CHAPTER
Ti o 21st of: September came, the day
arranged for the consummation of Arnold's
treason, for delivering the stronghold of the
American army, West Point, up to General
Clinton.
Arnold, who had been joined that day by
his lovely wife. was at the garrison : but all her
fascinations failed to drive the moodiness from
his brow, or the dark fears which held him in
thrall from his heart.
That omen of the ruby cross had exerted a
wonderful effect upon him. Ho was by nature
far removed from superstition, or any belief in
the wonderful. Sometimes he strove to believe
that it was but the fancy of his own excited
brain ; yet it would not do. Ile had become
nervous and weak in the extreme, and the veri
est trifle discomposed and annoyed him.
And there, ever before his eyes, he saw the
single, terrible word " traitor ; ' hut the game
was begun, and he must play it out.
It was a brilliant festival night at West
Point ; for a ball was given by the young
of of the garrison in honor of their com
mander and his youthful and beautiful wife.—
There were many brilliant gatherings in thane
days--for America had accomplished belles and
beauties, and gay and gallant men—but none
where gayer or braver met than on that night
at the old fortress of \Vest Point.
Such men as General Hamilton nod La
fayette, such beautiful women as Margaret Ar
nold joined in the dance, and the walls re
sounded with the echoes of laughter, and
strains of music.
At midnight, with a cautious, stealthy tread,
Arnold left the revellers, and stole away to a
/lonely, unfrequented spot, some . little way
distant within the American lines.
And there, awaiting him, he fomul Major
John Andre ; there he delivered to him the
papers which were to give West Point into the
possession of the enemy—the plans and drafts
of the fortifications. Base traitor'
There was much to be said, many Instruc
tions to be given ; for in the excitement of his
revengeful hopes, Arnold had forgotten his
fears, and the morning dawned and found them
still together.
Major Andre could not effect his return to
the British camp by daylight : hence he mount
lie concealed till evening shades again shrouded
the earth.
That day went by, and in the darkness of
night, Andre set forth upon his journey ; but
after that there came tidings which causcd
Benedict Arnold's cheek to turn pale, and his
heart to thrill with fear
For the warning of the paling cross had
proved true. Andre was a prisoner ; his scheme
had failed'; lie was in danger.
Then followed ten long weary days ; days of
agony to brave John Andre, in his solitary con
finement, his trial, and his doom : days of ter
ror, and shame, and fear to the traitor, who
lay concealed on board the sloop of war " Vul
ture ;" and when in the agony of remorse. he
heard the solemn minute gulls booming, over
the water, telling the tale of the unhappy An
dre's death, when the Vulture stood out to sea,
he sat mute and white in the cabin, with the
stain of a terrible sin—the murder of John
Andre—upon his soul.
Then, convulsively grasping the ruby G loss,
he cried, " Inez, Inez., thou art avenged ! Thy
gift did warn me, lint too late—too late ! The
danger came nigh, told I had no power to turn
it from Inc.'' And the unhappy man strode the
floor, and wrung his hands in his misery.
" Henceforth my name will he spoken—will
be spoken among my .conntrytnen with loath.
ing ; it will be a bye-word and a shame and
this, this it is to be a traitor ."'
Lung he sat : then a dash of the old passion
and pride came back to his heart and trembled
on his tongue. '
" Hat. poor fora, poor pitiful fool that T am,
to sit •thus, snivelling like a very child ! True, .
I have failed herr, but America shall not be
forgotten. Perish those whimpers and regrets ;
perish all memories of the past—all memories.
save of my wrongs. And thou, lying babbler,"
to the gleamind , _trinket in his hand, " thou,
too, who gayest warning of my danger too
late for my redemption : thou. too, shalt be
buried deep in these waters, as in oblivion."—
And he flung it far through the cabin window
into the sea.
And never again, lying idorie upon his
breast, was that Ruby Cross a charm, an abut-
let to keep away the fiends pf evil, gnawing
evermore at Benedict Arnold's heart,
For the star of his glory, which had risen
at Quebec, blazed with noontide splendor on
Lake Champlain, and culminated at Saratoga,
had set for ever.
