ft ; jo.e No. 2468. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. OVE DOLLAR PER AHSUH, IN ADVANCE. For six months, 75 cents. - f= \li NEW subscriptions must be paid in .'raoce. If tho PP er is continued, and net 'aid withia the first month, §1,25 will be charg- L". if not paid in three months, §1,50; if not jij ir. six months, §1,75; and if not paid in L months, §2,00. 411 papers addressed to persons out of the jnt v will be discontinued at the expiration of .jc time paid for, unless special request is made j .j e contrary or payment guaranteed by some fj.p.uisible person here. ADVERTISING. Ten lines of minion, or their equivalent, con fute a square. Three insertions §l, and 25 teots for each subsequent insertion. The West Branch Insurance Co. OF LOC& HAT EH, PA., rt'SUitES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer ! chandise, Farm Property, and other Build ,j, and their contents, at moderate rates. DIRECTORS. Hon. John J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, john B. Hall, T T. Abrams, fjries A. Mayer, D. K. Jackman, (Mrics Crist, VV. Wr.ite, ' • r Dickinson, Thos. Kitchen. Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres. T, T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres. Kitchen , Sec'y. REFERENCE*. : air' ]!, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D. D. \A Yinegardner, Wm, Vanderbelt, i, A M.akey, Wm. Fearon, A. White, Dr. J. S. Crawford, limes Qjiggle, A. Updegraff, John VV. M . mrd, James Armstrong, g.;. S'moa Ca aeron, Hon. Wm. Bigler. 1 "Agent for Mitilin county, G. W. STEIV MT, Esq. ap23 iiideoniity from Less and Damage by Fire, .!- rhe Perils of -Marine and Inland Transportation. CONTINENT \t, INSURANCE COMPANY. larpo. 'c.l v the Leyish.! >-e ■ f Fev vylra n/'a, iriih F- 'al Courier. Authorized Capital, >1,000,000. Vi). Gl Walnut St. above Second, Pliila. FT? ! durance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer &e., generally. Marine Insurance t ■ - and Freights to all parts of the .id. . id Insurance on Goods. &c., by ;es, ; ■ rs. Canals, and Land Carriages, to ■arts of the Union, on the most favorable 'JV consistei. with security. DIRECTORS. Aeirge W. Colladny, William Bowers, iu Coleman, Joseph Oat, • V. Mache'te, Howard Hinchman. GEORGE W. COLLADAY, President. GILES' VYILSON, Secretary. Sp* \ge-it for Mil" county, Wm. P. EL- j L'OTT, Esq. feb!9-ly ISDLfISITV AGAINST LOSS BV F!I;E. Franklin Fire Insurance Compa ny of Philadelphia. ySce 435 and 437 Chestnut stret', near Fifth, j STATEMENT OF ASSETS January 1. 1858, j J .. j'jiished agreeably to an act of Assembly, fciflg— First Mortgages, amply secured, §1,596,825 19 leal Estate, (present value §IOO,- 500-) cost, 74,280 93 I •;! jfary '.oans. on ample Col lateral Securities, 101,088 17 n r't vai. §76.964 22) cost 71,547 97 V-Osand fulls Receivable, 4.307 00 ti'-h. 40.855 48 j £1,888,904 74 Perpetual or Limited Insurances made on every description of property, in Town and Country. *-'• ! as low as are consistent with security. Since t' • • incorporation, a period of twenty . ' ye 'p. they have paid over Four Millions I) .iar- looses by tire, thereby affording ev 'te >f the advantages of Insurance, as well -• the ability and disposition to meet with promptness all liabilities. losses by Fire. mosses paid during the year 1857, £203,759 4 DIRECTORS. >as .Y Bancker, 1 Mordecai D. Lewis, 1 absa? Wagner, I David S. Brown, Satnoe! Grant, I Isaac Lea, scob R. Smith, j Edward C Dale, Cto. W. Richards, , George Fales. CHARLES N. BANCKER, President, tt'i. A. STEEL, Sec'y pro tem. Tj'Aserit for Mifflin county, H. J. WAL TERS, Esq., I .ewistown. feb2s IT27E GROOSRT, PROVISION AND FISH STORE. THE , uoscriher has opened a f ocery, Pro- I vision and Fish Store opposite iVlajor Eisen •e's .lotel, where he has just received a fine tiortment of ftesh (Srocm'rs, i?iODg which may be found fine Coffee, Sugar, ■tas, Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers, Ham, Shoulder, Fine Ashton and Dairy Tobacco, Segars, Soap, &c. Also, Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a "> k'S'trtment of Willow-ware, which he * ? f< r