lOHT. fubliilitd every ; Thursday Ertaing by JCKSVIAn CROlof. froprtftof... Terms of Swbeorititiptl, l TWO DOLLARS I'EIl ANNUM, ryahl within els monies, or S2.AO If not paid lt bin lb year. ' Kopapr1dtettrfinwd nattl U arrearagee r pnid utile t ) option fib publisher. Subscription otttmdo of'tlio county I'RVAM.K 1M AnVANCK. laiy person llflii.g and using paper ilirficrrt lo oilier lieceme ubrrihir. and nr liable for lb price of iht paper Jr. ui.onmim.kk, ATTUHM'V AT LAW, .Middleburg, Pn., Offer hit professional service to th pub lie, Collclion and all other pi-nleaaiuaal Lusinest entrusted la bit cur will receive prompt attention. Jhd II, 'Uiif AC. SIMPSON, ATTORN' KY A? LAW, Sulinsgrov Ph., Offer his professional lervlc to lb rub le. All biulnrff entrusted lo hie oarr will be promptly altendcd to. 'Jan. 17, 67lf JW. KNIGHT, ATTOKNKY AT LAW. ' I'reeburg Tn., oners tin I rorefioonl satvIoIo lb put) It. All buiuea entrusted to hi car will bo promptly attended to. . J 17,'07lf WM. VANfJEZF.R, ' 't ATTORKEY AT LAW, ' " Lowieburg Pa., Offn hi profeMtonnl eervlc I i pub Ho Collection and nil other l'to cmiou I bniineat entrusted to hi oar 111 re c1t prompt attention. GEO.F. MILLER' ATTORNEY AT LAW, Lowinluiro Fa. - ffert bti Profession! ervlo to lb pub .lie. Collection and oil olber profrmlon all buainraa entrusted to bii cur will re eeive prompt attention, y Jan. 8,,'V7tf. M.LINN, A. n. DILL, (Mueee.sore Is J. r. It J. M. Linn. I ATTOHNfcYU AT LAW, Lewiahurg, T. Offer their profesaional rvlcee to tbe puhlla.. Collection and all other pro fessional buainraa entrusted lo tbcircare will tcoelv prompt attention, f Jan, 3, 'U7tf CUARLKS 1IOWER, ATTOKNEY AT LAW, Sclinsgrove r., Offer hta professional service to tb pub lic. Collect iona and all other profession husinoKB entrusted to bia cure will re civ prompt attention. Oilier two door not tli of Ibc Keystone Hotel. Jan 6, '6 CiAMUKL ALLl'.MAN. O ATTOHNEY AT LAW, Sclinsgrove Pa Offer bis I'rofi-.siotinl eervice to the public. All business entrusted to Lie hi 10 will b f i out t ly attended lo. Col lecliutia mnde in all part of iho State He call speak lb Knul'xh and (ifrmiiii language fluently. Ollice belwcou llull't uud lb i'uot ollice. T N. MY KIIS, 1J ATTORNEY K GOINSI'I OR AT LAW Mklilliluig Snyder dainty Pi'ini'u (flee few Uool Wesl of tbe 1'. O. on Main street. Coneiiltaiiou iu English H( 1 1 in t II 1 f I I glf. M . I ill JC. Ll'CMKR, ATTOUSEY AT LAW, Low ii-l.n rif Pa., Offer bin profpt.cior.al weivieei lo the pub. lie. All buMnem iiinutc l to bis cure Mill b woii.M'y iitieuileil lo. I.laii. 3. '07lf (NiiuvEn & n.KY.n J jsKWlXCi MA CHINK. VeifOiM III need of a ttood nil. I dui'ible b'ovlng Mncliiii can be nccnuimud ited nt I'pitsnnnUc j'tice by c illing on on an vut Eai'ST, Agent, Kliusgrove. Jim. L'i, IS DH. J. V. SJIINDKL. SlltOEON AND riiV'iri AN, liildleblirtf Pa., Ollora bl" vrof'iional acrvlcea In lb cit izen of JlidJleuurg aud v'n iuiiy. fMiircb 07 V. YAN1IUSK1RK, ' bl'KGICAL & MIXHAMCAL M'M'IST Feliusriivo Ptnn JOHN K. 1IUGIIKS, Km,., JtSTlCE OF THE TEAfE, rcnu Twp., Snyder Co. T V Ii- WAON'ER, Esr., J-- it TICE OF THE PEACE, Jackooo To v.isliip, oyderCo. Pn., WiUallcntl lo oil butinra eutiusteJ to bia cart uj ou lb moat reiKonnhlr terms, March 12, '08 1 DUJ- r KANAWKL. IHYSKIAN AND ECHO EON, I'culrei lilts Kii)tlt-r Co., I Offer lia profttaiouiil ttrvic lo lb public. 0- oftf I? V. SCHWA N, JI. n, 1 Bl'IlOEON & rilYHlCIAN.' Port Trevorton Pft. Offer bia proftaaloniil aerrinaa to lb citiren of Ihia plae and vicinity. H apeak (Jctmnn and EiiHh. ' April 1ft, 'C8 FA.HOYKTtJr. AUCTIONEER, Fiooburx SnydfrCo. Pii., Moat rerpeotfully offer bia lervloea lo lb pnbllo ( Vendue Cryer and Auction oer. Having bad a larg experience, I tael Ciiomlenl tbal I eau render perieol tuluiaoiion to uiy omiiioy. Jan. 0, '071 BT. PARKS, ATTOHNEY AT LAW & DISTMCT ATIOUNY, MlHiaEni'TiO, BNYliKU C01N1Y, I'a Odio lu Court II nut, (rlepl.15, '07if LWJS VR EMEU'S SOXS1 TOBACCOWAHEUOUSE No, 322 N. THIRDS ,II8 rillLAlVI.rHU. JIR0HAST,II0U8E, l; f .. il. U MANDKlUACn Pnop'ji. ; 1. O. Nll'B. Clark. , 418 k 6 North Tbird fiireel. . ......4 , . . fbiiJiju ' nr. 4 Bulturo -4 Mine, iut ia-i V'l"Mtlrfi "- tAAt ... ' . rriii; VOL; a? READING KAILROAD inieer Arruouoiuont, Monday Nov 21 1870. flreal Trunk Lin from tbo Korth and North wct for rhiladelpiiia, New York, Reading, roltttllle, Tatnaqua, Aahlaml. 