NEW, SERIES, VOL: 10, NO. 3l
SUDBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, P A,j-S ATURD AY, OCTOBER 31, 1857.
OLD SERIES, VOIv 18. NO-
The Sunbuty American.
'nUtUBBD IVJtftt SATCR&A1
". BY H. B. MASSER, ' '
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u' anmmunicatioii. or Mti o kiuinrM relating m
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Mar.h.nl. and other., advertising ay tk
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JOB PRINTING.
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..i...a JOB OFFICE, which will enable asuexeeat
. a la. a.ata.t atyla, ev.rv wriatyrt p tuning'
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BUNBun-sr, pa.
a..... stt.nded Win th C euntie of
.thiherltd. Union, Lycming
Monloei and
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Ghaa. Gibbons, ...
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LOCUST MOUNTAIN COLLIERY
SUPERIOR WHITE ASH
ANTKBAOITB COAL,
'ram tUe Mammolh Vein, for Furn ce., Found
riei, StamkaU and Family um,
'. Cami, NeaTUUMiaeiAae Cmkti, Fa
SIZES OF COAL.
LUMP, for Ulat Furnacea and Cupel,
8TUAMU0AT, fr Steamboat, Hot Air
fareices and Steam.
Bro1CEN' Fot GrilM 8UT"" ni 8u"
rVVB, ) For 8tves, Swam and bernlng
NUT, J Lime. , '
PCA, for Limeburners anil making mam.
Ordara rcivd at Ml. Carmal or Northum
rl4 Wharf, will rie prompt Unlia.
M. B. BULL,
D. J. LKWl.
WILLIAM MU.
May i, ; ,
rHItADBLTHIA
Wood Jlouldiiis Mill,
miow Sirr altce Tvelth, North Sid.
rO U I, D I N G 8 auitaM for Carpentera
n..:i f. !.'.. .n.l Frama Maker.
workad irom in i nu
Material, alw.ya on han4. Any pattern wort.
ad Irani a drawing. ,
The aubarriber having purehaaed tha an tra
iatarr.t, will conlinua tha buaineat with Ineraaa
ad facililiea. , . ,
A genu wanted in tha arioue towna in tliia
portion at the Siate, to whom opporluiiitiea will
ka offered for large proHta to ihemaeUM.
SAMUEL B. HENRY.
Jaly 1, IRS'r. 3m 'P
. .. i i 1 1. I u n.und
IMMENSE EXCITEMENT !1
fievolutioa in the Dry Goods Business 111
J. T. 8c I. F. KLINE,
Kaauectfully announce lo their. friend, and th
public in general that they have received St their
Mlora in Upuer Augusta townanip, nuiuiuiiimp
laad county P.. at Klinea (irove their Spring
aud Summer liOODS, and opened, to the public
a general a.orlment of merchandise 5tC.
Uoiwining in part of Clothe, black and fancy
Ca. mrr. Satiiiella, Checka, Kentucky Jeau
tOjtalhKr with a general anaortment of Spring
and Uuinmer Oood adapted to all clacof per
una. . , . 1
Ready mad Clothing, c.n.utuig f CasU and
Teal. i.
. Ladies Dress Goods, . , .-.
Bamn ar Shawl., tiingharaa. Lawn, DueaU,
Ualicoea, black Kilke 4Vc. : .
AUo a fre.h aupply of Drug and Medicinea,
tiiocerie c., of all kind.
A new aupply of Hardware, Queenware,
wodn ware Uroom 4-c. .. . (. ,
A large aaaorimenl of Root ana She uila
V for men women and children.
H K'VH AND CAPS.
thel Book, Stationery. Euvelepe, Ink, ifc's.
KloH AID HiLT.
Ami all gooda usually kept in country store.
Voire and aee, (Jome one, come all. ,
The public are respectfully Invited to call and
eianiine our tock belore purchasing elaewher.
All of the above nanied stock of good will be
,U pritilively at low pric for ch, or in ex
chunje for country produce at the highert mar-
Thankful for paa't favora we hope by strict
attention to buaiueas to merit a continuance ol
the same.
Kline'e Orove, Pa., May 18. 15T tf
A. J. CONRAD,
HOLLOWING RUN.
1T ESPEC'TFULLY informs the publie that
HBi.h ha. reuleni.hed bia Store with an ex
.ii.nt aaaortmeut of New tioode iual received
Prom Philadelphia, which he will sell on term.
. ...m,.iil aa an other eatabliahruent His
-.nfi, nmiKiiifii in Dart of
CLOTHS. CA8SIMEKES & bATTISETT,
Winter Wears Tot men and boys, allatylea and
price
r.nrfie UrekS Goods
an.Utiuz of Black Silka, Merino, Alpaea.
De Lain.. Calicoea, Gingham, Muslins, I rim
LV' k .nnnl of GROCERIES of all
kinda.
HARDWAEE and aTJEENSWAEE,
Cedarware. Broom. Ac AUo a large rt-
. ..t ur,.. and Shoe, auilabt for Men Wo
men and Children. Hate and Cap. Silk Hat,
and all good u.uallv kept in a Country Store,
an ii.. .bna named atock of good will be
said positively at low price for cash
in ex
change for couutry prouuc,
at tba highest
Market pries.
Hollowing Rua, N. . '
v PVVEVr WUEEL CJflliASIi.
iHld Gruaae 1 recommended to the noUce of
Wazonara. Liverv eJubla klr, A., a
koine SariaioB to anvthinr of the kind ever in
troduced. A it des not gum upon the axlee
la much more durable, and is not affected by
the weather, remaiuiiur the same in cummer af
la wintat, and put op US Iw eaaisUr at S7t an
ojh a. w. riar.
