4 ci r k » O\ Sg. .I.'W. YOCUM, Eilitior VOLUME XLI, NUMBER 42.1 ,' THE COLUMBIA SPY, TERMS OF SUBSCRIIIFOL , WEEKLY, 00 per year, If paid in advaince• sixonths,Bl If not paid until the expiration of the year, ~ 5 12.50 will be charged. `4 INGLE COPIES No paper will be discontinued until all arrear s gip: are paid, unless at the option of the editor. Advertisements not under contract, must be marked the length oC time desired, or they will be continued and charged for until ordered out. Special Notices 25 per cent, more. All Notices or Advertisments in reading mat ler, under ten WICK, S 1.00; over ten lines, 10 (as. prr line, minion type. Yearly Advertisers discontinuing their adver ti,ements before the expiration of the year, will be el targed. at full rates as above, or according to contract. Transient rates will he charged for all matters riot relating strictly to their busine6l. All rubiertk tug, will be considered. CASII, after first nsertion. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. we= NUM (Orrice with T. E. Franklin, Esq.) N 0.27 EAST ORANGE ST., LANCASTER, PA. 2012 G-if • B F. ESIT.LEII.IA.N, (Office with lion. I. E. Hiestero IS NOILTFI DUKE ST., LA:I , .:CASTIM, PA E6b2.6 'Oct pinup, D. BAKER, •ANg• NORTII DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA. eb2rktf ,„ I, AUFFAIAIs.;", / 7 -';,,cons mad , : In Lancaster and adjoining sties. "isiong, Bounty, Back Pay, and all claims 4.° „vt tl,O government, promptly unscented, Promptly w. 1:1)CUM, 4 k AO rney-at-Law ts. Notary Public, C . OLUINITI4. l'A . r _ ank Stree , , near N. k. Collectitms made counties., FT M. NORTE., Columbia, Pa. Collections promptly made in Lancaster and York Counties, THOMAS J. DAVIS, No. 14 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pa. Professional Business carefully and prompt ly attended to. L00t:0694f 3 - 1 P. ROSEN - MILLER, Ju., ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFicE.—No. 5 Court Avenue, Lancaster, Pa TOHN M. HEIDER, JUSTICEYW THE PEACE, SCRIVENER, Mouluville, Lancaster County. Pa. Office 'ilbiars trorn 6 to S o'cLock, A. .t. and 7 to 9 o'cloolz, CLARK, TITS' TrIE: OF THE - PEACE Ob'FICE—No.I: I Z. 11 411 street. Qis irKtura-Proxy- 641" 1,24.0 I._ Bf. M: • and from 6 to 9 P. - • [sepl-09-trw SAMUEL EVAN'S. JUSTIC,"Dio TILE PEACE. Odice, on Sece4' St., adjoining Odd Fellows' Flail, Ink'./erPa. L SURGERY T J. S. DENTIsT, anuluate t.f Pennsylvania, College of I)eutal Surgery. Office No. 2101,0mi:4 Street 2nd door above Odd Fellows' Columbia, Penn 'a. Dr. J. S Smith thanks lls friends and the pub lic in general for their lil)erat patronage In the p.tst, and assuring them that, they can / 0/y U son having every attention given to them In the future. In every branch of his profession he has ahlayS given entire satisfaction. Ile calls attention to the unsurpasssed style and ilinsh of art/tidal teeth inserted by bizn. lie treats disea , teS cmnrnon to the mouth and teeth or children and adults. Teeth idled with the great est care and in the most, approved Manlier. Aching teeth treated and tilted to last for .I:wiz's. The best of dentriilces and mouth washes con stantly on hand. N. IL—All work warranted. sent-t 39-1 ye: J. S. Syf IThl. D. D. S. A p . GULICK., SWIGEON DENTIST, Extr/i4tiTeetli without, Pain. Nitrous Oxide or Ohl, /e.l_, 216 LOC t.:sl STREET. —44-40-tfw Rye C. tti,s' f li t .lA3 ; IL OF 'INIT.'S IC. V lANO, ORGAN, MELODEON. • cul.siv.t..Tiox or the VOICE antl SINGING. ,4•eiul attention given lit:gluttons anti young PO". W. 4. 2W LOCUST STREET. ff= r z. noFFER, Si'. DENTIST. t. omi Coxide,Gas administered in the extrae , .4 *, tion of Teeth. 4 I'n 4., ee— Front Street., next door to It. Williams' s t , , iitorc, between Locust and Walnut Streets, u,..'), mbla Pa. Up aINKLE, . ' PHYSICIA.N ar, SURGEON; oirem his profe&sional services to the citizens of Columbia and vicinity. He may be iound at the Offiee connected with his residence, on Second street,,betwven Cherry and Union, every day, Irma 7109 M., and from 13 to SP. M. Persons wbming his services in special cases, between these hums, will lea: e word by note at his ottice, or thrvanch the nest office. Sept-70 REAL ESTATE AGENCY The underr.igned have opened an °nice for tint purehuse and rule of real estate. collection of rent:, anti the rrotti.sg of property. Business ontrieu , d f • meet With prompt. an t td.ton ' ttot7"'" . ." ZIEGLER.. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. - tuilding, paving and other brick always on hand. They are hand made and superior to anY brick in this part of the country. They are of leredat the very lowest price. see 4-69-tfwi MICHA.EL, LIPLIART. HOTELS. ESTERN' HOTEL, Ne 7;1, .k 15 CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK. TIIO,I. P. WINCLIESTER, PROPILIF:TOI4 This Irani Is central and convenient for Penn sylvanians. Anne Mistit.lt. of Reading, Pa., Is an alslstant, at, this lintel, and will be glad to Ace hi friends at all hates, seicti-69-tfw " CONTINENTAL_' MIS HOTEL IS PLEASANTLY LOCATED, between the Stations of the lteading and Cul u a and. Pennsylvania Itailroads, FRONT STREET, COLUMBIA, PA. Ample accommodations for St mimeos and Tray. eters. The Bar i, stoeireit with CHOICE LIQUORS, A lel the Tables furnished with the best fare. OMAR FINBLEY, Proprietor. r.opd-6!/-t Awl IiRANKLIN HOUSE, LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA. This is a it rst-eiwo, hotel, and is in every respeet adapted to meoL the wishes and desires of the raveling 'labile. MARTIN ERWIN, sepl-70 • ' Proprietor. FRENCHS 110TaLf; On the 'European Plan, opposite City Iran Park New York. IL IeILENCII, Sept. 19. 