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sdvance. Reporter, 1 month 156 cents.
Advertisements are inserted at $1,60 per
square (10 lines) for 3 weeks. Advertise-
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NEW FIRM
Centre Hall.
J. B.SOLT.
ALL NEW.
New Store.
New Goods.
The undersigned yespectfully informs the
citizens of Centre Hal and Potter town-
ship, that he has opened a new store
at the well known stand formerly occupied
by C. F. Herlacher, where he is now
offering i
A Full and Complete Stock of
SPRING & SUMMER GOODS
to return to the slip. The joy evinced
by. them more than repiys the trouble
and amoyance experienced by the
parties who befriended them. Know:
ing the excited condition of the Chi
nese, and of the vatives who were wit
neseess to the sulferings of the coolics,
and also aware of the resources of the
agents of the ship which would he
called ino action to reconsign the poor
creatures to a slavery, from which
death would be a happy deliverance,
if they were aware of the intended ex-
odus, it was determined to take such
steps as would prevent a mob or riot.
The leading Chinese were made aware
of the wish of their countrymen to re-
main here, and they immediately re-
paired to the house where the coolies
oe
i sme
regarded them with ® coldiess
The Overland Mauthly describes amounting ahwost to indifference, they
alvesh, aud no doubt with minute ac haying ache ow vuly reconciled ty
curacy, a change of events, which, for | their cannibalistic diet, but preferring | shoals ifr bat the. te
gust y horrors, ure popably without | it to wholesome food set before thew. nobchern waters are dobry dragon
equal in authentic record. The tule | ~Moustrous as it may seem, to such hor, besides those rocks which are firmly ©
realizes, in fact, the frightful denunci. [m0 extent had the watural tastes of | reoted to the ground, there are others
ation of Othello, for in it “on horrays | these people become proverted, that which, freely floating about, threiten to
head horeors accumulate,” and surely | they pushed aside the floor sud bucon | crash tie vessel tc pleces,
imagivation can picture wothing in | Wrdered them, choosing rather to par-| Ta these movable shoals varioas *
the way of the piteous und awful ore | take of the horrid feast to which they i ) gs wh
extreme than whut was suffered by | 8d so long been geeustomed. Pa
the unfortunates concerned, Tu vari- | "e0ts were seen feeding on the re-
ous forms, by books, newspapers, and | "40% of their children, and children
more frequently by private report, the | 9 those of their parents. Here
story has been told: for it happeved | wife was broiling on the coals the flesh
long ago—iu 1846G-—befure Cuptuin of her Lusband and clsewlicre a com-
Sutter bad made his discovery, and | Pany were making a repast upon the
before every old whaler from Casco | roasted limb of a dead comparfon,
A — —
keehorgs and Ice Fields.
In every part of the ocean the marines f
has to guard ugdingt the perils of hidden
Science on the Adva nee.
C. H. Gutelius,
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist,
Who is permanently located in Aaronsburg
in the office formerly occupied by Dr. Neff,
and who has beem practicing with entire
success—having the experience of a number
of years in the profession, he would cordi-
ally invite all who have as yet not given
him a call, to do so, and test the truthfulness |
of this assertion. z@r-Teeth extracted
without pain. : may 22 68tf
MENRY DROOKERHOFF, J D SHGERT,
President, . Cashier.
ENTRE COUNTY BANK
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ING CO.
{Late Milliken, Hoover & Co)
RECEIVE DEPOSITS,
And Allow Interest,
Discount Notes,
Buy and Sel
Goverfimeont Securities, Gold and
A foe is
detached portiun of u Seid; pack-ice,
lurge area of floss clasely driven together;
and drift-ice, loose ice in motion, but
80 firmly packed as to prevent a
from making ber way through its
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CENTRE Harry, PA, NoveEMBER 4th, 1870
iH
aplQ 68tf Coupons.
