H No. 2412.
■ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION'.
HE DOLLAR PER AYUTI,
IN ADVANCE.
For six months, 75 cents,
n NEW subscriptions must be paid in
It' the paper is continued, and net
HUM the first month, §1,25 will be charg
\t o!; p tid in three months, §1,50; if not
gag-six mouths, §1,75; arid if not paid in
nSfcths. §2,00.
addressed to persons out of the
be discontinued at the expiration of
Hud fir, unless special r< quest is made
or payment guaranteed by some
onsible person here.
ADVERTISING.
■He. of minion, or their equivalent, con
ito a [square. Tt ree insertions §l, and 25
& for fearh subsequent insertion.
■est Branch Insurance Co.
[ or LOCK HAVKY, PA.,
Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer
. Farm Property, and other I'uild-
coiittiiis, at moderate rates.
DIRECTORS.
|Sn J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey,
■all, T. T. Abrams,
rles V Mayer, D K Jackman,
V> • VA t.ite,
f Dickinson, ■' bos. Kitchen.
V Hon. GC. HARVEY, Pres.
T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
kS$, pTilchta. cee'y.
REFERENCES.
mei 11, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, I). I).
W m. \ aiidcrbelt,
k,ii<orkey s Win. Fearon,
Vyt. Dr. .1. S. Crawford,
■\foyoard, James \ur.-t;ong,
ion Cameron Hon. ffm. Bigler.
<< y, G. W. STEU -
hr 23
from Less mi ! biiinage by Fire,
S. i Ug „f .Mn. >or oi'd Jolnn'J To- ■irportatn
I continental
INSURANCE COMPANY.
WpVutt'il by I 'ih "ini'' oj IV misyl ea
rn, it
■utlliivizml Capital, SLOOO,OOO.
:te Ho. Gl Walnut Si. abotc Srrond, Pliila.
HXI - ire on B O'I.ID , c , Fi."o Uue Mer-
Ae.. ;:ene "v. A' • me lu-u-pout-
Cait' i- :nu ' : - to ;• I oa.is Oi Die
■ In'ann I -.' ante on Gooes. &e.. by
C - arid l.ami C 11 iages to
paili oi .no t.. •• i ilie mosi 'avoiable
lis, loii'i- tit v.'. - i... ily.
iirß \V. Co"ai v, Wißiam Dowei s,
tt t\ Coleman Joseph Oat,
Hi Macluite. Howard Hinciiman,
GitORGE \V. COLLADAY, I > i esiueut.
B.V 11.- 'V S'- Clary.
r it ir Mirtiiu county, Wm. P. EL-
K. Esq. feb 19— 1 y
RdQi.N.IV against loss bv fire.
Bikini I-ire Insurance Compa
■ mof Philadelphia.
||jjf ii e 1( 3.. Cbesinut street, near Fifth.
Anient of i-ets, §1,527,155 §0
January Ist, 1-57.
Hhcd agreeably to an act of Assembly, bc
ing,
Horfoages, ainpiv Mo ure.!, §1,519,052 73
Bl
OCl) cost, ' §9,114 18
H, i present value, -.sb --1 12 ,
71,232 97
H&r., 64.121 50
-1.827,185 80
He'ixd cr L-uiiUd 1.e.-, made on eveiy
Hption of ptoj.ei Iy. in Town and Country.
■ as low as ate <on-i-.ent vvi u security.
Bee their in r,. Po l o ion a ne> 'on of tvventy-
Byears, thev ve paid ove r Three Millions
BI'JIlo - iv . e 'he.eby afToioiiig cv
■eofbciiv . '..-O' In-iuante, as well
Be ab'li . ami di-poi.ion to r.ieet with
■pines- aM ' i j, j,...
Losses by Fire.
Bs paid during the year DSG, §301,638 64
DIRERTORS.
I'Y Bancker, j Moidecai I). Lewis,
■as Wagner, I David S. Brown,
(el G rant, I Isaac Lea,
B> B. Smith, Edward C. Dale,
■W. Richaids. t George Fates.
