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TILE DAILY SUN. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY. Saturday Morning, Dec. lit, IBSU Printing Ink lor Sale. Wo have for sale, at tlio Sun Office, an excellent article of Printer’* Ink, in 25 pound kegs, which wo cun sell t 25 cents per pound. Wo intend to keep h .stock of Ink to oupply the demand of the neighboring pres**, and they may rely on getting a good article adapted to the Henson. Joseph Walker i our agent in Charleston, S. C M to receive subscriptions and contract for advertising. New Advertisementii, Good meal fresh from tbe country cun now be obtained at DeQraffenreid’s cor ner. A. &J. Gammel & Cos., have a lot of well broke mules for sale. The same firm wish to hire 10 or 12 ne gro men and women The planter, merchant or other person who has lost a box of goods will find au advertisement of interest this morning from a gentleman to whom they were sent by mistake. Mrs. Dessau wishing to close her win ter stock of goods is determined to sol! bargains. Those who wish to save by securing good bargains will examine her advertisement and give her a call. Mr. F. C. Tillmau wishes to hire a cook for the next year. - -*►- A Singular Accident. A friend of our's wishing to biro a ne gro woman with a child accompanying, for the next year, was applied to by sev oral persons all of whom objected to the child as an incumbrance. One of the ap plicants concluded to waive the objection and take her. About 12 o’clock yester day, after the contract cf hiring was con cluded and before the negro woman left her master’s residence tor her home for the next year, the child accidentally fell into a tub of water while alone and was drowned. There were not more than six inches of water in the tub. The child was about nine months of age. Attempt to Abciisct Kfgrots. In the course of Thursday night and yesterday morning, five men, named Perry, Axoin, Knowles, l’ijickard, and Holcombe, were arrested by Deputy Marshal lluckeba and Policemen Lewis, Eason, Heck, SUgi aud Watson, on sus picion of an attempt to abduct three negroes, one belonging to Mr. Barnard, one to Mr. Brinslield, and another to Gen. Bethune. Suspecting something of the kind, the police were on the lookout, and came upon them in their camp above the Opelika depot, when they attempted to escape, but were taken and brought back. They had a covered wagon, and were going in the direction of Girard, of course with the intention of getting into Alabama. Oue of the party, Knowles, turned evidence against the others, which enabled the police to arrest the whole crowd. Yesterday evening two of them underwent a preliminary examina tion before a Magistrate, and were held to bail—Perry in the sum of $2,500 and Pinckard in the sum ol’ SSO0 —in default of which they were committed to jail. The cases of the others will be investi gated this morning. Circumstances justify the belief that if they succeeded in the first attempt it was their intention to return aud carry off several other negroes—the latter, we pre sume, not having quite woundup their af fairs, and time sufficient was given them for that purpose. The Deputy Marshal and P. licemeu engaged in arresting these men manifes ted much energy and determination, for which they deserve the thanks of the community. A Hard Hearted Sclioolmasler. AGerman magazine recently announced the death of a schoo.master in tiuabia, who, for fifty one years, had superintend ed a large institution with old-fashioned severity. From an average, inferred by means of recorded observations, oue of the ushers had calculated that, in the course of his exertions ho had given 911,- 500 callings, 121,000 fi iggiogs, 200,000 custodes, 130,000 lips with the ruler, 10,- 200 boxes on the ear, and 22,700 ta-ks by heart It was further calculated that he had made 700 buys stand ou peas. 0, 000 kneel on the sharp edge of wood, 5,- 000 wear the fool’s cap, and 1,700 hold the rod. How yast (exclaims the j■ ur nn.li.st) tho quantity of human misery in flicted by a single perverse educator. Sale of Savannah Line of Steamers. The Baltimore Exchange, of Monday, says on Suturil iy ufternoon, Messrs Lemmon and Brogdcn sold at the Lx ohauge the steamships t'ily of Norfolk and Commerce, of the Savannah line. There was hut little competition, and the vessels wore purchased for $25 500, by John I. Wicks, Lsq. It is understood that the syle was made for the purpose of winding up tho affairs of the old Com pany. The steamers will contiuue on the line, and there will he no into’ rnp tion in their regular trips. KETTLE WELL’S MANIPULATED GUANO! ÜBKl> tiO gUUOKtUBPULLY Throughout the South last Season. WK offer to our frioliili and I In* public tbi< valuable IVrtiliaer, and solicit erdero. A full supply expected from Baltimore at ku curly day. The price lull beeu reduced to SSB per tou for No. 1, and $53 per ton fur No DILLARD, DOW DLL A U>. WE sold ICKTTLLWI LL’S M AMI'LL AT &D Ob'A NO bint MtmMiD, uii'l as fur an wo can learn the remit ban lecu eminently NueceH-ful. In couM<|Unce of the burning of our wart bun*** 1 MHt HUinint r. we regret that w e are not pn pared to oontinuo tho Agency, ami with great pleasure ret ommond our tiiundH and tho pul*lie to buy this valuatile manuro of Mcur*. Dillard, I’ow* il A Cos. Our Mr. Allen until it mut NUcceHafully; we also name John !' c*, !