PP 646 arflunthia grpg. Saturday, December 4, 1869. Advertmeracmta,to Bemire immediate in aertion, must he handed in on or before Thur sday evening. each week. New Advertisements. The following new advertisements appear i n to-day's Srv. ii2HO.OO Reward. Public Nonce. ' • One Dollar Store. L. Wright di. Co.'s Card. Election of Bunk Directors. Hinkley Knitting Machine. Tyndale, Mitchell ec Wolf. Ho, for the Holidays—Books. Christmas and New Year, Wright. Prof. Woodwards Music Store. LOCAL IN'T'ELLIGENCE Local Paragraphs York has a pauper 00 years old• Coal is eleven dollars a ton, in Boston. A " new rattle" is wanted near the river. A few more loose bricks wanted at , the corner of Walnut and Third. Read our Christmas advertisements. The store:. are lull of the finest goods. Hanover and York want factories. We want that rolling mill in operation. The True Democrat will have a daily is sue to be called the Evening Journal. The Baptists have a congregation in Lan. ca.,ter. Thpy meet in iirampli's Watering milk, in Switzerland, subjects the offender to eighteen mouths' imprison ment. The flue! email ROW Fond will-be distri• I)lAL:ft by thc committee for the benefit of th. poor on the 6th. 7tb, and Sth inst. The lair for the benefit of the Parochial school of Trinity Church raised upwards of $lOOO net. The occasion was a pleasant Cue tot all. The properties t‘ffere.l ztt, public by Ed. Reuss lalr , •wn. Only % , '4,800.00 was Oai r 4•3 for the L•a•ost street property—so, • &JO 000 ask oil. C.u• !.; with the .1370 are print e 1 for $.2. 00 per t how:amt. Let our busitteas men understand drat these cards are a per- Went of iverti=etnent The Hall or the Crilizinbia Fire Company was tilled wit h ',dies on Thursday evening, milting p eptirations for the cowing fair. Send in you: contributions, An intoxicated woman at Nashua, N. while being taken to the lock-up kick ed the ()Meer in the bowels so severely that his life is disparerl or. "Woman's Rights." —A German in New York recently gave a boy five cents to tell a policeman a man had jambe(' or the dock, and immediately went to the end or the pier and verified the statement. —Meadville youths ;jump into carriages, standing beftire residences, and drive to distant parts of the city, where they leave the horse and carriage to be found as best the owners can. A Canadian thinks he has found perpetu al !notion. If we were not afraid of being personal, we would suggest that he has beard some of the woman-suffrage orators speak.—Neze York Express. A Pittsburg jury last week " sot" on the body of a child floating iu the Allegheny. After (not before) hearing the evidence and weighing it carefully, they discovered that it was "nobody's child," and was " found dead." The Lancaster iatc/ifyencc, says that Mrs. Daniel Petermak, of that city, while eating a boiled potato on Sunday felt sonic substance between her teeth, which on ex amination proved to be a child's gold ring set in garnets. one of the family can im agine how the ring got into the potato, which was grown in their own lot, and no such a ring over belonged to any of the family. Purdy's mitistibls - did not fulfill their en gagement here on Monday evening. Their bill at this (Alive for printing and advertis ing amounted to $B.OO. They paid every cent of it, notwithstanding the assertions of the no,cy editor of the a/(1, to the con trary; so did the Wesley Troupe ; tie did the Edmonds. We received the cash, and net poisonous bitters I!) in payment. The Min strel troupe broke up in Lancaster where their baggage is held for debt. We wcre pa d. Toe in let igencer re'ers to the editorial tight in Laneaster thus: The /examiner eimrges t he Exprc.l3 with levying black wail The Repre.l3 denoon e. the Eeanciner is the champion of o ring it thieves. rather AlThet ehargestiv. larptirer with print -1 ond binding ohscene publications. The ..Trpo'rer retorts by cs rig Faher 16r•rthnm an unprinr•ipled liar nd slanderer. Verily these el am:pions of " great moral ideas" have. a strange way of showitor, up each ()thee:, a s lllmcies iNC.I Ni$1.110( FlRE.—.The frame barn belon.itu2, to S. Illetz, and used by Metz Iftest,ir as 711176,v - et) warehouse, was set on tire at one o'elork on Sunday morn ing, sod entirely consumed, The contents consisted o; toi.aieco, hap, wheat, and farm ing' implement.s. There was a partial in "t) some of the property. Tito: total loss 0C Ote tirtit is iiptvaa6 01:32300.00. Else w here Mr. nester offers a reward of $200.00. Besides this there is a standing reward of $:i00.00 by the tioroitgit. Lancaster and York county papers are requested to copy, so that toil publicity may bo given. K. K. Fated LANeASTEII. While mind ng of very great. importance has hap pened since my last record of things in gen eral, yet it would lie inipossilde to relate all the little events which stir our good eiti• tens.—quarter sessions ended with last week. There v, ere few cases of importanee before the court. Junior counsel oppointed by the Judge to defend poverty-stricken criminals, succeeded in getting front nine to twelve months sentence for their clients. Quarter session has given place to common piene.—The markets are good, especially the matrhnonial markets. On Thanksgiv ing three or four couple were soldered till death them do part, unless sooner divorced. Dry goods merchants were busy retailing tat letan, tally, and ribbons last week, and the dress makers equally industrious in sitting these commodities to well-rounded shoulders and waists, which might have been seen at Prof. Stouch's soiree. Daring the terpsichorean exereises. the capacious Fulton Hall resembled the ideal Fairs' Lind. Bright eyes, bejewelled neck:aces, di 'mond, dust, att., all aided those fasci nating creatures to captivate and slanghter their easy victims. The Grand Jury has found true bills against representatives from Baltimore, York, and Columbia, for poisoning Lancaster gentlemen. One of them is guilty of another charge, who, with the bow of Diana, sent an arrow into a poor fellow's heart, killing him almost instantly. and she, nnlike "S.lobe, "laughs having dared the cruel deed." We think the mythical Amelia was there, but ore not quite certain. Some dresses were elaborate ly flounced., Royer wiis caterer on the oc casion, and tee whole was one of the most recherche affairs of the setthon.