El :. w. YOCUM, Editor. VOLUME ,XLI I, NUMVER 12 THE COLUMBIA SPY, 2P.N.N 01." SUBSCRIPTION NV EILKLY, per year, if paid in advance; six months, $1 If not paid until the expiration of the year. 52.50 will be charged. NG COPIES FIVE CENTS. No paper will be discontinued until all arrear es are paid, unless at the option of the editor. advertisements not under cob:,raet, 11111 , 41• bo narked the length of time desired, or they will continued and charged for until ordered out. Special _Notices ti per cent. more. MI Notices or .a.dvertisments in reading unit or, tinter ten tines, over lon I.t.S. oar liar, minion type. Yelily I. I yeah:yrs •llicontinnlng then' %,dvet ..lsement, before the ex Mott lon of the year. will charge , l :it full rates as above. or :lepordim, ontraet. Transl.mt ~.us will he • .. - • reathri ttrtetio to then 'e•i•its , . .1.1 , :v.rtic11..4 will he considered CA''t t, . t rot torort PTORIVEYS AT LA.W. '. E. GAsr. J : ST E METZ GAST ,C 7 STEINMETZ, No. 44 NORTII DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA tet.):26-tf B F. ESHLEMAN, • (Office with Iron, I. E. fliester,) No. 38 NORTH MIRE ST., LANCASTER, PA A:l46'69U' MI=A No. 11 NORTH DUKE ST., WO.a.:A.STER, fo1)20-if A Ji•KAUFFM.A.I , 7, • Collectionsrtatlft in Latma.ster and adjoining Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, and all claims against the government promptly prosecuted. ottlee--N0.235, Locust street. w.- YOCUM., ATTORNEY-ATZAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC. COLUMBIA. PA. OFFICE—SPY Boiltling, Bank Stree , , near Locust. Collections made in Lancaster and adjoining counties. *HEN - 1w C. G. REBER, No 528 Washington street, near Sixth, Beading, Pa. Collections made in Berks and adjoining counties. nog'27-tt M. NORTH, EIII Columbia, Pa. Collections promptly made in Lancaster and l'ork Counties. THOMAS J. DAVIS, Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, No. Li North Duke Stre”t, Lancaster. Pa. ProIL:salon:11 Bubinebb carelully and proluid ly attended to. Loettlu'694l I'. 13.0SAIILLE11, B ATTORZIFX-AT-LAW OrneE.—No. 3 Conrt, Avenue, Lane:tater, Pa j OHS M. 6-1ttlle.:11,, JUSTICE OP TrIF. PEACE, SiCILIVENEVI, &C. Mountville, Lancaster County, Pa. Odice Iton rs from U to $ o'clock, A. M., and 7 to U o'clock. P. :%1-• :NIL eLARI‹, J IJSTI.CE OF THE PEACE tiFFIC. , ..I—No. 12, N. 'Phiid ,treet. - °aloe Hours—P: ara Is to 7 A. )I. 1 to 1 P. M. and Irma Ii to 9 1 , . M. [Nept-t;0-trw FJ iF.T.TeICE OF THE I'EACE. 0111 c,.. ox, Seco -, tzlg. Oda Fcllo.vh flail, Cr,lusabla, MIEM ). S. SM/ VII, graduate Peausylvauht College of 1)1.-8“,c2 Surgery. Ofnee Nu. 210 1.0uu.,..t 211 i/ dour above 0464 Eclio Dr. J. S smith thanks g; tr.vn i. n:: Dn . ant tic In general for then linetal natrol,a,:, , 11l the past, and assuring theni that they call i ety upon having' every attent.enl given to then, In the future. In every branch of his proles.lon lie has all% ups given entire satthlaction. tie calls ...attention to the tinsorpasssed style anti finish of artificial teeth inserted by 11 1 111. lie treats diseases common LI, Ilie 111.11111 and weeth ul <children and adults. Teeth tilled with :lie great est cure and In the most approved inanner. Aching teeth treated:old filled to lust for years. The best of dent rtfittes and 11201.11.11 Vt, I - tstantly 1111 nand. N. 13.—A1l antic wal ranted. scan-641y J. S. SMITH. D. A J. GUI. It; • SURG EO N N Tlsl'. I,:x tracts Nett' withoot rain. Is; itrou. Oxide or lauglang th,s administered. 01.1.1eF, :115 1.01; UST STREEr. Aept v. NSF. i. TE ACHE R, OF Al trSIC PIANO, ORG A N, MELODEON. CULTIVATION of the VOICE and SINGING. Special nUentlOn given Beginners and young 219 LOCUST STREET. septa-99-lyw MNIMIM Sitrous Oxide Gas administered in the extrac tion of Teeth. Office— Front Street ,:next door to R. Williams' Drug More, between Locust and Walnut Streets, Columbia Pa. I - i IiINK LE, PILYSICIAN ct SURGEON; infers his professional services to the citizens of Columbia aud vicinity. He may be found at the onice connected with his residence, on Second s treet, between Cherry and Union, every day, Iron' 7t09 A. M., and trom ti to SP. M. Persons wisaing his services in special cases, between these hours, will leave Word by note at his oilier, or through the nest ()dice. sepl-70 R EAL ES TA TE A tik..;:\ C The undersigned lurk e upoied an ullice 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. ZI EC; LEE. A. J. 1.:A.131 , P AN. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. unding, paving awl other brick always on band. They are hand wade and sn per /Or to any brick In this part of the cons by. They are or teredat the very lowest prime. sep 4-69-ttWl MICHAEL LIPITA RT. L ADIES! LADIES! DEAD? It. E.l 1.) The under:Jaled having bought the entire stock of LADIES' Bolas SHOES, In the Store Roo•n formerly carried on 1,3 JAMES SIIIIOEDE,L, No. 148 LOCUST sTREET, ' COLUMBIA, PA., :Is now reudy to sell all kinds LADIES' BOOTS di UAITER'ii, MISSES' BOOTS S GAITDRS, CHILDREN'S BOOTS 4: GAITERS, As cheap OS any other stand in Columbia. La dies' Boots and Gaiters made to order. Repairing of all kinds neatly done. Don't forget the place. Give us neat!! June 18-Is7o-tf.) A. 0. HOTELS. CON'CINE:s.ZTAL: THIS HOTEL IS PLEASANTLY LOCATED, gJetween the Stations or the lieadiugand Coln:n and Pennsylvania Railroads, FRONT STREET, COLUMBIA, PA. Ample aectominodat ions for Strangers and Tray. elem. The Bar is stocked with CHOICE LIQUORS, A mi the Tables furnished with the best fare. UltlAii FINDLEY, Proprietor. .sefrl-69-tfw] • RANICLIN HOUSE', LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA. Tills is a lirst-class hotel, and Is In every respect adapted to meet the wishes and desires of the raveling public. MA ItTIS ERWIN, sepl-7O Proprietor, MAMail On the European Plan, oppohlte City Iran Park Sew York. R. FRENCH, Sept. 19.1 W. Proprietor. 11ET YOUE, PRINTLNII 1.)0E AT the "SPY" OM ce. , • t • " 2 • • „ 7 . . • . , . . .„ • • • .„Y t ej,.tta r. . . • _ . MISCE L_LAXEO US. NTO. 13 SUREINER'S IS TUE. PLXCEI Where you can buy a first rate A. MEMO fl N", ENGIAS II OR SW [55 IV kTC El BEAUTIFUL SETS OF JEWELRY, HAND 803IE BREAsT EAR RINGS, SL EEVE JWTTONS vveryllll:. In the Jewelry I ne A ...71 1,11,11 a, ANI?:-11,VElt rI,ATEI) ISMER FORK'S, 00111.1 , :rs, Icr PrfeliElt6, istirrEit DI:SEIES &v. Sc. Then Il you are In R' NT OF TIME•' you. can buy any kind of AMERICAN CLOCK, warranted of the best quality, at a low figure CALL AND SE!