me; on either side perjury, nn both sides, misery. 0: if there is mercy in your heart, leave me yet a little to reflect: in pity spare me but one hour—one hour?' and she fell at the teet of the abbess bathing them with tears. '•Foclish, frivolous girl," exclaimed the abbess. "host thou not had a month t, reflect, and no .v thou beggest yet on, hour—be it su then—after vespers 1 will call and ascertain thy final resolve; thy fate will then be decided." With an au of proud displeasure the abbess left du cell of misery, nor heaved one sigh for its fated inmate, whose motives were to her so unintelligible ; how greatly did she feel her superiority over the girl who clung so fontlly to the world, she who had left it only because she tound it tol contain nothing that shared her sympa. thy. Left to herself, Christine no longer re strained her grief; with convulsive sobs she threw herself on the hard pallet, rind poured forth in the anguish of her heart, an earnest prayer to the God of Mercy. By the time the bell tolled for vespers, she had in some degree recovered her composure. But the - flush of her cheek told of an inward struggle, whilst the un earthly lustre of her eye, betokened that some great design held possession of her =erse inmost °eel. DEATH. Quitting her lonely cell, the persecu. It has been customary, in some of our tell maiden joined the throng that was; now hurrying towards the chapel. On cities and towns, for young ladies to walk reaching the open court is which it was in thin shoes and delicate stockings, in mid-winter. A healthy, blooming young , situated, the ground appeared covered with snow, which was fast falling,whirled girl, thus dressed, in violation of Meav hither and thither through the trees. The en's laws, pays the penalty; a checked' night was dark and stormy; thus tar it fa- circulation, cold, fever and death. "What vored Christine's purpose of instant flight snail Providence!" exclaimed her friends. —she had lingered behind the rest, and Was it Providence or her own folly! A now paused on the threshold of the house beautiful young bride goes night after night, to parties in honor of her marriage. of prayer —the solemn tones of the anthem affected her—she hesitated—for the rno . She has a slight sore throat, perhaps, and ment abandoned her purpose, and was the weather is inclement; but she must entering the chapel, but before she had wear her neck and arms bare, for whoever saw a bride in a close evening dressl She shown herself, the form of the kneeling abbess reminded her of her fate, and she.is seized with inflamation of the lungs, rushed forth once more into the storm. and dies before her bridal days are over. Hurrying across the Court, she reach- What a Providence!" exclaims the ed the outer gate of the convent, it was l w " rld ; "cut off in the midst of happiness d hoas!the easily opened from within; escape from an thread ofpe!" life Al herse did lf I A gshe no tl t in the the isolated situation of the place, beingi country exposed to our chaLgeful climate,aeemed as impossible, as the attempt was I gets a now bonnet instead of a flannel improbable, she found the bolts and barsi drawn, and the portals unwatched; this :garment. Rheumatism is the conse. exceeded her utmost hopes, she lifted iqueues. Should the girl sit down trap , q the latch, but the gate was--locked, anduilly with the idea that Providence has the key no where to be found! sent the rheumatism upon her, or should In an agony of despair, Christine shook she charge it on her vanity and avoid the and pulled the massive gate, but her weak folly in future! Look, my young friends, efforts served only to exhaust her still at the mass of diseases that are incurred more; she now desired nothing better than by intemperance, indiscreet dressing, to die in her rash attempt, and the moon, tight lacing, dm, and all is quietly impu. instead of seeing her arrayed in vestal gar fed to Providence. Is there no impiety, as well as ignorance, in this? Were the ments, should look upon her at rest in shroud and winding sheet. Overcome physical laws strictly observed from gene by fatigue, she sank senseless upon the eration to generation, there would be an snow. end to frightful diseases that cut short The sound of a key turning in the lock, life, and of the long maladies that make life a torment or trial. It is the opinion struck hope into her breast—she started to her feet, and the gate opening, disclo- of those who best understand the physical system, that this wonderful machine; the sett to her the porter of the convent, who body—this "goodly temple"— would gra carousing ,in the village with some boon entered bearing a lantern. He had been dually decay, and man would die, as few now die, as if falling to sleep.