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A CARD. Tho Commltteo Of ArrangemsUlR respectfully ten der ihsir hanks aO the CaPIaia aud Members of Ihs
 tia oth village for tsir exrelIena perGormamce aWd their fine appearances, well as for the houorahte and patriotic Geeag which induced them lO contrib. HIe lheir ad ia the celebration the 4Ih insIant
 LischfeId, July 10, 1888.
 LitchfeId Aasn0t Ere Easuramce Compaav.-The first meeting of this recently incorporated company was held on Monday of last week. Nine Directors, a President. Secretary and Treasurer were chosen, and acOmmitee appointed to draft code of Bylaws, in order that the company mny go nte immediate opera. tion. MesSrs. Phinehas Miner, Oliver Goodwin, Charles L. Webb, Leonard Goodwin, Samuel P. BOlles, Origen s. Seymour, Albert Sedgwck, George c. Woodruff. and TOmlinson Wells wera chosen D- rectOrs-PhiDehas Miner Presiden,, Oliver Goodwin Treasurer, and Leonard Goodwin Secretary.
 The gentleman who took from our Ofice on Thurs- day last NewYOrk paper of the 3d inst will oblige us by returning h as contains an article which we wish to preserve.
 zhs Psssisace.-Accounts from the South and from ,he West Indies concur in representing that the Cholera and yellow fever prevail to an aarming de- gree. We have been favored with the perusal of a letter from oecer board the United States schr PorPoiOe. to his friend n this town, from which we give the following extract:-
 "U. s. sehr. POrpoise, Matansas, June g.
 By tho politeDess ofthe gentlemen of the wardroom am enabled to write you this evening. We arrived at this place in thirty-six hours frou Havana. We expected to have remained here days hat on ac. coant ofths epdemcs which prevail. shall leave on Wednesday. We are now lying about mile and half from the city. Matanzas appears to be almos. deserted. The cholera prevails to m alarming degree -i, is principally confined to the blacks. The yellow Fever also rages here. A s reported that one in ten ofthe whole population has been swep, away by the combiaed ravages of,hese terrific maadies. I can- mol believe that the mortality has been great. Our orders r~qise to beat Pensacola by che 6urof Au- gDsa. We shall probably iooch at Havana, St. An.o- nio. and Key West. The cholera has appeared in each of fihese paces-but the officers and crew of our vessel haze hitherto escaped the pes.Ience.'
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CARn

Several OtAer volunteer souuis @srs given, but we have not beeB furnished with uhsm.
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PILGRIMS PROGRESS.
From the N. A. Review.

Perhaps no otirer work could be named,
which, admired by cultivated minds, has
had at the same time such an amelioratiDg
effect on the lower classes in society, as
the Pilgrims Progress. 1t is book so
'ull of native good sense, that no mind
can read it without gaining in wisdom and
vigor ofjudgment What an amazing ef-
feet it must have produced in this way on
the mass ofcommon minds brought under
ITS power! We cannot compute the good
t has thus accomplished on earth. 1t ia
ne of the books that by being connected
with the dearest associations Of childhood,
always retains its hold on the heart, and
exerts double influence, wnen at a, ,gra-
YER age, and less under the despoiism
given to Imagination in childhood, we
read it with sereie and thoughtful per-
ception Of meaning. How msny children
have become better citizens OF the world
through lite from the perusal Of this book,
almost in infancy! And how mnny,
through its instrumentality, NAV have
been fitted after life to 1--we iorevcr!--Thc
Christian Warfare is here urrayed IN the
glow of imagination 10 make it attractive.
How many Pilgrims in hours when per-
severance was almost exhausted, aud
patience yielding, and clouds Of darkness
were gathering, have felt u sudden re-
turn Of animation and courage, from re-
membrance Of Christians severe conflicts,
and his glorious entrance at last through
the gates into the city.
AS the work draws 10 its conclusion,
the Poets soul seems to expand with the
glory Of the subject. The description Of
Christians and Hopelul's entrance ur,
through The regions Of the air ip,o the
Celestial City preceded BY the tou..o,,
account Of their passing tho s{;ysr g
Death. though composed of the ,i,n,.I.. ~.
materials, and depicted In thu 81. f''st
language, with Se.iriur. : S'lnpIest
\ .oastiiu,es one ol the finest
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THE niGHrEous ONLY ARE Harry.

