"be 14 4 / 1 1,?aact; (slittatig/citect VOL. LVII. WHY-HE-RATH-A' DUN The following was addressed by the editor of the " Methodist Protestant' . to his delinquent subscri bers. It is an ingenious hint, and should there be found here and there a delinquent to our sheet, he is at liberty to consider the Hiawathean appeal addressed to himself : Should you ask us why this dunning, Why these sad complaints and murmurs, Marmara loud about delinquents, Who have read the paper weekly, Mad what they have never paid for, Read with pleasure and with profit, Read of church affairs and prospects, Read of news both home and foreign, Read the essays and the poems, Full of wisdom and instruction ; Read the table of the markets, Carefully corrected weekly— Should you ask us why this dunning. We Should answer, we should tell you, From the printer, from the mailer, Fronk the kind old paper-maker, From the landlord, from the carrier, From the man who taxes letters With a stamp from Uncle Samuel— Uncle Sam the rowdies call him ; From them all there comes a message, Message kind, but firmly spoken„ " Please to pay us what you owe us." Sad it is to hear such message When our funds are all exhausted. When the last bank note has left us, When the gold coin all has vanished, Gone to pay the paper maker, Gone to pay the toiling printer, Gone to pay the faithful currier, Gone to pay the faithful mailer, Gone to pay old Uncle Samuel— Uncle Sam the Rowdies call him— Gone to pay the Western paper Three and twenty hundred dollars ! Sad it is to turn our ledger, Turn the leaves of this old ledger, Turn and see what sums aro due us, Due for volumes long since ended, Due for years of pleasant reading, Due for years of toilsome labor, Due despite our patient waiting, Due despite our constant dunning, Due in sums from two to twenty. Would you lift a burden from us ? Would you drive a spectre from you'! Would you taste a pleasant slumber Would you have a quiet conscience'? Would you read a paper paid for ? Send us money—Send us money: SEND THE MONEY THAT YOU OWE US ! ADVENTURES OF AN ORPHAN Towar_ds the latter part of the summer of 1840, a lad of prepossessing appearance tered the beautiful town of G situated at the foot of Seneca Lake, near the centre of the State. lie had traveled from the western part or' Ohio, where his father, a widower, had died from one of those malignant fevers so common in newly settled countries, while overseeing the cul tivation of a large tract of land, in order to regain a fortune lost ) during the disas trous speculations of 1834. Being an only son and left among strangers, after the death of his father, George Wentworth resolved to leave Ohio and remove to the State of New York, for the purpose of trying his fortune in any manner that chance might offer. He had passed through several towns and villages on his route without meeting anything to attract his attention till reaching G—. This fine town, with its lovely lake and fine scenery, struck his fancy, and so he determined to obtain employment, if possi ble, and make it his future home. While walking along the principal streets of the place—a shady avenue over looking the lake on which are located several fine churches and other public buildings—he saw a large crowd assembled around a newly erected liberty pole, in front of one of the principal hotels. On ap proaching the spot he found that it was a political meeting, held for the purpose of raising the pole and making party speeches. Our hero forced his way into the crowd just as they were raising the "stars and stripes," with the names of their favorite candidates, to the top of the flag-staff.— The flag had scarcely reached half way, the enthusiasm being at his height, when the cord tw.h3ted and caught in the little wheel at the top. They pulled and tried every way, but were unable to raise; or lower the flag a single inch. The exCite ment and cheering ceased, add all eyes were nisei to the half-masted flag. A portion of the opposition party who were grouped together a little in the rear of the main body, began to jeer and joke about the apparently bad omen, to the evident discomfiture of their oppenents. At length Judge S , editor and publisher of the G Journal, then a candidate for Congress offered $5O to any one who would climb the staff and draw the cord through the wheel. The utmost silence reigned for several minutes, but no one advanced to make 'the daring trial. " Who will volunteer?" shouted the Judge strongly excited, as a peal of laughter went up from the oppo-, sition. The chuckle had scarcely died away, however, before George with his cap and shoes off, stepped before the Judge, and with ebonfident look, exclaimed: 4, I, sir, will climb it !" "You, my lad, you are not strong enough ?" " Oh, yes, sir ; Pm used to climbing." "Then go ahead, my little Spartan," said the Judge, at the same time giving him an encouraging pat on the shoulder. Steadily, hand over hand, his feet clutch ing the pole in a manner that proved him to be an expert climber, George made his way to the top of the staff, which was so slender that it swayed to and fro with his weight. Nothipg daunted, he wound his legs right and left round the pole, and with his right hand untwisted the cord.