■><]., <f Hb*m Kn**ill county. Ala., Satum l G.l'ogg, Kmj . Young’* Sta ti ‘ti, Kuhncll county, Ala. and could name many other* but deem It un n cemnry. The great rile of thla Guano Npeaka for itielf KING. ALLKN A CAMAK. Colnnibua, (la, Dec. iih, IHOP. 2iu Ktiqulror copy two months. U. T. WILLIAMS’ PHOTOGRAPH, AMMtOTYPE Stereoscope Picture Gallery, No. 07 W’ *t Side Broad street, (up-stair*,) °OLU MB US, OEOKGIA. I rrsprettally call tin dun us the Masoogee alii surrooiolloir coun *'•* •*>• style of I'j. tur. ~ wliluli ai e the Most Perfect and Durable Likeness riiA'r can uk takkn. Persona visiting Picture ,l|* r |,, wl „ :sr:i?iSi. wh ’5 h : r *’•'*>•* o p rn ot, an- I will lie 1,1.1 H. .I to ,|, ,w , h „, u „ C:l || ( „,,| on 1 1, re,’p!ttflT uil vr!”.!rd 151 ” ‘‘" d i '”‘ r * u * c,, '“ Wc * Photograph & Stereoscope Pictures, >• price, than can he obtained el.ewlicte In the 1 11\ 1 w.iobl particularly Inf rm'tne pe.a.le that I give entire natl.factlm, nr u u charge I hope l,y a cloje all .-utl.'ti to hu-hl re to con tinae to merit the patronage of the couutry. oct !, -' )la 0. X. WILLIAMS. WOLFGANG} OK, the WRECKER'S BEACON! Oil. Vl’Tßit 1. UF.FOIUJ THE OALE. | lhe g >od ship Pathfinder, of New | Vork, ami hound to Copenhagen, had en ! trred the North Sea, having left the i Straits of Dover two days behind. Tlie commander of the ship was a young man, not uver eight-and-twenty, and his name was Maurice Lester. He stood by ihe t.iffrail, gazing off upon the horizon to the eastward, ever and anon ra sing his hand above his head to feel if there was any wind stirring, and us often casting his eye aloft to see how Ihe canvas hung. As lie stood thus his mate ap preached, and spoke to him : “ What d’ye think ofthis Capt’n ?” ‘■l think wo’re in for a storm, sir,” Ihe master replied. “And 1 tell you what it is, Griffin,” lie added, after sweeping the horizon again with his eye, ” whew it comes it will bean earnest one. None of your broad Ocean pulls, with nothing but water to hatch wind from; hut we ll have it right from some of those pieces where they know how to make things blow.’’ “Then you think we’ll have n hard one ?” said Grifiin. “Aye,” answered the captain, with almost a shudder, “ I feel it in my bones.” In the meantime, Captain Lester had been watching the sea and sky as before, and lie fancied that the signs of the storm were growing more and more pal pable every moment Tile sun was going down in a thick bank, giving the whole horizon a dull, purplish-red, bloody hue, with here and there spots of a darker tinge, like openings, through the fiery cloud, looking upon a fearful blackness behind. “ Do you see how strangely it looks off there?” said the captain, raising his fin ger towards the point where the sun was Betting. “ Aye,” returned Griffin, “ I have been watching those dark places.” And others noticed the same thing, an 1 spoke"of it, too. Seven o’clock came and went. Eight, o’clock came, and the first watch was set. “ Don’t go below,’’ said the captain, as the men of the last dog watch left their stations. “This calm can’t last a great while. You had better batten down the hatches now, while there is nothing else to do ; for lam sure there will be need of having them close before tbe coming of another day.” The men had no thoughts of going be low, for they could see and feel; and they were not wholly ignorant of what was coming; so they went at work and secured the hatches with thick tarpau lins; and when this was done those who had no particular station collected about the wheel. Another hour passed away— and another. Ten o’clock came, and still not a breath The ship lay upon the water like a dead thing, with the ropes, and blocks, and sails, rattling and flap ping as she was swayed to and fro by the lazy swells of the sea. “ What does it mean?” said Griffin, ns the boy struck five belis. “Hark!” said the captain, almost in stantly. “ I guess you’ll soon see. Did you feel that? IJa! and that?” It was a puff of wind, and a light fly ing of spray; or, perhaps, it was a spit of rain. At all events, the puff was felt; and the drops of water fell upon other cheeks than Maurice Lester’s ; and other ears than his heard the dull moaning which came over the dark waters. So other ears heard the roar which follow ed, and other bodies quivered beneath the shock of the storm-giant when he came in his might. Aye—the storm had come. It came with wind and rain, and with aa angry heaving us the sea. It came with a dark ness like Erebus, and with a voice like thunder. The gale continued to increase with fury as the long night passed away. When the morning came.the scene was one of awful grandeur. The wind was howling with terrific fury; and the broad sea was lashed into huge moun itiins, that foamed, and tumbled, and leaped along over the bosom of the deep, seeming every’ moment to whelm and cn gulpli the frail bark that struggled within the demon grasp. When Captain Lester had observed the signs of the morning, he feared that the storm would continue through the day, ■ndso he told his men. The sky wore a hue of horror, and rain was now driving down, mingling with the lashing sea. At noon it was still worse. At length uight shut in again, and not a sign yet of the passing away us the storm 1 The frightful howling of the tem pest seemed rather to have increased than abated. The men gathered upon the quarter-deck, clinging for support to the racks and rails—for the life lines swayed so much that they were afraid of them— gathered as near to the light of the bin uacle-lauip us they could, us though even from such feeble beauts they mignt find some comfort. Hut not all were there. No —nut all! l-our stout true-hearted men had been swept away by the storm. Near a score were left; hut how many shall see the light of another day ? At nine o’clock Captain Lester went below, lie took down a chart of the North Bva, and liav.ng spread it upon the table, lie sat down to examine it. He was thus engaged when Mr. Griffin came down; but lie did not look up until he hud finished the calculation. “ How is it ?” the mate asked, as he saw his commander lay down the divi ders. “ 1 have been making a reckoning, and l find that fro have but little more sea room left. The course wo liuvc made since wo wore, has been, as near us 1 cun calculate, north-west by-west, to tliat wo must Imvo been driving inwards the coast of Noithumberlalid. 