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'IIF,• , . , :••iANCAti3 - I'ili. • . . • SST 21:12/Tho!..T,',0 11.11..8 NOILTIE Mar sti.ns, BY GEO. SANDERSON.' TE13.48.. goemtrE.llo*-Two Dollars per agituni, payable toad, Vance. ' - dlscontlated optiTs3l arreaf ages aro tkaid; nnleFe et the option of the Editor: Arimerttsmeara---Advertidemente not exceeding -one square,' (12 linell,) Will::be;lnfartZd three thaech3r :one • dollar, and twenty--fire cents. Mr.-each.. addltbmal Inset, • tiatt.,Those.cd greater length in propoytion. rtio,t'au)., - Postpps, Pampldets, &c., &c., executed with accuracy atidon ettorteetuotice.' ' • ' AFTER THE ''BATTLE. Tbe drums are all muffled; the bugles are still; There's a pease in the valley—a halt on the bill; And bearers of standards swerve baok with a thrill,- FWliere.sheaves of the dead bar the way; r a - great field. is reaped, ileaven's garners to fill, • And•stern -Death holds his harvest today. . There's a voice on the winds like a spirit's low cry 'Ls the Master - roll sounding Hand who shall reply ? Not those whOse wan faaes glare 'white to the sky, With eyes fixed so steadfast and dimly, As they wait that last tramp which they may not defy, • Whose hands clutch the sword-hilt so grimly. The brave heads, late lifted, are solemnly bowed, • And the riderless chargers stand quivering and cow'd, As the burial requiem ia chanted aloud, r The groans of toe death-stricken drowning; While Victory looks on, like a queen, pale and proud, 'Who awaits till the morrow her crowning. There, is no mocking blazon, aa,clay sinks to clay, ; Tke vain pomps of the peace time are all swept away In the terrible face of the dread battle day,; .Nor coffins nor shroudings are here; Only relies teat lay where thickest the fray— A rent calque and a headless spear. Far aw foe ay, - tramp on, tramp, peals the march of the Like a storm titre's retreating—spent, fitful and slow, With sounds like their spirits that faint as they go By yon red-glowing river, whose waters Shall darken with sorrow the land where they flow To the eyes or her desolate daughters. They are fled—they are gone; but oh! not as they come, In the pride of those numbers they staked on the • game;. Never more shall they stand in the vanguard of fame, Never lift the stained sword which they drew ; Never more shall they boast of a glorious name, Never marctrwith the leaf and the true. Where the wreck of our legions lay stranded and lout, They stole us our ranks in the mists of the morn; Like the giant of Gaza their strength it was shorn Ere those mists had rolled up to the sky; Froiti the . flash of our steel a new day-break seemed born As we rung up—to conquer or die. The tumult is silenced ; the death lots are east; And the heroes of b.ittle are slumbering their last,' Do you dream of yon pale form that rode on the blast? Would ye free it once more. 0 ye brave? Yes-! the broad road to honor is red where ye passed, And of Glory ye asked—but a grave! BE ON YOUR GUARD. Be on your guard ! for kindred ties By falsehood may be broken ; The heart may wear a deep disguise, • Though friendship be its token! The M.llll who smiles with blandest grace, Perchance may seal your sorrow; For by his words 'tie clear to trace The dullness of to morrow! Be on your guard! and look afar, Believe not all thou Nearest; And look at mortals as they are, And trust the one who's nearest! The hope that brightens Time and Fate), May charm thee as its flowing; But like the sun at Heaven's gate, 'Tis sinking while its glowing! Be on your guard ! by day and night, When beauty's smile is glist'ning; For though your deeds be out of eight, The angels may be list'ning. Calm Pleasure has her garlands wove By Fancy's snowy fingers, .And Truth can turn a charm to love, And music while it lingers ! Be on your guard ! for life may end As youth's gay dreams are shining! The charm on which you lean may bend, Though joy be round it twining! The lips that whisper soft and sweet, From thence brigh t words come streaming, Below a wreath whose flowers meet, And kiss Load's soul while dreaming. HUMAN JUDGMENT. PART FIRST We were a happy family—happy in re tirement and seclusion. We children numbered five, of whom I was the eldest, and our dear governess completed the air cle. At the time which I write, Miss Nor man had been a year in our family. Previ ous to her coming, we had been taught at a little school in the village; but it was much more pleasant to have school at home, and a great comfort to our mother to have a kind and judicious assistant in our super vision out of school hours. We soon learned to love our gentle teacher, not that she was weak and lax of government. Miss Norman was firm in the maintenance of authority, and strict in requiring due at tention to study ; but her rules observed, her wishes obeyed, with no milder or more indulgent guardian was plastic childhood favored. Nor did she fulfil her trust merely from a sense of duty; her heart was in her task ; she was tenderly inter ested in our welfare ; and, for her trouble, her time and care, she felt fully remuner ated in our improvement. Upon her first appearance among us, there was much speculation as to the impression she would make upon the young men of our neigh bortod ; but her utter indifference to them soon became apparent. She was cheerful in society sometimes even gay and playful, and the gentlemen she treated with easy unconcern, so that the vainest could see they had no place in her thcughts. It was evident Miss Norman's heart was in no danger amongst our rural beaux. My mother joked her about already being en gaged. She blushed and looked grave, but made no denial ; her disinclination to con verse upon ttvl subject was manifest, and it was mentioned no more. But the tacit admission was withdrawn, though no further revelation was made. Even the name of her lover the coy maiden concealed, going herself to the village when letters were to be mailed whose superscription we were not to see. Whatever the cause of the lady's reserve, her secret was respect ed, so that at the end of the year we knew no more of the affair of her heart than we had known at the beginning. But oh, we had learned to know her loving, faithful, unworldly nature, to measure the depth of her affection for this cherished idol, a , nd to wish earnestly that he might prove worthy of so rich a treasure. Though Miss Norman was naturally