• Uri, tritAceklp Oboerbet. OFFICE IN fto BLOCS, (UP STAIR%) N. W. COR.NEtt STATE ST. AN.I), PARK. Single copies, paid sTracTLY in advance ...... $2 00 • If not paid In -advance 2 50 City Subscribers, served by carriers, Fifty Ceuta additional. Two copies to the same person 4 00 Five copies sent to.pne 10 Ten 'X 00 Clubs rates apply only to those who pay in advance. All subscription accounts must he settled an nually. No paper will - be.sent to any person where responsibility is not known, unless the price is paid in advance, ADVERTISING HATES. The following are our advertising rata.•;, which will ho strictly adhered•to. Tu. reckoning the length of advertisements, an Inch is ccinsiderctl a square. Anything less than an inch Is rated ssa. nikftionrci: ST,;: Itise - rtlrins 1 sq, sq. 4 5q.1.1 c 0ne...... 1.7 w 2.70 5.00, 7.00, 12.00 Two 1.50 . 1 2.50, 3.2.5 4.00 , 7.0)1200, MOO Three weelfs.... 2.00 3.00 1 4.00 5,00' 0.50 15.00 25.00 Four week.„... 2.511 , 3.75 0.00:01.00`19.00, 3[1,00 Two months—, 3.751 5.60 7.00, 5.5010.00,23.00 45.00 Three months_ 5.001 ft. 0010.00 12.0k20.0030.130 so.oo six months_:.; 8.00,12.0 n is.oo 29.#30 iitou'so.oo; RSA* One year. 112.(013).00.30.0) 35.00 50.0)00.00 150.00 Executo*ii' and Administrators% ZS TI ot I ces S 3 each; Auditors' and Estray Notices f 2 each; 'Special" Notices, set in Leaded Noupariel, and Inserted before 'Marriages and Deaths, 2, per cent. in addition to regular rates ; Local Not ices, furnished by the part 1e5,15 cts, per line of Eight words, for ling insertion, 12 gents per line, fir St sinib and ten cents for each kribSeilnent inser - lion; Editorial Notices 25 cents per line; Mar rlng,es SO cents; Deaths 25 cents each.' _Adver t i.emonis insiTtefl every other week, two-thirds full rates. Persons handing In advert le4. , ments oionid state the period thew, wish them pub. 0 , 11,1; otherwise they will he -continued until 'oidered out, at the expense of the advertisers. =MI _ . siVe have a very superior Jobbing niTire, ttit•l are irrepoired to do any kind qty work, in large or gatnli orders;nt as -reasonable tutees and fn ;1. Rood littyle as all estabtLsbanent, In the eonn , fre,. All ronittnunient ions..slion !ante add re‘sed to • 1 I.:EN.IIy W/11:01.x.N, ' : • . Editor nod Proprietor. 4 - '' , l.sitotnegs Antice.d.. F...c_k.mr.niAusi..l..vp . .lllitlre o'T Iliby 4 eace, Fast= Hall itUildtraz, i• - ,11e; Pa. , - • oc0;1-tf'.; HENRI :k I . WISLET,. kti "ram' nt Law, Pawl& st rept , • above Union I , e 1 At, Erie, Pa. , ' • no-P67. =Ea „.,„ GEORGE n: CUTLER. t:oriley. at Law, Girithl, Erte Comity, Pa. dl et ions and other liusiness attended to with , . uu:ptnrae and diSpifich. . BILVWEEY S in Lt., 14'11101i In ,Pine, I'Vhdtetyrx)d, Cherry, Ash, Walnut 'and Quit Lumber, T.ath and Shitdev. l!rivo, State street, Nortlfof it. P. Imput, Erie, niv2-tt., oEo. w. GuNsrsirre' . , a,t Law, and .Itillee of the Penee, = 1%11..1 , m an,1..1...zerq, ,Conveynnet,r > awl "t•oltector. Office in Ilindernecht's sotsb west corner of Fifth and State streets, Erie, Pa. ' 1103%.1-tf. t: • . . M. COLE i SON, - •ok ndels tuld Plonk Hook Manufacturers, r.‘ er Key.tone National - Bank. Jylll7-tf. PR. O. L. ELLIOTT. - Dentist. No. State iitreet.OPPosite Brown's u'l, Erre, Pa. Office trours.from Slrl A. M. to 12 M., And from ItosP. M. .Itr67-1 1. RAT.I'SSLAN di CO., Wnblesale and Retail Dealers In lnthrnelt e, Prtuminoun and Blacksmith Coal. Office corner Pencil and 12th streets, Erie, Ftc,. .1. IL NAUMAN. • [Stabtfj n: Z. SA L11431A ,A.' KING, - halter Brewer. and Dealer In Enpq, flarley, Malt, Ales; Lager. - ite.' Trciprletnr. of 'Ale and Lager. .Breweries and 'Walt Warehouses, F:rle, ,jynr66-t[. W. E. MAGILL, Ihnltict. Office in Roscnzwi•tg's Block, north cite of the Park, Erie, Pa. FRANK WINCHELL Lt. CO., A tietionand Cnninlission 3„fentliants, and Real F.Ntato Agents, SU State .r.treet. (corner Ninth,) El u•, Pa. Advances made on con,lginnents. country Vendues attended to in any pat t ul the county. FRANK VaNCELEthr 2.914-Iy. WM. MA BITS, Tailor fad 00dr:es Cleaner, Union Block, above Dr. Itennett's office. Clot Ilry made, clean ed and repaired oualiart notice. Term, as rt.-a tonable as ally. • ' • mr22. TLIEO, C. SPENCER. • noo ER SHEIL3I.II4. SPENCER, .4fz SITEE)TAN, - Aftorneva at Lnur,r - Franklin, NEN. in Kerr's bitildintt, Liberty' street. t l'ithole City, Pa.,—otlice over Kemp'.Bank, iw ten reel. Collections protnptly nude in all hart. ”r the oat regions. 41116\\'S k co. -- Wholesale deal Cunard and :101l real, Erie, Pa..' ;Haying dig ed of' our Aloe"; operty to theitbovomatu arra, werkece..vo, dly rei rre from the eaai trade, reeonuneuding our sueo , vsont as ttgAltterttty_ Worthy of the coaddrsov and pat I on `sktroyour old friends =I the_public. ja3'B7-1E 6t.391V. RANK I A. WILTJkR. JUDSON & WILDER, nutufact.untrs 4,tri Wbolesqle Deni,ll; to Tin, Japan and Pretl44l Worn, Stove Pipe, stove Trull mipgst Waterford, Erie Co., Pa. Or-• dets brtnall =lnaptly attended to. jan9. E.A.13L1 HOTF,T,, oppoqte L t 'lltott Depot, mte, caw p b, rroprirtnr: irou . se otierritt all hours. Tim b.ir:inUl2.atiL;lln•:;pssnpplltial the choicest thatttteA>arkctls alTorkl. lel ruion .Erie Co., Pa., George Tabor, proprietor, Good aceommoclajions and niN m te techaygeg. Iw-SV-tr. - rr GF.6. 11EICNE'lt,1. - D., . PhNelnn nnll finrgeon. Office, East Park St., ovpr Unverstiek's dour stote,—h, wards at the lIN -I,le n of O. V7: - Kellko, °A door , &oath of the M: Ckureb, on Ross/Liras duct. ()thee hours from 11 n. m. unW I. n- In. In.y.10•01-tf. J. , K. 11.ALLOCE.. 1.A. - 111( . 111:0ND, 1.70. ' . Meatlvillv ; Pa. ' . ETCH-MON .tttorneiyie.ni haw arta Solicitors of Patents, No. 29 Noritt Park Place. Erie, Pa. Personot de siring to obtain Letters Patent -tar •their Inven lums, Win plcase call or tldre‘s as als,re. -Fees rea..onaltin. Territory *wild for patrutflesSpe rad attchtion given to Pot/et:lions. myT-Iy. F. W. KOEHLER, nt thC Pv:ace, Peach street, cix doors i i ;Auth ot Bunk) ftreet, South Eric. myl2-Iy. S. S. sI'FNcER. SELDEN MARVIN% spencer & Marvin, Attorneyx and enunKellors; Law. Office , Paragon Block, near North WeNt, met of the Public ,Square, Erte, Pn. • It. V. CLAUS, Dealer in all kinds Of Family Grocerics 'and Provisions, Stone Were, de., find srlinte `-' ... -7 '4 • Is; . r 4 F: 111 .J. _..t.- v ~- 4 ' P.* Z rzi - .9, - • c,f ...t . . 7. Itai ...4 et gal f.,i ii a - , 4 . E 1 7 . :4.. , ,4 ' - . -. . P .IP 1 1 r 4 8 . CI N Co N Ft, , _ llaveou hand a splendid assoit 'nem of GROCERIES, rnovisloss, YANKEE NOTIONS, V.A.IIPIIEN - WATM, CHOICE NEW - FRUITS, &C.. Those favoring 'us with a call will go away aatlsfled that our prices are lower than those of any other house In the trade. etuth Is the Motto! G00d , ,, delivered to any - part of the city free of Cost. 0 my7-tf. I . Otle2 nit Birk . , - to a p. MONEY 'SAVED ! ! •f' c 0 VST 1 N , TLY purchasing for ii cash in . the - Nan: York nut lloston mar kels, all kinds of DUI AND FANCY GOODS, SILKS, COTTONS, - DooTs AND SHOES , WATCH OS, SEWN; MACHINES,CUTLEILY, DR F.Sti 0001tS, DOMESTIC 000D S , Se. Ste., which pr e are acitailly :selling( at au average price of One Dollar for each article. Our sales being Isirielly for cash, and our trade much lar ger than that of any similar concern, enables u 3 to givehetter bargains than can be obtained of any other house. , • '1"1:1E, Are: specially invited to give us a trial. Send fur a Circular and Exult:lngo List. .