ScuotcD to politics, fitcvctturc, Agriculture, Sciuuc, illoralitij, anb (general 3ntclliqcncc. VOL 20. Published hv Thftnd nrn Sfinii. TERUS.Two dollars per annummndvance-Tuo oat b" No iMpoMdiicontinued until allarreaiagcsaiepaid, .E7A-Irertisemente of oncsquareCtei.lincOor, ton one n. 25 cents! ! . - JOB Et8 tIavlngaqcneralassort.ncni..flargp,plainandor- ecriptiIn S"pe" mearc p' execute cver4 ae ?Am8 card. : Ci"cuul.mi &JSL t aut Livu, Justices. Legal and oihcrnuiiks. Pamphlets &i-..f.riu- XZiMsomc reasonahictenns I'M WAITING FOR THEE. Down by the merry brook That runs throiih the vale, Where blossoms the roses And lillies so pain, Where the clover sweet scented Perfumes all th air, And hlue-eyed forjrei-ine nots Ar blo.ouiinjr th'tef Down the shady dell, ' ' Under the tree, At bright dawn of day, Iain waiting for thee. Out in the arbor 'Neath low creeping vines" That over the lattice So lovingly entwines, Where the perfume of flowers'' Floats ou the uir, And nature is lovely Bewitchmiily fair, Out in I he garden Where my spirit is free, At the calm hour of twilight I am wailmir for thee. I kissed the tmy hand I held, I preyed the lairy torm, I vowed I'd .-lneld her from I he blast, And Iroin the -world's cold storm. She raided her melting eyes to mine, All filled "Ailh drops of woe. With qnivring hp she fainlh said, 'Oh quit, don't hog me so!" THE IRON VAULT. A Story of a San Francisco Locksmith. I am a locksmith r-y trade. il call ing is a strange one. and poi'e a oer $ain sort of fascination renderiu.- it one f I, mnt nornnn I.' nt fillr-tllf. iI a li . , ,, . . v . i who follow it ce nothiug in it t ut lat.or; biok of nothing but it- return- in t old and silver. To me it has other -ham -than tbe money it products. I am called upon. almot daily to open door an peer into Ofgl ct-d apartment-; lo spriu the .stubborn locks of safe- nl loat up -on the trea-ure piled within; to quietly enter the apartments of la-tie of more beauty than di-cretion aud pick th locks of drawers containm peace de Ptroying mis-ive-, that the dangerous ev idences of wandering aff ction may not reach the eye of a husband, or father, in possession of tbe missing ky; to force tbe fastenings of cash boxes and depo-i tories of records, telling of men m de so fdcnly rich, of corporations plundered. of orphans roVbed, of hopes cru- ru-bed of charm in T no -cone! fatuilies ruined. Is there no all this! no food for speculation: no -cop for the ransje of plea-ant fancy Then who would not be a locksn it h, though bi faee is beurimmed with tbe -oot of the forge, and his bauds arc stained wnb.W rnsf? But I have a tory to tell oot exactly a story, either for a -story implies the j completion as well as tbe reginniDg ot a . r i than the introduction to odc Let him J a I 1 all c a uu ui iuu i j cviw j twvivr "m. the who deals in things of fancy, write -- t . r a it T.i? 1 re-t. lo tbe spring oi icoo i inins u was in Anril-I opened a little shop on Kearney ,lreet, and coon worked my j df into a fair tu-iness. Late one even- ing, a lady, closely veiled, entered ray ; ,hnn ,.nrl milling from beneath a cloak a .il : a i,r.T nmno.ii.rl tnn pen it. Tbe lock was curiou-ly con-truo 3 LU all jilIHUUlu ijv.i v .w w ted, and I wa- all of an hour in fitting it with a key. The lady seemed nt rvous : utthe delay, and at length reque-ted me'" io"ar au-wer iu mu - -u e4p... to close the door. I was a little -urpri-ed nation !" rhe inquired. "No-nor fi.e at tbe suggestion, tut of course compli-d thou-and Sh patted ber foot nenou-ly Shutting The door, and returning to the floor. I could -ee sh- bad plac d my work, tbe lady withdrew ber veil, dis-; closing as hweet a face a- can well be im esty, anu i eu bnu. grauucai.ou ,u .c agioed. Tbereasarestlessne-intbe to convince her of the fa-t. eye, and a pallor in tbe ch ek. howe-er, "VVell, then, if it is ab-olut. ly ne esnarv wbicb plainly told of a heart ill at ea-e. for me to expUin. ahe rep.ied. "I mu-t and m a moment every emotion or b.r tell you that you are required to Piok a had given place to that of pity. ck of vault, aud- " You bav-e gone .p.rl,.,.