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VOLUME V.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER ,
Is published in the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.,every Thursday
1111( A IJGIJSTUS L. I{llllE,
A tsl. 60 per annum, payable in advance, and
$2 00 if not, paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid
except at the option of the proprietor.
Anvan•rrar:area•rs, making not more than one
square, will be inserted three limes for one dollar
and for every 'subsequent insertion t.ventyfive
cents. Larger advertisements chargd in the,
same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines
will be charged seventy-five cents, and those
making six lines or less, three insertions for 60
cnts.
EY'A liberal deduction will be made to those
w•ho advertise by the year.
Ur — Office in Munition St., one door East
ol the German Ihyormerl Chnreh, nearly
opposite the 64 1riedensoothe Ogee."
Catasauqua Headquarters.
JAMES W. FULLER,
Most respectfully in
vites the attention of the
public to the fact that
r r y he has taken the above
tanned House, recent
ly occupied by Jesse
in the village.
of Catasauqua, and that he is now prepared
to accommodate visitors and the travelling
public in the best manner. Ile Will
give
his sole attention to his business, and there
fore confidently believes that he shall be
enabled to render satisfaction to whoever I
may favor hint with their custom.
His TABLE will, at-all times, be sup
plied with the best the market affords ; Ii is
BAR be stocked with the choicest Wines
and Liquors ; his S'l'A BLING attended to
in the hest manner. I lis rooms are large,
airy and convenient, and the utmost clean
liness will be observed in the Beds and Bed.;
ding. In short, the proprietor of the "Cat
asnuqua Headquarters" will spare no pains
.or expense to render his guests comfortable.
He therefore cordially invites his friends
and the public generally to give him a call
May I, 1851. 11-3 in
The Navigation Opened !
Philadelphia, Illlentown Alauch Chunk
TRANSPORTATION LINE,
For transporting inercharnlize between
Philadelphia, New Hope, Easton, Free
manshurg, Bethlehem, Allentown, Weiss
port, Mauch Chunk and White Haven, and
all intermediate places along the Delaware
and Lehigh Canals; shipping from Budd
rontly'N Third Wharf, below Vine street,
un the Delaware.
1111ECKEE3, LONG, &
Have lately purchased the
Line oo'l3oani,
known for the last two •ears as the Tren
ton and Lehigh Transportation Line and
previous as Cook's Line.
They being new beginners, hope, by
careful and prompt attention to their bust
ness to get a liberal share of patronage.
The proprietors have large and commo
dious Store House at all the above named
stopping places.
HECKER, LONG, & CO.,
Proprielora.
.11 GENTS
Stephen Long, Philadelphia,
Samuel L. Opie, New Hope,
G. W. House! & Co., Eaton,
& A. Bachman, Freemansburg,.
Charles Seidel., Bethlehem,
William Hecker, Allentown,
Lewis Weise, Weissport,
Robert Klotz, Mauch Chunk,
A. Pardee & Co., Hazleton,
Horton & Blakeslee, White Haven.
March 6
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Lehigh County Mutual Fire Insurance
COOMIPAZI \4 4):tcI
Capital $600,000
DIRECTORS—Jacob Wenner, Israel Wes
(:), Jonathan Diefenderfer, Jacob 'Yeager,
Jadob Heninger, Daniel H. Bastian, Hi
rani Schantz, Henry Schantz, Peter Wick
ert, iieuben Danner, Jacob Sclitnoyer, Ed
ivard Kidder and Beneville Yoder.
This safe and well established company
is always ready to insure ull kinds of build
ings against fire, and upon the most reason
able, (dins.
,•
Person wishing to insure in this Compa
ny eau make application to tiny of the of
kers', orici`.‘ r their agents-4, 1 (10in .ffeiper,
illsq4 in north Whitehall. or 13oneville
Yoder,' in TttcFlertoWn.
• • .J4'toa WENNER, President.
iIIIARI ' SCIIANTZ, Treasurer.
• . BENEvAtc YODER, Secretary
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A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Lehigh 'Transportation Company,
Give notice that they are now prepared
to receive Merchandize and forward with
promptness and dispatch from Philadelphia
to Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, Penn Ilaven, White Haven, and
Wilkes-Barre, told also to all intermediate
places on the Delaware and Lehigh Canals,
and Lehigh' and Susquehanna Rail Road.
