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very lowest prices—among which arc
CHEAP
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ST .411 I: It I P dL.
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CA N he had at the Hat Establishment
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Fine Fur, and Old Men's
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Men and nuth's '
SUMMER HATS,,
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immediately.
J. J. BALDWIN, .Igent.
Gettysburg, March 19, 18-17-3 m
COUNTY TREASURER.
NCOURAGED by the suggestions
jr
A of numerous friends, I hereby,„ an
nounce myself a candidate for the olliee.of
CO UN 71 TRE.I SURER, 'subject to the
decision of the Whig County Convention.
Should my political friends deem me
worthy of their confidence, and elect me
to the °dice, its duties will be promptly
and faithfully discharged.
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(3ettysburg, April 23, 1817—if
IN accordance with the wishes of nu
' merous friends, I O'er myself as a can
didate,for the Office of COUNT' TR E /1-
~SUREIi, ) , and rest ee 'illy ask the nomi
nation for that 0111.''',g`i the next regular
Whig County Cony ~,-, n .
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IT the suggestion a a number of
friends, I offer myself as a eantlidat
for the office of COUNTY TRESSU
REP. and respectfully ask from my broth
er Whigs a nomination for the office at
their regular Convention. _ _
ROBERT G. HARPER
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gle bueltel or otherwisCat their Coach
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March 12.-3 in
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a has fir sale a new supply oniret
quality
,Q)ACIf VA RNISII--also a lot
or superior Pah
r tt Brushes O. Swab
11.
(;!'tfyt-bur!r, March 5,17 j; .
[From the People's Journal.
THE FIRST CRIME—A TALE OF IRISH
FAMINE
Di ELIzAHLTii w.•TR.ICY
Two days had passed, and still no food
had reached their lips. It was now eve
-ning, and although the sun had set, the
heat of the summer's day remained in all
its oppressive fervor. Brian O'Sullivan
looked around upon his wife and helpless
family, and a momentary gleam of ferocity
dashed faint his sunken eye—for the first
time the murmur of implitience rose from
his lips. The cry fur food had died away
But when he met the subdued glances of
his poor starving children, his heart swell
ed with intolerable anguish. No sound
was heard, save occasionally the - stifled
groan of the youngest child, the little No
rah, who lay on a straw pallet, resting her
fevered head upon her mother's breast.
Thtis the hours passed unmarked by- any
change. Sometimes, but very seldom,
there was a heart-rending appeal for food,
and the low cry of hunger burst from the
lips of the youngest children. Midnight
came, and found the mother still watching
by the bed of her dying child ; the inmates
of the wretched hovel had sunk to rest on!
the earthen floor. Mary O'Sullivan sat
in breathless silence, listening to the un
easy and unrefreshing, slumbers .of her
helpless family, and, gazing on the wasted
face of her favorite child. Sometimes a
heavy sigh, or a low moan, attracted her
attention ; and directing her eyes to where
the sleeper lay, site would, descry, by the
feeble rays of the flickering rushlight, a
skeleton arm stretched forth, or the shad
owy figurO of some child, who had risen
to obtain a little water to cool its parched
lips. At length, from mere exhaustion,
she fell into a heavy slumber, from which
she was aroused by the tones of her hus
band's voice. She started wildly ; for
never before had words of such fearful
meaning met her car.
'•.llary, atilora, you shall not die,' if
these hands can gat you food !" he ex
claimed. "I have been driven to this, not
through my own faults, but from the heart
less cruelty and opppression of those who
can, and will not, save us. Shall I see my
children dying about me, while there is
plenty in the rand."
Ills wife, terrified and amazed, glanced
timidly in her Imshrimr st Inan. ml thorn
cht, met a look that chilled her very heart's
blood—the look of determined guilt and
vengeance. Bursting into tears, and una
ble to reply, she pointed to their sleeping
child. O'Sullivan kissed the little suffer
er, and for a moment the severity of his'
gaze - disappeared ; but the emaciated face
of his poor, patient wife, recalled his re
collection ; and the awful thought that she
also was dying for want of !owl almost
maddened him.
