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HVRVEY SICKL.ER, Editor.
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TV N KHAN NOCK, PA.
WfdiifSday. Mar. 20, 1867.
JC# The New York Evening Gazette
expose* the fact that "Carpenter, the ar
tist," who painted the death-bed scene of
president Lincoln, obliterated the figure of
Andrew Johnson from the canvass and
substituted for it that of Schuyler Colfax.
Johnson was present and Colfax was not !
The excuse for the offeriC" is that Johnson
"had become unpopular!" That is the
Abolition manner of making history.—
Fraud and deception are the chief quali
ties called into play for the basest political
and partisan purposes.
CONGRESSIONAL PKATERS. The Ne>
Yrk Times, edited bv Mr. Raymond,mem
ber of the last Congress ; in speaking of
the prayers of Chaplains in Congress, says :
The irreverence of some of these so-call
e1 prayers often borders on blasphemy.—
They are seldom anything more than stump
speeches made with closed eyes aud ad
dressed ostensibly to the Father of all ;
while in sentiment, language and general
style they would shock any intelligent aud
cultivated audience. Last Winter one of
these effusions began "0 Lord, Thou has
ruled this world fo r six th<>u>ai>d years,and,
as we believe , Thou bast ruled it well !'—
People may fancy tliis is either thanksgiv
ing or prayer ; it is really little better than
blasphemy and not a whit le>s offensive.—
It was a condescending indorsement, on be
half of Congiess, of the Almighty's official
conduct; it was a little surprising not to
see '• followed by a resolution of continued
confidence and a vote of thanks,
Senator Cow m.
This gentleman retires from the United
States Senate full of honors. Words can
not be found to express the gratitude which
the American people shouid feel to this
disinterested man. When the people of
the United States were wilJ ; when war
frenzy was the order of the day ; when
statesmanship seemed to be extinct ; when
all the elements of social economy were
apparently precipitated into chaos, this bold
man stood forth, in the Congress of the na
tion, and fearlessly proclaimed doctrines
will live, with honor, in all time, as a por
tion, and a vital portion", of what all think
ing men know as ihe true conservative
doctrines of the Republican institutions of
America.
We mav he considered ensliusiastic on
the subj ct of Mr. Cowan's course in the
Senate of the United States ; but when e
Come to reflect that he was elected by the
party who, during the progress of the war,
thought no man. woman, or child loyal uti
les- they would shout, " death to the Sou h,
and hung ever;/ Copperhead in the JV"< rth"
—we say, when we reflect that Edgar Cow
ai. after being elected bv a party of this
kind, had the courage, wh.*n his opposition
to the "rump'' majority in Congress was
virtual political rum, in the midst of the
war, to stand up in the Congress and tell
that body in their teeth that tliey were do
ing wrong, he made a display of moral
courage rarelv to be met with, lie did
this at a lime when men who professed 'to.
be Democrats were weak-kneed ; at a time
when most prominent men in the nation
were faltering ; and we boldly say, at a
time when no lending statesman, in Con
gress, or out, doted assume the position
that Edgar Cowan took.
Let men who aspire to be statesmen
profit by his example.— Ex,
$35- A little daugnter of Mr, -Alfred
Woodruff, of ilie town of Greenfield, Mich,
was bitten some time ago by a dog, but no
symptoms of hydrophobia were at first
shown. At length the poison, which act
ing as a sub cutaneous inj ction, permeated
every tissue of the system, broke out in a
severe form, causing the most intense suf
fering. A consultation was had by physi
cians, who decided that, as the suflciei
could not pos.-ibly survive, evrry consider
ation of humanity demanded relief by some
means, in accordance witn which, during a
severe paroxysm, the child was smothered
to death.
ggf~ fliindreds of the niggers who voted
at Georgetown, I). C , tried to vote at Al
exandria, Virginia, on the sth inst. The
Fails at their doggery polls took 1,328
black ballots—voting everything of a
smoke color without asking nv questions,
and over again as often as each nig could
assume a fresh name.