of a cheerful temperament, her countenance sometimes indicated care and sadness; but whatever her private trouble was, it never marred the even kindness of her disposi tion. Our sympathy was, therefore, un mingled with any fear of petulance in the school-room, when, one morning, she took heir seat at the breakfast table, her dear face bearing unmistakable traces of a dis turbed mind. The previous evening she had received a letter, which she had car ried to her chamber to read, and my sister and I, who occupied the adjoining room, heard her slippered foot pacing the floor long after we had retired. At length it ceased, and I anxious to know if she had lain down, arose, stole to her door, and opened it softly, peeped in ; but her bed was vacant, while, low, on her knees, in ,weeping, murmuring prayer, the pop girl was bowed. I returned to my pillow will the sleep of childhood soon sealed my eyes; but Miss Norman looked neat morning # as if 4r- wrestling-prayer had lasted all night. A unanimous determination to save our beloved teacher- any annoyance made us diligent in our studies and careful in our manners; and we were amply rewarded in seeing the calm seturn to her , troubled brow, the love glance to her eye, while her sweet voice pronounced us,good - children, and a tender kiss to each, accompanied by a whispered blessing concluded our fore noon exercises. During the hour of recess, as we played on the lawn, a carriage drove to the door, from which a gentleman descended, and soon after we saw the carriage turn Und drive away. Supposing it was some visitor to father, we took no further notice until we returned to the house when we were met by mother, who informed us there would be no afternoon school, as a friend of Miss Norman's had called upon her, and she was engaged with him in the par lor. There seemed no need of speculation as to what this friend might be ; and my mother's hospitable feelings toward him were mingled with the dread lest his, visit should have for its object the depriving us of our incomparable governess, and her self of her invaluable companion. Dinner hour arrived, and the cordial in vitation to take a seat at our table was politely accepted by the stranger ; and all were glad of an opportunity to see .and make the acquaintance of one around whom so much mystery existed. Dr. Strattan—for so Miss Norman intro duced him--was a dark and melancholy looking man, of foreign air and haughty manner. In conversation with my father,. during dinner, he displayed a richly en dowed mind and vast funds of information; yet the impression he made was not the most happy. His attention to his betrothed lacked the warmth and tenderness which their long separation would have rendered excusable, even in presence of others. We feared he did not love her as she deserved. When he rose to take leave, my father proposed ordering a carriage to convey him to the station ; but this he declined, say ing that Miss Norman had promised to ac company him thither, and they most pre ferred walking together and he added with a faint smile, and she tells me of a pleas ant path through the woods by which we can go. A - sylvan ramble is a treat in fair society. You will, therefore, accept my thanks for the offer of your carriage, and do not think that I appreciate it the less that I choose to walk instead.' Miss Norman now appeared in bonnet and shawl, and never did I see her look more lovely, never felt my heart closer knit to her. By some unaccountable im pulse I clung to her, and tears rushed to my eyes as she stopped and pressed her lips to mine. I felt like springing after her, as, with the stranger, she descended the steps of the piazza, and my eyes strained after her slender figure as she moved across the lawn, and, by the side of that tall, stately man, became hidden by the foliage of the wood. My brothers and sisters went to play but I could not. Rest less and uncomfortable I wandered up and down listening for the sound of the train. I thought it would never come, but at last the shrill whistle told of its approach. My heart bounded. There !' 1 exclaimed, the gentleman's off ! Now who will come with me to meet dear Miss Norman coming back l Accompanied by a brother and sister next in age to myself, I fled with joyful haste through the quiet wood. Anticipat ing the pleasure of the return walk with her whose conversation was delightful as it was instructive. The path was one along which we had often leisurely strolled, lingering over the beauties strewn there by nature's hand ; but no bird or flower or insect caught our eyes. We should see them all, we thought, when coming back, and on, on we sped, peeping intently through the vista for the fondly . expeoted sight of our friend. The distance was more than half trodden, still she did not appear. Two-thirds of the way had been ,passed over and we began to feel anxious. She has gone with him,' exclaimed my brother in mingled grief and anger. gNo ! no !' I answered, she would not,' but my• heart was sinking as I spoke. Could any accident have befallen her—a snake for instance? In the horror of the thought I rushed on faster. We .had got almost to the end of the shaded path—a little more and the railroad would have been reached—when oh, what did I see ? My sad forebodings had 'not been for naught. Prostrate, aniongst thorns and tangled vines, a few steps aside. from the beaten way, my shocked gaze descried. the object of our quest. She lay as dead, her features pale and still. One hand clutched .the grass by her Bide, the other was pressed on her bosom,' covered with flowing blood, which saturated her dress, and ran drip ping to the ground. The children shrieked at the sight. I had no power to utter a cry, but springing to the spot, cast myself down by the inanimate form, while a flood of agony, such as my childhood had never known, such as time has never brought me since, rushed over my soul. A conviction that I ought to'fio something made itself felt, but it was the last effort of feeling— I became unconscious. When I revived I was in my own bed, my- mother leaning over Mit, applying water to my temples. To my eager inquiries she replied that Miss Norman was quite ill ; she had re ceived a hurt in the wood ; the doctors were with her ; I could not see her now ; but, if I would compose myself and sleep I should see her in the morning. She was not dead then ! 