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Call at hit office and examine specimens of his work. Charge moderate. Office in Parrish's Brick .Block, np-itairi. . . vSnltf. H A ED WARE FOR BUILDERS. FOR Smiths, aad for Farmer sold cheap by WAEIEKt ai autuii. VOL. VIII. IN A TRAP; OR THE PRIVATEER'S RUSE. The schooner Fair Sister, a snu? lit tle craft of some hundred and filly tons burden, dropped down ono of the smsll streams that empty the wa ters of Mains into the Atlantic, and came to anchor in the narrow basin at its mouth. It was in the spring of 1813, and the war was going on with England. Tho war vessels of the en emy were upon our coast, blockading every harbor where they supposed a Yankee force was in reserve. The Fair Sister had been fitted up by a party ot enterprising men, and her armament was complete. She carried eight guns twelve pounders and had fifty four men, with small arms in abundance. Her command er's name was Buck Alanson Buck a good seaman, aud a brave accomp lished man. His vessel was ready for sea, and he was anxious to be out upon the broad Atlantic, among the merchant vessels and store-ships of the enemy. Yet he had his iears that he might find trouble running out. At a small settlement not far up tho river he had learned that a British brig-of-war was laying of-and-on upon the coast, and that the commander had gained intelligence of tho fact that a privateer was being fitted out up the stream. He also learned that thero was a spy somewhere about the place. Buck's first movement, upon reach ing the mouth ot the river, was to send a man upon the headland to look out for the English brig. The little bay in which the privateer now lay was shut in from the sea on the east by a bold promontory which ran out trom the maiuland to the southward. This promontory was not over a quar ter of a mile wide, and uearly three quarers of a mile in length. Up on to this high point the look-out made his way, and when he reached the top he had a clearer sweep of the sea as far as the eye could reach. In half an hour he came down upon the run, and a boat was sent for him immediately. "What is it, Walden?" the captain asked. "The brig is right off the headland, to the nor'rd an' east'rd, not niore'n four mile distant, and headin' right in for the bay." "Then she got intelligence of our whereabouts." said Buck, uneasily. "She must," resumed Walden. "She was layin' to right in behind the 'Spider,' an' I'm sure I saw a boat pulled up to her stern davits as she turned away." What was to be done? Tho pri vateer had come down the river with a fair wind, but she could not run back, and of course to run out to sea would be madness; and as for having the enemy take the choou er, just as she was all ready for work, thai could not be thought of for a mo ment. "What can we do?" the captain cried, pacing the deck nervously. "Could it be a hand-to-hand tight I would run the risk, though I s'pose the brig's got eighty or ninety men ; but if she comes iu here she'll blow us out o' water." 'Look, Cap'n," spoke Ezekiel Dood, a tall, sandy-haired Yankee of the genuine blood and stamp, and who was known to be as keen and 'cute as any man aboard, "I've got an idee. That 'tarnal brig'll be iu here as sure as fate. Naow jest yeou listen: There's room enough for every one of yeou to hide in the hold. Efye'llall bide there, an' run tho boats all ashore, I'll bet a dollar 'at we'll wool 'em. D'ye s'pose them ere chaps seed yer, Pete, when ye was on the head in rwl v "They must have seen me if they were lookin'," replied Walden. "Then it'll be as easy as grease," cried Zeke, all excitement. "Lets run the boats ashore an' leave 'em on the sand, an' then all of ye hide only me. I ll pretend to be sleepin , ye see, an' so we'll flax 'em rite eout." Zeke explained his plan fully, and the men fell in with it at once. They saw no other way of saving the schooner. "What do yon say, Lake ?" the cap tain said to his mate. "I like it, and I say put in opera tion as quickly as possible." It was now late in the afternoon, and the brig, if she came at all, would be in very shortly in less than an hour. The three boats were pulled ashore as quickly as possible, and then a lot ot tracks were hurriedly made over the narrow belt of sand. After this the men swam back to the schooner, and then the crew descend ed to the hold, where they hid them selves behind the water-casks and boxes. It happened very fortunately that there were plenty of good hid ing places, and ere long the men were so completely concealed that no one could Lave detected them without creeping over the casks and hunt ing earefully. Each man was armed with a good cutlass