A pair of sho<s twenty-two and a
ball inches in length and seven inches in
width across the ball of the toot are on ex
hibition at R'climoed. Tm-y were made
for a negro man in Hadover county, Vir
gmia.
tW At the annua! election of the vil
lage of Palmyra, N. Y , last week, the uni
tiled Democracy carried their ticket, on a
vigorous contest with the "loyal" disun
ioniots or Republican party, by about 50
average majority, Last year Pa'm/ra vo
ted for the Rump.
tW Phil. Sheridan finding that the
niggers would not be allowed to vote at
the New Orleans municipal election which
was to have*been held on the 11th. gave
orders that no election should he held.—
Talk about Gesler's cap ami Old World
despotism after that.
i *i >f|7\ It ATION•
A rrrp*pon lent who hag "trveleii," furnishes
us with the following interesting account ot the
#t£BjJ® f leaks, Strang* fancies, and doings
ofm swaDg® peakte, in jtraoßu dotinlry. Tboae
who tcadit, Drill blew tbiirTtftal eurstbn they
"first artr light la a lapd ot oiTtlisaJnrr; tini With
the poet will exclaim • * .*
"Lo! the poor heathen whoseiHitntoi.t urfn la *e. "
BASH EE.
There is an island called the Bnshoo, it
ly Isles, inhabited Dy a fine race of men.—
Their history, so far as 1 learned it, was
peculiar; and thinking it worth repeating
I r taintd hat I could of it in my memory.'
It srxUU that thia race, beiug farther ad
vanced in the arts and in learning than the
inhabitants of the neighboring islands, had
formed an- w kind of Government, the
powers of which were created and restrict
ed hv a written charter or coiistitution.—
This constitution plac* d all the legislative
power in an uss-mbly of learned men elect
ed by the people. cal ed a kongris. The
executive powers were placed in the hands
of one man also elected by the people,
called the Chim-Cbi. The kongris hail
the power to do all things necessary for
the common defence and to provide for the
general w lfare; and besides had sueh es
pecial powers as are generally conferred
upon like bodies.
The people were highly pleased with
the manner io which their government
worked. Every thing went on peao fully
and quietlv. If thev had anv grievances,
their kongris redressed them. Tin- news
of their happiness sptead to the adjoining
islands, and produced many revolutions
there, But, though the neighboring peo
ple sometimes cut off the heads of their
kings, anu at other times banished them,
they never succeeded in establishing a
like government; the reason of their fail
ure being the tact that they were not as
intelbgcnt as the inhabitants of Bashee.—
As 1 b fore remarked, all the grievances
of the people of Bashee were one by one
removed, Thev became exceedingly hap
pv. The only thing that prevented their
happiness from being complete and perfect,
was the extreme heat of the sun in the
! middh of tiie day. This island being near
i the equator, the sun at r.oon was nearly
over their heads, and the heat was was so
great that thev were forced to leave their
labor, and seek the shade for three or
four houts everv da/. All agricultural
pursuits were neg'.;-red, mechanics
were forced to lay idle, tl.eir mariners were
unable to row their galleys; in fact, all
kinds of work had to be stopped. The
people of Bashee subir itted to this extreme
heat patiently. Indeed they had never
known the time when the heat was not as
great at that time of the day ; nor had
l they ever seen a people that were able to
avoid it. But at last a time came when
something was to be done about it. As I
said Ire fore, thev were an intelligent peo
pie, and at the time I am now speaking
of, they had elected the most intelligent
kongris that ever met o: that island. The
• and most intelligent mi mheifofthis
kongris was. Buk Shot, who had long ob
served the evils of the mid-nay heat of the
sun. Accordingly, at the commencement
ot the session, he brought the matter io the
attention of the kongris. He stated that,
"in his boyhood, in his youth, in his m.m
hood, and in his gld age he had fondly
vearned for the time when the people of
Bashee Could be cool at noon " After
speaking as earnestly, solemnly and impres
sively. which his great age and great learn
ing enabled him to do, lie. proposed a bill,
the main provi-ion of which was that the
heat of the sun should at no time exceed
eighty degrees. This bill was received
with great applause by the learned kon
gris. "It is just the thing Cor tlie country,"
said one. "It is a crying shame that this
matter has been neglected so long' cried
another. At h*a<t two thirds of the mem
bers expressed themselves highly delight
ed with the measure. They were going to
pass the bdl with great satisfaction, ai d
alreadv t'.ey seemed to feel the cool breeze
at noon, when --ne of the members by the
nam ofTisk, who was the etlitor of a gr>at
paper in a great citv, got up in his place
and said he wished to debate the question,
lie then stated that he doubted whether
'heir constitution conferred the power on
the kongristo make such a law. lie sla
ted, that he deprecated the extreme heat
of the sun at mid-day as much as any
member of that bodv—as much as Buk-
Shot himself, but respectfully submitted
toat they had no power to make such a
law. and deeming it unconstitutional, he
should lie compelled to vote against it. —
Several members arose and expressed
themselves after the same manner. Bnt
Uuk Shot took the floor and in a withering
speech denounced them as milk sops, as
lazy drones, who wanted the heat as an
j excuse to lie idle; and ahoTc all, as trai
' tors to their country.