1 was satisfied. The doctors were in attendance ; she would soon be well and I should. Bee her in the morning. Hope whispered to my willing ear, hugging the sweet promise, I sunk upon my pillow and yielded to sleep. And well I did,and fortunate for my nervous and physical system were fully renewed, or how should I have borne the horror and anguish upon, which my eyes opened on the ensuing day'? My sweet teacher was dead ! In the .dark and still hours of midnight her spirit had departed, driven from its fair shrine by the pistol bullet inflicted by treachery, in the lone recess .of the woods. My _tender parerits could not conceal from me the dreadful tradgedy, for the coroner required my evidence; and on that one long, evil drib I lived an age of terror. The excitement that prevailed was alarm ing. Dr. Strattan when brought to the house in citistody, a despatch having been forwarded:to B—r=, comnianding the ar reet:-% Ahe moment:the bleeding viothir was .diacpvered, was received with scorning brows and bitter threats,— , deolared his intudenee ; but the:testimonrigainst him wif,tob . 1,1tr,04' • 4' doilbt-bt slo - THAT aoinuar 79 m mar paospisous WIEWLII: LABOR, 00/11[AND6 TEN OBIATIST sinvAzz."—mroaawAN LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1861. guilt. ,He had induced the murdered lady to go with him. through the wood, declin intriay father's offer of the carriagri.— When the train stopped at the station,- he appeared alone hurrying from the wood; and, pale, and panting, sprung aboard the cars. Upon being arrested, a pistol was found on his person, into the . barrel of which the fatal ball fitted. The motive of the deed was also traced. In my mother's evidence, Miss Norman's secret engagement was revealed, with the reasonable supposition that Dr. Strattan was her affianced, whereas, the doctor alleged that there existed no bond between him and the deieased but that of friend ship—his heart was given to another.— As to this other it was.elicited that she was a lady of fortune and _position; and here was_found_tha_clue-to the commission of the crime. His engagement with the humble governess stood between him and an advantageous match; her death would make him free. Prim me was gathered, as I best could relate it amid tears and choking sobs, the mental agony the de ceased had suffered, alone in her chamber, after the reception of the last letter. For that, any other letters which might throw light on the affair, search was then insti tuted, but without avail ; if the lover had ever written a line which would bring accusation against him, woman's strong love had taken care that it should not exist. The investigation at length came to a close; the jury unanimously agreed; the *miler rendered his verdict, and Dr. Strattan was conducted to the county jail to await his trial under the awful charge of wilful murder. After the first shock occasioned by his arrest in Bthe proud man con duoted himself calmly. When brought into the presence of the dead, he betrayed no symptoms of guilt ; and as he gazed at the sweet uncomplaining face sorrow, rather than remorse was depicted on his countenance. His account of himself was given in a few words, and with self-pos sessed manner. He saw the strong feeling that existed against him ; and though his cheek blanched, his features became even more haughty in their expression as he bowed to the coroner upon hearing the verdict, and with stately dignity submitted to the officers who took him in charge. The crowd had retired, the house again was still, and oh, how still ! Grief, too deep for tears of wailing, had visited our household ; the assassin's hand dealt a blow which reached to every heart, and dumb silence reigned throughout our late glad and joyous circle. In the parish church-yard, within our own family lot, a grave was prepared for our governess ; and the largest and most serious funeral attendance which had been seen in the country for years, was that which accompanied the murdered maiden to her grave. The trial of Dr. Strattan for the murder of Miss Norman was a case of no usual importance. The little country court house was crowded to excess, while the town overflowed with visitors from afar and near, many of whom had an interest much deeper than curiosity in the result. The prisoner was surrounded by a strong phalanx of friends, while the most eminent lawyers conducted his defence ; but the array of evidence against him was as com plete as circumstantial evidence could be, and his conviction was looked for as cer tain. Even the witnesses called in his behalf afforded him no aid ; his previous good character, his education and respec table standing in society brought nothing in his favor. The crime he stood charged with was a black one, and there was no mercy mixed with the loathing which glanced at him from every eye. Such was the general feeling weep the case closed, and the prosecuting attorney arose to address the jury. He was a man of strong thoughts and rare talents ; and his speech on this occasion was the greatest burst of eloquence that was ever echoed within that country court house. The theory which the evidence sustained he sketched with a master hand ; filled it up with the vivid coloring of highly excited sympathy. The secret engagement which gave the fickle lover a chance to pay Eaten-, tion to other ladies; the latter, probably contained the first hint of his altered feel ings, which brought such sudden anguish to this maiden's heart ; the visit, immedi ately following, all the particulars of which were dwelt on ; the sylvan walk, and the trusting confidence with which the loving woman laid her hand on his faithless arm and plunged with him into the solitude of the wood ; then the last scene, the fiendish aim, the cowardly shot which laid his fair betrothed at his feet and drained her pure, fond heart of its life-blood. While dwel ling upon this dark detail, the strong speaker shook with emotion, large drops of perspiration beaded his broad temples, and his voice sunk and quivered with pathos. A tnrill ran through the assembly, rough cheeks were wet with tears, suppressed sobs were audible, and the prisoner, press ing his hands to his oyes, seemed wishing to shut out the horrid picture. The powerful address was concluded amidst solemn silence ; the judge summed up the evidence, and gave an impressive charge to the jury ; the latter retired, and, after a brief