f NEW SERIES, VOL. 11, NO. 4. StfNBUIiY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1858. " OLD SERIES, VOL IS. NO- 30 ftll man The Sunbury American. TUBLISIIED EVERY FATURDAT BY H. B. MASSER. ' Market Sqitare, Sunbury, Penna. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. t v. mA Volf vmr ,r,p"a- TO OLUB8: Three Copies to one addie.s " " ,0 ji,ven do. , ; . . . W) 00 FFi"ndoU.r.in'.dv.nc.'Wi!l pay fd three er'..ub tc notion ionc rtninY"" Atrenti. nn Iran .tUtma.trr. . w.l IpUm I mom .( ?" "..T... V.ffic. Law. 1 to QO UUl umni TERMS OF AUVEBIISINO 01 00 One Square of 12 line.' 3 times, 9 00 Oner'qunTe, o uiuuvu", 6 no Fix momn., . 8 00 3 00 with tl. rrivilreeof i.eit.ng0mereniu.c.- tmrinent. i) . .... ... nirrremcnt. tr L't" Advertuement., ns per opcmci JOB PnlNTINO- . . ...t I..L...nl Well W! In the nemew b)i ATTOKNEY AT LAW, w t A B--n-.stt.na- t.in t.;cCoUtic.of Nor humberland, Union, Columbia. . References in Philadelphia. . , T., Ch..Gil.lons. lvJ.. Hm. Job ft. Trion, J g iln fc Co. STORE- ELIAS EMERICII, -grfcESPECTFULLY inform" the ciiiwhi o l of Lower Augusta townsh.p ani the j P lfc"i.erally. that he ha. purchased the Store Whj I.c Mart, in Lower August, township near Emerich'. Tavern, and ha. just opened a splendid stock of Fall and Winter GOODS. Hi. .tock consist, of Cloths, Cassimcrcs, Cas nett.of all kinds, linen, cotton ami ors ed. Also, Calicoes, GinRham.,L.wn., MuoUne V, Laines an.l all kind, of LaJ.e. Dress Goods. GROCEKIES, Hardware, Qtteenswaro of a riou. style, and patterns. riii,i. Also, an assortment of Rcaay-.Made Clothing of all description.. Boot, and Shoes, Wat. ami Cap.. SLT FISH. &c., and variety or .ther article, such a. are suitable to the trade, all of which will be .old at the lowest prices. C3T Country produce taken tn exchange at the highest market prices. Lower Augusta twp., October 10, 18o7-lf. P4TEXT WIIEE1. GltE.lSE. rriHIS Grease is recommended to the notice of L Wagoners, Livery Slall keepers, &c.,as being Si'i-Eiuon to anything of the kind ever in troduced. A. it doe. not gum upon the axle. i. much more durable.and is not arlected by ihe weather, remaining the same m summer at ln winter, and put up in tin nwteT .?T.?nd 75 cents, for .ale by A. W.H&HLR. March 14.1857. , 1 MUSIC I MR. O. KIMBALL, late of Elmira, having become a resident of Sunbury, respectfully inform, the citir-cn. and others, that he intends to form a Singing Class, both secular and .acred and will impart instruction to all who may desire to ulaee themselves under his charge. N. B Mrs. O. Kimball is prepared to give instruction, to a few more pupils on tue 1 tano Forte. Sunbury, September 19, 1857. tr wiiiUadelplila Vry Goods!! SH ARPLESS BROTHER?. liTi Towssksd Subles A Son, nAVE removed to their new store, N. W. corner of Chcsnut and 8th Street., and have opened their uminl full assortment of Au tumn and Winter DRY GOODS, winch they iflcr at very low price.. Their stock include. ihawL, Black and Fancy 6ilk, Merino1, and other Ures. flood., Men', and Boy Wear, Blankets, Housekeeping Goods, and Goods for "Friend. Wear." Oct. 54, 1807. Cm'ic UNBURY STEAM FL0UEINQ MILL. J 1MIE .ub.criber. respectfully announce to the public, that their new Steam Flouring Mill ! this place, ha. been completed, and will go ,to operation on Monday the 31st day of All ust, inst. Having engaged a competent and .carelul tiller. tHeytust they will be able, with all the odern improvemente adopted in their mill, to ve entire satisfaction to all who may favor them ill their custom. . . SNYDER. RINEHART 4 HARRISON'. Sunbury, August 29, 1857. It "GILBERT B"CTL501T, Successor to I O. CAMPBELL & CO.. AND L. C. IVE. (Formerly No. 15 North Wharves.) ? il ERIN PRODUCE, FRUIT AND VE Cl ABLES, No. 4 North Wharves, 4th door arket streit, Philadelphia. ang. Apples. Dried Fruit. Butter, mon. Ouion. Mercer PoUtoe., Cheese Uhis. Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes Bean., a NuU, Peache., Cranberne. fcg, occ Orher.for Shipping put up with care and dw GOODS wld on commission for Farmer. " Doaler.. toher 24. 18S7- e $10 and $15 Single and Double Threaded Empire Family Sewing Machines. N AGENCY for the .ale of these 6ewing Machine, can be secured on liberal terra, for County of Northumberland. No one need , witko-t capiUl .uffleient to conduct the ine.. properly and who cannot bring refer t. a reliability and capacity. A personal lication will be neceasary. l,e peculiar Captation of these- Machine, for purpose, of Family Sewing, will, where ever , are ottered for .ale command a ready and Bh Johnson oood.ll. J. Corner of 6th and Area 8u., Pbiladel . Hgust 15, 1857 tf nL.AKK.8t BLANKS t LANK Deed., Mortgagee, Bond., Warrant. Atuchmnt. CommitmenU. Summon., 6u- Execution., Ju.lice. nd Con.table. Bills, &C, &c.,can be bad by applying at oflice ilCKLES of tiaiiou Vmd, Lobaters, Bar 'dine.. Ac. Ae, jutt received , Drug Store of A. W. rlbH E K. ra.ib7, Aujuet 1, 18JT. Juried )0flr ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. Studid up whilst a settin onto the plant feme vatchin of it tcavin from the top of the liberty' pool, and a touchim off of fire-krackert now and then. O, mighty rag I O, booteouB peese of klolb, Maid up of red and white and blu stripes And etar. paintod on both sides All hale I Ag!n I'm settin in tbi umbrajus Shadder, and ndmirio of tbi grandjer, And suckin into tnicbist tbe gentle zeffers That are a holdin ia your ont well-ni onto Strate. Orate flag I when I shot Mi ize and look at ye, and think How as when you wos so littel aod not match Bigger than a smaol pease of klotb, and Almost as tender as a sbete of paper, yu Was karried all thru the revolusbnn Aary war, and bar cam fa times since Held npyer head with difficulty, and And bow tremenjus you ar now, I feel Just as if I shud bust and fli all round and want To git down off the fense, and git shot, Or stabd, or bit on tbe hed with a stick of Wood, or hung for mi kuntry. 