England paid him gold as the price of his
honor, and England gave him a grave. Pity,
ton, she did not have the honor (?) of his birth :
and alas that America's fair escutcheon must
remain tarnished by such a name as that or
" Benedict Arnold the Tindal. !"
CATUOLICISSI IN TIIE UNITED STATES.—Mary
land, the first State where the Homan Catholic
Church gained a footing, now contains eight
hundred and seven Protestant Churches, and
only sixty-five Catholic congregations. In
Florida the Catholics early mado settlement.—
Now there are one hundred and seventy Prot
estant and only five Catholili Churches. Lou
isiana was settled by the Catholics, who now
have fifty-five churches in the State, while the
Protestants have two hundred and forty-seven
congregations. In Texas, the Catholics were
the first sect in point of time ; they now have
thirteen churches, but the Protestants report
three hundred and seven societies in the State.
The number of Episcopal; Lutheran and Boman
Catholic Churches are nearly the same through
out the country, but each of the three denomi
nations have about onc•cicrenth of the number
of the Methodists, scarcely one-cighth that of
the Baptist, and not one-fourth that of Presby
terians. The entire Protestant population of
the country, compared with that of the Catho
lic,
is about as twelve to cam—Boston Trans.
CURB FOR " It is said" that
a mixture of half an Ounce of pulverised salt
petre and a half pint of sweet oil is a certain
cure for inflammatory rheumatism. The mix
ture must, in all cases, bo applied externally to
the part afEicted, and a gentleman who has
witnessed its application lira number of instan
ces says that it Will infallibly dna a cure, and
that speedily. Inasmuch as it can do no harm
and will cost but little, we advise those who
are afflicted with the gout's first cousin to
try it, and not to be disappointed if it fails,
either, because a gentleman with whom we are
tolerably well acquainted, and of whose opinion
we think a 'kood deal, too, after having been
through the rheumatic alphabet, from A to am
persand, has no confidence in any of your
infallible" remedies. Ile says that what will
afford relief in one case will have no ellifit in
another.-- , Springjidd Republican.
iTUt Argioter.
A Ilentown, Pa.
WEDNESDAY, AI7GIiST . 22: 1855
C. F. HAINES, EDITOR
fl v. B
PALMER, in Brown's New fron
Building, N. E. corner of Fifth and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia, is also authorized to re
ceive advertisetnents.
The Ridlrond Opening.
Between the sth and 10th of next month the
long looked for event of the formal opening of
the continuous route from New York to Mauch
Chunk is to take place. The bridgeat Easton
is nearly completed, and so are the sections be
twecu Catasauipa and Mauch Chunk. '.
Allentown Academy.
We invite attention to an advertismcn
this paper, of the Allentown Academy, an insti
tution that has gained for itself a wide spread
popularity. Young ladies and gentlemen who
may wish to pursue a very thorough academi
cal course, on - moderate terms, will find this
institution as at present organized, one worthy
of choice.
Born destroyed by Fire.
On Saturday last, the barn on the estate of
Nathan Smith, deceased, in the occupancy of
Amos REINERT, in Lowhill township, was dis
covered to be on fire, and in a short time entirely
deStroyed, together with a large quantity of
hay, about 500 bushels of oats, not thrashed,
and numerous farming implements. We were
within about half a mile of the fire at the time
of its occurrence, and heard several stories as
to its origin, some saying that a cat had get on
fire at the lake oven and run in the barn, and
others said it was caused by a spontaneous
combustion of the oats. For the purpose of
getting the correct particulars we ourself went
to the scene of the fire, and were told by Mr.
Reinert that he did not believe any of the above
stories to be correct, as the oats had been housed
16 days and was perfectly dry, and as to the
cat setting it on fire was not probable. as the
barn was situated a good distance from the
bake oven and the lire originating in the loft.
He told us he believed it to be the work of an
incendiary, as none of the family had been in
the barn during the day, and from the fact that
a certain man with whom he had been at differ
ence for the last two years had lately been seen
in the neighborhood. The loss is about t . „ - 4700.
No insurance.
The County Meetings.