1503. Proprietor. MISfILER•S HOTEL, West Market Square, Reading Itenien.,. ' EVAN MISIMER, Proprietor. _sept4-6G-tfw) SEED POTATOES. . , _ Early Rose Potatoes, 52.00 per bushel. Early Goodrich, 50 Ms " " Harrison, Wets Cuzco, 50 ets " •• Smaller size Potatoes, half price. plii-M At the COLUMBIA NURSERY. . .FIVE CENTS Ma FIERB BITTERS ! they leave performed In every clue, when tried Dr. Mishier offers fire hundred dollars to the pro m letor of any Medicine that can show a greater number of genuine certificates of cures effected by it, near the place where it Is made, than Is for sale In Columbia by MEl=l near Sixth, Readini,•, Pa. nerks and adjoining nty,r27-t1 Catawba, COGNAC, OF DIFFERENT BRANDS RYE 'lVirrsicEy and Illtickb rr3 MALT AND CIDER VINEGAR MI ;ILI:II'S TIEIII3 1115"TERS POCKET FLASKS anti FANCY ARTICLES, in great variety, MISHLER'S BITTERS! PURE UNADULTERATED BEST 510 UT PORTER ! F ro„, E. ,t c. 1E188P.1.17, LONDON NEI Cannot be purchased at any other establLsh- ment In town,:uul is warranted to keep fruits null vegetables perfect. SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO, SNUFF, HAVANA, YARA, and COMMON SEGARS. Also, SNUFF as TOBACCO BOXES, PIPES—a thousand and one varieties. Call at Locust Street, adJoiping lialdeman's Store It is the greatest establishment of the kind this side of Philadelphia. ga-Only Agency for Lee's London Porter, and Irishler's Bitters. : * . ..-i..........7::-......::.: 2... r.:. ..-:•. ..: ~..:..... fili -- IL -- ''" . E .'''..' i'''''':::t-'.-'l,it '-- -':7- '"' .:l: '"'''''''..: l " ll : : ' 1 "' 11 + •-•:?:::: / Et )...-:- • (i...., & f[A,J,, i , ,..- :, - -:i:. .....,_,,,,--. -.:-.,....-:- -- . - dfr..-1:._.: -.,: .t_.... ~.._.,:,, BUC.IEER'S COLUIEEN: T C. BUCHER, 0. Wholesale and 'Retail Dealer in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Wines and Liquors Has removed his Store to his Build Ing, adJolum Haldeman's Store, Locust St., Columbia, pa., whore he has fitted up rooms and greatly Increased his facilities for doing a more extensive business MISIILER'S CELEBRATED PURE AND UNADULTERATED, These Bitters are celebrated for the great cures MISIMER'S HERB BITTERS MISIILER'S HERB BITTERS J. C. BUCIIER, At his Store, Locust Street, Columbia WINES AND LIQUORS ! Embracing the following Port, Lisbon, Cherry, Maderia, Malaga, Cliampllgne, Claret, Currant and Muscat WISES BRA.NDIES of all kinds OEM Cherry, ME Superior Olu Rye, Pure Old Rye, XXX Old Rye, XX. Old Rye XOh Rye, Pure Old Bye, Nlomongrdiela, Reclined Whisky, London Brown Stout Scotch Ale, Sc„ AGENCY FOR lie i+ also Agent lor the Celebrated FOP. SA LE DEMIJOHNS, TOBACCO BOXES, At J. C. Bucura's For Sale by J. C. BUCIIER (')P sale. by J. C. BUCIIER, Locust. Street, above Front Agent for the PURE MALT VINEGAR The 13est Brands of Imported SCOTCH AND LONDON, ALE For Sale at J. C. 131.7C11ER TO SMOICERS ,k_IND CHEWERS lII.T€HER will still keep on hand the Best Brunets of J. C. BUCHER'S, MISCELLANEOUS. GRAND INAUGURATION HOMER, COLLADAY & CO., Nos. Me .t• 1414 Chestnut St., ARE :NOW OFFERING TIIE WHOLE OF -OE DRESS GOODS, SILKS, &C Replete with all the Choicest _nyelties (J the Season. LARGE INVOICES OF DESIRABLE GOODS, At Astonishing Low Prices ! If. C. CO. conclude. that it Is only necessary to quote a few of their offerings as an Index of the prices at which this SUPERB STOCK will be disposed of, to insure an early call. HANDSOME DOUBLE-WIDTH CHENE MO HAMS, 373.1: CENTS. DOUBLE-FOLD FOULARD MORAIRS, 9. CENT:3. DOUBLE-FOLD NORWICH POPLINS,IN TILE NEW EIGHT SHADES, :Ai CENTS. HOYLE'S YARD-WIDE ENGLISH PIIINTS, :25 CENTS. PRINTED SATIN CLOTIT, A NEW ARTICLE FOR THE HOLT6E OIL WALKING COS TUME, 15 CENTS, ONE. CASE OP TRE FENEST ORGANDIES IMPORTED, JO CENTS. REAL SCOTCH GING HAMS, IN ALL COL ORS, CENTS. TWO CASES OF FRENCH FOULARD MO HAI RS. WHICI f SOLI) BY THE PIECE FUR 65 CENTS, ARE NOW OFFERED AT st; CENTS. Rhine, BLACK LYONS GROS GRAINS AND DRAP DE LYON, OF rfix BEST MAKES, FROM 81.50 to $8 PER YARD. Blackburry, Eldci berry, CTIENE SILKS OF TIIE LATEST DESIGNS ob"rin; PARIS INCA RK ET, AND EXTRA. QUALITY, SOLD LAST SPRING AT eL23, STRIPED SILKS FROM $l.lO TO $2.00, BLACK CANVAS 13ARECES, EXTRA SE- C 2% - - - BLACK CANVAS BA REGES, 75 CENTS LA CR" CANVAS CAREGF,S, ALL \V IDT lIS AND QUALITIES, Ur TO so. Jamaica Spirits, Roma 0, WALKING SUITS, LACE SFIA.WLs, LACI• POINTS, ,te. Ginger ALL AT THE NEW RATES April IG-3m NO. 13 Where you can buy a first rate AAIERRLIN, ENGLISH OR SWISS BEAUTIFUL SETS OF JEWELRY. HAND SOME BREAST PINS, EAR RINGS, SLEEVE BUTTONS, anti almost everything in the jewelry line FINE SILVER AND SILVER. PLATED SPOONS, FORKS, KNIVES CASTORS, GOBLETS, ICE PITCHEICS. BUTTER DISTILS .lc. Ltv. AMERICAN CLOCK, warranted of the best quahty, at a low figure CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF Front SL, Columbia, Pa HEM e j B. K.14 . ' VII.NTSK , DEALER IN PIANOS, ORGANS, AN") MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GENERALLY. A large assortment of Flutes, Guitars, BUlljo.