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THE SUNBURY AMEKICAN.
Jfl rtTBX.ISIIED EVERT SATTKDAY BT
EM'L WILVERT, Proprietor,
Mooro & Dlsslnger's Building, Market Square,
At 91. BO In Adtancf.
II not pnld within 6 Month 93.
SiibtcriptioHi taken for If I than tit ITonttn.
ConKWrrFn with thin establishment li an exten
slveNEW JOB OFFICE, containing ft variety of
pkiin and fancy typo equal to any establishment
n the tntsrlor of tha State, for which the patron
age of the public la respectfully toliclted.
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SUNBURY, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1872.
, New Merles, Vol. 1, So. 85.
! Old Nerlca, Vol. 82, No. 53.
PRICE 91 50 YS ADVANCE.
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15.01 rf0.WirtO.O0,0.00itllO
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roftssional.
DR. CIIAIi. M. MAIITIX,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Hunbury, Pfnn'a.
Offlee on Front BtrdSt, next door to Hans &
'"(ffflce Hour. Until 8 am. From 12 to 1 p m.
From 6 to 8 p m., and after 9 o'clock p m.
At all other hours when not professionally en
gaged, can bo found at Drug Store, on Third St.,
next to Clement House. uUR3,'72.-ly
S1I. BOYt'.B, Attorney and Counsellor
at Law. Rooms Nos. 83 Second Floor,
Bright' Building, SUNBURY, PA. Professions
business attended to, ia the court of Nortuura
berland and adjoining counties. Also, In the
Ctrevit and iXXriVfJCoorts for the Western Dis
trict of PeunsylTAiiia. Claims promptly collect
ed. Particular attention paid to rai i Bank
ruptcy. Consultation can be bud In the Oer
inan langaab-8. mnr25,'71.
LII. KANE, Attorney nl Law, BUN
BURT, PA., offlcc lu Manser's Building
near the Court Hous. Front I!oom up stair
nbove the Drue Store. Collection made lu Nor
thumberland aod adjoining rouutlc.
Sunbury, Pa., June 8, 18W.
Til. n. KASK, Attorney at Law, 8UN-
BURY, PA. Office in the Clement Build
dluir. second floor. Entrance on Market street.
Professional business In this aud adjoining coun
ties promptly attended to.
Bunhnry March 1, 1873.-ly.
CI. JTIARKI-E CO, Market Street,
. SUNBURY, PA.
Dealer In Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils,
Olass, Vanishes, Liquor, Tobacco, Cigar,
e octet Books, Dairies, fcc.
t3 I. WOLVEKTOJT, Attorney at Law.
O. Market Square, SUNBURY, PA. Prolessinn
al business in this aud adjoiulng counties prouipt
y attended to.
aTREISIF.XSXYDEH, Attorney ut
Law, SUNBURY, PA. All huslnuss en
trusted to his care attended to promptly and with
clilim-ure. npl27-B7
HIS. ItlAKSEK, Attorney at Law, SUN-
BURY, PA. Collection attended to In
the counties of Northumberland, Union, Snyder,
Montour, Columbia and Lycoming. apllO-09
AX. IlItlCE, Attorney at Law, Sunbury,
Pa. Office in Masonic Hall Building.
Collections of claim-, writings, and all kind of
legal business attended to carefully and with
dispatch. JATli1 "' l211Jr
s
ULOIHON MAI.KU,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office at his resideucc on Arch street, fine squnro
north of trfe Court House, near the Jail, SUN
BURY, PA. Collections and all professional
business promptly attended to In this and adjoin
ing counties. Consultations can bo had iu the
German language. July27-i82.
O. W. ZIEGI.KK. L. T. ItoUHBACII.
ZIEGLEK A KOHRKACII,
' ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office in llama's Building, lately oecnpled by
Judge Rockefeller and L. T. Rohrbach, Esq.
Collctlou and all professional busines
pr mptiy attended to in the Courts of Northum
berland and adjoining counties.
Dec. 2. 1ST 1. .
Ijotcls
tnib vtcataimtnts.
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ATIOViL. UOTKL,
W. F. KITCKEN, Piiopbiktou,
Mt. C'utMin., North'ii Cot-sty, Pa.
Centrally located iu the town, and ample ac
oommmlatums furnished to the traveling public.
A convey luce runs to and from every pafsenger
train fro- of charge.
July 27, IS"-'.
-tTT-AKIIINGTON HOI NK, C. NEFF
f Proprietor, Corner of Market A Second
Streets, opposite the Court House, Sunbury,
I'a. Mayas,'7Q.
Yleuiieny not sr., a. hf.ck,
Proprietor, Nos. 813 and 814 Market Street,
above eighth, PHILADELPHIA. Terms, 3
per day. He respectfully solicits your patron
age. JanC"i2.
XTATIONAI, HOTEL. AUGUSTUS
WALI), Proprietor, Georgetown Noiih'd
County, Pa., at tho Station of the N. C. R. V.
Choice wines and cigar at the bar.
The table is supplied with the best the market
afford. Good stabling and attentive ostler.
OiJlXIKKKTArRANT,
LOU IS HUM M EL, Proprietor,
Commerce St., SHAMOK1N, PENN'A.
Having Just refitted the above Saloon for the
accomodation of the public, is now prepared to
serve 'ji friends with the beat refreshment, nnd
fresh Lager Beer, Ale, Porter, and all other malt
quors.
iJl- UO 1 lit V II OTEL,
JOSEPH BACUER, Proprietor,
Third Street, near the Depot,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
This hotel is conducted on the European plan.
Meal ut all hours day and night. A Ladies'
Saloon attached. The beat of Liquors kept ut
'be bar. Charge moderate. mayl8,'72.
' iJYi:RlA"'Il6TI-Ei
JOSIAII BYERLY, Proprietor, Lower Mahn
noy township, Northumberland county, Pa.,
ou the road leading from Georgetown to Union
town, Smith Inu, Trevorton Potuvllle, Ac.
The choicest Liquor and Segars ut the bar.