—The G le f fer, Keifer. Gast, and Woodward troupe were at Coatesville on the 181.1.—The last ol that series of sermons on the family was delivered on Sunday, called " The Fatuity in if avers.”—Our streets ire being paved everywhere, and our enter prising citizens talk of a Nicholson pave ment for East King street.—Gov. Geary will at tend court it. 4 n witne , ,s this week.---Last night our neighbor, Win. D. Sprecher, was greeted with a ealath 'Jinni an band for get ting married. The music was as soft and melodious as ever was made by tire-bells. store boxes, horns, kettles. drums Ste. This is a strong arannient against marrying. LANCASTER, NOV. 26, 2 69, Squitzt. MASOR.REINCEIM,of Lancaster,it is said will be a candidate for Speaker of the House.- The Major was one of the most gallant soldiers. Pennsylvania sent to the war; has already served most acceptably in the House of Representatives ; is a court eous gentleman and a good speaker, and will make a most acceptable and exempla ry presiding officer. We certainly wish him success.—Smulay Republic. PERSONS having loose unbound volumes of perodicals, weeklies or monthly maga zines or books of any kind can make hand some Christmas presents by having them bound in beautiful style at the Inquirer Book Bindery Lancaster Pa. Afessrs Wylie Griest have fine facilties for doing work neatly and at cheap rates. The geptleman in charge of the Bindery Is a 'man of expe rience and thorough business:capacity. We have no doubt that nearly every family in town have loose magazines which should be bound. Give the Inquirer Bindery a PULLIC INVITATION,—PubIic invita tions are extended to a number of young men to attend a meeting of corner loungers to be held every pleasant evening during the winter at ilir.ttn Wilson's, corner of Second and Locust,or at the corner of Third and Locust just as the case may be. Extra pockets are wanted for protecting their hands from the cold. A like cordial invitation is extended to all the young men who attend church in the evening, to remain a few moments after dismission of the congregation, and to form a line in front of the church, along whirl: the congregation is to pass in review. We hope these invitations will not be discarded. MvisiNG.—ln last week's SPY we ad vertised for information concerning the whereabouts-or Chas: - .11; Steacy,•who Wart dered from his home in Millersville on the 10th, of November, since which date noth ing has been heard Irotn him. He is twenty years of age, and is not sound of body or mind, as can be observed from his conver sation. The troubled relatives witl feel grateful for any publication the press gen erally:may give these facts. Tle can be easi ly recognized, as he had on when he loft a dark brown 'root, dark pantaloons, and a blue shirt. His singular disappearance is causing the most uncomfortable apprehen sions ;or his personal safety. Munro.—The holidays are approching the time when presents must be select ed. Those who haw not yet deckled upon what to offer as their best gifts, we would refer to the card of Prof. Woodward joined among our now advertisements to day. Prof. Wood war.' has recently opened large music rooms on West King st. Lan caster Pa., next door to Cooper's Hotel, and has just put in a very large stock of superi or musical instruments, which will be sold at the lowest rates for holiday presents. His stock embraces all hinds of instruments front the finest piano in the world to the " humblest" mouth organ. He is agent for Chickering's celebrated pianos, the best in the world ; and in this connection we quote from Oliver Optic Monthly Magazine the following, showing the vast busines which the Chickerings arc now doing. "Their EstAlishment is doubtless the largest and most perfect in the world. The buildings in flosten cover about five acres of ground. They are six stories high, and tilled with the most approved machinery and appurtenances for the construction of every part of the instrument. They contain eignteen acres of floor, with nine hundred windows to afford light by day, and six hundred gas burners by night. The build ings are heated by fifteen miles of steam pipe. The machinery is driven by an en gine of one hundred and twenty-five horse power. Four hundred men are employed and the establishment manufactures one hundred pianos a week." A CURIOUS CASE.—William R. Phil lips, a single Man about thirty years ofage, residing in Penn township, who was con victed at the last April Session of forging a recipt, was brought up on Monday for sen tence. Ills counsel argued, and called wit nesses to prove that he was "not quite right," or," in other words, that he and the rest of his family aro so inordinately fond of money that they are entirely unscrupu lous as to the means of gettiLg it, and that defendant really had no proper sense of the guilt incurred by forgery. It was admitted, however, that he was sharp enough in busi ness I t anstietions. During the course of the discussion, it turned out that since his con viction be has bad his mother, the scriv ener who wrote his father's will, and both the subscribing witnesses indicted for a forgery of the will, and more curious still, that about a year or so ago a prosecution wits instituted against hiS mother, an aged lady, for stealing a pint of rye from the tenant, living upon her farm, with whom she had not been upon good terms. This prosecution wits afterwards abandoned, but her dutiful son has: now renewed the charge of larceny, and had the old lady booed ECM Judge Van Reed stated that as the de fendant was a Witness in these two eases,he would suspend the senteneo until they were disposed nr, directing him, in the meantime to give bail in $l,OOO. Lle was con signed to the custody of the SheritT.—Jour- Reading,lPa. A PANHLY MUNI MD AFTER S EPA ItA TiON (A.' MORE TITAN THIRTY Six YEARS.