Iti3 11 N r,. ,a 4 CI f ca • ' f a 41;11.2 i 1 i „Jo MEI J. W. YOCUM, Editor. VOLUME XIII, NUMBER 14 THE . COLUMBIA SPY, TEMIS OF SUBSCRIPTION WEEKLY, 00 per year, if paid in advance; six months, Si If not paid until the expiration of the - year, $2.50 will be charged. SINGLE. COPIES No paper will he discontinued until all arrear ages are paid, unless at the option of the editor. Advertisements not under contract, must be marked the length of time desired, or they will be continued and charged for until ordered out. Special Notices 25 per cent. more. All Notices or Advertisments in reading mat ter, under ten lines, 61.00; over ten lines, 10 cts. per line, minion type. Yearly Advertisers discontinuing their adver tisements before the expiration of the year, will be charged at full rates as above, or according to contract. Transient rates will be charged for all matters of rekiling strictiy to their hub-frame. All advertising will be considered CASH, after first assertion. ATTORNEYS AT LA J. STEIN3IETZ. GAST ,e; STEIN:METZ, . 4:4 NORTE DUKE ST.. LAIWASTERJPA, C. E. GAsr feb26-tf BF. ESHLEMAN, • (Office with Hon. I. E. Riester,) No. 38 NORTH DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA feb26 'l39if pELTLIP D. 13.1. KER, No. 11 NORTH DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA feb26-tf A , J. E.AUFFANIAN, LA Collections mad.. In Lancaster and adjoining Z;ounties. Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, and all claims against the government promptly prosecuted. Locust street. t j w. YOCUM, efORNEY-ALLIIV AND NOTARY Hun, COLUMBIA. PA. OFFICE—SPY Bonding, Bank Stree., near Locust. Collections made In Lancaster and adjoining counties. H ENRY 0. G. REI3EIt, No 528 Washington street. near Sixth. Reading . , Pa. Collections made in Berks and adjoining counties. nuv^.7-tf EL LT . M. 1.30RT11, Columbia, Pa. Collections promptly made in Lancaster and York Counties. THOMAS J. DAVIS, Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, No. 14 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pa. Professional Business carefully and prompt ly attended to. Coet:lo'69-if 1 - 1 P. IWSENMILLER, ATTORNEY-AT-LA.IV OFFICE.—No. 5 Court Avenue, Lancaster, Pa JO 1N M. GIi,I.DF,R, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, SCRIVENER, &c. Mountvllle, Lanctoder County, Pa. WI- Office Hours from 6 to S o'clock, A. :Lt., and 7 tog o'clock, P. M. M JU CLARK, STICE OF TUE PEACE. OFFICE—No. 12 N. Third street,. •-• Odic° Flours—Ft mot to 7 A. M. ' . ( ( co. And from to P. M. ' [sepl=69-`SO SAMUEL EVANS, IUSTICE 0 THE PEACE. Oftic~, on Sacor.l Si., adjoining Odd Follows Hall, Columbia, Fn. D ENTAL. SURGERY L S. SMITE • Dmvri.r, Graduate or Pennsylvania Colleen of Deatal Surgery. Orrice No. 210 Locust Street 2nd dour above Odd FeIIOWNO Half, Columbia, Petal 'a. Dr. J. S Smith thanks All (mends and the pub lic in general fur their liberal patronage in the past, and assuring them that they Cat/ / ely upon. having every attention given to them in the future. In every branch of his profession he has atm ays given entire satisfaction. Ile calls Attention to the unsurpasssed style and finish od• artincial teeth inserted by Min. He treats di'seaxes common to the mouth and teeth of children and adults. Teeth tilled With the great est care and In tile most approved manner. Aching teeth treated and tilled to last for years. The hest of dentrilices and mouth washes con stantly on hand. work warranted. sepi-el lYw J. S. SMITH . . D. D. S. A. J. GULICK, SURGEON DENTIST, ExtriteC.'reellt without Pain. Islitxuus Oxide or Laughing. Uit, ittliniu uttered. 01 I.lt✓E I.OCU:ST sTItEET. nepti 69-1. fw c. UNSELD, TEA.CIIEIt OF JICTSIC PIANO, ORGAN, MELODEON. CULTIVATION of the VOICE and SINGING. t•-pecial attention given lieglnuer.s nod young pupil,. Isept4-e9.-I.yw 219 I.OOU:ST STItEET j L. I.IOEFI :It, b 1 , N" TIST tcrous Oxide this aatillaistered tne extract . . - tdon of Teeth. OJice— Front Street, next door to It. William& Drug Store, between Locunt and Walnut Street., Coll-hada ['a. F. LU NICL', paysici.A.N. t SURGEON; infers Ids professional services to the citizens 01 Columbia and vicinity. He may be found at the odice connected with his residence, on :second street, between Cnerry and Union, every day, from 7to U A M., and front UtoBP. M. Persons wisoing his services in special cases, between these hours, will leave word by note at his office, or through tile post orlice. sepl-70 REAL. ESTATE AGENCY The undersigned hat e opened an °Mee for the purchase and sale of real estate, collection 01 rents, and the renting of property. Business entrusted to their cure will meet with prompt and careful attention. F. X. ZISGLEtt. eett.ll-'4sa-tfl A. J. KAUFFMAN. TO BUILDERS. AND OTHERS. Building, paving and other brick always on hand. They are hand made and superior to any brick in this part or the country. They are ot fercdat the very lowest price. sci~4-ISS-tfw] MICHAEL HOTELS. "CONTINENTAL." TEAS HOTEL IS PLEASANT Ll' LOCATED, between the Stations of the Heading and Colum and Pennsylvania Railroads, FRONT STREET, COLUMBIA, PA. Ample accommodations for Strangers and Tray. okra. The Bar is stocked with CHOICE LIQUORS, .And the Tables furnished with the best fare. I.IRIAIi FINDLEY, Proprietor, sek4-80-tfw] FRANICLIN HOUSE, LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA. • This is a first-class hotel. and is in every respect ndapted to meet the wishes and desires of the traveling public. 31.41tT1N ERWIN, sepl4o Proprietor, F RENCH'S HOTEL, On the European Plan, opposite City Hall Park Neu , York. R. FRENCH, Sept. 19, MS. Proprietor. NOTICE to TOBACCO GROWERS Whereas the undersigned buyers of Leaf Tobacco have ascertained that some of the growers have resold their Tobacco, we hereby give notice to nil parties concerned, that they will be required fully to comply with their con tracts made with us, and that they will be held strictly accountable for any failure therein, in aup respect whatsoever. JULIUS LEVY. ISAAC H. KAUFFMAN, 3fIHN DEHAV EN, SKILES at FREY JOHN S. ROHRER, JACOB t'DIRK, TELLER RROTHERT, N. S. POMEROY, JAS. BIDWELL and others, 13y their Attorney, EMLEN FRANKLIN. (1 ET YOUR PRINTING DOSE AT 1 -1- the "EIPY " OM co. ' • " . - •,_ „ • , • , • • ." • A • - • • • iUlfl • , . • „ • • • . • -.