-:: w 1 .1. W. YOCUM, Editor. VOLUME XLI, NUMBER--46:1- THE COLUMBIA SPY, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION WEEKLY, - .00 per year, If paid In advance; six months, $1 If not paid until the expiration of the year, $2.50 will be charged. SLIVOIX COPIES FIVE CENTS - - - - No paper will be discontinued until all arrest.- ages are paid, unless at the option of the editor. Advertisements not under contract, must be marked the length of time desired, or they will be continued and charged for until ordered out. . . _ Special Notices 25 per cent. more. All Notices or Acivertisments in reading mat ter, under ten lines, $1.00; over ten lines,lo cts. per line, minion type. Yearly Advertisers discontinuing their adver tisements before the expiration of the year, will be charged at full rates as above, or according to contract. Transient rates will be charged for all matters el relating strictly to their business. All advertising will be considered CASH, after first nsertion. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. HAS. E. GAST, (Office with T. E. Franklin, Esq.) No. i 7 EAST ORANGE ST., LANCASTER, PA, feb26-tf B F. ESHLEMAN, . (Office with Iron. I. E. Iliesterj No. 93 NORTH DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA fen% '69tf PHILIP D: BAKER, No. 11 NORTH DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA leb2G-tC A J. KAUFFMAN, Collections narvift in Lancaster and adjoining Counties. Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, and all claims against the government promptly prosecuted. 0111ce—No. 235, Locust street. T NV. YOCUM, Attorney -at-Law Br. Notary Public, COLUMBIA.. PA OFFICE—SPY Building, Bank. Streel, near Locust. - Collections made in Lancaster and adjoining counties. HENRY C. Cr. REBER, No 328 Washington street, near ßeading Sixth, , Pa. Collections made in Berks and adjoining counties. nov27-tt LT M. NORTH, H Columbia, Pa. Collections - promptly made -in Lancaster and '‘. - ork, Counties. THOMAS J. DAVIS, • No. 14 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pa. Professional Business carefully and prompt ly attended to. Wet:3o'694f `n P. ROSERMILLEII, JR., ATTORIsTEY—AT—LA.IV Orr/cm—No. 5 Court Avenue, Lancaster, Pa. JOHN M. GRIPER, _ _ _ JUSTICE OP THE PEACE, scauvENErt, MountviLle, Lancaster County, Pa. 0111ce Hours from 6 to 8 o'clock, A. M., and 7 to 9 o'clock, P. M. M. CLARK, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. OFFICE—No, 12 N. Third street. • Office Hours—From 6to7A.M. 12 to P. and from 6 to 0 P. M. [sup-1494[w SAMUEL EVANS, JUSTICE OP THE PEACE. Office, on Second St., adjoining Odd Fellows' Hall, Columbia, - pa. 3. S. SMITH', DENTIST, . _ Graduate of Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. Office No. 210 Locust Street 2nd door above Odd Fellows' Mall, Columbia, Penn'a. Dr. J. S Smith thanks his friends and the pub lic in general for their liberal patronage la the past, and assuring them that they can rely upon having every attention given to them in the future. In every branch of his profession he has always given entire satisfaction. He calls attention to the unsurpasssed style and finish of artificial teeth inserted by him. .He treats diseases common to the mouth and teeth of children and adults. Teeth filled with the great est care and in the most approved inanner. Aching teeth treated and tilled to last for years. The best of dentrifices and mouth washes con stantly on hand. AN. B.—All work warranted. sep4-69.1yw I. S. SMITH, D. 11. S. J. GULICK, A ° SURGEON DENTIST, Extracts Teah without pain. Nitrous Oxide or Laughing this administered. OFFICE •218 LOCUST STREET. Sept 1-0-1 fw B C. UNSELD, TEACHER OF MUSIC P lANO, ORGAN, MELODEON. CULTIVATION of the VOICE and SINGING. Special attention given Beginners and young pupils. sept4-69-lyw 219 LOCUST STREET T Z. HOFFER, DENTIST. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered In the extrac tion of Teeth. °dice— Front Street, next door to R. Williams' Drug store, between Locust and Walnut Streets, Columbia r.a. riLIINKLE, . PHYSICIAN SURGEON; .a tiers his professional services to the citizens of .11oltunbia and vicinity. He !nay be found at the .ottice connected with his residence, on Second street, between Cherry and Union, every day, :front 7t09 A. M., and from I to SP. H. Persons wisning his services in special cases, between these hours, will leave word by note at his office, .Or threaten the cost office. sept-70 REAL ESTATE AGENCY The undersigned have opened au office for the purchase and sale of real estate. collection of rents, and the renting of property. Business entrusted to their care will meet with prompt and careful attention. F. X. ZIEGLER oeffio 2 o9-tfj A. S. K.AITFF:SiAN. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS riuilding„ 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 feredat the very lowest price. sep 4C9-tfw] MICHAEL LIPFIAHT. HOTELS. WESTERN HOTEL, No. 931 al5 CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORKS THU:4.D. WINCLIESTER, PROPRIETOR. .Thiti Hotel is central and convenient for Penn- sylvan ians. ABLE INIISBLEB, of Reading, Pa., is an assistant at this lintel, and Will be glad to see hi friends at. all times.. held-69-tfw " 54 CONTINENTAL." THIS HOTEL IS PLEASANTLY LOCATED, tJetwer•n the Stations of the Reading and Coinin and Pennsylvania Railroads, FRONT STREET, COLUMBIA, PA. ',Ample accommodations for Strangers and Trav- elers. The Bar Is stocked with CHOICE LIQUORS, And the Tables furnished with the best fare. IJEIAH FINDLEY, Proprietor, sep4-69-tfic) FRANKLIN lIOUSE, LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA. This is a tirst-classhotel,.and is in every respect adapted to meet the wishes and desires of the traveling public. MARTIN ERWIN, sepl-70 Proprietor, FRENCH'S HOTEL, On the European Plan, opposite City - Hall Park New York. It. FItENCH, Sept. 19.1M5. . Proprietor. MISHLER'S. HOTEL,= ~ ,- •. West Market Square, Reading Renn'a- EVAN MISHLER, Proprietor: sept4-66-ttw] F?s2s - V EF YitTNF Tr VEeiTelYpr,.G MACHINE. The cheapest Flynt-Clays Machine In the market. Agents wanted in every town. Liberal commission allowed. F,r terms and. circular, address A.S. HAMILTON, Gen. went, No. SW Chestnut St.., Phil'a, Pa. apll64m. -, - , _ , .... - • • . I •: . 