+, in 1,011111,M. ACCOrtieoll,, Itar -1110111C:1S, old muacul IllUrChallal•la ill W113',. ou /land. SPEEEVE MUSIC. A large stock on hand, and constantly receiving all the latest publie.ittuns as soon as issued. Music cud Mul-leril Books will be cent by matt free of postage, when the market price Is remit ted. DACALCOMANIA, Or the Art of tiansterrlint Pictures. Can be transferred on any object. I would call special attention of the Coaeb makers to my clock of D.tcalconuttila. STEINWAY & SUN'S PIANOS, PRINCE & CO'S„ & NEEDHAM & SUNS CELEBRAI : a ORGANS AND MELODEONS. Sole Agent for Stoll's Unrivaled PIANO FORTE AND FURNITURE POLISH. Call and examine my stock at NO. 3 NORTEI PRINCE ST.REEI COOPER & CONARD, S. E. cur. ”th & Marko. Sts., .PHILADELPHIA. :laving rebuilt their store, will open about October Ist, with an eleeant stoelt, to Willett they hl'. Ito all exinalnatam. Upwards of seventeen years Jl aet.ve bust n yes at their present location, enables them to Judge of the wants of their patrons. to Sly at the lttWetit pricy,: Witt to sell at the smallest mar gin of prom.. Pun lines of - BLACK SILKS, • DRESS STUFFS, SILK VELVETS, CLOAKS, SR AW Ls, HOSIERY, TIES, IiANDKERemEIFS, COLLARS, CUFFS, Sc., WHITE GOODS, -:ILA NETS. </MA S. lUSLINS, LINENS, CASSIMERES, CLOTHS, CLUAKIN GS, VELVETEENS, Sc., Se. COOPERS CONARD, S. IL cur. Ninth & Market. Sts., oet.2-V.ly-1-2-3pj Philadelphia. so POLSOMIIMPROVED TWENTY FIVE DOLLAR FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. The cheapest First-Class Machine in the market. Agents wanted in every town. Liberal commission allowed. Far terms and circular, address A.S. HAMILTON, Gen..l4ent, No. 700 Chestnut Phil'a, Pa. COLUMBIA. PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2S. 1870. -Dl'- LOW PRICES PHILADELPHIA, MEM iItdONIFICENT STOCK TOGETHER WITH Purchased In thls Market for CASTI, SHREINER'S IS THE PLACI. W: L C II AT TICE LOWEST PIZICE Or you can purchase Then If you are in WANT OF 'rEstv, you can buy any kiud or CLIAS. I'. SUREINEWS MELODEONS, I=l I= uuc.ll . cry-ty. "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." n • Some hearts go hungering through the world And never find the love they seek; Some Ups with pride or scorn are curled, To hide the ;min they may not seek. The eye may flash, the mouth may smile, The voice in gladdest MUSIC; thrill, And yet beneath them all the while The hungry heart be pining still, These know their doom, and walk their way With level steps and steadfast eyes, Nor strive with Fate, nor weep nor pray; While others, not so sadly wise, Are mocked by phantoms evermore, And lured by seemings of delight, Fair to the eye, but at the core Holding but bitter dust and blight, I see them gaze from wishful eyes, I mark their sign on fading checks; I hear them breathe in smothered sighs, And note the grief that never speaks. For them no might redresses wrong, No eye with pity is impearled, Oh misconstrued and suffering long, Oh hearts that hunger through the world ! For you does life's dull desert hold No fountain shade, no date grove fair, No gush of waters clear and cold, But sandy reaches, wide and bare; The foot may fall, the soul may faint, And weigh to earth the:Nye:try frame, Yet still ye make no weak complaint, And speak no word of grief or blame. Oh eager eyes which gate afar! Oh arms which clasp the empty air! Not all unmarked your sal ro ;vs are, Not all impitied your dispair. Smile patient lips so proudly dumb— When life's frail tent at last is furled, Your glorious recompe use shall come, Oh hearts that hunger through the world Ntsrdtattoatts P;iuling THZ, NIGIIT P 220117.217, Among all the various departments of a great city morning newspaper, not the least important and responsible is that of the •`Nig,lit Reporter." When nearly all the others on the editorial and reportorial staffs have finished their work an d betaken themselves to the quiet of home or the companionship of friends and the diver sion of social enjoyment, the _Night Re porter begins his task, which is that of scenting out and recording all that trans pires of public interest—murders, suicides, burglaries, fires, etc. etc.,—within the confines of the city during the hours be tween nightfall and the time when the paper must go to press. He is a sort of journalistic corsair, for his is a roving commission, and tine ditties of his position are circumscribed by no particular lines within the limits of the city, nor by any special instructions; he moves according to the demands of the situation as he finds it, and is often the sole judge to decide what may or may not be done in connec tion with the events that conic within the latitude of his observation. The position is one that requires energy, enterprise, tact, judgment, a keen scent for news anal a quick appiThension as to the thd relative merit oC events for making an impression upon the public. There are incidents of enterprise, daring and self-immolation in the life of every successful Night liepor- ter in the larger cities which, if recorded. would entitle them to a place in the list of true heroes, while an entertaining volume might be made from the stories of the strategic tricks and devices employed to obtain news, a very interesting chapter of which would be that which should re late the contests between those on rival NO. 13 papers to outwit and defeat each other. We transfer to our columns a couple of incidents of the latter character, related in a late issue or the Chicago Tribune, which are exceedingly characteristic and very amusing Some time ago one of the Chicago night reporters received a hint through a private source that there had been a serious shoot ing affray in a remote part of the city. Although the hour was past midnight he determined to procure the particulars for the paper of that morning. Accordingly he flew to the hack-stand, jumped into one of the vehicles always on hand, and gave orders to proceed with all dispatch to the locality indicated. On the way thither his spirits were pitched in the highest