E - , Tax Conn:ISA is „published every Monday roving, by Hurt L b , at SI 75 per Annuls if paid strictly is /DVA3CI-42 cro per anima if not paid in advance. No subscription iddscontinued, unless et the option of the pub dustier, until all arrearages are paid. ii-lirsivrtscur.srs inserted at the usual rates, ies Pal:51110 dane with Delal:keit and &A patch. tarricz in South Baltimore street, directly pposite Wamplers' Tinning .I;susfilhitnesit-- "Costeti,sit" on the. sign. Win. B. McClellan, A TTOlttilfl" AT LA W,_offi ce i n I ,s- ea u- id die street, one door west of the nen Uuurt Gettysburg, Nor. 14. Wm. A. Duncan, TTORNEY AT LAW.—tiflice in the North- Test. coruer of Centre Scieare. Gettybburg, A. [Oct. 3. lesu. tf A. J. Cover, {z )TTOII.NEY AT LAW. will promptly attend to Collection. and all other toti. r tw..., en tt.d to Limn. Office betweet l'ahn.:•toeLn' aa4 bapplr k Ziegler. :•:tvl e 4. Il.iltimore Atrect, Otttylibittz.,Pa Piept. 5, Itt,,:+9. Edward B. Buehler, ATTOUNEY AT LAW, will faithfully and promptly attend to all businefaeutrubted ,to unit. lie &perks the Gerni-In language.— t,lifico at tae Soath il.tttimore „street, ntAr Foras, - •4 drug store, and nearly ,opposite Lianaer j Ziegler's store. 1 0 :e3tisburg., March 20. D. Mc C op.aughy, .A.T TWINE; AT LAW, (atr.ce oce door west of linehler•s drug and book Atore,Chatn wei.sutp•ic street ATTOILNICr AND tiOLIrITOR TOR PATENT, •ND PEVstoVS. BOUnty Land AVar :ants, fl.tek.pay snspended Closams, and all saber clams against the Government nt Wash i.agton. D. C.: also Americao Claims in England. Land Warrants located and sold, ar bough Land itighest prices given. Agents engaged in lo ,rating warraata in down, Illinois and other .western States. Ardr•Apply to him personally or by letter. Gettysburg, Nor. 21, '5.3. J. C. Neely, A. - TTORNEY AT LAW, will attend to collec tions and all other business intrusted to • cars with promptness. Office in the fl. ,E.. Acorns/. pf th e Diamond, (formerly occupie d by Wm. 8.-Mellellan, Esq.) Gettysburg, jipril 11, 18:i9. ,tf pr. A. W. Dorsey, isr- St*ERLY of ('arroll county . MA., hating permanes4y ; located in Gettysburg,.olf,rs professional *emirs. Zo the citizens of the Acme and surrounding countti in •the practice of j ibe various branches of his professip#. ()Mee gad re,idence. Baltimore street, next door to Tbe.."otopile,r office, where he may be found at All Owns when aot professionally-engaged.' i ZVI 11,71C1116. Prof. titbit's R. Smith, 110,1tiosve, VAL iter. Augustus Webster, U. D., BaltimoreXtt - p r . J. L. Wurfield, Westminster, Md. !Dr. W. A. Matltin,s ) " " Jaeob Reese, Esq., P " john K. Longwell,Esq., " P pro. E. Wsunpler, Esq., " 14 Lee. Thomas Bo ren,'Getty.Bl)4l4. ' Oct. 25, 1858. 6m , Lawrenos 111.11, - N, D. HAS his office one , door weet of the - Puthers.n church its iCharohersloo.rg street, and opposite Picking's store, where those rishing to have any Dental Operation performed are respectfully invited to n6FEIItNC,L4: Drs. Hunter, Re.. C. P. iKrouth. . Rev. H. L. Rougher, D. L).,„D.e.c. krof. M. Jacobs, Prof. M. L. Stterer. Gettysburg, April 11, 'ts3. Another Arrival. -ITG. CARI:t haaing,t received a.nottler large Atock of CHOOK.R.LES, ,GLAS. S and 7(jEff.S'.. , ,W A RE, CHEESE, te.. to which tile ites the attention of the public. He only aPke n call. convinced !ll,* he can sat,iafy every ens rtontrc. Remember the place—York tittetit, pearly oppo•iite the "CluLe lee." April 2. 1E,:0. Wall Taper! Wall Paper; ! N 6 have just recerted from the city . of "V New York a large assortment of W all paper of the newest patterns and desigps., ,ci aze d. ma r ble and Oak, velvet and plain toor fter, decoration. fire hoard prints and window shades. Wall Paper from d cents per. piece and ,upwards. R. F. MoILLIEN.Y. MArch 2G, 1840 Public Sale. 011111 E subscriber. Administratrix of the estate I of ,lous Fseseit, deecitsed, will sell at ..Sole, oft Tuesday, Me pit day of April est., near the road leading from Littleaton,u to ErnmitAbitrg, 111,1114 t .1 miles from the former gilsee and about to miles from the latter. the 'ra!uable rerminal property of said deee-aeeil, 2 iig,ll) o+ , I ;001) 110R.SES. Zilch Cows. Heifer:. Bull, 5 henel of Sheep. it/road-tread Wagon, narrem-tread do., Threbh ing Machine. Grum Drill. Wheat ,Fap. ' Screen. Plough:. Harrows, Cultivators. iii.nele And Double shovel Pion++, Single and Double Trees. Steel, Roller. Resolving Hay Rake, 2 setts Bridles 00l Sae! lies. sectts Plough Gears. Bailer. Cow and Log Chain-. 2 pair of Butt Traces, Smooth-barrel Rale. a full Kett of Carpenter Toots, linztly new, 2 Work Benches, Turning Lille ; (Ilse!. Grain Cradle*, Mowing Sc the , . Spinning Whreli. Reels. &c.; Grind-tile. 2 Hive: of Bees. M.,ttoels. Ho e s. : i 4 hoe els Forks. ILike , , a lot of Shingles. S ut *sage Cutter and Stuffer. Al3o. household and tch en Furniture. cuusi.ti ng of Tables, Bureau. flock. Ten-plate Sro e and Pipe: I'Atent Lever AVatch : GrAin in the ground. and luau:: alit: article. too uninerotts to mention. jpe-Sale to conicience at 9 o•clnek. A. 31 pn mid day, when attemlint‘ will he given and term; jade kibiwp by I.l>Tl FErSEfI, April 9, 180. is Admihieratriz. To the 5c14,01 Directors 9tF ADAMS COUNTY.