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SUNBU11Y, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1855.
OLD SERIES, YOL- 15. NO. 38.
The Sunbury American,
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m the neatest style, every variety of printing.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SUNBURU", PA.
Easiness attended to in the Counties of Nor.
thumberland, Union, Lycoming Montour and
Columbia.
Itferenccs.in Philadelphia :
Men. Job R. Tyson, Chas. GiMinns. Fw..
Somen & Suodgrasa, Linn, Smith 4c Co.
WHITE ASH ANTHRACITE COAL
From thi Lancaster Colli r.nr,
Northumberland county, Fa.,
WHERE wo have, very extensive improve
ments, and nrc prepared to offer to the
public a very superior article, particularly suited
tor the manufacture of Iron and making Steam.
Our sizes of Coal arc:
LUMP, ) for Smelting purpose.
STEAMBOAT, i- for do. and Steamboat
BROKEN, )
EGO. for Family use and Steam.
STOVE, i
S'J. 7"' fur I.imcburncrs and Steam.
PEA, S
Our point of Shipping Is Sunbury, where ar
isngcmeBf are tnudc to load boats without any
'delay.
COCHRAN, PEALE & CO.
J. J. CocmtAS, Lancaster.
C. W. Pkali, Shamokin.
Ur.NJ. Kr.iNiioni, Lancaster.
A. )Al'MOAItDNin, do. .
fcp" Orders addressed to Shamokin or Sunbury,
will receive prompt attention.
Feb. 10, 1835. ly
LEATHER.
FRITZ, HI2IIUY fc CO.
No. 29 North. Third Street, Philadelphia.
M
OROCCO Manufacturers, Curriers and Im
porters of FRENCH CALF-SKINS, and
dealers in Red and Oak SOLE LEATHER &
KIPP.
Feb. 17, 1855. w ly
F. H. SMITH,
PORT JfONNAIE, POCKET BOOK,
AKD
IircNSlug Case Manufacturer,
N. W. cor. of Fourth ff Chestnut Sts.,
riiii.Ai)i:i.rniA.
Always on hand a large and varied assortment of
Port Monnaies, Work Uoxes,
Pocket Books, Cabas,
Bankers Cases, Trailing Bags,
Note Holders, Backgammon Boards,
Port Folios, Chess Men,
Portable; Desks, Cigar Cases,
Dressing Cases, Pocket Memorandum Books,
Also, a general assortment of English, French
and German Fancy Goods, Fine Pocket Cutlery,
Razors, Razor Strops and Gold Pens.
Wholesale, Second and Third Floors.
F. II. SMITH.
H. W. cor. Fourth & Chestnut Sta Philada.
N. B. On the receipt of $1, a Superior Gold
Pen will be sent to any part of the United States,
by mail ; describing pen, thus, medium, hard,
or soft.
Phila.. March 31. 1854 ply.
A CARD.
GEORGE BROWN, Inspector of Mines, ten
der his services to land owner and Min
ing Companies, in making examinations, reports
&c, of Mines and Coal lands. From his experi
ence ill mining operations, as he understands the
different branches, having carried on Mines for
a number of years in Schuylkill Co., and having
now a large number of collieries under.his super
vision he hopes to give satisfaction to those who
may want bis services. Refers to Benjamin
Miller and W.Payne, Esqrs.. Philadelphia, and
1). E. Nice and James Neill, Esqrs., Pottxville.
Communications by Mail promptly attended to.
Fottsville, March 17, 1855 3in.
REMOVAL
PETER W. GRAY respectfully Informs his
friends ad customers, thai he has removed
his Store from its old location, and now occupies
the handsome and commodious Store roots, for
merly occupied ty H. B. Masser, in Market
square, nearly opposi'-i the Post Office, where he
will be happy to serve all who may give him a
call. .
Sunbury, Narch 10, 1855. tf
Do you want a 'Bargain ?
IF SO, THEN CALL AT
J. YOUNGS' STORE,
ViniERE you will find the cheapest assort-
' went of
SritING AND SUMMER GOODS
in Sunbury, consisting in part of Dry Goods,
Groceries, Queensware, Hardware, Cedar
(rare, Fancy Articles, Stationary, Con
fectionaries, 4c, which will be
old at the lowest pi ices for
cash of country produce,
Ground Salt by the sack or bushel.
Sunbury, Nov, 4, 1854.
ITARDWARE.-Table Cutlery, Razors, Pock
" ' Knives, Hand saws Wood saws in
frames. Axes, Chisels, Door Lock, aud Hinges,
Hand Bells, Waiters, 4e., just received and for
I. W. TEN ER & CO.
Sunbury, Dee. , 1854.
JOAL Buckets, stove shovels, Ami shovels,
- forks, Door ana pad locks, curry combs,
&e., at YOLNU'B bTOHE.
Sunbury, Nov. 18, 1854.
VANILLA BEANS just received by
WEISEB it UULNER.
Sunbury, May 19, 1855
WINES Sill Liquors for Medicinal purposes
at WEISER 4 PRUNE MS. .
fcunbru. May 19. 1885. , .
Select IMnn
THE LAND OF DREAMS.
BY WILLIAM c. nnrANT.
A mighty realm is tho land of dreams.
"With steeps thut hung jn the twilight, sky,
jxnu weltering oceans nntl trailing streams,
That gleam where, tho duskey valleys lie.
