. i r -i NEW SERIES, VOL. 8, NO. 8. SUNIUJItY, NOltTlIUMUEHLAND COUNTY, TA -SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1855. OLD SERIES, VOL 15 NO; 3i The Sunbury American, Pt-L1IRtO VEt SlTVItDAT BY H. B. MASSER, Market Square, Sunbury, Penna. TfiftMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. TWO DOLLAR9 per siinntn tobs paid half yearly in advance. No paper uiacontii'ueil until all arrearogea arc All ei'imnunicMinrti nr lettera on busineM relating to tha cMce, to inaura attention, mint ba POST PAID TO .CLUIiS. 'I'tirca copies to one address, ".son Snvsn Dn . Da 10 Uu Fifteen Do SUfKI Vive d 'liars in advance will pay fur line, yeat'a sub ftwrit'tlon to the American. l'osttnasters will please act as ctttr Ar-enta, and frntik letters eoittmiiiiig- subscription money. Tliey are permit red t j do tliis under the l'oat Office bow. TERMS OF ADVERTISING. 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Feb. 17, IP5 w ly File3 and Rasps. NEW tiTREKT FILE WORKS. rUILADELPHIA. rplir; nubscriber is constantly Manufactuiing L lor Wholesale and KcUil, Files a"d Rasps, ot every description, and having been practically engaged in the business more than Thirty Vear.i, can giiarrantcc his work at the lowest prices. Manufacturers and Mechanics, can have their Old Files re-cut anil made equal to New at half the original cost. J. 13. SMITH. No. (11 New street, (between Ruce and Vine and 2nd 4- 3d Sts. I'bilad'a. Feb. 3. 1853. w 8 mo. 3 Sole Agency for BOAR DM AN & G KAY'S Celebrated Dolce Campana Attachment PIANO F O It T E S . 3PG Chestnut Street opposite V. S. Mint, FUILADBtFHIA. Branch 117 Market Street, Wilmington, Del JOHM MARSH. Fhila, Jan. 84 3n. V. J)o you want a Uargaia? IF SO, THEN CALL AT 0. YOUNGS' STOIiE, W1 rHEKE you will 6nd the cheapest assort incut o . FALL AND WINTER GOODS in Huuhury, eoustsling in part of Dry Goods, ISroreries, Queensware, Hardware, Cedar- ware, Faucy Articles, (Stationary, Con . rcctionaries, 4tc, which will be eeld at the lowest prices for cash of country produce. ' - (ground Halt by the sack or bushel. jSuubury. NoV . 1854 ALL PAPER A Urge aud spleudcd saorlincnl ol Wall reiwr, V mdow l a ... UJ Oil Shades, just received and I. W. TBNEf for sale hr TEN EH Co, Sunbury Dec. S, 15 Vi iiDWARE.-''able Cutlery, Ka.ors, Pock 11 mt Kutves. Uaua saws' sod saws in irauici Axes, Chiseis, Door Locks, and Hinges, 11. ,,4 Ualls. Wsiurs, e just rareited and lor "fcuiilHtiy, Pc- ll3- Select )octrg. From lite Dollirr Newapaper. ADDRESS TO AN OLD MAN. by . iiaiit. Go rest, tilil man, beneath thitt trt-e j Upon the grass recline, And let IIib brt'fro thBt sports nofrco, Cool that hot brow of thine. Labor, old man, thou shouldst forogo, 'Tis time thou rcstuth now, Thy long, thin locks ore white (13 snow, Aud age sits on thy brow. Go rest, old mnn, and watch tlio whilo The children's merry phtys ; 'Twill on thy features dance a smile, The thought of other days j The thought of days, when you, liko them, Laughed us the hours flow by, When youth, joy's greatest talisman, Thy young heart did ally. There, watch the stout men in the field, The meadow's vendtire flay ; Think of the time when you could wield The scythe as strung as they The time' yon fi lled that tree's kin low, And phaiiihi'd the virgin soil ; Think of thtiio days, so long ago, Tlio days when you could toil. Ami though a tear may dim your eye, A gloom your heart o'ereast, AVhen t lie ruddy nymph of memory IJrings voices of th.s past ; Yet there's n pleasure always full, K'en with this flow of tears, And other hearts, like yours, will mrlt With thoughts of bvgone vcars. fleet 1 ---------- Mf--" From Hie K:nckcri&k:r. DEBORAH. an eld man. My hand trembles as I I am write. il is u slrange-looking Hand shrivel led, and brown, nnd mottled with tho dark spots which old age has imprinted on it. I I can. hardly believe the tale my mirror tells I me ; fur Time, in his busy silence, 1ms wrought I sad changes there. Tho curls in which I used j 1 0 irlnry ure silver white ; my eyes, once dark n:nl piercing, arc sunken nnd faded, nnd look j like living lights from underneath their droop- ing, reddened lids. This siooping, crazy form is but the wreck of v.b't '.vas once my "pride, j 1 sang once. They said 1 sang well. For : years I led a choir which was the boast of tho country round. The highest falsetto was not beyond my Hcm'Mo voice, nor tho deepest bass below it. Now that voice, cracked and discordant, can hardly falter through the , tcnle, und dies away in a husky whisper. j 1 J i.t 1 did not mean to talk of myself. i Tin. so thoughts camo over 1110 ns I looked j down the j:abt, to catch a glimpse of one who j ;-ltii:) there so brightly, who shines uow in 1 the New Jerusalem. ! H was many years ago, for I was ymnq Mlieu, when I Hrst saw sweet Deborah Dar- 1 1 1 1 tr. H was on tho first Sabbath in June. un : now it comes up uelore me ! ruo waving leaves und tlio soft murmuring of the fresh breeze ns it rippled through them ; the bursts of liquid music that trilled without tho church, and the voice of the meek old minister with in, whose simple, heart-felt eloquence bonnd us liko a spell. I occupied my accustomed seat in the choir. Tho singers one by 0110 dropped in, when, to my dismay. I found that my first treble was absent. -What could we do ? 