8hamokin. Lebanon, Allenionn, tton, Ephrata. Lit Is, Lancaster, Columbia Ho. Tiainilente llrrinburd for New York, at follow i at 8 10. H I'1. lO .V . m.. and 2.60 . m.. onneciins with aimilar Iraina alb lb l'Minnylvania Kailroal and arriving at Nw York al 10. 10 a. ni., 8.60, 6.60 and 10,00 p. m., vcpfciiveljf. Sleeping ear accompany tho J. 10 a in. train, without change. HeturniD t Leav New Tork al .00 m 12.00 Nooa, and 6,00 pin. rbiladalpbla al 8,16 a m and 8,80 p m ; eleeplng oar ac ompatiy Ibe A.00 p in train from New York, without banc. Lear llarrlahurc for Heading, rottavlll Ttiuiaqtia, Mlneraville, Arbland, Pbnmokln, Allentowa and r n I I a a i p a I a, ai K.10 a m. 2.60 and 4 05 P m, Hopping al Lebanon and nrincipal wavitailon: lb 4,0) p m train connecting fur I'biladolphlik, l'ottavll! and l oliiniin ouiy. tor rott - ville. Fcbuylkill IUvn and Auburn, via Schuylkill and 8uau.uekatina lUilroad, Leave Harriahurg at fl,4 p m. Kaat reuvrlvaiiia luilruaj train lenve needing for Allentown, Eaalon and Now York at 6.00, to.noa.n., l-'.46 noon, A 4 4 j p m. Helurnig, lon New York al 9 00 a. ui., 12.00 noon and 5 p. m. aud Allen town at 7-20 a.m. I'J.'Ja Noon 2 53 4.20 and 8.4A p. m. nay pasaencer train leavea I'liilnileliiliia at 7,30 a m, connecting with eiiuilar train on Emit 1'cnna. Kailroad, returning from Heading at tl.'.'O p m. alopping al all utation Leave I'niinnllo al I'. 'XI a, m niid 3,10p. ni.; Hern Ion at 10.16 am; 8ha- mokin at Vl and 1 1,20 a. m.; AiUloml at 7,00 a m, and 12,60 noon, Mnbauoy City at 7.61 a. ui. and 1.33 p. ni., Tamniiiii al Mil am. and 2.40 p m for Philadelphia New York, Heading, lUrn.biirg, &o. Lear i'ottiville. via riobuylkill anil Hita- quebnnua It U at 8,16 a m lor llarri-biirg. ami 12.'j nixiii lor rineiirovc ami Treuiont. Heading Aceouitnoilniion trnl.i: Leave. rollHvillv ill o. 10 n III 'e lioading nt II) a ui, arriving at rbilailelphia at 10,20 a, m. Iletiirmns, lenvea I li 1 1 1 l t.ti i:i at 4.l' p ui, rnoitiug Iteudinic at 7,'Ji pin. nriiving at I'ohmiIIo at '.'.In p in. roit-tcnn Acc'imiuodniion 1 nun I.pivck I'otthtown ut 7,00 a ni, reluruing leave I'liilinli-lpliiii nt 4, mi p in. I iiliiinli:t Kaili 'ind I rain, leave Heiding nt i, 'JO a in, mill I ''.l-i ii in for I'lini u: it. Liliz, l.nciitr r. I'uluinhi i, in , I l'erkiometi ll-iilroad Trnin. leave Per'i- I omeu Junction nt 7. 1", '.'.".'i n in, :!., and ' f. IU) ii m: relin nini leuve Si'htveiik-iville nt i 7.00 awl .20 in. I J...H N....H, mi l 4.:W . pin, cotiiiei'ting with fiinil.ir Iratua on liemltliir It :iilr'.inl t'oli'briokiliile Knilron I irinlivive PoiK-; . . ' i own oi i, lu n in, nnd ii.'jo t. ni, r. nniMiu' leave Mount I'leimiil nt 7.0H mi l ll.'J'i am, eoniireting with eiuiihr tiuitii ou ltea'l!ng ruilrna 1. tuesier alley u.iurftiul Irmti iik i i!,i,t n. m ... -.i .I,..-. i !.,,.."' p ni, rcr.it inn,:, leuvu l.ii.ini,mn nt li.i'. H in, 12.1;. Ihk ii and in, councctitii; .villi simitar train, on llemliit)! rnilrmd On Sun I n v a : Leive New York nt n) p in, riiil:ile!pliik H.iki n in an'l i!. 1.1 p ni. the H.IIO a in iruin runtiiti nuly I j I'.e.i lini;: leave I'oltsvill.. h.ihi n in; II irriburx :!, lo tn and 4.0.1 p in, leave Allentown at 8 I', p. m. mnl and b.4t p. m. ; I cine Ueidiu;r at 7,11 a in, nnd lil.nl p ni f.ir lluriisburg at 5.UC a in lor New York, uud 1',-lU a. lu. aud i.'lo p ui for rbiiudelphlu. I'otnmuiaiion, Mileage, feasor., School j and excuisioii ticket-., 10 uud lioui iilli oiuts ut reduced rale.. i Hiigtiiig fhri'ke.l '.brougb; 100 potin-i ! ulloui'd each a.ell(:er. U. A. S1COI.LS, tlmn-ii SiH'tnnl'inttnl, Hcadins, Nov. 21, lt.70. LLEUHENY UOVSE. os. M1 I S Market Street, (alicre