RATES OF ADVERTISING. Pom- lines or less constitute half a mute. Ten lino- Or more than four, constitute n. square. 3 a .. «"5025 One a . onndayw $0.51, 2.531 .3:::e{s. .-.4 1.9!) l “q ) aneweek._..- 1.2!; u onemonthn . 2.00 “ one month. .. 8.00 «; :hzee months. 3.09 “ three months. 5.00 .; six mantbs_ . 4.0!” “ nix months... 8.00 .. one year.. .. . 5.09 . “ one year...” 10.00 r. i? Bushman notices inserted in the Loan. cum, or before marriages and-12:31]“, nus 017sz min um; forearm insertion. l‘o :gerc'nzn and others udvettisingby the yen! liters-l ta. :9 mil be 01mm. 113' The numberoriusefiions mus: bedesigmtedon the mlvertinement. 15' Mamagea and Deaths will be inserted at the same am as regular advertisements. 3300155, fitatimtcrg, 85:. 1 CHOOL BOOKS—School Dn'ectors, Teachers, Parents, Scholars, and othernfin wantol' School Books, School Stationery, km, will um! a complete assortment at E. M. POLLOOK £5 SON ’8 BOOK STORE: Market Square, Harrisburg, comprising in part the follow unz— BEADERS.—Mcfiuffey’s, Parker’s, Cobb’s. Austen"! , BPELLING BOOKfi.—Hcfiufiey’a, cows: Webmr 9: l‘awn’a,Byerly’s. Gombry’a. . , ENGLISH GRAMMARS.—Bullion‘s, 311mb 8, W 00“ bridge’s, Museums, Tuthill’s. Hart’s, Wem’: , . HISTUKIEs.—-Gfim3haw73:D;q,v¢nport~‘s, ll 1'08? 3,, Wl]- Inn’s. Willard’s, Goodfichza" Pinnock’s, Lioldsmnth sand Chrk’a. ARl‘PHMETlC’S.—Grecnlesm, Stoidani’s, Kmerson‘ul Pike’s, Ram’s. coibnm’s, Smith and Duke’s, Duvie’a. ALGEBRAS._Greenlear‘-s, Davis’s, Day's, Bay’s, BYE-139'; anmNAßYs.——Walker7a School, Cobb’s, Walker, Worcester’s Comprehensive, Warcestcr’s Primary, Web flex-’5 Primxuy, Webster’s H 13): Schooi, Wabsfer’s Quarto, Academm. . NATURAL PHILOSOPHIES.—Comstock’n, Parker’a, swift’a. Tbs above with a great va:iety ofothers can at any time he found at my store. Also, a complete assert! ment of School Stationery, embracing in the win 13 a. com plete outfit for acheol purposes. Auy book not in the store. procured a one days nofica. 1:? Country Merchants supplied at wholesale rates. A,LZ\IANAOS.—John 8393‘ and Snu’a Almanac [or sale 3i EA 5:. F 0 DLOGK (A: 503’s BOOK STORE, Harrisburg. 17.3" Whfiienale and Retail. myl iUST RECEIVED *Jv SSEEFFER’S BOOKSTORE, % I} .4. .3111 N 1 13“}? OF VARIOUS SIZES AND PRICES, Wréeh, for beauty and use, cannot be excuilva, REMEMBER THE PLACE}; fi‘f'fh'EFFEß'S BOOKSTORE, $O. 18 MARKET STREET BGOK AUQLTION. BEN F. FRENCH Wfill supply his old friends anti customers with the following Books at Auction prices : Pacific Railroad, 10 vols., complete, 4 illustrations 524. Japan Expedition, 3 17015., complete, illustrated and illuminated, $l2. Emery’sExpedifion, 2 17013., complete, illustrated iiluminated, $lO. Congressional Globe, $1 50 per volume. Waveriy Novels, complEte, 12 vols!i cloth, $lO. “ “ ‘ i 27 «.15., halfaalf, $34; & (2., Jam, aw. . A‘s} of the above Books I will deliver in Harrisburg free of charge. BEN F. FRENCH, 218 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washing‘on, D. C. fabG—dtf BOOKS! N E W JUST RECEIVED -" SEAL AND SAY,” by the author of “Wide, Wile World,” “Dollars and Cents,” Soc. “ HISTORY OF METHODISMFbyA.Stevens, LLJ). For sale at SUHEFFERS’ BOOKSTORE, JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF RICHLY GILT AND ORNAMENTAL WINDOW CURTAINS, PAPER B-LINDS, ' 0f Tatiana Designs and Coiors, for 8 cents, TESS UE PAPER AND OUT FLY PAPER, A: [lnfill] SCHEFFER’S BOOKSTORE. VVALL PAPER! \VALL PAPER !! Just received, our Spring Stock of WALL PAPER, ”ORDERS, FIRE SCREEXS, 560., &C. It is thelurgest and best selected assortment in the city, mngingin price from six (6) cents up to one dollar and aqunrter ($1.25.) As we purchase very low for cash. we are prepared to sell at. as low rates, if not lower, than can be had else where. H purchasers will can and examine, we feel confident. that we can please them in respect to price sud quality. 1:. M POLLOCK & SON, ap3 Bnlow Jonss’ House. Market Square. LETT E R, GAP, NOTE PAPERS, Pens, Holders. Panciis. Envelopes, Sealing Wax. of the best quality. at low prices. direct from the mam:- fuctaries, at air-1'39 SCIIEFFER’S CHE AP BOOKSTORE LAW BOOKS Z LAW BOOKS ! l—A genera) assiurtmeut of LAW BOOKS, all the State Reports 3nd Standard Elementary Works, with many of :he old English Roports. .wcarne and rare, together with is huge assortment of second—hand Law Books, at. very low prices, a: the 0m price Bookstore Qf E. M. POLLOCK .5: SON, Market Square, Harrisburg. nyS filiazcumtemts. AN ARRIVAL OF N E “T G 0 0 l) S APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON! SELK LINEN PAPER FANS! FANS“ FANS!!! ASHLEE: AND SPLusmn nor or SPLICED FISHING RODS! Trout Plies. Gut and Hair Snoods. Grass Lines, Silk xn‘l Hair Flaked Lines, and u. general assortnn-nt of FISHING TACKLE! A CHEAT VARIETY or WALKING CAKES: Which we will sell as 21123}: as the cneapest.‘ Silver Hen-3 Landed Swot-l Hickory Fancy Canes! Guucs! Canes! Canes! CaueE! EELLER’S DRUG AND FANCY STORE, so. 91 MARKET STREET, Smith gldv, one door east of Fourth st rcpt jeQ. B. 