Urinting:
"*Dar Earts.cmcsrur Ezmaczanuauttwerixociwt.
nyeatly and Promptly Executed, at Me
AIWERTISER OPPICE, LEBANON, PENWA
Tuts establishment is now supplied with an extensive
~assortment of JOB TYPE, which will be increased as the
opatronage demands. It can now turn out Palermo, of
t every description, in a neat and expeditious manner—
and on very reasonable terms. Such as
Pamphlets, Checks,
Business Cards, Xandbills,
Circulars, Labels,
Bill Headings, Blanks,
Programmes, Bills of Pare,
Invitations, Tickets, do., do.
46r- Nit* of all kinds. Common and Judgment &fans.
F School, Justices', Constables' and other BLANKS, printed
I correctly and neatly on the beet paper, constantly kept
for sale at this office, at prices "to suit the times."
*e* Subscription price of the LEBANON ADVERTISER
On. Dollar and a Ralf a Year.
Address, WM. B. Bataan, Lebanon, Pa.
Private Sale.
P(' un Subscriber offers'at private sale all that certain
farm or tractuf land, situate partly in Pinegrove
township, Schuylkill county, and partly in Bethel town.
*hip, Lebanon county, bounded by landau( Eck•
• erg and Guilford, Benjamin Ayerigg, Daniel
Doubertend others containing one hundaad and !I
lorty.elght acres and a quarter, with the appur- '
Oneness, eonsisting of a two story log dwelling. mine,
*: (weather boarded) a VA story log dwelling house, a new
bank barn, other out-bnildinge, and a new water power
saw mill. For terms, Sc., which will be easy Apply to
0. W. MATMIN, Agent.
Finegrove, April 20, 1869.-W.
5
Out• Lats at Private Sale!
WILL be acid at Private Sale,
8 ACRES OF LAND,
situated in Long Lane, near the borough line, In Corn
wall townsbfp. It adjoins the land or Widow Fulmer,
en the North, Wrn. Atkins and John Krause on the East.
There is a one story LOG HOUSE, weather boarded,
erected on the land, and a good WELL m the garden.—
The lend boa lino stones for quarries. This tract will
make a nice home for a small family.
It is free from Ground Rent. Good title will ba
given. ADAM RIMER.
N. I.—This tract is now covered with flue grass, half
of which will be given to the purchaser.
Lebanon, June 18, 1800.
A RARE CHANGE.
t - U. ICBM offers kia well known PHOTOGRAPHIC
4TABLIBILIONT for sale. Thorough Instruc
ens will be given to any one purchasing not acquaint.
ad witlithe business. For partculara call at his rooms,
in A. ilise's building. [Lebanon, March 20'61-3m.
WTI DOW SHADES.
E. IL ROBBEL has Just opened the LARGIAT and
MIST ;macron asaortment of SHADES of every
variety, ever. Offered to the citizens of Lebanon. They
are pretty and cheap' Aar Call and see them.
Lebanon, April 24,188 L -
Blanket Shawls,
WOMAN CLOTHING of all colors, dyed Jet
ika Blank or Blue Black, proposed, the color warranted
and goods turned lot equal to new, by
LYON LBUBBRONR,
Bait 11e3orer.
r Article' to be dyed can be left it Jos. L. Limber
per's Drag Store where all order. tbr the above will b
attended to. [Feb. 8. 1880.
NEW CASH STORE!
NEW GOODS
AND NEW PRICES.
Mt 1. SWARTZ hereby Inform the public that he
hes Just opened a stock of NEW GOODS at the
old Standa of thwarts & Bro., Hall Building, which will
be sold for cash at prices to suit the time,. AU are in
vited to call and examine. [Lebanon, April 10, '6l.
NOTICE.
T" greatese variety of styles of CANE SEATED
CHAIRS, now selling at a great reduction: whole.
liltmile and retail, on account of rebuilding the
Factory and Warerooms, Nos. 223 and 225 North
Bth street, above REICI4 Punanstraia.
• N. I..—The stock comprises very handsome,
new patterns, for Parlors, Inning Room and Chain.
bars; handsome new styles of Ladles' Sewing Rocking
Chain, Reception Malts. Arm, and a large variety of
Camp Chairs , all warranted to be my own manufacture.
March 27, 1861.-ly. ' T. H. WISLER.
Motional House.
%SOME 71. CORNIGt of Plank reed and Guilford Streets
NORTH LEBANON, PENN'A:
To 21111 PUBLIC,
1101 all ye thirsty come and drink, for nice cool
mineral water, the Cholceet vintage, and the purest malt
illanere grace my bar. And ye hungry come and eat, as
'tile table Is loaded with the most sul.stantial fare, and
the richest delicacies of the season crown my board—
Come man and beast; my house is always open to the
stranger and the friend, and for animals the best of pro
vender,tine Ambling, and attentive bottlers, are ever
ready st my stables.
Your', Respectfully,
North Lebenou,Sept, 14, Mu, KENNY BOLTZ.
Lebanon Female Seminary.
RACHEL F. ROSS, Principal.
JULIA ROSS, Bimetal Department.
GEORGE LICHT, Drawing.
