RATES OF ADVERTISING.
IMMiI
tour line! or loan constitute half a square. Ten linu
n: more than four, constitute 8 square -
Magaoudag" .... 59.25, 0119 sq., one day...— 30.5.,
" Oneweox....- 1.00 “ 0new0ek...... 135
“ one month“ - 2.00 “ one month. .. 330
fi. three months. 8.00 “ threemonths. 6.00
“ sixmonths.- . 4.00 “ six months... 3.0:-
“ one yam-.... ‘ 5.00 “ one 3'0“...“ 10.00
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before “flagging dstzathsa r 33 cams rm nmglfmig
insertion. am re an an 0 are naval-fir
“be“! is: ‘B wage ofl'emd. WBblther
15? as mm rot-insarfiona must be '
sdrerfilfimegt, d M dougmm on the
IL7" arranges an tbs will be ‘1:
gm m regular advertisements. 1 sex-tad It fl“ 3““
1300155, Etationcry, Ba.
CHOOL BOOKS.-——School Duectora,
Teachers, Emma, Scholars, and othonfin mtof
School Books, School Stationery, ML, will and a complete
monument at E. M. POLLOOK a; SON’S BOOK STORE,
aunt Square, Harrisburg, comprising in part the follow—
":
filADEßS.—Mcfiufley’a, Parker’s, Gobb’a, Angell’l
SPELLING BOOKS.—-Mc(}ufl‘ey’s, cohh’n, Webaier’n,
hn’a,Byerly’a. Combry’l.
ENGLISH GW.—Bnllion’u, Smith’s, Wo"d
bug’s, Monteith I, Tnthill’a, Hart’s, Wella’ . ‘
TOBlES.——érimahaw’n,Davenport’s, FroßE’l, W?"
son’s. Willa-11’s, Gondrich’s, Pinnock’a, Goldsmxth’a and
Glark‘l- '
Am'rmnc’sFGßemMm, swddani’n, Emerson's,
Bike'e Rose’s, Golhum’e, Smith and Duke’s, Davis’s.
mfiliiwpflreenleafie, Davis’fl, Der-y hrs,
DIGTIONARYS.—WaIker’s School, Cobb’s, Walker,
W°W°°l°l 00mprohensire, Woxcester’e Primary Web
ster’s Primary, Webster’s H 131: School, Webster’s dual-to,
Academe.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHIES.-Oomatock’l, Puker’a,
Swift’s. The above with I great variety of others can at
my time be found at my store. Also, a. complete assort
ment of School Stationery, embraoing in the Whl lo ; com
plete outfit for school pug-poses. Any book not in the store.
procured \t one day: notice.
33‘- Country Merchants supplied at wholesale ratsa.
ALWAOS.—John Beer and Son‘s Almanac lot sale Ii
I. 31. BULLOCK & SON’S BOOK STORE, Harrisburg.
15' Wholesale and Retail. myl
JUST RECEIVED
SCHEFFER‘S BOOKSTORE,
ADAMANTINE SLflTES
OF VARIOUS SIZES AND PRICES,
Which, for bgauty and use, cannot be excelled,
REMEMBER THE PLACEfl
SOHEFFER‘S BOOKSTORE,
NO. 18 MARKET STREET
B° ° K
AUCTION.
BEN F. FRENCH
Will supply his old friends and customers with the
following Books at Auction prices:
Pacific Railroad, 10 vols., complete, 4 illustrations
$24.
Japan Expedition, 3 vols., complete, illustrated and
illuminated, $l2.
Emery’s Expedition, 2 vola., complete, illustrated
illuminated, $lO.
Congressional Globe, $1 50 per volume.
Waverly Novels, complete, 12 vols., cloth, $lO.
“ “ “ 27vols.,halfcalf, $34,- 350.,
83¢. ace. _
All of the above Booksl will deliver in Harrisburg
free of charge. BEN F. FRENCH,
218 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. 0.
febS-dtt'
NEW BOOKS!
JUST RECEIVED
“SEAL AX!) SAY,” by the author of “Wide, Wide
World,” “ Dollars and Gents,” Bw.
“ HISTORY OF METHODISM,”byA.Stevens, LLD.
rot sale at SCHEFFERS’ BOOKSTORE,
Bp9 No. 18 Marke st.
JUST RECEIVED,
A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT 0F
RIGHL Y GILT AND ORNAMENT/1L
WINDOW CURTAINS,
PAPER BLINDS,
01’ various Designs and Colors, for 3 cents,
TISSUE PAPER AND OUT FLY PAPER,
At [my24] SCHEFFER’S BOOKSTORE.
‘MALL PAPER! \VALL PAPER}!
Just received, our Spring Stock of WALL PAPER
BORDERS, FIRE SCREENS, m., m. 1m themgesé
and best selected assortment in the city, ranging in price
from six (6) cents up to one dollar and a quarter ($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. If purchasers will call and examine, we feel
confident thst we can please them in respect to price
andguality. _ " “"“‘“ ‘ ""
E. M POLLOOK a; SON,
Below Jones’ House, Market Square
LE TT E B,_ CAP, I‘cOTE PAPERS,
Pena, Holders, Pencils, Envelopes, Sealing Wax, of
the best quality, at low prices, direct from the manu‘
factories, at
max-30
SGHEFFEB’S CHEAP BOOKSTORE
LAW BOOKS ! LAW BOOKS ! I—A
general assortment of LAW BOOKS, all the State
Reports and Standard Elementary Works, with many of
the old English Reports, scarce and rare, together with
a large assortment of second-hand Law Books, at very
low prices, at the one price Bookstore of '
E. M. POLLOGK k SON,
Market Square, Harrisburg.
vayB
filistellanmug.