1 was perplexed beyond measure, for we had prepared ourselves with unusual care to sing before somo distinguished strangers present, and without our leading treble we wore nothing. At last, on of the singers suggested that she had a cousin below who sang readily by note. Hho inirht be persua ded, etc.. etc. I hurried down stairs, and there, in nn old square pew, for the first timo beheld Deborah Darling. How well 1 re member it all ! Her fair face suffused with blushes at tho thought of taking so prominent a position, her gentle hesitation and timid reluctance, tho sweet pitying expression that stele over W countenance as I told mv Per plexity, and her filtering acquiescence atluft. I hud conquered Deborah, but Deborah had conquered i 1 I led her to her place in the north gallery, the base were ranged iu the south, and be tween them I took my stand, with the coun ter singers in a line before me, and, with a majestic flourish on mv pitch-pipe, we burst into ono of those Hue old anthems which now lie neglected nnd forgotten. Never did I hear such music. Others may talk of Jenny Lind and Sontag, but never ngain will my curs hear such strains as gushed from thelips of Deborah. She sang with her whole heart; tho delicute color deepened in her cheeks, her eyes glistened, und her face grew radient with emotion. I sang mechanically. My thoughts, my eyes were fixed oa Deborah ; und when sho soared away, now carrolling like-a bird, and now gliding over the most difficult passa ges without an apparent thought of any thing but the language of devotion she was utter ing, I felt as if listening to tho songs of ano ther world. The anthem ceased, but my brain was in a whirl. It seemed to me that the minister would pray abou. Deborah, that he would preach about her, that every one must be thinking of her throngh the whole service. That wag an unprofitable Sabbath to me ; yet sue, sweet girl, wonbl gladly have led my thoughts toward the Heaven whither her own were ever turning. That Sabbath passed away ; the week pas sed away, and I had seen her, known her, and twin, uvr. It was on a Saturday afternnnn h;i. and beautiful as ever shone on this fulleu earth, that I rove through tho fragrant pine ' ir wh ueueious, I be scenery encha, ting, and by my side sat Debo- iuii. jvurj 1, -miui uer appearance comes up vivully id m.' recollection. Her drum r,f spotless white, bt neutb which peeped out that slender little root the abawl of a color so delicate and soft, (J know not his name.) and the deep Don net, irom wnose dark shadow her eyes beamed like stars. Merer since have I seen such eyes as Deborah's, so full of liquid light, the soul looking out or tnei? clear deuths. as if 110 thought of detilemeit had over marred its nurilv. aud tha lonir laehca falling heuvi!' over them, as though to veil suck brightness from the rude ease of mor tals. A proud and happy man was I when, as I turned toward her, (and I never spoke without doing il.) she would look up for a moment with such a toft aud timid gUnce, aud thco drop ber eve-lids, as if terrified at her owu boldness. The gentle murmur of ner woius tnrnicd my heart, it seemed to me it would be beaveav to clasp that little hand. The suu went down, and tho silver disk of the moon gleuincd In the eastern sky. The trees began to darkeu more thickly nroutid us. I slackened my reins ; my horse walked geu tly along, nnd no sound broke tho stillness save the sighing; of the wind through the pines and the melancholy chirp of the cricket. I looked at Deborah, and my tongtio found utterance. I told her how dear bIio was to me, how long, how ardently I had loved her j how 1 never had loved, never cotiW.love .nother. I paused for a response. She trembled. The transparent mnslin modestly folded about her neck heaved convulsively. A faint blush stole over her sweet face ; her lips parted aud closed again j a few bright drops trembled or. their long lashes, nnd then coursed slowly down her cheeks, ns if loth to leave so fuir a resting-place. Then, with n smile snch nsthe angels wear, she looked up suddenly in my eyes, and said, with faltering utterance : 'No, Gregory, it must uot be, it cannot be. AVo will ho fricmh, but nothing more.' 'Then you cannot love me r said I hoarse ly, each word seeming to choke rce in thu utterance. leborah turned nnd gave one glance from the depth of her speaking eyes. 1 needed no dearer answer. 'You. ore mine !' I exclaimed with rapture. .She shook her head mournfully. My hoart sank within me. 1 tore a bough from the trees we were slowly passing nnd, heedless of what I was doing, 1 stripped oft the leaves and flung them to tho winds. I know not how lon-r wo rode in silence. A faint sigh roused mo from my gloomy reverie, : una ueuorau s voice urone tue sminess. bursting iroui ineir sockcis. 