- ar not well madam. ,ar enough, madam, with the ex nd the n.gbt a,r is too chilly! ' sa.d I, rather itiqu-itivHy. I felt a rebuke in her reply: "lore- . .t-.. .i t ua reqaesHog you 10 cio-e me uuui, m. uau J . Do other o rct than to escape the obcer- Vation of nas-ers 1 did not reply, but thought tmaed my vro.k. She resumed: 1 hat nine vox couiains vaiuaoie paper- pn vate paper and I have o-t the ke,. or it has been stolen I -hould not wish to have job remember that I ev- r eame here on such an errand." she coutiuued. with t . . . : 1 I. one nesuation, and giving 8 muii which it was no difficult matter to under- a atand "Certainly: madam, if you deir- it I cannot forget your tace. I .ill at If I cannot forget vour leant attemnt to lose the recollection of ever seeing it here- . I coDiiderrd 6do oowpliuieot, aud I l.'i f.Vt'l? nrocceded with my work, sati-fied thafa "dd discovered partiality for me had D0,b,U t0 ',0 WWb , lh! ,i",t J c f!aV,n succeed. d alter much bliug and fitting, id Iur,,,n l,,c IOCK' 1 aa MMZ'" w,in a ou pr.ci..us cuuifinr ui nit- "ui, anu nuu 'uuij iru ibe iiu; niaooverea a naunio or letter, B0,1 a daguerreotype, as f -lowly pa-sed thf box to it owner. b e seized t bur- Tudly ad P,aril, th,e 'ett!r8 "nd P': n h" P' f the V' ''rawing the veil o.er her tace. pointed to lhe door I op,oed it, aod aar,e pa,.ed iiiiu me niioi-i, nui-pt-icu, "K.-tueiuh. rl we met aJia. n 1 1 , ,ba-e b.eu thu- parti-ular in de-cribiDj: ner vieii io reuuer pruuttuic o suuaequeui n ronition. At'out to o'clock in the morning, in the latter end of May following. I wan a- wakened by a gentli- tap upon the window ot the httle room ha k of the shop, in .T . J fH . . l. r . wtiiru i looeu. xmotting oi ouriars. I -j ratig out of red and in a taomeut as at the window with a heavy bamm-r'io tny hand which 1 u-uallj kept at that time within convenient reach of my bed- bide "Who thorel 1 inquired, rai-mg the bamo,er. and penug out into the dark ne.ss for it was as dark as Egypt when under the cur-e of I rael s bod. Hi-t! ' cxrUimed a figure, stepping in front o the win ow; "opru the door I bae busmes- with you." "llnlher past business hours, I should say; but who are you7'' "No one, that would harm you, returned ! the oicu. which . imagiued was rather fcmiMiie for a burglar m. i the handkerchief from my eyes "Nor any one that can!" I replied,,' ''Here i-the vault open it." naid -he, rather emphatically, by way of a warn-! springing the door or a dark lantern, aud in, a I tighteued my np upou the throwiug a bean of liht upon the lock hammer, and proceeded to the door. I I -seized a bunch of skeleton key, aud pu-hed back the bolt, and slowly opening after a few trials, which the lady -eeu.e i tne tioor, discovered the stranger air-ady to watch with tbe most painful auxi"ty. upon iht step-. ,apran the bolt The door swuo on it- "What do you want!" I abruptly in jhinge.s. and my companion, telling me not quired j to close it a- it was telf locking, -prang "I will tell you,' answered the ame , into the vault I did not follow. I heard soft voiee, "if you dare open the door, the murmur of low voices itbiu sud the wide t nou h 'or me to enter' . I n xt mouit-nt the lady re appeared and Com- in." saio I. r.