Sftf-IgBW«sm gtrtffliflmef, ;id if liio oio’t oJ- fXiViNnr; «1 Jl • '"''ifii 1 . *>' Wt' ; .1/1“ i ‘■’pTl nofTm' Mum! ■, nii.’/ii.nui -i'j.J -nUi c H *. k| 5 *rfj .ftanucJOV "M'..■'•{ i-JjTt am, c.-Tunq :.nfi floTi'vS-v.ri v.n • <joq Jo :/:il jm'> »n ot xciipqri bj .M-jr-. .•.•!!{ in ftlUapedm advance. • , J , . ; „ “ oT^moF)yr.).-: ' tjifriJ :r r ' vrr-?T:'i f i; ; " \' r or’J To t:I*; Tn'i publlßhederGr? evening,-Bund by excepted^nt is per Annum tn Advance* ? n ui;:< yOiotnr \ • ; i ;1 ■ :■' .' i • > o FPics-floui'H war cobjcsbo oft i Orarca 3HUAB*, i .x-qrr 1,-.).:-:- ‘OVER THE THBESUOI.R. ■ I; 1 i bt T, : 'W'. MA'PtIIBWB, over ttie tfto; The lnfauUttttteii ltß trial slept 1 Tottering, feeblf.yetßhfe andeure,: By theloving arm of a mother kept* , Inoocent darling, knowing pot; Of Uie thongandfi oi atop* in, lud’a weary way; Muy you nevfer want for a mothers band To keep and guard you In cblumood'S'day. - Over tho, threshold of childhood hours, Into tho days of youth we go, Little dreaming of snareshronnd. Or dangers net by a cruel Toe. Let us hope that ever, when danger uoar, Wemny tlnd a friend wh<> will wuruing give; For without nHinlle, or a friendly word. Tills life wiiro'a'weorlkofno life to live. Ovortho, threshold of youth acalu Wo atu;» into manhood’s uoiiblouS years; And llud though lri life them in much of Joy, There Is plenty of roont for grlef and teurs. When onr golden vinlona are melting away Before tho cold, stem reality. May we he prepared for a u&Uer life .Of peaceful Immortality l Over Uie threshold.of manhood novL . Into .the years ofipgo we stray; . And our brow* are furrowed with lines of caio, Oaronredarii Jocks arq silvery gray, llut brie more step ive havo io take j And when the threshold of life Is passed, May the uugeJa wait, with aoags of Joy, , To welcome us home to Heaven at lust. g^Mtetwni*. Tho Texan Duel. f l Put down that knife, or the conse quence be on your own head. Put it down, I Hay," and the hand of the speaker slowly and deliberately raised a revolver. It was a very anxious moment for the lookera-on. One of the combatants was a brawny ruffian, upon whose face yeas stamped all the**eyil passions of the human race. Black haired, black beard ed, black eyed, and strong enough to have felled an ox with a single blow of his list. The other was a pale, slender, intellectual looking young man, boy almost, with light curls and complex ion, and blue eyes. The scene was in the little town of Washington, on the Brazos River, in Texas, and the time midnight. “l)o yer know who yer taLklng to. boy?” was the coarse aud uneducated answer of Luke Benton than whom no gambler in that vicinity was more de tested and feared. A man to whom (and not without reason) was Imputed every crime—even that of murder; who was an unfailing shot with tho pistol aud rifle, and un matched in skill With that strictly bor der weapon—the bowie buife. A short residence in that locality had given him a reputation as a duelist, for the long grass of the Tam pas covered the forms of two whobad fallen by his hand. Where lie came from no oue knew, and be was particularly retloeut about bis former life. Still, it was whispered behind his back—for no one was foolhardy enough to say it to his face—that he was one of the very few who escaped from the ter rible justice of “ Natchez under the hill,” wheu the outraged citizens awoke In their wrath, and took speedy ven geance in their hands., Be that as it might, he had already earned a name sufficiently bad to need no additions even where lhe great majority of crimes were looked upon lightly—making Tex as in its infancy the paradise of scoun drels. On tho other, liia buy antagonist even less was known. It was but two days since his arrival, and he had come on horseback and alone. Of his business he had nothing to say, but his suave muuuer, aud quiet, gentlemanly de portment hud already made him friends among the better portion of the sparse population, Very much to their surprise, there fore, was it that they had seeu him en ter into a (Miilest ut curds with the great professional gumster Benton, con fident that he would either be cheated or bullied out of his money, in case he was successful, which was almost be youg the range of possibility. But for two hours the game had been progressing, tho gambler getting more angry at every deal, and the youth keep ing perfectly cool, aud breathing taunt ing words, as if ills object was still further to provoke him. If it was his purpose to do ho, ije was more than successful, fqr Benton had suddenly spruug to his feet and drawn Ills heavy knife, with uu oath upon his lips and murder flashing from his eyes. “Put down that knife,” again re peated the young man,. Mark White s man, us he had given all to understand was his name. “Put it down. No oue but a coward and a cheat would attempt to use such fatal arguments in a simple game of chance.” “Kr cheat—coward! ” thundered Benton, with all his 'tvrath aroused. “By huavon, I’ll make yer eat yer words.” . “For fear you do not fully under stand, I will repeat them.” “ Yer dare not! ” was hissed from the more than tightly compressed Jips. “Coward ! cheat! I dyresayauything to one like you.” “Coward, or gin?” and his knife Hashed more wildly around. In vain tho others interfered. They cared little for the professional nud bru tal gamester, but they did for youug Whiteman, and could not but be sur prised at tho almost sublimity of hie coolness and bravery, even though he was courting his own death. .Something in the manner of the youug man, too, appeared to deeply impress'liis antagonist, who had never before restrained liis hapd from swift vengeance. Thodelicato frame trembled nob; tho sweet, almost girlish expres sion upon thosa mobile lips remained unaltered; theciioekswereunblanched, and the mild, blue eyes never swerved from their steady gaze upon the fiery black ones. It appeared as if the ser pent nud ilia bird hand changed places, and the fierce charmer become the ohanued. “Pshaw!” at length eoutiuued Luke Jloutbu, “I am a fool tolukenuy notice of 1 er boy who I could crush between my thumb and lingers. Take yer money, ef yer such a sueak; go back ermong the women and uever dare ter show yer face ermong men agalD.” “I care nothiug for the money,” was still the calm response. “It’s nothing to me.” “ What do ye want, then ?” “To prpve that you are a coward at heart.” ' “No man ever lived that could prove such a think.” “Simply because you murdered them, Luke Benton.'”! - “Murdered? "But no', I’ll not fight or boy.”.,' ‘ , “Because you dare.not. But you shall have no exouse,” and .Mark Whiteman spat full In the face of the blood-stained gambler:^ In an instant alt was confusion. Ben ton sprang'forward with his knife up raised, aqd woujd have cut down hiß Insulter. with a blow. But others 1 did the ; They realized that *blqqfl must, 13$ shed, but they insisted upon “fair play.” liven in the horrible oode of Texas dueling they demanded that rules of honor (?) should be strictly adhered to. . If If you mußttight,” said an old ranger, “Qud.jl see no way to avoid it now. lt shall be ail open and above board. It’s your your weapon and stand up aud fight it out like a mail;” • •- < ■ “‘Pistols, then—ten ' panes—word I” was the grufl’answei'. “Are you satisfied?” was asked ’of Whiteman. ."‘j “Yes—perfectly. Lot him take revolver—l have miue. .We will coaX? menoe firing-at the word, andoontinuq to advance to do so luhtll one or both full.” A few stepß from the houso brought them to a spot where the green gross and Brlght flower?! had, more than onoe in aftofl 'encounters. The inon.wbre undlho fatal word about to when . Whiteman called the Hanger (who* .was* acting, as his secondhand taking hls hnud within his own,» whis pered i ,{ f ‘ a 1 . “Yoqappeat' , tobeatruo-hoarted man, and I wish fcoaslc a favor of you.” ' “Speak oh. ‘Anything I can do shall be j done.' ; Jqst Say 'the word tttid I’ll take your, plqce.” ■ ».'r. “lso, nokthat. ißutlf to fall promisc lhat fl.ee me buried as I:am.,' Do.not let mydressbe disturbed in the leasts* Roll me up in a blanket and let no wtie pry around: me after rdhi'deudi' 'Will you promise -mf to it®; b ( afr rij ger as he slowly retreated, In uttering ••iL'.v//,;-j t t9rUsm;,C' .liril * , yrr vr-rolf, ‘V, w= :w,.» I'Jigli L o.l* QldjCjfTCg U.V« i/>rfjUOfn 'oil,o'iJl‘3yi2Pj Uj-// ll.l}o op jtt|U ■ gfai'-?.-Hii*V9'; -• |J j V [j no ■? "^- > - I ■—-| f I 111 „T. .!> .—. 1 —• |gv r “~wo ‘ " 1 cl m •T ; VOLTJHBTO , i! ) -n to himself,/.' and if you do failJL’Ufead a bullet-through the skull.of hlnx that kiUi.yflUi-ana may the gbod X»6rf| ror igfye'uielf It.ls murder.” , • mfr-- Lrike Benton,” 66tttlhued i .yWOWife, l “I'-am reatW.! otto ,wo*<i;» and he stepped toihla eHe:aud. “handed him a miniature;:, “Jf Ldie, loOk at this.” l <i Luffi'i:; i f‘<ru do -itwd,;fldth jtremfe,. ling Ungers,he updid the clasp—then’ lei it drop frpm bls hftnd as If it had. been a serpent, exclaiming, l’ll not fight you. Take him away l , eomfe 1 one— take him away, for “ Not fight I Then:youiwill die:like, a dog!” andWhltemaniraieedhis/weap' on aud motioned for the word, to; be given.