— About thirty-six years ago, a father and son, then residing iii Germany, emigrated to this country, leaving at home the mother, two sons and three daughters, all being younger than the son who accompanied the father. On reaching these shores the two settled in New Jersey, but shortly afterward the son had an offer to go to New Orleans, which he accepted. ItLzmaining in that city for a short time he commenced a wander ing sort of lite with a view to better his fortunes. Ho went to Mexico and to several of the States •amid Territories on the front iers, and finally settled at St. Joseph, Mis souri, where he married, acquired a com petence, mid ha remained ever since. During the late war of the - Rebellion be became a captain of a company in the . Union army and served four years. Dar ing all this timei—thirty-six years—he never heard a word from his brothers and sisters in Germany, nor did he hear any thing of his father atter leaving him in New Jersey. About two or three months since, be determined, if it were possible, to hunt up the lost, and with this object in view he went_tohis old home in Germany. only to 'find that his mother had died and that his brothers and sisters had long before gone to America. In making inquiries he discov e-rsid,thatiliey,-‘vere then, or at least when last beard front, residing in Pennsylvania at or near Reading or Lancaster. With this 'clue he started for his return to his adopted country, and reached here about eight or ten days ago. On Saturday last-he came to Laricastermul slopped' at o CooPerNi hotel, registering big . name as , P.l W. Sinith, St. .7pSeph; 1110. By inquiry he Soon' got upon the truce of hia filakily. Ile found that they resided in Middle street, near- : Bast King. Ono of hi 4 briathers, however;‘hird'ilied re cently. The other was sent 'for;:: - and on reaching the hind, and being , confronted with the long lost, the forthei at.once rec ognized bitn, owing to the strong *rose:lM lance which he bore to the dead brother. ludeed, the Lancaster - brother, shrank . back. as it appeared to him,. as hesiiid, that tee` W lei - in t:. - e presence of ode Who lied risen from the dead. 'Mutut!l eXPlanations took place; and the two brothers were soon locked in each otherS arms. The scene was said by these who witnessed it to be a very touching one. The two then proceeded to the home of the sisters in Middle street, where all five had a happy tinnily reunion. Mr Sallib is still in this city, and w.ll re taro to Missouri in the course of a few day s. —F,zpress: TUANKS.--We fully appreciate the kindness of the gentlemen at the Dispatch er's race of the Penn'a Railroad. The uni form courtesy and gentlemanly conduct of these officers, dispg.tcher, operators, clerks and all, are receiving the most flattering recognition. TEE Pennsylvania Railroad has erected snow fences along its line between Philadel phia and Harrisburg, at all points where the snow is liable to drift into the deep cut tings. It is customary to erect these tem porary fences in December of each year, but the unusual severity of the weather has induced their erection at an earlier date. BRIDGE CONTRACT AWARDED.—The Commissioners after public advertisement of the fact, received proposals for straight ening and repairing the Bridge over the Chiquesalunga creek at Barr's mill. The following bids were made ; Jacob Kauffman $750; Peter Hellman, $950; John Shearer, WO; E. AlcAlellen $375 ; the contract was awarded to E. I%EcMellen, he being the low est bidder. NEW CASE.—The case of Wright vs. Bortel and Andrew Kauffhold was tried on Sunday night last, at the corner of Third and Union. The latter taking the law into their own hands, waylaid Wright, struck him with a dagger, and fired severalshots at him. The parties were subsequently ar rested, and taken before Samuel Evans, Esq., who bound thorn over to court. The affair is the result of an old quarrel. We hope the guilty parties will be promptly punished. WE have been presented by Mr. Jonas Meyers with a huge pear of the Vicar-of- Wakefield variety. It was raised in the garden of Mr. Meyers and is the largest of the kind we have ever seen. It is th , most delicious fruit that can be raised, and this variety in particular is superior to any we have ever bad the good fortune to taste. The-pear• weighed nearly half a pound, was symmetiical; sound and almost as soft as butter. One difficulty that we cannot over come is the ungovernable taste for more. IN another column will be Sound the advertisement of A. Hubbard, 400 Chestnut street, the obliging and gentlemanly pub lisher of "The Home Physician." From the well known reputation of the successful publisher and from his zeal in pushing this book upon the attention of the peblie, may rest assured that it is a work of stun: - ard authority and of general uscfuln.., . Ii is seldom we notice medical hooks ; I • the name of Hubbard as publisher, is ;7— , strongest guarantee we can ask for the st:, .• , nature and merit of the work. council is much needed, and Mr. Ilub:;, is supplying the want. We cheerfully com mend the firm to the notice of our reader. 4. MASOIVID ELECrros.----The an itu.al Lion of Columbia Lodge No. 256 A. Y. A. 7. was held on Thursday evening 18',1 w au the following officers were elected : Worshipful, master-3. A. Meye , a; Seth , . Warden—'W. Upp ; Junior R. 13reneman ; Treasarer—E. ; Secretary—cblis. H. McCullough ; Trustees F. Hinkle, David Hanauer and John A. Jackson. These officers will be installed on or before St. John's day next, Dee. 27. The worshipful master appointed the fol lowing committees: Oa Charity—A. J. Kauffman, Chairman, H. Wilson, John A. Jackson; Oa Accounts—C. IL McCulloch, Chairman, W. IL Pfahlor, J. M. Graybill. THE RETIRING MAGISTRATE.—On Monday last Sheriff Frey surrendered his official robes, and made way for his succes sor, F. Meyers, Esq. Sheriff Frey 'has fin ed this sometimes unpleasant office with ability and s , tisfaction. As chief executive of the court and by his bailiwick, his rela tions with the people are pleasant, and though called at times to execute rigid laws and sentences, ho has always acted with courtesy and kindness. Officially ho never visited us; we are glad of it, and hope his successor may never hove occasion to pre sent his official compliments in that way, Sheriff Frey retires from his office bearing tif — bliry - the • ;trod' wishes of a hest of friends. Sheritl" Myers was duly installed in tbo office on Monday, with the usual ceremo nies. The Register of Wills, Uenry S. Sheuk. ; the Clerk of Orphans' Court, Geo. W. Seen ; and Clerk of the Sessions, Wm, Barton, have all assumed their offices, 31ASONIC VISITATION.