Site ptt«»i9t^//iwUUi«iMor. -il. _ili C i •' 1 .1 i •:«»<•■ ~ Puimpuran bvabit, WppifWDAV by . COdPEBrSANDEBftOjr * CO. H.G SKtTn, 'J. M.Coopsb, ’ ‘ .vtar, A, MoaxpN,' At-rasD basdx neon TERMS—Two Dollars por annum, payable all oiisoi In advance. 1 OFFlCE— Southwist ooiurin or Obhtbe SOTABB. , AS-AU letters on business should be ad dressed to Coopjeb, Sakdehson <£ Co, How to Honor a Mother. , In tlie north of Europe is a mountain ous country oalled Sweden. Its winters are long, snowy and cold. Its summers are Bhort, but very lovely jmd sweet aired, especially In tlie valleys between the high mountains. The inhabitants of that oountry are noted for their industry, virtue and con tentment. One morning, a long time ngo, a certain king of Sweden, called Gustavus the Third, was riding through a village In one of the beautiful valleys, not furfrom Stockholm, the capital city. As ho passed along, he saw a young girl filling a pltokor with water that gushed from the cool rocks which overshadow ed the roadside. Ho stopped at tho fountain and askod the girl for a drink. Bho know not tho strnngor, but graco fully stopped forwnrd und lifted the pltobor to his lips as he sat upon bis horso. Hbo was evidently very poor, but her kindness, so tenderly expressed upon her eountonuneo, together with her artless, unembarrassed politeness, at once attracted the king’s attention, und touched Ills heart. Judging by her uppoaranee that she was a child of pov erty, ho told her, that If she would go to tho city, he would find horaplousant home. “All I good sir," answered tho girl, "l’rovldonco placed mo hero, and I am not anxious to ohango my position In life. I uni content, und If I were not oontont. It would be Impossible-to ac cept your kind offer.” “Indeed! Why not?” said the king In some surprise. “Ilecausu my mother Is poor and slok ly," sho replied. “And you remain at homo to take oaro of her.” “I am her only help und companion,” said tho girl, looking upon the ground with a gonuino modesty that won the sympathies |of tho royal auditor. “I nm happy In my lot, and I am thankful that I cun take care of und comfort tho' one so dear to mo. No ofror, however tempering, could Induce mo to loavo my mother.” "Whore Is your mother?” Inquired the king, becoming more and more In terested In the noble girl. ” In yon llttlo hut, by the sldo of the road,” said she, pointing towurds tho humblodwelllug, Itwasalow, thatched building, covered with moss and vines, very neat and clean, but so old and weather-worn that It offered but a poor shelter in time of cold und storms. Gustavus alighted from his horse, and followed tho girl Into the lint, to see hor mother. Ho found her sick nnd suffering, lying upon a bed of straw—a palo, thin woman—sinking under her Infirmities, and looking forward to tho grave only as a bod of rest. The king was almost overcome at the pltiuble sight, and said, while tears came Into Ills eyes—ah yes, and those tears were more beautifully radiant and glorious than the brightest dazzles that ever glanced from his crown of diamonds— “ I feel sorry, mother, to find you so destitute and afHictod.” “Yes, yes, my dear sir,” said the lady in a feeble voice ; “but I am so glad that God lias given me an affectionate daughter. She is always trying to re lievo me, and Is my constant comforter. May God in His love remember bless her—my dear child!” and her voice was choked back by sobs, and her face was covered with tears. Thegood king wept with the poor wid ow. What a sight I How the angels of heaven hovered over that lonejy hut, breathing unspeakable into three hearts —the suffering woman’s, the sympa thizing king’s, andthefllinl daughter’s. The monarch never received such a blessing on his throne in the palace, as there in the lone hut by the wayside. Ho handed the daughter a purse of gold, and dlrectod her,to a better house, where she and her mother might be comforta ble, saying as he departed : “ Go ouj my young friend, in your way of dutiful love and care, and you shall lack nothing while I have means to help you. I am your king; Fare well !” Gustavus ever remembered the poor family, and made provision to have a sum of money regularly sent to the woman for her support; and at the mother’s death, he presented the daughter with a handsome fortune. Young reader, for your parents’ sake, for Christ’s Bake, but also for your own sake, remember the command, "Honor thy futher and thy mother.” Jnck llorncr—His True History. Who has not heard of this famous individual? Who does not remember of being told In his childhood about Jack Horner ? And who has not envied him him his good fortune when he — “ Sat in a corner eating a Christmas pie, Put in hiw thumb, And pulled out a plum, And says ‘ what a pretty boy am I ? ” Have the children ever inquired who was Jack Horner? Here is the tradi tion: When Henry VIII suppressed the monasteries of England and drove out the poor old monks from their nests, the title deeds of the Abbey of Wells — including the sumptuous grange built by Abbot Selwood —were demanded by the commissioners. The Abbot of Glas tonbury determined that he would send them to London, but as the documents were very valuable, and the roads in fested by thieves, it was difficult to get them safely to the metropolis. To accomplish this end he devised the following plan: He'ordered a pie to be made—as tine a pie as ever smoked on a refactory table; inside the pie he put the documents—the finest lining a pie ever had since pies were first made; he then entrusted this dainty to a lad named Horner to carry up to London to deliver it safely into the hands of those for whom it was intended. But the journey was long, and the day was cold, and the boy was hungry, and the pie tempting, and the chande of detec tion was small, So the boy broke off a piece of pie and behold a parchment; he pulled it tori'll innocently enough, wondering how it could have reached there, tied up the pastry, and arrived in town. The parcel was delivered, but the title deeds of Wells Abbey estate were missing—Jack had them in his pocket. These were the juciest plums of the pie. Great was the rage of the commissioners—heavy the vengeance they dealt out to monks. Jack kept his secret, and, when peaceable times were restored,claimed the,estates and obtain ed them. Whether Mr. Horner deserves the title of “good boy,” bestowed on him by.the nursery lament, is more than doubtful—however, that’s the story. —The dove was the nrst newspaper carrier, when one morning it went out and fetched a leaf for Noah. It con tained a paragraph on the weather, notifying him that the heavy rain had tubsided. lanawtcr iiirfcUigcna't: VOLUME 67. Perilous Cow Catcher Bide, BY BRICK POMEROY. It woe past seven o'clock In the eve ning when we left Toledo for Detroit, a distance of sixty-fl ve miles. E. H. Field was conductor, and Charles Luce stood engineer. The night was blacker than a black cat’s back, but the road was smooth, and the train a mighty fast one. The first station out from Toledo we coaxed Bob Langan,of theDetroltDaily tree Press to try a night ride on the cow catcher in front of the engine to get up a new sensation! Bob said he had as soon ride inside, but, not wishing to see our neck broken alone, he said yes, and ub two clambered on, braced our feet, leaned buck, tied a handkerchief about tho throat, buttoned our coats and were ready. No one know wo were on ahead. Tho bell ripgs—Chufi'l—chufi'l chuff I—chuff I—chuff! —- chuff— ohuff y u f-y u f-y u f-f T-ff-f f-fT-fi'-ff-f-f-f-f-f! And uwuy we go like u cannon ball shot from a mortar. How tho steam tulked to the engine, und tho engine growled ns If It wanted to Hloop but could not! The valves sucked und poundod In the huge one-oyed duvll behind us! Tho iron stued of pandemonium seeinod Uko u ghost of somo furnace lot loose for noon as wo struck out for Detroit.— Gracious! How dark thp night was. Bluek clouds hung low ahead of us, and tho gloom wus llko that which envel opes the damned, Like tho head of a nerveless man the engine shook from side to side us wo roufod, rumbled and rushed on. Tho great goggle eye—the bright head light threw n circle of illu mination a few rods ahead, showing the narrow track aud the spldor-web-llko rails, looking In the darkness no bigger than telegraph wires. And how the engine wont! The half circle of light on ahead of us sped away but could not escape. The huge engine was bohlud Its confines—und such a roar. How like an angel tho reflection of tho great lampspod ahead of us—how like a black dovll came tho train thundering behind, us if determined to capture tho gloom piercing fugitive! On and away! How tho patch of light flow ahead. How llko a spirit of light it pierced the darkness ns truth pierces error. Over the ground; ever on the track ; now over some bridge ; now elosu In a cut; now over a culvert, jumping like n fawn; now brushing past a hill ; now roveuling a houso or barn, a wood pile or station, on went tho fugitive, and behind It thuudered and rumbled the Iron monster, like a grim tyrant over striving, but always unable to overtake liberty ! But 'twusglorlous ! Not a word could bespoken. It wus hand on, or go to the sumo placo. No time for jokes or foolishness. This playing “ knuckle down” with death 1b no boy'spastime. A broken rail, an obstruction, a misplaced switch, a creature on the track, a com ing engine on the wrong time, and into the earth, stones or timber would have gone the cow-catcher at the rate of twenty-six miles an hour, and into eternity would have passed two Demo cratic editors, without as much as by your leave, gentlemen!" The sky and the earth were lost In the black horizon like a negro wedding! The groves, fields and houses seemed to shoot past us as If bent on being some where on time to a second. The dm. ness hung like a pull ahead of us, only pierced at the edge by the reflection of our lamp. The track all the time seemed to be pointed down hill at an apparent angle of twenty degrees. It seemed as If the end of the road was but five rods uheajd, and wo were just ready to make a frightful leap into some dark, yawn ing, horrible gulf. A lump of brimstone to have smelt of would have completed the picture and made fancy ao much like reality that we should have imagined the trees, posts, teleeraph poles and such stuff by the side of the track to be old friends in purgatory, and should almost have wanted to ask them how long they had been in, where from, and how they liked it, except there was no time ! As It was, the objects wepassed seemed like ghosts, devils, damned spirits, gob- llns, hobgoblins and other wretches of hell, clad in funny garb and looking like the devil's recruits out on parade wait ing to escort Ben Beast Butler to the home of his employers .' Every second it seemed as if the end of the road was but just ahead of us. Lights flashed for a moment and were gone. Houses were shot by in a twink ling. Lights in windows seemed like lightning bugs bearing down to meet and escort us back, and it Beemed as if they vanished into dark air as if fearing annihilation by the monster on whose chin we were riding, while his single eye gleamed in hate, and his open mouth on the top of his head laughed its hellish ha-ha-ha-ha .' in fiendish delight! How we rode, still seemingly down an inclined plane; still rushing after the golden glimmer ahead ; still rubbing our face on the cheek of death, yet no more fearing it than the infant fears death while asleep on its mother’s breast. We had faith! The form and features of a loved one seem ed to be ahead of us smiling and saying by her smile that he" who had pluck would surely win the race! We never thought it possible to be killed, but we did decide how we should jump in case of an accident. Station after sta- Jon—over the culverts, the bridges, past die fields; through the cuts around curves, through swamps, over stretches of level country, past mile posts—ever into the same cloud of darkness we rushed, never so busy with thought, ■never more pleased with a ride except when some wild horse would be en- deavoring to escape the power which held it in hand. The night wind whistled by us, cold and keen. The stations came and went as does the car of progress, as down into the blackness of night we rushed at the rate of a mile in a fraction over two minutes! But it was glorious. The hair fairly stood erect when the hat would be removed from our brow ana n seemed as 11 it would bo fun to die and suprise folks up yonder by rushing in upon them at their devotions, and telling them we had an item in advance of the train! and that a whole lot of slow people were close behind us, but not in time to , secure front seats ! "Detroit!” Andherewewere without an accident safe and sound, in advance of the train, having gained on it since we left Toledo! The engineer wanted to know who we were as we leaped or rather eased ourself down from the cow catcher to run almost in his arms, while Bob disappeared on the other Bide of the train. We gave the man some flame, and walked off while he stood lecturing us, and while some old fogy, nervous passengers said that no money would tempt them to such a bit of fun as riding about sixty miles in a dark night on a cow-catcher. Let those who have no fear of death, who have clear