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BY H. B. MASSER; ' ' ,
' Market Square, Sunbury, Pfnnia.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
tfcamb.rl.ifi, Union, Ljcomu.g Montour uu
C Iambi.
: Jit Urtncn in Philadelphia: .
t.h Tt Tr.in. Chut. OiMoni, K.J..
" LOCUST MOUNTAIN COLLIERY
SUPERIOR WHITE ASH
ANTHBACITE COAL,
From the M.mmotU Vein, for Furnace. , Found
: riM, Stmboat(i and Family ue,
MnCilllll, NoTUCKBBtlHD '0DTT, F
, SIZKS OF COAL.
LUMP, for Want Furnace, and Cupola.,
TKAMHOAT, for Steamboat, Hot Air
rrnarr and Steam.
BltOKKN, ) For Orate., Stove, and Stea-
Kfit, 5 . i i
STOVE, i rr 8tovd, 8team and burning
MIT, J I-ime.
TEA, for I.imeliurnera and making SMeam..
Ordara rVreived at Ml. Carmel or Northuin-Wrlan-i
Wharf, will receive prompt attention.
M. B. BPiLI.,
J). J. LEWH,
WILLIAM ML'IR.
Kaj , 1656. tf
" EILWOKTH & CO. ;
Hardware Merchants,
Baving removed, from No. 69 to No. 73
Market Street, riiiladelphia,
Art prepared, with greatly increaaed facilities,
to 611 order, for HARDWARE of every variety
n best trms, from a full assortment, inr.iudinij
' H.llroai BhaveU, I'icka, 4-c. -
Country merclianta and other, will find it to
thoir imrrest to call and examine our etock be
fore purcliasing elsewhere.
April IS, 185G. lj -
xj. s. o!p jL.
"God and our .VuiY Land."
OL'SQUEHANNA CAMP, No. S3, of the 0.
? of the U. S. A. hold. it. .tated .es.ions every
Veai.iT e.eninj in their New Hall, opposite E.
T. Mritfhu .tore. Sunbury, Pa. limitation and
i,n, a,oo. JOHSOtYOUKGi vr.c:
r,'t,wiivtT,K.
Punbuiy.JuW IS. liS66.-octaO 55
o." xj- 3r.
Cl-NbUUY COUNCIL. No. SO, O. of U. A.
O M. meet, every TTK.niT evening m the
American Hal!, opposite E.Y. Uriglil'. ..ore.
Market ureet, Snnbury,' Pa. Member, of the
ider are respectfully requested to aiten'l.
Wtl. A. BKL'NER, C.
O. W. SsiiTn.R.S.
Sunbury. Julv S. lt:G oct 20. '55.
T4TASHINUTON CAMP.No. 19 J. of A
hold it. atatcil meetiiiB every 1 hur.day
ttenir.g, in the American Hall, Market Street,
tUnbUTy- A. J. ROCKEFELLER, P.
J. P. 8iN'nr.i fjuaijr, R. N.
Sunbury. J.ily 5, lS.r-6 tf.
1JURE OL1VK OIL lor table uso, two iiie
at 374 and G24 crnta juat received by
1 VM. A. BKL'NER,
June 21, 0.
tVJHEUM, fish, tumiers, flaxseed and pino Oil,
0 painU, g'.ss. putty, copal varnish, apt., tur
ifiuiue. fluid and paint brushes for sale by
1 M.y 3 1 . -ft6. E. Y. BRIGHT A SON
Kliickbcrry Ilramly!
JUST received, a fresh suppry of BUckiierry
Brandy and invaluable remedy for Summer
oomplumi.by W.M. A. BKL'NER..
Augusts, 1P5.
NEW O-O OIDS
AT
P. W.GUArS STORE,
A large assortment just received from Phila
ielphia.'and sold cheaper than ever for cash or
country produce. Among bis toc will be
found
Taney Press GooJs,
f all kinds ana the latest and most fashionable
ti!e. Black and Fancy Drees Silks, Challies,
Braize De Lair.., Ginhnis, Lawn., Shawl.,
PrinU, Dress Trimmings, Hose Glove., Stock.,
Cloth., Cs.siinere., Ve.ting, Linen Drills,
Irish Linen., Muslins, JVrasois and Umbrella.,
Aic., 4-c
HARDWARE a general assortment.
.' GROCERIES, Fish, Cheese, Raisins, Tobacco
and Cigars, Queensware, Boois, Shoe., Hals and
Cap., and a general variety,
CTPLEAS13 CALL AND REfij
. P. W.GKAY.
Bunbury.Msy 24, 1856. tf
' FOR SALE!
jTTi tTEAM ENGINES 90 Horse power each,
jnl iih boilers. Would make excellent pump
ing sngines, together with 2 large blowing cylin
ders, suitabls Xsir a blast fuinace. . Apply to
HENRY LONGENECKER it CO.
; SUuniokia Iron Works,
Shamokin, Pa.
8hamaltin( July 21, 1856,
FOR 6 ALE an excellent second-band Cook
' tng K lav ey also acveial Cylinder Coal
in. Rnauir at tliis otiice.
rWi"A.iM TED.
