For tU Agit*t*r. JKy Min Bill*. wrw, L.DOVD. ‘SBSSSSSSJKSc 1 ■ *T*UVi>b>£ M whiml, djoil>»4 ‘‘'' - ,■•■ ' < • \tl (5- J WELtSBOKOCGHj TIOGA COUNTY. PA., THCBSDAT 310BNING, MARCH 8, 1856. o Jr W '>T A.i’K>> ■-> ! j / jt or xnoDOHT I 8 TH» asonrinaooT'wisboi. n ■he «u poor: she left friends it'home, but here she'whs a stranger in a' linage tend, seeking;,llyfnif hy.Mrvk|b, She found emplpytrient in a family at Hoboken, whereshe.nad lived " |en . only, when her mistress suddenly died, .Margaret ex pressedrcgretat tier death; said ,the\ lady had been kind to ber. sadabo had no desire to iajujfo ber 1 . She was at brnte accused of the crime of having poisaned her employer, and ihe poor ehiid tartly escaped 'the gal lows, berpeualiy being compounded to soli ury c i«p«»c»»eoi for twenty years, 'baoaose of herexuaite'youth. : > . Nor is thlsali; are find the following ex tract inlboTrenlon Trite Amtrican, from from which wecooceive that suspicion must turtfin iriotber direetioo, arid 'We* believe if to be the sojemn doty of the pubtictp investi gate this whole matter fully; and .let punish ment fall where it is doe ;*and if Margaret Divine is innocent, have reparation made her; if guilty, she was guilty through insan ity, and should be removed to an asylum for the insane “There is one female whose ease is pecu liarly hard. A stranger,' she landed upon our shores, and went to service with a fam ily in the eastern part of the State. She was convicted, falsely, a< almost every one now believes, of attempting to poison her employ ers. The wile of the man with whom she lived was ■ victim, and the public were just ly indignant at the horrible crime. The fact that tbf.husband married again imaie diatly after, the conviction of the poor **r vant girl, and before the ashes of his fast wife Mere cold in the grace, induced a re action in favor of the' prisoner, u and other circumstances have given rise to the impress ion that she did' not perpetrate■ lbs crime charged upon her. It is heart-rending to think how friendless poverty may be tram pled upon by the vile scheming Of villains, and we do hope that fhoto who are laboring in behalf of the unfortunate stranger’ may accomplish her release. No one can look at> her and think her capable of committing any crime, much (ess so heinous a one, and her conviction could only have been brought about by a train of circumstances, and under a state of excitement which would condemn the best man in the world to the gyllows, if similarlysituated.” ASCENT OF MOUNT VESUVIUS FROST POKP EH, AFOOT AND ALONE. The curling smoke of Vesuvius for sever al days bad seemed lo invite me to try the ascent, sod after "feeding up” and recruit ing lor (be toil, I got ready for a start. I had got all the advice necessary from those who bad been up, and fancied 1 could see my way clearly. One said I roust have two guides, .another said I needed three and a donkey, I inquired the expense, and the time necessary, and the route, and thought that to pay from six to fifteen dollars for a little help in a journey that at the farthest was but a few hours, or say one day, seemed to men liuie uncalled-for and extravagant.—> i had been in a number of places where few Christian men bad been before, and I thought I could go in other places in a way of my own, and not as others did. I determined to try it afoot and alone, and if i failed I would say I was no Yankee. So I took the rail road—"Strada Ferrate at 7 in the morn ing ; stopped a moment at Peocida, close to Herculaneum, left Casiellamare on the right, and in half an hour the guard sung out “Pora-pa-a-ye!" There it was—not as in the days of Pliny the. elder, but after being exboroed from a burial of eighteen hundred years under the ashes of Vesuvius. But I came here to climb Vesuvius, not to describe Pompeii.— The summit was, twelve miles distant, and 4,000 feet high. I took a bee line, aa near as possible, but H was fa f from straight.— Roads in different directions led roe azSg-xag inarch, now ip sight of the mountain, and next out of. eight behind high walls of lavs. A word touching ibis lava:, ilia quarried out hem for building atone, and much resem blea granUe. Ilia foe mom solid and heavy, apd jess poroos than apy Ibad woo before. The trails or dykes by the Toad side were often twelve bet high. There woe noregu larroad from Pompeii to |he, mouotaio iop, but I toojt ibe general direction, and when i ■aw (be mountain lop to my right I would take thp next right hand road. 1 passed through one small meap-looking village, about four or five mites from Here I stopped and added a little toroy etock of “proveoi, tt as Captain fiogald Dslgetty would say, . ] got my wine bottle replenish-, ed, and bought a few apples. .. The road* were all deep sand—black vol canicaand, thrownout of the mountain.