VOLUME, XVL INSURANCE. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TIIE FARMS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, At .4.1 . 3EN5., EitiDIFORD &MJNTY, PA., Jan.l, 181,8, with t o tho stookhoiders,rind made out in compliance with the zit eta Lam CS Now York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, STATE3Inir. The name of the Corapiny is the FARSIERA' lINTON IN SDRANCtI COMPANY, located at Athens, Pa. Chartered April 13. 18t3, by the Legillatura of Ponneylrant% Charter Perpetual. Cloth Capita'., which 13 itl( paid tp.— Burplce in I:l.l . ltian thereto. • • ifiSETS. • Fifty-four Bondi and llortg,aps, at CIX. ari,d Foyen 'ill cent. interest, ranon4inz in the aggregate to- 4 416'2,815 00 Which riertgagea are or valua ble and procll - .ctr:D real e.,tate, principidly farme, recorded and gcucrally double the amount and more than mart. gaged frr in each nay., and in no 1cr..1 than fifty-i 3 cent. mina, cs.cluiive of farm buildin.; , , and - ctrtifiA by the Record-re, ref...orded, to tho anti tore: 01 th , tqate9 unio and Illania. Sinz‘tPen omt. Bond; amply eecnrifi 47,65 00 Caah on hand and in Bank 0 . 419 12 CzAk in hande of .igents, and in antrae of Li:inn:simian, krared by with ......... Due Bilta iekr-;it.,l,:n, viz: ptorneso:y i.c.tc-s payable at bank and to the Company.— luteren accrual, (principally due Januar; 1, 16.58.) 1 10 48 Fl.afe and oinc, Fixtures and curial turf. i3co2E yea S U.& 1857. Arr,cant. or PreminraA rireived during the .4 85,231 33 11,442 05 2,450 00 Arn't int4-rt-i; received during tha year Anft rer,ived iron ell other sources... 7.I.PrMITUE.II2 Expt , ar.ca kr th year, inclr,ding Salariep, rents, rein. eurar.co, printing., advertiling, tare-1 ,nd :tit other expenßes 19.109 ea Dtviatr,aß during th- tear.— 17,060 00 i50.15' , .. pail 'Q r heh occurred prior to 11.e...,em'.er 31,1855 Lousy occurred during the ytsz 46,661 U LLSUIITES. Lcs , cs a,UG.Ft - cd not dae (since paid)l2,Loo 29 d) LOdit.7 'incurred and in proczLs oI Dames rrpor zed, co which no action has hove t,ken Log reiii.S . A•ti, on grounil ol insur ance after fire, property transfer red before less, pr6peri..., - lost not covered by the Policy, Lc 12,100 00 , ---$ 39,407 00 I:eie ardor, tof ri.,b3 tateu during the ycar55,420,862 00 Whnle IVlVinnt. of rial: r.t date 4,801,41000 bTA.I.7. COUNTY' OF BRA:WORD, ST. C. N Ehipman, and J. Canteld, Secretary of the Farmers' lusoranee Company, being cc:orally duly sworn, &pore nod and each for hiu cell says, that the foregoing is a true, full and correct statement of the affairs of said corporation, and that they are the above de scribed ce-cero thereof C. N. B‘4IPI.IAN, President. J. E. CANYI - ra D, Secretary. Entiseribed and sworn before me, this oth day of Tann.. au, 1858, H. C. BAIRD, Justice of the. Peace. T. J. HIII`.:TER, Agent, No. 00 Water street. Pittsburgh. _l4 RE INSTR., ,INCE, EY Tilfi IleHance Mutual linsurance Co. OF PHILADELPHIA ON BUILDINGS, LIMITED OR PERPETUAL, MERMAN- DISE, PURNITuD.E, tO., IN TOWN OB COUNTRY. 0.:2c0, !Tic). 30G Walnut street. CAPITAL, 0.177,1326 —ASSETS, 9992,485 89. Invested al follows, vie:— First Afortgage on Improved City Property, worth double tne amount • $120,200 00 Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s 6 per cont..' Mortgage Loan, 1;30,000 25,500 00 Allegheny County 6 per cent. Poun'a ILIt. Lcau. 10.000 00 Pcrinsylraula Railroad CO's Stock. 4,000 00 Stock of the Itclkoace blutaal Inc - crance Co 10,150 00 Stock of County Fire Insurance Co.. 1,050 00: Scrip of Sundry Insurance Companies ...... 475 001 Bills B.eosiva has:non paper " 62,711 egTf Book Accounts, accrued interest, etc 3,336 Gash on hand and in Bank 15,048 2.;) f 152,465 S 9 CLI2II TINGLY, President. D1EXC.301.3. Clem Tin William R. Thompson, David S Brown, Cornelius Stevenson, John R. Worrell, B. L. Canon, 'Robert Toland, :doses Johtu.on, Charles S. Wood, James S. Woodward, tiara ` D. J. GAR tnz3 North-east car MERCHANTS' INSURANCE COHPANY9 ism. V. PETTIT, Freis.lt7 - ` D. J. S.PCANN, Secretary. Amount of Capital Stack paid in and invested-. 5200,000 03 Eurplug 63,4E3 35 $.283,42.8 S 5 Insures Cargo ?data on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivera and tributaries. insures against loss or damage by Fire, Also, caries the Perils of the Sea and Jnl nd end Transportntlott. DIi,UCTORE3 Win. V. Pettit, J. C. lioutgomory, John M. Pnraroy, D. J. McCann, E. Wittnor ' B6ue Gnilion, B. L. Woolston, John A. Siarnhall, Chss. B. Wright., John J. Pattt.rJon, Elwood T. Pneey. 1 I 11142.: pgriaT, Predider.t E. Y. WIVIEII., Vice Presidreet. D. J. IdoCAtill, aNcas: 11.1 I'As2a347,ta: Ptelawitz, Jut/Rico 8 Co., tuck, Morgan G Stidrolo, Pu. - nroy, Caldwell Ec Co. NO. 97 WATIIII W. POINDEXTER. Agent._ 773 Lamb J.: Truitt, Bro. 4t Co., A. T. Dino I; Co., 1'.17081.1121.1 OFFICE, ap9 ti WEST 13EZA-NCII MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, L 021: HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY. CHAII.TIMEID Dr TELE LEGIELATIIIIC OP PENiIdPLVASIA. . ..rit $.300,'C10 I Prcmiton N0tta...5132,312. COMPANY WILL INSURE ON tailaingc, Morchandico, garniture, &c., in town or conutry D:n;cTolls Jr o. J. Penner, I 'IID:2. G. C. Harvey, I Charlen A. h.12. - ier . Johi, B. 'Hall,Oliarion Crist, 'Peter Dickinson, Abrams, ID E. Jackman, W. Whito, Th3=.3 HUN. 0. C. HARVEY, President. ~ "9, Vice Prem,:ent. Eecretery. Eli= F.-v. :lug IL LI, J,I IDr. J. S. Crawford, A. A. Wip.e,,-artiztr, L Joh,u W. Maynard, A. Updegraff, L. A. Mackey, lion.: Camcrun, Jamul Armstrong. A. WhAt., hc3. Fl,,w.tuan D.D, William Fearon, Jano3 Quigglc, Wbl. Vandetbelt, Hon. Wm. Biglor, OFFICLI—NO. L. FL' L 1 STREET, PITT.S9CFEGE• dc1.1. - tf J. A. I,IPPRIL - 2, Agont. rtivil - P, FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE 00.11PAIVi, OS YIUL.