Men may roll from opinion to opinion
from scheme TO scheme; they may turf
from one course Of life, and from one de.
nomination Of Christians, to another; they
may be Jealous and inAamed with bois-
ferrous zeal in their pletensions-but are
neither safe or happy until they have turn
ed to COP, their Maker and Redeemer.
The glorious nature Of God, the powers
and qualities Of rational existence, the
circumstances Of social conncxion, the
structure of created minds, and the events
of most wise Providence, all forbid hap
piness to those who have not unieigned
piety; and all these are not to be changeo
in compliance with the perverse humors
of sinner. The motto affirmed by the
will OF the Creator, and engraven on the
pillars Of the universe, is this: " lie who
is holy, is happy; and whoever is unholy
must be unhappy forever"
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w A R r Z N.

Commendnble Eberdisy. The following
letter says the Post, written BY the son o
Mr.. Reeside, the mmi contractor, reflect.
=. great credit on the character Of the lattel
gentleman for his liberal and humane
feelings.
Philadelphia, April 18th, 1883.
J. p. Carletan, Esq. P. NJ, Cumber-
land, Md.
Dear Sir-It is with regret we have
this day heard the sad news Of the con-
flagration of Cumberland, that once -four.
ishing town, and the loss and condition OF
its inhab itants, among whvm we lived 80
long. My father is confined to his bed
and not able to write, but requests me to
say to you, that one half Of all his proper
ity situated ON the west side Of WiH's
Greek shall be sold for the benefit CT the
sufferers! he also requests me to say to
you, as soon as committee is appointed
for their relief, he will Immediately trans
fer the property by deed or otherwise for
that purpose. Yours, with respect,
JAMES RESIDE, Jr.
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SORROW.

There is sorrow ofthe world, that de-
serves little or no pity. And there is a
sorrow too deep to be soothed, but ia the
rest Of the grave. That is the sorrow fell
by her who sees the husband OF her earl,
affections going fast to the druhkard's
grave, and to the abodes of bIackness and
darkness forever! We can see our friends
suffer; we may stand by and witness the
amputation Of a limb--and we may pity
when we see the suffering ofthe body is
but prelude to the pain That must follow:
when We see the being that We have low
ed, deliberately sacrificing both body and
soul, to demon that can show no pity
to demon that has slain his thousands
and tens of thousands, and delights in
carnage and blood. it is this will cause
sorrow which mocks all consolation. Ii
is worm that never dies. 10 lean on
the trembling arm of the tottering inebri-
ate-to sleep on the couch with the start
ing, troubled, maddened, wo-begone, hope
less drunkard-are living, abiding sor-
rows, that can die only with life ITSELF
And such sOrrOOs poor woman feels and
endures, because she cannot die--because
she is constituted to suffer, till the attenu-
ated thread Of life has spun its last fibre,
and the bleeding heart has thrcbbed it,
last. When the grave shall tell its story
when the trump of the archangel shal
reanimate the sleeping dead, then-O
then, murdered, siain-the thousands
yes the tens of thousands of inundated
wives, should be swift witness agains
the cruel assassin who, drop by drop, ha
drained the last particle of blood from tn
palpitating heart of her whom he ha
sworn to love and cherish through life
who has wept and hoped-entreated an
prayed-tiIl despair had fastened its tai
ons, and the angel of mercy had fled for
ever!- Female .4dr.
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!Msw Jersey Rail Road.-The Eliza
bethtown Journal states that survey and
estimate off extension of this rail road
has been submitted to the Commissioners,
M follows:-
The estimated cost Of the road from
Somerwlle to Belvidere-a distance OF a
bout As miles-is $54l $50; or about
$4,000 per mile. The branch from
New Hampton to Easton--l4 miles-at
the same rate will cost 1853 900. The es-
timated cost of the road from Elizabeth
town to Somervllle- 90 miles-was 900, !.
900, or 10000 per mile. Making for
the whole extent ofthe road and branches,
distance of 79 miles. $s09, ,25o. This
improvement runs entirely across the
State Of New Jersey, in its most fertile
part, and comes in close connexion with
the agricultural and mineral wealth OF
Pennsylvania.
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Rowhmd r. C,ockxr.-This veteran
nautical commander, long known and uni
versalIy esteemed among US, having re-
linquished his station in the line of Liver
pool packets, LETT US yesterday for New
Bedford, where he has been selected T.
conduct a Marine Insurance Company
Captain Croker has been in commano
upwards OF forty years, the last .sirieen IL
the Liverpool line. Du'ing all this peri.
od he has never met with u serious disas-
ter, aud ssch has been the uniform up
rightness oil his conduct, and the aHabilit,
orhis department, that he has had the sim
gular good fortune, in his arduous profess
ION, to escape censure or compiaint.-
May his career in his present station bt
as successful as his former pursuit, tn
Y. .Mer. .adp. -
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CHRrsrrANIrY.-If Christianity were
compelled to fee from the mansions Of
the great, the academies of Philosophers,
tho halls Of Legislation, or the throng OF
busy men, we should find her last retreat
with woman at the 6reside; her last altar
would be the female heart; her last audi
ence would be the children gathered a
round the knees Of their mother; the last
sacrifice the secret prayer, escaping IN
silence from het lips, and heard, perhaps,
only at the throne Of God.
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Iron Steam -Boat.-On Tuesday, was

