Rle No, 2411, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.^ I ONE DOLLAR PER ANMM, IN ADVANCE. For six months, 75 cents. m All NEW subscriptions must be paid in | If the paper is continued, and nit 1 the first month, $1,25 will be charg ■not [iaid in three months, $1,56; if "? l j Br. six months, $1,75: and if not paid in j tine months, $2,00. | papers addressed to persons out of the j will be discontinued at the expiration oi paid for, unless special request is made . or payment guaranteed by some i person here. ADVERTISING, linos f minion, or their equivalent, con- ! a square. Three insertions sl, and 25 each subsequent insertion. ■ West Branch Insurance Co, OF LOtk HAVEN, PA., D<" d Buildings, Stores. Mer- j Farm Property, and other Build- ' intent-, at moderate rates. DIRECTORS . FhSlJßolin J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, [ohii 3. Hall, T. T. Abrnms, 3hirl4s A. Mayer, D. k. Jackman, .'bar! - Crist. W. Wi.ite, ®etttif Dickinson, Ihos. Kitchen. Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres. T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres. Kitchen, rcc REFERENCES. Batajel 11, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, 1) D. Win, Vanderbelt. Mucker. VVm. Fearon, Dr. J. S. Crawford, lame Quisgle, A. Updegraff, ■Vi. Maynard, James Armstrong, HotwSimon Cameron, Hon. Win. Bigler. A cent for Milllin county, G. NV. STEVV ■ Esq. lailiinity from Loss nnil Dnmoge by Fire, Peril? of JWaruie an" Inland Transportation. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY. 2 'in.rated by the IjC<p.dahoe of Pi tins pica i niit, xcitk a/' epit not Charter. [Authorized Capital, $1,000,000. No. 61 Walnut St. above Second, Phila.; &ct, generally. Marine Insurance , OR. Mrgoes and Freights to all parts of the war)' inland Insurance on Goods, &e., by i I iMi. 1 livers, funai', and I,and Carriages, to ; ail pi ts of the Union, on the ino-t favorable terdft, consistent with security. DIRECTORS. GiMHe W. Colladay, William Bowers, Colenun, Jo-eph Oat, V. Wachcttc, Howard Hinchman, VV. COLLADAY, President. VV 11.-ON. Secretary. lor Milllin county, Wm. P. F.L imjH i febl9-ly ■iNDENIMTT AGAINST LOSS BV F RE. Franklin L ire Insurance C-ompa iiv of Philadelphia. IG3. 1 , Chestnut street, near .Fifth. Sta|cmciit of Assets, $1,827j1H- 80 January Ist, 1857. tHjßshed agreeably to an act ol Assembly, be- amply m i ured. 5i.519,932 73 I Estate, present value, $109,- ,) cost. 89,114 IS ; s, (present value,sß3,Bßl 12,) pflnal or L' nittd Insurances made on every desfription of properly, in Town and Country. 3R(#S as low as are consistent with security. e their eigmyear-. they have paid over Three Millions oCDjllar-' losse- by fire, thereby affording ev of the advantages of Insurance, as well fie ability and disposition to meet with promptness all liabilities. Losses by Fire. • Loss is paid during the year IBSG, $301,633 84 DIRECTORS. N. Bancker, | Mordecai 1). Lewis, Wagner, I David S. Brown, ! Grant, | Isaac Lea, ■|> R. Htnith, 1 Edward C. Dale, W. Richards, t George Fales. CHARLES X. BANCKER, President. IAS. G. BANCKER, Sec'y. g"'Agent for Milllin county, H. J. WAL -18, K-q., Lewistown. mar! 9 I'S. CAPS & STRAW GOODS For the People, > THE PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. iiivriam, r Market street, Lewistown, opposite the st Office, has just returned from the city large and elegant stock of Fashionable LSJCAI'S, STRAW GOODS, mitable for spring and summer wear, notwithstanding the advance of almost 'ting else, he will dispose of at low pri i.is store has been fitted up with large with glass fronts, so that the stock can mined at a glance. le will manufacture to order any descrip hats, (having the best of workmen in his y and an abundant supply of material,) his extensive stock fail to furnish a suit rticle. Parents are especially invited to id examine his varitty of Children's Hats aps, comprising a first rate stock, from they can make choice to please them- Omish friends will find they are not for ■ ar.d I hey may rest assured of finding an ' l *' their iaste, or can have one made at nkful for the patronage heretofore so lib extended to him, he solicits his friends to those indebted to square up and begin —and any number of visitors friAm this or ighboring counties, to take a look at him '6 N. J. RUDISILL. Ll \\ ititlow Shades, as low in price * 'lie common muslin shades, and tar superior in "1 beauty; huff and (rreeri Muslin Shades, SO, .'tfi & '" w ide, Flowered Landscapes, and painted Mus dscapes from 75 cents to #2 per pair, for sals hv V. G. FRANCDsCLK*. JXSJID