her father, for sho had Written to Evelyn after
Let us now transport ourselves to a large and ! her arrival ; so, two years after his wife's death,
luxurious apartment in ono of England's state. with his little daughter, whose childish beauty
Best mansions. It was dusk, but there. was
attracted all beholders, Waiter sailed for Eng
no light in the room save the flickering and un- land, his early home.
certain glare .of a cheerful wood fire, in front of Let us glance over the events of a few
Which. was seated a man in the- prime of life, months, and take a peep into that large, old
yet with deep lines of care engraven On his fashioned room, where we left Lord Arlington
high brow, and traces of some bitter sorrow! and his daughter. It is evening now, and
round his thin, compressed lips: but those lips', seated before the same glowing fiat two figures
were parted now with a mail. of deep and fond i are revealed by the flickering light : their hands
; are clasped, and a look of unutterable happiness
affection, and his eyes were fixed earnestly upon
a sweet, loving face upturned to his : it was! dwells in their quiet faces ; the-eyes of one are
the face of an exquisitely beautiful girl.`t to with a tenderness, a depth of love almost
sat on a low stool beside him— she had ap. ho/y, upon the sweet countenance of the other.
parently lien " reading, fur a large volume At a little distance, in a large arm-chair, sits
lay in her lap, but now they were silent for a : Lord Arlington, his face beaming with happi
long time—his hand rested on her silken hair, ' Hess as he looks upon them ; while nestling in
and he seemed absorbed in thought ; at last his lap, her little white arms around him, lies n
she whispered, " Dear father." A tear start- ; lovely 'child, his own .adopted_daughterhis
ed to those eyes so unused to weep— second Maki.
• " And do you, indeed, love me, my sweet, •
forgiving Mabel. Can you so easily forget, 1 ' LOCONOTIVES.—When locomotives were first
i?
a few months of kindness, the cruelty, stet • ' built they weighed less than five tons. This
ness and injustice Of years ? But, in truth: I was in 1828 ; since then passengepkand freight
my child, 1 have been bitterly punished ; in all
have increased, car after car has been supplied
those long, long years I have never known hap- I
piness. In the dark night a pale, sad, weeping ! for their accommodation, and ton after ton has
form Would come and stand beside my bed, and , been added to the weight eV the engine, in order
stretch out its thin, shadowy arms so implor- -
to enable it to move (he additional burden lin
ingly. I fled from society—l shut myself-up !
posed upon it, until those of the largest class
in my own apartments ; 1 called to mind my j
past life, and I shuddered at the review ; I I upon the English roads have attained to the
could not bear the presence even of my gay and j enormous weight of 32 tons, and in the United
haughty wife, and for mouths I never spoke I States to betweeri 20 and 30 tons. The first
one word to her. I was wicked--proud— !
locomotive performed 28 miles an hour. They
angry with the world. At last I partly over- I
came my hatred and bitterness. I hoped on in ', now perform from 40 to 80 miles. This in
spite of every thing that I should vet see my' crease shows a rapid improvement. The first
Mabel and ask her forgiveness. When Lady ' locomotive cost $3,000. The St. Clair, belong-
Arlington died I shut myself up once more, and'
ing to the Hudson River Railroad, cost $12,-
1 humbly hope meditation and sorrow had
made me a better man, coal before I Intl your 500. The first locomotive used in the United
sweet example and precious words to be my
States the " John,' Bull," on the Albany
daily support.
i and Schenectady railroad. This engine is now
Oh, my child, my only comfort, you can ;
at theryllbany Nail Factory, where it is kept as
never know half the blessedness, the peace your :
presence brings me ; truly I can say, • Lord, : a curiosity
now lettest thou thy sei!vant depart in peace.' "
There was no reply save Mabel's silent tears
and the fond pressure of her hand.