BECBIT COURTSHIP. '
. piokt res rtiKca or asitoi. ' .
f A blind mother sit in cottage, btsida
her pretty daughter, andcaatiuui liar against
love, wbila all the tiaie, an amatory tcaaa ii
going on betweaa lb girl and tba very lorer
wboru tha aid dam dread. .. .-
-Daughter, while yon turn you wheel, , ,
Lieteo to tha worda I aay :
Colin hat contrived to steal
Your unthinking heart away.
Of bis fawning voice be war -
You are all the blind oae's care " '
And I rnart yoor signs whene'er
Our young neighbor's name Is heard.
Colio's tongue is false, tho' winning
Hist I the window is nuburred 1
Ah 1 Lfsette, you are not spinning I '
The rooai is clot and warm, yeu say ;
But, my dauKhter, do not peep
Through the easement night and day.
Culm there his watch dulb keep.
Think not mine a grumbling tongue
Ah I here at my breast you liungt
1, like you, was fair aid young;
And I know hour apt it love
To lead the youthful heart in sinning
Hist I the door 1 1 beard it mov I
Ab I Litetia, you are not tpinuiug I
It is a gust of wind, you say, ' 1
That bus made the hinges grate; , ; . .
And my poor old growling Trayj
Must you break for that bis patet
Ah I my child, put faith in me j
Age permits me to foresee
ColiotooD will faithless be,
And you love to an abyss
Of grief will be the tad beginning
11 less me I sure, beard a kiss I
Ah 1 Litotte, you are not spinning 1
'Twasyour little bird, you sny,
Uave that tender kias just now :
Muke him ceate bit trifling, pray ; ,
lie will rue it else, 1 vow.
Love, my girl, oft bringoth pain,
Hliame and sorrow in his train,
While the false, successful swain,
Scorns the heart be bas beguiled
From the true virtue's paths to (inning
Uistl 1 bear you move, my cbiid I .
Ah I Lisette, you are net spinning I
Yon wish to take the air, yon tay ;
I hink yon, daughter, l bulieve you I
Bid young Colin go his way.
Or at once at bride roccive you I
Let him go to church, ar.d there
Show his purpose to be fair ;
Hot till theo, beside my cimir,
You must work, my girl, nor need
All h vows to fond and winning (
I angled in love's web, inweed !
Litclle, tny daughter, mind your spiuning I
t. WATTS.
An interesting article In a Isle number of
the "North llritish Ileviewer," bat l)r..laac
Wattt for itt subject. All are supposed to
feel tome interest in the taered song writer)
all at least, who have been accustomed to vi
sit God's Jioose. For ourselves, we have pe
rused the Reviewer's notice of the good old
divine with a kiu'd of holy enthusiasm ; the
very extracts which he gives from his hymot
arousing the loftiest and sweetest memories
of the "big 'ha KiMe," and fireside observan
ces of the Sabbath, when old folks and young
folks tent up with nearly teelmg,
"I.el cares like a wild deluge come,
Arid storms oV sorrow fall.
May I but safely reach my home,
My God, my Heaven, my all." .
There wut tincere worship at these home
gatherings of a Sunday eveliiug, and the in
spirations of Isaac Watts as gathered from
sis hymns, brought it out at much tt any-
tiling iau. , .
It seems that Ur Watts was a tiny and
grave lad with a pale face, lo the gloomy
reign of dames 1 1, be was a dilhgent boy in a
Urainmar bchool, at nnuthampton. He hud
a tparkling eye, and though his forehead wat
far from l.oftf, his fuce gimerully indicated the
genius hit after life developed. II wat a
smart lad, quick in the acquisition of French,
Latin aud Greek, lie astoniKhed Ins .com
panion! by acrostjet and impromptu stanzas,
and delighted bis instructor one Rev. Mr.
Piuborn by hit unvarying good behavior.
lie wai ttiade serious bv the fact of the im-
priscmiiiHiit cf hit father ror.. attending con
venticles' as well as bv his own persecution in
early tire, for on Arriving at years of djscre.
tipn, ce bad to .nine nimseir very oltD, or
suffer the coin motion of Puritans. .
waits nioinrr laugul mm. pit clmtechism,
as well as how to write verses, so that bia
pious poetiirfigs were . first nurtured by a
mother's love. He pnreiied hia studies, after
leaving, the Rev. I'mliorn, at ibe itissentina;
Academy t eedington, declining to enter
University, though ftieud volunteered to
pay bis way. That be wat bard. student,
may be gathered from the Tact that be talked
Latin aud read Greek and Hebrew at if they
were English. On leaving the Beminary he
did not enter at once upon the ministry, but
paused for while to reflect upon the solemn
duties ha had to perform. He 6 nu,lly became
the pastor or a Congregational Uhurch , in
London, of v.tilch Josnk Caryl, Dr. Owen;
and David Clarksrin hau been ministers. For
a time he lived aluoe, but berious aflectinu
seizing upon bim. bo was finally persuaded to
lake up nit residence with Kir Thomas end
Litdy Aooey, at tueir charming, retreat near
Liondon, where be died csovemberZatb, 1748,
At hia new home with tha Alineva. urn
told he enjoyed the uninterrupted demoDtfa-
lions or the truest rnendrhip. Ibe re, with
out soy care of his own, be ad everything
wbicb could contribute to the enjoyment t,f
life aud favor, the unwearied pursuit of bis
studiet. There be dwelt in . family, which,
for piety. order, harmony,' and every virtue,
wst a house of Ood. There be had the privi.
lege of tountry recesa. tbs fragrant bbwer,
the spreading lewn, the flowery garden, and
other advantages, to soothe bis uiind, and aid
his restoration to health, to yield him, when
ever he chose thein, the most grateful inter
vals from bit laborious studies, and enabled
bim to retura to them with redoubled vigour
sod delight. , . .
