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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20

garments. A little higher and We saw
her dark hair streaming down the current.
Black river of death, thou hadst yielded
up thy victim: Zcnobia was found
Silas Foster had laid hold of the body !;
lIoIlingsworth, hkwise, grappled with it !;
and | s'cered towards the bank, gazing all
the while at Zenobia, whose limbs were
swaying in the current close at the boats
side. Arriving near the shore, we all
three stepped into the water, bore her out
aud laid her on the ground beneath a tree.
:'Poor child!" said Foster-and his
dry old heart, verify believe, vouchsafed
a tear" I'm sorry for her''
Were l to describe the perfect horror
of the spectacle, the reader might justly
reckon it to me for sin and shame For
more than twelve long years have borne
it in my memory, and could now repro
duce it as freshly as if it were still before
my eyes. OF all modes of death, me-
thinks it is the ugliest. Her wet garments,
swathed limbs of terrible infexibility
She was the marble image of death
agony. Her arms had grown rigid in the
act Of struggling, and were bent before
her with clutched hands; her knees, too,
were bent, and-thank God for it !! in the
attitude Of prayer. All, that rigidity !
Ii is impossible to bear the terror of it.
1t seemed-l must needs impart SO much
of my own miserable idea--it seemed as
# her body must keep the same position
in the coffin, and that her skeleton would
keep it in the grave, and that when Zeno-
bla rose at the day OF judgment. it would
be in just the same attitude as now!
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20

say that he (the pgis0ner) is such au un
worthy brother.
The house was then examined, and il
the second story full sett of engraver's
instruments, printing press, the chemioa
and other preparations used in making
counterfeit-money were found, besides 5000
in 81 counterfeit Harrisburg Bank notes
which were wet-having just been print
ed. This description of money was being
worked off when the officers went to the
house. a large anon. # coul rfcit ! :
IS and 5s, purportlng 10 ae Of The Lane
ter Bank issue, were also s.und secret.
in different parts CT the house, togcihe.
with 5s ON the York Bank, 5s Oh the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Bank of Pitts
burg, Cos on the Cape May Bank, altered
from the notes of the exploded Mllington
Bank, and los on the Bank Of Nor,hum-
lcrland. The plate from which the Har-
rlsburg counterfei;s were worked, was car
red away by one of the parties who esca-
ped, but the officers succeeded in getting
The plates of the Merchants and Manuflc-
turers' Bank at Piltsburg and the Cape
May Bank, at house about thirteen miles
distan, on the road leading to Turbotvillc.
DIR. Glltner WAS conveyed to Danville as
quickly as possible, in consequence of his
wound, and lodged in the Jail, where he
Was attended by Dr. James D. Strawbridge,
of that place, who pronounced his wound
severe, bat not serious In the evening
OF that day, Justice William Kitchen
heard the case, and committed the defcn-
dant to prison in default of $4,000 bail, to
answer at the next term of the Court Of
Montour county, which meets this month
he defendant is said to be beautiful and
shllIul peuman, and can counterfeit q sig
nature with much precision. He is ale
gcl to be the masler-spirit of the band,
and signed all the notes The Doctor is
a graduate of the University of Pennsylva-
MIA, and but IS years Of age. When he
attended the University he bore good
name and was much esteemed by his asso-
ciates
The escape Of the confedcratcs of the
prisoner is unfortunate; but, under the cir
of the close proximity of the
woods to the house, and the officers being
in strange country, the arrest of Dr. Gilt.
ier was truly fortunate aud adroitly man.
lgcd by the officers. There can be no
!oubt the other parties will also be brought
o justice, now that they are known. A
'ortion of the money and tools were bro't
N to this city, and are now in possession
f the Mayor. The reminder were left
n charge of Sheriff Frazer, of MontOur
ounty.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20
Counterieiter Arrested.

