FROM KANSAS.
Correspondence of Tfco St. Bouli Deaoeritv
• Lawrence, K. T„ Dec, 15,1866.
I have just returned from Topeka, vifi Te
cumseh and Lecomplon, and called upon the
prisoners. At Tecumseh fourteen are in
dicted for man-slaughter, and have the prom
ise of a trial this week. At Lecompton I
saw the “ convicts,” nineteen in number,
and instead of “ wearing hall and chain, and
working on public works,” several of them
are employed by the citizens, and paid high
prices for their vvoik. They are considered
the best mechanics in town, and, upon giving
their word of honor, are allowed to work at
their trade. Notwithstanding the Pro-Slavery
organs call them “ thieves and assassins,"
and they have been sentenced to 6vo "years
in the penitentiary, their word is sufficient
guarantee to one of Uncle Sam’s officers that
they can bo found when called for.
No attempt has been made by the authori
ties to re-arrest thoso who mado their escape
through the prison walls in Tecumseh. The
writ-servers have not made their appearance
in Lawrence for some time past. 1 suspect
they have suspended judiciary mailers for
the present, for the purpose of attending the
Leavenworth land-sales. No disturbance
has yet occurred between the purchasers, but
no part of the city has been sold yet, and the
trouble will be likely to originate there, if
anywhere. They will probably commence
some lime Ibis week to dispose of the town
lo's. The gentry from the South are the
principal buyers, thinking, perhaps the best
way tc establish Slavery in Kansas is to own
the soil.
Hovcver, Col. Titus, while in Kansas city,
on his way to Nicaragua, drank to Kansas
“ a fiee Stale.” The Colonel shows that he
has been an expensive (filibuster. Holding
up one of his hands, which was very much
deformed, he replied that he had it probed
with a Spanish lance tyhile in .Cuba. Then
showing the other, which was still worse, re
marked that •'the d—d Yankees shot a
Sharpe’s rifle ball through that one, and into
his shoulder also.” The conquest of Kansas
has been accomplished, but her citizens are
not subdued. At every triumph of the slave
oligarchy, they seem more determined that
Kansas shall bo free. ,
There are no troops on the Nebraska fron
tier now, ns all have been ordered to the Fort,
except Company “ H,” Capt. Nuble com
manding, who remain at Lecompton to guard
the town. 1 have just leqrned from' one of
the officers that this company will be proba
bly kept there all Winter for that purpose. 1
can learn nothing more relative to Gov. Gea
ry’s and Judge Lecompte’s quarrel. What
the autocrats are doing in relation to the dis
missal of this high functionary, remains to
be seen. His “ Honor” will not be likely to
submit without a groat deal of reluctance, if
at all.
Wo have just heard of the appointment of
another man in the place ol J. B. Donaldson
ns Marshal of the Territory. Whether he
will be as faithful in maintaining “ law and
order,” as his predecessor, and retire with as
many “ honors” and “ abate” ns many
“ nuisances,” lime can only tell. Donaldson
ought to go and live besido Shannon, in some
rural retreat, with an easy access to a whis.
key barrel, and there soliloquize upon the
past, and never be disturbed in the future.
They both make a good old grandmotherly
appearance, and would never injure the coun
try, unless used for tools, as they have been
in subjugating Kansas.
Cut 1 believe in Ilia nncienl maxim, “ Say
nolhing bui what is good of the dead.”
Lieuienanl Harvey and his company arc
going to ilia soul hern port of the Territory
10 start n new town. Gov. Geary thinks he
has no further use for their services. He has
probably dismissetf them to give the marshals
u chance to serve their processes, as the colo
nel and several of his company are under in
dictment.
Reports from southern Kansas say that
since the cold weather commenced, affairs
have assumed a more pacific nature. The
Free-State Legislature will convene on the
first Tuesday in January, and memorialize
Congress, if nothing more, unless Col. Sum
ner or soma of his compeers are ordered by
Frank to disperse them. His Excellency’s
message reached us this evening. I know
not what the people in the States may think
of it, bul for one to read it that is acquainted
with Kansas politically, it is enough to make
him disgusted with a Republican government.
That portion relating to Kansas, when ana
lyzed, amounts to a tissue of falsehood, and
the Pro-Slavery men in lha Territory know
it to bo so, whether they do in Washington Or
not. The Free-Stale Hotel progresses very
slowly, owing to the intense cold weather.—
Gov. Robinson left this morning for the East.
The Kaw River is frozen over sufficiently to
boar foot passengers.
The St. Louis Democrat estimates that the
conspiracy of border ruffians against free emi
gration to Kansas has injured the business of
the Missouri river steamboat, men more than
half a million of dollars, and that it has been
almost equally disastrous to various other
branches of business in Missouri.
