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a aot aa our Agerut, and
ig subscription none;'. Tbey
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'rYs have connected wllfc oar esUbltehsaeot a well
eleoted JOB OFFICE, which wni enable at to
execute, is the neatset style, every variety of
Printing 1 ' 1 ' ' i
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square.
Auditors', Administrators' end Eieoutoin' Notijcs
$.1,00. Obituaries fexoept the nsnal nniiouncemucl
whloh it free,) to be paid fur at advertising rate
Local Notloes, Society Hoeolutlous. Ao , 10 cents,
per line,
Advertisement for lleltglbtrr, Charitable and EJu
eational objects, one-balf the above rates.
Transient edventsetnehts will be publiihed uniil
ordered to be diaoon tinned, and charged accordingly
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER & CO., SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A.
f .i.
NEW SERIES, VOL. 3, NO. 47.
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7,, 1867.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 27, NO. 47.
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BUSINESS CABDS
J. XI; XXXLBUSH
SUBVEYOR AND CON VEYANCR
AND
: ' - JUSTICE Of THE PEA CE.
Jfahonoy, Nurfaumlerland . County, Ptnn'a
Office in Jacksoa township. "Ifngageincnts can
be made by letter, direetod to the above address.
All business entrusted to hli care, will bo promptly
attended to.; '
April 22, t87. 1y ,'i i '
w 1 -i 1
VVm. M. RocaartLLKA. L'uiYn T. Roiirbach.
ROCKEFELLER ' & R0HRBACH.
JUBMMS M HOT.
OFF1CK the same that has been heretofore oocn
pied by Win. Mv Ho jkefeller, nearly op
posite the ruidonee of Judge Jordan.
Sunbury, July 1, im-ly
aaoRoalliLL, Sraoa P. Wobvaatow.
HILL & WOLVEETOW. .
ItomovH and Uanirlmat jiw.
StJNBUflYi PA.
W1
r TT.T. iir.nH in the anllcction of all kind of
olaiiui, inoluding Back Pay, Rounly and Pen
( apl. I, 65.
ion(.
g0 Wo m&um9
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ISorth Side of Public Square, one door east ur tho
Old Rank Building.
SUNBUHY, l'ENN'A.
Collections and all Professional busmen promptly i
tiltcnded to in the Courts of Northumberland and
adjoining Counties.
Sunbury. Sept. 14, 1800.
r;. l. nni'Man. l. n. sua.
Allorwoysi aiiI t'oimsu'llorn nt Ijiw,
Chesnut Street, west of the N. C. and P. A K. Rnil
road Depot, in the building lately occupied by
F. Lnsnrus, Esq.,
St7N"3BTJI'5r, PENN'A.
Ccllectinns and all Profesjiunal business promptly
Htlended to in Northumberland and adjoining Coun
ties I "!i?L-
G- "W. 3ri A.TJJPT,
Attorney mid Oonnscllor ut
Office on south side of Market street, five doors East
of tho N. C. Ruiiroad,
SUNDUBY, TA
Will attend promptly to all professional bminesa
entrusted to his care, the collection of claims in
Northumberland and tho adjoining counties.
Bnnbury, April 13.18W.
EDWIN A- EVANS,
ATTORNEY AT X.AW,
Market Squure, near tho Court House,
BANBURY, Northumberland County. Pa,
Collootious promptly attended to in this and adjoin
ing Counties.
April 13.J86T. ' 1
JEREMIAH SNYDER,
AltoiiK j & tJominc'llor at Ijih.
il .Mil ItV, .
I3rlitrict AllonicT lor orlIium-l-i
liiutl 4'osinly.
Sunbury, Murch 31, ISG6 '.J
J.. SSASIIOl.TZ, C. II WOLVBBTOM, C. P. SHASIIOLTX
COAL! COAL! COAL!
rilHK jtulntcriherii retqtcct fully inform ihecUizcnri of
at J. Unas & Cu's Lower Wharf, sniilmry.
where they are prepared to supply all kinds of Hha
mokin Coa'l. at cheap ratos. Families and others
liromntlv supplied. Country custom remieclfully
iolMtcd SEASUOLTZ & CO.
Suubury, Jan. 12, 1H67.
' JN0K aYcLEMENT,
llusincssin Ibis and ailjoining counties carefully
ind promptly atttendod to. ,
Office in Market Street, Third door west of Smith
A (Iculhor a Stovo and Tinware Store,
KIMU I1V PUS.VA.
g." II. alAKiKI'.lt.
Allorni'T nt law, SUNBURY, PA.
Collections attemied to ill the counties of Nur
.bumhcrlaiid, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia
and Lycoming.
hCPEREMCBS.
linn. John M. Reed, Philadelphia,
.A. G. Catlell A Co., "
Hon. Wm. A. Porter, "
Morton MoMiuhacl, Esq., "
JC. Ketchnm A Co., 29 Poarl Street, Now ork.
John W. Ashinead, Attorney at Law, "
Matthews A Cox, Attorneys at Law, "
Suubury, Mnrch 29. 18ti2.
JACOB SHIPMAN,
FIRE AND LITE INSURANCE AGENT
SUNBUHY, PENN'A.
KEI-IIESKSTS
farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., York Pa.,
;uuilierland Valley Mutual Protection Co.,
,ew York Mutual Life,Uirard Lifoof Phil 'b. A Hal-lord
Conn. General Accidents.
Sunbury, April 7, ly.
W7 J.WOLVERTON,
A1'TOIii:V AT LAW,
Market Street, ft doors west of Pr. Lysier's Store.
