RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Four lines or less constitute half a &pare. Ten lines
or more than four, constitute a square.
1
liall —eq.,oseday $0.25 One sq., ono day----
$0.50
" one meet.— 1.00 CC one weeb..--
g , one month— 2.00 " one month. 8.00
" three months. 3.00 ,1 three months. 8.00
cc giaisonthe_ 4.00 it six months.— LOS
dc one year— . 5.00 " one yea r.— 10.00
0.- Business notices i n serted in the LOOAL 001117X11, or
before marriages and deaths, nes OBliT'S ren tans for each
insertion. To mere.hantsand others advertisingbythe year
liberal tei m will be offered.
irr The numberof insertions must be designatedow the
ilverbilemewt.
Ex. Marriages and Deaths will be inserted at the same
sas regular AdvertiseinenTS.
-^ - ,
foolto, Stationer p, Stir.
SCHOOL BOOKS.—School Directors,
Teachers, Parents, Scholars, and others, in want of
School Books, School Stationery, dm., will and a complete
assortment at B. M. POLLOCK fir SON'S BOOK STOWS,
Market Square, Harrisburg, comprising in part the follow
iDLlADWlDL—McGulfers, Parker's, Cobb's, Angell's
SPBLLING BOOKS.—McGutfey's, Cobb's, Webster's,
Town's, Byerly's. Combry'e.
ENGLISH GRAMMABS.—Bullion's, Smith's, Wood
bridge's, identeith,s, Tuthill - 's, Hart's, Wells'.
111STOBSICS.—tirimahaw'a, Davenport's, /rod's, Will ,
son's, Will Goodrich's, Pinnock's, Goldsmith's and
(Bark's.
AIGTHAULTIO'S.--Greenlears, Stoddard's, Emerson's,
Me's, Bose's, Collourn's, Smith and Duke's, Davie's.
ALOBBBAS.--Greenleaf's, Davis's, Day's, Bay's,
Bridge's.
VlCTlONARYS.—Worces'er's Quarto, Academic, Com
prehensive and Primary Dietionares. Waiter's *chord,
COWS Walter, Webster ' s Primary, Webster's High
'School: Webster's Quarto, Academie.
NATURAL , PHILOSOPHISS.--Comstock'S, Parker%
Swift's. The above with a great variety of others can at
any time be found at my store. Also, a complete assort•
meat of School Stationery, embracing in the win le a com
plete outfit for school purposes. Any book not in the store.
procured xt one days notice.
Er Country Merchants supplied at wholesale rates.
ALMANACS.—john Baer and &We Almanac for sale ai
B. M. romooK & SON'S BOOK STORE!, Harrisburg.
H' Wholesale and Retail. myl
PHOLSTERING.
C. F. VOLLMER
Is prepared to do all kinds of work in the
UPHOLSTERING BUSINESS.
Pays particular attention to MAKING AND PUTTING
DOWN CARPETS, MAKING AND REPAIRING MAT
TRASSES, REPAIRING FITRNITURE, Ace., Ac.. He
can be found at all times at hie residence, in the rear of
the William Tell House, corner of Raspberry and , Black.
berry alleys. sep29-dly
T . ETTE R, CAP, NOTE PAPERS,
14 Pens, Holders, Pencils, Envelopes, Sealing Wax, of
the best quality, at low prices, direct from the manu
factories, at
mar3o
SOHEYPER'S CHEAP BOOKSTORE
T.AW BOOKS ! LAW BOOKS !I-A
general assortment of LAW BOORS, all the State
Reports and Standard Elementary Works, with many of
the old English Reports, scarce awl rars, together with
a large assortment of second-hand Law Books, at very
low prices, at Sloe one price Bookstore of
B. M. POLLOCK & SON, -
Market Square, Harrisburg.
myB
,litlistellancous.
AN ARRIVAL OF
NEW GOODS
APPROPRIATE TO' THE SEASON!
SILK LINEN PAPER
PANS! PANS!! 4 A N S ! : !
ANOTHER JLND SPLENDID LOT OP
SPLICED FISHING RODS!
Trent. lilies, Gut and Hair Snoods, Grass Lines, Silk
and Hair Baited Lines, and a general assortment of
• • •
PISAINti• TACHLB!
A GREAT VARIETY OF
WALKING . CANES!
Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest!
Silver Head Loaded Sword Hickory Fancy
Canes! Canes! Canes! Canes! Canes!
BELLNIVIS DRUG AND FANCY STOBR,
NO. 91 WO:WM STREET,
South Bide, one door east of Fourth street je9
WE OFFEA TO
CIUSTOME I RS
'A New Lot of
LADIES' PURSES,
Of Beautiful Styles, substantially made '
A Splendid Assortment of
ONNTLEN.NN'S WALLETS.
A New and Elegant Perfume,
KNIGHTS TEMSLARS , LBOQUET,
Pat up in Cat Glass Engraved Bottles.
A Complete Assortment of
[HANDKERCHIEF PERFUMES,
Of the best Manufacture.
A very Handsome Variety of
POWDER PIIPP BOXES.