~.I3PLPffiA. I.:zrzTor.s--(..Tharles W. r.s..ac'ter, Thomasliart, Tobias tinnir.el Grant, Jacob it. Smith, Geo. W. Richard?, or..i.eK.ai J. bawl; A o.phi Fi. L'ir'e, David 8. Brown:NV-ca. 7.13 Patter Lon. °rat. BAL - CHL2S, Pre•;idont. Cass. G. Oun r0...93;:e or Umited, on ovary dcscriptton of property, in tear cod country, at rate 3 as low cy na - e coneilteat with se.crrtty. The 0.-..-x.pany have re.euzv,d a ado Continptt Fund., ttrir capitol and safely invezted, ef fzia ptot..tion tho Aaaeb of the Con_l - iny, ,unary let, ism, ca vab- Ikkaa an Act Of aSflicaLlJly, wore as follows, ralortga,,. t4le,l'at Real F.L.t.aze 84,:;17 7:1 T ern Lemtk. 8.3,Vre8 17 Eitoei.e 01 Wa, 84,34 d it $1,=703 61ace their incorporation , jot tweritpono yvara j „hey Lave paid ,loward lour Ilnndred non e rind Doll,triit t.„ L - affording evidence of the Fdve-ntit,i.ls lt3 the ability and Mar.:v.l[Jan MI IL:L . lll6es: J. gaItDINER CYJYI727, Chico, north=east arr.Vood and Third ets. ikrESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH OTB.CIE 1.) :;91E. b'. 11.00aDow, Sec:at:try. MO Virotoreirezi; (Epong k Co'o Wtrultortio ; ) r.r ctairs, Pitezburgh. Will insure againot oil kindo or .:.E AP.INE RISKS. A Home Institution, managed by •r- icho are well limovra in the community, and who t ars i dot,rmied, I , y promptnem and liberality, to maintain the character which they hove assumed, as offering the but prot... , z•-ton to tha: , o who desire to be insured. ASSETS, OCTOBEit Slat, 1557 Stack Accountz,... -Bills .E.Nxiivablo,..., Fvrnitumr , .. ep.sn Acco 7 Fe: l, --• ...... .......... Premium hotettre• 131111.1 Discoanteu,.... -Cfeorge Dare, 4.niirtw Actlent tiatl=niel D. Long, 0. W. Wlla:cm, aorlt —_or 0% I CON. - - - -300 0 Um Country kinooo,a 41 Bat&Ai ....4 2,70,000 00 63,485:51 $253,4% al 18,761 60 7,636 51 $ '25'3,485 51 $99,153 :35 St 3 Sarnuel Biapham, Robert Steen, Willi ri Musser, Benjamin W. Tingley, Marshall MB, Z. Lothrop, .Charles Leland, Jamb T. Bunting, Smith' Bowen, Wki; M. Semple, Pittsb'g . EILNCRLIAN, Secretary. DLNTB- COFFIN, Agent, cr Third and Wood streets. $131,600 00 3,190 03 4,161 67 240 0 0 9,478 04 11,541 45 40,345 53 12.3,003 73 $317,041 72 Mills, Georg° W.Jack4c..l, Alex. Enig,ht, Alexander Nirr.l4.4 E. Smithy Y. M.. GOILDOIi. ezrrottrr. 1 . . . . . 4 . . : . . - _ • 1 , ~ .... . ~.,.; _iz ...„ ...... ..i„ ... , _ ... ..... ...: .... T .. . 4 ;' ' ,• 4 '' ' . - - '''. 4 . 1 . -_ .% . ' 4 4 4 5 e . t II . . . 7. I PUBLISHED DAILY BY JAMES P. BARR, AT THE "POST BUILDINGS," CORNER OF WOOD AND FIFTH STREETS; AT FIVE DOIALARB PER ANNUM; INSURANCE. PITTSBURGH LIFE. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, NO. 96 IVA TER STREET, PITTSBURG'', Pet. RtriliWtT GALWAY, President. BLADLIY, Vice President. F. A. lILICIIILLT, Secretary. iir e „--This Company maius c Teryir.trarzaca apps kilning to or connected with LIFE Rams. Also, against HULL AND cAncio RIPI 8 on tho Ohio and Miasissippl EITC72 trihntarta.., MAIUNP. ItIBR generally. And against Lcsa and Damage by Fire, and against the Petits of tho 2, , a and Inland Navigation and Traneportatlen. Polisies Issued at the la cat rates consistent with safety to an parties. rautvrons Robert Galway, Baru:lel ill'Curban, Joseph P. GazE.am, 111. D., John Ecott, Jamas dlarshsll, DA-Ad lidchey, Jame W. Hallman, Oh Arles Arbuthnot, Alcar.r.dor. Bradley, JrAmph B. Leech, dobn Fullerton, N. P. Hart, D.:cid J. CluoiancE2, ra.hert..H. lia . rtley, Gilliam C.ir:. dno. Me ill. Eureka Insurance Company of Pennsylvania. OFFICE, NO. 99 WATER, BT, PITTSBURGH Assets--ftlny I, 18513. Stoct, Dr.P Bill.l--pnyablo on oear,nd and secured by two approved names $ 7d,590 00 Cash in Pittsburgh Trus: Company e 2,260 37 Pronlum Notes ' 6!993 60 Bills Rdcelvable....— 15,996 01 122 shares Exclsanga Bank Stock—cost 0,950 00 Da do lleclas-ics' Bank Stock—cost 6,400 G 3 ROO do Iron City Bank Stsck—arnonr.t paid. 7.600 00 21.:0 do Alleglisuy Bank Stock— do do 6,000 00 BonkAccstrata- 13,15 J 34 DICTOP.£. J. 11. Eh - Jenb-tger,: 7 . Cam., Nicnick, I Isaac Ponoock, John A. Caughv, W W. Martin, C. W.ltatchelor, IL T. Leech,Jr.. R. D. Cochrna, JamE,f; J. Bnunctt, (loorge H. beld,li. Win J. An.kr3o - z, J. 11. ENBERGEII; ROBT. EY, Bccrary. rayb:lrn CITIZENS' INSURANCE COMPAN V OF PITTBDITIAOII. DAGA - Luv, Prestr.dLt. 5?...:! - Lrf.L L. .".Z.L.E.F.Tif — .L., Ovrbtsry. OFFICE: %14 Water 'act: cistcia &iv. Insure.; HULL D CAT..th) ILLSES, of the Ohio and 31..L.,-issippi Rivers and tribunrics. 1.1,3nr€9 uga:inst DatnaLe 61e0, against the gee chnd End Trans2ortat:en. EB=BEI WirdP.m Eagaley, Samuel Pies. Jamee Cooper, Janios Park., Jr, Vrancis Selit.r3, Dam": M. Pear.oc:;. William P. Hoye. eprin g er Harbangh, John Sh4.tou, Capt. Samuel O. Young, Walter Bryant, John Cahlwoll_ PHILADELPHIA FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 3.49 Miesnut Street, Opilpgito the erstoin U use. WILL MAKE ALL KINDS OF INSIJ v RANCH, either Perpetcoil on every description of Property or Merchcadice, at rocconal•lc rates of premlura, P.OE'ZILT P - . KING, Preaitlen t. Z.. W. BALDWII.:, Via Prf..aiicat.. D , ?..g0rc.7,.. - ,.. Charles Hay, - ..5, ' E. P.. Cepa, E. 3 En g tili, ~, Oeurge W. Brown, P. B. Savery, Joseph b. Paul, 0. Sher:nan, John 012.3 ton, B. J. Magargee, E. Wilor. P. 111..kQc.n0hz.7., Secretary. J. 0. COFFIN, Agent, jy4:ly Corner Third au I :Sued 5tx,...2t..g. HOTELS & RESTAURANTS SCOTT HOUSE, Corner Irwin Street and baqueane Way P/TTSBUIIGH, PA B. D. MARKS it, - - - PEOPEIZTOR, (Formerly. cf the "Marker House," Blairirrille, Pnj THE SCOTT HOUSE IS NOW COM PLETIM AND OPEN FOR GUESTS. It ii situated in a central part of the city, being convenient t.) all Railroad Depots and Steamboat Landings. The loose wee 'built in ISUI, with all modern "improve. mentß, and 'fitted np in splendid etyle—the entire Furniture being new—and will in every respect