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1 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY $9*9 atflimai VOLUME II. ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 26, 1855. NUMBER 4 PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY JOHN H. CHRISTY, SOITOK AND rlOrillTOt. Terms of Subscription. TWO DOLLARS par Annum, if paid ftrictly in ad anco: otherwise,THREE DOLLARS will be charged (Jr la urder that the price of the papei may not be ii. the wav of a large circulation, Clubs will be suppliei at the following low rates. slw~>^HlX COPIES for - - - |10,cS~v(W •• for - - - $1 jf (tbit (sis rateo, Ike Catk mutt accompany the order. Rates of Advertisings . Transisnt advertisements will be inserted at One Dollar per square for the Arst. and Fifty Cents per square (Tor o ich subsequent insertion. Legal and yearly advarrisements at the usual rates Candidates will be charged $5 for announcements, and obituary notlceeexeeeningsix lines in length will be charged as ad vertiseu.ents. When the number of insertions is not markednn and Advertisement, it will be published till forbid, and charged accordingly. S&usintos anil ^rnfeBStBunl Curbs. '^TomTHTcHRisTYr' PLAIJV AJVD FAJVCY Book and Job Printer, “ Franklin Job Office,” Athens, Ga. **. All work entnuted to his care faithfully, correctly and punctually executed, nt prices coiTespond- il8 ing with the hardness of the times. If janl8 C. B. LOMBARD, DENTIST, A THEM'S, GEORGIA. Roomiovor theSt^fiof Wilson & Veal. Jan3 PITNER k ENGLAND. Wholesale & Retail Dealers in Groceries, Dry Goods, HARE If ARE, SHOES AJVD BOOTS, April 6 Athens, Qa. MOORE & CARLTON, DEALERS IN SILK, FANCY AND STAPLE GOODS, IIA HD WARE AND CROCKERY. April No. 3, Granite Row. Athens, Ga. LUCAS & BILLUPS, WHOLESALE AJVD RETAIL. DEALERS IJV DR Y G O O DS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, <tc. Ac. No. 2, Brwul Street. Athens. WILLIAM G. DELONY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office over the store at Win M. Morton A Son Will attend promptly to all husinessentrust- ed to bis care. Athens, April 6 TENTH GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION OK THE ART UNION SOCIETY 500,000 Gifts VALUED AT 8300,000!!! Certificate* for thi» Year, ONE DOLLAR. T HE members ot the Art Union Society, on the oc- canion of this the tenth distribution of the WORKS OF ART Accumulated bv the Society during the past year, would respectfully call the attention of its patrons to the fact that, being about to remove to the buildings in course ot erection for the Society in tho city ol Washington,they will add the teal estate and other landed property be longing to the Society, to the DISTRIBUTION FOR THIS YEAR. At the Iasi meeting of the Society, it was determined to aaoccE the certificate of share tor this Grand Enter prise to one dollar each, thinking thereby that it will be the means of a more general diffusion of the works of artists throughout the oemutry, and trill enable the Society to extend their labors for the advancement of the ARTS AND SCIENCES In this country. The certificates of shares will be issued at On* Duixsa, accompanying which each purchaser will receive free of charge, by return mail, a beautiful Line and Stipple Engraving, entitled Washington on Dorchester Heights, Representing an eventful period in the history ot our country. It will be seen, by referring to the list,that there are many valuable pieces of property,many costly paint ings, superb statuary, beauiiful engravings, costly jew elry. magnificent s awls, and other beautiful gifts,such as clocks, watches, illuminated works. Ac., to the num ber of five hundred thousand—worth $300,000. As the Society expects to remove to the New Hall ar Washington by tho middle of une, the distribution will taks place on the FIRST OF JULY, 1856. The same rules and regulations that have heretofore guided the Society’s distributions will be adhered to in this, and on noaccount will theic lie any postponement from the day named. All letters and communications, ' post paid] for certificates, or on business, arn to be ad ed to the Southern Office in Washington, Directed to the Secretary, who will answer by return mail. Single subscribers, remitting ten dollars, will re ceive one year’s subscription to any of the Magazines they may name in their letter, to be forwarded free ol charge for the time of subscription, one year. Tho following list constituiesapartol’ the GIFTS FOR 1855: The splendid House and Lot of the Art Union So ciety, situated in Broadway, $00,000 superb dwelling, the residence ol the late An son Suitzer. Esq.. 15,000 The beautiful summer residence, Gotnic cottage, and grounds, at Hawk’s Nest, on the Hudson, 90,000 small dwellings, situated on the lot bslongingto the Society, iu 92d street, 10,000 10 magnificent camel’s hair shawls. They are the most beautiful work of art ever beheld, 10,000 sets of diamond jewelry—consisting ol 7 pieces each—all antique patterns, in a beautiful pearl jewel box, 10,000 ol pearl jewelry, consisting of 7 pieces , all different styles, and of Persian man’f P. C. LANGSTON, Attorney nt Law, CARJVESFILLE, UA. References.