and a brace of pistols, but it was most earnestly en joined upon them that they should not use the fire-arms save in a case where it was absolutely necessary to save a lite. lms work bad bard'y been com- pleteted when the English brig bove in signt around the point, one went about and stood . into the bay, and when within a cable's length of the scooner she bove-to, and lowered a boat xtom ber movements she seemed to suspect that the crew of tho privateer had fled, as the boats were seen on the shore. The Englishman's boat came along side, and the schooner was haild sev eral times, but' of. coorse without an answer; and shortly atterward an English lieutenant, followed by a doz en men, came over the side, and at the same moment Zeke Dodd eame up from below rubbing his eyes, and yawning.- He was in his shirt and drawers, and had apparently just got out of hia hammock. , -Dot rot it to all tbanderation J" he exclaimed, gazing stupidly around, "what'n the 'tarnation's tew pay now? Where's Captang Buck? Who'n thunder bo yew ?" , "I'm an English officer, my fine fel low," the lieutenant returned. "And now where are your crew?'' "Wal may I be everlastingly ker flummuxcd ef hero ain't a pootv fix !" exclaimed Zeke, in terror. "Why in thunder didn't they tell me what was afoin'on? Blast ther' ugly picturs, they cum an' gin mo a shove, and said as heow't they was agoin' off, but the 'tarnation rot 'cm they nover said a word 'bout a cussed Britisher' comiu'l Mister officer, I ken swim ashore. Ef ye'll let ino go I'll find the rest ot aour crow, and I'll bring 'em all back tew ye I will, I will, I swan to man, I will!" "llow'll you bring them?" tho Eng lishman asked with a grin. "I'll tell 'cm tliar ain't no Britishers within forty milo o' tho ftkewncr. I will I swan to gosh, I will!" "But suppose wo wouldn't let you go!" "Why yeow doant mean as heow't yew would take mo a prisoner, cap ting! Oh! yew won't! I know yew won t!" "Never mind that now. How long have the crew been gone." "Not more'n fifteen minutes, Cap ting. By tho jumpin' Jercwsaluin, I'll bate 1 ken ketch 'em rite off. By thunder, Capting, jes' yeou let ine go, an' I swar I'll fetch 'cm back in le.is'n a harf'n hour! I will I swear I will!'' The lieutenant turned to a pasMcd midshipmau who had accompanied lam, and held a short consultation, all of which Zebe overheard. Tho result of it was, that the crew of the pri vateer had fled, leaving this poor fel low asleep on board; aud they also concluded that to follow the fugitives into the enemy's country would be madness. Thev then went below and at the end often minutes returned. "How much powder have you on board?" the lieutenant asked of Zeke. "By jingo! We've got tho all- firedest lot yeou ever did see. Got jest eight ton : "Aud I suppose most of tho small arms are all gone! "Small arms ?" repeated Zeke, stu- idly. ies swords, and pistols, and muskets." O ho ah yees, I understand. aas, Capting, rayther reckon them chans did lake a pooty good slat on 'era' off." 'Never mind," said the officer, turning to his companion. "Wove got a valuable prize iu two senses. 1 he schooner and her armament are valuable, and then we deprive the en emy of a powerful weapon. Wo must have a crew put on board, and run this craft right out. I'll go aboard and report, and you may remain, with one or two men, to look out for the prize and the prisoner." "1 risoner. cried iOeke in terror. "Oh, Canting, yeou doan't mean to keep me a prisoner: " 1 es. "Oh, yeou mustn't, Capting! I've got a wife, and six young 'uns! An gelme 11 cry her eyes clean out of her head efyc carry mo oil! I wasu I a privateer, Capting I swear I wasn't ouo on 'em 1 I was only a passenger, a-goin' to 1'awdunk after some stuff for Polly Angeline an' the galls' new dresses. Oh Capting! jest imagine my dear Polly Angeline a-criyiu' her pooly eyes, clean eout, acause her husband's took away 1 I shan't go ! Yeou won t take rner But the lieutenant only laughed at the poor fellow's misery, and went away without giving him any answer. In the course of hltecn minutes, the lieutenant returned in a larger beat, and with him came twenty-bve men, They rowed ashore, and got the pri vateer's boats, and having pulled alongside the schooner, they had them run np and properly stowed. The officer had reported to the cap tain of the brig that the crew of the privateer, with the exception of " ono poor wretch, who had been left be hind asleep, had fled into the country But the prize was a rich one. never theless. Accordingly twenty-five men were detailed to go with him and he was instructed to run direct for St Johns with the prize, the brig intend ing to lead the way, as she needed