C AIL wniumu. ( 4 0: , , • • - Th e Flew Liquor Law I n another coluinnwe-litiblislk3M'abstract,of the new Liquor Law, uk tjdolifctl:.*lthe Legia lature and signed,* Governor, vhich; afford those. inteitayclimi - intitnato knowledge of whit the bill reiluites:„! To:4mi it is entire ly satisfactory andlio:iii,hera:qnlie the contrary. The bill as in its prilientfoinvwasi'reported by the conference countate!), niid 'Ake friends of a bore liberal law, hid the alitipativelireiented to them, either to -, or none'fit. all In that event, the` Restraining Law or last ses-•• pion would have 4ntinned imfore,,.e. A major-. ity ofthe Senate:*oid,etyai . rcir'to - ,net.hini else and the opponents:Or th'e 'jug. la*, concluded it was best policy tOallewthia.bill-to 'l3tisi." The new law will work _ConSiderable change in our tavern system.' A number of persons in the business will be -Corn - 00110 to ,go out of, it. The result will bei-thixt.wd shall have no grog, geries r and restaurants : ` : will' he allowed to, sell domestic wines and' Malt liquors only: Our taverns will be better' kept; ,afford more accommodation, 0:4a; b-. : technically hotels. In some places theMaxinnim .number of pub lic bouses will be increased !by the ratio adop ted, over the present ,niiinher,tand in otheilo calities greatly decreased, 'and on the 1 / 4 •11ole it will abolish about one.ihird -of the total ,num ber of hotels in the e§tate. It. will render the business of selling indellance'of law extronaely. . hazardous. The law; having been' passed by the "votes and assent 'of, iifficials representing Loth pailies, will be strictly construed and en forced, no doubt, by the' Courts. "The heavy licenses required to be -will iilso induce extreme watchfutues.s on tho, part 'of those pay ing for the privilego,lhat their rights are not interfered with by Out- shiers. Tho Now Pia) composed of a number of young men, fronil4 to 17 years of age, who •have been under the instruction of Prof. Benkha , rdt, formerly of the U. S. Marine Band, havo . made fine advance ment and play exceedingly. well. They were out one night last week and discoursed " sweet music " in front of, tho residences 'of several of our citizens—startling .thor sleepers from their dreams and enchanting with their melodies all who have a% ear for the melting, entrancing sounds of glorious whin ! • A Itiire'l!biter After a lapse of font. moutbs, we bad a good shower of rain ea.,- 7ednescla.y, evening, which continued during The night. It was most re freshing to hear it patter on the sidewalks, and see the glistering drops of moisture on the Win dow-panes. The farmers' were beginning to talk dismally about grass, but this rain• will dispel all their forebOdings. It was quite wel come, as Spring up , to ' the Ist inst., had been an unusually dry ono, ".We are in hopes that this warm rain is the harbinger of pleasant weather during the remainder of the prcsent month. . LOTIEREES Although Lotteries are prohibited by-law in this State, as in most other Statei of the Union, it is.yet understood and helieved that the busi ness is carried on to :an 'alarming extent.--; Scores, if not hundreds seemingly engaged in an honest calling, allure the, adventurous, the unfortunate, and the.iillYi who hope that for tune will at last smile'iponiliem, - and so pawn their all for ono more chance:of retrieving for mer losses. The evil is not confined to the low .ier classes. 'rho inducementto the clerks and other employers to:embark:ln it' is great ; the hire is tempting ; . the 'ruin ,inevitable. 'Crime treads closely upoo.tts.,leels—forgery, theft; embezzlement, and all theirettendant mischiefs. If any poor fellow.sheuld be 'so, fortunate, or rather unfortunate, as to dratiti.prize, the fact is as much a cause fOr7snrpilse; as that,the money should be paid,liid then; the tempts tion offered to the sucwifulilrawer, to launch out more extensively, runst..evenTualli involve Lim in ruin, and reduce bun to penury: SPRIN9-,BVSENESS. Our merchants arc now in remliness for the. Spring campaign—their Shelves and counters being laden to repletion :witir elegant goods. Wo have several now ,ostablishMonts, candi dates for popular favor and a. fair division of 'the "spoils." Militsiy Pitrade , • On Thursday ns,lFt Rifles, Capt. Guth, will parade, it - I hCitig ibeir first anniver. sary.