This speech completely cowered the
opposition and made them • heartilv
ashamed of themselves. The bill was then
pa.-sed by a tremendous majority, Tisk
cVen voting for It, The laws of this conn
try required the signature of the Obim-Olii
to all their laws, and if he disliked a m -as
nre he might veto it. and then it would re
quire a two-thirds vote, or else if con Id not
become a law, Every one thought the
Chim-Chi would at once sign the bill, for
it was understood that he was a great
friend to Buk Shot. One of the opposi
tion however, whispered around that the
Chim-Coi'would "Ot fign the bill. Where
upon the presiding officer of the kongris
sought liiti? out, and thinking to bullv him,
ofl'eied to bet him a quarter of a pound
tea that he would sign it. The bet was
immediately taken.
After waiting two or three day*, to the
great surprise of all, Chun-Chi returned
the bill with many objections, and showed
how ridiculous it was for them to attempt
what they had no constitutional or any
other kind of power to do; and he also
retorted upon Birk-Sliot and Ids friends
that they were the traitors and the disturb
ers of the fundamental law ot the land, —
It is imposnbte to express tbe indignation
with which Box-Shot and his friends re
ceived the veto. Their rage knew no
bounds Th y said the Ckmi-Chi was a
traitor and that he was drunk when he
wrote the veto message. They also dis
covered lhat'he had been drunk at other
times. Tiny attempted to pass the bill
over his V'fck°> bnt Tisk had taken heart
when he mw so powerful A man as the
Chiin-Ciii speak so strongly Against it, and
he voted in the negatjfi& " SOBH*, otberf
who were afraid <.f opplpfnj.the <3fcim Chi
aUo voted against it, trill did n^be
couie a law.
Now it so happenVfl that Cmini-'tJfn
would hold his office for several years ; but
a new kongris was soon to be elected and
Bilk-Shot determined to take the matter be
fore the people,and elect a ktmgris thftt.wokl
be able to pass the measure over his veto
and to impeach the Chi-mOhi h mselt, in
case he should (hitter enforce Ahp law,. —.
This plan vfas v4gotbiisly feanied out. s —
people were- themeolvwo •
from the heat, and'9eemed to look favora
bly uron the measure ; and when a meet
ing was told how hot it had been in other
parts of the island, and how hoi it was
likely to be there, and how pleasant it
would he to heC"ol, they swung their hats
and jumped with joy. "And," said the
speakers," as to the argument that we have
no constitutional power to do this, does
not the constitution prescribe that kongris
shall have power to provide for thegeuer-i
al welfaer? And what more .intimately con
cerns the general welfare tban to abolish
this heat?'' M And, besides*' said they,
"what is T foe USQ of having a kongris—-of
having a government, if it has no power
to alleviate the condition of the people
Chim-Chfi seeing how matters were go
ing, and observing the tardiness of his
friends, determined to go out and see the
people himself Jiut it so happened that
just before he started, at a large town
named Boo—Hoo, near the mouth of their
largest river, tfre heat on a certain day was
so great that the thormousetor stood one
hundred and twenty degrees in the shade,
and whenever be attempted to speak to
the people, thov would cry out "How
about Buo-Ifoo!" But-he could make no
explanations that the people could under
stand, and he re urned to his capital to see
his policy meet with an overwhelming de
feat
Two thirds of the next kongris were in
favor of restricting thi heat to eighty de
dreea. When it met, Buk Shot was the
first <>n the fiodr. He said at the last ses
sion he had at times thought himself too
fast in urging ' thi- measure; but he found
that he was behind the people and he
would endeavor to keep up with them.—
This was received with groat applause,
and the bill was passed in tire same shape
as at the last session, vetoed, and passed
over the veto. It was lo take effect im
raediat'ly. The day after the act passed
was hotter than hsnal. Whereupon Buk-
Shot charged the Chim-Chi with a wilful
neglect to enforce the 'law, and asked that
a committee of fifteen (his favorite num
ber) be appointed to investigate the mat
ter. The committee was appointed ; and
in a few days reported tha* so far as tliev
could discover he had marie no attempt
whatever to keep the heat from reaching
eighty, ninety, or even or.e hundred and
ten degrees in tlie shade; the davs being
so hot that they could not go out to see
how high the thermometer was, in the
*un
Aft- r hearing this it was determined
to impeach the Chin-Chi. Buk-Shot
took the floor and stated that he had been
in my years in the service of the state, tliat
lie was human and had done many bid
things, but. lie was not mean enough to
propose a bill to impeach the Chim-Ohi,
whoge term of office must soon expire by
the course of law. "But." be said, "if anv
one will bring in such a bill I will vo'e for
it." He had no sooner taken his . seat
than a new member bv the name of Rru-
Te took the floor. This man had had a
military command at 800-floo, at one
time and was a sp>ronist by trade. He
said Mint be was rather more interested in
the enfo-cement of the law restricting heat
to eighty degrees than any member of the
Kongris "For,'' said he, "one of my
eves is so aslant, that whichever way I
look the sun is sure* to be shining into one
or the other of them." So he read his
charges and specifications, and upon them
they proceeded with great dignity to im
peach the Ohm Chi.
