- zG: ItAlflißO, : E4iior'and,P.ubliss,heje. yoLumwit,' NUMBER= 523' THE COLUMBIA SPY, DAILY AND WEEKLY;` TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ' 62.00 per year, if paid in advance; 'six months, Si If not paid until the expiration of the year, 62.50 will be charged. BINQLE COPIES - ' ' Frvm Cp". No paper will be discontinued until all arrear ages are paid, unless at the option of the editor RATES OF ADVERTISING: EIMIT LW ES srAcr, 3IATZE .ICSCCUAILE 11w12wIlra12m13m16mIlir Iqr. $l.OO $1.50 I $2.50 S4.M . F 55.00 138.00 j 812.00 Sqrs. j 2.00 3.00 1 5.00 1 8.00 1 5.0011_00 ]1.5.01 3 :Ras. 1 2.00 I 4.00 1 6.00 1 2.00 112.00 1 /9.00 1 26.00 )4, Col. i 5.001 7.001 0.001 12.00 1 15,00 ( 20.001 - 30.00 Col. 13.00 115.00 118.00 123.00 30.00 160.00 I 7'0.00 1 cos. 113.06 116.00 I 2.3. CK) I 30.001 40.00 165.00 I 133.00 Doable the above rates will be charged for dis play or bismiz. advertisements. Advertisements not under contact, must be marked the length of time desired, or they will be continued and charged for until ordered out. Siseciai Notices 25 per cent, more. All Notices or Advertisments in reading mat ter, under ten lines, $1.00; over ten lines, 10 cts. per line, minion type. Yearly Advertisers discontinuing their adver tisements before the expiration of the year, will he charged at fall rates as above, or according to contract. Transient rates will be charged for all matters not relating strictly to thetr . businees. All advertising will be considered CASH, after' first insertion.: iitRO.FESSIONA.L. 110,. C. ,UNSELD, TEACHER OF MUSIC. PIANO,' ORGAN, "MELODEON. CULTIVATION of the VOICE and SINGLY(. Special attention given Beginners and young pupils. je2G-lyvt 219 LOCUST STREET M CLARK, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. OFFICE-No. 12 N. Third street. Ofßee Hotirs--From 0 to 7 A. 12 to 1 P. NI., end from 6to9P. M. • . [apr..2.l, '67-Iy. - , .. H M. NORTH, . ATTORNEY..b COUNSELLOR-AT-LA.IV, Columbia, Pa. Collections promptly made in Lancaster and York Counties. ' - if k: J. RATTFFIVIAN,- ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Collections made in Lancaster and adJoltdng Counties. Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, and all claims against the government promptly prosecuted. Office—No.ls2, Locust street. c A.2.IJEL 'EVA.NS, ;71.7STICE OF THE PEACE. Office, on Second St., adjoining Odd Fellows' Hall, Columbia, Fs. J.L. 'HOFFER, DENTIST. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered in the extrac tion of Teeth. Office— Front Street, next door to It. Williams' Drug, Store, between Locust and Walnut Streets, Columbia Pa. EINIKLE, . PHYSICIAN." & SURGEON; offers his professional services to the - citizens - of Columbia and vicinity. Re may be found at the office connected with his residence, on Second street, between Cherry and Union, every day, from 7 to 9 A. M., and from 6 to 8 P. Persons visaing his services in special cases, between these hours, will leave word by note at his office, or through the post office. DENTA.L-SURGERY. 1. 11"TWJEc DENTIST, Graduate of -PennsylvaniaCollege of Dental Office in Wagnerisßuildin_g;over: Haldeman's:dry" -goods"store.:". ' , -trance, 21U Locust -Street, •,. 4 , - • ", • rlPAds leltigneratlor;iteirra4bOmli t gtotiage , artht" past, and assuring thorn that they Can rely`upon having every attention given to them in the future. - In every, branch or his. profession he ' has ale aSs given entire satisfaction. He calls attention to the tinsurpasssed style and finish of artificial teeth inserted by him. Ho treats diseases common to 'the mouth and teeth of children and adults. Teeth filled with the great est care and in the most approved manner.' Aching teeth treated and filled to last for years. The best of dentrifteeS and mouth washes con stantly on hand. - r. D".—All work warranted. ap24•tyw J. S. SMITH. D. D. S. HOTELS. WESTERN HOTEL, Nos. 9, 11, 13 & 15 CORTLAXDT STREET, . XENV YORK.. THOS. D. WINCILE23TER, PROPRIETOR This Hotel is central and convenient for Penn sylvanians. AISLE 11I1Stmen, of Reading, Pa., is an assistant at this Hotel, and will be glad to see his friends atall times. - ectiO-tfw " CONTI:NV.III'AL." THIS ROTEL TS PLEASAIiTLY LOCATED, between the Stations of the Reading and Colum bia, and Pennsylvania Railroads, FRONT STREET, COLUMBIA, T.A. Ample accommodations for Strangers and Tray. elem.: The Bar is stocked with - cuolcE -LIQUORS, And the Tables furnished with the best fare. upj ekl:t FINDLEY, . - Columbia, April 1867.) „ Proprietor FRANKLIN HOUSE, -- - • -.- - ~ LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA. • ' This 1:3 a inst.elasshotel, and is in every respect adapted to meet the wishes and desires of the traveling public. MARTIN ERWIN, Proprietor, F ItEIsiCEPS HOTEL, On the European Plan, opposite City Hall Park New York. R. FRENCH, . Sept. 19.1.868. - Proprietor. MISHLER'S HOTEL, 'West-Market Square, Reading Itenn'a. • EVAN MISHLER, • Proprietor MALTBY JEWITSE, BA.LTIMORE, MARYLA.."ND. This hotel ha been lately refitted with all the necessary improvements known to hotel enter prise and therefore oilers:first-class accommoda tions to strangers and others visiting Baltimore. A. , B. MILLER, Proprietor. iir A BBLE WORKS. COLUMBIA MARBLE WORKS. The Subscribers would respectfully inform the citizens of Columbia, ands surrounding country, that they have opened A - NR 3 k - BIARR4 . YARD - IN On Sth Street, between Locust and Walnut Sts., and ask the patronage of the publia• They have had great experience on line work, both to Philadelphia and New York. They will furnish in the highest style of the art, handsome GRAVE STONES, MONUMENTS, STATUARY, ORNAMENTS, &e.. also MARBLE IiIiNTLES, , BUILDIRG &c. Orders *promptly attended , and executed at' cheaper rates than elsewhere: Call and see to - , Designs of new „styles of ; -Fine woric,such monumental ,flue arts, .1:6.. Witt be furnished parties upon application it:Abe proprietors: • , • R:EpTn,G •CfVl4 T. May 1-Iv.] LANC.A.§TER WatilLE WORKS, LEWIS HALDY, Proprietor.- All persons in want of anything in the Marble line, will be furnished at the very lowest prices. Only the hest workmen are employed, conse quently we are enable to turn out Ina superior manner • _ • • MONUMENTS. STATUARY,- TOMBSTONES, ORNAMENTS„.3IARIILE,MANTLES, BUILDING FRONTS; SILLS, And Marble'Work otevery p3-Orders promptly, attended to , •• LEWIS HALIIIY lday 4,'07] • Lancaster, City, Pa. oil M V V 7 "4".