It was the announcement of Lady Arlington's
death, which Mabel had seen in the English
papers, accompanied by rumors of her father's
entire seclusion, that first induced her to return
to her forsaken home. Then too, she thought
it would be better for her to avoid Walter and
Evelyn, which she could not du, while any
where within their reach, without awakening
some suspicion in the-lances Mind. A thou
sand times since her 'return had she thanked
God who had guided her through so many trials
to the very place where she was most needed ;
yes, in her devoted heart there was no murmur
mg, though all that life could give she had re
nounced in resigning Walter's love : even for
that she thanked Gol, since it had been the
Means of leading her to be the comfort and the
solace of her father's• lonely home; and Mabel
saw, with a joy too deep for utterance, that her
example, her words, and her constant influence
were bringing her father back to the pure faith
she had so nobly illustrated in her life. This
was reward enough—quietly and peacefully
their life glided along. Her father's wealth was
in Mabel's hands an instrument of good to hun
dreds—she established schools, visited the poor
and the sick, and was idolized by all the ten
antry. She had told her father her whole his
tory, and they often now talked together about
Walter and Itlr. D
_ acre. L.,•4 Arlington .3.30
-.t, will. I. , ,rn;ng shame and sorrow, bin
having written that letter to prevent Mr.
Deere's coming to London, and to destiov all
friendship between them ; and then he Would
look at Mabel so humbly, and ash: hi, if !i,,.•
could forgive him, could luv:: him altur all the
misery lie had caused her.
",D0 nOt . think of those thtas nosy, dearest
father ; you know 1 love you, and yun make me
so happy now, that I can almost forget the
past."
4 *. * .;. ir * *
CHAPTER VII
Two year; have passed since Mabel's return.
It is a bright June day, and in a little cottage,
covered almost by the clustering vines that
peeped in at every- window, a young, fair
creature, with a litart as guileless as a child's,
was lying on a bed of death.
In that sweet, infantine expression, in those
soft, blue eyes and the elm lib mouth, we recog
nize at once Evelyn Wentworth ; but alt ! how
changed ; those eyes were now sunken and
dimmed ; the cheeks, once so roseate, were
deadly pale, and the blue veins could be dis
tinctly traced through the transparent skin.--
Beside her sat Walter Lee, still young and
handsome, though the struggle of life bad cast
a shade over his brow, and taken something
from the Gahm, serene ex 101 SSiOll naturally
A little girl lay in a cradle by the 'aside,
whose golden curls fell over shoulders white
and round as a classicnrodel : her face, though
glowed with health, was strangely like her
mother's ; the fairy's name was Mabel.
‘• My own bekved," muz inured those pale
lips, and Walter bent to catch the lightest
sound. " Yon. have been faithful and true to
me, and since fitst we met, never have you
caused me a pang. I ble.ss you for all the
wealth of love with which you have filled my
heart ; I bless you for the smiles of fond affec
tion will which you ever greeted me, and oh !
for, countless words and tones that my soul has
cherished in its d(iepest shrines ; but ah my
William, I know full well I have never been to
You, I never could be to you', all that your soul
required ; I am too weak and childish and igno-
rant, to be your comfort and strength and help ;
do not chide me for these words, dearest, there
is no bitterness in the thought ; you arc too
noble, exalted and talented for such a compan
ion, and I can only thank and bless you for
snaking my short life so happy, and pray that
Cod would reward you with a bliss greater than
your longing heart has ever known.
" And now, my precious husband, limy fly
last request ; our child, our lade darling will
need a mother's care ; and there is only one in
all . the world, to whom, withoutanxiety or
fear, I can resign her ; it is Mabel Were. Go
to her at once, after my death, and tell her with
my last breath 1 begged her to he h mother to
my child ; you will love her. William, she is
far more worthy of you than I am : she' is the
only being I have ever seen who could, I think,
fully appreciate the depth of your noble nature ;
she will love our little daughter if only for her
mother's sake ; and oh !. William, she will teach
her better than I tan'her duty to God.
ProMise me you will do. as I ask of you,
my 'precious husband, and I shall have no fear,
in lay last hours that my child will pine us 1
did for a mother's love."
With tearful earnestness the self. reproachful
man gave tht required promise, and bending
over her kissed the pale face, over which a smile
of such angelic peace and love was hovering.
In a few more days the sods were laid over
that 4oVing heart, and Walter Lee was once
Snore desolate ; but in the darkness gliMmered
a ray of hope that Mabel might still be free ;
could it be that her warm affections had been
hoarded up for him, that she whom to see was
to love, had in all this time found no one to dis
place his image in her soul ; was there on earth
such happiness. lie knew that Mabel was with
LARGE TAXPAYERS.-A good deal of notori
ety (says the St. Louis Republican) has been
given to the fact that N. Longworth, of Cincin
nati, pays over s2l,ooorof taxes' annually.—
This is a large sum, and he is unlike all other
tax-payers, large and small, if he does not think
it a great hardship to have to appropriate:so
much of his income ill this way. But one of
our citizens pays a still greater tax than Mr.