But over its shadowy border flow
Sweet rays from tlto world of endless
morn,
And tho nearer mountains cnldi the glory.
And flowers in the nearer fields are born.
The souls of tho happy dead repair,
From their bowers of light to thai border
ing land,
And walk in tho fainter plory there,
With the souls of the living hand to hand.
One calm sweet smile in that shadowy sphere,
From eyes that open on earth no more
Ono warning word front a voire once dear
How they riso in the memory o'er !
Far ofrfrom those hills that shine with dtiy.
And fields that bloom in the heavenly
gules,
Tho land of dreams goes stretching away
To dimmer mountains and darker vules.
There lie the chambers of pttilty delight,
There walk tho spectres of guilty fear,
And soft, low voices, that float through the
night,
Are whispering sin in the helpless car.
Dear maid, in thy girlhood's opening flower,
Scarce weaned from the love of childish
play!
The tears on whoso checks are but tho show
er
Thut freshens tho early blooms of May !
Thine eyes are closed and over thy brow
l'ass thoughtful .shadowsand joyous gleams,
And 1 know, by the moving lips, that now
Thy spirit strays in tho land of dreams.
Light-hearted maiden, oh, heed thy feet!
Oh keep whero that beam of Paradise falls'
And only wander where thott mnys't meet
The blessed ones from its shining walls.
So shall thou como from the land of dreams,
With love and peace to this world of strife;
And the light that over that border streams
Shall lie ou tho path of thy daily life.
tumorous hctcj).
From tlie Ntw York Weekly Leader.
GETTING IN AT NIGHT.
"Tlio door was locked when I got home,"
said Tom, "und how to gel in without waking
the "governor," was the difficulty. J knew
he'd give me particular fits, if ho knew I was
out ufter 10, and tho clock had just struck
one. Tho back yard was an impossibility,
and but one chance remained. . Tlu-ro was a
porch over tho frontdoor, tho roof of which
was but a few foet below two windows. One
of them I knew was fastened down, aud the
other opened from a bedroom, which might
not bo occupied. An old maiden sister of
Tim's wife had arrived on tho same day, and
it was very probablo that she was ill that
room ; but I knew tho bed was in the corner
farthest from tho window, aud hoped 1 should
be able to get in through the room without
awakening her, and then I had a compuritivcly
easy thing of it. So getting a short lihtnk
from a neighboring board pile, I rested it n
gainst tho cava of tho shed, pulled off my
shoes, put them in my pocket, and "coonetl
up." All right, so far, but I thought it ne
cessary, in order not to arouse nny suspicions
in the morning, to remove the plank : so
dragging it tip, 1 threw oif the end, and down
it went with an awful clatter on a stray dog
that had followed me for two or three squares,
who immediately set up tho most awful howl
a whipped hound ever gave tongue to. That
started half a dozen other dogs in the neigh
borhood burking; a mocking bird in the
window above commenced singing as if he
intended to split his throat at it, and an old
woman, in her night clothes, with a caudle in
her hand, appeared at a window across tho
street. I knew 1 was safe as far as she was
concerned, but if any one canto to our win
dows, the candle gnve enough light to very
probably discover mo. Nobody did come,
however, and the old lady, after peering up
and down the street for a minute or more,
popped her head in and retired. Tho mock
ing bird still kept up its eternal whistle, and
it was fully an hour before it and the !? set
tled dowa and gave mo a chance to move.
Creeping slowly along tho window, I put my
hatid on the sill, sprung in, und, with my
head and shoulders within, and my legs hang
ing out, stopped to listen. Ye sho was in
that room, for 1 could hear her breathing.
After waiting for a minute, I cautiously tircw
up one leg, then another, slewd them round,
aud putting them down to the floor, was juat
conscious that I had stepped on something
soft and yielding, and was about withdrawing
them, when another yell broke out at my
lect, toe old mam jumped tin trom her bed
crying "Murder 1 murder I" aud the dogs and
the mocking bird started aguiu. 1 saw
through it all ; I had put my foot in it more
ways than one. A little darkey was lying on
her back under the window und I had stenned
on her face, and, of routse waked her up. 1
decided in a flush what to do. The houso
would be aroused, and 1 caught, to a certain
ty, unless 1 could git to my room- before the
governor was up. But I hadu't a moment to
lose, for tho little uigger was yelling, and the
woman screaming, so 1 started for the door,
made three steps and struck a chair ; tumbled
over, of courso, made the awfullest racket you
ever heard of in the dead hour of uight, in a
peaceable house ; the nigger aud the maid
6creatned louder than ever, the mocking bird
whistled like a steam-whittle, and the dogs
fairly made a chorus as loud as J ulicu'g.
"I reached the door, howover, swiftly and
quietly opened it, and just got out in time to
see the old gentleman open his door, with a
candle in his baud, and come hurrying up
stairs. Not a moment was to bo lost. There
was a wardrobe near where I stood, and I
Bprang behind it. Up came the governor,
reacued the door, opeued it, went it, aud in
the meantime there wag all sorts of coufusion
uu iwiuirr down stsirg us te what wa the
mat tow XT..l. J i . .
.. vw. huuuuj, etse came up though, aud
front where 1 stood 1 heard everv word of
inquiry and explanation in the room. Of
tXVX?7, ?uWt me much out of it.
.ound I a7ee at .1 and too
that they coucMed she had b.,n S!.."'
auathe governor, after givinj The, , wu fd
aroused neighbors, from the window, went
down to his room again.