consciences, and perfect faith trv it some time and see if it does not make them think of a trip through heU du ring recess for noon. PfoMtattttrog. Tlie Death Record. Loss of Life Among Regular Troops and Volunteers* Meagre Loss ofKegroes In Battle—Groat Mortality from Disease. The following table shows the total casualties in action, and from the effects of wounds and disease, In the volunteer troops furnished by the several States and Territories, In the regular and col ored troops and other organizations, raised directly under the authority of the United States, and the aggregate number of troops raised under all calls reduced to the three years’ standard: Mulno Nuw Hampshire, Vermont MIWSUuhUSOLtS .... Khrnlo Inland Connecticut Now York Now Jersey I’uiuinylvuulu Delaware Maryland Din, of (,’ulumblu. (Jhto Indiana IlllnolH Michigan WIHCOUHIn Minnesota lowa Kansas California West Virginia Kentucky Missouri Tennessee MlsHlssppl Alabama Florida Toxan North Carolina... Louisiana Arkansas Novuda Urogon Colorado Indlrtn Turrltory. Washington “ Dakota " Nebraska “ Nuw Muxico “ U.H.V.,(Penitent. Rebels Huneouk’s Corps of Vutorans Mississippi Mu* rlno Brigade Vuterau Reserve Corps Regular Army Colored Troops I 1,001 1.W2 (1,0211 •170 1,(H)2 14,1 l.Utll 10,281 .’llO H,{H7 0,817 8,1)08 y.HHi 410* 1, V 2 1,210 1,881 2, HOT) 2,222 COMPARATIVE MORT ANIJ MEN, Of the grand total of deaths from nil causes, (two hundred and eighty thous and four hundred and twenty,) there died, In notion and of wounds, one hun dred and llfty-sovcn officers of the reg ular army and live thousand nnd sixty four of other white and colored troops, and of disease, eighty-three of tho for mer and two thousand two hundred and thirty-eight of the latter, making an aggregate of seven thousand live hundred and forty-two ofllcers. Of tho enlisted men comprised in the above grand total, there died. In action and of wounds, ninety thousand eight hun dred and sixty-eight, and of disoase, one hundred and eighty-two thousand and ten. ' From this, it appears first, that of the killed in battle and of wounds, there was one ollicer to every eighteen en listed men, showing greater Buttering from the chances of battle of officers, wlio, with full ranks, constitute about a twenty-fifth part of the army, than of enlisted men. Secondly, it appears on the other hand, that only one officer to every ninety men have died of disease. The several causes of this remarkable disproportion are evident. Officers are better sheltered than enlisted men. Their food is generally better in quality and more varied In kind. They are not so much crowded together intents and are therefore less Bubject to con tagious and epidemic diseases. They have superior advantages in regard to personal cleanliness. As prisoners of war, too, they are generally treated more leniently. Another favoring and by no means least potential cause of a psychological nature, is the superior elasticity of spirit and moral power of endurance, which is given to a man by investing him with a commission and Its accompanying authority, respecta bility and hopes of advancement. EXTRAORDINARY MORTALITY FROM DISEASE AMONG COLORED TROOPS. .LITY OF OFFICERS A very noteworthy feature of the above tables is the extraordinary mor tality among the colored troops from disease, it exhibits. It is seen that, while but two thousand nine jiundred and ninety-seven died in action and of wounds, the enormous large number of twentjjeix thousand three hundred and one died of disease. Among the white troops the proportion in action and from wounds to the deaths from disease, is about as one to two; among the col ored troops as one to eight. .About one hundred and eighty thousand colored men were enlisted in the army during the war, of whom accordingly nearly oue out of every seven died of disease. The general proportion among white troops is one to fifteen. These figures indicate conclusively, that the negro, in the condition in which the war found him, was less ca pable than the white man of enduring the trials, physical and moral, of milita ry service. It may be assured, that where one died of disease, at least five others wereseriously sick, so that a very large proportion of the .colored troops must have been constantly upon the sick list A close analysis of the causes of this difference of physicial fitness for military service in the two races, how ever, would uo doubt show that they were in the main of a psychological character; that the great susceptibility of the colored man to disease arose from a certain lack of mental activity and buoyancy of feeling, and that a higher moral and intellectual culture would diminish the defect. This view is sus tained by the professional opinion of medical authorities. With the States in groups, we have an average proportion for the New Eng land States of 70.45; Middle States, 31.79; Western States, 36.81, and Border States, 25.32. The variations of mortality from dis ease resulted in part from the nature of the respective services required of troops drawn from different localities. An undue proportion of New England troops was used in the unhealthy At lantic and Gulf States of the South, and to this circumstance may be attrib uted in a measure the fact that 70.45 per thousand of the men from the Eas tern States died of disease. The men from the West served in the fever breeding valleys of the Mississippi and its Southern tributaries, and this aided no doubt in swelling their mortality list. The troops from the Border States served mainly in the same regions and suffered from the same cause. All their ratios are higher than the general ratio of the loyal States, which is but Again, the Middle States, whose men fought to the larger extent in the Army of the Potomac, lost only 37.89, which is 33.67 below the ratio of the Western States, and2l.34belowthegeneral ratio. Virginia was a healthier field of service than the bottoms of the Tennessee or the lowlands of Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina, and it cannot be denied, moreover, that the Army of the Potomac was always by far the best provided for of all our large armies It is also noticeable that the same States, showing large casualties from the effect of battle, also show large mortality from disease. The figures In their cases under these two heads are correlative to each other. For battles are but the result of previous physical exertions and hardships, such as hard marching, want of rest, exposure, hun ger, &c., all of which are causes and conditions of sickness. Again, when there are many battles, there must be many wounds, and men enfeebled by gunshot injuries naturally sink all the LANCASTER, PA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1866. readier under subsequent maladies, hardships, and privations. From the foregoing table It appears, that of the total number of troops re duced to the three years’ standard, furnished by the several States, there was lost by aeathln action, from wounds and disease, In: Maine lin 7 N. Hampshire.. 