TEIIMS OV AOVKKTIWI.ta.
The following are the ratea for adrerUnng In in
Ankricar. Thuso having advertising to do ml.
find tt convenient for refcrenca :
t-ZKMil Of Til U "AMEKICAA."
TERMS TWO DOLLARS pT annam. $1 SO If
ctpaid within th y.ar. No paper dltoontlnued
ntil all arrearages art paid.
That, termt will be strictly adhered to hereafter.
If aubKrlbor. neglect or refuse to take their new,
papers from the office to whloh tlmy are direoted, they
are responsible until they hare fettled the bill! and
ordered thorn discontinued.
Pixtmiutcra will pleaee aet a our Agenta, and
frank Utter, captaining .obsoription money. They
are permitted to do tbie under the Poat Offioe Law.
JOB PBINTINO.
We have connected with our establishment a well
elected JOB OFFICE, which will enable ua to
eiecute, in the oeatett ityle, every variety of
Printing
AMERICAN
I t. 2 t. fm. 2m. j 1 y
fcjizo
Bquaro,
I .4
SI. OH f l.nnM,til.wi.fti.(iu.i.ti
3.001 OH 7IM 7.110 13011
1 column,
fl.Oll A.00il6,0U 20.110
in.dll 14.UU 2n.llUl ou OH
If. nn U lul :IS.MI (SI) III)
6,00)
Ten linea of thia aited typo '(minion) make one
Auditors', Administrators! and Exctora' Nolici j
J.1.0O. OI)ilurics (except the usual announcement
which ia free,) to be paid for at advertising rates
Loeal Nolieoa, Society Kesolutiona, Ao , 10 ecnla
Advcrtisemcnta for Religions, Charitablo and Edu-
PUBLISHED . EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER & CO., SUNBURY, ;; NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A.
Icntinnal objects, ono-nalt me awveraic.
Transient advertisement, will be published untl
ordorod to be discontinued, and charged accordingly
NEW SERIES, VOL. 4, NO. 39.
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 25,-1868.
BUSINESS CARDS.
O. "W- HATJPT,
Allorney nnd t'onntcllor nt Ijn.Tr,
OFFICE in Ilaupt'i new Building, on second floor .
Entrance oa Market Square,
8UNBUBY, V
Will attend promptly to all professional buitneaa
entrusted to his cars, the collection of olaimi in
Northumberland and the adjoiuing counties.
Banbury, January 4, lHftt. ;
C. A- KEIMENSNYDEH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, SUNBURY, TA.
All busincsa entrusted to hla care attended to
iiromptly and with diligence.
Eunburjr, April 27, lu7.
JNO. KAY CLEMENT,
tirrmwm "at slaw,
Uusinoss In thia and adjoining oountioa oarofully
nnd promptly atttended to.
Office, in Market Street, Third door west of Smith
A Uenther'a Stovo and Tinware Storo,
Ni;lll I(V I'JE.WA.
Bunbury, March 31, 1806. y
JACOB SHIPMAN,
FIBS AND LIFE INSURANCE AGES' T,
SUNBURY, TEXN'A,
KErmtacRTa t
Fnrmcra Mutual Fire Jneurnnoe Co., York Pa.,
Cuuiborliind Valley Mutual Protection Co.,
New York Mutual Lifo, Glrnrd Life of Phil'k. 4 Hart
ford Conn. Uencrnl Accident.
0. 1. BUUKEB. L. n. KAfiB.
BBUHSffi & AS3,
Attorneys nnd 4JoiiiincIIoi8 ut luw,
Chcsnut Street, west of the N. C. and P. A E. Ralt
rond Depot, in the building lately ocoupied by
F. Lntarus, Esq.,
eTJ-JSTB TTIi, T PBNNA.
Collections and all Protcsiiuiml buiHnwa promptly
attended to in Korlhumborliuid and adjoiuing Coun
ties. BOYEE & W0LVERT0N,
. AlTOliETK AT IVW
SUDBURY, PENN'A,
B. 11. Lover aso W. J. Wolvkbtos, respectfully
nunouuee Unit they have entered utto co-part norehip
in the praelioeof their profession in Northumber
land and adjoining counties; Consultations can bo
hud in the ukcma. - '
April 4, ly ' ' '
II. . JUASJSUK,
Attorney nt I.nw, SuNBURY, PA
Collectiona attended to in the countiea of Nor
thumberland, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia
and Lycoming. - - -
" KErincKcss. . -"
Hon. John M. Reed, Philadelphia,
A. U. Cattell A Co., . "
Hon. Wm. A. Porter, " "
Morton MoMicbacl,Kj., "
. KetchiUu & Co., 369 1'oarl Street;, New York.
John W. A?bmead, Attorney at Law, "
Matthews & Cox, Attorneys at Law, "
Kunbury, March '29, 1662.
Yl'U. M. ltOCKEKKLI.KB. Lloyd T. Robrdach.
ROCKEFELLER & ROHRBACH.
O
FFICB in Uanpt'a now Building, second floor.
Jntranee on ainrkei Bquaro,
f-niitmry, Jnnmiry 4, ISPS.
Teeth I Teeth I
I. IE. CHESSIXUKIC,
SUKQEON DENTIST,
fnrmorlvnt' ASHLAND. O.. annonnocs to the oiti-
eensof Northumberland county, that he baa located
in fUNUUKY, for the pructice of Dentistry, and
respectfully eolicila your patronage. Special atten
tion paid to fitting and ttrtsting teeth. Teeth ox
trncted without pain, by using Narcotic spray
which I have tuud for three years with perjict me
ecs.i uud no injurious results.
Otlice in Rooms formerly occupied by Dr. J. 8.
Angle, in Pleasant'. Building, Market pquaro,
Sunbury, Pa. mar. 7, 03,
jEORQE Hill, " Bmoit V. WoLVinTon.
niLIi & WOLVERTON,
ilttoraieyai nnd CoiuiKeloi'ii nt Law.
8UNBTJRY, PA.
WILL attend to the collection of all kinds of
cluiuit, including Baok Pay, Bounty and Pen
ions. apl. 1, 'on.
g3 Wo 5Z33'BD312Bg
ATTORNEY AT X.AW
Korth Kido of Public Square, one door east of the
Old Bunk Building.
