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VOL. IV. ALBANY, OREGON, JULY 26, 1872, NO. 47. pKinj) fjifgiiSfct PVHfcHintD KVKHY KHIOAY, By COM.. VAN CLEVE, IVf REGISTER BUILDINGS, Cora r fVirj dud Fir4 Streets. TERMS One year six months Single topics IN ADVANCE. Three doltere. '. Two dollars. Ton cents. ADVERTISING KATES. Transient a lvortlemailt,jiCT satiate of ten lines or tea, Ursl biMtUM t- ' subsequent hixoiHoii tt Larger ivlver ttooraents Inserted " tin most u!nu tonus. JOB WORK. Hiving awatvthl new type, work pt col ored inks Birds, a (ioplontatwwr, etc., we are prepare" I to cm- ute (111 kinds of prlnt- Ing in n better maimer, mid Hfty per cent cheaper ili;m ever before oflorod in tuts city. An lit (or the Heufcrter. The following gentlemen are authorize 1 to receive m'i 1 receipt for srthscriptlons, advci-ii-in .'. etc, for (bo HaMBiTKit: Hiram Smith, HarrMnwg. l. 1'. Tmivpklns, Havrttwrg. Holer Home, Brownsville. MM!. Kirk. BlOWtlSYitlo, .1. It. Irvine, Solo. T. 11. Be', nobis, Miilom. I. P.i'isher, Sin Francisco, I. p. Porter, she Id's Station. , , rbitrbor A Wells, Bnonn Vista, Poll o Chan. SH'kell, Jacksonville. BUSINESS CARDS. a. ji. KtmtEi i.- ' ""int. MIT'IS-:M. & KOLSMI, Attorneys and Counselors nl Ijiw, OOLICltt K8 IX OHANCHRY ASDPRl X -O tors in admiralty. Ulneo over tbe old post office, From street, Portland Oregon. Jv f. C, l'ow 1 LI.. 1" nunc. POWELL k FLISX, Attorneys iiinl 'onn)iPlorH nt Law, 4 M KOULTTORH IN CHANCERY L. j Fllnu notary public), Albany, Oregon. CoDeetlona and conveyunfiul promptly tended to. j . li. C'B.VNolt. K. II. IIl'MI'IIHEY. Kotarj' PabHo. CRANOR & BI5 MPRIIEV, Attorney . mid 'o:mHel!or Ijih, ALBANY, OREGON". Office lu PiUffalll brick, up slairs. 5v4 )il:. w. GRAY, s. i. s., I ltAlUATE OF t IXC1V I nntl liMitiil College, Makes i'. e.mt X .v '((' A" tirvrt ''' i f riii!' fur Ar-Olit-iiil Teeth. il!-i, iIikvs all work in tile line of bis profession In the licst and ntot approved method, and at as rnusonalile rates as ran lie had elsewhere. N'ltrous oxide administered lor the pain extraction of teeth if desired, twice hi Parrlsh brick block, up staii. Residence llrst house south of Congl'egatloniUcliuivli, fronting on court house block. J73-1S W. O. JONES, m. D., BOMEOFATHIC PHYSI3IAN. OFFICE ON" FriiST STICK ET, OJfHdoor west of Broailalbini In llnrklmrt's two Ktory brick (upstairs), over tiro. TiutcII's store. 1!ksiiik.mk First bonsvwest of tbe Methodist ctinreh, Alhany,Or. Iv4 LEFFEL Ac MYERS' WaterWlxeela SP1IKIUCAL FLUMES, Anil Wenernl Mill Mncliinery. ! J. F. BACKENSTO. Agent, 51t8 Albany, Oregon. v. 8. DUBOIS. w. n. .MYVLLoat. N. S. OF BOIS &. CO., H AYE OX HAND AXI CONSTANTLY receiving a large slq-k of WrorericH mill I'rovlNlonit, Wood and willow ware, tobacco, cigars, oonfoctlonory, Yankee notions, etc., etc., Wholesale and retail, at lowest rates. Opposite It. C. Hill & Son's drug store. Albany, Oregon. iMvt ALBANY BOOK STORE. Eatabllabcd in E. A. Frccland, DEALER IN' EVERY VARIETY OF miscellaneous Isxiks, school liooks, blank hooks, stationery. Books IniiKirled to order at short notice. Allxmy. Icc. 3, 1870. TURNING TURNING. I AM PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS Of turning) keep on hand ami make to order rawhldc-lietloincd chairs, and spin lilhg wheida. Shop near the "Abignolla Mills." John m. metzler. Albany, Nov. 8, 1808-1 ALBANY BATH HOUSE. fltHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD UK J. gpectfnUy inform tbe cltlzensof Alliuny and vicinity that ho has taken charge of this establishment, and by keeping clean rooms nnd paying strict attention to busi ness expects to suit all those who inn v fa vor him with tholr patronage. Having heretofore nrriodan nothing bat Flrnt-e laws Hair UreiMlnK Nnloona, lie expects to give entire satisfaction to all. Children's and ladles' hair neatly out and shampooed. Scpt.IO-y JOSEPH WEBBER. FURS ! FURS! FtTRS! ASH HI. A IN, Y0UJ10 4 0 W&CO. Albany, Fob. 9, 72-KU BUSINESS CARDS. JOHN CONNER, BANKING AND Exchange Office, Al.ltAS Y, OltCGON. IITS UKCKIYKD SUBJECT TO at sh'ht. allowed o thuuilcpositsin rain. .... 