fj,.. 'fJjL if mm. mi ft : Ml . lit Mrr f VOLUME I RIDGWAY, ELK CO. PA., 'FRIDAY, FEB. 26, I860 NUMBER 15. IK From Harper's New Monthly MnfBlne SISTERS. CHAPTER IV. 'It's 8 shamel" cxclamed Fred. "Such a Dittance to a uiun of your talent'-' Ho bnd Vjeen discussing with his brother-la law the fcffuirs of the institution. I "It is all that the funds will admit," re- turned the Professor. F "Have higher prices, then;' make the thing Sell sustaining. A college isn t an alms-bouse; VUlllUkllUM I3U b UiirilSVU 111 UUUIllJ. Mr. Dexter smiled. "Your simile is not n bad one," he said. ' The colleges of Amer ica hare always part a charity. The design was, in their very foundation, to turuisb knowledge to whomsoever desired it at arate below the actual cost. Ueuce they have al ways been obliged to oppeal from time to time to public geuerosity. The older and more important institutions are now, through the municfience of their JS lumui. Yule can do what she likes; her graduates are so nu merous and so liberal that she has only to ask and receive. I piesume that the enmo may bo the case with Harvard, and perhnps some others. But the younger and less influ ential ones, like ours, are still poor and strug gling. We need many thiugs besides in creus of salary; improved nppurtmeuts, addi tions to the cabinet, etc. Kven should some fortunate graduate endow us with a few thousands, I fear they would nil be appropri ated before the Faculty were thought of."1 Fred reflected. Such a state of tliing3 was entirely opposed to all his notions, and he pought tlie remedy. "Sir," he presently an nounced, "you must send for Cadmus." "And who is he, ray?'' asked Clara. "I'll tell you my dear. lie is the most successful mendicant in the L'uitcd States. It's a perfect treat to hear him on any of his objects' if only you've left your pocket-book at home; if not. you'll rue it. Yes, Cadmus ih your man. How much do yon want? Fifty a hundred thousand? He'll get it for you. Just, guarantee him 20 pr cent, on his collections, and he'll begin to haul iu the money, hand over hand." The suggestion, mode half in jest, com mended itself moro and more to Fred the loutrer ho contemplated it. He mentioned it in a qu:et way to one or two of the Trustees It. was favorably received the suhject was discussed and the matter ended in the en gagement of the all compelling orator, with instructions lo raise the sum needful tothe pp. cutiiary ease of Anhalt. Mr. Cadmus looked into the case a little, possessed himself of statistics sufficient to rouse his professional enthusiasm, aud departed on his important embassy. Clara took tea with her sister on the day of his departure, aud the project was tulkedover iu all its bearings. "1 confess I don't like our Alma Mater in her w.'V character mendicant," observed Mr. Jexer. 'Do you have any hope that the attempt will bo successful?" asked Clara. "Of eour.se it will," said Elsie. "Just think of till Fred told us. Have yon any commissions for me Lliru; 1 am going to holmes to-morrow with Mary Faioui. I haven't a great deul of shopping, and cau run about for you as much as vim like." Clara was sorry to hear of this excursion; a trip to holmes generally resulted in some pretty but extravagant purchases. However, she was somewhat comforted bv the announce ment thatthe projected shopping was of small amount. And so Elsie nieaut it should be. Sko was to buy some table-linen, greatly needed, and a few common articles for the children; nothing for herself. She had her outfit already; indeed, her conscience, lethav- gic as it was, had given her some twinges ubout that last bonnet u:id veil. She set off, strong iu virtuous intentions. Hut Marv Saroni was buying linen, bennti- fullv fine, and linen was always a temptation to Elsie. Then the Valenciennes trimmings were so pretty and so cheap, she really must have a few yards. Mrs. Saroni bought a lovely spt o'f point, and Elsie was unable to resist the charm of ono small collar. She was not good at arithmetic, mid was greatly surprised to liud that these trifles had empti ed her purse. The circumstances dUconsort I'd her at first, but she speedily reassured her self. Really the table cloths mid uapkins were not so bail; they could very well last a while longer. As for the children, she must hunt up somo old things of her own and make over for them when she hud time. Her tihngriu was spedially forgotten amidst the glories of the silk counter at which Mrs. Saroni was nlreidy seated. For a time she looked on without a thought of purchasing; but presently the proprietor, who was him self attending to their wants, unfolding a new attraction. "Look at this, Mrs. Dexter," ho said. "Just your color. The loveliest shade of sea-green. 