be a first clues Pine STABLES are attached to the premima. I jel2:y _ . CORNUCOIPILE RESTAURANT. BY ELI YOUNG, FIFTH STREET. The attention of Ilerchants and others is directed to this establishment, which has been recently fitted up for the parpow of alloying a StiLiSTAN TIAL EATING I.IOUSII IN A Ci::•iTP.AL LOOATION! Country folks attending market are particularly invited to =II. Everything pertaining to an EATING SALOON will damp be found, of the freehest the market afford!. ap'29:lydAw EXCHANGE HOTEL, A. LOWRY, Proprietor, Cbrner Hain gra. and Youghivylvny River, It - ear the Raur 2d Dtpot WEST NEWTON, PENN'A. PIIIIE ABOVE HOTEL IS NOW IN COM• PLETh order for the reception of visitar3. It le beau. tithro located on the haulplcf the YoughL,ghouy ricer, and caa be raßch&l every day from the city Ly the emanellivxllc Railroad. The rooms are largo, airy and well furnialled,aud the could be no pley,anter pitcu Er a tew weeks summer residence in th- country. A r. , 77 'zmdi. , r can he , 1 , 171111111V) - dated. Tomas nrAerate. Addrees A. LOWRY, niy2s:•; Weet c,tun, l'a. THE NATIONAL bALOON, Under Vorter . ii Dicv, Piatioue.l Traettfre, PITTSBURGH, PA., D. BARNARD, - - - PROPRIETOR, AS FITTND UP IN A TASTEFUL ir and c , cafortabh , style, t centre store is the u 1,1) FELLOWS. HALL. Firth Wreet, a 3 a MIST CLASS IaISTAURANT AND 'AL'hIS had many years' exp, rience in the G 11.1.11312.5.3, he is prep red v.-apply the beat the market afford, CDs her till ho :urnbhed ut. all tllll6o with the best V11: - :ES, 1.d(11:01t.S AND ALES. The en trance to Cie ildoon, 13 in ti , e cLatc of the Hall, and freshinenta will be turuisld atoll :Lulea, DAY and NIGHT (Subdayit e=.-epted.) ap14.:1 y WASLLINGTON HOUSE, CO R. P ENNA AVENUE 4- THIRD ST., 1.7 AsEiv-avz: , D. v. A. F. BEVERIDGE H. W. KANAGA So T L 9 Opposit.4 the ar.Droad Depot, IiA.P.ILISBUIW., PA. t. 14 T 01. Ti ER 4) , I'ORMIILLY U. S. EuTF.I., PITTSBVE'd 11, PA. JATIES rioN, Proprietor. THIS LIOUL•i - E IS LOCATED ON TIIE corner of P-NU and WASIIINGTON Streets, between the CENTRAL AN t) WESTERN RAILROAD DEPOTS, and has undergone a theroz,zll improvement, remodeled and furnished with new furniture, r.r.d is new the most conve nient Hotel in Pittsburch, for Travelers by Railroad, Die or West. 1114 LNSION HOUSE, GEORGE AUREIs/TZ PL:II , 2II—u - r.al _No. Si' , l Liberty street, just beside the t•--st - enger Depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which me.h.cs it the most conv,mient hem , . in the city for Paesengcra arri ving by that road. GThe propristor ha-dng, at considerable expense, fitted up, to eicellent ctyle, the MAN..SION'TIOUSE, would respect fully et , lit.it a share. of public patronage. There is attached a splendid t-'2A.BLE and extensive WAGON YARD, afford ing ample accommodation to travelers and tennist , ‘.rs. ins Larder cad Bar will be fn! niched with the best the market can atr,rd. febl:y Escelsior Rest.Prant, .• :sr. , . any WOOD ~Itrazt, '‘.72 ,.... .L . ' ..„, l'rrTHEilL.aa, Pa, WILOLZSAIt: ANL lILTAIL LEAL= IN LAKE Ala EISTLL: She undeniixpEd han Jost ref:-Lived frsxa tbo Eastern mar -I:6t, selected wtth great carp, SnELT, MALIi.JT, liADDcC z, vnEe,u. COD FIFA!, I , lh.'srmit:i Stir.; YiSa, SEVERAL VA 10 ET! ES OH LAKE FISH, Now York Prince's Bray, Egg Island, Egg, Oarber, Shell oysters. The , finest ever brought to this city. Every delicacy of the season served tip at the E.X.T.BLSIOIt kl::.TSUfta YT. a .:Iyd •sTl•uxauca. T. CLAIR HOTEL, corner Penn and St. 10 Clair streets, Pittsburgh, Pa.—The undersigned, former ly of " Brown's HMO " Laving taken this huge and commo dious HOTEL, and acing refitted It in magnificcut etrle, WOeld rt-voctfully invite his friends and the traveling public to give him a call doomed, with the convenisace of the honto and his long experience in the Longues:4 &e n act n give entire sati_cf--stion, end b 3 cbargen moderate. fbbzi MI. C. CONNELLY. Lippincott, Shorten a. Pk-Amason, O. 104 WOOD STREET, NEAR 2I TiT. MANUFACTURERS OF TRUNKS, Va- Ikea, Bat and Bonnet Boxes, Ladles Traveling Trunks, Carpet Bags, &c., keep constantly tin hand a urge stock. We are prepared to do a wholesale trade, and hav ing fad:Mies .to tarn ant good stock at reduced prices Ore Would invite the trade to mil and examine oar goads be% 144, plinbalika 4111#11* - - pa. • 4" • . • e 256,841 15 Copt. Mark Stsrling, eewnel :ti. John S. Dilworth, PB.OPRII-:TIZE ~~ ~1~~ ~~~ ~~ THE DAILY POST. lIIISII. BY Ml4B PROCTO3 "I scarcely hear," she murmured, "For my heart beats load and fast, Bat surely, in the far, far dirtanw, I can hear a sound at last " "It is only the reapers singing, AB they carry home their shearos; And the evening breeze has rhea, And males the dying leaves." "Listen! there are voices talking," Calmly still she strove to speak, Yet her voice grew faint and trembling, And the red dashed in her cheek. " It is only the children playing Below—now their work to done, And they laugh that their eyes arc daz.z`.el By the rays of the setting sun." Fainter grew her voice, and weaker, A+, with anxious eyes, she cried, '• Dcwn . the avenno of chestnnts I can hear a Lerseman ride." •' It was un:y the deer that were freding In a herd on the clover grew; Tl.ey were startled, and that to the thicket As they saw the reapers pasa•" New the night arose to silence, Birds iey In their leafy ue,t, And the deer couched In the torest, And the children were at rest. Thre wasloikly a sound or weeping Prom wEitchers around a bed, But rest to the weary spirit, hereto the quiet dead' THE LION HUNT. Before entering into a description of the mode of chase adopted with regard to this formidable animal, we may give the reader some insight into the make and character of the lion, and more particularly the lion of Africa The lion, which is usually considered the strongest of the cat hind, is