— Shouting fearlessly to those below to hoist away, he clung on till the flag fairly reach ed the top, and then slowly descended. The cheers that now rent the air were terrific; opposition and all, joined in one universal shout. After the excitement had somewhat subsided, the Judge looked at the boy with admiration, and took out his pocket book to- pay the promised reward. George noticed the action and exclaim ed— " Keep your money, sir; I watirno pay for helping to raise the American flag." "Nobly said, my little man; what is your name V' inquired the Judge. " George Wentworth, sir ; am an or phan,, and haye just arrived here in search of employment," replied our hero, his bright eye glistening with a tear. " Well, you shall live with me," ex claimed the Judge. " I will take care of you for the future." • * * * * Five years passed from the time that George. Wentworth became a member of hie benefaotor's family. In the meantime Judge 8 had been defeated by his political opponent ; and George had been initiated into the mysteries of the " art preservative of .arta." He had become a favorite with the citizens, and was looked upon as the adopted son of the Judge.— It was even whispered in private circles that he was to be the envied husband of the 'beautiful and accomplished Ida, the Judge's only daughter. But this George had not dreame'd 'Tis true lie never felt so happy as when in her presence, and it did make his muscles twitch to see the foppish students from the College swarm around the acknowledged idol of his heart. Poor youth! had he known the real state of Ida's feelings, the thought would have almost turned his brain ; and could he have interpreted the gleam of joy that flashed from her eyes whenever he uttered a noble sentiment or sally of wit, it would have filled his soul with ecstacy and delight. One fine day in the latter part of June, Ida, her father and George were enjoying a sail on the lake in their trim little yacht —the c‘ Swan," which had won the g 4 cup " at the‘last regatta tinter the management of our hero, who was at present standing by the mast gazing at the beautiful scenery on the opposite shore ; the Judge held the tiller, and Ida was leaning over the side of the boat, trailing her pretty hand through the clear water on the lake, when a sudden gust. of wind careering the yatch so that she lost her balance and fell into the water. George heard the splash made by Ida, and before the Judge could utter a cry had kicked off his light summer shoes, and plunged in to rescue her ; being a skillful and vigorous swimmer, he came up with the struggling girl before her clothes would allow her to sink, and entwining her waist with his left arm, struck out with his right and kept her above water till the Judge turned the boat and came to their relief. In a few moments they were safely in the boat again, and Ida soon recovered from the effects of her unexpected bath. The old Judge embraced George, and exclaimed, with tears starting fast from his eyes : God bless 4 you, my dear boy, you have saved my daughter's life ; how can I ever repay you V' "By saying nothing about it," replied George. "I owe you a thousand fold more than I. can ever repay, and Am too happy in being able to render even this slight service." The lovely Ida could say nothing. Her heart was overflowing with an expression that told volumes. Her father observing her earnest loving glance, began to guess the true state of affairs. He was not pre pared for it, and in silence turned the boat to the shore. They soon reached home with feelings far different from those they had started with. The following morning, George received a notice to meet the Judge in his library. His heart beat wildly—what could it mean ? The Judge was determined to put him to a severe test. As soon as George entered the library, he commenced : " Since becoming an inmate of my fami ly, George, you have conducted yourself in a worthy manner, performed every duty cheerfully, and neglecting none. You are now of age, and are capable of doing busi ness for yourself. I have placed five thou sand dollars in the bank at your disposal; you can use the sum as you think proper, or let it on interest, and take charge of my office at a salary of fifteen hundred dollars a year; in either case you must leave my house for the present time.— What do you say to my proposals ?" George was - completely bewildered, and stammered forth a request to be allowed a few hours for consideration. This being granted, he retired to his room and threw himself on the bed in a paroxysm of grief. Could the Judge have guessed what he himself had scarcely have dared to hope ? What right had he to his benefactor's daughter and fortune ? None ! He would smother his feelings and earn an honora ble living by his own exertions. Various were the rumors set afloat by the scandal mongers of Cr—, as to the cause of young Wentworth leaving his pat ron's mansion, but their inuendoes were unheeded. George new devoted himself wholly to business and study. His brow wore a more thoughtful expression, and his cheeks grew a shade paler. The Judge acted with him in a straight forward,fratik manner, yet never addressed him in the kind fatherly tones as bad been his wont before the incident that occurred on the lake. If he chanced to meet Ida in his walks, a friendly glance and nod were all that passed ; still he felt that his cheek betrayed him, for the warm blood gushed from his loving heart, and tinted his cheeks with a tell-tale blush; and he cherished the pleasing thought that her look was beaming with hope. A little more than a year had passed from the time George had left the home of those he loved. It was the eve of another election ; ex citement ran high, and Judge S— was again a candidate for C6ngress. For sev eral weeks a series of ably written articles had appeared in the Judge's paper. They were addressed to all classes—farmer, me chanics, and laborers. The original and vigorous style, clear and convincing argu ments, deep and profound reasoning of those articles invariably- carried conviction to the parties to whom they were addressed. All the newspapers of the party in that Congressional district copied them, and cu riosity was on tiptoe to discover