'HARRIS, WORKER IN TIN, SHEET IRON, AND METALLIC ROOFING, Seam-ed Sire“, below Chesmuz, HARRISB URI}, PA. 15 pri’pal‘ei 3.0 6!! orders fa: any arty-. 29 in his branch 0! 535138233; mi if 20!. on hand. he will make to order on who?» netic—g. 3! E'J‘ALLZU 1:0 0 FINN: m” Tin or Gnivanizad Iron, rr’aatamly on hard. A 320, Tin and Shed-Iron Wara, Emitting, 6m. 83 hogan, by attic: attention tn the want]: of his cunt!» "rm, to merit and receive a. gensruua share of public pat “£332. 35' Bin-:5- ;muzise stfizliy fulfilled. - 5;. J. HAP-RIB: Manual Street. below Chestnut , I!" “ACRE! L {sos. 1, ‘2 and 3‘) SALM‘OK, (Very supcriur.) >5 find very fine.) HERRING, (extra large.) SEED, (M‘: COD FISH v i 7 SMOKE . . . scorcu uxnmxu. D “Briana, (ema Dlzby.) .bAßmxns AND Axcnovms. 0f “‘9 above we hmefihgkerel in whole. half, quarter and eighth bbls~ Kernug "I who“: and hi.“ bllll5. The anti” 10‘ new—mum 1‘10)! mm: “511211113, 111111 will sell them at the lowest mur'ket rates. aepl—l \\ M. DOGK3 J3l & (:0. SMOKE! SMOKE! ! SMOKE 1 11.15 not objectionable when from a CIGAR purchased at Kunmws DRUG 313011;..91 Market ..tfiafit. norm FOR a' superior and cheap TABLE 01. SALAD OIL go to KELLEB’S DRUG swarm THE Fruit Growers’ Handbook—by WARlNG—wholesxle and retail at mobs] SGHEFFER'B Bookstore- SPERM CANDLES—A large supply just received by “I'l3 WM. DOCK, .12.. 6c 00. IF you are in want of a Dentifrice go to KELLER’S. 91. Market at. Coo P E R’S GELTINE-—The best .11!le 1a the market,junt received lad for nle b 3 nun-t! WK. DOCK JD. /El SL4 TIES mafl No. 18 Marine st FISH!!! £5: E“ if _ u , 54—7: (zgfinwfl _':vr“"}f 42:51—55? .1, a“??? IJ’ 1:1 H 11%;; - . 's'.“ 'T-v-Afir‘flh “t- fls:»=»‘l‘ ."' " 3" Q > > #l—vgu-f-R ‘» . ~71]: 1.25;??? ‘7 _ . 11 a: ' - I) 1., .‘Z‘; '_’ -‘1: 1 :5. , f 2" lil ,g 1 1“; ,5 I:1 £12151 1‘ W». a“; _ J m “f m 9 3 ‘* «:9 “ma ' I } , M,f‘ll\-: , , ‘1 . VOL. 3. I.7mm) fitahlcfi. CITY LIVERY STABLES, I 57*“.1.LALKBLRRI ALL}.Y, - - IN THE REAR OF HERE ’8 lIOTEL. The undersigned has: re-commenced the L I VE R Y 1; USINESS in ms NEW AND SPACIOUS STABLES, located as above, with a large and varied stock or HORSES, CARRIAGES AND OflINIB USES, . Which he will hire at moderate rates. octl3-diy l-‘. K. SWARTZ. FRANK A. MU RRAY _ Successor to Wm. Parkhill, LIVERY 5L EXCHANGE STABLE THIRD STREET BELOW MARKET. m‘ 3i 1“ fissfi _7 1%; fi? 11;» HAVING purchased the interest o”. (L Adams 1: the establishment, and made large additions to the stock, the undersigned is prepared to accommodate the public with SUPERIOR HORSES for Saddle or Carriaga purposes, and with every variety of VEHICLES of the latest and. most approved styles, on reasonable terms. PLEASURE PARTIES will be accommodated with 0:11 nibussen at short notice. ' Carriages and Omnibusses, for funeral occasions, will be furnished, accompanied by careful and obliging drivers; III: invitps an inspection of his stock, satisfied that it is Tully equal to that of any other establishment of the kind in town. FRANK A. MURRAY BRANCH STABLE The undersigned has opened a. branch of his “Liveryand Exchange Stable” in the buildings lately occupied by A. W. Barr, in Fourth street: opposite the Bethel, where he is prepared to accommodate the public with Horses and Vehicles, at all times, on reasonable terms. Hi 3 stock in large and varied, and will recommend itself. “115-th FRANK A. MURRAY. filigcciiaumug. CPAKE NOTICE! That we have recently added to Our ah'eady run stuck OFSE G A R 3 LA NORMATIS. MARI KARI, . ‘ _EL MONO, LA BAKANA. OF PERFUMER)’ Fm: nu: llAxnxanomm: . TURKISH ESSENCE, ODOR 0F MIISK. LUBIN’S ESSENCE BOUQUET. FO3 TEE Hun : BAH LESTRALE, CRYSTALIZED POMATUM, MYRTLE AND VIOLET POMATUM. Fm: ma COMPLEonx: TALG 0F VENICE, ROSE LEAF POWDER, NEW MOWN HAY POWDER, BLANG D H PERLES. ‘ O F SOA P S BAzxs’s Fxxas-x MOSS ROSE, BENZOIN. UPPER was, TIOLETJ NEW MOWN HAY, JOGKEY CLUB. Having the largest stock nnrl best assortment of Toilet Articles. we fancy that we are better able than our com petitors to get up a. complete Toilet Set at any price de sired. Call and see. Always on hand, aFBESII Stock of DR UGS, MEDI CINES, CHEMICALS, 6w , consequent of our re. ceiving almost: daily additions thereto. KELLER’S DRUG AND FANCY STORE, 91 Market Street, two doors East of Fourth Street, 59116 South side. PHOENIX FOUNDRY. J. J. OSLEK. w. 1?. 03mm. JOHN J. OSLER S; BROTHER, (succnssons I'o JAMES M. BAY.) I‘OUNDERS AND NIACHINIS'I‘S, ('oi'm‘r Pennsylvania Railroad and, Stats Sfreet‘ HARRIS BURG, PA. 31".]. IiL'jHING, IRON FENCES. RAILROAD AND CANAL WORK, AK!) AL]. bsscmrnoxs or IRON CASTINGS UN lIAND 0R IIADE TO ORDER. MACHINE WORK AND REPAIRING PBOMPTLY ATTENDED TO. PATTERNS MADE TO ORDER We have a large and complete assortment of Patterns to select from. uuzz WEIR}; c 'E' i" v 1533*: as FULL ASSOBTMENT or HUMPHREY’S HUMEUPAIH'C SPECIFKES TO WHICH “’E INVITE TEE ATTENTION OF THE AFFLICTED! For sale :11 SGIIEFFER’S BOOKSTORE ,9? , ~, _ W 153:9 £13293}? \V’ E O F F E R T 0 CUSTO HI E R S A New Lot of LADIES’ PURSES, (Z-i' Beautiful Styles, substantially made- A Splendid Assoi‘tmcnt of e; l-iNTLEMEN’S WALLETS A New and Elegant Perfume, WEIGHTS TEMPflLARS’ IiOQUI-ZT, Put up in Out Gluss Engraved Bottles. A Complete Assortment of u ANDKERCIIIEF P ERFUMES . 