The state rights democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1865-1900, November 17, 1871, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text) STATtflUGllTS DEMOCRAT OLDESTliMOCRATIC TOPuPP?""' ' 'WbLISSKD rCERT,.FnDAY,..T , MART. Vy. flOWN. 1 4t 'J KATES OF .ADVERTISING tim -OneJoloms, 4100 Half Calumn,' S0 j '.Quar tor Column, $36. Transient Advertisements pti Scftwrrtl ter line or less Of this lzed"9pe, fi-rst tinsel-Nob, $ ; Bath gobgpquent insertion, - i a iA square Is one inch hi spare dwwn 'rhe- o1 oan, etmntlngnnts, display lines, blanks'. 4e., i solid matter. Xo advertisement to becoBsi(erel lesstthan qnre, and all fractions counted a fullsawre. All advertisements inwrted for a loss period tbaa tfiree month to he regarded l Uaniirtit. : :':,'''r' , ''-: ,- - . s '.-;.. .; ft if 'TO I W 1C III: 111' V mm , OFFICE IN PARISH'S Bl,CCKvfl8$T STBffT. ! VOL. YU. ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NQV.EMBER 17, 1871. NO 14. Mr TO! I S V) I TERMS, in advab : ,Ooo year.,$.1: Six , mntbs, $2: Three months,,?! ! :4,e,0,"n.!,l i0 . ccots;' Suigte Conies,. 12J rent. ' C..rrennd.-ntsttw1qt;ps ?r assumed iKna tito or Mion.rmmii.ir, must make knyijrn their I-Jper name-. t,tbid,ilnr, .or no., action wil be- Riven t their Ciffljninft'evintis. , BU SI N E S S "O XftlJJS . ! -! CRANOR&. HUMPHREY. JflRXETS AXB COUNSELORS AT LAW. x .N. C Humphrey, Notary Public) 'tlr-ncr In Parrish's Brick Buildinjt. np- atair. Ihany, Oregon. YloStf. n. nciAXX Ac co., 4T)0Lr HIDES, LEATHER, AND, (lEXERAt. MERCHANDISE, BOUGHT AND SOLDON COMMISSION. j jlttfjral Advances made on Consignments. . Battery Street. vCoKtrl SAN FRANCISCO. . CHEMEKETA ipUSE, SALEM, tllEGOX. rR. P. EARHART, PROPRIETOR. .rpiUS NEW AXI ELEiJAXT HOTEL. g fupplie.1 with every nnxlern eroinmoila "ih.a. U nuw open fur the revep'i in of guesla. - may2vfin:5yf ,E.. TANDY, . ATTOIIXEY-AT-LAW AXD XOT.1RV Il"HI.ll. UAllRISBrr.U. I.IXX COrXTV, ORFliOX Will practice in the Court tf Linn an.l a.l ji:iiiiS countiiK : an.l will hoy jimkI neoliaMe .aper at a mMi'iiahle UiKMUnt. i-S"7l r. A. CIIBSUWETB. C.rrallU. I. 5t. !IITII. I.iun Co. CHENOWETH &.rSMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Corvallis, Oregon. i-OrFii at the C"urt ll -oi-e. vlm2T C. B. BELI.INCEB. TBEU. BUMBESTCB. BELLINGER & BURMESTER, ATTORNEYS AT ;,AV, No 89 irst Street, PORTLAND, . - OREGON. Sperial attention sien 10 matter in Rankrupt aey and all uuyittu'3 in I nitctl States Courtn. vfin21tf. J. C. MENDENHALL, NOTARY PUBLIC, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE, AGENT. ALBANY. ORE;ON Rent Collected and Taxe P lid f..r Xon-T!ei- der.tn and ntharf . making Keal K-ta'e pairn. etc -tT-Ofliee nest dit.r to Tcle-rapb Office. rOnJItf. T GEO. R. HELM, AqHNFy ANp CCHMSy,OR ATLIAW Will practice in all tbe Courts of thia State. OFFICE: ALBAXT. OREGOX. X..r. II. isro. JCKK KKLSlt. josr.pii h usuj. j KELSAY &. HANNON, ,VrT03NEYS AMD COUNSELORS AT LAW. ALBANY. ORF.IJOX. pirirrt fur Linn Comity. pfSee up stair ia P'ft Office Buililioj. r5nirl. - ' J SETTLEMIER, -5)ri5fi!it and Apojtlary DEALER IX DRUtiS, MEDICINES. OILS Paint'nViudi.w tJl:i. lyeituff. Li.tior, i'unrr Soiip"t 15 rushes, f erfniueriea, Ae. reriptiqps Carefnllr Coraponnded. All art rle and Iru in oar liav Qf 'fiK lc.t aaitr. tiril ctreet, fust Olnee builain", Albany. Albany. A. S. JBU BOl, C10N'?TAXTLY ON' HAND AND RFIV-j J ISii a large tck f 0 r.H-erie and lr.(v(i ai-n., W.mm1 ami Willow Y''are, Tuhapeo,.Cigai. tonfectionerr, Yaiike Nutiour, etc., jtc. Wbolesalo and HetaiL IJ-Oppocite R. C. Hill - Albany. Oregon. Wire, juulllviuJXyl ' r ! . : . . !-. . O. B. RICE M. D., ' ' - f 11YSICIAX A XD L'KGEJjr, ; ALBAN Y. OREGON. JSgrOKeet On Pojitb .idof JIain street. Re-fideuee.: 911 tjie corner of 3ji'i;J and Jialipr Struct. aprJ jv5n3ju. i?l$UZ$ i5D COUXSEL AJ LAW and Notary Public. Special attention given to collections. Oftick Up stairs iu Parrish's Brick. 'Albany, Oregon. , , . TJJnSr.tf. TAjf.E fjOTlCEEVERYBODY. piIIAT WE WILL PAY FOR GOOD BL'T- Jt' TER from 22 to 25 cents per poujid, an,r 29 eanU a doien for tUGb, in trade. A Large Assortment of Crockery Ware. Those who wish goods AT A BARGAIN' bad better give us a call at tbe CASH STORK and cee for themselves. t R. CI1EADLE 4 CO.' v6n45tf. 1 ' ALBANY BATH BJU$! rpifj rjDERSIGXED WOULD RESPCT. M ful'y' inform th6 citizens of Albany and yi p7uity that he basaken charge of this Estahlish jnent, ana, by keeping clean rooms and paying strict attention to' business, expects to suit all jtuose who may fayo'rjim yitb' their patronage. Ilaring heretofore .parried' on njjng but Fir st-Class gair Dressing Saloons, e expects to give' entire satisfaction toajll ,,!tSChildien and Ladie.' Hair neatly cut and shampooed. ' .OSEPH WEBBER, ' ..T3n35f. - - ym ALji k LL PERSONS INTERESTEp ARE R spectlnlly informed thnf' the nndersign . hive now on baud, 'from selceed lots aU tpe j arictie. of ' ' CHOICE SEED Vy HEAT, carefully and separately stored, and for sale on reasonable terms. ? TTnlOtX,., C C. B. COMSTOCK & Co. V. ;.1 ' - Wrif. S. jSkuberuv. Agent. ALL PERSON'S OWING OX SUBSCRIP tion or n jte on account of railroad comple tion to Albany please call and settle immediate ly. ' '" BEX. 1I0LLADAY, T7nG tf. By J. H. Foster. ADVK11T1S K M K.N TS . flNE.?L(WD SHEEP. CPTSWOX.S HAtr BREEDS Hfc-T FOR !'M,li.