Oregon Fruit.— This Territory is said
to be one, of therfincst frail growing countries
in the world. It is estimated that not less
than 875)000 worth of apples will be shipped
to California this season. The size of the
apples is almost incredible. Uis no uncom
moa lUTng to see specimen apples weighing
from one .and a half to two pounds.
A Parallel. —New York State, with
thirty-five ole'cloral votes, polled at the late
Presidential election, 595,180 voles, while
twelve other Stales having together sixty
eight-electoral voles pollfld 595,973. These
States are Florida, Delaware, Arkansas, Ala
bama, Maryland, Texas, Louisiana, Missis
sippi, North Carolina, Vermont, New Hamp
shire, and California.
The Vote for Phesioket. —An exchange
paper says, ibe returns for President as far
as received, foot up as follows : Buchanan,
1,796,277.; Fremont, 1,328,185; Fill
more, 822,620. The returns, Jp.come in will
not materially vary the result, Mr. Bu
chanan is four hundred pnd sidy-eight
thousand ahead of Mr. Fremont, and Mr.
■Fiwmont has nearly-half a million notes'
more -than Mr. Fillmore. , The combined
vote of Fremont and Fillmore is. greater
ban that <of Bucuanan by 354,528.
THE AGITATOR.
n. H. €0bb,.... ....y£dU»r.
All Cpmraunicalionsmuet
be addressed to (be Editor to inkbre attention.
WELLSBOROIJGH, FA.
Thursday morning, |au, 8.1857.
SPIRITUALISM.-**™'. S. B-
O .Britlan, Editor of Uia Bmsitoal Tele
mum, will Lecture upon the FACTS AND PHI
LOSOPHY OF SPIRITUALISM, in the Court
House, commencing THURSDAY EVENING,
15tb lost., and continuing nightly through the
week. An opportunity is now offered this public,
to listen to one of the ablest advocates of the Spirit
ualistic .doctrine. Lecture commences at 7 o’clock.
ADMISSION, 13 1-3 cents.
Wellsboro’, Jan. 8,1857.
The Juror and Trial' Lists for February Term
will be published neat week. \Ve were unable to
procure them in lime for insertion in this number.
The Carrier lakes Uio earliest opportunity to re
turn his grateful acknowledgments for the cordial
reception he met with on bis recent visit to bis pal.
rans. His receipts exceeded bis mast sanguine ex
pectations. He therefore hopes the fatness of the
new year will be to them as its morning proved to
his pocket—bountiful. Far once, the “ devil” ad.
mils that he boa got Ilia doe;
Take Notice. —Tho subscribers tojho last
year’s cjpb for the Weekly Tribune, arc notified
that the time for which they subscribed will expire
on, or about tho sth of February. This Club is be
ing renewed at this Office. Subscriptions should bo
banded in immediately, as wo wish to remit the
money by the 30lb of the present month at the la
test. Those who may not see Ibis notice, can be
notified by such of their neighbors a» do; and it is
hoped that every Republican within the range of
the Wellsboro’ Post Office will make it a special du
ly to urge bis neighbor to embrace this opportunity
to procure for his (amity the best newspaper in the
world, costing but One Dollar, but richly worth ten
deHart to any family. Now is the proper lime la
subscribe, for two reasons: It will save Ul a deal of
trbublc and expense, sod at the same lime ensure
the paper to present subscribers without tho loss of
a single number.
Lectures on Spiritualism. —It will be seen by
reference to the notice at the head of tills column,
that a course of Lectures on the Facts and 'Philoso
phy of Spiritualism, by Rev. 8. B. Brittan, will be
given in the Coart House, commencing an Thursday
evening, Xslh in«L, and continuing through the
week. Prof. Brittan is the editor of the N. Y,,
Spiritual Tehgraph, the leading Spiritualistic jour
nal in the country, and ranks among the first, both
as an orator and a scientific man. As an advocate
of the claims of Spiritualism to public attention, he
is conceded by his opponents to bo eminently able
and candid; and by believers, is considered among
Hie first/if not the very first, metapbysians of the
lime.
He his been engaged to come here and deliver
the course, at 4n expense of 875. No attempt to
secure this amount by subscriptions has been, or
will bo made. The liberality of a troth-seeking and
liberal-minded public is relied open to meet (lie ex
pense ; and therefore it has been decided best to
fix tiic admission tec at one shilling, to be paid at
the door. Should tbo receipts exceed $75 for the
course, such excess, whatever it may be, will be dot
nated to Use Wellsboro’ Library Association.
Wc hopc (he friends of Progress will improve
this opportunity to listen to a candid and eloquent
exposition of the "New Church"'doctrines.
A New Tear Vision.
