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SSljc 2cffcrsonian.
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1860.
FOR GOVERNOR
Hon. Andrew G-. Curtin,
OF CENTER COUNTY
Battalion.
Oar town was quite lively on Tuesday,
Six Companies were present at the liat
tallion. that being the entire military force
of the County. The Company recently
formed in Paradise township was prcs-
ri! nniform mid presented a fine
WUV I U iuii v - i
appearance, considering their limited ex
perience. Wo were much pleased with
the appearance of all the companies; and
.i.:i, tii.f nnr fnnt7 has reason to be
proud of them. We would like to see i
Company formed in eaoh townebip.
Gen. Burnet and bis staff, and Moj
Gen. Wynkcop and Aid, were on the
around, handsomely equipped and moun
ted. Capt. Kemmcrer a Troop wero also
.out in goodly numbers, and presented" as
tfinv jilvrnva do. a fine ar-ncsranco. The
Stroudsburg Cornet Baud did good aer
vic'p. during the day, discoursing their
choicest pieces.
IHP ust now WDon tJie DJtarJ sPr
it of 'dlir citizens has been warmed to a
fMilrmnntinf noint. we think it would be
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& good time to organize a military Com
pany in our borough. We bavo plenty
of material for a good company, and
our young men would take bold of the
matter, and with an efficient officer, there
is no question but wc might raise a Com
pany in this town, that would reflect the
birhfist. honor on our County, and serve
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as a model for others. To thoe who are
engaged in s-aeo;ary pursuit?, iuu twui
olse in the field ooc3onslly, would tell
most .advantageously upon their general
health ml constitution, in the develop
ment of muscles, thestraighteningoferook
ed'Spiacs, the infiation of sunken chest,
HiC( expansion .of narrow hhoulder, and
tbc'rowtb of diminutive lcg3 to Hiberl
an "proportions. To that other c!as3 of
our youth who are prone to pugilistic pro
pensities, and hose love of excitement
occasionally loads them to batter each
other beads, wc would say; here ia an op
portunity for giving vent to the martial
spirit thai is in you, in a manner that at
any rate, will be perfectly harmless, and
it 7iay beaocie day useful. Then get a
uniform, a musket, and a feather in yoar
hat. and be "soldirr," venting your ire
upjn an imaginary "Mexican" or ''Brit
"isTner," instead of spoiling each others
.beauty at fisticuffs.
To all we would asy, here is something
worthy of your attention, both as a means
of innocent recreation, and also as a means
of cherishing and keeping alive that fa
miliarity with arms, that love of martial
fights and sounds, that military spirit,
which is the safe guard of e?ery nation,
and without which any nation will even
tually sink into effouiinacy.
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CsS" The Chicago Contention assem
bled yostord ay. By the latest advices
up to the tinio of going to pre??, the eban
ccs appear to be in favor of the nomina
tion of Bates of Missouri; although Sew
ard has more Delegates than any other
man, yet there is a strong feeling of op
position to him in many quarters.
Thcro is entire unanimity in the Con
vention, and the utmost harmony snd
good feeling, and although the delegates
have their different preferences in regard
to the ruoroinee, jet there is a unanimous
desire to abide by the choice of (be ma
jority, whoever the. man may be.
May harmony and wisdom continuo to
pervade their councils.
JL Startling Trutii! Hundreds die
annually from neglected coughs, and
colds, when by the use of a single bottle
.of iDr. Wistar's Balpam of Wild Cherry,
their lives could be preserved to a green
old ago.
'JjjTbero a vilo counterfeit of this
Balsam, therefore bo sure and buy only
that prepared by S. W. FowL& Co,
Boston, which has the written signature of
(I. BUTTS on the outside wrapper.
Prentice fays that few of 'us know
what we would do iu a pincb, but be rath
er tbitrks if be were called upon jut at
present to define "National Democracy"
be Should do it by adopting Parson Hig
ginson's definition of minco pic: "Very
white and indigestible upon tbo top, very
black and indigestible at the bottom, with
untold horrors between."
fenry Stoner, of Epbrata town
ship, Lancastorcyately felled a
chestnut trco on His farm, which tneaeur
ed, eighteen feet from the ground, 29 feet
4 inches in circumferenoe. When cut it
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produced 18 cord of wood aod ,a,Urgo
quantity of rails.-
rg$- The Union Constitutional Conven
tion which was held at Baltimore on the
9th instant, has concluded Its labors by
nominating John Bell, of Tennessee, for
President, and Edward Etorett, of Mas
sacbusetts, for Vice President.