her men, and also wanted some slight re pairs. Poor Zeke was put in irons, despite his entreaties, and sail was soon made on the schooner the anchor stowed and her nose turned toward tho ocean. It was very near sundown when the two vessels left the little bay. All passed on very well for a few hours. At eight o'clock thirteen of the men were sent below to their hammocks, the remainder being on the first watch. At ten o'clock the brig was on the weather bow, at a quarter of a mile distant, both vessels being very near close-hauled opon the larbord tack. The lieutenant stood on the binnicle, giving the helmsman1 some directions preparatory to retir ing. "Hallo! What's that?" he cried strating back from the binnacle. "Who called the other watch at this time?" But he soon fonnd out that it as not the other watch. Up from .the berth-deck the dark forms of armed men came pouring in a steady stream and ere the prize captain could com prehend " tobat had happened, he was informe d that he might sen-render, or have his head taken off,' just as he pleased. What could he do? A mere band ful of nnarmed men against such a host f He very quickly decided upon the only thing left for him to do, and he did it surrendered ! , I say, Capting," cried Zeke, com ing' np at this moment, "didn't I swear 'at I'd fetch 'em back to ye ? Here' they be, every one on 'em,; Neow yeou ken jest take the 'tarnal Yankee crew, an' make somo mince meat oa 'em?1 ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1872. But there wns no time for banter ing. Captain Buck had determined to turn the tables completely on tho brig. Ho had tho prisoners put in irons, and then his crew were called aft. "My men," ho said, "wo must havo that brig!" She hasn't got more'n fifty men left, I am sure, and halt ot them aro turned in and sound asleep. By the Yankeo flag, shu must be ours: She wanted us, and shu thinks she's got us; but we'll astonish her. It'll be a glorious prize lor the rairSiHtcr! lho men wero m ccstacies. lint how could they gel alongside without exciting suspicion r "1 11 show vou returned Uuck: J-ay aloft and unfurl tho foretops'l aud topgallants 1. In a short time tho sails wero set, and the schooner began to overhaul tho brig rapidly. "ling n-hoy ! shouted Capt. Utiek, through his trumpet as ho came with in hailing distance. 1 hero was no moon, but tho heav ens were clear and tho stars bright. "Hallo!'' returned tho officer of tho watch on board the Englishman. "I leave-to, quick! Iheros mutiny aboard ! Some of tho men want to take the schooner and make a pirate out of her! I've got 'em in irons!" This had tho desired effect, lho Englishman did not fully understand what was said, but ho scemod to real ize that thero was trouble, for tho boatswain's call of "all hands" was heard, aud her main-topsail was laid to the mast. The schooner, instead of corning to, as the Englishman had seemed to ex pect, ran directly by the board and threw her gruppliugs in lho muni rigging; and in a few moments more Alanson Buck, followed by his men iu a thickly pouring crowd, with bright cutlasses gleaming in the star light, leapeil u board the brig. .Surrender: lho l aukec captain thundered. "To whom?" gasped tho British commander, who had just come on deck in Ins shirt ami drawers. "To tho Yankee Privateer, Fair Sis ter!" returned Buck. "Aud you won't have long to consider!' But before the Englishman could answer a tight commenced at tho gangway, some of the watch on deck having armed themselves with board ing-pikes, and attempted to drive the lankeesoll. But they had uot con suited tho cost. They wero driven back in a very short time, aud several of them cut down. "You had better speak pretty soon if you wan't to save your life," said Buck, "for my men aro armed to tho teeth, and it ihey draw their pistols thero won't be many lefl to tell who who took cm ! Tho English commander saw plain ly how he was situated, aud he knew that he could do nothing at resistance. His men were unarmed, and opposed by an equal number of stout, lull- armed, bold men. I surrender!" he said, with pain and mortification. "But tell me," he added, "how you got the schooner?" "Oho, answered Buck, laughing, "wo happened to bo below taking a snooze when your men como aboard. It was kind o light on the berth-deck, so we went into tho hold; aud when we come on deck at ten o clock, may I be blessed if we didn't find our schooner at sea and some of your men in charge. I thought 'twas a pity to separate such a crew as yours seemed to be, so I just made sail, and have como to put yc altogether once more." lhc .nglishman understood it all, and though it galled him bitterly to be thus