The tables are provided with the best of the sea
son. Stabling large and well suited for drovers,
with good ostlers.
Every atteution paid to make guests comforta
b'.e. Nov. 11, 187l.-ly.
Eating House.
Waltz &Bright,
Third Street, opposite the Moon & Dissiuger
buildiugs,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.,
hare opened an Ealing House, and furnish
Meal at all Honrs).
All kinds of Game in season, Fih, Turtle, Oys
ters, &c, are served up in the best style.
Families supplied with Turtle Soup, te., at
the shortest notice.
The best of Malt Liquors at the Bar.
" June !2, 187'-'. tf.
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)nsiius3 jjart5.
wi s. uuoiiis. i. rii ssa uas
WH. RIIOAOS CO.,
HPT II. DEALERS Or
ANTHRACITE COAL, SUNBURY, PENN'A.
OrricE with IUas, Faofi.t & Co.,
Order left at Beasholti A Bro's., office Market
treet, will receive prompt attSDtlou. Country
ustom respectf ully solicited.
Feb. 4, 1871. tf.
ANTHRACITE COAL I
VALENTINE 1DIETZ, Wholesale and
Retail dealer in every variety of
ANTHRACITE COAL, UPPER WHARF,
BUNBUKir, PENN'A.
All kinds of Graiu taken In exchange for Coal.
Order solicited aud filled promptly. Orders left
at B. F. Serin's Confectionery Store, on Third
Atreet, will recieve prompt attention, and money
receipted for. the same as at the olBee.
NEW COAL YARIi.
THE uuderslgned having connected th Coal
busiuets with his extensive FLOUR & GRAIN
trade, is prepared to supply families with the
YERY RENT OF COAL,
CIIEA1 FOR CAHH.
Egg, Stove and Nut, constantly on baud. Uraiu
taken lu exchange for Coal.
J.M. CADWALLADER.
ltenUosw, Jan. J5, W7tT u.
tbbtrtfsemcrrts.
NI MH KY MARBLE YARD,
opposite the Court Ttonse,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
THE undersigned ha rctnrned from the Ver
mont Marble Quarries with 56 Tons of
Marble for .
Honamenli, Grave-Stones,
&c, &c.
rie has bought at such figures that
will allow him to sell better stone, for
less money, than heretofore. The best
.Sutherland Falls Marble,
which Is better than Italian. Rutland is now
sold as low as the Manchester.
Those who need anything in the Marble line,
for Monuments, 0 rave-Stones, or other purposes,
will find it to their Interest to call and examine
this large stock, as better bargains can be secur
ed than buying from parties 'huckstering' round
the country.
All lettering will be dono in the neatest and
most Improved etylc.
W. M. DAUCHERTY.
Sunbury. June 29, 1S72.
NEW
Flour, Feefl, Frmt anl YenetaWe Store,
Spruce Street, between Front and Second,
SUNBURY, PA.
JOHN WILVER
having Jut opened a Store at the above place,
whero nil kind of of the best brands of
Flour ami Feed
will be sold at greatly reduced price. The cele
brated Buck's Mills Flour will be kept constantly
on hand. Also, all kinds of
Feed, Grain, Corn, Oals and Rye, chopped or
whole,
Potatoes), Apple!, Cabbage 4b Frnlt
generally, at a cheaper rate tlinu can bo bought
elsewhere. All goods delivered Free of Charge.
Call and examine my stock and ascertain the
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
JOHN WILVUR.
Sunbury, Dee. 2, I871.-lf.
f Up De Graff's
EYE
-A.3STT3 IELA.:R.
INFIRMARY,
SUNBURY, I'ENN'A.
THIS Institution la now open for the reception
of Patients for the treatment of Disease of
the
EYE,
EAK,
THROAT,
LUNGS,
CATARRH,
Arc, Ac., Ac, '
and operations in GENERAL SURGERY. Our
collection of INSTRUMENTS I very large, com
prising all tho latest Imi'Hotemknts, enabling us
to meet
SURGERY
In nil forms. Physicians nra Invited to accom
pany Patients to our Institution for operation.
Bv request of nmnv Citizens, wo will attend to
calls iu GENERAL" PRACTICE.
Infirmary, Clement) Untitling,
CORNER THIRD AND MARKET rs..
SU-NBl'KY, PA.
C. E. V I D E U IE A F F,
Physician und Surgeoo.
j Sunbuiy, Fib. S, !S72.-tf.
J. W. WASHINGTON'S
atAM II A Hit ICR Niior.
Iu Mis Dailins' Building, Market street, cast of
the Railroad, north side, SUNBURY, Pa.
Tho old permanent shop of the town.
We decline the hnact, but at tho same lime
consider that the mighty truth mayiie esona
bly spoken without manifesting an uncomforta
ble amount of vanity and ambition.
Just twenty year ago I begau my Imsiues
career In this place half iny lifetime thus far
spent, have I stood upon the floor of our shop
day after day, and night after night, and applied
the sharp hlno gleaming steel, aud within that
elapse of time embraced by the mighty folds of
that eventful period have I shaved nearly every
body in the country (in common parlance) and
to oblige tho public interest we herein publicly
announce tu our patrons old aud new that we
arc ready to shave them all again three hundred
thousand times or more.
Come when you please, jtut in Unit is the max
im we are always ready to work, forenoou or
ufternnon, to shave you, hair cut vou, shampoo
you, whisker dye you, or perfume, comb and ar
range the bair "with artistic skill, In the "water
fall'' or water raise style to suit the customer.
'.Ve work to please, not please to work.
Stop, don't go past our shop to get shaved on
the basis of ability because we do It a well as
it cun be done or ever could be.
A chnnce is all that we demand
To give tho proof we hold lu hand.
Oct. 1, 187 2.
LIQUOR store:
CHRISTIAN NEFF,
Second Street, opposite the Court House, SUN
BURY, PA.,
Respectfully invites the attention of Retailers
and others, tout he has on hand, aud will con
stantly keep all kind of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS,
Consisting of Pure Brandies: Cogniuc, Cherry,
Ginger, Rochelleaud Otard.
