RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Four lines or lees constitute half a square. Ten-lines
snore than four, constitute a square.
Half sq., one day..— $0 30 One sq.- one day. $0 80
" one week____l2o " ce.,e week.... 2 00
66 one month.. 3 00
66 one mouth.. 600
6 ‘ three months sfl three months 10 00
" six mmths.. 800 g , six months.. 15 00
" one year..... 12 00 " one year —2O 00
TIT Business notices inserted in the LOCAL COLUMN,
Or bet. i.er marriages and deaths, TEN CENTS PER LINE for
each i.isertion. To merchants and others adreaMing
by the year, liberal terms will be offered.
IP' The number of insertions must be designated on
he advertisem6at- -
irr Marriages and Dea the
will be inserted et the isme
- tea as regular adrertisemerktil.
Business eats.
R OBERT SNODGRASS,
ATTORNEY AP LAW,
Office North Third a u ger, third door above Mar
ket, Harrisburg, Pa.
N. B.—Pension, Bounty and Military-claims of all
kinds prosectitid and collected.
Refer to Hens John 0. Kunkel, Dkvid Mumma, jr.,
and R. R. Lumberton. znyll-d&w6in
WM. H. MILLER,
Ain
R. E. FERGUSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
OFFICE IN
SHOEMAKER'S BUILDINGS
SECOND STREET,
BETWEEN WALNUT and...MARKET SQUARE,
ap.294Bcw Nearly opposite the Buehler House
TKOs.
C. MeaDOWELLI
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MILITARY CLAIM AND PATENT AGENT.
Office in the Exchange. Walnut at., (Up Stairs.)
Having formed a connection with parties in Wash
ington City, wno are reliable business. men, any busi
ness cor nectsd. with any of the Departments will meet
with immediate and careful attention. m6-y
'JR. C. WEICHEL,
SURGEON AND OCULIST,
RESIONNOII THIRD MUM NORTH I3TRIRT.
He is now fully prepifed td Attend promptly to Ms
duties of profession in all its branches.
LONG AID my 81700288PVL KEMAL 711.111111X01
justides him in promising full and ample satisfaction tc
all who mayfayor laimwith a call, be the disease Micron':
or any other nature. mlB-d&wly
SILAS WARD.
NO. 11, NORTH THIRD ST., HARRISBURG.
STE.UNWATIX PIANOS,
ibintilDßON3, VIOLINS, canTARN,
Banjos, Flutes, Fifes, Drums, diccordsons
STRINGS, MGM AND BOOK MIMI; 8/. 0., /ILO.,
PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES. ALBUMS,
Liege Pier and Mantle Mirrors, Square and Oval Promo
of every description made to order. Regailding done.
Agency for Howe's Sewing Machines.
lEr Sheet Music sent by Mail. octl-1
JOHN W. 0-LOVER,
MERCHANT TAILOR!
Has jast received from New York, an assort.
ment of
SEASONABLE GOODS,
which he offers to his customers and the public a
nov23) MODE FATE PRICES. dtir •
w . HARRY WILLIA.NIS,
G`Li4II3CIVIC .ELCA-30Tri",
402 WALNUT BTRK.III',
PHTLADELPfiriA.
General Maims for Soldiers promptly collected, State
Ciao= adjusted, &c., &c. mar2o-dlin
SMITH & EWING,
ATTORNEYS-AT'-LAW,
THIRD STREET, Harrisburg,
Practice in the several Courts of Dauphin county. Col
lections made promptly. A. C. SMITH",
I. B. ZWEtie.
j COOK, Merchant Tailor,
OffESNUT yr., between Second and Trent,
Has just returned from the city with an assortment of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES AND VESTINGS,
'Which will be sOld St snnac.ate of
order ; and, elm, an amortment of Pcg." 2l3 t MABII
Clothing and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.
nov2:l-Iyd
TIENTISTR Y.
L L GILDER, D. D. S.,
N 0 . 118 MARKET. STREET,
XBY .t KUNICilat BUILDING, TIP STAIRS.
jane.tf
RELIGIOUS BOOK STORE,
WILACT AND SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPOSITORY,
E. S. (*ERMAN,
it BOUM 132430 ND ABOYM OMMElkatti
nAIaIRBUSG, PA.
IMpotfortbssale of iltersoscopes,Stereoscopiciriews,
'Music and Musical Instruments. Also, subscriptions
taken for religious publications. noBo-d7
JOHN G. W. MARTIN,
FASHIONABLE
CARD WRITER,
HERR'S HOTEL, HARRISBURG, PA.
lmsamer of VISITING, WEDDING AND B lISI
- CARDS executed in the most gelato style■ and
most reasonable telisS. denl4-dif
UNION HOTEL,
Ridge Avenue, corner of Broad street,
HARRISRIIRG, PA.
The undersigned informs the public that he has re
cently renovated and refitted his well-known " Union
Hotel , ' on Ridge avenue, near the Round House, and is
prepared to accommodate Wizens, straarris and travel
are in the best etyle, at moderate rates.
His table will be supplied with the beet the maskets
afford, and at his bar will be .found superior brands of
liquors and matt beverages. The very best accommo
dations for railroaders employed at the shops in this
vicinity. fan dtri HENRY BOSTGRN.