F. FORTNEY, Attorney at Law,
o Bellefonte, Pa. Office over Rey-
“nold's bank. may 14’ 69tt
(AS. MCMANUS, Attorney at Law,
+ Bellefonte, promptly attends to all bu-
ines entrusted to him. juld, 68tf
D. NEFF, M. D., Physician and Sur-
« geon, Centre Hall, Pa., offers his
professional services to the citizens of Pot-
ter and adjoining townships. Dr. Neff has
the experience of 23 years in the active
practice of medicine and surgery. apl0'68
H. N. M' ALLISTER,
JAMES A. BEAVER
W'ALLISTER & BEAVER
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Bellefonte, Centre Co., Penn’a. _ apG8tf
Chas. H. Hale,
Attorney at Law, Bellefonte. dec25 Gf
M™ LER'S HOTEL, Woodward, Pa.
Stages arrive and depart daily.
cheap as anywhere,
| His stock is entirely new, and the publie
are respectfully invited to eall and exame
ine for themselves; Goods will be offered
| at the lowest possible prices, and by a gen-
eral system of fair dealing they hope to
merit » ‘air share of public patronage
Call and Examine our Stock
NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS,
pf Only Give us a Fair Trial. gu
We have a full and complete assortment
of the latest Styles,
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
A HORRIBLE STORY.
Yoyage of a Coolie Ship.
We have endeavored to gather from
different sources the facts relating to
the voyage of the San Salvador ship
Doloras Ugarte from Macao to this
port, en route for Callao. The ship is
registered 800 tons, and left Macao
with 607 cooltes on board.
obtained some 200 souls, they rose on
the crew and, overpowering them, |
Queensware,
Cloth, all kinds of Groceries, the finest |
This faverite hotel is now in every respect |
one of the most pleasant country hotels in |
central Pennsylvania. The traveling com- |
munity will always find the best accommo- |
dation. Droverscan at all times be accom- |
modsated with stables and pasture for any
ber of cattle or horses.
aly eset , GEO. MILLER.
WM. H. BLAIR, H Y STITZER,
3LAIR & STITZER,
Avtornevs at Law, Bellefonte, |
Offic », on the Diamond, next door to Gar-
man's hotel. Censultations in German or
Engl sh. : feb19 60tt
NY CALES, at wholesale and retnil, cheap,
SCN" "IRWIN & WILSON.
0QTS, large stock. all styles, sizes and
§3 prices for men and boys, iust arrived
at Wolf" well known old Stand.
EATHER, of all descriptions, fre ch
ca f skin, spanish sole leather, moroc- |
cos, sheep skins, linings. Everything |
in the leather line warranted to give satis- |
‘faction, at BURNSIDE & THOM AS. |
INE TABLE CUTLERY, including
1 plated forks, spoons, &e, at
apl0,68 IRWIN & \ ILSON.
TP AROMETERS and Thermometers, at
B IRWIN & WILSONS.
YOFFIN TRIMMINGS, n large assort-
( ment at IRWIN & WILSONS
AND BELLS and Door Bells,
i ! zes and kinds at
aplo’
Irwin & WiLsONS
ACOB RHONE, Attorney at Law,
Bellefonte, Penn’ a., will attend promp-
lv to all legal business entrusted to his
care.—Office with J. F. Potter, near the
Court House. Consultations in German
or English. 16sepTOy
J. B. Kreider, M. D.
Office at Millheim, Centre county.
Offers his services to all needing medical
attendance. Calls pgpmptly attended to.
Early settlement cordially requested, when
a liberal discount will be allowed. Inter-
est charged on unsettled accounts after six
months. 21jantf
.E. CHANDLER, M. D,,
HOM@GPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR-
Geox, Bellefonte, Penn’a. Office 2nd Floor
over Hurper Bro's Store. Residence at the
Office. References—Hon. C A Mayer,
Pres't Judge, Lock Haven, Pa. Hon. L.
A. Mackey, Pres't 1st National Bank, do;
Harper Bros, Merchants, Bellefonte, Pa.,
and others. 19novdtf
OHN F. POTTER, Attorney it Law.
Collections promptly male ind special
attention given to those having lands or
property for sale. Will draw up and have
acknowledged Deeds, Mortgages, &e. O-
fice in the diamond, north ride of the
court house, Bellefonte. oct22 69tf
CLOTHING—Overcoats, Pants, Vests,
and Dresz Coats, cheap, at Wolf's.
R.J. THOMPSON BLACK, Physi-
cian and Surgeon, Potter Mills, -Pa.,
offers his professional services to the citi-
zens of Potter township. mr26, 69, tf
THE BELLEFONTE
Boot & Shoe Store!