1 thought of you the moment I saw it. It came into my mind like a flash. 'Mrs. Dexter will take a dress from that piece.' It isn't every lady, you kuow, that can wear eoa-green. "Now which should you say for u in- quired Mrs. Saroni, iu a perplexed tone. "This watered piuk, or the plain? The wa tered is the pretiest shade, but I think it is a little thin. The plain is very nice aud heavy, but then I am afraid the color is too deep. I really dont know which to choose." And painful indecision was upparent in her coun tenance. "I don't know," said Elsie. "I believe I should nrefer the plain." Whnt could her friend possibly do with another evening dress, with so many as she had already? If it bad beeu herself now I It was pretty bard that Mary Saroni, boiuely as she ws3, could buy every thiug she get her eyes upon, while she, who would do credit to dress, was oblig ed to economiso so cruelly. She looked long ingly it the green silk, thinking bow well it would show, even with no richer accompaui ment than ber old Houiton bektub. But then it was useless to long. "It is very pretty," she said, "but I cau't tuke it to-day, Mr. Kinney. I really haven't money enough with me. Not of tbe slightest consequence, Mr, Kinney protested; he would send the bill with the eilk. Oh, she must have it it was just tbe thing for ber. Creep made some people pale; a great many flue complexions, even, couldn't stand it, but it would become her beautifully. This was the lust pattern; Mrs. Devereux had taken dress from it, and Miss 'Sylvester, about whose wedding every one was making such a talk. There was a quar ter over the number of yards; he would throw in tbe quarter,, and call'it eveu yards. Yes, rather than the shouldn't have it bo would throw off sixpence on kvkht yard. Could any one do better than that? She couldn't get it iu New York for that price, and as for Sol mes, she couldn't find a silk in the city. The merchants dind't keep them; their class of custom didn't warrant such a stock. 'Where should ho Bend the parcel? . Elsie yielded, and the beautiful, glistning fabric was her own. She felt really fright ened when the bill was made out, but seeing how tranquilly Mrs. Saroni went on making ber purchases, which were a great deal larger, consoled bercclf. Yet there was a weight .on her mind, till she suddenly remembered Mr. Cadmus nnd his miss on. It Was won derful the relief this recoflctlon gave her. hen money would soon be so plentwul why need she fret about a little thing like this? Still she did not feel quite comfortable the next morning when Clara came over. In vain did she say to herself that she wasn't spending Clara's money it was none of her business. She louud it very awkward to get out her packages aud expatiate upon their contents. She was very glad that her sister said nothing, though she kuew by ber grave face what she was thinking. . Chira made no comment because it was not her custom, unless she saw some hope of doing good. The fresh expenditure grieved but hardly astonished her.; She solaced her self by casting abnuf, in ber own mind for some means of supplying the children's wants, Rince their mother had brought them nothing. In the midst of her planing Roderick cams in. j "Elsie," ho said, "will .you have dinner half an hour earlier than nssal to day? Aud if you can put a few of thy things into a valise it will save me time. J have just seen in the papers a notice of the sale of Mr Drasheur's cabinet, and I want to tuke the throngh express and be iu New York iu the morning." His wife was not fueling quite amiably. Had they been alone some difficulties might have been raised; but Clara was a restraint. Sue responded, in a very cordial tone, that she would have things ready, and the busy Professor was awav airain. rl "It's very thoughtless of derick to ask me to pack for him.' sheJUlid, "when he must ki.ow how tired I ajFl Vith all that shopping." Clara shut li-r lips tightfor a moment. "Don't get up," she said, lflen the stress of feeling was over; "I wiit attend to the packing." As she left theloom Elsie sank back on her couch, savin;.'