11....H I S..,. W. ...i,. i, ., jmil New York, for side nt lowest rules. ( 'nl lections madeand promptlyTOUiltted. Holers ti. W'. Corbctt, lleniy Failing, W. 8. iJtdd. Ranking bonrs front s a. M. to 4 P, M. Albany, Feb. l, UIMUvS MILLINERY, DRESS MAKING, LADIES' AND IIIILDKEVK FURNISHING HOUSE! T MIK UNDERSIGNED HAS OPENED A new stock of uilUiuery goods, Irini- niiims, wines' mm chililirns tnrnisnuig goods, of all kinds, of tbe latest and most fashionable styles, which sbe offers to ilio ladle of Albany and surrounding country ui i Ik; lowest rates. In Ibo Drees Making Department I fruaiiinti llbenil. entire satisfaction. I liarges My detcrminallon ladng to give satisfai tlon' in style and quftllty of work and prices, I ask a Share of public patronage, fall at store Opposite A. Carothors & Co., First si iwt, Allmnv. Oregou. MIIS. ft. 1). fiODLEY. fciT Agent for Mi. Ctirpenter'a ( ki.k BHATKP Oukhh MonilL, Nov. 4,7l-9v4 MARBLE WORKS. SO.ROE & STAKER, Dealers in Moniimenls Obelisks, Tombs, Hettd am! Foot Stone, ExQiniteu in California, Veriannt Marble. and Italian SALEM, OltECOX. UBAM'il KHOl' AT A1.DAM . C I T Y 51 A K K E T , FIRST STBIXT, AMIAX Y , Oil Hv. J. L. HARRIS, PROPRIETl lit, w ni-L EXDEAVOK TO KEEP CON- lantly on Hand a lull supply ol AIX lilNHS OF .HDATN, Which w ill l of the very iMist quality. The higlleat market price paid for beeves, boss and sheep., Third door w est of Ferry, on south side of First street. J. L. HARRIS. Albany, lice. 13, 187H5V4 J. W, Viin Ofii Rcrirh Ji. D.. WORK DOCTOB, ! SALEM : : : OREUOX. MY' Ions experience in diseases ratified by WORMS, enmint lie surpassed by I any physician in Europe or the United States. Olllce rooms, Nos. 38 and ,'RI, over the Post OAtoe. SSKT Consultations mid cxniulmitions fmnj ehnrfr. v4n80m6 ' Albanj Collegiate Iniitltnic, ALBANY, OBEUON. tTMns INSTITUTION WILL REOPEN ON JL Monday, September 4, 1871, with a corps of teachers cnimhle and earnest. Instruc tion will lie thorough and practical, and the system of order nuur'usscd. Forpar lloulars address it. K. WARREN. A. M., PlWldont ; or, Rev. E. II. OEARY, 1. P.. Allmny. Tlio Eyos i The Ears ! DR. T. L. GOLDEN, Oenllnt nnd Aurlst, Albany, Oregon. DR. GOLDEN IS A son of the noted old opthalmic dK-tor, S.C. liolden. i Dr. liolden bus had expetienee in treating the various diseases to wbton theeyenndeararcsubjeot.andhfels contldent of giving entire satisfaction to those wbo may place themselves under bis rare. April 18, 69. DR. E.O. SMITH, DENTIST, HAS LOCATED IN AI lmny, and is now rrady to wait on the citizens of At Isinvnnd vicinity, w ttli a new Invention in dental work. It consists In supjx n t log t he plate to tbo mouth without covering tlie whole roof, as heretofore. Those wishing art itlcttil teeth are requcst ed to rail and examine for themselves. Also, plates mended, whether partially broken ordlvidod. Toeth, extracted with out iln. Ofllro over TaiToll's stoixi. All work warranted. 7v4 Paper-hanging, Calceminlng, Decorating, dec. FM. WAD8WORTH will give prompt . attention to all orders for Paper hanging, Caloeminlng, Decorating, Ac., in this city or vicinity. AH work executed in tbe latest style, In the best manner, and at lowest living rattis. G&'Ordcrs left nt Furniture Wnrerooms orCtios. Mealoy will rteelvo pompt atteatioq, jovl BUSINESS CARDS. At North Brownsville, KIRK, HUME & CO., ARE STILL M.I MM; GOODSi CLOTHING, DKY BOOTH, SHOO, IIAI.IIW VHl , UBOCEBIIK, XOTIOSN, KT'., ETC., of which they keep on hand a full stock, ami me aide' to sell nt !