cah very cheap. ' -'h p 4V Cash for Biitter. Lard. Potatoes, i, . $ .._ prices, aid j jdgi for yi.ii :ve J A dfc ; .iV' iv. . •*- CI . UXTCXES ;0r Every Ptxfc to Raise their Own GK APES, AAD MIXE THEIR OWS WISE. | rfU undersigned will d liver from the Ist <■ W the 15th April -'tt to anv persons .'3 in Mifflin <* , ' v' BELLA' GR APE i-\ one Juaf's *'tb, from cattings ; 1 i.ate Vineyard," at the following rates, e w hen delivered: 25 Vines for $3, T- j'-r 5)5.50, I(X) do. for ?10. f will be delivered at half the ! , r nes - Also, Osage Orange Hedge to sell, an( j Hedges grown by contract. , ' must be received before the Ist of r " l 0 attention. Addrosa A. HARSHBARGFR, .. ' ' MoV.j, town, Mifflin Co., Pa. •)best Winiiow S,j>h. from 8x ' lot A, for sale very low FKANCIUIL'S smsssmsni) HARDWARE! To Buy Cheap for Cash, Blacksmiths, buy at Hoffman's, Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's, Saddlers, buy at Hoffman's, Shoemakers, buy at Hoffman's, Cabinetmakers, buy at Hoffman's, Farmers, buy at Hoffman's,; Builders, buy at Hoffman's," Housekeepers, buy at Hodman's. Don't forget, if you want good Stoves, Pump Chains, Oil Cloths, Nails, Steel, Iron, Cutlery, Vices, Bellows, Chains, Glass, &c ~F. J. Hoff man's Mammoth Hardware Store, ahd yofl can be accommodated. mhll DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS, Medlcineg, medicines, medicines, Paints, Paints, Paints, Glass, Glass, Oils, Oils, Oils, Trusses, Trusses, At HOFFMAN'S. GARDEN SEEDS!—r have now on hand a fine assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds, consisting of some of the finest varieties. Pole and Bunch Beans, early and late. Dwarf and Bush do do do Cabbage, do do Also, Radish, Beet, Onion, Lettuce, Chinese Sugar Cane, and other seeds, mhll F. J. HOFFMAN. I^LOUR. —I have now on hand and shall con tinue to keep a supply of Extra Superfine Flour from Pittsburgh, which we will warrant to give entire satisfaction. N. B. Those who want a good article can find it at mhll F. J. HOFFMANS. \\ T ALL PAPER!—As the Spring opens, \ V housekeepers will be looking around for Wall Paper, where a good supply can be found and cheap. This can be done at mhll ' F. J. HOFFMANS. CIORN CULTIVATORS.—A good article J fur sale by F. J. Hoff man. For sale by [mhll] F.J.HOFFMAN. Sugar Cane and Flower Garden Seeds At [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN'S. White Corn Meal, An excellent article for sale by mhll F. J. HOFFMAN. A good article for 12£ cents at mhll F. J. HOFFMAN S THE MODEL CHURN. SPJIVS PATEHT Atmospheric Barrel Churn YCll.l. make more Bi.itet, nl" a belter quality, t'ruin a given quantity of Cream, than any oilier in use. It is constructed in sir, ha manner that the whole reel or dasher, can he removed (whole) from ihe inside t.f the Churn by simpt, unscrewing the handle end of the dash er to ihe square of the hole. The peculiar construction of the iltstier agitates the cream in the centre as well as ihe sid-s. giving it a rotary motion, and preventing the cream trom revolving with Hut dasher after it becomes thick. They also gather the butter quicker and better They have Tubes in the lid for the purpose of letting the gas escape as fast as it rises, and admitting the fresh air to pass through the churn while in operation, \fter churning, the dashers can be removed for a (wrfectclvai - ing. Ihe Churn is then clear of all impedimenta in th way of removing the butter. F T sab-by F. G. FRANCISC US. I.ewisto,vn, June 10, ISSS. SALON A and Perry County Cradles on hand iid hy FRANCISCIJS TWRM BELLS—two sizes—very good, for i: aaleby FRA.NCIBCU4 ONE Thousand Sweet Pot at, Plants on hand _ ?nd for ?al<- by FRANCISCDB. |A LA NEISI FLA NETS!—A good assort X. merit for gate by FRANfTSCIIB. HAA IIOISTERS, Blocks, Ropes. Ac. on hand tad f>r sale by FKANCI3CUB ROLLING BLINDS of superior make and iniah, #2 to #2 50 (er window FRAXCI.SCIfS FRAME STUFF and Fencing Boards can be bad very low rt FR ANCISCUS'3. W ALL PAPER.—The largest, cheapest \ V t>e#t stock of Wall Paper in thr country. For -alt he.t.i by FRANCIBCCB. OL R Stock of Sash, Doors, Blinds and Shut n re are at least 20 percent lower than last season. FRANCIBCUS 1 O IIINGLES.