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SELECTED POETRY.
i ot u ninkethe Uwt oiritT
JAie is but a fleeting drcani,
Care destroys tho zest of it;
Swift, it glidcth like a .stream
Mind you make tlio best of it.
Talk, not of your weary woes,
.A'ij Troubles,-or the rest of it ;
If we have but brief repose,
".'I'. Let us makn the best of it.
If your friend has got a heart,.
There is something fimHn bim,
Cast away his darker part,
Clin" to; hit's divine in him
friendship is our best relief
Make no heartless jest of it ;
il will brighten every grief,
If we make the best of it.
Ilappiness despises state.
'Tis no sage experiment.
Simply that the wise and great. .
. . '"- Mav, have iov .ami msrriiunit.
i K - A Hank is its srjelt refined,'" "
Money's not tho test of it.
But a calm contented mind,
That will make the best of it.
Trusting in the power above,
Which, sustaining all of us
In one common bond of love,
Riddeth' great ajd small of us.
Whatsoever may befall,
Sorrow, or the rest of it,
We shall overcome them all,
If we mako the best of it.
Republican State Convention
. The Jelcgates elected to the Itepub.
. Jican State Convention, assembled ir.
tho IlatT of the House of Representa
tives at an early hour on Wednesday,
March 7th, 18G6. At 12 M., the Con
Tention was called to order by Hon.
John Cessna, chairman of the ltcpubli.
can State Central Committee. Mr. Wm.
U. Mann, and Hon. L. W. Hall, o(
Blair, wero nominated for temporiry
ohairmauvlaa'l upon a veto being taken.
u. y. liau was declared elected
. W. Ila was declared elected
The Convention then ad oned
meet at 5 o'clock, P. M i
Tho Convention reisnmblfl i (!
O'clock ' " 3jem t ,8t p
m,Ai ' , j' , jQ i D:, ," :
. A ivaiucui ui viiu .
oonvontioo.
t Hop. Thomas. JS.Cocbfan, fropilhc
4)0mmittB relur!onthenldbm!tted
.u. f.n: .
tbft f tin .
IDO lOIIOWlog :
ReiolveJ, Thit the Convention, reprcsen. :
5:,..: ruV"r.H-.Pfop.,e..0!
d..u l; r
ncpuuuc, ana wno poured out millions ot
treasure and devoted vet more nrecious
blood for the rescue of the country from the but honor.'io've, affectionate remembrance
felonious attacks of a wicked and causeless and the plaudits nf u grateful people shall
rebellion whose sons fought on every bat clusrer Around his person, and mako his
tlealdt "and'tuffercd-Jpr jcrj ,'gwitlierp ; name memorable.
prtfoH peri of torture arid starvation whoso ! AWotiwi,' That this Convention congratu
noble dead lio on tho soil of everv State. . late the neonlo of the Statu on the passage
whora they fell under tho folds of the na-i
t'oual banner here renew the pledges of
uuimici iug uevuuon 10 me r QU01 &1 Ullion.
and repeat their determined purpose that it
shall be preserved. 1
Rttolvtd, That tho most imperative duty
of the present i io, gather the legitimate
fruits of the war, fit-order that our Consti.
tution maty ooino out of the rebellion puri-
fied our institutions strengthened, and our
national life prolonged. '
Resolved, That failure in these erave dti
ties would be scarcely less crimiual than
would have been an acquiosenoe in seces-
biuii Hiiti in inn i rABHAn a r lit manhinutionj
of the conspirators, and would be an insult
to every soldier who took up arms to sava
the country.
Resolved, That Billed with admiration at.
the plltriqtit) dtvotion and fearless colirago
with which Andrew Johnson resisted and
denounced1 the efforts of the rebels to over,
throw the National Government. Pennsylva
nia rejoiced to express her entire confidence
in his character and principles, and appro,
eiation of his noble conduct b bestowing
her suffrage upon him for the second
position in honor and dignity in the country:
his bold and outspoken denunciations of the
crime of treason, his firm demands for tho
punishment of the guilty offenders, and his
expressions of thorough sympathy with the
friuds of the Cdiun, secured from bim tho
warmest attachment lof her' people, who,
remembering his great services and sacrifi
ces while traitors and their sympathizers
alike denounced his patriotio action, appeal
to bim to stand firmly by tho side and to
repose upon the support of the loyal masses,
whoso votes formed the foundation of his
promotion, and who pledged to him that un
swerving support in all measures by whic
tireason shall be tligraaiiz,evtp loyalty recog-"iaized.-n4
tiw-WidnK stability andaihity
Yrtuenaimnsecweu.
