CL.,
NKAV SERIES, VOL. 9, NO. 17.
.SUNJJUItY, NOUTIIUM13KULAND COUNTY, FA -SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1856.
OLD SEMES, VOL. 1(5. NO 43
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Hardware Merchants,
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Market 5tret, I'liiladel.hin,
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"God and our A'tift'fe .mirf."
OrRQi:r.lIANNA CAMP, No. 2!. of tVw O.
of the V. S. A . holdt it stated sen-sunn ever)
Voiiiay vvening in their New Hall. oj.iioil V..
Y. l!rii;!it utoro. 8unbury, Pa. Initiation and
trgi'M, S2.00.
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uiilmrv Jan. IS. 1SS6. ad 30 '5
O. OTP XT. .A
CI'MIUISY CUUNCIL, No. 30, O. of V. A.
mpft. every TTr.atiAT evonins in the
Amariaan Hull, opposite. E. V. Uriirlil'a store.
Market strife. Huudury, l'a. Membera of the
ii.U.'J uo rrajwc'iful'v wr,ncled to intend.
' WM. A. UK UN Ell, C.
H. V. K:Uth, R.S.
.Sunburv, Joivi'i, IS SC. oct ?f, '65.
J". S. OIF J.
"IVTASHINGTOX CAM I, No. 10 J. S. of A
hold it ntate l nieelint; every 'riiurailay
evening, in tha A mcriraii Hill, Market Street.
Wunbuiy.
A. J. ROCKEFELLER, P.
3. r. Bhixiiki Gobi. II. H.
BuHhury. July 8, IS.'iO tf.
iMu:tp Watches tSjJewelr
7iOLr.!iALF anil Retail, at the "rhiladel-
ihi;t Watch and Jewelry Store," No. U6
North Second Street, corner of Quarry,
PHILADELPHIA.
3ol.l l.evar Wntrhrt, full jewilril, 1H fnrut cilice, t.W!
. .lit l.n.iiie I.-.H. S'Jl.'nt Fi:ie Silver !,,. tacit. 1.50
Vilver fill! jewllnl, t'J.'llolil nraeeirta, S OU
S-ili'ir larver, full jewl'd 14 l! ailiea' Uohl Peneila, I.OH
t'ipfii r ifuartitas, 7 Silver Ti shioiiii, aet, S,OU
li'ii ypcctni'lcB, T.niil
tioKI I'm , with Tciicil and Silver Ilokler, 1,00
Gold Finger Kin ?a, 37 j cents to $80 ; Wutch
Ghmsea, ( lam, 1SJ cents ; Talent, 1 8 j ; I. unci,
25 ; other article in proportion. All goad war
aiilcd to be what they are mild for.
rlTAUFFER & HARLEY,
.In hand, some Gold and Silver- Levera and
l.opirrea, still lower than the above fficea.
(itpt. C, 8i5. lj.
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general purposes, while many of the Gem of
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introduced, emiuemly adapts it lo the lasts nnd
capacity of the Hinging School, the Glee Club,
and the Family Circle.
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A PLEA FOR KISSING.
The. fountains minrlu with the river,
The liver with tho oci-un j
Tho wiinla of heaven mix forever
Willi a sweet commotion :
Nothing on thueutth is fillip.
All lliings ly a Itiw tlivine,
In iinollici's lu irjr mingle ;
Why uot 1 witk ll.inc 1
See tint mountains kiss hiirh heaven,
Anil tho waves clasp mm another :
No leiifnr flower wotilil hu forpivon,
If it ilisihiineil to kiss its lirnthcr;
Ami the sunlight clusp the mirth,
Anil the moiinlienni.s kiss the sen.
Hut what tiro nil thi'se kiasings worth
If thou kisg nut mo T
Si rlcct Calf.
A MISSISSIPPI STORY.
The Game for Life.
"The (luikics tire mine," nM the pitmester,
striking his list upon the liilile. '-show Yin up,
utiil let us seo what they look like."
The riiuiiir iilituter who hail In!, font ono
of I he In mt set vun ts below fur John ami Helen.
Tim assi ujjei awaited the iippeutuiice if
the eivaiits in mIi i, i e, f.,p u long timej hut
tliey tiiiiie not. The servuiil hail iiiiiiiineii
tlii in ! tho change of oKiiers. They weie
atl.iclietl to the young planter utnl iie, mill
ilnl not like to h uve them ; but they hail cllll.
dieii of their iumi ul home, uml what nua to
become (if ihoni ?
Thu witiner begun to wax impatient at the
delay, umj exclaimed :
"Come, Diintou huriy up the niggers.
They must move tpiii ker thuti this when J
Heml for em or they'll never know what hurt
Yin."
The yoniifr phinti't's nrit-tooratic faco
(lushed crimson ul lliis ruih and tirutul ex.
clamutinn, but hu mailu nn reply, lie was
iilinut to semi another servant lor John mid
Helen when his purpose was staved liv the
sippearunco of Mrs. Daiilun. Ihr lilit-bum
had been gaming, and 1ie lu,() liceti weeping
ever since the boat UK Cincinnati, ami we
were now far down the M issi.oippi. No
wonder the 1 I I'll I file was pule and wan. uml
lliul' her eyes looked tie (hough they hud been
nearly wept nway ; but elm wus exijtiisitcly
lovely r.evoilhelesg.