' , EMT RIM DRUG- STORE,
91 Market street
nea
CANDLES:II i
PARAFFIN CANDLES,
SPERM CANDLES,
STRARINE CANDLES,
ADAMANTINE C ES,
CHEMICAL SP U CANDLES,
STAR (surgaroa) CANDLES,
TALLOW CANDLES-
A large invoke of the above in etore, end for sale nt
ssausuany tow rates, by
WM. DOCK, Ja., & CO.,
Opposite the Court House
jata
GUN AND BLASTING POWDER.
JAMES M. WHEELER,'
11.AltitISPIIR41 PA.,
AGENT FOR ALL
POWDER AND FUSE
xLIFINABTORED BY
L B. DUPONT DB NEMOURS & CO.,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
A large supply always on hand. For sam at mann
faeturees prices. Magazine two miles below town. •
irrOrdets received at Warehouse. na77
TIUST RECELVED—A large Stock of
s.O SCOTCH ALES, BROWN STOUT and LONDON
SORTER. For sale at the lowest rates by
JOHN H. ZIEGLER,
73 Market street.
janll
F S U!! FISH!!!
KRORDREL, (Nos. 1, 2 and 3.)
SALMON, (very superior.)
SHAD, (Mess and very fine.)
HERRING, (extra large.)
COD
SMOKED HERRING, (extra Disby.)
SCOTCH HERRING.
SARDINES AND ANCHOVIES.
Of the above we have Mackerel in whole, half, quarter
and eighth bble. Herring in whole and half bble.
The entire lot neW—DISSOT FROM TES runsaiss, and
will sell them at the lowest market rates.
sepl4 WM. DOCK, 3a., $ CO.
HICK° RY WOOD ! !-A SUPERIOR LOT
just received, and for sale in quantities to suit
abase toy toy JAMES M. WMEELER•
Also, DiklC AND PINE constantly on hand at the
lowest prices. ciccl3
VAIVIIIN BIBLES, from 1$ to $lO,
strong and handsomely bound, printed on good paper,
with elegant elms new type, sold at
mch3l 80118FP Elt , a Cheap Iteek4 we.
BOURBON WHISKY.—A very Supe
rior Article of BOURBON WHISKY, In quart bot
tles, in store and for sale by JOHN H. ZIEGLER,
mars 73 Market Street.
ITARRISON'S - HOUSEHOLD SOAP. .
_LI 50 BOXES OF THIS PERFECT SOAP_ For sale
at Manufacturer's prices. 1- ROBINSON & CO,
mar 6
lIAVANA ORANGES !
A prime lot just reeeivedby
ee3o. WK. DOCK, & Co.
VOR a superior and cheap TABLE or
SALAD OIL go to
KELLER'S DRUG STORE.
THE Fruit Growers' Handbook—by
WA RlNG—wholesale and retail at
mehal SCREFFERT Boolartnre.
'PERM CANDLES.—A large supply
IL; yeet received by
zeplB WM. DOCK. JR., 4k, CO.
aARIYEN SEEDS I ! !-A FRESH AND
1j COMPLETE assortment, jest received and for sale by
eb2l WM. DOCN, Ta., Or, CO.
f!B,AbBERICIES 11 I—A SPLENDID LOT
IJjest received by
sale
.fI . IIANBERRIES--A very Superior lot
oct26.] WM. DOCK, Js. &
WIL DOME, JR., & CO.
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VOL. 3.
tlivo of Zrauel.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
WINTER TIME TABLE
tla iiiiMMIMPIN REM
FIVE TRAINS DIM TO & FROM PHILADELPHIA
ON AND AFTER
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26Ta, 1860,
The Passenger Trains of the Pennsylvaniaßailroad Cora
pang will depart from and arrive at Harrisburg as
Philadelphia as follows :
EASTWARD.
THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Harrisburg a
2.40 a. m., and arrives at West Philadelphia at 6.60 a. m
FAST LINE leaves Harrisburg at 12.66 p. m., and
arrives at West Philadelphia at 5.00 p. m.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg at 5.15 p. m., and ar
rives at West Philadelphia at 10.20 p. in.
These Trains make close connection at Philadelphia
with the New York Lines.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, No. 1, leaves Harrisburg
at 7.30 a. in., runs via Mount Joy, and arrives at West
Philadelphia at 12.30 p. m.
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION leaves Harris
burg at 1.15 p. m., and arrives at West Philadelphia at
6.40 p. m.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, No. 2, leaves Harrisburg
at 6.25 p. in., runs via Mount Joy, connecting at Diller
ville with MAIL TRAIN East for Philadelphia.
WESTWARD.
THROUGH EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Philadelphia ,
10.50 p. m., and arrives at Harrisburg at 3.10 a. m.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Philadelphia at 8.00 a. m., an
arrives at Harrisburg at 1.20 p. m.
LOCAL MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg for Pittsburg
at 7.00 a. in.
FAST LINE leaves Philadelphia at 12.00 noon, and ar
rives at Harrisburg at 4.10 p. m.
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves
Philadelphia at 2.00 p. in., and arrives at Harrisburg at
7.35 p. m.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Philadelphia
4.00 p. m., and arrives at Harrisburg at 9.45 p. m.