the au thor, as they were simply signed by two little stars. The election passed off, and Judge S— was elected by a large ma jority. Late one night, while Ida and her father were returning from a party given in honor of his election, they observed a light in the printing office. As the eetablishment-ra usually closed at twilight, it appeared strange that it should be lit up at that hour, so the judge determined to learn the cause. Requesting•his daughter to accom pany him, they ascended the stairs and en tered the office quietly. A sight met their view which caused the heart of one of them to beat violently. At the desk, a short distance from the door, sat George, fast asleep, with head resting on his arm. As Ida's father stepped forward to waken the sleeper, he observed several political arti cles lying on the desk, and a freshly written article with the mysterious stars attached. The truth flashed upon the Judge in a mo ment—he was indebted to George for his success ! He beckoned to Ida, who came trembling to his side. Just"then they saw by the light of the flickering lamp a smile pass over the sltunbereee face, and he "THAT WINTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD." LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1856. muttered the words, "dear Ida," in a ten der tone. " Oh, father," exclaimed the loving girl, affectionately throwing her arms around her parent's neck, "do let George come home again,i it's surely no sin for him to love me." Awakened by the sound of Ida's voice, George looked around confused, and as he saw Ida and her father, he endeavored to hide the manuscript. But the Judge stopped him by saying laughingly : g 4 It won't do, you young rascal ; you are fairly caught, found out—talk in your sleep, will ye—ha! ha! ha w George was-bewildered and transported —he had been awakened from a pleasant dream to a bright reality. Matters were soon explained, and the warm hearted .Judge, after blessing them both, promised to see them married before he started fur Washington. MATRIMONIAL MISERY We connueud the following communi cation of a fair correspondent to the atten tion of the old and young, of both sexes— to sonic for edification to others reproof : A correspondent of one of your cotem poraries having treated this subject in a powerful, but, as I deem, one sided-matter, I propose to offer my views in relation .to the matter. Admitting the general fact that very many, if not the majority of marriages arc unhappy, we dispute the proposition that this unhappiness is usually . the cause of the husband 3 and most women are, when first married, soft, pliable creatures to be moulded to good dr ill by the master hand of the husbpd, and that most men, by their bad treatinkt, pervert the nature of their wives, and thus introduce domestic discord. The fact is, that both are partly to blame, and society more than either.— Marriages are unhappy because neither ineu or women are so educated as to make it otherwise. Among the causes of this un happiness may be reckoned the haste with which matrimony is sometimes entered upon; the man led blindly on by his feel ings, and the woman snatching at the offer lest she may never get another, without the least regard to fitness, affection, or any other worthy motive. In such mar riages, the love which is all on one side— that of the husband—soon dies away ; and when the ardor of the honey-moon is over, the wife must be content with civility in public and indifference in private, for the rest of her life. Verily, she gets her re ward, and has no right to complain. Another source of matrimonial happiness is the fact that people generally do not marry young enough. Men are deterred by an exaggerated idea of the expenses of maintaining a family, and women postpone it until they can " better themselves pe cuniarily. The former waste their youth and means in drinking and dissipation, and the latter fritter away their affections in idle flirtations. How can we expect a man who has forgotten, if he ever felt it, the respect inspired by the gentle virtues of a mother, or a sister ; who has carefully avoided the refining influences of virtuous female society, and lost by unworthy asso ciation the power of appreciating it 3 and who is incapable of enjoying any pleasures but those of the grossest sort, to resign his precious liberty, forego his cherished amusements, and in short, to sucrifice his selfishness on the altar of domestic happiness ? And how can we expect a young lady fed on flattery, accomplished in ignorance, doating on jewelry, despis ing work as degrading, unable to comb her Own hair, and regarding man as a gold producing-machine, to give up her accus tomed gratifications, and occupy herself with the petty details of housekeeping 1— No "we cannot gather grapes of thorns nor figs of thistles." The notion that it is imprudent for very young persons to marry, is totally falla cious. Experience has proved this in in-' numerable cases. As soon as a young man is able to support himself, he is able to support a wife, and the sooner he takes one the better. Let him select a sensible young woman, suited to himself in age, disposition and circumstances, win her and marry her; and if they are not happy noth .ing on earth could make them so. One instance : Edward married at twenty-one the girl of his choice, Maria. He was a poor clerk ; she had no dowry but good sense and a loving heart. They com menced housekeeping on the humblest scale ; but love and the sunny cheerfulness of youth enriched poverty itself, while the grace and neatness of the wife threw a halo of refinement around their humble home. Industry and frugality which never descended to meanness, increased their worldly goods, until by degrees they rose to affluence. After fifteen years of wed lock, their affection is as warm as it was in the flush of youth; and the husband prizes the kiss which sweetens his depar ture, and the smile which welcomes his re turn, as highly as when they were bestowed by the blushing bride. Such might have been the history of hundreds of surly, selfish old bachelors, and sour, snappish old maids, if they had only been more wise and less prudent.