key, for he felt morally certain that he should have a "scoop" on his brethren. On his arrival at the scene he jumped nimbly, - out of the carriage, but was completely dumb founded at seeing a rival reporter jump as nimbly from the driver's seat. For a mo ment he felt like kicking somebody. but knowing that any such exhibition of ill will would lead to serious results, and bring him no favor with the profession. lie determined to grin and bear the joke— for such it would be considered—and abide his time. It appears that No. :2 had observed No. 1 rushing - wildly for a hack, and, surmising that something was in the wind, he had jumped upon the driver's seat the moment his rival was ensconced within. The driver. presuming time two to be friends, had, offered no objection. They found an item of considerable mag nitude—in fact, a nnu•der had been com mitted—and the more No. I turned the joke over in his mind, the less he found therein to relish, and he finally determined to get even at all hazards. It was two o'clock,—Wall Ling but little more than an hour from press time,—and while a pair of fast horses could make the distance in forty minutes, a person on foot would be unable to reach the office in time to make his information useful. It was a moment for action, and turning to the driver he spoke with decision: "I engaged you; I expect you to serve me until lam done with you. If you play me any tricks I'll report you to the au thorities. You had no right to allow this man to ride on the outside. I will not al low him to return with us. Now, you know your business." No. 2 saw in a moment that the "joke" had rebounded on himself. Ire knew but too well that unless he could• have the benefit of a carriage, his cake would be all dough. But his appeals were in vain. Then he threatened the driver with all manner of dire consequences—but this in dividual knew he was in the right with No. I—and finally offered him a week's salary for a seat on the box. Nothing, however, would avail. The driver slam med the door, jumped upon his seat, and away. went the carriage at a tremendous rate of speed. Again was No. 1 elated with the vision of a "scoop,"; again were his spirits pitched in the highest key, and as the carriage whirled rapidly along the street lie drew upon his imagination for pictures representative of the misery of his rival plodding wearily and dolefully in his rear. Ile felt some pity for him, too; Cil3MM=2 `,)ortvg. THROUGH THE WORLD but had not been a flame of diamond cut diamond with them? Yes. It couldn't be helped. A " scoop" was a " scoop," and there was an end on't. In due time he got to the office, dashed away at his ac count, and reached the conclusion just in time for the press. Then he sought bliss ful repose, and dreamed of glorious "scoop" all night long. On rising, he glanced at the morning papers, as usual, and was thunderstruck, amazed ; yea, petrified. Was he yet dreaming, or had his senses forsaken him? There, topped with bold head-lines, was an account of the affair in his rival's paper, fully as detailed as his owii. What magic art had accommpl i shed this piece of wonderful journalistic leger demain? Could the man fly? No; but lie could ride, and that, too, at another's expense. The moment the carriage start ed No. 2 darted to the rear, clutched the broad hands that usually ornament the rear,and, getting a foothold on the springs effected a safe and quick passage to the neighborhood of the office. The eagerness with which our heroes clutch at the slightest clue to an item of news, has often made them the victims of rare " sells," and in one trying to over reach the other, both have often become victims. An incident in point: One evening the night reporter of a cer tain paper entered the local room of anoth er—there is generally the best of feeling among individual reporters—and seeing his "rival" hard at work at his desk, he approached in a nonchalant manner, and remarked in the most casual way: "That was a terrible affair, wasn't it?" Now the "rival" had heard of nothing that day in the least way deserving of so expressive an adjective. but determined not to be sold—int sell was the object—or else to gather all the information that could be extracted, he answered: "Yes, it is certainly one of the bloodiest tragedies that ever came un dermy n ot ice. " Now the first speaker was somewhat nonplussed. "Has really something ter rible transpired?" thought he, and, as a sort of feeler, he launched out with; How many were killed?" " I scarcely know," returned the other; " have not yet been to the scene myself, but some say two, and others three." "The deuce," thought the first speaker; "there must be really something in this matter. lam glad I spoke as I did." Meanwhile lie had approached closely to the table as winch the other was work ing, and glancing at the notes lying in scraps before him, discerned the words, "depot," "two killed," "narrow escapes," etc., which had reference to the falling of a derrick, by - which two horses were kill ed. " There is a murder in the wind," thought he, " and I had better be on the lookout. With that lie left the office in apparent unconcern, but had no sooner reached the outside, than he set off for the nearest depot, and finding nothing, visi- ed the net, anti :mother, and so on, untn, he bad embraced them all. Still without a clue to the supposed tragedy, he finally made his way to the Armory, where lo! and behold, sat his rival, also in search of that sensation. Both had played their cards so well at the office that neither felt