Utmorraf nnb rnfinrl. 3icniRD WHiTB::::::::::::::::::::::HKNRy c. devin'k WHITE & DEVINE, Editors and Proprietors. WEDNESDAY MORNING:::: V"?ANTED Beef, pork, corn, buckwheat jy eats, C-c, for subscription aud advertis ing to the Democrat & Sentinel. ' Principles are Eternal." The result of the great strucglc for the Pres idency throughout the Union, on last Tues day, affords overwhelming and convincing proof alike of the stability of the Union and the Democratic party, when the men who ral lied under the banner of Black Republicans shall have disappeared forever from the thea tre of life, and the dangerous and pernicious principles and objects of their party be remem Lercd only as a "schoolboys tale, the wonder of an hour." the democratic party will still sur vive, full of its original spirit, because its principles ar2 eternal, and can know no vari ableness or shadow of change. The election of James Buchanan while it secures the ascendancy of the only national party in the country duriug the next four years, will certainly rcduco bleeding Kansas" stock far below par. It is impossible to con jecture to what new humbug the " freedom sbriekers" will resort, iu order to keep up the shadow of nn organization. Perhaps they will go back into the stables, alleys and cel lars from which they eminated about a year ago. Perhaps they will adopt once more the dark lantern as their motto, and be content to be recognized as the disciple of Ned Bunt line. But it matters not how treasonable their objects may be, the National Democra cy will always stand ready to prevent them from laying sacrilogious hands on the Union and the Constitution. James Buchanan is triumphantly elected, aud we confidently pre dict that he'll make a glorious President, the opinion of the Solon that controls the "Johns town Tribune" to the contrary notwithstanding. W. S. CALOUAN. The last "Standard" contains a fulsome eu logy on William S. Calohan, and insists upon his re-appointment. This article was impru dent at this time. The Democratic journals in Cambria county, who have long since taken ground against Calohan, did not write to agi tato that question, but leave it to tho Canal Board, who ceitainly are the competent judg es, and we regret that the "Standard" has seen lit to renew the discussion of last fall. How ever, it is probably all right for tho " Stand ard to go in for IlolliJaysburg and Ilolliday s burg people, and we suppose that Calohan may fairly be considered as belonging to that place, inasmuch as the Ilollidoysburg papers last fall announced that the Superintendent had commenced operations there by purcha sing an ore farm in the neighborhood. Calohaa also made himself conspicuous by by Lis movements in regard to the Superin tendent's Office, lie had fallen so violently in love with Ilollidaysburg that nothing could in duce him to keep the pledge he had made, to bring it to Cambria county. He took care to put this matter on record at the time. Our statement ha3 never been contradicted ; it stands there yet, and W. S. Calohan has suf fered himself to remain during a year under the charge of falsehood. Lately he has become alarmed about his prespects. and is doing a etrong business in the way of getting up peti tions, and we are informed that signers were procured in Johrstown to a petition for his appointment, by promising that if he was ap pointed he would bring his office to Johns town ! Representations arc made to other peo ple, that the signing is a mere matter of form, that the Canal Board have pledged themselves to appoint Calohan, that in fact he has secured t'ae office for a term of years, c., &c. Oth ers nre told that the opposition declared against him by the Democratic joun-als of this coun ty, had ceased. And this is said too, when it is well known that the Democratic party in the county have openly repudiated him. The "Standard" has something to say about superior management, &c. The board will hardly be humbugged by this " puff." Any improvements that have taken place are to be attributed to the