'Do not think mc unkind, nor.' her voice j Willi the utmost alacrity and tenderness, trembled, 'unloving. My heart rebels r.gaiust ( fuod was found und administered, which was my decision, but it is nn unsafe guide, and 1 j no sooner dono than they were wrapped in may not trust it. My lifo is consecrated to ' some blankets and removed to the hospitable my Master's service, and though others may j family or tho jailer. As the gentlemen coin serve Him more in other ways, I know that j posing thu committee were withdrawing from forme the path of usefulness and upward ! the house with their present charge, tho fe progress is tliat of single life Love so pre- male fiend informed ihein that they might ns ciocs as vours would lunu 1110 too closely 10 ; the earth, and I should forget and wonder . away from Oxe who loves mu far more than J On arriving at safe quarters with the nn yoit. But, Gregory.' she laid her soft hand ; fortunate infants, warrants were immediately gently on my arm, 'yon will be my friend, my ; chosen' she hesitated 'my btloccd friend ?' j An nnnccountablo calnmesn came over mc. ; I took the little hand : 'Yes, Deborah,' I ex- 1 claimed, 'we will bo friends for ever 1 Whilo ! yon walk on yonr solitary w ay I too will jour- ' ney cn alone. 1 ask only tor a kind thought, : kind look, and sometimes a kind word from von, und 1 will be satisfied. onr Mastkr shall bo mine. Like you I will pass upward, ! nnd when our love is chastened, und purified ; Horn every enrtniy siaiu, we snail meci 10 00 separated 110 more As 1 spoke, we came to a sudden bend in the rond. nnd the moonlight streamed full on Deborah's upturned face, which shone with seraphic lustre, ns if already gazing on the bliss of heaven. Our eyes met, her hand clasped mine, and aiigels'registered tho vows which our lips could not utter. Wo parted, each of us to pursue life's wea ry way alone. We met seldom, and then our words were few. Our affection wus too deep, too pure for utterance. Through others I heard often of Deborah; of her patient, unli rinj, un.-clfish devotion to the comfort of 1 ethers ; of her unwavering equanimity under every trial; of her meek humility and uu tb 1 i tikin ir fi'ititude. Sometimes I received a few wolds of cheering encouragement in her delicate ductography; souietnnes a kind mes sage, which born to mo a deeper meaning thun the simple language conveyed. It is ten years since I saw her last. Time had woven many a silver thread amid her dark lucks, ilo had stolen her bloom, and wasted her form j but a tender light still beamed from her eyes, and her face seemed to reflect thu radiance of the world sho was ap proaching. Deborah was very dear to me 111 her youth. In her old aje she was vnfjeaka- hly precious. Deborah is gone. I havo just kuelt by the fresh green turf beneath w hich she is sleep ing. I love to linger there : to remember her sweet patienceund child-like faith ; to re call tho many blissful hours she has already given me, and to look forward to tho many, many more, which are before me. 1 think of her us sho walks the streets of the celestial city, as she mingles in the songs of tho re deemed, und I move on with a firmer step and a lighter heart, seeking to work more faithfully for myLoRD, till He shall call mo uome. M.vsTRn! it has been u struggle of many years, but through Tiieb I lmvu triumphed ! 1 love my angel now, because she relleeU Think image. I ask uo other hcuveu than tho enjoymeut ofTuvsKUK. To Cubr the Cuoi'P. A writer in tho Country IJentleman gives tho following pro scription for tho croup : Divest the child of all clothing about tho neck and chest ; then bathe the throat aud upper part of the chest freely with cold water. Let this be dono pouring, sponging, or very frequent applica tion of wet cloths. Whilo this is beiug done, prepare warm water, and immerse the feet in It. This gives relief in a short time, tho child shoud be put quietly to rest, with a jug of warm water to the feet, when prespiratiun and sleep soon follow Any one can follow these directions immediately, and it is a complaint which is soon fatal, unless checked iu the early stages, and mflny precious lives are lost because a physician is not at hand until it is too Into to save from suffocation. "Have you children, madam T" inquired one of the sharpers, of a ludy in modest block who was looking at one of his houses just finished and in perfect order. "Yes." said tho gontlo mother, 4'I have seven, sir, but they are all in the churchyard." A sigh und the dew of a tear gave iinpres sivenuss to the painful remark, aud without further parley the bargain was closed. Her little flock were wailing for ber iu the church yard around the corner, and were delighted to hear that she round a suug bouse so speed ily. The landlord savs he shall never trust a wotnau iu bluck after this. A Quakeress, bem? fo ealous of ber hus- band, took occasion to watch bis movements rather closely, and one morning actually dis. covered tha truant hugging; and kissing a pioviv servant gin wuust seated on a sofa by her side. Broadbrim was not long in discov J? t h f" of his wife as she peered throagh v"- ur ""or, ana vising with the cool ness of a general, thus addressed haw t Ral. sey, my wife, thed hadst better quit thy peep ing, or, thee will causa a disturbance ilT the fiiuiilvV rlM.