"Mary, (furnish machree, must I loose
you too !" he exclaimed wildly. "God
of heaven, she is dying ; And I have
crouched upon my knees, and begged for
a part of the dog's food, a crumb of bread,
to save you, darling of iiiy heart; but I
was spurned from the "oppressor's door;
and told to be gone, and work for my food.
Even then I could have forgiven the hard
hearts that worked our ruin ; I could have
blessed them on their beds of down, and
prayed .that the chills of poverty might
never reach them ; but now the cup of
sorrow is filled, and I will not see my trea
sures die, before I have made another ef,
fort to save them."
Ile rose hastily, and, trembling from ex
haustion, quitted the cabbin. eldest
son, a boy of fifteen, rushed after him, and,
overtaking him a few steps from the door,
besought of him to return. They were
able to bear a little longer, he said; and as.
soon as the morning dawned, he would
seek for sonic employment.
"My dear boy," said the agonized fath
er, "you cannot change my purpose•; re
turn home, and let me away ; for if crime
must stain this hand, it must be in the
darkness of night, when no human eye
can sec the blush of shafne on your fath
er's check."
"But the eye of God," said the boy,
mildly, "you cannot hide that!"
-6, Shawn, say no more," was the re
ply. "God will forgive me, for he knows
the sore trials I have borne."
The boy still entreated, but in vain ; he
then begged that he might be permitted to
accompany his father ; but Brian would
not hear of this. Ile could not bear to be
the means of leading his own child into
the path of guilt and shame ; and, 0 ! hOw
the strong heart of the unhappy father
throbbed with agony, as' fie thought of the
time, not far distant, when his children
knelt around him, and will' their infant
voices joined in the prayer, "Lead us not
into temptation." Brian O'Sullivan re
membered this ; and, embracing his soni
he besought him, with tears, to turn to the
home'of innocence, and let him do the
er
rand alone. And thus they parted.
Shawn stolid for some moments, listen
ing to the sound of his father's footsteps,
as he hastened on his lonely way. His
mind was strangely confused b all he had
heard and witnessed, and could not
bring himself to believe in the possibility
of his father's committing a crime ; that
father who had seemed to his young imal
gination, the very emblem of all that was'
good andtoly. lie could not believe that
the Uod he had served so faithfulle would
desert him now, in the hour of trial and
dioqfe•r, •
The suinineet , morning downed, and
GETTYSBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1847.
brightly the sunbeams fell upon the home
of misery. Home, did I say ? Alas ! how
many such homes darken our beautiful and
fertile land ; how countless now such
scenes of desolation. The happy birds,
flitting among the green branches, sung
their song of praise, and the fragrant breath
'of the fresh fl owers arose on the breeze to
ii
leaven. Without, all was joy, peace, and
l'eontentment ; but within the wretched
hovel, there was deep sorrow—sorrow that
might not be controlled.
"Where is father ?" demanded a low,
r
sweet voice. "0, mother, there is some
thing tearing me !" placing her hand upon
her wasted breast.
"Hush, avillish, hush !" whispered her
weeping mother, "you will soon be free
from pain, croon I"
She knew not how truly her words
would be verified. One of „lite children
arose, and hastened to the door, hoping to
obtain some tidings of their father. Gloom
y and disappointed, he returned to his
place by Norah's bed. A con vuki vespasm
shook the child's frail body ; and again
her brother sprang to the door, to look in
vain for his father's return. The dying
sufferer clasped her little hands in agony ;
she strove, but fruitlessly, to reach her
mother, that she might embrace her.
,Her
head fell back, :mil the glazed eye and part
ed lip told that all was over. :lust then a
step was heard on the threshold, and Bri
in O'Sullivan strode, or rather tottered, in
to his wretched home., Flinging,a small
bag of potatoes on the ground, he rushed
to the bedside.