Theso men have held conspicuous poBi
tiMis. and are men of some consiueraoie
.li.
talent, but they are not the men to com
a in tho Northern btates.
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Thev are wavering and cautious cbarao
of nl fiitPd for the times. j.ne
Convention that nominated them intro
icr?, nut wv "
duced anewdodgo, by not adopting a
nlfitforra of principles. A new party
r s
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with no avowed principles is certainly a
remarkable institution, and particularly
fr. thou nersons who have no
ilUUpitu kw i. n - r
principles to square their action to.
we tru-t thnt there are but very few men
of this oharacter. The politiol buck
sters controling the Convention are pre
paring to play the old game, "now you
see it, now you don't' Or to take the
hair off or put it on by applying the same
material, according to the wishes of the
patients. But tbia will not answer for
these times, for the questions of the day
must be met fairly and squarely, prudent
ly and justly, and nothing short of this
will answer. It is folly in the extreme to
set .-.side the questions of the day, for
they are pressing on os on all sides, and
will thereforo not be shuffled aside by
designing political demagogues. Some
of the knowing ones Bay these nomination
.;n ;nmri fho Democratic nartv more
Hill MJWt w J
than the Republican party, and wo trus
it is so, but when all the candidates are
in the field this matter will be more east
ly understood. But men who have no
principles that they dare own, ought not
to receive the votes of men professing to
have and be governed by principles.
The Post-Office Defalcations.
The city was startled yesterday by the
renort that Mr. Isaac V. bowler, roei
cr nf Wotr.Ynr'k. Grand Sachem of
the Tammany Society, and Chairman of
tho Tammany General Uommittee, tiad
fled from public justice as a defaulter to
a. largo amount. Rumors of a similar
nature hid before been put in circulation,
and bad found their way into the press;
but no proof bad ever been adduced to
support thcro, and they had always failed
to obtain pubile credence or to shake the
social and political staodingof Mr. Fow
ler, who has been personally popular a
monir all parties as a genial, gentlemanly,
and liberal-miuded man. Now, however,
the facts ere placed beyond dispute; and
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irom me somewuaii uiuciiuji uui on i vo
the event, which we bavo derived from
various boorces. and publish on another
page, we draw the following summary -of
what we suppose to be established as the
truth of the case:
Tho defalcation, wbiob is stated to be
$155,000, is of long standing, some of it
dating back as far as 185G. With the
aMstanee of his friends, Mr. Fowler has.
until recently, kept pretty well up in hi
accounts, but the load was constantly in
creasing and could no longer be carried.
On Friday tbe first definite tcp was ta
kon by tbe issue of a warrant for Mr.
Fowler's orre?t, and Assistant Postmas
ter General King came on and took pos
session of th3 office. Mr. Fowler disap
peared on Saturday night, and yesterday
the facts became publio. Thus far he ba
not been found, although it is thought he
is in or near the city. His bondsmen are
George Law and Gostavus A. Conovcr,
who guaranteed S75,000; but it is proba
ble that they may escape, as tbo Gov
ernient knew of the deficit long ago.
No one else in tbe Pot-t-Office is implica
ted, and Mr. Fowler is understood to have
assumed the entire responsibility.
Tribune.
Singular Cause of Death An Infant's
Breath Sucked by a Dog.
Benjamin F. Thompson, a child of ten
months, whose parents reside in the rear
Jefferson ttrcet, Smith's Hill, was left
asleep on tbe bed by his mother, yester
day afternoon, whilo 8be made a call at
the houee of a neighbor. When she re
turned, after tbe lapse of an hour or so,
the child was dead. The explanatidn of
tbo cause of this sudden death is sought
in the fact that two dogs belonging to the
family were left in the room with the
sleeping child, one of which, it is said,
mounted the bed, placed its paws upon
tbe little fellow's shoulders, and then
drew hia breath until he was suffocated.
Tbe child was in feeble health, and it is
podsible tbtt tho weight of the animal
upon its body may have induced a spasm
that proved fatal. We understand that
when the child was found, the dog was
resting its bead upon its body. JProvi'
dnce Press, 9th.
Elizabeth Culwick, the wife of a.labor
ing man living at Albrighton, near Shiflf
ual, England, lately"gave birth to four
children, three eirls and a Lov. three of
whom, tho boy and two girls, were alive.