/PM NINTH. SESSION will commence Soptember 8,
1 1100. This School is designed to elevate the stand•
and of female education, and to offer superior advanta
ges at a =oder. ate out. The school year Is divided into
two seuslons of Are month. each. Charge per session,
*gm 7% to 16 dollars, according to the studies of the
scholar. Extra for Music, Prerich, Latin, and German.
s e a Particular attention given to the musical depart
ment. Instrnetion upon the Plano. Melodeon and Gni
tar and in Singing. Pupils not connected with the
School will be waited upon et their homes, when desir
ed, and at the usual rates. .
Early application should be made to
S. J. STINE, cr
J. W. 811511.
Board of Directors:
E. E. TAIWAN, S. J. STINE,
C. D. FORNEY, J. W.
JOHN MEILY, 0. ORKENAWALT,
C. D. OLONINGER, JOSIAH YUNCK,
ISAAC BECKLEY.
Lebenon, Deb. 27, ISSI.
“Lebanon Valley Instilate,”
Annville, Lebanon county, Penn'a.
9111111 INSTITUTION, interrupted in its progress by
1. the death 9f RA hits proprietor, Prof. BALSIMIGII,
less been utoorgsnisedi It is hoped permanently,. under
the Superintendence of
W. J. BURNSIDE, A. NI
•
TUE ENSUING QUARTER will commence on Mon
day, April sth. The Feti SeSSien will open on Monday,
July 22d.
THE DESIGN of the School Is to moot, es far as may
be, the requirements 01 a progressive age. The course
of study being SO arranged and extended that pupils of
any age of degree of advAnetmint may be entered to
nearly equal advantage, and embreclog in its different
department:l of those Branches of Education most
umeful or desirable In the different spheres ,of life.—
THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT designed mainly to
impart a thorough, practical education, which may b
turned to account, in the transaction of buoineme.—
Tax CIASSICAL DXPABTERINT embracing the study of the
Classics,ancient and modern, with a view to cultivate
the tast—to reline and elevate the mind, or as a heels
to the study of whet are called the learned professions.
A Nosiest on Ts:Animas' Dapanewr.NT, in which an expe
rience of more than twelve years, in schools of various
grades and In different sections of the Union, will be
drawn upon In familiar lectures, illustration and exam
ple, to import a knowledge of the ARP OP TBACIIINO. •
THE DISCIPLINE Is gentle but firm. No unneces
sary restraints are lamtituted for the sake of mere effeet,
—butpath MI are damned conducive to the Total or men
tal welfare of the atUdent will besigidly enforced. Stu
dents from abroad can board, (unless otherwisedesired)
in the family of rho principal. And over these aparen.
tai control will be exercised during their stay. They
will not be allowed to be absent from the Imitilute at
unseasoneble hours; to visit taverns or places of anima
s:tent wltbOut perniisslon ; or to be abeent from their
places in school on any pretext except Meknes* or per
mission of parent or guardian.
TIISI,LOCATION Is pleasant, heelti:ful and secluded;
in a flourishing little village—surrounded by a victim
mine and highly el:landed district. It is twenty miles
Eastward of rfarrhdonrg, and within view of the Leba
non Valley Railroad, which conneete Harrisburg and
Reeding, and forme a link the.grea chain of mil
itias between New Toth end "die Welt t
,"
TEE INSTITUTE is a spacious, threestory, Brick ,
/structure—plan:le/And built expresely for a boarding
:waged. The furniture, of the school-room Is nearly
new, Thef thd• most approved for use and com
, fort. andante' roman are large and convenient,
• and will be occupied generally by two students each.
STUDlES:—Spelling and Defining, Reading and Elo
' mitten, Writing, Arithmetic, Englieli Drammen, dear
rephy, Illetory, Composition and Declamation, Balk
• 'Keeping, Miinnration, Algebra, Ukimetry, Chemistry,
Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Anatomy and Physiol
ogy, Surveying, Plane and 'Spherical Trigonometry,
Ingle, :dietetic, Moral Science, Latin, Greek. Preach
and Music. -
EXPENSES for Board, Washing, Tuition, Lights, de.,
per quarter of 11 weeks, $35. For Tuition' skins, per
quarter, $5 to 10. Additional for ancient and modern
Isuimegre, each $2; for Music, $5.
STUDENTS can enter at any time, and they will
.
charged only from the time of entering. Text Books
wit be loaned to students at a small charge for use, er
tarnished at city retail prices.
Any further Information that may be desired can , be
obtained I A addressing the Principal,
BURNSIDE,
An:Wile, Pa.
rebiniarY 0111.-tf.
I . IIOTOGRArn B .
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. 1 .-rxm,o o Betsy, where are you going that you are
II deemed up sof • .
Anr.--lent plug to J. K. EOM in Adamltlee's Build
ing to Milne My Liken's" taken.
Civet... Why, do you go to Kelm and not to one of the
other rooms to have it taken ?
410/..-410000110 KtIVOLI Pletures are sharper, clearer
and more truthful than others and nearly everybody
goes to him
Ques,—Can you toll Ins why hi" picture' are superior
to *there
.11But.—Yes I he had V Years practice, and llas superior
(Immerse, and all his other fixttirel ate of the meet im
proved kind.
Quu.—What kind of Pictures does he take?
of all
ns,--lie talon Ambrotypeei and Edelainotypee,
sixes and superior finish: an ,Photograph', from the
smallest up to We Bile, Plain arid Colored is OIL lie
takes all "ism Photogriptul froM Daguerreotypes of der
owed Persons and has them colored life like, by one of
the bat Artleee. His charges are 'reasonable and his
rood are open every day 0:opt suaday) from El °Week,
A. H. 6, B. id, Don't forget, KlillitPs ROOKS !!_the
place you can get the Beet Pictures. [ July%/eel.