1 In 7 Vermont 1 In 0 Massachusetts.. 1 In 0 Rhode Island... 1 In 11 Connecticut 1 In 101 New York 1 in 12, Now Jersey 1 In 12 Pennsylvania.. lln 12i Delaware 1 in 20 Maryland 1 In 20 Ohio l in oj Comparing the relative mortality from all causes In the regular forces and volunteer troops, we And the following rations and proportions per thousand of men furnished (the regular army nunr berlng about 07,000 officers and men du the war) Regulars VoTuntooni Oolorotl troops, 111 conclusion, ltshould bo understood In tha consideration of tho foregoing statlstlcalstateinunts, thatthoy comprise only ollleers and men wlio died In the service uud not the tho tuna of thous ands who woro discharged for disability ooutruoted In tho aorvloo, from the of foot of whloh they subsequently died In prlvuto life. Of course, tlie number of thoao additional vlotlmaoftho robolllon will never be ascertained. r>Mi 2,mu 2,UUB 7.1*04 I, 17,107 2,W00 11, 2H 2U H.WI.H 10,002 UJ,U;II 8,400 O.UBO 1, 7(1 8,012 2,1111 About font nurses and Tliolr Coat. j A correspondent of the Cincinnati > Commcrolal has been visiting the Model i Stook Farm of Mr. Alexander, situated i In Woodford County, Kentucky. Tho | farm consists of 8200 acres of ground i ornamented with urtlllelal lukcs, broac ’ roadways, evergreen trees, &d. The re sidence or Mr. Alexander, who Is a man of prlnoely woalth, and a bachelor, Is plain anti unostontatlons. Thero are very many buildings on the place In va rious parts, some of them half a mllo away Irom the residence. There are dwelling houses for the hired people—colored nnd white—Bta bleß for the trotting horses, stables for the running horses, stables for cowb, and stables for bulls—corn cribs, lodges spring-houses, conservatory, shops aiu offices, &c. The largest cluster of build ings Is In the Immediate vicinity of the house. There are two or three line stable buildings for the trotting horses —a room-llke stall for each. The over seer of these stables exhibited stately Membrlnos nnd Pilots, and the Abdul lah stock, eaoh animal worth thousands of dollars. Thero was Bald Chief, a three-year-old, by the celebrated Bay Chief, that tho owner refused $lO,OOO for, that was flnnllystolenbyguerrlllas, and that made a half mile fu 1.12, pri vate time. Another was Edwin Forrest, Blrod by Bay Hunter, andamagnllloent stallion, despite his llfteen years; also, Norman, themagulflcent,sixteen years old—a stallion or remarkable size nnd beauty. Half a mile to the southeast of these stables are the stables of the more valu able running horses and of the celebrated stallions, Lexington and Australian. Scythian had his quarters here up to the time of his death. In the office of the overseer of these stables may beseen the picture of this deceased beauty. Blind Lexington and Australian were brought out for my inspection; and I confess that I looked upon these cele brated horses with wonder as well as admiration. Australian has the advan tage as to years, being only eight, and has more beauty in shapeandglossiness of coat 1 ban the other. The sun shining brightly upon his flank, gave it a wondrous luster, a sort of commingling of gorgeous colors, like those of change able silk. These two horses alone rep resent about 530,000. I believe Lex ington, in the natural course of things, has several years before him still, for the stallions Albion and Leviathan lasted twenty-twoand twenty-four years respectively. Among the many fine brood mares on the place I noticed Bay Leaf, dam of Bayflower and Beacon ; Kittle Clark, dam of ICate Clark and Malden ; Miri am, dam of Magenta, Marmora and Merrill; Novice, dam of Norfolk ; My Lady, dam of Onward; Blue Bonnet, dam of Loadstone, Lightning, Lancas ter and Thunder; Fannlp G., dam of Liz. Madls and Endorser ; Levity, dam of Kana; Laura, dam of Lillie Ward : and Kansas; Emma Wright, dam of ! Mollie Jackson ; Ann Watson, dam of 1 Rinodine; Grlsette, dam of Wellswood; and Sallle Lewis, Lizzie Morgan, Weatherwitoh, and many others. There are, altogether, ninety-three 1 thorough bred mares bred to thorough j bred horses, and forty.mares to trotting ! horses.. There are, altogether, about - three hundred head of flue horses on the ' farm. These, of course, are worth in the aggregate, hundreds of thousands of ‘ 200 1,812 ij,2i r, 7,81(1 2,10;i (10 21)0 dollars. A note of one sale will convey an idea of this. Nine yearlings brought $5,000 for the highest—pretty high for yearlings. Mr. Alexander’s stock of fine cows and bulls and sheep is quite large. His stables for the Alderneys, Ayrshires and Durhams would make comfortable quarters for human beings ; there are many in our city who live in worse by far. Another stable is devoted to stock cows suckling calves, and still another to the bulls, of which there is a fine col lection. All have box stalls. The cattle' stable are built of stone, quarried on the farm, and are very massive. The horse stables are more light in construction but complete in all the modern improve ments of a model farm. Among other objects of interest aside from animals, I found a model spring or dairy-house , with fine fountain, a well-stocked conservatory, large terra ced A wer garden embracing, several acres, vegetable gardens, orchards, &c. Two complete mile tracks, used in training the horses, and as complete as those of any race-course, may be noticed here. There is an immense deal of fencing on the place made necessary in divid ing the ground- into lots for various classes of horses, and other stock. In this item Mr. Alexander has effected a great improvement, in the invention of a model hedge-work, several feet wide at the base, and tapering gradually on both sides to the height of five feet. This, sodded completely, and topped with a small hedge, is highly ornamen ted. He intends to gradually replace all the fences with these barriers, so effec tive in their purpose and peculiarly at tractive to the eye. The reader can imagine the effect that will be produced by hundreds of these grim earth-works all over the ground. At the breaking out of the war, Mr. A. was employing a large force in quarrying stone for th? erection of an elegant mansion on a slope near to the “gate house.” He found it necessary, however, owing to the troubles of