—2SO,OOO Lap and Joint Shin k3 2les, sawed and shaved, IS to 24 inches, from $l to , -JVSO per thousand- FRANCISCU3. (T ILT and Transparent Window Shades with X Cords, Tassels, Ac. Green and Buff Shades, all with Bailey's Patent Fixtures. FRANCIsCIIS. LUMBER of all kinds can be bought 20 per cent, cheaper than ever, at the Lumber Yard of FRAN CISC US. f HIILDREN'S Willow Gigs and Carriages, \ J '2 ami ?, w h el Wooden Coach*** and Gig*, plain and ImikUouj* 1> furiotilted, wiih and u ifhntir prings FRANCISCUS. /COPPER KETTLES from 2 to 40 gallons, U Bra do., Iron Enameled :>:id Tin Preserving d0.,0n hand and for sale bv FRAN CISC US. DARLING'S Cast Steel Scythes, grass and grain, Griffin's I! ,Si and 3 prong <\ 8 Hav Forks, •Scythe Snealhs, Rakeg, torn Cranks, Rifles, Rag Stones, SEE., for sale by FRANCIBCUB. rpo CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.— P I can furnish (hy arrangements made on the Basque hnnna) all '-.inds of I.umber this se.ason, at surprising low rates. The' attenl.on of Huilderi is es(iecially called al this time to our large s.vck of B.sh from sxlG J 10x18 Two anil four pane! Doors, plain and fancy moulded, from#! 25 to #3 50each. FRANC'IsriT-a \TTORKED W. P. FLOORING, 30,000 feet. V V Iss,(liiobest Plasn-ririg Lath, 310 41 fl long, l£xj. igiMHK) fe.-t common 1 imh Moanis, ISO.uiW leet good ami medium qualify Boards and Plai.ka, ail usual lengths and qualities, perfectly sound, with ll kinds of Builder's •iia' 'ials, can be bought very tow now for cnh FRANCISCUS. m rasmib. WERE I BUT WITH THEE 1 Hours of lonely mttslng Sometimes thou must have, When, of toil a-weary. Rest thy soul (loth crave. Then, if 1 were near thee. Care would be forgot. And obtrusive sorrows Be as they were not. Thoughts and themes of beauty. Rising wild and free. Would our converse gladden, Were I but with thee! Thou wouldst bear my spirit To thy shadow-land. Where bright shapes of beauty Spring, a glorious band. Their harmonious motions, As the wild waves free. Would enchain our spirits. Were 1 but with thee! I would bear thee onward To my realms of life, Where with Joy transcendent All the scenes are rife. In that glorious dream-land, On that magic sea. It were nearer heaven Were I but with thee! A HOME IN THE HEART. Oh! ask not a home in the mansions of pride, Where marble shines out in the piilars and walls; Though the roof be of gold it is brilliantly cold. And Joy may not be found In its torcb-llghted halls. But seek for a hosom ail honest and true. Where love once awakened will never depart; Turn, turn to that breast like the dove to its nest. And you'll tlnd there's no hoine like a home in the heart. Oh! link but one spirit that's warmly sincere. That will heighten your pleasure and solace your care; Find a soul you may trust aa the kind and the just. And be sure the wide world holds no treasure so rare. Then the frowns of misfortune may shadow our loss. The cheek-searing tear drops of sorrow may start. But a star never dim sheds a haio for him Who c. turn for repose to a home in the heart. A VISIT TO WEYKK'S CAVE IN VIRGINIA. Hn'f a century ago, Bernard Wey£r, a j hunter of Virginia, discovered the cave which bears his name. It lies seventeen ! miles northeast of Staunton, and the road which leads to it is well worth traveling. We rode over the route towards the close of a delightful day. The same peculiar ities that attract the stranger's attention while traveling through Virginia—the quaint log houses with chimneys of stone built entirely outside of the main struc ture, the cabins for the negroes, the dilap itated buildings and fences, the listless ap pearance of the inhabitants—were obse;V able along the road. The flowers, so mark ed a feature in the Virginia landscape from spring to autumn, were blooming in great variety. The rhododendron, with its clus ters of purple blossoms, the delicious wild honeysuckle, the scarlet wood lily, the sweet brier—almost the only familiar flow ers to my Northern eyes —the wild coral bell, and a score of others, whose names 1 know not, hut