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4 THalILINa INCIDENT.

3
The New York Commercial ADDER
tise,atelis the following ineide6t:
Last fall, "a woman residing in tie vi
cinity of Worcester, was picking black
berries ina field near the house, having
with her heronly child, a bright eyed
little fellow less than year old. The
babe sat upon the ground amusing, it.
self With graspiDg at elnmps of yellow
weeds that grew within reach, and eat-
ing berries brought him from time to
time by his mother. The latter, at
length, intent upon gathering the fine
fruit passed around rock which hid her
child from her view. She was about to
return TO him, when hearing him laugh
ing and growing in great glee, and
thinking he must be safe as long as he
was so happy, she remained little lon
ger where she was. Suddenly the little
voice ceased, and after a moments delay,
the young mother stepped upon the
rock, and looked over expecting to see
her babe asleep instead of which, he
was sitting perfectly motionless, his lips
parted, his wide, open eyes, fixed With
singular expression upon some object
which at first she was unable to discern.
Yet who can judge of her horror, when,
on closer scrutiny, she perceived, some
four or FIVE feet from her infant, a rat
tlesnake, with its glittering eyes fas
tened upon his, and nearing him by an
almost imperceptible motion. The sight
of her darling's peril SO nearly paralyzcd
her that for an instant she half believed
that dreadful fascination had extended
to herself; but the certainty that, un-
less she was the instrument of salvation
to her child, he was inevitably lost, in
some degree restored her power. She
glanced wildly around for something
that might be used as weapon, but
nothing appeared, and already the ven
omous reptile had passed half over the
space which divided him and his victim.
Another moment and all would be lost !!
What could be done In her hand she
held broad tin pan, and springing from
the rock, quick as thought she covered
.he snake with it, and stood upon it to
prevent its escape. The charm was bro
ken-the child moved, swayed to one
side, and began to sob. At the same
time the mother recovered her voice and
screamed for aid, retaining her position
until it arrived, when the cause of her
terrible fright was dispatched.
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THE NEGROES IN AFRICA.

We are permitted (says the Boston
Post) to make the subjoined extract
from letter written by an eficer of the
United States navy to gentleman in
this city. The writer is son ofa late
distinguished Senator from one of the
New England States. The letter is
written from on board the United States
ship st. Louis, and dated October Is,
1855, at T" Little Fish Bay, west coast
of Africa"
There is very lit
tie variety upon this coast. The town
is, like most other places upon the
coast, made up of few people called
white, and crowd, mass of misera.
BILE, filthy, worthless indolent (niggers)
natives. If Chas Sumner, Jack Hale,
or any other sensible man, wishes
or-is willing to be permanently cured Of
his mock philanthropy and sickly senti-
mentality in regard to the universal neg
gro race, he has only to take a six months
cruise upon the coast of Africa. If that
will not cure him, and convince him that
his sympathy for the three and balf
millions of the happiest negroes upon
the face of the earth is misplaced, then
I have only to say he is past hope and
past cure. ~
As sIlive, I do not believe there ID
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BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA.

E - r !
There are many p4eone, no doubt,
who have meyer heard the origin of this
often quoted passage for them, and
otFers Who may have, perhaps, forgot
ton the subject, we copy the following
article, which tells the whole mournful
story:
Lord Give, while colonel of the
British army, commenced his career as
fouHder of the British empire in India.
FuEs of honors aud wealth he returned
to England, but, being defeated in get
ting into Parliament, in US sailed ,.un,
der the Kings command, again for In
dial the company appointing him to the
governorshipof Fort St. David. But
the very day he stepped into the guber-
uatorial chair at Madras, the Bengal
Nabob took Calcutta. Then came.
thasehapter of unheard of cruelty, ia.
milfar to every child who has learned
to read his story books. The tragedy
of the Black Hole occurred in 1856.
just huudred years ago.
TIE dungeon was but twenty feet
square Midsummer heat was scorch-
irg IN India. The little garrison thought
it wes all joke whea they were or
deret.so go in; bat to refuse was to
die, sr Sarajahul4 Dowlaek's ofders
must be obeyed. Prolonged suffering
was better than Instant death, they en-
tered, one hundred and forty.six in all
The door was closed, the small aperture
admitted neither light nor air. When
they began to exchange brea,hs the
startling truth burst upon them. The
air already was almost putrid; they
shrieked, they yelled in mortal agony /;
they screamed for water, and then kill
ed ono another over the cup which was
passed through the grating, while the
poor prisoners were biting and squeez
ing each others life .away-gasping
for air, for water, for anything to relieve
them Of their agony. Tho jailers laugh
ed and danced in pure delight. Homeil,
the highest in rank, offered the jailer
heavy bribes; but no, the Nabob was
sleeping, and no one dared to wake
him. In the morning, when the de-
bauch was slept away, he ordered the
dungeon door to be opened, and out
staggered twenty three swollen, distor-
ted living corpsesi One hundred aud
twenty-three were piled up-a petrify-
ing mass of mcn-all shapes and forms
were represented in the death struggle.
The English woman who survived was
sent to the harem of the Prince oi
Moorshedabad. Holmcil was saved and
tells the tale. They were buried on the
spot. but the narrowing picture did not
move in the least tbs granite disposition
of the human tiger. The horrible deco
reached Give, and the celebrated battle
of Plassey showed the inhuman Nabot
that it was fool-bardy thing to trife
with the feelings of Englishmen. The
soldiers fought like bulldogs; revenge
stimulated them on, and the Nabob'i
army of sixty thousand strong was bro
ken like q reed. Give lost but twenty
two.
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THE ANGEL OF THE HOUSE.

