.TERMS OF TIH3" AMERICAN." H. TJ. MA88ER, JOSEPH EISELY. ? Puiunui ass S f aoraiaToas. MT. B. J&JtSSKR, JSdifr. CJiee ir CmtrtHlley, in thTreaTof It. B. Mat ter's Stort.) THE" AMERICAN" la published every Satur day at TWO DOLLARS per annum to he paid half yearly in advance. No paper disconlin ued till all arrears re are nalJ. .No subscriptions received for a leaf period than uMonTaa. All communications or letter on ''business relating to the office, to insure attention, ust be POST PAID. ALEXANDER L. IIICKEY. TnuNir maher, N: 150 Chesnut Street, PHZX.ADE1VYHXA. "TTTHFRE all kinde of leatlier trunk, vallate and carpet bag, of every atyle and patietn are manufactured, in the brat manner and from the belt material, and aold at the lowest rate. Philadelphia, July 19th. 1945 ly. TZSXIXvZS REDUCED. DAGVERRIAN GALLERY of Patent Premi um Colored likenesses, and Photographic . Depot No. , 130 Chcsnut Street, Philadelphia. 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THE subscribers have received, and are now opening; a 4cndid atsortment of the following good Saxony, Wilton and Velvet Carpetings'l flrussels and Imperial 3 4y do CAR Extra SMperfina and fiwe Ingraina do PET Engfim shaded & Dawiask Venetian do ING . American (willed sn4 6fM do J Eng1in Druggens and Woolen Floor Cloths Slsir and Passage Book trigs Embossed Piano and Table Cover London Cheuille snd Tufted Rug Door Matt of eveiy description. ALSO A large and exrnive essortment of Floor Oil Cloths, from one to eight y srds wide, cut to (it eve ry description of room or fnlstgel. Also, low priced Ingrain Caipetings from 31 J to 33 cent per yard, together with a large andexten ive aasortment of good usually kept by carpet neecbants. The above good will be cold wholesale or retail it the lowest market pricea. Country merchants tod others are particularly invited, to call and ex a nine our stock before making their selections. CLARKSON, RICH & MULLIGAN. Successors to Joseph Blackwood, No. Ill Chesnut, corner of FrsnHlin Place. Philadelphia. Feb. 22,1. 1845. "UMBRELLAS & PARASOLS, CHEAP TOR CASH. at. V. ZVTJLI1VX Umbrella and Parasol Manufactory. '. 37 North Thhd ttreet, two door below the CITY HOTEL, Plilladelphlak 4LWAY8 on hand, a large stock of UM BRELLAS snd PARASOLS, including the itest new style of Pinked Edged Parabola of the est workmnnship and materials, at prices that will lake it an abject to Country Meichante and others ) call and examine his stock before purchasing laewhere. Fel. 22. 1845. ly SIIUGKKT'S PATENT 77ASEI1TG- MACEI1TE. rHIS Machine he now been tested by more than thirty families in this neighborhood, and aa given entire satisfaction. It ia so simple in its onatroctioh, that it cannot get out of order. It Jnttins no iron to rust, and no spiings or rollers to el out of repair. It will do twice aa much wash lg, with less than half the wear and tear of anj of t lite inventions, and what ia of greater imitor nice, it costs but little over half aa much aa other 'ashing machines. Tbe aubaeriber haa the exclusive right for Nor. lumberland. Union, Lvcoming, Columbia, Lu ;rne and Clinton counties. Price of aingte mi line (6- H. B. MA8SER. The following certificate ia from a few of thoae ho bava these machine in use. Sunbury, Aug. 24, 1844. We, the aubaeriber, certify that we have now l use, in our families, "Shugeit's I stent VV wh ig Machine," snd do not hesitate aiying that it is most excellent invention. That, in We.hing, will save more than one hatl the usual labor, 'hat it docs not require more than one third the sual quantity of sosp and water and that there no rubbing, and consequently, little or no wear ig or tearing. That it knocke off no buttons, and at the finest clothe, such as collar, Urea, tucks, ilia, dtc, may be washed in a very short lime ilboul the least injury, and in fact without any parent wear and tear, vthatevrr. Wa therefore eerfiilly recommend it to our frienda and to the iblic, aa a moat useful and labor saving machine. CHARLES W.HEGLN8, A. JORDAN. " CHS. WEAVER. CHS PLEASANTS, GIDEON MARKLE, Hon. GEO. C. WELKER, BENJ. HENDRICKS, GIDEON LEISENRING. raa'a HoTXt, (formerly Tremoni House, No. 116 Chesnut atieet,) Philadelphia, September 211, 1844. I have uaed Shngert'a Patent Washing Machine my bouse upwarde of eight