energy and searching vigi lance of the Canal Board themselves, Calo ban'n ncgligance and inattention arc as noto rious as his want of capacity. It is unjust to other officers on the road, to claim for Caluhau's credit what is due to them. Mr Brydon, for instance, has been uuceasing iu his vigilance aud industrious attention to the forwarding of the public business, has been almost constant ly on the road, while Calohan can hardly ever get out of llollidayslurg, cveu when he does viait this portion of the State. Wc presume however, that the Canal Board are not pledged to appoint Mr. Calohan, and that they will try the individual on his mcr ts, and will give the proper weight to docu ments gotten up in the manner we have ex plained. Wc presume that the Board are not rdedged in advance to outrage the public opin ion, arid that tho other side will have a hear ing. There certainly can be found men in IScopvlrama. upon whose record there is no stain, to whom can be entrusted the Public Improvements. We regret deeply that we have again been compelled to bring the name of William S. Calohan into our columns and in terms un friendly to him. We have no desire to attack him. It is his fault, not ours, that we stand in opposition to him. It was his fault that we were obliged to publish to the world the pledge to which we have alluded, and it was his fault that he did not fulfil it. When our duty as the conductors of a public journal, re quired us to mention his name in connection with an event, whose tragic character cave it a deep interest, and renders it not likely to be forgotteu, it was his fault that we could not praise him, aud it was his fault, not ours, that he then convicted himself before the public of incompetency, and when charged with cowar dice and falsehood, by responsible men, it was his fault, not ours, that he did not vindi cate himself. 1 be present notice has been forced upon us. Public notice would not permit us to pass un noticed the "Standard's" assertion, that a failure to appoint Mr. Calohan "would be an insult." HUZZAH FOR CAMBRIA ! " THE STAR OF THE WEST ! ! Glorious Victory ! The FntlonUlt and 'uniuiiuuucDukcu, Hnilthe'Dtrk Lan tern" Party llowed up Salt Illver. Last Tuesday was a proud day for the democra cy of Gambia, and from the returns which will be found hAuvr, it will be seen that tbey turned out manfully to sustain the Constitution and Union of their country. The vote was the largest ever pol led in the county, being 4759 ! ! and our majority d such as has stricken terror to the FUSION ISTS and BLACK REPUBLICANS. Nobly have the Democracy of Cambria done their duty, and more than redeemed their i4ede to their brethren of the State. They have rolled up a minority for Buchanan and Breckinridge of 1322 ! ! ! and that too not withstand ing the hercu lean cfl'orts of tho pic-bald opposition. Again we say, all honor to the Democracy of our little county, who have always pi oven their devotion to the country, and readiness to rally with alac rity under its flag to sustain the Constitution and laws of the land. OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS OF GAHBHIA COUNTY. -i - t z 3 3 3 j in 23 1 9 18 33 00 158 18 00 31 00 00 18 7 1 4 1 00 97 49 4 34 118 00 15 59 00 24 10 1 70 0 00 11 91 00 100 130 11 2 00 00 14 00 00 18 142 00 39 75 00 7 53 12 00 00 00 5 4S 2 10 11 12 29 00 55 804 801 107 3 Districts. Allegheny - -Ulacklick - - -Cambria - - - Carroll Clearfield Chest Conemaugh No 1 Conemaugh No. 2 Conemaugh No. 3 Conemaugh Bor Ebensburg - -Jackson - - - -Johnstown - - -Lorctto - - - -Minister - - - -Richland - - - -Summerhill No 1. Summerhill No 2. Summitville - -Susquehanna - -Washington - -Whito 344 40 G2 2S7 106 S4 207 . 75 . 