the times, to suspend this work, for the time, at least. A large force is employed in doing the work of this great interest. There are fifty men and boys employed in stock feeding and general care of horses, twelve farm hands, trainers, overseers, general overseer, &c. Most of the employees are blacks, and quite a number of those formerly held as slaves. Aside from those ac tively engaged outside, are women to do the housework and care for the men —black women, entirely; and beside these, a number of small specimens of the black race may be seen exhibiting their polished heels, and dozing under tables and around corners. Most of these people, living thus entirely by themselves and with the horses probably know more about ahorse than anything else in the world. The sooty representatives of the horse-growing world look horse, talk horse, and act horse, and love a horse better than any thing else in the world, unless it be the "masser.” As it is a matter of interest to have pictures of celebrated men, so it has come to be a custom with men who have much to do with horses to have correct portraits of celebrated animals. Mr Alexander has a large collection of these at his residence ana Mr. E. Troye an SUMMARY. Indiana 1 In 8 Illinois 1 In 7 Michigan 1 In 6 Wisconsin 1 in 7 Minnesota.. 1 In 8 lowa lln 6 [nearly 0) Kansas..... 1 In 6 California. 1 In 30 West Virginia. 1 In 0 Kentucky 1 In 10 Missouri 1 In 6 Killed or died Died of of wounds. dlseaso, 8.066 i:ut .....4.610 6.022 l.Oll 11.1611 A Kentucky Stock Fnrin. 11. Wj Art -J7- artist of great experience and much ability, who has painted for him for years, is now engaged upon pictures of horses. Mr. Alexander recently sent four of his fast horses to the Pattereon races— Norwich, Merrill, Bay water and Wat son. Asteroid, Norway, Ansel, Bay Dick, Hedgcomb, Lancaster, a Lexington colt, and a Scythian filly, out of a Glencoe mare, are now at Woodlawn course and will run during the meeting at Cincin nati. Norway la brother to Norfolk, which horse was sold forSlo,ooo, Ken tucky, the property of Traners & Os good,- is half-brother to Asteroid, by Lexlugton, from a Glencoe mare. Mr. Alexander Informs me that there Is a chance that these formidable rivals may come together In the fall, some where East. Asterisk Is alko half brother to Asteroid. Writing again of Asteroid reminds me of the fuct that on the 27th of October, 1804, a party of guerrillas rode up to tho stableß of the running horses and tooknwny Asteroid and four other horses and made •off, pursued by Mr. Alexander and soven or eight of his men armed with rifles, shot guns uud revolvers. lho pursuing purty were unuhlo to bring tho thieves to a closo light, although many shots wero llrod, and one of the runaways was wouudod. The thieves woro obliged, howevor, to give up tho horses, onohy one, aud tho result was that all wore recovered except Astorold, which the fellow who bestrlded noticed to bo very fast, and concluded to retain, although Ignorant of the real value of tho animal. Having ruturmtl home, Mr. Alexander dispatched men to track the horse and huy him back, and one of them succeeded In doing this, obtaining for $2OO proporty for which 810,000 had boon offered. In a subse quent raid upon Ills place twelve horses valued at 841,000 were takon, but they were nearly all recovered. Bay Chief, worth 820,000 was never found again. A “ Chicago Millionaire.” Banquet by n Bankrupt Bnuker—.An American Monsatlou In l'arls. Of oourso our readers remember I. H. Burch, formerly of Chicago, and latterly somewhat of a cosmopolite. If they do not—lf the nanio fcf the whilom banker has escaped tholr momory, It Is no dif ficult matter to recall. Why, bless you, reader, Mr. Burch was once a flourish ing banker In thlsclty, and did business In u palatial Iron-front edifice upon which descended the mantle of his name —and fame. Mr. Burch lived stylish In a “ brown stone” on Michigan nvenue, surrounded by luxuries and elegances. Ho was the possessor of a beautiful wife and two lovely children. He was a worshiper at the sanctuary of u leading Presbyterian church, and enjoyed the confluence of men. One day—really but blx years ago, though It seems more like an age to somo—the community wasstartleuby a tale of scandal as atrocious as was ever Invented by man or devil, the sum and substance of which wus that the gentle, lovable Mrs. Burch had dllgraced and dishonored her liege. Peoplestaredand wondered and doubted. Didn’t they know Mrs. Burch as the very type of a pure-minded, modest woman and an ex emplary Christian? Besides, It was ask ed, what possible motive could have existed for the commission of the crime with which she was-charged by one who had sworn to love, cherish, and protect her? Was she not surrounded with everything that wealth and taste com mand? But Mr. Burch had auticipated these well-argued doubts, and not content with having secured the testimony of certain wretches whose names have gone into infamy, took his bank notary to Mrs. Burch’s apartment, and com pelled the heart-broken wife and mother to make, sign, and acknowledge a con fession of criminal intimacy with agray headed citizen of Chicago. And still the people doubted. They had not lost all faith in woman’s purity, and Mrs. Burch was generally believed to be in nocent. Of course, the next step in the case was the bringingof a suit for divorce by Mr. Burch. He anticipated an easy victory over a helpless and friendless woman, but the event proved that she was neither the one nor the other. Mrs. Burch was an adopted daughter of Hon. Erastuß Corning, the great New York railroad king, whose determination, in fluence and wealth were more than a matcli for Mr. Burch. The trial came on; days lengthened Into weeks, and at length Mr. Burch was defeated and his wife declared to be innocent. Those who- remember these things will also remember how the tidings spread through the city like an electric flash. Bonfires and illuminations were indulged in, and in proportion as Mrs. Burch was congratulated, Mr. Burch was condemned and denounced. Time rolled on. Mrs. Burch obtained a decree in a Michigan court, and Mr. Burch, unable to meet his liabilities, failed and went to the wall. Time has kept rolling on, and 10, the bankrupt banker turns up as a so-called “ Chicago millionaire” in Paris, where he is giving banquets, as witness the following from the Paris correspondence of the New York Herald : " A grand little dinner was given last evening at the Grand Hotel by one of your millionaires, Mr. I. H. Burch, of Chicago. It was, without exception, the most excellent and recherche affair of the kind at which I have ever 1 as sisted’in Paris, and was creditable as well to the liberality and good taste of the giver as to the resources of the ho tel. There were thirty-eight guests, the United States Minister and Mrs. Bigelow occupyingopposite seats in the centre of table. This was elegantly decorated with natural flowers and sil ver-ornamented pieces, and seated around it were some of the most beauti ful and accomplished representatives of America's fair daughters. “Among the officials present were Mr. Bigelow, Colonel Hay and Mr. Pomeroy, Secretarias of Legation, and Mr. Putnam, United States Consul at Havre; and among the other guests were Dr. T. W. Evans, of Paris; Mr. and Miss Eg—on, of New York ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Farnum, of Chicago ; Mr. E—b—ns, atalented young artist of New York, with his accomplished and beautiful wife ; Mr. and Mrs. T—m—on, of Paris; the Eev. Dr. Buriingham, gas tor of the American Chapel, and the lev. Mr. Canfield, of Syracuse, N. Y.