1 think wo nave plenty us rouei to stund on until midnight; but we cannot stand on uiuok longer. If the gale does not abate by that time 1 know uot what we shall do.” Thu cuptuiti started up from his chair, and would probably have walked across the cabin, but at that moment a heavy sea caught the slip, and gave her a pitch forward, which caused him to catch his scat as quick us possible. As soon us the Hood had gone from the deck, uud tho vessel had struggled up from tho shock, he looked into his companions face, and said, in a voico made tremulous by deep er cuioliou than ho hud before mani fested: “Uritlin, I have something upon my mind more than you know ; and I am anxious to communicate it, too. 1 must tell it now, tor l have a strange forebo ing of coining ill. Something is to happen that will bear great calamity tosomeol us. lum not croaking—l am only reading wliat tho Unseen has written in tny soul However, you shall hear my story. sou have heard that my parent - were both lost at sea ?” “ Yes,” said tho mate. “And perhaps you knew that they j were lost in this sea ?” *“ I have heard so, sir.” •>Ayo—so it was. I was a boy then. I'hey were on their wuy to Copenhagen, as wo should he now My father com manded tho ship—she was culled the “Clara Jane” Mho was named lor my mother; and she was a staunch, noble cruft. 1 was at school then, in Troy ; and when 1 knew that my parents were dead 1 was well nigh dead with grief. I fan cied then, in my first hours of orphanage, that tny heart would break ; and, 1 think such would have been the case it they had kept me at sohool. But some ol those who cared for me came to see me, and it was finally arranged that 1 should go to sea. And I prospered—] rospered so well that, when 1 was twenty years old, they gave me command of a ship. ” The man who owned the ship which 1 first commanded was named Tliorutou. Ho had a daughter named Carrie—one of the sweetest, purest, and loveliest crea tures that ever graced this poor life of earth. She was four years younger than myself; but even when 1 first knew her— and the was not more than fourteen—she was a woman in intellect and grace, though a child in simplicity of love and confidence. Mr. Thornton did not object to my suit, so I loved her with all my soul, and was blessed to know that Bhe loved me in return. It had been nrrang cd that we should be married when she was twenty years old, —that had been our plan for more Ilian two years, Mr. Thorn ton having set the bounds himself. It lacked two months of the time, and I had arranged to remain at home until we were married. Hut Thornton had a heavy ship freighted for Copenhagen, and her cap tain was dying. He could find no one to lake his place but me, and he asked me to go. 1 could not refuse; but I asked that I should he married first. Mr. Thorn ton shook his head, and said no. Hut ho had another plan which he said would be better. 110 had been planning to visit Copenhagen, where ho had two brothers in business—they were in company with him—and he said that he would take the next ship, and bring Carrie out with him, and we should be married there. I finally consented to take out the new ship, and Mr. Thornton, with his daughter, was ot meet me in Copenhagen, and there we were to be married, nnd all three come home together. The evening before I sailed I spent with Carrie, and when I left her I felt that I was leaving my very life. “ Well,” continued Lester wiping his eyes, “I went to Copenhagen. I waited a month—then I heard that the Ameri can ship, ‘ White Fawn,’ with William Thornton and daughter on board, had touched at Dover, and that all were safe nnd well when she left. I waited anoth er week, and then I crossed over to Hamburg; but I could learn nothing there. Next I went to London, and there 1 learned enough to assure me that the ship was lost! On the second day after she left Dover a severe storm had arisen, and several vessels had been reported lost. I sent my ship home in charge of the mate, and spent four months in searching after the lost ones; but Icould gain no trace of them. Not even a piece of the wreck could I fiud—uot a mark of the ship nor of one of its crew! I came home with a sad and heavy heart.” Maurice Lester stopped a few moments, and bowed his head upon his hands, for his feelings had almost overcome him. In a little while, however, he looked up again, nnd added, in a touching tone: “ Ah, my dear friend, you do uot know what I have suffered—tonguo cannot tell it, nor can pen write it. The blow did break my heart—broke it in the rending of its tenderest cords, and in the crushing of all its earthly hopes I —Do you believe in dreams ?” The mate started, not so much at the character of the question, as from the sudden manner in which it was put. “ Well,” said Lester, in a lower tone, “I, have had a dream repeated many times but never has it come to me so di rectly and so vividly as within the past threo or four days. Carrie Thornton is not dead! I know she is not!