months, and do not sitate to lay that I deem it one or the mot uae i and valuable labor-saving machines aver inven. I. I formerly kepi two woman continually oe- pied in waahiug, who now do aa much in two ys as they then did in one week. There ia no jar or tear in washing, end it requires not mora an one-third the ususl quantity of soap. I bava d a number of other .machioea in my family, bo', ia iaao decidedly auperior to every thing sles, and little liable to get out of lepair, that I would not without one if they should coat ten time the ice they are aold lor. UAPIBL, HEKK. 7XAX SEED The bijbeat price will ha 1 mven for Flex Seed, at the at on of Xug. 9, 1844 HENRY MASSE R. . At-olute acquieaeenca i th. deciaion. of the Br Mnsner A. Elsely. A TALK OP CXICNFVGO. t IFrom CoS. J. King' -Four Year in the Argen- . , une uepuniic.'J ... It ia now about three jreara aince aome per- aone from Buenos Ay re want to England, car ryinjj with them specimens of ore from certain valuable minea in the province and vicinity of Rioja. There mine they repreacnted aa be longing to them ; and by operating with, persons on this side, they succeded in disposing of them for immense sum of mnney. The English pur chasers formed a joint association, and sent out men and machinery, but on their arrival, they discovered that they had been duped into the purchaae of land belonging- to the gov ernment. Quiroga, who waa then Governor of the province, waa applied to, and finding that there might be a possibility of turning their op. erationa to his own account, gavo them permis sion to work tlio mines, but witheld the title of possession. They accordingly proceeded with their work, expending large sums as they pro gressed, until their ajl waa staked in this one enterpriae. They had begun to reap a realiza tion of their hopee from the product of the mines, when Quiroga commenced throwing obstacles in their way, and exacting large amounts for the privclege that he had granted them, flog ging and even imprisoning the workmen, and annoying them to such a degree that at length the operations were suspended, and the whole company became totally ruined. There was no mcana of redress, and those who could get the means returned to Europe; but there were many who were compelled by necessity to re main ; and among those were two Germans, whose Chriatain names were Frederick and Wilhelm. These two were devotedly attach ed to each other, and might always be seen to gether, sharing their mean and striving lor each other's comfort and enjoyment. Tyranta are always suspicious ol those about them and Quiroga, to be in the fashion, imagi ned that a conspiracy was on foot against hit life, Many persona were arrested undr this suspicion ; and aa he knew that none could be mora likely to entertain hatred toward him than the poor foreigners whom he had ruined, our friend Wilhelm waa arrested and imprison ed with the rest. Fredrick pleaded the inno cence of hia friend, and begged hia release. Quirnga only ami led and told him that he wasted his words. The poor lei low bees me al most distracted ; and in this state of mind waa one morning informed that his friend waa to be ehot in the afternoon. Those who knt-w him feared that this announcement would drive him to madness; but it waa no sooner made to him, than a change of a very different nature came over his mind in an instant. He had en treated, worried and fretted himself into a fe verish excitement, going from person to person, and from place to place, to nbtain influence, and ofen too with teare in his eyes; yet all had been without avail. Jlut when he heard the ir revocable sentence of death, a deliberate calm seemed to take possession of his soul; and with it came, aa will be seen, a settled determina tion to eave hia friend, even at the sacrifice ol hia own life. Ho immediately procured a fleet horse, and riding to the guard-house, where Wilhelm wa confined, and Which atood neaf the residence of Quiroga, he dismounted, and leaving hia horse with the captain of the guard, said calmly 'Captain, I am going to the Governor to ob tain reprieve for my friend ; ahould the Go vernor send an order to that effect, you will pleaae give him my horse.' Having obtained a promise of compliance, he proceeded to the house of