--illiss coinpamons, and was now returning, bear ing with him tesiimony of the strength of Sedgmick. his liquor. Christine was at once deter- terl, and the porter was running forward to give the alarm, when his haste over exercising his drunken powers, he fell prostrate on tha snow, where he was soon unconscious. Seizing this fortunate opportunity Christine lost no time in leaving the nun nery. 'rite vesper would soon be over, whop the abbess would discover her flight With maniac eagerne-s she fled to the water's edge; huge blocks of ice were borne along the current, the river was in, passible! And now Christine's last hope was fled--she concealed hersell as well as she was able, her white dress assisting her purpose, and she remained, determine' ed to perish where she lay, than to be arried back as a criminal to the convent. Meantime the weather had brightened, the snow had ceased to fall, the clouds had collected into one black veil that cov ered only one half of the firmament, while the rest was illuminated by the soft light of the waning moon, whereby the scene around was rendered visible— the stream swollen and foaming, bearing , fresh blocks of ice to those that were now accumulating in the river, prevented, from passing,- the islet by a large mass that stopped the way. The rock and castle of Rolandseck rose on the opposite shore, whilst the convent close behind, formed to Christine the more immediate object of alarm. The lights that glanced rapidly by its windows, showed that she had been missed, and that they were searching for her within the building, little imagining that she had left it.—The alarm bell next pealed through the clear winter air, and parties were seen hurrying trom the con vent gates to search the island in all di rections. Many of these passed near her, !nit by none was she discovered. A new object now arrested the atten tion cf the concealed victim; on the op posite shore a figure appeared ; as if seek ing a means of crossing. The eye of a lover could not be deceived—it was her Rudolf; he had not then forgotten his promise to save her, if possible, from her destined misery; he came to fulfil that promise--at the risk of his life he ventu red upon the blocks of ice that now stop ped up the arm of the river between him and the nunnery that lie thought contain ed his betrothed bride; the maiden trem bling with hope and dread, how eagerly did she watiii his steps: safely lie reach. ed the little islet that stood between the river's bank and the island of Nonuenwer der—the passage was now half effected, and Rudolf was proceeding higher up in or der to cross the stream at a spot nearer I ihe convent, when his mistress foresee Ong that thus they would both evitably b , lost, and, forgetful of all precaution, rust , d from her hiding place, and called nu to her astonished lover; but her motion• were observed by more than him whom !ley were intended to guide; a party of hose who searched for her, rushed for ward, and almost before she was conci rus of her imprudense, she was made pris .oner before her Rudolf's eyes. With the impetuosity of youth, Rudolf rushed forth upon the trembling ice blocks, to save his shrieking mistress; but it was not by haste that such a dangerous barrier was to be passed—he never reached the ehore! Christine, after her eyes had beheld the fate of her lover, perish in the attempt to save her, was led back, unresisting to the convent. Iler grief was too deep for utterance--nor did she speak again; the sun that was to have shone upon a new made nun looked down upon her corpse; 'it was but a week after that night on which Christine hail lingered by the chapel dom., half repentant of her desperate de sign, that the stately abbess, and many a sorrowing nun chaunted her requiem. Tiger Catching. Tigers are often killed by the natives of India, by a poisened arrow set in a stretch ed bow, with a tap-string across the path. Another way is, by putting a man in a bamboo lattice cage, and a dog or goat inside with him to give the alarm; and when the tiger conies, the man kills him with spears, or poisened arrows, through the interstices of the wicker-work. Bat' the plan which annoys the tiger most, is ludicrous enough, and is done by covers ing the leaves with bird-lime, and strew ing them in his path. If by chance, the animal should tread upon one of these smeared leaves, his fate may be consider ed as decided. He commences shaking his foot, with the view to remove the ad hesive incumbrance, but finding no relief from that expedient, he rubs