j )i iii t'd'niji i3bociic.
A i.ucl AEJ) CIUr.J!Al NEWSFAFEB,
Is I'ubllslitd Litry Thursday
lil' JOHN F. MOORb
" Per Year In advance.. $1 00
8wSrAnsul)icriptioB8 to be paid in ad
vance. Orders for Job Work rofpeotfrdly
olicifed. - - I
tffiuO fflcc on Main Stret, in tlia ccond
r story of Houk & Gillii Store.
Addi-eis
joiin a. hall,
ElITtflU PROPRIETOR.
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TJHS G. HALL, Attorney at law, Ridg'
way. Elk county IV mar-,J2'CC ly.
.1
OK WORK of all kinds nud des.
criptions done at this office.
G
AltVEll IIOUS15, Warren, Pa.. Hull &
Hall, Proprietors. nug'J'fiti-1y
l.PIXK IIOUSK. fl. Mary's Pa.. JU'r-
man Kretz, Fropriclor.
or. ' rug
rugD'tit)
TIIK art otVia DAN'CINO nd UAS.IO
I PLAVINO la n glit by G. W. BltoWN,
Uidgway, lv. Jpppl4.tr
JXKtTTIONX .SUMMONS, SCM'tE,
2i nils. Warrants, tie., on hand and for
Bale at this riflice.
DR. W. JAMES KLAKF.LV Physician
and tiunroon, ft. Mary's. Elk county
, mar-a2"i!-ly.
DU. W. V. HI AW Practices Medicine
and Surgery, I'eulrcviHe, Elk county
I'll. mnr-liJ'fltily.
Tll. A. S. HILL Kersey. Elk county Pa.
v I Will promptly answer allprofpssional
calls by night or day. mar-i!2'ljH-ly.
J)
U. EB1CN J. l'.l'SS, Physician and Sur
geon, St. Mary s Elk county l'a.
Junc-21'(i0-ly.
TefinO(l Oil. Good Quality, by the
, barrel, at O'J cents per gallon, by
oct 11 --.f J. 1'UiVELL.
Tt VOll wailt n load of Salt. Flour,
or Feed, vou can save moncv lv buying
of oct. 11 If. J. POWELL.
' AUIUE J. W.AKELY. -Attorney and
v j uounseuor at law. ami u. o. i uinnus-
osucr. Ridgway P. O.
jjiK county, ra.
lnar-'Jli'titi-ly.
SOUTHER AND WILLIS Attorneys a
I.nw, ltidgway. Elk county Pa., wil
attend to all professional business prompt
ly. mar-2J"t5t'-ly.
DK. W. IS. 11AHTMAN". f. Mary's, Klk
county, Pa. Eato of the Army of the
Vuiwnac. Particular attention given to all
cases of surgical nature. inar--2'li0-ly.
II" vou want Ii"lB'!! or br
Ayer's coli'Wratcd Medicines, pure, call
upon the only nuthorized npent. in Uidg
way. oct. 11-tf J. POWELL.
Grooorios of all Kinl!
cheaper than can be bought at Eric,
t wholesale or retail, by
oct. 11 -tf. .T. POWELL.
KEHSRY HOTEL.."
A. P.. WIlKLLEft, I'l'.i.i'itir.Ton.
This house is conveniently and pleasant
ly located ill the thriving village of iVntro
ville. Fvery uttentioii paid to the eonvrn
K'liee ot '''iiests. 1 31 lSHTtf
.1
till PRINTING, such as Cards, Posters,
Hand Hills Hill Heads Ac, done at
tn? ADVOCATE OFFICE on short notice
and at reasonable price.
CH. YOLK, Manufacturer and Ileal
. in l.ngtr Reer. opposite the Railroad
Depot. St. Mary', Elk county Pa.
Mar--'-v.
Bill! hWI'.l.L AND MESSENGER Hrng
gists. Dealers in I rugs and Chemicals
1'aints. oils nnd Varnish. Perfumery Toil-s-t
ariieles and Stationary, Ridgway, Elk
oounty Pa. mar-lTGti-ly,
HENRY H. THOMAS, Denier in nil
kinds of Furniture, Spring Reds nnd
Mattresses, Picture- Frames aud Coffins,
Uidgwny Pa. Wave Rooms- on the corner
of Main an 1 Depot St's. niay-17 CH-ly.
