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Y., June 28, 1867,j Mr. It Semmes, Editor of the Memphis liidldin, Memphis, Tenn: Sir: 1 captured tho Chesapeake in De cember, ISC3, at wbioi) timo 1 hold n. war* rant in the Confederate States Navy as Master’s Mate. 1 held also an appoint ment under Capt. John Darker, who was acting under a letter of Marque granted to him l>y the Government. I was or dered to proceed to New York, with a crew, consisting ot seventeen officers ami men, for the purpose of capturing the Chesapeake, she having assisted in the recapture of the revenue cutter Caleb Cushing, which had been captured by I/cut. lie id, of the Confederate States bark Tacony, in the summer ol 1803. Captain Reid and officers were made prisoners on board the recaptured cutter, taken to Fort Preble, in Portland, Maiue, and there incareer at'd. From Fort Pre ble they were removed to Fort Warren, and exchanged in 1861. I proceeded to New York, in obedience to my orders, and with oflicers and men disguised in citizen's clothing, I went on board tho Chesapeake, then plying as a packet be tween New York and Boston, and en gaged passage for tny party; THE CAITUKE. The ship sailed at the appointed hour, and in the middle watch, when she was about twenty miles from Cape Cod, the wind blowing freshly from the southeast at the time, and a pretty heavy sea run ning, 1 gave tho appointed signal to my men, rose upon tho crew, and took pos session of the upper dock of the ship. 1 assumed command of the deck myself, sent my second Lieutenant below to take charge of the engine and fire rooms, and gave him and others ol my subordinates orders to demand the surrender of the ship in the name of the Confederate States, and on no account to injure any oue, unless lie refused to surrender or made resistance. Iqpon seeing my sec ond Lieutenant enter the engine room with two men, 1 proceeded to tho main deck, aud when about midship I heard a shot fired below. I immediately left the main deck in charge of my .lirst Lieut., and passed down to Hie engine room, and from that into the fire room, where 1 found that tho watch had been seized by my men and put in irons. The second engineer had been killed by the shot 1 had heard, and as 1 returned to the main deck, I found his body lying across the threshold of the engine room door. My second Lieutenant told me that upon de manding the surrender of the second en gineer, in the name of the Confederate States, as a prisoner of war, that officer, instead nf complying with the demand, had fired a shot at one of his men, which destroyed his left hand. It was under these circumstances that the scsirnd engineer the only man who was killed on hoard—lost his life. He was interred at about 4r. m. Both offi cers and men regretted that it had been necessary to take life, and a collection was made from among us for the benefit of the family of the deceased. With the exception of this brave fellow, I have never seen a greater set of cowards on a ship, from the master down. Jas. John ston, the chief engineer, was in his state room when ordered to surrender, lie was requested to come out, as uo harm would he done him, but instead of doing this like a man, he opened his door sly, on the crack, and one of my men, sus pecting foul play, sited on him, without doing him any material damage however, when he rushed out in his shirt-tail, arid began to run about the dock. I ordered my men not to fire at the shirt-tail cow ard. He ran below into the fire room, and Crawled up) a hole which had been made for the purpose of passing up dish es from the kitchen to the cabin. He was finally secured. The first mate of the Chesapeake, a Duchman, named Johnson, anil who is now in command of the stea mer, was in, charge of the deck at the time of the capture. When ordered to surrender, he, too, ran, and as lie passed the guards whom I had stationed at the companion way (the passage from one deck to another) he was fired upon, and was wounded in the left arm aud leg. The Captain, Willetts, on being ordered to surrender, ran from his stateroom a roun.l the deck several times, my first Lieutenant firing several shots ahead of him, to heatx him to. lie was finally se cured without injury. This man is now serving as first officer on board the Ma riposa, one of tho Star line plying be tween New York and