The veracious Town Clock had lolled « eleven,"
P. M., of. Wednesday, the lost day of December, in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight. Imiy l -— 1
and fifty-six. Vpnng Am—grown weary of
perambulations and crawled between the
sheets; The lights were out in the dwellings, and
tbd celestial lights were veiled by ll)f clouds.
Wearied with manifold duties we put pen, ink
and politics behind us with an inaudible objurgation
which, epqkea, would have sounded very like “-got
thee behind me, salan!”—and concluded to pul on
lbo : speclacles of retrospection and glance liver the
record of the dying year. \Yc turned the leaves re
gretfully, for the fairest pages were marred some
wlipl, and the latest were evidently transcribed with
a trembling band. Here and there one was bluik
red, and more seldom, blotted into illegibility. At.
together it seemed a sad record, relieved at wide in
tervals by patches of sunshine where a good deed,
or a kind word had found a place in golden charac
ters, The record of goad intentions was very full
—in haiso-reUeso —bul.the gilding appeared badly
tarnished. This led us to fear that time would in
evitably wipe out that portion at the dying year’s
memoranda ia a few diurnal .revolutions. "The
sooner the belter," thought we, “ they are cowardly
“ apologies for things omitted to be done. Let them
perish 1”
And so we turned on—noting all, but especially
dwelling upon the sunny spots. Such as seemed
blurred with tears we passed hastily, lest wo might
lake the infection and learn to sorrow for (lie trials
of others ; snd Self tcachctb that it is enough that
each bear the allotted burden. Self is a great in
structor, we mentally ejaculated a great Teach
er—directing our feet in flowery paths and permit
ting (he less fortunate to tread on the thorns, If
they like. •• - '
Wc had become oblivions to the outer world when
a lusty summons at the door, as if beaten with a
polar icicle, aroosed ns. “Come in!” said we, and
in strode a Venerable old man with a long beard, all
stiff and stark with snow, and in every way sog.
geslive of the Frigid Zone, We mdtioned him to
a scat by the stove; bol htfimerely shook bis head
in a dignified way and stroked his beard Übo a Ma
hommedan. Just as we began to wonder wbal the
silent visiter wanted ina printing office, he approach
ed and laid a little snow-wrapped bundle in our lap.
“Thin,"-said he, “ is a child, born into every house
“ hold to-night; and his name is Jandarx Newxbar.
“ Look to it that lie thrivo under thy hand; I for by
“ my beard, (and La-stroked Mat appendage warn
ingly,) “ this day year 1 will require aa account of
“ thy stewardship.” , i . r
1 was about to ask him if. lie could not give. Mat
as a companion to January, when he .seemed to
read my thoughts and frowned like an iceberg. He
banged the door, nod 1 heard his steps die away
down the stairs. .
“Heigbol” said we; “ here’s a pretty Ifew Year
’.’ present for a solitary!. Let’s have a peep at Mas
“ let January Nowyear.” So we went to work to
unloose the JiUle ducky’s wrap, which, yon most
know, was nothing but delicate snow-flakes, pinned
.together with little bits of icicles. ‘Well, Master
, January’s face became visible in time; bat what'a
face for a little, toddling baby! It was an’old bead
on young shoulders! And.(bed he douhled hie fist,
and said bis wicked old eye! “ I’H make you trouble
'“-wljep I gel big enough, see if I don’t !’ 1 ' 1
WehalCjJectded to cbuCk ihb 'little bratlnlo the
stove, and thus rid the worltlof-a majlcibos mob
ster at once: And thcnwolook another peep at hinu
E TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR.
anddon't you think ! —the wee thing had changed
froijif the threaleainjg tu the raclliii£ mood. In ten
mini es, or (bereeheula, Marter,January Newycar
wafl I the lout attfgea of disaolutkp. The hdapita
bionlcr .fire lujd tafitned hiovind to thaw, his
gratit ido he bad dissolved in tears,
- We ehed oo tears; we remembered the doubled
fiscal d the rognUli .leer lie gave us, §o ft/o leaned
back ind thanked oUr stars Tor the ridddneei ’ \Vc
had d opped away in a half doze when a sharp rat,
tat on the door opened onr eyep. M Come in I” ivo
responded, and in stalked a good-humored individ
ual bearing a suspicious looking box, which lie dc
. posited on our knees and bywed himself out, grin
ning a pleasant grin. We eyed the package curl
oasly. What Could it be! It might contain a (lion
sand things. It might be filled with bank bills in
lie to sundry outstanding bills despatched to
u a year ago. It might he the freedom of the
world in a paper box. And so we chased the
rcapoi
debloi
wide
ber winged might-beV’ for ten minutes,
then we untied theatring and lifted the cover,
.through an endless maze of paper we dived
g the parcel as tenderlyas if it had contained
r January’s blue-eyed sister—baby May, and
right in the middle, plnmp, blooming, and
igly luscious, lay a—
■ reader, were ybu ever a stranger in a strange
n exile for some weary years from (he home
r childhood, and pining fur a return to the old
:e 7 And in the midst of the fit of homesick
id you ever chance to stumble upon on old sc
once—a playfellow of your childhood I And
i remember how your heart spurned its nos
bonds and jostled the words of greeting on your
You can fancy onr emotions, then, as our eyes
rested on the contents of that box—being nothing
less familiar thin a berry.brown-crusted Connecti
cut JpHNRTCAEE!