! to herself that Clara was in a dreadful liunfr this moruiug. She didn't scold, but how su looked! And how ill-natured it was of her not to praise the new silk! And she would not even say the linen was cheap. One would naturally suppose a sister would take Prde isome in your appearance. There was lr. ICinuey, who could remember her tusteslnud what would pleas? her iu all the hurry fTi purchases? but Clara! Well, it was her way. lint she kivw what the reajodwas. It was pretty hard Elsie's usual form of self-con dolence to have u person coming into your house in this stvle. and feeling. she jwd a right to criticise every cent of your expenditure. Clara appeared in t'ie doorway. "I must have misunderstood vou.'' she said. "There is nothing in the drawer I went to but a few olil things past weaving." Elsie colored. "You are a great deal too particular," she miswered. "Roderick's clothes are ther, at any rate. They ore till he has, nnd it is too late to do any thing about them now." Clara vanished, and returned almost im mediately with a scant array of ragged linen and socks darned and worn o the last degree. "Is it possible," she exclaimed, indig nantly, ' that, your husband has no better things than these! Oil how could neglect him so? Yon never saw any thing like this at home. Father and Frederick had always abundance, and of the nicest quility." "Because they were o fussy and woti.p have them," said Elsie. "Handsome linen costs a great deal. I'm sure you are' always preaching to ir.e about economy, and uow w!in I try to save a little "Save f:or,i you husband's necessities for your own indulgence! Oh, Elsie! " "Roderick doesn't care about dress; yon know he doesn't. " "Dro-s!" said CJnra. contemptuously. "I suppose he would like the few things he hr.s to be whole, at least. There is no excuse for vcn. Elsie. You ought to be overcome with shame at Mich a sight as this, instead of trying to justify yourself." The injured sister began to cry. Clara went energetically at work, trimming nwuy ragged edges, newing on buttons, and re pairing, as far as time allowed, tho waste places before her. The valisn was locked just ns Bridget announced that dinner was ready. "I shan't go down," said Elsie, sulkily. "You had better," Clara remonstrated. "You will feel stronger if you take a little food." "You haven't left mo much appetite for that," said Elsie, with a fresh burst of sor row. There was no further time for argu ment, and Clara weut down. To Roderick's iuqniries she answered that Elsie was pot very well; she would take her dinner later. Her presence at the table was always irreg ular, and the husband felt no anxiety. He finished his meal, rushed up stairs for a hasty good-bye, and was gone. Elsie, left alone, began to feel dull, and presently rather hungry. Tbe longei she waited the fainter erew the deir.nnds of grief, the keener those of appetite. She yielded. Bathing her eyes and smoothing her bair, she sought the dining-room, where some fragmentsof the meal yet remained. Clara bad seated herself by the window, and was making an apron for one of the children. "1 believe yon wero right after all," said Elsie. "1 shall feel better for eating some thing." The elder sister perceived that peace was to ensue without further explanation. Bet ter bo, she acknowledged. In the first warmth of ber iudignation she had resolved on an early nppeul to Elsie's better feelings at some early date; but she saw already the uselessness of such a thing, cue wondered. indeed, how slip could have been, betrayed iuto this morning's expression of displeasure, W-tb most people such expression would have bad some effect; at least a transient re serve would have resulted from it. Not so with Elsie. The storm was over and ber sky was clear. She was neither penitent uor proposing to amend. No salutary shame caused ber any emburrassment She came out in ber sunniest, most engaging mood. Clara could not but enjoy its charm, bow- ever her judgmeu't condemned its possessor. Elsie must be herself ts tho end of the chapter. It was (ob late to hopa for any chauge. All that the older sister could achievo was to watchr as hitherto, tho oppor tunity of remedying her deficiencies. . chaptkr y. Mr. Dexter returned from his jourtie and haggard; it was nothing, ho sn-ici the weather was dump, lie bad taken cold. 'But the cold did not wear away with time. 'llow badly Roderick looks! observed Clara ouo morning, as he left the house. 