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THE FREMONT. JOURNAL.
PUBLISH ID Evr.BT rllDAY MRIIIK, ATFKEItOXT,
AnnaKLi cowrr,..'
BY WILCOX St GBEE.XE.
TERMS OT THE JOUfilTAL:
Jn year. In advance, r
At tele K4ratton of the yaar, - -
Six months, - .- ..-..
Three muntbi,'-; ,' '- -
9,00
1,00
' 1 SVXRT TaIUITT or
JOB EKINTING
NEATLY AND QUICKLY DONE.
Business Directory.
" i. o. o. t.
THB REOl'UR Communieationa Ot th Lodf
fiooi Tasoniarsara heui la4b.ir Ira U Auckland's
old Black, 0 I'"Uy inavf yialtunr BraUMrs
tod 8ipt.ru are invited. All who feel an interest la the
canse of Temperas and th welfare of th. eomnnnitv,
sr. requested to join as. . L"..j
t T.ECAL.
. itiim. jab. ntui
EVERETT fc FOWLEB,
ATTOHVKIKS AKD COUNSELLORS AT LAW, and
Solicitors ta CUanoerr; will attend to professional
ba.inaaa in Saudneitv and adjoining eoanties. OOoa,
Seoona torj iJuaktaatf Niw Bloc.
eU-tS ',
J FHEMOKT. OHIO.
VIOUX M. JUEMMOM,
i TToRseT AT LW and Notary Pnblie. Also
J. thorizsd arer.t lor eolleetisB olall kinds of Military,
Boantv.aal iVnswa uuiasa,
CLT Oft, OHIO.
J. K. IIOBI,
mivT AT -LAW Offl ill Buaklaad Xew
Aaiort. FRMHfr. OHIO. . 891. 1
C. V. PAGE,
ATTOSNIiV AT LAW and Notary Pnblie. Insnranee,
Bea Etate d weassrni OoUMtUg Aprt tar ail
kinds of War and Patent Claim..
CLYDE, OHIO.
V J. B. BAllTIiETT.
ATTOR.VKY AT LAW, baa raranwd tb practice of hli
professtoa io Seadoskv and adjoining Bounties.
OAios in Bonk land', now Block. Room on StateStreet,
ppoalta the Crofhan Honee,
J BEJ10NT, SffiO. - - .-. Xlfl
W. F. BAILEY,
A TTORNKT AT LAW. Ooa In Clapp Building,
A oomor of Front and Garrisoa streets,
rRKMONT, OHIO.
P. 8. Wll 1 b in Toledo on Tnidaji of each weak.
Fremont, t aXj It, lSM.-nSfrae
, H. W. AVOISLO W,
ATTORNEY ANTt COUNSELLOR AT LAW, will at
..rf to Piofeeaional BusimM in Sandnakr and ad-
otninr eonnties. Spooial attention fivea to procuring
Soldier's Pay, Boon ty, ana raonona.
Omen Sooond Story Trlcr-a Block.
z ' FREMONT a: OHIO.
NoTwaibar 7, 19BA. . r. - . -
JOHN L. GREENE,
ATTORKET AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, will
attend to Leal Buaincaa in Sandntkj and adjoin
I hi eonntiaa. Partioolar attention paid to th. collection
f Claima. - Soldier" Back Pay, Boont' and Panaioa
e laira. promptlr attenled to.
OFFICJE Front, corner room, np-itaira, Tlor Block,
FKKMUM, OtUU. .
Fobraary 1, 18a.
MEDICAL.
II. F. BOSWOKTII, HI. !.,
TaTSlCIAN AND BURGEON. Office, 8homo'a Block,
I om rost OSes rront street.
FREMONT, OHIO. Myl
J. W. GROAT, M. !.,
PITVS1CIAN AKD PURGEON. OeSee In Va!lete'i
Block. Houser-Brst door Sonthof Taehumy's Cab
inet Rooms, FREMONT, OHIO. ,.- tjaniea j
J. M. COREY, MD.
TVHTSICI1N AND 8UR1EON. OrnoB Cn-sUira,
X orrr Ishot. Hat and Cap Store, nert door to
Bhaers Dental OSoe,
FREMONT. OHIO. toeM.
H. F. BAKER, M. D..
TsHYSICIAN AKD SURGEON Omee (ta'i Block,
t orer Ferry Clowi's O-ocery Store,
. . . FREMONT, OHIO. 16tf
S. B. TAYLOR, M. D.,
HOMWOPATHIO PHY3IOIAN AND SURtJEON-
OFFICE In Valletta's Block, oyer E. R. Moore's
Urocery and Crockery Store, ....
' FREMONT, 0H13. ApL U.
J. W. FAILING. M. 1.,
t-rmtatorktBW physician and surgeon.
1 1 ojks Aewre From 1 to r. -Saturdays, from
loT H. to 1 r. m. Particular attention paid to Diseases
of the Throat and Lungs. OFFICE, Hmtklmit OU
BUck, sooond Boor, April 1864. J
FKKM'JKT, Villi.
DENTISTRY.
G. J. SALZtfAN,
-r-vF.NTT.Ul be in his omee. at Clyde,
J the last two weeks of each monUk, to
urfnn. all ntwrmtinn. reonipad in hi. Dro-
fossion. Satiefaction rnaraBteed in all eases. Booms
at th old stand,
tton.
Oct.S7, a. ltf
CLYDE, OHIO.
II. M. SHAW, . . .
ffv SMUT, is prepared to do a 1 work in the r-p
XJ Dental Profession with promptnecs and fqtaSs
Lufki-.Uon to all who mar need bis serrieea. Wrfj
SI i. nmnared to aet from a single tooth to forming com
plete sets for uppsr and lower jaws. Teeth lusarted
on pivot, or gold, or eilver plat. Omoa In Buoklaad's
vjld Block, up-stairs,
FREMONT, OHIO. CJ-80
DRUCCISTS.
v. u. Mcculloch,
DEALER in Drugs, Medici oes. Chemicals, P.lnts,
mto, VareMshea, eve-Stuffs, Slaas, Books. Statri-n-ery.i
Wail Paper, Fanev Goods, &c fco, No. S, Backlandl
eld BIOCK, rBlsuni,vnu.