Resolved, That the work of restoring the
Ito insurrectionary States to their proper
.ji.i:-. nnion neeessarilv devolv.,
uoon the law making power, and that, until
such aotion shall be taken, no State, lately
in insurrection, is entitled to represent-
Ition in either branch or Congress ; that, a,
Dreliminarvto8Uohaetion.it is the ngni
or Congress U iamliga'n ror itself the
condition or the legislation of those States,
to inquire respecting their loyalty, and to
prescribe the terms ot restoration; and that
to deny this necessary Constitutional power
rights belonging to our representative form
.f government ; and that we cordially p
proTe;of the aefion oPWib Onipnj repre9n
fct'Tci it) Congress from TennBylvanU 5h
this suliject.
Rtsolvid, That no man who has voluntari
ly engaged in the late rebellion, or has held
office under the rebel organitation, should
be allowed to sit in the Congress of the Un
ion ; and that, the law known as Iho test
oath should not be repeated, bot UouM be
enforced againit aft claimants for teats in
OongrtM.
U. 1 . - " r n- i mi - .... ,r hi
II I ' "- 1 " ' ' "" r wnTn,, -, - -. - -.. . .. 1 '
VOLUMKVI.
Brmnlvnl. Tlmt tli? national fnith is m-
crcdly plpHcd to the payment of tho fia-
tinnal cli-ht inenrreil in (lie war to save th
country and to suiprefs rctiellion, and that
the poopl wilt not 9iiffer this faith to be
violated or impaired. Dill all dents incurred , '. 'n cnnuiianoiv witli tlia ij-nlon can li
to support the rebellion were unlawful, ' date for Governor, ami Ihnt. tht rainaindo .
void and gf no. oh'ii;alion-rpbajl -never ho f ")0 Committee shall eorisist ;:f ono iito'ii
asimod by lic TTpited 'States, nor shall any W from cch ennnty In Utic- State, qxoepi
Sterei pe-rtiitletMn fiay' evidences of so "."u ,,1' ci'v of Philadclpliin shrill havy
vile and wicked encaeements. eight member's, and tho . coiintirs of Lrt
llnnlvtd. Th.it the public faith is not less , cJilor, Uerks, Ujoplun nn I Vileghony en.-li
SQilpinaly pteiljjwJ tvhc proleoltOn.Jtltho ,wn nieinhor. to be mtuied, hy iha repre
cnjdyment'fif VI lir nat'ivni-'riabrs of seniative delegates from 9aid counties in
tneir person, poperty and domestic rela- this Convention : an that tho Assoc'aiion
of Loyal Pcnnsvlvanians Keiidonl. it WU
i been emancipated by the fiat of the people,
I and under lie providence of Clod ; and who
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B,r K,m.,.c and
I fidelity to our soldiors in. prisom or wonn.
.Ided.orseeklngescnpcfrymtlie'uitormentoii.,
! and by their cnuraso m bearini arms for
; and fielilingtho hattlesof the Union. Even
nmn .s more precious man monev tn
blc but never treacl.eroVis friends, ihan to
tboso who hohl its bonds stamped with tlio
; broad seal of tho United St itcs, that their
freedom shall not be mockery nor their just
., .
, v p. ...... .... i ...... , sum.... iuii mm ciu vin mil
! in intnll.Mii.l nn.l n,..l l., . .1:..
. . ... . . ""I" "'i-"'"-' "
appointed and this tauli must bo kept, in-
violate.
lictolvcd, Tht . tho .protection to all
branches of usoful an I pvoduotivo industry
is the only wise policy in our present nation-
al condition- the true plan of restoring
thelosses and ravagos of war-i-of ndvancing
the national prosperity, increasing tlio na
tional wealth, and supplying the means of
maintaining tho publio fuiih. witli the pub
lic creditor, and ultimately wiping .out tho
national debt y that in tlio provision of inter
nal rovou ie tutu Uie. laying of duties on
importations .from . foreign' : nations, the
l objects should bo tp causatlie fijnncr.to press
as lightlyupoii, aud the lattpr to protect as
fully as possible asour nwu, oitianis who are
mgagedin works. 'o.)a,bor..;: mining, m um
facturingjinil cycry othor .province of home
industry, agavust. um'.(ual ijd unfair com
petition with- foreign capital and pilicy.