'Doesu't he?" returned Elsie. "Some people are interesting when theynrfl out of sorts, but it isn't the case with him. He's no beauty nt any time, poor follow! and sick ness doesn't improve him " "ion misunderstand, said darn, gravely; "I mean that his health is suffering. I fear that we have not paid enough utteution to him; be is always so quiet and uucompluiu- nig. i "Oh, praV don't get any such notion in your head! exclaimed Elsie. " I here s uothing in tho world the matter with bim but a cold that will puss over if you only let it alone. Don't talk to In in about it, or we shull have bim fussing arouud with medicines from morning till night; If there's any thing that makes mo nervous it's a vial and a tea-spoon forever on tho mantle piece." , Clara did not feel bound to respect the. delicacy of this nervous system. Trw-rn was little use in endeavoring to arouse the tender fears of the wife, but a word of caution to Roderick himself might be of more avail. She came in again that evening with intent to speak it. "is it you? " said Elsie, looking up from her worsteds; "You aro just in tune to show me about this hood. 1 could do it well-' enough in plain knitting, but star-stitch puzzles me. ltw-n't sh.ipe uieely." Clara examined llri difficulty und gave the requisite aid. "I want To speak to Roderick," she said after a time "lleisnt home, I suppose? " "Oh yes,, he's at home; not tint 1 have much goort of it. Il-'s in hit own room, working uw-iy at his lectures. I hop .", Clara, you'll be warned by my experience, and never marry one of these scienti ic people thnt ai-e I'i VtJ:t'i.i up with their calling that they lni'veio 'Wiiire left to attend to their wives. 'I At another t? me Clara might have wondered ut tli'am w phaje of feeling; cer tainly Elsie f' nfit often give her h-isbaud the op pyr.tu fifty r!" being her companion in a qi.iet -evening nV home. Jit-it now she was too busy with o'her tlmngl.t-i.--- "1 will go up stairs theii," slrtjiid. "Very well on'y don't be long. I shall come round to mv widen;, ig inn lew ininou? As Chira pa ed tLiU:rii the'hail the simnd her car,; how hollow itsmiuV ot a cough met iier can; ed! Grave uppivle'iisioiu ecmvdeftiiii,, What if this was the t'kcn'WtHr.drea(l disease which works sr'sbiwly, so lu-idiously, yet so reiuorsel'jf-s isiii'.rrokt?. - She felt her self gailty itf lfaviitTe?ivj;!i..iv'to take alarm. " Her tap at the 'door was Dexter, in h it and over-coat. Vou were going out? she allied. "No it is rather chilly, that is all.,' "You lire 1-etv without aibo this cold evening? " said Clara, dismayed. "Oil how imp.-'dent . lo J'oii liuow taut 1 came up on pili poso '(1 ur;f" .V'U t' take cure e!' M)lir hoii.li Tlirnit ti'..:,"M should be taken in I -mo Prnmi'iw , l'n Killllerlv tO morrow, und now c.uino du.vn si iir, where there is a big b; ig burning. This must damp air is vi-rv un-.al'e for you; you not try it .inuii. "1 be'ir'ye you e.re ri.yet,'" he answered. "But I have ;nvjvj b.-en so li'tlo ill tho habit of thinking of mv own health.' He did not sav that a fire was a luxury he felt unable to allow hiiii.-el!', and lor winch the hat and over-ea.it wen- pipit Iv substituted. "1 know," returned Clara, "vou und all of ns have been too heeilL'rs!' it. I in tern! to laa!:-! up I'nr that uoi ; 1 shiill give you uo peace till you ari quiM ieaiurcu. Can't vou coiiie down i.t uuce? " "Iti a few miuutes." Clara weut back to the parlor, but she could not outer with much zei'l into the wor sted question. A sense of painful forebod ing hung over her. ' . "Llsio, shu-saul, iiiiiro to relieve per own feelings than with hope of doing any good, do watch Roderick u little. Men don't know how to take care of their he.ilih, and indeed 1 do uot like the sound of tha' cough." "Nonsense! replied her sister, "lou have becu too busy to day, aud are tired aud lunciful. How does this bollerino tiocome ine? 1 notico It niaues some ptopte very yellow." She adjusted the balf-linishod hood "upou her head, und Clara looked at tho beau tiful face, wondering if any touch of natural care or sorrow would ever dim its brillalicy. "Not n single conipliuieut! observed Elsio. "Here comes someone that will do better. Look, Roderick, this is the new color. Does it make me very sallow? If so, I shau't wear it." And she smiled up iu his face, gayly defying him to do auy thing but ad ui ire. "It U very pretty, detr," he answered, laying his large band caress!ugly on ber hair. "All colors become you, I thiuk. "That is just a mail's idea! But I'll do you the justice to say you are not so far wrong, after all. I'iuk, and crimson, uud green, uud blue, I am quite respectable in all of them But orange" shaking her head "you don't thiuk I'cou'.d bear orange do you, dear? " "If any one could," he said, smiling. .'You dear old Bruin! how gallant you are this eveuiug!"she