-11! Ma79l TTALL'S . - VEGETABLE 15M RING'S AMBROSIA: Re pop u izq Rsty REstFireis anddTaides en ; hand. it.:WILLTA3L - .4' DRUG STORE;",`" " • .t RADQUE ARTERS—r—.---- For.SLEENV BUTTONP; 'AND 7i3TITDii 1 4 70.11%N0rtil Queen . o. 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' - ' , „ , .• . . - .' , 41— " "."..4- , _ .:: '',. .. • .1...,74.- ~. , _ . * ~;_-,~f. - .~ ,~ r BTICHEIVS .CO_LII317:1V: j:Tp." Wholesale and Beata Dealer In Ti iNtEIGi-N AND DOMESTIC Wines and Liquors Has removed his Store to his Thai Wing, adjoining Haldeman's Store, Locust St., Columbia, Pa., where he has fitted. up rooms, and gristly increased his facilities for doing amore extensive buslxiess NISHLER'S CELEBRATED DIT_PERSI PURE AND VNADULTERATE.D, These Bitters are celebrated for the great cures they have performed in every ease, when trled Dr. Mishier offers five hundred <Zoltan to the pro prietor of any Medicine that can Shaw a greater number of genuine certificates of cares effected by it, near the place where it is made, than MISRLER'S HERB BITTERS. MISELEIVS IEERB BITTERS Is Tor sale in Columbiaby J. C. ROCHER, At his Store, Locust Street, Columbia. WINES AND LIQUORS! Embracing the following; Catawba, Port, Lisbon, Cherry, Currant and MuscatlitS. COGNAC, 'OF DIFFERENT BRANDS, 41.6 • IetE',WHISICE , • st,. Spirits, ' "Blackbetry -"- Catawba; Cherry, Rum, XX Old Rye X Old Rye, Pure Old Rye, Monongahela, Rectified Whisky, London Brown Stott Scotch Ale, &c., &c., &c. AGENCY FOR HALT AND CIDER VINEGAR Ile Is also Agent for the Celebrated DIISECLER'S KERB 'BITTERS. POCKL'T .FLASKS. DEMIJOHNS, send FANCY A.RTICT.F:f4; in great variety, Bucrimrs' MISHLER'S BITTERS! PURE & UNADULTERATED BEST STOUT. PORTER From E. & G. NIBIVERT, LONDON. ; - Aieikaor 'we PURE MALT VLNEGAR Cannot be pi2rebased at any other espthUmb.r went in town, and Is warranted keep irults and ~ • ,~ F {' - t. Thu Best Brands oi imporfed SCOTCH •9ND'•l..,oklitibt, TO SMOKERS AND CHEWERS BTRirlilrat will still keep on hand the Best Brands of SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO, YARA, and COMMON SEGA.RS. .Also, =I MS tt-1 4 013ACCO.BOXES, PIPES- a , , - thouszu2d and one'vzirietiaa.) - , Cali at -- 4,: t 5:,43•11031 • • • , .. 146Ctiziit ' Street, Adjoining 3l.9.ll;le:tiplp's Store. i.lit: is isiegreatesiturtiblishrtaarit of, t.l3Eth-1 7 1, Bide et PtilliZiiiiiiiilZZ:ll , :,-Y - i•...t;5:7,71 ~ ..7:4,- ~, •, ~ i fi litontrAgetiorSorLareti.LondoribPorAri,and. ~..«, ar's Butereor3 ts a rs ,-•—,• • " - ' • •• • MENEM Maderia, 'Malaga, Champagne, Cl ar et, Mine, BlackbQrry, Elderberry, .Xurnxriel, Ginger, Superior 014 Rye, Pore Old Rye, XXX Old Rye, FOR SALE TOBACCO BOXES, For Bale . by S. C. BUCHER. For sale by 3.'C. BUCHEIt, Locust Street, above Front. For Sale at J. C. BUCHER S C 0 SA_TITRDA:Y.- - g,tottl.s. , Mritt.Ta for the 51.Y.3 The peryy of «The fleuch.'? BY• Race we ridlirars 7 :-n? Justice—Courts— To purilidi outrage, theft, rind crime Are Judges now mere villains tools • Elected for their base designs? r . is 'plead !—protection seek, Our children outraged by our side ; Outlaws and rowdies prowl at large-:- Rave full control,the country wide.. Each paper's filled with hellish acts, • Our officers are beaten; slain, Rum and Its minions have no check, . And Innocence but cries In vain. We're drifting back - to barbarous days, In God's Great Name—let us arouse! Let party strife be laid aside— All decent men Justice espouse! For sake of all that's dear ha. Let's ha4e our Judges pure and just ; Let law and order be restored, Appoint such men as we can trust. Never again—judges elect, Let them for worth—appointed be, Thera will ourgeocis and lives be sae, No more oar criminals go free! Let Editors—from sea to sea Unite, insist " The Bench " be pure! Upon this point let all agree, And villainly shall have its cure ! 'We want our laws made more severe, Our Judges men to duty true— , Beyond all party, Just, and free, To give to criminals their due Society's no longer sate! Punish the wrongi protect the right! Arouse ! arouse !—!et true men act— And put this lawlessness to Right! Waiting. CM the shore of Time I linger, Looking out upon the sea Where the skips are sailing ontvard, From this nether land and me. ' These mysterious ships are bearing Treasures out upon the main, That the heart has loved and cherished; And they come not hack again. Faith and hope speak words of comfort As the ships sail out to sea— Wore it not for these good angels That are cheering you and me, Life would be a heavy burden, And the shadows on the shore Would forever keep the sunlight From the soul's half open door I will wait with resignation— My ship is coming by and by— Through the deximess, outward sailing, Underneath apeavenly sky. I shall rind within the harbor Where the ships at anchor lay, All my treasures that were taken From this night-world Into day. ViOrtnancougi genaing. J. Edger Tlionisoti—The President, of the Pennsylvania Railroad. . . . He has a compact, snugly built body and brain. The temperamentis chiefly made up of the vital and mental elements, with sufficient of -the motive 'to give endurance." There is comparative harmony throughout; L 1 one fieult:y does not _so predondnate.oYer . others : se tProduee eceentricity.:..One,act; of - his will "harmonize, to 11 1 .4; 't . rent.,:e.irteut; -probably: :With .all hia. , Mlier .; ants, and:he'..V . probhlity,:.. ier,-a'. lis ' , I.Mraft?fOr , ;664llSlYar i-f Acid; lin equable temper as for.any other , aft; Such an organization is comprehensive,taking in a whole subject' at once, anti 'not parts. There is constructiveness, with mechanical ingenuity; there is invention as well as im itation ; there is appreciation of - property property and economy; there is great method and precision; there is policy, self-restraint„ and reticence. ' Such a man, though entirely"peacetul in inclination, would make a successful gene ral. He discloses nothing unnecessarily ; keeps himself to • himself ; is walled in, as it were, and no intruder is admitted to, the inner sanctuary. 