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JURY LIST.
February Term, 1847.
Grand Jurors
Jacob Shoemaker, M. Smithfield.
Jacob Sluttcr, Hamilton:' !
Jacob Edinger, Pocono.
James Henry, Price
John Roth
do.
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Peter Jayne, M. Smithfield;' .'4
George Serfoss, Chesnuthill.'.'-
Sebastian Brong,
do.
Anthony Sebring, Pocono. $ ni&
Christian Metzgar, Rossr
Auihony Heller, Stroud.
Daniel Andrew, Ross. r . U
Edward M ott. Price' ' i" r.m'.. 1
Emanuel Shoemaker, Hamilton?'"1 & !
John Learn, Price.. :- " i"i':4
Robert Depuy, Smilhfield. aJr'H ;i
Ferdinand Kestcr, Hamilton:' -''V-Adam
Anglcmoyer, Pocono? a Mg-'-John
Anthony, Ross. - Vwkhj
Joseph Kemerrer, Hamilton-. ;1 Vi n.
Philip Shafer, Stroud. " 1 trio
iienry Smith, Smithfield: - I
Peter Wolf, do. - ' "
Ilelchoir Depuy, 'Sniiilifiiaa! .
Petit Jurors
JolinDelong, Stroud.
limanuel Gunsaules, Sm'ith'field
Jacob IMiller, Hamilton. '
iIichael Shoemaker, Hamilton.
Adam Iumith, Jackson.
David Smith,1 Ross.
David Fenner, Smiilifrcld.
T.ovi Rlntfpr I-Tnmiltrin.
ThomasHeller, do. 'r i;:,,1 ',;;f 4
John anxsell, Ross. r V
Adam Bowman, Polk. 'f tVk' ;
Joseph W, Drake, Stroud. ' m.i,h.,
John WLitR jr., Tobvhanna. ' " '
John R. Price, Price. '-
JlUriT&IA A. -m.-K till V w
John Vliet sen., Stroud
John Uoolbaush, M. i5mitJitielu.Bg;u?
If n.
Samuel ji3TerSj do. , ? .. r -r.t:.
Thomas Altcmose, Ross. : v-.
Oliver Smith, Coolbaugh.. . . Uii ;
George Iv.Slutter, Hamilton.; r.
Edward Storm, do. . '
James Fenner, Smithfield. ?t?j df-t'
Abraham Arnold, db.' -James
JN". Derling;;Strod. rfjM
J".
Jacob Price, Price.. , . U 0 C ,eVl
John Yetter, Smithfipldi
Peter Butts, .HamUtqru. 7
Henry Serfoss, Polk. , - tWlc.,: ,
John D. Fxailej-, Jacksop.ir' u; rs,:;r
Goerge Neyhart, Stroud. .
AValter Berry, jr., Hamilton. y,...
John Kresge, (Small Jolin,) hnuthill
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TRIAL LIST:
Februah-y TerV,, 1 847.
Joseph Christman.'y.' Robert Newell, ct al '
Benjamin Ihrie v. Joseph Deiter.
Henry Shaffer -v. Jacob Shaffer.
Henry Bliller, to the use of E. 'iSlioemeker
Sydenham Walton. - "
v.
Elizabeth Huffsmith v.'Pcter 'AUernbse.
Levi King v. Jacob B.'TeeV'
Samel Gunsaules vJ John Gould. '
George L. VanBuskirk v. Uoh'ri-BcnfJer.
Michael LaTouche v. IT. W. Svaria:'
Butz et al Frantz et al. v'
Kfum and Driesbacht?.'S6x''andfEdmonds.
Augustus Bowers v. .Charles Hawk.
Huston etal?;. Gannon. 1
Jamfis Staples v. Ferdinand'-'Dutot-and
Wm. M.Warnc. , , . ,
ARGmi'ENTiKlsSr "-
Sorfjss Serfoss. l-v&bfiir et'T
Hawk v. Serfoss: riK&trviy'j ,
Hawk v. Serfoss.'" zitB k -v.
Auditor's report oT John Goblbaugh'sMEs
tat V.s-'M Vi
Postcns Road. V .vdttwu Llir
Bus"kirl:'i;. Simonsoni tli-J Uiv- -1
Sluttcr v. Sluttcr. ' : .' B'.h 7.v ".
ivicrwme v. Dotter; '
' " v
V
Ruth v. Vliet. ' - mk z; .
John Crorrcliracpu1 -Jj43 ; t v
I Toilet v; WeissVanfl Babar
Loarr- i
Ilagermaa v. Strouse.