1'rodijus banner 1 Would'ot I smilo to see A Chinaman or a small nnnatcherlized Forrioer uodertnik to pull yu doun ! If a Cbioaman, I wud sla him, and kut Off bis kew, and bare it off it) triumf I Before I'd see a slit toar in ye, or tbe sackre lijus Hands of a fo a kuttin of you into bullit- I'atchin, I'd brase mi mi back again a waul (or a House, or a fence, or a bord, as it mite be,) And lite, and strike and skratcb, and Kick, and bite, and tare mi klose, aud Loozo my bat, and git hit in tbe I, and Oa mi leg, (hard) and akrost the enmul of Mi buck, and tail doun, and git up Agin, and kootinue the struggel for a haflT or iure quoters of on our, or until 1 got gevenrli wounded. Terrifiek emblem ! IIow proud yu look, ado now a l nut y sassy you wave round, A nappin, and crackiu, aud a ekariu of hor ses : I spoze your almost tariu to git into a File with sumbody' and satietinc vour kar- N'ivorous dispursbno by otin up a bole ua- enun. Grate flag ! I dtro't uo wbitcb maiks me feel tbe Most patriotik yu er tbe forth of July: Yu ar about tbe saim aige, and ar both ublnr.e and terrible to konlcmplait. Kut 1 must klose, and waive my last adoo. However tryio to mi feelins it may be, Aod git doun off the fvose, for alredily the Sharp pints of the pickets begin to stick mo And muik me skringe, and hitch about, And threteu to tare tny kloso aud maik me boiler. Scjcosh. PovaTii of July, 1S55. From Ih. Boitun Coatier, ArTi! S. THE0D0HE PARKER ON THE REVI VAL. The Music Ilall was greatly -crowded yes terday morning, in consequence of the'an nouncemeut that tbe Key. Theodore Parker would preach upon the Revivul. After the usual exercibes of singing aud prayer, the test was read as follows : But when he saw the multitude., he was moved wilh enmpnuiuMi on them, because they famltd, and weie auii. tered abroad, u, aherp. having no shepherd. Multbew, chapter , vei te39. Mr. -Parker said be should endeavor to give some thoughts on a false and a true revival of religion ; but tbe subject was a great one, and as be could uot dispose of it in a siugle sermon, be should preach on this occasion mainly of tke false, reserving the discussion of tbe true for next Sunday. If a person should go into an apothecary's shop lie would 6nd an endless number of vials and jars and boxes, labeled with strange- Dames, but all containing medicine, for making sick men sound, and keepiug well men pound, lie would also find tnaoy kinds of surgical instruments, for the healing of wounds, and ridding men of tbe ills to which their flesh is beir. But if be should say to the unwhole some looking young man, prematurely bald and spectacled, but still wearing a benevolent face, who is in attendance, "I will bavo some "of tbe best of your medicine enough to do "my business," be would ba answered, "Wo "have all kinds of medicine ; you mu3t dis "crimioate and select that which Cts your "case, for most of these medicines would kill "a well man ; you mast consider what kind "you need, and then use it with the greatest "discretiou." It is with ministers' stuff as with doctors' stuff. Men are told that tbey roust have religion or tbey will perish everlastingly, and they seize any of the things labeled ''religion" which may be within their reach. Oatmeal and strychnine are both medicines ; and there is uo less difference ia the various things called religion. There is tbe bread of life and tbe poison of death. If we go back into tbe history of tbe past we Sod tbat all sorts of things have been KoM rrod a. relicion. Abraham would bavo sacriGced bis eon to bis religion. Ste phen was stoned to death because be gathered hrewood on tbe Seventh day. P the name ol religion. . Joshua slew tbe Cuoanites, men, women aud cbildreu, in tbe most barbarous manner, because bis religion commanded it. 121 years ago last Thursday a band of Ro man soidiers surrounded a man nhorn they bad nailed to the crosp, not because ba was a murderer, or a kidnapper, or a deceitful poli tician, or a hypocritical priest who thought one thing io bis study and said another in his pulpit, but because be bad taught a religion of love, by which a man could be saved with out the blood of bulls ; because be was es teemed a blasphemer of the priests, who did not believe in a religion of love and charity, but "passed by oa the other side" perhaps because they were io a hurry to attend a prayer meeting at Jerusalem. Christ was crucified as an act of religion, and tbe bigb priest who directed it lilted up bis robes, on the phylacteries of which wore inscribed the whole of tbe 13tb chapter of Duteronomy, and shouted Glory to God 1 Coma down a little later, and in 1SA2 we see a Spanish doctor burned to death outside the gales of Geneva, by the followers of Jobn Calvin, because be denied tbe Trinity. In tbe year 1660 tba magistrates of oar own State of Msssacbusetts banged a woman oo Boston Commoa because she was a Quaker, and said tbat tba magistrates had no right over tbe consciences of man, that tbe spriuk ling of water on a baby's face did do good, and did not pjwase God, tbat she was opposed to war, aod tbat women bad rights as well as meo. Tbat ws ta act of religion. In this city, In March 