— Such might have been the history of hun dreds of jarring couples, if, instead of waiting for a noontide sky and freight, they had, with suitable partners, launched their bark on the unknown sea of Matrimony, in the morning of life, with love for a cargo and hope for a helm. Another cause of, matrimonial unhappi ness among people who are moderately attached, and might have been moderately happy if they did not expect too much of each other, is the fact that wives are tog exacting. They don't know what is best for them when they insist upon hearing exactly what detained the husband beyond his usual time. It is perhaps much more conducive to their happiness not to know. When a husband returns in the evening or at night, fatigued with business or pleas ure, he does not feel disposed to entertain himself by " confiding "to his wife. If it were necessary to enlighten her, no doubt ,he would do so 3 and when he volunteers no information about his business, her wisest course is not to task his invention by asking him questions. In order that the matrimonial machine should work well, it is necessary that the wife should enter tain the most unwavering confidence in the moral rectitude of her husband. Anything calculated to shake this confidence must tend to diminish the happiness of both; wherefore it has been said 46 A woman's greatest happiness is to be most carefully deceived." Many other caeca of matrimonial misery might be cited, all tending to show that the blame does not rest entirely on the lords of creation; but enough has been said, and these remarks are too far extend ed already STICK TO YOUR BUSINESS I There is nothing which should be more frequently impressed upon the minds of young men than the importance of steadily pursuing one business. The frequent changing from one employment to another is one of the most common errors commit ted, and to it way be traced more than half the failures of men in business, and much of the discontent and disappointment that render life uncomfortabie. It is a very common thing for a man to. be dissatisfied with his business, and to desire to change it for some other, and which seems to him will prove a more lucrative employment; but in nine cases out of ten it is a mistake. Look around you, and you will find among your acquaintances abundant verification of our assertion. Here is a young man who commenced life as a mechanic but from some cause imagined he ought to have been 'a doctor; and, after a hasty and shallow preparation, has taken up the sad dle-bags only to find that work is still work, and that his patients. are no more profitable than his work-bench, and the occupation not a whit more agreeable. Here arc two young men, clerks ; one of thew is content, when his first term of service is over, to continue a slerk until be shall have saved enough to commence bus iness on his own account , the other cannot wait, but starts without capital, and with a limited experience, and brings up, after a few years, in a court of insolvency, while his former comrade, by patient persever ance, comes out at last with a fortune.— The young lawyer who became disheart ened because briefs and cases did not crowd upon him while he was yet redolent of calf-bound volumes, and had small use for red tape, who concluded he had mista ken his calling, and so plunged into poli tics, finally settled down into the,character of a meddling pettifogger, scrambling for daily bread. There is an honest farmer who has toil ed a few years, got his farm paid fur, but does not grow rich very rapidly, as much for lack of contentment mingled with his industry as anything, though be. is not aware of it—he hears the wonderful stories of California, and how fortunes may be had for the trouble of picking them up ; Mort gages his farm to raise money, goes away to the lan& of gold, and, after many months of hard toil comes home to com mence again at the bottom of the hill for a more weary and less successful climbing up again. , Mark the men in every community who are notorious for ability, and equally noto rious for never getting ahead, and you will usually find them-to be those who, never stick to any one business long, but are al ways forsaking their occupation just when it begins to be profitable. Young man, stick to your business. It may be you have mistaken your calling.— If so, find it out as quick as possible and change it ; but don't let any uneasy desire to get along fast, or a dislike of your honest calling lead you to abandon it.— Have some honest calling, and then stick to it if you are sticking type, ptick away at them ; if you arc selling oyAters, keep on selling them if you are at law, hold fast to that profession ; pursue the business you have chosen persistently, industrious ly and hopefully, and if there is anything of you, it will appear and turn "to account in that as well or better than in any other calling ; only if you are a loafer, forsake that line of life as quickly as possible, for the longer you stick to it the worse it will "stick" to you.--:-Htizit's 3ferchants' Mag azine. JEFFERSON'S ACCOUNT OF PAT RICK HENRY. Patrick Henry was originally a bar keeper. He was married very young, and going into some business on his own ac count, was a bankrupt before the year was out. When I was about the age of fifteen, I left the school here to go to the college at Williamsburgh. I stopped a few days at a friend's in the county of Louisa.