consultation, brought in the expected verdict, which pronounced the prisoner at the bar—guilty. Upon the usual question being asked of the culprit as to why sentence of death should not be passed open him, the un happy man replied in sad tones, that, by a strange dispensation of Providence, cir cumstances had occurred against him ; that by those concurring circumstances he had been judged, and condemned, and nothing that he might say would avert the sentence of death from. his devoted head. Yet before God, and in the presence of that large assembly, he would protest his innocence of the awfutorime of which he hid been convicted ; and though by his erring fellow men the penalty of another's guilt might be exacted of him in the eight of heaven he stood clear of human blood, and he hoped those who wronged him by this foul attaint would be forgiven. The extreme sentence of the law was then pronunced ; the prisoner was removed from the bar to prepare for an ignominious death and the people retired to their homes, satisfied that an act of justice had been accomplished in rendering vengeance where it was justly due. His last days were spent by Dr. Stratten in a solemn preparation for eternity ; but in the firm denial of his guilt he never wavered even, when tfie final' hour - ar rived andheYtood an the narrow threshold of time, his farewell words, uttered to his Mends and the public, in presence of. the vast concourse assembled 'to witness his execntion, asseverated are' purity of his hands and conscience from the stain of blood, and prayed the .forgiveness of God upon all who were instrumental in his—un timely death. PART SEOOND. It was a soft evening in early spring, just twelve years after the terrible events abovenarrated when I accompanied a friend to a revival meeting, in one of the church es of New York. The sermon was one of those awakening, heart-searching discour ses under .which sinners quail, and the careless and indifferent start up to a sud den consciousness of their guilt and dan ger.- It Was - followedaby a prayer meeting, in which the leading members of the church united ; and around them flocked the penitents, whom the g‘ sword of the spirit " had wounded, and who groaned in theg zali of bitterness' for a relief from their sins. Of the latter was one whose convictions were so pungent as to be dis tressing to :witness. He was a "man of middle age, but prematurely withered, and bearing in the coarse lines of his face, an index of a depraved heart and vicious life. By what means he had been brought under the sound of the Gospel seemed a mystery ; for he was evidently a frequenter of the haunts of wickedness, a companion of those who hate the services of the sanctuary. The iron, however, had entered his, soul; conscience had arisen like a giant re freshed ;' the furies of remorse and terror were let loose upon his prostrate spirit ; and, writhing in 'the torments of despair, his piteous moans pierced every heart, and filled every eye with tears. His was no ordinary case, and the brethren. wrestled in prayer for him, entrefting the whole congregation to join in beseeching God for mercy on his stricken soul. An hour of intense excitement ensued. Satan con tended with the angel of God, and dispu ted his right to the prey ; but in answer to importunate prayer, the Lord rebuked his enemy ; the troubled waters became still ; the cales of unbelief fell from the eyes of the penitent ; he beheld his ag gressions washed away in the blood of the cross ; his heart was filled with love to his crucified Redeemer, and the accounts of his lips were changed to praise and adora tion. It was an occasion of great rejoicing ; the dead was alive again, the lost was found ; others, who had wept at the foot of the cross, also testified to the forgive ness of their sins ; the Holy Spirit had been graciously poured out upon the melt ing, and all raised their voices in a glad hymn of thanksgiving; then,- receiving the solemn benediction of the pastor, dispersed to their respective homes happier and bet ter than they had ever been before. But who was he whose conversion, from the deepest pollution of vice, it was my privilege to witness ? I soon learned his story. It was spread before the world in the columns of the public press; and I was not the only one whose feelings were har rowed and whose blood run cold upon pe rusing the dark details. Early upon the day following that all important night, when he who had been , dead in trespasses and sins' was quick ened ' and raised up,' one of the princi pal pity magistrates was waited on by a man of serious bearing who desired to make deposition before him of an unexpia ted crime committed years before. No eye but the All-seeing, had witnessed the deed, he said,- and unless he revealed it, the awful fact would go to the grave with him ; but not many hours since his heart had been changed ; he had been brought 'from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto G-od,' and now the duty of confession must be performed, and .the sin committed in secret must be atoned for openly. He then proceeded with his statement. His name was Frederick Reese. Born of respectable parents, his education had been such as to fit him for a superior standing in society ; and had he left home to enter upon a professional career, chosen his associates amongst the good and' vir tuous, the crime and wretchedness of his life would have been unknown. Without any strong propensities to evil, he joined in the fashionable follies of the city ; gay companions led him into temptations which he 'had' neither the will nor the power to resist, until he became depraved in morals and a reckless votary of unholy pleasares. For some time his dereliction from the path of wisdom was not believed by the partial friends of his youth ; and one there was, who for a long time refused to credit the vague report. Julia Norman had been a schoolmate in his country home, and the love of his boyish heart. A sisterless or phan with one brother, the little girl had not many with whom to share her affections ; and the gay, bold lad who called her his pretty sweetheart, and lavished on her most delicate and unremitting attentions, soon won from the artless maiden every tender thought which her brother did not absorb. The childish attachment grew with their growth; and even when separated, he to pursue his college course and she to finish her education