Congressional Proceeding?.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.
In the U. S. Senate, Mr. Sherman pre
sented a bill authorizing the issue of an
additional $300,000,000 of live per cant.
bonds. He asked its immediate consider
ation, but Mr. Trumbull objected. The
bill to correct the classification of sugars
was considered, but postponed by a vote
of 30 to 23, to take up the San Domingo
resolution. After some discussion, Mr.
Morton desiring to have his resolution
considered, and Mr. Sumner urging Ills
own resolution upon the subject, the Mor
ton resolution was taken up by a vote of
36 to 17. Pending discussion of the mat
ter, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on motion of Mr. Ortb, of
Indiana, the report of the Foreign Com
mittee, in relation to Paraguay, was made
the special order for Thursday, January 5.
The Amnesty bill was discussed. Mr.
11 ut' 0 • moved the previous question on the
amendments, which was seconded—yeas,
81, na3 e, 84. Without coming to a vote,
however, the Ilome adjourned.
W EDNESDAY, Dei% 21.
In the S Senate. Mr. Sumner made a
personal explanation. He sent to the Sec
retary an article in the Washington Patriot,
which makes the following statements:
Within the last ten days, attempts have
b een ma d e to effect a reconciliation be
tween Mr. Sumner and the President. The
latter, however, has refused all overtures,
declaring that Mr. Sumner had attacked
him In Executive sessions of the Senate,
grossly abused hint on various occasions,
and attributed dishonest motives to him.
The President added that If it were not for
his official position he would demand per
sonal satisfuetlon of Mr. Sumner. The
President's fr•etings lire shared .by his
stall' officers arid one of them, :ten. Bab
ciiek, is reported to have declared that if lie
were not officially connected with the Ex
ecutive he would Stiltinot Mr. Sumner to
personal violence. This article having
been read, Mr. Sumner said that he had
been notified that the statement was com
ing out, and would be telegraphist all over
the multi y. lla said that he had never
spoke of the President nominally In Exeo
ntiVO session, except with kindness, and
had eritieised his acts only as a Senator
should. Ile called on !inflator Morton to
state thistlact to the President. In regard
to the other assertions, he said the Settreta
rieS of State :old the Treasury, to whom he
had said harder thing, of the President than
to any others, knew whether the intputa
tiOn was jilstilinil. Mr. Stlinnor's explana
tion bring viol.), Ow ',gob.r business of
the Senate was na hills were
introduced by Mr. Edmond., increasing
the rerislions of Ilisabloil soldiers and
and WitloWS and children '2O per rout. ;
by Mr. Scott to egnalize the salaries or cer
tain Bureau officers; and by >I r. Corbett, to
Increase the salaries if heads of Depart
ments and .1 edges of I% S. courts. The
House bill relating to elassitioation of sugar
was pawn). The Sall I eitningo resolution
wits onsenssed, Mr. Sumner severely ern.-
111 night. mossion.
frising Oro (.I,llm. UI
)14,111.11 t1'1011!011ti1111.1
In the House, NI r. Wooti, rrmu th,, 1..,, -
Ow' Continittee, report,' a hill in relat .11
(.0 Ocean Telegraphs, which %Va ) .l 1 . 1.1 ( 1)1I1111 it
tot!. 141 (111)1.)(111 if Mr. Butler, of Nl.i..a
, c
ellusetts, after a ..hurl poilional discussion,
the Amnesty bill ‘vl po,tianied until the
I Ith 01 . .11IIIII(II . V. (HI III()(i. , Il Of Mr. Ferry,
the Pullin Lands Cot mint.. re,W 1if ,. ..) , (11
1.0 III ( 1)11re hilt, the (IX miclit , lwy of allowing;
every soldier who ser usl ninety dive and
upwards in the late ‘v r toselect 160 Iti•ri, of
public land on alternate reserved sections
along railroads. Nit . . Kelley - , of l'enn+yl
vanht, introduced a hill 01 j11111,•11( 1 . 1 . 1(11.1).
011 till) revl.llllll by )1111(1 . 1)11, 1 . 11)4Sill( ) )1.1.I(.11
of goods. thi :notion of > Ir. Niblacl:, the
Ways and Nlcans Committee 'NON. Ilin.,(0).1
to 111(111(1 . 1( (11t1) 010 ( , ) , (111,111111 , % . of repeating
all laws compelling the 1141) of meters in
1111)1(1111 ( 1 . (04, and refunding the stuns paid
101' their,. TIM) r(14111111(i111 in the 111.1 . 4(.. ) (1
1)11.)111 Or 1 . 441{11 , 1t()11 V.. Sunder, of ()hi., de
claring Eggleston not entitled to the spill.
WIN 1)1111}41•11. Mr. Sargent illtriiillli),(l II
hill, NVI1)1 . 11 wan 11/I4) , (14, 1i11..W(11.4 aliens
serving in the navy the . +ILIIII• right if Ilan,
ritlizaLion ILS ,thous in i Ill) army. 'rho death
or vv.,. sodui, late io.pre,,lttlifivii from
the Sneond lowa Instrtot, Nvas auuottecod,
and alter the customary eulogies 01°111,111i.
10.11/111.111•11.
111111 ff ItEMI
In the S. alter air all night
mosalon, the San Domingo resolution offered
by NI r. MOro,ll, {Van posed with slim,'
11.111(111111110r1Di I,v a voto of al to O. Messrs.
Sumbor, Shari, of VI., Ti pt nn, of
Nebtaska, uud l'attormon, of N. It., vott..l
%%101 the Democrats against it. 'Atonal,.
Howard and Lewin, who would have vOl vi
Air tile resolution, paired oil' %vitt' Ilayard
and Johnson, who would t. voted against
It. Mr . . Jewett, appoilitvii tiuuu[or from
Nlids4ltirt to succeed r. Drake, was sworn
'The house bill, relieving the disabil:c
tics of certain Virgiiiiiiiis %vas taken up, amT
Air. 'Trumbull moved asan amendment the
A tunesty bill reported last session. :M e ter
the customary proceedings in relation to the
death Itoprosentative Smith, of lows, the
Senate adjourned,
In the !louse, thctire, .•on•
hued to speech-making.
I 'ongreas Until Jan h.
Te the Editor of th,• \Va.,tiliatten (7)) . ),,,,, tr.
You have stricken tun some heavy and
SOlllO 1111 . 1LISI. 1110, 1 4. 011 Ullo,l' 1110 Ili
purrs' through your collinins? Itelnrring tic
my election to the United States senate vim
barge, in it recent issue, that it has been
ttiy constant boast that my opiiiirnis and
feelings have undergone no °hang)) Silloo
010 leer, that iny children are taught to little
the government, .1.0. I deny this lasi most
emphatically. It is simply untrui,. It is
dillicult to tell Iv hat pal 011101 by the for
mer. If it four year,' liar had heen fought
to prove the vorrectriess of the multiplica
tion table, I do not see hoe• the victors
could three upon their adversaries the con
clusion that the venerable Institution lied,
it you mean that my abstract opinions as
to what WAS right have not been changed
by the results of the war, yon lire correct;
but it you 11119111 to say that I do not accept
those results, each and all of them, and
guide my conduct as iteitizen thereby, your
charge is i10•11rre1•1.. 1 van well see huts it
beaten party may be required to acknowl
edge that fact, tool to engage that lie will
tnrevor refrain' front attempting those
things again which were the cause of the
lint it seems to me that he would
be quite a sorry dog, Indeed, who should
itel:nowledge that he haul for four years
liarticipated In till the 'terrors and ()eland
ties of civil war tic it cause that hail
SO little reason to sustain it that it hail
loremne wrong its suen us two men anti
*III proved too strong hie 0110 111111111111 i
I. Vllll ;thin . charge that " less than weeks
31.2», inn speech delivered in \\ • ilntingtun,
he (I) said that he (I) never asked for a
pardon, and never would," .1)). It is sti
eient to say, 111 reply to this, that the last
puliticatl spt;oeli I untie in that oily was in
.1 ugust, ISt( 1. So that is ell error, its is also
the coarse and pl,r,mo 01CiPrOSSi011 which
you allege I uttered "some limo ago," and
which hits been denied by Lint again 11101
again. But the charge which most con
eert,) me „r the many which you bring
against 1110 is, that illy skirts urn not clear
- "of responsibility for the inhuman treat
anent of Union soldiers at Salisbury during
the late war." I alll out disposed to dtn
:tl•ow my share in that great struggle.—
however opposed to it at the beginning!, it
would be worse than uncandul ill ine to
deny that when forced into d by the act Mil
of this Stole, I went into the War with all
lily !night and persisted to the end. lint 1
do deny that I exceeded in any way the
bounds of civilized warfare ; 1 do claim
that I thught that light with numbness and
humanity. So tar from any responsihility
whatever resting Upon ine for the ill treat
ment of prisoners, it is well known that
they were exclusively under the control of
the Conlederateauthorities. Notwithstand
ing this, When itiltirtiniti of the condition
,it these prisoners, I Wrote at MO, to the
Secretary of War and urged him, If it was
possible, to provide lor their (1 alit; ; nil I
secured the passage of an act of our I iener
nl antliorizing to furnish
them supplies of blankets and clothing on
condition that I would Make an arrange
ment with the Federal authorities to fur
nish similar supplies to North Carolina
soldiers ill Northern prisons. Rel.., this
could be effected the prisoners were re
moved from Salisbury. The proof of this
may lie 61und in my oin,im lotto-book in
custody of the government at. Washington,
and in the acts of the Legislature of North
Carolina. The industry which it is said has
been exerted in hunting my record is most
remarkable; since it has exhumed almost
as much of what I tliti not, as what I did do.