Allhough many years have pnssr-tl nitice
that evening, 1. can sco the sot row-stricken
young wife now, us she glided up to tht: table
anil lntilietl dor liusbainl in the face He
could not tieur ti under her gaze. 1 1 o had !
lost all his money, and in a lit of desperation I
had also staked am! lust thu lust two slaves. '
' Is it true tliut you have lost John and i
Helen V" I
Her Ims'nniul made no reply j lie could not i
even look up,
Tho Jjassengvrs Here wow fatt gathering '
rotiud. Mini thu Bceuo was (; row in;; painful. ,
My fat !:! who l.au eome Nmlli lo fetch me
(com schoi I, and was taking tho longest '
possible way home.) was holiling nin by the
hand, ami 1 knew by the tightening of his
grasp, that he was In-coining mtic.i excited.
As Hasilott did not s-ei.tn iiK-liuid touiisuer
his wifv's tpMcfclion, thu g.uneU-r io;sghly
saiil :
''es, inu'atn, John mid Helen uie mine,
nd I want to see Yin tpiick."
Dauloti sprang to his feet, nnd stooping
across tho table, hissed ill the teeth of the
gatnof tor :
'villain! don't you preiuuie to tpenk to
toy wife upaiu."
The look with which the menace was nc-ctMUj-.iiiied
was perfectly blavling. und made
the Kwuithy and pitted face of the gunietter
fairly turn white.
How inconsistent is nian ! That nccont
plUhcd and higli-boru husband could deliber
ately jeopunliso J'roperly uml c(irridu the
hapiuess of his wile, hour ufler hour, day
nfler thiy, and year ufteryear, but ho could
not bear tliut the man whom he had clio-in
for a cotnpmiiou ehotild even so much uc
speak to her.
"Ye Mary, John nnd Helen are lost," he
said at I iM, us he b t the gamester from his
gaze J "they nio lost, anil it can't be helped
now: fo limi t ! t us have a ueeiie ulu nt it.''
"I shall imt let them go,"siiii Maw firmly,
"nnd I shall have a scene about it. j ilid nit
say a word almnt t he money, but in.w 1 lint
you have tdayed them nwny oh. Charlie '."
and tho leuiicU her head en her husband'
breast.
"Ah ! hero they come !'" said tlie gamester,
as John and Helen approached.
John was a powerful und line looking mu
latto; his face indicating unusual intelligence
nml kind heartedness. Helen wan much
whiter than her husband, mid remarkably
handsome. The garni sloe's evil eye gleamed
ti8 ho surveyed her. mid turning lo u savage,
looking ma n near him he gaid :
I'll sell von John in the inorninr, Ham
mond, but Helen I shall keep at least u few
ls va
"I'm agreeable," said the slave trader, for
such he was, "but I'd like thu gal us soon si
possible."
A look of inilignalion ran aronml the group
at this brutal colloquy. My father's grasp
grew tighter still ; and encourage d then by.
1 whispered to him to buy John and Helen
himself; but he shook hu head und mention
ed me to keep silent.
"J tell vou 1 (hull not let tnem go. rel'eat-
cd Mr.--. Danton, addivsciiiL' thu straueer.
They were brought up in mv father' family ;
besides, they have children ut home, from
whom it would be cruel to separate thi-m."
1 he gamester ami slave dealer exchangetl
sneers ut Mrs. Daiiton's eeiitiuiental reasons
for not letting the sluvee go, but her husband
said :
"It rant't bo helped, now, Mary, let us go
to our room."
"O, Missus, don't go and leub me wit Out
man," shrieked Helen ; "i shall die or jump
overboard. O, don't leal) your own truu
Helen, whosabud your Lfo w litu you fell in
tie byoo."
" shall not leave you, Helen. Do not be
alurioed. 1 "
"l!rcs de Lord for ilut," interrupted Helon ;
'.I kiiflw we're safe now j kao you ullers does
jus w hat says you w ill."
"I think its about time this nonsense wus
Stopped," said the gamester rising from (he
table "You ucknowlcdiiB. Uaiiloii, that
these negroes nre my 'i' perty; cousi rpieinly
tiny are mine, uml I've u right to do what 1
please with thriii ; nu bill ol sale is necessary
between two gentlemen. And now. you nig
gera, coiuo along'with me, mid don't make a
fuss, or I'll have you flogged and put in irons.
The tceoo nosy became extremely exciting.
John drw Ileleu to hi side, and clenched
bit tt, wh3f their joung iaitrr Moo4
closo In front, an If, with her feeble nrm, she
could iirotect them from tho clutches of the
gnmester. ' 1 wag wild with excitement, and
begged my father either lo buy the slaves or
shoot the gnmegier I did not cure wh.cl).
A bloody fight seemed inevitable, when a
young New Knglander, who had been Very
quiet during the whole trip elbowed his way
to the tnble. and asked at what cam he vul
Ued his fluvpa,
"Two thousand dollars," said lie ; do vou
want to buy f"
J huve only thousand dollars," the young
mnn answered; "l will give jou that for
I hem." '
"No, sir, but 111 stako Ym against n thou
sand dollars, and play you a guiuo of poker
for the pile."