18R8, in a meeting house, a Saturday nftornoon, we find honest and respectable men afad womeU met together for prayer and conference $ most exciting speeches are made exciting stories are told ; fanatical prayers are pnt op a part of the assembly seem beside themselves and out of their minds they soy, "The Lord is In Chi cago, and a great revival is going on there," "The Lord is in Boston, and he has poured oat bis Spirit bere,"-"Come to Christ, or you will go to an eternal hell," "Come now, for this night tby soul may be reqnired of tbee ;" prayers are offered for particular per sons, and one minister is singled oat ej a target which all the petitioners may riddle ; one minister asks Uod to convert him if be can, and if not, to remove him and let his influence die with him j another asks Uod to go into his study "this afternoon" and con found him, so that he shall not be able to finish his sermon (which was written five days before,) and to confound him in bis pul pit so that be cannot preach, by putting a book into bis jaws so that he cannot speak ; another asks Uod to dissuade the people from listening to this man, and to induce tbem to leave that house and come up to fill "ours." And all this is called religion. With such prayers the preacher contrasted those which are uttered by betrothed lovers, either spoken or in their hearts, that their love may be blessed ; by tbe mother for the happiness of her children ; by tbe philanthro pic men and women who seek to elevate their race by blotting out the causes of social dis tress ; by the young man away from home, who seeks to resist tbe teaiplations tuj-own in his way. All these are animatod by tbe trae religious spirit. In this city, at this day, we see that there is a sect which retains the Old Testament, there is tbe Roman Catholic which teaches salvation by a cotnpliauce with the ritual, ud the Trinitarian which tenches salvation by baptism, and many others, still more widely differing. All these sects believe in God, but bow different are their Gods and their religions corn, the bread of life, strych nine, the poison of death. By some of tho creeds Uod is variable, ill-natured and re vengeful one who goes iuto a minister's study to put a hook in his jaws. That is tho Uod of the Park street Church. By other creeds he is the futher ond mother of us all, blessing all nations and kinds, siuner and saint alike. W bicb religion is best tbat which will kill a boy, stone a man, butcher nations, crucify a prophet, torture men for opinions? or that which will mako better men, husbands, friends, ministers, mechanics better men in any form t Just now there is a revival of religion. The newspapers are full of it. There are crowds of men and women at the meetings, and they cannot get enough of preaching. The poorer the article, the more they want of it. Wonderful conversions are told of. Tbe innermost secrets of the heart are displaced to tho eyes of the gossipcr and tbe pen of the reporter. The whole thing has been skillful ly got up, aud wilh tne greatest pains. It is well known that ecclesiastical tutions in En gland aud America decay. The number of church members in America is about three millions and a qnarter. There are thirteen negro slaves increase and the church mem bers do not. The number of births inerenso rapidly. Tbe number of baptisms fall off. Tbe belief in ecclesiastical authority is fading Men begin to think that God is Dot so ugly and rievcllish ns ministers point hitu. They are applying their cemmon sense to religion, as well as their business affaairs. This state of things the ministers sonk to change. They cannot manufacture ecclesiastical doctrines to suit tne people, for tho day when the best talent sought tho pulpit has passed. Now there are a htintired men in every congrega tion who are superior io talent and learning to their pastor, and can beat bun in argument or reasoning. So the minister tries to scaro men into belief of his doctrine and member ship of his Church. Attempts el reVivais are no new thing. Two Wiuters ago Ihe Unitarians tried and got nothing only a fow sprats and minnows, which ran out through the net before they could be hauled iuto the fishing-boat. It was not an attempt to make bricks without straw, but with nothing else. As well might we expect to procure fire by friction of , ice bocks as to expert a revival among tbe Uni tarians, othing came ol tlu-ir attempt, and their vanity in the hegitiing of the Winter turned into vexation of spirit in the Spring. There was another last year, but that was unsuccessful. Now the case is different. Tho great com mercial crisis turned meu oul of business. Men set themselves to look after the poor, then to prevent the expected increase of crimo by the increase of charity. Other men would take the opportunity to make church mem bers. So they set the revival machinery in motion. Thul is as well known as McCor mick's reaper, aud needs not to be described. It requires only a spark in one placo to set tire to the whole country. If a regiment runs the whole army will ruu. The meetings are gathered in the same way as callle shows and musters are. It is advertised in the newspa pers tbrt tbe Rev. Great Talk will preach on such a day, and placards are posted in tbe streets. It is a business operation, and re minds me of tbe placards of the clothing dea lers in North street, the Park street cburcb having become the Oak Hall of revivals. Meu with full pockets were not to be scared by talk about bell, but the panic in State street, which ruined the