! The World a Sepulchre.
There is ihe lone church-yard
In some sequestfer'd glen,
Where cottars sleep beneath the sward,
, Remote from haunts of riieh : "T
' .'
There is the stone-paved burial place, r
, The cily's crowded bed . , ;
r C P,f6.raV.es wnere rest full many.aerace ;
i: vAcity of the dead!'1
jJr There -are vhe wildernesses vast? ;;
' ; Where sand or snowy wreailr'U"-'1 rj!
Hare o'er the weary pilgrim cast "' ' '
The still repose of death.
There are the bowels of that hind "'H',lt 1
That opened at God's word,
Ingulfing Korah and his band.
When ihey defied the Lord.
t j . . . ..
, There are ihe hateful field.of dealh ; , .
-;t UMUWH till -1 v III a I lia Ul Vttfl, , , ..,
vVhere, millions yielded up iheir-t breath, .
r i i.t r ,
ht . rusu u:uy uer "iron, oar.,,,- u79 .
! It
L J lero is ihe fathomless blue se'a,r c
tt .With its hidden things,
'"I'hat o'er a goodly company
-v. - 'hi mocking requiem sings.
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Death sirews us victims evcrv where
, s .' '
O'er mountain, vale, and wave :
The .world's a splendid septdchre,
A vasi revolving grave !
Female Couragc j r
OR, THE GERMAN HERQINE. -
rllyas the year 1S32, towards- the close of
.November; a light snow mingled with, sleet,
was whirled, about by the. wind,, and pierced !
through every crevice of a little roadside iunb'ounS girl would haveVembled ai. being left in
situated between Hornberg and Rotiweil, orTs'ucu a situation ; buV this young servant maid,
th'6 frontiers of the Duchy of Baden. 1 having watched the party disappear,, fearlessly
Two travellers, driven by the bad weather to ! sel ab1 !lcr household duties, singing with a
ihe shelter of this humble hostelry, were for-!11-1 hea'r a,iu a c,ear V(,ice e6e Pious h5''nn
getting their hunger and weariness ifi'lhe cOm- j which her!kind 'mistress had taught-her.
forts of a hearty repast of smoked beef. Thej An hour had scarcely; passed, ..when jh'ere
hissing and roaring of a large stove contrasted came a knock to ihe outer door, it was a trav
agreeably in the travellers'-cars with ihe loud j eller on horseback, who aked leave to rest for
moaning of the North wind 'without.' and dis-; a little. Krettel at first refused, but on the
pos-ed them still more to the enjoyment of the
good things within.
The iurikoeper'aiid his wife "had, 'fof"their
only domestic, a young girl of jBaden, whom
they had brought up from childhood. Krettel,
for such was her name, was a host in herself:
,housekeeper and maid to her mistress; cook in
the kitchen, valei-du-chambre to the siray visi
tants in the one best room, and groom in ihe
stable the hardy, active, and good humored
German girl . fulfilled all the duties usually
shared by a large establishment of servants.
Ten o'clock struck, and the travellers, hav
ing finished their cupper, drew nearer1 to the
g roup which had collected round the stove
Father Hoffkirch, the minister, their host, and
some neighbors who had euiertfd by chance.
TJie conversation turned on the fearful and
murderous events of which the neighboring for
est had been the scene, and each one had his
owi?siory to iell, surpassing ihe rest in horror.
iFaiher Hoffkirch was among the foremost in
terrifying his audience by the recital 'of differ
ent 'adventures, all more or less tragical. The
worthy father had just finished a horrible story
of robbers quite a chef (Vauvre in its way.