"Mary—Norah—acushla agus gstkore
mathree!" lie cried, wildly. "l have bro't
you food. -But, Father of .Mercies, what
is ibis ?" touching the lifeless hand of his
child. "Head ! 0,- my darlings, and ire.
you gone forever ? gone front the hearts
that love you ? Jh your- sorrows are
over ; and perhaps it is better," he con
tinued mildly, "far better, that no forbid
den food has stained those spotless lips. I
would not have that departed spirit pro
claim her father's sin among the angels of
heaven. No, ahagur ! your eyes cannot
now upbraid him ; and your ears are deaf
to the voices that mourn over your early
death."
The elder children, aroused from their
siuperaction by the sight of food, hastaned
to spread the scanty fire, consisting of a
few c o if! .
the miserable food, until they had prevail-'
ed on their father and mother to share it'
with them. Brian O'Sullivan, lifting his
eyes to heaven, fervently returned thanks
to God for his mercies, and besought a
blessing on their scanty meal ; he had, for
the moment, forgotten the means by which
that food was procured, but when the re
membrance of his guilt crossed his mind,
he was paralyzed with horror, that he
should presume to lift his hand to heaven,
he who had broken the commandment of
God. The blood rushed to his temples,
and, covering his face with his hands, he
burst into tears. • Deep sobs were only
heard ; and bitterly did they reproach
themselves. for having given' way to one
word of complaint, and thus causing their
father such agony of soul. Ilis feelings
becoming more composed, he strove to
speak some comfort to his children, and
with faltering wi l iice desired them to•eat.-- 7
The children looked at each other in si
lence. then at the food, and their souls re
coiled from the idea of touching it ; had it
been the deadliest poison, they could not
have loathed it more. Poor and humble
as they were, they had been nourished on
the bread of hotiestl, and tlie - Y dared not
violate their sacred principles.
"Father," said the eldest boy, "we can
not touch that, we would sooner die ; we
do not blame you, father, mavourneen ; it
was not done for you own sake, though
the hunger was sore on you, but for the
sake of your starving children."
"Now I can thank God with an unblush
ing face," said Brian. '•I can thank him
for his mercy in keeping you untouched
by guilt, among so many trials and temp
tations, and may he pardon one for my
many sins.
The latch of the door was raised. "It
is the soggarth," exclaimed Brian, hast
ening to meet his beloved pastor. Joy il
lumined the countenanees of all, on be
holding their only friend, into whose faith
ful bosom were poured their sorrows, and
although poor himself, he lost no tltne in
supplying their wants ;
.but one young
heart was stifled forever, no human aid
could make it throb again. Not in the se
crecy of the confessional did Brian o'Bo
- relate the fearful aoventure of the
previous night; but in his lowly cabin, by
the bed whereon his dead child slept, he,
on his knees, confessed 'to the minister of
God that crime, which to him appeared of
awful magnitude. The good priest was
deeply moved, for never before had the
lips of that humble penitent breathed..f4th
Such a declaration; never before hadjlie
Soul of the prostrate sinner been stained
with guilt; and as he, in agony of spirit,
"smote upon his breast," and prayed aloud
for mercy, the glance of displeasure faded
from the priest's face, and, as the tears,
rolled dOwn his aged cheeks, he "whisper
ed in the poor penitent's ear the, welcoMe
tidings, that the bi4)ken' and contrite he,ait
is not despised in heaven. By the voice
of thegworld, Brian O'Sullivan ‘voilld be
branded as a thief, a midnight robber. :0,
if those who Would thus coldly and heed
lessly. condemn-'him could have but:enter
ed his poor home, how Would
have nieltetl into sorrow !
"FEARLESS AND FREE."
Ittivre but gazed on the lifeless remains of
the child whose spirit was with God, as
she lay on her ragged bed, hol i ding. in her
cold grasp, a bunch of wild rosesaffec
tion'o °fibrilla to the dead—and listened
to tlt voices that arose to heaven, seeking
the, orgiveness the cold world would de
ny-, surely, in skit a scene, they would
have read their own condemnation.