taken by a paltry Yankee schooner, yet he kept his tongue to himself and submitted without fur ther remark. The prisoners were secured; the crews arranged and the l ankoo l ri- vateer, rair Sister, turned her bead toward 'Portsmouth, where she ar rived tho next afternoon, amid the loud huzzas of tho people. Prom Boston Cor. New York Tribune.) UE.VKKAL UKXItY VTUMOX. Ills Military Record. The Tribune of last week asks for information concerning the "fields" on which Gen. Henry uilson was "battle-scarred." In 18C2, Gen. Wilson raised the 22nd Regiment in Massachusetts, was commissioned as its Colonel, and marched the regi ment, on a special railroad tram, to New York. Disembarking there, a "fiery charger" was provided for him, and in all THE GLOBY OF A NEW UNIFORM, he led his regiment through New York. In the wild charges of the enemy in that city, bis horse took fright and the Colonel was thrown, tearing his trousers from top to bot tom. The Colonel at once resigned, re turned to Natick, and HUNG TJP itn TnOTTSEBS as a memorial for future venerations. Side by side with these trousers is a black coat minus the tails. Report says that in retreat of the camp-fol lowers of the Army of Bull Hun, "General" Wilson left hia carriage and struck out across lots for Wash itrgton. While climbing a Virginia lence, the BLACK HORSE CAVALEY ' came up behind, and with their "flashing swords," cut off the ""Gen eral's" coat tails. Does this, not answer your ques tion,' and prove the assertion that the Ueneral is " battle-scarred?" Gen. Wilson was . "born in early 111 1 a. -a cmianooa perfectly naked. , The Governor of Virginia has ap pointed five Maior-Genernlu and twenty-three Brigadier-Generals of 1 . w . muitia, ox which the senior officer is General fey ton Wise, of Richmond a Colonel in1 the Confederate army.- 1 - The Sultan has1 sent the Empress Eugenie a magnificent saphire, sur rounded by large- brilliants, valued a over $1C,000, Krnm tin) Ni-w York Kim.) , , MM If VWK'H HILL. A LotU'rjr Ticket tli Corner Htono of Fortune, The will of Noah T. Piko was be fore the Surrogate yesterday. It is contested by the testator's son, Goo. H. Pike, a lawyer, who was at one time on the editorial staff of tho In diyatdiml. Tho insanity of the tos tator is the ground on which the con testant rests his case. Noah Thorp Pike was 72 years old when he died in June last, worth nearly half a million of dollars. He came to New York from Fairfield, Conn., forty years ago, with ONLT flFTV CENTS in hia pocket. He worked on the same bench with Jonathan Sturges, the millionaire, us a journeyman tai lor, iu Fairfield. A short time after his arrival iu New York ho entered a lottery office on Broadway with bis littl two-year-old daughter Eliza beth in his arms. While ho stood talking- with the proprietor his little girl picked up a ticket which was ly ing on tho counter, and l'CTTl.VJ IT INTO IIKIt MOLTU began to chew it. Tho lottery man took tho ticket from her, saying to Mr. Pike: "You'd better take that ticket now. I can't Hll it." Mr. l'ike reluctantly purchased the ticket, for which he paid ono dollur and a half. He put it in his pocket nud went from tho place feeling that ho had been swindled. That night the number of Mr. Pike's ticket was called, and a few days later ho re ceived a check for $1,500. Mr. Pike, through real estate spec ulations, AMASSED A LAllOE rOUTTXE and lived in luxury on Madison Ave nue. After his two daughters had been married he gave up his fashion able quarters ami occupied the third story of a boarding-house on Fourth Avenue. After the death of his wife he invited his son Georgo and his daughter-iu-law to live with him in tho apartments of tho late Mrs. Pike. He seemed to be much affected by the loss of his wifo. He often visit ed ber grave and talked to ber. Up to this time his conduct hud not ex cited suspicion. He now began to treat bis son Georgo violently. He flew into FIERCE FITS OF PASSIOJf, which were followed by periods of dt)8jondcncy. Ho said be received premonitions of tho approaching death of a friend or relative from tapping on the windows, the snap ping of crockery in his room, and the nocturnal visits of cats. His son was compelled to leave his father's house on account of the gen tleman's temper. While ho was away his father tried to alienate his wife from him. After an absenco of nine months George became convinc ed that his father was. not responsi ble for his conduct, and bo returned to take care of him. The old gen tlemau was cared for by George and his wifo up to the day of his death. A few days before he died HE MADE II1S WILL. He left George tho interest on $25,- 000 during his life. At his death