The scene of the legend' was little more than a
gun shot from the;imi d6or; it was a tradition,
unfortunately, but a'mahcient gibbet, which still
remained on the identical spot, gave to the nar
ration an air of gloomy variety', which rid one
dared Jo question. This place was, in. truth,
made formidable throughout the province as be
ing, it wa said, the rendezvous of a troop of
'banditti, who held there every night their mys
terious meetings. All the guests were slill un
der ihe influence of the terror which the story
of Father Hoffkirch had caused, when one of
'tlie 'travellers before mentioned offered to bet
two ducats that no one dared to set off al that
-moment to the fatal spot, and trace wiih 'char
coal a cross on the gibbet. The very idea of
such a -proposition increased .the fear of the
company. A long silence was then their only
.reply. .Suddenly the young Krettel, wl;o( ,was
quietly spinning in a corner, rose up and ac
cepted the bet, asking her master's consent ,a.t
ihe same Jime. He and his good wife, at first
refused, alleging the loneliness of the pjace, jn
Jaseidf dangeri; bui the fearless damsel persistii
ed, and was at last suffered to departV '
Kreitel only requested that the ihti-door
should be left open until her return and taking
a piece of charcoal, to prove on tllo mofrtivv
that she really had visiled the spot, she walked
towards the jzibbet. When close beside it, sho
started, fancying she heard a noise ; however,
after a mbntent of hesitation, she stepped for
ward, ready to take'io flight at the least dan
ger. The noise was renewed. Kreitel listen
ed intcntlyj arid the sound of a horse's feet
struck upon her ear.; Her terror prevented her
at first from seeihg how' hfar it was to her; 'but
the next moment she perceived that the object
of her fear was fastened to the gibbet itself. '
She'tobk courage, darted forward, arid traced
the cross. At the same iiisVanr the report of aj
pist6l:rshowed her that she had been noticed.
Bv a movement swift as 'thought 'she unloosed
(he htirsb, leaped on the saddle, and fled like
j 1 ' '
lightning. She was pursued ; ' but redoubling
'her "speed, she reached the ihri yard, called out
to them to close the gate, and Tainted 'away.-
When the brave "girl recovered she told her
story, and was warmly congratulated on her
courage and ptesence of mind. All admired
the Horse,' which was of striking beauty. " A
s'mall leathern valtse was i attache'd to its saddle ;
Father Hofl'kirch would not sutler u to be open
ed, except in the presence of the burgomaster.
; Oirthe morrow, which was Sunday, the inn-
keeper, his wife, and their guests, all set off to
ilie neighboring town, wherb they intended, af
ter service, to acquaint the burgomaster with
the last evening's' adventure. Xret'tel, left sole
guardiari'to the house, w'as advised hotto ad-
.... i r . -, . i , . .
! mil any one until her master's return. Many a
promise of the cavalier that ho would only break
fast arid depart, she agreed to admit him; be-"
sides, the man was Well dressed and alone, so.
, ... ....... .. ..w. u.w.., v
seemed liitle. to fear Vrom'him.,. The
ger wished Himself to take his horse to the
there
stran
stable, and remained a long time examining and
admiring ibo noble steed wjiich had arrived the
previous evening in a manner so unexpected.
AVhiie breakfasting, he asked many questions
about the iii riband its. owners ; inquired whose
was the Horse that attracted his altenjion so
much; and, in shori, acted so successfully,
that the poor girl, innocent of all deceit, told
him her late adventure, and ended by confessing
thai she wyis all alone. She felt immediately a
vague sense' of having committed some impru
dence, for the stranger listened to her with sin
gular attention, and seemed "to take a greater
Interest than simple curiosity in whaV slic was
saving.
The breakfast was prolonged tbf its utmost
length; at last, after .a,. few unimportant qties
tions, the .traveljer desired the servant girl to
bring, him a bottle of wjuo. Krettel rose, to
obey ; but on reaching the cellar, found that;
the stranger had followed her, and. turning
round, she saw .the glitter of a pistol handle
through his vest. Her presence of mind failed
her not at this critical, moment.. When they
had reached the foot of the stepssho suddenly
extinguished the jight, and stood up close
against jhe wall : the man muttering impreca
tions, advanced a few steps groping his way.
Krettel, profiting by this2 : movement' remounted
the steps, agile and noiseless, closed the door
Upon the pretended traveller, and then barrica
(led herself securely in an upper chambor, there
to await her master's arrival."
Krettel had not been many minutes' ensconc
ed in her retreat when' a fresh knocking re
sounded at the inn-ddor, arid ehe perceived
there two ill-looking men, who asked her what
had become 'of a t ravel ler' w'hd Had 'been there
a short time befiire. 'From their description of
his appearance, the you'tig'"girl immediately dis
covered that the person 6ougju for wps the
granger whomnh.had, locked , in the. cellar ;
nevertheless, she thought, it,. jnostprudjeni to
make no admission on the-subject. On her re"
fusi'ng thoir request to open" i lie sd dor 'the fwo
men threatened to scale ihe wall: '-ThH'pqor
girl trembled with feai her courage v as1 nigh
deserting her ; for'she knew- they could easily
accomplish their project by' means of the iron
bars' fixed tb the windows of iHe lower ' srory.