WhiBkics: Pure Rye Copper-istiIled, Monn
gahela, Apple and Nectar.
PURE HOLLAND GIN!
Wines: Champagne Wine, Sherry, Port and
Claret.
Ciub Cider, Champagne Cider, N. E. Rum,
Brown Stont and Scotch Ale.
STOMACH AND BAR BITTERS,
And all other Liquor which can be found in
the city market, which will be old at Whole'
sale and Retail. Ever; article guaranteed a
represented. Also, a large lot of DEMIJOHNS
and BOTTLES, always ou hand.
tdcY Orders promptly attended to, and public
patronage respectfully solicited
Ci r,KFF.
Sunbury, July 8, 1869. ly.
JACOB SHIFIfAN. THOMPSON PKRH.
Fire, Life aud Aeeideut
INSURANCE AGENCY
or
ttlllP.MAN dc DEKR,
MARKET STREET, SUNBURY, PA.
COMPANIES REPRESENTED.
N. American, Philadelphia, Assets, 13,783,580
Enterprise, "
Manhattan, New York,
523,305
1,868,0K1
b0'J,570
1,65(1,139
88J.1S0
750,000
8,000,003
6,501,000
9,Wf,731
4,516,308
2,544,210
1,027,010
1,851,007
929,100
14,805,824
n. American "
Lorillard,
YonkersdkM. Terk '
Hanover, "
Imperial, London,
Lycoming, Muney,
Frauklln Philadelphia, '
Home, New York,
Hartford, Hartford - .7 .
Phojuix, "
Traveler, '. ' ' .
Farmers Ins. Co.. York,
N. British A Mercantile
Nommerce, New York,
Cerwleh, Norwich,
Kw lumit) Mutual Life,
853,100
So8,901
IIAETIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL
D
R. JOIINSTON,
Physician of this celebrated Institnttoa, has
discovered the most certain, speedy, pleasant and
effectual remedv In the world for all
' DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness of tho Back or Limb, Stricture,
Affections of Kidneys and Bladder, Involun
tary Dischargee, Impotency, General Debili
ty, Nervousness, Dyspepsy, Languor, Low
Spirits, Confusion of Ideas, Palpitation of
the Heart, Timidity, Tremblings, Dimness
of Sight or Giddiness, Disease of the Head,
Throat, Nose or Skin, Affections of Liver, Lungs,
Stomach or Bowels these terrible Disorder
arising from the Solitary Habit of Youth those
secret and solitary practices more fatal to their
victims than the song of Syrens to the Mariners
of Ulysses, blighting their most brilliant hopes
of anticipations, rendoring marriage, Ac, impos
sible. tOUNG MEN
especially, who have become the victim of Soli
tary Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit
which annually sweeps to an.uutlmcly grave
thonsnnds of young men of the most exnlted
talents and brilliant intellect, who might other
wise have entranced listening Senates with the
thunder of eloquence or waked to ecstacy the
living lyre, may call with full confidence.
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons or Young Men contemplating
marriage, aware of Phylcal Weakness, (Lor
of Procreative Power Impotency), Nervous Ex
citablllty, Palpitation, Organic Weakness, Ner
vous Debility, or any other Disqualification,
speedily relieved.
He who places himself under the care of Dr. J.
may religiously confide iu his honor as a gentle
man, and confidently rely unon his skill as a Pli
slciau. ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
Impotency, Loss of Power, immediately Cured
and full Vigor Restored,
This Distressing Affection which renders Life
miserable and marriage impossible is the penalty
paid by the victims of improper indulgence.
Yonng persons are too apt to commit excesses
from not being aware of the dreadful conseqenccs
that may ensue. Now, who that understands
the subject will pretend to deny that the power
of procreation is lost sooner by those falling Into
improper habits than by the prudent T Besides
being deprived the pleasure of healthy offspring,
the most serious and destructive symptoms to both
body and mind arise. The system becomes dc
ranged, the Physical and Mental Function
Weakened, Los of Procreative Power, Ncrvon
Irritability, Dyspepsia, Palpitation of the Heart,
Indigestion, Constitutional Debility, a Wasting
of the Frame, Cough, Consumption, Decay and
Death.
A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
Persons ruined In health by unlearned preten
ders who keep them trifling month after mouth,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds,
should arply immediately.
DR. JOHNSTON,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeon, Lon
don, Graduated from one of the most eminent
Colleges in the United States, and the greater
part of whose lfe has been spent in the hospitals
of London, Prls, Philadelphia nnd elsewhere,
has effected some of the most astonishing cures
that were ever kuown j many troubled with ring
ing in the head and ears when asleep, great
nervousness, being alarmed at suddcu eoands,
bashfulness, with frequent blushing, attended
sometimes with derangement of mind, were cured
Immediately.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Dr. J. addresses all those who have injurrd
themselves by improper indulgence and solitary
habits, which ruin both body and mind, untitling
them for either business, study, society or mar
riage. 'i'nESs are some of the sad and melancholy
effects produced by early habits of youth, viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
Back and Head, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Mus
cular Power, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepsy,
Nervous Irritability, Derangement of Digestive
Functions, General Debility, Symptoms of Con
sumption, Ac.
Mentai.lt The fearful effoct on the mind
are much to be dreaded Los of Memory, Con
fusion of Idea, Depression of Spirits, Evil
Foreboding, Aversion to Society, belf-Distrust,
Love of Solitude, Timidity, Ac, are tome of tbo
evils produced.
TiiorsAND of persons of all ages can now
In dire what is the cause uf their declining health,
losing their vigor, becoming, weak, pale, nervous
nnd cmuciated, having a singular appearance
about the eyes, cough and symptoms of consump
tion. YOUNG MEN
Who have Injured themselves by a certain prac
tice Indulged lu when alone, a habit frequently
learned from evil companions, or at school, the
effects of which are nightly fell, even whea
asleep, and if not cured, renders marriage impos
sible, aud destroys both mind and body, should
apply Immediately.
