As yet I had not discovered the slight est clue. From what i had heard, I be came convinced of two facts, namely— that the thief must have been acquainted with the house, and that he must also have known of Mr. Jonas keeping his valuables in the box. Had he not known the plan of the interior of the house, he would never have thought of passing through the kitchen attic, but would have forced the fewer doors ; and had he not known where to look fur his object, he would have searched the closets and bu reaus. lle must also have been aware that the Ettuily did not intend returning that night, or he would have been in too much of a hurry to replace the box in its accus tomed place under the bed. While I was standing there, handling the padlock, and buried with these thoughts, I heard something drop ou the fluor, and stooping down I picked up a broken knife blade. I had felt so disap pointed at not having before found a clue, that I came near shouting for joy. The blade' had evidently been broken in the lock, and as I revolved it in my hand it it had become disengaged and tbllen out. • Lad nut seen ute'piek it up, arid I did not mention it to him. I next inquir ed more particularly about the servant girl, and learned that she did not have many visitors, but that she was keeping company, as the saying i.+,-With a young fellow In the village of whom she was very thud. Ile was the ostler at the tavern where was riot stopping, and though smart enough, was considered rather a worthless character. On going out, F passed again through the kitchen and back yard. This time something caught my attention which I bail before overlooked. The moon was up, and lighting with almost noon-day brilliancy the garden. when I noticed some nuntar, just as the masons had left it, lying un some boards, and in the centre was a foot print : apparently made when the mortar was soft, but now a hard int. pression of a large sized boot. " I see," said I, turnim , to Mr. Jonas, " that the masons have. been around here. When did they make that mortar ?" • Oh," replied he, they finished the job I had given them, last Thursday. the same day that I went from home." This was another slight clue. That Thursday night the union did nut rise till late, and it being dark the thief had missed the path. and stepped into the nyrtar while making oil From the prein- It Iva.; is a comparatively easy state of mind, that 11 returned to my quarters at the tavern, and waited until the following tirwiling before e mtinuing uty inve,tiga- I t w a , or the highe,t intportanee that the erintinal, whoever he was, :liould uut hare the slighte.st hint of illy business, and 1 was, thereibre, obliged to In.e the precaution. Several days passed, and I had as yet made tmsatisfaetory p:ogress in the ease.— The servant's beau, Sam 'Weldon, ostler, I had seen several times, and was consid erably puzzled by him. Ile did nut appear like a bad man, but at the same time it was acknowledged on all sides that he did Lot amount to much. One evening, as I sittinir, as usual, after supper, in the bar-room, smoking 11ly cigar, and trying to devise a plan by which to became con vinced that my speculations in regard to Weldon were true or nut, who should enter with two or three others. but Sam himself. °• Well, boys." I heard hits say, as he came in the dour, •• we'll have a jolly time to night of my expense. fur to-morrow I leave the place. Conte, order cote• drinks Ne got enotigh to pay for them. I've been saving my Wage:, for some time. and we'll have a regular blow out, now. - "Now, Sam," bawled out one of his companions. that's a good 'un. You talk of saving your motley, when everybody in the room knows you spend it as fast as you get it." " Whit t's that ?• • replied Sa in, who was considerably the worse fur liquor; •' do you mean to :-ay I've got no money . ? Look here 1" Aud he hauled a roll of bills out of his pocket, and quickly re placed it. That's what I call money, and it will take me far enough from this place, too, before I stop. But, boys, :s.o on with your drinking." Presently, after drinking several times, Sam can e and sat down near me. As he did so, I noticed stains of mortar OD his right boot. I felt positive that Weldon was the robber, and that now was my chance to arrest him; still I -wanted a little more proof. In the morning he would be gone, and I might have a long search after him. I could read in his face that he felt confident that the rob bery had not yet been discovered, as it was sometimes weeks before Mr. Jonas had occasion of going to his strong box, and he had purposely staid iu a few days to ward MI any suspicion that might attach itself to him. There he sat, talking and laughing ap parently conscious of security. while with in two feet of him, 1 was plotting how to make my chain of circumstantial evidence complete. I wanted to see his knife, but was afraid if 1 asked for it, I might arouse suspicion, and he would escape mc. For tune, however, favored