55 202 80 47 205 40 133 91 124 108 50 70 4S1 21 Total 2987 THE RESULT, ACCORDING TO PRESENT APPEAR ANCES. Tlie Electoral Tote. Nov. 1852 Nov. 1S5G. liercc. Scott, Bue'u. FiU'e. Fre't States. Connecticut California Illinois Indiana Iowa Maine Massachusetts Michigan 0 0 4 J. 11 11 13 13 4 8 13 4 8 13 0 5 35 23 New Hampshire 5 New Jersey 7 New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Wisconsin Alabama Arkausas Delaware Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland M isaisiippi Missouri 35 23 27 4 5 9 4 3 3 10 0 8 7 27 4 5 5 0 3 Z 3 10 12 0 8 9 10 8 12 4 15 12 9 North Carolina 10 South Carolina 8 Tennessee Texcs 4 Virginia 15 12 Total t54 42 174 Pierce over Scott, in 1852 8 114 212 00 Buchanan over Fremont, probably Buchanan over Fremont & Fillmon . -v Ul tllC fatatcs KPt r?nii-n v. i.t u ulj lor iJLXHAX- AN- le on!y oa.cs about which any doubt or question can exist, are Illinois. 11. Louisiana. G, California 4 Florida. 3. If he should lose hem all he would still be elected bv the people. - v BilEADSTl'FFS FOR ExflLAKD Durin the last month there was shipped from Phifadel phia. by packets and steamers, "over 80 000 bushels of wheat, 50,000 bushels of ecru 'and 10,000 bbls Flour, to England. Pennsylvania Gone for Buchanan. lUIii CHOSEN President of the U. S. HE TOTAL HAITI AID JUIDDU- 1 il ; JERSEY AND DELAWARE WHEELING INTO LINE. THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUriON VINDICATED, Glorious Result is the State. BUCHANAN'S PLURALITY IN PHIL ADELPHIA 18,556. RITY OVER itL 8211 a tiious4vi ciie:i:rs for teie OLD liEV STO Xt:,A X S .4 I EX X SYLVAXI.1 lMlESlDEXT. BEDFORD COUNTY. The borough of Bedford gives Buchanan 121 ; Fillmore 11 ; Fusiou 93 Of the Fu sion vote, 14 were for Fremont and 74 for Fillmore COLUMBIA COUNTY. This county gives Buchanan about 1500 majority. WYOMING COUNTY. In the Willianisport district. Buchanan, 452 ; Fillmore Union 293; Fillmore straight 14 ; Fremont Union 2S7. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. The borough of Sunbury gives Buchanan 101 ; Fillmore Union. 137; Fillmore btraight 37; Fremont Union 23. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. Tho latest report fixes the Democratic ma jority at 3,700 over the Fusion ticket. DAUrillX COUNTY. Ilarrisburg district gives gives Buchanan 1054 ; Fillmore 91 ; Fusion 1012 Tho Fu sion vote is divided Fremont 330 : Fillmore G7G. Dauphin county gives a Fusion majority of about 500. LANCASTER COUNTY. The returns received indicate a plurality of abcut 1500 for the Fusion ticket. Tho regu lar Fillmore ticket received about COO votes. The city of Lancaster gives Buchanan a majority of 1194, being a gain orer the vote of October of G13. Mount Joy gives 100 majority for Buchan an, aud Columbia 112. LYCOMING COUNTY. Muncy gives Buchanan 81; Fusion 114; Fillmore 3; showing a Democratic train of 25. Wolf township gives a Democratic gain of IS. From returns now in Buchanan's Majority over Union ticket will be about 700 DELAWARE COUNTY. Delaware county gives 500 Fusion major ity. UNION COUNTY. Gives the U nion ticket about 500 majority SNYDER COUNTY. Gives Union ticket 150 majority CUMBERLAND COUNTY. The returns received up to midnight indi cate that Buchanan's majority will be about 400. MONTOUR COUNTY. The borough of Danville gives 20 Fusion gain. The other townships give 25 Union gain. TERRY COUNTY. Millersburg gives Fillmore 150 majority. THE LEHIGH REGION. The following Democratic majorities over the Fusion ticket, are reported in the Counties named : Monroe, 1.800 Carbon, 800 Lehigh, 1,000 Bucks, 700 Northampton, 3,000 MIFFLIN COUNTY. The borough of M'Veytown and one ad joining township gives 32 Democratic gain. FRANKLIN COUNTY. Franklin county is reported at 200 major ity ior liucnanan. HUNTINGDON COUNTY. In Mount Union district Fillmore has 19; Fremont 32, and Buchanan 112, being a Democratic gain of G. YORK COUNTY. The majority for Buchanan, in York coun ty, over all, is 2.300; over the Fusion tick et 3,500. CHESTER COUNTY. The returns from 17 townships give the straight Fillmore ticket 305 ; Fillmore Fusion 100; Fremont, 1831; Buchanan. 1,430. There are 35 districts to hear from. Buchan an will have about 500 majority in the coun ty over the Fusion ticket. There will be about 1,000 votes cast in the county for the Fillmore ticket. TIOGA COUNTY. Lawrence township give a Fremont plurali ty of 250. Tioga township, Fremont plural ity of 1G3. 