i which neither pontribm te (lovelop the ro
sonrcesof our; country,; asi"t to pay our
taxes, nor are Psouceruu , to maintain our
ttovernment or couumji our national power
or authority wnicli during tlio recent life
struggle, they insidiously and maliciously I
r"nS - .Y - ZniAt'.A',A ......... ,ti I
klLtli
.m.iw 5. o.iniu. au.i..H u.v. :...., i u-iai,
toil, responfibility and anxiety which )iav .
reeon'ly passed over us. had'- hect. 'roirked .
by sucb patriotic devotion, unyielding ooiir-i
age, constant wiuuniiiiiie, utiweared taoor ;
and sinning aoiiny. us nave made nts name
o . .
illustrious in tho
T1"1' ?"a ,;,vc,
tions and niemon
nnuals or this romnioti-
given Mm a place is the affoo:
tions anil niemory oi t no people-wuicn can, ,
njt be lost : his enviable title of "the sob j
tlier's friend" is in itsottkeKpivssivo of tho
?18 "! . """.ce. J
j , ,
honorable, usciin and most neneiiciat ser
vice shall close.Jie shall not bo fo-aotten
of a law reliction :.tho real estate of the
Commonwealth from taxation for talo pur-
POSCS, and lender io uhi iiniiiiiicrs oi inu
General Assembly their thanks for tho
considerate attention to relieve, the popular
burdens, while they confidently refer to it
as a proof of the superior capacity of the
Union organization for the beneficial conduct
of public affairs, that after a long and ex-
l.aitsted war. the debt of I'cnnyttairl- 'fs
reduced, and tho taxes, imposed in a time of
peace by their political opponents, are di-
minished by the judicious management of
executive ofbeers nnd a General Assemby
( nMPn il'' I iih liiiiiii mill v.
WivlTnai Uielbylal pip) -f Penn
sylvania, having steadily manifested,
through the war with the rebellion, their
warm regard lor the rights of gallant defen
ders of I ln-.U4iin. tui'd iveiv 'Raving voted
to refuse them the r'ght of suffrage when in
the camp and on the field aright inestima
ble to 1 hem and formidable to traitors, and
their sy in pat I izers only we take pleasure
in expressing, not now for the first time,
tUnr Kra,iMd0lor, ,heh (rtlantry and. d.
votion. and declaring again a long settled
purpose to aupropriato,f he moans anl re-
sources 'i,f the Oovernimmf ,ib thi; comfort of
the liaWed iirvWor or-tho' widows and
orphTf those tfho fell the eonfllct.
lieskivt. 'inat.ineiierFcC. ,..mr. con-
summate apu.ty ami wyt '(! W
destiny or the ooumryi mjiniicstou Dy tn
Hon. Kdwin M. .Stahl,on as the liead of tho
War Di'psrtment dfiring tho rebellion, hav
beenof inestMBftblD value M the country, and
entitle him to. tluiraraiei.jmmendatiB of
the people ' , . ...
llesalved, Tnai v;ongress anouui not tan
to make an eqtiitablu adjustment of bounties
and allowances to the brave men who were
cngageil iuhfl military, nervioe, pftho-conio-
try" .'tuid that ' Ueartny approve at-; we
iii. a ....,...t.lUn mm npnnthoi in the
tryVWU that we heartuy approve of; the
-u .,.,....... - " ,
itgisUture of i'ennsyWanUithe eaYeand
edition .Of, l,o,pU.llil4reeef .. aoj-.
diers who ttave their lives for the salvation
of the Republic.
Resolved, That in this onsis or P"0'"?
ra"-.:fu!Uf.ruful rcfiufemns pfi tils
S""'"" nT WPJ, W-?
" omarnerwe we " 1,18 eiim w nun
1 enfatten jmBermpromlsing loyiilty of
i Weill.- Uennral OraiWAWith coHtidtneeiibe
the lei siguifioant and., unbakeo,..beoiuis
; at. 00 pci-i.-d of ou- greet flp, Ne-I8
, PfijM? W4
tinfrtfltisiH.' orrfsjd for'iiiVlBii niii-onhv
the enemies of our common eojintr'y: ' ''J
Kmalttnl. Thut nv attemnt hv forniirn til.
tions to establish a monarchical government
.u:.. n..ni!n..l im .ui.l.nyi. ..p .1 :
Ull II1IB i giniiH.....
I this Continent, is evidence of a, design
is evidence
to
OWl t?'J ff '9 r ,,j v. kua
- .. a e. ,,
Republic, demands inn no sucn attempt
Iiould be nermittod to suoceed.