f.'iKili.) r llll.AELPlUA. KLKCKNEK k CAWLKV. I'RorniBTona, fil.tillf Irrius i 00 I'cr Uar. OUR FATHER'S HOUSK, OH. TH S UNWRITTEN WORD. BV DlMII.Mlllril.il T . .nthnr r (So iv, i.ii. lar "NlKhl 8ren.i Till. inatr In Ihimalit and latiiauiro.hnwiuiantiild rlehei ami lw.it. IImIb llietiieat Houm, with It. lllootuln- flow r, hliiuliuc Mrd, Wavln nalni., Kollln elo.i.U, Iteauttrul Iww, 8ae.l iiiottnlaln., lie IlKUtlul rlvr, ailiil.tv iK-e.iK, Tuiinitn. In vi. vr. Illiitna h.Av.iia ami vail umrta with eouniltn Iwln. In mllllumol wnrl.la. ami rr..l io u iu ... n iu. i nwrtllen Wor.l. K. timed f.Tir,.ra fa'urar boueiioii tr.aur.o :oiniu.n.iuit,.n iik. tii. above lrw t'.dl.ge 1'ro.i.l.nn an.l rulevr., i mlnlMfri of all ,l.uoiulntl..ni .n.l th. rolui..u an.l .miliar prem all over Ih country In iie.U-1 new, pnritv ol lanuu.n, wilb ele.r iwu l)i, I ana kt.l anirp.vlt,.. a. ...... nil. I ki..,u.. u. low iru-..k.itihs.iiioriii.iM.. Aaeuti w.w.ni t.'ierNiiii, srhaui iV.oer .mart jvuiiH iu.u ami i.oie. lo intr.uliii'. ih. work tor u. iu .v.rj iowoiiip,an.i w. mil i,y iiiierally. paying, hu.lo.x. man ur WVUI.O UflOO U WUUUUl Sii.u.l I lor OlrOUl-.r. flll daiertiitnnn mn.i Mn, ' It.liLF.U kMct'l'KUY, IS S Mi St, PUIIa IwH.o.Sl I'lu.O ilotiriw St. I 'hi ... doj N tti M. l.ouli ci i.- ira or ioj nam it hftluaiUIJ. m.m HASH. bBlNKLLO, WATCH t CLOCK MAKER, Market 81. Middltbuig P. nAVINO located in tbli plae I would re.pevtfully inform Ih cltueu of Middlebu 'g and viviuiiy tbal 1 am prepared lo repair 11.0CK8 ANU WATCUEt) obwip aud etnediiiouily. Th patronage of lb punna i rvapeoiiuiiy aonoiiea. W. UKANELIA Middlebuvg, Nov. 'it . IHOW. BASINET OKOW AND MELOUEON KJ ,. k WANUf ACT011Y. War Roam aad 8tor on fin 8lrt, faoiory oa fay dee Hirt, . 6llugro, . If von want to kaar and in Saa tanad aad vaauiitui urg.oa ana iiMi..ua ull al our Wai rooa ud blur. beit malailal la w.klutf InalruuMia. w ar aa ui iu oltfcaoi and yoa will kMilAa.t. Tri au avail la.lruui.at I w.rruia rar ya liaaier. aMUad .!. of ik tlu.v L ar laviiau ij ur(.uuHi wit ua ana xua hi VtW IUI. W I as . atraal to U bM Nw l" PUuu. urK aj fklU V tollua aad i from 41 to Sit. VioIIb n, ab.i . oa l l i ... i,.u riaai, ., m., . t aewoas'T. vsit Use4 aai 1 MIDDLEimilG AN UNEXPECTED BAC B. la one of tbe lariat town of Wor ofter cluntj, MaMcliusctl, used lo lire ft clergyman whom wo will oitll RMcwcll. Ho wo of tbe Baptist par. pulsion, nod very rigid In hi idea of moral proprlrl j. Ho had lo bm t tn ploy an olJ topro oamod Pompey ; and if litis luttcr individual vran nut o si net a his master, lm was at lcti't u very cunnina doi, and paotl in l bo reverend Ii0'ietiold lor a patlcru ol proprioty. Pompcy w a ucful pr vnot, and tbo old clergyman never u -italed to luii-t biiu wilb tbo inol Important LiMinng. N"or It no bappenr-d that tboro wer dwelling in and out of ibc town, undrj iudividui.ln wlio had nor iln fear of (be dreadl'nl penultici wbii'li Mr. Hidetvrl! prrael ed nboul, liff'itt' 'Loir cyc. for it wi tbe wnnt o tbra penple lo cnnLT'uaie on S.il b;'li vr- oaun upon a lovol picre of land in tl.f UUkirl.i of I bo village, und thero raoo horses. This npft wat hiddcq fmni view by a denac piece of wood ; and for a lorn; timo the Sunday evening race wuro carried oo thero wilboiit doteoliou by the uTwrs, or thoia who mi&bt havo st-ppe I them. It aleo liapppocd that the pool old .'Viryinati ownoJ ono of the best hirsoi in tho country. Thin hinp of tho M iran tnck, with n mix turocf thd Ambiao blond in hi veins aud it was generally known Unit low beasts could pa him on the roml Mr. Ilidtfwoll, wi'h a dijmty boconiitiir bin ciUiu;;, s' iiiy dclan I thai th (liielncis of bin bursi) cover afforded him any rn!ifu' ation, und that fur his wu part ho w mld a. lipf iar any otlicr. Vet inoni'y couM not buy hi Morgan, unr any amount of argument persuado I, ni lo ewup. Tli ' church W4i a i n -ar to tho u'ood clergy in m' iv llinjf that ho nUiye walked to inert n.', uol bia Imrso was c-ntiHequetitiy ullowo I U remain in the rU! 1 ouipoy ijiscovcred