A N A RR I V A L O F
N E W G 0 0 D S
APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON!
SILK LINEN PAPER
FANS! FANS” EARS!!!
ANOTHER mm SPLBNDID Low or
SPLIOED FISHING RODS!
Trout Flies, Gut and Hair Snbods, Grass Linea, Silk
and Hair Plaited Lines, and a. general assortment of
FISHING TACKLE!
A (man um“! 91? .
WALKING CANES!
Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest!
Silver Bead Loaded Sword Hickory Fancy
Games! Games! Canes! Canes! Canes!
KELLEE’S DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
so. 91 lARKE'! sun-r,
South side, one door east of Fourth street jet).
B J. HARR I s ,
Q
WORKER IN TIN,
SHEET IRON, AND
METALLIC ROOFING,
Semi Street, below Chestnut,
HARRISBURG, PA.
I: prepared to all orders for any article in his branch of
humans; andif not on hand, he will mks to order on
short notice.
METALLIC ROOFING, of .Tin or Galvanized Iron,
constantly on hand.
Also, Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware, Sponting, are.
He hopes, by strict attention to the wants of his canto.
mere, to merit and receive a. generous share of public pat.
”Eugen ‘ t‘ t: fulfilled
, very prawns m: y .
B. J. HARRIS,
Ejan'l-dly] Second Street. below Chestnut.
FIS H ! I
MACKEREL, (Nos. 1, 2 and. 3.)
SALMON, (very superior.)
SHAB, (M 053 and very fine.) A > ,
con lusu
S} I V . .
scorer: um???” HERE I‘9: (extra Disby )
HARDINES AND ANCHOVIES.
0f fhe above We have Mackerel in whole, half, quarter
and enghtl} bblfl- Herring in whole and half bbla.
The entire I°t DEW—mucu- mm: mm: ”33211133, and
will sell them at t 1“! lowest market rates.
b\ WM. DOCK, .13., a; 00.
M“
FAMILY BlBliEg‘d, from 1:5 to $lO,
and handsome y mud, printed on nod paper
“unfit clear new tmfisohl ‘4‘ g ’
mch3l SCH FFER’S Cheap Bookflnre.
CRANBERRIES! x I—A spm“, LOT
“ ¢52119.01: received by 7 7
OR a. su rior and chea TAB ‘
FSALA‘D 011?; to P LL or
, KELLER’S DRUG swam,
THE Fruit Growers’ Handbook—by
WARlNG—wholesale and retail at
man sea EFFER’S Bnokxtom.
SPERM OANDLES.———A large supply
inst teoeived by
in“ WM. DOCK. Jn.. a; co.
[F 3°“ are in want of a Dentifi'ice go to
mums, 91, Market at.
CM
mart
FIS II!'!!
HERBING, (extra. large.)
WM. DOCK. JR.. Ag 00
‘
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_H}: 1: m.,“; 15:35,; ~ 1 _
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VOL: 3.
flincrn Etablefi.
CITY LIVERY STABLES,
22% BLACKBERRY ALLEY, fl
IN THE REAR OF HERE’S HOTEL.
The undersigned has re—eommenred the L I VE R Y
B USINESS in his NEW AND SPACIOUS STABLE-S,
located as above, with a. large and varied stock of
HORSES, CARRIAGES AND ORINIB USES,
Which he will hire at moderate rates.
uctlS-dly F. K. SWARTZ.
FRANK A. MURRAY
Successor to Wm. Parlahill,
LIVER]? 8:. EXCHANGE STABLE
THIRD STREET BELOW MARKET.
in. e,
{CV-3519? _ ‘- (r;
Ag ~ may; "' [ n
win-r 4»! - I“ ~
HAVING purchased the interest ofJ. Q. Adams in the
establishment, and made large additions to the steak, the
undersifinsd is prepared to accommodate the public with
SUPER OB HORSES for Saddle or Carriage purposes, and
with every variety of VEHICLES of the latest and most
approved styles, on reasonable terms.
PLEASURE PARTIES will be accommodated with Om
nibusses at short notice.
carriages and Omnibusses, for funeral occasions, will be
furnished, accompanied by careful and obliging drivers.
He invites an inspection of his stock, satisfied that it is
fully equal to that of any other establishment of the kind
in town. EBANK A. MURRAY
BRANCH STABLE
The undersigned has opened a branch of his“ Livery and
Exchange Stable” in the buildings lately occupied by A.
W. Barr, in Fourth street, opposite the Bethe], where he
is prepared to accommodate the public with Horses and
Vehicles, at all times, on reasonable terms. His stock is
large and varied, and will recommend itself.
nulG-dtf FRANK A. MURRAY.
filiaztilanmug.
K‘AKE NOTICE!
That we have' recently added to our already full stock
0 F SEG A R S '
LA NORMATIS,
KARI KARI,
BL MONO,
LA BANANA .
0F PERFUMERY
Fm: 'l‘ch Hmnxgnonmr:
TURKISH ESSENCE, _
ODOR 0F MUSK,
LUBIN’S ESSENCE BOUQUET:
FOR rm: Hun: ‘
EAU LUSTRALE
cmsmfixznn POMATUM,
MYRTLE AND VIOLET POMATUM.
