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BLANKS. i .mil. auire..-....tJ 60 eulrt,pr.qulre,$l 76 I quint, pr, quire, 1 00 Orer 6, ptr quire, 1 50 ih.t,J5orlMi,! 00 )thet,!5orleu5 00 , ihett, Ji or Ian, J 00 I 1 iheet,Ii or Uai.lO 00 i Ortr li of eaea af aboee at proportionate relet. ? OBORflK B. Ooni)I,ANDER, i (JKORUK I1AOEKTY, j VnMitWm. I Cards. nau a. ViLLtct. rani nri.eiio. WALLACE &, FIELDING, ATTOBKEY8 - AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. fp-Lgal baeineet of all klndt attended to with pcomptaeet and fidelity. Offioe in reeidrnce of William A. Wallace. jan!2:70 A. W. WALTERS, ATTOEXEY AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. fi-eOfflat ia Um Coart Uoee. dec3-ly H. W. SMITH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, J.S Clearfield, Pa. . . , lj wiu.ua l. wiLLiri. 1. blak a wtiTtr.a. WALLACE &, WALTERS, Real Eatate Agent and Conveyancer, Clearfield, Penn'a. Estate bought and aold, title exam ined, conveyance prepared, taxes paid, and Insu ran taken. Offlca in new building, nearly opposite Court Homo. janl,T0 ISRAEL TEST, ATTORN E Y AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. -Offlet lo tbt Court rbuit. Ujrll.'C JOHN H. FULFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield, Pa. Oflee ea Market St., or llartiwlek A Irwln'i Drue Store. tsar-Prompt attentloa fieea to the teearlnt f Ronnty, Cltlnit, Ae., aaa to all legal boiintH. March It, ISSf.ly. ROBERT WALLACE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Walleceton, Clearfield County, Penn'a. aju-All legal bnilneti promptly attended to. WALTER BARRETT,' ATTORNEY AT LAW. 0Ba on Boaond St., CloarUtld, Pa. noTll,e JOHN L. CUTTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW And Real Estate Aeent, Clearfield, Pa Office ob Tkird itreot.oet. Cherry A Walnut. jSSjr- Reipectfully offert hit ttrvieel In telling ana Buying lend! la tltarnold and adjoining oantlee i and with aw oiptrience of over twenty y.are at a tureeyor, flatten hlmtelf that he eaa rinder tatiifaotloB. ffb!8,'ej If WM. M. McCULLOUGH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Clearfield. Pa. Oftaa ob Markotitratt ontdoortattof tht Clttr- Itld Count; Bank. ma4,'M Jukn II. Orrit. C. T. Aleiaudtr. ORVIS & ALEXANDER, ATTORNEYS AT LA H' Itellefonle, Pa. itplS,'J.i DR. W. A. MEANS, PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON, LlTUERSBl'RO, PA. Will attend profcmional oallt p.'omptlj. auglO'TO DR. Al THORN, PHYSICIAN k SURGEON, HAVING located at Kylertowa, Clearfield eo. Pa., offert his profexaional aervie to the people of the mrronnding country. (Hept.l,'M-y TIIYSICIAN k SURQKON. Having removed to Anaonrillf, Pa., offer hii profeMional arrvieea to the people of that pi nee and the aarrouniag country. All calls promptly attended to. Dt-c. S (a pd. jTrTrKLINEM. D., PHYSICIAN k SURGEON, H fAYISU located at PcitnArbl, IV, offer! hit profeMional terneet to tht peo,l. of that pltvoe and aurruauditig oountry, All 1 calla promptly attrnicfj to. oot. M tr. JEFFERSON LITZ, TIIYSICIAN & SURGEON, HA VI Nil located at Otrenla, Pa., offert hit profetttosal terrlcca te the pac.pl! of that place and tnrrounding eoantrr. tEBjuAU eellt promptly attended to. Office and r.rMcnct oo Curtio it., formerly ocropird by Dr. Kline. rayls ly b rTjTpTb u RC H FIELD, Late Surgeon of tb H'M Reg mnt. Pennsylvania Volunteer, having returned from tbt Army, ftffers bla professional aervkea to tb citiieni tof Clearfield county. jMrPrufvastonal call promptly atten If d to. t)ftW on Second atrt. formerly occupied by lr. Woods. , apr4,'6o-tf DR.T. JE FFE RSON BOYER PHYSICIAN AND SCROEoN, . 6coad Street, CUarMd. Pa. ?1Invinr. eertnnnrntlr located, he now offer bit profeniional terrier to tht cititent of Clcarfleld and rlclnitr, and th. public generally. Allcnllt promptly attended to. oolSU y F. 6. READ, MTD PHYSICIAN AND SUHOEON, Kylnrtonn, Pa. Beep.ctfolly offert hit aerrlcM te the eltlienl of the !nrroanding eoontry. apr?0 Soi;pd. REUB E N HACKMAN," House and S'gn Painter and Paper Hanger, Clearfield, Penn'a. ,Will exeeute Job. ia hit line promptly and In a workmanlike manner. arr4,67 2Ental Partnership- Da. A. M. HILLS, pD!ra to Inform hi patron, and tb public generally..: at bobananociatad with him la the practice of Dentistry. S. P. SUAWk D. J). 8., tVfcel a gradual -of tbt Philadelphia Dental milage ar.d therefor bat tht atght attaata- ttoa of profeaalAnal tbtll. All work dont ia tht offl I will hold Mvlf ntraonally renovtiat hit for being done In tb moat mtUfaotort maa nor and higheM order of th pro fen! on. A aetabliphed praetie of twenty-two year la this plaot nahls an to apeak to my patient wffh aonBdenot. .Engagement from a dlatanet ifcculj h mad by letter few dy befort th patient dealgaa vominf. IJaa. )t ISTt-ly. c: UJUJ G00DLANDER & HAQIRTY, Publiehors. VOL.41WIIOLENO.2200. MRS. 8. S. LIDDELL'S MARBLE & STONE YARD, CLKARFIELD, TA. trFhop on Rocd Street, nrar Prnntylrania llailruad drpot. run; 1 .1 , ' 7 0 : t f. G. H. HALL, PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NEAR CLEARFIELD, PKXX'A. "PttnipB mlwara on hand ad aada to onler on abort notict. l'ipe bored on rvaaonabl terma. All work wrrntoi to rrndtr tatiiraotin, and dellrercd If dirJ, mr26:lTi'd GEORGE C. KIRK, Jiutloe of the PcaM, Burrejor and Conrejanocr, Lntheraburg, Pa All bntlneaa intruntrd to him will promptly attended to. IVrnoi wlihinc t tmplor tr- rryor will do woll to five bitn aonll, be flattera bimicir that he e&n reader latitfaclioo. Ieedaor oou'eaace, orlirlea of afrrecmeiit, and all Icpil pftpora, promptly and atatly eientcd. varSUjp DANIEL M. DOHERTY. BARBER & HAIR DRESSER, SECOND STREET, Jt23 CLEARFIELD, PA. t'f CHARLES SCHAFER, LAGER BEER RREWER, Clearfield, Pa. nAYI.VO rented Mr. Entret' Brewery he bnpea by ttriot attention to httiinett and tbe mauofaetare of a tuporior article of RKKK to reociro tbo patronage of all the old and many now cuttoucra. Auz. 25, rf. SURVEYOR. riIIE ondenigned offer hit aerricei aa a Sur X veyot, and may be found at hti retiidenee. In Lawrence townihip. Let ten will reach bin di rected to Clearfield, Pa. may 7-tf. MUXULl.L. J. K. BOTTORF'S rilOTOGKAIMI GALLERY, Market Street, Clearfield, Pa. -CROMOS MADE AfPECIALTr.