New Orleans. THE STEAMER ANCHORS' —HER RECAPTURE. Having quieted everything on board, I came to anchor in the harbor of Seal Cove, Grand Menan, according to the or ders which I had previously received; but not finding Captain Darker, rny su perior offieir, whom I expected to find here; I got under way again after a short delay, and shaped my course towards St. John’s, New Brunswick. When about twenty miles up the bay I met Captain Darker, who relieved me from my com mand, and hoisted tho Confederate flag at the fore. I left tin: Chesapeake at bhelbourne, and proceeded to Halifax to procure coal fur her, but during my ab ; scnce she was recaptured, whilst at 1 anchor in Sombrero harbor, Nova Scotia, i by the United States gunboats Ella and j Anna, whence she was taken to Halifax; | the three vessels being convoyed by the I United Stages steamer Dacotah. Arrif j cd at Halifax, she was turned over to the ! Colonial authorities. The delivery to the | United S'Ttes, of both the shift and the captors was demanded of the authorities, I and the case went to trial before the Ad miralty Court. The captors were dis | charged, as lawful tielligerents, and the ship, which in the meantime, had been duiv libelled L-iui e the District Court sit- • HERE SHALL THE PRESS TKE PEOPLE S RIG FT* MAINTAIN, ttNAWED BY FEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN. tiug in admirnltry, for the Southern Dis trict of Virginia, was delivered to the original owners, they paying lief value into court, to abide the decision of tho Confederate court. My second Lieut., and two of niy men, were afterwards ar rested at St. {John’s charged with the same offence for which I have been im prisoned ten mouths without a trial, to wit, piracy and murder, and discharged after a patient hearing by Judge ltichie, on the ground that thoyjhadonly commit ed a (awful act of war. I remained in Now Brunswick} nearly a month alter the capture of tiio Chesapeake, when 1 received orders to report in person at die Navy Department in Richmond. FURTHER ORDERS —CAPTURE OF THE ROANOKE. I arr'vod in Richmond on tho 6th of May, 1864, and whilst in that city was promoted so the rank of “Master,” and n ceived i rders from tin Navy Depart ment to proceed to tho city of Havana, with a crew consisting ol seventy offi cers and men, for the purpose of captur ing the United States mail steamer Roa noke, Morning Star, or Evening Star.— flic Roanoke had been confiscated by tho United States Government, under the confiscation act of 1861, having formerly been one of the line of the New York and Virginia Steamship Company. I pro ceeded pretty much, in Havana, as I had done in New York, and went to sea on tho Roanoke with five officers and four sean.cn as passengers. We sailed on the 29th of September, 1864. The Roanoke was a side-wheel steam er, with a double walking beam, was bark rigged, and of about fourteen hun dred tons burthen, and had a valuable cargo, consisting chiefly of sugar and tobacco. Shchad also the United States mail on board, and twenty thousand dol lars in greenbacks, and eleven thousand dollars in gold. The official letters found in her mail, of which there were about two hundred, went to Richmond instead of Washington. She had a crow of fifty ni'qi, and there were forty-six passengers on board. My own force, as lias been stated, consisted of but nine men. I cap tured her in fifty minutes after leaving port, without a casualty of any bind. I took the ship to Bermuda, but finding it impossible to procure coal for her, with which 1 might run her into a Confederate port for (he purpose of having her con demned, 1 set fire to her ou tho Dili of October, after having transferred her crew and passengers, with their effects, to a brig which had been sent out to me for that purpose by our agent, Major Black. OTHER ORDERS CIO HOW THEY WERE KXE .'LTFn. lii December I was again ordered to report to the Navy Department in Rich mond, in person, for further orders. I sailed from St. George’s, in Bermuda; in the steamer Owl, commanded by Captain MafTft, who landed me (charged with im portant dispatches from Messrs. Mason and Slidell) at Windy Hill, S. C., whence l reached Wilmington on tho 12th, and reported to tlie Commodore of the station. Leaving Wilmington without delay, I reached R chmond on tho 20th. 1 re mained there until the 28th of February, when I received orders to ptocccd on a cruise to the North Pacific. But. as the Department had no ship to give to me, 1 was to rely entirely on uy own resourc es to put inysclf afloat. 