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VOLUME
,XLI I, NUMVER 12
THE COLUMBIA SPY,
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PTORIVEYS AT LA.W.
'. E. GAsr. J : ST E METZ
GAST ,C 7 STEINMETZ,
No. 44 NORTII DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA
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B F. ESHLEMAN,
• (Office with Iron, I. E. fliester,)
No. 38 NORTH MIRE ST., LANCASTER, PA
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No. 11 NORTH DUKE ST., WO.a.:A.STER,
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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-
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rf AItI):NIAN'S!
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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,
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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 !"
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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.
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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.