The charitable and anxious priest hast
ened to restore the stolen food to its own
er. and to obtain from him forgiveness of
the crime, without exposing the criminal,
and thus O'Sullivan was saved from.the
,consequence of that guilt into which want
and starvation had plunged him.
This i 3 no exrgerated picture of the suf
ferings or the virtues of the Irish peasan
try.- Surely, a brave, moral, and religious
people will no longer be permitted, in the
midst of plenty, to endure such sufferings.
We might have turned a still darker page,
and yet not have dealt in exaggeration ;
we mighrhave consigned the victim to a
loathsome prison, and left him to rot there,
without a shadow of hope. We might
have the wretched family through
lonely- wanderings, and seen them spurn
ed from the 'door of plenty by pampered
menials. Surely, such a state of things
cannot last forever! Surely, the peace
and comfort, nay, the very lives of the',
comtnunity, are not to be sacrificed for the
sake of the children of prosperity ! It is
time that the great ones of our land would '
consider the cause of the. people. Fearful ;
is the calamity which is
. itow impending
over them ; and titess - active steps are ta
ken to avert the threatening ruin, we fear
much that the virtue of our poor country-.
men will fall a sacrifice—the virtue that
-no trills could hitherto overcome. You,
who shudder at the recital fir - the crimes
committed by the Irish . peasants,' bestir
yourselves to endeavor to- remove _the
cause-of those, crimes. Not from the love
of guilt do our poor-countrymen • resort to
the "wild , justice of revenge';" and ,you,
who thoughtlessly condemn them, know
but:little of the struggles often endured be=
foreltheY stumble in .the path of virtue.. -,
'Fiii LATE 11A TTIE .—Every battle-field
is the Sonrce of inexpressible grief, .and
woe, and agony. To-say nothing of the
gory victims that on such fields yield up
their latest breath, who shall attempt to
Mr of
,h,
.1-r•vp oitlrnt4.,l
t.heir surviving menus • he
battle of Buena Vista may be consecrated
to fame, and poets may hymn its glories
and amine their harps to sing the praise of
the survivors and to ehannt mournful re
quiems over the graves of the galhint dead;
but that bldody field will also be consecra
ted to human Woe. Each one of the thou
sands that were martyred to the fell spirit
of war had his friends, by whom his loss
will be mourned. Many fathers there fell
leaving helpless children to struggle witlr!
the stormy.fides of life, without the pro
tection of :. the parental arm. . Many hus
bands there died, leaving trusting wives to - ;
lainent in bitterness of soul their loss. The ;
'dearly beloved sons of hoary-headed sires !
there sighed their last..breath away, to•he !
mourned awhile and soon to be followed
to the land of spirits by those to whom-
their loss is irreparable. When we reflect
on the desolation that will be carried ta,,
thousands offire-sides,--the gloom that will.
haing like a cloud over numberless hothes,
lately bright with the hues ofhdppiness—the
tears of orphans, the shrieks of wives, and
mothers, and sisters, the groans of fatheri,
and sons, and brothers—the wide-spread
and lasting grief that will result from the '
af:nage of the field of Buena Vista, what
heart trin refuse its sympathy with the be
reaved, or refrain from cursing the infatu
ation which renders such Scenes of blood
necessary ?—Louisville Journal.
• NA UTTCL SEumenr.--When Whitfield preaeh
ed before the seamen of New York he had the fol
lowinr: bold apostrophe in his sermon :"Well, •
my boys, we have a clear sky,
and are making fine headway over a
smooth sea, before a light breeze, and we
shall soon lose sight of land. But what
means this sudden. lowering of the heav
ens, and that dark cloud arising from be
neath the western horizon ! Don't you
see those flashes of lightning ? There is
a storm gathering ! Every seaman to his
duly ! How the waves rise and dash a
gainst the ship ! The air is dark ! The
'tempest rages ! Our. masts are gone !
The ship is on her beam ends ? What
next ?"