Longworth—wo allude to •James IL Lucas,
I!:sq., of the banking-house of Lucas & Simonds.
The amount of lax paid by him for the year
1855 was $25,439 19.
RPM'S DOINGS. -A member of the Bar of
Lancaster came home intoxicated a night or
two ago, and commenced abusing his wife. A
step-son, about fourteen years old, interfered,
when the step-father turned upon him. The
boy seized a pistol, and shot his step-father
through the right. side of his face. The wound
is not likely to prove fatal. The father if we
arc not mistaken, was one of the orators at the
Runt meeting held in Reading last June.
Comment is unnecessary.—Ex.
Holloway's Ointment and Mils. the best Rcme
dico tho C.lro or romoto Complaints.—The
extraordinary Elli!et these Pills have upon all
complaints peculiarly incidental to females,
would appear incredible to the citizens of the
Union, if it were not confirmed daily by the
wonderful cures they eflixt in the various
States. It is an unquestionable fact, that there
is not any remedy to equal them for extermin
ating suffering from the softer sex, particularly
for young girls entering into womanhood, there
fore all arc requested to give them a trial, which
will insure their recoinmendatim.
REMEDY FOIL FROSTED FEET, SLC,—Many per
sons were frost bitten during the recent severe
weather. It is important, therefore, to know
the best remedy, which is as follows :—Dis
solve a small portion of alum in water and soak
and bathe the parts effected, and it will be found
to give immediate relief. We know this to be
elfectual—having given it many a trial without
a single failure.
Inox llousEs.-- The consumption of Iron
for building purposes has now grown to be im
mense. In each of our cities founderies are in
full operation, solely engaged on building cast
ings, and the universal favor with which iron
buildings are regarded betokens an incalcula
ble increase in the amount of pig iron that will
be required for them after a feW years.
SCHOOLS is 111:ADIG.—The number of schools
in the city of Reading are 33, teachers 62, and
scholars 4101. The amount expended for
school purposes in the Reading school district
for the year ending June 1, 1855, was $18,074-
05—being an excessof $1,44319 over the receipts.
Night schools for males and females have, with
in the last ten months, been opened iu various
parts of the city, and attended by a large num
ber of pupils.
GRAPE CrI.TCRI: 01110.--ThOTC are, at pre
sent, within a shortdistaner of. Cincinnati, 1,200
acres under cultivation s and of them, about 800
to 1,000 acres arc in bearing condition. Partic
ular spots under favorable circumstances, have
produced as high as 1,000 to 1,200 gallons of
wine to the acre. A fair average will be about
400 gallons, which, allowing there to be 1,000
acres in bearing, will produce 400,000 gallons
of wine. This, at an average price of $1.25
per gallon, amounts to half a million of dollars;
in value.
Two Los - sits BURNED TOGETIIER.—The dwell
ing house of Mr. Richmond, at Prince Albert,
Canada, was consumed by fire on the morning
of January 12. The inmates fled 'naked from
the house, but one of the daughters was not in
time to save her life. A young man named
Foley ran into the flames to save the girl, to
whom he was to be married in the ensuing
week, but never canto out again. At daylight
the charred remains of the young couple were
found, their bones protruding through the
blackened flesh. They,had died together.
IrrsArmbruster, the Bucks county murderer,
is to be executed at Doylestown on Friday the
15th inst.
TILE LYHIGH REGI,TER, FEBRUARY 13, 1856.
(t4e 3E04 Itgiottr.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY U, 185 G
o.lV'e have been requested b Gsonon L.
Rene, Esq., to state that he has Oppointed D.
M. KRAUSS his agent for Sealer of Weights and
Measures.
The American National Convention, to make
nominations for President and Vice Tresident, is
to be held at Philadelphia, on the 22d inst. It
is generally believed that Millard Fdimore will
receive the nomination. We learn that RsunaN
Guru, Esq., editor of the " Lecha Patriot," has
been .elected delegate to represent oar Congres.
sional District, Lehigh and Bucks, in the Con
vention.
Our friendS should remember that all kinds of
Job Printing is done at our office. We lately
added a large supply of new type, &c., to our
Job Department, which enables us to turn out
work in the best style, at exceeding low rtes.