Resolved. That the Honorable Edger
uowan. oena.or ' ""f"
ra-sTsLVpolopeSa
the eonfidenee ef thoee to wnom oe owee
t
INDEPENDENT.
, RIDGWAY, 1'EN.H., V'MI I, 5, ,
''is pluee : ami llinf ho is lierftbv mnut mini.
estly reqnesteil to resign.
. Hnnlvctl, That the StaleTcnti iil rVnmii'
be constituted by t'le nppointnient of 11
Chairman by the President of this (Vinven
'u8lon "ball also be allowed .one member.
t(?.lj0 PIiitI by tho dolejr.vtcs present.
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Mr. Cessna, of Bedford, moved that
,), i , , , , , .
y T ,b?r J?Ptod .7 !amatton-
' 'f H." Kirkpirtrick, of Allegheny,
objected, and desired that tho resohi.
.. . . . . .1
lions Uc read over separately .ind aoted
rcs')lutl.ons exeepttng tho 'one relating
f lrosi'lont Johnson, and the last ono
in regard to the selection of tho State
Central Committee, be adopted unani
imiiio if 'I hi j .... ...-a a m
' frno im ,w u rpilltuu
Hluooumnn m uni 10.11 n..rllmau.l t
; tr .i ... .. r ... i
by Messrs. Hall. .M. Clare. Kirk patriek.
Cessna and others, an I it w.n finally de:
cided that they bo acted on separ i'.elv
Acoordii'ly tho fl-sf, second and
tU4V,l,i,f,w ...
read and unanimously aiireud to.
The fourtU resolution being read, Mr
llall moved its 'adoption, when:" r.
(Jarnahan olfcted a substitute, which,
rftcr some discussion, he withdrew.
The original resolution was then adopt
cd by a vote of ! 09 yeas to 21 nays.
The remaining resolutions, except tho
last one. were then unanimously adopt,
ed. iur. H Lhiro now ottered a substi-
tute for tho last" resolution, but after
sonio discussion 'withdrew if, whorcup-
on the resolution-of - the committee was
adopted.. Oa motionl tlie convention
I then proceeded to the election of a can.
didate for (tovcrnor. .
On th first ballot, (Ten. O'ary, of
"'nnomini, nau oi votes; nun, y
W. Ketch,., of Lu.erne.bad 29 vote, ;
n u,:. All..Vrhony,
had IU votes, Uep. hito, uf ludiaua.
had 3 votes. .
Sixty sevon votes being necessary to
a choice. Gen. ..John W. Geary, of Cum-
i i i i t ' i .i -if- i i
Knrt-inil wia il tiolfi rtiil tliA nniiinioii nimil : living runrudiin hnn nf lianriti
. . .
great applause, ami, on motion, tlio
notuiiiaiioii wus iiiimi uiauu uiianiiiioii. i
A resolution was -then passed TecotU
men,i;na Qen. Geary to the support of
the neoDleofthoStito for their suffra. !
. ., ... i
nd speaking also of his eminent '
mnirary serviceii. .-
General Geary was then introduced
and thanked tho convention for the ho.
nor conferred upon him, in a hanpy
manner. , -
i. . ,
The crowded state of our columns
wilj not Prmit us to publwh tho speech
0f (en Geary 1
-n g, - . , .
, Couvont.on then adjo-irnod fv
die.
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The firm of Culver. Pen,) k 'o..
yew yorj regarded as one of tho henv
.' , ' . ,,- '. j o. . '
est and strongest in tho United States,
suspended payment .on 1 uosdav. carry.
ins with it a number nf the banks of is-
g(la nd brokers! offices in this : partj "of
tnQ gtat0 -ph.) institutions most di.
ractly affected by this failure are the
Petroleum lsank. litusvillo; V enan'jo
County Hank, Franklin; First National
15ank,'Corry ; Bank of Lawrence Conn,
tv, Newcastle ; Crawford County Haul,
Pileadvllle; Oil City Hank. Oil City;
First National - Bank, Plumer; A. t).
Cotton k Co.. Petroleum Centre For
the present the notes and drafts of all
the4 banks are discredited, though it
. . . ua,"li' "'-'.