SUNBUHY, PENN'A.
Cullootions nnd all Professional business promptly
attended to in. the Court, of Northumberland and
adjoining Countiea. f
bunbury, Supt, 15, 1866. . '
T.Ij.Tdkuv, J. D. Jake..
ATTUUNKVa AT LAW, BUNBURY, I'A.
OflTce in the second story of Dewart'a buildlnp, ad-
j'.iuiuK Ilia Dovwaral olfiee, o. the aorta side of
Mxrkut tkaar.
Will atleud promptly to the collection of claims
and other profeesionul busiuesa intrusted to bis oare,
in N'urlhuuibcrlund and adjoining counties.
November , tttt7.
6. S. Wkuer, Johh Kukkle
AUCU BXRKKT, between Third and Fourth Stree
1MIIL.AU1:1.1M1IA.
WKBEtt t, RUNKLE, rroprietora.
June 29, lhf,7. ly
ATTOUNEY AT LAW,
BUAMOKIN, UTorthumbcrlnnd County, Pa.
VLL business atteudod to with promptues. and
diligoace.
A'liamokin, Aug. 10, 1S67 ly
Dr. CH A 8. ARTHUR,
?i)o m cropallj i c 1J tpi rin n .
Uraduate of the lloinceopnthio Medical College of
l'enusylvania.
OpKice, Market tquareoppoait th Court House,
;i'XULIHV, PA.
Jlliec Hours 7 to 9 morning ; 1 (o. J afternoon ;
7 iu V -nvonlii j. . : '
Sunbury, April T, ly. ' ' 'tt f
" JEB.EMIAII BYDEe7
Attorney t'wuasulleral ltv.
Hl'Alll ItV. .
13 lttiai-i't Allorney lor INorllium.
It'i-laiil County.
J. II. HXLBUSH
SUEVEY0S AND CONVEYANCE
AND
JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE.
Mihonoy, KortliumKrhind County, l'enua
OBieo 'iu Jackson township. Engagement can
bo inudo by letter, directed to the above address.
All business entrusted to his oare, will bo promptly
attended to.
J f. OO 33 O BEO K,'
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer In
t.'I)TIIS, CAHSIMKRES, VESTING, Ac,
' Fawn tr-t, onls of lVearer'
liotel.
BUNBUR "V,
Maroh l 1
7? A.
TO BTJILD2CE.3.
w
IDUW (il- and Building Hardware, at the
lowest i mo I'rieea at
Tkn aji urn moth toro of
iLY, yKILINQ
K" tMEMCERTlyerly at'naw Picture Gallery
thf 4uof we' Hi tb rll'y MarkM Square-
INTRODUCED INTO AMERICA .
V FROM GERMANY, in U35. - "'
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
and
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
rKKl'AREU BIT DH. C U. JACKSOX,
PHiLwaLrni, Pa.
TAe grtatttt inrw rtmtditi far
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Diseases of the Kidneys,
ERUPTIONS of the SKIN,
ml nil niseasea arising fYom a Dl
ordered Liver, btoniKeh, or
i3iWHirrt or tub fir.oon.
Read thf following tymptomt, and f yw find that
ynur ittem i$ aTrcttd by any of Ihrm, ym may rtH
annrtd that dfiritK hat enrnmenefd its attack on ttit
most important orpant of ynnr omfy, mnd unless soon ,
Wi:.vil by tli. uss of pnytrrful rtmtdifS, a miserabtt '
lift, soon tsrminating its sV-jih, tviU fas Ike result.
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles,
FulnesH of Blood to tho Head, Acidity
of tho Stomach, Nausea, Heart
burn, DiHRUst for Foort.Fulnoa.
or Weight in the Stomaoh,
Sour liruotntioua. Bink
inp or Fluttering at the Pit
of the Stomach, Swimming of
tho Hoacl, Hurriod or Dimoult
Uroathine, Fluttering at the Heart,
Choking or Suffocating Senanlions whon
in aLyinqPoature, Dlmneaa of Vision,
Dots or Webs before the Bight,
Dull Pain in tho Head, JDoil
cioncy of Perspiration, YeU
lownORB of the Skin nnd
Eyos, Paiu in the bide,
13uL'k, Cheat, Limbs, etc, Sud
don Fluahoa of Heat, Burning In
tho Flush, Constant ImaginliiKe of
Evil, and Great Depression of Spirit.
11 these indicate ditcas of the l.irer or Diyestivt
Oryanr, combined with impurt blood.
jooflaub's (German Hitters
la entirely veRelable, and contains no
liquor. It Is 11 compound of Fluid Kl.
trade. The Hoots, llerlis, and Harks
from which these extracts are innite
are yrntltcrt'd In Gennotiy. All the
nedicliinl virtues are vxlritcted from
them by it scleul.lno chemist. These
extracts are then forwarded to this
country to be need expressly for the
Mian 11 fact lire of these Mil ters. There
le no alcohollo substance of any klntt
used lit compounding the lllltere,
hence It la the only Bitters that can
be used In cases where alcohollo stlin
ulanl are not advisable.
Ijoofliiiib'B crinntt Conic
is a combination of ail tin inffredicrts of the Jtitters,
101I1 ruiiE Mnta Vrus Hum, Orange, etc Jlisttsrdfor
the same diseases) as Hit Wttcm, in efffrf tehtre some
pure aeeolwtic stimulus is reflurmt. Yon nnill bsar in
miud thett these, remeihes are entirely ililfersnt from
any ethers advertised for the cure ef the diseases
named, three lieing scientific preparatimis of medicinal
extracts, white the others are mere decoctimis of rwn
in tumi form. The'COHIO is decidsdly one of the. most
pleasant and agreeable remedies ever offered to Uie
fnMic Its taste is exquisite. It is a pltaitnt to take
st, white its life-giving, ejrhitarating, and medicinal
qualities hare caused it to be known at the greatest of
Monies,
CONSUMPTION.
Thousands of eases, when the pa
ttent supposed he was aHlleteil with
I his terrible disease, have been cured
by the use of these remedies. Kxtrcme
emaciation, debility, and cough are
the usual attendants inwa severe
r"ases of dyspepsia or disease of the
digestive orKans. Kven In cases of
genuine Consumption, these remedies
will be to 11 ud of the greatest benefit,
etresKtheutiis and Invigorating.
