Why. you make me a foel, too, V ibiat'
plied the worthy jmedical man, a great
flow like vou should be ashamed to sniffle
ka a e-lrl: Bbraothinir mote than cousin-
hip Sere, I be'as.' '
No,vhe.replidwith heavy sigh, un
en you call mo her brother. Let me go
b Lanra.
Great danger ef contsgien, insinuated
'Curie th'e contagion! lead on, in ener-
p. r
Patience, Patience, tills way! mercy,
at P ... 1
What brinirs vou here, nephew Wash
ington.' asked Aunt Greyville.wiih a pleas
T -l -1 . ! .-l'.- .ft .
(on entered the elegant little rtit.age at Bris
tol, wheie aVe and her nlocehad removed
toijtyou know Laura won! see you, she
can't bear to. show her face, altered and
ni MII1IIB. HH. IUUU1SIA wwnD alien
dr.' k . .
'Is it possible she can be so foolish with
me: oh aunt. I have heiid tilts day new
dearer to ray heart than if the wealth of
the world were mine. Madame Ombro
told me ih'Bt Laura's account of herself as
a iramester, was merely a joke, as I verily
believe were her violent airs also. Oh!
aunt think that Laura lores Walsing
karat' ,
Why do vou ask!'
'Principally from a deep interest In htr
happiness,-for alas! ho left Philadelphia
last weefe tor JCngiana.
We know it. mv dear boy: and rest
aure that the cold, selfish creature carried
with him nothing of Laura' regrets but that
he should ever have preferred him to one
Whom trial has but displayed, in sterling
characters; but here is Laura, let her tell
you so herself:'
Miss Graham entered at the moment,
he was closely veiled and trembled slight-
'Laura, my cousin ray ever loved, aad
tiow more, than ever dear Laura, why con
ceal your feature from me, their change
oon never change ray heart; you are, al
.ways siusl be; lovelier to me than any
living :creature.' , ,
He drew aside, her veil, and her sweet
faoa beamed upom him lovely as ever; anil
teamed wilhoft sensibility and graceful
ifeetion.
Washington Mertoni she said, 'you
loved ;me whom you thought me plain and
despised by others, but no beauty..nor, riches
uuiu iiiu uiiaconauci in your cyy oucn
as LaraI am yours" if you will have me
rrli'have many faults, but you will correct
them with steadies and gentleness I wai
veiy romantic in planning this essay of
aiiBciwD) mi Hover wnite i live, uaii i
A, TJtYINd EXPERlMENt1.
Some years sgo, while yet in our min
ority, we heard an aneedote related which
tye suppose will prove somewhat amusing,
It occurred in the ran ire of our first home-
in the Tuscarora Valley of the Juniata, and
hence is identified with our earliest ant;
never to be forgotten recollections. Col.
was, a jocular and Intelligent wid
ower, of about 50 lived upon a homestead
of some 200 acres of finely cultivated and
proline soil, and the improvements were
rather upon ihe snlended order. His man.
ion was a hospital for the needy always
tae, resort ot the gay and frolicksome, and
hence no man In that, section enjoyed 8
.much higher reputation fo.r wealth, pr n
mora lierited distirictipn for plilanthropy
anu goou Dreeding. But the Uolonel bo,
bams fatigued with his life of'aingle blessed
tieis' for in truth', he had some time pre
vious left a lanre and warm portion of his
heart in the keeping of a widow lady we
roigni as well have said tandladt-n a
'neighboring county, and; having his affec
tions reciprocated, did mabrv. The
honey-moori was passed, in the glee,some
etyle which invariably attends country wed
dings.ind its last days of dancing and feast
ing had. been concluded at the homestead,
"when the Col. left the object of his adora
iioii, to jlispose of her 'goods, chattels, he
Vcdliaments and appurtenances' all, how
ever, personal property for sfshe had left
her former home, and consigned her future
fate to the destiny of her liege lord, the Col.