Iron Steam Boat. Tuesday, was
launched from the premises Of MIR. Fair
barn, engineer, of this town, beautiful
iron steamboat, built with plates 3-l6ths
Of an inch thick; IA feet long and IA feet
wide, intended for the canal betwixt Os-
ted and Burgess, in Belgium named La
Rsins des Belges A company having
been formed in that country for The pur-
pose OF navigating its rivers and canals,
considerable Improvements are contem-
plated, and this Is the first boat which has
been built fof the pupose, and she is IN
tended TO steam the voyage round the
Lands End to Ostend, from thence she
will proceed TO Brussels to be exhibited
and her powers shown on the canal be-
twixt that city and Vilverde. She has
been sent, by the RochdaIe canal, to the
premises Of Mr.. David Belhouse, Jr.
where her decks and cabins will be fitted
up in superior style. The boat is to be
propelled by steam engine OF twenty
horse power, on the locomotive principle
and paddle wheel is fixed in tho centre
OF the stern for the purpose Of preventing
injury TO the banks Of the canals. The
extent of accommodation, tho 'ishiness Of
the engine, and the great buoyancy oi this
vessel are worthy tho attention OF cana
! propt,etors. and all persons interested %
inland navigation. .--Menehsster Guardian
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Silk t,o;sier.-Mr Adam Brooks, o

Silk t,Oisier.-Mr Adam Brooks, oi
Scituate, has published an article calling
attention to new silk twisting machine
invented by him, and which If il is what
he describes, will afford new impulse to
the growing Of silk. by this machine,
the silk is wound from cocoons, directly,
into every kind Of thread required, so by
one operation they may be converted into
sewing thread, warp &c. forming also q
moro even thread than by the usual pro-
cess. apd at a less expense Of labo, than
is bestowed in preparing linen, cotton OF
woollon. A person may learn 10 use the
machine in two days.
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DOINGGOOD.

fNsrEAD Of showing our love to our
country by engaging eagerly in the strife
Of parties, lei us choose TO signalizo 1t
rather by bcnefcencc, and by an exam
plary discharge Of the duties Of private
life, under the persuasion that man, in the
final issue Of things, will be seen to have
been the best patriot, who rs the best
Christian. lie who difuses the most
happiness, aud aiaxalss Tho most dis
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tress within his own circle, is undoubtedly
the best friend TO his country and the
world, since nothing more is necessary
than for all men to initiate his conduct, to
make the greatest part Of the misery Of
the world, cease in a moment. While
the passion then Of some is to shine, oi
some to govern, and others to accumulate,
lot one great passion alone inAame our
breasts, the passion which reason ratihes,
which conscience approves, which heaven
inspires-that Of being ahd doing good.
Rob. Hall.
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CHEAP RECKONING.

Some time since, gentleman drove up
10 tavern in a gig, in one of oar Ohio
towns, and asked the landlord If could
be accommodated for the nighti being an
swered in the affirmative, he took up his
quarters, telling the landlord that he need
not give his horse any thing as he had
plenty Of oats in his gig. In the morning
he politely asked for his bill, when the
landlord, (who had caught such larks in
MS trap BEFORE presented the following
bill. to wit
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THE BENEVOLENT QUAKER.