Whnt a pity that a young man, the hope of hi
country, the darliug of his parents, should be
snatched from all prospects and enjoyments of
life, by the consequence of deviating from tho
path of nature aud indulging in a eertaln secret
habit. Such persons mi st, before contemplating
MARRIAGE,
rellecl that a sound mind and body are the most
necessary requisites to promote connubial happi
ness. Indeed without these, the Journey through
life becomes a weary pilgrimage ; the prospect
hourly darkens to the view ; the mind becomes
shadowed with despair and filled with the melan
choly reflect Ion, that the happiness of another
becomes bliehted with ourowu.
A CERTAIN DISEASE.
When the misguided and imprudent votary of
pleasure find that be ha Imbibed the see.is of
this painful disease, it too often happens that an
Ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of discovery,
deters him from applying to those who, from
education and respectability, can alone befriend
him, delnying till tbe const it utlonal symptoms of
this horrid disease make their appearance, such
as ulcerated sore throat, diseased uose, uocturtil
pains iu the head and litubs, dimness of sight,
deafness, node on the shin bones anil linns,
blotches on the head, face aud extremities, pro
gressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the
palate of the mouth or the bones of the uose fail
lu, and the victim of this awful disease becomes
a horrid object of commiseration, till death puts
a period to bis dreadful sutt'eriug, by srnaiug
htm to " that Undiscovered Country from wh ine
no trnvcller rcturus."
It i a melancholy fact that thousands DIE
victims to this terrible disease, through falling
into the hands of Ignorant or unskillful PRE
TENDERS, who, by the use of that deadly Poi
son, Mercury, Ac., destroy the constitution, aud
iucapuble of curing, keep the unhappy sufferer
month after month taking lb. ii noxious or in
jurious compounds, and iustead of being restored
to a renewal of Life Vigor and Happlne, iu n re
pair leave him with ruiucd Health to sigU over
his galling disappoiutmeul.
To such, therefore, Dr. Jounstom pledges him
self to preserve the most Inviolable Secrecy, and
from bis extensive practice and observations iu
the great Hospitals of Europe, and the first In
this country, vis England, France, Philadelphia
aud elsewhere, is enabled to offer the most cer
taiu, speedy aud effectual remedy iu the world
for all diseases of imprudence.
DR. JOHNSTON.
OFFICE, NO. 7. 6. FREDERICK STREET.
Baltimore, M. I).
Left hand side going from Baltimore street, a few
door from the eoruer. Fail not to observe nams
and number.
UT So letters received nnless postpaid and
containing a stamp to be used ob the reply. Per
sons writing should state age, and send a portion
of advlrtisuiuent describing symptoms.
There are to ruauy Paltry, Designing and
Worthless Impusters advertising themselves as
Physicians, trilling wiia and rululug the Lealth
of all who uuforiuuately fall luto their power,
that Dr. Johuslon deems it ueeufcsary to say es.
peclully to those unacquainted with his refuta
tion thul bis Credulluls or Diplomas always
hung iu his office. , ,
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousand cured at this Establish
ment, year after year, aud the numerous im.
JMirtaut Snrgleal Operations performed, by Dr.
oh nst on, witnessed by the repreeentativoa of the
press and mauy other papers, notices of which
nave appeared again and again before tbe public,
besides his standing as a gentleman of character
and responsibility, is a sufficient guarantee to tb
aJilieled. bhla disease ipe4lf eared,
rttrtvaay it, mr-y
NOVEMBER.
The red sun gut hers up his beams
To bid the withered earth farewell,
And Voices from the swelling streams
Are ringing with the cveuing bell t
The cold lake throbs with restless grief
Where hit the water lilllcs grew,
While autumn fowl, and nutumu loaf,
Are saillug dowu the river blue.
Forsaken arc the woodland shrines,
The birds to warmer lands have fled,
The winds are walling through the pines
A dirge for summer's glorious dead
E'en man forsakes his daily strife.
And muses on the radiance flown,
As if In nnture's changing life
He saw tho picture of hi own.
I often think, at till dim hour.
A evening weep her earliest tear,
Aud sunset gilds tho naked bower,
Aud waves arc breaking cold and clear,
Of that glad time, whoso memory dwells
Like slarlight o'er life's hazy tide,
When eido by Bide we roamed the dell
Of dearNw England' ocean tide.
!Twns on old Plymouth's storied shore,
One calm November night with thee,
I watched the long light trembling o'er
The billows of tbo eastern sea
The weary day had sunk to rest
Beyond' the lines of leafless wood,
Aud Kiiardmn clouds from south to west
Arrayed in hues of crimson stood.
We climbed the hills of noble graves,
Where tho stern patriarchs of tho land
Scincd listening to the same grand waves
That freed them from th' oppressor's band j
We talked of spirit pure and kind,
With gentle forms uud loving eyes.
Of happy homes we left behind
In vale beneath tbo western skies.
A few brief days and when tho earth
Grew white around the traveler's feet,
And bricht lire biased on every hearth,
We i .uUd ncviT inure to meet
Until I go where thou art gone.
From thi (lark world of death and blight,
A walk with thee above tho sun
Thul sank upon thy grave to-night.
I l'cur the mutlled tramp of years
Come stealing tip the slope of Time ;
They bear a train of smiles and tears,
O? burning hopes and dreams sublime
Dai future years may nuver fling
A treasure from their pussinc hours,
Like thov that come on sleepless nlng
From memory's golden plain of flower.
The morning breeze of lou r.ijo
Sweeps o'er iny brain with suit control,
Panning the embers to u glow
Amhh-l the ashes round my soul i
Aud by the dim and flickering light
I See thy beauteous form appear,
Like one returne 1 from wanderings bright,
To bless my lonely momenta here.
ItGcelluntcns
Andrew Jacbseu's I)nelvlth Chita.
SMckiUMon.