' I don't understand tho game," said the
New Knglander.
'What game do you piny?"
"I huve played "a f,.w games nt nil-fours,
but I never gambled fr a cent in my life."
"Well. 1 11 play you a putno et nil fours,
then, if you like, and stake, the niggers
against your thoustt il ilollars."
To the surprise of every ono present, the
young man accepted the challenge, called Tor
n new pack of iard, staked his thousnml
dollars, and the game commenced the game,
ster having the tirst ileal.
As the company drew more closely around
i ue mine, u seeineil us though a watclunukcr'a
shop were in our midst so distinctly we heard
the tick of the watches.
The first hand the New Englunder mndo
three to the gamester's one. at which r Iiott.
of pleasure ran round the crimp. The
second hand the gamester made three to his
opponent's nothing; the thin! hand ih..v
each made two, which left the New Englund
er two to go. while the gamester hud but one
lo inuUe, uml it was his turn to beg. This
was a grout advantage, and evervbodv seemed
In give up the thousand dollars an lost.
The New Eiiglalidi r dealt iheearils wilh n
steady hand, however, and turned up the
jack of heaiis, which placed' him even with
us uiuagonisi, nut when he raised his cards,
I saw that he had not a single trtimp in his
huml, and bis adversary to "stand" or "beg,"
if tho former, the emtio was his to a certain.
tyjifthe latter there would be nnoihi.r
chance for the slaves. Alter ilriiniminn- o
the back of his cards for n timet Cm.. I,..
ooked at the New Knehinih r to if l,
could determine liy his milliner what it was
oesno do. lint tlie oung Bunker 11:11 met
ins guie wiinotii tiinching, and there they sat
lor a long lime gazing into each other's eyes.
'Hull the cards," said the gnniesler. at
last, 1 could have hugged him for his mis
take. Hunker Hill npain denlt and the queen of
spades Was turned. Every heurt stood still
us the cards were for the last time lilted.
"They are mine!" shouted the New Etg
lamler ; "or rather, they are yours. Madam."
said he in a milder Ii lie, lo Mrs. Duntoli, us
he threw down the uce of spades.
The beautiful impetuous jjoutheren threw
her arms tiromid the winner's neck, ur.it three,
deafening cheers (in which even the slave
dealer joined) told the satisfaction of the
audience.
Many years after I met the New England,
cr iu Mississippi mid claimed his acquaint
ance, en the score of having been one of his
most enthusiastic piutjj'.uos on the night if
the well reineniiiered tritunj.il. He hail
prospered in business apd become rich. He
was making his annual visit to I ho heart h-
stoiie a slono which has more potent charms i
for good than that nl which kneel Mohauime.
I'uu lYvoties in the city i f their prophet, i
llesnid he had never touched n card since 1
that memorable game ; that the thousand
dollar that he then risked wus the sum total !
i f his savings for many toilsome years ; but j
that he st . kid it, and played thu game wilh
u perfect conviction of success.
Jl.iiiton had sought him out, nrd kept tho 1
acquaintance ever since, mid Mrs. Danton j
could tuny travel the world over with her j
l.usbatid without fear, for he had forsworn
gambling from thut liover-lo-be-foigolten
night. b
llnyou. ihr name whieli Sauthi-rii iiccioi giretu every
stream ur ii. dy el wnter.
foreign lctos.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
lathi rnon i i noi't
EXCITEMENT ON AMERICAN A 1
EAIKS mi.SIDKl).
Nnv Yoiik. July fi. -Tho Steamship
Baltic, from Lixel pi.ol, Willi dales to ll.u 2Mb.
lilt., arrived about noon. The Uallicsaihd
ut '1 o'clock on the afternoon of the Hfitli,
The Loudon papers, iu their summaries for
the week, in regard to the American rela
tions, say that, judging from thu interior
new spu pels, il would seem that the country
is delighted with the turn that the American
d.llicultieg have taken, and it is surprising
now inticii tue purine lias become enlightened
on the subject by the cheap pu ss. Every
paper of that class has devoted itselTto a ra
tional exposition of our American dilliculti'i s.
The country ulso appears ph-used with the
nomination of Mr. ltiirliai.un. Our Liter
pool Correspondent adds that the public
feeling on American uflairs hus now subsided
so much as to havu no longer any un.-i ltl.ng
i fi'ect on the markets, although several of the
leading presses vet keep grumbling.
The London Tunes udvises Great Erituin
to hurry up a settlement of the Central
American Question before the election ol Mr.
liiichalian to the 1' resiliency.
Two wealthy ladies, Misses Anil anil Eliz
abelh Sherwood, of Shellield, have just been
liberaled by the intervention of llieir friends,
after fourteen years' imprisonment for con
tempt of the Court nf Chuncery. They con
tinued iu prison fourteen year's rather than
produce un important document iu their pos
session. DENMARK THE SOUND DUES.
Tho Paris Presse says k "Tho prospect of
a conflict between Den mark und the United
States is set aside fur tho moment. The
Washington Cubinet, at the request of that
of Copenhagen, has consented to a furl In-r
prolongation for one year of thu treaty ol
'Jbth of April, 18.il!, und thu extension nf
which, for two months have just terminated.