'He minds his own busi ness severely, and requires the same of others.. - • .. There are marked evidences of affection, love for the young, and society. He doubt less resembles his mother very closely, and has ninny of her characteristics, especially quick and correct intuitions, ability to dis cern, foresee, anticipate. He is, in a good measure, a gifted worldly prophet; and Would be surprised at nothing.. Ho ismni neatly fitted by organization for a post of honor and of trust, such as president of - a bank, an insurance company; or of a State or National treasury. Indeed, with such a man in charge of the'morietaryaffairs of an institution, there would be no "Swart- Wouting,""no corrupt bargains, no swind ling. Nothing but .deep . dissipation . and great perversion would bring such a mind down to any criminal act. "Moral princi ples, integrity, honor, and all the' higher qualities are plainly indicated in this 'head and tace.—PhrenotogicalJbuincii. The Pittsburg Lei Sure Hours furnishes the following extract of the professional connections of Mr. Thomson with railroad and other enterpriseefrorn the time he first became known to the public in his capacity of civil engineer. Mr. Thomson, the well-known Presiden of the Pentisyliqinia Railroad Company, was born 'in Delaware county, 'Pennsyl vania, in lee& His descent is traceable in a direct line to certain members of the colo ny founded by William Penn, one of whom, Samuel Lewis, was conspicuous as a min ister of the Society of Friends; and a mew- , ber of the first'legislative assembly. llis father, John. Thomson, was actively en gaged during the greater part of his life in constructing:and promoting the. internal improvements of his State. He was alearn ed and skillful civil engineer, and educated his son John Edgar in a similar direction, as the latter's mind early evinced a. cdenti al) bent. In 1827. he was employed on the Columbia Railroud;'now a Mitt of the line owned bY the coninanY "of which be is president. 'la HMO he was en 'gaged in the. construction of ;the Camden and 'Amboy Railroad, of New Jersey, and ancited s its eastern section. Be then,visited 'Europe to .inspect the railways and canala there. ; Soon:after his rettirtihenccepted an appointment es Chier"'engineer of the Georgia - road ,aexten ding; ,front Agusta to Atlanta, with a branch to,Athens. The 'work lie commenced hi 1838; and continued. ii:Ccharge.of his location and construction' until it was ;..oirspleted. , He was appointed general •manager of thebusineo of the line' as soon 119 n portion of it irrarready 'Use, in Which capacity -'hla , 'continuedi'initil he 'was called to the poSition,Of chief engineer of the PannaylVaniaatadlread;:in:.l.§47. The length otthe Georgla7Raili : oad and branches Was two hundred and 'thirteen - I.mile% and at. one .time ,that company. possessed *more' miles of railroadthan any Other corporation in this country.- . _ " ' -Atlants,the western terrainuaof this road, was named by Mi.: ThoniSontronithe word IS.tlaiitie 7 -the line, of 'rand,. Iron, the west, first touchingpe„,..* . tlaniJe, waters .at :this P pint.;• • ,' t • • While engaged at the South; he, with a feNifriends,purchaced the Montgomery and West. Point. Railroad;' of a. - which had fallen - into bartkrolitei.‘,ithd.;:iftei, its completion, under his direction as Canaille log engineer, it besaittlef - a;tery .- 7,Rreditelile 'enterprise: - 11C' alio s ditiing• that 4440; ~. . . . NO ENTB/1.. TAIMMENT 80 .OSEAP.A.S *llll43).*Ci, NOE. AMY PlSEABirliElio LASTING," 'laid out the Nashville and Chattanooga. Railroad, .wbich , was built Immediately 'niter his,-return to - the -Nortla; upon. the route traced. After_ he had entered .upon his duties as chief engineer Of the Pennsyl vania Railroad lie was offered large induce: Mints to return to the South and take charge of the _Charleston and Memphis,and other connecting lines of that region; butlaving become deeply interested, as an engineer, in the location and construction of, the .line Over the difficult country between Harris burg and Pittsburg, he declined these flat tering offers, and continued at the -head of the engineer department of the. Pennsyl vania company until the work was nearly completed. - He was nominated, while absent in the West, in 1852, for the position of President of the company, without, his consent, and under circumstances that prevented_ him from declining the position—while both his interests and inclination prompted him to decline. The result of his administration 'of the affairs of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in augmenting its business and in establishing its credit, is before the pub lic. He assumed the duties of his office without a dollar in the treasury of the com pany, and now its tinancial resources are almost unlimited. After the consolidation of the several , lines between Pittsburg and Chicago, be was elected a director of the consolidated company. The line from Pittaburg . to pert, Wayne was then in operation, and some progress mode beyond that point. With considerable pecuniary assistance from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, this line was extended •to the, town of, Plymouth, from whence it effected a connection with. Chicago, via Laporte, by,.the use of a por tion of the Michigan Southern Railroad. ,This arrangement, bowever,proved so tin satisfactory in its results upon the business and credit of the company, that renewed efforts were made to complete the whole road. After a session of nearly two weeks I to devise means for this object, Mr. Thom son was telegraphed to meet the board to aid in directing what to he done under the circumstances. Upon examining the sever al plans proposed to complete the line, and a list of assests of the company available for it.s completion, he informed the, board that if they would appoint him their cheif engineer, he would take these assets and build the remaining eighty-two miles of the road. They at once accepted this offer ; but finding these assets of less marketable value than he anticipated,he was compelled to use his private credit to accomplish the object, which he did, returning to the company over two hundred thousand dollars. of the assets placed in his bands. To enable him to better fin the object of his appointment as chief engineer, they also elected him presi dent of ,the company, which office he held until the reorg,anizatiOn of the finances of the company upon a plan which gave to each , shareholder the original portion he hold in the company before its embarrass-. naents. Alter these objects were obtained * Air. Thompson's attention was turned to the completion_of ,direct line .to. Cincinnati. from .Pittsburg—essential to,the.