—M. E. Cowp. George Griseoui, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Pennsylvrnia, will coin thanes the Ist of his visitations to the dif ferent Chapters 01 the Stine this day week. lie will arrivo at Lancaster ou December 10th, at 1.15 I'. al„ 3 P. M., ex emplify work. OP. Sl.,Grand Visitation to Chapters of Lancaster, Columbia and York, and exemplify the work. On Saturday morning at 9 A. Vii., he will again exempli fy work, and will leave this city at 1.35 P. The Grand High Priests, earnestly re quests the attendance of the High Priests, officers and members of the several Chap ters as above specified,and the High Priests of the respective Chapters are frater . nally enjoined to cause due and timely notice here of to be given to the members. This tour of grand visitations and instrric • tion will include all eh qiter4,but e.pecia t 1 y those who have not heretofore t-v., , k-od gra nil visitation. {For theSrv.} A Bachelor's Soliloquy. When vnuter winds around us hie, hard rent, and groceries awful hign , Who think t of nle, with long-drawn sigh ? Nobody And when up town I lake ray way, After the wearing cares of dry, Who hounds to meet me, full of play My dog! Who puts my chair before the tire, And piles the cents a trifle higher? And Inds m drat• a little nigher:— Pompey' Who toasts my bread so nice and brown And never Meets me with a frown? Who says best niar; In town The cook! And when Jul sick. and full of pain, Whose tears tall fast and thick, like rain Who hopes 11l soon he well My landlord! (exeept lag the tear,;.) Who loves me more than words can Who nrr*.s fin• rue through ill and well, And never thinks 1 am a "sell1" • Myself, of course YORK Cnt,'NTY Fri:Ms.—We c o py from the York Democrat. Mr. Chitties Settler, who resides in North Penn Street. in this borough, met with a painful accident at Smith's Stone quarry on Tuesday last. While engaged in blasting rock, be had put a small charge into a Stntle which bad been thrown up, near which his horn, containing about a pound of powder had been accidently left. as the match burned towards the centre the powder in the horn caught producing. a terrible explo sion and burning Mr. Settler in the face a most terrible and painful manner. The , flesh was literally roasted brown and, at. last accounts, it was very much swollen and disfigured. At first it was supposed that Mr. settler had lost both his eyes but we are happy to be able to say that such is not the case. Although seriously Injured he Will recover. For several weeks past a wild animal, re-' sembling a prairie wolf in appearance, bus been seen, somewhere In Manchester town-, ship. this County. It was mewl in the Con ewago township, about two months ago and was pursued but made its escape. After wards it was seen near Fink's Mill, in the same umashif , from which it crossed over to the Codoras mills in Manchester town ship, near Liverpool. Mr. Jacob Good wtio was ploughing in one of his lieldm had a tol erably fair clew or the animal one day but could not determine, positively, what spe cies it belonged to. It made a strange, howling noise, resembling that of the anna/1 wolf, to which family it no doubt is related. It was seen last week again but up to this time has not been captured. Chickens were quite plenty in market last week, but the price asked for them is still high. The disease which prevailed amongst them, recently, was abating at East accounts, although some of our limners, we are told, lost nearly their entire brood by the malady. WIIEA.T is offered by the farmers of of West liem;.•field at $1..15 per bushel and slov. sale at that. Corn commands $l.OO per bushel, and can hardly be obtained at that price. RELIGIOUS.—Rev. S. H. C. Smith will !mach. it sermon by request to the Brother hood of locomotive engineers of this place on next Sabbath evening at.; o'clock, in the M. E. Church-all, are invited, Rail road men especially. OFFICERS of the Lancaster and Ephra ta Turnpike Campany have been elected as follows: President lion. Thos. E. Franklin Treasurer, John Miller; Managers, P. S. - Reist, C• Eshbenshade, B. L. Landis, H.-L. Landis, and J. R. Reed. . PROVOIUNG —That the up freight should start out just as the 8:40 A. M. pas senger train leaves the station, and cut off nil communications with the train; on 'Mon day several persons were thus prevented from going East with the train. , Can not this be remedied. GOLD VALUE.—The graduakdeciine in gold has bad the affect to bring down the prices of all kinds of merchandize, and our neighbor, Fondersmith, appears to under stand when to buy. lie has therefore taken advantage of the late decline in all kinds of goods—as the insido and outside of his store itlic/nes—as stacks of goods can there be seen, marked at remarkably low prices, and the large amountof goods he is selling proves that the people are awrd'a of the fact. TnE HOLIDAYS.----Great preparation s are being made for the season at Halde man's store, Columbia. Their regular pur chase for this week will consist of new shawls, new cloaks, new furs, new collars, and handkerchiefs, new fancy goods, dte., selected especially for holiday presents. They have just bought some wonderful bar: gains in New York. Haltk.man's are now offering their whole stock at a great redac tion in prices. Now is the time to secure bargains, AMONG THE PApIERS.—We had the pleasure of spending half a day with our friend, T. H. Hershey of Silver Springs, who has under cultivation one of those fine farms for which Lancaster county is so farmers. Mr. Hershey is a practical farmer availing himself of all the recent inventions and improvements in agricultural circles. The year's crops were abundant, the wheat especially fine, and the farm-yard gives living evidence of tno management of his stock of domestic animals. Very few of the farmers have observed the least indications of the chicken epidemic : Mr. H. has nearly three hundred fowls and has not lost any by disease. Mr. Hershey conducts the farming operations on scientific principles and never does a thing without carefully calculating the effect, With the labor saving machines farming can be made as practical and as scientific as any other operation. We paid other farmers short visits and among them our friend W. L. Hershey, a few miles further north,who farms upwards of SO acres. Ile has also introduced all the modern improvements on his farm, as well as the choicest fruit trees and vines. It is a comfort for us, the citizens of crowded towns to know t,.at the large-hearted farm ers are appreciating our wants and are yearly increasing their stock of good fruit. Mr. H. has winter apples of half dozen of the best varieties, an abundance of grapes in season, and a bushel of chestnuts with nuts and ciderbesides Surely God made the country, man made the town. WEITttiG SCIIOOL SUCCESS.