— There I first saw and became acquainted with Patrick Henry. Having spent the Christmas holiday. there I proceeded to Williamsburgh. Some question arose about my admission, as my preparatory studies had not been pursued at the school con nected with that institution. This delayed my admission about a fortnight, at which time Henry appeared in Williamsburgh, and applied for a license to practice law, having commenced the study of it at or subsequently to the time of my meeting him in London. There were four exami ners, Wythe, Pendleton, Peyton Randolph and John Randolph. Wythe and Pendle ton at once rejected his application. The two Randolphs, by his importunity, were prevailed upon to sign the license; and having obtained their signatures, he ap plied again to Pendleton, and after much entreaty, and many promises of future study, succeeded in obtaining his. He then turned out for a practising lawyer.— The first case which brought him into no tice was a contested election, in which he appeared as counsel before a committee of the Howse of Burgesses. His second was the Parsons' case, already wellknown.— These and similar efforts soon obtained for him so much reputation that he was elected member of the Legislature. He was as well suited to the times as any { man ever was, and it is not now easy to say what we should have done without Patrick Henry. He was far before all in main taining the spirit of the Revolution. His influence was most extensive with the members from the tipper counties, and his boldness and their votes overawed and controlled the more cool or the more timid aristocratic gentlemen of the lower part of the State. His eloquence was peculiar, if indeed it should be called eloquence, for it was impressive and sublime, beyond what can be imagined. Although it was difficult when he had spoken to tell what he had said, yet, while ho was speaking, it always seemed directly to the point.— When he had spoken in opposition to my opinion, had produced a great effect, and I myself been highly moved, I have asked myself when he ceased : "What the devil has he said ?" I could never answer the inquiry. His person was of full size, and his manner and voice free and manly. His utterance neither very fast nor very slow. His speeches generally very short from a quarter to half an hour. ,His pro- nunciation was vulgar and vicious, but. it was forgotten while he was speaking. He was a wan of very little knowledge of any sort; he read nothing, and had no books. Returning one November from Albemarle court, he borrowed of me Hume's Essays, in two volumes, saying he should have leisure in the Winter for I reading. In the Spring he returned them, and declared he had not been able to go further than twenty or thirty pages in the first volume. He wrote almost nothing— he could not Write. The resolutions of '75, which have been ascribed to him, have by many been supposed to have been writ ten by Mr. Johnson, who acted as his second on that occasion; but if they were written by Henry himself, they are not not such as to prove any power of compo sition. Neither in politics nor in his pro fession, was he a man of business; he was a man for debate only.. His biographer ' says that he read Plutarch every year. I doubt whether he ever read a volume of it in his life. His temper was excellent, and he ggnerally observed decorum in debate. On dne or two occasions 1 have seen him angry;and his anger was terrible; those who witnessed it were not disposed to rouse it again. In his opinions he was yielding and practicable and not disposed to differ from his friends. In private con versation he was agreeable and facetious, and, while in genteel society, appeared to understand all the decencies and proprie ties of it; but, in his heart, he preferred low society, and sought it as often as pos sible. He would hunt in the pine woods of Fluvanna, with overseers, and people of that description, living in a camp for a fortnight at a time without a change of raiment. I have often been astonished at his command of proper language; how he attained a knowledge of it I never could find out, as he read so little and conversed little with educated men. After all it must be allowed that he was our leader in the measures of the Revolution. In that respect more was due to him than any other person. If we had not had him we should probably got on pretty well, as you did by a number of men of nearly equal talents, but he left us all far behind. His biographer sent the sheets of his work to me as they were printed, and at the end asked for my opinion ; I told hint it would be a question hereafter, whether his work should be placed on the shelf of history or of panegyric. It is a poor book, written in bad taste, and gives so imperfect an idea of Patrick Henry, that it seems in tended to show off the writer more than the subject of the work STET 1 A. HOOPS AND STAYS. Belay there, would you hoop my stomach.” [Old Play Among the many vicisitudes of life there are none, probably, from which our female friends suffer more than from the inconve niences attending the use of hoops. The many accidents and mishaps which have occurred by the outstretched sails of ladies' gear would fill a volume, but we have ob served nothing of quite so serious a na ture as the following from the Lonjlon Punch : From our Fal-lal Correspondent among the superior classes. ACCIDENT IN LIFE.