.ls intuuatod that their owners arc abnn-
dantly able to secure all the, claims
against them, Mr 'Cu'ver. head of tho
firm, membr nf flnnrrvooo fmin tlia
varaw(or(i District, and the fai ure s at-
.r;mro,l tn r.rrnarn angulations on
-r-
pis part in the oil regions. ,
' . ,
'. -gA baBhful and' rather preeo
youll? fe)l0w iuvited a ' young lady to
attend a ball with him. The iiiviU-
, , , . . . .. i
Hon was accepted, and r the , couple
appeared at the . ball. After dauo-
J0r some ' time,'. " 'greiiy ", saw
- partner siuiug ill onii corner of the
pa, (nur HiUtug ill onii corner Of
1 .. . , r ...
room all alone. was Ins chance,
. v . ... , ' . b . j ,
W h wUked up to WD.le.tho lauy y
sitting, "and sat- down .beside .; her. j AU
i well iso far .but'tUe bashful , ellow waa
at a losS for Bomethiug to sayV He fig.
atn.A ubout considerably., aud was sweat-
. ; 'wotnselv Fin.tfw. takiiw hold of
-0 . , j i J J i .1 "
his wilted c.oliar, be CQm.meucv'd, .the
Oonve;satiou thus'! I ts. "powerful warm
: jfr tn?3 .room;-' My shirt's "wet, ia't
! .1... lfis -partner' blushyd. said
LlL. but took hia arm for th nex.
i DOtlllOS, DUt tOOX bib arm
.dance.' " : ' ! ' !V.'li" J '
1 1 . '-1 I
1 A letter' nas"beeQ rflce(V0(I fjOlfl (eu-
' . . i -. ,t ,-' S ' - i I
erg gaoU( uuhesitaiinly , elldorsiug li
- .1.11. t- LVK.i. ..b-li.l '
peiura lumium j1".
4.A-iel, bpiiod tta'faihnf'8eLolaciJ,
Wonttromcry oouuty 1IL,. reoewly bwg
lr. whipping
I um uwiw ii vu r.
A True Wife.
fihe is not a true wilt- wh. sustains
nut her husband in the day t.f hi- cala
nity, who is rfit. uhen tlio world's
Crroat frowi m.ikps the heart run chill
with anguish bis guardian angel, grow
ing brighter mid more bc.iutilul us mis.
fortunes crow I nloiiir his ' path. Then
is the time for the tri al of her great hums :
then is the time tor testing whether the
sweetness of her temper beams only
with a transient 1rght i or. like th-hton-nv
glory nf -tho nim-ning slur, shines nut
jast, us bright'v u i i'T tlio clouds la
(tho thin smiles just as ' cheering ? -
Ones slxy say afHc'ion cannot, much
our purity. and should never qui'iicli our
love?" Dues try by hauriv invwn
tions to lift from hw mliul the unlcn ol
are -beiLL's, who wh en dark hours c-iuii'.
fall to repining and upbvaidinr thn-
adding t) nutaiilo aniii'ty r h hfirrow:ii
tsccnes of domestic strifo if all tho
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Ul .L . ..o .11 I
U IUUKM II 111'! Wl If: :i ff.HI M ill I K
malt': one :i n
white or black. or cli tug.- On: dccr -i.
g.mi inunu:ah!y forth. .Such know
not that our d.ii-knoss in heaven's light:
our trials are 'out steps in tlm goldon
l id lor. In which, if wo rightly ascend,
wn tn iy at last gaiu tho eternal light
and breatho forever in its fullness and
beauty. " Is that all ? " and the gentle
face of tho wife beuiuuj with joy. Her
husband has been ou the verge, of des.
truction - all his earthly possessions
were gone, aud he feared thn result of
tho knowledge, she had boon so tender
ly cared for all her life; but. says Irv
ing's beautiful story, " afrtetul advisee
ys Irv
ndvised lum not to gtv.q sleep to his eyp.s nor
slumber to his eyelids until he., had an-
foi led to' her his hapless case." And
-this was .her Hiwwer, with tho smilo of
an tinsel ' is that all ? I lb;irel that i.
was worse. ..Net thee beautiful things
.betaken all this splendor .--let it go,-1
care not for it I cara only tor toy lius
.bund s love ant coniUence'. Yon snail
. forgot in my nffoetiou th ,t voi. were ev
er in prosperity orii.i' 1 mo.biu
I will aid you t bear these reverses
i W(th cheerfuloess." Still love her! a
fcman rnqst reverence, aye, liktrn her to
the very angels, for such a woman is a
u.