warehouses, fills the meeting bouses. If the cholera or yellow fe ver, or smallpox, should break out, the revi vals would bo greater than cow. Last year a newspaper disgusted the pub lic with the obscene details of a most unfor tunate trial for indecent and impure conduct. Now the same uewspapor (s) a.e crowded with gossip about the revivals. Tbe same motive governed tbom in both cases. If tbey cau turu a penny, they care not where it comes from, whether from a revival or an adulterary. Some good will doubtless bo done by this movement. There are wicked men wbo are only roused by fear, and some of tbem will be converted. Dread of bell is stronger than fear of the gallows. Some will desert their evil ways aud their crimes, and that is a good work. But it is only tbe men wbo do tbe small vices wbo are converted. Tbe doers of heavy wickedness are never converted un til tbey are too old for anything except hypo crisy. Mr. Polk and Henry Clay understood that trick perfectly. And, on tho contrary, much evil will be done Learned and cultivated men will turu with disgust faom the hideous form of Deity presented to tbem, aud will bave no faitb'in God or immortality. Tbe actual atheist is to-day cuoninger than ever, and will intieuch himself in tbe church. There is do fortress against tbe eclesiastical artillery, like a pew. There is much ia tbe revival tbat is eo couragin, but in the conduct of it there is ve ry much which is profoupdly melancholy. The idea of God and tbe religion which is in. culcuted, if it should ponvert everybody, in. eluding the AdmiuittrsUoa of tto I'tsmocrstr io party, the Supreme Court and Congress, would not add ontt ounce of humanity to the converts, bat would weaken and deaden the piety and morality of the people. Tbe Stolen Knife Many years ago, when a boy of seven or eight years, there was one thing which I long ed for more than anything else, and wheh I, imagined would make me bappy. It was a jack-knife. Then I would not be obliged to borrow father's every time I wished to cut a string or a stick, but could whittle whenever I choose, and as much as I pleased. Dreams of kites, bows and arrows, boats, &c, all manufactured with tbe aid of that shining blade haunted me day and night. It was a beautiful morning in June that my father called me, and gave me leave, if I wish ed, to go with bim to the store. 1 was do lighted, and taking his band, we started. Tho birds sang sweetly on every bush, ond evury-thing looked so gay and beautiful, that my heart fairly leaped for joy. After oar ar rival at tbe village, and while my father was occupied m purchasing some articles in a re mote part of the store, my attention was drawn to a man wbo'was asking the price of various jack-kmves which lay on tne countor. As this was a very interesting subject to mo I approached, iuteuding only to look at them. 1 picked up one, opened it examined it, tried tbe springs, felt the edge of tho blad;3 with my thumb, and thought I could never cease admiring their polished surface. Oh 1 if it were ouly mine, thought 1, bow bappy 1 should bo I Just at this moment, happening to look up, I saw the merchant had gone to change a bill for his customer, aud no one was observing me. For fear that 1 might be tempted to do wrong, 1 started to replace the knife on the counter, but an evil spirit whis pered, " Put it into your pocket j quick !" Without stopping to think of tho crime or its consequences, 1 huiriedly slipped it into my pocket, and as I did so, felt a blush of shame burning on my cheek ; but the store was rather dark, and no one noticed it, nor did the merchant miss the kuife. ,Vo soon started for home, my fulher giv ing me a parcel to carry. As we walked along, my thoughts continually rested on the kuile, and 1 kept my band in my pocket all the time, from a sort of guilty fear that it would bo seen. This, together with carrying the bundlo io my olher band, made itdiflicnli for me to keep pace with my father. He no ticed it, and gave me a lecture about walking wilh my bunds in my pockets. Ah ! how different wero my thoughts then from what they were when passing tbe same scenes a few hours before. The song of the birds seemed joyous no longer, but sad and sorrowful, as if chiding me for my wicked act. I could not look my lather in the face- for I had been heedless of bis precepts, broken ono of God's commadmeuls, and become a (At'. As these thoughts passed through my mind, I could hardly help crying, but concealed my feelings, and tried to think of the good times I would have with my kuile. 1 cocld hardly say anything on my way home, and my father thinking I was either tired or sick, kindly took my burden, and spoke soothingly to me, his guilty son. No sooner did we reach homo thuu I retreated to a safe place, behiud tbe house, to try the stolen knife. I bad picked up a stick, and was whittling it, perfecly de lighted with the sharp blade, which glided through the wood almost of itself, when sud denly I heard tho deep, subdued voice of my father calling, mo by name, and on looking up, saw bun at the window directly over my head, gazing down very sorrowful! at me. The stick dropped from my bond, and with the knife clasped in the other, 1 proccoded in to the house. I saw by bis looks, thot my father had divined all. 1 found bim sitting in his arm chair, looking very pale. 1 walked directly to his side, and in alow, calm voice, he asked me where I got the knife. His gentle manner and kind tone went to my heart, aud I buret into tears. As soon as my voice would ellow me, I made a full con