FOR my: COMPLEXION:
TALC OF VENICE,
ROSE LEAF POWDER, -
NEW MOWN HAY POWDER,
BLANG DE PERLES.
O F SOA P S
Bgzxx’s FINEST .
MOSS ROSE,
BENZOIN, ~
UPPER TEN,
. ‘VIOLET,’
NEW MOWN KAY,
JOGKEY CLUB.
Having the largest stock and beat 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, a FRESH Stock of DR (765, lIIEDI
CINES, CHEJIIIGALS, 65c , consequent of our re
ceiving almost. daily additions thereto.
KELLER-'8 DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
91 Market Street, two doors East of Fourth Street,
Fepfi South side. ‘
PHOENIX FOUNDRY.
J. J. osum. w. 1?. oswu.
JOHN J. OSLER 8!. BROTHER,
(succnssons mo Jung :1. EBAY.)
FOUNDERS AND EIACHINISTS,
Corner Pennsylvania Railroad and State Siren,
HARRISBURG , PA.
MILL GEARING, IRON FENCES, RAILROAD
AND CANAL WORK,
AXD ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF
IRON CASTIN‘GS
0N HAND 0R MADE TO ORDER.
MACHINE WORK AND REPAIRING PROMPTLY
ATTENDED TO.. ‘
PATTERNS MADE TO ORDER.
W-e have a large and complete assortment of Patterns
to select from. au22
JUST RECEIVED!
A FULL ASSORTMENT 0F
HUMPHREY’S HUMEDPATHIB SPECIFIBSH
To wmcn WE mvmn mun
ATTENTION OF THE AFFLIGTED!
For sale at
SGHEFFER’S BOOKSTORE,
5P9 , 7 , No. 18 Market st
‘N 7 E O F F E R T O
CUSTO M E R S
A New Lot of
LADIES’ , PURSES,
Of Beautiful Styles, substantially made
A Splendid Assortment of
.GENTLEMEN’S WALLETS.
A New and Elegant Perfume,
KNIGHTS TEMPLARB’ BOQUET.
Put up in Out Glass Engraved Bottles.
A Complete Assortment of
HANDKEBGHIEF PERFUMES,
0f the best Manufacture.
A very Handsome Variety of
POWDER PUFF BOXES.
KELLEB’S DRUG STORE,
j 3'31 _ 7 91 Market street
ESTABLISHED IN 1810
FANCY DYEING ESTABLISHMENT.
I. 65 W. JONES, No. 482 N. Front street, above 021.
lowhill, Philadelphia, dye SILKS, WOOLEN AND
FAN CY GOODS of every description. Their superior
style of Dyeing Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Germaine is
widely known. Grape and. Merino Shawls dyed the most
brilliant or plain colors. Grape and Merino Shawls
cleaned to look like new—also. Gentleman’s apparel.
Curtains, 850., cleaned or re-dyed.
113’ Call and look at our work before going else
where. sepll-dam
WHOLESALE GROCERY!
The subscribers are daily receiving GOODS from New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, which they are selling
to Country Merchants at very small profits. Orders
filled promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. We have
‘A large supply of the following articles :1
COFFEE, TOBACCO,
SUGAR, . RAMS,
SYRUPS, BACON,
TEA, great variety; FISH,
summon, . SALT,
CHEESE, TAR «l: 01L,
SOAP, WHITE LEAD,]
SPICES, GLASS,
POWDER Jr. SHOT, .OAKUM dz. PITCH,
FLOUR, PLASTER,
CORN dc OATS, CEMENT,
CLOVEBSEED, COAL.
Also, a large assortment of BAR. IRON, NAILS, and ‘
RAILROAD SPIRES. ‘
EBY Jr KUNKEL.
Harrisbnr, August 6. 1860.—auI-d3m
C 0 o 171:: ES GELATINE.-—The best
article in the market, just received and for sale by
Inn-144E 7 IVM. DDDK Jl.
CHEFFER’S Bookstore is the place to
KELLER’S DRUG STORE is the place
to buy Patent Medic incl
HARRISBURG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER‘LHEEG.
TO THE PUBLIC!‘
JO H N TILL ' S]
C 0 A L Y' A R B ,
[SOUTH ESECOND STREET,
BEL 0 W.PRATT’S ROLLING lIIILL,
HARRISBURG, PA.,
Where he has constantly on hand
LYKENS VALLEY BROKEN, EGG, STOVE AND
NUT COAL. - ‘
A r. s o ,
WILKESBARRE STEAMBOAT, BROKEN , STOVE
AN D NUT GOAL,
_ ALL OF.THE BEST QUALITY.
It will be deliv'ered to consumers clean, and full
weight 'warmnted. _ ‘
a]? CONSUMERS GIVE ME A CALL FOR YOUR
WINTER SUPPLY.
113’ Orders left at my honse, in Walnut street, new:
Fifth; or at Brubmker’s, North street; J. L. Speel’s,
Market Square; Wm. Bostick’a, corner of Second and
South streets, and John Lingle’s, Second and Mulberry
streets, will receive prompt attention.
jyl3-d6m JOHN TILL.
COAL_:OOALI'I
OA-‘L Y YARD IN TOWN THAT DELI I'ERSj
COAL BY THE
PATENT “LEIGH CARTS!