The woman was confined with twins just
eleven months and one week previously,
making in the aggregate six children in
less than twelve months.
j&-Thc Methodists ofNewark during
the past eighteen years, have, it is stated,
acquired about $220,000 worth of church
property, having io that time built eleven
ohurchea. They are supporting these
churohes and church interests at the rate
of $7. 50 per annum for eaoh man, wo
man and child conneoted as a communi
cant.
Tho prospeots for grain in Michigan
are of a most onoouraging' character.-
Indications are that the crops this year
will be better than during thff memory of
lucoiacst cuisen. , - ?' !
The Great Eight.
Tn
a letter to Willie's Spirit of the
Times, this week, the editor says :
'I have onlv to add. that however un
willing Englishmen may be to see the belt
of tho British Champion clasped around
tho victorious loma ot an American, mey
must, unless their boast of 'fair play' ia 'a
delusion and a snare,' reconcile themselves
to the spectacle; for the Benicia Boy has
come for it, can win it, and will have it.
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Official decision of tlic Referee.
Bell's Life in London, April 18, 1860
The decision of tbe editor of Bell's Life
Tsnulan. who acted as referee m the
match beetween Heenan and payers, yes
tordav. tbe I7th inst., was, that the men
should not fight again this week, on the
crrnnml nf hnmanitv. All bets are. ol
fc j
course, off.
F. L. Bowling.
Sayers Condition.
The following is a copy of tho physi
cianv certificate concerning the condition
of Saycrs :
Certificate from the surgeons of St. Thorn
as1 Hospital.
Having examined Mr. Thomas Savers
this day, we are of opinion, from the con
tused state of the muBclof, tendon, and
inner bone" of the right forearm, that be
will bo unable to use that arm for at least
a couple of months, or probably moro.
(Signed,)
Sidney Jones, F. R. 0. S., M. B
Rrnviun Clapton. M. D.. M. B. C P.
F.
R. C. S.
St. Thomas Hospital, April 21, 1800
The great canon whioh has been turn
.ing on its lathe three months, at the Fort
Pitt Foundry, Pittsburg, was compietea
on Friday. Tne bore is mteen mencs ai
a;iiter. It is laree enough to hold sis
teen bushels, and a stout, broad-should
ered man may easily enter it and pass
down to the bottom. While undergoing
the different processes of. boring, turning
and planing, the gun has turned round in
its lathe about 65,000 times, and some
parts of its exterior surface moved a dis
tance of one rod at eaoh turn, moking the
whnlo distance, which somo carta of the
iron have traveled, while in the lathe
.more than two hundred miles.
An Ice-Storm.
On the 20th ult. some parts of Kansas
were vi-ited by a terrible storm of loe
the smallest of the pieces bad the size o
a hen's egg, and many were as large as
quart bowl. Several ice-balls of prodi
gious weight wero picked up, one weigh
i0f a pound and a ualt. ' VJ'iuo a nuni
ber of persons were severely injured, and
live stock was killed; some of tho nail
stones picroed the roofs of tho houses.
The foregoing statements and the follow
ing extract are from The Neosho Register.
"During the latter part of the afternoon
of that day rumblings of distant thunder
wero heard, -giving warning that a &torm
was approaching, and at about six o'clock
dark clouds began to gather in tho west.
The olouds increased In magnitude till
within one half hour of sunset, wfaon
.slight drops of rain begBn to descend.
At this juncture the most magnificent, yet
fearfully portentous scene burst upon the
view that the human eye could possibly
behold. The heavens seemed to be en
veloped io a mantle of complete darkness,
with the exception of a small space in the
vicinity of tho sun, and though the sun
wa-i iu full view, yet it afforded no light,
and it was as dark in town aa- a moonless
midnight. We hardly know how to de
scribe the appearance of the sun at tbt
time unless it might be said to resemble
oue of its rays when peering through the
knot-hole of a dark closet."
End of the Utah Exhibition.
The U. States Army is saddling
and
U-
ur
idling its Mules to ride away from
tah. Those Mules cost the Government?