We therefore invite our friends and the psblic
generally to give us a trial, whenever they May
want anything in our lino, either Cards, Hand
bills, Posters, Programmes, Tickets, Labels,
and in short any and all sorts of plain or orna
mental printing. Orders from the country
promptly attended to.
The citizens of the enterprising little town of
Bath, in Northampton county, made application
during the late term of court of that county for
a Borough Charter, which was granted. Such
go-ahead manifestations on the part . of the citi
zens is highly commendable.
On the sth inst., an election for officers of
this company was held at Easton, which result
ed as folloWs :
President—William Longstreth ; Secretary
and Treasurer—John N. Hutchinson ; Direct
ors—Wm. 11. Gotzmcr and E. A. Packer, of
Philadelphia, John T. Johnson of N. Y., Asa
Packer of Mauch Chunk, and David Barnet of
Easton. The retiring President is Hon. J. M.
Porter.
Mr. Longstreth, the President elect, is also
President of the Beaver Meadow Road, which
is a continuation of the Lehigh Valley Road,
from Mauch Chunk to the Beaver Meadow coal
mines. It is believed that under the new man
ageinent the Lehigh Valley Road will be speedi
ly fitted up for a very extensive coal business,
and also that another track will doubtless be
laid.
One bitter cold evening last week, while
coming down Ilziantun aucut, we th.iitia a
spectacle near Wilson's store. 1 little boy
very thinly clad, live or six years cid, was lead
ing by the hand his father who was in such a
beastly state of intoxication that he staggered
from one side of the pavement to the other,
dragging the poor little fellow after him. This
man was once a respectaCle citizen, but is now
a confirmed slave to the intoxicating cup. his
family is often maltreated, and oftentimes have
barely enough to cat. And who causes all this
misery anttwoe ? 'Who robs this family of their
earthly happiness 'Why the very men who
sell him liquor contrary to law—yes, in viola
tion of the law now in force ! 'We have in our
mind several groggerie's in town, that ought to
be broken up. It is quite time that deserved
punishment should be extended to these de
spoilers of the lionws and happiness of others.
Military Ball.
The " Allen Rifles" will give a grand Mili
tary and Citizens' Dress Ball, at the Odd
Fellows' Ball, on Friday evening, the 22d inst.,
in commemoration of Washington's birthday.
From present appearances we judge it will be a
grand Mild'', and all who can mak& it con
venient to attend will be sure to get the full
worth of their money. We are acquainted with
most of those whose names appear as managers,
and we know that they never have been—and
never will I)a—connected with an entertain
ment that. did not most gloriously succeed.
To-morrow is the anniversary of St. Valen
tine, and we doubt not many beaus and belles
will avail themselves of the occasion by send
ibg little tokens of love to their sweethearts.
Before the interchange of the poetical epistles
known as Valentines was introduced it was t
practice fur gentlemen to consider the first
they saw on the morning of St.Valentine)a
Day as their sweetheart or Valentine, to whom
they were expected to make a present. These
Valentino gifts aro often mentioned by old
writers as a source of great expense ; some are
mentioned by Pepys and others of the reign of
Charles 11., as consisting of jewels, Am., worth
hundreds of pounds. This custom, divested of
its costly accompaniment, is still pursued by
many, and will be remembered, long after it
has fallen into disuse, from the allusion to it
in Shakespeare's "'hamlet," where Ophelia
sings—
"Uood morrow; 'tis St. Valentine's Day,
All in the morning beanie,
And I a maid at your Window,:
To be your Valentine!"
It was arse usual, when a party,of ladies and
gentlemen met on this day, to write tlieir
names on pieces of paper, which, divided into
two parcels, the ladies drew for the gentlemen's
names, and the - gentlemen for the ladies';
those drawn together being considered Valen
tines.
These have all succumbed to the practice of
sending poetical letters. adorned with pictures,
some satirical, some loving, and nearly all non
sensical.
ALLENTOWN, PA.
C. F. lIAINF.S, EDITOR
Amorloan National Convention
Job Printing
A Nov Boroligh
Tho Lehigh Vailoy Rail Road
Who Hells tho Mau Liquor
St. Valontino'a Day
Allentown Teachers' &iodation. ,
Monday Evening, February 40,1850,
The President having taken the chair, the
Meeting was called to order on the evening of
the above date.