—On Tuesday last a lady of title, whose name has hith erto been kept a profound secret, while proceeding up the great staircase of Suth erland House, to pay the amiable Duchess a visit, neglected, we are sorry to state, to take the customary precaution of walking up sideways. The consequence .of her recklessness (which it is to be hoped, will act as a warning to other ladies,) was that her dress, which scion la mode, was fully twice as broad as it was long, became so completely wedged in between the banis ters and the wall, that it was impossible for her to wove either one will; or the oth- Iler ladyship's position was not one of • the most agreeable in the world. It was, in fact, as alarming as it was awkward ; for it was not a pin's point more practica ble for her to advance, than it was to re treat: There she remained fbr some con siderable period, perfectly immovable in body, though not unmoved in temper ; and every minute of that prolonged agony will probably be recollected by the fair prison er of Crinoline until the last day of her life when she throws off the "mortal coil" of hoops and hencooped petticoats. Finding at last, her efforts to release herself from her ridiculous immurement per • fectly ineffectual, the question nat urally arose as to what had best bo done. Were the ' banisters to be sawn away or was a hole to be excavated in the wall, sufficiently large to describe a circle in which her ladyship could turn round and sidle off? No. Out of respect to the Duchess, it was resolved by a council of elderly ladies, held on the landing, that it was better that the dress should be cut away. Accordingly, half a dozen young milliners were fetched from Madame de Jupon's establishment in the neighborhood, and, with the help of large scissors and garden shears, they set to work in good earnest, in orderto clear the thoroughfare. During the operation, which was witnessed in the most breathless silence by a large crowd of European nobility, that, owing to the passing impediment, had gathered be hind. Her ladyship was supported by burnt feathers being applied under her aquiline nose, and lumps of sugar dippqd an eau de cologne being dropped into her mouth. However, owing to the distance caused by the circumference of her dress, these had to be inserted between a pair of tongs, (of the brightest steel,) and it was !, only by exteruliflg the tongs at arm's length that the restoratives could .be in troduced near enough to reach her ex hausted person. After severe labor and the sacrifice of" several yards of the most expensive moire antique, Madame de Jupon's assistants, (who, if they had been female navigators, could not have worked with greater zeal or hardihood,) succeeded ;n gxtricatipg the unfortunate lady from her distressing dia lemma of•solitary confinement. The diffi culties they encountered in cutting through the innumerable strata of silk, whalebone, guipure, foundation muslin, gauze, stiffen- mg, calico, flannel, caoutchouc and crino line, would, we are told, if minutely rela ted, send a thrill to the heart of the stout est engineer. The lady, considerably cur tailed of her fair proportions, was carried home, more dead than alive, in a sedan chair. The ruins of t he dress were re moved in a cart. The staircase is to be I enlarged. -BUGHANA.N RSL All kinds of Scrivoning—nuch as writing Wills. Deeds. Mortgages. Accounts. kr., will be attended Ne with correetnesa and despatch. may 15, '55 tf-17 A Idne J. Neff, Attorney at Law.-Office with B. A. Shaeffer, Esq., Heath-west corner of 'entre Square. next 0i..0r to Wager's Wine Store, Lancaster. In. may 15, 1555 ly-17 JTames Black.—Atterney nt Office in E King street, two doors east of levlller's Hotel. IV carter. Pa. 4 All IttistilleFli connected with his profession. and ail kinds of n riding, such as preparing Dee4a. Alortzage, Wills. Stating Account., Ae.. promptly Attend... 4 to. may I.t. DemoVaI.—WILLAM 11. FORD:NEV. Attorney et it Law has removed his office from N. queen at. t , the building in The 6outh East corner of Centre fnr merly known no ilubley's Hotel. • I....neaster. april lo r. J. T. Baker, Homepathie Physician, successor I /to Dr. M'All,lster. Offire in E. Orange St., nearly opposite the First tier. 111311 Reformed Church. Lauc.asler, April 17 ATEDICAL.—DR. Jas. J. :graven, late tf phis, and a Graduate of the University. of Penn's., of 1916, has located himself and opened. an Office In the Vil lage Of Paradise, Lancaster county, where he can at all times be consulted, except when professionally engaged. may 18 3m• IT Railroad House, rairopealt style Hotel and Restaurant, No. 48 Commercial and No. 87 Clay :groats, SAN FICA Nei SO). L . l . ANDEL H. REYNOLDS, Attorney at kl Law, Real Estate Agent and Coureyancer. Offiee, No. 4 'North Duke street, opposite the Court Houle. . _ BET. TUE COURT HOUSE AND SPRECIIER'SAIOTEL, Lancaster City. TOIIN K. REED & CO. pay interest on deposits et the fol lowing rates: 5% per cent for one year and longer. 5 du. •• iO drys w do. try—Also, buy and 80111i...1 Rotate and Stocks on ann. mission, negotiate loans, collect dal/us, Ac. Wrlte undersigned are individually liable to the extent of their estates, for all the deposits and other obligatioo of John K. Reed & Co. JOHN K. REED, AMOS S. HENDIMSON. DAVID SIIULTZ, ISAAC E lITESTER, dee 25 tf 444 UONIGIBACHER & BAUMAN, TAN ners turd Carriers Store, back of Robt. Moderwell's Commission Warehouse, fronting on the Railroad and North Prince street. Cheap for Caah, or approved credit. Constantly on hood a full assortment of all kinds Saddler's and Shoemaker's Leather, of superior quality, Including "Boozer's celebrated Sole Leather," also, Leather Bands, well stretched, suitable for all kinds of machinery, of any length and width re.iuired, made of a superior quality of Leather, Furnace Bellows. Band and Lacing Leather, Gar den Hose, Tanner's Oil, Curries Tools, Moroeeoa, Shoe Findings, Ac. All kinds ofd Loather ixtughtin the rough ; highest prices