. . S3. BUCKLANO V SONS,
DEALERS in Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Paints,
Oils, Ya-nishea, Dye-S'.ufT, Glass, Books, Station
ery, Wall Paper, Fancy Good, fcc, fco, No. l,Boekland's
old Bloca, r b&sua i, uniu.
a-wfe
BR. E. DILLON
TrvRUOl3T3 and dealers in Painty,
XJ Window Olaea, fateat Memoi
Ate - Front Straot. '
FREMONT, OHIO.
DRY COODS.
HRIsJTOIL. ck TAI LOR,
"IvEALERS in Dry Goods, Drees Goods, Domestics,
XJ white Gooes, woolen Uoeds, aouona, ax, cor
front and Stat, 8treets,
FREMONT, OHIO.
EJI.TlKItH At CO.,
DEALERS in Dry Goods, Ready-Mad Clothing, Gro
earies, 4a, Front Street,
, . FR&MONI, OHIO.
HERmoir, smith & wilson,
DEALERS in Dry Goods, Shawls k Cloaks, Whit
Ooods, Hosiery and Gloves, Flannels, Bisnketa.No
XionjaAQM Front Street, '
. .. ... . FREMONT, OHIO.
win. a. uitjc.
D
CALER In Dry Coons, OroMriM. Uata Caps, Boots
' ,fM aha.M, Merchant Tatlorinr. Jto irroiit Strertt,
CLOTHINC.
2)B.VrOQS & SB.O..
DEALBKS in-Clothing, and Met chant Tailoring,
one dM north of. National Bank, -FREMONT,
OHIO.
PHOTOCRAPHER.
A. B. WILES
TatTOGRAPH GALLERY, in 8L Clair's Block, op-
I polite tne rost unioe,
n l- Li i
FREMONT, OHIO.
HOTELS.
. CJIOGHAN HOUSE,
FRANK K.GCRNEY,Propritor. Pasaengera carried
to and from the House free of charge. Situate aor
ner of State and Front Steet,
FREMONT, OHIO.
rSTKS TOB1.BB. BU.IG.
KESSLER'S HOUSE.
KESSLEB ft BKLDINO, Proprietor. Passengers car
ried lo and from the Honse free of charge. Situ
ate corner Front and State Streets.
FREMONT, OH:0.
HARDWARE.
ROBERTS & SHELDON,
DEALERS in Hardwa'a, Hais, Htoves, Agncuiiurai
Implements, fce, and mnnfactunrrof to-l',l
3haat Iron wa'e. Front Street.
. ,.KMONT,OtUO.
... ? THOMPSON A. CO.,
HARDWARE. Stoves, Tin, Copper acd Sreot Iron
Ware, Front Strt.
FKESiONT, OHIO.
CROCKERY, &C.
S. XL. MOOUE,
D
EALER in Crockery, China and Ghvswwa, B-ittania
Ware, Looking (,lnsm. Ijamps, ate, Irani aire.,,
FREMONT, OHIO.
' C. M. WABSWOMH,
DEALER in Crockerv, Chine. Glasswe'e, Ax .Clspp's
Buildieg, . FREMONT, OHIO.
BOUNTY! UOUNTY!
mil K "EQUALIZATION BILL has at Uet become a
I law asbasalaothehillto increase invalid Peosiona
loertaincaaea, aad to rive Widows extra Tensions for
their y-uer children. . Now bring on yo.r Biechajre.
and other evidence as soon as
Delays are dan-
geroaj.
A. W, I
41. W.PAGE. Attorney at 1aw,
32tf. Clyde, Ohio
owre( opopnax from Mexico I N""
Should not pVJduo. a richer wem or Choicer Perfume
bs ciByujoatU l.Iito 0,-iw Tork.
Established 1829. Vol.
XXXVII.
Ay Ay U.v v" UAi' Ay
FREMONT, ..SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO, NOVEMBER 30, 1866.
1 difiiirli1itr ffT
New
Series, Vol. XIV, No. 48.
1
BOOTS & SHOES.
POLICY ! POLICY t POLI C Y !
The Great Question !
gVUR POLICT la certainly of mora oonxqneoe. to the
J poop' of thia aeetion of eonntry. than th Folic
of tb President er Congress, and we propose,
Us a Basis of Reconstruction,
That erery Man, Woman or Child call at the Store of
HOOT & MENG-1
And bay th.ma.lres a good pair of
Boots or Shoes!
AT OCR "VERY LOW PRICES,
And in keeping the feet dry and warm, and head eool,
uy will toon aucoTer tee nest pian ior reeon
trncting the country.
OUR POLICY IS:
TT bar roods of the Mannfao'nrers, savine the Job-
Ears' profit. To bny Goods f ir Cash, saricg the time per
To boy a large stock, alwars baring what you want. To
aall goods cheaper than aay other aonse in Ohio. To
keen rood roods, and wiTant them. To have ONE
cant. To hnv roods by th fackars. sa:nr per eenl.
PRICE, and SELL FOR CASH.
Raying no spaoe to ennmsrata our immense ttock, we
will only aay that wa hare
EVERY STYLE AMD VARIETY !
fh market affords, and ban a Tery Urge amount of th
Rochester, Buffalo, Boston,
AND OUR OWN MAKE OF
CUSTOM WORK.
Waaasnnfactore to ordr, as usual, and Invite you all
to inspect our magnificent stock before purchasing. Wo
will not fail to please you in style and price
Call noon at our store in Backhand's New Block.
HOOT 4 MENG.
Fremont, Sept 28, 1866. SArl.
NEW. GOODS
VERY CHEAP AT
Smith Brothers
W arc now offering a new and splendid stock of
Boots & Shoes !
' For ths Fall Trade at lemsriablj
LOW PRICES.
Profiting by past eyperienoe, which has taught every
body that price, advance as soon as the Fall Trade com-
BBoaoes, we have been to the
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
ntfU-ktLji Mrlir tbevn common this securinr our cord
at mneh lower prioea th.vn can b3 done hereafter, and we
lntena firing oar caiiomere
ALL THE BENEFIT!
Give Call and satisfy yonraolvcs be
fore purenaniDg eisewsera.
CUSTOM WOKKj
Of all kinds, and Repttirliiff, done on ehort notice and
warrantea lo fir lausracuon.