And it seems also, that the acts with which
11111
• chargeable are urged as a reason
why amnesty should never be extended to
eie, [EI 111111 not committed their I should,
teed 11011111111,1 V. For this reason I expect
to ash for it. We, of the South, have I pen
told again and again that WO intist give up
the dead issues of the past, accept things as
we And them, and strive to Impr,,v,,tlief,,_
lure. This is go,,d advice front out North-
ern brethren. I, Mr one, resolve to eon
forint to it, and propose again to participate
in the service and the honors or iny coun
try. Instead Of lending tile it helping hand
many who were liiiidest In their exhorts
(ions begin to search through that thing of
dead issues—the past—for reasons why I
should not be permitted to itultreve the rl
- ; and a law, by which 1 1101 Math! a de
graded Man In the land lit illy birth, is held
up before lily eyes for a memorial, and a
testimony that the past, like the poor, is
ever with me! 111,5 can We thus forget it?
Will you,sir, help us? Will the victors at
tend the funeral lir this past, and threw the
first clod upon its collin? , I
will en
gage that it will lie buried forever. Because
we hold fast the 11011 d of faithfulness to
each other in the shadows of defeat and hu
miliation is no reason why, if permitted, we
should not glory in tile splendors of the
great republic. Because we refuse to leave
InOthrtling Over the desolation of our
• homes and the slaughter et our sons, is no
reason why we should refuse to rejoice
over the prosperity of the whole reunited
land. 'Weans.) we refuse to turn our backs
on the brave and honest, living and dead,
who followed our banners in obedience to
the doctrine of State sovereignty, is no rea
son why wo should not fraternize with
equally brave and honest men who fought
on the other side. I protest to you, sir,
that I ani an obedient and law-observing
citizen of the United States ;
HattHattl acquiesce
In and will maintain all the legitimate
results of the war; that. I earnestly desire
the unity and perpetuity of the whole coun
try, ita prosperity and honor. I desire
never again to see its great energies, its
vast resources, its Illustrious soldiers and
its wise statesmen engaged in the igno•
ble task of self-destruction ; but fervently
pray that every atom of the wealth of its
bosom, and every spark of the genius of
its children may be devoted to the common
welfare henceforth and forever. And in
THE LANCASTER WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, WEDNESD4Y, DECEMBER 28, 1870.
attestation of all this, I pledge a faith which
stood by a sinking cause through misfor
tune and defeat, bright and untarnished—
as my bitterest enemy say—because honor
and duty required it. Very respectfully,
sir, your obedient servant,
ZEBITLON B. VANCE.
Burning of:the Rparlowood Hotel
RICHMOND, Dec. 25.—Last night was the
coldest felt here for thirteen years. The
ground was covered with hard frozen snow,
and the thermometer indicated 5 degrees
below zero. At a quarter past 2 'o'clock
this morning, J ust as the porter commenced
waking the passengers for the Southern
Train, the Spotswood Hotel was discovered
to be on fire on the lower floor. An effort
was immediately made to wake the guests,
and the scene became one of great confu
sion, men rushing about trying to rave
their baggageand the women, nearly naked
and baretooted, fleeing into the snow-cov
ered streets. The steam engines wei e
promptly on hand, but the water being
frozen, it was seine time before water could
be thrown on the building
In twenty minutes the flames spread t
such an extent that escape by the staircase
was out of The guests then commenced
leaping from the windows and descending
by ropes made from blankets and sheets.
P. P. Clarke, of Philadelphia, the Steward
of the hotel, leaped from the 3d story. re
ceiving mortal injuries. The most di
tressing scene of the disaster was the ap
pearance of Mrs. Emily Eennearly, of
Baltimore, the housekeeper, at a window
iu the sth story, with one or two other la
dies, screaming for help. The lire compa
nies' ladders were pia up, but failed by
two stories to reach the window, and while
the firemen were making ellbrts to length
en the ladders, the crying women disap
peared In the thick smoke and were lost,
the room brightening up a moment later
with the flames.
' It le a notable fact that the lire, although
destroying the block, left one store on the
owner, thu saw,, building that stepped the
conflagration at the evacuation of liell
mld. 'rho weather was so intensely cold
that the telegraph wires in front of the
burning hail ling score eovertel with ire
while the lire was raging.. The tire steam
er, were encased in lee un hell thick.
A inong the retnarlcable e.capos Iva, that
of A.C.Shafter, State printer,who was in the
fourth story, and Wilt/ escaped by dropping
front window cornice to window cornice
until he rcutelied the ground safe, though
badly honied, 'rho vorrespmalent of the
New York //er,thi narrowly eseaped.
'rho guuy4 lost •all their (lothing and
the ladies had to walk barefoot over snow
air meters will remember that the
law c)llicers of tho City and Comity of I.:m
ew:tor have cited the Executors at the Es
tate or Thaddeus Stevens, in the orphans'
Court, to tile the Inventory of that Estate.
The law requires this to be (lone within
thirty days after the iaobate of the Will,
uv „ ditionu , but although :qr. Stevens died in August,
" no Inventory has y
to roach shelter. The total loss by the tire
is $:j1)0,11111)-111,11redly in 11,.01en,
,iimpan les. Th., lin,iness houses destroy
ed were Curratit's crockery ware,
Adams Expross otlit.e,
sewing Ili:11611e vtroro, well other smaller
slur,
ar.• litio‘vii to have been burn
.l /I!..tth, 11l 1110 Sp/I.swood 111,101:
11. A. T:1 , .:1134, agent. li,r On, palwra la of
\V. 11..I'Lleo,
I V. 1.. I. S. mail ILL.. 1•111, anti J. 11.
I,l' Swithorn Expre•4s
Th. , 111.1 WaS V 11111141,11.
00, Mitt Sra. thhiarttd iti Norile•re 1,1111 11-
by It. N. Waih e e, Il,r j$1;11.-
1100. were iu.o rid iu thu
I trit
1,1.1: A: CA., prorrtectws ,1* the
Spetewmel, had the hirniture invtiretl for
zi2o,lroli, ;tie! c . 1,111.1, 111+11r1,1
the :`,1,111 z!,70011.
An hiciilenti.ltlie Ills, wits the appear
ance or IL 1111111 at one or the upper windows
paralyzed by fear, who sat tearing paper
into small pieces tarp throwing thew out of
LIIII Willllll\V until he hill back into the
limn., Among those who nestle narrow
escapes ttiert• NI. Mailletert, or New York,
rrtigititier or James river ; S.
A, Peareo, or t'olunthht, S. i.r.vato
rotary to: Senator Sprague; Eliza
beth proprietress or the theatre and
It. 11. Stowell, member 1,1 . o,llgress. The
Ue lot es, troupe. lost their baggage.
The hotel register teas 11110111 1,-11i4111..
Inuit there lire only six strangers not ac
countiiil f.ir. It is proliahlo some of the
citizens have taken hl/111s1 of thew to their
houses. The following tire the names of the
missing strangers: .1. F. \Viltiox, Lynch
burg; Nathan Hornstein, NVashington: A.
Lail, Tampa, ; E.( ioorge and II I. An
drus% s, Syracuse, N. V.; ilearg I;.rotte, N.
Y., anti John 11. Holman, Jr., Ja1.k.41111,
S./1111' Or these . ll.l,llolll/111.31,1,1,111,.
The Georwin Election...Trion 1111 l 111 the
Ilrrery Conlirotett.
Ai ii'-,TA, 11 A,, D11,4,1111/01'
reterns from Lail sections have been re
ceived ,to show that. the State has gone
largely Democratic. It is tolerably iier
tain that:the Bile ving Democrats have been
elected to Congress: In the First District,
W. W. Price to:the Forty-first Congres and
A. 'l'. Mclntyre to the Forty-seconil; Third
district, Win. F. \\ - right to the Forty-first
and Forty-second; fifth district, S. A.
Corker to the Forty-first unit D. M. Du
Boise to the Forty- second; sixth district,
W,u. I'. Price to the Forty-first and Forty
second; seventh district, I'. M. It. Voting
d. the Forty-first :mil Forty-second.
The:Second and Fourth are doubtful. It
Is thought they have gone Republican. but
It will Lake the ()Mehll count to decide.
The Democrats have elected three•-fee rths
the members of the Legislature.
The 1 . 1,011 t. CIIIIViCUMI of Logan
the swindling New York firm who pretend
ed to sell counterfeit money, has brought
to light several curious facts in connection
with their business. Among the other cor
respondence that fell into the hands of the
reporters of the press is the following from
one JlOlll A. Wimpey, who announces bin:-
soli as a member of Congress, elect :
, Prlvate—Strietly:inthl,nthil
UFFICE ur JOHN - A.
VrT.,,RN in' AND COCNNEI.I.OII AT LAW, •
•
DA It CON 11a., oct. 4, Isiti.
"Me,...r, Noyes Nee. York, 1 , 6 Wolf .1! rcr
'•t; ENTs —1 understand, front a source
which I deem reliable, that you have on
hand fir simile bills of rnited States Treas
ury notes, well executed. You will please
send me by express Live hundred dollars
in two dollarfne,itsite bills of S. Trea
surp notes; . - sAt dollars in one dollar foe
NHS of the saute, and :AM dollars in
lifts' cent bills of Ow simile fraetional cur
rency, U. States Treasury notes. I learn
that you have Mdollars per every two hun
dred dollars in pie simile. Ile sure :ma
seed them to me, and address, lion. John
Winipey, Atlanta, via., C. 10. li., and
oblige Yours, Ae. [Signed John A.
Wimpey.
"I'. S. , refer you to > It•l:illop,Sprottge
N. Co., of New York, for reference. I ate
a member of Congress elect from the Sixth
Distriet. I mail a duplicate of the above
by this ❑tail to New York, for fear I have
the wrong No. on Wall street:'
ttleourse Wimpey received a box
tilled with old scraps of iron, tin us re
vela lie wrote the following, which iv now
in the hands or thin 1 ,01 :
Urru'l' nr Jun N A. Wet env,
ATT ,, ItNET AND CouNsEl.i.on AT I,Aw,
n A LON E.t, ; A., Nov. 12, IS:19.