American ships puseiug through the Sound
und Kelts will continue, tl pay the dues with,
out protest, but with reserve of their rights.
Moreover, tho question is to be settled by
international negotiations before the end of
the year. Such are the two conditions put
by the United Slat, s mid accepted by Den
mark. Il is said thai the good olhce of
Hussia have cuiiliiLuled to this temporary
urruiigcmeut.
FRANCE.
The French papers are discussing the sub
ject of the Empress' regency ; tbu pablic seem
much interested In H.
For thaffuiibery AAiMicafl.
Mt. Pijurakt, Iowa,
July, 1st I860, f
Dear Sin:
I believe I havo written you no
account of this town and vicinity. It will be
remembered that this is an inland town with
no railroad nor navigation ; but built up en
tirely by the enterprise of its inhabitants, and
tho business of the surrounding country. Its
location is tha most delightful und its utmos
phere the most healthful that the most sensi
tive can desire. I had estimated tlie popula
tion of the town to bo twenty seven hundred
but the assessor say.s he has already taken
the ceusus ol that numbor and that when the
returns shall have been completed tho num
ber will reach to within a scorce of S000.
The inhabitants aro mostly from Ohio; and
our State, and thoao of tho north uml east
are largely represented ; consequently the
Free-Soil element strongly prevuils in the"
politics of tho county. This community also
gave n large majority last year for a prohibi
tory liquor law, which was subsequently en
acted by the Legislature, and is now the law
of the land : nnd the condition of affairs rnn.
firms mo in the position taken in advocating
nill ami) Law in Pennsylvania: thut, not
withstanding tho prohibition of the tnle of in
toxicating drinks, there will nlw.iys be hotels
enough to accommodate the traveling public.
And in regard to the morality of the people
1 will merely say that in the two weeks I
have been here l havo not Fent n drunken
man : mid that I have seen the boys playing
together in lint streets hour at a tint with
out hearing from them a profane word. The
town contains many tine large stores nnd
stoiehoiiPes ; n large portion are three stories
high, built ol brick with splendid fronts.
Most of the dwellings are built in the cottuge
style, und stand within spacious lots, and sur
rounded by shrubbery uml shade treess. A
very large hotel the ltrazellon House is
being built by n company of which Dr. Dirtl
is president, on the corner of Monroo and
Washington streets opposite the northeast
corner of thu public square. Il will bo 120
feet front or. ono street and 00 on the other.
The rooms on tho first floor were all engaged
for storo rooms ut a high rent before the
house was commenced There nre not less
than one hundred buildings m jt cess of erec
tion at this time, and many of them are of an
imppoitaiit und substantial character. The
Iowa Wesleyun University is located here
and is iu successful operation, and Very large
ly patronized. There arn lso several re
spectable und well sustained Seminaries.
'I he congregation,!!, and the the cnmpbelUte
societies l,ao each a good and substantial
brick church; The Presbyterian. and Metho
dist meeting houses are both giving place to
two stoiicil brick chinches. The Universal
jsts urn just conipl, ting a nice brick church.
The Baptists have a neat fraiuo meeting
house. The Statu Lunatic Assyluni lias
been located hero und tho foundation work is
going on rapidly. There- is an inexhaustible
quantity of excellent building stone near the
low ii ; mid belts of limber in all parts of the
county, improved farms sell for all prices
from ten to sixty dollars pur acre, and on ea
sy term. Some of these farms, if situated
in our State as they are hi re, wilh such a
soil, and with the Mime proximity to towni
would be worth two hundred dollars per acre.
This neighborhood is as healthful as the most
favorable locutions iu Pi-nns) Ivania ; but
along the rivers the people are'suhject to in
termittent uml billions fever. The temper
ature of the air us indicated by the therinoHi
ter appears to be tho same" as in central
Pennsylvania, but its ethct is very much
modified by a constant refreshing breeze
w hich renders the heat of Summer much more
tolerable. This State is I'tvo from the un
healthy east winds which often visit tho At
lantic Stales, and nourish the perms of con
sumption, nnd accelerate the progress nf ma
ny disease of tlie human system. When 1
left homo of tho crops Seemed to have censed
grvwmg, ai d Viigitution had Commenced to
wither und wus sutTering; for want of rain;
and when 1 arrived here the drought hud in
creased, und it continued up to about the 2.Mh
of June, yet vegetation preserved a firm and
healthy 1 1 pi mane. '1 he sol being very
deep and extremely porous, plants can ex
tend their roots down to a great depth and
absorb moisture to fortify ! he rn tigaiust the
effects of a protracted drought. Most of the
water here, i like that iu the limestone re.
gions in our State what is called "hard,"
und reqiiiru "bretiliing" us they say herp, or
neutralized with lye before it can be used for
washing; but those who arc accustomed tu
its use. or have i i.-terns to store rain-water,
seem to be very little inconveiiieuce. Unfail
ing water is found on every lot in tho tow n
by sinking a, well 1!.") or 30 feet deep ; somo of
it is ns sweet and pure and cool us tho source
of thu Shiitnokin or Schuylkill river; yet
there is much thhnt would bo pnlutiiblu to u
taste unaccustomed to it. And here permit
tun to remark that neither my peculiar studies
nor my experietic has led metobelive in ihe
uiihculilifiilucss of uny couhl water when ta
ken us God created it, and in proper doses,
in til conditions of the body.