—Gentlemen :—ln pflisugune of the 4td Section of the Act h htn . y, 1554. YOU are hereby notified to Fueet li bt cuuretttit;n, et the Court ifouQc. 11 I;ettyaburg, on the first Hosday in .11:11, ir , lo. being the 7th d.iy - of the mouth. at 1 o'clock iu the afternoon, srui reject Tire yore, by A ma )ority of the whole number of Directors prr.seitt, 'pas person of literary An scientific acquire ments, sail of skill and experii.oce in the art of teaching, as COUNTY SI.:PEIIINTENDENT, for the three succeeding scars ; determine the snann4tt of compensation for the same ; and serttfy the result to the State Superintendent, at Harrisburg, as required by the :fsth and 40th It;eetions of said Act: JNt). C. ELLIS, County Supt. of Adams co. New Oxford, April 2,1860. tt Just in Season ! GM US A CALL !—The undersigned have just received from the cities an immense stock ofeLOTSS,C4IISPERES, Cti.&tiL\ ETS, VESTINGS in all varieties, ht.., suitable tor the season, w.hich they offer to the public at itnpra .cedenteilly law rates. " They ssk a call, To convince all ^— Pr the trade ol isis astertion. No trouble to show goods and giro prices. A /arge lot of ) 1 1CADY-IILDE CLOT \G also seillsgebraPOr thaa ever. Garments made tip for men and boys, as as sal, Is the eery be. manner, and according t 4 say style desired. The work being done in paiis own establishment, they are always ea- E jasig to warrant it. Remember their lilac* of Mlnte hi the large end eaurtnotilons roost ed. ' Cotean a Calp's on eliambersburg JACOBS a BRO., . . Merchant. Tailors. :-. ails. I*, lase _ 4 - 0118113MEPESS, TABS NOTICE. ---Per. Noe about vase to housekeeping eau is Arunonil areottnesst of everything they 11100, iiiiiiiiirpekkor* - ..../.14,TVATM% t 'a , ‘=-LeitUes ern sad fp* $614.; • 14.41 41440 4t, BROS, ie • • - • OE AEI-- . --- •~•,,,,,tu-tr , , 4..r...r.t.^.4:040341Nni:..1.,:444-kt.5t,t,t..141..±9M140 '.,, .14^ . .--,-rI , - -P„. ,. . - .....-..* ....- '*' :,...... '."'"..-' '." 4 '''- lr ' .0 .. .$ AO "-'' ' - , 1. , `' i - ~ ' , . :..7. 1 ..." -.-- .."0 , ., , U ':,' -.7 . 7.t. , t -- -' •-, ,-,:.te - ** 4 • . F .- . . • Ili g clltmortatir, gititto and tamournal • • .. • • num By 11. I. STATILE 4r). YEAR. Io4COET'III The sea is a jovial comrade, Ile laughs wherever he goes; His merriment shines in the dinsplinglines; That wrinkle his hale repose, lie Jays himself down at the feet of the Sun, And Akales all user with glee, And the brow{!-backed Lillows fall faint on the shore, In the mirth of the mighty Sea. But the Wind is sail aosltestless, Aod cursed with no inward pain: You wag hark CS you will. by valley or hill, Bat you bear him still complain. lie wails on the barreo mountains, Antl,shrieks on the wintry sea ; lie sobs in the cedar, and moan( in the pint, And shudders all oye,r the aspen tree., Welcome are both their Yokes., ,dricl I know not whist)! iaSsest— "e laughter that slips from the Ottani Ups, Ur the comfortless Wind's unrest. There's a pang in all rejoicing, A joy In the heart of pain, A,od :She Wind that saddens, Abe See. ,that gia4 Arm • Are singing the self-same strain, p.v. • ir - z r.., 7.3-• " drob,Nip.-ai CAPT. ELXIIOB.N MID THE ABA CONDA. , The many islands of comparatively small size which border the celesta of Sumatra and Java, and the Malacca peninsula, in the East Indies, generally rise rather abruptly out of the water with Ixaggy and precipitous filigree,— They are mostly uninhabited, awl the uneven surface is covered with a dense growth of trees, with an exuberance of liAlage seldom witnessed in forests at a distance from the eiiiittior. These trees are also often interlaced with vanes of rarious lands, which springing vigo rously from the rich earUi, scud forth their fur reaching branches ivory di ;veinal., end twisting fantastically ,around and among the limbs of ylie trees, sometimes ascending f,o the topmost igs, and sometinuar ,creeping among the thick underbrush at their base, con stitute in many places a eompaet body of vegetation, to penetrate which milli reB nitwit .ingenuity, labor and perseye ranee. ; These thickets arc frequented by varjeties the feathered tribes, some of which areurfayed in krarmeNts.of the most brilliant and variegated co:ors, :ruel being seldom disturbed in their syl van retreats, way he easily approached and secured by tit, eager . and unse,ru. pulous sport Ewan. These sequestered gr0„1 - es, as well the retigh ledges of colcatne rock, which . abound ia the . h-lands, are often the re ' sort of wild animals, some of which, tierce and ravenous, are 'Mt to be alp ; preached .with impunity. They some . tsmea servo as the lair for the leopard or the biela, and even the gro url of the " royal twee juts been heard in these islands, whither he has immigrated from Sumatra, Java, or the Malay peninsula. Indeed, these dreaded animals—the most powerful and ferocious of all the, fourfooted tri be—have within