-s."plY t'.'S. ii. KM- JlSty KHSON, .Moiinliiiii Vi-w, -'yitn ,iatii .1 1 t iara Co.. Cl. r J.tVllX A,NDKlCaM.N. 02 flay i5!.. riiin Kfan;iVa. Junlflinil ATTO(lMEY AT LIAV A!0 NOTftRY rPUpLIC. (S9iO, OREG9N. jffCSnccinl allnti'i iven.ottJie colhotion of IH(c. a' Oounti'. Ar. ilurlOvliplS. JOHNS &"ASy,T St'IO, OUEliOX, Kcal Estate Dcalci AX1. IMPROVED OR INIMIMtOVKIl. i cheaper til Ibe Folk of the Saiitiuui iimii in aur utlier part f the tutv. JrT-n.uire i.f J. M. Johxx. Marion Station, or Uamki Iiabv. .ci". Linn couuly. JOHN CONNER'S BANKING AND EXCHANGE OFFICE ALUANY.OREGON. TpEPOSITES RECEIVED, SUIMECT TO CHECK AT SltSIIT. IntrrcsUl-Vvrd,1on,'firaf,.Pr80sils n Coin. EXCH AXOE OX.rORTLAXD. SAX.fR ,iCO. MC-V.VOKR. t r AN- at ,lowvy t, tii.te. C3LltCTl9JJi,.ApEAf.0-r.8iY ld Rifcr to Feb. l.,l;i-3jl 'InEN'itvit'AiLlxi;. W. S. L.4DO. store at mmw A. CO WAX vt C4.,Pi-p S. H. CXATTGHTON, Agent. Fresh stock Just Received! ID Jcl y GOODS ;! GROCERIES;! CLOTHING, HATS &. CAPS! Iloot and SIori ! GLASS AND QUEENSWfS: Iron, Hardware, &c. U'i.Vl ir.Vf alt he l)'l-ril tf'ift .lll-n''Priret.'i, PRODUCE ,TAK EX JuR GOODS! ; e55r5nr.tf. A..COWAX A CO. WHEAT AND FLAX-SEED DEPOT ! Cleaning aiid.ElfTaljr.: Capacity 10,000 1 Bushels per Dav! 'i ' 150.000 Bnslels W7:eat atedin Store! ; 50,000 Karks f..-.iho'e who wiiht'i.ccl! or rtore with u. i Flax-Seed Contraet.ir f Pionrrr Oil ,Co. will' call on u fr a. ranSlyl. K. CA.IVCWP.HIUT. (THEjJliSTLY : JCELEBRATEP J,:cq;XI7.Ep EVERVWHEKE AS A j FIR5JtCLASS FARM WAGN.! X ot.h'jr Wa;nn hiu a Home n-putatinn r if nut .",liafu ,inaU, and it ii the only wagon that, to.,Kaiu- .inak, and it if the only wagon that ha-b.;'-u ,''-:'' aii'l known to rtan'l this elinate.; lii.a.wi,rd it x inade uf tl:e Let wa'criali and U jct liie wh unieueH wa-nn ium coiuv" hub inar-j . . X, I. .1 .ft . -. .. I . r. f 1 .... n.l . n.l 1 " ; latent do. (M eallc'l) im-luilivl ISLAIA. IOU.M. HI. i Trunin Ai' til. at A hanr. mi rTV P, TTnTTr-Ti" t J. j Liij 1 0 11U U ! ; TT AVE ESTABLISHED AX EXTENSIVE, .JL trewery uuvmeiw in .41.11 AX Y AXD CORTAUfS, J l j Xr. lloack kM pin; the old tand or tally . in '.hany and ilr. Tally urintcmlin the Ea- ;, tahlielnneiit at Corvallts. Beer lurobhed to CAinnwc Awn frivatc camiiijtq i yVV.,u ntu ,.,., n.W1? to order, and f WABSAIPIEDE TO EE TH YEEY BEST ! j ' - , 7 TALLY t JIOl'CK. April H. 1871 vonf. THE FARMERS' UXIOX WAEEHOUSE!! . . . , ; -KT- - ; cucnnie ct a tj r m i wni-wp' w v i win . m be 5n readiness to receive grain on and I ,t the ,&th of Ansii!,- will be fnrnirhed ; ' cleanix j and sVATixti Machine- Backs will be furnished, and tbe HIGHEST ALBANY PRICES . . . will be paid in Cash for (I ruin of all kinds. TMUls for stornge, etc., made known on application at the WHri'boiiHj. au4n51ui3 ' ALMOX WHEELER, Lemee. B. F. RITHHKI.L, Att'y at Law. c. p. runny, ICotary Public. ETJSSELL, Egg!? & WOQPA REAL ESTATE BROKERS, j i .... ' ..-----'-.-- axp COLLECTING AGENTS. Special attention given to the sale of Real Estate. Real Estate Litigation and the Collection of Claims. Office, X. W. Corner First and Washington Streets. Portland, Oregon. Feb. 22, 1S70. ' van28if. FRANKLIN MEAT MARKET FIRST STREET, SSI ALBAJVT, OG'JV. Next Door to A. Cowan & Co.'s Store. J. R. nERREN, PROPRIETOR. WILL always keep the best meat tbe market affords and put it up to suit his customer. aulSvJultf. " J. R. HERREX. HY PAfL PIXME. Turning .oypr.np.Hio jippe vVl secretary jeHtenhty.J,, wiine, ncruws.a piece os knotted V"d.!idd ,.bl v'b bun. Tht? sijitlit of it causiitl, tlio ru! ollection of thirty odd yearto Hp.nie lVushly tip to my memory again. I have taken it otit to-day, 9,npo more to gnxq upon it, and it lies before me on my desk as I write these linen. S'eed 1 say that my mind is now wan derinjy, R'tyay in the mazes of retro- SlH'CtlOIl ? ' W hat ,a, ainvlar l,ife is ours ? I itiw many hopes jail.ns. iio.w many lriht ant,iripaj,vlns never even budded to re nliadoii. Hut. I must not moridi.e. y,bvre,i intend only to JU'II a utory of tlays ss,ne by. ' iialph Moulttiti a,i,d in y sell were 1,1 le sons of farmers. JJur' jaii'is' prop erty joined each , .other's. V.e',vero born 111 the tame moiit,li,:i,trd vtfarand almost upon the same day. '.VejrFW' tip toother as playmates iytd polol fvllow s. and by a strange eoiiieidtiee we both went to the city and entered the same commercial house as i lt-i ks. This pluast'd our parents and was a sotireo of great satisfaction to our selves. Our intimacy had never been interrupted through long years, even by the inosttrivial circumstance. Xo.w that, we were settled in the .city,., we toitk nrooin in comuio.n in our lnyird-jug-JiifViys. We had.no sccrvts from eacji, other, . ami uur'servedly Ypened our hciirls .with nil our hopes and tliv't'clits. We wore hai'iy'. When vat-igon t-aine .we went to , our old .1"n'- al l',c expirati,ti ot our lt-ai .s rvk'T'ied h ' w,tr litii-; a:d Lyok our aX'le .in.llu' same. r.artej;. I wo years, r'J'cti away, a;il Afxl liuiade burjivlvQS jretty lrotdejt ifi r'.i.' 1 ... ". ' . 