that tho ratt .... .1. . ! . I L i . K l i i'm, anu no recoivea ti eater Iuh id aster' bor-o Oi his own aeeotiiit. for he loll sure lb it old Mor gstl could beat any thingin tho shape i,,,.., .l h,., , b'),3!S flesh that could be rmduced in that quarter. Son tho next San day al'rernooo ho hid tho bridlo under hi. jacket, went out into tho f ailure no J cadgbt the horse, and then rode t war d iho spot whero the wicked o' e were congregated Here ho found en me d ian bursa asemblcd, aod the racing w-n nb) it tocouitueaoj. Pom pcy mcunttfd hia beat. and at lheig- nnl he hlarted. Old Morgan eutorod ,i. . ,i,. . . "lt0 th P'tU oT ,h'nS' on Oftme ut two fodH ahead of cvcrvth'i:'; S Pcmpey won quito a pile, and before dark be was well iuitiated iu horse ruoing. Pompcy succeeded iu getting home without exciting any suspicion, aod bo now longed for the next Sunday afie-Ouou tj come, for Le was determ ined to try it agaiu. Ho did go again, and again ho woo ; and thU course of wickoiloeaa he kept up for months, making his appearance, one the neiii ground every Sunday afternoon as auou as ho imuU al'lor "meting wa out," And durin? this time Ponipey wan not the only one who had learned to love racing. No, for eld Morgan bimmli' had learned to love tho ex-! "f t'hinK, too. an I hi. wben UPU trwk showed how xe.ilouslv ho entered iuto , . . , , ' " " ,v" " ,uv tllO Spirit Of tllO UUIIU. ,, , , , lUt thesO UllUjS were not nhvavs to remain secret. On Sun I iv a to iu deacon beheld this raomg from U d'S tuuee, an t straightway went to the parson with the aiai'miog intelli ;euc. Ibe Kov. Mr. Uidewoll was utterly 1 II wr. auocaeu. xiis moral leeliogs were outraged, aod be resolved at once to put il stop to tho wickeduesa During the week ho made many impiirios, aud he learned that this thing bad boeu practiced all summer, ou every Sunday afternoon. He bade Li pariahioucr kesp quiet, and told tbetu that oo tbe next Sunday he would make bis sp pearaoo on tie very xpot aad catch l hern ia their aot of wlokedoess. ' Ou the following Sabbath after din ner Mr. Ridew.ll ordered I'oojpej to brlug up old Morgan aud put Liu in the stable. The order was obeyed, though not without ma ay misgiving, oa the part of the eeuro. A aooa aa tke afteroooo aervioes were oltwaJ, the two deacon, and soma other members of tbe ehurch, aroomp.nied Iht mloUur homo wilb ibvir burst a. . . , ' "It is the most flagrant pleoe vf aboutlnatioo thai ever cauau nader my observation.," said th iadlgoaot elcr gjitusa, aa tbej redo en, . .'It it. most auur-d'y aoawtred SNYDKU CO. PA.; "11m go-racing oa the abbath'l'' utteto I ih" milliliter. ' . "DriJfal echoed tho secoud dea con. , And ao the coo vocation went -on antl they rcichi'd lh lop of the gentle emineaoe which overlooked the plain wh.'ro th ; racing wa curried oo, and where SJtuo d izen hoiacmoo, with a ai'oro of l.iuker.fiin, woro amcmblod. Tho xihl wat one which chiliad tho p'ood panoil lo hi .'in'. Hit remained uio'iinle until bo had inn le out tho vvh'ilo nlariiiiii' truth. "Now, my Inothern," ai I he, "lot us ride lnwn and rnnlront (ho wii ked wrclvheK, an I if they full down upon ihir kneel ill iiiid ire lulls mercy, un I proiuise to do im in. ire, wo will not take h'al aolini fl rnu iIilmii. (). that my own Ian I li iM be denccr tted hu!" for it wai indeed a tcction ol Ijik nwu firm. -V tho god man th'i-i spoke, be tai led no t r.iid tbo sccuo. The buries of the wiek.'d nvn were j ant drawing up for a start a the minister api roaeho I. nnd some of (he riders, who ut once racOk'iiizjd "old Morg-in," did not rccognir.o the reverend Individual who rodo hiia . "Wicked men '." commenced tho par sol, an he came ocar cnoujli for hi voici to bo heard, '-childreo of sin and utiaino '' ' ''p.iino on, old bos.," cried ooo or tbe jockeys turning toward tho min Tblcr. ' II you are iu for the first race, you mnt stir your stumps. Now we got" "Alas! 0 my wicked " All ready,'' shouted he who led in the affair, cutting the minister short. " And cfl it U." Ah I tho word for sttrtti