-Pennsyl-: ,yanitalailread - cprnpivnyoo efiable; it,teget-; 'its shiiiiXilia , S - Rt4c r y'estt4Y:44d:OglW a * to the financial disasters of 1956:55, _had- ad vanced means to -secure _ this, object,, but they proved insufficient, anal' the affairs nf the companies fell into almost inextricable difficulties, from which. they , have been released ,by the application of means far in advance of any anticipation formed upon the snide& in consequence of the difficult character of the country the road traverses and the unexpected high price paid for work during its construction. Arr. Thomson has ever carefully eschewed politics—has emphatically, on several occa sions, declined tempting offers to high po lities? positions.. It is pretty generally, un dersiood and believed that be was the first choice of the present, Legislature for the United, States senatorship, but in this in stance, as its many others, he peremtorily refused the use of his name. During the war- he contributed largely to the Union. cause, in facilitating the forwarding troops, and in many other ways, but he de clined public notoriety in the matter. - Personally he is very popular. His ad dress is that of a. refined, dignified, yet easy and courteous .gentleman—kind of heart and liberal of hand. In business matters, however,he is a strict disciplinarian. Every thing about him goes like clock-work. Time is as much an essence of the stationary as the running departments of the under his charges, regularity, .punetuality,,and,per sonal accountability being indispensable to the most subordinate , position. Strictly a railroad man, be bas duringhis whole life devoted his best energies, and professional skill to the perfecting ot, the railroad sys tem of travel, and brought to its aid apnea cial acumen rarely seen even in successful bankers. The Printing' Offlee as a School. It, correspondent of the • Louisville TOUT nat, in the course of a series of interesting reminiscences of an old connection with that establishment, says: ' "For a young man who is not altogether a fool, who has had the advantages of att'or dinary education, the printing office is nu 'doubtedly a. capital. school for intellectual advancement. In regard to general knowl edge, no class of men who labor for a liv ing, can approacirthe printer. The studimp among them, if their natural gifts be not below the level of mediocrity, have equal chances with the members of the so called professions, to acquire, both wordly'hou ors and literary fame: From the days of Saxon to those of Franklin, and from his day to Our own, the craft has produced eminent men in everyprofession and in every walk • " A good printer is generally a good Critic, not only of , ,language and punctuation; but of the intrinsic literary merits of whatiVer comes' under his hand:- It' is r . impossible that he should be otherwise; since so great' :a Part of his-life •is , made up, as it were; of facts that enforce reflection. -The labor that employs his'handis gives to his mind neither' exercase nor OarO.' ,, triove intui tively to the exact points requisite for the proper apportionMent "ot his work; While his mind seizes' the:Tides' 'Sought to be cov ered by the writerWitoni lie is engaged, 'and. is only expelled therefroin:Sfter his judg ment has passed sentence on its merits. " Many a one, without knowing it, possi bly owes some 'unknown compositor or proof proof reader much mere of reputation as a writer than ho would be willingtpacknOwl edgia.• If, by changing thereadingef a sen tence Without affecting its meaning, be can give to it strength 'Or something, "a good piinter: asks• no questionsabOut the matter but changes' it at -once. And the ,grammar of &sentence Is evidently 'faulty, hi3-would be considered unfit for 'the bttsi ness, did.lko not rectify it itt - this particular. " pivelc.bown some printers; it lietrue; .. who ontild 'never learn the plainest - rules of either composition or punctuation. To such a one might, ,used the identical words nsed-by: yo ell-known:Trasbyterian, spook-. Mgt° yowl*, bat` partieularly panT Aidate for ministerial orders. Youngman, you have- , made's'. mistake ; you.' have been, called to another field—the ctirn=fleld A_TJaITST r 1569 - • Struck by laightasini.k -• • At an early hOur .04 leSt;Thursday morn ing, the..thirelling. house, and store of Edmund Jones, Esti;; ave-' nne,-FranklinviDe. was struck Wit fearful thanderbolt.: The fluid appears to have first taken hold of - a lightning rod on the north end of the building, Which is 'slightly bent above 'the peak of the iroi)f, when. it reached the roola part of the:electric fluid seems to have left the rod and' followed the rafters to the foot; rending, and shivering rafters "and 'timbers, and Scattering the shingles and weather-boarding in all direc tions. Another part of tbebolt followed the rod a few feet further down and then struck into the building, tearing 'off the -weather boarding, a" portion of it passing into the sleeping room of Mr. Jones and his wife, who were in bed, Mrs. Jones was partially stunned, the electricity taking effect on her left arm and hand. Mr. Jones was also slightly affected in the left leg and foot, but proVidentially neither of them are seriously -thiured. A part of the same current passed, on the outside of the building, and entered the sleeping room. of Miss radio. Steelman, tearing a great hole in the wall, ripping off the window casing inside of the room and scattering the plastering" and splinters all over the bed in which Miss Steelman was lying and yet strange tossy she escaped un injured. The current found its way Into the cellar, tearing up the brick floor and knocked several seams in the stone wall and appears to have made its way through the wall. - A part of the same bolt took effect on the sonth-east corner of a building at least al fect.from where it struck, and tore off the -corner boards and weather-boarding and making a large opening through thePlaster lug into the store room, yet strange to say,- with all this remarkabkatnountof electric ity in and around the , it was not set on-fire and nobody seriously. hurt. It was a great display of Providential power and preservation.