And then we solemnly pledged ourself, 1 tying one
hand upon the jolinnycake and brandishing a gray
goose quill in the other, to indite an epic celebrating
the vi lues of Jolinnycake, tvhich is as much more
Vr of immortality than Hasty Pudding, as the
of Barlow is, than ours,
worll
c&brt
Bui
it hold ; there came a letter with the gift;
Herewith I ecnd you a New-Year present—ho
' may safely reach you, prove palatable and do
gtod. I send it, not as a keepsake, as I fear it
Id not keep. [Wo don't permit jolmnycake to
h ng. Ed.] 1 send it for its ini rintie value."
e proceeded to break jobnnycakc and relapsed
o our dozb.
“Hippy New Year!—hero’th a New Ycar’th
prel lent for you I”—cried a Comical little fellow
at our elbow. We rubbed our eyee and looked at
the tic* comer. His gaodnatured face beamed with
fun and frolic. He held out a paper parcel in size
runs, in shape indescribable.
What’s this, Ben 1” wo asked, taking the par-
L
“Oil,you’ll find out,l goth," replied Ben, wag
ging his head with irresistible drollery.
An Iwe did find out. It Was just the nicest, swee
test a id completesl lot of cake we ever set eyes on.
Fruit cake, pound-cake, egg-cake—every cake in the
baker s firmament, saving and excepting, johnny
cake, was there represented, we verily believe. It
looked suspicions; and we binled to Ben that some
bodyjmnsl have got married lately.
11 they hath,” said Ben, smiling like a June
morning. “Julht got married and gone off. Did'nt
“ you thee ’em ?”
ping
youg
wouli
keep
genei
Wb didn't see (he pair, bat sent a blessing af
ler (licm,land told Ben that as they bad remembered
the [irlnter in an boor when ilia <o difficult to think
of outers, we would remember them Ibis week.
Again we fell into a scmi-samnolcnlslate. “Ral
tlc.tebang.bang, scuff-tcuff-lratnp-lramp 1" Zbaods,
bow the honest, good-natured looking fellows pout’d
in! They crowded into every corner, trod on our
locs and raised the old Harry I Every, -roan I)ad.A.
bit of pjjrr jtpeliing-npJU— *—-"rwn'nn'fOH cloier
M«/fH:jcctSn7proved to be bills for the first year and u
half of die Agitator —still unpaid. One of the
number stepped forward end said that the persons
assembled ‘bad just recovered from severe sickness,
thcii complaints baying baffled medical skill for
nearly a year. At length sonle one tried a blister
directly over the heart of Iris patient,, under wbicln
on its being removed six hours afterward, was found
tins iwtpaid. hill aforenamed. Tjto experiment was
made on others with like results. „Ue concluded
thaj the.discase had its origin in llio chafing of Uie
bill* against consciences; and then,stepping
back into the ranks, he raised bis right hand high
abo|ve his head. The others did likewise. 11 Now
11 give him his due!’ I —thundered the leader, and
dovin came a suffocating shower of —bank bills 7
Goodness gracious!—bow your servant gathered
up jjrcat armfuls-and stowed thorn away behind the
cascu. inlo pigeon holes and into our trowsdr pockets
and l int&onr bosom, until we foil liko tho Man made
ot Money, and couldn’t sit dawn at a)l; far. increase
cd bulk. The crowd then walked up and subscrib
ed for 1857. This new shower left us about knee
high in-cash, scattered about tbo floor like so much
waste paper.
Just then people came dropping in to congrnln.
latojus. It was quite refreshing to see people so
friendly. Everybody wanted to shake hands. Then
some came in will) bits ql paper in their hands, and
llictje began pulling at our pockets and leaving, the
bits of paper with us us security. We made out to
recognize these fellows as creditors; and they kept
coming in and phlebotomizing as until we got os
lean as Roskianle ; and at Inst we sul down in pos
session of just two red cents, a jackknife without a
blade, a horn comb, and two trowser pockets badly
dilapidated. We looked around for our friends.
Ail find disappeared. .-
Weil, we concluded that somebody had abused us
shockingly j nnd'opplving that to our injured self,
respect, as a mol)ifier, dropped off into a heahhful
and refreshing steep, thanking heaven, that we I wed
nolxdy a red.