1 1 WESTMORELAND COUNTY. The Democratic majority in Westmoreland county is about 800, being a Pain of over 100. b - NEW YORK. The City of New York complete gives the following result : - Buchanan, 40,741 Fillmore, 19,957 Fremont, 17,889 Showing a gam to the Democrats upon last year's voto of 11.509 ; to the Americans 81, and to tho Ilepublicans, 11,00 . Tho City of Brooklyn, complete with tho JAMES BUCHANAN exception of one Ward, shows a Republican gain of 1000, an American gain of 2000, and a Democratic gain of 1500, as compared with me last uovernor s vote. on the vote of 1854 are about three thousand Democratic; 1200 American, and 1800 He publican. Buffalo shows a Buchanan cain of 1.033 cams a Fremont gain of 2,2G7, and a Fillmore loss Of GG7. In Koehester City the Democrats gain 300; the Republicans 1705. while the Americans lose 2S5. The returns from the interior show large Republican gains in all the counties, but whether sufficient to overcome the lare ma jority which the Democrats have in the East ern part of the State, is still questioacd, al though the chances favor the Republicans The Tribune estimates that Fremont has carried the State by 25,000, and King. Re publican, for Governor, 15,000. The Congressional districts embraced in the city have gone Democratic, but the interior is Republican . NEW JERSEY. -Newark, Nov. 5. The Democratic ma jority here is 1500. The returns of the State arrive slowly, but sufficient have been receiv ed to indicate a plurality for Buchanan of doubtless 3500. Trenton, Nov. 5. The indications are that the State is largely Democratic, but that Newell, Republican is elected Governor The Republican Senator is elected in Mer cer county by at least 300 majority. The op position elect two member of Assembly, being a gain of one. Newcll's majority in the county is so far 120, and will be increased to upwards of 200. Bobbins, Republican, for Congress, will have a largo majority. The First Congressional district gives Mr. Cla wson, Republican, a considerable majority for Congress. The Democrats gain one Assemblyman in the Camden district. Kille, Dem.. for As sembly, is defeated in Salem county by Jones. usion. VIRGINIA, In Alexandria city and county, the majori ty for Fillmore is 204, being a Democratic gain cn last year of 157. Taylor county is reported as giving Buchan an 150 majority. Berkley county gives Buchanan 150 major ity. DELAWARE. The complete vote of tnc city- of Wilming ton gives Buchanan a majority of 1G2, being a Democratic gain of 25- The entire Democratic ticket in New Cas tle county is probably elected by about 500 majority. Braudynrine Hundred gives 130 niajority for Buchanan. New Castle Hundred gives 33 Democratic majority. White Clay Creek Hundred gives 170 Dem ocratic majority. Christiana Hundred gives Buchanan 173 majority. MARYLAND. Brltimore county gives a Fillmore majori ty of 500, a loss of 200. Carroll county gives 29G majority for Fill more, a loss of 200. Cumberland county is reported as giving 200 majority for Buchanau. 3Iontgomery county gives about 140 ma jority for Fillmore. MASSACHUSETTS. The city of Boston gives Fremont 2,100 plurality. The towns generally, as far as heard from, give Republican pluralities. The returns frem 76 cities and towns give Fremont 13,000 majority. Gardiner is re-elected Governor. The following members of Congress have been elected : First District Robert B. Hall, Rep. Second District James Buflincton, Rep. Third District Wm. S. Damrell, Rep. Fourth District. Linus B. Cemins, Rep. Fifth District Atison Burlingame. Rep Sixth District Timothy Da vies, Rep. Seventh District N. 1 Ranks. Jr., Rep. Eighth District C. L. Knopp, Rep. Ninth District Eli Thayer, Rep. Tenth District C. C. Chaffee, Rep. Eleventh District II. L. Dawes, Rep. VERMONT. The Republicans have carried the State by from 25,000 to 30.000. An Exciting" Scene, A most exciting scene occurred in Greene street on Saturday afternoon last about two o'clock. As Mr Charles Konichmaker, (who