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VOL. 13-NO. 6.
evtrfirs latvg.
LW By LEAF THE ROSES PALL.
Leaf by leaf the roses fall,
Drop by drop the Bering' run dry ;
One by one, beyond recall,
Summer beauties fade and die ;
But the roses bloom again,
And the spring will gush anew,
In the pleasant. April rain.
And the Summer sun and dew.
Do in hoary of deepest gloom,
When the springs of gladness fail,
And the rums In the bloom
Droop like maidens wan and pale,
We shall And some hope that lies,'
Like a silent gem apart,
llidden far from careless eyes, -
In the garden of the heart.
Some sweet hope to gladness wed,
That will spring afresh and new,
When grief's winter shall have fled,
Giving place to min and dew—
dome sweet Lope that breathes of Spring
Through the weary, weary time
Budding for its bloesoming,
In the spirit's glorious clime.
Sign Itantouo.
PRETTY MEGGY 'HEYWOOD.
A Tale of Circumstantial Evidence
On a sombre and sunless morning,
in the month of February, 17—,the
population of the town of Lwes
seemed to be covered by `an unusual
agitation prevading them. They
might be seen hurrying along in
groups of twos, threes, and more, all
apparently making head for one par
ticular spot, as if by mutual and com
mon consent they had engaged to
meet there or had been summoned
there by some imperative or very ex
traordinary circumstance.
In effect, it was to wittnesa an exe
cution, which took place in front of
the gate-house of the old castle. The
county jail bad not been built, nor for
many years after that dismal occur
rence.
Hoar-frost lay on the ground, snow
hung darkly in the air, like a tene
brous veil drawn over the face of the
sky. Anything more dreary, chilly
and shudderingly in kedping with the
proceedings of the morning, can
scarcely : be imagined. The assem
blage, which began with • aggregated
crowds, grew into a multitude—a
dense pushing - throng, packed and
massed, at last, into one vast hu
man tumuli, as if it formed but one ex
pectant anxious creature; and one
could scarcely tell what kind of emo
tion moved its breast—whether the
morbid appetite to behold so revolt
ing a spectacle; whether pity or
anger, or a stern determination to
see retributive justice dealt out, actu
ated that enormous heart. It was
certainly not indifference, as the very
density of the crowd forcibly testi
fied.
The gibbet was erected in front of
the gate-house. The sheriff's javelin
men lined the short distance that led
from the gate-bouse to the platform
of the grim and ghastly doomsman.
The hour was at hand. A murmur
ran through tho assembly—a thrill of
uncontro table horror—a shock, keen
electric, and universal, was felt to ac
tuate the mass. The door opened
—the prisoner, walking beside the
chaplain, and followed by the hang
man and the other officials, appeared
—and the shudder of horror which
ran through the assembled thousands
was easily accounted for.
The condemned was—a woman!
A woman young and fair—comely
to have verged upon the beautiful.—
Even although her face was as white
as the snow, although her eyes were
purple, and her lips livid; even crush•
ed, haggard and as sbe looked, she
could not be despoiled of the evidences
of an unusually attractive face. The
brown hair was snooded up. She
wore a garment of coarse white linen;
whether it was the custom to do so
or whether it was to express her inno
cence—for she had protested this
with impassioned vehemence up to the
last moment, and was repeating in a
firm, unfaltering voice to the venera
ble man who was at her side, and who
continued to administer to her last
consolations of religion as she walk
ed, step by Step, to the scaffold.
For his part, the clergyman was
even more deeply agitated than her
self. Her composure was apparent
enough, but it was of a dreadful order,
and might have been that of despair
as well of resignation. His agitation
arose from two sources—the one was
that, in the anomalous probability of
things, though' the, evidence against
here had been most damning, she
ariht be innocent. And what a ter
rible responsibility was that to lie on
theahouldersof her judges and exe
cutioners I On the other hand, if' she
was really guilty, what hardness of
heart and utter depravity did she not
betray in persisting in that lie, even
at the foot of the scaffold she was
about to mount
The sight was inexpressibly dismal.
The cold gloomy morning, the lower
ing atmosphere, the chill ghastliness
of the tragical spectacle about to be
afforded the lookers on—formed one
of • those haunting nightmare exhibi
tions that hang about one for hours,
fora days, even after the atrocious
,
"carnival the gallows" is passed
over.
It was evident that, the crowd felt
an interest in her. A murmur rose,
and deepened, and broadened, as she
advanced; and perhaps 'it would have
grown into a yell of execration, had
she not at that instant lifted up her
meekly bowed head, and with her
large blue beaming eyes looked upon
the thousand eyes devouring her, with
so firm, so collected, but not defiant a
manner, that awed the croWd, as it
were, and fascinated into submission.
The murmur died away, and the si
lence of the grave followed.
She mounted to the scaffold, step
LEBANON, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1861.
by step, slowly but firmly. The grim
official was by her side and pursuing
the manipulation of his infernal trade.