Minutes of the former meeting having bett
read, were adopted. •
A dissentation " On the conduct of the Un
derstanding" was read by Mrs. I. N. Gregory.
English Grammar, the subject appointed for
the evening's debate was discussed, not so
pointedly as some heretofore selected subjects.
By the committee, Elementary instruction in
History," was chosen as the subject for next
meeting's extemporaneous discussion.
On motion the society adjourned, to meet at
the same place, (Allentown Seminary,) on the
18th of February next, at 7 o'clock in the even
ing. All friends of education are invited to at
tend. E. J. GIBONS, 'Secretary.
To Advertisers
For the advertising of Personal Property, and
for all other kinds of advertising the Register
offers superior inducements, as it has 1< larger
circulatioe than any other paper in the English
language published in the county. True, it is
not as old as others, but then there is an adage
which says " It is not the oldest calf that makes
the best veal," which in our opinion illustrates
the case with the Register and some other
papers. Nor are wO as large as some of our
neighbors ; but it should also be remembered
that our subscription price is only a dollar and
a half. But give us a little time and by and bye
we shall occupy as much space on this side of
the Allegheny mountains as any of them.—
" Walk before you run," says the adage. So did
our neighbors before us. When first ushered
into existence they were, real pigmies compared
with our paper. But as they grew older and
richer they grew haw - cr. And that is what: we
intend to dO.
Diad Dogs
We hear that mad dogs aro quite numerous
in North and South Whitehall townships. One
was killed in the latter township on Friday
last, aftes a long chase, and after he had bitten
several head of cattle, and five or six dogs, that
are now running at large. Too great care can
not be taken of dogs of this description, when
a little carelessness may lead to such horrible
consequences. Every dog manifesting the least
symptoms of the disease, should be immediate
ly slaughtered, as one human life is worth more
than that of all the useless curs in Christendom.
North Whitehall Teachers' Association
As per adjournment this association met on
the 26th ult., at the usual time and plaCe.
The meeting being called to order by the
President, the minutes of the previous meeting
were read and on motion adopted.
Mr. Amos Steckel then read a copious and
critical essay on Penmanship. Au animated
discussion ensued, which was chiefly confined
to the necessity and expediency of using quills
urrAca pc,,.
The Secretary's address was deferred till next
meeting. After a brief discussion on the pro
priety of establishing a naclars' institute of
Lehigh county, the corresponding secretary was
instructed to write to the County Superintend
ent in regard to the matter.
The executive committee then withdrew and
after a short, interval reported' the appointment
of Messrs Berndt, Schwartz, Kohler and Niue
ger, to write essays on the higher branches of
Mathematics fur next meeting.
On motion, adjourned, to meet again on
Saturday the 23d of Feb., at 2 o'clock, I'. M.—
The imblic is respectfully invited to attend.
U. K. RHOADS, Corresponding Secretary.
to Act relative to tho Catasattqua and 100
gelsville!road Conipany.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
blouse of Representalrees of the Commonwealth
Penns . tdcania in General Assembly met, and
it hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That the time fixed by the act incorporating
the said company as a plank road company
approved the fifth day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-three, for the com
mencement and completing the said work, is
hereby extended three years.
SECTION 2. That the said company may at
any time extend its railroad••Or -construct a
branch therefrom so as to connect with the iron
ore mines in Long Swamp township, Berks
county.
SECTION 3. That the rate of tolls which the
said company may charge and receive for each
ton of two thousand pounds of freight trans
ported over their road shall not exceed five
cents per mild.
1 •
Hon. James Buchman.
The Pennsylvanian publishes an extract from
a private letter to a gentleman of this State, in
• which, rcfcrring•to the connection of his name
with the Presidency, Mr. BUCHANAN says :
" This I neither desired nor expected. The
movement in my favor has, therefore, originated
without my previous knowledge or consent, and
I should be quite satisfied should another be
selected. The next will be the most important
and responsible Presidential term since the last
agar with England, or. perhaps, since the origin
of the government. Both our foreign and our
domestic affairs will require the guidance.of an
able Arm and skilful pilot to steer the vessel of
State clear of the breakers.• I pray Heaven that
. the best man may be selected for the crisis, and
to me it is a matter of indifference whether he
comes from the North or the South, the East or
the West."