the last twenty years invaded the inhabited isja4d fsj nga pore, by swi mj n across the *milt which seperlttes it fro m the main land, in such numbers as to render seats portions of the" islapd 'uninhabita ble. Indeed, at ono Lime it seemed doubtfill whether the eirilixed bun:um ' being or the ferocious ninnentitig brute ' should eacreiso dominion over the is ' land. • By the latest adviccs, however, men seems to have maintained his ascenden cy in S'Agepore, and by the ,otter of high rewards for the destruction of the tiger, and organizing hunting parties on u formidable scale, the brute has been kept away from the settlements, and excepting now and then, when a poor Malay, while wandering in the skirts of the woods, or an unsuspecting traveler while pursuirig bjg journey pn the highway, is pounced upon and ear 'lel tvt A „ jungle to regale the fastidious appetite Of one of these monsters, they are not very often set n or heard of. But fierce quadrupells are run the only evil-, to he dreaded in the small but thickly wooded islands to which I refer. J;eptiles of fearful size and power, or armed mita fangs dis telif.g deadly venom, are F. ounctinws rnet with ; as the Cobra Covello, or hooded snake, which strikes the unwary rover among the solitudes, ,without warning, and often without being Well or heard, and that; terrible python, the Anaconda, tho most tearful looking of createil beings, which can crush in his embrace the Most formidable among the beasts of prey. The island of Cracntea or Pooloo Cractitor., is situated in the western part of the Straits of 6an4l, about midway between the islands of Sumatra and Java. It is but .14 few square miles . in extent, but rises to a considerable height above the surface of the straits. It, is thickly • covored with trees and bushes, and on the north side a small stream trickles down the side of the abrupt bilis, and pours i itsielf into the tea, thus Arnishing the means ter ships to obtain fresh water when short of that important article. .The eastern sale of this wild-looking island, whose appearance at a distance from the deck ors ship realizes one's beau ideal of tropl!al vegetation, is steep and inaceessiblo • but Op other parts of it,s shores, the w oods extend to the very edge of the *crates; and there is seldom difficulty Jq greeting a landicg, if any person should he disposed to takes peep into its groves or explore its reeesseis l through neer-amity or curiosity. It aambar or ,yearti no, the precis. date I dorot recoPoct, übr is it ~o =Jeri aal 0 ,tity story, t sh Neale Pompil iii!l Iva" puli t ig sibro tbe Straits of Orgba, 6011111 6EO is to Wsw giNO AND 8/1. TIM MAIMS M 4IITINGALE GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1860. York. When withirriti few miles of the little island of Cracatoa, the wind died away, and.the smooth glassy surface of the ocean, and the dull-looking motion less clouds around the horizon, betoken ed a calm of several hours duration.— As the stock of 6re-wood-on board was somewhat limited, and the passage threatened to be a long one, Captain Elkhorn concleded to get, out the long boat and land on the island, with a view to obtain a supply of tire-wood. "Get the axes into the boat, Mandril," said he to the serond mato. "We will [ take with us four good mon, and it shall g p bard but that in the course of a con, pie of hours we will return with a fall [ boat-load of fire-wood." After giving some instructions to his first officer, who was left in charge of the ship, Capt. Elkhorn, with Mr. Man dril and the four seamen, started off on their excursion. 7.'hor found no diffi culty in landing; and ;after making feat the boat alongside a lodge of rocks, the party proceeded with great diligence to the accomplishing of their object.— [ They found trove suitable for that pu.r- Ispose within a few rods of the landing ' place, and while the second mate and I ono of the mon handled their axed with a degree of vigor and perseverance that would havecummanded the admiration of a backwoodsman, the other seamen were employed in conveying the wood to the boat; and stowing it away be neath the thwarts. Captain Elkhorn, however while the work was going on, felt inclined to take a ramble townedethe centre of the Is- I land, to examine, as ho rink], " the lay of the land and the look of the people. " Ile riawertlingly cut a stout cudgel, which - be proudly brandished above his . head, and assuring the officer that ho would not. be long absent., disappeared behind some bushes while in the act of climbing tho rugged side of the island. Capt. Elkhorn kept on fur some few hundred yards, sometimes struggling with difficulty through the thick under growth, sometimes crawling over it, sometim,es ainkhig into unseen chasms or declivities, and sometimes standing erect on ridges or swells which com manded a glimpse through the trees of the Indian Ocean. During his progress, with the [exception of a feiLbirds of the parrot tribe, he witneseernn sign of life, and save the dull sound of the axes wielded by his men, all was still. Not