1 had been pro moted to t o rank of First Lieutenant Commanding. M. first object, of course, was to get out of the country through the stringent blockade. For Ibis pur pose J proceeded, with my crow, by the Mcclianicsville pike, to Matthews county, where I procured a canoe, and sailed up Chesapeake Bay as far as the Patuxent river, with the hope of capturing a ves sol, iii which to get upon the high seas, where all would be plain sailing. On the first of April I hoarded and took possession of tlie schooner St. Mary’s without firing a shot I found neither chart nor sextant on board, and bill twenty gallons of water; but as good luck would have it, there were some cooking stoves among the cargo, and with the aid of these, and some old musket barrels, I rigged an appara tus by which 1 was enabled to distil a bout three pints of fresh water, per day, per man. On my way to sea, I captured the schooner Emrna, from New Jersey, bound fr rn Norfolk to Bhiladclphia, with a cargo of pine wood. I relcassd her on a ransom bond, and put my prisoners aboard of her, after having paroled them. On the I,2th of April I spoke the English bark Stileta, from Now York for Mata rnoras, the Captain of which being a Maine Yankee, I was enabled to drive a trace with him. He was generous enough to exchange one hundred gallons of wa ter for twenty-five gallons of whiskey. I learned from him that I was sixty miles from Abaco light (the rendei wjll rc collc'ct that I had uo instruments of navi gation on hoard.) On tho 19th of Apiil I ran my little craft into Nassau, New Providence, and remained thel’c until the 21st, having in the meantime armed my tiny man-of war. Proceeding to sea, I cruised to Windward and Turk's Island passages, until the 1 attar part of May, when 1 shaped my course for Port an Prince. Thence I proceeded to Port Rojal, Ja maica, whence learning that the war was over, I tooK my vessel around to the North side of the Island, where I burned her. I sent my officers and men to Liv erpool, where I soon afterwards followed, myself, and in July, 1865, they were all paid off at the office of Commander Bul lock. On the faith of the President’s proclamation of May 2, 1860, which par | doned all officers of my grade, who had | not been in tlie old army or navy —and 1 ! had not been—l returned to ihc f toted | States, and was residing in Savannah, ! Ga., where I bad been engaged in nusi- I ness, when I was arrested, j I have lie in a prisoner since the 15 th lof September, fBCB, and not one of rity I Southern countrymen has called to see ! nte. 1 cannot think it is their intention ; to desert me, though I must say it looks very much like it. lam perfectly desli tuto of money and clothing, and have no i means at my command to pay counsel’s QUITMAN, O hio., AUGUST 9, 1867. fee. By publishing this, sir, you will greatly oblige one, IVlio lias tried to do his duty to his country. 1 remain very rc3geef,full^, i Yours, Ac., John C. Braine, Late Ist Lt. (Jomd’g 0; S. N. THE VILLAGE PlitZE. Tn one of the lovllest villages in, ,o!d Virginia, there lived in the year 175—, an old man, whoso daughter, ed by uni verbal consent to be tho lovli est maiden in all the country around.— The veteran in his youth had been led athletic and muscular above his fellows; and his breast whore he always wore them, could show the adornment of three medals, received for his victoriesjin gym nastio feats when a young man. His daughter was now eighteen, art! had been sought in marriage by many suit ors. One brought wealth—another fine person—another this and another that. But they were all refused by trie old man who at last became a by-word lat his obstinacy among the young men of tho village and neighborhood At length tho nineteenth birthday of Annette, his charming daughter was as aimable aud modest as she was beauti ful, arrived. Tho morning ol that day her father invited all the youths of the country to a haymaking frolic. Seven teen handsome and industrious young men assembled. They came not only to make hay but also to make love to fair Annette." In three hours they had filled the fath er’s command, had brought tho malt liquor of her own browing, which she presented to each enamored swain with her own fair hands. Now my boys, said the old keeper of tho jewel they so much coveted as lean ing on the ir m pitchforks, they all as sembled in the cool of the evening; now my lads, you liavo nearly all made pro posals for my Annette. Now, you See, I don’t care anything about money or talents, book learning nor soldier learn ing. 1 can do as well by my gal as any man in the conn tty . 