"So fur, so good. I now had to go down
stairs, reach the back door, unbar it, got into
the yard, make for my room, which wis in tho
second story of a back building that stood
unconnected with, and about a dozen yards
from the main one. After giving everybody
another half hour to settle down again, I
started. Boys, did you ever try to get tip or
down a pair of stairs, at midnight, without
making a noise ? You may try all sorts of
ways," but every step is sura to crenk, each
with a peculiar noise of its own, and loud
enough, you uro certain, to waken everybody.
1 had gotten nearly to tho bottom, when a
littlo flsto dog came trotting up the entry to-
warus me, yelling Innously. A supprosseu
'Come here, sir, you Zip,' silenced him, for he
recognized me ; but the flsto started tho
mocking bird, and the dogs in the neighbor
hood having learned to take the cue, of course
all joined chorus for the third time.
"I rnn along the passage, reached the door,
and unlocked it, just as tho govxuor roused
the second time, opening his door and seeing
a man escaping from tho houso by the back
way, of courso cried "Thieves 1 Thieves!"
and made a rush after me. I was too quick
for him though, opened the door, sprang out,
broke for the door that opened into tho room
below mine, and hud just reached it, when
eranh ! within a foot of my head went a brick,
and another voice that I knew belonged to
next door neighbor Tompkins, joined the
governor in the crv of "Thieves ! Thieves !
Murder ! ' I hieves !" I was safo though.
Hushing tin the stairs, I shelled myself quick
er than I ever did before or since, and was in
bed ami sound nsleep in less than bairn min
ute. asn't there n row enough ? J never
heard so nianv does before, the mocking-bird.
of course, was outdoing all previous cllbrts,
tho chickens even began to crow, Tompkins
next door was hallooing " i Inevis ! ' and call
ing tho governor. I could hear streams and
all sorts of talking and noises aninnrr the
neighbors, until nt length the old gentleman's
voico was heard in the vard calling, "Tom !
Tom 1"
"Tom was sound asleep snoring."
"Tom !" cried the old man in n voice that
would have roused a man from an epileptic
fit.
"I judged it prudent to wake then, and
jumping from my bed raised the window, and
rubbing ono rye, and looking particularly
frightened, (which 1 was,) asked :
"Why, father, what in tho world's the
matter?"
"There's thieves in the house !'' was the
reply ; "get your gun and come down, and be
quirk !''
"He's in tho room bulow you, Tom !" hal
looed Tompkins, "I'm certain of it. I saw
hiij as he ran down, and threw n lire brick at
him. 1 know ho didn't pass that door, Mr.
Jones."
"1 was directed to "look out for myself;"
tho governor stood sentinel nt the door bo
low, armed with a club, while Tompkins had
five minutes to collect aid from tho neighbors,
and less than half that so thorough! was
every house alarmed, there were a dozen or
more men in the jard, armed with guns, r.'s
tols and sticks.
"Tho governor led tlto attack. Opening
the door, he culled, 'Come out here, you
house-breaking scoundrel ! If yon attempt to
run or resist, I'll blow your brains out !" No
body came, however.
" 'Watch tho door,' was the order, 'while 1
go in ;' mid I was told to 'look sharp,' and
'shoot the rascal if he came up stairs.' A
momentary search was sufficient to satisfy
everybody that the thief was not iu that room.
"He's up stairs, then,' cried Tompkins, 'for
I'll take my Bible oath he didn't pass that
door.'
"So up stairs they trooped, but I had lit a
candle by that time, und there was no bug
bear there. Tho strictest search, even in
looking under a bootjack, didn't show the
faintest trace of him. The vard was next
examined, then tho hinie. ami everybody be
ing tolerably well satisfied that ho 'had esca
ped, the .neighbors dispersed to their several
homes, but I was appointed as sentinel for
tho rest of the night, and ordered not to go
to sleep ou my post under penalty of a flog
ging. "The articles missing, on a thorough inves
tigation next day. were two pies, and the old
lady's silver thimble. The thimble turned up
in a week or two, being discovered under the
corner of the carpet, but the pies havo never
been accounted fur to this day. On oath, I
could have given very material testimony as
to tho disposition of the stolen property, but
tin the case didn't come before any court, I
remained silent.
"lidn't the local editors loom, though!
One of them elongated himself through a
quarter ol a column, ami headed tho item, 'A
IMabolieul and Atrocious Attempt at Burgla
ry and Murder!' describing, with graphic
particulars, the fiendish attempt to throttle
Miss und her servant, complimented the
coolness and resolution of li. Tompkins,
Esq.,' und perorated with a withering ana
thema on the want of vigilance displayed by
tho police.
"It was fun for me to see with what wide
awake sagacity the watch used to stop at the
front door und listen during their nightly
rounds, for a month after ; und you couldn't
have bribed a youngster to go under the
porch on any account ufter dark. The ex
citement died awuy, though, ufter a while,
but I'll never forget tho -sight 1 tried to get
iu 'without making a noise.' "
1HAIIOI.U AL ATTEMPT AT ROBRERV
Ohstructionx on llaih oad Train thrown from
the Trai l- .Si. Puistiiycrt liruised None
Fatally Injurtd.
Boston, June f. Tho mail train from N.
York encountered on obstruction last night,
near Worcester. Tho rails had been forced
up and six largo stones placed underneath.