exclaimed, in high good humor. "Tuke that rockieg-chair und draw close to the hearth; I'll get your slip pers,' too. Clara has been trying to make me nervous ubout you, but she shull not succeed. Low spirits are so bad; I think it's ever body's duty to keep up aud be cheer ful for the sake of other people." This idea was not so exclusively Elsie's own property as she imagjued it; ber bus baud bud long been putting it in practice. He was cheerful this evening accordingly, but there was a something in his manner that suddeued tho observant si Her. A wist fulness, a teuderuessshe did not like to think of uor to conjecture its cause. Dr. Kimberley was consulted the uext day, and various percautions were adopted. Elsie grew used to the vials ou the niuntle piece; they ceased to muke ber nervous Gradually it. became an admitted fact that Roderick was out of health, though be still attended to his customary, daties. . He talked with Clara ubout remedies and symp toms; dull "themes, which did not interest his wife. Neither of them assumed thnt there was any danger in the case; there was this difficulty to be met, that risk to be avoided. " Aud they begau to awaken, as people always do, to the wonderful advan tages of change of air. "I wish it were not so late,"' said Clara, anxiously. - "A little trip somewhere would do yon so much good You have beeu over worked; vou need relaxation. A pleasant journey would be better thun medicine." "es, he answered, "it it were practi cable. But the season is too far advanced. I had promised myself a ruu in the Adiron dacks last summer, but", he checked him self. 'Butwhut!'' she asked after a pause. ' "Some uuforseen circumstances prevented it." Clara remembered with a pang tho Bea green silk. Elsio bad woru it ouco or twice, und wss churning in it. She did know that it bad cost her husband nil his summer pleasure; but would she have cured if she hap knowu? By-nnd-by Mr. Dexter was missing, a day at a time, from his post. People looked grave when they spoke of him; it was easy to Bee, they said, how he was going. Wbnt a los to the college nnd the place! And what a sort thing for his childreu and .that beautiful young wifel The beautiful y iung wife, however, was not easily saddened. Sue had always somo good reason for any increase of weakness or suffering iu tho patient; be had tukeu cold, there was change in the woather, the wind was east. There was no danger that Elsie's comfort would be disturbed by auy undue anxiety. There come n day, nt least, when her eyes were opened to the truth, when incredulity failed her, nnd she acknowledged the proba bility that Roderick was going; that ho wa$ to leave her forever. It was a shock. She cried; she felt very gloomy and nnsserable for several hours. But she was too philosophic to be wretched long. It was very dreadful to be sure, but it did no good to be dismal about it. It could uot help Roderick, and only made every body else, unhappy. She re covered her (equanimity, and thp quiet pro gress of diseases aided hei in maiutuing it. It is sad U see a beloved object torn from anxious, emiging hearts; to note the dread deepening into certainty, to view the final anguish of separation. It is sadder yet w hers there is no sullering to contemplate, where tliosj hearts are c dm which chould be wrung wi th grief, where the approach of thnt Hgss! which oug'ht to bo so terribly is watched with clear, untroubled eyes Roderick kuew im'olhing about this, nnd felt its pane, vet f'if'h'id its-consolations too. He hud grown so wfcjtif Paring for Elsie, to sparing her pafn?'bBtr. there w is u sort of comfort iu thinking she wou'd not sulfer as bitterly n some womSn did. For himself, submission vns not uMfucult; life still held interests nnd duties, tint Its charm was gone. If only be hwc MMUnMt4 Elsie and the children well nro- 1) !ifc(BiJf,RT 4I rnriLiiis mind for eveiy ex- pevdt that could Vthrni, and the result was still lumeutiilily small. Jiut. Mr.