Attention is called to the fact, that passengers leaving
Philadelphia at 4 p. in. connect at Lancaster with
MOUNT JOY ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, and arrive
Harrisburg at 9.45 p. m.
SAMUEL D. YOUNG,
n023-dtf Supt. East. Die. Peas'a Railroad.
NEW AIR LINE ROUTE
TO
NEW YORK.
-
~
. • ..m•
Shortest in Distance and Quickest in Time
BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES OF
NEW YORK AND HARRISBURG,
DUNN% ALLENTOWN AND ELSTON
MORNING EXPRESS, West, leaves New York at ti
a. in., arriving at Harrisburg at 1 p. m., only 6% hours
between the two cities.
MAIL LINE leaves New York at 12.00 noon, and sr
rives at Harrisburg at 8.15 p. m.
MORNING MAIL LINE, East, leaves Harrisburg
8.00 a. in., arriving at New York at 5.20 p. m.
AFTERNOON EXPRESS LINE, East, leaves Harris.
burg at 1.30 p. in., arriving at New York at 9.45 p. m.
Connections are made at Harrisburg at 1.00 p. m. with
the Passenger Trains in each direction on the Pennsylva.
nia, Cumberland Valley and. Northern Central Railroads
All Trains connect at Beading with Trains for Potts.
ville and Philadelphia, and at Allentown for Ranch
Chunk, Easton, &c.
No change of Passenger Cars or Baggage between New
York and Harrisburg, by the 6.00 a. in. Line from New
York or the 1.15 p. in. from Harrisburg.
For beauty of scenery and speed, comfort and scram
modation, this lionte presents superior inducements to
the traveling public.
Pare between New Yorkand Harrisburg, Five DOLLARS
For Tickets and other information apply to
J.J. CLYDE, General Agent,
del& Harrisburg.
DHILADELPHIA
AND
READING RAILROADI
WINTER ARBAN G EXENT.
ON AND AFTER DEC. 12, 1860,
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE HARRISBURG
DAILY, (Sundays excepted,) at 8.00 A. NI., and 1.15 P.
M., for Philadelphia, arriving there at 1.25 P. M., and 6.15
P.M.
RETURNING, LEAVE PHILADELPHIA at 8.00 A.M.
and 3.80 P. U., arriving at Harrisburg at 1 P. M. and 8.10
P. M.
PARRS :—To Philadelphia, No. 1 Care, $8.25; No. 2,
(in same train) $2,76.
PARES:—To Reading $1.60 and $1.30.
At Reading, connect with trains for Pottsvite, Nunn-
VMe, Tamaqua, Oa:avian, Ac.
POUR TRAINS LEAVE READING POR MISLABEL.
PHIA DAILY, at BA. M.,10.45 A. M.,12.80 noon and
3.43 P. M.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR READING at 8 A.
31., 1.00 P. M., 3.30 P. N., and 5.00 P. M.
PARES:—Reading to Philadelphia, $1.75 and $1.45.
THE MORNING TRAIN FROM HARRISBURG CON.
NEVIS AT READING with up train' for Wilkesbarre
Pittston and Scranton.
For through tickets and other information apply to
J. J. CLYDE,
dels.dtf 4 General Agent.
DHILADELPHIA
AND
READING RAILROAD.
REDUCTION OF PASSENGER FARES,
ON AND AFTER MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1660
COMMUTATION TICKETS,
, With 26 Coupons, will be issued between any points
desired, good for the holder and any member of hie
family, in any Passenger train, and at any time—at 26
per cent_ below the replier fives-
Parties having occasion to use the Road freqnently on
business or pleasure, will find the above arrangement
convenient and eresomical; as Pour Passenger trains
run daily each wer between Reading and Philadelphia,
and Two Traitor e' . ‘ between Reading . Pottsville an d
Harrisburg. Or Bo 'days, only one morning train Down.
and one afterrerr train llp,runs between Pottsville and
Philadelphi• ear no Passenger train on the Lebanon
Talley Brew) Rsilroad.
Por the above Tickets, or any information relating
there* apply to S. Bradford, Req. , Treasurer, Philadel
phia, e the respective Ticket Agents on the line, or to
G. A. NIOOLLO, General BRA.
Hersh 27,1860--mar2B-dtf
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY.
INIEMEMMININ
NOTICE.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.
ON AND AFTER FRIDAY, MARCH lsr, 1061- the
Passenger Trains of the Northern Central Railway will
leave Harrisburg as follows :
GOING SOUTH.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN will leave at-3.00 a. M.
EXPRESS TRAIN will leave at . 7.40 a. m
MAIL TRAIN will leaveat 1.00 p.m.
GOING NORTH
MAIL TRAIN will leave at •-•••••-•- •.. 1.40 p. m.
rx.PRESS TRAIN will leave at -.8.50 p. in.
The only Train leaving Harrisburg en Sunday will 1 e
the ACCOMMODATION TRAIN South. at 3.00 a. in.
For further information apply at the office in Penn
Sylvania Railroad Depot. JOHN W. HALL, Agent.
Harrisburg, March lst-dtf.
DRIED BEEF—An extra lot of DRIED
BM just received by
nog WM. DOCK, Js., & CO.