-pvR. J S' P-OP.DAVELL Eleetic Physi
j eiaii. I. ate of Warren county Pa., will
promptly au.-wei- all professional calls by
night or ibiv. Hesidenee one door east of
the late tei.h'iice of Hon. J. L. Gillis,
Mar-L'ii Ci'.-ly. .
irASIIINGTON HOUSE, St. Mary's,
Elk county Pa., Edward Ilabel Pro.
pi-.i-tor. Tins house is new and httea up
with especial care for the convenience of
guests, flood stabling attached.
Mnr-2'J't;i;-ly. "
OLIVER & HACON, Manufacturers and
Wholesale Retail Dealer in
Elour, Foed iw Orain,
VASAL MILLS, AV.'A', I 'A.
Orders solicited and promptly tilled at mar
ket rates, inig Wh-liO-ly
jmiN i. II A I.I ias. K. V. liALL.
H A El j & JiHO.
Attorr?u:-ljaw'
liENZIXGER P.O. El.K COUNTY, PA.
Septt-iiibcr 20, 10(5. ly.
CtT. MARY'S HOTEL.U. E. Wellendorf.
) Proprietor, St. Mary's, Elk county Pa.
Tuis house is new and fitted up with cspe.
cial care for the convenience and comfort of
guests, at moderate rates. Free Hack, to
ami from the Depot. Good t-tnbliug at
(ached. inar-2U'C0.1y.
PRACTICAL CLOCK AND WATCH
MAKER. ST. MARY'S, Elk county
Pa. Edward Mcltride, keeps constantly on
baud and for sale. Watches, Clocks, Silver
Plated Ware and Jewelry ol all descriptions.
Bfft, Repairing neatly executed, nnd done
on short notice nnd reasouablo terms'
Mar U!t'(i(i ly.
KOM ET IIINO N E W !
HOUSE, SIGN &. OHNAMINTAL PAINTING.
rpiiK SLIJSt'RlllEK WOULD UK-
speell'u'ly inform the citizens of Elk
county that he has just started in the
above business in Ridgway, aud feel couft-
dent Hint he can please all who may favor
him with their custom. CHAINING,
PAPfcK HANGING AND CALCI MINING
PONE ON SHORT NOTICE AND IN THE
" r:ost fashionable and improved manner and
' Style. Orders left at tliis Otlice or at the
'. Hanking House of Souther, Willis & Souther
i will be promptly attended to.
W. P. WILLIAMS,
May-irw-iT. '
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w W MM- .
JOHN Gr. 1 1 ALL, Hilltop.
THAYER ilOUSfi, . .
RIDGWAY. PA.
DJIVID THAYER, Proprietor.
'Phe undersigned having fitte'l tip a large
and cfbitnodlons hotel on tl.e smitlnveHt
coiner of Centre nnd Mill atreiJts, with good
nnrl convenient stabling attached, respect
fully solicits .'be patronage of his old friends
and the p'lllio generally,
decn UG ly DAVID THAYER.
he subscriber beffs leave to annntince to
the cititens of Elk nnu adjoining foun.
tics that he has purchased Ihtf harness fhop
lately occupied l.lolin gimilr.,
is prepared to do all kinds of work.'U a Biiit
able si vie,
,s. t iwles, nn;i) l es, tia rxes
kept constantly on hand at prices to suit
the times. Give me a call shop in the sec
ond story of Honk's building.
ocll-ly. . 0. LEVIS.
LICENSED AUCTIONEER.
TVTOTICE is hereby given that I have tak
en out a license as auctioneer, and
will attend promptly to the calling of all
sales entrusted to my care.
Any person calling sales without a license
wil be held answerable to the strict lcltcrof
the law. P. W UAUKETT,
Doc'-MlSGGtf. Auctioneer.
WIIKKLKR & WILSON'S FEW.
IXG MACHINES. The under
signed hnviug been appoin ted Sole Agent
for the sale of Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing
Machines for Elk county, lie keeps an
assortment constantly on hand Machines
sold at l'hiladclpliiaand New Yor prices.
Any parties desirous of obtaining them can
address J. K. Wll I.TMOKE,
March 9t.'C0-ly. at Kldeway, Pa.
BLACKSMITIIING!