LEATHER AKDFLDIiGS!
A rood supply constantly on hand at th lowest mar-
kstprioa.
rSF" Don't foreet the i.lacc at the well known
stand ot il. LiJtS libit.
S31ITI1 UROTIIEItS,
No. 4, Bnekland's Old Block.
Fremont, Aug. 31, 18(56.
Head Quarters
IN FULL BLAST!
NEW GOODS!
AND
Low Prices.
WE ARE NOW OPKNING A LARGE and welltssort
ed Stock of
DRYG
DS,
. , GRD
CERI
Boots and Siocs,
Hats ait as, ivc,
All of whi i have been bought at th
LATE DECLINE
lo New Torkjjand e are cffrrinir the entiretock a
I , prices that will
DEFY COMPETITION.
We wonld say that we have determined to mike this
permanent institution snl have the facilities in every re
peet and at all time, to compete favorably with any es
tahlishmant in K oi thern Ohio. We will at all times keep
FIRST-CLASS GOODS, AND SELL
THEM AT A LARGE PER CENT.
LESS THAN THE Y CAN BE
. BOUGHT ELSEWHERE.
GIVE US A CALL!
And compare cur price and modi with the price ask?d
ya atotbrr p'.acss, and jon will be cocTinctti that t.:e
19 TO
BuyyourGoods at Head Quarters,
- CASH PAID FOR
Wheat, Corn, Oats, Wool,
AND ALL KINDS Ot'
)VJC 13Ca
GARVIN, CLARK & CO.,
Fremont Q, April 47, 1866. 17tf.
The Kedzi Filter
HAS been used trou;rhout the I. S.
for many yeat s, and its merit fnl
Iv eeHbliihed as posseseing every Prac
tical ani Scientific ananeement, for
the purpose desired, vis: rendering rain
or river water free from all orginic mat
ter. gasfS, color, la te or smell. They
are portable, durable and cheap.
For sale by
Roberta A Sheldon.
August 81 1866- 35m.
BLANKS of all kinds for sale aid nrir. ted to order, at
to rJUSMOKI JODBKAL.tinCl,
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suit
X-f
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and
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by
DRY GOODS, &C.
FREMONT, OHIO.
WM. A. RICE,
Wonld ag.to take the liberty of tailing yonr attention
to hi. large and well selected stock of
GOODS!
Our stock is the largest tbat has ever been brought to
Sandusky County. We have taken extra ear in select
ing the very best styles and quality of goods, and our
motto will D
Quick Sales and Small Profits.
We Invite your attention to our stock of DRY GOODS;
you will nna it unsurpassed, oy any stock ta fionnern
Ohio. -Alldepartmentsof our business have been much
enlarged especially that o!
Woolen and Dress Goods!
OUR STOCK CONSISTS OF
DRESS GOOD
SHAWLS,
PRINTS,
DELAINES,
BROWN SHIRTING,
BLEECUED SHIRTING,
FLANNELS & BLANKETS,
CARPETS & OIL CLOTHS,
COTTON YARN,
SATINETS .
YANKEE NOTIONS,
WHITE GOODS AND HOSIERY,
BALMORAL SKIRTS,
IJOOP SKIRTS,
DOOT3 AND SIIOES,"
II ATS, CAPS AND FURS,
CROCKERY,
GROCERIES, .fee, &c, dec
In fact we bare a fall lit.e of almost ererr trmf o
froodii utmailr kept in a firtH-cIa store. The Ladies are
especially invited to examine oar stock of
Dress Goods!
CONSISTING IN PART OF '
FRENCH MERINO,
PRINTED MERINO
EMPRESS CLOTH, " . , T
PLAIN A COLORED ALPACCAS,
BLACK SILK, " 1
ALL WOOL DELAINES,
ALL WOOL PLAIDh1
IMPERIAL CLOTH
T HIBETf CLOTHS,
CHECK MOHAIR,
PLAIN MOHAIR,
COBURG?, 4c Ac, &c.
Oar goods are of the finest, down to median, and low
price. From our Inns; experience in parohastng goods,
hare go hesitation in assuring yoa that we can and
will bU geoJs lower than acy oth-.r establishment in
the Country. Ton will always find as at the top of the
market oa produce, either easb or trade.
Yours, 4c,
A. mcE.
N. B We hares' cured ihe services of Mr. S. Bill-o,
experienced Cotter, and wo hare increased onr farili.
ties ior manufacturing Clothiiis;, and we will be able,
hereafter, to supply Clothing to order, od short notice.
WM. A. RICK.
Fremont, Jsnnary 26, 1866 oo
JEWELRY, &C.
WATCHES & JEWELRY.
TIirilTIEJlITIAN
still teooiviTg articles in his Una, FEW STYLES ot
Jewelry, Watches and Clocks,
SPECTACLES, 4e, in oodlass variety. '
GOLD PEK8, Warranted Bast in market.
3T CaUandSee, at the P08T OFFICE.
SlUi VH3R.
in -
j AT E H W All .
A FINE assortment just received, of th latest styles
and patterns. Such as
Cake Baskets, Castors, Butter Dishes,
Syrup Cups, Goblets, Sugar Baskets,
Spoon Cups, Tea Pots, Coffee Urns,
Cream Pitchers, Cups, Napkin Rings,
Brentifirst Castors, Tea Sets, fcc,
These articles are plated on best Whit Metal, and al
fuumn as such. .
Misses Sets of from three to five pieces,
plated on genuine Alabata.
Plain and Tipp'd Spoons,
Tea, Coffee and Table Spoons,
Salt and Mustard Spoons,
Desert, Medium and Tatie Forts,
Putter, Pie, Fish and Fruit Knives,
X3T Call and see for yourselves.
EJT Tost Offlo Building.
ZIMMERMAN.
Fromnnt, Dec 3. 1864.
OPTICS.
JUST RECEIVED, a Ine assortment of those excellent
Spheroidal Glasses,
beautifully ground Concavo Convex Lena adapted to
all agn, and mors apt to improve than impair th
vision, theobject appearing with th nam force in all t
reoliop.0. Alro, otnarcne
, Cratal Clnesea,
perfect CTncaro, Piano, Double Concavo and Convex
Lenses, jn steel, Silver and Gold frame
Kye Protectors. .