1 1 t tba business of. pur emotover, aJ;d.I ji0.iji,ik he re;irJed ,ns as .two younq: jjaen of v-ore .than.rdary, promise r i in mercantile ,maltvrs. . At least tbis 1 was the ti-nor of-.k-tjer he wrote U .Jowr deliffhtcd fathers. I uoVt inyiH tjn this in si vainglorious way, lor, I think tt e m-fi ite-i the esteem f f our emyjjier, lr (of ail the clerks) yjj ,.irary to Ins cust.i, Jh);''i ri'-'-were the inoat regular and pun.vtiu.al at; : iwftl 1 ,af home to eveniiy siu-ceed- our. desks. ,Halph nevjtr ,isited a pkce of atusetnent that I did not accompany him. Jlis .lctjaaintances were mine aiso..nd to we literally bad things in cpininoii. There was, perhaps, noth-, iug .iniiSfifil i;i this, considering tlu?: manutfr of oijr former lives, and J only ine.ritU'P it iow when I recall our subsequent estrangem -nt It wast in the beginning of onr third year in .busnjfss, inat 1 Iirst iiiscoy-' t-red l.alph slipping away in his. walks without 'me. i,t wan a new fixation I experienced. ;:nd it gave ipe pain ; but 1 concealed. fpy flighted eujotions and Lore up under it as best I.coulil., We atill roomed together, atif! when'j in each other's society were a-SjCtirdial j as of old. Ve get along this way tjrettv well, and were it not lor an oe- ".- -i e :.. castoiiut i. tnk;tT ui cvimcieuv i" mind me that there was some little! matter changed between us, wc might have lieen contented and Lippy in the obl-time way. ! In the course of my v,:sits I made the a'-quaiiitancc .of J ulja llobart. She was the d,i)i4liter of .a gentleman largely engaged in the grjiin business. .She was a sprightly, bl:ick:fyed girl of eighteen years, Ijiit Iter greatest charm lay in tier powers of conversation; in this respect ,1 preferred lu-r to any young lady 4I. had ever met. 1 had tJeeii visiting lr. JTobart's ibouse for several months and only by accident discoverel that ..y.pu! ton was a visitor there p.lso. Ope .evening I ret,uip,ie,t! jVoijte,ratier later ,t (tan .?tfxl from a visit to Miss IloVjirt, ami was 'surprised to find .Moulton up and read ing a book. ' '.'vl havcAtfeu tpobgrt' to-nig(it, llalpli," I said., .trov'io.tPyself intp:a chair. . wished tp.notiee the eft"ect,of iny spceeb, fqr as yqt not a yt'onl had -passed' letwcqn tis as to on,r ,inutual acquaintance with the llobart tarrniy. i. So I supposed' .he yulelly .rmark- Cd. .'.'Whv did vou .sunuosc Jjo V I asked., ''9r J- 1!'d V1 ,exact,ly like tV,e' ,coil way in which ,he spoXe, "Because yftu go t,e,rea,grcat deal," he ans;cr,ud, iii .t,Ue.s.;w' tantaliziiig manner. "Oh, is that all 5 Ire7liel. "Yes, that's about all," -he r,ijvPlV "I dont understand one .thing, how ever," I continued, and that' is why! you never mei!ti9,ned V? jne that yo'u; visited 3Iiss Ilpbrt' y"hat motiv.e'l could you have lor concealing it ! "If you will answpr .me A questio.n' he said, "1 will .tell you." (.oonleplied,.Vwba.tibit?'J ' ."Why -di,d lyo?, .ever ifli'orfn ?c! Jl,1iat you were visiting Nina Iloba-.t?: )Vha"t tn.Q.tive.c.o.uld yyu h?..ve fojr.cvi cealing it .!'! . 1 vcouid' ep pmili.pg at jis ia enuity', for I pjmly saw the matter would work both ways. "In.(Jetei, I do not know' I replied. "2s,Qr .do I' ftp answered.. "Let us therefore froa the subject, and be sat isfied thafcVe. know smart girl with plenty qf brains." i Months passed a.yay and w,e nyvej-; alluded to 'J ulia j.obart. I till jkept up my visits, an he .did rijkewis.e. We soon began t,o understand each, other's visiting nigbts, and altliovtgh wp ).ad no agreement on te subject, we pev erthelcss arrangyd flur yisits so thjj.t we should not bp t Mr. J lotyart'.s house at the same time. During all this period ruQjt a wor4 escaped 'Jialph that would have led ijje to suppose lie wa more than ordina rily pleased with j nlia iiobart.' so ciety, and 'or niyself, looking back, J can solemnly declare thajb no thought fif falling in love with her had evpr crossed iny mind. ; y inter Jjad cffme, .anJ we werp pretty well occupied witrj parties and various cntertainmept?.. Ralph and j were enjoying ourselves tp our ful bent. - ' I was one day at my desk when Mr. Scorer, our emplpyer, came in and told mg he wished '.o speak Yth tnc. I laid lv,In,,tny.ppn,n,ivl followt;d.hi' into, hi ojiic, wiidHi;itij,.wjiat su t of eMUU'U'.eatiou be, jd to, mitke. "Sit, doAy.n," he Sfnd, Vl.liayo me jliiniJt to say to you." f liqn . lie picked paa, lpWer and ,ooknd,Oyer it for .a J'vtv,.nioineiits, .vbi!ii,be, ettinueil : "jHi(iu mi I believe' j P2'--reri C MUM ;toe.ther( "We do. Jr,".IreiUe;d. "IJft is oftka good deal f'utiilit 'r ""Wel). es, ,V is, sir ; ItMlilitv oomes homr gorfeali)' in jjqd, itrmii,'!. re- pliedi "Yes,"! 4 v'itinu(vl.' "lU4liat,,may be so. but st ill ho is out almost jf.ii'vt tpiitejiightly f" "lW, sir,'" I repliedfr.UftrMV hat Mr. Storer was in earnest abuvVKV'uc thing. "l),o you know whero liegv-es ?'Mo asked abruptly, lying down the letter w hich he bad been holding in his hand. "1 do not, sir," I replied. "lie never tells you, eh ?" "No, sir," I answered, "we rarely talk upon such matters." tV- hy not ' Young men generally d,o. I understand (and here bis face grew stern) that Mr. Moulton spends a great deal of money auioug his fib-nds too much for a young man f correct h:dits Do ,yu knmv where Vv4tain it? Will you tejl . me ':" "jr. Storer," I, rypliud, "you astou jn!i me very ,fjw) : tI was not aware of the fact; to tejl yon he truth, Kali)i and invself fan t go out much tgej.!,er now. .Wa? did.tx piicb ; that is, when we first, yjune to jjie city. 1 don't know w hy it is.Jkit liuveilil fei ent -ways now, joii'Ji we are as good friends as,.'