Quiroga, and pas aing the guard at the entrance, found hi in a- lone. Governor,' he said, 'you may know the ob ject of my visit : it ia to intercede once more for my friend. Vou have been misinformed res pecting him ; he ia not capable of joining in any conspiracy, and ia innocent of tbia charge. I beg you to release him.' Quiroga looked upon him, and with an infer nal smile said 'You must forget your friend, he haa but a few hours to live. Do you not know that when I condemn a man I seldom fotgive himl' 'But he ia my old friend !' exclaimed the poor fellow, falling npon hia kneeeand bursting into tear; 'he ia my old friend ! and it you kill him you kill me. Renor! aenor! ha ia incapa ble of this act! He haa not the heart! he has not thu power ! Even now he cannot apeak the Spanish language. Senor I I entreat you, pare him!' 'If he does not understand the Spanish lan guage,' aaid the cold-blooded tyrant, 'he will not need to learn it now. Go leave me ; you can aay nothing that will alter my determina tion, or aavt bia life.' Is it ao, Monster! exclaimed Frederick, springing to hia feet, and levelling piatol at the very breaatof Quiroga. 'Speak one word and you die I I have come to liberate my friend, nd I will do it! He then approached the door and turned the key. The tyrant aaw resolution in hia eye, and trembled. AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL. majority, th. vital principle of Republic, from which Sunbury, Northumberland Co. See,' continued the German, ! have saved you the trouble of drawing the order for hia re leaee ; it is all ready, together with his pasa port, and wants only your signature, which you will pleaae affix to it blatantly. Quiroga knit his brow and hesitated. Come, senor, there is no time to lose. My life you may have, and you will be welcome to it, but you must sign these papers! Hesitate one minute longer, and I swear that I will do drive you of the power to commit more mur ders.' - There was no alternative; the paper were signed. The German went to the d.ior, still keeping Quiroga at bay, beckoned one of the guard, and handing him the paper, said calmly Hore ia the Governor's order for tho release of the foreigner Wilhelm; he commands ynu to deliver it instantly to tho captain of the guard.' ' ' Then returning, he again fastened the door, and taking a scat, aaid, in the moat quiet ' man ner possible Now, Governor, t will have a half-hour's conversation with you. Upon the margin of the order of release, Frederick had written a few worda in the Ger man language, directing hia friend to take the horse that the captain would deliver to him, and escape, without moments delay, from the pro vince.. , This self sacrificed man conversed with Qui roga for a full hour. He spoke of the injuries that himself and companion had so unjustly sullered at his hands, and entreated him to a dopt a different course of conduct toward hia fellow men. By humanity and goodness,' said he, you will win their confidence and love to such a degree that you need fear no conspiracy against your lift-, but by pursuing your present course, be assured that the sword of Damocles will forever hang above you, rea dy at any moment, even aa it now ia, to fall and destroy you.' Wearied with hia imprisonment, Quiroga at length said 'Well, Senor Frederick, you have accom plished your object, your friend ia aecure, and I auppueeyou are ready to retire.' After I have obtained fro:n you a single promise,' he replied. , . Well, what ia that !'..... I wiah you to promise, on your honor, aa a Spanish American, that you will order no pur suit within one hour from this moment.' 'I promise it,' said Quiroga, taking out his watch, lio; il ynu can escape in that time, you shall not be harmed.' Rowing politely, tho German retired ; but he had been mora thoughtful on Mialfof his friend than himself. He had provided no horen fiir his own escape; and rather than lose the time neciwery hi uutain nn, ne trusted in lita abili ty to reach the hills and thua elude pursuit. A I before stated, the Spaniard rfgarda hi word aa more sacred than hia life, and even Qoimga would not break hia. With his watch in hia hand, continued my informant, he paced hia apartment in frantic impatience ; and on the moment when the hour had expired, he