Yours truly
J. J. M.
tLtLTOUAL VOTES.
The votes to be cast by the several Stales
for President nod Vice President are s fol
lows ;
Eixttei: Fice Sut-.-s. Fifteen Have Stats
Maine, 8 Deiuwure, 'J
New Hampshire, Maryland, b
Vermont, ! Virginia. lo
Massachusetts, 13 North Carolina, 10
lUiudo Island, 4 South Caroline, 8
Connecticut, 6 Georgia, 1 10
N. w York, 35 Florida, ?
New Jersey, 7 Alabama, 9
l'ennsylvai'iu, 27 Mississippi, 7
Ohio, 23 Louisiana, 5
Indiana, IS Texas, 4
Illinois, 11 Tennessee, V
Michigan, C Kentucky, 1
Wiscunsiu, 5 Missouri, t
Iowa, 4 Arkansas, 4
California, 4
Total. 120
Total, 17C Necessary to a
Grand tutu!, 2'Jti choice, li'j
Unpaid Luri-ma Tho Pott Master Gen
eral has addressed nn olliiiul despatch to the
leading Post OUices instructing tho Post
iiiusler in eiuh cuse, that whenever any let
ter is deposited unpaid, ho musl send u circu
lar notice in llio purty addressed, that the
said letter is dctauieu for want of prepayment
und that it will be forwarded ou lint receipt,
in stamps of the amount due.
A Louisville paper, hostile to Fremont, a2-
mil iuuv mere are auout ve iujuauu tve
paUic&Q ia Kentucky.
History of tlie Star Spangled Banner
Wo copy the following from the Hultimore
Patriot. September 20, 1814.
Tho following beautiful nml animating effu
sion, which is destined long to on l lust the oc
casion, and outlive the impulse which produ
ced it, has been extonsivnly circulated. In
first renewal of publication, we rejoice in an
opportunity to enliven the sketch of nn px
ploit so illustrious with strains which so filly
celebrato it. This inrorporablo song Wus
composed under the following circumstances:
A gentleman Francis S. Key, Esq. had left
Hultimore with a flag of truce for the purpose
of getting released from tho British fleet n
friend of his. who hud been captured nt Jttarl
borongh. He wnt as far ns tho month of
tho Pattixeiit. nrd was not permitted to re
turn, lest the intende 1 attack on Baltimore
should bo disclosed. Ho was thereforo
brought up tho Buy to the mouth of the Pu
tapsco. where the ting vessel wsi kept under
the guns of frigate, and he was compelled to
witness tho bombardment of Fort Mcllenry.
which the admiral had hnssted that ho would
carry in a fe Lours, nnd thut the city must
fall. Ho watched tke flair nt tho Fort
through the whole day with nn anxiety thut !
can be better fi-'t than described, until the
night prevented hTin from seeing it. In the i
night ho watched iho bomb-shells, end at ear
ly dawn his eye vns again greeted by the
proudly waving fJ:ig of his country :
STAR-SrANOLKD I'.ASNF.R.
O! t ny, can you son, by tl.o dawn's cnily
light,
What so prondlr wo hnil'd at the twilight's
last gleaming.
Whoso stripes ami bright stars, through the
penlo fight,
O'er the rmiipur's we watch'd were so gal
lutitly st learning ;
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs btirst
irg in air.
Gave proof through the night that our flag
wm still there t
O ! say, doe that star-spangled banner yet
wuvo
OYr tho land of tho free end the homo of
tho brave !
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists
cf the deip,
Where the. foe's haughty hof t in dread si-
lencu rcpos'-s,
What is that which the breczef o'er the tow'.
ring '.eei
As it fitfully t.'ons, half conceal, half dis
closes :
Now it catches tin gleam of the morning's
fif!t beam.
In full glery reflected, now shines on the
st team :
'Tis ihe f tar-spaitgluj banner! O,longemoy
it wiive
O'er tho land of tho free, am) tho homo of
the brave.
And where is that hand who so Tauntingly
swore
Tliut the havoc of wur and the battle's con
fusion, A homo niui a ci utitry shall leave us no
more ?
Their blood 1ns wnsh'd out their foul foot
steeps' pollution :
No refio'e coij'j srv tho hirling and slave
From the terrcr if flight, or the gloom of
the grsro
And thu st.ir-spiii.gtcd in triumph doth
wave
OYr tho land .if the free, and the home of
the brave.
O ! thus bo it pver when freemen shall stand
Between their loveti home uml the war's rio
solntion ;
Blest wilh victory and pence, may the heaven
rescued laud
Praise the power that hath made nnrl pre-
served us a nation !
Then conquer we mu.-t, when our cause rt is
juM,
And this bo our iiotto "In God is our
trust!"
And l he star-spangled banner in triumph
shall wave
OYr the land of the free, nnd the home of
the brave !
United Stater.