On Saturday last a large meeting of the De
mocracy was held at the public house of Jacob
George, in LoWhill. A series of resolutions,
come of which were warmly discussed, were
adopted, and one or two of the former members
of the party dismissed from its ranks for having
joined the Know Nothings. It was also resole.
ed that the Delegate elections be held on Friday
the 1-1111 of September, and that the Convention
for the nomination of County (Akers take place
the day following at the public house of Samuel
Kuhns, in Upper Macungy.
• The meeting of the Whigs. or rather Ameri
cans, was held on the same day, at the
house of Jesse Miller, in Guthsville. We are
intbrtned that it was well attended. A series
of resolutions were adopted, one to the Mixt
that no Convention for the notnination of
County officers was to be held, but that they
would give their support to volunteer candi
dates.
Last Fall when we took the helm of the Pat
utsnat; and cast our bark upon the " Neutral
Sea" of fortune, we decided on publishing the
calls and proceedings of the different political
parties, as we believed it: to be a matter of gene
rid interest to the citizens at large, and also a
part of the news of the day. We have thus lhr
published the calls of both political meetings,
and would have given publicity to the proceed.
ings of both meetings on Saturday, but when
the resolutions of the Democratic meeting were
read, something. like the following was ap
pended :
Reso.'red, That these proceedings be publish
ed in the Democratic papers and Priedensbothe
at Allentown, and Democratic Union at Ilarris•
burg.
This was rather a mean proceeding, and looks
as though the Committee who drew up the Reso
lutions were afraid to let that portion of their
party who patronize the Register know what
was going on. We do not hesitate to say that
we have on our subscription list as many
Democrats in ihe Cotinly, as any English jour
nal in town. Wry not let them know what is
going on ? This was an excellent opportu
nity for one or two vain and selfish persons to
discharge a small portion of petty malice at usr
under the garb - of a resolution.
S ‘ ifice the above was in type we are told that
\ream: accused of belonging to thellinow Noth
ing organization. , This is not so. We have
never been a member of. - and would not consent
to ally ourselves to a secret political organiza
tion'of any description, and to tell the long and
short of it, we consider ourselves as good a
Democrat as any in the crowd on Saturday, and
a great deal better than some of those' who had
so much to say ; as we never did join the Know
Nothings as some of those did, nor did we even
offer to join and go about AllentoWn giving
Know Nothing grips and signs, and get bluffed
in the end, as it is said they did.
At the Whig meeting a resolution was passed
that the proCeedings.shOuld be published in our
paper; but as they. were in German, and over '
three columns in length, it was impossible for
us to get them translated in time.
[L - 7 -- Inteiesting--the inside of the Lehigh
Register. It came to us blank this week.—
Carbon Democrat.
Sorry, brother Tolan. Tho inside was, as
usual, interesting, but through the carelessness
of the " folder," you was served with a blank•
sheet. We will endeavor to look Out, for such
occurrtuces' in 'future,
Allontown Bank
At a meeting of tho Directors of the Allen
town Bank onTriday last, CHARLES W. COOP
ER, Esq., was elected to fill the vacancy occa
sioned by the resignation of William H. Blu
mer. and William ,J. Boxworth, Clerk. The
Bank is now folly organized by the election of
good and conqtetent officers, whose integrity
and honesty no one can doubt. Operations will
be commenced in a week or so. = Monday has
been fixed on as the regular day of discount.
We saw some of the 5 and 10 dollar bills the
other day, and think they are appropriate and
beautiful designs. The 10'14 have as a vignette
William Penn on the right, a female with a
wheat sheaf on her head at the left, and a
farming scene in the foreground. The s's have
as a vignette a female on tho right, a child with
a nest of rabbits on the left, and drovers w
a drove of cattle in the foreground.
New Locomotive
. A first-class freight locomotive for burning
coal, weighing twenty-four, tons, was placed
upon the Lehigh Valley Railroad at South Eas
ton last week, and brought up to this place on
Saturday. It was made by Baldwin & Co., of
Philadelphia, and is a beautiful piece of mech
anism. It is named " James M. Porter."—
These coal burning engines are similar in op
pearance to the wood burners, and it is believ
cd only about half as expensive.