iPEnßHsasisiaa) Freeburg Academy and Normal * School. rpHIS INSTITUTION, located iit the beau 4. tiful and healthy little village of Freeburg, Snyder county, Pa., will commence the second (Spring) quarter of its Second Session on the 23d of March. In view of the great want of proper instruction for Teachers in this and oth er counties, a YORTIAL DEPARTMENT will hereafter he connected with this school, in which Teachers will be prepared for the ardu ous duties of the school room. That justly , popular Teacher, Lecturer and Author, Prof. ! J. F. STODDARD, has been engaged to deliver a • course of Lectures and assist in arranging and conducting the Normal exercises and training, j and it is hoped Teachers will avail themselves of his services while in the county. An addi- i tional Female Teacher has been engaged, and other arrangements made to meet the wants of all. TERMS. One-half payable invariably in advance. For Board, Room, and Tuition, per session of 22 weeks, $50.00 to $55 00 Tuition only, per qr. of 11 w'ks, 2.50 to 8.00 j Instruction on Piano and use of Instrument, 9 00 S For Circulars, &c., address GEO. F. McFARLAND, Principal. Freeburg, March 12. 1857. LCGhLIT FOUNDS,?. THK public are hereby respectfully informed ! that we have leased the above well known i Foundry, situate on Main street, in the borough j of Lewistown, a few doors south of the stone bridge, where we will keep constantly on hand -rVt'' full assortment of all kinds of STOVES, ; __*B viz : Hathaway Cooking Stoves, different ■ Egg Stoves, Nine Plate Stoves, &c. ; and also Ire ll Fence, Hollow Hare, Hater Pipes, 1 die., and will make to order all kinds of CAST- j INGS. All orders sent to us will be tilled with j care and despatch, and on as reasonable terms ! as at any other establishment in the State. We hope, friends, you will caii and examine our stock before buying any where else. You will undoubtedly save monev by doing so. DANIEL BE A It. LEY & SONS. Lewistown, March 26, 1857.-y New Arrangements. \FTER returning our sincere thanks to our numerous friends and customers for their continued patronage, I would inform them that I I am still to be found at Q. With a desire to hring mv business nearly to i CASH, after the first of April our credit terms will be Thirty Days and accounts not to exceed j Fifty Dollars. We hope still to conduct our ' business so that we shall enjoy the good will j of our numerous customers, and that the num- j ber may be greatly increased. marl 2 ' F- J- HOFFMAN. HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. M. M. FAXON'S Attachment of Vulcanized India Rubber Spring to the Tubes <j drain Drills. 'JtilK undersigned, havin? perfreted an arrangement for A the attachment of a Guru Spring to the Tubes and Drug Il.irs of Grain Drills, is happy to itif*-ri,, Farmers and at, others interested in the growing of W heat and ollor grains, that he is piepared to furnish GItAI.N DBII.I.st, with the above article, attached,at the shortest notice, at tns Foundry,ill Jli Veylown, I'a. SetMlei 8 have become an almost indispensable article to the Farmer, mil h" w ill tin,l that the attachment of the Gum Spring will enhance its value at least one half. All the deten i tion and trouble caused by the breaking ol wooden pins j is entirely done away will, by this, arrangement, and a J man.or boy,can perform nearly double tile labor that lie j could under tlie old plan, with much greater ease,both to iinnsi !f anil horses. There need be no fear of ihe Spring i bp aklug, f> rif there is an arm le that will neither break, j rot. or wear out, the Gum Spring is that article,and I Itrd nothing in saying that my Grain I* r ill is Ihe sim plest in construction, most economical in jteiformance, and therefore the most durable ever off*re,l to the agri cultural public. The feed is so arranged that it will sow I, U. H, 12, and 2 bushels per acre. Persons desiring one for tile coming seeding are requested to send ill their orders as early 8* possible. Direct to McVeyiotvn, Mif flin county, I'a . or F G FRA.XCISCI S. I.etvislnwn ; E, |, FAXON, Ilollidaysburg, Blair Co., Pa ; BOY Ell &. BKO., Harris burg, Fa., who are authorized to act as agents, and from w lioin any furl her information may beob tained. PRICE OF DRILLS, with the attachment, #75. Far piers who already have drills, can have them altered,and the India Rubber Spring attached, for from $lO to-Via i. All branches of the FOUNDRY Bl SI.NIISS still carried on, for which orders are respectfully solicited. M M. FAXON. YJi Veytnwn. June 19. lSsfi. mi oil) Mwm lias Just Opened a Splendid