( rates, as nsunl, for 4'nsli or I'roduec. Will also lie able to buy and sell (Indus of nil kinds, or attend to storing nr for warding It at their Warehouse In Halsey. (ilveusatrial. KlilK, HUME A 00. FRANKLIN MARKET, ALBANY? OREGON, J. It- IIEBBOA', Proprietor, AGAIN, AT THE OLD PLACE ON Front street, propose to furoisb all wbo apply with nil kinds of MEATS, at the lowest uinrkct rates. By strict attention to business be bopes to give general satis faction to ail w ho may favor biui with a call. (W" Highest market price paid for POULTRY. J. It. llERIlltt. n3fl'4 SETTLEMIRE'; NURSERY, Klx it i!cs Koiilli or Albany, I.inn '., NEAR THE RAILROAD. I SOI )K persot somiTT Tin; attention" of all ms desinnu to lmreliase fruit trees to call and examine toy sloek, which is coniiHiseii ot iiie targosi and tiest selection in the Slate, cbnslsllllg Of apples, pears, cherries, pliiins, prunes, gluiKis, biatiklmr ries, eurnints and rose". Also, ninck and Willie walnut, Englisb walnut, blekorv, poan. iedim'1, honey locust, liackbeny, and a nnmlier of other varieties of trees and plants too numerous to mention, all of which are olfered nt low rates. HENRY VV. SETTLEMIRK. Iiec. 17, 1870-11 WM. PETERS, MAN I'KAtTV ItKtt OF Carriages & Wagons Of livery lies, rlp'ioo. ALBANY, OREGON. MANUFACTURES and.aH styles of TO OliilKU ANY Wtiais, Carriages, Harks, ,c., at ns reasonable rates as tlie use of goofl material and flint -class work will Jns- iiiy. llcpnii'lng neatly and expeditiously done ar low nuea. Shop on Ferry betw een First and Second stivcts. WM. PETERS. Albany, Mny It). 1872-30 DR. VAN i'LEVE'S Mum AMoiinal Snpprter ANP- I I'EBJXB BEUt'LATOR. rpilK MERITS OF THIS INSTRUMENT X consist principally in the snpjmrt It gives to the alidomen'and spine. The belt Is broad, supiKirted by snspondorfl lmsslng over the shonldcns and kept in sliniw by self-gencmtlngOalvaniePtatoSjWhlchgivc a lilcasnnt cunvnt. The Regulator is also flalvanlr; Its Cnp andNoy.'.liwiiiv made of Silver; its Stem, (if Copper and Zinc, is hollow, that Injections may Is1 thrown through It, or Into the neck of the Uterus. It can lie so regulated by It thumb-Screw as to meet any mal-posl-tlon of the Uterus, and Is unequalled In mi 'din;; any form of female discus,'. Price, fji"). Patented August IV 1871, by W. S. Vou Clove, Centmlia, Illinois. Territory for Hide, or will receive Boynlfy for innniifnelnre. For State or Territorial rights to manu facture and sell on the l'acltlcCoist, apply to COLL. VAN CLEVE, Allmny, Oregon. Motico. OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAILROAD Comimny, Ijind Peinirtinent, Port land Oregon. April 5, 187J. Notice is beivbv Itlven. that a vigorous prosecution will 1 instituted against any anil every person who trespasses upon liny Railroad Ijind, by cut tlngaud removing tlnilx'rtliuivf mm iK fore the same is BOUtillTof IheConnia ny AND PAID FOR. All vacant Ijind In odd numljcivil 10C tlons, whether surveyed or unsiirveycd, wilhln a distance of thirty miles from the line of the road, lielongs to the Couiimny. I. R. Mt HIRES, 34v4lf ijind Agent. METROPOLIS HOTEL. Corner Front and Salmon Sis., PORTLAND, OREGON. This new and elegant hotel, with New Furniture Throughout, Ls now OPEX TO THK Pl'BU'. Ilntb usn for Uie nreomuiodallou of Onesta. FREE COAUI TO THE HOUSE. Come and See Us, i J. B. SPBENUKB, Propa Oct. 7, 7Mv4 The WUb of Benedict Arnold. BY JAMES PARTOX. Yfc catfh onr first view of this tin Imppy My on a. bright May thy, in 17iS, wlien s-lie took part in a fanions ami splentHU iia-ant at PallmJeiphta. .Mie was a benutitul girl of eigh teen MM Martran t Slirtmou the tbttttliter of an otmlent anil aneleiit. Pliiladi'liihia finnilv, nntl one of the ix'ignittg Wles of that town. Her an cestor were among tlie fint sotileis in Pennsjnanla, anil