■CHARLES N. BANCKER, President,
■X- (}. BA.VCKEF. Sec'y.
R|^ Agent for Mitllin county, H. J. VVAL-
K=q., Lewi-town. mar! 9
L
ITS. CAPS & STRAW GOODS
For the People,
ll' THE PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.
is II ID i 3 J I i ,
IST Market street, Lewistown, opposite the
frost Office, has just re turn el horn the city
I a large and elegant stock oi Fashionable
LTS,CAPS, STRAW GOODS,
I suitable for spring and summer wear,
ph. notwithstanding the advance of almost
httiing else, he will dispose of at low pri
i His store has been fitted up with large
p, with glass fronts, so that the stock can
ptarriined at a glance.
rile will manufacture to order any descrip
|of hats, (having the best of workmen in his
lloy and an abundant supply of material,)
P'd his extensive, stock fail to furnish asuit-
I article. Barents arc especially invited to
huid examine his variety of Children's Hats
I Caps, comprising a first rate stock, from
ph they can make choice to please them
fcs.
f 'mi-ti friends will find they are not for
pn, and they may re-t assured of finding an
P'e (o their taste, or can have one made at
ft notice.
jnanktul for the patronage heretofore so lib-
P) extended to tiim, he solicits his friends to
p-tliose indebted to square up and begin
r— and any number of visitors from this or
[Neighboring countiito take a look at him
[or evening.
N. J. RUDISILL.
L"'l Window Shades, as low in priee
us t tir common muslin liailes, :in<l far superior in
F""l In amy; Ogff ;, n(1 cr ,,, n yj.islin Hliad-s, 30. .161
K "• vvnle, Floweied I.aii'lsc.apng, and painted Mns-
from 75 centa lo %i [ter pair, for sale liv
r F. G. FRANCIISCUIJ.
spisnsyiSKaiE)
A CARD.
To the Citizens of Lewi stolen and Vicinity.
j rpHANKFUL for past favors of a generous
I X public, we respectfully solicit a continuance
jof the same. We have just returned from the
Ea.-t with a large assortment of
j Chemicals, Dyestujfs, Oils, Paints. Varnishes,
Jinishes, Perfumery, Fancy Goods, Pat
ent Jit (hemes, Furyical Instruments,
Trusses, Shoulder Braces, dr.
Also. Al ines, Brandies and Liquors of all
kinds for medicinal purposes.
To the ladies we would say that our assort
ment ot Perfumery, Hair Brushes, Dressing Combs,
Cosmetics, Toilet Soaps, and a fine article of Bay
Bum —is unexcelled in Lewistown.
for the gentlemen we have Porte J\lonnaies,
of a variety of patterns, Porkel Knives, Shaving
; Brushes, Shaving Soaps, &c., in great variety.
We have also a superb lot of imported Segars.
j I'or the sick and alllicted we have a. "balmfor
j every wound."
Country Merchants can lie supplied with any
I articles in our line at city prices. All goods
| warranted to be as represented.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Physicians 1 orders promptly filled at the usual
j discount. J. D. STONEKOAD,
may2B BEE IIIVE DRUG- STORE.
LCC-AIT
| rpHE public arc hereby respectfully informed
that we have leased the above well known
I Foundry, situate on Main street, in the borough
' of Lewistown, a few doors south of the stone
j bridge, where we will keep constantly on hand
L a full assortment of all kinds of STOVES,
j Trjffiviz: ilathaway Cooking Stoves, different
tyic.-izes, Egg Stoves, Nine Piate Stoves, Ac.
and also
Ir* II Fcnc?, Hollow AYare, Water Pipes,
A c., and will make to ci<>;■ r a'll. rids of CAST
t.NGS. AM orders -eol ous v. i't ue filled with
eaie pud despatch, and 011 a terms
as at any oltier cstabl'-iio o, 5 liieSiutc. We
hope, ft i :ios. you wi l > " and examine our
I stork before boy by; rny ••c-c cl-e. A'ouwill
| undoubted!. save nionev !v doing so.
DA N "EL i. i.AF.LEf &. SONS.
Lewistown .Ma,id 26, '557.-y
New Arrangements.