F RANKLIN HOUSN,
BALIATINORD, MD.
This pleasant and commodious Hotel has irdett
roughly refitted and re-furnished. It is pleasantly
situated on North-West corner of Howard and Franklin
streets, a few doors west of the Northern Central Rail
way Depot. Sirery attention paid to the comfort of his
guests. G. LIIIBRNRING, Proprietor,
3513-t! (Late of Selina Grove. Pa.)
THE O. F. SCHEFFER,
BOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTER,
No. 18 MAUR= WritWiril, HARRISBURG.
tp• PArtienlar stteatl6a paid to printing, tn-linlEand
binding of Railroad Blanks, Manifests, bunirts' L 66 mall
ets% Checks, Bill-Reads, &a.
Wedding, Visiting and Business Cards printed at very
low prices and in the best style. • . jan2l
NIES/3118. CHICKERING: & CO.
HAVE AGAIN OBTAINED THE
GOLD MEDAL!
AT MK
MECHANICS' FAIR. BOSTON,
UI.D PIZOILDING
OVER IX:PY COMPEi
S ITORSI
Woreroom for the CRIMMINS PIANOS, at Harris.
hug st 92 Market atreet,
ohd2-tf W. KNOCHE'S MUSIC STORE.
T ADIES ! YOU KNOW WERE YOU
i p i n get Ins Note Payer, Envelopes, Visiting
E-
and
*MUM; Cards t At 201114FWRIVO ROOK" OR
RUPSIIIO.II STOCK OF LIQUORS.
{J WK. DOCK, 7a., & CO.. are now able to offer to
their customers and toe public at large, a stock of the
purest liquors ever imported into this market, compri
sing in part the following varieties :
WHISKY—IRISH, SCOTCH,OLD BOURBON.
WINE—PORT, SHERRY, OLD MADEIRA.
OTARD, DUPEY & CO. PALE BRANDY_
JAMICA SPIRITS.
PRME NEW ENGLAND RIM.
DRAKE'S PLANTATION• BITTERS.
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These liquors can all be warranted; and in addition to
these, Dock & Co. have on- hand a large variety of
Wines, Whisky and Brandy, to which they invite the
particula r attention of the public.
NOTIONS. --Quite a variety of useful
and enteto,l44l4 *Ai elei—ehesp..at
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DR. SWEET'S
INFALLIBLE LINIMENT
THE
GREAT EXTERNAL REMEDY,
FOR RHEUMATISM, GOUT, NEURALGIA,
LATNBAGO, STIFF NECK AND JOINTS,
CUTS
SPRAINS, BRUISES, OUTS do WOUNDS,
PILES, HEADACHE, and ALL RHEU
MATIC and NERVOUS DISORDERS.
For all of which it is a wedy and certain remedy,
and never fails. This Liniftsnt is prepared from the
recipe of Dr. Stephen Sweet, of Connecticut, the fa
mous bone setter, and has been used in his practice for
more than twenty years with the most astonishing BRO
OMS-
AS AN ALLEVIATOR OF PAIN, it in unrivaled
by any preparation before the pnbli c, of which the most
skeptical may be convinced by a single trial.
This Liniment will care rapidlyand radically, RHEU
MATIC bISORDEBB of every kind, and in thousands
of cases where it has been used it has never been known
to fail.
FUR NE 17R ALGIA, it will afford immediate relief
in every cue, however distressing.
ft will relieve the worst cases of HEADACHE in
three minutes and is warranted to do it.
TOOTII4CITE Woe will it cure instantly.
FOR NERvOUS DEBILITY ANb GA.NE.RAL
LASSITUDE, arising from imprudence or excess., this
Liniment is a most happy and unfailing remedy. Act
ing directly upon the nervous tissues, it strengthens and
revivifies the system, and restores it to elasticity and
vigor.. . _
FOR PILES.—As an external remedy, we claim that
it is the best known, and we challenge the world to pro
duce an equal. Every victim of this distressing com
plaint should give it a trial, for it will not fail to afford
immediate relief, and in a majority of eases will effect
a radical cure.
QUINSY aud SORE THROAT are sometimes
ex
tremely malignant and dangerous, but a timely applica
tion of thin Liniment will serer tail tv - tat*,
SPRAINS are sometimes very obstinate, and enlarge
ment of the joints is liable to occur if neglected. The
worst case may be conquered by this Liniment in two or
three days;
BRUISES. CUTS, WOUNDS, SORES, ULCERS,
BURNS and SCALDS, yield readily to the wonderful
healing' properties 91 DR. SWEET'S INFALLIBLE
LINIMENT when used according to directions. Also,
CHTLBLA?Na, FROSTED FEET, and INSECT
BITES and STINGS. •
EVERY MORSE OWNER
should kite tide reread, at hand, for its timely use at
the first appearance of Lameness will effectually pre
vent those formidable diseases to which all horses are
liable and which render so many otherwise valuable
horses nearly worthless.
Over four hundred voluntary testimonials to the won
derful curative properties of this Liniment have been
received within the last two years. and many of them
from.persons in the highest ranks of life.
CAUTION.