THE Philadelphia Ledger of the 10Th
inst, gives the following particulars Of the
arrest of DR.. Gilincr, which We briefly au-
nounced last week
Through the instrumcntali.y Of Mayor
Gilpin, of this city, and Mayor Guthrie,
Of Pt;sburg, some very important police
developments have been made during the
present week, in the interior of this State,
and the principal n.anulactory of counter
felt money destroyed. The arrangements
for the descent, which proved so success
full, were III preparation for mouths
past: and such information reached Mayor
Gilpin last week, that on Friday, officer
Moses, Of the city night police, was des-
patched to Montour county, in order to
prepare for Capt, Bennett aud officer Bunt-
ing Of the city police, and High-Constable
Hague, of Pittsburg, who started on Sat
urlay. Officer Mo>cr arrived a. the tay-
srn Of Abraham Ilaus, about Is miles
from Danvilic, on Saturday, and remained
there until Monday morning. In the in
term, he had made arrangements Cn ac-
cordance with his directions to purchase
quantity Of the counterfeit money, on
Tuesday and the persons engaged in the
traffic, surprising the officer 10 be a large
fuyeF, made him acquainted with the place
where the counterfeit money was manufac
tGrcd, and Of the operations of those inter
'sied ia making it. The three additiona!
VHcers reaching Danyille OF Sunday, and
on Monday morning, with Mr.. Cornelius
Garretson, went in carriage to the house
kept by lIaus, on the road leading to Wash
ingtonville, in the character Of sportsmen.
Officer Moscr was in waiting for the par
ties, and as soon as possible after their ar
rival, they repaired to the house of Dr.
Giltner, short distance from the tavern
Upon approaching the door of tie coun-
teTteltlng establishment, Capt. Bennett
stepped forward and asked if DR.. Giltncr
was a. home. He was answered in the
negative by the wife of DR.. G., who gave
signal and attempted to close the door.
Capt Bennett then quickly summoned
those Of his party outside, and with High
Constable Hague, entered the premises
and went up stairs.
No sooner had they reached the second
story, than footsteps were heard, and three
persons jumped out Of window in the
rear Of the house, and ran in different di-
rcctions. The officers Immediately ran
down stairs and gave the alarm; but be-
fore the other persons could reach the In
mates Of the establishment, two Of them
escaped into the woods. The third, DIR.
Giltner, also reached the woods, but he
was soon overcome from the effects Of a
pistol.ball, fired by officer Moser, which
struck the left shoulder. This was not fir
ed, however, until after be had been warn
cd by the officer several times to stop
When taken into custody, DR.. Giltner
asked II Marshal Keyser was in the party,
alleging that he would make it ali right,
if present, for the reason that he belonged
to the same Lodge the Marshal is a mem
ber Of. Subsequently, he was told by off
Ger Hague and Capt. Bennett, that the,
were members Of the same fraternity will
Marshal keyscr. and regretted much +,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20
A Word to Mothers.