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
All professional business in this and adjoiniug ceun
diof promptly attended to,
Suubury, November 17, I860. ly
co am co alTF CO alTT!
GRANT Se BROTHER,
Shipper fc. WbolcMtUe lc llelall
Um U-r lu
U IIITi: Si. BED AKII C'OAI,
tin every variety.
Rule Agonal, westward, of the Celebrated Henry
lay Coal.
Lower Wharf, Si nsurv, Pa.
Sunbury, Jan. 13, i860.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
In every variety Of
ANTHRACITE COAL,
ltnnA Wharf. SUNBURY. Penn'a.
fy Orders solioited and filled with promptness and
aespaiou.
iiuubury, May II, 188. y
' BOUNTY FOR SOLDIERS.
mr IT1VT ..A. .rranffamant. in WashlnatOn CitV.
X for the prompt eolleotion of Bounty under the
late Act ol Congress, iuiiiin ri i""-
fier uiaikM
0 this kiounty ahould apply immediately, as ft la ea
timated bUatit will reo.aire three yean 10 adjust all
the claims.
All soldWrs whe aalisted for Area years and who
have not received neewthaa $100 bounty are entitled
. .1. . 1. .,,,. . (,. A mi mm wall a. auldiars wha
have enlisted for three years and discharged after a
. aervloe ot two Tears, oj reuwu m
I - 1 I . 1 1 -J u . Anli.tmMtl
disease oonirauiea ta uu. m ,u,....-..-
LLOYD T. aOHRBACH.
Sunbury. August 18. Ian
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer in
CLOTHS, CASSIMEUES, VESTING, &c
I'uvin ilreet,sMmla I'M'esiTrr'i
, Ilolfl, :
STJNBU RV, PA."
March SI, W0 . .
8.' 8. Vim, ' Joan Bonitti.
ARCU STREET, between Third and Fourth Street
PHI MDKLPIIIA.
. WEBER RUCKLE. Proprloton.
WjJ?T.--. ' ' ' :' ' '''
" ADDISON O. MARE)
ATTOUNEY AT LAW,'!
SHAMOKIN, Northumberland County, Fa.
ALL bufinen attended to with promptness and
diligence. i
hamokin, Aug. 10, 1807 ly . '
' J. JAMIS,
ATTOKNEY AT LAW, SUNBURY, PA.
Offlge Market street. 4 doors west of the railroad,
lately used a a Pott Office.
Will attend promptly to the collection of claims
and other profeieioniil business intrusted to his care,
in Northumberland and adjoining counties.
August 10. 18il7. -
Dr. CHAS. ARTHUR,
Ji)omcropatijtc , bi'stcum
Graduate of the llomonipathie Medicat College of
Ponnsylrania.
OrrirK, Murkot Stimire opposite the Court House
SUNBl'RV, PA.
Office Uiur.4 7 to U morning ; 1 to 3 aftornoon ;
7 to 0 evening. May 18.
AUGUSTA HOTEL,
HAMIIMi .nA.i.X, Proprietor.
(Formerly of the Mansion House, Mahonoy City,
Schuylkill cxiunty, Pa.)
In Cake's Addition, near the Machine Shops,
STJNBtrKT, IE3SrNA-
Trausient and permanent boarders will find this a
most comfortable house and possessing the advan
tages of convenience to the railway and business part
ut the town. Being newly furnished with all the
modern household improvements, there is every fa
cility for the convenient accommodation of guests.
Uood stabling and experienced hostlers In attend
ance. Sunbury, June 22, 1807.
' DW. J, S. ANGLE.
GRADUATE of Jefferson Medical College, with
five years practice, offers his professional ser
vices to the oitiiens of Sunbury and vicinity will
attend all calls promptly.
OFFICE Market Street, opposite Weavor's Hotel.
Ofpicb Hours I from 8 to 10 A. M.
j " 2 to 5 P. M.
Sunbury, April 27, 1867.
AMBR0TYPE AND PHOTOGRAPH
Comer Market A Fawn Street, SUNBURY, Pa.
S. UYEKIjY, Phuphietoh,
Photograph, Ambrotypea and Melatnotypca taken in
tbo bust stylo of the art. apl. 7, ly
E. O aOBIN,
Attorney and ;nni-llor sit B.siav,
BOON VILLE, CCOPER CO.MrSSOURI.
WILL pay taxes on lauds in any part of the
State. Buy and sell roal Estate, aud all other
mutters entrusted to him will receive prompt atten
tion. July 8, 1804. octl4, '04.
UNION HOTEL-
411 AM. ITKiTCsU Proprietor.
In Cake's Ad.lilii n to SUNBUHY, near the Penn'a.
Railrond Company's Shops.
PERMANENT AND TRANSIENT BOARDERS,
kept wbo will find ample accommodations. Uood
cooks and waiters, boarders can enjoy the quiet com
forts of home with fare equal to the best hotels.
His Liquors are of the choicest kinds.
Sunbury, J uue 8, 1807.
Mount Carmel Hotel
MT. CARMEIi, Northumberland Co., Pa.,
. TIIOS. Bl'UKIiT, PnoPitiETon.
This large cmnn odious Ilotol -is located near the
depots of the Shamokin Valluy aud the (Juakake A
New York Railroad.. Trains arrive aud dopart dully.
This bouse is located in the centre of the Coal Re
gion and affords tae best accommodations to travelers
and permanent customers. jay 3.
CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
THIS well known Hotel, situate near the corner
of Ninth A Chesnut Streets, Philadelphia, is, on
account of its superior location and excellent accolu
uiixlations, one of the best and must desirable stop
ping pluces in the city.
11. w. aaaAUA, rroprioior.
February 18, 1867. ttm
CHOICE FRUIT Si ORNAMENTAL
BENJ. BOHNER,
Dealer in Fruit and Ornamental Trees, will furn
ish from the must responsible Nurseries in this and
other States, first class TREES of all kinds. Also,
Shrubbery, Viuesaud Plants. Garden Seeds of all
kinds.
Ordors are respectfully solicited.
Address BENJ. BOHXER,
Paxiuos, North d. Co.
IV N. B. Insurances taken in several of tna
most responsible Fire Insurance and Horse Deteotive
i : :.. . L. - u,',
uiiiiniim ill lu. l'i.iu
June 8, lo. y
AYER'S CATHARTIC PILLS
WWlLav - An ins moei perieci
'yirui . nnrvativs we are able to
croduoe, and, as we think,
0 Aimmfcth'vr
fects have abundantly
bown to the community
bow niuoh they excel the
other medioines in use.
They are safe and plea
sant to take, but powerful
Ho aura. Their penetra
ting properties stimulate the vital activities of the
body, remove the obstructions of its organs, purify
the blood, and expel disease. They purge out the
foul humors which bread and grow distemper, stim
ulate sluggish or disordered organs into their natural
action, aud impart tone and strength to the whole
system. Notouly do they eure the every day com
plain Is of everybody, but formidable and dangerous
diseases. While they produce powerful effects, they
are at ma same uma, in aiaiiuuuea uuee., uie aaiest
and best physie that caa be employed for children.
Being sugar-ooated, they are pleasant to take ; and,
being purely vegetable, are entirely harmless.
Cures have been made that would surpass belief,
were they not substantiated by men of such exalted
character as to forbid the suspicion of untruth.
Many eminent clergymen and physicians oertifv to
the publia the reliability of our remedies, while
ethers have (ant as the aasuraaoe of their oeuvietioa
that our preparations euu tribute immensely to tne
relief of ear afihsted fellew-ven.
The Agent below aetaod is pleased to furnish
gratis oar American Alaiaaaa, aootaiuiug direction
7ur the use af these auduiiues and eerUaoates of
their eares af the following eoaiplaiuU :
Cestireness,. Bilious Cemplaiuts, Rheumatism,
Dropsy, Heartburn, Ueadaob arising from foul
stomach, Naasea, Indigestion, Morbid Inaction of
the Bowels and Paia arising therefrom, Flatulency,
Low of Appetite, and all diseases wbiub require an
evaeuant medicine. They also, by purifying the
blood and stimulating the system, eure many eom
alaiuts wbiea it would not be supposed they eouid
reach, aueh as Deafness, Partial Blindness, Neural.
tie and Nervous Irritability, Derangements of the
iver and Kidneys, Uout, aad ether kindred disor
ders arising from a low stale of the body, or obstruc
tion of lis funetioai.
Da out be put off by anprlnelpled dealers with
other preparations 00 wnioh they snake mure profit.
Demand AVer's and take no others. The tick want
the best aid there is for them, aad they -should
saveit. . '.!' t..i; ,
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ataa A Co., Lowell, Mass.,
and sold by all Jrvgisu) and dealers In medicine
everywhere.
For sale by W.'A.TJEXNETT, DrwggUt, Bun
bury, Pa. ... . Aug. 31.-8
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIIK NECIIKT II INTO It Y OF
'OUT hi:mti:k.
TL'npnbllahed Hcbct Docnmenls.
Under the hearting of "The Secret History
of Fort Sumter," the Time publishes a col
lection of rebel documents, obtained in
South Carolina, which throw some light
upon the movements which immediately
preceded the war. It appears from a letter
written by Governor Pickens, of South Car
olioa, addressee) to President Buchanan on
the 17th of December, 1800,'that the rebels
demanded possession of the forts in Charles
ton harbor, three days before the South
Carolina Convention passed the ordinance
of secession. This letter is as follows :
GOVERNOR l'lOKKNB TO MM. BUCHANAN.
Columbia, December 17, 18U0.
(Strictly Confidential
My dear sir : With a sincere desire to pre
vent a collision of force I have thought pro
per to uddre&9 ycu directly and truthfully
on points of deep and immediate itteret.
I am authentically iu formed that the forts
in Charleston harbor are uow being thor
oughly prepared to turn, with cfl'ect, their
guns iipnu the interior and the city. Juris
diction was ceded by this state expressly
for tho purpose of external defence from
foreign invasion, and not with any view that
they should be turned upon the state.
In an ordinary case of mob rebellion per
haps it might be proper to prepare them
for sudden outbreak, liut when the people
of the state, in sovereign convention assem
bled, determine to resume tbeir original
powers of separate and independent sove
reignty, the whole question is changed, and
it is no longer an act of rebellion. I there
fore most respectfully urge that ail work on
the forts be put a stop to for the present,
and that no more force may be ordered
there.
The regular convention of the people of
the state of South Carolina, legally and pro
perly called under our constitution, is now
in session, deliberating upon the gravest and
most momentous questions, and the excite
ment of the grcnt masses of the people is
great, under a sense of deep wrongs, and a
profound necessity of doing something to
preserve the peace aud safety of the state,
To spare the effusion of blood, which no
human power may be ablo to prevent, I
earnestly beg your immediate consideration
of all the points I cull your attention to. It
is not improbablo that, under orders from
the commandant, or, perhaps from the com-mander-in
chief of the army, the alteration
and defences of those posts are progressing
without the knowledge of yourself or the
Secretary of War.