VFTEtt return tig our s'mceie thanks to our
numerous ft lends and eu- otnei® ; 'o, thtdr
( i.i,linnet, patronage. I vvou'u in'oiin t.icm that
I am sii'l to he found at
-7 M-C V>. '. f-v Cr y\ :t I l
V\, ha de<-" efo in *ng my businc s nearly to
' CAistf r cr the i' o> An> '•( oor codil ternis
v."" oe Tut. > Days r-io a. < ouii ' not to exceed
. F v Do":* =. VVe hope si" o t Oiiouci our
iKisi.iC c o ti. i we -iit'ti eujov , e good will
O : " t>. ■> t ,',T oi"> CII'.OMC'S. POO ,I?l tiie nutii
' ber in -V be .'ea-'t intte?sed.
ma 12 " F. J. HOFFMAN.
HIGHLY I.WPORTAAT TO FARMERS.
M. M. FAXON'S
At' aehrniat of I of cau'tz* d India II abhor
i Joi'hfj to the. Tidies oj drain Drills.
rpti£*T I B vI ■ J •ni arrange me I,T f r
F ;,E ELIHEI,,.'"',! of "1 Gt,,l SUII'IJ; lo IHE Tillies ai,l
I I gt. -OfG A a I)I it's is .ii,|i| vto inf> nn Farmers
• O all ~.ii i i.TC ,i ia tin* growing ' f W heat and
j<> lie,- £,!,'?, II: l I>e '■* ji e FI. red lo furni-li GRAIN
DIMI.I.s, wo'l I IE?TIOVEP • >'E aiiachetl, nt tiie shortest
no ice- I in-" F",,V >,?.'<■ V -\I i\vn, Pa. SE iters have
h- .on e PN EU, osl i OI - >E-I- '.'E article to Ihe farmer,
:aN<h- vv II .. at ihe A;T II.IEUT of the Gum RQ ring
witi er'o r: I- i.- vriute at least one-half. All Ihe ileten
I > rod iro IA e ransed by lite breakiiu; of wooden |>iits
!i- • " E'v <TC,-e pwav will, by this arrangement, and a
J me • or IEN . VAN op. ,N.I nearly rtontde ihe labor that lie
' coi'Bl U - <IER • lie o L; - ;il. U, vvilti niut It greater ease, hoth lo
' i, ■!. -A-1" AIOI H"' S'PS. Tiiere NEETL he no fearof the Bprir.H
H •; . 'A- fur IF ' iie, E is an article thai will neither break,
i in . or we. •CON. TIE Glim S|iriu2 IS thai urlirle, and I
H ! RE, '• ;.- Yin? lieii II'V Grain I* r ill is the sini
• 1 -1 ii re-> r.ic ; on. inn-, ei oe.niiical in performance,
j ami )- ■■■! a l'ie most dn.alile ever offered lothe aeri
i p.it ni. I po.i'ic The feed so arranged thai i will sow
I. I I; I". ami 2ON .K>IS per acre. Persons desiring
! O •• for THE road IT .-P(DIIG are requested lo send M their
j sas E.-ilv AS'• - ole. Direct to MtVeylown. Mif-
I o<n PP. O. I' FI FRAKCISCUS, Uwhnnra ;
F. I. FAXON. DOU IL.'VSII 'RG. IJtair co., Pa ; Itt \ lilt &.
BRO.. H I.i IIIIIG, P.... who are OUI iio, i/.eii to atlas
! a ••en'*, and from woo in any f driber i.- forme I'OII may he oh
J toined.
PRICE OF DRIIXS. with the AILACHIPEPI- $75. Far
mers who already Inve di ills, ran iv vet.K maltered, and
' the I no'' RIGIH"R SPRIAG ailarhei , for from $lO to sls.
62-AII hramlirs of DIP FOUNDRY CI -StNESS Mill
! carried on. f"F which oroers arc respectfully solicited.