The Constitution of the United States was
ratified by the thirteen original States in the
following order, to wit t
1. Delaware. December 7, 17S7
2. Pennsylvania, December 12, 17H7
It. New Jersey, December 18, 1187
4. Georgia, January 2. 17fc8
5. Connecticut, January t), 1789
C. Massachusetts, February C, 1788
f. Marvland. A m il ' 2M. 1788
8. South Carolina, May 23, 1788 j
9. New Hampshire, June 21,1788'
10. v irgiiiia, Juno 2ti, 1788
11. New York. Ji.ly 26. 1783
12. North Carolina, Noveiuber2t, 1789
13. Rhode Islund. May 2'J, 17'J0
Stale admitted iuto thu Union since the adop
tion of the C'onjli'fufi'o.i.
14. Vermont. March 4. 17111
1.1. Kentucky. Juno ), 1792
If!, Tennessee, Jntin 1, 17'JC
17. Ohio, N'ovember2y 1H02
18. Louisiana, April 8, 1812
19. Indiana. December 11, 181C
20. Mississippi. December It'. 1 St 7
21. Illinois. December 3. 1818
22. Alabama. December II, 181 l
23. Maine, March 14. 1IU
2t. Missouri, August. IU. 1821
25. Arkansas. .bini', 15. IsSC
26. Michigan, January 2. 1837
27. Florida, March 3, 1845
28. Texas, December 20, 1815
23. Iowa, December 28, L-'l''
30. Wisconsin. May 2'., 1848
31. California, Heptember 9, 18i0
Territor'tet artjuvivd ! act nf Otngref.i.
1. Oregon, Ananst 14. 18 IS
2. Minnesota, March 3. 1910
3. Utah, September 9. 1850
4. New Mexico, September 0. 1850
ft. Washington, . March 2. 1853
C. Nebraska. May 30, 18-M
7. Kantus, May 30. 1851
riTTSiano. Fort Vavxb ash Ciiicifio
Raii.hoad. The stockholders of tho Ohio
and Pennsylvania Railroad, ou the 2d inst.,
decided, nearly unauiiiK b'ly. for consolidation
with the Fort Wayne nnd Chicago road,
which will r-ivo n continuous line of railroad
from Philadelphia til Chicago, by November
next, as the work of completing ihe connec
tion from Fort Way no to Ply month is to b
immediately proceeded with. Tho Pennfjl
vaiiia Railroad have agreed to furnish, in
connection with tho Hurrisburg and Lancas
ter road, the funds uecessary to complete the
desired connection. The stock of the con
solidaied company is to bo sixteen millions of
dollars, divided into three hundred ami twenty
thousand shares of fifty dollars each, tho
director to have blie power tif icreiuiog tb
capiU! flock, tf neocssary.
(From the Drrlt Arlvertiaer, June J J
Eaisiig the Safe from the Stenmor
.: - AUontic A Thrilling Scene. ,
A sub marine diver from UtifTalo has at
last succeeded ill raisins; tho safe of the
American Express Company, which was lost
when the Monnirf At 'untie wa. inkol Long
Point in 1852. It will be recollected that
this steamer was instantly sunk by collision
with a propeller, nnd thut a large number of
pus-enners were lost. The diver was pro
tected by copper armor, nnd wus under wit
ter forty ininirtos, during whieli lime ho had
somo strange adventure. Tho upper deck
of the steamer lies one hundred and Rixty feet
under water, nml fur below where thero is
any current or motion. Everything, there
fore, is exactly ns it first went down. When
the diver alighted upon the deck, ho was sa
luted by n, beautiful lady, whose clothing wns
well arranged, nnd her hair elegantly dressed.
As ho approached hi-r, the motion of the wa
ter caused an oscillation of the head, us if
gracefully bowing to him. Shu was standing
erect, with one hand grusping the rigging.
Around lay tho bodies of several others, as if
sleeping. Children holding their friends by
their hands, and mothers with their babes in
llieir arms were there. In the cabin tho fur
niture was still untouched by decay nnd to ull
appearance hud juat been arranged by some
careful nnd tasteful huud. We think the
diver is trying his hand ut romancing. It is
difficult to believe thut nfter four yours' sub
mersion bodies were still undecnyed,
In the office ho found the safe, und was
enabled to move it with case, and took it
upon deck, where tho grappling irons were
fastened on, and the prize brought safely to
the light. Upon opening the safe, it display
cd its contents in a perfect state ot priservu
tion. There was in the safe $5000 in gold
3500 in bills of the Government Stock Bank
and a large amount of bills on other bunks,
amounting in nil to about S3G.000. The pa
pers were uninjured, except that they smelted
very strongly of decayed human bodi 'i. as if
it hud laid for so many years in a coffin with
thu owners Oi course, ull this money pons
to th persons interested iu this wouderlul
adventure.
Tlie Detroit Frco Press, snys : "Tho new
bills we nre told nre comparatively uninjured
by their long imprisonment und exposure to
dampness, but tho old 0itC3 are quito injured
and defaced, wheUier.so much as to prevent"
their identification nnd redemption wo have
not learned. '1 here are several thousund
dollars on tho exploded Government Stock
Bank of Ann Arbor, included in the amount
recovered.''