• • Our •ciob sy,.tein of selling is as follow:: For $2 WO scud :20 pat cut pen fountains and checks ,leseribl nu 20 tittrerent art icles - Ao he sold for a dollar elicit: 40 for 6-1; 60 far $6 ; 100 for $10; &c. Seat by Commissions larger than liaise Offered by any other firm, accordihu to size of clot:. Single forrataln and check, 10 cis. Send Money In registered - letters. Send us a trial club, and yon will acknowledge that you cannot afford to buy goods of nay other house thereaf ter. - - EASTM AN &ICE:NT/ALL, novl9-1m Hanover: 4 A., Boston. sla.ss. TEE •OLEEST ESTABLISHED Carpet & Dry Goods House - IN W - PENNSYLVANIA Priniß Linens; Cloths, Eaekings ; Igi r ail l irettl n ash French Poplins, Mohan's, Alpacas, rielaines,ttc. Also, wil - rr.v. GOODS, liosivaw. GLOVES AIsID — NOTIONS, get'pricesileibreptirchaaing. ro wAßs.r.s, EROS., apr3 (57-Iy. No, EOC,, Marble Front, State St. .New StOre, Walther's Block. xo. sos STATE sng= fne sekocrroci would call the attention of the public told:, splendid stock of Spring and gtatilwer .Dry Goods,. Test received,and offered at UNI'RECEDEIVIIY 'LOW PRICEg! I have a large assortment of liontesties, Prints, Dri , ss Goods,,tc., bougfiCat iovv . prices and consenuently . can hell xerylotr. Call and examine IPI stock. Goods shown with pleasuie. - . •'• ' J. F. WALTHER, my7-tf. - " . SOS StattrSt. RE ri 'i ' : 'C t L1"4 4 r • •• .SEND FOR A CIRCULAR IN ' E. A. BA KERAt,, CD.% • .• , Great One — Dollar- Sale DitY AND' FANCY dOOT*l„eo., where • , they present as commission loans. person bending them a Oulu— •- WthrlSh'eetile4, Silk.Drek; Pattern, Car - f Peling,.*wing Machine, ~ •,„ • I _Pre° o f +Cost. - tar descriptive checks of articles' sold for One caeli, senor ft; 24 far &A. Celat}Mig . blons not exceede4hy any other concern. Cir. culla* seta free. Address- • • E. A. BAKE I L t CO., . 47 ifanover SLIM/44m0 , r• el : ' 1.1 , -• -• .71 I , . . . -...: \ i 1 . ,: , ' :. e- : 1 . 1. . 1 .." , I . .• , , . 11 1 : ' , . . ' • ~ 1, . i ' 1,-. ..., 8,. ).... , .., . 4 1. . ~ .... . : . . _•.. ~ . ~. _ liti' ~, ' -.--1.• fiARV . . _ _ -...: „ . , A . -AI- -- , . . k . VOL. 39. IIEIi.TRY BECKMAN, Mrholesale and Retail 304CState Street, Erie, Pa. -, ainderriechvii Old Stand. ili r oodeu,d: Willow Ware, Of all Muds, Wholesale and Retail LIQUORS Call and xee us, at the Americanlaek, State St., Erie, Pit. F. SCHLAUpECKER. P. A. 411;CIMR & CO.: Which they are desirous to sell at. Their assortment of TOBACCOS, FISH, &C., HANLON & BRO., No. MI French St Orn Goobo. JUcbical. 1100FLANWS- GERMAN BITTERS,' AND Hoofland's. German Tonic, The great liettlo4.ll2/1 for all Diseases cattle Liver Stomach or Digestive Organs. 1100FLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS composed of the pureinicen (or, as the 4 medicinally termed, Extracts) of Roots, Herbs an Li Barks, TT making a prepara. , Hon eoncen- I 1 trated and entirely free from alcoholic admixture of any kind. Hootiand'm German Tonic Is a Combination of all the ingredients of the Bitters.ivith the purest quality of Santa Crnz Ruin,Orange, etc., making one of too most plea.toint: and agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. Those preferring a Medicine, free from Alco holic admixture, win use HOOFLANP'S GERMAN BITTERS. Those who have no objection to the eornbina Unit of the Bitters, as stated, will use, lIOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC , Tifey are both eetially good, and contain the same inedleinalVirtues, the choice between the two being a mere matter br taste, the Tonic be ing the most rAtlatable. The stomach from a variety of causes, such as Indigi‘stion; llys. - pep sla Nervous De. !dilly, etc., is very , apt to have its func tions deranged. The ' Liver, sympathizing as closely as it,does with the Stomach, then becomes affected, the result of which is that the patient suffers from several or tnoro.ot The following diseases: Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Plies, Full ness of Blood to the Head Acidity - of the Stom ach, Nausea, Ifeartburn,Disgnst for Food, Full ness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructa tions, Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, SNimming of the Head, Hurried or Dill'cult Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations when In a lying posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots orNebs before the Sight, Dull Pain In the Head, Deli. eleney of Perspiration, Yellownesi of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, hack. Chest, Limbs, H es 'etc., Sudden Flush of eat, Burnin of the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil and Great Depression of Spirits. .The sufferer from these diseases should exer: else the greatest caution In the selection of a remedy for his case,. purchasing o n that which he in fif"A 'Pared from his in vertigations and in- kJ qui ries possesses true merit, Is skill- fully cornqi:ndeAl is free from Injurious ingredients and estab lislied for itself a reputation for th cure of these diseases., in this connection we would submit, these well-known remedies— 110 4 11VLe1N.1143 GERMAN. BITTERS, EEO 11[001"1.A.N13't5 GERMAN TONIC, Prepared by Dl2. C. M. JACKSON, Philadelphia, 'Pa Twenty-two years since theywere first intro duced into this country from Germany, during which thno they have undoubtedly perforated more cures, and benetitted suffering humanity to a greater extent; than any other remedies known to the public. Thee remedies will effectually cure Liver Com plaint, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Chronic or Nervous Debility , Tv Chronic Diarrhma, Diseases of the Kid- r neys and all diseas es arising froze a dls- - orate red! Liver, Stomach, or Intestines.. DEI3ILIETY, Resulting from an cause whatever; Prostra tion of the System, Induced by Severe Labor, Hardships Exposure, Fevers, Etc.. There is no medicine extant equal to these remedies in such cases. A tone and vigor is im patted.to therwhole system, the appetite is str ngthened, food is enjoyed, the stomach tli ges promptly, the blood ht purified, the com plex. Miles sound and healthy, the yellow tinge is eradicated from the eyes, a bloom Is given to the cheeks, and the weak and, nervous invalid becomes a strong and healthy being. Persons advanced In-life, and feeling the hand of time weighing heavily upon them, with all its attendant ills, will find in the use of this nrrrEtts, or the TONIC; an