—she has ap peered to me repeatedly in a dream, and calls upon me to save her! To-night, as I stood all alone by the mizzen rigging, tryiug to peer out into the thick gloom, I heard her voice as plainly as you now hear mine, nnd she called cut for me to save her. Os course what followed was mere fancy, though even that affected me much : I thought I saw her, standing not far off', upon a huge sea, with her arms stretched impioriugiy towards me—saw her then, with my eyes open, as I have often seen her in my sleeping dream I—” At this point the captain was cut short in his speech by the cry of “ Ligut iio 1” from the deck. They hurried up nnd found the men crowding forward. “ What is it?” Lester asked. “I think it is a light, sir,” replied Parker. “Here, sir,—just stand here.— Now turn your eye about four points upon the larboard bow.—Wait, now, till she rises— Ha —there !—there ?—See I—Did you sec it, sir ?” Yes—he had seen it; and he knew it must be a light upon the shore: but it was a great way oil'. He watched until he had seen it several times, and then he remarked to his mate that it must be a light-house. The light was bold and dis tinct. and evidently at a considerable height above the level of the sea; for, had it not been so, it could not have been seen at that di.-tance. After u short con- { saltation, during which reference was i held to the chart ot the Northumberland coast, it was decided that this light must be upon Dorton Point. To the north us Dortou, ns the captain knew from per sonal experience, ns well ns from tho chart, there was a snug harbor, of easy entrance. These things were settled. As soon oh it had been determined where the light was, Captain Lester made ; all possible haste to determine his course of action. Hud tho thing been practica ble, lie would have laid bis ship to; but | that thing could not bo done. No one 1 eveu gave it a serious thought. So it was ! determined that the ship should stand on, at least until something further was dis oovered. At half-pnst twelve the gale had mod erated considerably. The light was now to be seen plainly whenever the ship rose, and the captain and his oilleers felt sure that they were right in all their cal culations “At all events,” said tho former, “we liavo no choice hut to stand on, at least ” He was interrupted by a cry from the bows that made every soul start with hor ror: “ Breaker* ! Breaker* 1“ Captain Lester leaped forward, nnd in a very few moments was satisfied that tho j warning had not been a false one ; for he could not only hear the awful roar of the I breaking seas, but lie fancied that he 1 could see tho gleaming of the white foam | as it flew high in thp air. As thickly ns 1 possible the topsail was taken off, and the anchors cut loose. Tho ponderous . grapplings plunged into the hissing sea, i and thu iron cables were spun through \ the hawse-holes like lightning Snap 1 went Ilia starboard cliaiu ; and in u mo ment more a shock was felt as tho lar board anchor found bottom ; but it could not hold. The cable parted us though it had been a ben pen string, an 1 ou swept the devoted ship. “ In .Heaven's narno,” gasped Oriflin, “what does this menu? bee! The light is still burning as brightly ns ever—at least a league away—and yet here are the rocks directly under our bows. What can it mean ?” Maurice Lester did not answer; blit an | old, weather beaten sailor, who stood at tbe wheel, nnd who had looked u thous and dangers in the face, answered for him; “It's a Wrecker'* Beacon 1 I’ve seen such things afore. There ain’t no use in | filin’ the gun, sir. That light was put there to lead poor Jack to his death that the coast-sharks might pick his bones!” “ Breaker* ! Hocks!— On the etar hoard how! No! —on the larboard! —Pour 1” But It was too late for mortal help. The ship had met her doom. She wont upon the rocks with a crash that sounded high above the roar of the elements. CHAPTER 11. WOLFGANG. Maurice Lester was near the starboard gangway when the ship struck having I started oft to look to the helm. The j shock threw him upon his back, and ho tried to get up; but ore ho could regain his feet the Hood of mad waters caino surging over the bark, nnd he was thrown —he knew not where Ho only knew that the flood came—that it caught him in its giant grasp—that it hurled him as the gale hurls a feather—that his head was hurt—that his body was tossed nnd bruised—and then the lamp of his con sciousness went out. When he came to himself it was daylight, an i the rays of the sun were beaming’ nbovo him. , At first he did not attempt to move, any further than simply to assure himself that ho was really nlivc and sensiblo; but sought to recall the events of the past, which lie did, very clearly, up to the timo when his ship struck upon the rocks, —he could go no farther. After this he raised himself upon his elbow and tried to gaze about him lie found him self upon ft bed of sand, between two im mense rooks. He had been landed there in that deep nook, aud the tide had gone out and left him. In a little while ho roso to his feet, and managed to crawl up, by the aid of a stranded spar, over a low part of one of the rocks. After seeing oil that was to be observ ed from this point, he moved on towards where he thought he should soonest find an opeu beach, for ho