sprang to the porch exclaiming : Tursue the foreigner I A hundred ounce to him who brings tne the head of the foreigner. Frederick !' , Pursuit waa Instantly made in every direc tion, and it waa not long before the poor fellow saw the hunters on hia track. Ha had just reached a paeaage in the hillaaa they perceived him. Entering the first reces that presented itself, he ran forward and took refuge in the nar row cleft of a huge rock, hoping they would pass without discovering him; hut it waa a vain hope ; there he waa found, and there, fight ing for his life, he fell, pierced with doten weapon. Wilhelm escaped into the province of Cata marca.and finally returned to Europe, The substance of the interview between Qui roga and FreJerick waa made knnwn by Quiro ga himself, who often luunhed over if, saying that it waa the beat managed affair that he had ever witneaaed. Such waa the man of whom I had before but little heard, and who subsequently became a prominent character in the country. In the hands of such men the people have suffered, and continue tosufTor, without possessing with in themselves the moral atrength and mutual conhdence necessary to rid themselves of the in cubus. What wa could noirwt wxaa to tbt. From an official report submitted to Congress in 1813, the number of men in the United states, from 19 to 45 yeara of age, fit to do military duty, and folly armed and equipped, wa 1,773,333, exclu aiva of aoiform companies, fire companies, and eitiaen not enrolled, (about 1,300,000,) making an available force of 3,250,000, which could be railed into aeivice, in rase of an emergency, in thirty daya. A La act HatL. Upward of fifty thousand herring were caught near Trenton, N. J i on th 8th int. there i, no appeal but to force, the vital prinriple Pa. Snturdaj, June 20, IS46. The Major Generals. Caimf iipofi GaiNM, and Gaines upon Scott. In the official correspondence between the War Department and Gen. Gaines, occur some pasfages in a letter of the latter which are in tetcsting, first a they show Gen. Gaines' opin ion of himself, next hia opinion of Gen. Scott. Gen. Scot!, some time ago, gave il as hi opin ion that Gen. Gainca waa 'insane.' Gen. Gaines eaya of himself: ' 'I have only to add a few worda in regard tn myself, individually and professionally. Thnocli not a young man, I have no gray hairs but Such aa have grown gray in tho military eervice of my country. I think I am 3 yeara younger than Field Alarshnl Bluchcr was in hia last brilliant actions near Waterloo. I have not been sick for an hour, so as to be unable to march al the rale of twenty miles in one day, or to ride at the rate of forty miles in one dsy al any lime in the present year ;. nor have I, during the last twenty-five years, been confined to my room or tent by disease of any kind, more than at the rate of one tfy in a yeur. or three daya in ar.y one year.-i And moreover, having rondo use of every eflorl in my power to avail myself of all the modern d'ecovcrie and improvements in the art of wars and more especially such discove ries snd improvements aa alenni power, applied to railroads, and to every description of floating batteries, and other means applicable to the at tack and defence of seaports, and Hie military post upon our inlets, lakes ai.d rivers, I think my self possessed of aa much personal efficiency and more mental ability to command the pro posed expedition to tho City of Mexico, and thence, if necessary, to California and tho lath mill of Panama, of both, than I possessed in the summer of the year 1814, in Cnnada, at the head of a division, to meet and triumph over a veteran British army of near doublo my numbers commanded by a l.ieutenant-General of Wel lington school, an officer of l.igher rank than we have ever had in our aerviceaaincc the last ilny of our bc'oved Washington. I wa aixty-eight yeara of age on the 20tli of March last, and am the only United State sol dier now living who ever won s battle at the head of a divieion over a British army. Under theae circumstances, claim an a right the comma ml of the proposed expedition consisting aa it mtiel consist, principally ol regulars Shd vnluntrere belonging to the geographical limits of my division. , Having good reason to believe that my claims will be