& fr..,.4 ...... -.1-... , &XTENRIVB HAI.I.OOMNO. Mong. GoilAKD the great aeronaut, left lew Orleans, on Sun day iast, iu a balloou, and having travelled 310 miles iu six honrs, landed his passengers at Port Gibson, Mississippi. He then re sumed his voyage. His passengers were tlx in number; and mcluded one or two members of the New Orleans press;. TWO CHILDREN ST All V ED. Siiockiko Curnmr. A moit shocking in stance of human, or rather inhuman deprav ity, has just transpired in Covington. It seems that tho wife of an Irishman recently died, having three children, infant boy and two girls three and flvo venrs of nge. The husband, soon after her iteath, married agnin, introducing into his family the wretch Tho, with a fiendlikc coolness, set herself immedi ately at work to destroy the lives or the little ones to whom she should have been a mother. Theyonngest of tho three died but a week or two after her entrance into the family, but with nn atrocity scarcely conceivable," one would not suffice ; she must destroy the oth ers. This she undertook to do by withhold ing their food with an obVions intention of starving them to death. Fortunately the means of tho little ones were overheard from without, nnd vague rumors gettir.g afloat that all was not right within, and reaching tho ears of the Council, it was resolved to send a committee to investigate the matter. They weut last evening, and not an hour too curly. Kulering the house, they found tho te niolhcr at home, but, on intjitiry for tho chil dren, sho told them that they were asleep, and could uot be disturbed. This did not satisfy the committee, and, on reaching tho house, they found a door to one of the rooms locked. Hearing faint cries within, they instantly broke down the door and entered. God! what a sight mot their eyes! These two children, infants, their flesh us white us death, und drawn tightly over the buiies each feature deSed with the vividness of a corpse, while their eyes were almost well leave the children as she had plenty ol food for them. issued for tho arrest of the woman and muu who culls her wife, but the officers on visiting the spot ngain, found that the birds had flown : neither the man nor feinnlo being about tho premises. It is surmised that they arc concealed in the city, and ifso, it is hoped thut thev mnv be ferretted out, nnd mudo to suffer the righteous penalty of their most damning crime. Tho entire community of Covington is justly shocked with the dire in iquity of tho transaction. ( t.-i. Timet. TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN Btl-OIT, WIS. From a nrivata letter at Heluit. wo learn thu following particulars of a dreadful t radge dy which occttrrad in that place on the morn ing of the 'j:ld inst. Tho wife of u citizen of that town was awa kened from her sleep on the morning of tho 23d, by a noise which she heard in uu adjoin ing npartmeiit. In a moment more, she saw n gleain from a dark lantern, held by a man iu that room, and screaming with tifi'right, invoke her husband, who was sleeping at her side. As he sprang from the bid tho intrj der firud ut him with tv piclol, the ball just missing hi j head und burying it. -elf in ' tho pillow. Snatching udoublvbarrelied gun from the wall, he discharged both barrels at the intruder. The contents of one barrel entered the man's head thu other his body, killing him instantly. Leaving the body where it tell, tlio gentleman and Ins wile proceeded lo the nearest neighbor, told what hud happened, und induced them to return with then: to his houae. Dut imagine the feelings of the neigh- j bor, bimseir a man universally eeteemed und j respected, to recognize in the mangled body j of the dead robber, Am own ton ! Upon returning to his house, the father 1 found his son's room unoccupied, the window open, iinda rope ladder extending from tho j window to the ground. 1 The gentleman who shot the robber had stilfered tho loss of two gold watches somo time before, in a mysterious manner, and now attributes their theft to this person. Ckiengn j 'J 'rib line. j A lrtHESTICi FACT IN AMERICAN j HISTORY. 1 Tho first American whodischarged his gun on the day of tho battle of Lexington, was F.benezer' Lock, who died ut Deeriug, N. IL, about fifty years ago. He resided at Lexing ton in 1775. Tho British regulars, ut the or der of Major Pitcairn, having fired ut a few- rebels on tho green in front ol tlio .Meeting House, killed somo nnd wounded others, it was a signal for war. ''Tho citizens," writes one, "might be seen coming Irom uu direc tions, in the roads, over fields and through tho woods each with his ritle 111 lusiiuud, his powder-horn hung to his side, and his pocket provided with bullets. Among tne number was Ebcnezer Lock. Tim British had posted a reserve of infantry a mile iu tho directiou or Kofton. 