generally dis tinguished by its uniform yellow color, the tuft at the end of the tail, and the mane covering the head and shoulders of the male. Cuvier says that it is the most courageous of the animals of prey; and he adds, that, spread, at one time, over all the parts of the ancient world, it would appear at the present day that it is pearly confined to Africa, and some neighboring parts of Asia. The "King of the Forest," as applied to the lion, appears to be a misnomer: for it is an animal that is never met except on the plains, and generally in the deserts. The parts where it seeks shelter seem not in any case to be the forest, but the low cover that creeps along the sides of rivers, the patches that mark the springs or the rank grass of the valley. Of the strength of the African lion many extraordinary stories are on record. It is a feat of no difficulty to this powerful brute to carry off a man• ' of this horrible fact, there arc many dismal accounts. A lion of the Cape of Good Hope or of Senegal will seize a heifer in his mouth, and though the legs drag along the ground, carry her off with the same ease that a cat dop a rat, leaping over a broad dyke with her without the least apparent effort. It will convey a horse a mile from the spot where lie has killed it. On one occasion a lion that had carried off a two-year old heifer was followed on the track, or spout, for five hours by housemen, when it appeared that throughout the whole distance the carcass of the heifer was only once or twice disovered to have touched the ground. After such demonstrations of strength the asportations of man sink into insignificance; and there is an idea prevail ing in Africa that the human race is the fa vorite prey of the lion. Travelers, however, rssert that the gene ral prey of the African lion are the larger herbiverous quadrupeds, and that there are very few of them that it cannot master. It is, consequently, a severe scourge to the farmers, who . are ever on the look out for his approach in a search after their cows and horses, oxen and sheep. If they have the good fortune to see him coming, he will, in nine cases out of ten, slink back and walk off quietly; and if no cover is near and he is not pursued, he gradually mends his pace to a trot, till he has reached a good distance, and then he bounds away. The demeanor of lions on such occasions is of a careless disposition, as if they did not want a fray, but if pressed, are ready to fight it out. If they are pursued closely, they turn and couch, generally with their faces to the adversary; then the nerves of the sportsman are tried. If he is collected and master of. his craft, the well-directed rifle ends the scene at once; but if in the flutter of the moment, the vital parts are missed, or the ball passes by, leaving the lion un hurt, the infuriated beast frequently charges on his enemies, dealing destruction around him. • This, lidwever, is not always the case, and a steady unshrinking deportment has, in more instances than oue, saved the life of the hunter. Indeed a timely recovery of self-possession has saved a man when, seized with panic, he has fled and been pursued by-a lion. One day, a Dutchman, Jacob Kok of Zee hoe river, at the Cape of Good Hope, wa/2- ing over his lands with a loaded gun, unex pectedly met a lion. Heing an excellent shot, and a cool sportsman who seldom fail ed of using his rifle with effect, he thought himself pretty certain from the position in which he was, of killing it, and therefore fired his piece. Unfortunately he did not recollect that the charge had been in it for soma time, and consequently was damp; so that his piece hung fire, and the ball falling short, entered the ground close to the lion. In ccnsequence of this the worthy Dutch man was siezed with a panic, and took di: reetly to his heels; but being soon out of breath and closely pursued by the lion, Ja cob Kok jumped upon a little heap of stones, and there made o' stand, presenting the butt end of his gun to his adversary, fully resolv ed to defend his life as well as he could to the utmost. This deportment had such an effect on his pursuer, that the lion also made a stand, and lay down at the distance of a few paces from the heap of stones, seeming ly quite unconcerned. Jacob, in the mean time, did not stir from the spot+ besides he had in his flight unfortunately dropped his powder born. At length, after waiting a good half hour the lion rose up, and at first went very slowly, and step by step only, as if he had a mind to steal off; but as soon as he got to a greater distance, to the great re lief of Jacob Kok, he began to bound away at a great rate. A traveler gives the following interest ing account in his "Wanderings in Afri ca," of his confronting one of these ani mals:— -The day was exceedingly pleasant, and there was not a cloud to be seen. For a mile or two we traveled along the banks of the river; which, in this part, abounded in tall mat-rushes. The dogs seeemed much to enjoy prowling about, and examining every bushy place. At last they met with some object i mong the bushes which caus ed them to set up a most vehement and de• termined barking. We explored the spet with eautioul as we suspected, from the op- :~,§~f_ . .