it is to go to Mrs. George C. Lucas, of voodbndge, N. J. Mrs. Lucas (the daughter Elizabeth) receives one third of the testator's property. About the time of making the will he gave Mrs. Lucas $60,000 in a trust deed. Mr. Lucas is a Presbyterian clergymao, and he and his wife per suaded the old man that be was mor ally bound to leave Mrs. Lucas the compound interest for thirty years on the ?i,oU0 which SUE WAS THE INNOCENT MEANS of winning for him in tho lottery. He devised one-third to Noah ou ster Pike, a twin brother of the con testant, who- is already worth $200, 000 by marriage. To the childron of a deceased daughter, Mrs. Savage, of Rah way, N. J., be devised the re maining third of his property. These are minors, and are represented by a guardian. Mrs. Geo. Pike is respectably con nected. She is the daughter of a well-known physician who was onee the partner of Dr. Mott. CAN TltAVKL LIKE PIZEN. The electric telegraph still remains a mystery to tbo million, and the iu dicrous conceptions of tho modus operandi, which somo of tho most ignorant people have formed, are as mirth-provoking as anything out of Rabelais or Smollett. Not long since, an old lady enter ed the telegraph office in Pittsburgh and said she had a message to send to Wneeling. In a few minutes her note was deposited in a dumb waiter,- and ascended in a mysterious manner through the ceiling. "Is that going straight to Wheel ing," inquired the old lady with her eves bent upon tnto ceiling; . "Yes, ma'am," answereil the clerk. "I never waff there," she contin ued she, "but it hardly seems possw ble that their town lies in that direc tion. When will l get aa answer, Mr. Telegraph?"; i "I can scarcely tell,' mafam; bo two or three hours." ; The old lady 'went ' away and re turned in exactly two hours. - Just as she entered the door tho. dumb : wai ter came down through the , ceiling again. i "There s your' answer J said the clerk. ' ma am, The old lady took tho neat yellow envelope in her hffnd with k smile of ? A A'? 1l . rmnglea grauncauoa ana jastonisn ment. i: .. :, "Now that beats all," sh exclaim ed. ; "Bless my. heart. 4 All the way from Wheeling, and the vtfofer Btil. vret. That's an awkward looking box but it can travel like jpizenl' , Mlson's i marriage was the' result el a promise made ten years ago. : f till A XT AVD KAWLINH. How the President Put the Kswllsi Fund In the "Jllacls Friday Pool. " To tfie Editor of the St. Pant J'ionrer: Sir: With regard to the Rawlins fund, I can say a word more than you say. As to my statement, it is per haps sulliciont for mo to mention that I was invested with power of attor ney by Mrs. Rawlins to look after her affairs,' and I was consequently well acquainted with tho facts in the case. I do not know, except upon Gould's testimony, who paid the 81,000 which Grant subscribed to tho Rawlins fund; but I do know that nearly the full Bum of SSO.Ol'O proposed to bo raised for tho benefit of the impoverishe'd family of tho Secretary was subscrib ed before ' Black Frjday;" and that Gen. Buttcrfield was made receiver of that fund. I went to New York sev eral times after that iulainous day, in the attempt to learn something of the whereabouts of the fund, but accom plished nothing, for Buttcrfield was never where I could find him. From the subscribers, Rufus Hatch, Fisk, Hatch A Co., W. R. Vcrtnilyc, and others, I learned only that the sub scriptions had been paid in to the re ceiver. Returning to ror home, and that of Mrs. Raw-litis, at Dan bury, Connecticut, at her request I wrote several letters to President Grant, who, as I was informed at New York, was named by the subscribers to tho Rawlius fund as trustee thereof. Those letters were unnoticed by tho 1 'resident. Ami not until Jan. 4, fol lowing the Secretary's death, did the trustee of tho fund condescend to in form tho widow that the United States bonds to the amount of $38, 500 had been placed iu his hands, tho first installment of interest unon which would become a vi liable in the following July. How or by whom tne fund was handled between "Black Fridav" and lho 4th of January fol lowing I never learned; but certainly the family ol tho Secretary, left pen niless at his death, received no bene fits from it until tho time above men tioned. This may seem to many readers, and particularly to partisan office-holders and Grant orators, a very small matter. It will not so ap pear to those who know how much eneral Grant was indebted to his former Chief-ot-Siaff, Rawlins. To illustrate this indebtedness: A party ol military men, among them some of tho members of Grant's staff, wero at a certain dinner at Saratoga. One of the toasts given was "The Staff