•: FOR YOURSELF CHAS. P. SHREINER'S SepNa•tfl N 0.13 Front St., Columbia, Pa MEI V T B. KEVINSKI, DE A. 1.1.32 IN PIANOS, ORGANS, MELODEON'S, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GENERALLY. A large assortment of Violins, Flutes, Guitars, Banjo , , Tamborines, Aeeordeons, Hies, Har monicas., oud musical murehandise always an hand. SHE - Ezi A large stock On band, and constantly receiving all the latest public., bons es soon :Is issued. Music and 111usical Books will be sent by mail free of postage, when the market price is remit ted. DACALCOMANIA, Or the Art of transferring Pictures. (2 n be transferred on any object. I would call special attention of the Coach makers to my stock of Dacalcomania. RENEE STEIN WAY 6: SON'S PIANOS, PILINCV CO'S., 6 . ; . I \ .; . ELEDHA ez SON'S CELEKRA ! , ORGANS AND MELODEONS, Sole Agent for Stoll's U arlvaled MAN() FORTE ANDFIJRNITU:tE POLISH, Call and examine my .;toel: at NO. 3 NORTH PRINCE STRI.: LANCASTER, PA 1 AS PER GREEN, Designee Engraver on ;V I COLLT:NIBIA, PA. Is prepared to exenute Views of Buildings, Ma chinery, Bill Posteis, Labels, &a., in the nrveatanti 1110.4 expeditious manner, at ten nonabie rates. BOOK<I..ND NEWSPAPER , ILLUSTRATIONS Executed in the Highest style of Art. may2.V7U-tf WATER P... 00.1 ! WATER I']? O oP 13'R APS. We have Water Proof Cl the from. SSc. to !fi!..:ie bought hy the case f mom first halide. Selling price busted on in.e small profit only. W ATEIt-PttQO If CLOAKS. • SB.AWL r.UI: S. SiEtt.GE SU TS. .13LA , ;K SUITS. SUITS MADE TO ORDER.. We have organized a n 1,1.4 efficient Fine Solt awl I,ret,s Making Belief lib ent. FrOzu our greatly enlarg, (11,12E:-;:s GO DS stock, ladies im [nuke lUvir ,elections and have them Mathc up econoinically,anil in a m.` .. to pe 4.1:50 the m. a. luaidious. J list opulluu i'eW, NsW 0pe.1,1.1) far the largest and must elegant and at tau most moderaie wee-;.nev had. It coin ises in part, 1 -LEY - , HAW LS, ATIuN INDIA, EVERSIBLE VE,..01:11. rrom EN I l'E, NOVEL WOOLEN, LONU AND Stj,UA ILE, ,te. rumen:, lines 01 Casimeres,low to 01,eNt. make. Cloak ings of every desirable kind made. The Woolen Stoek n.:t excelled is town. COOPER & CUNARD, S, E. Corner Ninth and NlArket Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Oet.ll-7u.ly STEWII COACH WORKS _ . CHRI.STI AN 3IN ERS, CO I.L;1 COACH WORKS! atmovEn TO Nos. 9. 11 AND 13 NORTH 3[ll STIOEFT. The Carriages, ltugme.s, matte at these Works, are equal In beaniy and durability to ally other make In the county, COACH SMITIII G , REPAIRING, Oa Tltis brunch will be atteutlt•ti • • with intnetuality and despatch. Ct I 11,1)1tEN'S CAT: t,Vagons, .te., for sale or toade to ortlet e_q_. call :it the tVrirk.; No. J. II fi I 3 North Filth street and examine tile stork mid paces. seps-69-tlw OPEN! OPENING ! OI'EIsZED! THIS DAY. THIS WEEK, AND UNTIL, FURTHER ORDERS, BREN EAT A N'S 128 Loctibt Street. THE LAIWEisT STO OF HATS AND CA.PS, For Men, Youth and Children. ever !Jethro oiler , ed to the people of CeluntLut, comprising te. it does, ST 1 LE and QUALITY mat and stilt brim, such Its the Warwicii, Ida Lewis. Shiliad, Prince Arthur, American Uhl, Kole, Peerless. Ludy Th Len. Itowing, star, Co uan. Wavelly, Gilmore, limb Ito.) , nod the Fall style 4.1 Si HMS. Just out, together with a lull stn, k of GENTS , FURNISHING GOODS, co„,.‘„ung ul While:Lod Colored Shirts, Flannel Shirt,. and Drswer, English, German and Do mestle 110.1ery, (Doves, Handltereli lets, Sus 'lenders, Ties, Lille,/ .:ml Paper Cull's and Col lars. aze. Also, UMBRELLAS AND CANES. Parties who favor us with I heir patronage are _assured that it will be our constant :dm to inert , their VOl3 thlenoe and support. Call and examine our well selected stock at at low price.. RBI:NI:)AYS 1..,•i -t. Street, Columbia, l'a. oe .• 3- 1:(It 1. l i rf AItI):NIAN'S! ' ttst t7e , :elVed, at ihr tine Grocery Establish ment, corner mat Cherry streets, the follow ing new Utast,: SUGAR CURED 11.A.Ms: AND DRIED BEEF JELLIES, PRES E RV ES, HON ES, PEACHES, I 031 ATOES. ENGLISH PICKLE:., V. ENsLOIN"SGSEEN CUR: , .BEEN PEAS da, de. 'Together with v.. very thie ashortnietit of Fauna). Groceries, of nil kind-. A LAUGH. ityr OF 'SEW YORK CANDIES, FOREIGN FRUITS Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Raisins, Cocoanuts, and White Wine Vinear. Extra Flintily Flour, Mercer Potatoes, ltlo and Java Coffee, rresh roa.sted, Lovering's Syrup, &c. Doody received almost daily. W.NI. 11. ILAItI)MAN, • 3rd and Cherry Sts. seed-ti-tri,v3 • ColUmnia, tia. COLTIMBIA.. PA.., SATURDAY MOI-tNING-, N - 0 - V_FiIMITER 12, 187'0. NO. 13 "Hor sball you manage your husband ?" 1 will tell you, in dear, if I eau, He's f calls. a wonderful creature, That troublesom ani nal—lvan. Yes really a wonder! ul creature, Inconsistent and dreadfully queer, Hut YU it'll soon Rum.: the secret by learning The ce.this opt) awl, my dear, It he stays out too late In t ha evening, Partaking of :supper and \rine, Don't prove hint a base tale teat or, When he comes, by asking the tune. For he i-urelv will tell you the town cloak hutment before rang out on.— Win , n it struck he had i"counted I , over th tee thnes, baton: it had done.- .lattl then IC hi, hat, in th, , trairnitirr 1, -anallor by Car th in his he 111, Don't, hint by the merest alloslon. That his lordship went la i,y to bCti. Hut rather regard tin oeeurri nee. A phenomenon puzzlingly queer, Willi L strange look of myst 'Mention In your ey eS, if he's 1V:1[01111g, my dear \ I • I . ' t • • t t • W.), And mend all hls Moth ing with care. Don't left u ham for money for shopping, Don't Il'OWll When he acts like a bear, D nit, tell him toy awn, in • d That your head is aching with pain, Lest he svhilsper way down 111 Ilk hlsuotn "Oil, I Wkil I was single again Don't Tell him that :4:try the housemaid, Anil Ann, the oh.strepprous cook, It.-41iite to receive your stz44e.stioas, With even so much as, a look. Don't tell hint how vet v annoying, You 5.,0 Olten have totnnl it ti; he, To be told to - get out of I he kit atm, .I.lpl don't, come a bothernf of tee !" I= But always anent eneerinl and nappy, And always look pleasant and gay, Tnen a !town there is nothing inure potent In driving use's litisbanit away. thus you Inin.it ever keep striving, YO will fold it an excellent But whatever you do, dear, remember That your huhhaml is way a man, litisrellanroo ;Ending' An Interview with the Sailors Charged with Wre are indebted for the following to the New York Standard of October 120t1r,1870: The startling and fearful charge of at tempting to scuttle and then burning their ship, brought by Captain Pease of the Robert Edwards against four of his crew. who were brought home in irons on board the steamer South America from Rio Janeiro, has created intense interest among all classes connected with ship ping. But these men, or rather three men and one boy, for young Duncan is but seventeen years of age. most emphat ieally deny that they either bored holes in the ship's bottom or had the slightest idea of Tiring the ship. They declare that the Robert Edwards was manned with green and untrained sailors, with the exception of a few ; that the voyage was an unsuccessful one, the capture of one small whale being its only result, and that the captain and °dicers, who were in the habit of drinking, vented their dis appointment on the crew, who they ill treated and beat in a cruel manner; that one day. they say a month before the lire, the mate said to Arnold, when at the wheel, "you'll curse the day when you came aboard a whale ship ;" thatthe four men mid boy accused of tiring the ship resented such