Mri.cmxn. Mulching should be attended
to early. Tho young trees set out this spring
nre now nicely started, mid tho sol is tho
roughly wuruied. Tho danger new is. that
the hot still and drying winds of summer will
either stp their grow th or kill them outright.
Give them a good mulch oT hay. shavings saw
dust, or fine brush. Any thing that will re
tain moisture und shield their loots from the
hot sun will answer. Many a line tree la lost
for w ant of this protection. The Raspberry
plan is will also be greatly benefitted by Ihis
treatment. This shrub loves n deep, moist
soil, and a mulch facilitates both iho forma
tion of voting piant anil the perfecting i f the
fruit. 'I'he berries ripen in succession for sev
eral weeks, and it often happens thut the
later berries are very small for want ot suffi
cient moisture.
To MpAsrtiR a v AtrjG or Ur.ovxD In
measuring land, thirty and one-quniter
square yards make one square rod. nnd 40
square rods make one square rood, four of
which, or 160 rods, make one acre. It is
evident, therefore, that 40 rods long by t
rods wide, will mako nn acre. The same
result may bo arrived nt by measuring 229
feet in length, "and l'J8 feet in width, or by
nica-iuriug 73 yards in length, by UC yards
iu breadth. To lay out un acre, square
209 feet on filch side, is the nearest foot that
will make un acre, being loss than on inch
each way over tho exat t distance. 43.itl0
superficial feet, or 208 95-100 feet on each
si ie, constitute an acre of ground.
Ankcdotk of Pathick II emit When the
celebrated Patrick Henry, of Virginia, wus
near the close of his life and in feeble health,
he laid his hand on the Bible, and addressing
an old friend whit was wilh him "Here is a
book," said lie, "worth more limn all others
ever printed ; yet it is my misfortune never
to have read it with proper attention and
feelihg till lately."
About the same time ho wrote his clang!:,
ter "I hear it said that the Deists have
claimed me. Thu thought gives mo more
pain than the appellation of lory ; fi r I coil
s' der religion of infinitely moro importance
than politics ; and 1 find much cause to re
proach myself that I have lived so long and
uiven no decided and public proof of my be
i ig a Christian.
Up and Dow .v. A Virginia paper has
'ately blow n a very noisy blast in uilulation
of Senator Douglas. It compares him to
Mount Chiinboruzn and thinks ho towers
above other men us that mountain dot p above
inferior hills. When upon John Wcntwnrth.
of the Chicago Drmncrat, who knows Dou
glas "like a book." sas the "Little Giant"
i7o"i resemble Chiuiborazo, or spine of it
neighboring peaks. Bui with this dill'erence,
however whihi they mo pourinj lava t;.
Douglas is pouring it down !
A PrtKTTY Widow.--Ti e f-'pringfu-d (Mass)
Rrpuhliean suy : tu this place a pn lly lit
t Ui widow dwe'lleth iu a little street, and she
h u n pair of pretty eyes, and two pretty 1:'.
tlit feet. No mailer what her nanin is, or the
number of the house, she's u mighly pretty
widow a perfect muiisn. Th rosu and lilly
blended, live on her dimpled cheek, ami her
lips give them expression oh ! gracious! oh.
sj meek. Iter hands are white and tender,
b it her lovers sadly fear that she'll get tl.t m
stained and tainted up by handing layer bier.
Mary Hurk, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has
'oeeil convicted of the inur.lt I" of her hushiiiul
by poison, and has been sentenced to Solitary
imprisonment with hard labor fur life.
Dnrng a thunderstorm i n Monday evening
lust. Ilia liginning struck a house in Essex.
Mass., occupied by Daniel W. H.utlelt, and
instantly killed the wile of Mr. B. Sho was
25 years of age. The house a!i badly torn
to puce., aud tho woman was horribly dis
figuif d.
There were 117 deaths. Including three of
cholera, at St. Louiu, for the wec'i ending the
1st Instant.
Over 200.000 bushels of wheat and corn
were shipped from Ihe upper lake port of
Oswego, N. Y., the week ending June 27.
Sr. avert. The Massachusetts General As
sociation nf CongregBtionnl Minister have
uu.iiiimonsly referred to the District Associa.
tions tho question of discontinuing corres.
pondence wilh ihn Old fclinol Presbyterian
Church, on account of iU alleged pro iluvcr;
tBJracis'.
Dahtablc Recipe;,
How to Cook Potatobs To Boif. Pcta
Toks. In Ireland potatoes are boiled to per
fection ; the humblest peasant places his:
potatoes on Ids table better cooked tharf
could half the cooks in London, trying their
tMst. Potatoes should always be boiled ill
their "jackets :" peeling n potato before boil
ing is offering n premittm for wrtter to run
through it, and making them waxy and ihi
patutuh'c: they should be thoroughly washed
and put into cold wnter. In Ireland they
plate them in the pot ; the water Is gradually
heated, but never allowed to boil ; cold water
should be added as sootl as the water com
mences boiling, and it should thus be checked
until the potatoes are done ; the skins wilt
not then be broken or cruked until the pota
to is thoroughly done; poor the water off
completely, and let thu Sriius be thoroughly
dry before peeling.