The Proprietors would inform their
friends, and customers that they have
.E ell 0 PE..D
from (heir Old Stand, Brocks's Wharf, to
the First Wharf above Vine Street, direct
ly oppdsite the Salt Store of 'Fright 4.
Nrphew.
They also forward Goods to and from
New York to Wilkes Barre and intermedi
ate points via Delaware and Raritan Canal,
and Delaware and Lehigh Canals.
Goods Shipped by this Line from New
York will go by S. Neitson, & S ' on' s
Line of Vessels to New Brunswick, which
will be forwarded at the Albany Basin,
Foot Or Cedar street, North River. Any
information required can be had of Messrs.
Stewart & Mettler, No. f,4 Dey Street, at
Messrs. Neilson & Son Agent's office, No
SS West street.
Merchants and others having goods to ship
from New York to any of the above places,
will find this route the nearest and most ex
peditious.
The Proprietors have lartze and commo
dious Store Houses at Easton, Bethlehem,
Allentown, Mauch Chunk, White Haven
and Wilkes Barre.
ABLE, WILSON & CO.,
Proprietors
dCENPS.
11. S. Moorhead. Philadelphia ;
John Opdycke, Easton ;
13orheelt & Knauss, Bethlehem ,
A. J. Ritz, Allentown ;
A. W. Leisenring, Mauch Chunk
A. Pardee &Co., Penn Ilaven ;
13Ialteslee & Horton, White Haven and
ViHies-Barre.
April 10, 1851
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Eel
Fr HE season is nbw approaching •for this
-i delicacy, and in view of the better ac
commodation of the public, the undersigned
has lately refitted his
Ladles and Gentlemen's Saloon,
in a new. neat and fashionable style. ICE
CREAM of all kinds, with other seasonable
delicacies and luxuries, will be served up
front this lime to the end of the season.
Fresh Vegetables, domestic and foreign
fruit, &c., constantly kept on hand:
Thankful for paSt patronage, he is ready
to accommodate all his old customers and
as many new ones as may think proper to
favor him with a call:
laPOpen every day and evening except
Sunday. AARON .WINT.
Allentown, May El 4:
EMS
VIUM ZOLI41 1 4
casErSITIRE!
KERM 6 KLIME,
Have lately returned from New York and
Philadelphia, with their Second arrival of
SPRING ~ I ND SUMMER GOODS
among which will be found the latest French
and English style of
Ladies Dress Goods, - .
Such as &revs, Berrge de Thins, fancy
colored Silks, Pollard Silks, Silk Po
plins, Lawns, white fancy Dress
Goods, such as MO, Swiss
11, Bishop Lawns,
Book Muslin,fig
uredandplain
Mantillas, •
plain and figured Muslin, prints, gloves, hos- 1
iery, &c., all of which will be sold 20 per'
centuin cheaper than at any other establish
ment in town.
A LSO,
A large and varied assortment of gentle
men's
Spring
,and Summer Dress Goods,
such as Cloths,Prench, English,and /Mar
ican,lancy Cassimcres and ITest
ings, 4.c., 4.c.
The goods have all been selected with
the greatest care, and the assortment is such
as will not be found in any other store in
Allentown. The public well knoW that the
motto of the New York Store is
Quick •S'olc3 , Yniall Profits
Therefore keep it in r , -!Collection that
, Kern & Klitie',s Store' is the place to make
good ba rga ins
May 15
'lle Navigation Opened,
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Mealy Refitted!
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH CO
Builders Look Ilene
.IVEW
, tiASSORTMENT OF
w al la a
The undersigned announce to the public,
that they have just returned from Philadel
phia and New York, with a very large iot
of Hardware, consisting of
. House Furnishing
`3k' - 73NT'l Cutlery, Coach Trimmings,
Saddlery and Shoe-findings, all of which
will be sold at extremely low prices. They
ask the public to give SAEGER'S HARDWARE
--v OA &conk:, sign of the
do I°
a call, in order to Convince themselves of the
fact, that a , penny saved is a penny made.'
0. & 1 SAEGER.
May 8
To ilousc-Keepers.