Nor did the Abneys weary of their guest,
nor did that guest, amidst anweoted luxuries,
f iow toft sod idle ; and it was im the cheer
is! asylam wbicb they opened to the shattered
invalid that most of bis works vers peoaed.
Daring tbs Utter pari ef bis career bis con-
h urn u ri n Wwi, ' hh44 k jmSmm fe
lisccllanfoits.
relieve him of the burden of bis duties ss
their pastor, delighting to hear him preach
when be was able. He was not pre-eminent
as s pulpit orator, It teems, or, at all events,
he would not suit the Spurgeon-fed church
goert of our times. Hs had, to qnete the
words of another, "neither tbe material vol
ume and toaorout vehemence which consti
tutes the modern Boanerges, not the excita
ble temperament which sometimes makes op
for physical defects."
lie confined himself, ia hit studies, not
alone to religious subjects, but wrote upon,
in succession, Logic, Astronomy, Geography,
English Grammar, and Scripture, History,
and to quote the langsags of tbs Reviewer,
as, in hit "Logic," he bad given directions
for the right use of reason, so, in bis work Ob
tha Passions, be gave instructions for the)
right guidance of man's moral and emotional
nature, besides publishing treatises mors
purely theological, on Prayer and Christian
Ethics, and on conttovated questions in di
vinity, and a volume entitled, "Reliquiss Ju
veniles," perhaps the most characteristic of
the whole-, SI Containing in its miscellaneous
pages Short papors oh all kinds of topics,
grave and gay, mental and material, terrestinl
and teleetial) in Latin vers sod English
proWe.M
The same writer does hot think Dr. Watts
was very happy as an abstrnse theologian : '
"He Was neither Joseph Butlt nor Jona
than Edwards, nor William de Leibnitz, but
the Isaac Watts, whom the molt of good men
would have rather beeb ; and it is no reproach
to his general ability to say that he failed to
ascend those dizzy altitudes, althongb it
might have been more to the credit of bis
prudence if he bad never tried."
The ideas of tome of Dr, Wett't most
beautiful hymns were conceived when he wat
a boy at school. To qnote the language of
the reviewer in the North liritith t
"The stars tang, and be tried to make his
brothers and sister understand the tune: it
thundered, and he thnnclit of the day when
exhausted long-suffering
"Skall rend the sky, end burn the sea, . .
And fling Hi wrath abroad."
lie looked out on the surging rain-swept tide
on tbe spot where it had once put to flight
Canute aud bit courtiers, and exclaimed--
"Let csres like a wild detugS Cornet
And storms of sorrow fall,
May I but safely reach my home,
My God, my Heaven, my All.
"There ahall I bathe my wry soul
In sea of heavenly reat,
And not a wive ef trouble roll
Acros. my peaceful breast."
Or, on some peaceful evening, he gaxed across
Southampton Water, to trees and eiieadowt
steeped in the tunthioe, and remembered t
"There is a land of pure delight.
Where saint Immortal reign (
' Infinite day exclude th night,
And pleasures bsfcisb pain. '"".
"There everlasting Spring abide,
And never-withering flower (
Dth, like a narrow ses, divide
This heavenly land from ours."
tie took bit walk in the New Forest, and
the gipsy outlaws made him thankful that be
did not
"Wander like an outcast race,
Without a Father' love ;
Srid tbe mournful notes and anxious gyration!
of tbe turtle suggested
" j ua. as we see th loneiom dove
, Bemoan her widowed data,
Wandering aha flies through all tbe grove,
And mourns bar loving mate ;
"just so our thoughts, from thing to thin&,
In miles circle rovo ?
Just ao w droop end hang the wing,
When Jesus hide HI love."
. lie has an Axe to. Grind. , ,
"When I was s little boy," iid Dr. Frank
lin, "1 remember one cold winter morning. I
waa accosted by a smiling mail with an axe
on his sb.oulder i ."My pretty boy." laid he,
'haiyour rather a grindstone ?" "Yet tir T"
said I. "You are a fine little fellow," saiiVbe
will you let me grind my axe on it T" Pleas
ed with his compliment of "fine little fellow,"
"O, yet tir," 1 answered,, "it is down in the
shop." "And vim you my man," said ne,
patting me on the head, "get a little hot wa
ter T" 1 ran and soon brought a kettle full.
How old are you, What s' your name 7 con
tinued he, without waiting for a reply: "I
am lure yon are one of the finest fellows I
have ever seen ; will you lust turn a minute
fnrmel" Tickeled with the flattery, like
rool, I went to work, and bitterly did I rue
the day. It was s Mew ate, end I toiled and
ingc-ed till I WAa almost tired to death. The
school-bell rang, and I could not get away )
my hands wore blistered, and it was not ball
ground.. At length, however, the aie wat
sharpened, and tbe man turned .to me witb
'now you have played the truant ; send fur
school, Or you'll rue it." Alall thought I,
it was hard enough to turn a grindstone this
cold day, but now to be called a little rascal
was too much. It sank. deep into thy mind,
and 1 ve often thought or it mice., wheu 1
see a merchant over-polite to. his rustomers,
begging thi'in to take a little brandy, and
throwing his goods on tbe counter, think 1
"That man has an axe to grind." . When 1
see a man flattering the people, that fellow
will set tou to taminir erindstpnes." When
1 ei man hoisted into office by party spirit,
without a single qualification, to render bun
respectful Or Useful, "Alas ! inelhlliks deluded
people, yon ire doomed fur a season to turn
tee grindstone lor a ooony.