Kve or Nose Glasses.
Morocco, Planished, and German RllrerSpeetaclr. Cases.
Cell ami See, at the Post Office Bnildinr.
J one 20, 18S4. H. J. 7,:MWHRMAN.
HOW 3FWID)Iimg
l'aiented May X 166.
Tiiia is an article for washing without rubHoir, except
Tery dirty places; which will require a very slight rub,
notike otber preparations offered for a lib purpose,
will wot rot tux cLOTfiKS, but wi'l leave them icnh
whitkk than oidinary methods, witbmit tte so-.l wear
and tear. It retnoron rrrease rpots ai if by ma pic, and
softens the dirt by poalt iofp, so tbat rinsing will in ordin
ary cacs entirely remove it. Thw powder is prepared in
accordance wsth chemical science, and upon a process
posnliar to itrelf, which is secured by Letters TaUnt It
has been in use for more thyn a year, and bas proved it
sMf an univrs.l favorite wherever it has been nscd.
Arnoufr the advantages claimed are the following, viz: It
stves all the expense of soap nsually nsed on rotton and
huen goods. It saves motr of the labor of rubbing, and
wearand tear. A'eo. for ceasing windows it is uuptnr
pissc t. V ith one quarter the time and labor usu-illy re
quited it imparts a beautiful gloss and luftre, much su
perior to snj other mode. No water rfqn-red except to
mitn the ponder. Directions with -ach package.
tid cto be readily appreciated hy a single trial. Th
at of wh hing for a family of 8 re or six persons will
exrecd thkm cknts. The manur&cturera of this
iHiwdtT are aware tiiat many nhsless ompr-undn have
b"rn introourrd to the public which have rrtted the
ciotb, or failed in removing the dirt, but knowinc the in
trinsic rxcellrnce of this article, they confidently pro
claim it as being adapted to meet a demand which has
Ions existed, nd which has hereeofore reraairted unsup
pUed. Manufaotured by HOWS &r3Th.VKNS,
260 Broadway, Boston.
Als numu'aotarari of Family Dye Colors. For 'lit
Grocers aad Deaitxi yarywiier, 49bi
PHiniie
Original Poetry.
[Written for the Fremont Journal.]
THE DYING CHILD.
r'arUnl the lips of Die innocent sleeper,
Paled is tbe cheek that glowed yesterday ;
Each painful breath growing heavy and doeper,
Angelsvre beckoning Ler fipirit away.
Wavy the locks that are shading tlie temple
Jlouldrd in beauty so wonderously fair;
Upon the white face plays no smile nor diropli
Death, with his .terrors, has set his seal there,
Open the eyes less painful the breathing
Fairer the brow of beautiful white,
Such railiant softness the features are wreathing
Al flash in the twilight 'tween darkness and
. lisu.. :
Ah, closed are the bright orbs! folded so ctre-
fullv
The little pale hands on the childish young
breast 1
Shrouded the slight form, so calmly, so prayer.
fully.
By a lovirg band for eternal rest.
Deep is the silence that reigns in that chamber,
Whose walls have re-echoed each gay, laugh.
iug tone
Of the loved one gone forth from its portals (o
wander
Through the brilliant brightness of heavenly
home.
The grfin monster came, who has power to sever;
Could not be vanquished would not be still.
And hearts that had loved, and would" love for
ever,
Must yield to his dictates snd bow to his wilL
Look ou tbat casket whose jewels are scattered
By his merciless hand so carelessly round I
But its purest gem, the soul is not shattered,
Nor need it be sheltered in our earth's clay
mound.
For brightly it gleams where no dream of sorrow
Can veil the bright bi auty of its shining ray
No dim vision enter, no doubts of to-morrow
Can cloud the fair circlet of its glory to-day.
Grateful the knowledge that though life is dear
to UH,
Cherished and clung to as a bark on the wave,
More blest is the promise so graciously made
Of hope and a home beyond the grave.
FREMONT, Nov. 19th. L.
Miscellaneous Selections
Remarkable Case of Fright.
A Man's Hair Turned White in a Night.
A Paris correspondent of the Nation re
ntes the case of a well-known mining en
gineer, who is vouched for as being a man
of talent and education, of cool and meth
odical temperament, and about thirty years
of age, and has become, most unexpect
edly to himself, the hero of a nine days
wonderment on the part of the Parisians,
from tho fact that his hair, black and usu
ally luxuriant, nas been wmtenea in a
single night under tne impression ot a
dream.
"We should not give place to the narra
tive of this singular adventure," says the
editor of the Pays, in whose columns the
incident was originally mentioned, "were
not that Mr. C is personally well
known to us as a truthful and honorable
n, and has himself furnished us with
the account we publish, affirming on oath
the absolute exactness of every detail
herein given."
From the account thus given to the
public it appears that M. C , when in-
siiectiug certain mineral tracts in Brittany,
stopped one night at a little roadside inn 9
few hundred yards distant from a mine
which he had never seen, but which he
proposed visiting the next day. . Having
walked many miles in the course of the
day, M. C , on reaching the inn, felt
tired. He accordingly went to bed early,
fell asleep at once, and dreamed, he asserts
the following dream : lie thought lie had
just been appointed to the managership of
the mine 111 question, anil no was busy in
superintending the work of the miners,
when the owner of the mine appeared on
the ground. This man, rough and "ill-bred,
addressed the new manager rudely, re
proaching him with his inactivity, adding:
"Instead of standing there, with your
arras folded, seeing other men work, you
had better go down into the mine and draw
the plan of it, as you engaged to do."
"I will go down and begin the drawings
at once," replied the young engineer, hurt
and annoyed atthemannerof his employer.
Placing himself forthwith in the basket,
he ordered the men at the windlass to let
him down in the mine. Tbis was done;
the basket reached the bottom, and then
summoning a couple of the workmen to
precede him with their lamps, he explored
the various galleries of the mine, and hav
ing made a plan of the workings, returned
to tho bottom of the shaft, got into the
basket, and gave the signal for the ascent
As he placed himself in the basket he re
marked the great thickness of the rope
which served to hoist it, and calculated
that, the mine being unusally deep, the
ascent could scarcely be accomplished in
less than a quarter of an hour.