—C. Peeples, Esq. ) W. L. Mitchell, Esq. \ Athcns Col. B.F.Hardeman, Lexington Samuel Freeman, Esq. Newnan Gabriel Nash, Esq. Danielsville Col. H. Holsey, Americus. P. A. SUMMEY & BROTHER, Wholesale and Retail Deal's in Staple Goods, Hardware, Crockery. AJVD ALL KIJVDS OF GROCERIES, Corner of Wall and Broad streets, Athens. WILLIAM N. WHITE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, And Mettspaptr and Magazine Agent. DEALER. IN MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS LAMPS, PIKE CUTLERY, FANCY GOODS. AC. No. 2, College Avenue, Newtnn House. Athens, Ga sign of •• White’s University took Store.” Orders promptly filled at Augusta rates. T. BISHOP k SON, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, April 6 No. 1, Broad street, Athens SAVANNAH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO HenrtD. Weed, Pres—Jso. It. Wilder, Sec T HE above Com par y Is row prepaicd to take Fire risks in this place, and the adjoining counties, on avorable terms. Apply to S. 1. MAYS, Agent. JAMES M. ROYAL, HARNESS MAKER, H AS removed his shop to Mitchell’s old Tavern, one door east of Grady A Nich olaou’s—where he keeps always on hand t general assortment of articles in his line, and ts always ready to fillordersinthc best style. Jan 26 tf LOOK HERE! T HE undersigned have on hand a general assortment of STAPLE DRY GOODS GROCERIES AND HARDWARE. which the; Till 9*U low for cash er barter Call and examine. April 13 P. A.SUMMEV & BRO. THE BLACKSMITH’S TRIAL. BY AUSTIN C. BURDICK. In the fall of 1840,1 was travelling in the West on business. I left the Mis sissippi steamboat at Columbia, Ky., having made up my mind • to travel by land as far as Muhlenburg county, where I should strike the Green River far enough to the northward to take one of the small flat boats for the Ohio. Late one evening I arrived at the town of M , intending to take the stage from there on the next morning. The bar-room of the tavern was crowded with people, and I noticed that large numbers of the citizens were collected about the street corners, appearing to be discussing some matter of more than usual interest. Of course I became curious to know the cau-e of all this, and at the first favorable opportunity, I asked the ques tion of the landlord. He gazed at me a moment in silence, and then, with an ominous shake of the head, he gave me to understand that a most dreadful thing had happened; but before he could ex plain to me what it was, he was called away to attend to other business. I soon found, however, that the “ dreadful thing” was the subject of con versation all around me, and by simply listening, I gained an insight into the mystery. It seemed that there was to be a trial for murder there on the next day, and that the criminal was a young blacksmith, who had been born and brought up in the town, and who, until the present t.me, had borne a charac ter above reproach I endeavored lo find out the particu lars, but I could ascertain but little up on which to depend, for different peo ple gave different accounts, and all who knew anything of the matter were too much excited to speak calmly. The io _ sets oi pearl jeweiiy, consisting «i 7 pieces murder had transpired only about a each, all different styles, and of Persian man’f 5,000 wppk hpfnro and .u 12 gold witches for ladies, very beautiful and cu- " eeKjteiore, ana consequently the event the fact, and also that when the pocket- book was opened, a large bunch of bank notes were exposed About an hour af ter Hampton left, the prisoner came out of his shop and went to his stable, and having saddled his fleetest horse, he mounted and started at a full gallop, in the direction which Hampton had ta ken. Next cama two witnesses, “Mr. Sim ple and Mr. Jordan,*’ both of them re spectable citizens of M——, who testi fied as follows: They had been in the edje of Ten nessee on business, and were return ing home. At about nine o’clock, on the evening in question they came to the point in the road where 'i high bluff overlooked the way ; and while passing this, they were started by seeing some thing in the moonlight which looked like a man. They at once dismounted, and found that which they had seen was the body of Matihew Hampton, all