Assortment OF SPRING & SUMMER GOODS. TF you want a cheap Dress, call at the Old Corner L if you want a cheap Shawl, call at ,he Old Corner, j If you want cheap Silks, call al the Old Corner. I If you want cheap Muslins, call at the Old Corner. If yon want Kentucky Jeans or Tweeds, call at the Old Corner. Also, Flannels, all kinds and colors. ' If you w nit Hhallies or Bercges, call at the Old Corner. ! If you want Briltiantes or Lawns, call at the Old Corner, j If you want La Villa Cloths, call at the Old Corner. • If you want Silk Cravellas, call at the Old Corner. | If you want Mourning Goods, call at the Old Corner. If you want striped Skirting Muslin, go to the Old Corner. If you want patent Crinoline Lining,go to the Old Corner. ; If you want Collars, I'ndersleeves, Edgings, Insertings, Flouncinas, or any Embroideries, g>< to the Old Corner. | If you want Corded Skirls, fsootag Skirts, or Hoops, call 1 at the Old Corner. j II you want f I ths, call at the Old Corner. If you Cassimeres, call at the Old Corner, jlf you want stannous,call at the Old Corner. | O VOV II'A.YT ANYTHING I.Y TIIE DH >' GOODS J.I.YE, GO TO 'IIIE Ol,I) CORNER. j If you want to loake choice from oyer 130 styles of Wall Papers, go to the Old Corner, i If you want a Carpet oi any kind, go to the Old Corner, j If you want Groceries, Uueensware, or Cutlery, call at the Old Corner. I If you want Clothing, Boots orfchoes, Hats or Caps, call j at the Old Corner. • If you have Country Produce to exchange for Goods,call at the Old I lorner. I If you want Bargains in anything, call at the Old Corner. tOCountry Dealers supplied with Goods by wholesale ' al u very .small advance above city wholesale prices. ap23 GEORGE BLYMYER. j / M) io Hoffman's fur Tubs j VJf G<> to Hoffman's for Churns Go to Hoffman's for Buckets CSo to I!ofluiaf)*i for Brooms Go to IloflmanV for flaskets decll j I I AM) and horse power Corn Shelters, j JL A Lancaster counly premium Grain Fane,constantly on hand and for eale by F. G. FUANCISCUd. ufius smßaaam. NV HO STOLE THE IBRD'S NEST t To whit! to whit! to whee! NV ill you listen to nie? NV ho stole four 1 laid, And the nice nest 1 made? Not I, said the cow, Moo-oo! Such a thing I'd never do, I gave you a wisp of hay, But didn't take your nest away. Not I, said the cow, Moo-oo! Sueh a tiling I'd never do. To whit! to whit! to whee! Will you listen to me? NV ho stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made? liob-a link! Bob a-link! Now .what "clo you think, Who stole a nest away From the plum tree to-day? Not I, said the dog, Bow, wow! 1 would not be so mean, I vw; I gave hairs the nest to make, But the nest I did no.t take. Not I, sail the dog. Bow, wow! I would not be so mean, I vow. To whit! to whit! to whee! NVill you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made? Buh-a link! Bob-a-link! Now what do you think? Who stole a nest away From the plum tree to-day? Coo! coo! coo! coo! c.! coo! Let me speak a word, too; NV'ho stole that pretty nest, From little yellow breast? Not I, said the sheep; oh, no! I wouldn't treat a poor bird so; I gave wool the nest to line, But the nest was Hone of mine. Baa! baa! said the sheep; oh, no! 1 wouldn't treat a poor bird so. To whit! to whit! to whee! NVill you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made? Bob a link! Bob a-link! New what do you think? NV ho stole a nest away From the plum tree to-day? Caw! caw! cried the crow, 1 should like to know NVhat thief took away A bird's nest to-day? Cluck! cluck! said the hen, Don't ask me again; Why, I haven't a chick Would do such a trick. We ali gave her a feather, And she wove them together; I'd scorn to intrude On her and her brood. Oiuck! cluck! said the hen, Dou't ask me again. Chir a whirr! Chir a whirr! NVe will make a great stir! Let me find out his name, And all cry for shame! I would not rob a bird, Said little Mary Green; I think I never beard Of anything so mean. 