whose beauty and perfume added a welcome charm to the attractive ness of the scene, were scattered in great prolusion along the roadside. There is a very comfortable inn near the cave, kept by the proprietor of the wonders we seen on the morrow. It stands in a pic : turesque valley, among a cluster of hills, and near a rushing stream, and its appear ance suggests an American copy of a Swiss chalet. So at bed time, 1 fell asleep listen ing to the babbling of the water, and try ing to fancy myself in the little inn at Arm stag, which nestles among higher moun tains, and has a large river to lull the traveler to sleep. But. when, at an intol erably early hour the next morning there walked into my bedroom a very black young woman, with a cropped head and the very whitest of teeth, who chuckled out the in formation that it was time to get up and enter the cave, I realized that I was not under the shadow of St. Gothard, but in the United States of America, and partic ularly in the Ancient Dominion of Virgin ia. The entrance to Weyer's Cave is on the side of a hill which slopes towards the lit tle river, aud commands a view of great natural beauty. You toil up the steep as cent, pass through a wooden entrance, take a candle in your hand, bid good bye to the day-light, scramble after your guide through a low, narrow passage, and tind yourself in the cave. In the absencs of the regular gui<je, it was our privilege to be escorted by a colored youth of singular sobriety, who had not the remotest idea of his own age, and who yawned frightfully in the most impressive localities during our sub terranean journey. Ho proved to he thor oughly acquainted with the winding ways ot the cave, arid gave the fanciful names of the different stalactites in the most elaborate and artistic manner. I will not attempt to describe the nu- THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1858. I merous wonders of this remarkable cavern, j (Suffice it to say that for a space of two or I three hours you may wander through its labyrinthine passages, every moment dis cerning some new beauty and tracing some fresh resemblance to familiar objects in the delicate forms which nature has slowly wove in stone around you. There are two apartments, however, which will live the longest in my memory. One called the "Shell Room, has a ceiling of stalactites shaped like shells, and of the most exquis ite purity and brilliancy. The effect of these as the light falls upon them Is remar kably pleasing. Another, a room some fifty feet in length, is of a different char acter, and, although called u Washington's If all, its prominent feature is about as suggestive of the Father of his Country, as is the Creek Slave of the Laocoon. The sides are lined with stalactites like pillars; the ceiling sparkles and flashes as if cover ed with diamonds; and at the farther end there stands a figure with half averted face. Seen by the dim light of our candles, it seemed as if Michael Angelo's statue of Night had arisen to its feet and was stand ing before us. in both there is the same half defined expression struggling through its stony covering, the sanuT majesty, the same repose. But no mortal hand has carved the wonderful likeness to the hu- i man form that stands in its solitary gran deur with such fitting surrounding; no sound of chisel has been heard in that al most unearthly solitude. Drop by drop the water has fallen and the figure has arisen and taken upon itself the semblance of man. There it stood for ages in the darkness, and there it shall stand until the hour shall come when Nature shall destroy what she has so wonderfully fashioned. We walked for hours in the cave, gro ping through winding passages into jewel ed treasure houses that sparkled like the palace of Aladdin, till at last a faint gleam of daylight pierced the darkness before us, and we reached the outer world. The sun was shining in a cloudless sky as I stood at the mouth of the cave, and looking on the charming scone that lay before me, con trasted it with the glittering brilliance of the cold, damp prison honse we had just left. The sights that met my eye, the sounds that fell upon my ear, were doubly welcome after the silence and gloom of the cavern of wonders. The fresh, sweet air, he distant hills on which the morning mist still lingered, the springing grass in the valley, the rustling trees, the notes of the singing birds in the branches, the voice of the rushing stream, the wild flowers at my feet, the very earth that lay bathed in the blessed light of Heaven, never seemed so delightful to my senses as when, emer ging from the darkness, I looked upon the face of Nature, and thanked God that he had made the heavens and the earth.