DEBILITY.
Trrt $ fii mtdicint equnl to Ifctflinft German
Bat fit nr 'ihnie in eateg of Debility Tftew impart a
tortf uh vigop to the whnte tyttem. strengthen the op
pctitt, ciHM an tnjayment of the food, enable the
stomach to ttty tt itt purify the bloott, gu good,
$nuutt henlthy eomplevitm. eradicate the yellow ting
frnm V't rv. impart a bloom to the eJueki, and change
h? yntieul from a short-breathed, tmacimtedt waJe,
an-i nertvue uicalul, to a ttWuwJ, stout, uud wtf r
out jcrs-m. 1
Weak and Delicate Children
are made strong by using the Hitters
or To uie lu iactv Hiry are Fnmlly
Mrdlclnes Tkc- cau be atlinlaUf eretl
wlifc iterfret snfety to a clilltt three
mo i-l Us ol'l. tbe most delicate fetualc,
or a mau vt uluety
Thtst Remedies are tfu bext ;
fi'r known, and will cure all distant mulling from
lad blond,
AVfp your llootl pure j lefp your Xiifr in order ;
krfji your dgtitie organs tn a vuic, htatthy cemdi
tion, by the use of these remedies, und tw tlitease will
coer assaU you.
TH3 O02.2PL32IC1T. .
Ladles who wish a fair skin and
Kniul complexion, free from a yellow
U tinge usui all other illsAguremeist,
should use these remedies occasion
ally. The Llvcrln perfect order, and
Hie blood pure, will result In aparls -ling
eyes and. blooiulug cbecks.
C Al'Tlfllt,
ff-ioltaiuTs Herman Remedies are rmtnterfeiteet. '
The genuine hare the signature of t JV, OnifkmoH
on the. frtU of the enUsuie wrapper of each boltte, uud
the name if the article bloum in cuci bottle. All others
are counterfeit. .
Thousands of letters have been re-
elvrd, t eel trying to I he rlrtne of these
remedies ....
READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
FB0VJ HON.OEO. W. WOODWAim, ;
Cliirf Justiee of III Suprsme Couit of renosylrsnia.
l'mupku-uil, Miacu lfltb, 1847.
I Hud "Jlonllaitd't Otrmou Bitters'' is not an i'Uor
irjiiing Iwsivr, Inst it good k'ic, useful ai'air
ders of the Digestive organs, and of great twitU in
ctij'i of debility and toant of nervous action tn Ms
system. Yours truly,
6'a'o. ir. woovwAjiD.
ritOM UO.N. JiME8 THOMPSON, .
Jiule if the Supreme Court of riiuylvuiA. '
riiinniLniii, Aran Jsih, tHM. '
I etiiislili r " liooflaiid's German Ult '
ters" a ratuahlo snrdioina In ease of at
larks of Indigestion or llyspepeia. I
can certify this from any experience
of II. I'sari, with respect,
. JAMHU illOAIf HO.
t'r.iai llliV. JOBKl'II II. KENNARD, I) O ,
rsiter ut lUs 'foiitb lU)itbt Church, 1'bilu.lxlphis,
ll.jtlw-lm Kis -.Hare been. frequently re
quested to eemneet my name with recommendations of
different letmtm V' medunuet, but reuasrdmmti practice
as out of my as'i'rojirsate tplure, fhaos in alt cases de
clined ; but with a clear pro.. tn various instances, and '
parlicusarty in my mm family, of the usefulness of Ur.
llwjlauds Uermau llilieis, I depart far enct from my
usual course, to express my full coneKlfoa that toe
conersl iMillily uf llitIni.snd ). llly tnl.reitt
Cuii.)Hlitt, it is s Mb Ml vslwu.te pretisrstiou. in
Some cases it mayfaU l ktit usually, I doulU not, it will
be very beneficial to those who sujler from the abovt
causes. Xows, very respect fittlv,
J. II. '
' ' ' M belam CotUet A
Prloe of the Bitter., il.OO per bottle
Or, a half doaen for 15.00. '
Prioa of the Tonio, 91.60 per bottle
Or, huXt doaet) fur 7 60,
The Totrte Is rut up lu quart buttles.
Recollect that it is Pr, Unafland's German Remedies
that ares universally met arid so kignly ,rail. :
ed ; s.J sta not allsm Hat Jsruygist le induct you to
take any thing else that lit May lay ujuis as ySod, be
cause he mattes a lanter protu on it. Then Remediet
wiU be setu by express Is any totality upon apptioeMun
tttht l
riMNClPAL OFFICK. .
AT TH tJtKMAN MIOICIN? 8T0,
A'e. til A RCit BTMIST, Jiiiladelplua. .
CHAS, M. PVAhi S, Proprietor, m
Pormarly 0. M. U0IS0N 4 00.
These Remedies are fur eale by
Dragglsls, htvrek eepers, and Msdl.
clae Usalers everywhere.
Ho net forget It examine well tin ti licit you iuy, in
order to yet Uss ycuM'tt.
POETICAL.
THE TKTJNDLE BED.
Aa I rnmniagntl through the attle,
liist'ning tb tbe falling rain,
Aa it pattered on the shingles,
And againat the window pano
Teeping over oheta and boxes,
. Which with dust were thickly spread,
Saw I in the farthest eoruer,
Wat was once iny Uundlo bod.
So I drew it from the recess,
Where it had remained to long,
Hearing all the whilo tbe mnsio,
Of my mother's voice in font,',
As she sung in sweetest acoents,
What I since hare often rood
'IIubIi, my dear, lio still and slumber,
Holy angels guaid thy bed."
As I listened, recollections, v
That I thought had boon forgot, "'
Came with all the gush of mem 'ry,
Horning, thronging to tbe spot;
And I wandered back to childhood,
To those merry dnya of yore,
When I knelt beside my mother,
By thia bed upon the floor.
' Then it was with hands So gontly
l'lnecd upon my infant head.