of the ijenvral Commanding tho Armies. For a minute or so there was no re sponse. At length General V. b. Ilillyer, of that Staff, first modestly wailing for his ranking officers to re spond, rose and said: "Gentlemen,! will respond to that toast, and in con nection with it. permit mo to present lho name of John A. Rawlins, Chief- of-Staff, and to say, without Rawlins thero would havo been no Grant! My authority for this story savs that "Hillyer was flushed with wine." 1 ei hais so . Perhaps, also, the prov erb was true, vino vcritcu." What can bo said of the man who could so soon forget bis obligations to us noble, patriotic chief adviser, as to pemit his family to suffer for tho ac tual necessaries of life? Yours, truly, Wsi. G. Haskell, Pastor Universalis! Church. Still Water, Aug. 31, 1872. GUAXT PEIUiON'AJLA. The Buffalo Courier Las crone to the trouble of collecting a number of interesting reminiscences, in regard to some individuals just at present by no means unknown to fortune or to fame (in-fame perhaps). Here they are: It was Wm. Loyd Garrison, who leclared the constitution a "covenant with hell." It was Gen. Grant, who threaten ed to take his regiment over to the rebels if slavery was interfered with. ItwaaJohn A. J. Creswell who urged Maryland to seceded from the union in 1861. It was John A. Logan, who re- eruited fifty-one men in Illinois for Beauregard s army. ItwasWm. Loyd Garrison, who "thanked God that he had worked for thirty years to break up the union as it was." It was Judge Settle, President of the Grant convention, who was kick ed out of the rebel army for robbing sick soldiers ol hospital stores. It was the President s father, who got a permit from his son to steal cotton during the war. It was Senator Morton who spoke of "the Dutchmen who are only fit to eat sour krout and drink lager beer" ' It was Henry Wilson who took a BDlemn oath never to vote for a Cath olic or a foreigner. It was Mrs. Gen. Grant who re ceived a $25,000 check for "the gov ernment's" share in Black Friday. it was nenry Ward Beecher who stated that "Grant knew more about horses than statesmanship." It was Wendell Phillips who wrote from Galena that "Grant is owing several old Whisky bills here ." ; It was Ben. Butler who said a year ago, "Urant basn t the soul of doer It was Zack Chandler who stated to Chas. A. Dana that "wo never had such an ignoramus in the White House." ... It was Robeson who paid a claim' of $2,00M over a law made on pur pose to prevent it.- , It tfos Bullock, a Grant Governor who stole millions-of dollars. Mme.-Miliers, -widow of - tho So cialist writer', who was shot without any trial during the late days of the Commune, on the" steps of the Pan theon, is about to bring an action for damage against the staff officer who ordered ber husband to be executed. The amount produced by the sale of licenses to fallen women last week at St. Louisr was $l,112f NO, 9. ' - From tho Sew York Hun.J O.VLY OSK LEFT. The, Compact of Ten Friends. Half a score of years ago Mrs. Bidgelow kept a boarding house at 23 Great Jones street. Among her boarders were ten gentlemen who had lived together for many years. The breaking out of the war changed the current of life of many of the party, and a number of them ex pressed their determination to join the Union ranks. Many were the regrets at the dissolution of their so ciety, and it was decided that they should have a farewell dinner on the evening of Sept. 10. 1862. : Arrange ments were accordingly made, and at eight o'clock on the evening named the ten gentlemen took their accus tomed seats at the table. Each and everyone was then full of life and hope, and the future prospects of each became tho subject of animated conversation. Before they separated each roan made a solemn vow that if bd was living ten years hence he would meet the rest of his compan ions at 8 o'clock, in the same place just as they had done that night. Since then the bouse has come under tho proprietorship of Mr. J. B. Smith. A few days ago Mr. Smith was requested by Mr. Edward K. Wins-hip, broker, of 21 Broad street, to prepare a dinner for ten gentle men on the evening of the Septem ber 10, 1872. At precisely 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening Mr. Winship, the sole sur vivor of tho party, entered the din ing room and the doors were closed behind him. No one was present save Geo. Benley and one or two waiters. The room and tables were arranged just as they were ten years ago, and Mr. Winship,- with bead bowed and with a saddened express ion, took the same seat that he had occu pied years ago. All around were empty chairs, empty plates and un filled glasses. lho meal