Next door to Post Office.
all si-
We have always on hand.
GENTS CALF AND KIP BOOTS
A larger assortment of Ladies and Chil-
dren’s Shoes than any otic: place in town,
Gum Shoes, every style, muke and size.
We ask an examination of our goods,
before purchasing elsewhere.
octltf. GRAHAM & SON.
ORSE COLLARS, if you don’t wha
your horse's shoulders galled and
madesore, get good herse collars at
URNSIDE & THOMAS.
HE ANVIL STORE is now receiving
a large and well assorted Stock of
Hardware, Stoves, Nails, Horse Shoes, Sad-
dlery, Glass, Paints, Sheet, Bar and Hoop
Iron also Buggy and Wagon Stock of
every description.—Call and supply your-
selves atthe lowest possible rates at
aplp’ 68. RWIN & WILSON
A Tremendous Stock of Goods
at Burnside & Thomas.
‘Whitman's celebrated confections,
‘Whitman's celebrated chocolate,
Buker’s chccolate, Smith’s chocolate,
China Ginger, English Pickes,
American Pickles, at
BURNSIDE &« THOMAS’
Chas. H. Held,
Clock, Watchmaker & Jewele)
: Millheiny, Centre co., Penna.
Res ectfully informs his friends and the
pu
ic in general, that he has just opened
at his new establishment, above Alexan
der’s Store, and keeps constantly on hand
alt kinds of Clocks, KW atches and Jewelr:
of the latest styles, as also the Maranvillc
Patent Calender Clocks, provided with ¢
complete index of the month, and day os
the month and week on its face, which is
warranted as a perfect time-keeper.
4m. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry re-
paired on short notice and warranted.
; sepl1’68;1y
po TSorn kinds, at
? BURNSIDE & THOMAS
SYRUP, the finest ever made, just re
Syrups, the best Coffee, Tobaceo, Paints, |
Pyestufls, Oils, Fish, Salt, Stationery, and |
everything else that is to be found in a well |
stocked country store. ;
The highest market price paid in |
Store Goods for |
COUNTRY PRODUCE. |
Don't forget the New Store, at Centre |
Hall. where goods are now offered at a bar- |
gain. Call and see us.
apy
J. B. SOLT. |
Furniture Rooms!
J. O. DEINIXGER,
county, that he hasconstantly on hand, and |
makes to order, all kinds ot
BEDSTEADS,
BUREAUS,
SINKS,
WASHST
CORNER C
TABLES, &ec., &e
HoME MADE CHAIRS ALWAYS ON HAND
ANDS,
UPBOARI
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His s ock of ready-made Furniture is large
and warranted of good workmanship und :8
all made under his ownimmediatesuperyi
ig offered at rates as cheap as elses
where. hank ful for past favors, he soli
its a continuance of the same.
Call and see his stock before purchasing
elsewhere. api G8, ly.
fjsHuiNe TACKLES, rodslines, hook |
flies, sea hair baskets, ete. Rig you
out to catch trout at :
BURNSIDE & THOMAS
APANNED TOILET SETTS, AND
other Japanned ware, atthe Anvil Store.
aplQ' 68. Irwin & WiLsoN.,
C28 NED FRUITS, peaches, tomatons
pine apples, and peas in great vario
tr at BURNSID , « THOMAS
1 OOKING-GLASS PLATES of allsizes
4 forsale by Irwin & WiLsox,
ap10’'68. aaa
l [NION PATENT CHURN, the best
in useat Irwin & WiLsoN's.
apl0' 68.
Philadelphia Store,
In Brockerhoff’s block, Bishop Street,
Bellefonte, where
KELLER & MUSSER,
have just opened the best, cheapest, larges
as well as the best assorted stock of Good
in Bellefonte.
HERE LADIES,
Is the place to buy your Silks, Mohairs
Mozambiques, Reps, Alpacas, Delains,
Lans, Brilliants, Maslin. Calicoes, Tick
ings, Flanels, Opera Flanels, Ladies Coat-
ing, Gents’ Cloths, Ladies Sacques, White
Pekay, Linen Table Cloths, Counterpanes
Crib Counterpanes, White and Colorec
Tarlton, Napkins, Insertings and Edgings!