— Cor. Boston Transcript. DISCOVERY OF ILLINOIS. In 1(573, James Marquette, with five Frenchmen as companions, and two Indians for guides, set out from Canada; and after a tedious journey, reached the great" Fath er of Waters," on which they embarked " with a joy that could not be expressed," and hoisting the sails of their bark canoes floated down the majestic river, "over broad clear sand bars," and glided past islets swel ling from its bosom with tufts of massive thickness between the broad plains of Illi nois and lowa, all garlanded with majestic forests and checkered groves. After de scending the Mississippi for about sixty leagues, they discovered an Indian trail, and unhesitatingly left their canoes to follow it. After walking for some six miles, they came to an Indian village, whence four men advanced to meet them, offering the pipe of peace, their calumets " brilliant with many colored plumes," aud speaking to them in language which Marquette understood: "We are in llliuis;" that is "we are men." " How beautiful is the sun, Oh Frenchmen, when thou comest to us ! our village awaits thee : thou shalt en ter in peace all dwellings." After staying with that hospitable people for a while, Jas. Marquette and his companions further descended the Mississippi river, until they were .satisfied of ite flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, when they returned, and reach ing the 35th degree of north latitude, entered the Illinois river and followed it to its source. The tribe of Illinois Indians, which occupied its banks, invited Marquette to remain and reside among them. But expressing a desire his travels, he was conducted by one of the chiefs and several warriors to Chicago, in the vicinity of which place he remained to preach the gospel to the Miarnis, whilst his companions returned to Quebec to an nounce the discoveries. Two years after wards, he entered the river in the State of Michigan, called by his name, and erected on its banks a rude altar, said mass after the rites of the Catholic church ; and being left alone at his request, he knelt down by its side, and offering to the Mightiest sol emn thanks and supplications, fell asleep to wake no more. The light breeze of the lake sighed his requiem, and the Algon quin became his mourners. A TEMPERANCE LECTURE. "Some folks say it is right to drink alcho. hoi because it is a good creature of God. Well, grant that it is so—so is castor oil, and so is vinegar a good creature of God; but that is not a sufficient reason for a per son to drink it three or four, or a dozen of times a day ! A dog is a good creature of God—but suppose a dog goes mad and bites a man or a woman, would you let him alone, because, as you say, he is a good creature ? Would you be satisfied with cutting off his tail, or would you knock him on the head and pitch him in the street? .Now alchohol is more than a mad dog; for a bite from a mad dog only de stroys life, while a bite from alchy destroys reason, reputation, life and everything else, besides dragging down the family of the bitten man to poverty and want. " But alchy dosen't bite a mouthful at first. When he first snapped at me he on ly tickled me a little. I liked it first rate, and was anxious to get another bite. The old rascal of a tyrant kept nibbling at my heels as though he didn't mean to hurt me, while I like a fool, kept coaxing him on, till at last he gave me a snap in earnest and took the elbows out of my coat. Next he took the crown out of my hat, the shoes off