himself on certain ground, and hence the other had also entered upon the wild-goose chase. On meeting at the Armory they indulged in some further hush-beating, but finally the cat came out of the bag, and both acknowledged to the -sell," and to being "sold.'' CHEAP LIVING IN ETIRVE Off the traveled routes everbody knows nit one may live better and cheaper than in the United States, but in towns, large in population or frequented by strangers, almost everything depends upon adapta tion to the costume of the people. Against these in none of the old countries can a contest be successfully waged. The cus toms (mores, in Latin) of a people repre sent its virtue, and they are sanctified by the traditions from the distant past. In London, for example, life in the same style—clothing, furniture, rents, food, servants, horses and amusements being as near alike as the habits of the two coun tries will permit—costs less than in New York or Philadelphia, Washington or Boston, provided the customs of those with whom you have to do are respected. The servive rendered is the very best, the housewifery neat, attendance constant, cookery perfect, address respectful, and hours of work punctual. But veer ser vants must have their table supplied separately from yours, and whatever rules may lie adopted in the dining-room, the kitchen has its four meals a day. The tea, sugar. mid beer allowed to each servant is commuted by a money payment on the Monday of each week. Your chamber, or dressingmaid claiinsthe mist-off ladies' wearing apparel, your footman the gen tlemen's. your cook the drippings of the kitchen, and your coachman the manure of the stable. A new suit of liv.erk - linist conic to two of them on Christmas, "Christmas-box" be given to each of the others—a word meaning simply a money gift of any sum made the day after Christ mas. If you purchase or sell a horse, your groom receives a sovereign, while if you buy a carriage and pair, your coachman expects five pounds, but himself settles with the groom and stable-boy. You may not discharge a servant without giving a mouth's previous notice, nor may your servant quit you witholit the same. These and other like customs observed as every Englishman observes them, and the cost of living in London will he found less in the sum-total than ...the cost of living in New York.—Lippincott's Tim work of reconstructing Fort Stun ter has already commenced. Its crumb ling - walls are to be restored, embrasure, angle and slope remodeled, and an imma nent replaced thereon. It is contemplated to make it a " heavy temporary battery," mounting thirteen heavy-calibre gulls— eleveii fifteen-inch smooth bore, and two twelve-inch rifles. The outside wall is to be rebuilt at a height ranging from thir- teen to twenty-six feet above low water mark. Above the wall a heavy . earthen parapet will be constructed. All the bomb-proofs and casements yet visible will be tilled in. A new dock ou the west side, and the present dock and stairs will be removed. As unpleasant person says it is a great convenience to have women for postmis tresses. They can not only inform an ap plicant if there is a letter for him without looking, but can also tell him what is in it. GOSSIPPING When indulged in for mere pastime gossiping is a low and contemptible bust ness, but when followed as a regular em ployment it is most ineffably mean. Col( we but devise some mode of taking a pho tograph of character what a hideous pic ture would be that of the gossip or tattler Be the gossip male or female the disgust ing feature of a busy-body with other peo ple's affairs would eclipse any other qual ity of head or heart which might by here ditary law have found a place in the sub- ject's constitution. Let us imagine some instrument for the purpose, and take a male subject for our first experiment; if the photograph of character be taken it would appear somewhat in this light: He would be pushing himself into your way at every opportunity, and with anx ious importunity depicted in his counte nance, seek to rivet your attention to his tale of scandal on this or that mah, this woman or that, this doctor,lawyer, preach er or business man. " I'm told lie is not the kind of man that he ought to be;" "lie is in very straitened circumstances:" "I have occasion to know that if he was pushed, he would go to the wall;" "I don't like to say anything, but it I were he I would leave this part of the country:" " I knew his father and mother well, he's of bad stock." Thus he retails his wares to every one that will listen to him. You may try to get away from him, but he'll shift his position to cut off your retreat; swing around the circle to keep in front of you if he discovers any symptoms of leaving in your movements; generally winds up Lis slimy details with contrast ing the victims of his heartless slang with his own characteristics: " I never would be guilty' of such conduct:" " That is not my way;" "I'm one of your straight out kind of men;" "11l tell you the kind of man I am." And so lie passes from point to point through the town, ever eager to tied some one to whom he can un burden his dark soul. TL is faint picture of the male gossip is our first attempt at Photographing meanness. We admit that it falls short of setting forth in its proper light the utter sterility of the heart, so far as generous principles are concerned. The female gossip presents 'more variety as taken by the science of light and shade. She can attend to a considerable amount of domestic cares and at the same time be posted imall the