N.O W IS THE TIBIE
For every family to get in their supply of Coal for the
winter—weighed at their door by the Patent Weigh
Carts. The accuracy qf these Carts no one disputes, and
they never get out of order, as is frequently the case of
the Platform Scales; besides, the consgmer has the
satisfaction of proving the weight of his Coal a-t his
own house
I have a. large supply of Coal on handxcn-ulihmg of
S. M. 0033 LYKENS VALLEY GOAL all sizes.»
LYKENS VALLEY do u u
WILKESBABBE
BITUMINOUS BROAD TOP do
All Goal of the best quality mined, and delivered free
from all impurities, at the lowest rut-es, by the boat or
Icur load, single, half or third of tons, and by the bushel.
Harrisburg, September_24. 1860.—5ep25
COAL! COAL” COAL!!!
NOW IS YOUR TIME
TO GET CLEAN COAL!
FULL WEIGHT AND NOTHING SHORT OF IT!
Thankful to my friends and customers for their liberal
patronage, I would inform them and the public generally,
that I am fully prepared, on short notice, tu supply them
with all kinds of
SUPERIOR COAL OF ALL SIZES.
FREE FROM SLATE, AND CAREFULLY SCREENED,
‘l' AS LOW A
FIGURE AS FAIR DEALING WILL AFFORD!
Although my 003.] is not weighed in SELF-Wmsmxe
0.4 us, But! Is wmcnzn ox SCALES ACCURATELY TESTED
3! mm SEALER or WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, and con
sumers may rest assured that they will be fairly and
honestly dealt with. I sell nothing but the very best
article, and no mixing.
Also, HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD always on
hand. sep4—d3m GEO. I’. WIESTLING.
COAL! GOALS! COAL!!!
The subscriber is prepared at all times to deliver to
the citizens of Harrisburg the different kinds and si'zes
of LYKENS VALLEY, PINE GROVE AND WILKES
BARRE GOAL, weighed on the CITY WEIGH CART
at the consumer’s door, and full weight guaranteed
Prices as low as at any regular yard in the city. .Otders
left at his oflice, corner Fourth and Market streets, or
dropped in the l’ost-oflice, will be promptly attended to.
aull-d3m DAVID M’GOBMICK.
COAL! WOOD” PO WDER! 1:
JAMES M. WHEELER,
. DEA L E R I N
11 AR!) AN 0 SOFT 005.14,
OAK, HICKORY AND PINE WOOD
CORN, OATS, 8:0.
AGENT FOR
DUPONT’S CELEBRATED POWDER!
11? All Coal delivered clean, and weighed at can
sumer’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 J AMES M. WHEELER.
fitmiug filatlfims.
THE GROVER & BAKER
NOISELESS
1
r AMILY SEWING MACHINE
is rapidly superseding all others for family use. The
Down Locx-Srrren formed by this Machine is found
to he the. only one which survives the wash-tub on bias
seams, and, therefore, the only one permanently valu
able for Family Sewing.
READ THE FOLLOWIN G TESTIMONY:
“Mrs. JEFFERSON DAVIS, presents her compliments to
Grover dc Baker, and takes pleasure in saying that she
has used one of their Machines for two years, and finds
it still in good order, makes a beautiful stitch, and does
easily work of any kind.”——Washington, D. 0.
“It is a beautiful thing, and puts everybody into an
excitement of good humor. Were la. Catholic, I would
insist upon Saints Grover 5:. Baker having an eternal
holiday in commemoration of their good deeds for hu
manity.”—~Cassius M. Clay. ’
“My wife has had one of Grover & Baker’s Family
‘ Sewing Machines for some time, and I am satisfied it is
‘ one of the best labor-saving machines that has been in
l vented. I take much pleasure in recommending it to
l the public.”—l. G. Harris, Governor of Tennessee.
“0n the recommendation of a friend, I procured, some
months since, one of your Family Sewing Machines. My
family has been most successful in its use, from the
start, without any trouble or difficulty whatever in its
management. My wife says it is a ‘family blessing,’ and
could not be induced to dispense with’ its use—in all of
which I most heartily concur.”—James Pollack, Ear. 1
Governor of Pennsylvania. ,
“The undersigned, CLERGYMEN of various denomina
tions. having purchased and used in our families GRO—
VER ll: BAKER’S CELEBRATED FAMILY SEWING
MACHINE, take pleasure in recommending it as an in
strument fully combining the essentials of a good ma
chine. Its beautiful simplicity, ease of management,
and the strength and elasticity of its stitch, unite to
render it a machine unsurpassed by any in the market,
and one which we feel confident will give satisfaction to
all who may purchase and use it."
REV. 1V P. STRIGKLAND, New York.
RevJ}. P. RODGERS, 1). 1)., Albany, N. Y.
Rev. W. B. SPRAGUE, D. D., Albany, N. Y.
Rev. JOHN CROSS, Baltimore, Md.
nev. JOHN M’CRON, D. D., Baltimore, Md. 1
Rev. W A. CROUKER, Norfolk, Va.
REV. JOHN PARIS Norfolk, Va
Rev. e. lIANKEL, 53.11, Charleston, 8. 0.
Rev. C. A LOYAL, Charleston, S. 0.
Rev. B. n, ROSS, Mobile, Ale. 9
Rev. A. A. PORTER, Selma, Ala. ,
PFOf. W. 1). WILSON, D. D., Geneva, N. Y.