ChM IN THILADELPIIIA.—According to the
Armpal Address of Mayor Conrad, no less than
38,651 arrests were made in tho City of Phila
delphia, during the year 1855. The principal
offences were assault.and battery, breach of the
peace, intoxication and vagrancy. Twenty
two cases .of murder arc mentioned, and thirty
eight of picking pockets. - Of the total number,
10,470 were natives of the United States, and
the rest 'were foreigners.
[l, - Tlio injuries we do, and those we suffer,
are seldom weighed in the same balance.
Court Proceedings'.
An adjourned court for the trial of civil cans
es qgnmenced on Monday, the sth inst. The
following •cases were tried: .
Jesse Kline vs. Kautz4 King.—Suit brought
'to recover a.claim of $l5OO, alleged to be dud
the plaintiff for meat furnishbd the hands of.
defendants, while working on the Lehigh Valley
Rail Road. Defendants denied their liability
to pay the claim, and further alleged the plain
tiff was paid for all meat delivered. A good deal
of evidence was given, the case occupying the
court two days. Verdict for plaintiff, $333.00.
Longnecker and Runk for plaintiff; Stiles , and
Reese for defendants.
Werly & Snyder vs. Ott & Moyer.— Suit on a
noteof 880 for Orcutt's Patent for burning Limo.
The Patent was warranted to burn 140 bushels
of lime to a ton of coal. The plaintiffs alleged
the Patent to be good, the defendants contended
it was worth little or nothing, and would not
burn 140 bushels to the ton of coal. Verdict
for plaintiff 897. Runk and Reese for plaintiffs ;
Longnecker and Goepp for defendants.
Benjamin Wannemacher vs. Charles Mertz.—
Suit brought to recover the value of a bay mare
valued at $125. It appeared that the plaintiff
came to Lehigh County in 1854 with six or eight
horses for sale, that a german was with him
who attended to the horses and assisted in the
sales. The parties tried to sell Mertz the mare
in dispute, but could not and left. A few weeks
afterwards the german went to Mertz again to
sell the mare, and sold her for $49. The plain
tiff contended the german had no right to sell
the mare and that the price was far below her
value. The defendant contended the german
had authority from the plaintiff, and the price
was the full value. Verdict for defendant.--
Wright and Marx for plaintiff; Bridges and
Stiles for defendant.
Elizabeth Swartz vs. Charles Sigley.—Suit to
recover.the value of five hogs sold by defendant as
high Constable of Catasauqua. There was no
dispute but that ddendant sold the hogs, but he
justified the taking and dwelling under the
borough ordinance of Catasauqua. 'The plaintiff
contended the provisions of the ordinance had
not been complied with. Verdict for defendant.
Stiles for plaintiff; Reese for defendant. .
John 11. Bernd's use vs. Hamilton 11. Salmon.
This suit was brought to recover a balance
of book account. The plaintiff was a store
keeper and miller in Allentown, and the defend
ant a Commission Merchant in New York.—
George Wenner as agent for Salmon made a
bargain with Bernd for the pnrchasing and
manufacturing corn into meal, and sending to
Salmon. On the contract Wenner paid large
sums of money, and Bernd delivered some meal.
The plaintiff contended there was a balance of
$6OO and upwards due him, and the defendant
claimed about the same amount. Verdict for
plaintiff $lOB. Wright and Marx for plain
tiff; Stiles and Goepp for defendant.
George Warn vs. Reuben Helfrich—Suit to
recover the value of a horse alleged to be pro
perty of plaintiff and now in possession of de
fendant. It appeared that in 1854 the horse
was stolen from the plaintiff in Cayuga County,
N. Y., that a 'Hanby thename of Youndt brought
him to Lehigh county and sold him to Helfrich.
Verdict fur plaintiff 8102. Wright and Marx
for plaintiff; Bridges and Runk for defendant.
CATASAUQUA BOROUGH ITEMS,.