little ins and outs of her neighborhood. She generally, from the very weakness of her character, imagines herself to„be a favorite of all her neig,llbors Supposes in her simplicity, that because her auditors in silence permit her to mo nopolize the chat, that they are entranced with her immensestores of knowledge and news. She can not be made to realize with what contempt their souls turn away from the dish of scandal she is dealing out to them. ImperNious to all hints, nay, even to.all-,rebu+s they administ6, she passes from one td' another until she is, the most detested of all terrestrial visi tations. How she feigns a knowledge of what she most wishes to Lind out. l Ter own conctits become stereotyped false hood by their repetition to all she meets. No lady of her acquaintance is free from her poisonous tongue, even though, for a purpose, she occasionally lauds her to the skies. And if the newly married lady be so amiable that even her husband's relit- ives can not but speak well of her, the le tale gossip like a vampire will feel it a ixury to sap the life-giving current from er reputation. The great misfortune is that she will not " see herself as others see her." hence there is little hope for ref- oi mation GOING HOME WITH THE GILLS The entrance into society may be said to take place immediately after boyhood has passed away; yet a multitude take their initiative before their beards are presentable. It is a great trial either for a tender or a riper age. For an overgrown boy to go to a door, knowing well that there a dozen girls inside, and knock or ring, with an absolute certainty that in a few moments all eyes will be upon him, is a severe test of courage. To go before these girls and make the tour of the room without stepping on their toes, and sit down and dipose of his hands without putting them in his pockets, is an achieve ment of which few boys can boast. If a boy can go so far as to measure off ten yards of tape with one of the girls, and cut it off at each end, he may stand a chance to spend a pleasant evening. Let him not flatter himself that the trials of the evening are over. Then comes the breaking up.—The dear girls don their hoods and put on their shawls, and look so saucy and mischievous, so unhnpressi ble and independent, as if they did not wish anybody to go home with them. Then comes the pinch, and the boy who has the most pluck goes up to the pretti est girl in the room, with his tot/lige clinging to the roof -of his mouth, 'and crooking out his elbow, stammers out the words, "shall I see you home?" She touches her finger on his arm, and they walk home, feeling as awkward as two goslings A STOTY OF CAS,LYLE The London correspondent of the Rvuwl Table tells a new story of Thomas Carlyle as follows: " And now, having pnt a plea for publishing- personal anecdotes, let me end this letter with a story of Thomas Carlyle. I herd Mr. Dickens tell it the other night in a company of fifty; and if he may tell it to fifty, why may not some body else tell it to fifty thousand? That great man (Carlyle, I mean,) is still griev ously tormented by some Cochin-China fowls kept by a neighbor. They crow not often, but at unseasonable times—in the midst of a particularly involved sentence, for instance, requiring great attention to the logical ordering of accusatives and verb. The philosopher is at such times to put the ease mildly, simply no philoso pher at all. Exasperated, at length, be yond measure by these daily tormentors, lie sent a servant to his neighbor the other day to implore relief. But the neighbor was unyielding. lie, or rather she, re garded the fowls with peculiar affection, and declared, besides, that she had observ ed that her pets, though they certainly crowed very loud, 'only crowed three times in an entire day.' `Ay, so they may,' re marked the author of `hero worship,' when this reply was brought to him; - so they may; but the woman does not con skier the awful moments I suffer when expecting them to crow.' Is not this char aeteristic of the man?" $2,00 Per Year, in Advance; •S2.SO if not Paid in Advance. BONNER, AT EARLE!! LANE I saw Bonner on the road the other day. It is one of the sights of New York. It is interesting to watch the sensation he produces, though he appears every day. Ire comes late on the road, but his coming is watched for with great eagerness by all classes. Ire is very systematic, and can usually be seen turning into the gate from 'Eighth avenue about five oclock. Iris pleasure never interferes with business; his clay's work is fairly clone before lie leaves for his stables. Ire has a rig which he puts on when he prepares for the busi ness of the road. Dexter is the favorite with the public, and they are usually gratified, especially on a pleasant afternoon. Other horses have had their brush and have been led off foaming to the shed. The piazzas of all the hotels that line the road are crowd ed with horsemen and the windows with lady friends. Spectators with their teams draw up on the side of the road to await the great event of the day. During the meeting of the two conferences of the .Ifethodist Episcopal Church in New Yo•k lately, it was estimated that two-thirds of the clergymen went out on Harlem lane to get a sight of Dexter and his famous owner. Bonner makes his appearance at a slow pace, apparently indifferent to the impression produced. lie watches to see that the coast is clear. By common con sent, when Bonner appears, the road•is cleared. A Decotali Indian might take lessons of Bonner hi his yells. As Dexter starts