- , • It was some time, however, before bis request was compiled With. The sin ewy frame of the gambler trembled like a dry leaf In the autumn wind ; all the color had left his face: his lips were like ashes; his pistol was pointing downwards, and shook in bis hand. At length, he succeeded, by a mighty effort, , in calming himself. He braced his nerves—glared widely aroond, and with' all the.calmness of despair stood upon his guard. “Are you ready—both ready?” was asked. “Yes,” came simultaneously from :wo pairs'Of lips. “One—two—three—fire!” The report of the pistols cut the last word in twain. The seconds -rushed forward and lifted the men up again; for both had fallen. One, however, would never breathe more. Luke Ben ton had fought his last duel—had gone to his final account with his heart bul let-cleft. Whitman, too, was danger ously wounded. With Ills breani bub bling forth through blood, ho called the Ranger to him and asked him for the miniature. It was given him—the fair, face of a young man. He covered it with bloody fingers—whispered, “Bury It with me,” and he, too, llad ceased to live. With tearful eyes that form was pre pared for the grave, the Ranger insist ing that his promise to the dead should be fulfilled to the letter. But all saw sufficient to satisfy them that he who called himself Whiteman was a young woman. And years later, they found a clue to the mystery. It was a wife, who had then revenged the murder of her husband—murdered for saving her from dishonor! From a bloody grave in the chapparel, she had gone to join him she had loved so well in the laud that lies beyond the river. Was her last act one of sin? It is not lor us to judge of such a thing. We know nothing of the maddened heart and insane brain—know nothing of the long days and longer nights of suffering —nothing of how we would .act under such circumstances. Better leave judg; rnent to Him who can read both the mind aud the heart, and whose will di rected the avenging bullet. None others is without sin, and who will dare to cast the first stone ? Two Dead tfonien Come To Life. In the summer of 1861 newspaper readers were told of the discovery in the North River of the body of a female' which had been tied to a barrel of pitch and rolled Into the river from a Jersey city pier. Months and years have pass ed and the mystery is still unraveled. A few days hefore the death of Inspect; or Leonard, in conversation with a prominent wrlter,he told the following remarkable story which we find In the March number of the Galaxy: “One spring morning, during the first year of the war, a barrel of pitch was found to have disappeared from a Jersey city pier, and the porter in charge when reporting the fact to his employ ers, took occasion to speak of the river thieves In no very complimentary terms. On the same day Ada Richard, a wo man of nomadic habits and dubiouß status, but of marvelous beauty, suddenly left her hotel in New York, without taking the trouble to announce her departure or state her destination. The clerks of tho house only remarked that some women had queer ways.* 1 A few days aftet these simultaneous events, the same porter who had mourned the lost pitch, happening to look down from the eud of his pier when the tide was out, saw a small and shapely human foot protruding above the waters of the North River. It was a singular circumstance, for the bodies of the drowned never float in such fash ion ; but the porter, not stopping to speculate upon it, procured the neces sary assistance, and proceeded to land the body. It came up unusually heavy, aud when at last brought to the surface, was found to be made fast by a Tppe around the waist to the missiDg barrel of pitch. There was a gag securely fast ened in the mouth, and these two cir cumstances were positive evidences that murder had been done. When the body was landed upon,the pier, It was found to be In a tolerable state of preservation, although there were conclusive signs that it had been in the water for some time. It waß the body of a female, entirely nude, with the exception of an embroidered ohemise and one lisle thread stocking, two sizes larger than the foot, but ex actly fitting the full rounded limb. The face and the contour of the form, were therefore fully exposed to examination, and proved to be those of a woihan who must have been very handsome. There was the oleatrioe of an old wound on a lower limb, but otherwise there was no spot or blemish upon the body. In due tfine the body was buried; but the head was removed, and preserved in the offlceof the city physician, with the hope that it might be the means of es tablishing the identity of the dead, and leading to the detection of the murderer. The police on both sides of the river were intensely interested in the case, but they found themselves impotent before that head of a wopaan, who seem ed to have never been seen upon earth in life. They could do nothing. there fore, but wait patiently for whatever developments time might bring. Chanoe fl Dally led to the desired idea* tlflcation. Agentlemanwhohadknown her intimately for two years, happening to see the head, at once-declared It to be that of Ada Richard. ‘ The detectives eagerly clutched at this thread, and were soon In possession of the coinci dence in time of her disappearance and that of the barrel of pitch to which the body was lashed. They further found that, slnoe that time, Bhe had not been seen in the oity, nor could any trace of her be discovered in other sections of , the country, through corre&pbndence with the pollbe authorities of distant cities. They had thus a woman lost and a body found, and the case was con* siderea to be in a most promising' con dition. The next step was to establish the Identity by the testimony of those who had known the missing woman most Intimately. The deteotlves therefore, instituted a search, which was finally successful, for Charles Richard, her pu tative husband. He had not lived with her for some time, and had not even seen or heard of her for months, but his recollection was perfect, and he gave a very mibute statement of her distin guished riiarks. He remembered that she had persisted In wearing a pair of very heavy, ear rings, until their weight had silt one of her .ears entirely, and the other nearly so, and that qa; a Voonse quenoe, both ears had been nhirCed a second time, and unusually high UP- He'regretted that her splendid array of teeth had been marred by thelossofone upon the left sldeof the mouth, and told, how a wound had been received, Whose olcatrlce dppeafed upon obe of tier limbs, stating exactly lie locality. He dwelt with Borne ptiije upon the faot tnatishe had been forced by the unusual development to wear stooklngs too large for her feet, and gave a general 'desorp tion of hairr cast of faoe, height and weight thal? ' was "valuable, because mlnuto.' * 1,11: ■\Vheh he'gave this, statement he was not awate or tho death,of his wife, or of the.finding of her body, and without being Informed. ,of either, fact he taken to Jersey olty, and suddenly con fronted with thehead. " The Instant he saw It he Sank Into :a 'ohalrin, horror.,' His statement having beon compared With thehead andthereoord oftheuOdy, 1 the ejtnllttirde was found to be axafetw cept m: to.the teeth,- , The hCadhad'ohb tooth musingonpaoh sldeof thdthChth, and thlsfeCtihuYing been caUedto 1 , hIS attentlonvßlohard fqßletedthatßhe'had lnshbut one when he lost saw, ,her, : ;hut itwasl highly, probafalelthe other.had been fo'rcbd out In theatruggle whioh Jgbedherbf herHfe, atidthephysiclan, anflnute • ext place.but.waaStllVadhCrlhgfbtoC'gnn?. :;j" ' 3MOJSHK jtflper position, andtllero'yas ttis oUt-ti dfsbreplirtcy’Titfbwtfetfit a&tftße de»fcHpHonor*<laßWn«dJ) J ’ ■■"■'> i.it ■ TfiedetentlvMYpunadtherwitnMaMf 'and ambq&thttt'tbe -&»talres»er, vr.hp: hadact«d lniib»i napacUyfar Ada.Rlgfl., l^ c iWftU>»,.*ho iaffins. roonwitli all tbe.othera, fully, ponflrmed the etlaeh'ce of r 'Clmffek Elchard.' The’ identfty'of the‘mrirderfed ‘w'dmaii : was 'question. ’. Naftrrtlly thetaextsUp wasC tosoitfe thOinryateryiof'-her.death. -The deteo* tlvefl:weofc towork .with unusual.cau tion* iq task Jhey had [assigned, themeelv.es.and were.slowly catherini 'thd ehreas, of, her life, to .wra've'fflmtßem &fhreadthat would Jead to the tffathor'of her tragical death when-they%et i e / snddenly , ‘* Adored ,f to' usetheifcowmeiiergetleconfession. Ada. ‘Richards hene]£, appeared, at. a down- NewTork hotel, in perfect health and uhscathed-In person. . The. explanation. was simple.. The whim had suddenly seized hertq jjo, to New Orleans, and shehadgoneflfiitJaput leave-taking or/warning. , it was noun usual Incident’, ul Iter wandering life, and hkr fcpeedyWtutai was'dde only to the fact that she fdund the ‘Southern city only a 1 military camp underthe iron tul6 ofGen. Butler/and therefore an unprofitable: field for her. The ghastly i head became more of a mystery than befqre. The baffled de -1 tectlves could ajjain only look at it help* lessly, Md eena .descriptions of It over the country/ Xk*lflßt‘lV was sebu by H woriiaii named Uallaban, living in Bos ton; Who.was'ln search of a daughter who-bad gone astray. She instantly pronounced ,ic to be that of her. child, and she was ..corroborated by aU .the members of her family aqu several,, of h6r neighbors. The identifica tion " was no less specificthan before, and the perplexed author!, ties g!ad : at last to know something, certainly;‘gave Mrs. Callahan an order for the body. Before,however, she bad com pleted her af&a gem ep tp for i ts trans. fer to-Boston, a message, reached her from the daughter, who was lying sick in Bellevue Hospital, and so the deed once more became a mastery, ‘And such it has always remained/ 'Thebody told that a female who had been delicately reared, who had faredisumptuously, and had been arrayed in costly fabrics, had been foplly (tone .to, death, just as she was stepping jtnto tlio dawn t of woman hood—and chat is all'that'is knowh 1 . Her ! ngm'e, her station, her history, her virtues, dfr'it may-be her frailties,'all went down with her life, and were ir revocably-dost. There Is every proba bility that her case will always be classed as unfinished business. A prilling Snake Story, Mr. Barclay, an English gentleman who had made a comfortable independ ence la mining speculations, deter mined, 1 after some years’ residence, to settle permanently in theßrazils. With this end in view he bought and farmed a largo traot of almost uncleared land on the .