White Lace Curtins, Zephyr & Zephyr Pat-
terns, Tidy Cotton, Shawls, Work Baskets |
SUNDOWNS,
Notions of every kind, White Goods of
every description, Perfumery, Ribbons-
Velvet, Tuffeta and Bonnet, Cords anc
Braid, Veils, Buttons, Trimmings, Ladies
and Misses Skirts,
HOOP SKIRTS,
Thread Hosiery, Fans, Beads, Sewing
LADIES AND MISSES SHOEg
and in fact every thing that can be thought
of, derired or used in the
FANCY GOODS OR NOTION LINE
FOR GENTLEMEN,
they have black and blue eloths,, black and
fancy eassimeres, sattinetts, tweeds, mel-
orns, silk, satin and common vestings, in
short, every thing imaginable in the line ot
gentlemens wear.
Rueedymade Clothing of Every Dis
scription, for Men and Boys.
Boots and Shoos, in endless variety,
Hats and Caps, CARPETS, Oilcloth,
Rugs, Brown Muslins, Bleached Mus-
lins, Drillings, Sheetings, Tablecloths,
&e., cheaper than elsewhere.
Their stock of QUEENS WARE & GRO
CERIES cannot be exceiled in quality or
price.
Callin at the Philadelphia Store and con-
vinee yourselves that KELLER & MUS-
SER have any thing you want, and do bu-
giness on the principle of ‘‘Quick Sales and
Small Profits.” aps0,69
GRAIN AND PRODUCE ARE TAKEN .
HOE ALAR KETS AND SLEIGH
BELLS, at low prices, at
_apl0’68. Irwin & WiLsoN’
sizes in use; Fire Bolts, ditto, at
ceived, cheap at Wolf's old stand—try it. |
half of the number, About the middle
of June last the ship finished loading,
and sailed on her voyage across the
Pacific ocean for Callao.
For three weeks after leaving port
the coolies were not permitted on deck. |
They were stowed between decks, in
four rows, two amidships and one in |
being allotted to eaeh individual, Af
i
i
coolies were allowed to come on deck |
in gangs of fifty, for one hour, for the |
purpose of exercise. The deck was in |
charge of sentries armed to the teeth, |
besides carrying a eat-o’snine-tails,
The after part of the deck was scparas |
i
ted from the main deck by barricades |
defended by carronades.
get the amount of exercise nec ssary |
in the time allotted the men were come |
pelled to move lively, being incited |
thereto from time to time with the |
lash of the cat. Soon after being als |
lowed to come on deck some difficulty |
In order to |
occurred between the crew and a gang |
of Chinese, which resulted in the
jumping overboard of a number
coolies ; our informant said eighteen.
After getting well out into the Pacific, |
all hopes of the release from this in- |
voluntary bondage, by overnowering |
the crew died out, and the eoolies sct-
tled down in dispair. Soon it became |
necessary to aliowance them, and they |
were given a dish in which their food |
and water were served out to them.
After careful weight and measurement,
we find that they were given one pound
of boiled rice and less than one pint of
water per diem. of them had
not been able to expend the advance
paid to them in the barracoon at Ma-
cao, and consequently had a few dol-
lars with them. They state that when
the pangs of thirst became unbearable |
they would hold up a dollar through |
the gratings and call for water, when
a pot of water would be given them
and the money retained.
They were frequently whipped, from
12 to 24 stripes being inflicted each
time. The sentries kicked and cuffed
During the voyage
about 25 deaths occurred. The mate
declared that at night the stench from
the main hatch was overpowering. To
use his own language, “You could not
hold your head over the hatch one
m:nute without vomiting.” The con-
dition of the ship and the coolies on
their arrival here was miserable. This
we state on the authority of a gentle
man who has followed the sea for years,
The condition of the 43 who were lan-
01 |
Some
which appeals to the sympathy of
every citizen of a Christian commu-
nity.
On the forenoon of the 26th ult. it
was rumored that forty three coolies
from Dolores Ugarte were in a house
back of the old Liberty Hall premises.
Learning this, a citizen secured the
services of an in*erpreter and proceed-
ed to the premises. The sight presen-
ted on entering the yard was enough
to excite the sympathy and indignation
of any man. Some of the unfortunates
were lying in the sun waiting their
turn for a washing, unable to move
hand or foot. Others were in the hands
of some natives who placed them in a
tub and poured water upon them.