X rrr LABORERS on th line of the Union
sVUUU Canal Wages l li t;asn. Ap
yto J ROCttArSLLOW; KGPP & CO.
fit 2,JSJ. , . Heading, U.-
" : '. SargaiDjVt the Old Stand. '
: rniLiNG & grant
ARE not operilng-I riov tnd -very dirbla
, atock bt-Bprfng ainT. Summer- Oooda am
bracing an emlleu. variety. Their atocli con
i.U in part of. '
Black & Fancy Broadcloths& Cassimercg,
8ummer Wares for men and boy., all atyle. and
1 pricea.
DRESS GOODS.
SILKS Plqin and Figured Blath.
An awortment of Fluid Stripe and Figured Fan
. cy Pres. Sirka at unusually low prices,
ShetUes, Brnxcs, Draxe De Lain., Mu. ,
Be Lains. Lawns, Ac, .
OINOH AM9 from 61 to S5 cenU per yarj.,
CALICOES " . S 12 J ,
WniTE GOODS, -Cambric;
JaeonctU, Swiss, Tarltnn, Mull, ttobir
nett, French and Swiss Laces, Edgings, Ac.
Brown and bleached Muslins, Drillings. Ticks,
Checks, Towlinga, Table Diaper., 4 e
HOtEIIF,S. IIAnLWARE and QUEENSVTARE,
Cedar-ware, Hollow-wnre, Iron, Steel, Tlastcr
Rait nJ Fish.
A l.o a Iresh aupplv of
DRUGS AND MKDICINF.9.
Thankful for past favors, we hope by atrtet
attention and a desire to please, .till lb meet with
Hhe apiirova! of our frientls. ' ' "
IV Country producO of all kind, taken at tha
highest market price
SuRbury, May 24, 1856. ly.
ITour, Feed and Provision store.
SEASH0LTZ & PETEEY, .
Brnadicay, between Market Blackberry Stt.
OESPECTFULLY inform the citizen of
" Sunbury and vicinity that they have. just,
reieived a large and well telectod assortment
of choice
FAMILY, GROCERIES,
consisting in part nf Hams, Shoulders, Mackerel,
Herrinp. White Fish, Cod Fish, Salt Preserved
Fruit, Pickles, Crackers, Cheese, Molasses, Rico,
Sufjar, Coffee, (creeii, roasted and ground,) Im
perial. Young 11 v mil, Gunpowder and Black
Teas, Cedar-ware, Stone-ware, Soap., brushes
plow and wash lines, boots and shoes, tobacco.
segars', &c., together with every article usually
found in a hrst class Uroccry More, all of which
will be sold at the lowest prices, either for rash or
country produce. We are also prepnred to sup
ply the citizen, with fresh bread, twist, rolls, pies,
p rev.c Is and cake, ol every kind.
N. B. Tba highest ca.h price, will be paid for
butter and crs, corn, oats, rye and wheat. .
Sunbury, May 31, 1856.
AT - ' :
B. N. Thompson's Store,
In Lower Auyutta township, at the Junction oj.
the I utpehocken , and i'lum creek roads.
THE subscriber having Itturned from the city
with a new and extensive assortment of
fashionable goods, respectfully call the attention
of Farmer., .Mechanics end other, to the same.
STIUNU AND SUMMER GOODS,
consisting in part, of .
Dry Goods, viz :
Cloths, Cassimercs, Cassinets, Jeans, Drilling,
Muslins, Vts'.ings, Tweeds, and all kinds of
Spring and Summer Wear,
LADIES DRESS AND FANCY GO0D.S,
Calicoes, Mitslin de Lr.ins, Lawns,
Gr'tneAams, Berages, Robes,
n ooltnt,. flannels, Ifc.
GHOCKIllt:,
Sugar, Tecs, Coffee, Rice, Molasses, Cheese,
Spice., Salt, vie, 'io, fce.
lifni'iUvnrc,
Nail., Screws, File., Saws, Knives &. Forks, ie
Gueens and Glassware,
of vurious stvle. and patterns.
boots And shoes.
A large assortment of Boots and Shoes, for
men, women and children.
Hats Cah, A.c, of various sizes and styles.
Besides a large and general assortment of
fabhionable goods. Call and examine for your
selves.
lV Country produce ot all kinda taken in
exchange at the highest market price..
S. IN . THUM riSOiv.
Lower Augusta, S mo. 24, 1650.
MOUNT CARMEL HOUSE,
iKOUITT CARMEL,
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
THIS large and commodious Hotel is situa
ted nearly half way between Sunbury and
Pottsvillc, The scenery the salubrity of the
atmosphere and the cool mountain breezes, make
it one of the most delightful summer retreats in
the country. The Hotel, ia a new structure, four
stories high, fitted up with all the modern con
veniences. . The pure mountain water is intro
duced into every chamber. The plai e is easy
cf access, being but one end a hall hours ride
from Sunbury, over the Philadelphia and Sun
burv Rail Road. From PotUvillc, it is 17 miles.
Every attendance will be paid by the proprie- j
tor to make guest, comfortable. Charges mode- j
rate. JESSE RICE.
Ml. Carroel, May 24, 165C if
New Goods for the People !
BENJAMIN I1EFKNER
RESPECTFULLY informe the public in gen
eral that he has juat received and opened a
splendid stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS
at his New Store, in Lower Augusta township.
Hi stock consists in part of
Cloths. Cassimers, Cassinets.
of all kinds, of linen, cotton and worsted.
ALSO :
Calicoes, GliigliamN, Lawns,
HI outsell ! UeliUiiiei
and all kinds of Ladies Dress Goods.