at a popular seminary, it still continued with unabated strength. Arrived at manhood, Frederick sought the city to embark in life, carrying with him the understanding that when success had crowned his enterprise, he might claim the gentle Julia for his wife. But, before his hope was realized, ft barrier had sprung up' between them ; rumors of the loose course he had led pained her, who wasiall purity ; and though she long , closed her ears to the sad trnth, convincing evidence had at length to ,be admitted, her lover was an ungodly, issipated man, and while so, her husband he could not 'be. It was, in vain he urged every plea that love and ingen uity could devise, with earnest entreaties he besought het. to marry and reclaim him, the determination was fixed that the reform must be effected before she promised him honor and obedience. Meanwhile, the brother of 4nlia, who had learned the profession of a surveyor bad:entered the Government employ, and was obliged to leave his home and his sis ter for a far distant sphere of duty ; and then it was that , she, suddenly deprived of both friends, upon whose proteetion alone she had calaidated, conceived the idea of gaining a: hank and kind guardianship by entering . a private. family as. governess. This decisive gep excited all the angry opposition of the h With a talent of a superior order, - -qpered in his Fofeoion be/0 Tears, and, despite his extra! was Willi to . maintain a wife in ease and opulence. That-the woman he loved should turn her back upen him now, in his opening fortune and go to eat the bread of strangers; shook his faith'in her love and constancy; and, though she solemnly declared her heart unchanged, and pledged herself , to fulfil her early engagement whenever an alteration in his course of conduct should justify in so doing, yet the demons of jeal ousy and distrust were aroused within him, and, instead of admitting that the blame lay with himself, he vented his wrathful feelings in unjust allegations against her who would have sacrifioed her life for his good. And so they parted, she to carry through the duties of her new life the bur den-of a hidden grief; he to soothe his disap pointment by a deeper plunge in dissipa tion, while he nursed within his proud heart jealous and revengeful feelings. A year passed, during which the lovers had corresponded,: Julia's gentle pen breathing affection and earnest desire for the much needed reformation, 'that of Frederick pouring forth passionate devo tion, mingled with unworthy suspicions of the maiden's motive in postponing his hap piness. At last the wild scheme entered the young man's head to put an end to the tantalizing uncertainty in which he lived. He therefore wrote a few fierce and burn ing lines, informing Julia that he would make one laMappeal to her in person, and if she still persisted in refusing to fulfil. her contract and beoome his wife, he would shoot himself before her eyes. The day following, the rash lover start ed to put his threat in execution. Arrived in the neighborhood where his betrothed resided, he sprang from the train; but in stead of calling a carriage to take him immediately on, he turned into a wood which offered an inviting retreat, where he could rest awhile and calm his agitation. The quiet wood, however, was the last place into which Frederick Reese should have turned his excited steps. He had scarcely penetrated its shades when he saw what made the blood leap in frenzy through his veins. At a little distance, in a narrow path, stood she whom he was cm his way to visit, in the act of parting from a tall dark man, with whom she had evidently been walking. The farewell words reached not the ear of him whose fiery gaze was fixed upon the pair, but he noted the pressure of the hand, hastened over the intervening space to the railroad, which he had barely time to reach era the train started. Julia lingered until the sounds of the swift and heavy wheels assured her he was gone, then turned to retrace her steps, when suddenly from amongst the bushes, a maniac face appeared before her, while in a low choking tone an infuriated voice exclaimed : "Perfidious woman'. you shall never be another's." As the words were in utterance a bullet pierced her breast and J ulia fell to the earth, the pistol re port drowned in the loud neighing of the fast retreating iron horse. The murderer fled, he knew not whither —through woods, along lanes, back roads, over fields, and across streamlets he wan dered, shunning the sight and habitation of man, and vainly endeavoring to escape from his own racking thoughts. Night overtook him, and amid darkness and de spair, he sped on, till suddenly he reached a railway station, at which a down train had just stopped. Weary and worn he stepped aboard, and, sinking into a seat, crouched down like one asleep, while he listened to the conversation that went on around. He heard the subject of his dastardly deed discussed, and the guilt fixed upon his supposed rival ; and a fiendish joy shot through his breast with the knowledge that not only had he es caped suspicion, but the man whom he most hated been convicted, in the public mind, by a chain of circumstances wherein not a link was wanting. Free from the brand of murder, Fred erick Reese mingled again with the world; yet, did tho non-discovery of his crime secure him peace ? Not s?! Long days and nights of cool reflection, aided by outraged conscience, made life scarcely endurable; and the gay scenes through which he moved to him were realms of torment. As long as he felt that in tak ing the life of her he loved, he had pun ished infidelity and avenged a heavy wrong to himself, his depraved heart endeavored to soothe him with a show of justice in the deed; but soon he learned his fatal error and even the unholy com fort which vengeance gives was not longer his. He whom, in his jealous rage, ho had supposed to be a favored rival, was a schoolmate of his childhood, and of hers, who entertained but kindly feelings to wards all with whom she came in contact. Edward Strattan, as Surgeon to the United States Army, had lately been stationed at a distant outpost, where he had met his quondam friend John Norman. Return ing, the latter charged Ilm with affection messages to his sister ; and it was for the faithful conveyance of those that, when on his way to B , where his own lady love resided, he called on Miss Norman. This