•••• MISCELLANEO US. NO. 13. SHREINER'S FIVE CElrrs. Where you can buy a first rate AMERICAN, ENGLISH OR SWISS BEAUTIFUL SETS OF JEWELRY, HAND SOME BREAST PINS, EAR RINGS, SLEEVE BUTTONS, . and almost everything in the Jewelry line AT THE LOWEST PRICE Or you cau purchase FINE SILVER AND SILVER PLATED SPOONS, FORKS. KNIVES CASTORS, GOBLETS, ICE PITCHERS. BUTTER DISHES &c. Sc. Then If you aro In WANT OF TIME you can buy auy kind of AMERICAN CLOCK, warranted of the best quality, at a low figure CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF CHAS. P. SHREINER'S Sept4wtfl No. I:. Front St, Colutnbla, Pa. DitUGs. CS Elf ICA LS B. KEVINSKI. V • DEALER PIANOS, ORGANS, MELODEONS AND MUSICAL INSTRI7-ME.NTS A large assortment, of Violin.. Flutes. Guitars, Baujo , , 'ramt,orines, Aceordeons, Fifes, thir tuouleas, mai musical in urehandlse always on hand. SHEET MUSIC. A large stock on band, and constantly recei wing all the latest public Lions as soon as issued. 31usic and Musical Books will be sent by mail free of postage, when the market price lc remit ted. DACALCOMANIA, Or the Art of transferring Pictures. C n be transferred on any object. I would call special attention of the Coach makers to my stock of Dacalcomania. STEINWAY & SON'S PIANOS. PRINCE & epos., 41: NEEDHAM & SON'S CELEIsiI . ORGANS AND MELODEONS. Solo Agent for Stolle Unrivaled PIANO FORTE AND FURNITURE POLISH. Call and examine my stock at NO. 3 NORTH PRINCE STREET I ASPER GREEN, Designer A: Engraver ou Wood. COLUMBIA. PA. Is prepared to execute Views of Buildings.Z.da ehinery, Bill Heads, Posters, Labels, S:e., in the neatest and most expeditious manlier, at rea sonable rates. BOOK AND NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATIONS Executed in the Highest Style of Art. may2Slo-tf WR TER PI ! WATER PROOF WRAPS. We have Water Proof Cloths from S3e. to 52.50 bought by the case from first hands. Selling price basted on one small profit only. WATER-PROOF CLOAKS. SHAWL SUITS. SERGE SUITS. BLACKS _ SUITS MADE TO ORDER. We have organized a most efficient Fine Suit and Diess Making Department. From our greatly enlarged DRESS GO 'DS stock, ladles can make their selections and have them made up promptly, economically, and in a s•Ve to please the most fastidious. Just openei, aew, SILK POPLINS, WOOL SERGE- 4 . " FRENCH MERINOS, &c. Now open, by far the largest and rnogt elegant stock of Sh.ovls and at the most moderate pri ces we sacs- ever had. It comorises in part. PA I , LEY SHAWLS, ISL't•CHE - RA WLS, I.slr.rArio:s.r f.EVERSI ISLE VELOUR. 01 TONIEN STRIPE, NOVEL WOOLEN, LONG- AND SQUARE, Famous I ines of Casimeres,low to finest make. Cloaking"; °revery desirable kind made. The Woolen Stock is not excelled in town. COOPER & CONARD, 5, E. Corner Ninth and Market SOTets, PHILADELPHIA,. Oct.S•7t)-ly STEAM COACH WORKS. CHRISTIAN MYERS, COLUMBIA STFAN COACH WORKS! REMOVED TO Nos. 9. 11 AND 13 NORTH sth The Carriages, Buggies, &c., made at these Works, are equal in beauty and durability. to any other make in the county. COACH S3IITIIING, REPAIRING, .t.t. This branch of the business will be attended to with pttnctuali ty and despatch. CHILDREN'S CA. WOAD ES. ‘Vagons, &c., for bale or made to order rm. Call nt the Works No. 11. 11 St North Filth street and exaunue the stock and prices. seps-69-tfw OPEN! OPENING! OPENED! • THIS DAY. THIS WEEK. AND UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS, AT BREN EM A. IN 'S 12s, Locust Street, THE LARGEST STOCK OF HA TS AND CAPS, For 3len, Youth and Cluldrem ever before offer ed to the people of Columbia, comprising us It does, STYLE and QUALITY In soil and mitt brim, such as the Warwick, Ida Lewis. Sin bad. Prince Arthur, American Girl, Kute, Peerless. Lady Rowing, Star, Conan, Waverly, Gilmore, Rob ktoy. and the Fall style of Silk Plats, ust out, together with a full stork of GENTS' FURSISHING GOODS, Consisting of White and Colored Shirts, Flannel Shirts and Drswers, English, German and Do mestic Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchlels, Sus penders, Tics, Linen and Paper Culls and Col lars, Also. UMBRELLAS AND CANES. Parties who favor us with their patronage are assured that it will be our constant aim to inert , their confidence and Support. Call and examine our well selected stock at at low prices. MIENEN AN'S M Locust Street, Columbia, Pa. octg.T9-13- FINE F.A.3IILY GROCERIES, AT ITA.RDMAN'S! Just received, at the Ilne Grocery Establish ment, corner 3rd and Cherry streets, the folloW- Lug new Goods: SUGAR CURED HAMS AND DRIED BEEF JELLIES, PRESERVES, - - - _ TOMATOES, ENGLISH PICKLES, WINSLOWSGREEN CORN (SEEN PEAS Ac., k.c. Together with a very arm assortment of Family Groceries, of all kinds A LARGE I.OT OY NEW Vomit CANDIES, FOREIGN FRUITS, Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Raisins, Cocoanuts, and White Wine Vinegar. Extra. Family Flour, Mercer Potatoes, Rio and Java Corfee, fresh roasted, Lovering' Syrup, &C. 4TNew (hoods received almost daily. WM. H. HARDMAN, 3rd and Cherry Ste., Columbia. Pa. - Der.4-69-trw] NO. 13 IS THE PLACE WATCH, GENERALLY lIM=EI LA.:WASTER, PA 0ct.16:60-1y ERNE HONEY, PEACHES. COLUMBIA, PA., SATURDAY' MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1870. gattry. THE WOREINO• PEOPLE TTLE ENGINEER Ab ! 