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i I SMU Wyandot icuwr, PVBLIBHKD Every Thursday Morning, PIETRO CTJNEO, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR ....... o?Eia3:s. One year, - ;. - - 2 Six month. 1 So pnpcrm-ill be discontinued until all nr- rcarniyeii are pam. siugie tupic-n, w vv... special 8oW5. A Cough, A Cold or A Sore Throat, RkquiUks Immediate ATTEN TION, AJl SHOULD BE CHKCKKD. It ALLOWED TO CONflNCK, irritation of the Lungs, A Permanent unroai uis ease, c Consumption is orfF tns RFsiLtt nROXClIIAL TllOCIIKS Baring ft direct Influence to tlx! parts, giving ihi nieillitte rtlirf. lorBroiichltls, Ant h mat Catarrh Consumptive and Throat V T , Disease) Trochi-a are xed with lny gotxl suCccSS. - RINGEUS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS will Ami TrochM nwfUl In clearing the voice when -1 iken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the throat after an unnsaal exertion of the vocal orgK. The Trnclica are rccottlhiPndrd and pfe- acribed by rbyMciaiM, and have bad teatlmonlala from eminent men throughout the country Being .' i article of true merit, nd having proved their efficacy by a tetofmany yean, each year And them in new localities in varloua part of the world, . and the Troachea are universally pronounced bet ter than other articles." ffcgf-Obtaln onlr "naoM'a BnoMcmAi. Trcn and do not take any of the Worthless Imita tions that way be offered. Sold everywhere. November 19, 1868. 8m, For Non-retention of Incontinence of TTrin irritAt.inn. inflammation, or ulcera tion of the bladder, or kidneys diseases of the proHtrate glands, stone in ine uiauurr, calculus, gravel or brick dust deposits, and all diseases of the bladder, kidney's and dropsical swellings, Use Hutnbold'a Extract Buchn Dr. Schenok's Mandrake Pills a Substitute for Calomel. These pills are composed of various roots. Laving the power tu relax the secretions of the liver a promptly and effectually s blue pill or mercury, and without producing any of thoae disagreeable or dangerous effects which often follow the use or the latter. , , In alt billions disorders these pills may be tfsed with -confidence, as they promote the discharge of vitated bile, and remove those obstructions from the liver and biliary ducts, which are the cause of billious affections in general. Rchenrk's Mandrake pills cure sick headache, and alt disorders of the liver, indicated by sallow skip, coated tongue, costiveness, drowsiness, and a gen eral feeling of wenriness and lassitude, showing that the liver is in a torpid or olstructed condition. In short, these pills may be used with advan tage in all cases when a purgative or medicine is required. 1 Please observe, when purchasing, that the to. likenesses of the Doctor, one when in me last stage of Consumption, and the other as he now is, iir per fect healthnre on the Government stamp, nol 4th wcvmo-ly IIELMROLD'S EXTROT BUCHU Improved Rose Wash cures secret inu dedi cate disorders, in all tlieir stages at little ex pense, little or no change in diet, no incon renience and no exp sure. It is pleasant in taste and odor, immediate in its action, and free from all injurious properties. i i - An Effectual "Worm Medicine. Brown's Vermifuge Comfits, Or Worm Loxenges. Much sickness,- undoubt edly, with children and adults, attributed to other causes, is occasioned bj worms. The "Vermifuge Coruflts." although effectnal in destroying worms, n do no possible Injury to the most delicate child. This valuable combination has been successfully nd ty physicians, at d round to be safe aud sure in eradicating worms, so hurtful to children. , ' ,. Children Having Worms require immediate attention, as neglect of the trouble often causes prolonged sickness. Symptoms of Worms in Children are often over looked. . Worms in the stomach and bowels cause Irritation, which can be removed only by the use of a sure remedy. The combination of ingredients tuwd in making Brown's "Vermifuge Comfits" is such as to give the best possible effect wi:h safety. RSUC'irtis t Brown, Proprietors New York. Sold by all Dealers In Medicines, at 25 cents a box. Maya. 1860.-1.T II umbo Id's Fluid Extract la a ecrtaincure for diseases of the BLADDER, KIDNEYS, GRAVEL, DBOPSV, ORGANIC WEAKNESS FEMALE. COMPLAINTS, GENERAL . . DEBILITY, and all diseases of the URINARY ORGANS whether existing in MAlE OR FEMALE from whatever cause originating, and no matter, 6f bow; long standing. Diseases of tliese organs require tte use of a diuretic. " If bo treatment is submitted to, consump tion or insanity may ensue Our flesh and dood re supported from these sources, and ;he HAPPINESS AND HEALTH, and that of posterity depends upon prompt use of a .tli able remedy. ! Helm bold' Extract Buchu, establislied inwards of 18 years prepared by , H.T. HELMBOLD, Druggist, ' 594 Broadway, New York, and 104 south 10th street, Philadelphia, Pa. mar7-ly ' . , . Notice o Teachers. The Board of School Examiners of Wyan iot county, .Ohio, from and after the 1st lay "of September, 1866, will hold meetings i jr the examination of teachers, under the ' Act to provide for the reorganization su- ervision and maintainance of Common 5 chools," and the amendments thereby, " assed March 14, 1864, as follows: InUp i er Sandusky, in said Wyandot county, on le 1st and 3d Saturdays in the months of pnl, My June, September; October and iS pvember, and the first Wednesday's of all lip other months j " No certificate will be granted except ft; regular meeting, nor will any be g ranted) except the applicant appears in person and submits to an examination. Under i the. amended school law, "Each a pplicant for a certificate, shall pay the 1 eard of Examiners, a foe of fifty cents as condition of examination. iExamioations to commence at 10 o'clock, A -lc., at th Court Honse in said town. By order of the Board of Examiners. ,.:.'