He had been ascending thus two or three
minutes vhen, chancing to raise his eyes,
he espied what seemed to him to be an
abrasion of the rope, by which he was be
ing drawn up. Startled by this appear
ance, he fixed his eyes on the portion of
the rope which had attracted his attention,
and saw distinctly that tho rope was cut a
few feet above his head, just out of the
reach of his haud. His terror at this dis
covery was such that he nearly fainted.
Rousing himself, by force of will, from the
stupor of apprehension which had so nearly
overcome him, he compelled himself to
calmness, and then set. himself again to
examine tho rope. Perhaps he was mis
taken; he would look again. "But no; he
was not mistaken. The ropo had rubbed
against some projection of the rocky walls
which hemmed him in, and its strands
were untwisting slowly, but visibly. At
the injured point the thickness of the mas
sive cable was already reduced to less
than an inch.
The unfortunate man felt that his doom
was sealed; the conviction of the utter
hopelessness of his position, chilled him to
the very marrow ot ins nones, lie irieu
to call out but his tongue seemed frozen.
Moreover, ho felt that, even if he could
make himself heard (which was totally
imposible, as he was now half way up), no
human aid could reach hiin. Looking
upwards, he could seethe the daylight at
the mouth of the shaft, but distant, like a
star. Gazing downwards, over the edge of
th basket, at a depth that made him dizzy
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like so. many glow worms, the lamps of
the miners. And the basket, meantime,
mounted higher and higher every instant,
tho rope cracking audibly under the in
creasing strain of the ascent. The unfor
tunate engineer saw clearly that there was
no possibility of escaping the horrible fate
awaiting him, and could almost count the
seconds that would elapse ere the breaking
of the rope must precipitate him into the
earlul void below, buch was the inten
sity of his anguish that he was tempted
to abridge its duration by throwing him
self down at once, instead of waiting any
longer tne inevitable instant. 'As he hesi
tated the basket reached the mouth of the
shaft. He was saved ! .With a loud cry
he leaped from tho basket, awakening as
be felt once more the solid earth beneath
his feet -The
horrible adventure was only
dream, but M." C was trembling, ex-
hausted, bathed in perspiration, and inca
pable of making a movement or uttering a
sound. . After a time he recovered his self
command so far as trfbe able to ring for
help. The people of the inn hastened to
obey the Summons, but could not at first
recognize their customer of the previous
evening, tor his luxuriant raven hair bad
become perfectly gray. And, stranger
than even this physical evidence of the vi
olence of the emotions he had undergone
during his troubled slumbers, there lay
upon his bed, and evidently drawn by his
own hand, a plan of the adjacent mine
which he was to visit on the following day.
but which he had never seen, and of whose
internal arrangements he had no idea; and
this plan, so unaccountably produced,
proved on examination of the mine, to be
absolutely correct in every particular.
bo much for the story vouched for by
one of the five "leading journals" of this
capital ; its explanation 1 leave to the inge
nuity of your readers.
Temperance and Water.
Mr. Gough, the distinguished temper
ance lecturer, has thrilled many an audi
ence with the preculiar power of his elo-
luence. A sorrowful tale or an amusing
anecdote he not only tells, but acts out
with inimitable power. Some of our read
era have been thrilled with his "eulogy on
water, which he has often declaimed, and
never without producing an impression,
Tho following we copy from a contempo
rary. It will repay a persual.
"Ihere"' answered the missionary, in
tones of thunder, and pointing his motion
lingers at the matchless Double Spring
gushing up m two strong columns, with a
sound like a shout of joy from the bosom
the earth. "There," he repeated, with
look terrible as lightning, while his
enemy actually trembled at his feet,
ihere is the liquor which God the eter
nal brews for his children. Not in the
simmering still, over smoky fires, choked
with poisonous gases, and surrounded
with the stench of sickening odors and
rank corruption does your Father in
heaven prepare the precious essence of life,
the pure cold water. But in the green
glade and grassy dell, where the red deer
wanders, and the child loves tb play, there
trod brews it; and down in the deep val
ley, where the fountains murmer, and the
rills siug; and high on the mountain top,
where the naked granite glitters like gold
the sun, vhere the storm clouds brood
and the thunder tones crash; and faraway
out on the wide, wide sea. where the hur
ricane howls music, and the big waves
roar the choroiis, 'sweeping the march of
God ;' there Ho brews it, the beverage of
lire, health-giving water. And every
where it is a thing of beauty ; gleaming in
the summer rain, shining in the ice-gem,
the trees all seem turned to living jew
spreading a golden veil over the set
ting sun, or a white gauze around the mid
night moon; sporting in the cataract,
sleeping in the glacier, dancing in the hail
shower; folding its bright snowy-curtains
soltly about the wintry world; and weav-
iug the many colored iris, that seraph's
zone of the sky, whose woof is the sun
beam of heaven, all checked over with
celestial flowers by the mystic hands of
refraction. Still always it is beautiful
that blessed life-water ! No poison bub
bles on its brink; its loam brings not mad
nes and murder; no blood stains its liquor
glass; pale widows and starving orphans
weep not burning tears in its clear depths;
drunkard's shrieking ghost curses it
from the grave in words of eternal despair
Speak out, my friends, would you ex-
hange it for that demon s dnnk alco
hol?"
A shout like the roar of the tempest
answered, "io!
Opinions Change.
Twelve months ago it was thought im
possible and absurd, bv the greater num
ber of southern whites, to allow negroes to
testify in the courts. The right to give
evidence in cases where ouly negroes were
interested was granted with hesitation ; the
propriety of allowing a negro to testify in
cases where white men were concerned was
denied as a matter of course; nobody
would listen to argument upon the subject
But experience bas shown that the fears
the whites were groundless, and Gov
ernor Patten, of Alabama, ssys in his mes
sage to the legislature, delivered a few
ays ago:
The right to testify in courts, in certain
case., was extended to frerdmen at your last
session. The law authorizing this testimony
necessarily experimental; but experience
demonstrated that it is productive of good
results. Colored persons are permitted to tes-
fy in cases where they are interested, and when
there is every inducement for false swearing
which may be reasonably supposed to influence
class of witnesses. Bid, turn with the?.
slronff temptatintis to commit poritry, the tcstimo-
of freedmen hat b'en fourul valuable in ascer
taining the truth. With this experience before
I think that the public good would be pro
moted by removing all restraints upon the com
petencv of freedmen to testify in our courts.