1 want her to marry a man of rny own grit. Now you know, or ought to know, when I was a young ster 1 could beat anything in all Virgin ia in (lie way of loaping. 1 got the old woman by beating the smartest man ou tho Eastern shore, and I havo took the oath, and sworn it, that no man shall marry tny daughter without jumping for her. You understand me, boys. There’s the green and here’s Annette, he added taking his daughter, who Blood timidly behind him, by the hand. Now, tho one a-* ,i"nuw Hid farthest ou a “dead level ’ shall marry Annete Hits very nigi.t This unique address was received by the young men with applause. And many a youth of trial east a gl-nee of anticipated victory back upon tlie object of chivalry. The maidens left their looms and quilting frames, the children their noisy sports, tho slaves their labors and the old men their arm chairs and long pipes to witness and triumph in the suc cess ol the victor. All prophesied and wished that it might bo young Carroll. He was the handsomest and best humor ed youth in the country, and all knew that strong mutual attachment existed between him and the fair Annette. Car roll had won tho reputation of being tlie “best leapor ;” arid in a country where such althetic achievments were the “sine qua non,” of man’s cleverness, this was no ordinary honor. The arena allotted for tills Viymonial contest was a level place in the front of the village inn; arid near the centre of a grass plat reserved in the midst of the village, denominated “tho green.” The verdure was quite worn off at this place, by previous exorcises of a similar kind, and a hard surface ofsand more benefit ting for which it was to bo used, supplied its place. The father of the lovely, blushing, and withal happy prize, (tor she well knew who would win,) with three other patri uohal villagers, were the judges appoin ted to decide upon the claims of tho com pelitors. The last time Carroll tried his skill in the cxereiso, ho “cleared” to use leapors’ phraseology, twenty one-feet and otic inch. Tho signal was given, and by lot the young men stepped into the arena. Ed ward grayson, seventeen foot cried one of his judges. The youth had done his utmost ; lie was a pale intellectual student, but what lias "intellect to do in such an arena ? Without a look tit the maiden he left the ground. Dick Douldcn, nineteen feet. Dick with a laugh turned away and replaced his coat Harry Preston, nineteen feet and three inches. Well done, Harry Preston! cried the have tried hard for the actes and homestead. Harry also laugh oil, and swore ho only jumped for the fun of the thing. Harry was a rattle brain.fellow, but never thought of matri rnoriy. He loved to walk and talk with Ann tte, but sober marriage never en tered his head. He only jumped for the fun of the thing. He would jjot have said so if he were sure of winning. Charley Simms, fifteen feet and a half Hurrah for Charley ! Charley 11 win ! cried the crowd good humorcdly. Char ley was the cleverest fellow in the world His mother advised him to stay at home and told hirn if he ever won a wife she would fall in love with his good temper rather than his legs. Charley,, however made the trial oft!:": latter's capabilities and lost. Many refused to enter the lists altogether. Others made the trial and only one of tho '.capers yet cleared twenty feet. Now, cried, the v il lagers let’s see Henry Carroll. Pe ought to beat this, and every one appeared as they called to mind the mutual love of the last competitor aud tho sweet .Annette, i as they heartily wished hissiicsces. Ilcnry stepped to his post with n .uni I read. His eyes glanced with confidence around upon the villagers, and tested before the bound forward upon tho lace of Annette as if to catch therefrom that .spirit and assurance for which the occa sion called. Returning the encouraging glauco with which lie met h:a own with a proud smile upon his lip; !;b leaped forward. “Twenty-one feet and a half ! shouted the multitude, repeating t|ic announce ment of one of the judges tvVeutjf- qnc feet and a half ! lleury Citrroll forever 1 Annette and Henry ! , • Hands, caps and handkerejiicfa waved, oyer the heads of the spectators, and the eyes of the delighted Annette spark ling with joy. When Hoiiry Carroll moved to his station to strive for the prize, a tall gen tlemanly man, in a military undies frock coat who had rode, up to the inn, dis mounted and joined the spectators, tin perceived while tho contest was going on, stepped suddenly forward and with a keen t.