There is an angel in the house. No
matter how fallen the inmates, how de-
pressed the circumstances, there is an an
gel there to pity or to cheer. It may
be in the presence of a little child: or it
may be enclosed in STOPPING
and wriukled body, treading the down
ward path to the grave. Or, perhaps,
in cheerful spirit, locking upon the
ills of life as SO many steps towards
heaven, ifonly bravelg overcome, aud
mounted with sinless feet. We knew
such an angel once, and it was drunk
ards child. On every side, wherever
she moved, she only saw misery and
degradation, and yet she did not fall.
Her father was brutal, and her moth
er discouraged, and her home thorough
ly comfortless. but she struggled along
with angel endurance, bearing with an
almost saiutly patience, the infirmities
of him who gave her existence, aud then
lhourlyembittered it.es Night after night
at The houfs,of ten, twelve and evensone,
barefoot, ragged, shawless, and bonnet
less, has she been to the den of the
drunkard, and gone staggering home
with her arms around father. Many a
time has her flesh been blue with the
mark of his hand, when she has stepped
in between her helpless mother and vio-
lence. Many time has she. set up on
the cold eurbstoue with his head in her
lap; many time known how bitter it
uassto cry for hunger, when the money
which should have bought bread was
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one negro in one thousand upon he
coast Of Africa, who is as well off, NOR
ally, physically, or socially. as the
worst abused slave 10 the United States.
Slavery here is slavery indeed, md of
the most horrible kind. Cruelty prac
tised here by black slave owners is heart
rending to witness. Some chiefs tblack)
own thousands-they sell, torture, or
kill them at pleasure. Nineiy-nine of
every hundred negroes, slave or free,
even in towns, would gladly exchange
their condition with the meanest, most
ilI-treated slaves in the Union. It is
impossible to picture the miserable con-
dition of the native, is an idea SO per.
fectly absurd that il does Dot admit 81 d
thought. With the combined efforts of
million competent, honest, industrious,
persevering philanthropists with mil
liens of money yearly expended to the
best possible advantage fora million of
years, would not develop one hundred
- b
native Africans who would be Of any ac-
count to the world at large. So much
for niggers." Having seen Our ne
groes at homo in our Southern States,
aud having seen them here, regard
the (" institution" as itexists there as a
benign, nay, heavenly iDstitutions and
oul Southern brethren deserve Che
thanks of the whole Christian, Eofld for
having ame.iorated, 10 snchsty EIpg con
trast with their brenthren hers frse
saad half millions ofnegfoss q
. You may imsgins that salthouGh
never Democrat, I pray for tie slses
tion of Mr.. Buchanan. and mainly be-
cause upon this negro question the Dem
ocraiic party is right. "
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It, was a winters twilight. Shadows
moved about the room with neiseless
feet, while 'he ruddy light fickersd
pleasantly between the ancient andirops
A venerable lady. whose hair old Time
lad sllyered, but whose heart hc had
left fresh and young, sat musing in al
arm chair, drawn up closely by the fire
side. Suddenly the door opened. and
fairy footsteps bounded to her side.
"Well Bess," said the old la iy, lay
ing her hands lovingly on the child's
sunny ringlets, 81 have ycu had a good
slide ?"
Beautiful, aunt Ruth, ard now won
you tell me one of your stories ?"
Bessie was an only child Her moth
er had recently gone to the better land
and skA had -l.es-.. ,ef
whose heart she at once took possession
by her winning ways aud her affection
ate disposition. But aunt Ruth's eyes
were of the Gle r sort, and she soon dis
covered that Bessie was not only unscru
pulous as to tbe.truth, but that she dis
played little sensitiveness when detected
in falsehood Now, if there was any
one trait for which aunt Ruth was par
ticularly distinguished, it was her un-
swerving rectitude; if there was any
one thing that annoyed her more than
all others, it was aught that came under
the category of falsities Itwas the Ian
guage of her heart, "a liar shall not
stand in my sight" She determined
with the help of God, to root out
from her darliDg's character the nox-
ious weed, whatever effortit might cost
her. Ofthis she bad been musing, and
her resolve was formed.
"Get your scricket. dear, and come
close beside me; " and in moment the
ohild's blue eyes were upturned to hers.
So I am old now Ressie,''' and she ten
dcrly stroked that fair brow, and my
memory is failing. But can recall the
time when Twas a little, dancing, sun
py haired girl like you. You open your
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aanftfg.
Deborah Lee.
By rrzzY cuzzr.