Circus
The lovers of fun and novelty will have nn
oppotuunity of being gratified on Wednesday
next, the 29th instant. The celebrated Circus
company of Rivers & Deriou§, said to be une
qualled in the United States, will perform here
in the afternoon and evening of that day. We
have no room to mention the varied attractions
they will present, but we have the assurance
they leave nothing promised on their bills un-
fulfilled. In addition to the usual sports. of the
ring by the company of star performers, Signor
Capellano will astonish the natives with a va
riety of wonderful feats by his trained Russian
Bears. Our exchanges speak of the company
in highly eulogistic teems.
Accident
On Friday last, Pamir FITTER, father of
Jacob and Henry Ritter of this place, fell from
a pear tree on his farm in Richland township,
BuCks county, and was so severely injured that
death relieved him from his_ sufferings on the
following morning. He was about 80 years of
age.
. Equestrianism.
Riding on horseback, by both ladies and
gentlemen, has lately become fashionable in
town. It would be better. however for those
who delight in this kind of pleasure, to go in
the morning instead of afternoon aml evening,
as a ride on horseback before breakfast will do
more for a fine complexion than all the cosmet
ics ever invented, and add a bright lustre to
the eyes than all the morning naps that were
ever taken. It braces up the nerves for the
day, and imparts a glow of health to the feeble
frame, felt only after the exhilarating morning
lido.
The Public School■
On Tuesday the 14th instant, the examine.
lion of applicants for teachers of the Schools of
the Allentown District took place. Seventeen
applicants presented themselves before the
County Superintendent, and the following were
accepted and received certificates:
MALE Scum)Ls.—Tilghman Good, Ephraim
Moss, Jacob Stemmer, J. Ross.
PHMALE Scuoms.—Eliza J. Gibbons, Ellen
M. Gibson, Anna E. Reiss, Maria R. Cole,
Isabella Meredith. Sarah J. Aaron, Lea R.
Landis, Louisa H. Hoffman, and Amanda
Reichard.
The School's are to.commence on the 3rd of
September and continue eight months.
New spnpe r Borrolve re
We fully coincide in the following well timed
remarks from the Columbia Spy.--" Borrowers
of any kind arc bad enough, but newspaper
borrowers are conceded to be the meanest class
existence. We arc acquainted with some
persons in our town who do not take the local
paper--and are yet its constant readdrs—it no
sooner being left at subscribers' houses, than
they borrow and take it home to read; thus
not only taxing the patience of those who pay
for the paper, but absolutely cheating us out
of the small sum of three cents per week:. Now
if our paper is worth reading, it is worth pay
ing for, and we have to request subscribers to
refuse to lend it: Three cents per week is but
a trilling amount, and if any one feels disposed
that sum can easily he spared to have what
every one should consider indispensable--the
local paper. We do not ask any one to take ,
the Register as a gratuity or favor to us ; we
furnish an amount of reading matter alone
worth double the subscription price—an amount
equivalent in a year to, over two thousnod pages
of the ordinary duodecimo or octavo works,
that would cost several times the Subscriptim
price."
THE MAutam—Our market is beginning to
be plentifully supplied with fruit. Some we
have noticed is fit to be eaten, but a considera
ble quantity would almost give pigs the cholera!
Avoid every kind not entirely ripe and sound,
unless you wish a trial'of something resembling
the cholera ; if yOu do, dive into it indiscrimi
nately, and a very small patch of ground will
be all you will lmve need of. • •
THE Fesutoxs.—Short dresses begin to pre
vail in our streets. Thdy are not bad to look
at—nor are what they " develope." It is so
long since fashion let daylight upon ladies'
ankles that it is a sort of godsend. Take a seat
for a half a day on a curb stone in Hamilton
street and see.
0Z Talked of again—the Rifles' excursion to
Newark - . Unless something is done Boon, it
will be likely to end in talk.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND WEER'.
Martin .Kemmerer vs. Thomas B. Wilson.—
This was a suit brought on a guarantee on
bond. It appeared that a bond from Peter Hu
ber and Abraham Warman to the Northampton
Bank was assigned by the Bank to Martin Kem
merer as collateral security far a debt due him.
Thomas B. Wilson, the defendant, guarantied
the payment of this band to Martin Kemmerer.