— The last of the series of lessons in Penman ship and book-keeping was given on Satur day evening. This closed Prof. Dean's first course in Columbia, and to say that he has beeu eminently successful in the attempt to establish his reputation here is only medi um praise. His system is one of pecular adaptation to the wants of the people. lie has combined the advantages of all the pub lished, series extant, and by this means is enabled to present to the pupil a more coin plete system, than can ho gained from these different authors. But while practical people will not stop to inquire what particular system he has adopted, on proposes to teach, all are 211 IX - ions to ascertain what proof can be furnish ed of his ability on the ono hand, and of his success on the other. It matters little to the public whether the letters are formed after the Potter-Hammond design orlafter the Spencerian system. The best evidence of teacher's capacity and adaptedness is gain ed from the progress which his pupils make. Prof. Dean had under his instruction per sons of both sexes who could not write one word legibly, and who could not distingusb one character from another; at the conclu sion of the course of nine lessons these per sons without exception could write legibly, several very beautifully. Several gentle men have become entirely conversant with system of book-keeping. Prof. ;Dean re fers with pleasure to any of his pupils who have taken a thorough course. Prof. Dean opened a school in Manheim Borough on last Tuesday evening, where he is meeting with the usual success. After the conclusion of his course there he prop ,- ses to return to Columbia, and tench anoth er quarter, provided he can secure a good class. Those of our friends, of either sex. who would like to improve their style of penmanship, or study Ma art of book-keep ing at their own homes, and thus avoid the expenses of going to Commercial colleges, should embrace this opportunity. Prof. Dean desires such as intend to join his class to leave their names at the SPY office. ST ARTLING.—in ventions are daily on the increase. Every issueof the Scientific American contains long columns of new patents issued ; of course many of these pat ents are issued for improvements only, and others for inventions, which, either through the want of capital in the patentee, or the impractibility of the machinery, were never introduced into public notice. The patents on sewing machines, and the almost perfitet mechanicism in many of these patents is surprising, but later genius has produced a still greater wonder in theshape of knitting machines. On Monday we 'called at the rooms of Miss E. 'Musser, Orange street, Lancaster, to see one of these modern won ders. It is the Ilinkley patent, and is the most complete machine we have ever seen- The wonder is its simplicity. Its cheapness makes it n desirable article in every family. It is made en an entirely now plan, nothing complicated, nothing difficult to tinder s:tend or adjust. One needle does the work of two hundred on other machines. It knits from 1,000 to 2,000 stiches per minute, makes the finches loose or close without stopping the machine, and knits in different colors without tying the different yarns. The plan is simple. By an ingenious ar rangement a needle bearing the thread is made to move forward very rapidly, and throws n stitch, upon the loath of a comb like level ; a revolution of a cam-disk de posits n loop, and the process is repeated from five hundred to two thousand times per minute, The machine can be operated either by hand or foot, knits the heel of a stocking just as well as any straight piece ; the work, CIM be widened and narrowed as Often as the operator desires; three different yarnit at the same time can be used; it has exfini sion enough to knit the widest scarf, or the narrowest strip. It knits the thumb and fingers of gloves, makes shirts, capes, mit tens, stockings and everything which can be made of yarn. In short it is an pensable household companion, and some thing which supplies a necessity long felt. We speak thus knowing its merits. Miss E. Musser, whose card be found in an other celtiniti is the solo agent for Lancas ter county, from whom the household nec essary may be purchased. Township rights are also for sale. This machine merits an extensive sale, and we wish the fair and obliging agent abundant success, TilE Drummer Boy of Shiloh closes a successful week in Pittsburg to-night. They are roming East, and may stop in Lancaster county. THE resume of the speech of Hoo. Charles summer on another page is from the local report of the Lancaster Express• it Is a faithful synopsis, and will admit of most careful study. CONFECTIONERY and Tuys, at Goo. J. Smith's IN Locust street. It is unnecessa ry for us to send forth a flaming harangue about stock and inducements, as the citi zens ofreolumbia and vicinity know from the past where SANTA CLA.Uft leaves his most inviting stock. We only ask a visit this season to substantiate the-claim of Ex celsior; Confections of our own and foreign manufacture, Fruit and nuts in season, Caltpa of all styles baked - and finely orna mtentcd, Toys in abundance, Wholesale and HOLIDAY Goons.