The ilarrUiburg Utrald slates that ar
rangemenU are now in progreit fur a grand
mililurv sod n reman s parade bere, ou th
occasion of General Pucker's inauguration
Several first class fire companies from Phila
delphia have signified their intention of being
present, ana we nave do uouqi companies
from all the neighbonog towns will be in
ttanriuiira A militarv comnanv and band
from Williamsnort will escort the Governor
elect to the capital, lbs an effort will be
made to sec ore tbe stte-idaiice of a large
number of vcluuteer companies from other
places.
' Live as long as you may. the first twenty
years form tbe greatest part of yoor life.
i ury apitvar ev wueu luey erv p-aaauia vuvj
teem to be 10 when you look back to tuem
and tbey take np more room in your memory
tbao all the years woicn succeed ineni.
Should Trowiers procured on eredlt be
considered "breeches of trust f '
Advsrtissj If yen M torfivets ibes hsrd
ISUiaw
Autumn.
' This is tbs Mason of the) year fallbf Hi
Impressions. And ths Interest it the greater
when ws consider it emblematical of lit sud
if 1 i fn nj mm In It f.. . t . Lnu
V. MM, WO pVI ,lIUa, . ,1Ur,
aid falling leaves, tbe decrepitude ef Sge,
end the railing or those faculties which re
mind one of life's closing scenes. Tbe yellow
leaf falling id the forest, the naked branches
of shorn trees, Ike sighing ef an sntumn wind,
always impresses us irresistibly With feeling
of sadness and melancholy. So empbaticul
is the laagoage of decay and frailty expressed,
that our niindil Instantly overwhelmed witb
ideas of the nothingness and th vanity ot
earth, we gsse, and listen, in muteness and
astonishment, to tbs sad and sftiuny impres
sive eloquence of nature id her decaying
hues, by tbs bligbt of Otis severe frost,
what bumberless trees, decorated in their
licb arid gly costumes, are Stripped of all
their beanty, and Stsnd losOeSs and naked
in tbs wild solitudes of their forest homes.
What bounties! flowers blooming it) tha dales
and Upon the hillside are) cit down by this
ruthless inVador upon the retrestt of tbs
beautifblt the fair and the lovely. In like
maimer, death ofttimes plucks front our fire-sides-,
aid our circlet of beaaty and affection,
aud our flowers and buds of promise.
Autumn, with Uer kern and sothbfe prevail
ing!, robes nature in all her gloomy and sad
der habilmects. Indeed, the very sephyr is
changed from ths bland and exbilirating
breeze to tbe chill and searching wind, that
niaket one instinctively tbadder, and wrap
bit Vesture more closely around him. The
Iky Wears less serene snd gay attire as
autumb advances: the clouds become morn
fitful-, ths Winds more gutty, and tho occa
sional tnowflakbt admonishes of the approach
or winter. Perhaps the stern old mountain
is wrapped in her mantle of white, svnd dies
like a priestess robed for tbe bier.
It is thrilling and tad to watch the tteady
tread of the autumnal footstep. First, tbe
tiny and delicate flowers shed its frail petals
to the gusty air, and the lyric notes of the
early spring bird are trilled no mere in the
groves. Next, the tender leaf lies scattered
remorselessly ever forest and field, aud the
sere foliage which adorns the vslleyi and
hillside! speakt aumistukably that autumn
bas come. Thin, naked branches sud leaf
iest treet, with all the tober livery which
attiret tbe closing year, crowds on our pensive
eyet, and emphatically speakt ia all iti lan
guage of niutation and decay. Such ii
autumn tbe emblem of tbe eveuing of life.
We bate somstimes Stood under the Cold
canopy ofheaVeb, When the frost was tpark
ling id the Starlight, and gazed into the frigid
realms of ether, Overwhelmed with admiration
and astonishment While beholdftg tbe twink
ling host that deck the brow ofautumo night ;
and gazing, have thought ho unlike it
heaven, te earth. The Iter Its twinkling in
the fur offings of beaven, at tlelicste and love
ly at ih olden time. Thev have kbowb on s
thousand autumn, and a hundred generatibns
of man, slid neither dim nor fade in the
march of time. Earth is mutable: Heaven
iinmatable. We gaze upon tbe falling leaves
nd tne dying-avrrn. ari-J-.'W. ht when
tbey perish tbey perish foreVe'r. Tht y have
lived their day, and are never to live again.
But Dot so with man. Far though Autumn
caat off the calys from the flower, and the
naked and shorn brsncbes lie ptotrate yet,
springing ironi tbs dust, rises tbe soul im
mortal, aud wings to a clime whUi roows no
decay aud feels no decrepitude.'
W ben we see decreuld years gathering ill
feeble frame around the fireside in the chilly
season when we mark the furrowed cheek
und tbe wrinkled brow when we mark the
frosty change in those raven looks, and the
dim aud fading lustre of an exprvssive eye
we think or tbe autumns or tbe tallen glory
and pride of the forft the foding beauty of
tbe dying year. Antumh balb its lessons of
wisdom ; and though they be of tbe sadder
and sterner sort, are of tbe most valuable and
lullin ill their churacter.
Tbe vanity of earth, the frailty, the decay,
the mutation and change, which is awfully
impressive at this season warns man against
confiding his trust. or placing bis hopes in
tbiugs so tJeewg and lading; It Serves to
wean the spirit from enrlh, and. elevate its
affections to things in tr)at realm where time
aud. .hiutation have IhH, no impressions of
decsy and death, And at tbe heart is made
better by sorrow,, nrid. things mournful and
sad melt into .tenderness the rone. h and -
tameable dit'poittrbbs of men so bath autumn1
it hallowed effect, by awakening these senti
ments and softening tbs heart; aud trmngn
we are admonished by the Ungusge.of the
seasons, and chastened by tbe heod ef Nature,
yet are we left to bless, the tongue wbicb
admonishes and the band which cbasteoelh
ror God hath made both natoro and lbs sea
sons. .