M. M. FAXON.
Mr.Vpytown June 13 1850.
| MIDAiJJ MJIS
Has Just Opened a Splendid Assortment
OF
SPRiNQ & SUMMER GOODS,
T F you want a cheap Dress, call at the Old Corner
' If you waul a cheap Shawl, r.r.1l at Ihe Old Corner.
If you w ant cheap Silks, call at the Old Corner.
If you want I heap Muslins, call at the Old Corner.
IF you want Kentucky Jeans or Tweeds, call at Ihe Old
Corner ADO, Flannels, all kinds and colors.
If you 'v I :>t Sha'.lies or Bereges, call at Ihe Old Corner.
If you want Brilliantes or Lawns, call at Ihe Old Corner.
I If you want La Villa Cloibs, call at the Old Comer.
If you want Silk Craveltas, call at the Old Corner.
If you Want Mourning Goods, ca'L at Ihe Old Corner.
If you want striped SKIRLING Mnsliii. go to Ihe Old Corner.
IT you want patent Crinoline Lining, go to the Old Comer.
If >ou want Collars, I'ndersleeves, Edgings, ln-I rlings,
Moiincicgs, or any Embroideries, go to the Old Curlier.
If you want Corded Skills, .Sonlag Skirls, or Hoops, call
| at the fild Corner.
IF you want Cloths call at the Old Corner.
If you want C.isuiiiieres, call at the Old Corner.
If you want Saiiuetts, call at ih" Old Corner,
i IF YOU U S.vj- JMfYTHJJY(i IJY THE DRY
GOODS f.I.YF., GO TO THE UJ.D CoH.YFH.
If you want to make choice from over 130 styles of Wall
Papers, go lo the Old Corner.
If you want a Carpet of any kind, go m the Old Corner,
j If you want Groceries, Queetisw are, or Cutlery, call al
the ( Md Corner.
If you want Clothing, Boots or Shoes, Hats or Caps, call
at the Old Corner.
If you have Country Produce to exchange for Goods, call
al the Old < orner.
If V on want Bargains in anything, call at Ihe Old Corner.
COCotmtry Dealers supplied with Goods by wholesale
at a verv small advance above citv wholesale prices.
, ap23 GEORGE HLYMYER.
f I O to Hoffman's for Tubs
j YJ Go to liotTinan's for Churns
Go to llolfman's for Buckets
Go to Hodman's for Brooms
Go to llotrinaii's for Baskets decll
HANI) and horse power Corn JShellers,
. Lancaster county premium Grain Fans, constantly
I on hand and for sale by F. G. FRANCFOCL'S.
EXTRAVAGANCE AND WANT.
Ihe Reading Journal truly remarks
that too many people will not work if they
possibly can avoid it. In their hurry to
grow rich, the cultivation of the soil is
neglected. The young men of the day,
who constitute by far the largest class in
the new iStatesand Territories, cannot con
tent themselves with the slow, but at the
same time sure plan of securing a compe
tence, by steady, persevering labor and
frugal living. They must have their fine
clothes, their fast horses, and a thousand
el ceteras of which their fathers never
dreamed. They regard labor as degrading
and a turn for "speculation" as lite true I
philosopher's stone discovered by Y'ankce
enterprise. They tire of the isolation
and monotony of agricultural life, and pant
tor something more stirring and exciting,
something, too, that will promise quicker
and more splendid returns. They forsake
the ploughed field for the crowded mart,
become consumers instead of producers—
and the country, so far from being bene
fited by their exertions is actually impov
erished. It is on this account that we
hear such gloomy accounts from the west
—the fertile west, that scarcely needs a
ploughshare lo bting forth the most abun
dant returns. *i
Nor is the prospect in the east much
better. Let any of our readers, here al
home, look around him, and he will not
fail to observe that the same spirit of spec
ulation and extravagance is abroad in our
midst. How often is the property accu
mulated by long years of industry and
frugality, wasted by habits of idleness and
dissipation, induced by those who for the
sake of gain, and to live without toil, use
the very staff of life to spread abroad the
seeds of moral and physical degradation !
How eager the desire to enter upon any
pursuit, no matter how disreputable, if
labor forms no part of its requirements !
