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ISAAC OATE8, Auditor. I,NRr HER8HEY,Traamrar. JitHN KEENE, Surreyor. JOHN W00DBUKN, Coroner. , John berry, ) jnriMyASPUSI 4l)liniliMiri'i-K llliNRY WICKS. j JAME8 UoNAULL, ) Y. W(!B. yeHnixTla In&rmtir Dirtotdaa. h i milHiii i t ' , WM.' 03DORS, Alhlantl,. x' I K. M. UAMrUP lu. " - ELIV8 ?R0WN FEWER, Hayattllle 1 1. O, Jiaaiaoi.Caahier, U. Lutber, l"r t. FIMtST JTJiTtOM'ftL J 1ST Tlli'- V01 bf'A'siftXbtfitf. Dlraelara '. AIMaaS-MIiL, M ,i:(luJvih,MRa1iIiaS v JAjU9it)tfrfa'i .4:''1"1'''1' .' A. iMkll.AJJJl fa. A Pa:' 4jfuJrtnht' t1f. : Mrrnmye "o"8" v. .....t .k ..KJI Wrf1(irHl:'- '"" l-' MILLER BOISE, t:Xla?ivro1Hr?Uooa aoeammo tioni aad roaaooabla bill. Patronage ao ;.; liollad. (3i7ifllUI IA MaTvLrr MIOVSE, lim mi.j aii.-t la .t'.!1!'!' ' ATmNWafcMUUw4,,Q8nFarUq- alid4Cl)Uatig..aHd.,b . X. J. Eaaxr. E. M. Cammxll. : Kfjrr v cjupbell. ' ATTORNEYS ,A,I f-AW .VtaadO.; Office ' . oa Church Slreel. In the bHolf tuilding im , . mediately (Vest of Cahn'a 8tore. v r h". r. jonjrs i o. TTORKtW'jf 1" dfa4 b4rafeck ft Andrawa' Bbee 8tore, Main Street. Ash 7. . . . .... -...i. i. ik nA. 1 IHV.VUW " ' " w . ' frnm.nt to orocure Pension Certiflcatea 'tV aaaf Vate4prolly'e'ulw yzmv n iTJOWHB rtViin11tr"at AiAlond ; OblOV'OfllM lif Brie binldint oVer SMiaWlavlwar Btrre.i "H V" - . m V W " -!:!,' '' .'; ATTowbV "At rraE'' aWItp k 3 IWrnrnee,XWhT'iid Hatnry Tubllo!-''' Mr-' " tMnlyifenM paldlo'eollefl'tlog: Probate ianiln., iftltirin eaaeli 'arfc :Exc5ition bf . ' - Bed.'ortarteVndfcoritra6()i'. Office' In' ' Millnr'a Block, Second Story, Mdln Street, eppoaite the Town Hall, Aabland, 0. f nj . Be . CFFICE One Door W.at of Qquire'a Drug btare, Up Staira. Residence Cirner of cen tra and Waihlnatan Stresla. ahland. O. i ..i i i'i 1 1 ini in' i 'ti-ui nit till"" ir'" JHlMilOtA?!' 0R0ECr,",A!siilahil OMi;1 IraftiHtRHeaiibd''ilVJbe''fiil4 to th tManalefthe fallettlnpj speoidl dlsenaeai Dyejipelaal"diiias'ef thT.iy.r,,"llie' Kid alilgorMuUi&eil'Kpirbenil'filrfccrt.'1"11 1,,. n... IM,I .tll.iXillJ .i,..it ij-ii-i a ta r.-V01tM M: V. ol OiBeetenilglel S S&cb'er'a'' Btorbon peait the Town itall. v 2VXiaaoallatn.ouaai 4- H. RALSTOJT, JE (TELLER and BiWer Smith, one door Weat of Potter' Dmrte2TTl!IB.t Ohio- uold ana steel rena, ana a ehoie variety ot Jewelry kept aoaatantty -on nana. Urate Batlsfaetorily warranted. HAVE A L VRGE ASSORTMENT OF FURNI - tar, eonslsiinc of Tables, Bureaua, Bed Steads, Chair of mryieleecription. Ac They keep constantly on hands a lot of He- Ulllo Burial Cases and Casket. UaTlng a new Hear lheyfHjtreiptlytofun. - aral la any part ofllit oounly. Furnlturt mad to order. Room on Door East of the ' Post Office, Cp Stairs (tIMO) atuaat TKTaMtt of taa. A. 6 0,AVftB JOuT , ... " MAJVSFIELD. OHIO, . i j in rni a .11 m ""C. a TOW INI LEY, (lata of the NorUHetnerloan,) Tht Kuoa ft HtmliA GabinatOrgani, FarlKJr4DA-ifjIVip'.Vt nA: teenier music, ror ou to nuu .son. 1111a TT-flVB OOLD er 8ILVER MEDALS, er lb tret p4jWUiW4l mi tlVtr' tat Caialoru.s free. Address, UASOIf nillLIN. BnaYoi. or MASON BROTHERS XawYeiK. H'li-Mmw aonyi 111E 1 HEROES. I.- t Whan Kentnokv wa an infant State,' .ni bor tKf fbo fdf tiviUati0if htd" tMdde'a Mi etanVfotMU, thifa liwd np. on aJ)iagph,o tha,QrpeD Kiver n old Ihlptet by At name of. Jobir Slaitef. yiibnt was npon.tne wuineTn ,Dn. vi (he etream.' roa ae r " "pateh1 'of wityiipMilo fcjto, Phillijp qd Panial tne rorfliw lourtecn.-ana me irnwr iweivo . . - , 1 1 hi 1. j vean or ge.. His etaer onuureu uiu pone south. Hit wife was witb.bun,.bat she had been for ievera.1 years 'slmofft it helpless orippla from.jba etteois oi se vere rheumatism, '"" It was early th the Spring, and the old hootelr had just returned from Columbia, where Aa bad been to carry the, produce of the winter's labor, ' which consisted mostly of furs, y j Ha had . received quite a sum of nioney' and bad i brought .it htitne' with' him. , The old Man had been fof Several Veers accumulating" money, for civilization was gradually approach ing him, and he meant that he should Start-ensir terms witb-the worldrr ! Onu a'venlnft'inst'-as the faiuily -s sitting down to their frugal supper, they were attracted by "the howling of the 4pgs, and as .Slator went to the door to tee what was the matter bo., saw three men approaching bis hut, , He quiclrlv Quitted the dogs, and the strangers approached ' the door. They asked fur something to eat and also for lodging lor the night.