This part of the. business was soon comple
ted, for a willing jmrchaserwas poon found
in the person, of one who wished to succeed
the widower, ss 'mine host of the Spread
Bogie,' The Col. pocketed the change
ome $1600, and wended his way home
wards; Now.the bride was both beautiful,
Uprightly and Intelligent' and lacked about
a score of the Col'a. ago, and, of courso.he
listened to'nonierous jokes and querulous
dlsquisjtiqns on the result of this contrast.
His mind was fixed, and soon after his ie
turn to tho homestead, the property was
advertised al Sheriffs gale. His neighbors
were amazed, and thousand rumors con
jectured the cause of his failure, and on the
day fixed for the sale ttumbeis "were there
hi!!-1 ,0 Pu,ciaS9 or eV'ify curiosity.
The btl tung, and the proclamation and
terms we fnstle know by the officer.
'What metofi tllthlsl' inquired tho fpnd
vifc. Oh to. homestead 'is being sold
y!He Sheriff'And where are the proceeds
01 my property!' Gone to pay a-pdrtion.o
rr-y uebis, WeH,ta -them go we shall
n love.eacn other, and while wo cso rnu
lually add to ihe jfromftllon of. our hanni
riees, I freely confide myself to vnur nn
tual protection.' 'Stop that Vale Sheriff!'
'partVliVll, mi haVVGlUdet. to keep it'
during life, and here, Mary. continued the
.!c..j'i-V t,--.Jl.. Crn: -r
grUl)UCU Vu,,ii ll'"'g llI,HO JIVL'CCUB fill I
tier property' in the tervenl ,ktss which, a
ne wly married man can imprint, "hero is.
your, pin-money-' !i;iie, whole riarty. then
partook or a rare repast, preps. d lor the
occasion pasted many jokes, anil spent
the residue of the day in joyous festivity.
'Twas about ten in the evening, when the
wife, pUcing both hands wilnin the gentle
grasp of her hun band, fondly looked- him in
the facc.and affectionately inquired 'What
meahf to dayVdoings, Col.1 'To test your
affections, Mary.' 'Then may you -riever-have
mote cause for. suspecting my fidelity,
I know I never shall,' replied thV Col.
and if ve iwiit add our own .opinion to
the conclusion of this anecdote we believe.,
that nojcouple 61 their age,fiY9V. eiyoye'd,,
more pleasurable life of conjugal felicity
State Cip. Gazelle, "' ' " "
ELE0T10NS FOR PRESiiET
OF THE U. STATE H.
The following article Is copied into our
faper tor registration and 'reference.--t
will be found useful and interesting d'u
ring the approaching Presidential cam.
psign.
Presidential Elections. Since the
Declaration of Independence, there have
been but twelve Presidential elections be
side the present; and in but two cases has
the choice devolved upon Qppgress. The
first was in 1801, whon Thomas Jefferson
aad Aaron Biirr had an equal number of
votes in the Electoral College and the
second in 1829, when ihe Electoral votes
were so divided between Andrew Jackson.
John Quincy Adams, Wm. H. Crawford,
and Henry Clay, that neither had a majori
y
riie following (schedule will show the
number of votes received by the principal
canaiuaies at eacu election, irom the origin
ot trie government to tne present time.
i-'irs Term, 1789. Electors 09. G
Washington received 69 votes, and John
Auams d; tne next nigneit candidate was
John, Jay, who received 9 votes. Gen.
Washington was therefore declared elec
ted to the Presidency, and John Adams to
the Vice-Presidency.
Jecontf Term, 1793. Electors 135. G
Washington' had 132 votes, and was elec
ted President.: and John Adams 78. .and
was elected Vice-Presidenl;the next highest I
BO S " n' W ireCC' VC
Third Term. 1797. Electora 15B. -
John Adams received 71 votes, and was I
.hi, nuinii nn mi., .nri.r,.. liici- .