treatment, and asserted their rights, and consequently incurred the bitter hostility of their officers, who, ?the prisdners assert, have trumped up this charge against them from revengeful feelings and to cover their ill-usage of their crew. 111= In the face of such contradictory state ments. the Standard sent a reporter to the jail in Ludlow street yesterday to hear the prisoner's story. He was much sur prised to lied how widely tie personal appearanCe of differs from the published reports. There is nothing brutish or ruffianly about them. They were very quiet and re spectful in their demeanor. and told their tale consistently from beginning to end. This, of course, may be the result of a preciously concocted arrangement. Chas. Purdue, the supposed leader of the con spiracy. is certainly a prepossessing look ing young man for his class. He stands about six feet, has a profusion of curling sandy hair and full beard, a bright Idue eye, a pleasant smile, and a generally open-hearted look. lie says that it is ut terly untrue that he is an Australian con vict, and declares be has never before been in prison. He is an Englishman of Scotch descent. Charles Meredith is a small, compactly built man, about six and twenty years of age, and not wanting in intelligence and education. Ford - Arnold is much the same physique, but older. Samuel Duncan, the boy, has evidently been reared in a position in life above that which he now occupies. Ile shows much more refinement than his compan ions, and talks with considerable feeling of his position. His father is a clergy man, who has a church at Williamsburgh. So far as his having run away to go to sea, his father, mother and sisters came down to the ship at New Bedford to wish him good-by, and see loin start on his first voyage. The Rev. Mr. Duncan was with his son at the jail yesterday morn ing, and, though much afflicted, believes in his son's innocence and will stand by him. The last three prisoners are all Americans. THE PRLSOERS' ::;TOItY of the voyage, if true, will result in the captain and officers changing places with them. They deny all kintwledge of the scuttling. Of the tire they gave the fol lowing account : On Wednesday, the '.2oth of July. when the ship was about two mites from I 3erinuda. and the captain having the starboard watch on deck, the alarm of fire was given, a little after ten o'clock at night. All hands were quick ly mustered to bale water into the hold. They worked steadily till daybreak, when the officers, finding they were gain ing no influence over the tire, began to beat the men with handspikes and rope's ends. One of the mates beat Purdue over the head till the moor) rocitED DOWN 1 1131 ; at the same time lie acem,ed the whole crew of setting lire to the ship, and as sailed them with filthy epithets and fear ful imprecations. Purdue was then sent. bleeding as he was, to the main chains to draw water. While there the captain and mate came and siEzED nix BY THE. limn, exclaiming, "you s— of a b—! you set the ship on tire." Purdue indignantly de nied the charge, when the captain and mate each placed a revolver to his breast and declared that if lie did not confess TIIEV WOULD Snour DIM To save his life, he said that he was one of the men who tired the ship. This is the confession now brought up against them. Of course, under such circum stances, such a confession goes for noth ing. Directly afterward the third mate went forward to Charles Meredith, who was at work on a rope attached to the fore-yard by a block, hoisting water in a barrel. Ile struck hint such a fearful blow behind the ear with his fist that he broke his own ann. Meredith was felled by the blow, and the mate then jumped on him and kicked him five or six times on the head. On recovering his senses •Meredith got up and went to work again. The second mate then went again after Purdue, who was still drawing water in the main chain. Ile had a hand-spike.— Ile called outto the captain to let him shoot the s— of a b—. On the captain saying no, he struck him again and again over the head with the handspike till he was DELUGED WITII BLOOD While hanging half insensible on the rope, the poor fellow begged fora drink "Portni. How to Manage Him A HORRIBLE STORY Arson THE PRISONER:, "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." of water, and was told with oaths to drink salt water. The mate afterwards compelled him to drink urine. The mate on leaving Meredith. beat Arnold over the head with a rope's end, cutting his head severely. The men kept on drawing water without anything to eat or think till after sundown. when they received a small quantity of soft bread and some water. The ship was getting unwieidly the immense quantity of water poured on the fire, and the crew was divided into two batches for the night to pump the ship out. Meredith and Jensen, the fifth man accused of the conspiracy, and who ;jumped overboard and was drowned, lay down to sleep on the deck near the fore mast. About four o'clock in the morn ing the second mate came to them with a thick six-foot rope. They sprang up. and the mate immediately attacked Sensen, running all over the ship after him, striking Linn on the head, back and arms. Meredith, Jensen and Purdue then went to the pumps, the mate standing over them and swearing he would break their backs if they did not work harder. Every two or three minutes he struck them with a rope, till at last Jensen 'cried out: "I CAN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER." The mate struck him again, and to avoid more blows the unfortunate man jumped overboard. Co," 0— d— you !" exclaimed the mate, and then, turning around said to the others,you two will go next." No effort was made to save Jensen, though the sea was calm,and the vessel scarcely making steerage way. The officers ceased their brutality for awhile after his episode, but the mate soon began to beat them again. A man named Daniel Barns, of Brooklyn, driven mad by TOlrit RING BLOWS, sprang upon the taffrail and said: "Good-by, shipmates ! I'm innocent of the burning of the vessel. Write to my mother. You'll find her directions in my chest." lie then sprang overboard. lie swam by the side of the ship for some time, when a rope was quickly lowered down to him by some of the men. and he was rescued. On reaching the deck he was very faint from having been so long in the water. The captain on espying him immediately ordered him, weak as he was, to go to work again. The four mennow in Ludlow street jail worked at the pumps till noon on Friday, the They were not al lowed anything . to eat. and were permit ted to :,0311,1 SO.