my design, and presently Weldron drew forth a plug of tobacco from one pocket, and his knife from another. While he was cutting, I took out my pencil, and as he finished, I said : "Be good enough to lend me your knife a moment to sharpen my pencil; 1 have lost mine. It is too dark here?" I continued, as I took it. must go near er the light." Apparently calm, and without showing the least anxiety, although in reality feeling very nervous, I approached the lamp, and examined the knife. The smaller blade was broken, and the piece that had dropped from the lock fit ted it exactly. I was now sure of my man, and going back I took my seat. •• I see, - said I, addressing Weldon, • that the small blade of your knife which I wanted to use is broken, and by a curious circumstance, I have the inis.-:ing part in my pocket." I found it in a certain lock,aud I now arrest you fur the robbery." When I commenced speaking his face became suddenly pale, and his extreme agitation was proof enough of his guilt, which he readily confessed. He was handed over to the proper authorities, and all of the stolen property, with the excep tion of a few dollars, was recovered. It appears at his trial that the sewing maia was entirely guiltless, and though she had been used as an instrument by her lover to discover the habits of her master, still she was ignorant of his inten- tion, and so well had Weldon done the it would' pro:lmbly Mei , im - tvie result: ed in his punishment, had it not been for the broken knife. IL Startling Discovery A. party of young people, recently amusing themselves at the 'house of the Rev. Mr. White, near Terra Haute, Indiana, were suddenly somewhat start led on hearing the croaking of a frog in their midst While they were vainly searching for the strange visitant—au unwelcome one, certainly, in a front parlor—they noticed that one of their number, a young girl of seventeen, named Mary Copaxi, turned as white as a sheet, and laid her hand upon her breast. The croaking continued, and Miss Co paxi suddenly uttered a terrible scream and swooned away. As her young com panions gathered round her, applying the proper restoratives, they made a startling discovery that thrilled them with horror ! Mr. W' bite coming iu at th:s juncture, inquired as to the meaning of the strange tumult, and was informed that the croak ing of a frog was heard, proceeding from the stomach of Miss Copaxi. Yes, there could be no mistake ; the noise of the frog came from the young girl' She swooned away three times be fore the kind minister could inspire her with sufficient hardihood and coolness to endure her misfortune as became a Chris tian ; and her companions were obliged to carry her home in a carriage. Dr. Williams, a promising young sur reon ou a visit to some relatives at this place, was immediately sent for. lie per ceived at once that his patient was a diffi cult case ; but with remarkable self-posses ..ion and a steady hand, lie at once pro ceeded with the work which alone could save the young girl's life. Before night he had made an incision in the flesh just under the brem.t. and extracted a large green. speckled frog, almost four inches iu length. The girl is now doing• well, and will recover. Young Hen Out of Employment. A merchant engaged in a small business in New York advertised, on Thursday last, fir a clerk—application to be made by letter. By noon of the day on which his advertisement appeared he had received eighty - applications fur the situation, and before the next day had passed, the num ber bad reached one hundred and nine teen. The salary was small, the induce mews were few, and the work required close attention. Many of the applicants could speak two or three languages, and claimed to be possessed of various aceom plishments. This is one of the ninny proofs of the widespread stagnation of business, and the redundancy of labor in many departments of activity. An old negro woman accounts for the Tacks of discipline anion: youngster: from the fact that their mothers wear gaiters. Ye see when we wore low shoes, an' the children wanted a whiprin' we just tuk off a shoe mighty quick an' gave 'cm a good spankir?; but now, how's a body to git a gaiter off in time ? So the children fits no ultippin's at all, now-a-days.' $2,00 Per Year, in Advance: $2,50 if not Paid in Advance. `eX.ll.r ti I.ilL Home. Home', not merely four square walls, Though with pictures hung and gilded; [come h where affection calPt— Filled with shrines the heart bath Minded Ifoine, go watch the faithful clove Sailing'neath the, heavens above us; I Lome is where there's one to love, Home I, where there's one to love us Homes not merely roof and rik0111; It neea, Noinetlaing to enthltr it ; Home Is when, the, heart van bloom— Where ,onu• lc kill! lip to ebe,r iI What is home with none to meet, None to leIPUIIIP , ILIIl• iV tired us•: Inane is sweet, and only sweet, Where there's tttcr: we love to meet us Signti and Omens. Asa Hartz" sends the following orig inal signs and omens, which he vouches for as correct, to the New Orleans Times. 