!,": HEN RY MADDUX, Clerk. January 3, l866.-tf. . TalrA nn mnm TTonicaaa tit. tin A TTnunfo T cmediesor. nnpleasant and . dangerous d iseases Usf Helmbold's Extract Buchu a nd unproved' Rose Wash. To Thb Atucts. All who are afflicted with dis- s ases, of ,thoi heart, lungs, stomach, bead, liver i mplaints, nervous diseases, female complaints, w inib diseaae.neuralg,ia, .deafness, ague, private d seases wenk ,ejne, ' skin diseases, weakness, r eumatlim s lies Id: immediately consult the eel j rated Jr. ftrjrjtlsnd , of pincinnati, who has made c I ronic diseases his special study and practice for tl e last twenty years, and has cured hundreds of s after other doctors pronounced them iacur s le. The doctor is well known, and treats his pa ti 'rita' successfully aiid confldentially, therefore he 7 relied, Jipon,. Address ,Dr,, A. Strickland, P -x W, Cincinnati, Ohio, giving 'an 'accurate ac- . nntof your case, and enclosing a fee of ti for p ascription, etc. Thosa suffering should write a d get the doctor's advice. fe21-Iy r Jvlarriacre and Celi r.xr ESS AY. OF Warning A NT TNT. S tRUOTlOU TOR YOUNG MEN. Airt 1 teases and Abuses which permanently p ostrate the Vital Powers, with sure means o relief, bentiree ot Charge, in sealed velopes. Address, iir, J. okillinHouoh n x.Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa A 'I TN T ION' FARMERS it in ana Poplar arou nd . am well prepared to do all kinds of Block r. ith work. Ob the roost reasonable terms. i h. refore invite nil in need of work in my line m"pirm tmv m c.mi.! n satisraction is not fr'ven . "r win nn maae. noelnr norses x. Ayl 4, iwi.-9r. .j. y, WINTER MAX, THE WYANDOT PIONEER. Volume xxil UPPEIi SANDUSKY, OHIO, THURSDAY. MORNING, MAY 2,1867. Dumber 24 gustos iw tldiu. T. E. GRISELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Oilice in Beery's Block, second floor, Main street. no22 66 M'KELLY, BERRY & BERRY, TTORNET8 AT LAW. Upper Sandusky -- Ohio. Oilice iu M'lieliy's Block, upstairs, Main street, nol2'66-tf R.M'KKLLY. JXO. BEBRfr. C.I'KBBY. JR. J. D. it C. SEARS, A Tf ORjCEVS AT LAW, and Claim Agents. -V Claims for back p;iv, bouuty aud, pensions carcfullv and promptly attended to. Otliee up stairs over the First National Bank, Upper Sandusky. Ohio. II. FLACK & CO., CLOTHIERS, and dealers in all kinds of Fur nishing Goods for gentlemen's wear. Room No. 3 Ayers' Block, opposite the Court House. JOSEPH CPPENHEIMER, FiFALEK IN CLOTHING and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. No. 3 Bcery's Block, Main street. B. LIEBERTHAL, CLOTHIER, and dealer in all kinds Of Fur nishing Goods suitable for gentlemen's wear. One door north of National Bank. HENDERSON & SM ALLEY, 1HYSICIANS & SURGEONS. Office on Main street, two doors north of the Railroad, U. Sandusky. Ohio. ' DR. It. N. McCONNELL, rHTSlClAN A SURGEON, offers his profes sional services to the citizens of Upper Sandusky and Vicinity. Oilice south room Mct'onncl's Block, second story. D. W. BYRON, PHYSICIAN A SURGEON. Office, Beefy's Block, second floor, in room formerly oc cupied by G. W. Beery. DRS. MeDONALD & CHESNEY, PHYSICIAN & SURGEONS. Office at their I Unix Store, Bcery's Block. We attend promptly to all professional calls O. FERRIS, PHYSlC'iAN A SURGEON.- Office in Beery's Block, second floor, in the office formerly oc cupied by Ferris & Byron. DR. CRESSINGER, SUtitiEOX" DENTIST. Office in Beery's Block, over the store of the Beery Brothers. All operations performed in the most approved manner and warranted. HUNT & WATSON, D .BALERS IJf DtlY GOODS, Groceries, &c.,-i-ni-iir Wvandot and Sanduskv Avenues, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. McCANDLISH & CO., DEALERS IN DRY GOODS. Groceries: Boots and Shoes. &c. No 1 M Kelly's Block. The highest price paid for butter, eggs. etc. MILLER & PARKER, DeaLeKs In FAMILY GROCERIES of all .kinds. Roberts' Block. The highest price paid for country produce. AYERS. BIIUNNEU 6i McCONNELL. DRUGGISTS, and Dealers in Books. Station ary Fancv Gfdds. Notionsind Patent Med ielnes. No. 2 Mckelly's Block. WEDDELL HOUSE, pLEVELAJfl). OlltO. .1. II. A A. W. Kirk J v.cxid Proprietors. Splendid accomoda tions at a moderate price. ji & J. PAUSCII, TEWELERS. and dealers in Silver Ware, Watches. Clocks. Cutlery ad Fancy Goods. No. 2 Roberts Block. J. BOWSHER & CO.'S IIVERY" A SALE STABLE. Horses and ve J hides readv for hire at all honrs of the day. Stable immediately in rear of Yellow Cortier. WYANDOT COUNTY BANK, CPPER SASDCSKY, OHIO, BUY and sell Government Securities, 1.x chauge. Gold, Silver and Uncnrrent Money. Dpnosits received, and a ireneral banking busi ness conducted. Collections made and prompt ly remitted. Interest paid on time deposits. G. W. Beery, Prcs't. J. A. Maxwell, Cash. STOCKHOLDERS. . IT. TiKKRY, 3. A. MAXWELL, O. W. BEERY, T. E. BEtKY, L. B. HARRIS, SEW YORK. ittsb'g Ft.Wayne& ChicagoR.R, On and after Dec. 18. 1866. train will leave stations daily. Sabbath excepted, af follows; Train leaving Chicago at 3 35 1 . M. leaves "'ty-J TRAINS GOING WEST. STATIONS. EXP. EXP. EXP. EXP. Pittsburg 2 45 PH 7 00 am 2 SO am 1 30 PM Bochestcr 417 8 30 3 47 3 10 Salem 6 20 10 46 5 52 5 12 Alliance 7 15 11 50 6 55 6 15 Canton 8 a5 12 50 PM 7 47 . 7 03 aiassillop ,' 826 1 15 808 723 Orrville- "906 3 00. 850 800 Woostcr' 9 38 2 35 9 25 8 35 Mansfield 1137 4 46 1112 10 25 Crest- Arr. 1215 am 5 30 It 45 1100 line ( Dep. 12 40 . 6 20 12 20 PM 7 00 AM Bucyrus 1 10 6 50 12 48 7 33 II. Sanduskv 1 51 7 30 1 25 . 8 23 . Forest . 2 23 i 8 01 1 54 8 57 Lima 3 55 918 8 05 . 