was Dr. Strattan's de fence on his trial ; and Reese whom a spell had drawn to that county Court House, felt, in his inmost soul, that every word was true. It was a heart-sickening recital, that of the bitter sufferings of him whose guilt was known only to his Maker ; his fierce struggles against conscience, who urged upon him the duty of saving an innocent life by confession and surrender ; and his mortal agony when, after the execution of the guiltless, he felt his soul crushed un der the weight of another 'and double murder—that of the fame as well as the life of the victim. From that day Reese was a lost and ruined man. Pride, ambi tion, talent, hope,, all were extinguished. Lower and yet lower he _Bank in vice and wretchedness, an outcast and reprobate, 'by friends and kindred disowned. He had no desire, no motive, no aim in life ; and beyond the consciousness of his ani mal wants, all feeling was dead within him. But oh, the stupendous, power of saving grace, the itxuneasnrable:tenderness of love divine! He who was passed with scorn by, his fellow-ntortals'was led by_ the hand of mercy to the foot of the,oross, his load of misery and sin removed; his pol luted soul washed clean, and the love of justice,: even to the rendering up of his life to his country's laws, implanted within his heart. The 011130 was a particular one, and :it esoited tremendous interest. The judicial inquiryine conduoted with care and pre lusion, the sanity of theLielf soonsed,thdr- oughly tested, but every doubt &- palled, and the accuracy of the dePositiOn fully proven. The long-deferred sentence was passed, and Frederick Reese expiated his crime upon the same scaffold where human judgment had sacrificed an junco °exit AdVi twelve LANCASTER: IN TELI,~I(IiSSCB.R A. • JOB PitZNZUFG iyI79FNEN7:' . . No: 0 , NORTH . . DUKE STREIM„, Q.MIASTER, PA. The Jobbing Department 11 thoroughly Tarnished with new and elegant type of every - description, and is under theoluirge of a - practical - and, ext:taiented •.Toti Printer,— The Pt.:effete:re areptered to --- - • • - NOTES, TERM. BLANKS, OAST'S AND. oneOtileas, BIIET,XIELDS AND HANDBILLS, - , PROGRAMMES AND POETESS, , PAPER BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, • - BALL TICKETS, AND INVITATIONS,. PRINTrOriN COLORS AND PLAIN- PRINTING, with neatness, accuracy and dispatch, on the most reasons,: ble terms,and in a inannernot excelled by any establish ment in the city. SR- Orders from a distance, by mail or otherwise, promptly attended to. Address GEO. SANDERSON & SON, Intelligencer Mace, No.B North Duke street, Lancaster, Pa. E PERFUMER A.YD . CHEMLS'Z N 0.334 NORTH Stxrn STazzr, PHILADELPHIA. E. MoCrAn's Haw Erraarrre vcm TUX Tomirt. E. McClain'a Perfect Love. ^• E. McClaites Frangipanni. E. McClain's Kiss Me Quickly. E. McClain's California Gold Dropa. E. McClain's Rosebud, &o. E: McClain's Vegetable Hair Oil. E. licelairee sweet Clover Hair Tonle. E. McClain's Cocoanut 011 and Quince Seed. E. - McClain's Magnetic Soap. E. McClain's Pure Palm Oil Soap. McOlain's Ilygela Cream Soap. E. McClain's Shaving Cream. E. McClaiu's Jenny Lind Cologne. IL McClain's Frangipani Cologne. 10.-11cClain'e Teaberry Tooth-Paste. E...lloCiain's Peruvian Tooth - Wash. MACl'allie3 Peruvian Tootle Soap. E. McClain, Agent for Sine's Cough Medicine. E: McClain, Dealer In Panay and Toilet Articles. apr 16 4t • • Itmosnmatllaszasi's °Pima, 1. . :Lauttnwer,'Aprill 1.9,1861. xTOTICE.—.-The,undersigned hereby &n -il .noUnces that Mt dca are open as, the , If...eyetone Hotel, iu North Qtoeen sireOtin this city, to Clig4titzti cavalry com panjea ofreri'theirearvlceb to the Otineral Government. Ile WOnld further recommend that all Patriotic cltiSens at once enrol thnmselVed into companlin, each 78 men, and• report to the undersigned, when he. will at once have the proper officers to.organizs them. It is more than probable that a requisition will be teemed by the President of the United States for a large number of volunteers, and therefore It Is necessary, when said call Is made, we as loyal and patriotic citizens at the hour of need, should at once respond to our Country's call. Our Constitutiou is assailed, our public property seized audio-the hauds of, the. rebels., , Southern Confederacy Is fornied.; of Our ciiintry is fired upon. Ile would Say ttiat all lovere.of oar Country, ought tr be on the alert and ready to meet the enetny, and crush out He wOuld further add, that this recommendation It not confined to Cavalry. Infantry and Rifles are also wanted and needed.. B. WITWER, . Brigadier General of the 2d Brigade ad Division. Arum.: Amweg, Judge Advocate. apr 30 • • , 1.6 66 ITIHE •SUNDAY MORNING CHRONI. 1 CLE," PUBLISHED AT WASHINGTON, D. C. The Chronicle is published on a large folio sheet, with new type, and contains: 1. A full weekly record of Military and Naval Movements in Washington and throughout the country. 2. Original sketches of New England Celebrities, by an able Northern writer. S. A series of original sketches of the City of Washington, Its Growth, Public Egildings.and Attractions. 4. Original sketches of the Churches and Clergy in Wash ington—an account of one church and its pastor appear. ing in each issue. 6. Letters from Correspondents in all the principal parts of the country. 6. Smithsonian Papers, containing accounts of the more recent discoveries in science, in all parts of the world, as reported at the Smith s onian Institution. 7. Essays, Sketches, Tales, and choke gem! of Poetry. S. A weekly record of Removals and Appointments by the Government. Local Reports, doings in the city, Au 9. Editorials, by one of the ablest writers in the country. The object of the publishers of the Chronicle wUI ever be to render it a high-toned Metropolitan FAMILY PAPER. The subscription price by mail is $2 per annum, In ad vance, or $1 for six months. Three copies, five months, $2.50. Specimen copies forwarded when desired. Address, enclosing subscription, in gold or par bills, JAMES B. SHERIDAN & CO., . Publishers, Washington, D. C. 40r Editors copying the above and roierring to the paper editorially, will receive the Chronicle one year. , may 7 3t 17 WENT Z BROS Call attention to their unrivalled stock of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, The latest etylea and fabrics In the market NEW SPRING BRAWLS, STELLLB, ac., From $l.OO to $ll.OO CLOTHS AND SILK MANTLES AND