opposed by Major General Winfield Scott, an oflicer who haa been lor ninny years my junior, who I am sure has labored fur more than a quarter of a Century pa, willi fr umn- zeal to cover me with rali iy and Jrfeat tny ejfmlstn be employed in any service likely to redound to the safety a-id glory of my country, than he tins ever l.ilxircil to provide for the na tional defence ami to Jiftal the invading fitr, I have determined to submit my claim to the President of She United State and the Mecreta ry of War. confidently trusting tn their known wisdom and justice for a decision which will prove to the army and nation that the rights of the unpretending nldirr, a!way found upon Ihe frontier when menaced by wars, will bo as much respected as those of the jmtitiral tnr.li rin, long accustomed tocringe and crouch in and about the political Mctropoli, saenficinj the interest and honor of the eervice at hn shrine of that morbid thimfot the Presidency which has unhappily for a long lime psjt turn ed the head of many worthy ehirf$ of cliques from their appropriate pursuits to the great an noyance ofthe good people of the Union, and the neglect of the best interests a thirst for high office which haa in aome cliques raged even more in favor of the British viewa of abolitiouism than for placing our own seaports in a state of defence against the assault of British war steamer. If I am deemed to be wrong In these view, I ought lo be, and expect tn he brought (not b tore a court of inquiry no n board of nfflrrrt but) before a fjenerul court martial. If the President, or Secretary of War deems me tn be wrong, I challenge a legal Investigation to be charged and tried before a general court martial but if I am deemed to be right, I res pectfully solicit a compliance with my view and auggestiona regarding the prnpoaej expedi tion, and in favor ol my system of national de fence.' The rid iculoua quarrela which have existed between these two generala about seniority of rank, and the petulance and pique exhibited by Geo. Scott when directed by the President to take command of the army in Mexico, prove that the President's judgment waa correct in giving the duty of chastising the Mexicana to the gallant Taylor; whose plain, prompt straight forward manner of doing bia duty without quea tioning the motivea of hia auperior officer, com menda him to the admiration of hia country. Had General Scott displayed half the hade to carry into effect the Preaident's orders as he-did in despatching the 'plate of soup' he refers to in one of hia letters, he would have auatained bia high reputation as a soldier, and now been galheriog tht honor that are likely to fall to toother. and immediate parent of despotism.- JxrrnasoB. Vol. ttfto. 39 Whole No, af. CatirorMa.repfHlai Fremont. : letters have been received from Captain Fremont, as late aa April 18th. The unwar ranted atlrmpt todrive Cpt. Fremont from the country has already been alluded to. After having been ordered away by Don Jee Castro, commandant general, Capt, F., expecting on attack, fortified himself about twelve leagues distant from Monterey. Castro assembled nboul one hundred men in front of tho entrenchment. After remaining there three days, he Concluded to treat, When it waa discovered that the parly had quietly gone off, lesving some old saddles and trash, which the Culifornians magnified into munitions of war. Three hundred riflemen offered their services loCapt. F., but they were declined, The movement against Cspt. Fremont secnia to have be n directed by the central government of .Mexico; but it u not believed that the poo pie ol California entertained any ill Will tow ards him, or would willingly have done him harm. Ilia own conduct in the whole mat ter seems to have been marked alike by courage and discretion. We subjoin a copy of a letter written by him lo the American Consul al Mon tery, when in expectation or an attack, and re reived by the consul in the evening of March 10 The captain remained in excellent health, and had gone North. 