To mild imposif on, obberre the Signature And Like
ness of Dr. Stephen Sweet On every label, and Mao
'• Stephen Sweet's Infallible Liniment n blown in the
glass of each bottle, without which none are genuine.
RICHARDSON & CO.,
Pole Proprietors, Norwich, Ct.
For sale by all dealers. aplleow-d&w
WHITE SULPHUR
AIQD
CHALYBEATE SPRINGS,
At Doubling Gap, Penn.
JAMES D. HENDLEY, PROPRIETOR,
Late of Kirkwood House, Washington.
SEASON OPENS 15th JUNE, 1863.
These Springs are in Cumberland county, Penn's, 30
miles west
oaa to Harrisbnig, thence
by the Cumberland Talley railroad to Newville ; limo
Newville, 8 miles good staging to thi Sgriege. The
stage is always in waiting upon the arrival of the cars
at Newville.
Passengers leaving Philadelphia, Baltimore or Wash
ington in the ihorning' can arrive at the Springs the
same evening at five o'clock.
The Hotel is commodious and comfortable, with Hot
and Cold Baths attached ; and extensive grounds for
walks and amusement.
The berg experience of the present Proprietor (for
many years peat at the Kirkwood Kouse in Washington,
S. C.,) enabled hlin to gay, that it will be conduated in
a manner to please all 'hallo's.
T MOM :—s2 per day; si2 per week; 4 weeps $4O
Children and servants half price. je9-d2an
H A MSII I I
20,000,1b5. Composed of the following Brands
just reeeived I,
NEWBOLD'S—Celebrated.
NEW JERSEY—SeIect.
EVANS it SWlFT'S—Superior.
MICHINER'S EXCELSlOR—Canvassed.
MICHINER'S EXCELSIOR—Not canvassed.
IRON ClTY—Canvassed.
IRON CITY—Not canvassed. •
FDAIN HAMS—Strictly prime.
ORDINARY HAMS—Very good.
117" Every Ram sold will be guaranteed as represen
ted. WM. poca, jr., & CO.
MORTON'S UNRIVALLED GOLD
PEN.—FIRST QUALITY WARRANTED.
NONE BETTER IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
Atoil - REAT LUXURY!
PARSONS in want of a superior and really good SOLD
Ms will find with me a large assortment to select from,
and have the privilege to exchange the Pens until their
band is perfectly suited. And if by fair means the Dia
mond points break or during twelve months, the pur
chaser shall have the privilege to select a new one,
without any charge.
I have very good Gold Peas, made by Mr. Morton, not
warranted, in strong silver-plated cases, for $l, $1.25,
SZ.OO
Nor oalo at
SOURPSNIVEI BOOKSTOHN,
No. 18 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
IQ T. BABBITT'S Concentrated, Con
t densed, or Pulverized Soft Soap. Three gallons
of handsome white soft soap made in five minutes. No
grease required.
DIRECTIONS {—Dissolve one pound of the soap in one
gallon boiling water, then add two gallons warm, when
coal you will have three gallons HANDSOME{ WRITS
SOFT BOAT. Ten pounds will make one barrel of soft
soap. The soap thus made is art excellent wash-for
trees, shrubs end plants of all kinds. For sale by
my2S- WM- DOCK, ie., & CO.
HEALTH, MONEY 1 HAPPINESS I 1
At this season of year, when so much sickness prevails,
every one should provide himself with DB. HUM
PERKY'S HOMOIOPATIIIO BIDDICINDEI, and prevent
disease in ita beginning.
A fresh supply always on hand at
SOLIDRYDR'S 8008-BTOII3,
marl 9 Harrisburg:
A . SPLENDID A. S SOR 'EWEN T
OF
'LITHOGRAPHS,
Formerly retailed at from $B. to $5, are now offered at
50 and 75 cents, and $1 and $1 50—lublished by the Ar
Union, and formerly retailed by them.
Splendid Photographic Album Pictures of all distin
guished men and Generals of the army, at only 10 cts.
For sale at SOHEFFER'S Bookstore,
18 Market street, Harrisburg.
WHITE BRANDY IH—FOR PRRITERVR
nia PURPOBWS.—A very superior article, (strictly
Pote,) just received and for sale by
julyl WM. Doqc, :L.& 00.
WANTED.—VS A MONTH ! I want
to hire Agents in every county at $75 a month
expenses paid, to sell my new cheap Family Sewin g
Machines. Address. -S. MADISON,
m5-415m Alfred, Maine.
WANTED.—S6O A MONTH! We
want Agents at $6O a month, expenses paid. to
sell our Everlasting pencils, Oriental Burners, and
thirteen other new, useful awl cnrionsarticles. Fifteen
circulars sent free. Addresir,
m5-d3m FILM & CLARK, Biddeford, Mine.
WAR I WAR I —BRADY, No. 62
Market street, below Third, has reaAved a large
awrcskoot of swoaos 7 SASEBO and. Boars; which he
*lll 011 very low. 11120 dtt
RARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY, JULY 6 . 1863
Ppenk Notices.