Defendant claimed that the plaintiff did not use
due diligence in recovering the amount of the
bond against Huber and Woman, and that
consequently ho was not liable. Verdict for
the defendant.
Aaron Etsenhard, tVathan IVeiler and Wd
joughbq Fogel vs.• Amos Bretuse. This was an
appeal from the Judgment of Charles Guth,
Esq., by the defendant. Plaintiffs bought land
of the Executors of John flotienstein. These
Executors after (his sale sold the growing grain
upon the land. Plaintiff claimed as they were
the purchasers of the laud the crops growing,
which were however not mentioned in the deed.
The defendant was the purchaser of the Crops ;
and the plaintiffs brought suit against him to re
cover the same. Court charged that as there
was no express contract upon the subject, the
plaintiffs were not entitled to recover. Verdict
for defendant.
John Gruber and Henry Gruber vs. George
Probst. This was a suit brought against de
fendant to recover the amount of a steam boiler
which the plaintiffs alledged, was purchased of
them by the defendant. The defendant contend.
ed that he was not the purchaser of the boiler
but that a Mr. Landis bought it: and that the
plaintiffs contracted with him for the payment
of the same. Verdict for plaintiffs for sloo.
In this case a rule was granted to show cause
why a new trial should not be granted.
Solomon Diehl, Administrator 4c., IfeneN
Guth, deed Vs Aaron Guth. This was an ac
tion to recover the amount of a promissbry note
which was lost or mislaid. On evidence it ap
peared that the notes were sealed, and the decla
ration being in assumpsit which would prevent
a recovery. The plaintiffs took a non suit.
Solomon Diehl; Administrator, eS.c.. if Hoary
Guth, deed vs. Daniel Sictiler. This was an
action similar in nature to the one above. It
having also been' proved that the note was seal
ed. The plaintiff took non suit.
Casper limeirman vs. .4lluttaten Tron Compa
ny. This was an appeal farm the Justice of the
Peace. Plaintiff claimed the sum of Ez9.58, of
the defendant for digging Iron Ore. It appeared
that the plaintiff was employed to dig ore by a
person who had contracted with the Company
for that purpose: It further appeared that the
plaintiff and the other hands at work &dared
that they would no longer work if they had no
better security then the contractor. for their
wages, whereupon the agent of the Allentown
Iron Works promised to pay their himself:—
Verdict for plaintiff for $9.58.
Isaac L. Waterman and Charles Young, par
ties trading as liraterman i - ana g vs. faca!,
Erdman. This was an action.of Trover against
the defendant to recover the amount of two
promissory notes, endorsed by the defendant.
It appeared that Addison Erdman, who was in
debted to the plaintiffs, procured his father, the
defendant, to endom these notes. The notes
were then delivered to Mr. Putts, the attorney
of the plaintiffs, who discovered that they had
no dates, and returned them for the purpose of
having this alteration made, after which Ad
dison Erdman refused to redeliver the notes.—
Verdict for the plaintiffs for the sum of
Maria Hall vs. Edward Maros, fi ogets and
Terre !maws. This was a Scira Facias on a •
mortgage foe $5OOO. Verdict in favor of the
for the amount.
Hannah Moyer vs. Solomon Moyer and Dan
iel Moyer. This was an action ttyrceuver for
services rendered 'by' the plaintiff to the de
frndants. Verdict for the plaintiff for • $450
and costs.
John H. Bernd and William H. Bernd, late
partners trading as J. 11:4 TV. If. Bernd, fzir
the use of John H. Berm, vs. Hamilton 11. Sal
mon. An action to recover the 'amount of a
book account. Verdict in favor of plaintiffs.
Levi Oci
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Mil,
its colinnii of " City 'Gossip" says :
" We saw a sad sight in front of the Ex.
change the other afternoon. A young man set
ling in an omnibuss, with a pair of jiand-cuff4
upon his wrists, with a police officer at his side,
and a curious crowd wondering Wlto and what
ho was. It was a most unustial sight ; aiid we
soon learned that it was a young man, named
Levi Ochs, on his way to the Eastern Peniten
tiary, having just been convicted by the crimi
nal Court of Lehigh County, at Allentown, for
stealing. four horses, and setting a barn and
house on tire. He had been sentenced to the
long term of seventeen years, and was on his
way there, when we saw him. Seventeen years
—my patience, what a person has to answer
for, for not not following honest precepts—sev
enteen years—why ho will be almost an' old
man when he comes out. Just in the prime of
life—when life seems so 'sweet to one. • Its
awful to contemplate—to be immured seventeen
long years in a cell, where year in and year
out you see no ono but the keeper.