Rev. W. H. CURRY, A. 1“,, Geneva, N Y.
REY. Ifi’I’UBNBULL BACKUS, D. D., Schenectady,
. Y. .
REV. 15. W. CHIDLAW, A. BL, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rev. W. PERKINS, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Prof. I. I. McELHENNY, D. D., Gambier, ‘Ohio.
Rev. ENSTEIN MORBOUGH, Cambridge City, Ind.
Rev. JOSEPH ELDRIDGE, Norfolk, Conn,
Rev. OSMOND O. BAKER, Bishop of M- E. Church,
Concord, N. H.
OFFI 0 E S -
495 Broadway, New York; 18 Summer SW3”, Boston;
730 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia; 151 Bnltxmore Street,
Baltimore ; 249 King Street, Charleston; 11 Campstreet
New Orleans; 124 North Fourth street. St. Louis; 5i
West Fourth Street, Cincinnati ; _l7l Saperior street,
Cleveland; and all the principal when and towns in the
United States.
15' SEND FOR A CIRCULAR .fli
nepZSdkwly
Coal.
do. •
JAMES M. W'HEELER
Me fiatriot 1% 331 mm.
=I
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 1, 1860
1115' COLLECTIONS 0F IR V 1 N G
_ .. .4" aw
BY HIS PUBLISHER
The pen of Mr. George I’. Putnam paints
some pleasant. pictures of Washington Irving
in the November number of the Atlantic Monthly.
We copy a. few passages: '
You are aware that one of the most. interest
‘ ing re-unions of men connected with literary
pursuits in England is at the annual dinner of
the “ Literary Fun d”--~the management of
Which has been so often dissected of late by
Dickens and others. It is a fund for disabled
authors, and, like most other British charities,
requires to be fed annually by a public dinner.
A notable occasion of' this kind happened on
the 11th of May, 1842. It was at this time
that I first met Mr. Irving in Europe. The
president of the festival was no less than the
Queen’s young husband, Prince Albert—his
first appearance in that (presidential) capacity.
His three speeches were more than respecta—
ble, for a prince; they were apositive success.
In the course of the evening we had speeches
by Hallam and Lord Mahon for the historians;
Campbell and Moore for the poets; Talfourd
for the dramatists and the bar; Sir Roderick
Murchison for the means; Chevalier Bunsen
and Baron Brunnow for the diplomatists; G.
P. R. James for the novelists; the Bishop of
Gloucester; Gally Knight, the antiquary; and
a goodly sprinkling of peers, not famed as au
thors. Edward Everett was present as Ameri—
can Minister: and Washington Irving (then on
his way to Madrid in diplomatic capacity) rep
resented American authors. Such an array
of speakers in a single evening is rare indeed,
and it was an occasiomlong to be remembered.
The toasts and speeches were, of course, very
precisely arranged beforehand, as etiquette
requires, I suppose, being in the presence of
“His Royal Highness;” yet, most ofthem were
animated and characteristic. When “Washing
ton Irving and American Literature” was pro~
pounded by the fuglemnn at the elbow of His
Royal Highness, the cheering was vociferously
hearty and cordial, and the interest and curi
osity to see and hear, Geoffrey Crayon seemed
to be intense. His name appeared to touch the
finest cords of genial sympathy and good-will.
Theother famous men of the evening had been
listened to with respect and deference, but. Mr.
Irving’s name inspired genuine enthusiasm.—
| We had been listening to the learned Hollam, ‘
I and the sparkling l\loore,-——to the classic and ‘
fluent author of “Ion,” and to the “Bard of
, Hope,”—-to the historic and theologic diplomats
7 from Prussia, and to the stately representative
‘of the Czar. A dozen well prepared sentiments
had been responded to in many ditferent
speeches. “The Mariners of England,” "And
doth not a. meeting like this make amends?”
had been sung, to the evident satisfaction of
the authors of those lyrics. (Campbell, by
the-way, who was near my seat, had to be
Pregulated” in his speech by his friend and
publisher, Moxon, lest his Royal Highness
should be scandalized.) And now everybody
was on tiptoe for the author of “Braccbridge
Hall.” Ifhis speech had been proportioned to
the cheers which greeted him, it would have
been the longest of the evening.‘ When, there
fore, he simply said, in his modest, beseeching
manner, “I beg to return you my very sincere
thanks,” his brevity seemed almost ungrscious
to those who didn’t know that it was physically
impossible for him to make a speech. It was
vexatious that routine had omitted from the
list of speakers Mr. Everett, who was at
Irving’s side; but, as diplomate, the Prussian
and Russian had precedence, and as American
author, Irving, of course, was the representa
tive man. An Englishman near me said to his
neighbor :—“Brief‘?” “Yes, but you can tell
the gentleman inthc very tone of his voice.”
In the hat-room I was amused to see “little
Tom Moore” in the crowd, appealing with mock
pathos to Irving, as the biggest man, to pass
his ticket, lest he should be demolished in the
crush. They left the hall together to encoun
ter a heavy shower; and Moore in his "Diary,”
tells the following further incident : '
“The best thing of the evening (as far as I
was concerned) occurred after the whole grand
show was over. Irving and I came away
together, and we had hardly got into the street
when a pelting shower come on, and cabs and
umbrellas were in requisition in all directions.
As we Were provided with neither, our plight
was becoming serious, when a. common cab ran
up to me and said: ‘Shall I get you a cab, Mr.