She knelt, she prayed, oho rose, Ind
then she cast one long keen, anxious
glance around the crowd,probably to
exchange a last look with some one
or other who would look upon her a
little more pityingly and tenderly
than did the stony eyes she met.—
She was rewarded, for on a mound
there stood a young man weeping
bitterly, unnerved to prostratien— ,
her lover probably—who extended
his clasped hands towards her.
He, too, was rewarded; for a sweet
rapturous, grateful smile, a smite of
affection and of thanks, broke upon
her thin pale lips. She kissed her
bands, waved them towards him and
then surrendered herself into the
hands of the so-called minister of jos.
tree..
She advanced a step. She lifted up
her head, writ t&aim tttention.—
Breathless grew the heaving crowd;
she was about to confess her guilt I
Clear; calm, distinct, like the tone of.
a silver trumpet, came her words:
am innocet--Dmoczyr--.1 declare
it in the name of God, and with my
last breath I'
She was a woman, or rather a girl
woman, for her age was not twenty.
She was. going, to be hung fora dread
ful and appaling - murder that had
been committed in the town some few
month hack—a murder committed
under circumstances of great atroci
ty, and she was to be hung for the
deed brought borne against her. But
her last words had come upon them
like a thunder clap.
In five minutes, the fair, comely
creature was dangling in the, a
collapsed, strangled, degraded corpse,
and strong men swooned at the sight.
Strong men turned White, and sick at
heart, though not all—not all. There
was one—a young, genteel looking
man, dressed with some elegance,
though it was of a foppish order—
whose face, though pale to lividness,
and working nervously,still bore upon
it no expression of pity. It was on
the contary, of an exulting charac
ter—the smile on his lip, the gleam
in his eye; and as his look wandered
from the victim before him that
swayed to and fro---a hideous, ab
horent and damning sight—to the
sobbing youth who stood far removed
from him, his smile became absolutely
fiendish, as he muttered to himself,
'We are quits now my proud, pretty
madam!'
A third individual may also be in
dicated—a hirstute, brawny, thick.
set, powerful man, clad in the coars
est garb of the poor, yet bearing lit
tle or none of those industrial traces
which mark the working man. A
bold, blustering, semi savage air,
stamped by dissipation, with its in
delible traces, set him apart as one
not to be on familiar terms with
gazed with a blood shot eye on
the ghastly tragedy performed before
him, from beneath the rim of his
broad felt hat, which was pulled down
over his brows. Nona muscle quiv.
cred, nova nerve stirred, in his iron
frame, as the poor girl "turned off;'
but, as he departed with the diipers.
ing crowd, be stuck his tongue in his
cheek; and Muttered with asneer '
and in a slang known only to himself,
'Queer cuffins, by --1 • Beak, har
man.jack,' and then disappeared.
Strange to say, also, there were
women who looked on without bleach
ing—who looked on 'without shrink
ing—who, beheld that ghastly death
with some fearful sense of .satista°.
tion I Envy'and spite, and even the
stern propriety of Justice, might ac
teats this, but it certainly was not
the less a fact.
At the same .
moment a singular
phenomenon *occurred.. As the last
shudder ran through the corpse the
sun burst forth with a rich meteoric
effulgence, and bathed the poor vie
tim's head with a glory that
,was al
most unearthly. The crowd melted
away, cowed, abashed, ashamed, as
if it had been engaged in some :infa
mous act. Something like fear, .aome
thing like remorse, began to. work
among them; with bated breath,
speaking of the ill-fated Meggy Itey
wood, just done to death in so cruel
a manner; and of poor Charley Dean,
her sweetheart, who had been carried
away in strong convulsiens, and who
would be fine to die of-a broken
heart.
Then followed a long lapse of time
—gossip died away—pretty Meggy
all, but forgotten, and Charley Dean,
a sad, moody man, had quitted the
place and had' not since been heard of.
* * * * * *
We must, now retrace our steps a
little in order to show how this dread
ful catastrophe had come about, and
brought the beautiful, though lowly
maiden, to the awful death of the
murderess.
In an old•fashioned house, in a kind
of lane, turning out of an old-fash-
ioned street in the town of LeiveS,
there dwelt—keeping a small shop,
and thriving and' well-to-do enough
in a small way—an aged widow,
known to the townsfolk as Dame
Keymer, and living with her house
keeper, in faet., her, goddau,,ohter,—
Meggy Heywood, &remarkably hand
some young woman, whose condiness
brought her as many suitors as envi
ous rivals. Of a sweet and genial
temper, she conducted herself with a
propriety and modesty, against which
the breath of slander never ventured
to direct its shafts, though she was
sought after by the bumbler town
gallants, and not bya few of the, "bet
ter class' of the youths of Lewes.
merry and light-hearted, she treat-
ed these flatterers in a manner that
was, in every respect, creditable,
Mirthful, without levity, Meggy Hey
wood knew how to reply to, or repu
diate, any advances; and if one more
presumptuous than another ventured
to presume upon a frank familiarity,
she possessed the art of making him
'keep his distance,' and of 'knowing
his place,' in a very uncommon degree.
But for all this, it was not fated
that Meggy shout(' escape the inevi
table shaft of loVe. Some suitor, it
was clear, she must accept, not only
because, like every other pretty girl,
she had possibly no valici objection to
a sweetheart; but, because, having
once decided upon accepting one, it
would relieve her from much annoy
mice she was subjected to; and the
fact once known that she had made
her choice, would be a sufficient sig
nal for others to hold of Once ap.
propriated, she would have a protec•
tor, and her choice was accordingly
made.