The arsenal in the city of Charleston, with
the public arms, I am informed, was turned
over very properly to the keeping and de
fence of a state'force at the urgent request
of the Goveruor of South Carolina. I would
most respectfully, and from a sincere devo
tiou to the public peuce, request that you
would allow uio to send a small force ifot
exceeding twenty five men and an officer,
to take possession of Fort Sumter immedi
ately, in order to give, a feeling of safety to
the community. There ureno United Stutes
troops in that fort whatever, or perhaps only
four or five at present, besides some addi
tional workmen or laborers lately employed
to put the guus in order. If Fort Sumter
could be given to me as Governor, under a
permission similar to that by which the
Governor was permitted to keep the arsenal,
with the United States arms in the city of
Charleston, then I think the public mind
would be quieted, under a feeling of safety ;
and as tho Convention isn.iwn full author
ity, it strikes me that it could be done with
perfect propriety. I need not go into par
ticulars, for urgent reasons will force them
selves readily upon your consideration.
If something of the kind bu not done, I
cannot answer for the consequences.
I send this by a privato and confidential
gentleman, who is authorized to confer with
Mr. Trescott fully, and to receive through
him any answer you may think proper to
give to this. I have tho houtr to be, most
respectfully, yours truly,
F. W. Pickens.
To the President ol tho United Slates.
This letter was taken to Washington by
D. II. Hamilton, wbo styled himself "Major
First Hegiment South Carolina Volunteers."
On bis return he reported to Governor Pick
ens that he souuht nnd procured a private
interview with President Buchanan, through
the aid of Mr. W. II. Trescott, that tho let
ter was read in their presence, and that to
Major Hamilton's request that an answer
was desired at the earliest moment possible,
Buchanan replied that an answer would be
returned on the following day, the 21st.
THE I.ETLER WITHDRAWN.
In the meantime, however, Mr. Trescott
became alarmed at the contcpts of the letter,
and after consulting with General sVonham
and General McQueen, the three telegraphed
to Governor Pickens for authority to with
draw the letter. This was immediately
given ; and on the morning of the 21st Mr.
Trescott received the missive back from Mr.
Buchanan. The motive for this action on
the part of Mr. Trescott and Generals Bon
ham and McQueen would be left in obscuri
ty but for a letter of the former to Goveruor
Pickens, explaiuing fully the" reasous that
prompted them. This letter tells Governor
Pickens that the withdrawal of the letter
was "most opportune ; that President Bu
chaDan had removed Colonel Gardiner (the
predecessor of Major Anderson) from com
mand at Fort Moultrie, "for carrying am
munition from the arsenal at Charleston ;
that Buchanan had refused to tend rein
forcements to the garrison there. That he
had 'accepted the resignation of the oldest,
most eminent and highest member of bis
Cabinet (General Cass), rather than consent
to send additional force;' that the writer
felt assured that 'at tho moment, Buchanan
could not have cone to the extent of action
you desired, (to wit, the giving up of Fort
Sumter.) and that if forced to answer the
letter then, he would have taken such
ground aa would have prevented hi even
approaching it bereaiter; that the writer
wai perfectly satisfied "the status of the
garrison ' would not be disturbed ;" and
that the withdrawal of tba letter "was a
ereat relief to the President, who is most
earnestly anxious to avoid an issue with the
state or its authorities, and I tbluk has en
couraged hit disposition to go as far ai be
can in tbu matter."
andersoh's ooccpatioh or fort btmteb.
South Caroliua troop baring been ordered
bv Pickens to the forts in Charleston harbor
two daya after Anderson'a occapation of
Fott Sumter, jjrlgaaicruenorai ptmons in
formed Pickens that the rebel forces had
been ulaced In untenable positions, inasmuch
as Sumter commanded all the other forts,
Simons recommended the calling of a coun
cil of war to deoide upon this question, but
Pickens refused writing as follows;
' "Headquarters, January 2, 1801.
"Sir: Your extraordinary report I receiv
ed last ulght, and have only to say that I
do not pretend that the orders and disposi
tion of the forces In Charleston harbor are
at all perfect or beyond the criticism of mil
itary rule. But, in the first place, there was
when I came to the city a distinct pledge of
faith between the government at Washing
ton take noto of this, Mr. Buchanan, and
those who had a right to speak for South
Carolina, that everything in the harbor, and
all the forts should remain precisely as they
then were, and that there should be no in
crease of force or any reinforcements sent
from abroad until our commissioners pre
sented themselves at Washington and made
regular negotiation for tho forts. I acted
with confidence upon this pledge. Sudden
ly we were surprised from the Btep taken
by Major Anderson, now acknowledged and
proclaimed by the late Secretary of war
(Floyd, namely), to be in open violation of
tho faith of the government. He abandon
ed Fort Moultrie and burnt and spiked the
guns, nnd the first report was that he de
stroyed Fort Moultrie. He transferred the
garrison to Fort Sumter, which, of course,
was the strong and commanding position.
