I t&v&k ssrassK j L mi 3cwtc& to politics, literature, Agriculture, Srinuc, ixloralitij, anb nxcral intelligence. VOL 18. STEOUDSBURGj MONROE COUNTY, PA. JUNE 9, 1859. NO. 24 Published by Theodore Sehoth TIJIt.MS.-Tw.nloUiirs per milium in advance-Two irs and h quarter, half yearly ami if not paid be fcrp the end of llic year, Two dollars ami a half. j on papers lUscnntiniicu until all arrearages aic paiu, exceul at the option of the Editor. , IC? Advertisements of one square (ten linos) or tcs5, one or three insertions, $ I 00. E;ich additional in?cr tteii. 2j cents. Longer ones in proportion. JOB IR8SrHS. ., Ilavins a general assortment of large, plain and or r.nnvcntal Type, wc are prepared to cxeeule every dc scnption of Cards, Circulars, Hill Heads. Notr.s. Blank Iteecipls, Justices, Legal and other llianks, Pamphlets, fee.., piin ted uith neatness and despatch, on roasun.ihlc terms at mis ouioc. From the Ladies' Home Magazine. A SLIGHT MISTAKE. BY CAPRICE. One cool afternoon in the early fall, I -Chester F. LeRoy, gentleman stood on the platform of the Albany depot, watching the procession of passengers just arrived iu the Hudson river boat, who de filed past me on their way to the ears. The Boston train, by which I had come, waited patiently as steam and Qrc might for their leisure, with only an occasional it ml faint suorts of retuou.-traucc at the delay; yet still the joatliug crowd hurried hn,t into the earn, and flitted throu-'h tbeui in search of seats, their increasing tmmbcrs at length warniujr'cje that I mi.'Lt 2nd it difficult to regain wy own, 1 and followed them. j I beg your pardon, .sir.5 j I turned in obedience to a touch on my nrui.and saw a respectable looking negro , man before me, who Lore the ttaveliti" ba- and thawl, and was, evidently the attendant of a slender and styli.-h young girl behind him. 'Do I speak,' he said, bowing re.-pect fully, and glancing at the portuiautoau I carried, on which my sur name was quite legible, 'Do I address, tir, Mr. LeRoy V That is my name at your service what can I do for you !' The young lady. Miss Florence Duc dard, fir, who was to join you at Albany, at sis o'clock this evening I have charge of her.' lie turned to the young lady behind hitu. This i3 Mr. LeRoy Miss. The youug lady, who.-c dark blue eyes ; imd been hcanninL' me. as I could perceive ! through her blue silk veil, now lifted it ! "We have not decided upon a name.' with an esqui-itely gloved little hand, j I replied. aud extended the other to mc, wit.h a! 'Indeed I I thought she meant to give charmiufr mixture of frankness, aud tim- jhim your?-. i(tjtJ c j 'The deuce rhc did !" thought I. 'No, I am very glad to meet you. Mr. Le- lone of a uame is enough in a family,' I lloy,;he said. 'I thought I should ! answered. know you iu a moment, Jenny described : The demon of inqui.-itivenes?, that, to jou so accurately. How kind it was of ; my thinlfing, has instigated my fair eom you to offer to take charge of me. 1 hope pauion, heretofore, now ceased to possess 1 ahaut trouble jou.' ; her, for we talked of various itidifferent In the midst of my bewilderment, at . things, and I had the relief of not being teiug thus addresped by the sweetest voice .compelled to draw on my imagination at iu the world, I mauaged to see that I the expense of my conscience, when I gave must make a proper reply, aud proceeded the particulars of my recent journey from to Ktamtner out what I thought au appro- Boston. I'et, I was far from feeling at priate j-peecb, when the servant, who had ease, for every souiTd of her voiie start- lelt us lor a moment, returned, aud 1 a- bandoued it unfinished. Did vou see to my lairjrase. Edward V COO' asked hi mi-tre.-s.' Yes, Mis?; it is all on.' 