wt given. Old Morgan know that woid too well, for uo so-iner (.'id it fa'.l upon his ears than he stuck out hi u e aud with ono wiil soorl ho started, and the rest of the racer, twelve iu Dum ber kept him cmnpviy. "Who-oa! wo-uu-Oj!" cried the parson nt the lop of hi voice. " 15y th powers nil fellow, you' a kean one,'' eliou ed one of Iho wicked uieu who had t'm-i fir diiQige l to keep C'luao to the side of the parsuu. " Von rido woll." ' Who ho-ho-o! who o-oal" yelled the clergyman, tugging at tho reins with nil hi might lut it was of no avail. Old M ir- gau had now reached ahead of all competitor., au 1 ho cvno up to the judge's Hand three rods ah:a l, where tho pottiiliid deacons were standing, with eyes and mouths wi lo open. " Don't top," cried tho judge, who had now rooogniz d Piroit Kidowe I, uud who also saw al onco the secret of old Morgau's joiaiog the laee. ' Dou't stop," Lo eu jaiol again ; it is a two mile heat this time. " Keep right on, parson. You are good tor another mile. Now vou go aud off ill!'' These last words wero of eourso known to the hors, and no sooner did Morgan bear them than Le stuck his nose oat, and again started otf. Tho good parson did bis best to slop i bo bewitohoJ animal, but it could not be doue. The more Le struggled aod yelled, th faster the antnul went, and cr ",JUy mjuie"w ao wa again at "'ri.'iig juiut, where Morgan now stopped ou his ou accord. Tiiero was a huni.' l whispering among the wicked ones, an I s;u cessioii of curious wiuki an 1 no Is seincd to iuiieate that they under-itrJ - " Ujion my soul, parsm," na'nl tLe leader of tbe ub miiuatioo, aiproacb iug tbe spot where tbe minister sat in bia Middle, he having not yet suffi ciently recovered bis pre-euo oi mind to dismount, "you rido well. We bad not looked for this honor." "Hoiior sir I" gasped P.itsoo ltide woll, lookiug blankly iulo the speak er' l'aeo. " Ay for 'ti huuor. You are the first clergy uiaa who baa over joined im in our Sabbath, evening eatertaiu meats." " I I, ir, t I joined jou?" ' Ha, ha, bat O, you did It well ; your good dsacons rWly think yo tried la ' stop jour horse ; but I saw through it;-1 saw bo slily you put your horse up. But I don't blamo yo'l for fosliag proud of old Morgan, i or 1 should leol o myaolt II I owned hi in. . Uui. yoi nsed not fear ; I will ell all who may ask ui about it. that jou did your boat to atop your beast ; for I would rather atieteh th truth a 4 It' lie tlis.t) bvo uuh a good jockey aa you are suQer." This bad been spoken to loudly that the good doacoua bud beard syeiy word, aad Ibe parson was bwildero.d ; FEBUUARY I), 1871. a flahifeye ho cried: ' . . ' Villhtis, wbt mean you f Why do jo lno" " Hold on," ioter ruptod one of tho party, and al h apnko, the rent of the racing men had all moatite 1 their boric. " Hold on a moment pnraon. We are willing to let you carry off tho palm, but wo .won't Bluo 1 jour ahuii. When wo heard that jou bad deter mined to trj if jour bono would uol beat u nil, we agreed among oursclv that if you came we would let you in. We have done si and you havo won tho .'itco in a two milo heat. Now, let that satisfy you. J'y tbo h"kcy. i hut you did it wall. Wheo you want, ti try it again, junl send us word, end I we'll be ready for you. Giod by!'' A the w retell thuip'iko. he turned hi li irso' head, and before the a"oti- lulled prencher had time enough to khavo retort to Ieal proceedings, an I answer, he ridden away out ofiibe nmnufaoMiiers tiro a. a cotie lio.irinjj. It hi aomctitue bef.iro one ipienee somewhat linen v, t b u r 1 1 it l tb cbiirhmon could Speak, i l" new not what to ay. Why They hotild ihoir minuter' horso havo joined in tho race without tnuo permission from hia master t They know how much bo act by the auiinal, and ut length they shook their heads with doubt. " It is very strange, ' said ooo. ' Very.' answered a second. " I! jniarkalle, suggested a third ' Ou my soul brethren," up. ike Ridowall, " I can't make it out." The brethren l inked at ca li othtr, j douLte lly the