"Wc find in nn exchange the following ac
count of o duel fought by (Jen. Jiicksuu
with Clmrles Dickinson. It took place
May 30, 1805, nt Harrison's Mills, im llud
river, in Logan county, Kentucky :
' Tho place of combat wns a long day's
rido from Xaalivillc, aud- thcduolials worts
consequently obliged to start twenty-four
hours previous. Dickinson, beside his se
cond, was accompanied on the fatal jour
ney by a number of gay companions, who
went out to sec the ineeliug and appeared
to have cherished the utmost confidence in
the prowess of their friend. Tradition
states that whenever the party stopped for
refreshment, Dickinson displayed his skill
with his weapon by shooting at a mark,
and so wonderfully accurate was his niin
that nt the word of command he put four
balis into a space covered by a dollar, twenty-four
feet distant. At the same distance
he repeatedly cut a small string suspended
from it bough, and left it behind, with in
structions to tho tavern-keeper to show it
to Cien. Jackson if ho came that way. It
is also said that he bet tfoOO he would hit
his enemy withiu a half inch of u certain
buttou ou his coat. Uotli were conscious
that it was indeed to he a life and death af
fair, aud they studied the situation accord
ingly. Their deliberations resulted iu
Jackson's determination to let Dickinson
have the first and take his chances for tho
second, lie felt perfectly contident that
Dickinson would hit him, and equally confi
dent that ho would hit Dickinson. "I
should have hit him,' said this iron man
long afterward, "if he hud shot tno in tho
brain.' The two parties passed the night
at dill'oreut cabins on the bank of the river,
aud Jackson is repot ted to have ate a hear
ty supper, smoked his usual pipe aud in-
: iltil'.'eu ju cuoerlul couversatiLin previous to
j retiring. Nest morning before breakfast,
I Jackson and his friends were iu the saddle,
j aud fording the shallow stream, proceeded
j to the appointed spot a level piece of river
bottom, iu the bosom of a forest of poplar
I trees. Dickinsou was coually prompt, and
' after exehangiug the salutation, busiucss
j went ou ut otiee. The ground was mea
sured, nogs driven, aud men placed, the
! pistols loaded, aud all was ready but Una
j word. The giving of this had been won by
Overton, aud lie shouted it out with tho
strong old country accent "1'ire V"
I Dickinson raiscj his pistol quickly aud fired
I ou the instant. The dust ib-w from the
breast of the loose-lilting frock which Jack
sou wore, and ho was seen to placj Ids left
arm with a tiht grip across his chest;
but he neither elagi-r. d nor turned pale.
Dickinson, amazed at the sight of his foe,
still etvcl and apparently untouched, fell
b:tck a pace or two and exclaimed : ''Great
(iod ! have I missed him ?' "Back to tho
mark, sir!" said Overton, with his hand
on his pistol. Dickinsou resumed his place,
firmly waitiug the result. Jackson raised
his weapon, took deliberate aim, and pulled
tho trigger. It stopta-d at half cock. Ho
cocked again, again aimed us deliberately
ns before, and this time the ringing crack
followed, and Dickinson, reeling towards
the ground, was caught by his friends and
supported against a clump of underbrush.
His lower garments reddened with blood,
and a brief examination showed that the
ball had passed directly through tho bod)'
below the hips, and lodged under the skin
on tbe opposite side from tho point of en
trance. tSuch a wound could have but cue
termination, and Dickinson, after Buffering
terribly all day, died at nine o'clock tho
saiuu evening. As Jackson aud his com
panions went from the spot the surgeou
noticed blood oozing from his shoes. "My
God, (ieu. Jackson, sre you hii?' I ex
claimed. "Oh. I believe he has pricked
inn a little. 1-el's at it. Jiut say nothing
about it here," pointing to the house they
were then approaching. Why he was so
partiiuhr in roneealin" Ids wound front
outsiders is explained by a friend to whom
Jackson Afterward sad : "l did not waut
I him Dickinson to have tho gratification of Baltimore, then the only lodge in the
' knowing that he touched mo." Driuking j Uuited States. Whilo Mr. Auslrico was
J a dep arauyht of butter-milk, he had the ' iu the X. U. chair, In Balliiporff, he savs
I wouud dressed and was able to ride home some Philndulphiaus applied for and ob
I without moi h diff'cultv : lint llinm moiitha tnineil a charter to ooen a lodiFO in that
I elapsed before ho could move about com-
fbrtably, snd tbe Indirect conseqeoc of the
injury filled his closing years with pnln,
and at last laid him in his grave. The du
elling pistols used on this occasion Jackson
never parted with, and iu his last days a
friend calling upon him took up one of the
p'mtols which lay on tho mantel. The old
man remarked, quietly : "This is the pis
tol with which I killed Mr. Dickinson."
So Aaron llurr would now and then say
with a smile : "My fricud Hamilton, whom
I shot."
IlaUleiiakc niten, and How tlejr
nrc euretl In Toxnh.
In Texas, on the borders more especially,
rattlesnakes, king-snakos, black-snakes,
tarantulas, centipedes, and a great many
other kinds of venomous reptiles abound,
and it is not fin unfrcqucnt occurrence that
sonic of the soldiers there stationed get
bailly bittcu by them. The greatest num
ber of bites are, however, given by the most
dreaded of till, the rattlesnake. A num
ber of instances lmd occurred iu which
their venom has been counteracted. A
couple of instances will suffice :
A soldier attached to a detachment who
wore escorting a train from San Antonio to
Fort Terilt, es pied a rabbit a short dis
tance oir, aud lired ut nnd wounded him.
The animal ran to a hole, and the soldier
pursued him, reaching tho hole at nearly
the same time us tho rabbit. He thrust
his hand down the hole to draw him out,
nnd immediately fell a soverc bite on the
ball of his thumb, lie drew out his hand
and could plainly perceive that it had been
bitten by a snake : his thumb was pierced
in two places, aud the blood was dripping
very freely from the incisions made by tho
fangs. An old Mexican who was in the
train, immediately told them to dig the
snake out nnd kill him. This was done in
a short space of time. He then took tho
snake skin n ed it, and cut out its gall, and
laid it upon tho wound aud lied it there.