-olutely, throw- a,,1- be arm a na, with fce mg tne door ajar, ud proceeding toliU'bt;' P,lle Mn'1 baggard that 1 sturte i at the a eni.dle. Having succeeded. I turned . t,,ht How be mu-t ba -e sUff,.re du ! . L . I 1 . .1. .. -C 11 . to .xa:i.inc the vi-itor H- was a -mall nn I neatly dreed wentl-man wi'h a hea vy rsglxti around his -houlder- and a blu invy cap drawD supiciouIy ovtr bl ey s A- I advanced toward- him he -"trued to he-itate a moment, then rai-ed , ..... . hi- cd f'om hi- forehead, and looked me cnritiu-ly in the face I did u"tdrp ill- candle, tut I acknowle ge to a little nervou-ne.-s a- I hurriedly- placed the lihtui-on a ti 1- and -ih ntly proce d e i to invest iute f with two or thr-e vp r nece.s-ary artiel.- of clothing A-the L rd livelh. my visitor a a lady, aul the -me for who u I bad opened the it t e box about a month before Having completed my ha-ty toilet, I tt- mpted to stammer an apolo,-v for my udene-N, but utterly failed Tbe fact is. I was con u-ed. v Smiling at my di-couifiture, she said: Di- ui-e is useless; I pre ume joul'"'0 tr,e vau,t- an 1 "ury mo nun "e reco nize mc?" "I b-li. ve I told you. muduro I -hould not oon frel your lace. In what way ran I "rtv yul" j "lij doing hiif an hours work before (daylight to morrow, and receiving five ! hundred dollars for your labor,' was the ins noi oroiuary u,tt. nam i, iu- I ,, , ' . , .e lv, that com i.aods o mumn ent q'"ngiy. a compensation It t- a labor coin- ftmt. rn nnr no lltntf rut nrtion rhii In rl a - , i . o - tbo condition under which it mu-t be . , ,. .. . . . . - .. i; prtormed "Aud what l- the coudi . ltl i j ..n-t . -ii hnnl I r.flill ran I lljl unn uilll .Ith. - m j . . " t to f'e.ng conveyed irom aoa returned , tc your own door Mind folded. Ideas , ot muroer, nur.ary, auo a.mo-c -very other crime to villainy, hurriedly pro en a memse.vee ,u auoce-aiuu. ..3 i uo.i.c.jt - ibow - d aud-ajd: "I must noder.-tand something more of the chara tcr of the employ ment as well a- the coodit.oD-, to acct - pi your on-r. u e uuu- entirely too .ow ,u e-uma. mi my uuu 1 . J T ..I. .... ... pl - Mtion, I iuterrupted ; I . a your "y are required to pick the lock ot a vau t. aud reue from death a man who - I. . i..un nunhBif f hern (nr thrpp ilnun 9i 1 o i My hoabaod," wa. tbo ao.ewb.t re- na i , "Tb.-o why so much secrecy, or rather, how came a uiau coofiued in aucb a pi ace 7" I -ecreted bim thereto escape the ob : nt ..it. ti.tohnrtrl Hfi Bll Dected l crvmiuu u. - r - - - much and closed the door upon bim. Pre-ume b bad left tbe vault, an I quit ted the bou-e by tbe back door. I did oot dream till to day that be was confined-that th re Certain -uspicioa- ts of my husband thi- aftTuoou convinced metbat t i . t a. Z aDd will bo"8tar?d lo dealh by ay btr- i jROUDSBURG, MONROE barous hu-band, unles immediately res- cued. Hot three days-be ba- not the b0USC A 1 ',ruert h,m th;D aD hUr ago. and he I-now so completely stupefied u,ul "u" ,u' J P" KUU noui; dm lu.enercncB i nave sesroopa di- pocK uu"t u u ' mo ut-u1 c uty ay plication to you. no you Know all; will you accompany me?" x I o the end of the world, madam, on "uch"D -rr;ind " 7 5 " & wat n nt the door. I -a, a little ,urpri-ed, for I hd not T . .. - i nUUu ui nucuin uaiujr arawin on a coat, and providing ruvclt itb requisite lmpleuieotf. I wa- soon rat mo uoor xuero. -are enoujfn, wa- me cab, with the driver