'Theu you had better hurry to reach the scveu o'clock boat. Good bye, and tell them you saw me i-afoly off' 1 stood like one iu a dream, while the man handed mc two checks for the trunks aud cudued mc with the light baggage he y .Vtfn'that it was my duty to offer her a bad carried; but I was aroused by the xc(.ni pie on my shoulder, but I hard- iTinti i l-wJtr'c? i.l'tnri mA if f llfwltintll a 11. f young luxJy s al;iug me H we uad belter secure our seats in the carf. and answered by offering her my arm. In ten minutes we were seated side by side, aud trundling out of Albany at a rate that grew faster and faster. I had now time to reflect, with that lovely face opposite me, but where was fcred her the Usual cifility. She alight the u-e. Some strange mistake had uu- y blushed, but thaoked me, and accepted doubtedly happened, aud I had evidently jt Dy leaniog her bend' lightly against my been taken for another person of the same shoulder, and looking up iuto my eyes name; but how to remedy this now, with- v,tij a smile, said, 'As you are my cous out alarming the innocent young lady in ; soou aftcr her eyes closed, aud she my charge, how to find the right man, sept BVVCct!y and calmlv. as if resting in with the right name, among several hun- hecUrity aud peace. looked down at dred people, and how to transfer hcr.with- lue beautiful face, slightly paled with fa out an unpleasant scene aud explanation tigue, that rested agaiut mc, aud felt like to the care of some one whose person was ' a villain. I dared not touch her with my lea ttrauge to her than mine ! Wlit!e , arrilj althoush tbc bounding of the cars these thoughts whirled through my head, ! jo.-tlcd her very much. I sat remorseless I happened to encounter those smiling , UIJlj tho sleeper settled the matter by eyes fixed upon mc, and their open, uu- j slipping forward and awakening. She buspicious gaze decided me. 'I will not , opened her eyes instantly, aud smiled. trouble or diatress her, by any knowledge j .t uo UfU for n,e to trv to fccen oi uer position,' l conciudca, -uui win just do my best to fill the place of the indi vidual she took me for, and conduct her whercver she wants to go, if I can only J una wuere it is i i turueu to ner witn an : anectation oi case, which 1 was very lar from feeling, and said: 'It is a long jour scy.' Do you think so ! But it vary pleas ant, isn't it! Cousin Jennie enjoyed it so much r 'Ah, indeed !' 'Why, what a queer man i' she said with a little laugh. 'Does she never tell you as she docs ujc iu all her letters, how happy she iJ, and that St. Louis is the sweetest place in the world to Jive in 7 j Dear me 1 that I thould have to tell her own husband first. How wc shall laugh about it when we get there.' So it was to St. Louis we were going, and I was her cousin's husbaud. I never was so thankful for two pieces of infor- j mation in my life. j And how does dear Jennio look ! and what is she doing I and how is my dear aunt Bcman ! do tell me all the news!1 j 'Jennie,' said I mustering courage and I words, 'is the dearest littlo wife in the World, U know, only far too fond of llfT .-camp of a husband; an to her looks, you . 1 , 1 J v;-iu l uijiuci me iu say anyimug, iui auv always looks lovely to me.' 'Bravo!' raid the pretty girl, with a malicious smile; 'hut about my dear Aun ty's rheumatism !' 'Miss, I mean, of course, Mrs. Beoian, is very well. j 'Well !' said my fair qucstioucr. regar ' ding me with surprise, 'I thought she bad uot been well for a number of years!' 'I mean well for her,' said I, in some trepidation; 'the air of St. Louis (which I , have since learned is of the misty moisty ' order) has done her a world of good Sho is quite a different woman.' j 'I am very glad,' said her niece. She remained silent for a few moments and theu a gleam of amusement began to dance in her bright eyes. 'To think,' said she, suddenly turninir to me with a musical laugh, 'that in all this time, you have not mentioned the baby !' I know I pave a violent start, and I think I turned pale. After I had run the gauntlet of all tho.-e questions triumph- autly,a- I thought, this new danger stared Ilie " f;,ce- How was I ever to dc- fcC,'ibe a baby who had never noticed one? "My courage sank below zero, but iu some rroport5ou tLc hood rose to my face, and 1 tht,k mJ tcutu fairly chattered iu aiy beau. 