1 his was 111 the neighborhood 01 Mr. L.. who, instead of hastening to join the party at tho green, placed himself in an open cellar ut a convenient distance fordoing exe cution. A portion of tho reservo was stand ing on a bridge, nnd Mr. Lock commenced firing ut theui. There was no other Ameri can in sight. He worked valiantly for some minutes, bringing down one or the enemy ut every shot. Up to this time, not a shot had been fired elsewhere by tlio rebels. The British, greatly disturbed at losing so mnnr men by the random firing of anunseen enemy, were uot Ions in discovering the man in tho cellar, aud discharged a volley of balls which lodged on the walls opposite. Air. 1-ock within remaining unhurt continued to load aud fire with the precision of a finished marksman. Ho was driven to such close quarters, by the British on tbo right and left, that he was cotnmdled to retreat. He had just one bullet left, and thero was now but one way to escape, ami tuui was inrouu un orchard, and uot one moment was to bo lost he leveled bis gnu at a man near by, drop ped his guu, and tho man was shot through the heart. The bullets whistled around him. Lock reached the brink of a hill, and throw ing himself upon the ground, tumbled down wards, rolliug as if mortally wounded. Iu this way lie escaped unhurt. At the close of the war be moved to New Hampshire, where he resided till bis death tweuty years after. He lived in seclusion aud died in peace.'' A StrulK auono tii Fkiktkrs. The com- Eositors of tho Courier nod Euquirer office, elievlng they had a right to as goad a remu neration for their labor as had been euioyed by tfceir brethren compositors en the 1 imes, '1 ribune, Herald and Daily News, n Friday lust demauded thirty-five eenta per thousand ems, the current scale at thou oBiees.) and also remuneration for lost time while waiting ftjreopr. Metinj; ith a refusal,- fourteen men out of twenty-one employed, strack. J'he Courier reduced its price to thirty-two ccuts early in the winter. N. Yr Tum$, CSe HIE KANSAS OUTRAur.S. Ciui aro, May 9. Tho Missouri Argus, of the 1st hist., publishes tho proceedings of a mass meeting held at Weston, Mo., at which resolutions were adopted to the c fleet that suir-defence requires the expulsion of every person aiding in bringing negro slavery into reproach ; that robbers and traitors have no right to tho protection of the law; that they ratify tho proceedings at th Turkvillo riot ; that they approve the resolutions of that meet ing in regard to tho Methodists, and add thereto all ministers preaching prejudicial to slavery ; and that they have no argument agninst abolition papers but the Missouri river, bonfires, and hemp rope. They pledge themselves to go to Kansas, to help to expel those who ure corrupting the slaves, nnd ca!l 11 grand mass meeting at I'mkviHe, on the .5th inst. Foiir'cxi-ks tx 1111: U. S. Army. The Boston (Muss.) Atlas learns from mi official scource, thut since the last of October there have been inspected and embarked at Fort Columbus, to join their rvgimetiW in the West, citfhlten hundred and JUrty-seren va crutts, only three hnndt i d and twenty-four of whom were born in the United States, or bnt a little more than one-sixth. Of the whole number, f.'iO were Irish, and :'. German. These are about the proportions of natives to foreigners for some time part. Tnrc K ax:; Kxckpttion. Considerable mis apprehension exists in regard to the. expedi tion now fitting out for the Arctic to search for Dr. Kane and hit bravo companions. Tho expedition will sail from New York to wards the close of the present month, and, in place of the vessels being provisioned by Henry Gvinnell, Esq., of New York, they are provisioned ut tho cxjH'nso of tho Govern ment, an appropriation forthatpurposc having been madu by Congress. End or the Aerial Tkii New Orlean8 (La.) papers of Wednesday, 2d inst., announce the safe arrival of Mr. tlodard pnd his bal loon nt Vieks nirg. Miss., oil tho proceeding Monday a distance of four hundred miles from New Orleans, which wus performed in u few hours, including 11 stoppage ut Port Gib son, Miss., und landing three of the passen gers ut that place. Baft Kxcmsios nv Laihes. Three Indies, from Oswego, N. Y., came through to Co lumbia on a raft, lust week, tarryiiig thero over last Sunday ; they proceeded on their i joiii-iiev to tide-wulcr. The excursion was uuuertuheu lor picusiirc, tr.e mines miviug u hittid;.ome cabin und comforts and delicacies to match. The excursion was enjoyed by them much. Goon I'imxTs ot" tiik Nr.w Postaok Law. A iv'lciiiporary remarks thut the new law puis an eflcfluul dumper on ououymiitis let ters. Those w ho seud them are now compel led to pay out tin' w ceiiti, which to such mean souls imports t. much greater pang than their efT'il.-ioii'i can possibly inflict on any 0111: else. L01.A Mo.sti:..