gore covered and bleeding. Thty had not been there more than a minute, when they were joined by a third man, who said that he saw the murder commited, and th&t the murderer fled towards M Simple and Jordan both recognized this new comer as one Henry Bliger, and though his character was by no means of the most exemplary character, yet that was no time for discussion. The body of Hampton was still warm; so same, and the jury looked troubled and anxious. The prisoner’s counsel did all he could to establish his client’s good character, and also to impeach the character of Bilger, but he could not refute the testimony that had been gives in. When the judge came to charge the jury, he spoke of the testimony against Henry Bilger, had been hanged, and on Going it Strong.—A factious gen- * the gallows acknowledged bis guilt, tlcmen, travelling in the iuterrior of, this Matthew Hampton was slowly recover- State,on. arriving at his lodging plrce in ing, and the blacksmith had, after much the evening, he was-met by the ostler expostulation, accepted the thousand whom he thus addressed : dollars from Hampton’s bounty. j “ Boy, extricate, that quadruped from 11 ■ •■■■■ the veheele, stabulate him, donate hint SIGNING THE PLEDGE. an adequate supply of nutrious aliment Rev. John Abbott, the sailor prea- and when Die Aurora of morn shall the prisoner, and of corroborative' cir-1 cher, relates the following good story of again illumine the oriental horizon,! cumstances. In regard to the prisoner's oue of his converts to Temperance : will award you a pecuniary compensa- story, he said that it was very simple, Mr. Johnson, at the close of a cold tion for your hospitality.” and sounded very much like the truth ; water lecture, intimated that he must The b °y 1101 understanding a word, but he would have the jury remember sign the pledge in his own way, which rani" the house,saying how easy such stories could be made. he did in these words : | Master, hcre”9 a Dautchtnan wants It was long after dark when the jury “I, William Johnson, pledge myself to see you.’] retired to make up their verdict. They to drink no more intoxicating liquor for j Xf men did but know what felicity were gone half an hour, and wber.they one year.” . ■ . f t ! dwells the cottage of a virtuous poor returned the foreman showed by the hue Some thought he wouldn’t stick three man _; ow smindhe sleep*, how quiet of his countenance that the verdict was days, others allowed him a week, and a his breast, how composed his mind, how fatal. All saw it. and I could hear the | few save him two weeks; but the land- free f rom care , how easy his provision,, gave him two weeks; but the land- throbbing of the hundred hearts that beat 1 lord knew him best, and said he was about me. . good stuff, but at the end of the year Gentlemen of the jury,have you made Bill would be a good soaker, a verdict ?” | Before the year was quite gone, Mr. “We have.’ “ Shall your foreman speak for vou ?” I “ Yes.” “ Abel Adams,stand up; look the fore man in the face. Now, sir, is Abel Johnson was asked by Mr. Abbott “ Bill, ain’t you going to renew the pledge ?” “Well, I don’t know, Jack, but what I will, I have done pretty' well so far; Adams, the prisoner at the bar, guilty of will you let me sign it again my own how healthy his morning, how sober his night, how moist his mouth, how joyful his heart—they would never admire the noise, the diseases, the throng of pas sions, and the violence of unnatural appetites, that fill the house of the luxu rious and the hearts of the ambitious. way 1 “O yes, any way, so that you won’t drink rum.” He writes: I, William Johnson, sign this pledge for nine hundred and ninety-nine years, rioui works of art; one the size of a hall dime, 700 10 watches for gentlemen, all very heavy of dif ferent styles and patterns, 1,300 50 Boudere, Toilet and Dress!i g Cases fur ladies, some finished in pearl patterns—Louis XIV. 2,500 large clock, a very beautiful work of art, made by Lipordi at Cologne, finished in a style of beauty and art unsurpassed, 1,000 ,000 gold thimbles, all different patterns, very heavy, 2,000 50,000 illuminated albums, different styles and patterns, 50,000 00 copies of the lives of great painters, superbly bound, with an engraving ot each artist, 2,000 200 copies of Griswold’s Republican ('ourt, splen didly boi nd, with tinted engravings, 4,000 100 copies of Boy dell’s illustrationsot Shakspeare. To the admirers of the great poet, this woik wilt be an acquisition. 10,000 * PAINTINGS, Venus sending forth Cupid and Hymen—Titian, 2,000 Beggar Boy—Murillo, j OOO Tohit and the Angel—Salvator Rosa, 1,000 Night View—Claudio, 1,000 Madonna—Corregio, j ooo A Head—Titian, 'soo A Head—.Vandyke. 