Groceries,
Also an assortment of Ilill dHniC, Irou
and Steel, Nails, &c.
Also an excellent assortment of
Q,TJEENSWARE, of various styles and
patterns.
Also sn assortment of HOOTS & SHOES.
HATS & CAPS, a good selection.
Salt, Fish, ftc.
And a ereat variety of other articles such ss are
suitable to the trade, all of which will be sold at
the lowest puces, .
I v Country produce taken in exchange a
the highest pricea. ' ,
, J.nwer Aujusts, May 54, 1856. '
Silk, cotton and linen' Handkerchiefs,' fancy
neck ties, cents' collars, cotton, opera sack and
Welsh Flannels, port mdnnai. and the best es-
sortineut of Hats and l-aps in town lor sale by
May 31 '56. X. BKIU11T& BON
UAISINS, Fig", Jujube Paste, Rock Candy
Jelly Cake and Gum Drop for sale by
. Ms . Vt ..A. BRVNER. ,
: ' ( tUPILY A.1H13 TTTTOB. : '.;.
P. j Vbat hn11 I do lest lifs its silenca paa?
T. And if it do, . '
' Abd never prompt ihe bray of noiay bra,
' ' What neetl'at thoa rue t
; Uomerriber svo the ocean- deeps are mnto,
The shallows roar ;
Worth is tbe ocean ; fnme it but the bruit
Along tlie shore.
P. What (ball I do to be forever known T
T. - Thy duty ever. ' ; .
P. This did foil inaDy who yet sleep un
known, t
T. ' OI nerer, never.
: Tbink'st thoa perchance that they remain
' unknown .
' "Wh.i thou know'sl notT
. Bj angel trumpa in heat their praise if
; . blown t . ,,
Divine their lot t ' '
P. What shall I do to hare otorfial life 1
T. Disebaree nncht '
The simple dues with wliich the day is rife,
xoa. Willi iny inigNi.
Ere perfect scheme of action thon deviso,
Will life bo fled ; - "
Wbilo be who ever acts as Conscience
cries,
Shall live, though dead.
THE BABY STEALER OF THE NUN
DYROOG. A lady writer, in Chambers' Journal, re
lates the following incident of travol. She is
tolling her adventures in Indin to one of her
nieces the very baby referred to.
"An old pagoda near Nnndyroop; was ten
anted by a colony of monkeys. Here, then,
we found ourselves one day pitched at sumo
distance from the ruin, 'to avoid monkey in
trusion. As there was no bnmlet here, we
had brought nil that was neoessnry to make
us comfortable for a day or two ; and our
trtvnj Of camp-followers was increased by
an aspirant for pugehood in little llyder
kiinn, Hip cow-boy, who hud prolessed a
strong attachment for myself. It was a de
licious cool alternoon on which we repaired
with our sketching mutenals to take separate
views of tho pntroda ; which we found to be
one of those edifices which betray a mixture
of Hindoo and Moorish artiteclure so com
mon in certain districts of India ; or, .perhaps
they are buildings whose origin is guessed at
from Jewish and Egyptian traditions. . It
was, in its statu of robust dilapidation (so to
speak), worthy of abler artists! and the
ureeping-plunts with which some of its but
tresses were clothed, whilst other portion ga
ped hungrily in stony gloominess, lore and
bold, innda it quite a feature nnmist the gras
sy hillocks that surrounded it.- your lather
bad stolen off with hi gun ; your mother was
seated in front of the temple, elreudy busy;
while tho oytib, with her little charge your
self, Cuihherl--acrompunied mo to the rear,
where a magnificent banyantree, now covered
with red mosiac figs, culled for pictorial illus
trations at my hands. HyuVu was ostensibly-
our guardian but us hitherto Tew moukfjs
had shown themselves, we began to suppose
they had gone, liku ourselves, on a picnic ; so
be wanderod about, collecting berries in tbe
skirts of the jungle, which h"ro extended
close to tho pagoun. How time passes when
ono is thoroughly absorbed in a Cuvorite pur
suit, you muy some day know. I forgot eve
rything; und though a consciousness of great
silence around struck me, 1 did not think of
looking to inquire why nyub and the buby
were so quiet.
' "The quiet, if naturnl, was broken by a
scream so unnaturally fierce und shrill, that J
for a miuute 1 was too ternlierj, to look whence
it came. When I did look I beheld tbeuyah
stilt shrieking, in pursuit of what at first I
believed to be a human being. Where is my
child ? I could not see it ; and in an6ther
moment flashed the terrible conviction on me
of the whole truth. I rushod frantically af
ter the ayah and as she fell lifeless across my
path, I neither stayed to pity nor to help her
for there before me, but a fuw Ion? paces,
was a hideous ape you in its arms.
The creature, in seoniing enjoyment,
kept at a certain puce from nie, still milking
into the jungle ; and the faster I followed,
the more speedily it trotted on ; whilst nt
las.t broka out your piteous little voice, almost
maddening to'me. On pnd.on 1 went still
through woods that began to thicken, so tliut
twilight was around me. Every device I
could hit on to arrest the steps of malignant
creature, failed to have any other effect than
to elicit a discordant chatter and when, at
last completely fatigued, almost fainting, 1
lost siuht of it in a dense thicket which I hud
not strength to penetrate, 1 liurly gave way,
and lying on the ground, cried bitterly; oil,
more bitterly thau 1 have ever done since.