RU it LINGT ON HERRING - !
I) Just received by WM. DOCK, Ja., &CO
ocl
MPTY BOTTLES! !—Of all sizes
X/ and description% for sato kw by
duce WM. MOOS, Ju g & 00.
ARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1861.
_Miscellaneous.
TAKE NOTICE!
That we have recently added to our already full stock
O.F SEGARS
LA NORMANS,
HARI KARI,
EL MONO,
LA BANANA.
OF PERFUMERY
FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF:
TURKISH ESSENCE,
ODOR OF MUSK,
LUBIN'S ESSENCE BOUQUET.
FOR THE HAIR :,
EAU LESTRALE,
CRYSTALIZED POMATUM,
MYRTLE AND VIOLET POMATUM.
FOR THE COMPLEXION
TALC OF VENICE,
ROSE LEAF POWDER,
NEW MOWN HAY POWDER,
BLANC RE PERLES.
OF SOAPS'
BASIN'S FINEST
MOSS ROSE,
BENZOIN,
UPPER TEN,
VIOLET,
NEW MOWN HAY,
JOCKEY CLUB.
Having the largest stock and 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 a FRESH Stock of DRUGS, MEDI
CINES, CHEMICALS, &c , consequent of our re
ceiving almost daily additions thereto.
KELLER'S DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
91Market Street, two doors East of Fourth Street,
septi South side.
JACKSON & CO.'S
SHOE STORE ,
NO. 903( MARKET STREET,
HARRISBURG - , PA.,
Where they intend to devote their entire time to the
manufacture of
BOOTS AND SHOES
Of all kinds and varieties, in the neatest and most fash
ionable styles, and at satisfactory prices.
Their stock will consist, in part, of Gentlemen's Fine
Calf and Patent Leather Boots and Shoes, latest styles;
Ladies' and Misses' Gaiters, and other Shoes in great
variety; and in fact everything connected with the
Shoe business.
CUSTOMER WORK will be particularly attended to,
and in all cases will satisfaction be warranted. Lasts
fitted up by one of the best makers in the country.
The long practical experience of the undersigned, and
their thorough knowledge of the business will, they
trust, be sufficient guarantee to the public that they
will do them justice, and furnish them an articie tha
will recommend itself for utility, cheapness and dura
bility. [jan9] JACKSON & CO.
THE AMERICAN BYRON !
GITADALOUPE:
A TALE OF LOVE AND WAR.
A Poem in the style of DON JUAN, and equal in
spirit, matter and manner to that brilliant production
of the "DRIVER BLED." By S. well Ynown Citizen of
Philadelphia, who served with distinction in the late
War with Mexico.
PRICE SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS.
Eor sale at WEIMER'S BOOKSTORE,
xuar6 No. 18 Market Street. Harrisburg, Pa.
A NEW FEATURE IN THE SFIOE
TRADE!!!
IMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS!!!
E. R. DURK EE & COBS SELECT SPICES,
In Tin Poi' o aned with Paper,) and full Weight.—
BLACK PL,PPER, GINGER, NUTMEG, WHITE PEP
PER, ALLSPICE, MACE, CAYENNE PEPPER,
CINNAMON. CLOVES, MUSTARD.
In this age of adulterated and tasteless Spices, it is
with confidence that we introduce to the attention of
Housekeepers these superior and genuine articles. We
guarantee them not only ABSOLUTELY .RD PERFECTLY
PURE, but ground from fresh Spices, selected and cleaned
by us expre,sly for the purpose, without reference to
cost. They are beautifully packed in tinfoil, (lined with
paper.) to prevent injury by keeping, and are rum,
WEIGHT while the ordinary ground Spices are almost
invariably short. We warrant them, in point of strength
and richness of Savor, beyond all comparison, as a sin
gle trial will abundantly prove.
Every package bears our TRADE MARK.
Manufactured only, by E. it. DURKEE & CO., New
York.
For sale by [feb2.7.] WM. DOCK, Ja., &CO
COAL! COAL!!
ONLY YA.RWIN TOWN THAT DELIVERS
(COAL BY THE
P A TENT W EIGH CARTS!
NOW IS THE TIME
For every family to get in their supply of Coal lot the
winter—weighed at their door by the Patent Weigh
Carta. The accuracy of these Carts no one disputes, and
they never get out of order, as is frequently the ease of
the Platform Scales; besides, the consumer has the
satisfaction of proving the weight of his Coal at his
own house.
I have a large supply of Coal on hand, co^:=lcg of
8. M. co.ls LIKENS VALLEY COAT( all sises„
LYNXES VALLEY " ti
WILRESBARRE do. • `
BITUMINOUS BROAD TOP do.
All Coal of the best quality mined, and delivered free
from all impurities, at the lowest rates, by the boat or
oar load, tangle, half or third of tons, and by the bushel.
JAMES M. ' WHEELER.