-y e mcmmi'od’delibcratcly the space accomplished by the last leapor. lie was a stranger in the village. Ilis handsome face and easy undress attrac ted tho eyes of the village maidens and his manly and sinewy frame, in which symmetry and strength were happily united, called forth tho admiration ol the young men, “Maybe stranger yon think, you can beat that,” said one of tho bystanders, remarking the manner in which the stranger scanned the arena, “if you can leap beyond Henry Carroll you’ll boat the best man in tho Colonies.” The truth of this observation was assen ted to by a general murmur. “Is it for mere amusement you arc pur suing this pastime,” inquired the youth ful stranger, “or is there a prize for the winner “Annette, the lovlicst and wealthiest of our village maidens, is tho reward of the victor,” said one of the judges. “Is tho list open to all ?” “All, young sir,” replied the father of Annette, with interest his youthful ardor rising as lie surveyed the proportions of tho straight limbed stranger. “She is the bride of him who outleaps Henry Car roll. 11 you will try you arc free to do so. But let me tell you Henry Carroll has no equal in Virginia. Hero is my daughter sir, look ai her and make your trial.” The officer glanced at the trembling maiden about to be offered on the altar of her father’s m nomania, with an ad miring eyo. The poor girl looked at Henry, who stood by with a troubled brow, an imploring glance. Placing his coat, in the hands of one of the judges, lie drew a sash he wore be neath it tighter round his waist, and taking tho appointed stand made witli outeli’ort the bound that was to decide the misery of Annette. “Twenty-two feet and an inch!” shout ed the judge. 'The shout was repeated with surprise bv tho spectators, who crowded around the victor, filling the air with loixl min ium's from those who were more nearly intere .ted in the happiness of tho two lovers. The old man approached and grasping his hand exultingly, calleiLhim son, and said lie felt prouder of him than if lie were a prime. Physical activity and strength were the old leaper’s true pa tents for nobility. Resuming his coat, the victor sought with his eyo the prize, although nameless and unknown so fairly won She leaned upon her fathers arm pale and distress ed Her ldver stood aloof and mortified, admiring the superiority of the stranger in an cxerc sc in which lie prided himself as unrivaled, while he hated him for his success. “Annette my pretty prize,” said the victor, taking her passive little hand, “1 have won you fairly.” Annette’s cheek became paler than marble ; she trcinbed like an aspen leaf, and clung closer to her father, white her .drooping eyes sought the form of her lover. His brow grew dark at the strau gei'N language. “I have won you, my pretty flower, to make you a bride. Tremble not so vio lently : I mean not myself to Wear so fair a gem next to my heart. “Perhaps” and he cast his eye inquiringly, while the current oflif'c leaped joyfully to her brow, and a murmur of surprise ranjlhio’ the crowd “perhaps lliore is some favored youtlnunong those who has a higher claim to thi jewel.’ 