'whoever thinks of the bold engineer. As he stands by the throttle of steel, And spurs on his steed to its maddened can eer In its thundering and ponderous reel ! Like a soldier begrimed in battle's dark strife, And brave to the cannon's hot breath. He, too, plunges on with his long train of life Unmindful ordanger or death I Through the daylight, Into the night, Dark, dark, - He knows no affright, • O'er ridges And bridges, Decoyed or strong, Like a mythic god he rushes along ! Who thinks of the bold engineer? So true to his post like a statue he stands, With his eyes fixed fast on afar: Our own precious lives he holds in his hands, Our wealth we give to his care, For good must he be, the bold engineer, As be dasher from villinge to town, And brings us all safe, 'midst a smile or n tear To the forms so dearly our own ! Onward he goes— His whistle he blows— Deep, deep. Through high-drifted snows With crossings And tossings, In heat and in rain, O'er the glittering track he pulls the long train! All hall to the bold engineer, I love the brave man, though accidents come, With their heart•rendering anguish and woe; Still formost he rides, to whatever doom, ti,dire the foam on a vesSel,s bold prow. Anette sweeps on like the wind thron4ll the 104. Away from`" sweet home " and its charm. For the sake of the 'doved ones " and wife, may thy hand, 0 Clod, protect him from 'harm! On cloth he ride, No danger betide, Swift, swift ! AVlth bridegroom and bride— The tallest, The smallest, The rich rind the poor, All follow his path,o•er river and moor, Long life to the bold engineer. `OisrellantottO lientling. [THE mox VAULT I live in San Francisco, and am a lock smith by trade My calling is a strange one, and possesses a certain facination, rendering it one of the most agreeable of pursuits. Many who follow it, see noth ing in it but labor—think of nothing but its returns in money. To me it has other charms than these. I am called almost daily to open doors, and peer into long neglected apartments ; to spring the stubborn locks of safes, and gloat upon the treasures piled within ; to quietly en ter the apartments of ladies with more beauty than discretion, and pick the locks of drawers containg peace destroying missives, that the dangerous evidence of wandering affections may not reach the eye of a husbandmr _father possessing,the mystic key; to force the fastenings of cash boxes and depositories of records; telling of men made suddenly rich, of corporations plundered, orphans robbed, of hopes crushed, of families ruined. Is there no charm in this—no food for speculation—no scope for the range of pleasant fancy? Then who would not be a locksmith, though his face is begrimed with the soot of the forge, and his hands are stained with rust? But I have a story to tell—not exactly a story either, for that implies the com pletion as well as the beginning of a nar rative—and mine is scarcely more than the introduction to one. Let him who deals in fancy write the rest. In the Spring of 1556—1 think it was in April—l opened a little shop on Kearney street, and soon worked myself into a fair business. Late one evening, a closely veiled lady entered my shop, and pulling from beneath her cloak a small japanned box, asked me to open it. The lock was curiously constructed, and I was a whole hour fitting it with a key. The lady seemed nervous at the delay, and at length requested me to shut the door. I was a little surprised at the suggestion, but of course complied. Shutting the door and returning to my work, the lady withdrew her veil, disclosing as pretty a face as can be imagined. There was a restlessness in the eyes and pallor in the cheek, however, which plainly told of a heart ill at ease, and in a moment every emotion for her had given place to that of pity. "Perhaps you are not well, madam, and the night air is too chilly ?" said I, rather inquisitively. I felt a rebuke in her re ply. "In requesting you to close the door, I iad no other object than to escape the at ention of persons passing." I did not reply, but thoughtfully con inued my work. She resumed: "That little box contains valuable pa pers—Private papers—and I have lost the key, or it has been stolen. I should not wish to have you remember that I ever came here on such an errand," she con tinued with some hesitation, and gave me a look which was no difficult matter to understand. "Certainly madam, if you desire it; if I cannot forget your face. I will at least at tempt to lose the recollection of ever see ing it here." The lady bowed very cold at what I considered a fine compliment, and I pro ceeded with my work, satisfied that a sud denly discovered partiality for me had nothing to do with the visit. Having succeeded,after much filing and fitting, in turning the lock, I was seized with a curiosity to get a glimpse at the precious contents of the box, and sudden ly raising the lid, discovered a bundle of papers and a daguerreotype, as I slowly passed the box to its owner. She siezed it hurriedly, and placing the letters and picture in her pocket, locked the box, and drawing the veil over her face, pointed to the door. I opened it, and as she passed into the street, she merely whispered—•• Remember !" We met again, and I have been thus particu lar in describing her visit to the shop, to render probable a subsequent recognition. About two o'clock in the morning, in the latter part of May following, I was awakened by a gentle tap upon the win dow of the little room back of the shop fn which I lodged. Thinking of burglars, I sprang out of bed, and in a moment was at the window, with a heavy hammer in my hand, which I usually kept at that time within convenient reach of my bed side. "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CREAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." "Who's there ?" I inquired, raismg the hammer, and peering out into the darkness—for it was dark as Egypt,when under the curse of Israel's God "Mist I" exclaimed a figure stepping in front of the window ; "open the door—l have business for you." "Rather past business hours, I should say ; but who are you '1" "No one that would harm you," re turned the voice, which I imagined was rather feminine for a burglar's. "No one that can !" I replied emphati- Daily, by way of a