Harrisburg, September 24, 1860.—5ep25
lIA TOR & Co.,
SHIP AGENTS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
138 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
DNALVBB IN
FLOUR, GRAIN, PRODUCE, COTTON,
WINES AND LIQUORS,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
n0e6416m
D YOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS,
PHILADELPHIA ;
MANUFACTURE
CARBOYS, DEMIJOHNS,
WINE, PORTEN, MINERAL WATER, PICKLE AND
PRESERVE BOTTLES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
H. B. & G. W. DENNERS,
0r.19-dly 27 South Front steret, Philadelphia.
WARRANTED TWELVE MONTHS!
ANOTTIPIL LOT OP
MORTON'S UNRIVALLED GOLD PENSU
PERSONS in want of a superior and really good GOLD
PEN will find with me a large assortment to select from,
and have the privilege to exchange the Pens until their
hand is perfectly suited. And if by fair means The Dia
mond points break off daring twelve mouths, the pur
chaser shall hare the privilege to Haled a new one s
without any charge.
I have very good Gold Pens,
in strong silver-plated
cases, for $l, $1.25, $1 50, V.. 00
For sale at SIX E PEER'S BOOKSTORE,
mar 26 No. 18 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
AT COST!!!
BOTTLED WINES, BRANDIES,
AND
LIQUORS OFEVERY DESCRIPTION!
Together with a complete assortment, (wholesale and
retail,) embracing everything in the line, will be sold at
cost, without reserve
janl WM. DOCK, Ja., k CO.
VALENTINES ! VALENTINES k!
A large assortment of COMIC and SENTIMENTAL
VALENTINES of different styles and prices. For sale
at SCHEFFEWS BOOKSTORE,
febtt 18 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
SMOKE ! SMOKE 1 1 SMOKE ! !
uot objectionable when from CIGAR purchased a
YELLERS DMA* 1310.11.14 Ol Market street. gepl9
'patriot Union.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1861.
THE TERRIBLE FAMINE IN INDIA.
A letter from Agra, under date of February
21st, says :—" In the neighborhood of the city
food is distributed every morning to a large
number of beggars, from whom there is impera
tively required this qualification, that they are
to be blind, or lame, or decrepid, or reduced by
famine to such a degree of weakness that labor
is impossible. The food—bread and peas-por
ridge, cooked, in deference to their prejudices,
by Brahmins or Mahomedans—is distributed in
the presence of one or two of the European
residents, who undertake the task in turn ; and
by insisting somewhat rigorously on the prin
ciple of exclusion just mentioned, it has hith
erto been contrived to relieve all who strictly
come within the prescribed category who pre
sent themselves. Certainly if the object of the
contrivance had been to collect together the
most appalling and heart-sickening exhibition
of human misery possible, no triumph could be
more complete.
Very many are blind, an affliction very com
mon here, and which is attributable, as I ima
gine, to the intense glare of the sun, whose
power exceeds that which he displays in more
northerly latitudes in light as much as it
does in heat.. Then there are cripples, dis
figured by every accident that bone is heir to,
and every distortion reconcilable with animal
life ; lepers in every stage of their malady ;
children in arms, changed by the want of their
proper nutriment, or possibly by the starvation
of their mothers, previous to their birth, into
miniature old men, with sharp and grotesque
features, restless and piercing eyes, and that
peculiar expression of experienced worldliness
which is sometimes seen in the countenances of
the monkey tribe, and in very'aged and crafty
misers.
Children are sometimes brought in an ad
vanced stage of small pox. Among those who
are necessarily excluded there are, of course,
some so nearly approaching the required
standard of feebleness as to be almost admitted;
and in very many, and especially the old, the
prolonged famine has so reduced their flesh, or
rather consumed it, that their limbs are liter
ally scarcely anything but bone. You could
almost span a man's thigh with finger and
thumb; and when, as • happens occasionally,
their rags fall off them in the crush, you detect
the structure of the bones, developed to an
extent which I should never have thought com
patible with life, and that perpendicular fall
of the thigh bones from their articulation in
the pelvis, which is the most striking feature
in the skeleton.
They are, in fact, living skeletons; and not
always that. One day, a man who had succeeded
in reaching the enclosure, and obtaining admit
tance, sat down with the rest, ate his food, then
retired a little way apart, and lay down and died.
Another day the members of the committee,
leaving the garden after the distribution, found
two' corpses laid at the gate. They bad been
on their way, but their strength failed them
just before they reached the goal. Not unfre
quently they begin to sink after entering the
ground, and cannot be roused to take food,
except by a stimulant, in the form of a little
brandy or rum; which, however, usually has
the desired effect.
One day a man was observed lugging along
with him a moderate sized parcel, which, on
reaching the feeding place, he laid carefully on
the ground, and covered up in a ragged gar
ment. It proved to be—his mother. The old
woman, who had become almost insensible, had
doubled up her limbs as children will on cold
nights, when they go to sleep, and her weight
being exactly that ; of her bones, was easily
carried by a tolerably young man. They had
come from Delhi, where things are far worse
than they are here, and people wander shrieking
through the streets till they die. In this case,
however, the administration of a dose of rum
had the desired effect, and the poor old creature
was snatched from the jaws of death in time to
take her food and live—for another day. The
number of persons relieved has increased at
Agra from 600 to 1200 or 1400 daily.