500 landscape—I’ouistin, 500 A Piece—Guiotto, 500 Battle Piece—Wonverman 500 Landscape—by Claude, 500 There are others by the same artists, all original L be sides 1 nolds Stuart, _ , Schloss, Huntington Juhanoh, Schmidt, Rembrandt! Schaub, Perkins, Lewis, Ellis, Hamilton, and others fully described in the catalogue, which will bo forward ed on application by letter, post paid, to tho Secretary, who will answer hy return mail. TERMS FOR CLUBS. Clubs of 10, 1 extra certificate, Clubs of 20, 3 «• •* Clubs of 50, 8 « <• The money in all cases to accompany the application tor certificates. LADIES FORMING CLUBS Will be entitled to the same terms as above, with the extra inducement of the present of a magnificent set of Boudoir Furniture, with rich colored India hangings, fine India Lace Curtains and every thing of the most splendid description, to the Ladies’club who will send the largest remittance for certificates. {^Postmasters are authorized to act as agents, and the postmaster remitting the largest amount for shares will receive a handsome Gold Watch and Chain,valued at two hundred dollars. The money roust accompany the application I by letter, post paid] in all cases, and the certiAe ite, with the engraving, will be forwarded 1 of chargo by return maiL Correspondents are requested to write their address, with the County, Town. Poet Office and State, plainly, in order to avoid mistakes. All letters answered by re turn mail. Catalogues of all the Gifts, with value and explana ion, can be obtained on application to the Secretary,to whom all letters for certificates. Ac. must be addressed. ALFRED JOURDAIN, Secretary, Washington, IX C. Mxthabd Lewis, j Fbancis Inez, S Directors. Febnando Livingston, l Jan 23 T. W. BAUER, Treasurer. $150 to $200 per Month!! I WILL send instructions by which any person can make front $150 to $200 per month, without traveling or peddling, and with the smullest amount of capital. This is bo receipt of any kind whatever. I will for ward the above instructions and all the arts and receipts of value, as advertised in the different papers of the United States, free of postage, to nny person sending me the small sum of one dollar, post paid. E.S. SHIPLEY, Kingston, Pr v Ross Conut7, Ohio. Blank Declarations, O F both forms, (long and short) together with the process attached—just printed end for sale at this Office. Also, various other Blanks. pTAny Blanks not on band—as, indeed, almost any kind of job printing—can be fur nished on a few hoars’ notice. CoacIi’Making and Repairing. JAMES bTbURPEE, V 1 T the old stand recently occupied by R. S. J\. Scliovenell, offers for sale a lot of superi or articles of his own manufacture, at redu ced prices—consisting oi Carriages, Buggies, &c. Orders for any thing in his line thankfully received and promptly executed. ^STRepairing done at short notice and on reasonable terms. CASH AND SHORT CREDIJS, 91. L. II ALLOW ELL At CO. SILK WAREHOUSE, PHILADELPHIA. TERMS. C ASH buyers will receive a discount of SIX percent, if the money be paid in par funds, within ten days from date of bill. Un'urrrnt money only taken at its par value on the day it is received. To merchants of undoubted .landing, a credit of SIX months will be given, it desired. Where money is remitted in advance of maturity a discount at the rata of TWELVE per cent per annum will be allowed. PRICES FOR GOODS UNIFORM. In again calling the attention of the trading commu nity to the above terms, we announce that notwithstan ding the general depression in commercial affairs thru’- out the country, the system of business adopted by us more than a year since, and to which we shall rigidly adhere, ent hies us to offer for the coming Spring season our usual assortment of New Silk and Fancy Goods, Comprising one of the largest and most splendid stocks to be found in America; to which we will receive con stant additions throughout the season, eff new and dest rable goods from our HOUSE IN PARIS. Jan 23 2m CHEESE! CHEESE! 4 choice l.»t, at 16 cents, just received at J)cc7 LM. KKSNEY’8. DISSOLUTION: rpHE copartnership in the Franklin Job Office, bere- X tofore existing, uuder the finr of Christy Jt Kelsea, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The bnsineax will be continued by J. H Christy—by whom the debts of the late concern will be paid, and who alone is au thorized to collect the demands due to it. JOHN H. CHRISTY Athens, Jan 11 1S55. WILLIAM KELSEA. Pay up! Pay up! T HE undersigned most earnestly requests all persons indebted to the late firms of Christt.Kelsea a Bukke, and Chbistt & Kelsea—as also those owing him individually—to Pay up at oner: Many ol' these el aims have been outstanding a long time, and all musubsolntely be mettled without delay. He trusts that a sense of right and justice will lead every one indebttd to settle up immediately. If, how ever. it shall turn out thathe is mistaken in this, be will be forced, however reluctantly, to “ try what virtue here is jn’ law jaalS w H. CHRISTY was fresh in theminds of people. The only facts that came to me, upon which 1 could rely, were that a middle aged man, named Matthew Hampton, had been murdered and robbed, and that Abel Adams, the young black smith. had been arrested for the crime, and would be tried on the morrow.