After ther had set t'ie Chim-Chi • aside,
iliev were at a loss for a time how to fill
his place If they left the matter to the
people they might choose one that the hon
oris would approve of, and they mi:rht not.
At any rate they thought they could please
themselves a? wclj without leaving it to
the periple, and at once elected Bru-Te in
his place. This man Bni-Te was appoint
ed on account of the ability he displayed
in enforcing laws while in military com
mand at 800-1 100, As soon as he had ta
k<-n the oath office he issue I a proclama
tion commanding the heat never to be
more than eighty dfcgrees at any time du
ring the day. Two or three days passed
and the heat continued the same. The
sun shown wieh its accustomed warmth.—
On observincnfliis Bru Tu sent a special
messenger to the Kongris, stating that he
had used all the power he possessed to en
force the law lmt was unable to do if, and
begged thptnto proclaim martial law.—
liighlv delighted with this proposition
the Kongris immediately proclaimed mar
tial law and conferred additional powers
upon Bru-Te.
Bru-Te at once published another proc
lamation commanding the people to con
tinue at their work during the middle of
the day *, for the K-mgris had conferred
upon him power to enforce the law ; and
the heat would never be above eighty de
grees. Several men came the next day
a*d told him it was as hot as ever, but
Bru-T'e ordered them to be hanged. lie
ordered out the army, giving them direc
tions to shoot every man found lying in the
shade at noon. Bru-Te contir.uaily insist
ed that it was not hot, and any one who
said it was hot, was a liar and a traitor.—
\\ bother it was hot or not I am unable to
tell, but it was death to say it was, at any
rate. Bru-Te was the government; to
oppose the government was treason. No
man dare co najlifcn of the heat. It was
entered upon the records <vf all the de
partments that the heat never went above
eighty degrees A committe was appoint
ed to iepot on the subject, with power to
send for persons and papers. They were
politely shown the records. They called
witnesses but none dare to testify that it
was hot. The dumb thermometors olten
pointid to one hundred and tvfenty. Bru-
Te ordered them all to be broken. He
sent special a 2 enl ß (he coofftr? to!
arrest evefy one *"Who ewri'plained. He
gave tliem tatakc what spoons
came in the *ay arid to go out of the way
to get at a-beok vault.
Tilings we!& On wi this fashion for II
Couple 5" yeam : Men were shot, banged,
ana imprisoned. The great executive
abilities of Bru-Te displayed themselves
every where. The Ivongris was submis
sive and the people as far as they express
ed themselvesysustaiued the government.
All at once a great uproar commenced
and Bru-Te heard that every man on the
1 inland was armed and coming, to kill hitp.
(• " Bru-Te ratrto his boat; but remember
ifi2-*otn# spoons he had -left, he relumed,
to get them, was captured and killed.—
The people then put him in a large bottle
and filled the bottle with liquor to pre
serve him an an everlasting memorial of
Ueir misfortunes." When BruTe was
killed the people breathed free and ven
tured to express themselres. They said
Bru-Te had not enforced the law at all,
but had robbed them of their liberties,
muidered their friends and plundered their
tproperly. They acknowledged that they
had discovered that there were some things
over which laws had no control; that they
could not legislate water up hill, that they
could not legislate love into the hearts of
men, or legislate away the heat of the snn ;
and that all attempts in that direction
would evenutually cost them their liber
ties.