1 - . 1 1 ' ' I, '.......:•;''' " ....'"'.:l -:;::::;.";.!, '-:.,..,;,...;•:: 1 . : 'l., --....111 , • •••••••••••••••• -,, - ••• t. . ~,,,.. ~ + :-',..;; .3;:i; :....-• ‘..-11i;:.'...; • _ ••. • 1 , - -";- C •:-.::-::: ;:. . . i,':: 6iltilit 1.-4.1 •. • : ':"4.i:.:' , . ~ ..... -.••• --N li:ir. -- ~..,:. .. 1 . :,-...-- , - ~. .. ._ .. . _ . . ... . . - - . , . . ....... .. . , ... - - 1 . , ~ . . . , . .....;_...,., .. . BUCHER'S C0.L7731:1V. T C. BUCHER, 0. Wholesale and Retail Dealer In FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Wines 'and. Liquors ! Has removed his Store to his But'Mug, adjoining Haldeman's Store, Locust St., Columbia, Pa., where he has fitted up rooms and greatly increased his facilities for doing a more exteusive business MISHLER'S CELEBRATED HERB BITTERS ! PURE AND UNADULTERATED, These Bitters are celebrated for the great cures they have performed in every case, when tried Dr. Mlsliler offers five hundred dollare to the pro prietor 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 MISHLRR'S HERB BITTERS AIISEILER'S HERB BITTERS Is for sale in Coluinbiaby J. C. BUCHER, At his Store, Locust Street, Colurabia. WINES AND LIQUORS ! Embracing the following Catawba, Port, Lisbon, Cherry, Maderia, Malaga, Champagne, Claret, Currant and Muscat WINES COGNAC, OF DIFFERENT BRANDS Also, OLD RYE WHISKEY and BRANDIES of an kinds Blackberry - Catawba, Cherry, MOM Superior Ohl Rye, Pure Old Rye, XXX Old Hye XX Old Rye X. Old Rye, Pure Old Rye, Menongalaela, Reclined Whisky, London Brown Stout Scotch Ale, &c., etc., &c. AGENCY FOR MALT AND CIDER VINEGAR He is also Agent for the Celebrated MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS FOR SALE POCKET FLASKS, DEMIJOFINS, TOBACCO BOXES, and FANCY ARTICLES, in great variety, AA, 3. C. BUCHER'S MISHLER'S BITTERS! PURE 627, UNADULTERATED For Sale 1)3 BEST STOUT PORTER From E. ,t, G. lIIBBERT. LONDON For sale by J. C. BUCHER, Locust Street, above Front Agent for the PURE MALT VINEGAR Cannot be purchased at any other entablish- meat in town, and is warranted to keep fruits and vegetables perfect. The Best Brands of Imported SCOTCH AND LONDON ALE For Sale at S. C. BUCIIER S TO SMOKERS AND CHEWERS BUETIER will still keep on hand the Best Brands of SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO, SNUFF, HAVANA, YARA, and COMMON SEGARS. Also, SNUFF Liz; TOBACCO BOXES; PIPES—a thousand and one varieties. Call at J. C. BITCHER'S, Locust Street, adjoining Ilaldeinan's Store, It N the greatest establishment of the kind this side of Philadelphia. 1131.0n1y Agency for Lee's London Porter, and Miahler's hitters, - GRAN INAUGURATION HOMER, COLLADAY & CO., Nos. 1412 t 1114 Chestnut St., ARE NOW OFFERING TnE WHOLE OI DRESS GOODS, SILKS, &C. Replete with all the Choicest Novelties of the Season. LARGE INVOICES OP DESIRABLE GOODS, At _Astonishing Low Prices ! 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 au early call. HANDSOME DOUBLE-WIDTH CHENE MO _HAIRS, 37;4: CENTS. DOUBLE-FOLD FOULARD 3101-IAIRS, •1S CENTS. DOUBLE-FOLD Nortwien POPLINS, IN THE NEW LIGHT SHADES, IC, CENTS. HOYLE'S YARD-WIDE ENGLISH PRINTS, 'i CENTS. PRINTED SATIN CLOTH, A NEW ARTICLE FOR THE HOUSE OR WALKING COS TUME, :31 CENTS. ONE CASE OF TUE FINEST ORGANDIES IMPORTED, 10 CENTS. REAL SCOTCH GINGHAMS, 11 , 7 ALL COL ORS, Z CENTS. TWO CASES OF PRExcri pot-LARD MO HAIRS, WHICH SOLD BY THE PIECE FOR CENTS, ARE NOW OFFERED AT 51( CENTS, BLACK LYONS GROS GRAINS AND DRAP DE LYON, OF THE BEST MAKES, FROM 5/.59 to SS PER YARD. Rhine, CHENE SILKS OF THE LATEST DESIGNS OF THE PARIS MARKET, AND EXTRA QUALITY, SOLD LAST SPRING AT Z-.'3.25, BlackburiT, Eldel berry, STRIPED SILKS FROM $1.50 TO $2.00 BLACK CANVAS BAREGES, EXTRA SU PERB QUALITY, 62M CENTS. BLACK CANVAS BAREGES, 73 CENTS BLACK CANVAS BAREGES, ALL WIDTHS AND QUALITIES, UP TO WALKING SUITS, LACE SLIAW LS, LACE POINTS, tae. Jamaica Spi.rits, Kummel, ALL AT THE NEW RATES Ginger, Aprll 16-3 m NO. 13 Where you can buy a first rate AMERICAN, ENGLISH OR SWISS BEAUTIFUL. SETS OF JEWELRY, HAND SOME BREAST PINS, EAR RINGS, SLEEVE BUTTONS, and andost everything in the jewelry line Or you can purchase FJNE SILVER AND SILVER PLATED SPoONS, FORKS, ]:).:I 1 . - Es CASTORS, GOBLETS, ICE riTurtErts. BUTTER, DISHES &e..1•.e. AMERICAN CLOCK, warranted of the best quality, at a low figure CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF CHAS. P. SIIREINEWS Septiwtfi No. 13 Front St., Columbia, Pa OEM Jl3. KEVINSKI, DEALER IN PIA:NOS, ORGANS, MELODEONS, A large assortment of Violins, Flutes, Gui taus, Banjos, Tam norines, Accordeons, File,, Ilnr vuonicas, 0111.1 musical inurelnualise al ways on hand. J. C. BUCHER SHEET MUSIC_ A large stock on hand, and constantly all the latest public.,tions as soon as Issued. Music and