6itasaugun, Feb. 1 Itb, 15513
Mr. Editor :—To-morrow heralds in an epoch
in the history of our borough, fur to-morrow
night for the first time our place will be lighted,
by gas ; and we look for a speedy banishment
of sundry greasy looking candle-sticks, oil cans
and superanuated lamps. We have no idea of
being a jot behind our enterprising neighbors in
anything that gdes to improve and build up.—
In fact, when we consider the age of our place,
we are somewhat disposed to turn braggart over
her ; for, as a place, she is now but just in her
teens—not yet of age—and three years have not
yet passed since she stepped from her cradle
and made debut, a borough among boroughs—
too young, by far, to settle down into dull hum
drum sameness yet, Now she takes her place
among her older sister boroughs, and claims
acknowledgment and respect from them ; and
is disposed to make merry over a certain neigh
bor, that, after having seen years enough to
make the crow's feet plainly visible in the cor
ner of her eyes, and to exhibit the bend in the
back of age, has not, till now, dared to venture
out into borough-hood. •__
The past twelve months has been with
us an epoch of epochs. It has witnessed the
completion of the Railroad by the place ; the
completion of a fine church within it, and the
introduction of said gas. Moreover, it'has wit
nessed the .commencement of a railroad from
this place to Fogelsville, flu' the purpose of con
veying oar from thence hither, and, although
this is a local affair, nevertheless, Mr. Editor,
if, when the toad is finished, you will make us
a visit, we promise you the aid of our influence
to procure for you a dead-head's' ride upon it.
In regard to new churched, for external
beauty we are forced to yield the palm to you,
inasmuch as we have not yet fully " carried
up" our spire. • Our excuse is, we haie not yet
been able to determine how far up we own, and
do not like the idea of thrusting our spire up
into etherial regions owned by others. As to
internal beauty, there is where " doctors dis
agree."
With our school-houses, we claim to'be sec
ond to none in the county, as we have two fine
substantial two-story brick buildings, each
twenty-eight. by forty-six feet, and finished in
the most approved style. But ono of our four
schools is now " laid up" with—as I undr
stand—a pressure in the chest.
Quito an eXcilenamt, was caused in our quiet
place, during the two weeks before the last, by
the tying, by our doctors of divinity, of six of
our people into three, and the reported inten
tions of as many more ; but all fish are not
caught that nibble. R.
Agricultural Meeting.
The Annual Meeting of the Lehigh County
Agricultural Society was held on Tuesday the
sth day of February . last, at the Pubßeßousar
Of John Y. Bechtel, in Allentown.
President H. J. Schantz in the chair.
The minutes of last meeting were read and on
motion adopted.
The committee consisting of the President,
Secretary and Treasurer reported by presenting
printed copies of the Constitution and members
of the Society, wa3 discharged.
Mr. Reninger, from the Committee to build a
culvert and make other improvements to drain
the Fair Ground, reported the same as finished,
and the Committee was on motion discharged.
The Committee to purchase the adjoining
three acres of ground belonging to Mr. Owen
Saeger reported that they had purchased the
same for the Society for $l2OO, and have order
ed the deed together with the ono of William
Maddern to be placed on record, a mortgage for
the purchase money being executed in favor of
Mr. Maddern.
The Annual Report of the Treasurer being
presented, also a report for the years 52,53 and
54. which was read and received, whereupon it
was
Rrsoll•Pd—That Messrs. Christian Pretz.
Charles Foster and Jacob Erdman be appointed
a Committee to audit the same and report to
the next stated meeting. •
Rosolecd —That the Executive Committee be
instructed to fix salaries for the Secretary and
Treasurer, and that the auditing Committee be
instructed to fix" the same for the officers for the
past year.
Resoived—That the duty of the revising Com
mittee shall be so constructed, as only to bring
reports into proper...shape for publication and
not for any change in regard to prentiums, and
that all reports after being handed in by the
chairman to the revising qommittee shall be
finally closed. - •
Itesolred—That a Committee consisting of
three be appointed to report upon the best
Mode of adopting arrangements fur the value of
Uuthis aml Stnek at the Fair clays.
Reso/red—That for the use of the members of
the Association, a Committee of five. gonsisting
of Edward Kohler. Owen W. Schriber, Christian
Bretz. Robert E. 'Wright and A. 11. Rube, be
appointed whose duty it shall he to collect as
near possible the records of the Association.
The business of the past year being closed,
the election of officers now was in order.
On motion a Committee of one member frohrt
each Ward, Borough and Township, be appoint
ed to report nominations fur the respective offi
cers about to be filled.
South Ward, C, Pretz : North Ward, E. R.