-extreme northwest frontier, and POrsuedhis clearing and farming with great success and tolerable profit, and what is more, a certain prospect of much greater profits to come in time. He gave himself, after a time, a short leave of abßer.ce, and came back to Scot land, where he marriedhls cousin, with whom he again returned to his pianta tion.in Brazil. During his absence, and according to his instructions, a neat, light, wooden residence—each as are built on all plkhtations—had been erec ted in’the midst of the clearing; with a lofty veranda round it to keep the rooms cool, and French <ndows leading straight from the apartments to the ground. Still yauDg’ Mrs. Barclay, though surrounded with every comfort, was very far from being quite happy ; forßhe was constitutionally in terror of the repulsive and tremendous-looking inseots and'reptlles with which all the wilder parts of Brazil literally abound. She could not go to a drawer without, finding in it a.oentipede as large as a little eel, or open acupboard without meeting with a spider almost as large as a smdfl, crab. Lizards,of beautiful colors, but' of repulsive appearance, had to be swept' out of the bed-room at night. These were harmless enough, but there are few people who would care to wake up and find them crawling over their faces, or hear their long nails clattering along the wooden floor. The climate, too, told on Mrß. Barclay’s health. The rep tiles by day and mosquitoes by night made her unusually susceptible of irri tation and alarm. But of all her horrors the greatest she entertained was that against snakes and serpents of all kinds. This was ineradicable from her nature, and was In fact as much part of her na ture as the overwhelming antipathies some ladies feel to the sight of a rat/ r a spider, or a bull. Unfortunately Mrs. Barclay lived in a part of the coun try which was infested with snakes; some harmless, some deadly; but, whether ; harmless or deadly, the unconquerable terror she evinced /was the same to all. Once a tuboha, a quick and deadly snake, was killed In her house. At another *time a coral snake, the most beautiful and most quickly deadly of all the venomous rep tiles God has created, was found and killed-witli ease upon the rough lawn, if we may dignify by such a term the short, brown, burnt-up herbage which surrounded the house. At auother time a small anaconda, about eleven feet long, Was found in thefwoods near the house and killed; and, what was much worse, oonstant rumors were brought in that two milch larger serpents of the same class had been seen in the forest not far off. Boor Mrs. Barclay’s terrors were not diminished by the exaggerated tales of her 'native Servants, till at length they rose to such a pitch that it seemed vfery likely, as she often said, that she should die if a serpent came near her. Her fears got to such a height that at last she would not venture out at all; and actually kept her room. In this frame of mind it wil}. easily bs believed that her life was a misery to herself, and not of mutih comfort to her wild, eafnaught hhßband. Early one summer momiQg the latter wentrto look after the progress of some rathdr distant clearings he was making; of course he went on horseback, and of course he carried with him the heavy, old fashioned, double barreled musket, without which, In that timeknd in those wild regions, no planter ever stirred far abroad. Both barrels were loaded with a heavy charge of slugs, sufficient to bring down a deer, -if; one came near enough, or, better still, enough to scare away or.stop the charge of a jagular or a„tree panther. Mr. Bar'dlay's survey took him rather late, and it was high in the noonday heat before he returned through a short belt of forest which lay between his new olearinga and his home. At that time the tropical forests are as silent and,as motionless as if they were dead. There is,to be sure, a drowsy chirp of the great grasshoppers, and now and then a, humming bird, whose gaudy colors' are 1 alT*hidden by the intensely’ rapid motion tints widgs as it parses from flower tb' fiower with a drouiug buzz, which in such a silence is almoat noise. But the great treeß themselves, and their equally thick mass of tropic undergrowth, between, are alias mo* tionless and still as they had been Carved In stone. It wks through such a scene as this that Mr. Barolay rode on hie " return home, and It was amidst suoh stillness that his attention was at.once attraoted to a large,creeper hanging from a tree in front of him, aDd whioh, omldpt the deadly ntillness around, was swinging quickly, Suqh signs In the forest are never to bC disregarded'! and Mr, Bar olay was too old a woodsman not to be atones on the alert. After waiting for some minutes tiUikeoßolllatlon ceased, and .being, reassured by the quietness of his hprse, ,'whlol} would have bseju the first to poant a Jaguar qr a puma, he rdde Carefully toward the tree, and at a little* "distance examined It, but for 'Some time In vain. At last" the cause of the disturbance and of the danger! also beoame apparent on olose Inspection, On a limb of. th&itree overlooking the path lay a huge, wack anaconda,..plied In, great masses, fold over "fold,! as Is Its, wont, with (the end of Its tali ' j ust burled rojind phClimb 1 on Which' its grCat bulk rested, tadltkhead'left free, BadeleVated • about twofeet above "the ‘rest of ttsibodyjo inthlspoeitlon itiwas quite prepared .for aotlon, and, holding on ,hy,dta..taU, 1 -Pquld at.pnqe dtonite great length down with resistless mrcq on any unhappy animal, or even person; that below. aud when ohee eecuredTlnltagigantlo folds, thereat was certalu, W(helher to, man,or goat, or. deer qrsheep. ::) Mr,, Barclay,rhoweveri.'wM Httlojdlfltcinpe erf? ilti-.’ iov-» '/Uit'.n ■ : -V’JWi 4'■ <iU 10 r. . V»iUUilv.'. i p ... .- -c.3/* toanoepyrlnfo fcejgpf^l^tfei&attfa oreMure^B, he^ r CrJgHcjplue. •sky. Thenhbfii£a3EuWUnphe chSS of wags the 'fcn£??epttfe's : ) mffmenVit r t»i&s In ground,ltrwras fftrfrbm^ead,noKrevfli,, and piungetiwildly* .-fta.ttfetitor fcrlime heduratDofeQgjn>oaQh UipMt lftyfcaoqk-j. itjiar atUi tl yrhe^iie. gofca cloße shot.with hits sedond barrel; ; atfd thlsTscr'cbmbleteffy shattered the 1 serpehraikad that'ifc never moved again. J Like a* ciotlouß'wdodßman, Mr. Barclay did not feel BecarO until he haddivideawMhiilshnifefandnot withr; out yejtfshrm in the j ‘cenfne of the mearfyVwenty-Mfie feetin .length, ,and' wakfeVldently,' froth ttßgreatihlckness,, Immensely powerful. The only, que^ , tlod which 1 remained to the successful . hunter wastabadone with the carcase. i.Hel was. lothto leave it whereat;, he wanted iU skta--as.w.kaLyiqtbrious sportsman i above 41) ’ he wished toshow 'Mrs.*', Barclay how* easily such 'jteem* ing ;c Triotfßters‘ cotild I be killed: 1 ' Not umfotttralJy, then*, though' ;i 4h v an evil hour, he determined to drAgithome. For this purpose he undid hlB:Stirrup leather, and makidgitfestover the head of the snake, led his horse along, which as it towed the a deep mark in the herbage, and sometimes a trail of ; blood on the grass dyer whrch the car* | cass was dragged;’ As hedbvanCed, with' ’the huge reptile tfelUdg'ht his heels, some evil ‘-genius put Itrfnto his head that nowv was aifinn opportunity to giye Mrs. a Jessou fliat would;core ,her of of serpeuts., He ‘never seems tb_nave thought of tbs matter unkindly,/or to entertdih for a moment ! ail idtia that her woman’s nature would | not hi sootV’ahd os easily get over the repugnance-to these reptiles as he.in his jWild, rough, life bad easily been, enabled to do. [.There is no doubt bub that ’nothing in ore than a rough, practical joke entered bis mind,' and this was perhaps the only 1 kind of joke the point of which he Was capable of perceiving. His simple plan of mis chief was soon laid. He determined to takd::.tbe serpent intQ L th.o, ; bouse, and coil it in the, fitting-jjopm. in such a manner os that its wounqed partd could easily be hidden. He araggedU, there-. fore, with some trouble along the veran-,' da,'and soon managed’to coil away its* gteat folds in such a manner that its in juries were bidden, and itlooked indeed as if alive, When all had been quietly arranged by himself, he went qut and called for a servant to fetch dawn her mistress, who, as, is the custom of the cbuutry, was sleeping out the treat heat of the dav in her own room. Little sus pecting what was to follow, she came down at once, and the instant she entered the sitting-room Mr. Barclay -slipped., out andij fastenf ed the door behind her. What.passed afterward can now only be guess ed with