ENTs-1 have just returned from the
attendance 01' the Superior Courts, in my
circuit, anti found your box sent to me by
express, awaiting my return. I ant much
surprised and disappointed. I need not
omit intinieato if I am sold and deceived in
you. I suppose 1 have no nmealy. Your
note Itt the bottom of the box says: 'This
is done to mislead the detectives; it will be
sent to you free of charge I)3' express ; keep
000 l ; do not mention our names; destroy
all trares or our letters. Shall we send
your letters? Sirs, I shall look and wait
patiently, and shall stake inquiries for the
paiikage of gaud, which y o u primliseil to
send. I
bare now paid out one hundred
and twenty dollars to get your box here.
I desire rnu to send all toe letters back to
we hr return mad.
Yours, ke., Jolts A. Wlmmtv.
rnonle Spring
oottpany .f responsible l'arlierstatrg
gentlemen have, as lye learn, leased r.
John:Sumnierville a tract of land near the
left Fork I,l' Sandy, in Jackson county, on
which there i, a springstrongly impregna
ted II ith arsettie. 'the company have em
ployed a competent man to mine tin• that
article at the spring, who will eoillnielti,
41peratiolis initnedmtely. Nolile, a
distinguished scientific gentleman of Now
„Jersey, having amtlyz.ol the water .1 the
sprin g , i wanoilincos it rich iin anemic. Mr.
Nunsnu~rville lugs kept it lent, around it for
some years to preVOlit the cattle from
drinking the waver and therein poisoning
themselves to death. Brest re , olis wr
learn, are anticipated from the new enter
prise. - lre3f rtryinian.
A New Device of Cruelly
NI r. Bergh, president of the Nrw York
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, has distinguished himself by the
arrest of a large number of wealthy citizens,
owners of stylish equipages and turnouts,
tbr ingenious cruelty to horses by a new
invention of torture in the shape of a nee
dle pail, tilted to the bit so as to make the ani
trials pranee with paint. NI r, I torgh neard
of this device and its general use among the
stablemen and coachmen ambitious of
making a show with mettlesome horses
and so he posted his men at all points fre
quented by stylish equipages, and captured
many equipages, the OW hers of which in
nearly every instance protested their igno
rance of the cruel practice, and litany of
them afterwards took ne,asion to thank
hint for the discovery.
'rhe Title to the Arilowton Estate
As the exact relationship of the Lee
family to the Arlington property was not
clearly stated In the recent debate in the
Senate, U should be understood that it neve
belonged to Gen. Lee. At the death of
ties. W. P. Cost is a life-interest in It was
bequeathed to Mrs. Lee, his daughter, and
at her death it was to go to his grandsons,
Castle and Fitzhugh Lee. The taxes up
on the property having accumulated dur
ing the rebellion it was sold therefor, and
purchased by the government: thus it will
be seen it is held by virtue of a tax title.
Subsequently efforts were made to redeem
It by paying the amount of taxes, but they
were unsuccessful, mid the title is still vest
ed in the government by virtue of the tax
sale alluded to.
Bitten by n Mad Dog
NEw YORK, Dec. 27.—At Spring Valley,
near Morristown, New Jersey, yesterday,
two little children of Mr. Henry Airlines
were torn fearfully by a mad dog. A home
and some sheep and rattle were also bitten.
'Local ,intelligence.
THE IWENToHY OF STEVENS ESTATE.—
Saturday being the time appointed for
the Executors of the Estate of Thaddeus
Stevens, to answer the Citation recently ob
tained by the City and County upon them
to file an Inventory of the Estate, Hon. O.
J. Dickey, with whom was Geo. M. Kline,
Esq., appeared before the Court and asked
for the immediate hearing of the case. Mr.
Landis, for the County, requested a short
postponement of the case, to enable the
Counsel for the City and County, to exam
ine the Demurrer which had been filed this
morning. Mr. Dickey, with some evidence
of excitement, resisted this application,
saying that the Citation had been obtained
against him during his absence, a request
made by Mr. Livingston in his behalf,
chat the matter should be deferred until
the present time when he would be home,
having been refused by the Counsel on the
other side, on the ground that the case ad
mitted of no delay. Moreever, he had been
annoyed while abroad, and his family had
been annoyed at home by the charges
made against him, and by the newspaper
-vferences to the affair; the whole matter
was stirred up by a couple of men, one of
whom was a well-known lunatic, and
these men he should freely reier to
when he came to argue the case.—
The whole agitation arose from an imper
tinent curiosity in relation to a dead roan's
affairs. He thought the Counsel on the
other side should be fully prepared to argue
thoLquestion contained in the Demurrer,
which was simply that the Court had
no Jurisdiction and that the City and County
hau no status in Court, and had no right to
call on the Executors of Mr. Steven's Es
tate for the tiling or their Inventory. Ile
desired the argument to take place at once.
Mr. Lindh) said it was a pity the honor
able gentleman had not displayed a little
of his present eagerness along time ago,
and before over two years had elapsed,
without the production by Mtn of an In
ventory which the law required to be tiled
in thirty days after his aisieptance of the
function al Executar. The gentlemen
might have tiled his Demurrer yesterday,
it he was so anxious to argue it to-day;
but it was unreasonable and unheard of
that they should be to answer the
Demurrer the moment it was lilts!.
Mr. Kline said that Mr. Dicke y , for the
reasons he stated, was very anxious
that the matter should be disposed of.
The Court, after consultation, directed
that the 'tearing of the argument ,hould
take Place next Tuesday morning at On
o'clock.
et been filed. The
H e n, Dickey '
M. ('.'
A. E. Rob
erto Ex-M, C , and lion. Edward Meither
aMi, of Adams county, the Clerk of the
National lion,. of Representatives, are
the Executors, The defendant's demurred
to the citation The argument of the 11,1 C
clone mi yesterday morning.
Mr. Kline said that the defendants de
murred to the citation which had been
served upon them to tile tot Inventory of
the I.:+tuto ,a s 'Thaddeus St,vens, on the
ground that the court hall no jurisdiction,
am I inn the further ground that neither the
city or county or Laneaster had such an in
terest in the estate as entitled them to de
mand this Inventory. Ile insisted that the
Register's Court alone had jurisdiet on of
such a prwassling, and that an estate did
not pass under the control or the t irphans'
Court until the tiling of the aceotint. :More
over, the city and county of Lancaster were
neither the heirs, devisers, or creditors of
this estate, who alone wore entitled to such
a citation ; the right to levy a tax upon
portions of the Inventory in no way made
the city or county the creditor of the estate.
M r. Price for the City said that this ease
was well ladle 1 :in extmordinary one ht.
the Counsel who had preceded Jinn. ft
was indeed extraordinary that Men of
respectable standing in the community
should violate the law and Violate their
oaths by failing for nearly two years and a
half to tile an Inventory on the Estate of
'Thaddeus Stevens; a duty which was re
quired to be peribrineil within thirty days,
and that they should moreover when legal
Iv called upon by the Tilly and, County to
Me this Inventory, still refuse to do it and
deny the authority of this Court to require
them to do it. plaintiff, had not a remote
but a direct interest iu thk Estate, Which
fully warranted them in asking that this
Inventory should be exhibited. The Estate
was reputed to be a large ono, and from it
a large amount of tax was believed to be
which the City and County was clearly
interested in striving to Secure. It was ex
traordinary indeed, that such close 1,11-
coal ment should he attempted of the as
sets of this Estate; but some men seem to
think themselves above the law, and these
three Congressional Ex eialtors seen, per
feetly satisfied that the Ears which were
tondo for common people in no way
own,
Jesse Lamlb:, representing the county,
said he proposed to conduct this case with
out fear, favor or after-Bon, and that no
threats, whether they did Or did not Come
from a drunken debaucher.; in a drunken
debauch in a public, tavern, should deter
Idol from the performance of a public duty.
This was truly an extraordinary case; It
was extraordinary that limn pretending to
high standing u the community should
deliberately violate well understood laws
and yet expect obedience from the public
to these laws and those their own enact
ing. Thaddeus Stevens died, possessed of
a large estate, which him passed into the
control of his Ems:tams—all members or
ex-rnembers of Congress—by reason of
their taking out letters testamentary and
taking the following oath: "You do swear
that as Executors of the last will and testa
ment of Thaddeus Stevens you will well
and truly administer the goods and chat
tels, rights and credits of said deceased, ac
cording, to haw; and also sr - ill diligently
and faithfully regard, and well and truly
comply with the provisions of the law re
lating to collateral inheritance." That oath
these Executors have broken, for the pro
visions of the law required them to tile this
Inventory, for which we are now a-..king
within thirty days after the taking of that
oath; yet nearly two and a half years ht.ve
elapsed.
Mr. Landis had heard for the first Bine
to-day the doctrine advanced that the juris
diction of the Orphans' Court did not attach
to the estate of a decedent until the account
was tiled. Ile disputed that doetrine, and
declared that the guardianship of this Court
over a decedent's estate attached the ino
ment the breath of life left the body of the
natural guardian. Were it otherwise there
would be nothing to hinder the squander
ing and wasting of the entire estate, and we
do not know whether that is not the case
here; though we hope not. If this court
has no power to fume the production of this
inventory, we have no reason to believe
that we will ever get a sight of it, for we
have seen no authorities whirls show that
the Register has any authority to farce its
production, and the: executors certainly
have shown no disposition to produce it
unless they must. - rho taxes which are
into the county are no lien on the personal
estate or the taxpayer and the amounts due
are therefore deists; so that the County of
Lancaster is a creditor of this estate. The
Commissioners have a clear right to come
into Court and demand to see this invento
ry to enable them to collect the proper
amount of tax title the county. Wo are
told that this estate has been assessed;
truly it [ has, so far Its the real estate is
concerned and a few other articles
may appear in the assessment. But
this dies not satisfy the demands of the
lass - ; and we have reason to helieve that
the Inventory will disclose many articles
liable to taxation not nutty assessed. The
Inventory should he tiled so that the debts,
including those duo for taxes may he paid,
and the balance be handed over to the heirs.