- General W. H. Morris and Mr. Edwin G. Buffum. “ The dinner was all that the most finished gormand could have wished for, and the wines of the most delicious description. As a sample of the style in which a liberal American gentleman sustains the reputation of his country in this sort of thing, I send you here with the menu of the dinner, a copy of which elegantly printed, was placed at the plate of each guest. This well seleoted bill I can also recommend as a guide and a pattern for a most excellent dinner. I doubt, strongly, however, whether wines of the quality furnished last evening often And their way across the ‘ big water.’ “ At the close ofthedinner, the guests retired into a drawing room, where cof fee and liqueurs were served, and the evening passed in agreeable and enliv ening conversation. As the ladies were leaving, Mr. Burch presented each one with a bouquet of camelias, roses, lilacs, and other flowers, which had assisted in decorating the tables.” —Chicago Jourilal. A correspondent tells of a youngster who on being admonished by his mother not to take all the hash from the dish, because he should leave some for man ners, replied, after looking around the table, "Well, I don’t see any Manners here to eat it!” —During the war, an excited orator on the stump said that the women of the country would churn outthepublic debt in a few years. Judging from the price of butter they have commenced upon the business already, , Confession of Probst. On last Sunday Probst rhade a full confession to Bev. P. A. M. Gunther, Priest of the St. Alphonsu's Catholic Chnrch. The confession was free, open and voluntary. On Monday he made n ftill confession to his-counsel. After they had returned the reporters of the Philadelphia press were admitted, when he made to them the following CONFESSION I came to this country on May I), 1803; arrived by the steamer Columbus, which sailed from Bremen. I was born in ll lingen, county of Badenser Lee Krels, (before county of Haveiißteln) • I am twenty-four years and ten months old ; I landed at Castle Garden, N. Y., and was only there two hours before I en listed In tho Forty-first New York In fantry ; remained In New York about ilvo weeks and then went to Washing ton, whore I staid about six weoks nnd then deserted from the servleo; went baok to Now York and ro-enllsted and was sent to tho front nnd from there with the regiment to Folly Island, South Carolina; stayed thereabout nine monthß, during whloh time I was In several skirmishes; tho regiment wus then ordorod baok to Washington, where I desortod again nnd on reaching Balti more was urrostod by a provost gunrd and detulned a number of weeks by them and then discharged, I told them I had not boon In tho service. After being discharged nnd when reaching this city I went to Buok’s Hotel on Car poutor street, whore I remained sovural days. I then wont to West Chestoraud enlisted In tho Fifth Ponnslyvauln cav alry. This was In Heptembor, 18(14; was discharged on May 28,18(13, In Bicli mond. HOW HE LOST HIS THUMB. While at the front I wns kept on picket duty several days, and had hardly any sleep. I became stupid aud could not keop my eyes opon, Having tho gun In my hand ono night, I foil over and tho gun was discharged. At the time of tho explosion my thumb was over tho muzzlo of the weapon. After this occurrence I was discharged from the Bervloc. HIS MOVEMENTS. Immediately after my discharge from the army I wont to New York, aud re mained In a house on Greenwich street for eight days, and then went over to Hoboken, where I worked on New street at shoveling gravel. Followed this work for three weeks and returned to New York, and from there came to this city ; while here I obtained work In Lovering’s sugar house, on St. John street, and labored there about three weeks. Tho work did not agreo with mo, and I went to Maryland; where I obtained work at picking peaches, at whloh occupation I remained for three weeks. Here 1 took sick with a fever, and was taken to the Soldiers’ Homo, Thirteenth and Chestnut streets, In this city, where I was sick for' two weeks. lIIS VISIT TO THE BEARINGS. On leaving the Sodlers’ Home I went In search of work, and while golngulong Jones lane I stopped atDearlug’s, am asked IT they wanted a man to work. Mr. Dearing was not at home. Mrs. Dearlng said she thought her husband did. Hbe requested mu to call again ; I then went to the house again at 61 o’clock in the afternoon, and found Mr! Dearlng at home. Mr. Dearlng said he would give me 815 a month to do the laboring work about the farm. I con sented, and went to work. WHY HE WAS DISCHARGED. Itwas raining very hard one day, and Mr. Dearing asked me to go to work in the field. I refused to go, on account of the weather. He insisted on my going, and I told him I would not. I finally told him to pay me oil. He did so, and I left that evening, and rode up to the city along with Cornelius Carey. During the time I was at Dealing’s I saw him count a largo amount of money. On reaching the city he went direct to Christian Moore's on Front street be low Noble, and stayed there two days. I then went to Leckfeldt’s on New Market street, and left my carpet-bag, which had my clothing In, consisting of a couple of shirts, pantaloons, dc. I then wandered around the country, stopping at West Chester and other places. WHAT BECAME OE HIS MONEY. I received bounty-money every time I enlisted. I spent It drinking lager beer and visiting the low dens of the city. (Pro bst laughed very heartily when he made this last statement.) Home of the money I expended in traveling around the country. HE RETURNS TO THE CITY. 11l November, 1805, I