'Do'iit be afraid that I shall not sym- P jour raptures,' continued my loruieiiior, as i almost consiuereu uer. alter Jennie's letter jou should ace how she cares for L-im.' 'ilini !' Blessed goodness, theu it must be a hoy ! 'Of coue,' said I, blushing and stam mering, but feeling it imperative to say om(ltig, 'wc consider him the fiucit fel low iu the world; but you might uot agree with u.J, and in order to leave your judg- ! mcnt unbiassed, I t'hall not describe him to you. 'Ah ! but I know just how he looks, for Jennie had no such scruples so you may spare yourself the trouble or happiness, whichever it is but tell mo what you U'" to call him?' l d mu uitn a dread ot Ircsh questions, neces.-.ary, but impossible to be answered, and 1 leit a guilty flush stealing up my temples every ti.nc I met the look of those beautiful blue cyOs. It was late when wc stopped for sup per, and soon after Isawluedark frin ges of my fair companion's eyes droop long and often, and began to realize that he ounht to be asleep. I knew nerfect- ly uau courage to. aK mat innocent- lace- to lie on my arm, which was not, as she thought it, that of a cousin and a married man. Recollecting, however, that it was my duty to make her comfor table, and that I could scared' deceive lur more'tban I had already done. I nrof- my bonnet on,' she said; 'for it is very much in tue way for me, and I am sure it troubles vou.' So she removed it eiv- Wr WQ the pretty little toy, with its gracc- fuj ubbons and flowers, to put on the rack above us. I preferred to hold it, telling her it would be safer with me, and after a few objections, she resigned it, being iu truth too sleepy to contest the point; then tying the blue silk veil over her glossy hair, she leaned against my thoulder aud slept again. This time, when the motion of the cars began to shake aud annoy her, I stifled tho re proaches of my conscience, aud passing my arm lightly round her slender waist, drew j.cr unon mv hreast. where she lav- j aj n;ht. She slept the sleep of innocence, !ecrene and neaop.fnl but it" is needless to say that I could not close my eyes or case my conscience. I could gaze down on the beautiful, still face, and imagine how it would confront me, if she knew what I was, aud how I had deceived her, dr dreaming more wildly still, re-produce it in a hundred scenes which I had never before paused to imagine in the face of my wife. I had never lored, unless the butterfly loves of Saratoga and Newport ! might be so dignified, and still less bad I ever dreamed or thought of marrying,! even as a possibility and far off contiu-1 jzenoy. ievcr Deloro, 1 solemnly aver, had I seen the womau whom I wished to make niv wife uever before had I so lonired to call anvthinir niv own as I did flint IovpIu fnoii Ivin. nn ni r hnnrf 1 Nn ; -" j it was imnossible for me to si In the moroiniz wo reached Buffalo.and spent the day at jNiagara. If I bad thought her lovely while sleeping, what was she. when the light of feeling and cx nrfis.ion nl.ivrd or,.r hor feP as hlio nlo - nnniiflw rulmireH flip unnr.o h(fnrn t r j ik or was n. mnrn nlonnont till. T ,Wt, think I looked at the Cataract as much .that lf 1 accepted the charge of so much as I looked at her, or thought the one "ocnce and beauty too light y, I have creation more beautiful than the other. I heavily atoned for it since, in having oc Sbe wa, now quite familiar with me in'ooed this suffering to you, and my her innocent way, calling mo Frank," aud seeming to take a "COU-IU certain; nleasure in mv society and nrotection. It wa delightful to be greeted so gladly by her, when I entered the hotel parlor, to have her come forward from the lonely scat where she had beeu waiting, not un observed or unuoticcd, to receive me to ave her hanir on my arm ook up into . A . . ... r r. ,. , , . ' - A ,. J. ... . and stood