elixir that will in stil new life Into their veins, restore inn meas ure the energy and ardor of morn youtliful days, build up their shrunken forms and give health and happiness to their renutining years. Nopicrf. It Iva well established find that fully one-half of the female portion of our pc qnliattoti aro seldom-In the en- ir -joyntent of go o health •, or, to use Li their own, expres sion, ''neyer feel ' well." They are devoid of all energy, extrentery nervous, and have no appetite. To thls'elass of perKops the 1111TEIM, or the TONIC, Is espeetnlly recotnlnt:nded. Weak and delicate children are tuade strong by the use of tither 'of these remedies. They will cure every case of,MARASMUS, without fall. Thousands or certificates have nectunu ha ted in the hands of the propriCtor,, but space will Allow of. but few. These, It will be observed, are men of note and of such standing that they must be believed. "rI7.,SPI:VICINT A T.!..14 HON. GEORGE W. WOODWARD, Lx-Chlef .Tastleo of .the Suprenioleonrt . , Pennsylvania, writes: - Prftrant r rtuw, March IP,, NV. "1 find Hoogland's Gerinan,llitters is a good tonic, useful In Al' diseases of the di gestive orgiiiis,,and II of great benefit in eases of debillty.shd want of nervous ac tion in the system. Yours truly, GEO. W. WOODWARD.‘' 110 N. J.1.31ES THOMPSON, Judge or the Supreme Court ur PennsSiviinla. • Puti.sngt.mits, April 24, 1848. "I consider Flootland'sGerman 13ft ters a valu able medicine in case of attacks. of Indigestion or 'Dyspepsia. 1 can certify this from my expe rience. Yours with respect. • JAMES TIIQMPSON.." FROM REV:10B. 11. KENNARD, I). I), Pastor of the Tenth•l2Bptist Church. Phila. Da; .iaciptorr—Dear Sir have frequently peen requested to connect my name with rec ommendations of different hinds of medicines, imt regarding the practice as out, of ins apprp velursphere, I have In all eases declined ; bat with & clear proof in • • various imtance% and particularly in AT my own flintily; of the usefulness of Dr. Iloolland's German Bitters, I depart for one' from my usual course to express my full ebuvlction that for General Debility of the System, and especially fur Liver Complaint, it is a mite and valuable preparation. In some cases It mayn't!: but, usually, I doubt not, it will be very beneficial to those who suffer ilvm the above cause. Yours very respectfully„__ J. H. KENNARD, Eighth, below Coates, it. • ~ - - FROM- REV. E. D. FENDALL, Asisistant Editor Christian Chronicle. Philad's. , I have derived decided bendakfrom 'the use of rlootland's German Bitters, and feel it my prly liege to recommend them as a most valuable tante to all who are suffering from General De bility or from diseases - arising from derange meet of tLe Liver. Yours truly, , _ E. D. VENDA LL. CAUTION. Hooiland'a German Remedies are counterf6it ed. fieethat thb Sig- nature of C. M. JACKSON is on the vrapper ofetteh bot tic. AU others aro , counterfeit: Print +. pal ofiloetutdmanu-_. • factory at the Ger man Medicine Share, N0.,63l Arch street, Pitiln delphls; Pa. CHAS. M. EVANS, Proprietor. Formerly C. M. JACKSON sit. CO, I'ItICV.S. Elooflagd'a German Blitere, per honk.. 11 00 half dozen; S'CO DeennitlTelVelt 11 1 11 n (Inert het! des: El GO bottle , ore , doeni fur ST 50. , . e Ns- Do riot forget , to e x amine the Article you buy, is order-to get:the genuine. ' aP OO4 -I.Y. . • , , ERIE, PA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON,IANUARY-14. 1869,1 AI iscillan to tic O. NOBLE. • L 11. HALL Bay State. Iron' Works I Droul4m ar. nAta„ yoiniders,'Maeldnists and Boil., • er Makers, Works Corner PLettand id Sts., Erie, Pa. Having made extenidVo additions to our ma, eldnery, we are prepared to fill till orders promptly for . Stationery, Narine and Birtable Engines, Of alt eizea, either with mingle or cat-ofrval vet kyrk.AM PUMPS. SAW MILL wcinit, BOIL ERS, STILLS, TANKS,. ETC. Also,all kinds of Heavy and Light Casting. Particular attention giVen to Building and Ma chinery Castings. FOR SALE.—.Stertrn's Ci rcular- Mill Riga and Head Mocks, which are the best in use. John. -son's Rotary Pumps, Gas Pipe and 'Fittings, Brass Goodsi Babbitt Metal, etc. Jobbing solicited at reduced prices. All work warranted. Ouj mottols, • CUSTOMERS MUST BE SUITED We are bound to sell as low as the lowest. , Please cap and examine. febl3.-tf. NOBLE & UALL. FRANK WINCRELL &. CO., AUCTION & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, .No. 824 State Street. Household Furniture and ait P.lnds of doods, Wares and Iderchandlse, bought and, sold and received on consignment. • Sales at pirate residences attended to in any part of the city. Sale of 'Household Furn tu re, Carpets, Queens. ware, horses , Wagons, and all kinds of goods on WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS,- •, AT 9% o'cLock, A. M. • A large consignment of Queenswure,. Glass. ware, Bohemian nail Chino.Va.ses now on hand, will he closed out regardless of cost at private sale. ap9-tf co unty. Vendues attended to in any part of the Toll_ worthy Si , Love, NO:1390 PEACH ST., Rave adopted a new systi In of doing busi ness, and would respectfully call the attention of their customers to the fact that they are now selling goods fob • CASH, OR, READY PAY, We believe that we can.do our customers jus tice by so doing and would ask them to call and gee our splendid steel: of groceries,comdstitig of Teas; • Coffees, Sugars, - • • Spices; afire., Comprising everything In a well kept grocery store. We also have the best qUality of , 'ERIE COUNTY FLOUR. Also FEED In unlimited quantities. •Give ns a call. TOLLWOItTRY & LOVE, 1390 Peach St., opposite National Hotel. • 18)1244 C. ENGLEILART d• CO.. DEALEItS IN BOOTS AND SHOES, Keep always on hand all sylea of •111B4E8' . AND CHILDREN'S Prenella; Kid, Goat and Pebble Goat Laced, Button and Congress 1":3 S Of the finest 9unllty, which wilt be warranted_ for ilurnblliCy, as well as to tit, which we will sell as LoNy .toe the Lowehat. 'We also mako loonier. 14:erralrIngrarefully, attended to. • • mylttt C. E.& CO. BLANK BOOKS! Catighey, McCreary & Moorhead, =I ISLAND 1300FES. of every description, BOOKS, ENVELOPES AND PAPERS. .• Than any holm) In this city. Abu). SeMOOl. BOOKS; At Wbniesale, co cheap as any jobbing Loans In the country.. 13 II X. E. SI ! The Depository of the Bible Society, at -- CktrGIIEY, II'CREATiY S 3100ftlirAD'S. tsiyi I-t f. NOTICE. p jieygtobe . National or 10111 M: CAPITAL $250,000, DIRECTORS ; Aelden Marvin, John W. Hail Elam Atarvin, Beater Town, O. Noble. - ORAN.GE NOBLE, Pre t. JNO. J;TOWN,eAtsh The above bank 1s n . ow . doingbus Iness In Its • new . . CORITEE, OF STATE AND FIGATII STS. • Satisfactory' paper discounted. Money to celved on deposit. Collections made and'pro• coeds accounted for wititpreimptness. Drafts; Specie .and k Notes bought. ,and sold. A share of public patronage solicited. ' TO THE " PU81.116.. There is no use sending to. New 'Yoilit FOR YOUR TEAS! No use going to the ieflnerles to buy REFER'? OIL! - No use going to soap factories to buy S 0 A. P-4 Nouse to pny big prices for nay Or your Groceries and Proiisiot ts • WhileAbere is LIVE _CASH - STORE, • bn the coiner of ;" • .