- John blater was not the man to refuse a request of that kibd and he asked the strangers in.- Tbey set thoir rifles behind the door un sluog their packs, and room was hiade for tViemat the'supper table They rep resented thoqi$clvqs bound farlher , west, intonding'tb 'cross the MitsitMpi in setrchef a scttle'dient " The new comers were far from being agreeable r prjirKjssePsingt in thoir looka, but Slater took no pttice or the ciroum- stance, for he was not one to doubt uny Th RH' linwnv:' did not 'like their appearance at nil, Abd quick glances whielvhey gave ach;.ptbcr,..tqa , treir feeiigsM do, hunter wife was. not' . , the table, but nlio sat B uor . great easy cbir, bytbii tro., ,.,.n-l ... (,,,,- ,i, . i Stuttr entered into conversalion' with hlS guMis, but 'ihei were not ,verj free, and after a while the talk dwindled into, occasional questions. ; . Phillip, lha elder of lha two, noticed that the moa oast un. easy gliiricc aroupd the. foom, and he , .j ;.' ' '" tts iv....' ..A wuiyueu lueiu parruwiy. . , ui iuuid uau become f xcilca, and he could not rest. lU.knew (hat his tallies had a large euro of Irtioney in 'iJiei houBe, and his first thMbljt was liiat ihrse'mon1 were there fof.tne; purpose bl rolbcry.' '''. , ' ' ' ' 1 . Alter thesunner ..'.was over. Iho, bovs quickly oleared. tha table, and then , they wen tout of door, i It bad become dark, or Wlhe'f tha night had fairly sot In; 'for there was i bright moon, two-tlurds lull shining down upon the forest. l( '".' ' 1 ! ;l)nielt" paid Phillip, in a low i'wbia-, pes, at the toliie time rutting a look over hia shoulder, "what do you tbink of these leri'foenr'' '."V." .."".'.'; ' i'Phi afrnjlt' they're tad ones, replied the younger boy,-, u. ,1 . .. t . . i "So am I. I belicvo they mcun to steal father's hiotiey. '1 Didn't you notice how thetf Ibuked arouhdr", ...... ivy' u" ' ' So did I:,tf t AhoWd. l; father wbatt we fhipke nquld laugh at us, and tell u wtf wero pcrleot scarecrows.", ... '"Hut w dan watoh 'em.V .tr. ..:..-: t "-Yes, we trill waieh 'cm, but do not let thenlknbw iti"- '.;' ' ', ' '.. ; the buys bold' sbtne' ,'ftirtbcf .Iconsulta- ,tion, and then going to, (be dog house, t,hny act the small door back, so that the buund Misnt spring Inrth if they were waattdi' if 'thcV had desired Id spealc to i-l.t-J'it.-"i i'i.- ;.t-..' 'H.' uir auiL.Auuuv v'.ir .euapiuiuiin, uivy bad nb .haneo lot: lha strangers sat close "by aim alj.tbt evening. Ut g..' - lAt length. howoVtrythe) old roan tip. nifitd his Ibt'chtion of retirine, and arbsc tolgoUl, tti'.scei' tne slato of nffjirs With ( out,,uilte,tnroc lollowca mm,- out iney did noti lake ll) .ir weapons, i. The 0I4 bv jj LIuMn lit ntlxtwi, .111.. '. .i'.. ! UJT 1TIW Mimil lll fcllO VIIMIIV f6w,wMspered 'Philltp, efs ; 1 tski msjiwant thm W are aa good ft poo with the ritlle. .. .-i'uvj -r 1.1. k'anieVJifa3g'1o"'obcy,nand quickly, as polt8iL!o4ii1ioja'aTfpreCtyY;fiol thfir places behind the great stove ouiui ney, and thenjiytjnfctf tyrtat ndfmp tied the priming froiallia strangers' ri He; ei and jrheaj lhau-.nthei and the alran gers era returned thoy bad 'resumed thoir seats. tflis ntrn'tyrVljsMn VaV'-liTTded,'1nto twb'afltftltficnt ln, tin Vrpohd, JootJV oat of'tlicm in the,end or tha building be ing the, .old ,niiVs. Sleeping apartment, and tie oOier.roonl jq which the eompa nv'at nresent eat .Overhead there was a sort of'.scaffoWing teapbing anlyi hajf wajy.pyar'the room, hftow it, and in the oppositp enqi.qf .tbo, building, from the sleeping spartment of the "hunter., i; A ladder l4U0ifie .toaffolj, and on it. elost,un t,tne ga,ble eqd, wat the, bovs', bed. iulasra was no partition at tha dg of thia'seaffolding, but it was all open to tM retW bblb,'"' -'' ' ' L,n 'i sji.v" " V n Eaare beddiatr wst spread upon th ffopBjrfabe aiCelaa ft lbs. tbrtt travel eral and after everything) 'had been r ratued for'their eoin'brt th bova went .. n:.AI,An ii it.. h ',Aiiri,A n ito oeia liUlasoom.' " . jlt.--wd . flic otnftdo areahiaVMan icareti uj htMl kancft, lw4a,f Qiil u yt4ene fnafa. tlattr Bad two children it tome in oro ooy inoogni not of sieep, if they did, it. wU only to avoid it. Half an hour passed away,-ana tney couta 1 . 