in the -eat r-ady for- the mjatt-riou" journey. As soon as I wa heated, -he produced a heay band- kerchief, which,- by the lamt light of an adjacent otreet lamp, she oarelully hound J mt 1 ... tr rouna my ejes i ne laay -eatea ner-eu besid- me, and the cab etarted lu half an hour the vehicle -topped in what part of the city I am eutirely ignorant as it whk evidently driven id any thing ut a direct course trom tbe point of starting. Jlixammiog tbe r.anduge to ee that my vt-ion was complex ly obscured, the lady handed me tbe bundle ot tools with wbtch I wa- provided, then taking me. by the arm led me throu h a gate into a bouse which I kuew was tnck. and a'ter taking me along a pas age way wbioh could not ba-e been less than fi'ty feet in len.tb. aud iown a flight of stair- iDto what wa evidently an uudnrgroun 1 bae- ment. -topped be-ide a vault, and removed r'"- lul '"' ,nui uaia WI oouuuemeui lu tbe ault I R-UiMiu here," she said, handing me tbe iautem ; "I will be ba k iu a mo ment ' The two -lowly ascended the stairs, a no 1 heard them enter a room iiune dintety aove wber- I as -tanding. In less than a i mute the lady r turned. "Shall I olo e it, madam ?" -aid I, placing my hand upon the door o the vault Nol no!" she exclaimed, ha-tily seizin' my arm; "it aait- another oc rupaut I" 41 adam, you ct rtainly do not intend tor-" "Are you ready sh interrupted, impatiently, bolding tbe handkerchief be fore w y ejes. The thought fla-hed across my mind that she intended to pu-b me t i . . . . cret iogeiu-r one seemea to reau ine suspicion, and continued ; -'Do not be alarin-d You are not the man I" I could not mi-take tbe truth or the ear ul meaning of the remark, and I shu ideed a- I beut my bead 'to the handkerchief. Mj eyes were a- care fully banoaed as before, and I was led !t0 the cah Hnd thence driveD booje b. t u.ore circuitous route, if possible, tban . ... r - the one by which we came Armin. in . front of the hou-e. the handkerchief was d d j 8t.pped from tne ffehiolp A pur-e of fie hundred dollars was placed in my band, and in a moment tbe . J ' . VilU OU'J 113 uj ysit-i uu uuiuunuv uau . r turned tbe corner and were out of si, bt. i ii i iirii i in: i. t j 1 1 u i uliu viii- ijluvi -i-uu. k m i'in , u .ii T uA doQe Jaod wlloeS!jed was not a , , . . , DtenjaD takf.D from tb. Taull A montD alter toat i saw tne laoy ana Montgomery I do not know, but I he'ieve the Bleeping hu-band awoke within the vault, and his bones are there to day. Th wife ... i . , o ri r, is still a resident oLo n rraneiseo. m ' JJjTwo German cbemi-ts, working to ether in their lahoratorv at H idej- Kp.. hyA HnnlvxnH thn bndc of thi. Mini i?..di... u it ., tkiu ;u i;..eil ;j f ,i. IUr- titv uiiivuu an i ui i rniiH - j i i u i i analysi- solely by close examination of the rays of light By this means it i as certained in a wanner quite convincing tfae meut9 that tbe body of tbe sun contains other metals . K K and earths common to this globe otour. . . , i TTr'A vonni married woman in rei- baupre.ty and bewitch.'n .; pas-ed her- e, of a maid, in Northampton. Ma-.. j - and ot a couple of widowers crBy after ber. Oue ol th m fought her a nice dress for ridiog through tbe town with him. nn.i nnon fi'idlOi she was married. hud her arrested tor -tealio tbe dress. Tm Knmhlmt.r a- dismissed A e complaint a- dismissed. Few youn, irls are so mcon-olable their hearts cannot be kept afloat by mcon- olable a boy njsrriod'. Look pat for teteto: , COUNT 7, PA. APRIL 25, Memory of the Elephant. A female elephant, r.eloning to a cn- - t,eaiu at Calcu.ta, who ... ordered from the upper county to Chitta.on. in the route tblther. broke. l0o-e from btr keeper ana making ber way to the wood-, wa tost l De K eper made every excuse to eDtT made cverv excuse to vindicate binjselt, bicb the u aster of the animal would not list. Djo, but branded the man with oarelesaness, or something rse ; for it was instantly supposed that " the eWpbaUU "M trie,t lor it, and condemued to work oo the roads lor life, and bio ife and children were . woiu loroisves. i D o u tweif veirsaN tcrward. thi man. who nan known to ha well acquainted with breaking "elnphant-, was weut loto the country with a party to asit in cat'biUK wild oues. They ca i upon a herd, aud thH man' tan icd b'- caw auaODi! the roup. bis lonn lo-t elephant for which he had been condemned. He resolved to approach it nor could the ' Htrone-t remourttrance of tHe party dis sua ie biui from the attempt Having reached the animal, be spoke to her, when be immediately recognized bin voic-; nhe waved her trunk in the air. as a token of salutation, and sDoutaueou-lv laid down and allowed him to mouut her neck She afterward assi-ted in taking oth. r el-phant-, and decoyed three young lovely jo man and it mnken up truth 1 "". by virtue of tbe powers vested in oues, to which nbe bad sfiveo birth in her tne tTi.at ,taff to eau UpOD je true to me by the Constitution, do hereby con absence The keeper returned, and the tny Creator, to the laws that gov. rn tbe veDP ,be General Assembly of tbi Corn singular cirruustance attending the re- QDjvcrstN tru,. t0 fDj owrj spirit, and thou nionwealth. and require the member, of oovery heing told, he regained hi- char- wj jve j,nre ;ov y and jut a reli- the Senate and House of Representatives aet r; aud a a recompense for bi- un- gl0D that a,.dea maD a, perfect as be can t0 m,'ul in tueir respective Houses, in tbe merueu suueruigH, oau a pension cicu-u on biui for lite. This elephant was af terwards in po--es-iou of W-irren Hast ings, wieii Governor G ne-al of HiDjO stan Popular Natural History. Traveling; hy Dog Power. The St. C oud Democrat, gives on in tert sting account ot the trip o Ge. Barber of Dakota ot SIM) miles on a -led pulled by uo-. The Governor traveled Irom Selkirk to St Cloud. The 1 chicle t- a very thiu board -plit tromau oak log It in about an wide a sa chair-s at, and eight te t lon. It is bent upward iu front like a sled ruouer, and lie- flit on the snow. TJ-ually thi- i- all. ut our Governor, with u eye to cl guce and creature cou. oris, had a cutler led built ou hi-, o' parchment, with a back Mgh enough tosujport the shoulders, nc'oll- , ., " , ,. -hat., d side-, and a trout curling ov r ' The parch t.eut is supported by oak -hps a- thick a- a man'- fjuer. , It i--tauoch and firm, and yet the whole fjair, we are told, wei h- little over ten pound- in thi- little bed the traveler sit- with hi buffilo ro.' es aud 'daukct-, aud while on the flat board which cxt-ud- behind bim l- strapped bis pemi an aud oth r provi -lou-. Before him are bis four doga bitched betw-en two long traces' ol rw bide, one '-efore tbe other. The tra eller ba a wbip long euou b to reach tbe foremoat. and u-ually keeps up a vigorous flagging and shouting Tbe creatures will travel from 30 to 60 miles per day, and keep on day after day. Tieir allow ance i- one pound of peoiican each dsily; but often tbe " traveler, who goes well raj'd. succeeds m -booting game, and thus 'urni-hes. food 'or bin .