waiting. I was obliged to de my face, tell mo all her htt e adventures' , , . . T . ,, , . J t CfftTlf1 l nn nvciur iat nnf 1 nnrn h n irnfl alone and ch.de me for leaving her long, (how long it seemed to mc) while every word, look and smi e seemed doub- , ,J ' , T , . ly dear to me because I knew the prcca- J. . , , . i , , rious tenure by which my riht to tbemi in ci v - j i i? i-i T . , . ' , fawMw . J""" gae, and running all over her trunks to 2 j i ! it i i i nnd a book which i bad expressed a de- . , , i. . sire to see she mended my iIovcs, sewed .i i i e . i- 6 , e ,i the band or my traveling cap, and found J , f. ' , , . i-i ... ... i ' which wa3 aDouc twenty times a nay,' .t. 1... ' .... j , , ,, , , which she declared equa led her own. t , , , . . Loujj aiio .'y4aUMltl.4 V f V. A 1111V LU ) ftuftiuu ncr eieaiu porie-tuoiinaie. wiiU'.i .1 i i n . i i ... o I itlin I'pnf Iffn.in n do kindly took charge : l 1 i . :.. . i all her money m it which she w:as sure sho wouid lose, as she could never keep aiiYthiu'',' and as she had ordered mo to take out whatever was wanted for her traveling expense, 1 opeucd it with trem- ui:.. i i ... t t .1 it u.w,g uiiuua Hiiuu J. v;la aiuue, auutexum- incd the contents. There were, besides all tne bank bills with which bhc had probably been furnished for her journey, and which, with pious care, she had pack ed into the smallest possible compass, as much gold as her little toy could carry, a tiny pearl nug, too small to fit any tin-) i t r .i t i.;.. i uei iul uer, nuiuii x am ainuu i mm - ed a card with her name on it, a room-., eu-a oaru wmi ner name on tt, a niem - oranduminapretty hand, 'o.-- Olive street, St. Louis which, os I rightly con -. jectured, was tho ressdence of her cousin Jennie, whose husband I was; a very for-l. tunate discovery for me. Indeed, oijeuvery lor me. iuue o, ius had not found the way of the trans - . t lar, I gressor hard, in external circumstances, at least, aud when with her I forgot eve rytbiug but her grace and beauty, and my firm resolution to be to hor no more than her cousin should be; but out of that charmed presence .my conscience made mo miserable. Fain afraid I must sometimes have be trayed the conflicts of feeling I had,, by my mauncr; but when I was reserved and ceremonious with her, she always resent ed it, and begped me so bewitchingly not eu .t. uu uegpuu me so ue ueuiug.y uoi to treat her so and to call her by hcr sweet name "Florence,' that had Idrcacl- ed as much as I longed to do it, I could not have refused her. But the conscious ness that I was uot what ahe thought me, but an impostor, of whom our connection had ceased and she had discovered the deception practiced upon' her, she could think or remember nothing that wouid not cause unmerited self reproach and j geuerous, and honorable delicacy of your mortification, all iunoccut aud trusting as conduct, it was not from anger, believe she was this reflection, more than any!'", but because I was at first too much other, I. confess, aud the knowledge of I tstouirflied , and afterwards too much the estimation in which the would forev- j moved and too grateful to speak. I owe crhold me, after my imposition was dis- Ju "'ore tbau I au Payi aud should be covered, agonized me, and I would havo given all I possessed to own it to hor, and leave her sight at once, though tbc thought of uever seeing -her more was dreadful. But that could uot be. At laet wo reached St. Louis. Do I say "at last!' When the sight of those j the rcvulsiouu of feeling was almost too spires and gables warned me that my igrcat for words, and the rapture of know biief dream of happinass was over, aud j ing, as I looked down iuto that lovely that the remorseful reflections I had been i face, that it was not for the last time,quito fctaviug off &o long were now to commence took away the little sense I had remain in earnest, the thought of the coming ing. If you would like to know how I banishment from Florence was