- Mon crief had something; Fred was liberal and prosperous. And Mr. Cndnius was succeed ing beyond nil expect it ion in his efforts; per haps the college would remember his own long services und do. something; for those he lertJaJiiml. "Clara,' he said one day, when they had ben talking of those details which Elsio wou.'J nit comprehend nor remembr, "you willwatch ov,' r, will you not? You will see to her and the poor i-Ii;I'.'rp" ' "Certainly,'' she answered, not Ir"""? herself to say more. "Thank you; " and he smiled gratefully. "Though ldo not know why I asked. You always have done it. I know what yon hsvo been to ns. It was not a thing to be much talked of, bipt I understood it all." Clara had her reward in these words. And hy-and-hy this anxiety passed away. He had done his best, uud since the Great Taskmaster called him iu the midst of his unfinished labors, that too must be right. There was no doub:of His power to provide for the widow and the fatherless. ' He was far goue now. The activities, the cares of life wero a forgotteu dream. The flicker of the sunshine ou tho wall, the glimps of blno sky through his window, were all he knew of that great nnd restlesj world in which ho used o have his part. His chief pleasure seemed to bo Elsie's pres ence; Clara was thankful that her sister wos willing to bestow it She brought some pretty work aud sut by him, chatting in her way, of little, everyday occurrences. The eyes, so large and bright iu the wasted face, followed her every movement; he liked to hold in bis thin fingers the beautiful white hand; he smiled with pleasure if she spoke a kiad word or arranged a pillow. Till at last one day it all ended; bo quietly fell asleep. . . The usual honors were paid to his memory. 'J be Faculty passed resolutions of condol ence, as did the two or three scientific bodies of which Le was a member. There was a grout crowd at the funeral, and people said ugnin, "v hnt a loss to me college ami mo p'ace!" We kaow how readily the world con soles itself for Mich losses; the great round of business and pleasure cau uot stop for a siugle detth; it whirls on. Long beforo the fair white monument, with its Latiu epituph, rose in the college burving-ground there was a uew professor in Mr. Dexter's place; a busy, self-asserting- man,, bout on making himself and his influence conspicuous. Elsie was with her brother in New York; the childreu played just as merrily under their grandfather's trees us they had done in their own home; every one, savo Clara, hud accepted Roderick's dcutb as one of those accomplished facts ubout which nothing more is to be said or done. Elsie was lovely in her weeds; more win ning, perhaps, thuu iu all ber girlish bright ness. It was natrual that she should be cou soled; no one could expect that a woman so beautiful, and still so young, should consider life euded for her by a single sad event' After a year it two of decorous widowhood she fulfilled ber own and Fred's ambition, and reigued supreme over a country seut und a bouse ou the Avenue. Uuce a year or so perhaps, she remembered Roderick, and thought, "Poor follow, how fond he used to be of me. The children were rather in the way of her new cares and pleasures; it was decided that a country education would be best lor them Whera was education to thorough as at Anhalt, what care so tntural as Aunt Clara's? To her they came, with her they remained, making ouly brief visits to their mother's splendors. They beard from ber loving his tories of their father's early days, of hn learning, his worth, tbe esteem In which men held bim. The grassy mound in the cemetery was to them nn object of sacred awe aud in terest; tho tall obelisk and tbe Latin inscrip tion were their greutest pride, "Mamma" was a being far removed from their sphere; but Clara and the father stood side by side is their childish reverence aud affection. . NEWS ITBM3. A lady in New York offers to invest 820,000 as the nrc'es of a fund for pro viding for tin- illegitimate innocents who are now gen rally m iroeiud in that city. Henry Ward JJei-ciier made 40,000 last year, of w hich 12,000 was made by preaching, nnd 28,000 by practicing various gilts. ' , We learn from the Independent that Miss Snsan 13. Anthony is a masculiiio woman, tall, muscular, with a strong jaw, a sharp tongue, and a kindly emile. The editors of China call California the Golden Mountain. Editorials fre quently appear in their newspapers on the subject of Chinese emigration and colonization. ' ' There is not in the present House of Lords a single descendant of one of the twenty five barons appointed to enforce the observation of Magna Charta. The proprietor of one of the Philadel phia theatres recently 'announced on his programme that " No lady or gentleman would eat nuts in a first class establish ment. A man recently brought a bill of four dollars against his brother's estate in- San Francisco, " for loss of time attending the funeral." Mr. Gladstone and Mr: Grenfel had to pay 11.500 pounds sterling to bo return ed for the intelligent and pure constitu i ency of South Lancashire. Camilla Urso lias been created an honoary member of the Philharmonic Society of Philadelphia, recognition of ber abilities as a violinist. General McClellan is busily engaged in finishing the Stevens Battel y. There is nearly two years' work upon it yet. The chief part of the valentines this year relate to the Grecian Uend, love making and velocipedes. . An Indiana paper reports a large im migration from other Slates of anxiously seeking after divorces. JtovyJin Congress have one good eflect. 