In tins perplexity ICrettel looked ' arO'uiid her,
anil' her eye fell oVamusliei which hun from
the waif,' a reiic of her mastpr's youilger flays
She seized it, and pointing the ' muzzle 'oUl of
the window, cried out that she would fire on
the first man who a'ttempie'd to aa'c'end. i
The two robbers for that such Jhey were
could no longer be doubted-r-struck dumb at the
sight of fire-arms when expecting no resistance,,
they had brought no weapons, atid confounded
by such .intrepidity, went away uttering the
most fearful menaces, and vowing to return
again in greater force. "In spite of her terror,
our" heroine remained firm at her post. An hour
! passed away in this Critical position; at last the
pirl perceived her master and Iriends coming
in. sight, accWmpanied by the burgomaster and
some officers.
The brave Kreitel rushed to the door, and
her fear, amounting almost to despair, gave
place id the liveliest joy. To the wonder and
admiration of all, she related what had happen
ft iliR hnriinrrlnstfir psnncfallv lavislind nil hpr
; i A''v i t ' ' breast 'of the bri'dedtoom. The wounded man
the warmest .praise for her heroic conduct. . . . . ? .
The officers went in search of the robber whom
Krettel had imprisoned with so much .adtlress
and presence of nlind. After a sharp resistance, f
he was bound and secured, and soon after re
cognised as the chief of a 'band' of robbers who
had for some, time spread terror over ihe coun-
- "'.y. r ' - it' '
I Il I c m a n tir nnrlnrlhcr nrtnl Mr llhnilt fi rnn.
i . i i i- i i eoaldo again demanded the hand of ihe mai-
tain, were quickly either taken or dispersed. i . , . . , ,
,p, . ' - , -i i ., . t i ' v den from her parents, and received : a second
I he burgomasler decided that the. horse, and ,m -
,; . .. . , . T ' . ihefusal. They too perished miserably ii'paMijw
Iho v.'iliKi) whir l rrmlrtlriPM a urpat iiinnhor ot J -
w ciaa w v i i v -4 wauw a
gold pieces, should be given to young Krettel,
wlmse courage had so powerfully contributed
to rid the country of a banditti who bad ihfest-
eu it lor so long a time..
A Crooked 'SsiJ'5ectJ'
AMaiamoras 'correspdndent of an Lndi
paper, in giving a description of the Rio Grande
river, says :
.i' Imagine four of the crookedest things in the.
world, then imagine four more twice as crooked;
, -,---, --a ; . . . '
J and 'then fancy to yourself a large river three
; times as crooked as all these'put together, and
yon have a faint idea of the crooked disposition
of this . almiah'y crooked .river.- There is no
drift in it,. Prom the. fact that it is so crooked
thai umber cannot find its way far enough down
to lodge two sticks together; but few snakes,
becauso it is not straight endugh to swim in :
and the fish are all in the whirlpools in the
ibetids, because they can't find their way obt.
Birds frequently attempt to. fly across tlie river,
and light on thb same side they start, from be
ing deceived by the different crooks ! . Indeed
you -may be deceived when you think yousee,
across it, and some of the b'hoys say. it. is so
darned twisting there-isn-Vbut-one side to it."
HINTS TO FARMERS. The farmer's
life- is shunned by many because it- seems one
of mindless drudgery. I t ought not to be so.
If our farmers would study and reflect more,
iheymight do loss hard labor and yet accom
plish more in the ,course-of a'yuar. Ten hours
work in summer, and eight in 'winter,-ought
with good management, to give any man a good
living. He who works so hard-thai lie cannot
read or reflect after the labors of the day are
ovor, because of fatigue-, does nut plan wisely
Let no rnati shun work when work should be
done ; delve, delve forever is not the-end of
Man's life.-- The farmer's evenings should be
devoted to mental acquisitibn and rational'en
joyment. To sup and tumble into bed is a
hog'rf fashion, and highly injurious to health.-
But let the farmer hate about Him the choicest1
'works of his own auxiliary avocations; let these
fornr the subject of study and conversation at
least two evenings in a week, while the news
paper, the newest arid oldest volume, each ' hav
ing their-allotted seasoM Two or tjiree dollars
contributed by each family in a neighborhood
or' school district;1 would go a great way 'in the
purchase of standard bodkVai moderate 'prices.
These are but hims w hich each reader will
modify asiiis-judgment shall 'suggest. I plead
only' -for -'the ! essen'tiaT ihthg of making home
pleasant; and its1 Hours of ,reiaxati6if'1hdurs of
instruction also. 77. Gscely. ' 1 t
Tlac Key of Dcatira.