I.. .1... ITni.in atitail.! liul,,.uf.ivl 1, llinal. riitl.lltf
111 HID U.UIUU uwmiu "a
proscribe aud prohibit tbe establishment of
the "Slusurooiu, "ytna kw aun "ju
L-....M k..l.i..n..r, al.u.k liivu ,.r,..li,-..il
so much mischief and brought discredit oo all
. - I, I... L. , J . ,
OUIlKlOg MallVUUOII. I uv isoCaKiiig uuwu ui
half a dozen or a dozen of tb e bubble banks
at the commencement of ourpresuul Unuuclal
. L.I A .)....... A llll.ll . I I.K .u..,,lu u.t.l
irouuiea, apivwu "lu"tl .uw
embarrabsed lbs operations o tbeolbrr batiks.
Ibe people it) every pan ti iue cuumry
should set their races against brokers' bauks
mere shaving shop whov isue have uu
substantial security iur iiie.r reiiinpiiu(i.
Lefjiinha.tS baiiking luttitut''Wa nbotld e'so
us matter ofself-iulerest, gi.'j: ;iU.':i,"J
ance to coneems tbat oiny lojuuice the
public Dilud agiU(l all councciea wiiu uaua
log operations. Ntit YdrLS-'h.
Xim9.
iioTtsiisssa in Hiou Placu A commit-
Im anniiinted b the New York City Coun
cils, to examine tbe financial record of ,ttie
corporation have made. their return; ana it
seems front tl)ee astounding dist'loaurv. that
within the period of Bve ors.x year tum$ ot
monet), atnountiny tt the wijitn'lous afflrcgatt
oftiyhl or ten mllunt PLOiuar. w uitup-
pt9rt4froi Ike C(y 7'reauiri, KobiiJi known
Uom. when, where; or , wiuii jur.- iuu ui.niey
bas been expended buti-r are uovoucneis
or specificatious, or, iqdijtions ai to the pur
pose! for which it was iaid away.
PosswAUiKS-tbs true name of the ap
pie whjcb s corresponC-ait io Upper-Merioii
asks for, and wblfcb be tijn it tometimei call
ed Fall or Water, Fllster. Pidly W.illy,
Felly Wolly, Ac. is Fotnwolder. It wa or
iginated by s usd so OAQisd near P-cadicg,
Psons, .
fcsbrs i ifsw Yos; Tbs cropi of Ihe
State of New Yotk Gfis yer era l imated at
36,000,006 beshel of corn, . 14 000.000 of
wheat, 30,000.000 cf0ts ,4,000.000 ton of
hay. 1.000,000 bog. 8.600,000 cattle, 40,
000 tons of batter, 5.000 ton of cbses. i
A Shower si . grsweicpniri reosetly took
pitvee t9 aLsosajk-
A Desperate Dne la Callfbrnta All
about a Young Xdy. r
Ths Stockton (Cat.) Argus has tbs follow,
ing account of the duel between Mr. C. M.
Black snd Colonel Casey, which resulted in
ths death of the latter i
A dual came off at so early boor Tuesday
morning, A few milet from the city, between
Mr. C. M. Blair and Cul. Casey, both or
Mercer county. A bitter animesity bus fir
tome time past existed between the parties,
growing out of a rivalry in tbe effort to ob
tain tbe band of Miss L -, a yoang lady of
prepossessing ' personal appearunce and ac
complishments, at present residing witb ber
father on tbe Stauialaue. - Mr. Blair anrl Col.
Uaiey rhet lb the bar-room of tho Weber
House, on Monday morning, each accompa
nied by friends, where a Conversation ensued
between them, at first apparently in a friend
ly manner; but Blair, becoming vexed at the
indifference which bis rival assumed, made
some severe charges which Casey denounced
as false) and at the same time, rising from his
seat; struck Blair a severe blow with his fists.
Casey drew bit revolver, but was prevented
from using It by persons present. Blair being
unarmed; stepped back, but Was pursued by
Casey; who dealt bim another blow upon the
face. The friends of tbe parties) however,
tueceeded ill preventing- bloodshed, and re
storing order; shortly after which, arrange
ments were made lore settlement of the dif
ficulty by other means. Yesteidey morning
wat fixed at tbe time of meeting, at a place
three milet from tho city, where the parlies
met at about daylight, nccotnpain'ed by a few
spectators. Tbt ground was measured, a dis
tance of ten spaces, and the word being given
shots were exchanged. On tbe brat fire,
each party missed aim. The second shot
took effect upon Casey, causing a slight flesh
woand. Upon attemping a third shot, tbe
cyliuder upon Casey's pintnl refused to re
volve in consequence of en exploded cap
lodging upon the tube. Firing was Ibeb dis
continued for ten minutes, during wbicb time
the weapons, Colt's six-shooters, were re
loaded in every chamber, and firing was again
resumed. Each party exchanged six shots
in quick succession without the "word," three
of wbicb took effect upou Casey, while Blair
escaped without injuiy.
The most dangerous wonnd received by
Casey was shut which e liter eo the peritoneum
or ubdominul lining. A ball also pasted
through the ubdoimual muscles. ' Notwith
standing the wounds received by Col. Casey,
it is laid that he exhibited an appareat uncon
cern throughout tbe firing. He was brought
into tbe city by his friends, and ii at pruseut
at the Magnolia House. Blair, as might have
been expected, hat made his escape, probably
Is await tbe result Of Cusey'i wounds.