matter is ceo which de and the doac t.s hh uk their Leads in aervss tho nttetition of tho prc-s of a very solemn and impressive ni inner, th country, in the intereit alike of So tho party rodo Lack to the ' I'ublishcrs and the public. I'rinliny clergyman's honie tut none of the ''"-"' brethren entered, nor would they Mop """""" - nt all. Keforo Monday had drawn to! Snn llna:o. a closo it waf t'oncrally known that i '''tl t0 '-'"hit, thi. is tho richest of Parana Tli.Uwoll hn, r:oi rl hi. bnrja on the Sabbath, nnd a mcatiot of th. ehurch was appointed for Thursday. Poor Ridowell wa almost cray with vexation; but boforo Thursday came, Pompcy found out how matters stoo l, aud ho aured his master that he would char the matters tip ; and niter a dav's search be discovered the ut..uoding fact, that some of tho wick- ed meo, had been in the habit of steal ing old Morgan from lb pasture and rueiag him Sahbitli af crnoon ! Pom pcy lour.d' this much but he could n4 liod tiio did it. A soon as this beeame known to the church members, tiny conferred together, and they soon cone hi led thnt under such circuontauee a h'gh mettled hurso wjuld bo very apt to ruu away with his rider, whuo Le found hiiu.-o!f directly upon the race cour.e Si Par.ou Hi Jewel! was cleared. bat it was ti L.ng lime before he cot over the blow, for many wefo the wicked wags who dtdi;;luei to pester him by offering to ' riJo a race" with him, to ' bet ou hi head,' or to put him "ugaiu the world for a race." lit. t as Hi Jo well grow older, his hi'url irrew warmer, and finally he could laub with right good will,, when he spoke of his unexpected raco. D) aare ' there w no more S.ibba'b lacing in tfiat town. " I I'i'ujei-U'd 1'api'r 3lontiol). It is kuuwu to all cuiisumert ol pa per, that within a low years important discoveries have been made in couoeo lion with the ma.uuficturo of that im portant article, by which straw sud wood now enter largely iuto its o-ut-positiou. un I that at prescul a largo nuj'H'ity of all the p ipers iu this eouo BM r,r"U011 0,, PPr manoiacturea I.. . i ..... . .... .. . . ... iu tue propuruou ui iuriy io sovcu y live per cent, ofv'truw or wood to aweuty-fivo to sixty per cent, ol rugs. Tbi has tho cited to keep tbe price dowa to1 figures considerably bolow what tbey tue v Iti L ly would be were tho iiiauuiacture of paper still 1'iiiitod to rags tho supply wnich wou'd fall very considerably shoit of the present requirements of the paper markst. Still it is averred thai straw paper Is to-day thirty three per coiit. higher than rag paper was in lGO, which Would seem to leave oo doubt that tbe wauufauiurers ofsliuw paper are ob taining a good profit. Some recent de velopmeuts, hiwjver, iudioalo that they are projecting a grand monopoly wilb the viuw to advancing il price. The priueipul facts iu ooim-c'iuu with this luoveiueul ure stated as follows t A Outnpauy of utlstel'O oapilalists wa- formed about cightesn uiouiln ago, who b mht a uumbcr of patents under which paper Is uiauufactured fioui w smI aud straw. The principal pa'eut upon which, it la alleged, all ihor hiugewas about to expire, and tbe first stop was to scour a reuawal of oftbia. This was aocomalisbed. aad she patent oxtonded, Thereupon a circular was issued to nuourVctu'"" 4 , r NO. 48. way iu the production of paper, noti fying them of tho combination and of the extoniim of the patent, nnl tlo mundiiu that they should agree (Giet'j to pay u tnynliy ol biic cent t poun l, and accond to bind thrmpelvc-i to run on short tin.e ahrnever refti"ited to to do bv (he uian igers rd' tlio mono- poly tho ciljict, at Mated, Iritis: tn i .i ...... i.. . . fane the price KT..,.ment!y to.r.;.. eilr ' 0'(;l 11 'H IVU''J Hull this weald uroatly benefit tho inaiiu furturer of piper, a it vo;:.j irnre tni-..n, flan.. .1,. 1..... . f . t. . i ... 