"Hut I gavo not way to the nervous hysteric
that threatened - mo. I felt that in this
matter there was nothing more that 1 could
do, and as I prayed for that higher Help
Inch I know could do all, my spirit became
calmer, nnd 1 arose, determined us best 1
could to extricate myself from the jungle. 1
knew not what course to take all weio alike
to me but uoue wera so dense as that which
led in to the copse, amidst which the ape had
disappeared, from which, indeed, no sounds
now proceeaea save too monotonous ami
plaintive coo of the wood pigeon, I took
then what seemed the least intricate track,
where path was nono, and ere many minutes,
came upon opener gludes, with more grass
than trees, ana to my joy oeneiu iiiaiiue sun
was not yet below ihe horizon. This gave
me courage, and I hastened mi and on, till at
length the red and golden trial ol the set or
son was all that remained of day. J'hen I
quivered at the idea of buing benighted there,
and stopped for a moment to reflect. A
sound struck on my ears a faint cry not
the coo of the dove, nor the gutturul call ft
the email . r.or the bark or the lackul. Again!
Surely it is u child's voice ; or is the echo of
my little nephew g murmurs still in my ears I
Nol for then follows the crackling chatters
of tbe monkey, aud a thrill of hope made my
blood circulate. 1 resolved to conceal myself,
to watch an opportunity, and ere the creature
detected nie, suatch the infant !rom its grasp,
and all risks. I crept behind a .thick bush,
aud, presently, still carrying you, almost as
expertly as jour ayah tiiigbt have done, the
moukey appeared. In advance . of the line
it took was u grassy hollow, some paces from
the shrubs' that screened me. T o this it
betook itself and laying its bordeB on the
around, went through a .series of grotesque
antics, which, under other circumstances,
might baye diverted me, but now terrified me
as to tbeir issue. Your complete silence
heightened my fears; bad tbe animal strangled
you, er wait it about to destroy you? Presently,
still keeping so close to yon that I - hesitated
aboot rushing ont upon it until affairs weut
more favorably, it began to pluck up the
grass, ns if in icarCh of roots. At that
ntoment, I became awnr that another actor
had entered on Ihe scene, . .
' "In a direct line from me, and hey on d the
hollow, psrhnpa some dozen of paces, stood
a thick low tree, its trunk visible, but its root
clothed in foliage. 'It was the griolur, or wild
fig. and in tbe twilight its branches showed
crimson with its studs of sermiltion frait, dead
ripe. - A movement amongst the lower
umbrnge arrested my gnr.e, aud I could per
ceive the crouching shape of some living
creature, some dangerous animal, perhaps, or
was it another monkey t A rustle of leaves
interrupted the labors of tho cbildstealer, and
skipping about, he ran towards the fig tree,
as if to examine it. jTcholding nothing, 1
suppose, but tho fruits be instantly applied
himself to satisfy bis hunger, apparently
forgetting bis former Occupation, Now, 1
thought, was the time for an exertion to bo
made ; but, as I moved, a rotten stick on
which I trod mndo a noise, which instantly
aUmctcd the vigilant creature's notice, and
turning his Wit to the tree, he stood listen
ing, ns he gazed towards the spot where I
watched. Atthnt JuncUro. mv inexpressible
astonishment, two tiny paws were tbey
hands? were protruded from tbe fig toe,
and ere the most startled heart could beat
once, -out sprang around tbo monkey's neck a
noose of cord. 'And lot Screaming and
struggling with bideons contortions, with vain
efforts to free himself, tho creature dashed
abont in ngony. With a spring, I reached
you where you lay, indeed senseless, but not
dead, and held you to my heart. -
Who is it who stands beside me, pointing
to tho ape, bound firmly by the strangling
chord to the trunk of the tree? Ab 1 my little
page Hyder 1 bravely have you done 1 and,
but for this dear babe upon my breast, I
could have taken him in my arms and thanked
him with many kisses. Amazed he was to
fiiid me there ; but when by degrees you
began to recover, and I found you still alive,
and, barring scratches . and scars whence
blood had freely flowed, seemingly unhurt,
great was our joy in that dark hour, llyder
plucked the ripe-figs, and they served to
moisten your dry lips and to refresh us;
and then he told mo how ho strayed away to
guther fruit, when tho cries of the' ayah bad
reached his ears. Ho heard from her whut
had happened, and instantly mado for a part
of the woods where be knew tbe monkeys
often come'to dig up the roots .of a plant of
which they are fund, and which .grew abun
dantly only in the place I have called the
'grassy hollow.' 1 may os well Jell jou that
this plant was a species of wild . yarn
Diosooren bulbifera, by no means despicable
fair for man or monkey. Hyder's cow-boy
belongings of a tether became useful in his
pagedom novitiato ; but when be bssured me
I must have travelled five miles, 'I doubted
how I could reach tbe pagoda, so tired and
upset was I.
"It was almost quite durk, ss wo- came
upon a good beaten track the Gooty road,
llyder told me.. 1 sat down to rest awhile,
and pleased was 1 to find my charge quietly
sleep in my lap. "Dekho ; Boo-beo sahib 1
palkeoatco hie Gooty say 1" (Look, lady, a
palanquin is coming from Gooty !) Aud in
truth, a flash of distant lights is in my eyes ;
a sound of humming voices in my ears a
palanquin with its full complement of bearers
and torches, and the loud but not unpleasing
chorus of their song. . Het'ore half an hour
they had come up to ns; and when llyder
hailed them, great was their wonder on hear
ing what had occurred, of which they imme
diately informed their slumbering freight.