"Dear mother" said delicate little
girl, 81 have broken your vase
"Wels you are naughty, careless.
troublesome little tling-always in some
mischief, 60 up stairs, and stay in the
closet till | send for you"
And this was Christian mothers an.
swer to the fearful little culprit, who had
Struggled with and conquered the tempta-
ton to tell falsehood, to screen fault
With a disappointed, disheartened look,
the child obeyed, and at that moment was
crushed in her little heart the sweet flow.
ier of truth, perhaps never again in after
years to be revived to life. 0, what was
the loss of thousand "vases," in COM
parison.
'Tis true, an angel might shrink from
the Responsibilities Of mother. 1t does
not need an angels powers. The watch
must never, for an instant, be let up; the
scales of justice must always be nicely
balanced; the hasty word, that the over
tasked spirit sends to the lip, must die
there, ere it is uttered. The timid and
sensitive child must have a word of en-
couragement in season, the forward and
presuming checked with gentle frmness !;
there must be no deception, no evasion,
no trlckery, for the keen eye of childhood
to mark and all this, when the exhausted
frame sinks with ceaseless yigils, perhaps
and the thousand petty Interruptions and
unlocked for annoyances of every hour,
almost bid defiance any attempt at system.
Still must that mother wear an unruftled
brow, lest the cherub on her knee catch
her angry frown still must she "rule her
own spirit" lest the boy so apparently en-
crossed with his toys, repeat the next mo-
ment the impatient word his ear has caught
For all these duties, faithfully and con-
scientiously performed, mothers reward
is in secret and silence Even him, on
whose earthly breast she leans, is too often
unmindful of the noiseless struggle-till
too late, alas !! he learns to value the deli
cate hand that has kept in untiring motion
the thousand springs Of his domestic hap
piness
But-what, if in the task that devolves
upon the mother, she utterly fail? What
if she be mother but in name? What
if she consider her duty performed when
her child is fed, and warmed and clothed :?
THAT if the priceless soul be left to the
chance training Of hirelings? What if
she never teaches those little lips to lisp,
" Our Father? What if she launch her
child upon lfe's stormy sea without rud-
der, or compass, or chart? God forbid
there be many such mothers
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commenced kind of colloquy; the righ.
whispering treble very softly, and the left
responding bass very loudly.
III e conference had been kept mp until
we began to desire change upon the sub
jec., when our ears caught, indistinctly,
some very curious sounds, which appeared
to proceed from the lips of Miss Jane ;
they seemed to be compound Of dry
cough, a grunt, a hceough, and it appeared
to US as Interpreters between the right and
left. Things had progressed in this way
for about fifteen seconds, when we hap
pene1 to direct our attention to Mr.. Rose.
His eyes were closed, his head swung
gracefully from side to side, beam of
heavenly complacency rested on his coun-
tenance, and his whole man gave irresisti-
bic demonstration that James music made
him feel good all over. We resolved from
this contemplation of Mr.. Roses transport,
to see whether we could extract from the
performance anything Ineligible, when
Miss Jane made Hy-catching grab at
half a-dozen keys in row, and the same
instant she fetched long dupgh;ll-cock
crow, at the conclusion Of which she crap
pied at as many keys with the left. This
came over Rose like a warm bath, and
over US like rack of bamboo briars.
Our nerves had not recovered until Miss
Jane repeated the movement, accompany
ing it with the squeal of a pinched Cat.
This threw us into an ague fit; but from
respect to the performer, we maintained
our position. She now made third grasp
with her right, and at the same time raised
one of the most unearthly howls that ever
issued from the throat Of any human be-
ing. This seemed the signal for universal
uproar and destruction. She now threw
away all reserve, and charged the piano
with her whole force. She boxed it, she
clawed it, she scraped it. Her neck veins
swelled, her chin flew up, her face flushed,
her eyes glared, her bosom heaved she
screamed, she howled, she yelled, she
cackled, and was in the act of dwelling
upon the note of screech owl, when We
took the ST. Vitus's dance and rushed out
of the room. Goodness :" said a BY
stauder, "if this be her singing, what
must be her crying"
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20

CONGRESS will adjourn on the last day
of the present month; and none will sor-
row for its demise, or regret its dispersion !;
its proceedings having, for long time,
ceased to attract attention, or excite curl
osity. 1t has done so little that its deeds
can hardly be criticised; for it has pre-
sented to the world model of that species
of Legislation, that can occupy the longest
space of time in doing the smallest amount
of business. This, perhaps, ought not to
be regretted, considering the material of
which the present Congress is compo-
sed, and acknowledged on all hands to be
inferior to any of its predecessors. 1t may,
perhaps, occur to these Representatives of
the people, when they feel the loss of pub
lie respect, that it is better to be faithful
to their trust, and economical of time,
which, in this case, is money, than forfeit
the confidence of their constituents, and
incur the public sneers and censure
Efforts are now being made in Congress
to recover lost time; but such efforts sell
dom retrieve the dilatoriness of the past,
Or redeem the character which an idle waste
of time afGxes to public bodies. Hasty le-
gislation is worse than no legislation at
all ; for that which is done hurriedly when
deliberation is required, is not done as it
ought to be; and bills are passed at such
times which are afterwards found to be
very imperfect, If not very misehievous,i in
their character. Things are jumbled to-
gether which have no necessary connec-
tion propositions, good, bad, and indiifer-
eut, are tackled upon each other, one to
help the other through, till the worst sys-
tenn of log-rolling-exhibited in its most
miscAievous form in the Legislature Of
Pennsylyania-becomes Congressional
practice. One-half of the time spent this
session in making Presidential speeches,
which influence not single voter, would,
if employed in proper deliberation upon
the propositions presented to Congress,
have perfected all the bills of any public
interest now before it, aud have satisfied
the wants of the people. Now many Of
them are in danger of being passed over,
or, if enacted into laws, Of being Of little
practical utility, for want of sufficient cons,
sideration, and being deficient in proper
provisions for carrying them into effect,
or lacking proper remedies aud safeguards
to make them useful.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20
Playing the Piano, and How it is Done.