the nuisance against his jaw, with the same intention, by which means his eyes, ears, &c. be come ag,luitianted, and occasions such un easiness as causes him to roll perhaps a mong many more of thesmeared leaves, till at length he becomes completely en veloped, and is deprived of sight, and in this situation may be compared to a man who has been tarred and feathered. The anxiety occasioned by this strange and novel predicament, soon discovers itself in dreadful howling, which serves to call the watchful peasants, who in this state find uo difficulty in shooting the object of their detestation. Legislative Proceedings. The proceedings of the ensuing session of the Pennsylvania Legislature promis es to be very interesting, and will be 'well worth the subscription price to one of the Harrisburg Journals containing the lull reports. The Pennsylvania Tellegraph, Whig, published by Messrs Fenn and Wallace, will be issued semi •weekly during the session—price $2, daily 83: daily duriog the session, and once a week the remain der of the year. $4.1 The Pennsylvania Intelligencer, Whig by Messrs Elliott and McCurdy; daily during the session $3 • semi-weekly s2;' daily during the session, and semi•week ly the remainder et the year, 84; semi weekly during the session, and weekly the remainder of the year, $:3. The Harrisburg Chronicle, Is hig, bi 11. Montgomery; daily during the session S 3, or four copies for $10; semiweekly during the session, $7, Steamboat accident. We gi , e below the particulars of thee, ate steamboat disaster which occurred )etween Mobile and New o,lerns, on the 14th inst. The following is an extract from a letter written by a gentleman who left Mobile the steamboat Odd Fellow, shortly after :he Express : ST. STErnEss, Sunday night half past 10 o'clock. S It is with teelin , rs of pain and regret; that I record one of the most melancholy and horaible scenes that has ever fallen • toy lot to witness. About half-past iS this evening, the steamboat Express burst her boilers, about, 10 miles below this place. She had stopped at a little place called Jackson, to repair some of her machinery, and as soon as they saw our boat coming up they commenced firing up evidently with the intention of passing us. I was standing on the stern of the boat, leaning against the flagstaff and watching the movements of the crazy old craft, when suddenly I saw the steam issue forth from the head of her boilers, and in a sec ond afterwards, the most tremendous re port I ever heard. For a moment noth ing could be seen but the fragments of the boat flying in every direction, and indeed so near was she to our boat, that I was apprehensive we should receive some in jury from the falling pieces. The scene that followed was truly awful. Sonic of the poor creatures were blown some distance in the river, and their piteous shrieks for help, as they were contending wits the current, were rnough to over come a heart made of sterner stall than mine. We immediately sent our small boat to save those in the river from drowning, and backed the Odd Fellow to the wreck, to save the rem ainder of the crew and pas sengers, together with what freight &c. was lett on her. 0, such a scene—to see 'many of the poor burnt and scalded so badly, that it was impossible to tell weth er they wrre human being s or not. Sev• eral were scalded so badly that they were perfectly raw from head to fret. Six or seven were instantly killed, and the same number sc seriously injured that I believe' some of them canty.t possibly survive the night. I have acted as surgeon, nurse and physician until within a few moments ago when we sncceeded in conveying them up to town when I left them in the care of a snore experienced practitioner. HORRIBLE MURDER, The Cincinnati Chronicle contains the particulars of a murder of a mulatto man named Charles Scott, who was shot at a little distance from that city. It seems that a man came to the cabin of the de ceased to warm his hands; while there, he produced a flask containing whiskey, which he offered to the family to drink. All of them, six in number, drank. He said he had another bottle of whiskey. He then left the fire, and asked Scott to accompany him to the spring, less than a hundred yards off, and there gave him the other bottle. When Scott returned to the house, every one drank from the bot tle also, and were soon after seized with violent pains and cramps, which required very strong medicine to conquer. A night or so after, when all the men in the cabin were asleep, and but two wo men awake, they were disturbed by a voice from the outside, calling to them, and saying that he had lost his