dreadful . felt, ask a man who is going to bo hung to me, and the time seemed to fly on lightning wiu's as it drew nearer. Sho was all gaiety, and astonished at my sad- iv r . . uess auu uuscuce oi mina wticn so near; lit-" home and Jenuio, and when wc entered .1 ,1 , . i UUIIUIU. UV!,IOU imitlll u liuuvill.il "l . , the carriage that was to convey us to ourin for hor jjaud fifty. dcstina .on, I bad half a mind to.take a ,bat tj hat bav(J n uu3crtakcD A horse was found in the neighbor- destination, I bad na t a mind to.tauo a , .. . . . i . , ,. n . . that time, that We have again undertaken coward y flight, rather than encouuter the: - . . . . , , ,r . J, r. ' P ,. .. the journey, but under difforeut circum - scoru and disappointment ot those bine, . J . , 7.-.. . ... tr , , - ,. ; stances, tiucc bloreuceis lUorence Dun- eyes; but 1 mustered courage and follow- , . 1 , J. ,' . . , ,, . , . idard no more, and sleeps upon my arm ed hor in, gfving the address found in;. thcportc-mounaie which, fortunatcly,was be C0lfi(lenco of 0 wifo 0f nearly five "er or owner has' not yet been found. the right one, to the driver. y)ars gtaodi and j Utcr our uume8;it is feared that ho has been destroyed. 'Almost home!' said she, turning her jn the hotel book as 'Mr. and Mrs. Lo-I Those persons who were killed were bright face towards me we were rattling j0y,' and bless my lucky tars, as I read badly maugled ; in some cases the oloth up tho street, and my time was short lit over. Even whilo I write Floreuoe, ing w3 entirely stripped off the bodies, how can you bo so cool and quiet!' lovelier than ever, as I think, makes a and iu most instauces the bodies carried 'Because, Miss Florence,' I answered grand pretence of arranging our baggage a long distance, 'the time has come in which I must ecn- at the hotel where wo btop, (and which ! All this cay appear to your readers to fess to you that I have uo more right in has reminded me, by past transactions to be a more fabricntiou. Would it were sol the home to which wo are hastening, than ' write down this story,) or comes leaning- But of tho truth of it there can Ue no to the uame by which you address me, 'over me to call mo 'dear Chester,' instead doubt. Many of the citizens of this place and that my only claim to cither, is that 'of 'dear Cousin Frauk,' as five years be- visited the sceue yesterday for tho pur ofan impoater and deceiver.' jfore, and to scold me for being so stupid pose of helping tho sufferers, and from She tuaned her lovely face, wondering and puzzled, towards nie Thank Heaven, I did uct read fear and aversion iu it. No right! no claim?' 8he repeated; 'what can you mean.' ' I told her, frankly and fully, the whole truth ncariy ns j hove 8ct it U0WIJ here dond nn,,;(l7 nt nmn tin. nsnW., ,. crct 0f n)V lovfor her. When the brief! rPf.;f:li .InA Wl, rmninrl d i.t .1.1.-. i L i i. pnfc hnt. 1 f T l .1 .i.. i. . V.1-J 1, iuuu, j. eouiu eee tuai &ue iruuiuiuu vio- K:ilt nf t,or i:ufrerf ,a ,, tn mn ; j Vied to say a few words of apology. 'You cannot blame or hate inc, Miss ! iJUUUaru'- fflorB u,an naie ami uiame ' ..t..u t . :.i if .1.. T I mjcl-" i ohiu, lor iuu uisueaa 1 uavc uu 1 ;i i; 1 1 tt i unwillingly caused you. Heaven knows! ruul3"uil:ui1 giuutui iuuu i. cuu uuitii The coach htonncd as I spoke. She turned towards tun naap.rl v hor faoo bear 4ft ing traces of tears, and said, in a low ! voice. w 'Do uot misuuderstand me, if I was so silent.' Tl h thafc Hule tho h -t fn. tho agt tim but j w'atcbe hcf efu, fi .,, 1 A A- . Ci t figuro with sad distress, bho was alrea- j i r . i i e .t u .t dy recognized, for the door of the hand- , . ... . j tome houre before which we stopped was i thrown open, and a pretty woman follow- led by a fine-looking, black-whiskered i , Tc , , i 'gentleman whom 1 supposed to be uiy t u i i .1 . irt namesake rushed down thesteps. 