€l:!,h and ,filEtat,a -Straetti r '' Try the fibab tore: ! - AD4)t ia-ts n p . • • • NEW LIVERY;: . : Boardlitg and Sale Stal) Cgraer of French and ?lb -Sta. 'Frain SMBRIBERS hiving taken the !dada lately poeupted by Blenner sst frohneo l 4 would Werra the public that. they have pdr• etuuwd tt' , ENTIRELY NEW STOCK et Horses, Harness and Carriages. fowl are• tire- FlNto give pelted; eitthilitellon Well who may them with o cull. We have i.tie heat stee.k orthwwiternTomintivanta.' - MY2I-il • . , • AutuatTra • ' I 11QUANIVitt 'BLANKET f;-A eoniplete nielortu nienCelf every kind of Skulk* needed by Attorneys, Justices, Constables and Budgie= Men, for sale at the Observer I=l 111=171 fmportant potoci. OEM ERIE RAILWAY. • Greasau : osaGavigelioutilaraCkilioutAci NEW. YORK, • and the. New Englaud This Railway 'extends frtmi Denlark to New =4OO miles, Buffalo to New York,423mites. anca to New York. 41511111e5. And Ls from 22 to 27 MILESIILESBORTLIST BOUTE. All tralns run directly through to blew-York, 430 L 1 ~without change of dachas. Prom and afterNov* 4 4,lool_trains will leave; in connection with ' n i t the - Weitern Lines, as follows: : From DiI.NK/RK. and SALAMANCA —by New York time—from Union Depots: O:3rA.. U.- ;low York Llay Express,. from Salsz marica, {Sundays excepted). Stops at. Mr ' nellsville. 9.15 A: Unit;) intersecting - wI t thec.. 6 . 26 A. M.; Loa Express from Buf falo, stopping and connecGagas below.sxri ' sing in New York Itloo, M 7:30 A. Din Express Mall, from 'Dunkirk daily (except Stindays). Stops at Salamanca at 10:00 'A. and connects at Hornellsville and Corning with the 7.30 A.M. Ex press Mail from_DulLaloandarrivealn New York at 7.40 A. -M. &Xi P. df., Lightning Express, from Salamanca daily (except Sundays). Stops at. Monteith. villa 0:14 P. AL, (Supper), intersecting with the 2.50 P. M. train front Buffalo; stopping and connecting as helow, arriving In New York at 7 .40A. M. 5:.30 P. BL:, New -York Night Express, from Dun.; kirk daily 4exoept 5041414'81- atom at Sala -manca at 7:40 P. bf.,• Olean 4.1.5 P. Al., (Sup.,) Turner's H.OB A. M., (BkftLand arrives In New York at 1:10 P. M. '-Connects at New York with :afternoon trains and steamers for Boston and 'New England Otte% From Buttalo—by New York time—from Depot - corner Exchange and Michigan Sta.: Eq.') A. M., New York Day Express daily (except Sundays). Stops at Hornellsville 9.10 A. At., hersB.2o 2.;ff P. M., (Bine4 Tar ners 8.20 P IL, ftitip); - and arrives in -New York at 10:40 P. M. Connects at. Great Bend with Delaware, LatkaWanna and western 'Railroad, and at Jersey City with midnight. express - train of New Jersey Railroad for Philadelphia. - • - • • 7:30 A. Al. , Express Mall, via. Avon and Horuells villa, iSuridaYsexcepteff). Arrives In New. York at 7.40 . 2:50 P. M., Lightning Express; (daily.) Stops at Ilornellsville at% P. • M.. (Supper); and. ar rives In New York 7.40 A. M.. Patineete at Elmira witliNorthem Central Railway for Harrisburg and the South, and at Jersey City with Morning express train of New ' JerseY Railroulfor Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. 400 P. IL, Newyork Night Express, daily, (Sun days excepted.) Stops at Norma. e.14.501'. Al., • (Supper,) Intersect lug at Hornellsvlllewith the 5.50 P.. 11 .1 train from Dunkirk; and at ' rtvcs In New York at 1.4.0 P. M. 1131 P. M., Cincinnati Express, daily (except Sundays). Stops at suequehanua Lai A. (ilk ft); Turner's 1.5 u P. M., ;Dine), and arrtves la New York at*loP. M. Connects at Great • • Bend with Delaware,Lackaminna aud Wes, tern Railroad, add at Jersey City with After noon and Evening Trains for Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Only one train East on Sunday, leaving Buffa lo at, 2:50 P. At,, and reaching New York at 7:40 Boldest and IC'evr England rmssengers, with their baggage, are transferred, free of charge, in .New York. - /*-,To pleaintre travelers the line of the Eric litrilmny presents many onjectm of Interest, pas • King through the. beautiful valleys of the Dhe.. /mum, Susquehanna, Delaware and Ramapo rivers. an everchanging panorama of nature'a beauties commands-attention. . . The best Ventilated and most Luxurious Sleeping Cars In the World accompany aft night trains on this Railway. Baggage checked through and faro always as low as by any other route. ASK FOR.TICKETS•VIA. -ERIE RAILWAY, which can be obtained at all principal ticket of flocs In the West and Month-West. RIDDLE S , WJI. BAUR, upl. Gen't Yawl. Ag't. nay%-tf -' FMLIDELPRIA & ERIE RAIL ROAD. WINTER TIME TAIILE. Through and Direct Route between ridladel plda, Baltimore, Harrisburg, Williams-. port and the GREAT OIL REGION OF *PENNSYLVANIA : F.T.7IGANT - .CARS On all Nlkli!, Trains. lAN and after MONDAY, N0v.1411, the trainv on the Philadelphia di plrle Railroad will run as follows : == Mall Train leaves.:Philadp.iniiia at 16:45 p. m. (Awry, 8:00 p. in. and arrived at Erie lit leo p.m. Erie Express leaves Philadelphia at 11:50 a. In. Corry: 0:10 11.' m. and arrives at Erie at 10:00 Warren Acocanntodatiott lettSeS Warren at 12:33 p. m. Crory at 2:00 p. in., and arrives at Erie at 3:50 p. EASTWARD., ••' Mall Train Leaves Erie at 10:&^, m., Corry /2:15 • p, and arrives at Philadelphia at 10:00 Eric Express leaves Erie at Galp. in., Corry, 13:Z p. m. and arrives at Philinlelptila at 411.5 Tr. in. , „Warren Accommodation leaves Erie at 8:10 a. in., Von"' at 10:10 a. in:, and arrived at' War-. ran at 11:10 a. m. :Mill mid Express connect with'oll Creak and Alleglietly River Railroad. I.l.4.Ccmix climicEp ALFRED L. TYLER, SuperitrtandeoL. Erie & Pittsburgh ,Raiiroul. riNAND AFTER •MONDAY; t.r.io. wax &on on I.llisTuad aa'rollows: • LEAPT; ERIE -- 60trtir*ARD. 10:65 .1. M., Pittsburgh -Express, stops at all ata . flan's, and arrives at A. & G. W. B. It. Trans fer at 1: p. m.,at New Castle at 3:15, p. ra., and at Pittsburgh at 6:0011, In. 6 :00 P. Accouunodation, arrlytal at Pitta- I s burgh at 10:00 a. m.; LEAVE inwrintiMoll- - StarrlWA RD. 7:15 a. in., Erie Express loaves Pittsburgh and ' arrives at Erie a• - 50p. m. 4:,3,1 P. Accommodation leaves PittSburgh and arrives at Erie 12-.35 n, in. - Pittsburgh Express south connect* at Jaines, :town at It2sp. with 3. * F. Express fOr - Franklin arid 011, City with Traniter at 1:11.5 A. M.., with A. A. Accommodation west . for Warren, Ravenna and Cleveland. Erie ExPress north relined,* at A. Transfer at 11:10 A. in., with Mall east Or pm:ad- Franklin and Oil City, mid at Jamestown with L4;1% Express for Franklin. - - • Trains (sonata at ItricheSter with train* for Wheeling anthill points In West Virginia, and at pittsbucgh', connections for Philadelphia, Itamsburg, Baltimore' itnd Washington, via Pennsylvania Central Railroad. . • Erie Express north connects at Girard with Cleveland & Erie traituswestwardfor.Cluveland, Chicago and all points In the West; atErie with Philadelphia * Erie Railroad far Corry, NN , anon, Irvineton, Tidloute, /lc., and with Bulled° it Erie. Railroad for Buffalo, -Dunkirk, Niagara) Falls .and New York tlty. , _ .