It is said that the unsuspecting tars, reminded of
former perils on the deep, us if struck by the power
of magic, arose with united voices and minds, and
exclaimed, "Take to the longboat I"
MAN.—We take the following• rich morsel from
one of Dow Jr.'s short patent sermons :
Man looks upon life just as he does up
on woman-.-there's no living with them,
and be 'can't live without them. He will
run after them, and rather than be held, he
will lose his coat-tail and character—kiss
them for love, and then kiss them for lead
ing him into trouble. So with 14: he
partakes of its pleasures, and then curses
it for its' pains; gathers boquets of bliss,
and when their bloSsonis have faded, he
finds himsdlfin possession of a bunch-of
briars ; which is all owing to a little inci
dent that occurred in Paradise when man.
was as green -as a tobacco worm, and as
unsuspecting.as a tree-toad in:a thunder
storm. lie was told to increase and mut;
tiply, and so he accordmgly increased his
cares andcurses, an yl multiplied his mise
ries, and peopled th 6 ‘irorld with a parcel
of candidates for perditiOn.
IV4I - kIiNGTON AND THE SPY
DT WM. T. 110110E119, JR
During the month of May, 1787, New
Brunswick was occupied by the British
Army Under Gen. Howe, while the Amer
; cans, having left their winter camp at Mor
ristown, were posted along tlie-mountinous
Iridge just- back of Middlebrook. From
Ithe commanding elevation afforded by the
ridge, they were enabled to watch the
mameuvres of the enemy, who, it was
I suspected, contemplated a movement across
New Jersey to Philadelphia, and to the
the prostration of this scheme all their en
ergies- were directed. • General Washing
ton commanded his diVision in persOn.—
:He was aware that the British General
had some project, which he was preparing
I to put into immediate' execution; but did
i not know with any drigree of certainty, the
!direction in which the demonstration was
to be made. Ile had given orders to his
scouts to hover as near as : practicable, and
in case of the least:sign of a motion in the
. British camp, to report immediately.
The'scouts came in regularly, bringing
intelligence that preparations' indicative of
achange of position were going on slowly.
and steadily,lint nothing of the actualinten
. tions of Gen. I lowe, had as yet transpired.
(At the' summit Of the mountain, in the
rear of the American camp, distant nearly
an eighth of a mile, is a very large rook,
rising boldly from amidst a clump of ce
dars, the top of which commands a View
-of the surrounding, country, for a circuit, of.
nearly :fifty miles.
At this spot, during the day, at almost
any hour, might have been:seen a group of
Continental officers, anxiously watching,
with the assistance of a glass, the move
' ments of the armies at N Brunswick, Am-,
boy and Staten Island. Thi when tlib ,
shades of twilight fell, and darkness' . drew
her sombre veil over the face of nature,
the rock was deserted, and all sounds were
hushed in the .republican camp, except
the hoarse challenge and reply of the ever
watchful sentinels. --At-this'hour the great
General,.who while his life was devoted
' to his beloVed country, never forgot his du
:ty to the Goo who rifled the destinies and
guarded the liberties of the oppreaied strug
' Ong patriots, was accustomed to visit this
secluded place where reigned a heavenly
and
-, !OlyHlm to
axend an hour
~b.l
VI ajt . 11/ t lIC utt ' ,
' enemies of liberty are, coldly plotting her
destruction, and the hireling thousands of
the tyrant king, the Britain, and the mer
i cenary Hessian, are panting for rapine and
plunder, the patriotic leader, the hero and
the statesman, the warrior and the sage, -
knees humbly to the God of battles, .and
invokes his blessing upon his efforts, his
aid and assistance in the hour of need !
Well might the cowardly oppressors, while
Wondering at the success, tremble at the
power of such a man, and despair of ever
conquering the country, whilst he headed I
the "rebel army."
The Americans remained quietly en
camped at Middlebrook until the early part
of 'June, watching with an eagle eye every
movement of the enemy.