—Vineland (2q..7.) Inde pendent. Nasby on Packer. . been speaking in behalf of Packer. He seems to have taken "Brick" Pomeroy's Democrat as h guide. Here is, what he says of his experience: • I felt good ez I struck that sakrid soil. Here, thot I to myself, is a Slate uv labor ers. Here is a State into with I shel only meet the brawny-armed and horny-banded sons uv toil. Here, for wunst, my path is clear. I opened out at my first meetin furiously agin bonds, agin monopolies, agin bloated bondholders, ogin, the aristocratic men uv wealth, wich, by aekumilatin bonds, hey managed to get into their hands enuff to subsist'onto, thus wringin gorjus luxuries out uy the sweat ay the labrin men, and then rememberin my last Ohio eggsperience bad just commenced to branch out eulogis tic nv the noble men who opposed copper headtsm doorin the war, when the most un earthly yell tbar ever wuz hoered assailed me. - fWbo trot you" heie to abooze our.esndis: .datefor cisOyeynciir *hooted thoinfooriated. mob. sand ;atones ,a - nkatielts7btigaw telly with a baskit of eggs.. Them I never cood hitend, and,- demoralized and bewildered. I left Pennsylvany. I A Hainan - Body and the Hour of bay. Seat yourself at a table. Attach a piece of metal (say a shilling) to a thread. Hav ing placed your elbow on a table, hold the thread between the points of the thumb and forefinger, and allow the shilling to' hang in the center of a glass tumbler. The pulse will immediately cause the shilling to vi-' brate like a pendulum, and. the vibrations will increase until the shilling strikes the side ofthe glass ; and suppose the time of the experiment be at the hour of seven, or half past seven, the pendulum wilt strike the glass seven times, and then lose its mo mentum anti return to the center ; if you hold the thread a sufficient length of time, the effect will be repeated ; but not until a sutlicient length of time has elapsed. to con vince you that the experitnentis,dotnPlete., We steed not add that the thread must be held with a steady hand, otherwise the vi brating motion would a contracted- At whatever of the day or night the ex periment is made, the coincidence will be the same. A Boy Lifted by a Hite. A young lad at Luke S - Maori, Mississippi, bad a very large and beaUtiful kite presen ted to him, about six feet by four in size, which he attempted to raise cat the 2d ult., just as the wind was increasing and a storm was threatening. The windanNv the kite so heavily as to drag the boy along also, To prevent losing his favorite, ho wound the cord around his body. At last the gust bore kite and boy along in the rapid air cur rents. The boy seemed to be about the 100 feet above the earth, and the kite five times that distance. At last the young kite flyer caught in the .top of a tree, and was suspended 75 feet above the ground. A flood of rain come on, slackening the line, abating the wind, and allowing the little sulTerer to be rescued: Re was found to be unconscious, and so bruised and marred as to be scarcely recognized, butwas restored the same evening. and is now doing well. Tu.s;.watlr ,of Salt Lake is so dense that a man cannot sink in it. The editor of the Corinne Reporter demonstrated thiS by standing upright in the water, and without the least motion could not sink to the chin. 110 could lie 'in the water , stand in it, take almost any position, and still be 'woad dent and could-not sink. It is necessary,' after swimming in OAS briny: water, to rinse off With fresh, for the ' , salt' Of =the water condenses on one's person, and leaves one looking us if he had 'been 'powdered with chalk.' Mr. Jenkins, chairman ofthe Vitells,State, Central Committee '.,itt.lririliaia',!,receittly proposed a unlen,of the !VO.. patties, to Dr. Chairman of .the ralk:er)Cominit tee. Gilmer, in renly,'Said:theNalk"er Men loft the Wells party because" the ,fatter in) 7. posed the President's,policy, rind - that the Wells men will be welcomed when they en force the principles President Grant and Congresatrethe 1ir:41146i front.", The Richmond .State Tours:tot publishes 11, letter from- G4n. 8. , Butler, in Which he says that the 'Government:lMS power to set aside those 'then, eleeted . te,"Office.WhO can not take the test oath, and that those 'men Who are defeated, by' their' and can take the test oath should bitadekittecl,t6their.seats., Two men wore struck by.a locomotive, on the Hudson Ri vei . ..Railroad, near . ,Pougla keepste, oil . Satarda . .y.: , ,.One oft.bem was killed and tbe other severely Bradley was runpve!:,alid killed by the cars, at New Haven, on Saturday, and bar little son was badly injuiod. A. terra ble riot is reportedto have occurred on , the steamertitnique;lnn the:Mississippi 'river, near Rock Island. "It' grew' out of a refusal to:admit raftanTuin to the'cabin, • and invOlied the pasitingeis' and 'crevi. Eight mon are reported to have been killed. .1110.trinioutal Advertisement. A lady, who had no idea of looking for a, husband, hut with large proclivities for mischief and for fun, put a matrimonial ad vertisement in the Nezo Yorlalrerald, with direction for answers to be sent to a certain signature at the Broadway Post-Oflice. As the advertisement appealed to the practical appreciations, by assuming a neat little fortune, in addition to an agreeable person, the seed of such temptation could not well fall idly upon such a fertile bottom as is of fered by the city of New York. On the first day that succeeded the advertisement, the lady received seventeen replies; on the second clay, thirty-two; and on the third, seventy-two—an extent and ardor of appre ciation, for her vaugely described personal attractions, 'which even she was not pre pared to expect. Bewildered by the warm volume of adora tion and entreaty which issued. from this Hymeneal magazine, the lady culled to her aid Bove ladies as mischievous as herself. One pair of hands and one mind. were, of course, quite unequal to the task of answer ing all; so the billetdoux was divided equally among them, and each was to make an appointment with the writers cm the Jot lowing Saturday afternoon, at four o'clock, on the lower side of the up-stairs saloon of a certain popular restaurant in Broad Way. Each of the ladles, moreover, who took the task iu charge, chose a different colored paper for replies. 