The consequence was a frightful collision,
and tho whole train wus thrown from the
truck.
Tho engine run ofTinto a ditch and the
baggage car rolled over and wus broken in
nieces. Six persons in the car were badly
bruised, but none fatally. The fore purti of
thus passeuger cars were broken, and the
trucks of two passenger cars were torn oil',
but the passengers escaped serious injury and
arrived here this moriiing.
It wa supposed thut this attempt to de
stroy the passenger truiii was made by rob
bers, whj hoped to have an opportunity to
rob the express cars a lurpe utnouut of spe
cie being ou its wuy to this city for the
buuks.
An engiue that was in waiting at Worces
tor wag tampered with, iu order to provetit it
being seut to the aid of the disabled train.
The specie wag much scattered by the col
lision, but was secured, and has been brought
hither. It amounted to over half a million.
Adams k Co. 'a Messenger, also had charge
of about half a million in specie, to go out (U
; iu cugiwu steamer.
II.VULIa LP DOLLARS BY TUB BUCKET
FILL. The Spanish frigate San Pedro was blown
upon tho coast of Venezuela, South America,
near tho island of Margarita, in 1815. Sho
was supposed to havo oil board from two to
throo million dollars. The bnrk Kmily Ban
ning which left this port in Beceuiber last,
on a pearl fishing voyage on tlto l'ucilic coast,
with two of tho Xautilas Sub-Marino Compa
ny's mnchines on bonrd, had orders to ston
thero and try to explore the wreck and fisii
up the treasure. When tho destruction of
the vessel took placo her stern being blown
out, scattered the treasure upon the surround
ing sand. Some thrco hundred thousand dol
lars has heretofore been taken up by other
parties, but owing to tho inefficiency of the
machinery employed, operations wore suspen
ded. When the Kmily Banning arrived, tho
trial descent of tho first machine, sent down
in Cfi feet of wnter, brought up one hundred
dollars thirty-two dollars being found within
the first urea covered by the machine before
moving. Other articles, as copper, Ac, wero
brought tip nt tho same time. The Captain,
finding the advantage of continuing tho work,
immediately left for the scat of the Vcncr.ue
lian (Jovernmeiit, to securo tho necessary
tirivilege, which was granted. Letters have
(ecu received from on board, during the ab
sence of tho captain which represented the
operators as "shovelling dollars." It is tho
intention of the company to blow up the
fragments of the ship to pieces, securing the
copper, guns, &c. The captain writes, "The
bells nro all they aro said to be." Ono of
the Engineers writes, "1 wish you could look
into the bell when we nro down in the bottom
with our spades, digging for tho almighty dol
lar. We can look out of tho windows of the
bell and see the fish looking in at us. Wo
can take ihc bottom up in tho bell, and get
out on the'saud, and pick up the bell, and
run all around where we like." Two months,
it is anticipated, will be sufficient to take up
every vestige of the, San 1'cdro ; and the
captain reports ho has another vessel near
him in tho same depth of water. C(! feet, with
fifty thousand dollars on board in specie, and
another with fifteen thousand dollars, both of
which ho will take up before proceeding on
his voyage.
A RICH JUKE.
A gentleman in this place, played ofT n
rich joke on his better half the other day.
Being something of an epicure, he took it in
to his head thut ho would like to have a first
rate dinner. So ho addressed her n note, po
litely informing her that "a gentleman of her
acquaintance an old and true friend, would
dine with her that day." As soon as she re
ceived it, all hands went to work to get eve
rything in order, l'reciso at 1- o'clock sho
was prepared to receive her guest. The
house was clean as a new pin a sumptuous
dinner was o:i the table mid sho was nrraved
in her bestattire. A gentle knock was
heard, and she started with n palpitating
heart to tho door. Sho thought it must bo
nn old friend perhaps u brother from the
place whence they onco moved. On opening
me tioor, sue saw tier mtsnaim wan a bim'.ing
countenance.
"Why, my dear," says she, in nn anxious
tone, "where is the gentleman you spoke of
in your noto '
"Why," said her husband coniplucently,
"here he is."
"You said a gentleman of inv nemsaintuuee.
an old aud true friend voiiKl dine with us to
day."
"Well," said ho good htimoredly, "urn I not
a gentleman of your acquaintance, an old
uud true friend ?"
"Oh !" said she distressingly, "is thero no
bodv but voti ?"
"No."
"Well I declare this is too bad," said his
wife, in nn angry tone.
Tho hui-band laughed imnuideratelv his
better half said sho felt like giving him a
tongue lushing but finally they sat down
cozily together, uud for once ho had u good
dinuer without having company.
0 f t X IT .
FILIAL LOVE.
Many things in Natiiro
Beautiful there bo
Itivulets and rivers,
Flowing to the sea j
Dew drops in the morning,
Spuikling in the sun ;
And the gilded hill tops,
When the day is done.
Beautiful the flowers,
And the blooming trees ;
And the yellow harvest,
Waving in the breeze ;
The reviving shower,
When the fields are dry ;
And tho tinted rainbow ;
Spanning all tho sky j
Earth and air obeying
Each diviue decree !
Many thit.; s in Nut uro
Beautiful thero be.
Yet the heart's emotions
Fuirer still may prove
Streams of earnest feeling,
Flowing into love ;
Dew-drops of compassion,
Iu sweet woman's eye ;
And the brow of manhood,
Where truth's sunbeams lie;
Showers of blest kindness,
When affections call ;
Gratitude, like rainbows,
Beaming over all.