We have buown Col. Casey for a number
ofj-eari as one of the earliest settlers upou
tha farming lands ttloiig tbe Tuolumne river.
Hb is known and esteemed by a large circle
of friends and acquaintance!, a a gentleman
worthy of all confidence ; and we trust that
tbe unlortunute affair In whiv.li be has become
involved, may not terminate fatally. The
duel is, undoubtedly, one of tbe most despe
laiw tu rreoV, re olv regret the nCfS
lity tbat compelled a retort to such hazar
dous mea3 of adjusting a personal difficulty.
Ths San Joaquin liepuhliran lays, that
badly woatidud as Colonel Casey was, he in
sisted upon having another round of six shots
each, wbicb hit friends, of course, prohibited.
The toauWr of the Mother Mould
tbe Child'.
There is no disputing this fact; it shines in
tbe face of every little child. Tins coarsa,
. . ' l . i
"" """', - j
brawling, fighting, children. She who cries
on every occasion, "I II box your ears i n
slup your jaws 1 11 break your uecs, is
known a thoroughly through the children as
if ber unwomanly manner were opeuly dis
played in the public streets.
These remarks were suggested by a con
versation in an omnibus that noble institu
tion for tho student of men bik! manners
between a friend and scboolmu; tsr. Our
teacher was caustic, mirthful ami sharp. His
wit flashed like the polished edge of a dia
mond, and kept the "bus iu a roar." The
entire community of iusideri and wboeter
is intimate with those conveyance cun form
a pretty good idea of our n ambers inclusive
of the "one more" so well koowu to tbe frater
nity, their heads, eyes and ears one way, and
finally our teacher said :
1 can ulwuys tell thu mother by tho boy.
The Urchiu who draws buck vitll double fiiils
and lunges at his playmate .if be looks at him
Siksuce, bo a very quuttioi:ablt mother. Ktie
may. feed r.r,d clothe bun, cram him with
swBBtriieats, and coax bim with promises : but
if tbe gats mad, aba fights. She will pull him
by the jacket, she will give bim a knock on
the back, she will drag bi:u by tha bair, !ie
will cull him all sorts of wicked names, while
passion plays over ber face in lambent fiaiiies
that curl and writbs out ths corners ol ber
eyes..
And we nver see the courteous little fel
low with smooth locks and gehtla manners,
jn whom delirucy doe not detract from cou
rage and caiilineas, but we say 'lht boy's
mother is a true lady. Her words and. ways
art) soft, loving, and quiet. If she reproves,
ber language is, 'my son' not 'you little
wratcb- -plague of my life you torment you
scamp.' "
She hovers before him at a pillar nf lig'.it
before the wandering Israelite!, and her
I heaiiiA ire reflected in his face; To him the
woid aiinWr'i ir) on -.i ityi t'ust
pure, sweet a "id le.H'.i,,i"ul. ) 'l
Iu after life the face thul ni'-h li'i'j ruilisncu
shines on Lis canvass il! be the mother'!
face. Whoever Hits acresi hil path with sun
ny smiles, and soil, but vnliei will, bring hi
mother's image fra. ly In bis breast, tide is
like my mother, will ba te highest mood of
In prrfije ?it e?en,.w!io tbe. hair turns
silver, and the eye grow Him; will the majesty
of that life end presence desert huh. ,
Bui the rnfD-tu mother alus! that there
are such Will form the ruffian character of
the man. He, irl turn, will become a mere!-.
Ics tyrant, with a tunRc'e sharer than a
two eiigeil sword, and remembering the braw
ling and the ruffing, seek Sums meek, gt title
Victim for the sacrifice, and make ber bis
wife, with the condition that he shall be ma
ter he is, fur a few short yean, when he wears
the widower'! weed till be fitiili a viktuu bom
ber two.
. We wonder not there are so many awk
wurd, ungainly men ia society they have
btn,.tf,iiiiid by women who do not car for
tbe iiqly nature of their trust. They bave
been made bitter to tbe bearl'score, and that
bitieru! Will Cud vent and lodgmeut Um
whir.. , ,
gtriks the Infant lri anger, and he will, ir
be caooot reach you, vein hit passion by beat
lug the floor, the chair, or any inanimate
thing within reach. Strike lain rvpeaUdly,
aud by the time bs weaii shoes b will be
come a little bully, witb bauds that double to
fight as UistsrAlly as if especial paJui kid
) tln So tftwfc bj taVut Aft erf bote
' Frarii th Boston FJft.
lrOTHINQ TO PAY.
Nothing to wear, and nothing to eat.
Are nothing at all to shinning the street
Tbere'i nothing wotlh singing st this tiros of
day .
But ths glorious freedom of "Nothing to
Pay."
My friend round ths corner, yon see by bis
look, . ,
Is compelled to take Car of both sides of ths
book,
While his neighbor next door is so radiant
and gny,
Yon may bet on your life he has "Nothing to
Pay.", .
John Smith in his office sits calm and ssdate;
Tha wave has submerged him, be yields to
hia fate -II
is notes have lain over, they'rs out of Ike
wsy;
For lorhe time, St lout, he has "Nolhisx to
Fay."
Tim Noolon, his porter, from oVer the sea.
Is as free from all care as a lark or- bee ;
Tim blesses the gods as he moistens his clay.
That, unlike employers, he's "Nothing to
Pay."
Ths school-boy who lihi for ths beard of A
man, . .
A nd to be independent as soon as he cn,
May comfort himself, tbat, wbute'er the de
lay. .
Until twenty-one be has "Nothing to Pay."
The maiden Who Weeps for tha false one that's
goue.
And left her deserted, abandoned alone,
Has this consolation though lovers will
stray,
Lovely damsels, unlike tbein, have "Nothing
to Pay."