horror. Her screams of “The serpent! the serpent! ” were at flrstso shrill and loud as to quite drown Mr. Barclay’s calls to her that the reptile was dead, and that she must look at it quietly, and hp was only first afermed by anoiseof struggling and the piercing criepof some half a dozen female ser vants, who, drawn by the shrieks of their mistress, had entered the room by another door. Whatley saw on enter ing was Mrs. Barclay attacked by a huge anaconda, which bad followedjup the broad track left by the body of,Us. slaughtered mate. ■ The instant their, cries alarmed it, it rolled back its folds through the window by which it had entered. Mrs. Barclay was found In sensible, add only slightly torn about the face and partly on the bosom by the faDgs of the boa. She was quite insen sible, however, and never rallied. In Bpite of all restoratives, she remained in a comatose state till the succeeding day, when convulsion succeeded con vulsion, till her death left Mr! Barclay a widower, and tbe parent bf a still born child. The Bight and the left 1 . It isl somewhat attractive to attempt to trace* through the convolutions of < the traditional usages of i men, the reasons for every day habits ! that seem so natural as not to deserve notice, much less investigation; but as j nothing is created without an object, so j we may assume that there is a reason for those of the habits of our kind j which, being general, escape notice or criticism, but which if isolated by the < practice of individuals only, would 1 arouse attention and awaken inquiry. Amopg these habits hone are more I marked or provocative of investigation i than the habit of preferlog the right hand or side to the left. In meeting an 1 obstacle in walking it is easibr to turn < to the right than the left; in ascending i staircases we prefer to take the right Bide, .although that side may not have ! argil for theiiand, toassist.the riser; we ; test the weight of an object by taking it in the rightnand, and if we attempt the test with the left we find the result, as felt by the muscles, to be vefy different < from chat by theright hand trial. 80, < in a hundred ways, we always show our : preference of the right over the left. It is enough to account for this prefer* i ence to say that general custom and personal habit; make it imperative. To i be sure, olvilfzed add enlightened peo* : pie, generally, are careful’ to instruct chelr children to use the right hand i r&ther than the left; butithis may be because manual instruments for per forming all desorptions of-work are. : constructed with a l}e ,UBed. : fcy ' the right hand, that what may be considered the' cause is only a result of some organic law tftat , demands this sacrifice of the left in 'pre ference to theright. This view-receives color from the faot tbab-evea .among , savage and uncivilized people the right is preferred. Among them, as among ourselves, the-..proportion of fche Ipft . handed men is small. The were considered odd by! the .children or Israel for their peculiarity of being'left handed. Either in Ancient or modern times the proportion of left-handed men was always Bmail.. ’ Why does a man lost on a plain, where, there are no guides fpijdiscourse, make a circle inhls efforts to go forward, tprh ing always to the lt may be said because The left b'eing'the.leog used side, and, therefore, lessdevelopedhnd weak er, must give wav to'the superior ener gy of the right; but this reason does not hold good,, because we walk , with our feet, aDd not with our the feet are educated alike. We are ambidexters as regard our feet* In mil itary evolutions we are taught to put the left foot flVst—to start off with the left foot ; but in the dance we are in structed to startoff with the right. Be sides, we know of a person left handed from his infancy, who, heing lost In the snow Btorm in Scotland, wander ed in concentric circles, or spirals, for more than, ‘two hours; before be ,lng turning always to the left 1 . 1 Ambidexters, or thoßewho can use equallyweil either hand, generally pre ' fer to emplbytheright even when using an instrument not (Specially designed for the right hand. Those wh,o, like gymnasts, or pugilists, have, to »ise the left with equal facility with the right hand, are compelled to' submit to a sevefe course of discipline to attain equal foroe and dexterity with the left that'they possessed with- the rights-* The word Just .used-ndexterityr-per* haps, may be a clue to the; question underlying these Lexter t the right; sinister, the left.' May there not be some meaning In these liattn terms and derivations, physical, moral, and generally, philosophical, bßyona their application, to mandat operations* In all meohanios and laborers .are.ambidexters, The wood ohopperfhbuld'wield'hlB ate witirthe right hand near the 1 blade; tWVWeU’as with it at the handle’end; do the dresser of timber or the adze; bo the .blaokemUnta striker with the sledge; the farmer.with the hoe t rake, or flail; and the housewife , with her broom; bnt eaoh and ail prefer to give ifie dexter hand the precedence. Oar guArdfan angel is 1 the 11 ah gel ovei l the tight l 'Shoulder -j* ” the sheep' go * to the right; he ; goat',t&tbe k^i.w©give the .right /hand.ofifeUowsnip; l and in the latter case if circumstances demand the ls always phrase has aphysiological'signincance: ttfasoalar" ■ aotdotf l or-Vlaieilt" exertion shoold be 6ept4sifhr*om the dellcaU i and aotivs scene at, life aa .posalbla; tot featiefi too gr«t» strasa upon that organ* cl lb therqnqt BQflaetolflgJto i .4? B tto,9tr-ap Wtfrom.,.castom 1 -ffift demaads Investigation or bargAblalplillosophers find' ohrSuttM? lkte? Itls hot accident, : "<Slrcqißstan<f6, ‘>SJ f'inr ■ uni odi «.u; L. in ) LIU'AZ) ‘~ n in „ *•■• i f - Tcnoa''"'-' IfflWfitiS; ’£czst i :£'S " ' * '* r,n .JIMH ur-n it. «., ... —..- £BHSSPPBi ■' r :r. j{ru.: ; {1 ; i ..ti: ;i3il :r 6'? • : i r , ? : ~ni. PftWPoi A*Tttie 'of tU& Itfest! ’' 7 .*w» ; , /BY )V . SC O^.'T .' The time—night I r.-intbe year, <rf> our ■ Ix>rd,ohe; (thbiuahil ‘' -eight frondrqd and fifty. The qoen'err, r the.socialaaloqD of the beautifulateam-.; er. llercury, aa efie' steamed swiftly . dowh ttmiafreotirl'rlVer.- • •«< *<» ‘ ll'll jflaypoker with; buy chap pie eenti foriflye, l t@njflfteen,or twenty dol- W- PW: • sky, stran ger £’/" &sbed:agreen!specimetL-ofhu manityv.ion the lp«g?'lauk, apd t*ony order, From his s£at in the corner.. . His,, clothing; was of rough material add fit ' ! } hittf poorty phlshat was a'btMfct that (looked 1 although i&ibadiseen much 1 rough tisagftaildinanyjitPWns j h&foren; t Jjead, was, high, formed, hia,, nope promlneof, qndnls. eyes dark aha small. ' ; The remainder of n&’fdcdwatr covered with'-thick,'coarse.hiaxc. :>:!J Jeff .“.Five, teu, r fi(teeu,or |%wkat I said f ”;tbe rough looking customer, re plied, seating nlmself.at the table and running the dards through 'tils'flnger, 1 “you knoW how to play, Isuppose?” Wal, X difia: Brown knows/ someth* pV about keerds when hi& dad drawed Kla last breathe a. playin’ all fours! The last Word#he seat ’emu'xran’ sHdffle' 1 T £m OOfr, pirdn er-j l 1 high, low”,(jack an 7 the gainafbr lisjiorti a . busted toiler! Yss, the green-, customer concluded, ‘‘ljll play " you poker for.ten dollars ant©. 1 lean™ begin any higher’an tbkt, ’cause F*ri' ratherscarceo? tin.”• .s■ \ “ whispered the gam-i bkp ,Xo afri6nd, as Jiin r ßrown seated l himself on the opposite side of the' table, 1 “ana If I-don’t dead him out of every 1 cent-he’s gtit, in less than two hoursy 1 my name ain't Joe Sparks* that’s all.- 1 '; The cards were row shuffled, cut and - dealt, the ante posted in the middle of the table, and thegkme commenced. ; 1 "Brown was allowed' *6 win until 1 he had polled about fifty dollars table aide of the table, and then. the _,/jick suJj. denly. turned and his opponent began t-o win it rapldly back. ‘ ' ’ “Jingo!" he exclaimed, “I never had. filch luck in my life. CanH git. nothin’ but deuces an’ .queens, ah’ queens is the durndes onluokiest keerds in the whole, pack. If-my -father was alive an’ say,to me, Jim Brown o’ Arkansas, I can't own'd son o’ mine when he holds sick hands as them—jingo! I’ve lost agidl” > “Let us raise the ante to twenty .dol lars,” said Sparks* pulling..the money froto the centre, of the table. “Jingo! its too much! You’Jl bust me !” exolalmed Brown, half jumping from his chair, “but I’ll try it, maybe— a raise in theaute ’ll changes the iQck. Shuffle;’em : up.” Sparks dealt the ckrds out, time unti/'eschhad'five, and tnen’pUdOd a twenty dollar bill In the centre,of the table. . “Jingo!” exolaimed Brown,. lopping ■ &this.cardB, “I’ll bet twenty-five on her, if I do lose.” “See your twenty-five, and go one hundred better, said Joe Sparks with a smile. ‘‘Seeyour hundred, andputfivekun dred on top of it; there’s no use o' bet* tm> without you asdad Used to say”’ Brown ejaculated,..taking a roll of bills.from on inside pocket, andlay* ing the amount he had hot on the table; and then, turning suddenly round, he said to a man who bad been Bitting be* hind him from the time the game had comenqed: * • „ “Look a here, stranger, I’ve Seed you lookin'into my hand twice, ah” then' wink at this chap I am plkytn’ with, an’ if I see you do it againil’ll smash you in the face, that’s all!”. i “I’ll see your five hundred, and go one thousand better,” said Sparks, put*' ting up thfe money. 