To Pennsylvania Ssldiers.
The undersigned, appointed to prepare
a history of the Pennsylvania volunteer
arid Militia organizations, having discov
erer! many imperfections in the muster out
rolls of the companies, desires that each
soldier, who served in any organization
from this State, would furnish information
in his personal history pertaining to the fol
lowing points, viz :
1. Wounds. —If wounded, give the
date ; iu what engagements received ; na
ture of woonds ; results of wounds; nature
of surgical operations, if capital, and by
whom performed.
2. Imprisonment*—lf a prisoner, give
the date and place of capture ; where im
prisoned ; nature of treatment ; and the
date and mariner of escape or release.
lie also desires that the relatives or com
panions in arms of deceased soldiers would
give the cause, date, place of death and
place of interment of each, and any facts in
his history touching the subjects above re
ferred to.
Write at the head of the page the
name of the person to whom the informa
tion pertains, the number of regiment and
letter of company to which he belonged
Write in concise terms, in a plain hand, on
letter, and on but one side of a leaf.
The undersigned also desires to make a
collection tor present and for future use
of—
1. Complete files of all newspapers pub
lished in the State from the beginning of
18G1 to the the close of 18G5, to be bound
and permanently kept in the archieves of
the State. Will the publishers or any
friend possessing them furnish such files ?
2. Discourses commemorative of fallen
soldiers ; pamphlet pertaining in any man
tier to the rebellion or its causes ; artid s
published or in manuscript containing his
torical tacts.
3. Published histories or sketches of
regiments, batterit s or companies ; printed
rolls and descriptive matter.
4. Diaries of soldiers ; letters illustra
tive of military life, containing information
of permanent historic value.or descriptions
of interesting incidents ; plans of battles,
sieges, forts and of naval engagements. '
5. Complete rolls of students and grad
uates of each College in the State who
were in the service.
6. Card photographs (vignette) of each
officer, of whatever grade, who, at any
lime, acted as commander of a regiment,
battery or independent company inscribed
with his name, number of regiment, dsc„
dates of period during which* be held in
command, with his present post office ad
dress. The relatives of deceased oflicers
are requested to forward the photographs
of such officers inscribed as above. No
use will be made of these photographs with
out the express permission of the senders
further than to arrange them in albums for
preservation.
Much of the matter called for under
these several heads may not bo needed for
immediate use, but the day will come when
it will he invaluable, and the present is re
garded as a favorable time for commencing
the collection.
Let every true son of Pennsylvania re
spond promptly to this call, and thereby
rescue from oblivion many memorials of
her patriotism and her power.
SAMUEL P. BATES,
State Historian,
Department of Military History, Harris
burg, February 22, 1867.
The American Agriculturist is the
best agricultural journal in the country, and
deserves an extensive patronage at the hands
of the farming community, to whose inter
ests it is specially devoted.
gal" A man in Poughkeepsie recently got
a neighbor into the h.natic asylum,and then
married the neighbor's wife.
Some French physicians have dis
covered that flour of snlpbei, in water, is a
j pet feet cure for croup,
'
fctTA. rural town in Maine had a dance
the proceeds of which are to be used for
the purchase of a hearse,
Ohio river is " on the rampage."
On the levee at Cincinnati the bouses are
i ten feet under water.
jgf Artemus Ward (Chas. F. Brown)
lied on Wednesday, at Southampton, Eng
land. He was only twenty-nine years of
, age.
negroes in Staunton have a pe
tition in circulation asking the removal of
the Freedman's Bureau from the South.
Captain of a vessjd is not gov
erned by his mate, but a married man gen
erally is.
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable ha £ for
seycral days, been bringing ns news of a
great many outbreaks in Ireland. The
stories are not as is the common
fault of this hniaihug Cltble-Telcgraph.—
Very honest men, who sympa
thize with the bemaYi movement, permit
their hopes to dictate to their opinions. It
may seem very cruel, but we must be hon
est —there is no question up, at prusent,ex
cept how majiy gallant misguided fellows
will be killed, or imprisoned, or banished,
bv the cold-blooded English power. We
i wish weve otherwise. England is striv
ing to govern Ireland by a svstem of atro
*H>US oppression. -She subjects people in
Ireland to a despotic rule that she will not
tolerate in England. John Bright may
inaugurate revolution on a grand scale in
England, and the Qoyemnjent will not dare
to meddle with liirn. If Irishmen combine
in Ireland, the English. Government takes
another course. It says they are " mere
Irish." and so not fit to be dealt with as the
government deals with Englishmen !