0f the best Manufacture. A very Handsome Variety of - POWDER PUFF BOXES. KELLER’S DRUG STORE, 91 Market street DM ESTABLISHED IN 1810 FANCY DYEING ESTABLISHMENT. J. & W.JO‘_\YES, No. 432 N. Front Street, above Cul lnwhill. Philadelphia, dye SILKS, WOOLEN AND FANCY GOODS of every description. Their superior style of Dyeing Ladieai and Gentleman‘s Garments is widely known. Cmpe and Merino Shawls dyed the most brilliant or plain colors. Grape and Merino Shawls cleaned to look like new—also. Gentleman’s apparel, Curtains, 3.20., cleaned or re-dyed. flj’Call and look at our work before going else. where. sepll-dSm 17363119 SK}: 15—6 12675 ESE} The subscribers are daily receiving GOODS from New York, Philadelphiuand Baltimore.which they are selling to Country Merchants at very small profits. Orders filled promptly, and. satisfaction guaranteed. We have I. large supply of the following articles :‘ COFFEE, TOBACCO, SUGAR, 'HAMS, SYRUPS, BACON, TEA, great variety; FISH, STARCII, SALT, CHEESE, TAB 5;. OIL, sou, WHITE LEAD; SPICES, GLASS, POWDER 5c SHOTI OAKUM GI, PITCH, FLOUR, ' PLASTER, CORN &. OATS, CEMENT, CLOVERSEED, COAL. Also, a. large assortment of BAR IRON, NAILS, and RAILROAD SPIRES. EBY 6:. KUNKEL. nitrisgggflgust 6. 1860.——au7-dsm , FAMILY BIBLES, from 155 to $lO, “"118 Ind handsomely bound, printed on good paper, with elegant clear new type sold at mehßl Benin-man’s cheap Bonkmre. CRANBERRIES ! 1 l—A SPLENDID LOT just received by octlo WM. noon, Jn., & co. *H'Afifiiéfifikd; ”Pfff'ti‘fi—fiES‘DXmYMWlE'l 'Lout. To THE I’UBLIL! JOHN TILL's; coALY A n D, VSOUTH SECOND STREET, BELOW PRATT’S ROLLING- lIIILL, HARRISBURG, PA.r Where he has constantly on hand LYKEX'S VALLEY BROKEN, EGG: STOVE AND NUT COAL ALSO, “’ILKI‘ZSBARRE STEAMBOJLT, BROKEN. STOVE AND NUT COAL ALL OF THE BEST QUALITY. It will be delivrred to cnnsumets clean: and full weight warranted. i]? CONSUMERS GIVE m: A CALL FOR YUITP. WINTER SUPPLY. a]? Orders left at my house, in Wtdmu- streei, near Fifth; or at Brubuker’s, North street,- J. L. Spevl‘s, Market Square; Wm. Bostick‘s: corner of Second and South streets, and J 01:11 Linglws, Second 11nd Mulberry streets, will receive prompt attention. jylS-dfim JURN TILL C O A L! G 0 A LE! / m (INI. y Yin-:12 IN .‘I‘CH-VN THAT I.;HLIV}; 1x COAL BY THE 1’ A ’l‘ .E N T W E IG H C‘ A I: 'J‘ S! NO H" IS THE T 111112" For every family to get in their supply of Coal for the winter—weighed EH) their door by the Patent thig‘}; Carts. The Mummy fo/lt‘fir: Can-{sllo one Jinn/(rs, and they never get out of arder, as :5 frequently the case of the Platform Scales; besides, the consumer has the satisfaction of proving 11:!) weight of his Cuul at his own house I have R. lax-gt: supply of Card on hand, l:f-“,'.I. "-11; of S. M. COFS LYKENS VALLEY GOA I: all Sim}: LYKENS VALLEY WILKESBARRE BITUMINOUS BROAD TOP dn All Goal of the best quality mine-. 1: and delivered free from all impuritiefi, at the lowest rates, by the boat or car.- lnad, single, half or third of tons, and by the bushel. JAMES M. WHEELER; Harrisburg, September 24. 1860.~aep'25 GOAL! COALEZ GOAL!!! 570 W IS YOUR TIME TO GET CLEAN GOAL! FULL IVEIGHTAND NOTHING SHORT OF IT.’ Thankful to my friends and customers for their liberal patrouagg I would inform them and the public generally, that I am fufly yrepmre-i, on short notice: tusupply them with all kinds of . SUPERIOR COAL OF ALL SIZES. FREE FROM SLATE, AND CAREFULLY SCREENED, AT AS LOW A FIGURE AS PAIR DEALING WILL AFFORD! Although my Coal is not weighed in Snu-anmxa 0.4 ms, 3m 15 wmarmn 0:: SCALES ACCURATELY ”st BY THE SEALER or \VEIGHTS AND MEASURES, and con sumers may rest assured that they will be fairly and honestly dealt with. 1 Evil nothiug'but the very best. article, and no mixing. Also, HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD always on hand. soplem GEO. I’. \I’IESTLLNG. U' ) TO W N! 1” .4. T .13 1V T I‘VE .I G II C A 1: ’l' S. For the convenience of my numerous uptown custom erg, I have cstublished, in connection \nthmy old yard, a Brunch Coal Yard opposite North street, in :1 line with the Pennsylvania canal, having the office formerly occu-’ pied by Mr. R. Harris. where consumers of Cuul in than: vicinity and Verbokewwn can receive their Coal by the PATENT WEIGJI CARTS, WITHO ET EXTRA CHARGE 1701: HA ULIA‘G, And in any quantity they may dash-c, as low as can be purchased angle/lore. FIVE THOUSAND TONS COAL ON HAND, 0f LYKEXS VA LLEY and WILKESBARRE, all sizes. 1):? Willing to maintain fair priccs, but unwilling to M zmdersold by Luz _l/ parties. WA“ Coal forked up and delivered clean and free frum all impurities, and the best article mined. -- Orders received at either Yard will be promptly filled, n4l all Con! delivered by He Patml ll'eig/t Carts. Coal sol-. 1 Shy Bout, Cur loud, single, half or third of tons, and by the bushel. JAMES M. “.‘IIEELER Hurris‘nurg, comm-13, mum—ooth; COAL! 