Th• August Elections
It is now definitely ascertained that the Con
gressional Delegation from North Carolina will
stand three Know Nothings and five Democrats.
In Tennessee, Governor Johnson (Democrat) is
elected by about 2,000 majority. The Demo
crats have the House; and the Know-Nothings
the Senate. The Congressional delegation will
probably stand six Know-Nothings to three
Democrats. John A. Winston, democrat, Is
elected Governor of Alabama by Marge majority.
The Congressional delegation will "stand five
democrats and two Know-Nothings. The com
plexion orthe legislature is democratic. .
1 - IVlicat is selling for a dollar a bushel at
Greensburg, Ind., and.corn fifty-five cents.
The Presidential' Election,
A portion of thtS Southern press have lately
been speculating with some earnestness .upou
the chances of the next Presidentirdelection.—
With a keenness which fs characteristic, they
have already perceived what has escaped the
attention of most persons in this section, that
the present condition of political affitirs is such
as to render it likely that a President may be
elected opposed to the extension of slavery.—
' The view is this. When there are two parties
in the field with their candidates, one cr the
other must be successful, but with three strong
parties, each able to carry a number of States,
and having an exclusive candidate of its own,
there is likely to be no election by the people.
In that event the choosing of a President will
devolve upon the House of Representatives.—
That body already contains a clear majority of
opponents to the extension of slavery, and they
would determine the result. This is the case
in a nutshell.
Remedy Against. Famine.
From the rapid and largely increased sales of
the public lands, people have diScovered the
only remedy for famine IS the cultivation of the
earth, and accordingly are preparing for an in
creased production next year. which, with ordi
nary go . osl weather, will remove the danger of
any scarcity cf food. The official returns show
that 13,825,720 acres of public lands have been
sold duriturthe fiscal year ending on the 30th
of June. This is equivalent to one hundred and
thirty-eight thousand two hundred and fifty
seven farms of a hundred acres each. In'ad
dition to this, more than a 'hundred &Id fifty
thousand firms of 160, 120, and 80 acres have
been applied for on bounty land warrants, be
sides numerous locations' not enumerated, in
the Territories. In no year has there been such
a demand for government land. and such an ad
dition to the agriculture as this fact would hn
ply'shows auspiciously for future abundant pro
duet ion.
LATEST FOREION News.—The. steamship Leb
anon arrived at New York on Wednesday, witl
news front Europe two days late•. A repor
was gaining ground that General Sinklison
commander of the English army at Sebastopol
was about to resign on account of ill health
acid be succeeded by Lord llanlinge, but anoth
er report says that Pelissier has arrange;
the forces thr an assault upon the Russia!
works ; Canrobert to command the column
Simpson the left, and. Pelissier the reserve.
i (funeral Count Zamoyski, a distinguished Pole,
I
has arrived in London by special invitation 0
the British goVernment, to consult, it...is sup
posed, on the Polish question. The French
works at Sebastopol are so close to the abattis
of the Malakoff that a Mall may throw a stone
into it. There seems to be a doubt about the
death of General Todleben, the Russian engi
neer, and sonic accounts state that be is recov
ering from his wounds. An earthquake oc
curred at Lyons on the afternoon of July 26th,
which was also felt at Valence, on the Rhine.
A t Lyons, some houses were damaged, but no
lives lost.
The America has arrived at Iralifax from.Eiv
erpool, bringing news from Europe fear days
later than . th'e Lebanon's advices. She brings a
report that the bombardment of Sebastol.ol had
been recommenced, and that preparations were
making for a general assault. Silimayle, the
Circassian chief, is not dead yet. but has de
scended from the mountains and threatened the
Russians. Olfers-for the French loan amounted
to 5,000,000,000 francs. Spain is said to have
consented to send a contingent force to the
Crimea, but the report is doubtful. In China
the recent reverses of the insurgents were but
temporary checks.