II. S. 1SELNAP desires to inform the citi
zens of Ridgway and vicinity that, he has
leased J. S. Hyde's blacksmith Shop on
Mill street, and has employed good work
men who will be ever ready to make any
thing from a buckle to an anchor.
Particular attention given to the shoeing
of horses. All I ask is a fair trial.
May 17'60-ly.
H.
F. OVERHOLT.ER,
MERCH ANT TAILOR,
Ititlgway, Elk Co., Pa.
The subscriber desires respectfully to in
form the citir.ms of Ridgway nnd vicinity
that he is propa.ed to make to order as well
as it can tie done anywhere, anything in the
line of his business. All he asks is a fair
trial. Goo.l Fits guaranteed.
R9iCloths, Cassimors. Vesting and
Trimmings of the latest and most approved
styles kept constantly on hand, which will
be sold CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAP
EST. aug:l0.y
r SHEltElL ,
- Dealer in
i'iniio?, ycioDcpt)?, (:Vt;ins Ijoei
;m'&'jo Jioo.vs:
Xb. 45, lent Ainiif, Corrij, Pe na
Refers to J. Powell, H. F. Ely, P.idgway
Ignatius Garner, Clins. llaigen, St. Mary's.
nov il, Ot., (imp.!.
A. H. Guav,
A. 1. Wilcox,
R. II. Emf.iiso.v
E. F. Adams.
Q.IIAY, WILCOX & Co.
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
ST. iMAUY'S,
Opposite Alpine House, Elk County Pa.
DEALERS IN
Flour, Feed, Uutter, Chofese
Feed, Corn, Salt,
Fiah, I'ork, Ilnm, l'owdcr,
Canned Fruits, Uecf,
Ucaus, Nails, (!las
AND STAPLE GROCERIES.
December 20, 1801 ly.
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MORE. ELAMIC,
MORE GRACEFUL!
And will keep its shape nnd retain its place
better than any otter hkirl.
This new and boat iful style of Skirt (Pat
enied March 7, was awardid hy the
Great American Institute I air, lield in ew
York, October, 18(15, a
SILVER MEDAL,
beine the Iliirliest Premium ever given for
a Hoon Skirt.
The Steel Springs are wound with fine
plated wire in place of a cotton covering
wiueli will not wear on or necnnie sniieu
and the whole skirt may be woshed without
injury or fear of rustinc. and will be as
good as new.
The Combination Silver Skirt
This invention combines with the ordina
ry Skirt Iho advantages or our hilver Skirt
the bottom hoops are I lie same as those us
cd in the Silver Skirl, the covering of which
cannot wear on, while the upper ones ari
covered Willi cotton. o lady having once
worn one of our Skirls, will be willing lo
wear any other, as the loww hoops tif g!l
other kinds' htevooh injm-diiiid soileed.
The best mnteeials are on 1 in thi-ir con.
st ruction, and, from their durability. mid
neatness they are destined to become a
Favorite Skirt.
Manufactured solely by the
Silver Skirt and Wire Manu
facturing. Company,
30 and2, IMKC'L-rlY" ST.
'," ' ' ' NEW YOUK.
T. . Briaat, BuH. . Aug Wth-ly
it men
The Poet s Corner.
JS A LASSIE MEETS A LADDIE.
If a laddie meets A lassie
Walking in the street,
If Hit) lassie wears a " tiller "
Shows an ankle neat ;
If the wind is rudely blowing, .
Lifts her skirts too high,
Ami the laddie Sees that ankle,
Need a lassie cry.
Ev.ry lnssie wears a tiltor"
And a " hinderpesl,"
And a metal " palpitator"
On her snowy breast.
If, when married to the laddie,
These falbo charms bo spies I
If he says, " I'm sold, by jingo ! "
Jiecd a lassie cry ?
m m f
MY WIFE.
She who sleeps upon my heart
- 1'.ts the first to win it ;
She who dreams upon my breast
Ever reigns within it.
She who ki.'scs oil my lips
Wakes their warmest blessing !
She who rostsww'Uin my arms
Feels their closest pressing.
Other days than these shall come
Days that may be dreary
Other hours shall greet us yet,
Hours that may be weary :
Still this heart shall be thy throne,
Still this breast my pillow ;
Still these lips shall meet thine own
As billow uicetetk uillow.
Sleep, then, on my hnppy heart.