—We are requested to announce that J. A. Meyers having made special purchases in New York and Phila. for the coming,tholiday season, is now open ing at his Drug Store.in Odd Fellows' Hall, the finest assortment of toilet sets, vases, mirrors, brushes, pocket books, and other fine goods for presents yet offered here. These goods aro all personal selections, and having been bought exclusively for cash will be sold at fair prices. THE Bookstores arc preparing for the holidays, Messrs May .t• Erwin and Messrs J. L. Wright L Co. have tine selection of books and periodicals on hand, which are very suitable for Christmas presents. The toys nt the Keystone Book Store arc attract ing attention. Messrs May Erwin have secured the services of a young lady formerly en gaged in the book store under its old man agement. :New books received from the publishers ns soon as issued. )From Quarryville* Quarryville Dec. Ist, I;:eia Editor Sy:— Sadsbury township is bounded North by Salisbury, East by Chester county, South by Colerain, and West by Bart. The Oct. torarat creek rises near, and flows along its Eastern boundary. Area 12,111 acres ; the surface is generally rolling and hilly, ex cept that portion lying in the "Great Val ley," which traverses it from East to West, ; the soil is limestone and clay. Population in ISO ],739; Presidential vote in 1565, 325. Value of Real and Personal property *1117,- 259; has two post ofliecs four grist mills, five saw mills, two forges, one foundry, two hotels, nine publieschools, two church es, one Friends meeting house, and one se lect school. The principal villages are Christiana, Smyrna, and Cooaerville. Salsbury occupies a front rank among the townships in our county; a large por tion of her citizens are of quaker descent and distinguished for their intelligence, the at tention paid to the cause of education, and all other matters calculated to advance the pub-Ikt good. In politics she has held a leading position during the past 20 years; in that time hav ing furnished, a State Senator, three mem bers of the House of Representatives, one Recorder, County Commissioner, County Treasurer, Clerk of Orphan's Court, besides presenting a candidate for Congressional honors, and always has a candidate or two in embryo. About two wiles west from Christiana is a narrow lane running South, an 1 connect ing the Valley and Noble roads; casting your eye along the lane, at the southern ex tremity, and near the woods, stands an old I stone house, which was the scene of en event, which passed into history as "The Christiana Riot." During the fall of 1551, there dwelt i.t this !tense, a colored man, named Parker; and living with hint, was a run-away slave named Scott, claimed to belong to a Mr. Go rsueh, of Baltimore county, Md. One morning before, or about daylight. Mr. Gorsuch, his son, son-in-law, and Deputy United State Marshall. guided by a sp3, approached the house, for the lir poyeof arresting the slave. IL appears that the Inmates of the house ,ita d some suspicion of what was going on, be ing on the watch, and commenced at vigorous blowing, of horns, which soon drew together a large number of colored men, armed with guns, old scythes, rte. Mr. Gorsuch and his par ty, erase d with a U. S. Commissioner's war rant for the arrest of his slave, and seeing him in the crow it rushed forward, and were met by a volley of shot and slugs, instantly killing Mr. Gorsuch, and seriously wound ingothersof the party. A mongthoseattraet ed to the place by the blowing of horns, WaS Casper Han away, and Elija Lewis, two re spectable and order-loving white citizens, who upon the testimony of a creature nam ed Kline acting as deputy 15 . S. Marshall were arrested for inciting the riot, rind re sisting the authorities ce the United States, and cominited to prison by Recorder Reigart of Lancaster city. They were con fined in Moyatnensing prison for acme time were tried before the United States District Court in Philadelphia for treason, and ate gaited. The affair created profound sensa tion at the time,"and had 110 small intluertee upen the reeult of the then pending Gu bernatorial election ; but thank God, slat (try is wiped out, and no more such scenes will disgrace our Commonwealth. Christiana, the principal village in the township, is a station on the P. R. It. about twenty miles south east from Lencaster and forty-eight miles North West front Phila. The P. R. R. has a large freight depot here; there are also two other warebouses, doing a large business in gratin, fertilizers, marketing, lumber Ae. There is also a foundry, machine shop, first vies - hotel, two churches one public school house, a select school, three dry goods and grocery stores, furniture store, tin and stove store, coach maker and smith shop, and almost all other kinds of mechanics, and two physicians. Twenty-five years ago the only business in the place wits e small warehouse put tap by Hugh MeClerrin. and a small foundery owned by Col. :tames l„ ton. Moses Pow nall and Jos. C. Diekineon built a dwelling ware house, :Ind store, about the year 15111, wiliCh was the first permanent improve , meet. Since that time, the place has stead - I .ilv improved; the buildings are principally brick of et vet y neat and snbstancial char acter ; taken as 11 hole Christiana may be considered the most flourishing villages or the county, and its citizens exhibit a eont mendable degree of enterprise. Smyrna, is a small village two miles west from Christiana, eontains a store, smith shop, post office, Dresbyterian church Coopervitte is a stint 11 village half a milk" 1 south from Smyrna, on the Valley road, contains a snit e and several private dwell ings ; it does not iTitnrnve but remains about what it was thirty veers ago. The lime business of our place has been I very brisk during the early part of the fall, I but owing to the recent rains the roads are • Tint in a very good condition for hauli ng. The farmers are generally done with their out door work, and are now engaged in i threshing ; they COW plal 11 about the low price of grain ; having been so long accus tomed to receiving Riga prices, they find it difficult to realize the present rates. Butt they too have had their good times, and like Crockett's coon, must "emu() down." In a former communication I spoke of .a project being on foot for organizing a brass band in our village; since that time a meet ing of the eitizens was held, and all 1/9SOCI tion formed to be known its "The Qulrry vine Cornet Band." The officers are John M. Shenk, president ; Daniel D. Hess, Vice President ' • Geo. W. ITensel, Treasurer, and , Dr. 11. E. Daub Secretary ; a Constitution and By-Laws were adopted. Five hundred dollars being the amount required to pur chase the instruments, a large part a f it was immediately raised. The association has received their instruments, and the per formers selected as follows; First It list, M. L. filet/dig; second E. flat, Hiram Shank; first D. dig, Jos. K. Broome; see oud B. that, John P. Moore; First Alto, Lory Suter; second Alto, Jno. Haverstick ; first Tenor, Win. F. Hess ; second Tenor, Jos. M. Hess; Baratene, Hobert. Hamill ; Base Tuba, Harry li. Aument; second Base Tuba, Albert liawitl ; Base Drum, Samuel Althouse ; first Tenor drum, John 'Aliment; second 13a3(1. drum, L. Milton Hess; Cymbals, Newton Film. The mem bers of the band meet for practice every Wednesday evening in the Hall of the "Kreider Iluilding.