-ver." believe all (!iis,",lw rJjed enrt Ivr';lnit what I wit,'i ti.kii'i.w is, wJijere litt.l-bta'.ii the n;iey .litvjt'ijds.su L'vi - lilv You cai te!l,;;i' r i.i'. ' 1 i 'rpon niy hoiivr. sir," I.,iiiwvd, "I have no.nore i-lea l)$n J7.nrst;!f." ;,TI;ttttwiH do. ;'." be. repji.d w jth rt.vave.f,Jiis hand t a 'igr.iy,Ifial (..he ;ri.frvuv.- had te.rtinated. " ,1 arjfo . and ;'72t to tfy fWK wrli ifcvny ..uusgivings(as.Lo.j.J- li.dph MotjU'i was lea.!iw. urn i;i v riterv lew .w UIi Al r.-Mt'ter. .1 .tHt-refore embraced the occasion tqre- jiatetp him the ,conversativJi of. ir employer. .lie became pii.' augy. ap bwiring it. 'Wiyit busiiM! la be t meillW J)!;nelfj"'i yiy atlairs," hi ti.xlaiinejl, o long .,ns i iloi't U".ol ,fl'?ui .bim.? Let him ak wc for an .c.Tijl.ifi.itioi : I,'!l have-, reply lor hijn tbl.will tnor j, than jttisfy his penurious fli-;pO!.itioi. ,)Ion v !'' he laughed, ':prciti livtle we would hay.- if we lived .on the ijit"-tra'-ly unottrit .,illows,is. I'll teii yoi hat it is. I fj'fi't jjitend re mainitiC much longer. I J;tte mean ness, and eld Storer isismc;in as they usually make Down-VVt'ers.1 "lie careful. ' llalpf!." I interprmod, "don't speak in tbatstelc. 'Tis true, we get but a small s,akiry. but then re memlxr, we are aequiring a knowl edge tlwt .hiU .l.M.:it us hereafter, and you ;uow that .Mr. Storer stands high in the community as a merchant." -Oh, I know all that,"' he replied ; "it's mere clap trap. Of course he iflpds hL'h, but I fancy there are. oth ers equally reputable as liimselt, apd I dare sfiy,i'.ore generous to those, who do their heavy y. ork.M ' Vpp Rtpst at;t as yuu deem bst, I rcpiied,: lean orjly advise you, though I l'c;vr,i:iy adinqnitips will go f jr lit t,le with you."' ."tont priMi(i,ri(ie sneered, JI hate it; it's top .qtuch like your .patron saint, Storer Stick.to him apd much tliauks yoR will get." "I'm not working for th.tnks, alph," I replied, "and I don't expect -Mr. Storer to feel indebted to me for doing that which lairil:ptitty requires tnetoi perlorm. 'IJtish, (iush.:"ihe.q4ied, "you'.l drive me .Qiaf-.y vvitU your cant," ,and he walked to the closer, and tak;;ng the key from, bis packet, unlocked the door, a,ni drawii g out a bott,!e, rilled a tumbler half full of brandy, which he emptied at a.single gulp. " I stood aghast. .Tever luwJIknow,n fp,lph Moulton W be guilty of snqh an act Irotn my earliest remembrance. lie noticed the look of consterna tion on my facc,.and remarked,'" I sup ppse it isunnecepsary to offer ypn any?" I vaved ny jhand and shpok iny head. Jppn't lie alarmed," liesaijl, "I ncv- 1 had no wqr.ds wherewith to reply: fhe fact wgs, I could scarcely credit wliat I had c,vi.t,cssed. 'jt'he nextight l.talphwaa off again, aud I spent the evening alpue at home. -Tlverc was a clerk w our ,hiusc by .the name of Jpe Thorn. Jc kwas a gJ-naturedj J'appy fejlp.v.. He jnoreover. nevw 2peared to e pop- ular with fr. Srer. J.t was, there-H fore, with surprise that I noticed hn one day closeted with tb.e head of the jbouse, in .te jipyate oftice! During the day Joe .caine tp me and said: "1 wish you vould go out with me .tjiis evening; I shajl not keep you Jong. I've bcard spraething that makes me feel badly it's about ltalph. Old Storer has been joying to pump me; but as Ifoiow nptJjing except ru mo, J had i?p,t any jntbrmation to youehsife fein?.. Vet jf what I hear fi alph's dpings rue, the sooryf r he leaves bjs place the better fpr him, yilj y.pu go w;th me ?" Gertainjy I replied, "if it refers tff Jalph ; p.ut whajb is it, will you not tell me f , "2f o," he replied, f I'd sooner not dp so ; if it Joe false I will have Raid nothing; aijd if it fee true, yfiiu. wjill sep it yourself, and Jtjierefore Tyiil ncd no pff'e tp tell you.. I will c.U for you. this eypning 5 nine. )u.t npt a 'word to ltalph." Jt the appointed, hour Joe Thorn and myself left tny boarding-h.QUAO.jr jfajph had gone an hour before. The night was dark, there was ecareel j a star visible in the hpavens. ye ried along the streets,' Joe keeping remarkably 6ilent all the ' way. At length he stopped before a taj kousg uiiiexamiued it attentively. " this is the idace, I think, ..be said. "N,pw, tlon't express any surprise., at what you behold; carry yoursell at your' ease, like ti.nianol the to,wn,you undti'stand." o snyi"?) ho i pulled the, belt. . ' T.he dpprM(3s opened immediately by a ,vy.a,ivier who bowed as ho, ushered us,Ui.VJ.he well-lighted hall. "Follow me." whispered Jpe, as he deposited his hat in the ctijry and eo.tuioenced to ascend the stains. Ar- y,i"g on the second floor, we found ourselves in a couple of brtlliily il luminated apart incuts, w hero, a, num ber of men w ere ..busily engaged at a gambling taUl. .To my Itorror fUdph Moulton nat, iin the midst, ab sprbed in bett,ing. JJe had his wack tpward us, Hiid .did ( not observe us L,y,hv.i we entered- J,0 pullediAne by ,ye rleeve. 