-te- d. The dogs are of tb- wolf species. uly, treaeh orous lookio, binten, who would no doubt cat their master l tbey got a chance. A 1 turn-out of this kind in a uatural and ar tificial curio-ity combined. The Gover nor, as dog-tram travelers usually are, was in tbe .spirit ot it; and with bin moo os-ius, fringed leggings, red sash, fur coat and rap, long hair and beard, looked jke a comblQlitioa of polar oear and 1d S9-Tbe Florida freebooter- have ad- - Ibe llonda freebooter- nave aa deu another chaplet to their crown of in famy by enacting a law puni-hiug with death tbe acceptance of a Fed-ral ap poin.ment in that Stste. It is altogether in character The Government paid five million dollars for their mtsera' le allia- drivo from their territnrt a few score of ior awumus. uuu iuiiv luunuu-- uiuic i.u i i . . ' , , Semmoles; and now tbey bave seceded from the Union, tolen all tbe Govern went ProP'tJ t"D meir reaon, ana ft ' aw ' UBU BV,?7 " ,uu, lu oflic. bolder they can catch. What else coul'i have been expected from thieve, , . , cowards, and traitors! . . j i r tl" My sod." said a -olid merchant to his heir and names. ke, on Thur-day ! would rather ive SLOUU than baye voo io to Wa-hin.ton soldienn.;."- - j - Father," was the kindly but decided re spoose, 'if you could make it SUKJ.OOO it would be ot no use; :or where Seventh Regiment goes, I go." tbe Tbo entire military force ot Pennsylva nia. or men capable of bearing arms, is 3S0.IHHK more'than tbe whole military r -i .i.- .... ii.... P..f..,l t.. lorue ui iuc ic-emuu- uumruv. mr uin-.-" The population of Pe-nsylvanta is over 2 9(0 Ol)0; that of the revolted or Coqfed erate States about 2,2U(J,0UU whites Comment is unnecessary. The figures speak for themselves. " An Trisb editor, in speaking of the rois- eries o Ireland says. "Her cup of mis. ry has be. n for age( overflowing, and Is not yetfulir Two cmct- are now looked for by hi De Vina comet which et o( Cb.rloe V. 1S61. Nature for the Union. This -our.tr. is C. Graphically one The bounds of natiVarl not arhitrari y as igo.i; the, are, in general, deteruiin -d hy fixed laws. A people, indeed, - inMh.- cau-e of the Ro uao", ma j conqu r othrr nations- nn.i .ihrthm ul iimier t ..--. - one de-pottc head in spite of their eeo tial div-r-itie. But this is a temporar contravention of the lawn of nature. I is the configuration of th- earth'a surface Wbicb boundaries of na tiona. Greeco'wa geo-'rapiVall v one S- as Eypt: s0 is Italy, which i now at lat utru' llUi? to attun it normal stato. Sbain. Prnin firnnt Hrifoin 6- rtnany. are all one not bv the will of man, hut by phy-ieal law. which meD can contravene only to their own detri ment or de-truetioo. Truth Truth in the reat ba-is. the foundation of all cotuin,: from God From truth risen all that is nohle and pure Purity of thou bt i the gen- of loeli"eHi. Lo-e the great principle that cement the human fan ily together, and binds them to the Lather. u . lki- It an it nojv tnou bt w1thout truth to rest udoo- therefore comhiiin all that is in.r nnrt be. surrounded bv earthly things. Live thus, and thou live-t truth. fgThey tell a -tory about a Yankee tailor dunning 8 man for the amount of his bill. The man replied "I am sor ry, ery -orry. ind ed, that I can't pay it" Well." said the tailor. '-I took j you for a man that would bo very sory but if you are sorrier than I am I'll quit. , A Damp Place best for Setting Hens. A -orre pondt nt of th. Loudon Daily Chronicle -ay- hen- shou d -it U a daup plare rather than a dry place, for the tol- lowing rea-on: "'The erm of the egg float-uppermo-t. within and againt the shell, in order that it may meet the gen- lei warn-ill 01 tne treast o tne towi. e must