1. To walk along the street at midnight, and find a pin pointing towards you, signifies good luck. to turn a corner suddenly, at the same hour, and find a pistol pointing towards you, signifies the necessity that you should immediately " git up and git" behind something. A big tree is preferable. To buy tripe on a Friday is bad luck. To buy it on Monday or Tuesday or any other day of the week, on credit, is worse, because the tripe man will make you pay for it out of your salary on Saturday. Tripe isn't good at all, unless you make it into hash,and put onions into it. Wethers field onions are the best. 3. If you leave home in the morning and forget something you wanted to take down town with you, it's bad luck to turn back without making an X mark and spitting in the centre of it. But it's dog ou'd sight worse if your wife got up mad that morning, because she might fire a breakfast plate at you lir coining back when her a:ad was up. In short, I wouldn't gu back at any time on any occasion. Wait till next morning. 1. If you see a spark in a candle wick at night, it in a sign you are going to get a letter. For fear the letter might be a dun for your last board bill, it is best to sleep in a home where they use gas. Candles are good in the country; but gas is best in the city, if you pay the bills regularly. 5. When a black cat comas into your room it is a sign of death. In order to make it a certainty, I should advise the killing of the cat. This will probably avert a catastrophe in the family that might cause grief, and won't hurt the cat much—only one-ninth. —6. If a lady purl on 'her 'stockings I wrong side outwards, it is a sign of good luck if she does it unintentionally. If she does it on purpose, it's a sign the other side of the stockings are not as white as snow. In view of the fact that ladies do not wear stockings unless they are as white as snow, this ign applies only to blue stockings." 7. To have your cup of tea handed you with two spoons in the cup or saucer, it is a sign that there is to be a weddinu.. But such signs, it is said, never occur in places visited by Gen. Butler. S. If you dream that you are dining at a first-class restaurant upon the choicest viands, it is a sign that you went to bed hungry. It is supposed that the patrons of free lunch houses, only, have dreams of this kind. THE TYPO AND THE EDITOES.—The lawyer editor of a country paper, who wrote a very " blind hand," was frequently annoyed by compositors' inquiries concern• ing words which they could not decipher. One day a compositor. as little acquainted with the disposition of the editor as he was with the handwriting, elite' ed the sanctum and holding the copy before his eyes' in quired what a certain crooked mark stood for. The editor did not at that time wish to be interrupted, and exclaimed, `•go to the devil." The compositor retired,not to his Satanic Majesty.but to the composing room. When the editor read his proof; lie had the plea sure to see a line in his leading editorial read : •Ile r. IVeb,tir) will, in all probabil ity, go to the devil, The copy wm, looked for, and the crook ed mark was marked ‘• be nominated... A. I•'unny time. Recently the annual sale of articles from the I)ead Letter Office took place. Over 1:200 parcels, containing several thousand different articles, were to be sold. The proceeds are to be deposited in the Treasury, subject to the order of the owners, should they hereafter be found. The list embraced almost every article of wearing apparel, jewelry, medicine. &c., most of them for ladie.q. AutunL , these are false brea4ts, shoulder•braces, hair. hoop skirts, cutiya, and curlers. baby clothes. white enamel bloom for the complexion. hair dyes, hair restorers, hair uprooters, vitalizing recuperators, strength cuing lotionq, pimple banishers, patent blisters, and cure , : for drunkard , . The sale was at public auction. registers of New Orleans hare felt compelled to refuse a venerable colored man his certificate. vu the ground that be i s a ca tiv e of C; uinca. and has never taken out naturalization papers. GP:010;E LIBBY, recently confined in jail at Cartville, Texas, for the killing of l'hilip liarrer, at Dhanis, was taken out of jail by a mob and hung. LonEt) Union Leagues have been formed in all the considerablc towns in East Tennessee. The league at Knoxville is five hundreit strong. [WHOLE NUMBER, 1,967. term 510.1t0,A011 Afi ICULTURE is the most useful and most noble employment of man.