The soldier did uot experience any pain
from it, not did any swelling even eusue,
although the snake was a large oue, with
eight rattles. Now, if the gall of a rattle- J
snake is a cure for its bile, why nauuot
the same remedy be applied to the bite of
other reptiles 't The second instance was
that of a soldier who had shot a deer near
the edge of tiiu prairie, and was about to
take possession of the carcass, when he
accidentally trod upon a rattlesuake, which
immediately fastened ils fangs into the calf
of his leg, and tnudo oil' unharmed. The
soldier immediately thought of the niusl
remedy, and turning down his stocking,
applied it freely to the wounded part, aud
bundaging it up tightly, walked to camp,
under a hot sun, a distunes of two miles
not sufl'uring'from the venom in tbe least,
and never did. The latter is truly a sim
ple remedy.
Steasi on' Tim Caxai.s. The 13ufTalo
Commercial says : "The success that sonic
of the competitors for' tho .State's prize of
$100,000 are meeting with on their trial
trips is on the whole, probably as much as
could be expected. The p learners are sub
ject to mauy delays now that would be un
known if ail tho vessels on the canal were
moved by steam. TJie horse-boats arc not
disposed to bo over-accommodating to their
new rivals, aud as a result the steamers, to
avcid a collision or running aground, are
sometimes obliged to follow alter a snail
paced horseboat for a considerable dis
tance. More or less difficulty is ulso expe
rienced on accouut of tow-lines. Hut if it
shall bo demonstrated that steam can be
employed to advantage, these embarrass
ments will all disappear in a short time.
"The steamer William Baxter started
October 1J on her second down-trip. fShe
has already made two westward voyages.
Ou the last she brought up 113 tons of
freight consuming livo tons of coal. Her
time from Troy to Buffalo was 110 hours,
or less than livo days. This is a great im
provement ou the first trip, aud it is also
considerably less tliau the average lime
made by horse-boats. Ou tha tirst east
ward voyage the liaxter had 201 tons on
board, aud made tho through trip to .New
York in nine days, consuming tiva tons of
coal. Iu going down tho Hudson Uiver
from Troy she beat the steam tow barges
twelve hours into New York. The' ex
pense per milo for fuel, engineer and fire
man, was 12 cents. The regular towing
rales this season are 35 ceuts per mile, lu
addition, therefore, to the saving of five
days' time ou tho passage, it cost 22 cents
less per mile to propel this steamer than
it does to tow tho boats now iu use.
"It is anticipated that tho Baxter will
make belter speed this trip down than she
did on the laal, if the water is uot lower.
The machinery is working smoothly at
present, and the men are learning to man
anc lliu vesiol better than they did at first
Mio is loaded this trip with 201 tons of
wheat, and draws 0 fcol 9 inches of water.
There is nothing rpally new about the Bax
ter's model or machinery. She is propell
ed by two common screw wheels in tho
steru, 4& feet in diameter with 4 feet pitch..
She lias plenty of power, being supplied
with two engines 12 by 12 inches low pres
sure. jThe boiler is one of Baxter's patent,
aud is live feet high by four feet iu diant
ter. But the bows are haed somewhat
dill'ereully from those of the common boats.
The sleiu-post, instead of rounding oil' ns
1, uiinniaiiliii. tin, t'i..l i,ru.a 1,1 ?! i 1 r 1 1 . ilntVIl
to tho bottom of the 00" t. Tho "object of
this is to keep the vessel ou an cveu keel.
110 matter whether she is going last or
slow. A boat built after tho ordiuary mo
del, when forced through tho water at a
high ruto of speed, has u tendency to slide
011 lop of the water forward, being shaped
iu the lower part something like a lcigh
runuer. But with tho straight stem-post
tho bows uro necessarily wedge-shaped, and
it is claimed that in passing through the
water tho boat forces all tho water lo tho
right and left, instead of sending part of it
uuderneath the bottom. If the steamer
can be kept on au even keel, it will bo au
important point gained.
"Mr. Baxter, tho owner of this steamer,
is so siiuguiue of success that he purposes
building twenty more boats the coming
winter after tho plan of the Baxter. From
this it will bo seen that the State's prize is
not tho great consideration witn him. If
ho can devise a steam canal-boat that will
make tho round trip in about half tho lime
now taken and at much less expense, as ho
exacts to, ho may be very well satisfied,
as it w ill be a uiinu of wealth to any man.
Thb Oldest Odd-Fellow. It was
stated some weeks ago that John O. Potts,
ofUaloua, was the oldest Odd-Fellow iu
the United States, having been initiated
in 182.'). This has brought out William
j Ausiice, ef Philadelphia, who says ho was
initiated in 122, in asinugiou Jouge.
city. Mr. Austlce then removed to Phila- j
' dolphia and joined the lodge there.
The PastohM Last Dollau. He gavo
it to his wifo with a sigh, yet with a look
of resignation.
"It Is our last dollar," ho said, "but the
Lord will provide."
llev. James Springs was minister in the
tilth mountain village of Thoruville. He
was poor, and his congregation was poor.
Often before ho had been very near his last
dollar, but ho had never actually got to it
till to-day.
"So you've been always saying," sobbed
wife ; "but what is to become ol us wheu
it is gone t They won't trust us any more
at the store, aud your salary won't be duo
these three weeks, cveu if you get it then.
Why do you slay here, James where tho
people are so poor ?"
"I have no other place to go to ; or mo
ney to travel to it, if the Lord opened tho
way. My work for the preseut is hero. He
leciieth tho young ravens, lie will surely
feed us."
"I wish I had your iailh, but I have not
and it woti't como to me. O ! What shall
wo do V And she wrung her bauds de
pairingly. "My children 1"
"Once I was young and now I am old,"
sole. only said her husband, speaking iu llie
words of tho Psalmist "yet never have 1
seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging for bread."
As if iu answer to his pious ejaculations,
there came a suddeu knock at the door. All
the while the miuisler and tiis wife hud
been talking a storm had been raging out
side. Ou opening tho door, a traveller,
quite wet through, entered.