A great assortment of !louse furnishing
articles, such as
ENA MELED and tinned inside, cooking
vessels, sauce and stew pans, preserve ket
tles, fish arid ham kettles, frying pans, grid
irons, waffle irons, &c.
TEA TRAYS and Waiters, from com
mon to fine, in sets and dozens. Also, goth
ic form, in sets, and in variety of patterns.
KNIVES and FORKS—its sets and doz
ens ; also knives only ; carvers, steels, cook
and butcher knives, with a variety of other
mann factures.
WEI
POCKET and *PEN KNIVES—Razors,
scissors, shears, from the best makers ; one,
two,•three, and 4 btade knives.
SHOVELS, spades, hoes, chains, rakes,
pick, axes, &c.
SHOVELS and TONGS, Iron and braes
polisited steel fire sets and standards, coal
hods, tailors' irons smoothing, irons &c.. and
for sale by • 04 J SAEGER.
IRON.—A lot of Hammered and Rolled
Iron, Sheet Iron, American and English
Band Iron, I-loop Iron, Cast and Shear
Steel, square, flat, and round, just received
with Anvils and Vices, arid for sale cheap
at the store of 0 & J SAECxER,
GLASS.-150 13oxes Gluts, 8 S by 10, 10
by 12, 10 by 14, 10 by 15, 12 by 16, and
various other seizes, for bale by
TO NIECE] ANICS.—TooIs of every de
scription, such as Bench and Aloulding
Planes, [land, Pannel, and Back Suws,
Brace and Bats, Auger Butts, Ilatchets,,
Squi,res, &c., for sale .by
TO SHOEMAKERS.—Just received a
new assortment of Morocco and Binding
Leather, Lasts, Shoe-thread, Wooden Pegs'
French Rubers, and numerous other artic
les belonging to the shoemaking business
NAILS,--300 Kegs of the best Nails,
Brads and Spikes, just received and for sale
by U& J SAEGER.
OILS & VARNISI-I.—Oils of all kinds,
boiled and rat v,' Newark Var
nish of all kinds, Glue &e.,--will be sold
cheap by o & J SAEGER.
PLANES.--A full assortment of Planes
of John Bell's best Inal4e, also a large assort
ment of Carpenter's Tools, for sale cheap
by 9 & J SAEGER.
WHITE LEA D.-2 tons of White Lead
just received, Pure and Extra, and for sale
by 0 Ss J SAEGER.
HOLLOWAttE.-500 Iron Pots and
Kettles, just received and for sale at very
reduced prices at the store of
¶-3m
a!tly 8
To Itstilders.
_ -
A splendid assortment of Front and Parlor
Locks with mineral knobs, german Locks,
Latches, Bolts, Hinges, Screws, Paint Brush
es, and a variety of other building Hard
ware just unpacking, and for sale cheaper
than ever by '0 Sfr, J SAEGER.
May 8,11-1 y
Two Journeymen Tailors
lATANIEWD.
Two Journeyman Tailors, or sober and
industriotis habits, and good workmen, can
find constant employment, either by the job
or week, if they make immediate applica r
tion to' the undersigned, residing at Sieg
fried's Bridge, in North Whitehall town
ship, Lehigh county,
May 10
0 & J SA EGER
& J SA EGELZ
O & J-SAF.GER
O & J SAEGER
GEORGE DANIEL
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PM
INTY,
_PA.,JUNE 5, 185
Clocks and Watches.
Choi Ws S. adassey,
k.RESPECTFULLY informs his friends
tat lie, has . recieved nt his establishment,
riparly. ophosite the , Gorman Reformed
shiarch•ip • Allentown. alarge assortment of
s t
V;. - ... ' JEWLIRY, CLOCKS,
:Mie.'
WATCHES,
2
i , E ,' ~) 1 11 ) consisting of GOLD and
)
' . ;,,,, . I ;. SILVER Patent Levers,
;:`` . e g 'c:46' Quartier and plain Eng
'::"..:- .:.--t - L — lish and French. ‘Vatch
es-sold by him are warranted, and as low as
the same quality can be purchased at other
establishments in town or elsewhere.
His assortment of Clocks consist of Brass
eight day, thirty hours, and alarm, from 3
to 12 dollars.
ilk selection of .Towelry consists in part
of Gold rings, Bracelets, Breastpins, Broach
es Gold and Silver Pencils, Watch-chains,
Keys, Gold Pens, of a superior quality, &c.