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The. rebel luajir who is writing an
accouut of the Virginia camiKiigu in
Hlaekwoo l.says tint whilo tlio r.l.ol
army was about to cross th Potomac
atter tlio AiKietatu campaign, ho was
ordered at .u certain point to check the
Federal advance- One of the V'ankee
officers," ho proceeds." who, us was
later informed, was the Colonel of the
regiment that had .ifT'ctod its es. ape
from tlarper'a-Furry, liii HrntMi -wy
uttciit.ion the previ u j..iiy. by his ual
lan.ry ,.d tlievxc-H.-nt disposition he
made of his tr..ops: flee I saw htm
again, galloping very near us m ti gray
hoi-si' nuioklv discovering our weak
points, and posting and iiiHinie'ting his
utt'u " 'icoordingly. After haying left
hi th undi-'turbed for siiui'e time 1 thought
it ucce-siiiy to put -a f lop to his pro '
ccediiiL's and. Bclcot'inira couole ol mv
intantrvniiMi who had been nointed our
to me us the best shots. made' across
the open space in ftont. of out . lines di
reetly towards, him. " Having arrived
within reasonable , distauce, .1 ordered
my .sharpshooters to .fii .ut the during
oolouel who. wiiH 'moving along at an
easy gallop, -without paying me the
slightest tittention After several but
lets had whistled qi.i'e close to him, he
suddenly halted, and turning armo l.
advanced a few stei ami und" mo '
inititary malato in tltf: most grsi.-i lii man
nor Tliibbi r T'llpn falling-iilt1 to one
nt'l.U men to hand him a c.irMue ho
raised the weapon, took a ddiU'ra' aim
at me. it ml ''ut ins tiait so elo;e!y to my
bad that I thought it bad e una I aw ay
8 lock of my hair. I l.n.-l u-, on my
part and. whet-lin ro. l ,, Vc.OvV ri'itii
-,f iw rodi back to .iir r-i, ''.".. liuu
. . i
So couYwsiM are .so.!i..toir..s .oxcii.md
in the uidt of UtJe o-ifl c.
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IlDKttlBbK Ii.rit . i- fey Jays
linoo a negro boy, . ihroiudi curiosity
wiiut to tho Cafwio burnace -establish.
umoe, in Frederiuk. .cnunfy. Maryland.
to .witness the operatibji lit: melting iron
orealiA while lookinif downunto oiirt of
the receiveri, fxoui wUch a lu-ruo apian-
tity. of gas escapes, he wu almost iiibtuH' j
tapoounly, suffucatodv and at uiioe lost all :
i we-of himself, tumbling bead lout." into
tko lakeol fire :en,I. burning to dos,h,:
i : All effort, to recover tho boy U,m the
liquid flamw wcreft.e0dcr.d .moiacMo.).
Weaod be was loft to Ins awful taw.
vc . ,:l -; mM ."- '- : ''
lV A- workman in Try,. whileisawiog a
cloak of ircin.the othoriUy was 'itrsiok
by a pieeo of metal oA.tlie f'ao', silrintf
jeo hi nose iD'l upper lip. buU . not
otherwise injuring him. " "
ffiii a'-uit f.-J-'-- -' - j I
Twenty. fohe iteaiuer..cliJi4,.t'n''
i.istj bldlvU.up.rbi'l.Lur'iied within tho
past six weeks, on the Western rivura,
jeoUiling a fearful lees ef lift.
NUMBER VII
Thrilling
Adventure.
.A tdiort time since a travelling auent
for a large publishing house in Cincinnati
had ocasion to put tip at a country ho
tel, and. ns niial with him. Hammed the
lock ot his room door before retiring.
Findiug it satislctory he drew out his re
volver and his wallet, and proceeded to
count his money, nf which he had a large
sum collected from agf nts-' of-the house
for which ho traveled throughout the
country This interesting process was un
dergone by the light of a tallow dip and
occupied nearly half an hour, at the ex
piration of which time the traveler pre
pared to go to bed. first by looking un
dur that article of furuituro a habit us.
ualy indulged in by sojourners at coun
try taverns, especially when carrying
fat purses und secondly, by untying tho
strings of his buffalo over hhoe:i.
Now, it happened that our traveler
was one those practical fellows; who try
to kill two birds with one stono. nnd he
tried to untie his overshoes and look un
dei the bed nt tlto samo time. As he,
lid so, his eyes cnoouutercd tho hugo j
proportions of a massive human head and
shoulders protruding from a heterogenic
collejtion of band boxes and nameless
lumber stowed away there, 'and a cold
sweat broke out simultaneously and in.
stantancously over his body at the
thought of being murdered aud robbed
by such a giant ...
Not a moment was to be lost, for'' ho
felt that the woulu-be-robber aud assa
ssin saw that he was seen, The traveler,
seized his money aud in a voice tremu
lous wo were going to say, with far, no
demanded the villain to come forth, No
reply. " .