given for Hie and Skins in cash: orders will be promptly attended to. feb 6 ty 6 HE Office of the Lancaster Savings In- Tstitution is open daily from 9 o'clock, A. M., until 4 o'lnck, P. M. Those depositors . who have not exchanged certificates are requested to call at the Office with as little delay as possible and receive the new certificates now being is sued in exchange for those issued prior to June 6th. 1855, in order that the Institution may proceed In the : regular transaction of business. THE KEYSTONE DYE HOUSE, NO. 10 MILLER'S ROW, LANCASTER, PA. TheProprictor of which takes this method to inform the Inhabitant.. of Laura+tor amt vicinity. that ho will DYE, CLEANSE and FINISH in a superior style. at the shortest notlec, the fol lowing articles : Ladies' Drosseg of Silt:, Satin, Thibet, Crape, Pongee, Cash. mere, Alpaca, Do Lain, De Rage and Mohair. '• Cloaks—Droadcloth, lArlies Cloth, Thibet, Silk and Satin. Shawls—Crape. CoAmere, Thibet. Silk and Itxy Slat, •' lionnets—Silk, Straw and Leghorn. •• Veils—Lore, Crape and Bobbinetts. •` Gloves—. Kid, Silk, Woolen and Cotton. llose-- .. .1 , 11k. Woolen and Cotton. )liseellaneous--Such as Cravats. Ribbons, Parasols. ehxdex, 1:c.; Also, Gentlemen's garments of every de,ription Dyed Cleansed and Pronged, to look like new. S B.—All goods warranted not to smut. WALTER R. DOUGLAS. Froprietr. dm.lg TAPER HANGING DEPOT.—Removed to I.No. 10 Conrtland tt., New York, directly opposite the Western Hotel. The CROTON MANUFACTURING cp., (Organized in 1846, under the General Manufacturing Law of the State of New York,) offers at wholesale, in quantities to suit purchasers, at Manufacturer's Lowest Price.. for °ash or approved credit. Paper Hangings, of every variety of style and price. of the latest styles and duperior finish, all of their own . :min ufactnre and importation. An their stock is large and en tirely new, they invite Morchants,.Booksellern and Dealers in these articles to call and examine their styles and prices whenever they visit the city. mar 4 U 7 ltiflSS LUCY'S ALPHABETICAL AD. N ICE. A-II Ladies, fora fashionable Cloak or Telma, go to Wentz's. B-cautiful and cheap CLOAKS and TA L.N.IAS open now at Wentz's. (2—kale—most fashionable !diadem for Talruas, to be found at Wentz's. icaIiMENNOIM 1 , ;--very L.xly slay., "for cheap SHAWLS or Talmaa," go to Wentz e. F-ashionable, handsome and cheap—the Drees Silks now at Wentz's. "G-ood" Cloaks, Shawls and Talmas—head quarts. are at Wentz'. 11-ow beautiful and cheap the DE LAIN ES open n•w at Wentz's. advise all in want of a SHAWL, Brocha, go to Wentz's. J-udge for yourselves, examine closely, and you'll surely buy at Wentz's. • K-nowledge teaches us, for cheap shawls, to go to Wentz's. L-.ATEST STYLES--Talmas and Cloaks—lowest prices at Wentz's. Money always receives its FULL value, in Dry Goods, at Wentz's.. S-ow's the time—from late auctions--SHAWIS et Wentz's. 0-pen now for examination, the beet 911ka-623, 75, $l,OO, at Wentz's. P-el Rich, rare and beautiful the DRESS SILKS at Wentz', "S-HALL I buy a FRENCH MERINO or CASII3IERE?" You can decide at Wentz's. T-he real Lupens 'French Merinoes, 73 cents, all colors, at Wentz's. L'-sef ul and elegant—the Gents' Wands or Shawls at Wentz's. V-ery ninny persons buy all their Dry Goats at Wentz's. W-hy ? Because they save at least 25 per cent. by buying et Wentz's. X.-L.N. T. le the cil.riety or LADIES' TALMA CLOTHS at Wentz's. Y=on tan be pleaned In Drees Goods, Cloaks or Shawls et Wants's. 7,-aal In a detarattaatloa to pleas* all, 1. the tine secret of the memo at Renta's atom. ten 11 VU CARDS. r. John..2lE'CaU.a, DENTIST—Otrn—No 4 11•14 Rine street. Lancaster. P. rani 18 tr.lB • TrNILS B. KAUFMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, be removed Ws office to Me ralldenee. in Duke ilreeL, Bret door ..outh of thd r.rmerd' Bank' near the Court House. I ly II LIEMOVAL.—WILLIAM S. AIIIVED, ATTORNEY AT LAW. has removed hle Office from hie former pls., Into North Duke street opposite the nes. Ouurt Douse. apr tf It emoval.--ISAAC E. MESTER—Attorney .t Lem it, ass removed to 1,02 CM. in North Duke street, nte.rly pposite the now Court House, Unman , ' PA. ant WHITESIDE, SURGEON fl DENTIST —Office In North Queen street, ad door frmn Orange. end directly over Sprenger k Westhsetrer's Book Store. lAncasaer, may 27, 1456. I\TEWTON LIGHTNER; ATTORNEY IA AT LAW, has removed his Office to North Du) trent, to the room recently occupied by Hon. I. E. 'limiter. I,l , lcatbtOr. npr 1 tf 11 I ease Landls,—Atturney at Law. Office one door J root Lochler's Hotel, E. King St., Lancaater Pa.. HA I.KT & THOMPSON. Propriet..rs MIMI REFERS TO Ex-Gov. W.F. Johnston, Pittsburg. •• William Bigler, Philadelphia lion. O. W. Woodwnrd, •• Alex. Jordan, ',la-thury. Peter McCall, Esq.. Phtla.lZ - ,-.L..!= Joshua W. Comly, Esq., Danville. lion James T. Hale, Bel Matte. henry BrocksrhoiT, LANCASTER COUNTY EXCHANGE AND DEPOSIT OFFICH Corner of East King and Dukq Streets, By Order, or the Board of Truatoes. SCITEAFFER, President. A. E. Itonzars. Seey. ort 30 tf 41 Borders to Match. Fire-Board Prints. in „neat variety. Transparent Window Shades. Oil Painted - Window Shades. Wide Window Curtain Papers. and Window Shade Fixtures, irsons wishing SHAWLS, at auction prices, should call at Wentz's. . . . -mini an excitement among the ladies—Cloak e and Telma/ at Wentie. JOHN GYGER & 00., BANKERS. LANCASTER, PA. •Allow YIVE PER CENT. INTEREST per annum on the daily balances of regular depositors, the whole or any por tion of balance being SUBJECT TO CHECK without nothw. Allow five per cent. interest per annum on theii Certill• mtee of Deposit issued for any length of time over thirty 4ya• • Depoeitors not drawing Interest, will always be 110CI.M. modated In proportion to the value of their amounts. Stocks bought and sold on commission only. Uncurrent money bought at lowest rates. Collections promptly made, and 'drafts dread en Phila. delphia, New York and Baltimore. The members of the Bun are individually liable for al/ the obligations of John Urger & Co., consist:og of JOHN GYHER, BENJ. ESHLEMAN, DAVID BAIR, HENRY MUSSELMAN. asp 16 HU Roam ClausoN. CaAhl,r LADZES. FANCY FURS.