Since thine lovo tilth won it ;
Dream, then, on my loyal breast,
None but thou hast done it ;
And when age your bloom shnll change
With its wintry weather,
"May we In the Self;samc grave
bleep and dream together.
Sctec tcb Misccltany.
BEATRICE CENCI.
Beatrice Ccnci seem scarcely to bo.
lor.o: to history. Tbc mind connects her
with the poet and the artist. Shelley
and Guido seem to havs given her im.
mortality and to huve been historians.
The stem facts of reality are thrust asido.
and the ideal romance wo road tn the
wondrous lace on the walls of the Dur
barini palace is a fit embodiment of the
beautilul, noble and resigned victim
drawn by the inspired hand of the Eng
lish poet.
The life o( Beatrice contains elements
sufficient on tthicli to louml a romance,
hc was beautiful, of noble birth, young,
aud she suffered death.
The intervening circumstances of her
life history writes with a sterner pen,
and tradition the impartial tradition of
her eutemporark'S proves that there
were darker shades in her character
and that she Was, no matter by what in
centives brought to it, the murderer ol
her father.
Id the sixteenth century, Rome, after
a long succession of depraved Popes,
had grown to bo the most lawless and
depraved city in Europe-.' The nneient
vices of the Oaisarsj ' he lawless violcooe'
ol the Burgius, were united iu the man-ncr.-i
ol those times. The Roman Pon
tiff. governed only the poor and wretch
ed, who were but slaves and beggars,
whilst every noble in the holy city dield
a court of his own, obeying no will but
his own, submitting to no authority, and
prepared to resist all invasion of his
prerogative, having an army of retainers
about him who slmrud his fortunes and
fought his battlt-s - without serupie or
adsicty as to the justice of the quarrel.
Amongst the uobles of that day in
Rome, the most conspicuous for lawless
violence, cstravstgance and debauchery,
was Nicola Cenci, His cruelties had
stat tied even the scared imagination of
all accustomed to lawless deeds. Young
girls were JsnatchoJ from their homes,
carried into the Cehci palace and novcr
heard of ugain. Peaceful citizens were
arrested by the followers of the Cenci
and robbed of their money, glad to es
cape with life, whilst the) usurers aud
jewelers wtre often compelled to sate
their lives by forced contributions to the
fierce aud relentless nobleman.
This .Nicola Cenci was ouc of the
handsomest men of his day. He had
married in cutly life, and was the father
of a numerous family, the two youngest
children being Rcartrteo his ouly daugh
ter, and Ucruaruo, but a year younger
than his sister.
Notwithstanding his evil reputation
and his being advanced is years, Nicola
Cenci, when he became a widower,
found a jonng und beautilul woman,
who consented to bo his wife.
Donna Lucrezia was, however, not
the woman to have uudcrtakuu such a
task. She povsefscd the Italian listless
ness and love of luxury, but no energy
She was voluptuous without p;:iou, and
had maiTioil X tenia without one serious
rlleHHiti td whut her fate would be, ex
ceptiug thaf fche would lead a Ijdtlesi
and idlu life. , ' ' '
She elder sons of the Cenci had all
followed iu their father's footsteps, faith
iul to the lessons he ht.d given them.
Olu-u they were away from the palace,
returning to it with some wretched vie.
tim,-whose erics tin tiled al) who heard
fhem, but who dared not interfere.
, Boeiwe if .horrible violence and Wood
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ehed would follow the) noisy banquets,
nnd it was no unusual thing for two or
three of the gu?sta to be thrown dead
into tho street from the portals of the
palace.
Donna Luorcm found consolation and
support only in the society of her hits
baud's daughter, Beatrice.
Between theso two women there
sprung up a fast lrieudahip. Luerezia,
although the elder by ten jcars, and by
her p?siiiiv.i oilculatcd to be her protec
tor, was, howevec, tho weakest of the
two. Young Beatrice Cenci, brought
up iu the midst of all this vice and car.
nage, imbued naturally with a woman's
purity, high.souled and high. minded,
has escaped corruption. But, her heart
had grown stern and bitter; her soul
was steeled to any deed of endurance
nnd courage. . She it was who sustained,
consoled anil cherished her stepmother,
giving her power to endure the life of
continual apprehension that Ccnci and
his habits made for t'jom.
lie seems to have cared little for Lu
crczia, for, after the first year of his
marriage, he neglected her, nay, seem
ed wholly to have forgotten her, leaving
her for days and weeks iu tho retired
apartments iu which Beatrice lind taken
refuge. Bernardo, the youngest sou, a
timid, gentle hoy, was their only society,
and this period passed with his brother
and his stepmother, their employment
music, poetry, uiid the tapestry work in
whicii Lucrczia excelled, seems to have
been the only happy period of her lilt?.