Iter great griim! fatlier wns the Hist Mayor of I'mla tlel)ltiii. In tlie course of lime the family luul aujtiiml great possessions; and, laying aside the (Miker garb, laid becoHM meKibeTs of the ChlirvU of England, During the eontroversv he tween the thirteen colonies ami fho Kina. (yltieli ended In Uie KcVolntion- iiry war, EMwartl SWppea her faJJieft the Itcatl of the family, was inclined to the King's side. It was May (he LSI h, 1773. For niany months the BritM artny ltail Iteen q.uartcml in rhihdelplila, coin inanded by Maj. (Jen. Kir William Howe. Tlie General had now been superseded tuid Was alioiit to return to England. Tlie officers of the array, a wealthy class who had uottitnir io do, sci.ed the Occasion of his retlro inent to amuse tliemselvei by giving a grand festival in his honoi ; and this was the day on which it was robe held. The alhtir began with a grand regat ta on tlie Delawitie river, or rather a long procession of galleys and liarges, filled with officers and ladies, wjtich were rowed slowly down the whole length of the city'n an avenue form ed by tilt) shore crowded with specta tors, and a line of men-of-war and transport ships, gaily dressed with Hags and streamers. At half past four in the afternoon, the barges be gan to move, tlie oars keeping time to the martial music, and when they had arrived Opposite Market street, they all laid ujioii their oars, while the kind played '-Owl stive tlie King;" after which the soldiers gave lliree cheers. Continuing their course, tlie company were conveyed past the city to where a grand tourna ment was to take place; and it was in tills portion of the entertainment tltat .Margaret Shipped shone. A spacious field, surrounded by troops, had been prepared for tne contest Upon one sine was stationed all the bam s of music in the army. There were two pavilions, with rows of benches, one above the other, filled with the most distinguished ladies of the city. On tin? front seat of each of these pavilions were placed seven of the most beantiftil young ladies Pennsyl vania could boast. They were dress ed iu Turkish costume trowscrs, tu nics and Turbans, and in their turbans they wore the favors with which they intended to reward tlie kniglils who were to contend in their honor. Among these lovely maidens sat Miss Margaret Shippen. One of the knights who figured in the tournament was Capt. Andre, her familiar acquaint ance. Little could either of them have thought, on this bright titty, how fatally their destinies were involved. The trumpet sounded. The herald appeared. The challenge was deliv ered, and the contest occurred ; which ended without loss of blood, to the satisfaction of all concerned. At the conclusion of the tournament the com pany were uslierctl into a inagnillont ball room, decorated, we are told, by eighty-five mirrors, and lighted by thirty-four branches of wax caudles. The ball was opened by the fourteen belles in Turkisli dress, and their four teen knights one Lieutenant Sloper being the knight who led Miss .Ship pen out to dance. At ten o'clock, the whitlows were thrown open, ami a splendid display of fireworks was ex hibited. At twelve, large folding doors, which had hitherto been concealed, were suddenly thrown open, which revealed a gorgeous saloon, twohundrcd and ten feet long, forty feet wide, and twenty two feet high, with three alcoves oil each side. This was tlie supper room. Pimm the table tltere were twelve ItttfwtrtWl lUallAB Ac rim (ro.itc enter. ed the room, a great number of black slaves in Orientid costume, ranged in two lines, bow ed to thejrroiiud. This vast niKii'tinent was one splendor of wax lights, flowers, ribbons, flair mirrors, nnd silver plate. One of the regular tcasts of the occasion was, "Miss Shippen and her knight." Af ter simper the eomiiaiiy returned