Several of the parties were stripped in
the presence of different witnesses and
afforded a sight only equalled by the
representations in the Ameriean papers
of the Andersonville and Belle Isle
prisoners during the recent rebellion.
One had died and was buried. The
poor emaciated creatures gave indubi-
table evidence of “man’s inhumanity
to man.” Twelve were in the last
stages of decay, some with ship fever,
others with diavibza. Two at least
had uleers in the corners of their eyes
so far advanced as to render them
blind for life.
The interpreter questioned them re-
garding the incidents of the voyage,
after which he asked them if they de.
sired to return to the ship, and all v ho
could answered in the negative. They
were then asked if they wished to re-
n &'n on these islands, and the answer
was in the affirmative. The interpre-
ter was then instructed to say to them
that they could remain here ; that there
Bais for Buggies and Carriages all
rp
1968 lawiy a WiLsos'
thirty were removed to different local-
ities. During the afternoon the re.
maining twelve were removed in earts.
The removal of the sickest ones was
only determined upon after a full con-
| sideration of existing cirenmstances,
i t 1
| death was thought to be lessened,
wns
sure to follow.
the slave ship declared that he did not
Cal-
would have died before reaching
The parties who interested them-
lao.
Su-
“master,” prompt action was consider-
Until the ship
had left it was deemed prudent not
to betray the whereabouts of the now
freemen. Every means calculated to
could be.— Honolulu Advertiser.
on — a,
Luxury in Ancient Rome
Italy, and would descend into
things which attest luxury and taste,
Iresses, sumptuous living
The art of using
tournaments, « a
—
and rich furniture,
anything known at the present time.
In the decoration of houses, in social
entertainments, in cookery, the Ro-
mans were remarkable. The mosaics, |
signet rings, cameos, bracelets, bronzes, |
chains, Vases, mirrors, mattresses, cos-
meilcs, perfumes, bair dyes, silk robes,
potteries,—all attest great elegance
and beauty. The tables of thugaroot
and Italian bronze were as expensive
as the side boards of Spanish walnut, |
so much admired in the great exhibi-
tion at London. Wood and ivory were
carved as exquisitely as in Japan and
China. Mirrors were made of polished
silver. Giasscutters could imitate the
colors of precious stones so well that
the Portland vase, from the tomb of
Alexander Severus, was long consid-
ered as a genuine sardonyx; brass could
be hardened so as to cut stone.
The palace of Nero glittered with
gold and jewels. Perfumes and flow-
ers were showered from ivory ceilings.
The halls of Heliogabalus were hung |
with cloth and gold, enriched with |
His beads were silver, and
his table of gold. Tiberius gave a mil-
lion of sesterces for a picture for his
bedroom. A banquet dish of Disilus
weighed five hundred pounds of silver.
The cups of Dresus were of gold. Tu.
nics were embroidered with the figures
of various animals. Paulina wore
jewels, when she paid visits, valued at
$35,000. Drinking cups were engra-
ved with scenes from the poets. Libra-
ries were adorned with busts and
presses of rare wood. Sofas were in-
laid with tortoise shell, and covered
with gorgeous purple.
The Roman grandees rode in gilded
chariots, bathed in marble baths, dined
from golden plate, drank from crystal
cups, slept on beds of down, reclined
on luxurous couches, wore embroidered
robes, and were adorned with precious
stones; they ransacked the earth and
the sea for rare dishes for their ban.
quets, and ornamented their houses
with carpets from Babylon, onyx cups
from Bythnia, marble from Numidia,
bronzes from Corinth, statutes from
Athens—whatever, in short, was pre-
cious or eurious in most countries,
The luxuries of the bath almost ex-
ceeded belief; and on the walls were
magnificent frescoes and paintings, ex~
hibiting an inexhaustible productive~
ness in landscape and mythological
scenes.
es seed, el A a ms
The balloons which bring the news
from Paris are sent out by the post
office department, JSach one of them
costs for construction and dispatch
sixteen thousand francs. The letters
are written upon cards furnished by
the postoffice authorities, and sent
without envelopes. The postage of
each one is half a {rane, and each bal-
loon earries, as a rule, twenty-five
thousand of these cards. The receipts
for postage are accordingly twelve
thousand five hundred francs, or three
thousand five hundred less than the
cost. The loss is borne by the post-
office department.