1 1, a i f.iiinr in.l Til n-m Kfl KttiTf1 unrira ,,vi duu.w. j ---" a movement from tlosef -below. ' PbilKp crawled eilentlv to wher hemduld peep dowt throuch t arsck, and 'Saw one of them onen his rjackl from lich hS .look several pieces of raw mel fa .tha.iimjs. oil ine froon,,,aru Biuyiua; ,Hiwuriu,i iu window he ebovtd- iBe-snsii 'scKiro threw the pieces of flesh to the dog.'4 Tfien ht went back td h!s led;, and Mi down. At first Ihelof llioUBhf tlitf this bflglit be thrown to the; dogs, ..only t to .dUtraot thsir attention but when the man i laid down' the idea of poison flushed through W.illi'. ' Jli i MWruhfA lii thoughts to his brother.'' The firstf 'im pnlne of little. Daniel; as' he heard,' that his poor dogS were to be poisoned, was to cry out, but a udden .pressure from Jhj) band pt hu brother Kept him silent, :v . ' At the end I of the boys' bed was a dark window a email, ! Square door and it was directly over the dojr bouse. 1 Phil lip resolved to go down and save the dogf. The. undertaking was a dangerous one ; for the leost noise, wouldrouse the vil lains, and the consequence might be tfa tal. Buf Phillip Slater found liltusfilf strong jn heart, and he determined upon the trial, llis.iainers iwe mignue in his bands I , This thought, was a tower, of strength in itself. . Phillip opened; tho , window., witnont moving from his bed, and it swung upon, its leather hinges' without , noise: Then he drew off the sheet and tied the cor ner ef it the staple by which 'the windaw bookod Tho sheet Was then lowered on tha outside, and carefullv the brave bov let hlmselfout'upbn itr'IIa'' enjolntsd his brother not .to. .movG,aod thunJie slid noiilcssly . down. ! The faoundav bad just found tho meat; and they drew back at their young muster s beck, ana run lip gathered the flush all up. , He easily quieted the faithful brutes, end then he tied the meat up quickly in: tho, sheet- A light ladder was standing ncar.the dog house, and setting this' np against the building, Phillip uiadV his way back fo, bis little loft, and when once lately there. tie pulled the sheet in after, biin- -i :i . , 'The stranger' baa tut - been troueeo, and with a beating heart tho boy thanked. God, 11 o had pcrlormed an act, simple as it mSy appear, awbicli many a ",' stout heart would bavo quailed. , The . dogs growled as they wont baok to their kon net, and if tho strangers' beard them, they' thought ' the poor animals were growling over the repast which they had round. . A(, length .the hoends oeascd their noise, and all was quiet. An hour pass ed away', and so " did another, 1 It ttifist have been nearly midnight when (ho men' moyed again, and tho lad Phillip saw .the raya ot a candlo llaab up tftrougn uie cracks of. the floor upon whioh stood bis bod;' He would have moved to tbd ersck whore he could peep down, but at that moment bb heard a man Upon (be ladder, He uttered a quick'wbispcr to his broth er, ani thoy lay porfeotly still. .The man came to the top of the ladder, and held his light-up so ho could look ' npoh 'the boys, ,,'fbe fellow secni'cS U be perfectly satisfied that tby "er,! oslocp,, for he soon returned to the gtound floor, , and then Phillip ere pi to the crnck. He1 saw tho men take knives, and hi hoaid them whispeiing. til""'L-'--7 'Wo'll kill the old' nmo tnd-, woman first," said ond of tbem, "and then hunt tho money:" If these little brats , up there (pointing to the scaffold) w ike Op, wq can easily take care of them.'".. ' "but we must kill tbgru ill' said an other ol the villains,)! j O ' j. ' "Yea,',' returned the spoakcr, "but the young ones first ; they may niuke a noise, antl'start the old man .M.-.'rn. . Phillip's heart beat' with horror1 1 ' v" "Duwn lha laddcf putflidq, quick whispmcd.tq.'bis. brother, .'Down, arid stovCup the dogal.. Itun fot .tho. front door and throw h open it isn', fustenjd! Oh, do IcKXjfe JhUikheSlidateiis quiek as you can! .jl'jlloqk yut Jt fath- ivMla vnii on ' " '' "Ca'nlel qnipkly' crawled dt.trjq'hgh the little afoiuVft'dJ, yiiillip,,, seised rifle and crept to tbo cad olj the; qeat foldi Two of the villains vera just: np Droaehinir the duof of his father's rooro. They had sot the candle ..dow'rij'oa ' the! fliior-'so thal.'its linht Vould'fuU.int'rUie bed won.e ,.tbt door opened,:, K)mp. J 1. L. ...!. f 1.1a nfl, 'kai.1- M il .UrOWIW HIIUUlll w, i iu" i:u., ;"lu resled the romisle dpon the edg1 o titngront wealth jbperior ttlettsi arid band hoards."'' One of the rood had. his. haW apod tbo Wtch.:' (1Tl)o boy .bcrpyttprcd., sinc-le word ofiboartCelt prayer, nd. bun he nulled the triegor.! The villain hosa hand was opon- the latoh tittered 'o aharn. Wulck crvi tnd then foil ubon"thd floor. . Thq' bullet' tad passed .'