1 couYl.ipuly gazet him W4jh speechless ..astonishment. Just then lialph tiinie,il. hi. head, .ruI the next nioiuent le liwtt,,his bet. The color came and n;i)l , from Ui face, mid I thought 1 li;ar, smothertil pro fanity escape his, jps. llearuso and came where we.,cr standing. "How is thisf'ie asked, locking at us fiercely; ,Mo,y,p,u eome hereto spy me out ? If yo.'u, do ' Joe lield up JUis. linger and bot koned him to a retirwl part of the rowu. "lialpji," he said, "the old man has heard .x.utncthing of this. Only yes terday, he questioned me on tlud sul ject, b.ut.t knew nothing about it. Wc caie hero to-night to see if the rumor we heard was really true. Unfortunately, it seems to be so. Let mevidvise you to leave Storer ntj once, fpr shoulil Jie discover this, yo. t 1 ' SI.. win oe. uismisseii in Jiwn't imagUM! we will carry any aro vyjur friends. ' Vou'v tale we You've uot into uau t-ompaiiy; tjiai s peruant inc worst that can be said; but, if you are prudent, you jl slop where you are." Joe Thorn spoke quickly, but with friendly earnestness.' Kalj h gaxed at Jdm steadily for a moment and then oiswcn-il : "l will take yourtcjtim:tte and will consider your visit Jicre a frietidj,) act to m,yself. Your advice may be good, yonder gambler, who nn at the bead of the Jble, warned me away. lv certaiuly was d'minti-vst-dl; ft. r they would s.ooner ha ve, call- i i- . i . i ., .1 j ers .iJtaii goers; J. f, 1 lowed my own ip;i,iutiioji noweyvr. i am, in iiKe tpiv;ice, a;veral thisand dollarsirich vr, and lie is tliat much poorcr,,for 1 jvpn the money oirjijni.'' Ualph Moultpt .Hd not return J.oinc that night, b'- the next iiorn ing he sent me fount?' saying he was sick, and requested ,fie to report the same to the htvl. b-'ok-lceeper. That day'Halpli was,jicharged from 31 r. Store-r's rn j 1 oy. From th'at,Jior.thc career of ltalph Moulton was.j.lp.:d to the old floral teachings to which he had been reared, lie left our boarding hotise, accjisiug ,ini! of conspiring against him, and avowing the most bitter vengeiye on my head. His unjust suspicions gave. Mic the fcVa-test sorrow I had ever known. After this, I aw but little of U;dph, ami 1 was careful never to utjer a word that, might injure him. ln.none of my letters hfcitie did I ever iiuen tion ;.at hail occurred. It was midsummer, and I had ac cepted an invitation from Mr. llobart to seiid a week at his country-house. I hall not seen ltalph for a long.time, in fact. I only heard of him accasiou ally. ,l!o was drinking hard, it was said, apd was very (much changed. To.add to this trouble, he had pro posed to Julia llobart, and sue had 'rejected him. J.li.s,lifc was becQmiug .tuovc iiotoritH!j. j,had bc;p t .lr. Ilobart's (but a single day w.hep J. walked out M'ith .Ju.lja to vjft.v it;e.inrkable cliff that ros.e a couple of hut'dred feet above a creek that,5(Hi thupugh Mr. IluVart's properly. .She VQre that mQruing the knot of blue .ribbon in her hair that now Iks before me. Wc bad reached the precipie and were standing on the brink gaziyg be low, when a gust of wind swept the ribbon Iroiu her hair and lodged it some twenty or thirty feet dow(o the side of the cliff on some tangle vines that grew upon the rocks. A loolish desire to obtain tb rib bon took possession of me, ansj not withstaiMling Jplia's entreaties, I untied ;a rope which was used as a swing (that happened to bo near at band, fcpd commenced to make my descent. There was really ven'v lit tle danger so long as I had the aid of the rppe; w ithout it I could do noth- 'V&-. 'VJO must, inevitaoiy ian. J had reached the shelving rocks had secured the ribbon xnich 1 tied in the button hole of my coat, when I cast my eyes upward d saw Ralph Moulton with a knife , in his hand running for the cliff. In another instant he was there and h&4 com meneed to saw at tho only support that preserved me from cleatb, J una llobart caught him by the arms and screamed for rae to ascend. I saw the glittering blade as it 8cyeTed the strands of the rope, and ajr$ady I could see that he had cut ftaw way through it. My blood ran ofd as I commenced Usf climb upward. Every instant I exppcted tp be cast headlong below. 3 It it had not been lor J una s struggles t stay Moulton' hand should not now be .writisar . these lines. . .... Several times J thought both Ralph and herself would tumble over the cliff ' together, Finally, by a sudden wrench ra which she severely wouned her hand), she tore tho knife fromgialph's grasp and flnng it into the air, and again grappled bim with all her plight. He tore himself away from her, and hurled a large stone at me, which struck roe npon the shoul der. Her screams had been heard at tho house, and her father and .the servants were seen running towards the spot. Thank heaven, I had gained the tp of the cliff, not a moment too soon, however, for the rope had so chaf'c? that, U was worn tp a. string, my I ..Mututoii cast a bitter ..look at .Julia Iioltnr.t, aid' with a horrid aili, ran to the,. Udge .of, lhei precipice .and sprang into Oio air. . tMyoluntafiiy I covered , my eyes witUd'y hftiid,n 1 sttftpitrted myself against a tree. Wnun I looked around again, .Mr. llobart was fan ning Julia, w ho was . lyi?ig. on tbe ground, ;,iis .psdlid as It'sue.jia.d boeji dead. T,b(5 i.maildd remains f ij'.alph Morton weresunt to j)is,'i;itler.,ttivl buried amoiig, Ws.kindetkl. iJAo you