'COALH GOAL!!! The subscriber is FTCPRI‘L‘U. at all times to deliver to the citizens of Harrifiburg the diu‘crent kinds and sizes of LYKENS VALLEY, PINE GROVE AND WILKES BARR!) COAL, weighed on the (‘ITY WEIGH CART at the consumer’s door, and full weight guaranteed Prices as low as at any regular yard in the city. Orders left at his oflice, comer Fourth and Market streets, or dropped in the l‘ost-ofiice, will be promptly attended to. null-dam DAVID M’CORMICK. COAL! W OODIX PO WDER»! H .1 All ES M. Wl[ EELER, DEA L E R I X 1L“: 1) AM I) som'r COAL-j, OAK, HICKORY AND PINE WOOD CORN, OATS, &C. AGENT FOR DU FONTS CELEBRATED POWDER! 3? All Coal delivered clean, and waighezt at can- Runner’s door. by the Patent Weigh. Carts. The reputa, tion of these Scales is so well established that I believe no person doubts their correctness. If any do, they are at liberty to test them in any way, and if the Coal falls short ten pounds they. can have the Coal. je29 JAMES M. WHEELER. UPHULS’JTERING. o.}l‘. VOLLMEH Is prepared to do :11] kinds of work in the UPHOLSTERING B USIA'ESS. Pays particular attention to MAKING AND amuse DOWN UARPETS, MAKING AND REPAIRING MAT TRASSES, REPAIRING FURNITURE, s’tc., &c. He can be found an. all times at his residence, in the rent of the William Tell House, comer of Raspberry and Black berrxflleys. 7__ _ _w_ » sreipzfl-dly CHOICE SAUOES! WORCESTERSIIIRE. LUCKNOW CHUT‘SY, CONTINENTAL, SOYER’S SUL‘I‘ANA: ATIIENEUM, LONDON CLUE. SIR ROBERT PEEL, INDIA SOY, READING SAUCE. ENGLISH PEPPER SAUCE. For sale by WM. DOCK, .13., & CO. myIO INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC. F. W. WEBER, nephew and taught by the well re membered late F. W. Weber, of Harrisburg, is prepared to give lessons in music upon the PIANO, VIOLIN CELLO, VIOLIN and FLUTE. He will give lessons at his residence, corner of Locust street and River alley or at the homes of pupils. au2s-d6m 0 I BOYS AN D GIRLS ! BALLS! Look In you interest. You can buy Bat and Pal-lo: Balls for the centa, at now; KELLEEK’S Drug Store. TOY-BOOKS of an endless variety, for the amusement and instruction of our little ones, :1 SCHEFFER’S Bookstore. LYKEN S VALLEY NUT GOAL“.— Justreceived. a in“ supply of S. M. cons LYKENS VALLEY NUT COAL. For sale by mar 7 ‘ JAMES M. WHEELER DRI ED APPLES AND DRIED PEACHES for sale by netl9 WM. DOOl4 Jaw 55 CO. figs gamut 62 ‘éfinixm. THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 25, $B6O I have heard it. said that “all the world and . his wife” wore in London in 1851 to see the % Crystal Palace: of course I was there, and, ' after spending most of my mornings in the l wonderful structure, syétematically examining. ' catalogue. in hand, one thing at. a time—l used to drive out every afternoon m the neighbor— hood of the beautiful and far-famed Richmond Hill, to 12311011110, the residuncc ol'n. very estima ble family, Wil"?."~‘€ guest, I was. It; Mu: E‘Xxl-C‘Uu‘zllgly pleasant i'o see how a filiét‘llfilluiclf disposed the members of the ! 1315:2in wore. to each other. 11. was therefore; will; mm? surprise. and, I must own, a. little dish-m; tlmi "i one day saw Mr. Morton, our 3 limit, finistise his mm, a mare lad, with what, ‘ si‘ruvl; m: as iii-ins: uncalled-for severity, as l his on!“ 12min had been playing a trick upon i one m’ the scrvunxs. As the cane descended, 1 poor Bob’s voice ascended, but above all could i he hem-Ll the father, as, stern for once in his l life, he said: “i have punished you before for practicing jokes, and I am determined that they shall cease.” After some more admonition of such him], he rested from his labor of love. The family physician, who was spending. the afternoon with the Morton’s, also wilnes- i sod ihe caning, and, no doubt, seeing the astonishment. ».lepicted upon my face, referred 1 lo the subject a, (lay or two afterward as We 3 were driving to town together, assuring me that. I would not. wonder at. Mr. Morton‘s hor— ‘ for of practiculjokes ifl know the great, family ‘ nflliction which was brough; about. by one in the‘; very house in which they were then living. “Although it is a. sad story." said he “1 will ‘ relate lhc circumstances if you would like to i hear them.” AS I confessed my Ewe-great: find hoped that, the narration WCIIM not. ha“. xoo painful, he began : " tt “You may have noticed that although you have been shown through the rest of the house, there is one room which is kept carefully locked, and no direct. reference is made to it. ll is said that. at: least once every year a goblin, or ghost, 01' whatever-you might choose to call ir, made its appearance there in shape even more ghastly than the conventional sheet; in short, itassumed the form of a human skeleton.