The soldier who's gone to the land of the inn,
To fiirht against Sepoys or demons all one,
Is lucky, at least, as be come from the fray,
Minus anna, minus legs, that he's "Nothing
to Pay."
Tbe pan par in poor-Louis, who livss wilhost
Provided with food and with raiment to
wear, i
May chuckle once more, that while others
defruy
II is expenses, he only has "Nothing to Psy."
But a trace to All jetting if matters don't
mend
Very sot-n, Heaven only knows where they
will end
But this much is certain there'll be In the
Bay
State (perhaps litre's already) ths "Devil to
Pay."
An Isnoirant Constable,
An interior paper is following up a Justice
of the Peace iu its vicinity with a great deal
of pertinacity. Whenever Anything unusual
occurs In his Court, the editor repurts it at
full length. The other day a jury trial was
to tuko place bofore bim, and . eleven, jurors
bad beeti etiipanQelad Whan tha suitable of
lng uourt pushed rorwsrd the twelfth, a
, legged, sUit-sided ipecimon of humanity.
who was addressed by bis honor with all the
familiarity of au old acquaintance. .
"Get up lhar, Aleck, and let's csai'.'jJs
this case."
Aleck hesitated sad looked steadily a, tho
Justiro.
"Corns! come I" continued the latter, im
patiently. "It's bo uto ; you can't gut off; I
don't go a red on excuses. So up witb you !"
Aleck, seeing it was littlo use to tulk. bung
his head and mado a step toward the. vacuiit
scat Among the jury, muttering as be moved.
"The Cmii t might let a feller play bis band
out, Ony-Aow"
'The Court might do whsl I" shouted the
Justice, fiercely., .
"Why, all 1 h; to lay is," promptly re
turnad Aleck, "that it's ruther bard to make
a feller lay hit huud down to let on a jury,"
Then, as a "clincher,'' be inquirOd, with a
great deal of feeling, "How would yourboaor
like it!"
. The Justice looksd sericut. Calling the
constable to him, and asking a fw questions
iu a low tone, hs add leased himself directly
to Aleck : ' .
"Aleck, I joet di.ibiver that when the con
stable served the summons 'ppn you tUar was
a snug lillU gam of 'draw' going on io
Beck's tavern." .
""A lip-lop game, your honor. laid Aleck,
brightening up; "bad ei good a thing as 1
wauled
"What did you hare, A leek." continued the
Justice, "when you laid your band duwn to
sarvo oh the Jury V , , .
"A beautiful 'fall,' your honor."
Tbe Justice became deeply interested.
Wiping the pepr'a'-iou from bit face, and
luol.ing . let.li in the faca. ha continued :
"I)Wi this ere Court understand you to
sny Hint the runttabU tcck you awsy from a
juod fult'.ti set yvu ons jury !"
V.fVik bo,!"! iu ib aliriualive. . . , ;
"And yea tuld tbe ec:stab!s wttt you
belt?" , ..
"I did, yotir honor." ,
"Arid he jellied y ot Sway from tbs table,
and left nobody 10 bet your band t"
Again Aleck ,inswerd iu the uffiiaiative.
The Court look A long breath, and than
resumed it qneltiou. cutler greater excite
ment than ever. .
"Aleck, did yea deal thsro kterds that
round T ' ,
Aleck looked op inquiringly, sud rsplied
that he did,
Th Junttea drew back, entirely overcome
with the strength of Aleck's eiriiee.
Mr. Constable," said b. elevelin; bimslf
high in the cbs.ir, 'this ere Coart is half a
mind lo find vou for enntempl. By brli.ging
this man here, you have perhaps broke up a
snug little game of 'draw.' and spiled A first
rate, 'lull' .alien, be had the dealing of the
keards rni;d the table. It's the must 'exes
juration' case 1 ever sred." Then, rising to
his feet with a dignified air, he shouted,
"Aleck, you're excused ! Mr. Constable, give
uii another juror I" , - '. -. ,
Aleck vamosed ie eceliun bis inug of
"draw,", white atiot W nshered into lk juror's
neat without a bvanag,
' "Timet are Im proving and mn are getting
on their legt again," said a New York gen
tloiriAn to his frieud. "How sot" "Why,
those wbs sred t rids dews is tkeir sarna-
fw esv Velk."
- Dirno ikto rn bsTf. Ws were uoi
long tince tnuch amused by a souple of II oo-
lie girls who corns on board Ike eteainer- -at
the little town of Mount Vernon Ind
They hud evidently never been a thasanl
miles from hoine, and were making their first
trip on a steamboat. Tbe elder ooe was x '
csedingly talkative, and perfectly fit arid
no concerned without Without regard to tbe
many eye that were ecanning her movements.
The other was on tbe opposite turn of mind
hiding to bashfulness. At dinner btif lsdies
were honored witb a test at the bead of ths .
table and tbe elder one with her usual inde
pendence cut her breed into small pieces and
witb ber fork reschsd over and enrolled eacfj
mouthful in the nice dressing on a plat's of
beefstake before her. The pasi'engeri pre
serving their gravity during the operation by
dint or great effort. Perceiving that her lit
ter wsi not very forward in helping herself
lie turned rouned to ber and exclaimed loud,
enough to be hoard by balf ths table "Sal,
dip t'rifa (the fray dndpnyn an much an anf
on 'trnT' This was followed by a general roar
in wbicb tbe captain led off. The girll Arri
ved at thir place or destination before sapper
and when they left the boat all handl gave '
three cheers Tor ths girls of ths iloosior
Stats.