on his course, his driver can Le heard half a mile off. The excited throng shout " that's Bonner," and all come to their feet. The team rushes by with the lleetnes of the wind, and is out of sight in an instant. There are some things that cannot be described—a panic in Wall street—the inside of St. Peter's—the bar mony of an Italian organist—the coloring of the great masters in the Pitti Palace— the trotting of Dexter. De moves as no other horse moves, lie is the poetry of mo tion. Ile does not sprawl, throw his feet out, or ding them around, but seems to slide out of himself, giving the idea that any amount of speed can be obtained. lle is never exhausted, there is no exertion, there is a reserve of speed that is peculiar. Go as fast as he will, his hoofs can be as distinctly seen as when he is on a low trot. Horsemen say that his speed has never been known, and without contro versy the palm is awarded to him on all hands. A very exciting seem took place the other day. A gray horse- :wile:tired on the road—a stranger to every one. The speed of the animal was marvellous. Where the horse came from or to whom lie belonged nobody seemed to know. The driver watched for Bonner. After a sharp contest he actually distanced Dexter. The thrill of excitement was indc.scribitble. Bonner turned his horse into the shed and had him blanketed. Wall street was scarcely ever more -*I tedth'm was the road that afternoon. In a short time Dexter re-appeared, and here his pale an tagonist was ready for the contest. Bon ner put up the top of his wagon, which as horsemen know, makes a great difference in speed. The white horse came tearing along at a marvellous gait, Bonner sprang to his feet mid gave a screech that might have been heard in Westchester county. Dexter heard and understood the signal, buckled down to his work, and left the white horse so far behind that he was not to be mentioned the same afternoon. Thunders of applause attended Bounei on his course, and as the king of the road came back there were hundreds that would have crowned him with laurels. The fea of that afternoon induce horsemen to sa) that Dexter is capable of anything A BOLD BARE TELLER During the last two or three weeks a teller in one of our city banks found, a the close of the day's transactions, tha, Lis cash was defleidnt to the extent of 5.500. After much fruitless search, the teller came to the conclusion that lie would have to stand the loss. One morn- ing he was surprised by the receipt of a letter, proposing to restore the amount if a suitable reward was paid. It immedi ately occurred to the teller to compare the disguised handwriting with that of each document which had passed through his hands on the day in question. In a pro cess of comparison more than once re peated, be discovered a draft in which lie could trace some indication of similarilty. Ilis next step was to have the whole of the drafts of this individual written under every variety of circumstances, sorted out and carefully scrutinized. llis suspicions were confirmed. Being a resolute fellow - , and feeling that delay might be dangerous, he supplied himself with a pistol, and,with two friends on whom he could rely, took the hold step of going to the house of the suspected Marty, in Allegheny, which was reached at a late lour in the evening. Ou obtaining a private interview, he stated blandly that he believed sonic mis take bail taken place between them on money matters. which he was desirous of having arranged. In reply he received a lint denial of any such mistake having oc curred. Finding that mild treatment was ineffectual, lie altered his tactics; told him with a determined air that lie was in no mood to be. trilled with, and that he had indubitable evidence of the money having been obtained by him. Pre sentiing his pistol he threatened to shoot the swindler on the spot if the money was not immediately produced. Thrown off his guard by the sudden and extraordina ry appeal, the poor man fell into a tre mendous fit and admitted that lie had been overpaid :1;'.7,00. He gave the teller a cheek for the amount and offered him a bonus to keep the matter from publicity. The teller indignantly refused the bribe. but consented to keep the culprit's name from public notoriety.—Pitt,bury PursrmATlON P-11:AGE-Im.—The dis agreeable odor, which is a source of great vexation to those who are ailleted with it, may be removed much more effectually than by the application of such ungerrts and perfumes as are now in use. It is nec essary to procure some compound spirits of ammonia and place two tablespoonfuls in a basin of water. 'Washing the face, hands, and arms with this, leaves the skin as clean and fresh as one could wish. The wash is perfectly harmles and very cheap, It is recommended on the authority of I experienced physician and ought to be tried at least by all whose persm3;- are so offensive in this respect. [WHOLE NUMBER, 20,842. DREAMS. A person well known to me, dreamed that he was alone in a certain churchyard, amusing himself, as he had often done, by reading the quaint epitaphs, in the light of the setting sun. A new grate attracted his attention. At its head was a remarkable stone, on which he distictly read the date of death and the name of the deceased; it was that of a dear friend whose company he had that evening en joyed. Such a dream was sufficiently painful to impress his memory very strongly; but deeming himself too philo sophic to he moved by such a circumstance he cast off the impression, and thought but little of it, until seven months