-T11f. "VKdATIVKS made in elondy, at well at in X 1 elear weather. Cnntttntlr on band, a good tlme.it of PUAMKii, r.ii EU.M lU'l.B and STKHKomil'IC VIEWS. Pramti, from any ttyle ol aiouliling, niade to order. apr2S-tf THOMAS H. FORCEE, DPAi.ra m GENERAL MEKCir ANDISE, C.RAIIAMTOX, pa. Alio.riteniivt manufictarer and denier In Ffjuare Timber and raweu Lum'icroi all kinar. "Order aolicltcd tad all bill promptly filled. jyl ly aao. alibrt aixnr albimt. w. albrrt W. ALBERT Sl BROS., Manufacturer! A txtenilrr Ttealertln Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, ic, WOODLAND, PENN'A. bOrdrrt tolicited. Blllt filled on tbort notler and rraponable tennt. Addrctl Woodland P. O., Cleardrld Co., Pa. Jcii-ly W U.DKHT A BHOS. FRANCIS COUTRIET, MERCHANT, frructavtlle, l?arfltld County, Pa. Keeps eonrtantly on turd a full annortnient of Dry Uood, Hardware, Oroeerle. and overTthlng naually kept la a retail it ore, whir fa will be told, for eaah, aa cheap aa elaowhvra in th county. Frencbville, Juno 17, 1807-Iy. C. KRATZER & SONS, MERCHANTS, DIALKM IB Dry GoodB, Clothing, Hardware, Cutlery, Qateatwtrc, Groctriat, ProritioDt and Shinglet, Clearfield, Penn'a. k thttr ocw ttoro room, on Seeond ttrc.t, near II. F. Bigler A Co'l Hardware ator. IJanU MOSHANNON LAND Sl LUMBER CO., OSCEOLA STEAM MILLS, MAKtrACTl-nKI LUMBER, LATH, AND TICKETS II. IT. SIULLIKOPORD, rrcildent, Offlee Forr.t Pliee, No. 115 S. 4th it., Phll'a. JOHN LAWPilll, SupcTintrndcBt. Jed'67 Oioeola Mill!, tlearbcld eonnty. Pa. SAMUEL I. SNYDER, Practical Watch Maker, Opposite the Coart House, EKCOND STREET, CLEAKFlfiLD, PA. "-All kind of Watches, Clocks and Jewt-lry promptly repaired, and work warranted to give satisfaction. mar2;70 JAMe C. BARRETT, Ju'tiee of the Peace and Lioensed Conveyancer, l ulhf rsburg, Clearfield Co., Pa. T(T-Co!lrTtion A remittances promptly mnde, and all kinds of legnl initmmnU executed on short notice. ma.v4,il)tf j. Boixowacan a. ruvia carkt. H0LL0WBUSH & CAREY, BOOKSELLERS, Wank Hook Manufacturers, AND STATIONERS, HIS .ytarktt St., Philadelphia. teftPipcr Floor Packa and Hap;!, Fool.enp, Letter, ote, Wrapping, Curtain and Wall I'aprra. fcb24,;o.rpd NEW MA II It LI. WO HUN, CLEARFIELD, TENN'A. tU.L and act Iho sew MAKIII.R WORKS, on Market t'.rect, opp.aite the Jtil. MOXIMKSTtt, OIIECIAN TOMIIS, PHENrll COfCIIK., TABLE TOPS, MAN ri.ES, (iARI)KM STATfART. ti:rha cttta waiik, 11kad a foot stones, of new and beatitifal drrignr. All of which will be told at city price., or 2j per cent, lett than any other ertalilikhmi-nt in thi county. Slatitfaction guaranteed In all eater. Ordcra thankfully reeelred and promptly filled ia the bctt workman-like manner. S. A, (11BSOX. Jmn E. Wat.oS, Acnt tnylhly NEW MARBLE YARD I MTIIK.HMH HGI PIMIR underpienrd takct tbit method of inForm. X Ins tbe eilitont of the wcttrrn end of the county that be haa optned a Marble Yard, fur the aianufitcturt of Tomb.tnnea, Sltiiinmente. Ilea and Pont atnnew. Vr r I employ Bon. but tbe bckt warknvn, and ore tit. bett material. Ail ordcrt promptly Ailed and the work warranted. A 'litre, all Irtterr to DAMi:i, (XmlU.AM'tll. Lutlieriharf, Oetol.tr ir; lrs. RFIELI THE HEPUBLICAN. CLEARFIELD. PA. WEDNESDAY MOUNINU, JAN. 11, mii.vinti:h. Through faminer' heat we am A to mtet Iter honwy-laden butunimi; Beneath our fvet waa oloror aweet, Alai! no longer bloomina;; For time ba rolled, and tnon frown old, And now ruiirni rouh King Winter bold, All thing proolaiu hi coming. The leaBea trcoa and ehllling hretsse. And snow-flake aa liRbl a feather. The fl reside eaae, and iuw degree That mark thi bitter weather; The brook again in icy chain J bound, and where atood waring grain Art; aiuiw-drifu baxtd toguliWr. A ricbur Ihkq, a aninmer moon brought to a mortal aerer, Or firist moon ol leafy June; For lore no aturtn ean aever ! 80 winter drear, you bring no fi-ar Into my heart, for love ia dear. And love warm beaitu forever. Unrni Aw 1'orJrer. TRESSniAN COURT) on tub n.iiut.Yt.T's so.r. BT MRS. HARRIET LEWIS. Author of "the Double Mle,""the HalliD'a trheme,""tlie Hundercd Heart.." "the l.ady ofkllilre,""A Hie atat.ke," ilie lluuae of rieerett,'' etc. CHATTER I. A FATEFUL CATASTROPHIC. A wild storm wns raging upon the Mediterranean Sen, nrar tbe close of a dreary November dny, and sltv and wnlora wcro bliit U Willi tlio gloom of llio Butltlen and Innotis lcmiohls, lio fore wliich a final I sailing vessel wns scudding under buro poll'a. Her build and rigging proclaimed her Sardinian She was The Gull, Captain Yarino master, on her way from Cagliari. to I'ulormo. She hud on board two seamen, and two passengers. These passengers wcro EngtisliniPn, who bad procured linsnago on The Gull to I'ak'inio, whci.ee