>
The prettier the foot and ankle, the
was no law whieh could compe! them
easier it gets up starcs.
Bay to Hatteras had been fitted up,
to brave once more the perils of Cape
Horn. But many have persisted in
disbelieving it. It was too horrible
to relate, they said,. to believe, And
raw head and bloody bones air about
the narrative that more frequently
| attends fiction than fact, and which,
| at all events, lent warrant to the sus.
| picion that it had been expanded and
| embellished. There is however, no
doubt about the melancholy truth of
it; and the minute account now pub-
{of all the sifted and collected testi-
| mony that it has been possibie to ob.
Donner after the
met their
| death hard by—is one of the most
picturesque and lovely spots in the
Lake—named
“Starvation Camp,” the immediate
once witnessed. —The Donner party
and having penetrated this great dis-
were: “snowed near the lake.
{ A filial and purcutal atfeetion seemed
dead, the one instint of self preserva:
| tion reigning suprewe, Rapidly some
| of these most wretched creatures were
{ being transformed into ghouls and de
the divine traits of bumauity, Hag-
gard and attenuated, they spoke but
little, while their looks and. demeanor
were wild and unearthly. Too in.
| credible for belief are the stories told
| of the ravenous greed exhibited by
sume of these starving wretches, one
of whom is said to have eaten the en-
tire body of a child during the course
of a single might; while another insis-
ted on appropriating to his own use
the hearts and other viscera of his
dead companions. On the other
hand many refused to touch the flesh
of those who had perished until the
very last, and then partook of it spar-
ingly, and with evident feelings of lor-
ror.
Thirty-six of the company had per-
ished, and many of the remainder
were on the-point of doing so. Amid
devastation and woe there were gleams
of heroism which almost seemed need-
ful to show these afflicted souls shared
a common humanity. Donner, the
leader, was too far reduced to be taken
wife had her choice to be saved. with
up”
{
them one afternoon that |
dreadful weather was at hand, and |
But—for the!
yet undiscovered—
and determined to halt for the night.
Alarmed, the wayfares began
In a few days it
During nearly
v
of more than twenty feet,
There were eighty-two souls in the
party thirty-two being women, and &
large proportion children. The cap~
tain, George Donner, was a man of
sagacity and considerable
ing with him, had every incentive to
prudence and activity. But all
efforts to escape from their frightful
situation proved vain. In a short
time everything in the shape of whole-
some food was gone. They devoured
their dogs, the hides of the cattle they
had saved, and their own boots and
shoes. Finally the miserable creat
ures began to think of eating each
other. At this period a death occur.
red—thus defeering a need of vio-
was eagerly consumed.—Other deaths
followed, and the survivors continued
to subsist on the flesh of their dead
companions. Aller six weeks, the
storm having subsided, eight men and
five women, guided by two Indians,
set out to try to make their way to
California. The hopes of all that re
mained hung on their efforts, and they
struggled desperately to succeed.
But in a week, and before they had
passed the Divide, this forlorn hope
was again overwhelmed by snow.
Three died almost at once, and the
rest ate their bodies. “Having” says
the Overland Monthly, “now been
without a morsel to eat for four days,
those wretched people cut the flesh
from the bodies of the dead, and hav-
having refreshed themselves upon a
portion of it and dried the balance for
future use, again pushed: on. This
was their.New Year's feast—it now
being the first day of January, 1847.
Five days later the food was again all
gone, and they had only the strings of
their show shoes left to eat.”
The unhappy wretches then desired
to devour their Indian guides; but the
latter, seeing their intention, fled over
the hills and were seem mo more. On
the 18th of January all but three of
ths thirteen were dead, and of the sur-
vivors two laid down to die. The
third had fallen in with a friendly In-
dian, who conducted him to a settle-
ment on Bear river, There the story
was told, and imiediate expeditions
set forth from San Francisco and Sut~
ter’s Fork to rescue those of the origi-
nal party who might still be alive.
What the benevolent adventurers
found almost beggars description.
Those who had died remained where
their last sigh had been breathed ; But
they were stripped of their flesh.