1 lie more squbbling there -is, the lower bad laws are passed. The Paris theatres are said, at tho present season, to lack the important ele ment ot prosperity. A Cincinnati lady recently had a spasm at the breakfast table, tell into the hn and was roasted. The Cuban authorities have declared the City of Trinidad to be in a state of siege. A battle is repotted to have luken place iw.lly scar Mancargua, m which, according to official reports, tho insurrectionists were defeated. On Friday last a man and Ins wife, who live near St. Louis, went to the city on business, leaving their little boy eight years of age at home with the hired man. On their return they found that their house had beeu robbed, and short search revealed the dead body of the boy, covered up under a pilo of corn and a couple ot sacks of wheat. lie bad been smothered to death. His hands and leet bad been tied, and the wheat then thrown over bim. The hired man is missing, aud is supposed to be the thief and murderer. At Milton, Del, on Wednesday even ing last, a large audience assembled-in the large room of the Academy to listen to a Giee Club. Shortly after they were 6eated the lloor gave away aud the audi ence were precipitated amid the ruins of the lloor below, fortunately no one was killed, and but two persons seriously injured. . - A 6iiit is now being tried in Chicago ,n vol vins property valued at $1,500,0"" Carl Gottfried Uhlich died intestate some time since, directing 50.000 to be pnid to his eldest son, Henry, with whom ho had previously quarreled ,-and a monthly alloweuce to his second son, w ho was a weak minded intellect. The remainder he directed should be divided between his vouncrest bon and a man named Muhlke llenrv sues to recover irom luuniiie, f II .1.1!.. alleging that he' exercised undue influence over the deceased. The case attracts much attention in Chicago. Chicago has got rid ot 497,951 of its hogs this season. A heavy snow storm prevailed in Can ada on Monday, blockading the railroads and iuterruutins travel The last snow storm there cost the Grand 1 runic Kail road S1U0.000. In the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Chase, delivering the opinion, decided that gold contracts, must be satisfied with com. Where the kind ot currency not mentioned, then lejml tenders are as lawful in such couneetion. Messrs. Davis and Swnvno cave their qualified consent, but Mr. Miller dissented in great measure from the opinion. , ,., The death ot James Doyle, the Thila delphia lawyer, who was found ' insen Bible in the street on Sunday morning, is ascertained to have been caused by an accidental full while intoxicated. United States Senator Morgan, of New York, obtained a judgement in the Cir cuit Court, at St. Louis, on Saturday , against G W. Thatcher, tor $37,801. There was coins on last week in tho House of Representatives at Harrisburg, nn examination of w itnesses in a contest ed election case for a member of tho Legislature in the eleventh district of ; Philadelphia, in which Daniel Withnin, , a Democrat, was returned elected over William liunn, a Republican, by a ma jority of thirty-five votes. Among wit- ' - nesses examined was one iuicimti cu;en, who swore that on the thirteenth of October he had no particular home i that ten persons, of whom he was one, all voted twenty times eacn, excepi one, who voted only five times! ' Two or three of ' the ten were from New lork, and as manv from Baltimore, lie said they commenced at eight o'clock in the morn ing and were busy until five o clock in the afternoon! Ibey sometimes changed their hats and coats, and had new names and places of residence put in their hands " 1 . ... t , t i . . . at each poll by persons wrio naa Dcen appointed for the purpose, and wero known by having a piece of shoestring tied in their button nolo. 1 hey were rrot challenged in a single instance They all voted the Democrotic ticket. The country will hear with pleasure the announcement thnt a bill has finally - been areel upon in Committee, tor the revision of the Naturalization laws. It vests the whole power in the United States District Courts, and requires the Registrars iu Bankruptcy to receive the evidence and transmit it to the Courts. A Muiuo paper relates that a country member of tho Legislature, seeinir a quanti ty of boxes iu tlie rotunda, of the State House nt Augusta, to oe useu in senuing away documents, asked the old staler' what they wero. "rihoe boxes . 