The ('aunty' City and State are ;is clearly
creditors of this Estate as are any others to
whom debts are title. II is Honor, JUdgo
Long, here intermitted Mr. Landis to
suggest that the Register Was, by
express provision ni law, power to collect
the collateral inheritance tax due tine State.
To which Mr. Landis assented, but insist
ed thayfrhas no such power granted hint
with reference to any other tax. Mr. Lan
dis cited the following section of the act of
March 15, Is::_:- It shall In c the duty of
the said Executors to make a trueand per
fect Inventory of all the goods, chattels
and credits of the deceased as far as they
may know or can ascertain them, and ex
hibit the same into !the Register's Valve,
within thirty days front the time of Winn,.
istration granted," and also cited authori
ties to show that t nation to Execs tors is a
right, and may be granted by the Orphans'
Court, on tke petition of any one, with tut
interest either immediate or remote.—
Ile concluded as follows: A few years
ago the voice of Thaddeus Stevens was
heard here—a few years ago it resound
ed in the Council Chamber of the nation,
calling his countrymen to war. That voice
thrilled the hearts of his countrymen, and
by the powers of his mind he was one that
did more than any one else to break the
shackles of the slave and set the bondsmen
free. But alas nosy hushed in
death. In yonder cemetery lies his body,
and—Oh, (Ion!! is it possible?—tell it not
in (lath publi.vh it not in the Vrerl, of A.sl-e
lon, that there rest those mortal remains
and yet not eysilV-tone is erected
over them to tlell the passe l'by that there
lie the mortaremains of pi:shim:a Ste
vens. Cool, the spirit of Stevens be
called to witnes. • ceneiroVtaking plaec
here, as the spirit of San vas called:by the
Witch of Endor, with 118 ancient power
and in thunderous tone the would curse
those in whose hands he nad left the exe
cution of his will not fly for their black
gratitude but litrelVise fur their damning
infidelity to their trust. But this fear af
fects them not, they know that in yonder
cemetery the mortal remains of the great
ratan lie wrapped in eternal slumber.
Mr. Dickey said he should endeavor to
discuss first in an ordinary way- the ques
tions of lass - involved in this case, and he
would as far as possible avoid the extra
ordinary- style of discussion, and the ex
traordinary aspersions of the other side.
The legal questions involved in this case
were: Has the Court jurisdiction and are
the parties plaintiffs entitled to the relief
prayed for. There aro two tribunals which
have charge of the affairs of decedents,
namely: the Orphans' Court and the Reg
ister's Court. In England it is the duty of
the Ordinary to grant letters, make pro
bate, and see to the filing of the Inven
tory and the account, which latter is then
passed by him into the Orphans' Court
by which It Is distributed.
The Orphans' Court in this State has nev
er granted a citation, and the question here
Is, has that Court the power In any case to
grant such citation, or must It be granted
by the Register? or can they step aside
trom the Register and come into the Or
pharts' Court on bill and answer? It is the
duty of the Register to procure the filing of
the Inventory on proper application being
male to him. There ties been no such ap
plication made in this case by any legatee,
devisee, or creditor to the Register, and
there has been no call made by him on the
Executors. This Court being asked to act
In so unprecedented a way, some precedent
should be shown to Justify such action ; we
can produce no case where this application
was rejected, simply because no one was
ever before imsane enough to make It.
Again, this application Is made by the
County Commissioners, who do not allege
any interest in the estate. They say that
Mr. Stevens died possessed of a large es
tate, which, if this inventory was tiled,
might be found subject to large taxation.
It however does not follow because an es
tate is large that it is subject to tax, for all
the property may be exempt from taxa
ation, as if it is composed of United States
bonds. Nor does its mere inchoate right to
tax make the county a creditor, however
much they might he entitled to be 80 classed
as to taxes actually levied. If the Execu
tors of a dead man's estate can be thus
cited to appear in Court to discover
what property is in their hands,
subject to taxation, so can any
citizen be thus summoned during his
life; and such a proceeding has never been
heard of.
Something has been said about the extra
ordinary conduct of the Executors in
making no exhibit of this Estate. lint has
the Asse,sor ever called upon them for an
additional return of property subject to tax?
Have the County Commissioners ever
levied an additional tax upon this E
tate? Why has, not the usual and or
dinary 55 ay of securing property for tax
ation been purSued. Why had not the
assessor asked fur a return from the Exec
utors if he thought they had more taxable
property than was taxed. If the Executors
had wished to defraud the county of tax
they would have pursued the usual and
ordinary way of defrauding it. We are
precluded by our Demurrer front entering
into our reasons for not tiling this Inven
tory and we don't propose to snake
them public now; we are willing
that the insinuations against us shall
pass for what they are Worth. The
Executors selected by Mr. Stevens
were his friends of long standing in whom
he had full confident,. Cur reasons for
not filing this Inventory have always been
explained to those making friendly in
quiry. I can tell the gentleman on the
other side that when the monument to Mr.
Stevens is erected, the inscription left by
Mr. Stevens will be placed upon it, and it
is one with which he can never have any
sympathy. That monument will cover the
body Of au Lunest ; anti Irr such a
character the gentleman can have no sym
pathy.
There is le/ laic which authorizes an as
sessment to be made upon the In
it must be made upon the Executors. 11'
they refuse to return all assesta taxable,
then it is time enough' to go into the Com
mon Pleas and file against them a bill for a
Discovery. This citation, in,, called, is
nothing in etruot but such a bill ; it asks
that the defendants shall furnish certain
information under oath. The plaintiffs are
not entitled to this bill ; the firphans' Court
cannot entertain it, and it cannot be filed in
any Court, except as all auxiliary proceed
ings.
The Court then adjourned till 2., o'clock
Mr. Lickey nut having concluded.
Court re-assembled at 2h o'clock. Mr
Dickey resumed fits argument, which was
Chartieteri Zed: by much personality. Ile
said he would now proceed to consider the
character for lionosty of the twoprofossion
nl shysters who had taken charge or this
case. 'rho one, Mr. Landis, was steeped in
venality and corruption. Ire had been for
many years Solicitor to the Commissioners
of Lancaster County, and of that connec
tion had caused the County to lone thous
ands of dollars in forfeited recoguizances.
So corrupt had he become that he was hurl
ed from power by the Legislature abolish
ing the wilco Mihail disgraced. The charges
which he here made he was worry to make,
but would he pleased at any time to prove
thein if the gentlemen deemed !Outsell ag
grieved, before a jury of twelve sworn
men.
As tor the other attorney, Mr. Price, he
never had the confidence of Mr. :Stevens,
living, ur any of his friends when dead.—
He too had held u position iu the Mote
Legislature, where he had the reputation
of being the cheapest of the cheap."
Judge Long stopped Mr. Dickey and told
hint to be less personal, but Judge Hayes
said that Mr. Dickey had a right to reply,
he having been grossly assailed by the
other side.
Mr. Price remarked interrupting Mr.
Dickey that ho know Mr. Dickey, while he
( Price) was in the Legislature as a log-roller
of all jobs iu which there was any money,
and asked the Court's permission to reply
to his personalities by showing up his °ha,
acteifor honesty nearer home : which the
Court refused.
Mr. Dickey said he intended to put the
plaster just where it belonged. That these
laell were steeped In corruption and fraud,
and it did not lie with them to assail the
character of such men as Hon. Anthony- E.
Roberts and lion. Edward McPherson.—
Without speaking of himself, the two other
Executors would do justice to the memory
and the estate of Mr. Stevens, who well
knew the jackals who would ho haunting
him after his death ; and so the one of these
gentlemen had been selected as his histo
rian, and the others for the settlement of
his estate. It will be their duty to erect a
monument over his remains, upon one side
of which WOUId be inscribed the epitaph
written by his own hands, and upon the
other side would be inscribed his name,
and still higher up would be placed an In
scription which would forever debar these
two men from visiting his grave—the in
scription being '• Here lie the remains of
an honest man."
'rho Court reserved its opinion. mhirh
will delivered at a litture ilay.
E f:s.—ln most the churches
the Christmas services were more than
usually interesting. The First Reformed
l'huren, Rev. A. 11. Kremer, pastor, was
elaborately trimmed With evergreens, anti
the services commenced at 6 o'clock A, AI.
Immediately over the altar was suspended
a white star illuminated with gas-jets—the
cost of which hail been defrayed by the
contributions of the children during . the
year, The 111lISh . 011 the occasion was very
line, Mozart's •a iloria" being rendered be
the choir, assisted by nu or Si) children. The
" Children's tilory . Song " was also admi
rably sung by a trill chorus in the church,
the echo being very effectively rendered
by a quartette stationed in the tMvor. The
pastor was assisted in the morning service
Icy Rev. If. Suesserott and ltev. 1). W.
fierhard. The usual services were held at
101 o'clock A. M. The children's service
in the afternoon was also very interesting.
The different classes of the Sunday School
presented their efmtributions to the in is
sirmary fund, the uttering of each class be
ing designated by an appropriate motto or
e u 0,1,,,. The amount realized wasquite
satisfactory.
'rhe Moravian Church was tastefully
decorated with evergreens, which hung in
festoons around the windows, doors and
gallery. 'the pulpit and altar were also
handsomely decorated, and the arch above
the pulpit contained the words "God with
us " surmounted with a brilliant star, with
the date 1570 in its centre. The services
opened with the Christmas Anthem,
.. Watching on Jualea's Plains" hallowed
by "Ic /sewn Lonfloas as, by the congregation
The usual morning service followed. In
the afternoon there was a children's Christ
mas Festival, or love feast, followed lay a
Christmas service adapted le the "erasion,
at„the conclusion r which the children's
missionary collection for the year Was
handed in, each class designating its offer
ing by an appropriate motto; each child was
presented welt a reed ficate of lifemember
ship ,al' the neatly printed for fram
ing,
At tit. Mary's Catholic Church flight Mass
WaS celebrated at 3 ii'eloek, A. M. The
altar was very tastefully decorated with
greens. The usual Christmas ceremonies
were observed. The singing of the choir
Wati veer rood , but the "Christmas Ifyinn"
sung 6y Miss ( ecelia 4 !awially
worthy of mention.