— The ground gradually began- to'rise and soon I-came in full light, of. the summit and did , not lose sight of, it again, Prom the level, and well cultivated fields aqAvineyard, about Pompeii the ground became, mors, broken, with a waste here and (here, not enclosed, and. then uioeyards again, and little fig gar dens. 1 met and passed many people, sonie ridlpg on donkeys, but none spqjte to, me,—r At last I came to a little, thicket of wood, oak and chestnut,, where some woman were gath ering sticks. . ; i. . The roads dwindled, : into paths, the path* grew less ana less, distinct,'and soon I came to. the last fence. Wing left.the iagbopse %, little way b*ck. Hera f cat /me a r cane, n stout oak, one destined to,figure os awalk ing-atiok ip .Yankee Lknd. 1 used shine caution in my ihoft.forl presume if I had; been spen, it might have Cost modear. I was somewhat practised, and of opurM. m|b« er an expert , thief—m the cane |)pe I -—for I had cut classic cudgels before, and 1 meant to cut and come again. My oak waa i \ I, I 'MWIV* fi jriV.' 4 / T'V/ l) t { . viitJu.i about five feetjong, end it did me yeoman’s •erviofc. - 1 Ml .down by thesidb of avvall of leva aqd overhauled myprovender.and look a real of hour] .Except some Into eeanty abrubbery lo.be mentioned hereafter, Ibqre «v note bushor singleobst ruction to the lop of Vesuvios, j»w nearToorjmilea fipomme. Three quarters of .a mile over * gentle ascent—-nearly level—with ridges of lan and bard sand, brought tne to Ibe moon tain proper, justto itstjboaa. ' I had walked over -eight milea from Poorpeit, sod roaeabowt rdHte -■ 1 - To those who have not ascended voteatooes, I will motion that thesfeeper portion of tbef mountain ia in two separate flights. Those volcanoes that I htveseeo, and Vesuvius, though not a lofty mountain, ia a good typo of the daw, rise- fromthebasa two-thirds or three-fourths of the whale height in a pretty regular ascent, and there ia a ami of shoulder or resting-place. This first ascent of Vesu vius is about 2000 feet, end at a guess nearly on en angle of 40° with the perpendicular. This ascent was in alternate ridges and val leys, and the valleys hating a stunted growth of bushes. Tho ridges seemed to be worn into paths, and up one of them I took my way. There was mighty little variety in U, and one step followed alter another, with the long cane to push, against, and the grass to pull upon till I surmounted the first and longest stretch of the mountain. The view from here was magnificent, the deserted streets and roofless houses of Pompeii, the white cottages of Cas tellawarre, the rocks of Sorrento, the whole oily and bay of Naples, and the islands of (ho Mediterranean being plain in sight. On Ibis shoulder of the mountain, which may be li kended to the shoulders of a man, it was near ly level, and a walk over rough lava about a quarter of a mile, brought me to the neck or fool of the cone. This cone or crowning summit of the mountain looks from Naples to be qbout 200 feet high, bul l found it at least 1,0001 You may believe it was sleep. At the foot of it I rested for half an hour, and there I demolished the last of my solids, and had left about a pint of wine. It was a light, delicious beverage, and not the abomin able mixture of logwood and mahogany juice and bad whislty that is so alien sold for ,‘wine’’ among us. , Far above me, dear the summit, I could see several pederlrians, who appeared to have ascended far to Iny right. Of .all slow, traveling, thia.waa the chief. I could not go more than ten or fifteen steps before I had to rest. The process af res ting was easy. All I had to do was to tall down, or I should have said up, against the side of the lay there until, my fatigue was gone. The “ground" was gen erally smooth. It was a fine volcanic sand, packed bard and close by the wind. I had to stick my heels end toes in to keep from slipping. You can judge how steep it was when I tell you that in lying down against the side of the mountain, unleu I stuck my toes in or had my cane last in the earth be low me, 1 would often slide endwase, right down the mountain. Time wore on and my strength wore off, and 1 began to see some little abatement in the steepness of the moun tain. Now came the peril. As I approached the summit, and, as it proved, near the firey crater, the ground grew soft, smoke canto out of it, a strong smell of sulphur was emit ted, and it seemed as if there wes danger of breaking directly through into the firey bow els of this Volcano. Such ft fate would be like that of Empedocles, but in my case with out his fame. I could see (racks about, but where aafecty lay was more than I could tell.’ But 1 had gone voluntarily without a guide, ard now I had to take it as I could find it. I picked my way carefully, now and then going near ly over sho« deep, and saw the. smoke burst out as I drew my foot away. The top was close at band, and on arriving at (ho edge, as it were, these yawned (he bnrrihle crater, at least 500 feet deep. It was, 1 should judge, near 1,000 feet across, and ran down to • point io (be Centre like W. fnnel; ail (hough it could °he seen fire, sulphur, flames and smoke, literally' ■ pit of fire And brimstone. Let it not his though 1 am describing what I believe of another world, but what I have teen of this one. 1 bad accomplished my objeet«,ai)d stood on tbe edge of tbs crater of of Vesuvius, 1 bad been «looe all the tray, and not • mortal could I dUtioguiahi though my eye took in a visible borixeo of at least three hundred mile# incircum(erenceu, After I was up iMeetqed .trifling, but the akentbad been no mailer. My ls*t drop of .wine bad disappaard.-.long, before I (reached, the summit, and { could novas on the summit of Heels, take a long pull and drink to all ere. alien,oreven to“lbegirl 1 left behind roe." There I rested,- and beta we’ll all rest.— Autos Poet. • - i- A’ anna*, and good roan, once speaking of .politeness said: “I make i| : a point of morality aerey tafod /suit with another for his manners they may beawkward or grace ful, blunt or polite, polished or rustkv I care not wfaaLibey are, if themao means well and acts from honest intentions wiihoni eccenlri oHV-or affection. - AH meo bare not the - ad ramage of 'good society,” as it is called, to school themselves in.all Itsfaniastio rules and ceremonies, and, if . there is any standard of manors, ir is only founded id feesonandgood sent*,'and'not upon the artificial regulations. Manners, like conversation, should bkestem** poniaebui and bet 'stndiod. " I 1 always aiia pdct Smsnwho tntseti inb'wllh thosime per jfctuil Smifb hpbn his nioe, : the same premedy itated sfiakeof the hand. - Give’ roe itw (it may be roughl grip of the -hand, end the careleia nod of recognition, ind when occa sion requires, the homely salution, “Howare you, roy old friend V f L±- i. »v)n ■». ' 1 f;x 11 ■'■ iiil w£wT-> x PDBtISHEfiS Rodent letters speak of ftp undertaking by tbe'King of the two if accom plished, will do more for bh credit than any thing tbit ba* yet transpired since his acces sion, We refer to ihe draining of the lake Ceflono. Thislakq lies about 110 miles north of Naples, and is surrounded by tbft highest Appeninee], The melted snows and ifca rains flowing, from these mountains .ran into the lake, and It has no outlet, ibe surrounding land, which is of great fertility is constantly .liable to bo submerged, Julios Cesser intended a to hftva .had the lake drained, but did not live long enough to accomplish his design. Thb Emperor Claudius under took it, and had 30,000 then employed for eleven years in constructing a canal through the mountains; but bis work was destroyed by his successor. Through succeeding ages the work was repeatedly resumed, but never completed. AtlengibKingFeVdinondll. has granted to a Neapolitan company, chiefly, however composed of Frenchmen, certain'ad vantageous terms, and they are about com mencing operations on the old work bf Claud ius] and they are to finish it within eight years. The lake is to be entirely drained, end the effect, it is said, will be the reclama tion of thirty-three thousand acres' of the richest land, which will become lhe property of the company. With the use of gunpow der and the apparatus of modern science, the work will not be near so difficult as it was in the time of Claudius. Antiquarians are look ing forward to the draining of the lake Pith much interest, for three ancient cities have been swallowed up in the waters, which it is supposed, will reveal treasures of aotiquity equal to those of Pompeii, During' the reign of Charles the Third, in the latter part of the fourteenth century, the waters fell. So low that the ruins of the npcient city of Valeria were revealed, and statues of Claudius, Aggripina and Nero were recovered. The other buried cities are Penna and Archippus. Dr. Noble, in an able lecture at Manches ter, “On the Dynamic influence of Ideas,’’ told a good anecdote of M. Boulibouse, a French «awmt, in illustration of the power of imagination. As Dr. Noble says—- ,( M. Boutibouse served in Napoleon’s army, and was present' at many engagements during the early part of loat century. - At tbe battle of Wegram, in 1809 j he waa engaged in the fray ; the ranks around him bad been terri bly thinned by shdt, and at sunset be was nearly isolated. ijVhile re-loading his mus ket lie was shot down by a cannon ball.