Nature, tints, und goodness,
Many things declure,
Wonderful iu beauty
Heavenly and rare.
But of all things lovely.
That ou earth may be,
Gentle, firm, confiding
Filial Love, for uie !
CiiAnACTRRisTio A KKCiioTK. During the
lust session of Congress, a man, well known
us deeply interested iu the Mail-steamer bill
then before the house, approached Mr. Ben
ton while he wus walking in Pennsylvania
Avenue, and said; "Good morning, Mr.
Beutou." The sulute was returned. "I see
the mail steamer bill is up to-day." "Yes,
sir." "-Beuton, couldn't you be prevuiled up
on to go for the employment of more steam
ers by tho government f '"Yes sir, npon
oue condition." Tho fellow smiled if he waa
going to get a "ltolund" of a suggestion for
liia "Oliver" of a briba s to transport euch
rasculs us you are to some distant peual col
ony 1"
A Daughter of Col. Thomas II. Benton
was married in Wushington city on Monday,
to Mr. Boilloau, Secretary to tho French Lc-gutiou.
A RAFT.VIAVS FIRST VIEW OF A LOCOMO
TIVE.
At n most delightful town in New Jersey
called Bordeiitown, tho Delaware makes it
short turn to the westward, and him iu con
sequence thereof, worked for itself quito a
deep bay on the Jefyey shore. This bay,
from its being protected from the winds und
"out of the tide," is i favorable harbor of the
raftsmen who nnnually come down thi noble
river by hundreds, bring acres of lumber, much
of it from tho very source of the river, in the
Statu of New York. Now, early in the
spring or 18 , when tho Camden and Amboy
Kailroud was first put in operation, (the rail
road by-tltP-bye, runs round the edge of the
above mentioned bay,) a certain Sam Sims,
with a young man who rejoiced in tho name
of Ichabod Twodle, came down the river ou a
raft of white pine boards, and about eight o'
clock in the evening of a cold, blustry, cloudy
night, wero busily engaged securing their raft
in tho ubove mentioned bay, wheu Ichabod
was startled by a sort of belching, rumbling
sort of u noise': he turned to Sam. and with a
long, gruvo lace almost -vhispercd
"What is that ?"
Sam shook his hoary head, but spake not
tint sound came nearer and nearer, but
nothing was to be seen ; the occupants stood
still iu amazement, the silence only broken
by the superhuman noise, und tin occasional
exclamation of .T-h-u-n ! from Ichabod.
Both stood with their eyes in the direction of
the sound, when round'the point below net
300 yards from them, inmo n thing a very
demon, belching out smoke und fire, uttering
the most horrid groans und shrieks.
"Oh Lord ! oh Lord !" shouted Ichabod,
"Sam, Sam, give ino that axe ! hero conies
the devil 1 Give me the nxe, von darned old
fool! Lord 'Lord! Lord'! Will tho fulkt
to hum ever believe that 1 come down here
to tide water to be tack right oil" by the old
devil !"
Ichabod whirled the axe round his head in
regular backwoods fashion, and stood his
ground like u man ; but on c.uno the devil,
apparently straight for the raft. Oh, how
the sparks flew, (ihey had not then invented
the patent spark catcher.) Ichabod looked
round, old Sam was making for the outsliore
sido ofthe raft ; there wus no time to think
about it, it was freezing cold, and the ice wus
flouting in small cakes down the river; but
Ichabod, dropping the nxe and singing out
"You will have a darned good swim to catch
mo !" made one jump to tho sido ofthe raft,
and another overboard, and struck out like u
man for tho l'cniisylvania shore, ut least u
mile distant.
In tho meantime, Sam, in running across
the raft iu his fiicht, his foot caught, and
down he went. He got up, looking around,
the devil had passed, and was pulling and
blowing up the bill beyond.
Sam called Ichabod back, and they pro
ceeded to the tavern, where they related their
adventure, much to tho amusement, of their
fellow raftsmen.
As a specimen of the speeches that aro
made by some of the Missouri deinagogc.es
who claim the right to govern Kansas, wo ex
tract the following, delivered ut St. Josephs,
by Mr. Stringfellow, a few day3 previous to
tho Territorial election :
"I tell you to mark every scoundrel among
you that is the least tainted with froo-soilism
or ubolitionism. and exterminate him. Nei
ther give nor take quarter from the dimmed
rascals. I propose to mark them in this
house, and on the present occasion, so you
may crush them out. To those who have
qualms of conscience ns to violating laws,
State or National, the time has como when
such impositions must be di-regarded, as your
rights and property are iu danger : and i ad
vise yon, one and all, to enter every election
district iu Kansas, in defiance of Boeder and
his vile myrmidons, and vole ut tho point of
the bowie-knife and revolver. Neither give
nor take quarter, as our cause demands it. It
is enough that the slave-holding interest wills
it, from which there is no appeal. What
right has Gov. Heeiler to rule Missourians in
Kansas? His proclamation and prescribed
oath must be repudiated. It m your interest
to do so. Mind that slavery is' cstuHliahed
where it is not prohibited."
In the same speech, StringfcHow declared
thut, in less thrill ten days, "the city of Law
rente would be destroyed and Keeder would
cease to exist."