--I I is said thut Paris i. about to be favored bv the presence of Lulu Monte., who, it issaiil isniunied for the ? time. The piesent huif is. a gold digger, whom the Countess Landlelt picked up ut Grass Valley, and whoso millions she propo ses to dispose in thu French Capital. This done, the gold-digger will doubtless be dis posed of ill his turn. KvAiuMJ the Law. The City Marshal of Portland, Me., found on tho promises of n liquor-seller, named Noonan, a lead pipe en closed in tho finishing work or tho house, und leading under tho stairs into a cask of poor brandy in the cellar. Before the cask could be got ut, however, the outsiders had pumped off the contents through uuother pipe. VkbvGooi) Bkasons, The Secretary of the Treasury declines complying with tho pe tition of the employees iu tho Collector's oflice ut Boston. Si ass., for an increase of salary, as it would bo unjust to other officers of tho revenue, und no provision is made for it in 1 ho appropriation bill. Tho son of n widow named Ciw.icr, living near Utica, N. Y., ran away fiom homo two years ago, and his mother has been searching for him all over tho AVest ever sime. At one time sho thought sho recognised her son in a drowned body which floated nshoro at a lake port, and gave np the search, but she was mistaken, for she found him ubout a week ago on a farm near Toledo, O., where ho had been ever since he run ott". IVwt-Oxfick Bobbed. Last Monday morning it was discovered that, lute the eve iiimr before, somo one wilh false keys, had unlocked nearly all tho drawers in the Toledo Post-office, and extracted thu contents, which were found ueur the oflice, iu a lumber yard, opened and scattered to wind und rain. Pray, sir." said a Judge, angrily, to a blunt old (Junker, from whom no direct an swer could bo obtained, "do you know whut we sit l'.cro for?'' "Yea, verily, I do,"suidlhe Quaker ; "tlree of you for four dollars each a day, nnd the fat one in tho middle for four thousand a year.'' Mi-st xirr Shoot Tur.M. Our Minister nt Mexico hus euuscd to bo made public tho regulation that all vessels loading guano ut the islands of tho Mexican Republic, nro pro hibited from shooting birds on them, under a penalty of fifty dollars for euch offtnre. A Laruk Sw.aky I)BfLixKr. Professor Agassi., Professor of Natural History in Harvard College, Mass., has refused s similar professorship in the University of Edinburg, Scotland, at a salary of $10,000 per annum. Geokor Sand (Mad. Dudevnnt,) is tho great-grand-daughter of the celebrated M nr bhul Saxe, who wtis himself one of the thr.-e hundred and sixty-two natural children of Frederick Auust'lvinj,' of Saxony and Po land. - At Milwaukio there aro 70.000 barrels of flour und 5&0 bushels of w heat bound to the Kust us soon us the Lake opens. The ship ments of Milwaukio will doublo those of lust year. About two hundred Mormons, from Eng land aud Wales, took passage on bourd the .learner Mouongahela Tor St. Louis, on their wuy to the city of the Lutter Day Saints by the' Great Suit Lake. Won't Go. S. S. Cox; Esq., 'jinierlv edi tor of thu Ohio Statesman, has declined tho appointment of Secretory of legation to Pe ru, The cxpemsos aru much greater tluiu the perquisites. The cholera has appeared in SlJ L011U. The papers- of the. 1st .iutl&nl-announce suvcrul deaths from it- s : .. : v 1 The' Prohibitory Liquor Law of Michigan goes iuto effect on tha 14th intt. NEVER JOKE AnOtIT BtSINESS. I will tell von n story. A man that I am well acquainted with, nnd who was notnlwnys so well to do in the world ns he now is I do not say it was myself, but it was a Scotchman who had risen from a very low beginning. His outward dress did not tally well with tho lining of his pocket ; indeed tho Docket when he went to market was but ill held up by rags which it was sued to; to look nt him you would have thought him not worth u pluck. Well ono Morning 11 cargo of hides coining into port ho asked the owner what he would sell the wholn cargo for. Looking ut our friend from bend to foot, tho owner could hardly refrain from laughing outright. My good friend said he, "I think it matters little to you tho prico of the cargo ; a tmiglo hide I should imagine would exhaust your purse." "When folks tonic to buy," said our Scotch man, "they expect to bo treated with civility. Will you answer 1110 a plain question ? What is the prico of the whole cargo of lodes on board the ship Prosperity now in harbor ?'' The ship owner thought tho man was daft or joking and ho said, "w hat will you give 1110 for tho cargo, money down upon tho ta ble:' 'Guidsir, it's not for me to put a piii: up on your goods. Tell me whut is iLi lom-bt price you will take V The owner still carrying on the juke (as he tho't) named a price, not half thu actual val ue, The merchant of frugal uppeniance pul his hand into his pocket, took rut a shilling and clupprd it into the hand.