felt sick, and ho wished to find help as soon ns possi ble. After toiling over slippery, slimy rocks, and cruel, tearing crags, until his clothiug was all torn, and his llesh bruis ed and lacerated, he fiunlly reached an open space among the rooks, where many pieces of the wreck had been lodged, and where lie found the bodies of threo of his men. He hastened to the spot where they lay—two of them being clasped in each other’s arms—but lie found no signs of life. With a sad, heavy heart, Lester passed on, and presently he found two more dead ones, and one of them was David Griffin, his chief mate. lie kneeled down by the officer’s side, and raised the head; hut it was cold aud lifeless and the skull was broken! Gently he laid it back upon the sand, and then moved on again. And ho saw more dead men also! Could it be possible that he had boen the only one left alive ? 11a I—wait—what is this ? It moves— it has life 1 Captain Lester hurried forward, (Is fast as his feeble strength would permit, and found two men lyiug by the side of a heavy spar. One of them was dead: but the other gazed up into his commander’s face, and stretched forth his hands as though he would ask for mercy. Ilis name was Dick Mangle, and he had been one of the best seamen on board tbe ship. “Poor Dick !” said Lester, kneeling by liis side and lifting bis head. “Are you badly hurt?” “They’ve done it for us!” the sail or answered, in a weakening voice “They’ve killed Tom. Ain’t lie dead ?” It was the body of stout Tom Bricket that lay close by, and when the captain had made himself sure that there was no particle of life in it, he reported the same to Dick. “But,” he added, “what do you mean ? Who lias done you harm ?” “Haven’t you seen ’em ?” the man asked, struggling for breath. “Seen whom? What do you mean?” demanded Lester, eagerly. Dick started up to his elbow, and gazed around hut he seemed to find nothing for tyhich ho was looking and he sank back again. Had ho not made this effort he might have spoken further, but the act of rising had exhausted him, and the last grain of strength was leaving him. “What do you mean ?” cried Lester, as he saw that the poor fellow was sink ing. “Has any body harmed you ?” Dick managed to raise his hand to his head—to a point above the left ear—and, as he did so, he whispered— “ Look out—they asked for the capt’n. That’s where they struck!” He tried to speak further, hut his voice failed him. What could this mean ? Maurice Los ter started to hi3 feet and gazed around. Who had killed his men? The captain was disturbed in his med itation by the sound of voices not far off, and upon turning he beheld four men coming up from tho water. He who came in advance was a tall, muscular inan; with a gaunt, heavy frame; some where about fifty or fifty-five years of ago; aud habited in a garb of blue cloth, cut into a frock, or shirt, which was se cured at the waist by a broad pistol belt. Maurice Lester was startled when he beheld the stalwart leader and his three ruffianly companions; and, considering all tho circumstances, it is no wonder that ho was startled. However, he had not much opportunity for reflection, for, by the timo ho had fairly made out the party, they were upon him. “Hallo,” the leader cried, as he saw our hero, “here wo have another.” Aud, as he came up, lie added : “Aud I guess we’ve found a live one, too, —one that knows something.—Say—who ure ye?” This last sentence was addressed to Maurice, who quickly answered: “My name is Lester. And now, to be fair, what is your name ?” “Well—l guess you’ve heard it beforo. Men call ine Ryan Wolfgang.” “Wolfgang !” repeated Lester, with a stnrt. “Y’es. That ia my name.” Then Wolfgang was not a myth after all. Tiiat mysterious wrecker, whose name was a source of terror to honest sailors, was a being of flesh and blood, like other men. Maurice gazed upon him with wonder; and, us lie gazed, he felt that he looked upon a fiend incarnate.— He hail often heard of the pirate wrecker, and so dark and mystic had been the tales which the North Sea sailors had told, that he hud been inclined to believo that the whole theme was a fabrication. Now, however, be had no more doubt, for the man before him looked as dark and bloody as were any of the pictures he had hoard drawn of him upon the fore castle. But our hero was not allowed much timo for reflection. Wolfgang plied him with question*, to nil of which Lester gave straightforward answers; well know ing that evasion would serve no practical purpose, and hoping by his frankne s to propilinto tho merciless fiend iu whose unrestrained power ho knew himself to lie, When the wrecker chief hud elicited ail the information he could, nnd learned with what a rich cargo tho vessel was freighted, and that she hud $-10,000 in specie on board, lie smiled grimly, and remarked to one of his confederates that she would perhaps be a richer prize even than the White, faun had been a few years before. The mention of the noino of tlio ill-fated ship in which Carrie Thornton nnd her fattier had been lost, gave Mau rice Lester such a shock that he nearly fall to the earth. He grew deadly pale, and his frame quivered convulsively. “What’s tho mutter?” said Wolfgang. “You don't soem to havo much strength left!—Bring him along, boys, where we can doctor him.’’ The sinister glance which accompanied I this last remark, nnd the peculiar em phasis laid upon the word “doctor,” struck a chill to our hero’s heart. But he could not give his own safely much thought, j while he was partly forced and partly i carried along after Wolfgang, who strode rapidly on for nearly half an hour. He i could think only of tho M7iifc faun that had been wrecked on that coast, and of his beloved Carrie who had, perhaps, in company with thoso same men, trod the samepathho was now treading. What had been her fate? Had she boen murdered by these wretches, or reserved for some moro deplorable doom? Tlioso thoughts filled him with unutterable agony. Wolfgang had now drawn near tlio water’s edge; and soon coming to the mouth of a cave he entered it, followed by the llirco ruffians who had charge of our hero. Tlio bottom of the cave sloped upward from its entrance for some dis tance, and then became almost level. The captive (for such Maurico Lester now felt himself to be) frequently hit his feet against what he thought, with a chill of horror, were human bones strewn around the cavern, but he could not clearly make them out in the dim light, lie also no ticed that the bottom of the cave was very wet, os though it had recently been cov ered with water. The wrecker chieftain stopped, at last, near what seemed the end of the cave, and making a sign to bis followers, they clapped manacles on tlio wrists nnd ankles of Maurice beforo ho hnd time to note their intention. “Now, Captain Lester,” said Wolfgang, “you must remain in this place for a short season. You are perfectly safe here. —Silence! Say not a word! If you at tempt to leave this spot, you will be slain the moment you set foot outside the cave.” Thus speaking, the chieftain and his followers silently but rapidly withdrew, leaving Maurice nearly stupefied with as tonishment. A8 they passed from the mouth of the cave, their feet were wet by tlio rising waves. The tide was fast coming in. After a short time, tbe captive looked about him with eyes somewhat accus tomed to the dim light, and became sat isfied that what he hnd supposed to bo human bones wero really such. There wore many of them. And moving among them were huge rats, seeking for prey. The top of the cavern, in some places, was but a few feet above bis head, aud in otic place ho discovered a small aper ture, through which a faint light strug gled, and on going underneath it, he thought ho smelt tlio odor of vegetation and flowers. On turning, from tho contemplation of this aperture, towards the mouth of tlio cave, Captain Lester observed, with nlarin, that the water was creeping up the sloping bottom. What if it should fill tho cavern ? Ah ! now lie could account for the presence there of those human bones 1 They were the sad memorials of other hapless prisoners who had been left in that cave to perish by drowning ! Slowly but surely the waters crept along. The vermin fled before them to the elevated spot on which Maurice stood. Slowly following, the iucoining water at length reached his feet! At the eud of the cave, within a few feet of the wall, and underneath the aperture before spoken of, was a large piece of rock, some four feet high, that might have fallen from above. To this Maurice hastened as quickly ns his man acles would permit. After some exertion he succeeded in climbing to the top of it, and stood erect, his head within u few inches of the roof of tlie cavern. Hut ho was not allowed to occupy this retreat alone. As the water begun to circle round its base, the rats also sought refuge on it in great numbers, aud in vain did Maurice try to dislodge them with his manacled feet. Soon (as it seemed to the captive) the water came rippling over top of the rock, lie felt the moisture upon his feet. And still it rose—slowly but relentlessly it rose higher—higher; aud as it rose, the rats climbed up his limbs for safety. It was in vaiu that he brushed them off with his fettered hands. They instantly re turned. They clambered up his buck— to his shoulders—over the back of his neck—io the crown us his head; their clammy bodies striking a chill to his very Heart. And still higher the waters rose, and more thickly the foul vermin clustered upon the devoted cuptive’s shoulders and head, as their only places of safety. Driven frantic at Inst by the horrors of his situation, ho was about to plunge into the surging tide and seek a waiery grave, when his attention was arrested by the tread of rapid footsteps near the aper ture above his head, aud the sound of a harsh masculine voice, almost instantly followed by a noise as of a struggle, and a piercing shriek which thrilled Maurice Lester to the very soul. He could not be mistaken: it was Carrie’s voice. Again he heard it, but now in tones of entreaty. Oh, it was her voice. She was not dead ! She lived and was near him! Gather ing all his.strength ho shouted, “Carrie ! Carrie! Cabbie!” A dead silence followed, broken only by the fearful murmurs of the still rising waters, and the splash of thu rats as they fell from the wretched captive's head and shoulders, only to return again, in their fierce struggles for a perch of safety from tlie advancing tide, which had now near ly reached our hero’s shoulders. The above is all of this story that will be published in unr columns. We give this ns a sample The continuation of it from where it leaves off here can bo found only in the New York Ledger, the grout family pnper, to which the most popular writers in the country contribute, and which is for sale at all the stores through out the city and country, where papers ore sold. Remember and usk for the New York I.edger of January 7, and in it you will find the continuaiion of the story from where it leaves off here. It you cannot get a copy at any book store, tho publisher of the Ledger will mail you a copy if you will send him flvo cents in a letter. The Ledger is mailed to subscribers at a year, or two copies for SJ. Address your letters to Robert Bonner, publisher, 4H Ann street, New York. It is the hand somest and best family paper in the country, elegantly illustrated, anil char acterized by a high moral tone. Its present circulation is over four hundred thousand copies, which is the best evi dence we cun give of its merits. OVERCOATS. 