warning, as I tighten my grip on the hammer, and proceeding to the door, I pushed back the bolt and slowly opened it, and discovered the stranger already upon the steps. "What do you want ?" I abruptly in- quir ed. "I will tell you, if you dare open the door wide enough for me to enter." an swered the same voice, "Come in," said I resolutely. throwing the door ajar, and proceeding to ligin; a candle. flaying succeeded, I turned to examine my visitor. lie was a small and neatly dressed gentleman, with a heavy Raglan around his shoulders, and a blue navy cap drawn suspiciously over his eyes. As I advanced toward him, he seemed to hesi tate a moment, then raised the cap from his forehead, and looked curiously in the face. I did nit drop the candle, but I co .:tress to a little nervousness as I hurriedly plac ed the light on the table, and silently pro ceeded to invest myself with two or three necessary articles of clothing. As I live, my visitor was a lady, and the same for whom I had opened the little box a month before! Having completed my hasty toi let, I attempted to stammer an apology for my rudeness, but utterly failed. The fact was, I was confounded. Smiling at my discomfiture, she said: " Disguise is useless. I presume, you recognize me?" "I believe I told you, madam, I should not soon forget your face. In what way can I serve you?" "By doing an half hour's work before daylight, and receiving five hundred dol- Jars for your labor," was the reply. "It is not ordinary work," said I in quiringlg, "that commands so munificent a compensation." "It is labor common to your calling," replied the lady. "The price is not so much for the lztbor,as the condition which it is to be performed." "And what is the condition?" I inquir ed. "That you will submit to being convey ed from, and returned to, your own door blind-folded." Ideas of murder, burglary, and almost every other crime of villainy, hurriedly presented themselves to my vision, and I bowed and said: "I must understand something more of the character of the employment, as ttiell tlie2conclitioia,"l.6`acciept yoUr" "Will not five hundred dollars answer a lieu of an explanation?" "No—nor five thousand." She patted her foot nervously on the floor, She had placed too low an estimate on my honesty, and I felt some gratifica tion on being able to convince her of the fact. — Well, then, if it is absolutely necessa ry for me toexplain." she replied, "I must tell you that you are required to pick the lock of a vault and—" "You have gone quite far enough, nut dam,with the explanation," I interrupted: I am not at your service." She continued—" you are required to pick the lock of a vault, and rescue from death a man who has been confined for three days there." "To whom does the vault belong?" I nquired. °•.liy husband, — was the somewhat re uctant reply. "Then why so much secrecy? or rather, how came a man confined in such a plaiT,' —I secreted him there to escape the ob servation of my husband. lie suspects as much and closed the door upon him. Pie sliming he had left the vault, and quitted the house by the back door, I did not dream until to-day that he was confined there. Certain suspicions acts of toy hits band this afternoon convince me that the man is there, beyond hearing. and will be starved to death by my barberons husband, unless immediately rescued. For three days he has not left the house. I drugged him less than an hour ago. and he is now so stupefied that the lock may be picked without his interference. I have searched his pockets, but could not find the key; hence my - application to you. Now you know all, Will you accompany ME "To the end of the world. on such an errand!'' •'Then prepare yourself; there is a i•ab waiting." I was a little surprised, for I had not heard the sound of wheels. Hastily drawing, on a coat, and providing myself with the required implements. I was at the door. There, sure enough was the the cab, with the driver in his seat, ready for the mysterious journey. I entered the vehicle, followed by the lady. As soon as I was seated, she pro duced a handkerchief, which.by the light of an adjacent street lamp. she carefully bound around my eyes. The lady seated herself beside me, and the cab started. In half an hour it stopped in—what part of the city I am entirely ignorant. as it was evidently driven anything but the direct course from the point of starting. Examining the bandage, to ace :that ViSlOll was completely obscured, the lady handed me the bundle of tools, and taking me by the arm, led me through a gate into a house which I knew was of brick; and after taking* me through a passage way which could not have been less than fifty feet in length, and a flight of stairs'into what was evidently an underground base ment, stopped beside a vault, and remov ed the handkerchief from my eyes. "Here is the - vault, open it," said she springing the door of a dark lantern, and throwing a beam of light upon the mas sive lock. I seized a bunch of skeleton keys and af ter a few trials—which the lady watched with the most painful anxiety—sprung the bolt. The door sprung upon its hinges, and lay companion, telling me not to close it, as it was self locking, sprang into the vault. I did not follow. I heard the murmur of voices within, and the next moment the lady re-appeared; and leaning upon her arm, a man, with a face so pale and haggard that I started at the sight. How he must have suffer ed during the long three clays of his con finement. "'Remain here," she said, handing me the lantern, I will be back, in a minute. The two slowly ascended the stairs. and I heard them enter a room immedi ately above where I was standing. In less than a minute, the lady returned. "Shall I close it madam !" I asked, placing my hand upon the door of the vault. "No—no!" she exclaimed hastily seiz ing my arm, "it awaits another occu pant!" " Madam, you certainly do not intent to—" " Are you ready'? she interrupted, im