way, and Jelling them to send out their man to show it to him. "There is no man here, and who are you?" was the woman's re ply. "I am a black man, and named Ro binson." On coming near the light, he was discovered by the women to be the same man who had left the whiskey, and they immediately taxed him with it, de-, manding his reason, etc. This conver-1 sation awakened Scott, who had lain down in his clothes, and before the stranger could reply to these questions, Scott got up hastily, and the stranger darted out of the house. After expressing his suprise at this circumstance, Scott sat down by the file, and was shortly afterwards re quested by one of the women to sing, when suddenly the crack of a gun was heard on the outside, and the bullet struck Scott's wife on the upper part of the side of the head, and passing on struck Scott himself directly in the eye, killing him instantly. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that he had come to his death from the discharge of a gun in the hands of a man mimed "Robinson."—LT. S. Gazette. HORRIBLE SUICIDE. We have just heard of one of the most melancholy suicides within our memory, committed on Friday last, near Chester, in this State. The victim was a young and beautiful girl, of about 18 or 19 years old ; she had been for some time afflicted with a religious monomania, and about two months since attempted for the first time to destroy herself by taking lauda, num; but sonic members of the family perceiving the phial, labelled, lying on a table near her, medical aid was immedi ately summoned, and the liquid extract ed—a short time alter she made a second attempt by taking arsenic, but was again frustrated. Iler parents then set a watch upon her, and had every possible means, such as knives, razors, &c. placed beyond her reach ; 'out so determined was she to "shuffle off this mortal coil," that she by some stratagem obtained an old razor, which had been used in the stable for re pairing harness, cutting leather, &c., and 'with it she committed the rash act, while in the sitting room of the house, and when there were none of the family present. The first intimation her friends had of the melancholy event, was by a girl employed Ito work about the house, who, when about !preparing dinner, went to the store room which was immediately under the sitting rosin, for the purpose of taking sonic meat I from a barrel where it had been packed, when to her great horror and astonish \ ment, she beheld the top of the barrel clod• ded with blood, and a trickling stream falling front the ceiling. The affrighted 'girl immedrately communicated the fact of the appearance to the family, when they' repaired to the room, and found the sui Icicle lying on the floor, with the carpet upturned, and weltering in her blood, and life almost extinct. She existed but a quarter of an hour afterwards, when the I vital spark of one beloved by all who knew I her, fled. The most singular part of the t whole transaction. is the fact, that noth ing, save the lit of monomania could have ' I tempted her to commit the rash act. She was about to be married to a young gen ' , deman of that vicinity, upon whom she idoated, and when one of her fits was on i would rave and call for him.—Philudel 'phia Chronicle. Gen Ilarrison's Cabinet The B iston Atlas has the following ar ticle. 11 e entirely agree with the editor that any 'attempts to limit or trammel"l the choice of Gen Harrison, are improper Discussion of the matter cannot, however do much harm, inasmuch as the future President will ultimately be governed en tirely by his own sense of duty; but this . very fact seems to render discussion use less: [Har Intelligencer. THE CABINET DISCUSSION. --II is hard ly worth while, we f hink, for the Press to make a Cabinet for Gen Hari ison. Ile may as well be left to perform that duty , himself. lie comes into the Presidency with such strength of public confidence and popular opinion in his favor, that whether in regard to the farmation of his, Cabinet or other important measures, he has no occasion to regard any thing but the greatest good of the country, and the general wishes of the people. These, we know he will consult, conscientiously and wisely, and we await his decision. We object, therefore, altogether, and from the start, to all attempts to limit or trammel his discretion. The people have chosen him on the reliance that when then prop er time arrives, he will exercise his own! judgment; and that, we are fully pursua ded, he will do. Nor do we think it at all necessary, to anticipate who may, or who may not, be candidates for the Presidency four years, hence. Events, yet