"I have littlo more to say, my dear. Tbe
gentleman whom they were conveying to
Madras, was soon beside us; he was quito a
stranger to nie, but insisted on my taking
his place with you in tho palkee, and on ac
companying us to the pagoda, where I need
not describe tho wnrmth of welcome that
awaited us, for your poor mother was in a
slate of distraction, and your father bad only
just returned after a vain search in quest of
us.
A Strong Case on a Hot Day.
In '.lie city of II lived three person
ages each eminent in their profession. As
the wisdom of each will be fully uppnreut to
the reader after perusing this sketcb, we will
first introduce Mr. Pomp Hetiton, the de
fendant in this suit. The plaintiff and de
fendant, both woolly heads of the blackest
dye, hud been discussing each other's claims
to the affection of Miss Dinah Brown, a lady
of ebonv hue, until the wurmth of their love,
tho warmth of the day, and the wurmth of
the whiskey internally, caused them to use
lancruiisja hichlv derogatory to the honor of
trentleiiian of color, Johnson, the plaintiff
in tliis cusc, asserted that the defendant,
Henton, was a htn thief, for which nccusution
the latter gave him a blow Lctwccu the
peepers, which caused him to see starlight
for the next half hour. hen duylight up-
neared to this fullen Othello, he determined
upon legal redress for so gross on outrage
upon his person. Acting upon this sugges
tion, lie appeared belore fcqiuie C , de
manding tbe arresi 01 .Demon lor assauu auu
batterv. The wurrunt was obtained und duly
served upon the defeudant, who immediately
mude tracks for the law office of Jim S ,
whose skill, wit and cunning, had rendered
him famous among the disciples of Blnckstone.
"What! here ogainT inquired dim, as
Pomp's sable mug darkened the walls of bis
office.
"Yes! massa. I is been sued, tho latter re.
plied, assuming a look of sorrow.
"Sued, oh? What have you been sued
for?" ' . .
"Well, you see, massa, 1 squashed a nig
ger.
"What business had you to 6qnash a nig
ger?" utked Jim.
" Cause 1 couion l ueip u; lie cuuuu mo a
ben thief, and dis child couldu't stand dat."
"Did any one see you strike mm I
"Yes !"
"How many saw yon do it ?"
"Five or six cullured persons."
'I fear I can do nothing for you this time,"
continued Jim ; "the evidence is ull agaiust
you."
. i i:..i. i.:- i. -
romp seemed noi o reneu una renin ni
nil. He wiped the perspiration from his fore-
bead with his coat-tuil, and guve a deep sigh.
What Jut t ice issued tbe warrant? inqui
red Jim. .
"Squire 0 ," replied Pomp.
"Worse yet! worse yet !" exclaimed Jim.
Pduipey's under lip fell an inch.
Jiui saw that he had a desperate esse, and
felt assured that nothing but a powerful rem
edy would save bis client. Leaning his head
unon bis arm, be seemed to be invoking the
aid of the gods, at the same time taxing bis
fund of inventive genius to its fullest extent.
"Pomp, said be nnaiiy. "I tninK there, is
some bone for yon if you will follow my ad
vice strictly ; but, mark 1 the least departure
Iron my cctamauas, and yon war not xnoci
down another nigger for tke next three months
to como. ' " - . ' " ' .' .
Getnlny alive! Ml lo, anything ynn tell
me to, massa, if yon will only get me out of
this fix." exclaimed Pomp, rubbing his bajds
with delight.-, t . .
"Now, then," contained Jim. "I .want yoe
to procure forty or mora subpoenas, and see
that they are all duly served upon witnesses
in this case j and now, mark and remember
that your fate depends upon your soleeting
the strongest smelling one's you can And."
"Leave that to mo, massa," replied Tomp,
knowingly turning up the wbite of his eye,
"I'll smell em out." llow well Pompey
performed the task assigned him, the sequel
will show.
The day of trial came, and a hotter sua
never burned in the month of August. ,The
thermometer ranged nt 90 in the shade, and
everything seemed parched by the hot air.
Squire 0 , before whoso angust tribu
nal this trial was to take place, seemed to feel
tho heat of the day with all its intensity.
His office was small, hardly capable cf con
taining fifty persons, with one door for ingress
and egress, and ono window, containing eight
panes of glass.. His office was small, while
bis body was large ; and the ruby tint of his
nose fully Indicated that his obesity would
never be lessend by a want of Monongahela.
ile as a thirsty old soul, and often felt it.
fet we will do him the justice to assert that
man was more proverbial for cleanliness.
He utterly abhorred dirt or stench in any
form. 4 . '-
Tbe hour cf trial li,l ajrived. . Squire
(?-' sat in his larco. old-fusnionod arm.
chair ; but he seemed to have lost the an.
ty of other days. He sat minus coat or vest
swaying a huge fan to and fro, with a rapidity
that gave evidence that Monongahela and the
extreme heat of the day wore acting strongly
upon his frame. Jim Si , the counsel for
the defendant, was seated nt the table, whilo
the counsel (o the plaintiff sat opposite.