• MN VERY LATEST.-LONDON, Saturday, Aug
4—Nuou.-- The 11 - rt./i ll Neu...Top:a, just issued
says : "We learn that the siege of Sebastopo
is about to be raised. Also that a conitouni
cation has just been received from (erma.
ny by the Western Powers which may lead to
startling results."
P
EWES 0F• PRODECE is NEW - Tons.—Flour
sold as follows : Conn ion to gond State, 88,12
per• barrel ; favorite State, $8.12 to $8,18.
Ityc flour, 86.50 to 8.50 per barrel. Corn
meal. 84.50 to 85 per barrel. ' Wheat sold at
5!.72 to 81.90 per bushel fir red Southern, in
cluding Tennessee, Georgia, and Carolina, and
$2.15 to $2. 2 5 fha white. Rye, $1.30 per
bushel fur Western mixed ; round yellow, 93
cents; round white 81.08: Oats 56 cents.—
The best quality of beef cattle realized 11 'to 111
cents per pound. Best western brought 7to 74
cent!.; per pound• live weight, and 9 to 9: cents
dead weight. Sheep sold at 82 to $7 each :
average of sheep and lambs 84.12 each. Veal
calves sold _at 41. to 61 cents, live weight.
Milk cows sold at $2O to 860 for common to
good ; fat cows intended for the butcher sold at
91 to 11 cents per pound. Potatoes arc now
, lower than they have been in two' years, and
can be bought for from Jwelve shilling to, twen
ty shillings a barrel. Fruits sold as follows :
Apples half-peck, 18 and 25 cents blackber-.
rics, quart, 12 and 15 cents : raspberries,
basket, 12 cents ; pears, half- peek, 25 to 37
cents ; apricots, dozen, 25. cents ; peaches,
half-peck, 25 to 75 cents ; whortleberrics,
quart, 12 to 15 cents : gooseberries, 10 to 12
cents : plums, half peck, 50 cents ; currants,
per pound, 8 cents
ACCIDENT AND DEATIL-A man named John
Wintesd, from Easton, was found lying upon
the pavement, before the Hotel of Conrad §ei
ple, at •NesquehoMng, about eleven o'clock, on
Wednesday evening, in an insensible state.—
He was taken into the hotel, where he expired
about five hours afterwards. It is supposed
that he got up while asleep and walked out of
the window on the roof, from whence he o fell to
the pavement, below. The door of the room in
which he slept, was locked on the inside. Ile
has a'family residing in Easeon,--Carbon Dcnm.
II7•111r. Pussy, of Philadelphia, made a suc
cessful balloon ascension last week at Easton.
(Our Alp udot
U:7 - Lazy rich girls make rich men poor, and
industrious poor girls make poor men rich.
0 - During July 23,556 hhds. of tobacco
were inspected at Richmond, Va.
i 1 Scarce—news and items,' this week.
The world wags on quietly,' and makes it a
hard time for editors.
La - Mrs. Snub, my pa wants to know if ho
mayn't lend himself to your axe a little while.
He had allers rather lend Than borrer.
[C7'The Anthracite Bank, at Tamaqua, will
go into operation in a couple of weeks. The
notes are nearly ready.
o:7lVooden clocks are now exported in
large numbers, from the United States to Ger
many.' .
(17 There aro 84 churches in Pittsburg and
suburbs, of which 25 are Methodist, 9 Presby
terian, 7 Episcopalian, and 7 Catholic:, .
r_7on Wednesday last flour was sqld at St.
Louis at 65,50 to $5,75, according to brand.—
Corn 61 to 64 cents, and oats 44 cents. • ,
[l•••Drunk-.-‘ soap-locks,' on Saturday night.
Ile has a strong idea of fencing in the town
with a worm fence,' and appeared to belaying
out the ground .work.
.B•7?The Northampton County Agricultural
Society, will hold their Fair at Nazareth nn
W • ednesday. Thursday and Friday, the goal,
27th, and 28th day of September next.
T7 - Coo/.—The quadroons of Cuba wear noth
ing for petticoats and cabbage leaves for hats.