? 'Tis dozen or soof years ago,
Somewhere in the west countrec,
That a nice girl lived, as the hoosiers knew.
9 By the name of Deborah Lee; :.
Her sisterwas loved by Edgar Poe,
But Deborah by me.
Now was green and shewas green
As suIumer squash might be
But we loved as warmly as other folks,
land my Deborah Lee
With a love chat the lads and lasses of Hoo
sierdom
Coveted her and me.
But somehow it happened long ago.
In heagueish west countree,
That chill March morning gave the SHAKES
To my beautiful Deborah Lee
a. And the grim Steam Doctor tcurse him 5
came ~
And bore her away from me;
q The Doctor and Dcath--old partners they
In the agueish west countrec.
The angels wanted herup in heaven,
(But they nevey asked for hEi)
And that is the reason. l rather guess,
In the agueish west countree.
That the cold March wind and the Doctor
and Death
Took off my Deborah Lee,
My beautiful Deborah Lee,
From the warm sunshine and the opening
flowers.
! And hid her away fromme.
Oar love was as strong as a six-horse team
Or the love of folksoltler Than We.
And possibly wiser ttanwe;
s. But Death, with the aid of the Doctor and
steam,
Was rashertoo many fer me-
:. So he closed the peppers aud stopped the
breath
Ofmy Sweetheart DeborahsLee.
And her form lies cold in the prairie mould
Silent and co5d--nh me
The foot of the hunter shall press her grave
2 And.the prairie's sweet wild flowers
In their odoroiis beauty around it wave.
Through,alI the Summer hours,
The still, brightsummer hours;
And birds shall sing in the tuftcd grass, g
And the nectarladen bae,
swTithhis dreamy hum. on. his cause wing:
pass -
She wakes ne more to mel
All. neyersnore to me !,
,FeyeT G!OF5' &c NC =
Though the wild birds sing and the wild
flowers spring,
She wakes no more to me.
Yet oft. in thch,ish ofthe dim. st,llnight,
Avision of beauty Isee,
Gliding soft to my bedside, phantom o
light
Dear beautiful Deborah Lee,
Ny bridethat was to be-
And Iwake to mourn that the Doctor and
Death
And thezeold March wind should stop thu
breath
.ofmy darling Deborah Lee,
Adorable Deborah Lee;
That the angels should want her up IN heav
Before they wantedME!
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HENS AND EGGS.