A Darsry's SrsBCR. Io one of the smal
ler cities of Massachusetts, the colored pop
ulation held meetingl to discuss the proprie
ty of celebrating tbe anniversary of West In
dia . Emancipation, August 1st. At one of
these meetings, a very conservative geulle
anan was exceedingly surprised to tee lomej
of tbe "fair sex" rising and taking part in tbs
disenssion. After two or three of the listers
had "freed dAr ciinea" on matter under de
bate, he sprang up in a greatly excited state,
and addressed the audience : .
"Feller citizens I Ef I'd a sposed 'At de la
den weod ba p'mitted to take a part in dia
yere discussion (sensation) ef I'd a nod
'at de ladees could jioe in dia yere debate
(all eyet turned on the speaker.) ef I'd
bleeved for one momnnt feller citizens, 'at
de female sect wood dsr to raise deir woice in
dis yere meetin', I'd felleritizent ('.Wotl
wot wood you've a did, ef you'd node it V
tbouted two or three of the strong-minded
sitters, ai the white! of their eyes flashed on
the skeaker) I I (scratching his wool,) TaT
a brunj my t:'ie along wid me!" .
Here tbe discotnfittsd orator dropped into
his seat, completely exhausted.
A friendly correspondent writing from
Wssbington, Pa., says : "Like most other
small towns, we have hers a 'colored church.'
where many amusing things ire laid, highly
exhilarating .to, tbe spirit! of tha few wfio
occasionally visit our 'Hayti' meeting-house.
'Hayti' is the notne given to that part of our '
town where 'pussons of color' reside. Ona
winter evening, when the colored preacher
was in the midst of his ie.rmon, making a
most violent if sot a most eloquent appeal to
his hearers, ono of the legs of tbe stove, which
bad been loosened in some way, fell out, and
as a natural consequence, tbe red-hot stove
tipped ever at an angle alarmingly suggestiva
of fire . Tbe audience, of course, commenced
crowding or.t of tbe doot like a Cock or black
Ibeep. But the preacher was equal to the
occasion. Addressing ooe .of hit prominent
members, he cried oat: 'Pick updestobs;
brudder Bolah ! pick en de stobe 1 Da Lon'
wou't let it burn you ! Only bob faith 1' Poor
brother Dolor had onfortbnately loo muc.
faith, and immediately seised it, all glowing
as it Was ; but no Sooner had his fingers come
in contact with the fervent iron, than he
dropped .it again, and dancing around oo one
foot, blowing bis skinless Ingers, he exclaimed
wilb all the energy which he coold throw into
bit. voice: 'De h 1 hs won't 1 Ds h 1 hs
won't l'"
"So," said Mat. Pa rti." jtc.v raising hf-r
btoovoleut eyes from a two week.' old i,6ws
paper, which bad come to bar wrapped around
her daily herrings ".So they are runuing
BanksTagain, though why tbey run him in
New York aud Philad?lphe 1 can't well see.
Poor man ha must be very tired. In Pbila
delphe he bus cavod in, thuy sny, and I dou't
wonder ; but in New York aud Boston be stilt
holds pel., , Jiat if lis only marks bit paper
good without making it io be Is cats mount to
a snppeador uny how. That would never do
hi a newspaper." Aqd tbe old dame inbsi
ded into ber spelling Again.
Akrc'dots. An instance of absence of
mind occurred a day or two sines, where sq
sxplcrr of chemical science burnt bit nese by
a fin id lamp with wtiicli.be cams ia contact.
We mot hiia a day or two afterwards, witb a
large plaster on bis nose, and asked him about
his burt. "It looks bad, don't it t" said he.
We assured bim it dirl'ut iouk anything els,
and atked him if it . hurt bim much when it
was roasting. "Ne'er a bit," replied he ; "in
fact ldilji't fell it at all, I was so absorbed
in my experiiiieutt ;.and, though 1 kept emai
ling something like burnt meat, I imagined
it was a diuner cooking somewhere, and kept
right oa till t:iy student told me my nose was
on fire, and, putting iny hand upon it, 1 found
it was srm so. 1 thrust it into a bucket of
water and extinguished it ; but it has left ths
mark you tee.
"Karly Rising" it a charming thing for peo
ple who go to bed early; but very bud for
folks who are compelled to lit up till mid
night. "Then keep good hours," tsys Mentor.
But what are good hours T-r-clsarly, those
that are wall k.pt whether thaV bs under the
sun or moon. 'A gemleaiaa hco sat up with
a lady til! it was bear morning stbt ber id
pobgy for both I best lines :
Some fo'.its, by tbe powers,
Call il keeping "gaod houri."
To be u fl to their couvhss at e'gbt
Bit people who kep
All their good boor tultep,
Msy fairly complain wrikir fat i
"Johr," laid A father to bis sa on" day
when hs caught bim sbsviug the "down" off
hi upper lip, "don't throw your shaving wa
ter oil wher there are any bare-fooled boys;
for they might gt their fast prkksd."
Yaskxi Postst. A down east poet thai
immortalizes the beautiful liver Connecticut!
' Koll on lovad Connecticut, leng battho
ran, giving ilad to old JJarlfvrd and fresibD
toman!"
OoiMO "ACK A 0AI It is Stated tfctt
good lo tha amount of many millions of dol
lars, now warehoused Irl tk TJ tiled Statei,
wilt be reibipped lo Europe.
Com aader my nmbrella and sv a
docking." laid so impudent fellow te a pretty
Miss in tbe street on a rainy day. "There's
ou calf heed nnder it already, and that's as
many as it will ' couvcoisally cover,1 repHed
tbs damsel.
As old advartistmeotof IS68 read ; Was
IrsV vtoat, active man Who fars the
Lewd srd tt -ry t s knxdfsd wlg.t."