T EGIS L ATIVE BANK NOTICE.—
Notice is hereby given that application will be
made to the legislative Mtthority of Pennsylvania, al
the neat session of the &anent assembly thereo..co
mencirg the first Tuesday of January, A. D, 1864, for
the incorporation of a Bank having banking and dis.
counting privileges, with a capital of One Million Dol.
lars, 'by the name and style of "The 011 City Bank,"
and to be located at Oil City, Venango county, Penn
sylvania. C. V. CULVER.
June 29th, 1863-6 m
NOTlCE.—Notice is hereby given that
"The Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania, ,, intecl
to apply to the Legislature of Pennsylvania at their nex •
session, for a renewal of their charter. Said bank is lo
cated in the city of Philoslelphigh with en authorised
ooplial of ono 4 1 01,te 4 of dolle.i.s, a renewal of which
will be asked for, with the usual banking privileges.—
By order of the Board. 8. 0. PALMER, Cashier.
PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 1863-6 m
NOTlCE.—Notice is hereby given that
application will be made to the Legislature of
Pennsylvania at their next session, for a renewal of the
charter of The Farmers , Bank of Bchuylk7ll County,
locateci in Pottsville, in the county of Schuylkill, with
the present eapital of one hundred thousand &Haft,
and with the usual banking privileges.
I. W. 0411{B, Cashier.
June 16, 1863.-7 m
BANK NOTIC E.—Notiee is hereby
given that the undersigned have formed an associa
tion and prepared a certificate for the purpose of estab
lishing a Bank of Issue, Discount and Deposit, under
the provisions of the act entitled "A supplement to an
act to establish a system of Free Banking in Pennsyl
vania, and to secure the public against loss from Insol-
Mit BMW," approved the first day of May, Arum Domini.
eighteen hundred and eirty.one. Ph% said Bank to be
called THE FARMERS , BANK OF MOUNT JOY, to
be located in the borough of MOnnt Joy, to cousin of a
capital stock of One Hundred Thousand Dollars, in
shares of Fifty Dollars each, with the privilege of in
creasing the same to any amount not exceeding Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars in all.
J. Hoffman Hershey, John M. Hershey,
Martin B. Peifer, Jacob M. Rtauffer,
Reuben Gerber, John M. Bear.
jan2B-d6moaw*
NOTlCE.—Notice is hereby given of an
intention to eat§Wlfth s Pat* M Digeount, Deposit
and Circulation, under the provisions of an act, entitled
"An Act to establish a system of free banking in Penn
sylvania," mac., and the supplement thereto ; said Bank
to be called MARTJFAOPUREBS , BANK," to
be located in the borough of Columbia, Lancaster
county, Pa., with a capital of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, to be divided into two thousand shares of Fifty
Dollars each. decd-Omd
ALLENTOWN BANK.
11 ATANNTIrinct Beth, Imo PO, 113€1.
Notice is hereby given, that application will be made
to the Legislature of Pennsylvania, at its next session,
for an increase of the capital of said Bank to the amount
of $200,000 in addition to that authorised by the present
Charter; and also for an extension of the Charter of
said Bank for twenty years from the expiration of the
present Charter.
By order of the Board of Directors.
je2o-dtml CHARLES W. COOPER, Cashier.
RANK NOTICE !—The Stockholders
.IJ of the FAR? ERS' AND DROVERS' BANH.OF
WAYNE:ABURG, in Green county, Pa , will apply to
the next Legislature of the State, for an extension of
charter, for the term of fifteen years from the expire
ton of Ite present term The location, corporate name.
sod privileges, and amount of capital stock, to wit:
one hundred and fifty thousand:dollars, tq be the same
as under its present charter.
By order or the Board. J. LAZEAR, Cashier.
Way - nosburg 3 Green cu., Pa.awan 16, 1,1114--jako-dtml
NTl°TlCE.—Notice is hereby given, in
conformity with the act of Assembly, that the
stockholders or the Bank of Montgomery County will
make an application to the next Legislature of Penn
sylvania for a renewal of the Charter of said Bank, with
the same amount of capital (Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars) as under the present Charter, to continue its
W. H. PLINGLIIPP, Cninnuerr:
marritymnl, pa., Tune 20, 1863.-6=
NOTICE.—The Miners' Bank of Potts
ville, in the county of Schuylkill, hereby give
notice that they intend to apply to the Legislature of
Pennsylvania at their next session for a renewal of their
charter. Said Bank is located in the borough or Potts
ville, in the county of Schuylkill, with an authorised
capitat of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars—a renewal of
which will be asked without any extension of privileges.
By order of the Board.
LOWER, 06.1 tie
r June 20 1963.-41e:A
~?ll'.tYC~.
F. WATSON,
MASTIC WORKER
N'D
PRACTICAL CEMENTER,
Is prepared to Cement the exterior of Buildin' ige with
he New York Improved
Water-Proof Mastic Cement.
This Material is .different from all other Cements.
It forms a solid, durable adhesiveness to any surface,
imperishable by the action of water or frost. Every
good building should be coated wfth this Cement ; it is
a perfect preserver to the walls, and nlires a beautiful,
fine finish, equal to Eastern brown sandstone, or any
color desired.
Among others for whom I bare applied the Mastic
Cement, I refer t 4 the following r ntlemen!
J. Bissell, residence, Penn street, Pittsburg, Waited
five years.
J. H. Shoenberger, residence, Lawrenceville, finished
five years.