Their evidence, like that of all other witnesses.
would he carefully weighed by tho courts and
juries, and estimated t lis proper value.
Governor Patton deserves credit for this
frank testimony. He adds that the ne
groes, except those in the cities, have done
well, and complains that some employers
have violated their contracts, which he de
sires the legislature to look ta If the
legislature will only give to the negroes
same opportunity to work, and to re
cover their wages, whictTother men have,
they will need no further protection. A
correspondent of the Timet, writing from
Columbus, Georgia, relates some facts
which shows this: .
I'lanters who have failed lo pay their hands
year, or who have earned a repulatinn among
freedmen as hard and unjust taskmakers, by
manner in which they have treated them
during the past year, cannot, secure labor for the
future tt any price. On the contrary, those
have paid we'l, fed woll, and behaved well
generally toward tl eir cinrlovees, find but lit
tle difficulty in obtaining the best o.f labor. In
voluntarily and without premeditation, tho
reedraei have organized themselves into pro
tective association, prompted by mutual inter
est, which is as effective as any mechanics'
anion in the N orth, and already the South h:
commenced to feel the power of labor over cap
ital. Slowly, but surely and by luoh indirect
influences at this general protective combina
tion, the freedmen are working a revolution in
sentiment here which will finally 'reenH in their
obtaining enlarged privileges from the hands of
those who are now most violently opposed to
them. It is probable that many of the freed
men will refuse to contract at all during the
coming year, preferring to work by the day, or
week, or month, at the case may be, and as their
own idea of self-interest will be best advanced.
They know very well now that the labor laws
of the different States are ineffectual, and that
they cannot be compelled to assume obligations
unwillingly. As long as they can keepclearof
a charge of vaerancy, they know tbat they can
come and go as they please. It ia astonishing
to observe in them what seems to be almost in
tuitive knowledge of their rights, and it ia as
equally remarkable to learn from tbem the fact
that they, in a majority ot cases, know and un
derstand their legal rights under the civil rights
bill as well as if .they bad been the originators
of that law themselves."
The same writer tells us that many of
the ablest and most industrious negroes
are thinking of removing to Liberia, or
elsewhere out of this country. If any
considerable number should thus abandon
this country,' it would cause serious tem
porary embarrassment to the -Southern
States, where labor has always been scarce,
and new enterprises for the development
ot tneir natural resources nave been dim-
cult for this reason.
Opinions have changed rapidly in the
Southern States on many important sub
jects; and it is certain that greater changes
still impend. As industry and enterprise
revive in that part of our country, and the
demand for labor, already greater than the
supply, is doubled and quadrupled, as it
will be within the next two years, South
em men will see the necessity, not only of
keeping aH the workmen they have, bnt
of giving them and their children all the
skill and industry which only education
and the fullest possession of equal rights
and privileges can give men. The slave
system trained white men in the belief
that the more ignorant a workman is the
more valuable he is to his employer. This
monstrous and silly doctrine was asserted
by many influential Southern men. But
it will not take long to discover there wha'
has long ago been known in the free North
ern States, tbat the more intelligent a
workman is, the more valuable he is to his
employer and to society ; and that the men
who destroynegro schools lnlhct a pecum
ary loss upon all the employers of negro
labor in the region.
Ia the Western States the demand for
labor bas been for years so great, that their
legislatures have held out extraordinary
inducements, to draw workmen to them
o far from withholding any rights, they
have offered publicly the utmost limit of
rights and privileges to all who would
come. In Indiana, for instance, to induce
foreign immigration, foreigners were made
naturalized citizens in a year after their ar
rival ; and there has been a sharp rivalry
between all the Northwestern States to ob
tain the largest number of workmen.
Such a rivalry will, before long, be seen in
the Southern States also; indeed, we have
no doubt that the entire equality before
tbe law guaranteed to tbe negro in South
Carolina will carry to that State consider
able numbers not only of blacks but of
whites; and tbe State which first estab
lishes a good free school system for the
negroes, will draw to its borders the most
industrious blacks from all the surround
ing States. -N. T. Post.
A True Heroine.
One of the greatest heroes of
this country is Miss Delia Webster, who
resides 111 Trimble county, Ky., nearly op
posite Madison, Indiana. Some years be
fore the war she procured a hue estate,
and made it her home. Being a strong
abolitionist,' she soon involved herself in
trouble on account of the negro, and since
the abolition of slavery, she continues in
hot water on account of the same ditin
guished persouage. Before the war she
lesired to help as many of them North as
possible, and since tho war she is anxious
to educate them as much as possible. She
recently got together some lumber which
was being seasoned for a colored school
house, which she was building at her own
expense.
Accordingly, last Ihursday the barba
rians of that county and vicinity set fire to
her barn and out-buildings, as well as to
this lumber which she had. consecrated to
education and civilization.
This is about the twentieth time she has
been served in that way. She has had
seventeen dwelling houses and four barns
destroyed from time to time by her neigh
bors. lier farm produces an immense
crop of blackberries, which her neighbors
annually plunder, going so far as to seize
upon such as she succeeds in gathering,
on their way to market A year ago last
iVugust they upset a whole load in the
river.
But she holds on desperately. How
she stands all these losses we do not know.
But she is a brave woman, whose autobi-
rrapliy should be written, and who when
dead will deserve,' and probably receive a
monument. (Jin. Jimeg.
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A Capital Story.
A capital story is told of a young fellow
ho on Sunday strolled into a village
church, and during the service was electri
fied and gratified by the sparkling of a
couple of eyes which were rivetted upon
his face. After the service, he saw the
possessor of the shining orbs leave the
church alone, and, emboldened by her
glances, he ventured to follow her, his
iieart aching with rapture. He saw her
look behind, and fancied she evinced some
emotion at recognizing him. He then
quickened his pace, and she actually
slackened hers, as if to let him come up
with her but we will permit the young
gentleman to tell the rest in his own way.