— Whaterer foundation there may be forthe story, the room certainly went by the name of the *hauntetl cluimber,’ and was not used, although the latter fact. was probably owing to the rea son that. there was plenty of space beside in the house. Well, not. many years ago, (in fact, the. occurrence is within the remembrance of many persons.) the family residing in Bellevue CousisLed of an elderly couple and their three grown children, two boys and a girl, ranging in age from sixteen to twenty. Kathing could exceed the attachment which existed between these two brothers and their sister. Although, in a less degree, the some cordialiiy was ex tended to a. somewhat older friend, named Len~ non, between whom and the brothers :1 strong feeling of inliintiey had sprung up while at college, a feeling which was cemented by var cation visits, and otherwise, to such an extent. that in a. couple of years the union of the families by the marriage of George Lennox and Lucy Morton «as loot-red upon not. only as a ‘oonsumemtion devoutly to be Wished,’ but, as :11! 68561.1? I‘m‘aira. “Soon after leaving college, Leuuox ob im’ned an ensigncy infe Indian army, and, after an afl’ectionnle p. Hing, left I‘anlund to join his regiment and accompany it in its. short and disastrnus campaign in Afi'glmnisian. Af ter the war, during whieh he was twice woun ded, he wrote home to say that he had applied for lean-e of absence, and that. on his return, which would be in :1 few Weeks, he would claim Lucy ("or :1 bride, she) having by this time at— tained the age which the pnl'eulslhonght suit.- ahle. The Whole household was delighted. both at George’s safety and :35; his soon ex pec‘icd remrn, and perhaps, though less de monstrative, none felt more intense shough calmer joy than Lucy, whose heart, as Well as prayers had followed George thmugh all his perils. “It, is unnecessary to describe the mebting when George, somewhat tanned and funnidably moustachioed, returned from his cmnpaign.— Lucy. the dear girl, began hn' preparations for the wedding, and George meanwhile took up his abode at Ilellevue, as did also some other young friends of the family. “ With books, chess, fencing and more nth— letic sports, several days were spent most hap pily, till unfortunately one morning the con versation happened to turn on courage, and, in the course of the argument, one of the vis ' itors, named Forbes, addressing George, said, with some appearance of warmth, that there were situations, as for instance, where super natural sights and sounds were supposed, in which no man on earth cottlsl retain courage nnd coolness. Now, both these qualities George was known to possess to an eminent. degree; indeed. on one occasion he had, single-handed, saved the regimental colors when in imminent danger of being captured; he smiled, there fore, as he said that, never having had the pleasure of meeting it ghost, he could not de~ chu'e What. he 11ml done on the occasion : but, as he did not. believe that. disembodied spirits walked the earth, he had no doubt, he would not upon the belief that some imposture was being practiced upon him, and would trentlhe ghost as he believed the appearance really was, in most. if not. in all cases, a person in disguise. Forbes, then With some eagerness, asked him if he would pass a. night; in the haunted chamber; George replied that. no» doubtedly he would, and that moreover he would take a pistol on watch with him, and try the efl'ect of n bullet on the phantom. I “ Forbes told Stephen Morton of George’s resolution, and asked his nssistuncein a project lWhich he had in view. Morton replied, that. as far as tradition went, any one might sleep in the haunted chamber with impunity, except on a Certain night in November; but Forbes said his scheme was to disguise some person ‘ '2‘s the skeleton, and for this purpose he thought I Stepen was well qualified, as he was tall and thin. Stephen had no objection in the world to play glinzt, but; said he had several reasons for not Wishing to be a target for George, who was it dead shot~—one of his objections being based on the decided unwholesomeness of lead when violently introduced into the system.— But Forbes quieted his fears by declaring that. of course the experiment should not. be tried , unless he could, unknown to George, extract the‘bullet from his pistol.‘ It was therefore decided that Morton should be dressed in thin black tights, which their amateur-theatrical Wardrobe would provide, and should have the ribs and all the bones chalked or painted on this black surface, trusting to the dim light afi'orded by one candle, and also to the trepida tion which it. was promised George would ex perience to hide the imposture. “Poor Morton was delighted, and was very much in favor of making a terrific speech, beginning with ‘unhappy mortal,’ or something FI=ZIE A I’RA CTIC'AL JO KI: ISE=I: to the some effect, and making his appearance in a flash of lightning, or at least of lycopo dium. However, Forbes doclaimed strongly against the likelyhood of a skeleton speaking, for, as he forcibly put. it, ‘where would he keep his wind?’ and thought it would be much more dignified for the phantom, after he was discovered, merely to move forward slowly, receive the supposed shot from George, and if the latter had neither yelled, run away, nor fainted—and one of these contingencies Forbes thought likely—then the imposition was [0 be acknowledged, those on the look out at. the door would enter, and they would