James M , Candlass, residence, Allegheny City,finished
five years.
Calvin Adams, residence, Third at eet, finished four
years.
A. Hoeveler, residence, Lawrenceville, finished four
years.
D, M'Cord, Penn street, finished four years.
Hon. Thomas Irwin, Diamond street, finished four
years.
.St Charles Hotel and Girard House, finished five
years.
Kittanning Court House and Bank, for Barr & Moser,
Architects, Pittsburg, finished five years.
Orders received at the office of it lirEldowney, Paint
Shop, 20 Seventh street, or please address
T. F. WATSON,
mayl6-tf P. 0. Box 13,6. Pittsburg, Pa.
CH.A.RLEVF.
UPHOLSTERER',
Chestnut street, four doors above Second,
(OPPOSITE WASHINGTON HOSE ROOM)
Is prepared to furnish to order, in the very best style of
workmanship, Spring and flair Mattresses, Window Cas
tling, Lounges, and all other articles of Furniture in his.
lice, on shOrt notice and moderate terms. .11aving es
perienee in the business, he feels warranted in suing •
share of public patronage, conlident of his ability to give
satisfaction. janl7-dtf
TAPANE9E TEA.—A choice lot of
LI this celebrated Tea just received. It is of the Brat
cargo ever imported, and is much superior to the Chi
nese Teas in quality, strength and fragrance, and is also
entirely free of adulteration, coloring or mixture of any
kind.
It is the natant leaf of the Japenese Tea Plant.
For sale by WU. DOOII, Jr•) & Co-
Eke Vatrigt ft. 'anion+
MONDAY MORNING, JlThy 6, 1863.
JUNE.
BY LYDIA CALDWIILL.
June to-day has hen unbinding
An the beauty of her hair :
The pure fragrance of her tresses
Floats through all the gollen air,
And the greenness of her garment
Lies about us, everywhere.
There is folded down an odor
In each bud the sun unlocks;
There is laid a roviarland
On the brown and ?Egged rook 3
All along the brook's meander
Weems the purply of the phlox.
One would guess that late laid evening,
While the aky hung calm and blue,
An unlooked-for wino had shaken
....
All the stars in clusters through,
And bath bathed the sleeping meadows
In a shower of golden dew.
For tbo totteroups are listolgog
All about yon as you pass;
Bar adown the vale the cowslips
Are one limb and golden mass,
And the dandelion blossom
Shine like gems among the grass.
Where the birds, like painted shadows,
'Heath the branches come and go;
Where the brooks, with slier music,
Through the vale melodious flow ;
'Heath the elm-tree's swinging branches
Bloom the lilies like the snow.
Here I've sat for full an hour,
Ossing round me like a child,
Where the brook and river mingle
With a rapture strange and wild—
Where about the cottage windows
High the lilac bloom is piled.
And a sadness, like dimness
Coming o'er a twilight sky,
Steals upon me. I remember
. That the beauty which cloth lie _
Like a golden dream about me,
Like a dream will soon pass by.
But a spirit falls upon me,
E'en as ern the passing seer
Cast the glory of his mantle
O'er hie brother's grief and fear,
And a voice is speaking to m 4
Which my soul alone may hear.
And I sit as I were dreaming, .
Till the soft melodious tune
Of the waters to a murmur,
Lowi liquid, seems to swoon :
In the liirit of thy beauty
Is my soul baptized, s 0 Jane !
. LIFE ON THE RIVER AMAZON.
RECORDS OF A NATURALIST
A few years ago the project of founding an
American colony on the river Amazon attracted
much attention. There was an Amazon steam
navigation company ; a grant was asked for,
and we believe obtained from the Emperor of
Brazil, of special privileges; and for a while
the New York journals familiarized the public
with the richness of that unexplored wilder.
ness, where india-rubber trees exude their wa
ter-proof gum. and where snakes and alligators,
and huge spiders, as well-as equally disagreea
ble four-footed beasts of prey, dispute posses
sion with the enterprising explorer and pio
neer.
The Amazon fever died out in time ; it may
be revived in some readers by the interesting
work of an English naturalist, Henry Walter
Bates, just published in London under the title
of "Tile Naturalist on the River Amazon : A
Record' of Adventures, Habits of Atimals,
Sketches of Brazilian and Inditen Life, and As-
VereencllM43l%-ii3ilgfft..the—Bau"A"
Here are Mr. Bates's impressions of a Bra
zinnia forest, ouch Pin that mighty one noel.
Para, which, when he first entered it, extended
in unbroken solitude for three hundred miles
southward and eastward of the city. When he
left the country, however, its solitude was
being broken in upon by a road which was in
progress to connect Para with Maranham:
'We often read in books of travels of the
silence and gloom of thdltrnsilian forests. They
are realities, and the impression deepens on a
longer acquaintance. The few sounds of birds
are of that pensive or mysterioni character
which intensifies the feeling cf solitude rather
than imparts a sense of life and cheerfulness.