Not all at once, though. Meggy
was neither rash nor wilful. if she
had any secret leaning, any latent
sentiment towards one over- another
—any hidden preference—she did not
exhibit it at once.. Among the num
ber who made advances,
,under hon
orable pretenses, was a young spark,
son of an opulent tradesman in the
town, who, on the strength of his
better dress, rumored means, extrav
agant habits, and othercharactetistics
of a fast young dandy, at last bedame
her torment, her pest and bane.--
Dame ICeymer herself could not keep
her patience at seeing Mr. Francis
Palmer entering her little shop, morn
ing, noon and eve, and under the pre
tence of- purchasing some trifle or
other, seeking every opportunity of
ingratiating himself with pretty Meg
gY.
(t would become town-talk, a scan
dal, the gossip of the whole neigh
borhood. 'What could he want with
Meggy, forsooth ? Was • ,he, with a
rich, hard-hearted sort of a father,
who was looking up to the aristocra
cy of Lewes, in order to find a match
for his son—was he (Master Francis)
like to marry her—Meggy—the pret
tiest lo*-born lass, though she might
be, in a day's walk? Nonsense !
Pooh I She wouldn't have it—an end
must be put to it,' and so on.
And thus it was that Meggy did
put an end to it, for she accepted the
suit of 'a worthy and industrious
young artisan of her own station in
life;
and while Charley Dean, who
worked at one of the factories on the
Ouse, was transported and out of his
senses with joy, Mr. Francis Palmer,
on the othcr i kand, was livid with rage
and jealousy, and swore that, some
way or other, he would have his re
venge. And Mr. Francis Palmer was
just the very man to do so; for under
his fair spoken manners there lurked
a malignant and evil spirit, which was
not to be turned aside from a purpose
once formed.
Days, happy days—weeks, happy
weeks, passed by, and the young lov
ers were happy. Charley was a pru
dent and money-savino• young man,
and was known to be looking out for
a small business, in the same artisan
line he was following at his 'factory,
on his own account. Dame Koymer
was pleased, which was agreat point
gained, and hinted more than once,
that she should have a small legacy
to bequeath to her goddaughter some
day---a piece of news that soon spread
abroad among the neighbors, who
speedily generated a report that Dame
Keymer was rich, and that Itteggy-, on
her marriage-day, would .come into
the inheritance of some fabulous' for
tune. -
3.1.e.0gy Heywood was very happy,
and thought 'of lit4e else than her
own bliss. Mr. Palmer did not cease
to. persecute her, but. she . put him .
aside with a quiet gravity that made *
him furious. As for Charley he was
happy, too.--devoted, tender and truth
ful. He. beheld in Meggy .the aim
and end of all his hopes and wishes,
and vowed, internally, that if a iov.
ing, ' faithful heart, and industrieui
hand, and an inventive brain could
reward her, these should not be want
ing. All, in fact, was going on cheer.
fully; pleasantly,. delightfully ; when,
suddenly, as by earthquake, preclipse,
the whole was darkened, absorbed,!
and lost forever—forever-4n the hid.
eons' cals.:mity, the 'unutterable hor.
ror, that obscured and entombed eve
ry hope, never -to.be awakened morel
One morning, Dame Keymer was
found with• her throat eat from ear to
ear!—her little money.chest which
she kept in her bed.room broken' opeu,
and her little hoard Vanished. Meg:
gy was the 'firet to give the alarm, and
the. utmost - consternation prevailed.:
The night had been wild and stormy;
a furions.temPest had broken over the
tow ti, and wailed and bootned all night.
The wind welly howling through the
streets; beating the chi
ing to ldosashutters and doors, and
drowning all other sounds, if sounds
they were.; while in the pauses of
the storm, as if the blast were gath
ering its forces together for another
wrathful - outburst, people in their
startled slumbers fancied they heard
one of those awful cries ,which, at
times, startle the tear of night,: and
which can be none _other than that
of 'Murder or'of 'Fire!'
An examination of the premises
now took place—strict and zealous,
though, perhaps, not conducted on
the scientific principle of analogy`
and deduction which characterizes
the 'detective' of the present day.—
Doors and windows were securely
fastened; and, so far, it was apparent
that no one from without could be the
perpetrator of— at least it was appar
ently so. The'only living creature in
the house besides the eat, was Meggy
HeywoOd, and certain sanguine marks
found about het bedchamber door led
to the conclusion that she must be the
murderess! and within the next hour
she was safely lodged in the old cas
tle, on the chatge, until further ex
amination Aokild bring the proof
home to her.
As a matter of course the whole
resolved itself into one of those cases
which depend entirely and solely up.
on the evidence of circumstances;
but which evidences have so. repeat
edly proved themselves fallacious,
false, and contradictory even, that
the wonder is that men will venture
to arrive at a conclusion terminating
in 'Guilty,' with so many past exam
ples of judicial murder before their
eyes.
Circumstantial evidence went wci
fully against poor Meggy Heywood ;
and yet, there was everything—al
most—lacking to give this corrobora-
Vou,, Whatoit y l tlha motive ?—and
where was t unlibr ? What was
her gain by this fearful deed ? Eve.
ry one who knew Meggy, knew she
loved the. old woman, and that the
Dame looked on her as . her own .child.