~'-` MMgta PITTSBURGH. MONDAY, JULY 26, ,18.58 culiar tone of their bark, that it was what we found it out to be—lions. "Having encouraged the dogs to drive them out,—a task which they performed with great unwillingness—we had a full view of an enormous black•tailed lion and lioness. "The elatter was seen only for a minute, as she made her escape up the river, under the concealment of the rushes: but the lion came steadily forward, and stood still to look at us. "At this moment we felt our situation not free from danger, as the animal seemed preparing to spring upon us, and we were standing on the bank at the distance of only a few yards front him, most of us being on foot and unarmed, withont any visible pos sibility of escaping. I had given up my horse to the hunters, and was on foot my self; but there was no time for fear, and it was useless to attempt avoiding him. "I stood well upon my guard, holding my pistols in my hand, with my finger on the trigger: and those who had muskets kept themselves prepared in the same man ner. "But at tiii:: instant the dogs boldly flew in between u: and the lion, and surround- jog him, kept him at bay by-their violent and resolute barkin! , . The courage of these faithful animals was most admirable: they advanced up to the side of die huge beast and stood making the greatest clamor in his face without the least appearance of fear. The lion, conseion?, of his strength, remain ed unmoved at their noisy attempts, and kept his head turned towards us. At one moment, the dor , perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him; but they paid clearly for their imprudence, for, without discomposing the majestic and lofty attitude in which he stood used, he merely moved his paw, and at the next instant I beheld two lying dead. "in doing this, he made so little exertion, that it was scarcely perceptible by what means they had been killed. "Of the time which we gained by the in terference of the dogs, not a moment was lost. We tired upon him; one of the balls went through his side, just between the short ribs, and the blood began to flow; but the animal still remained standing in the same position. We had now no doubt he would spring upon us—every gun was instantly re loaded; but happily we were mistaken, and were not sorry to see him move quietly a away, though I had hoped in a few minutes to have been enabled to take hold of his paw without danger." There is hardly a book of African travels which does not teem with the dangers and hair-breadth escapes of the lion hunters; and hardly one that does not include a fatal is sue to some engaged in this hazardous sport. We give the following details of a lion hunt from the note-book of a traveler: "We at length arrived on the confines of an immeasurable desert—an immense plain, extending like an ocean. Not a tree—nor a shrub—nor a blade of grass, was to be seen; but all appeared like an extreme fine sand, mixed with gold dust and little sparkling pearls. "As we proceeded on our way over this inhospitable plain, exposed to the perpen dicular rays of a burning sun, we came to an oasis of groves and woods, and through the carpet of verdure rolled a rivulet. Here a lion, which had been crouching among the reeds which bordered this stream, sprang upon one of our company. Luckily for the man he missed him; for if he had succeeded in flying upon him he would have torn him to pieces; but knowing, that he had no hope of safety but by flight, , fled accordingly.— But being very unlike the tiger, he went off slowly, and in a very sullen 'manner, giving us time to mount our horses; and one of the party firing at him struck him with a ball. He, thereupon, began exhibiting great bold ness, standing iv if preparing to resist us. "A Frenchman, infinitely more courage ous than he was strong, or expert in the chase, made an attack upon him with a lance which he broke, and would infallibly have been torn amg killed, had it not been for a slave, who, seeing his danger, came prompt ly to his succour, and pierced, with a blow of his dagger, the lion already wounded by his master." Of all the ~a mes in Africa and the East, the hunting of the lion is infinitely the most dangerous kind ot sporting About a hun dred years ago it was the most royal, be cause there was then none but the king and princes that could exercise it, except by a very particular leave. When the king was in the field, and the hunting guards had discovered the place of the lion's retirement, they tied fast an ass in the neighborhood, which the lion soon came to devour; and after having partaken large of the animal, returned to his ordinary lodg ing place, where he lay down and slept un til next morning,, when he found another ass in the same place. When the king's hunting guards had thus baited and amus ed him for several days, they tied fast an other ass, which they had made swallow a quantity of opium, in order that his flesh might lull the lion asleep, and then all the people in the villages round about spread large and strong nets. All things being thus prepared, the king mounted on an ele phant trapped in iron, attended by his great hunting master—abundance of men on horseback—and a numerous hunting guard on foot, approached the nets, and shot at the lion with a great musket. Finding himself wounded, the lion rushed, of course tow - ards the elephant, but met with the big nets which stopped him The king then shot at him till he killed him. Suoh was the mode of hunting the lion in India a hundred years ago; but now there is no particular privilege attached to the shooting of it, and the English residents are its commonest assailants. As an instance of this, we give the fol lowing interesting description of a lion hunt near Kaira in Bombay. Some sporting gentlemen of that place being informed that three lions had been discovered in a small jungle two miles from Beereije, immediate preparations were made to assemble a large party, and to proceed to chase them from thence. Immediately, accounts were received that the size and ferocity of the animals had struck a panic into the adjacent villages, that six of the natives who had unwarily ap proached their haunts had been torn and mangled, and left to expire in the greatest agonies, and that it was no longer safe for the inhabitants to proceed to the ordinary occupations of husbandry, or to': urri ont their cattle to pasture, as several