300 OVERCOATS OK VARIOUS STYLES AND QUALITIES! All of which wo aro now offering at $6, tho same be ing worth from $lO to sl2! < ASH CLOTHING EMPORIUM, 1*45 llroiiri HI., ColtiinbiiH, ROSETTE, MELICK & CO. Overcoats at 80, worth.... 810 “ “ 0, worth 10 “ “ 6, worth 10 Pun :husers are requested to cull and e*- amlns, mid satisfy themselves, h* wh feel confi dent that they will be convinced of the fact. ItOBETTE, MELICK A CO. Columbus, (ia., Dec. 10. ts A GOOD HKOARI WK have this day received a very choice lot of Kegars, (selected in person,; and we now challenge the city of Columbus to produce any thing better iu that Hue than we now off r to the public. R. A. WAKK A SON, Doc. 6. N0.74 Broad street. I COMMERCIAL. DAILY RUN OFFICE, ) (.'OI.UMIJUS, <Ja., I>e<\ ill, 1850. ) COTTON—Tho receipt* ynatorday amounted to j 670 b&iof, aud sales 1,027 bales at pricss ranging from B*/ a to 10%0. for extremes. Tbe demaud improved ou previous days; tbe market closing steady. CUAKLEBTON, Doe. 2D.—Salt & of cotton to day 2,000 bales; sale* of the week 8,000, and receipts 15,000. The market closed Ann, with an advanc ing tendency. NKW YOltK, Dee. 20.—Sales of cotton to-day 1,000 halos; market firm. Flour firm, with Halts of 9,500 barrel*. Fork dull,at $lO to sl6 60; prime sll to sll 75. Sugar Arm. ut BJ.{ to BJ/£c.; Musco viulous 7 to 7J4c. Molasses Arm at 52 to 55 cents. Freights on cotton to Liverpool dull and declining, at 7-82 to SAVANNAH, Dec. 29.—Sale* of cotton to-day 1,200 bales. The steamer's nows caused uiorc firmness, an improved demand, and a better feed ing in tlio market. Sales of tho week 4,000 hales. Receipts of tho week 19,960 bales, against 13,950 bales same time last your. Increase in receipts at this port 17,730 bales. Increase in receipts at all ports ahead of last year 350,000 bales. Stock 89,380 bales. CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.—Corn Ann at 50 cents. Oats dull at 60 to 61c. Flour —sules 700 bbla. st $5 30 to $5 40. Whisky—-sales 1,400 bbls. ut 23 to 23}*. Lard 10c. Mess Fork $lO 60. Hogs $5 90 to $6 25. ♦ Pricos of Breadstuff*. OOKHECTP. n WEEKLY BY PALACE MILLS. P*r Bbl. llalfllbl. Qr. ilbi Georgia Mills $5 60 $2 75 $1 40 Kxtra Fine A 60 3 25 1 05 Super Ane 7 60 3 75 1 90 Extra Family 8 60 4 25 2 16 Double Extra 10 00 5 00 2 60 Bolted Meal and Hominy $1 20 per bushel. Largo Ilominy, from Iloui’yCorn 2 00 per bushel. Corn Meal 1 00 per bushel. Bran and Shorts, mixed 1 20 per 100 lbs. Rich Shorts 1 60 per 100 lbe. Five per cunt, discount on Flour will be made to merchtiuts. ♦ Columbus Factory and Mills. OFFICE AT THE FONTAINE WARE Ii OU S E Par Übl. tUirUbl. Ur. UI.L Kxtra Flour ..,..$lO 00 $6 00 $2 60 Family Flour 860 425 216 Superfine Flour 760 376 100 Fine Flour 5 50 2 75 1 10 Five per cent. dDcuuut to merchant*. Coru Meal and Grits $1 00 pep bushel. Finn 100 pur 100 lbs. Rich Shorts 1 20 per 100 lbs. Cotton Yarns, Ostiaburgs, Llnseye, Stripes, Jeans, Ac., Ac. Russet and Black Shoes All the above and of our own manufacture. Nov. 30, 1869. HENRY V.MLIGS, Agent. IVORYOTYPES AND .1 Mi otog rap 1 1 s! TUCKER & PERKINS, OF Augusta, Ga., will open tl< ir NEW I'HO TOUR A FIIIC GALLERY OF ART in Colum bus in a few weeks. Tucker & Perkins’ Ivoryotypes recently introduced in tho City of Augusta,are acknowledged by all who see them to be the most perfect gems of tho Fhotographic Art ever exhibited. Their Cabinet and Life si/.p Photo graphic Fortiaits, in oil and pastel, hic well and widely known in Georgia and the Louth, and they speak for themselves. These, nnd every style of Piaturen known to the Art, they will lx prepard to make in Columbus in their usual superior stylo. iio- Notice will ho given to the public as soon as they are ready for business. decß ts TREMENDOUS SACRIFICES 1 *50,000 WORTH Ok ULY IMS, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, CLOTHING, &c., &c., &c. AT NEW YORK COST! AT G. W. ATKINSON & CO.’S DRY GOODS STORK, No. 70 BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. make a change in our firm anil hueiness on X the first of January next, we will, from now until that date, Bell Goods at NKW YORK COST! Our stock is LAUGH? and COMPLETE, and coni prises as liaudhome a stock of goods us is to be fouud in Hie city. Wo are determined to close tho stock on hand, even at great sacrifice, as we will make an entire change of busineis and dissolve tbe present copartnership on the first of January next. Wo have just received an entire new ship ment of Silk 1 >reS.sos, Embroidered CJol lavs, DeLaines, Prints, &c. All of which will bo sold at net New York cost. Also, just received, a large and elegant stock cf Black Silk Velvet Cloaks, and Black Beaver Cloth Cloaks, fine Goods, at New York cost! The stock comprises an elegant collection of LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, consisting of Silks, DeLaines, Cashmeres, Mori noes, Ac , Ac. Trimmings in great variety, which will be sold at leinarkably low