T IU .WfcW.WHM VW ,UIDIIMU OIWI IIIMI ABIUU'I
Burr, who received 30.
fourth Term, 1801. Electors 138.
Thot. Jefferson and Aaron Burr had 83
votes: John Adams 85, alid Charles C,
Pinckney 64. There beini no choice of
President, tho election wae carrier, into the
House of Representatives; and on the 16th
bailot, Thomas Jefferson received nine
States out of sixteen, and was doclaipd e
lected. Aaron Burr was declared elected'
Vice President.
Fifth Term, 1805. Electors 176.
1 he new system of voting introduced.
1 homas Jefferson, received 162 votes for
President; Gen. Clinton 162 votes for
Vice Presidency both elected; Charles
C Pinckney, the only other cirididate
for the Presidency, received 14 votes, and
Rufus King 11 votes for the Vice Presiden
cy.
Sixth Term, 1800; Electors-176. Jast
Madison received 122 votes for President,
and Chas. O. Pjckney 47. Geo. Clinton
123 voles for Vice President, and Rufus
King 47r Madiseii and Ciiniun'were accor
dingly oleotod.
Seventh Term, 1813. Electors ,;2L7
J. M.nlignn received 13R vnipo far P.i
dent, and De Wilt Clinton 89. Elbr.dBe
Gerry 131 yotes fol Vice President, and
.Tared Iri'errsoll BR. Miidiinn unit Clvtrv
Were elected,
a r Vw.-
Eighth Term, 181,7. Electprs217.,,T.
Monroe received 182 voles for President,
and Daniel D. Tompkins 183 votes for
Vice President, Biu-RufuifKirig 34; and
John E, Howard 22. Monroe and Tomp
Kins eiecieur
Ninth Term, 1821. Electors 232, J.
and Daniel D. Tompkins 2l8 for Vieo Pre
IliVlflUV l,bbl I.U 4tMi IWICO U 1 IOOIUDIII,
sident,
Tenth Term, 1820. Electors 261. A.
Jackson received 99 yotes. for President,
John Q. Adams 84. WilliBm H. Crawford
42, Henry Clay 37. Neither Candidate
having a majority, the election was carried
into the House, where, on the first ballot,
John Quincy Adams, received ll)e votes of
13 b tales out of 24, and was declared elec
(ted. Seven Stales voted for Jackson, and
four for Crawford. John C, Calhoun was
chosen Vico President by the Electoral
College, having received 182 jvote. Tfie
next highest candidates were N. Sandford,
who received 30 votes, and JNsth t 'Macon
24,
Eleventh Term, 1829. Electors 201,
Andrew Jackson received 178 roles for
President, and John Quincy Adams 83;
John C. Calhoon 171 vpies for Vice Pro
ardent ,: Rictiard Rush 83. Jackson and
Calhoun were elected,
Tvoehth Ttm, 1833. Electors 288,
Andrew Jackson reeeived 310 votes for
President, Henry Cisy 40, John Fd',
41, William Wirt 7. . MsiUm", .to, Jtrn
ciBGicu , uniucni, i iiuiiiaj j cucr&on ,uu, I ion, rwi i
and was elected Vice President"; the next papeli and
T - .J IJ.: i. m T f
Sergunl la, Wm. Wilkin s"lO, Hnfry tit
lljiA. EIIn.ike'r-7, ; Jackson Vnd' Van Bu-
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SATUXDJIi JYOVEJKBEH 20, 188,
uF.OR PRESIDENT, v
. JAMES
( Subject to. the decision of - a National
c onvenhpn.J
r'" m , WANTED, , ,
. A?FEfV BUSHELS OF
wheat,corn,oa:is,bi;ck.w,heat
AND POTATOES; m ,
In payment for papers at this Office.
Appointment by . the Postmaster General.
Alexander Beat, to be Deputy Postmas
ter of Danville,, in place of Sharplesa' Tay
lor, removed.