patiently holding the handkerchief to my eyes. The thought flashed across my mind that she intended to push me into the vault, and bury me and my secret to gether. She seemed to read the suspi cion, and continued, "Do not be alarm ed. You are not the man ?" I could not mistake the truth of the fearful meaning of the remark, and I shuddered as I bent my-head to the hand kerchief. My eyes were r,arefully ban da g ei as before, and I was led to the cab, and thence driven home by a more circuitous route, if possible, then the one by which we came. Arriving at the house, the handkerckief was removed, and I stepped from the ve hicle. A purse of live hunched dollars was placed in my hand, and in a moment the cab and its mysterious occupant had turned the corner, and went out of sight. I entered the shop, and the purse was the only evidence I could summon in my bewilderment, that all had I just done and witnessed was not a dream. A month after that I saw the lady, and gentleman taken from the vault, walking leisurely along Montgomery street. Ido not know, but I believe the sleeping hus band awoke within the vault, and that his bones are there to this day! The wife is still a resident of San Francisco. STI33 TG iues2l FICTION, At the outbreak of the late war between the States, in one of our charming, gulf coast cities there resided a young lady,the daughter of one not unknown to fzune.and who had occupied a high civil position in the State of The young, lady was engaged to a gentleman every way worthy of her hand and heart. But the course of true love never does run smooth. naughty guardian—white lies—a system of merci less persecution on the part of the guard i in toward a fair and accomplished ward, destroyed the existing engagement be tween the lovers, au act fraught with the bitterest consequences, as the sequel will establish. The young gentleman at once became reckless of life—fought with the greatest galln.ptyy on.many - ,a blo9d-stained 'battle field in the cause of the South. until the close of the wa•. Like many others who had lost all none the remit, the advent of peace did nc t brin wick to hini hope or joy. flaying lust everything on earth he valued, he plunged into excess of life—be came a noted and ennui med fast roan and inveterate gambler, noted for his desper ation at play—one whose heart was hard as steel and cold as ice, The young lady to avoid the persecution of a heart less guard ian,lled from her home. One false step followed another in quick succession, until at last she became an in mate of one of those noted - Memphis es tsblishinents too Nvell known in our fair city. She had been a resident of Mem phis but about four weeks when her for mer lover arrived in the city. Of course lie frequented the fashionable gambling houses of the city, in pursuit of his profession. A. few evenings after he visited the house of Erne. —. a noted keeper of bagnio. heating himself at the piano, he thumbed over an old air uncoil sciously--Kinloch of Kinloch." a favor ite in times gone by. lie had struck but a few bars when a lady rushed into the parlor and seized him by the shoulder. turned him half round, gazed into Ids face and exclaimed, in a tone of agony. - My God, is this Mr. They had met ()nee more. after a l a pse of ten years—but how changed were the positions of each? The accomplished belle had become a "soiled dove - -the high-tow 11 and chivalric gentlemen him become a noted and desperate gambler. The gentlemen, overcome by the sudden apparition. dropped his face into his hands and wept like a child. The tide of years swept hack over his past life, and nuunory dragged up the drowned recollections of former days, when lie stood by the side of a fair, pure maiden, her chosen lover. Mutual explanation followed this de nouement. The love which had in bet ter and happier days been the fruitful source of joys and woes umounbered, sprang at once into existence. In fact, it had never died, but smouldered in the bosom of each, over past recollections sad and unfortunate. They retired to a pri vate apartment for a short time to hear the story of their lives, as each detailed it with truth. They left the house at once, and a few evenings since were married. Ere this.hundreds of miles separate them from Memphis, the scene of this sad but romantic re-unium—Maumis Appheia. A VERY Tio3fAsTlc A FFAIII.-A 10811 named Frank Sumner, of Milton, had been, it seems, courting a daughter of Mr. :Canonic , ' Kingsbury. an aged and respected citizen of that town. On Tues day last, Sumner had taken Miss Kings bury out for a drive, and returned at noon to her father's residence. There finding some trouble in opening the door, he went to the old man in an excited state. High words, it is supposed, passed be tween them, when the gay lover proceed ed to beat the old man in so unmerciful a fashion as to endanger his life. Among the injuries thus inflicted upon Mr. Kings bury, were five cuts on the head. and bruises and cut on the body. Wednesday the case was brought before trial justice Estey, of Hyde Park, who after a heariiig lasting fully four hours, ordered both Sumner and Miss Kingsbury to find bail in $5OO to appear at the superior court, in Dedham, in December next.—Boston Travellcr, 2Coe. 711). QvrTE superfl nous is the advice of mo thers to children: "Don't eat too fast." Nobody eats to fast; quite contrary. Ma aine. di THRILLING INCIDENT The 'Heroic Resets of a Child from the Water of Lake Huron. Those in whose cars have ever rung the fearful cry "man overboard," or who can sympathize with the agony of a parent when death threatens his child, and his rapturous joy when this death is averted, says the Cleveland .derail, will read with somewhat of a personal interest the narration of an incident which has just come to our knowledge. A week or two since the splendid bark City of Painesville, Captain Daniel In graham, laden with oats and bound from Chicago to Buffalo, was taken in tow by a steam tug in Lake Huron, several miles out from the head of St. Clair river, and was going through the water at a rapid rate, when the child of the steward. a boy of live years was playing on a coil of cable which had been run aft and piled on the after deck to trim the ship, fell over board. Captain Ingraham heard the splash, looked over and saw the called to the steward that the boy was overboard, and run forward and spoke the tug to round to for "a man over boar.