Doctor p, Quaker Of Philadelphia,
is very kind TO the poor. In the times Of
sickness, produced by whatever cause, he
is always ready and willing to assist them.
His benevolence, in such cases, extends
farther than his gratuiteus services as
physician. Of course he is beloved.
Our streets are frequently somewhat
crowded with building materials--so much
so as often, at particular places, to pre-
vent two vehicles from passing each other,
if the driver Of either is disposed to be OBJ
stinate.
As the doctor was one day proceeding
to visit patient, his progress was impcd-
ed by dray-the driver Of which had
stopped his horse in one Of those narrow
passages. After waiting several minutes
the doctor requested the drayman to al
low him to pass. The latter who had
heard of, but did not know the former,
poured forth volley Of the vilest abuse
upon the straight coat" md sworo he
would not move till he thought proper.
"Well, friend," said the doctor, "all l
have to observe is this il thee should get
sick, or if thy family should ever be in
distress, send for DIR. p and he will do
all he can to assist thee"
need scarcely say that the heart of
tho drayman was subdued by the kindness
of the man he had abused. He was a.
shat.ed of his embellishments an a.
pology, and removed the Obstruction as
speedily as possible.
How true it is, that ga soft tongue
breaketh the BONE" If the doctor had
cursed the drayman till midnight, he
would have received nought but cursing
and blows in return. This may be thoI
small matter, but it furnishes useful
lesson. - Christian Mes
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1 Story from tie Mishna ofAs Rabbim.- -
During the absence of Rabbi Meir from
This house his two sons died, both of them
Iof uncommon beauty, and enlightened by
the law. His wife bore them to her
| chamber, laid them upon the bed, and
| spread white covering over their bodies.
When Rabbi Meir returned, his first en-
qury was for his sons. His wife reached
to hlm goblet he praised the Lord at
the going out Of the Sabbath, drank, aud
again asked, "Where are my sons, that
they too may drink ofthe cup OF blessing p"
"They will not be far off," she replied,
and placed food before him that he might
Ieat. He was in gladstone and genial
mood and when he had said grace after
the meal, she thus addressed him "Rab-
mi, with thy permission, would fain pro-
lpvss to thee one question"
"Ask it then, my love-" replied he.
"A few days ago person entrusted
some jewels TO my custody land now he de-
mands them should give them back to
himu'
"This is a question" said Rabbi Meir,
which my wife should not have thought it
necessary to ask. What! wouldst thou
he state or be reluctant to restore to cve-
ry one his own:"
"No," she replied, "but yet I thought
it best not to restore them without ac-
quainting thee therewtR" She then led
him TO their chamber, and stepping to the
bed took the white covering from the
dead bodies"
"Ah! my sons, my sons!'' loudly lamen-
ted their father, "my son!the light of my
eyes, and the light of my understanding
l was your fhther-but ye were my teach
ers in the law"
The mother turned away and wept Bit
terly. AT length she took the husband by
the hand aud said-Rabbi, didst thou not
teach me that we must not be reluctant to
restore that which was entrusted to our
keeping! See, tho Lord gave and the
Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the
name of the Lordw
"Blessed be the name Of the Lord"
echoed the holy man /; ''and blessed be
his glorious name forever"
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A VERr DESIRABLE MACHINE. A MA.
chine was exhibited to us, two or three
weeks ago, for knitting stockings, SC, ex-
ceedngly well calculated we think, 70,
SanAly sss and very desirable, as afford
ing employment, al home, to females de-
pendent upon it for subsistence and the
support Of their families, for its cost, in
GLIDING the patent right, will not exceed
fifteen doiiars II Is only about one foot
Square, and NOT the weight often pounds;
so that il is easily transferred from place
to place, as may be required-and no
bare power is needed for the crank than
10 move that Of common hand organ
and, expect when a stitch is dropped, or
one required to be added, avery small
degree of attention or care is demanded.
A girl twelve or fifteen years old might
give motion to, and attend three or more
machines, if arranged for the purpose of
being worked together, as they might ea-
silly be. Each machine will make from
one to two pair Of long mems stockings in
day, OF woollen yarn-such as is usu-
ally wore in the winter season. The ma
chine does not appear liable TO get out of
order, and but little instruction IS neces-
sary. The machine that we saw It in OPP
Grafton was fitted for knitting woollen
stockings such as are above mentioned :
but machines may be made for fine work
IN cotton, or silk. 1t is the invention Of
JOHN McMullen and Joseph Hoilen, Jr,
of Birmingham, Hundinsdoh county,
PENNSYLVANIA. The stitches are made
,ust as If common knitting needles were
used-except the same stocking requires
to be afterwards joined at the seam.
Niles Register.
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WHOLE NO. are.