By way of finding employment for those Who
can work, two undertakings have been begun—
clearing the glacis of the fort, which 'sincerely
hope may never turn out to be of any use, and
draining a swampy piece of ground in canton
ments, which is then to be laid out as a garden.
A great many persons, especially women and
children, obtain subsistence on these works,
removing the earth in baskets on their heads,
after the men have turned it up with pickaxes ;
and the payment is given by Government. But
here, again, a degree of parsimony, which we
are assured is necessary on account of the fi
nancial condition of the Government, cuts off
a great part of the real relief which this ex
penditure might otherwise spread among the
poor. Starting with the supposition that the
work which which will be done is "light work,"
which is undoubtedly true, for the workers are
too famine-stricken to do much, it has been
announced that it is entitled only to "light
remuneration."
Now, light remuneration is all very well when
the necessaries of life are cheap, but when they
have reached, as in the present case, such an
exorbitant price that the heaviest remuneration
which unskilled labor can ever command is
hardly sufficient to procure food, which is also
the existing state of things, then " light remu
neration" becomes only another name for star
vation. This, I think, I can very soon demon
trate. But first, for the benefit of any of your
readers who may happen not to be acquainted
with it, I will insert this table of our Indian
coinage : Three pie make one pice ; four pice
make one alma; sixteen annas make one ru
pee.
The rupee being about equal to two shillings,
it follows that the anna is equivalent to three
halfpence, the :nice to three-eighths, and the
pie (which is not coined, though it would be an
inestimable blessing to the poor if it was) to
one eighth of a penny. Now I think many
people in England will be surprised to hear that
the ordinary wages of the coolie, or unskilled
laborer, throughout the north of India, never
exceeds four rupees a month, and is generally
two annas, or threepence a day, which, on a
calculation of 30 days to the month, is rather
less. On this, however, a single man can live
in tolerable comfort at ordinary times; and even
a man with a wife and one or two children can
subsist without extreme distress.
The price of food is subject to much fluctua
tion, but-it may be stated as usually standing
at thirty-two seers (or sixty-four pounds avoir
dupois nearly) of grain or flour to the rupee.
The lower classes live almost entirely on vego•
table food, and a grown man requires one seer
a day, which, at the above price, he can obtain
for half an anua, and as he gets two annas a
day, he has out of his income, trifling as it is,
a considerable surplus, which will supply him
with a few personal comforts, or even support
a wife and family.. The rent of a mud hut is
not, or ought not to be, very considerable; but
in the cold weather warm clothing is absolutely
necessary, and firewood no less so; and a little
tobacco is an• indulgence which one would
hardly grudge to those who have so few other
contrivances to make existence palatable within
their reach; a class to which, perhaps, it might
be better if its use were more habitually con
fined. They very seldom drink anything but
water or milk. Drinking spirits is considered
disgraceful, and a characteristic of the lowest
castes.
For some months the cheapest kind of food
(that is, that which contains the least nourish
ment, and is, therefore, in reality, not the
cheapest in the end,) has been at 10 seers for
the rupee, or about one-third of the quantity
which is to be procured for the same sum in
good seasons.
For people who are too proud to go and work
on the roads or receive a dole of bread at a
public office nothing has been done. It is
believed that many respectable women who
cannot work, and are ashamed to beg, have
shut themselves in their houses, and quietly
starved in the bosom of their families. In
some places measures have been taken to re
lieve such cases, by the considerate method of
carrying money to their houses: but at Agra
(perhaps we are a little behind the age) nothing
of the sort has yet been carried out. I under
stand that at Meerut some of the funds at the
disposal of the pommittee have been spent in
warm clothing; an example which I hope we
shall soon follow.
_ .
What is the condition of the country villages
no one seems to know; but I am afraid it must
be lamentable in the extreme. Travelers report
frequent deaths from starvation, and there
must be many more which travelers do not see.
No systematic relief has been given, that I am
aware of, though measures of the kind are
being arranged. Wherever Europeans reside,
as for instance on railway works, they relieve
the poor, and it •is probable that the wealthy
natives, of whom, however, there are a very
few, give away a great deal in charity.