.through uis .uraio-n.'i ii.i-. . .ii ., i .Kji.w i.e :- ..-!i Ifor an instant the twd retnainlna' vil Jains werd confounded, but they quickly eomprebo,nd4. ftf. nffure nd pqsittoh f. Hieir enemy, ana mey iprang ioi uiq ua. dpr, Tbey did not teach ' it, howeveis for at that instant 'the 'outer door -wat flung openj and the1 hounds, four 1n num ber sprang into tlje bouseJ Wit'a'docp, Wild yall, the animals leaped upon .the villains and they had drawn them upon the floor lust 'as the old banter came from his room. . "JFJolp usl help usl 'A . . ' u.' I .l lilt . . 1 . t 'f J J ' latboT, crloa I nnup, as ne nurnea iown thelldde ('.'I've sbo one, of, them l Thev an murderers t robberel. Hold 'eml, told '.'em f?Htht, boy oontinued ,' olappiqg is baeds to th dous. - Old Slater , com pretotidcd ihe,ature of the .pqcup, in,.n' moment, end sprang to tbo spot whet th,doc;8 had the (wq .vulaiDt inpos1 the flopr , They had both loatijtheic knives, and lbs dogs bad soOttod them .thai tbey were lrinapale,-of reaittanoa.' AVith muab difficulty )he tnimal werei called off, end. then the two-mett wre lifted to a sea'-l , There wee no- eed of bidding them, as they were both disabled by 'the rqugh ,sage; tbey, Ija4;rieeeivaa from : the dogav ,,.?-;, tl "ij-I.K-'i tifv J' 5.1 i , ..After they, bad been looted to, the old nmo cast his eyes about iha room.r Tbey rested a. moment upon the body of the man who had bean shet, and -then ' npod the two boys, t' Phillip told. him all that had b appooed. r.-i It seemed some time be foro.theiold hunter could erowd the whole teeminu truth through bis mind t bot es he, gradually eoiupreheaded it all a gratp.'ul; expression . settled . upon. ;his features, and be bold out bis arms to his SOnS, ..ta . ,,..,,f ' ' , i" Noble, bible boys IV he Uttered, aahe olasped fbem to bis bosom ! ''God bless you for (hie t Oh, I dreamed . not that yott bad suou hearts." i r .I' dJ t.. - Dor a long timoJhe old man gaztd ep- on his boye in sileaoe, while the tears of love and gratitude rolleddown bis eheeks. Long before daylight, Phillip mounted 'the horspand started for the nearest set- ttcment, end early in.tbe forenoon the of-: fioers of justice had tbo two wounded men in their charge, while the body of the third was removed. They were re cognized by the officers as notorious crim inals; but this was their last adventure, oor tho justice tbey. had so long outraged Ivor took tbem-at last, n ;ii. ) ..! -i, ) , ' I Should an; of our i reader ohanoe to pass down the Ohio river,, we beg of them to . observe a white mansion that stands aponvthe southern. bok,' with .a wide forest park in front of, lU and : situ ated somo eight miles west of Owenaboro, Ask your eteam-bnat oaptain' who lives: there, and ho will tell you, ','PLillip Sla ter & Urotber, rotired, Sour .merchants. They are the boy. heroes of, whom I have been writing. :(, J ! y.u -.. , : . : i ', "r j -: A Jae for lTelcetliinge. ,, , It is citon th e o.se that worn : out arr ticlos.tie! abtfiit the, prepiiseenfor, ysars wlibout being of any use whatcv?, but which, ono like 19 duatroy. t ; W ooca 'ipn ally see a good deal of ingenuity displayed, in eouverting these to some valuable pur- B080" it..,! ; I m- nt.1 t-i-vi-' 'I ':;: Around cristoillt may- frequently ibe I ecen the worn out stoues wqiob have bee there for, years. .. , tVe .saw, a man takp one of these and place it, where he wanted to set a . cedar pqst, Ife set the pest in the center of the stone, and ii forms a perma nent foundation, and renqcra (he post less like, v to he moved by the frost., . Split in twain they make good (Joqr Stepe. .; , .; tjioci. uovp wuicn afe nmays -unuer fppt, njay be .used for , tying , up : grape vines j some have recommended their use fof trailing yincs, hutjUobody would,. like thejoo'Ee; of tbemerer j', j, i, . , ... :A Vnnil.n obniv tninna lia Tuna n&ilnit i'cJb lo ahlqqk of wood, . ipakes a. capital milking aiooi,,, it. can pe turnca aown wilhpptbping wet or soiled... , , , r. 1 : jOla barrel ho.ops, which often gets more kick's than blessings, make good trellis for tomatoes, by nailing yvq of them to a stake a foof apart, on,, eaph ido.. of. the PU.nf.!r.-, ..'