Good Bisccit. 1 f M iss Ella, the Georgian
does not kuow how to oiuke wholesome bis
cuit. I do.
Rub a quarter of a pouiid of butter", sweet
and fresh, into three pinnule of flour; nse as
little cold Water in mixing it ns possible, Tof
thu dough must be exceedingly stiff as stiff
as it cuu be possible be worked. When thor
oughly knend. pound it with a wooden mallet
or un axe, rolling-it up whenever pounding
for half an hour, or uutil the dough is as
smooth as putty . then break off small bits,
nnd woik Into cukes of the sifo of a dollar, in
thickness a quarter inch. Bake from half to
three quarters of an hour. The biscuits must
he thinner in the centre thun nt tho edges,
and must be pricked with a fork- If this re
ceipt is good in your sight, I t an give some
hydropathic receipts.
Yours truly, A ScnncniiiER.
Homk-Madk Dni.NKs fou tub Fii-xd.
Molusse liter. Six quarts of water, two
quarts of molasses, half u pint of yeast, two
spoonlulls of cream tartar. Siir ull together.
Add the grated peel of lemon ; tusd the juicu
may bo substituted for the cream turtur.
Bottle nTler standing tell or twelve hours,
with a ruisin in ea'."h.
Harvest Drink. Mix with five gallons ct
good water, half n, gullon of molasses, ono
quurt of vinegar nnd two ounces of powder
derod ginger. This will make not only a very
pleasant beverage, but one highly invigorat
ing and healthful.
Bi.ackrkkky Wirt. The following is said
to ba an excellent recipe fur the manufacture!
of superior wine I'roiii blackberries: Measure,
your berries and bruise them, to every gullon
adding one quart of boiling water. Let the
mixture stand twenty-l'uur hours, stirring oc
casionally; then strain off the liquor into a
cask, to every gallon adding two pounds of
sugar; cork tight, nnd let stand till tlw fol
lowing Oct jber. und you ivil! have wine ready
for use, without any further straining or boil
ing. W.18UIKO Ci.orHB.r-Mrs. L. W of Erie,
P:i,sny: ' 1 . nd you tho following for
your housekeeper's department; 1 have tried
it Ihe last four or five years: 'Whoever will
soak clothe- from twenty to thirty-six hour
before washing them, w'll Hud tha't they can
ilii Without paletit washing fluids, Sc., nod
save nearly all the wear of clothes by rubbing
too. The clothes may be boiled without rub
bing any moro thati to ritiso tho loosened
dirt.'"
CtTRit rort S.vakr Bites. Tho Wisconsin
Farmer says it will insure your life for n six
pence against a rattlesnake bite if yon will
stir in salt with the yolk of a good egg until
it is thick enongh to spread a plaster, and
apply it to tho wound.
Avmoxia. Ammonia, rubbed upon a hot
wet spade, in a greenhouse, has a mrst
miraculous effect in developing a profusion
of flowers, hnds nnd leave. After each
application of the ammonia, the tints are
suid in deepen and increase in brilliancy.
Coati.vo Iron- witii CorrEr: Pomroy'a
London patent proposes to malo sheet-cop.
pur similar to sheet tin, by which stiffness
is imparted to tho copper, which is desirnbln
in many processes of the uit. After clean,
ing thu surface by acid water and hent, thi
sheet iron is dipped into wnter, coniuining
clay, suspended in it, nnd then dried, when
it is plunged for a moment of time Into
nielt"d copper. The 6hot metal may theu
be rolloJ.
5 tun or 0115.
'Have you heard that story nbont number
2S8?'' inqirred the f.ictiens Mr. C, address
ing his fun loving neighbor B.
"No, 1 luvo not," replied B.," "let ns have
it."
It is too gross," remarked Mr. C, hesita
tingle. "Oh. never mind, I can 6tand ; let mo have
it by nil means," eagerly exclaimed B.
"1 tell you it is too gross.''
"All the better, it will jiist shit me ; t liko
suck jokes ; j jsl shut tha door there and let
me hear it."
"Can't do that, forG. stands there listening
to hear me sell you."
"Well, if you're going to sell me. I should
like to kkiuw how you're goiui; to do it.
Let mo heur what 'your 2S8 is that's too
gross."
"Yon have heard it twice already, replied
C. with a grin. I tell yon 238, being twice
lit, is two groce."
Thren Full-Wooded Dandified "Gents" np.
plied at a stable before tho rr.ilwny era. for
Ihn hire of a horse und gig. to take them 10
Brighton and buck in one-day. '"Whutt"
exclaimed the groom, "you sura would not
drive a beast a hundred miles iu a day ?"
Vy not 7'' said one of them, "we've all got
vips !"
Drnrur-tx M ipxrss. When Gerge III.
was told that Wol'e was quite unfit to com
mand, and was, in fuct a inuiiniuii. the mon
arch replied, "Mad mad mud! Wolfe
mad ! AVjih he'd bite some of the other gen.
erals !"
The hnmblei thing In the word a clock,
as it is ulway running itself down. A nd thu
most bashful, tt is alway holding it band
before it face.
What Roman General doths lndiei ask for
in leap year t Muriui (miy us)
What is It yon must keep nfter you have
givtn it to aiitt!n?r TYour word.