to the ball loom, and kept up the dance till four in the morning, reaching their lionies about sunrise. The festival, as Maj. Andre re marks, was the most splendid ever given by an army to its chief. And little, indeed, had tltat child' done to deserve it. An old officer of the Brit ish army, who perceived the folly ol paying such extravagant honors to a General who liad won no victories, said sadly: "What will Washington think of all tills.4" Exactly a month from that day the British army evacuated Philadelphia, and away they sped across Jersey, with Gen. Washington at their heels. A day or two aftei a hotly of Ameri can troops marched in, commanded by Gen. Benedict Arnold. All was changed. Tlio red coats had disap pearedblue coats were in the ascend ant; and the new Yankee General was the foremost man in tlie city. Arnold, a vain, weak; man, ever fond of display and luxury, appropriated one of tlie handsomest houses In the town, where he set up a costly estab lishment, kept a great many servants, gate 8ffl6icHcf ditmcw, and malutitin e4 t tairiswiw miligc tlraiw by four horses, a scale of expense utterly 1 your protection for Mrs. Arnold from Incompatible cither with his fortune ; every insult and Injury that a mistalr or his pity. No one, however, knew en vengeance of my country may ex nt tlie time thai, to maintain this cost-1 pose her to. It ought to fall only on ly pomp, he was concerned in speen- one ; she i as good and as Innocent htoom unworthy of an officer and as an angel, and is incapable of doing KviHii-iiiaii, iiiiu -wr.iriinics useu uieiwniiig. ittblic inouev that istssed through his hands. In inviting his guests, as tlie patri otic portion of tin people remarked with surprise, he was as likely to se lect Tories as Whigs. He seemed to court tlie adherents of tin King, nnd he frequently had at his table tlie wives and daughters of public ene mies, wl had been publicly proserili cd, and had found refuge with the en emy in Xew York. Among the fam ilies who attracted ills regard was that of Edward Shippen, and lie was soon observed to nay particular court to his daughter, Margaret- Arnold was then a widower, thirty-eight years of age, just twenty years older than the young lady. Ere long he formally asKcti nor nano irom lier Miner, nntl iter father consenting, lie addressed me (laughter, anil tlwy were engaged. In the meantime Arnold had become so odious by his extravagance, and his insolent, overbearing conduct lo the people, that Congress was obliged to take lognlzanoeof the fact. On the eve of nut marriage lie was ordered lo be tried by a court martial. MissShlp pen, however, was true to her engage ment, and married him five days after, The court martial, as every one knows, sentenced him to be reprimanded by Gen. Washington, and lie was repri manded accordingly. "Our profession," said General Washington to him, ''is the chastest oi'all ; even the shadow of a find t tarn ishes the luslic of our finer achieve ments, 'lite least 4nadveuture may rob ns of the favor, so hard to be ac quired. I reprehend you for having forgotten that, in proportion as you had rendered yourself formidable to your enemies, you should have liecn guarded ;utd temperate in your de jiortnient toward your feliow-citlxens. Exhibit anew those noble qualities which have placet you on the list of our most valued commanders. I will, myself, furnish you. as far as it may lie in my power," with opportunities ol regaining lite esteem of your country," This was more like an enlogitun than a reprimand; hut it dk! not touch lite lata it of Arnold, who went from the presence of his commander, not io regain tne esteem ot ins coun try, but to betray his country. A year parsed away. He was in command at West 'Point, in corres pondence with tlie enemy. Whether she shared her