— Some said that the murdered man’s money, to the amount of over two thou sand dollars, had been found on the young man’s person; others denied this statement. Yet all sympathized with the prisoner. He was beloved by all his townsmen, and but a few of them could believe anything of the reports that had crept into circulation. As I was in no particular haste. I re solved to remain in M until the trial had come off, so I went and erased my name from the stage book where I had placed it, and then informed mine host of my determination On the following morning, at an early hour, the people began to flock towards the court-house, and I saw that if I would secure a place 1 must join the crowd. I did so, and at length found myself within the building, and, as good fortune would have it, I made a stand near the prisoner’s box. Ten o’clock was the hour fixed for the opening of the court, and before that time every standing place outside the dock was filled. Stagings were erected upon the outside under the windows, but these, too, were crowded. At the appointed time the court came in, and thj prisoner was conducted to the box. Said prisoner was not more than five-and-twenty years of age. He possessed one of the most pleasinor countenances I ever saw. It was one of those bold, frank faces, full of cour age and good nature - just such a one as is unhesitatingly taken as the index of a pure and generous soul. He was a stout, athletic man, and carried the ipaim ftt ?very wrestling-match in^a country. I thought within myself, this man is no murderer. And yet we know not to what extremities a man may be driven. Young Adams was quite pale, and bis nether lip quivered as he found ths* gaze of the multitude fixed on him ; but his eye was bright and quick, but not defiant, yet hold and hopeful in its deep blue light. The trial commenced. The com- plaint was clear and distinct, setting forth the fact that the prisoner, Abel Adams, • did with malice aforethought,’ kill, etc., on such a day, one Matthew Hampton—in the first place by striking him on the head with some blunt-we* pon—and in the second place by stab bing him in the breast, etc. To all this the prisoner pleaded ‘ not guilty.’ From the first testimony called up I learned the following facts : Near sundown one afternoon about a week previous, Matthew Hampton stop ped at the shop ol the prisoner to get his horse shod. This Hampton was a weal thy farmer, and his estate lay to the southward near the Tennessee line, and only about fifteen miles from M . He was known to ltnve had some two thousand dollars with him at that time —money which he had received at Columbia for corn. It was nearly dusk when he started from the prisoner’s shop. He took out his pocket-book to pay for the job of shoeing his horse, This he did within the shop, and two persons were present who testified to the murder or not?” Hark 1 The first syllable of the word, “ Guilty,” is upon the foreman's lips, but he speaks it not. Those who yet j „. „ t . crowd about the windows shout with all that the murderer could not have been their m 'Sht, and in a moment more a p gone long Bilger had no horse, so ,nan crowds his way into the courtroom. I and if living at the eiid of \hat time, l Simple agreed to remain by the body He hurries up and whispers to the judge, intend to take out a lease for life.” while Jordan and Bi|ger went in pur- Henry Bilger starts up and moves to A day or two after, Johnson went to suit of the murderer. They put their ward3 the door, but in an instant the J see his old landlord who eyed him as a horses to the top of their sped, and in band l ^ e sheriff is upon bim. All is hawk does a chicken, half an hour they overtook the prisoner, I excitement the most intense. Directly “Oh, landlord !” whined Bill, accom- whom Bilger at once pointed out as the l * ie mass at t * le t * oor begins to give way, panied with sundry contortions of the man. Jordan hailed the young black- an< ! *° ar are ® een hearing upon body, as if enduring the most excruciat- mith, and found him nervous and ex- Dieir shoulders