they intend ed to embark by steamer to Marseilles, the following day. While the Captain and his assistants wcro attending lo their duties, and expressing apprehensions as to their sately, tlio Iwo Englishmen stood uiiart, leaning agtiitiNt llto low bttl warks, and surveying llio wild scene around litem. Tho!o men were both j-oung, np psrcntly of tlio samo age, about three and twenty, but evidently they were not of the samo station in lile Ono, the more striking of the two, was aristocratic in his bearing, tall slender and bandsomo, with u frank, mouth, a pair of fenrlcRS blue cycr, set under a wide and innurive forehead, and tawny hair flowing back from his face. Noble, generous and kind hearted, ho had an adventurous dis position and a dauntless courage. Ho was Guy Trcseilinn, tho only son and heir of Sir Arthur TrceMlian, Baronet, of Tif ssilian Com t, England. liis compnnion presented a remark able rescmblanco to hint, being also tall and slender and fair, with tawny hair and moustache, but he had not tho frank smile, tho bright, fearless look, or tho joyous spirit Ihnt characterized young Tressiliun. Young its bo was, ho had sawn much of the dark side of lifo, and bis experiences had boen such as to develop in him some of the worst qualities of his nature. lio was Jasper Lowdcr, Gny Trcs silian's hired travelling companion and bosom-friend. The meeting and connection of tho two had a touch of romance. Young Trossilian bad spent four years In a German university, whence lio had been graduated with honor. On leav ing the university, in obedienco to his father's written command, ho had undertaken a tour of tho countries in closing tho Mediterranean Sea, in company with ono of his late tutors. This gcntlemnn being unexpectedly promoted lo a professorship, abandon ed Tressilion al Baden, lenvin him to And another traclling companion. On tho evening of the very day after thiB descition, as Guy Trcssilian wns sauntering through tho streots of Baden, ho bad been assaulted by a trio of his own countrymen, nil more or less intoxicated. It was nppnrenl that they look him for another, and intended lo wreak vengeance upon him. Without allowing liitn to speak, they forced him lo defend himself. Gny was getting tho worst of the con flict, when a stranger came running to his assistance, and in n few moments! the two hud nut tho ruffians to flitrht. This stranger w ho camo so nppor t unci y lo Guy ussislanco wns Jasper Lowder. His rosetnblnnce lo young Tressiliun awakened in the latter a romantic interest. He questioned Lowder, learned (hut ho was poor and ulono in the woild, ami look him with him to his hotel. Believing Hint the similarity of features indicated a sim ilarity ol tastes and natures, ho en gaged Lowder ns his travelling com panion, and the past year they had spent together moro liko brothers than liks employer and employed "This storm is a regulnr Levanter," said Lowder, clinging wilh both hnnds to tho bulwarks. "Do you think the craft will stand il Tressilian I"' "Oh, yes," answered young Trcssil ian, wiping Iho salt spray from his faco. ".The Ci.plsin knows tho Sicil ian const perfectly. In two hours, or less, wo shall be in tbo bay of i'al crmo. In Ihrco hours wo shall be domiciled in the best rooms of the hotel Trinneiu, w ith tho best supper which Meaner liagusa can furnish. And to morrow, nl noon," ho added, "wo shall embark for Marseilles in a Messagcrios steamen" "And from Marseilles you will pro. eecd to England and to Tressiliait Court," said Lowdcr, with somo bit terness. "And V w hnt is lo become of mef 1 havo had a year of unal loyed hnnpiness, and now come back tho drudgery, the hopeless toil, tho anxieties of iho wretched old lifo. Yon picked ine rip at Baden, a poor adventurer seeking to gfi'm a living by toafhing English, and the some destiny Is open to in now." ) PRINCIPLES CLEAK FIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, Trcksilian turned his hnndttotnn face upon bis companion in surprise and aU'eellonato reproach. "Jasper! ho exclaimed, "you talk strangely. Do you suppose, 1 have called you friend ahd brother so long, and lovod you so well, to loso you now r l meant to havo written to my father concerning you and youf future, Jasper, but his sudden recall, received yesterday, causes me to ro tnrn homo without wrilinsr. I shall telegraph from Marseilles that you will coii'o home with mo. And you will, will you notf You will not ubandon me, my friend ? I will charge myaolf with your future. I will sec tnatyou obtain llio position to whicu your talents entitle you. You have no ties lo keep you on the Continent I A strange expression passed ov.i Jasper Lowdcr' face "Ao, 1 have no ties, he said huskily. "And you will go homo with mo 7" "What will your futhcr say to my coming ?" demanded Lowder. "Ho will think your gcnoroMly (Quixotic, He will dismiss from his house the hired companion who dares to resem ble his son " A sudden lurch of tho littlo vossel, a wave sweeping ovor tho dock, inter rupted the sentence. 