husband's secret during those months of preparation, will per haps never be known with certainty. Just before (lie explosion ot the trea son at West Point, Arnold sent for his wife and child to join him, and 1 have seen the letter which lie wrote to her on this occasion, telling her of the best way of reaching bun, and what houses she could sleep at on the road. Arnold and his wife were seated at the breakfast table, with Hamilton, Lafayette and an aid. In the midst of tlie meal a horseman alighted at tin door; and, a moment after, a letter was placed in Arnold's liauds, which informed hint of his ruin. He con trolled his countenance, rose quietly from the table, aial beeoned his wife to follow him. They went up stairs to their room, w here lay their infant child ; anil there he told her that he was a mined man nnd must fly, that instant, for his life. She fell senseless to the floor. Leaving her there, lie rushed from tlie room, hurried down stairs, sent some one to her assistance, and tlieu returned to tlie breakfast room, lie told ids guests that Gen. Washington was coming, and he must make haste to prepare lor his recep tion. He mounted the horse of the messenger w1k hail brought tlie letter, and galloiedaway. Coi. Hamilton lias left us an inter esting account of Mrs. Arnold's de meanor after her husband's departure. He says site remained frantic all day, and licensed every one who approach ed Iter ol an intention to nnmlcr her child, Site continued, he says, to rave until she was ulteiiy exhausted, lint Col. Burr, in his old age, was accus tomed to give a very different account of the matter, lie had known Mrs. Arnold from her infancy, aial he de clared that she knew all aliout her husband's treason from tlie lioglnning. and lie used to relate a scene which lie said he witnessed nt the house of Mrs. Prevost, whom ho afterwards married, which somewhat confirms his opinion. Mrs. Arnold, it will be remembered, was sent home to her father, escorted by a party of horse, and remained for a night at tlie house of Mrs. Prevost, where Col. Burr was. Mrs. Arnold, he said, burst into a room dressed in a riding habit, and was about to speak to the lady of the house, when, seeing him in the dim light of the apartment, and not recognizing him, sin? asked anxiously : "Am I safe? Is this a gentleman friend?" I' pon discovering who he was, she told them how she had deceived Gen. Washington, Col. Hamilton, and the other American officers by her fraiitie outcries; and slie declared that she not only knew of the treason, but that It was slie who bad Induced her hus band to commit it. Tlds was Col. Burr's story, to which the render may attach tlie credit which la; thinks it deserves. Arnold himself docs not say that she was ijwrtnt of his intention to surrender the fortress. In the well known letter which lie sent back to Gen. Washington from ino vulture, in says: ,'jtroni m Kuown in of The authorities of Pennsvlvatiia he lleved. with Burr, that she was a trai tor. Her papers were seized, and al though nothing was fonnd In them t criminate her, she was not permitted to remain at her fatlier'o house, which she said she desired to do. Her father offered to give security that, during tlie war she would write no letters to her husliand, and send 0 the Government, unopened, any let ters slie might receive from hiui Her oiler was refused, and tlnv order ed her to depart, nnd not to' return during tlio war. llchiir then obliged to join her Jinsband in New Yorkj sue soon recovered her spirits, ami shoiie In society, to use tlie language oi the time, as "a star of tlie first magni tude." In England, too. whither shu accompanied her husband, she attract ed much attention for her lieauty, and was much flattered in Tory circles. The British Government gave 'Arnold, in compensation