That she taught my lips to ntter
Carefully tbe words she said,
Never can they be forgotten
Deep are they in mcm'ry driven j
"Hallowed be thy name, 0, Father,
Father, Thou who art in heaven."
This she taught me, thoa sho told uio .1
Of its import great and deep,
After which I learned to nttur
"Mow I lay mo down to sloop."
Then it waa with hands uplifted,
And in accents soft nnd mild,
That mother asked, "Our Fnther,
AVilt Tbou kindly bless my child ?:
Years have passed, and that dour muthor
Long has mouldered 'nouth the sod,
And I trust her anintod spirit '
Kevela in the homo of liod ;
But that scene at summer twilight
Never has from mcm'ry Hod,
And it comes in all its freehnuw,
When I ace my trundle bed.
TALES AND SKETCHES.
x :u-irr i .vsi;ii i.cnitu.
A ;iiowll- V.unt Indian Title.
It was an old fashioned building, and tbe
ecllur, sepulchre, ur vault, was usod as a re
ceptacle of tho dead, cither temporary or
peruiaDL'Dtl; as was desired.
Ia the center of the room was a trap-dunr,
composed of an immense slab of marble, in
which was fitted au iron ring which answer
ed as a handle. In order to ga.e on the
face of my darling, whose features were now
cold iu death, I must raise the slab. And
placing the lantern beside me on the stone
floor, I seized the ring with both hands and
exerted all my strength, which was taxed to
its utmost limits. I finally succeeded in
ruising it to a sullicieut height, and secured
it to my satisfaction with a billet of wood,
thiuking that if I allowed it to lay back its
full width, I should not be able to replaco
it iu its original position.
Seizing my lautern and tools, I slowly de
scended the stairs into tho dark, yawning
chasm, rendered doubly so, and the gloom
more intense, from the contrast afforded by
the faint struggling glenms from my lautern,
which threw a pale uncertain light around.
A (lamp, disagreeable, fetid odor arose
from the sepulchre (an ntmosphere peculiar
to the abode of the dead) ; long, wavering
shadows cast from various coffins and poOs,
streamed across my path, which, to my ex
cited fancy, seemed to bo endowed with
life ; and I paused midway on tho stairs, ir
resolute and half regretting the resolution I
had formed. But, collecting my energies
and casting a hurried glance around, 1 de
termined to proceed, after progressing so
far.
5Iy steps resounded through the sepul
chre with a dull, hollow sound, and as I
reached the foot of the stairs, I again paused
and surveyed the scene before and urouud
me as well as I was able.
The vault was long and narrow, and cof
Ous were piled one on another on both sides
and at the ends. A great many had been
there for years, and I noticed that a number
of them were decayed and almost ready to
full to pieces from age. As I slowly ad
vanced, inspecting the coflins ns I proceed
ed, the odor and stench became more pow
erful and overpowering, and several times I
was obliged to stop and recover from the
nauseating effects of the vile atmosphere I
was inhaling. ?foiii one of the top tiers a
cofliu had fallen aud remained standing up
light. The lid had fallen off, cxposiug to
view a portion of the corpse, or, more pro
perly speaking, skeleton, arrayed iu the
Vortu eaten fragments of a white shroud.
Its grinning skull and bones dimly seen
through the intense gloom, filled mo with
horror, and a shudder run through my
frame as I gazed ou the terrible spectacle.
I'aseing on, I commenced in terrible earn
est my search for tho body of my lobt dar
ling. Collin after coffin I searched and
rummuged, glancing at the Lame engraved
on the plate. In tome I found nothing but
a mass of dry, mouldering bones, in others
grinning skeletons uiot my gaze, with their
ghastly white bones, from which all vestago
of garments pertaining to the grave had
long since rotted and been reduced to dut.
From tier to tier I wandered in my fear
ful search, aud aa I was endeavoring to
clamber over a coffin that was in my path,
it fell from its resting place carrying mo
with it. The lid flew oil, aud its occupant,
as though incensed at the sacrilege 1 w as
committing, rolled over on me, rattling its
bones and crumbling to dust, as wo lay to
gether on the floor. My nerves were con
siderably shaken, and many a fearful glance
I oust around at I cleared my throat from
the stifling; dust by which I was covered.
' At last I reached the end of the ' vault,
aud in the corners were tilled a lu-go heap
of bones of all kinds and descriptions. A
large, black looking mass ou one side at
tracted my attention, and making a noiso.
: . j . , , t . 1
it, wuuiiueuucLj w wove siuwiy, ane) as It un
coiled itself, a huge black snake was dis
closed to my view. With a horrible hiss,
it glided beneath portion of the heap, and
with half-closed eyes I hurriedly retraced
my steps.
I was satisfied that the coffin I was la
search of was not io that portion of the
vault, and as I reached the stairs which lod
to the upper regions, I tat down and strove
to collect my scattered senses, at well as to
breathe a moulhful of fresh air. At last,
feeling somewhat refreshed, I again started
up and recommenced my search In the op
posite direction.
J bad not overhauled a great many, before
niy attention was attracted by a coffin that
gleamed and shone in the dim rays of my
lantern, and from Ut appearance I judged it
to be new. I approached it, and kneeling by
its side, threw the light of my lantern on
tht broad silver plate, and without difficul
ty, I read the inscription and name of Mary
liovvtrd,
My search was over ; the object of my
love nnd solicitude was before mo, anil with
feverish hasto I proceeded to open the cof
fin. My blows were well directed, nnd they
echoed through the house of the dead with
a dull, rumbling sound. I worked in hasto
and with terrible caniestncpa, and I at Inst
succeeded in inecrting my chisel using it its
n lever, and with a crush I tore the lid
from its remaining fastening, and the form
of my idol, my dearly beloved Mary, lay be
fore me, and exactly ns I had seen her in my
dream. Her face, pale nml calm, was still
in death, the long black tresses, which had
been my bonst and pride, were arranged so
as to lay on her fair young breast. She was
arrayed in a pure white robe, which gleam
ed ghastly white in the lays of light.
Wreathing my arms nrouna iter, 1 gently
raised her from the collln, and pressed my
lips mi her cold brow, while tho blinding
tears filled my eves. . .