"I was coming through tho forest from
Mary ville," lie saitl, "aud ventured to stop
at the first house 1 saw. My horse is iu
the shed. Do I take too great a liberty V"
"Not at all," auswered tho minister of
the house. "We havu but poor shelter as
as you see ; but such as it is, you are wel
come to it ; there is a good lire ut utiy rule."
For it was iu the kitchen that this con
versation took place. Indued, this humble
home boasted no parlor, and tho kitchen
was dining-room, drawing-room, living
room, aud till.
The strauger proved lo be a man of edu
cation aud intelligence, and in conversa
tion the minister forgot his trouble, aud was
reminded of earlier and brighter days,
when intellectual companionship had not
becu the rare thtug it was now, up among
the hills.
At last the storm abated and tho stran
ger arose to go. Ills host accompanied
him to the gale, and watched him till he
disappeared behind a turn in the road.
".See here, James," said his wife eagerly,
wheu he returned to his house, "I found
this on the table near where the geutlutnau
sat."
It was a fifty dollar greenback, wrapped
hastily ii. it hit of paper that looked as if it
had been torn from u pocket-book, and on
the outside of the paper was writteu the
verse of the I'sahuist, which it was now ap
parent tho traveller had overheard.
"1 thought ho was writing tho directions
he asked for," said the minister, "lie
meant it for us. Thanks bo to the Lord ! j
Did I uot sitv, my dear, Ho would pro
vide.?" His wife burst into te.ifl.
"God forgive me !" she said ; "I will
never doubt again. The Lord surely sent
this stranger to our aid."
"Aud he will still provide," replied her
husband. "Whatever our lot may be, here
or elsewhere, in Him 1 will trust."
A month after, a letter (.1 rare event)
camo to Kcv. J a nits Spring. Ii was as
follows :
iif. n ml iJiai- S:: The church at ila
ryvillo has unanimously called you to its
pastorate. The salary is fifteen hundred
dollars, and a good parsonage house.
The writer of this first came to know you
by your hospitality to him during a storm,
a few weeks ago. He overheard you iu a
moment of great distress speak of that full
faith, nnd ho feels that you are just the per
son forlhia charge, and on his recommen
dation this call has been made."
Maryvillo was the county town, a rich
and thriving place, iu a broad aud fertile
valley at the foot of a hill. It was a far
liltei sphere of labor for a man of the min
ister's abilities than the wild village iu the
mountains. So a young man, without a
family, took the missionary church among
tho hills, aud Kcv. James .Springs accepted
the call.
But lie does not forget the past. aud often,
when people show tho waul of faith, tells
tho story of his last dollar.
SomktoTkkat a IIoiwk. Some Eng
lish grooms, at .Saratoga are teaching tho
"Yankees" how 10 lake care of a hore.
To day I asked one of tho grooms, who
has spent twenty years in the stables of
royality, what lie hud to say about our
American way of taking care of a horse,
"Why, sir," said he, '"you, don't take
good care of your horses, you think you do
but you don't. "
"Why V" 1 asked.
"Because, when a liojse comes
with picspiruUou, you let him
the stable and dry v il.i all the
in nil wet
stand in
(lilt Oil.
In J-.uglanil, wa Uitu Hie norm- ns Im imiius
In
I in from a drive and srpmkle biond-warm
1 wuiil' all over him from his head l' ids
feot. Alien vu scrape lorn down and
blanket 'lim, rubbiv-j his legs uud feet dry.
j Thus iu an Lour lie is clean and dry. i
fdy to take it good feed, while, wii . y
and
our
wav. lie will suirui auu uirtv- tur nurses
never founder and never tako cold. We
never use a carrv-comb. You scratch
your horses too hard. Tho ouly caru
...i.u.. c n .... ij f.. Ik.lll. flu, IViltlJl lli.t ,-..(,
cold, then bathe them quick and blanket
1 hem instantly, while you are rubbing their
legs.
. - . ..
PftEsElt VATtOK OK APPLKH. Somd of
the apple raisers 011 the hills, inoro es
pecially iu Iho town of Cummingtou,
Mass., are about to test a now process for
tho preservation of that fruit. Tho ex
poi'iuient will consist in freezing the ap
ples solid as soon as the temperature will
insure thai result, and then puckiug them
in dry saw-dust, or some other uou-cou-doctor
of heat or c ld, free from moisture,
as a security against untimely thawing be
fore they are needed for use. They feel
contident that, by some peculiar process
uot yet known to the public, they can ex
tract the frost I'roui tho apples, 'whenever
demanded for use, without injury to the
fruit, leaving it, in fact, as fresh and sound
as wheu gathered from the treo.
, The keeper of a meuagcrla was lately
seen beu ling one of tho clephnuU with a
largo club. A bystander asked him the
reason. "Why," said tho keeper, "he's
been flinging bis hay about the lent, and
he's big euough to know belter."
You no ladies who lace thcmsolves ton
tightly when dressing for diuuer evidently
prefer mo oejore mtut.
A promising, young men is all verv
well ; better have paying one.
A Fhke Aoext Ono who goes oU'willt
his master's dash.
Women nro formed for altaeiiVnout.
Their gratitude is unimpeachable. Their
love is au unceasing fountain of delight to
the mail who has once attained and kuo";s
how lo deservo it.
A young lady was looking nt a picturb
representing a pair of lovers in u boat;;
with the lover gently clasping tho waist of.
his dulcinea wheu she innocently remark
ed, "How natural I
xlsriraJtcrn!,
Uathek vp tiik Leaves. Many are
apt to consider the dying leaves of aulutin
as possessed of little 01 no substance. This,
says a correspondent of tho Country Geu-.
tlemuii. is erroneous ; they conlaiu uot on
ly vegetable matter, but potash, lime and
earthy sails, which are all required for tho
grow Ih of the crops for tho next summer.