Musical Books wil I be sent,na il free of postage, when the market pra•u I,l', omit ted. DACALCOMANIA, Or the Art of transferring Picture... Can be transferred on any object. I would call special attention of the Coach makers to Illy stock of D.undcoinani 21. STEINWAY & SON'S PIANOS, PRINCE e: CO'S.,.L• NE'EDIIAM li: SON'S Olt:LEI:if: ORGANS AND MELODEONS. Sole Agent for Stoll's Unrivaled PIANO FORTE AND FURNITURE:POLISH. Call and examine my stock at NO. 3 NORTII PRINCE STREET, Ho ! For the Harvestof 1570 ! We would respectfully call the attention of all Farmers who need a complete combined harvester, to examine into the merits of our Lancaster county built Reaper and Mower, IL Is a simple two-wheeled machine, having side delivery, which throws the grain entirely out of the way of the team for the next round. It has a rear cut,a floating finger bar; rite guards or fingers are made of the best wrought Iron, faced with steel. The height of the cut can be altered with- ease while in motion, thus ena bling one to pass obstruction-, or cut long or short. stubble; and the whole machine is built with an eye to convenience, simplicit y and durabititn. If you want a light , two-hors e machine, the VALLEY CHIEF is the machine to buy. If you want a machine that is able to pick up tcry badly lodgod grain with ease and certainty, and rake noir, get the VALLEY CHIEF—it will do It. The Marsh Self-Itak.e in this particular, has 110 superior. If you want a machine thatcombincs the qual ities of a drst-class self-raker in grain together with one of the best mowers get the VALLEY CHIEF. If you wish to get the machine that has hosts of admiring friends among hundreds of the in telligent and discriminating tanners of Lancas ter county, choose the VALLEY CHIEF. We respectfully refer you to our friends in every township of the county for good words. One of our machines is on exhibition at the HARDWARE STORE- OF iIIESSRS. RUS SELL, MUSSEL:NLAN & CO., No. North Queen Street, Lancaster City. Mr. D. E. BURKHOLDER, Is our genera agent for LanceSter county. 11 AltSll, GRIER 6: CO:, Mount Joy, Lancaster Co., Pa. P. S.—This Machine is on exhibition and for sale by SThioN J. EBY, Millersville and by J. H. KAUFMAN, at Millersville. (may? -lilt COLUMBIA, . MORNING-, JUNE '25, 1870. 31ISC_ELLA11'BOUS. _oi•— LOW PRC ES PIIILADELPIIIA, THEIR ONIFICENT STOCK -0 - TOGETHER WITH Purchased In this ,farket for CASII, SHREINER'S I= "WATCH, AT THE LOWEST PRICE Thenifyou arc in NVA.I.s:T OF TIME you can buy any kind of AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GENERALLY. =1 LANCASTER, PA THE VALLEY CHIEF ! "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS BEADING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FDWARD J. ZAHN, JEWELLER ! (Late H. L. 6:: E. T. Zahrn,) Cor. N. Queen St., A; Centre Square LANCASTER, PA. Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry SILVER WARE, Snectaeles. best quality Silver- 4 1 . , Plated Ware, Thermometers. Personal and prompt attention given to Watch xvork, and Repairing. Remember the OLD STAND, ZAIIM'S CORNER, North Queen Street and Centre Square, LANCASTER, PA. may 7 '7O 1 yr F INE FAMILY GROCERIES, AT HARDMAN'S! Just received, at the fine Grocery Establish ment, corner 3rd and Cherry streets, the follow ing new Goods: SUGAR CURED HAMS AND DRIED BEEF JELLIES, PRESERVES, HONEY, PEACHES, TOMATOES, ENGLISH PICKLES, IVINSLOVPS GREEN CORN GREEN PEAS Ac., kc. Together with n. very fine assortment of Family Groceries, of all kinds. A LARGE LOT OF NEW YORE CANDIES, Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Raisins, Cocoanuts, d Whitean Wine Vinegar. Extra Family Flour, Mercer Potatoes, Rio and Java Cotree fresh roasted, Lovering's Syrup, ate. .....NtxcvGoods received almost daily. WM. IT. HARDMAN, 3rd and Cherry Sts., sent-041w] Columbia, Pa. OPEN ! OPENING ! OPENED ! THIS DAY, THIS WEEK, AND UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS, BR-E.INEMA_N - 'S TUE LARGEST STOOK OF HATS AND CAPS, For Men, Youth and Children, ever before offer ed to the people of Columbia, compri.sing as it does, SPY LE and Q UALITY in soft and stiff brim, such as the - Warwick, Ida Lewis. Sinhad, Prince Art hur, American Girl, Bute, Peerless, Lady Th•tru, Itowintt, Star, Cu can, Waverly, Gilmore, Rob Itoy. and the Fall style of Silk Hats, just out, together with a lull stock of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Consisting of White and Colored Shirts, Flannel Shirts and Drswers, English, German and Do mestie Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Sus penders, Ties, Linen and Paper Cairn and Col lars, eiie. Also, - UMBRELLAS AND CANES Parties who favor us with their patronage are assured that it will be our constant :tint to merit. their confidence and support. Call and examine our well selected stock at at low price, BRENEMAN'S No. 128 Locust Street, Columbia, Pa 0ct0:69-ly STEAM COACH TVORKS. . _ CHRISTIAN MYERS, COLUMBIA STEAM COACH . WORKS! REMOVED TO Nos, 9, 11 AND 13 NORTH lith The Carriages, 13uggies, made aL these Works, are equal in beauty and durability to any other make in the county. NO. 13 COACII SMITIIING, REPAIRING, ,t,c This branch of the business will Unattended to with punctuality and despatch. CHILDREN' S CARRIAGES, Wagons, for snle or made to order Call at the Works No. 9, 11 & 13 North Filth street and examine the stock and prices. seps-69-tfiv GAR DEN, FLOWER AND GRASS SEEDS ! —AT - J. A. MEYERS', FAMILY MEDICINE STORE, ODD FELLOWS' BALL, Our Stock is composed ENTIRELY of Seeds front the celebrated Philadelphia Soedsmen, D. LANDRETH & SON. Wo have NONE other on hand, and hav ing closed out eve, I/ package of lust season's stock, wo guarantee all to be FRESH AND GENUINE, Ana will sell them at Laudreth's prices. N. B.