At the same instant, with ft terrible sound,
I heard something fall, tho concussion of
which resonnded through the vault with a
noise like thunder. In terror I started to
my feet, and snntciiing my lantern, rushed
to the sf aim. My worst fears were realized,
thf Imp itiwr had fallen, anil I was a prison
er in that horrible tomb. -
Like a flash of lightning, the accumulated
terror and danger of my position swept
through my brain, and nearly frenzied with
fright, I rushed up the stairs nnd exerted
myself like a madman to raise tho slab. My
efforts were futile, and I turned in despair
to sit down nnd reflect what was best to be
done, when my foot struck the lantern, and
it fell on tho stone floor below, breaking it
in a thousand pieces.
To au instant I wa3 plunged in Cimmerian
darkness, enclosed, walled up, intlmtliving
tomb, surrounded by the dead. My brain
was whirling, arid in nn agony of terror, I
shouted aloud for help, but friahtened at
tho sound tit my own voice, I paused, and
listened with straining ears. Alas! not a
sound could I hear all was still silent as
the grave itself.
I nt last thought if I conld find my ham
mer ami chisel, they might be of some ser
vice to me; at all events it would do no
harm to try. ' And again descending into
the tomb, I began to grope my way toward
the place where I had left the body of Mary,
stopping every few minutes to listen, hold
ing my very breath.
SndJcnly I heard, or fancied I did, the
i sound of long nnd suppressed breathing. I
listened intently, my eyes dilating, and vain
I ly endeavoring to peer through the awful
j gloom. Again I heard it, and this time
I more distinctly, accompanied by the rustle
I of cloth, and an irresolute, trembling foot-
step.
I It was approaching from tho direction in
which I had desired to go. In vain I
j died to cheat and deceive myself into the
1 delusion that it was nothing but my imagin-
r.tion, that my fears and the shock I had
received were deluding 1110 ; my cars could
not be deceived, and I remained rooted to
the spot, incapable of moving an inch from
where I was standing. .
I could hear the low faint gasps, and fan
cied I could see some tcrriblu form nr
denizen of the crave st indintt before me.
) aud I exerted myself to tho utmost to move
! out of ils way, but my limbs refused their
I office. A colli perspiration was running off
I ait! in streams; my hair brintled with terror,
' and my tnnguo clove to tho roof of my
j mouth. The in visible object moved steadily
on ; I felt its breath on my cheek, and a
i cold damp hand grasped initio, which sent a
shiver cold as death to my heart. In a low.
thrilling whisper, I heard niv nanio breathed.
"Willie, s p e a k t-o m e."
As if the whisper bad broken some invi-
; sible spell, unseen power which had bound
I me wilh fetters of steel, I released myself
: from ils terrible grasi), nnd with a veil of
terror, fled, I knew not whither. I remember
of receiving a terrible shock, of falling heavl'
ly to tho ground, and for hours I must havo
lain unconscious.
Iwasfiually aroused by alight flashing
in my face, and I saw that I was surrounded
by friends. Again I fainted, and when next
I opened my eyes and gazed about me, I
was lying in a bed that looked strangely
familiar, as well as the surrounding objects ;
and I at last recognized it as tho room of
my young and boyish days. At my bed
side was my mother, and behind her what
did I seo t Could I believe -my own eyes?
was it a delusion ? - No, it was the form of
Mary Howard, alive and well.
' I was soon strong' enough to hear the
concluding portion of my adventure The
old sexton was tho first who raised tho
alarm. After waiting hours ho became
alarmed, and raised the neighborhood, and
in a body they proceeded to the chapel,
forced open the door, entered, but could dis
cover no trace of nie.
It was finally suggested to search ' the
vault, and they discovered me lying insensi
ble on the floor, my head cut seveiuly from
a blow I received from the projecting edge
of a coffin, and a few paces from me lay
Mary Howard, likewise inscnsiblo, but
breathing faintly. Aid was at ouco sum
moned, and we were carried to tho open air.
Mary recovered rapidly, but I had an attack
of the brain fever, and my lifo was despaired
of. I lived, however.
Mary told ino that she was conscious all
tho whilo she lay iu her coffin, and during
the ceremony ; that she knew when she won
placed iu the vault, and vaiuly Hied to burst
the bonds by w hich she was enthralled. Sho
heard mo forcing the lid, and when the
trap door full, and I droppod her body, the
spell was broken. Uy a terriblo effort she
rose from her cofliu, and endeavoring to
make herself kno . n, nearly killing me from
fright in the effort. I was the means, of
sa ing my darling from a terrible death,
and now, in our happy home, surrounded
by every comfort and luxury, we look back
with grattitude and satisfaction to our night
ia the sopulchre.
the kkd. .
TuiaTLKS. Concerning the rapid spread
of the Canada thistles wo find the following
calculation; Dr. Adam Clark (Commen
tary, on Genesis, chapter ill, versa 13,) has
made this curious calculation : Suppose
that each thrislle bears eighty heads, each
containing only 300 seeds ; the first crop is
2i 000 the second, 370,000,000, the third,
18,tie4,60O,0OO,O00 the fourth, 81,778,000,
000,000,000 the fifth, 7,662,634,000,000,
000,000,000, a progeny more than sufficient
to stock not only the sufaceofthe whole
world; but. of all tbe planet of the aolar
system, to that no other plant or vegetable
00 u lit possibly grow, allowing but one tqare
foot for each plant. This wonderfull power
of reproduction should teach every man to
regard the tnristle a common enemy to be
attacked and destroyed wherever found.
MISCELLANEOUS.
w aii iti:.ni.isci;.-ci:i.
Nam llounloii IMirIii(-' tlic U'ar
Ilia Speech on Mrccssjioii.
A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune,
writing from Oalveston, Texns, says:
"The history of General Sain Houston is
the hUtory of Texas; covering the eveuts of
nearly or quite lotty years, commencing
with the struggles ngaiust Mexico for iude
pendence.anU extending through the days of
the Texas republic, the exciting times of
annexation, including tho war between
Mexico and tho United States, tho fifteen
years of pcacuful connection with the Union
under the 'Btars and stripes,1 down to tho
unfortunate days of secession.