a chair——a large stuffed I ing torment, “I have such a lump on cited. He then asked him if had seen S|? a ' r an d in that chair sits Matthew my side.” Matthew Hampton, and Adams replied I Hampton not dead but alive. True he J “ That’s because you have stopped in the affirmative, but he spoke in a P a ^ e an< ? hp 3 m o v e. At length drinking; you won’t live two years very strange manner. After some ex- he chair is set down before the bench, 1 longer a«. this rate.” postulation the prisoner accompanied ana . . physician of M asks “If I commence drinking, will the Jordan to M , and there he was P erm,ss,on to speak. As soon as this lump go away ?” placed in the hands of the sheriff, and aict became known, all is quiet once j *• Yes. If you don’t, you will have upon examining his person, Mr. Hamp- mo ,p®' ... another just such a lump on the other ton’s packet-book, containing two thou- * he physician says that neither of the side.” sand dollars, was found upon him, and "'° un ds which Mr. Hampton had receiv- «« Do you think so, landlord ?” his hands were also covered with blood. ed 18 mor,al » though he at first thought “ I know it; you will have them on At this juncture the excitement in 1 '' ere ‘ . ,e blow up n the head, your arms, back, breast, and head : you the little court room was intense. The and ’ , ,e s,a b ,n *be breast combined to will be covered all over with lumps, crowded mass swayed to and fro like P, r , j Ce a case °' catalepsy which rcsem- •« Well, maybe I will/’ said Bill, wind-swept grain—murmurs load and r e . eat ! 1 80 nearI ^. thal raan y an cx- * Come, Bill,’said the landlord, Met\. deep ; and it was a few minutes before P e >' len ced per»on might have been d$-1 drink together,’ at the same time pour- auything like order was restored. j ceived. \\ hen lie gave out that Mr. j n g the red stuff from a decanter into bis At length Henry Bilger was upon the Hampton was dead, he thought it was so. gi ass _g U g' gug, gug. stand. He wits known by most of the .. . l w , , e , nd l ^ at Hampton was ‘No,’ said Johnson,‘I can’t, for-I people of M and though nothin? {. ,v,n f5 be kept the secret to himself, for have signed the pledge again/ ‘You ain’t though! You are a fool.’ ‘Yes, that old sailor coaxed 90 hard I couldn't get off.' ‘I wish the devil had the old rascal Well how long do you go this time ?’ 'For niue hundred and ninety-nine years,’ whispered Bill. ‘You won’t live a year.’ ‘Well, if I drink, aie you sure the lump on my side will go away ?’ Yes.’ ‘Well, I guess I won’t drink ; here’s ‘and you say I’ll have many more such lumps—that’s what I want.’ positive was known against him ofa ear l h at a certain man, whose presence criminal nature, yet he was known to be was . ,na V' needed, might be missing, a reckless, wandering fellow, sometimes , 11,8 J uacture » Mr. Henry Bilger trading in slaves, and sometimes deal- ,aade a s -‘vageattempt to break away ing in horses, and sometimes driving a . e s bcr*ff» but it did not avail him. flat down the Mississippi. He stepped } ie ^ ur T '^ ere d,recte ^ to return to their upon the witnesses’ block with a com- aox * a , taen , r * H am P ton was re- plaisant bow, and he gave his testimony ( l uest ®“ speak. He was too weak to clearly and distinctly. r,se ’ but he spoke plainly, and in a man- Hesaid he was coming dow n the "er that showed Ins mind to be clear. road toward M on foot and when ^i. e * lfa * ed *bat when he reached the near the bluff he heard a struggle, ac- bluffon , tbe 'V? ht of t ,!,e d ' 3a3t er, he dis .. __. f . companied by loud groans and entreaties ®° vered that his pocket book was gone. Lhe lump,’continued Bill, holding up He sprang forward and arrived in sea- , . e st0 PP ed bis horse, and was trying to something with a hundred dollars in it son to see the prisoner leap into his th,nk where h r ehad '? st “» w : h . en 80 “ e saddle and ride off. The moon was ° n ® . came . from th L e roadside. He shining at the time, so he could not J U8t ‘T* see ^ at , U wa ® Henr y have been mistaken. As soon a* he ® ,l «f r * J w I hen he received a blow upon found Mr. Hampton was, as he suppos- ‘ he haa . d ! rom a cl “ b ,hat , kn ,°® ked , b,m The Water Cure.