even a len" wits stirring among the trees ; the Solitude was complete. In Out course of fifteen or twenty minutes, the Captain haul reached a Ispothich abeve the water which, being eorraparrtirely free from trees, especial ; ly en the side towards the soush-efist,. overlooked a portion of the Straits of Sunda—the islands of Thwart-the-way and the Button in the distance—and commanded a fine view of Java Head. .E.xletusted, overheated with his e,fforts to penetrate the interior of the island, theatmosphere being excessi.velyftiltry, he seated himself beneath a tree, whogo branches reached nearly to the grouud, I awl while resting from his fatiguing l exercise, twitted tett /Qll the broad and ' beautiful prospect. l ii After enjoying the view for a few minutes, ho stretched himself on the y sward, and plucking a leafy branch fro= the treghplaced it over his head and face, so as Ta.oto effectually to exclude the rupa of the light. In this agreeable posit ion,he soon be=ame oblivi ous of events or scenes around him. He subsequently said ho was loot in deep reflection, indulging in pleasant day' dreams. In all likelihood, he was en joying, perhaps unconsciously, a com ' fortabe nap. He must hare remained in this state for fifteen or twenty minutes, when his attention was excited by some singular soft lids in his immediatto vicinity, which reminded like of the purring of a cat, only - . much heeler. It instantly occur red to liiin that a dangerous animal of the feline specie was lurking in the lower branches of the tree just overehis head, and has life was in ilerainent den er. lie did not eliange his position, but clutching the cudgel which ho still . held in his hand, w ith a convulsive grasp, ho was rapidly considering Which course it would be safest fur him to adopt, whether to flee boldly his sup posed enemy, turn his back upon him and run for the heat, or remain quiet and call for assistance, when he east his eyes On a slit}' which jutted out from the side of a hill, and not more than six or eight yards trout the spot where ho lay, and there beheld an object winch ban ished from his mind all thoughts of the wild animal which NlAil favoring him with a serenade, and froze his soul with horror. Upon this cliff or shelf of rock ho be held a monstrous serpent, arrayed in a gorgeous garineht of ninny dazzling tines, silently, but rapidly, writhing its scaly body, end arranging it into a spiral coil, preparatory to a fatal spring! The monster's eyes shot forth sparks of tiro as ho directed his eager gage to wards the spot where Elkhorn lay.— Ills head, broad and flat, was raised, overlooking the huge and horrid heap ()icons, which moved and twisted about as if under the iiilluence of some spas modic action : and' his tongue, resemb ling a atream of living flame, was ever And anon thrust forth from his frightful jaws, as if in glad autteipation of a grateful feast. Captain glkhorn was no coward. Ho had laced danger and death in various shapes, and bud showed himself a man. /Int the eight of this python, which tnidovidently marked bite tbr his prey, and ready for the leap, seemed gloating for his distructico, portilYg , od his frame and unstrung every nerve and muscle. AnhOugh his heart beat, as though it i would burst through the walls which • eottflues it t awl be was linalitio it? Mc", "TRUTH t 9 MIGHTY, AND WILL PRYNAIL." a limb or to utter a cry for help. There ho lay, motionless, his oyes fixed upon the serpent, fully conscious of his dang er, of the terrible fate which rairely awaited him—that of being torn to pieties by tho teeth, or crushed within the hideous embraces of the reptile ! This terrible state Of suspense, td though it seemed to cencentrate within a minute's time the pain, the torturing anguish of a thousand years, was not of long duration. The monster gave the fatal spring, and swiftly as an arrow from an arbalist, darted toward the un fortunate mariner. The serpent's head, however, to the unutterable astonishment and joy of Captain Elkhorn, passed over him, and a fearful cry, as if by some wild animal iot pain, struck his ear. A struggle then ommenoed, and Elkhorn felt the slim Ida of the unclean reptile twist ing and whisking about his face and limbs. But the moment as serpent sprung from the cliff and lie tie longer saw the glisten of that satanic eye, the strength of the Captain was restored as if by magic. lie felt endued with almost superhuman strength and act►vi ty..l.l.e pushed aside the writhing folds of the python and bouadod to his feet. Be barely saw that. the fearful reptile had grappled with some feroci ous beast ; which was fighting furious ly for life, when he eonstuenced his rush down the side of tho hill towards the boat. And such fonts of agility as Elkhorn displayed on that occasion while mak ing a hasty retreat from the enewy's country, has seldom been witnessed. and never recorded. He burst through the bushes, he rolled over hedges, ho leaped down precipices, he turned al most impossible somersaults—some times on his head, and somcd.iines on his