all enjoy a hearty laugh at their want of success. “Of course, as it was likely that: a. pistol would be tired in the house at or about. mid night, it. was necessary that all the family should know as much about the affair as George did, namely, that he had received and accepted a challenge to pass a night in the haunted chamber, the young man having been let. into the secret. The manner in which George’s reso lution was commented upon was characteris— tic; the father, who was a. dishliever in ghosts, said ‘Nonsense,’ in the most decided manner: the mother, more doubtful, said, "i. hope no harm will come of it;’ while Lucy, who was startled at: the proposal, seemed anxious; her English common sense, which told lur that. ghosts could not, or rather do not appear, struggling in her mind with tradition, which vouched for so many appearances of them; and, as upon retiring. she bode George ‘G oud-night,’ perhaps she had a. pres-:ntimcnt of evil, for her voice falleret‘l, while she added with a. forced smile, ‘I also will keep watch in my room, to hear the first news; take good care of yourself.’ “ And now, George having selected one of a pair of pistols which Forbes had hunted up for the acousion, loaded it, at the same time drop— ping n. hint or two about. his skill with the weapon, and having again declared his inten— tion to tire at any unusual object, he Wished them ‘txtipleasant dreams’ laughingly, and clo— ging the only door of the haunted room after him, he reconnoitered by looking under the bed and out, of the window, which is at some dis ‘ tauce from the ground, and then, to the dismay ‘ of the outsiders. who, in their stocking-feet. lis tened to the whispered report atom: of their number, who was stationed at the keyhole, he placed his chair against the door and sat down there, efi‘cctually barring all entrance, without his knowledge, to anything bodily. “if he stocking-footed council was in conster nation. Some of the members had already suggested giving it up as u badjoh, and the only medical student. in the party paused in handling the brush, although the skeleton had by no means his full compicmont of bones; but after some consideration, a ladder was proposed in connection with the window; the idea. was ap proved of, and two of the party booted and started for the gardener‘s ladder, which was silently raised against the Window. By this time Morton had his bones anatomiclally dc picted on his exterior, and all that. remained was to wait. until George dazed. “As George had resolved to keep awake at ‘ least. till midnight, he had taken a. book: but. I as the hour approached, he laid the hook aside, I and handled the piotol. Presently he putthat down, and began to consider the evidence cor- { roborating the appearance of the spirits. lie I could not deny that. there was a strong testi- l many in favor of the theory; but the thought i that if a. phantom had power to injure him, such a. course would be contrary to justice, I reassured him. Yet the stillness and a vague 2 feeling of expectation were depressing, and it l was with a. feeling of relief when he heard the ! drawing-room clock; strike twelve. ‘Xow, i then,’ thought. he, ‘ {or something ;’ hutas the 3 ‘Wiiching hour’ passed by and nothing tip-1' peat-ed, his only feeling was one of rezotioni that he should have volunteered to lose his, rest, although it was some consolation to know i that Lucy had promised to keep awake; this i In! him to another series of thoughts and to E castle—building, until the welcome sight, of; George, nodding, was presented to the strained ’ eyes, or rather eye, of the watcher, who innue diately communicated the intelligence to the plotters, most of whom were by this time asleep 1 in the most, comfortable positions which the chair, the staircase, and the floor admitted of. After several starts and ineffectual attempts to keep awake, George let; his head drop upon the table. ""l'he time for action having come, the skele ton climbed the ladder rather anxiously, crept. in at the window, and cautiously approaching the table, substituted for the pistol lying upon it the other one of the pair, and which, of course, was minus a bullet. llavingconcealed the loaded pistol, and taken his position, all that remained was for George to be awakened. As Morton was considering about some ghostly means ofdoing this, he was saved the trouble by the dog which had followed him to the foot of the ladder, and which, becoming impatient at his absence, began to bark. At. the first sound George started, saw the fi r re, passed his hands before his eyes, and fitking the object out more distinctly, he seize the pistol and started up, with the challenge: ‘Who is there ‘3’ Although Morton was itching to make a. speech, he remained silent, while George, speaking somewhat hurriedly, Said: ‘lf you are human, I advise you to throw aside your disguise, for I Will certainly fire at you ; it'not ofthis world, why, I’ll have a shot at you at any rate? Receiving no answer, he. steadily took aim, saying. ‘i will fire at. the word “three,” and 1 never miss my aim. One—two -—-€hree!