W4Hf.ler .nw uvliVy ilihis fajtj'l knot a! ribbon c(yi up nuch.a si fie, sad ,W wiKry. l'i jJio. i;uit. XTi: AUH.WVNAN itlCVVEM;iS. iTLis ; imJiyidual tunatid up a short tiw,ny, on hunrd one.of the splen duLatjAViers wJiich travel the lower Minsisaippj. iTJie HeJwJfctKon JJcmo cnulivtin ,tlie fvIlowiiuui using ac count of bis marriage. : .l'iurly this xuoiiing LJUet-e trerouad ded to ouricomjiany ipf trjiveitss, ,ui pair whicJi , looked very tinuch like runaways; the gentlemiui a tall, raw bojjed speckucupf the'.'half-aligntor" class, and UUe bly,,a'fatr imuteJdlor biu). Atuon too pusu7ent from Napoleon is. a sayleiuiirloaking , gen tkujaii who JL'is all aloiibeetniaJ(en for.a preacUer. bojut Alice o'clock lust tight, 1 was conversing with the "reverend" individual, when a young iiui;i Htpped,u,aiid addressing hiuj, rewvitked: "We,'io going to huve.ta k.ethliug, and would like to bav-o you tfCscwte." "All .right, ir," iLe.re- fci'Id. laughingly, and . xJtejipcd ifiui the ladies .cabin, attieti, hu-iv: o". cuHpb stoa waiting. .. 1, . .... . ..I.T .1 i4rie unu ueu MevvMti fcissijig gaus," and several tnovki marriagius gone: through with ibjricg the evu mg, uud I supputfc-d.it a merrily iA continuation of ithc sport; and so thought. Uie "tnocher," who I could see had figood dwd of humor in Liut and was inclined to promote general good feeling ,uid merriment. The couple stood up before him (a good deal more solemn than was nec essary in a mock-niarringe, I thought,' and the preacher asked the necessary, questions, and then, proceeding iu the usual way. pronounced them "bus- band and wife." There was a good deal of fun afterward, and when it was or I left the cabin and so did the "preacher," w ho remarked to me that he liked to see the young folks enjoy -themselves, and took a great deal of pleasure in contributing to their fun,; but ho did not understand why they .selected him io act tbe preacher. Juat then some one called me aside, ami tLe old gentleman stepped into Jiis taUtroom, which was next to mine. A hen X .returned the "preacher" stotd jitt upside with his coat and .ot off, u.nd.one.bocian his hand, talking with tbecctleuAD who bod played the "attendant, ".and who, as I .came up, renmtked: "Well, if that's the. case, it's a .pretty good joke, for they are in dead earn est, and have .xc.Ur.ed to some state room. I he ,ui gentleman raised both bis bands as he exclaimed : "Good beavenfc .! you don't tell me so !" and rushing jiustas he was, boot in hand, to the stute-room indicated, commenced an osstwltupon the door, as if he would butter it down, ex claiming at each lick: Jtbr heait'n mLc don't ! 1 ain)l a preuclwr.!"' Tha whole cabin was aro;;Kevl,iev.wy state room door flying opeu witlna ehuu, when .the door opened, and tbe "Ar kansas traveler," poking uutbis head, coolly .remarked: "Old hwm,jvn're too, hiltf" I)EAru w IIox. Thomas Ewixo, Ses.-I ilo. Thos. Kwing, Sen., died at his residence., Jancaster, Ohio, on Thursday, Oct. rSGth, age.1 83 years. Mr. lowing iu .the fullest sense a self-.iuade man. In .lis boyhood, he gained the r.u dime b of.au .education while cma;cd iu bwillBg salt at the salt works w tbe KavtvVawa Valley, the ilii'ht by bicb le .studied . at oijf its iVeing (Uke gbjre tVe lire Irom the f.race. . Jie cur.wtd swfficLent at this oceupati to jay for his futhcr's lVnj, ajid prpeure a e.Uegiate iuca tiou tpr himself. JJts jp.vblLcanferi8 o part f the history of tke co.Kuitij. lie oc;ipied a seat in the U, S. ' Sen atCj ws a member tut the Caiiinejts loth nrf Ilsrrisoii ud Taylor, and in every position accpsil-ted bivaself with distinguished ability, Je was perhaps even wore distingisided as a lawyer. For a Jong period b was a leading practitioner before thoS.nj;rjeie Court of tho United States. Iu politics he was a Whig, till the Whig party be came extinct. , Iu the earlLer year of its existence, we believe headed witty the Kepublican party, bat for several years past had opposed its lytdiag measures, and thrown his iutiucuce ou the side of the Democracy. lluname is one of which Ohioand in fact tlw whole Union roa justly feel proud. A rural New Tork youth lately went o claim bis bride and conduct her to the altar, to only find that she had eloped with another fellow the Erevious night. He did not tear his au any, but justremaked, "By Jove I'm glad she married last night in stead af to-night, if sbd is of that disposition." A favorite amusement of the belles ol New Bedford in tbe winter is slid ing down hill on a codfish. On , a moonlight night hundreds of young ladies belonging to the oldest and moat respected families of that an cient town may be seen participating in this healthy and innocent recrea tion f ' Theodore Thomas was lately annoy ed, during one of : his concerts at Pittsburg, by loud - talking in the audienoe, whereupon he stopped the orchestra and remarked that when the conversation ceased the perform ance would continue. Not even tbe weather provoked conversation after that. iiuid could not have.. HHftUined oWejaht a moment longer. .TItX,-iW ,4tV IIIftTOKY. ; &oreobody said the ..great Chicago ,&re was started byuaeoow's kicking over a keDosene lump, ' which a thoughtless juvenile of tha.iriale sex had taken into the I. barn ..when he went there to extract from the cow a little ofi theJficteal fluid with which to temper bis next morning's cup of coffee'. Forthwith its was trumpeted to all .quarters ;of the earth, where ever newspapers are printed or- readj that thus hacl4)riginaild tbe greatest Sre of niodecn times. .That cow' .which Jutd destroyed Chicago, had a ood prospect of Ucing usiamotis at the goose which saved Home. Unj fortunately, however, for her fame; same prying, matter-of-fact reporter for the daily press, couldn't beatis-i fed with the story as it was, but jnust needs know aU nalMut it just iiiow. u nappeneu, olc. ,uy uecing toq iiiqisitive, and insisting xa too in ti lt i ate an iw:qiiaiiitance with the wLolci matter, it happens! to him art it, ha. .happened toidaany..