This is, a.queer move by the administra
tion. It is, in faci, jumping out of the fry
ing pan into the fire. Turning out. a Clay
man, and appointing a thorough -going anti
masonic Scott man in his place,.
By the way, the editor of the Intelligen
cer is fortunate in -his puffs. He puffed
Joseph Ritner before his election, and the
appointment of his brother Alexander Best,
to the office of Register and Recorder fol
lowed. He has lately been puffiing and
bedaubing with praise, President Tvler
and his eon Robert, and the appointment of
the editor's brother, Alexander Beat, to the
office of Deputy, Post ,Master;is the regard
Surely the, editor ofthe Danville Intelligen
cer has always been actuated by principle,
in applying his. "democratic lash." Who
can doubt it?,
The foltowliig questions l,aye"often been
propounded to Us since the. late election
and,not being ourselves. of the legal profess
nave concluded to put them on
ask. some of the legal gentlemen
oi uiu founiy in answer mem it is im-
, . . , ,
portant tii thYslabililjr'of pur republican jn
stilution that our elections should, 'be con
ducted accoiding to law, and as there ap
pears to. be" son.c misunderstanding, in
some districts; in regard to the true letter
of the law, as to how the election shall bo
conducted, we think it nothing more than
the duty of those who onght to know, what
me la-v is, iu give increquireu iniormation
to the public, that they may hereafter keep
within its provisions
Is there any penalty attached to ihe re
fusal or neglect of the judges and inspectors
of a generil election, to be sworn before
entering upon the duties of the, dsyt
Is there any penaltValtached to the refu
al or neglect of. the same officers, in not.'
making return to the proper officers, of all
the papers required of them by law,'?
Do the officers do their duty when they
permit negvroes in vote T ,SP
Do the officers' do their duty when they
permit minors aiid aliatis to volet
Are In .nu penormance oi tneir au.
I ty 'whon they leave fhe placeof holdine the
I i.n',;nn ''.'a -l:'n.v.A ih ii,.'i,vtVI..!
ElbbllUlll' OUUIO UIQI.VO III llll. ICSIUCIIkV
I .
of a Bica'iriih 'redeive1 his "vole and deposit
it in tho ballot box, Without th'ff voter going'
pear the polls ?
Are they in the.perfofmanee of their duty
when they open, votes " as "presented arid
refuse to receive' thorn unless they are
changed to suit the board T
Have, they a Tight to receive tho vote of
a resident of another county, who arrives at
tlie polls, at nine o'clock on Ihe evening of
the, election I
Have they n ri ght to receive votes of a,
resident of another stale, who was ney.er in
the township, in which the election Js held
before, and who shall not lemain, .within its
liuiits two huura f
Should men, who were duly elected
judges and inspectors, do either, or all of
the above acts be considered as honest men?
or sliuuld they not virtually, if not legally,
be considered as having perjured themselves
and' thereby bo counted "as" dishonest and
coriuptt And finally could such men be
trusted under out!) where their interest was
endangered ? 1
The tfhip Leonidae arrived at New. Bed
ford, ptvn. on .'i uesday week
' from the
i ' V ' "
Isof. spifl,
Indian Ocean, with 1600 barrels
w t..o k.oh Mi.xfcA ibilK . n,rt nfl
thlscelobraWdblackingand have used it
boort ttnr f.nnti ; nd find it snawers i'dmira
rably-the pujpose intendeds Tfie maker-
well tlcccribes ft.when lie ssys, 'one cake
of this blacking, melted and applied ta a
paif6f boots, wcll'balhcd In over a fire, will
present water from penetrating without any
InTuiy to the leather;' It leaveS the leather
I soft, and: prevents it from cracking. Wo
I recommend it. to those who wish to keep
their feel dtV. It may be had of C. R.
Barnes, Wilkesbarre or of Col.
Bi S.
Brockway, Berwick.