— His impression was that the ball had passed through bis legs below his knees, separating them from the thighs; for he suddenly sank down, shortened, as he believed, to the extent of about a foot in measurment. The trunk of'the body fell backwards on the ground, and tbe aenaes were completely paralyzed by the shock. Thus he lay mptiouleas amongst the wounded and dead during tbe real of tbe night, not daring to move a muscle, lest the loss of blood should be fatally increased.— He fell no pain, but this be attributed to the stunning effect of the shock to (he brain and nervous system- At early dawn he was aroused by one of the medical staff, who came round to help (he wounded. “What’s the matter with yon, my good fellow 1" said the surgeon. “Ah! touch me tenderly,” re plied M. Boutibouse, "I beseech you, a can non-ball has carried off my legs.” Tbe surgeon examined'the limbs referred to, and (hen, giving him a good shake, said with a joyous laugh, “Get up with you, you have nothing tbe matter with you.” M. Bouti bouse immediately sprang up io utter aston ishment, ond stood firmly on the legs which he thought he bad lest forever. “1 felt more thankful ” said M. Bauiiboiise, “than I hod Tver dope in the whole course of my life be fore, I bad not a wound about me.' ( bad, indeed, been shot doWn by an immense can non-ball ; Iml instead of passing thi'ough the legs, as I'firmly believed ir had, the ball had passed under my feotj ind had ploughed a hole id the earth beneath, it least a foot in depth, Into which my feet" suddenly sank', givipg me the idea (bat I. had been thus abort ened by the loot of my legs.” The troth of this story, ia vouched (be by Dr. Noble.— Aihttuetm " A otKTtaaUN whp had taken rather too 1 much wine ,at a party the other evening, and who had to dross the Park “before he could reach bit abode,” came suddenly in contact with a tree. “Schuse me, shir,” said he ttarainermg but an apology, “I ’enure you, ajbtr, ’tirely ,’lentional on my part. Sho dark, sbir,Jdidn’l shep you. “Scfiugze me, shir, ’tebuze me, ahir, if you please. 1 ' After this bbfequlous explanation, and an abortive at; tempt to put on bis bat, be essayedlo continue on bia way, but again came in .contact .withj the how tree. ‘‘l reqlly, beg your, pardon* shir,” said ha; “I’mf ’raid you’ll Vpect that. I’m 'toasieated i but I ’shure you, shir, I nev er was more shober in all my life, Ifa sho very dark ; and 'really, shir, I shposed, shir, you’d gone horned' At this instant .a poUoce man* who had been enjoying the scone, vol unteered to see the gentleman through the Park, assuring him that it was indeed, very dark,.and that the gcnteltnan whom he bad run against belonged to the stationary depart, moot, and that it was uouin bis power to or der hirato“moveon.” ■ - u Jwck,” said » coal dealer, “ what kind of a morning is ill” •• Vary cold sir* very,” “ It the kennel from 1” “ Yet air, hard.**- - *< Raise the coal a dollar a ton. God help the poor.” h ■■ ; w. iii.. ~.r ‘j. )■ NO. 34. fflreal Werk is Italy., Power of Imagination. iIBMfEfifCHBS. Airman g^fiasji^gg^ offipean io»bli<|toiry‘*bejSen6ti'WM pecetsa -1 while bollyhocksoa ' theeum tbit of the brlde’sbonnel ja«fduchedit)e el. bow of bar Their entrance Waspreceded by an mom' Wi'iA dilapidated garments, who 1 c|aimed |imd three coppers as bit fee toi guiding 1 them .to tbe “What can I do (hr gbodlricod. I" •tkiM the urfaaba Aldermito, at if In Jjttex ig norance of the objects of -their risit, " "Pray beaeated, madame." ' “Well Squire,“answered (begroott.wM a complacent gjanceat tjwfilagro breast pin that fastened a dashing ribbon around the la dy’s neck, “old Hn. Rttibbne down (b tynrt —you’re bearfn tell about her, I reckon 1” "Weir, Yeally, I think-Ihardly ktiow-I guess not," "" “Noi bekW ' telf of bor; t *by she makes about the best punk In sass you erer put in yewr stuttmik, reckon; slips',deown jirt as sleek as a greased cal crawlin' through a jrnt of store pipe." • r : “Very happy to be Introduced to bet, sir; but don’t let me interrupt you, Pray pro ceed," r \ .i; \ •‘M sojea’ so. Well old Mr*. Pettibooe gin’me Dioatby, here, to git spliced to.