One by one the witnesses arrived, encir
cling the Squire, who sat puffing like a por
poise. A smile of approbation crossed Jim's
lectures, as be saw bowTuithfully Pomp had
performed his task, whilo the latter displayed
a row of ivory at this mark of the keenness
of bis counsel's nasal organs. Still Pomp
was not idle. He made tbo black wreath
which encircled the Souiro as compact ns
possible.
.With an eagle eye, Jim watched the efforts
of hi client upon" his Honor. It was but
for a little time, as the latter broko the still
ness of the Court by a sneeze which fairly re
sembled distant thunder. And wellho might,
for tbe hent and perfume combined were be
yond all endurance.
"Mr. S ," exclaimed the Squire, "1-e-ts
p-r-o-c-o-e-d w-i-t-b t-h-i-s c-a-s-e I I c-a-n't
s-t-a-n-d t-h-i-s a-n-y 1-o-n-g-e-r."
dim arose with all the dignity of a Hoff
man in his palmiest days, informing his Hon
or that many important witnesses were yet
to arrive, which rendered it impossible for him
to proeeed with the case until they made their
appearance.
Tho Squire gave another sneeze, louder
than the first, at tbo same time spreading bis
lingo arms right and lett, knocking down hair
a dozen woolly bends, exclaiming "Stand
back ! stand back ! for Heaven's sako, stand
back !"
Ono by one the black diamonds coctinncd
to arrive, while Pompey gave them explicit
directions where to stand, end not to move.
At this stage of the proceeding, the stench
was almost beyond all human endurance.
The bent of tbo day was great ; but the efflu
via emitted from tho group of sable knights
which clustered reuud bis "Honor," was still
greater.
"Op.-n that door ?" yelled the Squire, Pomp
having taken the precaution to have it closed.
His Honor was evidently growing weaker
and weaker, as bis huge fan whirled tfo and
fro with less rapid strides.
"C'-o-m-e, g-e-n-t-l-e-m-e-n. for mercy's sake,
let's go on with this case !" he exclaimed. .
Jim again ro3e, assuring his Honor, with
one of bis blandest smiles, that it was quite
impossible to proceed until tie remainder of
his witnesses bad arrived.
"lientou !" jelled the Squire.
"Sab 1"
"Where nro yon, you black scoundrel ?"
"Here, sub!"
"You are clear, Denton, you nre clear!
Now, every blasted darkey out of here 1"
. Like black shadows they came, aud like
black clouds they went nwnv.
Pompey paid "his counsel liberally for his
cuteness and skill, at the same time assuring
him that he should be the 'recipient tf his
law business in future.
"You is a great man on law," s&'nl romp,
"but it takes this child to smell 'cm out !"
It would be needless to remark that the
Squire never granted any more warrants to
gernmcu of color during dog-duys.
WOKI.D YVIDtt FAME
In a recent copy of a pictorial newspapnr,
published in Madrid, the leading engraving is
a view of tho Senate Chamber cf the Uuited
States, nnd Hon. Preston Cbivalrie Drooks
assaulting Mr. Snsiner. Tho stylo of the
engraving inclines us to think that the
Madrid journal is, at least so far us tho cnls
i .!.....!-- :.l: l
are concerneu, a reprouucvioo m penuuicai
published iu Paris. So Mr. Brooks has the
honor of being celebrated in two of the Con
tinental capitals, not only orally and by li tter
press, bat in graphic designs. It ho has a
disposition to travel iu Europe now, his fame
would be his passport to tiotoriety at least.
The gutta percha hero has a wider celebrity
than any other American, and would unques
tionably bo regarded with intense enriosity.
But whether Ins countrymen nave any reason
to be proud of such presentations of the
American character, is n question which will
bear but one answer. We are sure that they
ore so lamentably deficient in their apprecia
tion of his valor, that they would rather tuo
Congress of the United States ehould never
be ineutioned by foreigners, than that it
should be mentioned in connection with his
exploit. Xorth American.
Arrival of Monster Snakhs. The brig
Planet, iust arrived from Africa, brought to
Salem, several monster snakes anacondas;
one eighteen feet long, and another thirty-five
feet in lenth. These snakes w hen at noerty,
are ravenous and dangerous, and will seize
animals of large size, and after crushing them
so as to broak nil their bones, will swallow
them whole. The crew ol the l'lonet report
that the largest of those snakes had devoured
a woman an child before it was. taken. Oa
Saturday they were preparing to feed it with
a good sized dog. Boston Journal.
Thk Union The Charleston (S.C) Even
ing News says: No man should go to Wash
ington committed to or predetermined upon
either the Union or Disunion, Oonsolution or
Seccession. His intent should , be to do the
bist he could under eiruutmrwes to do it
prudently, but decisively, and to hold himself
ready to meet tbe emergecy, whether or not
it involves ratrenal disruption or jiidividael
danger.
.1 ottrit.
PBJDB.
Though Pride may show some
When Honor's it nil
n obltnes t,
1 et there is such a thing on earth
As holding heads too high I
T1"" sweetest hird builds near the ground,
The loveliest flower springs low,
And wo tnust'stoop for hoppiness,
If wo its worth would know.
Like water tfaftt encrnsts tho rose,
Still hardening to its core,
To Pride encasos human hearts
Until they feol no more.