fession. He did not flog me, as some fathers would hove done, but reprimanded me in such a manner, that while I felt truly penitent for the deed, I loved him more than ever, and promised never, never to do the like again. In my father's company, I then returned to the store, and on my knees begged the mer chant's pardon, aud promised never again to take what was not my own. My father is long since dead ; and never do I think of my first theft, without blessing tbe memory of him whose kind teachings and gen tle corrections bave mad it, thus fur in my life, and forcer, my last. Moore's Hurtil Xvtc Yorker. They Will get Married. Some may think it strange (it isu't though) tbat, ever since the time when we romarked in our paper tbat nine-tenths of ull the hun dreds of young women sent by us to tbe South as teachers had got married there, we have been litterally overwhelmed with appli cations from New Knglaod, New York, Penn sylvania and Ohio. N e do not think, tbat, iu justice to sucu oi our Southern friends as are in want of teach ers, we can send any girl that will not pledge berseir to us to coutinue at least six menins io tbe business. We know that tbe condi tions may seem bard, but really we shall have to be inexorable. About three years ago the trustees of a fine female HCauemy io one of the Southern States wrote to us to seud tbem a teacher, We sent tbem a very beautiful and accom plished young lady, aod tbey promptly wiote us a letter of warm thanks for the selection. In about three mouths tbey wrote us again, tullinc us that their teacher bad got married, aud requesting us to send another. We did send them another, quite as beautiful and ac complished as tbe first, and tbey were, as well they migni oe, very niucu oeiigntea vua ber. Io just about three months, however, tbey applied to us a third time, begging ns to send them still another, tbe secoud having got married like tbe first. Io tbeir last applica tion, however, they iusisled tbat tbe lady next sent to tbem should be plaio-lonking aud not less than thirty-five years old. The condi tions were difficult, aud we did not succeed in complying with tbem. prevailed upon our frieuds, tbe trustees, to accept a richly talented lady wbo was neither old nor ugly, she giving us her honor tbat she would Dot marry in less than half a year. We under stand tbat she held out like a brave good girl, to the end of tbe specified time, but Dot a day afterwards. Louisville Journal. Uiavt Robbery at Baltimore. A clerk ol Enoch Pratt, Esq., entered tbe Parmer's aud Planters' Bank last Friday and was rob bed of $10,000 in Yirgiuia funds, lie bad laid the money oa the couuter tbe fool. Whca fc!ed. U a wall like fish? VTbeo it is Jiscdlaneous. An Extraordinary Case Of Extortion in an our large cities there a great many auuuuureis too tuzy to porsne any honest vo cation, and subsequently resort to their Kits for a livelihood. The "Patent Snf Oamo l' ' Mock auctions," the "Panel Uame." and numerous other modes are adopted to toke in nnu roo sirungers. ine INew York HI bune, of a week or so aeo. trivea the follow. iug account of the fleecing of a rich eld cus- .... . , tuiuur iu iuub cuy i r A few months since, an old gentlemen from iewarK, a. j., came to New York on busi noB. One evening, while passing along uruuuwuj, was accosted by a woman ni i. i i-,. , - - i uuugu ins ueau was graced with the suow ofmany winters, bis heart was inflammable as that of any youth In the dog days of lire. 'I he old gentleman made but faint reBistar.ee to the charms of tho Biren, aud finally consen ted to accomnanv her home. Tlin hnnnv couple had scarcely eutored tho bouso when an infuriated man rushed into the room, and frantically exclaimed : "I have found vou uui i i ou are oetrayiog mo, but your para mour shall not escape my just venceance. I will make bim feel what it itto destroy tho hoppiness of a lovincr husband. The lodv screamed implored, wept and finally, ns a lust resort, tuiuieu. i ne ciuoriy soducer protes led on Ins honor that tbe unfortunate lady m iuuuccdi. rorBomoumo tne Husband . sternly refused to listen but at length through the cnlreaties of a friend wbo had accompan ied him, be agreed to accopt a thousand dol lars aud say no more about tho matter. Tho old gentleman being rich was glad to esrapo tuus easily. JlepaidglOO down, all the money he had with him. and promised that he would give the rest at 10 o'clock next morning, making an oppointuicnt at the New x ora noiei, lor tbat purpose la security for this agreement ho was easily induced to leave behiud bim bis fine gold watch and chain. Next morniug at the appointed hour and place, the old man paid over to tbe injured husband and friend the additional $900, ond left for bis home thinking tbe whole matter settled so far as he was concerned. But he was mistaken, for soon afterwards his mascu line friends called upou bim at bis own houso and by threats of exposure and legal proceed ings unless ho complied, induced him to pay S2000 moro. This visit they solemnly prom ised would bo the last, but it wa3 not. They called again and atrain, and bv means of the old threats coutrived not to leave empty-han- ueu. Ono day the friend by whoso kind inter cession tho compromise had first been made, called upon tbe old gentleman and told him that the loving husband whoso peace he had destroyed was dying ond for obious reasons it would be well to pay him a visit that he might not in bis paroxysms, divulge tho secrets which would be well to keep qiuet. Thu old gentleman followed to the house of