• They aro a well4rillad and fine loOking company, and will no doubt make a creditable appearance. , ' Xeep LiLR Down Ay, keep him doirn,', what business has a pair man to attempt: krlecr-without a name —without a friond—dvithontimnorable.blocid his veins ? We havei - :lintUria..hiniever since he was a boy—we know bilforehitn, and he was a inechanic—andadmtiniean be in the young stripling ?' ": . B inh"a;the of the world, when a man of'atailinli:444o4i, attempts to break • await‘M2,the , Ohpida . :of poverty and ignoraneearifilisefo p„paii(ion. - ,arf "truth and honor The uiuliitudo ! are ozolted by envy—they oannatghe4to ,t t . Q . tatrippetl by those who rae, side by side,— - xnuoo Wki'o4)eiftioii it; man encounters `ti of this feeling from obsonrity,'m but othorri%ave' lived in oliaeurik sign.' LetY It not .P/ world. ` ~ i yip RE MIN of . i144/rik*C4) 4iS) Who ks.Ve never been;' itlind:lieWihilligiareittanagedittH4nrdijog:: l Ouse Banker are :designed to inlike " short loans' Patekol3l64 froln :persons whO'haie money for which they have no immediate use: It 'sometimes 'happens that , a Man. has Money to pay, and. is out of funds- - -or. in common _parlance is , " short." lie draws his note at 30,'60 or 90 'days, for tke sum required—say. 81000 puts his name at the bottom, and gets some good natured friend to put . ida_on the back—the latter is called the "endorser.'" • The note is handed to the" tell er," ho passes it over to the cashier," and the latter hands it over to: the " BOard." The Board is rcall thing • but the table around which the 111111 Bes sit in council, and pass upon the . "notes" presented for discount. When a note passes the Board, the discount is &ducted, and the drawer receives credit for the proceeds. The:" Board" is generally made ut4, of matter-of-fact tnen—hence the " fancy" man usually receives little favor: He may drive a fast 1101130—or sport a splendid moustache—or smoke. the best Havannas, Or be a first-rate fel low among swell heads or the b'hoys—he may wear the best broad clojh and flourish a. gold headed cano ; he may be able to make a capital stump speech and bo popular with foolish. young ladies—but the " Board,'' with a total disgust for the scientific, the beautiful, and even the patriotic, will institute a very particu lar scrutiny into the.honesty, industry and ability to pay, of both drawer and endorser. When the note falls duo the drawer is expected to pay ; should he fill the note is " protested" —his credit is. affected, and the endorser, who has heretofore only acted a secondary part, be comes a prominent character in the drama. ••••,•, - • . • • We will acknowledge ono failing,'.if such it !rnay be termed. and that is a fondness for a 'good cigar, such as our friend E. W., Eckert keeps at his new Store, No. 13 East Hamilton street. Give him a call, and you cannot help making a selection from his choice stock. All tavern licenses in this county expire to day, and as some weeks will elapse befOre licenses under the new law can be granted, those who are in the habit of "worrying" down their regu lar " hornd," and have not the means to lay in largo supply, will be compelled to give the abstinence principle for once an honest and fair trial. What lis saving of " fipd" this Will be to such who daily " wallup" down from 15 to 20 " smiles." After the new law gets in force these tipplers must keep a sharp INA out and bo on their guard, as there is one section in tho new law which provides that any person found intoxicated in a street, public house or public place, will be lia ble to a fine of five dollars; and persons who sell enough liquor to make any ono drunk, aro also to be fined five dollars in addition to all the penalties prescribed by" the Buckalew law." Tavern keepers who intend applying for li cense under the new law must get the necessa. 