'Tis very cruel, too, Said little Alice Neal; 1 wonder if he knew How sad the bird would feel? A little boy hung down his head, And went and hid behind the bed; For he stole that pretty nest From poor little yellow breast, And he fvlt |0 full tf shame, lie didn't like to tell his name. Mii3iaailFiMa7 MORE FACTS FOR LOVERS OF TIIE ARDENT. Dr. Hiram Cox, Chemical Inspector of liquors for Hamilton county, Ohio, it seems Is still prosecuting interesting investigations, and recently wrote a letter to one of the ; Cincinnati papers, the contemplation of i which must be pleasant business to those | fond of indulging occasionally in a little j "pure liquor." He says that he was not long since invited to take a driuk in one of the most fashionable and popular drink ing places in that city, and happening to have some test paper in his pocket, before tasting lie concluded to test its purity, and, in presence of his friends, dipped it in a small quantity which he had poured out in a glass, and it had no sooner touched the liquor than it turned from a beautiful , blue to a scarlet red. This scarlet red, he says, he has generally found, when he had : an opportunity lor investigation, to be Sul phuric Acid or Oil of Vitriol. Such, he declares, is the charac'er of a great deal of the liquor now on sale. He says, also, that he recently inspected samples of the entire distilled or light liquors of a consid erable store in that city, and of ten differ ent articles of liquors, he found but two to be what their names purported. In some, he found, by applying the various ! chemical tests, Prussic Acid, Sulphuric Acid, A Uric JEtker, Acetic JEthcr, Sc., while in oilier* he found Chloroform, Pep per, Sulphuric Acid, Copper in great abun dance, and in one Strychnine; highly fla vored and high per rentage Brandies, with one or the other of the above poisonous THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1857. drugs, and in some several of them, and not one characteristic of Brandy; and Corn Whiskey with abundance of Fusil Oil, as a basis, with the above articles added. "I WISH YOU SUCCESS/' A very kind wish, if sincere, but when j the wish is one that can give substantial aid, yet substitutes wishes, he i 9 one mis- 1 taken in what he says. He does not wish success; otherwise he would take, as in other things, the only mode to secure it, namely, his means and personal influ- j ence. N\ ere every one to answer similar ly, the collector would have on his book some live hundred wishes, which accom plish no other result than defeating the ob ject; for should you not already know it, ! it is time that you be apprised of a se cret, viz: if you wish to kill any benevo lent enterprise for Christ and His Church, do not oppose it directly, for that might excite the energies of its friends, might lead to the supposition that you were close with your money, hut "wish it suc cess" and do nothing; say to the object he warmed and filled, and give it not those things which are needful for it; de cline any agency; keep from its meetings and you will as far as you can, kill it eff ectually. You will not he blamed, for did you not "wish it success, and always speak favorably of it?" A similar result mayl be attained by "feeling for its wants," " thinking on it," " intending to do some thing ;" but he sure you do nothing, or if the collector should call frequently, give him something, and for the remainder let him take your feelings. He will not trou ble you soon again. If all others do as you do, he must abandon the work in de spair. You feel! Hut how do you feel? five dollars worth? two? one? Dr. Johnson once told Boswell to "beware of these feel ing men, for" says he, "they are apt to pay their debts in feeling." If, however, debts are so bad, wli3t will sueh men do with charities?— Legion of Feigned Ex cuses. [from tlic Lancaster (I'a.) Express, May 27.1 EXTRAORDINARY SUPERSTI TION. A Corpse Exhumed. —A case of super stition in this county has come to our knowledge, which for ignorance and mora! turpitude exceeds the darkest pages of ihe history of Robackism or even Salem Witchcraft, and is a disgrace to the boast ed intelligence of the "Harden of the Key stone State," with her college, academies, seminaries, common schools and churches. On Sunday last, the good people of Ephrata and vicinity were startled and shocked by the intelligence that the re mains of a certain Miss Sophia Bauman, who died about nine years ago, bad been exhumed 011 that day by two men hired for the purpose by the friends of the de ceased. Curiosity was naturally excited and speculations started as to the cause of such an open desecration of the ashes of the dead on the quiet of the Sabbath; and upon inquiry of some of the relatives, our correspondent learned that the young lady alluded to had died of consumption, and that siuce her death, two of her sisters, her mother and two brothers had died also of the same disease. 