'My Dear Sir : I this moment received your letters, snd without waiting to read them, ac knowledge Ihe receipt which the Courier Irtjui res instantly. I am making myself aa strong as possible, in the intention that if we ate Unjust ly attacked, wo will fight lo extremity and re luse quarter, Irtieting to our country to avenge our death. No one haa reached my camp ; and from Ihe hrighta wc are able to see troops (with the glass) mustering at Saint John's and pre paring cannon. I thank you for your kindness and good wishes, and would write more at length a to my intentions, did I not rear that my let ter will be intercepted. We havo :n nowise done wrong to the people or the authorities of ihe country ; snd if we sre hemmed in and aa sanlted, Wo Will die, cVery man of Ms, tinder the flag of our country, Very truly yours. J. C. FseMont. 'P. S. I am encamped on the top of the Sierra, at thw head Waters of a ftream which strikes the road lo Monterey, at the house of D. Joa quin Gomes. ' 3. C. F. ANorltfcR Ship's Cnsw Puioned. We are again (say the New Orleans Picayune) called upon to relate another singular circumstance in relation to the brig Gunst'i. Il will be recol lected that tliiri brig, ('npt. Bcrtrand, sailed some tune Hinee lor Mnr-ailles, and when one duy out all hand were taken sick and compel led to return to port, when it waa discovered that they had been poisoned. . On the 'J3lh ult. having shipped a new crew and taken in a fretih stock of provisions, ehe cleared again, and on the 'JOiIi . when only one day out, after bav in;; eaten the first meal, all hands were taken with vomiting, and were ao completely reduced in strength that they Were Unable to manage Ihe brig and she went adrift. When in West IV,y , about 00 miles to the Westward of the S. W. Fuss, she came to anchor. The Hercules went to her ahsisiant'e and brought her to the point; took off the captain and crew and brought them tn this city. The first mate, Whose name was Fit2simmnns, died ycaterday morn ing about U o'clock. Thia malttr ahould be thoroughly investigated, for it wears a most mysterious aspect, and wo trust that the stric test inquiries will be msde. A tit mortem examination of Ihe body of the mate will proba bly lead to the discovery of the poieonoue sub stance. Chabactkr or Ttia TtiXAkLaoKLAirat. The Texas Hegister rontains a cornplvte lilt of the member of Ihe Legislature of that State Senate 21; Ilotiae 0.1. Of the whole number, 4 are classed aa Whigs, 2 l.oen lotos, 2 Tyler-men, 1 folk-mar,, 1 TeXan, 1 A'ullifler, 4 Republicans, I Anti-Tariff man, 1 Tariff man, 14 hot specified, the rest pemrw rats. The oldest member is 57 the youngest 'il. Tbirty-aeVen are farmeta, 11 Lawyers, 8 Merchants, 4 physicians, 4 median Id. 3 surveyors, 1 planter, 1 prlnter, 0 not spa rified. Seventeen members are from North Caro lina. 13 from Virginia, 9 from Kentucky, 0 from Tennessee, 8 from Georgia, 6 from South Caro lina, 4 from Massachusetts, 3 from Louisiana, 3 from New York. 9 fiom Maine( 9 from Missis sippi, 1 not specified, and one each from Alaba ma, Connecticut, Indiana, feniisylvaniai tug land, Ireland, Scotland, Austria and Texas. Itfasa roa Matsk Weat informed that the lady of Mr. Charles Wiggia, of Kno. Me., last Week gaVe birth to rot' a fftluikka two boy and two girl ! The children. We regret to ssy, died in about ah hour after their birth ; the tncu ther i doing well. Bel fait Journal. Clam roa tits' Att Aa e1terprisin: etH ten of Salem, Mail, baa esgaged Ih the businese of sending Clam to Matamora for lbs was ofthe army of occupation. imc rji of AnvEnnsiaro. I aquara I insertion, . . fO SO 1 do 9 do . . . . 0 75 1 d 3 do . . . 1 00 Every suliseqjent insertion, 0 Sfi Yearly Advertisements) one column, 9B j hair column, $ 1 9, three squares, f 19 1 wo squares, f 9 on square, 5. Half-yearly I on column, ft IS t half column, 1 19 j three squares, $S , two squares, f 5 one aquare, $3 B0. Advertisements left without directions at lo the length of lime they ire lo be published, will He continued until ordered out, and charged accord infly. ... Cy-Slxtcen line or less make a aquare. Shaving a Kbte. Old Skinflint was the most celebrated broker in Philadelphia his 'shaving' opcrnliona were famous, aa he generally took of! not only beard and whiskers, but 'a pound of flesh' in addition. Voung Harry Scarum waa one of those dashing chapa who love wine, horses, and who form the majority of the great army of borrowers. Har ry having wants, on varioua occasions borrow ed of Skinflint, at