“Bodies half devoured lay strewn.
around the dismal cabins, from which
issued a stifling faetor,” of those who
yet lived.
Not only were their bodies enfee-
bled and emaciated to the last degree,
but with many the very soul had be-
come a desolation. While some wel-
comed their deliverance with ectacies
her children, or remain with her hus-
band. With wonderful fortitude aud
devotion, and in spite of his earnest
entfeaties, she chose the latter. A.
nother man, on¢ Keisburg, was also
too weak to be remeoved.—The rest
were taken in safety to California. In
the following April, another small
party repaired to Donner Lake, to see
if by chance either of those left behind
yet survived. They found Keisbur:
living, he having subsisied for several
weeks upon the body of Mrs. Donner,
who bad died soon after her husband,
The story is almost too shocking to
be repeated, but as s remarkable and
trnstworthy instance of the behavior
of mavkind, under the most trying
circumstances of which it is possible to
conceive, the narative has an interest
and importance which justify its reci-
tal and preservation,
EE ——— a SE
A Horrible Seene,
Speaking of the flood in Cuba, a Ha-
vana correspondent says:
With the lull of the storm and par.
tial change of the wind the waters of
the bay at once retired from the city
and suburbs, and the two rivers, trans-
formed into torrents, were enabled once
more to dischai ge $lieir superabundance
where they had been wont to. The
apid flow towards the bay, however,
imparted to the waters so much current
and force that, in their ebbing from
the inundated wards and suborbs, they
wrecked many more houses, diagging
to watery graves many more persons.
Buildings, and parts and fragments of
buildings, furniture, trees, goods, and
bodies innumerable of man and beast,
or fish and fowl, were for several hours
borne hy the retiring flood to the bay,
there to be only in small proportions
recovered. When the waters were
gone a sad, desolate sight was indeed
presented by the scourged waras and
suburbs. As stated at the beginning
of this letter, nearly 400 houses were
swept away, with all their contents
more or less valuable (391 houses by
exact count—Y0 of stone and bricks
and 301 of wood) and more than 400
other houses more or legs injured.
Some of the buildings swept away were
very costly ones, including nearly all
the fine warehouses on the levee and:
the lower banks of the San Juan and
the Yumuri, not one of which but had
boxes of sugar and hogsheads of mo:
lasses in storage, the whole of which
was also lost. In lives I have stated at
the commencement the losses iwonld
exceed 1,000, There are aceounts
whieh reduce the number to 500, and
ochers that raise it to 2,000. I find a
letter from a Matanzas merchant,
which states that 482 dead bodies had
been found and buried, and that 500
missing persons were accoualed for,
The most prominent mm drowned was
the rich merchamt,: Pedro Benet, Not
a single Awerican’ is among the vie-
tims. The brute creation vaturaliy
fared worse than the men in the inun-
dated wards and suburbs, and the num-
ber of horses, catt'e, hogs, dogs, &e.,
drowned is very great, In the two
wards of Pueblo Nuevo and Ojo de
Agua ouly one horse was saved, and
in truth Le saved himself, being found
after the waters were gone, upon the
roof of a house, to which place of re-
fuge he had wade bis way whilst the
waters were at their greatest height.
No pecuniury estimates of the losses
that can pass for reliable. The letter
quoted from affirms they will exceed
$5,000,000.
The number of youths in Columbus,
between the ages of five amd twenty-
>
of joy, others, cadaverous and gloomy,
| one, is 9,018.
NIASES,
The large ice-felds which the
encounters in Bafin's Bay or on tHe
between Spitzbergen snd Greenland, cod<
stitut one of the marvels of the deep.
When they first descend from their north<
ern strongholds, the Ice of which they dred’
composed is from ten to fifteen feet thick,
und their surface is sometimes tolerably
1
berless ice-blocks, piled upon each other
in wild confusion to a height’ of forty to’
Bfty feet, the result of repeated collisions.
Before the end of June they are covered
with snow, which, melting, forts sthall
ponds or lakes on their stirface.
Not seldom ice-flelds are whirlgd shes
in rotary motion which cadtes their cir
several milés per hour. When two such
flelds come into evllision, each weighing
many millions of tons, imagination ean
hardly conceive & more appalling scene,
Icebergs are formed of fragments falling:
from the glaciersofthe northern highlands,
They are often of huge dimensions, Dr.