On examining her boxes, not a coin,
nor a trinklet could be traced con
necting her with the deed. Still the
proceeds could haVe been. handed
without, and suspicion pointed to
Charley Dean as an associate. He,
however, was soon exculpated--noth
ing was found on him, or at his home;
and as he was working thro! the same
night, at the foundry, in the model
ling room, with other men, an un
questionable alibi freed him from ev
cry suspicion of the murder, at all
events.
Suspicions that lack confirmation
only seem to grow into greater cer
tainties, from the anxiety that arises
in people's minds to have a doubt re
solved. People began to grow , angry
With Meggy, because she would not
confess. Folks looked doubtfully up
on Charley, because he protested his
handl!' her innocence, day and night,
and because he never ceased to visit
her in'her imprisonment whenever he
could obtain admission. But at last,
the day of trial came, and great was
the commotion in the town.
Let the reader imagine all the for
malities and preliminaries over—Meg
gy in the 4 dockethe prosecution o
pened—every title'of evidence addu.
ced, and all still circumstantial ! Yet
this only wanted confirmation.
At last, Mr. Francis Palmer is call:
ed: He has, it is stated, some im
portant evidence to communicate.—
It is a breathless moment, and he
comes forward slowly, and makes h:s
statement with evident reluctance.—
The sum of his evidence amounts to
this :
'That he had entertained an affec
tion for the young person in the dock,
and being jealous of the preference
she had displayed towards a - rival, he
—although he could not defend the
act—bad, out of this instinctive jeal
ousy, carefully watched them both;
not having any clear reason,
beyond
that, why he did so.' Hero he paus
ed a moment, in some embarrassment,
and then, urged •by- the counsel for
the prosecution, went on with his ev
idence,
'On the evening of the murder he
had seen his rival and the prisoner at
the bar, walking ,towards the castle,
and, as. the darkening twilight favor
ed him, he followed and, fi'om ;the
corner in which he ensconced him
self,
,overheard.a conversation which
threw some light, however sinister,
upon the, ease in question. Her lover
spoke of their marrying -soon—of a
prospect.he had of setting up for him,
self.; adding, that if he could muster
some fiftrorsiity pounds, he could i
commence, once. • The prisoner re- I
plied, that there would not be. much I
difficulty about this, matter, as her
god-mother had - some such sum by
her ; which it would not be difficult.to
obtain'
The effect of this evidence as it
came slowly forth, began to tell, lit
tle by little, with the. most fatal ef.
feet. .Here was a motive to the con
sequence—a reason for
.the act—a
condition answering to the require
ments of the case—avonfitnation that
'closed up the last link. • .
But where was the money ? None.
knew. It Could not be traced. The
lovers had soon parted. Charley was
at his Work, and had not quitted it
until the. deed was consummated.—
These were the good old days of hang
ing,. Somebody ,-must be hung.—
.31eggy, Heywood was found. guilty.
We do net' follow the trial through
every .phase and transition,- lifegg,y
was , found guilty!. 'The , poor Dame
was murdered—and bleg,gy Heywood
was hanged! .
jueitia, ), etc., etc.
. * *
Ten years had passed away. Meg , -
gy Heywood's fate was only a dread
ful, story to tell round the winter's
fire. Chatley Dean had gone away
and bad been forgotten, and Mr.
Francis Prather was .a married, re
spectable, exemplary, thriving to . wns
man of the venerable borough of
Lewes.
One day, u dusty, travel worn man
might have been seen halting, sudden
ly before the gate-house ; and while
has lips quivered and the tears filled
his eyes, by his heaving breast and
agitation it might have been easily
gathered that something of an unu
sual nature had occurred to him in
the shape of reminiscence or memo
ry. lie stood on a particular spot.—
He ejaculated a name—he covered his
face with his hands, and sobbed aloud.
'Oh Meggy, Meggy he murmur
ed; 'all, this weary, weary- time to
wait, and •nc clue yet i—nothing to
prove your innocence yet
'What's the cove mattudeting about?'
WHOLE NO. 631.
said a hoarse . drunken voice at his tar.
'l've seen a. , little game played out
here myself; 'some ten years ago or
thereabout; but, burn me, if it makes
me movenot a bit!'
The first corner lifted up his face,
and looked.full into a bearded, griVny,
haggard and debauched ruffian face.
The flush of liquor was on his cheeks,
its fire in his eyes, and he laughed a
short idiotic laugh as he met the
startled look of the man.
iAy,.you.may stare,' he said, with
his air of reckless bravado, but 'sivhich,
nevertheless, Could not hidtt, 'Certain
undercurrent of feeling which it is
impossible to define; but it is the
sort of restlessn ess which brings mur.
derers back to the scene of their
crime—that forces confusion f rob . )
hardened hearts, out of the very
recklessness.that has made life a dai
ly hell to•theas.-
'She was. - .4.' woman, too—a girl
a'most—the foots !—the fools ! and as
innocent as the.babe '
unborn
'Enough,' shouted Charley bean,
for, it was he—worn, haggard, aged
before his time. 'Enough ! 1 arrest
you on the spot. Oh, you cannot es
cape me ! Were you twice as burly,
and ten times as strong, you would
only be a child in my gripe!'