—Having removed my residence to house No. H NORTII SECOND ST., formerly Occupied by Mr. Jacob Hess, any of my friends requiring Medicine during the night, will please call there. J. A. MEYERS, 5ept.4 . 69-tfid Odd Fellows Hall. EOM= T UST RECEIVE e, A LARGE SUPPLY 01, FRESH GROCERIES, _A r_ David . - Nfullin ' s Grocery Store, Cor. lth 4 Cherry Streets, COLUMBIA, PA. The undersigned, haying been In the business since Hal, is enabled to buy and sell goods ut better bargains than can be made elsewhere. lie has now on hand a treah supply of oratocErtiEs PRoviszoxs, ot the best quail ty, which he will dispose of at prices that defy competition. SUGARS D COFFEES Of the best brands, direct from New York. COFFEE, Green and Brown. TEAS? EMPIRE, JAPAN. ENGLISH BREAKFAST AND BLACK TEAS of every description. HAMS AND DIY BEEF Fresh from Mttsburg, at the loweNt price. No better In the market. POTATOES, FISH, FLOUR., FEED, Anti everythin in the Grocery line. uct.l6.'tiU-ly Thankful for past favors, the undersigned re speetfullv solicits a continuance. of the same. The citizens of Cohan bla,andpublle generally, will and It profitable to visit my store, 11. S I um determined to sell noun but the best goods, and at the lowestllgure. • DAVID MULLEN, apll6-2m) Cor. Fourth S Cherry Sts., Col a noble. ALIFORNIA. WINES. PRICE LIST : PER DOZ. PEG GALL. SONOMA $ 8.00 $2.10 PORT, 12.00 3.50 SHERRY 10.00 3.00 ANGELICA 10.00 3.00 BRANDY, 18.00 6.00 Sparkling CHAMPAIGNE 2.00 Al I warranted to be made of CALIFORNIA GRAPES only, pure and harmless. eV-CHURCHES supplied with pyre GRAPE WINE.S for Communion purposes, at reduced rates. OFFICE :—G•I EAST ICING ST., LANC.ASTER. .1. J. SPRENGF.R. N. always on baud a general assort ment ol• BREWERS' SITPPLIF.S. Lniay7-3in J ASPER GREEN, Designer .t Engraver on Wood COLUMBIA, PA. Is prepared to execute Views of Buildings, Ma chinery, Bill Fiends, Posters, Labels, fie., is the neatest and most expeditious manner, at rea sonable rates. 130010 A...ND NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATIONS Executed in the Highest Style of Art. mayt..7.r7o-tf FOREIGN FRUITS, 12S Locust Street, STREET. '',ortry. OVER TEE EARS 'Twits milking time and the cows came up From the meadows sweet with clover, And stood in the lane, while pretty Jane Ilad a quiet chat with the drover. Such a quiet chat, that It scarcely seemed That a single word was spoken; When a magic spell with the nignt dews fell, And the rhythm of song was broken. The cattle stood at the lover's side, Without any show of Vexation, As though impressed that a Live-bar rest Was a part of their rest-oration. And as Jane listened to the notes that came Right under the bars and over, Her heart took wing, like a silly thing, And nestled up close to the drover. She heard him say that his home was poor, That he'd nothing but love to give her, And she stalled content, as though love had spent Every arrow he bad In his quiver ; She smiled content, while the evening air With voices of birds was ringing. And her lips confessed that a lowly nest Should never prevent her singing. So over the bars the lovers lean. In the joy of sweet communion, And their looks declare that poverty ne'er Shall be a bar to their union. Oh, sweetest muse, go thread your rhymes Now under the bars and over, Where pretty Jane, in the fragrant lane Bewitched the heart of the drover. `lif.'lC.Ctlititrolts cittling SECRET ORDERS 111 AMERICA Among the oddest incidents of recent date is the meeting of a national conven tion at Cincinnati opposed to secret socie ties, at which the Hon. D. Parrish was elected president, and incouraging letters from various sources were read, including a communication from a religions synod recently held in Xenia, Ohio, denouncing secret societies. This occurs at a time when these very organizations have risen to a greater pitch of power, of numbers and of impor tance; than at any period in the history of this republic. The Masons have certainly never before been anything like as numer ous or influential in America as they are now; while the Odd Fellows, American Mechanics, Red Men, and a host of other orders flourish amazingly. The Masons are building a hall in Philadelphia that will cost seven hundred and fifty tlmusand dollars and be one of the noblest monu ments of architectural taste in the coun try. The same order has just had an im mense procession in New York city, and laid the corner-stone of a vast new hall. Within a few years past the Odd Fellows and Red Men have had grand parades in Philadelphia. Yet during the very period when these orders have been making this extraordina ry progress, the opposition has been grow ing strongest in the churches. The Latin Church is so strict on the subject that a priest will not knowingly give absolution to a member of a secret society; and al tholig4, at first it ,was difficult to, enforce the proliibition, yet it is gradually proving successful. Nearly all the evangelical sects have in one way or another taken action against the societics,althoug,h their members, and even their clergy still con tinue to be members. The Society of Friends is naturally opposed to such or ganizations, though some of its members quietly belong to these orders. Tinder such circumstances, with these two currents moving in opposite