—Wtsuixereir. COMITVNICATIONS, Selections, Recipes and ar ticles of interest and value, are solicited for this department of the paper. We desire to supply the public:with the hest practical information in reference to the farm, garden, and household. The Farmer's Daughter. Her ebeeks are of a fairer red, Though tinged with deeper brown, Than you will Ilnd In any maid, Who lives In any town. If er hair hang, loo,e above her brow )11:1».1' n winding curl, Like leave, upon a summer bough; oh charming country girl! One cintrni prts&lng fah• I'nknown In city streets; tier beauty Is less known to licr, Than unto tkose meets• She does not live on flattery's breath She henry ILtlt lfttte praise; llrr gtxxlne,s I, not " , lone to death," In twenty 111.'11 , 11ml ways. Your who but live In fashiutt'N line whirl, l'or fifty .tiel 2, Sens. , would not give That itotte.t farmers girl. Rouse Plants. Cuttings of house plants, such as gera niums, fuchsias, verbenas. etc., such as every cue wants, may easily be grown in the house. One of the best materials for the purpose we have found to be clear fine charcoal dust, about like fine sand in the size of grains. Use a common earthen crock ; see that it has good drainage; then fill to within half an inch of the top with the charcoal, putting your cuttings in all around and near the edge, with about two buds in the charcoal and one bud out. If you can, get a little piece of hanging moss from the woods, and lay it over the whole, letting the cuttintzs pro trude through it, and letting it (the mc.-s) hang down all over the sides of the creek. Set it on the mantel-piece, or on a little bracket shelf in some part of the ro,,m where its height will add to warmth. ,Ind at the same time, if you can, near the light; water once thoroughly, and arcer ward just enough to always keep it but not wet. The object of the mu:, is to make dr.: crock ornamental tor the time being, and at the same time :erie to keep a more even condition of tn•Ji- tare on the outside. Hyacinths in winter flowering should have the 'bulb placed so that its base only can touch the water; and. for the first two weeks, either place the glass in a dark room, or wrap around it a wrapper of some dark shade of paper. After the roots have started well, take off the paper wrap per, draw the bulb from glass, and, empty ing out the water, cleanse the glass, and replace with fresh, soft rain, 'water ; re !„ place 'hgain 'the . bulb, set glais where it will have plenty of light, air and warmth. If possible, never let the temperature of a room in which hyacinths are growing in glasses, go below 35 de grees Fahrenheit. —horticulturist. Gardening for Ladies. Please, ladies, do a little gardening. You do not know what roses it will bring to your cheeks, and what healthful appe tites, what vigor and elasticity you will gain thereby. Begin with a strawberry bed, two dwarf pear trees, and a grape vine. Let them be your own especial care. Do not let in-door work prevent, and let some part of the morning be taken for this out-door exercise, and you will not be half' so likely to get the backache at the usual domestic tasks. Perhaps you will say, "I have no time, I have just as much as I can do within doors." Dear lady, do you not have all your time? If you really have no time, something is wrong. You do not plan right. We must not be slaves to custom, to society. Surely, health and vigor are of prime im portance to every mother and housekeep er in the land, and there is no other method half so cheap or so pleasant as working to full perspiration iu the broad open sunlight two hours every pleasant morning during the spring and openin,,4 summer. If you have an eye open to beauty, you will love it; if you Ifave heart to recognize our beneficent Heaven ly Father. you will rejoice and rokro bester ifirror. IVEunt.NG Cm:E.—Three pound- of flour, 3 pounds of butter, 3 pooh:, of sugar, 5 dozen of eggs, 3 pounds of nt: G pounds of currants, 1 pound of 1 Ounce of mace, 1 ounce of eiu::a:.• :1, I ounce of nutmegs, 4 an ounce of t , Vi_.q 7 1 a pint of brandy. Beat the 1.,tu!.2t :Ili your hand to cream, then beat t:‘ ,, into the butter, add the froth ot . oiks of the eggs after being well beaten, then the froth of the whites; mii fruit, spice and flour together, then add them in with beatin: Five or six hours' baking will answer for a large loaf. APPLE l'uuniNt;.—halt' the whites and all the yolks of ten eggs, beat them very lif t ht, add 1 pint of apples, after they arc stewed and put through a sifter, stir in pound of butter, the grated peel of 2 large lemons, and juice of one; sugar to taste. Mace and nutmeg are very good substitutes for lemon-peel. Eve's l'unniN(l.—Take a pound of very finely grated bread-crumbs, 1 1 : a pound of finely chopped apples, ?la pound of currants, a pound of suet, 6 ounces of F•ugar, 4 eggs, a little nutmeg, 2 ounces of citron and lemon peel; butter the mould well and boil three hours. I'RE\cJJ ltou.s.—Take 1 spoonful of lard or butter. 3 pints of flour, 1 cup of yeast, and as much milk as will work it up to the stiffness of bread; just before you take them from the oven, take a clean towel and wipe them over with milk. IT is poor practice to half manure, half plow, half seed and half cultivate a field, and then harvest from it less than half a crop.
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