my feet, the money out of my pocket, the sense out of my head, till at last I went raging-mad through the streets, per fectly a victim toalchy-phobia—but I sign ed the pledge and got cured ; and if there is any man here who has been bitten as I was, let him take this teetotal medicine and J 11 warrant him a speedy cure. "But allowing alchohol is a good creature of God, ar<- there not other creatures, too, such as beef, pork, puddings, pies, clothes, i dollars and fifty others of the "same sort ?" Now, shall a man drink whiskey because it is a good creature, and go without a good, handsome wife, ; ! good well-dressed chil dren? No sir-ec! As for me, give me good beef and pudding, good pork and sausage, good friends, good clothes, and good wife and childreu, (or rather than miss, i will try and make them good) and king alchy may go to Texas, for all I care. " Some say that wine is a good creature because our Saviour once turned water into wine. "Very well; but then he didn't turn rum, gin, logwood, coculus indicus and cock roaches, into wine, as some people do. He turned water into wine. Now, if any wine bibbing apologist wiil take a gallon or a barrel of pure water, and by praying over it, or in any other way convert it in to firstrate wine, I'm the boy as will go in for a swig of it!" HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. M. M. FAXON'S Attachment of Vulcanized India Rubber Spring to the Tubes oj Grain Brills. rnilE undersigned, having perfected an arrangement fur tile attachment of a Gum Spring to the Tubes and Drag Bars of Grain Drills, is happy to inform Farmers ahd alt others interested in the growing of Wheat and other grains, that he is prepared to furnish GRAIN DRILLS, with the above article attached, at the shortest notice, at his Foundry, in McVeytown, Fa. Seeders have become an almost indispensable article to the Farmer, and he will find that the attachment of the Gum Spring will enhance its value at least one-half. All the deten lion and trouble caused by the breaking of wooden pins is entirely done away with by this arrangement, and a man, or boy, can perforin nearly double the labor that he could under the old plan, with much greater ease, both to himself and horses. There need be 110 fear of the Spring breaking, for if there is an article that willneither break, rot, or wear out, the Gum Spring is that article, and 1 hazard nothing in saying that my Grain Drill is the sim plest in construction, most economical in performance, and therefore the most durable ever offered to the agri cultural public The feed is so arranged thai it will sow 1, If. li. ami 2 bushels per acre. Persons desiring j one for the coming seeding are requested to send in their orders as early as possible. Direct to .VlcVeytown, Mif flin county. Pa., or F G FRANCIBCUS. Lewistown; E. L F\XON, Hollidaysburg, Blair co., P ; BOYEIt &. UttO., Harrlsburg, Pa., who arc authorized TO actus agents, and from whom any further information nfby he oh tamed. PRICE OF DRILLS, with the attachment, $75. Far mers ho already have drills, can have tbrm altered,and the India Rubber Spring attached, for from $lO to sls O-AII branches of the FOUNDRY BUSINESS stil carried on, for which orders are respectfully solicited. M M. FAXON Nr.Veytown. June 19,1856. T7MSH, —Mackerel, Shad and Herring for sale T by mhll F. J. HOFFMAN. New Series—Vol. 111, No. 36. Fatal Accident — A Man Killed by a Mowing Machine. —On Monday, the sth iriat.. Mark Ileaiy, of Falls township, son of the lat Christopher Ilealy, while working a mowing machine on his mether's farm, near Fallsing ton, was so badly injured, by his legseoming in contact with the knives, as to cause his death soon afterwards. It appears that he started out into the field to cut grass with the machine, in company with a young lad. Af ter operating for some time, he had occasion to send the boy on an errand to the barn; when the lad returned he found Ilealey sitting upon the ground a short distance in the rear ef the horses and mower, bleeding profusely from terrible wounds on his legs, and hardly able to speak from the loss of blood. The