Huyes measured one, and ciletlated’ thet
its cubical contents were about 27,000 mil.
lioms of feet, and its weight some 2,000
millions of tons. Capt. Ross mentions
auother, 4,109 yards long, 3.669 broad, fing:
one feet high above water, which’ was
aground in sixty-one fathoms; its weight
was estimated at 1,202 397.674 tons.
In a high sea the waves beat against an’
iceberg ns against a'rotk; andl’ wher thee
is a swell, the noise made by fhel¥ rising
and’ fulling i8 tremendous, Their dsdal’
form is that of a high vertical wall gradual
iy sloping down to the opposite side; but
frequently they exhibit the most fantastic
shapes.
The wonderful’ beauty of these crystal
cliffs never appears to greater advantage
than when clothed by the miduight' sts’
with all the splendid’ colors o€ (wilight.
“The bergs,” says Dr. Hayes, deceribing
one of these enchanting nights, “had whol*
ly lost their chilly aspect, and, glittering
in the blaze ofthe brilliant heavens, seemed
in the distance like masses of burnished
metal osolid fume. Nvarer at and they
were huge blocks of Parian marble, inlaid’
with mammoth gems of pearl and opal.
Oze in particular exhibited the perfettion
of the grand, Its form was not pnlike that’
of the Coliseum, und it lay so far away that
half its height was buried beneath the line
of blood-red waters The sun, slowly rol
ling along the horizon, passed behind if)
and it secmed as if the ol Roman: ruts
had suddenly taken fire: In the shadow
ofthe Vergs the water was a* rich green,
and nothing could be more soft and tender”
tHan the gradations of color made by the
sea shoaling on the sloping tongue ofu berg
close beside us, The tint increased in
intensity wherethe ice overhung the water,
and a deep cavern near by exbibted' she
solid color ofthe malachite, #ingled! with
the trinsparency of the emerald, while in’
Strafi¥e contrast a browd stresle of coBalf
blue ran diagonally throuighits Bod. The
bewitching charscter of the seene was
heightened'by a thousand: little” cascades
which leaped into the sea from these fost
ing masses."
Though often’ dangerous neighbors, the’
icebergs occasiorally prove useful auxil.
iaries tothe mariner. From their greater’
bulk lying below wufer—sbout one gight#'
only of their mass, by weight, rises’ above’
the surface of the water—they are not’
percéptibly influenced even by the strong-
est gnle, nnd thus their broad masses nct
seldom afford protection to ships mooring.
under their lee —Phren Journal!-
et nl A rts
€ure For the Toothache.
Dr. Henry T. Reynolds of Biftinsors-
writes tu the editor ofthe Medica: News,
that, for eighteen iorths he has been using
acetate of lédd! (sugar uf lead), asaremedy
for toothache. He findsit betterthan any
ot the nuinerous remedies proposed id’ the
books, and in caseésin which itis applicable,
the relief is instantanaous. He advisesthe
sufferer to apply from oti€ to’ three gris
to the cavity for a moment of {Wo, then’
spit it out. It fails in fewereases than any
remedy that Br. Reynolds ever sid; not:
more than eight per cent:
Erie Furnished with a “Natural”
Light.
Erie; Pa.; October 27.—This city was lit
last night and to-night by natural gas, ob.
tnined by the Erie Gas Company froty’' o
well sunk-near their wotks. Thirteen gas
wells are now in successful operation in
various parts of the’ city. They are used
mostly to furnish fuel and light for mang-
factories. The gasis found at an average
depth of 550 feet, xit¥ the average yield per
well is upwards of 20,000 ctibic fest perduy >
The gas requires no purification, and'fs Be:
ing rapidly introduced into private houses
for fuel. Thus far, every weil put down
has proved a suceess.
Ar dispatch from Bombay, announces that
a day has been fixed by the Chinese for
the mussacre of all foreigners They sre
marching and distributing thelr troop,
accordingly. Consuls everywhere notice
the increasing hostilily and: insolence
amoug the native population. There is
much excitement smong- the English: sad’
French residents.
dD tii
Philaddiphia, October 25. ~The complete
census returns in'this city show the popu.
lotion'of Philadelphia to be 657,179: ;
dentidli
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