10 22 Van Wert 5 05 10 21 4 05 11 37 Ft. Wavne 650 1150 540 120 pit Columbia 7 84 12 35 AM 6 23 - 2 08 Warsaw 8 25 130 711 3 01 Plymouth 9 25 2 35 ' 807 4 05 Valparaiso 10 59 3 15 9 35 . 5 48 Chicago . 12 50 pm 6 20 ': 11 20 8 00 TRAINS GOING EAST. . STATIONS. EXP." EXP. EXP. EXP. Chicago : 3 35 PM 4 40 AM 10 20 PM T 20 AM Valparaiso . 6 21 6 38 12 54 am i9 05 Plymouth 7 20 8 29 2 5 0 35 Warsaw 817 9 40 4 20 11 33 Columbia 9 04 10 40 5 27 12 19 PM Ft. Wavne 10 05 11 45 7 00 1 23 : . Van Wert 1118 1 19 PM 8 24 2 32 . Lima 12 17 AM 2 19 9 23 3 33 Forest 1 25 3 56 11 00 4 3 U. Sandnskv 1 61 ' 4 31 11 33 5 03 Bucyrus 2 25 5 22 12 18 PM 5 38 Crest- t Arr 2 55 6 00 12 50 6 05 line Dep. 3 15 15 AM 1 30 6 25 Mansfield 3 43 8 56 2 00 6 57 Wooster 5 03 8 50 3 32 8 35 Orrville 6 30 " 9 20 : 3 57 9 06 Massillon 6 00 10 00 4 30 9 42 Canton 6 16 10 20 4 48 10 03 Alliance 7 15 11 25 5 45 U 00 Salem 7 44 12 07 pm 6 20 11 32 ltochcster 9 21 2 25 - 8 20 1 25 Pittsburg io 25 3 50 9 30 2 30 V. 11- MYERS. Gen. Ticket Agent Cleverd, Columb?s& Cin'ViR.R. ' GOING SOUTH, LEAYR CRESTLINE Cincinnati Express,' ........ 12 m. N. Y..fc Western Express, . 6-80 v. m. Night Express,.... ! .,.,12-35 a. m. ; GOING NORTH, LEAVE OUESTL1NE New York Express,' .V- ' ...."3 05 a. m. Gallion Passenger 6 15. " Cincinnati Express .......1 35 p. m. Cincinnati Mail Ex. ... 6 05. " , , , . , . ., GEO. H. JvEE, Agent. rpHE SOUTHERN BLOOD ! This beautiiful horse can be seen by gentle men Interested in full-blooded horses, on the following days and places: . Mondavs and Tuesdays at McAldmond's, f :rev ; Wednesdays, at M. O. Kear's, Salem Townshln: Thursdavs. at H. Davis', and Fri days and Saturdays at Joe Hutter's, U. San dusky. , Farmers will do well to call and see this admirable horse, as be has no superior in this part of the country. - apl8-2m THE GLORY OF MAN IS STRENGTH, therefore, the nervous and debijitated should immediately use Hlmbold's Extract Buchu . ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE "Notice is hereby given' that the under- signeu nas Dee n uuiy appointea ana qual ified as Administrator of the estate of John Cavins, late of Wysndot County, Ohio, fleceased. " . J. JS. JJUKKfc. . April 25,lP7.t ' IF WIS KNEW." If we kneiv tlid and heaft-ach'c ; Wititiutf for us down the road. If Our lips could taste the worm-wood, If our backs could fuel the load; Would we waste to-day in wishing; For the time that can ne'er be ; Wouid we wait iu such impatience, For our ships to come from sear If we knew the baby-fingers Pressed against the window-pane, Would be cold and still to-morrow Never trouble us again; Would the bright eyes of our darling Catch the frown upon the brow? Would the print of rosy fingers Vex us then as they do now? Ah, these little ice-cold fingers. How they point our memories back, To the hasty words and actions Strewn along our backward track 1 How these little hands remind us, As in snowy grace they lie. Not to scatter thorns bus roses For our reaping by-and-by I Strange wc never prize the music Till the sweet-voiced bird has flown ; Strange that we should slight the violets Till the lovely lio wers are golle ( Strange that summer skies and sunshine Nevar seem one-half so fair. As when Winter's snowy pinions Shake the white down'in the air! Lips from which the seal of sileuoe None but God can roll away, Kever blossomed in such beauty As adorns the mouth to-day;. And sweet words that freight our memory With their beautiful perfume, Come to us in sweeter accents Through the portals of the tomb. Let Us gathej up the sunbeams, Lyin all along our path ; Let"us keeu the wheat aud roses. Casting out the thorns and chaff; f Let us fiud our sweetest comfort In the blessings of to-daj-: With the patient hand removing All the briers from our way, A TEUE STOIIY. Many years ago I happened to Le one of the referees in a ease that ex Cited iiiiiisUai interest in our courts from the singular nature of the claim, and the strange story which it dis closed. The plaintiff, who was cap tain of a ship which traded princi pally with the West indieSjhad mar ried tjuite early with every prospect ofhappiuess. II is wife was said to have been extremely beautiful and no lcsslovaLle in character. After living with her in the most uninteriipted harmony for five years during which time two daughters were added to the family, he sud denly resolved to resume his occu pation, which he had relinquished on his marriage.and when his young est child was but three weeks old, he sailed for tha West Indies. His wife, who was davotedly at tached to him sorrowed deeply at his absence, and found her comfort in the society of her children and the hope of his return. But month after month passed away, and he came not, nor did any letters, those insufficient but ever welcome substi tutes, arrive to cheer her bitter soli tude. Mouths lengthened into years, yet no tidings were received from the absent husband, and alter Hoping against hope, the unhappy wife was compelled to believe that he had found a grave beneath the weltering ocean. Her sorrow was deep and heart felt, but the evils of poverty were now added to her affilictions, and the widow found herself obliged to resort to some employment in order to support her children. Her needle was the onby source, and for ten years she labored early and late for the desirable pittance which is ever so grudgingly bestowed on an humble seamstress. A merchant in ngw York, in mod est but prosperous circumstances, accidentally became acquainted with her, and, pleased with her gentle manner, no less than her beauty, he improved the acquaintance with friendship. After some mouths he offered his hand Jtnd was accepted. As the wife of a successful merchant, she