Sometimes, in the midst of the stillness, a sud
den yell or scream will startle one; this comes
from some defenceless fruit-eating animal,
which is pounced upon , by a tiger-eat or
stealthy boa-constrictor. Morning and even
ing the howling monkeys make a most fearful
and harrowing noise, under which it is diffi
cult to keep up one's buoyancy of spirit.. The
feeling of inhospitable wildness which the
forest is calculated to inspire is increased ten
fold under this fearful uproar. Often, even in
the still hours of midday, a sudden crash will
be heard resounding afar through the wilder
ness, as some great bough or entire tree falls
to the ground. There are, besides, many
sounds which' it is impossible to account for.
I found the natives generally as much at a
loss in this respect as myself. Sometimes a
sound is heard like the clang of an iron bar
against a hard, hollow tree, or a piercing cry
rends the air; these are not repeated, and the
succeeding silence tends to heighten the un
pleasant impression which they make on the
mind. With the natives it is always the Cu
rupira, the wild man or spirit of the forest,
which produces all noises they are unable to
explain. Myths are the rude theories which
mankind, in the infancy of knowledge, invent
to explain natural phenomena. The Curupira
is a mysterious being, whose attributes are
uncertain, for they vary according to locality.
Sometimes he is described as a kind of orang
outang, being covered with long, shaggy hair,
and living in trees. At, others he is said to
have cloven feet, and a bright red face. Re
has a wife and children, and sometimes comes
down to the rocas to steal the mandioca."
A BIRD-CATCHING SPIIINH
At Cameta, the capital of the most thickly
Populated part of the Province of Para, Mr.
Bates had opportunity to observe the habits of
a gigantic bird-catching spider, of the genus
My gale.
"The species was M. avicularia, or one very
closely allied to it ; the individual was nearly
twe inches in length of body, but the legs ex
panded seven inches, and the entire body and
legs were covered with coarse gray and red
dish hairs. I was attracted by a movement.of
the monster On a tree trunk ; it wee close be
neath a deep crevice in the tree, across which
was stretched a dense white web. The lower
part of the web was broken, and two small
birds, finches, were entangled in the prices;
they were about the size of the English siskin,
and I judged the two to be male and female.
One of them was quite dead, the other lay un
der the body of the spider, not quite dead, and
was smeared with the filthy liquor et balite,
exuded by the monster.
• "I drove away the spider and took the birds,
but the second one soon died. The fact of spe
cies of Mygale, sallying forth at night, mount
ing trees and sucking the eggs and young of
humming birds, has been recorded long ago by
Madame Marian and Palisot de Deanvois ; but
in the absence of any confirmation it has come
to be discredited. From the way the fact has
been related it would appear that it had been
merely derived from the report of natives, and
had not been witnessed by the narrators.—
Count Langedorff, in his •Expedition into the
Interior of Brazil', states that be totally
disbelieves the story. I found the dream
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stance to be quite a novelty to the residents
hereabout.
" T he. Mygales are quite common insects ;
some species make the;r cells under stones,
others form artistical tunnels in the earth, and
some build their dens in the thatch of houses.
The natives call them Arauhae earangueijoirse,
or crab-spiders. The hairs with which they
are clothed come off when touched, and cause
a peculiar and almost maddening irritation.
The first specimen that I killed and prepared
was handled incautiously, and I suffered ter
ribly for three days afterwards. I think this is
not owing to any poisonous quality residing in
the hairs, but to their being short and hard,
and thus getting into the fine creases of the
skin. Some Mygales are of immense size. One
day I saw the children belonging to an Indian
family who collected for me, with one of these
monsters secured by a cord round its waist, by
which they were leading it abput the house as
they would a dog."
A SHAM HUMMING BIRD.
Like Mexico, the Amazon region abounds
-with humming bird&; bat, what 1g mare curi
ous, it has also butterflies so like some species
of bumming-birds as to be mistaken for them.
"Several times I shot by mistake a humming
bird hawk moth instead of a bird. This moth
(Macroglossa Titan) is somewhat smaller than
humming-birds generally are, but its manner
of flight, and the way it poises itself before a
flower whilst probing it wish its proboscis. are
precisely like the same actions of humming
birds, it woo only atter many days' experience
that I learnt to distinguish one from the other
when on the wing. This resemblance has at
tracted the nbtice of the natives, all of wthum,
even educated whites, firmly believe that one
is transmutable into the other. They have ob
served the metamorphosis of caterpillars into
butterflies, and think it not at all more wonder
ful than a moth should change into a humming
bird.
dine resemblance between this hawk-moth
and a humming-bird is certainly very curious,
and strikes one even when both are examined
in ,he hand. Holding them sideways, the shape
of the head and position of the eyes in the moth
are seen to ..be nearly the same as in the bird,
the extended proboscis representing the long
beak. At the tip of the moth's body there is
a brush of long hair seales , resembling feathers,
which, being expanded, looks very much like
a bird's tail But, of course, all these points
of resemblance are merely superficial. The ne
groes and Indians tried to convince me that the
two were of the same specic.s. 'Look at their
feathers,' they said; tneir eyes are the same,
and so are their tails.' :Nils belief is s' deeply
rooted that it was uselss to reason with them
on the subject."