'Y r ou s’f.’ lie continued turn ing to tho suprised Henry, “1 think you were the victor in the lists before me. I strove not for the maiden though one could not well strive for a fairer, but from lovo of tho manly sport in which I saw you engaged. You arc the victor, aud as such witli the permission ol the large and worthy assembly you receive from my hand the prize you have so well and nobly won. , Tlieyoilth Sprang f rward and gt'aspcd his hand with gratitude, and the next moment Annette was weeping for joy upon his shoulder. The welkin rang with the atjfcla'q'afmqs of the delighted villagers, arid amfd ihc temporary excite merit produced by the act the, stranger withdrew from the crowfl mounted his horse aud spurred him at a brisk trot through tho village. That high) Henry and Annette were married, and the mysterious and noble hearted stranger was diauk in overflow ing bumpers of rustic leverage. Iu process of time was born unto the married pair sons and daughters, and Henry Carroll had become Colonel Henry Carroll of Revolutionary fame. One evening having jest returned home after a hard campaign as !u was scaled with his larnily on the gallery of his handsome country house, an advance courier rode up and announced tho aji proocli of Gen. Washington and suite, informing him that lie should crave . hi - hospitality for the night. The necessary directions were given in inference to the household preparations, and Col. Carrol! ordering his horse, rode forward to meet aud escort the distinguishedguest whom jhe had ever yet seen although serving in the same widely extended army. That evening, at Pie table Annette, now become the dignified matronly, and 1 still l a'Vdsome Mrs. Carroll, could not | keep her eyes from those of her illusiroits j visitor. Every moment or two she I would steal a glance at his commanding j features aud half dou! t'ng'y aud hall [63.00 per Annum. NO. 27. shake her head, and look again to be still more nuzzled. Her absence e,f railid.qliid at Icnglli became evident to her husband, who in quired affectionately if she were ill. I suspect, Utdef'fil,,, slid .tile General who l)wn for some time with a quiet riuianing smile observing tlie lady's curi oils ami puzzled survey ofhis features, that Mrs. Carroll recogtnzes in me an old acquaintance. And lie smiled wth a myateiious air as he gazed upon Loth alternately. ~ The Colonel started, and a faint mem ory of the past seemed to be revived as lie gaz and, while the lady rose iinpiiteivel.y from her chair and bi nding engeWjJ ,for ward over the uni with clasped hands and an eye of eager, inquiry fixed upon him, who stood for a moment; with her lips parted. Pardon me fliy dear madam, pardon me, Colonel 1 must put a end to this scene I have became in spite of camp-fare and hard usage too upwieldly to leap again twenty-two foet aiu! one inch, even for so fair a bride as the one 1 wot of. Tho recognition, with the surprise,de light and happiness whiqh followed are left to the imagination of, the reader. General Washington was indeed tho handsome jqntng leap r, whose mysteri ous appearance and disappearance in the native village of the lovers. Is Still tradi tionary; whose olaim to substantial bona fide flesh and blood was stoutly contes ted by tlie village story-tellers, until Ihe happy denouncement which took place at the hospitable mansion of Colonel Car roll. A Game Dinner, Shortly after the war ivith Great Rri ain, an aristocratic Englishman built a residence in the vicinity of Fort George, on the Niagara frontier, and, in conse quence with the old country idea of ex clusiveness, lie enclosed his grounds with a high light hoard fence. Hero ho lived like an old English gentleman, one of the olden time, with the exception that none l ut the elite of tho province the officers of tho neighboring garri sons were permitted to pass his gate. There was a very good underslanding between the officers at Fort George and tho men were permitted occasional ly to visit back and forth. Among the American soldiers was a queer chap who stuttered tcrr'iblv, was fond of hunting, and was always getting into mis chief. • ■ One day this eliap took the small boat that lay moored at the foot of the fort and > rossed over to the Canadian shores to havo a hunt lie wandered over seve ral miles in tho rear of Fort George without meeting any game, and on his return, seeing a crow within tho enclo sure of the aristocratic Englishman, lie scaled the high fence, fired, and brought down his game. The Colonel witnessed the transaction, and advanced vvhjlo our soldier was reloading. He was very an gry, but seeing tho Yankee standing with a loaded gun in his hands, ho gulp oil down his anger for a moment andask ed him il he had killed the crow. “I am sorry,” said the Colonel, “for ho was a pet. By the by, that is a pretty gun -will you he so kind as to lot me look-at iff” i*. The soldier complied \sSlh the request, 'file Englishman