'1110N1')1.1S iNCIDEN -As Christin,i
fill this year on Sunday, our citizens very
generally observed yesterday (,lotnlay) as
a holiday. Nearly all the stores, factories,
machine shops, Au.., were closed, that the
einployees might participate in the general
ft,tivities of the day. The printing-ofnees,
hanks and post-oilice were closed. The
postmaster, however, set out a haliciSollll3
lunch to his clerks and his friends in g1:11-
era'.
A num her of the hotels, saloons and res
taurants, set out free lunch fur their pa
trons, consisting generally in an abund
ance of roast turkey and egg-nogg. Some
indiscreet persons allowed their appetites
to get the hotter of their judgment, and be
oatno noisy and quarrelsome, though there
was comparatively little disorder on the
streets.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon there
was a free light in Centre Square, during
which a few knock-downs occurred. The
affair caused a great crowd to assembl e ,
but the pollee made no arrests.
A few drunken and disorderly persons
were locked up during the day and eve
ning and discharged by the Mayor in the
morning.
Frank Snyder was arrested by Constable
Myers, of the Bth Ward, for disorderly eon
duct and committed by Alderman A m weg
for 20 days,
Constable Messenkop arrested Andrew
Gardner for disorderly conduct. lie wits
held to bail by Alderman Aniweg for a
further hearing.
A young man named Christian Slump,
of Lampeter township, had his toes badly
crushed while standing by the stove in
Neher's beer saloon, by the accidental fall
ing of a keg of beer upon his foot.
George Pfeiffer, residing on North Queen
street, was accidentally thrown to the floor
of Knapp's Saloon, in East King street, last
evening, and had the small bone of his leg
broken near the ankle.
There was a false alarm of tire last eve
ning, which called out several of the en
gines and hose carriages, bat occasioned no
excitement.
The flag-staff in front of the American
Fire Company's Hall was taken down yes
terday, the company fearing that it was un
safe from having been standing so long. It
stood 104 feet above the ourb, and was put
up at the breaking out of the war, nearly
nine years ago. Mr. Kinnear who super
intended its putting up, took it down.
INTERCOURSE /TENS. SCareely a day
passes but an outrage of some kind might
be reported from here, and we are on a lair
way to compete favorably with the Five
Points of New York. Frederick Yohn, of
Beachtown, came to Intercourse about a
week ago, and found himself immediate y
surrounded by a host of would-be friend&
As the holidays are approaching Frederick
and his friends concluded to celebrate
Christmass then and there, with the old
fashioned custom or" You treat Ole and I
will treat you." After a considerable
quantity of Jersey Lightning had been im
bibed he started tor home, finding himself
relieved 01 'tcle which had been adroitly ab
stracted from his pocket. The day follow
ing the robbery he returned to town, hop
ing to gain some clue to the tpissing money,
but be found more particular friends—anu
Was relieved of Llf; more, making $713 in all
A gentleman in town had a very large
t irkey that he had been feeding for a
Christmas roast stolen from his premises a
few days ago. If the tallest tree in the Yo
semite valley were growing there, and a
turkey would roost cm the highest branch
es these God-forsaken night hawks would
get them down at the risk or their theiving
necks. Men that would steal a man's Chris!.
mss roast within gun-shot of three churche
are degraded enough, indeed; and I have
no doubt, if there was any chance of them
replenishing their dilapidated pocket
books from the penny collections of the
churches, they would break in for the pur
purpose of stealing it.
If I ant not mistaken the large stone
building at the east end of East King street
will be well represented from this neigh.
borhood before the wintef has passed. E.
THE Nlanagers of the I tome for Friend
less Children gratefully acknowledge the
following donations:
Thankviving Ofier:ngs.—John L. Atlee,
Jr., $5.; N. Ellmaker, Esq., $2.5; Pupils of
Mr. Beck's Academy, Litiz,sll); Mrs. Chas.
Hager, 5; Mary G. Hager, 50 cents; Lan
caster County Teachels' Institute, sti3;
Eden Union Sabbath School, per Mr. D.
Bursk, $12.05; Rev. Henry It. Smith, $5;
collected by Mrs. M. G. Smith. j2S; con
tents of Charity Box, $5.46; Caroline Do,
gle, 50 cents: C. B. Herr, Manor, $5; Jacob
Bachman, Esq., $5; Adam Lefever, $5;
Benj. Long, Jr., $5; Israel S. Landis, $5
Martin U. Landis, $5; Abraham linekwal
ter ; $1; Mr. Ditruars, $5; :qr. C. if, Le
fever, $5; Mrs. Knapp, $5; Mrs. Dock, $5.
Anna,/ Suhsrriptinn.l and Dollat
Mrs. Pearsol and Mrs. "engier collected
:-16..55; Mrs. Sprecher and Miss White,
$51.55; Mrs. Messersmith and Mrs. Me-
Calla, $06.75 ; Miss Gael Laugh, sb2.;o; NI rs.
Flier and Mrs. Black, $52.10.
liegulur Monthly Al•knoll'iedgni ent.v,
Philip Lebzelter, $3 worth of lumber and
order for $5 worth of dry goods; Mrs.
Nevin, 10 pumpkins, 1 bu beans; friend,
21 Ins pudding meat; Lewis B. Frick, 250
oysters; friend, candy; Mrs. Metzgar,
randy; Mrs. Wilson, New I lolland, ap
plebutter, pumpkins and dried apples ;
Charles Faulding, basket pretzels; Mrs.
Hostetter, sweet potatoes, turnips and
1 pot of apple butter; Christian Hess,
Manheim, ticket of apples ; Mr Hershey,
Manor, 100 tbs flour, 2 bus corn treat, 7 bus
potatoes; Mr. Lilltner, 100 • Ins flour; Mr.
/Itiverstick, W. Lampeter, pot blackberry
Jam, pot pudding, meat, basket sweet pota
toes; friend, basket pretzels; Mrs. Landis,
muslin, potatoes, soap; friend, basket
pork; Jacob L. Landis, E. Lana peter, 2
pots pudding meat, pot of lard; Mr. Loch
er, load kindling wood; Mr. Long, Dru
mm., 28 heads cabbage ; Zoeller Brothers,
hearse hire, $15.00. E. M. Ithaca - ,
Seeretarv.
Pitonostni limrathr Cot' icr.—The Co
lumbia Spy publishes the following:
At the last meeting of Council on Fri
day evening, S. S. Detwiler, Esq., offered
for the considerations of Council 11 resolu
tion, praying the legislature 'of Pennsyl
vania, or the passage of an act, to estab
lish an additional Court 6fc,r Lancaster
county, in Columbia. The Court; is to
have exelusive jurisdiction in all matters
coming before the various Courts of Quar
ter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer, front
the townships of Conoy, West and East
Donegal, West llemptield, Manor, and the
Boroughs of Columbia, Marietta, Eliza
bethtown and Washington, and also In all
mutters of appeal from those townships
and boroughs, and also concurrent with
other Courts of Lancaster county in all
matters before the Or than's Court relative
to estates of persons dying Within the enu
merated territory.
These courts slut) I be held at least once in
every three months, and 11,3 much oftener
as the judges holding the same deem neces
sary.
Then II illows the provisions as to the offi
cers, their remuneration, ,tc. In next iFihne
we will give the full text of the bill.
This is nit important movement, and one
which Is due Columbia, and this section of
the county; not only on account of the
amount of Court business from here, but on
mount "of the better geographical location
of Columbia, as a centre. Columbia is easy
of access, either by private or public con
veyance, and we believe this measure will
be a great saving of time and expense.
A similar division into two Judicial Ws
ti .stay is made In Cambria county and works
admirably. The general text of the pro
posed law is the same as that of Johnstown,
page Sud pamphlet laws of 1569.
We will comment more at length upon
this measure when We publish the hill.
FA r.% I. ACCI t. ENT, —On '111111 . .111y after
noon, while men were at work on the four
datioliß of the new Catholic Church at
Coatesville, a portion of the embankment
gave way, burying Patrick McFadden,
brother of the pastor of the church, injur
ing him so severely that he died in a short
time. The deceased is about 21 years of
age, and was a student of St. Vincent's Col
lege, Westmoreland county. Ile was on a
visit to his brother, there being vacation at
the college. The accident has caused great
excitement in Coatesville, and a great deal
of sympathy is manifested tsr the brother
of the deceased young man.
On Sunday, the 1 Ith Inst., the corner
stone of:the church was laid by Bishop
Wood, of Philadelphia, assisted by several
of the Rev. Clergy of the diocese. Special
trains were run front Philadelphia and
Chadd's Ford, and it is estimated that be
tween seven and eight thousand people
were present. Father McFadden has been
untiring in his efforts to erect a church in
Coatesville, and we will soon see a large
one there, which will comport , favorably
With any in the otlay.
ISVP.tiI.AOS .tsn lionimuv.—Siime time
after midnight on Saturday, the kitchen of
Mr. Christian Wettig, proprietor of the
King of Prussia Hotel, West King street,
near Water,iwas entered burglariously
robbed of quite a number of articles,
among; which was a large turkey, stuffed
and ready for roasting; a goose, similarly
prepared; pans of sausage and pudding,
just ready (or frying; apples, cakes, isitfee,
essence, smoothing irons, market ].ask et,
Kr. In fact the thieves made a clean sweep,
taking with them everything they could
well carry otT, and leaving Mr. Wettig and
his boarders minus the bountiful Christmas
cheer that had been provided. A search
warrant was issued by Alderman A ni weg,
:mil the premises of suspected parties visit
ed by I Wirers MRssenkop and Lutz, but
nothing found could be identified as the
property of )Ir. Wettig.
Tit E N,TToM RAILWAY.--The
commissioners appointed to organize this
company, have obtained their letters pat
ent, and have appointed an election for
President and Directors of the company,
to be held at P,ach Bottom. January 91h ,
1571.