•" If. W. C.% AN effort is being made to get up u course of lectures for Columbia this winter. We hope it tvill succeed. Pa. MeNEAr. and lady spent a few days in Columbia, visiting their many friends here. During their stay they were the 'guests of Mr. John A. }gook. They return ed on Tuesday evening. A LAME invoice of new books suitable for Christmas presents, embracing Long fellows and Tennyson's poems, Waverly novels, immense series of school book. Sun day school hooks, works of fiction ate., are for sale at May cf.: Erwins. Their display f toys has never bean ezteelled. There se lections include the best. SAD ACCIDENT.—A sad accident re sulting in the death of a woman happened on Thursday morning, It appears that , ome of the employees on the Reading A; Colum bia Railroad were shifting cars by hand ; a woman, named Mrs. Fredericks, wife of John Fredericks, was gathering coal from beneath a car which was standing on the track. The cars in motion struck the ear under which the woman was crouching, and she was rolled along the track between the wheels for a considerable distance be tore the ear could be stopped. When her body was rescued she was insensible, and dted in an hour after, leaving a lam ily of five small children to mourn her loss. From Strasburg. STRASIII7I:O, Dec. 1569 The occupations, trades, profession., and business pursa its of the people of this town are various, and aro as follows, viz • In surance and sewing, machine agents, ar tists, auctioneers, bakers, bank officers, blacksmiths, brown makers, butchers, architects, carpenters, and builders, chair makers, couch makers and trimmers, com mission merchants, corrf ctioners, contract ors, coopers, dentists, cattle dealers, drug gists, dry goods and grocery merchants, machinists, cabinet. makers and uudertak ers, barber and hair dresser, hardware merchruds, hotel Keepers, huckster.,, res taurant t. eepers, leaf toba•:ce merchants, brick layers, and stone masons, mattress maker, merchant tailors, milliners, vet.s r- Mary surgeon, plasters, printers, produce dealers, peddlers, pump makers, rope makers, saddle and barne.s m a kers• chase tankers, sale, exchange, and livery staid° keeper, sash and door manafactmer, roof ing slate dealer, surveyors anti conveyan cers, tin smiths, wagon makers, watch re pairers and jewelers, weavers, Notary Public, post mistress, justices of the . peace, ministers, mantes tankers, brick makers, plow makers, U.S. assistant :assessor, titrm ers laborerv, clerics, and gentlemen of The strasburg, r.iilroad which Connects with the Penna. Central at f.eninn Place is four miles long, and WZIS origionally Owned and run by a stock company. The busines failed to pay the stock holders and the road Was lensed for a tern . ' OrYeftl'S 61 Messrs. .r, F. &C. N. Herr, to whom it was after wards sold. Tim I nail was rebuilt by them and equipped e ith new rolling stock ; tt is now in good order and a paying invest:nen, under the able management of Messrs. Herr C. Co. Forwarding and comMiS:4oll merchants, grist, and merchant millers, dealers in lumber, coal, salt, concentrated manures, iron, galvanized and terra-cotta I drain and water pipe, chimney tops and chimney fines, cement, pumps, and pro duce. generally. The establishment of Messrs. Herr & Co. is the most extensive business ent..irprise of the kind in the l comity, outside of Lancaster city. Their I whole building is 21.5 feet long by 50 feet wide. It is divided into a wqrehouse 75 feet f long, grist and merchant mill 50 feet long, engine house and machine shop Id feet long. They give eonstant employment to eighteen I hands, their sales of coal in otto year amounted to upwards of 10,000 tons. Their aggregated business last year wasi;iStl,lol.2.o. , At one time as Malls as twenty-five teams delivered iron ore. at this place, the average weight of a load being COOO pounds. In the month of December, ISSS, 1500 tons were shipped over the railroad. Owing to many of the iron cum pwales being out of blast, or repairing, few teams ere hauling ore at present. Mes-rs. Herr & Cu.,iu connection with- their establisltment,; have recently lerected a plaining, sowing and 1111.11 ming mill, and are manufacturing spoke , i, shafts, bows, hickory handle , , corn shelters, hay and fodder cutlers, agricultu ral implements,&c., toni.. , r the Pou of Herr, Pirackbill & Co. The present stringeney istotteter2. , af fairs is felt here tis well elsewhere. The hank is doing* nothing in the way of dis counting: of course business men feel it sensibly. There has not been such a scar city of money in this section of the county fur the past six years. OTI 011 l—Ou and after Nioutia . ..s,• 7 Dec. sth. the delivery of papers will he dis continued until further notice. Snbscribers are respectfully sequealed , to coil at the store, 105 Locust street, where they can be pa,nred immediately mt nrrival of t raite, 31 - Av EnivrN. Tx another column of this issue will lie forma a letter received by us Irons Mr, Wanamaker, of the celebrated clothing firm of Warisanaker Crown. 'We take the lih erty of publishing it, and very gladly speak the world he desires us in reference to his great sate. "It is an ill wind that blows no one any good," they say, nod here is anoth er illustration of the old proverb. If hard tunes have made hu-iness dull this rall, shay have, in turn made us this opportuni ty, of getting a good suit of clothes. tnt least, at such a price its we command. We k now many a good fellow who has been potting hizuself otY without, an over coot this win ter, or a much needed pair of pants Or vest, because he thought he couldn't afford it. All such will now go right for Wa nom aker's and lay in a stock for the next Jew years. NVe infer that the sole is intended to be sharp and quick, but the chance is one of those that men "jump at," and so 'No heed not say a word to our readers about being in good time. Trust a good Lancaster county man for securing a good bargain when he has chance. Many of its still have pleasant memories of the sale last Fall, and and it' this is to be like that, " peaches nod cream" to its n LlZat!Ver it may be to WUna maker it, Brown. Anyhow, t boy have out best wishes. l'irtLAnimrinA, NOVelllber 2.9 th, ISM DF,AII. :—You say tt.a' some of your neighbors are inquiring how we can afford to sell out oar stock 01 such prices as we advertise.