• F. N. FI.NNEY, dec12 . 67-tf , Asst. Euperlatendent. • ERIE DIME SAVINGS and LOO CO. L. L. L.L\lB,•Prext.. .31..1141.1tT1.E13: 't'lce'Prt•ct • GEO. W. COl,TON,E4eeretgry andiTteaxtirer. ' DIM:MD=I= ' OHANnz Notir.k.. W. A. GALHRAYTtI, PM:8001T SIETCALIP, ' MILDER MARVIN, , JOHN ff. MIAs% . M. GRISWOLD. JOHN C. ll ELDEN', ' U.'P.' 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PersonShavilig any,property 4fthis character plitchthey wish to deposit in a secure, place, will find this, feature worthy their attention. fugal-tf. _ • - , . • 'Mt. NICK & SONS, . CorMiciulq . Btate Sts.,' r. ' A. I. I R .ITT ; PAINTS COLORS, • • _ • • , liINSEER SPURITS TURPENTINE, Artist, TWO' , Thad Wit lie. Muth Brushes, Whife ',Ltadi* Zinc, taints: agents for the . Aver/II Ckeiplqtl Paint Comp'y. PA, smut of u : itood and pure ' ARTICLE WHIRKEY. E. Iturnpiroro,N. , :s GenuineoldWbeit(Whiskey 1.3 the kiluito get. Fo r male 421u1Y at W M. 2.IICIENt.SONS, 11015410.. 1341.4)141reet, B . te . lASleigi' IitAIMS 1-z/i", ,'‘x:liiiiili assort mentor every kind of -131anlui needed by Attorneys, 'Justices, Constables and Ensinais Mess, for sale at the ObserveyoM w e , .. tPubliltied by Itoquestj i‘a 0 PRE aost Trim aospurf TO awl: am , . . •, „ CUE AT MAW' , . A itTXT TO PTGIITIN - O COIgSTIANA. Take the blessing of - the pastor, ' , :. Take the:Bookr before we part, In the , name or the Great Maker , 13im1'it to each throbbittg heart. • Read it dailyi r t s hhere are.in it - • Leaves to e you 'as a shield, Words to to away each bullet ' J....Sweepinghe:ensanguined field. 'Take the gi —do not refuse it= ' it will gul e yon day. by day.. .-: OA ihe bate -tlehl peruse it, , f i i - Read—altlrrtate—shootind pray. , Keeptt mark, in at :the chapter : ~ Of the SerMon on the Mount, , • And where l says " Forgive thy Brother," Lines that ne would tire to count... ' , . , I ... .. . When the,stooko,bas cleared ,a. little, 'And yon'rel sure your man is killed, • Read.; thare -hall not pass one tittle , Till the la dr Love's ffilffited. • upon this verse, to sight k taking 111111 : ies who curse+ yon, , . oWd have, do the same Ponder then, ' Help. your , Bless the, eh What...Ye • rc t anothbrlesson ; I s; Thou shalt not kill ; t, the meek, and.press on, thy Fathei's will. T L : Lo k ,k e lv ti toe im r : Seek to do 1 - Whence come •bloody wurs among you; 1.1 Come they pot of evil lust ? While. the' v0,11.:e of truth - and virtue ( i i By the'luw.of .sin is crushed. • .In,anoth r verse 'tis Written : ' .. .Be thy neighbors' lawless limb ; It thou thy cheek art smitten Turn t e.other cheek to him. Wortla like these 'would turn a bomlshell ; Press tLCm closely to thy breast. 0 betty preolouk Islas Gospel! How it glees eaeh'soldter rest!. • Domot to your foes disclose it, TheYmight learn to wear it ton, 0, ray daily iw your closet That this shield be but for Ton. Else when each contending army • MeLin 'wrath and mortal strife, Not a steel oelead shi u'd I arm thy • Heart beneath the Book of Life. Bloodless then would be each battle,- And our trust Asi god defied ; _ Only by the foes' death rattle Can this gift be sanctified. May yotir efforts bless the Nigger, 'rliougli the land be rent in twain, Thouggh winne'er you pull a trigger Your own brother may be slain. Should -•ou fall, then make a cartridge • Of the Sermon on the Mount, With some sayings of thii smart age 1 From Lord Beecher's Gospel fount. iCt Ilion In one MaS3 be blended— Load a Mortar to the brim— Take aim,—fire—the war is ended— ' Gospel triumphssing a hyma! ! A TALE OF TIIREGLIN'G INTEREST. BY MAIIK. TWAIN I visited St. Louis lately,"and on my way West, after changing cars at• Terre haute, Indiana, a mild, benevolent looking gentle man, of about forty-five or may be fifty, cattle in at one of the way stations and sat .down beside me. We talked - together pleasantly oti various'subjects for an hour, perhaps, and I found him exceeding: interesting_ When ho learned that I CMS from Washington, he immediately begun In ask questions about various public men, and about Congress ional of ; and I saw very shortly that "I was conversing with a :.man who was perfectly familiar with the ins anti outs of political life at' the Capital even .to Um ways and manners and customs of ,procedure of Senators and Representatives in the chambers of the -National Legislature. Presently two men halted near us -ter a sin gle, moment, and one said to the other : "Harris, if you'll do that for me,yllnever 'forget you, my boyP My new comrade's eyed lightened pleasant ly. The words had touched upon a happy memory, I thought. Then lace settled into thoughtfulness—almost into gloom. He finned to me and said :- " Let me tell you a story—let me give you a secret chanter of my life—a chapter that has never been referred to since its events transpired. Listen patiently, and promise `that you will not interrupt me." ' I said I would not, and he related the I.'o - strange adventure, speaking some times with, melancholy, but always with feel ing and earnestness : - THE STRANGER'S NARRATIVE On the 10th of December, 1853, I shirted tront St. Louis in the eveninglyound train for Chicago. There were only twenty-four pas= sengers, all told. There were no ladies, and ,no children. We were in excellent spirits, pleasant acquaintances were soon formed. The Journey bade fair to be a happy one,and no individual in the party, t think, had even the vaguest presentiment of the horrors we ,were soon to undergo. At. 11 p. tn. it began to snow hard. Shortly after leaving the small village of Weldon, we entered upon that tremendous prairie that. stretches. its leagues on leagues of houseles.s dreariness far away toward the Jubilee Set tlements. The wind, unobstructed by trees or hills, or even vagrant rocks: whialett timely,. tierces the' level desert, driving the ftlline enow before it like spray from the crest ed waves of a , stormy sea I'lni.snow was deepening fast, and we knew by the diminish ed, speed of-the train,lliat the engine was plowing through it-with steadily intreasing difficulty. Indeed it almost' came to a dead halt sometimes in the midst of great drifts that plied themselves like collosal- graves stress the track.' Conversation begun_ to flag. Cheerfulness gave place to grave con cern. The , possibility, of being imprisoned in Me snow, on the bleak prairie, fitly miles from anii house, presented itself to every mind, and extended its depressing influence over every spirit. . At two eclair - in the morning I was aroused out of an 'easy slumber by the ceas ing of all motion about me. The appalling