It is probable that six ni the Directors
will he chosen trout Lancaster, 1111,1 six
Germ York county. The ,1111 , Iotel'Ihens iu
ea 11 cruinty have appointed a preliminary
meeting, for the selectinn I, rstoll s Ito 1,, ,
voted for President and Inrectnr., at the
regular election.
LOCI I, SCR:\ PS.—The Coluwbix Spy in
delighted kith the York county negro juror.
There's no accounting for taste.
A public examination of several sections
of the Soldiers' I /rphan School, Mount Joy,
was held on Tue...day and Wednesday eve
nings.
Remiiit,.— Divine service sill he held
by Rev. J. V. Eckert, in the Hall in Drur
1110 re township, on Sunday morning, Jan
uary at, New Year Day at lo o'clock.
if EPUT.‘ rtes.-Wanarnaker& Brown 11, J 4,1-
tatii rtr repututhiti 6nlned by their Ready
l'hothlng, us the Best Hutt eon lit. bought
(or Tiwy 110,11 to make ttrtrlzt.lll
not nttly 111(,1,L. I hat reptLIII-
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SPECIAL NOTICES
4,7 - ('ltlarrh, Headache, Neurnlgin,ae.
How few there are a lid )11,14 not snlrered with ut
lead UtIP of the ahove dietresside fllmease, How few
there are that hate ever net found anything that
would relieve—not to mention rure—those painfhl af
flictions. Brlgg's Allevantor Is a bona tine remedy
tor ouch and every one of the prevalent complalnt.4
I t :.ot only relieve,. Instantly. hot prefitlerly cured
when used according to [III - cello..
act. oftstfln :1,0,01 of Dr. itrigg'r A Ilevantor. a
tnedlfUne, 14 an ' , stabil:flout tact. T” try t o
S"" Druggist, each bottle making
„hen diluted for use,
Pile% !
De not give up and nay that they cannel rorkd
Try lirlggti IteniKly. II will sorely tool •ioe•dlly
cure yen. Sold by Protadst,
Air- Cough Fa, Bronchitis. fie.••--U.
Brlgg4' Th rout and Ln ng I I eulo•r.
tray- ('orns. Bunions, tte., are quickly
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C. A. Locher, A. A. Hubley. Dr. H. B. Parry. Lan
caster, Slm pin , Parkirhnrg. J. li. Cling
Dunn, T. S. shook cr,. \i nont vII le.l i artil drugglid.ii gun
entily. w
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for examination.
march 311. '7515w-13.
Whooping . Cough In really - a terrible
dLsea.se, but the PIICENIX PECTORAL will make the
spells of coughing much easier, and greatly shorten
the duration of the disease.
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derl4 3rri
4Gi - A Rommhold Remedy
No tinnily should be without some efficacious reme.
day for the cure of affections,'llo universally prevalent,
as coughs, colds, sore throat. whooping cough and
croup—some remedy, too, which can be relied upon as
safe, sure and certain. Dr. Wistar's :Balsam of Wild
Cherry combines the desideratum,
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Sir Poverty Is Bed, Bug the Worst Kind
I poverty la poverty of the blood this moles n roan
"poor indeed," for It takes away his strength, r . ourage
and energy; but enrich the blood with Its vital ele
ment, Iron, by taking the Peruvian Syrup In protoxide
of Iron% and you will reel rich and ..11.1 goal nany
body." Try It.
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. . _
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so that they ahrlvel, die and disappear and will
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MARRIAGES
Sr ant. , i.a—ZCIOLER.—On Thursday morning. De
cember Ist"0. at the bride's residence. by the Rev.
Dr. Schwartz.. of Carnsie, Pa. Mr. t +come F. bore,
ger. of Lancaster. Pa., to Nils+ EmmaZelmer, of
Carlisle. Pa.
Rl:sash-1 ioehi xx.—Ori the 11tb Inst.. at Mundial'
Mo., be the Ree. K Yantis. George Russet twiner
17 of Lancaster, to Mary E. lin:dine. of Marshall.
J err KINs—A hrhAssi DEIL—On the ''.:211 Inst. by •e
J. V. Eckert, at bas residence. Lest 1.1 Jenkinx, of tiro
more, to Mks Mollie Alexander. of Marne
. . . .
Ha an—SHOW ALTEIC—Un the s ante dav, be the. ame.
at the same place. Cyrus 0. Barr to Mi.s.s 'Harriet C.
Showalter. both of Drumm.. twp.
Wit_sos —Cc nvs.—On the same due. by the same
at the Cross Keys Casirge
('urns,,.on, of We-,
Lampeter, to MEY: Laura Ann rof Dr-whore
I Altaiorrll—DAVlS,—On the _sth :mt.. at the Unlt.sl
Brethren Parsonage. by Iter.D. U. Farrell. E. S. Han,
mond. of East tOtrl. to 'Rachel Davi, of Earl tap.
Yaas.—On the 2I Inst.. at the reset/ nc •
of the brtde'a mother, hy Darius W. t lerharti. Edaard
L. Railer, of East Llocallm. to Miss Anna Mary,3lyer,
uf East Earl.
Bruss. - Rn—Rrra. —On the rth inst.. at t rebb
by Rev. W. T. tierhard. Jahn t/. Brit,. • r to
Annie S. Ruth, both el West Donegal Dep.
RUTHERFORD—ROTH RO4'l,—Un the tali
Rev. John ti. Frits/hey. Wm. D. Rutherford, id Itaih•
bridge, to Miss Attliltßill Roth roelt. of Dun /bin
SRI T PPLE. —4 DI the jolt Ittut .he Rev. A /I
Kretner Sherwood R. /Smith to Carotin, 31 I luelth's
both of Lancaster
FIN—. in Thur4day, December 131,, 1: ,
city. An K. n Ellzabe•Ill }lnk, aged 31 yea mutat,. .1,1
:1 days.
WHITE.— Henry .\ agustai.s.,n ni J „ hn a,mat
White, al Chronic troupe, ILge.l yt•ar, 1.1 taunt!, nad
II dais.
WfTTLISOFI3..-0111tt..21.! to In ray, .1..11a.
non orJa3oh and Lydia 11 1 11 11 c.T, 11, 1 1 'd 1
111,1(1dIS and 13 day,
MARKETS
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Inc LAIPEI.I.IIIA, Der.27.-Flour mrirketifole!:
no demand except from home
Whose purchases foot up 70 Id,l4,:lncludlnv.
superfine at Si 504.175, Extras at fl , 71tI - I
. 2:1,
lowa and Wisconsin Extra f'amily at 517. - •,,Le2",
:Minnesota do doat Penn'a do do :at
n:5 7500, Indiana and Ohio do do at •,.;
and St. Louis do at s 7.
Rye Flour seiN. 12'•C
11l C 01,1111.1 coI salt, repoiled.
The ,lemand fir WlWilt COIIOIIOI,
lull inlet...are unelinnaed
Ikt $1 4:k21 l'enn'a 410 Ali, nt 1.12:.:1
White at SI .-.0415.i.
Rye may he quoted al • W , ,.• for rt•IIII'a
''extern.
Corn is In little demand. to higher; sole ,
of Or bus Yellow at 77e, tutu :oust hut.. W emt ern
MlX.ed at 75 , 1,7tir.
Oat are fair, but there Is not rouel. null% Ir v
sales of Permit at 51/055e, and Went , rn White
at r.Vrslio.
51.100 hits Canada Barley stilt On private term,
Prices of Hurley and Malt are nominal,
l'lnverseed quiet, hit o,llllllands
small sales at 110 - 411 , 4 e.
A small lot of Inferior Timothy sold at SO.
nortmaernmencomemn
Whiskey sale 4 of 1101,1,1 s Wo.t..rn
bound ail fEle.
DE [IA VH:I 8110., BANK M.,
Philadelphia, 14.c.27
Peun'a
Reading
Phil'a and Erle 2ti
U. S. 6a IK4I 113 - (alri , .
" 5-26 1:562 107 , ;(4i1.7 1 ;
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Union Paeldo R. 11, let I. Bonds ...... 775 1.7!,
Central Pacitic R.
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R•hite Wheat tt.
Red
Rye i 5 hus
Corn " ...... ..
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Efion OF THY'. DOVEILE LIFF.," "THE
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CH.\ tTEit /.
FA rEvvi. CATASTROPRI,
A a lid storm was raging upon the .Nledi
terranean Sea, near the close of a dreary
November day, and sky and waters were
black with the gloom of the sudden and
furious tempest, before which a small sail
ing vessel was scudding under bare poles,
Iler build and rigging proclaimed her
Sardinia,,. She wan The Gel!, Captain
Varinii ouster, .11i her way from Cagliari
Palermo.
Site had .I[l two , e.1111:11i, and two
passengers.
These passengers Wt., EllgliShllltql, St./
had procured passage 11ii The 1:"11 to Pals
crow, whence they intended to embark by.
steamer to Marseilles, the Gil lowing day.
While the Captain and his assistants were
attending to their duties, and expressing
apprehensions as to their safety, the two
Englishmen stood apart, leaning against
the low bulwarks, and surveying the wild
scene a-ound them.
l'hese wen were butt, vuistsg, apparently
tile same age, abort flirt, Lind twenty,
I.itt evidently they A‘ere net tdo aanie
atatien in isle.
ante, the mote striking 111 the two, was
ismeratie in his bearing, tall, slender and
handsome, with a frank, smiling mouth, a
pair of fearless billet eyes, set under a wide
and massive forehead, and tawny hair
Mott ing from his litre. Noble, gen
ere tis and kind-hearty], be had an adven
turous disposition and a dauntless courage.
Ile was I; uy Tressilian, the only son and
heir of Sir Arthur Tressilian, Baronet, of
Tre , siiian Court. England.
it iseompanion presented a remarkable
resemblance to him, being also tall and
slender and fair, with tawny hair and
mustat he. but he had not the frank
the bright, fearless look, or the joyous
spirit that eharaeterized young Tressnian.
in as he Was, lie had seen much if the
dark side of lift., and his experiences hind
been develop in hint some if
the wins!, lig:tidies .1 his maul,.
iii was .I,,per Lowder, tiny l'ressillitli . s
hired in, sionitianhin and bosom
friend.