How inveterate the rapacity lor office and
place that affords an easy competence at
the expense of the masses! How careful,
in the selection of a calling, to choose one
in which manual exertion forms no part !
How deep-seated the prejudice against la
bor, and laboring men! How decided the
disinclination to follow the plow, to ply
the shuttle, to wield the hammer, or to en
gage actively in any mechanical or agri
cultural employment that involves a coin
pliance with the penalty to sweat and toil,
provided less onerous means exist to get a
livelihood; and how immediate the transi
tion from labor to ease as soon as the
means will warrant its indulgence! Even
the very boys, scarce out of leading strinas,
exhibit a precocious sense of easy inde
pendence and aversion to every sort of toil;
—and as for parental government, one
woultl suppose—to judge by the samples
of 'Young America' infesting our streets
and crowding our •corners' —that it never
existed. Restraint is no longer brooked
by these young rapscallions. They claim
it as an "inalienable right" to do as they
please, and so thoroughly is this feeling
engrafted in their natures, and submitted
to by their elders, that it may well be said
there is "none to molest or make them
afraid." The good old apprentice system,
under which our fathers acquired their
i habits of industry and means of thrift, has
long since died out. In a word, we speak
of course in a general sense, whether as
boy or man, nothing but the direst neces
sity will insure a compliance with the de
sign of Providence, that bread is to be
made, or earned, by the sweat of the brow
—by steady, persevering, well directed,
and actual work.
And how is it with the o f her sex? Let
their hoops, and their furbelows and gew
gaws answer, for they are more eloquent
than any words of ours. The race of wo
men is fast becoming extinct—and with it
those glorious, good old mothers, that made
it an especial pride and care to bring up
their children in 'the way they should go.'
The daughters of the year of grace '57 are
all 'ladies ,' who think it a disgrace to soil
their pretty hands with so old-fashioned
and piebian an occupation as work. They
emulate the iiiies of the field, and'toil not,
neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all
his glory, was not arrayed like one of
these.' No wonder negro slavery is
growing popular in these latter days, and
that Presidents are made by standing up
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1857.
for the 'peculiar institution.' Somebody
must labor, to make up for their idleness,
and 'help' is getting scarce. God help
the country where such ideas prevail. No
wonder we hear of famine and bankrupt
cies every day in the week. The proba
bility is that we shall continue to hear of
them—that the 'wolP will thrust his nose
into our very doors, unless labor is honor
ed as it should be, and respected as the
only true and legitimate basis of wealth.
THE EXPENSES OF ROYALTY. :
(From the Liverpool Times.)
When the paesent sovereign ascended
the throne the allowance which should be
made for her maintenance was fixed by a
committee ot the House of Commons, on
i
the basis of the actual expenditure during
the last year of the previous reign. The
sum finally agreed upon was £385.000, j
out of which £OO,OOO is set apart for the !
privy purse, and the rest is expended in
keeping up the royal establishments, in !
which is included ever}' imaginable species
of expenditure which can be deemed nec
essary to the comfort of the Sovereign, j
and a great deal more, so that the £60,000
allotted to the privy purse is abs dulely in
the Queen 's hands, free from all apparent
claims, for any purpose whatever. If to
this wc add some £40,000 a year enjoyed
by Prince Albert, £38,000 a year for the
"
revenues ol the Duchv of Cornwall, and
£12,000 ditto for the Duchy of Lancaster,
we have a total of £150,000, which ac
crues yearly to the royal family, over and
above the £325,000 of the civil list, which
is spent in maintaining the royal establish
ments. With these facts before us nobody
can justly complain of the parsimony of
the British nation. But what becomes of
the immense sum last mentioned, £325,-
000 over which the Queen has no imme- j
diate control, but which is spent in main
taining her vast household.' Salaries play
an important part here. The figures are
terrific; but we will venture upon a brief
summary.