For several years past have spent
few weeks of the latter part Of August
on the Kennebeck river, 10 Maine. The
lady with whom I had stopped is high
ly accomplished and intelligent house
wife. She supports henery," and
from her I derived my information in
this matter. She tolc me that for many
years she had been in the habit of a6-
ministeripg to her hens, vita their COM
mon food, at the rate ofa teaspoonfull
af cayenne pepper each alternate day, to
a dozen fowls Last season, when | was
with.lsr each morning she brought in
from twelve to fourteen eggs, having but
sixteen hens in all. She again and again
cxpersmented in the matter, by omit
ting to feed ywitho cayenne for two or
shree days tho-eonseqaeBee invariably
was, that her product of eggs fell off 20
Eve or six per day. The same effect of
using cayenne is produced in winter 81
we'll as in summer.-Boston Transcript.
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spent in GIN. And the patience thas
the angel wrought with made beT face
shine; so that, thoug b never acknowi-
edged in-tbe courts ofthis world, IN the
Kingdom of heaven she wa''eu- i0s
by assembled hosts OF spirits snu .ns
crown otamartyrdom say reaoy "A''"s
for Der Young brow And she was "
martyr Eer gentle spirit went up from
a couch of anguish-anguish brought on
by ,ilLusage and neglect. Aud never
till death did the father recognize the
angel in the child till then did his
manhood arise from the dust of it's dis
honor. From her humble grave he
went away to steep bis resolves for The
5etse
tgou today, how the memory Of her (.
much enduring life keeps BIN from the
bon; how nc sometimes gees and ssaSps
where patient hands have ted 2 lsS, While
her cheeks crimsoHed at the sneers OF
those who scott at the drunkard's child.
Seorch for che angclssiin your bonsebolda,
and cherish them while they are anon 6
you, It may be that al anconsciousIy
you frown upoa them, when smile
would lead yon 10 q kno Wedge cf their
exceeding worth. They may be among
the least cared fol, stnost dsspised bat
when they are gone with theft silent IN
| iuence, then VII you lroiirn for thom
tas for iewsls of great ~ortll.B B5Ttisb
W0s1nsqH
I
nE NV SouAH LaN E--seeA.1
II 1 LEE All = l y 8. = = 2 = 4 Z = y =
AZ Ar6vo1 9 =:
sgbe foifosise is.the most sIeiatts and
feliAbfe informaiiou we have YET sbtai1ed
/ ia, regard 10 The eSorgInm Ssc6hsfi.
nuns, or new Chinese Sugar Cane.-
lIt Is from q communieation to the
! Honoiuia {Sandwich Island j sadtsrtss.
FER;
The stalks are az destitute as grass Of s
| sacchariue taste. But its value as s
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* Il rise for Information, y said
member of congress. 81 am very glad to
hear it,n cried one sitting BY, "fOr no ono
needs it more
s- Thetrial Of Rev. I. s. KanOeks
for adultery, has commenced at East
Massachusetts,.
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COMPLIMENT TO SENATOR PUGH,


Hon. William Allen. while member,
OF the United States Senate, established
q character for stern opposition to eva
cry schemeto plunder the Treasury Of
the United States. Senator Pughl bids
fair to establish reputation equally as
.snviablo, appears from the following
compliment recently paid him By the
Neao York Tribune:
The virtue of the Senate is appa-
rently rising. The bill to pay the grandrs
children VII, did not fight the grand
fathers battles in the Revolution, inclu-s
ding the President, is inzdanger in that
body. Pugh showed a manly grit in
coming oat against it yeste day. He
confessed to the same old tale tod by
Stuart, of Michigan. He, too, had been
deluged by letters from home begging
him to vote for it. All the Senators
are overwhelmed by these missiyesson
this, as they and members of the House
are on all bills that take a million or
more out of the Treasury. These are
hatehed here, fedged in the country,
and thence wing their way in clouds
back here upon the members. Pugb
stood up straight and talked like man
against the whole business of robbing
the Treasury.
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"Pugh's instincts seem 0 be good on
stealing, and we must approve him thus
far. The hopes ofthis country lie main
ly in the lean men, we fancy. The fat
fellows generally go for such bills; and
so do the sanguineous. In choosing
men for public station, it is quite asiim-
portant to take the guage of the stom-
ach as the brains. The g round belly
with good capon linedn is soft in his
corners, and hates to run against any
thing. They foat.with the current too
often, though to all rules there are ex-
ceptions. We are reminded lof=it here,
now that we think of Preston King"
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Sampsel House.
MHia lnilSI

Mil,cr loi,se, y
M MILLER Proprietor oprositethe sainF-
NJ sci House, Ashland, Ohio. Good fare,
reasonable bills, aud good Recommendations. A
liberal share of the pablicpatronage solicited
November 9th. 1855. 26tf
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William Wilson

William Wilson. s
A TTORNE AND sCOUNSEL-
u u sses M I.s7s,. Ashland, Ohio Office over
TIC. Busahellk Store.
November 9th. 1875. 26tf :.
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New Liyefy Stable

c@An B. GRAY. Proprietor. Fami
49, v. ly and Pleasure Carriages, and
2:49 Horses, to behad at all hours. Passengers
conveyed to any of the neighboring towns on
the shortest notice Prices reduced to suit the
hard times Stables in the rear of SlcNulty
House. Nov. 9th. 1s55.-26tf
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Willard SIocr1n,

u Hard AIbctlni -
A TTORNEY L Law, Office on cornerof
Gl,arsis ami y IttaIid, o.
P:lrticnIar sGtention paid to COLLECTIONS.
November 27th, 1e55. 26tf
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Raslllraa Gnrna.
HeYRAg.