direc tions, it is difficult for any one to form a conclusion as to what is to be the ulti mate result. IVe do not doubt the power of the churches to keep their members from these organizations, as the success of the Roman Church in the effort is proff that the thing can be done. But if all the Churches together were to proscribe the secret orders, that would merely weaken them and would fail to destroy them. A large portion of the members either have no religious ties or feel very loosely bound by them. And from our own experience and observation we have thought that to quite a large body of their members these secret orders supply the influences which the Churches exert over their members. A church exacts of its adherents amity, brotherhood, succor of the distressed, and, hi fact, an the good offices that men ex pect of relatives or friends. The secret order binds every one of its membrs to do this by solemn oath. The Church requires its adherents to be moral, honest, upright fair-dealing and above reproach. All the lessons of the secret orders are precisely similar; and it can no more be urged against the latter that they do not strictly enforce all tins than it can against the Churches. It is among the strangest freaks of mod ern society that many a man who declaims violentiy against the Churches as exorbi tant hi their demands, spends more money in a lodge to which he alone can go,than it would cost him to belong to a church to which he could take his whole family; and the requirements in both cases are similar, except i s regard to doctrines. But still, if the man prefers the secret order, and it exerts a wholesome influence over him which a church would not, we do not see why any one should interfere with him. If any one secret, order stood alone in the community pre-eminent and powerful as the Know-Nothing, Order once did, it would constitute a real danger in the State. For, in such a case, the oath of brotherhood and mutual aid becomes a fearful reality, and controls all the offices of the republic. But, in fact, the orders are so numerous and so powerful that no one organization can stand apart. The men belong to several orders, and this renders the oath of brotherhood a nullity in its restricted sense. A man who be longs at the same time to the Masons, Odd Fellows, Bed Men and Sons of Tem pdance may be called upon at any time to aid a man belonging to one order who could not pass muster in the others. This is really very often the case; and it has done so much to weaken the orders, that thousands have quietly given them up as failures. These secret orders do more good, how ever, in a quiet lvay than they receive credit for, and those who are organizing movements against them should bear this in mind. They are hound never to allow any of their brethren to suffer from privations, want, sickness, &c., if they can relieve them. They give vast amounts of money in this way, and in every case it is well bestowed, after full investigation. It is given without show of any kind. They are bound to bury their dead decently, and in proper form. They are bound to take care of the families of their dead brethren and to see that the orphan children are cared for . and educated. These are not idle claims. They speak of work actually performed. Some of the Odd Fellows, Mechanics, , and other orders, have been compelled to establish cemeteries of their own, because of the refusal of the sepulture of their brethren in ground consecrated by certain religious sects; and in these cemeteries the stranger or the poor brother is always sure of decent burial. Lately they have established orphans' asylums and libraries. As for the ceremonial observances that distinguish all these orders, while we would not apologize for such as are mere relics of European association, and show the taint of 'feudalism and privileged no bility, we would remark that man has an inherent taste for imposing forms, and that nearly all our Churches, in their va rious ways, avail themselves of the lmowl edge of this. In many of the orders there is not sufficient ceremonial form to' im press the brethren properly. We believe that such of the orders as come from Eu rope have been more or less changed and Americanized, and this process will go on until all the objectionable features are purged away. The purely American or ders make their way slowly, on account of their comparatively recent origin. Philadelphia seems to be the paradise of the secret orders, and they are leaving their marks here in the iustutions they are building up. So far we have not seen any evil results of their influence, and we therefore think that they may all be safe ly allowed to work away in their various spheres of action.—Phila. 