took the gun and stop ped back a few paces, and then broke forlh into a tirade of abuse, concluding with an order to stoop down and take a bite of the crow, or ho would blow his bruins out. Th:> soldier explained, apol ogized and entreated. Jt was no use. Tho Colonel kept his finger on the trig ger and sternly repeated his command. There was shoot in the Englishman’s eye; theie was no help for if, ami the stuttering soldier, stooped down and look a Idle of the crow, I 11 b swallow it he could not. Up earnc his breakfast, and it appeared ns if be would throw up his toenails. The ,Englishman gloated over (lie mis ry.o’f the victim and s.oiled conq * iFently at every additioral heave. W hen lie got through , yptniliiig, arid wiped his eyes; the Colonel .handed him his gun with tjie remark, “Now you ras cal, that will teach you how to poach on a gentleman’s enclosure.” The Yankee soldier took his gun and the Colonel might have seen the devil his eye if lie had looked close. Stepped back, he took deliberate aim at the heart ol his host and ordered him instantly to finish the crow. Expostulations, pray ers and entreaties wore useless. There was shoot in the YtU/kco’s eye, (hen. There was no help at hand, and fie took e bite of the crow. One bile ,yvas, snffi : c ent to send all tfie good dinner be bad eaten on tho r.’tmo j'Hirimy with .trio . gar rison fare of t|«i Scluier, arid while trie 1 Englishman Was in the agony of siek t ness Jonathan escaped to tfie American shore. The next morning early, (hecammnnd ant ol Niagara was sitting in his qua-t --er.si Colonel was announced. “Air,” said he, “I tyifpc, to demand the. punishment of one of your men, who yes terday etrered my premises and commit ed a great outrage.” “We have tiirpe hundred men here, ans it would lx: difficult fur me to know whom you mean, ’ said the officer. The Englishman described him as a long, dangling, storip-sbouldcre'd, sin tier ing devil. “Alii I know whom jam ,ipea.n,”jsaid the officer; f'b'L’s always getting into mis chief. Orderly, carl Toni.” Li a few minutes Tom’.filtered and stood as straight as his natural build would allow, while jot a Irucq of, emo tion was visible in hi.s, countenance “Tom,” said the officer, “do you know (his gentleman?” “ Yc-yc yes, sir.” “W here did you see him before?” 'I d-d-dioecT with him yesterday I” An exchange published not long since some verses containing these lines — '■[ met her op the street, Ami she showed her dirts tF5f. v 'The young lady referred to made com plaint, and tuo editor corrected himseli in his next paper. For dirty tie substi tuted dainty. This made matters all right. uSS rOh /itVUiil Vtl »vi IXV HIAHf.f AS' advA&b. , One sfpiare, or IScmA thaertio!i t'wM6lU>wflnfc in«ertUm, *1 Oty j > When advertiaernents art* eoiitinued hr outi uv»*'tn nr It nper. Hie charge will he «*» folfoY’B : 12 Mi n hs. j S I 3 Months. 1 Month. . )U*m #4U* of Square*. »5 oo $lO oo t$ la oo s2n oo 2 800 15 00 25 00 35 00 3 ... 12 00 18 00 I 35 00 45 00 4..... . 16 00 24 00 I 40 00 63 00 5 20 00 35 00 | 45 1)0 60 00 1 Col 'iuii 35 00 65 00 1 80 00 120 00 1 - 60 00 80 00 | 130 00 200 00 i ihiumry nutievs. Tributes of Iter poet, and nil articles ola personal obdracter, charged for as advertiaeHiei'.l’e For aioioiiuciag candidates for office, SIO.OO Not had. About forty y,041 a agp, there lived in Western Pennsylvania tAo old fnrpicn< named Wood arid Osborne, respectively They were near Jicighlinvs,}ii|t inveterate enemies; and if is said they lived almost, in Right of each other for fourteen years Without speaking to eaeli other. Wood urte day went out with a mattock, to dig' up half a dozen stumps that find nevet; I yet been removed from his meadow, luit I finding it pretty hard work; H[ ‘d more over, lint being very loud of work, liq gave it up and returned to the house. Ou tlie way, it occurred to him that, by a Cunning devise, lie might induce his un fi'ietidlj’ 11 fghhor to uproot the little an* uoyaiiooß. ' Acting ou a bright idea occurred to him, ho entered hid house, got bis writing materials, aud ill a dis guised hand, wrote t Mr. Wood —{ am an old man. fast, ap proaching i.ny,end, and I cuillli.t goto my grave without revealing to yon a se cret. When I was a young man, 1 helped to rpbyour grandfather of a large amount of money. I and my partner iu crime buried iivc.lljnuKiim!,dollars of it under the roots of a tree in the meadow that now belongs to you. No doubt these trees have been cut down by this time, but the stumps may. still reiijqjn, Ho was soon ,after hanged f.'oy a tnUraui' he cotnini((ed, aud 1 wap sent to.jn:ifj!)ii for highway rubbery. 