'Finally it was agreed that the whole six should be present at the Interview, and that each should wear the exact costume prescribed for the inamorata whom the sighing swains would be there to see. On the other hand,the gentlemen were directed' to appear in all the varieties of at tire and position which female ingenuity .anti mischief could devise. One was re quested to wear a blue coat and bright brass buttons; another to have his hair parted in the middle; one was to be eating a plate Or pork and beans, which, said the ingenious writer who dictated it; "you can scarcely expect will be called for by any body else." Others were to be partaken of various dishes, or to place themselves 'in such attitudes and postures as were direct ed by the writer. At four o'clock, on the ,prescribed Satur day afternoon, every chair at every table ou the lower side of the up-stairs saloon, was filled with sleeking-looking and hig,hly per fume Leanders, all gazing into each other's faces, and each secretly cursing the lack which wedged him so closely out of the kil ling positions and displays which he had been meditating ever since he got his note. And how the dishes smoked, and the won dering waiters dew! Even the perplexed landlord, amazed at this miraculous flow of business, was obliged to drop his own mut ton-chop, and call out the entire forco of his establishment, to meet the clamorous if not threatening demands of the gentlemen who feared they might not get their telegraphing plates of duck, or mess of pork and...beans in time. At length, the clash of sheen and kick of [ stiff skirts were heard coining up the stairs one minute after hour, , and-un inamorata _appeared, dressed in dark'green,with deep, fur cape, anffabultdant - droopitig.laceShe, heaf with '41 ; i6 .4 . -iitii* / 44 4 : 1441 ***)A 001* : 7 d'Aliarniiigi - C' drift of 'cailibric,'whese Shakespearen strawberries intimated that j she was she. IVlien she appeared, the sen sation was universal ; the gentleman with the buff vesrthrow open his coat to the ex treme; the gentleman in the "blue" and and the bright button's, buttoned his coat entirely to the chin; the gentleman _who was to lean backward frequently com menced tilting like a Chinese mandarin; the gentlemau with the pork and beans be came vociferous for more beans; while those who had duck, etc., were equally clamorous in complaining of the undue fu l iilluteut of their orders. Never was there such a Sudden clamor beard in that usually well-regulated up stairs saloon before—and by the bye, never did , it subside more suddenly than when a new brush of skirts was heard coining up the stiars. All the Lotharios wore once more in position, when lo I another Corde lia, in all respects the reflex. of the first, ap peared bearing the film of strawberries as a 'challenge in her hand, and sweeping with it like a Juno, to a sent near the location of the first. ' It is heedless to sip that the sen sation was now, extreme.. Some of tho gen tiemen win; were to part their hair in the middle began, however, to look less turioue ly at other gentlemen who had their hair parted in the same way, as much as if to say, "Well, there is one for each of us, any how I" But most of the party seemed more you bled than before. A pauSa of some minutes succeeded before any' no* "appearance" took place, during which time the Lotha rios were engaged in displaying their points to the best advantage; ' and some, more ardent than the rest, pulled out the various colored notes they had received, and either pretended to read them or laid them eon spicionsly off the table. " "There's one of my fellows with the blue note !" 'said mys tery No.l, over her spoonful of soup, to mystery No. it "There's one' of mine," said Cordelia, to the second, "he'e got a pink note."' "What do you think of A.ugustus, there,' with the pork and beans before him, who is so pensively leaning his cheek upon his band?" said myth the first; but before the answer could be given, apparitions three and four appeared, and bard upon their heels Same five and six. There was now perfect consternation on the lower side or the up-stairs saloon of the Jashionablo restaurant in Broadway. The man on dur tilt fell backward, and was shot under the table; there was a general, feeling 'after bats'"'initt:a;4tithering of loose handkerchiefs and canes. - All at once after one of those short, and den.panics, which,, convoy _electric ltnowl edge to the human mind, a general stam pede t00kp16, ,, , and the whole party, with more or less dignity—according to the ,nature and ,shapes they had assumed -made for, the stairs and descended out of sight. It was several minutes before they could hand in their checks and pay the score, and during this time,the mischievous bevy. with strawberry-marked handker ' chieba, took full pay for their trouble, iu the hearty laugh they'lndulged la at: the ludi crone tableau and exodus they had just be held, on the part of gentlemen who were so sharp after the "sting little fortune," and - whose motives were entirely confined to the object of getting a "congenial partner with whom they could quietly settle down in 4 ' The National Debt—sso,ooo;ooo Reduction this Year. , The receipts from cash:in:lll6nd revenue for the next seven mouths of the fiscal year are not expected to amount to much more than the necessary expensed 'of the Govern merit; yet it is expected.by. Secretary...Bout welt that the first year of his administration will see a reduction of the public,. debt of iNIO - . 6 0 0 , 000 - It'is expected that the next statement will ahow a reduction of trine,millions. for the, month of July, making utotalreductiou of. forty-three millions sincallarolt Stuart Mill has had cholera. I ' $2,00 Per Year, in Advance; $2,50 if not Paid in Advance. An °nazilns Goose Race. r The Omaha .RepuhfiCan has the following I account of a "goose race" that came off in that city: , , - Over two thousand people gathered on the banks above the pond, and along the lower end ofFurnbam street, yesterday afternoon, to witness Bob Hart and Sully in their great wash-tub goose feat. Promptly at the - ad-, vertised time, Hart made his appearance, followed by his competitor for the golden peanut offered by Colonel Hanford. Each _sat in an ordinary wash-tub to which was attached six pairs of geese, driven and guided by an ordinary carriage whip. The most deafening applause, shouts and yells greeted the contestants as they were towed into the pond. Striking the _Farnham street bank, both started side by side, talk ing to and urging on the