Shut up within themselves they live,
And selfishly they end
Life that never kindness did
To kindred or to friend !
Whilst virtuo like the dew of Heaven,
Upon the heart descends.
And draws its hidden sweetness out
The more as more it bends I
For there's a strength in lowliness
Which nerves ns to endure
A heroism in distress, '
Which renders victory sure.
Tbe humblest being born is great,
If true to his degree
Ill's virtue illustrates his fate, "V
WlmfAVAi it mikv Via I I
Then let us daily learn to love
simplicity and wortb ;
For not the eagle, but tbe dove,
Brought peace unto the earth,
CliARLSS SWAIX.
. JOSEY'S BABY.
Sister Josey'S got a baby ; '
(Sbe's but a child herself;)
And the buby is a bright-eyed,
, Laughing, crying little eif.
Well I mind the April morning .
I was scarcely five years old
Addio catiio with entiles ofgladless,
And a wondorous tula she told.
How a tiny, pretty creature,
To our mother's arms was given,
How. a white-winged angel brought it,
From its hoppy home in heaven.
Mother colled our boby Josey,
And she was our pet and pride ;
No one thought of scolding Josey,
When she pouted, frowned or cried.
Only think how years crowd round ns,
Bringing trouble, bringing change
Now that buby's got a bit .y
Bless me ! ain't it very strange !
Such a precious winning darling,
Eyes of softest, darkest gray.
Cheeks where blessed cunning dimples
. Play bo-peep the live-long day.
You should hear him laughing gayly,
Cooing like a little -dove.
If you were the crossest fellow,
Josey's baby you would love.
HJistcflaitcjoui?.
As Ikpromttu Pu'D. At a recont colli
sion. a colored seaman on board the steamer
Crscent City went into the hold to find the
leal;, and seeing the water rushing m through
a largo hole, he whithout hesitation plunged
his head into tho orifice. Fiudin? this
expedient insufficient he charged ends, and
succeeded in keeping the leak under until
othor and more cUectual moans woio procur
ed. W occastonali.t come'aeross something
extra laughable in our exchanges. A bt,
Louis paper says that the grasshoppers have
oaten up the entire tobacco crop ot franklin
county, aud the Inst that wns heard Irom them
they were seated on tho corners of the fences
begywg every man that passed jor a cneic!
HirAU'Tis. An ecentric individual, stand
ing upon a bridge, and gazing upon a youth
angling bulow, gives vent to bis feelings in
tho following inquiry: "Adolescence, what art
thou doing? Art though endearvoriilg to en
tice the l.nnv tube to engult into their untic
ulated mouths a barbed hook, upon whose
point thou has fixed a dainty allurment?"
"No, sir," said the boy, "I'm fishing."
A eotemporary breathes the following ex
cnllent prayer for bis subscribers' welfare.
We endorse it quito :
"May they live iu clover the rest of their
lives.
Have plenty of cash nnd capital wives ;
May they know no foar do just right
Be temporanco men never get tight I
We wish them, full cellars nnd barns
May they nover neglect tbeir immortal con-
tarns.
Accorpimo to tub RpTR-Nsof the Industry
of Macssacbusetts, throe are two crops of
which we know but little in this section of the
State hops and tobacco that are having nn
increased cultivation. There are seven coun-
tics in which hops aro raised to the value of
nearly S jO.OGO. 1 he tobacco crop, is cluetly in
the valley of the Connecticut, aud is valued
at 60,01)0.
Trade or Ciscin::ati, Ouio. The Cincin
nati (Ohio) Price Current publishes a state
ment of thatracs of that city for the year en-
dine 31st August' 1830. The total valdo of
nriucinal iinnorts for the year, was 870,295.
y0l,ugainBt&G7,501,344 tbe prevous year; and
r,ravnirlR f 5I1.9-14.78C OGainst 838.777,304
the previous year, showing an increase In the
value of imports of7,794,557, and in the val
ue of exports5U,'-'oi,dJ. .
Toi.KRiTios imTi rkkv Since the pubjica
tion of the new laws in Turkey, 160 Chrietion
churches have beu constructed or repaired
The Sultan alone, contributed 85000 to ono
buildiu j in the Island of Cundu.
T .. T .. ..v.-Ti Tn ropAnf trial rif ) liA
Chenango, N. Y' Circat' Miss H. D. Dunham
recovered a verdict of $600 against Sainuol
K. Wilier, for libel, contained in a valeutine
which he tent her through tbe post office.
TnK Ncmbeb or YoTr-RS in New Y"rk
State, according to a statement from the cen
sus department, is Cit,8'J0, of whom 515,745
are native voters, and 1,15,0 1 5 naturalized.
FatGiiTicN-M to Death. Last Wednesday
morning a woman named Ann Iteilly fell on
4 ho Harlem Railroad, in New York City, as
a (.rain was approaching. The cars were
stopped iu time, but the woman was' dead
when taken op, having burst blood vessel
from excessive fright.-
farmer js epavlmcnt
Egyptian Corn.