of them had been hunted down and killed. These accounts only stimulated the Brit ish. Nimrods; and a party of 1f gentlemen 1,1 - 1.4 , 4 t having assembled, and proceeded to the scene of action accompanied by a body of armed peons from A daulet and revenue depart ments. The guides took them to the pre cise spot where the three lions were repo sing in state. The party advanced with due caution to within a few paces of the jungle without disturbing the residents. A momentary pause, big with expectation, suc ceeded. At that instant, three dogs which had joi ned the hunt unconscious of danger, appro ached the very threshold of the piesiqtre, and were received with such a sepulchral growl, as for the moment made " the bray- est hold his breath." One of the dogs was killed, the other two fled and were seen DO more. Presently a lioness was indistinctly obser ved at the mouth of the den; a few arrows were discharged with a view to irritate her, and induce her to make an attack on her as sailants; but this did not succeed, as she broke cover in an opposite direction, with two cubs about two-thirdS grown. The par ty pursued the fugitives on foot as far as the nature of the ground, which was newly plowed would admit; when suddenly one of the men who had been stationed in the trees called out to the gentlemen to be on their guard. This arrested their progress. They turned on one side to some bights, when they descried an enormous lion approaching them. through an open field at an easy can ter, and lashing his tail in a style of indes cribable grandeur The foremost of the party presented their pieces and fired, just as the animal had clear ed, at one bound, a chasm which was be tween them of twelve feet broad. He was apparently wounded on the _shoulder, but sprang, nevertheless, on a gentleman whose arm he lacerated dreadfully; and feeling at the same time, a peon's lance, he relinquish ed his first hold, seized the poor fellow by the throat, and strangled him before they dared fire, lest they should kill his vic tim. He was now at ba!,', but sheltered in such a manner as rendered it difficult to bring him down, when suddenly the man on the look-out gave another shout of alarm, and almost immediately the party perceived a lioness which had broken cover, approach ing, their rear. The same instant their ears were asstil ed by the shrieks and yells of men, women and children, occasioned by the animal crossing the road in the midst of the cool ies that were carrying'tiffin to the village. A woman and a child were almost instant ly sacrificed to her fury. The woman was literally torn to pieces. This proved not the last calamity of this memorable hunt. The gentlemen with the peons, left their former enemy to attack the lioness who threa tened the village The party, from the ra pid manner in which the beast was followed, were not able to keep very compact; and most unfortunately, four of iike collector's peons advanced upon the plat e where the lioness had lain down. She immediately sprang upon the nearest, arid brought him to the ground, crushing leis skull and tear ing his face so that no feature Wa3 discern able, and the skin literally hung in the wind. A companion who advanced to his assist ance was seized by the thigh; in the agony of pain he caught the beast by the throat, when she quitted his thigh and fastened oil his arm and breast. At this moment the gentlemen advanced within fifteen paces, and as she was still standing over her unfortunate victim lodg ed twenty balls in her body. She retreat ed to the hedge, where some more shots ter minated her existence. She had abund- :ince of milk, which, from the novelty, most of the party tasted. Both of the peons died within a few THE POT OF GOLD. Deacon Bancroft, though a very good man in the main, and looked up to with res pect by all the inhabitants of the village of Centreville, was rumored to have, in Yan kee parlance, "a pretty, sharp eye in the main chance"—a peculiarity from which dea cons are always exempt. In worldly matters he was decidedly well to do, having inherited a fine farm from his father, which was growing yearly more val uable. It might be supposed that under these circumstances, the deacon who was fully able to do so, would have found a help meet to share his house and name. But the deacon was wary. Matrimony was to him in some measure a matter o' money, and it was his firm resolve not to marry un less he could thereby enhance his worldly prosperity. Unhappily the little village of Centreville and the town in the immediate vicinity contained few who were qualified ' in thi: important particular, and of those there were probably none with whom the cleat ,n's suit would have prospered. it hapened*iat year after year passed away, until Deac6l Bancroft was in the prime of life—forty-five or thereabouts— and still unmarried, and in all human prob ability likely to remain so. Deacon Bancroft's nearest neighbor was a widow. The Widow Wells, who had passed thro' one matrimonial experience, was some three or four years younger than Deacon Ban croft. She was still quite a comely woman. Unfortunately the late Mr. Wells had not been able to leave her sufficient to make her independent of the world.