Out on such outrages on human justice!
The English Government tries, or pretends
to try, to incorporate Ireland into a homo
genous empire with the English, and yet
refuses the Irish people real equality before
the laws. Hebeas corpus is to be respected
in England, it is to be treated as a sham
in Ireland. It is the verv same old game
that New England is trying to plav with
our Southern States. We arc for the op
pressed, everywhere. Be it by FeniamJ
bv any other class of Irishmen, we would
exult in the liberation of Ireland from Eng
lish .hraldom. But it is so perfectly cer
tain that the means are not adequate to the
end, that we are hound to forwarn those
that indulge brighter hopes, that there is
not a possible chance for the success of the
present outbreak It is not organized. It
is not established ; and it is not possible to
give it either organization or consistent
strength, at the present time.
The telegraphic dispatches are too truth
less for us to copy. One says under date
of Maich 7th, that a fight took place at Tal
laght, r.car Doublin, on the sth, ami a
large body of Penians were dip°rsed with
one killed, and five wouuded. It could not
have been much of a fight. Again.at K ill -
mattock, near Limerick, two hundred Fe
nians, or thereabouts attacked the Police
Station, and were scattered, thirty of them
slaughtered, and fourteen taken prisoners.
In Tipperary there is great excitement
"General Gleeson is there"—but we hap
pened to see him on the streets of New
York, on that same day.
We do not like to report despatches- that
are marked all over .with falsehood. The
one thing true and certain is, that the IrNh
people, goaded by persecution, are on the
point of revolution, and want but the rea
sonable chance to engage in it. That chance
they have not got—and the more the pity !
—Freeman's Journal.
Answers to Correspondents
Student —After a careful examination of
Gibbon and many other authors, we have
arriveil at the conclusion that Kouie was
built during the night, because we find it
written,and have often heard it said, ''Home
was not built in a day."
Charley —There is no harm in a glass of
good whiskey, if you allow it to remain in
the glass.
Eliza —You arc wrong to think your
question a poser. The chief end of man is
the biggest end. With some it is the head;
with others, the feet.
Frank —The coincidence is remarkable
Y'ou say tbe young ladv is handsome and
so are you ; both belong to the Methodist
Church, both fond of maccaroni, and both
have had the measles. We advise you both
to get vaccinated, and marry as soon as it
takes.
Su ah Jtne- Buttons were first used about
the tune of the Norman conquest, when la
dies' dresses were made loose arid flowing,
and were fastened by one button at the
back of the neck, Ever since that time the
rage for them has has increased, and they
have gradually become larger, until, at this
epoch of the nineteenth century, as many
as a thousand as large as blacking-box tops
are worn on one dress. They are consid
ered extremely useful in making yard dogs
watchful, for when ladies are returning
from the theatre at night, the buttons on
their skirts cause a great noise by rattling
against the pailings.
Arthur —Earthquakes are diurnal, infer
nal, nocturnal and internal, and occ ir when
the central axis of the earth becomes re
frigerated around the cellular tissue of the
sun by the lunar caustic spasmodic action
of the moon, and. acting in conjunction,
gsstronomically caused the rarifit d vicissi
tudes of the antedeluvian atmosphere to
oscillate rapidly against the outer crust of
the earth.
N. 15, —A very good earthquake, on a
small scale,can be obtained at little expense,
by spilling turkey gravy on a lady's dress
at a party.
Lanra —We want it distinctly under
stood, that we will answer no questions of a
personal nature. We have always found
all of the young gentlement who stay on
the wharT-boats to be pleasant, courteous
and agreeable. We can't say which of
them is tbe best looking, nor which is anx
ious to mary, and even it we knew, we
would not give you the desired information,
for we could not do o, without infringing
UDori the above-meutioned rule. We ad
vise you to seek the acquaintance of them
all, and thus satisfy yourself.— Ex.
£3T\ colored man wa<s fined one dollar
and costs, in New London, Conn., for groan
ing like a possum in a meeting.