SI 60 a head, but were sold last cummer
for 880. Tbey are now bought back a
gain for about double the price they were
sold for. They have been fed on Corn
for which the Government paid SI I a
bushel, when better was to be had in Salt
Lake City at 2. On the same princi
ple the Soldiers have been fed on Flour
whioh cost 850 a barrel, when plenty
was to be had at $10. The treasury has
suffered considerably by tbe stay of the
Army in Utah, and tbe pockets of Dem
ocratic contractors bavo profited in pro
portion. g&Since tho above was put in type,
wo learn that the whole Utah army is not
to be withdrawn. About 1,000 soldiers
will be left behind to preserve orde.
Tbere are no less than 5 Territo
ries which are about to be organized by
Congress. The Committee on Territo
ries state tho number of inhabitants in
each as fellows: In Chippewa, from
eight to ten thousand: Nerada, about the
same number; Dacotah, eight thousand;
Idaho (Pike's Peak) fifteen to twenty
thousand, and Arizona, six to eight thou
sand. Each of the bills roportod for these
territories, contains the following proviso
respecting Slavery.
"Proyided, That whereas Slavery ban
no legal existence in said Territory, noth
ing herein oontained shall bo construed to
authorize or permit it existence therein."
This is substantially identical with Mr.
Clay's proviso in tho Compromise of 1850,
and ought not to be objectionable to any
earnest advooate of "Popular Sovereign
ty." We hope it may prevail.
While the Illinois Republican Conven
tion was iu session at Decatur, a Demo
crat requested and was granted permis
sion to make a contribution to tbe Con
vention. The contribution was brought
into tho Convention, and consisted of two
rails with an explanatory banner, whioh
stated that the rails were made thirty
years ago by JETon. Abe. Lincoln. It was
received with tremendous applause. Mr.
Lincoln was o"alledonyaud gave a brief
hietoryof the rails,"" J -"d
The Preacher Murderer.
The Rev. Jacob S: Harden, recently
convicted for the murder of his who m
New Jersey, 13 only. about threo-and- twen
ty years of age, and was born ana nrougoi
ud in the country, oi us lmmeuiuiu vium-
ty where ue nas juat oeen co.uiuiuu ui
one of the roost atrocious crimes on ro
oord. Displaying a precious "gift of gab"
whilo a youth, he was made a colporteur
for distributing. andx selling books and
tracts, and for his zeal in this occupation
be was two or three years ago converteo
into a iuetnoai3t preaeuer, uuu ptuuuu m
charge of a primitive congregation among
the hills of -Warren county. Lie posses
ses but a limited education, is destitute
nf refinement, and has evidently but a
Iicrbt knowledgo of human nature. Ills
ferred from the fact of lus using araenio
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as the means of committing bis crime.
th that dru? is now almost
certain to be discovered, for its symptoms
i
fiasilv exoito suspicion, and wben suspi
mn s once aroused, tne causo oi ucaiu,
bv chemical tests, may be readily ascer
tained. Stephens, who was lately execu
ted in N York, iu his profound ignorance,
made the same mistake as liardco, and it
cost bim his Iifo.
Nrn;fi,otnTirlin. thfi deficiencies we
have just mentioned, Harden is consider-
n.nta n rrnnr InnlcilllT VOUDf? ffiaD. aDU
havirn? on baud a large siock oi impu
dence, he soon became popular among bis
nnncrrepation. and was idolized by the un
married females of his flock. With these
circumstances in his favor, ho appears to
h e it. himaolf loose auioug the female
lamb8. and for some time be led with them
.. mmna nrif r easant IlIO. l!001IijU
young girls ufCt their caps" for the hand
some parson, and he coquetted among
them at his leisure. At la&t, overstepping
the bounds of prudence, bo attempted
mimt Tirnnq wlm understood such mat
tors, calls tho "illicit rpve,"with un amia
ble and confiding young girl named Dor
land, the daughter of-a well-to-do farmer
in the neighborhood. After secuno
this vounc woman's affection!1, the rever
end bcnsualist became disinclined to mat
r-'m.nnv h.ieintr. in tho meautiuie. beeamo
eojitnorcd with a few new laces, auc
particularly with that of a certain Mis
Smith. Misa Dorlaud urred Harden to
fulfill hi promise aud marry her, especial
W as scandel concerning them had be
o.onsfl rife in the vicinity, '-hc letters
that passed between them whilo this mat
ur was in controversy, snows tnat liar
den was a cold blooded, brutal, lying
sofimp. and inferior to the woman whose
heart he was trampjuig upon in every
eunoblias attribute of humanity.