boy hurried to the house to notify Healey's moth er of the sad accident, but by the time she reached the spot he was dead. It is supposed that he fell from his seat, or in some way came in contact with the knives while the mower was in motion, and before he succeed ed in arresting the horses received the fatal injury. The machine must have struck him and pushed him aside and passed on, as his body was not otherwise bruised. The main arteries of the legs were all cut, causing his death in a shorter time from the loss of blood The deceased was thirty-two years of age, ami highly esteemed by all who knew him. This is the third fatal accident which has occurred in this county, within the past two years, from mowing machines.— Bucks Co. Intelligencer. Death of a Russian Lady from Glanders.— The awful death of Madame Palesikoff, one of the most charming amongst all that bevy of charmiug Russian ladies who sometimes gladden the winters of Paris, has created a terrible shock amongst the circles she so late ly embellished by her presence. The unhap py lady left Paris but a short time ago on a summer tour to Germany. While stepping from the door of the opera house at Berlin, to gain her carriage, she let fall one of her bracelets close to the pavement. Stooping to pick it up, she noticed at the time,-laughingly, that " one of the horses belonging to a cai riage standing at hand had dropped his head so close to her face that he had touched her, and left a moist kiss upon her cheek." In a few days the unfortuuate lady was taken ill with that most horrible disease glanders, and in a few days more breathed her last, in spite of the attendance ofthe first physicians of Ber lin, and every resource to be obtained by wealth or by the ceaseless vigilance of friends. —Court Journal. A Sad Affair. —Daniel Elliot, a butcher re siding in Butler county, Ohio, in a fit of mer riment fastened a rope round hie neck and tlieu playfully bid his little girl to go tell her mother "somebody was hanging out there, who looked like Dan Elliott." Then showing a buy who was with him exactly how many notches, bid him, still laughing, to draw him up. The hoy did so, and drew him off his feet. Onco up, he could not, because of the ratchet, get him down, and when, in answer to the little girl's anxiety, Mrs. E. came out. her husband hung dead, his feet touching the floor, and the hook pressing hard against his jugular. From all the circumstances, it i.- not doubted that the act was done accidental ly in a burst of playfulness. fiiayTbe Veiled Murderess, Mrs. Robi&on. of Troy, gives the keepers at Sing Sing a deal of trouble. Latterly she has become so troublesome that the officers are forced to con fine her to her room a great portion of the time. For an hour or two each day, while the other convicts are engaged iu the shops, she is left at liberty in the prison yard. Her universal employment there is to hunt over the grass plat for "four-leafed clover." Four leafed clover is an ingredient in her imaginary cauldron, over which She mutters incantations scarcely less weird and wild than that of the "three sisters." Mad or not mad, 6he is a puzzle and torment to those whose misfortune it is to have her in charge. gfiyA long report from the Committee ap pointed to investigate the affairs of the Tioga, Crawford, Phoenixville, Shamokin and Octo rara Banks, has been presented to the Gover nor. It exposes the most flagrant deception on the part of the Buffalo and other specula tors, on the charters granted by the Legisla ture. J. Porter Brawley, late democratic Surveyor General, is the only Pennsylvanian who acted directly with these New York swindlers. Bt&A most desperate attempt was mado by a man named Geist, a blacksmith, residing at Roßevillo, Lancaster county, to drown his wife and child. He drove them into the Co calico creek, and they were rescued with dif ficulty. He is insane. SALT AND FISH. BACON TAKEN in exchange for Salt and Fish at right price o ap!s F. J. HOFFMAN. CITOVES! STOVES! —A large assortment at low prices for sale by F. J. HOFFMAN.
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