--, of the owner, crying aloud. "A bargain my friend !'' nnd before, these witnesses und I timing to there; who had been amused by the conversation that had passed. Viewing the man still in the snnielight and never suspecting that he hud to do with it man of money, the considerate owner pi offer ed buck the shilling to tho man of fairs say ing, "hero my good man though 1 have been casting somo severe jukes upon vou, I would not wish to rob you of a shilliii";, judging from appearance you have but very few to spare." The buyer advanced with a firm step and looking I u 111 in the face said, "judging from appearances il may bo sir ; but I can tell you 1 did nae gio you that shilling that it iv.ist be returned in tho character of nn iilmous ; that shilling is the uveas of my purchase of the whole cargo ; tell me therefore when yon will deliver und receive your money, or, said ho, (taking out his pouco, the foot of an old stocking well darned nnd patched, heavy with gold, and crumpled with bank notes.) if any substantial papers will bo responsible for thu delivery, I'll pay ye the silver down on the tablo this minute," Every attempt ut cxiilunulien or accommo 1 1 1 1 dation was in vuiu ; und ut last the owner was I compelled to give up his cargo of hides ut ' less than half their value, and he received the j money agreed upon, forthwith. As it was I ( the only curgo that hud arrived for sonic time, tho ragged man ut money sold his hides ut til-1 most his own demand ; uud ho always said it 1 was the best bargain ho ever made in his life. ! A ragged coat, you i ce, has its advantages as ', well ns a good one : but mind never joke on I business. Ai Old Pkinikk. Thutlow W. Brown, ! iu a coimnunii'iuiim front tho Cabin in the ! Maples, in Wi.v-oii: in, to hia paper, the i CuMijra Chief, savs that ho has luund a tv pngraphicel curiosity in the Plain Dealer ullico ut Waukesha. Mr Hunt, nuu- un ac tive and halo old man, stiil peii'oiitiing the 1 iouriivinun's labor ut thu "case," w;-.:-. u "jour" in tho London Times office, as long ago us the proprietors of that cstublishm.ini were making etVorts to print by machinery. He remembers Lord Byron well, und has "set" his manuscript. Byron used some lime to review his own poems, with unstinted commendation. Such articles went to Mr. Hunt iu tho poet's own hiiud-wiiting. Lvtrrestino Experiments -i'lio Patent OP.ico hud furnished seeds und directed exper iments to be made by Mr. Colbert, of Mount Airy. Md., with more than one hundred vari eties or beans and pulse, wilh tho view of de termining their qualities, productiveness and adaptation to the climate, the results of which arc to bo embodied in a future report. The above seeds were iclecti d Trcm camples pro cured from South America, China, Japan, various parts of Europe, and tho United States. Thoso kinds which prove successful, mid are not already to be found iu abuudance in this country, will be multiplied from year to year, for the purpose of procuring the seed for public distribution. Uiifon. Wort'J Knowing. It is said that a small piece of resiu dipped in tho water which is pla ced in a vessilnii the stove, -villbdd a peculiar property to tho ulmorphero of the room, which will give relief to persons troubled with a cough. Tho heat of tho wuter is sufficient to throw off tho crotna of the resin, and gives the same relief ns ia nft'orded by a combustion of the resin. H is preferable to the combus- I tion, beeauso tho evaporation is more dara- ! 1 1 . r,,i. . ... .... . 1 .. - 1 C 1 Die. 1 no same rcmi may uo ueit iur sevei.u weeks. To Ci re Ckami'. Thui-e who may be sub ject in the night time lojhat excrut:a'invjpuiu called cramp, may bo secure ngainst iu at tacks, by tying tiny kind 01 bandage very lightly round the leg, immediately ubuvo the knee; or it may bu remedied by breathing forcibly, aud taking long respirations, thus exciting the action of the lungs, by which means the whole system may be animated, aud perhaps iu less than a minute tho di-:order will bo ubuted uud the pain etfectmilly remov ed. To Ccke Fkloxs. S. Osher.of Iliggauum, Conn., informs us thut by keeping tho felon linger in hot water for 11 long time, it will re move the pain. The water must be kept us hot as it is possible) for the person to bear. He enred one 00 himself by this plan, and has known of it being equally efficacious with other persons. Bites ! Tho following sell came off a few days since not many miles from where we uow sit. Two gentlemen, fishing sharp boy ap pears i Boy Well sir, git nny biles 1 Gent (unconcerned) "lots of Vm." Boy " Y-a-s wuler your hat ."' "Jim, I believe Bain's got no truth in him." "You dou'tkoow, boy; dur's more truth in dat uigga dan in all do res' iu do plautaiiuu.'' "How you make out dat J" "Why, he never let auy out." Well, rat, Sim didn't" quito kill eu a brickbat did hef . . "No, but 1 wish he had." I'uint rr? .- . - w-.b ao j, could have ssa hiai hung, the villain, A MODEL, LEITtR. A letter, which is said to have been recei ved by ft person in Oberlin, Ohio, from un old acquaintance in Georgia, contains some sen tences which stamp its author us o:ie of the Christians we sometimes read of in tho news papers. The w riter takes up his pen to In form his frieud that he has "embraced the re ligion of tho Lord Jestis Christ.' Ilo then goes on to dotuil some faetsconceniingnu old deacon who was itn before his chujch on a charge of having brutully murdered en old negro slave. Ho acknowledges that the dea, con was guilty, but justifies him on the ground thut he had n'right to do with his own prop erty as ho liked. Tho Church also justifies him. lie winds up as follows: "I have partly bargained for about fiftyslaves belong ing to Mr. . If I can get them ail cheap ns I expect to, I shall niako profit Oti them, for I understand thut tho Orleuus mar: ket is quito good