1 preinnne." W hat, said tue niemiier irom uranoerry Center, ' we don't draw shoes, do we? A short time since a commercial airent was traveling tnrcugu me lyroi, wuu a commission to purchase women's huir. In order to obtuiu the article at a cheaper rate.' of tho pious peasants, he persuaded them that their beautiful tresses were to be sent by him to Pious IX, for the adornment of the Madonnas iu the churches of Rome. . A Chicago paper prints the following ad vertisement: "Wanted I am smart. Can keep a hotel. Want a boll' of one in the great Northwest, where enterprise and vir tue are oppreciated and will pay. With lull particulars, address." According to the Davenport (Iowa) Dkmo crat. "Mrs. Lincoln at least serves one good purpose. She sliinds ns a monument, continually pointing to ber husband s grave. While he lives the nation cannot he permit ted to forgot its murdered Prosideut." Mits Lincoln lately receive! a 82.000 ' set of plate from the admirers of her husband iu Germany. Rkmoval oe ins Rrmains ok IIatoi.d. On Saturday afternoon the Rev. J. Vaughn Lewis, of the St, Johns Fpiseopnl Church, made application to President Johnson in -behalf of tho mother und sister of David C. Harold, who was executed with Mrs. Surrutt, for Harold's remains, and the order was im mediately given. The order was placed in the hands of Mr. Joseph Gawler, undertaker, ho presented it to the Commandant cf the Arsenal, Gen. Kemey. uud a detail of men was made, who soon dug to the hex cout-iu-ing the reinuins, lying between the cases con taining tho bodies of Payno aud Atzerodt, aud thi'y were delivered to' Mr. Gawler, who t ut once -took them to his establishment on Pennsylvania avenue. The top of the case wns found to have de- uyed and fallen in. The body was removed from the pine case and placed in a fine wal nut colli a ornamented with silver handles and i and screws, with a plate on the breast inscrib ed, "David Harold. Aged 23 years.'' The flesh had entirely disappeared, the skeleton only remuiued, but the clothing appcured to - be in a bue state oi preservation. A vial containing a parchment slip with tho namn of Harold was fonud in the box and bauded to his mother. The cotlin containing the remains was re moved iu a hearse to-day at 12 o'clock from Mr. Gawler's establishment to tho Congres sional Cemetery, whew it was met by th mother ana five sisters, ond tho Rev. J. Voughn Lewis. It was bomo to tlie grave prepared for it, which i9 In the old part of the cemetery, ubout thirty feet south of the liiouumeut of the ludiun chief Pushma butah. A cross of flowers was placed upon : the cofin by oue of Harolds sisters and the funeral, services of tho hpiscopal Church were performed, after which the coffin wus lowered and the grave filled up. The cere mony was strictly private. In the day-time the St. Petersburg wait- tors are dressed in nice black dress-couts and white neck-ties, but at night the propretor of the hotel divests them of these garments, and nuiidlcs a whole erowd of them in a dirty cellar, where they eat aud sleep pro miscuously. A few days since, 'Miss. Penelope Tvler died at Forest Uill, near Aldie, in London county, Virginia', at the age of uinety-uine ' years, bue wus the lust of six niuiueu sis- ters, all ot whom attained a ripe old aze: and all of them lived and died iu the 8a mo bouse in which they were born. It is said that a "Memphis younjr lady baa made the singular discover that to whip tbe buck betweeu the shoulders, on rising in the ' morning, will give the cheeks a rudy glow throughout the day. What will not girls ' do to secure attractive looks. Tug Remains op Aukropt. This morning -tbe mother of Atzerodt arrived here from Baltimore to ba preseut at tho roiutermeut of her son. Mr.. Schada, with the brother' of George A. Atzerodt, called at tbe Kxecu-c tive Mansion this morning,-and on waiting) on the President received the order endorse: "The Secretary of War will order tba de livery of the body of George A. AUeiodtJ to bis brother, John 0. Atzerodt.". . , . i -. (Signed) Andrew Jobuson, Prei't
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