On the evening of the 13th, after the
sentinels had been posted, and the night
patrol commenced their rounds, a solitary
horseman, dresded in .the.guise of a- plain
country farmer, entirely unarmed, was
urging his fatigued and reeking.steed along
the northern banks of the Raritan, in the
direction of the Americancainp!
When he arrived within half a mile of
the outposts, he turned his horse's head to
the northward, and having reached the foot
of the nicluntain, he dismounted, and secu
ring his animal to a sapling, took 'his way
on foot, among the thick growth or under
brush up the rocky ascent.
Occasionally he would halt as if listen
ing intently, to learn whether he was - in any
danger of discovery; then, as though satis
tied that he was unobserved, would recom
mence his walk.. After having picked his
way for nearly a mile, with the air of one
perfectly familiar with the locality, noiv
creeping upon his hands and knees beneath
the overhanging and thickly matted vines,
now clambering over rugged • interposing
rocks, again threading the intricate mazes
of the cedar brush—he paused to look about
him. He had gained the summit of the
Mountain, and was standing within fifty
rods of the clump of cedars growing about'
the base of the rock. He stood a few mo
ments to contemplate the striking scene.
A new moon shed its pale lustre on the
face of reposing nature, and gilded each
bush and treetop with a golden glory.
Directly before him lay the liaritan,
winding gently between its sloping grass
grown banks, through a section of country
as fertile as it is beautiful—each ripple, as
it danced to the plaintive music of the
mountain breeze, sparkling in the moon
beams like . a priceless gem. Parther
,to
the eastward the vast Atlantic, its bosom
ever heaving, dashed its foaming surges on
the beach with a sullen roar, that, mellow-.
ed by the distance, came upon the ear like
the .dying moan of a mighty wind. At his
feet lay an army of heroes, wrapped in
profound slumber, and but for the presence
of a few dusky figures, slowly and
n tiileti4Ly
•
pacing to and fro, noitevidenee of life could
have been detected. At , his right * the
huge rock, covered with the accumulated
moss of ages, stood forth in majestic splen
dor, rearing its proud erown high..toward
heaveti,,as if conseious of its supetiority
ever all surrounding objects—the whole
forming.), scene of unequalled grandeur and,
beauty.
TYR 9-TWO ROLLA R E'ER ISRVIRC.3
1W 110 L E IV 0,
.io,3sl',
• - ••
For a while - he - stood as :though rootoci
to the spot, and - deepiy•impressed,with•lhlY
majestic sublimity of. the prospect before
-lam.' Then, as if conselobs that:.eltery
moment was precious, with - a g
he-approached the cedai bushes. • Sadden
ly he stopped, and uncovering his hogdvlie
assumed an attitude of reverent attention,
as the clear, full tones of a well known
voice, in the accents of supplication, broke
upon his ear ;—for a few , montents.
mined motionless, until. the. voice-301,
heard no more, and uttering. a responsive
“hmen," he stood in the prerenee of WAsn
,The meeting was entiv unexpetted
by the General, but he immediatelrrecoo
nized the stranger, and a few; words.suffie
-0(1 to *explain the nature of the busitiess. - -,-
- Pot. : some time they remainedin ;close
conference when, the stranger , . produce:ll
some letters which the General.htirriedly
perused, and , conferring a few moments
longer they separated ;: Wasumarost tee
king his way down the mountain ,side to
the camp—the stranger returned , as. he had
come;—he soon reached the place -,wheke
lie had left his horse, and mounting, Ate
rode directly toward the campl , - , jtistl3.
fore he reached the outpost, be dismouns
ed; unsaddled the horse, and turnelLhhu
loose to graze—then approaching the serS
tine's without hesitation, began, theptiss
word, was allowed .to enter,'-and
. whd,itooti
sleeping soundly in the officereqUarters.,;
Early the next morning the whole•army
was in notion. reene detacht
ea to haraii the. rear of Gen: Howe7Wi,
with nearly the .whole :of his 'forced,;wo
leaving. BrunsWick. The, British.:wered&
vided- into columns, one commandeclby
C orm w all the other under Gen; de Reis).