tbe dy iug man. He was ushered into a darkened room and there beheld tbe injured husband, appa rently in tho last agonies, crying out, "Let mo clutch the destroyer of my happiness and my wife's honor I bring him before mo 1" The old man, badly frightened, begged the sympa thizers who were present, to keep the dving mau quiet, and freely left behiud Lim S2',000 more to pay the poor fellows funeral expen ses and doctor's bills, lie poid $!),000 in all tnd now ho thought the mutter must surely end. But again he was mistaken. One evening bis domestic lares were invaded by two seedy-looking gentlemen, whose wholo appearance idicatcd perfect specimens of tho yenus lllcrarv. who livo by writing sensation stories, and diggiug up scandal like ghouls. Tbey introduced themselves aud presented hiui with a neatly wriltcu manuscript which they requested him to peruse. To his horror be louud it to be a highly colored account of his nocturnal adventure, names Ac, in full. The peace aud good name of his family wero at stake, so ha asked what sum would induce them lo suppress it. After some consultation they named $2,000 saying that their publisher hud already poid for it, but out of cousidertitiou for Lis family they vtould withdraw it. The money was hou- ded over, the manuscript burned, the writers took their departure and the old man with his purse now considerably lightened, plucked up courage to prevent further extortion. With this view he uotified somo New York police officers, and begged tbeir protection. Uuo of these officers (Henry Hope) uftcr consider able search succeeded in arresting one of the swindlers. Tbe prisoner was brought before ltocorder Barnard, who committed him tern porially, an affidavit having been made agaiust him. The old gentleman who had been victi mized so badly aud io a manner so bold, would not, however, press Ihe ofl'air to a further ex amination for fear ofthe publicity which would eusue, but expressed himself satislied in the knowledge that he would uot be further distur bed. X. '. Tribune. Tusski. with a Wolf. At Huron C. W. lust week, Mr. Michael Sullivan, boaring a noise in tbe cow house, which is close to the dwelling, weut out to ascertaiu tbe cause. When about a yard from tbe door which was open, an animal supposed by him at first to be a fox, sprang upou him, seized him by the collar of his dress, and knocked bim dowo. With consternation he beheld that his assail ant wus a powerful wolf, but nothing dauuted be grappled with the animal, regained his feet and after a struggle of some miuutes, during, which be received several wounds on his face, Deck and leg, he managed to bring it to the ground. Io the fight which ensued, tbe brute caught Mr. S. by the left hand which ho al lowed to remain at its mercy, kuowing that if he disengaged his band some moro vital pott might be attacked. Mr. S. now called upon bis wife to briug a knife, which sho did, and shortly dispatched the savage beast. Henrietta Smith's domestic affairs are sglihtly "out of gear." Sho priot6 tbe follow lig card. Lost, Stbavkd or Stolkn. An individu al whom I, in an unguarded moment of lone liness, was thoughtless enough to adopt as my husband. He is a good lookiug, fueble individual, knowing enough, however, to go in when it rains, unless some good lookiug girl offers him ber umbrulU. Auswers to bis name of Jim. Was laft seen with Julia Harris, walking with bis arm around her wain up tbe plank road, looking more like a fool, if possible, than ever. Anybody who will catch tbe poor fellow, aod bring biincarefulla back, so that 1 may chastise him for runniug away will be asked to stay to tea, by. Hrkrikita Smith. Old Boys and Giriji. Five of the children of tbe late Jabez Newhull, of Conway, Mass., ure still alive, living within four miles of the pateernal hearthstoue. Tbe oldest is aged BO years, the youngest 71, and the aggregate of tbeir ages is 40 i years. Tbe Chicago Press has an advertisement forty columns long, of lauds in that city delin quent for taxes. At a fire at St. Louis, on Friday, two hun dred Government wjroi r diatrovwd. We doDV from tbe BnllimoreSnDi the fol lowing and truly original piece of poetic lines written upon the death of VIRGINIA M., wife of JACOB A LB K Iff. Ason evidence of a full appreciation t f the charms of nature and a tender sensibility of the merit ot de parted worth, we bave scon a more forcible illustration 1 And art tbou gone? thy gentle eya fceems smiling on me yet. As evening blushes tinge the sky When evening's sun has set ! And in my bosom seems to thrill Thy last low parting tone, Like Rtimmor music lingering still When summer birds have flown. Virginia, sorrow's sable shroud Is folded round my heart, And hovering o'er my life a cloud Obscures its sunniest part; I will not turn owuy or fly Where happier scenes may bo, I'e rather bave that darkened sky With memories oftbeo. Dark shadows on my pathway lie, Far, far away from thee, Like vapor gathering silently At niiduicht o'er the sea. 'Till, with tho darkness left a lone, fcach wave will seem as sad As if beneath the summer sua Il uover had been glad. But when (ho early morn shall bring Her golden censor there, And all its wealth of fragrance fling Upon tho darkened air Each billow, with a sparkling crest, All blest ond bright will seem, As if darkness and the mist Had been a troubled dream. Thus when on recttrrection's morn, (Tho morning of my heart,) A Saviour's smile shall lightly shino, Grim darkness will depart, And joy once more, still fresh and free, Her sweetest inconsn horn Upon love's holy altar thero To welcome thy return. A Good Scuool Wanted. Complaint bo- nig made to tho acting Board of Directors in Lancaster township, Butler county, Pa., agaiust the teacher o! School No. 1, acorn mittee was appointed to investigate, who fin ding the complaint a,-true bill," agreed with the teacher that he should leave the school, ond they engage another teacher to complete tho term. A lew ol tbe dissatis'ied called a mooting and adopted the following unamiable thing. 