ORPHANS' COURT
IN PURSUANCE of an Order of the Orphans'
Court of Wyoming County, I will expose to
Public sale, on the l-th day ot April, 1567, at ont
o'clock P. M. at the premises hereinafter described,
one undivided ninth part of all that eertain lot or
Diece of land, situate in Meshoppen township, and
bounded on the North by lands of Daniel vole,
Charles Mowry and Beuj nniu Baker ; on the East
by land of Benjamin Baker; on tne South by land
of Benjamin ills and Anson Stocker, and oi> the
West oy lauds of Anson Stocker, Levi Gregory and
Daniel Cole; containing one hundred and sixty
seven acres, more or less ; late the estate ot George
Mowry, late of said township, dec'd—and the giid
undi 'ided ninth part being the share of the minor
heirs of Savannah Carter, Dec'd, in taid premises.
Terms of sale One half the purchase money ;o
be paid down, au 1 the remainder within one year,
c Guardian of
J. B SIURDEVANT, < Ward Oarterer.mnd
( st. M. Cart
Local and Personal. ...
Explanation.—The date on the colored ad
dreg* label on this paper indicator the time up to
which. a* appears on oar books, the subscriber bus
paid for bis pepcr. Any error, in this label, will W
promptly corrected, when brought to cor notice.
Those of our Bul>scril.sr, who wish to know hew
they stand with us, will consult tho label ou their
papers. Don't let it get too frwr back into tho by
gone days-—Something might happen.
New Lilvcry Stable Cornya A Legg, late of
Towanda, have sat up a new livery Btable in town,
near the canal, on the premises rec ntly occupied
by Hiram Hull , where, it is said, g o1 horse* and
carriages can be had at "Live and let live" prices.—
Office at Baldwin's Hotel. A more extended notice
of their business will shortly appear. That's right -
gentlemen, let your light shine.
A Narrow Escape.—Mr. Edgar Ostarhont, of
LaGrange, accompanied by Mr Jonatha t Jenkins,
in driving out of town on Sat irdßy evening last,
with a serious and almost fatal accident. When
near the north end of the covered bridge at Mircy's
his horse became frightened and ran away. In
turning on to tho bridge both men were thrown vio
lently from tho wagon. Mr. Osterhout over the per
pendicular wing wall of the abutment, at that point
upwards of twenty feet high, into the edge of the
creek His tall is supposed to have been soinewtiat
checked by a small tree info the branches of which
he foil, otherwise Instant death would doubtless
have resulted. As it was, h. suffered rety serious
bodily injuries-one or two of the ribs enly be
ing broken, however. The injuries with the shock
reseired, and the chilling water into which he fell
and for ssmetime lay, made it doubtful for several
hours as to whether he could be brought:!o conscious
ness and his life s i vtd. Ile'is cow said to be doine
well.
Mr Jeikins who was not thrown over the wall, re
ceived hut slight injuries. The horses became
detached lrom the wagon and' ran to LaGiango, a
distance of four or five miles.
AGOi.DKX WEDDING*
MARRIED. —On the 16th dajof March A. D. 1817,
at the residence of the Bride's Father, in Eaton,
Luzerae (since Wyoming) County, Pa., by Cyrus
Avery Esq. then of Tunkhannotk, HEXET ROBERTS,
ot Falls, to NAM v, daughter of John Wilson.
The fittielh aaoiverssry of the marriage of the
Hon HENRY R IBERTS and NANCY, his wife, resi
dents since marriage, of Falls township, ID this
County, occurred-on Saturday, the 16th inst, This
event wag made the occasion for what is called
"A Golden Wedding," at which all the living res
ident witnesses of the original ceremony, with a
large number of childten, grand children, and friends
of this venerable Bride and Groom were invited
guests. Of those who wero present at the original
wedding, and at this celebration of it, were Daniel
Lee, now aged 82, Si.ian Lee, aged 75, Hannah
Lte aged 62, A Iline, aged 72, Susan Lee, aged 75.
D A, BarJwell aged 67 and Susan J. Bardwel)
aged 65 years.
Among thoarfi les presented to this couple who
h id sealed their youthful vows by fifty years of at
tachment and devotion, were gold coins of various
denominations, Gold Spectacles, a Gold Pencil, a
Gold Thimble, a Goll B.easi-pin, Gold Studs, a
Silver Cup and Two C'anes.