We awoke to find it broad day, the fire out, and
oar body afflicted with decidedly aguish symptoms.
tn vain wo looked aVouud for the track of Midas
no t ills satisfied were to be seen,' The Jolmnycuke
—ll at wos real, and so was the wedding remem
brat cer; they remained (6 be touched and laeted.
The therapeutical experiment as applied to debtors,
was an dalfagcuusly' diabolical delusion.
B|(wo do nbl yet give thetrt' up,' Thev arc ex.
pcct id to pay’ dp old scores and stall anew.
There would eeem, to be aomei hope fat' Kansas in
Uio idminisimion of Goe. Geary- He has even re
fossa to pcrmiljUio.borbarous peaallies imposed by
Hie jiogus laws, lo be inflicted,, At this, ll)o ruffian
leaders set up a,, growl, of discontent. “We must
have a VV.oslern man (or Governor; give uaAtcliin
son,V 'say'they.' - Arid’ iliey'url/l Kate Alcliinson, or
one of bis stripe, if Geary be acting in"good faith.
We liopo none of our Norlheriimerr will suffer them
selves lo be.deceived by tiiia'apparcnt 'lull n, e
Storm wlycji lias '’devastated, the' plains of Kansas
and threatened theliberjre? of a great people; It
still .lowers upon tbo western horizon; it is gather
ing force for'daolhet assault: “The tyrant lias ad
vanccd tod far lo yield lamely; '■ •
Look at Kansas.“it lies in the path of Empire-
Itlathekey to the vast Wealth that the' Far-West
holds in trust for coming generations. Tyranny
will always as a spoil, and not as a her.
ilogc— ipommon ho'riUge. There will ho a sirUg.
gle for ilp" possession..,. That is inevitable. Free-;
dom wiil refuso to bcCupy tlial territory with Slav
ery'as tenants in common. That is inevitable,■-
* The strife, then, is not ended; nor will it be until
victory declare for ono. Freedom must triumph at
the lash for il is Right'; ;Thul f may grace ■
lliis age, or it may Bo predestined to crown and iin,
' mortalizeohnlhcr. In either 'case the duly of ftee.
1 men-is. plain.. Ylmay bo summed op in three words,
1 ns the Athenian summed up (he three esscntials of
oratory: “ Action —action — action !”
It is high time (fiat (lib Republicans of Tioga be
gin to act. Friends, the truly wise prepare for
war under the mild reign of peace. The true sold
icr never permits his armor to mat with inaction.
Perfect your organizations by school districts this
winter. Revive your Club Meetings and discuss the
question st issue. -Do not pul off the labor snti
the campaign shall bo' forced npon you. but work
now—to-day, aud every day, until the field, shall be
won.
©ommuiiCcationfl,
Out Tillage.
Reader, will you walk with us, this first
day of January 1857 1 It is u pleasant day;
cool, calm and bracing; such a day as one
would love for a New Year's day, when ho
had no sleigh rides planned, nor visits to
neighboring villages, or down-lhe-plonk tav
erns. We will go out early, for we love lo
see the new year as it comes up in its first
dawning youth, blushing rcdolently with
gladness. We wi'l carry you psychologically
with us, and in some quiet nook in each house
wo visit, safe in our inrisiblcness, we will
watch how another cycle in the ever whirling
sphere of time is hailed in its new dawn. Sec
that low, and almost dilapidated collage lo
our left; we may see there something of ever
varying life. Let us wqlk in.
•• It is almost over with me for this life. I
may as well die as live —no wood scarcely—
nothing lo eat, and nobody cares whether I
have or not, or whether I die or not. Well,
they cate as much as 1 do; a nigger’s noth
ing. Wonder, if they’d take mu into heaven?
guess they wouldn’t!”
Old woman, child of poverty and suflering
—all that remains of what was once n south
ern chattel,; it is almost over with you.—
Murmur not; they’ll take you in above;
your day of joy is yet to come; your new
life of happiness will dawn, as the sun of this
life goes down upon you. Woman, you will
yet he compensated,
“ Yes, yes its hard, but it will be along
soon. They’ll send me something. Wish
they were all like him.” Hark ! how mod
est and almost noiseless is that rap. “ Come
in.” “ I’ve brought you something lo eat for
Now Years—a good baked, chicken &o.—
You’re most out’ of wood I see. Well I’ll send
you some over.
■ “ Thank you,” the old bent up creature
tried to say, but she couldn’t, for tears choked
Iter utterance.
“ How’s your clothes, and bed clothes'!
Hero’s sonrie money, good hye,” and he glided
away as quietly and as noiselessly as he came.
Let.us follow him down street.
“We want to gel up a silk flag for the
Dutch hand. Can’t you give us something!”
“ No sir, 1 believe not,” and on he went.