‘ The pistol went off hei-mlessly, of course, but- with a. result upon George entirely unlocked for; being sure ot‘ his aim, he could not account for the figure being not only nnhnrt, but even now approaching him steadily; his feelings seemed wrought up to a. frenzy, and almost as quick as thought he thrust his hand into the breast of his coat, drew :1 small pocket pistol, the existence oi' which no one had dreamed of, and before a Word of warning could be spoken, he had fire-.1 it full at. Moi-ton, who fell dead at. his feet 2 “ Meanwhile, the outsiders impflfii‘nily awaited the denommmi : they had heard George speak and then fire, and while Ihey were Emai tzuing about. entering, they heard the second report, and their hem-=5 wak at the snund; they rushed in, and found theu‘ Worst fears realized. As they raised the body: (“1901' them said : ‘l’oor Stephen? ‘Mf‘l'flfu‘s God 2’ exclaimed George, ‘my friend-"MT bl‘mher 1’ But 1 can not describe the llcart~rending scene-~perhupg you can picture it m yourself.” As my informant ceased at this point, I asked: “But Wll3i became of the other actors '?" u Furlles and Lennox," said he, “ gave them selves up at; once to the proper authorities; of course “(Mung could be done to them, although the former frantically declared, that, having been the mstigator of the plot, he must suffer or he would go mad; and sure enough, he died in an insane asylum, after being tormented for several months by imaginary skeletons. The medical student is now the family physician. Lennox, of course, returned no more to the house; his leave of absence soon expiring, ho rejoined his regiment, almost reckless of his life, which he lost in a tiger-hum. l’oor Lucy piued away and died of a broken heart— if ever there was an instance of the malady. “Our host thus lost. two friends, a brother and a sister. Do you wonder at his antipathy for practical jokes ?’—Knickerbocker. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, SUNDAYS EXCEPTZD, BY 0. BARRETT & CO. Tm: DAILY PA-nuo'! nu) Umox will be served to null acn’bersreaidingin the Borough lor fllx GENISPER will payable to the Carrier. Mail subscribers, Foo]. 1301.- LARS PER AKNUM. 'l'“ WEEKLY will he published as heretofore, semi weekly during the session of the Legislature,and once a week the remainder of the year, for two dollars in u!- mnce, or three dullms at the axpirutionof the year. connected with this establishment is an extensive JOB OFFICE, containing a variety of plain and fancy type . unequalled by any establishment in the interior of the State. for which the p&tronag\s of the public is Do 'elted. ' NO 47. CON VERSA TIDNAL P 0 WERS. The late William Hazlitt, a. man gifted with great powers of obserVation and expression, was of opinion that actors and authors were not fitted, generally speaking, to shine in conver sation. “Authors onght. to be. read and not heard ;” and as to actors they could not speak tragedies in the drawing-room, end their Wit was likely to be comedy and farce at second— hand. The biography of men of letters, in a great measure, confirms this opinion. Some of the greatest names in English aml French lit erature, men who have filled books with an eloquence and truth that defy elilivionxwere mere muteshcfore their fellow-men. They had golden ingots, which, in the privacy of home, they could convert into coin bearing an impress that would insure universal currency; but they could not, on the spur of the moment, produce the farthiugs current, in the market-place.— Desczu'tes. the famous mathematician and phi losopher; La-foutein, celebrated for his witty fables: and Bufl'on, the great naturalist, were all singularly deficient in the powers of con versation. Marmontel, the novelist, was so dull in society lhnt his friend said of him. after an interview, “I must go and read his tales to recompense myself for the \wariness of hearing him.” As to Lfm-ueille, the gremusr. dramatist. of g France, he was Completely lost in society—so - absent. and embarrassed the: he wrote of him ; sclt‘n witty couplet, importing that he was never intelligible but through the mouth of another. g Wit. on paper seems to he something widely different from that play of words in conversa ~§ tion, which, While it spurhles, dies ; for Charles 11. the wittiest monarch that. evur sat. on the English throne, was so charmed with the humor i of “Iludihms” that. he caused himself to be g introduced in the character of 3. private gentle } man to Butler, its author. The witty king ' found the author 8. very dull companion; and was of opinion, with many others, that- so stu pid a fellow could never have written so clever . a. hook. Addison, whose classical elegance of l style. hm; long heen considered the best model E for young writers, was shy and absent. in soci -5 ety. preserving, even before a» single stranger, i Hillttnd dignified silence. lie was accustomed l to say there could he no real conversation but 2 between two persons, friends, and that it was i then thinking cloud. Steel, Swift, Pope, and