.,,!. ', . .. ' :; i J aintkegs are excellent for keeping soft soap, ip small quqnities.. '. ., ... , f A good sited barn-dqo.r truck, screwed on to tho end ol n heavy gate will save a good, dea of lifting, and render it capable of being opened and shabby aoy child. -r. Wb havq seen. a wooden . truck, .answer goud purpose. . , ;, , ,, ;t ,: Thus every farmer whq read, this srti. olej esq add tq its yalue, by puggesting soqiq uso for seme other useless thing. piQ rmr. .',; ,' ,jw a.i.'u ., i " 1 1 !,-..!.! A 81nBiilarStory) un-'-o! t '' ' 'The Maeon fernrftpn tent tho follow ing tsd stdry of the warr 1 i '' t' ...t learnet on yestaraay m oironm stafieesi of' melancholy o,andary, ' in whioh k young h)dy, one' of the -moat esti mable: and iovelv Id this par iof 'the cndrilryj'Was plseed. '' A -gallant yourig OfflcM was botrothed to her., lie: tell -0 .tho fatal field f Sharnsburttl i She loved him desrlo. and wag sfBioted fan beyond whetjlover of a more hubyenf temper would bsvc 1 suffered. : She went Into mournioir.'ewoluded herseif trou. foelety. and -lowrtcci herself to'charittbte and re.i H-ir,u8 deeds, snrt wss "dead tofcht eU.f A ftf iilrfn'tbs'elioi't young gn'llma) of . I . k . i.l.n.1 .rfil somt roTSowi aceidentai iy rormeu inner ac(uainhineekin the progress' At abbsii nest transaction. Ho was lateiaatea tnlb hort persevered until overcame her aver siee little by liltU,nndfilijl;itbfy.,bef caiae engaged to be married only ( a, lort niizlii a'k'o. $be bid already ' made" but her order for an elegant' Wiuieau. ,.But four davsazo her first Jovef "returnid. He had b en carried "to t Nprthern hos .U ' ... . I.l M ',L rt. bis : faco, only one, eye, is an invalid for life; and is poof- ' But in hit bosom bdrni t' manly soul, ,tjio poor fin has. that hcrtelfup, anc( V ,M.Bn, 'nan Tbe meetinir between fieri tod .Iter first lover the, otfer day 1 w'nl to! Wt. pcyd distrepstngt iirs letters bad failed, lo. rcoq nqr, tniienrmiy, Denevea.fliuj dead till he ttpod before hqr. th ghastly fat. pifaTrroni (he baftJeffiqld, wjtb ne hdM.ol life, itndj had iujbeen liberated' knd 'fr tureed.'.'rje has a IrichtTul ' scar'aoross . -ii. t vnin nr nap ihvav Anna an naniuninn anil manl Poor,fe)luw J 'tiPtTA caught a, glfm pse of bim pnee ts, ne. passed along the' stxeeCwuh 1iis' rutch'cs tqd Welanckoly V.f: : teietraaliy In India. -1 ':''. ,t t'l'-i i i:t "11 ufi )yl Ui 1 ' 1 The establisbment of thb eleotrie teld- graph io India presetted some euriont as wlj as difficult problems. 1 Ie the first place, it was discovered ' tha tbe air of Ipdit it id ttett ei constant electrieel perturbation . f the stroogeat kind,' so that .the instruments tbsrt mounted, went Into high fevefand refuted to "worl.i. Along tbe North aad South linee a cur rent of eleotrioity Was constantly passing, wuiou threw the needles out ot gear and baffled tbe signalers.!, Moreover, the tre mendous thunder storms ran up aad dow the wires and melted tbe conduc tors : tbe monsooo winds tore the teak- posts out of the soddeu ground ; the ele- pbtnts and buQaloes trampled the tallen lines into kinks and tantles 1 the. Delta aborigines carried off tbe timber supports for .fuel, and tbe, wires or iron tods upon tliem to make bracelets and to Supply tbe Hindoq smitheiipst. the cotton and rioe boats, kedging upon and dotrn Ibe river, dragged them to the service.. In addi tion to these grayer difficulties, were ma ny of an amusing obaracter. i ' Wild pigs and tigers scratched their skins against the posts in the lunula, ' and ooreupines and bandicoots burrowed them out of the ground. Kites, fishing-eagles and hood edorows came iu hundreds end perched upon the line to see what upon earth it could, mean, aBd sometimes after thun der storm, when the wiree were wet, acre found dead by the downs, the viotimt of their , curiosity ilonkeys climbed. 1 the posts end ran alone; the hues, chattering land- dropping an interfering tall, from one' Wire tOv another, wbiob tended to confound the eoaver&ations of Calcutta. Parrottj with (bt same oontempt forelce trioal insulation, fasleued on one string by the beak and another. by the claws t and iu one village,; the eomplaeent natives hung their-fishing nets to dry upon tbem. io ieob tbere were lour, thousand miles of telegraph wire strctchod over India; some upon the bamboo posts, whioh bent to tee storms and tbus defied tbem 1 some, as in the Medras presidency, upon mono- lttis ot granite thBo, during tbe muti ny, prpying worth ton times .their oasis. I ; i,.!'iJi -, ii.a-. . 