TjDinrttr inmnrMH
On Thursday raorhine last, as Mrr
Charles II. Potra' men were biinging a
train of fdur large Cars from his mines
loaded with Coal, 'ihe biake gave Way just
at the head of Market street, and the. Cars
dashed furiously down ihe inclined plane,
without meeting with ariy ' qbs'riiclion until
thoy'reach'ed the Norwegian' Railroad, be
ow Centre street, wh'ere they left the trick
and ran with tremendous lotce into tue
Creek, breaking the, Cars into a thousand
pieces. It is almost a miracle, that this
race should have been run in our usually
crowded street, without the loss of life or
limb yet we are happy to Icain that the
only injury sustained was to the Cars, the
men ve'ry piudenily jumped off, and most
fortunately without receiving"any damage.
Pottsvillc Emp.
BATTLE AXE SOCIETY.
The Courts of Berks county appear to
be in a fair way of supressing at 'least the
public exhibition of licentiousness practiced
by a society in that county, called the
'Battle Axe,' and which is of rather recent
origin. Htuuhleblne, Ihe leadei, and his
paramour, Hannah Williams, have been
convicted, the former al the September
Sessions, and the latter last week, and soil'
lenced to pay a fine of 925 each, and be
imprisoned in tho county Uaol tor one
year..
National X)bscrvator.-Va understand
says the Georgetown Advocate, that pro
posals for building a National Observatory
on Camp Hill, in Washington, have" been
solicited byflie Goveinment. It is to con
sist of two departments, Astronomical' and
Magnetic. Tho work will probably eo on
at the opening oi spring' l he plan, we
hear,-is -a magnificent one and just such as
hould have been cnteicd upon by the
nation many years ago. But belter late
(nan neVer
By an ordinance of the city of Charleston
S, C a penalty is" imposed "upon all person
riding on horseback or driving-any carriage
whatever, faster than a walk, when passing
by any church or public placo' of worship"
While divine service is being performed in
the same. ""
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Tho latest news from Kmgston.Jamaica,
states that "incendiaries are at work-in the
Island, Strong fears are enteriained of
another rebellion,. The Trash House at
Rochainpton Estate, in St. James has been
uestroy.eu oy(nre. i.ne wnojo.oi tne par
h of , -
in a dreadful state, of
-,.:, . ..-.
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ially the vicinity' of Mon
lego Bay,
A, late London paper. . estimates that the
late .British speculations in breadstilffs have
resulted, in pjloss,! to .those.i: crincernpd in,"
them, of about ten millions, of dollars.
The last Fredurioksburg Hprald says tho
that there has. bceri found, pji, the farmof.
the ,Rev, Dr..Grymes( of, . Orange county
Va, a Diamond: , pronounced to be of
first water of a yellowish-creen color.
weighing upwards of five-eighths of a caret.
The editor hae.seen.il, and sayp that when
pplished ofils exterior crust.it will no doubt
be a beautiful and brilliant gem' It was
asserted some few years ago,lhat a diamond
was found in one of the western states; if
so, this is the second over produced in tho
United States
The Prjnee de Joinyille, son pf lh6"King
ut nie rrencn, nas reiuseu lo no made a
-t . I. r r . . - .
Rear, Admiral out of his turn.
1 he Cherokee Congress, convened in
in annus! session at Fort Gibson,' Ark. on
the lOth ult Trouble -was feared "frniiV the
failure of Ross's, negotiations with' ihe Fed
i A ' . i .u '-1 . if-
eral Opveniment, an.d the intrusion of All.
Journal 'saVs, Dr. Mussey.ija' h limber of
yfr agJ; met wlVh case where U arfrji"
aiid'shoulderblaile were torn from the body
'wti DMf4rte'iHb
wc was at wots in cu.mu itiu7.
There was scarcely any homorrhsge,. ana
,ie patient soon recqverca nis neawi, iu
whole maclifntfry of the mill hkving been
arrested, and held in. check some 'seconder
before thp lritcgii menu and mascle gavtt
way, hr was thus enabled to. test the
stiength and bower of the muscles.