At last the conduct of Harden reached
thfl Methodist conference, und wheu he
fnumi that he was to be hauled over the
coals, after a great deal of pquirming
dodging and prevarioution, he felt com
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ne ed to oiler til? victim
the consolation
marriage.
Immediately after the
marriage was celebrated, Harden com
cnenced treating bis bride with coldness
and studied contempt nod neglect, while
n tho. eo rim an v of others, which U the
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most cruel of alb treatment to a Iovm
wife. Not beiiig prepared to go to bou-io
keening, they visited a short tune amon
their relatives, and at Harden's olicita
ti'on, in a few weeks, they went to board
sf Mr. Ranisav's. Whilo tbia person
and his wife were both sick, so as to b
uuable to observe his movements, Harden
procured the arsenic at IDaston, Pennsy
vauia, and commenced administering i
to his wite, in somo remedies tnat be was
vino her 'for a bad cold, with which
ti c?
the was afflicted. Day by day, this mons
ter gradually administered the fatal dru
tn this confiding woman, until ber life
was wasted away. While standing b
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ber dying bedside, be beard -his poor
youn wife, in beseeching tones, exclaim
' water 1 only a glass of wattr, I am
burning up," and he offered her not even
this relief ! He declined to send for a
phy.sician, but still with a deadly pur
pose ga've her the burniug poison, and
when' the damp of death was upon ber
fair brow, he then oven refused to send
for her parents, that they might console
her iu tbe mortal agony of her dying
hour. Thus this reverend murderer
severed the ties that only three months
before had bound him in wedlock to a
woman that loved bim to destruction.
Suspicion was excited Harden ncg
lected to attend his wife's funeral a
coroners jury was called, and the mur
derer went before it, and adding perjury
to his other crime, swore that bis wife,
when dving, confessed that she had
poisoned herself ! This idea was scouted,
and Harden, finding danger thickening
around him, fled. Some mouths after
he was recaptured. He baa now been
tried and justly sentenced to be hung on
the 2bth dny of next June.
A great many people, and some of
our contemporaries, seem to infer from
this ease, that the whole clergy of our
country are tending rapidly to utter de
praVity and unbridled licentiousness ;
and that tho vory namo of " Reverend"
has become Fynonymou3 with that of
seusualist and seducer. But we see no
reaton to change tho views we have al
ways held towards" clergymen ; and thut
is, that tbey are liable to all the failings,
short comings aud vices of humanity
generally ; and are in no respect one
whit bettor than other men. And if
they, as a class, are worao than the ma
jority of other men," it is because thoy
ad.d hypocrisy to their own tins. Most
of them aro exempt from manual labor
Neither aro they required to overtax
their mental faculties. Thus living luxu
riously and having plenty of leisure, their
passions are easily excited, and while
being under no especial moral restraint,
they may be justly considered, as a body,
rather dangerous oustomora among wo
men, who are always supposed to have a
weakness for handsome ministers.
Preachers have been convicted of theft,
horse stealing, forgery, rape and murder,
tho same as men who make no pretentions
to piety, end probably suoh crimes will
always be committed by tho clergy ns
long-as sbciety'andhumanity remains in
its'present'Bt'rite. Wer cjo ' not- think the
t'jLiiin-i-rr
publio estimation of tho character of the
clergy has been much elevated by tbo
developments made upon tne trial oi tne
Rev. Jacob Harden, and we fancy it
would bo well for religious denominations
to take warning by tbta case, and in fu
ture be more guarded in tbo selection of
heir spiritual-advisors.
Worthy of Imitation.
We think the manner in which the Ju
rv upon tbe Harden trial performed their
fina dutv. is wortnv OI ail praise, -auer
thev had went into their room, uaving
j r t
been charged by the Judge, a con&cauiu
was sent for a Bible a chapter was then
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read bv tbe foreman then all kneeled
dowu in prayer. It was then agreed that
.nnh nnn shnnld hand in hlfl verdict. WU1CH
was unanimous as to the guilt of the pria
oner. Jiiacu oue rose in nis piacu u
-m 1 f ,1
gave his reasons on which he founded his
opinion oi me prisouura guui. iuwu iuu
ury closed with reading a onapter and
prayer.
Perilous Position.
On Thursday morning last'a little gif
about two years old, of Wm. Mo'Daniel
who resides a few miles from this place
after breakfast went out into tho yard to
nlav. In a short time Mrs. MoDanie
was horrined at seeing uer little gin com
ine tottering along the path toward tb
house with a large copperhead snaKe in
her hands.