—JOHN FAREIRA , NO. 354, MARKET Street, above Sth, Philadelphia. Importer, Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of FANCY F 1.7118, for Ladies and Children. J. F., would call the at• tention of th e Ladles and others to his Immense tu.sortment. Being the direct Importer and Manufacturer of all my FURS, I feel confident in +eying that I can ofrer Um great.. oet inducements to those lu want, and at the same time will have nT, ol the largest assortments to select from. Storekeepers and the trade will please give me a call before purchasing. as my Wholesale department H wail supplied to meet the demand for every article In the Fur line, and at the Inept puselide Manufacturer's prioes. JOIIN FARBIRA, '2134 Market 'Street. pt 1635 4 rit riopperware Manufaetory.—SAMlTEL DIL 1...A.1M returns thanks for the liberal patronage hereto lbre bestowed upon him, and respectfully informs his sure tomers and the public generally, that he still continues at the old stand, in West King street, nearly opposite Fulton Hall, and to prepared to manufacture to order Copper Ware, In all its various branches, and on the most remind - aide terms. Ile Invites his country friends especially to give him a NM, es he is:onlident of being able to please. Livery Salable. He alrn keepr constantly on hand, for hire, HORSES, CAMITAG KS. BA ROUCITES, etc., dr., all excellent order, and furnished at the lowest rates. Give him a call when you need anything of the kind, and he Will cult you to a nicety. SAND! SAND!—Five Hundred Loads of Sand on hand, which will be delivered to any part of the city. Horses and Carta to he had at all thews, at the Livery Stable of SA7iIUEL DILLER, West King at, Lancaster: pr 22 1(14 flOAL.—The undlentigned are now rwelrlng their xupply of LY KENS VALLEY COAL. BALTIMORE CO3IPA PINE GROVE cu.u„ SHAMOKIN COAL, BROAD TOP COAL, Carefully selected, and which they will deliver In good or. der to any part of the city at low prices. Lime burners and Blacksmiths Coal always on hand. Apply to 0 EO. CALDER & 00., Office Rant Orange street, 2nd door from North Queen, and at the yard at Oreaffs Landing, on the Conestoga. aug 19 tf 81 fVIII - RNE, 41 North Eighth Street, be lowki Arch, •East hide, Philadelphia, makes the most beautiful and sells the cheapest Dress BATS In the dit city. Soft Hats fully at per dont. cheaper than any other store In the city. The Ladies are respectfully invited to examine a choice lot of Green, Brown and Black Beaver liats for Children. N. 11.--Children's into cleaned and retrlromed ; if not well done no charge. nov 11 3m 43 • _ 1 y O. RooknEe/d Co., Next to Krainph's dt• I.Clothlng Store, East Orange street, Lancaster Pa. Dealers in all the new and popular FAMILY MEDI. CINES, PERFUMERY, .4c., Wholesale and Retail. vg..They have just received a fresh supply of Wolfe's Celebrated Aromatic &beldam Schnapps and will sell to retailers at Proprietor's prices. June 26 tf-23 THE GREAT FAMILY WEEKLY PA, P ER.—THE NEW YORK LEDGER has now attained tile extraordinary circulation of One Hundred and Ninety Thousand Copies. The LEDGER is devoted to POLITE LITERATURE, ORIGINAL TALES, SKETCHES, POET RY, ESSAYS, GOSSIP and CURRENT NEWS, and main tains a high moral tone. It in everywhere acknowledged to be the best family paper in the world I Hence its ex- Unordinary and unheard of popularity. Mr. BONNER, the Proprietor of the Ledger, employs the best talent In. the country, and by so doing makes the best paper. Such writers an Fanny Fern, Sylvania Cobb, Jr., and Emerson Bennett, are permanently engaged on It, and will write for no other paper hereafter. Mrs. Sigourny also constantly writes for it ; so do a host of other popular authors, inclu ding Mrs. Emma H. E. N. Southworth, Alice Carey, Mrs. Vaughan, Mory W. Stanley Gibson, Clara Sydno Ac. The Ledger is beautifully illustrated every week. The NEW YORK'LEDGER Is printed on beautiful white paper, and is composed of eight pages, .making the hand somest weekly taper in the country. It is published every Saturday, and cold at all the news offices in every cityand town throughout the country; and is mailed for subscri bers at two dollars per annuli ; two copies are sent for three dollars. Any person obtaining eight subscriber. at 51,50 each, (which is our lowest club rates,) and sending us $l2 will be entitled to one copy Freo. Terme invaria bly In advance. Address ell letters to . ROBERT BONNER., Pubßailor of Now Tons 1.490 ZR, 44 Ann Street, New York. N. B.—Now is a gt16,...1. time ,:to subscribe as EMERSON BENNETT'S Groat Original Novel of FRONTIER LIFE, win be commenced on the Orstrof January decS iT AV E YOU SUBSCRIBED IN THE LI COSMOPOLITAN ART ASSOCIA.TION • " FOR TILE THIRD YEAR? See the Rare Inducementel—The manage. moat have tho pleasure of announcing that the collection of Works of Art designed for distribution among the sure scribers, whose names are received previous to the 2§fth of January, '57, is much larger and more costly than on any previous year. Among the leading works in Sculpture— executed In the finest tho new • and beautiful Statue of the "WOOD NYMPH," The Busts of the Three Great American Statesmen, CLAY, WEBSTER AND CALHOUN, also the exquisite Ideal Bust SPRING." APOLLO AND DIANA 1;," MARBLE., LOT SIM • . 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