DUSTERS, PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS. WHITE GOODS OF EVERY VARIETY N. W. Collate and Sleeves New Btyle Setts, Malteee Lace Collars, &c., &c MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR, ALL AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, FOR RAPID SALES, apt 30 tf 16] East King and Centre Square T IFE OR DEATH...The subscribers take pleasure in announcing that they are now pre pared to mail (tree) to those who wish it. a copy of an Im portant little work, by the late Dr. Brampton, entitled "THE INVALID'S MEDICAL CONFIDANT." published for the basalt. and as a warning to young men and per sons who suffer from Nervous Debility, Premature DEC tY, &c., supplying the means of self cure. The reader Is irresistibly led to compare a useful life with an ignoble death. Reader, I.se not a moment, but send your address for a copy of this little work. ddress the Publisheri. DR. JOHN B. OJDEN B CO, apr 30 3m 16] 64 and 66 John St., New York. THE PEOPLES' HAT AND CAP STORE. SHULTZ & BRO., NO. 20 NORTH QUEEN STREET, LANCASTER, PA., PEAUTICAL HA T T BBS, • MANUFACTURERS, AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN RATS AND CAPS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. We have now in. Store the largest and most complete u sortment of SPRING STYLE HATS and CAPS ever kept in the city. We are now manufacturing font new and elegant varie ties of Sprin Style SILK and CASSIMERE HATS. . . . . . A SPLENDID SILK HAT FOR, $3. AND A SUPERIOR ARTICLE FOR $4 rffi3 [MEI New and elegant styles of Spring and Summer FELT HATS, from the finest beaver to the commonest wool, ranging - in prices from $5.00 to-50 cents. • Sar-We are amply prepared to " Job" all pods in our line to Dealers at the moat reasonable rates. They will And It to their advantage to call and examine our large and sniperlor stock. To those friends, who, daring the past, have steadfastly continued their very liberal patronage: we return our sin. care thanks, and trust, by strict attention to business, fair dealing and low prices, combined with superior excellence of our goods, to merit a continuance of past favors. 8111PPING BURS bought, and the highest prire paid In cash. • 1 `" JOHN A. SHULTZ, . apt 16 tf 14 , HENRY A. SHULTZ. TNCORPOItATED 18101 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONN. CAPITAL AND. ASSETS $9313,709.00. IL HUNTINGTON, President. P. 0. Atria, Secretary.: Policies issued and renewei; losses equitably adjusted and paid immediately - upon- Satisfactory proof& in Bets York ,funds, the undersigned, the DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT. JAMES BLACK,. Oct 23.1 y 41j • . Agent for Ladcaster Co, FLAGS t G. er b tf l .: l i n s ' FLAGS t UNION FLA G MANUFAcro.a.r, B.S. Coma Fotrata Ann Vnta Bnapp, • ' PHILADELPHIA." _ United Endes Flags of all sizes also, Maim Bs6B9Cor Tiziolpg styles and sizes. ~ [apt SO at 16 eiREAT DISCOVE4.Ir. - • • , Ur I have made a discovery. 1 of the utmost importance to every married poison. of alther sex, and Ell send the full particulars concerning it to any one on receipt of • stamp to pay rettulipi:.asinsV - .• . apr. 1, 14] - • - Maine. Ln • OIL ' SALE .OBILAP...' ..A ClertllLeata• 'of oniAnnin Nulls or fonaliji In thn (batwing :Ban. 111;1,0 1 '04. thi 1 4°Wildit. 07 at tha • I °JelYlPlneer , , TrIGI.IIIBOLIPS GENUINE PRE:PARA. TION. "HIGHLY CONCENTRATED* COMPOUND FLITJII . EXTRACT }EMU A Positive and Speelde Remedy For Diseases of the BLADDER, KIDNEYS, GRAVEL, and DROPSICAL SWELLINGS.' This Medicine increases the "power of Digestion, and excites the ABSORBENTS into healthy action, by which the WATERY OR CA WAREOUS depositions, and all UN— NATURAL ENLARGEMENTS are reduced, ma well as PAIN AND INFLAMMATION, and is good ibr MEN, WOMEN, OR 011ILDREN. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT 'worm, For Weaknesses Arising from Excesses, Habits of Dissipation, Earl laths. eretion or Abuse, .. ATTENDED WITH. , TIiE•FOLLOWENG SYMPTOMS:— Indisposition to Exertion, Loss of Power, Loss of Memory, Difficulty of Breathing, Weak Nerves, Trembling, Horror of Disease, Wakefulness!, Dimness of Vildon, • Pain in the Back, Universalleseitude of the Muscular System Hot Hands, Flashing the Body, Dryness of the Skin, pAl.r.Th CO - UN _:_TENA.NO& Eruptions on the Noce, • These symptoms,- if allowed to go on, which this medi cine invariably removes, soon follows - IMPOTENCY, FATUITY, EPILEPTIC arra,. IN ONE OF WHICH THE PATIENT MAY EXPIRE. Who can say that they are not frequently followed by those "DIREFUL DISEASES," "INSANITY AND CONSUMPTION." Many are aware of the cause of iheiteoffeiing; BUT NONE WILL CONFESS. TEE RECORDS OF THE INSANE ASYLUMS, And the Melancholy Deaths by annosptson, BEAR AMPLE WITNESS TO THE TROTH Oi THE ASSJIRTION. THE CONSTITUTION ONCE AFFECTED WITH. OR— GANIC WIIAILNESS, Regulree the aid of medicine to strengthen and Invigorate the System. Which HELY/lOM'S EXTRACT BIICIRT invariably does, ♦ TRIAL WIILOONVINOS THE ~11108 T sternum.. FEMALES—FEM AL ES-LF EM ALES, OLD OR YOUNG, SINGLE, MARRIED OR CONTEM - PLATING MARRIAGE, IN MANY AFFECTIONS PECULIAR TO FEMALES, the Extract !Richt' is unequalled by any other remedy, as in Chlorosis or Retention, Irregularity, Painfulness, or Suppression of Customary Evacuations, Ulcerated or Etch , rhous state of the Uterus, Lencorrbcea or Whites; Sterility,. and for all complaints incident to the sex, whether arising from Indiscretion, Habits of Dissipation, or in the DECLINE OR CHANGE OF LIFE. BEIL BYMPTOIS AZOV& NO FAMILY SHOULD BE. WITHOUT IT I TAIE NO NOM BALCUE, MEROTTET, OR UNPLEASANT MEDICINE FOR UNPLEASANT AND DANGEROUS DIMASEL HELMBOLD'S EXTRAOT BOUM CORPS• SECRET DISEASES • „In all their Stages, Idttle or no change in Diet; And no Mcrnsure. It causes a frequent desire and gives strength to Urinate, thereby removing Obstructions, Preventing and Caring Strictures of the Urethra, Allaying Pain and Intldrurnation, so frequent in the class of diseases, and expelling all Poisonous, Diseased, and worn-out Matter. WHO HAVE ISERE THE VICTIMS OF QUACKS, and who have paid usavy PEES to be cured in a abort time have found they were deceived, and that the "POISON ' I has, by the use of •' POIVEMIL ASTRINGENTS," been dried up In the system, to break out in an aggravated form, and PERHAPS AFTER MARRIAGE. _ _ ljse EPLIKBoLIYB Errascl. Buono for all affections and diseases of the 'URINARY ORGANS, Whether existing In