The meeting and co meetion of the two
tat a touch Crroinance, Young Tressilian
h:01 spent tom years 1-11 a ilerman Universi
ty, whilwo hr had been graduated with
lcmor. un leaving the University, in nbe-
Mpuvv to his hailer's written command, he
had undertaken a tour of the cotintrltis
iu
o,iug the )lediterranran Sea, in company
with one or his lam tutors. This gentle
man being Illiespectediv promoted to a
profes,orship, :ibandoneil Tressilian at Ba
den, 'raving him to find another traVelling
voinpauion.
m the evening of the very day alter this
desertion, as Guy l'ressillian was saunter
ing through the streets of Baden, he had
been assaulted by a trio or his own coun
trymen, all more or less intoxicated. It
was apparent that they took him for
another, and intended to wreak Veligeallee
Upon hini. Without allowing into to
speak, they forced hint to defend him
self. I itly was getting the worst of
thu when a stranger came run
ning to his assistance, and in a lOW mo
ments the two had fait the ruffians to flight.
This stranger who (wile so opportunely
to assist: llee VMS J Wiper Lowder,—
Ills resemblance to young Tressillian
awakened in the latter a romantic interest.
11,. questioned Lowder, learned that he
was pour alone in the world, and took
him with hint to his hotel. Believing that
the similarty .1 features indicated a simi
larity of tastes and natures, he engaged
Lowder as his :traveling companion, and
the past year they had spent together more
like brothers than like employer and em
ployed.
"This storm is a regular Levinger," said
Lowder, clinging with bath hands 10 the
bulwarks. you think the craft will
stand it Tressillian?"
" till, yes, " answered young Tres
sillies, wiping the salt spray from ins face.
The Captain knows the Sicilian coast per
reedy. In two hours, or less, we shall be
in the bay of Palermo. In three boors we
shall be domiciled in the best rooms of the
hotel Trinacria, with the best slipper which
Messer Ragusa can furnish. And to-mor
row, at noon," he added, we shall em
bark for MArseilles in a Messegarlas
steamer."
Anti from MarseHies y , ,lt will proceed
to England and to Tressilhan Court," said
Lowder, with some, bitterness. "And /
whet is to become of me ? 1 have had a
year of unalloyed happiness, and now
t . onn, back the drudgery, the hopeless toll
the an iet if, of the wretched old life. You
picked me up at Baden, a poor adventurer
seeking to gam a living by teaching Eng
lish, end the smile destiny is open to MO
now.,'
Tres.ilian turned his handsome face upon
his companion in surprise and affectionate
reproach.
"Jasper !" he exelaimisl, "you talk
strangely. Do you suppose I have called
you friend and brother so long, and loved
volt so well, to lose vou now? 1 meant to
have written to rite ihtber concerning you
and your future, jasper, but hissudden re
call, received yesterday, causes me to re
turn home without writing. I shall tele
graph liroin .Marseilles that you will come
home with one. And you will, will you
not 7 You will nut abandon tire, my friend?
I will charge myself with your future. I
will see thirst you obtain the position to
which your talents entitle you. You have
no ties to keep you on the Continent?"
A strange expression passed over Jasper
Iviler's fare.
No, I have no ties," he said huskily.
4 INI
4
,11
And you will go home with we
" What. will your father sav to my corn
ing? demanded Lowder. "lie will think
your generosity Quixotie. Ile will dismiss
front his lii the 111,d eompAnion who
dart, to re,emble his son- -
A sudden lurch of the, little vessel,
wave sus ef,ping use r the dark, interrupted
the tell re.
" You wrong my father," said Tressilian
blue eves kindling, when the vessel
hail righted. "Ile is the noisiest man in the
world. Ile will welcome Inv friends as his
own. You will love him, Jasper, as I do,
when yon
I Ire doesn't seem very affectionate, - re
marked Lowder. "San lutce been assay
from your home for live yeArs, and he has
but just recalled you!'
1 - Dung Tressilian's cheeks flushed, as
Lowder saw in the lurid glow that momen
tarily lighted up the tempestuous scene.
You know, or call guess, the reason, Jas
per," lie said, with something of an effort.
My father has a ward, the daughter of an
clfl friend. h ! hear that wind shriek !
The gale is increasing
MEM
"Yes" assented Lowder. "And the
ward is Miss,.lrby—the golden haired
Blanche of whom you have talked so !ouch
and with whom you have exchanged let
ter. ?"
" Yes. My father l'orined a project to
have me marry Blanche. lle did not wish
ua I grow up together, lest we should learn
to retard each other us brother and sister.
When Blanche came to live at the Court
my father sent me tin tiermany. The night
before I left home, he called me into his
library and told me all his hopes and plans
fir my future, and entreated me torun
time worthy of his innocent ward, and to
keep my heart pure for her. I have clones°,
Jasper. I have never yet loved any woman.
And yesterday I received my father's
summons to come home. He has recalled
me after live years of al,sence. I know the
wish that lies nearest his heart. Ile wants
me to return and marry Blanche. I shrink
from the proposed marriage. I dread go
inn home. And I dread offending my dear
father, whom I love better than any woman.
It is hard, Jasper, to revolt against the
hopes and plans of a kind and generous
father, whose very love for me causes him
to urge on his marriage !"
" Is it?" said Lowder dryly, and with a
strange smile full of sneering bitterness.
"My experience has been widely different
front yours, Trossilian. Irid I ever tell you
of my father?"
:NI, 1 hruk it granted that he is
"Perhaps he i.e. I don't know' said "ButLowder, with a reckless laugh. "But If he
is living, he is a scoundrel. Don't start,
Tressilian, at my umilial speech. Wait
till you hear tny story. lamin a desperate
mood Ur-night. This storm storm sties up
all the bad within me. As nearly as I ran
discover, my fattier was the younger son
of a proud old county family—"
" ou do not know, then f" asked 'free
silian, pressing his companion's hand.
"I have no proofs of it. All I positively
know is this. My mother was of humble
station, pretty, with blue eyes and an apple
blossom thee, and tender,:appealing ways.
She was the daughter of a widow, residing
at Brighton. The widow, my grandmother,
kept a lodging house, and my father, a gay,
dashing young fellow, came to lodge with
her. As might have been expected, he fell
in love with his Isndlady's daughter. Ile
offered the young girl marriage, on condi
tion that the union should be kept secret
until his affairs brightened and he chose;to
divulge it. The yound girl loved him. Her
mother was ambitious and penurious. The
result was the lover had his way, and mar
ried the daughter of his landlady quietly
almost secretly. Then he took his bride to
London, to cheap and obscure lodgings,
where, a year later, I was born."
The wind fora momentdrowned I: is voice,
As it presently lulled, he resumed reckless
ly, and with passionate bitterness :
•• For years my mother and I lived in
those stuffy, obscure lodgings until her
bloom had tailed, and she bad grown thin
and wan and nervous. 31y father visited
us at stated Seasons, once or twice a week,
but he never brought any of his family to
call upon us. I doubt if his aristocratic
relatives even suspected the existence of
the faded wile and son of whom lie was se
cretly ashamed. I have good reason to be
lieve that he had tine lodgings at the West
End, where he was supposed to be a bach
elor, and that he went into fashionable so
ciety, while my poor mother and I lived
obscurely. II e was a profligate and a roue,
but he had an air of fashion that awakened
my boyish admiration, and aroused my
mother's affectionate pride in him. She was
always pleading to be introduced to his
relatives, and to have her son publicly ac
knowledged. But my father always put
her off, saying that he was not yet ready.—
Worn out and despairing, my mother died
when I was ten years old."
Again the wind shrieked past, again the
little vessel lurched, the eea sweeping her
deck.
The captain screamed his orders to his
men, and for a few minutes disorder reign
ed.
" A nasty bit of weather !" said Imwder.
" And a had sky I"
"Yes, but I've seen as bad," rnurned
Tressillan. "We shall make port all right,
never fear. We mist be well on toward
the Cape di Gallo. And It's only sev en
miles front the ('ape to Palermo." •
I=l
"But the SOVOTI miles In this storm are
Worse than seventy in good weather. These
coasts are dangerous, Tressiiian."
" Lowder shuddered as In , survey,l sea
and sky.
"Bui about your lather, Jasper "'• nid
'Cress!lian, who had become deeply inter
ested in his .turn. " ‘Vh.tt
did he do after your ni.4ller's dath?"
"I remained at [hyoid loilgitigs witli car
single old servant a tuouth or more, my
father visiting me several times, and ex
pressing anxiety as to what he should do
with me. A week after my mother's loath
he told me that his brother was dead. A
month later, his father was killed by tieing
thrown from his horse. My father Cllllll,
Into riches and honors by these deaths. At
last, deolding to rid himself of toe, he took
me down to Brighton, to int, - olil grand
mother. Iler sons were ,lead; she had
given up keeping lodgers, and was grown
miserly. Ile promised her live hundred
pounds a year to keep me, and to keep also
the secret of my paternity, sol intilly prom
ising to aek now ledge me some ti.iy as his
son and heir. The old woman agreed to
carry out his wishes. She wvuLl have done
anything for money. I never saw by
father again. I went to school. grew up,
and at the age of twenty-one can, into my
grandmother's money, the fruits of years
of saving, she dying at that till], My fath
er had deliberately abandoned me. I did
not know where to seek hint, ifl hail wish
ed to. 1 took tiny money :mil calm. abroad.
I had been two years ou the Continent, and
had spent my little fortune ,111-11 I met you.
The rest von know."
- -
"An odd romantic story' Ito to by did
your father abandon you ?"