Of snakes there is no lack in- these great
tropical forests. One of these, the Driophii
Fulgide, of a pale green color, exactly resem
bles a creeping plant; it is six feet in length,
and the fore . part of the head is prolonged into
a slender, pointed beak. Another kind. still
more attenuated, the diameter of the body be
ing little more than a quarter of an inch, is the
Drtophi4 ctoW4inata. It is of a light brown hue,
with indistinct shades variegat with obscu
rer markings, and looks like a birif whipcord.
One individual of this species, caught by Mr.
Bates had a.protuberancc near the middle of
the body which was accounted for when the
snake was opened, by the presence of a half
water snakes, but the most beautiful kind
that infests the woods is the coral snake, a
lovely object 'when seen coiled upon a dark
soil, with its bands of black and vermillion,
separated by clear white rings.
MODE OF TRAVEL.
For the information of travelers who care to
visit this region, we extract Mr. Bates's ac
count of lite on a. cuberta, or -trading vessel :
I , We soon fell into a regular mode of life en
board our little' ark. Penns would not travel
by night ; indeed, our small clew, wearied by
the day's labor, required rest, and we very
rarely had wind in the night. We used to
moor the vessel to a tree, giving out plenty of
caole, so as to sleep at a distance from the
banks and free of mosquitoes, which, although
swarming in the forest, rarely came many yards
out into the river at this season of the year.—
The strong current at a distance of thirty or
forty yards from the coast steadied the cuberta
head to stream, and kept us from• drifting
ashore. .
~ We all slept in the open air, as the heat of
the ettgins was stifling in the early part of the
night. Penna, Senhora limit& and I slung our
hammocks in triangle between the mainmast
and two stout poles fixed in the raised deck.--
A sheet was the only covering required, be
sides our regular clothing ; for the decrease of
temperature at night on the Amazon is never
so great as to be felt otherwise than as a de
lightful coolness after the sweltering heat of
the afternoons. We used to rise when the first
gleam of day showed itself above the long dark
line' of forest. Our clothes and hammocks
were then generally soaked with dew, but this
was not fat to be an inconvenience. The In
dian Manoel used to revive himself by a plunge
in the river, under the bows of the vegsel. It
is the habit of all Indians, male and female, to
bathe early, in the morning ; they do it some
times for wamth's sake, the temperature of the
water being often considerably higher than
that of the air.
"Pena an d l';-lolled in our hammocks, whilst-
Katita prepared the indispensable cup of
strong coffee, which she did with wonderful
celerity, smoking meanwhile her early morn
ing pipe of tobacco. Liberal owners of river
craft allow a cup of coffee sweetened with mo
lasses, or a ration of cashaca, to each man of
their crews; Penns gave them coffee. When
all were served, the day's work began. There
was seldom any wind at this early hour; so if
there was a TOMLIN along the shore the men
rowed, if not, there was no way of progress
ing but by espia. There generally sprung a
light wind as the
.day advanced, and then we
took down our hammocks, hoisted all sail, and
bowled Away merrily. Penna generally pre
ferred to cook the dinner ashore when there
was little or no wind.
" About midday on these calm days we used
to look out for a nice shady nool; in the forest,
with cleared space sufficient to make a fire
upon. I then had an hour's bunting in the
neighboring wilderness, and was always re
warded by the discovery of some new species.
During the greater part of our voyage, how
ever, we stopped at the house of some settle;
and made our.fire in the port. Just before
dinner it was our habit to take a bath in the
river, and then, according to tie inivertial
custom on the Amazon, where it Seeing to be
suitable on account of the weak fish diet, we
each took a half a tea cup full of neat cesim,
the 'abre' or 'opening,' as it is called, and set
to on our mess of stewed pirarucu, beans and
bacon. Once or twice a week we had fowls
and rice '
• at supper, after sunset, we often
b a d f r ail fish, caught by our men in the even
ing. •
"The mornings were cool end pleasant until
towards midday ; but in the afternoons the heat
became almost intolers,ble,espEcially in gleamy,
stormy weather, such as generally prevailed.
We then -crouched in the shade of the sails, or
went • down to our hammocks, in the cabin,
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choosing to be half stilled rather than expose
ourselves on deck to the sickening heat of the
sun. We generally ceased traveling about 9
o'clock, fixing upon a safe spot wherein to se
ure the vessel for the night. The cool even
ing hours were delicious ; flocks of whistling
ducito,(Agge autumnulis,) parrots and hoarsely
screaming macaws, pair by pair, flew over from
their feeding to their-resting places, ae the
glowing sun plunged abruptly beneath the ho
rizon. The brief evening chorus of animals
then began, the chief performers being the
howling monkeys, whose frightful unearthly
roar deepened the feeling of solitude which
crept on as darkness closed around us. Soon
after the fireflies in great diversity of species
came forth and flitted about the trees. As
night advitnetd, all became silent in the forest,
save the ecaasional hooting of tree frogs, or
the monotonous chirping of wood-crickets and
grasshoppers."
THE MONKEYS OF THE AMAZON.
Mr. Bates has a special chapter on monkeys,
as well as frequent mention of these animals
througnout the book. The most singular of
the Simian family in Brazil are the scarlet
faced monkeys, called by the Indians Uakari,
of which there are two varieties, the white and
the red-hrired. Mr. Bates first met with the
white-haired variety, under the following cir
cumstances :
"Early one sunny morning, in the year 1855.