was begun , and the soli tary banqueter was served with the usual courses. Mr. Winship, occa sionally passing a word with the wai ter. "Poor boys! they are all gon," said he. "One went down in the Monitor in Mobile Bay, another was drowned in the same waters. Two were shot at Mobile. One lost both legs by a ball, the other was pierced through the heart. Another died in Philadelphia, and the eighth died in Ne York." He said that while in February last, as he was walking rip Broad way one evening, he felt a tap on the shoulder, and a voice asked him whether be knew Mr. . "I do," replied Mr. Winship. "He died at four o'clock to-day," raid the voice. Though Mr. Winship turned quickly upon feeling ths tap and hearing the voice, he was unable to ascertain who it was that addressed him. He af terward learned that one of the par ty of ten had died on that day and at the hour indicated. Mr. Winship said that the oldest of the party next to himself was only TJ. A Beab Stobt. Some weeks ago a man with a band-organ and bear was arrested up in Clearfield county, Ohio, for not having license. The arrest was made in front of the office of the county paper, and the Sheriff asked the editor to let him place the organ and the bear in the sanctum while he took the man to the magis trate's office. Permission was given. The bear is there yet. When the editor returned from dinner he opened the door, and found that the bear had broken loose and smashed the whole interior of the establishment into microscopic smith ereens. When the bear saw the editor it thought it would go to din ner also; but the eminent journal ist slammed the doar sudflenly, locked it, and groped his way down stairs six steps at a jump. The bear has had nothing to eat since that time, and the paper has been sus pended, while the editor and the sheriff and their friends spend their time standing on laddeis bombarding that animal through the windows, and firing up through the ceiling and down the chimney at him. The Dear roams around and roars, and chews up startling editorals about Horace Greeley and the campaign in North Carolina, and eats up the poetry and smashes the advertisements. It will cost the editor about six thousand dolars to fix up his place when the bear dies, and it is whispered around among his confidential friends that he will probably not support that Sheriff the next time he runs for office; nor will he encourage the introduction of the menagerie busi ness into Clearfield county. Understands' the Situation. The plaudits which' respond to Mr. Gree ley's Portland speech are mated with the suggestion, which has attended each of his preceding public appear ances, that as no does so well be bad best say no urore. His Cincinnati letter, his Baltimore latter, his letter to Carl Schurzv his talk to the news paper people in Boston, his several minor speeches, all encountered this criticism, "admirable? don't spoil it by another word. Yet each succeed ing utterance has been at least as gobd as the last. The' truth is, as the Courierfournal remarks, that Mr.' Greeley understands ' himself better than his cntics. He also un derstands the situation. For three months he has traversed ' slippery crrouTid without stumbling,- and we tru8t,him to finish the journey with out additional counsel.- A Quaker gentleman1," riding in a carriage with a fashionable lady, decked with' profusions of jewelry, heard her complain of the' cold. Shivering in her laae' bonnet' and nVrnwl ns lifht - as cobweb' . ; sh'6 ex claimed: 'What shall I do t6'. get warm?" -"I really don't knoW," re plied the Quaker solemnly,- "unless thee put on- anotner breastpin : Unlinks notices In tne Local Column!, 25 cent per line, each Iniertion. For legal tnd transient advertteaiTt 2 50 per (qasre of 12 linet, for the firit Innertion, n8 $1 OOperiqaare for each sotxeqaeat in iertion. . ' I From the Jacksonville TlnvnJ -TERRIFIC BEAR FIGHT. Last Saturday evening, Washington Obencbain, who resides on Bi Butte Creek, about 30 miles from Jackson ville, noticed that something had been disturbing his cattle, and on making search, found the intruder to be a very large grizzly bear Early next morning, Mr. Obenchain, accompanied by his" two brothers, took their gnus and dogs and started in search ot the grizzly, and the dogs succeeded iu overhauling him in anont four miles' travel, bringing him to a stand-still. The men spurred np their horses and were soon on the ground, which i known as 80-acre prairie, dismounted, and one of them fired on him, bat without any perceivable effect, except to start him for the brush. Washing ton Obencbain then mounted hue horse and followed him into the brush, where the