for his American htm, something less than seven thou sand pounds, and settled upon lib family a jiension of a thousand pounds a year; which was to lie continued as long as the husband or the wife' sur vived. Their family increased iu England. Arnold, 'finding himself pinched upon an income of thirteen hundred pounds per annum, went up on a trading voyage to Halifax; with what success Is not known. It was thought by some that he was glad tb leave England for awhile to escape the contempt In which he was held even by those who hat) employed him. Mrs. Arnold lived to 1801, when slie died, aged forty-three years. That In fant son whom slie liad Imld in her iirmu, as described above, entered tat) British army In 170S, rose to the rank of Meuteiiant-Goncral, and was still living as late as 1851. One of her grand-children U a clergyman in flic Church of England, it is said, a very worthy gentleman, who lias conversed with American visitors iipou hi grandfather iu a rational and becom ing manner. Two of Iter sons settled in Canada, wliero they acquired com petent estates, and were living In 1820. 'Sir, " said a fierce lawyer, 'ilo you. on your solemn oath, swear that this is your hand-writing?" "1 reckon not" was the cool reply. "Do you swear that it don t resemble vonr Writing?" "Well I do, old head." "You take your solemn oath that this writing does not resemble yours hi a single fetter?" "Y-o-e, sir." "Xow. ito'v do vou know?" "'Cause I can't write." ' At tf revival meeting in one of the interior tow us of Mississippi, the minister observed one of tin congrega tion to lie sound asleep. Shocked at such a sight, the good man went up to the unconscious person, awoke him, and asked him if lie was a christian. "Xo," said tlie man, "I am an editor of a newspaper." "Then let iispraj," replied the devoted minister greatly as tonished at such an answer. Boil tOGjctlicr, equal mrts by weight, of glue and molasses ; spread it over common brown aer, while hot, with a brush. Place a sheet of paper in every room in your house. It will capture every fry in the room within the day. The paper can be thrown into the fire and a new one used, when covered with the captured flies. . Just Such Xkioiihors. A man stopped at a tavern for iwt and re freshments, began talking about his journey, Ho liad come from a neigh Iwrhig town ; he was moving away, and glad enough to get away. too. Such a set of neighbors as he had tliere, unkind, disobliging, cross and contra ry, It was enough to make any one Want to leave the place, and lie liad started, and was to settle in another region, where lie could find a different set of folks. "Well," said (lie landlord, "yotr will find just such neighbors where you are going. The next night another man stopped at the Inn, He, too, wns moving On inquiry, it was found that lie came from the same place from which tlie former traveler liad come. He said he had been obliged to move from wlierc he lived, but he did not miial leaving his old home so much as lie did leaving his old neighbors: they were so kind, accommodating and gen erous that he felt very sorrowful at the thought of leaving them and going among strangers, as he could not tell what kind of neighbors he would find. "Oh, well," said tin landlord, "you will find just such neighbors where you arc going." Does it not seem possible that men will generally find algut such neigh bors as they are looking for? Some people are always in trouble ; others "follow pence with all men." Who knows hut we can have just about such neighbors as wo wish for, simply by treating tlnm n3 we ought? Ex chanye. Mr. Brown (flercely--"I owe ytmn grudge, Mr. Jones a grudge sir; remember that !" Mr. Jnne(coolly "Oh. that's iiothimr. I shan't I,., tialafmed, ibr I never know vou to uac ) Wrfanything that yoi; awed !"