\I'SI..TDS in which the men had been washing their clothes. At 7 o'clock in the evening the officers and crew, with the exception of the captain and a man named Decker,who remained on board an lion• longer, took to the boats, as the fire had now thorough ly got hold of the vessel. The boats tow ed astern of the ship till 11 o'clock when they were cut adrift. They, however, lay near the slip all night and saw her burn to the water's edge. -Meredith and Pur due were is the same boat as the captain. fu the morning that officer SEIZED 3IEREDITH ]3Y THE Titno.s.T. and. with fearful oaths, asked him what he had to do with the bumble:of the ship. lie replied, Nothing at all." "You's— of a h—! L'll make you have something to do - with it," yelled the captain. :vadat the same moment he forced his neck down against the seat of the boat and pressed it for two or three Mil - IBMS. On releasing Meredith the captain seized Purdue by the throat and gave him his choice, to he put on one of the floating spars or to jump overbbard in ease - it came. to blew, so a:: to lighten the boat; intimating to Mere dith that he Nvould be the next to go. In the second mate's boat. itt which were Arnold and youna Duncan. things were BO better. The mate was very drunk. and he swore that he would Wow Arnold's brains out at sundown, and that Duncan sitouLD FEEL THE BLOOD TRICKLE DOWN Ills BACK before night. The mate had a good sup ply of liquor and water, and ate heartily of soft bread. cold potatoes and canned meat: but lie only allowed one sour biscuit, spoiled by sea water, pc (lay, to these two men, and he compelled them to drink their ow urine: and tlds under a tropical son: On Sunday, the they sighted a sail, and bore down towards diem: acid in one hour and a balf they were all on hoard the brig Mary Riel, of Baltimore, bound for Bio (Teneiro. On the brig the captain had the four brave men, now in custody, put in irons: and on one nee r - Sion THEIR MANACLED HANDS were bound behind them with tarred rope so tightly their wrists swelled till thecord was literally sunk in the flesh. They were constantly chinned to thedeek bolts at night when in port. Their ra tions were two hard biscuits and a quart of water a day. They were never allowed below, even in the severest weather, nor were they allowed to leave the deck for the purposes of nature or to wash them selves during the fifty-five days they re in:tined on the brig. On arriving at Rio, they were handed over to the American Consul (Oh the charge of firing the ship. by whom they were placed in the penitentiary, where they remained from the 17th to the :I4th of September They were then, with the officers, rut n: board the steamship South America fui New York, the Consul re fusing to pay the passage of the ITSt of the crew, who of course, will go to all parts of the world as soon as they can get shipped. On the steamer they were kept in irons. and at night were shackled to the ring bolts of the leek forward of the pilot house, with two of their own officers armed with revolvers keeping watch over them. One night their hands wen- iron ed behind them. so that they (mid not lie down. This was while corning down the river Amazon, 'Milli it was feared they might jump overboard and swim ashore. They ,:u that they lived well aboard the South America. for although the captain went to the ship's cook Sod requested him not to give them any were coffee and TO TIIEM LESS TI) EAT. the cook fearlessly mdied that their pas , - ages had been paid for by the American Consul, that he was responsible for their being well fed, and that he should give them what he thought proper. The Inall asserts that the captain and foie• mates of their vessel, the Robert Edwards, became objects of aversion to the ofbccrs mid crew of the ~oith America in consequence of their ill-treatment of their prisoners: that they were generally shunned, and that some refused to speak to Omni. The wrists of all of them bear mark-: of citt - E,„ niTING !nos'. and their heads have several seals which they assert are the result of the womids they received from their oilicers at the time of the burning of their ship. A rEw Sundays ago, as Mr. Beeeher was about commencing his sermon. a stout, fatherly looking 'llan was ende:n•- oring to make his way through the emu to get within better hearing distance of the distinguished orator. At that lini ment Mr. Beecher's voice rang out the words of the text : — Who art thou?" "Who art thou?" again cried the dra matic preacher. The stout party thinking himself in the wrong. perhaps, by pressing forward and believing himself personally address ed, startled the brethren mid nonplussed their reverend chieftain. by sedately re plying : "I'm a pig tnercbmit from Chicago, I hope you ain't mad. There ain't nary chair or else I'd a sot down." Plymouth Church didn't recover its se renity for ten minutes. IVnE'N women come to sit in the jary box, possibly infants may get to be criers in court. "Erie dedicated au Odd ou Tuesday. THE LAST FLIRTATION The morning sunlight streamed cheer ily in through the dining room windows, its golden beams playing elfin games over the delicate serves and glistening silver, composing the dainty breakfast service. "Well, Mary, have you decided?" in quired Mr. Stevens, a fine-looking man some forty years old, sitting down to a cup of untasted Mocha, and glancing over to his wife, whose dimpled, poutiffg face was almost hidden by the massive coffee urn. "I decided sonic time ago to attend the soiree this evening with Major Hunter, and assuredly stall not alter my decision at this last moment." "But, Mary, he is no companion for One like you, and•—" "Oh, spare me." interrupted pretty lit tle Mrs. Stevens, with a martyred expres sion. —Major Ilunter's demeanor to me has always been that of a gentleman. Because my husband. whom I acknow ledge as my rightful escort, has become surfeited with gaiety, I must needs settle down into the humdrum existence only congenial to those whose age renders more trivial amusement unbearable." lie waited until she had finished, then with a sad, stern smile, said calmly, "Good morning. madam," and left her presence. "Oh dear'" sighed his wife, as the door closed softly, -how strangely lie looked; not angry, exactly—not as I ever saw him before, but hurt. It was wicked in inc to speak so—wicked, wicked—" and the words were now accompanied by choking sobs— "when I know his sensitiveness upon that one subject; knew well of his many misgivings in regard to my love for him, simply on account of the difference in our ages, how could I have been so cruel?" Her reverie was interrupted by the en trance of a servant, hearing the card of Major Hunter, who was waiting in the parlor. With an impatient gesture she read the name, and entered /as presence after a short time, with eyes around which, notwithstanding numerous appli cations of rose water, traces of tears were still visible. The Major rose with a complacent smile - and complimentary greeting, but Mrs. Stevens was in no mood for flattery, as he had tact enough to perceive. "At what time shall 1 call for you?" he inquired ; as conversation began to flag. Oh how she longed to excuse herself, and refuse to attend. but pride, our omni present enemy, rose up in aims. and with apparent nonchalance she appointed the Hour, Irs. Stevens, — began the • Major. in low, earnest tones, "you appear sad—har rassed. Excuse my seeming imperti nence. for when one has