thereiore, in batching, api v mo-t . , v J wuriiitti tn flint n;iif nnlv Iho r .. i.mi tr waruith to that patt only, the vK l.en g -upplied with only a limited quantity of moi-ture. is thu- arranged to prevent e vaporatiou from a larte sacrifice, an tne egg i- ouly very warm at the part in con tact with the fowl, until the blood-search-nig nouti-hmt Dt tor the embryo, has -ur round, d the iuuer surface of the -hell, wht-u the whole eg becomes gradually warm, and eventually of au equal tempe rature." '' m A clergyman in Scotland desired his bears n. ver to call one another liar-, but when any one sa.d an thing that was not true, mey ount to wuisiie une DUDuay be preached a sermon on the parable of the loaves and fi-hes. and being at a lo-s bow to explaiu it. be said the loaves wero not like those now a day-; tbey w re as bi a- the bills ot S otlaud. He had freely pronounced the word-, when he heard a low whi-dle, "VV hat's fpat 7" said he. "wha call me a liar 7" "It is I. Wil ly McDonald, the baker " "Weel Wil- ly, what objections ba ye to what I told ye I 'iXone, Waster job.ii; only I wan- ted to kuo what -ort of ovens they had to bake those loaves in 7" A Long Loot Son Discovered. Au iiifauthov wa-toeu troiir hi- fatb T a"d mlber t St LoU,!,' Dearlj tWe"" four fc a muWr wbo ba Qt bia wife and child aud "named something that would loe bim." He hurried the child iuto the wt'derness. employed a half bre- d woman to nurse it. and not until rec ntly was it- Ion bereaved mother a HIp rn nl,fn.n n, definite inlnrmntinn of hor miNNtn, .on. Sh., had h.cnmo n wid " J ow and had lived in Albany, Roche-ter, hM D,.troJf a0(1 other pacC3f .wk. . ' .'i,. ti r rest and nnaiug none oy means oi youn, -porting friend wbo frequently met the old hunter and his ward in the anuomeu x uu- per.sues o.. v.iair tvior iar West, and adroitly cros-qe-tioued g", the traitor wbo fired that first borri hitu. the truth wa- an-ertamed; and the ble hut against the F.a of tbe Uuion I mother and -on wero last e'k re united I r . t ll,.rrir after a sena, atior, of almo-t a Xaf&e accumulation of Grain. quarter ol a century. The poor womana hair bad irowo white with age and aux- intv and her -on will now eladlv adoDt mviliz d habits - Hon. Charle- B S dwick, of Syracuse vre-'ipts, say-the I a te-t Press and Tri having been applied to hy a clergy t.an bune, which gives tbe uumbrr of bushels for his mflu nee to or tain a situilion in on hand as 4,3UU,U()U t u bels. the Nw York Cu'toi House for.hia aon, said in reply: "If you have a son who wou't lie nor steal, don t for God - -ak put him in the New York Custom House; he would -oon lose tho-e qualitic- there, and et other habit- not half ho virtuous , OTili, ii you are lucunen to put lempta- tion in hi way, in-tead of being careful and prayerful that it be removed from bim, I will give bim a letter provided any friend of mine is appointed Collector. There is a rdnn of mpn aver ready to tQ r jf ou give lhlsmr ' Knf,dl fia8"It m be interesting to wne of our readers to know that ex Presidnt Bu chunan bu- esi-ressed bis det- rmination ISO.J4 Proclamation of Cov. Cnrtin. Harrisburg April 20. The follow ing proclamation has ju,t been issued by the Governor: Ex- cutive Obamnerof P-nnnylvaniB,.? H'irri-burg, April 20, 1861? $ Pennsylvania s$ In the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, An drew G. CurtiD, Governor of the said Commonwealth A PROCLAMATION. Wherea. An armed rebellion in a por tion oi the State of this Uoion. threaten ing the de-truction ot the National Gov ernment, perilin the puhlic and pritate