'You wrong my luthcr, said ircs- silian, his blue eyes kindling, when tho vessel hud righted. "Ho is the noblest man hi the world, lio will welcomo my friends as his own. You will lovo" him Jasper, us I do, when you know him." "He uoesn t teem very affectionate, romarked Lowdcr. "You have been nwny from your homo for five years, and ho lias but just recalled you I Young TrcHitilian't cheeks flushed, as Lowder saw in tho lurid glow that momentarily lighted up tho tempestu ous scene. "You know, or can guess, the reason, Jasper," ho said, with something of an ctlort. "My lather has a wurd, the daughter of an old friend. Ah! hear that wind shriek ! Tho gttlo is increasing !" "Yes," assented Lowdcr. "And tho wurd is Miss Irby tlio golden haired Blancho of whom you have talked so muchi and with whom you have exchanged letters 1" "Yes. My father formed a project to havo me mai ry Blanche, lie did not wish us to grow up tngother, lest wo should leurn to regard each other as brother and sister. When lilutit lio cumo to live at tho Com t my father sent mo to Germany. Tho night bo foro I left home, ho culled me into his librury and told mo nil his hopes and plans fur my future, and entreated nio lo continue worthy of his innoco'il ward, and to keep my heart puro for her. I huvo done so, Jui)t r. 1 havo never yet loved any woman. And yesterday I received toy father's dim tuoiis to come home. II o has recalled mo after five years of absence. I know tho wish thai lies nearest his heart. Ho wants mo to return and marry Blanche. I shrink from tho proposed marriage. 1 drcud going homo. And I dread offending my dear father, whom I love better than any woman. It is bard, Jasper, to revolt aguinst tho hopes and plans of a kind unil generous minor, w tiose very lovo for mo causes him lo urgo on this marriage !" "Is ill"' said Lowder dryly, and with a strange smile full of sneering bitterness. "My experience has been widely different from yours. Tressiliun Did I over tell you ol my father !"' "No. 1 took il for grunted that ho is dead." "Terhaps ho is. I don't know." said Lowder, with a reckless laugh. 'But if he is living, ho is a scoundrel. Don'l start, TrcMilian, nt my unlilial speech. Wait till you hear my story. I tn in a desperate mood to night. This storm stirs up nil tho bad w ithin mo. As nearly as I can discover, my father w as tho younger son of a proud old country family " "You do not know.thenf'nskcd Trcs silian, pressing his companion's hnnd. "I hovo no proofs of it. All I pos itively know is this. My mother was of humblo station, pretty, with blue e3-es and an apple-blossom face, and tender, annealing ways. Sho was the daughter of a widow, rcsidingol Brigh ton. Tho widow, my grandmother, kept a lodging house, and my father, a guy, dashing yonng fellow, camo to lodge wilh her. As might havo been expected, ho fell in lovo with his land lady's daughter. Ho offered the young girl marriage, on condition that tho union should lio kept secret until his nfl'uirs brightened and ho choso to divulgo it. Theyounggirl loved him. llor mother was ambitious and penu Hons. Tho result wbs tho lover bad bis way, and married the daughter of his landlady quietly, almost secretly. Than ho took his britlo lo London, to cheap and obscure lodgings, where, a your lulcr, I was born." Tho wind for a moment drowned his voice. As it presently lulled, be resumed recklessly, and w ith passion ato bitterness : "For year my mother and I lived in those stuffy, obscure lodgings until her bloom had faded, and sho had grown thin nnd wun nnd nervous. My father visited us at slated seasons, onco or twico a week, but ho never brought any of bis family to call upon ns. 1 doniit il his nriHtocralio rela tives even suspceto.1 the existenco of tho faded wifo and son of whom he was secretly nshunicd. I have good reason to believe that ho bud fine lodgings at the West End, where he was supposed to be a bachelor, ond llint he went into liiNhionahlo society, while my poor mother und I lived oh scurclv. lie was a profligate and a roue, But ho hnd an air of fashion that awukoncd my boyinh admiration, and aroused my motiier'safi'ectionale pride in him. Sho wns always pleuding to bo introduced to his relatives, and lo havo her son publicly acknowledged. But my father always put her o(T. say ing thnt he wns not yet ready. Worn out and despairing, my mother died when 1 waa ten years old " Again tho wind shrieked past, again llio little vessel lurched, tho sou sweep ing her deck. The captain screamed his orders to his men, and for a few minutes tlis crdcf reigned. j NOT MEN. "A nasty bit of weather!" said Lowder. "And a bad sky !" "Yes, but Tvo seen as bad,'1 f-oturn-ed Tressiliun. "Wo shall make port all right, never fear. Wo must be well on toward the Capo di Gallo. And it's only Seven miles from the Cupo lo Talormo." "Hut tho soven milos in this storm arew orso than seventy in goodwenlhcr. These coasts arc dangcrous.Trcssiliun" Lowder shuddorcd as he surveyed sea and sky. "Hut about your father, Jasper ?" said Trcssilian, who had becomo deep ly interested in his companion's story. "What did he do after your moth er's doatli r "I romained at tho old lodgings with our single old servant a month Vr more, my father visiting me aoveral times, and expressing anxiety as to what he should do with me. A week after my mother's death, he told me that his brother was dead. A month Inter, his father was killed by being thrown from hii horse. My father cumo inlo riches and honors by these deaths. At lust, deciding lo rid him self of me, he took mo down to Brigh ton, lo my old grandmother. Her sons were dead ; she hud given up keeping lodgers, and was grow n miser ly. Ho promised her bvo hundred pounds a year to keep mo, and to keep also tlio secret of inv paternity, solemnly promising to acknowledge mo some day as his son and heir. Ihe old woman agreed to enrry out his wishes. She