He has also on hand n variety of
F✓l NCI' .711?TICLES,
Such as steel•bends for purses and work bags,
Silver tea and table spoons, Gold and Silvt r,
Spectacles, to suit all ages, Spectacle glasses,
Silver thimbles.
Every article sold by him, is warranted
to be such as represented, and should they
prove otherwise can be returned, and the
money Will be refunded. I
ii •
stock has been purchased with a view
to supply the citizens of this county with
good and genuine articles in his branch, and
which have been selected from the best and
most extensive houses in New-York and
Philadelphia. He hopes by due attention to
his business, and liWral prices, to. have a
share of patronage.
Lir — Clocks, Watches and Jewelry, repair
ed in the best manner and at the shortest
notice. Old Gold and Silver taken in ex
change for Goods. Call and see, then judge
for yourselves.
May 1,1 S5l, ¶-3m.
.1 1 'ear Invention I
warmers Look Here I
1,&101111 R.?" s
PATENT CULTIVATOR.
The subscriber having purchased the
right of "Lamhurn's Patent Cultivator" for
Lehigh county, nov offers this valuable ag
ricultural implement to the farmers of this
community. As the undersigned inanufac-,
tures the Cultivators at his establishment in
the village of Catasauqua, Hanover town
ship, Lehigh county, he can warrant the
workmanship to be of the most durable
character.
Teal! who have made use of it, the full
est satisfaction has been given, and all of
whom agree in pronouncing it as superior
to any Cultivator now in use. It may fur
ther be said, that to this Cultivator the Pre
mium was awarded by the Franklin Insti
tute. October, 1850:
The subscriber purchased the Patent at
the dose of last season, and had not a suffi
cient opportunity of introducing it to the
public, yet succeeded in manufactiting a
few of them, which the following named
persons has had in use, and recommend it to
the public as answering the purpose in a
efficient manner, to viz: Peter 13ei1, Dani
el Siegfried, William Schwartz, Frederick
Guth, Samuel Kahler, George Yeager.
Abraham Rohn, William Rohn, William
Yaeger and Charles E. Chandler.
Cultivator may he seen at the Hard
ware Store of 0. & . .J. Saeger, in Allen
town, where orders will be received and at
tended to by
ISAAC E. CHANDLER.
May 2.2
QUEENSWARE
The undersigned have just returned
from New York with a large and general
assortment of Ctueensware Which they feel
disposed to sell very cheap.
PRETZ, GUTH & CO.
11-4 w
May 15
WILLIAM S , MA RX ,
ATTORNEYS COUNSELLOR. AT LAW
Office in the western front room of the
buildug of John D. Lowell, formerly Horn.
beck's, west of the Courthouse.
Allentown April 4, 1850.
zet 1 - 11 al
Wller nAs Daniel and hales S'atzinger,
trading under the firm of D. 4-.1. liazin
ger. in the Butchering business, have made
a voluntary assignment, of all their proper
ty, real, personal and mixed, baring date on
the 30th of April, 1851, to the undersigned,
for the benefit of their creditors. This then
serves as a notice to all persons, who know
themselves indebted in the - books of the said
firm, that they must make settlement with
in 30,days from the &do hereof. And such
Who have yet legal claims against said firm,
will also present, clairns well authenti
cated Within the above specified time
•
JOSEPH NONNEMACHER, n •
Thomas 0. GINKINOER, asugnee
May 8. 11,—Ow
sctections.
music as the hend of the procession .came.
alongside, was the first reporter to the:ear-
L erom the Baltimore Sun of Tuesday] of what was going on. The eye also,..took.
Confession of the Cosden Nassaere. measures of distances at. this point .which,
were among the curious experiences of the
I day. (Mai - icing alort7 the greatly narrowed
lavenue marked by the continuous - double
; line of spectators between whom tlie.Queen
I was to pass up the southern side, the per!"
spective seemed to strech infinitely away,
and the termination was 11 point which the,
eye could not define. , When the proses-.
sion turned this point, the fact could not be
ascertained by the unassisted vission—and
it had made some progress up the avenue
when it was discovered by moans of a teles
cope.—Then it was curious to watch how
something di:n and unconfined seetnett,blot-
Ling out the line along which the eye' ran—.
shortening the distance whithout' revealing
itself, like the - travel of a shadow :—till
gradually it took masses and forms, and fi
nally resolved itself into its, gay elements,
and was taken up by; attending music!