fret—making his way like an ava lanche through all obstructions, leaving a piece of his coat here, of liiionether gurment there, a portion of his vest on this bush, and a remnant of his linen on that, and raking at the top of his voice, "stand by.nen I Dtke to the boat The Devil is in chase, under fall sail." The men, hearing the hoarse voice of their'eonimander, and seeing him with out hat and Stripped almost entirely of his ulothing, ,wino rushing down the hill side and tumbling in among them, like a maniac escaped from his keepers, did not fur n moment doubt his word, but. fully believed that *the homy of mankind, wearing his mast •ppailirig shape. was close upon the Captain's heels Tbey abandoned the half-cut logs, as if they were blocks from the liohon , Upas tree, And followed tbeircom ruand er into the boat--cut the fasts; and pushed off, stimulated to extraordinary exertions by the frantic shouts of Capt. Elkhorn, who kept continually exclaim ing, J , vlill away, boys Pull away— for your lives! for your JiNcs; ynrit myr,a!" And obedient to the orders and ur gent entreaties of their excited core-' mander, and stimulated by terror.--by the apprehension of some certain yet mysterious and nameless evil—the ,men bent their backs to the work, and made marvelously quick time in propelling the long boat, nearly loaded with fire wood, Across the apace which• separat ed the island of Crazoloa from the ship Numa rompilina Captain Elkhorn, closely followed by Mr. Mandrill and the font seamen, hastily clambered up the side the ship, casting anxious glimees over their shoulders to ascer tain if they were not hotly pursued by some evil spirit- It was some time before Captain, Elk horn could sufficiently recover from his fright to explain to his astonished ship's company tbo cause of his terror, and describe the apalling dangers to which he bad been exposed; and the impres sion of tarmr whieb Was stamped on his mind by the sight of that huietui. Anaconda—whose length could not have been less than thirty feet, with his glaring eyes and forked tongue, ready to spring upon him to crush him within his folds, and stow him away in his hideous elastio-sepulchre—was nev er effaced. For months the uufurtu nate man was harrassed by awful vis ions of the serpent. The moment lie dropped asleep he again felt it writhing upon his bosom, and his cold clammy sides rubbing against his fate ; Utter ing loud bereains, wuuid awake, pith heavy drops of perspiration standing ' on his brow, every limb convulsed, eve-' ry feature distorted, and denoting the intense agony of his sufferings. After all, the Anaconda, so far from being deserving of blame, was doubtless the savior of Captain Elkhorn's life.— Some beast of prey, scenting a human being from afar, had undoubtedly been attracted to t ho spot. whore the ex hausted Elkhorn lay wrapped in sleep and conscious security. While making preparations for an onslaught, this ani mal, licking his chops and rejoicing at the prospect of a savory meal, was seen and watched by the Anaconda, which reptile, by a similar process of reason, ing, marked him for his prey. f lie snake probably saw nothing of the man—and if he had seen him, miglit not have molested hint, 411 its energies being bent on securing within its terri ble grip the animal, a leopard, a panth er, perhaps a tiger, which was so busi ly employed in making demonstrations of a hostile I;haractec against the pros, trate and' unconscious captain of the good ship Name Pompilius. Nevertholess—such is the ingratitude of man—the wild beast which atedita-, ted the instant destruction of Captain Elkhorn seemed to make no unpleasant unpression on his memory, while the remembrance of the snake, his undoubt ed preserver, like a• horrid incubus, clang tohim through life;--4oak4Vvor. The Catacombs of Paris. In accordance with annual eustotn, some engineers of the municipality visited, a few days ago, the catacombs, which extend to a considerable distance beneath Paris, on the left bank of the river. The ject of the visit was to ascertain that the arches, pillars,&c., which support the roof, remain perfect ly solid. The engineers were accom panied by some gentlemen and jadies; and it is only on the occasion of these annual inspections that the catacombs can be visited at all. Tho entrance is in the conrtyard on what. was formerly the octml office of the Barriers d'Zn for. It is closed by a thick door, and the catacombs aro renchod by a long nar row staircase descending about seventy foot. A man JO, the door counts the persons who er.tor, and gives each a lighted candle which be is required con stantly to carry. At the bottom of the staircase is a long, narrow gallery, the sides and roof of which are supported by masonry. This gallery, in which only two persons can walk abreast, leads to a spacious vault -beneath the i Plaine de Mont Souris, and in which vault are collected the Lanes fortnerly i from the old cemeteries of Paris. Near I the entrance to the vault is the iaacrip don, N insultez pas aux manes des snorts t. About