soon found herself in the enjoyment of comforts and luxurier such as she had never possessed. Her chil dren became his children, and re ceived from every advantage which wealth and affection could procure. Fifteen years passed away; the daughters married, and by their step father were furnished with every comfort rexuisite to their new avo cation as house-keepers. But they had hardly quitted his roof when their mother was taken ill. She died after a few days, and from that time until the period of which Ispeak,the widower had resided with the young est daughter. Now comes the strange part of the story. After an absence of over thirty years, during which time no tidings had arrived from him, the first husband returned as suddenly as he had departed. . He had changed his ship, adopt ing another name, and spent the whole of that long period on the ocean, with only transient visits on shore, while taking in or discharg ing eargoes, having been careful nev er to come nearer home than New Orleans. Why he acted in this un pardonable manner towards the fam ily on one could tell, and he obstin ately refused all explanation. There were strangre rumors of slave-trading and piracy afloat, but they were only whispered conjecture rather than truth. Whatever might have been his motives for his con duct, he was certainly anything but indifferent to his family concerns when he returned. He raved like a madman when informed of his wife's second marriage and subsequent death, vowing vengeance upon his successor, and terrified "his daugh ters with the mOst awful threats in case they refused to acknowledge his claim. He had returned wealthy and one of the mean reptiles of the law, who are always to be found crawling about the -halls of justice, advised him to bring a suit against the second husband, assuring him that he could recover heavy damag es. The absurdity of instituting a claim for a wife whom death had re leased from the jurisdiction of all earthly laws was so manifest, that at length it was agreed to by all par ties to leave the matter to be adjudg ed by five referees'. It "was on a bright ; and beautiful afternoon in spring when we went to hear this singular cee. The Ban- light streamed through the dusty vfrirlddws of the court room, and shed a halo round the long, gray locks and broad forehead of the de fendaut while the plaintiff's harsh features were thrown into still bold er relief by the same beam which seemed to soften the placed counten ance of the adversary, The plaintiff's lawyer made a most eloquent appeal for his client, and had not been informed about the matter, our hearts Would have been melted by his touching desncription of the return of the desolated hus band, and the great agony with which he beheld his household goods removed to consecrate a stranger's hearth. The celebrated Aaron Burr was counsel for the de fendant, and we anticipated from him a splendid display of oratory. Contrary to our expectations,how ever, Burr" made no attempt to con fute his opponent's eloquent oratorj, he merety opened a book of statues, and pointing with his thin fingers to one of the pages, desired the refer ences to read it, while he retired a moment for the principal w itness. We had scarcely finished the sec tion which fully decided the matter in our minds, when Burr re-entered with atall and elegant female leaning on his arm. She was attired in a simple white dress, with ?a wreath of ivy leaves encircling- her large straw bonnet, and a lace veil completely concealed her counten ance. Burr whispered a few words, apparently encouraging her to ad vance, and then, gracefully raised the veil, discovered to us a face of proud surpassing beauty. I recol lect as well as if it bad happened yesterday, how simultaneous the murinuf of admiration burst from the iips of all present. Turning to the plaintiff, Mr. Burr asked him in a cold quiet tone : "Do you know this lady ?" "I dd.5i 'Will you swear to that ?" "I will, to the best of my knowl edge and belief; she is my daughter." "Can 3'ou swear to the identity V" "I can." "What is her age?" j "She was thirty years old on the J 20th day of April." When did vou last see her ?" "At her own house about a fort- night since." "When did 3 0U see her previous to that meeting V" The plaintiff hesitated a long pause ensued the question was re peated, and the answer at length vtas "When she was just three weeks old," added Burr. "Gentlemen," continued he, turning to us, '.I have brought this lady here as an impor tant witness, and such I think she is. The blaintiff's counsel pleaded elo quently in behalf of the bereaved husband, who escaped the perils of the sea and returned only to fiud home desolate. But who will picture to you the lonely wife, bending over her daily toil, devoting her best3'ears to the drudgery of sordid poverty, supported only b3T the hope of her husband's return V Who will pic ture the slow process of heart sick- eniug, the wasting anguish of hone deferred and finally the overwhelm ing agony which came upon her when her last hope was extinguished, aud she was compelled to believe horselt a widow ? Who can depict r this without awakening in 3'our hearts the warmest sympathy for ths deserted wife, and the utterest scorn lor the mean, vile wretch, who could thus trample on the heart of her whom he swore to love and cherish ? We need not enquire into his motive for acting so base a part. Whether it was love of gain, or li centiousness. or selfish indifference, it matter's1 not; he is to vile a thinjr to be judged by such laws as govern men. Let us ask the witness she who now stands before us with the frank, fearless brow of a true hearted j woman let us ask which of these: two has bee to her a father." Turning to the lad37' in a tone whose sweetness was a Strange con trast, with the scornful accent which just characterized his words, he be sought her to relate briefly the rec ollections of her life. A proud flush passed over her beautiful face as she replied:- "M3T first recollections are of a small, ill furnished apartment, which my sister and nyself shared with m3' mother.