“He’s, a coveieoits old cermutlguon. Won
der: if he expects to carry his money to
■^^C^JnT^ear the remark of the getter up
of'lhp project of the silk flag fur the Dutch
band, for.he’s hurrying op down street.—
Lets follow him still. lie’s gone in the hack
door of that, large house, and up the hack
stairs. . ~
“ Well, John, how do you feel litis morn
ing? I suppose you long to be out keeping
New Year.”
“I wish I could,- but I’m very sick, I didn’t
sleep any last night; I know I shall die; I wish
I could.go home.” ,
- “Ob, don’t be down hearted, tny boy, you’ll
be well soon, No’hing'liko keeping up cour
age. Here I’ve brought you a fine nice Ger
man book for a, New Years present. You
will be. able .to rend if,ln a day or two I hope.
I’vo hired you a nurse, John ; and she’ll
come .and lake care of you to morrow. I
tried lo have her come, .to-day, bulshe tho’t
she couldn’t. I'll call in towards night and see
you again, but don't be down hearted,, You’ll
gel well." ~ ~
John brightened up with hope as his friend
look him by the hand and bid him good bye,
tind we can not help thinking ihal even his
life may depend even upon this visit.
Let us follow him still.
“ There goes old light fist. I suppose he
wouldn't take a dish of oysters on New Year
for fear it would cost him a shilling. I wish
I hod n quarter what he’s worth, bui don’t
think 1 should bo quite as tight ak he is."
My dear fellow you would b e tight a great
deal oftencr than you arc now.
Supposing, kind reader, we let old tight
fist go—quietly, noiselessly on his ever vary
ing round of little charities, and enter this
Hole in the’wail and lake a dish of oysters,
psycologicnlly. as a matter of course, and see
how'tboy do things up in there.
“ One, two, three, four—a bad throw.”
“One, two, three, four, —a little belter
by G—d.”
“One, two,—oh d—n such throwing only
nine, if you can’t • beat that you’re a poor
Devil."
“ One, two, three, four, five, sjs, seven;
all heods by Christopher. ■ 1 -
“ One! well that’s a d°n pretty how’dyedo.’’
‘{•One, two, - three; ••• there pay the oysters,
’lother side of, Niagro. Here,
Snap-draggonTm in for the raws, I’ll throw
■off: with you, 1 , -
■ “ Done hly tho Holy Poker. Throw away.
■No cheating now, old Clinker.”
“ One, two, three, four j half nnd a half;
half of the whole and naif of one.”
• “ One, two, ■
“ Hold up there boys—hold up);, clap.them
■into the hat ; thero comes old light fist. Keep
shndv.”
' “ He want’s la gel two oysters fqr a family
slew; I guess. Ha 1 ha-, ha IV
“ Haw 1 haw ! haw !’! ■-
t‘ Yipi that's it.”
- “ Histl” -i -
“ Have you got any good oysters, sir, that
you can recotpmend ? .
t‘\V.e have some very fine indecd, how rdany
will you have sir!”
> “ About half a hundred I guess, if they ’re
fine.” '“Wejjjboys 1 age you aio in for New
Yerirs. -; Thais right j]lhe young are young
f— buj don't;,forget that the young will be
old.” " r i
• * * * * #
“Ah yes, yes, how much !'*
> Filly' cents.” "
" Just the money,”
“Oh I like to have forgot, a couple of pounds
of crackers.”
“ Good day sir,”
“ Good day.”
“ 1 guess old pinch cent is going in for a
bust.” t
Reader, they can finish their game with
out us, and we will follow our first acquain
tance of (he morning and see what he is go
ing to do with those oysters and crackers.
Thai’s the way .he went; over across the
street, and down back. He's gono into Mr.
Bales. The old gentleman has been ailing
for some lime.
“ A happy New Year to you Mr. Bales—
You are looking better to-day I think.”
“ Well 1 don’t know ; I’m sometimes almost
discouraged.”
“I heard yesterday you thought
you could eat some oyster soup, so I have
brought you some oysters, and 1 came across
some fine crackers, nnd thought I might ns
well bring them along too. Your wife knows
how to make it just right—there is enough
for a good family dinner.”
“ God bless you sir, 1 hope God will let
me live lo remember and repay your kind
ness.”
For TUo Agitator.
“ That’s nothing.”
“ You don’t know how much it is.”
“ Mr. Bates, I bad another object in call
ing, I knew you had been sick a long time,
and must bo tic need. Here,Mrr>, Bates, is
twenty dollars—no words—you must lake it
—1 know all about your situation. When
Mr. Bates get* well he can pay me. Good
day.”
And old Skhnint, old Pinch cent as ho
was called sneeringly by ihe frequenters of
the hole in the wall, hurried away, and did
hot see that burst of passionate (ears from
Mrs. Bales, ns she exclaimed, “Oh I knew,
I knew Providence would send us relief.”