would havo dono any thing for money. I never saw my father again. I went to school, grew up, and ut tho ago of twenty-one came inlo my grandmother's money, the fruits of years of saving, she dying al that time. My father had deliberate ly abandoned mo. I did not know whoro to sock him, if I had winhed to. I took my money and enmo abroad. I had been two years on Ihe Conti nent, and had spent my little fortune whcnl met you. J he rest yon know. "An odd, romantic story f But w hy did your father abandon you ?" "That ho might bo freed of encum brance to make a grand marriage. Emm what my grandmother said at different times, I conclude t tint my lather was in lore Willi a tilled lady beforo my mother's denth. No doubt he married this lad v. If he lives, this ludy' son may bo his acknowledged heir. My father has uttorly disowned tho son of his first hast-, ill-starred marriage. I have a fancy that I shall meot him somo duy, und Jaspers .1 " i T .. . .. brow durkencd lo deeper blackness. "However, I stand no chanco of over receiving justice at his hands." "What is your futhcr' name, Jas per f" asked Tresailian. Lowdor's face darkened. He bit his lip savagely. "What I havo told yntf about my self I learned from my own observa tion, or from chanco words of my par ents and grandmother. My mother's maiden nnmo wits Jeanetto Lowder. At our London lodgings, my father bore tlio numo ol l.owder. 1 don t letters, a lew trinkets. lio secured know his real name, but 1 should j these nmong his own wet garments, know his faco anywhere, although 1 j Their possession seemed lo give him have not seen him in thirteen years, courage, and his faco hardened, and My mother was actually married, Tres-1 ho knelt besido tho body of his friend silinn, but I never heard my father's ' and rifled his garments of all that name. The clergyman who married j they contained, bestowing his plun my mother was dead ; tho witnesses 1 der on his ow n person, also. When my grandmother was! Then ho look hi own purm, his dying sho tried to tell mo Iho story, j note book, a few receipt und trifles She had put it off too long. All that j from his own pockets and put them 1 could understand of her mumblings-in the pockets of Trcssilian. was tho namo of Dcvereux. I shall j "It is done I" ho w hispered to him never forget that namo 'Dkvereux! self, looking wild with defiant ryes Trobubly that was my father's namo through tho darkness. "No one is my own rightful name. But as I harmed. IIo is dead. If he had lived, should never find him if 1 sought him, ' ho would huvo provided for mo. As and ns ho would repulse me if I did he is dying or dead, I must provide find him, I stand no chanco of inher iting bis property. He mny bo dead. Ho mny hnvo other sons who have succeeded him. It is all a mystery, but iho prominent truth is that I um an outcast, poor,disow ned and friendless." Ho leaned over Ihe bulwark, the spray dashing over his fueo violently. Tressilian's hesrt warmed to him. "My poor friend !" ho s:tid. "Must I say again you nro not friendless w hilo I livo. My futhcr has influence enough to obtain for jcu n govern mcnt appointment. This tnnglo mny straighten itself out some duy. But if il don't, you are resolute enough to make your own happiness." He grasped i.owdera Hand, and looked with warm hritrht eyes, lull of vmathv. into Low der s lowcrinrr face. . . f i, . 1 liero iitui nccn a temporary tun in the storm. But ns the tw o stood there, the tempest revived and swept over tho wild sea in maddened rage. Thcro was no limo lor talking now. The wind rose so high that voids would scnrcolv havo been distinguish- ed. Tho storm that had gone before had been but play to this awful out hurst. Tho vessel drovo on, creaking and groaning, a mere cockle shell on tho billows. "Mother of Mercies!" wuiled the captain. "It's all up wilh us, sig n ores. I can't make out the Capo in this darkness. W'o shall go on the rocks. St. Anthonv save us 1" Tho two young Englishmen, coin prehetxlirg their peril clasped hands ' in silence. For tho next few minutes il seemed tlial a l aiiiloinonium reigned I hen a noiso Iiko Ihe report ol a cannon suddenly boomed through the storm nnd Ihe darkness. The little vessel shivered, staggered, and careen ed upon her side. Sho hnd struck upon a rock. A moment later crew nnd passen gers wcro struggling in the waters. A few moment of buffeting nnd tossing, of vain struggles and agon ized, involuntary prayer, nnd then Jasper Lowdcr fell his senses slip from him, and became unconscious. When ho cninc to himself, ho was lying upon a rocky beach of the Sicil ian shore, sore, bruised, and weak as a child. Ho opened his eyes. Th wintl hnd sper t its fur)', and now monned along llie const with a desolate, despairing wail. Tlio waves beat against the rocks. Lowder struggled to his elbow. "Wrcckod!" ho muttered. "I am cast ashore, while Iho others are drowned ! Oh, (his is terrible ' I havo lost my best friond to night Ho moaned and w rung his hands. 