but few In aids lie is apt to discover ;ui)• signs, however slight. serving to indicate their unhappi ness.. IliS VOiec had assumed a slightly seitti timentat totte, which grated. on Mrs. Stevens' ears, and she looked up in amazement as he Lad eat:Dined: "Since lily withdrawal from the army, I have met you open, I.lld the emotion which com pelled me to seek an introduc tion at our first meeting. has not grown cont in the many weeks or our acquain taince; and although I have not been as sured of a reciprocity of sentiment, your evident pleasure in my society, and ac ceptance of my protection upon different Occasions, gives me courage to ask you— whose interests are tar dearer to me than my own—tite cause or this sadness." Niztry s:evens was thunderstruck. Could this insulting rascal be the man over whom she and her husband had but an hour ago quarreled? But without waiting for any contempt from Ills audi tor, indeed giving her no time to express her indignation, he went on: "1, in common with the rest of the world, have perceived the utter uncong,e nia/ity existing . between yourself and the man you call husband—father would be a more appropriate term—and desisted from acquainting you with my knowledge. hoping that you would confide in the vol untarily; but now— -But now, Major Hunter, - interrupted Maly. unable longer to repress her scorn and loathing, "now I will -confide' to you the fact. that if you do not 'volunta rily leave this lion e immediately, a po liceman Aril) expedite your Inn vewents. There is the door sir—go For a woment the caller apiwitted stu pefied: but then his impudenne—nnver long absent—resumed his sovereignty, and lie burst into iii insulting laugh. "My dear, let me advise you to keep cool. One never gains by yielding to an ger. In the first place, do you realize that you are in my power? Oh, not in 1/ort way," lie sneered as lie rein ated toward the hell-rope. "I refer to your reputation. It is already yet involved, and, if fellows at the club ask me questions about that affair of mine with Ifrs. Stevens. shall I feel inclined to, give them a version to your credit, after being ignominously ex pelled from your house. Not intichr• -I.nd the Major ended with a sardonic chuckle, intensely terrifying to the poor little woman striving so }lard to assume a brave demeanor, and meet the villain with no trace of fear. — .Alajor Hunter, win you leave, or shall I van a servant," she inquired, ignoring entirely his insinuating' threats. - Call a servant, by 811 means, and after that I will Call on Mr. Stevens with a beautiful story about his loving wife, %%limn he should have adopted instead of married." ••I love my husband, Major Hunter. and he loves me—trusts me also—and all the stories a viper like you can concoct A% ill be utterly wasted if used only in that direction. IN - mild he were here now," - 11 e is here -Mary"' and George Stev ens emerged from the hay window, where. innocent, of any eaves-dropping intention, In• had retreated to mediate upon unkind words of his girlish wife. She sprang to his side with a glad cry. Putting one hand proteetingly on her s h o uld e r, he turned to her unwelcome visitor. - Nov:. sir, Is you leave, - -for the valiant officer, with a stilled curse, was haunt to beat a retreat— "let me warn you never to speak disparagingly of toy wife. so sure as one word of slander concerning this affair reaches my cars, ,bust so sure at•e you horse-whipped publicly throng!' every street in the town, and a cert,•tin portion of your life, as un revealed to your admirers in this section of the country. entirely exposed. Now go !" The Major slunk away like a whipped cur, and Mary crept. sobbing into her huslond's ❑runs. Tiwir reconciliation \US complete: but !WNW since has Mrs. Stevens expel iemeed t h e least desire to :weept nn, attention or kindness, contrary to het lam ful protector's wishes. Nu via, gentleman residing at Mound street, says the Cincinnati GU :air. while eating breakfast yesterday moridng. heaid his bell ring, ;tint hasten ing to open it, no servant being present, found 0 near neighbor at the door, who very feelingly inquired what was the matter within. — Nothing. Why do you ask?" responded our• friend. "While passing by, I noticed crape on the door bell, and fearing that some member of your family wasdeztd, stopped to inquire," was the rejoinder. Sure enough, there hung a huge bunch of crape on the door greatly to the astot•i:.hment of our friend, who, on retul•ning to !ifs repast, met his little daughter, only seven years old, who informed him that she had placed the crape there in hopes that car riages would come in front of her house, as they did before 1 house across the street, the day, before, to take them all out riding, and that she thought, that if the crape was tied to their bell, she could get a ride too. Smithers. Lon• can you sleep so? The sun has been up these two hours." "Well, what if he has?" said ~withers. "lie goes to bed at dark. while up till after 'midnight." An Eventful Bridal Tour The San Francisco Thd/ctin of Oct. 11, relates the following : Among the pas sengers who arrived in the city on hoard the steamer Colerado. on Sunday, were A. Idejia and his wife. Senor iNfejia is the son of the Mexican Minister of War under the .Tuarez Government, and during the war with the French held the position Of Paymaster of the Military Division of the West, and was located at Guaymas. lle was married a few months ago at Guaymas to Miss Connor, daughter of the late American Consul at that place. It was the design of the newly married couple to pay a visit to the City of Mexi co. but a few days after the marriage took place, the pirates of the steamer Forward made their appearance, and for a short time carried everything with a high hand. Among other exploits achiev ed by them was the capture of Mejia, whom they carried off to the mountains of Sinaloa. Nega who was at the head of the piratical movement, demanded a ran som of $50,000 for the release of the pris oner, and threatened to kill him if the money was not paid. Information of this demand reached the father of the prisoner. Ife, instead of paying down the coin, secretly organized a small force of picked men, and penetrated the mown taro region, where his son was detained. They there attacked a guard of seven men, killed five of therm and wounded the other two, and rescued young, Mejia from imprisonment. They lost one of their own men in the attack. After the husband joined the wife at G turymas,they found it difficult to get to Acapulco. In order to accomplish this object they em barked on hoard the steamer Continental for this port, intending to take the next Panama steamer. They were both saved from the wreck, and reached this city in safety, having lost all their baggage and personal property. Since arriving here they have made up their minds to go overland to New York, and sale from that port to Vera Cruz. They will keep a sharp lookout for railroad accidents, conflagrations, earthy - find:is :aid first-class disasters on the route. PIT E. There arc• some persons who seem to he endowed nth :111 electric current of wit, which sparkles and dashes whenever it meets an opposing tale; and a ready wit, ot• the faculty of malting quick :unl spicy repartees, is a valuable gift.and tlu• source of much plensure,ln•oyided it is used with a din' regard to the feelings of others. A man of genuine wit and humor may ;it tacit to himself many Nvarm and devoted friends ; but a sarcastic•, t•vuical person is always an uncomfortable companion. It is related. that, as some friends of Campbell, the author of Ilohenlindtm, were b•aving his room alter a late supper, one of tlu•ir number had the misfortune to fall down a flight o f stairs. The poet, ;thinned by the noise. opened the door, and inquired, •• What's that ?" •• I sir, rolling rapidly," was the immediate reply of his fallen, friend. Sheridan re marked, in parliamentary language, on entering a crowded committee-room.