Moore? Sure a’n’t I the man that patronizes
your Melodies?’ He then ran off in search of
a vehicle, while Irving and I stood up, like a
pair of mole caryatides, under a very narrow
protection of a hall door ledge, and thought, at
last, that we were quite forgotten by my patron.
But. he came faithfully back, and while puttijig
me into a. cab, (without minding at all the
trifle I gave him for his trouble,) he said con
fidentially in my ear: ‘Now mind, whenever
you want a cab, Misthur Moore, just call for
Tim Flaherty, and I’m your man.’ Now, this,
I call fame, and of somewhat more agreeable
kind than that of Dante, where the women in
the street found him out by the marks of hell
fire on his beard.”
When I said that Mr. Irving could not speak
in public I had forgotten that he did once get
through with a. very nice little speech on such
an occasion as that just alluded to. It was at
an entertainment given in 1837, at the old City
Hotel in New York, by the New York booksel
lersto American authors. Many of “the trade”
will remember the good things said on that»
evening, and among them Mr. Irving’s speech
about Halleck, and about Rogers the poet, as
the “friend of American genius.” At my re
quest, he afterwards wrote out his remarks,
which were printed in the papers of the day.
Prohdbly this was his last,-if not his best efi'ort
in this line; for the Dickens-dinner remarks
were not complete.
In 1845. Mr. Irving came to London from his
post at Madrid, on a short visit to his friend,
Mr. McLane, then American Minister to En
gland. It was my privilege at that. time to know
him more domestically than before. ' It, was
pleasant to have him at. my table at “Knicker
bocker Cottage." With his permission a quiet
party 0f four was made up; the others being
Dr. Beattie, the friend and biographer of Camp
bell; Sumuel Carter Hall, the liltcmrcur, and
cdiLol'Of the Art Journal; and William Hewitt.
lrvingwas much interested in what Dr. Beattic
had to tell about Campbell, and especially so
in Carter Hull’s stories of Moore and his pn-
Lron, Lord Lansdowne. Moore, at this time,
was 111 ill-health and shut up from the world.
I need not attempt to quote the conversation.
Irving had been somewhat intimate with Moore
in former days, and found him doubt-less an
entertaining and lively companion—but his
replies to Hall about the “patronage" of my
Lord Lansdowne, etc., indicated pretty cleafly
that he had no sympathy with the small trans
and parasiticul tendencies of Moore’s character.
If Eben was anythmg plecialy etestable {0
Hung and at variance With his yery nature, It.
was that Self-seeking deference to wealth and
station which was so characteristic of the Irish
poet.
I had hinted to one of my guests that Mr.
Irving was sometimes “ caught napping,” even
at the dinner table, so that such an event should
notoecasion surprise. The conversation proved
so interesting that I had almost claimed :1 via—
tory, when, lo! a slight. lull in the talk dis
closed the fact that our respected guest was
nodding; I believe it 'was a habit with him
for many yearS, thus to take “ forty winks” at.
the dinner table. Still, the conversation of
' that evening was a rich treat, and my English
friends frequently thanked mo. afterwards for
the opportunity of meeting “ the man of all
others whom they desired to know.”
The term of Mr. Irving’s contract with his
Philadelphia publishers expired in 18,-:43, and,
for five years, his works remained in statu gua,
no American publisher appearing to think them
of sufficient importance to propose definitely
for a new edition. Surprising as this fact ap
pears now, it is actually true that Mr. Irving
began to think his works had “rusted out”
and were “ defunct,”——for nobody offered to
reproduce them. Being, in 1848, again settled
in New York, and apparently able to render
suitable business attention to the enterprise, I
ombitiously proposed anarrangement to pub
lish Irving's Works. My suggestion was made
in a brief note, written on the impulse of the ‘
moment; but (what was more remarkable) it. ;
was promptly accepted without the change of a
single figure or a. single stipulation. It is suf- j
ficient to remark, that the number of volumes
since printed of these works (including the ‘
later ones) amounts to about eight hundred
thousand.
The relations of friendship—l cannot say
intimacy—to which this arrangement admitted l
me were such as any man might have enjoyed
with proud satisfaction. I had always too
much earnest respect for Mr. Irviugevcr to
claim familiar intimacy with him. He was a.
man who would unconsciously and quietly com~
mand defereutial regard and consideration ;
for in all his ways and words there was the
atmosphere of true refinement. lie was em~
phhtically a gentleman, in the best sense of
that word. Never forbidding or morosc, he
was at times (indeed always, when quite well)
full of genial humor—sometimes overflowing:
with fun. But I need not, here at least, at~
tempt to sum up his characteristics. 2
That “ Sunnyside” home was too inviting to
those who Were privileged there to allow any
proper opportunity for a. visit. to pass unim
proved. Indeed, it became so attractive to
strangers and lionohunters, that some of those
whose entree was quite legitimate and accepta~
ble, refrained, especially during the last ten
years, from adding to the heavy tax whiehi
casual visitors began to levy upon the quiet,
hours of the host. Ten years ago, when Mr. ‘
Irving was in his best estate of health and,
spirits, when his mood was of the sunnicst, and
Wolfert’s Roost was in the spring-time of its
charms, it was my fortune to pass a few days
there with my wife: Mr. Irving himseif drove
a snug pair of ponies down to the steamboat
to meet us—(for, even then, Thackeray’s “one
old horse” was not the only resource in the
Sunnyside stables.) The drive of two miles
from Tarrytown to that delicious lane which
leads to the Roost—who does not know all that,
and how charming it is? Five hundred (le
scriptions of the Tappan Sea and the region
round about have not exhausted it. The mod
est cottagc, almost buried under the luxuriant
Melrose ivy, was then just made what it is—a
picturesque and comfortable retreat for a. man
of tastes and habits like those of Geoffrey
Crayon—snug'and modest, but yet, with all its
surroundings, a tit residence for agentleman
who had means to make everything suitable as 1
well as handsome about him. Of this a word 1
anon.