1871. "Ho is dead, who Would havo done so much for me, and I so worthless am saved 1 All my hopes of an easy und luxurious lifo must bo resigned now !" Al that moment ho beheld & dark object at n littlo dihtaneo in tho wa ter. Tho waves hurled this object gainst llio projecting head of a sunk en rock. At tho samo instant Low dcr recognized it as the body of a man. Ho crept toward it, and tho waters (lushed the body on tbe shore at his feet. He put his hands on the face. How cold and Wet it was! It felt like thofaco of a dead man ! Lowder's fingers came in contact with the soft, silken moustache, and ho know that the body was that of Guy Trcssilian ! Of lb Are who had stood m the sloop's deck a halfhotir earlier, these two alone frero left. Tho captain und his crew had found their death among tho cruel, yawniMrf Waters. lowder 111 rut-1 Lis hnnd under the waistcoat of his friend, but he could not perceive tho beating of his heart, llesi mil- took possession of him. "Pead !" he said shrilly. "Dead! And ho would have done so much for mo if he had lived ! And his father and the young girl he was to have married will wait in vain for his com ing '. His place at Tressiliun Court is empty. ho can fill it !" It seemed to him thai somo demon at his side echoed the question : 11'Ao cnuUI Jill the place lift vacant by the no ble Guy Trcilian t A thought camo to him a thought so Blraniro and sinister that he shiv ered involuntarily. Again he felt of Trcssilian s heart. I gave no throb against his hand. Ho pusscd his hand over Trcssilian' head and discovered a gaping wound in tho skull. The hair wns clotted with blood. Tutting li is hand inlo his breast pocket, Lowdcr drew out bis little water proof match-safe. Ho Opened it with trembling fingers and struck light. Tho red flicker danced on young Trcssilian' faco. How ghastly and lorriblo il looked! Tbo eyes wcro closed, tho smilo was gono. J ho seal of death seemed set on iho noble feuturcs. Lowder examined tho wound. It ; had been mudo by contact w ith the sharp rock, and even Lowder per- ceived its terrible character. "If ho is not dead, ho soon will be,' , ho muttered. "His brain has received : an awful injury. Ho will never know i . :.. w ho lio is again, lio won't livo till morninir, and be is perhaps dead al ready. He must bo deud '" Again it seemed ns though soi demon echoed his words. The match dropped from his fingers inlo the water. Tor a littlo while he crouched on tho wet stones in silence, battling it may bo wilh the belter and nobler instincts of his nature. At last, with sudden and abrupt steallhiucss, his hand stole into the breast pocket of Trcssilian and drew out his privato nolo book, a packet of for myself. This likeness between us will make my fortune II is friends will be spared a lorriblo grief, and I I shall livo al last ; j ortuno gives me a chanco to gain namo and wealth ut ono lucky stroke !" As if lo givo himsoir no chance for repentance, ho nroso to his feot and turned his searching glances in an in land direction. A htM't, as Irom a roltago window, glimmering faintly through the thick bare, caudil his guzo. Raising his voice, he called loudly "Help? Ho, there! help!" The wind had abated, and his cries rang out through tho night with start- inn distinctness, a nunuio later. answering cries reached Lowder's ears, and he heard hasty steps, and ., , ,- r. snw too ppprosenitig uguiui a niiiiern bore nloft by a man's upraised arm. "This way !" shouted lowder. "We aro wrecked on tho rocks '. For the love of Heaven, haston 1" The bearer of tho lantorn, altonded by a mule companion, camo running to htm, and was soon at Ins side. 1 lie lantern bearer wu a rough Sicilian fisherman, a grado above his class His compnnion was also Sicilian, but evidently of somewhat higher degree Both were all excitement, astonish mcnt and svmnnthv. In as few words as positible Lowder told the story of the shipwreck, and called attention to Iho condition of his noblo young employer, "I think be is dead 1" he said in a choking voice. "Carry him up lo your cabin. Let everything bo done that can be dono to save him, Toor fellow! He was my traveling com panion. 1 loved him ns if ho had been my brother instead of only my hired attendant! Toor Jasper!" The two Sicilians liftod iho help less form of poor young Trcssilian, and carried il between them toward their cottage. Jasper Lowdcr fol lowed them, bewailing his loss. The nbovo we publish ns a specimen chap ter j but the continuation of this sto ry will bo found only in the N. Y. Lodger. Ak for Ihe number dated January 7th, which can be bad nt tin v rows oflieo or book store. If you aro not In reach of a news office, you can havo tho Ledger mailed to you for one year by sending three dollars to Robert Monitor, publisher, ISO William street. New York. The ledger pays more for original con tributions limn any other periodicsl in the world. Il will publish none but the very, very best. Its moral tone is tho purest, and it circulation the largest. Everybody who UnkcS il ' is happier for hnin il. CAN, TERMS $2 por annum, in Adrance. NEWSERIES-Y0L12.N0. 1. ORGANIZATION of the LEGISLATURE. Tbe Tennaylvaniu I.gijlr!ureascm blod at Harrisburgon Tuesday, the 3d Instant, and opened the session by electing a Democrat (Mr. Wallace,) as Speaker, and filling all tho minor offices in the Senate, whilo tho House elected all Radicals. The election of Senator Wallace without an "if or a "bill" on tho part of tho Democrats, is tho bighost tribute which could be paid to his talents. Such singular unanimity never occurred before: Speaker White called tho Senate to order at 3 o'clock, p. m., and tho opening prnj-cr was offered up. Tho Secretary of the commonwealth presented the official return of the elections for Senators, a list of whom has already been published. Tbe Speaker then stated that since the close of lasl session Sonator Watt had died. Upon being informed of the fact, he