Katuro enriches her soil, year after year.,
iu the great unbroken loresls, by the de
composition of these leaves, and it seems
baldly possible that uny reflecting farmer
or horticulturist cun allow ihein to be swept,
away by every wind that blows, and fiualiy
lost altogether. If iu orchards tho leaves
of each treu should bo oollected, aud be.
placed under the soil about the roots, lliey
would provide in the cheapest manner tho
best possible food for each treo. Pear, ap
ple, peavh and cherry trees would be gruat
ly beuelHted by this simply process.
It ia said that certain viwyards of Frauco
Hud Italy ate kept iu the highest Condition
by simply burying at their roots every leaf
aud branch that lulls or is pruned from tho
viues at the close of the season. It 13 11
well-known fact thai no manure is tuoro
eagerly sought after by florists than leaf
mould ; it enters largely into the prepara
tion of compost for polling house pluuts.
They are most excellent absorbents for
horse Rlalls, and if they are gathered per
fectly dry, and kept so until used. They im
part to manure a daik brittle character,
which improves it for any use, and make
it unsurpassed lor a top-dreing for gar
den pin poses. A liltct of leaves is ulso
more manageable than tho usual one of
straw, ns it can bo renewed without tho
ueeessity of cleaning out the stall more than
two or ihfee times a week, us the leaves ab
sorb the ammonia rapidly, aud can bo moru
readily incorporated with the manure, by
being trodden and worked over iu the stall,
than if removed daily. They are especially
recommended for hot-beds,mixiug the dried
leaves wilh tbe horse manure, and there is
no btUer ingredient for increasing tho
strength of worn-out gardens. It surely
pays to gather the leates aud unload iheut
iu the muddy barn-yard or pig-6ty, for the
purpose of absorbiug the liquid uiautire. Ic
is mere play for small boyst a rake Up the
piles of dried leaves, collect them iu baskets,
nnd pile them up iu the stable or barn
yard, if they can be taught uot to, scatter
more than they gather; and neighbors'
children can make a mutual a flair of tho
matter, at.d collect all the leaves which full
into tho highways.
Tue Hay Chop. Now that the figures
are all in, it would appear that there is not
so great a dullcicncy in tho hay-crop a was
anticipated. In the east, where most of
oilr supplies come from, there is little less
thai) 11 lull crop, while west of the Alleghe
nies there is a higher average than usual,
lu Pennsylvania we have not as much as
usual, and south of us, iu Maryland and
Virginia, there is the most perhaps they
have had for mauy years. The short sup
plies iu Pennsylvania is. however, uioro
than inado up by the iuctcusiug attention
which has been given to saving and curing
eorulbdder, which wheu well-made is for
many purposes equal to tho best hay. Tho
effort to mako good fodder has been well
secotided by the clerk of the wen ther. There
has not been so fine a season for many
years both for properly maturing the corn
aud for allowing attention lo be givau to
properly curing tho herbage. Altogether
we conclude thut though the price of hay
iu Philadelphia will bo pretty well maiu
laiued. the very high figures unliciputed in
the spring will hardly be rtuchod. O'er
rmnfi'tcii Ttkijra)h.
ItECirKU, &c.
Frura tha Lady's Frleud for December,
To l(o a st a Canvas-back Duck.
Dress aud slulV it wilh a nice dressing of
bread, butler sage, and a little onion, lto.isl
before a brisk lire, baste with buttur, servo
wilh its own gravy, or a sauce mado with
port wine, etc.
BAhfcD Ti'KKUY. Allow from two to
two und a half hours steady biking for a
couunon-bized yotin turkey ; serve w ith a
browned gravv. All roast fowls should bo
served with dressed vegetables, currant,
grape or crauberry jslly, nud .1 baked pud
ding or pie.
Cold Slaw. Cut up tho cabbage very
fine with a sharp knife, and sprinkle over it
a sail-spoon of salt. For a large dish say
a quart of cut cabbage use two ergs, u
piece of butter the size of au egg half a tea
cup of water, and half teacup of good viue
gar. Beat tho eggs (whiles aud yelks) to
gether very light ndd the water, vinegar
aud butter, aud put all in a clean tin on the
lire, stirring all the lime until it is of a
ercumy thickuess. Pour it hot over tho
cnbbage, stir well wilh a fork, and kuve to
cool.
FuriT C'AKit. 2 cups of sugar 1 cups
01 nutter, i cup tt cream 5 4 egts ; 1 tcu-
I 8JO(m of 5 , c"" ":n,r 1 P0Ulul "
raisins : 1 pound of currants ; i of a pound
cf citron. Pul the flour in with the fruit.
English Bhuad Plum Pidimno.
Crumb a small loaf of bread lino, mix with
it one and a half pounds of raisins, tin
same of washed currants, and half a pound
of citron ; add oue pound of suet chopped
fine aud free from strings, a Utile salt,
add thivn-quarters of a pound of sugar.
Flavor wilh a little nutmeg. Mix this to
gether and lot it stand all night to dry thu
crumbs that it may not be clammy. In Ilia
morning beut twelve eggs as light as possi-'
hie without separating, nud stir them in
the mixture; beat well, und wheu tho
roughly incorporated n ills the briad and
fruit, stir in enough morning's milk to
moisten the whole ; add a little salt grated
nutmeg. Boil live hours. Serve with
sweet sauces.
Instead of eggs, tho pudding may be
mixed with ale aud allowed to rise bet'019
boiling. This is more w holesome.
Piwi'KJN- Pjk. Tukehalf of a pumpkin,
boil teudor aud strain through a colander,
add 0110 quart of milk, two teacupfuls of su
gar, ono leaapoonful of cinuamon and gin
ger, salt, four labspoonfuls of coru starch
or three ogrs. Buktt iu custard pans, with
an under crust.
White I'a Kit One-half cuu of butter :
oii'i-uau cup 01 cream ; two cups 01 siiirar ;
! . 1. - .r .1 1 . . ... V . ?
I three cups of flour, and tha whites otilv of
I I ' - , - " I '.SUkW.
Jour eggs. Flavor wilh freeh lemon juice.