—An Indiana ed, dead, he started to go after help. fr ? m .b ,s horse. Then he felt a sharp, correspondent of the Water Cure Journ- The murdered man’s horse fled towards st ! n S ,n E» burning pain in the bosom, and a l writes that the water cure is excel- wnh a momentary starting ot his mus- lent for sick pigs. lie says: 4 A few miles from this place, on a v. _ farm owned by a man well known here, and!on returning to7he spot iie foirnd I sackia 8 bis pockets. He could just re- [one of the pigs of a litter was observed Simple and Jordan standin? there. member of hearing the distant gallop ot t0 be ailing, and while the others thriv- Bilger was cross-questioned very so- a 'l 0 ”*— ,hat h « thought his body was e d, this little fellow pined away, and was verely, but his testimony was not to be , ' t, 8 dra Sg« d *° the rottdside ; and after h n consequence put into a yard apart flawed. He was very explicit in all his ,bat b«.c°u! d remember nothing till he f r0 m the rest—as they thought, to die. statements, and at the same time he T . £“ . * ? w ? . 1 1 0U3e ’ and found the II so happened that there was, on a professed to feel a deep regret that he I . bl ?_ bed !,?* . .... . | hill-side in this yard an overflowing was called upon to testify against a man for whom he felt as much respect as he did for the prisoner, ~ 0 > A* length young Adams arose to tell and hat » be J up y Whispered together for which, led by instinct, this little animal his stoiy/ He spoke clearly and with a momen t» tb e n the prisoner stood up stood for some half a day ormore— the tone ofa man who tells the truth - ° n . C ,° ™ ore ’ an ?.' tn * foreman of, the jury Well, Mr. Editor what think you was He said that about an hour after Mat- sa, ™’ h n ?, nr ._ . . Jj lle consequence . Why, the little fel- thew Hampton had left his shun, on the T , h *n burst “ 7 he ** n '° th ™ *™^ d > at ^.» ad . e - .. . , T*?. . , the people. Abel Adams sank back when I last saw it, was as brish and large evening in question, he went to the su£ UA^t, but in a moment more be as the rest of the litter.’ to wash his hands, and while there, he WM seized b a score of 8l00t men . and trod on something that attracted his at- wi|h wilJ and rendi shout8 th bore tention. He st. oped and picked it up him int(j thc f ° e a - wh J rethe | Paddy McShane was itnnoyeu i* Ira La n nnpL’nt.hlWil’ nnrl I . ' 1 Influence of omen.— -Senator Houston was once asked, at a large party, why he did not attend the usual places of public amusement, as he had been accustomed to do. He replied, “ I make it a po nt, never to visit a place where my wife, if she were with me, would bo unwilling to go. I know it would give her pain, as a Christian, lo attend such places, and I would not go myself where [ could not take my wife, and added that there was a mutual understanding be tween him and Iter, that they should each follow the bent of their own inclinations in such matter. v ‘ That may do you,’ responded Mr. Houston, “ but with me it is different from what it is with many men. My wife has been the making of me, iihe took me when Iwas a victim of slavish appetites; she has redeemed and regenerated me, and 1 will not do ; that in her absence which I know would give her pain if she were present.” Mr.' Houston is now a member of the Baptist Chureh, and is a native of Virginia. Quite a joke happened to on« of our doctors the other day. He ordered some very powerful medicines for a sick boy, and the father, not liking the appearance of it, forced it down the cat’s throat and when the doctor called again and rnqnir- «d if the powder had cured the boy, the father repled “ No, we did’nt give it to him.” “ Good heavens!’’ said the doc tor, •* is the child living f" u Yes, but the old eat isn’t; we gave it to her!” The doctor sloped. A gentleman nt a late fashionable as sembly, being asked which of the ladies of the company he thought the most b -autifu', replied. “ Why, madam, they are all beautiful; but that lady, I think, pointing to Miss Bunco, who was dressed in the extreme of fashion—“outstrips them all.” ^ '• My love,” says Mrs Foozie to her husband, “oblige me with a five pound note to-day to purchase a new dress.” -Shan’t do any such thing,Agnes; you called me a bear yesterday.” “ Lor, love, that was nothing, I meant by it thnt you were fond of hug ging.” V You little——I have no five but here’s a ten.” home, so he could gain no assistance in * ilh a momen ? a 7 startin S of his mus- that way. He had not gone far,however, 16 °P ened b ! 9 e J e3, He saw that when he heard the sound of horses’ feet B,, ?? r "' a3 st00 P ,n g ov , e , r bim ' and ra n- ex- nd found it to be a pocket-book, and L, hl ^ looked H down and smiled ceedmgiy by a strange dog- °n a co!d on taking tt to the light, t. provedtobe ° n th(jm A W ay had they gone ™ ter th ?J v " ld . c “«‘ n * hke a Mr. Hampton s. He remembered that when tL met a woman whose hair ka, . fe ’ after M l ? ® , t . urned ™ his g az ” 5 such potency I after Mr. Hampton had paid b »*n for was fl oat j n „i n ,he ni«r ht wind .and who of doora , no ,e ? s . than tbre ® l,mes ‘ Pat upon him, backed by the copp r— shoeing the horse, he went to the sink her ^ in a ° They stopped ' v as awakened by a rather extensive after a drink of water, and then he must d t lhelr burden dewn. Abel Adams f re<* ure of lhe g lass L lbe do g was « Mrs. Partington and Ike.