—• All that she possessed was the small, old fashioned house, in which she lived, and a small amount of money, which was insufficient to support her and a little son of seven; though hard ly to be classed as 'productive' of anything but mischief. The widow was therefore obliged to take three or four boarders, to eke out her sa.nty income, which of cernrse imposed upon her, c o nsiderable labor and anxiety. Is it surprising then that under these cir cumstances she should now and then have bethought herself of a second marriage, •as a method of bettering her condition ? again, need we esteem it a special wonder, if, in her reflections upon this point, she would have cast her eyes upon her neigh bor, Deacon Bancroft. The deacon, as we have already said, was in flourishing cir cumstances. He would be able to main tain a wife in great comfort, and being one of the chief personages in the village, could accord her a prominent social position. -- He was not especially handsome, or cal culated to make a profound impression upon the female heart--this was true—but he was of good disposition, kind hearted, and would no aonbt make a very good sort of a husband. A desirable match. Some sagacious person ; however, ha 4 ob- served that it takes two to make a match, a fact to be seriously considered; for in the present case it' was exceedingly doubtful whether the worthy deacon, even if he had known the favorite opinion of his text neighbor, would have been inclined to' pro pose changing her name to,Bancroft, unless, indeed, a suitable motive was brought in to bear'upon. Here was a chance for fin essing. One evening, after a day of fatiguing la bor, the widow Wells sat at the fire in her sitting room, with her feet resting upon the fender. "If I ever am so situated as not to have to work so hard," she murmured, " I shall be happy. It' s a hard life keeping board ers. If I was only as well off as Deacon Ban croft. Still the widow kept up her thinking, and by and by her face brightened up. She had an idea which she resolved to put into execution at the very earliest practical mo ment. What it was the reader will discov er in the sequel "Henry," said she to her son, the next morning, "I want you to stop at Deacon Bancroft's as you go along to school, and ask him if he will call and see me in the course of the morning or afternoon just as he finds it most convenient." Deacon Bancroft was a little surprised at the summons. However, about 11 o'clock he called in. The widow had got on the dinner, and had leisure to sit down. She appeared a little embarassed. "Henry told me that you would like to see me," the deacon commenced. "Yes, Deacon Bancroft, I do, but I am much afraid you will think .strange of it— at least of what I mean to say to you. The deacon very politely promised not to be surprised, though at the same time his curiosity was visibly excited. "Suppose," said the widow. casting down her eyes--"mind I am only supposing a case—suppose a person should find a pot of gold piece= in his cellar, would the law have a right to touch it, or would it belong to them ?" The deacon pricked up his ear. "A pot of gold pieces widow? Why, un , . questionably, the law would have nothing to do with it." "And the one who had formerly owned he house couldn't come forward and claim it, could he; deacon!" inquired the widow with apparent anxiety. "No madam, unquestionably not. When the house was disposed of everything went with it." "I am glad to hear it, deacon. You wont think strange of the question, but it hap pened to occur in my mind, and I thought I would like to have it satisfied." "Certainly, widow, certainly," said the deacon abstractedly. "And. deacon, as you are here, I hope you will stay to dinner with me. It will be ready punctually at twelve." "Well, no," said the deacon, rising; "I am much ibleeged to ye, but they'll be expect ing me home.; "At any rate deacon," said the widow, taking a steaming mince pie from the oven, "you must know that I pride myself on my mince pies." The warm pie sent forth such a delicious odor, that the deacon was sorely tempted, and after saying, 'Well,' with the intention of refusing, he finished by saying, "On the whole, I guess I will, as it looks so nice." The widow was really a good cook, and the deacon ate with much gusto the gener ous slice which the widow cut for him, and and after a little more chatting upon unim portant subjects, he withdrew in some men tal perplexity. "Was it possible," thought he, "that the widow could really have found a pot of gold in her cellar? She did not say so much to be sure, but why should she show so much anxiety to know as to the proprietorship of treasure thus found; if she had not happen ed upon some?" To be sure, so far as his knowledge ex tended, there was no one who occupied the house who would be in the least likely to lay up such an amount of gold; but then the house was one hundred and fifty years old, at the very least, and, undoubtedly, had many occupants of whom he knew nothing. It might be, after all. The widow's earnest desire to have him think it was only curios ity, likewise gave additional probability to the supposition. "I will wait and watch thought the dea- It so happened that Deacon Bancroft was one of the Directors of the Savings Institu tion, situated in the next tawn, and accord ingly used to ride over there once or twice a month to attend the meetings of the board. On the next occasion of this kind, the widow Wells sent over to/know if he would carry her over with him, as she had a little business to attend to there. The request was readily accorded. Ar rived in the village, Mrs. Wells requested to be set down at the bank. "Ha, hal" thought the deacon, that means something." lie said nothing however, but determin ed to c'3ine back, and find out as he could, readily from the cashier; what business - she had with the bank. The widow tripped, into the office, pre tending to look indifferAnt. "Can you give me small bills for a five dollar ,gold piece.?" "With pleasure," was the reply. "By the way," said she, "the bank is in a flourishing condition, is it not?" "None in the state is on better footing," was the prompt response. "You receive deposits, do you not?" "Yes, madam, we are receiving them ev ery day." "Do you receive as high as five thousand dollars?" "No," said the cashier, with some sur prise,-"rather we do not allow interest on so large a sum. One thousand dollars