returned to the city from the country aud stopped six days at Christian Moore's. I was then out of money, and receiving a ticket for the almshouse I went to that institu tion on the Ist of December. I remain ed there four or five weeks. During part of the time I was sink, and the rest of the time I was employed in thecook house. :e again visits the dearings. After leaving the almshouse on the 2d of February, in the evening, I re turned to the Dearing farm, and told Mr. Dearing that I had been to Germa ny and could find no work and had no money. When I left his place: I in formed him that I was going to Ger many. I also told him that I walked all the way to this city from New York. He finally concluded to give me em ployment. HE CONTEMPLATED THE MURDER. I made up my mind when I returned to the farm to get Mr. Dearing'a money and was waiting for an opportunity to secure it. I hau been at the drove-yard with Mr. Dearing about four times. About eight or ten days before I mur dered the family I contemplated killing them. I thought of murdering them in the house, as I could not get the money in any other way. I had the ax ready in the house on Beveral occasions. I thought of killing them when they came down stairs in the morning, hut my heart failed me when the time came. HOW HE COMMITTED THE MURDER. Saturday morning (the day of the murder) was a dark, cold and rainy day. 1 went out with Cornelius about half past seven o'clock In the morning, He took the horse and cart with him and we went to the ditch in the rear of the hay-rick. I took the big ax witlx me, as we generally did to cut roots with. Cornelius sat down under the big tree and I got behind him. My heart failed me and it was Some time before I could brace myself up to commit the deed. I raised the ax several times before I left it come down on him. I finally struck him on the back of the head and then cut his throat. I then put him into the cart and-hauledhimtothehay-rick where I concealed him. Healways had the strap around his waist. There was some blood in the cart, but I washed it off with some hay. The sight of the blood produced in me a devilish and blood-thirsty feeling, and I could have killed a hundred persons if they had been about the farm. I then put some wood in the cart and drove up to the barn. I left the horse and cart standing there, and went into the barn, taking with me the large and small axes and a hammer. I then went into the house, andjold John, the oldest boy, to come out and help me in the barn. Hedidso andlstruckhimdown. I then went after Mrs. Dearing, and told her something was the matter with the colt. Bhe came out, and after she entered the barn I dispatched her with the small ax. I carried the bodies and placed them in the small buildingat the far end of the bam. I then went into hoiue and called the other children out with the exception of Annie and the baby, and slaughtered them in the same way. I then went after the others I carried the baby in mv arm and Annie walked by my side. I seated the baby in the hay while I killed the sister, and then murdered the baby. Question—How was It that you struck the baby so often ? ' Answer.—l was in a hurry. I then carried the children and laid them with the mother, after which I took the har ness off the horse, put the cart away and went into the house-to look for P , I * et - ured a large pocket-book with $lO in it, two counterfeit billa and NUMBER 19. TW?* 1 • ■^ b , ( S t P Mt l o’olock Mr. [ Dearlng and Miss Dolan arrived. Mise P°* a ?went direct to the house, and I told Mr. Dearlng something was the matter with the steer. He went right away into the stable, and while he was looking at the animal I atruok him as the others. Miss Dolan then came into the barn and I killed her. None of them made a remark—l knooked them all senseless. fT 18 110015 offhls thinking they mlghtcontalnhlsmoney. ?t S6 i? U s Dolan's pocket book, but ar. d ou ‘y a few small notes In It. After secreting the bodies under some hay I went hack to the house, mode an other search for plunder, secured tho ro volvers, watohes, &o. ; eat some bread and butler, went book to tho barn, fed i J? .Jj or e es - “‘He, chickens. Howoll, ICsq,, High Ghorlff of tho City and County of Phlladolphiu, Bonds greeting: Whkrkas, At a Court of Oyor and Tor . tmd for city and county °} 1 hlladolphla, on tho 28th day of April, A. D., one thousand eight hundrod and slxty-slx, a certain Anton Probst was con victed of murdor in the iirst degree, and was upon the first day of May sentenced by the said Court to bo hanged by tho neck until dead: Aow, therefore , This Is to authorize and requ ro you, the said Henry C. llowoll, Sheriff ot the city and county aforesaid, to cause the seutonco of the said court to bo executed upon the said Anton Probst, be tween the hours of ten o’clock in the fore noon and three o’clock in tho afternoon of l;riday, the eighth day of June, A. I), one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, in the manner directed in the seventy-sixth section of the aot of the General Assembly ol this Commonwealth, approved the twen ty-first day of March, ono thousand eight hundred and sixty entitled “Anactto con solidate, revise and amend tho laws of this Commonwealth relative to penal proceed ings and pJeadings,” and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant, Given under my hand and the grout seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thou sand eighthundred and* .xty-six and of tho Commonwealth the ninetieth, By the Governor: Ku Super, Secretary of tho Commonwealth, The recital having been concluded, the prisoner bowed his head shhmissl ve ly in acknowledgment of the Justice of the sentence. He said he was ready to di , e - attending priest Informed the anerlfl that the prisoner was perfectly resigned to his fate; that he feels the yielding of his life is the only atonement he can make for the great crime he has committed. The priest also said that he had officiated on a numberof similar occasions, and he never saw any man more thoroughly resigned than Probst. In answer to a question, the prisoner replied that he was twenty-four years and four months old, and that he ar rived in this country on the 9th day of May, 18G3. ' Ibe Sheriff stated that ho had been called upon by ministers of the Gospel and members of the Society of Friends who desired to visit the prisoner, and he would like to know whether such visits would be agre« .ble. The priest con veyed,this in German to Probst, and re plied that the prisoner did not desire any person belopging to any religious society or anybody else outside of the Catholic Church, to call upon