I donot presume to write of the home-deiails
of Sunnyside. further than to say that this
delightful visit of three or four days gave us
the impression that Mr. Irving’s elementscemed
to be at. home, as head oi‘the family. He took
us for a, stroll over the grounds—some twenty
acres of wood and dell, with babbling brooks—
pointing out innumerable trees which he had
planted with his own hands, and telling us
anecdotes and reminiscences of his early life:
of his being taken in the Meditten‘nnean by
pirates; of his standing on the pier at Messina,
Sicily, and looking at Nelson’s fleet. sweeping
by on its way to the Battle of Trafalgar; of
his failure to see the interior of Milan Cathe
dral, because it was being decorated for the
coronation of the first Napoleon; of his adverb
tures in Rome with Allston, and how near
Geofi'rey Crayon come to being an artist—of
Talleymnd, and many other celebrities—and
of incidents which seemed to take us back to a.
former generation. Often at this and subse~
quent visits I ventured to suggest, (not profes
sionally,) after some of these reminiscences,
“I hope you have taken time to make a note of
these ;” but the oracle nodded a. sort of humor-
1' our No. A drive to' Sleepy Hollow—Mr.
Irving again managing the ponies himself—
crowned our visit; and with such a eoaehman
and guide in such regions, we were not alto
gether unable to appreciate the excursion.
During one of his visits to the city, Mr.
Irving suddenly asked if I could give him a. bed
at my house at Staten Island. I\ could. So
we had a nice chatty evening, and the next
morning we took him on acharming drive over
the hills of Staten Island. He seemed to enjoy
it highly, for he hurl not been there, I believe,
since he was stationed there in a. military
capacity during the war of 1812, as aid of
Governor Tompkins. He gave us a. humorous
account of some of his equestrian performances,
and those of the Governor, while on duty at
the Island; but neither his valor nor the Go
vernoris was tested by any actual contact with
the enemy.
A word more about Mr. Irving’s manner of
life. The impression given by Thackeray, in
his notice (genial enough, and well-meant,
doubtless) of Irving’s death, is absurdly innc;
curéte. His picture of the “ one old horse;
the plain little house, etc., would lead one t 0
imagine Mr. Irving a. weak, good natured old
. man, amiabiy, but llal‘SlanDlOllsl‘)’.”Sil'Vlllg up
his pennies for his "eleven nieces; (.)nnclto
this end stinting himself. among other ways,
to “a. single glass of Willa," etc., etc. Ml”
Thackeray’s notions of style ”“1 St“? and 1“"
i cried re‘inues are probably n9l: entirely un
‘ English, notwithstanding he Wields 5° sharp
a. pen against England’s $110“; and. he may
naturally have looked 1‘01" more (11513193 0f
greatness at the residence Oran (ex-ambassador.
But he coum scarcely appreciate that simple
dignity and solid comfort, ilmi'nnobtrusivo
fitness, which bcl‘onged to Mr. Irvxng’s. home
arrangements- ’lhere were no flunkles 1n gold
and scarlet; but Ihere were four or five good
horses in ”“3 stable, find as many suitable car
riages- Everything in the cottage was pecu
liarly and qomi‘ortably elegant, without the
least pretenswn. As to 1116 “ single glass of
wine.” Mr. Irving, never a professed iee-toml
ler, was always temperate on instinct both in
eating and dunking; andin his last. We years
I believe he did not taste wine at. all. In all fi-
naneial matters, Mr. Irving’s providence and
preciseness were worthy of imitation by all
professional literary men; but with exactness
and punctuality he united a liberal disposition
to make a suitable use of money, and to have
all around him comfortable and appropriate.
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NO 53.
Knowing that he could leave a handsome inde~
pandence for those nearest to him, he had no
occasion for any such anxious care as Mr.
Thackeray intimates.
Thackeray had been invited. to Yonkers. to
give his lecture on “ Charity and Humor.”—
At. this “Ancient Dorp” he was the guest of
00328115. and I had the honor of accompanying
the greater and lesser humorist in a. drive to
Sunnyside, nine miles. (This call of an hour,
by the way, was Thackeray’s only glimpse of
the place he described. } The interview was in
every way interesting. Mr. Irving produced
a. pair of antiquated spectacles, which had
belonged to Washington, and Major Pendennis
tried them on with evident reverence. The
hour was well filled with rapid, pleasant chat;
but no profound analysis of the characteristics
of wit and‘humor was elicted either from the
Stout Gentleman or from Vanity Fair. Mr.
Irving went down to Yonkers to hear Thacke
ray‘s lecture in the evening, after we had all
had a. piece of beer at Mr. Sperrowgmss’s, to
say nothing of sundry other courses, with a.
slight thread of conversation between. At the
lecture he was so startled by the eulogistie
presentation of the lecturer to the audience,
by the excellent chief of the committee, that
I believe he did not onee nod during the even
ing. We were, of course, proud to have as
our-guest for the night such an embodiment of
“ Charity and Humor” as Mr. Thackeray saw
in the front bench before him, but whom he
considerately spared from holding up as an
illustration of' his subject.