17 petition, and bonds, at the Clerk's office, this week. They are rcquircdto filo their petitions with the clerk of the Sessions three weeks before presenting the seine in ;court. The law also provides, that where there shall not be suffi cient time between the passage of this act and the next session of the court to filo petitions and allow the clerk to give notice thereof, the court shall order a special session at an early day at which licenses may be;granted. Such being the case in the County,. the Court now in session, yesterday appointed the 15th day of May for the hearing of all applications for license. • • We copy the following, among other police items, from the Chicago Tribune of tho 25th ult.. . A man named G. T. Baird assaulted a Mr. Roberts, in front of the Matteson House, on Sundayafternoon, and a fight ensued in tvllich neither party could claim the victory, n Al derman Howe put an end to the fracas by/lock ing both parties up in the watch louse... Mr. Roberts not being to blame in the matter was very soon released, but Baird being the aggres sor was fined $25 and costs, and put under $5OO bonds to keep the peace. A strong at tempt was made to induce the . Mayor to release Baird, but ho very properly refused to do so. This man named " Baird" will probably be 'recollected as - having moved dbout a year ago in the best ciroles in this place, and passed him self-off as a returned hero of Gen. 'Walker's Sonoro Republic, and as a bold advonturist in California. He however managed to work him- • self into a, " pugilistic" encounter with one of our citizens, and but for his taking " leg bail" would doubEkss have shared a similar fate to that which . befell hina.at Chicago. The mem . ory of the " Bold Major" is' dear to several we batmen to know of in this place. • • Forgery on the Bank. • • On Monday a wook.ft was discovered that. a ,forgory,had been sucessfulli committed 'ou:tho ••44entovin Bank.:,; Botnething over; tlici•thotithe since a person calling.himselt Lnicog; if„ Ihti , ,plink and requested:, thicleth, Mr. Dior; wortlil *Ara* a Nipter Toit'4soo,at.' sixtydsys tl ceded to "oon 1511, t.T ._4 4YJ(a kj :~.~:u~{~rk~Es. ts~ n r' •:.r. 14:174V1..41f+i; ;" , •Yft - N : ;:ci; ‘37 4 tv:k 7:c;l•Vi Cigars. j The Last Day. A Horo in Limbo ittekevi. no Uniett imene or ttivb - the eionctiornunierons mpersons. ••Pn rePi: fog it(the evening:- he put the money in no of his puntAloon pickets; and pliCealhetii•in'his ' bed,- and on • awaking. at about 3 o'clock,a night, ho'found.that the money :was gone,.—Atbe pocket, in which ho had placedilie ,money, hav4 lug been but out of the pantaloons. •No Clue has as 'yet been obtained to they perpetiater'ilf, the dced,,,but it is to - be hoped that he may be discovered and have full' justice meted out , to him. It certainly was one of the boldest and ,most daring robberies that has ever been coin mittpd in this CommunitY.7•l'••-• • Barn destroyed 14 Piro • At. about 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, a glaring light was noticed. in a Western direction from town,which yeas supposed at the time by Many to' have proceeded from the burning of •brnsh, but which we since learned was caused by the destruction' of the largo Swiss barn•of Mr: JosnuA Gam, in Maxatawny township, Berks county, together with about 1000 bushels grain, hay, straw,. and nearly all..the farming implements. It is not known ho* the.ilre ori ginated, but is supposed to hava been the work of an incendiary. There was no insurance on the stock, but the building was insured in the Sinking Spring Insurance Company. Railroad, Accidents. During the past week several accidents occur red on. the Lehigh Valley Road,- none of which hewev9r regulted in any serious injury to passengers. QUO or two locomotives and seve , rid cars WtroLsmashed up thereby, one of the former by an accident above Freemausburg, so much so, that it was taken to pieces on Sunday and brought to this place far repair. 