future, must of course essentially bear on the question, and con trot its decision. When the proper time arrives, a selection will be harmoniously made, no doubt, after the fortunate and successful example of the Harrisburg Convention of last year. Meanwhile, it it is obviously improper that Gen Har rison should either embarrass himself, or be embarrassed by others, from considera tions connected with a subject so contin gent and uncertain in its nature, and in re Bard to which the proper time tor action is so remote. iFe only add, that to rescue the coun try [coin the numerous evils which it is now suffering, to reinstate the public pros perity, restore the public liberty, and bring back the Constitution to its former condition, will require not only al! the wisdom and experience of Gen Harrison himself, but the aid of the ablest men of the country, wherever they may be found. As Martin Van Buren is so fond of writing letters, we wish that some of his 089 correspondents would ask him what he thinks of the "sober second thought of the People."—Ps•entice. ORPILIA 5' COURT S,II.ILE N pursuance of an Order of the Or phans' Court of Huntingdon aunty v ill be exposed to public sale by vendue or outcry on the premises, en Friday the oth day of January next, (1841) the :ok, lowing described real estate, late the prop, erty of Thomas Forshey deceased, to wit! —a tract or parcel of land situate in the township of Henderson in said county of liuthingdon, on the road leading from Huntingdon to Bellefonte, adjoining lands of Casper Snare and the heirs of John Miller Esquire deceased, containing 22 acres 3 roods and 20 perches, being part of a tract of and surveyed on a warrant, in the name of Sarah Elliot, the same be ingunimproved. _ _ ALSO, a lot of ground in the borough of Huntingdon in said county, situate on Mifflin street, extending fifty feet on said street, and two hundred feet in depth to church street in said borough, being num bered 203 in the recorded plan of said bo rough, and having thereon erected a two story squared log house &c. Terms of Sale—One half of the pur chase money to be paid on the confirmaH lion of the sale, and the residue in one year thereafter with interest thereon' to be secured by the bond and mortgage of the purchaser. By order of Court JOHN REED, Clerk. Dec. 9 1840. Attendance at the time and place of sale will be given by the undersigned Ad ministrator of Raid Thos. Forshey dec. DAVID SNARE, Admr. THE JOURNAL. One country,one constitution ,one desti Illtual radon, Dec. 9. 1840 The Editor is still absent, The Legislature of this State will as semble on the first Tuesday in January next. Congress assembled on Monday las Being disappointed in getting the con fession of Hobert McConagliy, we have 'not any yet for sale. 11e expect to Igoe some on hand this week. It commenced snowing here on Satur, chly night last, and continued all day on Sunday, a od eve ,y thing now has the op. pearance of winter. We have received several letters from our subscribers, complaining of the non receival of the "Journal." We assure hem that it is printed and put into the Post 011 ice at this pace every week. II ine mail travels but one mile an hour, or oor papers are overlooked in the changing of the mail at the trfrerent Post Offices, sue see no remedy for it at present.-- W e hope our subscribers will be content for a ;Ili le wit to longer, when "Old Tip" " I regulate all these grievances. Ar e have received the December num. Lin. of Graham's Magazine, (the Casket arhi Gentleinan'sanited) wich is a choice nu.nlr:r, and reflects much credit upou the editor. It is embellished with a splend:d steel engraving and a plate of Cie latest fashions. The number is a sani p'e o' the ft), i:icotning volume. The ad vet tisement will be found in another col umn. The .beta Tax Rill Agreeably to an act of the Legislature of last session, assessments are now ma king throughout the commonwealth for the purpose of levying taxes to defray the expenses of Government, and to pay the interest on the state debt. The following are the objects of taxation. Ist. The an ount of money loaned on mortgage and rate of interest, s.'d The amount of money at interest with the rate of interest, and debt due by solvent debtors, whether by promisary note (except notes or bill of goods sold and delivered, and bank notes,) penal or single bill, bond or judgment. 3d The number of shares held in any Bank, Institution or Company, incorpora ted by any other State or Territory than Pennsylvania. 4th All loans or improvements on in terest to citizens of other States, with the rate of inter est. sth All public loans and stocks of other States, and the dividends and inte • rest thereon. 