1 here ! , , , .. e . !, were loud exclamations of astonishment I A , , , iand pleasure, a cordial welcome, aud some rs :apid questions, to which Florence returned souiC very low and quiet an- swers, oud quickly extricating herself ,f .t i .at, from the contusion, prcseuted mc as 'Mr. LeRoy, 'our husband's namesake, and lf m j ,onced ftt bcr-faM tQ aC(J if she were mocking tae, but it was pale and grave. Mrs. LeRoy opened her pretty eyes widely, but was too well bred ex press surprise, aud alter introducing me tn ,r klu,,nn() : ,t1A .- fprm, ; . j :....!... t.t..,ii.. of what I did, or anything, except that I was still in the presence of Florence, I followed them iuto a handsome parlor, where sat au old lady, who, my conscience told me, was the rheumatic aunt I so cruelly belied. Florence herself preseu- i fced aj(J tQ thg ,ad who wag a fisture nnKIn tn . Jfrnm h.r and autl uuab,e tQ om bcr cbu5 ai ;beforeIcou,d fitauimer an apology ai retjrc related in her own W0J (bow di , fn, from , -nft ,x fi m:stako Vv whi( and dif- ... mv tho bj of our journey, in which it ap- nnnrJ 1Ilf rJ yr r,Piinv hnl j . j , !fipn f nflSK(?nfi- When she had ended they all crowded around me, warm ly expressing their thanks for my kind ues and couideratiou,' to my utter be wilderment and surprise, and cordially iuviting mo to remain with them, and make the acquaintance of my namesake and family. I detached myself from all this unexpected kindness as soon as I could, for I faucicd I read aversion in the flu&hisng and paliug face and drooping of flounce, and with one last look at ,eft Q rQQ A momcnt af 1 fok'tbo t(mcb of a u baud QU my and turning, saw with mute surprise, that she dad followed mo into the vestibule. Mr. LeRoy,' sho said, hurriedly, 'I cannot let you go away misunderstanding mn, as I see you do. If I was silent while you so humbly apologized for the noble, j miserable, inaoeu,ii a laiso suaino, wuiou you sec has not provonted my telling you this, should prevent you from continuing an acquaintance so strangely begun. Trust mc, sir, I speak the truth.' I don't know what auswer I made, for how ho would feel to be reprieved Well, how time flies! It oertaiuly idoes not seem five years since all this 1, -rt ! unn.'in Jnimln f nx? nAiiuitt , T. ' K. .;, MrXi,c ..c nnrH nn mnrn ,,,;, 1 ' u.;l 'as to sit and write, mstead of talking with Ibpr. Stntiid' indeed 1 to rirpftfr a black pen to thoso rosy lips. Was ever a man jeo happy iu a Slight mistake!' 1 " . . 7. - Terrible' Storm in Illinois. Forty or Ffty Houses Destroyed. Fit ty or Sixty Pec- Ple Jed and Wounded, Jacksonville 111., May 2,, l-.)0. i"!u"1) evcumg a tcrnine siunu uu., tornado passed over a portion of thi- county Uorganj, doing much damage - ... ' com to me ariODroDcrctY We have not freCelVeU fu! intelligence re-pecting the done but hasten to send vou I wnat w bave already learned. Wc will 'C fnrlh" PrticI to-mor morrow,. if we I learn anvtbiusr new concerning it. The j storm appear.' to havo or-inated in the j souttiea.-t and proceeded to tho north . im . wcm. l ue damage done is as tol . . . . . follows: A house Lelo neiricr tn .Tnsonli liVc n. D--t3 ' r " - bout eight miles southeast of here, was destroyed, and tho teuaut's wife, Mrs. Richard Rout, a child of Mr. George Vanzant and a Portuguese boy, wero all killed. Tho child, we understand, was found iu a cistern. A houe beloncinir to Mr. Bedford u. if ... o ron waa mon wn, and ins aou Samuel killed. A house belonging to and occupied by Mr Jiamauas .barrows was destroyed, and, we are informed, two of his children are missing. A house about nine miles south of here, owned and occupied by Mr. Jesse Henry, was blown down. A house southeast of here, belonging to Jacob Samples, was destroyed, aud his son-in-law, a man named Thomas, killed. A man nanied Jouath Carlylc was also killed, aud his house torn down. u o havo heard of several others beior killed in that neighborhood, but as vet havo uot learned who they are. Of course, fences, barns, horses, &c., are iu the same category. Yery mauy persons have had their limbs broken. Several