The child had one baud just below the
neck, and the other about the middle, and
tbe forked tongue of the venomous crea
ture was projecting from its mouth in the
most savage manner. The mother wa?
almost frightened to death, and our in
formant ays that she has not gotteu o
ver the fright yet. A member of the fam
ily immediately ran to the child, and af
ter some difficulty, succeeded in rescuing
it from its perilous situation without be
ing bitten. The child evidently thought
it had found a pretty play-thing, and the
coldness of the morniug had undoubtedly
benumbed tho snake so that it was not as
aotivs as it otherwise would have been.
Mason Co. (Fa.) Republican.
fiSfAn exchange p.aper say; "We laid
before our readers la.-.t week, a nasty
sketch of tho proceedings of Congress."
The editor undoubtedly meant to say has
ty sketch; but tho types evidently knew
the propriety of names better than be
did.
gyIn Japan a tree in a mature state
cannot be felled without, the consent of a
moL'istratc. who takes care that another
is planted iu its ttead.
Tho United States steam frigate Roan
oke, with the JapaueseEuibassy on board,
arrived off Sandy hook last Wednesday
evening, aud left on Thursday morning
for Washington. Tney are in
health and spirits.
Mormons A party of some sixty of
the.ue niHguided peoplf, principally for
eigners, left Hyde Park and Pitt?ton on
Monday morning last for Utah. Tbey
arc not as yet adherents of the doctrine
of polygamy, whatever they may be when
they reach tho Land of Saints. Scran
ton Republican.
&A complete canvas of Cincinnati
has lately been made, with a view to ob
tain information in reference to its man
ufacturing interest. It appears there are
engaged as operatircs in manufacturing
and mechanical pursuits 23,161 men, 1,
411 girls, and 956 boys. The value of
the aggregate annual production is $56,
50:2,440. $a?A Wisconsin correspondent says it
is more difficult there to get SI in cash
now, than it was formerly to get 5.
Men owning .hundreds of acres of land
ha?e not had a dollar in money for
months.
On Monday afternoon of last week a
large number of Mormons from the States
left Philadelphia by tho Reading Rail
road for the West and Salt Lake. Over
fifty were natives of Philadelphia. There
were 250 adults and 80 children.
ggyA day or two ago a oitizen of Cin
cinnati found a small dress button in the
interior of a bcn'B egg. The egg was. a
fresh'ono, and had been bard boiled.
The button, which was perfect, -was near
the center of the egg How did the but
tou get iuto the egg?
frSrMrs. Dmiel Rico, wifo of the ring
jester, was robbed on Saturday morning
of several huudrcd dollar, while coming
to Baltimore, in tho Washington train of
cars.
ESS A pine log was sawed at Port Hu
ron, Mich., last week, which made 1608
feet of lumber, worth 829-86.
It, is estimated that over ten thousand
persons are to visit Chicago on the ocoa
aion of tho Republican National Conven
tion. Gov. Letcher, of Va., has gono to
Springfield, Muss., to buy giin3 for tho
defence of Virginia.
Detroit has about 80,000 inhabitants.
A pupil df Professor Wiso, Mr. Augus
tus M. O'Connor, attempted a balloon as
cension from. Palace Garden, New, York.
The fierce storta of wind drove tho bal
loon and oar against the buildings, de
stroying the machine and injuring Mr.
O'Connor so that be died at 11 o'clock at
night, His wife witnessed the sad aooi
dent, and ho died in bor arms.
Pickpookets are thronging to Chicago
to prey upon the purses of delegates.
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
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The Dandelion.
BY THE BARD OP THE EASTON II ALL OF PASHIOIT.
Dandelion flow'ret, though with careless eye.
Seekers after beauty, often pass thee by,
We can in thy forming, humble tho' it be,
Nature's might and handiwork, very clearly
see.
We trace it in the coloring, drawn from ourt
mother earth
In the mcdic'nal qualities, which with thee
have their birth,
(Like rare and signal virtues, of characier
aud mind,
Which often hid 'neath meanest garb, in low-;
heat state we nnu.
Like virtues, which superior rise above the
ills of life, .
Which bloom again in radiance tho' bowed
beneath ita strife,
So dost thou, Dandelion, raise thy bright head
and laugh, -
Enjoy Heaven's glorious sunbeams, its glit'-r
ring dew drops quaff.
Though trampledunder foot, by the careless-
and the gay, - .