Ho
Found by actual experiment, that the weight
It.? i ! t . .. ' t x '
wiucifwouiu iuii uaiance mo macnincry
was eight hundred and tlitly po'undtt "
iff Dangerous Composition. John M.
Moore the Willy editor' of the New York
chronicle;, wild was nearly uscd up' By the
bursting of a" lamp, afetv days since, thus
speaks of the treacherous composition!
iCamp.hine, wq are informed, Is not liable
to explosion, but will merely burn on the
surface-, but ;he. explosion of. a lamp which
Mafi blewuaoutofa fourth storywindow
and succeeding dp, or searing away -half
tho liir from our head, has fully settled the
question ih our mind, that the composition
is not to be trusted.'
Santa Ana's Foot. In a Mexican pa
per, under date of September 28th, we find
the following item of news: 'Yesterday
was buried with pomp and lennity in the
cometery of Saint Paul, the foot which Hit
Excellency President General Santa Ana
lost in the action of the 5th December.1838
It was deposited in a monument erected for
that purpose. Don Ignacio Sierraly Rosa
having pronounced a funeral discourse ap
propriate to tho purpose.'
Last Saturday night, a new case came
before tfie Albany police, in which a wd
man, name McGarahau, was charged with
mairying another woman. The fact of the
.marriage was clearly pfovcd,and the femnlo
husband committed.
Arrival, of Chinese. Tho Panama frerri
Canton, arrived al New York- the other
day, after one hundred, and twenty-seven
days passage. Anion? the Tjassencera were'
r w u t a
Mis. Gulzlaff, wifo of the celebrated mis-
aiotiaryi and four Chinese children. We
.Im.!., I,-- .1 i.-.l.l ...;n
uuuu. niiovuui luuau uuuurcn win evtr re-
Ill rn', or, if they do, whother they will fare
so well at home for this journey, Tho
jealousy of tbe .Chinese makes returned
travellers an uncomfortable life.
"It is said that the Farmingjon Giual Com
pany, in Connecticut.-hivo this year- made
their first dividend. They mowed the tow
path and divided tho hay. ' -
A. bill providing for the abolitipn of Pun-
ishment of Death has been lost in - the- V.er
mont Legislature, v
A Patriarch There is no.w living.and
in good health, at a placoBalled 'The Liber
ty Pole,' about twelve miles north of Ho
boken, (according'tQ,theNt Y. SunJ, avre
spcctable yeoman, named Peter Van Bur
kirk, vhu can truly, say: My daughter.
thy daughter's daughter, who had .daugh
ter some eighteen month;; ago, has "how a
second daughter.' The parties are all living
wuhin a circumference of five miles the
Crst daughter in Haokensack,
Maine lumber; The Bangor Whig
states that a number of thect'.izentfof Maine
are making, preparations to engage in-the
lumber business on the Aroostodk and St.
John's river's, this winter. Th move.
men! is attributable to the frcj navkjattou
of St. Johns river, secured by the recent
treaty between Great Britain aud this coun
try. A Wild Cat measuring four feot from
his nose to' the end of his tail, was shot
near Ncwburyportj Mau,; on Monday
last. ' "
A merchant left detroit Mishigau, on lh
13 ih ult. for New York.to purchase coods.
Iri seventeen days thereafter, his 'merchan
dize Wi r'lRl"liw1 a,' 1,1s ik -1
This, is what we call quick work"
' Tho Providence
Chronicle notices the
receipt of delicious raspberries, ihe s
'Crop this season,' Second criin Slra
econu
r
rawher-
- n"u 8'Pn crop shad have been
ed, and of course taken, New York
- ket. Wonders .appear to have , tfi
offer-Mai-
ibouudsil
useWoJ 16wM Vf PiMid4f, Jefeijjl
aad 00 baireli of. w hal oif,
ator sad bis, tan (i front Florida.'
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