Ah thought tho traveller, the rascal
is going to shoot me, and quick as light,
iiiug b'e cocked his weapon and banged
away rff tfie gigatitic'head under the, bed.
and then rrfstiod for the dwr'anJ called'
for liel.pi : ;-!''." '
. The report of the pistol already alarm
ed the house, and the landlord, the oc-
etlp.ltlts of ilitjiliniii.K 1-.V-KUO, nnd several
loungers from tin bar-room rdshed to.
wards the scene of excitement.
. The traveler was thought to be cray,
for there he stood, sis eyes startiug from
their spheres, his hair on ead, aud his
trembling hand grasping tho revolver
while his bluobless lips murmured, I've
plugged bim sure, I,vc plugged him
sure.
do pointed under tho bed with his
revolver, and the landlord catching a
glimpse of the sitoa'.ion, stooped down
with the candle, and drew forth a b ronze
bust of Daniel Webster with a bullet
hole through his forehead. :
The murder was out and no' amount
of explanation could save the cruel
crowd from laughing at the traveler nor
keep them troiu calling for nuinbei'lesj
um,M ut ' expense tnat uiguc cm
cl""a'' Cummerctal.
A Hero for tho Timss.
The last financial op'eratio'u on the
street has just come to our .notice. A
dilapidated specimen fhutuiiiiity, clnd
in garments ot the composite ordtsr, was
hobbling along with the aid. of a cane,
soliciting contributions on account of
having bisen iu tho war. lid bad wit.
ue.soil and takcu part in the' princ'ipal
battles- Seven Oaks, Gettysburg,
ChaiieeHorsvilte, Shiloh, Chattauoo
ga an i I, as he rehearsed his thrill
iuj; sory'. the iear: if sympathy - rolled
d'twi. inaiiy u elio 'k, and tho. : dollars
flowed even tn .ro freely. . TUo returned
sol lier was 'making his harvest. Jul
then if oceured to some over-curious per
sou tu ask Iiiui-i-j . v s :
1 1 Were you in . Richmond when , tho
city was captured V ,
'Tv' lvpllfil thn .CK.inil'l 1nV. , ti-
iui; a qui'l. 'I was there' through tho
"i u
, ;"at corps V queried tho shrewd
j investigator. . . .'..
" '-w.ir, O, in Kivell's corps of course.
: -'-AW', -W etelvra-jJ the horri
... i. a .. i- : . i
. q"ner, who had just given him
a d llar.
,'i'cs I run nie.li '. w!th him th-) tnu
hm 'J'J'i'l. And, stranger, if you'd
like to know what tall travelling means,
you'd ought to been there!' ' ' '
c A Joxoti canee were raised, and the
aigae o a i-uiih wefv unjais,tukahlu..:biu
tho great diljiindej was . too smart tof
the'iu, for throwing down his stafl, ho
took u his heelsl'and gave theui on tho
spot a specimen ot the 'tallest travelling
on reoord.V ... , i -. ' v--
K.hi. the JaTnc. V.vcr
,. ., UecaUiJ, th
h . u h Gap0l4naj
. - . .
jffow long ! did ' Cain ' 'hate-5 Ms
l,fother f A iong as he was Abel. "
' ...... ,; , r '
' B. V United Suites Revenue oCloer,
tho oilier day" received tho ' following
" nOat r " lo Mr Aduns. I hey bm
setliu chesouts by the kwurt to some ot
the iiabors. au the boys go's I shol be
prosekuted if i dont have a lioeUse or
gel my ohesouts stacuped onto, ifow
big. amp roust i put oa a obeeaut r '
- 'Tenru of AdvertotLy.
Ono square, one insertion, 6J,(.a?; eoeh
ubseuentiDsertion, 60 cents.
Quarter of a col'n, inserted ftm $12,60
Half em 20,00
One column, 6m 86,00
Qui, ter of a column " ly ' 2,00
Half i jr 0,0O
Onecilumn. . . , ly 70,00
rrofessioilftl nnd Ttnqiiin.. CmrAt nnt
cocding eight lines, one year, $t,00. Ex
ecutor's Administrator's, and Anditot'e
Notices, each $2.00. Applications for Li
cense, each, $2,00, Cautions, . Estreyt.
Notices of involution, etc., not exceeding
ene square, B insertions, ?2.fi0 each.