— The steward tarried not a mo ment, and at leap was over the side and into the water. The mate Al. Ingraham, brother of the captain, in almost equally quick time jumped into the yawl with one of the men, cut the falls with his sheath knife and scuttled away in the desperation of agony for the steward,who was to be seen a half mile astern, keeping himself afloat with the child in his arms. In the meantime the tug had come about and headed for the party, and in a little while all were safe again on the decks of of the great bark, and the voyage had been resumed. The wife of the steward was on board, and so frantic was she in her grief, before the restoration of her child,that it requir ed the undivided strength of Capt. Ingra ham to keep her from jumping overboard to aid in the rescue. The joy of the parents can better be inimagined than described, yet it scarcely exceeded that of the gal lant captain and mate, and the crew.— There was joy in that ship, in cabin, and in forecastle, and never did she seem so much a "good ship" as when the little lad was safely on her decks again after having been in the "jaws of death." IVe are at this writing tumbled to give the name of the steward, though we under stand that be lives in this city upon the west side. A MEDIEVAL ANECDOTE 07 A DOG When Duke Robert and Duke Richard, of Capita, besieged Palermo, which the ferocious Prince Gisolle defended, the sufferings of the inhabitants through hunger and misery are described by the monk of Monte Cassino, as resembling those experienced during the siege of Jeruselam by the Romans. The interests of humanity required that an end should be Put to the horrible despotism of Gi solfe, by winning the town, so that these sufferings were unavoidable; but the Norman prince.; neverthelt as found oc casion to evince mercy to vast numbers. while persevering in their laudable ell terprise. Two young men on this ()era sion. followed by a dog, contrived to es cape from the city, and came to ‘vliere the duke was. and begged bread for God's sake, which was given to thew. and time boys gave a third part of it to their dog; and the dog that evening lan back to the city, carrying the bread to their father's house, and placed it at his feet, and then returned to the lads; and the next, day they had bread enough, and gave more to the dog . , though they knew not what he had done with it before; and the next evening again the dog carried it to their father, aml the third day likewise; and the father believing that some Christian sent him bread for the love of God, tied card around the dog's neck, on which e wrote. •' I thank God for him who has iven me these alms• and I cease not to pray fur him." With this the dog return ed. and when the boys had read the card, they carried the dog, having it still hang ing from leis ueclr. to the duchess; but she would nut belicve their report. l low ever, she caused a little sack of bread to be fastened to tile dog; and the dug seem ed to be afraid of the people. as if he ex pected to be accused before the Prince; but after sunset. as usual, he set off, and carried the bread to the city; and on his return, another card was found, on which was written. "Greater thanks I render thee for these greater alms." At length the prince heard of this eircumstance; by Isis orders the dog was slain, and his mas ter cast into prison and put to a cruel death. A MYSTERIOUS Dries Mr. and Mrs. Motley, writes a London correspondent of the New Vork n iaq )st, have been paying a visit to 'Woburn ..kble!y, the Duke of Bedford's magnifi cent in Bedfordshire. The present duke is a mysterious being, who never exhibits himself to the enter world, Ile lives all the year round in a mansion, which oc cupies the centre of the northern side of Belgrave square—old Bedford House, a grand seigneur residence of vast dimen- sions, which stood on ground once the the north side of T3loombury square, Nav in; been pulled down at the commence uu•nt of the century. The destruction of this venerable mansion, the same from which the patriot Lord Russell was tal:en to the tower, has been much regretted by the family. The present duke has not left London for 20 years, and never enter tains company even there. but he places his ancestral home at the disposal of his cousin and heir. Mr. Hastings Russell,son of his uncle, Lord William Russell, by the daughter of the well known first Mar quis of Hastings, Governor-General of India. Although the duke never goes near Woburn. all is kept up there in the most perfect order. and my estates are better managed than his. Besides his property in Bedfordshire. he has immense possessions in Devonshire. including all that formerly belonged to the very wealthy Abbey of Tavistock. This was granted to his ancestors. with a vast deal more.by Henry the VIII. and the Woburn prop erty came in a similar way. The duke's income is not less than a million of dol lars. Earl Russell has also been a guest during the American minister's visit. Ile is uncle of the duke. The political in fluence of the family is still very consider able notwithstanding that the head of the house takes no part whatever in politic:. One of the members for Tavistock is re tained, practically at the duke's order. The Russells are decided liberals in poli tics. $2,00 Per Year, In Advance; 02.50 if not Paid in Advance. Mark Twain on Chamber-Maid: Against all chambermaids, of whatso ever age or nationality, I launch the curse of bachelordom ! Because : They always put the pillows at the op posite end of the bed from the gas burner, so that while you read and smoke before sleeping (as the ancient and honorable custom of bachelors,) you have to hold your book aloft, in an uncomfortable po sition, to keep the light' from dazzling your eves. If they can't get the light into an in convenient position any other way, they move the bed. If you pull your trunk out six luaus so that the lid will stay up when you open it, they always shove that trunk bark again. They do it on purpose. They always put your other boots into inaccessible places. They chiefly enjoy depositing them as far under the bed as the wall will permit. It is because this compels you to get down in an undignified attitude, and make wild sweeps for them in the dark with the bootjack, and swear. She always put the match-box in some other place. They hunt up a new place for it every day, and put a bottle,or other perishable glass thing. where the box stood before. This is to cause you to break that glass thing, groping about in the dark, and get yourself into trouble. They are forever moving the furniture. When you come in. in the night. you can calculate on finding the bureau where the wardrobe was in the morning. And when you come in at midnight, or there about, you will fall over the rocking chair, and you will proceed towards the window and sit down on the slop tub.— This disgusts you. They like that. No matter where you put miything,they won't let it stay there. They will take it and move it the first chance the get. They always save up the old scraps of printed rubbish you throw on the floor, and stack them carefully .m the Mille, and then start the lire with your valuable manuscripts. And they use more hair oil than six urea. They keep always coming to make your bed before you get up, then destroying your rest and inflicting agony upon you, but atter you get up they don't come any more till the next day. Cavalry in the War One of the most surprising among the many surprising circumstances connected with the present war is the absence of bril liant cavalry raids. Neither of the bellig erents has made an effectual use of the mounted arm of the service. T_Thlans and huzzars have scoured over a wide region of territory, making requisitions upon this unprotected hamlet or that undefen ded city, but there has been no grand sweep of troopers upon the enemy's rear. The fact that the latter have fallen back soroc—extent_ae.c.s.utt for this. But it is unexplainable that the French should not have put their mounted men to some service. The Ger mans have nearly four hundred miles of communications 'MIL:it offer points of at tack to the French. One might suppose that the latter tvoniil so constantly harass itnil annoy the communicat ions as to com pel the detachment of large bodies of men front besieging operations to keep them open. To military men, it is unaccountable that French cavalry columns are not sweeping through all territory in the rear of the Gentians, tearing up railway tracks, siezing supply trains. destroying war material, and making havoc gener ally. What the French people require. above all things, to revive their• drooping spirits are victories, successes. however small. Nothing would so thrill their hearts as a series of dashing cavalry ex ploits and brilliant raids upon the Ger man lines. The achievements of our cavalrymen constitute some of the most brilliant annals of the late war. The Sheridans, Stewarts, Griersons.l%forgans. Rousseaus and Lees. together with other mounted chieftains, performed prodigies of valor and enduranee on both sides.— The European conflict thus far does not bring forth a cavalry leader who can be compared with these men. Both King William and Napoleon appear to have given their attention in the past to in fantry and artillery at the expense of the mounted arm of the service. how They 1-I;ht in Europe In a private letter to the editors of the New York Mail. Gen. Wm. B. Ifazemnow in Europe, makes some criticisms upon the style of warfare in Europe that has interest. as coming from an intelligent American officer. General Ifazen visited the battle-field of Sedan, which. he says, was not a very deadly encounter. many of our battles surpassing it in easualities." "Battles in this country," lie continues. "have little similarity to ours." The troops do not take up fixed posi tions and fight behind coveis. lint seem to be moving all the time. The field showed no long trenches of dead, but scattering graves over the whole field, tchiclt is five or six miles in extent. As regards the investment of Paris, Gen. Hazen says: There is no posting or compact lines as with us. The advance posts, the only troop, really ill position and under arms., see meiely broken pickets. or ci•casional posts regulr.ted by the ground s, :LS to oh setye every movement of the eneniy. In the rear, in the first villages, ale some regiinents. and getting toward the outer• portion of the zone, at points convenient for quartering and moving troops in any direction, are masses of soldiers. Of necessity. any sot tie makes consider able progress before it meets with much opposition. The Prussians have made no works and do not seem to have any guns in position, but they know that each day reduces the number of rations in Paris, a number that cannot he increased. This. it seems to MC is the real problem of the siege. It may be of interest to know that the Prussians brought with them not one tent, overcoat, or blanket. Old gentleman : — Now, you children, I'll tell you what it is, if you make any more noise in front of my house, I'll siwak to that policeman." Chorus of ju % o :ilcs (much tickled.) "That policeman? Lir', we ain't afeerd of 'hn ; why. that's father l"—Panch. The trial of the Baton Itozue prison ers began at New Orleans. yesterday. [WHOLE NUMBER, 20,866 TEE lIASZED BATTERY CASE A short time ago, a burglar was killed in New York by the