0 , e: • v: The Atlantic at New York, brings Liverpool dates to the 19th ult . . The intelligence by - this arrival is of morn than ordinary interest. A Treaty of Pcaco had -been concluded by the Plenipotenti : aries at Paris, and the arrival of 'the Prussian Minister was anxiously expected, when his signature would be attached to the important document, hod it would he formally ratified. The Empress Eugenio had given birth to a Prince and the event had roused the Parisians into a pitch of excitement. Congratulations were interchanged ou all sides. A .saluto of ono hundred and ono guns Were fired, and thus the birth of the " King of Algiers" was an nounced to the entire population. The young heir was privately christened on the 16th of March, in the presence of the Empe ror in the chapel of the TutHodes, and received the name of '‘ Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Jo. seph." The next day the Emperor received the felicititions of die Senate and other authorities. o:7eom. Asites.—lf farmers who reside in tho coal regions have not tried the benefit of coal ashes on their cherry trees, tho sooner they do so the better. • I recollect well when a boy of carrying the coal ashes from the grate, and piling them around the little cherry tree, which was known by allsthe• thirdly as tip " little or phan," ou account of its sprouting from the roots of an - old tree which died, and the peculi ar hard times it had in reaching the stature of even a bush. The summd after the coal ashes were deposited around its base it put forth a thrifty tree, heavily. laden with luscious fruit. My father seeing the gobil result of the ashes. a wagon load was throWn around the base of each tree on the farm, and tho effect was aston ishing. Old trees that were fast decaying were resuscitated, and sent forth new branches, and hero fruit' abundantly. Lot those who have coal ashes test its virtue upon fruit trees.—Ex change. 11:7•1 3 .1torris or Pular anowzNa.—At the, re cent meeting of fruitgrowera of Western New York, held at Rochester, it was the universal tea tim9v, that' the product of apples is more re munerative than any other crop raised in that section: .Several testified to F4he realization of from $lOO to $l5O dollars per acre for apples. A gentleman from Oswego said that it was the estimate of the fruit committee in that county, that one acre devoted to fruit was equal to twelve with any other crop. rnORCE 01? EUROPtIiN Pownris.—Ac cording to a statement in " La Presse," the military land forces of all the powers of Europe form an effective total of 4,162.214 men, of whom 2,581,282 belting to ,the sir powers repro-1 seated in the Congress of. Paris. The naval forces of all the maritime Stites of 'Europe, ac cording to the same authority, form a total of 2815 ships, of which 600 are steam vcssels, and an. approximativo total of 50,000 guns. The six powers represented at the Congress haye a united naval fotitS of 1519 vessels and. 39;648 guns. They May.speak, therefore, with a ,pti tontial 2ioice . whett. together they undertake to adjust the terms of peace for Eurepe, 0.711te - Buffalo Republic, says there is over 600,000 buiheis of wheat, and mono than 060 ,,Parrols of Pour. now iiithargit,y; ty hP l ger:thin dYei% ? , !ore' known Of ill° • ii;77* 10:40)61 4 1: • 1-• " •••-: ••'"'3 -•,e15:tP41.40,041'0,1' •-- * 7 419'1 10PNAIOOdlit* ,• • .•;•,.;,*:•-•• t•• 0 tii. , ,t 3 . 