Advertisements of Orphan's Court Salt,
reeutor's. Adininiptrator's and Auditor'
Notices. Estrnvn. Tliaanlntinn nt r&rfviai.
ships. Caution, and si) transient adtar-
tisemeni. must posttmeiif be paid m advance
Fourteen line will he computed a square.
A T.jttlo of Eyerythlay.
There aro twenty .one editors in the
Iowa Legislature.
What is every one doinjr at tiSa
same time Ans. Growing older.
Twelve million dollars worth'-'of
gloss was produced iu Pittsburgh Lett
year.
Ten dollar notes of a spurious okar
nctor on the Easton bauk are in ciroula.
tion
Judge Sparks, the oelebrated his
torian, died at his residence in Boston,
a eouplo cf weeku since. '
- An Knflsh widow has recovered
f35,000 from raihoad company for
killing Lor husband.
Thirty thousand trees on the south.
ern coast of Km'nd were blown dowu
by a recent tempest. . . j
The reoipfocity treaty between the
Hinted States and tli9 llritisb Provia-
cee expired ou tho 17th inet.
Vigorous attempts are being made
to admit the new States of Colorado and
Nebraska into the Uoioo. . .
This seasou it is thought that - the
Virginia tobacco crop will bo about one-
third of what it was before the war.
Mallorr, the ea-rcbel Secretary of
the Navy has been released from Fort
LaUyette. iu consequeuco ot ill hoaltn.
Tho Canadian excitement has near
ly disappeared in the interior towns, bat
rages ou tho frontier in all its foroe. -
John P. Cioaior of Crossiorville,
Chester county, and a man of vast wealth
and liberal views, died recently v- .
General Buruside has been notbi Da
ted by acclatnatiou for Governor by the
Khode Island ltepubhoan touvcntioo. .
Neatly thirty whisky distillers Vera
seined in New York, last week for 'vio.
latiou of-the iuterntd revenue laws.
Mr. Wolf, Ptesident of the First
National Bank of Mnuoh Chutik, shot
himself oa last Moaday morniag witb. a
Nathan M. BlufBnton, of FallHif-
cr,,, Massachqsetta, manufacturer, of
lamp shades,' etc. has forged to the
amount of f 10,000 and absconded"
A destructive Ere took place oa
Friday evening at Minneapolis, Minn.,
destroying property to the amount of
100,000.
Governor Curtin haa issued war
rants for the execution ot Ilouser and
Houscr on the 20th, and Christian Ber
ger on 27th of April.
Gov, V-unce, of North Carolina,
who lately sustained a paralytio atroke,
has nearly recoversd from its effijote,
aud is aga'n able to be out.
The military districts in the Depart,
uient ot Missouii have been discontin
ued, aud ail the volunteer organisations
mustered out ol service. r ''
A bill before Congress arfOposes the
coinage of live cent pieces,, composed of
copper and nicklc, to. take the. plaoe of
the Bvo-ceut curreujy. ' , , '
The Archduke Etienne, brother ot
Maximilian, has arrived at tike eity of
Mexico, from Europe. Another at
tempt to assassinate" Maximiliaq. is te.
ported. " ' V j ,i -. r:
; John Egner has recovcred$l,500of
a horse railr.iad company, in New York,,
for the irss of a" portion of his ohild'e
foot, which ' wus taken off by a car
whvcl.. .
Fifteen men were dreadfully burn.
iij iiiv. !uJJcii vxplosion of a pit of
mokeu metal in London on the 12th
ult., caused by a drop of rain falling io
it. from the bkylight.
: C. W. Howard nod Judge Shaffer,
of ''alikirnu, have the largest dairy
farm in the world. Their farm ie on
the sea cost, .25.. mile west ' of San
Fraocisco, aud covers 71,000 aeres.
,. At what time of life may a man
bo said to belong to the veget ble king.'
dom 1 When long experience haa tuada
him tivje.
,V drunkard, upon . hearing that
the lartrT'wjs round.said that it aooonnt
for his rolling off so muqh.
. Tho only true spirit of tolerance
consists in conscientious toleration of
other people's intolerance. , .. .
1 The fii,herie on the North Carolina
sp'uu lsare said to be in dull operation,
uud thiity iro excellent prospeets of an
abundant supply of herring the' coining
season... , 0 '.- -.;
1 There are 25,000 .negroes betweeri
Viiiktown andUld Point Comfort,: ander
the care of the Freedmen's Bureau, to
I whom aro issued about 60,000 rations
per month. - ' '
What is a mau like who is io the
midst ot a dosert without food f Like)
to be starved.