"That lie might be freed ~1 erlt•Ll 111 brallCo
to make a grand marriage. From is Inn my
grandmother said at different times, I .iii
elude that my fattier is as in lute ve ith ik
titled lady before my mother's death. N..
doubt he married Ellis lady. If he live -E,
this iadv's ~Eti may be his o.•kieoeledged
heir. father has utterly de.E.‘, tied the
son of his first hasty, ilbstarred marriage.
I have a fanny that I shall meet him scum'
day, - mid Jasper's brow d.irl,Emed to .1,. e i0
or lElaektiess. lEovever, I ii.,hance
of ever re .eivitig justice at his
"What is your Lather's name, .I.isper?••
asked Tressilian.
Lowder'. f.i.s. darken. .1. 1L• bit hi s 1.1)
savagely.
" what have I told y.... :Went mvsrll I
learned from Illy I , WII ,d,ervati..ll, or trent
chance wordsefiny istrents .ind grandmoth
er. y mother's maiden name NV
I.oWiler, At our I a .11t1 , 11 filth,
bore the name of I...wder. I don't 1,11 , ,5'
his real twine, but I 11.1111 Ms fat,
anywhere, although I has,• rot se. a hnu
111 thirteen years. My mother was :u•tually
married, Tri,siliari, but I in, er In and liiy
lather's nano•. The 10. Mar
ried lily moth,. was deal; The S, it.lll ,, Cs
also. \V/IPII my grandmother was dying
she tried to tell me the ,t"ry. slit• had pat
it all' too long. .\ II that I understand
of her munildings was the name of Deve
row[. I shall never forget that nano.—
' DF;VEREUx r l'relsibly that tvas
father's natne—my own rightlul name.
ISM as I should never Mel him it . I aught
him, and as he 1, - ..1111 remits.. inn it' 1 111‘1
Lind biro, I stand no chance Id inheriting
Ids. property. Ile may be dead. Ile May
have other Souls who horn SIMISSSUSI bin,.
It IS ell a mystery, but the prominent
truth:is that I nil 1111 outr,at, s dis
owned and friendless•..
lie lewind over the the sin sy
ila.shing over his rave violently.
"Nfy poor friend I" lie said. "Nils! I say
again you are not friendless while I live.
Nfy father has influence enough to obtaiii
for you a government appointment. This
tangle may straighten itself out nose day.
But if it don't, you are resolute feeingh
make your own happiness."
He grasped \Ndor's hand, and looked
with warm bright eyes, full of sympathy,
into Lowder's lowering fie,.
There had been a temporary lull in the
storm. But as the t,ll at.lllll 1111,0, the
tempest revived and swept oier the \N ild
sea in maddened rage.
There was no time for talking now. The
wind rose so high that words ,v.oild scarce-
Iv have been distinguished. The storm
that had gone before hail boon but play to
this awful outburst. The v.—el Jmce on,
creaking and groaning, a 1111,1' shill
on the billows.
"Mother of Mereies!" Nialil,l the o•,ip.
Cain. "It's all up with 1.1.4, sigmas,. I
can't make not the Cape in this Darkness.
We shall go the issiltit. \ whom,:
sacs us!"
'rho scattier echissl his cries.
The two young English ml.ll.
[tending their peril, clitspi , l hands in
hence.
For the nest few minutes it Neeineil that
a Pandemonium reigned.
Then a noise like the report 0i a 1,1111011
suddenly boomed through the storm arid
the darkness, The little vessel shivered,
staggered, and careened upon le•r side.
She had struck upon a rock.
A moment later crew awl pas•-viittis
were struggling in the waters.
A few moments of bulfeting and to,ings
of vain struggles and agonized, involuntary
prayer, and then Jasper Lowder felt hei
senses slip Crum hint, and became uncon
scious.
When he clinic t.O hi In,olf, II W,
upon a rocky beach ot tile Sb•ili;01 .Im re,
sore, bruised, and weakfsl as a 'hill.
lie opened his eyes. Thu wind had spent
its fury, and now moanedalong the coast
with a desolate, despairing wail. 'l'hi• a 1,1,
beat against the rucks.
Lowder struggled to his ells., .
"Wrecked!" he muttered. "I ion
ashore, while the others are !
this is terrible! I have lost nn' Lest friend
to-night'"
He moaned and wrung. lii hands.
"lie is dead, who would have dom• so
murk forme, and I so worthless am saved !
All my hopes of an easy an.' Incurious lib•
must be resigned now'"
At that moment he bohel , l a dArk object
at a little distance in the Water. The waves
hurled this object against the projected
head of sunken ns•k. At H 1,501110 'instant
Lowder reeognized it as the body of a Mali.
lie crept toward it, and the Wan., dash
ed the body on the shore :it his fet. Ile
put his hands on the faeo. flow cold and
wet it was ! It felt like the ikce of a ;lead
man! Lowder's lingers came in contact
with the soft, silken mustaehe, ninth
knew that the body Was dna "f t; nv Tres
silian !
of the live who had .hood on the sloop's
deck a half-hour earlier, these two alone
were left. the captain and los crew had
found their deaths altiollg the cruel, yawn
ing waters.
Lowder thrti t his hand limier the Waist
coat of his friend, but he could not perceive
the beating of his heart_ Despair took
pos
session of hint.
"Dead ho said shrilly. "he.el! And
he would have done so touch for we if he
had lived ! And his father and the p. 11114
girl he was to have married will mmait iii
sails for his venting! II is place at Tre,ol•
ian Court is empty. NVIm can till it?"
It seemed to bin, that sc,llll, deffl , ll at his
side echoed the question : 117., ,11,1101 the
plan left mead kJ, 1 , 0 "1, G ull
A. thought vauuc hi lUrn—a thought so
strange and sinister that he shivered invid.
untarily. Again he felt of Tressilian's
heart. It gave no throb against his hand.
Ile passed his hand over ressil e•a. l
and discovered a gaping wound in the skull.
'rho hair was clotted with blood.
Putting his hand into his breast poeket,
Lowder drew out his little water-prt“tt
match safe. Ile opened it with trenthling
Lingers and struck a light. The red flicker
danced On young Tressilian's
how ghastly turd terrible it looked ! The
eyes were closed, the smile WAS gOllO. The
seal or death scented set on the mild, feat
tires.
Lowder examined the wound. It Inel
been made by emit:l , g with the vligri , rock,
and even Lowder por , •ni von ilv teryLl,l4.
character.
"If he is not deal, Is. e, will he," he
muttered. "Il is brain has received an aw
ful injury. Ile will never hits,' Wit., lini is
again. Ile won't live till morning, and he
is perhaps dead already. Ile 11 ,1,', pl •
dead I"
Again it seenn.,l n, Lieu a,
demon echoed his wool,.
'rho match dropped from hi, 11140'14 110,
the water. For a little wild., he .•1,11,•L, i
on th e i,, , ,ih.le.eh:tttlifez it may
he with the better nehler el
his nature.
At last, with sudden anti abrupt -dealtht.
nests, his hands stole into the breast pocket
of Tressllian anti drew out his private note
book, a packet of letters, a few trinkets. --
lie secured these among his own wet gar
ments. Their possession seemed to give
him courage, and his face hardened, anti
he knelt beside the body of his friend and
rifled his garments of all that they eon
talned, bestowing his phiniiiir ;is] his own
person.
Then he took his own purse, his note
book, a few receipts and trifles Irons his
Own pockets, and put them in the pockets
of Tressi
"It is done!" he whispered to himself,
looking with wild defiant eyes through the
darkness. "No one is harmed. lie is
dead. If he had lived, he would Mice pro
vided for me. As he is dying or dead, I
must provide for myself. Pe., lokcnexy be
tween 1,4 iriU lllyfolllMP, His friends
will be spared a terrible grief, and I -I
shall live at last! Fortune gives m e a
chance to gain name and wealtli ai ono
lucky stroke:"
As if to give himself no elyinee tsr re
pentance, he arose to his feet and turned
his searching glances in an inland direc
tion. A light, as from a cottage windu w,
glimmering faintly through the [leek nice,
caught his gaze.
Raising his voice, he called loudly
" Help I Ito, there! help!"
The wind had abated, and his erica rang
out through the night with startling dis
tinctness. The light lie had seen moved
and disappeared. A minute later, answer
ing cries reached Lowder's ears, and he
heard hasty steps, and saw the approach
ing light of a lantern, borne aloft by a
man's upraised arm.
"This way I" shouted Lowder. "We
are wrecked on the rocks! For the love of
Heaven, hasten !"
The bearer of the lantern, attended by a
male companion, came running to h mould
was soon at his side. The lantern bearer
was a rough Sicilian fisherman, a grade
above his class. His companion was also
Sicilian, but evidently of somewhat higher
degree. Both were all excitement and sym
pathy.
In as few words as possible Lower told
the story of the ehipwreck, end railed at
tention to the condition or his noble young
employer.
"I think ho le dead!" he said, In achbiting
vcioc. "Carry him up to your cabin. Let
ever, thing be done that ean be done tosa‘e
Idol. I will par you well for any kindness
to him. Poor fellow I lie was my travel
ing e•drlpanlun. I loved him as it he had
been irry brother instead of only my hired
attendant ! Poor Jasper!"
The two Sicilians lifted the helpless for 11/
1,1 . poor voring Tressilian, and carried It be
tween thorn toward their enttage. daspe ,
Lowder rollowed thew, dew ailing hi+ loss,
aisive we publish ua :1 specurnat .439-
ter; but the enntiriartron ot ihis "tll
Ise Grand ••••ly in the N. V. Ltsigisr. Ash
the ntl 0,1,er dated January 7tli,
at :lily 110W:41)1110o or Lool.-str.•
It yout ore 110( within reach of a ,like,
roil van have the Ledger mailed to yon
one year, by sending throe dollars to Rob
ert Ammer, publisher, Iso William street,
New York. The lodger pave more tor
original rs•ntributions than any other ye
riodieal in the world. It will publish none
tint the very, very best. Its mond tone Is
the purest, and its circulation the largest.
Everyl.ody who Lakes It is happier for has -
irra' it.
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1871
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=MEM
1871