resides above Monisville, on the opposite side of the river) was sitting in an open wagon alongside of the Market house, his horse sud denly started off in a full gallop down Greene street towards the Assinpiuk. Unfortunately the lines had been thrown across his back, and were consequently out of Mr Kouichniaker's reach. In this exciting dilemma, Mr K., with great presence of mind, seized hold of the long flow ing tail of his horse, and held on with tho grasp of a giant. The horse, a fine young spirited stallion, went down the Greene street hill at a speed that caused the crowds of spec tators that lined the streets to hold their breath with suspense and apprehension for the safety of the coragcous rider. It was vain for the lookers-on to make any attempt to arrest his dangerous career. Onward he plunged without obstruction, the broad highway being fortunately clear of oth er vehicles, and rose the hill on the lower side of the creek at the same furious gallop. A short distance from this point a crcnerous col ored man attempted to arrest his progress, but the frantic beast knocked him down and broke his leg. He continued his course for the Del aware bridge, bus usual route home, before reaching which the wagon was a perfect jum ble of fragments. Here Mr. Konichmaker let go the horse's tail, and found himself in the dusty road with out any injury more serious than a thousand bruises acquired in his thundering and peril ous journey over the stones.' The horse wa.s stopped near the bridge, but the wagon was scattered piecemeal along the whole distance from the market houe to the bridge. The escape of Mr. K. was truly wonderful, and the courage and coolness lie displayed iu the perilous extremity was the subject of general admiration. Trenton Gazette. Kings coutty, complete with the exception of two small towns, gives Buchanan 13,042 """ult o-.j ; rremoni. ha ELECTION RETURNS OF PENNA. UN-OFFICIAL. Counties Buchanan. Fremont, Fillmore. I Adams '297 000 000 Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, 24G7 2082 150 Berks, 7950 Blair, 130 Bradford. 4000 Bucks, Butler. Cambria 2987 804 SGI Carbon 800 Center, Chester. 500 Clarion, Clearfield, 850 Clinton, Columbia, 1500 Crawford, Cumberland 400 Dauphin, 500 Delaware, 150 Elk, Erie, Favette, Franklin, 200 Fulton, Greene, llnntingdon, 200 j Indiana. Jefferson, j Juniata, 140 Lancaster, 1500 Lawrence, Lebanon, 2997 31 Lehigh, 1130 Luzerne, 1700 Lveominc, 800 j M'KeanT j Mercer, Mifflin, 873 58 534 Monroe, 1800 Montgotneiy, 3814 Montour, Northampton, 1425 Northumberl'd 1500 Perry. 900 Philadelphia, 1S55G Pike, 000 Potter. 0 1117 Schuylkill, 2500 G3GI 4G23 Somerset, 0 i Sn3der. 150 j Susquehanna, O Sullivan, 0 i Tioga, 0 Union. 511 14S3 Venango, Warren, 0 Washington, 00 Wayne, 00 Westmoreland, 800 i Wyoming, 00 York, " 3500 Total, 000000 0000OO 000000 From a Cape of Good Hope Taper. FRIGHTFUL DEATH BY A LION. Mooi Rivkx Dour, June 23. On Friday morning, the 13th of June, severul wagons, forming part of the secoud division of the command, left Mooi River Dorp for the lager at Majiko. They rodo the first evening as far at Riet Spruit, a noted place for lions. Mr. Philip Van Collier and his brother, wishing to proceed, inspanned their wagons about midnight, although they were strongly advised by their companions not to ride before moriiinir. They had scarcely ridden an hour when the oa.cii were suddenly frightened. Philip Van Coller jumped -ff his wagon and endeavored to turn them, but, not suc ceeding in doing so, sprang upon the wagou trap, from which he must have been immedi ately dragged by a large lion with such force as to break oue of the traprims He was heard to cry out twice for help, but iu the con fusion of tho moment was not missed, his brother Adolphe bsing at the time on horse back, endeavoring to top the oxen, which were going on at a fearful rate through the veld With much difficulty he succeeded in doing so, and theu returned to look for his missing brother, whose body he found about daybreak, and the lion crouching about