1 ' -1 1 a. aaanitiea jail I 1 ip el !;ji!i'v ji iij .1 '-.I .1:.') The inmates of the 'Newport jail firmly believe that tbebuilding iu whioh they are ton fined is haunted. They ssy that every night about the witching hour of twelves "when the churchyard yawn," &o., a very ghostly looking man, wearing a plug bat, glides into tbeir cells, although tbey are locked, and, after looking around a mo ment departs. Cms of the prisoner, who has been greatly troubled by these' noo turnal visits, that be attacked his ghost- ship s few bights Bi'nce, and, after a des perate struggle, succeeaea meictea mm from his cell throngs the hole which is used for, the purpose of passing food to the prisoners.'- All evil doers will consult their, interests by giving Newport a wide berth, for If arrested they will surely h.iT0 to sleop in the haunted jaa Cm cinnati jdazelte. ' ' ; A' Model Gbamhab Curs! "Bill did you . ever eludy grammar f " . , r VI did, sir.' V ''.. ' ' : "Well, what case is Mr. A 1 ' ;' l "til 1 an oujncHve oaao. 1 ... , "How so, Bill r !; " ; ' ' Because he objects to paying his sub- soription that he has owed for over three years and a half, (A hard case, we tbink ) -: : -. o: . ,i "Riclit 1 what's t nounf" 'Don't know; but 1 know what re- noun is. . " ; i.i ' ' ' ' .n'Wollwhsttsltf"" ' ' ' : -t ' 11 'Running off without psying the prin ter, and getting on the black list as a de linquent." '' ' ..' Oood F 1 WhsVe si Isonjunotioi P ik, "A method of tolleoting outstanding subscriptions in conjunotioa with the oon stabrij,, r Never employed by printers .till if.hat'u right, gn to your eeati and quit euooung paper , waat at uiq girra.;-,, v ' , , ,,,,, - , ,,. ..w , ' Jtj ; ''!,' Art f Not Qnarrellng.' '. v, Sensible husband ''How fs it that we navpr nnarral. Mr. Xantinoe'T Well.' T will tell you. One porson oan t make a quarrel., tfow if J, am in quarrelsome .humor and break out, my wife remains eool and eolleoted,' tnd doesn't say t word IT my wife is peevish, and display more temper thau it beeoming to- erte of her beiautitul Se,' I, ner nasoana, mm sin at uqmevbd ae a monument, or : else' oh oat mysolf tnt the belief that I am listen ing fbr the 'moment to some heavenly sonic Wi otwl on l V Km. land it is attotilshing it you hkva a quar rel alont how Very soon ' it tlitr out I That's our secret, tnad 'm y and I should kdvist you, and all.'Xantlppcsj to fol low rt.'' !"'l ' "' '" 1 si ; 1,1 r f - 1 ' . ' ' -.'f r .in ' rti ip ni i'-'iuu.'u :Ht , ''I .'ill. lift! , ta.Adasbiig youaa? baohelor latoly appeared iq lntral fart; with two pretty ponies, whose, tails were done up tq look Ukvs a lady's waterfall ; and eocped up io email , fish nets.,iTht . reeemblanoe -was Capital, and the team treated a great ten utionW'fe'a.Pealier, i.!i ,,y r) f. '-.5Ii -d m..,- V. iH.,',f' '- .1 '' ) i ',)' ' "Big Indian" ttrsyed away from .his camp and got lost. ' Inquiring the wsy lack; was asked, "Indian lost' No,r' said be disdainfully, "Indian no lost ; wtgwaii 'lwt"-tf iking hit breast "tn 'aianaere. JW''' i"- 1 1 ' A liaderd jneruaid""' i'.L f . ' iinn "!'t " ., jOur Itverary correppOBjent. transmits tbe .following : On . mornina reoiptlv, before sunrise, t laborer setting out for hi work along the shore of Lochfvne. aoout uve miiee irons iorverery, saw, or imagined be saw, wUt ia seldom eeen .br i.l s 1 .i 1 e . mortal eyes... On A. etupoth rook by th water's ege waawltning t eresitnre whioh' in tbe etuggllng ligh fee thought to be a seal.. . When be approached, it splashed into the water,.', and as be saw its, bead bobbing up and down, and its long grey bnir floating on tbe Waves, he altered his opinion, and became convtnoed .that 1 it was en, ancient, mermaid, j Unromactie wretch that be was, hp began to thrown stones, to avoid wbich tbo creature mov ed further from the sboro ;' but soon, for some reason not explained, changed its purpose, and made straight again for the rock, on which it landed. The man. no doubt from the very laudable desire of furnishing the British ' Museum with a a true specimen ef t mermaid (a person could bardly send such a oreature to;the Zoological gardens among wild beasts,) drew huge knife from bis pocket and advanced, fie had hitherto keptare- speotful distance. : But he suddenly stop ped, for, to bis amascment, the creature spoko. 