"Noble young creature!" thought I, "her
artless and warm heart is superior to the
bond of custom." I had reached within a
stone's throw of her. She suddenly halt
ed, and turned her face toward me. My
heart swelled to bursting. I reached the
spot where she stood, she began to speak
and I took off my hat as if doing reverence
to an angeL '-Are you a pedler;" "No,
my dear girl, that is not my occupation."
"Well, I don't know," continued she, not
very bashfully, and eyeing me very
sternly, "I thought when I saw you in the
meeting-house, that you looked like a ped
ler who passed olf a pewter half dollar
oa me three weeks ago, and so determined
to keep an eye on you. Brother John has
got home now, and says, if he catches
the fellow he will wring his neck for him ;
and I aint sure but your the good for
nothing rascal after all F'
.An old maid, speaking of marriage,
says i'ts like any other disease, while
there's life there's hope.
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mere is never so much need ot one
wits, as when one is talking to a fooL
A promising young man may do very
well perhaps, but a paying one much bet
ter.
The roan who ate his dinner with the
fork of a river has been attempting to
spin a mountain top.
"How different you soldiers are from
us said Arabella to the captain; "with
us a conquest only begins, while with
you it ends tbe engagement"
A young lady in California recently
broke her neck while resisting the attempt
01 a young man to kiss her. This fur
nishes a fearful warning to young ladies.
A Connecticut pedler asked an old
lady if she could tell him of any road that
no pedler had ever traveled. "I know
of but one, and th'at's the road to heaven,"
was the reply.
A roan who had been teased to death
for many years by a virago of a wife.
when she died - had the following inscrip
tion engraved upon the headstone of her
grave : "Here lies my wife, and heaven
knows, not less for mine than her repose.
"I can bear," said a sufferer, "I can
bear the squ&ting of a pig, the roaring of
tnumier, or tbe squall of ten thousand
cats ; but the voice of a dun is like the
crack of doom and when I hear a dun I
am done out and out"
An editor in describing the doings of a
mad dog, says: "He bit a cow in the tail.
which has since died. This was very
unfortunate for the tail; but we naturally
feel some interest in knowing what be
come of the cow.
Four very entertaining Sanscrit works
are announced as "in the press." The ti
tles of the new Books are given as fol-
lows"Swapantschalkschavimahamantrasto-
tra," "Tngunatmikalikastotra," Upangal-
alitavratodyapana, and "Anmantatsch
aturdarivratakatha."
"Can you do all kinds of casting here?'
said a solemn lookinsr chaD at the iron
works the other day.
......
"1 es said i1 rank, preparing to take his
order, "all sorts." .
"Well, then," returned the solemn in
quirer, "x snouid use to see you cast a
shadow.
He was cast out
Etiquette varies according to one's sur
roundings. In the mining camps of Cali
fornia, when a friend tenders you s
"smile," or invites you to take a "blister"
vulgarly called a dnnk it is etiquette
say, Here s hoping your dirt 11 pay out
gay. In Washoe, when you are request
ed to "put in a blast," or invited to take
your "regular poison, etiquette admon
ishes you to touch glasses and say, "Here s
hoping you 11 strike it rich in the lower
level. And in Honolulu when your
friend, the whaler, asks you to take a "fid"
with him, it is simple etiquette to say,
"Heres eighteen hundred barrels old
salt," But "drink he?rty" is universal
That is the orthordox reply the world
over.
Foreign Gossip.
Each morning at the Paris station of
the Western Railway there may be seen
great vats full of sea-water brought from
Dieppe. This water is used for baths and
aquaria, which increase in number in
Pans. There is even now in Pans a mer
chant who deals in nothing but salt water.
is a new trade, as may be imagined.
The Pall Mall Gazette says: "The
Queen's late huntsman was buried yester
day at Sunninghill. Lord C'olville, tbe
noble Master of the Buckhounds, Majop-
Ueneral Hood, Maior-ueneral Seymour,
and Colonel R. H. Vyse met the body at
the church, ihe favorite hunter of the
deceased was shot previous to the funeral.
and the ears of the animal were placed
upon his coffin when in the grave and
buried with him. A'large number of the
neighboring gentry were present at the
funeral.
OaUinnani describes a singular formal
ly with which executions in Spain are ac
companied. After the executioner bas
performed his office be is surrounded by
gendarmes and loaded with chains and
taken to prison, and thenee before an ex
amining magistrate, when the following
dialogue takes place: "You are accused
having taken tbe life of a man." "Yes,"
answers the executioner, "it is true."
"What was your motive for the crime?"
lo obey tbe law and fulfill the mission
confided to me by justice." An indict
ment is then drawn up, and on the follow-
ng day tbe man is taken before the tribu
nal, which immediately pronounces an
acquittal, and the prisoner is liberated
after his confinement of twenty-four hours.
Four men were executed by tbe guillo
tine, at Brest The evening before the
execution every medical man in Brest re
ceived an invitation from Dr. Duval, Di
of the Boird of Health, to meet him
the am pi theatre of the hospital at six
the following morning. Precisely at
that hour all the men of science belonging
tbat city assembled around four dissecti
ng tables covered with white cloths. As
clock struck, the culprits were ushered
into eternity. At 6 :20 the hospital van
was seen to cross the court of the PupiIIes
la Marine at a hard gallop, and in a
seconds four lifeless trunks were
thrown on the dissecting tables, precisely
eight minutes after they had ceased to
exist The sight was indeed startling.
The bodies appeared shrunk to the size of
that of a child the neck utterly disap
peared, and in its place a frightful, gaping
wound. JNext to tbe bodies, rolled up in
apkins, were four livid heads. The work
dissection commenced instantly. The
nerves quivered, and the flesh was
warm. The continued contractabil-
ol the heart was proved, as well as in
aorta, where sensitiveness was extreme.
contractability was manifested on
simply touching the part, and of course
still more apparent when subject to
electric currents. The muscular contrac
was so intense that, even after twenty
minutes, one of the doctors on applying
electric curren', made four heads grim
ace in the most horrible manner. A pencil
placed betweeu the teeth of one ; it
bitten through and smashed as though
had been made of glass.