twenty minutes aro oc cupied in reaching the spot, and it is generally remarked that the visitors, influenced by the strangeness of the situation, and by the peculiar odor which prevails, soon become serious and silent. In the vault the bones are piled np Like wood in a Limber yard, and gal leries aro formed in them for visitors to pass along. The bones are arranged in regular order to the height of sit feet, the larger bones being outside, acd the skulls being placed on the top. fore and there are inscriptions indicating from what cemeteries the bones aro brought, and also scraps of verse from different poets. There is one enormous heap of bones which has not yet been classified. It is calculated that no fewer than 3,000,000 persona must have been in terred in the cemeteries from which the bones were removed. In the vault aro some subterranean epringe, which have been collected in a basin called the 4 , Fontaine de la Samarataine. In this fountain some geld fish were hast! in 1813 ; they lived fora_ long Imo, but did not breed. In the other parts of the Catacombs the galleries aro very numerous, and one of them is nearly five miles long. To prevent persons from losing their way, a broad black lino is drawn on the wall from the en . trance of the Catricombs to the vault:=- Gulignanis Messenger. About Istrimaay. that takes a wife, takes care. .Never marry but for love; but see that thou loveat what Is lovely. No man can either live piously, or die rightcousli without a wile.— RicAter. To bo a man in a tree lenge, is in the first place and above all things, to have a wife.—Micheld. The bloom or blight men's hap pinesic —Byrom. The reason why so few marriagcsare happy in, because young ladies spend them time in making nets, not. in mak log rages !—Strift. Of all *ensile ofa man's life, his mar riage does /east concern 'other people, yet of alt actions of our life, 'tut moat meddled with by other ponople.—Selden. it 13 to be feared that those who mar ry where they do not love, will love whore they do not marry.---)Zuller. In the career of female fame there are few prizes to be obtained; vriiiob can vie with Ow obscure stateofs beloved wife or h happy mother.—Jaae Porter, All the molestations Of a marriage are abundantly recompensed with oilier comforts which God bestowetb on theta who make a wise choice of * wife.— Ful/t.r. Another Jonah. Not Jong since, in South Carolina, a clergyman was presehieg on the die. ohtehenee of Jonah, when commanded to go and preach to the Ninevites. Af ter expatiating for a considerable length of time on the truly awful consegnences of disobedience to divine commands, he exclaimed, in a voice of thunder, that passed through the congregation like no electric shock : " Are there any Jonalis here ?" There was a negro present, whose name was Jonah, who thinking himself called on, itntnediatoly arose and turn. ing up his white eye to the preaehet., with the broadest grin and best bow, answered ; " Here be one, Massa." Decidedly Ugly.—ln Duxbury, Massa chusetts, lived Bill Hoeboy, as he was called, the ugliest looking loafer the town ever had. Bill got awakened in a time of great religious extitement, and one day, at a crowded meeting, when the people were standing around the windows unable to got in the house, Bill was telling his experience. " friends," said Bill, "for fifty years I have carried the devil nn my should -re." At this, a voice in the window criad out : " If he had looked you in the face ho would have dropped off in a hufry :" Bill was bothered, and reeerv. od his speech for another occasion. ilirOld Torn Batee bad a great stofy about feet. " Tide about feet.," he used to say, "why, I knew aoigger down in Arkarulaw, that bad mud smashers like young steamboats. That fellow's foe& was a (liortnne to hfin, though, at hut; for when they started a railroad in his parts, the locomotive fellers gin him fifteen hundred dollars for his old moc casins. They mad* a depot oat of one, pa ti an iOo.c mai soIIOOR vat of !lather." TWO DOLLARS A-TFATZ Anecdote of a Noble Woman. When General Jackson- was a candi date for the Presidency in 1828. not only did the party opposed to him abuse him for his pablic acts, which, if uncon stitutional or violent, were a legitimate subject of reprobation, but they defam ed the character of his wife. On one occasion a newspaper published in -Nash ville was laid upon the General's table. He glanced over it, and his oyes fell upon an article in which the character of Mrs. Jackson was violently assailed. So soon as ho bad read it he sent for his trusty old servant Dun woodie. " Sad dle' my horse," said he' to him in a whisper, "and put my holsters on him." Mrs. Jackson watched him, and though sho beard not a word, she thought sho saw the devil in his eyes. The General went out after a few moments, when she took up the paper and understood everything. She ran 'out to the south gate of the yard of the Hermitage, by which the General would have to pass. She had not been there more than a few seconds before theoGenerel rode up with the countenance of a madman.