But nn unluck y expression of admit a
tion from ono of Ceuci's companions, as
he obtained a glimpse ol Beatrice pass
ing along the galleries of the palace
changed all.
Nicola Cenci himself for the .first
time looked at his daughter, and saw
that she had grown up into a girl of ex
traordinary beauty. lie determined
that she should grace his festivals, nnd
issu'eu tits commands mat site suouul
deck tiCrsell in maunihcent garments
and appear among his guests.
Beatrice and Donna lucrczia rcmou.
stratcd. They both knew full well that
the baiifiiests were orgies at which a
modest woman was exposed to foulest
insult, but Cenci imperative. Donna
Lucrezia wept and trembled, but Bca
trice peremtorily refused to obey her
father.
Then began the struggle between the
father and daughter a struggle, for su
premacy between two Ceneis could not
but lead to misery and death.
Donna Lucriuia advised submission,
but Beatrice, the more die was opposed
the more resolute she beeauie.
She barricaded heisell in her chain
bcr, whence her fa'her would have drag
ged her with violence, and amid the
threats and yells ot her father and broth.-
or, preserved hef toUrage and serenity.
Bernardo, her young brother, alone
defended her, bringing on himself ill
usage and violence, even to blows from
his father and brothels.
Sometimes, however, iu tho interest
of some lawless incursion, or during the
wassail of some deep orgies, these vic
tims of tyranny would be forgotten.
Then they would sit listening to tho
shouts of the drunken crew with a stol
id despair in their hearts, wondering
when liberty would come, thinking, no
doubt, often of Nicola's great, age, and
trusting that death might one day free
them.
But Nicola aud his party oue wild
night exceeded even the license of the
times. There wa a public outcry a
gainst him even in degraded Rome, aud
the Pope advised him to retire for some
time to leave the city.
Nicola had a desolate stronghold, in
the darkest gofgo of tho Sabine Hills.
To this he resolved to go, taking with
him Lucrezia, Bernardo, and Beatrice,
whose spirit he had determined to sub
due. But hard was the task that he had set
himself. Beatrice), whohud defiled him
in his palace in Rome surrounded by
his followers, now utterly set his author,
ty at naught.
The life he made for these two poor
woidcd was full of terrors and torture,
and it is here Beatrice and Iiieiv.ia
formed the plan to free themselves from
their tyrant.
The Sabiuo Hill were the rcdigo of
bravos and desperadoes too obscure and
indigent to purchase immunity from
the police of Rome. Many of them
claimed the hospitality of the Castlo ol
Petrella. .
Watching their opportunity Beatrice
aud Lucrezia fixed upon two bravi on
whom they thought they could rely.
Donua Lucrezia posseted jewels of
great value, with these she tempted the
bravi. and a plan was conceived fov the
murder of the ruthless Nieola. ' Of the
existence of this plot tradition, well au
thenticated iu the Papal archives, has
left no doubt. The plot failed owing
to the teauty of the two women. Tho
bravi, knowing the desperate straight
in whieh they were, presumed to insist
on another reward beside tho jewels.
Beatrice ond Lucrozia hud inspired
them with a lawless passion, but the
' Kounar ladies, forgetful of their ' couiv
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P. MOORE, Pubr'slier.
- t ftO Icr 1ar in tdra.ee.
plicity with these wretches in crime,
treated them with the utmost, contempt.
1 he bravi revenged themselves by
betr.iying all to Nicola Cenci.
I lien in that dark, isolated keep in
he hills, where the human voice found
no response but the wailing echo, a deed
ol horror was perpetrated at which
nature stself shudders,
Nicola Ccnci sought his danshter iu
the flMad ol tiight, struck -Bernardo
from Iter threshold, expelled Lucreia
from her chamber, and then barring her
door, swore that he would conquer her
or kill her at his feet.