First there is the Lord Steward with
£2.000 a year. Under him are the Trea
surer, salary £004; the Comptroller of the
Household, 904; the Master of the House
hold, 1,158; the Clerk of the Kitchen, TOO;
the Gentlemen of the Wine and Beer
Cellars, 500; and the lianger of Windsor
Home Park (Prinee Albert), 500. Be
sides these sums, the Lord Steward's de
partment absorbs some £25,000 in subor
dinate salaries and allowances. Stepping
into another department, we encounter the
Lord Chamberlain with £2,000 a year;
the Vice Chamberlin, 924; the Keeper of
the Privy Purse, whose business is chiefly
to sign cheques, 2,000; the Mistress of
the Robes, 500; Groom of the Robes, 800;
eight Ladies of the Bedchamber, 500 each;
eight Maids of Honor, 300 each; eight
Bedchamber Women, 300 each; eight
Lords in Waiting, 752 each; eight Grooms
in Wailing, 335 each; four Gentlemen
Ushers of the Privy Chamber, 200 each;
four Gentlemen Ushers, daily waiters, 150
each; four Grooms of the Privy Chamber,
83 each; eight Quarterly Waiters, 100
each; ten Grooms of the Great Chamber,
40 each; Master of the Ceremonies, 300;
five Pages of the Back Stairs, 100 each;
six Pages of the Presence, 180 each; eight
Sergeants-at-Arms, 100 each. Then fol
lows the Ecclesiastical Sufi' of the House
hold, £1236; the Sanitary Establishment,
2700; the State Band of Music, 1916; the
Examiner of Plays, 400; Bargemaster and
Waterman, 400; the Hon. Corps of Gen
llemen-at-Arms, 5129; the Captain and
Gold Slick, 1000; Lieutenant and Silver
Slick, 500; Standard Bearer and Silver
Stick, 380; the Body Guard of Yeomen,
7100; the Governor and Constable of
Windsor Castle, 1100. In the Depart
ment of the Master of the Horse we find
the Master himself, £2500; Chief Equer
ry, 800; Master of the Buckhounds, 1700;
and Hereditary Grand Falconer, 1200.
j The portentous list does not exhaust all
the details of expenditure in the depart
j ment of salaries, and excluding the cost of
| what is in the homely phrase, called "liv
| ing.'' Most of the offices above enuiner
-1 ated are filled by members of the aristoc
racy; and the duties attached to them are,
to a great extent, merely nominal.
said an old farmer one day
to his mower, "do you know how many
horns there are to a dilemma?" "Well,
no, not 'zactly," replied Jake, "but I know
how many there are in quart of good
Monongahela.''
THE WOODS.
There is no restorative of the frame or
sweet diversion to the mind like a day in
the woods. The effect of roaming a tree
less plain or riding over a cultivated region :
is entirely different. There is a certain
tranquility and balm in the forest that heals
and calms the fevered spirit and quickens
the languid pulses of the weary and dis
heartened with the breath of hope. Its
influence on the animal spirit is remarka
ble; and the senses, released from the din 1
and monotonous limits of streets and hous
es, luxuriate in the breadth of vision and
the rich variety of form, hue, and odor
which only scenes like these afford. As
we walk in the shadow of lofty trees the
repose and awe of heart that breathes from
a sacred temple gradually lulls the tide of
care and exalts despondency into worship. t
As the eye tracks the flickering light glan- j
cing upon herbage it brightens to recognize ,
the wild flowers that are associated with
the innocent enjoyments of childhood; to ,
note the delicate blossom of the wild bya- I
cinth, see the purple asters wave in the
breeze, and the scarlet berries of the win- ;
ter-green glow among" the dead leaves or
mark the circling flight of the startled crow
and the sudden leap of the squirrel.
We pause unconsciously to feel the sprin
gy velvet of the wood clump, pluck up the
bulb of lite broad-leaved sanguiooria, or j
examine the star-like flower of the liver- :
wort; and then lifting our gaze to the can
opy beneath which we lovingly stroll,
greet, as old endeared acquaintances, the I
noble trees in their autumn splendor—the !
crimson dog-wood, yellow hickory, or scar
let maple, whose briliant hues mingle and
glow in the sunshine, like the stained win- •
dows of an old Gothic Cathedral; and we
feel that it is as true to fact as to poetry
that "the groves were God's first temples."