- She used to carry out ev err3r Saturday evening the work which had occupied her during the week, and bring back employment for the following one. Save her wearisome visits to her emploj'ers, and her regular attendance at church, she never left the house. ; She often spoke of m3' father, and of his anti cipated return, but at length she ceased to mention him, though I ob served she used to weep more fre quently than ever. I then thought she used to weep because we were poor, for it sometimes happened that our support was only a bit of dry bread ; and she accustomed to see by the light of chips which she kindled to warm her famishing children without depriving us of our morning meal, oucu was our. poverty when m3 mother contracted a second mar riage, and the change to us was like a sudden entrance into Paradise.- Vv e found a home and a fathr," She paused. "Would you excite my own child against me?" cried the plaintiff, as he impatiently waved his hand for her to be silent. The eyes ofthe witness flashed fire as she spoke : "You arc not ray father." exclaim ed she vehemently. "What, call you my father? Never! Behold there my 'father," ponting to the calm dependent, "there is the man who watched over my infanc who wasthe8harer of ray childish sports, and the guardian of my inexperienc ed youth. There th man who claims 1113' affection and shares my home ; there is niy father. For 3ou der selfish wretch, I know him not. The best years of his life have been spent in lawless freedom from social ties ; let him seek elsewhere for the Companions of Ltis decrepitude, nor idare insult the ashe of my angel mukiiei iy nun i.ia.iiuiiig inc iunc3 of kindred from her deserted chil dren," She drew her vail hastily around ber as sbe spoke, and moved as if wishing to withdraw. "Gentlemen," said Burr, "I have no iflore to say- The words of the law are expressed in the book before 3Tou ; the words of truth you have heard from the woman's pure lips ; it is for 3ou to decide according to the requisition of nature and the de crees of justice. I need not say that our decision was in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff went forth followed 03 the contempt of every honorable man who was presenZ at the trial. Wanting1 to Marry by Proxy, A geuteel-looking young German appeared appeared at Justice Andre's office yesterday and announced his desire to be united in the hoby bonds of wedlock. The justice being abr sent, the clerk told the bridegroom to go and bring his lady love, and bjr that time the squire would be in and would unite them in a very short time. The y oting man said the pres ence of the lady was unnecessaiT, that he had brought, two witnesses to prove bef willingness, and he wanted to be married b3T proxy. The Clerk, who is learned in the law informed him that no marriage could take place in this coifntfy without the presence and consent of the par ty of the first purt and the party of the second part; that in Europe, kings and emperors who wanted to many ladies living at adistance,and were afraid to leave their dominions" lest some filibuster, having a better right to the throne, should jump into their boots during their absence, sometimes married by proxy ; but in this country of woman's rights the lady could not be given awa37 in mar- unless she was present 111 propria parsonce, and not only willing but somewhat anxious to throw herself away upon the unworthy bride groom. The j'oung German said he did not see what difference It could make to the lad3', as she had no vote, anyhow, and her property, as well as herself, became the goods and Chattels of the husband. Be sides, he had known such marriages to take place ill New Orleans, and he didn't see wli3r it could not be done here. The clerk told him it was of no to argue the case, as the thing could not be done 1)3 an3' manner of means under our statute, and that he must produce the bride if he wanted to get married. The j'oung man went out, and shortly .returned" with a lacl3r old enough to be his grandmother, and the feminine January was united to the masculine May in about five min utes. It seems that the old lady possesses some j',ropp.vt3, and that the 3'oung man was ashamed to be seen marrying such a withered spec imen of widowhood. St. Louis Democrat. Decline in Hoops. The contraction of femine hoops begins to be-apparent in the streets and in the street-cars. If the reac tion has fairly set in, there may be no telling in what it may end. It is said that our great grandmother wore hoops larger and more cumb rous than any the present generation have seen, while our grandmothers discarded not onby hoops' but a great deal of underclothing, appearing in public in skirts of such gossamer texture as to afford something- more solid than a mere conjecture upon which to base an iderof exquisitely rounded limbs. Nay, more it is alleged that before going to an even ing party the3r slightly dampened their skirts, so the3r would cling more closely to their human forms divine, "half revealing, half conceal ing" the mysterious configuration of the womanly shapA Whether the hoop reaction stops short of this other extreme or not, we must make up our minds to be satisfied, as ex perience has thoroughly demonstra ted that it s no use for bifurcate hu- m'anity to kick up a cust about