I had thus suddenly to take immediate steps
to try and prevent the further destruction
of public property, and with this view I or
dered the occupation of Sullivan's Island,
but not to occupy Fort Moultrie unless it
could be done without too much loss, and
to reconnoitre and ascertain if there wero
mines as reported. They found none, ana
to put out the fire and prevent further de
struction they occupied the fort. And the
same grounds were taken as to Castle Pinck
ney." In another letter Pickens refused to "yield
to any council of war." Nevertheless a
council was held January 0, at which tho
following recommendations were made by
Colonels Gwynne, White, Trapier and Mani
gault: "We ore unanimously and decidedly of
the opinion thnt discarding all other meth
ods of attack upon that tortress (whether
by surprise, by open assault, or by strata
gem), as uncertain iu their results, and 9,
even if successful, involving probably much
sacrifice of life our dependence and sole
reliance must be upon batteries of heavy
ordnance, at least until a deep impression
has been made upon the garrison, in its mo
rale as well as in its hynique, by an inces
sant bombardment and cannonade of many
hours' duration. When this impression
shall have been made, and a demand for a
surrender refused, we are of opinion that,
with its battlement mutilated, it embrasures
beaten in, aud its garrison weakened by
casualties and disheartened by surrounding
circumstances, this strong fortress would fall
with comparative case before an assaulting
party."
The letter of instructions given by Pickens
to Colonel Huyne, who conveyed to Wash
ingto the formal demand for the surrender
of Fort Sumter, was as follows :
"You arc now 'instructed to proceed to
Washington, nnd there, in the name of the
government of the state of South Carolina,
inquire of the President of the United States
whether it was by his order that troops of
tho United States were sent into the harbor
of Charleston to reinforce Fort Sumter. If
he avows that order, you will then inquire
whether he asserts a right to introduce
troops of the United States within the limits
of this state, to occupy Fort Sumter; and
you will, in case of his avowal, inform him
that neither will be permitted, and either
will bo regarded as his declaration of war
against the stato of South Carolina.
" 1 lie possession cannot become
now a matter of discussion or negotiation.
You will, therefore, require from the Presi
dent ot tho United States a positive and dis
tinct answer to your uemanu tor thu delive
ry of the fort. And you are further author
ized to give the pledge of the state to adjust
all matters which may bo and ure, in their
nature, susceptible of valuation in money,
in the manner most usual, and upon, 'the
principles of equity and justice always re
cognised by independent nations, for the
ascertainment ot their rights auu obligations
in such matters.'"
A Woman iu a Mineral Hole.
A' remarkable escape from death occurred
the other day which makes one's blood chill
to think that the consequences were Dot
greater than they were. Last Tuesday even
ing Mrs. Patrick Maher, a middle aged wo
man, residing uear the head of Dodge- street,
back of the gus house, had occasiou to visit
her sou's house, a short distance over tho
bluff. Starting between uiue and ten o'clock,
she proceeded along, and wandering from
the path fell into a mineral hole forty feet
deep, where she remained until Wednesday
noon. 1 he suait had been worked years
ago and abandoned, and was covered with
grass aud weeds, which no one would sus
pect concealed a dangerous trap. .Not re
turning that evening it was suspected that
she remained at her son's house ; but a visit
thero disclosed the fact that she had not
been heard of. Search was then made about
the neighborhood, but no traces ot the mis
sing womau could be found fur several
hours. A woman looking tor ner children,
who bad strayed away, found a shawl on the
edge of a mineral hole, which furnished a
clue to the missing female. ' Assistance was
procured and the shatt explored. Down its
depths forty feet lay the woman, insensible.
She was raised to the surface, bruised con
siderable, but strange to say no bones were
broken, and alter receiving medical treat
ment, was pronounced in a fair way of re
covery. Yesterday sue was doing well.
Dubuque lkrald.
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A general order from the military bead
quarters of the State of Mississippi declares
that all saloons and other places where In
toxicating liquors are retailed "must be
closed from each Friday evening at sunset
until the succeeding Monday at sunrise."
A fine display of meteors was witnessed
at Dubuque on the morning of the 11th ult.
They darted from all part of the heavens
to the number of one hundred or more.
The local paper says '. "Three times they
appeared In numbers, as if invisible beings
were in different places throwing meteors at
each other. Then the sky would 'shine'
with a white light for an instant, and an in
terval of some minutes' duration - would
elapse before another star would 'shoot.'
The beauty of the spectacle passes our pow
ers of description."
Morrissey and lleenau, tho rival bruisers,
hob-a nob and smoke cigars together at
Saratoga. Heeoan is represented as a "mo
del or beauty, and is worth f 100,000." Mor
rissey looki lika an old man beside him.
(From the Leavenworth Commercial) 14th nit.)
A Young; Hero. :
Some four or five weeks ago, one of the
f rading parties In advance of the railroad
tad awith them a young man of about eigh
teen years, named George Wait. His busi
ness was to break the prairie ground with
a plough, for the graders along the line.
One nioruinii. as he was out about' two and
a half miles from the camp, twenty-one miles
beyond Ellsworth, mounted on a rrtule, h
discovered a nartv of about thirtv Indiana
dash out of the timber, on the Smoky Hill,
and make towards him Bnd another man,
who was on foot, about a quarter of a mile
nearer camp than bo was. He started to go
towards camp, but the Indians, discovering
liis intention, by tho superior fleetness of
their ponies, cut him off. Young Wait now
saw them divide into two parties one par
ty going towards his comrade, and tho other
towards him. lie attempted to make the
timber on the Smoky Hill, but the Indians
were too rapid in their movements for him.
He had two navy revolvers, and resolved
that the red-skins should pay for his sculp
if they got it, and nt a fair price, too. Boon
they came near, circling around him with
savage yells, and began shooting at him.
1 lie Indians seemed to be well armed
with piBtols and lances, very few having
bows and arrows.