11. Aincrica n. THE - ZETSTDNESTATE We notice, says the Philadelphia Tele graph, a foolish error going the rounds of the press regarding the appellation of the Keystone State, " and how Pennsylvania came to be so called. It would be an end less task to attempt to correct all the stu pid mistakes made by newspapers, but this error concerns Pennsylvanians di rectly. According to the veracious histo rian whose account is before us, Pennsyl vania has no better or higher right to be called the "Keystone State" than this: that when the city of Washington was laid out a certain bridge near George town had its arch fancifully inscribed with the names of the original thirteen States, and that Pennsylvania, having the central place in the arch, was called the Keystone by the primitive citizens of those times, and hascontinned to be called so ever since. This is putting the cart before the horse with a vengeance. We do not deny, continues the Telegraph, so much of the bridge story as describes the formation of the arch, but we do say (and think it strange -even that it should be necessary for us to say) that the device of the architect was but taken from a histor ical incident of very great importance. The name, in fact, was derived from the circumstance that Pennsylvania cast the deciding vote on the question of Ameri can Independence. I n Sanderson's "Lives of the Signers," it is stated that the vote was taken by the delegations of the thirteen colonies. Six of them voted in favor and six against the measure. The delegations from all the colonies, except one member from Pennsylvania, had voted, and it was discovered that they were equally divided. - Upon this simple vote, then, depended the entire question of issuing the Declaration of Indepen dence. The name of the delegate upon whom so much depended was .Tolm Mor ton, and it is a name that should never be forgotten. John 'Morton voted aye! and the deed was done. Thus Pennsylvania, by giving the casting vote, settled that important question, and from that cir cumstance she received the name of the "Keystone'' State—the thirteenth State— the block of the arch. HINTS TO WRITERS AND SPEAKERS Wm. Cullen Bryant gave the following excellent advice to a young man who of fered him an article for the Evening Post: "My young friend, I observe that you have used several French expressions in your article. I thiuk,if you will study the English language, that you will find it Ca pable of expressing all the ideas you may have. I have always found it so, and in all that I have written I do not recall an instance where I was tempted to use a for eign word, but that on searching, I found a better one in my own language. "Be simple, unaffected; be honest in your speaking and writing. Never use a long word when a short one will do. Call a spade a spade, not a well-known oblong instrument of manual industry; let a home be a home, not a residence; a place a place not a locality; and so of the rest. "Where a short word will do, you lose by using a long one. You lose in clearness; you lose in honest expression of your meaning, and in the estimation of all men who are com petent to judge, you lose in reputation for " The only true way to shine even in this false world, is to be modest and unas suming; falsehood may have a very thick crust, but in the course of time will find a place to break through. Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us, but simplicity and straight forward ness are. " - Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your superior, speak no finer. Be what you say, and within the rules of prudence. No one ever was a gainer by singularity of words or pronunciation. The truly wise man will so speak that no one will observe how he speaks. A man may show great knowl edge of chemistry by carrying about blad ders of strange gases to breathe, but he will enjoy better health and find more time for business, who lives on common air." Sidney Smith once remarked: ".after you have written an article, take your pen and strike out half of the words, and you will be surprised to see how much stronger it is." A .11Ac with four wives was brought before Iluns Swarihart, a Mohawk justice for committment on a charge of bigamy, "Four vives," exclaimed the astonished Hans; "four vives." Dat vas a most hi nocions crime! Discharch him at vonst. "Why," protested the prosecutor, "why discharge him when. the proof is positive? Will the court explain?" "Yes, I ecks plains. Off he lifs mit four rives he got banishment enough. I lifs mit one, and I got too much banishment already." $2,00 Per Year, in . Advance; $2.50 if not Paid in Advance. DEATH OF JEROME " NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte died yes terday morning, at two o'clock, at his late residence in this city, corner of Park and Centre streets; aged 0.5 years. He was born in England while his mother was awaiting the favorable intercession of her husband with his brother, then Fmperor of' the French, which was never obtained. The romantic but saditory which attended upon the marriage of his parents is famil iar to every one—how the popular and courted Jerome Bonaparte, commanding a French frigate, landed at New York in 1802, and was feted by our people in his tour of sight-seeing through the country; how he fell in love with Miss Elizabeth Patterson, of Baltimore, who is still liv ing in this city, and who at the time of her marriage was the reigning belle and the daughter of the wealthy merchant, William Patterson, Esq. They were mar ried December 24, 1803, by Bishos Carroll; according to the rites of the Roman Cath olic Church; and with a solemn marriage' contract, drawn up by Iron. Alexander J. Dallas, witnessed by the prominent citi- j zens of Baltimore. The youthful couple remained in the United States for a year or more, travel ing over the various sections. In the spring of 1805, after the empire was de clared by Napoleon 1., Jerome returned to Europe with his bride, but by an imperial edict all the ports of France were closed to her, and she was not allowed to visit France, as the marriage had not met the imperial sanction, and as it came directly in condiet with the views which the ambi= ti on and self-aggrandizement of the found er of the Napleonic dynasty had prompted in regard to his rendering his tenure of power