1 was hqt lately re leased, and I wish to do all 1 call to along for misdeeds. ,1 send this letter by a person who says (icjitnmys where you live, and he will tiurivv it uto your bouse. A Repentant Criminal. Mr. Wood scaled tins little bit of tic lion, addressed it to himself, aud, when i.igiit come .crept stealtbiljr to Osborn’;] door, ypened it a little w iy, tossed it it and ran away as if Satan was after him. On reaching home he retired to rest, and reposed sweetly till, morning. When lie rose he cast a glance towards h o mead ow, arid, (o (lie. satisfaction, discovered that every stump in ,Ilis meadow bad been dug tip during the /light and pulled out by tin: roots.. Allot' breaklast lie went coglly to wovJt and rolled tin m to gether in a pile, in order to bum them. And iniagt’uc Osborne’s bilteniess nf heart as he passed by on his way to the village that morning saw Wood thus, engaged, and knew he had been duped by him. Ho<la 4Vnter. A few days since a countryman and Ill's recently espoused wife visited the oily for the pipposp of ye ing the ‘sight) While strolling through the streets, lay thought they Qould iiriitfgajn the L x ury of a glass of soda. Entering an apothecary store they made known their wants. , “What kind of syrup ?” asked the mar. of pills. “Wall, I’ll take some < f flic symp ot squills,” the,countryman answered “Wo don't use the kind,” the clerk said. “L knoyr you don't bokasc it’s costly. I will luivo tlio syrup of squills.” Tlifi druggist remonstrated, but all to no purmusc. Ilia custom; rs w mid liuvc squills, pptnarkipg.! “All tlic other syrups is inmlo of sugar, lemon drops, gassapariller ami sucl: things, (o humbug folk'. ~Tlio squills wore produced ;pid our lie-, ram)nested lo pour out li>r Imliself; andj lie did s , taking’ a bountiful sup; I_, ii order to gpt his lyonijy’s worth. The heroine, being asked J’oiy sn< would take hers, raised Ucr I ’e!f.k> the dignity of a city belle, "nd she replied . “Kctkofi ah how I'll try mine without any squills or any sweetnin.” Her wish wilts complied with, for the druggist was nonplusse f at the indiqiyn., deuce of the apparently Impp.’ fa T!<ey fondled their glasses, drank an t set down as they remarked "to let it Kettle.’ In pass! ig tie r own opinion on the drinks, they gave unythaig but a favora bio decision in a levy luinqtes our ,her ro began to experience anew interna; sensation. "Jerusalem ! what's the matter with' my stoniagi) liofoio .mii ttriswi... ' could bfi fetijrpp I.e was four iriilhs off Cape Cod a clear ease of nausea mari ua. , .“I’m pisened,’’lio mpftftoil. “Only mar , pc 1 litre c days and got to die ! Pump it out pi m * Hitch idyl’ I’ll g v ; a doeto, lift v cents to save my life,!” , The wife 101 l an her knees and allcpip t and to corn I! Ti, her husband, but lie wa not to be cheeked ; and not until tin last of the squills Imd left him did lie en tertain iv Imp*’ of remaining in this world . The cciip’o Ic"t the store,, vow qg ven geance aga it s the njafityho toll then ti call for squills to sweeten their soda. ‘I say, l’at, are ye nslapei” ‘Divil the Slope.” ~ 1 ' I’hiu, be after lii.ding’ me a quarthcr.' ‘l'm aslape, be tahci a.’ The Indians arc busy collecting their poll tax in tlio West. Tin y take it out in hair. Goon. —The Jsinisville ■ fonnnl snys . The cost of .&\ f things wt this time is .re ntal kahly high. Tiiat ol our Government is enormous. And vve get a very mean article for our money. i Hanging a mackerel to your coat tad I and imagining yourseil a whale const!* ! tutes codhsh agigtonruiv. _ The hoy who undertook to rile a Imrse radish is now practicing on a saddle ol mutton. Tfie nuti.bnr of immigrants that have I arrived at New York from Jan miry I, to | July 20, is 1i6,835 against du ling corresponding period of JbOti. The greatest organ, hi the world is the organ of speech in women—it's an uig.iu withtiut slops. The body of .Maximilian, after he was. shot, measured six loot and Him inches. H.s heart, it is silted, was unusually large. _ The seven year locusts have appeaieif | in puitToUs o! New Jcrecy.