truth'ilashed upon me Instantly—;-we were captives bra snowdrift I "All hands to the rescue.',' , Every Man sprang ta.obey. Out into the,wilitnight, the pitchy darkness, tins billowing 'sinew,' the driving storm, every soul leaped; with the 'conseiottSness that Moment lost now might bring destruction to us all. Shovels, hands; boards—anything, everything, that could displace snow—was brou,ght into 'natant reqnisition. It' was a w lent plettire, that 'entail .comps ny of frantic men fighting the banking snows, hall in the blackest shadow and" half in the angry light of the locomotive's reflector. One short hour sufficed to prove the utter uselessness of our efforts. The storm. barri caded the track with a dozen drifts while we ,dugpne away. And wtmo than this, it was discovered that the last..grand charge the en gibe had made upon the enemy had broken , the fore and aftershill of the driving wheel! With a free track before .us we should have still been. helplesa. We entered the car Wearied with labor, and very sorrowful. We gathered about the Stoves, and gravely can •vassed our situation. We had no provisions whatever-T-1n this lay our chief distress. We teould not.freeze, for there ,waea good supply of wood in the tender., 'rids was our only conifort. The discussion ended at last in ac cepting the &gleaning decision of the con ' (Meter, via : that it would be death for any nian to attempt to trarel fifty miles on foot through snow like that. We could not send for help, and if we could, it ccinlil 'not come. 'We must submit and await, as patiently as we might succor or starvation!' I think - the stouOst heart there felt a momentary chill who these words were uttered. Nis itliiu an' hour conversation Aubsitled• to a low murthur here and' there about the car, caught fitfully between the rising and falling bf the-blast;- the lamps ,grew dim; and the majority "of the, cast-sways settled them selves among the.flickering shadows to think forget the present if they could—to sleep if they might. - The eternal night=it seemed eternal to us —wore its lagging hours away at last, , and the cold gray dawn broke in the East. As the light grew stronger the passengers began to stir end give signs of lifeccine alter 'the I other, and each in turn puttlied his slouched hat up from his forehead, stretched his stiffen ed limbs, and glanced' out at the windows 'upon the cheerless prospect. It was cheer; less indeedlltrita living thing visible any where,'not a human habitation; nothing but a vast white desert; uplifted sheets orsnow drifting hither and thither before the wind— a world of eddying flakes shutting out the firmament above All day we moped about the ears, saying much. Another lingeting, dreary night—arid hunger. • Another 'dawning—another day of si lence, sadness; *siting, hunger, hopeless watching fur succor that could not come. A night of restless slumber, tilled with dreams of feasting—wakings, distressed with the guawings of hunger. The fourth came and went-,and the fifth live 'days of dreadful imprisonment! A savage hunger looked. out at every eye. There was in it a sign Of awful import—the firieshadoiving of tt something that w ss_vazue iy sh a ping w e ir into every heart—a some tiling which no tongue dared yet to frame into words. • The sixth day passed-Lthe seventh dawn ed upon as gaunt, and hagpril,nnti hoPeleas a company of men as ever stood in the shadow of death. It mat, out now ! That thing which had been growing u`> in ever heart was ready to leap from every lip at last !; Nature had been taxed to the utmost—she must yield ! Richard IL Gaston; of Minnesota, tall, cadaverous. and pale, rose up. • All pre pared—every emotion, every semblance .of excitement was smothered—only a calm, thoughtful seriousness appeared in the eyes • that were lately so wild. - "Gentlemen, it cannot be delayed longer! The time is at hand! We must, determine which or us shall die to flu:ash food for the rest !" Mr. John J. Williams, of Illinois, rose and said: " Gentlemen, I nominate the Rev. Jantes Sawyer, of , Tennessee: Mr. William B. :Vilnius, of Indinna. nominate Mr. Daniel Slote. of N.,Y." _ Mr. Charles J.,Langdon—" I nominate Mr. Samnel A. Bowen, of St. Louis." Mr. Slote—" Gentlemen, I desire to decline in favor of, Mr. John A. Van Nastrand, Jr., of New Jersey." 31j. Gaston—" If there be no objection, the pendeman's desire will be acceded to." , Mr. Van Nastrand objecting, the resigna tion Of Mr. Slote was rejected. The mng naiads of Messrs. Sawyer and Bowen were also offered, and refused on the same grounds.' - Bascom, - of Ohio—" L move that the nominations, now close, and that - the house proceed to. election by ballot." Mr. Sawyer—" Gentlemen, I protest ear nestly' 'against these proceedings. They are, in every way, Irregular and unbecoming. • I must beg -to move- that they be dropped at once, and that we elect a chairman of the meeting and proper officers to assist him, and then we can go on with the business lie- . fore us understandingly.' _ Mr. Belknap, of Ohio—" Gentlemen, I oh • ject. This is no time to stand upon forms and ceremonious observances. . For-, more than seven - days we have been without food. Every moment we lose in idle discussion in creases our distress. J. am satisfied ,with the nominations that have been made—every gentleman present is, I believe—and - I, for one, do not see why we should not proceed at once to elect one or more of them. ' I wish to infer a resolution—" Mr. Gas/un—" It would be objected to, and have to lie over one day under the ruleS, thus bringing about the very delay you wish to avoid. The gentleman from, New Jersey—" Mr. Van Nastrand—" Gentleman, I am a stranger among you • I have not soughts the distinction that has been conferred upon me, and I feel a delicaei." . . Mr. Morgan, •of Alabama—' previous question.'.'_ - The motion war carried, and further-de Irate shut off of course. The motion to elect officers was passed, and under it Mr. Ga-ston was chosed. Chairman, Mr. Blake, Secretary, Messrs. Holcomb, Dyer and Baldwin a com mittee on nominations, and Mr. R. M. How land, Surveyor, to assist the committee in. making selections. ' A recess of half an hour was then taken and sonic. little caucusing followed. At the sound of the gavel the meeting re-assembled. and the committee reported fu favor -of Messrs. George Ferguson of Kentucky, Lu cien Hermann, of Louisiana, and W. Messick, of Colorado, as candidates. The report was,;, , accepted. ' Mr. Rogers .of Missourl---t`llr., President. The report being properly before the house now, I move to amend it by substituting for the name of Mr. Herrman that of Mr. Lucius Harris,-4 St. Lords, who Is-Well and honor- ably known. to us all. Ido not wish to be understood as eastingihe least reflection uri on the high character and standing of the gentleman from Lousiana—tie from it, I re spect and esteem him as Junehttts any gentle man here present possibly