The struggle was brief, for the
wretch would now escape. In vain
Soon came a crowd, soon came con
stables, soon it ran about the town
that the real murderer was taken,
and that Meggy Heywood was inno
cent.
And they had hanged her I
The man was taken into custody,
and under the evulsion of eircum•
stances, made a full confession of the
crime. He, in conjunction with aa•
other—whose life had long before ex
piated his crimes—bad beard the ru
mor of the poor Dame's little hoard
of wealth. By a skilfully planned
and daringly carriesj.eut scheme, du=
ring the tempest orthe night, they
had crept, by a ladder laid transverse
ly from an .out.house at the back to
the widow's window—bad opened it
—committed the murder and robbery
—had escaped-=the catch of the win
dow falling within having prevented
suspicion of any one's entering.—
And Meggy Heywood was sacrificed!
The townsfolk sorrowed for many
a day, for the heedless judgment their
jury had recorded; but they could
not bring back the dead.
Let us hope poor Meggy met with
a judge far more merciful than she
met with on earth.
Of the future' fate of Charley Dean
we have nothing to record. As little
have we to say of Mr. Francis Palm
er. He did not sleep on a bed of
roses, as his last hour testified.
The murderer—the double murder
er—paid the penalty of his turpitude;
and that concludes all we know of the
matter.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERIN
TENDENT OP LEBANON COUNTY.
School Rouses.--Ist class, good, 79; 2nd
class, improvable, 48; 3rd class, unfit,
22.
School'lTurniturvand Apparalus.—No.
of school houses supplied with comforta
ble and tasteful furniture and adequate ap.
paratus, 15 ;.No. with medium furniture
and apparatus,.6o ; No. with insufficient
furniture and destitute of apparatus, 88.
The folloiiing table shows bow many of
each olass'eabh district contains :
l'uastroax A.;qr)
ECIIOOI. itOUSES. APPoittATIN;
•
If I
El .6. ca.; • E' .1, Lq
n
North Antra.lle 1 8 , 2 11
&nth Annyille '3 4 2 1 3 5
&diet n 2 ... 7
Cold Spring
Cornwall
East tlanover.. .... 7- 1 2 ... 10 ...
l lei delberg ....... 4 8 11
Jackson 10 718
Lebanon 80r0ugh......... 3 4 ... m 8
North Lebanon BorolL. 1 4
North Lebanon town'p.. 6 6 6
South Lebanon 9 ...
Londonderry...... ......... 10 2 ...
Alilloreek
MMMIIMI3
Under this . head I would mention that two
new school houses, both of brick, have
been erected during the past year—one in
South Annville, and one in East Hanover.
The one first alluded to, is the finest public
school house in the county, outside of the
town of Lebanon. it was built in aceor
datice. with plans found in Penn'a School
Architecture. The board of directors had
to encounter a.great deal of opposition in
this.enterprise ; but they completed the
work, and the intelligent portion of their
community give them credit for what they
have, done. The one in East Hanover is
likewise built on. an improyed plan, but
cannot compare with thp oiie . first men=
tioned.
Schools.—The number of graded schools
in this county is 21; I3oro. hav
ing 15, North Lebanon Boro. 4, and Lon
donderry 2, The remaining number, 142,
come under the head `of ungraded schools,
but with proper classification and uniform.
ity of text books.
Teachers.—Whole number with profes
sional certificates, who taught during the
year, 9—all of whem gave satisfaction.—
Number holding provisional certificates,
154. Of this number. 80 did well, the
others tolerably well,,with the exception
of 5, 2 of whom were,ofintemperate habits',
and the other three too poorly qualified,—
The services of these will be dispensed
with.' My rule during the past year 'ti as
to give no lower figure than 3, upon a cer
tificate,;. but in several districts the supply
of good teachers was so small, that in a
few instances I was obliged to give four in
Geography and Grathmer. In the future
I shall follow the same rule—giving no
lower figure than three, if the supply of
teachers will afford it.
Whole number examined 220, number
rejected forty-three. I examined private
ly six.
Moral bistructio*—The Bible was read
daily in all the Nliools except tee; end
I hardly a Oingle one was met with, in 'which
this kind of instruction was "not given,mor
ally at least. i met' no teat book •upon
this subject in any of' the Wino's, though
Ido think that Emma Willard's 'Morals
for the Young:. or same other:, good „work,
Of . the kind; along, with the daily reading
. ~au
of the Scriptures, should be introduced iri
to every school.
- Visitation:—l visited all the schools ex
cept the one at Rausch Gap, for which I
had started, but having met' with an acci
cident just this side - of the mountain, - I vats
- obliged to return; sixty were visited twice,
and twenty-six' thrice. ' ' •
There are ninety-six directors in this
county. I was accompanied at different
times by about forty. Parents do not as
yet visit the schools as frequently as they
should, though this duty was attended So
more faithfully during the past term, that
at any time heretofore. In South Leba
non and Cornwall, where every teacher
keeps a register, I found upwards of eiglat
hundred visits recorded, Indee than in the
other districts taket Together.
Inseitules.—aur couutylustituteireat once
during the year, and continued in Ses.sfot
three 'days. It *Wits 'at:tended b y upwards
of one hundred and forty of our own
teachers—only about fifteen being absent.
Profs. Wickersham and Bates rendered as
most efficient service. I would likewise men
tion that Adam Grittinger, Esq., member o?