3 4 • , +t ' is*+t~J, , ~i•~~H' •••• , •9 f ,w• • • from filie passage of t TinWlnackiV 61. to keep anyiiltinK pt. plato, *silt - orl,brpWed4 ! any adMiXtiires tkercoerire' sold` or: LarikUk, eiCefit'es hereinafter provided • Venderti of liquors with or Without inkchtndizo,' shall not sell in jgsd quantities than one*galloil; except as herinafter provided'; tuir s tibtill.uqy license for sides in any quafitity_ be granted: to the keeper of any beer-howie, tbeatre, or . olher place otatriuseinent. • Sec. - 'BroWeries and distilleries shall bi clas'sed 'find 'licensed as before, but shall pay double tho present rates, provided it shall not exceed fifty dollars; nor shall they sell in less quantities than five gallons, except malt or brewed liquors, which may be bottled and de livered in quantities not less than one dozen bottles. Sec. 4. This act not to apply to importers Selling imported win* brandies, liquors or ar dent spirits in: the original bale, cask, package or vessel as imported : but the importers shall pay double , their present tax. Sec. 5. This act shall not extend to drug gists and apothecaries who shall sell unmixed alcohol, or compound or sell any admixtures of wine, alcohol, spirituous or brewed liquors in the preparation of medicines, upon the written prescription of a regular physician ; Provided, No druggist or apothecary shall sell or keep fur sale under any name orpretence, any prep ara.tiore or admixture as aforesaid, that may be used• as a beverage. Any violation of this section to be punished as prescribed in the 28th section. Sec. fc. ,Licenses to' Venders of spirituous malt or brewed liquors, either with or without other goods, wares and merchandize,' to hotel ke,epers, and to eating house keepers, shall only be granted to citizens of the United States, of temperate habits and gobd moral character. Sec. 7. Licenses for sales of liquors shall be granted by the Courts of .Quarters Sessions of the proper county, (except Philadelphia and Allegheny) at the first or second session in each year, and shall be for one year. The Court to fix a time at which application for said licenses shall be heard, when persons applying and re monstrating shall appear. Sec. 8. Persons intending to apply for li cense shall file with the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions, at least three weeks before presenting the same in Court,. (or to Board of Licensers in Philadelphia and Allegheny) and pay the Clerk twenty-fiVe cents for publishing notice thereof. The Clerk shall cause to. be published three times in two of the newspapers oldie city or county, a list of the names of all such applicants, their respective !residences and kinds of license. In the case of hotels, inns, or tavern and eating houses, the petition shall embraCe a certificate signed by at least tweliiip respectable citizens (or in places of less than fifty taxables, by six citizens) setting forth that the same is necessary to accomodate the public,. and that such person is of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well-provi ded with house room, &c. . Sec. 9. No persons shall be licensed to keep a hotel, inn or tavern in any city , or county town, which has not,'. for the exclusive use of travelers, four bed-rooms; and eight beds, nor in ivy other parts of tho State, two.bed-rooms and four beds, forsuch use. Sec: 10. Before a license is granted, the erson applying shall give a' bond to the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, with : two suiß- dent sureties; in the sum of $l,OOO, where the license is above the seventh class, and in $5OO for all in and below that Citi9.9, conditioned for the faithful observance of all the lavis relating to the business, and a warrant ofattorney to confess judgment—which bond. and warrant shall be approved by the said Court, and be filed iu the office of the Clerk ; and whenever a judgment for any forfeiture or fine shall haio been recovered, or conviction had for, any vio lation of this act,: or any other law for the ob• scrvanco of which said bond shall be. Condi tioned, it shall be the duty of the District At. torney to enter judgment and 'institute suit thereon, Scc. Thu bond of eating, house keep ers shell be in $5OO. • See. 11. No license shall be issued untirthe applicant shall have filed the certificate of.the city or . county treasurer, that the License fee has been paid. Sec. 12. 