10 near in tne eariy oawn oru.jn: f I ' . - peaceful autumn morning a mormaitTI speak I that surely - was bliss beyood compare.. Wot to thought, tbe laborer; terror added wings to bis .feet, and he fled, circulating over the , parish that surely' hU' end was near,' for he bad seen a mermaid and heard her tongue Event ually, however, his delusion Was dispelled, for tbe mermaid, turned out to be,, tbe wife . of a Glasgow ' professor, who had come ' down to spend his holidays on thp shore of Lochfyne.- It h superfluous to add that the lady had goto cut to bathe. We understand the 1 man bjstil), Jibing I rGlagow Ilerahl,' , . , j ' ;ii j',: ' ,'..? i;,r'i;,"'''c This Primer1! Ton Comrnhinl- -.,,-.;,:. ;ni ilWieisl'.i,, -Mis ..:lt sv' I.' Thou shalt love1' tbo Printer''?cs1t)e- cially the ladies) for he loveth you much- ly.i'jr!'' .u'k!j- (.;: ! .icJl A iyt f. , 2. ihou shalt aubaorib lor bia oaner. for he seeketh much tq obtain the news L.US.11 lJ. l.' l ' ill'li i- yk ttuiuu juu rcumiu iiiuiaui. S.'Thoa Shalt pay him for his paper'! he luboreth to give you the news indue season. . . . , , - , ,, 4. ' If a business tiarithAu Shalt adver tise; that thus' thy profits may enable thee not only to pay for thy paper, but put money in thyjiursp. 5. Thou shalt not visit him regard less of bis office rules in' deranging tbe papers'.'''' Ladies are not einec;od to ob serve this rale.,-':11'"' - - j '', 6. Thou shalt not touch anything that would give bim itrouble that hf may not hold thee. guilty. .,, .. , ., 1 ,;. ' 7. Thou shalt tot read the manusoript in tbe bands of the compositor for.be will not hold thee blameless. i ,riK -,, : 8. Tbou shalt not read the news before it is printed, for he will give it to you io due time.,, ;i , ... .; .,, . ..... . . . ; . 9. Thou shalt ask bim fow things in the offiee from it thou shalt tell nothing " 10 Thou shalt not at any time send abusive and threatening letters to tbe ed itor, nor cowhide him more than five limps a year nor bring tho printer old rotten wood oor bring produoe tbat -denes tbe d- lto eat,v. ; "'. "' ' Polaloca ' ., The reports still reach us from various parts of Ohio, that tlie -Neshannock is rotting, and buyere ete careful about in vesting too largely in them. I Tho Peaeh- blows have not proved as defcolive as the Neshan nocks. Thmnghouttbe State tbe price ranges from fj6 eents to 91,00 per bushel.: Of the . New J England potato crop, an eichange says: .''A Bangor; Maine paper says potatoes' are selling here ft 80-u 65 7 eents prbush),i for shipping.. -i In r the .westerly portion of Maino, and easterly part of New Hamo shire tbe potatoes turn, out finely,1 and a large . quantity . have been . harvested In the very best condition. -, There it no rot among the -tubers the decay of the stem being i a natural one, and not the production .of aphides,: ae was reported," UlHOitarmem r an 1 a.t'..i im a 1 . ! 1 . . . . . .:,j OiOii. ,Ji il CfirUas Effects rEpldcrnica . 1 The visit oftheelielerala Kuropeseemt tobeufatBllobirda and beasti as to man We hear pf wild birds as well a domettie heaste dying In lanro cumbers, In Une. land sheep, eows and horses are dylng'with t plaque. In Belgium, pooltry is iitcked the same wayj 1 In Paris, thodread of the dissaae is snob: aonording to a onrrospo.i dent bf the: London Times, that all'dogs running at largo are tb be killed, at least tbey bsoaroa agents for the eontegion A common impresaion 1 that these" van out forma of diteave amooj; the lower an. imals, also the abundance of inseett, are' a preoursor or oholtra, and originate-in a vitiated atmosphert . The frequent shocks of earthquakes denote that the magnetic and electric! eurNnta whioh oourte thro' nature and producing frtit internal dis.4 " torbance ol tbe glob? and the facta may ba related to eaoh other at esuso tnd effect. :l-d.t!,a,.,7 h.n Ntver lodk'at 'girla11'' The l'eaW stand it tr they agard it ta tanioaUlt) They f ear thfH,?tnera, qrbelows and I- .:tJ .1. -1- il.il 1 OTWS'JItEM8.: ;,H ai ") i Gen, Jfoaepb ,E, Johnston has been ap poiqUct'Pr'es'idenVbf! ftii National Ex-, F- '.' .: : .!. ivi."; ";,.- .v 'i.'j'i '.l.v A. press Company,' reoonUy organised io, Klfihhiobd, Tirgtnia. , . , 4 , ... t ' The next Concrete, will offioLaUV bks. cUim'b'aleMftorT of 'bolpradq'Taa th..: c'v - eW - f ' -t . HF - 'S, ?:!'VSli.fJ t0-, ;JiM- iIdgton''VieEtol-grduatjsofi ' OberUri, the omio(r of the Governor ( elects jQenertlv Jacob Dolson Cox,, if ; . bout to stump Missouri in behalf of Nej gtotuffrtge,'; vn'v?ul 'trKteGii'I si.'T ''.?:' 11. i MlUi:'V -i -ir "t-h j The President is no engaged in prt-:j paring bis forthcoming Message, tnd unr fillt fs'comple'tca,ufQ,' if" iany,vpirdbna' ; will be granted. , , ... : A delegation pf twelve ladies from Bat- ' '. timore, claiming toreprese'ot (U'teaa kaat'; dred of their eex, cslied'oii,th'e President ' and bresenteJ a petition signed by thai number of ladies, jor the' reTease'an3 par- -' '-. J 11 f- -"' ": " --oa111'" ' il don of Jeff. Davis. . , , .T ,.r .,..., We notice in thai Chicago papers tbat t , . . ... 