horses have been killed by the stables falling on them. Fences are so badly used up that in some places it is impossible to fiud a rail where the fence was. Those persons we men tioned as being killed were literally smashed to pieces, so as scarcely to be recognized. We are very fearful that when all is know fully, it will be even worse than anticipated. On tbc Great Western Railroad 2 cars, which were standing on a switch, were ruu off and turned over on the track, so that the train coming here from Spring field was delayed until midnight. The raiu fell in torreuts all over the country, and was accompaincd by thunder and lightning. The day before yetterday a storm pass ed over Springfield, during which the end of a double dwelling house was bad ly torn by the lightning. Fortunately no lives were lost, that part of .the hou.se" which was struck being uuoccupied. The other half was occupied. We also learn that tlr btation-house at Bemeut, on the Great Western Railroad, east of Decatur, was blowu down. Jacksonville, 111., May, 28 1859. ITT we retrret to say that the disaster vhich we mentioned to you yesterday as having happened to many of the resideuts of this couuty, is even worse than wc theu believed it to be. We have not yet re ceived full particulars concerning the a mount of damage done by the storm, but euough to know that it was the most ter rible oue that ever was known iu this part of the couutry. Iu addition to those we mentioned yesterday as having been killed, we have learned of two more, viz: the mother of Mr. Carlylc (who was kill ed) and tho wife of Jacob Samplp. Sev eral persons who were injured are not ex pected to live. Iu all we have learned of ten or twelve having been killed. Wo cau give you no better idea of the severity of the storm than by stating a few of the mauy terrible thiugs that hap pened. On Mr. Jos. Fry's place, every thing house, barn, furniture wero torn into shreds; the fence scattered for miles; fifteen horses were killed, beside tho hu man beings wc mentioned yesterday, seventy hogs, soveral head of cattle, aud all his fowls. Even the rats about tho premises did not escape. The wagons were blown to atoms, spokes knocked out of the wheels, aud eveu the tiros bent. This is but one ease in many. Several others suffered in the same way. The house of William McDonald, south , of this place, was torn into atoms, not ten feet square of the house or barn re- 1 maiuiug; and, singular to say, himself, wife aud children escaped with their lives, i though they were badly bruised. At the place of Mr. Barrows, of which we spoke j ye-teiday, in addition to-the destruction ! to life and properity, ho lost oue bun- i dred and ten hogs out of one hundred : a ! unn, 1 "ooi M.mi mm visii hood dead, witb a ran run tnrougu him lengthwise, so that both ends wero With a bridle and saddle on, but the ri- all those who returned wc learutlio same dmndful news. J ho CttlZCUS of this place called a meeting yesterday lor the f 1 ' purpose of taking measures to relieve t!'- sufferers. Committees were appointed, who at once proceeded to raise money, workmen, &e., to help to repair the dam age as much as possible. How many houses were dc.-troyed or how much dao.age was really done has not yrt bsen di fiutcly ascertained. liv ery tenement within six or eight miles was swept away. The storm made its appearance in thef southeast, at 4 o'clock p m. It seemed a.t firr-t about the size of a man's hand. Its first appearance was that of a fountain boiling over. It increased in size, throw ing a small cloud like folds from clouds to the earth, increasing in width and vio lence as it approached the earth. An far as heard from, it began in Cal houn Couuty, carrying everything men bouses, barns, fences, treea and cattle with it, from Manchester to a distance. of twelve miles, directly north-east. Wef can count thirty six dwelling-houses,' with all the bams and out-houses, de stroyed. The number killed, as far an heard