prop rty, eniianjierin the peace and se curity of thi- Commonwealth, and incit ing a systematic pirac upon our con ujerce; and wherea, adequate provision docs not exint by law to euarle the Exe ontive to makt the military power of the Sr-te an available and effiiMt-nt as it should be 'or the common defence of the State and the General Go-eminent. An herea-, An occasjon so extraor dinary requires a prompt exercise ol tbo L gislativp power ol the State. Therefore I. Andrew G. Curtin, Gov- t ernor of tbe Commonwealth of Pennnvl Capital, at Harn-burg. on Tuesday, the 3(,th daJ ol April. A D lNfil, at 12 o'- 1 clock, noon of that day. then and there l" ,ul." , uraVD ana ?n ' 1 -uc" measure in the premi-es a- the pre-ent exigency may seem to tbem in their wis dom to demand. Iu te-timony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand md caused the great seal of the Com - on wealth to lie fixed at Harris burg. the 2Uth day of April, iu the year of our Lord. lfl, and of the Indepen dence of the United States the eighty sixth. w By the Governor, Eli Slifer, Secretary of the Commonwealth. : . j A suh editor announces that the editor the paper i unwell, and piou-lj adds : AH t'ood paying subscriber- are r ques , . ,n 1. .t te" to make mention of him in their pray ' - 7 er- the other class need Dot do it, an the 'prayers of the wicked availeth nothing,' according to ;Ood authority " The Lewjsburg Arg'S record the do mise at forty years ot an horse, near New Berlin. long time the faithful bearer of Dr. Jo-eph R Lorz on his j ro'esional tours. B-Jt the American of Sunbury "matches' him: Hu.h H.-lla-, E-q , still drives a -oher ua which ha- seen fortv- r m three years. "Do you supporVhe Lneolo 7" "No mT "Do you support Douglas I" "No 8Iri" "Do you support Bell. thn ?" "Nosirl "What: do you support Breckinridge 7" No I" shouted the screamer "I support- B-tey and tbe children, and it's mighty hard scratchin' to - it along at tbit, with corn only twen ty cents a bushel." JYs'A. oy shot a pigeon immediately over the head of a carm-nter at work at Oswego, last week;th. bird fell on the back ot the malJ's bl!ad Tfae b,ow an(J tfae fe porl iuduced bim to put bis hand to bis n(.jt whcn seeiug it bloody, he brawled "I m shot, and fell to tbe ground. The laughter of tbe bystanders brought bim to bis sense-, and be saw the dead bird at hi- feet, wbicb he thru-t into bis pock - ,.,. , So he Died ! The infamy ol fit in that first dastard ly shot agaih-t tbe U S unarmed ship, Star 0 tlC West. a.- cl .imrd by one iSt ..- 717..- . ... OC. .i o .L , a u uiuct r id lUe O0UIQ aroi"a or e. tii went to Pensaeola bd a quar, el and a duel, about a yellow i.irl t with un nffiei-r lfi Km rf'n nrmu e - j auu "Ba SBOi ,ue8 DJ " P,!7' " 10 CQ0 Notwith-Un nu the gieat hZc and uuun'" U1 mc grain wareuouses in Vjnica- g. a1 a' tneJ are two of the m afiord , log room tor UU.UUU i ushel there is not storage in tne city for another week a Gold in Now Jersey. The Hacktt town Gazette states that jfM,0lllj0na ot ,,0id have been discovered on tbe laruj Q Mr Jacob Cramer, at ('.w.r,,,,. Hunterdon countv. The St Peter Statesman -peaks of a farm ol Kit) acres, near that place, ou which weo rai-ed la t seaou 5,(UU'bush els of wheat, bushels ot oat-, 5U0 bu-bels of corn. 2, UUU bushels potatoes, besides a large quantity ot other produce. Florida has just aold half a million of acres oi land to some New Orleaua spec ulators at two cents an acre. lie will uoou be a betrgar that cannot -ay no, i mf i mm nm i i m.1. (
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