"The 'old war horse.' had a most varied
experience during this whole eventful peri
odsometimes flghtiug as tho military
chieftaiu of Texas then as political lender
and anon as the official head of tho repub
lic, or of tho state but his last battles
were fought witii the evil dumou of succg- 1
sion. And permit mo here to say, aud re
cord, that these last conflicts have never
been well understood in our couutry, espe
cially in the northern section thereof aud
his words, actions and movements cannot
bo correctly interpreted without knowing
and analyzing the nuti-seccEsion animus by
which he was actuated.
"I do not essay to become his biographer,
except so far ns, of my own personal knowj.
edge, I am familiar with that portion of his
history whereof I wrifj.
"On the general question of secession
there were several classifications of ideas
and parties. Thero was tho oltl original
Dyed in-the Wool, John C. Calhoun, (South
Curolina, Nullifying Secession party. There
was another partv, made ut of conditional
men. They believed in secession nt a dernier
resort, in case tho rights of the South could
not be othcrwiso maintained. This party
were the strongest of any in numbers, but
were met with taunts of , pusillanimous sub
mission to tho meddlesome tyrant of tho
North, and when they said 'Let us stay in
tho Union'and fight for our rights under the
old flag,' tho answer was insullicient for the
crisis of the times. They were borne down
by the explosive power of slavery by which
the public heart was fired North and South.
A third party said, though tluy dare not
say it very loud : 'Let slavery slide if need
be, but let us have the Union, with the old
flag, at all hazards; tho Union is better for
us than any other possible condition.'
"A fourth party opposed secession on tho
ground of inexpediency and bad policy.
They said they would not argue the original
question of either the constitutional, the
moral, or the natural right of secession, but
eioufino themselves to the idea that secession
would precipitate war, and war would prove
disastrous to Southern rights, instead of
remedial. This was old Sam Houston's
party, of which he was tho acknowledged
leader.
'I remember, a few days before the vote
on secession, the old General caino down to
Galveston, from up country, to make a speech
on the subject, lie had been making 11 can
vassing tour, and was full of the inspiration
of his subject under which, as you may
judge, ho was blessed with 11 'tolerable de
gree of utterance,' as used to bo said of can
didates for tho Methodist ministry when
thought qualified therefor.
"A self-constituted committee of several
leading gentlemen of the city widted on tho
General at his quarters and tried to dissuade
him from attempting to make a speech iu
Galveston that day. They said : 'General,
you know wo are your personal friends, aud
have been your political supporters hereto
fore, but we ditler from yon in your views
on the question of secession ; yet we do not
wish to seo you personally harmed. These
are exciting times, and we fear a mob may
interfere aud your life bo in jeopardy.'
HOfSTON't REPLY.
"Ho said : 'Gentlemen, I thank you ore for
your personal considerations and anxieties;
but I have seen exciting times in Texas be
fore, and I have heard my friends express
their personal fears before; and, gentlemen,
I shall tnako the speech to-day at eleven
o'clock, from the upper gallery of Trcmont
Hotel. Should bo pleased to sue you there,
gentlemen, and, if need be, to help keep
order.' This closed the interview, auc. the
committee retired, biting their lips and mut
tering, 'Stubborn old man.'
"Directly, oue of the committeemen came
into my office and related tho interview. I
had thcu never secu Houston, aud bad an
itching desire to see and hear him ; but,
being a stranger in tho country, and the city
being in an excited state, I concluded not
to go and hear him, us I did uot wish to be
caught in the presence of a mob. Eleven
o'clock came, aud twelve, and a gentleman
cauio in and said : 'Hoston is speaking, nud
has been an hour, and all is quiet.' Con
sidering uow that circumstances fuvored my
desire to see and hear the 'old man eloquent,'
of Texas, I went. Ou seeing and hearing
him a few minutes, I no longer wondered
he was not Interfered with by tho mob.
uu reusoji.w. AiTKAitASCE.
"There ho stood, the easy object of thou
sands of eyes, and a fine mark for the assas
sin's revolver an old man of seventy years,
among the last of our country's giants the
lone giant of Texas ; there he stood, over six
fuot high, aud straight as an arrow, a planter
hat iu one band, a deep set aud 'penetrating
eye, that took in the vast crowd at a glance;
a high open forehead with something of the
infinite intellectual shadowod there, orowned
with thin, white locks, fluttering in the
gentle breeze, as though electrical conduits
of mental and moral power from on high,
for the occasion nud all this sustained by a
powerful self-possession and deliberation
that inspirited the assemblage into a state
of awful quiet aud submission.
Bvsorsis or 111s bpekcit.
"I hoard the last half of his speech sub
ject, the inexpediency and bad policy of
sccesslon-and as 1 listened to uu lmpassioucu
Utterances I felt myself inflated nigh, unto
emotional collapse with tho sublime egoism
(not to say egotism) of General Sam Houston
on the occasion of an unprepedcrttod crisis
iu the history of our country, when tbe
question of Union, at compatible with the
republican doctrine of self-government, wat
being subiocted to the strain of the last fibre
between life and death and liko Webster
io his memorable defence of tho Constitution
against the violent assaults of tlayne, of
South Carolina, enjoying on ocoaaion fitted
to call out hit eubliinott powers.
"He aaid to hit hearers : 'I made Texas,
and you know itthe history of Sam Hous
ton is the history of Texas, and you know
it. I wrested Texas from tbe hand of ethe
Mexican tyrant, aud you Uuovv it. I com
manded aud fought at the battle of Ban
Jacinto, when the foc,Santn Anna, was whip
ped and captured, and rendered powerless
ever after against Texas, and you know It.
I oigatiizcd and established the republic of
Texas, and you know it. I took you in
infancy and dandled you on my knee, and
nursed you through all your baby ailments.
I watched and aided your growth with
fatherly caro and solicitude, from helpless
I infancy till you reached tho full stature of
independent political manhood.
" 'I am an old man uow, and tbeso are my
last counsels I havo no nuibitions for tho
future of a personal nature ; my ambition is
now all coucentrated in tho glory of my state
and national Hugs. Soou 1 shall bo gutliered
to the fathers. Will you reject these last
counsels and appeals of your political fnther,
and squaudcr your political patronage in
tinseeming and riotous adventure ?