.diheneum. .
We received, last evening, the following
hasty letter from our correspondent at Ches
tertown, written yesterday morning, a half
hour after the confession to which it alluded,
was made. It will be seen that a full de
velopment of this bloody transaction has
been made by one of the parties to the deed,
and that all of the accused participants are
in jail :
CHESTERTOWN, May 26, 1551.
Gentlemen—We have now a confession
of one of the parties under arrest fur the
Cosden massacre, which is thought to he
worthy of credit. About the time of the
murder, a man by the name of Hand, living
near Blackbird suddenly, and without as
signing any reason, left his home and %Tient
to New Jersey. A few days after his wife
also left. The movement of these people
were of course regarded as suspicious, and
efforts have for some time past been made
to obtain a knowledge of their whereabouts.
A few days since Mrs. Hand was brought
to Che&tertown, and made statements to the
following effect :—That on the morning a(-
ter the murder, at a very early hour, a man
by the name of Stephen Shaw, who board- I
ed in the house with herself and husband,
came canning into_the house with a mus
ket in his hand, and very much under the
niflut nce of liquor—that he told her the
Cosden family were murdered, and that
himnself, Taylor, Shelton and Murphy were
the .parties—that he had been solicited by
Taylor to join the conspiracy, which he
supposed was only for plunder, and not fur
murder—that he and Taylor proceeded, on
the evening of the murder, to the Swantown
mill (about a half mile from Cosden's) and
were there joined by Shelton and Murphy ;
that he had a - double-barrel gun, Taylor a
musket, Shelton a double-barrel gun and
double-barrel pistol and Murphy a double
barrel gun. He then proceeded to state
that uport arriving at the,,house, Taylor
fired through the window and shot down
Ccs len, and then, snatching away Shaw's
gun, shot Mrs. Cosden, as she ran out. He
also stat a that Shelton murdered Miss Cos
den and Miss Webster, and Taylor shot the
black women, but that Murphy took no part
in the murder. He asserts that he himself
was drunk and took no part ; in the murder,
and that he was aft - eilvards so overcome by
liquor that he fell it: the fence corner and
lay there for several hours
Shaw was wrested on Saturday, and this
mcralng has made a full confesssion, corro
borating all the statements made by Mrs.
Hand. saying "that he knows that Mrs.
Eland's testimony will ,convict him, and
that he may as well make 41 clean breast of
it." lie has been confronted with the parties
charged and adheres in their presence, to
all the particulars, as detailed by Mrs. [land.
Murphy, he says, he had never seen be
fore, but believes the man he sees in jail .1.
Morphy.to have been the 11 111rderer. '('here
is little or no doubt entertained of the truth
of this confession.
The cause of the sudden flight of Mrs.
Hand, was fear that, us she possessed
Shaw's secret, he might do her some bodily
harm, to prevent her divulging it. A.
Since the above letter came to hand we
have conversed
.with a gentlemen direct
from Chestertown, who was present at the
jail yesterday morning, when Shaw was con
fronted with the prisoners, and made his
confession. He says he never saw a more
hardened set of men collected together. The
excitement in Chestertown was intense, and
great joy was manifested by the people at
the certainty of all the murderers being in
custody. 'Webster, the uncle to Mrs. Cos
den, is now acknowledged to be free of all
participatien in the bloody deed, and will be
discharged in a few (lays. The prisoners
are heavily chained together, and present a
most revolting spectacle. Their trial will
take place next week.
Distances In the Crystal Palace.