Every fern at our feet is as daintily carved
as the frieze of a Grecian column; every !
vista down which we look wears more
than Egyptian solemnity; the withered
leaves rustle like the sighs of penitence,
and the lofty tree-tops send forth a voice
like prayer. Fresh vines encumber with
ered trunks, solitary Isaves quiver slowly
to the earth, a light hue chastens the bright- j
tioss of noon, and all around is the charm !
of a mysterious quiet and seclusion thai in- i
duces a dreamy and reverential mood;
while health seems wafted from the balsa- J
mic pine, and the elastic turf, and over all i
broods the serene blue firmament.— ll. T.
Tuckerman.
Grieving for Lost Pearls. —lt would
be hard to tell whether most joy or sorrow j
has been caused at Notch Bron';, J m j
by the discovery of the pearls. Dozens
are bemoaning fortunes that, in days past, 1
they carelessly llung away. One matron
unavaiiingly sighs over some "little white [
tilings'' that she once gave her boys for
marbles. A schoolmaster lugubriously
remembers that he had chopped up tight
or ten thousand dollars worth, with his
penknife, "to see what was inside." An- i
other genius rammed a pearl bullet down
his ritle and shot away his fortune. An
old lady who chuckled six months over
her "good bargain with the pedlar," now
discovers that she paid him in pearls about
seven thousand dollars for a calico dress.
It is needless to say she hasn't laughed
since. The unfortunate man who had the
$"25,000 one -jooked for his breakfast, lias
taken to bed in niter despair, and refuses
to be comforted. — Exchange paper.
: V&W bet was made recently between
two farmers in France, about the speed of
horses and oxen, with the same load the
same distance; the distance traveled was
twenty-three kilometers, (about twelve
miles;) a four horse team was put to a
wagon loaded with about 10,000 pounds
of beet reot pulp. The oxen were two
yoke with the same load. The horses
beat them only seven minutes, and would
themselves have been beaten had they not
been the best in the country.
CTT"I am astonished at your honor's
decision!" said a young lawyer lo a judge
who had decreed against him. "This re
mark cannot be permitted, 1 ' said the judge,
"and an apology will be necessary on your
part." "Permit me," said the senior
counsel, "to offer an excuse for my young
friend? he is new in these matters, and
when he has practised as long before your
[ honor as I have, he will be astonished al
j nothing?"
New Series—Vol. 11, No. 32.
L.IFE IN TIIE SOUTH.
[ Ihe following articles, taken from
papers furnished by a single mail, afford
specimens of almost daily occurrence in the
South.]
(From the Cincinnati Commercial of June Bth )
DREADFUL AFFAIR IN KENTUCKY.
As the Lexington and Covington train was
passing a couple of miles this side of Win
chester, Kentucky, on Saturday, the body of
a man was discovered lying near the road,
and still a little further ou another body ly
ing in a similar condition was seen. The par
ties were Col. James Price, of Clark county,
Ky., an old and esteemed citizen, and bis sun,
a line and promising young man. Roth were
. found weltering iu their blood, the father
having received the contents of a double bar
rel gun, loaded with buckshot, in the abdo
men and lower part of his body, while the
son had been shot through the body by a bul
let from a revolver. Roth were breathing
when found, and it is yet hoped that the old
gentleman may survive, although no hope is
entertained of the recovery uf the son. The
particulars of this sanguinary affair, as wo
have been able to learn them, are as follows:
The lady of Col. Price, under the name of
" Molly Rrooui," is a contributor to the Ohio
Farmer, and in a recent communication to
that journal, she gave a description of a fam
. ily, residing in her neighborhood, from the
mismanagement of whose head much domes
tic affliction and disastrous consequences had
arisen. Uufortunately a neighbor, named
Gay, took the matter as intended for himself,
j and a few days since meeting Col. Price, lie
j demanded if he considered himself responsi
ble fur what his wife wrote. The Colonel,
who was tincenscious of what he alluded to,
replied in a rather jocular manner that lie
was not, and the parties separated upon ap
! parentiy friendly terms. On Saturday morn
ing, Col. Price was riding oh horseback at
: the spot above designated, his son. similarly
mounted, being some distance behind, when
he was intercepted by Gay, who carried a
double barreled gun, which ho discharged full
! at the Colonel, who fell from his horse, to all
| appearance dead. The son at this moment
j hastening to the spot, Gay drew a revolver
; and again bred, with such fatal effect that the
son also fell. After thus disposing ef his -
victims, who were to all appearance dead,
Gay made off, and at the present writing we
I are not advised whether he has yet been ar
rested. The foregoing was gleaned from the
Colonel himself, who rallied sufficiently tore
late the particulars of the murderous attack,
as well as its probable cause.