1 " “Jingo! you mean beltin’,” exclaim ed Jim Brown of Arkansas, “ wal’ I'm stiii in I gueßs; I’ll go ye five thousand better!” “ I call you,” said his opponent, lay ing down the required amount of money in Jarge bills. “What ’ave you got?” asked the green one, with a smile. “ What you can’t beat,” returned the other laying down four aoes on the table, “ pretty hand, ain’t it?” “ Yes, it is; an', Jingo!” I've gotjist, the same hand exactly,” said Brown, showing four ace also. “Thunderation!” exclaimed Bpkrks, : “ what does this mean,” eight aoes in one pack of cords—who ever heard tell of the like?” ■ • "I tell you what it means,” said' Brown, coolly; “it meaDs that you got your aces out of your pooket.’ I bbw you when you got ’em!” “ What do you say ?” asked Sparks. “I say that you got them four aces out o'your coat pocket,” returned tbe other; taking the money from the table and putting It in his pockets. V And I say that you are a liar I” ex claimed the gambler, drawing a knife, “and if you don’t hand that money over in five seconds, I’ll ’try this Ar kansas tooth-pick on you.” “ Joe Sparks,” returned the other, his small black eyes flashing as he drewhis knife, " that’s a game two can play at, but hold awhile. I have a few words to say to you, Yes, I have a short story tot tell you, and I want yourattention. ,/ “ Ten years ago,” Brown continued, keeping his eyeß fixed upon the face of Sparks, “there lived about thirty miles west of St. Louis, one David Stanley, a farmer, who had a daughter as good and as beautiful as an angel—ypu know how beautiful she was, sir,—but of her beauty I will not furtber.^pe[ak,, Well, this young girl had Buitdrs by the score. All the young men for miles around, dreamed] thought, and talked of her, and as she was not a flirt she was more annoyed than otherwise by the at ten-. tloflfeK>f so many. But it is only with two of these young men whom we have to-deal, and I’ll speak of thematohce.” While Brown was speaking,:his late opponent ,stood motionless, his knife grasped tightly in his right hand, and bis gaze fixed oh the face of the sup posed green one. * • i . .. d 1 “Otie of her suitors,” the narrator continued, was Charles EUon t tbe.soo of, a neighboring farmer, and she him, ana him alone, as only such true and noble women can love, and whetf he asked her to become his wife, she laid her head on his breast and told him she would. < . “The other young man alluded : to Wks Henry BardwelJ, of Btr. Louis-.- 1 - He had persecuted this young girt with his attentions for many .months, not withstanding she had rejected, his offer of marriage, and told hinq ehe could never care for him more than'a friend. "Well, when he heard ! that She was soon to be married to youngEitod; I he grew madly Jealous, and swo/a that she should never be the wife pr any Other thah'ht&ißelf.” . • ' “What have T gottodowifcbkU this?” asked Sparks, growing pale, as Brown made a, short pause. ~.‘,‘l will tell you iu ,a moment; you must hear me through,” was the reply. “Hie Btorjr will sbori ba ended; Thk night on Wlildh Dharles Elton • waaitti make Lizzie 1 Stanley arrived# and with alight aud happy peart,he mounted jple.horse,and..rode,, to her father’s 'hodsdito ndd his inUndeu wife acorpsel Yes, *he h&d btanftttfdered by the hand of Henry I 'Bardwell; .while going, to a spring not Att&iyudp from ue.fionee.. Her father saw the, deed done, from the window!6i hlB r room,! whfite hO Was oonfihed-by slokhess.■ u'.n (The murderer fled aa thehloody work was acoompiißhed f and hour I have never ceased to hunt for him/ xdu start when youhear me use theprononn I. and wOfl y6n ifiay', tot I am Charles Elton* and not'greets Jim Brown, of Arkansas, as you supposed me to be, and you”—he bent his head forward and blued fchenWPrdSjtough his teeth—“you are 1 Henra r ßgfdw,elL thb murderer orliitoifsfiifle??^ * -His late opjjdrient rehiainOT 1 motion* iesainndkpeechlees r and iEltonr,caadhe wilhbe called hereof ter,-oonttmndnc fi. ; 'ViPerhaptjyOii donbt myjWOrd, hutil wiliioon 4 dispolyimr doubtmpiliOokrat meinowfann/oseeulf yan doil’t'knQw; me?” m ab he :saldj this iha-pniled ihe rwhUkei^ r fibmi ble:©cefi-ind<dis : nSdsed aihandsomkcountenahoe. , t;ihr Instantly redoveriDghimselfpheolotahf ; ed hlk knifeotJgbter in. his; handiJknd 1 saldv bluov' ; .i> .uim y.r; - 1» all: tnt*|jinp bmeqnwnDObtolißS £Ue&v md umpoie ; ( S*M df sPSPPIIPPI® aW n -'I - : dozen BtajUJsßdffollo nedr ten i ttwougb xnyfligerßc ItWliSlli: \ hiv.-i'ifffcfcp'iireiai: near. allkqiiirtt Is ’: toifo'uityer -deote Of llmatcamer. foliawed by a nom iherof/passengera, and, stopped,/aolqg eucu.oT.her justaftpf„tba,smoke stack., The'captalu'aßWar^aJ and tried to’dls-. auade tnOniMi'froiii-'tfseirputpose. but -bis words h*dab;efibctWhatever, ; ■ ;■ ‘Now. mnrdgnar,!’ Elton as he Thelf ktfftreawere' both ;, iiU@d above tbelrbesds, land Uietu they' desoended, : flasbiag/brightiytothemoooligM,. andj sound.* Both the men were.skfUeu in r tjlie nse of the Bpwte'fcndit frAfe-ev i M4b ! tf i to^the - spectators -that 4b e teet; } ob far aajfitresogtb Aj&U akillWere'eohceraed r :wm emytLr.j .. • -, t „ ♦ . Fiercer and fiercer grew the figlit: the kniyes naanfea %p ana down 1 , aria clashed'loudly' ; toget«4r. ,] i Each man kept hisiieyea flxed on! ffce face of hla aod neither moved from the positionhebad-flrßttafeeii;, , , , ■jjft length, Elton, by*# waTdCatjKncjckCdthokhlfe-frotoßard'*- ’the same blow broke his own.. -.They tfiutcbadeae l* other in- ..eyes glowing, with } passion, dnu their'resplratrou hard and' aofck'.t; •• • ”' •' i Back - and forth they struggled with each, olher^oyer, .deck, neither, getting the better pf the other. At last, holding each Other by .the 1 throat^wttti'Uivice like gt‘lp;-theysbag'*' gled to the ralling that ran around- thd edgeiof the.deck. They struggled-,with each tpd their eyes started .from th.«lr. venr. sockets. They threw'themselves Against thferdlling, as they struggled‘to tnrow ea'ch other ta the deck, and the fcaiT barrier with' k sudden.cfash gave-way* and- the corn*; batanta f/ stlU holding eaqh other tlgbtjy, went overboard I There 1 .was a quick CVy, a'. ijilcfen‘ Bplksh; and Charles-Elton and Henry Bard well disappeared forever beneath' the besom; of the Missouri. The Mercury was stopped and backed,, anda fruitless search made'for the two' men. * Whenf'it was Over, she steamed rapidly a#ay from the-scene of that dark, double tragedy, and arrived atBt. Lonia at auATiae.-- - - o.i; vji l- !*'i! if , .' ‘ v( An Icelandic Sega* Once upon a time a King and .his QUeoh had an only child, a daughter of Whom they were dotiDgly fond. ! t J BUt It happened that she wus lost, and though the,king ordered the whole country to be .searched, no one could find her.—, Thereupon he made a vow that ‘who ever should -find her, and bring heT home should get her hand In marriagev Now close by the king’s palace therei lived ap old man who had three.,sons. He. was very fond of tbe two eldest ones; bht the youDgestone was thlated vdry unkln’dly by bis parents ahd by his orotheiß. i ! • »r - sai-d.the eldest son one day “ Iwish to go out.into thp world to gain wealth So his father let him go. ' ' ! ’ NextTnorniDg be set off on his jour ney, and after .he had walked a long distance, sat down on a hillock to rest himself. Presently he espied a little dwarf corning towards him. “Pray give me something to-ea*-‘ said the dwarf. But the youngman re fused. When he had rested he set again and toward evening, feel ing very hungry, he sat down under a tree to eat? his Bupper. u oh: pray give me a piece of bread,” said a little tiny woman, with a red clqafci coming up *to him—"lam so very hungry.” But the young man grew very angry, and drove the little old woman away. • It soon got dark, so the young man crept into a, hole in a rock which he. saw, and laid hlnMeif down to sleep.— Presently the enchantress who lived there camein, and the young man earn estly begged her to allow him to sleep there. “Oh! yes; on condition that you per form whatever I tell you to-morrow.” So the next morning she set him to sweep out the cave, “and if it Is not done by evening, I shall kill youand so saying she went away. The young man now took the broom' which she had given him, and began ta sweep; but no sooner did it touch the' floor thau it stuck so fast to it that could not move it. 8o when the en chantress returned home in theevening she found the cave unswept, and imme diately killed the youDg man and hubg, him up. ;, a Meanwhile the old second son Bet out from home, to try and make’ his way in the world. But as he acted just os brother, and was killed and hung up by the enchantress, it is needless,to speak of him further. -The pid people now had, ooly .their youngest son left to them. .Butas'they hated nim eten more than ever,' they readily gdVe him leave to go and Beek his fortune. “ I dare say my brothers restedhere,” he said, coming to the firpt hillock; aud‘ he seated himself down and began to cat a little piece of bread. “Oh, pray give me a little piece, I am so hungry,” said the little dwarf. And the young man spoke kindly to lnvited him to come in'd sit down beside him, and 1 eat as much aa he wished. When he had eaten ,as much a? he required, the little, .dwarf said,; “my name is Tritill; whenever you want me, call me;” and he tripped away. . . And the young man walked on and on, till he came to another hlllocki “My brothers sorely rested hete; I frill sit dofrn and eat my Bupper.” But ho soone’rhad he began to eat, tbkti a tiny, little woihan in a red cloak came up. ana asked for. some', food, and the young man spoke kindly to her, and, gave her all she wanted. When theyhad both eaten as muoh as they wished, his oompanion sald j “My name isLltif; if ever you want help, call me!” and tripped away. The yohng man fralked until it/hegan to get d&rk.