more secure by forming brilliant matrimonial alliances for his brother's with the families of the ruling monarchs. lie was made King of Westphalia sub sequently, and as monarch was quite suc cessful. He was made a marshal of the empire and the President of the Senate, and in the failure of the succession of di rect issue to the Emperor he became heir to the throne. lie had one son by his second wife Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul, commonly called Prince Na poleon. The young mother. Mrs. Patterson I3o naparte, returned to her father's house in Baltimore in 1811, and the lad Jerome, whose death we now notice, received every educational and social advantage which wealth, talent and fond affection could give. He graduated at Harvard Univer sity in 1826, and studied law, but never practiced it. He soon after his gradua tion married Miss Susan Mary Williams, of Roxbury, Mass. whose fortune Was very large, and which, added to his own, made him one of the wealthiest men in Balti more. He has resided in this city since his marriage, attending to his business in terests and agricultural pursuits. Two sons were the result of his marriage.. The eldest of these graduated at West Point, but after the revolution of 1848 he resigned from the United States army and went to France. There the Emperor so far rec ognized him as to give him a commission in the French army, and he has served with distinction in Algeria, in the Crimea, and in Italy. Mrs. Patterson Bonaparte never had an interview with her husband after his de parture from her at Lisbon in 1804, but once in 1820, when, during a visit to Eu rope, she was gazing on the treasures of art in the Pitti Palace, at Florence, Italy she met him in one of the galleries. He turned to Mrs. Bonaparte No. 2, or rather the Princes de Mon tford, and remarked in an undertone, audible, however, to our countrywoman, " that lady is my former wife.'' During the reign of Louis Philippe the deceased resided in Paris under the name of Patterson, and since the aecesion of Napoleon to the imperial purple he has been the honored guest of his cousin at the French Court, where his eldest son, Jerome Napoleon, is attached, although nominally in the French army. In personal appearance he strikingly re sembled the portraits of the first emperor. He had the same features and solid look which characterized the greatest soldier of modern time, and when excited by feel ings of either anger or pleasure he had the same fiery expression. Ile resembled Napoleon more than any of his famliy.and Louis Philippe, during the time he was in Paris, found it requisite to use every precaution in police management to pre vent an outbreak of popular feeling. Ile resided many years with his mother, who is now 90 years of age. She has all her faculties, and confidently :looks for ward to see her grandson succeed Louis Napoleon as Emperor of the French,which would present the singular anomaly of an American ruling France. During the late civil war in this country the deceased allied himself closely with the Federal interests. Mrs. Sarah C. Williams, the mother-in-law of Jerome Napoleon Bona parte, who resided with him, has been in feeble health for some time, but no imme diate fear of death was felt by her friends. What is rather remarkable, soon after the dissolution of Mr. Bonaparte yester day morning a member of the family pro ceeded to the room to inform her of the fact, when she was found dead in her bed. —Baltimore Sun, June 17.. STREET FIZETING The impression that pretty girls like to be smiled, winked and bowed at by gen tlemen, evidently prevails to an alarming extent among certain youths who imag ine they possess irresistible charming forms and physiques. A casual observer might not notice this fact,but those whose business requires them ro be much on the streets cannot fail to do so, especially when the habites of our streets are more carefully observed. A lady who possesses a becoming toilet is liable, one who possesses a pretty face likely,and one who possesses both are almost certain to be stared and smiled at, and probably fol lowed by some shallow-brained fop who imagines every lady lie meets is struck with his fine personal appearance and good clothes. Some of these self-satisfied youths are constantly in motion, and, ap parently, their chief aim is to pass and re pass attractive young ladies as frequently as possibly in a given time and space. Others locate their " stunning " frames M striking attitudes, on prominent street corners, and allowing pretty damsels to pass in dress review, bestowing their ser- [WHOLE NUMBER, 20,846. pentine greetings on all who are so fortu nate as to notice them. A. woman who feels flattered by, or will return the recognition of a, stranger is either possessed of a degree of vanity very likely to prove her ruin, or is already be yond the possibility of such, a change - in her morals. There are, of course, circum stances-under which, acquaintances may be formed, without introductions, but the meaning sought to be conveyed is, doubt less, sufficiently plain without detailing the exceptions,'which all sensible women understand and aPpreciate. Some girls claim that the only attrac tions possessed by street flirting is that " there's so much fun about it," and noth ing more serious liable to result. This theory will not hold good in one-half the cases, as fully that proportion of; flirting girls became unstable or demoralized wo men. It may be fun at first for girls, but men rarely waste as