Newhard: Lehigh Ward. J. G. Schimpf ; Up
per Milford, Charles Foster : Hanover, Robert
Obet ly : North Whitehall, Paul Balliet ; South
Whitehall. John Schitz : Upper Maoungy, John
Bort z Salisburg. John Gross : Upper Saucon,
Jacob Erdman : Ca trasautpt. Sol Burry : Wash
ington. John Treichler : Heidelberg Til. Biery.
On motion Joss° M. Line, Joseph Witman
and Jacob Erdman were appointed Judges of
the election.
The nominating Committee retired and or
ganized by appointinm ' Char/e.lFusicr,President,
and Christian Pretz,Secretnry.
Resolved—That two persons be appointed for
President, two for Secretary, and two for
Treasurer.
For President—ll J. Sehantz.Charles Foster.
For Secretary—A. L. Ruhe, Joshua Stahler.
For Treasurer—A. G. Reningor, Jacob Da
.
linger
Corresponding, Secretary—Dr. D. 0. Mosser.
Librarian—E. D. Leisenring.
Chemist—Lea is IClumpf•
(.colorist-Edward Kohler.
Vice Presidents—North iVard. Charles.Sea
greaves : South Ward. Jesse M. Lino : Lehigh
Ward, John Sehimpf ; Catasauqua. Sol,Biery :
Hanover, Robert ; Simeon, Isaac Hart
man : Lower Milford, A n tunny Nleehling ; Up
per Milford, Henry Diefenderfer ; Lower M.
eungy, Peter Romich Upper Macongy, John
Bort z Weisenburg, Sam Grim : Lynn, Joseph
Musser ; Washington, John Treichler ; North.
Whitehall. Paul Barnet ; South Whitehall, John
Schitz Salishurg, John GrOYN. Northampton
County—Allen Township, Tilghman Biery
Bethlehem Township, George Jones.
After the ballots were counted for President.
Secretary and Treasurer, it showed that
Hiram .1. Schantz, was elected as President.
Joshua SMlder, Secretary. •
A. G. Ileninger, Treasurer.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
FtwitrzTur. RAti.nomi AMIMNT.—A serious
accident occurred on Tuesday night to the
Express train for the west, on the Columbia
Railroad ; a short distance from Philadelphia.
The train consisted of a Locomotive, baggage
car nod two passenger cars, and was going up .
the grade at the rate of about fifteen miles an
Why, when a rail broke into three pieces anti
threw the front wheel of the forward passenger
car from the track ; the momentum or the train
caused this car to regain its position on the
track, but the rear car was thrown off, and the'
axle breaking, it was precipitated dosin an
embaiilinient of about • twenty feet. In the
descent the car struck a large tree, which split
the car• open and enabled the passengers to
crawl out of the wreck. This was a fortunate
circumstance, as the flre in the stove being
scattered about by the descent of the car, set
the wood work on tire almost itmuediately, and
but for the facility aftbrdcd for their escape,
some of the wounded would have perished in
the flames before relief could have been afforded
them. There were upwards of 40 passengve
in the car, ono of whom, Mr. Abraham IL I,lart.
of Cincinnati, Ohio, watt killed, and quite• a
number injured.
B:7lVe learn from Harrisburg,. through pri
vate sources, that Thomas Craig, Ir., one of WIT
representatives in the State I.egislatore, and
James W. Fuller, Esq., were both slightly, but
not dangerously injured by the above acci
dent en the Philadelphia and Ilarrisburg Rail
Road.
No Moss Lorrrsms.—The State of Mary
land derives an annual income of $21,000 from
lottery licenses, but the Legislature has wisely
provided Am the extinction of the whole system
in that' State, after the expiration of the term
for which the present lottery grants were issued.
LONG DOCONF.NT.—Among the petitions pre
sented to the Pennsylvania Legislature, for the
repeal of the restraining liquor law, .was one
from Allegheny county, said to be sixty feet in
length. It contained three thousand signatures.
Wares. Domas.--According to the Albany
(N. Y.) Evening Journal, the. entire number of
men killed by the wars of 1855 is over *MOM
Seventy-three battles have been fought, and no
such bloody record has been presented ist any
year since the days of the field of Waterloo.
(. -.. Gretaing,'Leager.—The luarriage lists in
our exchanges as the weather grows colder.—
A warm bed-fellow, la a cold night, isn't the
worst institution that ever wait invented, by ft
long chalk. .