can ; but mine of us -can be blind to the fact that he has lost more flesh during the week ire lure laid hpre than any among ..you, none of us can be blind to the fact that the committee has,been direlict in its duty,either through negligence. or a graver fault, in thus offering fur our miff , rages u gentleman, who, however pure his motives may be, has really less nutriment iu The Clutir--"The gentleman from Missouri will take his seat.. The chair cannot allow the integrity of-the einnmiltee to be ques tioned sure by the regular course, Under the rules. What action will the loose take up on the gentleman's Anotion ?" Mr. Halliday, of Virginia—" I mere to further amend the report by substituting - Mr. Harvey Davis, or Oregon, for Mr. Messick. It may he urged by gentlemen that the hard ships and- privations of a frontier life have rendered Mr. Davis tough; but, gentlemen, is this a time to c ivil at toughness ? Is this a Mini , tO fastidious -'concerning trifles? Is this a time to dispute abut matters of !Lib try significance? No, ,gentlemen ; bulk is what wu.dc.iire—iulktauce, now—talent,-not genius, not - edbcation. I insist upon my mo tion." Mr. 3for4:111 I do most strenuously object to the amend ment. The gentleman Irani Oregon is bld, and furthermore is bulky only in bone—not in 'flesh. 1 ask the gentleman from Virginia if it be soup ; we want itistead of solid sub stance? /f he would delude us with shad ows? If he. would muck our sufferings with hn Oregonian spectre? i ask him if he ban look upon the anions faces around him, if hoc to gaze Into our sad eyes, trim call listen - the beating of our expectant hearts, and Ma thrust this famine stricken traud upon us? I ask him it' he can think of our desolate state, of our past sorrows, of our dark . tare, and still unpityingly foist upon tis this wreck, this ruin, this tottezing swindle, this gnarled and blighted-and sapless vagabond from Oregon's inhospitable shores ? Never !" /applause.) The amendment was _put to Vote, after a fiery debate, and lost. Mr. Harris was sub stituted on the first amendment. TM:ballot ing then began. rive balhns were held with out a choice. Orr the sixth, Harris, was elected; all voting for him but himself. it was then moved that his election should be ratified by acclamation, which was lost, in consequence of his again voting against fOlf. ulway moved that the house nlw take up the remaining candidates, and go in to election for breakfast This was carried. On the first ballot there was a tie, half the members favoring one immlidate on account of 'his youth, and half favoring the other on account of his superior size. The President gave the casting vote Tor the latter, kr: 31c-s -tuck. This decision created considerable Id is sat isfaction among the friends of Mr. Fergu son, the defeated candidate. and there was -some talk of demanding a new ballot; but in the midst - of it a -motion to adjourn was carried, and the meeting broke up at once. The preparation for supper diverted the at tention of the Ferguson Mellon from the dis cussion of their gnevanees for a long time, and then, when thep,would have taken it up again, the happy hnnouncement that. Mr. Harris was ready, drove all thought of it to the winds. ' We improvised tables by propping up the backs of our seats, and sat down with hearts, full of gratitude to the finest supper that had blessed our vision - for seven torturing days. How changed we were from what we had been a few short hours pefore ! IlopeleSs, sad-eyed, mis.n . y, hunger, fevoish :anxiety, desperation, then— thanithlness, serenity, joy too deep for utterance now. That, I know. Was the cheeriest hour of my eventful life. The winds howled, and blew the snow wildly - about our prison hoifse,but they were powerless to distress us any more. I liked Harris. lie might have been better dOne, perhaps, but,l am free to say that no Man ever agreed with me better than Harris,. or afforded me so large a degree of satisfaction. Messick was very well,Thongit rather high flavored ;',hut for genuine nutritiousness and delicacy 'of fibre give me Harris.. Messick had his good points—l will not attempt to ,deny it, nor do I wish to do it—but ho was no more fitted ~ f or• breakfast than a mummy would be, sir—not , a bit. Lean? why bless me !—anti , tough ! Ab t he was very tough! You could not ituapne it—you could never imagine - anything like " But do you mean to tell me that—" Do nottinterrupt me if you please: - Atte breakfast we elected a man by the, name of N‘ralker, from 'Detroit, for supper. De was very good. I wrote his wife so afterward. Ha Wan tiOrithy of; atilt always remember Walker. .fie was'ilttle rare, but vey good. And, then, In thig. morning we had Morgan of Alabama, for breakfagt. He was one of the finest nidn I ever sat down, to —handsome; edueatetr,"reflned,titoke several languages fluently, he Fes a perfect gentle man, and singuYarly juicy. For supper we had • that Orogen patriarch, and he Was a.fraud, there is no question about it-Lold;'scraggy, ton:rill—nobody , can picture the reality., finally said." Ueritlemen„you can .do as you , • please but I will wait for another eletticfn',7 When you elect a man who has'emndthhui to reeenimend hi n.l Ann be glad to join yOu again." NO. 36. It soon became evident that there was general dissatisfaction with Davis, of Ore gon, and"so, to preserve the 'good will that had prevailed so pleasantly since we had Harris, an cleetlell was eallfdtattd the result, of it was that Baker, of Georgia, wastlopen. Ile was splendid. Well, well. Afler that we had Doolittle, and and McElroy (there - was some complaintabout McElroy, but lie was uncommonly abort awl thin.jand Penrod and two Smiths, and 'Palley, (Bailey had a Wooden leg;which- was 'akar loss, but he was good, otherwi2e,:gOod) awl as Indian Ixiy and an organ' grinBrer;frars entieoiati by the name of BucktMaster—a poor stick of. a vagabond, thst wasn't any good for corn ploy and no nceodot for breakfast. We were - glad we got 'him elected before relief Came. " And so the dossed relief did come at last':" • " Yes ; it came one bright slimmer morn ing, Just after election. John Murphy was .the choice, and there never was a better, I am 'willing to, testify rfiut John Hamby -came home with us in. Abe train to succor us, and lived to marry the - widow -Harris— "Relict of "Relict o ir first choice. He married her,. and is respected and prosperous yet. Ab, it.was like a romance. This is my stop; ping place, sir. Imu St bid you goOd bye. Any time you can make it convenient to tar ry a day or two. with me, I shall be glad to have you. I like you, sir, I have conceived an affection for you. I could like you as well as I liked Harris himself, sir. Good day, sir; and a pleasant Journey," lie was gone. imever felt so stunned, so distresst:d, so bewildered in my life. 