Wait returned the fire, nnd be says that
several times they camo so near thnt the
lances nearly touched him, Indian after
Indian fell before the uucrring aim of Wait's
six shooters, and the assaulting party were
getting smaller very rapidly, the dead In
dians being curried away by the survivors
according to Indian custom. Soon he beard
thu shouts of approaching comrades, and
the Indians made a final dash to kill the
brave boy, who, maimed already with a bul
let in his leg, still stuck to bis mule. One
young warrior came up until the muzzle of
ins pistol nearly touched that ot the boy.
and both fired the Indian falling from bis
horse with a mortal wound, while the hero
of the light only got a revolver ball in his
shle. In a few momeuts more the rescuing
party camo up, consisting of half a dozen
negro soldiers and some railroad employees,
when the Indians suddenly retreated. Wait
still had strength to dismount and take the
pistols and sculp Iock of tho "last of the
Clieyeunes," which lust he now bears as a
trophy ot bis tight.
The Ureal American Deaerl. -
An Omaha letter says :
In an ntlus I used to study long-ago, nnd
I am no chicken, there was laid clown just
west of the Missouri river a tract, broad and
expansive, culled "The Great American
Desert." I recollect a forlorn buffalo, with
tail erect, sprawled away outside of this
tract, to sliow that he did not belong in it,
nnd couldn't afford to live in it on any terms;
and even an Indian, with his pony's tail
turned to the Desert, was chasing off at top
speed for a better locality. As an infant in
geography, I always took a great amount of
stock in this desert idea, which now I think,
after all, gVew out of the conceit of some
lazy engineer, who got sick of the vast ex
panse for chain dragging, and lumped the
whole as a region not worth ten days' work
with chain and level. He libeled the fairest
wheat growing section in thu world. To
duy thousands of acres of the finest wheat
that ever grew yellow in the summer's sun
are bending and rippling on the fertile bosom
of Nebraska, to give thu lio to my old atlas,
and the topographical chap who misled good
Mr. Malie Brun.
I went up the Platte Vulley twelve miles
011 horseback the other morning, to a noble
farm of twelve hundred acres, six hundred
of it iu wheat. Do you know that Nebraska
raises more wheat to the acre than Illinois,
Wisconsin, or Michigan ? Put that alongside
the Great American Desert story, and let it
choke it to death forever. Thu harvest is a
noble one, and Nebraska will stand this
year permanently redeemed aa an agricul
tural State.
The Sunken I.uke.
The Sentinel, published at Jacksonville,
Oregon, of the 12th ult., says : Seteral of
our citizens returned last week from a visit
to the great Sunkeu Lake, situated in Cas
cade Mouutains, about seventy. five miles
northeast from Jacksonville.- This lake
rivals the famous valley of Sinbad, the sai
lor. It is thought to average 2,000 feet
down to the water all round. The walls are
almost perpendicular, running down into
the water, and leaviug no beach. The depth
of the water, is unknown, and its surface is
smooth aud unruffled, and it lie so far be
low the surface of the mountuiu that the air
currents do not affect it. Its length is esti
mated at twelve miles, and its breadth st
ten. No living man ever has, and probably
never will be able to reach tho water's edge.
It lies silent, still and mysterious in the
bosom of thu "everlasting hills" like a hugo
well, scooped out by the hands ot the giant
genii of the mountain in unknown ages gone
by, and around it the primeval forests watch
and ward are keepiug. The visitiug party
fired a rifle several times into the water at
an angle of forty-five degrees, and were able
to note several seconds of time from tho re
port of the gun until the ball struck the
water. Such seems incredible, but ia vouch
ed for by some of our most reliable citizens.
The lake is certainly a most remarkable
curiosity.
Good Advicb. The Phrenological Journal
for July, in its leader, gives its readers the
following aound, sensible, and Christian
advice :
Barbarism roust elve way to Cbustianity.
Every human being has an interest at stake.
Each should do something, and come up
promptly to do the work allotted him.
There is no place for Idlers iu God's great
vineyard. Let each put his shoulder to tne
wheel and help set the world ahead. Hea
der, what are you doing t Are your facul
ties being used ! Kemember the parable of
the talents I The right use ol wtiut you uave
will be the measure of your reward. He
who docs little or nothing for tba good of
himself or bis fellows will find little or
nothing to Lis credit in the Book of Life.
You who have realized the truth, that it it
more blessed to give and to do than to
receive, will need no urging fiom us.
Are you inventive t Give the world the
benefit of it. You will be none the poorer,
but much richer, in gratitude to God. Are
yon mechanical I Build yourself a monu
ment in tho hearts of the people. Are you
a preacher t Exhort, preach and pray, "Let
thy kiugdom come." Aro you rich I "Let
your light shine that others may see your
good works and glorify your Father in hea
ven." Are you a publisher t Print only
good books. A merchant t Weigh your
goods on the scales of Justice. A parent or
a teacher t Remember, ax ample is more
powerful tbau precept. , fc.
In
TKurope.