— “ Yes! my brothers have rested here and he Bat down Uhfier a large, tfee, and began to eat hlßjast hit of.hread. But a large flock of birds flew up tp where he was sitting; and.they looked so very hungry that he threw them a good handful-of crumbs*,.-To his great,snr ■ prise when, they had eaten .them, one of them said, “Mind and call for‘us If yon want anything,” and 1 they*ffefr away. ■■ r ; i.a- Closely by lie espied a hdlbin a rook, and, as he „yas very tired, h,e. crept Id and lay down to]'sleep;,.but presently he espied the' dead bogies or. his two brothers hanging up, -He ! was very muoh frightened; and he was going to run awajspbuti lat 'that Instant! the en qhantresa., came, : ln. and told,,him be should, stop there,thet night, Wit fhormng'sh'e bade him sweep outthe cave former. 1 “And blind and havelt,'donei'by night,dor I will kill you.! 1 When she had igone, he took the broom,,but no sooner- did it, touch the floor, thanit stuck sofasltoltthat, dtfWhathe #dhfd; he co’iild ndt'move ltd ‘Sd'he began tobefrtfthtenedpbut prSeeUtly,he, thought of i what bad hap, edit red thecSVij and ashed him what beuwanUdioiSo he. told- him,, .Then Irltllibadutheibfoom toeweeptheflpor; ahd m tesS'than flve.mlputea the wholu floor,wasso cleat that,hot a speck brdlrt ddaid be iieth'Bhj?#hbr& WhehitwaS night the enohantreSscame’hottiefa'and nosopnerdld she see that tbacMe wap. ■ v NSxtday sht'otdered : him to: Air the bed.olothee,andLto,takeall of tho feathers outof,theieather,bedsiand,lsy them In theiuni'f'Butlfionefeather Is missing when I come home liwill.'klll you;" and she went away. .Itwas Oeiutiful morning and not a, b™tK oflwlhd l %irredr : diii-the ybdnir M»! tfps%Aß,,(>ut' l aie<.fefltlttW;te;di , y Ih IwWlfil 1 ” Bufhb'Spdhdr had 1 he done ttllS thih ktlolent WhlriWlndcaffle, and! •cariftd tbtafttU np Ihtodthealr, otUiOf edghttdillsohi fcWhat shaM dotfMlKe onedylHodinHiTritlU andwU mjoMttlef birds; coiß«and helplme.tp'i Andiima motaentvthby'all came, andths birds flew after! the feathers and brought them! to him; Dttllt put them all Into the bed again; wlth-theexceptionor three, one from each bedy' WHleh shiv gave, to the Ulok them, tip bee 1 noßeil’ hhßßliiihL'«Whqu>ihe enohin trses ItllrVbu.^fiegiSd’jnaVMoiof^h'fihdei l , 'eoahhed.'" .WtereiipoatheyflOUaflaMVi ohantress. cried, oat .ftom tne pain tne .toittereilelßOiutHiplid 1 noee 'ciused ftOTT* °* c ' flsnw ; .'li:,',:--;,; -Jill v> ' 'Next in&rnl»g;ato told,him aU» Iwd. ■ fifty oxen ,;on eot .wh tfih, be, wwAQ WII. ■ thejAwfi.i ‘.'And mind you choose, the right one, and do ae’l ‘ bfd'Vtfti.'of you wtlI J dlfe! 11 'Bat if yod-do, rlgut. l 'to ; morfmv.'yOT ehall not-out pa, your Journey,iaad.l jyJH giya yuu tilings, whatever you naey asK." was gofie called JfA- Tri till plcied One'Ax ddt'bf thslhtair'and they flayed it in n. trice, and net the mewtpn large caldron,ao that it was all ready against Ihecnchantreßß returned horpeethlght. Sfi lhe ucit morning Hie enchantress wild tfaevefy'-'tnubh hatontehed,. hut, at lbecame(tmeAdt,;that ehe. could;npi break tocitTOld.-aeked h|m what were the three,lMpga he wpulu like to have. '• ■FtiiCtwlfThaye 1 tbit 'whleh'ia Ini' efde that pointing ftra clipboards “next the large cbeßt, and thirdly your. arm-chalr.- u So Bhe opened. the door,'and there the yougg; man. Baw the klog’s-lpcg-lost dauflhtertlppklpgsobeautiful: theejnett was du,U,oflewelß and costly diamonds. Bo tiio young nian-placed the prihcees ort* -the chair, underneath whieh he nlaoedithd chdst, .while he himself stood bebhid iik ...That. mpment, .Jhey l felt tUemselyeB Uitcd up ; ■ for 1 tho cnnlr was 1 ahShDanted 6he;'ahd ; Wduld go wlier* ever It Is bidi! 1 ' -•-!. Oh, Idb a* Wish to,go hoine,” sighed thO,prineeaa. . ; 4id.in an Incredibly short apace of time; the y omig'mad and'the princess alighted palaoei door ; hut the . chair kad-i become, a beautiful ohariot,, drawn byielght-mtlk white horses. Won.cterißg.,whq. it could tie; tho king and the quhen rustled to the door of the palace, jnstfri ttnro to hand their daugh ter dowridrom the Carriage, dressed in thft.moet beautiful dre«B that dyer was seen. Then, jhp ypu'ng rndh Hold hit. history ,-'apd Ithekihg'itohle'great Joy brokehedan immohsdCasicaf.ale which hud : beeni: brewed,when.,rl(le. daughter waabODMMditybiirhtt'nupßiy lntond very happily tbr many, a long year-—: Once a Wtete.’ A: Piratical Trap. Jack. Kent])toil and I ‘ came home to gether In theold Hoveilty-l'uur Delaware,: early in the Spring of '-tl, and were paid, off atNotfolk. Through our own folly we were very soon,fleeced qf our money, nud.in order to reach Baltimote w;e were forced to work our way on onh of the Chesapeake steamers. Arrived in the latter city, we nt once set about Coding a berth on shipboard, for to “hand, reef and steer” wafc'our calling, and we knew no other. .Out lit the.htream lay a beautiful, brig,, neat, tidy and rakish, bound for Fayal; so the bit of lettered cabvaea upon her main rigging an-, nounced. . , ’ “X declare,” said Jack, “I should like; to make a trip aboard that craftt Ain’t shd a bebnty?” Ifwas toward the mid die of the forenoon, on Sunday, and we Btodd npoh a pier, looking off upou tho brig. -- ,i -.., v i,. ■, , , , , Hardly had Jack spoken, When a hand'trailfold npon'ms shoulder, anda voice'sfldf : •' C- ‘ e “All right, . my( boy. AVe are three hands Bhort, ; a.Ufi.,l must sail to-day.. Ship for the rpiind trip, and I’ll give you pne-thlrdextratrtiges. Whatsay?” “l)6ybU''wabt'ooth'6f'Uß?" - ir , ’‘Of cqurae.” if , ,'i “Then we are your men.” We did not stapto reflect; wh knew of.no occasion. Here'wiu' a fide new brig, bound for U pleasant port, ,jVlth a gedtlemtiniy commander, extra wages offered, and a, sure shove of grub with out BPflngliw' or begging, for it—why Bboulan’twelump atlt ? The captain of the brig Was a youngish mUd; 1 not- over thirty; very Btout and strong, and evidently a Caban, though he spoke Engllsh witb perfect and, fluepey. His name, aB 'inscribbd upon hit manifest,’was Carl Lorraine; and-1 must say I rather liked bis ap pearance, though I could i see that he would be a tiger if .groused to hot auger. But then I never meant to arouse the anger of my sbperiofs, so I cared noth lug for that. eßnough to say, Jkok and I Went with - the oaptain to the, private residence of a shipping agent, where wu signed the ueceseary papers, the date being carried baba B day, in order to takeftrar business out from the Sabbath. A Visit to our boarding-house, and "the securingof a very-small bundle of cloth ing, finished tour-'shore duties, and by ■noon we were on board the brig. The .beauty and' symmetry of the ves sel, together with her'extreme neatness and the ' perfect' OTder of everything about the deok, struck,me very forolbly; and I remarked to Jack: . “ No map o’ war was ever kept more trim.”, “And why shouldn’t a merchantman keep 88 clean a face as a war ship?” suggested Captain Lorraine, who had been standing near, US. , , 'We didnotanswerhim, andhequlck lyadfied': ' '' ; “T hope ybu’li both do your part to ward.! keeping my Lovely Nell In good ! condition; ,’i after which he handed ue over to tbe steward, and then walked aft. The name of the brig, as painted side, was simply ‘“Helen l ,” but the cap, tain bailed: her: “aNell,” prefixing such adjeotivee aa aulted hlm at the moment. We did not get under. Way until bine O’clock in the evening, after which Jack ahd I turned In. There weri nCbunks In the forecastle, the crew sleeping in hammocks, which suited me bravely, Id the morning,.whop £ turned, out, f found between twenty and thirty men oh deck. A big clew,’-1 thought, fob such a vessel; but it was eobnexplalued to me thathsilf of them Were paeeengers —men whom Capt-Lgfrelue had con; sented to laud at the Bermudas, for the service of vessels that lay there helpleSA; It whs far ‘but of fb'fs why; but he ap peared to ' be' a kindhearted man, and willing to acqompiodato, .For two days, nothing occurred un- Ueuai, save that,-we Were striking a course to thewestward'of tbe Bermudas'. On the morhlng tif the third day! hh»- ever, the brig aesumed a new facet or, she threw ofl hej; mask, and.showed her tfue .face.' found the twhlve riieti who had been represented as passengers hard at work. And such strange work t The topgallant forecastle was built in sections, thelmidshiphalf so contrived that it could be, lowered to the mala fleck, and raised, again even with tbe high Pali; by means of the windlass.—- And upon this section of the forecastle —now resting on the deok—part ,of the crew were mounting along black gun; but I caiild uee where the paint was chipped'off at the mpzzle that theplece was ofthe finbatlbronze. Andothefobf the crett wdre mounting a seoond gun on tbeo,quarter deck; I.What did It mean V v I Uad Just.turned tospeak with Jack,.when CaptalhLorfalne'approkch dd'us. 11 ' •'>” , J Well.my boys, do you begin, to see what;.sort of trade :my. Pretty. NelLft engaged lb?'