The other evening, we were at party of
a friend of ours, and among the lot was a
gay Miss, who had just returned from
boardiug-school, when, after many solici-
tatons and apologies, she seated herself at
the piano, rocked to the right, then to the
left, leaned forward, then backward, and
began. She placed her right hand about
midway the keys, and her left about two
octaves below them. She now put off the
right to a brisk canter upon the treble
notes, and her left after it. The left then
led the way back, and right pursued in
Ike manner. The right turned and re-
peated its movement, but the left out ran
this time, hoped over it, and flung it
entirely off the track. 1t came in again,
however, behind the left, on its return,
and passed it in the same style. They
now became highly incensed at each other,
and met furiously on the middle ground.
Here most awful conflict ensued for a
short space, when the right whipped of all
of sudden, as VIC thought fairly van
quished, bu. VIC we're in error in that /;
Jack Randolph cautions US, it had only
fallen back to stronger position" 1t
had mounted up two keys, and commenced
the note of rattlesnake. This had a
wonderful effect upon the left, and placed
the doctrine Of snake.charming beyond
dispute. The left rushed toward it repeat
edly, but seemed invariably panic-struck
when it came with tremendous roar down
the bass keys; continued its assaults,
sometimes by sigzag movement, but all
its attempts to dislodge the right from its
strong hold, proved Intellectual; it came
close up to its adversary and expired
Any one, or rather no one, eau imagine
what kind of noises the piano made during
the conflict. Certain it is that no one can
describe them, and therefore We shall moi
attempt it. The battle ended; Miss Jant
moved as though she would have risen
but this was protested against by a numbel
of voices at once.
Gone song, my dear Jane" said Mrs
Small, "you must sing that sweet ittl'
French air you used to sing, and whie'
Madame Piggisquaski is SO fond Of" Mis-
Jane looked pitiful at her mamma, AM
her mamma looked sing" at Miss Jane
accordingly she squared herself for song
She brought her hands into capus thl
time in fine style, and they seemed to b
perfectly rccopeiled to each other; the
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20
AMERICAN SILK MAxUFAcruRr.-

AMERICAN SILK MANCFAcTURI--
There, is a silk mandatory at Newport,
Kv., which turns out some very Gne speci-
mems Of goods, giving another proof Of
the facility with which American ingenuity
can adapt itself to any branch Of industry,
under sufficient encouragement. The fac
tory has been in operation about four
years, and it manufactures cravats, hand.
kerchiefs, and vestings Of excellent body,
soft in texture, and which viii no doubt
wear we'll.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20
The Editors Sentiments.

Bold in speech and bold in action,
Be Time will test
OF The free souled and the slavish,
Which fulfls life's mission best.
Be thou like the noble ancient
Scorn the threat that bids thee fear;
Speak no matter what betide thee;
Let them strike, but make them hear
Be thou like the great apostle
Be thou like heroic Paul;
ia free thought seek expression.
Speak it boldly speak it all!
Face thine enemies-accusers;
Scorn the prison, rack, or rod!
And, if thou hast truth to utter,
Sneak! and leave the rest to God!
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20

The CUncuLIe.-Several of our Horti-
eural friends have been experimenting, as
to the best method Of getting rid Of I" the
little Turk" and among these, some claim
that finely pulverized sulphu. busted even
ly ON the trees, has been most successful.
We shall be glad to learn all the facts in
relation - this method.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20