“ Come, .3 oc, tell us what made you turn
pale awhile ago when Jack told us that he
had seen a grave, and asked whose is was?”
“Bah, boys! turn pole, did i"? There are
circumstances in the lives of most men who
live on the fron tierwhich, to have them recalled,
will make them turn pale. And mentioning
that grave, and asking whose it was, recalled
a. fearful event. in my experience. But as the
night is young yet, 1 will tell you about it; and
perhaps it will be a warning to you never to
trust too much to a stranger, or throw tempta
tion in his way.”
Thus spoke your humble servant some months
ago, to a. party of prospectors, of whom he was
one. The following is the story to which I al~
luded above:
Several years ago, I was out with a party
prospecting for silver, high up the Gila River.
We had been some time without meeting with
any success, and were returning to Fort Yuma,
disgusted with the country: We had left the
l’imos village a day’s journey behind us, when
we fell in with a man traveling the same way
that we were. He was without grub or blan
kets, and said he was going to California. As
we had some spare "mules, we told him that if
he could ride a pack saddle he could go with
uses for as Fort Yuma. None of us liked the
looks of the fellow. He had such a thoroughly
villainous expression. But as he seemed so
badly used up, we took pity on him and made
him the offer that we did. He accepted with
out. any hesitation. .Wc found him tnciturn,
never speaking unless he was spoken to. When
we camped he would take the saddle ofi‘ his
mule and go off by himself, never helping to
get the grub ready; and when it was ready he
would come and pitch in with the rest of us.
However, though we did not like him or his
actions, we said nothing, thinking he might
have some secret sorrow that we had'no right
to pry into. We had traveled two days when
what lam about to tell you occurred. We had
camped at noon, and as the weather was very
warm, some one proposed that we should all
take a bath. AIL had felt that it would be a.
delicious cool amusement, hathingin the shade
of the cotton-wood trees, which hung over the
banks of the river. We stripped in'stanter, and
were soon enjoying ourselves gloriously. I
had a belt around me with several twenties in
it. and took it off to give me free play in the
water. Ilaiditdown on my clothes, carelessly,
never thinking of hiding it from any of the
company, as they all knew I had the money,
and I had no idea that the stranger would be
tempted to take it. As I came out of the water,
I noticed the stranger looking very longingly
at my belt, but thought no more about it.
That night, from some cause, I could not
sleep well, and when I would fall into a state
of unconciousness I was troubled with such
wild-like dreams, that I would ratherl had re~
mained 'hroad awake. At last, about midnight,
I went to sleep soundly; how long I lay I do
not know, but I wakened suddenly to find some
one kneeling over me and very carefully cutting
my shirt open. Now I have always had the
power (call it presence of mind, or anything)
of comprehending in an instant all that is go
ing on around me, no matter from how sound
a sleep I may be waked. . It is anything but
pleasant to wake and find one’s self in the
power of a. deeper-ado who will have no hesita
tion in plunging a knife into your heart. I felt
myself in anything but an enviable situation,
knowing that the slightest indication on my
part of being awake would cause the villain to
give me between the ribs the length of his
bowie, or the contents of his pistol. For, al
though I could not see his pistol. I felt sure
that he had it handy.
To secure my pistol without letting him know
that I was awake, was a very delicate opera—
tion, and I attempted to accomplish it in the
following manner: my pistol and bowie-knife
were both under my saddle, which I used for a
pillow. I threw my right arm up over my head,
taking care not to touch the robber, and yawned
as if 1 was half awake, but ready With my left.
hand to catch his arm in the event of his at.
tempting to stab me. I had my eyes partly
shut, so that he could not casrly see them glig
ten, but suflicieutly open to see his every move,
which I could easily do, us it was a clear star
light. night. On the instant that I moved, he
raised his arm to strike, and as I was nearly
betraying him my being awake by throwing off
my left hand, but some strong impulse pre~
vented me from doing it, and he held his knife
suspended to give the blow had I made another
move. When I threw my hand over my head. .
with the some movement I placed it under the
saddle end on the butt of my pistol, which was
cocked ready for use.
I lay in that position for about half a minute,
but. it seemed like an hour. By that limelhad
power over my breathing which on first waking
came very quick. As soon as he thought that
I was sound asleep again, he lowered his hand
and commenced operating on my shirt, clearing
it away from the belt. Then I thought my
opportunity had come, and tried to Jerlt my six
shooter, but it was foul some way and it would
not come. I thought my_timc hudarrived, for,
as quick as thought, he drew and struck with
his knife. He struck at my throat. My eyes
were broad open then, and I saw where the
knife was coming. By a. quick involuntary
movement, I threw myself aside, and he must.
have overreached himself, for the knife struck
into the saddle, and so tight, that, he could not
get. it out. In trying to get. out my pistol, my
lmnd touched the cold silver hill of my bowie.
Instinctively I took hold of it, abandoning
the PiStol: and was nerving my arm for the
moment when I felt the cold muzzle of his pistol
against my forehead. I struck out blindly, and,
as I did so, there was the stunning report or
his pistol. How I escaped Ido not. know; my
face was blackened with the powder, and my
A NARROW ESCAPE