twelve yards from it. With a feeling of desperation he leveled his gun and fired at the animal. The aim was good, and, as the ball passed right through its head, it fell down on the spot On coming nearer to his brother's body the poor man was sadly shocked at its mutilated condition, the lion having carried it a long distance, and then devoured the gi eater por tion. The remains were hastily convej'ed to town, and upwards of eighty persons attended the funeral. Poor Philip Yan Coller leaves a widow and several children to deplore their loss, and his melaneholly end. P, S. We have since learned that, pre vious to the oxen becoming frightened, tho lion first attacked, without any provocation, Adolphe Van Coller and three other men who were riding on horseback some distance in front of the wagon. Having unfortunately no guns with them, they jumped off their horses and stood between them and the lion. The lion, however, appeared more anxious to attack them than their horses : upon which they shouted and threw their hats at him. and afterwards fired the grass, when he left them and went to the wagon. The surround ing country being all occupied, the lions ap pear to have concentrated themselves at this spot, where they are extremely bold. Large Smr.- The "Cathedral," a noble vessel, lying at Shippen street wharf, where she arrived a few weeks since, is the largest sailing vessel that ever entered our port. She brought a cargo of guano from the Chincha Islands, consisting of 2800 tons. Most of this has been discharged, and on the two up per decks the odor is so strong as to render respiration nearly intolerable. The ship draws 25 feet of water; her length is 235 feet length of the keel 225 feet, depth 30J, brodth of beam 44 feet. There are thrcefpaeious decks. The staterooms are handsomely fitted up in style. The rooms of the captain and mate hav every convenience, and are provi ded with firearms in abundance. There is a large dispensary, with instruments aqd medi ciues useful in a long voyage The owncus are Train & Co.. of Boston, The captain is Mr. ."Wm II. Howard. The ship was built about IS months since, at Portsmouth New Hampshire, and has made three voyages, two to Live.rool and one to tho Pacific. The Latest News from Europe. Nkw Iork. Not. 8. The steamship Vigo, arrived at noon to day fiom Havre, whence tho sailed on the 19th ult.. bringing three days later news from the Continent. The Paris conference vr tn on the 15th ult. NAPLES. The German papers state that the King of Naples has urged the colonists of St. Peters burg, Vienna and Berlin, to conclude in fa vor ef the kingdom of the two Sicilies, a treaty analogious to that guaranteeing the in tegrity of the Ottoman Empire The latest advices state that the prepara tions for the defence of Naples are being r doubled. No modification of the Ministry had taken place All are anxiously looking for the Al lied fleets. The French squadron was anchored in the Roads at Toulon, ready to depart. Four Sar dinian ships were also ready at Genoa. An Englih steamer arrived at Ajacio. on, the 12th, with orders to Admiral Dunnas to sail, and accordingly two steam-frigates put to sea. the next niorninjzv The remainder of the squadron sailed in tho evening. TnE GAMBLERS ALARMED.. The following narrative a trua one des cribes a scene that actually took place not many yoars since in a country village in the State of Maine. One evening in the month of December 1834, a number of townsmen had assembled at the ttore of a 31 r Putnam to talk over matters and things, smoke, drink, and in short do anything to kill time. Three hours had thus passed away. Th&v had laughed and talked and drank, and halt a good time generally, so that about the usual hour for shutting up slup each of the party felt particularly first rate " Come," sys Charles Hatch, ore of th company. " let's all liquor, and then have a game of high low. Jack." "Solsny." exclaimed anothor : wbo'a got the cirds ?' 