MALE OR FEMALE, From whatever cause originating and no matter of • ' 110 W LONG STANDING. Diseases of these Organs require the -aid of a DIURETIC IS THE GREAT DIURETIC, • And te certain to have the desired (ideate all FOR WHICH IT IS RECOMMENDED. Evidence, of the most reliable and responsible charade will accompany the medicines. CERTIFICATES OF CURES, From Sto 20 years' standing, ; WITH NAMES KNOWN TO SCIENCE AND FAME. PRICE $1 00 PER BOTTLE, OR SIX FOR $5 00. Delivered to any Address, securely packed from observa. - Dort. DESCRIBE SYMPTOMS IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS. CURES GUARMITEEDADVICE Gums 11- Personally appeared before me, an Alderman of the City of Philadelphia, H. T. LiELMBOLD, who' being duly sworn, doth say, his preparations contain no narcotic, no mercury, or other injurious drugs, but are purely vegetable. IL T. HELMBODD. Sworn and subscribed before me, this 23rd day, of No. vember, 1854. WM. P. HIBBERD, Alderman, Ninth St. above Race, Phila. Address letters for Information in confidence to • H. T. lIELMBOLD, Chemist, Depot, 104 South Tenth St., below Chestnut, Phila. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS AND UNPRINCIPLED - - - - DEALERS, Who endeavor to dispose "or Tana own" and "DUMB . ARTICLES ON TEE REPOTAT/ON ATTAINED BY fleimbold's Genuine Preparations, Extract Buchu, cc •16 " Sa:rsaparilla, cc Improved Rose Wash. Ala' SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE. ASK FOR EIELNIBOLD'd. TAKE NO OTHER. Cut out the advertisement and send for It, and avoid Imposition and Exposure. For sale by KAUFMAN A CO., late Roc.kafleld & Co., No. 1 Kracaph's Building, East Orange street, Lancaster. apr 17 ly 14 SOYEE'S SULTANA'S SAUCE. FOR most delicious and appetising ice, invented by the renowned vzn" for the Loudon Reform ib, is, since his decease, manir tured by the well-known houSe Cams & litsmcwzm, London, ma the original recipe. It le the rent.) Sauce in England, and on Continent, with a high and swing reputation among Amerf ....... Epicures, and is much approvo of as a stimt.lant to the appetite and aid to digestion. OPINIONS OF THE LONDON PRESS. We recommend our correspondent to try MONEC Soren's new Sauce, entitled the 'Sultana's Same!, It Is Made after the Turkish recipe; its flavor is excellent, and it affords considerable aid in cases of slow and weak dlget tion."—The Lancet. "Savory, Piquant and Spicy, worthy the genius of Scri.”—Obstrner. WENTZ BROS, "A most valuable adjunct to Flab, Flesh, and Fowl, and should nave a place on every table,"—Atlas. Sole Agents for the United States : GAUL NED G. YVELIN, 217 Fulton street, New York. BltA. & HAYES, 34 Coruhill. Boston. No 'au by Grocers and Fruit Dealers everywhere. Jan 11 eow ly 1 „„, Cure Or ugh , Colds, Hoarseness, Influ 4 1 W Ap en:a, any /rritationor Sorcnes of the CIZt - , ,p. •. • Throat, Relieve the: Hacking Cough BRONGHI AL in Consumption. Irronchitis,Asth mu, and Catarrh. Clear and 4 ( "3 . atm strength to the voice of 1. 4 1 461/ P ÜBL IC S.P El A KERS.i, and SINGERS. Few ur6 aware of the importance of checking a Coogh or "Common Cold” In its first stage; .that which in the beginning attacks th twining de Bronchial BROWN'S TROCHE: BROWN'S' TROCHE. BROWN'S lEMEES ET= TBOCIIES BROWN'S' TEOCHEE B BOWN'S 1 TROCHES BROWN'S TROCHES BROWN'S! TROCHES BROWN'S] BROWN'S 1 TROCHEE BROWN'SI Beicianita 0 lranatent Orricel . Lancaster, April 17. 1881. THE PRESIDENT THE . UNIT D nTATES has issued his proclamation, calling on differ- ent States for 75,000 men—Pennsylvania to furnish is,coo men. I have been frequently called on to know where men could enrol themselves for service. • I would state that this Brigade has six uniformed- popl ins:des, viz: Lancaster Fencibles, commanded by Capt. Mil len Franklin Jackson Rifles. commanded by Capt. Henry A. Hambrighl ; Hanheim Unite. commanded by Frederick Busminger ; Washington Rifles Of Blount commanded by (apt. Jacob. Waltman; Maytown Infantry. commanded by Capt. Haines ; Safe Harbor Artillery, , commatded by • Poor new compankMare therefore n to Oriingsitd, sachet 18 men; to Constitute a Reginsent.. It. le - lberelbre hoped that our patriotic citleens. will at once enrol them selves and organdie into terimanibei to be toady march at any.tinke when required.. The time has come sr ho o.Aid loysT,lesio and patriotic citizens should' at once *and A thigitql ofitheir Countiy , and Omusutrrfiftdo.,- - roll book is opened et Balton Del Lin the hands of Col D. W . 7ffitterion fOrlffluch as may wish to- 'Falun. teed.• , I • n,,•1, aDI I woad' also add that some ci companies the comite are uppdl, and on llPPUchtion: to thnQtptilna of theeimarer etimpim lee.. they an enrol their nantelAk e i Any farther i nformation 'bed; tolidums t' my BrigadieiGenerk, • - AgeattWALlS. Awn., Judgekhoost*:: apt 20 re`.A-.SVP NO. 18. At little Expense; No inconvenience • THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS' lIEL-11.13OLD'' ' . • AFFIDAVIT COLD DIMES' OF ALL =MS would yield to a mild remedy, it neglected, Soon e Lunge. "Brown's Bronchia Trocha," con eninleent ingredients, allay Pulmonary and Irritation. '• That trouble in my Throat, (for which the "Troches" are specific) having made me often la mere whisperer.' - ' N. P. WILLIS. "I recommend their use to Promo SPLit• EMI." REV. E. H. CHAPIN. "Have proved extremely serviceable for Roam:wires " REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, - "Almost instant relief In the distressing labor of breathing wullar to ASTHMA." REV. A. O. EGGLESTON. Oontafa no Opium or anything injurious." DR. A. A. LIAYES, Chemist, Bos . ton. "A simple and nleaaarit. combination for Couone, An" . . . DR. G. H. BIGELOW* Boston. Beneficial in Baonoorris." DR. J. H. W. LANE, , Boston. "I have proved them excellent for WHOOPINI Comm." REV. H. W. WASHER, Borkm. Beneficial when compelled to speak, suffer ing from COLD." RSV. S. J. P. ANDERSON, • : • Et. Zara.' “Errzortrai in removing Hoarseness and Ir ritation of the Throat, so common with Smsui sea anti SINGERS." PROF. M. STAGY . JOHNSONY La Grange,.Ga., Teacher of Music, Southern Female College. .; "Great benefit when taken before and after preaching, as they prevent iloarsenees. • From their peat effect, 1 think they will be of per manent advantage to me." • B.EV. E. ROWLRY, A. 14 ; Preeldent of Athena College, Tenn. Air Sold by all Druggists at TIVIRiTT— FIVE CENTS .e. 110.8. 'Pk ,