—Tuey say, you tell use, "Would it not make them bankrupt to sell out four thousand dollars' worth of clothing, and make no profit on it?" lam glad the peo ple take so much interest in us and our "Sale," and I cheerfully reply to their query. In these times, 'nowt +nen consider that they nre"inaking money" if they man age to hold their own. That is not our ease however. Even by this Sale, not directly, hut indirectly,we expect to make something In the first, claws, our sales thus far this sea• son have been so great that though we lures undersold all our competitors, we have made money enough to give us a handsome margin, even though we slam Id make noth ing by the sale, either directly or indirectly. Inn if we repeat the experience of last Wu,- ter, we will find this Sale the means of at tracting to our house many new cus tomers, who forever after give its their regular trade. There's profit in that. Then, again, it pats US in possession of a large amount of ready cash, which gives us infinite advantages in our business, and 611 which we can well afford to pay a discount rather than wait for it come in more slowly in the regular way. Moreover, it gives us :a eocal start for next season, leaving us Un ineu mbered with old stock, So our friends need not tear that we will do ourslves any harm ; and they may be stire that we will give u , a chance at this present time. Yours very respect fully, .101I\ WANAMA.KEIt, wAsx.msotnic unowX), Oak 8011, Philadelphia. ktrriages c....? On the 20th ult., by the Rev. J. J. 'Striae, JAcou ItAlt'eftwm.Tert. of Wenst Lampeter, to 31A.StY W • NOM. of WeSt Earl. On November 9th. by the Rev. 'Phony", 'r. Jaeger, of Readinv:, Wrt.m IC.Sr.r.Tztot. , to E": 31 A Kma.Ux, both or Ephrata, Pt. No cards. On the rilth ult., by the Rev. Or. Green Arabi, HEtqltY )1. 1311tmC, or Letteaster twp.. to :..us A N B. lions - r, of Ranh u. On the t!tith ult.. by the Rev. P. Itchy, Lac/ Eszqrsozz to Ltzzt E Kw:, both of Conoy two, • On the 49th ult., by the Rev. W. T. Gerhard, 1 - I.ErtrtY B. Nis , a•sr, of West Ilemptlelt, to REBECCA IL Ilnutuicurt, of Rapti°. On the seine day. by the same, 3fAttals usszu to ANNIE Df. SErrz, both of Rapho. On the 24 ult., by the Rev. J. J. Strine, Groan,: P. SC3f3tERS, Of Sialsbury, to A.NNA MA RTA prerrt.r.y.or B art tap. HALDEMAN'S STORE ESTABLISHED 1815. H 0 L Our regular purchaSelbt , l" rs • • week will consist of . EL c GOODS for the Holidays, selected in New York from latest impor tations. Our display will be the finest for manyyears, and our prices the lowest since 1860. NEW GREAT GEO. W. & B. F. HALDEMAN, FONDERSMITH'S SECOND INVOICE OF LADIES FANCY FURS, Have Just Been Received from New York, WHICH WE WILL OFFER AT REDITED PRICES FOR TIOL - Yri_Z - VAT PRESENTS. Au:o, NEW SHAWLS, WATER-PROOF CLOTHS, VELVETEENS, DRESS GOODS. Do)rEsT[c COOPS. &e. ALL AT REDUCED PRICES FOR TIIE HOLY DAYS, AT FONDERSMITH'S STORE_ ADJOINING TILE COIATMIIIA NATIONAL RANK. CHRISTMAS GIFTS. NVE OVVE,II. A. LAJ:OE ASSOILTMENT OIL W.A-1 7 - 1 01 - I.E S , JEWELRY . , ANT ) SILVER WARE .11.titoMeture..1 to our order, :mil ~elected with care for the ITOLY.DAYR.' - - attention given to 101111s/dug title WEEDING , PRESENTS. H. Z. RHOADS Sc BRO., 2% WEST KING STREET, LA NC A STE,4, PA. (Opposite Cooper • r Hotel, uOV27-11w HO! FOR THE HOLIDAYS. GJAIIIIOI'S SF.II - POI: HISTM AS I 'OM ES It UT ONCE A. Y EA I- M AX ERWIN Disbursing At4ents for the Coming llolithys, to His Royal Itimate , ,s SANTA CLAUS, KEYSTONE BOOK STORE, NO. 105, LOCUST STREET. tiere is the place to =kr your selections from the Immense htoek of Books anti Stationery. Fancy Articles, Children's Toys, and every Deseriptlon of Ooot", suitable for Koranr, PRESENTS. BOOKS OF EVERY VARIETY AND STYLE, BOOKS FOR OLD AND YOUNG, BOOKS SUITABLE FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL Gil , ' TS, BOOKS FOR erracsa's TO TEACHERS, BOOKS FOR THE CLASSIC MIND, WAVERLY NOVELS, 'TENNYSON'S POEMS, LONGFELLOTVS POEMS. MILTON's WOKS, BIBLES and H YMN HOOKS for all DellOallaal ions, and Creeds. PRAYER BOORS in edl Atyten of Binding. STATIONERY AID WRITING DESKS. INITIAL CASKETS FOR EVERYBODY. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS FROM FIFTY CENTS I'PWARDS. MI the Intent Novoltle4 in the Toy Line. 'ruts THF.cHEA.PEsr AND BEST. TOYS TO 'PLEASE THE BOYS TOYS TO DELIGHT THE GIRLS. TOYS FOR ALL GOOD CHILDREN TB.r NIPETS. ALI'H ABET IILOCES, PILLAGE HOUSES, HOSE CARRIAGES, DANCING lACKS, AND TILE GREAT VELOCIPEDE TOY—With a varlety ton nutneron, to mention. is ENT LEM EN'S COMPANIONS, LADIES SATCHELS, &c. ME LAIAES DIARIES for 1870 in Great Variety, and in ali styles of Binding:. COMIC AL/LAI..:ACS not BOOKS In every stylt, DON'T FORGET Ti) GiJ FOR EARLY BARGAINS TO TUE GREAT BOOK OM TYNDALE, MITCHEL & WOLF, GLASS FA.INTCY GOODS, 707 Cll EST 1; T STREET ITITE FRENCIf CHINA, NS' HAN IT F. SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF HOLIDAY PRESENTS rnEsTs, MONOGRAMS ANI) INITIALS ENGRAVED ON GLASS Olt DECORATED ON CIIIN.k IN THE DEsT MANNER. FILLST CLASS GOODS ONLY, AND LOWEST CASH . PRICES. dect-lw CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. JOHN'L. BOOKS FO THE 110I1DAV:i VAR 1.011 G 31 VOlt THE HOLZ/EA IS MARI ES, A1.131'.' , 1: , , RIBLE , :, in every Form and Style. 11Y3IN BOOLLS for every Denomination. IN TN E RSIET EVERY DAY, AND GOODS AT THE LOWEST Micas EVERYBODY GOES TO witmgrs, BARGAINS EVERY REDUCTION IN 112 & 114 Locust Street. qty ALL BOTH YOUNC, AND 0L1) AND TOY EMPORIUM, NO, 103 LOCUST STREET, COLUMBIA, PA PHILADELPHIA. PEO , I{A.TEI) I iINNI:It. TEA. I'ol LET 81.:Tt• I:VERYBODY GOF:8 TO ‘NrRIGHT , 47: Co.'s, NO. 265 LOCUST STREET POCKET BOOKS AND WALLETS D A WEEK PRICES. WORK BOXES