now. I expect to send them down ns booh ns my driver recovers t for in flogging one of my old slaves tho Other day he received a very severe wound from him, ho having struck him with his hoe, whereupon the driver instantly drew his pistol from his pocket und shot him dead upon tho spot, a fate which he justly merited. From his ex treme age, (being nearly 80 years old.) I con sider his death a gain nnd not a loss to mei In your last, you spoke of visiting us next year. If you come, 1 pray you to leavo youf ubolitionistn behind, and show yourself a man. it is now- time to go to prayer-meeting, and 1 must dote. My wife joins mo ii Ice to vou. Yours, J. P. F," A book that is likelv to uddre;.s itself to the interest of the world in goueral is ahislory of tho Luto Emperor of Russia, about to bo published iu Paris by M. Lconzon l.educ. Tho Tribune says that the filibusters hav, opened offices in Broadway andother thorough fares, for enlistment of men to serve iu "the war with Spain." Tho first volume of lrving's life of Wash ington will be published in a few' days, uud the second lata iu the summer. Thu Massachusetts Hotl'ie 6f Bein-esenta lives voted 130 to 110, tS ubolisb the death penalty. Lovo that has nothing but beauty to keep it iu good health is short, and apt to have ague fits. 4 , , 1 mil. .1 I t Kra:: the f'ln i..iMi Reformer. DREAM NOT, BUT WORK ! Dream not, but work ! Be bold ! be brave 1 Let not a coward spirit crave , Escapu from tasks allotted : Thankful for toil and danger be ; Duty's high call will makt; thee flee The vicious the besotted. Think not thy share of strife too great ; Speed to thy post, erect, elate i Strength from above is given To those who combat sin and wrong, Nor ask how much, nor count how long They with the foe have striven. 1 I Wugo ceaseless war 'gainst lawless might ; ! Speak out thu truth act out the right j Shield the defenceless. Bo firm be strong improve h time-- ! Pity tho sinner but for crime, I Crush it relentless 1 ' Strive on, strive on, nor ever deem ; Thy work complete. Care not to seem But be, a Christian true. ! Think, sjioak uud act 'gainst menu device , j Wrestle, with those who sacritico The inanv to the few. j Forget thyself, but bear in mind The claims of sufi'erintr human kind So bhall tbo welcont; night", Unseen, o'ertako thee, and thy soul Sinking in slumber ut the goal, Wake in eternal light ' Tiie Bil.tDotv or dlath .Wo have rarely met with nnytbiug more' bcuutiful thuu the following, which we find in an exchange paper ; "All ibat lire mini ills, raning ll, rough Nature to lUeruiiy." Men seldom think of a greut event nf deato until the dark shadow fulls across fheir own path, hiding forever from their eyes the luce of tho loved ones whose living smile was the sunlight of their existence Deuth is the greut uutaponisin of life, und thecold thought of the tomb, is tho skeleton at all 0:ir feasts. Wo do not want to go through the dark Tal ley although its passage may lead to para dise ; aud with Charles Lumb, we do not wish to lie dowu in the mouldy grave, even with kings and princes for our bod-fellows. There is no ttppeul or reprieve from the great law that dooms us all to dust. We flourish and fude like the leuves of the forest ; and ther fairest flower that blooms and withers in a day has not a frailer hold 011 lifo than the mig in icst monarcii that tins ever sliooK tho earth by his fooUlcps. Generations of meu nppeur uud vuuish like the gross, und tho cuiuilcss multitude that swarms the world to-day will to-morrow disappear like the foot prints on the fchore. "doou Hie riaMi tide .li'.U beat, rJicli liucc skill vaui.h .rem Uie sum!," 111 the bountiful drama of Ion, the instiuct of immortality so eloquently uttered by the death-devoted Greek, finds a deep resonte ;u every thoughtful soul. When about to field his young existence as a suc-riflco to fate, his betrothed Clumanlhe usks if they shall uot meet agaitr, to which ho replies : "I have asked thut dreadful question of tha hills thut look eternal ; of tho How ing streams that flow forever ; of tlio stars among whose fields of azure my raised spirit hath walked inr glory. All were dumb. But whilo I gaze upuu thy living face, I fool there's something iu the lovo which maulles through its beauty thut cannot wholly pciUh.' We shall meet ugain, Clemanthu." CiiARiit' Blest During the retreat of Alfred the Great at Athelney, in Somerset shire, after tho defeat of his forces by the Panes, a beggar came to his little castle the;e, und requested alms. The queen in formed him that they had only one small loaf remaining which was insufficient for them selves and their friends, who were rone abroad in quest of food, though with little hopes of sutcess. The king replied. "Give the poor creatine one half ef the loaf. He who could1 feed Ave thousand wen with Dee losyes ana two email rH,bes, can cf rtftiitly mats that half of the loaf tuffiee for more than mtr necessi ties! Accordingly the poor mun waa .ru litived. auri this noble set o chanty was soon. ' j reCompf nsed br a rovldcnliarsure of frca u.' Yptovioions, with which Ins jicople returned!