feathered racers the same as a ;lucky would do in a trial of speed among horses. Half away across the pond Sully's team switched off and bolted for the weeds, giving Bob the lead by three and a-half lengths. Recovering his course i Sully made splendid headway, gaining rap idly on the Hart outfit. One of his "geese, however, attempting to dive, kicked a rear goose in the eye. The kicked bird at once cackled his de fiance and soon demoralized the entire team to such an extent that victory was impossi ble. Hart would have come in 0. K., only for his "wheel geese" balkingbadly and up setting the tub, Sully began laughing at his opponent's disaster, when his team made a sudden right flanked movement, which left the driver floundering in the reud. The assembled multitude yelled the louder at the accidents. Righting their crafts, both parties made for shore, leading their teams. Both took the prize. Josh Billings Insures His Life. I kum tew the conclusion lately that life was so unsartin that the only wa fur me to stand a fair chance with other folks wus to get my life insured, and so I called on the agent of the Garden Angel, Life Insu rance Company, and answered the follow ing questions which were put to me over the top of a pair of gold specks, by a slick, little, round, fat, old fellow, with a little, round; grey head, and as pretty a little nozo az any man over owned. QUESTIONS 1. An 3 you utate or female? If so, state Juni long you have been so. 2. Are you, subject to fits, and if so,do you have more than ouo at it time? 3. What is your precise fitting weight? 4. Did yu over hav cony ancestors, and i so how much? S. What iz yure legal opinion ow the eon stitutionality ow nielo commandments? 6. 1)u yu ever have only lineman)? 7, Are yu married. and live single, or are yu a bachelor? S. Dtt yu believe in a future state? If yu du state it. 9. What are yure private sentiments about a rush ov rats to the head—can it be did successfully"- 10. Did ,yu ever commit suicide, and if se how dus it seem to affect yu? -10: DiclYti over litive, 'the . .ineezles, if so hor,thanY et-41.na . yierAnktlie:atiova..qnOtlitiristlikle fat; old - 101ot; with paid specks on, ced I waz lusureil for life, and probably would remain so for a term ov years, I thanked him, and smiled one of my most pensive smiles. A Fearful Scene. At Echo, en the Union Pacific Railroad, the other evening, throe freight trains stood upon the main track, when word came dashing over the telegraph from the super intendent : "A. locomotive and tender, with steam up, and with nobody on board, have broken from a freight train and started down the grade." Ali then and there was hurrying, to and fro. In a few seconds came another message: "She has just passed Castle Rock station." sever were 'three trains got off Upon a siding with less delay. ' Then the workmen piled sleepers high upon a track; lest even that should not stop her, and she should do murder further down the road, they tore up the rails below. Just as this was accomplished she came in sight. She shot through the sleepers like a •bullet through a pine board, sending them flying in all directions, and darkening the air Nrith the splinters, but at the broken track she jumped up and down with vexa tion; and finally plunged angrily, benli fore most,into a - bill-side. Site had run twenty six miles in twenty=nine minutes—the best time yet made upon the road. .TA.m.rs Piss - , Su., has ordered a flag which he purposes to present to Miss Ida Lewis. It is about three feet long and one and a-half wide. It Is made of white silk, trimmed with red, and with a gilt stripe around it. On one end is a circle with an oil painting of Miss Lewis in the act of rescuing two mon from drowning. In the foreground is the Lime Rock House, and in the distance is a. sailboat swamped with two men clinging to it, and a boy who is strugg ling in the water ; while in the center is Miss Lewis iu a boat alone, without hat or shawl, pulling to the rescue. At the other and is the name "Rescue," in gilt letters. The whole is in an elegantly-carved frame of black, walnut and gilt. Singular Blunder. Two or tbreo miles up in tho country, dur ing the wheat harvest, the cook made a mis take which resulted in a good joke on the harvest hands. She was cooking onions, and through mistake poured whisky over them instead of vinegar. Tho harvesters at the dinner table relished them very much and were not aware that the onions had been cooked in whisky ; but they found it out in a short time after they: were through eating, and we understand that one old sturdy member of the church was so drunk from eating the onions that be was unable to work midi late in the afternoon. Playing Roots On. Is Druggist. "An individual went, the other day, to one of the drug stores, In Boston, and called for a pint of whisky, claiming that ho wanted to put it on some roots for medicine. lle obtained the whisky, and immediately raised the bottle to his lips and imbibed a grown persons dose of the ardent- The drug clerk remonstrated with the customer for his duplicity, and was informed that it was the roots of his tongue for which he desired the whisky. A Is,Ew defensive apparatus has been de vised in France, for the protection of infan try soldiers against the balls of breech-load ing muskets. It is proposed to lino each knapsnck with a tin but pullet-proof plate of Bessemer° steel, and to construct of the same substance the kettles, breed pans, and other camp utensils now made of ordinary iron, copper or tin. These articles are to be used as shields, but can also be piled up in the field to form a • temporary bullet-proof shelter for a battalion. Trr.,}: most popular sport in California at present is throwing cayenne pepper in the eyes of Chinese. The agony of the sufferers excites unqualified delight. , - !crMr,' rrt?rt.- [WHOLE NUMBER, 2,080. •tartn and linagebold So!man. AGRICULTURE Is the most useful end mostnolats employment of triall.