Tun Fihst anp tmk Last. A young tipler
at the threshhold and a sot at tho grave.
The saloon aud the scaffold the bright hopes
of young manhood aud the knawings of re
morse ; tho bright laughter of tho young
traveler, and the maniac's wail among the
lost; the luring promise of fame, und the
lower state of infamy, tho innocent of child
hood, uud tho wickeduuss of the damned.
Stand, sir, upon the threshhold of the drunk
ard, and the whole panorama of intemrH ranee
lies before you. There is the limn In-hind
thu bar with u toddy stick, und thu man be
hind the church in I'otter'a Field with his
spade. The pathway is broad and deeply
beaten, for crowds of eager pilgrims are
thronging to tho laud ofthe gibbet, dungeon
and grave. Do you go in t Think of home,
kindred, childhood, uud hell, uud heaven, and
turn awav.
A sh;iit ok A (7,t:vT Max. Goethe, like
many other celebrated men, was somewhat
annoyed by the visits of strangers. A stu
dent once culled at his houso uud requested
to see him. Goethe, contrary to his usual
custom, consented to be seen, and after the
student had waited a short time in the ante
chamber, ho appeared, und w ithout speaking,
took a chair and suited himself in the ciiddlu
of the room. The student, f.ir from being em
barrassed by this nnexpected proceeding,
took a lighted wax candle in his hand, and
walking round the poet, deliberately viewed
him on till sides ; then, setting down the can
dle, he drew out his purse, and taking from it,
a small piece of silver, put it on tho table,
and .went away without speaking a word.
An Irishman in Uhode Island was about
Hurrying a girl who had a pretty sum of iiiou
ey. Now tho priest, hearing of this, desired
to get a piece of thu money, and told I ho
biidegroom he would charge 25 for perform
ing tho tuarriugo ceremony.
"It's rather high, your reverence," said the
latter.
"Then I'll not marry you," "replied tho
priest.
"Very well, your reverence, I'll go to gome
other priest."
"I'll excommunicate you."
"I can go to another church."
"Then I'll not let tho girl have you."
'There'a plenty of others, your reverence j
aud I've beeu thinking, your roverenco, thut
tho churches and girls are very much alike
if one won't have ye another will."
Five students were expelled lutt week fnun
Uarvard College, for disorderly conduct.
A ti(IODWOItl) I OR WOMAJf.
From the lips of a woman every infant
hears the first accents of alb ctioti, und re
ceives the first lessons of duty in tenderness
aud love. For tho approbation of woman
the grown up youth will undertake tho bold
est enterprise, and bravo every difliculty of
study, danger, and even death itself To the
happiness of woman the man of mature years
will devote the best cnergii s of his mind and
body; and from the southingund tili'ectioliate
regards of woman, the man who has become
venerable by years derives his chief consola
tion in life's decline. Who, then, shall say
that the one half of the human race, and they
confessedly thu most virtuous aud tho most
amiable, may not be entrusted with nn intel
ligence, and influence equal to our own ? To
thorn, when sorrow afflicts us, we consign half
our sull'riugs, and they cheerfully relievo us
by lightening tlatn. When joy delights, we
give the halt' of our pleasures, and they reudi
ly const nt to share them. Tiny lessen, by
their sympathy, the pangs of ail our priva
tions, aud they increase by their participation,
the ecstacy of onr delights. They deserve,
therefore, the full enjoyment of every privi
lege that it is in our power to give.
u IIMA.V
The following a.uilyf is of thu various na
tional characteristics ol woman carries with it
morn truth than poetry.
"The English woman is respectful and
proud, tho Fn in h woman is gay and ngrocu
bio, the Italian is p.asssionute, the American
is sincere and ufl'eetioniiti. Willi an English
woman, love is a principle, with a French wo
man it is u caprice, with tut Italian it is u
passion, wilh an A niericaii it is a sentiment.
A man is married to an English woman, i.s
united to a French woman, co-habits with an
Italian, uud is wedded to an American. An
English woman is anxious to secure a lord, a
French woman a companion, an Italian a lov
er, tin American a husband. Tho English
man respects hi.H holy, the Frenchman es
teems his companion, the Italian adores his
mistress, tho American loves his wife. The
Englishman, at night, returns to his house,
wliilu tho Frenchman goes to his establish
ment, tlin Italian to his retreat, the Ameri
can to his hoMie. When an Englishman is
sick his lady visits him, when a Frenchman
is sick his companion pities him, when an
American is sick his wife nurcis him. The
English woman instructs her offspring, a
French woman teaches her progeny, an Ital
ian rears her young, while an American edu
cates her child.
A MUDLKN IIM'IVNATIS,
In a long and pleasant, conversation re
cently with a distinguished friend, whose
mind is rich with recollections of the past,
we gathered many incidents, not the least
interesting or which was the following :
At tho session of the South Carolina Le
gislature iu lsll, the members wero per
plexed for a suitable man for Governor. The
difficulty did not arise front any scarcity of
candidates, for then, as now, men were am
bitious, but from tho want of tho right sort
of a man.
The matter became worse as tho time wore
on, und tho election of some obioetionuhlu
candidate seemed inevitable. One iy, how
ever, as several of them were converging up
on the matter, Judge O'Neal, then a young
man. and present by invitation, remarked:
"Why not choose General David 11. Wil
liams." "David It. Williams! he's our man lie's
tho man !" they nil exclaimed, us they began
to scatter to tell the news.