" 'Somo of you opposed me on annexation,
and I suppose have never .forgiven mo to
this day, uud are now delighted to have an
apparent opportunity of taunting mo with
the results of annexation. Hut let mo ask !
Vrtll ttll aniin na nnnnfiili.tii Imsinttisi fiijtiivif !
y w- MO IIU..tlUIUIl UVt.UUIU IllOtl'l J
did not Texas enter upon a degreo of pros- 1
penty she had never before known? Eo-1
Miles, the present troub.es are not the results j
of my action at all, but of othei agencies ,
aud influences. j
" 'Some of you Joculurly propose to drink i
all the blood that will ever be shed as the ,
result of secession.
'Let me tell VOtl tlin &tntn nf lliinrra rlinr. !
s. iniuu vim ionow close on the heels of so-
fathers and husbands, aud sons aud brothers,
will be herded together like sheep and cat
tle, nt the point of tho bayonet and your
mothers and wives, and daughters and sis
tors, will ask, where aro they ? and echo
will answer where?
" 'Tho fact is, tho North are determined
to preserve this Union. They are not a fiery,
impulsive people, liko you are they live in
cooler climates. Eut when they begin to
move in a civec direction, where great is
-VBOIU". s uu fcimo will r.nnio wlwn
vonr
sues are involved, like those between the
North and South in this crisis, they move
with the steadiness, perseverance aud mo
mentum of a mighty avalanche; and what I
fear is, they will overwhelm the South with
igucblo defeat. Eut I could say amen to
secession, with all the results of blood and
misery I have pictured, if I did not believe
that our troubles would be adjusted re
moved without invoking the Moloch of
insatiate war if there were no alternative
to secession and the sequence of war, then I
would say fight, for it is better to dio free
men than live slaves.
" 'In conclusion, let me ask you, aro you
of tho same opinions and purposes of seces
sion now that you were when you enmo to
hear me to-day ? And if you are, will noth
ing but tho perdition of war satisfy nud turn
you from them f
" 'I sum up tho whole to-duy with a pre
monition that borders on the spirit of pro
phecy hear it, O, God, ye angels of His
hear, O ye people of Texas secession will
land you in consuming fire and rivers of
blood 1'
"I noticed several times during tho speech
the very men who, in the morning, opposed
tho speaker ami the speaking, applauding
lustily with voice and hands such was the
magical power of Sam Houston over a Texas
audience. The fact is, it was morally im
possible for him to bo mobbed iu Texas.
Tho urm of the mobocrat was paralyzed in
his presence. Doubtless this fact was well
understood by him, hence ho feared no mobs.
Houston was a friend ami lover of Union,
though a believer in state sovereignty."
The lrclleiiry.
What have tho Bluirs iu common with
tho Democratic party 1 They all contributed
to the extcut id their ability, to widen the
gulf and increase the bitterness between tho
North and the South, which led to tho lato
treuieudous convulsions. It is this Illnir
family, whose history is thus truthfully
sketched, which uow claims position and a
voice in the Democratic party, and even as
sumes to dictate its nomiuutiuu fur the Pre
sidency. Iu fuut, it has tho modesty to
claim tho nomiuatiou for oue of iu own
members the butcher of St. Louis tho uicu
young gentleman who so adroitly balanced
betweeu the Speakership and a Erigadier
Gcueralship, nud to whom Lincoln so kind
ly tossed the latter when the former was not
to bo caught. Has tho Democratic party , saud banks as 'they do now, gradually de
falleu so low as to bo used by such crea- , fined the limits of the tributary streams, ami
lures J Is it so cravcu as to allow such
fellows to say what it shall do or what it
shall uot do ? Tm Crutse Democrat, July C.
The Cincinnati Comnwrciul calls Seymour
tho "Great Decliuer."
"Let us havo peace," wrote Gen. Grant.
"My voice is still for w ar," cries Frank 1".
Elair.jr.
lu marrying Frank Blair, the Democracy
marries tho w hole fumily. They will find
it very expensive .
27ic Hoctetter Uciisoaritt, with much pithi
ness, announces tho Democratic nomina
tions ; "Seymour aud liUir-nil and whisky."
The anagram of the words "Vote, for
Horatio Seymour" is, "For you to have more
riots." Tho one contains the other, exactly ;
nothing more or less.
A Westorn journal tnys: "Since Johnron
failed to get the Democratic nomination, he
may be said to be decidedly a 'dead duck,'
so that hereafter it shall be known that
'ducks,' as well as chickens, come home to
roost."
A Washington correspondent writes :
"L'hief.Justioo Chase was present on Thurs
day evening" nt a dinner given by the British
Minister to ltcverdy Johnson, and he re
marked that it looked as though Grant
would bo elected President."
A Washington dUipatcb says; "Gov.
Randall, Secretary McCutloch, and Secretary
Seward indicate to their friends that they
have no interest in Seymour's success.
Mr. Welles and Mr, Browning re, hosveter,
earnest for a Democratic victory."
Lieut.-Gen. Sherman, according to Th
Chicago (Democratic) Time, replied to a
crowd in St. Louis on Friday evening, when
asked what he thought of the nomination
of Seymour : "It is bad nomination, and
will be beaten all to pieces. Grant will be
elected.1' '
The N- York Worli ou Thursday occu
pied three columns with its discussion of
the ciuestiou, "Does Grant Drink I" The
Jiartfurd Ijt now asks it to turn its atten
tion to Blair, and furnishes the following
copy of bit bill at the Allyn House In that
city for a two days' stay during last year's
campaign : "Two days' board 10 : letnoua
end whisky, t35 ; total. $75.'
Tho proprietor of Th- Washington. Even
ing Star, telegraphed from Npw York at fob
lowt: "While VllBfcdigbam was tpeaklng
yesterday, Insisting on Seymour'i nomina
tion, Mr. Seymour approached the stand to
again dooliue, and, at be laid, to nominate
Chase, according to agreement. One of hit
particular friend, (topped him, h&viug
ascertained what he intended to do, and sold
'If you do it you are forever politically
damned.1 Mr. Seymuur then retired from
the hall."
Gen. J. L. Alcorn, one of the ablest men
iu Mississippi, in his late speech at H ly
Springs, paid a handsome tribute to Gen.