1 In all these cases a hereditary taint was ' stroiwly marked, and no doubt was left upon the minds of physicians and all sen sible persons as to the cause ol their death, but the opinions of physicians were set aside by the incursions of ignorance and superstition, under which the belief was seriously entertained and acted upon, that by some hocus pocus the winding sheet of the corpse had got into her mouth, and that by a continual suction (the modus op erandi of which was only known to the spirits) she had actually drawn the other i five members of the family alter her; and | unless this winding sheet was speedii> re -1 moved from the mouth of the corpse she | would in like manner cause the premature | death of the whole connection! Incredible as a belief in such a mon strous superstition in this enlightened age may appear, it is nevertheless true; for ac cording to previous arrangements, the res urrectionists commenced operations on Sunday morning. The earth was removed, the collin brought to the surface, and the | lid removed under the direction of a com mittee of inspections; but to their astonish : ment no winding sheet was found there ! the poor deluded creatures having forgotten, in the zeal of their superstition, that the last shred of a piece of bleached muslin would rot away long before the expiration of nine years. With disappointment de picted in their countenances, the commit tee caused the remains to be quickly and quietly re-interred, and then sought their respective homes again to meditate upon the doctrine of spooks, and goblins, and sucking corpses! FOUNTAIN OF BLOOD IN A CAV ERN. E. G. Squier's notes on Central Ameri ca describe a wonderful effusion of a fluid resembling blood near the town of Vitud, in the State of Honduras. It appears that j there is continually oozing and dropping from the roof of a cavern there a red li quid, which upon falling coagulates so as j to precisely resemble blood. Like blood, it corrupts, insects deposit their larvae in it, ; and dogs and buzzards resort to the cavern to eat it. Attempts have several times been made lo obtain some of this liquid for analysis, but in all cases without success, in consequence of its rapid decomposition, whereby the bottles containing it were broken. The small cavern or grotto during the j day is visited by buzzards and hawks, and at night by a multitude of vampire I bats, for the purpose of feeding on the unnatural blood. It is situated 011 the border of a rivulet, which keeps reddened with a small (low of the liquid, which has the color, taste, and smell of blood. In approaching the grotto, a disagreeable odor j is observed, and when it is reached there j may be some pools of the apparent blood in a state of coagulation. The peculiarities of this liquid are con- [ sidered due to the rapid generation in this j grotto of some very prolific species of in- ! fusoria. The California Stale Journal, : remarking on the above, observes that the j estcro of the town of Monterey contains a species of bl<od red infusoria, (the larvae ! of water insects,) which at certain seasons i . ! of ihe year, smeil precisely like fresh fish, j or on exposure in a vessel, like putrid fish. \ lu some seasons it has been found dried in flakes, and of the intense color of Ver million.— Scientific American. ANOTHER BOKER AND DEAN AFFAIR. Augusta, Me., was recently the theatre of a second edition of the Bokerand Dean matrimonial farc<T~in New York. The history begins thus: "The daughter of a Mr. Doran—a j Catholic—was engaged in marriage to a ; Mr. McCormick, a Protestant. The young lady's parents were opposed to the match, because the bridegroom was not a Catho- j lie, and the Priest was notified and forbid- ! den lo unite the parties. Not to be foiled in this way, Mr. MvCormick and Miss Doran repaired to Ex-Mayor Patterson, with the certificate of their intentions, and were legally joined by him in marriage on Saturday last. The fact coming to the cars of the offended parents, before night the bride was seized, carried violently to her former home, and imprisoned in a chamber, so uer husband could have no 1 intercourse with her. Not to be defeated in this way, the husband on Wednesday last, sued out a writ of replevin, which was served by Sheriff Gilbreth in due form, who entered the prison room of the affrighted wife and gave her to her lawful, though Protestant husband." LADIES DON'T READ THIS. A "disbanded volintair," stopping a few days at "Sent Nicholas Hotel," New I York; writes to the editor of the Sunday Times concerning the present fashions of the "winimen" as follows. N\ hen 1 foot throo Broadway, or take a buss up that interesting bullward 1 alius I thank Providence that when 1 writ to you : from California, for a help-meet, you did ent fulfill the Older, lde sooner marry a dry goods winder, a jewelry *tore, and coopering