'Venders of liquors, with or with out merchandize, shall be classified and•rated as new, and pay double their present rates, but no such license for sales in any amount •shall he granted for less than $5O. - Sec. 13. hotels and taverns shallbe fled according to the estimated yearly rentals of the houses and' property intended to be occu pied, as follows: Where the rental is $lO,OOO or more, the li cense tax shall bo $l,OOO. Where the rental is $B.OOO and not over §IP,- 060, the licenito tax sbalrbe :$BOO. Rental $O,OOO and not over $B,OOO, license Rental $4,000 and not over 06,000; licenia' Rental $2,000 and. not over $4 l OOO, license $ 3 0 0 •". 5 2 . '..Rental it1;000 and ni*-0e irr 82;000,-1000 $l6O 4500` ign I t‘ :6o t . ',c l v4' l 'll4oo6? . " ita* r a y . 61443A,14..n0 'ELT* ES r:4 NX I neeo,t a•:0,!‘ Siga .414 ltjt~sburgtib sdoh ' ~lgenite shall begot Yesi3 thait IseC 15''ProVhles for assessmetit'sndretmi of license, .'&e - - • • - Sees. 16: /7, 18, 10, 2 0, , ;21, refer to the do tails of the board' niappraisers, &c,, in -Pbila; "delphidatul Allegheny• , • • . :Sec. 22. All persons licensed under this act shall'frame their licenses under a glass, and put it in a conspicuous place in, their chiefpla ces of making:sales. Sec: 23. The Commissioners of the several counties, and' Board of Licensers_ of Philadel► phis" and Allegheny, shall, furnish a certified list of all persons so appraised, with the classi fication madoont, and finally determined upon, to the Treasurers of their respective counties or of: the city of. Philadelphia, who shall, within twenty days thereafter, transmit to the Audi. tor General a copy of such list, and shall collect the License fees in the' manner directed by law. See. 24. The Auditor General shall charge said Treasurer with the amount payable by the persons in said lists; from the payment of any part of which amount-said Treasurer shall only bo exonerated. by pro4icing satisfactory evi dence to the Departmcnt that the party or par; ties so returned, failed to obtain a license.. Sec. 25. The Auditor General is to return to the Legislature annually, in January, a tabular statement of the number .and classification and license rates of all importers, brewers and dis stillers, keepers of hotels, eating houies• and venders of liquors With, or without other mer chandise. • Sec. 20. No license is transferable. Sec. 27. The number of tayern licenses shall I not exceed in the cities, one to every. 100 taxa hies, not in the several counties ,one to every] 150 taxables—the number of said taxables to' be taken from the returns of the preceeding year. The number of eating house licenses shall not exceed in any city 24; county one.fourth of the number of tavern licenses. Sec. 28. That any sale made of vinous, spit.- itous, malt or brewed liquors, or any admix- tures thereof, contrary to the provisions of this) law, shall be taken to be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the offence . ire the court of quarter sessions of the peace of any city or coun ty, the person so offending shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than ten nor more than*, one hundred dollarsovith the costs of prosecu tion, and to stand committed until the sentence of the court is complied vvith,, not exceeding thirty days ; and upon a seconclor any subse quent conviction the party so offending . shall, in addition.to the payment of a fine as aforesaid, undergo an imprisonment in the county jail of not less than ono month nor more than • three months; and if licensed, shall forfeit said license and bo.incapacitated from receiving any license as aforesaid for the period of five years thereaf ter, and any keeper of any drug or apothecary store, confectionery or mineral or other fountain. whck shall sell any. spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors, mixed or pure, to be used as a beverage, shall bo deemed guilty of a misde meanor and liable to conviction and punishment as aforesaid. 