much depressed at bis misfortune and
confined himself to his state room. The
Governor went on board to condoIe with
lin, and persuaded him to ride out, when
'e was unfortunately thrown from his
orse and killed. Props rations were
making both mt Ascension and St. Hele-
oa, to detain Dutch frigate which was
expected in those seas. While on the
coast of Africa, Capt. j. learned that an
English hermaphrodite brig, belonging to
Liverpool, called the Jane and Henry,
Robert Latimer master, bound to tho
cape of Good Hope and New South
Wales, put in at Loango, q port on the
coast; passenger stated she had been at
sea lao days, and had beeu on short al
iowance for a month, that the Captain
had committed several acts of piracy, and
that on the night Of the IliA Dec. The
vessel slipped her cables and went to sea,
leaving himself, two of the crew, and sew.
en- steerage passengers ON shore, he hav-
ing his wife and infant aud considerable
amount of property on board--that the
number Of souls on board when she Iefl
Loango, was Ga.
Capt. ). giveI this as the literal state.
ment OF the passenger, JOHN Hughes
Wright, but he has reason to believe, from
the account of intelligent natives, who
were on board and saw the deed, that the
crew, or crew aud passengers. mutinied.
and threw overheard the Captain and q
boy.-N y. Gag.
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DR..
NJ {
$O,12 10

Reed payment in full-tbank you, sir;'
Tho gentleman went off,n his gig, read
ing his bill; but what impression it m ade
upon his nervous system, or his conduct
at the next inn, l know--.Notking at all.
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SPIRIT OF FRAYER.

Prayer is not smooth expression, OF
a we'll contrived form Of words; nor the
product of ready memory, or Of a rich
invention exerting itself in the perform.
ance. These may draw "A neat picture OF
it, but still the lie is wanting. The mo-
tion of the heart God-wards, holy and d.
vine affection, makes prayer real and live
ly, and acceptable to the living God, t.
whom it is presented; the pouring out oI
thy heart to him who made it, iind there.
fore hears it, and understands what il
speaks, and how it is moved and affected
on calling ON him. 1t is not the guided
paper and good writing of a petition, tha,
prevails with the king, but the moving
sense of it. And to that king who dis.
corns the heart, heart sense is the sense
of.all, aud that which only II regards
He listens to hear what that speaks, and
takes all as nothing where that is silent
All other excellence in prayer is but the
outside and fashion Oft; this is the life o
it, Leighton.
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Ofice.-Station has in every country
its burthens, but. perhaps, no where, are
they so various and heavy with us. Our
President is I'M object Of compassion, sur
rounded by the wiles Of sinisters friends,
and the violence Of open enemies sub
iected to Misrepresentation, abuse and
calumny hated by interested factions,
and bayed by corrupt or bIgoted press
his life is that Of a galley slave, MIR.
Clay In his recent speech Ia the Senate;
eloquently said, 81 have no desire for of
fee, not even the highest The most ex-
aIted is but prison, in which the incar.
cerate incumbent daily receives his cold
heartless visitHnts, tnarks his weary hours,
and is cut from the practical enjoyment
of all the blessings Of genuine freedom"
To complete the picture of wretchednessi
a silly custom has tied him In his chair ia
be bai,ed by public curiosity, to be exhibi.
ted to the crowd as monster, or wild
beast. "There are none so poor" but
they may repair 10 this exhibition, and
piiy the Chief Magistrate Of Me United
States. Daily Inteligcneer.
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FiRs.-The Ciocinuati Daily Adver.
User states that twelve large Stores, with
much valuable property, have been burnt
in Portsmouth, Ohio, at the mouth ofthe
6ciola,