— •• Will some member move that i may take the chair?"—Two friends ineeeting one remarked, ••I have just seen a man typo told me I looked exactly like you." "Tell me who it was that I may knock hint down," replied him ti lend. Don't trouble yourself," said the other, `•for I did that myself at once." A physie e ian who was attending Colman during.a severe illness, apologized. to him one morning for coming so late. saying that he was suddenly called to see a Man who had fallen into a well. Did he kirk the bucket, doctor?" was Colman's title response. A poet asked a friend what lie t hotejlit of his last produet ion. -Ati Ode to Sleep." The latter replied, - You have dime such justice to the subject that it is impossilde to read it wit hunt feeling its whole weight. - The colored race are not to he outdone in shrewdness of retort. A little cabin Luc on board a ship, the captain of which was a religious loan. was called up to Ir flogged for son s • misdemeanor. Little Jack appeared lwfore the captain weeping bitterly. and falling upon his knees. he cried. Pray. sir, will you wait till I have said my prayers? - ••Cert:iinlvl will, - re plied the captain. - Well. then. - said .lack. looking up tritaupliantly. ••I'II sad them when I get ashore!" During the late war. a colored clergy man. feeling constrained to preach against the extortions of the sutlers. from which Lis little Heck had suffered announced for his text, - Now de serpent was more sut ler dan any least of de Bell dat dc• I.iMI I had made.- .1 happy and graceful play upon words nits once made by our 1101 4 t Longfellow. A_ Longworth. of Cincinnati, being introduced to him one evening. : 4 otne one present rennul:ed upon the similarity of the first syllable of the two names. -- V es," said the courteous poet. "hut in this ease I fear Pope's lines ‘N ill apply: -- • Worth inukt, the ninti,asol slant tp!- tow.' " Trials of a Coasus-Takc: Dugs pestered me soon•. Suddenly a big 1 lack bull-dog with month upcu a tail up confronted me, disputing my passage. IL• snarled and growled. and acted as if he meant mischief. Indeed, I knew he did but I could not hack out. for I knew if I did I would be exposed to a terrible lire in the rear—and besides• had on a tolerable good pair of pants.— The only way was to face the enemy with the only weapen of defense I had at nn• command, which was a heavy boot at the end Of a muscular leg. The old beggar came for me, Just then then' was zr tor riLle between loot and dog's Lead : the , next moment a terrible yell of pain, a retreat under the hog-pen—V:lll - I think his dental arrange ments must have been disarranged. but he did not give me time to and I knew the loot wasn't worth saving af ter the battle, for it was solel'ss• -1 shall apply to the dog fund for remunerat But there Was another dog that teas meaner than this one. Ile professed friendship, and was all smiles, and when went into the yard, suddenly the miser aide hypocrite grabbed my hand, giving one grip• and then run. II is dentals lA, re all right, and the marks on the hand con tinue to show. Away off on a back street, I called at a little one-stoy house. I rapped at the front door, but the hall was barricaded with bedclothes and bedsteads so that no passage could 1)e had. Soon a woman ex claimed from a window the situ:abt.— She was "having a terrible fight with bed bug," which the kitchen showed plain enough, for there were kerosene and hot water. corrosive sublimate. and lots of ap pliances in such cases made and provided. The woman said that my book would not hold all the population of her house, and I didn't stop to put down any but the big bugs. At another house the first greet ing I got was, "You came just a day too late. We got our dog licensed yesterday!" ITere I was taken for a policeman come to kill unlicensed canine. From the top of the stairs in the front hall of another house came the salutation, "No we don't want anything to-day.'' •'l3ut I want something." said I. After an explana tion. the lady begged pardon, and said she had mistaken me for a peddler. Ey rybody has noticed low common it is for an Irishwoman to date the birth of her chihlren from "last Christmas." This practice has become Yankeeized, for many of them now make their dates front "lasi . cattle-show I" And while speaking of ages, it is astonishing how few other wise intelligent Irish people• eau tell their true ages. Not one in fifty knows how old he or She is. It is quite common for people who cannot be less than fifty or sixty to report themselves thirty-live or forty. They don't mean to fib about it, but when you ask for their age you find it is beyond where they have ciphered.— Spring/Ma Republic". $2,00 Per Year, in Advance; $2.50 if not Paid in Advance. A Logan! of "Shirk's Hill" hoinething In that ancient ilinn Wiiieli,,rring . a' i,,nuir fancy hive... Sonic yards North of the spot where the turnpike enisses the bill on the right of the old colonial road, and half way up the declivity. a "Goblin (lire" is believed to have performed his nightly rounds, and to have had his local habitation in the immediate neighborhood. One of his fa vorite walks was the old road vacated by all other travellers for the last lifty years. This strange visitant, vulgarly called the "s/Took," is somewhat famous in the tra dition of the early settlers. having as sumed various shapes and appearances. at regular intervals, during the last hun dred years. Passing by much that is oh- seure and unsatisfactory, we will confine ourselves only to some well attested visits of this airy personage. wlm made — Shirles IIill" a place to be dreaded about the "witching time of night." It was the generally received opinion of the good folks of that day that this shpook was the unburied spirit of a wagoner. who was in the employ of the colonial government, and corrVeyed military stores consigned to Major Joseph Armstrong. at M'Dow ell's Mills. Ile was drowned in the creek, a few hundred yards below the Bed Bridge. while attempting to cross at the old fording during a freshet. in the fall of 17.59. shortly after