after wards, when the death of his friend, at the very date he had dreamed, startled his philosophy. If we consult the works of those who have written on this subject, such as Dr. Abercrombie or Macnis]i. we find they relate a number of such marvel ous coincidences, and really speek of them as if they were easily accounted for. Thus a young lady of Rosshire dreams that she sees her lover slain on a certain day, at Corunna. The event happened exactly as she dreamed. Dr. Macnish dreams of the death of a relative, three hundred miles off. Three days after, he hears that his dream represented the truth, although there had not been the slightest anticipa tions of any such an event. Mrs Griffith wakes from her sleep, screaming out, "the boat is sinking save them!" She was uneasy about a proposed fishing party. of which her husband was to be one; thus the dream was quite natural; so she quietly fell asleep again; but she wakes up in terror, saying: — The boat is going down :" This, of course, arose from the former dream; therefore, she composed herself a third time to sleep, but quickly starts up in agony, exclaiming, "they are gone; the boat has sunk!'' I rer husband, a major in the army, caught the alarm, and ex cused himself from the engagement; but the rest of the party went, and were all drowned. Such cases, multitudes of which might be collected. are among those most easily attributed to mere coinci dence; but we will take another, for the accuracy- of which Dr. Abercrombie vouches. "Two sisters were sleeping to gether in a room communicating with that of their brother, when the elder of them awoke in a state of great agitation, and, having roused the other, told her she lent a frightful dream. 'I dreamed,' that she said, 'that Mary's watch stopped; and that, when I told you of the circum stance, you replied—"much worse than that has happened, for —'s bredth has stopped also;" meaning their brother who was ill. The following night the very same dream occurred. followed by simi lar agitation, which was composed, as on the previous occasion, by finding the brother in a sound sleep, and. the watch going well. On the next morning one of the - sisters - Was sitting by her brother, while the other wits writing a note in an adjoining room. When her note was ready for being sealed, she was in oceeding to take out, for this purpose, the watch alluded to—which had been put by her in her writing-desk—she was astonished to hid it had stopped. At the same moment. t scream was hearth in the other room— e brother, who had been considered go- ing on favorably, had been seized with a sudden fig of suffocation, and had just breathed his last! TITILLATIVE TRIPLES A little connecticut boy, asking a mate who Good Friday was, received the with ering, reply: " well, you go home and read your Robinson Crusoe.' young lady's letter to a friend closed "But I must stop, for here comes a sold', who parts his hair in the middle, and wears a moustache that - I - wicks dreadful. While Dr. Mary Walker was lecturing lately a youth cried out: "Are you the Mary that bad a little lamb?'"*Nol" was the reply, "but your mother had a lit tle jackass!" ' A Pennsylvania editor, after criticising the news published by a rival sheet. winds up by saying: " If there is anything else that has taken place in the future we should be glad to hear of it." A Nashville local editor, to relieve the present dean•th of news, has introduced into his department "April Thoughts." Ile opens up with the unqualified assertion that "with linked hands the days trip lightly into the dim archway of the past.'' Host (who has just finished carving a turkey) "Will you have a small piece of the dark meat, or a small piece of the white meat?" Ilungry guest (who is ad dicted to the habit of plain speaking)— " Thank you: I'll take a large piece of both!" -In old lady, receiving letter she sup posed was from one of her absent sons, re quested her neighbor to read it. Ire ac cordingly began to read: "Dear mother" —then panned, as the writing was rather illegible. • • It's from Johnny," exclaimed the old lady," he always stuttered." Dutchman, in describing a pair of horses lie bad lost: "Dey was very muck alike, 'specially de off one. One lookt so mooch alike poth I could. not tell Vother from which; and I whipped de one most dead because de oder kicked at me." In the absence of any other messenger, colonel sent word to the band, by the surgeon, that some music was wanted. " Can't blow a. note," said the drunmna jor. "for we barn% had anything to eat yet." -No excuse at :ill," said the doctor: blow away, there's always plenty of wind in an empty stomach." THE laws of China were made 2,000 years ago, and have undergone but little change, One of them requires that all Persons must tiuthfully represent their Profession. and that generation after gen- oration they must not, change or alter it. Another exempts all literary and religious institutions from taxation, and another provides that the posseskarpf land shall cultivate it, under pain of 'forfeiture. IN the constitutipal cone - aiion of ll lois, a resolutiOn was hitpoduced. mak- ing it necessary for future officials to take an oath thg , they would not drink intoxi cating ruors while holding such office. A. mmlber objected, on the ground that uuo . 7 that vote- it might be difficult to stain enough officials to run the govern ment. rout: boxes govern the world. The cartridge box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the band box. En
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