I saw in the streets of Ega a number of In
dians carrying on their shoulders down to the
port,to . be embarked on the Upper Amazon's
steamer, a large cage made of strong lianas,
some twelve feet in length and five in height,
containing a dozen, monkeys of the most gro
tesque appearance. Their bodies (about 18
inches in height, exclusive of limbs) were
clothed from neck to tail with very long,
straight and shining whitish hair; their heads
were nearly bald, owing to the very short crop
of thin grey hairs, and their faces glowed with
the most vivid scartet hue. As a finish to
their striking physiognomy, they had bushy
whiskers of a sandy color, meeting under the
chin, and reddish yellow eyes. They o sat grave
ly and silently in a group, and altogether pre
sented's strange spectacle."
Another interesting creature is the owl-faced
night ape. These monkeys are not only owl
faced, but their habits are thostof the moping
bird
"They sleep all day long in hollow frees t
and come fotth to. prey on innate and eat
fruits only in the night. They are of small
size, the body being about a foot long, and the
tail fourteen inches. and are thickly clothed
with soft grey and brown fur, similar in sub
stance to that of the rabbit. Their physiogno
my reminds one of an owl, er tiger cat. Their
face is round and encircled by a ruff of whitish
fur, the muzzle is not at all prontitiellt ; the
mouth and chin are small; the ears are very
short, scarcely appearing above the hair of the
head ; and the eyes are large and yellowish in
color, imparting the staring expression of noc
turnal animals of prey. The forehead is
whitish, and decorated with three black stripes
which in one of the species continue to the
crown, and in the other meet on the tap of the
ferehead.
"These monkeys, although sleeping by day,
are aroused by the least noise, so that when a
person passes by a tree in which a number of
them are concealed, he is startled by the sud
den apparition of a group of little striped fa-
should think, as any monkey would like to ac
eomplish. Mr. Bates had one of the Nyoti
pitheci for a pet, which was captured after the
usual manner. This pet was kept in a bon
containing a broad-mouthed glass jar into
which it would dive, head foremost, when any
one entered the room, turning round inside,
and thrusting forth its inquisitive face an in
stant afterward to stare at the intruder. The
Nyctipitbecus, when tamed, renders one very
essential service to its owner—it clears the
house of bats as well as of insect vermin.
The most diminutive of the Brazilian mon
keys is the " Hapale pygmseus ' " only seven
inches long in the body, with its little face
adorned with long brown whiskers, which are
naturally brushed back over the ears. The
general color of the animal is brownish-tawny,
but the tail is elegantly barred with black.
Mr. Bates closes his account by stating that
the total number of species of monkeys which
he found inhabiting the margins of the Upper
and Lower Amazon was thirty-eight, belong
ing to twelve different genera, forming two
distinct families.
GLEANING&
Enemy BEFORE IVORY.-A. western paper has
the following advertisement :—"Wanted, by a
respectable colored family, a bright intelli
gent white girl to serve in the capacity of house
servant. Such a girl will be paid good wages,
and be treated as one of the family. Refer
ences as to honesty and intelligence required.
Address X Y. Z., Oskosh Post• Office." Some
similar reversions of precedence, even among
white folki themselves, are told of people
seeking their fortunes in Australia, The
"United Service Journal" says :—"A gentle
man who once kept his cab in London, and be
longed to a fashionable club, is serving out
liquor at a bar, in the employ of a man who
was a waiter at the club of which the gentle
man was a member; a former major in the
English army is working as a laborer for one
dollar and fifty cents per day ; another army
man is hawking cabbages about the streets ;
lawyer is washing bottles; an Oxford Univer
sity man is shoeing horses, and the son of a
clergyman is working on the highways."
A NEW llss ros GamEns.—A lady (?) has
displayed a new method of shoplifting. She
went into one of the great silk-mercers on the
Boulevard des Italians, and going np to a sheep
ish-looking young man behind a deserted
counter, told him she had had the misfortune
to drop her garter, and that, in consequence,
her stocking was falling over her foot; she re
quested him to accommodate her with a piece
of tape, and to allow her to put it on behind
the counter. The young man, blushing. crim
son, instantly gave her the tape, and, in the
most respectful manner, vacated the dark side
of the counter, and left the lady, who at once
helped herself to it silk dress, which she tied
under her crinoline with the tape. She then
came forward and thanked the civil shopman,
and vanished. When the man returned to his
quarter he found the dress gone,- and instantly
knew he had been robbed, bat too late—the
garterless lady was out of sight.
A NEW FISEL—The imperial oourt of Mont
pelier has recently bee o n lo to n c i alle d d is o p n ute wa
hearsthe an
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appeal, in which the polot
vezata quceatio whether the frog ie a fish. The
judgment was affirmative, and those persons
who have hitherto thought that they might
catch frogs at all seasons, in private or public
waters, will now see, that they have been mis
taken.
lissons AS Panzenves.—There are st pre
sent hi WaShingtoll four large establishments
at which the remains of deceased officers and
soldiers are *pared for transportation home.
The price charged for embalming the remains
of private soldiers, and otherwise.,preparing
them for transportation home, is twenty dol
lars, while for officers often as high as one
hundred dollars is demanded.