ROYAL GREEK BRIGANDS.-M. About, equally
celebrated as a political and descriptive writer,
gives the following entertaining sketch of a
modern Greek robber, who delighted the heart
of Byron :
Hadji-Stavros was a son of a priest of the
Isle of Tino. He made a pilgrimage to Jeru
salem, and on his return lips taken by a pirate
and orced to turn' sailoir:—" It was thus he
began to make war on the vessels of the Turks,
and generally on all those that had no cannons
on board." At last he determined to set up
for himself, and the beginning of the Greek in
surrection afforded him an opening. "He
never exactly knew whether he was a brigand
or an insurgent, nor whether he was in com
mand of robbers or partisans. All money was
good in his eyes, whether it came from friends
or enemies, from simple theft or glorious pil
lage." At this epoch everything Greek, and
Hadji-Stavros among the rest, was looked at
en beau. Lord Byron dedicated an ode to him,
and the poets and rhetoricians of Paris com
pared him to Epaminondas, et rnenze a ce pauvre
Aristide." But a great misfortune overtook
him. Peace was made, and he heard dimly
whispered such ominous words as a Govern
ment, an army, and public security. He laughed
heartily when informed that his property was
comprised in a sous-prefecture, but he became
serious when the tax-gatherer appeared. He
kicked that functionary from his door, and re
tired to the mountains ; and thinking the proper
time was come, he determined to marry. He
married " a riclr heiress of one of the best fam
ilies of Laconia," but his wife died after pre
senting him with•a daughter. Thenceforth he
only lived for this child; and, in order to give
her a royal dowry, he " studied the question of
money, learnt to speculate, watched the rise
and fall of the funds, and made his band of
robbers into a joint stock company." He trav
eled widely; and it was during a stay in Eng
land that the sight of an election for a rotten
borough in Yorkshire "inspired him with pro
found reflections on the nature and advantages
of a constitutional Government." He came
back determined to work the institutions of his
country to his profit. "He burnt a fair quan
tity of villages to please the Opusition, and
then destroyed as many in the interest of the
Conservative party." At last hits influence was
so great that he had thirty deputies who were
his passive tools. A celebrated Minister con
sidered it worth while to buy him-once for all
with a magnificent offer. They met in a most
friendly way, and the Minister offered him a full
amnesty for him and his, a brevet of General of
Division, the title of Senator, and ten thousand
hectares of forest land as a free gift. The bri
gand hesitated, but at last refused. "It is too
late," he said, "for me, at my age, to change
ray way of living. I should go to sleep in the
Senate, and should be apt, from mere force of
habit, to shoot my soldiers if I saw them in the
uniform I have so often attacked."
A MILITARY Pra.—During the last war with
Great Britain, a very remarkable circumstance
occurred' in connection with the invasion of
Canada. A company of Kentucky volunteers
destined for Shelby's army had their rendezvous
at Harrodsburg, in Kentucky, and formed a
sort of nucleus or rallying point for the mili
tary recruits of that part of the country.—
When they marched from Harrodsburg towards
the Ohio river, having got a mile or two on
their way, they noticed two pigs fighting, and
delayed their march to see it out.. After they
had resumed their march, the pig which had
been the victor in the contest, was observed to
follow them.
At night, when they encamped, the pig found
a shelter near, and halted also. The next day
the pig accompanied the troops as before ; and
thus it marched every day and halted every
night with the soldiers, or near them, When
they came opposite Cincinnati, at which place
the troops were to cross the Ohio in a ferry-boat,
the pig. on getting to the water's edge, promptly
plunged in and swam across, and then waited
on the other side until the whole cortege crossed
over, and then renewed its post upon one side
of the moving column. Thus the animal kept
up with the troops until they crossed the State
of Ohio and reached Lake Erie. On the jour
ney, as the men grew familiar with their com
rade, it became a pet, receiving a share of the
rations issued to the soldiers, and destitute of
provisions as the troops found themselves at
times, no one thought of putting the knife to the
throat of their fellow- soldier. What they had
was still shared, and if the pig fared as scantily
as the rest at times, it still grunted on, and
manifested as much patriotism in his own line
as bipeds it accompanied did in theirs. At the
margin of the Lake she embarked with the
troops, and went asi far as Bass Island. But
when offered a passage over into Canada, she
obstinately refused to embark a second time.
Some of the men attributed her conduct to con
stitutional scruples, and observed that she knew
it was contrary to the Constitution to force a
militia pig over the line. She therefore had
leave to remain.
After the campaign had closed, the troops
re-crossed the Lake. having left some of their
horses on the American side. As soon as the
line was formed, to the great surprise of the
troops, there was the pig on ..the right of the
line, ready to resume her march with the rest.
By this time the winter frosts had set in, and
the animal suffered greatly on the homeward
march. She made out, however, to reach Mays
ville, where the troops recrossed the Ohio river.
There she gave out, and was placed in trusty
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hands by Gov. Shelby, and finally taken to the
Governor's home, where she passed the rest of
her days in ease and indolence.
There are many in Kentueky who can now
attest the truth of this remarkable story.
HORRIBLE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE CANA
DIAN PARLIAMENT.-012 the evening of the let
December. 1859, Mr. John Sheridan Hogan, M.
P. P. for the county of Gray, Canada, myste
riously disappeared. He left the house of a
woman named Sarah Lawrie, on Terauly street,
Toronto, and so far as can be ascertained, was
never afterward seen alive. His friends made
search for him in every direction, but were en
tirely unsuccessful in their efforts to ascertain
his whereabouts. No information throwing
light on the matter could be procured. Of
course there were various conjectures afloat
regarding Mr. Hogan. Many persons were of
opinion that he had committed suicide, but no
motive could be assigned for so rash an act.—
Others contended that he had been murdered
in the vicinity of Niagara Falls and thrown
over the bank into the Niagara River.
Several paragraphs appeared in the news
papers from time to time, that he had been
seen in Texas and other parts of the United
States, and the last rumor, we believe, was that
he had turned up in a lunatic asylum in Cin
cinnati. These various reports were found
upon investigation to be entirely without founda
tion. The Government was repeatedly called
upon by the Globe and other newspapers to
offer a reward for information regarding the
fate of the unfortunate gentleman, but it was
not until October 15.1860, nearly twelve months
after his disappearance, that this course was
taken, when a reward of $5OO was offered.—
The reward has just been gained by parties who
have discovered the body of the missing man
floating in the river Don. His death was by
drowing, at night, under the most terrible cir
cumstances, and with foul play.