— She placed herself before his horse, mid cr i e d out—" Oh, General, don't go to Nashville I Let that poor editor live." " Let that, poor editor live." "Let mo alone 1" ho replied : " how came you to know what I am going for?"—She an swered, "I saw it all in his paper after you went out; put up your horse, and go back." Ho replied, furiously," But I will go—get out of my way I" In stead of doing this she grasped his bridle with both hands. lie cried to her, "I say, let go my horse. I'll have his heart's blood—by the eternal, the villain that reviles my wife shall not live 7" She grasped the reins but the tighter, and begun to expostulate with him, saying that she was the one who ought to be angry, bet that she forgave her persecutors from the bottom of her heart, and prayed for them—that he should forgiVe if he had hoped to be forgiven. At last, by her reasoning, her entreaties and her tears, she so worked upori her husband that he seem ,od mollified to a certain extent. She wound up by saying, " No, general, you shall not take the life of even my reviler—you dare not do it, for it is written, " Vengeance is mins, I will re pay, with the Lord!" The iron nerved hero gave way before the earnest pleading of his beloved wife; and he replied, “ I yield to you; but had it not been for you, and the words of the Almighty, the wretch should not havo•livcd an hour." Annual Morino* Conference in Illinois. —The anti-Brigham Young Mormons held a con forma° at Amboy, Illinois, on the 6th inst. 'Joe Smith, Jr., is identi fied with this branch of the Mormons, and it is proposed to give Brigham a good deal of trouble. Polygamy was itt ( erly denounced, and those who fume lice it had the curses of the church No. 2 Rronounced against them. Young Smith was present, and accepted the office of president of the High Priests. A dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette sus: This organization fs very sanguine that they can induce Young "Joe" to assume the presidency and seership.— This result will supersede the necessity of a conference to depose Brigham Young, us the presidency of Young Smith is acknowledged, even in .Utah. Such a conference had been proposed. A president of the High Council, a Bishop, and President of Elders wore chosen and ordained. Much bitterness of feeling is mani fested against Brigham Young and his party. in Utah. Throughout the pro ceedings, and in the course of private conversation, Young and his counselors were denounced as having separated themselves from the church, and the people in Utah are to be preached to, in order to convince them that they bare "given heed to seducing spirits an.l doctrines of devils." The Divine and the Doctor. A devout minister was once asked by a skeptic if he followed preaching to save souls ? and on replying Oat he did, the caviller rejoined— " Did you ever see a soul 1" "No." " Did you over bear s soul?"• "No." " Did you ever taste a soul?" it N o !) " Did you ever smell a soul ?" • „ No" " MAI you ever feel 11.8001 ?" "Yes, thank God," said the preacher. 48 Well," said the caviling doctor, "there are four out of the live senaea against one that there is no soul?" Bo the matter might have dropped, but the preacher, aasubtile in wider standing as he waa pious in heart, turned the table upon the caviling doc tor, and being informod that lie was doctor of medicine, asked :. " Did you over see a pain ?" "No." " Did you ever hears pain ?" " No." " Did you ever smell a pain ?" "No.' " Did you ever feet a pain I'4 ' " Yee," said the doctor. 14 Weil, then," rejoined the preacher, "there are, you sue, also four senses against one to prove that there Is no such thing as pain ; and yet, sir, you know that there is flagh a thing as pa n , and I know there is a soul." The doctor appeared confounded, and walked off. Too Much Study.--The school com mittal Imre forbidden . thsassl o rscnt of lessons for study oat oral f a t h e Boston school lbr girls. Tlts '#t pLr sicians havebecome, wavi*Jed .0' the T1A04 10 4,f!5"0 94 e 4 ***. Aimee Pi • ,Viegiiee—, Mew lisea hvi AM Ole IllUllerintllne,ilMP Celeatial Itplearea. a - The Hong Kent carrrespondetik lar bo Newark Memory writes : Yon have, ellen heard, no doubt, of the high regard in which rata and pup pies are held by the Chimatie, and va may have read something' .as to the mftitni tads of the trade wiiicltlas grown oat et' the psrarsiling appetite forAhose /azuries; but very tow of your readers, perhaps, have had ocular dorm:Astra tion, as I have had, of the wide extent of the prevailing rat and dog ootisuus mg custom. Being- recently in Canton, after exploring other points of interest, I paid a visit to Rat street, whith do rives its name from the many restaur ants in which nothing but rats arese ed up, and the many shops whore rats only are sold. They were exposed for sale in every style—alive, dried, meek-_ ed, etc., and the shop keepers informed us they were. "very good," as perhaps they were to those who could appreci ate them: In a deg resturant, visited in our rounds, we