Lebanon School Board, gave us a lecture
on penmanship, which was highly appre
ciated. Meat of our clergymen attended
and took au active part in our distassions,
and thus added much interest to the Meet.
iug. Last, though not least, quite a num
ber of the scholars connected with our
public schools, formed themselves into a
class, and interspersed our exercises with
excellent singing. One of the good
results of this has been that many of the
teachers who attended the Institute, haVe
since introduced vocal music in the schoolie
The time to attend, was granted to the
teachers in all the districts except, four.—
No. of District Institutes twelve,only font.
districts not haying any,and one of these Th
Cold Spring which has but one teacher.
They were kept up successfully in six dis
tricts, whilst in the others from four to six
meetings were held. All the teachers,with
few exceptions, attended the Institutes in
their respective districts, and in such town
ships as South Lebanon , London .,
derry, and Millcreek, where every alternate
Saturday was granted for this purpose, and
the teachers required to attend or lose the
time —they resulted' in much benefit to the
schools. This plan should be adopted in
every district, and in Lebanon Borough, ill,
stead of having a district Institute—there
should be a Normal School, (the two Bor
oughs uniting.) to be conducted by the
teachers of the nigh Schools, in the tire
boroughs' and every teacher compelled to
attend. In the city of Reading, Pottsville
and other places where the public schools
are almost complete ) the above plan
active operation, and produces the Most
beneficial results.
District Secretaries.—Not a single dis
trict makes use of the District Stiperiatea
dency, but each one has a Secretary
. er
rE
cording officer, all of whom•receive pay for
their services, except in Heidelberg ,aiid
Cold Spring. The pay of these officers is
as follows ; Lebanon Borough 630 ; N.
Annville and Cornwall $l6 •, N. Lebanod
$l2 ; Bethel, S. Annville and Londoilderry
$2.0 ; N. Lebanon Borough, Union, Swa.
tara, and E. Hanover $8 ; Millcreek, S:
Lebanon.and Jackson $9.
Progress in Distncts.—The districts
that made the best progress are Cornwall,
South Lebanon, South Annville, Millcreek
and Londonderry. None have retrograded,
but many should have done better. The
reason why some have not made ally pro
gress is owing to the fact that anti-school
men, who, of course, want short terms add
cheap teachers, have been elected to serve
in the school board, and when such is the
programme, progress is out of the ques
tion.
Public Sentiment.—The prevailing sen
timent in relation to the system is favora
ble. Of course there are still foes to meet,
Most of the opposition comes from those
districts where the term is short;the wages
low, and the schools bad. Here the intel
ligent frequently complain, but show no•
disposition to make the schools better. If
this class were to take the matter properly,
in band, and see that the right kind of men
are elected as School Directors, things
would soon change for the better. Hardly
any opposition is met with in districts
where the system is properly carried out
so that the best plan to make it popular is
to see that it is properly administered:
Plans/or next year.—l intend adopting
the same course pursued during the past
year, satisfied that it will be the most sun
cessful for this county, I Will, if posslble;
not license any more teachers than are ac
tually needed, so that the best may always
be chosen. And as I find that District In=
stitutes,County Institutes and l?rofessioniti
reading are greatly needed to bring out
many of our teachers, I have resolve d to
give no better figure than 3in the theory
and the practice of teaching, to such as are
not connected with the local organizatioi4
for the advancement of the profession, and
who do not endeavor to acquire informa
tion from educational works and A journals:
Suggestions.-10 Jonestown, nntille;
Shaetterstown, Myerstown, Fredericksburg
and Campbellstown, the schools should be
graded. The salaries should . correspond
with the grade of the school, and compe
tent ladies should be employed for the pd..
mary schools at least. In this way each
village might have its graded schools, and
the expense would hardly be more than'
what it is at present. Besides, all the ad:
sauced scholars would be in the same
school, instead of having a few iii each; the
schools would be more pleasant to teach =
ens and pupils, and the progress much bet
ter.
a 4
There should be a few more good school-_
houses in the Borough of Lebanon, as the
primary schools are entirely too much
crowded, and, in order to make room,scho;
tars are too frequently piomoted to the
higher schools before they are fully pre: .
pared. The consequence of this is, that.
inasmuch us the very lowest branches must
then be continued In the high schools
these along with the higher branches will
cause so many branches to be taught, and
so many classes,tbat as a matter of eourse,' .
very little progress is made. In the first..
male school, for example, the teacher, du
ring last session, was obliged to have 1G
different classes. No promotions should
be made except at the close of the term—
then only after a thorough examination of.,
applicants. In this way our scholars would
feel induced to remain the whole session,
and instead of seeing our schools almost
deserted during the last few months, the
attendance would be uniform throughout
the terin. lam satisfied that. when times
look up again, houses will be built and all
these things attended to.
Bethel, Jackson and Heidelberg, among
the wealthiest districts in the county, and
the only ones that have four months' school,
should hare five.
I have- rto suggestions to make in regarq
to improvements inthe school system.
believe that all that is Wanted at present is
to become thoroughly acquainted with its
provisions, arid to carry them into com
plete operation.
My heartfelt thanlib ate due terielii3rs, di
rectors and citizens for the encourage;
meut and courtesy extended to me in my
official intercourse with them.
HENRY IlAtror.,
County Superintendent.'
Lebanon, Tune 29,'1861.
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