What the deadly struggle was, not
even Beatrice in her confession revealed,
though she accused her father of an at
tempt from which our very nature
shrinks.
Certair, however, it is that the tremp'
ling woman and the half-faiutii.g boy
who wntrdmd, beheld at length tho door"
open and Beatrice, pale, her wondrous
golden hair streaming over her, come
lorth alone.
On her bed lty Nicola Cenci ffith a
dagger in his heart dead.
'J radition and poetry have firmly be.
lieved in the outrage offered by Nicola
to his daughter as the justilkatiou of
lier deed ; but nothing has confirmed
her confession, and this horrible crime
was probably invented by tne defenders
of Beatrice when a petition for pardon
was presented tn Clement VIII.
Beatrice, Lucrezia and Bernardo were
nil arrested and taken to Rome. They
had attempted tio flight, and olfered no
rjsis'ance.
Now that Nicola was dead bis vices
were alt forgotten in the g re-it crime of
parricide, which Beatrice had committ
ed. : She bore herself with ealmness and
dignity. Her gre.it beauty and serenity
astonishing the Judges. She submitted
without a murmur of paiu to Iho appli
cation of tho torture, weeping only
when the sufferings and condemnation
of her young brother were irkide known
to her.
Unmoved she heard her sen'.cfjfe of
death.
" You can take awriy but my life. Etui
what has life been to me ? "
Her youth, her beauty, her high
birth, however, at last infused some' in.
terest among tho Roman nobility. A
mitigation of the sentence Was avked
for f'teni Clement VIII., but lie refused
it. nnd Beatrice was condemued to the
scaffold.
Guido Reni, tben painting in the
Vatican, was, fortunalely for posterity,
present at her trial, and struck with her
extraordinary beauty, asked permission
ol the Pope to paint her portrait.
lie was adihittcd to the cell, and pro
duecd that portrait whose woudrous eyes
long uown on us, now with depths ot
courage, sadness aud resignaiiot., that
tell her history at oue glauce. The
s'rauo heavy drapery Ciuido has wound
about tho head wus a pottiou of the
white pcneteutlal garment worn by bar
lieides at the fccaflbld. He has thrown
it from tho shoulders over the head evi
dently to display the hair like buruLh
ed gold, for which bcntiice was renouu.
ed. The picture, is iu the Harbarini
Palace at Rome, but is popular every
where, from the frequent copies made
ol it in a.ll lonus.
On the lath of September, 1,'9'J,
Beatrice Cenci was led to the scaffold a
mere block of wood w here her head was
to be literally chopped off by the .Man
naia, or the butcher's axe.
She was not only serened but cheerful
The world had nothing ip it lor her to
mourn No love had ever made her
heartbeat; even the natural affections
had been denied her. She had lived
midst strilVjbloodshed, vice and violence;
and living among it with a pure seusi
tive nature capable of feeling all the
horrors ol such a life.
No wonder that she smiled a smile of
scorn on earth, and looked up w ith
gleamiug eyes to the world above her.
She trusted iu God ; but even had she
not posessed that faith, the utter repose
of the grate w:is prefer ible to tho fate
She had endured wiule living.
They bound Ikt bauds, and the eie-
cutiont-r s . axe glittered bosido her,
I hen turning to tho two sbirri . who
were tying her hands, she exclaimed
"You bind my body for destruction,
but you give to my soul immortality."
These were the last words of the
beautiful' heroic and unhappy Beatrice
Ccuoi. ' -
In Albany, ,Suuday morning, a fire
ticcuied ou the pier which destroyed the
flour and grain warehouse of John V.
Russell, The warehoa.se contained only
tine cargo at barley, one or S.-p hundred
barrels of flour, aud a small quantity of
oats The barley was iris red iu the
London nnd Liverpool Company, and
the building in tho Commerce Insuranje
oft'iee of Albany. 1 The total loss will uot
exceed fifteen thousand dollars. '
. A ci.KUft yman asked a sea captain
his views about, bis future state, and
was auswered that be did oot lueddls
hiuuelf with stats affairs- ...
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, THE GOLDEN AGE
Tlicre is still hope for the cauao of
pub'io lienor and olHeal purity, lion.