Grant. He said the Southern people owed
him a debt of gratitude ; that he had saved
tho nation in mercy, nnd when the South
had surrendered her armies, Gen. Grant hud
held iu check the tierce wrath of Andrew
Johnson, who stood ready to make good his
pledge for blood and confiscation. He stated
that 13 months sinco he had written a letter
iu which ho had declared for Grant. II
still declared for him as the only liopo of
peace to the laud. Elect Giant, and all
would be well ; defeat him, and intestine
feuds and internal commotion would con
tinue in tho land, pressing back our coming
prospects, aud opening tho way to wider
ruin.
Mr. George Wilkes makes tbe following
offer :
"A ClIANtli to Makk Somr Monkv
Chant vs. Skvmouh. Some of our person
al friends among tho Democracy informed
us, while thtir National Convention was in
session, that they would be willing to lay
out a little money with us, oven up, on tho
success of the nominee of that Convention
against Gen. Grant. This, therefore, is to say
tu those gentlemen, and all others similarly
inr-llm.l tl,it u.n l,nU littlu mnnnn lM't
notwithstanding our impeachment losses
aud stand readv to start anew with a few
thousands on Gen. Grant against Seymour
for tho next Presidency. By way of making
a distinct offer, we will begin with $5,000.
We will double this offer if required, and
go even a little further, if pressed hard. Who .
speaks ?"
."fW Method ol'Npis uinfj Trout,
Mr. Stephen H. Ainsworth, of West
Eloomfield, N. Y., has invented a new
spawning bed for the natural impregnation
and propagation of trout. Ey this process
artificial spawning aud impregnation is done
away with, nnd conveniences provided for
the fish to perform tbeso offices for them
selves. The improved spawning bed mav
vary iu width from two to four feet, and
any desired number of feet in length. Tho
Rochester (N. Y. ) Erprenn thus describes
the arrangement and workings of the bed :
"At the upper eud tho water is two inches
deep, gradually increasing to fifteen inches,
where it is open to the pond. The bed is
compactly paved with flat stone, wit'i a
very slight decline over which tho water is
to run. Over this bed is first placed a tight
screen, about ten holes to an inch, or close
enough to hold tho spawn from falling
through. This screen is to have sidoe about
one inch high, forming a box with water
running over it. Above this is another
and coarser screen in sections three or four
feet wide, with sides about two inches
high, and filled with coarse gravel which
will not fall through. Iu this gravel tho
female makes her nests, depositing her
spawn through the coarse meshes of the
upper screen, aud the male follows and
impregnates it the same us iu the ordinary
trout brooks.
"The advantage is that the spawn is all
left on tho lower screen, where it is easily
removed to the hatching beds, such as aro
used by Mr. Ainsworth, Seth Green aud
other trout growers. Every three or four
days tho spawn can bo removed, and during
tho entire process the eggs aro kept from the
depredations of other Gsh,
"The advantage over artificial spawning
and impregnation is tho great saving iu
trouble, and the certainty that all tho eggs
will bo thoroughly impregnated."
. my mm St.
Che ation ov the Am axons. The mo
ment the Andes arose, the great coutineutal
valley of the Amazons was sketched out and
moulded in its hip. The tidal waves of the
Atlantic were dashing against the Cordil
leras, and a legion of rivulets were busily
ploughing up the sides into deep ravines;
tho sediment produced by this incessant
wear and tear was carried eastward and
spread out stratum by-stratum till the shal
low sea betweeu tbe Andes and the islands
of Guiana and Erazil was filled up with
sand aud clay. Huge glaciers (thinks Agas
si.) afterwards descending, moved over tho
iucliued plain aud ground the looso rock to
powder. Eddies and currents, tlirowiiif nn
directed them into one main trunk, which,
worked for itself a wide, deep bed, capable
of containing its accumulated flood. Then
and thus was created the Amazons, thu
Miightiest river in tho world, rising in tho
loftiest volcanoes on the globe and Honing
through a forest of uuparullelcd extent.
In South America nature has framed her
works on a gigantic scale. Where else com
bined do we see such a scries of towering
mountains, such a volume of river-water,
and such wide-spreading plains t We have
no proper couctptiou of Andino grandeur
till we learn that tho top of the tallest
mountain in North America is nearly a milo
beneath tho untrodden dome of ChimboV
rami; nor any just view of the vast dimt.u
sions of tho Amazonian Valley till we find,
that all the United States could b! packed'
iu it without touching its bound; e'es ; oor
any adequate idea of the Amazons itself till
we oscei taiu that it discharges into the sea
ono hundred thousand cubic feet per second
more than our Mississippi rolling its turbid
waters ten thousand miles exactly as it
pleases, with au island iu its mouth twice
tho size of Massachusetts, and tributaries
thirty miles wide. JV. Y. Evening FuU.
An exchange, interested iu biorai)hv
compiles a partial list of tho member of
tho New York Couveutiou, with their ante
cedents. The names of the following noble
patriots will bo generally recognized :
Hon. fi. IL Hill, Ga., e Seuator U 8.
Johu U. Gordon, Ga., Major ,eera,l C. S.
A.
W. W. Eaton, Cunu., ungual wearer of a
"whito feather" in 1801. '' ' '
Wilbur F. Storey, III author qf tie "fire-in-the
rear" threat. in
8. B. Buckner, Ky., Brigadier Geutial C.
a. A.
John Ulurrissey, If. y., Uuker.
Z. B. Yauce, ii. C, Governor C. 8
E. B. Olds, O., douizeu of For, Lafayette
Jeremiah 8. Black, 1, author v( lh
"anti-coercion" dogma.
James Chtstuut, 8. C.f Senator C. 8.
Wade Iluippton, Geueral C. 8. A.
M. L. Bonbara, K. p., orIqual aeceisiyuLiL
and Governor C. 8. "
J. B. Kershaw, 8. C, General C. 8. A.
H. B. Rhctt, 8. C., original secessionist.
N. B. Forrest, Teuu., For J'-illow inaean
cre. T. A. Boeock, Va., Oongits O. S.
T. L. Price, Missouri, Geueral C. S. A.
Robert Ould, Va., Exchange CommUaiou
cr C. 8. A.
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