'But in my soul I was glad he was gone. With all -his gentleness Of manner and his soft voice; I shuddered" whenever he turned his hungry eye upon me,- and when I heard that I. had achieved his perilous affection, and that I stood almost with the late Harris in his es ! teem, my heart fairly stood I was bewildered beyond description. 1 did not doubt his words ; t could nol, foes tion a single item in a fitatatneat 40 *Winded with the earnestness of truth as his; but its dreadful details overpowered me, and threW my thoughts into hopeless confusion. - I saw the eondui3tor looking at me, and said, "Mho is that man?" " He was a Member of Congress once ! and a good one. .Ba t he got caught Ma snow drift the cars, and liked to have been starved to death. Ile got so frost bitten and frozen up generally, and used up for want of some thing to eat, that he was sick and out of his head two or three months afterwards. He is all right now, onlylie la n monomaniac,- and when he gets on that old subject he never stops till he has eaten up that whole car load of people he talks about. lie would have finished the crowd by - this time, only he had to get out here. He has got their names as pat as A. B.C. When begets them all eaten up but himself he always says "Then tits • hour for the usual-election for breakfast it:m ing arrived, and there being no cippositiou, I was duly elected, after which !here being no objections offered, Lresignetl. Thus l'atit here." I felt inexpressibly relieved to know that I had only been listening'-to the harmless vagaries of a madman, Instead of the genu ine experiences of a bloodthirsty cannibal ".I move the A PI filY SER - 1101 TO 'YOUNG 31F.N.--You are the architects of your own fortunes. Rely upon your own strength- of body and soul. Take for your -motto, self-reliance, honesty and industry; for your star, faith, perseverance and pluck, and . inscribe on your banner, "Bk just, and, fear not." Don't take too much advice; keep at the helm and steer your own ship. StAke out. Think well of yourselves. Fire above the mark you in-, tend to hit. Assume ,vour position.. Don't practice excessive humility ; you can't get above your level—water don't ran up hill— put potatoes in a cart,civer a rough road, and the small potatoes" wilt go to the bottom. Energy, invincible determination, with a right motile, are the -levehs that rule the world. The great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Civility costs nothing and buys everything. Don't drink, don't smoke; don't sweat: don't gamble. don't lie ; don't steal don't deceive ; don't tattle. Be polite,. ' be .generous; be -kind. Study hard ; play hard. Be in earnest. Be s elf reliant. Read good bioks. Lave your il2llow-man as well as your God; love your country and obev-the law's; love truth: love virtue. Always do what your conscience tells you to be a duty, and leave the c.mse quenees with God.—sv. John Todd. Wouitn's 1.41 Ye• Mark. Twain says when Weenen frame laws the first thing they do will be to enact 1. That all men should be at home at ten p. in. without fail. ',, f - 2. That married men should bestow con siderable attention upon tkeif own wives. . Th: That It abould 'be a-hanging offence 1 sell tvhiskey in saloons, and that tines an, dis!t in-hisetn , :ut shoill follow It iti su MEP 4. 'That the -moons x of cigars to excess, should be forbidden, and the smoking of pipes utterl , ,- abolished. 1„ that the wile shonll hav r e ,the title of her own property when she In wries a man that hada t any. " Snell tyranny n OILS," WS M.*k, "wP could never stand. Oar free souls couhl never endure such degrading lltrakievo. Womem-go away! Seek not to begone us of our imperial privileges. Content your selves with your little feminine-trifles—your lmbies, your benevolent societies and your -knitting—sand let your natural boints do - the .r votin. - Stand hack—you vtill be wontit,g to g.) to war net. We will let you teach snout ass much as yeti want to, and p4y pot half price, too; but Inlware we don't . wa - n you - to crowd us too' much." Mr. Ohairman, Tot: Lotto's PICAYRIL—A mai lee itnelt in the 'twilight hour, and, clasping her hanil4, breatlfed fervently forth : "Om; Father who •trt in Heaven., htllowed be Thy name:" A-mother: in deep agony of grief, gazed on her child, sleeping her long last sleep, a smile wreathing her soft lips, and white hands folded across that still and pulsele+s heart, and kneeling there, the living beside the dead, she prays: Thy will be done." As the early beams of the orient gilds the , sleeping land, a widow, with her suffering-, little ones, chilled by poverty and woe, bows at the . throne of grace, and fervently prays: " Give us this day our daily bread." An aged father, its•his loved and loving boy goes forth from his patetrutl care, to brave the cold frowns of life, kneels beside him on the eve of his dep inure; and pleads : " Lead . hint not into temptation, but deliver hint front evil, for thine Is the langtioni, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen." PEOPLE about to marry, whotwlsh to know the prupdr age, are referred to the following , precedents: Adam and Eye. 0; Shaks peare, ; Ben '.Johnson, 2 • Franklin, 21; Moz at, 23 ; Dante, Kepler, Fuller. Johnson, Burke, Scott, 28; Tycho as &atm,' Byron, Whington, Bonaparte, 97; Penn and Sterne, 28; Linnmus and Nelson, 20 ; 30 r i.Chancer, Ilogarth, and Peel, 32 ; Words worth and - Davy, ,31 ; Aristotle,. 30 ; Sir William Jones and Welington; 37 Wilber force, 38; Luther, 42; Addison, 4i ; Wesley and Young, 47; 5wi11,,,49.; Ilutfon, 55; Old Pti.rr, last time, 120. These are good prece dents, ranging from - Adam' andllve before they were a year old, down to the yetern Parr. "d SWINDLE."—The Journal - of the Tele braph tells the story of an odd telegraphic lunder : "" A merchant who was absent from his home received s telegram informing him of hist wile's sate delivery of a little boy ; at the same time a letter from his partner ad• vising . him that a draft had been presented for five thousand dollartcand the signature seemed rather doubtful. The merchant re plied to both dispatches ; but misdirected them. The'astonishment ut the wile ma be imagined when she read: ' I know.nothing about it ; it is a swindle: The. partner re ceived hearty congratulations upon his' safe • deliverance: " J• tAoi of distinction gave - a fancy ball not long since, and in-order tobe distinguish ed placed a sPrvant at the door to announce the costumes at they entered. A couple of ladies appeared in a full ball-room dress_ " What costume. shall I- announce I'," asked the servant. "We are not in costume," - the; replied. "Two ladies without costume," shouted Old servant, to the horror of every. body. • - A CONDUCTOR OA the Eastern railroad, whin lives in Gloucester, , Mass., was Teem* awakened from a sound sleep in church, and with his secular twang called out—;tieverly t .change cars for Gloucester, litant*eater and Beverly *Farms !" The effect Ow . ere gregation may he imaOned. 13 MI