A gallery fur the accommodation of visi
tors has been erected at the eastern extrem
ity of the building, under shelter of the
American Eagle:—and from this, the view
down the long interminable nave—travel
ling over the sunny central spot; and bring
ing all the features and incidents of this
main aisle into a single picture—was a
marble to behold. " Strange measures of dis•
lance present themselves at this point.--
When the ceremonial was in progress of
the loud Anthem performed in the transept,
half way down, 110 sound reached the east
ern gallery ; and when the thousands
cheered, the sound came to the ear like a fur,
faint and often doubtful echo. From the
moment when. the Queen turned west out;
of the tanseptOn lier circuit of the nave, till
.she reached it'.sgain by. the opposite side,
all was silent for ;those in the gallery, Of
the swelling music thut everywhere accom
panied her march •not a note came over, the
American frontier. .. The great organ in thu
western gallery might as well have been
playing over seas. The organ on.the floor
fat east of the nave, which. poured" forth its'
RIB
Origin 'dale Quaker&
In Lossing,.'s Pictorial Field I3ook of the
Revolution, (the first of which, consisting
of twelve numbers, has just been comple
ted,) we find the following account of the
origin of the Quakers. Like all else from
theipen of its author; it is entitled to ere
dence, as he is indefatigable in his mwr
tions to give the most authentic inforini-
Won: --
, •The Quaker sect sprang up in _Eng
land about 1056, under Georg,e Fox, and re
cieved their name from the peculiar sha
kin,g or qualcing of their bodies while preach
ing. They went furthur than the straitest.
Puritans in disregarding human authority
when opposed to the teachings of the Bible,:
yet they were allowed full liberty of action
during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.
They denounced war, persecution for re
ligious opinions, and above all, the idolatry
demanded by rulers in Church and State of
those under their control. They condemn
ed all ordained and paid priesthood.:, refus- ,
ed to take oaths, had thus, struck a direct •
blow at the hierarchy. They differed from
the Puritans in many things, and became
noxious to them. They , derived their sys
tem of morals and.polities‘chietly from the
New Testament, while the Puritans took
theirs from the more sanguinary and intol
erant modes of the old dispensation •Lay •
ing aside the falsehoods of politeness. and,
flattery, they renounced all titlek addressed
all nun, high or low, by the title of Friend,
used the expressions yea and nay, and three
and thou ; and offices of kindness and affec
tion to their fellow -creatures, James, consti
tuted their practical religion.• The Qua.
kers might be regarded as representing' that .
branch of the primitive Christians who ea-..
teemed Christianity an entirely new dispen
anon, world-wide in its objects; while the
Puritans representing those Judaizing, Chris
ti", wt,,, 1111, net rid of the idea of tr
t. c -peopie, to wit, themselves'."
Perini/is had warned their,
br..‘thr, , ti in America against these 'child
ren in hell,' and the first appearance in the
colony of Mary Fisher and Ann Atistin.'
who came from Barbadoes, and professed .. .
the new doctrine greatly alarmed the -New, -
England theocracy: A special law, wai n ..
enacted. by which to bring a known
ker into the colony was punishable with a
fine of five hundred dollars, and the exac
tion of bonds to carry him back again. The
Quaker himself was to be whipped twenty ,
stripes, sent to the House of. Correction, and.. •
kept there until transported. The introduc
tion of Quaker books was prohibited, defen
ding Quaker opinions was punishable with
fine, and finally banishment: and 'hi 1657 it
was enacted that for every hour's entertain-
‘•
moot given to a Quakeri the entertainer
should lose an ear on the first conviction,
and the other on a second; and both males
and females, on a third conviction, were to • .
have their tongues bored'through with a red
hot iron. 1n1658 the death penalty was
enacted. Under it those who Should re
turn to the colony a second time, after ban
ishment, were to suffer death, From un
willingness to inflict death, it was provided
by a new law, 1658, that any perion con
victed of being a Quaker should be deliver
ed to the conitable of the town, bit
ed naked from the middle upwitrda; and tied •
cart's tail and wipped through the town, and
thence be immediately conveyed to the con
stable of the next town toward the border of.
our jurisdiction, and so from constable to
constable, to the end cirehe outermost town,
and so b 3 whipped out of the colony.' In •
case of return this was to be twice repeated. • .
The fourth time the Convict war to be
branded with the letter R on the left shoul
der and after that, if incorrigible, to incur
the death penalty. Chitifly• through the
instrementnlity of Bing William , diced pen-,
al la*s against the Quakers were abrogated
by royal.authority, and that :mitt hecaine an
iMillortant element in Aifiericamsociety tturz
ing the eighteenth century.'.i *•'
"'Father,' said a *roguish boy, 41 hope,,o.
you won't buy any more gunpowder tee.for,
mother.' 'Why not 'Because every
time site driuks it she blows me up'
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