ter. , WASHINGTON appeared .to , be , aware
of. every 'movement they...were'abOtiCto
make, and, haiing desPatehed messengers
to Generals Wayne, ,
Morgan, who were at Rocky Bill, Prince+
ton, and Flaggtownhe drew up :hill artily'
on the. mountain side, and , calmly, awaited
result.. , :
The advanced guard of the efie My; after le-,
vere skirmishing at Van Vechten
which was defended hy.: Col:. -Morgan;
Sourland, Millstone, Weston, and-. Middle«
bush, and, after making :sevetal 'feints - An
draw WssuiNoTes• from. his • strongi pni3is
Lion; retired to • New . Brunswick;c•front
crossed the sound - ; by means .of. a portable
bridge, which was• originally intended for.
the Dalawara.
Farther we will not. follow, them,: their ,
movements, and the events. consequenr:
thereof), are matte rs.of history; :it.only rem
mains for me to throw, some light , opon,thei
meethig . at.the rock. : . ..•
. The stranger was directly frOrn. Bruns
wie.k, where,, disguised es. a:fareter, ipp. act-.
as a spy, and speceeded. in :intercepting;
some letters containing,:intelligcneo , of the:
enemy's intended operations, ; which , .was(
undoubtedly ofgreat.importance to Wash
ington.,. ,
He was Lieutenant James Green,olther
Jersey Line, who was afterwards 'killed=
while on a seoutingfixpedition in the
einity of Blazing Star. Ferry:
The reason why he should:hare 80 006.
ulously :avoided approaching the Amitl;• - •
can. Camp until he had communicated his
intelligence to the. General, I.can only ac..
count.for in this way :—He had .prObably!
absented himself from = the .Camp 4ithinit•
permission, and having been absent illlthe
day, until his interwiew 'with . Washington
at the reek,- was Ignorant' of the 'counter4
sign, and would inevitably. have been-shot;
down !ladle attempted: to enter the linear'•'
NEW CURE,FOR.RIMUMATISX.-4111418h!'
man recenn
y went into,au apothecgrya,
shop, for some sun : fish oil to apply ,
shoulders for rteurnatisin. The b4l,ilk,
attendance understood him to say
,sulphtfo,
'ric oil,—aud knowing nothing else to,meec,
the demand, gave a pint of oil of pilriol—r,
sulphuric acid.. Poor Pat thought it all:
right, went borne and poured the i harai%,
fluid on his bare back, setting ,up howl
that would have effectually.extirpated
the snakes in Ireland, if there ever were.
any there. It cured him, completely 4 and
he has not been within a'mile of an apc4he-.
cary's shoe since.
A dealer in Philadelphia . 'advrtieee'
article which he calls "'Taylor, candleti".' r
warranted "not to run." " ' '
So long as rum is in .hogs-headit it calf
do no damage, but when it gets iniO . nterp"
heads it plays the very; Old
LocusTs.--Dr. Gideon B. Smith op. .
nounces to the good peoPle in . Pongsyjpa 7
nia and Virginia, in the neigWoihOod,
Wheeling, that the 4ocusts appear
there this spring in great ntimbers. They,
will do nu harm, howev,er, Other than the
killing of the small branOhes of trereiand
shrubbery.
A. suit was commenced againsi gip Posit'
master at Gnondaga Vitiate, N. lrarlipliii . '
refusing to deliver a newspaper to 31041-
1.0
ilte,
zeit, for which he offered te pay meiti -
per rates of postage , but .whiCh waif' _
ed with 15 - cents, in conformity wit 'jg:
Post Office regulationh),be
_iferatr"
,p;r,
endorsed with a singld IN* TPe-,14.17 4'
gave a verdict against thepqiPiniir „ -'
cents damages and coOf .. ' -
___ .
Somebody wants to km* it )fof qiitost
down to tea where skim'milk
without being asked f "Do,you `jam "
eream, sir !" Nut as we know of: •
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