female fashions. The effect of ridicule, as well as serious remonstrance, has been thoroughly tried on hoops, wa terfalls, and other femihal "fixins," and all this to no purpose. The more the newspapers lampooned them, . the more the3' flourished like green bay trees, until as we become reconciled, then fashion changes, and off they go. . But come what may, we shall be the gainers by the aboli tion of hoops. There will be more room in the street-cars and on the side-walks, to hint nothing about the other little conveniences that will be restored to us from the far past of imperious fashion. Louisville Jour nal. Legal Advice. -An old barrbter was giving advice to his son,, who was just entering upon the practice of his father s profession :M- soli. said the counsellor, - 'if 3011 , have a case where- the law is clearly on 30 ur side, but justice seems to be clearly against you urge upon the jury the vast importance of sustain ing the law. If, on the other hand. jou are in doubt about the law, but your client s case is founded on jus tice, insist on the necessity of doing justice, though, the heaven.-? tall. 'But,' asked the son, 'how shall manage a case where law and justice are dead against me r ' 'In that case,' replied the old man, talk round it. . In a Fix. The Democracy are just now in r sad predicament is regard to tlu question of negro suffrage, The Southern leaders of that party have all at once discovered that the col ored man is very much of a gentle man, and are ver3 anxious to come to an understanding with him. They are making speeches at negro mass meetings and urging them to unite with the Democratic party and secure all their denied rights. But in Ohio and some other northern States Ihey have another string to pull. Instead of following their Southern leaders who alwavs carried the brains of the party, they will find it necessary to cover up their record during the rebellion, and will try to divert attention from them selves by howling "nigger equalit," "nigger wives and husband?-," "nig er jurors and Justices," "nigger Leg islators and Governors," from this time till October. The Democracy will fight the bat tle in Ohio this fall on prejudice alone. They have nominated can didates on their Stnt.p t.irkr. nrrn whose garments there is no smell of war ; and all their appeals will be to vote against the black man because he is black. As the Democracy have always laid great claims to be ing the national party, wc immagine that a Democratic speech filled with denunciations of the negro, made in Columbus, will sound Oddly enough when read down in Georgia, Ala bama or South Carolina, where the hope of of the Democrac3 mainly depends on securing negro votes in support of their candidates.- Ken to?i fiepvliican. The eagerness of the Southern freedmen to learn to read is hio-hlv gratifying to all their friends, and many anecdotes that touch the finest and tendercst sensibilities, at the same that they are very amusing, are related in this connection. Wi select the following from a speech recently delivered by a Northern of ficer to a mass meeting largely com posed of negroes, in Georgia: "I was passing bv a cabin in Mis sissippi, when I heard one say, Glorv to tTori, rve got it,' Great laugh ter, j curiosity led me to look in, and I saw an old colored woman in tently gazing upon an open book. It was.the Bible and she wtts look ing at the first ver"se, first chapter of John. I asked her w hat she hicant by her exclamation,- and she answer ed that she had made out a word.- I asked her to read the word, but after trying veiy hard, she said, I've forgot it.' Roars of laughter. She then spelt it, letter by letter, but sud denly stopped and asked me if there were three l(?g3 to all m. Great mer riment. 1 then read it to her, see ing that she was confused. She ex claimed, 'why, you read and you just looked at it,' Laughter Thus, like this old lad3, 3011 must learn and imprdve, stop bv step, and after a while 3-ou can read and write. I will relate another instance I knew an old colored lady, whose little daughter taught her a letter at a time, and as the old ladv would scr.-h r.t, the tub she would sing out, 'A. B. C H hen I saw these things--the anx iety displayed by vour race to iearn I said to rnyself, 'there is work to o, and for all rood people to do.' Yet, another circumstance.: On one occasion I saw two small colored o s in a street disputing. One said, t's spelt g o-n jron,' and the other said. I tell you it ain't it is j-o-n. Great merriment. Thus the3 dis- uica ior a while, and then ran around the corner to look at a siirn that had 'John' on it." Standard of Charity. Men measure their charities by a peculiar standard. A man who has but a dollar in his pocket would give a penn3 for almost any pur pose.- If he had had a hundred dol lars, he might give one ; carry it higher and there conies a falling: off. One hundred would be considered too large a sum for him who has ten thousand, while a present of one thousand would be deemed miracu lous from a man worth one hundred thousand Aet the proportion is the same throughout,and the poor man's penny, the widow a mite, is more than the rich man's high-sounding and widely-trumpeted benefaction. Blasphemy Rebuked. When Napoleon was about to in vade Russia a person who had en deavored to dissuade him Irom his purpose, finding ho could not pre vail, quoted to him the proverb, "Man proposes but God disposes :" to which he instantly replied "I dispose as well as propose." A Christain lady, hearing the impious boast remarked, "I set that down as the turning point of Napoleon's for tunes. God will not sufier a crea ture thus with impunity, to usurp his prerogative." It happened just