A FRESH-WATER SPRING AT SEA.—Mr. W. A.
Booth, the coast pilot of the revenue cutter
Harriet Lane, reports the discovery of a boil
ing fresh-water spring at sea, off the coast of
Florida. He says the spring is situated twelve
miles north by east, from St. Augustine, Flor
ida, and eight miles off shore. It boils up with
grtat force, and can be descried at a distance
of two miles. When first seen it has the ap
pearance of a breaker, and is generally avoided;
but there is no danger in the vicinity, as there
is five fathoms of water between it and the
shore. Ten fathoms of water are found to the
seaward, but no bottom can be reached with
the deep sea lead and thirty fathoms of line at
the spring itself. ' The water in the spring is
fresh and by no means unpalatable. One pe
culiarity about this phenomenon is, that when
the St. John's river is high, it boils up groin
six to eight feet above the level of the sea, and
presents rather a forbidding appearance. This
spring has doubtless deceived hundreds, who
have hastily put about from, as they thought,
imminent danger, and reported seeing a "rock
with water breaking over it." The Harriet
Lane has passed through it several times, and
water has been drawn from it by a 'bucket
thrown over the side, and when drank, no un
pleasant taste or smell has been found. Its
position and harmless character have been long
unknown, but now the supposed danger has
become, as it were, " a well of water in a bar
ren land."
AMERICAN POLITICS IN PARIS. —A French
Fleet in the American Waters. —A letter in the
New York Times, dated Paris, March 26, con
tains the following
" A fortnight ago I announced to you that the
French and English governments, in view of the
threatened civil war in America, were about to
send out a fleet of modern-built war-frigates,
as an audience for the coming struggle. One
of the French frigates, the Fondre, has , just
sailed, the Impetueuse is soon to follow, and a
third one is in rapid preparation. The present
rendezvous of these vessels is Vera Cruz, where
they will go first to look after French interests,
and from whence they may watch the progress of
events in the United States, and be ready at a
moment's warning to steam to any point where
their presence may be required.
"The Emperor approves the address of Mr.
Lincoln in every part. Mr. Faulkner, the
American minister, with Mrs. Faulkner and
Miss Lizzy Faulkner, dined with their Majes
ties a few days ago, at the Turneries, and the
American crisis naturally came up for discus
sion. It was indeed discussed at great length.
The Emperor thought that the inaugural ought
to satisfy all who were disposed to be satisfied;
it was firm in the right place, and showed concilia
tion in the right place.
"Mrs. Faulkner gave her last soiree last
evening."
KINGS OF ITALY.—Victor Emmanuel IL is by
no means the first monarch who has borne the
title of King of Italy. He has had no lees
than 72 predecessors in this respect. Among
the most illustrious of those sovereigns were
Theodorie the Goth ; Charlemagne ; the Italian
Arduin, and Napoleon. Five only belong to
the Italian nation : Berenger 1., Duke de F.rioul
(888 ;) Guido, Duke de Spoleto and Camerino
(889;) Berenger 11., Marquis d'lvrea (950;)
Adalbert, his son (950;) and Arduin Marquis
d'lvrea (1002;) Berenger 11. is one of the an
cestors of Victor Emmanuel. The descendants
of his son Adalbert, after having long wan
dered in exile, came to Savoy. Amedeus
in 1108, took the title of Count, which Amedeus
VIII., in 1191, changed into that of Duke. It
was in 1675 that. Victor Amedeus IL took the
name of the King of Sardinia, borne by eight
sovereigns, including the last, Victor Emman
uel 11., on whom the Parliament has just con
ferred the crown of Italy. This title has not
been taken from the time of Charles V., in
1530, to Napoleon 1., in 1805.
THOSE SNAKES.—The Washington corres
pondent of the N. Y. Herald says :
" The Dead Letter Department of the General
Pos.t Office was the scene of great consterna
tion yesterday afternoon. Upon emptying
some bags just arrived from Florida, two cop
per-head snakes suddenly emerged from their
contents to the intense fright of the officials.
The reptiles were killed after an exciting
scramble. Comment on this dastardly piece of
vengeance is unnecessary."
Upon inquiry we learn that no such " snaix"
have reached the Dead Letter Offiee ; but there
is an impression afloat that on Friday last, in
opening some bags containing dead letter mat
ter, at the city post office, a couple of snakes
were found and killed, as stated. As, however,
the city post office officials poh poh the whole
story, there is probably nothing in it.— Wash.
Star.
PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.—About twenty
of the workmen at this navy yard were die.
charged on Saturday evening, leaving the force
about 260 laborers and mechanics. The yard
has not, for years, been so dull. The only
vessels lying at the station (in addition to the
rweiving ship and some small craft belonging
to the surveying service) are the St. Lawrence,
Jamestown and Water Witch. The latter has
been recently fitted out, and she has all her
stores, armament, &c., on board.