discharge of a trap gun while he was attempting to force an entrance into the premises of one Joseph B. Agostino, a gunsmith. The particu lars of the occurrence were published at the time. Mr. Agostino had been fre quently mulcted by similar burglarious efforts, and determined to secure and de fend himself against any further invasion of his premises. lie therefore construct- ed and arranged a trap-gun so that upon any attempt to enter the building by the windows it would be discharged, creating an alarm if it did not result in injury to the burglar. The contrivance was suc cessful, but Angostino was censured by the coroner's jury for constructing this trap-gun. by means of which a burglar received his death wound, and was held to bail to await the action of the grand jury. It was, however, believed by the friend's of the accused and by many others who interested themselves in his behalf, that lie had a right to protect his premi ses from robbery, and the death of !the burgar,underthe eircumstances,therefore was no unlawful act of Agostino. They brought the case before recorder Hackett for investigation. In a learned and elab orate opinion pronounced by this distin guished criminal jurist, he defined the rights of householders to defend their homes front felonious invasion and their property from plunder. His decision is important and interesting,and will doubt less prevent many future operations of burglars, who will not know what they are to encounter, or what secret spring they may touch in forcing their entrance into dwellings and warehouses. The recorder in pronouncing his opin opinion, said that he was unable, after careful investigation of the various laws of the State defining offences, to find any statute which made the killing of the burglar under the circumstances present ed, an offense. The verdict of the coro ner's jury established the fact that the deceased received his death wound by the discharge of a trap:gun within the premi ses while he forcibly and feloniously operating the window of the workshop of Agostino. That the accused would have been justified in killing the burglar under the circumstances of attempted burglary, had the former surprised him in such an attempt, no one can doubt, and at the best the deceased died from the misdirec tion of his own felonious act. In reply to a suggestion that a fireman or policeman might have been killed in the discharge of duty by the same, contrivance, the re corder said that no such event had occured and had such been the case the act of the fireman or policeman would have' s -been legitimate. while the act of the deceased w,,s felonious. had the accused, by his active agency, killed an innocent man en gaged in a laudable act for the public good, the result might have been man -slaughter- In the'forrrttrargreerlincrer the statutes of New York, but each case must be governed and determined IT its peculiar circumstances. The opinion was closed by the state ment that the verdict of the coroner's jury in the case should have been death IT inadvertence u Idle engaged in the eolnini: , , , ion of a felony. From surprise Valley comes the follow ing story of an old fellow who got very jealous because his young wife went to a ball with a good-lool:ing fellow. and stay ed out until broad daylight. The ohi chap went to a justice of the peace, and told his story. winding up with, "I want yer to help me, fur that ar thing has been going on about lung enough." Well," said the .Justice, "you can write down to C:relia, and see if some of the lawyers can't get you a divorce." "Divorce !" roared the angry man, ..who the deuce wants a divorce ?•"I.' he Justice began to get %%lathy. "If you don't want a divorce, what the deuce brought Jon here ?" "Why I want an injunction to stop fur ther proceedings." Corr.nN'T steward on an Ulde river , teamer was addressed by an uneasy and excit , ,d individual, who want ed him to put somebody off the boat. The candidate for a forcible disembark ment was pointed out, but the steward could see nothing out of the way. "You don't. eh? Don't you see a man sitting there hugging a woman ?" "Well, yes." replied the steward, "but what of that ? hasn't a fellow a right to embrace his wife ?" - That's just what 1 want you to run him out for," replied the stranger, dan cing around: '"That's my wife, and I have stood it so long that I've got mad:" AN I Neil:SIM , : SENTENCE.—The fol lowing curious sentence, Sator arepo ten et opera rotas, is not lirst-class Latin. but may be freely translated : "I cease from my work; the mower will weerhis wheel." It is. in fact, something like a nonsense verse, but has three peculiarities. 1. It spells back and forward the same. 2. Then the first letter of each word spell:, the first word. :3. Then all the second letters of each word spell the second word. 4. Then all the third, and so on through the fourth and fifth. L. Then commencing with the last letter of each word, spells the first word. U. Then the next to the last. and so on through. VEItY y...111)E1).—1n one of the courts lately.. a man who was called on to appear as a witnes , could not he found. On this judge asking where the man was, a grace elderly gentleman rose up, and with inueli emphasis. said: Your honor. he's gone.' . Gone! gone: — said the judge. "a-hon he gone: - •"rliat 1 eininnt inform you.•' said the commit!' kat ive gentleman. •'hut lie's dead." This is consider,sl the most guarded .answer on record. A BOSTON paper offers a novel piemi um for subscribers. It says: '• We will send from this office a temperance lectur er, free of charge, to any town or neigh borhood that will get up a club of thir teen subscribers." Al philosophical lad in New York, aged fifteen, recently committed suicide for the purpose of unraveling the mysteries of the world —beyond the grave." Most poople are unwilling to gratify their cur iosity to a similar extent.
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