bad deemed it his duty under the Constitution to issno a writ for an election to fill the vacancy. Tho writ had bean issued and an election held, tho result of which would appear on the return. The clerk read the writ and return, showing tho election of Mr. Duchert. Jho new senators were then sworn in. Senator Davit moved to ei into an election for Speaker. Agreed to, and a ballot wus taken, resulting thus: Messrs. Albright, Urodhcad, Iiucka low, Craw ford, Davis, Herbert, Dill, Duncan, Findlay, Knight, Miller, Naglo, Totrikon, Turman, Randall, Turner, nnd White, Hpeakcr 17, voted for William A. Wallace Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Billingfult, Brooke, Connell, Dolamclor, Evans, Graham, Hensrcy, Kerr, Mamma, Olmsted, Ortterhoat, Itulan, Wallace, snd Warfol 18, votod for Harry Whito. Mr. Wullaco was declared elected, and on taking the cliuir spoke as follows: Senators: Accept my thanks for tho honor you havo conferred tion mo. I shall endeavor to discharge the duticsof my post with impartiality. I pray your aid and support in Ihe administration of our rule and In llio preservation of that decorum which becomes the Senate. In assuming the control of this body for the first lime in ten years, we rcccgnlr-e our full responsibility, and forgetful of the calumnies that have been heaped upon n during all those years, nnd faithful always to the great doctrines of frco government, long nt tlicir elm, but now approach ing their full lido in tho public mind, wo trust ty their power to guido the fuluro. Taking no step backward, it is our mission to remedy the evils of tho present. Accomplished fuels and their logictil sequences aro to he justly estimated, and in their light wo must mould tlio policy lo lend the r-nto and control the Nation. Experimental reforms nro worse, (ban useless, but healthy progress, under Ihe cuidanco of established truths, becomes a neces sity nnd a duty. To lead in such ro forms, to guido our much loved Plato in such a channel, to incrcaso and to develop her resources, to canso "her waste pluccs to resound with tho hum of busy industry, to civo equal and honest representation to every citizen, to retrench in her expendi tures, to pay her debts, to check the tide of special legislation, and to ban ish corrupting and debasing influences fiora the scats of power, aro objects worthy tho intellects und energies of each ol a. Uncontrolled power by 6no polili- cnl organisation during A long term of years, inevitably begets misman agement nnd extravagance. Tbo ad ministration of affairs of this common wealth has been no exception lo this rulo. In the correction ol these wrongs, Senators, wo invito your cordial co operation. The Constitution commnnds ns in this year "to apportion and distribute cquully throughout tho Stnto" Sena tors and Representatives. This pro vision i mandatory. To perform it now is a sworn obligation ; to perform it in a spirit of ctptnlity, of honesty nnd of justice, is distinctly enjoined. To fail in cither is a violation of our official oaths. All npport ion mcnt of tho State by which llio voice of her pcoplo expressed at iho ballot box shall be fairly and justly represented in theso halls is imperatively demand ed from this legislature Just repre sentation fur nil tho pcoplo and a fair hearing for every shade of sentiment in a Constitutional Convention, if it shall bo your pleasure to cnll one, are vital prerequisite to the creation of an teceptahlo organic law, and their denial w ill ensure its defeat. Tho rights of one-hnlf of tho people of your commercial metropolis in tho matter of the selection of their elce lion officers have been outraged and trampled upon by a preceding legisla ture, and they aro denied a voice in theif choice. The arc thus disfran chised in one of the most vital mat ters of local self government. To correct this violation of a fundamen tal American principle we earnestly invoke you. The relief of an overworked supreme court demands and should have our earliest attention. Special legislation has become the vice of our system. Tho prevalence of a geueral rulo of law over our whole territory, upon subjects usually within the stmpo of legislative anion, is now tho exception, and special enactments and special privileges are found upon nltnoet every page of our j name. Hut the overture has been re voluminous annual staluto book. To jectcd, nnd Fonton elects to fight in put an end to this, and to govern the j the unks of those who aro bent on people by salutary general rules, the j Grant's overthrow. pressure of which shall be light and equal, seem to be plain duties. In the correction of the imperfec tions of administration, in Iho redress of wrongs that are patent, nd in the performance of duties peremptorily enjoinetl, right and justice are Infi nitely bet'.cr gnides than a desire fir partisan advantage or effects for party success. - Reason, concession, and mutual deference in the performance Of Ihe duties now before us, will ennr their satisfactory eoomplishmsnt and inflcinble will and united purpose in Iho suppc-( t.f vital principle, will command their succcs. In this spirit the representatives of S.Vl.OUO of the citir.oii of this commonwealth, for years misrepresented and dlsfran closed, assume the control of the Pennsylvania Senate, anxious to aid in launching the State upon a career of beultliful progress and well digested reform ; caracal in tlioir determination so to slmpo the present as to control tbe future, and ready to extend the fraternal grasp lo all who, forgetful of tho past, can see tho pathway of tbe Statu and the Republic, .only made clear by economical administration, ffoott government, magnanimous for giveness and the genuino spirit of a world-wide charily. Wiil tho fv'nn'.e fileaso designate some ono 10 administer to me lite oath of oftleo. Tho ortth of offleo Wns administered to tho Speaker by Mr. While. . A ballot was taken lor cleric ot mo Senate with this result! . , Messrs. Albright, BfOdhcad. Bucka lew, Crawford, Davi, Dcchert, Dill, Duncan, Findlay, Knight, Millorj Naglo, Tetrikcn, Turman, Randall and Turner lfl, voted for Jacob Zeiglor.' Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Billtngfelt, Brooke, Connell, Dolameter, Grahanti HetiKsey, Kerr, Mumma, Olmsted; Ostcrhout, Ruttih and White 15, voted for Gen. W. Ham merely. . When Mr. Warfel' namo w call ed, Mr. Billingfelt stated that bis col league had been eallod homo by severe) domestic affliction his mother having died, and ono of his children being1 dangerously ill and had not been able to find any one to pair with. Speaker Wallace declined to votoj In consideration of Senator Warfel's absence and tho circumstance occa sioning it i Mr. Zeigler was decclared elocteti,' and sworn in by the Speaker. Mr. Nagle Offered a resolution thai tho following named porsont bs the olliccfs Of the Senate : Assistant Clerks Wm. T. Furey, of Carbon, and F. A. Sloan, of Tbila delphia. i Transcribing Clerks A. Rehig, IL C. Keyser, William Ualrd and William Morrick. Scrgeantatr-Arms John A. Cooli han, of Schuylkill. Attsistant Sergeant-at-Arms i. R.' Dunbar and J. A. Duncart. ToBtmastcr U. Bcalo. Doorkeeper Mordocui Millard. Assistant Doorkeepers John Doit rick and Franklin Zcrbo. Messenger John Kecfo. Assistant Messengers Jacob Tun! and Herman Kurtz. Superintendent of Folding Room Joseph Garrard. The foregoing officors were then alf elected by the following void i Yeas Mossrs. Allen, Anderson, Billingfelt, Brooko, Connell, Delamo ter, Evans, Graham, Ilenzsey, Kerr, Mumma, Olmsted, Osterhoul, Kutan ..t vvi,;i I -. Nats Messrs. Albright, Drddhend,' Buckalcw, Crawford, Davis, Dcchert,' Dill, Duncan, Findlay, Knight, Miller, Nnirlo, Pctrikon, Turman, Randall; Turner and Wallace, Speaker 17.' nOCSIC Or REPRESENTATIVE?. Gen. Sclfridiri', clerk of tho House,' called the memboii elect to order at twelve o'clock. Tho opening prayer ws offered by Rev. O. F. Sterling Hon. Francis Jordan, Secretary of the Commonwcath, presented tho official returns of tho election for members of Assembly. All the member were present but Messrs. Campbell and W. F. Smith,' both of Philadelphia. The election of Speaker was nrd". reeded with, Mr. Johnson, of f hilif. delphia, nominating James II. Webb, nnd Mr. Joseph presenting the name of James Ellis. t , A voto was tatich, rcsuain a's' follows: . . Messrs. Albright, Boardsleo, BuckV Clark, Clond, Coray, Puffy, Dumbell, Elliott, Ellis, Knglo, Fleegor, Fulton, Gray, Hager, Hewitt, Hoopoe, Hum phreys, Johnston, Krecch, Kcr.' Lat mon, LMIiertnsn, M'Junkin, M'Mullfn','. Mann, Marshall, Mickey, Miller, of Eric, Miller of Fhiladelphia, Moore, Tarsons, Trizcr, Turcell, Reino?hl, Bcybnrn, Robb, Sunncr, Shurlock; Smith, of Daupliin, Starr, Stone, Strang, Tayfor, Thompson, Wa'.ktfr,' Worncr, Wheeler, Wliifo, TThitson, Williams, of Luzerne, Wilson, WTs'iai' and Zcrbo ,r3, voted for Jas. II. V ebb. Messrs. Boileau. Chalfant, Conrad, Camming, Darrah, Englcman, Eng lish, Fetter, Hall, Harvey, Herete',' j Josephs, fcecno, Kcffer, Leidig, Leon ard, lwis, ai Atccr, aiLonnen, M'Gowan, M'Keon, Mngee, Meek, Millikcn, Montgomery, Mocuey, Mo-' ris, Noyes, Tutncy, Quigley, Rohrer; Rose, Ross, Schnatlerlv, Shw.-trts, Rk'inhpr; Sloan, Steele, Vcbn; Wells'. Williams, or Crawford, Wo'oKcf flfttf Young U, voted for James Ellis. Not voting Wiley, of Lancaster. Mr. Webb wns declared elected. The oath of office was then adm'nis tcrod to the Speaker elect by Mr. Ellis. The roll of members elect was called and all wcro duly qualified by offth of affirmation. On motion a ballot was hnd for chief, assistant and resident clerks. Mr. Johnston, of Philadelphia, nomi nated General James L. SelfrldgO,' Edward li. Leo and John A. Small, for tho ihrco positions ; Mr. Boileau named Messrs. G. Sprolo Lciscnring and John Ferry, for tho two first named. The ballot resulted thus: For Chief Clerk Jas. L. Selfridgo, 54; G. Sprolo lciscnring, 44. For Assistant Clerk Edward G. Lee, Sl ; John Ferry, 44. For Resident Clerk John A. Smull, S4. Messrs. Selfridgo, Lsc and Smull wcro declared elected, and each were duly qualified. The balance of tho officer were then elected by about ihe tame vote. Go Is. The President is making a herculean effort to conciliate norno of tho leading and influential radicals, whose affections have been alienated from the White House. To this end, he lins proposed to remove Murphy from tho collectorship of Now York, snd appoint any friend of Sonator ronton, whom that gentleman may The Democratic Senators now hve it in llicir power to stop all bad Legia. lation nnd effectually squelch the ring which has long disgiaccd the Tenna. Legislature. Tho people expect thin snd will watch the courso and votes of every Senator. If any Democrat sells out and vote for corrupt jobs, let him be held op by the prerts a a traitor, and an object of scorn and tawntrmpl.
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