The tr rout est wen have never been too
wise to err, nor the best so perfect as nev-
do wrong. The example of those who
have preceeded us should be a lesson of
wisdom for our profit, and lead us not to
depend too much upon ourselves,
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Home and Music.
Music in every home, is thus eloquently
advocated by Rev. Mr. Ware: - -
"I regard rooiic as combining in hap
piest proportion, instruction and pleasure,
as standing at the head " of the home
evening enjoyments.- What a never fail
ing resource have those homes which God
has blessed with this gift!. How many
pleasant family circles gather nightly about
the piano 1 How many-a home it vocal
with the voice of song or psalm I In other
homes in how many village homes the
father's viol led the domestic harmony,
and sons with clarionet or flute or manly
voice, and daughters sweetly and clearly
filling in the intervals of sound, made
joyful noise I There was then no piano to
the house of this generation, the great, the
universal boon and comforter. One pauses
and blesses it, as he hears it through the
open farm-house window, or detects its
sweetness stealing out amid the jargons of
the city an angel's pension upon a wil
derness of discord, soothing the weary
brain, lifting the troubled spirit, pouring
fresh strength into the tired body, waking
to worship, lulling to rest Touched by
the hand we love, a mother, sister, wife
is it not a roinistrant of love to the
child, to man a household deity, now
meeting our moods, answering to our
needs, sinking to depths we cannot
fathom, rising to bights we cannot reach,
leading, guiding, great and grand and
good, and now stooping to our lower
wants, the frolic of our souls reverberating
from its keys f The home that has a piano,
what a capacity for evening pleasure and
profit has it! Alas! that so many wives
and mothers should speak of their ability
to play as a mere accomplishment of the
past, and that children should grow np
looking on the piano as a thing unwisely
kept for company and show."
Sunday Readings.
The Minister's Salary.
A worthy miller so Dr. Chapin tells
the story in Dr. Dunbar's memoir was
pained by once hearing that the minister
was going away for want of support, the
church having decided they could no lon
ger raise his salary. He called a meeting,
and addressed his brethren very modestly,
for he was one of the poorest among those
comfortable farmers. He asked if want of
money were the only reason for this change
and if all were united in desiring the ser
vices of the pastor, could they keep him.
There was but one voice in reply. The
pastor was useful and beloved; bnt the
flock was so poor!
-Weil, said the miller, "1 have a plan
by which I can raise his salary without
asking one of you for a dollar, if you will
allow me to take my own way to do it I
will take the responsibility for one year.
Have I your consent?"
Of course they could not refuse this, al
though they expressed surprise, knowing
the miller to be a poor roan.
Ihe year drew to a close. The minis
ter had been blessed in his labors, and no
one had been called on for money. When
they came together, the miller asked the
pastor if his wants had been supplied, and
his salary promptly met? He replied in
the affirmative. When the' brethren were
asked if they were any poorer than at the
beginning of the year, each one replied :
"iNo, and asked how they could be when
their church privileges had been so mys
teriously paid for. He asked again, "Is
any man poorer for keeping the ministerf
and the reply was the same as before.
"Then," he said, "brethren, I have only
to tell you that yon have paid the salary
the same as you always did, only more of
it, and with greater promptness. Tou re
member you told me to take my own way
in this matter; and I have done so. As
each of you brought his grist to the mill,
I took out as much grain as I thought
your portion, and laid it away for the sal
ary. When harvest was over, I sold It
and have paid the minister regularly from
the proceeds. You confess that you are
no poorer; so you never missed it and
therefore made no sacrifice. Now, sup
pose we stop talking about poverty, and
about letting our minister go, and add
enough to his salary to make us feel that
we are doing something." Dr. Dunbar
used to say, "O, for a miller in every
church I"
An Astronomer's Prayer.
These are the words in Kepler's Har
mony of World:
Thou who, by the light of nature, has
Kindled in us the longing after the light of
thy grace, in order to raise us to the light
of thy glory, thauks to thee, Creator and
Lord, tbat thou lettest me rejoice in thy
works. Lo ! I have done tbe work of my
life with that power of intellect which
thou hast given. I have recorded to men
the glory of thy works, as far as my mind
comprehend their infinite majesty. My
senses were awake to search, as far as I
could, with purity and faithfulness. If I,
worm before thine eyes, and born in the
bonds of sin, have brought forth anything
that is unworthy of thy counsels, inspire
me with thy Spirit that I may correct it
If, by the wonderful beauty of thy works,
nave been led into boldness; if 1 have
sought my owu honor among men as I ad
vanced in the work which was destined to
thine honor, pardon me in kindness and
charity, and by thy grace grant that my
teaching may be to thy glory and the wel
fare of all men. Praise ye the Lord, ye
heavenly harmonies, and ye that under
stand the new harmonies, praise tbe Lord.
Praise God, 0, my soul, as long as I live.
rom bim, through bun, and in him, is all,
the material as well as the spiritual; all
that we know not yet, for there is much
do that is undone."
Examples.
Example is a living lesson. . The life
peaks. Every action has a tongue.
Words are but articulate breath. Deeds
are the fac similes of the soul; they pro
claim what is within. The child notices
the life. It should be in harmony with
goodness. Keen is tbe vision of youth ;
every mark is transparent If a word is
thrown into one balance, a deed is thrown
into the other. Nothing is more import
ant than that parents should be consistent
sincere word is never lost; but advice,
counter to example, is always suspected.
Both cannot be true; one is false.
A Beautiful Belief.
Two angels keep watch npon each mor
an angel on the right and an angel
the left taking note of every word and
action. At the close of each day they fly
p to heaven with a witten report, and are
replaced by two similar ones the following
ay. According to eastern tradition,
every good action is recorded ten times by
tbe angel on the right, and if the mortal
commit a sin, the same benevolent spirit
says to the angel on the left "forbear for
seven hours to record it; peradventure he
may repent and pray and obtain forgive
ness." There is much power in a friendly visit,
single call at the right time, nnder cer
tain circumstances, arid with benevolent
motives. Gifts and alms are well but your
presence is the greatest attention. 'When
was in Home, he sought me out very
diligently and found me. The Lord grant
unto him that he may find mercy of the
Lord in that day."
It is the devotion of the hypocrite that
grows cold, from not being warmed with
the crowd and the thrqng. Drx Swtk,