1 . , ' , " ' nun-, rum i .u ii. o Wlio.u litlii ne praeiunlly (.ml. r ono l.i n I ' Dl,el maDufaclurcra goncialiv. however, did not approve of tie scheme, and f..r the timo It failed. A. n fitnl cffoit therefore, tho would-be monopolists would seem Hint there Lo'ild Lo but 'ono result to the issue, aod lliut the overthrow of tbe man who are sock- inj to establish the monopolly. A convention of paper manufacturer was held recently at Cincinnati, at whieli this matter was considered, and it is intendod to mako an effort to f rocuro from Congress an investiga tion ol the proceeding Ly which the straw liatent m asternled. and if 1 j possible, havo it ovorlufncd. I.'n- tin- H tt I luli.l l-,ailds. M. IhilutOCO cmpri.-v, over otK-Lalf ol tho island which bear, its name, hut which is Ire-1 rpiently spoken cf as the Island o( "i' as in .January, is.io. lornYO Ilnyti. The preci.e extent other ter.'J'1'"" mau the 'error of hii ritory has never been settled, as n,c j eper.. a he hal Leon of tho citiieuB. Haytians havo thus far disallowed h.-r ' Scarce'y n;lJ h bl' colfln,,J hn claims or ni.ii8essionortholimitsa2reed!l"M"u'c'?0,',l1 io "ping from hia cell, upon between Franco and Spain b' ,rcaty of 'he cli.n were ali iwcd it would give her s. nu.-; '22 t'DiJ square miles, and this ipicsij. n wi 1 doiilnlets have to be satistact ri ly sonlcd between the United States and Haytt. At prcS'tit the Imitiiian Republic cootnds about seventeen thousand SiUar miles, divided into live departments, which ares lb-d.vnled iuM C'untnunes. Tl o dc nrtuients ,aro called St. Domingo, (which cmi tains the Capital),. Azu.i do Compos, tela, Seybo, Sauna do Ins CaLeilorou. and Concepciou de la Vc:a. the wh-de containing u population estimated ut one hundred aud thirty-six tb"U.-and soul, or about eighty jcrsous to the Mpiare milo. A wiiter in the Now York 77 W,r ,l!s keepers. anJ till tho liberties cf gives tho following statement in refer ence to the agricultural uud forc-l re soirees aif the country there is prob ably co conntry in the world possessed of greater natural resources than Si Domingo. Her cliiuuto is healthier i than that of auy other of the Wcst ludia Islands, beioo; mild and ualubri ous The sod ii remarkably fertile, piodueing every thing grown in the tropics. Wretchedly cultivated us it lias been, the crops taken flow the land have been largo and profitable. The best mahogauy grow in the southern provinces, a spontaneous proJuce. lu addition, ibis purt of the cuuutry pro duces large quantities of sutinwood, fusiio, lignum vita) and Uracil wood. Cuttle are raised io tbo department of Seybo, with much success; but it is io tho northern section of the republic that tbe most industry ia displayed Hero largo quantities of tobacco are unouully raised and shipped to foreign markets. These productions, bow over, giro but an iosignifknnt idea of the country. Sugar aod coffee can be cultivated as profitably as iu Cuba, Purto Rico and J a niacin. Pimento also grows rapidly, and would pay to cultivate. Resides, thero are the les ser productions, such as plantains, ba nnuHS, yams, bread fruit, and a thou sand ether fruits, which grow io wild profusion from one end of tbe republic to the other, iuviting enterprise and capital to reap a rich harvest. It ia, indeed, difficult to correctly describe tho vegetable resources of St Domingo without appearing to exaggerate their worth, A visitor to the Ulund is be wildered by the surrounding viditooe of uaturo's prodigality, Hersj the tall coooaout trco benda before lha sea hroeio tbeao tho hug broudfruit tree, laslened with on of tho ajcsi fuluablo "articles of food, spa? 'is its branehe j th tarmariud, swtc-p, giiav, naaaberrj, mango, ore -ge, pear (sot ltk our pur), (trow k Kl aids, looking dowa un tie plu:-''- t dvort UinT ltHlote). One column on year VO.OO, Oae-bnlf column, on year. 80.00. One-fourth column, on year, 16.00. On to, nr ( 10 line.) on Inaerlion 76. Every addilinnitl In.erllon : CO. Profein1 and iluaincs card of nnl more than (It line, per year. 6,00 Aoditnr, Eieeutnr, Adminiitrator and Avelgnea Notice 8.10. Rdltnrlnl notice per line It. All adverllaemenl for a aborler period i Imn an year ar payabl at lb lima Ihey are ordered, and If not paid lb per on ordering I hem will be held rt.poanibl for Ih money. bichtwioe their tondrils around ibo truuk od brsnchei of tbcit stalwart brothers. All there tiling wiite nt ttcily now. They grow, bring forth, nd dio neglected and uncarcd for. If any statisliea wrro possibto it would be found that for every articlo of food which iioir prow spuntr.ncously in ft. I'otr.in'fi nnd i u cd lv tho natircn of tL I !