ihree per cent a month 'off and having, at sundry periods, made 'raises,' paid oft hia responsibilities. At last he got tired of such constant borrowing and repaying, tt Would be six yeara before his estates could be sob!, Under the terma of hia lather's will, who had prudently postponed that event until Harry Would reach the age of 'thirty,' and Harry con cluded it would be belter to make a heavy ope ration at once, and be r i l of the bother of con tinual borrowing. Away to Skinflint he hied, determined to procure a good round sum and be done with it, 'I want ten thousand for six years 'Hem! what security will you give.'1 Oh, you may have my bond that will bind my property.' 'Hero, what discount will you give! You know my rule is, a I way a to take the discount 'olT,' besides, you owe me a thousand due to day, and t lent you a ten in the atreet, the other day. 1 Wont pay what I've been paying one and a quarter per cent a month is enough. You may take it 'off, and lake out what t owo yon besides. ,llemJ Well, hcresa bond for $10,000 at six years sign it, and it'll bo all right. No sooner said than done. Harry affixed his autograph and hummed a tune, whilst Skinflint got out hia check-book and made a calcula tion. 'IlttVe yoU got len dollare about you V aaid he, in a moment; 'if so, let me have it.' All right, my old boy,' aaid Harry supposing he wanted to 'make change' 'here it is,' 'Hem them!' said Skinflint, locking up his deek, and Making preparations 'to shoot.' 'Stop, old fellow 1 aaid Harry ; 'where ii mf money 'Your money . oh 1 why you've got it '-' 'Got it) What do you mean!' 'Why, t was to takeoff the discount, Wasn't I, and the thousand !' Vea, but 1 want my money Why, my dear feltow, you've got it. Tcit thousand atone and a quarter a month for bijc years, ia time thousand a thousand ymt owed me and youvve just paid the frn. It's all right my dear boy a fair btttimts hiimacfiun ' Retclte. A Gdrtn Hit Von a Yotitn An old chap in Connecticut, who Was one of the moet niggardly men known In that part ofthe country, carried on the blacksmithing business very extensive ly and as it is generally the case in that state boarded all his own hand. And to show that he envied the men what they eat, he would haVe a bow ol bean soup dished up for himself tt) Cool, white that for the hands waa served up in a largto pan just from the boiling pot, This ohl MloW had an apprentice who waa rather un lucky among the hot irons, frequently burning hia fingers. Tho old man scolded hiui severely one day for being so careless : 'How can 1 tell,' said the boy, 'if they are hoi unless they are red V 'Never touch anything again until you toil on it) if it dont hiss it won't burn.' In ft day or two the old man aent the boy lo td see If his aou waa cold. The boy went in' spit in the bowl I of course the soup did not hiss, He Went back and told the boss all Was right. 'Dinner ' cneu he. All hands tuni down sat the old man at tho head ofthe table; and in Went a large spoonful of the boiling hot soup into hia mouth, 'Good heaVenai' cried the old mart tn the greatest rage. 'What did you tell me that lit) fori you young rascal.' I did not lie said the boy Very innocehtlyi 'Vou told me 1 should spit oh every thing to try if it W4 hot I t spit in your bowl, and the soup did not hiss, so t supposed it wsa Cool.' Judge Ihe effect upon the jours. That boy was never In Want of friend among the jour neymen, l)Afti.tkot t Srolit t)n Tuesday evefiing i Woman residing in Brooklyn, and who ia named 4 1 a Miss Scrichani, dressed in rnafe attire, and thhs spparreled visited this city with her cousin, ft Mr. fuller. J!y sortie mean the police oil', cers here discoveied tbe trick, and took her and J her companion into custody. Seeing in what i position her indiscreet conduct had placed ben the poor girl became alarmed and begged to be tent home. Two officers were therefor d-t-patched on the business of seeing her safe borne. ' She Wat about 16 yeara of age, rather pretty, ahd dressed ih ft natty black frock coat, pantaloon and cloth Cap and gaiter boots, ahd carried a fashionable little cafie. She aaid aha merely dreaaed Op for "a little fun." She lives with her mother in Brooklyn. N. Y. tsptei.
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