A lata number of the Edinlurg Rctuste
contains an excellent article on "Wine and
the Wine Trade." We copy some revela
tions relating to the tricks of tho trade
in Europe t
"According to this statement it is quito
clear that in certain seasons wo do not get
even the constituents of natural wine from
the vineyard. This should cortainly teach
us not to depend npon our supply of wine
from any particular country. A bad season
in one wine-producing nation may be a very
good season in another ; the weather is nev
er the same all over Europe. If our wiue
tastes were a little more catholic, this knowl
edge would lead us to buy only in the good
market, leaving the "adepts in applied
chemistry" to tbeir own devices. But there
is even a cleverer trick than that of making
good wine out of sour grapes ; and that is
the process of making wino without grape
juice at all. We are not referring to the
Hambro' advertisement, but to a process
that is carried on in the vineyards of Cha
roeray, In Burgundy, according to the dis
covery of M. Petiot, a wine grower. It is
certainly ingenious. We givo the method
of manipulating in tho words of Mr. Grif
fiths: "'Tho grapes passed between wpoden
rollers (we nre glad to escape the foot
treading process,) and freed from the stalks,
are pressed into an upright vat, which has
a false bottom. The must is now allowed
to flow out wbilo very little pressure is
made upon the mass. The must so collec
ted is treated In the manner described above.
To the grapes left in the vat cold water is
added to the volume of the must previous
ly drawn away. Tho grapes are covered
and allowed to soak in tho water for two
days, being frequently stirred. The water
dissolves various solublo materials in the
mark of grape skins, including the substance
which gives to the wines their special tusto
and odour, and which it appears adhere
strongly to the gmpe mark. At the end of
two days the liquor is withdrawn and tes
ted for sugar aud acid. It usually contains
but two or three per cent, of sugar, and
must havo seventeen or eighteen per cent,
added ; usually, also, it is deficient in acid,
and must have as much tartaric acid dis
solved in it as testing shows to bo needful.
It is then set to ferment.' "
A Snake Story.
The Ebonsburg AlUghenitin, a journal not
given to sensational items, publishes tbo
following startling snake story:
At Hemlock, a few days ago, in the day
time, the watchers attending nt tho bedside
of a sick lady, returning to the room after
a temporary absence, were horrified to find
a huge snake coiled on the pillow and very
near her head. The woman was asleep.
Wlmt to do, wns the question of terrible im
port recommended to tho watchers: The
woman was weak from illness, nnd any sud
den excitment would surely kill her. It
was therefore thought unsafe to attack the
snake while she was asleep, because an ex
citement would thereby be communicated
to her system which might prove fatal ;
while, for a like reason, it was thought
equally unsafe to wake her up to a reali
zation of the danger menacing her. The
question, in all its tcrriblu bearings, was
discussed by tbo watchers in a moment,
while their blood ran cold, and it was de
cided to maintain a masterly inactivity. If
the woman remained asleep and motionless,
she might escape. There was a chance that
the reptile might withdraw, without doing
any harm. After a few minutes, which
seemed like hours to the lookers-on, the
slimy thing moved first one fold, then
another it slid from the bed to the floor
it crawled rapidly through tho room and
ball, and out iuto the garden. It was then
killed. The woman slept calmly through
out the trying scene, and was spared an ex
perience the mere recital whereof is enough
to blanch the cheek and cause the blood to
curdle.
A Curioua Calculation.
An exchange says : "What a noisy crea
ture would a man be wero his voice, in pro
portion to his weight, as loud as that of a
locust I A locust can be heard at the dis
tance of one-sixteenth of a mile. The gold
en wren is said to weigh but half an ounce;
so that a middling sized man would weigh
down not short ot four thousand of them ;
and it must be strange if a golden wren
would not outweigh four of our locusts.
Supposing, therefore, that a common man
weighs as much as sixteen thousand of our
locusts, and that the note of a locust can be
heard one-sixteenth of a mile, a man of com
mon dimensions, pretty sound of wind and
limb, ought to be able to make himself
hcarfl at the distance of ono thousand six
hundred miles; aud when be sneezed his
house ought to fall about bis ears 1 Suppose
a flea to weigh one grain, which is more
than its actual weight, and to jump one and
a half yards, a common man of one hundred
and fifty pounds, with jumping powers iu
proportion, could jump twelve thousand
eight hundred miles, or about tho distance
from New York to Cochin China."
Gen. Butler is building a new and solid
mansion at Annisquatn, in Gloucester, the
material used being a species of red granite
quarried near by. The site he has chosen
for his summer residence is a magnificent
one, with its rock and ocean views. A shell
road leads up to it from the highway. But
ler's family occupy a little house at the foot
of tbe bill, while the illustrious Benjamin
himself has his office in a tent, on the sum
mit. Tbe stars and stripes float to the breeze
from a tall staff which surmounts the top
most rock. .
In consequence of the depression in tbe
oil maiket, a movement is on foot in Pitts
burg to have all the refineries to suspend
operations until , the price of refined oil
impioves, or the price of crude declines.
The Prussian police are ruthlessly destroy
ing all the maps on which Hanover figures
as a kingdom.
Aib-Slakko Lime is a sure remedy for
tbe turnip fly. It should be put on as soon
as tbe plants make their appearance, wtieo
the dew is on the ground.
Tho American Anita is informed that
there ia a tannery at KockforL IlL.iu which
the newly patented process for exhausting
tbe air from the vat is employed. It takes,
bv this process, only twelve hours to com
ulete the tanning. The weight of leather
is increased ten per cent, over tbe old. pro
cess, and the cost of the work is but ten per
cunt, that of the old, and it is also claimed
that tho leather is superior.
Fifteen hippopotamus hides were recent
ly sent to a tannery in Boston, Mass., to be
tauned. Tbey were in halves, and weighed
together 0,400 pounds,
Trick of the Wine Trade
The hotel keepers at Bsratoga received
1 750 guests per day last week. The big and
little hotels are overflowing, and the system
of "colonizing" is in full operation;
The only place on this continent where
the famous Egyptain lotus grows naturally
is in a pond in Middlesek county Conn.