5ec..29. Any person found intoxicated in any street, highway, public house or public place, shall be fined upon, the view of, or upon proof made before, any, alderman or jostle.° of the peace, not exceeding $5, to bo levied with the proper costs upon the goods and chattels, of the defendant. . Sec. 36. Any person who shall sell intoxica ting liquors to any person who shall drink the same * on the promises where sold, and become therebrintoxicated, shall, besides his liability in damages under any existing be tined $5 for every such offence—to be recovered'in debt before any alderman or justice of thci peace by any wife, husband, parent, child,• relative or guardian of the person so injured, and levied upon the.goods and 'chattels of the defendant without exemption. Provided, That Stilts shall not he instituted after' twenty days from the commission of the offences in this and the pie ceding, sections. - • • Sec. 31. Tho court, mayor,alderman orjus tice of the peace, beforo whom any fine or pen alty shall be recovered, may award to the in former' or prosecutor, or both, a reasonable sharp thereof, but not 'exceeding ono•third ; the residue to go to school purposes. • Tho informer or prosecutor may be a witness in any such Case Sec. 32. No .bottler of cider, ale, &c., and not following in any way tho business of hotel and restaurant keeping, shall bo 'required ,to take out a license under this not. But .they shall not sell less than a dozen bettles at ono tituo, nor , permit any of the liquors to be drank upon the premises, and any, violation of this is punishable Under the_2Bth section. Tim,pro ducers, and mandiketurers of domestic wines and cider may sell add deliver tho same by any measure not less than five gallons, and in any quantity not less than one dozen bottles,' with. ltrut license therefor. • ', . , • ; Sec. lt id made the, duty of.the,consta , ! hied to make retUni:Of' rltailere Otliciuorioind udder ',oath 9:l:afflitnition,.wkether within his lijok ;•-• kfireq:,. ats" rfiga, ini13""40:00i7:0046.- "FG , „4,24,1,ft, *I Av. • ' , ` 77 1 1, 4st • f,' : . W.4 • .1 1 ' , 1* .4- i It).-.?. .N es 14Lf.1-44.• . .......7... :. ,;fo. l3 •FitifM,. jf 3 4itLL,rty:44 . lA9,o6 i/vIS-o,,ininnte des- UAlrll,9igife4*tris'il ofl;iiinlitiger a ld, for Alitilin f iler4,his344:and tenthir; on Friday last,-Ih4l-,iiiiinuirY Was . : a 13eartleis wretch, Oh - a ti — ' - i 2iye a rs' * qu ote' ito-' ll -. ou ' ~ i e the following from the Anuirictuys account.' ',.: A ti Ootof preaint-aiked Min- if he had any objeetion'th_gkiithg i k lds body to be'dissected '1 ye were shocked,a einquiry;but; he replied , . . with a loud laug h- -, " No Sir!. You would look' pretty cuttin g' up my body!" ' ItAras announced to him then that a Clergy man wished to see him. ilereplied-- " If he cornea- in here he'll got my fist—that'd all ! *Eagood can he do me . now ? t don't want him." ' . • . • . An earnes appOal was made to him to forgive his brothar.- . lie- replied that he 'had' kind words only for grose who bad been kind to him' since he had been in,prison. litiutterly refused to forgive his brother.! , . ,• • Said h 6- - ;" Go ahead! You can kill me-- that's' all you can . do ! Can't yin4rrande tho hanging so that I can.touch wolf myself? want to die ; ofjail lifb; any way." TWO MINITZES AFTER 3r; . .The prisoner entered the corrideriarrayed a gown of white, which 'covered hitn from head to foot. He had on a pair of dark pantaloons, and gaiter boots. He 'was placed , under a noose, amid profourid , silence. He Was appa rently cool, firm,,and bore himselfbravely at that 'dreadful moment. Whiled duputy was' adjusting the ropo about his neck, he took um brage at something that was &te, and exclaim ed—" Gentlemen ! don't torture me—hang me; if you viant to !" • And then he added to same' one near / Fn a pretty Nard borP r Ho turned to Mr, Morgan and asked if chlo