P M. Osterhodt Esq. presented these articles on
behalf of the donors, with a brief and appropriate
ad-Bess. The foimal ceremon'es were closed by a
pra) er by'the Rev. C. R. Lane, when the guests
wore invi'e 1 to partake of an excellent dinner pre
pared for the occasion.
Mr, Roberts was 2d and Mrs. Roberts was 18 years
o t_>e .t thf-ir marriage A large family, fourteen
cb.'Jrcr. .eie reared by thoui to man and woman
hood, This family, though now separated and bro
ken up, were accustomed to gather around the pater
nal hearth stone, where the only strife was in making
glad the hearts of their parents by words and deeds
of kindness and affccti in. A few years sinco, Julia
A one of the fairest , noblest of the daughters passed
away. Samuel —the late Judge Roberts —so well
and favorably known to-all of us, was next called to
the spirit world. This family circle was thus broken
and this son and daughter taken as if for jewels in the
crown of the Redeemer,there set. to lure on an i make
easier the path of their parents to that haven of rest
The fifty years that have intervened since their
marriage and this reunion, to Mr. ana Sirs Roberta
have been years fraught with heaven's choicest
blessings; checkered, indeed, with the trials,anxieties
and vicissitu les incident to life ; but hope which
springs eternal in the human heart, has given, tha
darkest clou Is which have hung over thein a silver,
nay, even a go'den lining.
Th is was indeed a golden season—not on ac
count of tho presents—-tor they wereasdrvss com
pared with the dearer, richer memories of the past,
that must have crowded upon the in nds of those
who had again tnct to celebrate and contemplate
the events of a half a century a go —to live over
again, in imagination the scenes of those earlier
aul simpler times. The hours at this reunion, p.r
haps the last upon earth, were golden hours; and
this indeed, •'* golden wedding."
Married
BELLIS - LUCE—By Rev E. F. Roberts, Mr-
R.-üben Bellis of Delaware Station, N. J. to Miss
Elizabeth B. Luce of Russell Hill,Pa . Mar. 11,'67.
FULLER —lIUNSINGER—At the M. E. Parson
age, M -hoopany, Feb. '2lst by Rev J. S, Lewis,
lliram D. Fuller of Eaton, to Alvinette Ilunsing
er of Forkston, l'a.
TINGLEY—TIFFANY—At the resideneo of tho
bride's father, in Eaton, Marcli by Rev. J S.
Lewis, Gilford E. Tingley. of Jackson, Susq. Co.
Pa., to Sarah A. Tiffany, of baton, Pa.
Jurors Drawn to serve at April Term—*G7
GRAND JURORS.
Braintrim---Jnsper Kceney, Philip Thoma*
Clinton—Henry Matbewson,
Eaton- Benj. llall, Stephens Dana
Falls—S. S Brink, Alfred Fitch, Israel Oneal,
Meshoppen—Michael Clinton, R. J. llallevk,Clark
Winans,
Mehoopany—Benj. Kinter.
Monroe—Geo. S. Howell. John Wall,
Northmorelanl- R. C. Hetfield.
Nicholson—C L. Jackson ,
Tuuk. Boro —John Day. 1 errv Billing.
Tank. Tp —Jacob Klinger, Daniel Ball, Peter
Croop,
Washington—Stephen Place
Windhatn—Riohaid Bruugess A. J. Hunt.
TRAYKKSK.
Braintriin—Ezra Keeney, J. S. Lum.
Clinton--- John Bedell, Pardon Kuapp, Henry
New comb, Wm. Gardner.
Eaton—Wm. Hunter,
Exeter—John Dymond
Falls —Lyman Swariz. Wm, McKume.
Forkston—Hiram Hitchcock,
Meshoppen—J. M.Robinson, Ahira Gay, Chnrchil
Vanogdoll.
Mehoopany—John Maynard, Barney Waltert,
Theron Vaughn, Win. llahn,
Monroe—JobnSchooley. . .
Nicholson—E. N. Bacon At ah Squier, bpbraun
Pickering. George Rought.
Nor :h Branch— Peter F Hope.
Northmoreland—A. W. Jaques, Menu Penny
Tunk, Bc.ro.—Carl Henntnger, F. G. Osterhout,
Ephraim Carpenter.
Tuuk. Tp.— J-mes Shiffer, D. Z, Michael, John
HoauiCy. ,
Windham —Geo. Wright, Ansel Gay, Jacob Dt-:
triok.