A ten-acre field, costing Fifty dollars per
acre, and di,cbed, manured, snd improved
at fifty dollars more, SO As to give double
crops, is much mole valuable and protfita-
BILE than twenty acres uniEproved, costing
the same money.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20

Another lot of liquor has been turned
into tho Providence river the llth dose.
Wonder what the fish think Of 1t
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20
From the IIoilidaysburs Standard.
All about a Dog,

This is the meridian Of Z" dog days."
and as hot as dog days are about this Or
any other season. | suppose dogs hav e a
disposition to be out roaming while they
are il, as every dog must have his day"
So one dropped in upon near neighbor
in his rounds and don't seem disposed to
move any more than Jim Bags did. To
find the owner, or get rid Of him lawfully,
he wrote descriptive advertisement and
stuck it up. Some of the boys who read
it, said it was logged funny description
easy to understand, but difficult to COM
prehcnd. To give it wider publicity, you
may put it in the paper if YOU think fit.
Here IL is
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-08-20
Here it is
STRAY DOG.

tdNle 10 tHt TeoiUrucc Vi lIlc SuUSCTlUeI,
July 1lth. 1852, a dog like what follows
He is black in his color, with good many
gray hairs scattered all over his body in
such quantity that you can't tell whether
he is black or gray or color which amt
neither. In his body be is heavy, but not
very big; only it is big dog for his size,
being about middling size. His legs
are short from his body to the ground.
The fore legs are crooked, standing out at
the knee, in below, and straight from the
shoulder down. The hind legs are sragh,
in the same way, only crooked backwards.
His tail is curly when bent straight; is
about Is inches long, and stick straight
out in kink. His ears are short to the
lower end, but would be longer if not cut
off higher up, where they amt cut of at
all. Wien he barks he makes noise
like a bigger dog, but he amt no bigger
on account Of it, and remains quiet just
like when ne was barking before. When
he runs he lifts up his hind legs before he
lifts up his fore legs before, Que at time
behind before he lifts up the others.
When he walks he lifts them up just like
when be runs. only the other ones first
He is good about huuse to watch hogs,
but never runs after them when they run,
and when he chases them and they 60 out
themselves; he lays still only when he's
hissed and then he does like when he
amt. As for victuals he aint particular
and eats most anything he likes meat best
and bread and butter has good appetite
when be eats at once to do him times a
day week and continues in the same Or
der as before. He is good in the woods
to hunt and keeps in sight SO you can see
what he does when be never barks to
chase anything away bat is quiet at your
heels when you say "sick 'cm" he goes
away before just like behind before aud
back.
The owner is requested to prove who he
belongs to when he can't he will be dis
posed of as no owner is found when his
day is fixed to sell he will be knocked
down if no bidder is found in my posses
sion according to law.
D. DOGBERRY.
Dogwood Swamp, July 20, 1852.
p. s. If any Of your sportsmen take
fancy to the dog, they can have him af-
ter two months. He won. be sold.
Your Friendly D. o. G.
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Dogwood Swamp, July 20, 1852.
p. 5. If any of your sportsmen take
a fancy to the dog, they can have him af-
ter two months. He won. be sold.
Your Friendly D. Q. G.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-01-14
MISC ELLA EOUS,

Jam As GOOD AS YoU.-Whst a singular
state Of things would be brough. about il
men should begin to obey the Bible, and
love their neighbors as we'll as they love
themselves? You would see no smiling
looks Of the advance Of grain-and no long
faces at the loss of property. The voice
Of harsh rebuke, coarse anger, and loud de-
nuncia'ion would be husheJ. 81 am as good
as you-,hat would have you to know
would give place 10. "You are as good as
!, and we will assist each other" Shoul-
der TO shoulder, with sunny faces and ligh,
hearts, mankind would move on in the marc ch
Of life, distributing favors with liberal hands
and laboring to make each other happier
and better. When will this time arrive?