-* She’* a widder woman, and old Deaton Petti bone made rope* or money in shpp'jieg bust ties when be was alive, and I larnt ibe busi ness with him; so.yew diskivef that pal’ral ly 1 liked tbd.gall, and the oh) lady gin con sent 5 so, if yew’ll pronounce lb Bjceremo ny, your money’s ready. “So you wish to be married, eb 7" queried (he Alderman, willing to Spend a few mo men’s leisure in conversation. “May ! ven ture to ask what induced you to break ibrough a bachelor’s life?” ‘‘Sartain, Squire; sartain. Yew see it’s nat’ral. Who ever beard tell of a bachelor chippin’ bird or a bachelor bob-o-link 7 I reckon nobody has. And then aint doublin kinder nat’ral 7 Aint double rosea and doub le morning glories and double pineys (he pootyist, and dom everybody like ’em better than single ones. The amount on U is nat ure teaches it, Squire, clear through the pro grainy, begining with the robins and leaving off with.the apple blossoms.” “Very true my good sir;'a very philoso phical view of the subject.” (Turning to the lady.) “And you, madsme, have you given this subject the attention it merits'7” * Never mind her, Squire, jest let trie settle that air business; ’taint no kinder the to (rouble your bowels about Dinathy. Jest you fetch out yeour books and lire away.” The ceremony was soon performed. Out "Reform” Alderman has carried improve ment even into that department of hit duties. —and a two'dollar bill' was placed in his palm by the newly made husband. After ha had congratulated the pair, and wished them success, Jonathan exclaimed: •'Squire, you re ■ regular (rump, you are; and if you ever come to Lyon you’ll find a stopping place with me,’ and a rousin' wel come. But, Squire," and Jonathan facetious ly inserted hie fore Hager in the region of the Alderman’s ribs, t‘Pm done with one'boru bedsteads, I am’.— Journal of Commerce. Amusing Conrt Seen*. At the first Circuit Court in Washington county held by Judge John Reynolds, the Sheriff, on opening the Court, went out into the court-yard and sail] to the people, “Boys come in, our John is going to bold Court." . This reminds us of a good one we heard, of Judge Huntington, now D. S. District Judge of this Circuit, The Judge, as many of,our readers are aware, is a very affable gentleman off the bench, but on the bench he is a great stickler (or the dignity of 1 the Court. While bolding Court at Bowling Green, in an adjoining county of Clay, soma years ago, in a log cabin, the Judge, Attor ney, and others in the room, were startled by a succession of sharp crack* not unlike mus ket shots, accompanied by unearthly shouts from .stentorian lungs of “Gee—voo-a-baw, boys I” The business of the Court had to be suspended, andihe Judge angrily directed ina Sheriff to bringin the tumultioua 0* timer. Tbe Sheriff soon returned with a rsrespeci roen of tbegemte “Hoosier," upwards of six feet high, with a fox skin cap light-or his head, and tan-colored garments banging.loose ly on bis person, in one band ho held tbs cause of the-explosions, in -the strep* of a whip as long' as a fishing-pole { front under bis arm protruded a half seel too of ginger bread, He walked cooly up to the table Be hind which bia Honor sat, as if about to ask for something lo 'drink, when the Judge, put ting on hjs -severest frown, said to blm-?- What do-you mean air, by yelling through the streets and disturbing the quiet and dig nity of this CouM I" The Hoosier stared around in utter amazement, and alter a pause, shouted out t “Court I —Court did you gay, (giving a loud whistle)—H—l fthbnght it was a Grocery I” The dignity of the Judge was completely unshipped—Court 'adjourned amid roan of laughter—the culprit wasuot fined'(or eon- ’ wnipt, but tin Board of County Combust ijonere of Clay County sood sftorwards passed an order for tire erection of a Court House, (hat could not be misiak'en forafSrbcery. Anbcdot*. —Il i* often made • sobjoctof complaint that ministers of the -Gospel per* licipafe in political matters. An anecdote of Her. Mr. who lived in Vermont several year* ago, contain* a good reply.' A* the reverend gentleman went to deposit hi*: vote the officer who recojveH it, being a friend and parishioner, butoTopnoaite polities, remarked* “ 1 am aorry, W aca jou here." “ Why t"asked Mr.R : ,«4 if ' ■ “Because,' 1 said the officer,“Christ said his kingdom vui»H of. : |)w world.'V u ; Has no one a right to vole ask'ed Mr. P. unless he. belongs to the kingdom of Satan." Ihto tb* Kiire.’— Horne Tookebeing ask* ed by .George Ul. wbetber,he played cards, be replied, "I cannot, your majesty, tell a king froma-knave,”