this unfortunate occurrence we have the first reliaille nun- tion of the slmook's appearance. The circumstances were these :Mrs. Shane. of the Irish persuasion, in company with two other women also from the Emerald Isle, was returning from a wake at I rish town, a little village some two miles lorth of the hill, The — wee sum" hours were at hand, the very time when "Tom OYdhaater,•' of blessed memory, saw the — fearful sight, — and as these good old dailies approached the hill the slipook saw lit to present himself to theta. Their thoughts were filled with the utadaucltoly scenes through which they had p;ts.cd. a condition of Mind fitted for beholding supernatural visions. Whether! t was altogether fair for the sphook to take ad vantage of their gloomy imaginings is a question which we will leave to those bet ter versed in the code of laws or etiquette winch governs this class of midnight vis itors. The vision seen by these old ladies was horrible enough, and was no doubt exaggelated hy potations of their favorite heverage, with which they had forfeited their courage previous to setting out On their midnight journey. They never could give a very Weld acciinnt of the shape thegolilin assumed on this occasion. although they suceeeded ht malting many converts to their story. and lirepared others to witness strange sights in the same locality. The shpook continued to appear at divers tithes. developing neu• and strange characters. some ludicrous, sometimes horrible am! tragic. It ap peared to he a spirit of a quiet versatile genius. . . Suisse love-sick swain, returning from a pi oh i nged lisit to his Duleina. would lie suddenly petrified with horror at behold ing an attenuated countenance, as long as a rail, peering out from aznid the grand old oak trees. and looking unutterable things. The poor boy would madly put spurs to Isis Itosmante nor look behind him until he had cleared the charmed lo cality. This was one of Isis comic as pects. Sometimes. when provoked. the goblin would assume the shape of a long. lank, erealn-colored dog, and \could become dangerous. The following exhibits hint in his fiercest mood: Some, fifty odd years ago, a party:of men and women were re turning from a camp ineeting near Green castle. It was near midnight, and as they were slowly descending the hill. the moon shining with sickly rays through the tall tree tops, suddenly a clog of un natural size. and having the appearance of great age, was seen following theta. One of the party, in great ;slam, cried out to the driver. -Take care. don't you :see the shook!" The black man. not he in g sufficiently enlightened on the sub ject. replied: •• your shpook.'" In- staidly the dog darted across the root surd vonfronted the. team. The two front horses dropped down dead. The party in great terror declared that they would never again offend at spirit who possessed ; so much power. This last incident. and the last One we will relate. was witnessed and certifies' to 1 y two persons of unquestioned veracity, namely. Junes Parker and Patrick Mane. who on the evening in question Were quietly occupying then' steeustomed sleep ing quarters on the hill. Towards mid night they were awakened by the rattling of the coach down the hill. and on looking out they saw the entire scene. with all its tragic and supernatural concomitants. enacted Isefore their eyes. These men belonged to a class or philosophers who still frequent the same locality, though no appearances of the ~,, r oblin have been reported since the fall of lu-it. Alany opinions are held as to the nose of its disappearance, some supposing that the occupation of the hill by the Rebels. In and Ilse clearing of the woods had something to do NVitil it: whilst others. with as much plausibility. hold that the allotted time for the spirit's wandering Las expired. believing with the sineients. in the case of those who never enjirj,cd the rites of burial. that— yt.:l I :4 I wander 1/11 t hi. ,1110 re, .111,•14;:111 I Ikvir patiatwe oune art, Wet —( rg Itepositor t. Testing Eer I:rzscense The following touching scene recently liceurred in a Parisian court of usti ee A poor, pale, \van seamstress ‘s - as ar raigned fur theft. She appeared at the bar with a boy of eleven or twelve months in her in tua. her child. She went to get some work one day. awl stole three coins of lot'. each. The iintiey was miss ed smut after she lett her employer. and a servant IN'an :.•elit to her room to claim The servant found her about to quit the room with the three guilt c0h1 , 4 in her band. She said to the servant: "1 as going to carry theta hack to you. — Nev ertheless she was carried to the Commis sioner of Police, and he ordered her to be sent before the police for trial. She was too poor to engage a I:VW:ker. and when asked by the Judge what she lead to say for herself she answered : — The day I \vent to my employer's. I carried my child with me. It was it my arms as it is now. I was not paying at tention to it, There were several other gold coins on the mantle-piece. and un kiniwn to Inc it stretched ont its little luuuls a n d siezed the three pieces, which I did not observe until I gut home. lat once put on my bonnet, and AN:I, going . hack to my employer to return them \Own I was arrested, This is the solemn truth as I. hope for Heaven's met ey.— The court could not believe this story. They upbraided the mother for her impu dence in endeavoring to palm 14f such a lie for the truth. They I,esought her for her own sake to retract sn absurd a tale, for it could he of no effect. but obliged the court to sentence her to a much se ti'et'er punishment than tlwy tt ere disposed to inflict upon one so young. evidently steeped in poverty. These appeals had no effect execl)t to strengthen and encourage the poor mother's pertinacious adherence to her original story. As this firmness was sustained by that look of innocence %%hick the iniNt adroit crimi nal can never counterfeit. the court were at sonic h o es to disco \Tr What deci , ion justice demanded. To reliet•t• their emban•a-sment one of the judges proposed to renew the scene described by the mother. The• gold coins were placed on the clerk's table. The mother was requested to as-anne the po sition in NViliCh she aid she stood at her employer's house. There NV:IS then a breathing in the court. The baby soon discovered the bright coin. eyed it for a moment, smiled, and tlwn stretched forth its tine hands and clutched them in its lingers with a miser's eagerness. The mother was acqnitted. [WHOLE NUMBER, 20,864 TEE MYSTERIOUS VALISE. This morning there came to us a legal gentleman of the city, who, contrary to usual practice had lost his temper. In deed, he seemed so much out of humor that we thought something out of the usual course—very far out—hail transpir ed to trouble him. Said the g,enticman, and lie said it briskly, as though lie meant it: "I want you to give those bagger-men thunder." The gentleman surprised us; we at tempted to explain that baggage-men were, on the whole. a pretty good set of