dogs had again brought him to bay. Mr. Obsnchain, finding himself in close quarters, rais ed his gun and let him have a load of buckshot, which set brum in excellent fighting humor, and he turned on him for revenge, knocking bis horse from under him, and was using hira up pretty fast, when the dogs, who were vigorously attacking the bear in the rear, attracted bruin's attention, sav ing their master from further mutila tion, until one of the other men eame np and gave bim a dead shot,- which caused him to retire in disgust, and the dogs then took satisfaction out of him. The bear was of enormous size and would weigh about 1,200 pounds. One of his fore feet measured 12 inches in length and 9. inches in width. This bear has been a pest to the citi zens of that section for years. We learn from Dr. Aiken, who dressed the wounds of Mr. Obencbain, that he received twelve flesh wounds, nine of. which are serious and the rest slight, the most dangerous being where the bear bit him through the legs. Mr. Obenchain is convalescing, bnt it is not likely that he ' will hanker after another bear fight soon. XOELK WORDS. In his speech at Dayton, Ohio, last week, Horace Greeley said : "I take up the Dayton Journal of this morning and find myself there credited with saying, at Vicksburg last year that 1 hoped the time would come when the soldiers that fought with Lee and Johnston will occupy as prend a position in the hearts of the' American people as the soldiers who fought with Grant and Sherman. No sach words as these ever escaped my lips. No such words as these ever entered my heart. (Cheers.) Whafe I did say, speaking of that wasted, heart-broken people, is this : that I trusted the day wonld come when the soldierly qualities and military genius of Lee and Stonewall Jackson wrll be regarded as part of the heritage of the American people (cheers). That they would be spoken of as American soldiers, who, though in acause which I think a bad cause, illustrated the mifitary capacity, the gennine energy of the American people ; for after all, my fellow-citizens, they were onr mis taken countrymen, our misguided countrymen, (cries of that's so,) our brave but fatally-erring countrymen. Tbrey are dead, and are now our dead countrymen. I did say that and if any man grudges that little word of consolation to that heart-broken peo ple, let him vote against me." If a nobler sentiment than that con tained in the above extract has been uttered we have failed to find it in print. The Trial of Bazatns. Notwith standing the Bilence that is kept in the affair Bazaine, as the French term it, it is known that the officers, charged with the inquiry are actively proceeding with their task. The principle point was to ascertain if the accused had beed informed in good time of the march of Marshal Mc Mahon toward the north. ' The in quiry has now obtained positive proof that at the time the conference be tween the chiefs of the army of the' Rhine took place in the farm of Gri mont (that is to say on the 2Gth), Marshal Bazaine had received and. held in his own hand the dispatch. sent by McMahon, although he feign ed to be ignorant of its existence. More than seven couriers has been sent to Bazaine by McMahon. Three succeeded in crossing the Prussian lines, and obtained admittance to the Commander of Metz. They have been examined by General de Rivi ere, and will be summoned by the Council Of War,' when the public de bates take place. Another important point that appears to have' been established by the inquiry is that Marshal Bazaine kept up a cor-1 respondence with the enemy. A witness has been . found who served as interpreter for the Marshal in his interview with Prince Frederick1 Charles. ' The existence of this inter-' preter was pointed out,- we under-' stand, by some of the most honor able inhabitants of Metz. Deleware - lassies take their lov ers to see a tombstone in a country -churchyard m that wee State, which, according to inscriptions, was erected , by the orders of Izates Anderson, who - died at bachelor," in order to "warn ail young men' from imitating tea. example of celibacy which, had, yielded to himself no other eventual, fruits but disappointrrient and re-' ... . 1 nT ' 3 ' , . The Supreme Court of the United-, States having decided that a husband, can recover damages for the loss of his wife proportioned to her useful- ntoss and capcity to earn uftmey, a t Boston man, whose spouse perished , in a recent railway accident,- was' al-, lowed 1y the'discriniinating)' jury ex-" actJy six eenti. v A lady" of Montgomery,, Alabama is making a silk quilt for exhibiting' -at the State Fair which is tb contaiar upward of 20,000 pieces '