! .yhe spepoh was made to Jack, who replied :. It lookß kind o’ roverlsh-like; str. w ' '“Aysiand troverlah' It la;, You:are] old men-o'-wara-meDi.and ussd te.hlg guns. -WltSftS foundypu on,the dw{ I knew you,were hard up, and fancied you would'take'anythlfig- 'th’at‘W6uld pay for'a Job; and here you, arey part of a! free, ihearthdahnd -liberalicrew. Do yqur duty, e&d ask : no questions, .Dth? go to being Ingubprdfnate, Insubordin ation Adds qutokhfedlclne at'my hands. ■'Tmldged Claek, 'ahU Whlspetedto faith (hat W*-would put a pleasant, face jqpou the, matter;, and bo'we dldv .W&jgave the captain to understand tope,wb were, all right. , We wouldn’t'have'eougnt, «d(sh aberth fbutslnCeWe were In for It, hemlgbt Count on ÜB. But we dldnlt -tall him wbloh eidafae might,count.,qs ion.. HftJifjpked epOrely; apt (sAgdyrhen ,s?ad' eate’A Breai'fkSt Jack'a'nd'l got ti#Sy itnder ‘the 1 lee qf the fore-rlgglng u and talked the matter over, and this wag the conclusion we very qulokly arrived ht, to -begin with: : -w had--beandehfaappbd. on.board a Bfratbyand'-wete’to bo farcedito, enter ■the l awfohfahsinekeiuiH we refused) to -tale a part wben thd tltne earner* brace iofo bulUtr- wonld i settle ottm.nooonnta; witra WaMfcoand allv'JWhaiicdtllmwe do*! 1 v-Wb'muat watohandwaltco! bntf ] ’ tTwodalys'Jaok andlepdritlnatudy" ffi&iffiSiK ’ f-'.'Uj oil? f ir. l .! ,h?s?cil to. U-ft If . ..JSStSStt ing*ll<i crew llW idJn np aatmlndß that V®,/WHi*’?]} d fi:7 nwnwho had not ■votstffanl?Bn't will* ldgly aMpped fcr'thS Bu*l®mb. We «wo'had been alohaeuUappedtieo We muat Bludy and plot by .WKMIWto th‘d;Vlrate 1 before tbe thug ooold be ;,.. i iThe iyaUon of our plan W«4ld was.to inveß, tleate, and we were n6t long in making Bn'liriportant'dlsfcoVeWv mi iheholU,- be tween I 'the’eliot-bunk and the cable: tler. waa an open apaoe of yard, dose to .the keel eon. tWmV bled when we skw It,'and werJ‘priori' careful‘than ever In olir behaejoton deck.' Of course we wanted .oneithhik to go with thoinpen , apace below, aufij that was ip th® ewrpejitut'tt ehest, where we cdpld put diir hands.upon it at any moment] and we dldhotineah that that; moment should bo far distant. 1 ' . On the Ilf til night Jaok aud I had tlie Unit watch. As weßtartpd to turn be low, at midnight, Jaok' "nulled nie by ' ** , -iiv 44 Say*,* Totri^J'v© 1 gotu4he big 1 auger from tne.chestj and dropped it iutotfie hold | so keep 1 your eyeopen bright, for I’m going to work.” , i,, ‘ .. Anu he worked bravely" and stoutly I .* I kept a sharp look-ou?, but nobody} ■went near tha lower hutch,.not could X hear the sound of Jack’s sbger, so, care;, fully,did heturn, it, Ajt W-past three he came;'ohd, got into Ills "hammock/ Bleating'like a beaver. ! He had bored three holes, each two Inches hi diameter, entirelyi through the brig’s plunking, and, frrok.en away the copper sbsathlng upon the outside, and kehadjfitteapioe plugs into the holes, which could’ be Tfamoved in a very few seconds. • i.V. ] Towards sunset, outhe following day* a sail was, reported tqleeward, which was towards the Bermudas. In a short time we made her out* bHg, staudiug to the Northward, and W-eatward, and we were at once heading for her, though not under full press of canvas; for it was Lorraine’s plan to lay low until dusk, tbeh take a careful observation of tbe stranger’s courser hnd, under cover of the night, awpop down upon her apd capture her. . , . Aieverofexcltementreigned oti bojird tlie Pirated Carl Lorraine pacirf uifand dowhthe quarter deck; ever 1 and: anon stepping 1 by ther&H and lifting his large night-glasato bis eye. His ofticers superintending the salling of the brig, while.;the. crew made eute/that their prgtbls were In order, and the grappling g£ar and tackle in readiness; At eight o’olbok we caught slghtiuf the stranger’s toprhamperagainet the pale, dusky sky; and, if we kept on an hour longer, we Sould ( strlke her under the fore-foot. Jack came to me and breathlessly whis pered that I should go down and.pull out the plugs, and ha,would keep watob. ; X :reached the holdrunobserved,. but weak from excitement! T took a long breath,‘then lbosehed the three plugs; and then pulled them out* Mercy! how the water lushed in I but 1 did not stop to be washed by it. Within two minutes from the time of removing the plugs, Jack and I were upon the quarter deck, our pistols in our belts, and ex pressing theliope that, the >chase had plenty of goldiand silver on. board. . The minptes seemed hours until the steward came' rushing tip frt>m below with the dry‘of, “A leak ! a leakt A wholfe> plank must be knocked oytof the brig’s bottom!” ,The orderjWM given for rigging the pumps—wei bifid t^o—'while the captain went belo# to Investigate. But the investigation was a. veiy l brief ode, As he. reached the edgeOf the lower lajsb» the sound of .fiercely rushing wph3r, struck upon his ears, and with all possible haste he made his way back 1 to'the deck, where he set as many ’tnen at work at the brakes as could find'room.. I listened anxio.usly as he spoke with his first officer,, and felt greatly relieved when I ; Heard hlm-say: ~ ; : ' ■ :lJ "This Is the result .of hurrying a ves sel from the stocks It must-be that one of the planks was not properly secured —very ilgely not 1 bolted at all—‘only i fitted* ttf • its plktfe,’ and temporarily doVolloiil 4^J j And then he turned to his;.laboring crew, and urged them, to save the brig if possible. But our work half been weu done. In less than half an hour the water, was two feet above the berths deck, and gaining fast;.and finally,! with tears in bis eyes, Lorraine gave tbe order for manning tbe boats'. Ho had curied and nwormwbile there wafc hope of saving his vessel; but when that hapd died out, hisanguish of heart took a deeper hold, and drew the tears. And yet there was. Hot vengeance in those fears, as I could tell by the grit ting of his feOth, and the spasmodic CleDotiidg of His powerful hands. . j We had three boats, ah sufficient for tbe orew, and having gathered up what of value we could secure, wertvent over the side ond put off, the captain easily stepping from the gangway into the cutter, A few strokes of the oars—not many yordßaway from the doomed brig —and she struggled mightUjr With - the power that was dragging her down— struggleda few brief moments; then her bow? rose high up, and she went down stern foremost —dowfi into the grave of, wklerß, and the 8ea l witf rid of ; tfne Of the m'dßt7 dangerous scourges 'that ever threatened Christian life and com merce I .. ,* • , The weather was fayprable, and as were not over fifty miles from the Ber- ! rnudaa, we had ntf trouble in reaching land In safety. Jack and I did not stop to expose Carl Lorraine and his. aapocl- | ates, andifwe had it could have amount-; ed to nothing 1 ft? we had landed iipon one of the smallest islands, where a single masted smack* was purchased' of a fisherman, in which Lorraine andthp chief of bis crew set «ail for the States.! As for Jack and me, we mads our way; fco'St. Gedtge’s where wOYoutld good berths On board s trader, bound to >New York. ..i All this happened, five and^twenty 1 years ago, ana during all thle time I have kept the adventure to myself, for fear of Carl Xiorjaiue, I knew the man! well enough to know that, had hd gained my seoret, he would have nought toy life even to the ends ; otf the world j but not Tong since I learned thal tbe pirate chieftain was dead—kllled ln a bar room }n flap Francisco—and I dare hence to publish the facts connected With the Of Jack Kempton and myselfftom the (Piratical Trap.—.tfetfl York Ledger. ... jtXeavy Verdict Agaln«tf <?enaral John A, Daniel D.Bell,a residentof the town of Ulster county,, was arrested in 1864 by General John A. Dlx, then com manding the Department of the Etlaf, and was confined !fn Fort Lafayette for fonr months,,, ,Xn,1809 be brought an action in the Supreme Court against. (General Dlx for damages; The suit hA& sMpt for some time* The attorney for General Dlx en defrVored to have the fjase removed from the Sta te (o the United States courts but failed, anasince then has giveh the-matter no further attention. An order was recently obtained, directing the, sheriff of UJstei county to empanels Jury foiissess the dam ages. This was done on Mohday tat, no tice having, been Riven Uh-Mr* DjjCe attor ney, and the Jury awarded Mr. Bell f 10,* 000 damh/es.-i#. 'TVHertrttT • Ctimtulu v«i*cip«4n. TheJNew York the ohlel editor of which had the fcino orbefng ftnb'of the ear- Meat bicyclists in the country, Bay*: The veloolpedni races at (he Union Course on Taafcday Bottled ttie.qaeirtlon of the gen* eral utility of the .blpycje as,.a means of trareltrogron' ttrdfrt’ary'H'rtitla. 'The trank Was ln Aur condition fortrottlng horsesj for aquarter of;» mile it was soft and heavy, the wheels sinking In the sand some •two Inches. And the-Wet time made was a mile In live minutes,and iifty*wyon seconds, anil the rider who accomplished It, Mr, william '.Pfdkertng;' wnh pretty tboMughljr eXLUihstod Vhfcn be came in. a ; quarter orta mile further would pave been 1 he trothlfthahb Velocipede wan ex- Qollent meafla-ofAmßHementiandexeroUet ppd wo always boused ft* buoU lnhttUs or upon roadwayu that are smooth anoroltablo. • "Bafit can madeanhlntcof,practical oaeotherwl«e. It ls,tqa hard (work to, drive it, the, spodd.at tainedistdo email, and tbetfr*ugOs Upon the atttngtb of the driver la too ses^iT | >■'! ♦nil \‘h’ I : ■ .■ ■ 1 irn.n-i •■;>) up:! I-.