as the lady had predicted Napoleon's invasion of Russia was the com mencement of his fall. Tee New York World says : "As a race, the negroes of New York, considered from a police point 01 view, are a better class 01 citi zens than the "lower grades of whites As just remarked, a negro oruegrcss is brought before the courts oc- casidnalij a black man is arraigned for outrage; and very rarely for arunkencss or inuraer. isnt, as a class, the negroes give the police comparatively- liuio iron Die. Tins is almost universal testimonv alike of patrolmen, sergeant-3, captains ana superintendents ; ana we publish it as at least approximation- to the truth." "An, Mr. Simpkins, we have not etiairs enongn ior our compau3'." i. icily ui t-uiuis, my uear, Dut a nv - tlatiro much company," The Political lHvlHioh bt the House of Itepresentativcs. The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Congress, when it as sembled on the fourth at March, was divided politically as follows, six States being Unrepfesenttftl. Repub lican 127, Democrats 35, Johnsontk 1. Since then three States have had' elections with the follotr ing result : States. Jtep. Dtm. New Hampsire.-i...... 3 0 Connecticut......;; I 3 Rhode Island 2 0 Total ft 3 Kentucky elects In May. Of her nine Congressmen, seven at least will be Democrats, though the Union men hope to elect McKee and Ran dall in the Eighth and Ninth Dis tricts. Tennessee elects in August. Of her eight Congressmen we hope, by the aid of the colored vote, to secure at least five, leaving three for the Johnson rebel Democrac3. California elects three Congressmen and they will nil be Republicans. This completes the list in the States at present represented, and would make the division of parties as fol lows : Repblicans 141, Democrats 48, Johnsonite 1. Singular Fatal Accident. A faal accident of a singular nature occurred at the north shaft of the Hoosick Tunnel on Saturdaj. The "bell man," who stands at the bot tom of the shaft and gives the sig nal for the platform to rise, was standing in his position lraost di rectly under the platform, which was at that time at the moiith of the shaft, when a riUmbef of drills were thrown upon the platform to be taken down for use. One of these, about five feet in length, rolled off the platform, and falling a distance of three hund red and sevety feet, it's sharp end struck the "bell man" in the side, and the instrument passed cntireh through his bod3 and then some distance into a heavy plank, com pletely impaling the unfortunate ma". The plank had to be split with an axe before the drill could be loosened.- The injured man lived about twenty-four hours after the occurrence. One evening a parent was hearing his little Johnny recite his Sunday school lesson". It was from the four teenth chapter of Matthew, wherein is related the parrble of the malicious individual who went about sowing tares, &c. "What Is a tare ?" the parent in quired. Johnn3 hesitatsd. "Tell me, my son, what a tare is." "You have had 'em." said Johnnv. casting down his eyes and wigrarlino- ins loot. "Had 'em!" said the astonished parent, opening his e3es rather wide, 'why, what do you mean Johnny ?" "When you didn't come home for three days last week, I heard mother tell aunt Sutan that 3011 was off on a tare." The'Sundaj school lesson was brought to a sudden close, for John- 7, wiio Knew too much altogrether. was sent to bed, A Gentleman who wanted to make. a speech to a Sunda3'-School, thought he would adopt the colloquial style, and this is what happened : ".Now boys, .-what does a man want when he goes a fishing ?" A shrill voide in the crowd went directly to the p'oint with. "wants a biter The gentleman sat down wtth- out further remarks. A Sunday School teacher de ploring the lack of attendance on his ministrations, appealed to the few present : "What can I do said he to get the bovs and girls here ?' 'I know, said one of the urchins, 'What is it?' 'Give 'em all five cents apiece. It is not work that kills men : it is worry. Work is healthy; you cannot put more on a man than he can bear. It is not the revolution that destro3s the machine, but the friction, .bear creates acids; but love and trust are sweet juices. Sara u," said a 3roung man, the other dar, "wl)3 don't 3011 wear ear ring's ?' 'Because I haven't had im ears pierced' "I will bore them for 3011. 'Thank 3ou, 3011 have done that enough. " Doctor. "Well, Madam 4 how's 3otir husband to-day ?" Wife. "Win, Doctor he seems no better" Doctor. "Did you get the leech es r Wife. "Yes : but he only took three of them raw I had to fry the rest!" "I wish 3ou would pa3T a little at tention to what I am saying. Sir," roared an irate lawyer to an exas perating witness. "Well, I an pay ing as little as I can," was the calm reply. "Now, then, fust boy in -rlthme tic, how many white beans air there in ten black ones?" "Ten, Sir ef 3ou skin 'em," was the replj. A Yankee preacher discoursing in regard to Daniel 111 the hdu'g deh said : "And there he sat all night long, looking at the show for noth ing, and it did not cost him a cent." "Isaac, ni36on, let the good Book he a lamp unto thv path." "Mother." replied the thougtful Isaac, "I should think that was making light of sacred t,: m c "Is that clock right over there ?' asked a visitor the other day.