There was Dubliahed in the news columns'
of the Baltimore American, a few days sinee(
a description of Egyptian corn,' such aa was
used in tbo days of the Patriarchs, and such.
a the brethern of Joseph from the land of
Canaan, went over to that country to pro.
dace; It was stated that tbe specimens'
referred to were tbe only onfts n this country:
but such is not the fact as thera are small
Crops of it now growing on the farm of Mr:
Joseph J. Hopkibs, about three miles from"
Baltimore, on the Philadelphia road. Sev
eral years ago tbo original seed wa3 brought
from Pulestine, where it was found in he
cloths which had been taken from a mummyj
and where it probably remained fof some
thousands of years. Several of the original
send were presented to Mr. II, who deter
mined to plant it and test whether it would
flourish in our Soil, and this year he bos
lant of some eight feet square u.led with It;
ts cultivation is very simple, and may be
planted in drills. The grain grows on the
extreme end of the stalk, and the Weight of
it causes the stalk to bend over thus pre
venting the head from being injured by wet
weather. In the early stages or its growing
and nntil the head begins to appear it is diffi
cult to distinguish it from the ordinary maize(
or Indian corn, but when the head appears
tho blades become spotted and striped lis.9
the broom corn. The head which more tlose
ly resemblos tbe ordinary sufmac is about
twelve inches long and tbe grain qoito as
abundant. The grain has very thin covering
and the kernel is as white ns the present
wheat. Mr. Hopkins has determined to
have some of it gtound end test its utility
Iut hred. It is Tar more proline man wneat,
and if it s'nonld prove useful for bread will
probnbly be extensively planted. There M
one peculiarity about it, viz : that is not effec
ted by drought while other Cereal trips
ither.
Titr. Por Gcn Plaxt, In the monntains
of Brazil there is a hot-bonse plant, Pilra
Callitrichoides, of tender, brittle and juicy
aspect, which looks as if it would bo good to.
eat in a cooling salad, but which is really Of
so explosive- a temporament that it might
fairly bo called tho pistol plant, w nen near
thftilowering, and wiih its tiny buds ready to
open, if tho plant is either dipped in water;
or abundantly watered, each bud will explodo
successively, keeping up a mimic Sevastopoii
tan bombardment, sending forth a pn8 of
gunpowder smoke or a littlecloud of dusty
pollen as its stamens suddenly start lorin to
take their place and form a cross. It is at!
amusing toy, which produces a plentiful crop
or pop-guns.
In Sweden, the floors of tho stablo Sfo
lanked, and the planks are perforated with
olos, so that wet will not lodge on them;
the bare boards being the only bedding allow
ed. To this lodging the Swedes attribute
the soundness of their horses' feet, as it is
qnite uncommon to meet with a lame or
foundered horse in Sweden which bos been
so stabled.
...
Pitb war TTcAvra tv TTorbv.-p. Th fol
lowing is said to be a cortain cure. To threo
quarters of sweet milk, add a tcaspoonful of
sulphuric acid, and mix with the horses' food.
Give at first three times a week, and ertcr
wards ouce or thrice, as there mat seem oc
casion, for week longer.
umonms.
A California Joko.
A California pripe? ells the following of
Lieutenant Derby, "John rhcenix," tbe hu
morist :
One evening, ot the theatre, Flicnnix obser
ved a man sitting three seats in front, whom
he thought he knew ; be requested the person
sitting next to him to "punch the other indi
vidunl with his cane." The pdlite stranger
did so, and the disturbed person turning bis
head a little he discovered his mistake that
lie was not the person he took him for.
Fixing his attention steadfastly on the play
and uiTectiug unconsciousness of tho whole
affair, he left the man with the cane to settle
with the other for the disturbance, who being
wholly without an excuse, there was of course,
a ludicrous and embarrassing scene during
all of which Pbccnix was profoundly inter
ested in the piny. At last the man with tho
cane asked, rather indignantly, "Didn't you
tell me to punch that person with my stick?"
"Yes 1"
"And what did you want?''
"I wanted to see whether yon would punch
him or not 1"
Thr rct,t.owiNo rich incident actuary occur
red not long ago in the recitation room of a
law school:
One of the professors, to test the ability of
a student he was examining, propounded this
question.
'Mr. , what do yon think should bo
done with a man that had com pitted suscido ?
The student was puzzled lie scratched hi
bead a moment, as if to brighten bis ideas, and
theii responded: . .
"Well, it is my opinion; as a professional man,
that he ought to be made to sunporl the child!''
An Enomsh CocKNET at the Fulls cf
Niagara, when askbd how he liked the Falls,
replied, "They're 'ubdsoriie quito so ; but
they doc't quite answer my hexpectations,
besides. I got thoroughly vetted, and lost mo
'at. I prefer to look at 'em in an birgravio
in 'ot weather und in the 'ousu."
Csr.TAiM Yocko Mf:s being reproved by
Zeno for their prodigality, excused them
selves. Buying They bad plenty enough out
of which they did "it. Will you excuse a
cook, said he, that should over-suit bis meat
because he had a store of salt ?
A LD7 asked her gardener whv th weeds
always outgrew and covered up the flowers.
Madame," answered be, "tho sob is mother
of th weeds, but only step-mother of tbe
flowers."
"Mother, tin's hook tells about thS 'angry
waves of the ocean.' Now; what makes tho
ocean get angry 7" "Because it has betu
crosstd to often, my son."
ftTTtcoAT Powrb. lit Jsew York there in
a skirt manufactory that employs 300 young
women, and turns out 1500 skirts daily i
"Guilty or not guilty," asked a foch Jus.
lice. "Not guilty." "Deo, vat te tyful do vim
bere? Go about silt four bizoess'