is our limit Did you know of any who—" "It is of no consequence' said the widow, hurriedly; "I only asked for curiosity. By the way, did you say how much interest you allowed ontuch deposits as came within your limit?" "Five per cent, madam." "Thank you, I only asked for curiosity. What a beautifnl morning it is!" The widow tripped lightly out. Shortly afterwards the deacon entered. How is business, Mr. Cashier?" he inqui red. "About as usual." "Had any new deposits lately?" "None of any magnitude." "I brouaht over a lady this mox fling who seemed to have business with yotl." NUMBER 244, The Widow Wells?' "Yes" "Do you know whether she had any mo ney left her lately?" "None that I know of," said the deacon, pricking up his ears. "Why? Did she de posit any?" "‘No" replied the cashier, "but she asked mo whether we receive deposits as high as five thousand dollars." "Indeed!" ejaculated the deacon. "Was that all she came for?" he inquired meet afterwards. "No; she exchanged a gold piece for some "Ha!" pondered the deacon, reflectively, "did she give you any particular reason for inquiries?" "No, she said she only asked for euriosi- The deacon left the bank in deep thought. He came to'the conclusion that this 'curios ity' only veiled a deeper motive. He no longer entertained a doubt that the widow had'actually found a pot of gold in her cel lar, and appearances seemed 'to indicate that its probable- value was equal to five thous and dollars. The gold piece which she had exchanged at the bank appeared to confirm this story. "I rather think," said the deacon, comp lacently, "I can see into the millstone about as far as most people'—a statement the lit eral truth of which I defy any_one to ques tion, though, as to the prime fact of people's being able to see into a .millstone• at all, doubts have now and then intruded them selves upon my mind. Next Sunday the Widow Wells appear ed at Church in a new and stylish bonnet, which led to some such remarks as these— How much vanity some people have, to be sure:" "How a woman that has to keep board ers for a living can afford to dash out with such a bonnet, is more than I can tell! I should think that she was old enough to know better." "I suppose," continued the same lady, "she's trying to catch a husband with her finery. Before I would condescend to such means I'd—l'd drown myself." In this last amiable speech the young la dy had unwittingly hit upon the true mo tive. The widow was intent upon catching Deacon Bancroft, and she indulged in a costly bonnet, not beacuse she supposed he would be caught with finery, but because this would strengthen in his mind the idea that she had stumbled upon hidden wealth. The widow had calculated shrewdly, and the display had the effect she had anticipa ted. Menday afternoon, Deacon Bancroft found an errand that called him over to the widow's. It chanced to be about tea time. He was importuned to stay to tea, and, sole what to his surprise actually did. The politic widow, who knew the deacon's weak point, brought on one of her best mince pies, a slice of which her guest par took of with zest. "You'll take another piece, I know;" said. she persuasively. "Really I am ashamed," said the deacon, and he passed his plate. "The fact is," said he apologetically, "your pies are so nice I don't know when to stop. "Do you call these nice" said the widow modestly, "I only call them common. I can make mince pies when I set out to, but this time I did not have as good luck as usual." ,"I should not want any better," said the deacon enphatieally. "Then I hope if you like them, you'll drop in to tea often. We ought to be more neighborly, Deacon Bancroft:" Deacon Bancroft assented, and he meant what he said. The fact is that Deacon Bancroft began to think that the widow was a very charming woman. She was ve ry comely, and then she was such an excel lent cook! Besides he had no doubt in his own mind that she was worth a considerable' sum of money. What. objection would there be to becoming Mrs. Bancroft? He brought this question before her one even ing. The widow blushed—professed to be greatly surprised—in fact she had never thought of the thing in her life—but on the whole, she had always thought highly of the deacon and to cut the matter short ac cepted him. A month afterwards she was installed as mistress of the deacon's large house, some what to the surprise of the village people, who could not conceive how she had brought him over. Some weeks after the ceremony, the dea con ventured to inquire about the pot of gold which she had found in the cellar. "But," said the deacon , disconcerted, "you know you asked me whether the law could claim it. "0, lor f . deacon, I only asked from curi- osity" •'And was that the reason you made in quiries at the bank?" "Why certainly. What else could it have been?" The deacon went out into the barn, and for.about half an hour sat in silent medita tion. At the end of that time he ejacttlat e,d as a consideration, after all she makes good mince pies!" It ;gives me pleasure to state that the union between the deacon and the widow prov ed a very happy one, although to the end of his life he never could quite make up his mind about "That Pot of Gold.,' REAL ESTATE AGENTS. CUTIIBERT & SON'S OFFICE, No. 51. al Market street, for the sale and .purchase of Real Estate, renting houses, attending to insurance and repairs obtaining loans on bands, mortgages, arc,; making convey. anets, deeds, bends, Sm.; writing letters and corresponding vith parties abroad, ac. oda BEL DEN 'SEYMOUR, Real Estate and Insurance Agent, CLEVELAND, OHIO. Rgrraiscrs.—llesara. HIMI - 18, Garrotaort k•Oo 'Robert Parka, Esq. "rt JAL", VVESTEELIT 3E341. DS . • ALEXANDER GARRETT' REAL ESTATE AGENT, NO,. 50 WATER, S''''ltHßT, GLETFIf. 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