Tim day of election came on, and General
Williams was elected by a l.irgo vote. A
messenger was at once despatched with a
carefully prepared letter, to inform the Gen
eral of his election, requesting his acceptance,
und hoped that he would name tho day on
which ho would take tho oath of office.
After u long, hard ride, the messenger
stopped at the General's residence in Marlbo
rough District, we believe, and inquired if he
w;is in. 1 le was told that he was over at his
plantation. The gentleman said ho would
rido over, ns he had u note to deliver to him
as soon as possible. When about half-way
he met n fine looking man, dressed in plain
home-spun, and driving a team of mules.
"Am Ion tho road to the plantation of
General Williams';" asked the messenger.
"Yes, sir, it is about a u:ilo farther on,"
was the reply.
"Is the General at homo ?"
"No sir."
"Where is he !''
"I am General Williams."
"Yon General David H. Williams?"
"1 urn the man."
"Don't deceive me. I have nn important
letter for General Williams. If that is your
name," said the doubting messenger, "hero it
is'' handing tho letter to the General.
Mr. Williams opened thu letter, and foil no
to his utter ustonUhmcut, that, without his
knowledge or consent, he had been elected
Governor of South Carolina. He took tho
messenger home, uud entertained him for thu
night, preparing a note in the meantime ac
cepting the appointment, and naming a time
ou which hu would bo in Columbia. Thu
messenger returned.
Oil the appointed day a Tew minutes before
12, a man dresccd in homo spun, und ou
horseback, rode into town ; hitching his ani
mal to a tree, hu made his v, ay to tho C.ipi
tol, where he found u brilliant conenursu of
people. But few knew him personally ; still
there was something rumuiundbig ubont him.
Ho t ok hissjal iu si vacant chair, and when
the clock in front of the spiukur had struck
the hoar of twelve, the General arose, and de
livered the most masterly s etch that had
ever been delivered there. Tho farmer
statesman electrified thu assembly, llcinudo
an excellent Governor.
This thing conveys a beautiful idea. Here
was it farmer elected ; he uccepti d, and from
the plow went to the Governor'.-; cilice, to
preside, in a stormy crisis, over tho destines
of a sovereig State. Long live his nu tnory.
Wilmington (N. C.) Ihi. Free Press.
Bkalty. Let me seu a female possessing
the beauty of a meek und modest deportment
of an eye that bespeaks intelligence and
purity within, uf the lips thut scak no guile ;
fi t me gee in her a kind uud benevolent dis
position a heart that can tyinpathiso with
distress, and 1 will never ask for the bounty
that dwells iu "ruby lips," or "Uowing tres
ses," or "snowy huuds" or the forty other et
ceteras upon which our poets have harped for
so utuiiy uges. These fade when touched by
the hand of time, but those evtr-eiuluring
qualities of thu heart shall outlive tho reign
of time, and grow brighter as the ages of eter
nity roll.
Many of the New Englaud emigrants In
Kansas are suid to be home sick, and are pre
paring to come back.
A BisiMisg Maxim, AThen you buy or
sell, let or hire, muko a clear bargain, uud
uever trutt tg "We shan't dUugrec about it."
TIIK LIFE OP A Ol ATI f E!. '
Miss Sylva Herdy, tho lady now being ex
h biti d nt liarnum's AmerironMuscnm usthe
"Maine Giantess," is a Woman ofpeculi.tr and
remarkable characteristics. Sho wa born in
D'2. in the village of Wilton, Franklin
county, in the State of Maine. Her father,
who died nt ISO, and before she wa fix years
old, was born in the same village. Her
mother, who ftill lives, and is now 57, waa
born iu Falmouth, Maine. Her grandmother
was born iu the sametown. Hergrntidfuther
was born iu Martha's Vineyard, Massachu
setts. Miss Hardy was. nt birth, one of the small
est or infants. Dr. Baker, of Wilton, who
attended her mother nt tho time, used to
remark that ho had never seen anything,
even of tho twin kind, so diminutive. Her
twin brother died at a very early uge. Both
together only weighed, we ure ussurcd, thrco
and a half pounds.
Miss Hardy remained a child of very ordi
nary size until tho was twelve years of uge,
when she suddenly took to growing with a
rapidity that ularmed her friends aud startled
all her acquaintances. As she had five,
sislers, one of whom was older than herself,
all of whom we're rather below than above
tho common stature of the sex, her growth
was the more surprising.
At thirteen Miss Hardy was tall. Atfotir
lean she was a novelty. At fifteen she was a
wonder. She increased in this extraordinary
manner until sho utlainnd her twenty-tirs't
year, w hen she remained stationary for about
four years. During this period of rapid
growth, it was impossible to ntako her cloth
ing fit her with anything like common accu
racy. Sho seemed to alter each day. She
probably altered each week.
The dress that became her one month wr.9
therefore useless the next : and thus, for ltinu
years, it was necessary to ntako her npparel
with superfluous tucks and folds, in order to
accommodate them to her condition.
One eil'ect of this elongating process wa?,
of course, constant ill-health. She was ex
ecs ;ie!y thin, and could not, under the cir
cumstances, become any stouter. Sho was
so weak us to bo almost unablo to stand.