(From the New Orleans Bee, June 2d.)
' DULL EXTRAORDINARY.
A duel was fought near this city yesterday
morning, which, for the singularity of its de
nouement, is perhaps unparalleled in the an
nals of single combat. A well known gen
tleman in tl.is community, whom we shall
call Mr. A., feeling himself aggrieved by tho
conduct of another gentleman, whom we shall
designate as Mr. 8., sent him a challenge,
which was accepted —weapons, pistols; dis
tance, twelve paces ; time, six o'clock in tho
j morning. The usual preliminaries were set
i tied; at the word "tire" both pistols exploded.
' At the same instant R. was seen to stagger.
The seconds rushed up, when it was found
that the ball had struck the outer case of his
I hunting watch, from which it had glanced at
nearly a right angle, passing through the lap
pel of his coat. The watch was worn in the
vest pocket, and was almost directly on the
j heart. The case was found to be considora
-1 bly battered, but otherwise the watch had
j sustained no injury, although it had gained
; about three hours in as many minutes. The
' hands, which a moment before had star..! •*
"0 minutes past six, now marked half past
j pine,
Rut perhaps the most curious part of our
story is to come. On looking round to see
j what had become of A., the seconds discqvi
: 4!red him leaning over in the act of picking
up something from the ground, and, sa ap
! preaching nearer, discovered to their astou
j ishment, that one of his whiskers, which ho.
j wore unusually large and heavy, had been
i shorn, completely from his face, and that with
] as much precision as though it had been ae
-1 complished bv the most skillful barber. It
was thought that soma peculiarity in the bore
of A.'s pistol had communicated to the ball
i a rotary motion, which combined with its
j great velocity could necessarily produce an
i effect similar to that caused by some sharp
cutting instrument. The result of the duel,
j so far, had been so utterly singular, that it
precluded all thoughts of pushing it to a fur
, ther, and perhaps more disastrous issue. The
seconds interposed and reconciled their
principals, and in a couple of hours thereaf
ter the whole party were toasting each oilier,
in a certain fashionable restaurant below
j Canal street.
! EXCITEMENT IN SAX ANTOXIA, TEX
AS.
i Desperate Fight with, Robbers. —The San
i Antosia (Texas) papers of the 30th ult., are
tilled with the most exciting accounts of a
recent dreadful encounter with a band of rui
tians in that city, during which live persons
i were killed and one wounded. As our read
i ers well know, there has been, for a long time
! past, a desperate gang of thieves, robbers and
I house breakers hanging about San Antonia,
whose repeated villaiuies we have almost
weekly recorded. On tho night of the 29th,
it seems, a horrible murder was committed
but a few miles beluw the town. The wife of
one Mr. Garza was killed in her own house
by some seven or eight assassins, and the
house then robbed of money and Valuables.
A reward of SSOO was offered next morning
i for the apprehension of the murderers, and
Sheriff lienry, with a posse, hastened to the
place of the bloody scene. The Texan adds:
About 12 o'clock a gang of some dozen
desperadoes had collected in the oity on th 6
west side of the river, aiauy of thein in a
darkened room, as a sort of resort for the
moment. Ilero the shooting commenced be
tween the desperadoes and some three or four
citizens. Fieldstrap killed one ot the
radoes, and was shot through the head by
• another. At this juncture, Jim Taylor, thim
whom a braver nuiu never lived, gave orders
k to some three ef his comrades tS lollop him,
and at the samo moment he broke through a