6th The amount of all household fur ititure, including gold and silver plate o , ver and above $3OO. 7th The number of pleasure carriages. Bth Nun' her of watches, distinguish ing gold lever and silver lever watches, exclusive of watches of less value than s‘2o. 9th Amount of salary or emolument of office created under or by virtue of any ,law of this State, Tribute of Respect. At a meeting of the members of the Huntingdon Bar, held on Monday, 7th of December, 1840, on motion of William Othison, Esq, John G. Miles, Esq. was called to the chair, and James Steel, Esq. being appointed Secretary, the following re•olutious were adopted: Resolved, That by the death of Robert Allison, Esq., the Huntingdon Bar has iost its eldest member; one whose exam ple is worthy of being lung remembered by his juniors, as a pattern of industry, punctuality, anu accurary in business, as well as of professional integrity and hon or. Res:,lved, That we deem it but due to his honored memory to bear our testimony to the benevolence and goodness of heart, the courteous and affable deportment, and the many other virtues by which he was pre-eminently distinguished. Resolved, That as a lawyer and a citi zen,--throughout a long professional ca• reer, and in all his intem;urse with his fellow men, lit Lore with him steadily, and has left behind him the exalted char. icter of "AN NONFAT MAN, the noblest vork of God." Resolved, That in testimony of the high ?spect in which the memory of our vene rable fellow-member is held by this Bar, .ach member will wear crape on his left irm for the period of thirty days. Resoiced, That James M. Bell, A. P. Wilson and D. Blair, Esqs. be and they are hereby appointed a committee to com municate, in our behalf, a copy of the above resolutions to the family of the de ceased, with the assurance of our sincere condolence with them in their severe be. reavement. Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the officers of this meeting, and inserted in all the newspapers published in the county. JOHN G. MILES, Prest. Jsmes STEEL, Secretary. THE RESULT. Below we give the result of the Presi dential election, complete, showing a ma, jority of 174 of the electoral votes for 'Tippecanoe and Tyler too." FOR HARRISON. FOR VAN BUREN• Connecticut, 0 N, liatupdiire, 7 Ohio, 21 Virginia, 23 Maryland, 10 Arkansas, 2 Rhode Island, 4 Missouri, 4 New Jersey, 8 Illinois, 5 Pennsylvania, SO Alabama, 7 Maine, 10 South Carolina,ll New York, 42 Georgia, 11 Kentucky, 15 Michigan, e Indiana, 9 Delaware; 3 Massachusetts, 14 Louisiana, 5 Mississippi, 4 Tennessee, 15 North Carolina, 15 Vermont, 7 234 ACTUAL MI3ULT3. Below we give the majorities for each of the candidates for President in the differ. ent states. Harrison. Van Buren. 411 14,136 20,442 1,933 6,324 13,293 2,318 343 1,003 4,776 12,000 8,377 3,730 23,375 25,873 10,000 12,300 2,000 1,900 Maine, Vermont, Massachuset ti, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey Pennsylvania, Delewars, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, ississipi, Michigan, New Ilampshiro Virginia, Missouri Illinois, Arkansas, South Caroli na,* Alabama, 174,943 31,336 Harrison majoaity, 143,607 Elects by Legislature. HYMENEALRi:GiSTER. The silken tie that binds two willing hearts.' MARRIED—On Tuesday Ist. nut by the Rev. Peter Long, Mr. Du•ipox MADDEN (Merchant of Springfield) to Hiss NANCY daughter of George EBY of Germany Valley. C,mmunteated. They have united, to wander through life's uncertain path together, would they enjoy the' soul's calm sunshine, and the heart felt joy," hand in hand they must go through its fields of flowers, or its paths of thorns• Imagine not, children, that all shall be as beautiful as you r dreams of happiness have pictured— clouds may overshadow your footsteps. Cherish, then, mutual kindness, and con fidence, and trust, as your visions of con tent will be relaxed, and neither plead_ ureanor palaces will have any charms like home, You must climb the bill together—up its steepest ascent, and when you totter down the declevity of life, you will wish to sleep together at its foot, in the sleep that knows no waking. That all the hap piness their young hearts have fondly pic tured may be theirs,—though the frosts°, age may bleach their heads, yet never chill their hearts, is the earliest wish of one who feels as anxious for their pros.perity as his own. On Friday the 27h of November by the same, Mr Wm. Y o unt to Miss .M•ny Coy both of Shirley township. CO 6.436 1,1.00 6,200 1,000 2,000 10,000 4,300 31,556
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