fellows. that they had their trials and grievances like the rest of mankind, and that if they occasionally lost their temper it was not entirely their fault; but the le gal gentleman broke in upon us with the exclamation that he didn't care about their temper. They are a confounded stupid pack, and they ought to be kicked, every one of them. \V; - stopped him as soon :IN we could. and then asked Idni what antler the suit was the matter. "I'll tell you." said be. "and then if you don't say I owe these baggage-men a grudge fur the trouble they carelessly have caused me, 111 not say another word." ''A feu-days ago I hall my vidb,e packed and went off to Madison to attend a case. Upon returning, my valise was given me by the baggage-master—the infernal scoundrel—and I went horne, My wife ! desired to take it to look at my clothes, hut as there were some important papers in the valise I said she must wait. Now. whenever I had returned before", she al ways took it from me when I went in, and, woman-like. she seems to I hare thought there was a secret about the va lise—confound the baggage-men. just as quick as may back was turned, off ! went the valise to the chamber, and into it went my wife's lingers. Ten minutes later there was a scream echoing through the house that w,mld have aroased a night watch-man from his dreams. I rushed up stairs, and what do you suppose I saw --confound the baggage-men'—There was my \wife stretched on the door in hyster ics. and there was my valise, wide open on the floor, and showing very plainly the following, table of contents: An empty whiskey bottle, two packs of cards, photographs of four young ladies, that ought to he ashamed of themselves, a lady's shawl. a whole apothecary's shop on a small scale, three dime novels, two I lood and thunder papers, a dice box, a lot of dice, another pack of cards, an old pipe. :Ind I dont know how much more of lust such trash. "I do know that the Va lise—my valise. was full of just such traps, and my wife had seen them all. and then gone off into hysterics. I tried to bring her back to her senses, but if she came back far enough to open her eyes, she pointed sort of spasmodical ly at the valise, and then with a double :s en went oR again. I tell you I was mad. I just. walked up and down the apartment and cursed a blue streak. I think if I bad met that baggage-man then, I would have fully impressed upon his mind that he had been visited by a collision. Tho maid put my wife to Iced, and I went clown street swearing. When r came - baek the room was locked, and I was locked out. The maid looked at the as though I had done something very wicked,' and the children slunk away as if I want ed to pat them—confound that baggage man. I finally got the door of the room open ed, and asked my wife what this all meant. She bursted into tears and point ed to the valise. And do you know that it look me all day to make her believe that it was the fault of the confounded luggage-man, who had gone and changed hand trunks for me. I could not do it until f had gone to the depot and spent hours in hunting m - own baggage, and even then it took a 11 eNV bonnet and velvet chKi ,, to entirely dispel the cloud which brat baggage-man had brought into my house. And what do you think he said? Why. when I told him all the misery his earlessm , ss had caused inc, the fellow laughed and said they looked so much alike! A TALE OF HORROR = oi.e. Mat Cats a Child's Tongue put arsl His 'ringers Off—The Ifor.ster Shot Dead in His Tracks. La t Wl'Vk's Sae:ill:lN% (Michigan) " Ele publivan— sas: It has bemi well known for some time that a dirty wretched old man lived out side the city about a mile or so, iu a filthy cabin. entirely alone. and that he was t hermit. No 'one ever went near far it was said he was a magician. His only companion was a skeleton looking dog. Ile (lime into the city some times to be:;, :uul would piteously im plore for money. stating that he was star% ing. Sometimes he would gather rags or scraps of paper sell them. Every one supposed him to be wretchedly poor. lie had an evil look, and mothers would remove their children when they saw him coming. (Inc day last week, however. a child, the son (47 Mr. Abra ham Skinner. went out alone to fish in the stream. and happened to ‘Nander on until before he knew it, he came to the hovel of the old man. At first he WaS frighten ed but seeing no one around, he plucked up (IThrag(' :11111 went nearer. Everything was silent. Ile went and peeped through a crack in the side of the hut. Ile almost screamed at what he saw.for he beheld the old man bending over a bag of money that he was counting. There were other bags beside him containing large quantities of money. Mr. Skinner's son was so terrified that when he attemp ted to move lie stumbled. Like lightning . the oil man rushed out and seized him.'' "Ha!" he screamed, "I've caught you, h a v e I? saw me. did you?'' Well— now you'll pay for it- - And before Mr. Skinner's sou could say a word, the old monster. with an awful laugh, drew out a knife, and fob, horror',) cut the child's tongue out. Then he chopped off his fingers. ••• ow." he said- - now you can go. for you can't tell." The poor boy ran i,fr overcome with agony. and ran to his father's house only to till them with con sternation. What was the matter with their child? Ile could not write for hLs fingers were cut, Still the poor boy, after efforts of the most horril tie loin, managed to fix a pen cil between his bloody stumps of fingers, and wrllte the awful tale! A party was immediately organized, and hastened to the miser's den. lie was at the door as they approached, and tired a revolver six times at them, wqmoding two of the party seriously. Mr. Skinner returned the tire, and the aged villain fell, with a piercing yell' mortally wounded. My money— my money," he moaned, „my beautiful money." and he crawled to his bags of gold sank upon them—a corpse! Over ten thousand dollars, which were !presented to the poor house and other charitable institutions. The event will never be forgotten by our citizens The child is slowly recovering. The miser was buried the day after, and the but was torn down. On Wednesday a melancholy affair cc eurn.d at Heading, alm(Put 12 o'clock, in the suicide of Hiram Goodman. The de ceased was a man of very intemperate habits, and it was apparent, from his con duct immediately before his self-destrue tiou, that he labored under a condition of insanity huhiced by excessive drinking.— About 10 o'clock in the forenoon be went stairsup under the pretense of going to b(11. Ile took with him a little child.— At noon he was called to come to dimmer; but no response being made, and the child coming, don)) stairs, it was asked where its papa was. It answered, "Papa bang in garret." The family immedi ately repaired to the garret, amid there found the deceased suspanded by a rope to a rafter. 31r. Goodwin, except in his passion for strong drink, was a man of excellPm character.
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