Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-02-03
Mysterious Abduction.

The Jersey City Union states that young la
dy disappeared from that vicinity on Wednesday
night, under mysterious circumstances. She re-
turned from a short walk, with female friend
just at night. On arriving at the door of the
house she stopped, and telling her companion to
go into the house she started quickly down the
road as she said to look for her handkerchief
Her companion waited for moment on the steps
and saw her go few yards, stoop down, and then
turn back towards the house. The friend then
went into the house. She had hardly shut the
door behind her before she heard faint cry
Thinking that her friend was only calling to her
not to shut the door, she mischieyou yously locked it
ran up stairs, intending to keep the young lady
waiting at the door till the servant should open
it. From that moment nothing has been seen or
heard of her.
Her father and brothers fancied she had gone
up stairs the friend in the same way, iancied
that she had stayed below; and it was only after
coming down to the parlor that both discovered
the absence of the daughter Of the house. -
Search Immediately commenced and this
young lady shawl found close to the house. but
no other traces have been discovered. She is
young pretty and accomplished but is not known
to have been upon intimate terms with any Of
the opposite sex.
CAPITAL FOR THE YoUNG.-It is a consolation
for all right minded young men in this country,
that though they may not be able to command
as much peeuniary capital as they would wish TO
commence business themselves, yet there is
moral capital which they can have that will
weigh as much money with those people whose
opinion is worth having. And it does not take
a great while to accumulate a respectable amount
of capital. 1t consists in truth, honesty and in
tegrity; TO which may be added decision, firnness
courage, and perseverance. With these qualities
there are few obstacles which cannot be overcome.
Friends spring up and surround such young
man almost as if by magic. Confidence flows
out to him, and business accumulates on his
hands faster than he can ask it. And in a few
short years such young man is in advance of
many, who started with him, having equal tai
ents, and larger pecuniary means; ere long our
young friend stands foremost, the honored, trust
ed, and loved. Would that we could induce ey-
cry youthful reader to commence life on the prin-
ciple that moral capital is the thing after all.
u a descent was made upon the lottery
dealers in New York on Tuesday. They arrest
ed B. B. Mars & Co. They issued flaming circu-
lars schemes under the head Of . Grand Consol-
dated Lottery" 100000, $4,000. SIS. 900
prizes. In their circulars they present this ex-
hortation; 81 To all unlucky buyers We say, try
again; don't give up the ship and success will be
yours. (" The officers secured a large number
of their circulars and schemes, together with
so letters which they were about mailing, and
about 500 others which they had received from
various parts of the country, nearly all OF which
contained money in sums varying hom % up
ward, and asked for schemes, numbers, &c.
Some of these letters were quite racy IN their
style, being not only from young men and maj
dens but also from elderly ladies aud OLD men.
who, it would appear, had been for some time
natrons of B. B. Mars Co. Many of the letters
implored and beseeched to have lucky numbers
sent TO their writers, as they had already exIend
cd considerable sums 10 no purpose.