-;: stampa; ; .v< i» :. ! "6o'tnmg lnto nae- attract -aomp jittehtloh. ■ WVgo atattips 'ftrii ferone twenty tk>dt»4l*«k* TbVon4 b<rai]6 atamp ; I# 'printed'ln plain black, and lsgraoed wlthAtfftfftureof ■ dtiiii ttasi tmatyjaoftsdf )«ndBP» KW-ffli »' t Slwtejbtoi ibodt■;th*.wa;of »pa« office I »t»mpwmWo :W*l» tttffirfy-five ■ fimlniifatatartf aaitof •*> , 'Atticne**' notlof —*«£• •• j AadftoTt' Boilw,* ii , ; V*> pound. To* *tam gars • refor/MQk• Bge#o/fiftyjmd one-hundred. TheUxon cigars is five dollkS pfrtboaeand. ' ’ ,x '• 1 • • , ,TbocoUqp.oaternlUar(s reporteq to have,, ittw (boiiln ftfeiV nnme,' ami' rfnowTbbmka Gtven Btthano... i, / ,Tb« riptsrt. that-UeniralnMiQlaUan was abortiy to m**i •» % Wwxm H n W ; Tli»,h?alta:p(,Mr. A* U. Etepliaiy.la oon- Hi darauly liiptoiTetf. K Wonian ‘ tfcctor hi tmteli’whnled nt * Alhlilton, Kanins. je. i -Ai Rfeat .baio ball loumitpent >w|l),bo. he)d in Syracuse In Juno. .. , • MarsbulL Brown, celebrated as thoownor of r&ihurknble lneorob. t : The bill npproptlatfnft "'91b,000,000--for esnal Improvements has jailed in the, Now , York Legislature, , • I / Major C. H. Whlteiy, of Boston, his teen appointed CblerDetWtlvS or vblrTteasnry 'llepartment.to aneaeeil Cob Hood, resigned. A wotnun elghty-dva years of ige is tin der nrrest in.Gardlnor, Missouri,-op suspl clon of hnvlnghiurdered fonr husbands. It used to be'eftld there was nothing like leather, bnt-brans and a house to Grant are nnimproTamenk ■tl d • ;J i.—. , | Ja Edmund Y*W loot play •.gross 'carlouturo of Swinburne Is introduced the* characters. l 1 ' ‘ j ‘ TbV 1 water - itf Lakes Champlain and ; tfiampbreifiagOg was never Unown, to tw (higher than at the present time. I * An able bodied negro died of starvation (at Columbus. Gu. t recently, tbeevldeneoat tiio ipqnest showed that be starved rather tbnu.wprk.. . A Rlchipouil paper culls attention to tho nrntuttUon'' of tho fin© marble aUtuo of HeiWy Claylq the Capitol square of that . Prof. Huxley says that the Ume la not far distant wbeh Sunday schoolffYor teach- will bo ‘established: in every pariabof Euglufid* , ■ Russia. while playing at a‘ concert In Ber gen, Norway, suddenly Jell toward tbe pi* afio, dead. 1 Sleighing In Bethel* Maine, ; last week, was lively. Tne peoble there have bad five months and sixteen 1 days sleighing, and tbe winter la not over yet. Algeria being menaced by. locusts, the Government baa.offeredftlOOfur every 200 pound# of tbeir eggs. These eggs will be erhshed abd buried with quicklime. • Bernard Domoebki, editor of tbei Mil waukee Dally ScnUd, who wm j* l.Mdlpg Qqrqmprevolutionistin IB4B, ; dled <Jayi • * ' * , * Cap!. B. H. Harbness whs recently shot dead in Texas while persuing deeertem from tbe Thirty-eighth Infantry.JHls mur derers were captured. Tbe Franklin County Republican Com mittee bas Instructed Its delegntvs to the State Convention, to aupport Governor Geary, F. W. Conrad, Democrat, was elected Chief Burgees hi Pottsvllle, on Monduy, by 51 majority. Three Democrats nnd jwo Republican Councilmen were elected. Win. C. Roskchlef nHSistant euglueor of tbe Baltimore Fire Department, died re oently from injuries received at a tire on April 17tb'. . In tbe Supreme Court at Boston Judge Grav Tetodered a decision, affirming too right of tbe State Legislature to summon a witness and to punlsb him If be refused to testify. A Scranton despateh says that the miners of Hyde‘Park voted last night to reconsider tbete determination tor a .strike, and that mining districts will follow tbeir example. The last tie of the-Central Pacific Rail road will be laid on Saturday. In honor of tbe completion of ,tbe roaa, it is of pol ished California laurel, silver mounted, and htts a gold spike. A mass meeting of Caban sympathizers was held In Now York lost night, llov, Henry, Ward Beecher was among the speakers. Resolutions asking recognition orCubft'rf belligerent rights were adopted. Twb young women, on an average, com mit suicide in Paris every day, In conse 3uencc of disappointed lovu. One man oet the same on acootifit of pecuniary em barrassmebta. ' . >i , NopoledO 111. bas determined to com plete tbe Arq de Trlouipbe in Paris by placing on the snmmlt the colossal bronze groove which thb first Emperor Intended lor the crowuing.ofthe edifice. It baa been doubted whether Turner's pictures would command tbe bigb prices of former years; At a reoent sale of a col lection offilawater-polor drawings tbe pri ces realized Were unprecedentedly high, Tbo cashier of one of tbe largest Insu rance companies in. Purls has been detected in an attempt to embezzle a sum amount ing to nearly (900,000. He had been thirty nlue years in employ, aud was implicitly,tffiated. Two men went Into Giles Brothers'Jewel ry store in Chicago, on Tuesday afternoon and asked to see some spoons. While the clerk was getting the spoons, they .ran off with |5/)00 worth of diamonds. 'There Is no trace of the thieves. Numerous Tttifglarles baveocourred with in a few days tfi the townsalone the Hud son river. On Monday nlgbt, roar bouses were robbed at Red Hook, ana two at Hau g4H!ea,tbe inmates having been chloroform* od, and considerable amounts in money and valuables were taken. A band of gip sies la suspected* . A despatch says there Is ranch disaffection among tbe Indians in the In dian Territory, owing chiefly to tbe failuro of agents to famish Government supplies, and ah early resumption of hostilities is predicted; Vincent Oollyer.tnoNew York philanthropist, is making a tour of the In* dlan. arantry. A despatch from Kansas City, Mol, re ports opposition by tbe settled to the con struction-of tbe Fort Scott Railroad; A railroad; party were attacked by armed set tlers a lew days since, and two of them cap tured,And Hon. M.O. Vass, while address ing the Settlers at Fort Scott was flred upon and driven a way. The Dominion House of Commons has passed a resolution for the recall of the 11- ’oensea to American fishermen to fish In 'Cappdlan waters, issued during the past year. The mover of the.resolution stated that u a license lee should be imposed that •would l be some equivalent for tbe privilege of £sblag,” Cbttago olalms to be tbe greatest live stock, market in the world, and supports her olaim by some'very large figures. The number of head of live stock ,of all kinds received in the marketdurlng the year 160* was 2,804,009; of these, 824,624 were cattle, ,1,709,782 were hogs, 270,875 sheep, and the rest horse* and mules. The shipments dur ing the same time slightly exceeded 1,300,- <OOO head. There were unloaded there 64,- 460 car-loads of live freight, and 88,407, loads were shipped to other points In 1868, The total value ofsales Is estimated at $65,000,- 000. Void. Robbery at Mid-Day. Hounslow Heath and its memorable re cords of daring robberies and all the ex ploits, real ana fictitious, of tbe Jack Shep pard school of highwaymen, present, In au dacity of execution, few parallels to a bold robbery perpetrated at mid-day yesterday in Broadway,the chief and great thorough fare of our great city, and at this hour so filled with passing pedestrians aud vehicles of every kind. The details of the story are soon told, and are as follows t At a few mlpute* before noon, one of tbe wagons of the'American Merchants* Union Express Company was standing at the cor ner of Pearl* treft and Broadway. It was InobargdofWm. J. Cox, a slim and deli cate lid of about eighteen* The deliverer of packages bad Just gone into the Central National Bank to deliver a money package, leaving the in charge or this Ud, wboMiVoqatioq was to accompany him iu bis rounds of delivery and look after the horsejand 1 #agon In nis temporary absence. In the wagon was su Iron safe containing from thirty to forty thousand dollars, and beside* this there were a number of separate'money packages of several thous and'dollars more. Quick as 1 thought three youUgmsQ leaped Into tbe wagon,yoUPgOox is throym from his seat into the back or tbo wagon and held tightly with Ills face down by two of the men; the third man seises the lines, puts the whip tp the horse aud away they dash at break-nook usoe. Mr. J, Dyor,' who drives a truck for Aronson A Co., 248 Canal street, happened to see tho whole affair quickly as lV was done, any at onoe comprehended tbe efpto of tho Leaping from his truck, and ottheemment peril ofbta o*n lift, be nelMstbo boreoby the bead and brings it and the vehicle and the persons la It to a stand* JTbe tbreorob here ab bot like the Situation. They Jump trdin tbe-Wagon end take recourse tt> night; Two are fortunate euougli to escape among .the passing throng on Broadway. Thu 'third turn* down Worth atreet,’ and on turning tbs comer of Ghnrch atreet runs Into the dutobes of Officer Gibson, ol tbo Fifth precinct.- Tbei officer, . though not knowing what the matter Is, but wisely conolndlutf .that It la bettor to riib lbls fugitive: 1 than let hltn pass om.MUeablm. Hla prisoner strike* ,hUn, .which makes him more determined to ; hsdg T on to him; and 1 so he catches.him around the neck aPUhold. him fast tilt an pthor officer comes to hla assistance. The prisoner 'was forthwith 'taken to tho Fifth preolnot elation bouse,Yvshere he gave thdnameof James Bnlkley, He proved, to .be disguised, . Over a fine pair '6r. Frenoh pants were a pair ofoDUta* ; bIoe ll c6lton overalls. Hehid. slao ond knit.wet and sbsbby hat apd. ls a hardkndt foibdddtHg,expre*>iou rln*l»faee.—J7i.r^Jf*rBld (i hf«p 1,.,,...'
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