found in a front - loons several tables surrounded by Chinese who were regaling themselves upon dog, served in a variety of styles. I took a scat at ono of the tables, and, a dish of stowed dog was promptly placed before me. It looked invitiag u and its odor was not bad, but I did not ven ture to partake. In a small cup upon the same table, were the cycFrot a eat, which is here a very delicate and_an pensive dish, but the sight of thauLtp any but a Chinese, is not to be regard ed as tending to sharpenl the appetite. lu the back room were bamboo cages, placed in tiers, containing dogs and puppies of every age, size and color. - 7 Black dogs are supposed to be the most delicate, and command the highest price. A person desiring to feast upon dogs, has merely to step into a restaur ant and select a dog or puppy, accord= ing to his taste, which will at once be cooked in whatever style be prefers.-;- I believe there is a work upon China which denies that the Chinese eat eith er rats, cats, or dogs—but the mistake is a very bald one. I have seen dots exposed for sale in the markets of Hong Hong, and in the same city have peen the people oat both rats and dogs. NO. 4G. Another Oberlin Sensation. • A Negro is &ripped, Cowhided and Driren from the Town.—On Monday last, a negro arrived in Oberlin, and bogged refuge and protection, Claiming that ho was a fugitive slave from Ken tucky.. As somo suspicion existed as to hia being a gennino fugitive, he was was taken before the Mayor for exami nation. The Mayor, after a close ex &ruination, could not decide whether tbo negro was a fugitive or not, and declined having anything further to do with thu case. The negro left the Mayor's °Moe, bat no sooner reached the street than he was seized by a gang of nogroes, who stripped him, and cowhidod him I until the blood spirted from his face, back and breast in torrents. lie was thou released, and told to leave town at once. Ile started, but tho black brutes, not satisfied with whipping hint to death's door, pursued him for twomlles, with. clubs, and stones, and hideous yells. The ringleader in this brutal af fair was one Evans, a negro, and one of the notorious Oberlin rescuers. We receive those particulars from reliable citizens of Oberlin, who witnessed the transaction. Oberlin 18 completely in tho hands of the negroes, and. tbsir mirk like that of Liayti, and other places where blacks are in power, is pompous, 4lcspotie, and brutal.—Creve /and Plaindealer, 4th. A Chinese Dinner.—During tho of M r . Wnrd, the American Minister,lo Pekin, China, ho was honored with s, sumptuous dinner. Though onlythriie Chinese Commissioners, Mr. Ward, his secretary and two interpretem were resent, and sat down to it, the supply was enough for at least. a hundred, and the expense was estimated at $1,600: It .consisted of various dishes—birds' nests, sharks' fins, heiters' teats, water melon seeds, etc., etc., the whole amoun ting to no less than thirty courses. A Distressing Case.—A. most distress. ing case of small pox has proved . fatal in Northfield, Mass., in the death. of Daniel CroebY, who was buried in- si lence. Ills rsife hes at the point or death from consumption, and his three little -daughters, who wore removed from home, pleaded in vain to see their parents. ligA Wholesale Business.—We under stand that the Kansas Legialatav have ranted ono hundred and fiftyllf a of il divorcement ill forty days—final the Legislature quit the retail busia , and the House concluded to do a Wholesale operation, and immediately passed a hill divorcing all married people iu the Territory.—St. Joseph West. Smokera.—The Scientific Anuricitit has made a calculation that there affe at, least 200,000 smokers in the- city of New York, who upon an average eon sumo two cigars per day, making th 3 total consumption 4Q0,000 Ter day. These, at an average cost of four cents trial, will amount to $16,000 daily don eurn:3d in the city alone. This makos $5,840,000 annually. liirA new kind of leather has made its appearance in the market.. It is made from the skin of the white whale, found in the River St,. Lawrence. Prolix the skin of the white whale can balsade a superior kind of sole-Leather, harness-. leather, and black leather for booti. Very extensive ruins of as an cient city have boon discovered in New Mexico, ninety miles northwest of Fort Stallion. They are said .to rival in magnitude and architectural deeoration the gigantic ruins of Thebes anittPal myra. They were evidently built by a warlike race. IllirCeaftubial Oblition. A . young man of Newbern, N. 0., took his sweet heart to church the other day tto be married. Arriving at the door he sent her in, and, stepping off on motile little pretext, forgot to return. . _ sti - The latest accosot from 1144 land say Ulm queen, Victoria.* . voq_ well and " taken to hoops.' l . - Utbat, meant, thosevarioodio th,* can bee& outkisc4are.. • IMlrlt , is • hike Wei* - gwi4Pllll466lliwee lari* Vd a hl i 1 410 ' f ' 44. * 441r3'911#111. ' # w alida
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