11 ' Ji . ' " wl:..;. "v. a.:.... v.;. U Ulkuur,, wuw,. k frua-uauibaij araMi; T . . . :. .;'' , .. . ' of that eity In.lRf&j, purchased the prig--, inal draft of, Abraham Lincoln' Emanoi-., patioo Proplamatiqnthat; been convipted, , to4,fi'n.e4 $100 for publialiing and oirou') latibg jmmqral.produotjoa 1 ! Au earthen vase has beeo'found at Ea.it venna containing nearly. 800 jrold pieeera oeanng tne emgica 01 nanus cmjieiuia ui the first century oh the 'Pbristian era. . Their approximate'' valuo la set down at . ipf'each 'W'bf'f-f p- .t '.at.: fcia9iBo;iq!!'vsa tMuul at iuil I A;Loa.doa lqUor,.,Baya ta. etgliieer a.. Wpqlwhichf, Dockyard.nliM .Bsc-a.oi ,a long time, making experiment iij jtb aat. , bf petroUmm.3m fuelf qr,t'tetmg!Bfo boilers. He find it perfoctly maqtgea ,g 'fe'.f '"!'. a VturmI , Tb'o Cleveland goraW fctves, ae taJTrcu jdoore of the. rapid , gtowth oftbaWity, n ,that the loul number of n: cherebee, b stores, dweing;' aid manafatturini; T tablishmcntfi, erected since January -1, ,t 1865. including tlioee commenosd at hat time and not completed, as taken by the ,j letter carriers, Is six hundred ani thirty.. six .'..i-"l ri .as'tfi : AdTertluemexiit). "'' ' 1 ' .-. ., r t The advertising columa. of 'newspapers it very often disclose the Ihtenor as well at , the exterior workings of society. We dip a " , couple of apeoiroens of tbe formet :.. The .1 first shows the influences of negrpequality , , . fetching lq,tho family circle, on young, .- impressible and inexperionoed roinde. It ' is taken from late number ef the CiV 10 cinnati Gazette t ".MciJiri-v "My daughter, ,Eya, .aged 17 years,, heavy set, round full face,"blud y,fs, weighing about 170 pounds, loftnei nomt '? ' in New Paris, ?reble.ounty,i Obio wo the 20th ot September, uoknewq, 4p me, ,;i in company wan a colored bmu aamea Bass".'' Said Bass it about 5 1-2 foetbigh three lourths ttbite," rather'hlgh buiH,"01 ; with eyes marked iaving a dulliaxpresw'' sion, being near-sighted,, witb'a quivering' ,! motion of :he balls of the eyce. (. 1. " Not knowing what relatlbti the tatf form with, and foaring- him rttibtng hef" character, if not already. ; I appeal lothr pnblio to give me notioe of any , persons going bv tbe above names, which will re lieve a 'tr'oulled famjly.- Address H, WV'rl New Paris, Prebfo'cbiinty:, Ohio."'- , Tbf other -we clipped irom, -Friday V Cincinnati C,ommraaZ..Itadvertiaeeatr' abkndebiieat af.ririue.a ostentatiottt without shame; as the paper pubHahiBg.itH ' ' Wanted.PretecIoinnByayoungwido aprotobtdr. . JIoobjeciioos,ta. tt old ma,' but mustbav plenty of money.. .Addreatt ' -'i I (l-.il!; f f j s'.'r.B"i..lH '!.. !? ii v u'Cut it Snx)BT-Parso.'B4-; wat Ii, truly a pious msn, andeUbo long grace. whioh usllJ. t)UowetJe,rivus, b$tsT wh()1e fcail, knelVaxeept the Paf- rt:bHther, ..whp; being Dimutjli;fa,tf,' i i.r 11. i .Al. .1 - ..li. stood wun nis oaos, 10 ,uia lauio,, 9ver, . looking the gafdett i'OneJ day lr'wasf 01 sUnimes timeth Ptrsobi haamUy fisP1' vorcd,-L notnoticingi' Xh ; Jgety ri imewnsi mentt of bit bibrtiein, owbb-kept twisting'.. r tftout,: until flndinpjno end tt thetbaoas he broke in w,itl-ui .u-iiq i oth;'! . I ''' 'Out it abort ibe now av iu1 the garr,i" den, playibg th deuoa with! the eabbago." ir ' 1 : ,3t.!l Jiiil .luDofcts't Smitvxttt WAikaJCfaif An tditorja afainf has aeverbeen kaowa'. , tOjdrink tpj wler.',' neiijj kirt "L heard bf water being nsed as S) general , . remedy but tthlceX4n the 'time1 ef - Noab ' ' J whet it killed morn tb.aar.it eatath 'ri:.! -jw ! ..t ai si i'i.,i' ' m ' ff Ifl Meiiif r ' -m .a, t k . '. L , fir al'-l il j . t a3k a JoiiBg iaay w tauiDgroo ro j ceutly thot a young mtn beotote he-'''"'! would not mafrt hSrrTtTBtfrled Woman recently iW-miitf 'ih' Ch?c11ad(esuBeJ ) nT.-ttniH4 bft; InItheT'OTahtV It ' ' H fsee'mt," to: 'these rmet,' t!hWhort a n'o"1' . safety fori man.' What r 'ibe oache " loi. fi do lo'iaveWiieTta frota V irne bullolt 1 I'1 JTLt