MeNulty House,
sHLAND, Ohio, by RBT McNULTY.
n Rooms airy and commodiuus, and table
constantly supplied with all the Injuries of
the season Patronage solicited.
November 9th. 1855. e6tf
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NToFARY PUBLIC. Ashland, Ohio, will
draw Deeds, Bonds. Mortgages, Articles
of Agreement sEc,.sst reasonable rates. Depo-
sitions taken with heafness and despatch Of
fee in the Law Office Of Kenny d Jacobs :
November 9th. 1855 26f
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- TELL ASLEEP SEPTEMBER THIRD.
"Beside that fresh turf I knelt down
and offered, as I trust, the prayer of
faith. I was there relieved, and
strengthened too, Bessie" said aunt
Ruth, as she laid her hand tender.y up
on that young head bowed down upon
her lap. Poor Bessie's tears had long
been flowing, aud now her grief seemed
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TboDlasJ /. BnIi.

A TTORNEY=AT Law. LoudonviIle,Ash-
n land County. Ohio. win attend promptly
to all business entrusted to his care.
November .24th. 1855, 26d
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

DY virtue of writ Of Al. 'ena. Eh, Is
ID Suedout of the Court Ct Common - ,'aS
of Uhon County and to me directed WI, p'
exposed 10 Public Sale, or ouicry, al Inc uo-
lie House of JoSAs FisuEH, at W hite Deer
Mills on Saturday. Nov. 81, 1917
commencing at II o'clock, A.M.' oil Saiu u"y'
several Tracts OF land, TO wit
No. .. A Tract Of Land situate IN h,'e
Deer township, Union county, bounded eaS' "
lands of Samuel Baker, south by Iahus Vi
George Ranck, Joseph X. Meyer and Diners
west by lands Of Jacob Farley, and nor'h ny
The Sugar Valley Il White Deer IurnpiHe
Road and lands Of Jacob Farley containing %
Acres. more or less with the apPur'ehahce''
No. 4. A Tract of Land situate IN the town
ship and county aforesaid, bounded east oy
lands of Jacob Farley, north by lands oil JACOB
Farley and Daniel Fulmer, west and soulh Dy
lands of SLBcek and Thomas Rsber' con'ai-
IGO Acres, more or less, with the appuf'eh-
auceS.
Seized, taken in execution and 10 be So,a a.
the property of HENRY HIGH, deceased.
n b. The above Lands may be sold III
pieces or together, as TO suit purchasers.
There is first rate MILL SEAT on Tract
No .. ID. ID. GulDiN, HhetII.
Sherif's Office, LewiSburg, Oct. -, 1891
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Sherif's Sale.
DYyirtue ofa writ of Lavari Fac

DY virtue of a writ of Lavari FaeiaS
ID issued out Of the Court of Common Pleas
of Union county and TO me directed, will be
exposed To Public sale or outcry, al the Public
house of Dawn HxRR, in the borough OF
Lewisburg and county aforesaid, on Friday
the 18th day OF DECEMBER next, at 10
o'clock, in the forenoon, A. D.. ls5I, certain
tract of Land situate IN the township OF n
ion and comfy of Union. tc wit Besiil'4"S
at stone, the southwest corner oil the tract,
and also a corner of Isaac Eyer land; thence,
by lands of Isaac Ever, NJ. =. II / perchcs
to a stone; thence, BY the same, \. S9t h. loo
= perchcS, TO a pine stump; thence, BY thc
same, n. ~ l.. lG7.S pcrchcS, to stone :;
hence. BY lands o: Samuel Walter, \. ~
W. 3g.l perchcS. to a stone; thence, by the
same, y. AZ l.. 80 perches, 10 stones; thence
by lands of John Philips, y. l3i w. 63-6
perches, To pine knot; thence, by lands OF
the heirs of John Hayes, deed @! Thomas
Penny and Peter Page, s. -! W. 3i2-6
perchcS TO a black oak slump; thence. by
lands of Isaac Eyer, ). I3 l.. % perches,
to the place Of beginning. containing TN q
HUNDRED AND FORTY-TIREE ACRES
AND FORTY-NINE AND SlA-TENTHS
PERCHES, strict measure, together with the
hcreditaments and appurtenanccS. Wherein
AAare erected Dwelling House, Spring
-E$A Auouse, Banl; Barn, " aGcn shed, &c.
There is valuable ETOa Ore N the land.
To he sold as the property of Hornfio G.IfS-
gGri, Josiah H. Furman. and Elisha G. Burton.
UANIEI. ID. GULDIN, Sherin
ShcrifT'S Office, LewiSbure, Nov. 10, lsj7