Her bones could lint strengthen in sub
stance sufficiently fast for their continued ex
pansion, und so prow pamluliy brittle. In
attempting to walk, therefore, cue day, she
fell to the ground and fractured a leg serious
ly. Nature, however, in tho celerity jtf her
physical developeuients, soon remedied tho
evil, and thus the cause subsequently uided
in tho cure.
Mbs Hardy is now about 30 years of age.
Sho has grown about seven inches since sho
was twenty-one, und is nearly eight feet high
ut the present moment. Sho weighs titr e
hundred and forty-six pounds, is massively
proportioned, robust, matronly in her ap
pearance, symmetrical in figure, but inclined
to stoop (as most people are,) a habit acquired
in her native village, where her gigantic
height subjecte l Iter to a scrutiny on the
part of struiigcnt, most annoying to her bash
ful nature.
Her features are large. Tho expression
of her faco, if not handsome, is amiable; her
disposition is mild anil gentle to a pleasing
degree. Her voico is somewhat course, but
not unmusical. Her movements ure easy
and graceful, although, having never before
left her villago home, she is ns yet unsophisti
cated in fashionable ways, uud moves and
nets with a timidity tliat a little more ae
qt'.aintance with public Lfo will readily re
move. The Rev. Win. Badger, ofWiltcn, Dr.
Barker, Dr. Feaselee, Columbus Gray, Esq.,
attorney nt law, of the same place, indeed, all
ofthrt respectable portion of the population
of Wilton und East AVilton, know Miss Har
dy well nnd speak of her moral character in
terms ofthe highest regard. Sho is certain
ly one ofthe most wonderful natural pheno
mena of the age. Phrenological Journal.
The Boston Atlas thus bids ndicu to tho
Massachusetts Legislature:
"Juring a dull season tho public interest
in tlic 1 x.,rf'1.,t ,,.-. Itou i'.mr tor n niil!iiint
fallen oil'.' At times savage und nt times
droll, it bus combined tho peculiarities ol
very high tragedy and equally low comedy,
the dignity of Julius Ciesar and tho vivaeity
ofl'ttuch. Mr. Job Terry, of Freetown, vo
ting so many times, solitary and ulono, in
thu negative, has illustrated the dignity of
iimivniuai opinion. .it. uonuuiuu i iviic,
ol' I'.a.i.m ,.,,lli,nr loii.llv mi tlm Creator, ban
shown the advantages of religicn. Mr. Grif-
un, oi t nuriesiowii, giving nis uofeui ineiiu
an K. X. brother the lie direct, has exhibit-.
edthebeautv of courtesy. Mr. Muine, uf
. . h' , . ... . . . t.. .1
.-Milan:;, tnreaiening to cram uowu mu ununv
of Mr, Warren a certain statement has given
us a letter in chivalry and phisiology. The
cosmopolitan L.iuuy, involving mo ijwt
Kiirmie. h:is demonstrated how far a farthiug
rushlight can shed its beams And how can
we over estimate tho philosophy und tun cl
I, to..:.... 1.... l,;,.l...,. ,.r llcT'l'lin ilnva
iii.il titanium u.'i iiipi'm v. ... t w
of the romantic have not forever departed.
MM r . 1 . .. T 11 1. ,,,.,
I no narrative oi uie i.uwiu mm a.uauuij
visitations rivals in rich interest and rare ad
venturo the Arcodia of Sidney or tho Fuiry
Spenser. The purple light of love has illu
minated tho Stale House from cellar to dome.
We havo had the grave eloquence of Butler,
tho self-itnmolnt'oii of Joseph upon the
shrine of friendship, and an investigation'
rival'ing in dignity the celebrated trial of
Warren Hustings; while.behir.d a mysterious
curtain, tin imagination pictures a form of
life and light, which seen would be indeed a
sight the molting vet mysterious dame of
No. 12, tho fairutikn'own, the beautiful unseen,
the heroine or all this strange cvolitfiJ his
ton. And now. gentlemen, about to depart like
so many Cincinnati for the rural districts,
take cur kind farewell! You will bo objects
of interest upon vour return. Your constit
iients will gather about you and demand a
recital 'f votir adventures, ofthe penis, tho,
tei rots, und thu triumphs of the session. As
voti deliver votir round, unvarnished tale you.
will become" tho lions of the hamlet. Gen
tlemi n, roar gently ond bear yourselves with
becoming modes iv"! Thesessiotl has not been
all golden ; thero 'litis been here ft '";.
there a fault a littlo carelessness, a slight
waste of time, nnd occasional loss or temper,
now nnd lieu a display of ignorance tome.
times the npoearauce, at least, or stupidity.
These things' serve to mitigato the snler.dor
or your success, which otherwiso would Bear
ino cve-uuri ui mo "" -r , ,
lutors'of 1S53! heroes of eleven hundred bill
and orders ! take our glad larewea :
Siiuk IIw. Converse not with a liur or
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. r,,- ,,1,,, l, will rnmint viin ft nt
fuufu, ,v. V...MV, " " . j . . i - -
least it will hazard your reputation to be OU
Ol lie liKO niatviiir ; anus iv uuiu ut-uurr,
vr.k it umII I'M vi-itiv momnrv m'tth such itlsnmin..
tea that wilt be troublesome to you iu ufter
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nine uuvi tus rvuurus in iuu rviuvuiuraiivu ti
the nassairc3 which you bavu long since hi ard
of tins uatiire, will buunl you wheu your-
lliouglils (should be belief iwidou J,