much time and devote so much labor to the simplequest of fun as understood by the guileless misses. Girls who encourage it seldoin, if ever, quit as refined and attractive members of society as when they-- conimenced, and many poor, down-fallen women can trace their ruin to what they considered at first an innocent flirtation. ERRORS OF TEE PRESS A slight mistake frequently changes the whole effect of an article, or may utterly ruin a writer. Alluding to faux pas of the press, Pycroft relates a conversation which he held with a printer. "Really," said the printer, "gentlemen should not place such confidence in the eyesight of our hard-worked and half-blinded reader of proofs, for I am ashamed to say that I've utterly ruined one poet through a ludicrous misprint." "Indeed: and what was the unhappy line?" "Why, sir the poet intended to say, 'See the pale martyr in a sheet of fire;' instead of which we made him say, 'See the pale martyr with his shirt on firc.' Of course the reviewers made the most of a blunder so entertain ing to their readers, and the unfortunate author was never heard of more in the field of literature." Another versifier was extinguished in the following manner:—A lad in a print ing office came upon the name of lieeate, occurring in a line like this,—"Shall reign the Hecate of the deepest hell," the boy, thinking he had discovered an error, ran to the foreman of the (Alice and inquired eagerly if there was an cin cat. "Why no, you blockhead," was the reply. Away went the juvenile type-setter to the press room, and extracted the superfluous letter. But fancy the horror of poet and publish er, when the poem appeared with the line: --"Shall reign the Ire cat of the deepest hell." Another instance, showing the impor tance of a single letter, is that of all ad vertisement in aNew York paper, in May 1869, headed, "Infernal remedy." It was very possibly, quiet true, but_of course the compounder of the quack mixture meant to have said "Internal remedy." A long list of such blunders might be enumerated, but we shall content our selves with the following:—A publisher a hundred dollars for the best tail for his paper; a grocer advertises an invoice of boxes of pigs from Smyrna; a New York landlord announces a louse to let, and possession given immediately; at an in quest held the other. clay on the body of a glutton who died in devouring a part of a turkey, the verdict 'suffocation' was print ed with morn truth than was intended, stuiThcation. And, to conclude an illus tration, an editor recently apologized for an error of the preceeding day which made him refer with pleasure to the "over flowing soakers of Major Eccleton's hospi table board" "overflowing breakers" was, of course what he wrote. The editor Zit a well-known religious journal, in reference to an individual, took occasion to write that he was rectus in ecclesia—that Is, in good standing in the church. The type-setter, to whom this was a dead language, in the editor's absence, converted it into rertus in culing. which although pretty good Latin, alters. in some degree, the sense, as it accorded to the reversed gentleman spoken of only a good standing in the kitchen. Incorrect punctuation is, also, a prolific source of _faux pas of the press. When Lord Timothy Dexter, of Newburyport wrote his famous book, entitled "A Pickle for the Knowing Ones," there happened to be many heresies, schisms, and false teachings abroad in the land regarding punctuation, and as many diverse systems appeared for the location commas, semi colons, periods, dashes, etc.. as there was works published. To obviate the didicul ty, and give every one an opportunity of suiting himself, his lordship left out all marks of punctuation from the body of Lis work, and at the end of the volume had printed five pages of nothing but pauses and stops, with which he said the reader could pepper and salt his literary dish as he choose. Still another ludicrous mistake was that made by the clergymen of a parish, to whom the wife of a person about to sail on a distant voyage sent a note expressing the following:—"A husband going to sea, his wife desires the prayers of this con gregation." Unfortunately the good ma trons was not skilled in spelling or punctu ation, nor had the minister quick vision. and he accordingly read the note, "A hus band going to see his wife. desires the pray ers of this congregation." This mistake is nearly as bad as that of all Irish journal:— " For 'his G race the duchess of Devonshire was safely delivered.' 'her Grace the duke of Devonshire.' " The late Peter Dastie. of New York City discovered above one thousand errors in spelling, syntax and punctuation, in a so-called immaculate English edition of the bible, and one-tenth that number of errata on two pages of a popular una bridged dictionary. The only books that are believed to be perfect—i. c., entirely free from typographical errors—are an Oxford edition of the Bible, a London and Leipsic Horace, and an American reprint of Dante. The University of Oxford had a standing offer of a guinea for each and every error that might be found in their edition of the Holy Bible referred to above. For very many years no one claimed the reward, until recently an crrataum, was discovered by a lynx-eyed reader, the re ward duly paid, the error corrected, and it is now confidently believed to be without a typographical blemish of any description. —Lippincott's Magazine. The quickest trip—on an orange peel
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