l (fongreve—meu possessing literary and con versationai powers of the highest order—ah lowed him to have been a delightful companion among intimates; and Young writes of him that. “he was rather mute in society on some occasions. but when he began to he company he was full of Vivacity, and went. on in a. noble strain of thought. and language, so as to chain the attention of every one to him.” Goldsmith, on the contrary, as described by his contempo rary writers, appeared in company to have no spark of that, genius which shone forth so brightly in his works. His address was awk ward, his manner uncouth, his language un polished; he hesitated in speaking, and was always unhappy if the conversation did not. tum upon himself. Dr. Johnson spoke of him as an inspired idiot; yet the great essayist, though delivering oracles to those around him in pompous phrases, which have. been happily described as spoken in the Jolmsonese tongue, was not entitled to he called 3. good eonversor, Nearer to our own time, we have many au— thors Whose faculty told twice. Sheridan and Theodore Hook were fellows-of’ infinite jest; they could “set. aiahle inn roar,” and fill pages. with pathos and wit of such a quality that it makes their survivors think "We could haye spare-l better men.” Burns was famous forhis colloquial powers; and (jolt. is said to have been as skillful as the story-tellers of the East in fixing the attention of his flu-liters on his prolonged narratious. t‘cnicritlge was in the habit of pouring forth brilliant unbroken monologues of two or three hours’ duration to listeners so enchanted that, like Adam, whose ears were titled with the eloquence of an arch angel, they forgot “all place—all seasons, and their change -," but this was not conversation, and few might. venture to emulate that. “old. man eloquent.” with hopes of equal success. Washington lrving, in the. account. he has given of his visit to Abbotsé’ord, says of Sir Wallet Scott that. his conversation was frank. hearty, picturesque and dramatic. He never talked for etl’ect and display, but from the. flow of his spirits, the stores of his memory, and the vigor of his imagination. He was as goods. listener osa talker: appreciated every thing that. others said, however humble might be ‘iheir rank and pretensions, and was quick to testify his per— ception of any point. in their discourse. No oneis concerns, no one's thoughts and opinions, no one’s tastes and pleasures scented beneath him; He made himself so thoroughly the companion of those with whom he happened to be, that they forgot, for a. time, his vast supe riority. and only recollected and wondered, when all. was over, that it was Scott with whom they had been on such familiar terms, in whose society they had felt. so perfectly at ease.— Clutmbcrs’ Journal. How AN Enatxmm ON THE “'ss”:an RAH» no“) WAS Brim-m Lil’s—‘3‘“ amusing incident, combined with a. serious explosion, occurred at. the Western Railroad engiumhouse, at- Spring field, early the other morning. One of the engineers had wickedly purloined an oil-barrel, which he intended purifying and filling With cider; but how to get. the thing free from the taste and smell of oil was a job as difficult as getting the cash itself. He took the advice of a friend, however. and iiiled it full of unslncked lime and water, which ingredients formed an. immediate and powerful gas, causing the barrel in exptode, and throwing the enormous engineer some twenty feet, in the air, and landing him astride of 11 locomotive smoke-stack, with a. hoop in each hand. Here was a and dilemma. “is engine was covered with lime, oil and dirty water, and must be ready for the day‘s [rip within an hour; he himself was hesmeared with the liquid, and, lastly, his cider-barrel was only fit. fin-kindling wood. The two latter diflicuities, however, were, of necessity, over looked, and ihe engine was only cleaned in season forits early journey by :1. liberal appli cation of financial soap, and a judicious use of the remaining hour. Manchester, New Hampshire, is celebrated for its button factories. Immense quantities of buttons are annually turned out. in Manches ter. The late Mr. Booth played his favorite character of Richard 111. there several years ago. The audience was not. a particularly in telligent one, for they sulfered the matchless Boml: to reach the death scene in the tragedy Without once applauding him. In the death Struggle with Richmond, Pom}; determined to “fetch ’em.” He prolonged that scene to about, halfan hour, cutting and slashing in a. fearful manner. This pleased the Manchester audience, and they fairly screamed with delight- At leugih “Richard” fell, and, just before giving his dying kick, he raised hingselfupon his right arm, glared wildly at the audience, and cried: “ What do g/authink qf that, you d—d button makers?”-—Clevcl(md Plaindealer. Wanna—Since the lat of August there have been received at Milwaukie and Chicago no less than ten million bushels of wheat. Since the same date there have been received at Bufl'alo nine million bushels.