(( (J uti;izohc1. rpi. The in and ii a'o rich in ininrrn! i dl, siivtr, non. lead, nnd other mint i'j nlntin 1. Th's Islan I would , give ii. a fclbtild in the is Inil ea, and in ca-c of wnr Le of itntnen-e be.ic- I lit, to in p.. n nuvnl -'nti in. Iliiiiutrli 1 Ceffec and ftfTir would l e jrodnced there t.i aluio t stijijily lie ileintind" cf the United .l ti'.c. A Kt lori'it il !i('rsiito. IMwaril N. r'on, tho int notel criminal in ti e .Slate of No v Jency, whose name was fjrve.iis Iho terror of Trenton nnd the surronndin county has juet been pardoned on the expira tion of half til l torm for which ho was sentenced. ITo has been for a long timo the principle object of in lere.t to persons visiting the State Prison. In 1" 5, when 21 years oil he found guilty by fourteen juricn, on as many indictments, without a moIo recommendation to mercy ; nnd tho extent of big sentences, could they havo hscn iufli.-ied, would havo been imprisonment for ISO years and fines amounting to over iwclvo thousauJ dollars. The Court, nt tho time cf Lis last trial, sentenced him to 30 ytars' im prisonment Oa hearing Lis sentence, he arose aul called do vu such curves ulwo ,h0 "s mado everybody .a the crowded court-room shudder i und si i.'.ltig a large knife, firced an entrance into tho front corridor, whero l, larricaded himself aod propone! to light his way out. So greatly did the authorities fear him that, without any attempt to re-capture him, bo was ileliU-iatively sh' tdown by a Deputy Keeper, who aimed a riflj through tho iron bar dividing the corridors. Ha W8S n P 'ie("' 10 CI0SB connoement a bail and chain wero attached to Lis 'oi'9, and Le was closely cuarJed. Tet be tw ice caapod and, returning to h s old haunt spread fear through the city. For five years . Lo was chamcd d iwn nn l guarded Ten yenrsao he professed to have come under the influence of religion. His conduct won for him theconbdcDce tbo prison were given him. 'His known daring avo Lim nuthoiily with the other prisoners. In 1308 a portion of. tho prism was burned, and io the confusion Ihe doors wero thrown open and lha prisoners tliron- Jed into tho yards. Au attack Was or- gtirzcd, tbo pn. sou ers agreeing it) force an escape. At this junoturo only tho presence and uuiliori'y of Norton preveutcd a terrible massacre Tho prisoners wuro artnodnith implements from the ihepsrand 50l) desperate men could easily have murdered tho hand ful cf keepers opposed to them had it not been for the superior daring and daterminatiod of Nortou. This act , probably secured hira bis pardon, l'rum that time his position baa bee a almost that of a deputy keeper. Ia October lust the Court of Pardons graoled him a pardon upon belt his seutence, which took place on tho 10th of thia month. During tbe lust tea years, all tbe money be bad been ablo to earn by working over-hours, amount ins; to several hundred dollars, baa been given to the support of an aged, mother, whom bis disgrace had nearly killed. ' TLe first thiog Norton did nf. ler belug freed was to walk up Statu street to the bouse of Chlof-Janice Green, who had passed seutonce upon him, aod opon whom ba bad eallou dowa snub torribl onrses. He re quested to see Ibe Justice, and oa ba ng admitted begged bis pardon, and stated bia intention of living a thor ougiy reformed life. The Judgt greeted him cordially. It Is Norton's intention to eater Into business In eu' oibi-r Stiito. ; ..!.. -. -JUi ; A MiuBiiiiooM at Terra I! ante, Ind., broke off Lia eBgaar!r.l wb'.la tb Dclster pf periwj for the eeremory, .bo ho hrpenc4 'o -'n H,:t- KiLli, ao: ' J v - ''s'cvjj yc-" r' " . J