If in the blooming fair parterre, thy footsteps
chance to stray.
Yes! there's beauty and there's worth in the
Dandelion flower,
And beauty and worth combined, will give to
everything a power.
These united, gave Pyle's clothing so very
great a name,
And raised for his Emporium, almost a world
wide fame.
fCF The handsomest assortment of Ready
Made Clothinrr and niece goods ever seen irt
Enston is now on exhibition, at Pyle's Great
Easton Hall of Fashion, opposite the haston
Bank.
Pall of Meteoric Stones in Ohio.
From the Columbus Statesman, May 5.
A correspondent in New-Concord, Mus
kiuguin Co., in a letter published in The
Statesman on Tuesday morning, men
tioned a singular phenomenon in that
neighborhood on Tuesday. It was an as
tounding noise in the sky, liko the roar of
a cannon, which wau followed by tbe fall
of a number of stone?, weighing from two
to fifty pounds. Since the date of our
correspondent's note we hove received
other letters from the same region of coun
try, which not only corroborate bis state
ment, but add greatly to tbe singularity
of the phenomena. It appears that ther
noise alluded to was heard through a
wide range of country, and that stonea of
the kind described were found, imbedded
in the earth in the same manner, miles a
part. In Morgan, Muskingum, Coshoc
ton, Morrow, and Tuscarawas Counties
the explosion was distinctly heard. Near
McCoonellsville several boys observed a
huge stoue descend to the earth, which
they averred look like a red ball, leaving
a line of smoke in its wako. A gentle
man walking in his field, near New-Concord,
heard a terrific cra-b, like thunderr
which Masted half a minute, and then
plainly saw a large body descending'
through the air, in an angling direction,
with a velocity apparently much greater
thau it could have attained by U own-,
momentum. Going to the spot where is
touohed the ground, he found a roc&
weighing over fifty pounds ioibedded in
tbe earth a depth of two feet. The phe
nomena seems to be unprecedented.
These stone were fouud nearly fifty miles
apart, although the explosion was heard
at all the places mentioned from the direc
tion of New Concord. Houses were sha
ken by the shock, and in one or two in
stances the doors bursted open. It occa
sioned a great deal of consternation in
that section of the country, as well it
might.
In Sandusky, Ohio, lives a rich old-fellow
who has, as is not uncommon, a
charming daughter. The maiden loved,
as maidens will, and, perversely enough,
the object of her affection waa the wrong
man, as the matter was viewed by the
father; the latter wished her to marry an
elderly rich man, while "her motto was,
youth first, and wealth afterward. After
unsuccessful attempts to induce ber to
consent to the unequal nuptials, the stern
old progenitor set out in a wagon to pro
cure a magistrate, determined that tho
wedding ehould bo done at once, aud
anyhow. In a short time ho returned in
great fright, went to bed, and bad a long
fit of sickness. When his strength, re.
turning, gave him power of continued
speech, be explained tbe mystery by say
ing that ho had peon his wifel It ap
pears that as bo was jogging along after
the magistrate the ghost of bis departed
spouse came down from a trco into the
vehicle, took the reins from his handy
quietly turned the horse's head and drovo
ber cowed husband back to his home.
Rather than have this thing happen -gain,
ho consented to give the daughter
to tho poor but honest young man, and
since then his wife has not harassed bim
by her unexpected presence or by.remin
isconoes of domestic discipline.
A "Hill" Between an Eagle. Man and
Dog-.
The Cornwall (0. W.) Freeholder
April 2Hth records the following os hav
ing occurred on tho Tuesday previous:'
,4As a young man was ploughing - in a
ficld on tho South Branch, a few miles
from town, his atteution was attracted by
the barking of a bull terrier dog and on
lookiug after him, he discovered tbe dog
engaged in a fight with an enormous ea
gle. Seizing a stick bo ran to the. assis
tance of the terrier, who was receivings
the worst of it from tbo eaglo. On ap--'
proaohing, tho eagle turned upon his neW
adversary, and iu all probability would
have overcome him had not tho faithful'
dog come to his rcaouo and reaewed the
light. After a short soufils between the
eaglo and his two adversaries, bo was
despatched, and tho young farmer carried
his carcass home as a trophy of success.
He measured nino feet from wing -to
wing.
The water in the Little Juniata, was
fhiirher,. on 'Friday, than it has been for
ulty yeara. iyrouo vjity was
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