'March the 4 day lSjS their waso a tneo- tiug calt and we aint agreed to have tho school teacher pait ont of the publy money because liewosant emplout in the way accorting to Law schohl teacharcho start, District numper 1. The President then ueclarad that he wished " that the school system was Mowed to tho d 1," and was applauded by several of the good orthographers. A good school is evidently needed iu that quarter. The IIap.em Unveiled. A Moldavian Countess, a frequent visitor in tbo harems of the hue Uedschid Pasha and other 'dignita ries of Constantinople, thus takes the ro mance out of the popular idea of those Mo hammedan paradises ! ' omen, tut, ill-mado, dirty ana 6tupid such is tho personnel of all harems. Add to this that the women pass their days in jeal ousy of each other, disputing) abusing, aud ven hsticumng, and you will unuerslunu tuat the happiness of Messieurs the Turks, which has for centuries inflamed the imaginations of romancers and poets, leaves much to be desired to muke it porfect. "The harem is a hell where lour or live tu- ios busy themselves in torturing a poor devil whom they call 'master and lord." A well kept harem, or lonr women only costs twenty-five thousand dollars a year, and that or the Sultan, for 1S5U, costs a Hundred million of francs, or twenty millions of dollars Tbe young Turks, who have adopted Euro pean ideas, regard the harem as aa institu tion that has bod its day." A Brace of Dot's Compositions. A dis tinguished Goorgiun lawyer says that in his younger days he taught a boy's school mid requiring the pupils to write compositions, he sometimes received some of a peculiar sort, of which the following is a specimen. " Ox 1sdi'strv It is a bad for a man to be idol. Industry is the best thing a man can have, and a wife is the next. Prophets ond kings desired it long, aud died without the iVe. The Eud." llore is another. "On tue Seasons. There are four sesons, spring, summer, autnain aud wiuter. Tbey are all pleasant. Some people like spring best, but as for me give me liberty or give me death. Tbe Eud. In Flaxtino Trees, dig large holes twice the circumference required by tho extended roots, ond .twice the depth necessary. Pill up with rich earth, and short, well rntted manure ; press down carefully with tho foot, and stake firmly, and to prevent it from rub biog the tree, wrap some cloth erouud the stake, ond tio closely. Mulch with grass, hay, shavings, sawdust, old tan, or loose ktoiies. Water once a week in tho Lot sea son, unless rain should supply the necessary moisture. Most evergreens thrive best on clayey subsoils. (Jermwxtoien TJeyraph. Tha followiug marriage notice appears in the Virginia papers : "On the 17th inst., iu the county of llinwiddio, by the Rev, John Wi'.roy Mallory Kirby, Mr. John W. Sturdi vant, in the 22 d year of his age, to the nmla bleand well-to-do Miss Martha Oliver, aged 3ri years." Among the disaflected Democrats in Kan sas, is Gen. Whitfield, or border-ruffian mem oi y, who could not swallow tbe l.ecompton swiudle, and, as a consequence, has beeu re moved from the land office at Kickapoo. An old Revolutioner says, that at all the solemn hotrs he ever saw, that occupied in going borne one night from the Widow Bom's after being told by ber daughter Solly that he 'ncedu't come again was the most solemn. Mrs. Turner, wife or Rev. Mr. Turner, while riding in a buggy with her husband re cently, near Palmetto, Ga., was instautly kil led by a kick from tbe horse. The tonga, like a race borte, generally runs faBter, tbe less weight it carries. Terhaps a majority of perso j rur ashamed of having done wrong tbao or being fouud out. Scolding says a gooJ-for-OOthing olJ bach elor, U tbo popper of matrimony, and tbe la dies lb pepper bfjet. . Jmiitcrs' fpnrlnmtt. (Kioni the Uermantown Telegraph. On The Culture and Pruning of Gropes. As tbe season is now at Lend when evoi person that intends to have a grape Lord' should be np ond doing. I will give my view in regard to the manner of preparing a pli? for them. Grapes prow best and rniit be'-lYr In a light porous soil, than in tiny oilier, l! ere fore, if you intend having your grapes to cov er an orhot, bo as to span a wt Ik, first dip oul the whole walk and tiie space inlrndrJ IW borders on both sides, making the vtholo about twelve feet wide, dig to the depth of two feet six inches ; then on either siJe of this space dig a trench tho furtLer depth -f twelve inches ond about eighteen inches wide, Gil op these trenches and lb whole suiluc ot the bed to about the depth of six inches, with oyster r-hells or old bones, ond wheru they cannot bo had brickbats or broken stones may bo substituted, cover tho whole with coarse litter on tbe top soil from on old pas ture field, with the grass downwards, so n to prevent the fine eorth from choking up tho drainage. You will now bavo about eighteen inches to fill np with soil, that best adapted to tbe growth ofthe grope may b made by mixing the top Boil of an old pasture Cold with well-rotted stable manure, in tin- proportion of three parts of Ihe former l i on.' of the latter, mixing with the compost .ibou' half a bushel of cribbed bones for every yard of soil required to fill up the bed. The her ders should be elevated so as to ullow lor set tling, they 6hould also be mude to slnre f up wards, and where the eubsoii il heavy end wet, there shnulJ bo a drain or draii, accor ding to the length ofthe bed, leudinz offfroiii the drains before-mentioned into a well ting about six feet dopp. The well tnbe filled !'p with large stones. This will draw off all ex tra moisture, and leave the bed in a proper state for the vines to root well. Plant ynnr vines olong tho arbor, about eight feet apart, and between the uprights or posts, so that when the arbor wauls renewing, you will not have to disturb the roots of the vines io dig ging. 