'Fetch on your keerds," drawled out a third person, his eyes half closed through the effect of the liquor he had drank. After drinking all round, And an 'old pine table was drawn up before th nplacp where burned sr rightly a large fire of hrm lock logs, which would np and crackle thi owing large live coils out upon the hearth' All drew around the tr.ble, seating them selves on whatever came handiest. Fonr of them had rolled up to the table some kegs which from their weight were supposed to contain nailt. "Now," said Hatch, "how shall we play every one for himself?" 1 " 'No, have partners," growled out oae into. " No hanged if I play s0." shouted the former, bringing his fi?t down upon th table knocking one caudle oct of the stick, another uron the floor. " Come," said Hatch. no quarreling; all who say for having partners stand up." Three a ose. "Now all who say each oue for himself s'and up." The remaining one iniraedsau lv o-ot nn. 'You see, Barclay," s:vi.i fiatch. the majority are against you. Come, will v0u play ?" Well, ns I don't want to bo on tho oppo site hide, I'll play," answered Barclav, some what cooled down. Mr. Purman was not in the store thateveL ing, and the clerk who was bu.-y behind th counter, had taken very little notice of tie proceeding?. About half-past ten Mr. Put nam thought be would just step into the store and see that everything was safe. As he went in he walked up towards the fire. When within a few steps of where the men vcre sit ting, he started back in horror. Before him sat seven men. half crazy with liquor and the excitement of playing cards. Thre they were, within a few feet of the fire just des cribed ; and four cf . them seated on kega of powder ! Barclay who wa. a vry Leavv man, had' pressed in the head of the keg on which he sat, bursting the top hoop, and pressing the powder out thro' the chinks. By the contin ued motion of their f.-rt the powder had be come spread about the flor. and now covered a space of two feet ail arouud them. Mr. Putnam's first movement was toward the door, but recovering himself, he walitd towards the fire. Should either of them at tempt to rise, and scatter a few grains a littl further into the fireplace where lay a quaQtitv' of live coals, all would be lost. At that moment Hatch looked up. and see ing Mr, Putnam with his face deadly pale, aud gazing into the tire, exclaimed "Putnam, what ails you?" and at th same time made a motion to riso " Gentlemen, do not rise!" said Mr. Put nam ; " four of you sit on kegs of powder it is scattered all around you one movement might send you all to eternity. There are two buckets of water behind the bar. But keep your seats for one minute and you are saved move and you are dead men In an lDstant every man appeared perfectly sober not a limb moved each oue seemed paralyzed. In less time than we have taken to describe the scene, Mr. Putnam had poured the water and completely saturated the powder on the flx)r and so extinguished the fire, so that an explosion was impossible. Then and not till then was there a word spoken. Before these seven men left the store that very night they pledged themselves never to taste another glass of liquor, or play another game of cards. Child Carried ofe by a Bsah. One of those fearful incidents occurred near the vil lage of Neshoto, on Saturday week, which go so far to create the thrilling Interest in written romance of pioneer life. Just before sunset, a child five years old was seized in the pres ence of its mother by a full grown bear, and in spite of its screams and the frantie efforts of its mother, was borne into the thicket. The alarm ws given, and the men, with clubs and firearms, commenced searching the woods, but up to Tuesday nothing had been found of it. upon which to base a conjecture with reference to its fate Bears are quite plenty in this neighborhood, but this is the first instance whore human lite has been sacrificed by them, though they have frequently carried off stock from the farmers, coming up, as in this case, to the door of the house. Mmitotrt'e (WT) Tribune.
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