-- 1 "Kignt over there," said the boy I "tain' nowhere rise." t Having lately received large assortment of new and beautiful Job Type and other print ing material, Is now'prepared to do' all kinds of Job Work, such as CIRCULARS, BILL-HEADS, ' HAND-BILLS, BLANKS, POSTERS, , , LABELS, Programmes, Cards, (ft., lone on the shortest notice, and In a manner that w ill be'atisfactorr to all. SMALL, MEN FOB GOVEltNOlt. T'he Xenia Torchlight gets off the following: Wre don't recoUet a tiiiJe when so many men of mediocrity and obscurity were advertised for the Gov-M-nship of Ohio. Indeed, the list of spirants of this kind is enormous and jreposterous. If the names ctffitinu to iucrease at the present rate up till the 19th of June, no deligates will b needed at Columbus': the candidates themselves will make a' sizable tf?ss convention, as every; county will be fully represented. But, zounds, little gentlemen," you can't ail be Goyernor. Certainly not all at this time. There is a provision in the Constitution against such a muchness of littleness in one d6se It is probable, also, that besides thi blessed provision, there is a strong sentiment in the public mind against the acceptance of any littleness at all for the chief candidacy in the present campaign. With nothing special at issue, a fancy candidate might be in dulged in. But with the important measure we are to c&vy through now, it is necessary to have a man of char acter and ability, a man too, who has large talent for oratory, and whose politics have not been so tepid as to give an embarrassing lukewarmth to his speaking. We want a man who can lead the charge upon the enemy! One or two of our Small aspirants have been quite noisy through the news paper's in bragging of their executive ability. They are not brilliant, it is true ; nothing showy about. them ; like George Washington, they cannot speak i but, then, when you come down to the solids, "the substance of things not seen," there they have 3 0U ; executive ability, sir. Now, this is stuff. Suppose we ac cept these owlish self-puffings fof true. (Which we don't, by an3 means.) What of it ? What do we want of ex ecutive ability in the Governofof Ohio ? What is there for him to execute? During the rebellion, our Governors were supposed to , have something: to do. But with the State on a peace footing, the Governorship is as orna mental an office as is known to our laws. The chief executive's function's go to the extent of affixing his signa ture to the commissions of a few insig nificant or accidental officers and of wearing the central dignity of the State. The signature these executive little men could undoubtedly execute with a flourish. Some, with the grand flour ish of the old Romans ; as, for ' exam -pie, M. Tullius Cicero, C. Julius Ca sar. And the dignity great Caesar I-1- the3 could do you that all killingly, That would bo'their "best holtw But what would be the good of all this in the hard, hot fight W& are just entering upon? Executive ability 4 bah ! Solid talent, eh ? Solid wooden nessj more like I We'll take ours with brains in it. Give us the man -thafcan do the useful part of Governor before the election, and we'll risk the orna mental after. Running for Governor now is the work of a big man ; being Governor is of no consequence ; tfurt' will be his rest. In fine, it is impertinent ami ridicu lous to blow and puff these fain littlo names into prominence in connection with a candidacv for the next Gover norship. It is fixed that the people will emphatieaUy demand a first-class man this time and that the3 will not think of taking any other. A Curious Lawsuit. In 1SG3 an old School Presbyterian minister named Curran went to the town ofwabash, Indiana. The old gentle man had long been counted as an ar dent ultra Democrat ; in fact a copper head. He had refused to preach under the stars and stripes and was generally, counted disloyal. On this occasion. his daughter, who Was wlla him, went shopping in Wabash, and la a dry good store met a lady, the wife of a soldier who had just returned from v lcksburg. Mississippi. The ministers daughter wore a butternut, on her watch chain, and, getting into an altercation wjth the soldier's wife, told her she was a Butternut,' and she thanked god font. whereupon the former snatched the of fensive emblem fiomthe chain, and, in so doing, broke it. The minister's daughter called upon her father for as- sitance, when according to his state ment, he was set upon and beaten by the surrounding crowd, and compelled to leave town in a carriage to avoid further inuirv. For this treatment, and the loss of 100 from his pocket during the row, he claimed . 95,000 damages. ; : . ' "The parties against whom this ac- tion was , brought admitted that the soldier's wife did remove the butternut but deny that they ill treated the old man or encouraged other do to so. The case came up in Logansport under ; a change of venue, and on the trial the plaintiff was presented by; Milligan of 'Sons of Liberty notonctjV and ' Cof froth the democratic candidate for Afc torney General of Indiana, while the defendant's counsel were Mr. Conner. of Wabash, and Messrs. Pratt aiid Chamberlain, of Loganspoit. : The jury were out thirty-six hours' and at iast rc-turne 1 a verdict for the plaintiff to the amount of 8100, the amount oflost, but nothing for the pin or wounded dignity. The defendants have filed a motion for a new trial." ' , Sau Accidext.-Child 'So'almd to Death. A little girl, about 1 two 3ears of age, daughter of John and Susan King, residing on Mulberry street, came to its death On Friday of last week by a most afflicting casuality.' The family, as we learn, had been during the pre vious day engaged in washing,, and while so engaged a pail of hot water had been dipped from the water boiler and set upon the floor far a temporary purpose. The little girl, in passing this, unfortunately stumbled and fell into it. scalding her shoulders, side and back so severely as to produce death with-in twenty-four hours from the time of tho accident. Truly a sad and ' fearful J-'' bes?svracat. Lav aster fo'ite'.