from, Mrs. Rout, a son of Johu Yan Zaues, Samuel Brown, a Portugueso in the employ of Mr. Route, Jonathan' Carlisle, Jacob Sample and wife, aud1 a Mr. Thomas. There are about fifty seriously, if not mortally wounded. Most of them, it is feared, must, die. To give an idea of the storm, I have' in my possession a stone weightng three pounds that was lifted up and carried GO feet, passing through a window, 4 feet from the floor The floor and partitiou of a school-room, by Hi) feft, was car ried away, with heavy timber, and all cannot be found within two miles of the, place: A vwud-inill was carried over 40U yards, with pipes, pumps, &c., the small end formost. There is not 10 feet square' within the route of the storm that has uot got rails, boards, &c, stuck in tho ground so that no one can easily pull out Whole partitions of houses are gone and cannot be found. A man riding in a1 field was blown from his horse, the sad dle torn off and carried about two mileV from the place. No one can form an idea of the terri ble effects of this storm, which lasted but five miuutcs, with but little rain. The cloud was very bright', while on either side it was so dark as not to be able to diatinguiah objects. A Grain of Gold." The distinguished J dward Everett is' the most elegant rhetorician in America.' Here is a little allegory taken from one of his agricultural speeches. It is a liter ary gem of the very firat water: Drop a graiu of California gold in the fjrouud and there it will lie unchanged till tho end of time. The clods on which it falls are not more cold and lifeless thatx it is. Drop but one grain of our bless ed gold into the ground and lo I a mys tery. In a few days it softens it swcelJa it shoots upward it is a living thing. It is yellow itself, but it sends up an em erald green through the soil it expands to a vigorous stalk revels in the sun shioe itself more glorious than Solomon in bis broad fluttering leafy robes, whose" sound as. the west wind whispers through them falls as pleasantly on the husband man's eur, as the rustle of bis sweetheart's? garment; still towers aloft, spins its verd aut skeins of vegetable floss, displays its dencing tassels.su'rcharged withfertilizing dust, nnd at last rlnens info two or ihrep. magnificent batons like this (an ear of corn) each of whieb is studded with hun dreds of grains of gold, every oue pos sessing the same wonderful properties as tho parent grain, every oue instinct with the same productive powers. To Farmers. Farmers and others, owning property in the neighborhood of towns are greatly annoyed by having their fences, enclos ing their lands, torn down and the raiU carried off for fire wood. It may be some" advantage for them to know that a law" exists iu this State, giving potver to eve ry Justice of the Peace, before whom any one is convicted of breaking; down, aud carrying away, any part of a fence, to fino them the sum of ten dollars, oue half to be paiJ to tho informer, and the other half to tho county. In default of pay ment the Justice has the power, under the law, to imprison the offender for thir ty days in tho county jail. A Shot in the Flock. Wo wonder if the following Paixhan shot, from the "Notes from the Plymouth' Pulpit," by Henry Ward Beeelier, hits? anybody in all this region round about! We hope not. Mr. Boeeher said: "There is sittiug before me in this' congregation now two hundred men, who stuff their Suudays full of what they call religion, and then go out ou Monday to catch their brother by the throat, Maying: "Pay me that thou owest; it's 3ionday now aud you needn't think because w;e sat crying together yesterday, over our Saviour's sufferings and love, that I jmu going to let you off from that debt, if it does ruin you to pay it now." Fashionable ladies are said to.be madtf of Z. ! "The bones of v;halesv Aud cotton bales;'1 ' Aud fashionable gentlemen" of I "Gold ohains aud canes, But nunj braius."
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