him. The interview now ended, and the official visitors departed, leaving the doomed man alone with his religious ad viser. A very great ohange had overcome the bloodthirsty wretch from the day before. Then he was restless and wild; but yesterday he was tame and submis sive. Heseems to have no fear ot death • and it is probable, although the blood of eight victims is fresh upon his soul, that he, like Peter Mattocks, will be sure of stepping from the Bcaffold di rectly into heaven. It is believed by his priest that he will walk to the place of execution with great firmness. It is quite probable that le will nerve himself up to meet his fate withapparentsubmission, provided he does not cheat the gallows, and stain his guilty soul still deeper with the crimson of his own callous heart. The gallows will beereotedon the same spot where Armstrong was hung. It is probable that Probst will be allowed to drop at least five feet. He is an ugly shaped person, the upper part of his body being out of proportion to the lower part. His neck is thick and strong, and will require a pretty good jerk to separate the vertebra. The fixing of the day of execution to take place on Friday, June Sth, shows that the Gov ernorhas fully allowed the bloodthirsty murderer the full leniency of the law namely, thirty days from the time of signing the warrant. The Sth of June will be the 3lßt day from that period.— Philadelphia Ledger. A Novel ffager. An amusing story is going the round of the Paris clubs. It appears that a short time ago a foreign prince made a heavy bet that he would be arrested by the police without committing any of fense whatever, or in any way provo king the authorities. The bet having been taken by a member of the Imper ial Club, the prince went to one of the most aristocratic cafes in Paris, dressed in a battered hat, a ragged blouse, and boots all in holes, and sitting down at one of the tables, ordered a cup of cof fee. The waiters, however, paid no at tentioD, to so suspicious looking a cus tomer, upon which the prince puthlß hand into his pocket and showedabun dle of bank notes. The proprietor then ordered the coffee to be served, sending meanwhile to the nearest police station for a sergeant de vilie. The prince was duly arrested and taken to the Commis sary of Police, where he stated who he was, and was afterwards taken to the gentleman with whom he made the bet to prove his identity. A similar story was told at Vienna some time ago of a Hungarian Prince Seander, M. de Met temich’s son-in-law, who, in order to make his arrest quite sure, took the bank notes out of his boots. Different sounds travel with differ ent degrees of velocity. Call to dinner will run over a ten acre lot in a minute and a half,while summons to work will take from five to ten minutes. oy APTMEmnre. SSs-aws ■ Pawm«tJK»p terra and otter W *9 NIIEET-IRON WARE MANUFACTORY, Evory varloty of COPPER AND SHEET-IRON WARE constantly on hand and manufactured to order, at tho Old Bland. DEANER A HCHAUM, No. 7 East King street, QOPPER-WARE MANUFACTORY. STILLS, BREWER’S KETTLES, COPPER KETTLES, AND EVERY VARIETY OF COPPER.WARE. Having had over twenty years’ oxporlenco In tho business, and employing none but first* workmen, wo aro fully prepared to exe. cuto all orders wo may bo entrusted with. DEANER & BCHAUM, No. 7 East King stroot. Q,AS FITTING AND PLUMBING. Tho subscribers having secured tho services or superior mechanics respoctfully solicit a share of public patronage. They are proparod to execute all orders that thoy may bo entrusted with In a suporlor manner, and at very modor ato prices. HYDRAULIC RAMS, WATERWHEELS, HYDRANTS, ILIFT 4 FORCE PUMPS, BATHING TUBS, WASH BASINS and all other articles In the Lrado. PLUMBING AND GAS AND STEAM FIT TING promptly attended to In the most ap proved style. X9-County work promptly attended to. fi. All work guaranteed. DEANER 4 SCHAUM, No. 7 East King utreet, Lancaster,, tfdaw Stofltart. H. GEOBOG W. FREED'S patent COMBINED. GALVANIC AND ELECTRO MAGNETIC BATTERY. ELECTRICAL DISCOVERIES, —AND— RESULTS THE MOST ASTONISHING. Our relations with the imponderable world are dally becoming moro Intimate, as we cast aside, one by one, material substances, forces and powers ; Brute, Wator and Atmospheric power have given way to the vaporous ele ment, Steam, which, in turn, mußt be cast u, e * or subtle element. ELECTRICITY which at no distant day must become the ulti mate of motive power. Tno wonderful electrical discoveries are now creating intense Interest, and Investigating minds are everywhere turning their attention to the subject and watching tne development or every phenomenon—from the condensation of the electric spark to tho roar of Heaven’* mighty artillery. As a mechanical agent It has already ac complished wonders: but Its crowning excel- aloft for nobler purposes, and whispers words of consolation and hope to diseased humanity. y Under Its magic power the ravings of the maniac are quieted; the palsied mlnu regain* its powers: inflammations subside: tumors are reduced; nicer* are healed; the blind are » made to see; cripples to walk; the dumb to speak* the deaf to hear; nervous Irritation to allayed; contracted muscles are relaxed* the weak become strong; and every muscle, nerve gland and tendon of the body la brought into harmony and health. * „ £ r 2P? r application oi Freed’. Patent Combined Galvanic and Electro Magnetic Bat teries, which are now permanently located In the City of Lancaster, where a lady will be In oitondance to wait nnon the ladles, and where the afflicted can receive the necessary Informa tion, at all times, freo of charge, from GEORGE W. FREED, ~ , Medical Electrician. Orange street, between Duke and Llmo street* Lancaster, Pa, laprlOlytUw OF THE banking house OP REED, HENDEHSON & CO,— The undersigned have removed Into their New ranking House in Duke street, opposite tiio Court House, in the City of Lancaster, whero they will continue to do a general Banking' business, receive money on deposit, and pay lnterestaccordlng to time. JOHN K. REED, AMOS 8. HENDERSON. ISAAC E. HIESTER, Bankers as Reed, Henderson & Co. lmddJmw L. H. CALDBR. QALDIK * CO., DEALERS IN COAL FAMILY COAL UNDER COVER. ALBO MOST APPROVED COAL FOR STEAM, BLACKSMITH 4 LIME BURNING ASHTON FINE ANDOROVND ALUM SALT SAND—IN BARRELS, LOCUST POSTS, &c. Yard Con. Btbeet a Penn’a R. r. OJ/lce No. 2 East Orange Street , „ LANCASTER. mar2B mritr gMet. &t. A. SMITH CRACKER, BISCUIT AND flAirm BAKER. KAfirr KOTQ STBXXT, Three doom below Lane’s Store, Lancgj ter, Pa 1110 *>r sale at thils establish. Bailment are baked flreeh every day. uan RANGES, dec. H. R. DRENEALAN,