roform could not.bci admirdstered to him.. Tho reply, of course, was in the.negative: He never spoke again. * The white cair,wits' drawn over his head—the ropo was-put around 'his neck. The victim was ready .for the execution'. The spectators stood breathless. His aims were pinioned, and his' wrists tied together. He stood firm and unmoved. Ho did not quail, even at the awful moment. We noticed• that his fingeritwitched a little, and that lie Wiled his thumbs some, but there was no exclama tion, no prayer, no sub, no sign, no repentance. Truly,.truly, it was an awful spectacle! Thus ho stood: "At . precisely 6 minutes after 3 o'clock the rope was eut; and Fitzgerald was twitched, with a • vfolontleTk about three feet from the floor. Tho' hoist Must have broken his. neck.'h e.'struggled very little. •k few convulsive movements''about the chest were alone visible. In less than 6 minutes the phy sicians declared him dead, and after hanging the required time ha was cut down and his body given over to the 'charge of his friends: . Enlesion!. AUTOMATON:---Tha Boston• pa pers describe as now in 'that city a'moSt flit°. nious piece of mechanism. constructed by &na tive of Holland, in thoisland otirtiVa.. It ierthe full length figure of . a man; well propdrtioned, - who holds'in ' his hands i e musical - initrumOnt; from which he discourses music,. in "exact tithe, and with most superhuman skill Ttte instru ment used at times is "a clarioaet, 1)1101;01302re also plays upon a cornet and an win*, in which latter' case tho feet , are 'tflied w ell as the hands. In the intirlor, can be seen.tilie comma plex mechanisniewhich, inflating the lungs, as it were, sends the lireath into tlM , initiument which controls the, fingers *yin thelteys, and serves, as the.nerveS and masele.s of thatutoma ton. When this..lmachinery is wound r up the head bows, the eyes move in the most natural manner, and' the lips seem to count the mea sure, and the clarionet rimy, begin at the exact moment required 'to accOrd•with,the accompa niment of the: piano.: 'Paveral Inusicartentle men, present at a priyata eihibition, efpresSetT themielves delighted with . the ingeninty of:the contrivance. • "•. [l:7Trin Germs Bostrisss.—Troni some sta tistics that have been compiled for the purpose • • . of showing, the valuelo railwayirof din freight on made brought' to Now York, the COurier estimates that during thSlast year the State of Ohio Bent about 40,000. • head, Illinois over 22,- 000, Kentucky 10,500, and Indian's 0000. The New York &Erieitailroid brOught forward 56,789 cattle, and. 224, 879 hogs, arid the Hud son 14ver, 48,503 cattle: ` There were consu med Salta in• the city, -185;574' cattle•in ono year, and in•Philadelp,hia: and lialtinicTS,about 100,009—one half • of which it Is came &Om Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana;lllineW . , ows-; Wisconsin, and Michigan,CiVhich, states also sent to eastern markets atless t f 100'091) li ve hogs r -the freight on' all 01 - Whicli*otinted to about 5300,000, It 14,biliffrVed,that,tlio' busi ness for the..enstiing'yearlinionchlarger. - TENAOITY OF ÜBE IN A.TORTOII3,Ii.-4 water' tortoiso in,st!sipossOssie4 of mi. James 11, Shute,. of, Woburn, Mass :, an amateur • Zoologist, has just died,' after water 2yottilt s -)ind 6 months without food.' • Tkite*li*d 4 l•litit this oxedeas'vely much iMy:knimiinstacii.of thii' yepfilo's a distinguished Italian physic i aa, liegtnne tast ing eighteen months , . Ortoloor in: h 6 :4 l 4l.Sinoirid:ith natireibmin, lived and ,• - • Wag. active more Mow a x ` months:afterwards; .. o. l# o * 4 _, 4 4C,,t l 9ll ) ,:i.l ; ' , so l ' . * l 3n° l 9 l rd in 8. -4_4lsllo )n i Cn i ' 4 4lPioiiiyhich It silinarity A•tPli.4loT'ett4..r44lt2lt:**7""bfeB4 dilator? 1 / 1 the. e g ( * . f*- . PLY/":00 144 0 41 * Oti6118; br a ;,-Beaton Tra Nl#44 have , , 1 3 1 (44,VN7, $ • •J'.,A....t.:•• a • -""r: . 4.4 x43414; 'and en a •
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