-.seeker of xuow,(.dge before. Lhe i beautiful Btory .was knocked into ..a. "cooked ibitt," aoid the cow, .which for some d;iys had enjoyed Uie distinction of being the author, of , the greatest fire in history,. waeti&bruptly. down to the level of her sister cos, ho are satisfied with the glory of .being "good milkers." The Chicago .Trilt u.rie says: , "A reporter oil the .Tribune called upo;i.JIrs. Learyrof Nj. 137 DeKo veu street, in whose barn originated the fire which destroyed the city of Chicago, on last Honday aiht and Monday morning. .It was the inten tion to "interview", her regarding tbe cause tl the fire, and to ascertain all about the 'eow whi?h kicked over the lamp.' SJe stated that this .jstory was faitihe did not go-. info the barn tith aikeroseoe. lamp; she did not.tr.ilk atmight, and she dill .not know how. the: tire started. .Sko.was asleep when the .alanu was iven, and -was awakened by na -.neighbor, who rapped on. tho doocand told ter that her stablewas on .Cre. .When asked how. her house, .tiluchiis. not even scorchtd. was ived. -alie ! ireplied that there was a hydrant .on ' each side of it,:and a hundred oflher tnorgti.they .suH.iaJl out when ox friends filled buckets. with avater and! po8.tottlasair.', 1 threw it on the sides andixoof of the"' " -'.-: ; - iuilding." j Wrrtv. Cn yars cgo Wfrginii j City, 2vvada,-was a imere canap .of Too XlPp A young liventuckian ) rude.cabins, rorgh booses, and ta- wvent over to Tennessee to keep a I 4:ountry store, and failed. The fob ; .lowing cou verscuon explains the rea-1 son : Say, what ihas become of that youngiman from Kentucky, who had a store. down at. the stand?" "(ih,. he's played out; he .was too nippy for this country "I thought when J first seed.him.he put on too much style." "Tliat's so. The .stand ihad:aood ! trade when he come, but .it .soon liz-1 .y.Ied out. Why, he actually -put .on a new.ool!aravery morriirig." ;i "Ile.did ? yVVell, J do say:r' j "Ye,; :anfl mot.onlv ,tlsat, Ibut lbe ihad a.nigger.to block his boots every iUy." "Ixwd have unerryionimyisjoul and body 1 die must have been crazy." "'q: he said that was the wav ,thev .do tin in K.entnekv. Would you believe it, he usud.to wear a 'black j i . r - j - , .coat to church evcr.v time he weut?" " What! this.hot'weather" jthe canvass.curtain, anfi staring- tihe "Yes, no matter for weathor. he'd' i donkey in the face, bawled out: always have a. coat. At first 'lie had'i "Bry qp, confound you ! one f&a ' one of them d d Jiats that reached j time is enough.T " away up yonder. What is it yonj This was too much Jor the fun-lov-call "em 'i"' . ' ing audience, and a general snicker "Stove pipe hats, '"cause th?y look sorter like. a.stov.e-phe." "Yes, that it. Well, one of our Tennessee boys just fur Auu knocked it off aud busied it." "Sarved hira right." ' " Yes, and .mare than that, lie used to have his shirts made to button jitp .be-: llfnd." "Iord, what .an idea!" "It's so, aed no .raistckc. TTeR. it finally got .nt ammg the wiwinin, and when tlsey heard it they just guit buying good's of him. They said they vftuklu'.t trade with a man who wore ssbirts buttoned up behind. They said it was bringin' new -notions into jAke lewuntry that would r.uiu it." ITotr t 3forxT A Horse. A let tt?r -from Peru gives a ludicrous ac ic&unt of the mole of mounting a fcrse. The women do all the work, awd tins nen are a good-for-aiothing set sf gamblers and thieves. The wojsttsn ride on the hind-quarters of tneir iwrse., -ithout a saddle, cross legged, with a load oa the hore in l'rwit. They mount the" auiraal by taking hold of its tailand making a loop by doubling it up and clasping with the baud the upper and lower parts of the tail, and then, putting one footin the loop and the other' on the joint of the horse's leg, they: ascend as if going up stars. They usually stand erect on the horse before sitting down. The hor.ses never kick uor stir. A little boy, when asked by a lady if he studied hard at school, said, "I do not hurt myself at it." "Ah," said tbe lady; "you must study hard or you'll never be President of the United States." "No, ma'tca," cried the boy, "but I don't expect to be; I am a Democrat.". , , "I was not aware that you knew him," said Tom Smith to an Irish friend the other day, "Know him?" said he, in a tone which comprehend ed the knowledge of more than one lift, "I knew him when his farher was 8 hoy" A little boy who had been making the air melodious with his uproarious crying was asked