About the year 1600, one of those UanKitt
men, "whom bxtraordiiiary talent "Tsonly -Tha
fearulIyVdurce of crime and wickedn-.s be
yond that bf other ordinary men, established
hiriiself as ti merchant or trader in-Venic.e-The
stranoer, whose nafn'o w.is.Tobaldii'jH-'
came enamored oh the daiighter of an a'ttcieut
house, already affianced to another. 'lie ?
mahded her band , in marriage, but.of-courws
jejecied.. Enriiged .avtliis he-studiednhowIo
be revenged. v.. ; ".;.- ;ci i
Profoundly skilled. in thc nieclianjcal!arts'ffid
allowed himself no fes' until lie had" "invented
the most formidable which-coiid lie imagitled.
This was a key of a large size, ihe handle of
which was so constructed that it could be turned
with litilu difiiculiy. When turned it ducov
ered a springj which on, 'pressure, Iauiichud
from ihe Other end a kei or lancet of Miitable'
fineness, that it entered into the llesh and bu
ried itself there without leaving an external
trace. ' 5'
Tebaldo yaitcd in disguise at the door if
which the maiden whom loved was abutit t"
receive the nuptial benediction. The assaim
sent the slen'der steel uiiperceived liu'i th
had uo suspicion or injury, but seized, vijlrsud
den pain jn .the midst of the ceremony, he faint
ed and was carried to his house. amid iheJam
eutaiions bf the bridal party. Vain was alltht:
skill of the . physicians, .who .could not diviwi
the cause of this strahgeJillriessi'ahd in a few"
days be died. '
ruayo ui
: J
days. ' - -ft
The alarm which these deaths, vvhich'ap-
peared mos't miraculous j occaismned, excited
the , utmost Vigilance' of the htagistraie ; and
when oh close examination of the bodies, jhrf
iristrumeni was found in "the gangrened iiesh.
V . -. jibe terror was universal; erery one feared for
Indiana. : , , -,.r . .'
wis on ii me. j uo iudiucu. uius crueuvor-'
phaned. Had passed the first months of ,hef
rn'ourriiiig, in a convent, wheri Tebaldo, hoping
to bend her to his will, entreated to speak uitll
her lit I he gate. The face of tjie foreigner had
ever been displeasing to her, but since the, death,
of all those most dear, to Her, it. hail becamo
odioii's, (as though she had a presentment oH
his guilt,) arid her reply was most decidedly in
the negative. Teba'db beyond, himself with
rage attempted to wound her ihrougluhejgraie
and succbeded; the obscurity of the place jjre
vented his movements from being observed
On her return to her room the maiden felt a
pain in her breast, and on uncovering it she
found it spotted with one single drop:of blood.
The pain increased; the surgeons who' hasten
ed to her assistance, taught by the past' wasted
rib iime'i'ri conjecture, but culling dedp int6:the
wounded part extracted the' needle before any
mischief had commenced; an"d sayed the lifa
of the lady.
,.,; fv, - .. . . u aJ '
I tie State inquisition used every means to
discover the hand which dealt these, insidious
arid irresistible blows. The Vfsit of Tebaldo
to the convent caused suspicion to fall heavily
upon him. ' His house was carefully searched,'
the invention discovered attd ho perish'edon tho
..... '.' . - . ' ;;V. .'ft'i 'til
(Tibhfit. "'
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: it,
To raake Kitchen Veg6ta5Jcstcailcr
When peas, French beans, and- similar-pro-ductions,
do not boil easy, it has usually been
imputed to the coolneas.of the season, or touhe
rains. . Thi8popular notion is erroneou.H-.; !the
difliculiy of boilingithem soft arises from atstr
perabundant quantity of gypsum imbibed during
theirigrow.lh. To correct this, lhrowr aismall
quantity' Of sub-carbonate of soda iiitoi iHe pot
along with th.o vegetable; the icarhonic-acid of
which will seize upon ihe lime.iii'ihu gypsum,
and free the legunes,. &c, from its influence.
Peach Trees aje, protected from hard winters
by covering, the roots a foot deep with' straw, in
February, after the ground has become thor
oughly frozent which kee,ps the frost in tho
ground, and so prevents the sap from smarting
until the spnngis Jairly opened.
To cufe Scratches on a' Horsed Wash 'the
legs with'wmoaf 's'u'dli, ana Wenwitlheef
brine. "'Twoapplfcalidns will cure' il?: worst
case. ' " ' 's ';