Reader, let us part now, for I must go
home. We will lake a night ramble together,
and, Mr. Editor, I’ll tell you in a future num
ber «hal I see. Yours truly,
JEHOSOPHAT,
Jan. 1, ’57. 2 o’clock, P. M.
From the New York Mirror.
The Cold—mid the Poor.
The poor we have always wiih us—said
the great Teacher, who became poor that we
might be rich—but they seem to be especially
and peculiarly with us at (his inclement sea
son of the year, when Ihe cold wind whistles
through the leafless trees in ihe Park, and
bites ihe lender bodies of the thinly clad, like
sharp steel.
The public charities of theciiy are boon
liful and generous ; they are, moreover, con
siderate and discriminating in distinguishing
between cases of real and pretended want.
Into these channels of organized benevolence,
there always flow at Ibis festive season of the
year streams of liberal donations. It is a
wise, prudent and economical method of dis
pensing alms, and the chill blasts of this win
in,.weather.should remind the Wealthy and
the'benevolent, id renew promptly theil 1 an
nual contributions to ohjecisof publiccharity.
Food, clothing and fuel are actual necessities
with the poor of our city at this season of
the year, and whoever gives for these purpo
ses through the usual and well directed chan
nels, may in most cases, be certain that his
liberality is not lavished upon the indolent
and improvident. True charily is sagacious
as well as generous.
But ihe qualify of Mercy isnol strained.—
It is heller lo err on her side than to lean 100
much towards imperative and exacting jus
tice. It is a Heavenly charily which com
miserates the wayward and ihe fallen. What
would become of as if we were rewarded ac
cording to ourdeserts ?
The mature' In heart—upon whom has
dropped the divine seed of the unworldly but
world-wide charily of Christ—will not be
content with doing good by proxy. It is a
cold and unwholesome benevolence which is
satisfied with'dropping gold in charily boxes
or'passing it through (he windows o( Hospi
tals. Sumwhing more is required by Hint
«hb Went ahoul doing good and ministered
to lazzaroni and demoniacs. True Christ
nnily loves actual cohiaci with the poor.
'is thus only that their actual wants' and ne
cessities can be known. He who gives liber
ally out of his abundance lo collective chari
ties does Well; but he who seeks out' the
squalid hovels of the destitute, listens sym
pathizingly to the tale of unforeseen misfor
tune, distributes liberally to individual cases
of honest poverty, and pours oil, with his
own hands, upon liio wounded spirit of some
despised Samaritan, does heller, because he
comprehends heller that wonderful Love of
the poor, and miserable and fallen, which,
born in Heaven, was once incarnate on earth,
A heart rending occurrence took place in
Stockport, Columbia counfy, N. Y., in which
a child was killed in tha arms of its mother,
and by her sister. Mrs. Dickerman was sit
ting in the room with her child, a boy about
two years of age, upon her lap, engaged in
-dressing it, while at the same time her staler,
'a Miss Plainer, was culling the wick of a
candle ’ with a pair of scissors. Thd sisters
wefd engaged,in an angry conversation, when
Miss Plainer, in a fit of rage, threw the
scissors at her sister with great force, the
point striking the' child upon his breast, pen
etrating to the heart. Tho innocent little one
exclaimed, “O, mother I mother !" and im
mediately expired. Mrs. Dickerman did not
see hor sister throw the scissors, nnd was not
concious of what had been done until site
saw the instrument of death planted in his
breast. Miss Plainer is now confined in the
Hudson jail-to await the action of (he. grand
jury.
Pennsylvania courts have decided (hat the
provision of, law,, which entitles a widow, to
three hundred dollars from the husband’s
estate, in preference,to creditors, is not affect,
ed by the husband “ waiving the exemption"
on a judgment obtained'Sgainst him .before
hor widowhood.
Heroism of a Carlisle Boy la Cali
fernia.
The California papers of August last, D ave
accounts of a bold attack made by a g ang 0 f
highway plunderers on the stage coach near
Marysville. We have only within a few day«
past, however, been made acquainted with
the heroism displayed on the occasion by a
native of Carlisle, Mr, Wm. Dobson, who
formerly' lived at Pine Grove Furnace, but
left Cumberland' county several years since
to try his luck among the adventurers to the
golden region. At the time this affair oc
curred, Mr. Dobson was in the employ 0 f
Messrs. Langton &Co., as one of their ex.
press messengers. It is due to. his charac
ter that the faithfulness with which he stood
to his trust in an hour of extreme peril sho’d
he published. We therefore publish the sub
joined extracts from California papers ;
Marysville, (Cal.) Aug. 12,1856.