--WASITINOToN. Caniruislcazloss. Selections, Recipes and ar ticles of interest and value, are solicited for this department of the paper. We desire to supply the publlcsrlth the t practical Information In reference to the farm, garden, and nousehold. Women Itfallingn, Farm—The Farm and Farming of the Seven Sisters. This is the model farm of the Big Woods, six miles form the prairie, sixty znilesfrom St. Paul. The railroad now being graded will run through it. Ero long, it will be pointed out to thousands of emigrants and travelers as an object of great interest, and will show to all, what gentle, modest and womanly - women can accomplish when im pelled by filial affection and a sense of d uty. •Their dwelling-house, a commodious log building, which the neighbors helped. them to bUild, and all its surroundings, betoken the industry, thrift, noatness, and taste of the occupants. The outhouses for horses cattle, pigs, poultry, and smokehouse, and the fields and fences, all indicate that the occupants of this homestead extoll in hus bandry, and know bow to live, Two years ago last April, they secured here two homesteads of 80 acres each, under the homestead law, and have since cleared 40 acres, all of which is now in crop. Of their crop of last year, besides what was consumed in the family , they sold 900 bush els of potatoes, 500 bush, of corn, 200 bush. of wheat, 250 bush. turnips, 200 bush.beets, 1,100 heads cabbage, and over nOO worth of garden stuff. The potatoes, they sold for 50 cents per bushel. We forgot to ask what they received for the other products. All the work on this farm, the clearing and grubbing of the land, the fencing, sow ing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting, and taking care of the stock, and all other work, except splitting the rail and breaking and plowing the cleared lan doves performed by the seven sisters. These ladies are natives of Ohio, whence they emigrated to this State three years ago, and to this farm, then wild land, in April, 1867. The family eonsists'of the seven sis ters the youngest aged 15 years, the eldest about 26, their mother, and their father, an invalid. The family removed to this State with the hope of improving his health, and. this spring, for the first time in many years, he is able to assist in farm-work. In the course of conversation on the management of this model farm, the mother, a fine-look ing old lady, remarked: " The girls are not proud of the hard work they have had to do to get the farm started, but they aro not ashamed of it. We wero too poor to keep together and live in town. We could not make a living there, but here we have become comfortable and independent. No tried to give the girls a good education. They all read and write, and find a little spare time to read books and fiapers." Monthly_ Tiistl of Mows at the Experimented The committee onArial., of ina_plements.t,at ~ ,the;Lßaiternl':*o4nientitint,Perui *4o36iiitifiki#o6 - ti l 4, 4 iAgril ...'!! plows, harrow's and cnitivatorii,at the Farm, on the 19th of August, 1869, to test their rel ative and practical utility; and they extend a cordial invitation to inventors and manu facturers of such to enter competing imple ments. But, in order that the committee shall have time to classify and arrange them for, the trial, all implements so offered are required to be sent to West Grove Station, on the P. As B. C. B. R., or to the Farm, for entry on or before the 16th of the month. Those competing at the trial will be re quired, at the time of entry, to state in writing the price, woigbt,and. what valuable Paints ate claimed by the inventor. The committee have determined, by united effort, to secure a thorough and im partial trial of all Jamie ments duly entered; using the celebrated dynamometer of EL C. Waterman, of Hudson, N. Y., in their draught test of plows, and will issue diplo mas or certificates of merit to successful) competitors. Teams and other appliances for the trial will be furnished by the committee to such as desire it. A Farmer Gored by a Hull—The Sight Drives his Son Had. At Alstead, N. H., on the 7th ult., as Mr. Samuel C. Savory was yoking a pairorDur ham bulls, one of them attacked him in groat fury, hooked him down and broke his ribs,one rib penetrating his right lung. Ho also received other serious injuries, and his recovery is doubtful. A. hired man prevent ed the bull from continuing his attack, while the wife and son of Mr. Sai , ory got him into the house. The saddest part of the affair remains to be told. Theta:in, who was about eleven years old, was greatly excited by seeing his father hooked by the beast, and the precarious condition in which his parent was left bad great effect upon his nerves, and ho soon evinced that his mind had lost its. balance. On the 13th when the other children returned from school, ho was missing, and, it appeared, bad not been at school. Search was made for him, when the poor little fellow was found suspended by a rope from a beam in the sugar house, having hung himself. .Ltzuoxs you FEVElt.—When persons are feverish and thirsty beyond what is natural, indicated in some cases by a. metallic taste in the mouth, especially after (Iriuking water, or by a whitish appearance of the greater part of the surface of the tongue, one of the best "coolers," internal or external, is to take a lemon, cut off the top, sprinkle over it some loaf sugar, working it down ward into the lemon with a spoon, and then stick it slowly, squeezing the lemon and adding* sore sugar as the acidity increases from being brought up from a lower point. Invalids with feverishness may take two or three lemons a day in this manner with the most marked benefit manifested by a sense of coolness, comfort and invigoration. A lemon or two thus taken at "tea time," as an entire substitute for the ordinary "sup per" of summer, would give many a com fortable night's sleep and an awakening alter rest and invigoration with an appetite for breakfast to which they are strangers who will have their cup of tva,,or supper of "relish" and "cake" and berries, or Reaches and cream.—/foll's Jourax/ of Health. A Little Girl Kills Iler Sister. PoRTSICOUTIX, 0., August 2.—There was a sad occurrence here on Friday evening. Two little girls, daughters of Ifx., Oliver, residing on Ninth street, aged nine years, were playing with a loaded pistol. The eldest discharged the weapon, killing her sister almost instantly. Tax daughterof John' G. Clark, who mysteriously disappeared from -"Yew York six. weeks ago, and for whom. a reward or $2OOO was offered; his been discovered in Ireland, where she,it is said,had gone with an actor.. „. , . • Jr.=Er flats are in process of reclunation, to be ivied to raise tobacco for other flats. 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