what ,was the mat ter, to which he replied : "I've got tbe stomach ache, and I'll have it again if I've a mind to." 1 i ' a At Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in one day last week, seven inches of rain fell. - cave or TOKt. , r , ; A Toronto ! sper says that s while some parties were digging: on the banks of Grand Kiver, and when about six feet below the surface, they discovered a strange sight. "Piled in layers, one upon top of the other", were some two hundred S keletons of human beings nearly erfect around theoieck of each one being a string-of head. '.There were ; also , deposited in iH.pit ainiirnber of axes and skim mers made oof stone. I In the .jaws of several of the skeletons-were large stone, pipes. ' " . These skele ton are those of men of gigantic stattn-e, some offcbera meas unuyTMtie feet- very few of them less thair-eeven feet. - .Some of the thigh lone.were fontid to be half a f ot lougert than those .at, present known, arl4ine of kbc sWuUs examined com pletely coverdd, fcbo hcal of an ordina ry, person. '.These skeletons are sup posed to be'ongl 6o those of a race of people anterior to the 1 Indians. .Some three year ago the bones of a mas! adon.. were found erabdded in the earth about six miles from this spot. The pit and, ghastly occupants arc now open to the view of any who may wish to make a visit there. ' There is .not the slightest doukt that the remains of a lost city are on this farm. At various times within the past few.yoarst the remains of ratid bouses with their el jmneys have been found, aiad . there .ore dozens of pits oCa similanJcir! to;thatunearthed,-tho much smalJcrrin the phtce which has been discovered before, though the fact has not-beeajnade public hither to. The reaaains of a 1 blafesmitha shop, containing two tons of charcoal and various. implements, has turned up : a few ononihs ago. The . farm, which consists of 150 acres, has been cultivated for nearly .a century, and andiwas covered wiuhaa thick growth of Jiine, so that .it most have been' ages ago sinee tJie remains were dis posed there. The skulls of the skel etons are of an enormons sbte and all manner of shapes,; about half , as large again. a? are .now to lbe seen. The teeth . in: most of them are still in an almost perfect state of preservatian; TR tents. Ihe old Eaapirelodging- house -will be -remembered ipy early settlera. (This furnished the only , ciiicub iJinKts in wurea our pio neer Hethodist brethren .could wror ship. Brother lioonpy vnes then -the preacher. .A ;manQ(rreifondf giv ing or-reeitring:rood jjoke r among privateifmndaeould mTely5 found. On aihot rSunday morning IBrother Ilooney began his discourse to the assembled sinners. v (The .curtains ware carefuljy drawn in.front of the baTths,-oneftloe .another, wherein several tired iciicers were ;reposinr, with.the latest yellowniovered litena- ture whichthad come-to thecamp. d n the midst of the . sermon the ' horrid braying of a doa&ey was com mented at .the side of .the tent, .tb rectly under the bunk of a miner, which was enoujrb to drown all tihat ! priest or prophet might proclaim. AUe miner in the bunk could :n- ; dure jt no longer, and .pushinrr out went around, in which Brother Eoaney himself was (compelled rt join ; but tbe -moment ihe could icom- niand Ltumalf, Jie solemnly wamarket that ''as soon :as -our ifriend get through talking to has brother me -will pxoaaed with our discourse." TEE WTe.rnrG 'GRTS. -A. Wyo ming .correspondent f the St." Jjou'k iipunwin rcuun . tin Ll i upur TO inC v omen. Me says: -"The I -women of Foi t Laramie xhot !thfu-A an f, if jftt superior the mien. 3t is -not an irocaminem thing to see .filie officers" wh-es-e tthe IfeiHiard saloon of tlic sn tier t that post and play until one or t-nf'c3o(-kintheRorabur. When they break tg you can bear, (sung bv dioaorked female voieefJ) snatches of oaigs, sweh asSiro Fly' "Captain , - - - - - - w t, .Lu..,cat&, and the world renowned song of bum mers "We -anY .go home , till morn- ins It is tated that Kev. Robert ColT yer'8 son was to have been married ia Chicago on Tuesday week, but kouse, church, furniture and all were burned the day before. On Wednesday tbe wedding took place, the youug bride being'dre8sed in a calico gown, the only dress saved.' s : - A rich bachelor of Kew Jersey re cently died, leaving' by wfil several legacies f from ten to ' twenty-five thousand dollars eeh, to ladies "who had rejected bim. He said that they had afterwards ctowo to be so u-rlv that he could not be sufiiciently grate ful. ; ' - - Miss Kane, of Baltimore, set out to write a list of the wrongs of women, but found so many of them that sha was driven to the conclusion that women suffer a wrong in being born at all. This disposes of ' the whole question in a nut shelLj V.Y. The New Orleans Picayune calls me attention ol tne authorities of that city to the fact that' the streets should be cleaned of weeds, and that there are portions of the city impass ble from the rank growth of luxuriant vegetation. ' ' ;" ' They were discussing a masqne rade and endeavoring to select the characters m which they should go. "How shall I go ?" said opr very tall and slender fritend William. Chalk ivourhead andffn ana billiard J was the respense.