How it first came there is mystery to natur
alists. -
Mrs. Francis J. Vinten, of Providence,
Rhode Island, is sustaining the entire cost
($4,000) of an Episcopal Church at Cler
mont, Iowa. ...
It Is a fact worthy of some notice that
Miss Anna Surratt took her departure for
Europe while tbe jury were out deliberating
on uie guilt or innocence 01 ner orotner,
Either tho love of tbe Surratts for each other
muBt be of a cold nature or the disagree
ment of the jury was a known foregone con
clusion, as a sister naturally could not desert
her brother at such an important hour. She
would at least desire to know the result ot
the trial before leaving for foreign parts.
The cooks at a hotel In Shclbyville. III.,
carelessly boiled somo green corn in an old
copper kettle on the 6th, causing the death
of six persons, and the lives of eight moro
were placed in great danger.
A doctor at Peacbam. MaSSu last Week
removed from the stomach of a young lady
a frog which had caused her great suffering
during ten years.
AGRICULTURAL. &0.
Keeping (jrapeai i'reah. .
We havo tried many plans to preserve
pears, apples, cranes. Ac. and bftvo in them
all partially or wholly failed. A friend in
the interior of this State received a present
of grapes some time ago, (March.) which he
speaks ot in tue following manner:
"Three days since a friend brought no
about a pound of Catawba and Isabella
grapes. They were about as good as if just
taken from tho vino in the proper season
full and plump, but most of thu berries had
fallen off from tho stems in the carriage of
about ten miles over a rough road.
"Now, tho way tliese grapes-were pre
served may not be new to you, though it
certainly seemed a novel one to me ; but tbe
fact of their keeping until the end of March
in one condition is worthy of publicity.
"In tho fall when they are perfectly ripe,
they are taken from the vines, when they are
free from anything like moisture, bandied
carefully nnd packed in small kegs nail
Kegs were tno kind used In this instance.
Put a layer of green leaves, right off tbo
vines, in tho bottom, on tbis a itiver of
grapes, then leaves again, and grapes, alter
nately, until tne keg is lull, then huish off
with leaves. Put in thu bead, and your
cask is ready for what ? Why to be buried
in the ground. Dig a trench so as to admit
the casks deep enough that they will have
about one foot or fifteen inches of soil over
them when covered. The ground should be
packed moderately tight, and a board laid
along on tho top before the ground is
thrown in. Then throw some litter on the
surface of the grouud over those which they
wisn to is ko up during tne winter, to pre
vent tbe ground from freezing so bard as to
keep them from getting at them. Ono
important thing must be observed, that
they be placed where there can be no stand
ing water about the casks, or they would
suffer.
On farther inquiry. I learn that tho
farmers in that neighborhood have prac
ticed this mode for years, and don't seem to
think it anything new.
VV e would express the opinion that if tho
grapes are buried the keg or whatever they
may ue packed in, should be water-tight.
If moisture penetrates the grapes will not
keep. uermanrotrit 1 eifgrajifi
Storing Potatoes. The surest protec
tion against rot in tbe potato after being
harvested there is no question we think is
air-slaked lime. Let the lime be sprinkled
over tbo bottom of the bin before filling,
and repeat tbe application at each foot of
potatoes aa the bin is filled up. The quan
tity is what a farmer would call a good
sprinkling. Potatoes should bo excluded .
from the light, and where conveniant cover
ed with old carpet, tc. When burled out-of-doors
a high, dry spot should be selected,
which can be thoroughly drained, and then
pursue the same course with the lime as
before. A vent must of course be left in the
top for the escape of the confined air. Oer
mantoien leleyraph.
Garden fiotem for September.
Cabbages. Sow seeds .for early summei
use early in the month, to be planted op
ridges in October. If the ground bo dr
water well to ensure their growth. Severn,
sowings may be made at different times, for
as the early sowing is desirable to ensure
success, yet if every thing is favoruhlo ant
they grow rapidly, such plants aru liable ii
spring to go to seed without heading.
Coi'Liklower. Sow seeds from twer
tieth to lust of the month.
Cei.euy. Let celery be earthed as il
growth progresses, doing the work in an
weather, aud takiug care not to cover tl
central bud.
Endive. Transplant full crop for fall at
winter use.
Gakden Herds. Any of thu hardy p
rennial' uerbs may be transplauted in mu
weather the last of the month.
Lettuce. Plants from seed sown b
month, when large enough, should be 1
ten iuches apart in rich beds. The last we
in the month prepare a warm border, wh
such plants as are large enough abouid -in
rows six iuches apart each way, to sta
over, and be protected for early spring 1
Sow seeds In tbis month for plants to be
out late in tbe season. Sow tbe hard i
kind for such purpose.
SriNAcu. Hoe and thin the growing '0
of spinage, and early this month pre)
ground aud sow seed enough for full, wi
aud spring supply. Tbey may be s.
broadcast or in drills, twelve inches ar
and when large enough the plants thii.
to three or four inches. A few seeds of
ly radish may be sown with them for u,
October and November.
Radishes. Seeds may bo sown Tor
use, and there are winter varieties w
may be taken up and kept for use in c.
Small Saladinu. Sow seeds from
to time for succession. Those that are
protected for winter use must be sown
warm border.
Seeds. Gather as they ripen seeds
sorts. Let tberu be well matured aud
and when beaten out, put them up set
label, and keep them where mice are
ded.
Tuhmi'b. Hoc aud thiu turnips a
advance;.