establishment, thau one of thein mixtures of figured satin, dimond rings, and whalebone, you call a fashiona ble. Somewhars in every circumferei e cf silk velvet and celery, that riggles along Broadway, tliars alius a vvuinan, I spose, but how much of thetliollers is filled with j meat, and how much is gammon, the near spectatur ken never no. A poor feller j marries a site, and finds, when it conies to ; the pint, thst he lias nu'.hcn in his arm j but a reglar 'natomy. Ef men is "gay New Series—Vol. 11, No. 31. deseivers,'' wat's to be said of the feemail that dresses tor a hundred and forty weight but hain't as much fat on her as would grease a griddle—all the apparent plump ness is only cotton and whalebone. Ime told that hoops is beginning to be maid with jints, so that at the theaturs and koncerts, a fashionable lady ken shet up her skerts like a perresol, and give the crowd a chance. This will be a pertikler blessin to the mail race, speshly in stages. Ef ull the world was actilly a stage as has been fablusly asserted, it wouln't more'n occomydate all the fashionable wimmen in thur present habillyments. The ruffer sect would hev to take a deck passage on the ruff of the vehikel. "HANS BRIETMAN'S BARTY." "Ilans Brietman gife a barty—dey had biano blayin—l felled in lofe mit a Meri can frau. Her name was Matilda Yane. She hat haar as proun as a pretzel bun, de eyes were himmel blue and ven she looked into mine, dey sphlit mine heart in two. Hans Brietman gife a barty—l vent dar you'll pe pound. I valzet mit tier Madil da Yane—and vent shpinnen round and round. De pooliest freilen in de house— she veyed pout dree hundret pound. Ilans Brietman gil'e a barty—l dells you it cost him dear. Dey roll in more as seven keeks of foost rate lager bier, and venefer dey knocks de shpicket in, de Deutshere gifes a cheer; I dinks dat so vine a barty nefer coom to a het dis year. Hans Brietman gife a barty. Dar all was souse and brouse. Ven the sooper corne in, de gompany d>J make demselves to house. Dey ate das Brot and Gensy broost, die Bralworst und 13raten fine, und wash das Abendessen down mit four bar rels of Neckarwein. Hans Breilman gife a barty, ve all cot troonk as bigs, I poot mine mout to parrel ol bier and sehwailowed it oop mit a swigs—un den I kissed Madilda Yane, and she schlap me on de kop, and de gom pany fought mit table leeks dill de coon staple made oos schtop. Hans Brietinan gife a barty—vere is dat barty now? Vere is de Jofely golten cloudt dat float on der moundtains prow? \ ere is de himmelstrahlendsstean—de sclitar of de spirits light?—all gone afay mit de Lager Bier afray in der Evigkeit." Hard Case in Law. —Mr. G. a veteran lawyer of Syracuse, used to tell a story of a client, an impetuous old farmer by the name of Merrick, who, in olden times had a difficulty with a cabinet maker. As was usual in such cases, the matter excited a great deal of interest among the neighbors, who severally allied themselves with one or the other of the contending parties. At length, however, to the mutual disappoint ment of the allies, the principals effected a compromise, by which Merrick was to take, in full of all demands, the cabinet maker's note for forty dollars, at six months, I "payable in cabinet ware." i Lawyer G. was called upon to draft the necessary pipers to consummate the settle ment, which having been duly executed ' and delivered, the matter was supposed to i be fully and amicably arranged, G• saw no more of the parties until , about six months after, when one morning, just as he was opening his office, old Mr. Merrick came riding furiously up, dis mounted, and rushed in, defiantly exclaim ing: "I say 'Squire, ain I bound to take ; coffins?" It seems 011 the note falling due, the obstinate cabinet maker had refused to pay 1 him in any other way! Cornered Him. —'What has brought you here?' said a lone woman who was quite "flustrated," the other morning, by an early call from a bacht.or neighbor who lived opposite, and whom she regarded with peculiar favor. '1 came to borrow matches!' 'Matches! that's a likely story! Why don't you make a match j aurself? I know what you came for,' cried the exas perated old virgin, as she backed the old bachelor in a corner—'you came here to kiss, me! But you shan't without you are * the strongest, and the Lord knows you are!' BMA-A grauddaughter of lleury Clay was married in Pawnee Valley, b y., 011 Thursday evening, tiic '_. st ult., to lleury C. McDowell. She is the daughter of Col. Henry Clay, who was killed 111 Mexico.
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