—’ Don't carry on so,’ said Mrs. Partington to Ike, as she saw bim restin » his heat! on the ground in a vain attempt to throw his heels into the air. Theic was soli citude in her tone, and a corn broom in her liand* srs she looked at him. ‘You must not act so gymnastily, dear,' con tinued she, ‘ you will force all the brains you’ve got into your head if you do.— Y«»u can’t do like the circus-riders, be cause Providence lias made them o’ pur pose for what they do, «ut of Ingee rub ber, and it don’t hurt ’em al all. They aint got bones like other people, and can turn heels over head with perfect impurity. Don’t do it!” screamed she, as the boy stood on one leg on the woini*- horse, and made a feint as if to throw n summerset. ‘ you’ll desecrate your n« ck by and by, with your nonsense, ami you’ll regret it as long as you liva.”— Ike desisted j as the dame smiled and held R circular piece of copper before such potency had that smi!e upon f* ton Post. have dropped the book. The young t saw the woman> and aprang foIword and blue-smiths first idea, he said, was to L ht her t0 his bosom keep the book until Hampton came o Mary—Mary—I’m innocent—inno- back, but upon the second thought, he cent __ a n d f ree ” resolved to saddle his horse and try to Tbe wife did not speak. She only overtake him and restore the money.— ^ wildly to her noble husband and Accordingly he set off, and when he | t upon bis bosom . reached the bluff, his horse began to a wagon body was torn from its axel rear and snort. He discovered some- tree __t be blacksmith and his wife were the house again; Paddy waited upon him out, anti both were absent some Newspafehs.—Judge Longstrcet* whose views on all subjects are practi* fifteen minutes, so that his old woman 1 cal, and worth treasuring u,», thus sets becoming alarmed at such prolonged forth the value of a newspaper: absence, rose and went to the window. I “ Small is the sum that is req-iir d “ What are yees doing out there, to patronize a newsp-ipsr, and most am- Paddy, aoushla,” said she* ! ply remunerated is the patri n. I care Inhere was such a chattering of teeth not how humble and unpretending the that the answer for some time was ’ gazette which he takes, it isnext to im- thing laying by the road side, and upon j d therein • and then they tvere somewhat unintelligible; at last it possible to fill it fifty-two times a year dismounting and going to it, he found it borne awav towards their home and came — 1 without putting into it something that is to be the body of Mr. Hampton, still | ai)(T afUjr ‘ y t , bad passed f ro m my “ 1 a,n thiying to fraze the divilish worth the subscription jpnee^ Every warm and bleeding. He first satisfied si ‘ x could hear tho glad shouts of tbe basl e to deatb ” him«f»!fthat hA rniild do tlQlhlllff alonft t •■ * _ I - — himself that he could do nothing alope, ] impu’ui v {, people, waking the night air k and then he started back towards M and reverberating among the distant for assistance. When he was overtaken by Jordan and Bilger, the idea of hav- parent whose son is off from bim at school should supply bim with a paper. Somebody asked Baron Rothschild I well remember what a difference there .... . to take some venison. * No,’ said the wag between those of my schoolmates , " On the next morning, before the stage Baron, ‘ I never touch venison* I don’t wh o had, and those who had not acces < ing Hampton’s money with him broke L, arted I learncd lhat Matthew Hampton think it is so goot as mutton. ‘ Oh, to newspapers. Other things being * . • _ F-’ I L I “ - . * nn « J iha Knron e t upon him with stunning force, and hence bad deterrained t0 ma k e t.>e young his strange and incoherent manner. blacksmith accept of one thousand dol- When the prisoner sat down there lars, whether he was willing or not was a low murmur which to'd him that Two weeks afterwards while sitting his story was believed. But the judge I in the office of my hotel at Cincinnati, I shook his head, and the lawyers did the received a newspaper from M ; said the Baron’s friend, ‘I wonder at equal,the first wero decidedly superior your saying so; if mutton is better than to the last in debate and composition at venison, why does venison cost so much least. The reason is plain, they had more? ‘I will tell you vy, in dish command of more facts! Youth will world the people always prefer vat ish pe rsue a newspaper with delight, when dear to vat ish sheep.’ J they will read nothing else ”