'Ihe cultivotiou of the grapo is one of the most interesting and useful branches of horti culture, and reudcred more so on account of the many and great diversities of opinions entertaiued in regard to its treatment. Soaio persons use large quantities of animal carcas ses, alleging that they form the best food lor the plant, others use great quantities of fresh slaughter-house manure. If those views were correct, one would suppose that a newly-filled graveyard would be the best possible pbco for a viueyard. The very thought of such treatment is enough to sicken any man oei cause him to turn away with disgust from the culture of the grape, but unfortunately, n much better aud more reliable stimulant may be found in manure and bone-dust, when us ed as above directed, although animal carcas ses, when thouotighly decomposed and mixud sparingly with virgin soil, makes a good rea nure for top-dressiug; but when used as many pcrsous do, they form a slimy substunce, in which the tender roots cf plants will cot grvw, and if a vine treated in that manuer lives and does well, it is more by accident than any thing else, nuu can only be attributed to its hardiness. If vines have not already been ttimmed( they had better bo attended to at once, 03 it is better late than cot at all. In trimming, observe the following rules: Cutout the wood of lust year's growth down to w ithin threo bud3 or eyes from the wood of former years. When they put ont, if all throe start, remove the middle shoot, allow tho first or lower Rhoot to ruu out about nine or teu leaves be yond the blossom, destroy the blossoms on this shoot leaving it to mako wood for the next season ; leave the top or third shoot grow until there are five leaves beyond tho fruit, never leave moro thun one buuch grow on a singlo branch if you would bavo good fruit. During the summer tho vines should be headed off frequently, always leaving about two leaves more than at the last cut tii.g. Many persons suffer their vines to hung full of blossoms, and to run wild the wholo summer, and arc generally rewarded with a very inferior crop, berry small in size and cov ered with blight or mildew, and in o few year ihe vine itself dies from exhaustion. Yours, Ac, JAMES ti LEA SON. Landscape Gardener, Uermantown. (From the Ueruiamown Telegraph ) Soot for Onions Charoonl. The Ouiou has frequently of lute years been almost uuivcrsally rrgurded as au im practicable crop, iu consequence of a singu larly eudeniical disease denominated in furm iug technology "Tho rot." lo my farm "diary," under date of August Jib, 1S57, I Gud the following ! "Examined my onion beds found that with two exceptious the entire crop is disea sed. The rot has latterly assumed a new and mora virulent typo, the very tops am dead. The exceptions to this are the two southerly beds, six by thirteen Teet, on which 1 sowed half a bushel of soot, raking it in before Bowing tho seed in tho spring, and applying the samo quontity of pulveiised chaicoul as soon as the plants were u;v There is uot a symptom of disease uppareot here ; the tops still retaiu their verdu'ie, nr. 1 the roots are ulready of the size of a teacup, remarkably smooth and well formed." v. r. Salt iiox Old Pastires Prof. Mpc said an excess of salt upon land will kill ull vegetation for tbe first year except asparcns but tho land will afterwards be found very fro duclive. lo England salt is recognized by Uovermnent as a manure ofsuch value t hat it passes turnpikes tools free, hnd it is used by farmers at high price. Here it is used tn bo thrown away by tho pork puckers, and 1 have bou;;ht it at four cents a bushel, halt upon old pastures will always improve them. It may be used from five to fifteen bushels per acre. It always does best upou land that bus been limed. 1 would liso il five to ten bushels per acre on old pasturage. It is largely used upon cabbagp gardens near this city. If yon slack three bushels of limo i!h the solutiou of oue bushel cf salt j it is tho thiug ever used to decompose muck. !t ia also excellent upon the roots of peach trees. Guano is oiucb more vuluablo when tn nterl with a carboy of sulphurous acid to a tun. It makes the guano ilne so that all the lump Can be divided and mixed with tho soil. 1 prefer to mix guano with super phos phato. This is the month to set ont shade a:. 1 fruit trees. Dig large boles "uot as big as your bat," but three, four, five, or six feel iu du ui etor, so as to give ample spue, and more too for the roots, which tbe trees now haveaud for the young fibres that will strike from lhwu in the next year or two. QctKCEs. Do not believe the old story that quince will take care of tbeins!va. . Mintire trm '.f ynu n"1" Wt frCV 4
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