A cool dress, but not calculated for a mixed
audience.
[The best capital for young men to start
in life, is industry, good sense, courage, and the
fear of God. It is better than all the friends or
cash that was ever raised.
1 - 1 - Five million dollars in small change, from
half dollars to three cent pieces, are now lying
in the Treasury at Washington. Put them in
circulation.
Wilson Shannon has accepted tha
Governorship of Kansas, and starts immediately
flu. that Territory. Luck go with him, for he'll
need it !
.17) - It is said that there are over three thou
sand persons in New York city whose only
lodging place is the door step, the coal box or
the benches in the public squares.,
ri - The Buckwheat Crop, it is stated, prOni
ises a very large yield, so that during the com
ing winter " slap-jacks" will be cheap and
plenty.
• [j Our Pete fell in love last Saturday night.
Says he felt like a barrel and a half of new
maple sugar sliding down a rainbow, greased
with butter at twenty-two cents a pound. He
'ought to get his life insured.
..117}-,1 girl thirteen years old, at Hartford,
Conn., is a splendid swimmer and diver, and
boldly jumps into the water from a pier thirty
live feet high. She is not encumbered with a
hathing.dress on these occasions.
et-rokman' with a red nose
town assuring,•his friends that he got it at the
sea-board, though it is strongly suspected that
he has made a mistake of a single word and in
tended to say side-board..
r;:7 - "The damages claimed by Myers & Medi- .
gan's Circus Company, for loss at the late riot
at Toronto, C. W., amount to abotit $6000.
Before enforcing'the claim by law, a memorial
has been presented to the City Council on the
ject..
TNIII7II.IN BAIMAIUTY.-011 Wednesday last.
4nys the Pottsville Register, a man named
Enoch SheetKT Was arrested and brought borer)
11. G. Robinson, Esq., of Schuylkill Haven,
ipon the charge of stealing a horse from s'
t hi
leplieW. Jacob Shaefrer, about four weeks ago.
'hiring the evidence it was proven that the un
eeling wretch had taken the horse to the Blue
fountain, and there tied him fast, in ari un
requented part of the :woods, to a sapling, in
nch a manner as to make it impossible for the
mor brute to loosen himself. here ha left the
elpless animal, who was copapelled - tb remain
n that condition three weeks, subsisting en
irely on such grass and bushes as were within
his reach, having eaten away bushes as thick
as a man's wrist, and without a drop of water,
during the • intensely hot weather which we
have had. Shaelrer was committed to prison
to answer at court. The most severe punish
ment is too good for such an unfeeling and in
hutnan man, and we sincerely hope he will
'met his just due.
RRUP:DY FOR COOLERA.—Somo sea captains
who sail out of Liverpool, assert that th.,ro.ro
no more for Asiatic Cholera than for an ordina
rY chblic ca sickness of the stomach. They
havc'a remedy which they pronounco
and so accessable and simple-as to relieve all
apprehensions of fatal results. Wo shall prob
ably tell our readers nothing new when wo
state•the prescription : —Common salt,one ta
blespoonful : red pepper, one tea-spoonful, in
half a pint of hot water.
- -Tirrio CAN BEAT IT?—The Hamburg Schnell*
post is boasting of a stalk of rye, sent to the edi.
itor from Greenwich township, which bears one
large and fifteen small ears. It-says, " This is
a Detnocrartic plant, grown upon rich Demo
cratic soil ; and the fifteen ears betoken the.
majority of so many for the Demo
cratic candidate for Canal Commissioner at the.
October election."
TIIEYELLOW FEVER IN VIRGINIA.—The aC•
counts of the ravages of the yellow fever in,
Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the Gosport naval
station, are becoming truly alarming. The
epidemic is on the increase, and the inhabitants,
seized with a panic, have left those places by
thousands.
LENGTH Or• A ➢hia IN DIFFIMENT COUNTRIES.
—England and America, 1,760 yards ; Italy,
1,470 yards ; Scotland and - Ireland s 2,200
yards . ; Poland 3,400 yards.; Spain, 5,022
yards; Germany, 4,880 yards; Sweden and
Denmark, 7,22 yards.