This afternoon about 4$ o’clock, ns the
Marysville singe was coming in from Camp
tonvillc, and when near Dry Creek, it was
slopped by six mounted highwaymen, who
were alter the treasure amounting to §lOO,.
000. Near the point ofatlack, the road forks,
and Mr. Rideout, dust gold dealer in Young's
Hill, was on ope road and the stage on the
other. Mr. Rideout was stopped by tho rob
bers, who all presented their arms and com
manded him to dismount. Mr. R. hesitated,
when some of them threatened to shoot him.
On this threat being made, he dismounted,
and went toward the stage, which was on the
other rode across the ravine. The robbers
called him bock and remanded his money,—
Being satisfied that he had some, and his
treasure being on the stage, they look his
horse and told him to crossover to the stage.
They demanded the driver of the stage—
John Gear—to stop, and threatened to kill
the first man who should oppose them in their
designs.
Mr. Dobson, messenger for Langton & Co.,
immediately drew on them, and commenced
firing ; his first took effect on the spokesman
of the robbers and unhorsed him. Mr. Ride
out had now got to the stage, and indiscrimi
nate firing now commenced between the rob
bers and passengers. As many as forty shots
were fired on both sides. The robbers find
ing themselves so stoutly opposed, retreated,
leaving the passengers master of the field.
Tho driver, Mr. John Gear, was shot
through the right arm above elbow. Mrs.
Tilghman, wife of a barber in this city, was
shot in the head,' and the ball entered over
the right eye. Another passenger was shot
in both legs. The stage is riddled with
bullet holes. When the stage was stopped
and the firing commenced, one while man
and four Chinamen passengers left and ran
back on the road which was just passed over.
They have not been heard from since.
Just ns the stage was about starting, and
after the first party had retired,a Mexican
(mounted) commenced firing from the oppo
site direction, Mr. Dobson returned his.lire
and unhorsed him. Two other men were
seen coming in the thicket, who were not
mounted. They were ail members of the
same gang it is supposed. Only two of. ;he
party wefe disguised. All were Americans,
save the one Mexican just spoken of.'
A Bloody Affair in liliuolWt-
Monmouth, Warren Co., 111., Dec,l2,
A blftody tragedy was performed' at 'be
“ Baldwin House,” in this cily, rhis after
noon. About two o’clock the terrible ctv 01
murder was heard, and we all started 00l ct
discover the cause. Distant only a few yards,
there—weltering in their blood—lay the vic
tims of the most sanguinary, single hand con
flict it has been my lot to witness. The cir
cumstances are ns follows :—A Mr. Fleming,
an elderly gentleman, and two sons about 25
to 28 years of age, had called upon a Mr.
Crozier, at his rooms at the Baldwin House,
armed each with a loaded pistol, to coerce the
latter gentleman into a concession and re
traction of a calumny affecting their daughter
and sister, with which they charged Mr. C.
Mr. C. after some warm language had passed
between the parlies, did sign a retraction in
he presence of a friend whom the Messrs.
Fleming had brought with them.
Immediately after delivering the paper into
the possession of their friend, Mr. F. one ot
the brothers, said to Mr. C.; “I am now
going to cowhide you,” and one of the boys,
holding a pistol to his head, directed the
other to inflict tho threatened punishment,
which he immediately commenced. He nad
struck three or four blows, when C. drew a
dirk knife itom a side pocket, and passing at
the same lime, his left arm around the neci
or. Ibo one who plied lire (ash, slabbed him
in the left breast ; and, as quick is thought,
withdrew (be knife, and struck ,the one who
held the pistol a backhanded blow, which
reached, as did the first, the heart of his victim.
Both brothers received their death wound
in less than two seconds, and were both
bloody corpses in loss than three minutes
after they were struck. The old man had
gone out into the hall and locked the door,
and stood upon the outside, with a pistol to
keep out assistance.
The affair has created an immense excite
ment here, I assure you. The young man
Crozier is under arrest, having surrendered
himself into custody, and is to undergo an
examination 10-morrow.
The sympathies of the people are mostly
with Crozier. He acts and looks the picture
of despair. He is a young"man, somo 27 or
30 years old, and unmarried. He is said to
have been engaged lo the lady in question,
who is at present out of the Stale. The
other parlies were respectable farmers, and
two of them, I understand, were members of
the church, in good standing.
The transit of Venus will take place in
1861, when the planet will pass directly be
tween the earth and the sun, during ihe day,
and thedafknbss caused by it will make lights
necessary in the houses. The transit occurs
once in a century, and on the last occasion
the British Government filled out an expedi
tion to the South Pacific Ocean for the pur
pose of observing it from several points sim
ultaneously, for astronomical purposes.
A rich, old man, residing in the Fifth A»s
nue, New York, died recently leaving hi*
immense wealth to a young sewing girl, with
whom he had lallen in love. There is a
chance for some nice young man.