figures, even less than New York cost. Cloaks, Shawls, Ac , a very excellent assortment, at exactly New York cost! GLOVES, HOSIERY, ZEPHYR GOODS, &c. Flannels, Operu Flannel*, White fiilk Warp, Ac. CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES Heavy stock, ail grades, variety aud patterns. Satinets, Tweeds, Beaver Cloths, Ac. Carpets, Bugs, Druggets, &c. Blankets, Kerseys, Sheetings, Shirtings, and domestic goods of every des- crlptlou. HATS AND CAPS. A large stock of new st> lea for Hoy a and Gents Wo would especially call the attention of plan torn to our large stock of WOOD HATH loriugroes, which we will sell at New York coat. BOOTS AND SHOES. LadRV Kid, Cloth, and Gaiter Boots; Moya*, Mieses’ and Childrens’ Shoes, heavy Calf and Kip hhocM, Negro lirogans, Ac, making u large and complete Nfork, at New York cost. READY MADE CLOTHING. A largo aud well selected stock of Ready Made Clothing, comprising a good collection for gen tlemen's wear. Wo respectfully Invite the public to giro us an : early call *, at the same time we assure them that we Intend to sell our largo stock ly the first of January next, and are offering goods at lower prices than we have ever lie lore add them iu Columbus. Our terms will bo strictly cash when the gooda are delivered. We would regard it as n special favor for all indebted to us to call aud settle, as wh wish to close our business as speedily as pos sible, and at least by first of January next. G. W. ATKINSON & CO. Columbus, Nov.'JH-tf A UUOl) ITIUUT t VUTOBKMJRAI liY of a Thief; Jack of all Trades, by Charles Heath*,author of Ixivs me Little; Parties ami their Principles, a manual of Po litical intelligence; The P ditif.U Text Book, containing everything necessary lor reference fn* the Politician and KtatHsmun of tho United Plates. Just received by J. W. PMABK. Fire Crackers ! Firo Crackers ! li w t Boxes TIRK OKACKKKS Ju.t tc.lved lUII and for .al low I), Dac.lli. KAOf.ANI) A HI It OH. TO ABHIVK t OHO *M. Whl.ky, Ol” an I Malaga Wlnea, \ Jv t par .trainer Marianna. Dec. 12—ts TYLEK A MOSeS. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO C I.OTHI NO Ii U YERS ROSETTE, MELICK & CO., No. 1 ZJf> 13road Street, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, Are nuw offering their large stock •f FALL and WINTER CLOTHING. AT REDUCED PRICES. We have in Store the following Goods, with prices annexed: OVERCOATS. 100 Reaver at §25 to 800 UK) Reaver and Cloth 10 to 18 100 Pilot and Cass 7to 10 200 Lion and Seal Skin... Bto 20 250 Satt. and Mohair Gto 10 100 Rlanket and Flushing 3to 5 BUSINESS COATS. 100 plain black Reaver....Bls to 825 100 line and ribbed 16 to 20 500 fey Cas. Sacks and Frocks 7 to 18 300 Satt. and mixt Cass... 3to G 200 Flushing 2.50 150 Petersham Sat 3.00 250 Satt. nnd Kersey Milky Jokts 2to 3 Dress Frock Coats. 100 bile cloth Fr. Coats 825 00 100 “ “ “ 2O 00 100 “ “ “ “ 15 00 100 “ “ “ “ 12 00 100 “ “ “ “ 10 00 Pants! Pants! -150 pairs blk Doe Skin Cass., from 84 to 810 800 fancy Cass Bto 8 400 blk and fey Satt 2to 4 150 blue Satt 2to 21 175 Kersey 1 50 VESTS! VESTS! 300 Fancy and Rlaek Silk Velvet Vests, from 85 00 to 812 00 500 Fancy and Black Silk Vests, from 82 50 to 88 00 100 Bl’lc Satin Vests. 2 50 to GOO 200 “ Cloth and Cassinicre Vests, from 83 00 to 85 00 350 Fancy Cass. Vests 2 00 to 4 50 100 “ Rl’k Sat... 125 to 200 BOYS AND YOUTHS’ CLOTHING! We are now prepared to fit any and all sizes, from 4 years of age to 10. The assortment is complete. 100 Roys’ Gray Satt. Round Jackets, from 82 00 to 83 00 100 Roys’ Gray Cloth Round Jack ets 83 50 200 Boys’ Rlue, Brown, Rlaek Cns inet Jackets, from 84 to 85 200 Boys’ Satt. and Cass. Sacks and Frock (’outs, from 82 50 to 89 100 Boys’ Rlaek and Brown Cloth Frocks, from 87 to 814 100 Boys’ Overcoats, from 83 814 150 Pair Sattinet and Cass. Pants, from 81 50 to 8G 100 Fair Black Cassimcre Pants, from 83 50 to 86 150 Pair Cassimcre and Silk Vests, from 81 50 to 84 CASH Clothing Emporium! No. 1 (25 Broad St., COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. li MTS 3.OOOHATS! 3.000 CAPS! Os every Shape, Color, Quality and Style, From QT> eonts to s(>! They arc offered at LOWER PRICES, for the same qualities, than was ever known in tho city. ROSETTE, MELICK & CO., No. 125 Broad Street. Furnishing Goods! Tn this Department we are enabled to exhibit an elegant assortment, viz: 4,000 SIIIRTS made by tho best manufacturers; White Linen Bosom SHIRTS; “ ■ Marseilles “ Linen Cambric Bosom “ “ “ Puff “ Fancy Linen Bosom “ “ .Marseilles “ “ “ Print “ Embroidered “ “ Cheek Linen “ “ GLOVES! GLOVES! Silk, Kid, Calf, Buck, Dog Skin, Wool, Cassimere, Cloth, Berlin, and Buck Gauntlets. UNDER SHIRTS AND DRAWERS Os Cotton, Wool, Lamb’s Wool, Cashmere, Shaker Net, Shaker Flan nel, Merino and Gray Mixed; 4,000 Cravats and Scarfs ; 0,600 Suspenders and Half Hose; 2,000 Pocket Handkerchiefs; Silk and Linen Cambric lldkfs. TRUNK DEPOT, n "- ]?rond. Stroot. 500 Trunks and Trunk Valises, Carpet and Enameled Cloth Bags. For Planters and Traders 700 Suits BLUE SATTINET and KERSEYS. , St ir All those in want of Eirst cluss Clothing would do well to give us a call before making their pur chases, as our assortment is complete ! and tho stock new and made up in * the best styles, all of our own manu facture, warranted well made. It can not be surpassed lor beauty, stylo und iinish by any house in the Southern country. All of which is offered at lower prices for the same goods than can bo found elsewhere. ROSETTE, MELICK & CO. I Columbus, Dec. 9,1859.