J. M. Ashley, of Ohio, has made him
self its champion, so far ns the President
is concerned, mid now John Nentworth
has 'aken up the cause as involved in
the sins of Congress. When two sueli
men stalk into the public urena, as vln.
ilicatois gt outraged public virtue, cither
the case must be desperate, or el so
there is no case at all. Anything they
can save is not likely to be worth savc-
The impeachment, process slumbers'
Whether .Mr. Ashley has become., fa
tigued with his unwonted efforts in tho
cause of virtue, or whether he finds tl.u
nation incredulous of his sincerity and
rather invliued to surer than applaud,
his efforts of lato have sensibly relaxed
The fine frenry, tho offspring of startled
and indignant honor, which market! tho
lei vor ol Ins early outbursts, has died
away., lio seems to have rocovered
from tho shock with which his sensitive
soul caught the first whispers of official
delinquency, and whah fired him with a
coble ambition to drag the great oliendcr
instantly to the bar of judical doom.
."Muee that notable day, celebrated espe
cially by the inventive letter-writers of
Washington, when he rose,' with lofty
mien and grave aspect, to impeach on
personal responsibility as a member 'of
Congress, and full partner with tho
Surveyor of Colorado -in all his town
lot speculati.ins, Andrew Johnson,
President ot the United States, of sun.
dry high crimes and misdemeanors, tho
Honorable Mr. Ashley has wholly sub
ided, He aud his impeachment soctii
alike to have disappeared from public
view. "
But the cause of virtue is hot Wholly
lost. Truth and political purity are not
lo be left without defenders. When one)
champion falls, Providence raites up
another, As Ashley descends to his
native nothingness, Wentworth rises
from hi;. Thus the balance ot tho
mora! world is preserved.
Wentworth, it seems, had heard that
somebody had been "conspiring'' with
the President. Ho had even read ill a
newspaper that some members of Con
gress had proposed to the President that
he should do something which he had
never done before, and that ho should
stop doing fcometliings which he had
always done hithcito. jMidutgbt meet
ings were whispered bargaius, coali.
tions, plots, all sorts of corrupt transac
tions, conversations aoJ conspiruces,
danced before the bewildered eyes of
'Long John," and beckoned him on to
the championship of the virtue of Con
gress. He was seized with sudden hor
ror lest fotui member should be bribed
and that member not himself ! SucIij a
possibility must be averted. So John
moved a committee of investigation, aud
the Houso, fearful "of inferences if it
should refuse, made haste to voto it
ahd the Virions Wentworth sets forth, in
humble imitation of the illustrous Ash
ley, iu pursuit of Congressional corrup
tion and delinquency. .
Happy is that nation whose political
gates are guarded, night and day, by
two such dragons
ol official virtue !
aV. r. Times.
An editor iu Illinois recently saw a
patent clothes washer. It was in tho
shape of a wheelbarrow The revolu
tions of the wheel put iu motion ir
crack that moved the plunger that
pounded the clothes. The body of tho
box was mounted where the load is in
a wheelbairotf. Ou the top of the box
was a wringer. A lady can put her
clothes iu the machine, pick it up aud
go out calling ; the longer her list of
friends the further she will have tn
wheel her burdeu and tho better her
clothes Will bo washed. Calling will
then be of some use, ami an eternal
gadabout will become a first rate wash-
crwomatf.
The Bishop of Carlisle, who thinks
that every boy and girl should learn1 t.i
repeat the Thirty dJue Artieals as well
as the catechism, recently abked a youth -
ful scholar if he bail lead the Thirty
nine Articles. ''No," said the boy
"but I hate read 'The Torty Thieves.'"
"You may stutid down, sir," said the
Bibhcp.
The Secretary of War has decide J
that eyery bounty claimant shall bo re
garded as having served to (he end of
tho war who unlisted for three years aud
was mustered out with his orgauizatiou
because the services of the latter were no
longer required bxjhe Govertuncut, and
therefore entitled to additional bounty
The Trench Dlucjhok ays the Gov
ernment of Prauee biucerely applauds
the activity of the United States in re
pairing the eviU of the civil war. There
is now no subject ot dissension between
France ad the United States. Every
thing teuds to this assimilation of their
policies. .
Joss BiiUN'osssays "I am ardently
opposed tew ardent speerits as a bev-
riuge, out; lor msnulaeturingi purpqsesy
I think a UuU of it f-uies so!;- ,
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